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A DAY OF JOY.
Christmas as it Was Observed
Here.
A VERY BEAUTIFUL DAY.
Some Accidents, Some Pleas
ure and Some General
Gossip.
Christmas has come and gone, and
many were the hearts madb happy in
B ><ne. Joy reigned with nojrestriotions,
•nd the people made the day one of
pleasure in their own peouliar ways.
-Some were happy in quietude at their
homes, others with their friends, and
quite a number indulged in sipping the
flowing bowl to au extent that produced
much hilarity, and a pretense of having
a good time.
That part of Broad street in front of
the Cent al hotel was the scene of most
of the Christmas frollicking. A greasy
pole, fire works and liquor that is red or
white, were chief ingredients in this
rough fun. R>man candies were fired
almost continually through the day, and
with recklessness that was alarming to
some.
The day was as balmy as summer, and
until the clouds obscured the sun was
uncomfortably warm.
Crlstmas Eva.
The bright and beautiful weather of
Sunday, the day before Christmas, added
much to the happy spirit of the people,
and with smiling, joyous faces they made
their way to one of the churches in the
city. Attractive services were at all th
houses of worship, and the total attend
ance was probably greater than on any
other one day.
The pretti st musical programs were at
the First Methodist, the First Baptist
and the First Presbyterian; The musio
at all the others was good, but these
three were especially pretty and well
rendered. The program and choirs of
the First Methodist and Baptist were
printed in Sunday’s Tribune.
The choir at the First Presbyterian
was composed of
Mrs. W. A. Patton, soprano.
Mrs. Eastman, alto.
Mr. B. S. Barker, tenor.
Mr. W A. Patton, baritone.
Mrs. C. E. McLin, organist.
The morning program was:
Organ Prelude—‘’Foraker.”
Festival —Te Dsutn in E b—Dudley
Buck.
Offertory.
Watchful Shepherds—soprano solo—
Williams.
And in the evening ;
The Angels’ Song—choir—Kramer.
Birthday of a King—baritone solo and
quartette —Neidlinger.
Those who heard the music were all
delighted, and the beauty of the service
was greatly enhanced.
These who heard the music at the First
Baptist church Sunday morning were
enthusiastic about it. From the opening
instrumental piece, in which Mrs.
McHenry played an exquisite medley, in
troducing the sweet strains of “Old
Fulks at Home,”to the grand finale of the
full ch£\rJUS_in the anthems, the whole
program was ,'ood. The selections were
admirable aid harmonized beautifully
with the spint of the occasion,
Mrs. McLia presided at the organ at
the First Presbyterian church, and per
formed in a manner that delighted all
hearers, including the members of the
choir—the severest of all critics. The
entire musical program was rendered in
a most charming manner, bringing show
ers of complimonts upon all who took
part.
At the First Methodist Prof. Thomp
son’s skilled fingers extracted sweet
peals from the instrument, and here, too,
was another delighted congregation. The
selections were good, and were given
f\ 3
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tion of the Cuticura Remedies will
afford instant relief, permit rest
and sleep, and point to a speedy
and economical cure of torturing,
disfiguring, itching, burning and
scaly humors, and not to use
them without a moment’s delay
is to fail in your duty. Cures
made in childhood are speedy
economical and permanent.
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Facial Blemishes, falling hair and simple
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If tired, aching, nervous moth
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Hat of plasters.
with a harmony and excellence that
made the sweet voices of the members
seem never so rich and full.
TO UTILIZE NIAGARA'S POWER.
The First Tunnel For That Purpose About
Completed.
Standing at any of the points of van
tage from which the great falls of Niag
ara may be viewed, one of the earliest
thoughts in the utilitarian mind, after
the feeling of awe engendered by a first
sight of the sublime spectacle has passed,
is about the great usefulness of the im
mense power there concentered, if only
it could be properly’ controlled.
This power has not only been har
nessed; but, aided by the rapid advances
in electrical engineering, it will before
I
I ISSOo
AT THE TUNNEL’S MOUTH.
long., if all goes well, be supplying mo
tive power, light and heat to many near
by places, such as Buffalo and Roches
ter, with a prospect of profitably trans
mitting it as far as New York city,
Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and even to Chicago.
The scheme by which this is to be ac
complished ranks among the greatest
engineering enterprises of the century
and is expected to be ready to begin op
erations by the Ist of next February.
An inlet canal taps the river about lj
miles above the falls, conducting the
water to a great wheel pit, where a se
ries of gates admit it to pipes, called
penstocks, which will convey it to the
turbine wheels, 140 feet below, generat
ing 5,000 horsepower for each wheel and
conveying it by shafting to dynamos at
the surface.
After the water has done its work al
the turbines it will rush down by a tun
nel about H miles in length, shaped like
a horseshoe and 200 feet beneath the
surface, and rejoin the river a few hun
dred feet below the falls. The excava
tion of this tunnel was the most impor
tant, difficult and costly part of the en
tire undertaking. In its digging 1,500
men were employed at an expenditure
of $69,000 a month. Ground was broken
for it on Oct. 4, 1890, and it is now prac
tically completed.
The outlet through which the tunnel
discharges into the river is said to be the
most solid piece of masonry of the kind
ever constructed. It would need to be,
for the water will whirl through it at the
rate of 23J feet a second. The company
has a franchise for a second tunnel on
the New York side of the river and fora
third on the Canadian side, and expects
to be able to produce 100,000 horsepower
in each tunnel, which will lower the
water at the falls about two inches.
Public Speaking.
This is one of the heaviest strains that
comes upon any man or woman. A lit
tie cold, a little hoarseness, and the work
Is done. The best of reudsr**’
absolutely useless.
Mark Guy Pearse, the eminent English
preacher, writes as follows:
Bedford Place, Russell Square, I
London, December 10, 1888. f
“I thiuk it only right that I should
tell you of how much use I find Allcock’s
Porous Plasters in my family and among
those to whom I have recommended
them. I find them s very breastplate
against coughs and colds.
Mark Guy Peabse.
Killed Christmas Night.
W. A. Adams, a young man 27 years of
age, was killed Christmas night over in
Gordon county, near Tilton.
He was a well known and popular
young farmer.
The killing was accidental and occur
red in a peculiar way. It seems that a
young friend of his who had imbibed
more than was good for him, was with
him, and Adams, seeing his condition,
took from him a pistol he was flourishing.
A few minutes afterward Adams went
out to get some wood. While stoopinsr
the pistol dropped out of his pocket and
fired. The bullet struck him between
the eyes, killing him instantly.
The young man has many friends in
this county who regret the unfortunate
accident.
To Annoy napoleon.
A curious anecdote, of which we
may say, Si non e veto e ben trovato,
is illustrative of the disposition of Tal
leyrand. It was resolved that each of
the allied powers should designate a
commissioner charged with the surveil
lance of Napoleon at St. Helena.
Talleyrand proposed to the king for
this office M. de Montchenu, described
as "an insupportable babbler, a com
plete nonentity. ” On being asked why
he had selected this man, Talleyrand
replied: "It is the only revenge which I
wish to take for his treatment of me.
However, it is terrible. What a punish
ment for a man of Bonaparte’s stamp,
to be obliged to live with an ignorant
and pedantic chattererl I know him. He
will not be able to support this annoy
ance. It will make him ill, and he will
die of it by slow degrees.”—Edinburgh
Review.
Envelopes were first made in 1839, and
sold for ten cents and twenty-five cents
apiece. They are now sold at from two
to fivyfqr a cm’.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1893.
THE BANQUET.
Both Great Parties United to
Do Harrison Honor.
MR. REID WITH THEM.
Mr. Harrison Makes a Speech
and so Did Reid, But Very
Little Said on Politics.
Philadelphia, Dec. 25.—The recep
tion of ex-President Benjamin Harrison
by the Union League club was a very
flattering demonstration. There were
representatives of every class and of
both the great political parties present
to do honor to the man who so recently
was the chief executive of the nation.
Fifteen hundred people crowded the
halls, parlors and reception rooms.
The veteran corps of the First Regi
ment escorted Mr. Harrison from his
hotel at 8 o’clock, preceded by the First
Regiment band. John Russell Young,
president of the Union league, walked
beside his guest, followed by Whitelaw
Reid, Senators Hoar and Proctor and a
number of other distinguished states
men.
As the escort entered the corridor
cheer after cheer was given, and Mr.
Harrison, with bared head, acknowledg
ed the plaudits with his customary grace.
The house was profusely decorated with
flowering plants and bunting, and vari
ous colored electric lights added to the
brilliancy of the scene.
After those gathered had shaken the
hand of the ex-president a collation was
served. At its end three cheers were
given for the guest of the evening, and
then he was called on for a speech.
The ex-president made a happy refer
ence to his reception, saying that the
trials of office were well worth enduring
if for no other reason than for the pleas
ures which came afterwards in such oc
casions as this. He complimented the
citizens on their city, and thanked them
for the consideration they were paying
to a citizen of another state. He touch
ed on no public questions except to make
a reference to lynchings in connection
with some remarks on the law abiding
character of the people.
When the ex-president concluded,
three cheers were again given for him.
Whitelaw Reid was then loudly called
for. He said, among other things, that
this - was no time to discuss morals or
politics, and that he was here to do hon
or to Mr. Harrison, for his splendid rec
ord and faithful service while president
of the United States.
Ex-Senator Edmunds then spoke.
“Mr. Reid,” he said,” should have been
our vice-president at present, and if he
lives long enough he will be vice-presi
dent yet.”
Governor Pattison followed Mr. Ed
munds, and paid a very high tribute to
Mr. Harrison. He said that the ex
president was an honor to the long line
of chief executives of the nation, and did
great credit to the people who placed
him at the head of the nation’s affairs.
The Washington delegation was com
posed of the following gentlemen, be
sides those already named: Senator Ca
rey, of Wyoming; Representatives John
son, of North Dakota; Loudenslager, of
New Jersey; Fauston, of Kansas; Ma
hon, of Pennsylvania; McCleary, of Min
nesota; Woomer, Reyburn, Wright,
Wanger, Bingham, Hicks and Hines, of
Pennsylvania; Ellis, of Oregon; Thomas,
of Michigan; Hainer, of Nebraska;
Waugh, of Indiana; Smith. Henderson,
Funk and Marsh, of Illinois; Northway,
Wilson and Hulick, of Ohio; Pickenand
Mercer, of Nebraska; Bowers, of Cali
fornia; Curtis, of Kansas, and Wilson,
of Washington; Marshal Ransdell, of
the District of Columbia, and General
.Bussey, ex-assistant secretary of the
terior. ■
Among the prominent
present were Mayor Edwin S. SnMB
Charles Emory Smith, John WanamtS
ker, Congressman-elect Robert Adams,
Jr., Edwin N. Benson, Judge F. Carroll
Brewster, Thomas Dolan, William L.
Elkins, Charles E. Warburton, Robert
S. Davis, Colonel James H. Lambert, E.
B. Leisenring, James Elverson, Jr.,
Charles H. Cramp, Theodore E. Weider
heim, George W. Boyden, W. Kerr.
William B. Gill, Joel Cook, Edwin H,
Fitler, ex-Minister to Greece A. Louden
Snowden, Colonel Clayton McMichael,
General D. H. Hastings, General Louis
Wagner, P. A. B. Widener, Hamilton
Disston, J. Dundas Lippincott, Rev.
William N. Bailey, O. S. Bosbyshell,
Theodore W. Cramp, S. B. Elkins, Gov
ernor Robert E. Pattison. W. R. Pugh,
Colonel George Meade, J. L. Newbold,
John Willing, Theodore Yerkes and
Mahlon B. Young.
A breakfast was given to the ex-presi
dent by ex-Postmaster General John
Wanamaker at tne Stratford. Covers
were laid for 20, and there were present
United States Senators Morrill and Hoar,
ex-Senator Edmunds, Mayor Stuart,
John Russell Young, William H. Hur
ley, Sarnes Dobson, Clayton McMichael
Rev. Dr. Trumbull, Charles Emory
Smith, Thomas D. Lowrey, Charles
Heber Clark, Jay Cook, Bishop Nfchol
son, George S. Graham, Charles Dunn,
General Louis Wagner, P. H. Rother
mel and Edwin H. Benson. Whitelaw
Reid sent word that he was unable to be
present.
Hadn’t Thought of the Presidency.
Pittsburg. Dec. 25.—Hon. Benjamin
Harrison was in the city for a short time
en route from Philadelphia to his home
in Indianapolis. The ex-president cor
dially greeted the members of the press,
hut all efforts to draw him into a con
versation upon politics proved fruitless,
as he positively refused to be interviewed
on that subject, saying he was no longer
in public life. He, however, talked in
terestingly on other subjects.
General Harrison,when asked whether
he would be willing to again be a candi
date for the presidency, if called upon
by the Republican party at the next
said he had not given the mat
ter a thought. .
A (jtilnese invitation.
The Chinese send three invitations to
the guests that they desire to see at their
great repasts. The first is dispatched
two days before the feast. The second
on the day itself, in order to remind
those they expect of their engagement,
and the third just before the hour has
struck, so as to show how impatient
they are to see their friends arrive.—
Hong-Kong Letter. ... AJ *'
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Mr. W. O. Allen
Ot Atlanta, Georgia, testifies that he was af
flicted with Flying Rhcomaiian, the Intense
pain going from one part of the body to another.
After taking seven bottles of Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla he was in good health. In two months
he Increased from 122 to 145 pounds In weight
Hood’s Pills are purely vegetable. 25c.
A MYSTERY OF DREAMLAND.
While the Doctors Were Helpless a Boy's
Vision Effected His Cure.
In Savannah, Mo., last June, Thomas,
the 11-year-old son of a farmer named
Alexander Gilpin, was stricken with
rheumatism of the right side and leg.
The pain was so severe that his parents
were obliged to keep anything from
touching the body or limb. Drs. Mar
tin, Kerr and Jefferies of Savannah
could do nothing to stop the pain. On
Thursday, Dec. 7, he fell into what
seemed to be a trance and could not be
aroused for some hours. When he fin
ally awakened, being unable to talk,
he wrote on a piece of paper to his par
ents that he had seen his two little dead
brothers and sister. He said they told
him to send to a certain field and at a
particular place to scrape away the
snow until they would find a bed of
moss, and under the moss a bunch of
roots, which they were to bring to him.
The doubting parents yielded to his
entreaties, and going to the place found
everything as tho boy had stated. They
brought tho roots home, and the boy
told them how he had been instructed
to prepare an ointment with them. The
ointment was made and applied to the
seat of pain, the result being that the
next day the boy left his bed. He can
now walk as well as ever.
These facts are vouched for by O. J.
Hurley, the editor of the Savannah
Democrat, the physicians, and all of
Gilpin’s neighbors.—St. Joseph (Mo.)
Dispatch in Chicago Herald.
Another Wisconsin Diamond.
Recently a young son of Charles De
vine, who resides on a farm 2><f miles
southwest of the village of Oregon,
Dane county, Wis., found a brilliant
little stone in a pebbly clay bank and
carried it home as a curiosity. The!
father submitted it to William HJ
Hobbs, professor of mineralogy and]
metallurgy in the University of Wisl
conein, and he said that it was a genu]
ine diamond. It measures three-eighthl
of an inch in diameter, weighs foiJ
carats, and is a rhombic dodecahedron®
with its 1& faces slightly rounded, oil
cf the signs of a good stone. It was ■
the glacial drift and came of courfl
from the noith, where geologists haß
conditions exist |
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Wattkee Si-ntin I.
The Spit
There is a snake belonging® ■
small family causidae,
ca, that ia said to have tho powß
of ejecting its venom to a short dis
tance. This snake is called by tho
Dutch Boers “spuw slang,” or spit
snake. When this snake erects its
teeth, the pressure of the maxillary
bone on the gland causes the venom to
flow in drops, and it may be quite pos
sible that by discharging air from its
mouth the poison may be blown some
distance. But this information and
observation of these Dutchmen may be
taken cum grano salis, or we might
fall into the same errors as the ancient
Munchausen, Pliny the elder.—New
York Times.
Deserving Praise.
We desire to say to our citizens, that for
years we have been selling Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King’s
New Life Pills, Kucklen’s Arnica Salve
and Electric Bitters, and have never han
dled remedies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We do
not hesitate to guarantee them every time,
and we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.—
D. W. Curry.
Indictment for stealing $25,000 gov
ernment money, alleged to hvve been
burned in the New Orleans mint, was
found against ex-Cashier J. H. Dowling.
A Mi lon Friends.
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and
not leis than one million people have
found just such a friend in Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption, coughs and
colds. If you have never used this great
cough medicine, one trial will convince
you that it has wonderful curative powers
in all diseases cf throat, chest and lungs.
Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed or money will be refunded. Trial
bottles free at D. W. curry’s drug store.
Large bottles 50c. and SI.OO.
The Talk of Rome
Is Our Big Stock for these Panicy Times.
We say Hard Times and High Prices must go. High Price#
Have gone and Hard Times are on the run. We
broke the prices and you can come
With a Small Pocket Book and Buy
your Winter Goods Nearly at your own prices. That ia
\ the way we bought them and we only
A Small Profit on New York Prices
Fancy G oods, hoes, Hosiery,
Dry Goods, Hats, Gloves,
Dress Goods, Corsets,
Wool Jeans, Drawers, Zephyrs,
J Jeans Pants, Cloaks, Yarns,
Factor Sheeting, Jackets, Flannels,
Cotton Checks, Shawls, Quilts,
Cotton Flanges, Skirts, Blankets.
These goods and all others throughout our large stock
will be sold at
Marvelously Low Prices.
Don’t buy your fall goods untill you have segM
our stock of dress goods, boots, shoes, hats, nfl
nery, blankets, jackets, Our low price®
the talk of Rome.
See Our Goods
Av.-,-TT
stand 1-y Jan 1 '
deeply in debt.
went into ofliee I standi
there was a ilelii-it of
tho city treasury. This indeWß •
not less now. and I should say
greater by the end of the month.”
Mayor Swift said: “I have receivedal
partial report from the expert account
ant whom I placed in the comptroller’s
office, but the formal report has not been
made, and it will not do to make public
the information he has given me off
hand.”
“Does the accountant confirm the re
ported deficit?” Mayor Swift was asked.
“There is no question but the city
finances are In bad condition. However,
lam unable to make public any state
ment or tell how the finances will stand
when the new administration takes
hold. Mr. Hopkins will have to go into
that matter himself.
“Fully half a million dollars was
added to the deficit when the last appro-
S nation bill was made up last March.
Inch of the debt was incurred under
Mryor Creiger also. Money was spent
when there was some to spare and so it
has gone on until the crisis has come.
It is possible to pull through with credit,
but it can only be done by rigid econo
my, akin to penuriousness, and the
greatest care in handling city finances.”
STILL DISSATISFIED.
Foreigners Do Not Know Wlmt They Got
in I’rizcs.
Chicago, Dec. 25.—The dissatisfaction
of foreign commissioners with the treat
ment accorded them by the bureau of
awards of the World’s Fair does not
seem to diminish. Chairman Thatcher
sent to Chicago last week the list of
awards granted to foreign countries.
Secretary Dickinson had them conveyed
to the. several commissiouers. When
the door, crusmiWßß
right hand. Upon
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