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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28
HANGING ON A FRIDAY.
No Reason for Executing Criminals on
the Fiflh Day of the Week,

the Finh Day OF the Week,
An investigation of the question whether
Friday is day which is especially set
apart for hanging shows that most mem
Ders of the legal profession are ignorant on
that point. They cannot affirm whether
it was accident or design that caused the
unlucky day Of the week to be chosen for
the executions.
One member OF the legal profession
maintained that there was an old custom
which marked out Friday az the day for
hangings because the cruciiXion Of the
two thieves occurred on that day. Another
light of the law remarked; You see, Friday
Is a bad day. There is only one Good Fri
day in the whole year, consequently il i7
looked upon 10y judges as q most appropr.
ate day for hanging criminals
IL may be stated right here that there S.
nothing in the above reasons and that iJ
IS onlya chance circumstance that four
fifths Of the executions take place on "a
Friday. In the earlier days of Engl. o.
Justice, when the hanging VI o man was O.
most ordinary occurrence, and was the PEN
atty which followed lighter oiIeuses, such
rs stealing, forgery, arson and other fal1
nics, as we'll as murder, haunngs occurred
on every day OF the week except sunday
The act governing the time OF execution
provided that irl0u should be- executed
ON the next day but one after his Couy.c.
ton.
In consequence no particular day Of the
week was ever fixed upon. All this was
in those good old days when Lord Chief
Justice Jefrcys 10 q circuit of eight
weeks, sentenced no less than a-o persons
TO be- hanged Wen indeed might Doe boa 2
that hc hanged more traitors than thc
whole Of his predecessor, since the con
quesu That was after the Monmouth re-.
bcli.on in 1855, when the King rclorrrd 90
these doing ut ms lvor,te judge as the
chief Justices campaign iu the west"
That, too, was lu the time Of the famous
Jack Ketgh, who became so notorious a-
an cxecutioncr that his name /. generally
given 20 the common Languan Ia the city
Of London. II was Of this rope artist,
as thcmoderns Aippautly call that function
ury, that his vile remarked, Amy buugler
can put % man 10 death, but only my Jack
knows how 90 make gentleman die
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28
rheumatism, NsuraIgia ac,atioa, Lun.
bago, Swelling Of the Joints, Pains
in Back. Chest or Limbs

The application Of tho READY RELIEF to
the part or parts where the difficulty or pain
exists will afford ease and comfort
II was the FIRST and s the only pain remedy
that instantly stops tho most eKcruciRtiug
pains alluys luhamWgtiJus and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28

! seen Royal Kenton fall when fired upon,
and it was therefore known that he was
wounded. How far he was disabled,
however, could only be guessed at.
Steve Brayton was known to be with
him, and Steve was also known to be
fighter. 1t was therefore decided not to
open fire until other means had been re-
sorted to and failed. Thirty minutes
after the FIST appearance of the enemy
flag Of truce was shown among the
scrub, and the bearer cautiously ad-
vanced until within hailing distance.
His advance was from the south side,
and both men had him under their eyes.
1t was Ike Baxter, and he halted about
pistol shot away and called out:
Hello, up tharl want to speak to
yo' uns bout minit!"
"Waal, fire off yo'r breath" replied
Steve.
1--WE uns has dun clean surrounded
yo' uns, and yo'd better give in!'
"Yes?"
"If 20 uns will give in, nobody will
bo hurt. If yo' uns don't give in, We
uns ar bound to wipe yo' out! We uns
is a hundred strong, with two cannons!"
That yo', Ike BaStert" called Steve,
as if doubling the Others ) identity.
Yes.
"Waal, I've got my gun pinted fur a
shot right betwixt yo'r doggone eyes,
and if yo' hain't back thar among yo'r
gang bcfo' / count 10 I'll pull trigger.
If yo' want US, cum and git u.s."
Five minutes later fire was opened on
the fort from all around the circle, and
the enemy were shouting and cheering
as if victory had already been nearly
won. While most of their bullets flew
clear over the piled up rocks, those
which were better aimed did no damage
whatever. Not shot was fired in re-
ply. Kenton S position caused him con-
siderable pain, and Steve removed the
prop from his back and laid HIM down
with the remark:
They uns will keep Dustin away fur
half an hour yit, and we uns kin take
things easy. / reckon the frin will
make the gal bit oneasy, but it'll also
hurry mp the Yankees in case they ar
on the way.
That what We must hope for, an
swcred kenton, "but watch out that we
are not taken by surprise
The firing attracted the attention Of a
party Of seven or eight euerullas who
were hunting for the tguuyes on their
own account, and they came up and
joined forces with the larger body.
The entire force thennumbgred, as near
as could be- estimated by the firing
about 2J men. All they could hope to
gain by their blazing away as they did
was that a stray bullet might find a tar
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28

Every one has noticed ferns rs they spring
up fNgm the ground In spring The stall;
aHisleasCs. arc curlel into a ball, which
sloggt5 uDesila under the influence Of the
sun. .a,sewatm rains. %hc patient is given
an infusion of the roots Of ferns, and Is
supposed to receive power from the friendly
plant TO straighten the mombnrs which are
curled and crooked by the spirit Of rhcu
Inatism, just as the fern straighten5 its
own stalk. Youths Companion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28

get in ono Of the defenders, but this did
not happen After eXpending enough
cartridges to equip a whole company
for a raid the firing suddenly ceased.
"Now, then, Yauk, they all's comm
20 clus quarters, and want yo'r helpH'
SAID Steve Brayton as be proceeded to
raise Konton to a sitting position and
prop him up as before. "Io' take the
ahotgun. Both Jar'ls ar loaded with
bucksbot, aud so ortor drap about TO- Of
the critters aad wing two or three mo'v'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28
Cause for Worry.

Wife-Whatk kept you out so late to-nightl
Cashier Gree, Easie & COL couldn't
make my cash accounts balance.
Wife--What was the matter?
Cashier-'roo little cash, Of course. You
ion'tsuppose I'd hang around there over
iours ifthere was too much, do you?-Good
lows
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28

This delightful picture M four coo The Seasons which
all found n portfolio No o.
Spring bghtcorel singular dropping
bened with their white
ground of and the Aag-fdnged pool in front
The light and shades supeye and the whole effect wondrouy pleasing
apicure O when critically considered a study
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28


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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-28

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Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

The English volunteer movement
and the popularity OF the bicycle
have tended to connteract the disuse
of the muscles engendered In n large
proportion of town residents, but
there are still numbers of persons Of
both sexes who require vigorous mus-
cnlar exercise in order to maintain
health. The Capitalization OF many
domestic industries may have i'm.
proved the character OF the products
thus manufactured or Of the work
performed, but when bread was
made aud washing was done ut home
the female members Of many fami.
lies fairly well of, but not too richly
endowed with this worlds goods.
were profitahly employed In knead-
ing the dough and ironing the linen.
Healthy exercise Of the muscles be-
ing in many cases no longer regard
cd AZ o necessity for the mainte.
nance Of well being, the latter end Of
this century has produced the revi.
val Of a practice which is recorded
in the earliest medical papyrus In
the British museum verifying che
old adage that there In nothing new
under the sun. National Review.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
snni NJ a illslnfnrsans.

OF the many cheap and simple dis
infectants proposed for the use of the
people, one of the. most effective
In common SCOT. Scot IL composed of
pure carbon and is formed by the
hot vapor of the hydrocarbon com
ing from burning fuel striking the
cold walls of the chimney or stove
pipe and eondensing thereon. 1t Ii a
very light, porous and impalpable
powder. and like charcoal, which is
the same element in different forfa,
possesses the property of absorbing
and retaining wonderful amount
of gas.
The great danger of disease about
sewers. drains and other places IL al.
most entirely due to gas given on by
decomposing matter. II SCOT be
sprinkled about these places, 1t win
absorb the foul gas. When cholera
was expected In Baltimore some IG
years ago, DR. Piggott, celebrated
chemist of the time, announced that
the only disinfectalt with which
cholera could be ut all effectively
combatel was eopperas or sulphate
of iron, and he made u composition
of charcoal and copperas which was
said 10 have been invaluable in itE
disinfecting properties. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
A se,f p.narss@ss ys~sxsss

At . recent wedding In Washing
ton the bride showed more than the
usual lack Of trepidation. The church
was filled with d brilliant company,
and from the moment Of her en-
trance she knew herself to b. the cy-
nosure Of every eye. but she went
through the ceremony as IL being
married were an everyday occur
renee to be regarded with indiffer-
ence II not with positive disklain.
The climax was reached when. lean
ing ON her husbands arm, she passed
through the doorway leading to the
vestibule.
just inside the door stood u group
os friends young women who had
arrived too late 10 be accommodated
with seats beyond the ribbon. Paus-
ing ON the threshold, knowing fun
well that every eye In the church
was bent upon her. the bride deIiber-
ately leaned toward her friends and
whispered loud enough 10 DO heard
by the bystanders, I'm chaperon you
girls next season ~ -ate Z. Thomas
In Kate Fields Washington.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

The Museum of Antiquities at Dres-
den has an interesting marble relief
from Rome, which represents an an
clent butcher shop of oblong shape
and divided by q pillar into two UNI
equal parts In the greater stands
the butcher, with a high chopping
block resting ON three substantial
legs before him, while behind him
hang the steelyard and cleaver, he
himself being occupied in dividing q
rib of meat with another cleaver.
On the wall above him, just as with
us, il q row of hooks near to each
other, ON which hang pieces of meat
already dressed-a rib and a leg of
meat, a pork joint and udders Ca tit
bit of the Romans ALSO lungs and
liver, and last of all the favorite
boar's head. On the left, In the
smaller division of the shop, the
wife Of the butcher sits in an easy
chair, with AN account book ON her
knees, engaged in assisting the busi.
ness OF her husband by acting AZ
bookkeeper. Exchange.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

Daniel Titus, u CONVICT in the Mon
tana penitentiary at Deer Lodge, has
sent TO . Kansas City attorney q cane
fashioned by himself during his idle
hours which IL q marvel Of artistic
work. The stick il a light, straight
piece Of beechwood. A gold head or
naments the top, but this is discount
ed by the remarkable wood carving.
Convict Titus. with his penknife. has
carved upon the slender stick faith
full representations OF the faces Of
every American president from
Washington to Harrison.
Directly below the ornamental gold
headpiece the convict carved the
American eagle and the motto OF the
United States. 'sE Pluribus Unum. "
A shield with the bars and stars In
the center, an excellent likeness Of
the Father of His Country il next,
and then follow the faces of all the
presidents. The stick was evidently
taken when green. The outer bark
was polished and cut away % the
sapwood. This was cut and carved
In thousands of delicate hairIines,
and then the wood was cut away,
leaving each face ON d raised surface.
The work il as delicately done rs the
finest pen and ink work. and thnt
Convict Titus Ii nm artist ~ well as 4
genius Ii attested by the faithful
representations. Kansas City Star.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

A salmon il marvelously adapted
TO the conditions amid which ii lives.
II can cleave through tons uf water
falling perpendicnlarly, yet les fins
and its tail, which seem to hold the
propelling power, are not less fragile
than the wings Of n bat. IL can be
killed without injury 10 It's contour,
and a plaster east Of il can be made,
yet no mechanism can devise an Ia.
Etrument which win lie In the water
and move Ne ii does, and no theory Cd
dynamics has explained either III
postures In the water or its motion.
Simple in ifs organization a. il seems,
its movements are as inimitable by
any human contrivance as the flight
Of bird has proved to he. Fishing
Isazsaffn
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

There IL o remarkable natural Curl
osity on small tributary Of the Mo-
hawk river in Montgomery county,
N. Y, known all over New England
~ 'sAnthonyis Nose" II is situated
ON the extremity OF mountain
called the Klips. and when viewed
from the river mt the entrance to
the highlands has the perfect shape
and general appearance of human
nose 1t least 800 feet long, Opposite
Fort Montgomery. in Putnam coun-
ty, on the east side Of the Hudson
river. there is another nose shaped
projection known to the frequenters
OF that locality as The Old Mans
Nasal Appendage. "-St. Louis Re
public.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

A pretty little Frenchwoman went
into one of the newspaper offices last
Tuesday and with positive air
passed an advertisement through the
window. The clerk looked ut ii for
q moment. smiled and then said:
THE English Ii o little bit awk.
ward. miss Would you like to make
any ehangesf
The pretty little woman tossed her
head.
mo, m'sieur xink knows how
to write "a good Inglis.
The clerk smiled again.
All right, and he watched the
little woman as she sailed out Of the
door. Next morning the .'adr APP
peared;
Pupils Wanted Mile. Narcotic respectfully
Announces that shs Wishes to show her tongue
10 the young American ladies.
Boston Budget.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10


One must 60 to England 60 see our
neglected towering laurel, dogwood
and spicebsssh as fiourishinK lnxalri-
ant In park and terrace, the o1mn-
inents Of high class gardening. va
can Judge little Of their capabilities
Of beauty from the wild specimens
crowded In swamps and woods. But
sometimes ono comes on i wild apple
tree on the open hillside Or white
laurel in favored spot, and their
beauty of outline, their wealth of
blossom, are never to be forgotten.
The loyeliest memory III my ola
home II the wild crab apple tree set
out from the forest, the soul of music
transformed to color. In spurred
bough, rich. shining leafage and
clouds Of hlushing pink bud and rosy
blossom. The blooming Of such trees
h festival to celebrate. ~ the Jap
anese hold national feast at the
towering Of their cherry orchards
And the wild apple u beautiful ii
form. In leaf, Ia tiower and red fruit
age into November. when its dense,
thorny sprays form picturesque pen.
cilings under the snow and frost al
winter.
The beauty Of early northern woods
II the snow OF the June berry. or
shadblow. its quaint native name
noting the date OF its blossom. The
dropping white blossoms, with pinky
tracts. relieved by the silvery. downy
green OF the unfolding leaves and
the refined coloring, make it even
finer than the tinged pink, white and
green OF the Japanese hydrangea. :
Garden and Forest.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
a LITTLE CHILD.

passa one day along the dusty street.
with heavy heart aad lns,ten,svs srs,s
hsn suddenly with tiny, pa,aerins f~et
little child came softly ~ behind
he Joined me, aisd we walked on s.a,, bv ala.
=. sohae spell OF silence could NOT define
"as on "a, then. with blue ey.s epeness wsas
-" looked " me and placed his hand II miu.
"aoy hand, ana yet 50 firm and strong
II held my tired one with kindIv yra.u
Ana as We walked stiil silently alosr
hy heavy heart found healing In tina, clssp
what sweet. mysterious influence led hin,
there
eahhoi tell, but thus II seemed 10 ms--
his Guardian Angel guided him To share
NY burden with unconscious sympathy.
aheehseions, for as yet his tender mind
Had never learn, that love IA kin ID uasn
AUD mi. h sympathy, whose links can hind
Their heart to heart as with = golden chain
re neeieu naught ot mine, he would not mtss
Me when We parted. nor would understand
ny thanks but on his brow left klss.
AND thanked God for the kindly baby hand
Penny Post
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

A little 5-year-old boy who had
been taught by his mother to place
an occasional penny in the missionary
barrel with the intention of passing
itin to the Sunday school superintend-
ent ON "A specific day had many
small deposits and was ready for the
eventful date.
1t il customary ON such occasions
for the little ones to have a verse to
repeat IN they pass in the little barrel
which liz to aid In educating the
heathen. The mother Of the little
boy had taught him to repeat the
Bible verse, 1.-The Lord loveth the
cheerful giver.r The little fellow
had mastered it and was ready for
the occasion. An older brother. some.
what Of wag. managed to convince
the little fellow that the verse he
had learned was too common aud
that all the other children would
have that verse, no he had better
learn another ONE The little fellow
dropped the first verse and took up
with the substitute proposed by his
wicked brother, and when he ap.
preached the superintendent OF the
Sunday school, with his little barrel
of pennies. he accompanied the gift
by the following verse: "A fool and
his money are soon parted" Imagine
the face of the superintendent The
little boy thought he had performed
his duty ty.-Boston Budget.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10
RMnr4I. ~ I.aaxlnn.

There are four swords belonging
to the city Of London. The sword IL
state, borne before the lord mayor ~
the emblem Of his civic authority.
This IL the sword which used 10 be
surrendered to thesovereign vi Tenn
pie Bar and when she came within
the precincts ofsthe corporation. The
pearl sword. from the nature Of its
ornaments. which Ii carried before
the lord mayor on all occasions of
ceremony or festivity A sword
placed at the central criminal cnnrt
above the lord mayors chair. A
black sword. TO be used In Lent. On
days OF pnblic fasts and on the death
Of any Of the royal family Harper'z
Weekly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-10

times looking straight out before him
sometimes ut me. he said
"Weih It happened sive years auo o,
Whereabouts. | WAS on this ilne, as
am stila-have been these fifteen wears
Do you know the line when Ii gets M
northwards into Blankshires-
mo. not intimately" | said; sis',
years since was through Blanlsshire. !
'Ah. well, there's part where the
country's very fiat - leastwnys. no,
hifly--bat when you've passed L..
there's splendid running bit, where
the track keeps nearly bee.line. blcs.
you. for seven miles down slight de.
cline, but still which It's bad to pull al
short In. We chaps call that the
straight seven and II we've lost few
minutes before reaching II We always
reckon to make MP time there easy with
out putting on steam or waste of Goa
for the engine. We just let her have Il
rs she Is, and Lordi she'll 90. tel
you. When you come . pund the curve
into the straight seven YOU can SEE
ahead the whole distance where ths
track goes into a cutting again.
IL
to slack of speed?" asked.
ssOh. no, ma'am. the curse's very slight
after passing I.---. Well, ono day VIZ
left L. three or four minutes late. ss
| says 20 my mate. Jcm. 1t don't mat
ter: we shall make the time square nj
the straight We always get up full
speed about three or four miles bs.for.
we get to II. and being NIL snug and
quiet fer good way there wasn't much
TO be done but for me TO keep my usua
lookout ahead
Here we are, Jem, and now for .
spin, says | joyously. as we dashed in tt
the running bit I've got a wonderful
long keen sight and la that second |
caught sight of small white object In
the track right away far ahead.
could see ii was n little child dancing
10 Its own shadow, never seeing Tho
train tearing ON behind II like q maa
devil. II was to live hundred year,
] could never forget that awful mo
ment,' said the man hoarsely, putting
one hand over his eyes--"por the few
minutes that followed ..Iem. thu
brake. the brake. ! shouted, anc
started the steam whistle shriekin 4
like a demon to frighten the child fron
the track, then shut of the st am. Tho
poor baby heard the whistle and saw
the black monster coming on behind.
heard her shrek of terror above tho
roar of the train-yes, did. I'll swear
II was not fancy-and then. my God
she started running away from tn,
train straight on in the track. Fancy
that sight-and with children OF my
own!
Nothing In the world can In on,
minute bring 10 dead stop train a.
high speed going down ever so slight I
gradient, and though she was stacking
every second with steam shut of ans
brakes on as hard as we dared till she
had got slowed enough 10 stop hei
dead she still swept on ~ II In defianc,
OF me and gained on the child han.
over fist II was q SIMPLY awful race
Ito win by stopping short. ! tel
you In those few minutes lived year,
OF torture--nothing less The swea
stood out on me In great beads, ever,
nerve felt sire tehed and dragges
10 brea king. and TO breathe seemed
like tearing my heart up Minutes
Lord abovel say il was lifetim.
from the start after that innocent hahs
TO the last clap down of the hrakel
that brought the train 10 q sharp stand