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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
PART /.

The two young men We're weary and
footsore and the road was steep. The
pale one dropped under a tree and
closed his eyes.
It's no use, Florio. You'd better
give ii up
Idiot" returned the other, a big
blonde fellow with Il soft voice-sat
down, hugged his knees and scowled.
Presently he exclaimed:
"Chardo' You're not going to play
me the shabby trick of fainting again"
Not if | can help it," Richard re-
Piled fcebly.
We'll, mind what you're about.
Wait"
Running down the bank he wet his
handkerchief in Il bit of brook trick
ling between vineyards and bathed his
friends face.
1t costs nothing which is one for
us, but, alas" he muttered ruefully,
''it is not filling. Don't faint, little
onc,'
I'm all right"
You look it. Never mind. You'll
look better soon. Just YOU wait till
your StomaChS full of roast capOn and
Burgundy"
Richard smiled in languid irony.
See. The very thought is illumin-
ating. If you'd only grin Il little oft
pucr. and drop that bad habit of going
about with your Surrows-of- -Werther,
starved grayhOOd expression, this CO.
partnership would make a better i'm
preston on the public"
Richard propped himself on one ell
bow.
My dear old boy. | want to speak
10 You. I'm quite played out, you see,
and"
Not a bit of it,"
Worse still. I'm running you"
Don't driVcl, little one"
''Alunc you'd get along all right,even
loW that you've wasted all that you
nad on me. and I've made up my mind
once for. al -"
"oh. have you! You tell me about
hat later, will you" | can't stop just
now. l;iChardo mic, we stand upon the
threshold Of our cnterpriSe.'
Don't SWagger. Listen Florio."
'Ill hc--if | will. You are starry
ING. Has u starving man sense? You
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thrusting it behind him beyond sight
and smell, and whistling Ostentatious-
ly.
Where did you get it?" asked Rich
ard, but not before biting into the
thickest part.
Il found it up there in the road"
"Oh, gammOn!"
Upon my word I did" Florio as
sured him, with a candid air. Chill
dren drop such things sometimes.
don't they?"
Richard broke off half and proffered
it.
'Oh, I ate mine coming down the
HILL" Florio said, picking UP a twig
and chewing it, while hugging his
knees and keeping his eyes fixed like a
dogs on his friend until he had con-
sumed the last morsel and leaned back
against the tree with little sigh.
1T is astonishing what a difference
even trifie like that makes in a man."
quite my opinion"
But rather humiliating. Is 1t not?"
THAT we, hence our thoughts, are
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Why should they not give me some
bread If I'm hungry? | would give II
them. l refuse to consider ii beg
ging. Anyhow, I'll just stroll down
their lane and look over their hedge
He buttOned his coat across his chest
set his teeth. and marched swiftly to-
ward the little farm.
out came a shrewish woman and ac-
cOsted him with harsh:
What do you want?'
mo boon at your hands," thought he
Though | die" II am merely admir-
ing your salad" he replied. politely,
lifted his hat and retreated whence he
came.
He went some distance along the hot
dusty road, reached the top Of the long
hill. met no tempting mOrsels waiting
to fall into his mouth, seated himself
on stile. wiped his moist face and
racked his brains.
Food and a bed for Chardo before
nightfall. They shall be forthcoming
But firstly-eat l must-eat l will. I'll
march up to that cottage and spin them
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North hound.

All styles and sizes. and
grades. Cast steel, hardened,
polished, nickel plated, weld
ed iron and steel and beveled
runners.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

Schedule in Effect June a, 1896.
Trains Leave Wilkes-Barre as Follows
7.3O a. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, BaIti.
more, Washington, and for Pitts.
burg and tine West.
iO.l5 a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville, Reading. Norristown.
and Philadelphia; and for Sun.
bury. Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West.
3.7 p. m., week days. for Sunbury.
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti.
more. Washington and PittsburS
and the West.
3.i7 p. m., Sundays only, for Sun.
bury. Harrisburg. PhiIadelphi
and Pittsburg and the West.
6.CO p. m., week days, for Hazleton
and Pottsviile.
J. z. WOOD. Gea'i Pass. Agent.
S. NJ. PROVOST. General Manager.
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LEHlGH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS.
TEN.
anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.

LCIiibH VALLEY RAILROAD SGS-
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur.
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV l5 1896
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.
for Philadelphia and New York via d.
II. Il. K. at 6,l5, 7.45 a. m., l2.O5. 12O, 5 80
'Black Diamond EXpress) and II 30 p. m.
for tittston and Wilkes Barre via D..
~ ", X. r.. 600, sos, ll.2O a. M, .5j,
''Io o'o0 and S.iI y. m
for White Haven, Hazleton, Pottsville
utu principal points in the coal regions
VIA ID. d H. Il. r., Gi5 a. M, Il. 2.05 and 1. Al
p. m. ' "
ror Bethlehem, Easton. Reading, Har-
rishurS. and principal intermediate sta
IONS ~ va ID, x II. r. r., Gas, 7.i5 a. m,
,-;''. ~ S33 0Rlack Diamond EXpress),
Ill and ll.3O y. m.
,tor Tunkhannock, Towanda. Elmra,
ithaca, Geneva and principal intermcdiat 10
stations via D.. l.. & W. X. r., 600, sos,
929, a.. m. l2.2O and $40 p. m.
fOf Geneva, Ruchester, Buffalo, Niagara
ralis, Chicago and all points west via u.
IL. L, r., 7.l5 a. M. 1905, 1888 (Black Dia-
mond EXpress). $50 and ll.30 p. m
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehiga
Valley chair cars on all trains between
Wilkcs-Barre and New York Philadel-
ph!a, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROI.LlN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHAS. S, LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt. ,Phila, Pa.
A: w. NONNEMACHER, Asst. Gen.
Pass Agt, South Bethlehem, Pa.
Scranton Office. 300 Lackawanna avenue.
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Del, Lack. and Western.
Effect Monday. October 10. 1895.

Effect Monday, october l9, 1895.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: ES.
press for New York and all points East,
LAO. $50. 5.l5. 500 and 9.55 a. M: 10 and
S.33 p. m.
Express for Eas,on, Trenton, Philadel,
phia and the South. 5.l5. 500 and 9.55 a. m.
l.lO and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 345 D. m,
Tobyhanna accommodation, G10 p. m.
Mira, corning. Bath. Dansville. Noun,
Morris and Buffalo. 1920 2.35 a. M, and T. /:
D. m, making close connections at Buffalo
to all points in the West. Northwest and
Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9.15 a. m.
Binghamton and way stations, los D m
Nicholson accommodation, sis p. m.
Binghamton and Elmira express. SIS;
Express for Utica and Richneld Springs
2,35 q. M, and 1.55 p m.
Ithaca 2.35 and Bath 9.15 a. m. and 1.5j
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes.
Barre, Plymouth, bloomsbury and Dan.
Vile, making close connections at North.
umberland for Williamsport. Harrisburg,
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
tjons. coo, 9.55 a. m. and |. IS and 600 D. m.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations. S.0I
and 100 a. m. Plymouth and intormedia te
stations $40 and S47 p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed informa ton. pocket time
tables, ETC.. apply to NJ. L. Smith. city
ticket Office. 32S Lackawanna avenue. or
depot ticket office.
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yarn. I'll offer to tell their fortunes,
regulate their clock. mend their roofs.
wash their poodles or cut their corns.
No Gorgon and no pestilence shall de-
ter me-"
Bristling with determination, he
knocked.
ITO Be Continued)
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

EIIeCt1Ve NOV, z.
Trains leave Scranton for New York,
Newburgh and intermediate points on
70S q. m. and 22s D. M, and arrive from
above points at 1923 a. m, 3.lS and 93S
n. m.
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nave been eleven weeks in hospital.
Does that tend to cheerful and sane
views of life? What We're you at be-
'orc, when | found you? Guttonizing
on black coffee, while you did nasty
little jobs for that confounded illus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-14
NEWS NUGGETS.
8rough. by The Wires from the North. East
South and West.

The national Armenian relief commit
tee AT New York. has received This cable
gram from Miss Clara Barton. CONSTANT
nople: The epidemic at Marash is be-
yond control Have ordered forward more
physicians with supplies.
AT the closing session of the Vermont
Methodist conference al Barre. Vt. it
Noi"d aginst the Hamilton amendment
giving women a vote in the conference
pat adopted the Baltimore amendment.
which accomplished the same purpose.
The crew of The Portland. Maine.
schooner John ]. Marsh arrived ut New
York. Monday. on the Italian bark
Africa. The Marsh left New York. April
Z win q cargo of bricks for Jeremie
tiaytL The day after leaving she ran
INTO fierce northwest gale. and soon be-
gan 10 leak at such a rate that it seemed
wise 10 at once abandon her Accord
ingly. Captain Drinkwater ordered the
Ytwi cleared away. and at II a. NJ. the
crew OF eight men, all told. pushed off
and left the fast swapping schooner to
her tate She then had seven feet of
water In her hold. The yaWl was put
before the wind and scudded along at a
great pace. She was strained in the
effort 10 get her overheard and leaked
freely. requiring three men to be con-
SANITY bailing her. For 80 hours the lit
lie boat drove before the wind until on
the morning of the fifth the gale abated
md about noon the Africa hove in sight
The men lost their effects and We're pen
niless. The Marsh was built in New
buryport. Mass. in 1873. She was of 800
.cns net and was uninsured.
A suspicious looking package came
through the mails TO New York. Satur-
day night for Police Commissioner
Roosevelt. 1t was done up in red paper
and was marked Medicine Captain
Brfen. TO whom the package was
turned over. tore off the wrapper and
found a pasteboard tube bot six inches
'ong and liz inches in diameter. with a
zap set over one end, while at the other
md was glued piece of sandpaper the
heads of ten matches and a roman candle
fuse. The fuse was genuine. as ii went
OFF when match was applied TO it. and
the powder also flashed up when when
touched with a lighted match. Captain
- Brien said there was enough gum
powder in ii to have caused serious in
Jury had il gone off while being opened
1t certainly would have destroyed a
mans eyesight as the powder would
have flashed up in the face of the person
Nho opened 1t. When ii became known
ihat there was no hoax about the matter
and that the bomb was genuine. there
Sas considerable excitement around the
,entral Office.
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oRDwAY BLOCK. sKowliEGAN.

The accompanying cut is that of the
new and beautiful block OF w Il. Ord
way. Water street, Skowhegan. Walter
payson OrdWay is one of SkoWhegan $
most progressive young business men.
He first began business for himself at
No, 9S. Water street May 1 .lSS, openinga
fair sized store for the sale Of dry ana
fancy goods, cloaks, suits. ShaWls ana
blankets, at that time and for several
years he employed but two clerks His
business, by intense application on his
part. increased until he became recog-
niZed among the trading merchants of
Somerset county He builded as he
knew and was content to do an
average business until he had won an
enviablc reputation among business
men and then was conceived the fine
block which he has but recently moved
into.
H. Purinton & Co. of Watervilic.
were the contractors and that fact is
sufficient to prove that the work has
! been thoroughly done. The work on
construction began Oct. 10. % with "a
men. The block occupies the space be
tween the Wentworth and Cobuin
| Hail blocks extending from Water
street back to Russell. the entrance on
both streets being alike The Water
street front first story. is of iron ana
plate glass. the second and third
stories of Perth Amhoy brick and terra
Gotta. The first story on Russell street
is the same as that on Water street,
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SCAvENCER LIVER.
Your Liver win Cleanse Your Sys.
TEN i It's Kept Well.

Your liver Is a storehouse and a scavcn-
ger. 1t stores up digcsted food for use
when wanted. 1t arrests and throws gu,
dangerous poisons which are trying to get
into your circulation.
Indigestion disorders your liver. by cree
ating poisons that paralyze It, Bilious
ness, and other disorders. are caused by
these and other poisons passing your
liver and injecting your whole system.
This is "A simple explanation OF many
disorders which often seem lncurabie:
But they are only incurable because NOT
understood. If you will treat your
stomach with Shaker Digestive Cordlai,
all these disorders will disappear. the
cause will have been removed.
Shaker Digestive Cordial Is gentle.
vegetable tonic, which aids you to digest
your food. It cures the disorders CAUSED
by the poisons of undigested food. and
prevents your stomach from disorderins
your liver.
IL relieves almost Immediately the FOL
lowing symptoms viz. headache, dizZi-
ness nausea mental depression. weak
ness, lethargy, fever. stomach-ache. bad
taste fiatuience. constipation. loss of APP
petite, jaundice cancellation. general de-
bility, nervousness. neuralgia, offensive
breath anaemia. rheumatism. etc.
1t makes you feel well and strong 1t
cures you when nothing else viii.
All druggists. Ten cents for trial
bottle.
Write for book about Indigestion 10
The Shakers, 10 Reade Street, New York.
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IN THE FATED CIRCLE.
Schooner M. A. Achorn Wrecked Almost I'm
der Beaver Tail Light. Newton. r. /.

Newport. r. L.. April 13.-The three
,nasted schooner NJ. A. Achorn of Rock
land, Me-, with 800 barrels of cement.
ieondout for FAN River went ashore on
Newton. off Beaver Tail, at y. NJ, and
is in a dangerous position.
There was a heavy fog on. and the
nearncss of the shore was not realized
until just as she struck. though the
edge is right under the great steam fog
norm OF Beaver Tail light. which has
proved useless To shipping entering
'ertain ereas The schooner struck
aeavily and ran her bow well up, 50
hat she now appears resting upon the
'ocks forward.
When capt. a. A. Achorn came
ashore, this noon. to make his report,
ie stated that the vessel was not max
hg water, ana he hoped by moving
ler Geekload astern. that her bow would
lear. Upon his return to the schooner
10 expressed it as his opinion that it
night be necessary to jettison 200 bar
els of cement.
There is no lighter at hand that can
~ gotten near her. and as the sea is
Increasing. il is thought she will have
@ come Off. tonight to be saved. Her
POSITION is exposed especially. in a
snutnWest storm which now appears
.ptninsr M,
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the second and third stories of red
oric'l laid in red mortar. The interior
of the first story in finished in the
latest Improved style from the counters
ma shelves to the cashiers booth. All
Hoors are supported by iron columns
With steel Orders so that each floor Is
supported directly from the founda-
ton thus avoiding any settling of the
structure. The material used in the
finish is cypress with oak counters and
hardwood floors. This floor and base
ment which extends the entire length
Of the building is occupied by Mr.. Ord
way who now employs eleven clerks.
The second floor contains four suites
If Offices finished in cypress With hard
wood floors. each suite provided with
toilet rooms of the most improved
order. Two of the suites are occupied
py Forest Goodwin. Esq. as a law
office. and DR.. +. l.. Adams.
The stairwass have moulded dados
Of the prevailing material. Tie third
tlo0r is occupied by the Odd Fellows
ana is divided into reception and ante
rooms. Il property room, regaiia room.
toilet rooms and q hall 35x41. The
whole building inside Is a model of the
artists effort at decoration presenting
eirikngly beautiful interior. rhe
piping and plumbing was done by the
steward brothers. and the painting.
trescoing and all interior decorations
by +. L. Walker all of SkpWhegan.
The block is the handsomest in Somcr-
set county
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ONE WORD IN rlme.
q Better Than I've Aitsuasds.-A cksaee
10 Profit BY 4 ossiss Mans expssisaes.
lFrom the BOSTON Herald.l

It's strange thing how people will
put away an opportunity until too late.
it's only little things that go to make
up our every day existence; the trouble
IL we. don't pay sufficient attention IN
them. "A wink to the wise may b.
sufficient but sometimes we don't pct
That wink. and we are not all wise.
Now, for instance: Backache is a lit
tie thing. Sometimes IL comes after a
hard days work. or a slight cold. II
win pass off, you say; it's only the re-
suit OF overtaxing my back This il
where you are wrong 1t isn't the
fault Of your back. but your kidneys.
The exertion or straining has interfered
with their delicate mechanism. You
call 1t backache, but II really is kidney
ache. If the kidneys are not relieved
chronic disorders set in, and this is
where the little thing" should not be
passed over. A Boston man has
learned to appreciate what delay
means. We refer to ]. II. Mathews,
who resides at No. Garland street.
This Is how he speaks about it: Some
eight years ago / had bad fall which
rendered my back lame and sore. |
was not surprised at this. as my ac-
cident was bad one. but as time went
on my back did not appear to improve.
and | wondered at it. ] never seemed
to get perfectly well. 1t would hurt
me to stoop over or lift anything heavy.
suffered with dull headaches: colds,
drafts. and even danpness had imme-
date effect on my back. / was always
looking for a remedy for my ills. At
last | found it, | got a box of Doan's
Kidney Pills at Bradbury's Drug Store.
on Washington street They were
highly recommended, and I began their
use at once. Their action was like
unto magic" and day by day the pain
began to lessen in my back. / am glad
10 give the public the benefit of my ex-
perience. Doan's Kidney Pills are ex-
cellent medicine. and strike right at
the point of kidney troubles"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by
all dealers. price so cents, mailed by
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. N Y, sole
agents for the United States
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MckEEVER WHIPS CRITIC.
The Australian Meets His First Defeat In This
Country.

Maspeth, l.. l.. April Blowing to a
false report that the 20-round contest
between Charles McKeever of Phila
deiphia, and Young Critic of Australia.
would not take place, there was a
small attendance at the Empire Ath-
letic Club. tonight. Critic was ar
rested. this afternoon, on the charge of
being about to engage in prize night.
but was released.
The curtain aser was a l0-rounds
between Fred Norris, known as Null
doons Cyclone and Charley Strong OF
Newark. both colored. Strong had
Morris dazed on the ropes soon after
The first round began, and the referee
stopped the bout.
MckeeVer ana Critic soon afterWard
appeared in the ring. In the third
round McKeever drew blood. In 'he
10Th. McKeeVer punched Critic over
the ring Critic remained on the de-
feusiVe. The referee decided in favor
II MckeeVer This was the Austria
lian's first actual defeat in this
country.
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Ia <S>g{ (

A gift party al the Kings Daughters
Home in Bangor one night last week
yielded $500.
This winter John NJ. Look of Addison.
aged so years. has sawed. split and
piled up 10 cords of wood: made a cart
body. It wi.ecl-barrow and taken care of
a barn containing two horses. two
cows. and three yeariings, besides do
ing numerous chores about the house
for his wife, aged - years, who il an
invalid.
Charles Nicholas. an Indian guide at
Mooschead. recently caught a laker
weighing - pounds. says the Dexter
Gazette. This is the largest fish ever
caught there except the one that 6. g.
Fiheld of Dexter caught several years
ago. Mr.. Fineld's fish weighed % 2-3
pounds and measured IS inches from
nose "a point of tail. and inches deep
back of the head
During "a recent fire in Lewiston a
much loved cat was shut up In an al
most air tight box in n room where
the smoke was thick enough to cut"
for half an hour. When the box was
thrown out the window an hour after.
the cover broke off and the cat. rather
faint. but stu lively, bounded out. Had
she not been in the box the smoke
would surely have stifed her.
The Starks correspondent of the
Pennington Chronicle says: All will
he glad to hear that the Fletchers have
decided to rebuild: and Friday their
neighbors and friends went into the
woods with their axes. saws and teams,
and ,trNstt;
delivered at Walkers mill. lumber
enough for barn i0x70 The ladies' of
the town are also at work contributing
quilts. etc. for their household. The
Fletcher buildings that were burned
We're one OF the best sets of farm build
nss in the State.
4 crew OF men win soon begin the
work of painting the buildings at Mt
aineo. During the last eight years
$4,000 worth Of paint has been used on
the buildings. The painting of the
buildings the first time on the outside
took seventeen 3D. gallon casks of mixed
paint. and Ss1 pounds of lead. 1t has
been eight years since the buildings
we're painted over and a new coat will
he given the whole structure this
spring, inside and out. They now have
on hand 360 gallons OF mixed paint to
| start with. 1t Will take until July 10
finish the work. Besides painting, sew
| eral thousand rolls OF wall paper will
| hc used.
David Antwine. the oldest man in
| OFono. who passed away at the town
| farm. in that place a few days ago.
! would have been ~ years of age, had he
| lived until August /. of this Year. Ant
wine WAS of French descent and the
son of Antoine Lyshon. who felled the
first tree on the college grounds. When
| the present superintendent. first went
% care Tor the poor, Il years ago, Mr..
| NntNinr was there. Previous records
| show that he must have been a resi-
| dent over 20 years going and coming
Occasionally he would make Il visit to
his sons but always returned to what