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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
Social Gathering of the Ladies For.
eisn Missionary Society.

The Ladies' Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church were
entertained on "Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. II. r, Evans. An interesting
order of exercises had been arranged
Selections We're read by Mrs. n. Is.
Jadwin and Miss Pascoe. Then MISS
Sadie Miller rendered a vocal solo. Al
ter this programme was finished, re-
freshments were served by the hos
tess.
The occasion was much enjoyed as
being more of social and entertain
ing character than the meetings which
have been heretofore held in the
church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
NICE HOME FOR THE PRISONERS.
Needed Improvements in the City
Station House.

The old Jail apartments have been
improved and nut in order in accord
ance with perfect sanitar" conditions.
The floor has been concreted ana Two
windows added on the north side or the
building SO that needed light will be
afforded.
1t is now possible to heat the cells,
as two radiators have been placed IN
the mems compartment. This improve
ment was much needed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
TAILORING.
We Are Still at It.

Making suits at prices the
people of Scranton never
heard of before. Our trade
increases from week to week
for these reasons
We sell cheaper. Our fits,
i'll even the cheapest suits,
are not surpassed in Scranton
at any price.
We cut, fit and make all our
own goods right here in
Scranton, and we are the only
people making garments at
any where near our prices
that do this.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
CARBONDALE.

headers will please note that advertise
ments. orders for job work. and items Tor
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon & Co., newsdealers. North Main
street, will receive prompt attention; Oh
Nee open from a, m. to 10 p. MI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
Saturday Church Sale.

The ladies' of the First Presbyterian
church are anxious to raise money FOR
needed church purposes, and for TINS
purpose will have on sale In the Palace
creamery every Saturday afternoon
and evening various articles to assist
housekeepers in furnishing their sun
day dinners.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
CHURCH EXTENSION BOARD.
General Session of the Society of the
N. r.. Church Held nj Fittsburg.

Plttsburg. Nov. 5.-The general board
of church extension of the Methodist
Episcopal church met in Pittsburg to-
day. The work of this board is one of
the most important and effective i'm the
machinery of the church, having for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
PAVING WORK STOPPED.
belmont Street Re esidents Now LOOK
upOn n Sea of Mud.

The rain has deluged the important
work of paving Belmont street. The
dwellers upon that thoroughfare LOOK
out upon a sea of mud. A great deal
OF excavating and ploughing has been
necessary and this makes the condi-
tion far from pleasant to those VINO
pass that way.
There will only be short delay until
the weather is more favorable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
AUCTION SALE
MAGNIFICENT Oriental RUGS 4xS P94TERY' 4HEis3!c

Having determined to retire from the Oriental Rug
pose of entire collection of Antique and Modern Turkish
and Persian Rugs Carpets Hall Rugs Draperes Teakwood
Cabinets and Pedestals Antique Bronzes Fine
Pottery, Cloisenne Etc The collection of Rugs and Car.
pets selected with much for fine retail trade and
you will find hundreds of very silky antique pieces to select
FROM many of them gems of the Oriental Weavers art
The collection of Bric.aBrac and other Oriental Art
Goods from Japan, China and India is so large that we
cannot go into detail in describing it, but personal visit
during the exhibition days will than repay you
descriptive catalogue of the Rugs be had on ap.
plication at our store
Exhibition, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov
2, 3 and d.
Auction Sale will commence Thursday Nov s. at 40
p H. and 73o p and continue each day at the same
hours until the entire stock is disposed Of Seats will be
reserved for ladies. By order of
R.W wESTC0T1, R, Importer Of Oriental Goods,
500 AND 500 LACxAWANN AVENUE Cor WASHINGTON
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06

The best Of references, no charge for con-
sulta tion. an Institute equipped with the
latest achievements of Morton. Edison,
Ranney. Rockwell. Mcbride, Mcintosh
and others. Electro Static Machines. Gal
van!c. Faradic. Sinusodal (Magnetic)
Galvano Vauteries, and electrodes of ev.
| cry description.
We have the finest X-Ray apparatus
! made.
! With electricity as n basis OF treatment
We are successful In cases of RheumatiS m
Gout. Paralysis. Eczema, Tumors, Skin
| Troubles, Indigestion. Dyspepsia, the
Wasting of Muscles. Poor Circulation. and
all Nervous Diseases for which electricity
Is doing so much Of late
| The blood clot causing Apoplexy and
| Paralysis can be dissolved and carried
away by proper application Of Galvanism
! and Faradism.
Cures Of Catarrh are being made by the
| inhalation of ozone from the Electro-static
| machine
| We might mention hundreds of troubles
| which are amenable to electric treatment
| but space will not permit.
DR.. Green treats all cases amenable tn
electrical treatment. Is graduate and OK
perienced practitioner of medicine, has the
best of references, and will charge moth
ing for consultation.
Those who ca"not call should write for
information.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06

Suits from S1l.0O to $1,000
Pants from $500 up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
THE FOUR WINDS.

THE FOUR WINDS.
The wind o the West
love the best;
The wind u the East
! love the least.
The wind o. the South
Has sweet in its moutns
The wind O. the North
Sends great storms forth.
Taken together all sorts Of weather.
The four Of! fellows are 81 @ to bring
Hurry and Nurry, rush and scurry,
Signing and dying, and fitting and fly
ing
Through summer and autumn, and win
ter and spring.
Margaret E. Sangster.
Fanny Rice will be seen IN by order
of the King" an opera by the authors OF
"Erminie."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06

w. j. DAVIS, az Srs.ss wSsT,%E I,n;'a,nS. Ave-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06

II Conkiing had been tempted to look
out for himself. he might i'm the final
break -up have come out where Garfield
did. But no suggestion of that kind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
One Way of Catching Fiddler Crabs.

There are various ways of catching
fiddler crabs. One way Of catching the
black or mud fiddler. the one that bores
into meadow banks along salt creeks, is
with two boards SO placed rs to form q
deep sided letter V. The fisherman seeks
a spot where there is Il little strip of
sand at low water, between the base of
the mud bank and the waters edge.
The crabs come cut of their holes and go
down to the edge CT the water, often in
great numbers. The fisherman comes
over the meadow with his boards, which
he sets up Oh edge as quietly as he can
on the sand, with the opening of the v
toward the water. Then he alarms the
crabs, and they come scurrying up the
little beach i'll Elultitudes, bound for
their holes. As they come they carry
their big claw aloft, somewhat as the
soldier carries his gun. 1t IS from this
habit that the fiddler crab gets the name
of soldier crab, by which it is also
known. Those crabs that are opposite
the opening in the v hustle with the
rest of the line, but when they strike
the board sides they are thrown more
and more together, until they converge
in mass ut the point The fisherman,
sitting outside, takes them out by the
handful.-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
ook.r Lean OUT OF PLUMB.


Did youever observe in your rambles about
The political scenes Of the dag
How often reformers engender a doubt
Ely their overpunctiiious way?
Their censorship always reminds me OF those
Whe beneath my inspection have come,
Attempting to strike q magnificent pose.
Have O erdene it to lean out of plumb
They lean too far back. end. in fact, become
bent
Most foolish tie posture they take
And instead Of expressing their upright intent
They lead you to fear they may break.
They wish you to feel that thcy re honest anG
wise
And not at all crooked or dumb.
Yet there they will stand with their eyes Il
the skies
And UGconsciously lean out Of plumb.
In trade or religion. in politics. too.
II OR reotitudc we would disclose,
Stand modestiy forth to the popular view
And don't try to strut or to pose.
For ofttiines our eagerness may lie too great
at ieas. II has happened to some
Ard our efforts tc tower il matters Of state
Dwarf all chance Is we lean out Of plumb
Harry O. Dowd in New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
MYSTERIES OF THE LOUVRE.
walls That Arc Believed to Hide the
Bones Of Murdered Men.


Every one who has ''done" the Louvre
will remember the low pitched and
somewhat gloomy halls in which are
stored the treasures Of Egypt Beneath
these lie yet more darby mysterious
vaults, inaccessible to the public,
though approached by wide and hand
some staircase, such as would lead one
to imagine that it communicated with
apartments Of some importance Yet
one finds at the bottom nothing but
broad passages disposed in the form Of a
cross, and without any sign whatever
Of door or window.
A recent examination, however, of
the solid stone walls gives experts rea-
son to believe that the masonry is more
recent than the rest Of the structure in
this, the Oldest portion of the fortress
palace. NJ. Vaugneux, well known
critic. believes that many of the bodies
Of victims killed in the revolution of
1880 were immured here, and that the
government was afraid to reveal the
fact when the remains Of their comrades
were collected beneath the Colonne dc
Juliet.
On the other hand, NJ. Blondel, the
architect of the building. and NJ. Nor.
mand, the secretary of the Society For
Protecting Partisan Monuments, hold
the opinion that these subterranean pas.
sages led to the oubliettes, into which
Catherine de- Medici cast those who
were unfortunate enough to incur her
hate or fear A judicious exploration
would clear up the matter and settle.
too. several doubtful points as to the
foundations Of Lescot's original citadel.
Unfortunately. the annual grant does
not provide for any such archaeological
research. and it would be necessary &c
appeal for funds to the generosity of the
chamber London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
THE PAWNsRoKER.
Siis Life Hoe . Happy One From His Own
Point Of View.

Yes" said the pawnbroker, 1.-THE
public has an idea that we are hard
hearted lot, but that is only one side Of
the story. A man in this business who
had tears to shed wouldn't have a roof
over his head inside Of year. -
You mean you can't afford to pity
the misfortunes Of others on q cash
basis:" I queried.
VERY few people come here on &C.
count Of misfortune. You saw the young
man who vent cut as you came in!''
"Yes-an actor. eh:'
VERY likely. Here's a watch he
brought. The works are second class
and the cases filled. can buy a carload
at Sl5 apiece. He was hard up and
came here to make raise. He said his
wife was dying. and he wanted s25 OH
the watch. When I offered him IS. he
wept. but il you'll follow him two
blocks you'll find him in a saloon,
spending part Of the money. Nine out
Of ten customers don't hesitate to lie,
and ten out of ten would beat your Ur
Gle Isaac il they could
But people pawn their clothes tc
get food" said.
Perhaps So Here's dress a woman
brought in an hour ago. She also wept.
She had story about sickness and hun
ger. and she declared this was her wed.
ding dress. From certain earmarks
know she bought this dress secondhand.
know she paid - for it. strained O
point when offered her $2. but she Il
go out and call me highway robber +"
But you never get taken in and dont
,or?''
Don't l? Well. I'd like to see thu
pawnbruker who hasn't been done up
It's cold month when don't get beat,
and by the very people whom you would
sympathize with most. See these shin
ers:"
Yes-fine diamonds.
want 'em for dollar apiece?"
"You don't mean it!''
Glad to get it, sir. They were left
by woman who wanted to raise money
to bury her husband. was half sicl
and very busy and gave her $50 OF
them. They are paste-only paste. She
came in here to beat me Of course. ant
no doubt had a good laugh over it
Here's locket set with pearls, which
my clerk advanced $50 on. The weeping
man who brought it wanted to bury hi.
dead wife with the money. can buy
'em at wholesale for s3 apiece. DOM
you believe all you hear about your un
Gle having n heart Of stone. There art
plenty Of people who wouldn't beat q
street Car, but we are considered fail
game for them. and they'll lie like
smoke to take rs in. It's great place
for tears, signs and tales Of sorrow. bu,
the main idea is to give your Uncle
Isaac the cold drop, and it's done often
er than 1 care to acknowledge. DE
troit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
A FLOOD REMINIScENcE.
How . Young English Engineer Saw
Lowell From Destruction.

How . Young English Engineer Saved
Lowell From Destruction.
. The city Of Lowell was saved from
destruction in 1852 by the foresight of
one young man. About 1885 Lowell
antiquarian named Uriah A. Boyden
devoted much attention to investigating
tradition of a great fleod in the Merri-
mac in 1855 and found an old man who
remembered that his father marked the
height of the water by driving spike
in an apple tree. Mr.. Boyden persevered
i'll his search until he found the tree in
Tyngsboro, several miles above Lowell.
Its trunk was hollow, and entering it
from below he discovered the spike, its
head wholly concealed by the bark, at a
considerable distance above the ground
1t showed that in 1855 the water had
risen to point 1875 feet higher than
the top of the dam at the mouth of. the
canal, which furnished the Lowell wa
ter power in 1885.
The engineer in charge Of this power
was James B. Francis a young English
man, who urged the directors Of the
corporation TO provide against the recur-
renee of Such q rise Of water His argu-
ments prevailed, and he was allowed to
construct two immense wing walls of
masonry, diverging from she canal lock
and inclosing the entire country between
the canal ard the river. Over the water
way he hung an immensely strong gate,
weighing 90 tons, which was suspended
by wrought iron chain. A sledge ard
q cold chisel We're placed i'll the care of
the Waterman fer use when needed The
work was finished in 1850, and for two
years was laughed at as Francis
folly"
On the morning of April %, 1852, the
waters rose SO high that the city of
Lowell was threatened with destruction,
and the young engineer was sent for.
He rode to the dam without saddle
and hurriedly cut the chain, releasing
the great gate. His work stood bravely.
and the Boston Advertiser, five days
later, said that if it had not been con-
structcd every vestige of the old guard
gates would have been carried away and
4 mighty and uncomfortable river would
have swept through the heart CT Low
ell, destroying everything in its course u
A service of plate was presented to Mr..
Francis, and during the remainder OF
his life, which ended only recently, he
was one of Lowell's most honored citi.
zens. Fer more than 40 years he was
agent Of the corporation controlling the
water power. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
How r... Doe. Electricity Travel.

The above question is frequently
asked in every day conversations. but is
seldom answered TO the satisfaction Of
the querist. Wheatstone says that the
speed Of electricity from point to poin,
along proper conductor is practically
instantaneous. Various attempts have
been made TO ascertain the exact num-
Der Of miles which the current will
travel in given length Of time. Ac-
cording TO the most reliable estimates
which such experimenters have made
its speed 10 not less than ia. 600 miles
per second The writer adds: such
speed Is inconceivably great The mind
cannot Contemplate il without stagger.
ing st. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

Tell that TO the Marines indicates
the contempt which, even TO the present
day, professional sailors feel and ex-
press fer the slodiers who form q por-
ton of the complement on board man
of-war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
The Weak Point.

The owner CT 4 menagerie in Berlin,
which included a happy family" con-
sisting of lien. tiger, wolf and a
sheep. was asked enc day in confidence
how Icing these animals had lived to-
gether. About nine months, he re-
piled. excepting the sheep, which has
to be renewed occasionally. London
Fun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
Leonardo da Viuci.

Leonardo da Vinci, being great
architect and engineer, as well as painter
and sculptor. left notebooks proving
that he had studied the flight of birds
and had planned flying machines to be
driven by wings or ty screw propellers.
But as Leonardo was good at figures he
seems to have abandoned his plans after
finding out how much force would be
ueeded.-Tudor jerks in St. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

Grace leads the right way. If yet
rhocse the wrong. take 1t and perish,
but restrain your tongue. Charge not,
with lights sufficient and left free, your
willful suicide on Gods decree. Cow
Per.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14
Correct.

Teacher Ito class)-Why is procras-
tination called the thief Of time?
Boy Cat foot Of class)-Because it
takes a person so long to say THAR.
lem Life .----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

The first hint Of paper making in Eu'
rope was in Constantinople. The proc.
ess was brought from China by way %
Samarkand in A d. 65I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-14

Stern duties need not speak steTnly.
He who stood firm before the thunder
worshiped the ''still small voice. ~.
Oobell
The sun., 1896-10-18
Arrests for Illegal neglstrA,,ou.

young man who gave his age as 20 and his
name us Thomas Murray was arraigned before
Justice Mott in tho Centre Street Court yester-
day. charged with having registered on Oct.
in the Fifth election district of tho Sixth AS
sembly district, giving his residence the Shell
bourne Hotel, a cheap lodging house ON the
BoWery, although he had not been a guest OF
enough in the district TO entitle him to u vote
Magistrate Mott held him IN $1,000 bail for
trial.
William o'Leary. 45 years old, was arrested
yesterday On a charge of having registered
falsely. He regiStsred on Friday In the First
election district OF the Twentieth Assem- bly,
district as living at the Washington Lodging
house. at l53 East Twenty-thiId street. When
out II Weary lived there he learned that the
man had been In the house only six days, and
had been living there under tho name OF Foley.
OLeary was held for exn ninatiOn to-day.
The sun., 1896-10-18
The Union Veteran Legion Did Not En-
dorse McKInley

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE newspaper mon
who reported tho session OF the Union Veteran
Legion yesterday were informed, in the same
manner os they were respecting all the rest of
the proceedings (Which were conducted in
secrep. that resolutions had been adopted in
favor Of the election OF Mckinley and Hobart,
and condeinnlng the pension policy OF the Cleve-
land Administration. To-day Mr.. John +.
Donohue, National Commander Of the Legion.
stated officially to the United Associated Presses
he said. "A resolution reiLcrating that the Union
Veteran Legion was strictly a non-pulitical or
gnnization was unanimously passed" As the
Uni,n Veterans choose. without any apparent
good reason, To hold their sessions behind closed
risk of being niisrepresented by some mem ber
OF their organization assuming to speak by
authority.
The sun., 1896-10-18
Rsat Hts Landiady's A-snIiant with nm
Iron Pipe.

Thomas Gillian. a laboreT. who boarded with
Mrs. Ann Tully in u tenement at 1877 Cherry
street, WAS arrested last night for assaulting
Michael Garvoy with piece OF iron pipe. Gar
vey sometimes visited Mrs. FULLY. Two weeks
ago, she raid, he carried away her alarm clock.
Last night was his first call since. In quar-
rel about the clock he and Mrs. Tully came to
blows. While Garvey had the woman down on
the floor backening her eyes, Gillian came to
the rescue with the iron pipe. When Policeman
Tycho or the Madison street station arrived on
on the scene Garrey was lying in the hall OF the
tenement unconscious. Gillian had Disappeared
aud Mrs. Tully WAS non -cOmmittal.
She would only say that her orphan son."
who IL IA years DID, had gone out to get mn
oyster to put on her eye lest some one should
take her for ~ bnm."
Gillian was arrested later. At the Gouverneur
Hospital II was found that Garvey's uncon-
sciousness was moro due to m xed ale than to
his numerous slight scalp wounds.
The sun., 1896-10-18
snor HIMSELF IN the PARK.
HE Linen Wns Stamped "F. ST." and NE
Had Money in HE Pocket.

HIS Linen Wns Stamped "F. ST." and NE
Had Money In HE Pocket.
A man about SO years old committed suicide
by shooting near the Casino In Central Park
yesterday morning. He was fairly we'll dressed
In his pocket was postal card of the United
States Postal Union, on which was written in
German.
Brain fever, dizziness sleepesa nights lung trouble
OF nne years standing, nchpnclty FOR work; hospal
does uot accept me and forces to this step. Par.
don mo all
The card appeared to be the return half OF
one mailed to this country from Frauce. There
was no address or signature on IL. In the pock-
cts there were also pocketbook containing
500; an Usage orange walking cane with q
band or silver around the handle, two linen
hhndkerchiefs, leather cigar case containing
one cigar, n door key aud two Hat keys on u
ring. anu the pistol with which he shot himself
The man was OF rather stout build. with dark,
slightly gray hair, side whiskers, and u mus
tache- The linen bore tho initials IF. s."
woman who passed tho place where The body
was found short time aftsrward found n scrap
or paper on which was written in English:
OCTOBER 10. lS96-3P.M.
am going to kill myself because ! ant get work.
lchme from Poughk sepsls two weeks ago, where
wns employed by @. burlington horse trainer
ALBERT J. BECKY.
The sun., 1896-10-18
RIPEs.
Sister OF Amciie Rives, the Authoress,
nnd Mr. Allen Potts Joined In wcdiock.


mud Mr. Alien Petts Joined In wcdiock.
RICHMOND. Va, Oct 17.-Miss Gertrude
Rives and Mr.. Allen Potts Of this city were
married at Grace Episcopal Church. Gotham.
Va. to-day at noon. The Rev. DR.. Hartley Car
michael, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
and the Rev. Valentine Jones, rector of the
Gotham parish. were the officiating ministers.
Miss Rives is the second daughter OF Col. A. l..
Rives. granddaughter OF Col. William Q. Rives.
at one time United States Minister to Franco.
She Is a sister Of Amelie Rives. the authoress.
and now Princess Troubstski. she ia bcauti-
full woman with charming manner Mr.. Potts
Is the son of Mr.. Thomas Potts OF this city. and
"a one OF the most popular young society mon IN
RichmoDd. There were u large number Of we'll
known people present. About nifty people went
UP from Richmond. and the wedding was great
social event.
Miss Landon Rives. youngest daughter Of Col.
Rives. W maid of honor. and Mr.. Edmund Os-
borne McCabe was hest man. Col. A. L. Rives
gave his daughter away. After the ceremony
wedding break fast was served TO a large num-
Der OF guests ut the home Of the brides parents,
Castle Hill. The tables were set with china and
silverware having many historic associations.
Among the guests present were Thomas Nelson
Page and wife and Julia Magruder. the we'll
known authoresS.