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Tho wings of Time are black and white
Pied with morning and with night.
Mountains tall and oceans deep
Trembling balance duly keep.
In changing moon and tidal wave
CLOVIS the feud of Want and Have.
Gauge of more and less through space
Electric star or pencil plays.
The lonely earth amid the balls
That hurry through the eternal hall.
A makeweight flying to the void,
Supplemental asteroid,
Or compensatory spark,
Shoots across the neutral Dark.
Mans the elm, and Wealth the vine;
Staunch and strong the tendrls twine;
Though the frail ringlets thee deceive,
None from its stock that vine can reave.
Fear not, then, thou child inlirm,
There's no god dare wrong a worm;
Laurel crowns cleave to deserts,
And power to him who power eXerts.
Hast not thy share? On winged feet,
Lo! 1t rushcs thee to meet,
And all that Nature made thy own,
Floating in the air or pent in stone,
viii rive the hills and swim the sea,
And, like the shadow, follow thee.
Emerson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
THOSE FUNNY LITTLE FOLK.

Harry had Just begun to so to school,
and was very proud of what he learned.
One day he thought he'd show his father
how much he knew. and asked him, at
dinner:
Papa, how many chickens are there on
that dish?
"Two my boy" said papa, 'I thought
you knew how to count?"
You're wrong" said Harry, ''rherd
are three. There's one, and that's two,
and two and ono make three!'
Very WE'LL" said his father, your
mother may have ono for her dinner, III
take the other, and you can have tho
third"'
Bobby--I forgot to say my prayers last
night.
Fond Parent-That was very wrong,
Bobby. Supposing l should forget your
breakfast some morning?
Bobby heerfully)-'Twouldnt make
much difference. shouldn't forget about
it.-Harper's Bazar
I'll tell you what put him there--
At college, so fair an fine;
An helped him to rise where the fellers
get wise
Helped him to rise an to shine:-- %
1t was his old mammys
A-darnin' his socks, ~ "
An likewise, his old daddy 49,
A-plowin' a OK.
Atlanta Constitution.
Mamma--what are you trying to drawa
Little Ethel-An elephant.
Rather a difficult subject"
I'D rather draw elephants than any
thing else, because my friends can always
toll what II ia They Knows n claimant IA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
The Maiden and the Burglar r

She was n maiden, coy but forty,
Unsullled by "a dream of man;
No thought, however slightly naughty,
Had ever crossed her lfe's short span.
Till one dark night. when all were sleep.
ing,
She found the wretch she long had
sought;
For underneath her bed lay peeping,
A poor, lone burglar freshly caught.
She locked the door and quickly turning
Pulled forth pistol fully cooked,
And with voice that told its yearning,
Her prisonersplightsh she sternly mocked
Now listen to my ultamatum:
You'vu got to marry me or die;
Though you're the very lowest stratum,
I'll have a husband, or know why"
Then rose the burglar, sadly speakingi
Your proposition does not suit.
Rather than be the man you are seeking
Why, darn you, madam, darn you
shoot!"
youngstown Vindlcator.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
A TRAIT OF MENDELSSOHN.
How the Autograph Fiend Fared at His
Hands.

An amusing anecdote concerning
Mendelssohn and some women auto
graph hunters is told by Mr.. Seligmann
in the Scottish Musical Monthly. The
famous composer had conducted a mu-
sical festival at Schwerin. There was
public dinner at which the ladies
were present, and Mendelssohn was just
sitting down to his soup, when he was
surrounded and taken captive by a
chorus of aggressive females clamoring
for autographs. With amused patience
and good humor he allowed himself to
be victimized, until massive matron
of mature years handed him her card.
Whether of malice prepense' or not l
cannot say, but at any rate he wrote
upon the card the music and words
from Haydn's Creation And God
created little whales This rather per-
sonal pleasantly brought the card trick
to an end, and enabled the composer to
sit down to his soup in peace"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
Number of Welsh Presidents.
Little Gen11s of Song and Story.

And we sometimes hear through the tur-
bulent roar
Sweet voices we heard In the days gone
before
When the wind down the river was fair.
o, remember for aye be the blessed isle,
All the days of our life until night;
When the evening comes with its beaput-
full smile
And our eyes are closing to slumber a
while,
May that greenwood" Of soul be in
sight. b. Il. Taylor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
Somewhat Ambiguous.

Ambiguous language often gets the
public speaker as well as writer into
trouble. This fact was illustrated in one
of the Cohoes churches Sunday morn
ing. The preacher was discoursing on
missionary work in Africa and was re-
viewing some of the difficulties which
confront the missionary to the dark
continent. He took occasion to inveigh
loudly against the rum traffic among
the natives, asserting 1t did more harm
than the missionary could do good.
why" said the preacher, forty bar
rels of rum are sent to Africa to every
missionary" or course, the real mean
Ing Of the good man was obvious, but,
nevertheless. q smile went around the
church.-Troy Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
DANGER OF HYPNOTISM,
Ono Time When 1t Worked Like q Boom.
cranS.


1t Is told of Van Amburgh, the great
lion tanner, that on one occasion, while
in a barroom, he was asked how he
gained his wonderful power over ami
mails. He said: at was by showing
them that I'm not in the least afraid
of them, and by keeping my eye on
theirs. I'll give you an example Of the
power of my eye" Pointing to a loutish
fellow who was sitting near by, he said:
you see that fellow? He's a regular
clown. I'll make him come across the
'room to me. and l won't say a word
to him." Sitting down, he fixed his
keen, steady eye on the man. Presently
the fellow Strengthened himself up, rose
from his seat and came slowly across
to the lion tanner. When he was close
enough, he drew back his arm and
struck Van Amburgh tremendous
blow under the chin, knocking him
clean over the chair with the remark:
you'll stare at me like that again,
won't you?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09

lates that when Caesar and Antony were
maneuvering for position previous to the
battle of Actium, Caesar seized a place
called Toryne. which. in Greek, Lang
horne says, means "the ladle," Antony,
manifesting annoyance at Caesars
promptitude, Cleopatra asked him "if it
was SO very dreadful that Caesar had got
into the ladle." AS ladle is the next thing
to soup, Cleopatra's jest was tantamount,
according to the New York Evening Post,
to saying Caesars in the soup"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
The River OF Time.

Inc RIVER OF lltnc.
wonderful stream is the river Time
AS it runs through tho realms Of tears,
With faultless rhythm and musical
rhyme
And boundless sweep and a rage sublime
AS 1t blends with the ocean of years.
How the winters are drifting, like flakes
of snow,
And the summer like buds between,
And the year in the sheaf, as they come
and so,
On the rivers breast. with It's ebb and
flow
AS it glides in the shadow and sheen.
There's a musical isle on the river Of
Time,
Where the softest of airs are playing;
There's ~ cloudless air and q tropical sun
And a song as sweet as a vesper chime,
And the June with the roses are stray
ing.
And the name of that isle is the Long Ago,
And we bury our treasures there;
There are brows of beauty and bosoms Of
snow;
There are heaps of dust-but we love them
so;
There are trinkets and tresses of hair.
There are fragments Of songs that nobody
sings,
And a part Of an infants prayer;
There's q Lutte upset and q harp without
strings,
There are broken vows and pieces Of rings,
And the garments she used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when
the fairy shore
BY the mirage Is lifted in air.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
A Successful Wedding.

The Bavarian peasants are in many
respects very entertaining people. They
drink a great deal, are quite witty,
and are never so happy as when they
are fighting. a story is told of two
Bavarian peasants meeting in the road
and holding the following conversation:
Were you at the wedding last
night"
Indeed I was. 1t was the incest
wedding we have had this season. Why,
even the bride took hand in the
fight."-TeXas Siftings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
WHY She Hadn't Married,

Miss Maud Adams is a member of the
company supporting John Drew, and a
good story is going the rounds concern
ing her quick wit. One afternoon she
attended a luncheon party, and met,
among others, young man, recently
married, who is noted for his bold
manners, and who has won the name
of being Ike biggest bore in society.
He asked Miss Adams a number of per-
sonal questions, and the hostess was
about TO speak to him, but he received
his just punishment from the young
lady he had been bothering.
Miss Adams" he asked, will you
tell me If you are married?"
II am not"
do you contemplate such a step?"
81 give 1t no thought"
And why, prly?" he persisted.
Because / am not so easily pleased
as yoLr wife was"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
THE WELSH IN AMERICA.
Some Facts About Race Noted for Its
Largo Number of Successful Business
and Professional Men.

and Professional Men.
From the Buffalo News.
The first Welsh settlers in America
landed in Pennsylvania in 1892. This
was in the day of William Penn, and
towns with Welsh names-like Meirion,
Gwynedd, Cearnarfon, Pencader, Mald-
wyn-will testify of the establishment
OF the Welsh in the Quaker state. In
1896 and 1902 the Welsh colony became
strong in Pennsylvania.
1t is fairnto say that the Welsh claim
a number of things that do not belong
to them. For instance, they say st.
Patrick was a Welshman. Camden, the
historian. says that he was born in
Rhoss, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and
states that his father was Calfurnius,
Welsh priest, and his mother was sis
ter to Saint Martin, of Tours, in France.
Other historians substantiate this by
saying he went to Wales in the year 400.
This may or may not be true, but the
fact Is that the wall that surrounds st.
Davd's cathedral has gate called
Porto Patrick. However, it is true that
the officer who was chief in command
of the Mayflower was a Welshman.-
Captain Jones by name. Captain Reyn-
olds, Of the Speedwell which had to
put back, was also of Welsh origin.
Oliver Cromwell Wclshman.
Oliver Cromwell, whose real name
was Williams and who was related to
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode
Island, was also Of Welsh origin. The
Welshmen who aided to found the COM
monwealth of England and who were
in parliament were John Jones' Thomas
Harrison and Hugh Peters. These were
the men who voted for the execution of
Charles I.
Philadelphia has probably contained
q larger proportion of Welsh blood than
any city in America. The first mayor
in the city, Anthony Morris, and the
first governor of the colony, Thomas
Lloyd, were both Welshmen. The first
Welsh book published in this country
was by a Philadelphia man, Ellis Pugh,
and DR.. Thomas Wynn was the first
speaker of the Pennsylvania assembly.
Among the signers of the declaration
| of independence were seventeen men of
Welsh birth or origin. Jefferson's an
cestors came from the foot of Snowdon,
in North Wales. Lewis, who accom-
panied Clark to the Columbia river, was
of Welsh family. Richard Henry Lee,
who signed the declaration of independ-
ence, was "a Welshman and had the
honor of offering the resolution declar-
Ing the colonies free and independent.
OF the four delegates sent by New
yo'k to the Continental congress in 1776
three were of Welsh birth-William
Lloyd. Francis Lewis and Lewis Nor
ris.
Robert Norris, of Pennsylvania, was
one of the financial mainstays of the
American revolution. He was a native
born Welshman who came to America
as a child. After the battle of Trenton,
in 1916, he gave his fortune to help his
country.
Number of Welsh Presidents.
OF the presidents of the United States
eight have been of Welsh descent
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison, James Monroe, William Hen
ry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Benja-
min Harrison, John Quincy Adams. of
those who fought in the revolutionary
struggle fourteen generals, seven colo
nels, and a large number of subordi-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
An Infant Logician,

"Ain't going to say my prayers to-
night" declared baby Antoinette,
quietly, to her astonished nurse, as they
went slowly up the stairs to bed.
why not?" cried the nurse, sur
prised.
Cause God will be so busy making
tomorrow that He won't have time to
listen"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09

"Thats right, old fellow; and IL he
won't take it, Will"
The crowd catching on to the humor
of the thing, yelled long and Justify,
and the citizen from wayback was eff
fectually ed.-Washington Post
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
Musical Criticism in Germany.

A Mannheim journal has been suspended
because it published u parody on the en-
perors composition: Song to Aegir,"
entitled Song to ADAM"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
willing to Oblige.

Colonel William r. Morrison has a
lot of humor in him, and often makes a
happy hit in his public speeches. Dur
ing the late campaign he and Vice.
President Stevenson addressed DEM
ocratic gathering at Springfield from
the same platform. In the audience
was an old wool-hat fellow, evidently
from the forks of the creek" who was
an enthusiastic admirer of the vice.
president. He sat close up to the speak
ers, and before the proceedings began
let off several lusty yells for Stevenson,
accompanying them with the declara-
tlon that he would be the party stand
ard bearer in 1896. Colonel Morrison
was to speak first, and. after making
his bow to the audience was just start
ing in to discuss the political issues,
when the countryman, who wasn't
more than twenty feet away, rose in
his seat, and swinging his hat high over
his head, yelled out:
"Rah for Stevensoni He'll be our
nominee in '96."
1t was certainly an ill-mamered act,
but the colonel wasn't a bit put out.
He took step or two toward the edge
of the stage and looking at the inter-
rupter with q comical sort Of smile, re-
marked;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
Nightly Episode.

Crispy air,
Lovely night:
Twlnkling stars,
Spirits bright:
Bashful man.
Tlmid maid:
Both in love,
Half afraid:
Bob-tail nag,
Shining snow;
"G!t alongw
Away they go.
Narrow sled,
Cosy rug;
"Nice!" she said,
Little hug.
Coming back,
Laughing moon:
Yum yum-smack!
Wedding soon.
New York Evening Sun
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-09
The Old Wooden Rocker.

Inc OIu WOODEN ROCKET.
How vivid the sight of the old wooden
rocker
That calm retrospection presents to my
view!
A genuine type of the old knickerbocker
Affair that aforetime our sitting room
knew;
A real Ambassador, a catch-as-can wrest-
Ter,
That lurked in the darkness each lodge
night for me,
| And made of yours truly" a pang-tor-
tured nestler
Amid the old sitting rooms scattered
debris
! That old wooden rocker; that dastardly
rocker!s
That seemed full Of impious mischief
to be.
How oft ere I'd go for my regular outing
I'd locate the thing in the northermost
nook
OF that sacred apartment, without ever
donbting
It's iranimation and statuesque look.
But surely as later entered its presence
And tiptoed around where 1t wasn't be-
fore,
I'd get OF its meanness a compounded es-
senoe
And find myself sprawllng again on the
floor.
Imprecating that rocker; that Satan-shod
rocker!
That rocker that gave me contuslons ga
lore. Richmond Dispatch.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24
Almost an Accident.

\ peculiar and laughahc mishap hut one that
might have proved serious, occurred on Park
street Tuesday evening.
a horse owned by Curtis Il. Foster attached
to pung in which We're eleven people home
ward bound from the Congregational church
supper, in ascending the steep hill ON Park
street near oak, found the force of gravity and
the icy street too much for him.
He began to slip backward, but did not fall
Back, back he slipped, faster aud faster, down
the hill a distance OF almost POO feet, across OAK
street, until finally horse, puns and occupants
landed in promi7cuous heap in the shallow
brook west of oak street.
Strange to say no one, not even the horse or
pung sustained the least injury. Those who
were 50 unfortunate n to be on the under side
of the aforementioned promiscuous heap, got a
little damp-iust little.
Oh, yes, it was very laughable-after twas all
over.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24
The Noman's Club.

The Woman's club met on Saturday
afternoon, January 49, with Mrs. A. B.
Black on Main street, the vice president,
Mrs. \. f. Greedy, in the chair.
After an interesting and elaborately-
written report of the annual meeting by
the new secretary Mrs. Fannie Campbell,
Miss Carrie Cochrane presented the sub
ject of the day: as Mrs. Macaw Der a Type
of the True Wife,
Miss Cochrane outlined the character of
Mrs. Macawber and the relation in which
she stood to her husb band and children
throughout their varied career.
In closing her paper Miss Cochrane
briefly and strongly expressed her own
opinion, and the question was open to
discussion.
The remainder of the afternoon was de-
voted to the transaction of business post
poned from the annual meeting, and the
club adjourned to meet with Mrs. Pearl
Day on Court street, Saturday, Feb. ?.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24

Next Sunday evening at :, the gradual
ing exercises of the sunday school will be
held in the Congregational church. All
are cordially invited. \ sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion Will be preached,
and he diplomas awarded. They are to
be given to those who have completed
entirely, the two years course of study on
the Life of Christ. About seventy have
done this and will receive diplomas.
The new course of study to begin next
Sunday is on "The Apostles Church" "
The scripture studied is the acts of the
apostles, and the epistles. Any thinking
of joining the school are urged to do so
now.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24

Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Lae U. s. Govt Report
R@&!aza!!! g! Rs%asSf RskieS
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MOrrfsOn-.Jarvis.
ABSOLUTELY PURE

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Dresser on Union street was the scene of a
very pleasant wedding at 10 O'Clock last
Thursday morning, when their daughter,
Miss Florence T. Jarvis, was married to
William w. Morrison, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel J. Morrison.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
L. D. Cochrane. About fifty guests, in
Guiding only relatives and few very in
innate friends, were present.
The wedding was very simple and very
pretty. The bride was attired in plain
travelling dress of blue. There were no
bridesmaids nor maid of honor. The
ushers were John A. Stuart and Albert
Reeves.
After receiving the congratulations of
the guests, the bride and groom left on
the morning train for Boston, amid the
customary shower of old shoes and rice.
They will receive at their home with Mr..
and Mrs. S. J Morrison, on Court street,
on Thursday evening, Feb. IA.
Both the bride and groom are very pop
ular among the young people OF Els
worth. They enter upon married life
with the congratulations and well-wishes
of host of friends.
The bride was the recipient of many
handsome and costly presents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24
THE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
a Visit to the SchoOl-Course of
Lectures Arranged.

Lectures Arranged.
No doubt every reader of THE AMERI
CAN is aware that there is commercial
school in the city, but how many of them
have any knowledge of the course Of
studies in use at the school? How many
realize the importance of the school in
the community in giving the young men
and young women of the city practical
business education?
BY invitation Of the instructor, H. Fre-
mont Maddocks, representative OF THE
AMERICAN visited the school one day last
week to learn something Of the work
being done there.
On entering one is impressed with the
businesslike appearance of the pupils.
All appear busy and interested in their
work Principal Maddocks explains that
the pupils have the entire freedom of the
school room, to come to his desk and to
talk witt each other il necessary. And
that the pupils do not abuse this privilege
is due to the fact that they are so inter-
| ested in the work, or rather the business,
in which they are engaged. The present
enrolment of the school is forty-four.
The course of study embraces arith-
metlc, commercial law, government, pen
manship, spelling and bookkeeping.
ne ''i'' 'o"i w 'i' nv 1922 .osae, i do
'es7Ao'' ,a,,- 1-oo,,i,,,, ,,;tt,
but fifteen minutes for spelling.
In bookkeeping the Ellis system is
u''''' any ~ 20 a.,
poi 'e''' oi'e III n' 1,ta';,
i ste"'e9' -. J.,
/ INC y S''eti' - '" o'N 49, -,
perfectly iai,i''"i "l'li ~
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PuP''' va '''so ..:.,5.5l,l5.,.,
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journal, ledger, cash book invoice DOCK
LanL hno, and banking ledger, bill heads
...-......t.,,,,, ..,.,.i,,ts il, fact all hooks
9>"lei'' - anu ie>
and paper necessary III eohaucllh@
business.
rh. fret move j. to drposit the checks
nnn 49,, ..ra,,,,,,arcioI ponl =,
for 1o,ooo III the ON i'ile'el"' i'"'!A'
npni1s are then prepared to enter upon
p'p' ,,.hiol, i tho tirst
the Jopo4lls ou74i'ea9' MY = =
branch taken up. Goods are poughl ol
and sold to mythical wholesale dealers,
.fins of -naner renresepting the different
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24

evenings entertainment would have to
be given up. The spelling match, how
ever, came off as advertised. The two
sides were led respectively by j. E.
Bunker, jr., of Bar Harbor, and o. w.
Tapley, of Ellsworth. Young and old
participated, and the match created no
end of sport.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
new ADVERTISEMENTS THIS WEEK.

A. II. Norris = Dry Goods.
q. a. Parcher-Druggist.
r. a. Ryerson-Legisative notice.
John Howard Hill-Legislative notices.
Ralph J.. Copeland-NOtice of foreclosure.
q. 4. Burnham-S Shoes for sale.
Petitions for allowance out of personal es.
tates.
lnsolycnC" notice.
Accounts filed for settlement in estate.
Standardization Marine Insurance Co.
VIM. r.. Cole-Notice of foreclosure.
W. J. Knowlton-Legislative notice.
SEDGwICK.
f. A. Byard-Freedom notice.