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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
Captain Commanding Company.
Fremont STOKES, First Sergeant.
HEADQUARTERS 18th REGIMENT.

HEADQUARTERS 18th REGIMENT.
81 BRIGADE, n. G. P.
SCRANTON. Pa, Jan. 2, 1898.
Regimental Order No. l.:
With profound sorrow the colonel an
nounces the death Of LieutenantL. /. See.
ley, Of Company D, Thirteenth regiment.
Lieutenant Seeley entered the regiment
as private in Company d, April 8, 1885,
was promoted corporal June 25. 1886, and
to'sergeant Feb. a, 1883, aud to first SER
geant April II, 1890 He was elected sec.
ond lieutenant Of Company D, July IL,
1890. In all the grades through which he
has passed, he has commanded the respect
and love OF his superiors and subordinates.
In respect to his memory the colors Of
the regiment will be draped in mourning
for thirty days and the usual badge Of
mourning will be worn by the officers dur
ing that time The flag of the armory Of the
Scranton City Guard will be displayed at
half mast on the day Of the funeral.
Captain Montrose Barnard, Company d,
will provide an escort to the remains from
ais company. The regimental drum corps
will report to Captain Barnard at the
armory at p. In., Thursday, Jan. 4.
The officers Of the regiment will assem-.
bic in,uniform at the armory at p. m,
Thursday Jan. T. By order of
COLONEL EZRA H. RlpPLE.
W. 9. MILLAR, Adjutant
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FURNITURE, merchandise, all classes Of
goods stored at 1l9 Franklin avenue.
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SEVENTEENTH WARD CONTROLLER.
Henry W. Ringsbury Withdraws from
thA Conteat for Nouoination

Henry w. Ringsbury Withdraws from
the Contest for Nomination.
Henry W. Kingsbury, whose friends
prevailed upon him to become candi.
date to succeed himself as school con
troller from tLa Seventeenth ward
has withdrawn from the contest and
his name will not 20 before the caucus
to- morrow evening
Mr.. Kiugs6ury has been a member
Of the board of control for the past
twelve years. For two years he was
president of the board, in which
capacity he served with much execu-
tive ability. To Mr. Kingsbury is due
much Of the credit for having such ex-
cellent schools as Nos. SO and 8j in the
Seventeenth ward.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Kiugsbnry
leaves but two candidates seeking the
nomination. These are Charles S.
Penman and Frank S. Barker. The
caucus will be held at the Office of
Alderman Post tomorrow evening.
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The rockingham theatre is build
ing tine erection OF which has been
watched with great interest by Scrsn-
tontans. When its erection was begun
thers were many who staked their
regulations as prophets on the assertion
that it would never bs completed. But
work on the building was pushed with
vigor and daily the walls grew in
height. Now that the building Is un-
der roof and considerable interior work
accomplished there are sfewer prophet,
who declare that the building will not
be completed.
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FUNERAL OF |. |. sEELEY.
The Services Will Be Held at PSnn Ave
nna RAntist Church.

The Services Will Be Held at Pom Ave.
nue. Baptist Church.
The funeral Of L. /. Ssely will take
place this afternoon at the Penn Ave-
nne church 1t will be a military
service and will be attended hy the
officers of the Thirteenth regiment and
Mr. Seeley's company. The pail bear.
ers have been selected from Company
D, as follows. Sergeants A. F.
Stokes, Thomas Gilman, Corporals
John NJ. Hughes, Leidy r. Reel,
Frank Brands, John F. Gibbons.
The following order has been issued
QUARTERS d COMPANY
18TH RECT. INF, BIRD BRIGADE, N. G.P.
SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 3, 1894.
The company will assemble at the ar
mOry Of the Scranton Cit" guard on
Thursday, Jan. 4, to attend the funeral of
our late second lieutenant Leyeritt l..
Seeley.
Assembly will be sounded at ! o'clock
sharp. The men will appear in uniform,
and great coats will be worn. By order Of
MoNTRosE BARNARD,
Captain Commanding Company.
Fremont STOKES, First Sergeant.
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HEADQUARTERS COMPANY "D,n
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT INFANTRY,
THIRD BRIGADE, n. &. P.
SCRANTON, Jan. 3, 1894.
Order No
The company will assemble at the ar.
mory OF the Scranton City guard on
Thursday afternon. Jan. 4, to attend the
funeral Of our late second lieutenant,
Leveritt / Seeley.
Assembly will be sounded at | o'clock
sharp. The men will appear in uniform
and great coats VIII be worn.
BY order Of
MoNTRosE BARNARD
Captain Commanding Company,
FREMONT STOKES,
First Sergeant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
waiting for a Man-o'- War.

The State Department at Washing
ton Is considerably troubled with the
care Of certain large packing cases
piled UP in the cellar Of the building
marked "The Vatican, Rome, Italy"
They contain the priceless manuscripts
and relics Of Columbus lent by his
Holiness the Pope to the Columbian
Exposition. Through an arrangement
made with the American Minister to
the Italian court. the Columbus collec-
ton was brought to the United States
on board an American man-of war,
and guarantee was given that it
should he returned to the proper place
in Rome by the same method of trans
portation. Unfortunately however, 1t
has been impossible up to this time to
return these articles to their rightful
owner from the fact that American
men-Of- war have not been receiving Or
ders which would take them In the vi
clnlty of the historic seven-hllled city.
Special pains and care, however, are
taken with these rellcs and curlos OF
tine great explorer at the State Depart
ment. and watchmen have been de-
tailed to Keep constant vigil over them
during the entire twenty-fOur hours OF
the day.
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life Of her, see why ii is not enough for
everybody else. But there is no such
thing as escaping her If she goes to the
polls to persuade voters, for even If
they be determined to vote against her
side, they may us well make up their
minds to listen to her, for If she can
not vote for herself, she is bound to do
what she can to have her way, and
that is why she came to the polls.
Exciting as the day may be, the in
terest rises to fever heat in the even
ing, when the returns begin to come in.
AS the darkness increases, crowds, at
first small and quiet, grow in size and
nOisiness, while the bulletins are dis
played and one side or the other in
turn seem to triumph.
Joint celebrations were common, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat in re-
ferring to the recent election. Half a
dozen young men would buy n large
horn, in some cases or 10 feet long,
and bear it on their shoulders, while
the most leather-lunged Of the party
would walk behind the instrument Of
public torture, and from time to time
applying his lips to the mouthpiece
emit roar that could easily be heard
from Fourth street to Jefferson avenue.
There is some mysterious quality in
American human nature that renders
it impossible for our citizens, espe-
clally those of more or less tender
years, to enjoy themselves without
making a noise. Whether the occasion
be an election or the marriage of an old
widow to n man young enough to be
her grandson, noise is the prime ne
cessity, and. in one way or another
must be had. A few years ago the fire.
cracker was the accepted medium Of
rejoicing at any and all events that
called for Il display of popular enthu-
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er mans business as in your own, and
when you see him intensely absorbed,
or perhaps, greatly worried by some
thing that to you is Il matter of no CON
sequence, it is sometimes hard mat
ter to refrain from laughing.
1t is generally a safe thing to do,
however, especially in matter of poll
ties, for, although two men out Of five
can assign no valid reason why they
vote one ticket rather than another,
they are generally much in earnest in
their political opinions, and the fact
that these have no tangible, CT some
times even sensible basis renders their
p0SseSsors all the more earnest in their
support. Men may jibe at the looks Of
the American citizen, may turn up the
nose ut his wearing apparel, may even
shoot out the lips at his hat, and escape
with impunity, but the moment you
touch his politics he is in arms, for
once in every two years lie is Il politician
all through, brimful of interest in the
success of his party. and ready, with
either tongue or fist, to espouse its
cause
The young fellow who, for the first
time, essays to exercise the right of suf-
frage, is always an interesting figure.
He is just at the age when a youth is
neither fish nor fowl; that is to say he
is neither boy nor man. He has just
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27

stones We pressed up close to the
rock and listened, when the two (Seilqr
and Biener) shot past us. We were all
three close together, and Mooser could
have touched them with his ax. They
were tied together Seller passed close
to us, his back downward his head
well bent up, as If he were preparing
for u sudden shock. Blener flew lar
out against the blue sky and the rope
was stretched tightly between them.
They fell on to the Glacier du Lion, and
when the bodies were recovered they
were still tied together. With both the
crown Of the head was cut away as
though it had been done by a sharp in
strument Sellers watch was crushed
and his left boot was missing, although
the foot was uninjured. How the acct
dent happened will never be known, ny
no one saw them slip. am inclined
to think that Seller was climbing at the
same time as Blener, instead of wait
ing until he had firm hold, and that
the former slipped, jerking Biener off
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distinguished himself, for he knew eX-
actly how near he could come to the
polls, and if by chance a policeman
ordered him back, he stood ready to
prove to the miniOn Of the law that he
was right and the policeman was in the
wrong, even if he did wear brass but
tons and carry a club.
A curious study is afforded at poll
ing place by modest, diffident man
whose vote for some cause has been
challenged. He is angry, of course for
very probably he is suspected of being
repeater: but he LACKS the flow of Ian
guage that is the common GIFT OF the
professionals at such places, and, con
sequently, can not properly uphold his
end of the argument. Still he can not
afford to be Out-talked at such an emer-
gency by the men who would gladly
throw him out of the polling place on
the least preteXt, so he does his best
and generally gets worsted, and by
dint of bullying and brOwbeating he is
most commonly cheated out of his
vote.
Then there is the man who knows all
about the Australian ballot, for he has
read about it in the newspaper. He
scorns the idea of advice or assistance
and generally makes out his ticket so
as to render it worthless for voting
purposes. A less well-informed man.
with also trifle less conceit, would
ask the judges for information. for the
intelligent man is always ready to
learn, but the self-sufficient voter like
the critic in Lallah Rookh, prefers his
own ignorance to the best information
any one else can give him.
When the women take an active in
terest in the election, the chances for
excitement are materially increased
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limits of an oyercont pocket Armed
with this ingenious device, the intelll
gent voter Is prepared to do any
amount OF execution, and his presence
in crowd before bulletin board /,
one Of the certaInties of election night
But he Is not the only certainty. The
man who has won bet on the election
Is with him, and may be spotted" IL
the mob by his general air Of content
and satisfaction with his surroundings
Life, for him, Is worth living, for the
time at least, ana as he cocks his hat
on the side Of his head and twists hi,
cigar up into the corner of his mouth
he sheds Il radiance over the whole
nelghborhood, and * looked on not only
rs II man of profound political wisdom
but also of the courage to back his Opin
ions with his cash, The man who loses
the bet Is also there, but gets neither
sympathy nor admiration from the by
ISLANDERS, any one of whom could, as /
matter Of course, have told him exactly
how the thing was going to be, and sew
eral of whom in turn remind him O.
what he already knows well enough
that he was Il foot to bet his money OF
one candidate. when the election of tn,
other was Il dead certainty,
Fair woman is generally not more
numerous in the bulletin crowds thar
nj tho nn1ls lnf ,vhon cbn ,loaS pnIn,
she is Il thing of beauty TO the men whC
surround her She generally comes il
twos and thrces accompanied by some
body else's brother, and while mani
Testing immense enthusiasm, displays
also the densest ignorance us to tn,
candidates names, and whether they
are Republican or Democratic She il
always one or the other, either because
her papa Is or because some feminine
Of her acquaintance is on the othe'
side, and after the display Of bulletin
inquiries with eagerness; rs that Dem
ocraticT in order that she may know
when to Squeal, And when her turn
comes and the crowd emits u below
that may be heard for twenty blocks
in every direction, she opens ncr rosy
lips and gives vent to squeak no
greatly different from that which
would have resounded in her vicinity
on the sudden discovery of II mouse un
der the chair. Her appreciation is in
tense, >but not intelligent; she knows
she Is glad, but does not know exactly
why Her enthusiasm is also Consid
ernbly hampered by limits, and if she
chances to stand close by the show win
dow of u dry goods store questions OF
public policy and of candidates mus
Immediately give place while she eX
amines the goods and speculates how
she would look in Il pair of the new
sleeves. But after all, perhaps she
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
ARE WOMEN ABUSED eY MEN9
Both Married and Single HIVE the Dis
4 Il 4. mn L. A.


Both Married and Single HIVE the Dis
position TO Grumble at Their Fate.
1t seems to be Il fact that "A majority
of them, married and single, believe
they are abused by the men just be,
cause the latter happen to have CON.
troll of business affairs, run politics,
and do the counting.
The woman of manageable age who
is still living at home feels that men
are not doing right by her. She natur-
ally wants to marry, have u big wed.
ding, go on tour of the Eastern States
or Western, AK the case may be. But
she has to go on waiting, because no
man asks her to join him in these fes.
tivitles. For this reason she feels that
she is an abused creature
The old maid who has settled down
to earn her own living just hates tho
men because they allow her to wear
herhnger nails off scratching for bread.
The sight Of man walking comforta.
bly, along the street, or driving, or even
lounging around some resort, causes
her Indignation to rise to the top notch.
Why do they thus continue to abuse
her?
The shop girl wonders why the boys
do not gather around and ask her to
choose one OF them to be her defender
and supporter. She Is quite certain
that she should not he permitted to live
by the sweat Of her brow. and the
whole Of the blame is placed on the
young men who are earning money
enough for two and spending 1t for
their own comfort
Married women are the loudest COM
planners, ana their complaints are gen
orally against their husbands. It is all
clght during the honeymoon but when
that is over and they turn to face the
realities of life she feels that she IN be.
ing abused. Her household duties arc
heavier than when she was at home,
her husband Is not the singing lover
who filled her heart with Joy, ana her
days are not as thickly lntersperscd
with picuics as when she was n girl.
As she thinks over this she becomes
more and more deeply convinced that
she Is much-abuscd woman, that hus-
bands are not half as nice as beaux,
and is quite certain that she never
would have married had il not been for
the men.
Yet, in spite of all this, the abused
woman is an inveterate matchmaker,
revels in gossip about prospective m,
ions and reads the paper that publishes
the longest list of marriage notices. Ma
matter how unhappy her life, nor how
much Of II She blames on her own mar
rlnge, she finds the greatest delight In
getting others to do the same thing she
feels like kicking herself for having
! done.
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Many Kinds of Voters.

Every movement or event in which
large numbers OF men are Interested
has its humorous side, and an election
is no exception to the rule, Thegrave
historian who looks upon the ebb and
flow Of politics with MS much calm
philosophy as the boatman watches the
movements Of the tides does not see the
undercurrent of fun, for he regards all
events from standpoint SO lofty that
the little funny dolngs of life, those
that so towards making life worth liv.
ing, are ALL so far rs he is concerned,
completely lost
Nor do even the newspapers. that
tread so closely on the heels of happen
ings that they present us to-day the
history of the worlds doings on yestcr-
day, always take the trouble to record
the fun of the passing moment, proba-
bly, for the reason that they are so
closely engaged in presenting the facts
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desired, which can be rung from gal
lery floor below
The side porches to auditorium, also
to vestry room, makes these entrances
desirable, as they are protected from
the weather, The lower part of these
porches is Of stone and brick Construc-
ton, while the upper portion is Of
wood; The roofs are all slated with best
black slate; the brickwork laid up with
red mortar, with belts, arches, etc. in
black mortar, and the joints of stone
work finished in black, The interior
fittings an Of pine, filed and finished
in natural wood, and cutwork picked
ont in color; walls walnscoted four feet
high, on a level with window stills, and
the ceiling panels tinted an ultrOmarlne
blue, with stencilled stars in chrome
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terunCes three or four years earlier;
but for Ill that he is not vet n fun
grown man. He generally comes into
the polls with some degree of embar-
rassment, He has seen polling places
before but commonly from Gfar, for
the big policemen admonished him that
kids are not needed here This time.
however he is part of the show, and
feels due sense of his own import
ance. He votes; is transformed into Il
citizen; goes out, and stands on the
sidewalk telling people how he voted,
and rendering any amount of advice on
the subject to men who We're voters
twenty years before he was born.
A popular polling place develops dur
ing the course of an election day Il
large number of unique characters.
The man who stands Wn his rights is
generally the first to come and the last
to go away. In the old days Of separate
ticlais he was much more Of u figure
than he is now, for he knew exactly
what the law was as II applied TO him
self, and was prepared to go to any
length Of argument to justify the stand
he had taken. If he came as a voter he
came in bristlng like Il porcupine, and
felt really disappointed il nobody chal-
lenged his right to vote, for that would
have offered him exactly the opportun-
ity lie was itching for-to show that he
was an American citizen, and as good
as any other man, If not Il little better.
1t was as ticket holder, or distributor.
however that this individual always
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
MET DEATH IN THE ALPS.

How Two Daring Climbers, Tied To-
gether, Were Dashed to Death.
The latest victims of ambition to
climb the Matterhorn We're Andrews
Seller, tourist, and Johann Blener, u
guide. They belonged to Il party of
five, and, being little more venture
some, had gone ahead. one Of the sur
vivlng three tells Of the accident as
follows:
The others were only five minutes
ahead, and we had reached a difficult
spot and We're standing on steps cut
at the top Of small patch Of Ice, at an
angle Of so degrees and close to rock,
when MOoser called out, Beware of
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His sworn Testimony.

What makes this story good Is that It
is true. A lawsuit involving barge
had been brought. The plaintiff aimed
to prove that the barge was so ill-con-
structed that when it was launched the
middle sank nearly five feet deeper than
the ends. They depended n good deal
on Il colored man who can be known as
Charley, because that was his name.
Charley was known to have said on II
certain day that the barge had sunk
fully five feet. Indeed, he admitted as
much to II lawyer who was attorney for
the plaintiff. At the trial this was the
way the questions and answers were
put:
Charley how did the barge set on
the water whcnft was launchedY
"Set like duck, Jedge; yes like II
duck"
But didn't you say on the 18th Of
last June that the barge had sunk fully
five feet"
81 mout hev. Jedge; mOut hev."
"Well, how does it happen, Charley,
that on the 18th Of last June you said
the barge sunk fully five feet and now
you say the barge foated like duckT"
well, you see, Jedge, on the 18th Of
June err was jes' a-talkin', but now
Use a-swearin'. Jedge; now Use a.
swearin'. louisville Courier Journal.
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though the sole purpose of an election
were to enable them to be funny. And
they are sometimes very funny, in
deed, even when they do not intend to
be. Somebody says that any one who
is much in earnest about anything is
always funny, for the reason that his
own mental absorption in the task be-
fore him is such as to excite the humor-
GUS emotions of those who have less in
terest, so much less as to render his
own incomprehensble to them, and
therefore ridiculous. 1t is no easy mat
ter to be as deeply interested in anoth-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-12-27
HOW A MAN GOES TO SLEEP.

Slumber Begins a. the Feet and the Senses
Become Dormant One After Another
"Order is heavens first law" and the
old truth is manifested even In the pro.
cess of going to sleep When man
drops off to sleep his body does not do
so at once, so to speak Some senses
become dormant before others and al,
ways In the same order AS he be.
comes drowsy the eyes close, and the
sense of seeing IL at rest. II is quickly
followed by the disappearance of the
sense of taste. He next loses the sense
Of smell, and then after a short interval
the tympanum becomes insensible to
sound, or rather the nerves which run
to the brain from II fail to arouse any
sense of hearing.
The last sense to leave Is that OF
touch, and In some representative peO-
pie 1t Is hardly ever dormant. Even In
their case, however, there Is no dis
eliminating power or sense of what
touched them. This sense Is also the
first to return upon awakening. Then
hearing follows suit, after that taste,
and then the eye becomes able to flash
Impressions back to the brain. The
sense Of smell, oddly enough, though 1t
is by no means the first to so, Is the
last to come back.
The same gradual loss Of power Is OBJ
served in the muscles and slnews as
well as in the senses. Slumber begins
at the feet and slowly spreads up the
limbs and trunk until 1t reaches the
brain, when Inconsistencies is com
pletc and the whole body is at rest.
This is why sleep Is impossible when
the feet are cold.