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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
IN A POWDER MILL.
Precautions Taken to Provide Against
Every Form of Accident.
From Cassells Magazine.

The danger buildings of a powder
mlll are themselves so constructed that
not nall head or iron in any shape is
exposed and the roofs are made slight,
SO as to give vent to explosions The
garments of the workers are pocket
less, so that they cannot carry knives
or matches, or, indeed, anything, and
are made of nOn-infammable mate
rial. Even the buttons must not be
metal. No one is allowed to go around
with trousers turned up at the bottom,
because grit is collected in that way
and the merest hard spec of foreign
matter in a charge of gunpowder is
fraught with danger.
The entrances to danger buildings
are protected by boards placed Edge
ways, so that when the door is open
nothing in the shape of dirt can WORK
in. This also serves as a check to
any one who might thoughtlcssly p"u.
ceed to enter without first ha ling :e
moved his boots and put on the over
alls that are kept just inside the door
Doors are made to open outward so
as To enable them to escape the more
readily and on the approach of d
thunder storm the works are stopped
and the operatives repair to the diff
ferent watch houses scattered over the
1000 acres covered by these extensive
works.
Every week the machinery is in
spected and the reports as to Its con-
dition are printed and filed In the
case Of danger building needing to
be repaired 1t must be first washed
out before a hammer or other iron tool
is admitted to it, When artificial light
is required, as when working at night
or i'm dull weather, the lights are kent
outside. being placed on the window
lodges. In the case of the works maga-
zine, which is surrounded with Watt =.
no light of any kind is ever perm t.od
rear 1t. These are only few or the
precautions against accidents AT the
works, they are sufficient, how'v,r. %
show how lively must be the sense Of
danger Men in powder hoIsas usu-
ally have an arranged plan Of esrapC
in their minds, and at the EAST meX~
pected noises have not hesitated TO
Tlunge into the canal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

though even the best-tasting, thorough
ly rine and perfect cherries start up
very fine cases of collie and cholera
mOrbus, which are very annoying. The
colored people of the south think, and
it may be that the same belief exists
elsewhere and among others as well,
that all the cramp or collie is taken out
of the cherry by eating it, swallowing
stone and all. That unquestionably
was the practice once, but in recent
years fears of appendicitis may have
changed it somewhat, though for the
life of me l cannot understand why it
is so dangerous now to swallow apple
seed. grape seed or cherry stones when
in old fashioned times it was the rule
to do so, rather than the exception"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
willing to Wait.

one Sunday, not very long ago, the
minister of small country parish church
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

THE PROPHET. -Zecharahs first
address, one which is on its face intro.
ductory, tchapter 1: ~ is dated in the
eighth month in the second year of
Darius CB. G. 52O), two months after
the first prophecy of Hasgai CHag. J:
II. The two men were therefore for a
time contemporary, and they acted in
concert in the commencement of their
laburs, 50 far as concerned their first
object, namely, the rebuilding of the
temple. In this Haggai led the way,
and then left the work to the younger
man. But Zachariah did not confine
his prophetic activity to this narrow
scope. His utterances take in the
whole character and condition of the
covenant people, their present dangers
and discouragements. their tend
encies TO Journalism and self-decep-
ton, their relations to the surrounding
heather, and their influence upon the
futurc prospects of the world. To
many his writings are obscure because
he deals largely in symbolic and fgur-
ative language.
THE NISION.-(Vs. l. 2. 3)-Our
lesson pertains to the fifth of eight
visions granted to Zechariah in the
night. Czech. /: 50 These, given at
one time. set forth an orderly progress
of thought which may be had only by
reading the entire series, from chapter
/: I, to vi: s. This vision may be called
THE Golden Candlstick with the Two
Olive Trees" The candestick was
formed after the pattern of the one in
flN. t,I, Il.
with some remarkable variations. 1t
had a round vessel on the top, seven
feeding tubes for each lamp, and two
trees at it's sides. none of which were
in the original in the sanctuary. The
candlestick represents the church as
the appointed light bearer in dark
world. This is confirmed by several
passages in the New Testament Matt.
V: 14D spoken by Christ and Paul (Phil.
ii: 49, and by the express statement of
the angel in explaining somewhat
similar vision to John in Patmos. Rev.
/: 20).
THE MYSTERY.-(Vs. and 5.)-
What 'did all this mean? ZeChariah
was convinced that some important
truth was to be communicated to him,
but he was unable to interpret the pic
ture, or, if he had some conjecture con-
cernng the significance of it. he de-
sired to be assured. Hence he asked
| an explanation from the angel who had
been speaking with him. The angels
counter-questiOn implies that the pro-
| phet might have learned the object of
the vision from the analogy of the gol-
den candlestick in the holy place. Here
a question arises for our consideration.
| Why did God present to His servant
that which was in itself so mysterious
as to require an explanation Why
was not the message spoken at once
| in its simplest form? Because the
visual method was adapted to the un-
developed mind, calculated to convince
one of a supernatural presence. This
was the reason for the burning bush
| (IX. iii: 80 seen by Moses. and the
Cloven tongues that appeared to the
| apostles. Acts. ii: 80
| a
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in Scotland had the misfortune to forget
his sermon, and did not discover his loss
till he reached the church. The congre-
cation being already assembled, he was
i'm a sorry plight. Suddenly an idea struck
him. He sent for JChn, the beadle, and
instructed him to give out the 10th
Psalm containing 17G verses, while he
hurried home for his sermon. On his
journey back to the church door,
he saw the faithful headle waving
his arms and shouting at him. On reach
ing the door he exclaimed:
Are they singing yet. John?"
AYE, sir" replied John. they're at it
yet, but they're chirping like sparries"-
Judy.
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CURE OF RHEUMATISM.
Fruits That Should Be Avoided or
Eaten by Those Afflicted.

From the Chicago Times Herald
People suffering from that most dis
tressing of diseases, rheumatism
should be careful in their diet at all
times. There is a general impression
that all fruits are healthful and may be
INDUCED in freely by invalids, but this
is not the case. A South Water street
fruit merchant remarked the other
day There is an impression very
prevalent in the minds of many per-
sons that there is rheumatism in straw
berries. 1t may be only Imagination
ana due to the season, but there is no
doubt that persons who are subject TO
rheumatic attacks suffer from them
very frequently during what is known
as the strawberry season, whether
they eat strawberries or not. | am
satlsned In my own case that the acids
IN strawberries work up a nice attack
OF rheumatism FOR me every year. but
cannot resist them, ana do not know
as | want to, But there is one salts
faction, and that is that while straw
berries may have something to do with
rheumatism, cherries, which follow
them, are an absolute cure for rheu-
matism | have never known person
To suffer from rheumatism who ate
ireely OF cherries, and J know of hun
dreds who have been relieved of at
tacks by eating them. | have often
had cherries ordered two or three
months before the season for them
opened hereabouts, and to supply the
orders have had to send to Cuba and to
California for them, The ordinary
cherry contains an acid which relieves
If II does not effectually cure. OF
course II may all be in the season, and
that rheumatism would disappear any
how, but it Is safe to say there is no
rheumatism during the cherry season
don't know of anything healthier
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ers was a general in the militia. Every
now and then he would beg a day off
to go and command his tatterdamalion
army at a review.
LOYALTY AS COLLATERAL.
Americans capitalists who feel in
clined to lend that $4,000, 80 previously
mentioned to Haiti may be interested
to learn that, by article 40 of the con-
stitution of the Haitian republic, pub
lie debts are guaranteed and placed
under the safeguard of the loyalty Of
the Haitian nation" Sir Spencer st.
John, formerly British minister 20
Haiti, tells a good story on this head.
The Haitian minister in Paris went
to a famous French banker to con-
tract a loan for Haiti and naturally
the capitalist asked him what security
he could offer. The minister replied
grandiloquently: THE constitution
places thb public debts under the
safeguard of the loyalty of the nation"
The banker eyed him curiouslv for a
moment and then said: THANK yol:
/ have business to attend t.. Good
morning" The New York bank - q
whom President Sam is now auoly!ng
will no doubt agree in wanting some
better security than the "constt'ution"
offers.
| have painted the ludicrous side of
the black republics. There is an
other side-compact of murder misrIIle
African savagery and even cannibalism
that side that made the thlrl Ma
poleon eXclaim: Haiti, Haiti, land OF
barbarians,"
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THE QUESTIONS.-Vs. II and 12)
The nronhet apnears to have graSped
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THEY REMIND ONE
OF COMIC OPERA
HAITI AND sANTo DOMINGO AS
THEY ARE.

Comic Side of Conditions in Black
Republics-How Germany Stole
Haitian Navy and the Vanquished
Feted the Victors-other Timely
Glimpses at Two Troublesome
Island Powers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION
Police Say that Rev. Mr.. Beattie Struck
Wide of the Mark.

The police officials have looked up
the case of the nine year old boy whom
Rev. Lee w. Beattie referred to in his
Sunday evening sermon as having been
brought home drunk, and policemen re-
fusing to do anything because they were
off duty or didn't have warrant They
find that the case occurred in 1896, when
these was another mayor and chief of
police Several of the members of the
police force referred to have been
changed since then The police say
that they ought not to be blamed for
the doings or shortcomings of previous
administration They say that as long
as Mr.. Beattie was evidently making a
point against the present administra-
tion he ought to confine his illustrations
to this administration. Furthermore,
they say that the boy in question was
never drunk to their knowledge
The father of the boy is also up in
arms. He declares that his son was
never under the influence of liquor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
THESTORY WAS TRUE
Traced to it's Source by Port
Huron MAN. T.
A fter being Convinced He Rid Himself of
Trouble of Three Years Standing.
His Own Story.

Port Huron, Mich, Mch 6-Walter
Leigh, a moulder. living on Beard
street, relates the following:
have been troubled three years
with diabetes, and l could get nothing
to give me any relief 1 read of the
cure of Mr.. Huber, and 1 at once visited
this gentleman, and found that could
get cured by using Dodd's Kidney Pills.
l am now cured, and have only to
thank Dodd's Kidney Pills."
The Huber case to which Mr.. Leigh
refers, is one of the most remarkable
ever known Mr. G. T. Huber, high
ly respected business man, was afflicted
with diabetes and his family physician
and eminent specialists pronounced his
case hopeless The limit placed on his
life was five months. Heiwas in such a
condition, bodily and mentally. that
life was burden. Hope had been
given up when a relation who had
knowledge of cures effected by Dodd's
Kidney Pills recommended them in Mr.
Hubers case. He used them and was
cured.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are sold by drug,
gists at so cents a box, or six boxes
$3.50. Sent by mail on receipt of price
by Dodd's Medicine Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
WHEELS NOT REVOLVING.
Nickle-in .the-slot Machines Take Move
on Themselves.

The nickle-in-the-slot machines all
disappeared myster ously Tuesday night
aud today not one of the gaudily paint
ed wheels was spinning around to tell
whether the player had won or lost.
Their departure was as sudden as
though there had been a prearranged
plan to have them go out of bu- mess.
When asked about the matter today,
Mayor Pau said that he had heard
that the machines had gone out of
business He said that he gave orders
long time ago to have them suppress
ed, but had given no new orders re-
Gently.
Chief Wagon stated, in reply to a
question on the subject, that every
machine in town had quit business
He understood that they had been
packed up and shipped to some place
where business was more profitable.
The machines were introduced dur
ing the street fair and have been doing
business ever since, and of late there
has been considerable complaint. 1t is
understood that they were quite profit
able for the owners, as the chances
were largely against the player. There
were six or eight in the city, mostly
owned by outside parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
RAILROAD ENGINEERS.
Northwestern Men Look Over Our Stone
0uarries.

A number of civil engineers of the
Chicago & Northwestern road were in
the city Tuesday afternoon consulting
with Gus Widell in regard to stone
which the latter..has contracted to fur
nish the road during the coming season.
They were Mr.. Armstrong, of Cedar
Rapids, Mr.. Bush, of Boone, Mr..
Schleifer, also of Iowa, and Messrs.
Bodwell and Finlay. both of Vino a.
The two latter looked over the quarries.
Mr.. Widell is to furnish vast guam
THY of stone to the road, for use in
Iowa, as we'll as much of the stone to be
used on the extensions in Minnesota. 1t
is expected that he will furnish all of
the stone for the culverts on the Man.
kato & New Ulm extension One Of
fetal stated that he would not be sur
prised if Mr.. Widell furnished 10000
carloads of stone for the road during
the year. The quarries will be run to
their full capacity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
South Bend.

South Bend, March Winter still
prevails, with plenty of snow and wind
although the crow has made its APP
pearance, heralding the approach of
spring.
Henry Beeler. Missionary for the
American Sunday school union. re-
turned last Tuesday to continue the
Institute meetings. They were well
attended and greatly enjoyed by all.
The last meeting was held Thursday
night as Mr. Beeler was obliged to go to
Judson We hope he will soon return
and continue the good work in our
midst.
Marian Hammer has purchased Mr.
Rooneys house.
A dance was held at Mr. Hulten-
green's Friday evening after which an
oyster supper was served.
Miss Maggie Harris has returned
from. Mankato, where she has been
employed at dressmaking.
Mr.. and Mrs. S F. keenan,, of Indian
Lake, visited with the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Keenan,, last
Saturday.
Miss Mary Evans has gone to Lake
Crystal to visit friends
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Bienapf, who live at No. 1923 North
Sixth street, died Tuesday night and the
funeral will occurred Thursday morn
ing S " BE-. .---.3 20 r@r
W. L. Bradshaw has entered into a
contract with the Osborne Harvester
Co. and started out today as travelling
salesman. He will be desirable ad-
dition to the company's force. 81 'Ts
The Decoria Dramatic club will give
an entertainment at the Mankato town
hall Wednesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
A BIG BUSINESS.

Those who have not investigated the
matter will be surprised at the I'M
mepse amount Ct business T.. M Sinclair
is doing in the washing machine bust
ness The Automatic Washer is popu
lar wherever it's merits are known, and
one machine in a neighborhood is sure
TO sell a dozen more. Mr.. Sinclair is
now disposing of territory for the sale
of his machines. A gentleman writes
Lim from the state of Montana stating
that two of his friends in Blue Earth
county, Mimi, are using the machine,
and so delighted are they with it that
thew have written him to secure terri
tory and engage in the selling of them
in Montana Also. two gentlemen from
Blue Earth county, Mimi have just
purchased the right of sale for the state
of North Dakota, while another Blue
Earth county man has secured the state
of Wisconsin, while still another is ne
potiating for several counties in South
Dakota The selling qualities of the
machine is attracting the attention of
reliable business men, who look upon
the .couisition of territory as valua-
BILE franchise. Those who have taken
territory in this vicinity are doing an
immense business.
It is only necessary to sell machine
or two in a neighborhood to get the
work started. After once seen in oper-
alton the machine sells itself. The
principle upon which it is constructed
is the only method that has ever de-
monstrated it's absolute usefulness
Mr.. Sinclair is methodical and sys-
tematic in his business transactions
and all those who have had dealings
with him speak in the highest terms OF
his honor and integrity in all OF his
tran actions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-03-10
Still More CounterfeitiDg.

The Secret Service has unearthed an
other band of counterfeiters and secur
ed large quantity of bogus bills,
which are so cleverly executed that the
average person would never suspect
them of being spurious. Things OF
great value are always selected by
counterfeiters for imitation, notably
the celebrated Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, which has many imitators but
no equals for indigestion, dyspepsia,
constipation, nervousness and general
debility The Bitters sets things right
In the stomach, and when the stomach
is in good order it makes good blood
and plenty of it. In this manner the
Bitters get at the seat of strength and
vitality, and restore vigor to the weak
and debilitated. Beware of counter
feits when buying.