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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11

liberty pole $50 feet high. erected 10.
the occasion. The evening Of that day
will be devoted to the grand masQue-
rade ball at the Pavilion. Last year,
a most brilliant scene was presented
at this ball, held I'm the large Pavilion,
which ie transformed Into perfect
bower. the woodwork OF the interior.
including the roof. being smOthered In
Ivy interspersed with palm leaves and
combinations Of delicate flowers. to-
gether. with the ever-present fiesta coll
ors. red. green and yellow.
On the afternoon of the closing day
of the Fiesta. April 25, take place the
celebrated floral parade and battle OF
flowers. which. to q majority Of the
visitors from colder climes, is the most
interesting feature OF the carnival II
Is. indeed, a wonderful sight. and one
that is alone worth trip to Los An
geles to enjoy. Imagine several miles
of vehicles of every description, from
a childs goat cart to a big six.horse
tally-ho coach, all decorated In most
lavish and artistic manner with every
variety Of flower and foliage that grow
so luxuriantly in Southern California.
The bodies OF the Vehicles. the wheels.
the harness. and every part to which
a flower can be attached thus decorat.
ed, SO that the carriages look like NOV
ing bowers Of beauty. AS rule, each
driver selects some particular variety
Of flower. all attempting to outvie the
others and win one Of the prizes offered
for the most tastefully decorated We
hicles Of each class. Even the
mounted policemen. who lead the pro-
cession. have their horses and sad
dies decorated with flowers. The
drivers and riders In the procession
are dressed in brilliant harmony with
the decorations. Among the much-ad-
mired features Of last years floral pa
rade was an Irish jaunting, car. decor
ated in green and white colors-smilax
and Gala lilies. There was float dedi-
Grated with $500 OF these delicate lilies.
One four.horse coach was absolutely
covered from stem to stern with roses
Of the choicest varieties. the occupants
Of the coach being attired In Louis
Nv costumes. A siX-hOrSe coach was
completely covered with sweet peas.
relieved by tracings OF smilax. 1t was
accompanied by two outrlders and a
bugler. A victoria was decorated with
orange-colored marigolds, the harness
trappings and reins being wrapped In
orange-colored ribbon. On one cart,
the decorations consisted entirely OF
pampas plumes. 1t would, however,
be impossible In this limited space TO
even enumerate the great variety OF
attractive features included In this
floral parade. which is likely to be ex.
ceeded in beauty this year.
The evening Of this day winds up
with a grand parade and carnival Of
maskers on the principal streets.
Thousands of citizens, male and female.
attired In grotesQue and picturesque
costumes and masks. promenade up
and down the leading thoroughfares.
indulging In lively but good-natured
raillery and humorous sallies. 1t Is an
occasion. upon which everybody relaxes
and everything goes"
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THE FLORAL. PARADE.

the glittering pageant Of La Fiesta. the
celestials turning out In royal style.
The barbaric splendor of their parade
was most imposing, not a scrap OF
tinsel or cheap. gaudy material being
used. The exquisite embroideries OF
gold, silver and bronze and the gay
silken draperies and garments were OF
the finest texture and richest material.
1t was like a bit of the Arabian
Nights" dropped bodily into the busy,
bustling western world.
In. the evening of that day. there
will be a grand concert at the Pavilion
On the afternoon of April %, athletic
performances will take place at the
Athletic park, including interesting
Indian races and games. and tourna-
ment In the evening the great illumin-
ated street pageant, one of the leading
features of this years carnival, will be
witnessed. The management devoted
much anxious thought to the selection
Of an appropriate and interesting topic
upon which to found this pageant.
The subject selected was chosen by u
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Now one NAV spend several months In
taking in the various fiestas and carni-
walls Of California. Santa Barbara has
its flower carnival; Paradena, Its t0urn-
ament of roses, Riverside, Its orange
day; San BernardinO has an entertain
lnent Of its own, and even Phoenix, IN
Arizona, Is coming to the front this
month with an elaborate Midwinter
carnival which will attract many vis-
itors from this section. Then. the cities
In Central and Northern California.
caught the infection, so that there Will
soon be a round of festivities covering
the entire year. each affair being dis.
tinct from the others in its local col
oring.
THE CITY TRANSFORMED
The scene during the fiesta Of last
year will not soon be forgotten by
those who were so fortunate as to wit
ness 1t. The City Of the Angels was
transformed as If by magic from mere
earthly habitation Of wood. brick ana
stone, suited to the needs of the sober,
work a day world. to a fairy realm, IN
stinct with the glowing brilliancy OF the
southland and rioting with all the
tropical luXuriance Of color that adorns
this land of olive blended with the gold
of the orange and the burning ruby OF
the wine in great sweeps of color that
embodied the entire city. Palm leaves
spread their lusty breadth along the
avenues. and refreshed the sight with
their cool green, while in the midst of
this splendor of the tropics hint or
other climes was given in the feathery
wreaths of evergreen that filled the air
with the aromatic fragrance OF the
northern forests.
1nr
effect was indescribably brilliant. Many
Of the schemes Of decoration were very
daring, and nearly all were effective.
The colors of La Fiesta were every
where-gay canopies and awnings
shaded the sidewalks, and bold sweeps
of the brilliant drapery adorned the
facades of nearly all the large build
tngs. The official colors Of the Fiesta
are red. green and yellow. an appro-
pirate combination, signifying the
olive, the orange and wine. three of
the leading products of Southern Cali
1ornia.
WILL SURPASs 1T.
Beautiful and interesting as the
Fiesta of 1896 was, that of the present
year promises to far surpass it, The
management Is in the hands Of COM
mittee of representative citizens chosen
from the three leading mercantile as
sociations of Los Angeles. the Cham
Der of Commerce, the Board of Trade
and the Merchants association. A
much larger sum Of money for ex-
penses has been obtained than was
collected last year, the citizens of Los
Angeles showing great liberality. as
they usually do when 1t is question
OF advertising the interests Of the
beautiful city Of which they are so
justly proud.
The street decorations this year will
be more elaborate and artistic than
ever before. including a number of
triumphal arches at the principal
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guard OF the Queen Of the Fiesta, will
arrive on the scene The queen Is
chosen from among the most beautiful
and graceful Of the society ladies. She
is richly attired In royal robes and at
tended by a -retinue of maids Of honor.
composed Of, young ladies Of Los An
geles and neighboring towns. On the
evening of that day. the queen will
appear to her loyal subjects at the
Pavilion, where the opening cere-
monial Of the Fiesta will take place.
STREET PARADE.
On the afternoon of the following
day. April 90. which marks the real
beginning of the Fiesta, there will be
a street parade In honor Of the queen.
1t will be composed of a great variety
OF floats. indicative Of the prosperity Of
this section; also. Spanish caballeros
on prancing steeds, in picturesque
Mexican costumes; military display;
Indians from the surrounding country
and Arizona; and the Chinese process
sion. furnished by the Chinese mer-
chants of Los Angeles. This Chinese
parade has been hitherto the most
brilliant and picturesque feature of all
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ST. " NJ FIR SONG.

Sing me song of the summer time.
or the fire in the sorrel and ruby clover,
Where the garrulous bobolinks lilt and
chime,
Over and over.
Sing me song Of the strawberry bent.
or the blackcap hiding the heap Of
stones,
or the milk weed drowsy with sultry
scent,
Where the bee drones.
Sing me song of the spring hill still.
or the dewy fern in solitude,
OF the hermit thrush and the whippoor-
will
Haunting the wood.
Sing me a song Of the cleaning scyihe,
OF the seen. ad hay In the buried vain.
or the mowers whistling bright and
blithe
In the sunny rain.
Sing me a song Of the qu!Ioo and the
gage.
OF the apricot by the orchard wall.
Where bends, my love Armitage.
Gathering the full fruit Of the windfall
Sing me song of the rustling, slow
Sway Of the wheat as the winds Groom.
OF the golden disk and the dreaming glow
OF the harvest moon. -Scribner's.
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Wholesale.

BANKS.
&AskAwanna Trust and Safe Deposit CO.
Merchants and Mechanics, I29 Lacka.
Traders' National. "a LackAwanna.
West Side Bank, 100 N. Main.
Scranton Savings, 122 Wyoming.
BEDDING. CARPET CLEANING. ETC.
The Scranton Bedding Co., Lacka.
BREWERS.
Robinson. .. Sons, lS5 N. Seventh.
Robinson. Nina, Cedar. cor Alder.
CHINA AND GLASSWARE.
3uppseoht. Louis, N Penn.
TOYS AND CONFECTIONERY
William. J. d. Z Bro. N Lecka. -;i
FLOUR, FEED AND GRAIN.
Matthew'S. @. p. Sons D Co. a LAcka.
0he Weston NH Co., x7.le Lacka.
r,s,is i'F7 4 .-- ~-s
PAINTS AND suPPL1na. y
o>eaeke q AaksA ~ 0praoA g
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| CALIFORNIA CARNIVAL
A Battle Of FloWers, and the
Lands of the SUM-"
LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES
II Il Recoming the Absorbing Topic OF
Conversation Among the Residents
Of the Southeastern Corner
Of the United States.

Los Angeles, CAL. March 2S.-The in
auguration of a series of annual festi-
walls in this interesting section. so rich
in historical "reminiscences and pic
turesque associations, was happy
thought. Nature had done enough for
Southern California, but entertainment
for the visitor was somewhat lacking.
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WORLD OF LETTERS.

cago. have purchased and printed. The
yarns are mostly seafaring In theme.
and are spun to the queens taste. One
reading them is sure 10 get satisfaction
for his pains, aa,i there Is in them, too,
not little real information
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street intersections. with palm leaves
and other foliage and flowers. .,
On April q, which is not counted as
one Of the regular Fiesta days, the
preliminary ceremonies will take place.
In the afternoon, the heralds, pictur-
esquely attired in appropriate cos
tunes, together with the advance
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is going 1t with deadlier effect than a
squadron armed with machetes. Drastic
remedies would, at first glance, appear
to be In order; but a long course of moral
sanitation will In the end prove more ef.
fective. Neighborhood work In the cause
village, town and city should seek to keep
itself morally clean and the innumerable
bacilii of evil doing may thus be sterilized
spot by spot.
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Cowles. ". c., 1907 N. Main.
MATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Rogers. A. E.. 2l5 Lackawanna.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna.
FURNITURE.
Barbour's Home Credit House, &2s Lacka
:" CARPETS AND WALL PAPER.
lnglis. ]. Scott, 4l9 Lackawanna.
sv; GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Osterhout, N. p. 40 W. Market.
Jordan, James. Olyphant.
Barthold, q. j., Olyphant '"
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Shook. 9. NJ. olyphant
=: PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
winke, J. c.. as Penn. y.
TEA. COFFEE AND SPICE
Grand unien ysa Go. W. @. Main. t..
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Uniformed colored porters are in
charge Of day coaches to show all atten-
ton to the passengers on the Nickel
Plate Road. '" -
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FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens. "a Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. g., II LackawannA

FRUITS AMI fHOpOCUs
Dale Z Stevens, q Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A. g., II LackawannA
DRY GOODS
Kelly & Healey, 20 Lackawanna.
Finley. p. B., 510 Lackawanna.
LIME. CEMENT, SEWER PIPE
Keller. Luther. Sl3 Lackawanna.
HARNESS & sADDLEKY HARDWARE
F'ritx @. W., 40 Lackawanna.
Keller 4 Harris, III Penn.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh. Edward j.. g Lackawanna.
LEATHER AND FINDIN0a 4"
Williams Samuel. 221 Spruce.
+ BOOTS AND SHOES. a.
Goldsmith Bros. S4 LackawsnnA ..
H. Ea - c- SO.
I WALL PAPER, ETC
Ford, ". n. 10 Penn. 2 y ySE Tr.td
tt d u - "
cANDY MANUFACTURERS, !
Scranton Candy Co.. 2 LeckawannA
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MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros, 2lS Adams avenue.

MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros, 21S Adams avenue.
MILK. CREAM. BUTTER. ETC.
Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden.
ENGINES AND BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing Co.
DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC.
The Fashion. 30s Lackawanna avenue.
H. .. 30 - r
PLUMBING AND HEATING.
Howley. p. F. & N. T.. 2a1 Wyoming ave-
a M GROCERS.
Kelly. T. j. & Co.. II Lackawanpa. ~
Megargel d Connell. Franklin avenue y
Porter, John T., B And q Lackawannas.
Rice. Levy & Co., % LackawannA
~ n E,.l ,4!-
HARDWARE
Connell, W.,P. l. Sons, liz Penn. ~
Eoote q Shear Co.. 11s N. Washingtons
Hunt 4 Connsll Co.. ~ ta6kAwAanGT r:
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FLOUR. BUTTER, EGGS. ETC,
The T. II. Watts Co., H.. T:3 ". Lacka
Babcock, G. ]. 4 Co.. 11G Franklin.
~ NINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co.. 1:1 Wyo.
FURNITURE.
Hin 4 Connell. lx Washington.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
blume. VIM. 4 Son, s2z Spruce
f. HOTELS.
Scranton House. near depot ...,
MILLINERY 4 FURNISHING GOODS.
Browns Bee Hive. - Lacka.
City and Suburban. =.
ATHLETIC GOODS AND s1cYcLEs.
fF1orey. c. n. ~ Wyoming. -,
Z 4, RARDwARE AND PLuNnINo.
ounstsf 4 Jorsyth. ~ Penn.
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FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, G. r. & Co.. 20l Washington.
CATERER
Huntington. ]. c., 30s n. Washington.
GROCERIES.
pir.e, ]. j., AZ Lackawanna
UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY
Raub. A. R., 425 Spruce.
DRUGGISTS.
McGarrah & Thomas, 2O3 Lackawani,a.
Lorentz, c., AIS Lacka:. Linden & Wash,
Davis, G W., Main and Market.
Bloes. w. s., Peckville.
Davies, John j.. LOG S. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
simwell, v. A.. SIS Linden.
PAWNBRoKER.
Green, Joseph, 1o7 Lackawanna.
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
Harding. ]. l.. as Lacxawsnna.
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CHILDREN'S DAY.

cence under the brilliant electric
lights.
CHILDREN'S DAY.
On the afternoon Of April "a. there
will be a children's entertainment and
a parade. of children's floats. with a
flag-raising in Central park, on great
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BROKER AND JEwELHN -.
Radin Bros. i2s Penn.
DRY GOODS. FANCY GoODA
Kresky. q. H. e Co.. ia 8. Main. N'
CREAMERY
Stone Bros. 500 Spruce. b
BICYCLES. GUNS. ETC. ~
Parker, Z. r., 321 Spruce.
DINING ROOMS si
Caryls Dining Rooms. SOS LindsA
rRussEs, BATTERIES AND RuBBEU
GOODS.
enjamin Benjamin. Franklin & epyucA
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Roberts, J..w.y l26 N. Main. $3.50 ~
PIANOS AND ORGANH.
stelle, ]. Lawrence. ao3 Spruce.
DRY GOODS, 4, CLOTHING. ef1OEA
V't HARDWARE. tF7,If
1kullsy. Ambrose. sEapls stossas RSsvadsaaA
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THE CRIME MICROBE.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The Crime Microbe has turned plunger
in this Christian country here Of late and
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MILK. CREAM. BUTTER. ETC.
Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden.
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ENGINES AND BOILERS.
dickson Manufacturing Co.

DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC.
The Fashion. 30S Lackawanna avenue.
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i0ROCERa.

PLUMBING AND HEATING.
Howley. p. +. & n. T.. 2a1 Wyoming ave-
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cANDT MANurAcTuRHRs,
Scranton Candy Co... 2 LectawannA
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WALL PAPER, ETC
Ford, N. r., 10 Penn. Z, ySi N
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HARDWARE

ConneIl, W.,P. 3 Sons, IL Penn. -.
Foote q Shear Co.. 11s N. Washingtons
Hunt Z Council Co.. ~ ta0kawAnnET
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WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh, Edward J., g Lackawanna.

LEATHER AND FINDIN0a
Williams. Samuel. 221 Spruce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-23

From the Chicago Post.
Dear" she said, and her sweetest and
most engaging smile illumined her face. .it
you had a handsome lap-robe could YOU
use it?''
''Certai.Ily not" he replied. You know
very well that we haven't vehicle of any
description"
That's what I thought" she returned
80 1 have packed it away. Later, when
We are wealthy and keep horses, we
CAR
Packed it away! he exclaimed, inter
ruptilg her. Packed what away"
why, the lap-robe,' she answered
sweetly.
But we haven't a lap-robe," he pro-
tested.
"Oh, yes, we have" she returned. 81
happened to stumble into that depart
ment of one of the big stores today, and
they had marked them down so low that
l felt l ought to get enc before the oppor-
tunity slipped away"
But we don't need
Not now, but we may" she interrupted
ITS just as we'll to get these things when
they can be had at bargain, and this was
a real bargain. You men are very thought
less about such things. You would never
have thought Of buying this robe now; you
wouldn't have had the foresight, but would
have waited until you had horse, and
then, very likely. you would have had to
pay dollar more for it,
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''TalkinE Through His Hat.o

Listener in the Boston Transcript
Dear Listener: Will you kindly explain
the raison d'etre, as you understand it, of
AS Harvard graduate, claim to be pref
ty well grounded in slang, both classic and
otherwise; but 1 have never seen any sense
in the phrase in question. nor has any
friend whom I have asked been able to
help me. g
If this Harvard graduate will take his
plug hat firmly by the brm with both
hands, holding the top Of 1t away from him.
and will then put the lower part Of his face
inside the hat and speak in an ordinary
tone of voice he will be surprised to hear
how loud, full, sonorous and altogether mag
nificent his voice seems to have become
1t Will ring like an organ and rever5erat e
like the Mammoth Cave. He will get a new
impression of it, and it may occur to him
that man who has got voice like that
is really a great fellow. And vet a by-
stander will not hear him 80 we'll as If he
had noi used his hat to magnify-to him
self-the sound of his voice. He will seem
to himself to have been addressing impor-
tant remarks to the whole world. but, as a
matter of fact, he will have been merely
talking through his hat This performance
Is exactly of the sort of that of the small
boy. who. having occasion to make himself
heard long way. puts the fiat Of his hand
in front of his mouth, and imagines that
he is helping his voice because he makes
it sound louder in his own ears. Whatever
shade of difference from this meaning the
expression talking through his hat may
have taken on In actual use, there seems
little doubt that this was what it meant
originally. 1t doesn't seem to be classic
slang-it isn't even in the Century Diction-
airy; but the case seems to be clear in favor
of this explanation.
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SHIP SAVED BY AN UMBRELLA.
An Interesting Relic Used by a Sharp
Yankee Captain.
From the Boston Transcript.

FROM the Boston transcript.
An interesting relic in the Charlestown
Navy Yord Museum is an umbrella which
was used by the Constitution in making her
escape from the English feet in July, 1872.
This is all that is told by the card attached
to 1t, and the umbrella is complete puzzle
to nearly every one who visits the museum.
In the first place, it is utterly unlike any
umbrella that any one ever saw before,
and in the second, not one person in a hun
dred is able TO figure out how the Constitu-
ton made use of it in making her escape
from the British vessels. 1t is exactly like
an umbrella frame in general shape, but
the stick is about ten feet long, with
heavy iron ring at each end, and is about
three inches in diameter. The frame slides
up and down on it, just like the frame of
an ordinary umbrella, and is made of stout
iron bars. Some people think that it may
nave been set up on the deck to give the
officers little shade on a hot day, but
they cannot see how this helped in the
escape. The purpose for which it was in
tended and used was as a sea anchor, and
its story is as follows:
On the 18th of july 1872 the Constitu-
tion, then cruising under the command of
That famous old fighter, Isaac Hull, was
surrounded by Brooke's squadron of five
vessels. Before they could close in on him
however, it fell calm, and Can't Hull at
once made use of the umbrella, of which
there were two aboard. A cable was bent
" oiic Vi Ine umbrellas at what would be
lhe handle in one of the ordinary kind, and
the umbrella was folded up and taken out
by boat to cables length ahead of the
vessel. 1t was then thrown overheard, and
as soon as the crew began TO haul in on
ne WlndldSs it, of course, spread out Civ
ing a drag by which the vessel could be
warped ahead. While the vessel was warp
ing up to this one, the other one was taken
out and before the British had discovered
what Hun was doing. he had gotten outside
OF the circle with which they had surround
ed MN. They Immediately began to pursue
the same tactics, but he ran two 2i-pound
guns out of his cabin windows and kent
them from getting anywhere near him, as,
whenever one of the boats carrying out a
dras came up astern of him, he would fire
with ono OF the Long Toms" and in this
way kept the ships from closing in This
was kept up for two days. and on the even
ing OF the second day came up suuall.
full carried on sail through it gaining
such an advantage over the EngIishmen
iiat ne was able to elude them in the
hlSht, and was out of sight the next morn
ing; Ihus, but for the notwithstanding UNI
pfelia at the navy yard, the Constitution
would probably have been CAPTURED or
suhk; and some of the fairest pages in our
naval history would have remained I'M
written.