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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-25

JAMES w. OAKFORD, ATTORNEY
at-Law. rooms 63, 6i and Go, Common
wealth building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-25
Lawyers.

ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM j. HAND.
Attorneys and Counsellors common
wealth building. Rooms 10. 20 and q.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

and take charge Of the kennels at Cragston. Hav-
ing accepted the invitation he bought for MT MOT
gan and brought TO this country the four or hVe
collies generally regarded at that time TO be the
best In England with these importations ana the
dogs Mr. Morgan already had. the most noted collie
kennels I'm the country started.
In less than a year after this time MI Morgan
collles became famous in the dog world, Tor n"
entered them at the bench ahows. and they carried
everything before them. These successes were re-
peated the following year. except that they were
greater for he now had several dogs In the challenge
class. in which the best and most highly priced
awards made. 1t may not be inopportune mere
az this is the OF the dog show at Madison square
Garden, to explain what Is mean. by "A dog III the
challenge class and dog that Is champion Here
Is the rule The challenge class shall be for all dogs
having won four first prizes In the open classes
dog having won three first prizes In the chhhense
class one OF which shall have been won at snow
having not less than 800 entries. shall have the pr'-
lege OF the title Of champion without further com
petition" So It may be that there may be five
or fifty champion coes IN the country at one time
a mere defeat now and then does not rob dog OF
his honorary titles: and In this regard as In pretty
nearly every other dogs better or than prize
fighters. Though so young In the field. MI Morgan
has several champions Of his own breeding the
most famous OF these IL Ros.yn wilkes. whose sire.
ScotIlla was once famous In the show ring and
whose dam. Bertha. has been the mother OF many
famous dogs-Bendigo and Jackye Dean, Tor IN
stance At the New-York show last year Roslyn
wilkes In the challenge class beaten by Wells
bourne Charlie. of the Chestnut Hills Kennels. ana
so his fair fame tarnished triie AT the same
show Mr. Morgan had "A collie. imported sefton
Hero that did not compete with Wellsbourne Char-
lie not having yet reached the challenge class. Ihis
vear however Seton Hero Is eligible for that class
and in few days It will be known which OF these
dogs is considered to be the better.
As Mr. Morgan had Seton Hero In reserve Iast
wear. so he has another English wonder newly ar
r,ved this season. Ruff)rd Ormonde. This dog must
have cost very tidy sum, something In the neigh
borhood OF 5000 Some months before his purchase
an American gentleman offered 400 for him. and the
offer was refused. the owner saying that the dos IS
s,,d fees were 400 year. and he did not know how
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17
~ rLECrIOy ~ KANSAS CiIi'

From The Chicago Post. 49,.
hreak IN the Iistless monotony o., oi ,aSs Mas occs
orea~ n the De Bord- -McCurdy contest was oSea
sie,oSS ,S nv The advent OF John ODE VINO se. ,en a.
onrse sionea Brannsans proxy as Judge OF eecten m
@ r;v Oh precinct Contrary TO the custom, u. mss
the si1.n ,d o All the vacancy at the polls, but was
no. ra,v 80 sworn ir and took his place ., n, ..x.a
'"Vbat part did you take IN 'he eiee"o"' "'e~
Attorney Taylor. -,
II turned the crank
What crank ,u..hov"
hid YOU help make up the ballots! 50.
"No. the polls had not Closed when leit TX Wa
only q o'clock when left. ,,,.,
"iyhy had not the polls closed az o cocK'
Not much They were open until 3
did You sign the pol-book and tally-sheet before
you eft?' ,.., ,,on, u,h,, - ma.
There was something else they forgot TO nave
s,nnsd So 7 had TO 20 to Owsey's Office about half
past 10 O'clock that night and sign IT, don't know
What that was. either. One Of the men In owsi,ys
office came after me. ,,. -. ,,,..,. "a
fce?'
Yes" .,
Were they locked up in the ballot-box.
Part OF them WERE The box would not hoId .ne W
all so the fellows carried them down IN tne"
hands" - ...... a.
ode Is sa,oon-keeper. The present eo"'es'
that for a minor county office.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

he could invest 600 to such advantage. So Mt Nor
gan must have paid considerably more than toV'
This dogs first public appearance In this country
will be Madison Square Garden next Tuesday'
or course there is great curiosity TO see him. sput
there is much interest to see the puppies anu
youngsters among Mr.. Morgans dogs. This interest
is due the fact that Mr. Armstrong, the kennei
manager Is generally regarded as the most scientnc
OF any OF the collie breeders in this country. He Is
permitted to carry out his views as TO breeding anu
these views are not formed hastily but after long
and careful study o: the pairs he proposes to mate
After this study it Is conceded that Mr.. Armstrong
predict with some certainty what an UNBORN
litter will be And i'm breeding for color his success
has been most remarkable. He has obtained several
litters almost entirely white. or white spotted or
hecked with orange. One Of these white colies,
Blizzard has been very successful In the show ring.
These dogs at Crlgston are not trained TO drive
and protect sheep. which is rather pity for dog
not cultivated in the particular thing for which
nature intended him Is more apt TO deieriorate than
to improve. This collie or sheep dog has been the
valuable of his and his intelligence Is as
great as any other. Some authorities indeed. main
tain that the collie is the most intelligent OF all
logs. and many stories could be told that would
90 far to sustain this assumption But the useful
ness OF the collie. far the dogs history
stretches has always been conceded. The Ettrick
Shepherd ventured the opinion that without the
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17
THE INTELLIGENT COLLIE.
FINE DOGS IN MR.. J. PIERPONT MORGAN'S
KENNELS AT CRAGSTON.

The general public knows Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan
the banker and capitalist, to be many-slueu man
but Il is likely that he is not often tnought o as
dog fancier a capacity In which ne mas achie'ed
and takes pride IN holding a great uisthctioh
writer who is also authority on dogs ana dos
breeding said OF Mr.. Morgan: Those VINO nave had
the best opportunities to judge OF his charac'escs
say that his predomnatng trait Is tEoroushhess
At any rate the public has long been IN the haoit
of believing that his active cooperation III any en-
terprise. whether Of finance, charty OF euuca-
ton was ra ther satisfactory guarantee OF success
An instance of the thorough way In which ne does
things is be found in the success OF the Crasstoh
kennels. in which sheep dogs|or coes are bred
and 1t is not impossible that visitor 10 these
kennels. II that visitor be genuine lover OF dogs
will come quite near to Mr. Morgans real self
those who him In his countiEg-room or sit
next to him at a directors table" Mr.. Morgan.
though amateur. probably breeds more colles
than any other owner in the United States and has
for his stud dogs the most costly collles ever
brought TO this country. But he does rot see the
produce OF his kennels Those puppies he does not
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

US to settled thought Learned leisure-at least
In my case-is most at home under the presi-
dency OF a pair of wax .andles. II | wish TO
think thing out nothing is more conducive to
the process than their subdued and restful rays.
Their quiet appeal is irresistible. and presents
pleasing contrast to the agg. essive. self-assert
iveness Of gas and electricity. The worlds great
est poets are popularity supposed to have derived
their inspiration from the moon; but II the
truth were known. II Is to the candle. and in
some cases a tallow dip at that, to which they
indebted for their muse
Finally there is what may be called the re-
hgious role of the candle. and II plays a very
important part in most ceremonies OF the Roman
Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. never
more so. perhaps, than in connection with the
last rites for the dead And when. at the most
solemn portion of the funeral service In the
liturgy OF the Greek Church the fiickering can
dies held by the chief mourners are extinguished'
II seems to recall more than anything else IN the
entire ceremony memories Of that soul that , mas
Just gone out EN-Al HCIiE.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17
TWO MUSICIANS.
"REMINISCENCES OF MENDELssoHN AND sCHr
MANN.

REMrxrscEycEs OF MENDELssoHN AND scIIr-
MANN.
From The Woman at Home
German friend has sent me some interesting
mann. AS a boy he studied under Mendessohn at
Ieipsic The great composer was always very punct-
S ra at ms 6eSG M the hour had struck and
group OF them would sometimes gather AT 'he ne WIN, WIN
dow 10 watch the master AS he was making his way
to TO the house When his step brisk hls gestures
lively and his head Wen RAISED fhe on cidSs ,S agw 1bey
hand his step was slow and MS head slightly b@en' @
some sorrow or disappointment weigned upon HIM; m
His pupils used to sit round me arge tan,T IN ,he
up their musical compositions one after another
critlcisng them minutey ,o,.oroa H.. o,,,,ora,h-
hunters. After having been ANNOYED for weeks by
person of this kind he took his album anH Tr9e on
And God created great whales ,.o or,. .,
Jean Paul and used to say he owSh more nor, n TO MN
than 10 any composer Of music ssI rhev
rrItinised each other freely but without mean
rjvairy once Schumann refused to go Tor walk
d W,,h no ms vant To- Interrupt his fow OF inspiration
Some days afterward Mendc.ssohh cailen on mn, MN
and was asked 10 examine the new composition
"Ah" he said. with a smiling glance at Frau schn-
mann "he would have done better TO take axe %naf WAX
much Inferior to the rest of the composition me
two great musicians were mosl hno scbnmann
once left party in indignation because some one
had made dsparagng remark ano", sr,nnS conn
s;dered Schumann inferior TO Mendelssohn re re
could not make himself so easily uhaerseoou STOOL ~
lis pupils. and could express hnsen PEI pe.'Si i,, ~
writing than by word Of mouth: ne SPOKE niue,
even When among his friends In the evening ne
was more communicative than In the dayume. y
friend who had not seen him for many yycars years
wished to call on him Schumarn, nh, gpa me vepv
aulet / can talk best In the evening" best OF al an
a. the niano" As Kapemeister. Schumann was
less strict than Mendelssohn. AT the rehearsasi i ne
was considered too indugent ana "yemcn,s Of
his conductors staff were frequently so uncen h .ha,
and vague that Impossible to make ouI w,'a ,h
part OF the bar was meant. Mendelssohh' Oh Wv, VIZ
contrary used TO rule the orchestra WIN ,as .arv
wand. Every followed ms eu'"""S'' '"'
mind worked In time with ms, u. .h,,, the
1t was habit Of Schumanns TO Tain M foored TO
room on ptoe while composing as II ne lehIeu rear ~, ~
break the silence In the streets his gait was siom
and measured and he was never khown ha - nfe he
a hurry. During the last years or MS Iie ~ n
always dressed in black. and with his tall ha' ""'
often mistaken for clergyman
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

collie the Highlands OF Scottnd would be almost
Useless for sheep farming and he adds: 1T would
require mole hands to manage a flock of sheep,
gather them from the hills. force them into houses
and folds ana drive them to the markets than the
profits ~ tho whole stock would be capable or
maintaining This useful work ~ not done by In
stinct alone but by instinct and training. And the
training has so developed the instinct that II Is
Transmitted - the progeny In an Increased degree
The puriy ~ long line ~ working dogs VIII not
only take 90 work much more naturally than the
nsprng = dogs that during generations have lived
In id.enc.s bur the work will be done more nelli-
gently ami thoroughly.
The logs therefore which are bred only for COM
panionsn.p ami lor the show rng. while they may
boz ham. oncr in appearance and more amable In
manner than the working dogs. are very sure L.
rctrogrado ln a most important regard. They can
not mauAr. sheep anl their progeny VIII not learn
10 ., it so easily Ta, working collie is famous FOR
di-nkins % do tricks. tie VIII learn any lesson set
for HIM but $50 soon ne learns that there is no
utility iu d Performance b" VIII refuse - repeat H.
Anl the working collie learns this very quickly.
Iiut the show COLL" Vii fctch and carry ana stand
on his h.YI logs like any spanie. or poodle. For a
COLI. o. ll tricks ems 20 bc lrrciuidhl" evidence
~ rsrnsrr--ir Tricks are foreign % scotch snep-
herds and scotch shepherd dogs ~ well
But while the working collie scorns tricks after
having learned them. this dog has done many things
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

choose 70 koep-and II he kept them all he would
have 90 enlarge his PREMISE ieveral times @ year
he gives 10 his friends. Il must not he understood.
however that Mr.. Morgan gives a COLI" Co any one
who asks for ". by no means. KIT ~ a collie
from his kennels l. mark 81 high personal re-
gard and no not likely 20 appreciate the owner
ship OF u high-bred animal stands much chance ot
receiving one from the Cragston kennels
Mr. Morgan's country seat on the Hudson River
at Highland Fails near West Point. r. name.
Cragston. and here Il is that be- has his kennels.
The kennels only started very few years
ago. though previous 10 that he had always k'p,
dogs and 20 certain extent. had bred and i'm
ported them His first love among dogs was Tor
mastins and he had some splendid specimens Of
this gentle beast FAR back as twenty years ago.
lie did not exhibit them ,he dog shows. however.
and so in what l. known a. the dog world. ..f
was unhearl-of name. Later H. became partial
20 collics. and imported several which Mere among
the best ever brought into the United States. y
little while ago his characterize of thoroughness
developed Itself ia his attitude toward dogs and he
concluded to have the best colii's n the country
and 10 breed as good any one had IN any part OF
the world. As preliminary he secured tn" services
Of "A young Englishman. who had had q lifelong *
perience with dogs. manager OF IN" Kennels 80
Robert h. Armstrong was invited TO come thiiher
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

we.L so az not TO go hungry on that day. Both OF
,has - ,ores come from preachers and therefore
must be true There is another story d Of shepherd r
rou.J the shenher,I's dog help drive the sheep till
he should get other assistance. The shepherd told
,h. ,ic,ior that when he had got twenty miles on
~ - a.. should feed the dog and tel! him to
home The shepherd had no doubt that the dog
ma ssed before the dog returned. When he did get
back he brought with him the same sheep that had
baon driven away An investigation showed that
,be dealer was so pleased with the dog that he
meant To keep him. and therefore tied him up IL
When he dd IL he had come to the conclusion that
the dealer had tried to steal HIM. And the infer-
ence from his bringing the sheep home Is that ne
had also concluded that the dishonest dealer had
stolen the sheep too. Stories Ike these seem 10
,boss nal acquainted with cOles TO be mere man.
ufactures-actlons fof entertainment, not serious
Illustrations of collie intelligence. But those VINO
know colIIes the most intimately believe In them
implicltly for they day by day such evidences
OF intelligence that they believe we-trained colile
TO be capable OF doing almost anything
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17
A PECULIARTTY or NAN.

From The Washington Star
He was leaving the crowd where me ,a tneSiiT sciT
tickets for big ensasement were , 0ehS %hich sud.
denly vanished He put his nand TO MS 'e'"p'''
and then he said: ,,., ,,ace and kick
II guess i.I III hun, hat up ri iV1io DO.
What's the matter" asked the fr'ena VINO "-'
hava been letting the calcium light OF
mot,cs into the opaHescent mist OF my e"'"u'''
asm" he replied. m
i've lust figured 1t out that I've STOOD nnsn ou. ~ sor
q theatre seat. rather than stand up lor tnreSS rS
hours at the performance where Ms wss@ $40
comfortable" -->A .-s4A>s-x---s --sAA<
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17
?HE ABBE'S RETOEE.

From The London Globe
good story is told of Monsignor Mioland. the
predecessor Of Cardinal Desprez In the archDshophe ~
OF Toulouse He was passing one DAY IhI Tbere
pig market, when "a shouted at MN; ..hbn
are only priests and pigs In this place. Inc Apr nv
as he then was. stopped and said TO the man ne
other Then" said the Able. "you naturai" are
the other thing"
New-York tribune., 1895-02-17

not taught In His training. hut which display most
amazing intelligence. For instance once preachsr
i'm fhe Itghl,nts ANNOYED by the numerous dogs In
the church requested that the dogs De kept AT nome
and chained mp there. For several SUNDAYS there
were no dogs and then they appeared IN as great
force n before The preacher again remonstratei
and ne was informed that the dogs no longer stayed
at home On saturday nights This would Indicate
r,nncItv to count Another collie. dsconsolate at
his masters DEATH spent every night In the church
vard , restaurant keeper undertook TO feed the
laval fclow Tho restaurant not being open on
S,indav The dog soon learned up during the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02

eFy The tariff OF 1890 was the latest
application Of protection 20 American
industry. That IL was adapted TO the
conditions Of the country was splcn-
didly and unanswernbly demonstrated
by the unprecedented prosperity that
followed During the two years that
succeeded its enactment the republic
reached the zenith Of It's industrial
greatness, wages touched their highest
point, enforced idleness among work.
ingmen was scarcely known and every
branch Of business felt renewed life.
The principle upon which that measure
was devised will constitute the France
work OF the next republican tariff.
The people have tested "McKinleyism"
and they have tasted wisconsin. and
the world knows their verdict. Tho
details OF the next protective tariff will
take care OF thcmselves.-N u Advcr-
tiscr.
er"The gradual lowering OF the ratio
OF wages, which has been going on for
come time"-since the victory at the
polls in 1892. IL does not require a
great deal OF learning TO see that the
lower duties mean less revenues for
the government, combined with greater
importations; smaller consumption ~
domestic goods. throwing men ont OF
employment, combined with lower
wages for those employed. Meanwhile
the consumers will ne looking in vain
for that slG3, 100000 which the new
tariff was 20 save 60 them on woolens
alone. low State Register.
ZEN democratic organ In defending
Secretary Carlisle snocrs az "the last
republican secretary Of the treasury
who was bankrupt" Misfortunes
will come 20 men OF business, but tho
last republican secretary OF the treas
ury" did not bankrupt the treasury.
Neither did he sell millions OF boads 20
hll IL up and hide the holes. The. pco-
pie have never doubted Secretary Car
isles honesty, and do not lay the
blame OF mismanagement upon his
shoulders. but 60 the vicious lcgisln-
ton with whish nc has been environed.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
4. A a..
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02
pRlFT OF OPINION.

e3-The Hawaiian rebellion is one Of
the logical consequences Of the Clcvc-
land conspiracy against civilization
mud progress Ii, the Pacific Islands
n. Y. Tribune.
q The hardest hit yet made at tho
democratic party comes from Senator
German. lie says: 1.-The foremost man
of finance in the democratic party Is
John G.. Carlisle" Chicago Inter
Ocean
60 The failure Of the Carlisle cur
rcncy bill settles the fact that tho
democrats arc as incapable Of dealing
with that subject as with others of
similar importance.-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
IL The gold reserve will soon need
another bond boost, IL Is now nearly
thirty millions OF dollars below the
hundred million mark Truly the way
OF democratic financier In democratic
times Is hard. Cleveland Leader.
eBeChairman Wilson has mndc up his
mind 10 90 down 10 the grave with n
heavy load OF dissatisfaction In his sys-
tenn. That is TO say, he declares that
he will never be content until the last
rag Of protection Is removed - 81.
Louis Globe Democrat
sS-As the months go by and tho
price Of cotton in the markets Of the
world still remains below the cost OF
production in most Of the southern
states, our southern friends are be-
coming more and more weary OF the
disastrous results OF democratic mis-
government at Washington. N. y.
Tribune.
~ SO great is the love of the Clcve-
land administration for the principle
OF civil service reform that Post
mistress Helm, Of Elizabcthtown, Ky,
sister OF Mrs. Abraham Lincoln who
had held the Office under the three
preceding administrations, has been
removed. But this makes room for n
practical politician. whose vote and in
nucncc viii be worth something -
Troy Times.
O. The dcmocrncy's shiftlcssness
and incompctcncy arc displayed when
ever IL touches any big question like
the tariff or the finances. In construc-
tive legislation that party has always
been weak 10 never was Of my nc
count. except occasionally when In the
minority. When IL gets In the minori-
" again n few weeks hence II Is likely
20 stay there n good many years.-St
Louis Globc-DcmocTat.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02
oRANpMoTAeR's DOLLARS.
What Her Descendants Might Have Had
Ia Interest from Them.


A woman recently died In neigh
boring town, and besides grand
daughter and her cynical husband she
left n few relatives and eighty dollars
in gold with other things. The WON
an was over ninety-five when she died,
and the eighty dollars included her
wedding presents. Like many persons
in those days, She held fast 20 the shin
ing eagles, and had had them for near
ly seventy years. When she died, Of
course, the birds were distributed
among the heirs.
The cynical husband, who was mar
ried TO the old lady's favorite grand
daughter, unused upon the eighty dol
lars in gold and stripped his thoughts
OF all sentiment as he specialized in his
mind what might have been. lie is
not quite through with his figuring
yet, and his constant query Is, il
grandmother had only put that eighty
dollars In the bank when she first
got IL what a clutch OF golden eagles
we would have nowl lie unused on
this as he got ready on cold mornings
TO go Co work. and his favorite topic Of
thought was suggested as he jinglcd
n nickel and bunch Of keys looking
for his car fare Then he began 10 fig
ure that money at six per cent. doubles
in about eleven years, and he lost
sleep as he thought how many times
eleven years went into sevcnty-sevcn
years. When the cynical husband
finally referred the question Of his losses
TO bank man he learned that In fifty
years the eighty dollars in gold would
have amounted TO i,473,60 Without
figuring any further on the problem
the bank man said he would easily
consider that ten thousand dollars was
lost by saving the eighty dollars
Worcester (Mass.) Gazette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-02-02

made up his mind that he would jump
then without more torturing delay
But, when itcame 90 the actual leap,
his limbs somehow failed him. lie
seemed physically unable TO leave his
seat on the ledge.
"Bah! what coward / ann he cried,
"fearing 60 leap into necessary death
with my face towards II. suppose as
have woman's nerve just now must
humor myself like woman"
He turned about, breasting the sill
and lowering himself steadily down
till all his body hung against the
wooden wall. suspended only by the
finger tips. And then he saw some
thing which caused such n revulsion OF
feeling that he was within an ace OF
relaxing his hold and being dashed 10
rags In the street below.
Gradually. however, his muscles stiff
fencd again, and he drew himself ~.