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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-18
ALSO.

No. C. All The right, title and interest OF
the defendants. Laura rockingham and
Arthur rockingham. in and to all the fol-
lowing described piece or parcel of land:
F'irst-All the following described piece
or parcel of land situate in the Eighth
ward of the city of Scranton, county Of
I.ackawanna, and state of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows: Be-
ginning al a point on the easterly side of
Penn avenue, corner of land of DR.. D. Il.
Hand: thence along said boundary line
one hundred and sXty-seven and one-hslf
QG71s) feet to OakfOrd alley: thence along
Oakford alley in northerly direction. one
hundred and ten Q1W feet 10 a point. cor
ner of land of Clark d Snover; thence in q
westerly direction along line Of Clark &
Snover TO a point eight $50 feet easterly
TO Penn avenue; thence sOutheriy in q line
parallel to and eighty feet distant from
Penn avenue. siXty-siN (66) feet TO n COR
ner; thence westerly eighty 800 feet to a
point on Penn avenue, and thence souther-
ly along Penn avenue forty-fonr (fD feet
to the place of bcginnins; Being part, of
lots three (S) and four "a in block number
thirty-siS (20 upon the town plot Of
Scranton.
minerals beneath the surface of said lots.
Improved with a brick theater building.
known as "The Frothinghafn.'
Second--All the following described lot.
being in the city of Scranton, in the coun-
ty of Lackawnna, and state of Penn
sylvan,a, bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning at a corner on Penn ave-
snover; thence southeasterly along said
Clark & snover's line eighty feet
to corner still In said line.
corner of land of Laura Fsothing-
ham; thence at right angles to said last
tion, sixty-six (66) feet to corner in line
of lands Of Laura Frothingham; thence at
right angles to said last line In . north
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-18
AI.SO,

No. 9. All the right, title and interst Of
the defendant, Julia Kozynowski. admin
istratrix OF Jacob KoZynowski, de-
ceased, in and to all that certain lot,
piece or parcel of land situate in the Nine.
teenth ward of the city of Scranton, coun-
ty Of Lackawanna, Pa, described as fol-
lows, viz: Being lot number twenty
eight (2S) In suqare or block number 79
and situate on Meadow avenue, said lot be-
ing forty 4W feet in front. forty aO feet
in rear. ana one hundred and forty ui0J
feet in depth. and is the lot conveyed by
Fred Simon and wife to Jacob Kozyn-
owski by deed dated 3lst March, 1891.
Recorded i'm deed book -. page 53l, etc.
All improved with Il two-story frame
dwellig house and other outbuildings
thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit
of Harmony Building and Loan associa-
ton No 2. Of Scranton, Pa, VS.. Julia KOzy-
nowski, Administrative of Jacob Kozynow-
ski. deceased. Debt $4,000. Judgment No.
1880, September Term 1896. III. ia. to Sep
tember Term 1896.
STOKES. Atty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-18
CHERIFF's SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate
CHERIFF'S SALE.

on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER &c. 1886.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

Tho distinction OF being the richest
and the mcanest man In the town 10
which he lived belonged 10 old Andy
ScraggE No one questioned hls right
20 this honor when old Andys wife
died and De went 10 four different nm.
dertakors trying TO get them to make
him a coffin Tor s. out OF some worm.
eaten old black walnu, boards he had
Kept IN his barn Tor tgca,y years "foi
that very purpose" as he admitted.
Whea he was worth over $4,000 a
committee went 20 him TO solicit some.
thing Tor a widow with six little chill.
dren who had been burned out OF house
and home, and who had not a penny In
the world nor a change OF clothing cor
her children or herself
I'm dreadful sorry for her" said Old
Andy. dreadful sorry. an agree with
you that It's right Tor her friends and
Lelghhors TO help her out. IN do my
sheer, gentlemen. m do my sheer"
lie was making his usual Eve or 81,
tons Of maple sugar at the time. and
after q few momcats' reflection. h,
said:
I'm tell We what IN do. III sen,
her over two quarts o. maple syrup 4
she'll be sure to send back the iar II
have to put q in think tharn b
bout my sheer. Eintlomin."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
rAID Az oDD WAGER.
clad In Garments of Childhood
They Parade the streets,

clad In Garments of Childhood,
They Parade the streets
About ten years ago boy and
glrl were talking 10 each other abou;
love and marriage. anu each was en-,
phaiic IN the assertion that the other
would marry first So they decided 10
make wager. OF which the terms
wero that the one who should frst wed
should celebrate the event by pamding
the streets clad Ia the garments they
then wore.
This appeared very satisfactory n
both. as each was positive that the
other would be- the int 10 pay the
penalty.
The wager. 81 courss VAS kept 4
profound secret outside the circle q
1 Intimate friends.
4 short time ago the .elcs'rlns ~
Chestnut street were greatly sil.r,S, 4
and amazed Ia behold \ tai ula ,hl
l Ia u very comlcal cosHmc. he wure
pair Of very tight 'rois'rs, which
/ dld not reach his knees. q Al iVir %.
I black stockings. which We're rpaiily
, wanting In length. 20 cover his low ~
legs. Ills Jacket was 50 small tna' Il
was bursting an over with the strain
of IT, contents aud over all was j
round schuolhuy's cap pCrched uu ths
hack OF his head. To add 10 tho a., =
terry Of the situation. the curi0isly
groomed man was followed by ve1
pretty Young woman. who was SINH
larly CARRIED In clothing that mus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
SAID nv WISE MEN.

Give what you have. To some II may
be better than you dare think.-Loag.
fellow.
he who goes no further than bare
justice stops al the beginning Of vir-
tue. Blair.
Lying is a most dlsgraceiui vice; Il
ilrst despises God. and then fears man
-Plutarch.
iileness Is only the refuge Of weak
minds. and the holiday Of fools
Chesterfield.
The law Is without depth TO those
who. without heed, DO plunge into it,
Shakespeare.
BY Jove the stranger and the pooi
are sent and what to these We give
to Joye Is lenl-Homer
Better Il were that all the mlseris.
which nature 2shs srrc ours a. onc'
than gullI-shakcspCare.
There are many times and circum
stances In lie when Our strength Is
10 sit sim. "-Tryon Edwards.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
NEwsY TRIPLES.

There are now orders ahead IN the
shops Of Paris and London for all the
golden hair that can be purchased In
the next Eve years.
one OF the mos, prosperous lumber
merchants Of Sangerville. Me. s. nos
In an insane asylum because Of a lack
Of snow during the past winter
A horse which takes the end OF a
hose pipe In his mouth and holds Il
there until his thirst Is Quenched Is
owned by r. S. Brown Of Ansonia. Conn.
Some interesting statistics have been
published which show that Engiand's
expenditure per head on her navy Is
nearly double tina; Of any other nation.
China plans another important re
form. The Pekln government has ap.
piled for admission to the postal union
as the Chinese postal system Is most In.
eficient.
The English derby 10 a race which
nearly always falls 10 a titled person,
age. During the last twenty years onll
Eve gentlemen without handles" 4
their names have secured the eovete'
prize.
The hrst British railway In West Al
RIGA has Just been opened at Sierr
Leone. Al present the line Is only 81
miles LONG. but Il greatly delights n
natives. who are much impressed b
the railway engine.
An organization has been formed
I nes Molnes. Iowa. TO provide immcd
ate relief and 70 insure concerted a
T. ton In the event Of tornadoes. cyclone
2 fires. foods. railroad accidents " oLh
anrlnn. nlnnrnnnnlnan
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

"a the train sped along over the
Texas prairie a drummer for q 81
Louis house came back into the parlor
car and asked me to come forward into
the smoker and take a hand In a game
Of euchre. ] found two other chaps BE-
longing 10 the "profesh" and We had
the car 20 ourselves. After a few mo-
menis. however. young man got On a
a small station. He was a native bui
he didn't seem 10 be over bright and
not at al dangerous He watched TIE
cards with much interest for tive or
three games and one Of the men anally
observed:
stranger. DO you play this gamef'
NO. don't" he drawled. What DO
you call ~"
This is called four-handed euehra.-
Yes"
Lots Of fun IN e and you ought to
learn TO play. It's good 10 take hayseed
out OF the hair"
The young man removed his hat aud
ran bis fingers through his hair. a. II
expecting 70 comb out a lot OF hayseed.
and Il was three or four minutes before
be said:
so that's four-handed euchre. ehf'
yes, nice game. isn't itf'
Pears like Il. but I've got one q
beat IT,
Have yOul What do you call ltf-
Il call Il a one-handed hold-up ana
here's lookin' at yous''
He was not only looking Al us bus
his two guns were doing the same thlna
and the man looked bright enough and
carried a smile at the corners q his
mouth.
Eyes, your game beats this." said the
drummer after look. Boys. he wants
our DOODLE"
We put down four watches and four
wads Of greenbaeks and the young man
reached for them with the remark:
Il generally take an the tricks IN
this zane, | Sit on here and n you
want to raise a row 80 ahead"
We didn'L We sat right there until
the train started up and left him Be.
hind and when the conductor came n
and saw the cards on the floor and
four men looking tired he exclaimed:
We'll. wells But you fellows seen
to need something TO brace up on"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
: s,er, o. ~. TIr, nnlIara rla,sr.

. story Of the First nuilard riaysE
A letter has been discovered In the
British museum which gives the or
igin Of this game. Il was invented by
a London pawnbrokor whose name was
William Kew Kew not only lent
money but he sold cloth for the latter
purpose and had a yard measure with
which he used to compute the amounts.
One day. TO distract himself. he took
the three round balls which are the
omblems Of his trade-they may sllll
be seen In 'front.' Of certain shops--and
placing them on his counter began 10
hit them about with his yard measure
lie found Il made a pretty game. he
got kind Of skin IN making one ball
glance on the other and his friends who
saw him thus employed called the game
"Bilrs yard" Il was soon shortened
into billiard. but the yard was the
instrument with which the balls wer,
knocked about and the difaculty aros,
what to call Il. They called Il after
the name OF the pawnbroker-a kew
| Tit-nits.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

Chester County Chapter Of the Daush.
ters Of the American Revolution. fos
which distinction she one year ago re-
celyod a spoon OF gold from the Nation
al Chapter Of the ID. A. r.. Of Washing.
ton. D. C., an honor which was con-
ferred upon three other women In
Pennsylvania. they being the only liv-
ing daughters OF revolutionary soldiers
In the state. There are. think, thir-
teen In the United States. The golden
spoon was Handsomely engraved. and
bore In has relief upon IFS handles a
representation OF a woman sitting az a
spinning wheel. She also showed me
a gold badge with It's pendant OF blue
aud white ribbon. conferred upon her
by the Chester County Chapter. and the
blue and white button as an insignia
Of her membership In that organiza-
ton. She doubtless felt great degree
Of pride IN the ownership OF those gold
en- omblema. significant Of a past gen
Grafton.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
4 plush,,r 81 Tho Es,oialloa

There lives IN Phoenixyille. Chester
county. Pa, a remarkable woman In
the person Of Hannah Philips Eachea.
who poasoalcs the unique distinction OF
being the only living daughter Of
Revolutionary soldier In the county.
She was born April G. 1902. In 1920 she
married Jacob Sur. a farmer OF
uwchlan township. They had four
children. two OF whom are still living
"A son, Ahram Stll. Of Yves, Chester.
Pa. and a daughter, Margaret Il. Sig
man. widow OF Thomas Sigman. Of
Phoenixvllle. Mrs Stills husband diol
IN October. 1891. and IN December. 1888.
she married Ebor EachCs by whom she
had Ave children. Three sons OF this
second marriage remain TO her-Wil-
liam. Of Philadelphia; Josiah. who has
been paying teller OF the national
bank al phoeniXyille Tor twenty-five
years. and with whom she makes her
home. and owen. pastor OF Hlghstown.
New Jersey. baptist Church. a pastor
ate De has held for twen,y-soyon years.
Josiah Philips. her father. was The son
OF josiah and Mary Philips. who came
10 this country from Wales IN 1855.
when Josiah was Z years OF age. lie
was one OF four brothers. an OF whom
were afterwards officers IN the Rcyolu-
tlonary war. Josiah holding the rank
Of lieutenant Josiah Philips was twice
married; six sons were the result ol
his irst union; by bis second wife
Sarah Thomas. he had nine children
six sons and three daughters. Mrs
caches being the youngest child, Mrs
Eachos had two sisters and a brother
who lived 10 be almost 80. Her father
and mother were both members Of IN,
Vincent Baptist Church. In the ada
cent hurying ground OF which they nos
~ lie. They were characterized by tbs
sirlotest ploty. rearing their children
An the faith Of their forcfathers, ans
teaching them TO love God and speal
the truth" Mrs. caches was Is year
OF age when her father died March !
1917. In his Goth year. Her motho
lived to be 81. Mrs Eachoo recalls hav
ing heard her mother say that durinl
the Revolution the women had TO d
almos, the entire farm work, even |,
the blowing. the men all bcing engage
IN warfare. Despite the fact Of Mr.
caches having passed her 9lth birth
day the 9Th OF April last. she Is but III
tie bent with age, and remareahl
bright In intellect, recalling the date
and episodes In her life with exception
Al accuracy. Kindly blue eyes light u
pleasant face. full Of character AZ
womanineaH and crowned with snow
hair, she Il the ldeal member Of 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
aoouEroRr CHEESE.


II Is supposed that hundreds q yoars
sg0 the south Of France wa dlstufbed
by volcanic eruptiona. which split ~
the ancient granite rocks. causing
streams Of lava 10 Tow from them. naya
the Mercury. The new surface con
sisted Of hasalsic rocks. which IN turn
were assured BY eruptions and thrown
up onto a mountain range. The whele
Of the interior Of a mountain was thus
formed into caverns and caves, whieh
belch forth hot. sulphur0us springs. Il
q hire that the celebrated RoquefaFt
eheeses are made. The village Of Rogue
fort Is situated on the mountain Lar
gac. which IL about twenty-five niles
In length and nearly 1900 feet hlgh. Il
consists chiefly OF limestone. covered
with SUFFICIENT pasture 10 feed the s00.-
900 sheep kept for their mlIk. Tho
caves. being formed BY the diaplace-
ment Of rocks. consist Of az intricate
labyrinth Of open spaces ana passagen,
connected with each other and with
q subterranean outlet. A cool current
Of air. therefore. always Of the sane De-
gree Of humidity and Temperature.
flows IA a nevcr-lnterrupted stream
through the caves There h nothing IN
the milk or In the preparation Of The
cheeses that gives them that peculiar
flavor and delicious mell0wness Cor
which they are so renowned. This ls
entirely effected by the nethod b.
which they are cured. When the chesses
are ready for treatment they are taken
10 the caves and after being allowed
TO cool are carried 70 the sailing room.
They are rubbed With salt on one face
and then piled on top Of each other I'M
til the cave Is full After standing for
twenty-four hours or 20 the reverse
side Is salted and once more they are
piled up as before. The cheeses have
to be frequently reversed In order that
the moisture may be even throughout
and to develop the fungus which has
previously been sown In the curd. In
forty-eight hours the cheeses becoms
vlscous and are rubbed with a coars,
cloth. In the course Of another ~,
days the fungus viii appear on the cut
side In the form Of a sticky paste. Thll
Is carefully scraped on with knives, 70
sether with thin stratum Of crust, ant
set aside for food.
The eheeses are now sorted out, m
most sol q ones being placed on III
hoor. In eight days time they bccom
covered with yellowish-red mold. 70
gether with other minute vegetaiion
. which Is removed and given 70 the plgl
The seraping Is continued until IN
character Of the mold changes. show
! ing that the curd has altered lts condl
ton and announcing the completion q
, the curd. Then they are again care
I FULLY scraped and wiped and wrappe
= In unfoil and are ready for the marke
Z koQueiort cheeses have been cure
: for centuries by this process and stan
I as a triumph Of uneducated art.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

4 young European, attached 10 ono
OF the foreign legations at Washington,
has lately withdrawn from society. ac,
cording to the Star. not because he hat
Wcarici OF social pleasures. but be,
cause IN trying 20 speak English he
finds himcelf. TO use bis own expreo
slon. putting In zee foot"
Talking with one OF his new Ameri.
can friends ahou, the matter. he said:
81 talk to zc ladies' and smile and BE-
agreeable. and an az once zcy gros
quiet ana look al me so var queer
oxclaim What hai doncg and &c Ia.
dees Eoy make answer. 10 Is not what
you haf done. monsieur. but what you
haf said Aud zen feel SO decayed. oh
40 decaycd."
"'Docayodg" said his friend. "Yor
don't mean that. on. I see. you meal
TO say you are mortified"
The a,taohe was cast down anew. ant
could only say;
HAT not told you splk bad all II
time?"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

In l1l6 Lord Howe reached America
with authority 10 make overtures TO
the colonies for peace Shortly after
he landed in New York harbor he heard
the booming OF the cannon which cele-
brated the adoption OF the declaration
Of independence but he persisted In his
mission and was met by n committee
from congress consisting Of benjamin
Franklin, John Adams. and Edward
Rutledgo. A hitherto imprinted nc.
count Of this meeting by Henry stra'
chcy. Lord H0wes secretary. appears
In the June number OF the Atlantic. anG
very interesting reading II makes.
The English commissioner opened
the discussion In a skillful and diplo-
matte manner. and what he said must
have been listened TO with great re-
/ rpect for he was a good friend 10
America and was strongly opposed TO
the hostile policy Of the king. but with
all Bis iriondlnoss and with all his
/ persuasive cloquence II was impossible
Tor Linn TO help emphasizing the fact
that hc could not debate the question
OF INDEPENDENCE. and be impressed Il
uIon the members Of the compelled q
treat with them simply as influential
citizens and not In their Official eapa.
city.
During Lord How.s speech there
were several courteous interruptions
and AZ the close each OF the Americana
made reply IN turn. There was no sigi
Of weakening on the part Of either o
them. but Il Is curious TO note hoy
closely the reply Of Adams comport
with the eloquent though imaginar!
words that are put into his mouth b.
Webster In advocacy OF the declaration
This Is the way Il ls reported by IN
secretary.
Mr.. Adams said that be had no oh
lection 20 Lord Howe's considorln
him. on the present Occasion. merel
as private Gentleman. or Ia any Char
acter except that Of a British subjeS
that the Resolution OF the Congre.
10 declare the lndcrendCncy was No
NHNhA WNAM AAlNAA NMM AAN
e. they had been instructed 10 do so b
all the colonies and that Il was not /
their power TO treat otherwise than h
dependent Statea-he mentioned warn
ly his own Determination not 10 depa
from the idea OF independently. an
b spoke In the common way OF the Pow,
OF the Crown, which was comprehend,
In the Ideal Power OF Lord and Con
mons.
Sink or swim, live or die. survive
perish. be- had given his heart aud n
hand 10 that measure. and hc was IN
b as plain spoken Ia the presence OF b
lordehip as he had been in lndepen
euce hall u De we're living to-day
4 mieht b. a sold man or be- might be-
silver man. but 1t Is dead certain N
De would not be- o straddlcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

Suppose person takes an even num-
Der OF coins or counters or anything
else In one hand, and an odd number
In the other, there Is a simple method
by which to tell in which hand TIE even
number Is Ask him to multiply The
number In his right hand BY an oaa
number. and the number In hls loll
hand by an even; then let him add tha
two products together, and tell you Il
the total sum be odd or even. lit b
even. the even number IA IN the right
hand; and Il q b. odd. the even num.
Der il In the left hand.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22
chief. and he was floundering his way
through the snow homCWarl.

chief. and he was floundering his way
through the snow homcWard.
Il was only O'Clock when he start
cd. HUT mile and talf lay between
him and the warm kitchen-a quiet
stroll In summer when the bees were
humming aud the catblr,ls gossiplng-
hut on an April night. when the storm
wrack was hurtllng the air heavy with
biting slcet. and the wind beating like
a fiall. Il made the boys heart quake
aud his teeth chatter Ike castancis.
The ghosts OF past Vcnal sins rose be-
fore him. as he struggled through the
snow. repeating his ayes. and adding;
"Oh, Holy Mary, let me out o this
for me mothers sake! l want 10 put
Il around the sugar bowl agln' the
mornln'r'
The furlcs Of the storm CRASHED Al
him. they chilled HE blood, they
blinded his failing eyeslght the,
caught his waillng slogan-"i want 4
nut Il around the SUGAR hnwl In Ia
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

Henry Hoeoorn-l believe our polltl-
cal system Is on the eve OF a change.
Samuel Stubble-wouldnt wonder II
there would be one I'm sure Of this.
II this here city annexation business
keeps up Wen abolish the once OF gov.
ernor and Just elect mayors In ten years
from now.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

A man wrote to Forest and Stream a
while ago saying that so per cent OF the
ducks he had KILLED were drakes-four
brakes TO one iemalc-and he wanted
to know the reason why, Others
promptly said they had observed SINH
lar preponderanee Of brakes, and also
wanted to know why. One man told
how he had seen one female duck
chased by four or ave males.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

'IIIs IIOFNFH NHIrW NJ Ihe FIHuEN N
the Road "
with melted SHOW. lie thrust his swol'
len fingers into the pocket. and drew
out faded handanna handkerchief.
As be- unfolded IL. there fell upon the
foor q long. slender root. 20 which at
Intervals was attached a sickly green
leaf.
Ills mother picked u up and, with a
puzzled look. exclaimed.
but what Is II. MickoyT
Its a Yankee shamrock. mother.
Some o. thin calls Il n trallin' arlhtus
And ! want 10 put Il around the
sugar bowl agin' the monin'. for your
birthday. mother. Philadelphia In
quirgr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-22

mornln'." from his trembling lips.
They hardened the tears on his cheeks;
until. frozen aud exhausted. be fell
over a ledge Of rocks and rolled down
into the road.
There is n legend 10 the effect that
when an Irish boy dies. there Is an
angel needed In heaven. which would
have probably been the case with
Mickey Finn. had not DR. Chalker re-
turned hOmeward that evening by the
Old Point road. His horses SHE'D nj
the figure In the road, and, rolling the
boy In n buffalo robe. the doctor soon
placed him Ia the arms OF his mother.
when the litilsusgllow opened his eyes
he was dnzS light and he nut
tered
Il want 10 put lDafound-"
'Yis. VS." said It's mother. In n pas
sion Of .yearnSA fondness as she
Rugged him Ia hcr bosom. so ye shall.
acushla. Br,ng tine sugar bowl. Mikel
l8ut what Is u Sc want a. twist around
the sugar bowl. Mickey
Give him this. iirst. Mrs Finn" said
the doctor. as hd poured tablespoon
ful Of brandy down the partially un'
conscious boys throat. lie gasped aa
the strong liquor ripplcd over his pal.
ate. Then he sat upright.
And now win ye tell me what "a
want wild the sugar bowl, Mickey. dar'
llnty' said his mother. anxlously.
Il win. mother; bring me jacket,
said the boy.
They brought the garment. stlll wei