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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
CAT TALES.

y church consrega ton in Sanders,
Ky. was dismissed most suinmar rily un-
der unpleasant circumstances two Sun
days since. Right in the middle Of the
preachers discourse there bUlted into
the church through the half-open door
what appeared to be black and white
cat. closely followed by u yellow dog.
Cat and dog ran swiftly down the mid
die aisle to the platform. The preacher,
taken unawares. did the ma tilral thing.
kicked at he cat. hit it, and landed ii
squarely in the middle Of the congre-
CATION. Then 1t turned out that the ca
was skunk.
A Lewiston. Me-. family has two very
pretty and bright coon eats. One Of
them was shut cut In thes now the other
night and had to stay there. forgotten
by the family. IL was the first time she
had been out all night. and the first
time she ever walked on snow. In the
morning she was found at o'clock
walking quietly around the house in a
well-worn path that she had made. The
track was four inches wide aud trodden
down hard to the ground, as If IA sentry
had patrolled the house all night, She
has not once stepped outside of it.
There is at least one happy cat in the
show at Mechanics Building, saws the
Boston Traveller. 1t is small tiger
kitten who has been suddenly raised
from tramp life to affiuence and dis
tinction.
He was wandering through Washing
ton street hungry and cold. the day the
cats were entered for the show and
Elijah b. Hine. the well-known temper
ance orator saw him, picked him up
and paid fifty cents to secure him COM
fort for week. He was assigned to q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
ThESPIANS WITH MONEY.

Paderewski has an independent es-
! tate in Russia
Yvette Guilbert has valuable posses
I sions in France.
! Sol Smith Russell has Il fortune in
vested in Minnesota.
| Ada Rehan has acquired a snug lii =
tie fortune. which she has put in Har-
lem and Brooklyn real estate.
| Pose Coghlan lives eXtraVagantly
in handsome uptown residence.
| Richard Mansfield owns Il magnificent
! theatre In this city, and has Il large in
! come.
John Drew owns real estate and has
a large bank account.
Robert Downing is land holder in
the District OF Columbia. while his wife
Eugeni,. Blair. has an anchor to wind
! ward.
| Agnes Both owns property around
New York. and has no difficulty in liv-
| ing within her income.
| Both Milton and Dollie Mobiles own
Brooklyn real estate. and have landed
interests in the West. The honest dol
lar finds in both fast friend.
| William Crane is the owner of Massa-
chusetts real estate, and Is on intimate
terms with several banks.
Stuart Robson also owns land in the
old Bay State. He is a shrewd financier.
and the methods Of speculation outlined
by him in The Henrietta" are far from
being his own.
Mms. Adelina Patti is the only MEM
Der of the profession who lives in a
castle-no stage affair. as any one
knows who has seen Craig-y- Nos. in
one of the most charming of Wales
many delightful spots of beauty. Nine.
Patti also owns real estate in New
York. France and England.
Sir Henry Irving is millionaire, al
though his American interests are con-
fined to box Office receipts. His inter-
ests lie principally in London, where
his theatrical property proves very re-
munerative.
Mrs. Langtry is a firm believer in Chi
cagO and New York She owns valuable
property in both places. and is easily
worth S5OO,OOO.
Lillian Russell is a devout believer in
creature comforts. and has the name of
spending all she earns. This idea Is er-
rOneous. however. She possesses real
estate in both New York and Chicago.
and also owns a collection of diamonds
valued at many thousand dollars.-New
York World
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
LERAYSILLE.

! Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Reynolds and
| two children, Of Scranton, drove te
| this place last week and have beer
visiting his sister. Mrs. Leroy Coleman
They were former residents OF this
place.
Albert G.. Miller was called home from
Towanda. on account of the death of his
grandmother.
Miss Louise Sumner and two brothers
of East Smithfield, have been recent Wis
itors in town.
Miss Martha Gaylord, Of WyalusinS
has been spending IL week past at hei
brothers. +. w. Gaylord.
A large number from town took in
the Republican county convention al
T"wanda last Thursday.
The Stevensvilc band will hold their
annual fair next week Thursday.
a large number is expected at the re-
union OF the 14lst regiment at this place
next Wednesday.
l. L. LaRue has again taken IN his
title as mine host at the LIE Raysville
house. Ike is first-clasS manager, and
his many friends are glad to see him
take business in charge. His tenant,
Leonard Brown, has moved to Green
wood. their iormer home.
Al a meeting of Pike township school
board last Saturday the teachers wages
We're cut down 81 per month. Much dis
satisfaction among the teachers is the
result.
+. J. Miller has the finest cron Of to-
lnatoes as we'll as the thriftest garden
in town. He has some of the former
fruit that tips the scales at u. pounds
The stone cutters on the Tuwanda
court house went on Il strike last Fri
day. They demand S. for nine hours
work instead Of ten.
William Slocum has returned Ia
Washington. u. C.. after spending SeY-
rrai weeks with his parents in town.
Ernest Waldo. Guy and Emma Els
worth. of Wyalusing, were visitors in
town over sunday.
Mrs. Adelaide Ellsworth has been
Spending Il few days past At Wyalus-
ing.
bn Friday night. Aug. II. '?G, the an
Mrs. Elizabeth wagner Miller wife ot
tn" late Peter Miller. from the home
of her only child ana son, Frederick
j. Miller, in LeRaysville borough. The
subject Of this sketch was born in
Germany, Aug. ;. 1910. and came IL this
country with her husband and son in
lSi" and settled at i'oncsdale. which
city was then Il wilderness. She re-
sided there until about siN years ago.
when she came 10 this place and has
sine" resided. The deceased leaves be-
sides Il devoted son and family. two
Sisters-Mrs. Catherine Slund and Mrs.
Dorothy Ludwig, both of HoneSdale.
The funeral services We're held Monday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. $. |. Davis
officiating, Intcrment was made in the
LeRaysville cemetery.
Our borough schools will reopen on
Monday, Aug. 81, under the tutorship
of Professor J, V. Keeler and Fl. w.
Gage.
II, l.. White, Mrs. w. II. Gage and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Gage We're visiting
friends in Camptown last week
II. w. Shortellis' new dwelling on
East street. is nearing completion.
The Towanda Weekly Review. one Of
our newsiest journals, has just entered
upon its eighteenth year of puhlca-
tion. The Daily also gives us all the
latest dispatches and local news. and
their pusch goes with commentator
and their patronage is we'll known by
their large circulation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
NEW COURSES OF STUDY.
4 Big Advancement Made in the High
School.

The school board has decided upon a
new course of studies at the high school
which VIII be Il big advancement over
tho old course and graduates will here
after he well fitted to take II college
entrance examination without spending
an additional year in preparation.
ne ncw cuu-,e has been needed for
many years for the old one though
good, is not up to The standard which
a city of this size requires. The COM
plte list of studies fo.' three years have
been decided upon and they differ lit
IT, from that used at the Harrisburg
high school. Ihe fourth year studies
viii l.. determined upon later as the
heed. Of tn. students are found.
The citizens. of Carbondale. should
now feel proud of the educational sys-
tenn in this city. 1t is unusually good
and with the corps Of good teachers
the. Is no excuse for sending the young
people out Of the city for their educa-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
TRICK THAT WON'T WORK.

"They promised us Il tariff for revenue
and gave us a tariff for deficiency. They
promised to defend the old soldiers and
sailors of the nation and with one order
turned ont lo,Gnu men and deprived them
OF a living without trial by court or
jury. Every promise has been broken.
and now when you lay it to their door the
Democrat enters a plea of confession and
admits every mistake and then he gets
YOU by the collar and pulls out IA silver
dollar and says: Now. We have broken
every pledge. but take one more silver
coated democratic pill and il will be all
right in -four years more l.auShter)
Think OF it Mr.. Chairman, q great party
In control of a great nation. seeking TO
hide It's four years of rotten record with Il
jU-cent silver dollar. ar."--Congressman W. T..
Mason.
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have returned from Bradford. Pa,
whore they have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Charles Howe. of I.athiope ave
nue., who has been visiting in New York
state, has returned.
Mrs. Thomas Orchard, Of Columbia
Heights, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mir and Mrs. Elliot at Salem.
Wayne county.
Rer;hier Dix has returned from his
vacation spent in Como and vicinity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
DR.. DrtchUn's "Nitaiizin. Sarsu.
Dariila Pills.

Contain all the virtues Of the LIQUID
Sarsaparillas In concentrated form
and being candy coated are delightful
to take. Combined with the Sarsaparlla
are other extremely valuable blood and
nerve remedies, which render them at
once the greatest blood purifier and
blood maker as well as the most power
full nerve builder known. Their nagi-
cal powers to cure all nervous diseases
nervous weakness, nervous headach4,
hysteria. loss of vital power failing
health. etc. are pleasing and wonder
full Price 80 cents and Sl.OO Sold by
Carl Lorenz. AIS Lackawanna avenue,
druggist. Scranton. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
PECKVILLE.

Miss Alice Tuthill has been indisposcd
for the past few days.
The Consumers Powder Company will
pay employees today.
The Wilson Fire comuany will hold
a clam bake next Monday evening.
Mrs. J. Il. Sickler and daughter, Dora.
left yesterday for to visit at Mill City.
Today will be the EpwOrth League
day at the Salem camp meeting A good
programme has been prepared for the
occasion and will be- under the direction
of Rev. $. C. Simpkns.
There will he no preaching services
I'm the Methodist Episcopal church next
Sunday, SO the members can all have
an opportunity to attend camp meet
ing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
Ii the Bnby ls Cutting Tccih,

Mrs. winslow': Soothing Syrup has
been used for over Fifty Years by Mil.
ions of Mother for t..eir Children
while Teething. with Perfect Success
It Soothes the Child. Softens the Gums,
!.llays all Pain: Cures Wind Collie and
by Druggists In every part of tie world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinsloW's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. CWenty.6vo cents Q bottle, -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
DEATH OF MRS. T. Elmer.
lie, Demise Occurred Yesterday
Morning..

The death Of Mrs. Theodore Fl. Elmer
which occurred very suddenly early
yesterday ..lornin is great shock to
her many friends with whom she was
great favo"it..
Mrs. Elmer was born in Archibald
tWenty-Seven years ago, her maiden
name being Eliza tn Heine. On her
marriage tu Mr.. Finer six years ago she
II owed TO this city, which has since
bee.i her home. iier parents are still
alive besides whom she leaves six sis
tcrS and una brother. ''rwo young chill
dren survive the deC"a sed. The tu-
neral viii take piac" Friday.
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Highest Of all in Leavering PowerLaes US Govt Report
R3H!A!!! g! Rs%as&7: Rsk!H&
ABSOLUTELY PURE

clean, comfortable cage. with plenty to
eat and drink. and with true phil
osophy he accepted the change.
The Judges came around on prize day
ana left him ribbon which entities him
10 a prize of 81. "a first prize for the only
cat of that class. He has risen in value
since then.
There is black cat at present in the
seuate seclusiOn Of the Hampton Court
cloisters which has spontaneously
Sworn eff" from all kinds of flesh food.
It's favorite diet is uncooked scarlet
runner beans, which 1t eats as an ltal-
ian eats macaroni Cucumbers il likes.
and carrots which are boiled. but fruit
1t Will not touch. The Hampton Court
cat Seems 10 stand alone in Il partiality
for food which none of its race could
hitherto he induced to look at.
= pet cat belonging to Il Rumbord
Falls family some time ago had II fit
and disappeared under the shed. Some
days afterward they thought they
smelled decomnosing feline. and vigor-
ousiy applied chloride of lime. The
good woman of the house was sure the
odor was growing stronger till one day
the cat walked uncOnCernedly In. and
since then they've been discussing the
smelling power OF imagination.-Lew
town (MeD Journal.
Belfast cat has q delicate way of
calling attention to the fact that there
are some articles of food for which she
has IL preference. Sunday few oy-
sters were given her. but she left them
untouched. Next morning at breakfast
time she took the oysters carefully
from the dish ana laid them in a pile
by themselves and then called for her
breakfast
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-20
THE IDEAL AMERICAN TRIP
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The Superbly Appointed and Commodious
Steel Steamships
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with
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Now G. hour train for Portland via Spok ane
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10 miles from Minneapolif, largest and most
beautiful resort in the west.
Tickets and any information Of any agent or
a. a: HEARD. General Passenger agent.
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CARBONDALE.

iReaders win please note that advertise
nents. orders for Job work. and items for
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon & Co. newsdealers. North Main
street. will receive prompt attention: OF.
Sce open from a. m. to 10 p. nl
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WILLIAM s. MILLAR,
Alderman 9th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND5
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-15
THIS YEARS REASON.

The efforts Of our morning contem-
pofary to break down the Republican
candidate for congress on the plea that
he IS not as sound for silver as is the
Democratic candidate will not avail,
because the people of Utah take cogni-
zance sof men as they stand, and there
IS not9a man, Democrat or Republican,
in tbs state that would not as soon
trust Mr.. Hoibrook to do the right
thing by silver as they would Judge
King We do not blame Democrats for
advocating the cause of their candi-
date 1t is right they should. OF
course they want a Democrat elected;
that is natural. but they had better
stick 10 the old party reasons rather
than 10 try to influence the men Of this
state into the belief that in some way
Mr.. Holbrook is not a solid champion
and friend of silver. and one whose
business head would be just as nearly
right were he in congress as that of
any other head in all the limits of the
state-The Tribune
In view of the foregoing utterance
it is pertinent TO ask the Tribune if
this silver question. then. is really an
important issue. The people have sup
posed ii was, and The Herald is of
taopinion; but our contemporary
seems 10 think that the contest should
proceed Aalong the lines of @old party
reasons"
This year the people are closely
sciutinizing the attitude Of candidates
upon this all-sraportant question: and.
as s matter Of fact. that is about the
onsy subject taken into consideration.
1t is the dominating. overshadowing
Issue Of the canvass; there is no escape
rom it. no way in which it can be
lodged.
The people are in earnest; they are
aroused as they seldom have been be-
fore lin a campaign, and they do not
propose to take any chances. They are
gojna to vote for the congressional
candidate whose attitude most nearly
accords with their views and whom
they believe 10 be most reliable on this
silver issue.
ne Herald has shown conclusively
,hs Judge King is the safer man OF
he two. Mr.. Holbrook has shown
hest ating disposition. He has not
been certain that he would subordinate
else to silver; indeed, it
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-15
cs1Ao'EfETNG A COMMON coSJEc.
TTRE.

4ne presence In this city Of several
oisainEsSkhed Republican senators. all
OF waoir are staunch supporters Of
Major Mckinley and equally staunch
op9o1enss Of the free and independent
coinage OF silver. has given rise to
much ccnment and conjecture.
Several explanations OF their presence
here are given, for it is generally adj
united that they are not mere for their
health, shis not being the season of the
year in (which people travel for their
health. Their mission to Utah is of a
political nature; of that there is no
doubt Why should these gentlemen
come to Utah at this particular time?
Common conjecture has it that they
are hero to enlist the influence of the
liominant church in this state in behalf
OF Mckinley and the gold cause. To
enlist dat influence in behalf of Nc
kinney and the gold cause not only in
Utah, hat in the adjoining states Of
Idaho and wyoming. If this conjec-
ture be correct, in what low estimation
must your distinguished senatorial Wis
itors hold the leaders to whom an ap-
Zeal for the influence they seek must
be made. 1t Isl as much as to say 10
these leaders that while they have de-
clared hey have no desire to influence
their co-religionists one way or the
other in the matter Of politics. and
that SO far as they, the leaders, are
concerned, the people are perfectly free
70 act as they choose. yet all rules have
their exceptions and that this is a
case in which the exception could very
happily be applied
If this common conjecture be correct
what does it mean? 1t means that
those who would enlist church influence
in behalf OF the cause they represent
are perfectly willing to sacrifice the
peace and harmony and good feeling
that prevail in Utah for a temporary
advantage, and to give the people of
the state IN their stead turmoil, discord
and haired. These gentlemen cannot
realize what the result of their mission
(assssfning that common conjecture is
co,TecD il successful, would mean to
Utah.
Happily for Utah her politics is now
along rational lines, and the people of
all classes and parties propose to keep
it there. And no one in ali the
state has a deeper and more vital in
rerest IN keeping il there chan the
leaders Of the dominant church. They
win be true to themselves and their
people
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-15
has been made clear that

has been made clear that
be relied upon to pursue sd .,olicy
in congress. Facing this overshadow-
ing fact OF his candidacy. it is worse
than useless to ask the people to gov
ern themselves by odd party reasons
and close their eyes TO the one reason
that now appeals to them.
In all candor The Herald would ask
lis contemporary if it really thinks it
would be safe to intrust the interests
of silver TO a man. who, like Mr.. Hol-
brook. has not only failed but refused
to burn the bridges behind him. No
matter how honest he may be. is not
such an one in danger of being in
fiuenced by party consideration?
Would not the election of such a rep
resentative make Utah's position on
this subject in congress uncertain?
is the Tribune satisfied with the at
titude of men like Senator's Shoup
Brown. Clark. Warren and Wolcott?
Were they not all elected as pro-
nounced free coinage men? Did not
their constituents believe they would
continue absolutely true2 Have they
been loyal? Have they hot gone with
their party into the gold camp Are
they not now supporting Mark Hanna,
William Mckinley and the gold trust?
Does any one think they viii be
efficient champions OF the cause of
free coinage while they remain in the
senate?
They were all elected as Republicans
and as free coinage men; they have
all turned their backs upon silver in
order that they might follow their
party. With sucn experience for their
guidance, the people OF Utah are not
going to try any such experiment here
this fall; they cannot be induced to
take "old party reasons alone into
consideration and elect a man whose
manner even now indicates a yearning
to fall in line with those who have
already deserted and march to the
music of the kettle drums Of the gold
standard
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-15
iThe. acknowledgements Battle.

a Salem, Mass, special to the Mail and
Express ssvs that among the remarkable
letters on record in the country is one
which was written to Hon. Robert S.
Rantoul, president of the Essex institute
of Salem, by William Endicott of Beverly
Rantoul on the occasion of the celebration
OF the seventy fifth anniversary of the
institute, and is as follows:
Beverly. Sept. Is.
Hon. Robert s. Rantoul, President of Es-
sex Institute.
My Dear Sir-I thank you for your kind
invitation to attend the seventy-fifth an
Diversary OF the Essex Historical society
pleasure TO be present and listen to your
"reminiscences of the past, but at the age
of % years l can no longer expect to at
tend public meetings and must content
myself with recollections of my own.
1t is probable that l may be the only
person now living who was an eyewitness
of the battle between the Chesapeake and
Shannon, which took place off Salem at
about pm. on the 1st day of June. 1873
was then a lad of II, and saw the af-
fair from the roof OF my fathers house
in Beverly. The two vessels lay side by
side, quite near each other, with bows
pointing toward the shore They APP
peared in range between Bakers island
and Halfway rock, but five or six miles
farther out. The battle was over in ff-
teen minutes, but the result was not
known for many days, the two ships pc
ing taken to Halifax 1t was concluded
from that fact that the British had been
victorious.
1 was also present when Judge Story
delivered the eulogy at the funeral of
Lawrence and Ludlow whose bodies were
brought from Halifax to Salem in August
The funeral was from the Howard Street
church, and is now fresh in my remem-
brance
l will trouble you with but one other of
my memories, and that is of a cavalcade
cort Colonel Timothy Pickering down to
attend dinner given to him by his politi-
cal friends. 1t was said that at the same
time that the procession was passing
Beverly bridge the Democrats were hang
ing him in effigy on Naugus Head l
think that was in 1908
With renewed thanks, 1 remain, yours
WILLIAM ENDICOTT.