The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-03

iously listening for giadsorne tidings
from the silver mines OF the mQdern
Canaan. How long. o. Lord. how
long?"
Two Lanesboro bicyclists. upon say
Ing farewell to their sweethearts. dis
covered their wheels. one on top OF q
house. the other way up tree.
Very sensibly a clergyman recently
said: "The heather are right at our
doors, dying In ignorance, and mos,
every day. Their groans can be heard
above the joyous peals OF our church
organs, and the smoke of their torment
rises far above our church spires"
EXIT THE FELINE.
Ararat has bull dog that should oc-
cupy a prominent place In some dime
museum. The other night half
grown kitten in its play made dash
past his dogship. who made a sudden
lunge at 1t. The frightened feline
sprang squarely into his mouth, and he
swallowed 1t at a gulp. The bull dog
gave comical, surprised look. then
skunk out Of sight to ruminate over his
strange dinner. And the cat never came
back.
NEWS AND NOT NEWS.
Susquehanna on Saturday bedecked
with flags and flowers and tears the
graves of its patriot dead. The beauti-
full service was impressively performed.
The school children formed a prominent
part Of the procession. Rev. w. NJ. Hill
Ter delivered an able and very appro-
pirate address.
Those who believed that Robert En-
met Hall, the eccentric Great Bend poet,
had exchanged worlds, via the water
route, didn't know Robert He will
never voluntarily go off to an unknown
land, where all are strangers. He likes
it here.
Headline In the Binghamton Herald
on Friday, Memorial Day-The Ball
Game will be the Principal Feature"
Comment Is unnecessary. To what base
uses have we come at last?
The Susouehanna band, formerly one
of the finest musical aggregations in
northeastern Pennsylvania. is to be re-
organized and transmogritied generally.
PARAGRAPHIC POINTS.
Artist Ralph Lyons excellent work
on the Scranton Tribune during Knight
Templar week was source Of pride to
his very numerous friends in Susque-
hanna county. He is a "Susquehanna
boy" and our people are glad to see
his rapid progress in his chosen field
OI laDOr. Inc lFlDuIle ISSUES uuIilS
that memorable week We're a credit to
Pennsylvania journalism. Congratula-
tions all around.
over in Montrose the foreman Of a
printing office has box full of pigeon
holes back Of his desk. One day he
pulled off his cuffs rolled them up.
and stuck them in one of the pigeon
holes aforesaid. Soon little wren flew
through the window of the then de-
serted office. and decided that inside
the rolled cuffs would be a fine resting
place. She was not disturbed, and Is
now sitting on her little eggs, the win
dow being left open for her, and no
one is allowed to molest the bird or dis
turb the nest.
Go west. young mainland get into
a cellar! A Susquehanna county man
followed the late lamented II. G.'s ad-
vice and exodusted. He held down a
claim in Nebraska. He had a comfort
able house. nice barns, fine stock and
growing fields of grain. One day he
saw the wind standing up on its hind
legs and bowling. Taking his family
he ran into one Of those outside cellars,
and waited for the mild, little zephyr to
pass over. When it had passed the
farmer came UP out of his hole. His
land was there Everything else had
been scattered hither and yon. Gone
We're buildings, stock, grain-every-
thing except his loved ones. Eastern
friends helped him to get on his feet
again. Hanged If he didn't squat again
on that self-same stretch Of prairie
land Whitney.