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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

The mother was obliged to leave the
room for a few moments to attend to
some household affair, and her hus-
band followed to comfort her, and
when they were gone the ghost Of the
young girl approached the bed and
looked down on the little baby. 1t was
nearer death than its parents supposed.
and scarcely had they gone before it
drew its last breath.
The ghost Of the young girl bowed its
head; 1t was filled with pity and SYM
pathy for the printer and his wife. In
an instant, however, It was seized with
an idea, and the next instant it had
acted upon it. Scarcely had the spirit
of the little baby left it's body than the
spirit of the young girl entered it.
Now a gentle warmth suffused the
form of the little child, a natural color
came into its cheeks, 1t breathed quietly
and regularly, and when the printer
and his wife came back they found
their baby in healthful sleep. AS they
stood amazed at the change in the
countenance of the child, 1t opened its
eyes and smiled upon them.
''The crisis Is pastv cried the mother
''She is saved, and it is all because you
stopped at the church, instead of hur-
rying home, as you wished to do" The
ghost Of the young girl knew that this
was true, and the baby smiled again.
1t was eighteen years later and the
printers baby had grown into a beau
tiful young woman. From her early
childhood she had been fond Of visit
ing the church, and would spend hours
among the tombs reading the inscrip-
tiOns, and sometimes sitting by them,
especially by the tomb of Sir Godfrey
Of the Marie. There, when there was
nobody by, she used to talk with the
bishops ghost.
Late one afternoon she came to the
tomb with happy smile on her face.
"Holy father" she said, speaking soft
ly through the crack, "are you not tired
of staying so long in this tomb which
is not your own?"
Truly, I am, daughter" said the
bishops ghost; but l have no right to
complain. 1 never come back here in
the early morning without a feeling
Of the warmest gratitude to you for
having given me place Of refuge. My
greatest trouble Is caused by the fear
that the ghost of Sir Godfrey Of the
Marie may some time choose to return.
In that case must give up to him his
tomb. And then, where, oh where, shall
I go?"
Holy father" whispered the girl, "do
not trouble yourself; you shall have
your own tomb again, and need fear no
one"
How is that?" exclaimed the bish-
ops ghost. "Tell me quickly, daugh-
ter"
"This is the way Of It," replied the
young girl. When the mason plas-
tered up the crack under the lid Of your
tomb he seems to have been very care
full about the front part of it, but he
didn't take much pains with the back,
where his work wasn't likely to be
seen, so that there the plaster has
crumbled and loosened very much, and
with long pin from my hair I have
picked out ever so much Of it, and now
there Is q great crack at the back Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
BICYCLES AND THEIR COST.
Interesting Facts for tho Study Of
Buyers.

Interesting Facts for tho Study of
Buyers.
To the doubling "Thomases'' who are
ever asserting that the cost Of bicy-
Gle Is inconsequential compared with its
selling price the following brief sketch
Of the material that enters into the in
tegral Of wheel are here enumerated:
A machine was recently "dissected' and
in the bearings alone 160 miniature steel
balls were found. The chain possessed
1873 pieces, comprising links, rivets, nuts
and bolts. The two wheels had sixty
piano wire spokes, each Of which was
fastened to the rim by a nipple and
washer. The saddle contained eigh-
teen parts exclusive of the rivets that
help to fasten the leather to the metal
cantle. The valves in the pneumatic
ties contained four individual mechani-
cal contrivances. Each pedal had ten
separate parts and the brake and con-
nections ten component parts; add to
those already mentioned sproket
wheels, crank shafts, chair adjust
ments, grips, handle-bars, tires, rims,
frame, forks, hubs. axles, cones, wash
ers, etc., grand total of over 500 In
dividual parts is easily arrived at
In a thoroughly high grade bicycle
each one Of the integral elements Is
made by a costly piece of machinery
operated by skilled artisans, whose at
tention to detail and accuracy are as
sured facts. The machinery employed
in the majority of cycle factories today
Is of an automatic nature and the cost
of some runs up into hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars. Then take into consid-
GRAFTON the capital invested In buildings
and material in conjunction with the
necessary expenditure for the proper
marketing and selling of the product,
such as advertising. clerk and sales
man hire, depreciation Of machinery
and tools and other innumerable facts,
1t will be readily seen that a first-class
machine costs far more than the aver
age buyer imagines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

(ls
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery makes
pure, rich blood, and to gain in blood is
nearly always to gain in wholesome flesh UP
to the healthy standard
Every one should have certain surplus
of flesh to meet the emergencies of sick
ness to resist the attack Of consumption,
grip, malaria and fevers. Thin blooded
people are always getting sick, and none of
the organs of the body can get along with
out the food they require for work, which is,
pure blood. To gain and to keep strength
and flesh is the secret of health, usefulness
and happiness. With new blood and re.
freshed nerves confident feeling of return.
ing health comes also.
Nervous manifestations, such as sleep.
lessness, nervous debility and nervous
prostration are in nine cases out of ten "the
cry of the starved nerves for food" If you
feed the nerves on pure rich blood the
nervous symptoms will cease. II is bad
practice to put the nerves to sleep with So
called celery mixtures, coca compounds or
malt extracts what is needed Is blood
maker The Discovery" is composed of
vegetable ingredients which have an es-
Pecial effect upon the stomach, liver, and
blood making glands. For the cure of
dyspepsia, Indigestion, liver complaint,
weakened vitality, and for puny pale peo.
pie, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov.
cry cannot be eaualed. Thousands have
testified to it's merits.
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not mar his handsome profile, and his
build suggests the enduring strength
and suppleness Of q North American
Indian. One commendable trait in him
is that on and off the diamond he is a
gentleman.
Paul Radford, Scranton's shortstop
and right fielder, is full of base ball
"reminiscences. He knows all the crack
National league players, and when in
a conversational mood can spin an inter-
esting yarn Of all manner of diamond
episodes. He shrinks from speaking Of
himself, but he recently told the follow
ing to party Of friends: ut was away
back in 1883, my first professional year,
that strange incident happened, and
which was thought by many to have
an important bearing on that years
success Of the Boston club, Anyhow,
the incident and what followed showed
the superstition that prevailed among
players at that time and which pre-
walls now, for that matter. We were
on our trip west and had played in
beastly hard luck. All the boys had
the dumps by the time we reached De-
troit; the directors were kicking, and
We all felt sore. especially because
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the tomb, where you can go in and
come out just as easily as you ever did.
AS soon as night shall fall you can
leave this tomb and go into your own"
The bishops ghost could scarcely
speak for thankful emotions, and the
happy young girl went home to the
house of her father, now prosperous
man, and the head printer of the town.
The next evening the young girl went
to the church and hurried to the blsh-
ops tomb. Therein she found the
bishops ghost, happy and content.
Sitting on a stone projection at the
back Of the tomb, she had a long con-
versation with the bishops ghost,
which, in gratitude for what she had
done, gave her all manner of good ad-
vice and counsel. "Above all things,
my dear daughter" said the bishops
ghost, "do not repeat your first great
mistake; promise me that never will
you die of love-"
The young girl smiled. Fear not,
good father" she replied. when died
of love I was, in body and soul, but
IS years old, and knew no better; now,
although my body is but IS, my soul is
36. Fear not, never again shall die
of loye.n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

more, and in 1893 he pitched for the
National league team of the Oriole
city. That was his first appearance as
a professional and he did steady and
effective work in the box for Balti-
more that year and last season. Man.
ager Barnie prevailed upon him this
season to sign with Scranton. Before
entering upon the base ball field he was
a railroad employee. Since coming to
Scranton Mr.. Brown has established
himself in popular favor. His speed
dazzles the batsman and he uses sharp
and wide curves. When he has more
work to do this year the disposition
sometimes shown in his pitching to be
a little wild will disappear. He has a
strong arm and Is not afraid to use 1t.
His build is athletic. The accompany
ing photograph shows that he is good
looking fellow. He has a very unique
delivery, and before throwing the ball
executes a momentary war dance, but
he puts smoke on 1t just the same.
First Baseman William Clark, Of the
Scranton team, is a promising young
player, and already Is regarded as the
best fielder in that position in the East
ern league. He was born in Pittsburg
on Aug. 16, 1870, not being yet rs years
of age. He was employed by the Cres-
cent Steel company in the Smoky City
and distinguished himself as an ANA
teur until his first professional engage
ment with the Johnstown club Of the
State league in 1892. He held down
first bag for the Allentown club
in '93, and last season was seen
in that position with the Halle
ton club. While playing with AL
lentown in a game against Johnstown
he accepted sixteen chances without an
error and the same year in a game
against Easton he drove out a single,
triple and a home run out of three
times at the bat. He was signed this
present season for Scranton by the late
manager, Tommy Cahlll, and his work
on the diamond, both as a batter and
fielder, has contributed at opportune
moments to win games for the home
team His very dark complexion does
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

It Is a strange fact that Springfield
and Scranton, the two clubs at the
head Of the percentage list a week ago
today, are the two clubs which made
the poorest record during the week.
Springfield played only four games
and lost all Of them; Scranton played
seven games and lost five; the next
poorest weeks records are Rochester,
which lost four and won lone, and
Providence, which lost and won three.
iWilkes-Barre made the best weeks
record by winning four out of ive
games played; Buffalo comes next
with six out Of eight.
The work Of the Scranton team Is
simply a repitition Of the good fielding,
poor batting and weak pitching, which
has characterized the club throughout
the season. Possibly the week might
have been closed with as many VIC
tories as defeats If Quarles had been
kept out of the box until his arm
thawed out. 1t would be wrong to
criticise him when it is considered that
he was brought from the South direct
1y into a sudden and severe lowering or
temperature In the North. The last
game he pitched, ON a fairly mild day,
shows an improvement. Sir Richard
Brown, another Southerner, has not
rounded into condition, but when he
and Quarles are In good form, they,
with Delaney and johnson, should
make a formidable quartette. Then,
the only reason for losing games will
be found in the batting, which has not
been Of the pennant winning kind thus
far.
Richard P. Brown, Scranton's south
paw twirler, will be 90 years of age next
August. He was born in 1872 in Balti-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

It will be seen at glance that, the
Young Mems Christian association Is
fast approaching, in size, wealth and
influence. the Oldest and greatest Or
ganizations Of fraternal and helpful
fellowship. 1t is attaining very great
dimensions. and in this country par
ticularly Its power for good Is rapidly
increasing. 1t has passed beyond the
stage Of experiment or doubt, and 1t is
assured Of a prosperous and thoroughly
beneficial development henceforth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
Some Statistics Which Indicate the Size
of tho Y. NJ. c. A.

Some Statistics Which Indicate the Sizo
of tho Y. M. C. A.
From the Cleveland Leader.
Statistics presented to the interna-
tional convention Of the Young Mems
Christian association at Springfield,
Mass, show that the membership Of
that organization Is more than 244,000,
and that 1t owns property valued at
$1S,252,S75. In the last year the growth
In membership has been almost 10000,
and the increase in the net value Of
the property Of the associations has
been more than 100000.
These figures, 1t should be under
stood, cover only the United States and
British North America There are
about 1,40O associationsin the two coun-
tries, while In the rest OF the, world
there are $500. in round figures. In
Europe there are about $500. Asia has
nearly 200, and the other 100 or there
abouts are found in Africa, Australia,
South America and the islands Of the
Pacific.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
THE DREAMS.

Two dreams came down to earth one night
From the realm of mist and dew;
One was a dream Of the old, old days.
And one was dream of the new.
One was a dream Of q shady lane
That led to the pickerel pond
Where the willows and yushes bowed
themselves
To the brown old hills beyond.
And the people that peopled the old-time
dream
Were pleasant and fair to see.
And the dreamer he walked with them
again
As often of old walked he.
Oh. cool was the wind in tho shady lane
That tangled his curly hair! t7'''
Oh, sweet was the music the robins made
To the springtime everywhere!
Was It the dew the dream had brought
From yonder midnight skies.
on was 1t tears from the dear, dead years
That lay In the dreamer's eyes?
The other dream ran fast and free,
As the moon benlgnly shed
Her golden grace on the smiling face
In the little trundle-bed. ...
For twas q dream Of times to como
or the glorious noon of day
OF the summer that follows the careless
spring .H'
When the child is done with play.
And twas a dream of the busy world
Where valorous deeds are done;
or battles fought in the cause Of right,
And of victories nobly won.
1t breathed no breath Of the dear old home
And the quiet joys Of youth; 49, tg
It gave no glimpse of the good old friends
Or the old-time faith and truth.
But twas a dream of youthful hopes.
And fast and free 1t ran,
And 1t told to a little sleeping child
OF boy become man!
These were the dreams that came one
night
To earth from yonder sky;
These were the dreams two dreamars
dyeamed-
My little boy and I.
And In our hearts my boy and
Were glad that 1t was SO;
He loved to dream of days to come.
And Of long ago. -t.-
So from our dreams my hoy and
Unwillingly awoke, ,.
But neither Of his precious dream
Unto the other spoke.
~
Yet Of the love we bore those dreams
Gave each his tender sign;
For there was triumph In his eyes
And there were tears In mine!
Eugene Field.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
Cause for Reduction.

From the Dertoit Tribune.
Bank Cashier-The receiving teller is
leading a double life.
Bank President-Reduce his salary half.
One life Is enough for a teller.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
Beginning Their Work.

Beginning Their Work.
From the Boston Traveller.
The grape growers along Lake Erie are
said to have lost two millions-dollars, not
grapes-by the recent or present cold snap.
Can 1t be possible that this untimely pa
rade Of winter is part Of the Prohibitionist
campaign?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
THR MUSCULAR SYSTEM

OF every weary,
thin or thin blood.
ed person does its
work with con.
slant dimcultyand
fatigue. They feel
-" worn" or tired
out, rundown "
or nervous.
Feeble people
who are dyspep.
tic, find that ex.
ercise after a meal
Is sure to cause
lessened power to
digest food be-
cause there is so
little blood, and
what there is. ia
carried off from
the gastric organs
to the muscles.
What is needed
Is plenty of blood,
and that of the
%tr1,k fxs.x1 ~
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The Bishops Ghost
And the
Baby.
By FRANK r. STOCKTON.
BY FRANK r. STOCKTON.

copyrighted Bachelor Johnson Bach
Of the large cies
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

The ring fraternity now has two i'm
portant local matches in prospect.
John l.. Mitchell, of this city, and Ger
sey" Gordon. of Philadelphia. have
each posted $25 forfeit money for go
Of six rounds or more on the night of
June B.; while James Judge. the prom
Using lightweight Of the South Side, and
Mike" Leonard, of Brooklyn, are
signed to meet in the rockingham on
the might Of June II. OF the two bouts
1t Is probable that the latter will at
tract the more attention. but there is
no good reason why the Mitchell-Gor-
don battle should not develop q rat
tling contest. Mitchell has for several
years been known as one Of the clever
est m1ddleweight amateurs in the city,
and i'm each of his engagements during
the winter has plainly had the best Of
his opponent. He Is not only a good
boxer, but can jab straight and hard
with his left, has a strong right swing
and Is shifty. Although he is known
as an amateur. he really left that class
q few weeks ago when he gained a de-
cision over McCadden dn the Pfttston
National Athletic tournament. Mitchell
went against McCadden while believing
him an amateur. but the contrary was
ascertained Later. Mitchell Is instruc-
tor for the Nationals of Plttston ana
will train In that city and Scranton. He
has kept In good condition and looks
to be In better form than during the
winter. fs tlr
Gordon's style Of fighting Is peculiar
to many Of his class. He ID q rusher
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25

Two dreams came down to earth one night
From the realm Of mist and dew;
One was a dream Of the old, old days.
And one was a dream Of the. new.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-13
he HUNTS DUCKS.

The "man Of destiny" calmly sails
the bayous and bays Of the Carolinas,
hunting ducks, knowing that no silver
bill or amendment TO the tariff law.
such as would enable the country to
meet its current expenses possible with
out his signature of approval. He sails
and shoots, as uncOncernedly as he
fished the summer away in Buzzard's
Bay. Nero was n chump compared
to our Grover. Needless of the fact
that half dozen or more of interna-
tional complications are threatening
trouble. ali unmindful that his own
government is running in debt a mill
Ion dollars day, secure in the reflect
ion that his interests are all aSSiduously
looked after by Wall street. whose
dollars have doubled in value through
his policy. lie takes an occasional
nip and let's his breech-loader flick
er" with every whir Of wing over
head. Bayard may be impeached
and Alaska stolen outright by the
- ANisNAA- " ilsAt = TIT SO iO0E
as the shooting is good and the larder
holds out. Roast duck and claret. can
vassbaclS and fiz.what to him amounts
rhe Jeneau and Yukon mail route or
all Alaska with IFS frost and furs. it's
snow and gold. Nothing. So let the
new mail route established by the Can
nucks on American soil run. Our
mail-carriers. the Canadians viii say.
have been on this route for a year. Do
You mean 10 say we would run mails
on foreign territory? No: the country
through which these mails run unmo-
Tested is ours. The answer 10 this
from a people 100000 strong. is OBJ
vious. We must fight. We must
stop these mails; we must arense this
insult We must call home our pres
ident from his duck-shootlng. and make
him attend TO this more serious bust
ness; trlfing as he may think it. Con
sress is in no mood for delay. Every
letter delivered nj Juneau deepens the
mans infamy, if, indeed. this be pos
sible.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-13

considerable importance, England's
foreign commerce. upon which she is
absolutely dependent, would be ruin
ed. The merchant vessels which a
hostile power could actually capture
or destroy would be . small part Of
the damage inflicted. Merchants at
home and abroad would he afraid of
the risk, and the trade OF the tight
little island" would be paralyZed. En-
gland could not withstand war with
the United States for six months, be-
cause of the destruction of her carry
ing trade, to say nothing of the danger
in which her Eastern possessions
would be placed from the encroach-
mentS of Russia. Communication
with her colonies would be endangered
and she would be beset with foes 1T
home and abroad. in the front and in
the rear.
England is not going to war with the
United States over the Venezuelan or
any other question. The United
States holds the whip-hand, and the
country would forgive the present ad
ministration many of its delinquencies
if it would pull John Bull up short, and
teach him a lesson that would have
lasting effect on his bullying treat
ment Of weaker nations.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-13
INSULT IN PRAYER"

Many and varied have been the COM
| ments and criticisms on the strategy
of the captain in that army of mill
tant Christians known as the Christian
Endeavorers who planned the sudden
and brilliant dash on Bob Ingersoll on
Thanksgiving Day. Some have treat
ed it humerously and f1ippantly, some
with deep and awful solemnity, while
one has angrily denounced 1t as witch
craft and an effort to change a mans
opinions by practicing tue black art
upon him. Our esteemed contempOra-
~, the New York Post. takes the singu-
lar view that it was a form of stud
led insult" We have not yet been
able to work out the reasoning by
which this able editor arrives at the
conclusion that the earnest prayers of
Christian people for the salvation Of a
soul are insulting to the person prayed
for, especially where the subject of
prayer does not disguise the fact that
he is an enemy of the Christian faith.
Prayer may, indeed, be a means Of
conveying an insult in a peculiarly
gross, outrageous and malevolent form
The supreme court of Tennessee has
decided, for instance, that prayer may
be q good ground for divorce. But
there is no evidence that the people
who prayed for Bob Ingersoll desired
to hurt his feelings, TO rule his tenn
per or to injure his character. They
did not accuse him Of any fault or Of
Tense, except those he glories in and
loves 10 yaunt. So far as We have
heard, they prayed lovingly and ten
DERBY. They were not tale-bearers to
the Almighty, nor did they appear as
accusers before Him. Whether there
was any more virtue in this plan of
charging the mercy seat in solid col
umn than in the effectual. fervent
prayer of one righteous person, we
beg leave TO doubt. But we can not !
see that Colonel Ingersoll was insult |
ed by prayers offered for the repose of |
his soul