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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29
Railway Wrecks,

New YORK, Dec. 27.-The Elizabeth &
Long Branch freight train was thrown down
high bank at Long Branch junction and
totally wrecked. Frederick Pinneo, the en-
gineer, was killed.
Lorraine, Ohio, Dec. "a collision oc-
Cured on the Nickel Plate about three miles
west Of here between two freight engines
Both trains we're demolished and thirty
cars telescoped. Several carloads of stock
were killed. Damage $50 600.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29
Died ia Church.

Troy, N. Y, Dec 27.-Mrs Martha
Stevens died in a church pew at Moriah
while the congregation were singing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29
Tra,ns De,ayed by storn,.

NEW YORK, Dec. p27s-A1l mails arrived
here from 211s to hours late, the morning
trains being delayed by the storm
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A Complicated Life Insurance Case

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Judge Blodgett deliv-
cred an opinion in the case Of the Union
Mutual Life association, of Maine, VS.. Eliza
NJ Stevens ct al. The bill in this case stated
thai Samuel B. Stevens in 1858 effected
an Insurance on his life with the Union
Mutual Life association of Maine in the sum
of 81 geo for the benefit of his wife, Mary F.
Stevens, and heirs; that ON June Is, 1870,
that policy was surrendered and Sam
uel B. Stevens took out a new
policy for the same sum, and at
the same rate of premium, payable in
case of his death to his heirs, executors and
assigns; that in June, 1856, Mary f. Stevens,
mentioned in the said policy, died, and at
some subsequent date prior to October,
1859, Samuel Stevens married Eliza NJ
Stevens. Mary F. Stevens left an only
child, daughter, Mary Taylor, one of the
defendants to the BILL which was entered for
the purpose of determining which of these par
ties IS entitled to receive payment of the
amount of the policy, which as been paid
into court. The judge decided that the
amount of the policy be paid to Eliza M.
Stevens as executrix of Samuel B. Stevens.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29

How Roman Catholc Priest Kept
His Congregation Seated
While Hire Ragged at the Affair."
The Eiood at Cincinnati.
Railway ygrecks---Other
Happenings.

New NoHK, Dec. 25.-A panic was ayerted
at ST. PaG1s Catholic church, Harlem, on
Christmas day, by the GOODNESS CT the pastor,
Father John McQuilk, and his assistant,
Father Patrick McCaba. Two thousand per-
SONS were witnessing the celebration OF sol
enn high mass ut 8:32 a. H.,
when the cracking of fire was
heard In an instant the right
side of the altar was ablaze \ muImur ran
through the church and the congregation
rose and prepared to ice, sit down, my
friends" calmly called cut Father McQuirk;
There is no danger here" Obedient to the
direction of their trusted priest they resumed
their seats and watched the flames shoot up.
They came from a large basket OF
wax flowers which had ignited from candle.
The huge altar painting, the Last Supper"
was surrounded by fire. Father McCabe
climbed upon the altar and picked his way
among a row of lighted candles; seizing the
flaming basket he through it to the floor of
tie church, when it was borne out of doors
by willing hands A sigh of relief went
up from the spectators as the burning mass
disappeared. Father McCabe descended
from the altar and resumed his duties re-
gardiess of the fact that his hands and arms
were badly burned, ana that portion Of his
restment had been destroyed IN his brave
exploits
Tie Ohio River Flood.
CINCINNATI, Dec 91.-The Ohio is still
booming ard rising at the rate of four inches
an hour, with for5y-five feet three inches in
the channel. Navigation is much delayed,
and boats are overdue OF account of drift
wood Business men in the bottoms are rap
idly removing their goods TO places OF
safety. The water crept up over River
street during the night. and now covers
the ground floors of Rat and Sausage rows to
the derth of six inches. The inhabitants are
moving rapidly TO places of safety. In the
east end, Water street is flooded for many
squares. The cellars of many large business
houses on Front street are filed with water
Should the rise in the Ohio continue
at the present rate for twelve hours the loss
viii be great. At Newport the Licking is
still rising, though the danger is believed
to be over No further damage to property
has occurred since the last report in Coving
ton or Newport. On Rolling Fork, Hardin
county, saw-mil was washed away, and
Nick Peters and William Shanahon drowned
while endeavoring to save it. The mill and
building was valued at $4,000
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29
THE QUESTION OF WAGES.
Tr0Gbious Times Ahead I'm the Coal
Regions Socialists i'm Council.

Moss HARMON, Pa, Dec. H.-There are
lively prospects of extensive trouble in the
bituminous coal districts in Westmoreland,
Blair, Huntingdon, Be ford, Center and
Cleartield counties. The producers are ex-
temsly reticent as to plans, but it is pretty
generally known that reduction in wages in
all departments of labor will be exacted
after December 81. The miners are said to
be well organized, and it is estimated that
from 1900 to 10000 men have expressed
awillingness to cooperate and assist general
strike which is laid down for the LIST of
January.
The ruptures between the Rochester s.
Pittsburgh company and their malcontent
miners is not entirely adjusted, notwith-
standing reports to the contrary, and an I'M
defined feeling OF insecurity prevails in the
mining districts.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.-The biennial session
of the Socialist Labor congress has opened
The meeting was called to order by Hugo
Vogt, secretary of the national executive
committee. A committee ON credentials
was appointed Twenty sections
or branch associations were represented.
San Francisco and Cincinnati were repre-
sented by proxies. The regular committees
were appointed, after which the report of the
executive committee was presented and
adopted
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-12-29
Milwaukee.

MILWAUkEE, DEC. 20.
Wheat-Weak at 95s4c for No. 2 hard;
95c for No. 2 December; 954c, January;
96asc, February; 9719c, March; $1.04B.
May Corn-No 2, zoe. Oats-Weaker;
sellers, 33c for No. 2. Rye Firm; No. l, &c;
No. s. 592[c Bafley-Dull; No. 2, 6O19c,
extra No. 3, $50,
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: - - = q DEIHOIEy DEE.
Wbeat-Dull; cash and December, Sl.04;
January, S1.O41S5; February, Sl.O6ss; No. 2
red, cash, S1.03lA; No. Q white, 9oc. Corn
Quiet; No. 2, cash, 54s4c. Oats-Quiet; No.
Q white, 36c; No, 9, S41So,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-12

cs E. Lockwood, Secretary. The COM
pany: in their properties embrace twcn-
ty-two gold mincs, varying i'll tLcir
assays from i25 tn $500 per ton.
Bl$HOr kE\N, now travelling in the
Holy Land, has selected cornerstone
i'll Gcthscmano for the proposed now
cathedral i'll Richmond, Va. In letter
he says it WAS cut from the rock of the
Garden of Gethscmanc, the most sacred
spot on the Mount Of Olives, quite close
to the scene of the blessed Suvior's agony,
ho having previously procured the neccS-
sary permission for the work. The Bish-
op says he saw the stone, twenty inches
long and fifteen inches square, and be-
fore it il shipped for this country the
Franciscan seal of the Holy Land will be
put upon it as authcntication.
WALDO ella. J Advertiser: b. W. Camp
bell, of our town, has just purchased the
famed Fort Harley tree. This tree was
planted sixty-tive years ago, and is to-
day the largest orange in the world. Its
complete dimensions arc: Height thirty
four feet, spread of branches from tip t.
tip tiftyeight feet, and girth one foot
above base OF trunk ninc feet and two
inches. 1t has borne moro than twelve
thousand oranges in one season. Ii
stood the cold Friday of 1885. which
proved So destructive to vegetation. and
fo-luy xluu1S thn D,1,lrSf az, | ,rrn,,.I.,.., E
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-12
In Old Story Of Dickens EatoId.

"reminiscences Of old Major Throck-
morton, who for years kept the Galt
House, i'll Louisville, are always in order.
1T was the Major, who said that the tur-
key was very inconvcnient bird-tGo
large for one and not largo enough for
two. When Charles Dickens visited
tins country in 1916, he meant to stav q
day or two III Louisville and, of course,
put up ut the Gait House. Ho lad
been settled i'll his room on the second
story only an hour or two when the Ma
jor, bosom friend of Henry Clay, and
on terms of more or less intimacy with
every notable man III the South, sent in
his name to the novelist, AMI followed
in, moment after, in person. "AIr.
Dickens" he began, extending his hand.
"we are glad to welcome you. We know
you and admire you, and will reckon il
privilege to be allowed to extend to
you the hospitalitics of tho metropolis
of kentucky. AS your especial host. I
beg that You will command mo for any
service i'll my power to render" Mr.
Dickens received this with n frigid stare
"When need you, landlord," he said,
pointing to the door, "I will ring" The
Major was, for an instant, paralyzcd.
Then ho rushed at his patron, caught
him by one leg and shoulder, and had
him half way out of the window before
another visitor in the room could inter-
fere and save the EngIishman's life. Mr..
Dickens left town the same day and the
only mention that he made in his
'Amercan Notes. was to refer to n
casual pig that he saw roofing in the
street as he was on his way to take the
river steamer. .-HOtcL Mail
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Points in Fattcning Cattle.

Most animals cat in proportion to their
weight, under average conditions of age.
temperature and fatnnss
Give fattcning cattle rs much rs thew
will eat, and oft times day.
Never give rapid changes of food but
change often.
good guide for n safe quantity OF
grain per day to maturing cattle is one
pound to each hundred weight; tiius an
animal weighing 1000 pounds may re-
crivc 10 pounds of grain.
Every stall feeding in the fall Will
make the winters progress more certain
Ivy 80 per cent.
Give as much water aud salt at all
times rs they will take.
In using roots it is one guide to give
inst so much, in association with other
things, so that the animal may not take
my water.
I'm bnildings have warmth, with com
plctc ventilation, without currents, but
never under DO degrees, nor over 70 de-
=srrrs Fahrenheit.
\ cool, damp, airy temperature will
'nusc animals to consume more food
without corresponding result in bone,
muscle, flesh or fat, much being used to-
keep mp warmth.
Stall feeding is better for fat making
than box or yard management iwcspcc-
tive of health.
The growing animal, intended for beef,
| requires n little exercise daily, to pro-
mote muscle and dstrrngth Of constitution;
when ripe, only SO much as to be ablo to
walk to market
Keep the temperature Of the body
about one hundred degrees; not under
Et,n Il,
and five degrees Fahrenheit.
Don't forget that one animals meat
may be another animals poison.
1t takes three days Of good foot to
make up for one of bad food.
The faster the fattenine the moro
profits;. less food, earlier returns and
better flesh
Get rid of every fnttening cattle bcust
before it is three years old.
Every day an animal is kept after C.
ing prime is loss, exclusive II manure
The external evidences of 3rimcncs<
are full rumps, fianks, twist, shoulder,
pores, vein and eye.
A good cattle man means difference
of one-fourth. He should know the like,
and dislikes Of every animal.
1t pays to keep one man in constant
attendance on 80 head of fattening
cattle.
Immediately when an animal begins
to fret for food, Immediately it begins to
lose flesh ; never check the fattening pro.
ccSS.
No cattle whatever will pay for the
| direct increase to its weight from tho
consumption of any kind or quantity OF
food-the manure must he properly
| valued.
Never begin fattening without definite
| plan.
There is no loss in feeding cattle well
for the sake Of the manure alone.
On an average it costs, on charQing
every possible item, IL cents for ever
additional pound added to the weigh
OF two or three-year-old fattenin,
| beast.
In this country the market valuc a
store cattle can be increased SO pei
H"nt; during six months Of the fattening
finish.
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Why q Kerosene Lamp Bursts.

Girls as well us boys need to under
stand mlWUt Kerosene explosions. \
great many fatal accidents happen from
trying TO pour Il little kerosene on the
fire to make il burn better. also by y plr-
ing oil into Il lighted hnp. Most per.
SONS suppns" that it is the Kerosene itself
which rNplnol"S. and if they are very
careful {" Keep tn" oil itself from being
touched by tine fire on thc light there will
be no danger. But this is not so. If n
can or lamp is left about half full of
kerosene OIL it will dry up--thnt is,
"cvapOratc"-a little and will form, bv
mingling with the air in the upper part II
very explosive gas. You cannot see this
gas any more than you can see mir. But
if it Is Disturbed and driven ont, and n
blaze reaches it, there will he IL terrible
explosion, although the blaze did not
touch the oil. There are several other
liquids used i'll the houses and workshops
which will produce an explosive vapOr in
tins way. Bcnzinc is one, burning fluid
Is another, and nnphthn, alcohol, ether
and chlOr0iOrm may do the same thing.
Suppose n girl tries to fiji q Kerosene
lamp without first blowing il out. OF
course the lamp is nearly empty or she
would not care to fill it. The empty
space is filled with cloud Of explosive
vnpOr arising from the oil in the lamp
When she pushes the nozzle of the can
into the lamp, fills the empty space and
pushes the cloud of explosive vap"r mp,
the vnpOr is Obliged to pour ont over the
lamp at the top into the room outside
OF course it strikes against the blazing
wick, which the girl is holding down by
one side. The blaze of the wick sets the
invisible cloud of vnpor aiirc and there is
an explosion which ignitcs the oil and
scattcrS it over her clothes and the furni-
turc of the room. This is the way in
which the lamp bursts. The same tIing
may happen when girl porlrs the oil
over the fire in range or stove, if there
is n cloud of vapor in the upper part OF
the can, or if the stove is hot enough to
quickly cvaporizc some Of the oil as it
falls. Remember that it is not the oil
hut the invisible vapor which explodes.
Taking care of the oil will not protect
yOn. There is no afoty except in the
rule: Never pour oil on lighted fire or
into Il lighted lamp.
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7I2Ul pau t.:7p!s Iouo oVl no possud.,
''oIqrl IoV "a. HunIp puu uoluo puq oVM
'Spu0MJ p[o 'IBo 9AuIslI0s IoV uodu Hoy
p7Anluu-Il! oUp 10 GooVdold 8u!HuoIo oVl
we're the usual number of good eau
tInus, timid souls. who stood on the
fence ready to jump down when her
position was certain, and she had placed
herself beyond the need of their assist
mcc! Foremost in this rank was the
correct and proper Mr. Bliss, who soilcd
no pharasaical garment of his by juxta-
position with any known sinner Of doubt
ful person.
At the expiration of u year Emma's
school contained pupils from the first
families III the city, with whose whole
education She was entrusted; and who,
making 1t ih"lr homo with her, received,
out OF sch0ol-llourS, the watchful care of
Al i.iD'nlr. 1t became increasingly popu-
lar, and Emma was able to command
her own price for her servicee.
''Why don't YOU send your daughter
10 my friend, Miss Grant?" said Mr.. Bliss
10 Senator lialI; "ohe is little protcgc
ct mnC-nlcc young woman came 70
me at the commencement of her school
for my patrona9o; the consequences is,
she has gone up like a skyrocket. They
call il the Model SrhooIn"
Gondesccnding Mr.. Bliss 1t was a
pity to take the nonsense out of him:
but you should have seen the crest fallen
expression Of his whole outer man as
the elegant widuwrr he addressed, Turn
ING on him whitening look of contempt,
said:
"ThC young woman of whom YOU
speak, sic, Will he my wife before the cx-
pir,,,I"r of another week; and i'll her
name and mine, [ thank YOU fo1 the
very liberal patronage and the manly
encouragement You extended to her
youth and hClplcssncss in the hour of
need"
1t is needless to add how many times
il the course Of tho following week the
| inhabitants d., who had found it
convenient entirely to forget the exist.
| rncc Of Miss Emma Grant, were heard
| to nt>rlard their conversation with INV
| friend, Mrs. Senator Hail." Alas ? poor
| human nature
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4 Horrible Story Revived.

Interest is revived III the horrible
tragedy that was enacted in the village
of POcasset, Mass. on May l.. 1879,
when Charles T.. Freeman, n fnnatical
Adventist, killed his little daughter I'M
der the insane dclusion that he had re-
ccivcd a commission from Heaven to Of
fer the child up as n sacrifice.
Freeman and his wife were indicted for
murder, but he was finally committed to
the insane asylum, and his wife, after re-
manning for Il timo in Jail, was released.
For some months Freeman has been
practically without restraint at the
asylum in Damvcrs and he has been
permitted to visit his family, now ut
Lynn.
1t having become evident that the
fanatic was restored to his right mind,
the authorities here decided to dispose
of his case. The Indictment for murder
is still hanging over INN. A conference
was held a few days ago by his counsel
and Chief Justice Morton and Judge
Colhurn, and it was finally decided that
the case must go to trial at Barnstablc.
Freeman now says his crime was prompt
cd by the devil, and not by the AL
Rightly.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-07-12
That Spoon Story.

AT the st. Louis Exchange recently
prominent Sonthclncr told Gov. Long
of Massachusetts, that Con. Butler
while in command at New Orleans. had
taken his family horses and kept them.
He says: 81 saw the team for the last
time on vessel bound for Boston, with
a coffin full of spoons, several hat racks,
andso cooking utensils and furniture. 3"
Somebody wrote to Gen. Butler about it.
and he says in reply; eff anybody
would believe that | would put spoons
i'll a coffin, he would believe the rest OF
the story. Unless the coffin was of glass
or left open, how could he see that the
spoons We're i'll it? it is enough to say
that L had the carriage horses and car
rage used by me when in New Orleans
rom q stable keeper there. The only
Two. Two horsGs s2 brought away, were those l
TOOK 100 10 10 NewOrieans from Massachusetts,
ard they came in vessel thence to New
York. '',.''>> ~ '''"
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Our population Of 1880 was more than
double that of 1880, or 5O,155, 7S3,
against 23, l91 ,S7G. The tendency of
population to centre in the cities becomes
more marked rs the Union grows older.
The total nunli L OF inhabitants in the
cities has about Quadruplcd since 1850
ll,3lS,547 against 2 S97 $50.
The total male population of voting
age in the States and Territories was l2,-
S30,349< made up of S,270,5l8 native,
3,O72, ,4S7 foreign born, and 1,4S7 ,344
colored, among whom, besides Africans,
Chinese, Japanese, and Indians are in.
cludcd
The total number Of people pursuing
gainful occupations was 1892, 099, be
ing "a 68 per cent of the entire popula-
ton, and 47.31 per cent of the popula-
ton of 1Oyears Of age and upward. OF these
l4,744, 942 were males, and 2,647, 157
were females, engaged according to gen.
cral classification thus:
1otn'. Maze Fen,dle.
Agriculture .7,670,4 ,493 7,O75,9S3 59i,51O
Profess NJ andper-
sonal services .4,O74, ,23s 2,7l29i3 1. .3G1 ,2o5
-po,tation ......1 1,s1o,256 1,75o so2 59sG4
MaEuf CT ring, me-
ch'ncI & ming $685., ,112 3,2C5l24 631 1888
The total population OF ten years and
over having been 3G, ,761 ,Gn7, there were,
therefore, 10 9,3G9, ,50S of these not engaged
in the gainfui occupations, 2,9U ,O3S be-
ing males, and 15,3TS47O females. OF
! these =, $50, ,927 are males, and $3.50, 2OC
| females between the ages OF 10 and IS,
! the total Of which figures substantially
! equals the number of children attending
| school, who do not through any consid-
| cradle portion of the wear, pursue any
! aaiuful occupation. Invalid childrcn
Migrants. and inmates of charitable and
correctional institutions must also be
riphcrcd out. OF males between lG and
50 only 921 1873 are unnccomtcd for
Those are students, the iniirm in body
and mind, and the criminals aud pauprrs.
"Ihc number Of men at this period of
litc, not disabled, who are not returned
as of some occupation hy reason of i'll
hcritrd wealth or of having retired from
business, is hardly important enough in
this country" says the report, "to be
mentioned" OF females between the
ages of 1G and SO, however the number
not accounted for is vastly lnrgcr, for OBJ
viOus rcaSons-1l, ,093, 1897. In that total
are included the students, the disabled,
the criminals, and the ptupcrs; but it is
made up i'll chief part of wives, mothcra,
and grown daughters who are keeping
house for their families, OF living at homo
without any special occupation. OF
those of GO and over without occupation,
the totals are 51S,77S males and 1,3Oi, :
3S3 females 1t is Obvious why these
are unemployed. Finally, of course,
only reputable occupations are included.
In New York City, ont of a total popul;,-
tion OF ,20G, 229, 5l3,377 were engaged
in gumful occupations. OF whom 31S, 159
were males and l35. 2lS females.
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MAR
Can l forget the happy night,
In that December weather,

Can forget the happy night,
In that December weather,
When che and ], with footsteps light,
Walked home from church together?
My heart was rent 'twixt JOY and fear
And she was coy and chary,
For that which maidens love to hear
I'd whispered il her tiny car,
While walking home with Mary.
All, that was in the long ago,
But somehow it seems ncarcr,
And those dear days we used to know
Seem always, somehow, dearer,
When Mary fingers by my side,
AS coy and sweetly chary
As When, in that December tide,
lwooed and won my little bride,
While walking homo With Mary.
God bleso thee, Navy, for the peace
That comcth with this seeming,
And grant nc'cr shall know Surcease
From this d .liShtful dreaming;
For i'll mine age you are to me,
Though all the world may vary,
Tho same sweet girl you used to be;
And to land my faith can see,
I'm walking home with Mary.
EUGENE FIELD.