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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
CHLOROFoRMED A WOMAN.
Burglars Enter tho House of Mrs. Aifrcds
and Steal Her Cash.

buTeIurS EutcT inc uOuSc VI MTS. AiITcOS
and Steal Her Cash.
Chester. Pa. Nov. 20-Bold burglars
secured $3.50 at the house of Mrs. j.
Alfreds, No.1031 Hyatt street, last night,
having chloroformed the sleeping wo-
man. Entrance was gained through q
cellar window, and the burglars, no
doubt, knew where to find the money.
for they crept to Mrs. Alfred's apart
ment. where, after drugging her, they
extracted the cash from beneath the
pillow upon which her head was rest
ing.
Mrs. Alfreds was aroused this morn
ing by neighbor. and is now under a
doctors care from the effects of the
drug. The money was the proceeds of
a sale of property. and the police think
there are suspicious facts connected
with the case. Mr.. Alfreds is absent in
Massachusetts and the other occupants
of the house were a woman and two
children.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
TO FATTEN LIVE STOCK.
surplus Grain Yield of Nebraska Goes for
Feeding Purposes.

Omaha, Neb., Nov. 20.-Much of the
surplus grain supply Of Nebraska will
feeding purposes. The total acreage of
corn was 6,664, liz acres; the total yield
was 12S, S,740,9el bushels. This II an in
crease Of llo.ooo,o 900 bushels over last
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.

No Explanation Can be Offered for the
Donth Of Three pcrs0ns.
San Francisco, Nov. .20.--A special from
Brownsville. Oregon, states that John
Montgomery, his wife and D. r. Nc
Keecher were murdered on farm near
that place yesterday afternoon. The
victims had all been shot with q rifle.
The motive for the crime ID unknown.
The murderers will probably be lynched
II apprehended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
FIN LIE US
SPECIAL
SALE OF
Ladies'
MUSLIN
Underwear
f or One Week, Com.
mencing Thursday,
November, 18th. i
GOWNS

@4AWAkS WV w 4VS
10 doz Gowns with Tucked ana
Embroidered Yokes, at ........69c. each
dozen Gowns. with Tucked Yoke
and Embroidered Ruffle ............850
10 dozen Ruffled Cambria Gowns 1850,
The greatest bargain OF the season.
6 dozen Empire Gowns ..........$l1l
dozen Gowns, Tucked Yoke,
Sailor Collar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Also large assortment of Gowns
handsomely trimmed with Tucking.
Embroidery and Lace. at ...........
Sl.36, 31.45, t1.65, $1.9s, $25ea
$500, $3.50, $500, $500. 5000
and 500 each.
All these goods are included in our
regular line, the quality ana finish Of
which are SO we'll known that comments
are not necessary.
Goods and prices speak for them.
selves.
Outing Flannel Gowns for Ladies and
Children.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
WEATHER REPORT.

For Eastern Pennsylvania, clearing %
the morning, generally fair during the
day; colder; brisk to high uorthvsstsrlx
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21

Princeton Defeats Columbia.
I. New York. Nov. 70 Princeton freshmen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
These Bargains opened
Tuesday, Nov. 10th.

Genuine merit counts every time in
Scranton, and these six bargains will not
stay with us long. They're here today
end tomorrow. but we viii not guarantee
snem 'a'sr'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
Fifth BARGAIN
so PIECES

Fine all Wool French II ,nriettas.
The shades and finish are perfect.
The color list tells Of their recent
manufacture. Shades, Slate, Nut,
Tobae and Seal Browns, Sapphire.
Myrtle, Bottle Green, Purple, Plum,
Bluet, Royal Blue, Light Dark Navy,
Old Rose and Olive. A banner bar
gain at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
GET
DOWN, TO
TH[INKING I

We do q lot Of II, and experience
teaches US that 1t pays.
The problem before you is one Of
dollars and cents, but its solution Is
easy. and a little careful thinking on
your part just at this moment may
lead to a considerable cash saving
meanwhile. and much comfort and
satisfaction in the near future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
Special Sale Price, Sic
SIXTH BARGAIN
An Assorted Lot of
3S PIECES

All 75c. goods. Color effects and
weaves quite in touch with fashion,
: but they've fingered a little longer
than their mates in the same cloths.
There's nothing against them In any
way; and they'll surely take wings
at the
{, Special Sale Price, 37hc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
We're Right
ON Time

With this bargain sale of Winter
Dress stuffs and the goods offered are
far removed from the chestnut va
riety. In fact with one exception
they are this seasons styles, every
yard Of them, and that one exception
is a cloth that has been on the mar
ket probably before you wore pima
fores.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
THIRD BARGAIN
10 PIECES

Silk and Wool Cream of Fashion
Suitings in lovely combinations; Pin
Stripe effects. Keep these exquisite
two tone blends in your minds eye:
Plum and Olive. Tan and Brown,
Olive and Brown, Slate and Black,
Old Rose and Olive. etc. Our price
for this beautiful fabric has been Tee.
Special Sale Price, soc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
Americans nrc Safe.

Constantinople, Nov. .20.-Advices
from Aleppo are that all Americans al
Aintab, Marash, Orfah and Martin are
safe. The missionaries ut Kharput are
leaving and returning temporarily to
Constantinople
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-21
SECOND BARGAIN
rs PIECES

3S-inch novelty su:tings, two toned
ground with combination seeds and
brocade figure eeffcts. A handsome
cloth In dual colors as follows: Bluet
and Black, Bluet and Garnet, Olive
and Black, Garnet and Black, Light
Wood and Brown, Brown and Black,
etc.
A surprise value at the
Special Sale Price, 42c
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
An impossible House.

The man and his wife called on tht
architect, and the architect was glad te
see them, for business was extremely dull.
1--WE want you to build house for US, j.
said the man by way Of introduction.
Thanks" bowed the architect. u
shall he only too glad to do so, and ar
quite sure that ! can give entire satisfac'
ton"
"Well, you ought to-" remarked the
lady. I'VE don't want much"
What kind of a house did you wish''
inquired the architect
I'VE want a good, plain one of about
eight rooms" explained tho man, land
we will leave the design to you All WI
expect is that when you have finished il
1T will suit my wife and myself mean
on the inside We are not so particular
about the outside
The architect heaved deep sigh.
I'm very sorry" he said, but you will
have to go to some other architect WE
can't design an impossible house in thi:
Office. Detroit Free Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
Christian Epdeavor Gossip.

A blue jacket of Uncle Sans navy,
. Floating Christian Endeavorer, has
been laying aside a tenth of his income
recently, which he has given through
the American board for missions in
Turkey. in which he is interested.
Every one of the 1900 convicts in
the Kentucky penitentiary received a
letter from the Christian Endeavorers
Of Louisville Christmas
At the recent South Australian Chris
tian Endeavor convention this remedy
for long winded speakers was proposed,
"Sing them down"
There are 514 societies of Christian
Endeavor in Connecticut, with mem
bership Of So, 600, and $50 Junior socie-
ties, with more than 1000 members
A Cumberland Presbyterian social
committee recently sent out an invita-
tion to a social that contained ths fol-
lowing line: Admission fee-a pleas
ant smile and hearty handshake "
An Australian senior society is taking
q course of Bible studies, each member
In turn writing paper on an appointed
subject, which becomes the basis of dis
cussion at the meetings of the society.
The treasurer of the Texas Christian
Endeavor union says, ITO use Texas
term, we hope to come in 'droves' to
Boston in 1895. -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

Overhead wires are prohibited in Paris
$50 are sky sfgns), and how much the city
gains in beauty those only know who have
seen London, with its unsghtly webs
strung across the housetops, spelling what
ever of the picturesque there may be about
the streets and constituting serious dan
ger to persons and to property.
There is no comparison either in the eff
fieiency of the telephone in the two cities.
a whisper may be heard in Paris, while
in London telephoning is generally most
exasperating operation. A striking piece
of evidence upon this point is afforded by
the fact that it is well nigh impossible to
telephone from Paris to any given sub
scriber in London, and that before the in
strument could be of any practical use for
long messages the two great foreign news
agencies, Dalziel's and Reuters, We're
obliged to have special wires laid under
ground to their offices from St. Martin S
le Grand. On the other hand, any sub
scriber in any part of the French capital
may be heard with ease from the general
postoffice in London. In this and one or
two matters already mentioned John Bull
has good deal to learn from Jacques Bon
homme.-Good Words.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
NIistook His Audience.

The dapper little man in the check suit,
with bulky cane and a large yellow va
lise, saw good sized crowd on the street
corner and Immediately Owed into the
center of it. He didn't take time to ST
to find out what was the reason of t.
crowd $ gathering, but began business al
once The thick cane was given dexter
Gus twist that developed it into tripod,
and the l;sge yellow valise was placed on
top of it.
"Gentlemen, began the dapper man.
The crowd concentrated its collective eyes
on him Il have here " continued the
orator, with the easy confidence of man
whose life has been passed in public speak
ing, Il have here for sale at 25 cents a
bottle old Mother Sohnso's homemade
root bitters. These bitters, gentlemen,
are warranted to cure any case OF loss of
appetite that ever existed. Ten drops taken
Us u dose before mealtime will make the
most dyspeptic man want porterhoust
steaks, fried chicken, ice cream, a whole
half Of pie
He said no more. The crowd Of hungry
strikers, who had been living for two
weeks on half meal every IS hours,
jumped on him, damned his yellow valise,
bottles and all, down over his head and
chased him up the street at wondrous
speed indianapolis Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
THE FAY OF NAPLES.
4 stretch wherein Arc Mingled Things
of Day aud Night.

About Sorrento also there is something
OF Ncapoltan flavor in the sir The
Ncapoltan small boy is half monkey, half
comedian and all thief, and here, as else
where the boy is father to the man. In
Sorrento there is the municipal band, moro
ineXorahle in Italy thRl death itself.
There are little companies of men and
women who dance the tarantella in cos
tune on the terraces of the hotels and
sing vulgar songs, which the foreigner
takes for national airs.
There are not indeed so many beggars
as in Naples itself and its neighborhood,
but the perpetual attempt 10 extract small
coin from the visitor occupies the sole I'M
divided attention of at least one portion OF
the population. Here, as in Naples, the
guide guides not, but chatters, butchering
what he supposes to be the foreigners
language in order to make himself holt
day. Here, as elsewhere, the lively donkey
boy twists the patient ass tail, ultimate
" requests you to dismount at the steep
places, and gets on himself. Here, as In
all southern Italy, the small receptions OF
q very poor and not very clever people
bring a smile to the keen but often good
natured northerner's face.
All this l might describe at endless
length had it not been done so often and
in one or two instances SO well. There 1t
all is, more or less lovely as to its sur
roundings, more or less modern IN Its
buildings, more or less civilized by the
people that move upon the scene. And
below it and before it and facing 1t
stretches the sea, the eternal, ever chang
ing, ever abiding sea The splashes Of hu
man wrought color and the deeper tones
of man planted orange gardens and olive
groves and vines are forever contrasted
with Gods own palette, with that broad
water wherein are mingled the precious
things of day and night, the maiden rose
mallow of dawn, and the gorgeous purple
of imperial evening, the gold Of the sun
and silver of the moon and the precious
stones of the stars, all blending at last in
the depths Of the great liquid sapphire Of
that sea which wise men of old believed to
be the source of all living things. Coast
ing by Sorrento and Amalf, by Marion
Crawford in Century.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

DR. Clark, who has recently returned
from abroad, reports the enthusiasm for
the society in Great Britain as quite
equal to that which he finds in Ameri
ca The Baptists are the leaders numer-
ically in Christian Endeavor in Eng
land, although other evangelical de-
nominations are coming we'll to the fore.
England took the famous badge banner
for the greatest number of societies
formed during the last year, and our
English friends are evidently inclined
to keep it on their side of the water
DR.. Clark says that much interest in
the great International convention in
Boston next July is already manifested
among the societies of Great Britain,
and an excursion is even talked of from
Ireland to attend that meeting Alto
gether he feels that the prospect was
never SO encouraging for the Endeavor
movement as today in all denominations
and in all parts of the world. Like the
Sunday school, it is rapidly becoming a
worldwide movement.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07


we'll to profit by these directions. The
three piece skirt is quite as pretty as the
five piece and is much easier for the anna
teur to handle The first move Is to take
the material and spread it out and draft
out the length, always allowing an extra
inch for take up" Then measure across
the top, so that the doubled fold will reach
two-thirds around the waist. Hollow 1t
out three quarters of an inch in front and
mark in four darts, each inches deep and
TX inches across. These should cause the
front to fit smoothly over the hips. II
they are not deep enough or too deep, ad-
just them. The sides slant 5 inches, so
that the bottom of the front breadth is 10
inches wider than the top.
The two back breadths measure IL
yards each, and the front one three quar-
tiers Of yard or yard at the bottom If
preferred The back pieces are cut on the
full width of "a inch goods and the side
joining the front is cut straight on the sell
wage of the goods and should be drafted
so that the straight thread goes from one
to the other of the two XX's. The top OF
the skirt is curved u inches, and they
each measure Is inches across the top.
The back seam comes bias. The three
seams are stitched up, pressed fiat, and
then the facing, which has been cut to ex-
actly fit the outside, is put on.
First GENES n deep facing, or full lining
of silosea, with an interlining Of horsehair
or wisan A bias band of indcstrattihle
velutina is then stitched upon both lin
ings, so that when sewed to the dress to
turn the velutina is outside The facing Is
then baSted in place, or the lining If 1t Is
lined, and herring boned TO the outside In
invisible stitches. After this it is pressed
into perfection The darts MAY lie left out
of the front at the top and small gathers
run in to fit it over the hips. The back
fullncss may be gathered and left to fan
in natural folds, or it may be laid in the
small box plaits which spread out widely
toward the bottom, or it may be laid I'M
der in small, flat plaits two on each side
The model shows a skirt OF the same
length all around, but by allowing greater
length around the back of the two back
breadths ii can be made dcmitrain. The
back breadths, which are to fall in round,
fiat or burnoose plaits, should be lined
with wigan, or, better still, haircloth and
when the plaits are taken in at the top
they are fastened into their rounded shat
by tapes. The three piece skirt is better
adapted for street wear than the five piece,
and when for that purpose the three
breadths must be the exact measure all
around. 1t is quite impossible for any one
to make one of these skirts and have it e1-
actly right, and the slightest imperfectiol
shows elaringly, without dress frame tic
try it on, or some one to help the maker,
who is to wear it. The bias parts are also
apt to sag. Some dressmakers put straight
lining about 10 inches wide down tn
sides and catstitch it down Lining when
cut with the dress will sag with it.
1t is permissible to have very little
narrow trimming on these skirts, but al
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

most all are severely plain. The riehness
of the heavy folds Of the skirt would lose
something of its effect If chcapcned by
trimming. Enough of that is bestowed
upon the corsages
The amateur will be discouraged mort
than once before she gets these apparently
simple folds into their proper shape, but
with the diagrams as guide she will sue
coed if she perseveres. Those of equa.
length hang in manner that has made
them so famous. All depends upon tn.
finish of the seams and the laying in Of
those two or three innocent little plaits.
OLIVE HARPER.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
Hard to Realize.

The variety of ways in which a given
number of articles may be placed has of
ten created much surprise. A mathema-
tician once set himself to the task of cal
culating the number of different ways in
which the 30 cards of pack could be dis
tributed among four players, 10 to each.
taking every possible combination. 1t
would be useless to present the answer
here in a long row of figures, for no one
can realize what such a numerical array
really means, but the following illustra-
ton can be readily grasped:
If the entire population of the earth
say 1000, 900, 900 Of persons-were to deal
the cards contin tally, day and night, for
100, 900, 600 of years at the rate Of a deal
by each person minute, they would not
have exhausted the hundred -thousandth
part of the number Of essentially different
ways in which it is possible that the cards
can be distributed.-Family Herald.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
THE COST OE A CIGAR

''Oh, pshaw! a cigar, now and then,
doesn't cost anything" says boy who
has Just begun to smoke. And, oh, what
pity, some boys smoke when they are
not more than ten years old.
Now, | want to talk a minute to the
boy who says that \ smoking boy will
surely make smoking man. Let
us glance at the cost of it. First, to man
ners and decency. See a man Tor a boy
with tobacco-tceth. tobacco breath, and
W hole scent of tobacco about him, spit
ting and smoking and befouling every
place he enters. Doesn't that cost him
sonnet hing, in the opinion OF people
whose respect is worth having?
Next, in health. Ask any doctor you
know bout that, too. An officer OF the
navy. whose duty il is 10 examine the
navy, says that one=ffth OF I he hundreds
of boys who apply are rejected because
they have heart disease caused by smok-
ing cigarettes and cigars. We all know
that heart-disease cannot be cured.
Doesn't smoking cost something in
health?
Then look at the money-cost Some
body pays fer every cigar that is smoked,
and no boy like. TO smoke less than five
cent cigar. Take ii that he only smokes
two cigars day. That costs him 5000
every year. And If he smokes three, II
cost him S5i.75. In either case, in ten
years he has smoked up the price Of a
pretty good house.
Paid out all that money for sonnet hing
which offends good morals, good taste,
good manners. destroys good healt n,
makes many boy thief, and does moth
ing to help or make him better in any
way! What do you think, boys? Isn't
smoking a pretty costly habit? Do you
see where it pays?-Mattie Dyer Britts.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
A Little Nearer,

A well known evolutionist was trying
to instruct his little daughter in the first
principles of evolution. And SO, you
bee," said he, you must never again feel
vain and proud Of yourself, for you must
remember that you are only the descend.
ant of an ape. Now, do you understand
of an apes" well, papa" said the sci
entifc little lady, Il think do under
stand you, but anyhow you are a step
nearer the apes than 1 am. "-Epworth
Herald
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
HOMEMADE DRESSES.
HOW TO MAKE THE NEW SKIRTS
HANG GRACEFULLY.
CARE MUST BE TAKEN IN
FINISHING THE SEAMS AND TAKING
Up THE PLATTs, STIFF interim
ING OF HORSEHAIR EMPLOYED.

Copyright. 1895, by American Press Associa'
toni
The new skirts are known rs the three
piece and the five piece skirt, though some
dress1nakers call them the organ pipe ana
funnel skirt There is more labor and
time expended on the proper adjustment
of these skirts, plain as they appear, than
on many an elaborate costume. 1t Is only
BY the most extreme pains that these
skirts become successes, and whoever
wishes to make one exactly right Will do
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
Fond of Sugar.

No matter where the brute comes from,
he loves sugar. This seems to be about the
only thing that all of them agree is nice,
and any one of them will eat the saccha-
rine substance. have yet to find an ami
NAL that will refuse sugar Philadelphia
Call
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
The Cros, of Sacrifice.

To hide the cross of sacrifice and self
surrender behind the flowers of astheti-
cism, or to overlap the pleading of that
sacrifice with the qualification Of artis-
tic tastes or the indulgence of senti-
mental emotions, is to God dishonor,
not praise. -Churchman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

The boat had pulled away from shore
some fifteen or eighteen feet when Ole
Olson reached the bank in great anxiety
to get aboard. His friend, Nels Nelson,
stood on deck and waved his arms franti-
cally, bowling in the meantime. "Yump,
Ole, yump, aye thank ye can max eet in a
couple of yumps"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07
Compensation.

Lady Cat the theater)-Oh. deari That
woman's bonnet is SO high that can't see
an inch of the stage. But have one sat
isfaction-my bonnet Is higher and wider
than hers and If 1 can't see I'm certain
nobody behind me can either. boston
Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

Many Of the artificial precious stones in
the world, such as paste diamonds and
mock emeralds, are made In Glasgow.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

Instead Of candy, pickles and pie, the
school children of Boston can now get
five or ten-cent lunch in the schoolhouse,
consisting of excellent soup or chowder,
bread and butter, cookies, hot chocolate
or milk. This is done by the n. f. kitch-
en-, under the supervision OF Mrs. Ellen
II. Richards Boston's school committee
has three women in it, Mrs. Fitield, DR..
Caroline Hastings and Miss Pingree;
hence this advanced action.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

When it became probable that Colorado
women would have the right of suffrage
every society of women in Denver began
to study political economy and civil gov
ernment. They even sent for the presi-
dent of the Massac husetts w. {. I. L. to
teach them parliamentary laws. SO they
were ready to vote wisely. A good ex-
ample for Maine women.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

Mans conscience is a generous teacher,
which lectures him without giving him
away.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-02-07

Woman suffrage is marching on slowly
but surely wherever it has been tried, in
New Zealand as in Colorado. And 1t IL
in Maine; coming 5000 strong
Bath Daily Times.