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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
Thu Training Gnhnnl

For Kindergartners under the auspices OF
the Scranton Free Kindergarten sssocia-
ton will reopen Wednesday, Sept. IL, at
a. M, at 3lS Washington avenue. Appli-
cations secured by Miss Salisbury, South
Orange, N. j. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
ATTEMPT TO SVIADLE
I. G, COuTSGn Nearly Caught in a WGll-Lald
Trap.
HRS. ARCHBALD'S NAME FORGED

innocent Messenger Boy Is Made a
Catspaw of the Sharper, Who Used
the Private Note Paper of Mrs.
James ArchbaId-Mr. Courseh Too
Shrewd to Be Trapped-The Man
EIudes Arrest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
MfRaDo GIVEN LAST MIGHT.
Pinafors Matinee Today and Tonight at
the Frothineham,


The engagement OF the MacKay. .Kenney
Opera company at the rockingham closes
tonight. "Mikado" was presented in a
very acceptable manner last night to u
fair sized audience. By special request
the management has decided to present
"Pinafore' at the matinee this afternoon
and tonight's performance.
The engagement of the MacKay -Kenney
company has proven veritabe musical
treat and was an artistic success. The
production of the difficult operas in the
repertoire were excellent In every respect
and the MucKay Kenney company will al
ways be welcomed in Scranton. Pima
fore' at the matinee today. Prices, 10, 10,
and 25 cents. Evening prices, IL. 25 So
Gnd 30 cents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
Hotel Fern. Cliff, Lake Ariel,
win open June "a, 1894.
:" E,,A. MARTIN, Prop.

DR.. A. Z. BURR, having opened his of
fees in the Burr building, Washington
avenue, will resume the practice Of HE
profession, where he will be glad to servs
his old patrons and public in general W
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
Nav Stock of India LinAns

Dotted Swisses, Persian mulls printed
dimities, jaconetts, lace stripped sateens
and other wash goods open Saturday
morning.
~ MEARs g. HAGEN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
The Junior Harmony claaa

OF Miss Hardenberghs Pianoforte school
will give a program Of class day exercises
Monday, June 25th, at o'clock J. m. .
Professional and other friends interested
IN pupils music study cordially invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
ST. Thomas Club Defeated.

ST. Thomas College club was yesterday
defeated by the Woods Business College
club on the James Boys grounds by fol.
lowing score:
ST. Thomas College. .....2 0 8 1-lO
Woods Business College..C 9 S lis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-23
DR.. Gihhona.

III SlDpohB,
of New York city, will be in his Scranton
Office, AL Wyoming avenue, every Mon
day from in the morning until in the
evening.
The courier., 1894-04-21
YOU CAN BUY AT THE
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE. I'd CreuItOrs.
In county court, within and for Lancaster coun-
ty, Nebraska April term 1894 in the matter of the
estate of Daniel Nook. ST., deceased.
TO THE CREDITORS OF SAID ESTATE:
Yon are hereby notified, that I will SIT at the
county court room in Lincoln, in said county.
the 1st day of September 1894, and again the 1st
day of December, 1884, to examine all claims
against said estate. with view to their adjust
ment and allowance. The time limited for the pre-
sentation of claims against said estate is six
months from the 3Oth day of May, ID. 1884, and the
time limited for payment of debts is year from
said 3th day of May. 1894.
Notice of this proceeding is ordered published
four consecutive weeks in The Courier. a weekly
newspaper published in this state.
Witness my hand and the seal of said county
court this 18th day of Apr. 1894.
49,, JOHN WURZBURG,
SEAL Acting County Judge.
'~~-' April II 1t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
Brazil knows Her Worth.

Miss Marcia p. Brown, formerly
principal of the Maplewood school, in
Maiden, Mass., came home last Sep
tember. from ~ five years absence in
Brazil. She was appointed by the Bra
lillian government TO examine the school
exhibition mt the Worlds fair and to
inquire thoroughly into the workings OF
the school systems in the United States,
Germany. France and Portugal. The
purpose of the Brazilian government is
TO institute model system of schools
in Rio Sac Paulo. Miss Brown is n
member Of the state board of education
Of Sac Paulo, the only lady that has
ever served on the committee. She is
the principal of the teachers in the
training school at Sac Paulo. appoint
ed by the government when Brazil be-
came republic in 1889, and while she
was interested in missionary work.
After two years she gave the missionary
work mp and accepted the position ut
the training schools. which she still
fills.--Boston Woman's journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
GRAINS OF GOLD.

Influence is the exhalation of char
acter.
The sin Won do not kill will soon be-
come your master.
Gratitude, says some one, is tho
memory of the heart
Other mems sins are before our eyes,
our own behind our back
1t is good to know right principles,
but better still to love them.
If you have no trials, how do you
know that you have any faith?
One has helped the world some if he
has only varied the monotpny.
Conceit is the most incurable disease
tina: IS known to the human soul.
sympathy for the poor doesn't lift
them up. Only full sacks stand on
end.
There are many people whose whole
wisdom consists in hiding their want
Of it.
Religion is the final center of re-
| pose; the goal to which all things
tend.
God can not do Us much toward
making you contented and happy rs
patience.
Were vote to be taken as to who is
the wiscst man. every fool would vote
| for himself.
Nothing from mans hand. nor law,
nor constitution, can be final. Truth
alone is final.
Doing is the =rca. thing. For if.
resolutely. people do what is right. in
time they come to like doing it.
Honor is like an island, rugged and
without a landing place; we can revcr
more re-entcr when we are once out.
side of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
Auntie's ICnorance.

Huutle . 1GuOfooCcs
Orders had been given to the police
man to arrest all mendicants whom they
found in the streets. In obedience to his
instructions Nineteenth district police
man took into custody an old colored
woman whom he found soliciting aims
at Eighth and Chestnut streets. When
she arrived mt the station house. the ser
Seant in charge looked ut her over the
desk in surprise. She was old. and her
hair had faded to gray. but her eyes
shone brightly. She made queer little
bow and said. Good even, mas'r."
After "auntie" had given her name,
the police official asked her age.
Laws sake. don know. Been putty
long ago since my NANNY toll me. ]
clean gone fo'gct." She smiled, and SO
did he.
"Are you married or single:"
Il don know" came the answer. The
sergeant looked mp dumfounded.
lyon don't know" Queried he.
"Cmpum," said she. shaking her head.
"Why don't you know"
cause rze a grass widow" respond
cd Observation-Disclosures Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
ANEcOOTE AND INCIDENT.

Rev. of that Eastern Massa-.
chusetts city. the very mention of
which is supposed by its inhabitants
to make the citizens of New York
green with envy, was once about to
address the Society of Inquiry in
Andover. when. much to the amuse-
ment of the people assembled, he was
introduced by the theologue who pre-
sided as Rev. of Boston,
u. D."
Once at large boarding house in
Pasadena the Chinese cook shocked all
the boarders by placing before them 4
pie upon which was the following ex-
hortation: Come to Jesus. Marengo
Hall" Another in making out his
grocery lists always heads them with
scriptural quotation. as blessed
arc the pure in heart, for they shall
see God. Two packages of corns.arch,
Eve pounds of butter"
At small French thcater the cur
tain failed to drop at the close of the
third act and remained suspended
midway. On the stage lay the solitary
figure of man who had been killed
in the concluding scene. As all at
tempts to lower the curtain proved
fruitlcss, the corpse at last got up and
saying in scpulchral tones: .'For me
there is no rest even in the grave" he
tugged ut the curtain unit, it dropped.
One of these slow fellows, who is
always behind time in his engage
mcnts. was neatly come up with at
Egg Harbor, y. j. His name is Au-
gust Klein, and his selected bride was
Adele Seaman. When the hour for
the wedding arrived August was not
on hand, so Adele called up Henry
Shacfcr. n guest and former suitor.
and after a few minutes conversa ton
the two were married. a few min
utes later Klein came along and was
probably the most astonished man
ever seen in New Jersey. But the
verdict of the guests was: Served
him right"
A Massachusetts official who spent
several years in Kentucky tells the
story of q judge somewhat given to
bibulOsIty. After q night with the
boys the judge was considerably how.
come-you.so, and for q lark the ms
chief-lovcrs reversed the wheels or
his honor's old cradlc-shapc wagon
putting the fore wheels behind ard
the hind wheels in front. thus raising
the fore part of the wagon to an un
w0ntcd- cmincncc. When he reached
home near morning his wife naturally
wanted to know where he had beer
al night He explained by saying il
uncertain toncs: "Niaria, I've been {,
Louisville. started in good season
but it was ten miles and up hill al
the way"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
JIEES AND JESTS.

lie. indignantly hope ! know my
own mind. She, sweetly-Ics, you
surely ought to know as much as
that.
Mother-I!ow in the world did you
get your coat sleeves SO dirty? Little
Boy-Walllin' cross the puidlcs on
NV hands. SOS not to get my feet wet.
Johnny-Papa, can watch jump?
Father-No. certainly not; what made
Johnny-Oh, only because I've seen
many watch spring.
On a first night. Author to his
ncighbor who is about to leave the
house after the first act-But my dear
sir. there aie two more acts. Neighbor
That is the very rca2on ! am going.
4 Paisley gentleman. hearing that
two of his female relations had quar-
relied, asked: "iIa'e they ca'ed each
ither ugly?" Ma. ma" "Ah, weel
then, can max it up atween them
yet
1t was the first she had ever baked
and She said proudly: Don't you
think l could go into the bread busi-
ness?' My dear" answered her hus-
band. gently, If they sold bread by
weight you'd make your fortune
"Niver again. said Mr.. Dolan, mot
even if oi get to be as rich as the
Nanderbilts. will Oi take me clothes
! till Chinese laundry" AN ply
not"" asked Mrs. Dolau. because
oi nov suspicion that the wroitin'
! be puts an the ticket is somethin' per-
sonal. An be the looks av it it's
moiyhty unconplemintary."
Mmister-I have noticed, Patrick,
that the vaue on our church spire has
no. changed its direction for several
weeks, though the wind meantime
has blown from all points of the com.
pass. Can you explain the reason OF
this? Patrick-I'm thinking / can dc
that same. yer reverence. 1t needs
the same thing as the people that sit
under it o Soopdavs. Minister-Aud
what is that? Patricl-A little grace
yer reverence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
Mrs I.,vrrmor-.s D,sappo,n,mep..

Mrs. Livcrmorc gave up a $500 lee
turc engagement and travelled all night
in order TO reach home in time for che
recent celebration Of the one hundred
and twentieth anniversary of the Bos-
I'm tea party 10y the friends Of woman
suffrage, hut she was TOO i'll to he pes
ent. Colonel Higginson, in making
this announcement ut the meeting. said
the incident illustrated not only a
woman's self sacrifice, Int the value
sometimes placed upon woinan's serv-
ices.-Boston Correspondent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
The Vote Was . Failure.

The worthy Sunday school superin-
tcndent was illustrating the text. What
toeyer man sowe.h thai shall he also
reap"
Superintendent-If I want to raise .
crop Of turnips, what sort Of seed must
Isow?
Children-Turnip seed.
Supcrintcndent-If l want to raise q
crop OF tomatoes, what kind OF seed must
SOW?
Children-Tomato seed.
Superintendent-Very good. Now, II
you want to raise crop Of good man.
mood, what kind VI seed must YOU SOW?
And an observer who kept tally report
cd that the school on test vote was n tic
between turnip seed and tomato seed
Buffalo Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

Belle Boyd. the rebel spy, famous
during the war, has gone on the lecture
platform. She is now past 80. and her
reddish blond hair has become almost
white. She has three children and is
divorced from her third husband. She
is chiefly remembered from her scheme
by which she caused Lieutenant Hard
ing of the Federal army 10 permit a
Confederate officer to escape, after
which Harding deserted the Union
army and fled to England, where he
married Miss Boyd. Afterward both
returned and became spies in the Con-
federate service.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
Mckinley Croak- Again.

Major Mckinley opened the new
year with n prediction which may he
assumed to be the expression Of his
political hopes. In his message To
the Ohio legislature he spoke Of the
the financial depression, from which.
immediate relief.
In this ease the wish doubtless is
father Of the thought. as the Chicago
Post observes. The only hope for
Mckinley and McKinlcyism lies in
darkcned years between this and the
next presidential election. BY the
sweat of the face Of other men. by
poverty and hunger. by suffering
and distress of various kinds. they
nav achieve victory. II the country
three years hence lies ripcning under
n prosperous sun. rs pray heaven il
may. there will Ice no greater posi-
bility of clccting Major Mckinley
than there would he Of clccting
George Francis Train. His politics
IL the politics of hard times. II ap-
pcals to drought and famine rs its
natural allies. IL ilourishcs in evil
times when the hungcr-sickncs,
blinds the eyes of the people to the
right Of things.
Unfortunately for the majors stan
ding as prophet in Ohio. where hi
Is at present esteemed by the foolish
!, is not likely that the prediction
will comc true. The country ha,
struck bedrock; has gone n far 10
depression rs IL went recently in Ella
ton. IL can 20 no farther. Indeed
the signs are frequent that the rcac
ton has come. In the east the chill
ing announcements of closing mill,
have ceased and here and there ",
get word ~ mill that was shut IL
the summer opening the doors nov
again to the werkingmcu. Scvcra
such cheering pieces Of news hav'
come out Of Massachusetts, under tn
nose Of the Home Market club. an,
out Of Pennsylvania. and even out q
Ohio. where the major lives and pre-
diets. In every part cf the countr,
we hear cSprcssionso f renewing con
hdcncc among the people who ham
mered down the doors Of their stron
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

In Wilma, Logan county. Ram, there
Is well bored to depth Of 100 feet. and
containing eight feet Of water. Twenty
hours before storm q current Of air is
sues from it and passes through whis-
tie that has been fixed to the mouth,
which sounds note shrill enough to Ia
heard for nearly half mile round.-Ex'
Chancc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
PICKED PARAGRAPHS.

New England has ESQ. 900 more
Roman Catholics than ProtestantA
In Blackstone's time $50 offcuses
were punishable in England by death.
1t is said that two thirds Of all the
cotton duck produced in the world is
made within twenty miles Of Balti-
more.
Miss Jennie Lyman of New York
has brought suit against her former
lover for the return of . ring which
he gave her and afterwards secured.
The archbishops of York and Lon
don each receive salary as high as
that paid % the president of the
United States, and the archbishop of
Canterbury gets half as much again
$4,000 year.
A Frenchman of some literary dis
tinction, after studying English for a
few months, wrote to an American
friend: I'm small time l can learn SO
many English as think will come
at the America and go on to the
scaffold to lecture
Rev. John Hutchinson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Freeport.
Long Island. preached sermon. "Ihc
Tongue" a short time ago. and it led
to breach in his congregation. that
has ended in his resignation. There
seems to have been too much of it.
The Rarcns of Burmah have their
marriages at funeral feast. When a
villagcr dies his remains are tempora--
lily disposed of until one or more mar
r;ages can be arranged. when they are
disinterred, great feas. made, and
the funeral services properly per-
! formed.
When n Chinese girl is married her
attendants are always the Oldest and
ugliest to he found in the neighbor-
hood, who are paid to act as foils to
her he ,u;y. 1t is said that some cx-
ceptiHnaliy ugly old women make
their living by acting as professional
attendants at weddings.
4 curious bridge is found on the
Canadian Pacific railway. Here a
tremendous chasm had to be crossed.
and the best way that could be seen
of surmounting the difficulty was by
resting the bridge on two trees which
were growing in the abyss below. Tht
tors of the trees reach the grourt
above.and the bridge rests upon the N
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

1r is expected that new revenue
collector for the Eighth district will
bc named this week. The principal
candidates are Mcssrs. Fay end Sla'
vim. Of Peoria. and Auntcr. of liar.
mon. Knox county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

BIrH JOHNSON doesn't seem To- he
in any particular hurry in rcsigning
his federal job. We had presumed
that he would refuse to remain con-
nectcd with an administration so de-
testable as he claims in his paper the
present one il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

boxes last July. BY reason Of these
little lights 1894 gives much more
cheering prospect than 1898 with its
dense latter half gives retrospect.
We may he happy yet. We will. in
fact. though Mckinley rage and inn
aginc vain things.
Relief is ut hand-if no other sort
ut least relief from McKinlcyism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
PEOPLE We READ OF.

The Empress Frederick Is the owner
Of . necklace, composed Of thirty.two
pearls, which is worth $3.50. 900.
A Philadelphia dancing master.
who died the other day at the age Of
cighty-six introduced the polka into
this country.
Ar American admirer of John Stuart
Blackie says the latter has ..the blue.t
eyes he ever saw. the brain of
scholar and the heart of lad"
Queen Victoria's ffty-fivc pet dogs
have dining-room that is handsome
" carpetcd and ornamcnted with the
portraits of their ancestors in oils and
water-colors
Autograph letters written BY seven
teen presidents Of the United States
have been presented to the Millicent
library of Fairhaven, Mass, by II. II.
Rogers, an enthusiastic collector.
Prince Henry of Orleans. nephew of
the count of Paris, is to be made a
knight of the Legion of Honor by the
French government in acknowledge
ment of his geographical and scientific
researches in the East
Although Rev. Elijah Kellogg has
passed his eighticth year. he still
breaches every Sunday in his church
at Harpswell. Maine. and continues
the good work which he has practiccd
SO long among the fishermen of Casco
bay.
Professor David r. Todd Of Amherst
college has begun preliminary ar
rangcments for an expedition to Japan
in 1896 to view the next availa BILE
total eclipse of the sun, which will
come on August Q of that year. The
party is to be large one.
Massenet told an interviewer the
other day tina. he could play Bee
thoven sonata on the piano when only
four years old. The composer is now
hut fiftv-one. and will soon celebrate
the thirtieth anniversary of the pro-
duction of David Eizzio." his first
successful bid for fame
Ismail Pacha, whose bad luck is
traced by many Egrp,ians to his act,
while khcdivc in letting Cleopatra
Needle come to this country, is moi
permitted to leave ConstantinoplC
without the surveillance of n incdica
man, who is also diplomatic spy
His condition is not so precarious n;
that of the creditors who advanced
him $40. 900. 900.
senator Perkins of California as
. cribcs his popularity to n simple littl,
method he has adopted. He says tina
he has n habit of asking every seconS
or third man he meets for the time O
/ day. and Immediately setting his OWL
watch according to the information
given him. senator Perkins assert
I that the wear and tear of his owl
: watch and the compliment paid {,
that of his constituent are repaid b,
: the latter's vote AMI his support il
0 different ways.
: Mrs. Cleveland sends nearly all Tn
dogs that are sent to her as present
to an uncle, Colonel Harmon, VIII
lives at jackson, Mich. so the colone
Q has all sorts of dogs on his celcr
u farm: in fact, more than he know
what to do with. The surplus he give
r to people who enjoy dogs and are kin
+ to them One dog of fine Germa
!, breed he gave to friend in Germany
. who recently wrote that he was tai
= ing lots of prizes with the animal 4
shows and gaining great repute rs
breeder of dogs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
TBr state board of agriculture

TBE state board of agriculture is
in session at Springfield. An i'm
portant matter to be settled will toe
the location of next years state fair.
Peoria j. red hot after il. and n
Rock Island is not in the field. we
don't know of any city we would be
better pleased to see win, than PEG.
rim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

MOLINE democrats are looking for
change in the postmastcr>hiP ere
long, and n consequence interest
is reviving regarding who is to be
Mr.. Hollis successor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

In cleansing japanned goods never use
hot water. Wet cloth slightly in warm
water aud rub the article to be cleaned.
Should any smear appear sprinkle with
aour aud wipe dry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

TIE republican legislative one
ring circus. has opened its winter
session at Albany. n. Y. with one
Tom Platt rs ringmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

LATER returns show that the detail
cation of the missing Providence
hank teller is $4,000. The tariff
scare did IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04

PETER and Allen are opposed to
the Wilson bill. This may mean
that IL will he talked 90 death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-01-04
THURSDAY. JANUARY 4. 1894.

WINTER has been little shy about
showing her hand. hut the shyness
is gradually wearing off.