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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

Goodbye then to the pansies,
And lilies fair and bright,
To suit the children's fancies
See every hue of light;
Look how the boughs are bending,
The children all befriending
With keen delight attending,
And all are glad tonight.
Hail zero, snow and bluster,
With such delightful wraps!
The children all will muster
With jackets, muffs, and caps;
There, now the tree grows thinner
How happy every winner
With thoughts of Christmas dinner
And toys to fill their laps.
But there are lands enchanted
With trees of gorgeous bloom,
Where never yet was planted
Our tree with sweet perfume.
The tree to us the dearest,
That grows in light the clearest
To our found hearts the nearest,
And there we give it room.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20
No Use for 1t.

Goslin-'I-aw-would like to give
myself to you-aw-for Christmas
present, Miss Blanche"
Blanche-"Thanks, awfully, but
papa has given me house and lot. So
you see have no use for fiat. -
Judge,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

,yNpER THE HoLL.Y-BoUGH.
.. rho have scorned each other.
or injured friend or brother.
In this fast fading years
ye who. by word or deed,
Have made kind heart bleed
Come gather here.
Tot sinned against and shining,
Forget their strife's beginning,
And Join in friendship now;
Re links no longer broken,
Re sweet forgiveness spoken
Under the holly-bough.
yewho have loved each other.
Sister and friend and brother,
In the fast-fading year;
Mother and sire and child,
Young maiden mild,
Come gather here;
And let our hearts grow fonder
As memory shall ponder
Each past unbroken VOW;
Old loves and younger wooin2
Are sweet in the renewing
Under the holly-bough.
ewho have nourished sadness,
Estranged from hope and gladness
In this fast-fading year,
Ye with DER burdened mind,
Made aliens from your kind
Come gather here.
Let not the useless sorrow
Pursue you night and morrow;
If e'er you hoped, hope now
Take heart, uncloud your faces,
And join in our embraces
Under the holly-bough.
Charles Mackay.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

Now is the Winter glory,
The beauty of the year,
The night of sweetest story,
OF love and song and cheer
The bells ring out the sweetest,
And children dress the neatest,
With merriment completest, =
Like fairy forms appear.
Tonight a tree is blooming,
And we have come to see,
The very air perfuming,
And never honey-bee
Could revel in such flowers,
In such exquisite bowers
As in this tree Of ours,
This shining Christmas tree.
The gardens have no roses,
The apple boughs are bare.
The woodland flower reposes
Hid from the wintry air;
And vanished Is the clover,
No violets we discover,
For summer now is over
And all its beauties rare.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

things, yet dared not grasp anything.
He was not old at all, as years go,
being no more than forty, but he
mingled little with the world, and be-
lug well-to-do, it was not demanded of
him that he 60 out into the battle and
strive as the less fortunate found it
Necessary.
he owned the flat in which he lived,
and the income from it gave him
ample means to crafty all his material
wishes, and ample time to write many
pages OF manuscript, which he was too
modest to offer publisher, yet which
furnished foundations for innumerable
ali castles, and, gentle reader. in every
sf castle that reared itself about his
hncy there was always woman, for
an air castle was not to Mr.. Billups a
bachelor's hall.
Ills apartments were in the top OF
Tue Bllups fiat, for the owner was
unity and the lower floors brought
much more than those nearer the sky,
and Mr.. Billups was not SO well. to-do
@'o be neglectful of such a small
matter as say $50 month.
n.
vi the fioor, one remove from the
"p were several small flats for per-
'0ns OF small means, and in one of
"0cosy little rooms lived whole
'0ue widow of thirty or therebouts,
'ncn is near enough in the matter of
Soman's age, and her name was
'nlth-Mary Smith.
Mary is tender name, a soft name.
notherly name for woman, and
'ul'a Is one admirably adapted for
sschange.
~rs' Smith had one child, named
w mary, and it was this child who
@'' made MIR. Billups friend of the
huly.
'A0 was seven years old, and such a
'l'ome little thing that Mr.. Billups
-''et met her on his way toward the
- 'nat he did not take upward with
= queer feelings and strange long
Ae could not explain, and which
''n'irmed bachelor ever expert
''''or the mother. she was such
n Aan as makes even o flat a place
Az q. nome' and Mr.. Billups after the
10y =, month voluntarily reduced her
NV wv and she accepted the reduction
i. sA0at protest, for she found it
sdemely hard at times to make her
Upon it.
h.., WAS this alone that brought the
H.. Aues to Mrs. Mary's laughing
and sometimes chased smile
h,.., AS she herself once said it
n.y. ,'ner feelings to ask SO small an
One to do SO much.
NJ. 0i tne sunshine, too, came the
~ and Mrs. Smith. as she saw
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

Jaggs-I say, old fellow, can't you
lend me ten for month?
Naggs-Sorry, but 1 haven't any
thing except fifty. Got any changer
Jaggs latter a season of thought
No; but say, just make it fifty for five
months. Detroit Free Press.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20

The Congo in Africa has twico the
extent of the navigable waters of the
Mississippi and its tributaries, and
three times its population.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1894-12-20
MI. Billups's Christmas Gift.
BY W. ]. HAMPTON.

As' - L - IL " L y
was q bachelor.
Not a real hard,
cynical old bach
elor, who hated
children and wo-
men and love and
romance, but q
dreadfully diff
dent bachelor !;
one who dreamed
d r e q m s an d
hoped for all
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
ELECTION CONTEST.
A Lively Fight Promised on ths Homes
DALI Tax Collsotorship.

Lively Fight Promised on tins Homes
dals Tax Collsctorship.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
HoNEsDALE, March S-Ever since
election day there have been rumors
ahoat that Alexis f. Voight would con
test the election Of Daniel c. Osborn as
collector OF taxes for the borough of
Homes dale. Nothing definite was done
until today, when Attorney o. l.. Row.
land presented to the court petition
signed by thirty citizens Of Honesdale,
attached to which was the necessary
aft lavit sworn to by Bernard Reilly,
Henry Grambs, r. A. Ferbsr, A.
Obsrhardt, John Loercher, jr., and
William Psllio.
The affidavit set forth that according
to the result announced by the election
board, Daniel G Osborn received 205
votes. Alexis F. Voight 2O4 votes, and
Thomas T. Galloway 1856 votes; that
sixteen votes were cast for the said
Osborn by persons who were not en-
titled to vote, |. O.. Four did not have
legal residence in Honesdsle. and
twelve had not paid state or county
tax within two years, and that the
election board illegally counted the
votes in that, instead Of counting each
vote separately as directed by law, the
votes were bunchei and then counted
in that manner.
Messrs Osborn and Voight each filed
a bond for $25, 900 aud took the oath Of
cffice. Mr.. Ojbornes bondsmen were
L. G. Mumford, w. w. Mumford, G
d. Mumford and w. w. Weston; and
those on Mr.. Wrights bond were +.
Dittrich, William Wefferling, A Hart
ung aud Otto Weaver.
The court took the papers under al =
vissmOnt, and will shortly announce
its decision In the matter.
The citizens generally are In favor OF
q re. count of the votes cast at the last
election regardless of tho result as the
election board certainty did not count
the votes as directed by the law, and
great many think re count would
change the totals,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
MINooRa scINIILLATloNs.
Miscellaneous News Notes for Hurried
Perusal

Miscellaneous News Notes for Hurried
Perusal.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
MNooKA. Pa, March S-Every
evening as the factory girls are return :.
ing from their daily labors gang Of
hoodlumS employed In the yard hurl
insults at tho young women which are
very obnoxious to the ears of respect
able people. 1t is time that the proper
authorities were interviewed on the
matter and u stop put to these actions.
A portion OF the public road opposite
the South Side store at Greenwood. is
in deplorAble condition and is unsafe
for driving over A man yesterday
who was not familiar with its condi-
tion, drove into it and got fast and
had to request the assistance of his
brother teamsters to extricate him
from his porllous position.
frankie Burke, Pon Of Anthony
Burke, Ia i'll with severe cold
An infant son OF Martin Gaughan, OF
Main street. died yesterday.
John G. Cusick will strive TO be n
delegate to the next county convention.
Quot pitching ia again becoming the
popular pastime among the boys at the
lazy corner.
John Coyne, of this place, is anxious
to secure II shooting match with Ben
Fern. of the Archibald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
FOREST CITY NEWS.
Movements of Many Prominent Psopls
IntslliSsntly Mentioned.
to the Scranton Tribuns.


FOREST CITY. Pa, March ST. J.
Avery was the first member of the new
polics force to capture bird. " The
"bird" proved to oe a stalwart Poland
er, and Mr.. Avery had to call three
other policemen to carry the Pole to
the city bastile, as his lower extremi-
ties were weak after having imbibsd
too freely in spirits fermenti He
spent last night in the cooler. aud was
brought before Burgess Max.y this
morning, who fined him $40, which he
paid.
DR.. D. DwyeI, Of Carboudals, was
seen upon our streets today. Doc is
always a Welcome visitor here.
Two local sports, one representing
this place and the other from Wand .
ling, started for New York city last
Saturday with their faces wrsathed in
smiles and grip sacks in hand ani a
good supply of 'Iong green" in their
inside vest pockets, determining be-
fore they reached their town frsJides"
again to do" the metropolis. IL has
secretly been made known that two Of
their best friends received kilograms
from them to telegraph them the
'wherswith, as they wished to buy a
return ticket.
John L. Westgate made short busi-
ness trip to the Pioneer City today.
Edward Reynolds, Of Clifford, spent
a short time in our borough this after
noon while en- route to Scranton.
William Ingalls,, chief clerk in the
Hillside Office at Scranton, spent a
short time with his old friends in this
place today.
L. P. Wedeman, attorney at law, was
in the Electric City on business today.
John Biggio has resumed his bust
ness in this place, after six months
visit in Italy.
G. S. Alexander, the popular tailor,
spent a short time in Carbondsle to-
day.
Plenty Of mud, beautiful sticky mud
Leave your order with The TRIBUNE
news boys for q months subscription
and you will be pleased with the re
suit.
The Womsn's Christian Temperance
union will hold parlor meeting at
the home Of Mrs. Henry Box on Rail-
road street, tomorrow evening.
Mrs Squires, Of CarbondsIe, will be
present and speak. A cordial invita-.
tion is extended to all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
cLARK'S GRsEN NOTES.
Happ niugs OF Interest Reported for
Hurried Readers,
Special to the Scranton Tribgns

Special to the Scranton IribgnS
CLARK's GREEN, Pa, March S.-The
Literary society OF No 1 school will
give an entertainment in the school
building on Friday evening Of this
week, An interesting programme has
been arranged.
A birthday party was given Mrs. l.
DSteSmau on Friday evening by II
large circle Of friends to the number Of
Sixty.two, After presenting her with
y beautiful easy chair the party then
spread their delicious viands and spent
the remainder Of the evening very So
cially.
Miss NJ L Bsvan returned from her
visit to friends Ia Auchor, n Y. on
Friday last.
Mrs. Nelson Calender, of Thomp-
son, spent a few days with her broth
er's family, F. II. Benedict.
J. NJ. Courtright has returned HON Q
from Toronto to spend vacation here
MIR, and Mrs. J. W. Mullinex spent
u day with sick sister in Nicholson
Protracted meetings are being held
in the Baptist church
A mum maple sugar social is to be
held at tue house OF T. 5. Benedict on
Tuesday evening next.
w. ). Frace attended the funeral Of
the late Mrs. Henry Hera on Wedns-
day.
Mrs. Ziba Vosturg still fingers with
her dangerous malady, paralysis.
The remain: Of the late Leonard
Werkizer was taken to the home Of his
sister in LaPlume, Mrs. Green Rey.
uoldF, for interment. He was about 60
years OF age aud served four years in
the lsts rebellion.
Mrs. E. s. Decker, a former resi-
dent, now Of Scranton. called on friends
here.
G.. W Decker is now domiciled in
Honesdsls Having bean resident
here for about thirty years. he and his
family will be greatly missed.
Samuel Smith will erect \ new house
here this spring upon the six acre lot
recently purchased of Silas White.
Dell. Robinson will occupy Ben E.
Whsslsrs house and will work the
farm of bis father in-law, o. B Jones
Dell has been living at Ariel for the
past year. and has now come to the
conclusion that there is no place like
home"
Henry Sisco is seriously and danger.
ously afflicted with dropsy and rheu.
matism. and his life is despairsd Of
Dexter Colvin fed from the measles
here some time since, but they over
took him at Pittston.
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the wheels and substitute runners, and
vice versa, thus riding according to the
presence or lack Of the beautiful snow
The wheels or runners he could con-
veniently carry: on arrangements on
the side OF the vehicle.
Solomon Nichols. of Carbondale. ia
spending some timo with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Samson.
l.. Il. Merring, who has bsen con-
fined to the house for some tima, s now
convalescent.
v II. Msrring and brothers, Wayne
and Lagrand. who have been home on
a visit have returned to their studies
at Woods College of Business.
Mrs w, b Merring mAda flying
visit to Scranton on March 0
Frank Woodward. OF Park Place,
who has been spending some time with
his uncle, W. b Merring, has returned
to his home in Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
JeRMYN GLEANINGS.
Matters of Interest to Wide Awake
Readers Pleasantly Recorded.
J.. T..sb,,,.

Matters of Interest to Wide Awake
Readers Pleasantly Recorded.
Special to the Scranton Tribune
JERMYN, Pa, March SC. w, Stan.
ton, of CarbondSle. and G, L. Van
Blarcom, of Scranton, called on friends
here yesterday.
The funeral of John, son Of Henry
Luxmore, of Eigerton, will be held to.
day. Intermsnt will De made in Rose
Hill cemetery.
Among the many admirers Of the
Hon. G. A. Grow there is no one more
enthusiastic than tbs old veteran, Will.
liam Scull, of South Second street
The speech made by Mr.. Grow in con-
gress Wednesday pleased the old SOL
der exactly and he, having been ac-
quainted with the congressman for
many years. has written mis- approval
Of the course taken on the pension bill
by the membe from Glenwood.
False alarms, such rs called the Jsr-
myn people out yesterday, could easily
be avoided by placing call boxes in the
places where the buttons are now To-
Gated and putting register on the en-
CINE house These boxes being mum
bered would show at once where the
alarm came from. At present no one
knows where to 90 until the smoke is
seen. The fire company travelled First
and Second streets yesterday looking
for the blaze. Fortunately they were
not needed, A great many do not un-
derstand that there are mora districts
than wards. There are four, as fol-
lows: East Side, powder mill; south
Of Bacon street aud north Of Bacon
street; to the borough line.
Rev F. GsndRll will preach the ser
mon at the next session Of Honesdale
Ministerial association which will be
held in Waymart in March,
The Elgerton mines will be idle the
balance Of this week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
PENNED AT PRIcsBuRc.
Large and Small Locals Concerning Cur
rent Topics OF Intereot

rent Topics OF Iutereot.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
PRICEBURG, Pa, March S.-A rag
bee was held at the home OF Thomas
Oliver in Dickson on Wednesday
night The invited party did good
work in sewing a large number Of car.
pet balls for Mrs Oliver, after which
refreshments were served. and games,
singing and other innocent amuSe-
msnts INDUCED in The following is II
list of those present: Mrs William
Morgan, Mrs Thomas Basset, Mrs.
James Reid, Frank Bowman. Mrs. g.
G. Rogers, T. Barrett. Miss Emma Will
liams, L REYNOLDS, Miss Annie Lowry,
Tom Williams, Miss Emiline Reid ana
Joseph Reynolds.
Measles are prevalent amongst the
children on Dickson Flats.
Richard Gallagher, of OIyphant,
WAS welcome visitor in town on Wed
ueslay.
Mrs. John McLans, Of Lincoln street,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Del
Smith. at Parsons.
The following gentlemen have reg
lstered at the Central: j. Lofts, Pitts
tom John McHane. Milwaukee. Wis;
A B. Austin, Binghamton, N Y.
Mrs. James Reilly has returned home
from lengthy visit to her parents in
Carbondsle.
Miss Name McCahe, of Carbondale,
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs ]. Reilly
os Main street.
On March 16 a social will be held in
Fadden's Hall. On this occasion there
will be drawing for bed room suit,
presented by division Il Ancient O.der
of Hibsrnians to st. Thomas fair All
are welcome to attend. Refreshments
Of all kinds will bs served by an able
corps OF servants. Electric cars stop
at the hall every Is minutes last car
leaves half-past II.
A young man named Dan McLaugh-
lin was severely burned about the facs
and arm in Jermyn's shaft on Tuesday
night. He was employed as a runner
and was bringing a Car in heading
not seventy-hVs feet from the foot OF
the shaft, when his lamp touched an
accumulation Of gas which caused a
slight explosion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09

Frederick Frank, r. NJ Vaunan. John
Hermes and A. G. Knox. Intermsnt
was made in Maplewood cemetery.
Mrs. J. w. Coolidge of Scranton, Is
visiting Mrs. +. E. Burr, of Church
etreet.
Preparations ale being made by the
various lodges OF Odd Fellows in Car
bondale to unite on the 25th of April
In celebration OF the seventy eighth
anniversary Of their order, which oc-
ours on that date.
Mrs. G. S Hollis is visiting friends
in Scranton.
Miss Name Wall. of Olyphant, is
visiting friends in this city.
Workmsn are now busy at work
placing In position the Morris Williams
elevator, which will carry passengers
to the topmost floor of the American
house. The design OF the elevator is
very attractive
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09

tressing diseases, such as headaches, indiges-
ton, biliousness, skin diseases, bois, carbun-
cles, piles, flstulas and maladies too numerous
TO mention.
If people would pay more attention to
properly regulating the action of their bow
els, they would have less frequent occasion
TO call for their doctors services to subdue
attacks Of dangerous diseases.
That, Of all known agents to accomplish
this purpose, DR.. Porces Pleasant Pellets
are unequalled, is proven by the fact that
once used, they are always in favor. Their
secondary effect is to keep the bowels open
and regular, not to further constipate, as is
tho case with other pills Hence, their great
popularity with sufferers from habtual con-
Gtipation, piles and indigestion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
cARBoNOALE MIDWAY.
Sights and soenss of a Hustling City
Tersely Desorlbsd.
1ecidl 10 The Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.
CARBoNDALE, Pa. March S.--This
evenings meeting in the Young Mems
Christian association was conducted by
Rev. W. l.. Linaberry of Uniondalc,
who took for his subject, "Quench Not
the Spirit"
John Durkin, of Scranton, was a
caller in this city today,
j. W. Dimock Is beautifying the
front Of his store on Main street by the
aid Of q coat of paint.
Miss Nan Crown, of Honesdale, ia
tho guest of Miss Jessie Weatherby, Of
Wayne street.
J. B. Shandon, the Salem avenue
merchant, ia on business trip to New
York.
The teachers and pupils Of the prl.
mary department Of the Presby yterlan
Sunday school are preparing for q ju-
venile entertainment to be given in the
lecture room Of the church on Friday
evening, March 16
The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Charles r. Vogel were held
this afternoon at O'Clock at her late
home on Wyoming street. Rev Will
lam Edgar conducted the services. The
pail bearers were as follows: Will
lam r, Johnson, w. M Lathrops,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
HoNESOGLs HAPPENINGS.
Records of Passing Events 10 the Shadow
Of Irving Cliff
SDeciaI % the Serant0n TribMne.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
HoNEsDALE, Pa, March 8.-Thomas
F. Torrey Of New York City, general
sales agent for the Delaware and Hud .
son Canal company is in town called
here by the serious illness Of his father,
Hon John Torrey.
Fred h. Salmon, one of the editorS
and proprietors of the Tri-States Union
Daily Union and Orange County Far
mer. OF Port Jsrvis, was calling on his
numerous friends here today
II. b Snyder, psymaster Of the Della.
ware & Hudson Canal Co.. paid the
canal department employees mere last
evening
On account of the spring-like wealth.
or Of the last few days the canal mule
is now fsliciatating himself in that his
winters diet OF rye straw and hemlock
boards will soon be favored with an
occasional oat in order to stimulate
him for his summers job.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
Colonel Meclure,s War Cry.

PhtIdde Ihd Times
1t is bad enough Tor the legislation Of
the country to be menaCed by the political
freaks of the senate, who probably hold
the balance Of power between the two
parties; but when to these freaks may be
added lot Of stock gamblers OF both par
ties, who unite to delay legislation when
the country is waiting in painful anxiety
for action. the conclusion is irresistible
that craftsmanship has fled from the body,
and that the great interests Of the nation
are at the mercy Of freaks and gamblers,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
Duanansia and IndinAatlnn

In their worst forms are cured by the
use of P. P. p. II you are debilitated and
run down, or II you need tonic to regain
flesh and lost appetite, strength and vigor,
take P. P. p, aud you will be strong and
healthy. For shattered constitutions and
lost manhood p. p. P. Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium is the king Of all
medicines. 2. P. P. is the greatest blood
druppistg, I"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
Specimen Cases.

s. II. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with neuralgia and rh eumatism,
his stomach was disordered, his liver was
affected to an alarming degree appetite
fell away, and he was terribly reduced in
flesh and strength. Three bottles of Eloc--
tric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg H., had
running sore on his leg OF eight years
standing. Used three bottles Of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes OF Buck lens
Arnica Save and his leg is sound and
well. John Speaker, Catawba, o., had
tive large fever sores on his leg, doctors
said he was incurable. One bottle Electric
Btters and one box Bucklens Arnica
salve cured him entirely. Sold by Mat
theWs Bros,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-09
MapLEWooo MATTERS.
Bright News Paragraphs Cullsd by an
Occasional Correspondent.
8peeial 70 az Scranton 7fibnne.

Special TO the scranton 1ftbune
MAPLEwooD, Pa. March s There
has been throat disease prevalent In
this section the past month, but
nothing dangerous, and all are getting
better.
The people Of this and surrounding
localities are about discouraged with
the system Of getting coal at Maple
wood. II there isn't something done
pretty soon, they are going to haul
their coal from other points across the
mountain.
W. B. MOniug, a popular and enter
prising farmer of Maplewood, was in
Scranton looking after his interest In a
coal works last week.
A tmedicine man passed through
town the other day with vehicle that
attracted general attention. 1t was so
arranged that he could, at will, remove