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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24
PRIVILEGE ACCEPTED.


In referring to the resolution, Mr..
Mitchell feelingly remarked that moth
ing could have been more compliment
airy and that he was glad to accept
the privilege it contained and place his
children's early schooling under the
board guidance
A motion that Mr.. Mitchell be re-
quested to present his picture to the
board was made by Mr.. Jennings and
adopted.
Mr.. Gibbons suggested in view of the
election three months hence that Mr..
Mitchell name his successor. 1t devel-
oped. however. that the vigilance COM
mittees would name two candidates
and one would be selected at general
ward caucus to serve the uneXpired
term.
President Schreifer's election caused
vacancies in several committees which
he filled as follows: Mr.. Barker, chair
man of the supply committee, and Mr..
Welsh to succeed Mr.. Barker: Mr.. De-
vaney to the building committee. and
Mr.. O'Malley to the text book commit
tee.
The building committee recommend
ed the purchase of five lots owned by
ID. ;. Robinson near the West Ridge
breaker in the Second ward for So. 500.
an option having been obtained until
Dec. ~. The price was objected to by
some and an effort made to have the
matter referred back to committee. b,lt
by vote of IS to it was decided to
make the purchase. Mr.. Gibbons and
Mr. Jennings voting in the negative.
Bids for building retaining walls and
an iron fence at No. 16 school, grading
the premises and laying sidewalks were
received from several contractors and
opened, but as it was deemed expedient
to have the grading done at once on
account of water in the cellar of the
building. the matter was referred to
the building committee with instruc-
tons to report at the next meeting.
Proposals for furnishing and erect
ing heating and ventilating plants and
the sanitaries in No. % school were
opened and referred to the building
committee as follows: Smead- Wills,
Philadelphia. s2,1O0. electric control,
$500 extra. sanitaries. S472.50. whole con-
tract. s2,S72.50; Hunt & Connell, Ameri-
can Blower company system, 1920;
sanitaries, 1866; Charles B. Scott, Stur-
devant system. $3.50, or S4.7SO.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24

Fresh Imported and Key West Cigars
at Park & Tilford's prices. Coursens'. :.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24

Finest Bon. EOns and Chocolates
with fruits. As cents per pound. Cour-
sens. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24
CHAIR IN HIS HANDS.

He claims that when he went into
Kerycki's bedroom to arrest him, the
man was not in bed. but was standing
on the floor with chair in his hands
raised above his head, and that he
dealt the constable blow on the
head as hard as he could with it. and
was preparing to strike the second
blow. when. in self-defense. he pulled
out his revolver and fired at Kerycki's
legs, only intending to shoot him in a
part of the body that would not be
fatal. His aim was too high and bullet
went into the mans abdomen.
Coroner Longstreet went to Priceburg
at II o'clock and conducted an autopsy
on the murdered man. He was assist
ed by DR.. L. M. Pennypacker. The
coroner found that the bullet had TAX
en- the course described above. The bull
let had been extracted by DR.. Kennedy
before the man died. The Jurors em-
paneled were Patrick Langan, e. J.
Burke, NJ. c. Donnelly, r. w. Taylor,
Richard Barron and William Smith.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-24

James Stevenson. of Throop street,
has announced that he will be cam
ddate for the Republican nomination
for common council in the First ward.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
UNC4E Dawes SCHEME.
He Worked on the Fears of His
N9ighbors to His Profit.
Led Them to Believe That He Was Buried
Under Cave-In in His NewMade
Well and Thus Got 1t
Cleaned Out.

David Hennion, a farmer who lives
near II rdwick, n. j., decided a short
time agp to sink well. He struck a
splendid stream of water at consider
able depth and prepared to line the
well with stone. He carted a large
quantity of stone to the well side and
dumped it. The weight of the stone or
something else caused the sides of the
we'll tC1cave in.
"Un6e Dave" viewed the collapse with
chagri4 and disappointment, for it
meant much more hard work on his
part t clear the we'll again. Finally
he strck an idea. He got his coat and
placedtt near the excavation. Then he
placed lis hat on top of his coat. This
done, b sought the hay loft of his barn
and selected himself
The ieighbors had taken consider
able Unrest in the well and it was not
long bore one of them came along to
see how the work was progressing. He
saw thhalf-flled well and the hat and
coat nf by. Believing the walls had
fallen | on "Uncle Dave" he rushed
to the iuse and asked where the miss
ing ma was. Mrs. Hennion had not
seen hi and a search of the farm did
not bril-, him TO light. The conclusion
was thahe was buried under the earth
and sto.s in the well. The neighbors
for soniaistance around were alarmed
and win a couple of hours 20 men
were attorll digging to clear the well
and res the body of their neighbor.
Mrs. lnnion watched the work, cry
ing anoemoaning the death of her
.. HUSBAND The men worked hard and at
night h; torches and a big bonfire to
, work b By morning they had the
: | well cleed to the bottom, but found
no tract "Uncle Dave"
L When men found they had moth
ing for ieir pains except cleared
!. well, thtyent away weary. When the
coast w>lear Uncle Dave" emerged
from hiding place to find his wife
sitting 'ide the well dazed and
, mystifie
D. "Uncldave's" first greeting to her
:. was: "G1, Sally, I'm most starved
get. me nething to eat. Gosh, but
D. didn't tle fellows work hard!"
a. The nelay he began to line the well,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
RATTLERS IN THE ROCKS.
Big Snake Hunt in the Lumber Camps on
the Allegheny Mountains.


w. I. Harvey, lumber contractor OF
some of the five lumber jobs on Hayes
run, in the Allegheny mountains, tells
O tale of rattleSnakes that might seem
incredible, says the Pittsburgh Com
mercial Gazette, were it not known to
be true. For some time past the local
ity around these camps became so in
tested with rattlers that the woods ap~
peared perfectly alive with them, and it
became extremely dangerous to work
near where there were any rocks or
places where a snake could successfully
locate. Recently all hands prepared
for siege, and, armng themselves with
guns, axes and clubs, went on a hunt
for snakes. They were found in such
large numbers as to almost stagger
their assailants. Under every nook, in
every crevice, under rotten logs and
wherever snake could find a retreat
rattlers were found, and the number
killed footed up just 100. The big per
cent. ofthem got away among therocks,
where they could not be unearthed.
The snakes were of all sizes and ages,
measuring from three feet to almost
seven, and having from two to twenty
four rattlers.
Last year this camp was troubled
very little with snakes, but about IL
miles west of here, near Cato, they
were so numerous that q party of six
men, who went on a hunt for them,
killed 229 in two days, and at one place,
In oyerturning a stone, uncovered pile
of rattlers big enough to ELL a bushel
basket. From this it would seem as
if the rattler was a migrating reptile.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
MAIL FOR SMALL TOWNS.
Free Delivery Can BE Had by Paying
for 1t.

Small communities, denied letter-car-
rier service by the post Office depart
ment, can have such service legally at a
comparatively small expense to the
beneficiaries. This has been demon
strated at Berwick, Columbia county,
Pa.
Berwick, says the New York Post,
was one of the 46 post Offices selected to
test the practicability and expense of
extending the free delivery service to the
smaller post offices. When the service
was suspended July l, after having been
in operation for five years, the patrons
of the post Office were quite willing to
provide for it's continuance at their own
expense.
This was done under an old regula-
ton of the postal department which
makes it the duty of postmasters to de-
liver to any private letter-carrier letters
and papers for all persons who have
their mail matter. This regulation had
not been used anywhere, it is believed,
for a general system of delivering let
tiers.
The post Office department, although
not resembling the regulation, has not
favored private carrier system. and
has given as a reason that it aims a
deadly blow at box rents" The carrier
system in Berwick had cost the govern
ment 1925 year. No trouble was ex'
perienced in obtaining the consent OF
POS families to have their mail delivered
twice daily for one dollar per annum.
So anxious were the business men TO
have carrier system that many offered
to pay enough to give the carrier boys
twice their old salary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
oRAToFgo RIDE BICYCLES.
Wheels L o Cut q Zig Figure In the
tent Campaien.

The bilmay play am important
part in 1lmpaign. At the repub-
lican heaters in Washington the
suggested been made and favor
ably recethat a corps of men be
employedo through the states of
MichiganAna, Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska aIpsas on wheels, ostensi-
bly, on tof pleasure, but really
FOR the pi of getting close to the
people oIisilver question. The
suggestio made that 500 or 1000
men coulds way get at an average
Of ten vot Oh a day, ascertain just
what the are thinking about and
what argb are necessary to con-
vince there ruinous effect of free
silver. Tbicyclists would, of
course, belwho can talk "soumd
money" W they meet, and they
could be 81 with literature to dis
tribute as tnt along. They would
stop over n, farmhouses, and thus
have an optty to talk on familiar
terms will heads. The sugges-
ton has rewarded to Chairman
Hanna.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
FRleNI. TO UNITED STATES
Canada'siw Premier Anxious to Pro-
e Cordial Relations.

Canaua stW frem1er ANXIOUS TO Pro-
V Cordial Relations.
Wilfrifurier, the new prime min
lister of ada, says the liberal gov
eminent ,.nds to signalize it's admin
istrationIa renewal of friendly rela-
tons wi rhe United States, which
have notsn very cordial during the
last fewtrs. The north Atlantic
fishery tries, he thinks, could be set
tied by arrangement resembling the
treaty ofshington in 1870, and the
treaty of when both the ports and
inshore YRS were thrown open to
the fisher of both countries.
The Cam people are aiming to
make a clel deep enough to accom-
modate VS. of % feet draught from
Lake Ericough the Welland canal
and the cs below Kingston to Mon
treal, but task is formidable one,
owing to treat expense. They love
already s. $60,000,000 On the We'll
land and awrence canals.
The lib are favor of free trade
relations the United States, and
Mr.. LaurS prepared to make an ar
rangemens the free exchange of
such natrroducts and such manu-
featured tes as may be mutually
agreed W The administration will
lose no itunities to extend Che
commerce ations of the two couw
/ tries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
WRITES UPSIDE DOWN.
His Handwriting Is Legible and Letters
Well Formed.


Well Formed.
There is a man who lives in Gam
bier, O., who writes upside down from
force of habit. He has become so used
to the idea that he never writes like
other persons.
One day he walked into the Ebbitt
house in Washington. The clerk
turned the register book around in the
usual manner, so that he might inscribe
his name, but, to his establishment,
the stranger reversed the volume quiet
ly so as to make the writing all up
side down from his point of view, and
added the name: "a. W. Mann,
Gambler" in the proper place.
Though writing his name upside
down he did it with as much ease and
ouickness as man would ordinarily
do It rightside up The clerk did not
know what to make of it and asked him
to explain whether he always did 1t
that way. The stranger replied that 1t
was as comfortable for him to write
In that fashion as in the ordinary man
ner. He added that 1t was not difficult
at all to learn, and that anybody could
acquire this peculiar art, though he
had never met anyone in this country
or in Europe who knew how to write
upside down. He claimed 70 have orig
mated the system.
And this information was not con-
veyed by word of mouth, because Mr..
Mann is deaf mute. He is a clergy
man, and breaches by signs at Gambler.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21

Insanity is the horrible dream of
the night perpetually present during
the day. insanity in women IS OFT
ener due to disease of the organs dis
tinctly feminine than to any other cause.
The insane asylums of the country are
full of women whose carelessness of their
health in this particular line has SEN
fenced them to life that is less desirable
than death. The weakness or shock that
causes such insanity is frequently the re-
suit of childbirth. At the time when
woman's greatest usefulness should Degln
she is taken away from her duties, and
from those she loves, and for months, or
wears, or forever is shut away from them
by the bolts and bars of hospital. Such
things are absolutely unnecessary: Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Will pre-
pare women for the trying time OF par
turition so that there will be no danger
and comparatively little pain: 1t IS the
only medicine in the world that VIII &C
complish this purpose. 1t IS the only
nedi:ire Of Its kind devised by regu,
larly graduated, experienced and skiiiiui
specialist in the treatment of the diseases
of women. 1t will cure any weakness
or disease of the feminine organs. IL
strengthens and purifes them, renewing
them of inflammation, soothing all pain
promoting regularity, and putting stoI
to facilitating drains. .
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets aid the cure Of al
sorts of diseases by gently stimulating and inVlg
Grating the liver, by toning up the stomach, am
by restoring to the entire digestive tract regu
interruptions druggist de, .de you into peilevin
that anything else is inst as good" He make
more money on the lust as good"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
I Il q. N. RAILROAD.
NORTH BOUND.

NORTH BOUND
Leave for Austin and the North 90 am
" $50 Pm.
ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH.
Arrive from Austin and North 9W An .,
" 9.55 .. m.
SOUTH BOUND,
Leave for Laredo and Mexico. ..s.4a am.
ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH.
Arrive from Laredo and Mexico $50 pm.
NIX. &T.-FROM l. 81 G. N. DEPOT.
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Waco, ST. Louis and
Kansas City. ......' ..'.... e'oo "
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY.
Arrive from Waco, 81. Louis
and Kansas City,. s'oo D. I'd
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
EAST BOUND.
Leave for Houston, Galveston
and New Orleans. ...:....... H.Zo an
Leave for Houston, Galveston
and New Orleans. lo.oo Pm
ARRIVE FROM THE EAST.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston. .....:.;;. 7.2o o. m.
Arrive from New Orleans, Gal
weston and Houston. AIS p ID
WEST BOUND.
Leave for Eagle Pass and Mex-
ico ...,....... 80. ......... 40 p'n
Leave fof Ell Psso and San
Francisco. ...,..'.' '.'''''''' '''" q"
ARRIVE FROM TIE WEST.
Arrive from Mexico and Eagle
Pass. '''''''. IL u" "'
Arrive from San Francisco and
Vi Paso .........'' '''' %" -"
AsAPR. EMISSION ROUTE
TRAINS LEAVE DAILY.
Leave for Cuero, Houston, Gal
veston and Waco. ............ 900 an
and Corpus Cristi. ......... 225 p.B
TRAINS ARRIVE DAILY
Arrive from Cuero, Houston,
Galveston and Waco. ........ Z 10 Pr
Arrive from Corpus Cristi, Bee
Vile and Rockport. ~ p
LEAVE DAILY, EXCEPT SATURDAY
Leave Daily, except Saturday, for
Rerrville, Boerne and Comfort 30
ARRIVES DAILY. EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Arrive from Kerrville......... 6 30 p
LEAVE SATURDAY, ONLY.
Leave for nerrville ........... 200 p,
ARRIVE SATURDAY ONLY,
Arrive trou Kerrvtlle, Saturday, $50 D.
S.A. 4 GULF SHORE R. R
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Leave San Antonio. ..... S.0O a
Arrive San Antonio..... go. Luz D.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
never set foot in that country if they
covered me with gold!"
No Cure. No Paw.

The Eskimos have queer custom in
regard to doctors. At each visit the
doctor is paid. If the patient RECEIVERS
the physician keeps the money; if the
patient dies the money is returned to
the family of the deceased.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
Yyedkes Germany.

After thenation of Mile. Yvette
Guilbert's ! engagement she
will go to lthen Roumania and
Italy. "Anlany2" asked the in
terviewer, eh Yvette waxed very
wroth. cd" she exclaimed.
"Neverl Dhear me. I would
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-21
shad In Pacific Waters.

Until 1871 there were no shad in Pa
cific waters. In that year a few thou
sand were introduced by the United
States fish commission. Last year the
catch sold for neaTly $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13

the paper until the matter was eX-
planned. The couple were married as
slaves nearly 40 years ago and after the
PRONUNCIATION of the emancipation proc
lamation they were again married ac-
cording to the laws of Virginia. But the
papers in this union were lost in a fire.
This fact was painfully brought home
to Mr.. and Mrs. Carter by a late decision
of the supreme court which holds that
slave marriages are not recognized as
legal by the inheritance laws of Illinois.
As they have children and property they
concluded to make everything safe and
were therefore welded the third time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13

strain trade or commerce., or tc carry
on business under such contract, agree
ment or conspiracy. Each violation OF
the new law is punishable by imprison-
ment OF not more than one year OIL by a
fine of not more than $500, or both.
There are in the indictment two counts
for misdemeanor in conspiring to re-
strict and restrain commerce and to un-
lawfully control and moncpolize the Gig
arctic business and to raise the price OF
cigarettes. Those indicted were 10
placed under arrest, but were notified
to appear in court and plead to the in
dictment
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
Welded THREE TIMES.

Marital Experience of III. Carter
and Mrs. n. Carter, OF Alton, Ill.
Richard Henry Carter and Mrs Nellie
Carter, IF Alton, Ill. enjoy the distinc-
ton of having been three times married
TO each other without having ever
been separated or divorced. They be-
long TO the best colored society of that
community and are very highly
esteemtd. When, therefore Mr.. Carter
applied to Deputy Clerk Quarton for Il
license to marry his wife the official was
duly astop;shed and refused to furnish
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
FOOT IN ITS U
One of Perry Ranks Horses Found in
Curious Predicament.

Employees of Perry Rank, the livery
man, heard a terrific connection the Otl,-
er afternoon in one of the stalls at the
stable and rushed in to see what had
happened. They found II of the best
horses owned by Mr.. Rank lying on its
side with its legs and head in a seeming
ly ineXtricable tangle. At first they
thought the horse YVES having a fit, but
upon investigation. when the animals
struggles exhausted its strength, they
found that one of the Lind feet was
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
BLOW TO CIGARETTES.
m OF the Trust Indicted Under the
New Law.

The grand jury in New York found an
other Indictment against members OF
the cigarette trust, who were indicted
before under the common law for con-
spiracy. The new indictment is found
under the new antitrust law which was
enacted April 16 last and which makes
it a misdemearor to contract, agree or
conspire to prevent competition in the
price or supply of articles or commodi-
ties in common use, or to restrict or re-
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13

stuck in the horses mouth. How it
got there none could explain, and how to
get it out seemed an insurmOUntable
problem. Finally ropes and puileys
were rugged up and the hoof and mouth
reluctantly parted company. In the
operation II tooth was knocked loose
and the horses tongue was lacerated.
No horseman in the vicinity ever heard
of a similar circumstance.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-13
schooIhouse Cyclone Caves

School directors in the district of Du-
vergne, Ia. have ordered a cyclone cave
dug at each OF the schoolhouses in the
district
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-30
THE FLOOD AT PIrTSBURG
The River Rises Twenty three
Feet Doing a Damage
of 100000

Pittsburg, Pa, July %. The
water reached a stage of tween
ty three feet but did not go as
high as was expected from re
cent floods. Considerable dam
age was done at McKeesport,
where the Dewes Company
mills and furnaces were killed
by the water, causing a loss of
100000.
Work was suspended by The
water at the National Tube
Works. The loss by the dam
age here will be about $25, 600
In all the towns along the
Monongahela more or less dam
age was done.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-30
DIED AT THE. AGE OF III
Michigan Woman Who Cared
for Three Generations Of
Children.


Homer, Mich, July 26.-Dina
Smith, supposed to be one OF
the oldest inhabilant of the On
tied States, aud well known TO
all the old residents of Calhoun
county, died yesterday at the
age of III years. She was born
near New Haven, Conn, in
1879. She lived to take care
of the children of three genera
tons, only two Of whom are
now living.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-30
Because It'SBeStE
COL. BRACKEN-
RIDGES GIFT
He Presents the Singley Col
lection Of Shells to the
State University.

austin, Tex J, July 23.-Last
year Mr.. George w. Bracken-
ridge of San Antonio presented
to the University OF Texas.
THE singley Collection OF
Texas Mollusca." This unique
collection of shells was the
work of Mr.. j. A. SingIey of
Giddings, who devoted much
slime and energy in its prodnc-
ton. It is unrivaled in the
world, embracing 300 species,
represented by CAB specimens
from 977 localities.
This year the same generous
donor has added the remainder
of the "SingIey Collection" con.
sisting # shells from all parts
of the world. Marine shells,
$50 species and varieties, re-
presented by $3.50 specimens;
land shells, 1101 species and
varieties, represented by $3.50
specimens; fresh water shells,
7O2 species and varieties, rep,
resentpg by 1917 specimens. In
this collection it will be seen
there are over $500 species and
varieties. 1t is safe to say that
the University of Texas has now
the largest and finest collection
of mollusca in the West or
South.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-30

IT Is said that children can
be cured of crying by record
ing their cries on photograph
and afterwards letting them
hear how it sounds when they
are in rage. a similar plan
might prove effectnal in cases
of drunkenness A photograph
ic attachment, SO that the sober
man might both see and hear
how many kinds of a brute and
fool be makes Of himself when
drunk, would doubtless knock
out the Kelley monopoly in
short order.