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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08
Grant Stetter,
SOtel an0 SGderet,
@atnffraBe, 6pbe Narf.

@arme unb taIte epeijen ftno 5u ieosr Ia.
9esjett tn baden. Grtfdes Eager ftets an
5apt, iorpie Beine. 9iquore unb Gigarreu.
Die nit meinem SoteI uerbuneene Bdderei
lisfsrt elm porjislides 8adlptrt. unb meroen
ale 8etslunsen prompt uno biaia beiorat.
ran O tefter
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08

Ses- Die er5bte 4uspabI bon SpisIs
tpaaren in Der Stabt unb aaeS nur benfs
bare, UNI 8inoer su erfreuen, bon einem
Sinf. Gents SpieIseus bis gum f~einitsn
8pcieIe. S. .. Wiaiams & 8ruber,
3l4 2ada. Gbenue. 48,4
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08
Trit 0mrr's
untpu
&eaanratton & salon,
313 2adaipanna Gbsnus.

Die @sftauration uirb fsts nit ben f%sinften
Delitatefen Der Sabresjeit periebeu fem.
YIN 8etrdnfen battle ih neben Dem por3ig.
ltden q. &obinfonfben Biere. nur bic befteu
Beine nno aiquore. unb 20 uirb meiu Be-
ftfeben fem, ourd prompte uno rsele 8ebien.
ung bic &unoen iufrisben 3u teIen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08

Wan trinie ME Obns Durt, ME pieI
auf einmaI uno niemals tpdbrenb Der
RabIseit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08

Sa 8sfeat bas ,@OaenbIatt'.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08

.s@- 9eitsat bas ,.8odenbIatt"-ss
entbalt ALE Na4ri4tsn-s2 iabrli4.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-12-08

Dor einisen Tasen itarb i'm beuti4sn
Soipital su San Srancisco emma Wars
fpebel, beren Name iebem Deutiden be.
iannt fem foate. SRI. WartpsbsI tpar
cine Der binsebenbiten 8ertreterinnen Der
G~rsiebunes.P biIoiopbie Stbbsl's in lime.
rita unb bat bur6 @ort uno Tbat bic
ebeIiten Soeale bes 8inbsreartens 3u pers
tpirfliden ssiudt. Sic Iebts nur Der
Soee, bas Dobl Der ainbsr unb 70 Der
Wenfbbeit su f6rbern. Sic mar i'm
Sabre 1918 in Minbsn in Deuti6Iant
sebOren unb tuibmete fid i6on in friibsr
Susenb Der Gr3iebuns Der 8inber. SIN
Sabre 1872 srinoete iis in Gmerifa, unb
stpar in Waibineton .. g., einen Sin.
oersarten. SIM Sabre 1875 fam iie mad
Californian unb er6fnete in SOS @nseIss
ben eriten 8inbsrsartsn an Der paeifi4sn
2dfte. SRI. WarpebeI mar cine iensr
soIsn, leiber 70 i%eItensn Natursn, tuslds
in Der grflaune elmer bebren Nufsabe
ibren ein3isen 2ebensstped uno lire elm.
,iss gsIobnuns fu6sn.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
The Friendly Bee.

Yes, think the honey bee a llitnd to
fruit growers. Some trees and plants
require the agency Of bees or other in
seCts to f3rtiize and make them f,nitfll
Ia fact believe that they are Il bene-
fit to all h)wering trees and pla' Is l
have been informed by good authority
that the cherry orchards Ct this Gtate
became unfruiiful after the bees were
removed from the vicinity and that they
became fruitful again after the bees
were brought back for that purpose,
and I haye read of similar ms ances
East. Where the bees were rtn0v ID
out of fruit-growing belt, the tlet g be-
came unfruitlul and the orchardst were
glad to get the bees back again. Tie
are some varieties of Strawberries hat
are not self-1ertl:zing and require The
agency OF either the wind or bees TO
transmit the pollen from those thai ale
self-fertilizlng. If they were depending
solely on the wind a great deal of the
pollen would waste its sWeetn; SIS on
the desert air. | have also heard it
stated that in New Zealand they had to
import bumblebees to fertilize red clio
yer in order to produce the seed in that
country. Mr.. Tucker in Californian.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
How to Grow Plum Trees.

Plum trees are grown in various ways.
The common Way is to gather the stones
when the plnms are ripe, keep them in
sand or earth covered and damp. BY
spring they will sprout. Plant in rows
four feet apart and eight inches apart
in the row, if for budding. By the fol-
lowing August these will be fit to bud.
II intended for root grating, they may
be scattered in drill six inches broad
and few inches apart, say ten seed to
the foot. They will grow large enough
to graft the next winter; when they are
grated the same apple root. This lat
ter is the method now mostly practced
by nurserymen. Then planted out the
same as if set out for budding. some
bud the plums on sweet seedlings in
September, close to the ground, and
when grown a year Or two they mly be-
planted three inches oyer the bud, in
which case the plum will take root and
make good tree.
AS to planting the plum with the fl, h
it is only because it helps to keep the
stone moist, but has no influences in
causing it to produce like the parent,
for not one in hundred will be true to
the parentage. Judge Miller in Rural
World.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
w atermelon Tests.

l draw my thumb-nail over the melon,
scraping on the thin, green skin. If The
edges Of the skin on each side of The
scar are left ragged or granulated. and
the rind under the scar is smooth, firm
and white, and has something of CLASSY
appearance, the melon is ripe. But if
the edges of the scar are smooth and the
thumb-nail has dug into the rind in
places, and the skin does not come eff
clean, then the melon is green. Yoa can
easily learn on two melons, one ripe, the
other green, noting the difference after
they have been cut open, says the
"Southern Stockman and Farmer"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14

can easily be saved, in the month of
September, by placing forks in the
ground, in a straight line, about six feet
in height, and poles on the forks, then
place rails, with one end resting OIL the
ground, the other upon the poles, about
six or eight inches apart, after the man
ner OF an CID fashioned top-stack, as it
is called, leaving both ends open; upon
these rails throw the vines, until alb tut
foot deep. Throw over them straw
and grass. and in short time they viii
be cured" and large amount of me- ST
excellent forage secured. Man.
ual
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-06-14
Planting or Sowing Peas.

The methods adopted for planting may
vary with the object to be attained. Ii
the crop is cultivated for seed and for
age, the largest yield can be obtained
by cultivating in rows, varying in dis
lance according to the pea to be planted.
The varieties which grow erect (bush
pea) may be sown in rows two or three
feet apart. Those which spread their
vines, like most of the Southern peas,
should be i'm rows from three to four and
a half feet apart. If the object is to
pillow the pea vines under, the land
should be we'll prepared, andl the crop
sown broadcast, and covered with har-
row or Gu tivator. The Southern pea
has been cultivated in the Southern
Atlantic States from time immemorial.
Some of the methods pursued in Virginia
and the States farther South are as fol-
lows, viz:
First method-"The oldest and most
extended culture in Virginia, is to plant
the peas after and among the corn.
When the corn is ten or twelve inches
high, and has been just plowed and
hoed, peas are planted in the drill be-
tween the hillso corn. One more plow-
ing is all that is given the corn, and is
{ IL the culture required for the peas"
Second methOd-"The next most ex-
tensive mode of pea culture is also as a
secondary crop amongst corn, but by
sowing broadcast when giving the last
blowing. This costs buC the seed and
labor of sowing. The crop all goes for
manure and is seldom ripe enough lin
Virginia. for good manure"
Third mode-and one I think the best
and cheapest, to raise pea crop for
manuring, is to SOW the seed broadcast
on separate field without corn. Ed
mund Ruffin's Essay.
In sowing peas broadcast to be pillow ed
under, for wheat or other crops, the
land should be broken up deeply in win
ter, and about the first week in June the
peas sowed at the rate of one bushel, or
five pecks, to the acre, and either har-
rowed in with heavy harrow, or
plowed in with single plows according
to the state Of the land. "-P. NJ. Ed
mondston, Of North Carolina.
The seeds are believed to have q
higher fertilizing value than the vines,
if they come to maturity, but by this
time the vines have lost part of their
value. The question as to the proper
time of planting, resolves itself into
this form. "When will tie seed and
vines together generate the greatest
amount of ammonia in the soil?
Chemistry would reply: "When
nearly all the seed have become firm,
but not dry" At this time the most
forward pods will be dry, while the vines
still retain much of their greenress, and
contain the largest amount Of ammonia
producing ingredients. This is the the
orv which science would present to the
inquirer. The experiments of the most
successful pea growers OF the South con-
firm these simple deductions Of science.
If the vines are to be used as forage,
they may be cut off close to the ground
with sharp hoes, or still better with
short, stout scythes, and cured like clo-
how ylInr iC tC mt II ~ TO
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
Nc Blanks in this Competition

This is competition Of rather an unusual
nature 1t IS common to offer prizes Tor lir
hes, story, or picture, or architectural pan
all the competitors risking the loss OF Their
labor and the successful one merely selling
his for the amount Of the prize But the
Press Cmims Company's offer is something
entirely different. Each person is asked
merely to help himself and the one who
helps himself to the best advantage is to be
rewarded for doing it, The prize is only a
stimulus to do something that wouli be well
worth dong it, The architect whose com.
pcttive plan for q club house on II certain
corner Is not accepted has spent his labor ON
something of very little use TO him. But lie
person who patents n SIMPLE and useful de
vice in the Press Claims Company's C"mpe
tiion, need not worry if ne tail In secure the
prize. He has Substantial result to sho"
for his work one that will command its yal-
ue in the market at any time.
The PLAIN man who uses any article In his
daily work ought to kn0" better how to i'm
prove 1t than the mechanical expert who
studies it only from the Theoretical point OF
view. Get rid of the idea that an improve
mcni can he too simple to he worth patent
ing The SIMPLER the better The person
who best succeeds in combining simplicity
and popularity, will get the Pres Claims
Conpany's twenty five hundred dollars
The responsibility of this company may he
indgcd from the fact that its stock is hcll Ivy
aboul three hundred of the leading rcwspa
pers of the United States.
Address the iress Claims Company, John
Wcdlc,hnrr managing altorney,clS F street.
n W. Washington, D. G. mY4
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
In ;ae Presence of Royalty.

\ friend tells lAc latEer an anus
ing little incident Of the levee. lie
noticed close behind him tail, stout
man gorgtously attired in a volun-
teer colonel 5 uniform, whose plainly
dlsceruihle nervousness and heated
countenance showed that he was new
~ Hlch receptions. As my informant
stepped forward to make his obt s.
anue to the prince his timid and
weishty follower, from sheer anxiety
to see "how it was done gave q big
lurch forward and sent HIM stagger.
ing heavily into the arms of the heir
apparent. A smile ran round the
room. and the prince laughed audibly
rs he s,eadied himself from the shock
OF his unexpected burden. As for the
unhappy cause OF tbs contretemps
lie was heGred to nurmUr something
about begging his royal highness'
pardon. Woman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30

II submit the within described inNrnli"!
in competition for the Twenty-Five Hundr,d
Dollar Prize offered by the Press '!nins
Company :,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
Dancing For Husbands.

Several Pendletonians went on
"Wednesday to the Indian celebration
above the government school. They
found a huge ob!nng Wigwuln. prob
ably Is feet in length. In tho interi-
or was gathered motley throng,
and q; ounl the center mats and skins
were arranged for the spectators to
squat upon
Soon Gan2e began to the sound of
weird and iuharmonluus music from
the Slwash band" 1t seemed to be
q sort of love dance. It was the part
of young sWtws who wanted hus
bands To go forward within the cir
Gle and perform the various queer
movements which constitute Indian
dancing If the appearance of any
one Of them struck brave fuvora-
bly,, he would JON her, thus indicat
ing LIS desire to become her hus
bnnG. Several Of the Gusky maidens
received no such advances and
seemed much wounded in pride and
feelings. lcndleton East OreSonian.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
Learn How to Rest.

a physiclen advises: Learn how
to rest. Dot wait to Ike q sep
;lratc business Of it. Let it become a
Part Of the daily routine Of cccupa-
ton. AboHo all, begin relief, how
ever 81: hit, at the first moment it's
need is indicated. Stop work at your
desk lean back and close the eyes; re-
lax the franc so far as possible for )
!: inutcs; IL down, if convenient, for
the same length Of timo; in any way
relieve the tension, however briefly,
but promptly, and the result will be
large ratio Of gain in endurance"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
PRIZES ON PATIENTS.
How to Get twenty-five Hun
dred Dollars for Nothing.
The Winner has Il Clear GIFT Of "a
Small FOrtune,n and A'e Losers
Ifave Patents that NAV
EsrinS them In sill
More.

WoaId you Ike to make twenty 1--WE MN.
dred dollars? Ifvou would read carefully
what follows and you may see way i" a." II
The Press Clniuia Company devotcs much
attention to patents 1t has handled !hons,
ands of applications for Inventions, nut 1t
wou1 IKE 10 handle thousands more. There
is plenty rfinv"n,ive talent in this country,
needing nothing but en- c our II &c m ell
to produce practical results. That enc"nr'
sgrn,ent the Press Claims Company pro-
~
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
THE LITTLE THINGS TIKI
MONT VAI.U ABLE.

! COmnarutively few NC0pl" regard liein
selves as inventors, but almost every ooF
has been struck, at one time or announcer
with ideas lGat seemed calculated 10 rc"ur'
! some of the little frcions OF lite. Osna'V
! such IDEAS arc dismissed without '"T'''t
/ thought.
WHY don't the railroad company make
/ lis car windows so that they could DC sll" NJ,
| ard down without breaking the passengers
! backs eXclaims The traveller II l M'l'
running The read would make them III slcI'
! q way
! What was the man that made this sauce
MN thinking ot;.' rrumhlcs the cook. lie
never had to work over stoye, or he ""n',
| have known how it ought tn have been hArd
"IIuny such ii collar button gro"ls the
man who is late for breakfast at were m
| the business Ia make buttons that won'dh
slip OUT or break oil, or gougc out the o"rk
otm neck.
! And thea the various sufferers torge'n'"n
their grievances and hrCin 20 think OF So','-
| ,ainu else lfthcy would sit down a' 'hr
nyxt convenient opportunity, pu' 'hr'f "r''s
about car windows, saucer ans, ana t"''n'
! buttons into practical shape, and 'hen apply
| for patents, they might lind themselves as
! ina,pcuden.y ~ca!,!y rs the man WI" IN
yrnl,d the iron umbrella ring, or the one
| wro patented the fifteen puZZ,e.
TAPPING OFFE<.
TO induce people to keep track OF 'A'ir
lli.h, ideas and srr what there Is III NHr'h'
| the Press (lAnns ComN1ny has resolved 10
offer q prize.
TO ne person who submits 10
il the simplest and Mo~t prom.
i.ins from II com Incr.
cial point nf,iew. the company
will give s2.5OO in cash. In adj
dillon 20 rcft.ndtHg the fees for
securing the patent.
1tNiIl also advertise the in-
vention free ofclinrge.
This offer is subject t" Tia" following con-
dutGns:
Every competitor must Obtain patent tnr
| lls invention through the c,mpanv. lie
must tir>, apply tor preliminary S"arrl'
the c, s. of Whlrh will lie vcdnllalS. Should
TIN, search show His invention 10 hc nEpat
cnIahlc, lie can Withdraw withnC; further tN
pcnsr. Otherwise he viii be exp clt' T."
complete his Application and tax o"t pat.
en-, IN the regular wav. The total expense,
including Government and Bureau fees, VIII
be- seventy dollars For this, whether he St
cures the prize o: not, the inventor VIII have
a patent that ouph, to be a valuable properly
to him. TIE prize Will hc AWARDED by" jury
consisting at three reputable pnirnt A'lor'.'
evs of Washington. Inlrndin. competitors
should fill out the following blank, and for
ward it with their application ,
1923
II submit the within described invention
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
Lett Handed People.

No purely left handed race has yet
been discov red, although it is said
that fully ~ per cent of the inhab-
itants of Pendjab use the left hand
in preference to the RIGHT. The next
greatest per cert Of left handedness
is among the Hottentots of Africa
aud the Bushmcn OF Australia
about So per cent. DR.. Mario says
that go per cent Of all criminals are
left handed Exchange
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30

You are sitting alone. Suddenly
you instinctively feel sensation of
horror of some evil influence that is
present, but as yet unseen. You lift
vour eyes. You behold, gliding over
tho carpet toward you, without noise,
apparently without the trouble of
waiting. a mouse. II stops. 1t fas-
cinatea YOU, Iou feel your blood
tiaeAo and vour limbs slowly par
alyze. your heart stops beating
Your bleat4 ceases. A cold chill
crcrps over you.-London Woman.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
6. 4, r. NOTICE: ,

We take this opportunity Of Informing our
subscribers that the new Commissioner of
Pensions has been appointed lie ia an old
soldier, and we believe tilAi soldiers ANIL their
heirs will receive justice ~ MS hands. we
do not anticipate that there Will be any rad
zeal changes in the admin stra,i"n OF pension
affairs under tn. new regime.
We w0ull adyisr, however, that U. >. sol.
diers, sailors and their heirs, ,aKc steps To
make application at once, if they hayc not al.
ready done So, il order to secure the benefit
of the cary fling ~ their claims in case there
should u" any tutnrc pension legislation
Such legislation is .rli in retroactive. There
fore il il of grrn, importance that applications
be filed in the Department ut the carllest pos
sible date.
IfU. =. Soldiers. SailnrS.oris seir
Widows, Children. or Parents
drsir" information in regard to pension mat
tiers, they should write to The Press
Claims Company. M Vasling-
tom. -. g.. and they wilpicpa'e and send
the necessary .,ppIica'i"n, il tnty fad them
entitled under the numerous laws enacted
for their benefit. Address
PRESS CLAIWS COMPANY.
JOHN wEDDERBURN, NASA AiT"k>Ey
P. o. BOX 3S5. WASHINGTON, D. G.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
tbs TEXT AND 1Ht O., lATlON.

The Pew Wasn't Zig Enough For Uncle
Lcmmie and tho Grass Widow.
Two clergymen We're riding on the
elevated the other day. Said one OF
them, What is the funniest expert
cnce you ever had in church,
Well, answered the other, a twin
kle coming into his eye, ''if you
mean with queer people, l think 1T
was during the vacation l have just
finished. This year spent my holt
days in quaint little town up north.
I preached for thc,m one Sunday.
THE town is full of queer charac-
tors. Among others is an old man,
Uncle LcmMic.' When he was 4
young fellow. he had been disappoint-
ed in love, and from that time he has
been sour. You should have seen
him. His ears stuck out like those
of Mother Hubbald's dog. Well
down on them he wore q diarcputa-
BILE silk hat. His chin rested on
the two prominent points of his col
lar, and in his hand he always car
ried a great, thick green cotton UNI
brella, tied with & rusty shoestring.
Uncle Lem1nie's particular thorn
in the flesh was a grass widow, ag-
gressive from her head to her feet.
Her nose stuck straight out threat
eningly, her hair bristled up from
her forehead, she walked like a
steam engine, and when she walked
every loop of her bonnet ribbon
shook. Tho very first sight Of her
to Uncle Lemmie was like the wav-
ing of red flag to bull. It hap
pcned that they went to the Same
church. but the ushers knew the sit
uation we'll cncngh to have a goodly
proportion Of the sanctuary between
them
It Unfortunately the Sunday l
preached there was new usher.
The opening services were we'll I'M
der way. Uncle Lemmie was there
in pew by himself. He was lean
ing on the umbrella and was looking
at me with complacence. l was just
about to announce my text When
down the aisle came the new usher,
and in Lis wake the grass widow,
to Uncle Lommie's pew.
Uncle L.lnmie gave one look az
the figure r,,stled into the pew, gath
cred up his umbrella, his hat and his
prayer book and cleared the back of
the pew In front of him with the
agility of boy. l never had such
difficulty in announcing q text, for
when Uncle Lemmie landed in the
front pew my words rang out across
the church:
There hath no evil ever befallen
YOU but such as is common to man,
but God will with the temptation
also make way of escape. New
York Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
ATt,.ii'TlNG OFFER.

To induce people TO keep track OF 'A'''
l,i.h, ideas and SEE what there is III tHr'h,
the Press (lsims ComNrny has resolved II
! offer q nrl2r
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-30
V..Tsn MANN ASST SEEMS.

A patent strikes most people as an npp"'l
incly formidable thing, The idea 10 'll', an
inventor must oe q natural senl''s, hRe E"'-
son ol Bell that he must put years 10 del''hS
in complicated mechanical problems "ho
that he mus, spend fortune on dcl!ca!ce x
perimcn,s before he can get new device L"
a patcntablr degree ct perfection rms 90"
luslon tue company desires to dlspci' IL &c,
sircs to yet into the head Of the public Clear
comprehension of the tact that it is not the
great, complex, and expensive inventions
flat bling the best returns to their "n'nots
but the li,lc, simple, and cheap ones-. ~,
things that seem an absurd'v trivial that the
citizen would feel somewhat oSl'a!ntu VI
bringing them TO the attention OF 'he r"'eh'
Office.
Edison says that the profits he has received
from the patents on all his marvellous 'hVeh.
lions have not been sutficiCn, tOp"y the cost
of his experiments Bat The man VINO con
ccived the idea of fastening bit OF runner
cord to child's ball. SO that it would come
back TO his hard when thrown made n 1or'
tune out of his scheme. The modern stw-
ing machine is 4 miracle OF ingenuity he
pro(uct of the toll of hundreds OF busy brains
through hundred and fifty years, bn' 'ne
| whole brillian, result rests upon the s'mr!c
device of putting the eye Of the needle ~ ''''
| Mint ;uctrod f. The other end
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1893-11-27
 RIVER NEWS.

The river is still rising.
 The river bank is still caving op- posite the city.
 Mr. Will Nooland, the agent of the Packet Company. says the Eugene will reach here this week without q doubt.
 The steamer Eugene leaves Mem phis today for Pine Bluff. She will have large lot of goods for this market.
 The Mary Morgan will hereafter be used by the Arkansas River Packet Company to bring cotton to Pine Bluff from down the river.
 Mir. Herman J. Herren, overseer of Government Works, informed us this afternoon that dyke No. 6 will be completed tonight. This work will be the winding up of present opera tons in this city.