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New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
4 DOUBLE FUNERAL.

= double funeral will take place this afternoon
at the Union Baptist Church in Noble-st. RrooL
yn. II is that Of Mrs. Eliza Solker and her grand
child. Mildred switzer. The child. who was six
months months old, died on Sunday. and Mrs solker on
MONDAY The latter's death was due 10 nnen
monia. after an illness OF two weeks Mrs SoISs-
lived az No. III Guernsey-st., and was sixtv-fbrsa
years Old The childs parents also live there
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
COKE PRICES CUT AT PITrsBURe.

Pittsburg. Dec. Is CspecaD.-coke prices are un-
stable. and producers closing contracts for the
first six months OF next year. The operators in the
Klootke FIELD, outside OF the regular Connellsviue
belt. charging 81 20. J. " Rainey & Co. are
said 20 be asking 81 So & ton. and the H c. Frick
Coke Company IS holding for s. 70 Many contracts
have recently been signed by furnace operators
who see IN this an opportunity for cheaper produc-
don OF pig iron. Coke sold at s. 30 and S. in the
boom last year.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
FUNERAL OF FRANZ Fl MORRIS

Cleveland. Dec. 25.-The body of Frank H. Nor
ris the murdered auditor for the War Department
was brought here to-day from Washington being
accompanied by the widow and of the dead
man. Brief funeral services were held in the
chapel at Lakeview Cemetery, which were at
tended by number of the friends and acquaint-
ances OF the family The body was placed in a
vault. Among the many floral tributes was one
from the clerks in the War Department o--o
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
REPORTED GIFT FROM A. G. rANDERBJ1r

1t was reported yesterday that Alfred G. Wander
bilt had given $4,000 to the Bicentennial Fund at
Yale The gilt has not yet been publicly announced
Mr.. Vanderbilt was graduated from Yale in 1893
@ eoFt o 10 Xe5!ty the report in this city yesterday
tion. -'' commemorative Hlorrna-
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
WOMAN BURNED SAVING ANOTHER.
BEDcLoTHEs SET FIRE By THE ovERTURNNG
OF A PIPE

Mrs Cstharine Stewart was severely burned
about the face and hands yesterday while trying
70 save an aged wonan's life. Staying with Mrs.
Stewart the second floor OF the house at No. 7S
Washington-st. was a Mrs. Harding. who smokes
pipe. When resting she upset her pipe yesterday
and the bedcloIhes caught fire. The old lady was
wrapped in flames.
Mrs. Stewart heard Mrs. Harding's cries. rushed
IN ana tried 10 put out the flames. but without
success. until she had dragged Mrs. Harding out
OF the room. Mrs. Stewart then called neighbor
who rung in an alarm. The fremen put out the
blaze
Mrs Stewart was taken TO the Hudson Street
Hospital where DR.. Page dressed her burns. She
was able 10 return home last night.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
sErH LOWS ouAL1r1cAr1oNs-

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: My for the selection OF Seth Low
as a nominee for the Mayoralty are as follows:
In my residence of more than twenty-eight years
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
UYHYGIEyIc.
From The ChIeaeo Trlhnna.

-N'N NAAiSa6o AItDuna
,,G GGoserve,' said the fowl roosting on the frozs
imp h99, now disregard the fundamental rules 80
sna anaatn n. Keep my head warm and my feet cool
ana yet | never take cold 49, Nool'
ana ~~at 70 Slee-. 'S' wing
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
ONE FAULT NOT HIS.

From The Indianapolis Iress.
- ANYHOW. said Mr.. Dismal Davson ..rr,,, -,
ng 19nts amt never been accused of vulrar
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26

.Trnser NIiscellaneou grouped votes for non
residents like David B. HILL Mr. Lexow and Warner Nh
,o,ss for eccentric candidates like Richard Croke
and others: and votes who have received les
than five in all.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26

WOODRUFF GOES TO ALBANY TO-DAY.
Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff will go TO Albany
on early train this morning 10 spend the winter
His family will accompany him end q mart Of his
Christmas day was spent in packing.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-26
CRANE WOULD TREAT ALL ALIKE.

New-York. Dec. Is. 1900.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
CRILOREN's COLUMN.
The Owl and the Katydid

The Owl and the Katydid.
Still was the night, and the woods were
still
Sing heigh! sing no! my honey!
When the Owl and the Katydid chatted
away
In fashion quaint and funny;
Sing heigh! sing ho! my honey!
Said the Owl, II called on the Moon this
eve."
Sing heigh! sing ho! my honey!
But voice from below chirped, Katy, did,
too;
Now that was exceedingly funny;
Sing height sing ho! my honey!
IT sung to the Moon," said the Owl. in glee;
Sing hoot! sing hoot! my honey!
But the other said, katy did, Katy did,
too"
Sing heigh! sing ho; sing Katy did!
Sing heigh! sing ho! my honey!
Then all again in the woods was still,
Sing heigh! sing ho my honey!
And the Moon peeped over the eastern hill.
Now isn't my story funny2
Sing heigh! sing no! my honey!
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Red Peppers and Buzzards.

'Down in my section of the United
States there is much to interest an OBJ
serving man," said Alfred j. Smith OF
Nogales, Ariz., ''but there are two
things which you don't have here
which play an important part in the
everyday life of portion of the in
Eabitants, and for the sake of brief
description I will designate them as
buzzards and tamales.
''The Mexicans are inordinately
fond OF red peppers. They grow to
enormous size compared to those you
see here, and in the houses and to the
caves of the porches of every Mexican
habitation, be it ever SO humble, in
Mexico, Arizona and California, one
will observe strings of this brilliant
red condiment hanging with the ends
OF the stalk twisted into braids.
'srhe Mexican mixes the red pep
pers with his food with lavishness
Indicating his extreme fondness for
its hot, burning flavor. and in man.
ner that is unacceptable to the Amer
ican palate. 1t enters into the COM
position of all his dishes.
"Now for the buzzards. These
Justly named scavengers of the air are
very numerous in the section I have
named. The association between
Mexicans and buzzards lies in this
The formers flesh is SO saturated with
red peppers that when he is overtaken
by death on the plains or desert buzz
yards will not eat the bodv. At least,
this is the common understanding il
the section / hail from. Washington
Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Trapped by His Hate.

A writer in Cassells Little Folks
tells an interesting story of runaway
hippopotamus. In the days when Mr..
A. d. Bartlett was king of the London
zoo the hippopotamus once managed
to break out of its house. 1t temployed
its freedom very properly to make a
call upon Mr.. Bartlett. The latter,
however, was not quite pleased to see
his huge charge out of bounds, and
sent for one of the elephant keep
ers to preach peace and sweet
reasonableness to the creature. To
this man the ''hippo' had taken ex-
treme dislike, and when he shouted to
it it turned round and chased him.
Away few the keeper at the top of his
speed toward the "hippo's" den, the
big beast in hot pursuit The keeper
darted through the gate and up the
stairs to the platform over the hip
pos" tank. Here he was safe. Mean
while Mr.. Bartlett, who had been fol-
lowing the runaways, had securely
fastened the gate, and the ''hippo"
was, of course, again doomed to Ian
guish in prison.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Notes OF the Crusade.

Out OF $40 towns and plantations In
Maine, 4S7 effectually prohibit the saloon.
Out Of population of 661, ,0s5, there are
406, ,S55 who never come In touch with q sa-
loon.
We license saloon that makes man
drunk; we pay policemen to remove tie
drunken man to jail; we pay the officers OF
court high fees to try the prisoner; we pay
big salary to judge to sentence him.
and II he commit crime, we pay tho exS
penses Of penitentiary to smut him up for
years.
DR.. G.. Sims Woodhead, NJ. D.. Professor
OF Pathology In Cambridge University
says: at Is now generally recognized that
children should never take alcohol, which:
according to the highest authorities, es-
erts an exceedingly deleterious action OF
rapidly. growing tissues, interfering with
their nutrition, and preventing the devek
opmert Of their proper fnnctin'-"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

rear Of the store, though the front re-
mained in darkness. Finally Phiie-
mon entered the dimly lighted build
ing in a hesitating manner. The pro-
prietor cane out of the back room, and
upon recognizing his visitor cordially
welcomed him.
When he had selected coffin and
given directions as to how he wished
it trimmed, he left the astonished un-
dertaker and walked toward the home
of fellow -psychist.
After seriously considering the mat
ter, Philemon had decided to visit
this man and explain the state of his
feelings regarding the spiritual phe-
nomena, as he was pleased to consider
the occurrence in the doctors Office
that morning. His friend listened at
tentively until he had finished; then
he laughed.
''If you neither saw nor heard any
thing unusual yourself, my opinion is
that those physicians were playing a
joke on you," was the unsatisfactory
reply. And the matter seemed to have
a little less serious an aspect to Phile.
mon, though lie had gone too far, and
arranged his earthly affairs prepara-
tory to entering the next world with
too much genuine anxiety, TO cast it
off at the first laugh from his FREUD.
''Should this matter prove to be as
I think, you will speak a few words
over my remains, will you not?' he
inquired, half hoping that his time on
earth would end abruptly, if only to
convince the man that he was right.
II will, was the grave reply, and
Philemon departed.
His words had not produced the eff
feet upon his friend that he had hoped,
though he still felt convinced of the
genuineness of the warning; and witt
the faithful Amzie walked homeward,
repeating few comforting verses O.
Scripture, believing it the proper
thing for man to do who expected
ere long to take that journey from
whence no man returns.
He reached the corner of the stree
near his home without speaking to the
dog. 1t had been his custom to con
verse with him in a confidential man
ner, quite ignoring the fact that Ii.
received no reply; but tonight the
dog seemed to understand his masters
mood and trotted on ahead. Sudden
ly man emerged from Philemon's
gate, and Amzie gave a bark of recog
milton. 1t was DR.. Elwell.
Good evening, Mr.. Hareenthal.
have been searching for you for al
hour. j thought you seemed some
what disturbed over our hearing
music this morning, and wanted to
| tell you that after you left we discov
cred that your back had rested against
the thin pipe of the speaking tube
which communicates with my honse,
and my daughter was playing the
piano. If you were not SO hard ol
hearing you probably would have
heard it yourself
Philemon mumbled something, he
scarcely knew what, and the doctor
hurried on. But load seemed tt
have been suddenly lifted from him.
He now realized that he had eater
nothing since morning, and understood
that the faint feeling he had expert
enced was caused by hunger; though
before he sought food he exclaimed,
'Never mind, Amzie; you are pro.
vided for! 1 needed shock. -
Woman's Home Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Professor Atwater's Claims.

Is 1t not strange that, after more than
forty centuries have elapsed since the re-
suits Of Professor Noahs experiments with
alcohol were first given to the world, even
great university professors are expert
mentlng with that mysterious liquid, and
that, too, without having in all this time
achieved any appreciabe results in ad-
vance Of those which Noah first discovered
and his biographer first ann nounced? Surely
the persistency OF scientific Investigators
of alcohol is unconquerablel One thing,
however, is pretty fully settled, namely,
that however capable the human system Is
OF assimilating homeopathic doses OF alco-
hol, there is always something about the
liquid thus administered which demands
at first frequent repetition of the dose,
and later the consumption OF 1t in such
allopathic quantities as turns men first into
spewing idiots, later into fiends and de-
mons, and ultimately consigns them to the
druDkard's grave aud the drunkard's hell.
Free Methodist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Mercy and Paper Currency.

Counterfeiting was once punishable
by deathsin England, fact which led
a Judge, in passing sentence on man
convicted of the crime, to say: II can
hold out to you no hope Of mercy here,
and must urge you to make prepara-
ton for another world, where / hopo
you may obtain the mercy which q
due regard for the credit of our paper
currency torbids you to hope for now
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
TIE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.

Toll Out-Hing In-Soine of the Best and
Most Experienced Generals In the
World Declare That Grog is IDj jurioui
to an Arny's Morale.
Toll out the death knell Of Liquorl
Ring In the temperance reign.
Toll out the woes OF the drunkardi
Ring In his fair hopes again.
Toll out the griefs that are clinging
Fast to the swift-fying yearsl
Ring in the smiles that are hidden
Deep meath an ocean OF tears.
Toll out the SORROWS Of childhood
Caused by the horrors OF Rum!
Toll out wants shadowy spectres,
Ring in the blessings OF homei
Toll out the sighs Of the pris'ner!
Ring in his freedom again!
Toll ont the sneers OF RUNS menfalsi
Ring In the ballots OF men.
Temperance Advocate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Te,nperancs in French Army.

The French army has taken hand in
the war against alcoholism. Although the
great military organization has not de-
cided upon any united action in the mat
ter, certain eminent generals have given
an example that may be later followed by
the supreme heads Of the army. The steps
taken by these officers are In the direction
of restricting the privileges hitherto en-
joyed by soldiers for obtaining liquor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

In 1856 astrologers said the worlc
would be destroyed by the con.unc
tion of the planets. A few years late
another alarm was raised, and in 1882,
Simon Goulart claimeda q mountain haG
opened in Assyria and scroll had
been shown him on which was written
the prediction that the world was
coming to an end. He frightened
everybody.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
LOVE HAS A vow.

But lips speak low and hopes beat high,
Sweet faces fash and fades
Brave souls bow down to the mystic sky
Ho! Love has vow new-made
And never star DER the western bar
Falls into the deep OF night
But a thought is born that will burn far, far,
In the deathess soul Of the right
Charles w. Stevenson.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

Iowa county, Wis, lays claim te
having the lowest-salaried official il
the employ of the United States gov.
ernment. The government hires Franb
Lynch for one cent year TO carry the
mail between Dolgeville, the county
seat of Iowa county, aud Mineral
Point, nine miles distant
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

They say, these critics wise and true,
That all life's tales are told;
That death lies meath the morning dew,
That the heart OF the world Is cold
The hero's dust, his red sword rust,
My lady sighs no more;
Good deeds Of valor, love and trust,
Ha ha are poets lore
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

Legend of the Crocuses and Snowtlrops.
A very long time ago snowdrops and
crocuses grew only in one beautiful
garden, and all the crocuses and all
the snowdrops in all the world are
sprung from those first ancestors.
In the earliest days, instead of
dropping their heads, the snowdrops
grew straight up. Indeed, they were
pert little flowers, and excessively
proud of the delicate green markings
that relieved their whiteness.
Crocuses, too, in those days were
not rs now. They were smaller and
pure white, without touch of color.
Even the little stamens and pistils
were ali white.
One morning, in the wonderful gar
den, where would be many, many
flowers later in the year, crocuses and
snowdrops were blooming together.
"You poor things!" said tall little
snowdrop, swaying back and forth on
her slender stem above the crocuses.
"How cold you look! 1t is you should
be named for the snow instead of ].
1t really makes me shiver to look at
you, you are SO white Now !, you
see, have beautiful green embroidery
on my frock, green as the grass and
trees will be by and by. Every one
who sees. me cries, oh, spring is
coming! Here is snowdrop' But
you'll don't wonder they hardly look
at you.
I'm sure we all have green things
growing up around us" ventured one
newly opened crocus, bolder than the
rest.
''Pooh! Those are only leaves.
Every one has leaves" said snow
drop, tossing her head.
''Grass blades are leaves, too,"
murmured the crocuses. Yet they
could not forget the words of the
snowdrop, and they became very sor-
rowful, for they wanted every one to
love them. And next morning, when
the angel of the flowers came, there
was frozen tear in each little pale
cup. 1t was very cold that morning,
bu. the crocuses did not mind the
cold
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Madc a Drunkard by a Prescription.

A funeral took place in Paterson. N. j.,
the othor day OF young wife. The ply
slcian's certificate OF death WAS "dIed Of
chronic alcoholism" The husband said:
"Our marriage had been happy one un-
til my wife was ordered to take whisky. I
am not to blame for the scandal. Although
have been temperance man for ffty-
nine years I was forced to give my wife
liquor at home or suffer scandal or dis
grace" The story is sad one.
On the death OF her child about n year
ago she was taken i'll. In an evil moment
the attending physician prescribed whisky
for her. She continued to use 1t and al
most before the husband knew it his young
wife was a drunkard. The craving for
liquor overmastered her.
For more than a half century her hus-
band had been a total abstainer. He has n
horror OF liqtor. He consented to its being
administered to his wife because the doctor
said 1t was necessary.
When he found that his wife had become
a slave to liquor he tried to keep 1t from
her. This was impossible, for IL she could
not get 1t ut home she would go out for it,.
On that account the husband gave her all
she demanded to prevent scandal.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Probably the top is the oldest to,
in the world. 1t has been used fol
thousands of years in all parts of the
globe, and some savage tribes use it
in the performance of religious rites.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Liquor in the Army.

1t has long been claimed that the sol.
der must have his grog, but some of the
best and most experienced generals Eng
lish and American. of modern times, bear
a different testimony and hold that 1t is in
furious to the morale OF an army. 1t is in
teresting, as we'll as profitable. to note
how by precept and example they have
sought to promote temperance re forma-
tion in the soldiery under their commands,
ana to educate their governments and
countrymen up to the highest wuter-mark
OF teetotalism in military organization and
campaigning.
We give some testimonies upon this SUBJ
iect worth pondering and acting upon.
Professor James Miller says:
Experience has taught the Russian mil
itary authorities that spirits are inimical
TO the strength and power Of endurance of
the Russian soldier" Captain Peary. who
knew whereof he spoke, has said: "Peo-
pie say that ardent spirits keep the cold
have been in the cold more than I have,
and know that spirits do harm" Field
Marshall Lord Napier observes: "On re-
viewing the records OF soldiers offences,
all, practically. have their origin in drunk
enness. OF $4,000 men under my command
In India, the total abstainers had no
crimes. The temperance men had prac-
ticaliy none. The whole body OF crime
was among non-abstainers."
Speaking of their observation and ex-
ptEIouce uuIluR our OlVil w ar. TeOrRo Is.
Mcclellan affirmed would all the officers
unite In setting the soldiers an example of
total abstinence from Intoxicating drinks,
1t would be equal to an addition OF $4,000
men to the armies Of the United States"
General Robert e. Lee, declared: "Men
need no stimulant. 1t is something, am
persuaded, they can get along without"
General Stonewall Jackson, said: II never
use liquor; am more afraid of it than of
Yankee bullets"
| To-day the two most successful and IA
nous officers in the British Army are Lord
Roberts and Lord Kitchener, and yet they
believe in keeping rum out of the army
and have gained their most notable vic
tories with soldiers who were not given its
use. 1t was Lord Roberts who made ex-
periments in India by which he proved that
$4,000 soldier-abstainers could put in tho
field 1000 more effective troops than so, 900
non-abstainers. 1t was Lord Kitchener
who led a teetotal army to victory in the
Soudan, where he established prohibition
upon a marked scale. Lord Wolseley
agrees with these chieftains, and Is doing
all he can to encourage temperance among
| the soldiers OF Great Britain. .,
| In the light OF these testim onies, thore is
| no excuse for the canteen in the American
army. Public sentiment is against it, and
law ought to be. Those In authority, who
uphold and keep it there, do SO ut their
peril. We hope the day will come when
| not only it, but the drink-curse in all its
forms, will be banished from the army and
navy OF our growing republic.-The Pres
| byterian.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
Kite Day in Parkway China.

There is one time of the year when
every boy would not object to becom-
ing subject of the Chinese emperor
for just one day. This time is the
ninth day of the ninth month, accord
ing to the Chinese calendar. On this
day kite flying festival is held. Then
every Chinaman who has any regard
for his spiritual and physical welfare
and can afford kite-and there a"e
few, indeed, who cannot afford such
an inexpensive triae-goes to hill
and flies his kite the whole day long.
This custom prevails, more generally,
of course. in the rural districts, for
were the inhabitants of great city
like Canton or Pekin each to send up
a kite the strings would become en-
tangled and the very heavens would
be darkened with such a collection of
paper and string as never was seen.
The custom was originated by man
who had a strangely realistic dream,
in which it was revealed to him that
some calamity would befall his house
on certain day. Wishing to avoid
this unknown but inevitable disaster,
he took his family to neighboring
hill top and amused the children by
flying kite. When he returned home
that night he found that his house had
literally fallen to the ground. thus
killing all the dogs and pigs that had
been left at home to keep house. That
set the fashion and since then when
ever the anniversary of that day comes
round other families, remembering the
providential escape of their country
men, fly their kites from the hills in
the belief that as the paper toys ascend
they will carry of the evil spirits that
might otherwise demolish their own
houses and bury them in the ruins
should they stay at home.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26

A curious fishing wheel is used Oh
the Columbia river, near Portland,
Ore. 1t is fixed near the bank of the
river, a place being selected where the
river is most rapid. The wheel con
sists of three receivers. These are
enclosed on three sides by Wire net
ting, and, as the wheel revolves by
means of the current, each receiver
is submerged koneatn the water, anG
scoops up the salmon as they jump il
the rapids.