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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14
THE MAKING OF AN ORATOR.
william j. Bryan Tells Young Men
How 1t Is Done.

How 1t Is Done.
The editor of the Commoner fire.
quentIy receives inquiries from young
men who desire to prepare themselves
for an active part in the discussion OF
public questions, says Mr.. Bryan in
his paper, and it is an economy of time
to answer all at once.
Webster, the great orator, said of elo-
uuence that it must exist ''in the man,
in the subject and in the occasion.
And then he proceeded to elaborate the
statement, showing that it was a COM
bination of high purpose, firm resolve
and dauntless spirit, speaking from
every feature and reaching the heart OF
the hearer. There are two things ap-
solutely essential to eloquence. First,
the speaker must know what he is talk
ing about, and, second ne must mean
what he says. Nothing can take the
place of knowledge of the subject and
earnestness. To these other things can
be added, such as clearness of state
ment felicity of expression, aptness in
illustration, beauty in ornamentatlon
and grace in delivery.
Eloquence is heart speaking to heart.
There is no mistaking the cry OF ter
ror or the shout of joy and so there is
no misunderstanding the sincere mes
sage that passes from heart to heart.
The young man who would mt himself
for real influence in the forum must
himself feel deeply upon the SUBJECTS
which he discusses, and he cannot feel
deeply without being in full sympathy
with those whom he addresses. he
must also be able to give them lnfor-
nation which they do not possess or TO
state what they know more forcioiy
than they can state it themselves
The young man ambitious to stand
as the representative of his people-not
as an official nominally speaking for
them, but as a man actually Volclng
their aspirations and giving utterance
TO their hopes-such a young man is
advised to read. the address entitled
THE People in Art, Government and
Religion" delivered by George Ban
croft at Williams College in 1885. Ut
will be found in volume Z of Modern
Eloquence known as Reeds Collec-
ton Of Speeches.'D This Grafton Is one
OF the greatest tributes ever paid 10
the common people, and IL will furnish
not only thought but inspiration TO
young men. II defends the capacity
OF the people for self-government, and
declares not that the people can make
right" but that the people can dis
Germ right" This admirable address
IL referred 10 because Of the SOUND hd-
vice that II gives 10 young men, ad-
vice that 10 pertinent In this connee-
lion
Bancroft says LET the young as
pirants after glory gather seeds OF
truth broadcast on me wide bosom ~
humanity. in the deep fertile SOL ~
she public mind. There u VIII stfike
ron ana spring ~ ana nssg 9 nun
dred-foid ard bloom fof eyes ano Hpen.
frult through remote generations
~ has been sid ftsf the orator, more
tks.a az one elas, neeaH infSiA.~@sH
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14
PLATEYE.
By Charles E. Foy.

by OHdrleS IL. roy.
Near the town of Port Royal, s. c.,
stands a large grove of ancient live
oaks-trees that have withstood the
gales Of a hundred years, and though
now aged, knarled and twisted their
wide spreading branches covered with
a silvery sheen of gray Spanish moss,
they charm the eye with the beauty
of their living green overhead and
the long cool vistas of shade and flick
ering sunlight underneath.
The grove extends to the edge of
fort river, and forms one of the most
picturesque landmarks on our sea
coast.
At the base of the grove, and just
below what is termed high water mark,
are the ruins of what was once a
Spanish fort, huge boulders of tabby
or concrete Qormed by the admix-
ture of oyster shells and cemenD lie
scattered around with their unwritten
legends and tales of love and war
locked deeply in their rocky breast.
The old mansion which once graced
with its beauty and grandeur this his
toric spot has long since passed away,
and all that survives the destroying
hand of time to remind the present
generation of it's former immensely are
the piles of bricks that cumber the
ground.
The grove, or old fort, as the place
is commonly called. bears the repu-
tation of being haunted, and is given
a wide berth after night fall.
One old negro man, drawer than the
majority of his race, made his home
in a modest cabin beneath its pleas
ant shade. Brur Jack. he was called.
~aG ALL
man as well as an authority upon
things supernatural
He was in stature far below the me-
dunn and contrary to the accepted rule
with small men, he was slow in action,
speech and thought.
One bright spring morning as wan
dered about among the numerous ave-
nues that cross and recross the grove,
listening to the song of hooking bird
who was filing the woods with its
matchless melody watching the antics
of the small gray squirrels. jumping
among the branches and peering out of
their bright eyes at the invader of
their solitude. the sun light playing
upon the dancing waves of the river
and turning them into a Kaleidoscope
view Of precious gems, i heard the
refrain OF a song. and listening In
tently heard these words sung In a
low monotone; "Oh. Lord my All TO
Hebbin IL gone. De rockOOn he eat
my new grown con. Hit track 1
see an TN pursue. De squile. hit eat
my pinder, too"
A. the termination OF the song
advanced and saw Jack sitting upon
the trunk o. a fallen tree engaged In
repairing a fish net
/ seated myself BY his side and asked
him what luck he was having.
4.Uofs HnaWfrina he comuleted the
Tying 81 q knot be Was working on,
LAID the net down. then touching hia
bat. said, Good mOrnin' cap'n, nab
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

ain dom much. Moon too bright"
/ filed my pipe and handing the to-
bacco bag to Jack, telling him to fill
up. He accepted without a second in
vitation, and pulling a short junk chalk
pipe from the band of his tattered pail
metto hat filled IL and prepared for a
social smoke and chat.
After discussing the weather and
fishing, / led the talk to the subject of
ghost evil" he called them and told
him did not believe in their existence
He looked at me for some time in ST.
lence, putting clouds of smoke the
while. Finally he said "Doan b'lieve in
evil? Well, / does, cause l see UNI"
told him would be glad to be con-
WINGED upon the matter and would like
to have him tell me some of his ex-
periences.
He then proceeded to elucidate the
subject by dissecting 1t. He separated
the evil into two classes. One he called
evil, the other Plateye.
Evil" he said. was the departed
souls of men not good enough to go to
heaven, nor yet bad enough to be sent
to hell. They were doomed to wander
around in the air till the day of judg-
ment, and to distinguish them from
living human beings they were COM
PEELED to walk in one direction. while
their faces were turned in another. As
a rule they were harmless, and would
not bother you unless you had whisky
about your person. In that event the
evil, though unable TO make any
sound would convey by signs the in
formation that it wanted drink, and
the only way to rio yourself of its an
noying presence would be to pour a
few drops of the liquor on the ground.
He was not afraid Of them, in fact
did not care anything about them.
Now, wild Plateye, OATS different.
Plateye make you see a ting wot amt
dere. Fuss ting yu no yu see a pock-
ct hankercher. Yu stoop fur pick UNI
up. Hit tun to a white cat an run
away. Den you see white calf stand
in in de road. Yu keep right on. After
yu gifts near UNI, hit tun to a big
white horse. but doan stop. Go right
on. Ween yu gifts up close hit run at
yu, but jess 70 hit git yu. hit go puff.
an de win blow an we'en yu look,
hits gone.
De only way fur keep a Plateye out
de road is fur take a gun iron ram
rods. git some mink hair an squinch
owl lie, set de lie on fire an swinge de
mink hair rub some on de ram rods
den go out eendurin de dark OBJ de
moon an drive UNI down in de middle
of de road. Plateye ain like de smell
of swinge mink hair. So him will lef
dat road an trabble somewhere else.
So his look OF interrogation at the
close OF his narrative l Informed Jack
that he had fully convinced me OF the
existanee OF evil in this world and
hope my puny efforts win have the
same effect upon skeptical public.
ia -.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

Doctor 40 Mrs. Perkins, whoss nus
band D. 90. Has De had any lucid in-
terVhlF"
Me- Perkins (uifn dignity ne "a
n3fhink except what you ordered. doc
l0ri-Pungh.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-14

-skTibbleF; There's little hops for
this world Of ours 80 long a. h 10 ruled
BY the commercial class.
Fossetti b the way, skFibbler, won
der what kind Of world u would be
n the management Of our railroads.
steamships. mines, etc, were entrusted
entirely % the literary class 3~ Boston
Transcript
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
SOME STRANGE DELlcAclEs.
A Growing Demand for Birds Nests,

- Nj rS'1iS SSittatNi LII fSSlS
Snails and Frogs.
London Mail: 1t is a truism that
anything purchasabIe can be bought in
London. The shop window OF a Pic
cadilly confeettoner eNemplifies this
fact. His trade in Chinese edible birds
nests has lately developed TO such an
extent as to warrant the inclusion of
that somewhat rare delicacy among the
more commonplace goods displayed in
his window.
The nests are used in making q sour
which was unGl recently consumed only
by celeStiais, but which is now gaining
favor among English gournlets OF ex-
perimental tendencies and unlimited
wealth. For il is the dearest soup
known. The nests-little gelatinous
things in the construction of which the
saliva of the tiny Chinese birds is the
principal constitutent-cost 25s an
n
The manager OF a famous restaurant
and an accomplished chef explained
that a conSlmme OF chicken is first
made, and then for each plate of soup
q whole nest is added, as in the man
ner Of calipash and calipee in turtle
soup. a small plate of the nest soup,
little more than q mouthful, costs 5s to
is sd.
The manager in question pointed out
that until recently he seldom or never
old I birds nest. and then only to
soEe wealthy Chinarnan visiting Lon
don. Now he has a regular and in
creasing demand for the article, and
sells about $50 ounces during the brief
season when the nests are at their best.
Another curious delicacy now being
employed in the making of an expen.
sive soup is called "visega''-the dried
backbone of sturgeon. In appearance
1t resemble long strands of nacaroni
Nothing known to the modern chef is
more nutritive than "~visega.' 1t is solo
at IFS Cd per pound.
Escargots, or French snails, at tht
very mention of which English diner:
We're wont to shudder. are becoming
a common article of consumption ii
West End houses. One dealer Of com
estibles in Piccadilly disposes of abou
100, 600 in the season. A West End che
described what he regarded as the bes
manner OF preparing them. First, the.
must be boiled in water. then the snail
are extracted from the shells and al
lowed to simmer for three hours in
bottle of white wine seasoned with pep
percorns. Afterward the snails ar
dressed with garlic, butter and brea
crumbs.
J, The popularity of frogs is also in
creasing greatly. They are sold o
, skewers at from Is Cd to IS per dozer
, or in tins-legs only-at As.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11

. -..-,,t.x I,,F1ya
WISH Is TO get n PrLNt'e ""e't"7' 80
the army OF the uhlteu ota'Sa oeNNprra
Mania II was poss'p'e u mr. " 80" 80,
OF twenty or iHo'e ~ -. nJ1.
Mc%lcah "oI1'iS d h'oH.t' 49, 49,
MIA mouse h''Rh.y 'QIL'S =, ~, tan iNl,
or ioui' WIS 'tr''," a0' ~ go, ",, Esard ~
the fesiagtlS u mama
SuCn lpou's2l'tS 80 80 10, conId fir
Ihe ldet 'hat a4 cIl.!Sle. i'",' ~, S,r
inc dflVeF OF MS C@i""'NN' m an
ana an ollccF nan" over q t"" ~
cned the eyes OF inc pSopIt ~ - - Dis.
Oh money We W. 49, Germans
peiH3c' me f"'E 'n,tii'" - tlrs ad,,
l""s 'L'.uS'I9 ~ ' 49, ~ M ,,si They
vent OF the +>u't'lEH,' - ,na,. srnils1
sai"' "id Sdi" ',sul'S. n'r ao,nini, a GOOD
'le natives hIto'e ~ 81. 80 Na>i-
machacho cou!d pe ntreu "a r, ,.r
can uo!iars \ month ~" ~ .rn dr,yrs
ne Coel!elo-hG > '"s "'" Tew-po,
your horses AN" NaMo o go
HiO ana no" wants ~ ~ fool
Inc rents Weh' up 'IV - y i-IcIn sam
also, Not "ioHe we sg'1,,' ~ snnrnIntors
Slatteu t'e '"'St !" ~, ,.,,id ana with
came from an P"i'7 o. u'' ~, ,. ,,,a I,asf
fun purses. Army o1nSe'a s!H 10y ,Ta
homes taken oS outS"'s'S 49, ,n IN, a.
pIlco rise WIFI no l'''I' - %
1t StAhHS lou"y ! IS HHt'I ,a,,nn ,norn
junior officer TO i've IN N'"''''' VA ~,
@heIrly thah ne can At u, w.
more Injuries ana more cum I,, ,bro,
what Secoh" A'"ttl"'tt 49, ,nar,
servants IN inc lli'cu $50 -, ~ -
Of horses on %il' a inontl, 80 ra1,s
*tble. III N"nlia II Is ul'Ast ~, s'I,-
"a house Ton $50 IN SolH "'lu ouS" ~, ~ ~
plies from lhe qua' 81 mss or
Guides oeet an" ever? tL''''' - 50,
fruit and tresh HGGei"NI.S. te ns,,IJ
them more cheaply by Tar man ne '% na"t
fV. ylA. lfuHtt0l .Nfl1I. / 81 Al ~ y 'SFe
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
RED FOXES.

Judge so accurately OF the quality OF
the crop.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
The Hyposcope.

Goston Globe: The hyposcope is an
instrument which enables the soldier
to aim at his victim unseen and out OF
danger. 1t is an instrument which
three years work of the best instru.
ment makers of Great Britain has de.
veioped and which Is soon to be brought
out. 1t is the leading talk of the Brit.
ish army. In its makeup the tube con.
tanning the sighting mirrors Is adjust
able. When the rltieman looks through
his hyposcope he gets a view of siS
degrees and sees both the front and
rear side of his rifle at the same time.
His enemy u perforce expose him
self to aim and fire while the hypo.
marksman is quietly lying behind his
cover and may smile without danger
behind his hiding place. Has war al
last reached his low ebb of heroism?
A company of 100 men using the
hyposcope skilfully would be able to kill
700 OF the enemy and wound 200 more in
less than five minutes. A regimen,
safely intrenched could kill more mer
in half an hour than the federal and
confederate forces lost in three DAYS
fighting at Gettysburg. 1t could put
hors de combat more men than Nape.
leon lost at Waterloo. Where Ia. DOT
men nearly lost the battle of Santiago
one regiment with the hyposcope could
have won 1t without the loss of a single
man IN h trenches,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
ELECTRICITY AS WAR AGENT.
Rapid Extension of Its Use in Fortifi.
cations on the Coast.

haCIo extension or It's Use N FortItls
o,+io,. -, ~. 60.
~ SoS
9clehtlllc AElerlcah' an interesting
Instance of the rapid extension of the
use of electricity is furnished by the
fortifcations 0istrihutad along onr
- ~
eoas" - Ae" YEATS aso ne eiecltlc
usht was to add TO the
comfort of the garrisons and to pro-
vide better illumination of the works.
once a generating plant had been in
stalled there was at hand a supply Of
newer in a convenient and easily con-
frollable form. and This led to its rse
for purposes which we're not contem-
Mated at the time the nlant was in
stalled. Electric fans have been nut in
to make the living Quarters more com
Portable in hot Weather. and electric
motors have heen adonted for training
The snns q class az work FOR whirb
thev are M rticularj v we'll adnntai Mo-
tors are used to drive the munitio
hoists and 40 other work which before
bad either heen done nv hand or some
less SATISFACTORY mower, earchlight
have heen Installed. enabling a fortin-
cation to sween the sea at night.
THE yario,s nosts of the fortress are
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11

vas no secret that young s%tillnan's par.
ents were at tirnt much opposed to the
match. but they -oon learned not o1sy to
admire but 10 love their daughter-tx -a"'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
A Similarity.

Washington Star: 1T was one OF the
most pathetic plays I ever saw" said
young Mrs. Torkins.
II Cont see why you go to the mat
fnee if it makes you cry"
Just because | feel badly is no sign
i haven't had a goed time. Charley.
dear. You know how much you enjoy
gong TO the races and coming back
with the blues"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11
A Threat That Failed.

Golfers Weekly: Not the least inter,
.e+ipa feature oF the Dowie episode was
~ S...,5. ,,ai,cb,,r saI+-rastraint
.4te -" = u,ain
IN the lace Oh extreme PIoNoc"''oh mann
tanned by the newspaper representatives
at Madison Square Garden, New York.
T,a nav, Elttab Annnt many hours in uorr.
,- ,,..i~,ta aas oh,,.a ,ot ~ tho
lls totuiii4'"''o" u "'o '
press in general, but at the individuals
seated within d few feet OF MIN. Ihey
were called ours and yellow GOES ana
gutter rats ana sunk pots not IL
mention epitheis 100 uls 10 oe ltped,eo
IN prlAt-"h4c inc A"'ias piophet ~
them out one by one Win d scoFHlu4 III
ger.
4Aey were youhB' 'tseSe men anu "onl-
en- VINO hao 10 uloEIEo ''''. u1Aiost ultque
ordeal-youns, and hlgh-splflted, ana any
thing but coWaFdly. YET they pore IL an
in selt-possessea silence petEaylts only
by a deeper blush on me cheek OF d nan
: disdainfdI, max amused Siille 'hat tteg
We're conscious o. tte Sol1eyS ol NIsupeia,
ton aimed at tIslr 1teau9' onct ol'S ~
a iheinpeF o.. tAel p"'u tu'H III" '"A
PACK III Sell-utIeH"e'
mere were ho "itLesse9 20 lHdt SceHe,
however. me dlldcN was PeISohai anu
uieAatll'ieu ia lEs N1ciouStisSS' a MN
MADE II, ana ti!e OBJECT o4 II vas d "o4it"l'
young, reuhea' OF sooa fanny, ana rep
resenahS on ms oGcua4on one Oh the
cleaneSt ana ap4est diit!es IN the city. III
spite OF a Watchlulhcss ana Flhaictlfehess
OH the part ol the ZlohiSts "AlcA com
PEELED two or three OF her male coiIcasues
to seek safety IN i!Sht. AFTER having al
ready hid among the seekers TOT health,
she was able 10 attend, undelected, the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11

The British army under The new
ally.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-11

AT the burial of q South London ma,
his six dogs. draped in black, followed
| the cortege.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
Gardener Ants,

An entomologist whose studies have
taken him into many parts OF the
globe thus described the habits of a
species of ants which grow their own
food. They are known" he said.
"as leaf-cutting ants and are found in
South America. They live in colonies.
and spend much of their time in cut
ting UP and carrying away the leaves
of trees. 1t was at one time supposed
that they ate the leaves or used them
for their nests, but close observation
has shown that on reaching their lairs
underground the leaf fragments are
given to other ants who act as garden
ers. That is to say. they take the
fragments, work them into little balls,
and by skillful process graft upon
them the spawn of a certain fungus.
which by cultivation is made to bear
tiny masses of food stuff, upon which
the ants live. 1t seems almost in
credible until we remember the other
marvels of ant life
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
Ha-aoo a Funny Game.

A game popular among the Tlinkits,
a tribe of Indians in southern Alaska,
is called Ha-goo.
The children range themselves in
two parallel lines. In the center of
one line Is a player who holds aloft
a pole with a brightly colored piece
of cloth floating from it. Then. from
the opposite line advances a little girl
who holds out her hand for the deco
rated stick. while all her companions
make faces. say funny things and
"cut capers" to make her laugh.
II she smiles, ever so lightly. she is
out of the game; but II she can keep a
solemn face she takes the stick and
goes back to her own line while one
of the opposing players moves across
the open space and tries in turn to
keep a straight face.
This goes on until there remains
only one player who has not smiled,
and this one wins the game for the
side,
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
Rowinq Is a Great Strain.

Every lad in the land grows enthu-
siastic when he sees or reads about a
close contest between oarsmen for
the mastery over each other and in
wardly VOWS that when he grows to
manhood he will show the world feats
of skill and strength that will awaken
admiration. But he does not stop to
consider at what cost the oarsmen of
to-day reach the perfection necessary
to insure a triumph over their rivals.
A medical paper discusses the
health of the oarsmen" and comes to
no very definite conclusion as to the
effect of training and racing on the
after life of the varsity star, Some
years ago the late Prof. Morgan in his
little work. university Oars" gave
the results of an investigation regard
ing 255 who were then living out of
294 who had taken part in the boat
races, And his returns seemed to
show that oarsmen were rather bene-
flied than injured by the discipline
and struggle. 1t must be remembered
that the preliminary sitting of the tor
pids.> the eights and the trials weeds
out the weaklings at oxford who could
not stand the strain. And every row.
ing man knows that the trained man
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17


of the plate against the rim of the
glass gently but firmly. and when you
have held it there a moment it VIII
hang unsupported. The reason is
that the atmospheric pressure out
side is greater than it is inside the
glass and that pressure holds the
two objects together. The object in
greasing the surface of the plate is
to make tight joint between that
and the glass. so that the outer air
cannot get inside the latter.
For the second experiment expend
q plate as shown in the picture and
adjust the strings so that 1t will
hang level. Get bottle with hol-
lowed out bottom-all wine bottles
are made in that way-and having
rubbed grease around the rim of the
bottom hold the latter over the spout
of boiling tea kettle for moment.
The hot steam will take the place of
the air in the hollow, and If you now
press the bottle firmly against the
under surface of the plate and hold
it there for moment or two you may
take your hand away and the bottle
will not fall Off This is merely an
other illustration of atmospheric
pressure.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
ERED Il HAW

tried to murder the county superin-
tendent of schools is to blame for it
first and last.
81 don't approve of mob law. do
not wish to be understood to condone
the offense of the mob. But there
was a reason for the fury which
burst forth. Murders have been too
frequent in our county of late.
"The' assault on Mr.. Hertel was sin
gularly atrocious in its nature. 1t was
Wyatt who disturbed the peace OF
our community. 1t was he who fired
the shot which felled Hertel. He and
he alone was to blame for the irregu-
lar execution of himself. He suffered
the consequence of his own cowardly
deed"
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
THE TEMPTATIONS OF BOYS.
Peril OF the Country Lad Who Goes
to a Great CITY.

Mr.. Depew says in answer to the
charge of Rev. DIR. Hills that the
pampered sons of the rich are rotten
before they are ripe" that "the great
est danger comes to country boys
who go to the city to make their for
tunes. 1t is these unfortunates who
are to be pitied more than the million
aires sons. The hall bedroom is not
an agreeable home and the saloon
and poolroom become their places OF
resort, their clubs. THE conditions
are all against them" as they are all
in favor of the boys in wealthy
homes. The point seems well taken.
The country boy in town has need OF
a fortitude and firmness of purpose
to overcome the loneliness and the
idleness that make any acquaintance
friend in need and to resist the
temptations into which chance ac-
quaintanceship leads. He is far more
apt to go wrong than lad reared In
surroundings of wealth.