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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

An appropriate Christmas service was
held in the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation rooms, yesterday afternoon. AT
ter a brief Introductory song service,
George G.. Mahy, the general secretary,
spoke on the theme, Thanks Be Unto
God for His Unspeakable Gift" Cor,
iX:l6 Mr.. Mahy pointed out the fact
that the writings which have come down
to us, of men who lived just prior 10
about the time of Christ $ advent, reveal
ed a state Of strange unrest and even of
hopelessness and dependency. For the
future of the human race, personal Vir-
tue, honesty kindness, gratitude, sympa-
thy, and in fact every quality which
makes human society and human pro-
gress possible. seemed to these writers
to be dying out and they could see no
light on the problem for the future
They We're unfamiliar with Gods proph-
ecy in Isa., xlii:6 81 VIII Give Him for
a Light to the Gentiles," as afterwards
they were ignorant OF the planting of the
little seed in Palestine, which should af-
terwards fill the earth with it's majestic
growth and overthrow every force and
power of evil arrayed against it. What
was true in the world before Christ came
has been true in the life of every man
who is capable CT taking a serious look
into the future. Unrest fills him, the fu-
ture Is dark to him. But where the life
and the light and the glory of Christ is
revealed to and accepted by him, he, too,
can say what Paul said, Thanks Be to
God for His Unspeakable Gift"
"Incarnation True and Mythical" was
the theme discussed by Rev. I, ]. Lansing
yesterday morning in the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church. In the evening he
delivered a Christmas sermon on rays
from Rethlehem'S Star"
"The Origin of Man; a Christmas
Thought" and "The Destiny of Man; A
Christmas Thought" were the subjects
OF two able sermons delivered yesterday
by Rev o. r. Beardsley, pastor of All
| Souls Universalist church.
Rev. G. II. Dosch, A. B., a professor
I'm the Central Pennsylvania college al
| New Berlin, conducted a missionary SER
vice yesterday in the United Evangelical
| church on Capouse avenue.
Rev. George L. Alrich, pastor Of Grace
| Reformed church, spoke yesterday morn
| ing on Servants" and in the evening
he preached one of his series of Biblica
| discourses, taking as his theme, "Studie'
| In Zachariah-The Message"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25

Electric company. at Schenectady, Is
spending the holidays at the home of his
father, Robert Bushnell, of Grove street.
Bernard u. wormser. a student Of medi-
cine in Philadelphia, is spending the holi-
days with his parents on Linden street.
Mr.. Samuel werthe.mer and nephew,
Jerome Kohn, Of Philadelphia, are visit
ing at the home OF DR.. O.. E. Roos, OF
Adams avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. John James, of Eckley,
Pa, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Freeman, of South Main avenue
and Locust street
Mr. and Mrs. u. r. Jayne and children,
OF Green Ridge, will spend today in Fac
toryville, as the guests of Mrs. Jayne's S
father Amos Caryl.
Miss Bessie Davis is home from the
bloomsbury State Normal school to spend
Christmas and New Years, with her par
ents, at 326 North Hyde Park avenue.
Mr. and Mrs NJ. ]. Duffy, of Hallstead;
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Duffy. of Geneva, N.
Y, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. +, Duffy, of
Binghamton, are spending the day with
their mother Mrs. Bridget Duffy, OF
Jackson street.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Lawrence,
daughter of Mrs. Ruth Lawrence, to
Nathan Evans, we'll known merchant
of the West Side, will take place this
morning at 8 o'clock. at the home of the
brides mother, on North Hyde Park ave-
nue..
II. w. Shea. G. w. Zachman, Charles
Newcomer, Elmer Hunter, Coleman =.
Gallagher, Elmer Zachman, William
Price, Walter Peters, William Clifford
Robert Peters, John Oeswaldo, Calvin
| Sparrow and John Peters, employees of
the Scranton Nut ord Bolt works, left
| Saturday mt rning, TO spend Christmas In
| their homes at Lebanon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
MoODY'S FUNERAL.
Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon at
$50 O'clock.

East Mortified, Mass, Dec. 24.-The
family of the late Dwight l.. Moody
remained indoors nearly the entire
day, owing to the constant downpour
of rain, leaving the house only for Il
brief interval during the forenoon to
attend services at the Congregational
church. Mrs. Moody, who had be IN
much affected by the arrival of her
sister and brother, Fleming Revell and
Mrs. William II. Holden, of Chicago,
last evening, was in her usual health
after a nights rest and showed only
slightly the struggle which she has
experienced during the past few
weeks. Mrs. L. c. Washburn, Mr..
Moodys only sister, is expected to ar
rive from her home in Racine, WIS
tonight.
The funeral is to be held Tuesday af-
ternoon at 2.30 clock and the details
have been completed. The body viii
be taken to the church at Q a. m. by
the Mt Herman students and will lay
in state until 2.3O in the afternoon,
when the services will be held, after
which it will be taken to the last rest
ing place on Roundtop. The only mI-
sic during the service, aside from the
singing of Rock of Ages" one of Mr.
Moody's favorite hymns, by the Mt
Herman male quartette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
WANTED TO GO TO JAIL.
Patrolman McColligan Took the
Man at His Word.

Take me to jail; that's where l want
to CO." said an intoxicated man who
leaned confidingly against Patrolman
McColligan on South Washington ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon.
To be sure he didn't say it in quite
as steady a manner as the above
would indicate, but the staid types re-
fused to reproduce the unevenness Of
his speech
1t was Christmas, even the patrol
man was filled with the spirit of the
occasion and he took his man to Jail,
as per request. This morning he will
have an opportunity of explaining why
he was so anxious to get behind the
bars
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
THE LATE MR.. MOODY.
Beautiful Tribute from the Pen of
Rev. James Hughes.

Rev. James Hughes.
The Tribune has received from the
Rev. James Hughes, the following
beautiful tribute to the late Mr..
Moody:
As l am debarred from taking duty
today at my church, on account Of seri-
Gus domestic aflliction, Kindly permit Inc
t. express through your columns what |
most certainly would express from my
pulpit, a word of deep sympathy with
nearly all who speak the English lam
guage in the various zones of the rolling
globe who mourn on account of the death
of the great evangelist, Mr.. Moody. In
the demise of this distinguished Chris
tian gentleman, the church of God has
sustained a loss of no ordinary magni-
tudc.
When death comes, as a rule, Ii is like
an arrow passing through the air, which
soon closes upon II, and all Is tranquil
again. But when such a great life and
ornament of the church as the late Mr.
Moody was, is qucnched, such an event
somewhat resembles the apoCalyptic vial
poured into that element named and
which changed its temperature and pro-
duced fearful connections.
Well do l remember how his visits to
England were looked for by the churches
ministrations there stirred up the relig-
ious life of the whole country, and re-
suited in "A glorious spiritual harvest. |
shall never forget the pleasure it gave
me while living in South Africa when |
read the reports of the wonderful work
which the Lord was doing through His
honored servant in this country. Often
was my soul refreshed in the midst of the
depressing influences Of an African life,
when / read some of his sweet evangeli
cal utterances. He was a great person.
ality, and a mighty religious force. His
labors created an epoch in church life.
There was but one Mr.. Moody, though
there are hosts of feeble imitators; as
in England there was but one Mr.. Spur
geon, though there were many who aped
him.
No one can estimate the amount of
good that was accomplished by that one
man, whose death is sincerely mourned
| by English-sr aking PEOPLE today
| throughout the world. He was no fiery
recluse trying to preach the people into a
new crusade: but like a mild and earnest
seer, while he moved about among the
| people he bore about with him a rever'
| ent consciousness that he dealt with the
majesty of man, and by the magnetic
| force of spiritual life, drew around hin
| all grades and conditions of human life
which he directed with marvellous power
| and clearness of thought and simplicity
| of language, to the only refuge for guilty
| man.
Thank God for the life and labors o.
Mr. Moody.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
silver-Dollar Smiths Funeral.

New York, Dec. 24-The greatest fu-
neral crowd that ever assembled on the
East Side, gathered about noon today to
take a last look at former Assemblyman
Charles (Silver Dollar Smith, who died
Friday at his home on Essex street De-
spite a pouring rain hundreds of resi-
dents Of the Essex market neighborhood,
lined Essex street and filled every tene-
ment house window for blocks. II was
necessary TO have thirty policemen TO
clear passage way for the carriages out
OF the neighborhood. The religious SER
vices were conducted by Rabbi Gabriel
Hirsch,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
A STRINGENT FOOD LAW.
Prohibits the Use of Arsenic or Alum
in All Articles Of Diet.

The law enacted by the Missouri leg
islature. which prohibits the manu-
facture or sale of any article INTENDED
for food or to be used in the prepara-
tion of food, which contains alum' ar
senic. ammonia, etc, places that state
in the advance in the matter OF sanl-
tary legislation.
Laws restricting the use of alum IN
bread have been in force in England
Germany and France for many years
In this country, in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin. Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky ana
several other states, direct legislation
in reference to the sale of alum baking
powders has also been effected. In
several of these states their sale is
prohibited unless they are branded to
show that they contain alum, and in
the District of Columbia, under the
laws of congress, the sale of bread con-
tanning alum has been made Illegal.
Following are the names of some Of
the brands of baking powder sold in
this vicinity which are shown by re-
cent analysis TO contain alum House
keepers and grocers should cut the
list out and keep it for future refer
ence:
Baking Powders Containing Alum:
EGG ....................C Contains Alum.
Egg Baking Powder Co., New York.
DAVIS O. Contains Alum,
II. b. Davis & Co., New York
Crown ..................Co Contains Alum,
j. p. Dieter Co., Chicago.
LESLIE'S .......,..-.. Contains Alum.
The A. COlburn Co., Philadelphia.
GRAND UNION......C Contains Alum.
Grand Union Tea Co., New York
| a. q P...................CO Contains Alum.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.,
| New York.
The housekeeper should bear in mini
| that alum makes a cheap baking pow
| der. 1t costs but two cents a pound
while cream Of tartar costs thirty. The
quality of the powder is therefore
usually indicated by the price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
Big Ice Houses Burned.

Grand Haven, Mich, Dec. 2i.-The NAM
moth plant of the Spring Lake Ice COM
pany, located on Spring lake, two miles
northeast Of this city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire this morning, entailing a
loss OF upwards of I,OOO,OOO, 1t was built
one year ago by Chicago capitalists.
About 10000 tons Of ice of last years cut
still remained in the building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
MARRIED.

-SOPER-Dec II, 1899, at Dover, N.
j., by the Rev. Carl Fronkey, Mr.
Francis Eugene Cox, of Dover, N j.,
to Bessie NJ. Soper, of Scranton, Pa.
ENIRY-M Warden, Pa, Dec.
H., 1899, by Rev. jerome Carr, Alfred
Emry of Winners, and Mrs. Emma
Miller, of Warden, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
Princeton Glee Club Concert.

The Princeton Glee club concert will
be held tonight at st, Lulees Parish
hall. A few good seats can be Sc
cured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
Steamer Sunk in a Collision.

Greenock, Dec. 4-The Anchor line
steamship Tainui. from New York, Dec.
10, for Glasgow is reported to have been
sunk in a collision in the river Clyde.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
BRIEF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
MANY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
ABOUT WHITNEY.

He Is One of the Greatest Romancers
of the Present Age-Reason Hon.
Cyrus Gordon Was Able to Come
to This City to Hold Court-Dr.
Henry Weisenberg, the House Sur
geon at the Lackawanna Hospital.
Ambition of Henry j. o'Malley, of
the Third Ward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
Princeton Glee Club Concert.

The diagram of the Princeton Glee
club concert is now open at st. Luke's
Parish house. The concert will be
given tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25

along the main floor and up the
strairs to the sleeping apartments.
where the quick work was evidently
done.
The articles Of iewelry mentioned
were found In the bureau drawers and
on the dressing case. whore Mrs. Jones
gold watch was LEFT undisturbed The
drawers and contents were scattered
over the beds and on the floor. The
entire interior of the house looked as
though a cyclone had struck IL, so
much disorder being apparent.
AS soon as the robbery was dis
covered Mr.. Jones notified Detective
Dyer Of the occurrence, and the shrewd
little officer began work on the case.
The central and suburban police were
notified by telephone, and an itemized
list made OF the articles stolen. The
above description of the things taken
was furnished by Mrs. Jones and Is
accurate in so far as the losses were
discovered last night.
THERE Is NO CLUE.
Neither Prof. Jones nor his wife can
remember having seen any suspicious
characters lurking around the prem
ises, but their suppostiOn is that the
house was entered after dark, and
that the thieves left the premises but
a short time before they returned
home.
Their neighbors on the north side
| Of the house were entertaining the
| family who reside on the south side
of the building, and between the time
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left and returned,
fo ha q
| in the rear of the house but none
Of them saw anybody around the
premises, and knew nothing of the
burglary until Informed by Mr.. Jones
The case will be worked out, II
possible. Lieutenant Williams having
personally visited the house last night
and made an investigation of the
premises.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25

young men graduated in this class
and the doctor has renewed many
pleasant acquaintance during his
residence in this city, These and a
number Of other local friends would
no doubt be pleased to have the
doctor settle down in this city upon
the expiration of his term, and there
is a strong probability that he will
do so.
Talking about men Of the hour, II
would seem that School Controller
Henry ]. O'Malley Of the Third ward,
is deserving Of some mention. Soma
of the things done bv Mr. O'Malley
during his term on the board Of con
trul could make interesting reading,
but that isn't here nor there. Just
at present the public will be chiefly
concerned in what Mr.. O'Malley pro-
poses to do. When his candidacy for
the select council was recently an
nounced it was generally supposed
that the gentleman from the Third
had in mind that his talents would be
of more service tc his ward us q mem-
Der Of the upper branch Of the city
legislature than as their representa-
tive among the law makers of the
school district, but it now develcpes
that this does not fully express Mr.
O'Malley's ideas.
Mr.. O'Malley proposes 10 serve In
both capacities. The law governing
the incompatablity OF offices reads:
mo person shall at the same time
he a member of more than one of the
following bodies, TO wit: The councils,
the city guardians of the poor the
board of health, and the inspectors o;
the county prison; nor shall any per-
son he member of any of these
bodies who is at the same time Il
salnried officer under the same, or any
Of thcm Members OF
councils shall not hereafter hold any
| CITY or county Offices in the choice
of the people while serving as mem
Der of said councils"
Mr.. O'Malley contends that school
! controller is not a city ONCE, the
| courts time and again having diS-
| t,nruished between the school district
| and the municipality. If elected, Mi
! O'Malley proposes to serve in both
| Offices. no matter what may be the
oxpense Of time and effort on his part
who will say that Mr. OMaley Is
not true patriot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
BURGLARS VISIT
PROF. JONES' HOUSE
NEARLY 5000 WORTH OF vALU-
ABLEs STOLEN.

Thirty-four Dollars in Money Was
Also Taken from Book Case
Drawer-Entranc to the House
Gained by Prying Open the Back
Door-List Of the Articles Stolen.
Most of the Plumber Was Mrs.
Jones' Wedding Presents-No Clue
to the Burglars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25

The best of all pills are Beecham's.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25
Christmas Gifts
FROM santa CLAUS

When they come in the
form of something useful,
are doubly appreciated.
Our store is full of pleas
ure for those who will re-
ceive our Shaving Sets,
Carving Sets, Table Cut
lery aud Skates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28
d. S. Helvern Heard From.

The following letter from ID. 5. Hell
vern, one of Webster county's early
settlers, received by one of his former
old neighbors, will no doubt be Of in
teres, 10 his many old friends here.
81 have been aiming to write to you
for some time, but have put it off until
today, and while 1t is raining l will try
and tell you what we are doing down
here in poor old A%rkansaw.' You re.
member six years ago l traded the old
Maple Grove Farm in Nebraska to q
Mi. Cooper for 240 acres Of land one
and a half miles south of Mammoth
Springs, Arkansas. We moved on this
farm six years ago last December and
We now have one Of the finest fruit and
berry farms In northern Arkansas.
have also boughtsnother eighty joining
the Cooper farm, making 800 acres all
told. VI this we now have about one
hundred acres cleared, fenced and in
cultivation, and OF this amount we
have thirty acres in fruit trees consist
ing Of 1900 apple, 1900 peach, 425 pear,
800 plum, 30 cherry, a few ounce and
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28

of 'whack.' l was nervous aud uneasy
all the time, and was about as miser.
able as q man could be. Work became
a dread to me. NV stomach was in
bad shape; il panied me severely and l
was unable to retain food. DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine was recommend
cd to me by one OF our merchants who
was cured by its use, and,after taking a
few bottles I was q different man. I
gained four pounds the first ten days.
I sleep like a top; ! have u good appe.
lite; my stomach is in good shape aud
nothing d~istresses me-.
w. w. Cox, Marshall, Mich"
"Fora long time 1 vas u great suf-
ferer from indigestion and extreme
nervousness, brought on by the ex.
cessive use of tobacco. was irritable
aud I, %stless, and nothing that I ate
seemed to agree with me. When !
would retire at night l would roll and
toss and II would be- hours before I
could get any sleep. In the morning
when l awoke | felt more tired and
worn out than when I retired. Moth
ing that l took seemed to helpme until
l started with DIR, Miles Nervine. |
used several bottles OF It, and obtained
reliet from the very start. use II oc'
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28

t~raDscendent crabapple. Also 1000 of
the best varieties grapes. fifteen acres
OF Strawberries, five acres raspberries
blackberries and dewberries. My ap.
pie, pear aud plum trees will have q
fine lot Of fruit this year. Will have
200 bushels Of plums, l50 bushels Of
pears. and 500 bushels VI apples No
preventing providence our trawberries
will be ripe the first Of May, and then
We will have plenty Of fruit until next
spring. We are raising lots Of early
vegetables for sorthern markets. W.
have five acres OF tomatoes aud five
acres of watermelons and cantelopes;
also peas, asparagus, etc. We had
very bad luck when we first came to
Arkansas. The first farm I bought ]
paid $500 on 1t and then lost u. Blu,
since we moved up here the lord has
blessed US wonderfully. both In baske,
and store, spiritually and physically,
have all had good health, aud enjoyed
life. This would be q good place for
you..to live ss you are . great hand to
raise vegetables and this IL one Of the
finest countries for fruit and vegetable,
that I ever Jaw. We make . good lo'
Of money raising carly vegetables FOL
northern markets. With best wishes Il
oil inquiring friends I remain you
s1ectionate friend,
d. S.lHRLvERN.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28

An active mind, suffering from over
exertion, worry, trouble or the cares OF
business, demands from the body q
greater amount of fuel for the vital fires
than the digestive organism car sup
ply. 1t requires a certain amount Of
vital force to operate the human ma.
chine, and when all the available sup.
ply OF force is absorbed by the over
worked brain there is nothing left for
the stomach. II Is easy now to under
stand why irritability and dyspepsia
have become almost synonomous, why
a nervous person il usually 80 very
particular and cspricious about food.
1t Is an almost undisputed fact that
no marked progress can be msde to-
ward the ultimate cure OF any disease
until the mind is put into that calm
serene condition which Is natural tC
people Of full bodily health and vigor
DR.. Miles Nervine puts the mind Ii
just that condition. 1t Is q brain and
nerve food aud tonic whose importan,
elements, acting upon the body anC
mind with equal force. poss ,sses re
markable efficiency In nervous dis
orders.
my trouble was nervous dyspepsii
and for . number Of years l was oil on
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-04-28
OBITUARY.

Died, at his homo In Smith county,
Kansas. on Saturday morning, April ID
after an illness Of about niue weeks,
Of lang trouble, Mr.. VIM. H. Stevens.
He was born in Hamilton county. Indi.
ana, May 10, 1878. The deceased wal
the eldest son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Stevens, and leaves four brothers, five
sisters and a host Of friends to mourn
his loss. The body was inferred In the
Mt. Hope cemetery on Sunday. The
funeral services were conducted BY
Rev. Goldsworth Of the U. b. church
The family have the sympathy Of the
entire community in their great be
reavment. y