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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17
Mears & Hagen.
Retiring.

Guernsey brothers. of 224 Wyoming
avenue. will retire from business April
1st, and their large stock of pianos and
organs sold far below their actual
value. Their stock embraces a large
variety of both new and second hand
instruments. and the early buyer can
fipd fine assortment to select from.
while the short space of time allowed
In which t. sell This stock insures low
prices. Guernsey Brothers career has
been long and successful one. They
belong To the very few business men
who always have and still are able
and willing tn pay 100 cents on the dol
lar, and while il is to he regretted that
reliable house should cease their
business. yet to the buyer looking for
a piano or organ. this is an opportun-
ity but seldom found. and sharp buy
ers will take advantage of it.
Pillsbury's Flour mills have a capac.
1ty Of 1850 barrels q Gay. 80
Reynolds Bros, Hotel Jermyn, Wy
0nliNy avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

Is marriage a failure? You will GER
tainly agree with us that it is not after
you have taken a look at the choice
carpets and draperies at Siebecker a.
Watkins 80
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bargains.

We will continue for few davs to
offer remarkable bargains in Silks,
Dress Goods and Table Linen: now is
the time TO buy.
Mears e Hagen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17
MARR RII:lD.

DOrGHERTY-LE Scranton
Nov. TO- 1885. by Alderman w. $. Millar,
at the residence of Mrs. Sheppard, of Ca
pouse avenue, Miss Celia Lewis to
James r. Dougherty.
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A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.
New Store Occupied BY Reynolds BROTHERS
on Wyoming .Avenuc.

Reynolds Bros. who have been In the
four years at 317 Lackawanna avenue.
moved on Saturday into their new
store in the Hotel Jermyn building 1t
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

Our remnant sale will continue an
other week. See our ad for prices.
j. Scott lngliS.
Carpets and Wallpapers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

Buy the Weber
and get the best. At Guernsey Bros. .
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

BLOOD AND NERVES ara very closely
related. Keep the blood rich. pure and
healthy with Hoods Sarsap lrilla and you
will have no trouble from nervousness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17
EXPLOSION OF POWDER.
Moosic Company Drying House at Jermyn
Is Demolished

There was an explosion of the powder
i'm the drying house of the Moosic
Powder company at Jermyn about 6
o'clock Saturday night Nobody was
injured. The report and jar was heard
and felt as far away as Hawley but the
effect of the explosion was not noticed
for any great distance south of Jermyn.
The cause is unknown, but it Is sup
posed that the powder had been too
tightly packed.
Within u half-mile of the accident
the shock and force of the explosion
broke windows and threw persons
down. None of the employees were in
the immediate neighborhood at the
time. they having left the works nearly
an hour before. The damage to the
company will be about $1,000 The Of
flee of the company owning the plant
is located in the Commonwealth build
ing in this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

HOODS PILLS are the hest after-din-
ner pills, assist digestion. prevent consti-
patton. 25c.
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Reynolds Bros, Hotel Jcrmyn. Wy
oming avenue. -
The Progress., 1896-11-07
PILGRIMS
Now Go In Comfort to the Famous
Shrine at Canterbury.

Now Go In Comfort to the Famous
Shrine at Canterbury.
In the olden days pilgrims to Canter-
bury who could not afford to hire steeds
tramped all the way, thus conducting to
the prosperity of the hospitable coun-
try inns which are fast disappearing
from the land for lack Of support. To-
day those bent on a similar mission do
the business in a much more comfort
able manner. A pilgrimage a la mode
consists of breakfast in the morning at
home, a jaunt in a comfortable rail-
way carriage, luncheon at Canterbury,
return by train after prayers and SER
mon and dinner in London. Physical
discomfort is thus completely obliter-
ated, and the mind is consequently left
free and undisturbed for the contem-
plation of the higher objects Pilgrim
ages seek to obtain. It was in this way
that body of devout persons, intent
on the reclamation of England to the
Roman Catholic faith, and known as
the Guild of Our Lady Of Ransom,
journeyed by train from Holborn, after
attending service in St. Etheldre sa's,
Ely Place, to Canterbury, to pray at
the shrine of the unfortunate Thomas
a-Becket. There they were met by con-
tingents of similarly minded people
from the ncghbo borhood, most of whom
wore the robes of some religious order.
The relics of the saint were venerated
in due form, and prayers were recited
for the restoration of our country to
"the true religion" The London con-
tingent then returned home bv train.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
New Style of Canvassers.

The up-to-date 'canvasser now travels
in a bunch. Under the direction Of
managers, and chaperons, companies
of lady agents will soon be touring the
country, judging from the advent Of
such an organization here. They hold
rehearsals, just like their theatrical sis
ters, and each girl is thoroughly
coached as to what to say and how to
say it. Early in the morning they
receive their assignments and scatter
over the city or town, watched by spot
ters, who report to the manager any
breach of contract on the part of the
canvasser. The rules are of the early
Observation-Disclosures sort, the hotel
bills nd travelling expenses are paid
by the manager, and the entire outfit
is an object lesson of the benefit to be
derived from discipline, drill and Or
ganization. The female book agent
needn't be lonely and helpless any
longer unless she proposes to flock by
herself.-New York Letter
The Progress., 1896-11-07
The Wandering Fish.

The Baltimore Sun prints the follow
ing: "A skeleton of fish is priced
very highly as a curiosity by Mr.. Au-
gustus Benoit of the little two-masted
schooner Ernest Dacasta of Halifax,
which arrived yesterday from the
West Indies. That is," said Mr.. Be-
mott, while showing his prize, the
skeleton of what is known as the wan
dering fish, and there are not half a
dozen other specimens in the world.
The name has been applied to it be-
cause so few have been captured. It's
wonderful feature is that on the front
of the skeleton there is perfect out
line of the scene on Cavalry, The Sa-
viOr, with Outstretched arms and with
His head slightly inclined to the left
shoulder, is plainly marked. Near the
left side Of the head is a clearly de-
fined heart Above the head OF the fig
ire the vertebrae forms crown OF
thorns. Striking also," continued Mr..
Benoit, "is the reverse side of the
fsh's skeleton. With arms extended, as
if invoking benedic,ion, the figure OF q
bishop is presented. The ornamental
tion of the yestments is delicately
traced in the bone, the cross being rep
resented by seams running up and
down and across the back of the chasu-
BILE. The bishop is bareheaded, but hi'
mitre is supplied by part Of the skele-
ton which is fitted over the head of tho
figure. Another bone makes the cro-
zier. Holding the skeleton up to the
light it appears transparent, with tho
human form outlined within it." When
the skeleton had been exposed, Mr..
Benoit shook it, and from it came
bell-like sound. The fish is sixteen and
one-half inches long.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
WORTH KNOWING.

Two wealthy Hebrews of Bagdad
now own all that remains of the an
cient town of Babylon.
Three hundred thousand tons Of
vegetables, valued at $25,0OO,OOO, were
sold in the city of Paris in 1895.
Six couples living within circuit Of
one mile at Milford, N. H., have cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver-
saries.
A floral bicycle was the funeral trib-
ute recently made by Lewiston (Me.)
hot-house for bereaved cyclomaniac
friends of a young man who had lived
there.
A stranger in Manistique, Mich, re-
ce1tly engaged eighty men to work on
the railroad. They were grateful, and
bought him drinks for week before
they found out it was a trick.
Prairie schoorers bound East are the
spectacles to which Nebraskans around
Arapahoc are treated now. The peo-
pie are being forced away from the
Southwestern country by Drought.
Seaweed, though not the diet for an
epicure, is, when dry, richer than oat-
meal or Indian corn in nitrogenous
constituents, and takes rank among
the most nutritious OF vegetable foods.
The japanese are now getting used to
glass. At first, glass in a railway car
riage window had to be smeared with
streaks of white paint to keep nassen-
gers from poking their heads through
it.
Hessian graves at Bennington, VI.
were decorated recently by a 1c-year-
old girl whose family is summerinS
there. It is said to be the :rst time
that any flowers have been strswn
over them.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

An amusing coincidence has occurred
In Passaic, N. ]. Two brothers, Alfred
and Radcliffe Wells, have been secret
ly wooing two maidens Of that local
ity, and fearing opposition in each
case, neither said word to the other
Of their intentions, but both deter
mined upon a runaway match and a
secret wedding. Each carried out their
intention on the same night, and meet
ing the same day each was moved to
an ayowal of what they had done, and
their mutual astonisment can be bet
ter imagined than described.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Chronic Malaria,

There is no use in taking qwnine Tor
chronic malaria. This is the decision
of the medical profession. Some other
remedy is needed. In acute malaria
quirine is all right, but in chronic ma
la-ia it fails. The remedy which cx-
actly meets all the symptoms of chronic
malaria is Pe-ru-na. 1t is sure cure.
Send for free book on malaria by DR..
Hartman. Address The Pe-ru-na Drug
Manufacturing Company, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A double golden wedding is certainly
IN unusual event. William R. Higbee
Of Bridgeport, Conn.,, and George R.
Cornwall of Port Chester, N. Y, were
old school friends and married on the
same day, Sept. %, 1886. Yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornwall went over to
Bridgeport and celebrated joint gold
en- wedding with Mr.. and Mrs. Higbee,
All four are in excellent health and the
two young couples" enjoyed the fes-
tivities greatly.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Are we to actually have a duel be-
tween Logan Carlisle and Senator
blackburn? This is the burning ques-
,ion Of the hour, and Washington So
.ia, circles are wildly excited over the
nrospect. The calm critic, however,
NAV we'll point out that while a duel
,care comes from Washington every
lew weeks, none Of the duels arranged
= the national capital ever come on.
rbe few gentlemen who actually hight
Iuels nowadays arrange them in an
absolutely improElptu fashion and
without any preceding "Corbett-Eitz-
e1nmons' newspaper rosoristy.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

The historic scarlet coat of the Brit
ish infantry is doomed, so the story
goes, to disappear in favor of the blue
serge jacket.
More gold watches are worn by arti-
sans and laboring men in the United
States than in any two other countries
in the world.
Rice should in reality only be thrown
by married ladies at wedding, as It
signifies . welcome for the new recruit
to their ranks. go
The Progress., 1896-11-07

1t is now reported that Actor Au-
brey Boucicault will quit the stage,
having successfully married his mil
lion-dollar bride. This Is more satis-
factory to her friends than the origi-
nal statement that he would remain on
the stage and she would join him in
artistic avocations. She will also be
likely to hold OIL to her million some
what longer this way.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Output OF Books in Britain.

The Publishers Circular estimates
that in Great Britain the output Of
books is as follows: Sermons, one VOL
ume a day; novels, five day; educa-
tional books, two day; art and SCI
ence, two each every week; histories
or biographies, six week; and law.
one every two weeks.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Delicious Sand Wiclles.

A sandwich that is excellent with
iced tea or lemonade is made with a
raisin filling. Remove the seeds from
halved raisins, and lay the raisins
closely together upon very thin slices
of buttered bread. Sandwiches of
brown bread, with filling of finely
minced cheese, to which has been add
ed little mustard, are delightful.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A very pretty idea is the one in
vogue for the last few years Of having
the marriage certificate bound in white
kid, with number of vacant pages
appended for each guest to sign his
name. 1t makes very interesting
thing to have and to hand down.
The latest style wedding invitation
is much larger than formerly, rather
longer than it is wide, On unglazed
paper, In paragraph form, with every
thing, even the dates, written out Il
is customary to make them very formal
and requests the honor OF your pres
ence" and half after SIX" instead oi
half-past six. is the accepted fashion
The Progress., 1896-11-07
ACCOMMODATING.
u Landlord In Kansas Who Took the
Medal for Being Obliging.

Medal for Being Obliging.
II stopped at very small town IN
Kansas few weeks ago, said l.. NJ.
Martinez at the Raleigh. Il had been
in the town once before, and knew
where the hotel was. 1t was late at
night when got off the train and went
to the hotel. After repeatedly KNOCK
irg and shaking the door the landlord
let me in. The next morning breakfast
was not ready when | got up, but the
landlord was in good humor about IT,
saying: Everybody is sick about the
house. You are the only guest, so l
didn't get breakfast ready he went
] found that my customer was out OF
hour served very good meal 1or me-
| found that my Suctomer was out ol
town, so had nothing to do but TO
stay around the hotel all day. Inc
landlord got dinner and supper for me
and | asked, Who is sick?
MY wife, two children, the cook
the waiter and the porter.
al should think you would get some
one else
Cant. They won't come
"Wh"?
"'They are all afraid of the small
pCX. I'm the onlyone who hasn't got 1t,
and | feel the symptoms. I'll be III
bed tomorrow, but | think the porter
will be we'll enough to run the hote
by that time. He in sitting up to-day.
Il paid my bill very suddenly, anc
put myself unos. medical treatment
when | reached the next town. .'-Sar
Francisco Chronicle.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The wind was blowing seventy-five
miles an hour at New York one day
last week. Gotham is evidently better
1T raising the wind than it used to be
in the days when monument funds
were on the tapis.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Fresh eggs from China" is sign
which is being displayed in some Of
the Chinese stores of Chicago. The
celestials have evidently got thor
oughly Americanized conception Of
the term "fresh eggs"
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The war department has put in dove
cotes and it may not be a great while
before there will be demand for the
government to maintain stock Of
rabbits with well-developed left mind
feet.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A st. Paul girl has inherited $4,000
600, and Minneapolis is looking to one
of it's young men to see that it doesn'
get any the worst of the deal.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A young man was arrested in Chicago
the other day for throwing away
money. If every man guilty of this
offense were treated likewise the vote
would be very slim this year.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

William X. Vanderbilt refused to
obey summons to serve as juror. 1t
is thought, however, that Mr.. Wander
bilt would condescend to act as jury.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The fact that girl who is blind,
deaf and without sense Of taste or
smell has passed the Harvard exam
ination with credit may be taken as an
indication that higher education is
senseless.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The supreme object Of preaching istA
show that we can be both righteou,
and busy; that we can live heavenly
lives while standing down upon III.
ground among things that are earthly.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A Chicago girl at present sojourning
near Philadelphia can say nothing but
nit" That, however, is the most a
Chicago girl needs to say in that re-
gion.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Awfully Vain.

Jayson-Duzzey is an awful vain fell
low, isn't he? Jubely-What gave you
that idea? Jayson-Ive noticed that
he can't take a drink without looking
in the glass.-Roxbury Gazette.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

One of the chief delights Of feminine
nature is to do something that VIII
startle some particular man.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

China has sent an imperial CONNER
cial ambassador to this country. This
sounds like a high-tone name for a
drummer
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A bloomer girl in Groton, N. Y, last
week saved her escort from drowning
and the poor fellow is still in his mis-
cry.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The amount a man can perform
ought often to be judged by cutting in
two what he can plan.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Many a man has an easy job simply
because his employers are aware that
he is not reliable in emergencies.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VII, NOV. IS - GODS
BLESSING TO SOLOMON.
Golden Text: "The Blessing OF tho Lord
1t Maketh Rich and He Addeth no
Sorrow with It"-PrOv. 1O:1?- Tho
Two Ways.

ANING traced Solo
m o n S urSe
through his great
works and his relig-
ious privileges and
labors, and come to
the elimination of
his career,we see the
dangers to which he
was exposed and the
need o f repeated
warnings. n 0 one
is safe from tempta-
ton, and often the
winds blow m o S t
The Progress., 1896-11-07

It is extremely easy for a woman to
discover that she is abused by an IN
compatible husband
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Out in Missouri there is 24-year
woman who is the mother OF twelve
children.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Enthusiasm is we'll enough for pic
mic, but it takes endurance to saw
wood successfully.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

If Bourke Cochran marries the
daughter of ar English lord our foreign
account will be partially evened up.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The right kind of person is s'always
glad to get home, after being away on
q visit.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Didn't Need to Have Prin4.A

" never will forget the queer a..
dents and experiences l had who, !.
first bought typewriter and Sent 49,.
in print my correspondence and hn' '
to my customers who lived in the w. ~
tic regions about me-" said a merch,'.
from a backwoods town. "Severa, ].
my patrons dropped me and | was .. :
loss to account for their manner WHIT
changed toward me. At last the nv.
terry was solved. A burly young farm.
drove up to the store, tied I'D his o,.' ~
and stalked into my office. Mr.. B]ans.
said he. I'd have you to know thai ,
know how to read writin' and Va,
don't have to print your letters ana
bills when you send them to mo ,
don't propose to be insulted in such !.
manner He then threw down the le,
ter on my desk and stalked outr.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Just try 10c box of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made
The Progress., 1896-11-07

The Standard Oil trust will not make
ice or anything else but money.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure "a
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Cascarets stimulate liver, Kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup
orclren teething softens heg ums, reduces inlam-
nation, aays pain, wind collie. 25 cents bottle.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

A laugh is the only crop that fools
can raise successfully.
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Some people live on the installment
plan.
The Progress., 1896-11-07
Works Both WayS,

"Gracious. Billy. I'm IN a fix: yon
know l sold my old wheel and eot :.
1862"
"Yes?'
"Well-my wife got onto it-anA
blamed if she hasn't gone and sent ~
her sewing machine and piano-bouud
to have this years make"
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Nobody who is in love knows any
thinr
The Progress., 1896-11-07

Make the little sense YOU have, com.
mon sense.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02
HE CANNOT RECOVER.
Dupont Street Assessment Taxes Paid
Under Protest Cannot Be
Returned.

d. F. Easterbrook has lost his case
against the City. He paid taxes for Du-
pont-street assessments under protest, and
the Supreme Court has decided that he
cannot recover the amount of his pay
ments.
The Supreme Court holds that the liza
bility of the City was guarded against in
section % of the act, and under the act
the taxes, when collected, are to be paid
over to the City Treasurer, to constitute
a part of the 'Dupont-street fund and to
be paid out by the Treasurer only in pay
ment of the coupons attached to the
bonds" The court concluded that what
is termed the tax is special assessment
levied for specific purpose upon a desig-
mated district, to be collected in proportion
to benefits; that when collected it is placed
in special fund, and can only be used in
payment of the principal and interest of
the bonds provided for in the statute;
that the City and County is not liable for
the payment of the bonds and has no con-
troll over the specific fund raised for their
liquidation; the City and County cannot
be held liable in the action"
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-02
ALONG. THE FRONT.
Arrival of the Craigmore, on. which 40
per. Cent Reinsurance
Was Paid.

The British ship Craigmore set NIL
doubts-as to her fate at rest YESTERDAY hv
getting safely into port. Forty per cent
reinsurance was paid on her, and the men
who .risked their money. are now iubilant
The ship was never in danger and was-not
overdue, but the losses in succession ON
the Alexandra, .Brabloeh and RennhIic
scared the insurance men, and when the
Cral gmore,with Greta coal, became litiIa
overdue they at once began to hedge. The
captains report shows that the vessel en-
countered light and variable winds dnrina
the entire trip. vi" 8
Inc steam schooner Point Arena that
went ashore at Point Arena, came off the
drydock yesterday and was. taken to Beale-
street wharf w ''0oAo-
There she will be overhauIed and her
engines put in good working order. Her
nun was not damaged at oil, and Captain
Johnson expects to have her ready for sea
IN week. She will be built up forward
crew. iO' 'He
frank Kane nearly lost his life on the
schooner Fanny Adele yesterday: The
Dessel was on the drydock, and
Aane was leaning over her side
trying to. persuade his dog to go
up the ladder. The animal would not be
persuaded. and in his anxiety Kane leaned
over too far and fell. In consequences his