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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

he iastens this to the dinner table, which
indicates at once his place at the tab,s
and the fact that he will be there at
meal time. When he leaves, even II IL
is only for few hours, provided it
covers the time OF meal, he takes his
badge and deposits It with the lodge
keeper. receiving it again when he re.
turns.
Inmates are provided with not only
food aud shelter, but with clothing.
The uniform of the Harbor, which, how
ever, Is not required to be worn except
on State occasions, is OF navy blue, with
white metal buttons. In addition each
is allowed one pound of tobacco
month, and it is through this allowance
largely that discipline ia maintained.
Punishment Is called "taboo," and con
sists for the most part of withdrawing
the tobacco allowance or the privilege OF
leaving the home, and in the case cl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

tween Broadway and the Bowery and
Seventh and Tenth streets, known as the
"Miuto farm about twenty-five acre,
in all. II was on part of this property
that A. r. Stewart aftcrward built his
retail store. by the time the litigation
concerning the will was settled this
property had so increased in value that
II was not thought wise to follow the
tcstator's request that the Harbor should
be built upon it. A site was selected on
Staten Island facing the Kill-von- -Kull,
and about 200 acres were purchased.
The corner stone Of the first building
was laid October 81, 1881, and August
1, 1898, the institution was formally
opened and thirty seamen were installed
as inmates.
This number. in spite Of narrow con-
struction of the will relating to the quali-
ications required of applicants for al.
mission, has grown to $50. Instead Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

those who are employed about the home,
either "a guides to visitors, walters in
the dining room, or rs laborers on the
farm, by withholding their pay. No iu-
mate is required to do any work. II he
docs any he Is paid for it at rate rang.
ing from SS to S2) month. The pay
roll of the institution to INN ,tes amounts
to about Sl5, 900 year. M,ny of those
VINO are not able to perform any of these
kinds Of work find means not only of
obtaining POCKET money, but even in
some cases of securing quite an income
by making ham'hpcSs, fish nets, baskets,
aud, in fact, nearly all articles in which
either twine or rattan is the chief factor.
The material is furnished by the institu-
tion aud sold to the inmates at cost.
Tncy fiud u ready s,lc for nearly every.
thing they make among visitors to the
lIarDor.
TIE dinner hour at the Harbor is an
interesting time for visitors. Punctually
upon the stroke Of ~ the great bell On
the main building is rung. Upon its
last stroNe The gong is sounded, au-
nouncing that dinner ls ready. Within
few second, ncarlv every plac, Mt the
tables is filled. Nothing, however, il
toucnel. The deep tone OF the gong
once more re,ounds through the building
aud II dcath-like silence falls upon the
assembled crowd-a silence go deep and
profound that the fall of a pin Can be
distinctly heard. Presently the stiffness
is broken by "a sanity, gray-hsired old
salt, who, with nasal twang and u sing
song manner, announces grace Mt the top
of his lunys. Once more the gong sounds
aud anything but silence prevails. No
time Is lost in useless conversation aud
mere formality at the dinner tlo,e. Tney
are there to feed, aud feed they do with
u vengeance, for in exactly three minutes
aud half from the time tho last gong
sounded the first man to finish his dinncr
has left the room. Some eat their meat
first; some their soup. But it is mere
matter of opinion aud taste as to the
order. There is no ceremony indeed.
In an institution OF this character there
are, of course, various types and charac-
tcrs OF men. There are those who might
have been the originals for any or all of
the characters in Captain Marryatts
novels or Cooper's sea tales. Tnen there
are others who ate the type OF "com.
mon sailor kic Sei aud cuTed before the
mast 1t Is an admirable caarty aud
well worth u visit any day.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
Commercial valre of Mum mics.

Even dead men have commercial
value nowadays. From the mummies OF
ancient Egypt is manufactured kind oi
paint called "mummy brown" II can
be purchased at any shop wnere artists
materials are sold. For some time II
WIS ALLEGED that the mummies employed
for this purpose were those of birds aud
beasts, such US cats and ibisses, but an
osteologist who interested himself in the
subject found In some of the raw s.utf
imported from Egypt certain bones which
were unquesiionably human.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

become wealthy. 1t is one of the rare
instances of charity having ample funds
to meet the dem ,uds made upoa it.
Hsving ono, been admitted as an in
mate to the homs sailor is fixed for
life. The utmost liberty Is allowed. In-
mates eau obtain leave OF absence for
any length OF time. Many OF them, in
fact, are away from the Harbor six
mouths at time. Some OF the more
able-bodied of the n occupy their sum
mers as shippers of pleasure craft in the
waters about New York, returning to
the Harbor for the winter. The method
of obtaining "liberty," as it is called, or
leave OF absence, is very simple. Each
inmate, on his admission to the Hsrbor,
is gwen a number and a silver badge
bearing it. While be ia 10 the Hsbor
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
KEYSTONE STATE CULu|NGS
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

MENpviLtE.-The as'gnees Of Delemater
60. have began paying creditors OF that
firm They number nearly | 200 and there -
slO9 707 - inj,l for distribution. The gen
cral creditors will get but 2 $40 cents on the
dollar. The judgement creditors Of q. w.
Delama,er get II mills on the dollar. The
unsecured creditors ofG u. Delamater get
~ 7-iO mills on the dol ar, and those Of 7.
A. Deamater : $40 millson the dollar.
Crawford county gets 81 007 02 on its claim
of tis.O00. and the State ~. 5S2 80 on its de-
posit Of siOI 100 This latter sum however.
goes 10 the bondsmen of the State Treasurer
who made good the loss to the State when
IL occurred
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

Recorder Frederick Snyth, President
Charles 8. Su ith OF the Chamber of
Commerce. Captain Francis A. Martin
aud Captain Albert Spencer oil the Ma
rine Society, the Rcv. DR.. Morgan Dix,
OF Trinity Church, aud the Rev. Dr..
Howard Duitield. of the First Presby-
terian Church. The will provided that
the home was 10 be established when
the estate would support fifty inmates.
A charter of incorporation was granted
by the Legislature in 1906. But con-
testants to the will arose, among them
the Bishop of Nova Scotia, and tue liti-
cation lasted until 1880, when by de-
cision of the United States Supreme
Court the will was sustained.
The property which Captain Randall
ke.t to the Harbor consisted OF land bs.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

one building there are now about TWEEN.
ty-ive on the ground. Five OF these,
containing the dormitories, dining Rooms,
and work rooms for the inmates, are two.
story structures connected 10y covered
ways. Three OF them present facade
supported by Doric columns in the style
that was 50 universal fifty years ago. The
executive offices are in the central of the
i've buildings. Halls extend tiansverscly
through each building. In the main
hall OF the central building the windows
are of stained glass, all OF nautical de.
sign. The transom above the door
represents the top.ssll Of sailing vessel
and bears this inscription:
SAILORS SYUa HARsoR.
For Aged, ID crsut, ami Wo:n-Out Sailors
Founded bv
R)bert X cnard Randall.
How Great, How Plentiful, How R,ch Dover
Throughout the halls the walls are
adorned With eLgravings aud paintings,
almost all of them representing scenes at
sea. There is An ample hospital build
ing, together with workshops, kitchens,
boiler rooms, and neat cottages for the
employees. a very handsome chapel has
Just been erected in the form of Il Greek
cross surmountci by an imposing dome.
1t is not, however, either the buildings
or the grounds which are the chez
source of interest in this pleasing insti-
tuition. The buildings are ample, com
modious. aud well designed to accom-
modate 1000 inmates. 1t is the inmates
Themselves who form the picturesque
feature. There are old salts of every
Nation aud nearly every race; men who
have buifeted the storms Of every sea.
Tue requirements tor admission are that
maa snail have sa,lel in vessels going
to foreign parts under the American ilag
for i've years and he unable to earn u
living by manual labor. This excludes
all lake sailors, and, "a in the early days
the institution was cramped for funds,
the trustees were led to adopt cOnstruc.
tion of the terms of the will which
would keep down the number OF the ap-
picants TO the limits of the endowment
they decided that the PROVISIONS OF tue
will only applied to men who followed
the vocation Of seamen as it existed at
the time the will was made. The con.
struction, therefore, excludes from the
benefits of the harDor seamcn sailing N
steam vessels. In short, the inmates are
those alone who cJmc uuder the descrip
ton OF "sailors before the mast"
BY thus keeping down the number OF
admissions, together with tie constant
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
LITTLE III stuck a hat pin

A LITTLE -irl stuck hat pin in the back
of John Nensel. OF Petrolia, he point touch
ing the spine. Nensel has been suffering
from spasms ever since and has lost his
mind. A resident OF Butler is now suffering
from paralysis. the result Of practical Joke
OF the same nature played on him.
AT Springbrook. one OF c. r. Fords
Italian shanties burned and in the ruins
were found two bodies OF laborers.
TOGETHER the 10 cities Of Lancaster. Ale
gheny Allentown. Altoona, WiIkesbarre.
WiliamspOrt. Scranton, McKeesport, York
and Harrisburg have a capital Of ss6. 252 85i
and empl,y 81, 59D persons. These are paid
40 09i, 52s rs wages and they produce
manufactures to the value of tll9, ,2lT .003.
JoNArHAS DAVIS. Of Pierpont township.
Crawford county. has Just celebrated his
Tooth birthday. Mr. Davis was tifer in the
war OF 1872 and still has the fife which hs
used at that time. He is in perfect health.
eats his three meals day and likes fat pork
as well as in Olden times.
A TERRIFIC gas explosion occurred in the
air shaft AT the Sterling colliefy, Shamokin,
Tuesday, burning Thomas Jenkins and
Petro Buccerie in fiightiul manner.
Ar Fairview. Mercer county. Charles
Msskray was struck on the forehead by
slab thrown from a saw in his sawmill and
killed instantly.
AT Legionville, Beaver county, OTTO Lei.
bel, Young German, was run over by a
train Wednesday. He lived nearly an honr.
but refused TO give anv information except
as 10 his name and birthplace somewhere
on the Rhine. He cried piufully for his
nj other.
IT has develored that engine 30S Of the
Baltimore and Ohio did not explode its
boiler Monday near Connellsville. An &C.
centric broke and was driven through the
boiler. carsing the engine to come to very
sudden stop and throwing three men of the
pilot Not one OF them was scalded, bit all OF
the m were shaken up and slightly bruised.
AT Stroudsburg Hiram w. Risler. a dry
goods merchant fred at thief and he dis
appeared. Monday morning the burglar
was found in . vacant lot. but he would not
give his name. He died shortly after.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
A Pointer for Fathers.

It is the rule in the family OF an Erie
County man that bafore his girls may
have beaux they must learn to cook and
sew. lie has raised seven girls and has
three more coming on, aud all are ex-
cellent housekeepers. Six have married
and the seventh is spoken for, while the
young men are already shying up to the
other three.-New York Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

The trustees he appointed were the
Chancellor Of the State Of New York.
the Mayor and Recorder of the city of
New York, the President of the Cham.
her of Commerce, the President and
Vice President of the Marine Society,
and the senior Presbyterian and Epi..
copal ministers of this city and their sue
cessors in these offices forever. The
Office OF Chancellor of the State was
abolished in 1916, and since then there
have been but seven trustees. From
this provision of the will it happens that
the present trustees are Mayor Glroy,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

Robert Richard Randall concentrated the
very essence of the saltiness and brcezl.
ness of a sailors life in the name he
chose for the charity he founded. The
name, however, has been no more sue.
cessful than the institution. More than
1000 old tars have found shelter in 1t, and
safe anchorage after the storms of life.
OF Captain Randall, the founder of
the Sailors Snug ilarbor, singularly
meager information has been preserved.
Even his right to the title Of captain
rests on an argumentative foundation.
IL is known that he was member Of
the Marine Society and that none but
masters of vessels were admitted to men,
bership in it. Hence it is concluded that
he must have been n captain. 1t is also
known that he was bachelor, aud to
this circumstance is credited the fact
that while making such generous pro-
vision for sailors he made none at all for
sailors wives, widows or orphans.
Certain ii is that June lst, 1901, he
made will, drawn by Alexander Ham.
ilton, wherein, after making several
small specific bequests, he provided that
the residue OF his estate should be held
by trustees for the foundation OF home
"for aged, decrepit and worn-out
sailors"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
LfPe INSURANCE FfGrPgs.

TIE advance sheets OF the Life Insurance
Commissioner report show that the Ststi
of Pennsylvania leads the Union for annnnt
Of lite in'uranc, written dnrin' 1892. beat
ing New York by over Sli,0DO 600. Here are
the Pennsylvania figures for the five largest
companies: Equitable, Sli 4Gi l02, Mutual,
SIG. 0 2l3; Penn Mutual, S707t.272 New
York Lite, $685., 3lG and PrOvident Life,
SJ,Slgljl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
TRAINMEN BLOWN TO PIECES.
An Engine Explodes. Killing Four

Engine No. 2 Of the Choctsw Coal 4 Rail
way company exploded at the edge Of Red
oak, l. 7. Four trainmen were blown to
pieces. They are: L. P. Dsrnell, engineer
+. Fredericks, fireman; George Martin.
brakeman, Henry Landers. night hostler.
Three OF the bodies were hurled 80 fsstlfrom
the engine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
THY nnnE or TIE rILnr.

CoNSRIIsvfLLH-Thr hrakemcn. Henry
Ricklemad. stephen Fairchild and William
lIerberRer. were seriously hunt on the Bal
timore e OHIO near Broadiord They vera
riding on the pilot of engine No. 3O5 when
an explosion blew oIt the front of the
boiler. They were all unconscious when
picked up and their recovery Is doubtful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

JOHN DoLLARD. . member OF the Nor.
folk. Va, Council and wealthy merchant.
was shot In the throat by burglar who was
attempting to enter the rear door Of his
store. He died within ten minutes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

HAZgiroN-Thc explosion OF n blast in
Pardee Bros. Laurel Hill mine broke down
the wall Of an old shaft which was full OF
water, and flooded portion Of the Pardee
mine. Two miners we're drowned, and the
Others at work hal narrow escape. Their
names are Thomas Hudson and John Trem-
bath.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

UNroNrowS--rhe jury in the case Of Rob
ert Hughes against the Baltimore . Ohio
Railroad Company to recover S2j. 0Ci dam.
ages Tor allegei injuries received, after ne
ing ont ten hours, gave the plaintiff 8 ,8G3.
Hughes was n lreipht conductor and lost a
leg in a wreck about year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
Bullfighting Abolished.

At Pueblo, Mex, the government took
steps several months ago to abolish bull
fighting. The other States OF Mexico are
falling into line and the indications are
shat bullighting in this republic will soon
be abolished
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
SOLDIERS COLUMN
THE BLOODY NINTH INFANTRY.
A Seventeen Year Old Texas BOY at
Shiloh.

on the morning
OF The Bth day of
April, 1852. about
three or four o'clock
the firing Of n lone.
ly picket was heard,
which kept on In
creasing until day.
break. when il grew
heavier and louder,
awakening the boys
in gray, who arose
rom their beds OF
leaves aud began to
prepare iorthe fray,
~ II WIS the first
battle and baptism
of blood for the 9TH
Texas Infantry. I
was one OF the sew
cnieen ycar.old ! Il
boys, who had left
my home In Paris,
IcXas.tO see and on
LIZ Ihn Inriiinnn III
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12

LONDON had on the last day OF last mont.
iOU,7l5 paupsrs. aud Oh tha; day 9ly va
grants were ''reiievsi." Tas latest csusus.
1891, returned the population at 4, t.0j6.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
4 Guild CIT To PIECFs.

SHNRoN-Freddie Stewart, aged g. son OF
David Stewart. was cut TO pieces by an
electric car in sight of his mother.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-04-12
SNUG HARBOR."
HOME ron Disabled sENMEN
FOUNDED BY AN OLD SALE.
The Unique Charitable Institution on
staten isiand-Quecr Characters
OF the Harbor-Saiiorso of All
Nations Are There.

\ILORS' Snug IIar.
Dor is such an ex.
pressive term, SAYS
n New York cor
respondent of the
Chicago Times, that
il has become one
of the stock meta.
phors of the Ian.
uuaue. The UNIQUE
institution W hich
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31
AGAINST 16 TO l,
Death of "Uncle Dick" Wootton.

Richens Lacy Wootton, who came
down here as guide and courier with
Colonel Doniphan during the Mexican
war, and carried the news OF the battle of
Sacramento and the capture of Chihau-
hau to Santa Fe, and who was we'll known
to many Ell Pasoans, past peacefully
away at Trinidad, Colo, August 22nd.
"Uncle Dick" was born at Mecklenburg,
Virginia, May 6, 1906, and resided there
until II years old, when his father re-
moved to Christian county, Kentucky.
In 1886 be came to the Rocky mountain
country with an overland freight train
and became part and parcel of the far
western wilds. In his younger days he
made many perilous trips over the path
less mountains and plains to the Pacific
coast Oh the west and the Gulf OF Mexico
on the south. In 1853 one year before
the great Pixies Peak excitement, he
started the first store ever opened on the
present site of Denver. He cume to
southern Colorado and settled twelve
miles south OF Trinidad, where he con-
tinued to live until few years ago,
when he removed to Trinidad, where he
died.-Albuq. Times.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31

White Oaks is happy, and the whole of
southeastern New Mexico rejoices there
at Another rich strike has been made
in the gold camp in Baxter mountain,
This time, the miners Cabin" is the
claim that bids fair to rival the Old Abe,
or any of the other rich claims of that
camp. We are truly glad to hear OF the
news glad for the community in gener-
al, and for Messrs, Wilson and Ridgeway
in particular While we have severed
our official connection with Lincoln
county, still, Chaves county, and the en-
tire Pecos Valley, takes an interest in the
affairs of old Lincoln. We are geo.
graphically identified with that section
and our commercial relations are OF i'm
portance. Anything which helps Lincoln
county, helps this valley, and for the
prosperity OF this valley we labor.-ROs-
,ceH Record.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31

Z. BENJAMIN ANDREWS, president
of the Brown university and a del
egate to the Brussels conference
says;
Il would repeal the Sherman law, bo.
cause it hinders the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver, though believe it not to have
been influential, save in remote and
subordinate degree, in producing the
present crisis. It's repeal by itself will
bring no real relief, and should it be re-
pcaled without any provision whatever
for the rehabilitation of silver, gold
would take another big leap upward aud
prices another fall, desperately aggravat-
ing instead Of alleviating the business
depression"
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31

TINS year Indianapolis has the
Ii nor of entertaining the Boys in
Blue, aud the promise already is
that the encampment for 1893 will
surposs, in both attendance and
interesting features, the splendid
reunion at Washington last year.
indianapolis, being situated so
close TO Chicago, affords an excel
lent opportunity for the veterans
who go to the encampment TO COM
b'ne the pleasures of reunion
with their oldcomrades, with visit
TO the grandest exhibition Of the
nge. The event will be one OF
stirring interest.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31

SHOULD the Senate follow suit
and pass the Wilson Repeal Bill,
what a hollow mockery will that
statute become, in the declaration
that "the United States shall main
tain gold and silver as money
metals at a parity" 1t leaves sill
yer without any provision for its
further coinage and in the interest
of eternal justice TO the "white
metal" there is bound TO be n reck.
oning.
The old Abe eagle. (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 189?-189?, 1893-08-31

THE premium list Of the Pecos
Valley Fair which has just been
received here is admirably classi-
fed and contains an extensive and
valuable list of awards II is a
model Of the printers art and re-
fleets credit on the Office that ex-
ecu,ed it, the Roswell Register.