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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

In the summer Of 1860 Darwin, then fifty
one years old, was "idling and resting" as
he says, at the house of his sister-in-law
Two species of Drosera, or sundew-plants
which are common in eastern North
America-were abundant in the neghbor
hood, and he noticed that many insects
seemed to have been entrapped by the
leaves.
This observation led him to make some
experiments, and as he wrote to DR.. Asa
Gray, the eminent botanist, he soon be
came infinitely amused" at his results.
In the following November he wrote to
Sir J. D. Hooker, 81 have been working
like mailman at Droscra' and in letter
to Sir Charles Lyell, few days later, he
says, 81 will and must finish my Drosera
manuscript, which will take me week,
for at present care more about Drosera
than the origin of all the species in the
world"
But the manuscript was kept for fifteen
years, and finally brought out in 1875.
Meanwhile, he had written and publish
ed his work on "The Expression of the
Emotions in Man and Animals" but had
not forgotten his beloved Drosera" at
is wonderful plant" he writes to Dr.
Gray, "or rather most sagacous animal.
will stick up for Drosera to the day Of
my death"
1t was enthusiasm Of this kind, held in
check by sound Judgment, which made
Darwin so brilliantly successful as a scien.
tific experimenter.- Companion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

Twas waiting in a hotel elevator mo-
ment for friend and chatting with the
elevator boy, who, in this case, was about
sixty. He was very angry too.
He was no gentleman, miss; of course
he wasn't, or he'd taken his hat Off and
pulled that cigar out Of his mouth, Them
two things give him dead away"
"But thought gentlemen did not re-
move their hats in the elevator any more"
THAT mought do, miss, in block, but
not in hotel, miss, which is like being at
home, in sense"
Three men got in at the landing, and see.
ing me, Off came their hats in the most
delerential manner. The elevator man
winked respectfully When they got out
he said
ut didn't cost them a cent to do that,
but you could see they was used to it.
Why, we has gentlemen come here, that
don't make no show eyether, that won't
pass lady in the hall Without a taking off
their hats An in the elevator, Lor' bless
you, miss, they has the ettyket of it all by
heart jest as it should be, A man amt go
ing to get his death of cold bein polite in
an elevator "--Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
A BAR8AROUS CIVILIZATION.
Popular Amusements in Roman London
Were Cruel and Inhuman.

Popular Amusements in Roman London
Were Cruel and Inhuman.
OF the character of these entertainments
we have frequent representations on the
British cups and vases. They were too
often frightful copies of the worst fashions
of Rome, The bull fight, with its bestiarius,
or matador, is seen painted on the common
pottery; it is still preserved in the national
amusements Of Spain. Cock fights were
also popular everywhere, and game cocks
with dangerous spurs have left their bones
among the ruins. Athletic sports and
chariot races were no doubt as well at
tended in Britain rs at Rome or Constan-
tinople. But the amphitheaters, with
their hideous contests of men with wild
beasts or with each other, seem to have fol-
lowed the Roman coonist wherever he
wandered
They are found along the wall of Ha-
dran, in the cities of the west, at Glouces-
ter and Chester, and no doubt the amphi-
theater of London will at some time be
eXhumed or some traces found of its i'll
omencd site The amusements of n nation
indicate its character and its fate. The
NATION VuaV SINKS ihto cruel sehSualiCy III
IVS illoSC popular rccfeH''ois Is certain 10
lall 10 decay Progressive development TO-
"ard hum%nIty anu refinement can alone
give I0SI'4S S'reh{,A 10 pohVcal lhstiCu-
UlouN, ana roman britain Perlsheu oy lVs
own hahu;
Inc oaroarous tnlrs1 lor inhun'oh sp'S
C"c!cS Is seen everywhere Il Vhe roman re,
mans Sh lhe cups ana vases thaI adorned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
hules About DlctInc.

1t is scarcely necessary to go deeply into
the subject of diet. The first essential is
to restrict the quantity of food TO the
actual needs Of the system. A ravenous
appetite can generally be conquered in
three or four days. During this interval a
person turning over new leaf' feels
quite weak and dispirited, but he braces
up with surprising rapidity and soon Won
ders that he ever made a glutton of him
self He who diets should make up his
mind before he sits down just how much
he will eat, and on the instant that he has
finished his rations he should leave the
dining room. "He who hesitates is lost"
If the corpulent subject took no more
food than he ought, he might eat almost
anything AT the same time he would do
better to deny himself sweets and starchy
foods, cakes, pies, pastry and the like. The
quantity of bread should be restricted; one
or two slices of dry toast is quite sufficient
for a meal Potatoes are very fattening,
and, therefore, had best be excluded from
the diet. If milk is used the quantity
should be small. As for meats, those which
are lean should be preferred. Soups, for
obvious reasons, are bjectionable.- e.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
A Costly Drop Curtnin.

The curtain of the new English Opera
house us it hangs looks like magnificent
pair of golden gates. 1t measures thirty
three feet high, and is forty-eight feet
wide. A special room had to be hired for
it TO be made in. The base of the curtain
is gold coored silk, on which has been
worked an applique Of darker tone of the
same color. The applique is outlined by Il
fine cord Of silk; II fringe with tassels
decorates the foot Of the curtain The silk
is about yard wide, and between 500 aud
GO0 yards Of it, and more than thirty gross
of cord, have been Used in the curtain
The silk was made in Lyons and the
cord and fringe in London The lining is
of yellow sa.ecn, and the substance of the
curtain is obtained by layers of waddiug
Tho valance is also applique work in bright
reds, blues, yellows and browns The Ly-
ceum curtain, which is made of plush, was
presented to Mr.. Henry Irving by the
Baroness BurdettCoutts. 1t cost 1000
guineas.-London Tit-Bits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

A German cobbler, who was reputed to
be one of the LATEST and most worthless
men in Leadville, dug hole in his yard
and salted it with ore, and, showing the
pit to the representatives of a company, he
was able to sell out for $500. During the
carouse which followed he boasted publicly
of the way in which he had fooled the
capitalists, but before the purchasers of
his property heard of these remarks they
had sunk the shaft four feet deeper and
had struck one of the richest veins of car
Donate in Leadville. The cobbler, on learn
ing what mad happened, danced about the
edge of the pit and swore that he had been
swindled. The mine yielded about s, ,OOO,-
00O-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

The hogiish, usually found in compara-
lively deep water, was caught by the sports
men oil the great reef at low tide The
dead coral heads, which had been beaten
into wall and formed the hiding places
OF innumerable living forms, were partly
bare, the water deepening suddenly to the
blue depths of the Gulf Standing on this
vantage ground bearing the crawlsh bait
and extra tackle, with the dinghy hauled
up in smooth water on the inner side, the
fisherman easily threw beyond the gentle
breakers into deep water, tenanted with Il
score of eager fishes, whose savage attacks
upon the luscious bait only served to draw
the greater game.
The bite Of the hogfsh was steady
strain, but the moment lhe hook was felt
it became game fish worthy of the best
efforts of the fisherman. Otter. were our
sportsmen forced amid the breakers in
their attempts to drag the highly colored
and harlequin like creature from its home
into the still waters of the inner reef.
With its enormous mouth the fish has a
peculiarly swinelike appearance, fully re-
deemed, however, by its rich coloring and
the long and richly cut dorsal fins and
tail. 1t ranks next to the snapper as u
table lsh.-C. f, Holder in Century.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

Select men, Vissitted the wrighting School
at the Southerly End of Boston on Thirs-
day the Ath apll 1722. and Examined the
Scholars under mr. Ames Anglers tuition as
to their proficiency in Reading writing
Scyphering 81 the masters ability of teach
ing q lnstructing youth his rules g.
methods therefore And are of Opinion That
1t will be no Service to the Town to Con-
tinue, mr. anger in that Employ"
Whereupon it was voted that the said
Mr. Ames Anger should not continue
master of the said South School,"
1t is true that nothing is said of the
methods of spelling inculcated at the
"wrghting School" " and it is also possible
that Il clerk rather than the committee was
responsible for the errors of the record; but
there is certainly something absurd in the
passage as it stands.-Youth's Companion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
Roses and Turks.

ut would give genuine and religious
Turk fit If he saw how little appreciation
Americans show for the rose and what
little reverence they have for it," spoke
aorist as he wrapped the foil about the
items Of bouttonniere.
"The rose is beyond question the pret-
Hest flower that blooms, and 1t was SO
considered by the Turks many years be-
lore the conquest of Grenada. There is a
religious legend generally believed In
throughout Turkey thas the red rose
Iprang from drop of the great prophet
Mohammed's blood. Everything beauti-
jul in nature is ascribed to him. The
Turks, therefore, have great reverence for
Ihe flower, and allow il to bloom and die
untouched, except on state occasions and
Tor the purpose of making rose water.
After the conquest by the Turks they
would not worship in any church until the
walls were cleansed and washed with rose
water and thus purified by the blood Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
The Hot Season.

All ozone now deserts the air
And leaves miasma microbes there.
The heat willis men to spineless Jumps
And leaves them In the doleful dumps
1t slowly turns, from hour to hour,
Our milk Of human kindness sour,
And on the brain such strain is wrought
That 1t can hold one only thought
It's hotl
The healthy man 1t fries away
To dull, devitalized decay.
1t bols lis brain beyond control
And cracks the enamel Off his soul.
"All flesh is grass" the Scriptures say.
1t takes this grass and makes 1t hay.
We wish to sit in just one spot
And cherish but one single thought
It's hotl
Man is too weak TO work or play,
And far too impious to pray.
II Is an all sufficient labor
For him to sit and watch his neighbor--
To watch his nelghbor dig and delve-
But he's too weak TO work himself.
He loves to sit in one lone spot,
With this one solitary thought
It's hotl
It's hot, and labor is crime.
We'll wait and sit till dinner time,
And then we'll walt another spell
Until we hear the supper bell.
All other work Is out the question
Except the labor Of digestion.
With work well not be ovcrwrought,
And we will cherish but one thought
It's hotl
New York World.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

The Turks esteem the beard as the most
noble ornament of the male sex, and con-
slider it more infamous for any one to have
his beard cut off than to be publicly
whipped, pilloried or branded with a red
hot iron. Almost any orthodox Turk
would prefer being put to death rather
than have his beard removed from his face.
In that country to pull or irreverently han
die the beard is an insult which can only
be avenged by taking the life of the person
who is rash enough to commit such a
crime or for the Turk to lose his own in
making the attempt to call the offender to
account Turkish wives kiss their hus-
bands boards, and children their fathers,
Is often as they come for the customary
Ialnte.-St. Louis Republic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

Carbons have now been yielded by aero
lites or meteortes in three different stages
of development. Uncrystallized graphite
has long been known as one of the constit-
uents of meteoric irons and other stones
that fall from the sky. Graphite crystals
have recently been found in IA meteor that
fell in western Australia, and n scientist
has just reported on some diamond corpus
cles that were found in the Siberian aero
lite that fell in loS6- st. Louis Republic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

the prophet. 1t is used on the body Tor the
same purpose. A Turk whose conscience
is stung by some act or deed he has COM
mitted will caress and pay reverence to the
rose to appease the wrath of the prophet
and Allah.
"With these ideas inculcated in him from
youth it would shock him severely to see
the pretty flower strewn in the path Of a
bridal couple, thrown on the public stage
or banked up in hundreds at swell recep-
ton or party to be crushed and spoiled in
an evening" Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

scranton-F. p. Price, Washington avenue
God Media Brand.
Dunmore--F. p. Price, Gold Modal Brand.
Dunmore-F. D. Nanley Superlative Brand.
Hyde Park--Carson 81 Davis, Wa.hburn st.
Gold Medal Brand; seph a. Mears, Main
avenue, Superlatiye Brand.
Grcen Ridge a. .LSpencer. Gold Medal Brand
j. T. .McHale, Superlatiye.
Irovidencc--lenner & Chappell n Main ave-
nue. Superlative Brani;C. j. Gillespie w.
Market street, Gold Medal Brand.
Olyphant-Jamcs Jordan, Superlative Brand
Peckville-Shaffcr 81 X ls.r Superlltiv3.
Jermyn-C. D. Winters 81 Co. Superaative.
Archbald-Jones, mpson s. Co. Gold Medal
Carbondale-B. $. Clark, Gold Medal Brand.
Honesdalo--I n. Foster Is Co. Gold Medal.
Minooka-M. II. Lavclla
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
BANDEAU AND MONOCLE.
Anomalies and Curioslties of the Fiokle
Fashion Goddess.

At what shall we hesitate in these days
of anomaly? A certain authority dovotes
half column Of small type to discus
sion of the effects of the revival Of the
bandoau-that smoothly plastored ar
rangement of the hair in which it is part
ed in the middle and brought down over
the temples and ears in the fashion of
Evangolino pictures-which it says is
right at our doors, and in the next breath
announces the arrival of the monocle,
Was there ever such acombinationS Con-
ceive Evangeline sporting a single eye
glass and holding it in position by contor-
tions Of the check and eyebrowl
Since Turkish toweling has been
brought out in lightweights and dainty
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE.
Some New Things For the Children Of
America to Wear.

Fashions for children do not change so
rapidly nor so completely as those for
grown persons. Freedom Of movement
and health always enter into plans for tho
construction of garments for little people,
which are therefore restricted in their va
rieties in a way to which grownup styles,
not hampcrcd by such considerations, arc
not liable
Little English girls still wear the conven.
tional plain frock of holland or cashmere,
with full skirt and bodice gathered into
Il uniting belt and short sleeves all the
yearround that leave theirpoor little arms
to be roughonod or turned blue by cold or
tanned by the summer sun-whon there is
any. This is mentioned only as an ex-
treme example Of the slow change of chill
dren's fashions and is not by any means
recommended as pattern to be followed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

In the town records of the city of Boston
there is curious passage which records
how n schoolmaster was examined and
what happened. The manner in which the
visit of inspection is recorded makes one
incline to the view that the unlucky school
mastermay not have had fairplay, although
if he was really inefficient he may be said
to have been juSged by his peers.
In the record for the ed of May, 1722, it
is set forth that:
"Coll Pen Townsend, Jeramiah Allen
Esar. & John Edwards together with the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

by American parents. The short sleeves
would be rather too barbarous for our win
ters, at least in the larger part of the
country, besides spelling the whiteness of
the future young lady's arms, a matter to
be thought Of in connection with her
probable ball dresses.
Gowns and coats mounted on a yoke are
the most practical of any style Of dress for
young children. Such garments are COM
Portable and easily washed, and as they
are also quite in the mode there is no rea-
sonable fault to be found with them. Sheer
lace trimmed lawns, dotted muslins and
tlOwerod nGinsoOks are materials more in
vogue this summer than the elaborate all
over embroiderics that have been so pOpu-
lar for the last few years White nuns
yelling and china silk are also employed,
and both are said to wash as well as cam
brio. The close Dutch caps so long worn
have given way generally to sunbonnets.
An Illustration is given of a child's coat
of fine white woolen stuff. 1t is shirrcd
back and front to form yoke and has u
plain cape trimmed with two white ribbon
ruchings. The cuffs Of the full sleeves arc
edged with the same decoration, and tho
bonnet is similarly trimmed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

When Liszt was in good humor he was in
the habit of kissing all the pretty pupils in
his class. remember on one occasion a
very lovely young girl came TO the lesson
wearing hat that had rather extraordi-
nary wide brim. Liszt noticed the hat at
once, and going up to her kissed her gayly,
but with some little difficulty, owing to the
projecting brim Of the hat. Then he said,
half seriously, "My dear, you will have to
get another hat, one with rather less brm
to it."-Etelka Illolsky in Ladies' Home
journal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
6 Co, Gold Medal; AthertO9

Taylor-Judge g. Co, Gold Medal; Athertop
& Co., Superlative.
Duryea-Lawrence Store Co.. Gold Medal
Moosic-John McCrindle, Gold Medal
Pitteton-M. w. O'Boyle, Gold Medal.
Clark's Green--Frace e. Parker, Superlativa
SLlarks Summit-F, NJ. Young, Gold Medal.
Dalton-S. L, Finn & Son. Gold Medal Brand.
Nicholson-J. L. Harding
Mayerly-M. ". Bliss & Son, Gold Medal
Iactoryyille-Charles Gardner, Gold Medal.
Hopbottom-N. NJ. Finn & Son, Gold Medal,
Tobyhanna-TObyhanna u Lehigh Lumbar
Co, Gold Medal Brand
Goudsboro-S A. Adams, Gold Medal Bran q
Boscow-Gaige & Clements, Gold Medal.
Lake Ariel-James A. Bortree, Gold Medal.
Forest City, L. Morgan s. Co, Gold M eda
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
TIE ONWARD EEARCg7

Of Consumption is stopped short by DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. Ii you
haven't waited beyond reason, there's com
plete recovery and cure. In those scrOful-
Gus conditions of the blood which invite
Consumption; in severe, lingering Coughs,
and Weak Lungs, this medicine is a proved
remedy. Mrs SAnAuS SNERn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
Probably Satisfactory.

SharpsonWhat makes your nose so
red?
Phlatz-It glows with pride because it
never pokes itself into other peoples busi-
ness.-ExChange.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09

Mrs. SARAH S. SNERD,
of Clio, HCdcU Co.,
n. c., writes: IN y
daughter was first at
tackled W it h pneu-
monia and pleurisy in
very bad form and
was then taken with a
very bad cough, which
kept growing worse
and worse, until final
ly it seemed as though
she had consumption
very bad. The ply
sicians prescribed Cod
liver oil, but to no
benefit. | procured
two bottles of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medi-
.,.l n,raA.rr.ssys ..V,l al,A
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-09
NJ MEGARGEL
& CONNELL
SUPERLATIYE AND GOLD MEDAL

The any of the following
who will accept The TRIBUNE
Of -four o each barrel of
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hasn't felt any return Of lung disease in over
twelve months. She was nothing but skele-
ton when she took the trst dose, and to-day
she weighs l3j pounds.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-22
Tho Absorbing Question.

Richie Gazette.
A good deal OF Republican politics is
abroad in this state and there seems to
be little too strong desire for office
to bode good to the party. A great
triumph may not be unmixed with evil.
Fierce contests within party weaken
1t for future effort.
The most absorbing question Of course
is Us to who will DO chosen United
States senator by the legislature. Prob.
ably the great majority OF tho Rcpubli-
can party has been taking 1t for granted
Hon. S. 3. Elkins would be elected with.
out opposition in his own party.
It seems, however, this 10 not to
be the case. A number OF the other
gentlemen are ,aspiranta.
Hon. John A. Hutchison and Hon.
George O. sturgiss are avowed candi-
dates.
Among other gentlemen mentioned
by their friends are Hon. Edwin Max
well, Hon. W. P. Hubbard, Hon. N. E.
Whitaker and Hon. Nathan Golf
That every one OF these gentlemen ia
eminently qualified for the position,
COOS without saying, still If there Is to
be contention for the office, the condi.
ton OF affairs is such that harm will
result to the Republican party. Yet in
all fairness the Gazette is bound to say
the field Is open. and there is no way OF
cutting out candidates II they choose to
DarsiRt