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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
4 GREAT BIRD DOCTOR.
A UNIQUE ESTABLISHMENT THAT
HAS NOT ITS COUNTERPART.

This Is Nothing Less Than n Bird
Hospital, Where Sick and DISH
He'd Little SOngsters and Their
Big and brilliant Cousins May BE
Taken in aud Healed of All Their
Diseases.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-The surgeon in charge
of this remarkable hospital is Mr. C. A.
Cross-or DR.. c. A. Cross, it should be-
and he is clear case of inherited tenden-
cies being closely related to the celebrat-
ed William Cross of old Hull street. Liv-
erpooi England, who, in his day, enjoyed
the reputation of being the greatest bird
fancer in the world. Indeed, a passion for
birds runs through the whole family,
though the Chicago doctor has in particu-
lar developed the hereditary instinct. For
tunately, his wife is an equal enthusiast
and Mr.. Cross attributes much of his sue
cess to her delicate care. The two consti-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

water in the cage. where the little creature
can freely help himself: THE same rem
edy that 1 would take myself said the
doctor, " in case of dyspepsia.
Mr.. Cross has recently improved upon
his original clever method of setting brok-
en- bones. Instead of a quill he now uses
gelatine tubes, such as arem anufactured
for capsules. Around the broken limb he
first binds a bit of antiseptic cotton and
over this slips sufficient length of the
gelatine tube. When the limb is set he
has only to place it in warm water for
awhile and the snug little cylinder dis
solves
Although with good care parrots may
live to be 100 years old, they lead all bird
dom in the number and variety of their
diseases. The English nightingale is the
most delicate of ali the little songsters,
and rarely lives more than six months or
year in captivity. Della T.. Davis.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

face will expand and lengthen under the
action of the hot gases. from the furnaces,
while the outer surface will remain as 1t
is laid. The result of this process, If there
was only one wall. might be to cause the
even to topple over. AS it is now con-
structed, nothing short of an earthquake
will be likely to move it.
The chimney weighs over 5000 tons, or
more than the battleship Texas. To sup
port this immense weight 1900 forty-fool
wooden piles were driven into the ground
as c.ose together as they could be placed.
on these the foundations rest, so that the
total hight of the smokestack. counting the
distance it's supports extend into the earth,
is almost 400 feet.
One curious fact about the great smoke
stack is that it is the only part of the
new power house thus far erected. The
big building, which is 10 cover more than
an acre of ground space, win be built
lbout the chimney. which now stands in
solitary grandeur in the middle of a city
block The chimney has been nearly "A
year i'm building and Is not yet entirely
ompleted. For the first l25 feet OF hight
he walls were carried upward by means
II a wooden staging around che outside.
Move that point the work was carried
entirely from the inside. All the brick
ma mortar IN the upper part of the
tructure was hosted no the fue and the
nasous went to and from their work on
3 temporary elevator built inside the
Kinney. When il Is completed one iron
adder viii run up the inside, giving ac-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

I ants carrying up the soil from beneath
/ and piling 1t in a honey-combed rounded
/ heap on the surface These erectiOns are
/ generally three or four feet high and four
or five feet in diameter at the base. When
/ new or when still occupied by the ants
| they are almost as hard as stone; but
when The ants for some cause leave them,
as they often do, these admantine dwell
ings soon become softer from the action
of the weather and of natural decay. 1t
is into these deserted ant hills that the
smaller snakes force their way when the
time for Information arrives. Consequent
by, my method of snake hunting in the
winter was to take with me a hoe to
break open the ant hills, so as to find the
snakes concealed there. In consequence
of my having discovered this retreat OF
the snakes, L used TO add far more TO my
collection in the winter time than in sum-
mer Nearly ever deserted ant hill would
have some snakes in IT, Sometimes
would find as many as ten or a dozen in
a single one. oftener two or three, but as
deserted ant hills are very numerous my
days catch would be quite considerable.
The snakes would seldom lie together in
the same part Of the ant hill. but would
be scattered generally throughout. That
these deserted abodes of the ants were
really the very best spots in South Africa
for snakes to pass the cold weather in,
l have no doubt whatever; and they de-
serve credit for choosing them, because
the ant hill being honey-combed all
through the interior and mostly weather.
proof outside, the sun during the day
would heat up the whole structure, and
the air in the chambers would preserve
the warm h through the night.
Little shrews Against Big AdderS.
That the snakes were exposed to some
enemy in the ant-hills was evident, for
l would often find the skeleton of one |
puzzled me, until l noticed that often |
Clearly picked For a long time this |
found nests of shrews in the ant-hills
Most tiny quadrupeds they were. not |
more than a quarter of an ounce. and vet |
1 have seen two of them kill snake If |
teen inches long and eat a great part
of him afterwards. Indeed, 1 have seen |
two of them attack a puf-adder three |
feet long and as thick a mans arm.
Now the puff-adder is the most deadly |
snake in Africa, and still these two in
credibly small animals were so diaboli- |
cal!y savage and active that they would |
infalibly have killed him, If / had not |
prevented them. Thus it will be seen that |
the winter sleep of snakes Is likely TO |
be disturbed by something very much |
worse than nightmare. G. r. O'Reily.
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severe rarely go in the dining room;
and as there Is nobody in the house but
myself, il is a very quiet apartment. I
never dreamed however, that snakes
would have come in from the woods and
chosen il as a place for Information.
Nevertheless this was the fact
Chase Box in the Dining Room.
In a corner of the dining room. on the
floor, was a cardboard box with a hole
in one end OF it. What was my surprise
one frosty day TO find a garter snake in
this cardboard box. He had come into
the house probably weeks before, and find
ing the ntt!e hole convenient, and the. box
comfortable. had enconced himself within
It. But In this he proved very imprudent;
for when 1 looked at him during the Sc
we're freeze of about two weeks ago,
found him frozen stiff. / took him into
the snake room, thinking that the heat
might revive him; but no, he was dead
The frost had crippled him as he lay
in the box and he had to lie there and
die in its clutches.
Though snakes sleep through the winter,
it is very evident that in this country
some Of their enemies are very wide
awake.
During the last two falls Of snow I no
ticed the tracks of some animal passing
into and out of a hole under the steps
leading up to my front door. A slight
examination convinced me that 1t was a
mink, and that he, 100, had taken up lis
quarters in my cellar / was pleased to
know that he was there, and never feared
for my garter-snakes; but after writing
the paragraph above sabput the snake in
the dining room, / took a lamp and went
down into the cellar-and what did l find
my garter snakes retreat broken open,
and only the heads of two of them re-
The mink had eaten the rest
Neither had these snakes chosen wisely
In another part of the cellar there are
two other garter snakes which have not
vet been molested.
Fate of BeInted Snakes.
1t is not to be7siippS5ed that every snake
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
A MIGHTY USEFUL BEETLE.
He Rids the Orange and Lemon
Groves of One of Their Foes.

From the New York Sun.
Local entomologists have been interested
by news that has come by way of Wash
ington of the result of a shipment of bee
ties made by DR.. Howard entomologist
of the United States department of agri-
culture Of Portugal. The beetle in ques-
ton is known to science as the Novius
cardinals. It's home Is in Australia, from
which country it was introduced into Cal
ifornia several years ago by the board of
horticulture of that state. 1t was hoped
that it would prey upon the white or fiut-
ell scale that was ravaging the orange
groves of California.
The hope was well founded, and the bee
tie, which is a natural enemy of the scale
insect, is believed to have saved the Cal
ifornia orange industry from annihilation.
1t ate up the scale bugs with avidity,
checking their multiplication and causing
an end of the pest.
According to the Washington news
like result has taken place in Portugal.
Dr. Howard received an appeal for aid
from the Portuguese authorities in Sep
TENDER, 1896, when the scale pest was raw
aging the orange and lemon groves along
the river Tagus.
In October of last year DR.. Howard se-'
cured from the state board of horticulture
of California about sixty specimens of the
Australian beetle In an adult state and
some larvae. These were packed in moss
with a quantity of the scale insects for
food on the way and were transmitted
10 Portugal by mail. Only five of the bee
ties survived the trip. In November, an
other colony obtained in California, was
forwarded from New York by direct
steamship to Lisbon, of which one male
and FIVE females survived. The beetles
are noted for their fecundity, and within
a few months their progeny numbered
thousands. These were distributed in and
about the city of Lisbon, where they at
once set TO work upon the feast of scale
bugs ready at hand.
The latest advices that have reached
Washington state that the beetles now
number millions and are rapidly Kidding
the country of the pest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

beat against his shinbones so vigorously
that the skin is bruised and scraped.
This is exceedingly painful, and the con-
Wet hurriedly catches up the next step
and tries to tread along with the others.
This barharous punishment as a necessity,
however, for the natives are extremely
fanatical, and death has no terrors for
them Imprisonment would be for them
favorite method of living a life of seclu-
sion and meditation, with no care for food
or lodging, were it not for the compulsory
work. The large shed containing the six
tread mill cylinders Is situated next to
shops where the power is used in wood
working machinery. About seventy con-
victs are at work there at one time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
AMERICAS TALLEsT CHIMNEY.
Has just Been Erected by Street
Railway Company In New York.

Has Just Been Erected by a Street
Railway Company in New York.
New York. Dec. 2.-This gigantic Chin
ney is ffty-five feet In diameter at the
ground twenty-seven feet in its narrow
est part and thirty-flve feet at the top,
which flares outward from the meek" or
narrowest part. To build 1t required $780,
900 bricks, enough, laid end to end, to
reach clear across the state of New York
from Buffalo to Albany Or they would
build wall four feet high and nineteen
miles long. If the chimney extended along
the ground instead OF up into the air
load of hay or the biggest band wagon
that ever led a circus parade could be
driven through 1t easily.
The object of this sky-scraping smoke
stack is, of course, to furnish a steady
draught for the giant furnaces which will
generate steam to drive the machinery of
the power plant. 1t has been built with
scientific eXactness, therefore, to secure
lust the right dimensions for the air pas
sage The air heated by the furnace fires
rises and its place is taken by fresh air.
When the fl1V of this air-current is prop
erIy regulated, 1t keeps the fires steadily
at toISheat. Attempts have been made to
do awayswith tall smokestacks by the use
of mechanical blowers, but the engineers
who are building the new power house
believe that the chimney hue still provides
the most efficient draught.
The nicely with which the immense new
chimney has been prepared for its work
may be understood from the fact that in
side it's wall is a second and separate
chimney built up to a hight of $40 feet
The reason for this is that the inner sur
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
THE CONVICT TREAD MILL.
A BarbarOus Punishment Inflicted
Upon Inmates of the RangOOn Jail.

Upon Inmates of the RangOOn Jail.
In the Cenir'h Jail Of RansoOn, tire
British officials have introduced method
OF making the convicts work, which is a
very effective mode of punishment 1t is
tread mill on a large scale. Big wooden
cylinders about seven feet in diameter are
provided with keen edged plank steps all
around. Above the cylinders at conven-
lent hight there is a heavy iron pole,
stretching across the entire room, upon
which the chains Of the convicts working
in the tread mill are fastened. When they
are all in their places, the bolt holding
the cylinders in one position is removed
and convicts must tread tread without
stop for two hours and half If one of
them stops treading he slips down as far
as the chain permits, but the plank steps
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
STORIES BY A SNAKE LOVER.
HOW SNAKES LIVE DURING THE
COLD OF WINTER.

G. n. O'ReIlIy, Who Has Made Life
Long study of Reptiles, Tells OF
Their Strange Habits of Hibernn-
tiOn, Giving Many Curious Incl
dents of Their InteIIigence-snake
Adventures in South Africa-A
Fight between Two Little Shrews
and Big Poisonous Adder-A
Mink's Appetite for snake-Diet.
New York. Dec. I'll saw the first In
stance of the Information OF snakes in this
country in 1899. At Greenville. Jersey city,
there was large heap of rubbish-stable-
sweepings. I believe-which lay near the
creek at the west end of Cater avenue.
There was a considerable amount of straw
in it. so that 1t wasn't very solid. 1t had
lain there probably for several years and
had mostly turned to mould. While pass
ing It one day in the month of October
saw a snakes head sticking out Of a hole
in the side near the ground Going to a
nearby house I got a spade and dug over
the whole heap. l found thirty-nine stakes
in it, chiefly watersnakes and garter
snakes. They were not all together, but dis
tributed generally throughout the whole
heap Now. this manure pile was not more
than two feet high, and the ground was
very hard and solid underneath it, so that
If a very severe frost had come. these
snakes would all have been frozen as they
slept. From this il would appear that
sometimes, at least, the wisdom of snakes
Is not sufficient for their safety,
Now The ouestion is. did the snakes spy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

Senator Murphy of New York. has
about determined to retire from politics.
al the close Of his term. Mrs. Murphy has
long desired to make a trip around inc
world, and she and the senator will proc
ably start next spring. Mr.. Murphy is Oh
years Old, is a man Of culture and eduea-
ton and has a fortune Of something IKE
81 100000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

An Ohio woman has patented a match
box for pocket use, which is opened at
the bottom to load. the matches being
pushed out one at a time by a button
on the side of the safe, the head coming
last, and passing over a roughened sur
face to ignite it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

cess to the top for any repairs that may
be needed.
The tallest chimney in the world Is in
Glasgow, and Is over 400 feet in hight. But
in other respects il is not so large. It's
diameter Is less, and not nearly so much
material was required for its construction.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

Mrs. Harriet r. Stafford of Cottage
City, Mass, owns the flag which he"
from the masthead of the Bonhommie
Richard in Paul Jones fight with me
Scraps. Mrs. staffords husband is d.
rect descendant of James b. Stafford
Jones' lieutenant, who saved the flag af-
ter the fight
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
NO CHANGE IN KISS VERSES.
From the New Yorb

Candy Notices the Same Now as
Generations Ago.
From the New York Sun.
or verses. 10000 to a ream, are turned
out annually at the New York headquart-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04

out this manure-heap during the summer
and decide that il would be proper place
to winter in, or, if they didn't how came
the whole thirty-nine to find it? Probably
my experiences during the autumn just
passed win give the true explanation of
this puzzling question
, 1898-07-13

July lst-per sloop Planter Packet" for
N~evis-Rohert Morvin. 'Vigilant' for st.
Thomas-Theophilus Richard, Lawyer Brun,
Manica Lopez, Theresa Francis. Rosa Ferris
aud 4 children, Mrs. Nesbeth and sister, Mr..
Best, Sophia Williams. ). G. Cnnegata.
July 4th-for Europe via st. Thomas
Inspector l.. z. P%ontoppidan.
July 6'h-per schnr 'Vigilant" from st.
Thomas-Minguel Nicolas, Leo Joseph Fold
Nnk wife, Thomas Pearson, Agnes Smith,
daughter and child ResaIia, Richard Nesbit,
j. q. Cancgata, Lawyer Brun, Elyina
Emanuel, Tclrgraphist Best Theresa Francis.
July 7th-p"r schnr "Vigilant" for st.
Thomne-,J. Hallrngreen. Eliza Edward.
July 9th-pe tclnr "Vigilant" from ST.
Thomas-Licn"l Burke. Anita Petersen,
Jensine K%irchotf, Lionel Jackson.
July 9lh-per Schnr "Vigilant' for St.
Thomos-Lawyer Brun, ~Fnldmegtig Horlyk,
Planter Arendrup, Mr.. SoteiI.
July 9th-per slop for st. kits
William Edman.
FreAcrikstrd, 18Th June.
1914 lines Of rain We're measured at the
fort here yesterday morning,
July l1'h-per slonp FIR st. Thomas
Ellen Henry and son, Rosalia Thomas, Eva
ElcOck.
, 1898-07-13

The Government S, cret0ry snid, he was
directed by His Excellency the Governor to
introduce and recommend the Draft. The
matter is so we'll known 10 the Council, 1t
has been so many Years before the Council,
that it requires now no further explanation,
3rd Member for Frederikste Country
District (Btcckarood} said this Draft refers TO
q matter which has hitherto worked smooth
~; as far rs he understood. all advances had
been repaid and the immigration fund be-
come so much increased by interest......"..
CHE Government Secretary: S160.45) there
is no reason why this should not work rs
we'll now; lie would therefore recommend to
the Colonial Council to pass his Draft as
long % the same watcIfuI care as hitherto
Will he bestowed on The tran actions, al
though money is becoming so very scarce,
times becoming difficult and properties
decreasing; this measure will certainly
DO a great help 10 many " no reed the assist
anCe, and no loss is likely to occur.
No one else requested the word. -
LIST Discussion WAS closed and The Draft
passed to bud discussion; the Council adopt
ed unanimously with IL Notes.-The Govern
ment consuming to proceed at once to the
2nd discussion. No amendments were pro-
posed.
2nd Member for Christiansted's Country
District (otnkemann) recommended that the
Draft be submitted to all 3 discussions today.
The Council consented unanimously with
II votes 10 proceed to the 3rd Discussion of
the Draft at once, the Government had
prorOsedno amendment. The Draft namend
ed wOs put to vote and adopted unanimously
with II votes, together with the Rules al
toched thereto, and goes now to The Govern
ment.
y. 2nd Discussion on Draft of Ordinance
concerning The imitation in the Danish
West India Islands of paper money etc,
and of postage stamps etc,
The Governments had proposed the following
Amendment.
AMENDMENT
proposed at 2nd discussion on draft of ordin-
onCe concerning the imitation in the Danish
West India Islands of coin, paper money etc,
and Of postage stamps and other stamped
p"per representing postage.
, 1898-07-13
Strike out S 4 Of the draft.
REMARKS.

REMARKS.
1t being desirable that the ordinance take
effect az soon as sanctioned, and as no
interest will suffer thereby, the present
amendment is proposed.
The Governments Secretary said he had
been Instructed ry His EAceller cy the
Governor to introduce and recommend the
amendment, which is sufficiently explained
in the remarks attached thereto.
2ud Member for ClrisrianSted's Country
District (Staken.anM recommended the
Amendment. No one else requested the
wsrd. The Amendment WAS put to vote and
adopted with 8 votes; = (Lawaetz and
Lcmming) rot voting.
The Draft So amended passed 10 Sid dis
cussion. 1t was unanimously adopted with
II votes to proceed to 3 discussion today,
the Government consenting thereto.
No amendments were Plopos d by Govern
ment; 10 one requested the word; he Daft
as amended was put to vote and adopted
unanimously with II votes.
The Order of Day being II erewith ex.
housted, the Meetil 6 Was ciurtd at l
o'clock.
, 1898-07-13
SILVER WEDDING.

We extend our congratulations today TO
Mr.. & Mrs David b. neIvalle, now residing
in St. Croix, in honour of their Silver
Wedding.
Mrs. Delvnlle, il may be Remembered is n
daughter of our esteemed residents Revd. and
Mrs. David Cardoze. who will doubtless re.
ceive sincere congratulations from their
numerous friends on Ills happy event.
ST. 4homG Tidende.
, 1898-07-13

We understand that HIS Honor acting
PoIicemaster Larsen leaves for St. Croix to-,
morrow evening to assume similar duties In
Frederiksted. Mr.. Welleius will fill the
Office here temporarily.
We are also told that The Police Force here
intend presenting the retiring official with
n ihe Painting and Address, in remembrance
of his term here as Policemaster prior to his
departure.-St. Thomas Bulletin, l1h july.
, 1898-07-13

Inns. st. Thomas" arrived he e yester-
day afternoon, with Lis ENceilsrcy the
Governor on board on his leaving The ship
a salute was fired. We nderAtand that the
ship leaves again for st. Thomas at / o'clock
this afternoon.
We ale informed that he 8. g. Madam is
due at West End at S o'clock I'll friday
morning.
4 lines Of rain were measured in Chris.
tiansted this morning.
, 1898-07-13

e1nnted ny Virtue OF lrovlSlonaI Ordinance
# this dat Tor The period from LIST November
1898 to Slst March 1879.
"
81.
The maximum Of the advances is fixed in
enoh individual case proportionately to the
area in plants; it cannot exceed half the
estimated value of the crop that said area may
reasonably be expected to yield and can
under no circumstances exceed $50 Pr. aero
of said area.
No advances can be given to any part1
having less than 10 acres IN plants,
No advances can be given, unless the
canes have attained such a growth that a
crop in 1899 may be leckonod upon with
certainty.
81.
Bureau Bonds Will have t. be issued tor the
monthly advances.
IS.
Ihe party receiving advances binds mnIseIt
TO submit to such control with the manage
ment Of the estate and the area and condi'
ton of the cane.hoIdsn as the Government may
consider requisite.
4.
1t is q matter Of course that at any time,
whenever such a measure may be considered
necessary, the Government can discontinue
as we'll Us reduce the advol ces.
IS.
The amount advanced, with lndemniIylng
interest at the rate of ojop.a., is to be re-
paid in his manner;
e. for estates delivering their crap 10 the
st. Cioix Central Factory:
Tie Factory viii retain half of each
payment ior canes delivered, The Govern.
ment, however, Ieserying the right to
carry into effect to their full extent the
provisions of s 2 Of Ordinance Of 18th
February 1873, and
b. for estates not delivering their crop to
the St. Croix Central FACTORY:
in 5 equal Instruments falling due re-
spectively on he 10th Of April. 10Th of
, 1898-07-13
pASSENGEkS.
CHRISTIANSTED.

June 30th-per schnr Vigil; MT" for St.
Thomas Mr. .Schellerur s. daughter, Jensine
KirchoH, N. LigI tbou'ne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Schroeder, Mrs. Jameson, Mr.. j. Lamb, Mr..
Bolluder, Mrs. Ha, ma. Maria jackson, Mr..
Sasso, daughter and ton, Mr.. &, L.. Peumb.
July 1st-per schnr 'Vililant' from St.
Simmons, James Faris. Augusta Christian
DR.. 3. Gordon, II. B. Stubs, School Inspector
Qnin.