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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

Rev. j. D. Jordan will preach this morn
ing at the First Baptist church, and to-
night will deliver an address on the work
Of the Young Peoples Baptist Union.
The Duffy Street Baptist church held Its
sixth annual business meeting last Thurs
day. About some two hundred members
were present. The year just closed has
been a very prosperous one. The total in
crease in membership during the year was
121, the net increase 81. Every department
of church work made gratifying reports.
The Sunday school has grown 10 nearly 300
members. The young peoples union has
been well attended both in the Sunday
afternoon devotional meetings, and In the
Tuesday night Bible study. other depart
ments were equally gratifying in their re-
ports. The church is just six years old
and has a membership of 425 They began
with 6S. The church since it was constitut-
ed has had only four pastors. Rev. w. S.
Royal did excellent service while the
church was a mission. Then came Rev. E.
Pendleton Jones, now of Columbus, Miss,
and served the church for nearly two
years. Rev. Thos. J. Shipman. now of
Roanoke, Va, succeeded Mr.. Jones, and
did a successful work for nearly four
years. The present pastor Rev. Jas. d.
Chapman, has ministered the word for
only eight months. The church continues
to grow rapidly and has remarkable unan-
unity and spiritual power. During the
month of March there were
twenty-four additions to the
church. Services at the church to-day
will be conducted by the pastor, who will
give some account of the great work of
the late session Of the Georgia baptist AS
sOciation. The subject of his evening SER
mon will be Gods Blessing Upon Us a
Blessing Upon Others"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

rent, only to be caught once mora h., =,
strange whirlpool and sent back be1as ny
the cliff N"ea1a
One thing is sure" said my conorau
ion. That is no phantom raft. and -
prove IL, VIII knock that ak into the VA
ter with a bullet" was
Trefry was a crack shot. and ba Lr.,.
rested his elbow on his knee. took a e oaros
ful aim, and fired. The next instant a.
ak, which had been lying near the a6ss
OF the raft, disappeared in the black ~
ter. "a~
The old trapper. starting to his kneas
nao watched the shot with eyes that FAIR
~ oulged from their sockets. When he
saw the ak sink beneath the water bts
whole demeanor suddenly changed Rails
ing his own rife quickly, he fired and
the next instant puff like a small cloud
OF smoke rose from the bundle in tbs
center of the raft. AS it cleared AWAY nc
saw a wide. ragged rent in the half-rot.
ten Wrappings, and out of this rent vaa
pouring shining yellow stream.
The trapper turned to us with a triurorb
ant smile. pN-
Il thought So" he said. 'Tt is the sto,o,
gold! Now 1 understand how it hapnenad
Pierre and Mart thought it would he go
er to take it away down the river 81
they built raft. But the raft got caugbt
in the big whirlpool of the Black Gan ana
they couldn't get 1t out. And here thew
been going round and round for eleven
years, in trap that no man could pet
out alive from. The breath has gone on
Of their bodies, and the gold has been
Kept safe, all these yearN 1t is the iudg.
ment of heavenw
We went up stream nNe miles. till ~.
came to cleft where q tributary stream
made its way down to tie Yellowstone
Near its mouth we found enough DRIFT
wood lodged to build another raft; and IN.
next morning we f1oated down to fbs
Whirlpool. Using the utmost care. lest
we ourselves should get caught in tns
back-current we managed to fasten unoo
the treasure-raft with a long, rude nike
pole, which we had made for the purnoss
and by our united strength in paddllns
and towing, we drew the other raft our
of the whirlpool, and suffering both IA
float together down stream, succeeded in
landing, late that day, at a spot where an
other cleft made it possible to climb lie
canon wall
The gold dust was treasure indeed. nor
less than half bushel of it, by careful
measurement We carried it back to The
trappers cabin, and Trefry and l left him
there to guard it, while we prospectef
diligently for four months in the hope Of
finding the lead from which it was taken.
But not an ounce of gold did we scraps
together, between us.
On our return we took the gold out tn
the settlements and advertised for its
owners. But though several claims were
put in by unprincipled parties, no one was
able to prove property; and finally we
came to the conclusion that the treasure
fairly belonged to those who had found il.
We tried to get the old. trapper to take
his third, but he would not touch a penny.
Il should have no use for It," he said.
at would only lie behind my fireplace"
So Trefry and l went back to "ths
states" richer by $4,000, the treasure.
trove of the Phantom Raft.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

The services at the Bolton Street Church
of Christ to-day will be conducted by Rev.
c. A. Bosworth the pastor. He will
preach on THE Mission of the Church"
in the morning, and at night How God
Saves Men" Evangelistic services will
be held in the church each evening of this
week. The pastor and his wife were very
pleasantly surprised last Thursday even
ing by a large number of their parishion-
ers coming to the parsonage and spending
a happy hour with them, leaving on their
departure many evidences of their kindly
good wishes.
Rev. J. z. Tyler, superintendent of the
Christian Endeavor societies of the Chris
tan church, left last night for Augusta,
having been in Savannah since Friday.
Mr. Tyler is a former pastor of the First
Christian church Of Augusta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

The services at the Lutheran Church of
the Ascension to-day will be in observance
of Palm Sunday. This morning the pas
tor will preach on 1.-THE King Coming"
and tonight on palm Sunday Enthu-
siasm." The church has been approprl-
ately decorated and the choir has pre-
pared a special musical programme. Holy
week will be observed with services every
night at S:l5 o'clock Good Friday morn
ing at II O'Clock services will be held, pre-
paratory to the Lords supper, and the
pastor will preach on The Death of
Christ"
Services appropriate to Palm Sunday
will be conducted this morning at st.
Pauis Lutheran church by the pastor,
Rev. NJ. ]. Epung, with a sermon on the
gospel for the day. The evening service
will consist Of special songs and the SER
mon will be on THE Evidences of Regen-
Grafton" The regular meeting Of the
church council will be held Tuesday eve
ming after the services. The King g
Daughters and missionary meeting viii be
held Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Scherff. No. 1,O11 Abercorn street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
THE LAST WEEK IN LENT.
PALM SUNDAY SERVICES IN THE
CHURCHES TODAY.

Bishop Nelson at st. Johns Church
This ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Services
in the Roman Catholic and Luz
thernn ChurcheS-Prepnrat for
Easter-knights Templnr to Ask
the virginia Presbytery Not to In
terfere with DR.. Fairs Coming to
savannah.
To-day is Palm Sunday. the beginning
of Holy week and marks the entry Of
Christ into Jerusalem, the week of his cru
cihxion The brief popularity which Jesus
experienced on his last entry into Jerusa-
lem, when the people took branches of
palm trees, and went forth to meet Him,
crying Hosanna,' has been commemorated
from an early period in the history of the
church on the Sunday preceding Easter,
which day was consequently called Palm
Sunday. Throughout the greater part of
Europe, in defect of the palm tree, branch
es of some other tree, as box, yew, or
willow, were blessed by the priests after
mass, and distributed among the people,
who forthwith carried them in a joyous
procession, in memory of the Savior's tri-
umphant entry into the holy city; after
which they were usually burnt, and the
ashes laid aside, to be sprinkled on the
heads of the congregation on the ensuing
Ash Wednesday, with priests blessing.
The day, as is the entire Holy week, is
always observed with special services in
the Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and
Lutheran churches, and many others have
come to observe in later years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
ICE CREAM CURE1 THE T1cco,cus
MIR. Haywood Took 1t Not as a Rem.
edy, But Because He Liked 1t,

New Brunswick, N. j., March 30,
Thomas Haywood of Fresh ponds, near
this city, after hiccoughing for twenty
days, and slowly wasting away, was cured
yesterday by ice cream, secured, not as
a cure, but to satisfy a whim of the pa
tient. All sorts Of remedies had been
tried Mr.. Haywood swallowed butter
melted and in Jumps. First the physician
in attendance directed him to keep his
mouth open and then to keep it shut,
The remedy which cured John Miller OF
this city of hiccoughing year ago was
tried. 1t was oil of cinnamon on Jumps
of sugar. Still the patient hiccoughed.
So violent were his commissions that he
rose half out of bed when they seized him.
Some one suggested that he be induced to
sneeze. citing this as a sure cure. He
took snuff. but after he had sneezed for
several minutes the hiccoughing came
back the same as before.
DIR. Carroll finally admitted his failure
and gave the patient up, saying that his
death was only matter of time. As Kay
woods family stood about the bedside he
astonished them by saying:
"Can you get me some ice cream? 1
would like to eat some more before die"
They thought that his mind was wander
ing, but decided that it was best to humor
him. But no ice cream could be obtained
in Fresh Ponds. Thinking that Mr.. Kay
wood would forget it, nothing further was
said. But in a short time he asked why
it had not come. So a messenger was sent
to this city to get the ice cream.
When the ice cream arrived Mr.. Kay
wood ate some of it with relish After
finishing a dishful he lay back In bed:
Those who were at the bedside watched
for return of the hiccoughing. 1t dld
not come, however, and they agreed that
he must have been cured by the Ice cream
The physician changed his mind, and now
thinks that the patient will recover, not
withstanding his weak condition.
Mr.. Haywood is 60 years of age
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

Bishop c. K. Nelson is in the city, and
will offlciate to-day at three Of the Episco-
pal churches. The bishop came down
from Atlanta last night. He win admin
lister the rite of confirmation this morn
ing at 1880 o'clock at ST. Johns, and VIII
preach at II o'clock. This afternoon he
will confirm a class of seven at st. Mich
ael's chapel, and tonight he will be at ST.
Augustin's mission, colored, on West
Broad street. Tuesday he will visit
Pooler and April % he will visit Christ
church
Rev. Charles H. Strong will preach the
continuation of his last Sunday nights
sermon on christianity and Modern Crit
icism at to-night's services at st. John S.
The Easter music at st. Johns will be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

This week will be the last of the six
weeks protracted services at Wesley Mon
umental church. The services have been
conducted with great success, and have
caused the church 20 receive a number
of accessions. The services during this
week win be devoted to the events Of the
gospel taking place during the last week
OF christs life on earth. Appropriate
reading and services win be conducted
each evening The pastor, Rev. A. NJ.
Williams, viii preach this morning on
1.-THE Hosanna Of Disciplcshlp." His even
Ing subject win be 1.-THE Gains of Jesus
on Mans Acceptance" on Thursday
night a communion service win be held
this being the night upon which the Lord
partook Of the supper with His disciples
The protracted services VIII close on Eas-
ter Sunday
Rev. J. n. scruRgs the pastor. will
preach this morning and tonight ne Trim
ny Methodist church.
The entertainment 20 be given Tuesday
night by tho young men OF Trinity church
promises 20 De very successful Great
preparations are being made for AZ. and AN
OF those Interested are enthusiastic. ANA
expect great success Tor the rendition VI
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
The Natural Process of FoOl-Killin
David Starr Jordan in the Popular Sell
ence Monthly.

ence Monthly.
Those who take dreams for realile'i
those whose memory impressions and mo-
tor dreams are uncontrolled through %
fective will; those who mistake subjsc-
tive sensations produced by disease or us
order for objective conditions-aH thes'
are sooner or later dropped from exist,
ence, taking with them the whole line VI
their possible successors. The condluO"
of mind which is favorable to mysticism
superstition, and revery is unfaYoraDe "
life, and the continuance of such cohul,
tons leads to death. On the bill-Doaiu
across the street l saw just now the au,
vertisement of a lecture on the "etnl'a,
value of living in two worlds at once
Whoever thus lives in two worlds IS ee.
tain soon to prove inadequate for etnel'
If all men sought healing from the Dless
ed handkerchief of the lunatic, OF iiO"p,
contact with old bones or old clothes !,
all physicians used revealed remedies
or the remedies nature finds for each 1,s-
ease; II all business were conducted "
faith; IL all supposed natural rights y,
man were made the basis of legisla.lVn'
IL all the protean phases Of that WnIgr
Zangwill has cleverly called the "hlsn'
foolishness" were worked out In aclon,,
the insecurity OF these beliefs WVu'
speedily appear. Not only ciVllzauo's
but civilized man himself would Valnsa
from the earth The safe shelter OF nv
cave and hollow tree would be the crau''S,
of the "new man" and the new woman.
The long and bloody road Of progiSss
through fool-killing would for cehlu' l,.
be traversed again. The fool lives 10 "a
ciety only by sufferance OF the sane. .,,
weak. by the altruism of the strong 80,
Is strong which endures. Might does mi
make right, but that which Is risn 49,, ~
justify itself by becoming might
race stability.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
SwedenborEian.

Services to-day at Park-New church will
be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Jabez
Fox, who will preach in the morning on
"The TriumphaI Entry Into Jerusalem"
His night lecture will be on Palm sun
day"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

The Young Mems Christian Associations
OK the south have never had such an Cd.
portunlty TO gain inspiration aud the
power, that can be gotten from a better
understanding OF the work, as will be
given them by the international conven-
ton which VIII Doe held In Mobile. April
2l-24 Other international conventions
which have been held IN the south have
had marked influence in shaping the worS
I'm this section as wen as in the whole
country. The Louisville convention In 1877
started the intercollegiate movement.
which has grown to such magnificent pro-
portions and which has been a blessing 10
the college men OF the world. The At
lanta convention In 1885 marked the be-
ginning OF the advance In the work
throughout the south both iu spiritual
power and Ia material equipment. Econ
that convention dated the erection OF
nearly lll the association buildings They
are now in position 10 reap much larger
results from an International c0nvon ,io,,
than they were twelve years ago. Then
there was not "a state secretary ~ an The
southern states. The number OF goncrai
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

secretaries was much smaller than now
The membership of the associations was
smaller and less informed as to the
work.
There viii be some prominent Christian
worE ers present at the Mobile convention,
among them being Pastor c. I. Schoneld
Of Nbrthneld. Mass; Dr. c. l.. Warren Of
New York, Mr.. A. E. Marling of New
York, Mr.. T. S. McPheeters of st. Louis,
Mo-: Mr.. c. w. McAlpln of New York,
Mai Joseph Hardie of Birmingham, ia;
Mr. r. c. Morse, New York; Mr.. G. II.
Bierce, layton, o.; Mr.. James Bowron,
Birmingham Ala; Chancellor James Fl.
Kirkland of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville, Tenn, and Rt. Rev. Bishop
David Seasons of Louisiana The sing
ing will be led by Mr. John P. Hills. who
has been associated with Rev. B. Fay
Mills.
Mr.. c. W. West is to speak this af-
ternoon to men on 1.-THE Red Light" at
The meeting will commence at O'Clock,
with fifteen minute song service. The
address will very likely prove an interest
ing one.
Special efforts have been made to make
the services at the Congregation church,
colored, interesting to-day. At IL o'clock
the pastor, Rev. L. B. Maxwell, will
preach. There will be song service at 5
o'clock in the afternoon. At s o'clock al
night ordination services will be held. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. George
c. Rowe of Charleston, s. c. His subject
will be the Source of Strength" One
deacon will be ordained.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

--Daughter-Yes. I've graduated pu'
now must inform myself IN psychoios"
philoogy. bibil-" .,,
Practical Mothor-stop right where gg os
are. ! have arranged for you thoIy.s
course IN roastol0gy. biology. stitcholosss.
darnology, PATHOLOGY ana general aya,,lna
tic husileology. Now set s. your "ViN'
cl0thoa.-Dctr0lt Free Pres.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
A Plain Statement
of
Business Principles,

This store started and pushed forward with the
determination make it the strongest Commercial
Institutions of Savannah You have seen the business
grow
AT the very outset believed, and subsequent ex-
perence has proved that to command the confidence of
the community must set right stand ard these
four points:
FIRST-The Goods-qualies styles, assortments-
all must be so cOnspcuously above par that you
would naturally turn for the best.
SECOND-The Prices-never higher than elsewhere usu-
ally lower; frequently about half what is usual.
THIRD-The Service-It be acceptable from begin.
ming to end. Not merely courteous selling
must be rectifed and goods exchanged when
desired with readiness that proves belief
that in pleasing you we best further own in.
teress
FOURTH-The Advertising tell the story of the
stOre-exactly it is. The special Sales the
things below price, must be told Of that you
may know and take advantage of them. That is
why the of Savannah read and respond
promptly to announcements
Naturally we have grown and growing stronger.
Increasing business gives greater purchasing
of it helps you we'll ourselves We i'm
proving service at every point That also is in your
interest we'll as
OF this you may be absolutely We shall not al
low ourselves to be oudone undersOd We shall
tnue all that possess of brains, of money of
peence of energy to bring to the of Savannah the
very best there in Clothing at the very lowest prices
The service will always be prompt efficient agreeable
vertisements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11
Young Mems Christian Association.

A report issued by the Young Mems
Christian Association of some of the work
that organization has done during the past
six months shows some very interesting
facts
Visits to rooms, average daily attend
Gymnasium classes, average attend
ance ................. ................... ~
Using gymnasium at other times. /, S47
Four indoor contests, average attend
ance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....,..,..... lOl
Baths taken ,5O4
Fifteen ladies' evenings, average at
tendance ........s....... ............... 40
-Four receptions and members meet
ings, average attendance ............ PIG
Six entertainments and, lectures, aver
age attendance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1856
Eleven indoor base ball games, aver
age attendance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 23t
Volumes used from library. 65
Bookkeeping class, average attend
ance .................,.. ................. 10
Mechanical drawing class, average at
tendance ....-+s........ ..................
Practical correspondence class, aver
age attendance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
French class, average attendance...,. 4
French class average attendance ... 6
Bible training class average attend
ance ..........s........ .................... 6
Mems gospel meetings, average at
tendance .............. ................. 90
Requests for prayer ..................... 4
Committee meetings .................... 81
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN
church, corner of Bull and South Broad
streets. Preaching at II O'Clock a. m. and
8 o'clock p. m, by Rev. ]. II. Alexander
of Atlanta, Ga. A cordial invitation ex-
tended to all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
church, south, corner of President and
Barnard, j. II. Scruggs, pastor. Services
at II a. m. and at 8 p. m; Sunday school
at 4:30 D. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

ST. JOHNS CHURCH, MADISON
square, corner Bull and Charlton streets,
Rev. Charles H. Strong, rector. Palm
Sunday, confirmation and holy commun-
ion at 1880 a. m; morning prayer, litany
and sermon by Right Rev C. K Nelson,
d. D.. at IL o'clock; choral service at
night at o'clock, with sermon. Strangers
cordially welcome.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

GRACE CHURCH CdETHODIST), ]. r.
Ryder, pastor. Preaching at II a. m, by
Rev. George G. N. MacDonen, presiding
elder; at S:15 p. m, preaching by pastor
The music by the choir will be especially
good. All invited.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

ST MICHAEL'S CHAPEL, CHRIST
church mission, corner Henry and Haber-
sham street. Bishop Nelson will admins
ter the rite of confirmation at 4:80 p. m.
Sunday, April Il, at this chapel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

LUTHERAN CHURCH or THE AS
cension, Bull and President streets. Palm
Sunday services, at Il a. m. and s p. m.
Visitors welcome. PeWs free.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

DUFFY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
corner Duffy and Abercorn streets. Serv-
ices at II a. m. and S:15 p. m, conducted
by the pastor, James D. Chapman; Sun
day school at 9:15 a. m; Young Peoples
Union at in the afternoon. All are cor
daily invited to these services
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steadily. Then, of sudden, 1t paused,
swerved, began to whirl, and finally shot
out towards the middle of the stream and
was carried swiftly down by the main
current.
For fully three hundred feet it sped
along; then II was drawn sharply towards
the cliff, and thrust out of the main cur,
rent into a great whirlpool, which once
more carried II steadily up stream, only
a few feet outside the wall of rock on
which we stood.
Look therew cried the old trapper.
breaking the strained silence for the first
time, and pointing downwards with his
trembling finger. Those are the ghosts
OF Pierre and Mart. condemned to float
forever up and down the Black Gap! 1
told them no good would come of stealing
the gold ! warned them that Gods ven.
geance would follow them, II they killed
the innocent men who dug the treasure
out Of the rocks"
The old man covered his face with hts
hands, and shrunk back upon the ground
while Trefrys eyes and mine met I'm a
significant look. The mystery was Quit
The prospectors had been murdered. ana
the old trapper, our guide, knew the men
who had done the deed.
But we could not think about the TRACE
dy then. our eyes returned with an ir-
resistible fascination 70 the mysterious
raft Gould ~, indeed, be phantom, as
the old man had sad2 Was is strange
course, up and down the canon, the r..
suit Of supernatural agency. or merely
OF natural laws? We watched Il breath.
lessly, as II swept up stream and again
approached the point whore its course had
30 abruptly changed. Once more Il stop.
ped and spun. as II struck by some strong
opposing force against which a. was held
by the counter-curreut from behind
Again Il shot out towards the middle OF
the stream and ioated rapidly down cur-