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The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Defying Superstition.

Thirteen Philadelphia young men have
banded themselves together, if rumors
are true, in what timid superstitious ones
will call suicide club. This Club of
Thirteen, as its name hints, has been Or
ganized in contempt of almost all knows
popular superstitions. The club meet
ings occur on Friday evenings, and
on the 18th Of the month, in room 10
Of q house numbered 10. The fiery
headed member is the first to enter the
hall, and all pass under ladder raised
in the room. On taking his seat the
president opens an umbrella handed him
by the cross eyed janitor, and sits under
it during the session. The sergeant-at-
arms opens the proceedings by breaking
looking glass.
A skeleton sits opposite the president
at all feasts and two black cats stalk
around the room. The walls are adorned
with peacock feathers. Every member
is under solemn oath always to spill salt,
look at the moon over his left shoulder,
stumble whenever alighting from jour
ney, walk between couples on the street
and when together pass on either side of
a post. They are eager just now to pur-
chase raven and rent haunted house
to hold their meetings philadelphia
Record.
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A very curious case in which . huS
band executed will which had been
prepared for his wife. and the wife exc
cuted will which had been prepared
for her husband, has recently been de-
cided by the general term of the supreme
court Of this state. John and Jane Nell
son, being husband and vie. wanted to
make wills each in favor of the other,
and employed William Cowie to pre-
pare the instrument. which he did in
due FORM,
The wills were read and placed upon
the table for signature. Each then
signed one Of the wills. made the re
quisite declaration as to the character
of the instrument and asked the sub
scribing witnesses to sign. After exc
cution the wills were sealed up in an en-.
velOpe, which was not opened until after
the husbands death. when it was dis
covered for the first time that each had
by mistake signed the will intended for
the other. The wife brought suit IL
the supreme court to correct her hus-
bands mistake in signing the wrong
will by reforming the language of the
will which he did actually execute. so
as to make it conform to that which be
certainly intended to execute.
Her complaint was dismissed at the
special term. however. and the appellate
branch of the supreme court holds that
the dismissal. was right. Mr.. Justice
Martin, in the opinion of the general
term, says in substance that there is no
will to correct, because the husband did
not make any will at all. The instru.
ment that he executed was his wife's
will, and of no more legal significance
than if it had been blank piece of pa
per. No precisely similar case is re.
ported in this state, but there are Eng.
ish and Pennsylvania decisions in point
adverse to the position of the wife.-Al-
bany Argus.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
A REORGANIZATION.

Mr.. De Broker-Well, my son, how
did you and the boys come out on your
peanut speculation?
Small Son-When we got through ]
owed the other boys fifty cents
"Hum!"
''Oh, it's all right now. We reorgan>
lied"
"Eh?"
Eyes capitalized at one dollar.
gave the other boys half the stock for:
their debt and then sold them the other
half. So now'they owe me fifty cents"
Good News.
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AstroloSy Hits One Thing Right

Astrology Hits One Thing Right.
Prot. Longhair-Astrology teaches
that girl born in January will be
prudent, good-tempered and fond Of
dress; if born in February, affection
ate, kind-hearted and fond of dress; in
March, somewhat frivolous and fond Of
dress; in April, inconstant and fond Of
Hostess-In what month are girls
born who are not fond of dress?
Prof. Longhair-In none, madam
n. Y. Weekly.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
A Thief In Disguise.

Aminer operating on Sabe creek Idaho,
for some time past has missed great
deal of amalgam from his sluice boxes
He determined to keep watch for the
thief, and several nights ago he saw a
calf nibbling grass near the boxes, often
reaching over the rim and drinking the
water that flowed over the riffler. He
however, paid no attention to the ami
NAL. The theft of amalgam still con-
tinued. and a few nights ago, when the
calf appeared, he shot it. He ran to
where the calf was lying and saw hu
man leg, with the foot wrapped in sacks.
rrotruding from the animals stomach.
It took him but q second to realize that
he had shot the thief, who had been
cleverly disguised as calf. The miner
took the culprit to camp, and, much to
his surprise, he discovered that the THE.
was young woman.-Exchange.
AEainss Massachusetts, Ruling.
The officers of the Illinois Humane So
ciety detailed to prosecute the partici
pators in the tame fox hunt at Falkland
arc much disturbed over the methods OF
legal procedure in Douglas county. The
action against the fox hunters was called
before Justice Lamb at Tuscola. Wit
nesses testified before q jury that a tame
fox had been chased by the defendants
and their hounds and had been caught
and torn to pieces by the latter. Attor
ney A. ". Thomas, of Chicago, cited a
Massachusetts decision sustaining the
position of the Humane society, which,
while not denying the right of men to
hunt and kill wild foxes, held that a
tame fox, cared for in captivity by man
from the time it was only few days
old, is domestic animal.
G. w. Wolverton. of Tuscola, attor.
ney for the defendants, then addressed
the jury. He troubled himself but little
about replying to arguments of the Chi
cago lawyer, but the fact that Massa-
ehusetts decision had been cited So
verely wounded his local pride.
"Gentleman of the jury" he said,
I'VE are residents of the state of Illinois
tn the glorious west-wild and woody, if
you will-where each man is an indie
pendent American citizen. What is
Massachusetts,: An alien common
wealth. It is Massachusetts,. Why,
gentlemen Of the jury, on Boston COM
mon today witches are burned at the
stake, and if man is found outside Of
q church Sunday he is placed in lock
mp. What has Massachusetts, to do with
%? We are American citizens and
We want to chase foxes and we chase
foxes"
After hearing which the twelve good
men and true Of Tuscola rendered YER
dict for the defendants The Humane
society had hoped to make this test
case under the state laws, which pro
vide that any person guilty Of ''tortur
ing any animal" shall be subject to ? |
fine Of not more than 5000. The Mas.
sachusetts decision was directly in point. |
and although the justice before WHOM |
the action was brought was manifestly
impartial, the jury, which was compoae6 |
largely Of friends of the defendants !
rendered . favorable decision on the |
question Of law impoaible.-C Chicago |
vkibunA
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known to have got back to New York
on returning boat At least one hum
,dred men had gone out of their uni
forms while on the water. This was
easily enough accomplished.s seeing that
they had but to take off shirt, trousers
and hat. These articles of clothing
were weighted with their arms, tied
to the empty and open knapsacks
and flung into the Hudson. On the ar
rival of the boat they followed the
troops with the crowd and were unob-
served. Half an hour later when thew
were looked for they had disappeared,
most of them returning to New York
by various routes
Gen. Waterson, we know by his own
account, put up at an obscure down.
town hotel where he registered as
John Fielding, of Newark, and that
same night reached an uptown rem
devious where he freed himself from
the gold and then gave himself with
curious zest to watching the course of
events and of public opinion in the
city.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
A Wise Woman.

Mr.. Trotter-Why did you place Fos-
ter and Bell opposite each other at din
ner? Don't you know they are bitter
enemies?
Mrs. Trotter-That's just 1t. I did it
on purpose. They spent so much time
in glazing at each other that they
couldn't each much.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Why He FolterOd.

Here" said the farmer, "just split
up some Of that railroad timber and
I'll give you a good meal"
''Alas! l cannot" said the tramp;
'the greater part of my life has been
passed walking on such as those. It is
too much like bringing up home ties
-Puck
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Sho Didn't Mind 1t.

Bridget's mistress. had asked her II
she had overheard a rather angry con-
versation between her husband and:
herself. |:
''Oh, yis, ma'am," replied Bridget, !:
"but sure / didn't moind it. I'm used:
to it. I'm married myself."-The Wa:
terbury. !:
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And Yet He Lived.

Lecturer (proudly)-Yes, gentlemen,
I've delivered one lecture over three
hundred consecutive nights.
Jones (sadly)-That's nothing. My
wife has delivered one lecture to me
without missing night for over seven
years.-Alex Sweet, in Texas Siftings.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Suppressed News.

Little Dick-What are you cutting:
out of that paper?
Little Johnny Something I don't:
want mamma to see.
''What is it?''
''It's article wot says wooden slip
pers from Holland are coming into:
fashion, Good News.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
A Legal Question.

Kitty-She says they're engaged, and.
he says they are not. Now. what do:
you think of that? !:
Toni think it will take jury to:
decide.-Puck. !:
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
He Wished He hadn't Spoken.

He Wished He Hadn't Spoken.
The Husband-That's foolish habit
women have of carrying their pocket
books in their hands when ON the
street.
The Wife-Why so? /:
The H.-Well, for one thing, they
might be stolen.
The W.-Well, John, if there isn't
any more In them than you give me to
put in mine it wouldn't matter much.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Liked Surprises.

"Do you like kissing?" he asked.
Cali surprises are pleasant" she re-
piled, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bazaar.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Taking tho Hint.

Taking the Hint.
The maiden sleeps.
With scarce q breath,
No eyelid peeps:
How near to DEATH
How fair she seems,
Reposing there.
In sweetest Dreams
Within her chair.
The maiden sleeps:
All. cruel fatei
Suspicion creeps:
I've stayed too latei
IN. Y. World.
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
Tho Difficulty.

Fond Husband-I really think you:
would exchange me for a dog.
Loving Wife-No; wouldn't
Fond Husband-Why wouldn't your
Loving Wife, don't think ! could
find anyone to give me the dog:
Halo. ::
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
How He Knew.

She (of Boston)-Is the populatiou
Of Chicago increasing as fast a. they
say? !:
He (of Chicago)-Yes,. indeed. We
pack twice as many hogs Is we did 1--WE:
years ago.-N. Y. World. !:
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23

Bashful Youth-I-I-admire you,
Miss-ah-Slimly.
Miss Slimly-On the principle that
distance lends enchantment?-Hal
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23
A Powerful Incentive.

Van Braam-I wonder what made:
Miss Humley discard that cart-wheel:
theater hat of hers.
Hiland-Some one told her that the:
prettiest girls wore the smallest hats:
ct the theater.-Pittsburgh Chronicle:
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23

Teacher-Name the four seasons. !;
Small Boy Whose father keeps . res
taurant)-Pepper. salt. vinegar and
Observation-Disclosures Roeoga
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23

the first wave of intelligence, the regi-
ment was at lthe foot of CORTLAND
street. 1t had marched through that
usually choked thoroughfare with a
tactical adaptation to circumstances
that was amazing. It marched in force
through the two ferry gates; took pos
session Of two boats; put everybody off
but the pilots, and the vessels started
just as the first division of the reserves
marched into West street, three blocks
away.
At this point the state line, which
was no embarrassment to the soldiers,
interposed an invisible barrier to the
authorities.
New York stared across the river in
bewildered establishment and then re-
sorted to the telegraph and the utterly
futile police boat.
Hendricks close calculation of time
was again shown here. His agents ar
rived in Jersey City with fifteen min
utes margin. and that was enough to
enable them to take possession of a
train of ten cars on the PENNSYLVANIA
road and get in motion before the or
der had arrived to hold all trains
On the ferryboat Gen. Waterson and
his officers encountered q number of
passengers with large portnanteaus.
They were there by Encouragement
and brought the change of garments
with them. When the boat arrived a:
the New Jersey dock the officers were
In different apparel and were protest.
ing most bitterly against the irps-
dence and insolence of the soldiers
The general and two OF his aides ars
The Globe-republican., 1894-11-23

linen IL was CQ8C she OcSCrlDeO CQc
scene in the Swiss cottage and read the
telegram which Fenning had written
down with a pencil from Mrs. Hem
bricks lips. Calicot was puzzled. He
had no means of finding out where
this place was. Miss Endicott could
only describe what she saw. She had
no explanations to make, but it sud-
denly dawned upon him that he had in
this young woman complete Offset
to Hendricks secret advantages. Miss
Laport acknowledged to him, in corrob-
Grafton of what he had heard, that she
had refused to go away without her
father, and now that she had learned
of the preparations to send her to Fen
ming, she was visibly alarmed. Calicot
encouraged her by every means in his
power. He pointed out to her how
great an advantage their discovery
gave them. She listened to him help.
lessly; but they became confidential
confederates. He cautioned her to say
nothing to Stocking at present and got
her to use her woman's influence with
the girl to carry on the experiments
When he was alone the discovery
filled him with all manner of con-
lectures and alarms. It kept him
awake all night in an effort to make .
correct deduction from the informa-
ton furnished. The next day he
cautiously ende2vored to test the truth
of Miss Endicott's vision. He met
Hendricks in the rotunda. and after a
polite salutation said: 1t is impossible
for me to wander about la this place
and not hear the men Cccacionally dis
cussing your affairs have just heard
something that leads nc to believe
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
sUPREsaE. COURT.

Chief Justice. .Mellville W. Fuller, III
g- ..stephen J. Field, Cal
..John Nj. harlan, XIV
...Rorsee tray, NJ ass
Associate Justice. ..Sam Blatehford, n Y
.Lastd J BxeWer, kus
henry b. brown, III ich
...George shiyas, II elm
Howell JACKSON; Ten
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
FOOD FOR THE MILLIONS.

PorAToEs are most greedily devoured
in Germany, where the people eat $780,
00o,000 worth every year.
THE Hollanders are the greatest tea.
and coffee drinkers, using 24O ounces
to the inhabitant every year.
THE worlds lettuce is fabricated for
consumption with lao, 600, 600 gallons of
genuine or fictitious olive oil.
THE Norwegians grow 500 pounds of
potatoes to each inhabitant and eat
nearly the whole of this supply.
Our meat, bread and vegetables were
last year favored with 1900, 900 barrels
of salt, for which we paid $4,000, 900.
OVER 100000 pineapples were last
year shipped from Florida to Network,
not to mention those sent elsewhere.
To ALLEVIATE the miseries partly
caused by overeating we imported last
year S45, OoG, 900 of drugs and medicines.
THE English spend every year s2S,-
O00,O90 for sugar to sweeten their food;
the people of this country 500, 900. 900.
DURING the strawberry season this
year the express companies carried to
Chicago 10000 boxes of berries every
day.
THE cows of Belgium give for the
benefit of their owners milk and cream
which yield over 1000 tons of butter
per annum. '
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

IN her report to the executive officers
of the Red Cross Miss Clara Barton
says that there are $4,000 destitute
people in sections of South Carolina in
need of assistance.
THE body of Richard A. Proctor, the
astronomer, was reburied in Green
wood cemetery, Brooklyn, recently, in
the plot given for that purpose by
George w. Childs. who also has erected
thereon granite monument.
ACCORDING to the British census, re-
Gently published, the number of Amer
Nicans resident in the British Isles Is
26,22G, of whom about go, 900 were born
in the United States. In France, &C
cording to the French census, there are
only 1000 Americans.
"A STATEMENT prepared Mt the pension
bureau shows that on July L, 1903, there
were 066,O12 pensioners of all kinds
being borne upon the rolls. On Sep
TENDER l, 1893. two months afterward,
there were only g64,39S, showing q net
decrease during that time of 1,G04 pen
sioners. This is the first time since the
war that net decrease to the rolls has
been shown.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
SCIENTIFIC NOTES,

1T is reported that the Egyptian gov
eminent has decided to authorize the
construction of a system of electric
tramways in Cairo.
PROF. HUXLEY is writing for the
Forthcoming Life and Letters of Sir
Richard Owen" the chapters dealing
with the scientific work of the great
palaeontologist.
DURING the yellow fever epidemic at
brunswick, Ga, there were 1908 cases,
81 being white, $50 negro and Chi
nose. There were Sc deaths, of which
42 were white.
MINISTER MCDONALD, ut Teheran,
has notified the state department that
there has been an increase in the mum
Der Of cases of cholera in Persia. the
maximum probably reaching hun.
bred per day.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
NEWSPAPER WAITS.

BARBER-''How would You like your
hair cut, sir?" Uncle Hayseed-"Fust
rate. young man; fact is. that's what I
cum in fcr."-Brooklyn Life.
BLoRDs-"As soon as Miss Schreechly
began singing After the Bali the
guests all left" Slobbs-'Ah, I see
went for a mere song. "-Philadelphia
Record.
Mrs. FLATTE-"Maria says she can
cook" Mr.. Flatte - "Oh, that girl
would say that she could read Chi
nese laundry ticket. - Kate Fields
Washington.
JOHNNY. do behave" spa said I
needn't" "What?'' Eyes, he did. He
just sent me up here. He said: If you
can't behave yourself, go upstairs sc
1 came. "-IIarper's Bazaar.
AN INTEREsTINa OCCASION Mamma
well. dear, did you enjoy yourself
ut church," Charlie-"Oh, yes-and
papa shut his eyes and prayed through
his nose the whole time!"-Puck.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
CABINET.

SEC ". OF State. Walter q. Gresham,
sec'ty. OF the Treasury John G. Carlisle,
seciy. OF War. 80. daniel 8. Lamont, II. Y
Secty. OF the;NaVy... Hillary "A. Herbert, Ala
iPostnaster-6t neral.. Wilson b. BiBsell. N Y
Sec'ty. OF the Interior. .Hoke smith, Ga
Attorney General. Geo.. Richard olney, Mass
sec'ty. OF Agricultural. Sterling Aorton;EeA
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
INDUSTRIOUS AMERICANS.

CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN hns succeeded
to the title of Father of the House"
Hiss MYRTLE MCCONNELL, of Curry,
Pa, attempted to comr,it suicide be-
cause she loved tickle football player,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-11
OFFICIAL DlRECT0lrs
y. Is. GoyRRaMEN1.

Preaidsnt..... GROVER cLRvELARD.A
vics-Pre,ident...A E. STEVENSON =
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Associate Justices.

Us. Senator'S John III sts sSn.:
Rep. in Congress. Francis q. ,Nswlands
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18
llrOOp.

Y. Br,y "a WI. ni d ny t"r,
rs uin b. y. arrived ON from
A pu City warr- n.y i've bee
sp Il u wo " ks vacation witt
their hro,nrr AMI sis er. Mr. and M
E WI. J"n,a
John NJ lIov aitende the funeral @
lis fnIher who aied at Leayhou creek
on Tuesday last.
Thr Pancoa,t Cnal company vii
pav their employ 8 on S'iuriar
An IS
NJ 50 Tillie Bertv. Miss G rtrud
Sleeps and Miss Netlie B ytly attended
party held at the hom- of Miss Snssi
Pain, Brunage sv-nu', Hyde Park. on
Thursday evening.
D vid Williams spent Thursday and
Friday with friends in Forest CITY.
Miss K ,tie COSRrove is now I'll ing
the vacancy at the Throop Motel Gus
by the dspnrtnre Of Miss Alice Early
j. K, Griffith, OF Lttrobe, was I
callrr in town on Thursday.
Mr.. Bender, Of Plttston, was in towr
on Thursday
The new Engines for the new slop
in the No. 3 vein in tue Pnncots
mine, are now in readiness for anchor
ing.
The people OF Throop miss thu de
lightful music of the Glee club OWN
to the evenings being so cold that he'
coull not use the stand on Bsllman &
Coz. porch; so they retire to ned early
Mrs. Brown and her daughter Molli'
Of Washington, D c., are visiting ~
the residence OF Charles Fanringer
Miss Jennie Williams Is sutfsrini
from a slight cold.
George Russ, Of the Scranton B'kini
company, was In town on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs G D. Sanderson, Mia
Emma Sinderson, Mr.. and Mrs H W
Brllmsn attended the races yeste r Ia
at Scranton Driving park.
Edward Bnnfell. OF this place, an
Dyke Lsyman, of Priceburg, went OF
on fishing expedition on Thursday.
Mrs E Banfrld and her daughter
Edith spent yesterday in Scranton.
A game of ball was played betweer
the Red Row an the Brown Row o
this place on Friday. The boys playe'
three innings, then quit, thu scor
standing Z to in favor Of the Brow
Row.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18
Archibald

Miss Maggie Md nn-ll. Of Salem
STREET. Is visiting trien is il Minouk.
NJ. F. Barrett. Of Hill street, has
ken position rs lin man for the
Telephone compIny, n,w etringlng
wires througn this horougn.
l ia said sat taruoud Il. ia to TAX
% pl ce in lna Sta e j. IN v,c4ted y
! lruiown sd mat NJ II Saift vii
upnagl II | ID uui r't.ui Juat A." s
M ~ once b. KIN to place Is c u il
IIe ii H. l - c-rt'in tat + er vii
u at am IN C,rDundal' nx' v"ar i
the pr mot r. of the g'm- ire not sue
crssi ul in pl ,clng II club this year.
We are threatened with more street
railw,v trouble AT lnSt Tu, sdly'-
uncil mseting an orlinanca WIS pre-
.ent-d on behalf Of tba L ok wanna
Transit company asking for right of
way over Monroe, Laurel and Bridge
streets. Since these are the only streets
ny which it is possibl- to enter tn
rorOugh from the south, il will readily
oe seen that the request Of
the comptny is an important
one, particularly in vl-w o.
Ne nkeInOOi OF AnNtn1T BtfstL rail-
wy coming inIo Wlnton by way OF
he back road which might also b.
tempted to enter here. Tn" Tr ,ns'
comp ny is probably awar. Of this and
- ordinances o. Tuesday my b. II
IN We to keep the prosp. ctive visitors
uut. With Laurel or NJ lin streets gone
the borough will be- worth little t.
any other railway company and W
ed exp ct no competition with the
Traction comp,ny Tue Carbondale
Traction complny wanted these streets
,rou eighteen montts ago. bat their
r,qu s. was Indignantly refused. 7 e
prdln nc Of the CarnUndale Traction
company is said to contain no provision
for C mpensation to the borough AM
on lsel acted wisely in tahlng 1t.
Mrs. Grimes and nghler, of Prov
idence, called on friends here early in
ha week
A team belonging to the Riverside
store company ran awty on Thursday
afternoon and the oocup ,nts of the
wagon to which the team was attached
were thrown out. Henry Roth, who
WAS driving, had hia arm broken
Willie Cosgrove, who was with him,
was not hur