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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
OBITUARY.

=. ID. Johnson died at his home, 63S
Adams avenue, Yesterday afternoon from
lingering heart trouble. He had been i'll
for the past six months. Mr.. johnson was
born in Kingston, y. Y, and was IS
years of age at his death For nearly
half century he has lived in this valley.
In the early days Mr.. johnson established
for himself a fortune which would now
| have placed him among the wcalthiast
men i'm this region had not false friend
ship robbed him of his money. lie was II
good Christian man; honesty was his first
motive and the friends he made respect
and honor his character and mourn his
death. Mr.. johnson leaves wife and
daughter. The funeral announcement will
be made later.
Funeral Director 2. w. Tague. of West
! Scranton, received word here yesterday
| announcing the death of his sister-in- law,
Mrs. John Tague, at her home at Lemon,
| Wyoming county Tuesday afternoon. The
| deceased was we'll known here. She was
! the youngest daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
! William J. Lewis of Lemon. She was
| almost 81 years of age. A member of the
| Lemon Methodist church she was deeply
| interested in all church work Her hus-
| band, two sons. John NJ. and Henry, and
| one daughter. Mrs Nina Clark, survive
her. The funeral services will be held
| Thursday morning at II o'clock at the
Methodist church. Interment will be made
at Starks cemetery
| The death of Mrs. Bridget Elizabeth
Morrin, about 2S years of age, occurred
| Monday night at the residence, 5l7 Hamp-
ton street, after short illness. The de-
ceased enjoyed Il wide circle of friends
up and down the valley. She was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Walsh, OF
| $50 Eynon stdeet. Her husband and on.
young son, Joseph. survive her. hiSf
mass of requiem will be celebrated at St
! Patrick's church Thursday morning at
| clock. Intermcnt will be made at the
| Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
Mrs r. j. Grifiiths died at midnight last
night at her home in Blakciy. Funera
announcement later.
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NEW YEAR WATCH SERVICES.
An excellent New Years eve concert
will be given at the Simpson Methodist
church Friday evening, preceding
watch services. The Christmas cam
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NERVOUS TROUBLES; ALL KINDS
~ cured with Animal Extracts. Free book
tells how. WASHINGTON CHEMICAL ~.
Washi ngton, ID. G.
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Seeds.
Miscellaneous.

BAUrER's ORCHEsTRA-MUsIC FOR
balls, picnics parties, receptions, we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address II. J. Bauer, conductor.
III Wyoming avenue over Hulbert's
music store.
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FRANK =. BROWN g. co, WHOLE
sale dealers i'm Woodware, Corddge and
Oil Cloth, 72O West Lackawanna ave.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
An Injured Miners Nerve.

A few days ago at Quartsburg, in
Baker county, Theodore Eby, a miner,
was working alone in a stope in the
Clifford niue when a huge rock fell
from the hanging wall and struck his
leg, breaking it about half way be-
tween the knee and hip and pinioning
the unfortunate man fast. Within
arms length of where he stood vas a
pick. With this instrument he pried
the rock from his leg and extricated
himself. There was no assistance
nearer than Mr.. Glfford's house, just
below the dump of the tunnel, and the
only person there was Mrs. Clifford.
her husband being absent.
There was only one thing for Eby
to do, and that was to get himself out
the best way possible. The journey
ahead of him required almost super
human effort. He had to go down on
a ladder in a sixty-foot shaft from the
stope to the tunnel, which was 800
feet from the entrance. He let him
self down the shaft by his hands, and
on reaching the tunnel crawled out,
all tho time suffering the most intense
pain. On reaching the dump he called
for help, and Mrs. Clifford came to his
assistance and helped him to the house
and to his bed. Later Mr.. Clifford re-
turned home and procured a physician
to attend Mr.. Eby, who at last accounts
was getting along as we'll as could be
expected. Morning Oregonian.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
denly" he says, II felt the bowl.
der on which I stood shake and

denly" he says, II felt the bowl.
der on which I stood shake and
give a sudden downward lurch.
1t then dawned upon me that
the bear was undermining my
stronghold, aud within a few minutes
it would topple over and I be delivered
over to his tender mercy. In this
emergency I bethought myself of a
bottle of brandy which 1 carried in
my pocket. Thinking that by pouring
its contents over the ground the bear
would desist from his undermining
operations, I emptied half of it, but
he seemed to be all the more refreshed
by the smell and worked away more
vigorously than ever.
"There was but half of the brandy
left and things were beginning to look
serious, when I tried, as a last chance,
the extreme remedy of emptying the
remainder of the flask onto the back of
the bear and throwing a lighted match
to the brandy. The flames Immediately
enveloped the animal, and, with shrieks
and yells of pain he, skedaddled to my
great relief.
81 was presently reioined by my
companions, and with loaded guns we
followed, up the bear, whom we soon
discovered licking his burnt sides, on
which very little fur remained. He
was so weak after his adventure at the
bowlder that we had no difficulty in
dispatching him."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
Engineer Attacked by a Lion.

To battle with q huge mountain
lion, seven feet in length, and 253
pounds in weight, on a trestle at night,
is the thrilling experience that has
just befallen Edward q. Depew, an
engineer oD the Great Northern Rail
road, near Lowell, Wash.
Sat the time of the adventure"
says Engineer Depew, "I was pulling
the overland passenger train going
east, and as we were afew minutes
late VT were trying to make up..a little
time. After we had left Lowell, and
almost two miles east Of there, about
half way across a long t~restle, my fire.
man, George Lawrence, jumped down
off his seat box and came quickly to
my side of the engine. I noticed a
startled look in his face, and, looking
ahead, saw through the darkness a
black object on the track.
"My first thought was of some OBJ
struction on the track. For a second
the thought of jumping flashed through
my mind, but I | anished it. Nothing
could be done. We were too close to
the danger, and the fright had the
same effect on me that it had On Law
renee. It took away my power of
speech. Instinctively l crawled out
OF my cab on to the side of the engine.
1.-The train dashed on. In an instant
I saw a monsters eyes flashing through
the darkness, green and yellow by
turns.
Gas the train approached the lion I
could see it prepare to spring. Finally,
when the lean rAs made, the sitva Ion
was so dra 44kntic as to be almc 4 theat'
rical in effect y
"The force ot:the iump,XS astound-
ing. The body 0. ctBhffnosast crashed
into the edge of the engine front. To
jump then was certain death, for we
were right in the centre of the t~restle.
Yet, as the lion made it's leap, I could
almost feel its hot breath on my throet.
81 Learned afterward that the courar,
after we had struck it. lodged ia the
cross ties of the trestle. "
"The beast was still alive uhen the
men of No. 49S discovered it, but it's
hind legs were cut off. Foreman John
G. Wright would not 80 near it until
he had emptied a couple of chambers
of his revolver into it. Then they
fastened the body 20 the COW catcher
and took it to Skykomish."
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
A Pin in the Heart.

The old-time idea that the slightest
touch of a foreign substance on the
heart means certain death was shatter-
ed years ago.. One Of the most remark
able cases ever heard of, however, was
that described in a paper read before
the Association Of American Physicians
some years ago by DR.. Peabody. 1t
was of a cas- where a pin was found
in a human heart after having been
there for an indefinite period. The
point of the pin was distant about five
mlllimeters from the external surface
of the heart. The pin seemed eroded,
and was broken by the scissors In dis
section, without becoming d%isplacedI
There was no evidence Of recent local
inflammation, but that part Of the heart
in the neighborhood Of the protruding
head Of the pin was greatly thickened.
and snow-white, and firmly adherent to
the edge Of the head.
A box % Inches by 12A and 8 inches
deep will hold q bushel.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
A Plan to Preserve Eggs.

Anew York electrician has devised
q scheme for the indefinite preserva-
ton Of eggs. For years the only sue.
cessful method of accomplishing this
result has been to submerge the hen
fruit in lime water long enough to
close up the pores in the shell, and
kill any germs which might be lurk-
ing about. With this treatment it
has been possible to preserve eggs in
such O state as to permit their use
three or four months after the sub.
mersion. But at the expiration of
this time. while the eggs are in a con-
dition to be used by confectioners and
bakers, they have lost the delicacy
and freshness which make them appe.
tizing. However, ii the electricians
scheme proves to be a success, eggs
can be preserved for an indefinite
period in as eatable q condition as
when first laid. The treatment pro-
posed involves the placing of the egg
in a cur chamber. It is a we'll
known fact that the she'll is not abso.
lutely alright, and there is always
more or less air inside the outer COW
ering, which hastens its decay. Putting
them in the vacuum chamber will have
the effect OF drawing the air from the
interior. They will then be painted
with a composition which will render
the shells alright. After this they
will be packed in barrels OF water and
an electric current will be Introduced
sufficient in strength to destroy any
germ Life that may be present. Il
the scheme is successful it will mean a
revolution in the price OF eggsin the
winter .-Boston journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
A WASHINGTON DEBUTANTE.
Miss Mary Wilson, Daughter of the
Postmaster General.

Miss Mary Wilson,, Daughter of the
Postmaster General.
Miss Mary Wilson is the eldest
daughter Of Postmaster General VII.
son and is one Of this seasons Wash
ington d~ebutantes.
Miss Wilson was born in Washing.
ton about eighteen years ago at the
home Of her maternal grandfather,
Pro-. Huntington, Of Columbian Uni
versity, but spent the first few years
Of her life at the old family home In
West Virginia. She vas educated at
the Hollins Institute In Virginia, from
which she vas graduated last June.
She is devoted to her music and books
quite as much as the gayeties of society
life, and her sweet voice charms all
who hear her sing.
Like all other Washington girls, she
declares allegiance to the wheel, and
in a very fetching bicycle suit she Is
often seen spinning over the smooth
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
Sea Of Azov Frozen Over.

The first time In the remembrance OF
the living generation the Sea Of Azov is
frozen over solid. The Don River and
the Sea Of Azov froze very suddenly
In q rather unexpected way, and as .
consequence a number of vessels were
taken unawares and stopped on their
way. More than twelve steamers are
HELPLESS in the ice between Azov and
IRostoy, and a large number of vessels
are dispersed In various parts Of this
immense frozen shoot Of water, first
tossed about by the violent storm
then held fast in the glacial embrace
While the River Don has frequently
frozen over there is no record OF tn
Sea of Azov having frozen solid In TILL
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
Pursued by Black Bears.

Elmer Thornburg, a minifg nan Of
Granite, Or, arrived at hs home,
after having a most exciting trip across
the mountains on snowshoes and mar
rowly escaping being food for a couple
of fierce and hungry bears. Thorn
burg is interested in mining ground
away down in a region known as
"Desolation," in the lower North Fork
country, and one ~dayrecently he con-
cluded it would be wisdom on his part
to take a trip down to see how the
camp was prospecting and take the
United States mail and extras in to the
boys. The journey to within about
four miles of the camp was made with
out difficulty by Thornburg, mounted
upon a pair of snowshoes, but at that
distance the NOW was all gone, and he
had to abandon his snowshoes and
take to walking. This, with his Jack
on his back, was no picnic. When
within about two miles of camp he
sat down on the sunny side of a log to
rest.
No sooner had Thornburg settled
himself comfortably than he was dis
turbed by several grunts apd a lot of
clawing and scratching beneath the
log. He was unarmed. In a minute
there appeared from beneath the log
two black muzzles, followed by the
bodies of two full-grown, ferocious,
r~ed.iawed, black bears, with bristles
erect as they came from their COM
Portable burrow.
Thornburg jumped to his feet and
started down the trail on a run. The
heavy pack on his back impeded his
progress, however. The hungry be, re-
quickly took up the scent, and wd'e
after him. When he say that the ace
would be an uneven one, he dropped
his burden at the foot of o young
black pine tree and climbed up among
the branches as nimble as a chipmonk.
The bears broke open his discarded
bundle and ate all the bacon and other
good things. Then they turned their
attention to Thornburg. Fierce with
hunger their savage appetites just
whetted good, the bears put their huge
paws around the slender tree trunk
and endeavored to reach him.
Breaking off q branch of the tree.
Thornburg raped smartly each black
nose that came within reach, and bruin
would go away growing, only to re-
turn when the pain had ceased. This
was the best and only defense the pur
-. oar11 oro;I bioeo1f nf Tn
the meantime he began to yell at the
top of his voice in the hopes that his
cries might reach camp. They finally
did, and Mr.. Dickson and Ed
Flaherty came out with their trusty
rifles and made it possible for the un :
armed and unframed man to descend
from his perch.
Thornbu1g will not make any more
trips on snowshoes across the noun.
tains without his gun.-Portland Tele-
esram.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05

New York Press, an Italian walked in
to town leading a dancing bear and told
a story which accounted for the in
Jur1es. His lame was Antonio Maxia,
and he was on his way from Buffalo to
New York. AS the weather was mild,
he conceived the idea Of saving rail-
road fare and picking up a few coins
along the way by walking the distance.
Without adventure he reached a point
between Binghamton and Vestal, when
he determined to stay in a vacant barn
owe night.
Accordingly, "Bsppo" was lodged In
one corner of a box stall and Antonio
curled down on a pile Of straw for a
nap. He was awakened by several
rough forms bending over him and a
voice saying: We'll go through him
anyway, and If he hollers a kick in the
head will finish him."
Antonio was frightened. He had $40
in a belt. AS one of the men seized his
arms, he gave the whistle he used to
call his four-footed servant. The men
thinking he was signaling a comrade,
threw him down and choked him until
he gasped for breath. They did not
see the dark form that emerged from
the box stall and shufled toward them.
Evidently "Beppo" realized the situa-
ton at once. Among his other accom-
pliMnments he had at n time given
boxing exhibitions with his keeper. As
n of the men who was bending over
the Italian looked up and saw the heavy
figure, he gave a shout. Catching up a
club he struck violently at the bear.
The blow was parted and the club
sent crashing through a window. Then
a companion drew a revolver. A blow
sent the weapon in one direction and
the mar sprawling on the ground. Then
it was that the wounded man drew a
knife and attempted to attack bruln.
He was seized in brawny arms and left
shrIeking for help as his companions
led,
Fortunately for the man Antonio had
egained his senses and compelled the
animal to loosen his hold. The tramp
on being released staggered to the door
and out into the darkness. Antonio
thinks that only for the prompt aid rem
dered by "Beppo" that night he would
have been robbed and perhaps mur.
dered. AS It was he had enough Of tour
Ing in that section, and with his four
footed friend took tha~train for Port
Tarvfn
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
Archery in Crate.

The Cretans are said to have been
the first people to practice archery,
they having learned the art from
Apollo. Three of England's Kings
and two royal Princes were killed by
arrows. Harold and his two brothers
came to their death by arrows shot
from the crossbows of the Norman
soldiers. William Rufus was killed
by an arrow shot at a deer, and Rich
ard 1, who revived archery in Eng
land, was finally slain by an arrow.
Three great battles of English history,
Crecy (1346). Poictiers (1356l and
Agincourt (1415) were won by the
archers. In those days there were
men who could shoot an arrow from
300 to 500 yards, and Robin Hood is
said to have shot from 600 to 800.
yards. Kenyon College, Ohio, In.
Guided archery as n of the curses
Of study about three score years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
RECIPES.

Transparent Pie-Four eggs, two
cups sugar, two tablespoons melted
butter. This will make two pies.
Cream Ple.-Yellows of five eggs,
one teacup butter, one tablespoon
-four. This will make three pies. Put
the whites on top.
Caramel Cake-lhree cups brown
sugar, two.thirds cup butter, n cup
sweet milk, fresh, cook twenty min
utes, or until almost candy spread
between layers.
Mexican Omelet-Heat the third of
a minced, peeled, green pepper, from
which the seeds have been taken, and
half a dozen shrimps in half a cupful
of white sauce; simmer for three
minutes, and fold half in aD omelet of
six eggs, pouring the rest around.
French Carrots-Boil young carrots
in just enough water to cover until
tender, then cut them into halves
qengthwise. Melt some butter in a
hot spider. When it bubbles lay in
the carrots Ia pint, and dust them
with a s%altspoonful of sugar; a heap
ing saltspoonful of salt and half a
saltspoonful of pepper and a teaspoon
full of chopped parsley. Fry until the
edges become crisp and brown.
Omelet SoufHe a la Creme-Four
eggs, two tablespoonful of sugar, a
speck of salt, half a teaspoonful of
vanilla extract, one cupful of whipped
cream. Beat the whites of the eggs
to a stiff froth, and gradually beat the
sugar and the favor into them. When
well beaten, add the yolks. and lastly
the whipped cream. Have a dish
slightly buttered and holding a quart.
Pour the mixture into this, and bake
just twelve minutes. Serve the mo-
ment it is taken from the oven.
Broiled Herrings-Make a marinade
of the juice of half a lemon, two table
spoonfuls of oil, six of vinegar, one of
onion juice, a speck of cayenne, one
teaspoonful of salt, on~e-fourth of a
teaspoonful of pepper, one-tenth of a
teaspoonful of ground cloves and a
Bouquet of sweet herbs. NIX all to-
gether. Clean, wash and wipe half Z
dozen fresh herriugs, make sme' Yin
cisions on both sides, and let, stand
for an hour in the above Ii rinade,
turning occasionally. Broil 'uickly
and serve.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
THE FIELD OF ADVENTURE,
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND OAR.
ING DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.

Eagles Carry Off a Child-Pursued
by Bea"s-A Mountain Lion At
tacks an Engineer, Etc.
11YHE Northern Pacific Railway
Company's efice in Helena,
Mont, will soon be orna
6 mented with two of as fine
specimens of the American eagle fam
lily as are in existence. The birds are
the property of E. T. Barnett, North
ern Pacific mineral land examiner,
who obtained them sometime ago
while in Flathead County.
Mr.. Barnett tells an interesting
story OF how he came by the big birds.
He was on the upper Kootenai River,
in the northwestern part Of the State,
having charge of a party examining a
large tract of land on the river. The
country there is almost primitive in its
condition, there being little evidence
OF civilization about. It is a wilder.
ness of forest and mountains and is a
favorite hunting place for rowing
bands Of Indians.
Near where Mr.. Barnett and party
were at work was a camp of Indians.
The lodges were scattered about pro-
~miscuously in Indian fashion near the
rivers edge. There was little activity
about the camp. The bucks were for
the most part out hunting and the wo-
men kept inside the lodges, it being a
particularly warm day. At the edge of
the camp was a group of dirty, naked
little Indian children, romping on the
grass together.
All of a sudden the quiet of the
camp was broken by the sudden intro.
duction of two great eagles, which
swooped down upon the group of chill
dren. Apparently net frightened in the
least by their cries, n of the eagles
fastened its talons into the back of
the smallest child and then, after a
mighty sweep of its wings, lifted it
into the air. The frightened little
papoose yelled with all its might. but
the eagle dragged it up the bluff forty
or fifty feet and then dropped it, ap-
parently becoming exhausted. Then
the other eagle grabbed the boy and
started with him up the bank, which
at that place arose almost perpendicu-
lar 400 or 500 feet.
ALI that happened in a moment!
The camp which had been so quiet be-
fore was Immediately turned into a
place of confusion. The squaws, hear
ing the cries of the children, came
running out of the lodges. When
they saw what was the matter they
rushed up the bluff as hard as they
could go. But even then the eagles
did not want to give up their prey.
They were not frightened by the noise
and kept dragging tho poor little
Indian boy farther and farther up the
bluff.
Mr.. Barnett, attracted by the cries,
took in the situation at a glance and
ran for the bluff with his rifle, which
he happened to have with him. Be-
fore he reached the child an Indian
buck had come up with the eagle
having the boy in his talons and killed
it with a club. Mr.. Barnett had been
afraid to shoot for fear of hitting the
child, the mark bein..,, a moving one.
He shot the other eagle howfler, just
as it commenced to soar an. -iStrange
to say, the little boy wasGaatot seriously
injured, although nearly frightefed to
death. Omaha Bee. ~
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
Suez Canal Statistics.

Suez Canal business for 1896 was the
most remuneretive on record the
traffic aggregated SO, $780, 35, says
United States Consul General PEN
ield. of Cairo. England supplied two
thirds of this traffic. The total num-
Der of steamers passing through the
canal in 1896 was 3407, with an aggre.
gate tonnage of 8, 594, 307. The re.
ceipts were abnormally increased by
the number of Italian soldiers going
TO and returning from the Abyssinian
war. Not a single ship carrying the
American flag passed through the
sanal last rear.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-06-05
THIS BEAR WAS A soxen
when Armed Robbers Attacp.a NJ.
master He Put Them IN r,,-L

"nen Armed Robbers Attacked H,..
master He Put Them to Fli1ht.
some days ago four tramps walked
INTO Binghamton, N. Y, from the.
st. Their clothing hung in shreds.
aho one was badly crippled from q.
wound IN the leg. They visited a. phy-
slclan to have the injury dressed. One
ala his companion had fallen off a
freight train and another that when the
a was passing through q strip of
woods near owego they were at
lacked by wild animals and narrowly
escaped with their lives.
The latter story was borne out BY the
nature OF the wounded mans Injuries.
Ihey had the appearance of long, deep
scratches, from six inches to a foot in
length, penetrating nearly to the bone.
y ater In the day, says a dispatch to the