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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Finest line of Calendars ever shown in
the city at REYNOLDS BROS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Special drive today, Perfumes and
Atomizers at Ryan's, cor Penn and
Spruce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Cuff Boxes.
PRATTS BOOK STORE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22
Free, Free, Free

Fancy Waste Paper Baskets.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
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KLEBERG'S HOLIDAY BAZAAR.
Beautiful Imported Goods for Holiday
Presents at 30S Spruce Street.

Beautiful Imported Goods for Holiday
Presents at 30S Spruce Street
Owing to lack of space to accommo-
date the large stock Of beautiful goods
purchased by Mr.. Eugene Kleberg on
the occasion of his recent visit to
Europe, / have opened the store, sos
Spruce street (old postoffice building),
with the rarest stock of imported
China, vases. lamps, bisque goods, etc,
ever brought to Scranton. These goods
were all selected with exquisite taste
and are admirably adapted for holiday
presents.
They must be sold and prices have
been marked exceedingly low. Remem-
Der the place.
Charles Tropp, Committee,
30S Spruce street.
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DIR. Gibbons,

Catholic Prayer Books, largest line ir
the city at REYNOLDS BROS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Free Tickets to Skating Kinks.
See c. NJ. Floreys adv, page 3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

has just received a large lot OF Palms
Ferns etc, for holiday presents and in
terror decorating.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Pillsbury's Flour Mills have a capacity
OF 1850 barrels a day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Engraved cards at REYNOLDS BROS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Fnr Capes and ClOaks.
Our assortment for Christmas Week Is
very complete.
Fur Capes, $500 to $4,000.
Jackets, $500 to $4,000
Also Jorge assortment of Fur Scarfs and
Small Furs.
G. w. OWENS, Cloaks and Furs,
sos Spruce St, Court House Square.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22
Ladies Who Think of purcbosIue

Imported or Key West Cigars can do well
at COURSEN'S.
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L. B. McClintOck.

Episcopal Prayer Books and Hymnals.
PRATTS BOOK STORE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Xmas trees at wholesale at Clark's.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Beautiful Water Colors, Fac-slmiles,
Photographers and Etchings, Framed and
Unframed.
pRATTs ROOK sTopE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Excelsior Diaries for 1896.
REYNOLDS BRO
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There's no better Xmas present for the
little ones than Palmer CoX's Queer
People" All parts are now on sale at The
Tribune business Office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Magnesia and Magnnbcstos Sectional
Coverings.
orders for breakers. houses and steam
plants generally, solicited,
q. +. REYNOLDS,
Successor to Macan & Co. !.
]. s. REYNOLDS. Manager,
32l Center street!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22
Fnr Cnpes and ClOaks.

Finest line of Davis Automatic Ink.
stands at REYNOLDS BROS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

If YOu Think of Purchasing
Imported or Key West Cigars you can do
well at COURSEN'S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Catholic Prayer Books.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Pabst's Milwaukee Beer. cool and spark
ling, at Lohman's, Spruce street.
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Wood and Brass Easels.
PRATTS BOOK STORE.
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VOR4H'S
Holiday RUSH
IS ON
IS On

We had thought that
with a store four times
the size of our old one that
we could accommodate ev-
eryone, but we find that
even now we are crowded
afternoons and evenings.
We would ask as many
as can to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-22

Holly wreaths at Clark's are fine.
Fountain Pens, Gold Pens and Pencils
at REYNOLDS BROS.
Holly by the bunch at Clark's.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06

booth attractive both as decorations
and articles Of sale. This is one place
where the college colors should tiaunt
gayly.
one corner Of this booth might be
devoted to the exhibition and sale of
the photographs, If they could be Sc
cured, of the feminine crews of the
beat and canoe clubs at Wellesley col
lege and Lasell. The colors OF these
two colleges should blaze forth in the
feminine portion Of the aquatic booth.
A small booth should be devoted to
golf, for although the game is us yet
In It's infancy in this country, many
people are already interested in 1t and
many more desire to be. The booth
may be made gay with the golf flags,
and among the articles to be sold
should be balls, ball-cleancrs, putters,
drivers, cleeks, filters, hole cutters,
hole rims, tees, clubs, niblicks, cases
and gloves. Score cases and golf
manuals will also find purchasers, as
will bags Of all sorts made in the col
lege cOlOrS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06

the taxpayers of the big city tl,343,-
po3 year. Then there is the pay
u the commissioners, doctors, clerical
stan and workmen generally; the
maintenance of stations and offices
ana the thousand and one miScella.
neouS items of cost in the operation
of the department which brings the
Total cost of the machinery for guard
Ing the peace of the British meuopo-
lis Il few pounds short of 100000
year.
There are .12,oSo ordinary policemen
on the force. They are called CON
stables there being only one grade
below that of sergeant. The pay of
IL constable varies between n sh1l-
lings a week, the pay of new re-
rruit, and tSS l2s lid IL year, the
maximum pay of AL ordinary consta-
ole. There We're last year 1O99 men
on the London police force receiving
n shillings u week, which is scarce
So American money, although the
mere comparison of money value is,
of course, mo criterion OF the iadeQua-
ey OF the pay for the place. Clothing
Us supplied to the conStableS free or
if, from any reason of special duty,
the constable does not draw his sup
ply of clothes from the government
stores he receives TO a year in place
Iof the clothing. Z
This matter OF allowance is an i'm
pCrtant one in the remuneration re-
kcived by every member of the force
,aOnStableS, for instance, receive an
allowance OF coal money when they
hl" not living in the stations Mar
ried men get fourpence Il week and
Single men tArecpeucu half-penny
week. Married men living In stations
receive DO pounds of coal Il week the
year around; single mon 10 pounds
a week i'll winter and 20 pounds in
summer. This item of coal and coal
allowance amounted to I14,OJU last
year.
I The London policeman has by 10
means so good Il job. as far as &c
enumeration is concerned. as has the
New York policeman, making all AL
lOwanpr for the difference in compar-
atiye values there and here. Nor has
he nearly So fine n place in COM
pariSon with the lot of the average
Londoncr as the New York policeman
has compared with that of the aver
age New Yorker. Indeed, the London
policeman is poorly paid, even as pay
goes in England. Exchanges
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
DANCE OF THE GHOSTS.
Surprising Effects Produced by a
Sheet of Paper and apTumbler.

Most of us know that paper, when
trical power within it. but few realize
how easily an electrical machine can
be made with an ordinary sheet of
paper as the principal part.
Procure Il water glass, an ordinary
tray and Il sheet of common writing
paper somewhat smaller than the tray
The glass must have all the moisture
removed from it by exposing it to
considerable heat; then place it upside
down on a table. and on it place the
tray.
Now, either by ironing with Il very
hot iron or by holding over a lamp
chimney. heat the paper until it be-
gins to redden, and then for a time
brush it briSkly with a clothes brush.
The treatment will charge the paper
with considerable amount of electric
ity; so much, II fact, that ii it was
held over the head, especially that OF
Il light-haired person, the hair will
at once be observed to rise, and there
will be Il decided 'prickling" sensa-
ton.
If the paper be placed on the tray
upon the glass, before any OF its elec-
trical energy has been drawn from it,
the whole will constitute Il surprising
ly powerful littlc electrical machine.
On darlcning the room the applt-
cation of the llnuckleS on the edge Of
the tray will result in succession Of
remarkably brilliant sparks, watch
will be 4 surprise to every one.
\ surprising little display of this
paper electricity may be made by pre-
Scnting the dance Of the ghosts"
Cut small ohlongS of green tissue
paper and bond to the shape of grassy
crave mounds.
Beneath these. out of sight. place
tiny human figures cut from the pitn
Of the coruStalk or elder; the head
body and limbs may be separate pieces
run together with fine thread.
II these figures are rubbed with
PHOSPHORUS the effect VIII be most
startling.
Lastly. place well-clcctritied sheet
of stiff paper on a piece Of glass, fas-
teninG it in place with two bits of
sealing wax.
When all is ready turn down the
light very low A dim moonlight et-
feet may be prcductd by having
screen of pale blue tissue paper ready
to place between the light and the
graves"
Then cause the piece OF glass. pa
rercd side down. to hover over the
miniature graveyard, when the graves
will fly up fiat against the glass, so as
to disappear. and the pith ghosts, in
their luminous phosphorescent livery,
will first sit up. then stand, swayinG
to and fro in wind dance and finally
perhaps, follow their graves up to the
glass sky above them:
4 little ingenuity Will produce a
most startling effect with this simple
outtit.-Roston Globe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
GOLDFISH DANDLED LIKE BABIES

Lifted From the Water, Stuffed With
EdiblcS and Returned to the Pool
At Logan. near the null of Gallo
way, there is Il most interesting tidal
fish pond. a rent in the cliffs facing
the Irish channel admits the salt
water through Il narrow assure. pro
tectcd by grating. into Il circular
rock basin, some 30 feet in diameter
and 20 feet deep. The cliffs rise high
all around: stone steps descend on one
side to Il ledge lrrplcd into n foot
path ut the waters edge. No sooner
does the visitors football reSound ON
the stairs than the green water, hith.
rrto motionlcSs and apparently lifcIes',
becomes pcoplrd with large brown
fish rising from the depths, gliding
and daShing about in a great state
of excitement. These are cod. lythr
and Saithe, which, caught ON lines in
the sea, have been transferred to this
pond to he fattrned for the table. They
are fed daily by the keeper, says the
National (I1ngliSM Magazine. and eN
pericncc has taught them to connect
the sound of footsteps with their meal
time.
Formerly clappcr used to be rung
To summon them, but this was no more
than Il trick Of the stage; the football
on the stone is quite enough to awaken
them to activity Most of.--the cod,
being deep water fish. become totally
blind in captivity from excess of light,
but they become SO tame and aCcus-
toned To their keeper as not only to
trcd out of his hand. but some of
them allow themselves to be lifted out
Of the water. One may witness the
Strang" sight of 4 huge cod. more
than an ell long. dangled on the knee
like baby, his mouth stuffed with
mussels and limpcts, after which he
is returned TO the water witlA-a
mighty splash On the table thu Sc
fish. thus tended aud fed. prove much
better than fish brought straight from
the open sea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
STRONGEST LIVING CREATURES.
Are for Their Size the Cockchafer the
Hive Bee and the Flea.

What living creature is possessed
Of the greatest bodily strength in
proportion to its size? was Il question
asked by reader of PearSon's Week
ly. The answer was as follows: This
honor must be divided between the
cOckchafer, the hive bee and the flea
1t is rather difficult to apply Il test
to prove which particular insect
among the borers, the jumpers and
the carriers is the strongest. but there
is no question that in proportion to
their size insects undoubtedly possess
the greatest strength among living
creatures.
The flea can jump foot high, more
than 100 times its own length, and
taking its average jump as thirty
times its own length, it is as if Il man
jumped as high as the gallery of the
monument. The spring of the tiger
and the leap of the kangaroo are in
significant when compared to this.
Plateau, in testing the strength of in
sects by the weight they can raise.
found the smaller ones relatively
stronger than the larger ones. \ cock
chafer was strong enough to lift 24.3
times its own weight, small hive
bee 23.5 times the weight of itself.
Judged by this standard, there is
nothing comparable to it among other
insects or among the larger animals,
and it may be safely asserted that
~ tlA
between them, for though boring IN
scctS pierce the hardest wood it is
by the wonderful adaptation Of their
boring instrument rather than by alb
normal strength.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
ONLY A WAlF.

Uncle John Thorpe stood among
his flowers one morning thinking how
much better they were than the money
that bought them.
The front door opened slightly and
there came through a crcvice a very
small boy, much tattered as to clothes
and having StreakS of the town dirt
across his face
He saw Uncle john back among
the flowers and said:
Mister"
"What is it?'
Say, want Il rose" and he held
out penny,
"For one cent?
Oats ali can blow"
YOU'D better let me give you n
carnation. 1t looks just rs well in Il
gentlemau's buttorhole,' with smile.
NO kiddin', mister. | amt wearin'
flowers. Its for me paldner."
Your partnerY
DE Kid OATS always been wild me-
He's out i'll tie hospital and | fought
he'd like to have rose"
"l'ncle john picked out the rarest
and sweetest rose of all and took the
penny. The boy went away with the
great noddng blossoms Rugged against
his torn waist, and Uncle John was
left with the reflection that there are
some things in the world as beautiful
as flowers,
1t was a week later when the door
again opened, and the same tattered
boy. his face uunaturally clean. came
In and once more found Uncle John"
at home among his flowers.
Mister"
Halo, here; the boy that bought
the rose. How's your partner"
Oats what l came in about. He's
dead"
That's too bad"
Say, mister. do you make dem
Gates Ajar' t'ings for to put on cof-
hns?"
Yes, sometimes"
Well, tie boys have Clipped in for
one and here's tie stuff, and he
opened his right hand, which was
heaping full of pennies and ntckles.
Uncle John gathered together the
CONS aud counted them. The total
was seyenty-Six cents.
I'VE fought for dat we could get
somethin' purity nice fer tie kid.
Yes, indeed; come this afternoon.
The boy went away undeceived.
Uncle John" as he wired together
the green strands and the rich clusters
OF bloom. again reflected. and his re-
lection was that the gates must be
aiac for such kids. chicago Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
NEW IDEAS FOR FAIRS.

An aquatic booth which will show
forth fishing, boating and swimming
appurtenanccs would be popular ut Il
seaside fair, writes Mrs, Garrett Web
ster in the August Ladies' Home Jo2r-
nal. Fishing lines, rods, reels, nets,
baskets, flies. hooks, siukers. floats and
all the thousand and one tritles which
the true angler considers as neces-
saries of his art. will find ready sale.
Yachting caps, tiny imitation canoes
and oars. oarlocks. and any and every
thing which pertains to life on the
ocean wave" should have their corner
in the aquatic booth. Photographs Of
the champion college crews. and hags
and bunting of Harvard and Yale, Cor.
nell and Pennsylvania will make the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
EXPERTS WITH TIE PISTOL.
Some Wonderful Records Made by
Frenchmen.

Target shooting with the pistol is
prDcticed but little in this country
says the New York Herald. Within
the last five years, however, it has
been taken up by some as II pastime
Prior to the war pistol practice was
Dy no means uncommon. 5ut the rifle
supp!anted the smaller weapon u 81
large extent when hoStiTtes began.
Now pistol shooting, or rather re-
yolver shooting, is growing in favor
again. In France 1t is claimed that
there are more expert Pistol shots
than in any other country. This is
open to dispute, particularly by
Americans but it is pretty safe to as
scrt that there is more target pistol
shooting and more interest in it in
France than in any other land. At
the last annual tournament, held at
the gallery Of GaStinne Renette, II
Avenue Il Antin, Paris, there was plen-
~ Of evidence of the Frenchmen's
skill with the pistol. The scores were
probably the best made in France.
These tournaments continue about Il
month, and are participated in by the
best amateur pistol shots in France.
TO win a prize is considered great
honor. At the last tournament. re-
Gently concluded, the premier prize
was won by Monsieur H. Bonzon.
This gentleman is considered to be the
peer of all the pistol shots in Paris.
His remarkable performance was ac
r0mpliShcd AT Il distance of sixteen
metres 0ifty-two and one half feet
and the bull'S-cye was but one and
one eighth incncs in diameter. For
the first time in the history of this
famous gallcry-thp oldest in Europe
the use of rcvolvrrs was permitted,
and it will be Il source of pride to
America to know that VI. BonZon used
a revolver of American make. 1t car
ricd Il 4l-caliber ball
NJ. BonZon fired six shots at the
target. Not only did each strike the
bull's-eye, but each took off portion
of the carton. the small white disk
in the center which is only three
eighthS of an inch in diameter. For
this wonderful bit of craftsmanship
Nj. BOnzOn was awarded the grand
medal of honor, a prize greatly cOvet-
ed, but seldom won. The second prize
at this tournament was won by NJ.
Molnic-Paget, who scored forty eight
points by sending six out of seven
bullets square into the bull's-eye Sew
cral competitors scored forty-seven
points. The Illustration, which shows
the work of NJ. G. Kohn. in firing at
the word Of command, gives Il further
idea of the proWeSs of the French
men with the pistol, as does also the
one showing the stcadinesS of NJ. Bon
ION IN perforating the target, scoring
fifty points.
The lircarm generally used in these
competitions Is very similar in size,
shape and weight to the old dueling
pistol. 1t is breech-loadng, is about
ten inches long and carries a 3S-caliher
ball. a new French powder was tried
In the last tournament and was uni
verSally commended. 1t made but lit
tie noise and produced scarcely WISH
bic fugitive smoke that vanished al
most nstantanCously
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06

thoughts. At this l can only shrug my
shoulders believing that there are
more great thoughts in action than in
passivity-generally speaking. Where
born genius can turn his minutes
into poetry the average Stenographer
will play with her fingers.
Ii an ambitious shorthand writer
could choose her chief and it fell to
her lot to be amanuensis to a Platonic.
a Socratc or ShakeSpearian mind it
would be grand education to her
and ! cannot imagine pleasanter
occupation. But great number of
employers are illiterate and unedu-
Gated men, and to be continually writ
ing out the dictation of such does not
aid her ambitious energy, to say moth
ing of the evil influence on her liter
airy style. There is not even a mini
mum of inspiration in continually ac-
knowledging checks-always to ones
employers order
While stenography per Sc, like most
other feminine pursuits in this work
a-day world, is not lacking in its share
of disappointments, bitterness, and
even at times despair, it has also its
collateral advantages, which must not
be lost sight of. The most apparent
onc-indeed, the browning virtue of
stenography as an occupation Ito
which | hope and no doubt, that 10
per cent. of the Sisterhood will not
object is that as a "bridgo to matri-
mony' it has no equal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
ADVANTAGES OF SrENoGRArHY

suit for the girl with an ambitious
temperament. filled with enthusiasm
to conquer worlds" and start a bank
account The general routine work of
most business offices is neither educa-
tive nor mentally elevating. but In
stead tends to automatizing her No
doubt il has moral influence. and
produces Job-like patience which. II
not an heroic, Is held to he an an
goIic virtue writes Grace IA. Harte.
in August Donahoe's. The cver.cheer-
FIJI believer in the what IS is right
doctrine breaches that the automatic
routine Of the office stenographer will
leave her mind free to think great
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-06
THE PONIES ENCYCLlCAL.
1t is we'll known that the writer OF

II is well known lnal inc Wfllpf Oh
What May BE His Last just Issued.
the articles on Catholicism in the
New York sun is not only of great
literary attainmcnts but of authority
and standing In the Cathode church,
This gives great weight To the follow
ing editorial from the Sun on the re-
cent encyclical OF Pope Leo MIL.
We have before lis the original Latin
text OF the Apostolic letter recently
put forth by Leo MIL, and 1t is plain
that the interest and importance of
tho document have been in no wise
exaggerated. one can see, too, why
the cpistle should he regarded by Its
author rs In some sort his spiritual
Will and testament, for II expresses,
with peculiar and. 80 to speak, tiual
emphasis what historians will rccog.
niae rs the controlling purpose OF his
pontiticatc, the aim to reunitc all the
sccts of ChriStendom in one universal
church, and thus array the strongest
religious and moral forces OF the world
rights of property on which the whole
structure of modern civilization rests.
The very supcrscription of this ency,-
lical is significant OF the authors In.
tenton for 1t is addressed. not To the
bishops and clergy, n even to the
Catholic community Mt large, but
prlncipihus popullsque uuiversiS-"t TO
the princes and peoples OF the earth "
What we have here. in word. is a
valedictory appeal to the followers OF
all the dissident forms OF Christianity
to return to the fold from which At
various crises of Christian history and
under varying conditions In the past
they have departed.
1t is naturally to those oriental
churches, which were the earliest