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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-01
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-01
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Death OIL. H. Carr.

J. H. Carr. who for many years was
an active business man in this city.
died last Monday at his residence in
Springfield. O., aged seventy years. His
children. six In number and his wife
were present at the time OF his death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-01
That I !: !:
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Tired Feeling

Makes yois sssni " all broken up," with
out life, ambition, energy or appetite.
II IL often the forerunner Of serious ILL
ness, or the accompaniment Of nervous
troubles. 1t is q positive proof Of thin,
weak, impure blood; for, il the blood is
rich, red, vitalized and vigorous, it i'm.
parts life and energy to every nerve,
organ and tissue Of the body. The
nscsesity Of taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
for that tired feeling is therefore apparent
to every one, and the good it will do you
II equally beyond question. Remember
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
The Dollar Still Missing.

William Balm, coal miner of
Stotts City, Mo-, who believed that
he had swallowed silver dollar while
asleep, and came to Kansas City sew
eral weeks ago to have the doctors
search his anatomy for he will proba-
bly, go down to his grave without the
satisfaction of knowing whether he
was the victim of an overheated imag-
ination or whether he really swallowed
the coin. After the doctors had cut
him open and examined the corners
of his stomach to see where the dol
lar was concealed, they concluded
that he had not swallowed it and
sewed him up, though William insist
ed that he knew he had gulped it
down. Now has gone back to Stotts
City and taken his dollar with him, as
he believes.
However, the surgeons who searched
his internal regions thoroughly aud
were unable to find cent are inclined
to believe that it is simply case OF
strong imagination. Balm went to
sleep in chair with coin in his
mouth. A violent fit of coughing fol-
lowed his awakening. He believes il
was caused by swallowing the silver
coin. His surgeons believe. however
that he must have coughed up the
coin and in his excitement was not
aware of the fact. Balm has quite re.
covered form the heroic surgical opera.
ton which he underwent in the hos
pital here. San Francisco Chronicle,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
Three Years In a Trance.

For three years Mrs. Anna Larsen
has been in cataleptic state at the
Essex County Hospital for the insane
at Newark. All this time she sat mo-
tionless, never speaking or paying the
slightest attention to what was passing
around her, and being fed from a
spoon by an attendant. Long ago her
husband went into the Orange Noun
tains and blew his brains out.
A day or two ago, when the dinner
bell rang, Mrs. Larson got out of her
chair and marched into the dining
hall. She ordered the waiter to bring
her more when her plate was empty.
and talked to those who sat near her
as though she had but just awakened
from dream.
She was slightly demented when
taken into the institution, but her
head appears to be clear now. The
doctors are watching her closely, and
are greatly interested in the case. =
New York journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
cHILDRES's COLUMN.
THE LAND OF STORY BOOKS.

THE LAND or STORY BOOKS.
At evening when the lamp Is lit,
Around the fire my parents sit
They sit at home and talk and sing,
Aud do not playat anything.
Now with my little gun I crawl
All in the dark along the wall,
And follow around the forest track
Away behind the sofa back.
There, In the night, where none can spy,
All in my hunters camp lie,
And play at books that have read
Till 1t is time to go to bed.
These are the hills, these are the woods,
These are the starry solltudes;
And there by the river by whose brink
The roaring lion comes to drink.
see the others far away,
AS If in flre-llt camp they lay,
And !, like an Indian scout,
Around their party prowled about.
80, when my nurse comes In for me,
Home return from across the sea,
And go to bed with backward looks
AT my dear land Of storybooks.
-RoBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

Jealousy of American farm produce
on the part of England has just broken
out in new spot, announces the
American Agriculturist. This time it
is directed against the importation OF
live sheep except under onerous re-
strictions. 1t is not 50 much fear of
the introduction OF scab among their
own focks as fear on the part of the
politicians of displeasing the English
farmer vote.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

Says the Springfield Republican:
German students OF literature are
much exercised over the decay of
polite letters in the Fatherland. In.
scholarship it more than holds its own
but neither in poetry, drama, nor
fiction is there anything notable being
done. 1t may be said the same is true
of music. Germany no longer leads
the world as she did in this art. 1t is
quite possible that this decadence is
due to the over development of the
critical spirit and that greatness
in scholarship is proving detrimental
to art.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
The Father of the Forest.

Now from these veins the strength OF old.
The warmth and lust OF life depart;
Full OF mortality behold
The cavern that was once my heartl
Me, with blind arm in season due,
Let the aerial woodman hew.
For not through mightlest mortals fall,
The starry chariot hangs delayed.
His axle Is uncooled, nor shall
The thunder of His wheels be stayed.
A changeless pace His coursers keep
And halt not at the wells Of sleep.
The South shall bless, the East shall blight,
The rod rose Of the Dawn shall blow;
The million-lilied stream of night,
Wide in ethereal meadows flow;
And autumn mourn; and everything
Dance to the wild pipe of the spring.
With oceans needless round her feet
And the Indifferent heavens above,
Earth shall the ancient tale repeat
OF wars and tears, and death and love;
And, wise from all the foolish past,
Shall peradventure hail at last.
The advent of that morn divine
When nations may as forests grow,
Wherein the oak hates not the pine,
Nor beeches wish the cedars woe,
But all in their unlikencss blend
Confederate to one golden end
Beauty: the vision whereunto.
IN Joy, with paintings, from afar.
Through sound and odor, form and hue,
And mind aud clay, and worm and star
Now touching goal, now backward hurled
Tolls the indomitable world.
William Watson.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

1t is said that women who go into
business life have not only a greater
chance OF marriage than girls who
stay at home, but greater prospects OF
happiness afterward. The reason al
legged is that they make the acquaint-
ance of the class of men who make,
as rule, good husbands-that is,
industrious, intelligent, hardworking
men of business. Moreover, adds the
Atlanta Constitution, working with
them day by day, each has a more
than usually good opportunity of dis
covering the others real character, 30
that there is less risk OF disillusion-
ment after marriage.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

About 20 per cent of the Moslem
pilgrims to Mecca perish in Arabia.
Djeddah, the nearest port, is separated
from Mecca by desert, and the cara
vans on this route are constantly sur
rounded by bands of murderous
Bedouins. These mounted bandits
merciless kill and then rob any strag-
glers. Others are murdered ''for
profit" in Mecca or Medina, while
thousands die every year of cholera
and other diseases caused by the in
credible filth and lack of oil sanitary
precaution, in the holy cities of the
Mahometans.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
SHE SAT- DOWN on A BEAR,

Betsey Ransom, whose home was
small red farmhouse, built close up
against the almost perpendicular side
of Bald Mountain in New Hampshire,
was one Of the most indefatigable
berry pickers in New England, and
nowhere did she find such big, blue,
luscious berries as on the southern
slopes at the base of old Bald Noun
tain.
Here fire had laid waste acres of
valuable land, leaving in its path
many "a blackened stump and tree
trunk, mementoes of the fiery vista
tion; and here, too, the blueberry
bushes, first of natures children to
respond to the soft influence of sun
and air, grew luxuriantly.
II was in one of those fire swept
patches that Betsey Ransom found
herself one warm July morning,
heaping the last pint of berries upon
her second ten.quart pail.
For hou's she had picked steadily
in the shade of trees aud bushes; but
now the fiery rays of the sun shone
directly down upon her, and were re-
fected with power from the rocks and
lodges far above, on the mountainside,
while, far below, the valley lay shim-
mering in the hot July atmosphere.
Looking about her for comfort.
able place in which to rest and
eat her midday lunch, she espied,
at little distance, a blackened log,
and thinking it more desirable seat
than the ground, walked slowly to-
wards it, tanning herself vigorously
all the while with her sunbonnet. and
sat solidly down. To her intense
horror and amazement, there was
sudden convulsion beneath her, aud
with an angry snort, up rose q big,
black bear.
With shrek of terror, Mrs. Ran
som leaped to her feet and fed for
her life. She had not run far before
some obstruction threw her violently
to the ground, and glancing over her
shoulder as she regained her feet.
great was her relief ut seeing that she
was not pursued, but that bruin re-
mained where she had found him, and
was devouring her lunch with evident
satisfaction.
whats the matter, mother?" ex-
claimed her husband, As bareheaded,
breathless, she rushed past him into
the back door of the little red house.
IA bear!" she painted, as she took
the rifle from its hooks; she's eatin'
all my blueberries!"
"Shoo! give me the gun, then; you
can't shoot"
"Can't II" she replied. "Come
and see |" and she kept on with the
weapon.
Picking up an axe he followed as
fast as his rheumatism would permit,
aud was in time to see the bear quietly
muching the berries. and his wife,
partly shielded by thicket. with the
gun at her shoulder.
Crack and the bruin rose to his
launches.
Bang aud the huge beast rolled
over, dead as stone.
"Well done, wife; you've lost your
berries, but have gained splendid
bear skin. I'm proud of you."-
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Large quantities of turkeys raised
on Connecticut farmsare being shipped
10 Europe.
black bear Weighing 512 pounds
was killed near Wilkesbarre, Penn,
by two hunters recently.
A California lion, measuring six
feet nine inches from nose to tail-tip
was shot near Pescadero, Gal.
Dowaginc, Mich, with population
of 1000 has twenty-four secret So
cieties and twenty social clubs.
AT Port Jervis, N. T., couple were
recently married while standing on
the boundary rock where New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania join.
Some patriotic but mischievous
youngsters in Lee, Mass, took a
neighboring farmers white horse one
night recently and painted its head
red and its tail blue.
An Indian known as Chief Bushey
Joe died at Amber, Mich, few days
ago at the reputed age of 110 years.
He was an expert hunter and trapper,
and was out in the woods after game
almost up to the day he died.
Six deer wandered into the village
OF Central Lake, Mich, trotted
through the streets for while, and
took to the woods again before any Of
the startled inhabitants could quiet
their nerves sufficiently to get gun.
Rev. Joseph Powell, OF Findlay.
Ohio, not being an American citizen,
registered as a voter to prove an as
sertion made in his pulpit that the
registration laws were not enforced.
He has found himself arrested for
freudulept registration
Jake Gregory, an old colo red man
living near Waverly, KY, traded his
wife to n neighbor for an old mule,
pointer dog, and s5 in cash. The
woman was a willing party to the
swap, and even borrowed the mule
from her ex.husband to carry her to
her new home.
The battle of the Rocks is another
name for the battle of Falkenstein.
In 1914 the French mountaineers
posted themselves on the heights and
let loose great masses of rocks and
earth on the German attacking force.
Whole ranks were overthrown by
single avalanche, and the attack was
abandoned.
Thomas Frye, of Escatawba, Miss,
is reported to have "mad-stone,"
which he found some two years ago
in the caul of deer. He has applied
it several times to wounds made by
mad dogs, and snakes, and it has
worked perfectly. Before applying
to the wound, he soaks it for five
minutes in warm milk.
A rich old Englishman recently had
painful experience with tax
gatherer. In order to avoid paying
the death duties he had turned over
all his property to his son. The son,
however, died intestate and without
children before his father, and, as his
sons heir. the old gentleman had to
pay death duties on his property HIM
self.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

If Her Majesty Queen Victoria
called all the policemen of England,
with their officers, to review, an
army of nearly 10000 men would
pass before her. OF ordinary con-
stables there are 10000, of detective
officers, GIL; there are $500 SER
geants, 1,543 inspectors, $50 superin-
tendents, and 167 borough head-con-
stahlea
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

A railroad running across a lake on
palm leaves. some of them twenty five
feet long, is certainly unusual. Such
railroad has just been completed on
the wonderful Pitch Lake OF Trinidad.
This lake is situated near the village
of La Brsa, on the Gulf of Paria. At
first sight it appears to be an expanse
OF still water frequently interrupted by
clumps OF trees and shrubs. On ap-
preaching it, it is found to consist OF
mineral pitch, containing numbers of
crevices filed with water The sur
face is not slippery uor sticky, and will
bear any weight. 1t is about 100
acres in extent aud occupies bowl
like depression In a trnncaied cone on
the side OF hill covered with tropical
jungleR The cone consists of both as-
phalt and Garth. A heavy stream of
atphalt has ovcrAowed to the sea,
forming barrier reef for a consider
able distance. Spme diggings have
bsen pushed to forty feet below the
enrfaoe Of the lake without finding
|pottom. There is steady outflow
>trnr,ls the sea through the side Of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
The Number Of Hairs in a nsara.

A Pottsville barber has found new
occupation for spare moments. He
has counted the number of hairs in .
mans beard whom he shaved. When
the lather dried which had been uscd
in shaving 1t was not difficult. although
tedious, to count the hairs, which
numbered ll,662. : Philadelphis
Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

The British Consul at Toxic says
that while the Japanese are making
many very cheap goods in competition
with British and American manufac-
turers, they are also very poor goods.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

DIR. Albert Shaw, editor of the Re-
view OF Reviews, told the New York
Assembly's franchise committee that
in Europe he observed that cities were
fully alive to the value of franchises,
and were accustomed to get their full
value for the benefit of the public.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22
A REMARKABLE DOG.

81 have dog" said minister, who
had just heard precocious crow
story, "who is very sagacious. One
Sunday he followed me to church and
sat among the people and watched my
movements in the nj pit. That after
noon l heard terrible bowling in my
back yard, and of course I went to see
what it meant. l found my dog was
in a woodshed, standing on his hind
legs in a dry goods box. He held
down torn almanac with one paw
and gesticulated with the other, while
he swayed his head and howled to an
audience of four other dogs even
more sadly than / had done in the
evening. New York Mail and Elk.
press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

Chicago is very much interested in
an attempt to crowd down the street
car fares to three cents. The street
car companies say that it would ruin
them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

According to recent statistics rail-
road accidents in this country kill
more tramps than any other kind of
people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

London has at present twenty-three
paupers to every 1000 inhabitants,
which is the highest proportion since
1000
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

A Brooklyn justice refused to ac-
cept coroner's verdict in a trolley
killing case. and ordered special in
vestigstion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-01-22

Analysis show that the quality of
American corn is still far superior to
that of Europe.
The herald., 1896-12-03

mately revolves around these. If the
boy observes the proprieties with young
ladies there is not much danger that he
will not observe them with his COM
rades If he is respectful to seniors
he will be to everybody. The time to
teach this is before there is any senti-
ment In 1t. The man who allows senti-
meLt to influence his manners disgraces
his manhood; true gentleman knows
no sentiment Before he is eight years
old he may be as vulgar as Satan; IT
will mean nothing to him. The spe aker
does not believe that there is any pos
slDle connection between the child from
six to eight and what he will be in man
hood or womanhood, and he gave
some very striking instances to
things more eternal than morals, and
child may be as sweet as an angel at
eight and be a fiend in manhood. Never
form judgments on little boys or girls.
The tomboy period of girls and
boys life from thirteen to fifteen is
heavens own method of wedding out
oy physical exuberance sporadic ten
dencies that mean nothing to them.
Don't over magnify profanity in little
children; they catch the thing in the
air you don't want them to. but 1t
does not mean anything to them unless
their attention is called to it. Fill their
minds with better things until they for
get it.
From four to eight the child must
learn obedience: certain explicit au-
thority. There Is no safety for boy
or girl who at that age has not learned
obedience at home and at school. At
twelve years rules should usurp au-
thority and he should himself decide
what he ought to do.
From twelve to sixteen children should
be the companions of parents,
and should decide together not what
should be done, but what is best. The
speaker gave clear analysis of girls
life from sixteen to twenty, and eX-
pressed regret that there is no way to
designate woman without disclosing
TO the world at once whether she is mar
ried or unmarried. Men owe more than
they Will ever know in their inde-
pendent designation. plain Mr.
The county teachers all were brought
together for the afternoon session at the
normal school building.
There the work consisted of paper
by Miss Barns of Monrovia on Element
al'y Reading; one by Dr. Hoose on
Ideals in the Formation of Character.
and talk on the same subject by Su-
perintendent Linscott of Santa Cruz
county.
After this Dr. winship addressed the
institute. His subject was: The Es-
sence of the Teachers Labor There is
but one Dr. Winship. and he cannot be
reported. 1t is not too much to say
that for the broadening and deepening
of the convictions of a teacher to the
possibilities of his profession, the lee
ture of DR.. Winship on this occasion
has seldom been equaled.
the southern California Teachers in
stitute opens today in the auditorium
or the normal school building, at which
an interesting program is promised
The herald., 1896-12-03
ON HIS WAY BACK EAST.

n. Il. Cowles, chief of the New Haven
(Conn,) detective force, passed through
the city Tuesday night from San Fran
cisco with valuable prisoner. The man
he had in charge was Clark. a defaulter
ana Mr. Cowles started east with his
prisoner on the overland. Clark is all
legged to have got away with stocke.
bonds and checks to the amount of many
thousands of dollars and 5000 in monay
from Peck & Bishop, agents of the con,
solidated roads of New Haven. He was
captured in San Francisco,
The herald., 1896-12-03
UNION MEETING OF THE W. c. T. U.
A meeting of the woman's Christian

A meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temeprance unions will be held today
at 10 a. m. and p. m, in Trinity M. e.
church, Grand avenue. near Seventh
Members are requested to be on time,
bring lunches and stay all day. The ex-
ercises will be as follows Devotions
at 10 a. M; reports of unions; business;
Echoes of the National Convention, by
Miss G. T. Stickney; music. Noontide
prayer meeting at II m. Devotions at
2:30 p. M; The Necessity of Parliament
tary Rules. by Mrs. E. 7. Stevens, fol-
lowed by discussion; music; Household
Hygiene. by Mrs. Lucy S. Blanchard.
The herald., 1896-12-03
KRAMER'S HALL.

Prof. Kramer gave a dancing recep-
tion at Kramer's hall last evening and a
large number of young people were pres
ent. The hall was prettily decorated
with palms, evergreens and large feath-
cry chrysanthemums. About fifty cou-
pie were present. Music was furnished
by Lewinsky's orchestra.
The herald., 1896-12-03
STRUCK HIM WITH A PITCHFORK.

Rocco Latronica, an Italian laborer,
came to the receiving hospital at 6:15
last evening and had a wound in the
great toe of his right foot dressed. Lat
ronica said the he had engaged IL a
quarrel with a countryman out on a
ranch about three miles from the city
The other fellow grabbed pitchfork
and stuck one of the tines through Lat
ronica's toe. inflicting a painful wound.
The toe was dressed and the Italian dis
charged, vowipg that he would have his
assalant arrested today.
The herald., 1896-12-03
GOING TO THE PooRHoUsE.

The board of supervisors will make an
official visit to the county farm today,
going down on the 8 o'clock Terminal
train this morning. 1t is expected that
some of the visiting supervisors from
other counties. who attended the con-
vention yesterday, will accompany the
Los Angeles supervisors and get some
points on running poorhouses.
The herald., 1896-12-03

commerce made neat little speech well
coming the supervisors to the chamber.
and expressing hope that they would
make regular visits to its famous exhi-
bition and make themselves at home be-
meath its roof
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-02-13
CIRCUIT COURT

The taking OF evidence in the Brown
tax case, which was on trial when we
Went to press last week, took nearly
two DAYS and will be argued in Wau-
sau next week. Attorneys Riorlan
and Colman appeared for Villas coun-
ty and Alban & Barnes for the plain
tjfs.
Shaw VS. Shirley, an appeal from Al
Judgment in favor OF the plaintiff in
Justice court, was lried before the
Judge and the action OF the lower
court reversed. Sanborn & Walsh APP
Deared for the plaintiff and ID. b..
Riordan for the defendant.
The evidence was taken in the
Weston case against Villas county
which WAS an appeal from the decision
of the county board disallowing the
bill OF Weston for supervising the
building OF the county Jail on Il con-
tract mado by him with last years
county board and which contract was
annulled by the present county board.
1t appeared on the trial that after
| Weston had made his contract with
the county board he also entered into
contract with the contractor, MIR.
Foster, to oversee the work for him at
s. 90 per day, hence the annulling OF
the first contract bv the board. The
Judge did not have time to hear argu-
ments and it was stipulated that
briefs be filed. Sanborn & Walsh APP
peared for Weston and District Attor-
ney Colman represented the county.
The Judge adjourned the term until
next month when some other Judge
will be called in to try the three cases
against the eX-county officers or else
they will be sent to sons other cir
cult