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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
MOCKING BIRDS As DANCERS.
Queer Performances They Sometime $
Go Through in the Woods.

tuc VOVNSs
From the Popular Science Monthly.
The power Of the mocking bird to
amuse folks Is not confined to its abili-
ties as a rich-voiced singer The more
birds are studied the more the students
wonder what they can't do Birds with
some marked characteristics are some
times neglected in other respects than
their peculiarity, and so it happens that
the mocking bird is better known as an
initiative singer than as an original
one, and that it was dancer as much
almost as heron or crane few We're
aware.
The mocking birds dance methodic-
ally, like woodsmen in square dance,
rather than with the wild gyratidns of
darky hoe-down. They keep their
bodies stiff. with head and tails erect,
their wings dropping and feathers fiat
tened out, something like the English
sparrow when hopping about before its
sweetheart; but the sparrow's feathers
are thrown out usually instead of be-
ing flattened against the body.
Two of the mocking birds make set,
and they bound along. jumping rather
high, but not far. going from one end
of the playground to the other, one
behind the other about foot, and each
one at the end of the playground turns
in circle slowly and with dignity, and
goes back again. Sometimes they stop
at some distant object, day dreaming,
apparently, then away they so again.
Mr. Blake tells about hen that was
disturbed by the actions of a pair of
mocking birds in their dance, where
upon she left her brood of chickens and
charged the couple with cIuks and
huttering feathers. Up went the mock
ing birds with true mocking bird talk.
scolding and sputtering at the hen un-
til they fairly drove her away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
PROVIDENCE.

The Trio Dacing class will conduct
a sicial in O'Donnelrs hall Monday
night, October g.
Mrs. John A. Robinson and Mrs.
John Robinson, OF Spring street, spent
yesterday at Peasant Valley.
Larry Harte, of Wilbur street. was
painfully hurt yesterday. Mr.. Harte is
employed in the Marvine shaft as a
driver and was in the act of unhitching
q mule from trip of cars when he
was caught between the cars and
badly squeezed. He also sustained q
broken leg.
On October 16. the Trilby Dancing
class VIII conduct a social in Company
II armory. Next Friday evening they
will hold social in Browns hall at
which time invotations for the social
will be given out.
The Christian F,ndeavor choir of the
North End met last evening in the
Presbyterian church for rehearsal.
Mrs Luke Evans, of Wayne avenue,
is seriously i'll.
George Wilder, of North Main ave-
nue., is ill.,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
VICTORlA'S GOLD PLATE.
Ten Thousand Pieces Used at q State
Concert.

The gold plate which was sent up
from Windsor Castle for the state con-
cert last Monday, says the st. James
Gazette, amounts to about 10000 pieces.
1t comes from the Gold pantry, which
is an iron room situated on the ground
floor under the royal apartments. The
clerk of the pantry gives it out in
iron boxes and receives a receipt for
it. 1t is carried by special train, un-
der escort of a guard of soldiers. and
delivered to the butler at buckingham
palace. He gives receipt for it and
is responsible for it while it remains
at the palace. The same formaltes
are observed in taking it back, and all
persons concerned are glad when it Is
once mere restored to the safe keeping
of the gold pantry. The total value Of
the plate in this department is nearly
two millions sterling. A great deal
of it dates from the reign of George
w; but among the antiquities are
some pieces which were taken from
the Armada.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Contest for Crayon Portrait Of Rev. e. J.
Melley Will Close Tomorrow Night.
Officers Of the Polish Church.

The contest for the crayon portrait Of
Rev. L. j. Melley, pastor of st. Johns
church, will close tomorrow evening,
and the drawing will take place then
also. Three young ladies, Misses Mar
garet Roche and Matilda Tighe, Of
Cherry street. and Maria O'Donnell, Of
South Washington avenue, have been
selling tickets for chances on the .por-
trait. The one OF them who has dis
posed Of the most tickets will be pre-
sented with prize by Rev. j. A. Mof-
fit, and n drawing will be made from
all the chances on the portrait.
The contest was begun during the
summer when the arrangements for the
picnic held on August % were made. 1t
was at first intended that the contest
should close the day of the picnic. but
by common consent the time was ex-
tended until Thursday, october 1.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
TWO FUNERALS.

The remains of the late Eleccze Thom-
as. who died Sunday at Plymouth, were
brought to this side yesterday by
Undertaken VIII Price, and interment
was made in Washburn street ceme-
terry. Many friends of the deceased
who knew him when he lived at Belle
vue attended the funeral
The funeral of the late unfortunate
Elias Evans tok place yesterday after
noon from the residence of Henry
Evans, of 14O Fillmore avenue, where
he died. Rev. John Grifllths. pastor
of the Sumner avenue Presbyterian
church, preached the funeral sermon.
1t was Il touching address. The pover-
ty of the dead man, his fatal chase for
fortune, coming to this country from
Wales, all of this We're mentioned in
the sermon. The interment was made
In Washburn street cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
News Of the Suburbs.

avenue, has returned from two
weeks stay at New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Jones have re-
turned from visit at Milwaukee.
The Welsh Philosophical society Will
meet next Saturday night.
Owing to the rain, Bellevue young
men did not organize the proposed Re
publican club last night.
Mrs. Howell Morgan, of Luzerne
street, has returned from South Glib
son, where she and her son, Howell,
jr., have been visiting.
Miss Mary Gilmartin, of Port Morris,
Is visiting Mrs. John Henry Phillips,
of South Main avenue.
Mrs. William c. Wright, of Frost
burg, Nd, is visiting Mrs. John NJ.
Williams, of North Main avenue.
Opening today at Mrs. Saxe's, 146
North Main avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
HIS QUINQUENNIAL PERQUIsITE
Every Five Years New Castles Mayor
Kisses the Prettiest Girl.

Kisses the Prettiest Girl.
From the London News.
Once every five years the mayor and
corporation of Newcastle-o on Tyne go in
state from the mouth of the river to the
upper reaches to proclaim their right to
the foreshore. They went recently, and
the mayor, still in accordance with GUS
tom. landed at village green which
marked the end of the journey, and kiss
ing the prettiest girl present gave her
a new sovereign. That's for remem-
brance, as Ophella says. There are
compensations, then, for the tolls incl
dental to civic functions. There must
be keen competition for the mayor
atty every five years.
The civic fathers, we observe, are
conveyed in "Elizabethan barges." Is
this some faint and far-off commemor-
alton Of the fact that there was kissing
every five minutes or so in the reign Of
the virgin queen and before? Erasmus,
in one of his epistles, says that he never
saw such n people for kissing as the
English. They kissed all around on the
slightest provocation-at meeting, at
parting, and, apparently, when anybody
said good thing. Newcastle's rare in
dulgence in this exercise testifies to the
increasing pressure of public business in
modern times
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
WEST SIDE EVENTS.
Large Number 0fValuable Dogs Poisoned
BY Some Unknown Person...Strych.
nine Employed, II Is Thought.

Dogs are being poisoned by the
wholesale on this side. At least SIX
valuable CANNES have died from the
effects of strychnine during the past
forty-eight and other dogs are dying
from the poison. When Edwin Hughes,
the contractor. opened the door OF his
residence on South Main avenue yes
terday morning he found his pet pug
dog lying dead on the front porch. The
contortions and rigidity Of the muscles
shows that poison had caused the
death.
Two dogs, one a pug, the other q
black and tan, were found yesterday
morning lying dead in gutter on
Academy street.
A dog owned by Mr.. Wheeler, of
South Main avenue, died Monday from
poisoning.
Randolph Jones, of South Main ave-
nue., three doors above Mr.. Wheeler's
residence, lost a valuable dog yester-
day. Mr.. Jones, who keeps a confec-
tionery store near the Wheeler resi-
dcnce, found his house dog in a dying
condition Monday. The animal died.
A canine which Is valued very high
ly by Mr. Thayer, Of South Main ave-
nue., was poisoned. In this instance
medical aid was used and the dog may
recover.
Strychnine is supposed to have been
given the dogs by some miscreants.
The "doctorng" seems to have been
confined to one locality, as the pois-
oned dogs were from the same neigh
borhood. The poison must have been
placed on meat which the dogs ate.
This Is the general explanation. About
one year ago, 1t will be remembered,
there was a slaughter of dogs in the
vicinity of Jackson street. Nj. +.
Wymbs and Others at that time lost
house dogs. Threatenings to arrest put
an end to the poisoning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
POLISH OFFICERS CHOSEN.

Very Rev. Monsignor WanZyowick.
of Rome, who was visiting in Scranton
on his way back from Buffalo, preached
to the congregation of st. Mary's Po-
lish church Monday night with view
toward assisting in restoring harmony
His sermon was very eloquent. After
it was over, n meeting of the congrega-
tion was held and officers were elected.
Anthony Woyshner was chosen presi-
dent; Joseph Rimkowski, vice presi-
dent: Jacob Bartowski and John kuda-
jiecwski, secretaries; Leopold Galbiesh,
Matthias Bugno and Jacob Wratowski,
trustees; and Rev. Father Dembinsky,
treasurer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
Mr.. JONES IS INVESTIGATING.
Has Not Decided What Action He
Will Take in the Wood Case.

District Attorney John r. Jones has
not taken any action yet in the case
where young James Wood, son of
James II. Wood. of Hollister avenue,
died Of black diphtheria without re-
ceiving medical treatment. but was
treated by Christian Scientists.
Mr.. Jones said he wished to investi-
gate the case thoroughly first, and then
II he finds that there is any law these
people have violated. he will. as his
duty makes 1t incumbent upon him to
do, bring them to court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
MINOOKA.

The Greenwood Mckinley club will
meet this evening.
Festus Madden, of Forest City, was
a visitor in town yesterday.
The Minooka team has arranged q
game with the Harmonies for October
A on the home grounds.
The remains of the late Bernard Da-
Wis, of Greenwood, were iSterred in
Minooka Catholic cemetery yesterday.
The Greenwood Keg Fund attended the
funeral i'm a body.
John j. O'Neil, the well-known base
ballist, will leave today for st. Bona
venture college, Allegheny, N. Y, to
take up a course of study.
Contractor Burke is erecting q hand
some residence for Martin Jeffers, on
Main street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
ASSESSING BEGINS TODAY.
Books Distributed and Assistants
Sworn in Inst Night.

Today will begin the work Of making
the new assessment ordered by the
board OF revision and appeals. The
assistant assessors received their books
last night in the assessor office and
were sworn in by Mayor Bailey.
All data of previous assessments will
be totally ignored in making this new
assessment. The assessors will base
valuations on their experienced judge
ment and will have no recourse to
figures compiled by any former as
SCISSORS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
West Side Business Directory.

HARRIET ]. DAVIS. FLORIST.-Cut
flowers and funeral designs specially;
1o4 South Main avenue: two doors from
Jackson street.
PHOTOGRAPHER.-C photos. H.iO
per dozen. They are just lovely. Con-
vince yourself by calling at Starners 8
Photo Parlors. 1Ol and 103 South Main
avenue.
SECOND HAND FURNITURE.-Cashf for
anything you have to sell. Furniture.
Stoves, Tools. etc. Call and see the
stock Of ]. c. King, 7Ol to 100 West Lack
QWanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
TAKEN SUDDENLY SICK

Fred. Reynolds, the painter, was sud-
denly taken i'll yesterday afternoon
while driving near the Catholic church
on Jackson street Mr.. Reynolds was
Immediately taken to his home on
North Main avenue, where he now lies
in precarious condition. Pleurisy is
the complaint.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS.

Charles Aspenschlager has purchased
the vacant lot at the corner of Cedar
avenue and Cherry street, and intends
to erect a residence on it.
George Burns is visiting his parents
on Prospect avenue. after a years abb
sence in Boston.
Forty Hours devotion began at st.
Mary's German church Sunday morn
ing and will close with high mass this
morning. The priests who have been
in attenrance are Fathers Brehl. of
Pittston; Biddlingmeyer. of Wilkes
Barre; and Dassell, of Honesdale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
THE AGED ARE FORTUNATE.

The Epworth league of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church will on the
evening of October give social to all
members of the church whose ages are
over sixty years. 1t will be compli-
mentary affair. The public who are 50
unfortunate to be under sixty years
can enjoy the festivities by paying an
admission fee of ten cents. The even
ing will be most enjoyable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Acker returned
yesterday from their wedding tour.
They will reside on Elm street, in the
Fairview park portion.
Mrs. James Jopling, Of Inkerman, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. w. A.
Reid, of Jackson street.
Miss Sadie Ward, of South Main ave-
nue., has accepted position in a milli-
merry establishment in Boston.
Mrs. Charles Battin, of South Main
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
CHURCH PASTORATES.

Rev. David Jones has resigned from
the pastorate of the First Welsh Con-
gregational church, the resignation to
take effect January l, 1897. Mr.. Jones
announced his withdrawal from the
position at last Sunday evenings meet
ing of the congregation. His reasons
are not known, his wife, who was seen
last night, saying that Mr.. Jones pre-
ferred to say nothing about the mat
ter. Mr.. Jones was not at home. He
is popular with his church and there is
no hint at any Internal discord in that
body. When the resignation takes ef
feet, January l. Mr.. Jones will have
completed six years. pastorate.
Rev. Thomas DeGruchy, ID. D., of
Wakefield, r. l., has been rendered a
call to the pastorate of the Jackson
Street Baptist church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
CONSTABLE COLE WILL NOT Die.
For This Boon He Can Thank tht
Doctors Who Attended Him.

Constable w. N. Cole. who attempted
to commit suicide Monday night by
taking u large dose of laudanum, will
not die.
The physicians labored with him all
Monday and part of yesterday and as
a result brought him back from the
shadow of the valley of death.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
TO TALK RETRENCHNENT.
The Biz Meeting Tonight at the Coun
ell hamher

The general conference Of the offictai and
administrative bodies OF the c!ty's govern
ment. together with the heads OF county
departments, that viii take ap the after
OF retrenchment and lower taxation. viii
be held at the council chamber IN the city
hall tonight The form OF Invitation as
issued by Mayor Wood is as follows:
IN accordance with the invitation ten
dered to the honorable board OF county
commissioners. 20 the honorable board Of
directors or school district Ne. and 20 the
committee of the Seattle Chamber Of Com
merce on city and county affairs. and pur-
suant TO the very general acceptance of
said invitation by the members OF said
bodies, l have the honor. on behalf OF the
advisory board of the city OF Seattle, 10
invite you TO meet with the other members
of the above named bodies. in the council
chamber AT the city hall. on Tuesday even
Ing. August 1. 1855. al O'Clock. for the pnr-
pose OF considering possible retrenchments
in municipal expenses and securing a re-
duction in the present rates of taxation.
On consultation with number of the
above specified seems "a likely as any
other 10 meet the convenience OF those
who are invited 10 attend. Hoping 20 have
the aid or your presence and suggestions
at this important meeting. beg to remain,
very sincerely yours. W. d. WOOD.
Chairman Advisory Board"
There is little question as 10 the impor-
lance Of the meeting. and the deliberations
of the experienced minds called together
TO discuss matters OF public good will be
watched with interest by the masses of
people for whose benefit the conference Is
called.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04

The preliminary hearing OF the am
davits in the Transcript case, In which
John O. Egan Is plaintiff AMI p. p. Watson
is defendant. was on before Judge Lang
ley yesterday and resulted In the issuing
OF an order allowing Watson 20 assume
charge pr the property upon depositing
$500 bomb. II he could not raise that
amount the same opportunity would be
given Egan. and II he failed In securing
the amount then the receiver. who was ap
pointed several days ago. should continue
running the business There were three
afYidavits read in favor OF Watson, all OF
which were answered by Egan. II. Il.
Watson averred that Egan never paid ons
cent of the 500 called for by the agreement
and otherwise failed 10 live up to the con-
tract. w. w. Watson and j. A. Pease,
both employees OF the concern. stated In
their afftiav!ts that Egan had requested
them to help him raise the necessary 500
and thus save him from being let out.
Egan denied all OF these affidavits in toto.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
WORK OF THE POLICE.
The Arrests Made I'm July and What
They Were For.

The monthly report OF the chief Of po-
lice. addressed to The mayor. for July
shows total OK 10 arrests. which IL
Guided a diversity OF callings and ma
tionalities. Among the charges were the
following: Assault and battery, 8; as
sauit with intent TO xiii. l, carrying con-
cealed weapons. /: disorderIy conduct. 4.
drunk. Is. eostrncting street. /; prostitu-
ton. /: put in 20 sleep, II; petit larceny.
4. suspicion. -: to sober up. Q, lighting. 3.
accident. 2: begging on streets, /; traants.
g. violating ordinance No. 2iio. /; conduct
Ing gambling game. /, highway robbery.
I: violating ordinance 37G. 2. violating
ordinance al. /: fast riding. /; pulled cut
OF bay. /; bench warrant. l.
The total moneys taken as bail and
turned over 10 municipal COURT clerk dur
ing the same period were $3.50. and the
money taken from persons arrested ana
returned 10 them when discharged or dis
missed amounted TO 500 SO: f36 were dis
charged: II committed, "a fined; s bound
over; miscellaneous. 10.
OF the arrests made the nationalities
werr: American. 100, African, Z: Cana
dian 4: Chinese. IS: English. II, German,
Il: Indian. /; Irish. Is: French. .; Italian.
3. Scotch. Il: Swede. L. Norwegian, s.;
Finn, 1: Russian. /.
Twenty-aight were between the ages or
10 and II: 6. between the ages OF q and
so; Is between 30 and 70, and ~ between ~
years and over.
The report also exhibits that the occupa-
tons were as follows; Laborers. So:
rancher. i: walters. 8; brick masons. 8;
Transfers. 3; bartenders. 2. saloon pro-
prietors. 2: merchants. !; messenger. i;
school boys, s: sailors, IS. ffremen. 6.
longshoremen. .: clerks, 4; painters, s.;
contractor. /; cooks. II; carpenters. 4; bar
bers. 2: butchers. 3: laundrymen. 8; res
taurant proprietor. I: blacksmith, j. nias-
terer. /; railroad employees. 4; no occu-
patton. 3 druggist. /. real estate. /; pros
titutes, Z; miners. ?: domestic. 8; ship
builders s: cigarmaker. l; sawyer. 1; cab
instmaker, 4; rtveter. 1; telegraph
operators. ?: machinist, l; timers. 2:
plumbers. ?. tailors. ?: dalrymen, ?; law
yers. 2: infants. 2: loggers. s. dressmaker.
/: school girl. 1; cooper. 1: steamnoa t.
men. a: missionary. !: fishermen, 2. moul-
der. 1: broker. 1; baths and treatment. J..
The sexes Of the above were males. i9i:
females. a. The bill for meals was 1854
Nine men were sent during the month
10 the hospital ard two 20 the farm. :"
There were twenty-five animals impound-
ea. for which fees amounting 10 so were
collected. Under tho head OF reports
there were 70 dangerous places; burst
water nlpes; - contagious diseases.
buildings found open. l. missing persons;
II uzrssances and las dogs impounded-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-04
nrvoRCE OF THE DOMAINS.
c. brought To n sudden ana unusual
f.to@a bv Judge Humes.

Axa~a rf.,,nes brought the divorce case
= rk,rhap " ponham 10 an abrupt ana
mnsslai termination yesterday. Inc case
- begun with the opening or court al
a. morning session, ana whisn " conii'.
- untfl the middle OF the afternoon IL
~ not he said 70 have dragged along,
- there was plenty OF soicy and sensa-
GansI testimony The psafntsh, Caroline
ponham. brought the action for rsll-
+. IA nroyfae. and the husband. w. r
nnnharr. charged her with adultery. Each
rsrtv asked for divorce and the custo-
a. Of their two children. they being al
present IN Victoria.
Mrs.. ponham's testimony ihctau.a
s~ssnlng charges OF her husbands unit
49, N live and associate with any worn-
A. ~ aerencv and refinement. She said
~ ale IKE a hog. with his face buried In
Als ulate, was filthy IN his habits and un-
eleaniy.
h,are Humes would no, permit Mr.. Don
Nam "a 60 into denial or the charges.
wAach he said would not be considered by
hin.
Ms. ponham was housekeeper for c.
h hmcs at Blue Canyon, IN Waateoin
eounty. for about ak months. Ane nss
hved IN he same house with hsn since
sturn.nw from there last January and
fa.s vas The basis OF the charge OF aaul-
very. She admitted that Mr.. James had
nsretuced her 70 his FRIENDS there as
Mrs James" and that she was not known
mere by any other name. but she pinned
her faith in the preverh whats IN
namees and at different times IN her ca.
feer had been known as MIS- Acscurns.
Mrs. Msginnes." and by other names.
When The testimony Was all IN the at
safneys announced that they would submit
TIE case without argument. and then
lBtxe Hvnea took an inning.
Both these parties want divorce, ne
sasa. .tAe controversy being over the c'is-
sedy Of the children. which are now IN
foreign country. When they are hrought
within the jurisdiction OF the court THIS
esse VIII proceed. Mr.. Bathn. declare
recess"
The pialntlT said she would have the
chadren brought over from Nfctorss with
fex days. when the decree viii be
made