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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
1t Ralned Dollars.

A good many people have vivid recol-
lection OF cyclone which about seven
years ago tore through this country, enter
ing this state from above Pendleton, pass
ing WILLIAMSON and jumping over Green
vile city. Soon after the passage of the
unwelcome visitor somebody found in its
track on the place of w. II. Merritt, Bushy
Greek township, Anderson county, Span
ish silver "Rex" dollar of the reign OF
Charles IV. The coin had evidently been
dropped along with other miscellaneous
fragments and wreckage by the cyclone.
4 iAfew days ago another coin of the same
kind was found on the same place. DR.. I.
Il. James brought 1t to the city. 1t is in
good condition, bright, sound and clear Of
rust and is dated 1725, with 'Carolus ILL
Rex" on the margin --Greenville Is. o.
News
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
Snake and MongOOs.

One of our officers had tame mongoos,
a charming little pet. Whenever we could
procure cobra we used to turn it into an
empty storeroom, which had a window
high up from the ground, so that it was
perfectly safe to stand there and look on.
The cobra, when dropped from the bag
or basket. would wriggle into one of the
corners of the room and there coil himself
up. The mongoos showed the greatest eX-
citement when he was brought to the win
dow and would eagerly jump down into
the room the moment he was let loose, and
there his behavior became very curious and
interesting. He would instantly round his
back, making every hair stand out at right
angles and approach the cobra on tiptoe
with peculiar humming kind of noise
The snake in the meantime would show
signs of great anxiety, erecting its head and
hood in order to be ready to strike when its
enemy should come near enough.
Then the mongoos would run backward
and forward in front of the snake, getting
within what appeared to us striking dis
tance. The snake would thrust at him re-
peatedly and appear to hit him, but the
mongoos, quite unconcerned, would con-
tinue his comical dance.
Suddenly, and with movement so rapid
that the eye could not follow it, he would
pin the cobra by the back of the head. One
could hear the sharp teeth crunch into the
snakes skull, and in second all was over
After the battle the mongoos would eat the
snakes head and part of its body with
great gusto.
Its own safety lies in its perfect judgment
of the distance the snake can strike. The
increase of its apparent size from its hair
standing out at right angles deceives the
snake, so that its fangs never really touch
the body of the mongoos at all. They only
Craze the tips of its hair.-"Sport InSouth-
ern India"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
FOREST CITV.

Professor w. G.. Trim was a visitor
at Pittston Friday
The Hillside Coal and Iron COM
pany's colleries is this place were idle
Saturday and will also be idle tolay.
Mrs. David Jones, of Clifford, has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. L. Har-
ris, the past few days,
The teachers and pupils in the Forest
City school will resume their stu lies
tomorrow, after having enjoysl ten
days vacation.
Rev. j. G. Hogan visited his many
Carbondale friends Friday
George s. Esmay will leave soon for
Lynn. Mass, to take a,course on cleo
trical armature winding.
Frank W. Miller, Of Wilkes Barre,
was in this place on business Saturday.
A number of citizens are i'll with the
prevailing malady, the grip.
Professor J Luther Morgan, of this
place, atte lded the convention OF the
Pennsylvania State Music Teachers
association in Scranton last week.
Arthur May started Saturday for a
visit to Bainbridge for few days be-
fore returning to his studies at Cazsno.
via seminary, Cazenovia, N, Y.
Frederick Herrick and John j Nc
Gowan expect to eat their New Years
dinner in Binghamton, N. Y.
Dennis Sweeney is once more around
after his recent illness.
Charley Tucker, O; Unlondale, spen
Saturday in town.
A. H. Carpenter of this place, hal
been appointed district president Of TIL,
Patriotic Order Sons Of America fol
SusQuehanna county.
The Flying Vulture" will be the at
fraction at the opera house tonight
The two great comedians. Alfred Kelley
and John ]. Kennedy, appear with this
company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
MGR. TONER'S IMPRESSIVE WORDS.

Beautiful Sermon at st. Johns on the
Mercy of God.
At the late mass in ST. Johns church
yesterday, Monsignor Toner, Of Rome,
delivered beautiful sermon on the
"Mercy of God" The speaker pre-
sented a striking appearance clad in
the robes OF his holy Office. During
the delivery of mis- sermon a silence so
profound prevailed throughout the
large edifice that the slightest whisper
was distinctly audible The reverend
speaker dwelt at length on the many
examples of mercy exercised and ex-
tended by God to the sinner He also
cited several illustrations that came
under his own observation. particular
among them being an instance where
he was called into mine to administer
the last rites of the Catholic church
to dying man who lay buried beneath
several tons of COAL The speakers re
marks were full of dramatic interest,
and showed much cultivation and
study.
He closed his discourse by relating
how God extended pardon to the thief
on the cross when He said, this day
thou shalt be with me in Paradise,
and also to Peter who denied Him
three times, by giving him the keys OF
His church,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01

will attend reunion of Christian En-
deavor delegates who attended the
Montreal convention today at Berwick.
Master and Man" will be the at
traction at the Music hall this aftel-
noon and evening. 1t Is a play full of
dramatic interest, AMI gives vivid i'll
lustration of the practical workings of
foundry moulding room.
To the many readers and pltrons of
The TRIBUNE in this place who have
assisted in making the Pittston edition
the success it is, we desire to express
our appreciation by wishing them a
Happy New Year.
Services in st Johns church today
will be at 1880. 8 and 10:45 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
DEATH OF MRS. TENcH.

She Left Here One Week Ago for the
Sunny South.
Saturday morning intelligence was
received by West Pittston relatives of
the death of Lillian, wife of William
Tench, at Jacksonville. Fla
Only few days ago Mr.. Tench with
his family left for Florida with the
hopes that Mrs Tench, who had been
i'll with consumption, might at least
gain temporary lease of life, but it is
supposed that the long journey proved
too much for her weakened constitu-
tion. The remains passed through
Pittston last night on the way to
Bridgewater, near Montrose, Mrs.
Tench's old home, for interment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
Tho Convenient Linen Bag.

When there is space for it, wicker
hamper with cover is the very best re-
ceptacle for soiled linen. Many house
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
MINOR PlTTsToN MENTION.
Some of the Happenings of the Period
Briefly Narrated.

Some Of the Happenings of the Period
Briefly Narrated.
Master and Man" will be the New
Years attraction at Music Hall tonight.
The Ferry Bridge company on Satur-
day declared dividend OF per cent.
A taking open house, programme il
announced for the Young Mems Chris
tian association today. The Ladies
auxiliary will receive callers from 8 tc
10 p. m. All young men invited.
Revival services will be begun at the
Water Street Baptist church tonight.
Watch night services were held at
the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal
church last night.
The sheriff sale of the Grand RAPIDS
Coal company's property will take place
tomorrow at 10 am.
Superintendent Griffiths, of the Exc
ter Machine works, is removing to ].
L. Cakes new house on Luzsrns ave-
nue.
The Garden Village quartstte will
give concert at Plymouth tonight.
The funeral of Francis Msnley, who
died at Tafton, will take place at 10
o'clock this morning at Hawiey.
The shovel works at Wyoming will
make q reduction in wages, beginning
today, of 10 and 90 per cent.
Rev. j. B. Sumner addressed the
young mems meeting yesterday after
noon; subject, "The Last Day."
A stereopticon exhibition will be
held In the lecture room of the Prssby-
terian church this evening.
The Even Eight club, of the Wes
Side, will entertain their friends at q
Japanese tea at the home of Marion
Benedict tomorrow evening.
Wallace Bruce will lecture on
"Scotchmen and Scotland" in Music
Hall Wednesday evening next
Miss Name Reap is entertaining
Misses Jennie Clark and Genevisve
McCann, of Hyde Park. as New Years
guests.
The Juvenis club will hold an enter,
tainment followed by a hop at the
rooms in the Keystone block tonight
The fair and festival OF the Congrs-
gational church opens tonight.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Wag
ner, aged IA years, whose!death occurred
Saturday, will take place this after
noon. Iuterment in HamtowD ceme
terry.
\ Frederick G. Bush and G. M. All sI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
c. M. 3. A. ANNUAL ELECTION.
Branch 49 Elects officers for the Ensuing
Tarm

Branch 4s Elects officers for the Ensuing
Term. ..-.
A regular meeting of branch 4S,
Catholic Mutual Benefit association,
was held December 30. 1898.
The officers elected for the ensuing
term are as follows: President,
William H. Rutledge; first vice presi-
dent, James ]. Duffy; second vice
president, John H. Mullen; treasurer,
Francis Bohan; secretary, John T.
Flaunery; assistant secretary, Patrick
A. Sweeney; financial secretary, James
G. Lydon; marshal Edward J. Burke /;
guard, William McKaig; trustees, two
years, John Mullen, John H. Foy and
Edward ]. Rutledge; J. H. Foy, dele
gate to the state convention; W. H.
Rutledge, alternate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
BEFORE HYMEN'S ALTAR.

Pleasing Social Event Takes Place at
Close of the Year.
At $50 o'clock last evening pleas
ing social event took place at Victoria
hotel hall, Lexington avenue, New
York, at which time Mr.. SchloSser, the
genial manager of Browns Bee Hiv9,
was united in marriage to Miss Bertha
Oppenheimer Of New York.
Surrounded by numerous, invited
guests the twain were made one
through the Jewish ritual At the
conclusion of the ceremony a magnifi-
cent wedding feast was served, The
wedding tour will embrace Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Schlosser will
take up their residence in Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01

Lilly, the great English astrologer, an
nually published little leatlet under the
title of Astrological Predictions" In the
one for 164S occurs the following, "In the
year 1865 the spheliun of Mars will be in
Virgo and all kinds and sorts of disasters
to the commonwealth, monarchy and king
dom of England may be expected Ia that
and the two following years" +"
1t is needless to add that 1866 brought
the great plague" which carried away
$3.50 people and 1865 was the year of
the "great fire." in which 13,20O houses
were deet-o-"A Ct | nnis Republic
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
AFANCIEUL LINEN RAG.

wives, however, give preference to bags
for this purpose. Some very pretty linen
bags are made of colored linen for work
ing with white flax threads; Others are of
twill or drilling. The average bag is
made square and arranged to draw up at
the top with string or tape. There
are also more fanciful arrangements of
this useful article, such as the one here
reproduced from The Housewife.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01
ST. MARY's DEDICATED TODAY.

Brief Forecast Of the Impressive Services
to Be Celebrated
The dedication of st. Mary's German
Catholic church will take place today,
beginning at 10 o'clock with the bless
ing of the church by Bishop O'Hara,
followed by high mass, Rev. P. G. Ma
gle, of Wilkes Barre, celebrant and
Father Frichen of st. Johns church.
Scranton, deacon.
The dedicatory services will be
preached by Rev. Peter Christ. At 3 p.
m. class Of eighty will be confirmed
by Bishop O'Hara.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-01

REMEMBER the place, %
North Main Street. Sign Of the
Big Boot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
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blown il bottle. Shopper qusr bottle.
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pure. old ard mellow, therefore be.; adapted fcl
invslids, convaleeccnts and the aged i, restore,
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up tho weak aud debiliAted. Quartz. q. Pint.
GO ceIte. Put up on honor and guaranteed ev
ROYAL WINE. CO., Chicago.
For sale At Harper House Pharmacy. and b.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03

ley and the back bone Of it, prosperity. It
employed about 800 men who. With their
families, made up . large portion Of the
LOO or I. 80 population claimed for the
town. The burning of this plant involves
a financial loss Of from &45O. 900 to $500 coo
with about half that amount Of insurance.
The total loss to the town will exceed .
million dollars, with . comparatively
light insurance
The situation at Sandstone is even more
appalling than at Hinckley, except in point
OF numbers. OF the 200 people who lived
in the town one-fourth are dead. Otto Stef-
nerveldt. OF Sandstone, walked to Hinck-
ley and rode down to Pine City last night,
and tells a graphic story Of the disaster.
He says that Saturday about $50 d
m. the flames were near the town, and
people prepared to leave early. The wind
blew like hurricane, and as the people
were getting ready to leave the fire closed
IN on three sides. Not a single person
saved thing except his clothes. Steffer-
veldt carried two children to place of
safety and went back for more.
About 100 went to the river and fifty or
sixty were burned to death. He saw over
forty bodies, charred and burned, lying on
every side. The people who were saved
have been without food or shelter since
the nre, and no relief could be got to them
yesterday. The people are living on pota-
toes and carrots left in the ground. The
fire was on both sides of the river, so that
the town OF Partridge was also burned.
The people are living on the river bottoms
without shelter. General Manager Far
rington, at Duluth, was telegrsphed and
asked to send a train to within seven miles
OF the place with provisions and medicine.
In addition tn over forty boii es at Sand
stone there are twenty st Kettle River
junction. All the settlers in the vicinity
are probably burned to death. O'Neill
Bros. had twelve camps in the woods
near Sandstone, aud all these are burned.
Most Of the inmates, however. are be-
lieved to have escaped with their lives.
There is about eleven homeless families
still at Mission Creek. but they have
provisions for about twenty-four hours.
Brook Park. two miles west of Hinckley,
is burned, and there arc about le5 people
there. many of whom a-e in need Of in.
mediate relief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03

0Gh:ers turned their attention to their
personal eafety-they had to-
The Eastern Minnesota train from the
south had just come in, and the people Of
the panic-stricken village focked to it for
safety. A number of box cars were coupled
on and filled with men, women, and chill
dren. Some were bareheaded, some were
coatless. some few clutched a pitiful bun
die OF the more precious of their portable
possessions. Families were separated;
children Joined the throng and left parents.
In all there was a motley crowd Of about
40 or moro people. The train pulled out
Just ahead OF the fire and succeeded in
ultimately reaching Duluth. Had not
this number of people, largely women and
children, left the doomed city when they
did. the loss Of life would have increased
in geometrical ratio, for their presence
would have added immeasurably to the
subsequent confusion.
About the same hour the accommotia-
ton train on the Hinckley and ST. Cloud
branch left FOR the latter place with about
twenty-five passengers. Its path lay di-
rectly across the path of the fire and the
situation speedily became desperate. The
ties were burning, the rails were warping.
and the trestles were sagging under the
train. The smoke had increased SO that
the engineer was helpless. He could not
see the train behind him. Burning trees
lay across the track and were being tossed
aside by the engine. Suddenly the track
gave way and the train toppled off on one
side. No one was injured and they
pressed to Pokegama station, q few rods
ahead. They succeeded in reaching the
Clearing about the station and escaped
with few burns aud bruises.
The people who We're left in the city
were in what seemed to be an almost
hopeless condition. Egress by the only
means of transportation that could hope
to distance the swiftly advancing flames
was out of the question. The men had
been fighting the fire for hours and the
women and children were In a panic.
stricken condition. Many of them were
OF the more ignorant of the population,
Tor very large percentage of the people
who got ont on the Great Northern rail-
road were of the more intelligent class
Horses were harnessed to buggies and
wagons. Woman and children wer,
hurriedly loaded. In some cases attempts
were made to carry off some household
goods, bat in most instances the people
had no thought for aught but their lives
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
HUNGRY LEAP OF THE RED DEMON

The Town Swallowed In . Moment and
the People Fly for Their Lives.
About 8 O'Clock in the afternoon the fire
literally jumped into the town. Its APP
pearance was not gradual; it did not eat
its way along. but came in huge leaps, as
If to overtake everything fleeing before it,
aud then burned back at its leisure It is
described by those who witnessed its on
ward progress at Hinckley and elsewhere
rs il it were forced along by cyclones of
its own gene ration. The intense heat
would dew elop veritabie whirlwinds of
fame that actually twisted OF poplar
trees several inches in thickness and car
ried huge blax;ng firebrands high in the
air for forty to eighty rods, there to fall
aud begin the work Of devastation anew.
1he fire first struck Hinckley on the east
side Of the Duluth track, and the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
THE DESTRUCTION At HlNkLev.

A Waste Of Ashes All That Is Left-At
Sandstone and Elsewhere.
In the meantime Hinckley was burning.
The flames leped from building to build
ing with almost the rapidity of an electric
spark. Everything was finder dry. There
was not even one brick wall to stay for a
moment the work Of destruction. and all
went up in smoke. About 80 dwellings
with all their household treasures; TWEEN
ty stores and all their stocks of goods, in
Guiding the large general establishment
Of the Brennan Lumber company; VIC
hotels, the Central and the Morrison; the
railway stations and new brick school, the
town hall, the Duluth round-house, the
three bridg es and at last the plant Of the
Brennan Lumber company, saw mill. plan.
ing mill, stables, lumber yard aud all
This institution was the pride Of Hiuck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
An Ode to Columbus.
The praise Of Columbus
We often 90 rehea.se.
som.t mes IN prose % .iately
Sometimes in r nging verse

Many a on'e m,urnfui melancholy. morbid
miserable msn sing. ihc praise OF even a create,
discovery than thai of Columbus. Dr. Prices
Golden Medical Discovery opens up a new world
of hope and health 10 the sick. IL cure. tober.
cular consumption which is simply lung -crofula
the active aud dangerous Development OF 9
tant in the blood. Its blood cleansing botanic
principles sp,c ally 1T IL 70 cleanse the blood snd
prevent 1.-THE formation OF ulcers in the lung. and
bronchial tnbes. Liver complaint, skin disease,
and sort are also cured b, it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
LEGAL
Aam,ssssratss's Notice

Betate Of Daniel Fowler, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed admin.
irtrxtor Of the estate Of Daniel Fowler late Of
the county Of Roch leland. stale Of Illinois, de-
ceased. hereby gfvcs notice tina; he will sppesf
before the county court Of Rock leland coun-
y, NJ the ONCE o. the clerk OF said court, IN
the city Of Roch Island. at the October term, on
The fnt Monday IN October pexi, ct winch
time oil persons having claims aga.ne; said c.
tate are notified and requested to attend for the
purpose Of having the came adjusted. All pcr.
cons indebted to said estate are requested to
make Immediate payneut TO the undersigned.
BYRON DRrRY, Administrator.
Dated this SIS; day OF July. A. d. 1924.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03

When Baby was sick. We gave her Cassoria
When she was a Child. she cried for Cassoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-03
HORRORS CLIMAX
Reached by the Work Of the
Forest Fiend Of Fire.
AWFUL HOLOCAUST IN MINNESOTA.

Possibly 1000 Persoas Have Beer
Roasted Alive and Drowned
While Fleeing from the
Roaring Flames.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01
rrIsurNG TRACK IN A BAD WAY.

Letter walden the horse owner. made things IN
t.resing' at the race track OF Flushing yesterday
abusing ,he judges. timers starters. jockeys ana
everybody. in fact. connected with the track MT
Wal!en's wrath was caused by the club ruling him
and his stables of the track. he having brought SUIT
against them for purses won The other o"hfrs
who have horses racing at Flushing making prep
o-,,,ous to leave the place "a Simon Feist. the
hacker u the club has declined 10 assume any fur
ther responsibility. Altogether there are twelve
suits fled against the club for purses won, ana
some OF the winners have not enough cash TO take
them out OF town The secretary had announced
that there would be racing yesterday, but as me
hour for the first race approached. MI. loo.h saId
that owing 70 the withdrawal OF Mr.. FeiSt new ar
raneements were necessary. and that the track
would De- open again In a few days