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The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27
DINING OUT.
Hostess Sometimes Depends on Hair
Trigger Inte!lccts.

Hostess Sometimes Depends on Hair
Trigger Inteslccts.
If the hostess can catch no comet,
she must be contented with meteoric
wits, who make up for real brilliancy
by saying what they do say quickly
and spontaneously the punsters,
in short, and such hair-trigger intel
lects. Failing these, says the presum-
ably humorous Gelett Burgess in Har-
per's Bazaar, the last class above the
bores positive are those we'll meaning
diners out who load themselves with
stories for dinner as q soldier goes
into an engagement with a belt full of
cartridges. They may not get a chance
for shot very often, but, given an
opening, their fire is accurate and
deadly till the last round is gone, when
they are at the mercy OF a more in
ventive wit. Yet even these welter-
weights have their place at the table,
for we must have bread, as well as
wine. 1t was one uf Lewis CAROLS
pet fancies to have a dinner table in
the shape Of ring, and half the
guests seated inside upon a platform
which revolved slowly around the cir
Gle till each one had passed opposite
every guest seated on the outside of the
table But this would break up many
of the little secret schemes for which
the modern dinner is planned, and
many a young man would suddenly
find himself flirting with the wrong
lady across the board. And this last
hint carries me from the exoteric to
the esoteric charms of the dinnef. Hero
however, you must guess your own
way. l dare not tell you precisely
what it means when Celestine shifts
her glass from left to right of her plate
nor what l answer when l raise my
serviette by one corner, for Celestine
may dine with you some day, and you
may remember. You would better not
invite me, anyway, for, though l am
not comet, yet l admit l would be
mad enough to upset the claret pur-
posely rather than have nothing ex-
citing happen.
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of the Imperial hotel, where he was
stopping, tell another servant of how
the sweeping OF dusty carpets in the
hotel was gradually killing him with
consumption. He inquired at the Of
flee about the man, had a doctor ex-
anime him, and found the case a genu-
inc one for charity. Shortly after the
man, his wife and child were on their
way to California at Mr.. Mooers' ex-
pense. They are now in Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, and the man is the chief cook at
the Adams House.
Two months ago Mr.. Mooers was in
a blacksmith shop in Los Angeles to
see about shoes for his PAGER. He
heard several men discussing the pros
pect of getting gold at Cape Nome.
None of the men knew him. He be-
came interested in one of the young
men because of his burning zeal to go
to Nome. He invited him to his house
that day and several days thereafter
On one of the first steamers from Sc
attic to Cape Nome, early in May,
Richard B. Judson sailed north with
supplies and capital enough to last two
years. Frederick M. Mooers was his
silent partner.
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sands. One day it flashed upon him
that the Goler camp was the center OF
an enormous extinct crater; that the
golden PARTICLES in the sand were
washed there through countless ages
from lodges formed by volcanic action,
and If the rim of the volcano might be
found the original ledge would be
source of fabulous wealth. For days
he told and re-told his story to his COM
panions. Finally Singleton and Bur-
chem agreed to go and search for the
ledge. Two days of prospecting led
to the location Of the seven mines
known as the Yellow Aster group,
where Randsburg has since grown up.
So rich were the specimens whacked
from the outcropping rock that the yell
low Aster paid from the start. Mooers,
Singleton and Burchem had taken over
100000 in ore from the golden lodges
up TO January, 1900.
With the knowledge that the Yellow
Aster was to be the source OF thou
sands OF dollars every month as long as
he would probably live, Mooers set
about having a gloriously good time
with his suddenly acquired fortune. II
know too WELL" said he to friends,
that my life has been one of such
hardships that will probably live but
a few years more-ten or twelve years
at the outside-and mean to have fun
and make some people remember me
for personal kindnesses after l am
gone"
And he kept his word.
First he bought q magnificent man
sion owned by Thomas f. Fitch, at SIS
Bonnie Brae street, Los Angeles. He
sent to New York and got his aged
mother, his young son and his broth
ers, and brought them all in a private
car to Los Angeles. The home was
furnished superbly. He bought horses
and carriages for the family's use, pro-
vided his mother with servants to an
ticipate her slightest wish, and made
sure that the home circle should have
a certain part OF the dividends from
the Yellow Aster monthly.
All the rest he devoted to all sorts of
whims of pleasure.
A month later, in Buffalo, he found
a printer OF his own name dying OF
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GIVES HIS FORTUNES
y TO THE POOR

on. The Eagle changed hands and
Mooers was out of job.
Mooers next joined filibustering ex-
petition to Costa Rica, in Central
America, and with his comrades lay
in Jail one year, expecting almost any
day to be led out to execution. He was
a sailor before the mast for the next
year and a half. Returning to New
York, in broken health, he wrote an
article for the Sun about the hardships
Of common sailors, which brought him
to public notice. He was called to
Washington by committee in con-
gress to relate in detail how American
sailors were treated on ships sailing
under foreign flags.
In April, 1895, Mooers, John Single
ton and Austin Burclem were living in
a tent at Goler, earning dollar a day,
and on particularly favorable days a
dollar and half. For weeks Mooers
had pondered over the problem of the
source OF the golden specks which they
were dry-washing in the brown desert
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consumption. The next day the print
er, his wife and two children we're trav-
cling in sumptuous style toward San
Diego, where for over a year, until the
man died, they received from Mr..
Mooers' Los Angeles bankers a certain
monthly stipend.
A year ago a man fell down the shaft
in the Yellow Aster mine. The Yellow
Aster company pensioned the widow
literally. Mr.. Mooers happened to be
on the cars few weeks later, and the
widow came forward and introduced
herself to him. During their CONVEX
sation she spoke of her three daugh-
ters and of the plans Of their dead faith
er to send them east to the paternal
home. A day or so later Mr.. Mooers
had bought round trip tickets for the
whole family to New Bedford, Mass.
Not only that, but he secured berths
in the Pullman cars for them, and gave
a $40 gold piece to each Of the trio.
While in New York last summer he
overheard a colored man in the hall
The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27

DR.. Julia Holmes Smith, who was re-
Gently nominated for trustee of the
Illinois State university, is one
of the best known women in
Chicago For many years she has
been a leader among women, and has
been particularly prominent in club
work Of various kinds. Dr. Smith was
born in Georgia and was twice married,
her first husband being Waldo Abbott,
the only son of j. S. Q. Abbott, the his
torian. Her medical education was OBJ
tanned in the Boston Institute, and she
has done much for the advancement of
the science, particularly among women.
Many organizations owe their SUCCESS
to her intelligent and earnest efforts.
says the Chicago Times Herald. She
was president of the Political Equal
ity League, and was for three years
president of the Woman's Club. She
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Prevented
a Panic,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

That peace has its victories as well
as war and that not all heroes win
their laurels with the sword has been
more than once demonstrated by
modest young man named Frank Con-
lin, whose whistling saved 5000 lives
at Coney Island a few nights ago, says
the New York Evening World.
Frank Conlin is neither very old nor
very big, but he has proved that he has
strenuous and quick-witted qualities.
That the young man is really modest
is proved by the fact that while thous-
ands are today showering adulation on
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his head for his gallantry few nights
ago and are raising a purse for him, it
all seems incomprehensible to him. He
fails to realize how his simple en-
deavors at preventing the stampede
of frightened multitude in inky dark
ness should call forth so much praise.
All this happened at the fistic con-
test between Terry McGovern and
Tommy White at the Seaside Sporting
club The preliminary bout had just
concluded when the great electric
lights fiickered then went out, leaving
its great arena in darkness. A hush
fell on the crowd. Every one expected
the lamps would soon relight, and
there was little excitement. But as the
seconds passed and there was no sign
of the expected illumination fear and a
sense of impending disaster spread fear
over all. Murmurs OF dread we're heard
on every side. A thousand excited
spectators struck matches in an effort
to find the exit.
A panic was near. From a dark cor
ner of the big auditorium came the
notes OF popular air whistled by an
adept There were thousand PERSONS
In that assembly who at once recog-
niEed that whistle. They had heard
these some shrill but pleasant notes at
all of the big sporting events ever held
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Frederick M. Mooers, mining king
and prince of good fellows, whose ca
reer the past four years has been ex-
traordinary and eccentric in its lavish
expenditure of money, died suddenly
the other day at the Fifth. Avenue ho-
tel, In New York. He will be remem-
bered because, like the blithesome
prince of old, he went along tossing for
tunes into the laps of all TO whom his
fancy turned.
The story Of Frederick Mooers' rise
from poverty to wealth is an interest
Ing one Indeed, his whole life was one
Of unusually romantic vicissjtudes.
At the age of so Mr., Mooers was with
out dollar. At the age Of SO he died.
possessed of one-third of the Yellow
Aster mines, a property for which the
Del Mars, of Utah, vainly offered $4,-
100000.
His father was cobbler in Cam
bridge, Mass. He went to New York at
the breaking out of the civil war, and
for months was a street arab. Then
The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27
COLD AIR HEALTH.
Winter About the Best stimulant People
Gan Have.

Many persons regard the winter sea-
son as an unfortunate visitation. 1t is
considered both uncomfortable to the
body and harmful to health. This is
an error. Cold is a most potent agent
for the restoration and preservation Of
normal activity on the part OF the or
gans Of the human body. 1t is a wise
plan of providence which gives us a
change of seasons. The winter cold
comes as a tonic to repair the injuries
done by the enervating heat of sum-
mer. Summer, 1t is true, has many
wise uses in the matter of health. 1t
induces outdoor life, rids the system
of poisons through coplous perspira-
ton and through the scorching rays OF
sun destroys germ life. Winter is the
great bracer of the system. 1t slim
ulates activity in every organ. When
cold attacks the surface of the body
the blood is set into more free circula-
ton as a means of bodily warmth. 1t
is through the circulation of the blood
that the human anatomy is kept in
state of repair. When the food has
been digested and converted into
liquid form. it is taken up by the
blood and carried the rounds of the
system for the purpose of repairing
the waste places. When the cold
causes increased circulation, it also
brings about more perfect nutrition.
Mans face and hands illustrate how
weather-proof the body becomes when
exposed to air. Continued activity in
circulation on the surface, caused by
the air coming in contact with the
skin, tends to nourish and thicken the
skin. Thus mans skin grows thicker
in winter just as animals are supplied
with a double coat Of fur. The say
ages who dwell bareheaded in the open
air, are seldom, if ever, known to be
afflicted with bald heads, while, with
the civilian who shields his scalp from
air, badness is prevalent. The In
dians, who, if not now, in former days
roamed our western borders, practical
ly without clothing to shelter their
bodies, became, through long ex-
posture, so Injured 10 the cold that it
gave them but little discomfort.-St.
Louis GlObe-Democrat.
The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27
Pennsylvania to Buy valley Forge.

Historic Valley Forge is to become a
state park. 1t is the purpose to take
immediate steps toward the purchase
of this historic ground by the state of
Pennsylvania. A committee has been
appointed to correspond with all pa
triotic societies throughout Pennsylva-
mia, and all Americans who have the
good name of Washington at heart are
appealed to for the purpose of helping
along the crusade. The proprietary
rights of the Valley Forge association
are not to be infringed upon, for the
extensive territory contains many
landmarks that are now falling into
decay. 1t is these historic mementos
OF the revolution which will be taken
care Of when once the state of Penn
sylvania is the overseer of Valley
Forge
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near New York. They heard anG
paused in their search for the exits.
1t was an old tune that Conlin struck
up, but it carried with it confidence. Il
was soothing and saving. Instantly
thousands on the point Of joining in a
mad rush for the doors were stayed.
ION the Banks of the Wabash Far
Away" echoed through the great hall.
The crisis was passed. A stampede
had been ayerted. When Conlin i'm
ished he was greeted with rounds of APP
plause. Loud demands came for an
encore.
There was absolute quiet as he
rounded out the melody, There's
Light in the Window" The crowd
was insatiate, and song after song was
demanded and given with a will in
tuneful succession until the repertoire
included the Blue and the Gray" the
Moth and the Flame" I'll Trovatore."
the Intermezzo from "Cavalieria Rus
ticana,' and just as the light again
cleaned forth overhead and McGovern
made his appearance the whistler was
warbling the Wearing of the Green"
to which the great throng was beating
heel and toe tattoo.
Even Champion McGovern himself
gracefully acknowledged that the ap-
plause which broke loose at this point
was not for him alone and he bowed
first to the throng and then in the di-
rection of Whistler Conlin.
After the battle Conlin received the
congratulations of many who realized
the merit of his prompt and quick-wit-
ted preventative of panic.
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he became a compositor on the New
York Sun, later joined an expedition to
Brazil and before he was "a made
fortune of some $4,000 in the diamond
field along the Amazon. Returning to
New York he married, and gayly spent
his little fortune within two years. He
went back to the Brazilian diamond
fields. Meanwhile the governmental pol
icy toward the diamond miners had
changed, and aliens were no longer
permitted to mine there.
He returned to his type-setting, this
time on the Brooklyn Eagle. One day
he contributed an article to the Eagle
on commercial affairs Of Brazil, at
tracing the attention of the proprietor,
Thomas Kinsella, who made him a
bookkeeper in the business office. Next
Mooers was cashier for the Eagle, at
$4,000 year. Those were palmy days
of journalism in New York and Brook
lyn-days when Tweedism put vast
sums in the pockets of favored pub
fishers. But Tweed was sent to pris-
The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27
court House pIan.t Mako rown.

MY home town of Grangeville, Ida
no, is an example of the rapid growth
Of communities, says Mr.. ]. F. Ainslie.
"A few years ago the county-seat was
established at the town of Mount Ida
no. A court house was constructed
and the nucleus of a town begun. 1t
was not long afterward that Grange
vile sprang into existence. Today
Mount Idaho, with its court house, has
about twelve families, and Grangeville,
only a few miles distant, has a popu-
lation of 1900 people. Washington
Post.
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WIN Build in Washington.

In the French Chamber of Deputies
the government has just introduced a
credit of 1,315.000 francs to erect an
embassy building at Washington. The
construction and furnishing are esti-
mated to cost about $4,000 francs, and
the purchase OF the ground about AGO.
900 francs
The Yale expositor., 1900-07-27

IA the opening of every presidential
campaign there is always big demand
for collection of campaign badges, state
and national. used in the campaigns OF
the past.
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Pictures of kin hanging in the parlor
look dutiful, but they can't be classed
as ecorative.-Atchison Globe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. James Il. Hughes will lead the
gospel meeting Sunday afternoon at
3.45 o'clock at the West Scranton
Young Women's Christian association
rooms. corner Main avenue and Scran-
ton street. Young men are cordially
welcomed to this service.
The Young Peoples society of the
First Welsh congregational church
met ON Wednesday evening at the home
of Miss Margaret Davies, on South
Main avenue, and decided to hold an
evening, Jan. g. 1901. Particulars will
be given later.
William Cannon, the mail-carrier
was struck by a street car at South
Main avenue and Washburn street last
evening and was slightly injured. He
was assisted to DR.. Moylan'S office,
where his injuries We're attended to.
An enjoyable party was held last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher, on Luzerne street.
Patrick Hoban and Miss Catherine
Clark. of Emmett street, We're married
by Rev. J. J. Ruddy at st. Patrick's
Catholic church "Wednesday morning.
They We're attended by James Dean
and Miss Winifred Dunn.
The Robert Morris lodge of Tvorltas
will soon tender a reception to w. r.
Lewis, Thomas p. Daniels and Edward
James, jr., three of their members who
were recently elected to offices within
the gift of the people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
An Enjoyable Party.

A few friends of Miss Dora Jones,
of 1927 South Hyde Park avenue, ten
dered her 81 farewell party last even
ing, prior TO her departure for Pitts
burg. where she will act as brides
maid on Nov. 20 at the wedding OF
Isaac Frosser, formerly with S. II.
Jones a. Co., of North Main avenue,
and Miss Margaret Evans, OF Pitts.
burg.
The evening was enjoyably spent in
amusements of various kinds. Vocal
and instrumental selections were rem
dered by Campbell Hughes and Dam
iol Johnston, two clever negro come-
dians. Miss Jennie Lewis sang The
Girl Should Have Married Long Ago.
in an excellent manner. and Miss Kate
Mnlderig played piano selections ana
took Il fashlight Of the group. Re-
treshments were served by the ladies.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Pethrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Gwi-
lynn Jones. Mrs. Jemilnu Jones Gordon.
Mrs. Rachael Hopkins, Mrs. Daniel
Davis, Misses Josephine Luxemberger.
Jennie Lewis, Mary Price. Hattie Da-
Wis, Ruth Davis. Margaret Jones, Jen-
nie Pethrick, Dora Jones, Kate Null
derig, Tessie Ileegan: Mcssrs. Philip
Rinsland, FImlyn Jones, Campbell
Hughes and Daniel Johnston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17

Miss Gertrude DePuy of Cedar ave-
niue, very pleasantly entertained a
number of her friends at her home
last evening. During the social ses-
sion several vocal solos were rendered
by James O'Malley, Nora Howard and
Margaret DePuy and games of all
Kinds found eager participants. Later
in the evening refreshments were
served and all present voted Miss De-
Puy charming hostess.
Those present were: Misses Alice
Phillips, Hannah Davies, Norma Reese,
Lena Miller, Katie Collins, Annie kear-
ney. B. Farrell Mary Tysier. Nellie
Gibbs, Barbara Gibbs, Mary Connell,
Margaret Howard, Lucy Tysler, Nora
Howard, Margaret DePuy, Gertrude
DePuy, Sophia Thomas and Misses An
ME and Jennie Burke, of Plymouth;
and Messrs John Connors, Mart Gibbs,
Martin Flaherty, VIII Golden, Michael
Boland, Thomas Shea. Edward Scott,
Louis Moriarity. Edward Norton, Ar
thur Price. Robert McLane. Lester
Adams, James Henderson. John Man.
gan ana James Hcffron. of Plymouth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
DEATH WASDUE
TO Her INJURIES
MRS. HoPKIN WILLIAMS FALL
PROVED FATAL.
The Aged Woman Fractured Her Hip
on Wednesday and the Shock Re-
suited in Her Death-Farewell
Party rendered Miss Dora Jones.
Situation at the Oxford Unchanged.
Thanksgiving services-Inquest in
York Case-other Matters of In
terest.

Mrs. Hopkin Williams, Of Eynon
street, who fell in the kitchen of her
home early Wednesday morning and
fractured her hip. died at 2 o'clock yes
terday morning, as the result of her
injuries. She was born in December,
1923, at Llantrisant, Glammorganshire
South Wales, and came to America in
1S49. settling in Pomeroy, Ohio. In De-
eember. 1856. she came to this city and
had resided here ever since, nearly all
the time on Eynon street.
Deceased was OF an amiable dispo-
sition and, her children were every
thing to her. She is survived by the
following sons and daughters: David
q. Lewis. who resides in the west; Mrs.
II. j. Hughes, Of North Bromley ave-
nue.: Mrs. James jeremiah, of I4afay-
ette street, and Select Councilman
Richard II. Williams, of Academy
street.
The following grandchildren and
Ereat-grandohildren also survive her:
John F., Watkin and Norma Williams,
Mrs. William N. Chase, Mrs. George II.
Jones. Mrs. w. II. Wright, Of Phila-
delphia; Miss Elizabeth jeremiah, Will
lam r. Hughes, Samuel Il. Hughes,
James Jeremiah, jr.. grandchildren;
Bessie, George. Alice, Raymond. JEAN
nette and Elizabeth Hughes, and Ruth
Chase. great-grandchildren
The funeral services will he held at
the house on Eynon street at 2.30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. u.
p. Jones, Of the Tabernacle Congrega-
tional church, and Rev. j. r. Sweet.
of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, will otficiate. Interment will
be made in the Washburn street ceme-
terry,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
IMPORTANCE OF TRIPLES.
Small Things That Have Led to Mo-
mentous Results.
From the Boston Journal.

From the Boston Journal
No one underestimates the import
ance of trifles in these days of attention
to details; still. it's difficult to appre-
ciate the momentous results that cer-
tain small things NAV bring forth.
There's N petite woman known to the
writer, for instance. who is now most
successful teacher of languages. Ten
wears ago she was so slender and small