The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-03
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The esteemed Hazleton Plain Speaker
ia now entirely owned and edited by
James L. Morris, who has been for some
time connected with its management as
president Of the Plain Speaker com
pany. Mr.. Morris is a polished writer
an affable gentleman OF wide Acquaint-
auce and extended scholarship, and a
man whose greatest fault ia that he Is n
Democrat Under bis direction this
wsll-establishsd journal ought TO eI-
perience new lease o. life and viva
city. one bright, new feature is already
attracting attention. that In which
Editor Morris, writing In the frat per-
sonal singular. records rasy impress
ions "a 10 passing events Recognition
Of the popular interest attaching TO in-
diyiduAl opinions brseEily expressed has
been rapid in the newspaper world Of
late No good newspaper 10 nowadays
dee med complete without its column
Of sprighily and good-humored current
gossip,
We must dissent. however. 90 this one
Of Brother Morris conclusions THE
SCRANTON TRIBUNE editorially 20 the
extent OF three-quarters Of a column.
lamsnts over the lack Of culture tn
Scranton. Its wall is due 70 a reAliEs-
,ion Of its citizens great lack Of appre-
citation OF the drama. made manifest
By the fact that Palmer's theatrical
company, which. THR TRIBUNE says, Is
the best today playing on American
soil. played In tho Electric City on
Friday and Saturday to almost empty
houses A thorough realization Of
ones shortcomings IL the most neces-
sary condition precedent 10 an amend
lnent OF ones ways and 1t is with the
realizing sense Of It's peoples shorteom-
ings that Tue TRIBUNE begins the
herculean task OF instilling culture
into the citizens OF Slocum Hollow.
Hard the road IL has TO travel " From
expressions aud letters which have
since reached us,w are convinced that
our recent wall" was not without
good results Culture Ia not plant Of
mushroom growth IL takes time 20
develop Bat citywhich can contribute
9, 800 attendants 10 n concert like that
given Tuesday evening In the new Elm
PARK church by Mime. Bauvelt, aud
these representing a. fine an array OF
beauty. chivalry and intelligence IA
could be found anywhere in the United
States, 10 assuradly getting on. Give
us time, dear friend, give us time
We are progressing rapidly Here II
Is we'll on toward Memorial Day and
we havn't yet heard a single fish lie.
u that doesn't speak we'll Tor recent
religious instruction, | should like to
know what does After Mr.. Moody
gets through with Wilkes Barre, the
esteemed Leader OF that city will not
have the hardihood 10 indorse as true
such fable rs that which II acoredils
to J. b. Woodward. Frank Wheaton.
DIR. VIII 5. Kelly, A. b. Walters and
A. +. Svibel In the following language
1T was on Fishing Creek, that pretty
stream that skirts the North mountain,
at a point known as Helsm's bridge.
Druggist Walters was fishing In the
pool below the bridge when his hook
was taken with . jerk that told
he had something worth hanging
on to- Up and down tho stream
they fought until the whole party,
aroused by the noise OF the conflict
came up and watched the exciting
sport Finally the monster front was
landed and then followed q small cele-
brstion over the size and beauty OF the
fish. No creel was large enough to
hold 1t and it was lugged to camp like
a shad. AS soon as convenient 1t was
opened and cleaned and the first thing
taken out was spring chicken. Mr.,
Walters was at first accused OF having
baited his hook with a chicken, but he
Indignantly denied 10, with the remark
that spring chicken was pretty nearly
as good eating as trout But there II
was, small chicken. Every one of
the party saw 1t and now have new
pointer about bait" The Leader gen.
erously explains that the narrators have
a little mOdesty In relating the tale,
feeling that 1t would be classed with
other remarkable legends that come
within the province OF the fisherman,
but all Of them earnestly state that this
is true fish story, which Of course ID
to be taken cum grano sails
So
According to latest reports the hon.
orable William Henri Hines 10 cavart.
lug up and down iths corridors Of time
objurgating Postmaster General Bis.
sell In language more expressive thar
elegant, One of the appsllations ap-
piled to Mr.. Blssell ia that of IAN old
duffer," whom Mr.. Hines says he will
see In Halifax. or some other place
equally remote before he, which ia tc
say HineA will 20 TO him again for a
political favor, No doubt this is q very
delicate subject in tho honorable Will
liam's mind, but We suspect II will be
even more painful before the Kingston