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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
A RAT IN AN ELEPHANTS TRUNK.
The Big Animal Shows Qualification at
the Rodents Removal.
From the Philadelphia Record.


San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 6,-The reason
for the strange acting of Jess, the circus
elephant which went on a rampage early
this morning, after breaking her fasten-
ings and nearly wrecking the circus
roamed through the treets of San Fran
cico has been discovered. Jess has al
ways been perfectly docile, and could be
handled by any of the circus people.
While she was being pursued through the
streets this morning by her keepers they
noticed that the animal acted as If fren-
zied by fright. Finally, when she allowed
them TO come near, one of the keepers
noticed something protrudng from the
END OF her trunk. He pulled it out and
found that 1t was a live rat. The elephant
mad been lying on the ground asleeep
with her trunk stretched in front OF
her, and it is supposed the rat ran mo her
trunk The elephant contracted the mus
Giles OF her trunk and held the rat fast
when the rat had been removed the ele-
phant gave signs of great satisfaction
and made no further resistance 10 beins
led back to the circus tent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
DEACON GozzLE's STORY.
A Mysterious Stranger Game Along and
Lifted the Church Debt.
From the New York Sun.


You know" said Deacon Gozzle, 'I'd
often heard Of men going away from their
native village to the city and getting rich,
and finally coming back to settle and
building q fine house, or building a
house and coming there to spend their
summers; or giving the town a library,
or building a new church or a school
house, or doing something good that
showed that their heart was in the
old town. But the queerest thing of
that sort l ever heard of happened in
my town, and it happened in the church
that I belonged to-
There came to our church one Sunday
a stranger just an ordinary-looking
stranger in good Sunday clothes and we
put him as we always did strangers in as
good seat as we had. which happened
to be in this case the best seat in the mid
die aisle. fact for which we were after
ward very grateful. We didn't observe
anything very remarkable about this
man, he listened to the sermon, and stood
up with the rest when they sung ami
when the plate was passed he dropped in
a bill. That was kind o. remarkable,
but not so dreadful remarkable for folks
sometimes did put bills in the plate in
out the church. But when we came to
straighten out the collection and count
it, which we always did after meeting,
we did encounter the most remarkable
thing that had ever happened in that
church; the bill that the stranger put in
folded up so small and quiet was a rlos-
and-dollar Jill.
Well If there had been an earthquake
in the town there couldn't any more peo-
pie have heard of it, nor any quicker, and
everybody wondered who he was. lie
was stopping at the hotel and keeping
very quiet and next dey he went away,
l,f,Nxv II. i
ever come back. he did the next sun
day, and he went TO church and he
dropped another bill in the plate when it
got to him, folded up small just like
the other. 1t was another thousand.
Then there was excitement. The man
went away the next morning just the
same, but he came back next Sunday,
and put another thousand, and he kept
coming and going in that way until he'd
put in nine thousand-dollar bills, with the
excitement growing all the time.
There was a mortgage on the church
of $40 900. BY this time of course, every
body had got il into their heads that the
stranger was paying off this mortgage,
and everybody was very glad OF it. It
wasn't a poor town by any means but -
was a farming town. where cash wasn't
oyer-pleutiful and $4,000 seemed like a
great deal of money-which It was-ani
this man was paying for it, or every
body thought he was, and when IL came
to the next Sundey, the tenth Sundey,
which everybody sort OF felt was going to
be the last one. and the one that would
tell who the stranger was you couldn't
get into the church. But we managed
to make room Tor him when he came.
and he did come, and we gave him the
Identical pew he sat an the first Sunday.
Well when the plate came around DE put
IN another He'd done it-he'd paid the
debt Of The church
After that he didn't keen himself quite
so quiet. de was around tho village
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13

The key to the first Is I'm the hands OF the
clergy. The second can be opened by
the choir-master. When the people have
once been reused into shaking OF the
IelhaFgy IN which they either listen with
dreamy delight or critically cold salts
faction 10 fine choir. or suffer in be
numbed stupor under bad one, and have
Deen warmed into reading their part of
the service Justify and With good courage,
more than half the battle will be won.
Inc step from bold and hearty reading to
vigorous and whOlesOma singing is not q
long one. But all this involves work
There is far more CONGREGATIONAL praise
IN some OF the denominatiOnal churches
because there has been greater and more
intelligent effort to obtain it. The high
Importance of the duty laid upon all the
people to praise Cod has been consist
ehtly ana persis c-1Itly taught, and the
teaching has been followed up by we'll
directed practice, and by tact and skill in
encouraging the timid and backward and
stimulating the slothful and torpid. There
has been no magic about il. Like all
other healthy growths it has been quiet
and stady
The majority of church choirs are to-
DAY struggling to keep up a more or less
bad imitation of a cathedral service. It is
out reiterating what has been said and
written mum berless times before, to point
out that such service never was intend
81 10 De congregational in the smallest
degree, and never can be made so. 1t is
the fruit and flower of the cathedral es-
enlistment, with its system of founda-
tuons, appointments, scholarships, sti-
Ponds, and daily round of choral duties.
There exists no complete example of such
an establishment in this country, and vet
very many of our churches go on in the
endeavor to maintain a service which is
no better than misft
There IS no reason why any congrega-
ton should not be taught to sing we'll
selected hymns, TO chant the canticles,
ana master the music Of the responses,
provided the conditions precedent which
have been outlined have been fulfilled.
This is the season of revivication in most
parishes, Could any more praiseworthy
work be undertaken than the awake ning
OF Pensioners to a sense of the rights
ana privileges which they have suffered
to be taken from them, and of the duties
which they have neglected?
There is a fraud in the matter more Sc
rious than that which the sluggard church
goer permits to be practiced upon himself.
viii man rob God?" Yes: if he wilful-
ly withholds from him the outward and
Visible-aye, and audible-homage which
is his due.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
A Curious Pledge.
From the Louisville courier-Journal

From the Louisville Couvier-Journal.
A curious pledge was taken by a lot
Of San Francisco girls at the instiq9-
ton of their pastor, a DR.. Martin. said
a young woman yesterday Last week
he delivered lecture TO young women
only" The majority of persons when they,
saw the dainty badges pinned on Tho
shoulders Of the girls were very much
surprised when they learned the import
They had signed a vow, a unique one
contrived by Dr. Martin, that not one Of
them would ever hold a secret engage
meut or receive attentions from any man
that their parents did not approve; that
come what may, nothing would ever
induce them 20 break the vow they so
solomnly made. Tho thing was Thought
TO Doe Joke at FIRST but on inquiry 1
found that the young women have thus
pledged themsclves. ] do not think the
iueu has spread eastward yet but N
has caused "a good deal OF gossip on The
Pacific slope"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
JoKED AS THEY FIXED HIS BRAIN.
Doctors Dug Pieces of Hat Out of It, but
Schum Took 1t ALI Easy.


Frederick Schum, the Glendale Il. u
painter into whose skull Louis Waaon-
bass drove four-tined manure fork a
few days ago, was operated on Thursday
in st. Catharine's Hospital Brooklyn
There was a fracture three-quarters Of
an inch In depth and an inch and a half In
length.
Or. Hughes, assisted by DR.. McCleary
and House Surgeon O'Brien, performed
the operation, which Is one Of the most
extraordinary Of its kind in the history of
brain surgery.
The doctors found that the tines of the
manure fork had driven into the mans
brain several pieces OF the felt hat he
wore. These were removed from among
the laceratCi brain tissues. "Golly doe
tor, but that hurtsw was the only indlca-
tQn ON schnm's part that he was rec
markablo subject.
AS soon rs the wound heals sufficiently
the doctors viii perform tho operation OF
repannius and replace the missing bone
boy am aluminium plate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13

In the courtyard of the custom house AZ
-. Petersburg a number Of skeletons
with manacies attached to their leg and
arm bohes, nave been uuearthed a short
dlstahCe nom the surface OF the ground
some htteen years ago, in almost the
same spot similar discovery was made
ana along with the skeletons were found
various instruments of torture The az
planQlion Of these finds Is that i'm the last
century the FAMOUS Secret ChancellarvS
OF the dreaded Regent Biron. faVorita Of
~ hillPtss Anne, was situated whore
the custom house now stands. Tho caee-
mateb' Where persons who resisted he re-.
btuth tyrannicnl orders were tortured
stood also on the same site. W.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13

How ala you feel about the income tavso
y nm M favor Of having law passed irving
every man an income larse enougb "a he
taxed brooklyn Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
a Hidden Treasure Found.


Pittsburg, Sept. GA hidden treasure
OF $4,000 was discovered yesterday bv
accident at the old homestead of the late
David Morrison at No. 225 Western
avenue, Allegheny city When David
Morrison died several years ago it was
known That large sum of money was
secreted some where about his bouse hpf
since then, Notwithstanding the most
dlligent search made by his heirs. The
money could not be found. YESTERDAY
however, while the household effects we're
being packed, preparatory to removal tn
the home OF John Fitzsimmons, No. 1887
North Seventeenth street, Philadelphia.
VINO IS a nephew Of Morrison an old,
fashioned bookcase was enconn tered
which could not be taken apart until an
expert had been called in. lie brought to
light secret box which fell with crash
to the floor, throwing out in mass pold
and certificates TO the amount Of $4,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
Morning News Building,
SAVANNAH.

Every kind of work in the above
lines done in the best style.
Experienced, practical and competent
men in charge of each branch Of
work.
1t is the best equipped establishment
of its kind south of Baltimore, and
for the variety of work that can be
done exclusively within its own
woTkrooms, has but few equals in
this country. .
1t can compete with any concern
North, South, East or West in
prices, when quality or quantity Of
work is considered.
Estimates for any kind of work, from
a card to show poster; a check to
to bond; a 4-page catalogue to q
lOOO-page book a memorandum
book to a mammoth ledger,
promptly furnished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-13
Small Fortune
The Constitution,
Atlanta, Ga.

Call and see samples at the local office,
10l Broughton street, Savannah, Ga.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

Ingersoll Itsms..
The residents of IngersOll have had
their share of accidents this week.
Miss Linnie Lee Slaughter has a badly
'sprained ankle.
m. Lewis johnson injured his side
while with the threshing machine.
IMr. j.. Ke.tleson had his hand badly
hurt in the threshing machine.
Miss Emma johnson was quite ill last
week.
Miss- Jessie Slaughter, of Weller, was
VISITING. hef sister. Miss Linnie, Sunday.
Farmers; are now busy hauling their
wheat to market.
.Messers. Lewis johnson, Ed Peterson
and Anton johnson made several trips to
Washburn last week,
Mr.. Swan Hanson made trip to Wash
burn this week.
Mr., Herman Hanson and son James
we're in Washburn, Monday.
ASA HARTs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
ro,he Republican Voter. Of Mclean cou.ty

One week from to day the Republicans
will assemble ut their several precincts
throughout this county to send delegates
to the county convention at Washburn on
October 1st. Let there be a general
,urn out and whatever diversion of opin.
on about the choice of candidates be set.
led at these primary caucuses. Tho
LHAnxR desires only to see good clean
Intelligent men nominated for the Offices
md there are plenty such in the county
We want no deputies. That farcical
olay in the past has already cost the
county many thousands of dollars and its
REPETITION is not desired. Choose men
men who are capable and willing to do
the work and there will be mo kick CON-
ing" from the tax payers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

Editor Wood of the Steele Ozone nc
companied by Anton Carlson, who nov
drives the Bismarck and Fort Yatee OF
press and mail line, care driving up from
the Capit1 city Saturday evening on p
visit to their many friends here. The
gentlemen seemed to enjoy themselves in
sVashburn's cherry atmosphere and
returned city ward, Tuesday, afternoon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
zone Of Them" Again.

Nh. ED.-
Politics have been at red heat around
the Pop rendezvous since my last com
mnnication. The slate has been repeatedly
made and broken within the last two
weeks. Everything was arranged and in
order up to last Monday evening. when
the call was drawn up by legal Adviser
Wallin for the mass convention to be held
at Washburn October LIST, and was ordered
printed, together with 200 hand bills by
Secretary John Nelson. The following
morning the Representative left on al (Pop)
hunting trip in the vicinity of Coal Har-
bor-sseking partloalariy some man of
straw to be nominated as treasurer, under
whose wing he could slip into deputy
ship. He arrived homo happy and conf
dent in the company with son-in-law
Weller who after much persuasion had
consented to accept the candidacy for
Sheriff ON paws Ticket" He also
brought cheering news concerning fusion.
he having been able to complete some
sattsfaetory arrangements with some
prominent Democrats in the Coal Harbor
district. But, alas On his return he
fouad tlss camp he had left but two days
befoss, the picture Of peace and brothsrly
love, nov in . turmoil. No two habitues
of the rendsxvou could agree as to the
time or place for holding tho convention,
and there was but little uuanimaty in re-
CARDS to the ticket itself. 6ome clamored
for Washburn as the proper place while
Organizer Heath and his son-in-law stood
out stoutly for Weller. The call, however,
and the 200 dogers were printed, naming
Washburn as the place at which the cog
vention was to be held.
Things just now are at = stand-still for
the Weller contingent stole q march on
the Wsshburn claimantby hanging around
the printshop until tho bills were finished
and Immediately destroying them. The
Organizer now declares himself "out Of
politics" ss
By next week L hope the political at
5mosphers will be somewhat clearer and
10 will have decided on the mon who are
to lead 10 TO victory or oblivion.
Il There 10 rumor that "Paw" has decid.
cd to abandon thsm 20 their fate and
oresniss an Indspsndsnt party, which is
20 b. thoroughly indspsndsnt. Some.
A. ~ a.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

The delegates to the Republican County
Convention to be held in Washburn, N. d.,
on October 1st, will elect three delegates
10 represent Mclean county at the Legis-
lature Convention which will be held in
Minot to nominate representative for
the 29th, legislative district.
BY order Of the committee.
j. P. PETERSON,
Chairman.
LAURENCE CAssELxAN,
Secretary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

For the information !ot good many
people who seem to be misinformed up.
on the subject, We will state the Indepen.
dent party is the popullst party. It va,
named the Independent party st the State
convention at Valley City, in July 1892
The word Populist WAS first applied to the
Independents BY their Republican and
Democratic opponents.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
FROM COAL HARBoh.

FROM COAL HARBOK.
Col. J. q. Dwyer and Inspector Able re-
turned from their trip up the river,
Saturday. ~.
A family from Montana are. camping
near town. They expect to resume their
journey in few days to the southern
part of Missouri, where the will make
their future home. RI
james Tower and wife started for Minot
the first of the week.
Miss Mary Baardson was visiting friends
during the week.
James Bartron j.. and Miss Lulab
Bxfker were in town last Sunday.
Mr.. AL. Rohrer came near having a
serious mishap Sunday. His horses be-
came frightened and If II had not been
for the masteaful way in which he handled
the fractions team. bis nne new buggy
seriously damaged. Mr. Rol,rer drives
the finest turnout in the county.
Jame. Bartron killed = ine large buck
last Friday night.
The Batchelor steamed into the Coal
Harbor landing, Sunday night on her way
up river to Elbow Woods. She loft some
freight for 9. i. Robinson.
Mrs. Dan Leroy and Children left Fort
Stevenson, Monday for her old home.'
Miss,. Knpsland, ono OF tho former
tsaehsrs st Stevenson, al,o lsf. Monday.
Ixlox.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

FLOUR.
Sam Fairman will receive orders for
any quantity of good family Flour at
$1.15 per SO pound sack. n sample of
which may be seen at the Wsshburn post
Office or he will furnish you "Climax"
-four at $2O5 per sack for cash or wheat.
Flour to BIZ delivered as soon as the
beat comes up. Address orders to him at
Bismarck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the voters Of Mclean County.

J. To the voters of Mclean County.
Gentlemen:
I hereby announce myself as candidate
for the Office of County Judge at the COM
ing election. have no special claim on
the voters of this county; but ask it as
a special favor conveyed on me to get the
nomination for said Office. NV character
and residence since the spring of 1884 is
we'll known to all the people of this county
and further comment on my part is un-
necessary. Worry Respectfully,
PETER MILLER,
Turtle Lake, Mclean Co., N. u.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
Politicians will swallow Adams apple q
good many times before this falls election

Politicians will swallow Adams apple q
good many times before this falls election
ia over.
Auditor Casselman returned from trip
to the capital, Wednesday evening bring
ing with him our old friend Charlie Bellows
who has been rusticating among the grain
fields of the Red river valley for three
months or more.
John Nelson advocated the calling of
the Populist convention on the same day
that the Republicans met. "that there %
would be an opportunity for every voter
to, show his colors." Every fair-mipded
man IN tho county will concede that J0t,n
Nelson is right.
Treasurer Haugeberg returned saiur-
day froma few days outing among the
deer of Elm Point. He drought down"
two of these animals but whether with his
ride or his .sr0cks" our reporter was un..
able to determine.
Saturday was busy day at the steam
boat l4nding. Two steamers the Castalia
and the Bachelor we're delivering and
taking on conslgn,nents. The Castalia
returning down river with load of wheat
and the Bachelor departed for the Elbow
Woods agency with load of lumber for
Hoagland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22
Whole Number 223
INDEPENDENT
COUNTY CONVENTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Independent
County Mass Convention for Mclean County, North
Dakota, will be held at
WAsHBURN, in Grand Army Hall,
North Dakota, Monday, October, 1st 1894;
at the hour Of l o'clock, p. NJ, of said Day for the
purpose of placing in nomination Independent cam
ddates for the following County offices:
Auditor; Treasurer; Sheriff; Judge; Register of
Deeds Clerk of the District Court States Attorney;
Coroner; Surveyor; Three Assessors; Commits
sioner for the Third Districts Four Justices of the
Peace and Four Constfbles
By order Of the Independent County Central Com
mittee
CHARLES WELLER
CHAIRMAN.
JOHN NELSON,
SECRETARY
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

" Since the Fort Stevenson fire great
scatterment has taken place among the
teachers at that place. Miss Kneeland
passed down Monday for Yankton. 8. D.,
and Edward Paddock passed down last
week for Mt. Pieasant, Michigan, James
Staley is assigned to Sac and Fox agency,
Oklahoma and Miss Fannie staley to Fort
Peck, Montana.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

Bismarck Tribune: Col. w. H. Able,
special Indian agent, who is in the city at
present, is impressed with North Dakota
as stock country, and is considering the
question of stocking ranch in the west-
ern part of the state with cattle and hors-
90, to be operated under the supervisor of
Larry Casselman and John Dwyer. They
are looking about now for desirable To-
cation, and will probably 90 into business
on quite an extensive scale. Col. Able ia
genial gentleman, good business man,
md North Dakotans would be pleased to
see him establish business intererts in the
state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

It will take less than one hundred voters
signatures placed upon petition candi-
date for Office on the county ticket. But
man that signs the same will be barred
out from all primary caususes or nomin-
ating conventions for the campaign. But
he can sign as many different petitions rs
there is different Offices to fll. For fur
ther information see extracts from the
election law, published elsewhere in these
columns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

Brewing Il rain.
Leaves are falling.
Office seekers rustling.
Farmers busy with their fall work.
Gussner sells you gold belt -four for 81.
,TreshinR nearing the end for the sea-
son.
Highest prices paid for live pork at
Gussner's.
WANTED. 100 steers, viii buy in small
OTIS. JOHN ]. ROBINSON,
A perpetual candidate for Office is rot
sxaotly perpetual. motion. Sometimes he
stops.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

~
Tom Enderson, of Conkling, was doing
business at the county seat, Tuesday.
Mr.. E 4derson took diversion from his
duties on his farm last week and ranged
among the timber points skirmishing for
deer. He knocked over two or three, but
says there is not one third of the deer in
this country that there we're two years ago.
He favors rigid game law rigidly snforc-
ed. and thinks the people of this state
will have to confirm to tha~same> hssp Of
Minnesota, Wisconsin or Montana If they
would preserve from destruction the rem.
nants now left us, These states only have
the one month in year to hunt dear and
that the month of November.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-22

fthere is to be any pickering or knife
ig to be done to candidates let it be
done at the primaries. Let geod men b.
selected who will carry out your instruc
tions and wishes in the matter. BY &C
doiag harmony will prevail in the nomin.
atiag convention, and success at the pol Ii
In November. '"'-7 -