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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2B. 1897

cy of God" Never in his life had he in
voked it for himself or others, and his
hard heart turned from penitence or pc
tition; his darling must die like the half
brute, half-human negro, whose bodies he
had seen cast over the lee rail too Ioath-
some for sharks to touch
He at once commenced to settle up his
affairs, emptied the barracoons and order
ed a brig fitted up for a voyage. He had
wild idea that he might take Jean away
from the accursed spot and find help In
Jamaica. but McGraw advised against it.
The patient was rapidly sinking.
So. day after day. he sat holding her
hand, hot with fever. Already the skin
began to break in cruel gashes the bright
blue eyes were hidden by a growth like
scales the nose fell in and the lips that
had made music to his ears gave forth
only the hoarse Cabling of an idiot. The
Assyrian curse was fulfilled. leper,
white as snow, so she died on the shore
of the bayou her grave was dug. and in
mockery the wasted form was decked in
jewels and rich robes. but the only sign
was a broad, heavy stone on which was
cut the word Jean.
The brig sailed for Scotland, taking his
sister and the doctor. and Patterson Joined
the La Elites at Barataria. They were not
bloodthirsty and generally treated their
captives with humanity, but their new as
sociate was demon who had sworn eter-
nal hatred to all mankind So he shed
blood until the crew reVolted and stayed
his hand and it was with satisfaction that
his associates saw him sail for the Bra
lillian coast taking with him the most
ruffianly of all the men on the coast.
A ship from Marseillcs bound for Ha-
vana with a valuable cargo was expected
soon and it was PattersOns object to in
tercept her and he lay i'm wait at the Wind
ward Passage. 1t was dark, misty morn
ing when the lookout hailed, "A ship COM
ing around the point Her topsails were
alone visible. The pirates at once cross
ed her course and the fog lifting, they
fired a shot over the supposed Frenchman.
All at once she luffed, and up to her mir
zen peak fioated the stars and stripes, her
spar deck ports raised and out burst
whitening volley of fourteen guns. The
pirate had met a yankee man-ofwar. 1t
was now the yard arm on the deep sea-
She was boarded and her captain and crew
fought to the last with ferocious despair.
One of the man-of-war's men noticed
lanyard around the pirate captains neckI
he cut it and became possessor of a dozen
magnificent rings that nad once adorned
the fingers of the dead mans daughter.
One of these, a splendid sapphire, was
bought for a pound from a rumseller of
Port Royal. and it's history told forty
years ago in the Nautical Gazette.
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never having emerged therefrom: for this
reason chancellor refused to hear a So
hcitor adorned with a white waistcoast
ana another judge said "he listened with
little pleasure to counsel whose legs are
encased in gray trousers" Our own Jus
ice Gray refused to hear counsel whose
coats were not satisfactory to him. and
while sitting in our supreme court ne once
refused to receive the testimony from
iaborer in his shirt sleeves, who. being
mechanical, had dared to come abroad with
these signs of his profession"
Let us hope no judge would be so auto
cratic and so embody his representation of
the sovereign as to object to reciprocal
comments on his own raiment, and, like
emperor William recently, to prosecute
sers!
There was a time. during Wyatts rebel
hon when counsel used to argue cases
While in harness." that is. clad in com
pete armor; it is doubtful il they felt
more lighting mad than did a queens
counsel in Canada recently when a chief
justice compelled continuous session of
court from to G. This counsel took 10
munching biscuit while trying his case. for
which the court did not even reprove him.
Counsel are theoretically bound to use
good faith toward the court in their plead
lngs, as in the old case where one was
punished for stating there was a precedent
while none existed, but here and i'm these
days everything goes" We have not re-
Gently had quite such a fragrant abuse of
pleading as the one. long Thought to be
legendary only. but which has recently
been authenticated from the records of the
court of London. In this case plaintiff
set up on partnership with defendant,
whereto each contributed horses and 9TH
er articles necessary to deal in horses,
jewelry, etc, further alleging that they
dealt with one gentleman at Hounslow
Heath for gold watch for little or no
money after small discourse with him,
and detailing other transaction and deal
ings to the amount of e., 900, and otherwise
wording his bill like an ordinary one for
account. 1t transpired that the dealings
were highway robberies, wherein the
small discourse" was "Your money or
your life! When the court learned this
1t dismissed the bill instanter and heavily
fined the plaintiff and all his counsel. Aft
erward both parties and part OF counsel
at least to the end of the hangman's rope.
How heinous some regard contempt OF
court is shown by an Instance which may
be legendary, too, but which yet (as some
say is proved to be true by it's coming
from several sources in slightly varied
form. The simplest version is as follows: A
sailor, having been blasphemous in open
court, was impressively charged by the
state attorney with "a clear violation of
the laws of God" Worse than that"
exclaimed the judge; "its contempt of
courtr
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soundly for month or two in an iceberg
and come back to life again when the berg
melted"
Curiously enough, in the arctic regions
the female polar bear hibernates all win
ter; but the male is found at an seasons
III search OF animal or human food Our
common black bear hi0ernates all winter
and it is hard to rouse him; out the brown
pears OF Europe and Asia only partially
hibernate. The bears, like all alternating
animals, begin their winter sleep by fat
tening ap. In the fall of the year they
are pursued by a restless desire to cot
All they can, and they will often gorge
themselves so they can hardly walk Evil
dehtly the body is nourished by the ac-
cumulation of fat the animals lay on in the
late 1all, for when they wake up in the
spring they are exceedingly hungry and
lean The bears are then the fiercest crea.
lures that one can meet in the woods
Inc hedgehog and woodchuck are both
perfect alternating animals They curl up
IN the hollow of tree or Durrow, and re-
main there apparently dead all winter. So
evenly balanced between life and
death are they that slight
shock will kill them. They have
been known to die from a slight
blow that would not have killed a fly
When suddenly and violently disturbed in
their sleep, they give a Iong gasp for
easily put to sleep in the cold weather that
they will often begin to hibernate in early
autumn. They retire to dark buildings, ana
suspend themselves in punches by their
hlnd claws. They are so torpid that moth
ing but heat disturbs them Their wings
and legs can be broken off like pipe stems
without apparently causing them any
pain But if they are held in the hands
few minutes they VIII begin to revive
and squirm about, and in time to snap
their teeth omnously.
Fishes also hibernate if they live in shall
low bodies of water. Those in the ocean
can seek lower depths where the extreme
cold never penetrates. Carp can be froz-
en- up in ice and live; but usually the fresh
water fishes seek protection from freezing
in the mud. Tortoises, both land and wa
ter, bury themselves in the earth or mud.
and enter a state of torpidiy in winter.
Lizards and snakes crawl away into holes
in the ground or under rocks and coil up
together and hibernate until warm wealth
er returns. Frogs likewise lay up a store
of fat, and then sleep away the cold
months ahead of us. Most of the snails
and many of our insects that are so
troublesome in summer pass their winters
in sleep. Only man and few of the larg-
er animals are known never to hibernate,
and there is a growing opinion that even
these under proper conditions can enter
into a prolonged sleep without endanger-
ing health We call it supended anima-
ton; but the Indian fakirs call it temper
airy death, and while in the stuper they
permit themselves TO be buried alive.
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OLDEST WOMAN ON EARTH.
Mrs. Anne Armstrong of County
Clare, Ireland, For sure.
From the Chicago Chronicle.


From the Chicago Chronicle.
In the year 1871, when Lord CORVALLIS
began IN joy and ended in disaster his
campaign In Virginia against the American
colonists there was born at Fermanagh,
Ireland, a girl baby, who. living yet, at the
age of lis years. is believed to be the old
est person in the world. While that baby
was stlll in arms Lafayette and Wash
ington were marshaling their forces TO
check the victorious march of CORVALLIS
through Virginia, and on Oct. 10 Of that
year Le-d CORVALLIS surrendered his
army at Yorktown, and the Independence
OF what Is now the United States OF Amer
lea was assured.
That girl-child whose life began almost
with that of the United States IS Mrs.
Anne Armstrong, now of County Clare.
Ireland. She grew up in Fermanagh and
married there. Her husband was a menu
Der of the royal eonstabularly. When she
was rs years old she and her husband
moved to Midtown Malay, in County
Glare
That was ninety years ago. In little
matched cottage at Spanish Point. just
outside Midtown Malbay, Mrs. Armstrong
lives, all alone, waiting for the time when
she shall be called TO join those who were
dear 20 her. who died years and years ago.
The days that she has lived through have
been fraught with the most WOndSrf.t
events Of the worlds history. but the PAR
ticular period that impressed It's events
most firmly upon Mrs. Armstrong; menu
DRY was that OF the great Irish rebeSgsn
Of 1888. when she was a lass Of H. Nae
tells still OF how Irishmcn were hanged or
shot or imprisoned without trials, and OF
the reign Of terror which held for years
Mrs. Armstrong. is stll able TO walk and
to care for herself and her little cottage
by the aid which her kindly neighbors give
her. She Is thin and slightly deaf. but
her sight Is good and her memory clear
Her dress is simple. but a cap and apfGn
of snowy Wilderness are always parts OF IT,
Her habits are also simple. At or s
o'clock each afternoon her day is finished.
and she locks her cottage door and retlren
! for the night
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26
THE REAL EsQUIMUs.
Opinions About Them COntroverted
BY One Who studies Them Closely.

BY One Who studies Them Closely.
From the Boston Transcript.
There are few savage races that have at
tracted more popular interest than the
Ecquimaus says the writer. II is not go
ing too far TO say that to the average read
err the word Esquimau conveys the idea
OF a swarthy, dwarfish, fat and filthy
savage, who spends the winter in sort
of Information in an underground den,
keeping UP his internal heat by enormous
meals of raw blubber washed down with
draughts of train oil.
My experience, however, the result of
two years spent among the Esquimaus al
Point Barrow, in Arctic Alaska. and of a
careful study OF the writings of those ex-
plorers who have actually seen the Esqui-
maus In their own country, has shown me
that this is all wrong. The Esquimau Is
neither swarthy, dwarfsh, nor fat nor
does he spend his winter underground.
On the contrary, he is an active, alert
fellow, of at least middle hight, with
a complexion lighter than that of many
South Europeans who ell winter long Is
engaged in many sorts Of active industry,
and carries on the chase of the seal and
the reindeer in weather so inclement that
few white men would want TO venture
out.
There Is no more deep-seated belief in
regard to the Esquimau than that of their
very low stature. But lei us see what Is
said by those who have actually measured
them. The average hight Of the men
that our surgeon measured at Point Bar
row wos feet 3 inches, while the talest
was feet 9h inches. Capt. Parry reports
the average hight Of the men at Iglu,lk
as 5 feet 5lk inches. Father Petltot de-
scribes the Esquimaus of the Mackenzie
river as above the middle hight. and
many more examples could be quoted to
show that the average hight of the race
comes close 10 feet inches, which Is
what anthropologists call medium hight"
while much taller men are far from un-
common. This cannot be called little"
or "dwarfsh."
ct is not easy to account for this wide
spread misconception, unless il arose from
the fact that the white men who first
came In contact with the Esquimaus were
Scandinavians and Englishmen. who are
among the tallest of Europeans Com
pared with a brawny six-foot Norseman
an Esquimau may indeed look little, but
he holds his own well alongside Of the
evcrage man.
The color of their skin is a light yellow
ish brown, with often rudy cheeks ane
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-26
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Evening star., 1897-03-20
MOVING THE TIGER.
An Incident of Shifting the Royal
BenEal From One Cage to Another.

An Incadent of Shifting the Royal
BenEal From One Cage to Another.
From the New York Sun.
Once" said an old circus man, 1--WE had
a tiger get loose. This was in a menagerie,
In a fixed location, where we had been for
some time. The cages for the animals
were ranged along on a platform around a
big floored space for spectators: the show
was in building made for 1t.
I'VE had very good collection of ami
mails. including full-grown royal Bengal
tiger. The tiger cage had got rather old
and we set out to shift the tiger into a
new one. We had the rev cage all ready,
and one afternoon after the show was over
and the people had all gone we brought 1t
in and moved 1t up in front of the old cage
standing on the platform. and blocked it up
SO that it was on the same level with the
other, and then moved the two cages up
close together face to face. The cage doors
didn't swing; they slid up through an open
ing in the roof of the cage, and what We
were going to do was to raise these doors
when we got the cages close together and
drive the tiger from one cage to the other
cage ard put that on the platform.
We'll, we got the cages up close together
and doors opposite and man on the roof
of each cage raised the door of that cage,
and then we began to prod the tiger, to
make him go through the opening into the
other cage. He started for it and put his
Evening star., 1897-03-20

hind. and even the steeples of Richmond
out of sight: but Kupp not an ordi-
nary man. Standing before the entrance to
the prison, the lieutenant shouted in TO
Turner:
Say, mistah, hev yo any objections to a
feller's standin' acrost the street an kinder
peekin' up at the buiidin'?"
Of course, Turner made no response, but
the guard continued down his post and
laughed. as if he thought the tall man in
butternuts very funny fellow.
In the meantime the news of Kupp's es-
cape had spread among his late associates
The excitement was all the greater from
the fact that it had to be suppressed. In
stead of glass there were iron bars in the
front windows. Prisoners were not permit
ted to come within two feet of these bars
OF course, all knew the order, and that
Capt. Forsyth of the Tooth Ohio had been
killed few days before for unintention-
ally violating 1t. yet the men forgot all
about this, in their anxiety to see kupp
leave
The lieutenant had evidently made up his
mind to crafty his comrades behind the
bars Across Carey street from the prison
there was vacant lot. Kupp walked to
the edge of the lot sat down on a log and
taxing out his broken tackknife. began to
whittle and to signal the men in his old
room to come out and Join him
The situation intensely humorous
but at the same time intensely painful to
the men watching Kupp from the prison
but not daring to raise their voices in
warning.
AT length, to the great relief of all, the
lieutenant rose. stretched himself and
yawned. Raising his slouched hat. he
shouted: Goodbye. Yanks: hope ter see
yo asin. Then with a long, slouching
stride. he passed out of sight to the east.
The next flag of truce boat brought
through letter from Kupp Five days
after leaving Libby he fell in with Buffers
troopers from Fortress Monroe, and at the
time or writing was about to take passage
for the north.
Evening star., 1897-03-20

counted out. hung to the rear, and on this
occasion was the very last.
When Kupp came into the upper Chick
amauga room, the guard was forming to
his own regiment. who stood near by, the
lieutenant whispered:
Goodbye. Ed: I'm going to make a
break for Gods land"
As this was the first intfmation Capt
Mas had had of his friends purpose. he
was too much astounded to make reply.
The next instant. Kupp had caught step
and fell in behind the guard.
He kept safely to the rear till the ser
geant of the guard had reported to the Of
1cer In charge. When the guard had pass
ed the sentinel at the door. Kupp walked
over and saluted Turner, who by this time
Hearing the shutting Of feet on the floor,
Turner looked up. and demanded:
Who the devil are your
Tn from North Caliny,' responded
Kupp.
How did you get In here?"
"Follered the gahd, an I've been a wait
In to talk wild yo. Amt yo Mistah Tur-
That's my name. Now, what do you
want?' asked Turner. as he arose, angrily,
from the desk.
I've been in hospital. jest got out yes
day. an thought foah l left TO the front
I'd like to see the Yankee prizners" said
Kupp-
Go to the 'front.' confound you, and
you'll see more Yankees than you'll liker'
shouted Turner.
Put Out of Prison.
Then thar amt no show TO me to see
any of them Yanks 1 helped gobble at Get
tysburg. nor at Chicmaugy?"
No: get out!' and Turner pointed to the
door. where an armed guard stood listen
ing and laughing.
WAL, l didn't know you uns was so
cussed particular drawled Kupp. as, obey
ing the direction indicated by Turner's ex-
tended hand. he made for the door.
kupp safuted the guard, who exchanged
winks with him as he passed out to free
dom.
Once outside the guard. a man of ordi-
nary nerve would have started off with all
speed, nor halted till Libby was far be-
Evening star., 1897-03-20

street every day. and many of the guards
about Libby. or who came in every morn
Ing TO count the prisoners. were dressed in
the same material.
The prison roll call. at this time. was
more expeditions than efficient. Every
morning. IN the gray. cold dawn of that
hitterly cold winter. the Yankees were
routei from the floors on which they lay
ahd driven into the upper Potomac or up-
per east rOom-the latter was the name
gwen II by the confederates. Through an
opening IN the wall the men were counted
into the upper Chickamauga or upper mid
die room. where they were free to do as
they pleased. within the prescribed Limits
The men al the head of the line and tbey
were usually the ones who had sometbtnn
to cook. made swift rush to the lower
middle room. where there were four cid
fashioned. rusty kitchen stoves
Wnen the count was over and no Yankee
reported missing. the guards filed down to
the west ground floor room. where BLACK
George. the sergeant. and the prison clerk.
Little Ross, reported to Major Turner
commandant of the prison.
One morning. early in January. 1854 and
about ten days after he had received the
clothing from home. II was noticed that
kupp. who was usually among the first
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Pushing a Dollar Through n Hole.

From the Philadelphia Record
Three young men were seated at table
in Market street restaurant One of
them drew from his pocket and laid upon
the table a silver dollar. Beside II he
placed a visiting card, with a round hole
about half inch in diameter pierced
through its center. Said he: See the fat,
white dollar? See the little hole in the
card? Bet you the cigards i can push the
big dollar through the little hole" I'm go
you, said one OF his companions; but re-
member, you are to push that dollar
through that hole without enlarging The
hole? That's what, responded the pro-
poser of the feat. Laying the dollar fiat
behind IL. Then he produced a pencil
which he showed through the hole in the
card until ii touched the edge OF the coin
Pushing the dollar-through the hole
see! Here comes Jonesey," said the loser
Lend me your dollar and your funny
card ara IL get revenge. Oh. / won't do
a thing to Jonesey!" lengthy. cadaNer-
Gus young fellow, with a vacuous express
sion. drifted into the vacant place at the
table. "Jonesey.' said the loser of the
cigars, here's a big dollar and here's a
little round hole in card. Bet you | can
put the dollar through the hole just as ii
is-ioser TO pay all four of our checks
Done" said Jonesey. The other proceeded
TO repeat the action of the first trickster
Hold on" drawled Jonesey languitly
through the hole. 1 didn't bet you couldn't
push IL through the perforation. You see
dear boy. I've been up against the game
hitherto
Evening star., 1897-03-20

try there is no worker i'm Europ. who can
beat the veteran Hungarian novelist. Maui
rus Jokai Jokai has written in thirty
tNo years 20 volumes of roman..s nu-
merous short stories and several plays
essays. trai'slatioas. etc. He has also ed
tied two newspapers during a large part
OF the time and found time TO take an ac-
1--WE part IN politics a member of the
Hungarian parliament. In the leisure
which these occupations allow him ne has
become. SO We are told, an excellent gym
mast, fencer and horticulturist. He can
carve busts in ivory and paint beautiful
pictures
Evening star., 1897-03-20

work. It may be that vane that does not
always turn Is SO situated with relation to
ether buildings that when the wind is from
certain quarters the current does not reach
1t. But g. good vane. properly mounted and
set where the wind can get at IT, will turn
with the wind for an almost indefinite
period.
The best yanes are made Of "copper" gild-
ed the gliding will stay bright for a long
tine. Vanes are made in a very great va
r.ety Of styles. One manufacturer makes
more than 500 different styles Of vanes. and
vanes of any size and design are made to
order. The vanes most commonly sold are
the horse and the arrow.
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Her Dearest Friend,

From lid Bits
Dora tsweetly)-"Fred didn't blow his
brains out because you Tilted him the other
night; he came right over and proposed TO
me-"
Maud (super-sweetly)-"Did hee Then he
must have got rid of his brains some other
way"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
A Hard Hit.
From Life.

Nine Divorcons-'Yes. indeed. Miss
Knickerbocker, 1 believe with Emerson.
that personalities are the bane of familiar
conversation. Now, l never talk about
myself-never!"
Miss STANDARDIZATION are quite
right. l am sure. madame. Sensational
and vulgar topics should always be ta-
booed"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Easily Altered.

From the New York Tribune.
Lady of a Certain Age-'I like this dress,
but 1t doesn't match my complexion"
Candid Friend-"Oh, that's but a trihe:
you can alter your complexion to suit.'
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Gone I'm No Time.
From Der rloh.


Cncle-I don't know about lending YOU
any more money. When 1 lent you money
two months ago you said you only wanted
ii for little whiler'
Nephew-"And l didn't have il more than
half an hour
Evening star., 1897-03-20
To Celebrate the Day.

From Flegende Blaetter.
Wife. give the goldfish some fresh
water"
.'On my birthday"
your birthday? Give 'em beer"
Evening star., 1897-03-20
Soldier. In Butternuts.

As old soldiers Will remember the uni
forms of our most gallant friends. the enc
my. were anything but uniform about this
time The citizen clothing. put aside at the
beginning OF the war. was sent to the front
from home. though a gray hat. a gray
trousers. or a gray coat was retained when
ever possible Hundreds of confederates in
"tutternuts' passed the prison along Carey