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The daily sentinel., 1902-05-20
COAL MINE HORROR SCHOOL ELECTION
This line II Occurs in Tennessee
and About 200 are Killed bya
Terrible Explosion of Gas.

Coal Creek, Tenn, May 2O-Between
176 and 225 men and boys met instant
death at the Fraterville coal mine, locGt-
ed two miles west of this town, at 7:30
o'clock yesterday morning, because Of
gas explosion.
OF the large number of men and boys
who won't to work in the morning only one
10 alive, and he 10 so badly injured that
he cannot live. This man is William
Morgan, an aged Englishman, who WAS a
road man in tho mine. He was blown
out Of the entrance by the force Of the
explosion. IT'S miners we're checked in
for work this morning by the mine boss.
In addition to these there were boys who
acted as helpers and drivers and road
men and others to the number OF per
haps SO.
The Fratervills mine is the Oldest mine
in the Coal Greek district, having been
opened in 1870. 1t is fully 8 miles from
the opening OF the mine to the point
where the men wore at work. They had
not been at work long before the terri
BILE explosion occurred. There was
fearful roar and then flames shot from
the entrance and the air shaft
As soon as possible two rsscuing par.
ties we're started in ore at the main en-
trance and the other through tho This
tie mine, which adjoins and in which no
men we're at work. The Thistle party
was unable to make any hesdway, a. the
gas stihsu the workers. The Fraterville
party went fully miles under the earth
until r heavy fall OF slate was encoun-
tered. At this barrier men worked des-
perately. hoping against hope that those
beyond might be saved.
The news of the disaster spread quick
ly and the scenes at the mouth of the
mine while the workers were within were
beyond description. Business was sus,
pended in Coal Creek and all it's mines
as soon as the news became known, and
men. women and children gathered
around the Fraterville entrance. Wo-
men whose husbands and sons were
within we're wild with grief.
All day long the rescusrs toiled at the
slate obstruction and not until o'clock
did they force an entrance through it.
Up to that bour only five bodies had
been recovered and hope was still high
that many miners within were safe. The
hopes OF the living we're doomed, how
ever, for when once the rescuers had en-
tered and proceeded they walked along
one continuous string Of dead bodies.
There was not sign of lite; every man
was dead. Eight bodice were first recov-
cred and these we're sent to Coal Creek.
26 more were soon found. They were
not dis6gured beyond Identification and
each corpse, as it was borne from the
mouth of the great tomb was surround
ed by eager crowds of relatives OF the
men who had been stricken down. The
mine was not on FIRE except in remote
portions, and all the bodies will perhaps
be reached before daylight.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-20
Very Quick Work.

When 1t comes to matter Of obtain
iug insurance benefits. the order Of the
Modern Woodmen OF America stands the
peer OF any old line insurance company
or any benefit insurance company In this
country.
On the 18th day OF this month Henry
Stark, a farmsr, a resident OF this coun-
ty, residing north of Fruit Ridge, was
buried in this county Proof OF the
death was made at once and notification
of the death and the numbe Of the policy
was sent to the lodge at Rock Island, H.
liuois.
Last night s. R. Voils, clerk OF the
Modern Woodmen organization in this
city, received draft for the sum of
$4,000, made in favor Of the widow OF
Henry Stark, Johanna D. NJ. Stark,
which was delivered to her today by Mr..
Voils.
In less than ono week and as quickly
as letter could travel from this city to
Rock Island, ILL.,. and return, was the
money received in this city. The Mod
ern Woodmep OF America are noted for
she quick returns made upon death ben
eflts after proof is made, but In this in
stance ali records have been broken and
the members Of tho Woodmen organiza-
ton in this city are justly proud OF the
manner In which their head officers con-
duct the work Of sending out the death
benefits.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-20
MONEY to Loan!

CERTAINTY OF CoNTRAcT.-The
loan plan here offered by The Fi>
deity is that of paying off a loan
by easy monthly payments. The
contract is definite and certain BY
its terms it cannot run BEYOND the
time fixed, but stock participates in
earning and may mature sooner. IT
is NOT loan upon the building
loan plan as usually presented by
associations. 1t differs from such
a plan, in that
a No fiues are charged the borrower.
b The maximum number of payments re-
quired b. ray eff is stipulated IN the note.
C The sum required to pay off and cancel a
lean, or any part of it, is stipulated in the
u Jte for each period.
d Certainty and monthly payment plan
is an advantage to the borrower. Q) The
debt can be paid off before maturity with
out penalty. (2) The borrower by easy pay
ments gets out of debt. Straight loans for
a term of years are too often renewed.
Three terms or payment are offered. It
takes small monthly payment longer to
cancel a debt than it does larger one.
ILLUSTRAT
A $40 per month repays $1,000 in not to
exceed as months.
B s21 per month repays $1,000 in not to
exceed 72 months.
c $14 per month repays $1,000 in not to
exceed 1877 months.
OELAPLAlN & CROSBY
AGENTS.
III Fourth St.-Cauon Block.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-20
Indians to Raise Sugar Beets.

Rocky Ford, Colo, May 20.-About
200 Pueblo Indians have arrived here to
work in the sugar beet Aelds They arc
good workmen. understand irrigation
and are said to be especially schooled in
the cultivation OF beets.
The daily sentinel., 1902-05-20

e. M. Wagner, recent arrival from
Nebraska. returned homo Saturday
night from trip 70 eastern Colorado.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
Select Their Own Cofins

Close Bargain.

in material and trimming, and some
of the future occupants drive a pretty
close bargain for their last house.
This haggling seems fearfully bad
form in persons who will be all over
and done for when the commodity in
question is brought into reQuisition,
and one cannot help but wonder why
they don't wait and let their survivors
attend to the scrapping. But not all
the people the purchase of whose cof-
fins is personally conducted come to
me. Occasionally | go to them, and
| am no longer surprised to receive a
summons to bring my samples to in
valids who are unable to leave the
house but are unwilling to trust the
final disposition of their bodies to
their friends. There are some who go
a step beyond the selection of a COT
in-who buy it outright and store it
away in their own home. AS a rule
all these ultra-particular people are
willing to trust to the honesty Of the
undertaken. and the fraternity honors
the confidence by fulfilling to the
minutest detail their ante-mortem in
structions New York Press.
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Fond of y
the Weed

The effect Of tobacco smoking upon
the intellect has been exhaustively
discussed by physicians and others,
and the position taken by some that
it is absurd to allege that smoking is
Supplying to the faculties seems to be
fortified by a mass of evidence. and in
this connection it may not be amiss to
consider some admittedly great literary
minds. Goethe hated tobacco, and
Heinrich Heine shared the same dis
like. Balzac, Victor Hugo and Dumas
did not smoke, but Alfred de Musset,
Eugene Sue. Nine. George Sand"
Merimee and Paul de Saint Victor
were ardent users OF the weed. Spen-
Ger in the Fairy Queen calls it divine
tobacco William Lilly, Queen Eliza
beth's court poet, speaks of the holy
herb Nicotian;" Byron's name for it
is sublime tobacco" T~hackeray sings
Meanwhile I will smoke every can
lister and tipple my ale in the shade"
Thomas Bailey Aldrich says, II lounge
and blow white rings of smoke"
James Russell Lowell had written
an ode of thanks to Charles Eliot Nor
ton "for certain cigars" and calls it
tobacco, sacred herb" Charles Lamb
was willing 'for thy sake, Tobacco, l
would do anything but die" Delight
full Charles Kingsley's eulogium of
smoking is we'll known and has been
largely quoted. Tom Hood of the
Song of the Shirt says Some sigh
for this or that, my wishes don't go
Tar. The world may wag at will. So
| have my cigar" Lord Tennyson was
an inveterate smoker and so was
Thomas Carlyle. The story of Tenny-
son calling on Carlyle one evening and
sitting in solemn silence smoking for
hours is we'll known. Man Alfred"
said Carlyle, as he showed the poet
laureate out, 1--WE have ha'en a graund
NIGHT. Come back again soon.' Car
lyle, like Tennyson, did not care for a
cigar, but kept a pipe in his mouth
most of his waking hours, and Thack-
cray, like Burns, loved to get away by
himself and enjoy the flavor Of a rank
pipe. James Payn, the novelist, can
not remember the time when he did
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The undertaken nodded in friendly
manner. "You look healthy enough"
he said. st am healthy" laughed the
caller. "Ah!" said he. Then you
didn't come to pick out a coffin for
YOURSELF" Hardly" was the startled
reply. do people come here for that
p~urpose?" Lots of 'em," said he. "a
good many more people pick
out their own collins now
than when first started in
business. Then it was a novelty
for a man to come in and ask to be
shown a comfortable coffin that would
fit him, but now such requests are
common. Often people in seemingly
good health undertake such a quest.
They seem to regard the selection of
a casket of equal Importance to the
making of a will, and do not deem it
advisable to wait until sickness comes
before making preparations for the in
evitable. I have on my book now no
fewer than two score commissions to
provide prospective customers with a
certain style of coffin whenever it may
be needed. These collins are always
chosen with strict attention to detail
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
Men and Women
Who We're Per-
tial to Tobacco.

not smoke. Mark Twain at the age of
80 used to smoke 300 cigars a month.
George Augusta Sala bears emphatic
testimony in favor of smoking. THE
allegation" he says, las to smoking
Supplying a mans faculties, or blunt
ing his energy, l take to be mainly
nonsense" Oliver Wendell Holmes
says of the m~eerschaum pipe: HE
who inhales it's vapors takes a thou
sand whiffs in a single breath; and
one cannot touch it without awakening
the old joys that hang around it, as
the smell of flowers clings to the
dresses Of the daughters of the house
Of Farina."
Tt has been said that James Russell
Lowell used a number Of ordinary
pipes in succession and lay each aside
after it had been fairly we'll smoked
down. Later he would gather the
"dottels," or, as some smokers call
them, the heels" from so0e half
dozen of these pipes and cram them
into al enormous tube and have a
real smoke" as he expressed 1T. An
other distinguished Harvard professor
once 'swore off" for six months and
kept strictly to his self-imposed obli-
cation. He remarked, at the end OF
the time, when he resumed smoking.
that his appetite had been good, he
had slept well and his health generally
had not suffered, but" he said, Il
lost sixmonths of happiness" and ever
afterwards he smoked like a chimney.
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My fears were Immediately diverted
from myself. for I saw that l had
been visited in q mistake; and l be-
came persuaded that some dreadful
danger threatened the pavilion. 1t re-
CURED some nerve to issue forth into
.he black and intricate thicket which
surrounded and overhung the den; but
| CROPPED my way to the links, drench-
ed with rain, beaten upon and deafen-
ed by the gusts, and fearing at every
step to lay my hand upon some Turk
ing adversary.
Fol- the rest of the night, which
seemed interminably long, l patroled
the vicinity OF the pavilion, without
seeing a living creature or hearing
any noise but the concert of the wind,
the sea and the rain. A light in the
upper story filtered through a Granny
in the shutter, and kept me company
till the approach Of dawn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
Mos1Y N LEE.

How the Last Confederate Flag Was Car
ried Through Alexandria.
The conversation has naturally drift
ed into war channels, and the major
had the floor.
Well. Col. Mosby, you know, was
a good fighter, but when Gen. Grant
sent him to China the Virginians turn
ed the cold shoulder to him. One day
he wal making a speech in Alexandria.
He told the virginians that they ought
to vote for him.
Why said the colonel. 4 fought
all over northern Virginia for four
years. Talk about my war record!
Why, my war record IL q part OF the
states history. Why. gentlemen, /
carrier the last confederate flag
through this very town.
Yes replied Fitzhugh Lee. for
was here at che time
THANK you for your fortunate rec
election gratefully exclaimed Mosby.
1t is pleasant to know that there still
live some men who move aside envy
and testify to the courage Of their fell
low beings. As I say. gentlemen. my
war record is a part Of the states his
tory, for the gentleman here will tell
you that I carried the last confederate
flag through this town.
That's q fact said Fitzhugh Lee.
i saw him do 1t. He carried the con-
federate flag through this town, but
Fitzpatrick was after him, and he car
ried it so blamed fast you couldn't have
told whether it vas the confederate
flag or a smallpox warning"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

When Walter McElroy is not acting
as solo tenor OF the Garden City
Cathedral he is an engineer in charge
of a couple of hundred laborers on
Long Island. The other day he over
heard a conversation between a couple
Of them: Say, Paddy, dye think
that Fogarty whit to heaven when he
died last week." "Arrah, no Mike"
was the reply, she was too wicked a
man for that. To my way O. thinkin'
he whit to the place where you light
your pipe with your finger."-New
York Times.
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p y


With the first peep Of day I retired
from the open air to my OLD lair among
the sandhills, there to awsit the COM
ing of my wife. The morning was
gray. wild and melancholy; the wind
moderated before sunrise, and then
went about and blew in puffs from the
shore; the sea began to go down, but
the rain still fell without mercy. Over
all the wilderness of links there was
not a creature to be see. Yet / felt
sure the neighborhood was alive with
skulking foes. The light had been SO
suddenly and surprisingly flashed upon
my face as l lay sleeping, and the hat
that had been blown ashore by the
wind from over Graden Floe, were two
speaking signals of the perils that en-
vironed Clara and the party in the
pavilion.
1t was perhaps half-past z, or nearer
8. before l saw the door open ana that
dear figure come toward me Ia the
rain. I was waiting for her on the
beach before she had crossed the sand
hills.
II have had such trouble to comet"
she cried. "They did not wish me to
go walking in the rain"
Clara" l said; you are not fright
ened?"
mo" said she, with a simplicity
that filled my heart with confidence.
For my wife was the bravest as we'll
as the best of women; in my expe-
rience / have not found the two 60 al
ways together. but with her they did;
and she combined the extreme OF for
tftude with the most endearing and
beautiful virtues.
/ told her what had happened and,
though her cheek grew visibly paler,
she retained perfect control over her
senses
"You see now that I am SAFE" said
l in conclusion. '"They do not mean
to harm me; for. had they chosen,
was a dead imam last night"
She laid her hand upon my arm.
"And I had no presentiment!" she
cried.
Her accent thrilled me with delight.
l put my arm about her and strained
her to my side, and, before either Of us
was aware, her hands were on my
shoulders and my lips upon her mouth.
We may have thus stood for some
s~econds-for time passes quickly with
lovers-before we were startled BY a
peal Of laughter close at hand. It was
not natural mirth, but seemed to be
affected In order to conceal an angrier
feeling. We both turned, though
still kept my left arm about Clara's
waist; nor did she seek to withdraw
herself: and there. a few PAGES of
upon the beach, stood Northmour, his
head lowered. his hands behind his
back, his nostrils white with passion.
"Ah. Cassilis!" he said as / disclosed
my face.
THAT same" said I, for l was not at
all put about.
"And SO. Miss Huddlestone," he
continued slowly but savagely, this
Is how you keep your faith to your
father and to me? This is the value
you set upon your fathers life! And
you are sc infatuated with this young
gentleman that you must brave ruin
and decency and common human eau
ton"
Ito be continued.l
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Free For the Asking,

If you want something new and df.
ferent in the way of a calendar for lSA
something very desirable for any
home or place Of business, just send
your name and address for our unicu,
calendar, which will be sent to Won
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

Brooklyn, N. Y, Jar. 6th.-A very time
ly and practical suggestion from d
physician Of this city. He says, TAKE
Garfield Tea. h Herb Medicine. 1t d
especially needed at this season when ts
system is apt to be out Of order from
eating rich food. This wonderful remedy
c~leanses the system and regulates thu
liver, kidneys, stomach Inc bowels. 1t y
simple. pure and effective. and is good
for young and old"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

when she married that old man fu
his money, she thought his cough
would carry him off in a few month";
"And 1t haSn't?"
mo She can't even make him cough
up what money she wants."-Fhiladel
phia Bulletin.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
Another Reason,

IT thought Biffkins said he was goindI
to church this morning." |
mo. The minister asked him to EVIL
his reasons for not going, and he n
staying at home to write them"-CIeye,
land Plain Dealer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
What He May Have Mean.

Miss Smith-The doctor told motA.
that I'll never see forty. Do you thin,
he means that I have u fat maladv, /
Miss Judson-Not at all: he meo,.I
that you'll never get through bein.
thirty Y
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

Wife-Did you see the doctor today?
Husband-Yes. Wife-Well, did he
give you anything for your cough?
Husband-No; l was lucky enough to
see him first.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
Close Call.

Clara-I had an awful time when
refused him.
Maude-How do you mean?
Clara-Why, he took it in earnest
and I had to explain that I didn't mean
1t Town Topics.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

Some idea of the important educou.
reforms brought about and the uoIvs
full progress made since the island ', y
under American rule, can be oh,essa9
from their exhibit at the Pan-Ams.ia4
Exposition recently, for which thnv na
awarded nine medals. There is a,sSss1I
Tonde RI p, record aba back ano Of Hostetts'
been equaled. 1t is a specific remed aese]
dyspepsia, indigestion, sick headacha ~
malaria, fever and ague. Don't fan y
try It, v
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

The new ministry OF the Netherlands
has withdrawn from the States General
the project for draining the Zuyder Zee
on the ground that the present con-
dition Of the Dutch budget renders the
undertaking undesirable for the pres
ent. The enterprise has been discussed
Tor q long time and it seemed about
to enter an active stage. A commis-
sion made an elaborate investigation
OF the project. Endorsed its practical
bility and declared that it would be
advantageous to the country thus to
add $50 square miles to the a%gricultur-
al area of Holland. A bill was ac-
cordingly introduced into the Second
Chamber Of the States General author
izing the beginning Of the work. Thus
the scheme came within the sphere of
practical politics. Unfortunately, it
reached this stage about the time that
the ministerial crisis began which re-
suited in the resignation of the cab
met. The new government declines
to assume the responsibility for the
large expense involved, and therefore
lilo UIOJcCL 40 IuOCAlAltCly oAClVCu. ~
was estimated that the entire expense
The Girls Of Limerick.
II asked Where are the prettiest
girls in the world?" / will immedi-
ately reply, in Limerick, Ireland. There
is q freshness of face, lustrousness of
eyes, healthfulness Of color and COM
plexion about the Limerick girls, en-
masse, that carry of the sweepstakes
trophy. The girls of Cork and Of the
lakes-in fact, of the country all the
way down from Dublin-are somewhat
OF the Limerick order. In form they
constitute a happy medium between
the rotund English maids across one
channel and the sylph-like Partisan
demoiselles beyond the other. But
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
conscientious.

$50 you won't chop the wood
mo. LADY," answered M~eanderins
Mike, In a tone of deep sorrow. I'm
kleptomaniac. I'm afraid I might stea
some Of it."-Washington Star
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

d not believe Piso's Cure for Consumptiel
has an equal for coughs and c~oids.JoHS :
BOYER. Trinity Springs. Ind. Feb. 10. l90
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods per package than any otn'
err. Sold by druggists; 10c per package
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IT'S Hard to Tell.

'Tfs Hard to Tell.
Dinwiddie-The city of Colon ha
been given up by the insurgents.
Van Braam-Does that put a fd
stop to the war?-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10
PATENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last week !.

List of Patents Issued Last we.p !.
Northwestern Inventors.
Thomas Brown, Angus, Mimi. A.
escape; John Derus, Minneapolis, MIN
ornamental button; Benjamin Fowls
Minneapolis, Mimi, lubricating deyic]
Alexander McDougal, Duluth, MINI
vessel for transporting granular sul
stances; William Newman, Alexandn,
S. D., tool.
Lothrop 8 johnson, patent attorneys, o., \
012 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul, MINI. /
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

When in 81. Paul
Don't fail to visit the Star Theatef-
the home Of refined b%urlesque.
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Mild Case.

Wife (anxiously)-Is my HUSBAND
very i'll, doctor?
DIR. Stickum-Oh, no. Only abou
500 worth.-Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing Syrup
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces y
fammation, allays pain. cures wind coiic. Csc a botA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

The labor unions Of to-day nave !
greater tendency T. divide labor tnap
to unite laboring mon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

ETC permanently cured. NO Ats or nervousness 81.
TIL FIRST days use OF DR.. KUne's Great Nerve Reeso'
er. Send for FREE "a. 90 1rial bottle and treaE~H
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The greatest sinner in the world y
faults.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-10

A boy and a cat never forget a de
ception or an injury.