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Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
HOW GUESTS OF CHICAGO HOTEL
DIED IN SMOKE AND FLAMES

/ the hall made Il Impossible for anyon,
| u Keep BE senses
"TAe amelI Of ln,oke was strong n
my RON when the noise awoko me
| Il munt have been altering ibfeaxl
the cracks of The door. fof some time
/ 1 was l,arsiy dressed and attempted /,
nnd the electric llehl bulb Il had
ssomcd iaat ovor my head whom
vent 70 bed In the evening, but IN lnl
excltement II might as we'll have beeS
~ the clouds. / mado frantic
nlunKe Tor the door. which remom
berod that had bolled. I could moi
ana tho bolt and IN The darknocg
and excitement Imagined that my enc
had surely come Thea / tried agnif
for The electric light gave gnsI
OF relief as my hand struck H. The
current was stiil on al that llno, and
found the bolt which held me .
prisoner In my room. 8lll
"As | openod the door blIndlns
cloud Of smoke rolled lnto The room
Tho narrow hallway seemed 10 bo full
Of shouting and struggling men. II
was impossible TO distinguish them
A ! stepped from my room the light
behind mo nlckered a moment and
disappeared. suppose Il was when
tho fuses burned out Ny room was
a. the head Of the stairway, or
would never have found Il. / heard
some one shout, Here they arol' I'm.
medlalely there was 4 despalrine
chorus from al sides Of 'wheroi
Whore. Those OF rs that could
CROPPED In the direction from which
had come the cry Of hope.
"As each man found the stairs he
would give a shout OF announcement
to those further down The hall and
trying TO follow him. The smoke was
rapidly becoming heavier and more
stining. Below us could be heard the
roar Of the flames from the rear No
one fingered longer than necessary
after finding the way 70 possible
safety"
Meantime the iremen and several
patrolmen had again started 10 climb
the stairs In the hope Of reaching the
upper floors. Detective sergeanta An.
derson and Ellsworth managed TO
reach the TOP OF the building. In
corner near the head Of the stairway
they found Mrs. Nina Belder. her II
year-old daughter Cora. and Mrs Geo.
Cleft and her e-yearold son. Remoy.
Ing their overcoats, which they threw
over the shivering women. the two de.
tectiyes carried them down the stairs
to a place Of safety in an adjoining
Mrs. June Shepherd OF Cairo, III,
who was occupying a room on the
fourth floor with her i0-year-old son
Fred, was awakened BY the smoke.
TO the door. she opened II,
only to find the hallway filled with |
Iiames. Screaming. she slammed the |
door and started toward the window. |
Her son grasped her clothing and
,lung fast until the two we're rescued |
BY the hremen.
Mrs. Shepherds screams awakened
several persons In the rooms adjoining
her own, and doubtless saved their
Ives.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

PhyIlonera Ravaues In italy.

Reports from Italy state that the
phylloxera is working rayages among
the vineyards Of that country, and
that there will be an unprecedented
demand for American vines with
which to graft the old ones. It is re.
ported that 9OS provinces in Italy have
been invaded by this insect and that
not less than 10000 acres Of vineyard
have been entirely destroyed. The
phylloxera invaded Italy in 1879. nine
years after its first incursion into
France. When discovered IN France
II was noticed that ii did not IHjaEe
American vines that had been planted
there.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

from floor 10 floor by means Of the
iron shutters before the flames had
begun TO break through the rear win
dows r. G. Hamilton. while CROPPING
for the fre escape entered a room
where 4 man was kneeling In prayer.
He diaregarded the mans admonltIon
10 give up hope. but continued his
search for the hro escape and saved
Mother and aon Saved from Elr..
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The code Of morals Of the most ex.
emplary man is ofttimes distorted BY
the tslegraphic code. Detective Frank
Virtue wrote this message to Newark:
Il have stiliman locked UP at police
headquarters In New York" The mes-
sage - rCceiyed by the county prose
entor read; have stiIl on, locked up
e police headquarters. New York"
Not so yirtuousi
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
nnalneaa Reforn nutv.

The oyster business was SO brisk on
election day IN Maryland that the vote
was light where oyster men reside.
The fine weather kept the men at
work and few white oystermen voted.
despite the efforts of the two parties
BY platform declarations to secure
heir support
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Mln Prosecute cambIers.

mail the players" is the latest gam.
bling house slogan Of District Attorney
Jerome Of New York. He has virtu-
ally declared war on those who take
part in games of chance forbidden by
law as well as the men who keep the
games Of chance open for the amuse-
ment of the public Hereafter accord
'ng to Mr., Jerome's latest pronuncia-
mento to the man who enters gam
oling house and puts his money on the
ace or contributes to the wheel where
10 rolls the festive but elusive little
ball win be liable to arrest and thirty
days In prison.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Must study Modern Lanouaoes.

In speaking OF The advisability Of
curtailing the study Of the dead Ian
guages. q subject now interesting sdH,
Gators in Great Britain. Prof. Kirk
patrick OF the chair Of history in the
University Of Edinburgh is quoted as
saying: Indispensable Is the study
Of Latin once was in higher education.
that Of ones own language and other
modern tongues has now become more
aa.s
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
VenIson Abvndan, n o.,m.,v

In the restaurants OF Germany veni.
son is as cheap and IS abundant as
beef. Great pains are taken to pre-.
serve and improve the deer Il has
been found advantageous to cross
them With Siberian animals, and the
demand for these consequently far ex.
ceeds the supply.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

wine cellar. a grand marble staircase
like those Of the French court. a
courtyard. a secret passage with a Sc
cret stairway winding down from Il TO
a secret door, door and partitions that
disappear at q touch Ike the genii in
the fairy tales. and electrical devices
for lighting rooms. galleries and thea
ter that win make the palace seem
like Aladdin's dreams come true. Be
side such a palace ''Lalla Rookh"
seems less OF a fairy tale and the
stories OF the Arabian Nights" be-
como almost common place.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
EleetrIcal Road. 4 n..l,.

A plan has been laid before tha ~.
LIN municipal council for an rnSe.. W.
Ground electric railroad from the N.
creme 1,eme north Of Berlin to the HIllIsebss
, nateS' ending at the suburb Of scbosn.
veas, veas, q .lI,, distance Of seven miles. -Four
s.s,,a. ssars VIII De required for the con.
struction Of the road. and NJ ~. eon
- ns,.e estimated at $4,000, 900. q ~ ~
tSsergd tSs rDaa,s Dy 2 loan. Il is reported that
-, sne ,i1 Underground and other municIns,
,Snuertakings ,oan viii render a $4,000 'drr ~,
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Perfection of Modern rraveI.

Bishop Partridge Of Japan jour.
neyed all the way to New York city
In order to take part in the missionary
conference Of the Protestant Episcopal
church. In doing so he furnished ex.
traoFdtnary proof Of the perfection Of
modern transportation facilities. He
wrote 70 relative in Brooklyn giving
detsils and itinerary Of his trip, which
was to be IS fast Is he could possibly
make It. The bishop crossed g,0OO
miles of water and 5000 Of fand, ar.
irving In the Grand Central station
New York, exactly at the minute
named in his letter from Japan.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Chicago that morning and slept b hln
mail car, Philip Koch pf Janewille,
VIA. saved himself BY aiding TO tho
ground BY means Of = ropo made from
strips Of hIn bed sheet W, }. Thom.
a.. another mall clerk. climbed TO 4
window on the fourth floor and wa
rescued by nromen iual ~ hh vas
n. O. hcMaStere Of Minneapolis. .
mail clerk who usually occupied ne
about to drop frUm exhaustion.
Olaf olJorf climbed downward
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Little Danger q eu,l.l ~.

INC, more than century ago the ses, :,
u De,ns buried alive led to the estsbIIsS. x
ment In German cities Of nor,ua D,,sn. Z.
Gnamoera :. an in which a bellrope i plscas c
.a,e - eae hands OF each corpse. n NJ
rscent na'a,.. volume on Death ana sadssn N y.
Death Prof. Brouardel declares I1sa sh..
mere, mere Is no case on record Of Ibst nan nj.
having ever been rung anywhere s''
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
putIs. on lnportsd Tea.

The customs duties on the sll,OOO,oOo
Of tea imported into this country
amount to 100000. All adulterated
and impure teas are excluded from
coming into the country by the tea
inspection law, which was passed In
1897. II tea Is adulterated the adul-
terauons are added in this country.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
a.. Iln.nIn Aaaaa.lnatad.

W. ]. Chapelle. who died recently IN
Leayenworth, Kan, was manager Of
Ford's tbeater at Washington when
President Lincoln was assassInated.
and ives one Of the frst to reach the
side Of the wounded president. He
vas rs years old and had been in the
show business for ffty ysFs. He was
buried at Great Bend, Pa. where his
daughter resides.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Prevents Mud and nn.,

French journals speak Of a sub.
stance which. when placed upon the
roads, does away with mud and dus,
The composition consists Of 4 mixture
Of scorla from blast furnace and tar
The preparation, carefully pressed
renders the surface of the road i'm.
pervious 10 water.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

When Gotham gentleman tries 10
raise money on 100000 worth Of old
masters, II Ii called negotiating
loan" but II he gets 81 on . watch the
fact - described as "pawning." what's
the difference?
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Wsyler claims he could have kept
the Americans out Of Cuba If he had
not been recalled. These claims are
easily made. Kruger might claim
that he could have defeated the Brit
ish in South Africa II he had been
there.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

loss Of only his coat and vest ana
collar.
III 1t had not been for the shouts
OF those who had already found the
stairs, would never have gotten out
alive" he said. The building was in
absolute darkness, so dense that a
person could see nothing. To add to
this the smoke was so thick that
breathing was almost impossible and
the screaming and confusion Of per.
sons running wildly back and forth in
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A St Louis millionaire has been
sentenced to three years in the peni-
tentiary for bribery. He hasn't an
nounced whether he will write q play
during his stay or merely permit him
SELF 70 be forgotten.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Imprisoned IN . nretrap hotel.
iouFfeen men were anllocaiod At iay-
break on the morning Of December 4
a. chlcago. Only twenty minutes
elapsed after The alarm Vas sounded
untll the flames were extlnguIshed.
but 10 that time lonFtcen guests Of
The osercrovded Lincoln hotel. 10
Madison STREET hllndly cropping In the
dense smoke, bad perluhod IN the mar.
Ow hallway and closetlike bedrooms
n The top nooE
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A New England scientist was
knocked senseless by the bursting Of
an ostrich esq. This incident, occur
ring right In the midst of the hunting
season. may be classified along with
the other cases Of didn't know 1t was
loaded"
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
To Guard Aualnst lnf.e,lo,

At the recent international confer.
ence on tuberculosis at Berlin. DR.
ODertuschen suggested that teachers
sunering from consumption ought to
receive sanatorium treatment. and per.
mission to return to outy ought to be
withheld I'LL all danger Of infection
had passed away; they should re.
ceiVe Their salaries during their III.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

II is not 30 strange. after all. that
Prince Cupid has won in the election
for congressional delegate in Hawaii.
The mischievous chap he Is named
after is noted for his winning ways.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

There is trouble at Fort Sheridan
over hash. Accidentally soldier saw
the cook making this mysterious arti-
Gle Of diet Some things must still be
taken on faith, and hash is one Of
them.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Senator Pettus, who will be 81 years
old In July. never employs a watch
maker when bis timeplece gets out Of
order, and has. on several occasions,
been seen 10 take the works out Of
the case at his Senate desk, and after
poking around until the machinery
started up again. would replace them
and return his watch to his pocket
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The type Of honeAhoe common in In.
Orient Il a plato fitted 30 as TO cover
tho entire bottom OF the hooi, with A
pcrforatIon in the center. The weight
Of the average horseshoe is threo.
fourths Of a pound. The native smith,
usually cut these plates from sheets
Of wrought iron and rudely shape
them for the purpose in view.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Or. w. II. Milburn. the blind chap
lain Of the senate. thinks he may
fairly lay claim to the title Of grand
father Of the House" He entered the
service Of that body ten years before
John Sherman and Justin s. Morrill,
fathers OF the house"
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The discovery Of a female repeater
1t the polls in Denver opens the eyes
to the perils Of woman's suffrage. 1t
gives a woman . reason for changing
her costume half q dozen times on
election day.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Arthur caton Of Chicago. Who re.
ceived a parting kias from Prince
Boris Of Russia. was much disappolnt-
eA at not receiving q similar saiuta-
ton from the Prince chowfa of Siam.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The Count de Castellane has been
told to 80 way back and sit down, but
he win not care. for he has been &C
customed to receiving hints that he
belongs to the superfiuous class.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Waman rIaa Many rIpes.

Miss Elizabeth Nixon Of San Fran
cisco has the iinest collection Of pipes
In America. They include specimens
from many parts Of the world, includ-
ing China. Japan and the Philippines
They are kept on racks when are
fringed with leather and decorated
with oriental coins.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Emperor william has placed In ta0
German reichstag building three 'tauS-
tical naval charts designed BY him. Ins
emperor shows that the United states
have thirty-ons battle ships, eleven
iirst-class cruisers and twenty-six ar
mOred cruisers.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
THE ST. PAUL CALENDAR
FOR fo03

Elk sheets 10x15 inches, Of beautiful
reproductions, in colors. Of pastel
drawings by Bryson, is now ready for
distribution and will be mailed on re-
ceipt Of twenty-five 1851 cents-coIn
or stamps. Address F. A. Miller. Cen
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The new army muskets are said
e hare passed satisfactory tests, out
The old ones have done such trst-class
work II is . pity to throw them away.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A New Yorker who had been post.
master for seventy-four years, died
the other day at a mature age. Your
Ohio man is not the only patriot who
has An unshakable grip.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

John L. Sullivan is reforming again.
II Il now claimed in his behalf that
be doesn't begin taking nightcaps nm
III after sundown.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

II the opera libretto left BY Zola Is
anything like the dead novelist's
works It ought 10 attract the bald.
heads when It IL produced at the
theater.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

King Edward has deprived william
Waldorf Astor Of his title Of honor
able" The best thing that Willie
could do would be TO resurrect his
title Of American citizen.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Statistics show that every third
man is afiicted with appendicitis. II
is presumed that the other two have
heretofore parted with their yermi-
form appendices.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

They are building forts around Lon.
don for the protection of that city.
Can 1t be possible that John Bull
thinks a hostile force might by any
means land on his shores?
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Santa ClaHs viii be pained to hear
Of the strike Of the New York silver.
smiths Just at Tie moment whsn be is
seitins his Christmas packs n order.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

ST. Louis win sell its exposition
gold dollars at - apiece. That puts
them in the same class with porter
house steaks.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The kerosene habit Is the latest
Kerosene may taste better when you
drink Il voluntarily than when you
absorb 4 little OF Il by accident.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A specialist advertiSes -rod noses
destroyed BY electric needle" II you
don't like your red nose have 81 taken
on.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Two members OF the Austrian reich
srath have come to blows. but the
government stIll declines 10 charge
admission 20 the aittings.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A Misunderstanding about religion
has upset a wedding IN codus, N. Y.
Better 30 than to have Il turn . home
topsyturyy later.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The man who is expelled from the
Chicago board Of trade for ''uncom-
mercid conduct" must have allowed
an unneeced lamb 70 escape.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Recent anti British remarks by the
German chancellor have resulted In the
revival of the skit: "Man wants but
little Herr Buelow, nor wants that
little long,
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

A man carrying six bottles Of beer
fell down the courthouse steps in 81.
Joseph and never spilled = drop. The
guess why Is easy.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The sultan Of Turkey is said 10 be
an accomplished pianist Wonder II
he Il responsible for the Turkish
patrolg
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Many HoIIdaxs In Canada.

Canada has most holidays of any
British colony. Including Sundays.
Canadians have ninety-nVe holidays
yearly.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Fred Shepard. Mira J. Shepard.
himself. II. +. Jett Of st. Paul was
awakened by the screams OF a woman
and, with four other half-clad men
ran into the street and was given ref.
uge In a saloon. The same screams
awoke Edward Davenport and J. N.
Westerland Of Chicago. They were
members Of the party that was saved
by jumping to the roof Of the restaur.
ant.
John W. Higgs Of Lansing. Mich.
escaped from the upper floor with the
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Tie young iadg who vas ssen nt
church Sunday wearing q gunetfme
dFess waa seea - Aone Monday vfth
; bird a aannsl arDand ksr throat
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Great Britain is overjoyed to dis
cover that the hostile mulinh ID not
addicted 10 the kopje habit
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Kentucky has q now feud. which
was started At . funeral II Il likely
TO end az several of them.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

upon his eighty,nfth year apparently
In the best Of health. He was hale
and hearty at a recent family gather.
Ing at his home in Gramercy Park.
Mr.. Bigelow was born at Maiden, N.
Y, on Nov. 2S, 1917.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Numerous experiments show that
tea can be grown at Manila This
ought 10 settle Il with Boston.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Aged statesman In Good Health.
John Blgelow. q former United
States minister to France. has entered
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

DsAaRce Starch is put UP 1s ounces
Il . package 10 cents 0ne-thifo
more starch for same money.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

William a grandson he
possession win cost him 100000 Few he offered that
Of be the hfst family
His dsushternlas given
birth who wins he prize Senator catks daughter Norris
recently presented him with granddaughter
count Senator Clark Paris but has been notified
his good fortune 81
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
An n southsrn chln.

In southern China the air 10 so hu.
mia In summer that, despite the IN.
tense heat, clothes cannot be dried In
the open air.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
Heavv anoM b canada.

On the railroads IN Canada It Is
necessary TO keep over 600 snow DIowe
IN operation every winter.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

The ants of South America bsva
oeen known to construct a tunnel
three miles In length.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Carlo Nation soiDg On NE staEsi
Say. phs doesn't look II
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

gkyncraper pFices win doubtless be
feature Of New Yosk's new twenty.
story hotel.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
nrrra.n,. arInru


should be IN evs-v household. none g
good, besides 4 ex. more fer 10 cents thAh
any other brand OF cold water staseh'
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Fruit acids will not stain goods
dyed with PUTNAM FADELEss
DYES
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Ihe annual output Of the eold ,na
i've. i've. mines 2 Inc Of japan amounts q
spoas tzsbtQ. .Eoe.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17
wIsty run on Esuelow's Name.

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup. . m.
Fer children teethine. softeus the gums Soite
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Attendance At London Theatsrs.
The nightly attendance at London
.heslers aEerages 5000 persons
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

Fools 90 in crowds; man loves
companionshlp.
Marble Hill press., 1902-12-17

stalreases In the Vatican.
The Vatican has eight grand stair.
cases, and 200 smaller oneA
, 1902-06-09
PATENT

A man that compounds or invent,
something that is just a little better
than the next best thing. is certainly
entitled to the best share of the pro-
fit to be derived from the sale Of the
article. So he patents or copyrights
to protect his interests. Patented
goods are good. poor goods are never
patented. We have 20 years OF trail
behind us to give us the assurance
that we have the best medicine com
pounded for the cure of Dyspepsia.
Sick-head-ac Ii Biliusness. Indigestion.
and all Stomach disorders. We pro-
teCt the public as well as ourselves
by keeping the formula a secret as
long as we make it ourselves we know
it is made right and it cures these
diseases. Druggists tell us hat it is
one medicine that the sale is evero N the
increase. To get the hest rrmedy for
dyspepsia or indigestion ask the drug
sist for DR.. Gums improved Liver
Pills. Price 25 cts. per box, only one
for a dose. We will send a trial box
free by mail. or a full box Oh receipt OF
CSC. Address. DIR. Gum. Philadelphia.
Pa. For sale by Frank II. Eggleston
and A. II. Cordiner. druggists. Lara
mie. Wyo.
, 1902-06-09
1OrpM Liv0r Cured.

n was a sufferer from torpid liver for over 4
Jasper Co. Ind, rand could not sleep, nor eat
but very little. and then 1t would cause me great
distress. l tried several doctors but got no re-
lief. Was advised by a friend to write to DIR.
Pierce, which l did, and in "A few days l received
q letter advising mt to take his Golden Med
ical Discovery and also his Pleasant Pellets.
After I had taken only half a bottle ! was greatly
improved. l only took three bottles Of the
Golden Medical Discovery and two walls of the
Pellets and, thanks to DR.. Pierce aud his
wonderful medicine, l am as well as ever In my
life, and feel that life is worth living after all.
rL.ast winter l took n severe cold which re-
suited in pleurisy. Tongue can not tell what
suffered. For two nights and two days | could
not move without it nearly killed me. l told
my husband I could not endure another night OF
suffering. The weather was so cold and stormy
that 1t was almost too bad for any one to go six
miles to town, but he went, and got a bottle of
DR.. Pierce's Extract of Smart Weed. which gave
me instant relief. / can say that for all pains
that l have tried it for 1t has worked like magic.
We keep a bottle of the Smart Weed in the
house all the time. I cannot thank DR.. Pierce
enough for what he has done for met
Constipation has almost countless on
sequences. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
cure constipation and cure its conse-
quences. They should always be used
with uGolden Medical Discovery" when
the use of a laxative is indicated.
, 1902-06-09

4 delegation from Findlay, ONO.
went to Washington last week to ar
que for a federal building. TWO were
farmers. When they got to Columbus
the party changed to IL sleeping ear.
One Of the farmers protested.
Il don't know about this here
slccpin' car business, he said. Il
hain't in favor of this delegation put
tin on no such style
why. COL durn ye. jim" said the
other. taking his colleague aside.
don't be shuwIn y1ar ignorance.
YOUR" going OFF at half cock. This
hain't no sleepin' car. They hain't d
bed in sight"