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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
RyIN0S VISIT TO H0NpsDALR

Washington Irving visited Homes
dale In 1s<1; at that time he clambered
to tho top Of the massive ledge Of rocks
overlooking the town. and to this day
II bears his name, 'Trving's Cliff" Not
long afterward he wrote tho following
letter, which IL to be found in the 25th
volume Of his works. and which gives
such . glowing and enchanting descrlp-
tion Of the ccencry OF the vicinity:
Honesdale, August /. 9<1.
My Dsar Sister:
writa srom among the mountains
in the upper part Of Pennsylvania. from
pretty village which has recently
sprung into existence as the deposit Of
q great coal region. and which Is called
after our friend, Philip Hone, who was
extremely efficient In directing enrer-
prise into this quarter. came here
along the Delaware and Hudson Canal
which extends from the Hudson river,
near the Catskill mountains. upward CT
a hundred miles into the interior. trav-
ersing some Of the most beautiful parts
(as to scenery OF tho State Of New
York. and penetrating tho State Of
Pennsylvania. ] accompanied the d.
rectors Of tho Delaware and Hudson
Canal In their annual visit Of examin-
alton. Among the directors are Philip
Hone and my friend Ercvoort. l do
not know when have made moro
gratifying excursion with respect to ma
tural scenery, or moro interesting from
the stuYendous works Of art. Tho
canal 10 laid great part Of tho way
along the romantic valleys. watcred by
tho Rondout, the Lackawaxcn, etc.
For many miles II IL built UP along
tho faco Of perpendicular preclpices
rising into stupendous cliffs with over
hanging forests. or juttlng out into
vast promontories. while on tho other
side you look down upon the Delaware,
foamins and roaring below you at the
foot of an immense wall or cmbankment
which supports the canal. Altogether
II Is one Of the most daring undertake
ings I have over witnessed, to carry an
artificial river over rocky mountains,
and up the most savage and a most i'm
practicable defiles; ard al. .this7too, has
been achieved by the fumes ct An asso-
citation composed ola hmad3Al Of: indi-
viduais, For upward o. ntneey 'rnf'es
went through constant succession
Of scenery that would have been
famous had II existed In any part of
Europe; the Catsklll mountains to tho
north, Shawangunk mountains to tho
south, and between them lovely valleys,
with the most luXuriant woodlands
and picturesque streams, All this 10 a
region about which had heard moth
ing-a region entirely unknown to
fame; SO 1t Is In our country. We have
some main routes for the fashionable
traveller, along which he is hurried In
steamboats, and railroad cars; Wills
on every eide extend regions of beauty,
about which he hears and knows Moth
ing. Some Of the most enchanting G
scenes I have beheld since my return
to the United States, have been in out
of-the-way places. into which have
been accidentally led.
WASHINGTON IRVING,
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Miss 8. had been explaining the use
ana meaning Of the word coin. Money
had been shown and talked about by
the children, and the teacher congrat-
ulated herself on the olearness of her
explanation.
"Now. children" she said. who can
give mo sentence containing the word
coin2" Up went hand. "well, John "
II know Mtckis Kilcoyne." answered
John readily.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14

try was the stourbridge Lion at Homes.
dale. August 8, 1899. At first the coal
was moved by horses from Carbondale.
the head OF the Canal. From the days
of Hone and Irving natural beauty.
business enterprise and good influence
have characterized the place. 1t 10
picturesquely situated in beautiful
valley, and with local pride, its resi-
dents invite friends and strangers to
share their hospitality and enjoy Its
rare beauty. From this quiet vale
many sons and daughters have gone
forth to bsnsdt enrich ana gsacs the
world, II.
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(other Historical Articles will be
found on page 20)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
THE FOUR BOARDS

met Jointly until the next municipal
election. In February. 1879. with less
friction than might naturally have been
expected, the new board Of control held
its flrst meeting and perfected organi-
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A DELICIOUS PEAR DESSERT.

Have you ever tried peeling pears ?
Splitting them in two lengthwise, scoop
ing out the core, cooking till tender in a
syrup strongly favored with vanilla,
and then draining them, filling the hol-
lows left by removing the cores with
powdered macaroons? If you have,
then you know how to complete the pref
ty task; if not, then I will tell you that
after the maccaroons have been added
the two parts of pear must be put to-
gether, the pears laid on their sides al
ternately with tiny rice croquettes
which have been coated with apricot
marnalade, or any preferred jam. You
may take the syrup in which the pears
were boiled and, adding to it a little
whipped cream, pour it over the whole.
My word for it, if the early part of your
feast has consisted of such delicacies
as nightingales' tongues and plovers'
eggs, pears SO prepared will seem fit
ting dessert; but if, as is more probable,
you have dined from perfectly broiled
chicken (and they were never better
and less expensive than now), you will
find this dish of pears quite the crowning
beauty Of your dinner that it deserves
to be.
And while we are on the subject of
cooking pears / will tell you Of another
way in which I have always seen them
flnd favor. After they are cooked and
the core scooped out I fill them with a
mixture of several kinds of fruit, finely
chopped, laying them on a shallow dish
OF rice and cream, Pouring the syrup over
them.-Boston Evening Transcript.
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NO MAN ENJOYS wIFE's HOLIDAY.
Time Hangs Heavy Upon Him Who
Spends Summer in the City.

A middle-aged man came down the
open in the streets that run off Fifth
avenue, just below Central park, the
other evening, and hailed a man who
was passing just opposite.
Hello, Jim!" he said disconsolately.
'1Iow do you do, Arthur" responded
the other.
The two stood on opposite curbings for
a moment and then the first speaker
slowly crossed the street.
whats the matter, Arthur? You look
like the last rose Of summer. Hot
weather been doing you up?"
Hot weather be hanged" snorted the
other. "Is your wife away?"
unfortunately she is not. envy you
and the rest of the boys whose better
halves are giving them vacation"
"Well, you can just quit envying us
right now and thank your lucky stars
that you're not in our boots" said the
sorrowful one.
"How's that?" queried Jim curiously.
"You fellows are always Dragging at the
club about what free and easy time you
are having, now that your wives are in
the country or at the seashore."
IT know it," said No. /. heaving sigh
"but we're all liars, everyone of us, and
don't you forget it. You see," he went
on dolefully, "when my wife went away
I was thinking what a beautiful time
was going to have all by myself here
come and go just when I wanted to, be
at the club all the time IL pleased
and all that sort of thing. My wife left
one of the maids at home to look after
the house and see to my room. The last
thing she said to me was: Now. Arthur,
do be careful not to have any trouble
with the maid. Maids are awfully hard
to manage and you have no experience
with them. Besides they are hard to
get nowadays and are touchy about
their rights I don't quite like to leave
her here. Tn sure you'll get her angry
and then she'll leave and shall have no
end of trouble getting another one.'
ct LAUGHED at her i guess know how
to manage woman I said
MAYBE she said. and with that she
went away. $40
"That night stayed pretty late at
the club with some idea of the boys.
and when I got home 1t was almost
o'clock T. was just thinking to myself
how nice 1t was to be able to stay out
all night If plea ased. WHEN discovered
that / had lost my latchkey. This did
not worry me at all, how -er, as ]
knew the maid was inside. ] rang the
bell and waited. Then rang again and
waited Then 7 rang again and wait
ed some more. No response. I thumped
on the door awhile with no better sue
cess, and sat down on the steps to think
1t over Finally I remembered having
read somewhere of plan that was sue
cessfully adopted by some unfortunate
in a similar situation. I1went out into
the street and hunted up cobblestone
The herald., 1896-10-11
PRESIDENT FAURE's UNIFORM,

Those nations may be happy which
have no history, but happier still must
be those capitals which have no cares.
London has been troubled about many
things of late, but the mind of merry
Paris is bent on coming fetes and gaiety
For some time past Paris parisien" has
had its head full of the great5question
of whether or not President Faure
should wear white silk small clothes
and stockings on state occasions. Now
we are told that the presidents tailor
has devised freview suit" lit must not
be called uniforn) for him. The de-
sign of this suit is an inspiration of sar-
torial genius. THE president is to wear
q black Hussar jacket. ornamented with
heavy black braid, gray pants and cav
airy boots 'of a slightly Van Dyke
form" The headgear is low black felt
hat Of the Cronstadt shape, the same
pattern as the hat which the late czar
wore. This picturesque dress. supple
mented by an overcoat of nut-brown
superfine cloth and light chestnut war
horse, ought to make the presidential
heart glad. We congratulate President
Faure, and we hope he will be happy
now he has it-Westminster Gazette
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And you didn't find it," said "Jim."
with a grin.
Il did, though. after 1 had walked
| about three blocks. l found it and car
ried 1t back to the house with appropri-
ate remarks. Remember, this was one
of the hottest nights of last week"
Hot enough to fry fiapjacks on the
sidewalks"
That's the very night. How did you
know? Well, I grabbed the cobblestone
and thumped with all my might on the
front door. The whole house shook"
That fetched the maid I'll bet"
you're right. l fetched the maid. 1t
also fetched a pitcherful of water out
of fourth-story window. I lodged 1t,
though. and dropped the cobblestone
on my toe.
MARY leaned out of the window-by
the way, did you ever hear of maid
that wasn't named Mary?
Mary"
Mary leaned out of the window and
shouted: Get away from there now, or
IN call the police. What dyer mean,
anyhow
Il was mad. I own it freely. Shut
up and come down. I said. L want to
get In. I've lost my night key
Ihen Mary came down, of course?"
que Jim.
"Of course Mary didn't come down, be-
~""'e -'A1iy was d 1901. mary opened her
mouth and replied, You can't fool me
that way. Go away right off, you ras-
cal'
won't go away answered. Come
down. you idiot and let me in
TO this Mary's answer was a series
of shrill howls. Police! Police! Po-
lice!' she shouted. r
II sat down on the steps and waited.
There was nothing else to do. Mary
made the street resound for about ten
minutes, I7should think. She really has
most remarkable voice, only she ought
to have it trained She was. stu in good
voice when policeman arrived. Iwon-
dered whether'I i should have to spend
the night in the police station for trying
to break into my own house, but, FORUM
ately, the policeman knew me, and ac-
cepted my explanation. although he evil
IDENTIFY suspected that was drunk.
after considerable argument he per-
suaded Mary to come down and open the
door. She knew the policeman better
than she knew me. Perhaps 1t was this
fact that made me ungentle with Mary
when I stood at last in the hall. When I
had concluded my peroration she was in
tears. She declared she would leave the
very next morning.
did she?" asked "Jim."
"She did. haven't dared write my
wife about it yet. You know what she
would say?"
II told you so," suggested "Jim."
"That's it. Goodby, and don't envy
me any more."-New York Tribune.
The herald., 1896-10-11

where she Is soon to appear at the Lyric
theater in Mossenet's Manon and Saint
Saens' Phyrne.
The opinion of the viennese respect
Ing Mascagni's Zanetto is far from IA
vorable. The libretto, they remark, is
based on Coppee's LIE Passant, and the
score was written en- passant, to fulfill
a contract with his publisher
Philip Haler. the musical critic, says
of Mrs. Bloodgood's singing at the
Worcester festival: Mrs. Bloodgood
with rich and sympathetic voice and
pleasing personality, should look after
her enunciation."
Herr Mottl is bringing out an histori-
cal cycle of operas at Carlsruhe 1t be-
gins with Paisiello's La Serva Padrona,
and includes Gluck's La Regina di Mag
gio. Haydn's Lo Speziale, Mozart's The
Magic Flute, Grety's Les deux Avares,
Dalayrac's Les deux Savoyards, Cherub-
ini's La Locanda Potoghese, Weber's
Abu Hassan. Donizetti's Elisir d'Amore,
Berlioz's Les Troyens, Bizet's Djamileh,
and Wagner's Tannhauser, Lohengrin
and Die Meistersipger.
The herald., 1896-10-11

| herd of "David" deer brought from the
park OF the emperor of China, which 10
ducks living In western fashion. the
| the only herd of its kind In Europe, the
Chinese pheasants (the 'ho-kf' of Lady
! Amherst), and the prolific sheep. "ong-
| IT,"
Joseph A. Willard Of Boston has been
| clerk Of the Massachusetts superior
| court for over half century Tuesday
| last was his S0th birthday, and he was
at his desk before the opening OF the
Office for business, and said he was IN as
good health as at any time in his life.
The marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Kincaid,
! of Minneapolis grew out of the publica-
/, tion, In leading magazine of an article
by Miss Yates, entitled A Model Hus-
band. The standard set up by Miss
| Yates interested Mr.. Kincaid, who be-
| gan a correspondence with her, and last
week they were married. The groom Ii
73 and the bride 81 years old.
According to art critics the monument
to Mozart which was recently unveiled
in Vienna, is one Of the most beautiful
pieces of plastic art Of this age. The
bloom of youth. and in moment OF IN
spiration. The face Is uplifted, the
hand rests on a music stand. and tho
! right hand Is raised as II beating time.
One w. B. Wetmore, who is said to BE-
a well-known New York club man, pos.
SeSSinE an income or $l5,O0O year, mas
asked the court to cut down the alimony
Of $4,000 yearly awarded to his wife on
the ground that he was brought up with
such expensive tastes that he has to
spend the money upon himself. This
plaintive plea was treated with scant
courtesy by the court.
A career of active service extending
over q period Of sixty-five years was
terminated recently by the retiremnt
Of Edward Gerard. the father Of the
British museum" who, at the ripe age
Of SO, thinks It time to take rest and
his well-earned pension. Mr.. Gerard
has his mental faculties absolutely un-
impaired, and he Is more active than
many men Of twenty-five years his jun
ior. His resignation Is purely volun-
tary.
While the czar was at Copenhagen
he received from frances representa-
tive there, Baron de Gaze de la B0ve,
two gifts on behalf Of 5000 Frenchmen,
including President Faure, and the same
number Of Frenchwomen. These pres
ents were originally intended to be Of
fered to the emperor on the occasion of
his marriage, and afterwards on his
majesty's coronation, but they were not
ready in time. The first consisted Of
table service OF Sevres porcelain. tn
cluding thirty-two hand-painted plates
adorned with the arms Of the various
French provinces. The second was an
album containing seventy water color
paintings by distinguished French art
lists, and the signatures Of the 5000
French women contributing.
The herald., 1896-10-11
sw1FTEsr VESSEL IN THE WORLD

world has recently been built In France.
This extraordinary craft is the seago-
ing torpedo vessel constructed in Havre
by the well-known house Of Augustin
Normand, the contract requiring that
1t should maintain q speed Of twenty
nine TO thirty knots for an hour under
this vessel, the Forban. ran a distance
Of more than thirty-one knots In an
hour, this being equivalent to about
thirty-five miles, probably the greatest
distance ever covered by seagoing
ship in sixty minutes, powerful engines
vessel through the water at such rapid
rate. On this score, therefore, the state
ment is not surprising that, although
the displacement Of the craft is only
about $50 tons, It carries engines Of $3.50
horse power,
The herald., 1896-10-11
THE SPEEDY LOUISIANA MULE.

Col. ]. Burriss McGehee is prominent in
the Laurel hill section. and the pioneer in
the industry of raising mules and hay
farming in the state. From Col. McGehee's
experience there is a promising field in this
sort of farming in Louisiana. He has been
raising mules for the planters for long
time, and says that he makes more money
out of it than he can out of cotton or cane.
He raises more particularly three-quarter
bred or thorouehbred mules and saye that
the long-earei\ product Of Louisiana is SUI
perior to any that as can be ia1 imported from
said he to the Picaynne man. Corn IN
this climate is a bad thing to- raise stock
on 1t gives them flesh and nothing else.
Now. the mules that can be raised here
are better than those that are brought here
from other parts of the United States. They
are not of your long-eared. hard-headed.
slow bucking, kicking, biting, lazy varl-
ETY.; but with a streak of good blood they
are more enduring and more faithful than
any horses. and. If properly bre1'for that
purpose. are superior in point nf speed. A
good time as any pair Of horses that vou
can buckle into harness. They work better
and are steady and full of e."-New Or
leans, Picayune.
The herald., 1896-10-11
THE NEW WOMAN.

There was an interesting competition
Tor the best definition of "the new wo-
man which was conducted recently by
to this saying: "A fresh darn on the or
iginal blue stocking" Among other
suggestions were: six of one and half
a dozen Of the other, "One who has not
yet attained to be gentleman" MANS
newest and best reason for remaining
single" "Mannishness minus manli-
ness"
The herald., 1896-10-11
Campaigning RECORD
lne Statistics Of Ten President
ial Campaigns
RYAN LEADS THE BUNCH
y Campaigning iu the Pest to
Equal His
Towns up to September 2Sth-Has
Travelled Over 5000 Miles.

Mr.. Bryan has spoken, 1t is estimated,
more words on the stump and Travelled
more miles than all the other candi-
0ates for president put together for 100
gears. Up to September 2Sth he hal
made 205 speeches in 172 towns and
elites Of twenty-five states, and has al
ready Travelled, since his nomination for
president, S,022 miles. Here is a COM
parison of his record with the speech
making of other presidential candi-
The herald., 1896-10-11
A HORRIBLE EXAMPLE,

Johnnie (reading)-Three little children
were out in a boat on Sunday, when It was
His grandmother (solemniy)--Ah, john
ME hope you see the moral to that.
Johnnie-Yes'm 1t says they were cross
ing the river on the way to Sunday school
when struck.-JudGe.
The herald., 1896-10-11
THE UNPLEASANT PART OF IT

well. Johnny" said the visitor, IT SUM-
pose you'll begin going to school again
Yes"
DO you like going to school?"
Yes; it's staying there after get there
that / don't lilxe.'-Harper's Weekly.
The herald., 1896-10-11

Try our port and sherry wines at II
cents per gallon. 7. Vache e. Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Te1e-
phone 309.
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! ACCOUNTED FOR

Dora-He kissed me twice before could
stop him. ~
Gora-Did you hear some one comingr'
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late to see it. The sky was clear, the
weather was warm and everything was
conducive to late hours and star-gazing
There were the usual number of meteors
and rather more than the usual number
Of people saw them.
1t was reported at the police barracks
about midnight that a mob had gathered
on Second street, in the neighborhood Of
Montgomery street, for the purpose of
mobbing a young man named Ellis. who
had had a difficulty with one Of the crowd
during the afternoon. Sergt. Baughn
sent three policemen to the scene. but the
crowd had dispersed when they arrived
Fire broke out in a house in Henry
street lane between Montgomery and West
Broad street at 1915 o'clock yesterday A
local alarm was sent to No. 5 engine house.
Chemical engine No. . responded and ex-
tinguished the fire in a short time. Part
of the roof was burned, and the fire threat
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gone except for the intelligent work of
the firemen. The house was occupied by
Ellen w Graham, colored The damage
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Charleston. S c., Aug. 1O.-Arrived,
steamer Algonquin, Plat, New York; pro-
ceeded to Jacksonville.
Sailed, schooners Thomas A. Ward. Ly-
man, Baltimore; 5. b. Marts, Holloway,
baltimore; steamer Iroquois, Kimble, New
York.
New York. Aug. S.-Cleared, schooners
Bartholdi CBr), Berry, Fernandina; Nellie
tIoyd, tombstone, Wilmington; Rebecca
NJ Walls, Little Fernandina; schooner
John II. Tingue Burdge, Port Royal.
Brunswick, Ga, Aug. S.-Cleared, bark
Angelita (Sp), Roura, Valencia.
Sailed, schooners Nathan t. Cobb. Ben
ner, Washington; Jerome b. Lock, Cowan,
New York; Jacob NJ. Haskell, Hart, Bos-
ton; Percy Lille, Miller Boston.
Darien, Ca, Aug. S.-Cleared, ship Al
exander Yeats (BD. Bramner, Liverpool.
Fernandina, Fla, Aug. S.-Sailed,
schooner Sainte Marie (BD Wallis Ber-
muda.
London, Aug. S.-Arrived, bark Aavah
NNOr), Olatsen, Darien.
Methil Aug. 6.-Sailed, bark Mizpa
(NoD, Torgersen, Savannah.
Ghent, Aug. 6.-ArriVed, bark Iris (Rus),
Danielsson, Pensacola.
Cardiff, Aug. ARRIVED bark Conduct
or (Br), Lombard, Sundsval for Bruins
wick.
Prawle Point, Aug. S.-Passed. steamers
Buenaventura (Sp), Luzzaraga. Port Roy
al, >. c., for Hull; Hounslow (BD, Tenn
pie Brunswick via North Sydney, c. B..
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