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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-19

A young New York city lad, who spent
q vacation with very devout uncle in
Rhode Island, narrates very amusing
story ON the subject OF family prayers.
The uncle was noted the country round
for the length and fervor with which he
offered up his petitions, whether at home
Or ut prayer meeting. Those at home be-
came such bugbear to the boy that
whenever possible he delayed his home
coming at night until an hour sufficiently
late to escape the ordeal.
One evening he approached the house
as usual at about Z clock, thinking that
he had we'll escaped the rehearsal Of thanks
and requests for mercy. Peeping through
the dining room window, however, he dis
covered his aunt kneeling deyoutly upon
the floor before her chair.
Then he sneaked off and busted himself
in cleaning his gun. This operation COM
pleted, he returned and took second peep
through the window, but still found his
aunt in the same position. He repeated
his visits at long intervals a third and
finally fourth time.
Upon the latter occasion to his surprise
he saw his venerable uncle enter the room.
The latter, seeing his wife upon her knees,
took in the situation at once, and setting
down his milk pail walked to the wom-
ans side and shouted "Amenl' in her
ears.
Then the aunt got up as though moth
ing unusual had happened and began to
busy herself with the tea dishes. 1t seems
that she was very hard of hearing, and
not catching the first amen and being used
to lengthy prayers continued in her devo-
tional attitude for about three-quarters of
an hour, when her husband, Who in his
haste, had not noticed her position, re-
turned from some late work and termi-
mated her long prayer. New York Herald.
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with light colored trousers and i'm.
maculaSe collar and cuffs. A top hat,
well brushed and trim, was placed
upon the floor beside him. His hands
were clinched and his arms thrown
abroad, while his lower limbs were in.
terlocked as though his death-struggle
had been a grieyous one, On his rigid
face there stood an expression of hor'
ror and, as it seemed to me, of hatred,
such as have never seen upon human
features. This malignant and terrible
contortion, combined with the low
forehead, blunt nose and prognathou.
jaw, gave the dead man a singularly
simious and ape-like appearance, which
was increased by his writhing, unnat,
ural posture. l have seen death in
many forms, but never has it appeared
to me in more fearsome aspect than
in that dark, grimy apartment, which
looked out upon one of the main arte7
ries of suburban London.
Lestrade, lean and ferret-like as
ever, was standing by the doorway,
and greeted my companion and myself
This case will make stir, sir" he
remarked. "It beats anything l have
seen, and am no chicken"
There is no clew," said Gregson.
"None at ALL" chimed in Lestrade.
Sherlock Holmes approached the
body, and, kneeling down, examined
it intently. you are sure that there
is no wound?" he asked, pointing to
numerous gouts and splashes of blood
which lay all round.
"Positive!" cried both detectives.
"Then, of course, this blood belongs
to second individual-presumably
the murderer, if murder has been com.
mitted. 1t reminds me of the circum.
stances attendant ON the death of Van
Jansen, in Utrecht, in the year 1884.
Do you remember the case, Gregson?"
mo, sir"
Read it up--you really should.
There is nothing new under the sun.
1t has all been done before"
AS he spoke, his nimble fingers were
flying here, there and everywhere,
feeling, pressing, unbuttoning, exam
ining, while his eyes wore the same
far-away expression which 1 have al
ready remarked upon. So swiftly was
the examination made that one would
hardly have guessed the minuteness
with which it was conducted Finally,
he shifted the dead mans lips, and then
glanced at the soles of his patent
leather boots.
HE has not been moved at alp" he
asked.
mo morethan was necessary for the
purpose of our examination"
~"You can take him to the mortuary
now," he said. There is nothing more
to be learned"
Gregson had u stretcher and four
men at hand. At his call they entered
the room, and the stranger was lifted
and carried out AS they raised him,
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ring tinkled down and rolled across
the floor. Lestrade grabbed il up and
stared at it with mystified eyes.
There's been a woman here" he
cried. ITS woman's wedding-ring."
He held it out, as he spoke, upon the
palm of his hand. We all gathered
round him and gazed at it. There could
be no doubt that that circle of plain
gold had once adorned the finger of a
bride.
This complicates matters" said
Gregson. Heaven knows, they were
complicated enough before"
You're sure it doesn't simplify
them?" observed Holmes. There's
nothing to be learned by staring at it.
What did you find in his pockets?"
1--WE have it all here" said Gregson,
pointing to litter of objects upon one
of the bottom steps of the stairs. "a
gold watch, No 81, ,16S, by Barraud, of
London. Gold Albert chain, very
heavy and solid, Gold ring, with ma
sonic device. Gold pin--bulldogs
head, with rubies as eyes. Russian
leather card-case, with cards of Enoch
j. Drebber, of Cleveland, correspond
ing with the f. j. d. upon the linen.
No purse, but loose money to the ex-
tent of seven pounds thirteen. Pocket
edition of Boccaccio's 'Decameron, with
name of Joseph Stangerson upon the
Ay-leaf. Two letters-one addressed
to E. J. Drebber and one to Joseph
Stangerson."
"At what addressP"
american Exchange, Strand--to be
left till called for. They are both from
She Guion Steamship company, and re-
fer to the sailing of their boats from
Liverpool. 1t is clear that this unfor-
tunate man wa about to return to New
York"
Have you made any inquiries as to
this man Stangerson?"
81 did it at once, SIR" said Gregson.
81 have had advertisements sent to all
the newspapers, and one of my men
has gone to the American Exchange,
but he has not returned yet"
Have you sent to Cleveland?"
ave telegraphed this morning"
How did you wordyour inquiries?"
1--WE simply detailed the cireum'
stances, and said that we should be
glad of any information which could
help u.s."
You did not ask for particulars on
any point which appeared to you to be
crueial?"
~ aslsed about Stangerson"
Nothing else2 Is there no circum'
stance on which this whole case ap,
pears to hingeP win you not tele'
graph againp"
~ have said all 1 have to say" said
Gregson, in an offended voice.
Sherlock Holmes chuckled to him.
self, and appeared to be about to make
some remark, when Lestrade, who had
been in the front room while we were
holding this conversation in the hall
reappeared upon the scene, rubbing
his hands in pompous and self-satis-
fed manner.
"Mr. Gregson," he said, 81 have just
made u discovery of the highest i'm
portance, and one which would have
been overlooked had | not made care.
full examination of the walls"
The little mans eyes sparltled as he
spoke, and he was evidently IN a state
of suppressed exultation at having
scored point against his colleague.
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Iured TO His Fate,

They sat in the parlor, gazing at the
natural gas flames as they chased each
other over the asbestus surface.
The two were Miss Belefield and Mr..
Van Braam, and the young man was in
love with the young woman. He was
doubtful of her feelings toward him, how
ever, for she was not girl to display her
love, if she had any, until it was sought.
The young man had not spoken. He dread
ed the ordeal. He was fearful of the re-
suit. The conversation turned upon mar
riage, and in the course of the discussion
Miss Bellefed said
"In Burmah the women propose to the
men.
"How wish we were in BuImah, " the
young man replied, with slight stress
on the plural pronoun
"lt wouldn't do you any good if we
were" replied the girl. and Mr.. Van
Braam did not linger much longer that
evening. New York Recorder
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Come here" he said, bustling back
into the room, the atmosphere of
which felt cleaner since the removal of
its ghastly inmate. "Now stand there"
He struck a match on his boot and
held it up against the wall.
Look at that" he said, triumphant
ly.
Ihave remarked that the paper had
fallen away in these parts. In this
particular corner of the room large
piece had peeled off, leaving yellow
square of coarse plastering. Across
this bare space there was scrawled in
blood.red letters single word:
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TO BIZ CONTINUED.


This is the latest catch, and lots of fun
can be got out of 1t. Repeat the words
rapidly several times without punctua-
ton:
(Which would you rather do would you
rather tide in cab and think how nice it
would he to walk when you ride in a cab
or.would you rather walk and think how
nice it would be to ride in "a cab when you
walkln n--Tnmmanv Times
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avon wish me to comep''

"Gou wish me to comep'
Eyes, If you have nothing better to
do" A minute later we were both in
a hanson, driving furidusly for the
BrExton road.
It was very foggy, cloudy morning,
and dun.colored veil hung over the
house tops, looking like the reflection
Of the mud-colored streets beneath.
My companion was in the best Of spir-
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Pounds and Ponnds.

When her mother read from the letter
that Uncle John, who lives in England,
had lost $500, little Alice, who had never
seen her distant relative, exclaimed;
"Why what a fat man uncle must have
een".--philadelphia Times.
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Columbian Exposition.
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one Blessing,

Tom Moore used to tell a story about
staying az a boy with an uncle at Sandy
mount near Dublin and finding one morn
ing dead highwayman lying On the road
There was small bullet hole in his right
temple. An old woman was looking at
him. "Gentlensn," said she, isn't it
ihe blessing Of God it didn't hit him in
the eyer" Y"--"Seventy Years of Irish Life. +"
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-19
Photographic Panorama
WORLDS FAIR
Now Ready


for any Man, Woman and Child who
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Over TWO HUNDRED Views Shown, No Two
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All of the pictures are Of equal interest
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Columbian Exposition.
Part One Contains Over Fifty Photographic Views
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All Separate and Distinct Pictures No Two Alike
~ TCHICAGO, Illinois, the shore Of Lake Michigan from
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Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
FRANK OURY'S MURDERER.
Efforts to Extradite Him Re.
 sumed Yesterday.
Governor Hughes FarWards to the Governor of Sonora Proof of
 Acebedo'S Citizenship.

Negotiations for the return of Nicho- las Acebedo, one of the murderers of Frank Oury last fall, were resumed yes terday in an official letter from Gov ernor Hughes to the governor of Sonora.
 Acebedo was traced to Sonora soon after the murder, and was arrested there and put into prison. Acquisition was made upon the governor of Sonora for the surrender of the prisoner to the Arizona authorities. The governor re- fused to honor the acquisition upon Acebedo's claim that ne is Mexican citizen, and the case has remained in this condition ever since.
 In the meantime the authorities on this side have been gathering proof of the prisoners American citizenship. The letter from Governor Hughes con- tained three affidavits in support of this fact. Should the governor of Sonora decide to surrender the prisoner on the strength of these affidavits Acebedo will be immediately returned and the machinery of American law will be set in motion against him to avenge Oury's death. Should the governor not decide to do so he may submit the af- fair to the federal authorities at the City of Mexico and the case will be- come one of international importance.
 In case the governor of Sonora should refuse to act at all then the Arizona au- thorities will apply to the state depart ment at Washington which through the state department at Mexico may be able to dlslodge the murderer from his asylum in Sonora.
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
Summons.

In Justices Court, Phoenix Precinct, County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona RICHARD J. HAMBRooK and) W. A. SCHoRR, doing business as co-partnership under the firm name and style of Ham brook chOrr,
 Plaintiffs, BERT SPENCER and ADLINA c. SPENCER, Defendants.
 Action brought in the Justice Court of Pha. nix precinct, in and for the County of Marico- pa, in the Territory of Arizona The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to Bert Spencer and Adlina c. Spencer: You are hereby summoned and required to appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiffs in the Justice Court of Phenix Precinct, in and for the County of Maricopa, in the Territory of Arizona, and an- swer the complaint filed in said Justices Court, at Phoenix, in said County. within five days, Exclusive of the day of service after the service upon you of this summons, if served in this precinct, but if served without this precinct but in the county, ten days if served out of the county, fifteen days; in all other cases, twenty days or judgment by default will be taken against you.
 Given under my hand at Phoenix, this 31st day of March, A. D., 1894.
 CIV. TOMBSTONE,
 Justice of the Peace of said Precinct. Franklin Franklin, attorneys for plaintiff. tDate of first publication April 4, 1S94.l
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
FEAST OF THE PASSOVER.
Beginning of the Great Cere-
 mony Last Night.
How It Is Observed in PhcRnix-A Brief History of the Beautiful
 and Impressive Custom.

The Jewish feast of the Passover be- gan last night at o'clock and will be observed during the next seven days. It's observance by good Jews in Phoenix and in all localities where there are no congregations will be confined to the eating of unleavened bread or matzos and strict abstinence from all leavened bread.
 The ceremonies in synagogues how ever is very impressive. On the first two days all business houses are closed and services are attended at the svna- gogues. At the homes occur the caders or sittings at which the father of the family is seated at post of honor with his sons about him who propound to him questions as to the origin of the various ceremoniale. His answers form link in the traditions which have been handed down through the centuries. During the next four days business is resumed but many of the ceremonies are continued. Business houses are again closed during the last two days and the observance ends on the last day with grand feast.
 The Passover or variously called the Pasa' h, Paescech or Pascha, is com memorative of the passing of the Red Sea. It begins in the evening of the IA of Nissan corresponding to April 20. Un- til the final destruction of the temple It was observed by the sacrifice of the pas. chal lamb and since that time by the eating of unleavened bread. The sig nifcance of unleavened bread is that when the Jews were ordered to leave Egypt their departure was necessarily so sudden that time was not available to prepare ordinary bread for the jour- ney and in its place meal mixed with water and baked in the heat of an Egyptian sun was substituted.
 It is intended only to celebrate the anniversary of that most eventful day in Jewish history but in the years of wandering between the rolling together | of the waters of the Red Sea and the building of Jerusalem the exact date oi the anniversary was lost. It was only known that it lay between the IA and the p of the month Nissan. Hence the observance was extended to cover the whole period.
 The ceremony is perhaps the most beautiful and impressive of the many beautiful and impressive ceremonies oi the Jewish religion and nowhere else is it more strictly observed than in Phe- nix so far as the absence of synagogue and congregation will permit.
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
THE RED CORNER. M. ASHER & CO.,, Proprietors.
City Election.

| On the first Tuesday in May, in the year A. | D., 1894. charter election will be held in the
 city of Phnnix, at which the legally qualified
 voters of the city of Phoenix, Maricopa county,
 Arizona territory, shall elect the following city officers to-wit:
 One CD Mayor for the term of one year. One Q) Treasurer for the term of one year. l One O Marshal for the term of one year. One ID Assessor and tax collector for the
 term of one year.
 | One CD Councilman for the Second ward for l the term of two years. | One Q) Councilman for the Fourth ward for the term of two years. That the following places are designated at
 which polls will be held and the persons
 named who shall act as inspectors, judges and
 clerks of said election, to-wit: First Ward, polls at Gardiner block-In-
 spector, Aaron Goldberg; judges E. O. Grant.
 K. T. Swenarton; ballot clerks, J. A. R. Irvine,
 c. J. Dyer; poll clerks, Manuel Y. Garcia,
 Jacob H. Kirkland.
 Second Ward. polls at Wharton block-In- spector, H. H. McNeill; judges, John Burger, J. W. Walker; ballot clerks, W. R. Morrison, Geo. H. Marsh; poll clerks, Porter Fleming, R. A. Lewis.
 Third Ward, polls at Kincaid's ofice-In- spector, J. B. Lacy; judges, B. A. Fickas, J. D. Monihon; ballot clerks, T. D. Molloy, Richard Stewart; poll clerks, G. W, Chapman, P Perley.
 Fourth Ward, polls at Dublin corral-In. spector, c. F. Chapman; judges, T. A. Jobs, J. D. Reid; ballot clerks, J. s. Beyers, Lincoln Fowler: poll clerks, A. J. Porterie, W. B. Lount By order of the common council of the city of Phoenix. ED SCHWARTZ, City Recorder. [Date of first publication, April 12, 1S94'l
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
Y. w. c. A

About twenty-five ladies met at the Y. M. c. A. Hall last Thursday night for the purpose of organizing Young Woman's Christian association, 8 branch of the Y. M. c. A. Lively in- terest was manifested by those present which bespeaks success for the new association. The idea of uniting Christian forces in such associations as the Y. M. c. A. and the Y. w. c. A. is one that has proven to be successful. This one will be helpful to all who be- come mem bers. Vice-PresidentWollam called the meeting to order and stated the object. Miss Dobbs was elected temporary chairman and Miss Parker temporary secretary. The constitution and bylaws were read and adopted. The meeting adjourned to next Thurs day night at 80 o'clock to complete the organization and elect officers.
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
He Sold 1t PieCemeal.

Albert Hassels got into jail yester- day for fifteen days for disintegrating and selling the fragments of bridle which belonged to another man. It was $45 affair, had a $l5 bit and other costly ornamental features. Hassels borrowed it of Robert Linville and had it in his possession so long that he came to think it belonged to him. He sold the bit and some of the silver en- bellishments to an aesthetic gentleman at Frog Tank for enough to buy whole but ordinary and suitable bridle. He will spend his fifteen days retire. ment from society in study of Black. stones Rights of Property"
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21

boy wac locked Ep il1 closet and in the rush and excitement incident to the business of instructing youthful ideas how to hut the bulls eye nine times out of ten. was forgotten. He took no part in the mental target practice that after noon.
 In the regular course of events that session of school reached termination and the pupils marched out to the taps of drum. The teacher followed and young Williams stood guard in the dark closet. The teacher at distance of block or two heard shriek which she immediately connected with young Williams. She heard other shrieks and by means of them was enabled to find her way back to the school house. A blind school ma'am would have had no trouble in finding the school house as long as young Williams was in that closet. He was released but not before he had contracted case of nervous prostration which made business for a doctor.
 MT. Williams does not believe that the school system of Phoenix is radically wrong or that thls particular teacher is inefficient. He only thinks that a teacher who leaves the school house at night under the circumstances just detailed is troubled with defective memory.
 He wants the science of mnemonics made part of the examination Of teachers in this territory.
Arizona republican., 1894-04-21
Electric Fans.

The East End Electric works are now prepared to make contracts for fan ser- vice for the coming season commencing May l, 1894, on the only reliable, safe and satisfactory system no volt direct. All other systems are unreliable, un- satisfactory and dangerous. Applica- tions should be made at once to the company's office, corner Second and Adams streets.