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TX, one Of the house of Hapsburg, to-
ward the middle OF the eleventh GEN.
tury. illuminated the world with his
learning, and was canonized.
-Four hundred and sixty years elapse
before we come to another Leo, the
tenth of the name, Giovanni de Medici,
illustrious for his fostering of the re-
naissance and celebrated, in different
manner for his inability to check the
Lutheran heresies. Had he been less a
patron of letters and a courtier and
more of an anohorite the reformation
might have been stayed, If not actually
effected within the limits of the church
itself. Another Medici, though not of
the then reigning house of Tuscany oc-
cupied the holy seat for few weeks
in 1905 as Leo XI. Again a gap-of
more than two hundred years-before
we arrive at Leo XII, elected during
the thirty years peace, when Europe
was slumbering between the Napoleon
lc wars and the days of AS. Last of all
comes the benign and venerable Leo
XIII, who is passing his closing years
as occupant of the Vatican and as
mediator between the sons of men. 1t
is curious indeed that nine out of the
thirteen lived before the Normans con-
quered this little isle set in the silver
sea-"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-22
THIRTEEN LEoS.
Nine of Them Lived Before the Nor
man Conquest.

man Conquest.
From the London Sketch.
Thirteen in number have been the
I.eos that have filled the chair of Peter,
and of these several have been popes
of eminence. The first of the name
early obtained the appellation OF
Great" leaving less honored titles for
those who might succeed. His ponti-
ficate in the middle of the fifth century
lasted over twenty years, and a fine
early printed edition of his Sermons"
with q magnificent illuminated initial
lettury, had but short reign; Leo
II in his lived toward the end of the
seventh century, had but short reign;
Leo III in his twenty years of rule had
the honor of crowning the greatest of
the medieval Caesars, Charlemagne;
the fourth Leo was an exemplary pom
tiff, If nothing more; the fifth, sixth
and seventh were but transient figures
early in the tenth century, and the
eighth was one of the anti-popes. Leo
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Cod TO thoughts of himself was quick
ly made. Mine eyes have seen the
King. the Lord of hosts" he exclaimed,
woe is me for am undone."( Verse 81.
But why undone? Because in the light
OF that unearthly presence he saw for
the first time what he was, a man, sim
full, frail, unworthy. He felt that he
deserved no favor, that he was liable
to the displeasure of God. He knew,
moreover, that this vision laid upon
him an obligation which he was not
prepared to meet, for there was in all
oriental nations in ancient times the
thought that opportunity implied duty,
that any man who obtained glimpses
Of the supernatural was bound to make
known to his fellows what he had seen
q Cor. TX. 16). How shall Isaiah rise
to such mission? He of unclean lips
cannot speak such a message. He who
abides among unclean people cannot
hope to secure an audience with them.
CLEANSING.-But there is way
by which even q sinner may be a
mouth-piece for God, and that method
was quickly employed in the case of
Isaiah (Verses 6 and y. One of the
Seraphims, leaving the presence of God,
took a coal of fire from the altar and
placed It on Isaiah's lips. Here the
vision borrows from the custom of the
earthly sanctuary (EX. XIV. 3S, where
the tongs were used in lifting Goals
from the altar of burnt offering. Fire
has a purifying, warming and illumin-
ating power. Placed by the Seraph
upon the prophets lips, it signified
that his sin was purged. From the
very place that occasioned in him the
painful feeling Of uncleanliness, came
the remedy, so that the man might
be ready to do the Lords pleasure.
This is but the symbolic presentation
of Gods plan of mercy. Isaiah had
repented and confessed. Forgiveness
and cleansing must come from God q
John 1. 81. But that must be from
the altar, a recognition Of that atone
ment made by the death of Jesus
Rom. V. u.
CORNERSTONE was an eventful
moment in the life of Isaiah when he
knew that his sin was purSed. I'M
| mediately attentive, as every forgiven
| soul will be, for a further message,
he heard the Lords soliloquy Whom
shall I send?" Good needing a mes
! senger. The prophet instantly offered
himself, saying Send me" Verse 81.
| That was a beautiful response. When
| called Moses disputed with God (Ex.
| Ill. 1D. jeremiah thought himself too
young (Jer. !. g.. Ezekiel was reluc-
tant Geek ii. 81. and Jonah was re-
i, bellious( Jonah i. 81. But Isaiah was
like little Samuel q Sam. ill., 81, who in
! the night time responded to the call
| of God, glad and prompt volunteer
| Then came the commission to speak
! to Israel. with the assurance that the
| people would not receive or heed his
| words Werse 81, but on the contrary
they would be hardened by them, their
| ears would be heavy, their eyes blind
| (Verse 1C. Why then preach. why
labor, if no good is to be accomplished
| LIMITAT1ON.-'The instruction re
| ceived was involved in deepest mystery
Isaiah might have gone forth to do hi:
| duty, comforted by the thought tha
! he had been sent, Indifferent to results
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But, true to the promptngs OF the hu-
man heart, he earnestly desired fur
ther information. that he might be a
more intelligent and successful worker
in executing the Divine plans. There
is a meddlesome and officious curiosity
which ought TO be suppressed, Uohn
xxi:22) but there is also a yearning
after the fullest light in order to the
largest usefulness, and that ought to
be cherished. John xvii. 13) How
long" cried Isaiah (viD must these peo-
Pile forever remain in their blindness
and the Judgment of God rest contin-
ually upon them? The Lords answer
Verse 12) was not altogether intellig-
ible, yet sufficiently so. The cities
should be wasted, the land desolate,
and the people carried away. Here is
a plain prediction of the captivity of
Israel m 721, and of Judah in SOC, an
nounced to Isaiah that he might un-
derstand the purpose OF God.
PROMISE E.-This is not, however, n
sufficient basis for the prophets work.
Had the instruction ended here he
would have had no motive to speak
save that he was commanded. Who
shall go with good spirit to a people
who will not hear who will be worse
for the approach, who are to be carried
into captivity, whose land is
to be desolated? A further dis
closure was therefore necessary.
God did not propose utterly to
destroy. He had not forgotten His
covenant. A tenth part of Israel shall
be saved, as seed from which to raise
a new nation. Verse 13). This fact is
stated figuratively. AS tree, whose
top has been cut off, will sprout and
grow again, so Israel after it's captiv-
ity may return and rebuild. This has
been Gods plan all through the CEN
turies,-an election of the few for the
sake of the many. Noah and his fam
lily, Abraham and his seed. Judah from
among the tribes, David of the house
hold of Jesse-these were the selections,
and now handful, holy seed shall be
brought back from captivity. Such was
Gods word to Isaiah, the last thing the
prophet needed to know in order to put
himself into his mission.
SUMMARY.-Briehy. the call of
Isaiah to be a prophet. may be stated
in these partlculars-he saw God and
the seraphims; he heard Inscriptions oi
praise; he felt his unworthiness; he
received pardon; he offered himself for
service; he was instructed concerning
his work; he wondered at the terms and
learned more of Gods will. This /:
substantially the manner by which ev.
cry true minister comes to his place
a vision of God; a sense Of ill-desert; &
! cleansing and acceptance: a desire t.
do for God because of the needs of Hi:
cause; an open field with a distinc
offer of work, sometimes without re
turn; a further view disclosing an out
| come. The Christian worker should b.
sought, humbled. forgiven, filled, in
structed, prayerful, with eyes turne'
to the future. In every age, when Co
| is working out some vast design, h
lays before some man clearer view o
Himself, takes that man into His coun
sells, sends him to his countrymen
makes him the herald of the presen
and the prophet of the time to come
and through him sends forth influence
of permanent and far-reaching good.
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prehension OF his country's magnitude
and resources. l.. S. II.
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ABASEMENT-The feeling of rever-
manifestations to the senses gave
place to sense of personal unworthi-
ness. The transition from thoughts of
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Couur commissioners.

Road check issued-Edward H. Hall,
S53l2; Noah Sail, 10; Nicholas Fletcher,
IS 81; Calvin khardson, SIG 02; John Kelley,
$40 80; Jacob Mordew, Sl3S7; Ohio S.
Almony. $l3 l. John Owens, S35 &c. Joseph
Pyle, SS4.77.
Cash paid.[homas G. Forwood & c.,
Almshouse acDunt, $4S. 40; John B. Hanna,
do, $41 90, " H. Minnick, do, -; B. c.
Hitchcock, dC242.I5; H. 5. Jones, do. ST. &c:
Aquila b. Whaker & Bro, do, $3.50 80; John
&. Rouse. do, ISIS; Frank E. Gorrell, on
printing accott, $50.
Certificates issued.-Dr. 0. B. CarcauG,
vaccine accent, $50; Ambrose Cooley,
sheriff, prisons board, $l34 II; DR.. II. 3.
WensthoiT, pc mortem, $40; n. Dean & Son,
coffin and iai account, $305T; Enterprise
Carriage Co., all account, 1915; John q.
Rouse, Jail acmnt, S75. -; A. b. Whitaker &
Bro, Jail accent $23.
y delegatiocomposed of Messrs. E. II.
! Hall, ). A. Wiams and others appeared be-
fore the Commissioners and asked for an ap-
preparation othe road leading to Van Bib
her; they agreng to raise dollar for dollar
The Boa-d aged to alowthem 500, upon
condition thahey should furnish an equal
| amount.
Mr.. Penninon reported fifty-eight inmates
at the Almshtse during the month of De
cember. as fo5ws: Thirty three white males
eleven whiteemalcs; eight colered male,
and six color, females. Four hundred and
seventy-four ramps received lodging and
| brps kfist
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The l.nnhItcan smoker.

Inyitationsere issued last week by the Re
publican Cll of Bel Air requesting the
presence of tir friends at a Smoker and
Oyster roast lich was held on Thursday
evening at tlr rooms on Pennsylvania Ave.
The cordial i.itatiOn was almost unanimous
" accepted, Il voters Of all shades of politi-
cal feeling asmbled to do honor to the oc-
casion. Tobco and pipes were furnished,
and an unusIly social time was experienced
by those whcut few weeks ago before had
been dilligeiy hunting for each others
scalps Mr.. a George sang very acceptably,
while the "Lghing Coon" was faithfully
represented Nut Guy.
Oysters habeen provided in great abund.
ance, and IL services Of Mr.. August Neu-
mann and hiraction engine had been called
into action prepare the luscious bivalves
which rapid disappeared before nearly a
hundred autfty vorsc'ous appetites.
After the nquet the assemblage repaired
to the o Id llows' Hall, where mirth, music
and oratorYade the hours, feeting ones.
Songs were ng by the Keen Quartette and
| others, audidresses pertinent 10 the oc-
casion wereade by state Senator, Steven,
son A. Willns, who was the guest of honor,
and MessrsNater W. Preston, John q
Rouse, Jobs. Hanna, A. Haviland Hull,
Millard F. ,ight, John 5. Young and Rev
! ) g. Tredw.
The smoI was in charge Of Messrs. John
| B. Hanna. seph A. Harris, James NJ. Rey'
| no9ds, DIR. harIes A. Hollingsworth and
others, as a,mmttee and was thorough
success. TDemocrats as guests, decidedly
outnumberdheir hosts, the Republicans
while fewigd partymen were occasionally
| visible.
Politics W eschewed and at late houI
the party disrsed, each one imbrued with
feeling thate evening had been well anc
profitabIy ped.
The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-07

William NJ. Smith wellknown blacksmith,
OF Towson, was killed at 8 30 z. NJ. Friday by
being struck by "a south-Dound passenger train
on the Baltimore & Lehigh Railway. He had
been cutting ice on the Clark est.te and was
walking home over the trestle near the Shep-
pard Asy lum. when he was killed. 1t is sup
posed that he made misjudgment as to the
approaching train, and was unable to get out
of the way in time. His legs were cut of and
his body terribly mangled. The deceased was
about thirty-tive years Of age and unmarried
Mr.. Smith had the reputation of being one of
the swftest and most accomplished horse
shoers in the State, and was invriably en-
ployed to shoe the racers at the Baltimore
County Fair.
Justice Herbert held an inquest which
rendered verdict that Mr.. Smith came to his
death through al accident and exonerated the
railroad company from all b'ame.
The funeral Ook place on Sunday at Monte
Marie Cemetery Rev. Father O'Keefe of1icia-
ting.
The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-07
Annual Meeting Of the Agricultural
Society.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders of
chanical Society was held on Monday, John
Moores presided with Walter 2. Reckord as
secretary The old board of directors was
unanimously elected for another year. The
board consists Of Messrs. Il. p. Strasbaugh,
James F. KenIy, Robert \. Mitchell, Henry
b. Bruins, James c. Young. Luther j. Gross
J. Royston Stiller, James ". McNabb, }. Ross
Scarborough, William ~. Wheeler, Clement X.
Sewell and Dr. o. b. Carcaud.
A report of the financial condition of the
Association was made by the treasurer, James
W. McNabb. II showed an Indebtedness, con
sisting of a mortgage of $1,000 upon the fair
grounds, and an unpaid premimum list for
1896 of 81 23S. As, with balance on hand from
the exhibition of 1891 amounting 10 $769.2l
From his balance, the directors have notified
those entitled to premiums for The Fair of
1896, that they will be paid fifty per cent of
the sums due them.
Considerable CONSERVATION among the
stockholders present was caused by the au-
nouncement made by the president that Nh
John G. Rouse who holds the 5000 mort
gage, would demand the reduction of the
principal by 81 ,OGO The reasons assigned were
that property values have deteriorated and
that the property of the association is no
longer proper security for q loan of that
amount. Various methods OF meeting this
demand from the mortgage We're discussed,
and on motion of Mr.. W. &. Rouse the matter
1
an adjourned meeting, to be held on the first
Monday in February. The chair appointed
W. q. Rouse, James Lee, K. Harris Archer,
B. f. Hanway and John Ii. Reckord as mem
bers of the committee.
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New Years evening was a gala night at the
W. {. T. L. Hail, at Forest Hill. An enter.
taiument was held by the young peoples Y
for the benefit of the hall, which was largely
attended and Il brilliant success. The room
was decorated in a style that reflected very
crtditably upon al who were engaged in the
work
A Tom Thumb Wedding was first on the
programme, and its performance elected ia
vorable comment upon all sides. The bride
was little Miss Annie Frederick: the groom,
Master Walter Tucker. Miss Flossie Sothoron
WAS maid of honor, aud the attic ndants, ushers
&c, were well represented by Leila kean, Mat
tie Dozen, Emma johnson, Elva Grafton,
Willie Smithsou, Charlie JefTery, Walter Roe,
represented the brides father, and Pinkney
Solhoron acted as the minister. The wedding
march was played by Miss Gertrude Ely. The
Youngsters were arrayed in costumes beiitting
tie occasion.
\ Rainbow Drill, beautiful in its concep-
tiun, artistic in its evoIu!ions, and brilliant in
its success, was performed by Miss BERTHE
Tucker, Mamie Twining, Gertrude Ely, Sadie
Wilson, Anna Ely, Clara Kean, Bessie Smith
son, agnes keau, Ella Harkins, Naomi Graf
ton and Mary Roe. They wore white gowns
with sashes, which showed the prismatic
colors aud added materially to the attractive
ness Of the drill.
Recitations were delivered by Miss Bessie
Anderson and Mr.. &. Edwin Tucker, and
instrumental music was rendered by Misses
Lula Gray and Columbia Wallis.
The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-07

Mr.. Algernon 5. Dorsey, died in Elko
Nevada, on Dec. 23i, in the seventy-1rst yeaI
of his age, and was buried from the Episco,
pal church in that place on Christmas day
Llc had been twice married, his first wife be.
ing Miss Alice, daughter of the late Captain
Webster. His widow, one son, j. Webster
Dorsey, and one daughter, Mrs. James W.
Smith, of Scholleld, Utah, survive him. Mr.
Dorsey was for many years resident of Bel
Air, having occupied the dwelling now oc-
cupied by Mr. Joseph f. Bateman.
Mr. Isaac Webb, died at the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Theodosia Webb, near Carea, on
Friday, after an illness of one week with
pneumonia. lie was about twenty-five years
of aye aud unmarried. He was buried at
Fawn Grove, on Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Lascelle,
pastor of the NJ. p. Church, officiating.
The funeral of Mrs Mary A. Painter, whose
death occurred In New York last week, took
place on New Years day, the burial being at
at Rock Spring. Rev. j. L. Sothoron, rector
OF Christ p E. Church, ofliciated, the pail
bearers being Messrs J. Edwin, B. G., w. :.
and {. w. Hanway, brothers of the deceased,
and William H. Bowen and W. {. Painter, her
cousins
The remains OF Mr. Harry Chew, who died
brought To Havre de Grace and buried there
Oh Tuesday. The pail bearers wee Edward
5 Mitchell, Louis Reynolds, j. Isaac Burns
George 5. Myers, H. G. Mattingly and Harry
\. Carroll
The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-07

Col. John Thompson FrieZe, one of the fore
most citizens of Havre de Grace, died on Sun
day morning about 7.2O o'clock While Mr.
Fr.eZe WIS slightly indisposed from the effects
of Il cold, his death was sudden and a surprise
to his relatives and friends.
BY his death passed away a citizen who,
since the tweaty-trst year of his age, had been
interested in all the public matters of his
community. Having been left an orphan at
thirteen, in the town of Port Deposit, where
lie was born, lie was obliged to rely wholly on
himself. With neither mother, father, sister
or brother, and that which was worse, not a
days schooling, he was thrown on the world
and his own resources. He took work at $50
year and board, and from his savings attended
for three months the Academy at Port De-
posit With this limited amount of instruc-
ton lie started out in life
When in his twentieth year he was employ
Cd as a clerk by the largest mercantile estab-
lishment, at the time, in Havre de Grace, that
OF Lyon, Bayard Il Co. Soon after Mr. Bay
ard, of the trm, died and young Frieze was
offered interest i'll the firm, so fayorably
were his employers impressed with his atten-
tion to business. Later the firm was changed
to that of A. 4 q. T. Lyon Il Co.. under which
style it was continued until the death of g.
T. Lyon, few years ago, when Mr.. Frieze
retired, having placed himself in comfortable
circumstances from his close attention TO bust
ness.
When he was but twenty-one he was made
one OF the Town Commissioners of Havre de
Grace. For twenty-siX years he held that Of
flee. When the town was chartered as city
the people asked him to be the first Mayor,
aud he was elected as such on January q, 1879
subsequently he was chosen Mayor for four
other terms. He also served at one time as
School Commissioner. He was always a
sturdy Republican, and in 1890 his party nomi-
mated him for the House of Delegates. He
was defeated, but ran ahead of, his ticket In
1872 he was nominated as the Republican can
didate for the State Senate, and, while the re-
maiuder of the ticket was beaten by major
ity of over 200, he lacked only 3l2 votes of
being elected
In 1853, during Gov. Thomas Ii. Hicks ad
ministration, he was commissioned as an aide
on his staff and given the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel. He saw no military service in the
late war, but in sundry ways gave great as
sistaGce to the Government He was in the
72l year of his ag.. He married Miss Eliza
| beth Green in 1875 and of several children
but one son, William $. Frieze, survives him.
His funeral took place on Wednesday after
noon. Services were conducted by Rev. W.
+. Bind, of the NJ. l. Church, assisted by
Rev. 4. +. Waldo, of the Presby terian Church.
The bearers were Messrs. Hollis Courtney,
Hon. William B. Baker, Judge Frederick
Stump, Robert i. Mitchell, George \, Baker,
Jacob B. Kenly, Stephen S. Seneca and Will
liam H. Barnard. The burial was at Angel
| Hill, 4 very large crowd being in attendance
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y most distressing accident occurred at
Havre de Grace on Sunday evening, which
resulted in the death of an infant and en-
dangered the lives OF two others. The acci-
dent occurred at the residence of Mr.. Richard
Mccall, on Market street near the river front.
Mr.. Mccall was absent from home being on
his boat which was frozen in the ice near the
Battery, and his wife had taken pitcher and
gone to neighboring house for some wafer,
leaving three children alone in the house.
The eldest is a girl Of eight years Of age while
the others were aged four years and thirteen
months respectively.
Hardly had Mrs. Mccall closed the door
behind her when the baby crept to a table upon
on which stood lighted coai-oi lamp. and
catching the table cover, pulled it from the
table. The lamp was pulled over upon the
child and almost instantly the little one was
envelOped in mass of flames. The screams
of the children attracted the attention of
Eugene Coakley, a neighbor and he hurried
to the rescue. The older child had under
taken TO assist the infant, aud i'll doing SO had
burned her hands severely, and suffering il
tensely and frightened and bewiIdered she
could do nothing but call for help. Mr..
Coakley, upon entering found the infant
standing, with its clothing envelOped with
flames, not uttering cry. He grasped the
child and running with it to the door handed
it to another party who had FASTENED to the
rescue. The house was on fire in several
places and the two other children were COVER
ing in corner almost too badly frightened
speak. The lamp was hurled into the street
from horrible fate. When the mother re-
turned, her anguish was indeseIibable. The
child fingered while and died in agony.
The aegis & intelligencer., 1898-01-07

A scripture Catorio entitled ''Jerusalem'
was sung by th' choir and Sunday School of
the NJ. L. Churh South, Aberdeen, in Aber-
deem Town Hal on Friday evening last, to a
large and apprciative audience. Mrs. Maud
Shure Brown, sprano soIoist, charmed the
audience with hr beautiful voice.
Miss Belle Nihols, contralto, Mr.. w. b.
Richardson, barone, and DR.. e. IL. Krete,
were among thesoloists, and received well
deserved praise and applause. The full
choruses, twens five voices strong were
spirited and imTessive.
The childrens :horus with march, delighted
the audience. fuly their bright faces and
costumes OF wh'e with their waving palm of
green, left a pleasant picture to liuger in the
minds of those no saw them. Grace Rowe,
daughter of D. ". B. Rowe, sang very
sweetly aSolo etitIed Jesus in the Temple y
The Orutoriovas under the direction of Mr.
0. G. Michael, ith Miss Emma Cronin or
pauist