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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
FORGOT THE BOARD BILL.
Manager Of the In Old tennessee" Com
pauy in Hard Luck.

The manager of the "In Old Tennes-
see" company. who, in the hustle and
hustle preparatory to their departure
for BinghamtOn. neglected to settle Il
s'l 40 board bill with Landlord I.Ohman,
of the Conway house. paid up yesterday
morning and went to join the rest of his
troupe in the Parlor City.
The company was just about to take
the 12.lO Il. m. train when Constable
Carman, armed with a warrant issued
at midnight by Alderman Millar.
swooped down upon their trunks ana
other baggage and caused no end of
CONSERVATION.
Th" manager sent the company on
ahead and remained behind to set mat
ters straight, which he did.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21

DIED.

HfDE-ln Scranton. Feb. 10. 1896; at his
residence. Jl5 orchard street Michael
Hyde. interment Friday afternoon.
LoNG-In Scranton. Feb 20. 1886, John
Long, aged % years. Funeral at .
o'clock Saturday morning from the resi-
dence. SlI Wyoming avenue. Services
ut 81. Peters cathedral and burial at
Hyde Park.
Scranton Feb. 20. 1885,
Edward X. Pickering, aged Il years.
at his home, ~ Clay avenue. Funeral
i'm Montrose.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21

Is marriage a failure? You will GER
tainly agree with us that 1t is not after
you have taken look at the choice
carpets and draperies at Siebecker &
Watkins. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21

ST. llBBLEBlNE-ln Scranton, Feb. 10.
1896. to Rev and Mrs. w. III. Stubhle-
bine, Il son.
WlNTCH-On Wednesday, Feb. 10, to Rev.
and Mrs. John Wintch, of Waverly, a
daughter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
For ChiIdrcn's Dresses.

y large number of Remnants Of Dress
Goods, suitable for children's Dresses.
Remnant sale in all departments Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nlt.ARS X HAGEN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
DIR. LEWIS HAS RESIGNED.
Vacancy at the Head OF the Resident
staff OF the ack kawauun UoS nit.I

NIu'T VI 'He IHck"WHHHH TTOS pItDI.
DR.. Charles Lewis. house surgeon at
the Lackawanna hospital has rendered
his resignation to the directors. 1t will
be acted upon at the next meeting. when
a successor will also be named. DR.,
Blanchard, the present Junior house sur
geon. will in all probability be promoted.
DR.. Lewis will take up the private
practice of his profession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21

VIII remain for Evening Prayer. All
the parish and the public generally are
cordially invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
Buy the Weber

Pillsbury's Flour mis- have q capac-
ity of 1850 barrels a day. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21
EDWARD PICKERING DEAD.
lie Was a Mail Carrier for a Number
OF Years

At 6 o'clock yesterday morning Mail
carrier Edward Pickering died at his
nome, ~ Clay avenue, after an illness
of several months.
When Mr.. Pickering's illness assumed
serious phase he went to Denver in
the hope of recuperating it. but was not
successful, and returned home two
weeks ago i'm even worse condition than
when he went away.
Mr.. Pickering was 45 years of age and
is survived by wife and three daugh-
ters. He has many friends in the city,
having been for long time a mail
carrier on the Penn avenue route. He
was a member of the Letter Carriers
association. The funeral services will
take place Sunday afternoon at his
nome on Clay avenue. Interment will
be made at Montrose.
This is the second time that death has
visited the household within a week.
One week ago the youngest son of the
Pickerings died
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-21

RHEUMATISM Is caused by Tactic acid
in the blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla neu-
tralizes this acid and completely and per-
manently cures rheumatism. Be sure to
get only Hoods.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick head
ache. indigestion, biliousness. Sold by all
druggists.
The morning times., 1896-12-06

old man around here for twenty years, ana
giving him clothes and taking care or MIN
and paying him for work he never did, ana
all the time he was stealing everything he
could get his hands on. Yes, sir, stealing
from me and from my guests
Maybe there wasn't a pretty how-de-do
over that case. II we could have gotten
everybody to appear against him that OLD
Price had stolen from he would have been
in the pen until Bryan is elected Presi-
dent But YOU see, a great many OF the
people were only transient guests. and
they had gone away long ago: some OF the
others were dead, and some had moved
away. We got enough OF 'em together to
send old Joe over the road when the case
was tried, and that was all l wanted
..Digglns was made sergeant on account
OF that business at least SO people SAID.
He got the appointment soon afterward,
anyway, and later he resigned, as 'oid
you, to go up there to the department
And lust to think that whole business
started on account OF Barney Aaron's over
coat But l guess il l hadn't recognized
it old Joe would have got off and been
stealing yet"
The o. d. gazed into the fire with FAR
away look in his eyes, as though he was
thinking of the days that had been AMI
the friends who had passed away with
them. Hutchinson slipped a little further
under the table and muttercd in his sleep
| Banty looked up furtively at the o. ID. and
then jotted down note on the margin OF
his newspaper. BY the odor which fioatcd
| out from the kitchen 1t was evident that
| Mrs Joe would have ham for breakfast.
The morning times., 1896-12-06

By this time was cpT ositc to the guards
van in the front, and there was rot Il
moment TO be lost 1t was too late to try
for that when l opened the door, and my
only curse was to Jump on To your engine.
Thank God, did so safelyr'
AYE, you've had a lucky escape, and
YOU may we'll thank God. We'll, what's 10
be done now?"
Where are you bound for?'
Portsmouth"
'Do YOU stop anywhere first?"
"No."
well. look here. Can't slip OFF ON the
outer side us we come into the statiou?"
.'Idou't know somuch aboutthat. Iou've
come OIL the footplatc uninvitcd, anu you
ought to give an account of it to the au-
thorites. II let you get off without, I'm
liable for row myself. Beside, how are
we to know your story's true?"
"Before God ! swear it's true. And no
one need ever know WIS here. I'll make
IL well worth your while. Beside" he
added. piteously, "it's my only chance.
When they know I've escaped they'll search
high aud low If this isn't kept quiet
they'll know about it before / have the
start of them, and that means certain death.
couldn't escape. As it is, I've got money
enough to get well out of the country be-
fore they know"
Well, 1t seemed rough enough on the poor
chap. but my matestuck out against letting
him go. argued the matter out with. him
as well as could, and he was beginning
The morning times., 1896-12-06
NOT vERSED IN SLANG.
The Lady of the House Startled by
the stranger.
Clereland Plain Usdl, y.

CfeCetu1lu rum DeH Y.
A South Side woman had her feelings
cruelty wounded not long ago and it took
any amount of comforting on her hus-
bands part to restore her mental equan-
unity. She is an expert at house cleaning,
and TWICE year things domestic are
ripped rp in the most chaotic style.
When these periods strike the household
the patient husband simply ia kes his lunch
con away from home and utters no com
plaint. He knows it's no use. Madame,
herself. rolls up her sleeves, tucks up
her most ancient skirts and goes in like
center rush ut a weak line.
She was i'll the midst of her November
tear up, attirci in n dingy gown, her hair
tucked under knottcd handkerchief, and
several SCOT marks adorning her classical
nose, when the door bell rang. 1t was
early in the morning and both her assist
ants were busy in either the attic or the
cellar. Madame went to the door.
There stood jaUnty loo king fellow with
a small morocco case in his hand.
..Hullo, grlee,' he said, us he caught q
GLIMPSE of madame, ''if you wasn't &c
dirty I'd kiss you.''
And then rs il this wasn't sufficiently
humiiating, he rapidly added: Il want Il
see the old lady of the house, you know
Trot her out, won't you?"
Madame was pretty nearly speeches
with indignation, but she managed to
stammer:
"Irm the lady of the house!'
The shocking man looked at her i'm.
pudently and softly whistled.
You the lady of the house," he sar-
'eastically repeated: Say, yo- must have
bugs, haven't you"''
AT this fnghtful accusation madame
The morning times., 1896-12-06

had to hold on to him for Il minute. When
we were clear OF the tunnel asked him for
his explanation.
II wanted to escape" he said,, land it
was the only way
Escape? Who from? The police, I
suppose? Well, don't you think you've
done that, my friend. "
mo, no, no! Not from the police. I'm
not a criminal. Listen, and III tell you.
I've got mixed up with terrible secret
spcicty-a set of people composed OF the
Very worst sort OF anarchists-men OF sew
ycral nations. 1t would be too long
story 10 tell you how ] came to join it,
hut when once among such people there is
no ORA awing back. We were pledged with
the most awful oaths to secrecy, and terri
bic penalties We're ordained for those who
proved traitors. ] would have given any
thing to set myself free, but it was impos-
sible.
.'Wcil, one evening last week, we feld
meeting to determine the performance OF
an awful act. / can't tell You exactly the
truth, but will go so far as to say it was
the assassination of certain great per-
| snnage on the continent We drew lots in
| order that the assassin might be chosen.
The lot fell to me. In vain begged to be
excused; the others were relentless, and
rhc president said to me:
George FELTON,, you have sworn obedi-
tNtt. anu sbu iliust- ht Aoe hhS
| lpon you, and you must perform the deed.
| IT You refuse, or if you even hesitate,
there is only one penalty. and that you
| know. 1t is death. and it is useless for you
| to try to escape from it. This is how you
| will proceed: Until Thursday you will he
carefully watched The evening OF that
| DAY YOU will take the boat-train via
southampton and Havre for Paris. Yo,
| will travel by that route hecaTse IL II
| the less frequent. You win go absolutely
| alone, but every step you will he watched
| The brethren" will be POSTED all along
| the line of route. AT Waterloo two OF then
| will watch you into the train. AT Basng
stoke two Others will keep their eyes oI
you while the train is stopping there. A
southampton you will watched on board
| the boat, and the same thing will happeI
at Havre and Rouen, your only stopping
places. At Paris YOU will be met by TIVE
comrades, who will keep you in view unit
the final arrangements have been made
The morning times., 1896-12-06
POWER FROM MELTED SHOWS.
Swiss Towns Utilize the Mountain
Streams for Manufacturing.
n,.s;o,,e Moun-jne

Resides a considerable number of large
water-power installations, Switzerland is
full Of small power plants, nearly every
town in that land of mountains and water
falls being well supplied with power from
the white COAL" as the melting show on
the mountain sides has we'll been called.
When there are no large streams, many
small ones are impounded and collected i'll
reservoirs on the billsides, and II is rare to
find a place of any size which IS not well
lighted by the power of some mountain
stream.
At Montreux the electric tramway gets its
power in this way, and from the old Roman
town OF vevet to the mediacyai castle OF
Cbillon one ina y ride in Il trolley ear pro-
PEELED y the power of an insignificantlittie
stream (which ma or may not be notced
when climbing up the hillsidcs just above
The capabilities OF this general utliiZa-
ton of natural power ;tre beginning to be
understood everywhere, and with the ap-
probation of the possibilities of the best
methods of long-dstancc transmission the
development of many mountain streams
must surely come. There are innumerabie
streams which, while very small, are yet
| very high. and these can, with compari-
| lively little difficulty, be impoundcd and
| earned down many hundreds OF 1eet, thus
making up for their lack Of volume by
| the great pres sure readily ohtainable,
and, either by the use of electricity or
| compressed air, the power may be trans.
mtted to many points Of application with
| but little loss.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
A Telecraphic Joke.

1t was Mr.. A. W. Dimock who perpe-
trated famous joke on 4 party OF nota-
bles at social meeting ct Washington
some years ago. A test was suggested
by the believers in the power OF mind
over matter. A man was sent out OF the
room and subject asked on his return
to tell what his feelings were, the audi
encc having decided on quotation from
the Scriptures. Mr.. Dimock, on the re-
turn of the subject, suggested that al
those present clasp hands TO complete
the thought current. Mr. DHnook he'd
one nf the subjects hands The subject
slowly spoke out and mentioned the ex-
act quotation from the Scripture which
had been decided on for the test Inc
audience became absolutely certain OF
the test, for it was quite well known tnat
the subject had not read the Bible Tor
wears. 1t so happened, though, he was
| n telegraph operator. and when Mr.. Diriiock
,rasped his hand he licked Off on ms
nalm the secret text from the Scripture,
| the subject being enabled TO read 10 as
| easily as though it were printed on
large eblackboard.-NewY York Times :
The morning times., 1896-12-06

when You will he told how To act. So do
not thinh to escape, as every movement
VIII be watched ="
Tie train flew on: my mate and / We're
interested. as You may well guess. He
paused for a moment To allow Of the en-
gne being coaled once more, tfcn / said:
But YOU might have stopped the train
by pulling the communication, and"
I'm coming to that. had thought of
trying 10 escape thus, but just as the train
moved out Of the station a little note was
thrown in at the window by a 'comrade.'
who had been watching me. l opened it
and read as follows: We never thought
the other night that perhaps You might
try to escape by stopping the train en- route
and Jumping off. In case such IN idea has
entered your head, you may as well know
that the ''brothers'' are on The train. You
know what that means. You are helpless.
Be brave for the sake OF the cause , :"
Have you got that icttcr?'' said the
fireman.
NO; ore it up. Well, l tell you, was
desperate. / had half ma &c up my mind to
jump and risk it, when we gradually began
to pass your train. j was alone in my com
partment, and could see the wcll-filled
carriages close 10 me. ] sat locking at
them mechanically, when the idea sud-
denly seized me, and asked myself the
| question, Why shouldn't change trains?'
The morning times., 1896-12-06

summed up strength to slam the door in
the young mans face. and then staggering
to the stairs sat down and wept.
She went again when she told her hus-
band Of the insult.
''And-ard he said we had b-b-bugs,' she
sobbed, when everyfpdy knows try to
be the neatest housekeeper OH the street,
''of course you do, and you are,'' said
the comforter, land don't think you un-
derstand what the ruffian meant. When
he used the infamous EXPRESSION, he didn't
mean to imply that You Were n careless
housekeeper, not at all.
SIN the slang dictionary to be buggy is
to be mentally unsound; to have a bee in
your bonnet, as the Scotch put it. When
you told the man that you were the
mistress OF the house and he loo ked you
! over, he simply told you in the vernacular
Of the slums that you must be crazy to
understand"
She said she did. but there is no doubt
that for a long time she had the idea that
her husband invented the ingenious expla
nation just TO quiet her.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
THE STUDENT OF CHARACTER.
By EVERETT HoLBROOK.
copyright, 1860
By EVERETT HoLBROOK.

Graham Vests "John smith" has easily
Won first place among the numerous ro-
mances from the tenements that have ap-
peared during the last three or four years
The critics have treated the book better
than others OF its class, and its sales have
far surpassed the record of any rival
Why has it achieved SO great success?
am going to answer that question by
telling a story OF the author.
good many tOple told NE, when the
book first appeared, that the title would
kill it, The title couldn't be worse, III
admit. Others said that the plot was
trite So it is, and distressingly simple.
A poor man marries within his caste. and
then fights his way up out Of it, hamLered
at every step by Il wife who Will neither
20 with him nor let him go alone. The
ordinary method in such cases is 10 make
the wife die Of some picturesque dis order.
TO the accompaniment of slow music, but
Graham West simply wrenches the two
apart, and leaves the reader to pity the
woman if he can.
or course the book can't sell on the
strength of such story as that. Its
popularity rests, as all agree, upon the
study of the character Of John Smith.
but with cold-bIooded condemnation that
| shocks 4 chivalrous reader. 1t is easy TO
see that the authors synpathies Were en-
tirely with the husband John Smith lives
and Dreathes. You cannot help feeling that
tie author must have known and loved the
| man; must have painted him just as he
| found him; In ust have watched with throb-
| biug heart that struggle up the rugged road
of life.
! do not purpose to express an opinion
| upon the moral tone OF the story or to
| estimate its artistic value. ] merely wish
| to answer those who are saying that
Graham West stands for nothing but good
| luck; thai he found fame ready made W hen
he Glanced to meet the man who, in the
| novel; is called John Smith. Such persons
do not know what character study is, ror
| what ii costs. fancy they are OF the sort
that spend an evening with a ward detec
tive, and pose forever afterw ard as experts
in criminolopy. Graham West is different
When he makes up his mind TO study life
in a certain locality lie gees there to live
lie was n regular denizen of the East Side
OF New YorKin the days when he was fitting
himself TO write .'John Smith," though
his income would have permitted him Il
live on the avenue.
first met the original of the now IA
nous character about two years ago
| west was alrea'ly deepiS ihleiesteu III mn.
| and was hiding him from most or the au
thors whom he knew as schooiboy hide
| a cake. But he did not fear me for h
knew that / regarded the problem OF hu
man character as entirely insoluble, an
the study of it as absurdly unnecessary &
writer
OF course, the mans name IS not Smith
but / shall follow my friends lead /
that matter. Wesp and I dined togethe
one evening, and then he piloted ine To
saloon on the ea ST side of the Bowrfy, where
The morning times., 1896-12-06
Decidedly Mad.

II don't believe those stories about peo-
pie of sound mind being confined In insane
asyiums."
why not?''
'.Wcll. Inotice they'rea all crazy to get out =
Chicago journal.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
business Reasons,

"Thwackswilligen won't join tha.temper-
ance society because 1t would queer his
business, you say-what is his business?''
Hes milk peddler.''-Buffalo Times.
The morning times., 1896-12-06

Taking Time by the FOrelock.
Is it possible that this hunting trip is for
the purpose Of laying in u stock OF rabbits
feet for 1900 .-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The morning times., 1896-12-06
OLD DEFENDER Caught.

zone night in the following fall was
standing by the desk in the National, talk
ing with Mr.. Tenny, when a porter came
up and said there WAS policeman out
side wanted to see me. I stepped out ana
found Diggins, who was up in the First
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06
A $3.50 BICYCLE AT LAST.

Ever since the introduction of the
Bicycle, predictions have been freely
made that it was only question OF
time when high grade wheel could
be purchased at a low price consistent
with the actual cost of manufacture.
1t is we'll known fact that the orig
inal manufacturers of bicycles have
become enormously rich from the
large profits in the business, and have
been able to maintain high prices by
constant advertising. High-salaried
racers paid to win on their wheels: ex-
pensive bicycle shows; souvenirs given
away, and numerous other expedients
are resorted to to keep the name of
the wheel before the public, all of
which the user pays for, and gets no
better wheel than one under less
known name could be bought for at
half the price.
On another page is shown cut and
full description Of the "Maywood"-a
first class, high grade wheel in every
respect, at the low price OF $35. 200. II
one will read the specifications care
fully he will be readily convinced that
this particular wheel has many points
OF superiority over any other on the
market. The manufacturers are re-
spOnsible we'll known firm, and guar
antee the wheel in every particular.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06

Democracy we'll in line. for everywhere
In that fair state, as even so in all the
South, the men who toll in cotton
fields or struggle for their bread are
waking up and asking why their rulers
do not do something to make lighter
their hard load. The sovereign
voter Of the South is baking. and
party leaders cudgel all their wits to
kindle fire Of party loyalty to start the
halting masses. Hence this debate.
Hoping when the people see two great
men differing so on silver. and each
with sublime self sacrifice agreeing to
bow the neck and walk in loving yoke
just as the party bids, why then the
logic and the lesson of it is, whatever
these great men. so widely differing
can do for party fealty, than we the
humble people can do.
We call this fine sarcasm. It let's in
flood Of light on one of the old party
tricks, and does it very neatly.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-05-06
KEEN SARCASM.

That bright and witty lady, Mrs.
Annie L. Diggs, writes little drama,
for the Silver Knight, in which the
"Imps" are comforting from all parts
of the country. Then we have the fol-
lowing:
(Fresh arrival of Imps from the
South.)
Chief Imp. Speak quickly Imps from
the Sunny Southland. Your faces
broad, your mouths stretched from
ear to ear, the roguish twinkling OF
your eyes advance a merry tale OF your
experience. We need much jolity to
medicine the chill gloom which now
doth overshadow us, the which hath
seemed to come from the great dome
overhead, as If great spirits Of the up
per air were making mighty moan.
Imp from the South. Good sooth!
No spirits wall or groan whence we
are come. The gloOmieSt soul with or
without mortal frame would split
his sides with relish had he but heard
the Crisp and Smith debate before the
Georgia Democrats. Not that their
words were witty, nor even crammed
with sense or witty argument. But
twas their purpose and intent which
Democrats holding views as wide
apart as the two poles of earth, and
each making believe that he believed
the things he said were just the thing
which need to be done to bring back
lost pros erity. and ease the human
ache, yet each declaring, m Demo
crat and expect to stand loyalty by the
party utterances and nominees" what
ever and whoever they may be. And
this most noble sentiment was greet
ed with wild cheers. 1t tickled SOW
creign voters till tears of joy did
trickle down their boards, to hear and
see this grand and lofty tumbling
done by statesmen such as these.
Second Imp, from the South. Let
me tell you the added richness which
we Imps did revet in. We had been
shadowing these great states men
day and weeks ahead. These and 9TH
ers high in party council, and we lis
tened, while ia great concern they
planned how to keep the Georgia