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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Ningara l:Rlls.

The New York. Ontario and Western
railway will sell tickets to Niagara
Falls at rate of one fare for round trip,
good going on Jan, II, returning Jam
12 and 13.
This will give the public an opportu-
nifty of witnessing the grand ice bridge
formed during the recent cold wave. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
DEATH OF Mxs. wIsNER.
She Was ths Mother Of Mrs. 7. E. Jons
of This City.

S"s ""s tne MotneS " MrS. !. E' Joues'
Of This City.
Mrs. Margaret Falls Wisner died from
apoplexy at 8 o'clock Thursday night at
the home Of her daughter. Mrs. Thomas
f. Jones, corner of Green Ridge street
and Adams avenue. She was 73 years
old. The funeral will be conducted pri-
vately at the house. Interment will be
made Monday at Warwick N. Y.
Mrs. Wisner was the wife of the late
Rensselaer, ]. Wisner. of Pittston. She
was born in New York city and lived in
Pittston for twenty years after her
marriage. In 1883 she moved to War
wick. N. Y, where she resided with a
daughter and two years later came
with her daughter, Mrs. Jones, to this
city,
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A Cooling Drink in Fcvers.
Use Iiorsford's Acid phos phate.

DIR. c. H. 8. Davis, Meridian, Conn,
says: Il have used 1t as a pleasant
and cooling drink in fevers, and have
been very much pleased" = +" ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11

RHEUMATISM is caused by Tactic acid
In the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla nell
tralixes this acid and completely and per-
manently cures rheumatism. Re sure to
get only Hoods
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11

Every one wants them. When order
ing COCOA OR CHOCOLATES be sure
and ask for HUYLER'S. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick head
ache. indigestion. biliousness. Sold by all
druggists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Buy the Weber

Clam Chowder and Pota:o SALAD
lunch today. st. Cloud.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11

Pillsbury's Flour mills have a capac-
ity of 1850 barrels a day. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
Git be Hotel.

Between the Academy OF Music and the
rockingham. Special rates made to the
atrical people and Jurors. Rates $1.0o to
$2 20 per day. Pird & Flanaghan. Props,
229 Wyoming ave. Scranton, Pa.
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and get the best. At Guernsey Bros .
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piles! plies! Itching Piles!

Sl3J 0t
II. NJ. BOies. treasurer.
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The following amounts have been re-
ceived by the treasurer of the Minis
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
Ii. H. ADAMS, Publisher.
WIEN Am OF.

Is there a realm called Age, within Ire
realm Of Time?
And by what sign, in summer bloom or
winter rime.
May its fixed boundaries be tod?
How may I know the landmark SCI beside
the way?
What warder standeth, when I cross the
line, TO say:
Now art thou old"
I note tire passing shadows of the flying
The flashing and the fading of revolving
spheres,
The chimes in starry belfries toIIed.
But in my heart feel no whitening, no de-
cay.
Hope is undimmed and joy u~nqaenched.
Then who may say
That am I'D?
Yet. far behind, the MISUNDERSTANDING
path I trace;
And close before. the hills whose sunset
where evening spreads her couch 4
How lonr-so-e'er old age its coming msy
delay,
] know, barring death only. sometime 1
Nov am I Old"
'Tis well. After the summer flush. the
autumn glow.
After the autumn. winters pure transiigur-
ing snow,
Albeit his friendly touch be cold.
After youths restless. breathless quests. a
peaceful day.
To bow the white head Ger the staff. and
grateful say:
Now am l old"
Then, as I turn to scan the fields I've sown.
May no th~orn-harvest there, of wrongs or
follies grown
To curses dire. my eyes behold.
But gardens. ~Eladdening him who follows
in the way.
And the well-ripened sheaf, that men may
bless my day.
Though I am old.
And thou. my heart. let not times frosts
thy pulses chill.
Keep thou thy youth; thy warm affections
warmer still,
Thy ripeness ripper in the cold
Frown not, mine eyes: We must go smiling
on our way.
Tongue. speak thy best good cheer. that
none in scorn may say:
"Ah, he is old"
And i:. at eventime. life's hours of labor
spent,
Age. useless. helpless age, decrepit. senile,
bent,
My powers would shrivel. Heaver.
withhold
The melancholy blight, the EOu--erlnE,
slow decay,
And call NE in my strength. while yet its
JOY TO say
That l am old
Into no valleys shadow go the weary fee-,
But up the radiant heights, where light
S~erenely sweet
Shines clear, and visions fair unfold
MI - y l,,,I - 90 fha Ia nd n a rE
by the way.
There stands the warder. as I cross the
line. to say:
Here none is old"
Rev. Prof. George Huntington. in Chica-
go Interior.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Raspberry Creams.-Flavor a little
fondant, with raspberry extract, form
in balls, cubes or oblongs, and dip in
cream colored a delicate pink. Vanilla
creams are made by simple flavor
ing a piece of fondant with vanilla;
form m balls and dip i'll white. pink or
yellOw.-Orange judd Farmer.
Dainty little egg cosies" made Of
cream white MORE are decorated by
waved lines and 2agzags couched in
gold thread. \ slender gold cord is
couched TO the bottom edge and passed
I'D and over the carved top; reaching
the apex of the cosey, 1t is caught up
in three loops for 4 handle. The cosey
is lined with silk and stuffed with
down.
Stuffed Fillet of Mutton.-For this
the thick end of Il well-hung leg of NUT
ton Will be required. The bone must
be removed, the cavity filled with good
forcemeat which has a little onion in it.
The fillet should be filled neatly, well
skewed, and bound with tape into
shape. Roast it thoroughly, and serve
with red currant jelly.-Liverpool Mer-
curry.
Leg of Mutton Stufred.-Have a leg
of mutton boned, and fill the cavity
with n force meat made of four ounces
of fine minced suet. two of ham, and
six Of breal crumbs. Season with
thyme, marjcram. basil, chopped pars-
ley, onion, salt. pepper and nutmeg.
Bind with two ~well-beaten eggs. Sew
up the opening and bake, basting fire.
quently.-N. Y. Ledger.
Apple Dumping. - Make n rich
crust, as forshortcake. Roll into round
pieces about five inches in diameter.
Pare and slice tart apples, place q
small handful in the center of each
piece of crust; add sugar, cinnamon
and a lump of butter to each; bring the
edges together and compress. Place
in a pan, sprinkle with flour, sugar and
cinnamon. Add boiling water to near
" cover all. Bake till brown. Serve
with liquid sauce or sugar and cream.
-Housekeeper.
-Tutti Fruit Candy. Into soft
pink fondant colored with cochineal
put candied cherries and lay into n but
tered bread pam, pressing it fiat on the
top; make a second layer of fondant
colored green Spinach leaves may be
used), into which pistachio nuts have
been put; color Il third layer yellow
(saffron will do this) into which put
citron or walnuts. Let the whole get
very cold. Cut in slices with chopping
Knife or large carving knife.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
HUMOROUS.

-Hayrick-"I want you to pull out
some of my pesky teeth" Dentist
(Which one is bothering you?" Hay
rick-"Never you mind about that.
When you get 10 the right one I'll know
it quick enough."-N. y. World.
MIR. Iicnpeck (anNiously)-"Can 1
bring proceedings in court. Mr.. Black
stone. to set aside my wife's WHIP
Lawyer-"Why, your wife isn't dead,
man, is she?." Mr.. Henpeck-"No;
that's just the trouble.'-Somerville
Journal.
where does this road go?" asked
the stranger VINO was taking Il ride on
the elevated railway. 1T goes eventual
ly into the hands of n receiver" replied
the gloomy passenger sitting next to
him, who happened 10 a stakeholder in
the road.-Chicago Tribune.
You are worth your weight in gold
to me, darling" he murmured. Then
do go home early, George, DEAR" she
replied, YEARLY. I've lost ten pounds
since we became engaged. just sitting
up with you. We can't afford such ex-
travagance."-Harper's Bazaar.
Farmers Boy-"Fatker. kin 1 go
to the MINISTRIES tonight with Hiram
Homespun?!" Farmcr-"Naw. faint
more'n a month since yer went t the
top o the hill TO see the eclipse of the
moon. Pears to me yew wanter be
on the go the hull time."-Christian
Leader.
Yes said Dicky Stalate with a
satisfied smile. that young woman is
very fond OF me-" How do you
know" Il was calling on her yester-
day evening and do you know she was
SO thoughtful of my comfort that she
worried for two hours for fear | would
miss the last car."-Washington Star.
-"William." she said, gently, and
yet in accents of reproof. you remem-
Der that | gave you several letters to
mail last week, don't you?" yves; |
remember it, But this is the first
time you have remembered it since |
gave them to you, isn't it," II
must confess that 1t is. How do you
know" Il put a postal card adj
dressed to myself among the lot, and it
hasn't yet reached me. 1t only costs
a cent. and l find that it is a very eff
fective way of keeping check on the
rest of my mail. Now, dear, if you
will hand me the letters I'll run out
and post them NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Star
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
Preferred His Wit.

IF l had joked less ! would have been
a bishop" So said sidney Smith, and
he doubtless told the truth. He was a
nan o. genius and scholarship. but the
people got into the habit of looking to
him for amusement and entertainment,
and when ne talked or wrote seriously
he disappointed them. People are I'M
willing to credit 4 man with great abili-
" in various and diverse lines of intel
lectual endeavor. They are severe crit
les Of the writings of a speaker, the
speeches of a writer. the prose of a poet,
the poetry of a prose writer. the jokes
of a sage and the philosophy of q joker.
Sidney Smith found only a few readers
when he put his wisdom on paper. What
they wanted from him was not wisdom,
but the dazzling flashes of his wit and
humor.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Davis, Of
Washington. is one of the gradually in
creasing number of women who know
more about mathematics than is re-
quired in bargain-counter transactions.
She is about TO complete the calcutta
tons of the ephemeris or alumnacof the
sun. a scientific publication of the
United States observatory. These cal
culations bring this work up to the goth
century.
Prince Bismarck. in a recent inter
view. said of Tom Ochiltree's message
of coincidence from congress on the
death of Lasker: Yes, l remember the
affair. Lasker was an able little man,
though he was often wrong-headed and
tried TO interfere with the logical devel-
opment of things. | was asked TO de-
liver that resolution TO the reichstag.
and was not willing 10 play the part of
messenger. That was the whole of the
dispute"
Mr.. Robert Barr. who. as Luke
Sharp" is a popular author in the old
world and the new, has. the London
American tells us, just become 4 landed
proprietor in England. having bought n
large piece of ground on the top of the
Surrey Hills, and is building Il hand
some residence for himself. lie is quite
Il cosmopolitan as far as land-holding
goes. having Il winter place in Florida
and 4 large grape farm and residence
-. II r---I-- Ill Il D-.--.~
river.
The duchess of York has won the
affection of every n about Baimoral
by her kindly and her will
ingness to have her little son go in
and out among the people. The Brit
ish Weekly tells a story of n working
man who was heard telling 4 friend on
the night the duke and duchess ar
rived in the Highlands: II got n bon
net frae the dock and a bow frae the
duchess. and l knew il was for me, for
there wasna anither man in the road"
First editions of Robert Louis Stew
enson are already fetching high prices.
At the recent sale of Philip Gilbert
Hamerton'slibrary and etchings. which
brought in only $3.50. n presentation
copy of An Inland Voyage" 1878. was
sold for So. and the first edition of the
New Arabian Nights" two volumes,
1859. for so. +. Seymour Haden's
"Etudes Il rcau forte" sold for $50,
the highest price obtained, Hamerton's
own books and manuscripts obtaining
very low bids.
1t has brcn asserted hat the late
Edward E,erett was disappointed" in
Abraham Lincoln's wonderful speech
at Gettysburg. and spoke disparaging-
" of it to Mr.. Seward al the time. As
a matter of fact. Mr.. Everett wrote to
President Lincoln the day after: Per
nit me to express my great admiration
of the thoughts expressed by you with
such eloquent simplicity and appro-
priateness at the conservation of the
cemetery. | should be glad if could
fiatter myself that l came as near to
the central idea of the occasion in two
hours as YOU did in two minutes"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
A Difficult Subject.

LET me write you an accident insur-
ance policy" said an agent to a we'll
known Pittsburgher.
Il don't think | need one" was the
latter's reply.
Your wife would find the weekly
benefits acceptable IN case you were
u Over by an electric car or injured
in some other way"
Il am not married"
I'm that case the benefits would sup
ply the loss of salary while you were
laid up"
Il am a member of the firm and
would lose nothing in that way"
Put" persisted the agent, you
would find the money useful to pay the
doctors bills"
MY brother is one of the best physi-
clans in the city"
At this point the agent gave it up
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
FLOWERS ARE PERFUMEO.
How S~unfOwers Are Made to Smell Lik'
the Rose.


To artifciallv perfume flowers is the
latest fad in Paris. 1t has been found
possible not only 10 take away from q
flower the CdOr given to it 10y nature
but actually make it weld a perfume
derived from some other vegetable
product.
There are. for instance. certain vio-
lets with little OF no oGOr. but very
beautiful as to form. while there are
others that are poor to look upon but
very rich III perfume. The transfer OF
the odor from one species to the other
has Deen successfully performed in
Paris.
hgain. the African mari%OId, which
is Il handsome flower. has been robbed
of its evil odor and given 4 perfume
thai makes it really valuable and de-
licious. This lad for pertaining flowers
has even been pushed 10 the absurd
length OF imparting the odor Of the rose
20 the suntiower, while c~hrysanthc-
NUNS have been made TO smell like
the violet.
according 10 the method pursued The
flowers are placed IN a box. the interior
OF which has been cooled withice. Lead
ing into this box is 4 pipe with holes
bored in il.
Through this pipe a current of car
bonic acid gas ]Tcrfumed with the de-
sired odor Is sent. This current is pro-
dd,ed by the evaporation of the liquid
earbopic acid. which is passed through
a "worm"'like that used in dIStilling
whisky. The heated carbonic bubbles
up through a mass of the essential oil
containing the perfume and takes on
the properties of the odor. which is
then impaired to the flowers in the
box.
This machine is most commonly used
in strengthening the natural perfume
CT certain flowers. like viOletS and roses.
In this way an intense perfume is OBJ
tanned. which will last for many days
When il is desired to first rob a flower
OF its natural odor before giving it that
o. some other flower, it is stepped in
bromated water and then washed. In
the case of the African marigold, which
was robbed of its smell, the seeds were
first allowed to soak for two days in
rose water containing a little musk.
Then they were partially dried and
sown.
The flowers that grew in time were
not entirely deprived of their bad odor.
but one was able to detect, mingled
with the original smell. the agreeable
odors OF the rose and the musk. The
seeds OF these plants being again sown
after similar treatment. it vas found
that there was still further improve
Ilent.-N. y. World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
HOW HE WON.
The Stroke of Genius That Gave a Well
Known Reading Clerk His Place.

The Stroke of Genius That Gave q Well
Known Reading Clerk His Place.
One of the interesting incidents at
the opening session of j new congress
is the selection of the reading clerk
of the house. The reading clerk is APP
pointed by the clerk of the house, but
candidates for the place must take part
in Il competitive speaking contest" be-
fore the house. John \. Reeve, who vas
reading clerk during Harrison's admin
istration, was a politician from Cairo,
H., and n of the b~est-known charac-
ters in Washington at the time. Reeves
tells this story:
Il didn't suppose l had any show for
the place when it came to the test" said
he. for most of the candidates were
college men, and some were eiOcution-
TITS, while the only eIocution l had ever
practiced was calling hogs in southern
Illinois, though l had been able to get
up in a political meeting and make the
fellows on the back seats hear me; so
! thought l would go into the contest
anyhow, and do my best in my own
way. But you ought to have heard
those elocutionists; the way they rolled
their RS and Kissed their SIS, and said
'ah' and II was a caution! Some of
them didn't talk like human beings,
and Others had voices SO rich and melo-
dious you couldn't hear them 40 feet
away.
"Bv the time my turn came / had
sized up the hall and knew just about
where to throw my voice, and l de-
termined to make myself heard if L
did nothing else. Each candidate had
received a copy of the house bill to read.
l noticed that tie other fellows start
ed out this way: 'Uh BILL and SD on.
Now. 'uh' is a sound hat won't carry,
and YOU can't attract the attention of
the house by grunting 'Uh!' So when
[ started l sang out in a loud, clear voice
that took them off their feet: 'A-a-a-a-a
bin!'-long "a They weren't used to
that. and wondered what had broken
loose. but it seemed to catch them. 1
saw | was on the right track, so l went
on singing her out clear as a bell, and
when / got warmed up felt as good
as l ever did in the hottest speech of q
campaign.
1.-THE thing they gave me to read was
a terror. 1t had words in it as long
as a dictionary, but l hurried up and
slid through them, and was doing
pretty well, when l looked down the
page end saw a lot of Spanish proper
names. Now, 1 didn't know Spanish
from Apache, but ] was going about
a hundred words a minute, so without
stopping 1 gave them two verses of a
little German poem / had learned when
n boy. and hang me if man in that hall
seemed to know the difference, except
Congressman Niedringhaus, of st.
Louis. You ought to have seen him
laugh when he heard his native tongue
worked off on the house of representa-
tlves for Spanish.
"Yes. 1 got the place, and it was the
long "a and German poetry that saved
me."-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

he had exhausted his pipe he knocked
the ashes out and rose up and entered
the CABIN. There was whisky in the
| cupboard and he helped himself to a
drink. When lie reappeared al the door
he stood for a moment looking about,
and the ~half-aslcep dogs reused up and
came ramboling about his feet.
"Gwine now?" queried the wife.
Yes. gwine now"
He kicked the dogs asid" and went of
up the trail. The m sat with her
eyes on her work. and he cast no back
ward glance. The dogs followed for a
few rods and then gave it up and re-
turned to their dusty beds. Two miles
up the trail was Taylor'S cabin. 1t was
the same sort of Il hoyei-same poor
acres grown up to weeds-same poverty
of pocket and intellect. y woman sat
smoking on the doorstep. but she was
| alone. Her husband had gone down
the trail with his rife on his shoulder.
"Gwine TO kill Jim Green?' she
asked. rs he was ready to go.
Reckon So" he replied, as he moved
away.
Two cabins-two wives on the door
steps-two men with rifles on the trail
between. At that height above the sea
sound travels a long distance. Both
women heard the crack of rifle by and
by. but both smoked on. After an hour
or two Taylor returned home. When
he had lighted his pipe and taken a seat
beside her the wife asked:
Leave him down thar'?'
"YeS. left him down thar" was the
reply.
Two or three hours later a man
! stopped before the other cabin and said
to the woman smoking her pipe on the
doorstep:
"Jim's bin popped"
up thar" she asked, pointing W
the trlil.
Yes. up thar"
LYNN dead?"
Yes. Iyin' dead. Good eavenin'."
"Eavenin' to yo'."-N. Y. Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18

Don't dress TO outshine your guests.
Don't convert a festive gathering into
an exhibition. such as uphOlsterers and
silversmiths make in their stores.
Don't talk about the children.
Don't strive to inculcate envy of your
belongings in the hearts of your guests.
Don't address all your remarks to
feminine esrs when you are hostess to
men and women both.
Don't invite more guests than you can
comfortably entertain.
Never give your guests sucE enter
tainnlent as Will entail poor fare upon
the family for q week after. N. Y,
World.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-01-18
"Howdy?' answered man and wife

"Howdy??' answered man and wife
in chorus.
Powerful hot?"
"Yes, powerful"
No more is said until Joe fills and
lights his pipe and takes a seat On a
nearby stump. Then the woman, her
eyes on his feet. quietly asks:
Reckon him orter do it, Joe?"
"Of co'se him Orter," replied Joe.
Yes. fur shOre," adds the husband.
It'll be the ole MANI" said the wom-
an after 4 pause lasting two minutes.
The ole 4 of co'se." replied Joe.
Yes, the ole man." added the hus-
band.
One OF the dogs lazily arose and
walked over and licked Joe's hand. and
III return he patted the animals head
in a half kind way. 1t was five
minutes before anyone spoke again.
The wife had grown p~aIe-faced, and
her fingers trcmbled as she piled the
needles. There was something like
! anxiety in her tones as she said:
i wish jim wouldn't do il. Ido4't
Ike this kiIIin.."
"Eiev to kill" replied Joe. as he took
the dogs ear in his hand.
"Ges. hey TO kill" added the husband,
as he arose and yawHcd and stretched
lis limbs.
Joe held the rife out TO him. and he
took it and hefted it and examined its
| several parts ard nodded his head with
satisfaction.
"Yo' kin drap him at 40 rods" said
Joe. as lie pushed the dog away.
Prom IS to 90" answered jim. as he
brought the weapon up and sighted
along the barrel.
"Got to make suah work"
"Yes, suah work. Come fur it to-
morrer."
Reckon l will. Day 10 yo' all"
When the caller had gone his way
the husband sat down and freshly
filed his pipe and made another exam
ination of the rifle. y long silence was
broken by the wife's query:
Whats the f~ussin'. JIM"
Same as befo'."
The ole man Taylor and our two
hogs?"
"lcs. He wants damages, and !
won't pay"
"Gwine ter kill him."
Fur shore"
Wish yo' wouldn't"
Got ter"
That ended the conversation When