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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-21
The Oldest, Best Equipped and
Most Successful in the South.
OFFICE HOURS:
$3.50 a. m. to IL m, l:90 to $50
p, m.
Sundays, 10 a. m. to IL m.

:, A specialist treats only special or par
ticular class of diseases. 1 have the distinc-
ton of being. the only physician in the
South controlling sufficient practice in Pri-
yate Diseases to devote my whole time to
their cure
such troubles gives experience. Experience
is essential to success.
MY Medical pispensary was established
in the city OF birmingham August 3, 1887,
Privacy is one of its special features. 1t is
sarily sees another. People who have social
relations to sustain appreciate this. The
through feelings Of delicacy. To them /
offer a safe, sure cure and perfect privacy.
SYPHILIS.
Many physicians claim that this disease
cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradl-
Gated from the system. am willing to con-
tract with any responsible person on the
basis of no cure no pay.
GONORRHGA.
If you have Gonorrhoea, elect Lucor-
rhoea Whites or any other troublesome
discharge that fails to get well under ordl-
nary treatment, come or write to me-
URETHRAL STRUCTURE
Cured on the same terms. The treatment
is painless. I perform all manner OF surgi-
cal operations pertaining to my speciality.
and through the influence of anesthetfcs
cause no pain. This is boon to the af-
There are many complications following
Private Diseases. such as Bad Blood, Skin,
Bladder and Womb Troubles. Ulcers, Plm-
pies, Blotches Sore Mouth, ETC., all of
which quickly get well when the cause is
I wish to call special attention to my
treatment Of Mnf2rtqnates suffering from
Youth, Loss of Vitality. Loss Of Manhood,
Sexual Debility or any Of the maddening
as you should. Thousands Of men and
youths are occupying subordinate positions
in life today who, If they were able to exer-
else their brain power to its fullest capac-
ity, would instead be leaders.
In majority of cases / can cure my pa
tients by mali treatment 1 can furnish
medicines from my Dispensary, or. as am
a Regular Licensed Physician, I can write
them prescriptions. If they prefer they can
have them prepared by their home Drug
gist
If you live in or near the city. call at my
Private Dispensary. II at a distance. write
me your trouble My book on Private Dis
cases and proper question lists will be sent
on annlication.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

ence. AS the race progressed 1t was
seen that Cole was getting rather the
better of Coke, and the Coke crowd
made a superhuman effort SO to speak.
and got one of the best speakers they
could find to speak at a big barbecue
they were to give.
when the time came, much to the
dismay of the Coke party their best
speaker was taken sick and could not
be on hand. What to do was the Ques-
tion of the hour. and calling a meeting
of the committee they discovered i'm a
very short time that no talent was
available except rough -and-tumble
sort of a fellow who had been a coal
miner in West Virginia before he came
to Texas. He consented, of course.
when called on. and the committee was
in fear and trembling. wondering what
he would do. But they didn't fear and
tremble long.
"'Feller citizens said the speaker i'm
a voice that would shake the slate roof
off of a vein Of coal. L am here today
to talk to you about Coke and Cole
! You know me and you know l know
What I'm talking about. and l want to
ask you if you know the difference be-
tween Coke and Cole. But it amt ne
| cessary: every man of you knows that
the difference between them is the gas
that is in the Cole
II don't remember the rest of his
speech" concluded the Texan, land
don't believe anybody else did. but I'm
mighty sure that Cole never forgot
that much Of 1t. And what's more.
believe the effort he made to do less
talking killed him, for he died before
he was forty"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
FARMER BLEW OUT
THE GAS AND DIED
His Home Was at South Auburn, SuS.
quehanna County.
LOOKS LIKE A CASE OF SUICIDE
John Lose Went Into the Bristol
House Wednesday and Was As.
signed to Room. Y esterday
Morning When Called lie Refused
to Get Up and Few Hours Later
His LiteIess Body Was Found.

John Lose, middle-aged farmer
from South Auburn, Susquehanna cOun-
ty. drove up to the Bristol House on
Providence square Wednesday after
noon with team and wagon con-
tanning load of coal He engaged a
room and retired at o'clock in the
evening. At II o'clock yesterday morn
ing he was found dead in bed. having
been suffocated by gas. The evidence
indicates that it was case of suicide.
Lose was assigned to room 16 and he
left no word when retiring as to what
time he wanted to be called. The bell
boy knocked at the door of the room
at o'clock yesterday morning and
Lose responded roughly, Get away
from there" At II o'clock the cham
bermaid raped at the door, but no
answer came, and detecting the smell
of gas, she notified Proprietor Mabey.
When the door was opened Lose was
stretched on the bed lifeless. His boots
were off and his overcoat hung on the
wall. With these exceptions he was
entirely dressed. There are two gas
jets in the room, and one of them, the
one nearer the bed, was open and the
gas was escaping.
There We're three letters on the stand
one addressed to Lose, and had not
been opened. No writing was left be-
hind to convey the reason the man had
for terminating his life. The bell-boy
was positive that the transom was par
TALLY open when he called Lose at s
o'clock, but 1t was closed tightly at II
when he was found dead.
Coroner LOngstreet was notified and
went in the afternoon to the UNDER
taking establishment of ID. ID. Jones &
SCn, to which the body had been re-
moved a jury consisting of Dr. ID. II.
jenkins, c. f.. Hamlin, John b. Little
john, O. NJ. Custard. ID. l.. Jones and
PatrOlman Finley Ross was empaneled
and the following verdict was rendered:
I'VE find that John Lose came to his
death from the effect of inhaling illum-
mating gas and further that his death
was accidental and that all precautions
We're taken to prevent any such result
by the proprietor of the hotel in which
this occurred, namely, the Bristol
House. George Mabey, proprietor"
Undertaken Titman, Of Montrose, ar
rived I'm the North End at O'Clock
and took the remains to the late home
Lose was about 40 years old.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

company has already been formed.
known as the London Electrical Cab
company, with a capital of fl5O.OOO,
and in the course of a few weeks three
hundred and fifty cabs, most of which
are already built. will be started in the
streets of London.
1t is claimed by the projectors of this
company that electrical autOmobilsm
has been practically solved by the me-
chanism whose patents they hold, and
the amount Of the capital these gen
tlemen have invested in the enterprise
is certainly the guarantee of the good
faith of their claim. The statement
will pass without contradiction that.
whether or not it really has solved the
great problem of the times, the COM
pany certainly believes that it has.
Parliament recently passed the Road
Locomotives act. which went into ef-
feet on the 18th of the present month.
and authorized mechanically driven
vehicles to pass along the Queens high
ways at a rate of speed not to exceed
fourteen miles an hour 1t was the
passage of this act that started the
company, some months ago, upon the
scent for a thoroughly practicable auto
mobile cab. They engaged w. G. Ber-
sey. the well-knOwn English electrical
engineer, as their electrical manager,
securing with him the right to use his
vehicles and the sole use of the import
ant horseless carriage patents belong
ing to the British Motor Syndicate.
Previous to taking this step the COM
pany thoroughly investigated all the
autocar inventions in the field. BY
turn they studied gasoline. petroleum,
benZOline and the various explosive oil
and spirit powers, with the result that
they discarded them all as powers
for use in such crowded thOrOughfareS
as those of London. No choice was then
left but electricity, and when the in
vestigators examined the contrivances
whose rights they have since purchased
they unhesitatingly decided that they
had the solution of the veXed problem.
They consulted the greatest electrical
traction engineers in Great Britain as
to the financial aspect of the undertake
ing before making the plunge, and
MeSsrs. kincaid, Waller and Manville
reported that the cabs they are about
to put upon the streets are ''prac-
tically noiseless and vibra tiOnless, easy
of control and extremely economical in
maintenance" These experts further
stated that it was their fixed opinion
that electrical traction for hackney
carriages must supersede horse trac-
tiOn,' an opinion that may serve as Il
Tip to some of our enterprising New
Workers..
The same firm has made an estimate
as to the relative cost of an autOcab
and the common hanson cab. This
brings out that the cost per day of the
electric car. including all the capital
charges. is 5s. lad. as compared with
lbs. 2iad., which every owner of Il han
som cab charges his driver This differ
ence alone represents profit of E39, 900
to the London Electrical Cab Company
on a stock OF $50 cabs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
PERSONAL.

Miss Salle Price, of Lost Creek, Is vis-
iting Scranton friends.
Attorney j. Alton Davis has returned
from Old Point Comfort.
DR.. II. Reynolds, dentist, is visiting Sus-
quehanna county relatives.
Alderman W. $. Millar will spend Christ
mas at his farm in York state.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. McTigue. of Carbon
dale, were in the city yesterday.
Otto Ericsson, of jefferson Medical col
lege. is the guest of DR.. N. Y. Leet.
John p Duggan. of st. Bonaventure
college, is home for the holidays.
Miss Edna Horton, of Fairdale. is spend
ing few days with friends in the city.
Miss Grace Bailey, daughter Of Mayor
Bailey. will spend Christmas in Williams
port.
Artist r. A. Lyons Is spending Christ
mas at Muncy, Pa, with his brother, DR..
r. Lyons.
Mr.. and Mrs j. A. Wisner of Brooklyn.
y; ", are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
kingsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Merrill, of Mon
trose, are visiting friends and relatives
in the city.
Miss Florence G. Hunt Of Olive street.
is spending Christmas with relatives in
Wyoming county.
Alderman and Mrs. John T. Howe will
spenu Christmas Day as the guests OF
friends in Blakely.
DR.. G. c. Laubach. the Wyoming ave-
nue. dentist. is i'll with rheumatism at his
home, on Vine street.
Miss Maud 8. Shumway, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. c. ID. Shumway, will spend
the holidays In Harrisburg.
Ralph Weeks, J. Morris Gregory and
Harry Wilbur, of Foote e. Shear company,
spend today with friends in New York.
Will r. Powell. son of ex-County Treas
urer ID. w. Powell. is home from Wyoming
seminary and will spend the holidays with
his parents on Linden street.
Misses Genevieve Mccain, Alice Burke
and Elizabeth Clarke, of the Sacred Heart
academy. of New York city. are spending
the holidays with relatives here.
Miss Mary Ellen Perkins, of Morristown,
n. j., late of Devonshire. England. will
spend the holidays in this city with her
cousin, ex-COunty Treasurer -. W. Pow
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

but ObjecteS to being kissed, and when
the lady approached her face the un-
sympathetic brute bit her.
Naturally, Mile. Dufay got aggrieved
at the injury To her pretty face. and
she is now suing the owner of the
monkey for damages. The case will
come on before court. and the grocer
has been ordered to produce the offend
er i'm order that the magistrate may
decide whether it is of naturally
ferocious character or not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
EYES
EXAMINED FREE.

You can save money by buying specta-
cles of Silverstone. the eye specialist. at
3O9 Lackawanna avenue. onely one flight
over the Lehigh Valley ticket office. The
following prices will satisfy you that they
are the cheapest in the city: Solid gold
trimmed spectacles at $3.50 per pair: filled
bows at 81: nickle bows from Soc. to 81 so:
aluminium bows from 75c. to $500; colored
glasses from 25c. to $1.25. We have large
line Of reading glasses. the best in the
market. at 25c. per pair. Opera and mag
nifying glasses at reduced prices. Of
fee hours, a. m. to 12m.; to p. m.
Remember that your eyes will be exam.
ined free and satisfaction is guaranteed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
WORTH CONSIDERING.

80" said the woman with red flowers
in her bonnet, you contemplate getting
married.
Yes" was the demure answer. II
thought II over. He said that If | refused
him it would break his heart. And |
sponsibility."
IL suppose you have thought seriously Of
what your are about to do"
"Of course. realize perfectly that mar
riage is lottery"
MY dear, it's worse. When you try
your luck in a lottery and fail to draw Il
prize you can tear up the ticket and try
it over again. in.'-WashingtOn Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
CHRISTMAS NONSENSE.

Oh, Lord! prayed he, as tears ran down his
cheeks,
Send not down snow upon this Christ
mas day,
Rather permit the southern breeze that
seeks
To bring again the summer songsters'
lay.
Send not the CHEEKY fall of chilly snow
That decks the landscape I'm its mantle
white,
Make green the grass let warmest zephyrs
flow,
And taunt July with sunshine. warm and
bright.
Thus prayed the man unto his Won
drous Maker;
Thus prayed the wretch-he was our
undertaken.
tilt
Christmas comes but once year.
When ii comes make good the cheer:
Fill up your stocking with macs and niCs--
iou'll see soon after how candy sticks I!
jill
Eat and drink and merry be.
Rally round the Christmas tree,
Go to bed and then next day
What was it all about, anyway?
Mary had q little lamb
And Christmas came on deigh,
She stuffed it full of woOley wool
And sad II went aweigh.
-:I:-
Wish you Merry Christmas
And Happy New Year;
Tree all filled with candles
Firemen filled with fear.
tilt
One year-this time-I say.
Some men give when they cannot pay;
Some men give from purses gaunt
Something another doesn't want.
tit
Christmas brings its mirth and Joys
Lots of presents. nuts and toys;
Christmas brings. an! well we know II,
Awful verse and the Christmas poet!
Emerson ID. Owen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
WENT TO NEW YORK TO WE'D.
Step Taken by Well Known West
Side Young PeODIe.

Two well-knOwn young West Side
people, Louis Howell ard Miss Bron-
Wen Joseph, left quietly for New York
on the 5.1J Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western train yesterday morning with
the intention of getting married there
last evening. The ceremony was ar
ranged to take place at tile home of
Charles Hartley. the well-known ven-
triloquist, of Harlem, formerly of this
city, who is a brOther-in-law f Mr..
Howell. The reason for the elOpement
is said to he the objection of the girls
mother to the match.
Mr. Howell is employed by the Lack
awanna Trust and Safe Deposit com
pany. The bride is a very popular
young lady and we'll known Throughout
the city as a soprano solOist. Upon
their return they will make their home
at the residence of Mr.. Howelis father
on Washburn street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
Christmas Presents

Are You careful when you buy china
or glass? You are when you haEdle
it. Why not be still more careful
when you select it-when you buy it :?
Isn't hard to select good either, not
when you have a stock like ours to
select from. Prices make it easier
Many people have bought lamps Of us
lamps that give light-lots Of it.
We believe that lamps should give
light first and be beautiful afterwards
useful and then ornamental.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
HIRAM LODGE OFFICERS.
Installed in the North End Last Night
by ID. ID. q. N. Wells.

The officers recently elected by Hiram
lodge, No. 291, Free and Accepted Ma
sons. were installed in the lodge rooms
in the North End last night by District
Deputy Grand Master T. f. Wells. The
officers installed were: Evan X. Nor
ris, worshiDful master: Walter NJ.
Simpson. senior warden: ID. NJ. Jones,
junior warden: II. $. Morgans. secre-
tary. and Charles Zeigler, treasurer.
Emlyn Morris, the retiring master,
was presented with pastmaster's jew
el. There was no banquet following the
installation. that feature being post
poned until the spring.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
View York and Return Via ID. l.. 4 W,
Il. X. Only $3.50.

For the Commercial Travellers Fair
tickets may be purchased to New York
city. good going on train leaving Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western sta
tion, Scranton. at 800 a. m. Saturday,
Dec 26; good for return until Dec. 30.
at $3.50 for the round trip.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
KISSED THE MONKEY.
Or why Mile. Dufay Has Sued the
Grocer.

Theatrical artists are noted for their
curious pets. and Mile. Dufay. one of
the Paris Olympia stars. has a passion
for monkeys. This love has got her
into trouble or. rather. pain. as Mile.
Dufay. while recently staying i'm a su-
burban village. heard of a grocer who
had a monkey for sale. Mademoiselle
went to see the animal. who graciously
accepted all the sweetmeats offered 1t,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
STOLE A CHILD'S
SAVINGS BANK
Young Girl from Forest City Convicted
Of That Crime.
MARKED DIMES BETRAYED Her

Polish SalOOnkeeper from the Flats
Accused Of Trying to Kill Fellow
COuntryman..Whi Whipped His Witc's
Alleged DetractOr and Now Con.
victed Of Assault and Battery.
Chase Not Guilty Of Larceny and
Receiving. BE ndarig Found Guilty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

Choice cut flowers and flower de-
signs at Palmer & M:Donalds. 5lA
Spruce. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25
ELECTRIC CABS.
Fast, Cheap, NOisless, vibratiOniess
and Very Easy Of Control.

From the New York Herald.
While French enterprise is expect
antly awaiting the perfection of the
horseless carriage on the gasoline or
gas engine principle before embarking
extensive capital into so new a field.
the English have found practicable
automobilism by the use of electricity
as a motive power and have already
put 1t to a practical application. A
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

Bring your card plate to The Tribune
for printing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-25

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-31
The Cabinet Makers.

CANTON, o., Dec. 3O.-Thcre was
constant stream Of callers at the home or
the PresiCent-elCct yesterday. shortly
after breakfast visitors began TO arrive
and kept coming all day. one OF the ear
~ callers was Cherries Allison. OF Knox
Vile. Tenn. Mr.. Allison Was quite ac-
tive IN the recent campaign. ana ied tAo
fight I'm his part of the State In "a tax
With Ir. Allison he said that In lis 0pin-
ion. Tennessee would hardly be represent
cd in President Mckinley's Cabinet.
There has been "A great deal OF talk
about Mr.. Evans said Mr.. Allison, but
| do not think he will be selected. l be-
lieve that Judge Con. Of West Nirslnia,
Is favoritc man 10 represent the South.
II that section OF the country Is To 30
recognized
Frank Mcdowell. Of South Dakota, was
also a caller Mr.. Mcdowell Is close
friend of Senator Richard I. Pcttigrew.
Among the other callers were Eugene V.
Smalloy, OF ST. Paul. MINI; d. J. Smith.
Of East Liverpool. o.. Col Caleb Il. Wick.
of NCuEgstoN o.: Hon. Niles lIaugcn. OF
Taylor Falls Wis. and Arthur j. Stew
art OF Manchester Eng
Gen. Arson NcC0ck. one OF the right
ing McCoCks" Of New York. spent the
afternoon with Major Mckinley. His call
was Il a social nature. and understood TO
be without political significance. Tie Is an
old friend OF National Chairman Hanna.
and has been visiting at the lattcrs home
In Cleveland.
other callers during the afternoon were
Charles w Nackoy. Of New York. and
eX-Stato Senator Hodge. OF Cleveland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-31

Killed In a Difficulty over SiNty-fve Cent,
The bod Hotel to BE Replaced.

TAZEWELL. VA. Dec. 2q-special-
Joe Elswick. who was tried before NJ l..
Moore. "a justice Of the peace. for the
killing of William Greene on Thursday
last. was acquitted Elswick and Greene
had had some difficulty few days before
over the sum Of sixty-fiye cents and
Greene. who was "a very large man way
laid Elswick and attacked him ON his
way horne from mill. Elswick was "a
small man and used his knife after Greene
had beaten him up considerably. lie
cut Greene 10 the heart ana killed him
almost instantly. Elswick had no trou-
bile IN proving that II was clearly in self
defence.
The Young son n Luther peory. who
lives about one mile northwest Of town.
and who accidentally shot himself in the
arm on Chrisimas-Day. Is doing very well
since his arm has been amputated.
The old Dodd Hotel, Of this place. has
been sold and will s0on be removed. and
I'm It's place some handsome business
buildings will be erected IN the near fu-
ture.
Joseph Hymen Of Pocahontas. made an
assignment Yesterday for the benefit Of
his creditors T. Goodman. Of pOcahOn-
tas. IS the assignee. The liabilities and
assets are unknown. but there are pre-
ferred creditors 10 the amount of several
thousand dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-31
A GeOrgla Phenomenon

ROME, GA. Dec. 30.-A gentleman who
has just returned from a visit 10 the re-
cent caVe-ln al kOckmart says that IL is
d very striking natural phenomenon. The
first depression IN the soil was noticed
several weeks ago az spot in "a field
where there was cali tree growing. sur
rounded by a clump Of bushes.
A day or two afterwards man By The
name of Drummond was crossing The
field when he noticed the tree and the
bushes had an disappeared. and on app
pi-)aching the spot he found that there
WIZ a hole IN the ground about sixty feet
across and so deep that the top OF the
tEie had disappeared below the level lie
reported what he had seen ana the dis
cCgery caused "a great deal Of excitement.
siOOn afterwards the people living I'm
the vicinity were startled by Il rumbling
noise. Ike the falling OF a big building.
an a distinct shock was felt for quite a
distance around.
After time some Of the more cour-
ageous spirits explored the cavern and
found a thin vapOr arising from the
m )uth Of it, which suggested the notion
that a volcano had broken loose among
the slate quarries.
A closer investigation revealed tho fact
that there wos n bold stream OF water
fi,wing through the bottom Of the hole
and that the water was icy cold, lead
ing 10 the belief that II is D. subterranean
81 feam flowing from "A great distance
through its underground channel The
., plorers decided that the vapor was OF
chemical origin. caused By the contact
OF some sort OF minerals. which. being
G, posed 10 the air, caused the exhalatlon.
The caving In at the top has continued
until the hole Is nearly hundred Zee.
across the top. slOplng downward TO
depth Of about seventy-hve feet. II l.
now supposed that the constant percoa-
ton Of the subterranean stream through
the limestone formation wore away the
supporting rocks and caused the surface
TO fall in. goodly portion OF the earth
being borne away by the swift curtNni
OF the stream flowing through the bot
tom.