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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
THE COMMON SENSE WAY.

The old-fashioned way to rent a house
is to stick a small sign in II window and
trust to luck. This sign may he seen and
1t may not. The chances are that Ii
will not be seen by those you want to see
it. How much easier it would be to put
u House for Rent advertisement in The
Tribunes want columns, where ii viii
reach every house-hunter in Scranton.
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RETURN ENGAGEMENT.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wagner viii lie
Seen in the pIunger

No company of dramatic actors have
ever given more uniform satisfaction
at Davis theater than Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wayne's. which produced
"From Sire to SON." last week. The
company returns today and will pro-
duce IL play as far removed as pos
sible from the one attended to above
1t is '"rhe Plunger,' the great COM
edy-drama. Such a quick return to
the house Is a departure from Manager
Davis usual rule. and may be taken
a. an evidence of excellence. Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday only.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
THEY MILL NEVER LEARN.
Number Of Track Walkers Loses one
from It's ROil.

On Saturday an unknown Polander. n
track walker. was received at the Lack
awanna hospital. He had been struck
by IL train on the Delaware, Lackawan-
IA and Western railroad at Tobyhanna
and received fatal injuries.
Yesterday afternoon he was removed
from the Lackawanna to the Moses
Taylor hospital, where he drew his
last breath at O'Clock last evening.
At either hospital they do not know
his name or anything at all about
him, excepting that he was struck by a
train at Tobyhanna.
His body is still at the morgue in the
Moses Taylor hoSpital
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AN EFFORT TO REORGANIZE.
Meeting Of Boys brigade Of Pen
Aycnuc In Church.

Meeting OF Boys Brigade OF Penn
Avenue baptist Church.
An assembling of the boys of the
Penn Avenue Baptist church took place
yesterday afternoon at o'clock for the
purpose of reorganizing the brigade.
About thirty boys We're present and it
was decided that all the members of
Company A meet at the church tonight
and those of Company b will meet to-
morrow night.
These meetings will be to try and get
all the old members back. The brigade
has not been meeting regularly of late
and it is the intention to replace 1t ON
it's former footing. +. Nj. Kohelr is cap
tain of Company A, and r. ID. Hall is
Captain of Company b.
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Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. &. Landt and Ed. L..
Hoos. gave several selections during
the services. Charles Doersam accom-
panied on the organ.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
DON'T WASTE SHOE.LEATHER

As the season of house-hunting draws
nigh, don't wear out good shoe leather
roaming the streets in search of a home.
Put a small al. in The Tribunes want
columns and bring the landlords to you in
abundance
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
CHATTING DISHES.

Aluminium. it is made Of pure metal, con-
tanning absolutely no posonoi ingredients.
it will yield nothing but heaithfal results
will COOK uniformly, avoiding scorching.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
JAMES ISAAC INJURED.

SeTtONs KesuIts OF FaII OI KOCk IN tho
Cayuga Mine.
James Isaac was painfully injured by
fall of rock in the Cayuga mine Sat
urday.
lie was removed to the home of Thos.
Powell, ON Green street. where he
boards. and received medical attention
While his injuries are very painful
they are not of fatal nature
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
THE CHESS CHAMPIONS.

Wilhelm SteinitZ has just written from
st. Petersburg to the Hastings Chess club
with reference TO its offer of flJo, that lac
has forwarded it to Lasker at Moscow
but that consideration of the proposition
must he postponed for the reason that they
both have pledged themselves to accept
the preliminary conditions named by The
Moscow Chess club. the most important of
which being that the chess club does
not claim from the players property right
to the games. He also adds the report
that ~ wealthy Russian has subscribed
5000 rubleS to have the match played at
Moscow. The match may be postponed
until September. The two consultation
games played at st. Petersburg after the
tournament We're both won by l'illSbury
and Lasker, playing as allies, against
TSchigorn ana SteinitZ. The first was a
Vienna game in which Tschigorin and
Steinitz had the white forces. Pillsbury
and Laskcr introduced the novelty of l.
and Q . on their fourth move. and, after
sacrificing a pawn. initiated Il quick at
tack on the white kings side. The game
was very exciting. and finally the veterans
were forced to resign after hfty-two
moves. For the second cncontcr, IiliS-
bury and l.asker played an Evans gambit
on Tschgorin and Steintz, who declined
to adopt the compromised defence, upon
whites offer of a third pawn. The black
allies succeeded in casting on their four
teenth move. but an unceaSing attack.
hotly kept up, forced them backward,
and after Il desperate but unavailing sal
ly of blacks queens bishop. which was
given up, the veterans again struck their
colors on whites thirty-irst move.
Rheumatism Cured in ~ Hours.
". j. Blackmore, of IIaller II Black
more, Pittshurg. Pa, says: ~ shor.
time since | procured a bottle of "Mys-
tic Cure 1t got me out of the house
in twenty-fOur hours. ! took to my bed
with rheumatism nine months ago and
the Mystic Cure is the only medicin,
that did me any good. ] had five of tht
best physicians in the city. but ! re-
ceivcd very little relief from them.
know the Mystic Cure to be what il
is represented and take pleasure in rec
ommending it to other poor sufferers.
Sold by Carl I.orcnz. druggist, AIS Lack
aWanna avenue, Scranton.
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Rheumatism Cured in ~ Hours.
ID DAYS

% DAYS
Before we move to 3oS
,ackawanna ave. Now
the goods have got to get
out. Today we start in
for 22 big days. Cost or
even less. Things must
move. The few items
mentioned only show a
little, a visit proves more.
China Department
Things that break shall
suffer the most.
Decorated Plates
Imported to sell for SOC,
now l5C.; six or seven
dozen French Plates, with
heads Of prominent peo-
people burnt III, were 2oc.,
now lOC. Pansy Pin
Trays, about a hundred
left, going tor Sc.
SilverWare
Twenty-Five or thirty
Butter Dishes, Dinner
Castors and odd pieces,
worth from So to S.; to
close them 08c. Tea
Spoons, Rogers triple
plate, two new patterns,
7Sc. for 8; about half
value. Solid Silver Sugar
Spoons, gold lined bowl,
were SI.5o to So, how
csc.
PICTURES
Best time of the year to
get Pictures. Many a
a dull space and among
the hundreds that we
sell are some to suit Won.
French fac Smiles, III
narrow gold frames, size
12x2o, new subjects,
worth 75c., take them for
35C.
Pastels
16x2o, framed in narrow
gilt and gold mats, worth
~, 75c. today.
Etchings
Not quite two dozen,
handsome oak frames
14x2S, worth 81.
COME To the STORE TODAY.
IRExFORD'S Lax. rs Ave-,
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Piano sale. Big bargains. Guernsey
Bros.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
China Department

Things that break shal
suffer the most.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Jannnese Singing.

japanese music is crude. There ere &c
written notes t. go by i'll playing, nor
has the singel any do, Re, MI" to
play by observation, imitation and prac-
tice Instrumental and vocal music are
always taught together, and by the same
instructor, who Is either "a lady or "A
blind man, who has received musical
degree.
The singular method Of practieing ty
IA young lady intent upon GultiyatinR
her voice is thus described:
During the winter the girl in training
CLOTHES herself comfortably, t.Ees j"
samisen-a banjo with a square Icy.
played with IA plecuum Of iyory-aaa
ascends every cold night the scahold
erected Oh the roof of the house for dry
ing purposes.
There she sits for hours, sitting ana
banging away, until she can endure A.
no longer. Upon coming down she Is so
hoarse as To be unable to utter Word.
This training is persisted in until her
natural voice has left her and u aeW
clear Voice has been acquired, which can
be heard in Il storm. The girl screams
her worthless voice out and away.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
THE CLEVER WOMAN.

a. wish were clever.

Il wish IWere clever.
The woman Was charmingly dimpled,
wore a Felix gown, was the mistress #
a luxurious establishment, and was dis
pensng tea to afternoon callers IN cups
OF priceless faience.
women who write" had been the
subject ON the taps, and the remark
was a delicate compliment to the WON
an to whom she handed the tea. She
was successful writer-successful to
the extent of making a good ilAome as
the fruit of unwearied industry She
had never known the delights of dia-
monds or her own carriage or Il box at
the opera. She sometimes spent hard
earned 50 for drive, but there WAS mel
Their luxury III the caIri &c nor swift
ness in the steeds, and she was conscious
all through the drive that when she
went back to the Office she would write
something about the country i'll spring
or the tiotsam of las foliage and flow
ers With which the suburban resident
could decorate his house and table.
If she took 81 seat in the opera
house, she rarely lost herself completely
in the music, rs she would have like q
to do. because skeletons of paragraphs
on theater hats and theater manners, Oh
lovers Who make love in the stalls as
we'll as en- the stage, and thousand other
things for the next day S paper fitted
through her mind. She never had a Fe.
liX gown; ca the contrary, she walked
ten blocks and climbed seven stories 10
find dressmakcr who would make.
though at the same time mar, her che
gown for SIC. Her modest house WIS
pretty, and she was even quite famous
for her peilteS soupers, at which one
sometimes met eminent and always lie
lightful people, but only herself and
her one maid knew at what cost Of rer-
spring brow and smutched fingers and
aching back those dainty little dishes
We're evolved.
So there was almost reverence III her
tones as size replied:
Ny dear, You are the clever woman
you are far more clever than George
Eliot. The really smart woman Is nof
the one who makes her own dai "
bread even though there be a Nessel-
rode pudding thrown i'll now and then.
1t is she who, without raising her hand,
can cause all this luxury to be laid at
her pretty satin shud feet. 1t is like eat
ing IA Delnonico dinner and lamentiug
that you are not the chef who cooked 1t.
Not the woman who works, but she
who gets all there is in life without
working, is the really clever woman. =
MAY there not be two kinds Of elev-
erness?' said the woman who came To
make her adieus. New York Herald
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Town Meetings

Bigelow lautation-March 30. ls96.
Moderator. Albion l, Savage; clerk,
John Se0gley: assessors, Franklin
Savage John +. Kicker, NJ. =. L.
kershrer; treasurer, John F. Kicker;
school committee Daniel F. Reed, J. F.
Kicker, jacob B. kershuer; collector.
John F. Kicker: money raised for
schools, So; money raised for other
purposes, So.
The Forks Plantation March 30, ls9G.
Moderator. {. II. Young; assessors. {.
II. Young. {. \. kennedy. f. \.
Morres, clerk. t. \. Kennedy treasurer,
&C.. II. Young collector, {. A. kennedy :;
money raised Tor schools, $3.50: for Pit.
expenses, 500; for text books, SIS.
Flagstaff March 30. 1896. Moderator.
Davis A. Butler; clerk, John r. Niles :;
assessors. John K. Niles. Leon Wing.
Bruce 7. Nile>; treasurer. B. +. savage :;
supervisor. !. f Burbank money raised
for schools. So; money raised for other
purposes. 10 use enough in the treasury
fer text books and to defrav town
charges.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
1t Was In His Bill.

That reminds me of a story they tell
about Rudyard Kipling - indeed,
won t be sure that it isn't he who tells
it. He staid at a hotel once upon a time,
in Montreal, think it was, and when
he came to go away he asked for the
landlord. The landlord appeared.
81 wanted to see you" said Mr. Kip
ling, because you are a wonderful man.
l have never known your equal have
sojourned in hotels all around the world.
l have never seen one like this ~
The landlord swelled with pride He
intimated that the thing was really
nothing when you knew how to do it.
He was in a seventh heaven of delight.
Mr.. Kipling waited till he neared earth
again Then he resumed:
Il want to tell you that Of all the no,
tells under the shining sun l have never
seen one that for unmtigated, all round,
uncomfortable discomfort could not even
be named ia the. same day with yours. "
And when Mr.. Kipling's bill was
made out, one item in it read, "To i'm
pudence, 49, = But what's So, when one
has spoken ones mind?--W Washington
Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Probate Court.

The April term of Probate Court be-
gan at the Court House, Tuesday morn
ing,
Accounts were filed in cases Lizzie NJ.
Benn. Benz. F. Ford, Henry |. Goodwin,
Vim. II. Brown. Samuel ). Kicker, Chas.
Il, McGoou, Hannah York, Elanor Nc
Kinney.
Accounts were settled in cases, Olive
Burbank, Croker and Whitney, Vim.
Pooler, Jesse Pratt, Susan c. Steward,
Sumner Webb, Isaiah NJ. Whiting, John
K. Written.
Greenleaf G. Blaisdell was appointed
guardian of Mary Blaisdell; John
7. Caswell, admr Of estate of George w.
Goodwin; Mary Murphy, exrx. of
Angeline Murphy; N. B. Turner Jr. exr.
of estate of N. b. Turner; Sarah E.
Woodbury. admX. of estate of Mary A.
Davis; Maurice l.. Strickland, admr. of
estate of John Strickland; Henry ID.
Watson, guar. of Geo. Nj. Patterson; j.
Leon Parlin, admr. of estate of j. j.
Parlin.
Report of commissioners filed in the
cases of Lorenzo McIntire, Orlando C..
Gaylord and accepted in case of Harriet
iHOlDpsOu.
Petitions for authority to sell real es-
tate were filed in the cases of John 5.
Longfellow, Benjamin Cooley.
The wills of Anse T. Clifford, Joseph
A. Wilbur, Mary +. Viewer, Vim. IL.
Getchell, Sarah Groves, were presented.
Commissioners were appointed on the
estate of James A. Later represented
ins0yent.
The administrator of the estate of
Peter Bennett entered a complaint of
embe2zlement of certain moneys belong
ing to said estate.
TX INSOLVENCY COURT:
\ composition meeting was ordered in
the case of j. L. Flanders.
George 5. Davis and Albert I. Wyman
petition for discharge.
Second meetings were ordered in cases
Of George Dulac, VIM. w. Hardy,
George II. Drury, Geo. 5. Davis and
second meetings held in case of VIM. 5.
Jacobs, John II. Nye, Charles f, Wright
George q. Weeks was appointed as
signee of James A. Weymouth.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Lecture By Mr.. Meade,

The lecture under the auspices of the
Woman's Club and Sorosis, Monday
evening, was announced to be held in
the Methodist church which had been
engaged for the occasion, but owing to
a misunderstanding when the time came
that church WAS not ready. This was
not found out by the ladies in charge
until it was already time for the people
to begiu to assemble, but with all the
despatch possible the Congregational
church was opened and lighted and the
lecture was held there.
The lecturer engaged for the evening
was Edwin d. Meade of Boston, the
editor of the New England Magazine.
Mr.. Meade's subject was the English Com
monwealth. To convey a correct idea
of the lecture aud portray the line of
the thought of the speaker in a few
words would be impossible. Suffice it
to say that it was lecture that none
but u scholar and thinker could have
written. 1t was interesting to all, but
it was to the student and lover of his
tory, to those who have studied the
growth of nations, including our own,
the progress of government, and the
influence of the remarkable men of his
tory upon that growth and progress,
that it especially appealed. 1t was the
thinker who enjoyed it most, and it was
rare pleasure to many.
The speaker was gracefully introduced
by Mrs. j. Il. Frost, vice-presideut of
Sorosis.
A good sized audience was in attend
ance.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

At Harrodsbul3 one day Judge Card
we'll summoned negro hey in his cour,
to testify in case. The following CON
versation then took place between his
honor and the 10y:
do you know good from bad?"
Eyes, sir Toss, pee er duz "
"Can you distinguish the truth from
falsehood?"
Eyes, sab, l kin extinguish truth or
anything else eff you IL gimme huff wa
ter. "
"Do you know what will become Of
you if you testify to lie?"
"No, sab, jedge. Duz you?"
Where does tho devil live:'
You'll neber git to sec him. He
lives in heaven. louisville Courier
Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Patten-W eston.

A charming wedding, and one which
has awakened more than usual interest
in our town, occurred at the home of
Mr.. Levi Weston, last evening when
his niece, Miss Lois Angela Weston, was
married to Mr.. Roland TAYLOR Patten.
The ceremony took place at eight o'clock
and was performed by Rev. fl. w.
kimball in the presence of relatives of
the contracting parties, only.
Mr.. Roy Marston WAS best man and
Miss Pearle Curtis was maid of honor.
The bride was gowned in white, wear
ing bridal veil and orange blossoms.
The parlors were prettily decorated
with choice cut flowers among them
being roses which came from Miss
Weston's home in the south.
The bride, although nominally from
LogtOwn, Mississippi, has resided in
town during her high school course,
having graduated last summer. During
her stay she has attracted to herself by
her sunny disposition aud womanliness,
many warm friends who are more than
glad that she has chosen to make Skow-
hogan her permanent home under such
pleasant circumstances.
Mr.. Patten is one of our best known
and most progressive business men, the
present County Treasurer of Somerset, an
honored trust to which he has twice
been elected; genial, whole-souled
gentleman, having a host of friends,
who, with the REPORTER will Join in
congratulations at seeing him SO happily
welded to the young lady of his choice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patten at once enter up
on housekeeping in the pleasant home
on Turner Ave, which had already been
furnished complete, awaiting their oc-
cupancy.
The wedding gifts were numerous and
included many exceedingly choice
articles.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers dur
lng the week:
PIttslield-Thomas 5. Dexter to Chas.
NJ, Barbour, 81 800.
SkoWhegan-Charles II. Newton to J.
u. Dane, $500; Isaac Dyer to :. w.
lAaton, $500.
Anson-Ruel w. Robinson to l.. G.
Robinson, 81; Abby W. Gray to A. G.
Jeiery. 1000.
NV Portlaud--John Knowlton, IT.,
10 John knowlton, 81; John knowlton,
IT, 10 John knowlton, 81
,, hoseow-Joseph A. Bean to Jordan
huhnewell ct al, $50.
harmony-Charles II. Cromwell to
Wallace f. Marble, 1925.
Deiroit-Amasa D. Harding to Frances
a. jackson. SGS; Clara A. Harding to
Laura \. Lampher, $1,000.
NJ. Albans-C. f. Thompson to
'estone K. Ellis, 800.
palmyra-Henry G. Fuller to Daniel
a. snow, $50; Lenora j. Pease to John
~ laylor, 1886; John NJ, Taylor to
Nora Y. Taylor, 81.
= oolon-Fred II. Thompson to Geo. =.
nnnight, $500; John F. Lake to Edgar T.
Kelley, $50.
n fsalrfield-Horace E. Emery to Fred
". savage, 81 800; Christina Bickford to
'ood Will Home Associatio /, $225.
n aercer-Andrey Croswell to Wyatt NJ.
Gun oun' s25s; Audrey Croswell to Jonathan
bower. $40.
y oornville-I. Palmer ct al to Walter
- Mcclure, $3.50.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
MEN WITH POOR MEMORIES.


An amusing instance of aphasia WAS
that of an old country gentleman, who
retained i'll his employ large number
of servants, most Of whom he lad
known since childhood.
Wishing one day to suddenly summon
his butler, he found that the man :
name had for the moment, as he
thought, escaped him. He determined
to call his footman, but to his surprise
he discovered that he could 10 more re-
member the mans name than the but
ler's
He was all the more astonished when
he found that he had entirely forgotten
the names of every man and woman III
his service.
He had also forgotten the names of
his most intimate acquaintance, and SO
set about providing substitutes Every
man Was known by his peculiarities !;
certain persons Of rank i'll the neighbor-
hood he called the liking" or the
queen" CT the grand yizier;' his
butler and footman were respectively
"old waiter" and young waiter.
Another curious instance Of aphasia
was that of a famous Berlin physician.
He was sitting i'll his study one morn
ing. writing receipt for a bill, when
suddenly, after having written two
words, he lost all sense Of their mean
ing.
He tried to write on, hut found he
could think of no word. He threw down
his ren III despair. and attempted to
speak, but was equally unsuccessful
This Was one Of those cases, however,
which soon pass off, and in short time
he was able to finish the receipt.
and Ends
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

The first Napoleon was the greatest
matchmaker that ever lived. After re-
peated refusals the doughty little soldier
himself finally won the hand of Jose
phine, and devoted his matrimonial in
stincts to the affairs of others.
No excuse was admitted from bach
elor.
To him who urged that he could not
find wife, "Be that my care" he
said, and the same evening the affair
would be arranged. The poor received
dowries and trousseaux.
One day by decree the emperor mar
ried off 5000 soldiers at once. Another
day his great court dignitaries were
obliged Ell masse to find partners for
better or for worse
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

Hon. c. A. Marston, elsewhere in our
columns, announces his candidacy for Il
second term in the Senate of Maine.
The REPORTER is not inclined to take
sides for or against any particular can
ddate among the half-dozen or more
prominent gentlemen who appear to be
likely to come before the Republican
Convention for Senatorial honors, but
we are free to say, other things being
equal, we are decidedly III favor of ac-
coring Somerset Senators second
term. If the good of the men them
selves is the thing to be considered and
the first object is to give the greatest
number of worthy citizens opportunity
to become members OF the State Senate,
the one term plan is the desideratum,
but if the public good and the advantage
Of the county counts for anything, the
two term plan is the correct one.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

Congressman Aldrich of Illinois, who
has been carefully looking over the pre-
sideutial candidacy field says that. Nc
kinley has but 1863 delegates upon whom
he can reasonably depend, that Reed has
III who will surely vote for him on the
srst ballot and Mr. Reeds friends have
good grounds for believing 40 more, who
are now reckoned among the doubtful.
will support him. Morton has II;
Allison, II; Quay, 80; Cullom, II. The
second choice of most of these is
known to be for Reed, so that he stands
much better than appears on the face of
the returns.