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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12

he got off the barrel as quickly as posi-
bic, thinking that his prisoner would not
discover that his captor was gone. But
he was mistaken, the man in the barrel
came out like a jack-in-the-box.
Even then the clerk might have captur-
ed him had 1t not been that he expected to
see a negro, judging from his voice. But
the man was as white as any Albino. Hair,
face, hands and clothes were filed and
covered with flour, and this apparition so
startled the clerk that the white black
man ran out of the door before he could
stop him, looking like a section of the
Milky Way, as he disappeared in the
darkness. No arrests.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
A MORNING-GLORY CULT.
This Flower Is Taking the Place OF
the Chrysanth eInum in Japan.
From the Pitteh11re, Dienafch

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
AS a floral sensation the chrysanthe'
mum may be said to have had its dayI
the carnation is going, going; and seek
ers after novelty among flower fanciers
are signing for a new flower to conquer,
says the December Century. 1t is hardly
known, even to foreign residents in
Japan, that that land which has given
us so much of art and beauty, has lately
revived the culture of its most Eemark-
able flower, the asagao, our morning"
glory. For size, beauty, range of color
and illimitable variety there attained this
sunrise flower precedes all others, until
its cultivation has become a craze, which
is likely to spread to other countries, and
who knows?-perhaps there Introduce
the current custom of 5-o'clock-in-the-
morning teas and garden parties.
Asagao, the morning flower, is mora
especially Japans own blossom than the
chrysanthemum, which, like 1t. came
from China as a primitive sort of weed,
afterward to be evolved by Japanese ara
or magic into floral wonder or hum
dred varying forms
We who know and grow the morning
glory as a humble backyard vine on
string-a vine with leaves like those OF
the sweet potato and puny little pink or
purple flowers-are as far In the floral
darkness as the Chinese, who know IL
chiefly as a wild thing of fields and hedge
rows, the vine of "the little trumpets,
or the dawn flower" that Is entangled
with briers and bushes for miles along
the top of Pekin's walls. The old poetry
and the old art do not seem to be per
meated with it, as in Japan, where the
forms of vases, bowls and cups, the de-
signs and paintings of the greatest mas
tiers, repeat the graceful lines of vine anu
flower, and scores of famous poems cele-
brate the asagao In written characters
as beautiful to the eye as is their souhu
to the ear.
The asagao was brought to Japan WIN
the Buddhist religion, that particular
cult of early rising. Scholars and priests
who went over to study the new religion
brought back the seeds of many Chlness
plants. The tea plant came then, anu
Eisai brought the seeds of the sacred Do.
tree! and Tai Kwan, the Chinese priest az
the Obaku temple in Vii, who may nave
introduced the flower to Japan, was one
of the first to sing of the asagao ~
graceful outas, classic poems whlch
scholarly brushes repeat to-day. ASA
gaos bloom and fade so quickly, ony 20
prepare for the morrow's glory" Is La
Kwan's best known verse;
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
NEGRO IN A FLOUR BARREL.
When He Got Out He Was White.
Captor Thought He Was a Ghost
md Fled.


From the st. Louis Globe-Dispatch.
Mccormick & McCords grocery store
was closed at noon Thursday so the clerks
could have time for their Thanksgiving
dinner, but one of the clerks was told to
return at o'clock and turn on the cleo
trio light, which is kept burning in the
store all night
When this clerk came back he found the
door unlocked, but, after a search of the
store, which failed to show any one there,
he concluded it was an act of negligence
and turning the light on. he tried the
back door and windows and started out.
Inadvertently, in passing a flour barrel,
he put his hand on the cover. which is
similar to those used in oil grocery stores.
and was surprised to find it slipped from
side to side.
Now, If the barrel had contained pota-
toes the clerk would have thought that
1t had been filled too full, and passed on.
But the thought that a would-be burglar
was within flashed upon him. and an in
slant later he was sitting on the barrel
All was quiet for a minute, and then
voice like that of the ventriloquist's John
ny, when he is shut in the box, filtered
through the barrel
'Fo' Gawds sake boss femme out All
haint dom muffin All was pes huntin'
TO a place toe sleep. boss, OATS ALL"
The clerk, after considering the matter,
decided the intruder had sought a queer
place to slumber, 50 he decided to sit on
the barrel until policeman came by. But
In this case the expected happened, and,
after remaining on the barrel for nearly
half an hour without an officer appearing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
An Unclaimed Deposits Growth.

From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Two thousand dollars deposited by Sam
rel Lord has been piling up interest at the
Somersworth IN. H,) bank for thirty-six
years. during which time nobody has APP
peared to claim it. The fact was publish
ed, and after investigations Mrs. Lucy S.
Towle of Newfeld. granddaughter of
Mr. Samuel Lord of Parsonfeld, Me-. has
been proved the lawful heir and comes in
to the inheritance of the 5000. plus the
sum of $S667,a interest
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The most desirable silk trimming is the
plain gros grain, but brocades are used
and also plain satin. These are put on
with heavy shirring along each edge
and the edge is covered with strips of fur
or bands of velvet
Collars are extremely high. 1t is diff
cult TO imagine anything more elaborate
than the new Medici collar 1t is not
only extremely tall, but 1t flares out very
broad, and its roll is simply immense.
Many of the smaller capes look as though
they were worn wrong side up-as though
the collar should be around the shoulders.
II capes are large. muffs are enormous.
IL is the fashion to carry the hands in
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12

BY and by the bell rings. At l o'clock
they all have to be in their places in the
study room until ?, when 1t is time to go
TO the afternoon class, which lasts until 4
o'clock. The time table is regulated by the
minister Of public instruction. There is no
deviating from it.
On leaving the professors, to be imme-
diately handed over to the ushers, they
each receive a piece of bread, which they
are allowed 10 eat in the play yard with
whatever relish they may possess or buy
Of the doorkeeper. They pay till s. when
they return 10 the study room to prepare
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12
BOYS IN FIR ANCE.

bHIIy IAuUIIHt III SNHUUI " UI5t HtH
That of n Prison.
Max OReu in the Youths Companion.
French parents are fond Of telling their
life as school days, and little French boys
swallow the statement until they go to
school. Then they reflect. After I had
tasted what school life really was, 1 can
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
FOR LEvEE IMPROVEMENT.


Few York. June 25.-The Missis-
sippi river commission convened in the
Army building here Thursday and inn
mediately went into executive session
TO deliberate on and possibly make some
change in the annual report of the
commission.
Nearly all the delegates who sd
dressed the board dilated on the mil
lions that had been expended since the
levees were constructed. They told of
the enormous amount of taxes raised to
defray the expense of keeping up the
levees, and nearly all of them conn
planned of empty treasures, devastated
lands and an impaired credit. They all
stated that they had gone to the limit
of taxation. They declared that it was
absurd to tax land owners who
had lost everything by floods. 1t was
shown how impossible it was to issue
bonds. The whole burden of the argu-
ment was the necessity Of the govern
ment's lending helping hand. With
the levees repaired and the land protect
ed no additional help would be required.
Mr.. Sellers, of Mississippi Qower dis
trict). stated that it would require H.
100,Oe yards of earth to repair the
damage done. The estimate made of
expenditure BY districts ranged from
s,O00,9 200 to 1900, 900.
Many of the delegates told of the
benefit of the 100000 Immediately
made available by congress out of the
s.. 933, 1873 appropriated. The state
ment was made that there was no levee
capable of sustaining another food like
that which has passed. An the levee
districts represented had reports of
the. districts made since the food
Engineer Startling. of the upper Mis-
sissippi district. stated it would require
1l.00o,000 yards of dirt TO repair dam
age done by the last food He said
that two-thirds of the levees were rot
ten" being made of rails with loose
dirt between esaid $40, 900 was spent
during the last food by the districts
Mr.. Starting claimed that his district
was the worst on the Mississippi
Many of the delegates pointed out that
the hrst-class levees resisted the en-
croaehments of the flood. Judge Prin-
dell, of Arkansas, maintained that the
Mississippi was a great national high
way and should be protected by the ma
tional government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
VIII Be Named a Close of the Present
Session.

New York. June ga special from
Washington says Speaker Reed viii
name his committees the day the pres
ent session closes. This viii give each
chairman time to get his bills in shape
for filing, appoint his subcommittee
and have everything in shape for the
regular session of congress when it
meets in December. The list as il
stands to-day makes but few changes
in the chairmanships from those of the
last house. The ehairmen of the most
important committees are given below:
Chairmen selected: Accounts. b B. OdeIl.
New York; agriculture, J. w Wadswortf
New York. appropriations, J. G. Cannon.
Illinois; banking and currency, J. H Walk
er, Massachusetts; claims, C. n. Brumm,
Pennsylvania: coinage weights and meas
ures, c. W. Stone Pennsylvania. District
Of Columbia, j. W. BabcocE Wisconsin:
education. G. A Grow, Pennsylvania. cleo
tons No. I, L w. Royce Indiana: cleo
tons No. 2 6. W. Prince Illinois: election
of president, vice president and represent
atives, w c. Arnold. Pennsylvania: en-
rolled bills, Alva L Hagar. Iowa: foreign
affairs, R. r Hit, Illinois; immigration
and naturaliza ton, r Barthold Missouri;
Indian affairs. ]. S. Sherman, New York:
interstate and foreign commerce, William
r Hepburn Iowa; Invalid pensions, Win
field 5 Kerr, Ohio. irrigation arid lands
William R Ellis, Oregon: judiciary. d b
Henderson, Iowa: labor, J. ]. Gardner, New
8ersey; manufactures, George w Faris.
1ndiana: merchant marine and fisheries,
Serene E Payne, New York: military, J.
A I. Hull, Iowa; militia, B. r Marsh, ILL.,
nois; mines and mining, R. G. Cousins,
Iowa; naval affairs, c. A Boutelle. Maine:
Pacific railroads, H. II. Powers Vermont:
patents, Josiah d. Hicks, Pennsylvania:
pensions, B. c. Loudenslager, New Jer-
sey; post offices and post roads, Eugene =.
Loud, California; public buildings and
grounds. David H. Mercer, Nebraska: pub
lie lands, John r. Lacey, Iowa; railways
and canals. c. A Chickering, New York:
rivers and harbors, W. B. Hooker, New
York; territories, William s. Knott Mass
achusetts; war claims, E. NJ Mahon, Penn
sylvanfa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
AuTTLE NONSENSE.

jim School.-.JohEny?" -Yes'm."
complete this adage for me: People
who live in glass houses should"
Should pull down the blinds Chi
cago Record.
Suggestion from the Pulpit
Brethren said well-known bishop
the other day, in the course of ser
mon. Il beg you to take hold of your
own heart and look it straight in the
face "-Tit-B Bits.
"A Vital Question: don't know
why the papers should speak so harshly
of poor Prince Constantine. The dis
patches say he was at the head of his
troops at the last battle. yes. Which
way were they going" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
-He-"Ten me, Carrie; were you
ever in love before?" She-.'To be
frank with you. Harry, my heart never
went out from me but once, and that
was to nv bicycle; but. Harry, like
YOU as well as ii is possible for me to
like man.".Boston Transcript.
AT the Height of the Quarrel "It's
absurd and it's unfair, Maria, TO ac-
cuse me of swearing. You never heard
me utter profane word in your life. =
You're swearing in your mind right
now, John Billus, and you know i'll /
can tell it by the blank look IN your
face."-Chicago Tribune.
Extract from a Letter Written from
College, am much reioiced, dearest
uncle, that you are coming to visit me
next Monday. 1 viii be at the station
to meet the train. As we haven't seen
each other for a long time, that may
easily recognize you, hold ten-pound
note in your right hand."-Tit-Bits
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
Ready for Business.

The organization of the new drainage
commission, which is to have super
vision of the drainage bitches, which
which have been constructed in the
Red river valley, was perfected at the
state capitol, when George R. Roberts,
of Stephens, was chosen chairman and
Prof. Hoag, secretary. Mr.. Hoag. in
addition to being made secretary, was
chosen engineer for the commission,
and viii soon make tour of inspec-
ton to the various bitches which have
been made and which belong under the
supervision of the com mission.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
Feat of Mheeimen.

Washington, june "a dozen tired
young men on bicycles stopped in front
of the war department building Tues
day afternoon and their leader, Maj. r.
p. Davidson, presented to Secretary
Alger message which had been de-
ivered to him just IA days and six hours
before in the city of Chicago by Gen.
Brooke, commanding the department
of the Missouri The cadets had COW
cred the distance of $50 miles on their
wheels, most of the trip being made in
very bad weather with much rain.
Great difficulty was experienced in
passing over the mountains at this sea-
son, but on the whole the trip was sue
cessful as a military exploit They left
Chicago June at nine a m, and car
ried camp equipage en- route.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
News nm ar,aE.

Tillie Neumeyer committed suicide
at Rochester by taking carbolic acid.
She had quarreled with her lover.
Burt Van Nordstrand shot Miss Jen-
ME Geese, at Kasson- He then turned
the weapon upon himself and sent a
bullet through his brain with fatal re-
suits The girl may recover.
CA. Towne's $50, 600 libel suit against
the Duluth News-Tribune has been
settled The paper published retrac-
ton and pays the costs in the case
Gov. Clough has pronounced very
strongly IN favor of the use of Mime
sofa stone exclusively in building the
new state capitol.
An electric street car in St Paul
jumped the track and crashed into a
tree There were 81 passengers aboard.
10 of whom were injured.
The plant of the St Paul Carriage
company at St Paul Park was de-
stroyed by fire Loss. SIS, 900.
The 11-year-old son of John Majerus,
while diving In Lake George, Stearns
county. became entangled IN the weeds
and was drowned.
Nick Lindenfelzer, 81 years old. was
accidentally killed at Hampton, on the
Kansas City road. A falling gravel car
struck him and crushed him to the
earth He was covered by sand. The
timely call of his brother saved the
lives of others working near by.
The village of Milaca has voted to
separate from the township organiZa-
ton
The 1e-year-old son of Andrew Ring
welki, farmer of Pine Creek. was
very probably fatally injured while
driving to church He fell from the
wagon and the wheels crossed over
his head cutting it horribly.
Daniel Sheeham. five years old was
playing with matches at Duluth and
his clothing caught fire. By the time
the blaze was put out by rolling him
Ia blankets. he was badly burned
about the neck and back and he may
die.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS


The case of the state vs. z w. Davis,
the Detroit commission merchant. was
taken away from the jury by Judge
Baxter and decided In favor of the de-
PENDANT The state had proven that
the game was in Davis possession, and
the defense placed witnesses on the
stand who swore that Davis was the
agent of the Indian trader who had
purchased the birds from the Indians.
The attorneys for the defense then
raised the point that the game did not
come under the jurisdiction of the
game laws of the state. On tie ex-
press grounds that the game had been
purchased from Indians upon the
White Earth reservation, the Judge
held that il was, therefore, subject to
transfer and sale and not subject to
the laws of Minnesota
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
Killed by the Marshal

coley, the negro who assaulted the
night Waterman of Newport was killed
by the marshal of Jordan while resist
ing arrest Coley was known as des-
perate character in that part of the
state. and as soon as the assault be-
came known the marshal set about to
find and arrest him. when Coley re-
sisted.
The marshal drew his revolver and
fred toward the ground to Brighten
him into submission. The bullet. how
ever, sought the human mark and the
negro fell over, struck in the navel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
Large sales.

The Biwabik Bessemer company has
sold the enormous quantity of 500, 900
tons of ore for this seasons delivery at
the extreme low price of S. Is per ton.
This viii ueeessltate the operation of
two steam shovels night and day load
ore at the mine. The Drake & Stratbon
company will also operate two steam
sbovels night and day on the stripping
at the same mine. This work will en-
ploy about $50 men for the season.
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Sugar Beet Factory.

The Sugar Beet Association of Wi
mona is endeavoring to raise $3.50 with
which to engage chemical and geo
logical expert TO go there and make
careful analysis Of the soil This ex-
pert is in the confidence of large Ger
mae company looking for suitable
site to establish a beet sugar factory
and ii Is believed his Recommendation
would carry considerable weight with
the COMPANY
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
Asking Too Much.

Stranger tout west)-See here, I
want you TO arrest those two men over
there for forcing me into game OF
poker with them and then snisdang-
me.
Policeman-Y'r askin' too much,
stranger. can't arrest them gents
Ones tn honored mayor of this era
city, an III others tn chief of Perliee-
N " Weekly
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He'd Had n Hard paIi.

why do you use such peculiar
termss" asked lawyers wife of her
husband, who had returned home, worn
out by his days labor. Il don't see how
you could have been working all day
like horse"
well, my dear" he replied, I've
been drawing conveyance all day.
Isn't that working like horse p
Scottish Nights.
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STEERING BY A STAR.
Sailors Can Keep the Course Better
This Way Than by a Compass.

This Way Than by Compass.
That sailors prefer not TO steer by
compass must have struck you as one
steersman can keep his ship better on
her course at night. if il be clear, than
during the day. Look ahead, get star
and steady her head by It" So says the
a B. of the ocean TO the sailor who has
not yet won his degree. For TO the
helmsman the stars are like the pillar
of fire In Scripture. They are the hands
on the dial of the night. They twinkle
good evening" to poor Jack as he sits
up aloft or stands at the helm, and wink
good morning and "good-by' to him
with daylight. 1t is obvious that the
to- or @off movement of vessel can
be more quickly detected by a small.
bright object like a star dead ahead
than by the monotonous sweep of the
horizon, or by peering into the COM
pass box The same ancient mariner
who told me about measuring the
length of the off and in shore legs by
the life OF candles told me that once,
when the oil in the pinnacle lamps gave
out and ne was steering by a star. he
occasionally struck match and looked
at the compass ito see If the star had
moved any" He was genuine sea
cook" this ancient mariner, being stew
ard of the vessel on which I was sail
ing: and he would bob up out of the
cooks galley amidships like seal bob
bing up through hole in the ice, and
proceed 10 spin yarns.
When the lookout sings out: Land,
hoi" and has replied to the officers
Where away" a star over the rock or
oIher danger may be noted and brought
down in line with the point on the COM
pass and its proper bearing obtained
The stars" said sea captain 10
me, "move apparently from east TO west,
so that when we find our first star viii
no longer do we select another. This is
the case with all but the north or polar
star, which is in line with two certain
stars in the Great Bear or Dipper. and
the orbit is so small that it is a good
guide for all night; and we can even de-
tect errors of the compass by il"
The north star is of course as true
as, or even truer than, the most accu-
rate compass. To the other things"
that sailors steer by, the compass is,
however, what steam is TO electricity.
To produce an electric light you require
a dynamo; to run the dynamo You need
steam You may feel the wind on your
moist brow or hand; but the direction
from which il blows you can-except In
case of the regular trade winds, or un-
less you are up IN sea lore-ten only
from the compass. Then by sailing
close TO the wind you can keep on that
course without looking at the com
pass. But the sailors naturally have
large accumulation of weather lore. and
in addition in the trades" there are,
except in case of violent storms, certain
Irregularities in the. winds in certain
parts of the ocean. and certain other re-
curing signs. which the belmsman can
utilize, and which often enable him to
dispense with the compass altogether.
For instance, if in standing south to
round the Horn. You see the Magellan
ic Clouds bright patches in the Milky
Way) directly above the ship, change
your course for the Straits of Magellan
ST. Nicholas.
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Light Attendance.

At the close of the summer meeting
of the State Dairymsn's Association at
Crookston, the entire party in attend
ance were driven to the branch state
experiment station for the purpose of
inspection The meeting lasted two
and lecturers was good Leading lights
of the state on both butter and cheese
were present The discussion OF sub
iects were thorough and exhaustive.
Farmers are very busy and the attend
ance was light
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-30
NeiEhborly Service.

Agent-May 1 put burglar alarm IN
your house?
Lady-No, we don't need It
Agent-But-
Lady-No, I mean It The family
across the street watches the place 50
closely that even burglar couldn't get
in without being seen--Oads and Ends
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Justice Fooled.

judge TX your punishment al inn
for life.
Prisoner-He. hei he!
What are you laughing about
Il was thinking how you can't inn
prison me for the time Eve lived al
ready. That's one on you, Judge ~
Y. World.
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Nat Elm de steele.

Counselor Quioble-Law, my boy
CT the reign of law.
Young Giddy-Maybe; but there are
70 fool legislatures assembled every
now and then in the realm of naturx-
Y Y Truth
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''Of course, all my aunts say that the
baby looks like me-" said the blushing
young man.
What does your wife say to that ?'
asked the elder man
well, she admits that perhaps may
resemble the baby little r-Indianap-
oils Journal.
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Ju.t n GENTLE Him.

what is that racket upstairs?" said
a caller TO little Bonny Bloobumper.
That's ma dropping a hint to pa, >
replied Bonny.-Tit-Bits.
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No Exception.

Wife-It does seem hard when a wom-
an marries she has to take her hus-
bands name.
Husband-Well. she takes everything
else he's got, why leave that out?-
Judy.