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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-31
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

George Graft, of DR.. Parkhurst's mis-
sion in New York city, conducted the
meeting at Nay Aug falls yesterday af-
ternoon and the open air meeting in front
OF the Rescue mission In the evening A.
Is. Williams, jr., at the regular evening
service. gave Il fine talk on "'rhe Prodigal
Son. Mr.. Graf will speak In the mission
tonight.
A Holy Convocation" or camp meeting
will be held in the Gospel tabernacle for
scranton and Dunmore TO continue for
seven days. Ii will begin on Sept. |.
Rev. George G. Kunkle. of Berwick,
preached morning and evening in st.
Paurs Lutheran church, Park Place
Miss Wint. of Mahanoy City, sang at
the evening service at the Green Ridge
Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. Dixon. the new pastor OF the
Penn Avenue Baptist church will occupy
the Samuel Hines residence on Jefferson
avenue.
\ movement is afoot to Introduce in
the Pennsylvania legislature a measure
providing for the taxation of church prop
erty.
Rev. George Knox. of Indianapolis.
preached in the Green Ridge Presbyterian
church.
Rev. DR.. John II. Davis occupied the
pulpit In the Second Presbyterian church.
Rev. L. G. MurdOc preached in Elm
Park church.
Rev. Ransom Harvey. of Germantown.
Philadelphia. preached in the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist CHURCH.
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against thee. oh Jesus of Nazareth, oh.

against thee. oh Jesus OF Nazareth. oh.
let US alone.
1T Is wonderful how persistently and
yet quietly all evil has that one plead
Ing and that one speech and still more
wonderful that there are thousands or
so-called smart men and women who
are willing to let II alone. SO cried
that infamous and most satanic evil,
slavery, once as II covered with its
dark hand half of a continent. and
blighted beneath its shadow as lovely a
land as the smile of God could rest
upon. and yet up from it's shadow, and
out from its ruin. its devil plead for
rest and quiet, and there were thous-
ands willing for sweet peace sake to
echo the dismal and pathetic cry, and
to let ii alone!
And so says now, the murderous
fiend that has almost the whole of this
fair land in his tenacious grasp, whose
dire and tremendous presence In it's
ruin and degradation. and power of
wrecking Is more palpable to human
sense than the law that it defies. Yea.
even the demon of alcohol can lie in the
midst of its corruption and sin and
pollution and. with a voice low and
husky with carousal, wall out, Let us
alone, please let us alone There are
millions ready to echo the prayer of
sin. millions of thoughtless and un-
thinking good people who. in their
mistaken sympathy, would stand be-
tween Il sorely troubled and devil
ridden world and its saving God,
BAD LITERATURE.
And so says the devil of pernicious
literature in our very midst, yea every
where; the literature that in papers
and magazines and i'm pictures on
every hand. calling itself art. and es-
thetic. is obtruding its blushless front
in all of its brazen nakedness even i'm
the homes of Christians in spite of
their morality or religion. He is q
devil that seeks to ruin that most
precious of our public virtues, public
modesty: that hangs over bill boards
and covers them with what Carlyle
calls the 'unspeakable,' and at all
points and in all ways. Is seeking the
ruin and smirch OF the soul life and
child-life in our very streets. Even
this one, In a soft voice, can cry out in
an eNigency Let us alone!' and find
his friends to help him cry.
And, oh the demons who control the
Sunday sacrilege, the ubiquitous gam
bling, the easy, quiet frivolty and
wOrldliness In the church and out of the
church. and the social impurity that is
sapplng society in thousand ways. of
its Christian honor and grace and sim
plicity. Oh. as these demons 20 down
into the dust beneath the gaze Of pass
ing Godlike scrutiny, and moan out
Let MS alone" how many. oh, many
are willing to moan with them, that
prayer of SIM"
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SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Reception Given Saturday Night for
Faculty and Pupils.

\ reception was given at he Scranton
Business College Saturday night by the
proprietOrs, Professors Buck and
Whitmore, to the former and new pu-
pills and their friends and the faculty.
The event was for the purpose Of giving
the pupils and faculty an opportunity
t" become acquainted preparatory to
the opening of the college tomorrow
Music was furnished by the Lawrence
orchestra.
The school rooms have been thorough
ly renovated and much new furniture
has been provided. Everything pos
sih'e has been done that will bring
comfort and convenience to the schol-
ors. Today will be enrolment day.
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PERSONAL.

DR.. f. NJ. Pennypacker spent yesterday
AT Mapiewood.
District Attorney and Mrs. John u.
Jones and family returned home Saturday
from a months stay at Lake George.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Fronk and Miss Clara
Beecher. who have been visiting the fami-
ly of Rev. Richard Horns, returned to
their home in Schenectady, y. y, Satur-
day.
Mrs. Machette, Miss Conley and Ruth
Machette returned Friday from Atlantic
city.
Thomas PrOsser spent yesterday with
friends in Wilkes Barre.
Charles Bowman and Frank Murphy, of
Wilkes-B Barre, spent yesterday with
friends in this city
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ASPHALT REPAIR WORK.
Plan AtOOt to Have 1t Done By City
Employees.

There Is movement among city Of
ticials to provide plan whereby the
asphalt pavements may be repaired by
city employees. At present all repair
work is done by the asphalt paving
companies. They are paid $265 per
square yard for the work. after has
been passed certain period during
which they keep the pavements in re-
pair without pay. The city is now pay
ing about $1,000 per year for the work
The Trinidad Asphalt Paving COM
pany. which laid the Washington ave-
nue. pave. will at the next meeting of
select council ask to be relieved of its
rena!r obligation on that piece Of work
and receive its bond, the free-repair
period having repaired. This stretch of
asphalt alone is over a mile in length
and to pay syndicate prices for repair
irg It will incur a big addition to the
present annual expense.
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spirited fight for the credentials. The
candidates are VI. +. Fadden. p. J. White.
+. ]. McCaffrey and T. W. LOTUS. The
convention will take place In Edmunds'
hall. Mayfield, Tuesday afternoon.
The Bryan and Sewall club will meet
this evening at 40s Spruce street, Indus
trial hall. On Saturday e. q. Boland,
president, and David ]. Reedy, secretary,
issued an address to voters urging them
to enroll as members of the club.
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A New Firm.

The Great Eastern Suits and Pants
company, of New York and Philadel-
phia. will open their fourteenth branch
of fine tailoring at 427 Lackawanna ave-
nue. on Sept. 8. Low prices prevailing.
They have branches throughout this
and neighboring states, and have met
with great success. Mr.. D. LocOnistin.
member Of the firm, is very much
pleased with this city and its people.
will take charge Of the business. AS a
custom Of the establishment Mr.. Locoin-
stin has arraigned for concert from 8
to 10 p. m. on their opening day by Pro-
fessor Bauer's orchestra. -
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REXFORD'S
Japanese Goods
Just from Japan

Today we place on sale nice line OF
japanese goods fresh from the lana
of the Mikado. A truly beautiful line
of fancy goods and china that Is worth
the looking over. We won't weary
you with details, but you will surely
find something you want In this iot'
All are our own Importation, when
means no middleman's profit and
saving to you.
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IMPROVEMENT FOR M'KINLEY.
The Champion Of Protection Rapidly
Gaining Ground.

Chicago. Aug. Solicitors We're sent
recently from Republican national
headquarters to fifteen or twenty
chairmen of state central committees
requesting weekly information on the
party prospects in their states.
Replies We're received from Ken
lucky. Indiana. Montana. Idaho. Wash
ington, Nebraska and South Dakota.
All of them reported active campaign
Kinley.
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Merit wins and that is why Hoods
Sarsaparilla holds the abiding conf
dence of the public. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is known by the cures it has made. 1t
is the one True Blood Purifier.
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Vases

Japanese vases that will fill an aching
void on your mantel. The assortment
is large and the prices cover "a wide
range.
Little fellows that attract by their cute
ness; yours for 15c.
Then there's another lot Of larger size
that should bring 75c. at least. All We
ask Is Sc.
Still another lot embracing some hand
some designs in blue and gold that
would not be dear at Sl.a5. They are
certainly cheap at our price, S9c.
When $l50 vases sell for '9Sc. it's time
you were a buying, and yet We have
nice assortment of them In beautiful
shapes and colors to go at that price.
There are others. Finer still You want
to understand we've got a nice line.
with prices running up to $3.50. and
values keeping constantly ahead.
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PRAYER OF SIN
IET US ALONE"
Theme Of q Discourse at the Scranton
Street Baptist Church.
Mr.. MATHEWS STIRRING SERMON

Ve shows That Soul Can BE So
Completely Possessed of Evil That
II Will Resent Any Effort to Better
It's COnditiOn..Sin Is Conscious Of
Its Condition, but Is Prone to Iazi'
ness..lt Pleads but Never Prays.
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japanese Tea TRAYS

The incest we've ever seen. Back ground
of fire bronze, with handsome designs
In gilt; sizes at 3 prices:
II inches square. 49c.; worth 75c.
II inches square, S9c.: worth $l.2J
IA inches square, 80: worth $l75
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Crumb, Brush and TRAY

Papare Mache tray and good brush.
Lacquered black, with gold trimming.
Brush and tray both today for an
even Quarter. Die.
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Feather busters

Dainty little busters for bric-a-brac and
china. Just what you've wanted for
the sidebOard and parlor. No danger
of breaking the daintiest Of dishes with
these. 1t was hardly worth while for
the Japanese chickens to part with
their feathers, when we sell the dust
prS for lVc
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Hoods Pills cure liver ills, constipa-
tion, jaundice, sick headache, bilious
ness. 25c.
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for McGarrah's Insect Powder. 25 and
1o.cent boxes. Never sold in bulk
Take 10 other. -
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WAS A FIELD DAY
IN LOCAL POLITICS
Two Important Meetings and Two Dis.
trict Primaries.
IT ALL OCCURRED on SATURDAY
Republican Candidates Consult.
Democratic County Committee
Fixes a Day for Their Convention.
The Third and Fourth District
Primaries Are Hcid..TwO C0nven.
tiOns Tuesday and Two for the
Tuesday Following.

Saturday was field day in politics. The
Republican candidates met for the purpose
OF completing the county committee. the
long delayed meeting of the Democratic
county committee was held, and the pri-
maries in the Third and Fourth Legsla-
tive districts occurred.
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Rose Bowls

A special at special value. Inside cover
on these and so cents the right price;
but. we never do sell things at the
right price; always lower. SO these go
at 39c
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China Tea Cups

Two exceptionally pretty patterns. Tea
cups from the land of tea. Two pat-
terms in particular are worth your
notice. They sell at 10 and 25c. Extra
fine ones in blue and gold decorations.
A tea cup fit for Il king. China stores
say $3.50 for these. We are satisfied
to sell them for SOC.
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Ice Cream Sets

Real china, two patterns; are particu-
larly pretty.
Blue and gold, nice combinations: large
dish and six small dishes, $2.2j
Cream and gold, beautiful dish that
only sounds dear Youll know i.'s
cheap at the price after you see it,
Large dish and six small ones for $3.50:
worth anybody's $500.
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Ask Your Dealer

Read williams business College ad.
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LAZINESS.

'There is a soul laziness that takes
a little sleep and little more slumber
and folds it's hands together and says:
Let us alone. Inc and my evil. Let us
alone for Just a little while longer:
tomorrow 1t will be more convenient
to be saved; tomorrow. will have the
spirit removed: tomorrow. / will see
the great Physician and get help So.
In deadly procrastination. there comes
ultimately the fate that Solomon pre-
diets. OF all laziness. spiritual or phys
ical. that is the purest and the COM
pletest and the most internal; that
wrecks at last the soul.
There is one startling peculiarity in
this one devil of my text. You will OBJ
serve that he is not an active friend
but passive one. He, speaking
through this dying wretch. says: Don't
disturb us; we have done nothing
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Syrup Jugs

We don't know who told the little Japs
that the Americans were great eaters
of maple syrup. At all events they
must know IL, for they've sent us some
of the loveliest syrup jugs. There's
Zoe. worth of jug for just SOC.
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Cracker Jars

Prices start at S9c. Couldn't start much
lower could they? Can give you quite
a jar for 39c. Come get one.
Next We strike an SOC. one. It's worth
well, it's worth Il dollar. anyhow, and
we're not sure that a dollar and a quar-
ter would be dear for II; STILL we're
going 10 sell 1t for S9c.
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LUST AND PLEASURE.

"This man, born with soul, with
spark of God burning within Him as
q conscience was yet Infatuated Win
His own devil and 50 loved His society
that he did not wish or desire any
change. So he means out and in the
presence of divine help. Let us alone.
he cries: don't disturb, oh Christ. the
spirit within me. Ministers To my
lusts and my pleasures. and my world
ly enoymentS: Let us alone.
This mans case was and is case
easily analyZed and easily understood.
Divine science gives the solution and
the key: it is the effect of sin WITHIN
the nature to emasculate it, to rob 1t
of its own noble native powers, to en-
feeble the soul. to make IL so weak To
the controlling sin that 1t breads even
the hand of help, breads the sacriilce
and the very pain of restoration TO
spiritual health and 1t cries out III
weakness, Let us alone!
who has not seen this wondertui
and startlingly illustrated In the very
condition Of the ones VINO nave gwen
themselves up to the control OF the
devil. spirit of intemperahce; men.
who. with grand native powers. have
gone down. down. until they have
weakened under the dire possession or
that particular devil, until in the gut
Ter they have walled out when the
hand of help has come. Let us alone.
Use this illustration. but as an IL
lustration of the possession of evil. for
all evil acts in the same way and mas
the same effect to weaken and emas-
culate the soul. BY what name can we
call this condition Of the soul but a
condition of absolute spiritual laziness
"A laziness of sensuality springing
from sin and moral weakness and it
becomes at last the condition OF half
the race. What graphic picture of
the effect of personal laziness does
Solomon give in relation to the want of
foresight and exertion in this life for
the future. Yet a little sleep. little
slumber. little folding of the hands to
sleep so shall thy poverty come as
one that traveleth and thy want as an
armed man. What does that mean?
The spirit of industry stands before
the lazy ones of earth, then goes out
the cry Let us alone.
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In the Fourth district there was very
The herald., 1896-03-11

often when he had completed an important
dispatch he was dissatisfied with 1t and
tore it in pieces and wrote the entire thing
over again, and that even when his dis
patches had been completed they had to
be submitted to her majesty, whose suR-
geslons had in turn to be considered.
William Crookes, whose tubes have re-
Gently come into such general notice, WAS
born in L ,ndon in 1892, and at an early
aye turned his attention to photography.
When he was l 7 years old he gained the
Ashburton scholarship in The Royal Col.
lege of Chemistry. At the age of % he was
appointed superintendent of the meteoro-
logical department of the Radcliffe observ-
atory at Oxford. III 1861, while examin-
ing the residues from a sulphuric acid
works, he discovered the new metallic ele-
ment, thallium. This was followed by his
election as fellow of the Royal society.
The late Lady Wilde used to be a great
admirer of tact i'll women. More than
forty years ago, writing her views ON the
relations of the sexes for London weekly,
she insisted that even the most intellectual
of women must beware of talking too
much, for "beyond even the grace of speech
there is the grace or lis ening and the tact
OF silence, even of entire self-effacement;"
and by way of illustration she told this
story of Lady Byron "'Am in your way,
Byron?' she asked one day, entering the
poets study while he was at Immortal
work. 'Damnably,' was the emphatic an
swer of her poet lord" "And she deserved
it, was Lady Wilde's comment. .'She
had no fine instincts. She ought to have
known intuitively that she was in the
way" All of which goes to show in what
a changed atmosphere we now live, when
only the toughest and rudest of male folk
would echo Lady Wilde's decision.
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PERSONALITIES

1t is certainty that not man alive will
ever get into Russell Sags's Office to throw
another bomb at him. His on ward room
is furnished like bank, and the visitors
card il showed through small hole in the
high fence-just such a hole as that
through which the paying teller hands
money for an honorod check. Outside of
the fence, against the white plastered wall,
stands long bench, upon which visitors
sit.
Sir John Macdonald, when premier of
Canada, drank too much wine at ban
quet and made a wandering speech which
an indiscreet stenographer took in full.
"Tear that up said the premier tersely,
when the manuscript was shown him for
revision. Then he added, snow / will tell
you what l did say" and he composed an
excellent address. "Youug man." he OBJ
served dryly, as the stsnographer was GO
ing, ''let me give you some advice: never
try to report statesman when you're
drunk"
Lord Salisbury is a very busy man. and
although he is 66 years Old he is appar-
emily unaffected by the strain through
WHICH he is now passing. Recently he tod
visitor that his whole official day, some
u" es of twelve hours. had been occupied
sincs foreign affairs assumed critical
character with unremitting work; that
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trict supplied by what 10 known a. ths
Beaudry reservoir, is, beyond all question
unfit for the human stomach.
The citizens in that district have sen,
through a representative cloths to the office
of the superintendent that had been taken
from the faucets of hydrants and that were
filled with such an amount of Shiny filth
contained in the drinking water that would
sicken the eye of any beholder save that OF
the great company.
If all people who live in said distric,
were wise they would tie a clean cloth
many times day over their faucets and
thus catch large amount of the filth that
PUSHES through their water pipes. In
these cloths can be found many
live worms, leeches, eggs of insects
or fish, moss and other decayed vegetable
matter--to such an extent that white
cloth will be perfectly green with slime in
one hour.
To substantiate the facts of this com.
plaiut, and to have the matter investiga ted
1t will be brought TO the attention of the
board of health at their meeting on Wednes-
day next.
1t is certain fact that the consumers
pay dearly enough for the water that
would be considered ditch water in any
other city.
CITIZENS AND WATER CONSUMERS.
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Worse

With Mr.. Mckinley as president we
should have a condition of affairs even
worse than under President Harrison, be-
cause the latter was in certain ways COM
mitted to the gold standard, while Mr.. Nc.
Kiney. being author of the plank of the
Republican national platform of 1888
which denounced MIR. Cleveland ''for his
hostility TO silver" has invariably treated
this question from the standpoint of his
own personal interests, and would come
out tomorrow in favor of free silver or in
favor of a single gold standard il he
thought that by doing so bis cand dacy
would be advanced. and whichever side he
took, his sincerity in taking it would be
equally great.-3oston Herald Und).
The herald., 1896-03-11

THE developments in the Lowrey
case now on trial in the superior court
are becoming interesting to the public
although somewhat unpleasant to H.
dividuals. They justify the insistence
OF The HERALD that Lowrey be brought
into court and the facts relating to the
ENLIGHTENMENT Of public funds probed
for. The outcome of the case is OF
course doubtful. criminal trials in CAL
ifornis always are uncertain, but the
exposure that is being made is bound
to have sslutary effect on those
having the custody or handling Of the
peoples moneS.