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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
DANGEROUS MOOSE.
Some Hard Flights with the war,,,so
Animals.


Animals.
Stories arc told of killing moose with
IN aS, after running them down in the
deep snow. This may have been done
in Maine or Canada" writes the author
of an article on "NIoosc Hunting in tho
Rocky Mountains" contributed to
The Big Gano of North America,
"but. if SO, it proves to my mind that
the moose there do not possess the Same
wild, savage, pugnacious natures as
those found in the Rocky mountains.
No sane man would dare to attack one
of our vicious mountain moose, single
handed, with any weapon short of n re-
peatlnE rifle" The writer tells this
story to support his assertion:
"a party of river-men wounded n
large moose near the bank of Clear
Water river, in Idaho and it took to
the water. Tho eager, but unsllillcd,
hunters rushed upon the wounded ami
NAL with Il bateau. 1t was a large
boat, and was manned by six strong
and fearless men. They were either
without Il gun, or cd to use it, and
determined to kill the moose with axes,
cant-hoolls and other woodsman's i'm
PIGMENTS.
They bore down by the side of the
swimming moose, which was kept in
the current by walls of rocks, and dealt
him blow. He turned to fight. The
men rushed to the battle with shouts
OF defiance. The moose struck the boat
with his antlcrs, raised it clear out of
the water, and turned it upside down so
quickly that the men were all fright
ened, and two of them were either
killed or drowned. The other four were
rescued by their companions on shore,
after the moose had been shot several
times.
The writer himself once narrowly
escaped being killed by moose he had
Shot and thought dead. He had chased,
on snowshocs and down decline, two
large moose, and, mt thirty feet above
them, fired at the larger bull. He stag
gercd and kept on; but CHASTITY line
of blood on the trail told of the deadly
effect of the shot. The second shot
was aimed at the smaller moose. lie
fell at the crack of the rifle; but the
other struggled on, bleeding, snorting
from deadly shot through the lungs.
-Four shots were fired into him before
he fell and buried himself in the snow.
The hunter, standing exhausted above
the fallen moose, gave no thought to
the animal that he supposed to be lying
dead three or four rods back. Suddenly
he heard a loud snort and felt a rush
from behind. AS he lodged to one side,
the moose he had thought dead charged
upon him and buried him in the snow.
His rush carried the moose past the
fallen hunter, but he turned to charge
again before the man could shoot. His
broken shoulder failed him, however,
and he tumbled downhill. Again he
rose and charged again; but the hunter,
having recovered himself, placed bull
let between his eyes. Although the
snow was seven feet deep, and tho
moose had Il broken shoulder, it was
moro good fortune than any advantage
the hunter had that saved him from be-
ing cut to pieces by the enragcd ami
mails feet
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
Fond OF Cats.

Newark has most eccentric woman.
She is old, and is said to be just rs rich
as she is eccentric. Her sole compan.
ions arc cats, and the house fairly
swarms with them. She holds an idea
that her feline pets arc more honest
than men, and, therefore, she rolls up
the money she receives from rents in
small packages and gives them to her
cats, saying: ''IIcrc pussy, put this
away for me-" Her homo is Uttered
with money, it is said. Under the car
pets, in the corners. in rat holes and in
every conceivable place bills and coias
arc stuffed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
IN A DIVING BELL,
An Adventure Calculated to Mako Ones
Hair Stand on End.

An Adventure Calculated to Mako Ones
Hair Stand on End.
Thomas Rand, Richard Hallctt and
Thomas Bell were divers of the old
school who went down in bells and did
their work between breathing spells.
When two or more of the fraternity arc
together, says the New York Record,
they always tell stories about the adj
ventures of their predecessors, and the
tale most often referred to is Richard
Hallett's fight with shark. These
old timers say the adventure has never
been chronicled in printers ink, al
though known to them all. Hallett at
the time was working on deep-water
wreck and carried very sharp saw be-
low with him. While being gently
lowered in his bell one day he saw a
black object beneath him that grew
rapidly in size and in n second rose to
his side. 1t was shark and it had
been caught in the bell Frightened at
the confinement the marine monster
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
pecorntlons of Royaltx.

The decorations on the late Empcrors
William and Frederick have been
placed in the Hohcnzollcrn museum at
Berlin. William possesses no fewer
than fifty-onc stars and crosses, includ-
ing the insignia of seven Russian orders,
and one of the very few stars and rib
bons which exist of the short-livcd
Mexican Order of the Eagle, which was
founded by the Inflated Archdu.xe Max
imilian. Ills star in brilliants of the
prussian Order of the Black Eagle is
the same which was worn by Frederick
William I'LL, and his star of the unique
order, Pour lie AIeritc, has n portrait on
it of Frederick the Great.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27

supplies on hand, and business was re-
sumed as usual"
Ibid your people receive much aid
from eastern citcs?"
u mot dollar. Not a cent. Offers
came in from st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Chicago, New York and other cities.
but they were rejected with thanks.
Our people displayed rccupcrative
powers which were wonderful. Our
merchants refused even to compromise
with their creditors, but paid every dol
lar owed by them; but some of them
asked an extension of six months in or.
der to do SO. Such people, with char
acteristics Of that nature, cannot be
found in all communities. Everybody
suffered loss. OF course, but thew all
stood together in their independence.
They believed that it would iniure
DeadwOod to go before the world
Svhimpering for help; SO they unarli.
szsoEsiy declined 10 assume IA assstudc
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
RAILROADS
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RAILROADS
Y EFFEt : AUGUST SO. 1s91.

oohhDoLE IN EFFEt AUGUST 50, 1891.
o wEsrDouND, LEAVE ROANOKE pAILr.
S.SS d. -, H. ior bristol and intermediate stat,ons
~ nj ~; ior Hadford, Pulaski Bristol. also for
in,uoTeId, Pocahontas, EIkhorn C,,inch Val
Pullman sInon and Louisville via Norton.
6:15 M a rnr 70 Louisvillc via Norton.
VIZ n r., m,' nor bedford, Pulaski, bristol Com
hou,as Ut r mar1Iord for Bluefeld and Poea.
T rIn,as, Iullman slccpers to Mem,nhis via
NORTH AND EAsTBouND ,v.vr
I qoso =, IN. LOT petersburg and Richmond
LOW ~ IN lot HagerstOwn. Pullman sio,n,-o q,
,o,t tcw A9rK via harrisburg and PhiladeInhi. "
l.'fo p m daily for Richmond and Nnrro,l d.,
90. man pnrIor car to Norfolk rui-
S SS p III. ior hynchburg; no connection bovond
1;x9P M LOT SnenandOah; no cnnnection i,oyy0nS S'
LIZ p. H. Tor Richmond and Norfoll. pni, Uu.
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg IN Rinh.
ii'21 ?. M for Hagcrstown. Pullman s,ecn.rs q,
washington via Shenandoah ,JunctionP ma S ~ -
~, New ork via Harrisburg. "iiu "
Ohncm valley Division-Lcaves Bluo8cld ao,,,
.:O a. M Tor Norton, and 1895 u m FOR MI NJ
tnn, louisville and points on H. d. N r. p
North Carolina Divlsion-Lcavc Pu,ask, ao,,
i:OO u IN. for lvanhoc and 1870 d m for TT ray
d doS ana in Gossa1 and 500 u. III. Except sun
For all additional Information anvil, =.
office or to w n fRfWpfT1 IIckcS
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke , Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27

Of mendicancy, but went to work to re-
build the city"
"How could they recover themselves
without outside aid?"
well, the two banks in Deadwood
had fireproof vaults. Tho buildings
burned down around them. but the
vaults were unframed and the money
safe. The bankers had money to loan,
and they had all deposits ready for tho
merchants when they needed their
money. AS soon rs lumber was pro-
cured there was plenty of work for
the carpenters and other mechanics at
from 81 to SIS per day. In just one
month from the date of the fire Dead
wood was rebuilt, and it was hand
somcr city than tho old town had been.
Our miners worked right along rs
though nothing had happened. They
received $3.50 per day, which is
sos per month. Nearly every one of
them had money saved and in bank.
So you see while the fire was n terrible
blow to all of us, we had recuperativc
powers and were not obliged to ask nor
accept aid from any source"
"How did you manage to preserve
order after the fire?"
"Well, was a judge then, and the
people believed that knew something
about law and order, SO they asked me
to preside at n meeting the morning
after the fire. and l did so. About
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27

as an officer of the Grenadier guards.
In 1854 he was elected member for Ayr
shire, and in 1850 he was appointed
under secretary for India. In 1867 he
was transferred to the homo office, but
in the following year he abandoned par
liamcntary work and went out as gov
ernor to South Australia, where he re-
manned till 1873. lie was subsequently
shifted to New Zealand, but resigned
his governorship within two years.
After serving five years as governor of
Bombay, Sir James Ferguson returned
to England and politics. In 1856 Lord
Salisbury appointed him under secre-
tary for foreign affairs, which office he
has held up to the present. BY his trans
ference to the post Office he vacates his
seat at North East Manchester, for which
he was elected in 1856 by majority of
S27 over his opponent, Mr.. c. p. Scott,
the figures being: Sir James Ferguson,
$3.50; Mr.. Scott. $685.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
A ROYAL Irorscwoman.

The queen of Portugal. who is splcn-
did horscwoman, rises carly and may
often be met riding in the country about
Lisbon at an hour when many of her
subjects are still asleep. Of late she
has been accompanied in these matuti-
nal rides by her sister. the Princess llc-
lena of Orleans The princess will &c
company the queen to Cintra when the
court removes 20 the beautiful rural
palace OF la pena
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
A Wonderful Blower.

wonderful flower Zone reads in the
horticultural Times) has been discov-
cred in the isthmus of Tehuantcpec.
Its chief popularity is the habit Of
Changing its colors during the day In
the morning it is white, when the sun
is at it's zenith it is red. and at night it
is blue. The red, white and blue flower
grows on tree about tho size of a
guava tree, and only at noon does it
give out any perfume.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
An Illuminated Net

The baya bird of India spends his
nights catching fire-flics, with which he
plastcrs his nest. The bava does not
kill the fly. but simply attaches il TO his
nest by means of piece of moist clay.
On dark night baya's nest has the
appearance Of an electric stree, lamp.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27

Great Britain in
the room of tho
late Mr.. RailSes,
is the eldest son
of the late Sir C.
Dalrymple Fer
gus son, b t.,
and was born in
1882. He was ed
ucated Mt Rugby
and at Oxford,
and subsequent
~ entered the
army, serving in
tho
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
London, for thy life,

The London cutters, to show that
they were equal to their Sheffield broth
ers, made q knife with, single we'll
tempered blade, the blade containing q
rye straw ga inches in length. wholly
surrounded by the steel; yet, notwith-
standing the fact that the blade was
well-tempcred, the straw was not
burned, singed or charrcd in the least.
1t is needless to add that the Sheffield
cutters acknowledged themselves out
done in ingenuity.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
"A Common Trouble

What IA your gross incomc?"
81 hcve np gross income My income
is petite, &ender and spirituelle. ~
jury.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
Two Curious Knives.

When Sheffield first became famous
for it's cutlery peculiarly shaped knife.
designed for variety of uses, was
made with great care and sent to the
agent of the Cutters Company in Lon
don. On one of the blades was en-
gravcd the following challenge:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
SIR JAMES FERGUSON.
Political Career of the Now Postmaster
General of England.

Sir James Ferguson, who has Just
been appointed postmaster general for
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

The following bill has been introduced
in the house by Hon. John Satterlund. II
is one of the best measures yet brought
forward for protection of the public a.
gainst fraudulent bills, and comes within
the scope of the law allowing twenty days
tor appeals from decisions of county
boards. The bill passed the house last
week, and it will undoubtedly go through
che senate without opposition:
SEo11oN I. That Section 80 of Chapter
Il of the Political Code be amended so az
60 read as follows:
Sec. 80 All warrants upon the county
treasurer shall be issued upon the order Of
the board of county commissioners, signed
by the chairman thereof, and attested
by the signature of the county clerk with
the seal attached, and shall designate the
fund upon which they are drawn; but nc
warrant except for salaries and fees Of
county officers, shall be drawn, until the
expiration of twenty days from date the
same may be ordered by the board Of
county commissioners.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14
Choice Lands for Sale

On Liberal Terms within the Reach of All.
The undersigned has for sale a few
choice tracts of farm land i'll Mclean coun-
ty, among which are one section in town
ship IA, range 81. one section in township
144, range so, and two sections in town
ship 145, range 80, which will be sold in
whole or in subdivisions, as desired on
the following liberal terms:
| The conditions of the sale of the above
tracts provide that from one-fourth to
one-third of the land purchased, as may
be agreed, shall be broken up and proper
three years from date Of purchase, and
thereafter all of the land, as may be agreed,
shall be cultivated to crops i'll each success
sive year. In payment for the land the
purchaser is to deliver in each year after
purchase, at the time and place agreed
upon, to the party from whom the land is
purchased, oNE-HALF OF THE CROPS RAISED
IN EACH YEAR, and to receive credit there
for at the market value at the time of de.
| livery. Such payments to be continued
from year to year until the aggregate sum
| for which the land is sold. and 8 per cent
annual interest, is fully paid, with the con-
tlition tfiut ut least half Of the price of the
| land and accrued interest shall be paid
within five years, and all of it within eight
years from the date of purchase.
A liberal discount will be made for cash,
and, if desired, purchasers can pay part
cash and the balance in from four to eight
years, as may be desired, at per cent
interest. also have
Decided coal and grazing land for sale
at bargain.
Improved farms, with houses, barns and
0raneries, for sale or rent.
Business and residence lots in Washburn
for sale.
Settlers located on government land.
Any information, maps or other data
furnished on application. ......
JOHN SATTERLUND.
Washburn. N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per-
manent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and Lung
Affections also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Com
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his suf
fering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering,
will send free of charge, to all who desire
it, this recipe, in German, French or Eng
lish, with full directions for preparing and
use. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, naming this paper. w. A. MOVES,
500 Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

The bill introduced in the house by Hon.
John Satterlund, some two weeks ago,
providing that in actions for wages the
plaintiff should be exempt from giving Sc
curity for costs when shown by affidavit
that he had valid case, was measure in
the interest of the laboring classes, and
one that ought to have been passed. There
are hundreds of instances where laboring
men go into strange section of country
and fall into the hands of dishonest en-
ployers, who never pay cent to their en-
ployes if they can avoid it, and too often
escape being sued because the plaintiff is
a stranger and cannot give the security de-
manded. For the sake of justice, we hope
the measure may be brought up again and
receive that recognition at the hands of
our legislative solons that it so meritori-
ously deserves.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

Another weather er-prophesying idiot has
sprung up in North Dakota, and his name
is "Prof. Geo. Root" He is the meteoro-
logical editor of the Devils Lake Inter
Ocean. He winds up his last predictions
of the weather for February, in the Inter
Ocean, as follows:
ION the following days there will not be
storm anywhere on the continent, and
we defy our critics to find one: Sd, and
18th, 9th and 10th, 14th, 10Th and 20th."
Now read the following telegram and
see what an ignoninious fraud that fellow
Root is:
Topeka, Feb. IA terrific storm is rag
ing along the Rock Islands western lines.
The train from Denver is reported to be six
hours late. The storm is said to be the
worst at Claremonth, Colo, and no trains
are being moved at that point.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

A stock company has been organized at
Towner, McHenry county, for the purpose
of starting new paper at that place.
They have engaged Billy Kilday, recently
travelling agent for the Grand Forks Her
aid, as the editor, aud the name of the pa
per will be the "McHenry County Inde-
pendent" Now, gentlemen, you have Sc
lected good man to manage your busi-
ness, and if you will use little common
sense and knock off "McHenry County"
and call your paper the "Towner Inde-
pendent" you will be all right.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

It. lis we'll known that the humble bees
weight il but small fraction of an ounce,
but when he strikes small boy in the vi
cinity of the eyebrow his reserve force is
such as to make it appear as if he weighed
ton. A half dozen able bodied humble
bees have been known to impart motion
of at least fifteen miles an hour to whole
country school, weighing in the aggregate
perhaps ton. No argument based upon
such misapprehension can quench mans
ambition to ay or demonstrate its unprac-
liability.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

Archbishop Ireland, of the see of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, has issued
tho following important order: "Public
continent has become so pronounced, and
rightly SO, against lotteries and chance
games that we deem it our duty to prohi-
bit altogether the raising of money for re-
ligious or charitable purposes by the sale
of chances, the use of wheels of fortune or
by any method favoring of lattery or gam
bling. This rule, which we now make, ad-
snits of no exception. II applies to coun-
ties as we'll as to tewnr, to converts as
veil as TO parishes"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14
To the Point.

Two or three of the country pupils, who
are attending the Washhurn school, were
engaged in earnest conversation the other
day, which suddenly broke out into great
hilarity. The writer stood near and list
ened, and overheard the following:
,s "We.h had some mind-reading up at school
the other day during noon-time. Florence
hid pin, end Miss W., the teacher, tried
to find it,"
sand did she succeed?" querried one of
the boys.
"Oh, yes-she found it when she sat
down."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

We are sorry to learn that the Bismarck
Settler is afflicted with most serious dis.
ease, which has heretofore shown itself
spasmodically, but is rapidly becoming
chronic, and from which there is little
hope for recovery. Its last attack was
brought on by the appointment Of Mat.
'Edgerley as secretary of the board of rail-
road commissioners. Drafts of horse rad
ish leaves applied to the feet may prove a
check to its dangerous tendency.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14
Coal Harbor.


Coal Harbor, N. D., Feb. 8, 1891.
EDITOR LEADER: Our February thaw
came in good time, lasted two days, and
adjourned one evening, leaving the wealth
er fine and the atmosphere SO gentle that
the young ladies and old-married and
single-were enjoying the balmy North
Dakota air (and such is always found here
in Mclean county, and especially at Coal
Harbor) horseback riding. How steady,
how equestrian-like, romantic and grace
fully they sit on their foaming steeds while
prancing across the wide prairie, and when
alighting from their evening ride, with
cheeks made fresh, new vigor in the eye,
and their frames made agile by the exer-
else, they are ready for the evenings rou-
tine of pleasure. which is often enjoyed in
some quiet retreat in and about Coal
Harbor.
small party assembled by chance at
the residence of Mrs. James Bartron ON
Friday evening, and I am glad to say that
jolity and mirth abounded while tripping
to the time of the Wolf Greek Horse-ranch
quartette, minus the great guitar picker,
George Gu, alias Perfect, who is at Berth.
old under the DOCTORS care. The enjoy
ment was made the greater by the hilarious
mirth which could be heard at some dis
tance from the house, and resembled, not
war-whoop, but mule in the far dis
tance calling out the "peep o. day" to the
balance of the herd.
Mr.. Clarke, Burleigh county ranchman,
Is on his second visit to Dryers horse
ranch, and reports Dwyer's famous Nor
man stock of horses, and also Billy Couples
Montana stock, all looking finely.
School is progressing nicely. A little
more than a month is gone, and only two
days of that time but the boys have played
bail. How is that for winter in far North
Dakota?
Health at Coal Harbor is No. 1-only
one on the sick list-and his disease was
brought on by Marck Murphy taking Jim
Larmer's girl to the party. The patient is
convalescing, however, and We hope the
party at Hancock next Friday evening will
make all things right.
The war-whoop is still heard at the Coal
Harbor store, where the Indians are load
ing up every day with coffee, sugar and
corn.
I'hope Mr.. ]. R. Cook and his 68 friends
will be able to swallow those long words
found in the LEADER. since he has discov-
cred a way for the editor to cut of both
ends. GAL.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

A fine. large mare owned by Thos. For
tune, which came down from Buford with
the crew of men last Tuesday night, was
taken sick at the Merchants hotel stable,
and for sometime her demise seemed inevi-
table, but by the skillful manipulations of
John Bettendorf of Turtle Lake, and Fore
man Dan Murphy she pulled through, but
was left here until she regained strength.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14

Yesterday afternoon while Nels Peterson
was coming to the village in his one-horse
gig the pony became unmanageable and
ran away. Mr.. Peterson was thrown from
his seat with considerable violence, and
striking upon the ground head foremost
sustained two or three severe scalp wounds.
Prof. Wells dressed the injuries in good
shape, and Mr.. Peterson returned home
thankful that he escaped rs he did.