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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

like real poetry if he signed his first
name Joaquin" Many women have
won fame under masculine names, as
George Eliot (AIarianne EVans) Char
les Egbert Craddock( MARY n. Muir
frce) George Sand Gucille Aurora
DuGevantO In the last case the auth
Or's parents had the family name,
Dupin, changed to Sand. The three
Bronte sisters chose the remarkable
taking names of Currer, Ellis and Ac-
ton Bell, inventions which are really
marked by genius, though they We're
assumed as a compromise between
masculine and feminine names.
1t is pretty certain that the best of
the short stories signed SAKE Holm
which appeared in Scribner's early in
the seventies, were written by II. H."
(Helen Hunt) The secret was well
kept, and, We believe. the truth has
never been absolutely settled. As a
poet the name of Edward Robert
Rulwer Lytton is overshadoWed by the
signature, "Owen Meredith" taken
from remote Welsh ancestors and made
familiar to the English-speaking world
by the favorite of our mothers. the
rhymed novel, Lucille" Hosea Big
lows fame, however. is merged in
that of the real author, James Russell
Lowell. The affectation of alliterative
pseudOnyms like Jennie June"
Grace Greenwood" Fannie Fern,
Frank Forester" "Oliver Optic" and
Timothy Titcomb" has gone out. As
a rule. writers now sign with their
real names.
Once 1t was quite necessary for auth
ors to fire ideas at the public from
the ambush of . pseudonym Had
Junius signed his own name his liberty
and fortune, and possibly his stature,
would have been seriously Curtalled.
At present there is no more reason for
authors to conceal their identity than
there is for preachers to DO so. Journa-
lists, of course, should and do merge
their personality in that of their paper
Reviewers should not sign book notices,
for if their personality intrudes that OF
the writer whom they are considering
becomes present and the article ceases
to be addressed strictly to the public
as it should be. With these eXcepta-
tions there is no reason for conceal
ing the names of a writer in these
later days, for modestY is rather an
old-fashioned virtue. Besides now no.
body is lowered i'm public estimation
even by writing verses. The use of the
"pen name i'm spite Of the recent eX-
ample of Tan Maclaren," may as well
be abandoned. The mask is worn by
highWaymen fer personal reasons, but
honest people no longer need it for
safety,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
SOME OLD-FASHIONED DISHES.
Recipes Used BY Our GrandmOthers Not to Be
ScOffed at Now.

reason this method of cooking is the
best.
Flaky, tender shortcakes, with stew
ed fruits, rich with sugar, between
them, and Indian pudding with maple
syrup, were favorite desserts in bygone
days; but piemaking was what our
graacmothers cxcelled in. The golden
pumpkin and custard pies, rich with
cream and eggs, are welcomed as much
now as formerly. even If the pumpkin
pie is not baked in a biscuit tin and
served in square pieces. The deep ap-
pie pie of former days, known as pan
dowdy," is most excellent Take a deep
earthen dish that will hold about three
quarts. Peel, quarter and core enough
tart apples to fill this dish to the top.
Sprinkle over the apples half cup
or sugar and one cup of molasses and
very little cinnamon; pour over the
whole half cup of water; cover the
top with a pie crust about as thick as
for chicken pie; place the dish i'm a
SLOW oven and bake about two and
oht-half hours. When the pie is taken
from the oven take a silver spoon and
break the crust into the apples in sew.
cr&l places. Then let it stand a couple
w HOuIS DeIOIe SERVING.
Here is a lemon pie recipe that was
found in an old manuscript book and
marked good" Press out the juice
from a large lemon into two teacups of
molasses and CRATE into it the dried
peel from another lemon. Cover q plate
with thin layer of good pie crust and
spread over it one-half Of the mixture
Lay over another thin sheet of crust
and spread it with the remaining mix
ture. Again cover with top crust and
thoroughly bake. This was said to be
an excellent and tempting dessert.
This is the way to make grandmoth-
er's orange gingerbread squares, which
were always to be found ready when
wanted: To one and hrec-fourths
pounds of molasses put twelve ounces
of sugar four ounces of fresh yellow
orange peel, chopped very fine one
ounce each Of ginger and allspice. and
two and one-fOurth pounds of flour
Melt twelve ounces of butter and stir
well into the other ingredients. Gov
er the dish holding the mixture and
lay it by for twelve hours; then roll
the stuff out thin with as little flour
as possible and cut it into strips about
three inches wide, and with the back of
a knife mark them in the form of
checkers. Beat the yolk of an egg
light and stir into it quarters of
a cup of milk. Brush the squares with
this liquid and place them in the oven
to bake. Brush the cakes a second
time with the liquid as soon as they
are removed from the oven baked.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
THE CHILDREN'S TEETH.
This Is Intended Particularly for the
Mothers,

Because the milk-teeth. must, i'm the
course of nature, fall out in few years
to give place to the permanent set,
parents are apt to assume that it is
useless to pay special attention to
them; they think it will be time enough
to instruct the child in the care of the
teeth when he has his permanent set
This is a mistake.
In the first place, it is never too early
to inculcate good habits in the child,
and his permanent teeth will always
be better taken care of if he has been
taught to brush the temporary set
from the time when he can use a tooth
brush.
1t is also in the interest of the ChildS
and the mans good looks, comfort and
health, that the milk-teeth should be
preserved as long as possible. One Of
their most important functions is to
keep place in the jaws for the second
set, and If they fall out too soon the
second teeth may also come too soon,
and out of their regular place; then
the later teeth will not have room
enough, and will be twisted sidewise
or pushed in front of, or behind, the
others in the row.
The first teeth, like the second. are
required, also, for the proper mastica-
tion of the food, which is all the more
necessary in the growing child, who
needs more nourishment than an older
person.
Finally, the appearance Of a child
with three or four open spaces among
his teeth is far from being attractive,
and parents should be ashamed to see
them as a consequence of their own
neglect in not watching properly over
the preservation of. the milk teeth.
AS soon as the teeth appear they
should be cleaned with a soft cloth.
and when the child is old enough, a
little brush should be put into his
hand, and he should be taught the use
of it. After this the mother or the
nurse should see that it is used regu-
larly.
The mouth of every child should be
examined two or three times a year
by the dentist, and any little cavities
should be stopped with q temporary
filling. Indeed, as much care should be
taken of the first as of the second set
of teeth, for they are in their tenn
porary way, just as necessary 10
health, beauty and comfort.-Youth's
Companion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
SOME PEN NAMES.
The One That Is Best Known and the
Reasons for Choosing II.


The term nom de plume" is not good
French and there is a pretty general
determination to regard it as not good
English, either, and to drop it for the
more sensible and simple expression
pen name" Many reasons may exist
why an author may not wish to sign
his own name to his first attempt at
conquering a position in the world Of
letters. He may feel little shy about
coming before the public in propria,
persona, he may prefer TO remain un-
known, he may think that it is easier
to win notCrietv for an alliteratiye or
catchy sobriquet, or he may feel that
in assuming new name il is easier
for him to assume the character in
which he wishes to appear before the
public. ThaCkeraY used several names
because he wrote for different publica-
tiOns in different styles. lie signed
himself sometimes John Corks," some
times THE Proser." or a Traveller i'm
London" For a certain set of papers
he chose the name of James Yellow
plush;" for another that of"Michael
Angelo Titmarch." The last was sug-
gested by the nickname given him by
a friend in allusion to the fact that he,
like the great artist, had a broken nose.
The best known pen name in the world
is MARK Twain" which Mr.. Clemens
says was tie nom de plume of Can't.
Isaiah Sellers, who used to write river
news over it Tor the New Orleans
Picayune. He died in 1863, and as he
could no longer use that signature, 1
laid violent hands upon 1t without
asking permission Of the DroDrietor's
remains, and have done my best TO
make it remain what it was in his
hands, symbol and warrant thaG
whatever is found i'm it's company may
be gambled on as being the petrifed
truth. How / have succeeded il would
not be rlodest in me to say"
Miss Alice French chose the very at
tractive name. Octave Thanet," by
chance; NJ. Paul Blouet combined the
first name Of his 'FTench' grandfather
ana the last name Of his Irish grand
mother into the happy combination.
Man OItell," Cincmnatus IL. Miller,
when he began to write poetry, wisely
concluded that it would seem more
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

Guiding those that require no setting
and that take mice alive, and those
that require to be set and that kill the
mice. In this last class are the familiar
Old-fashioned wood mouse traps, some
made square and some round, having
holes in the sides through which the
mouse thrusts it's head to get at the
bait fixed on a hook within. Traps of
this kind are called chokers. Many
kinds of mouse traps are sold by the
gross or dozen. The wood chokers,
varying in size, are sold at wholesale
at so much dozen holes. Taking all
the kinds together, there are made in
this country and sold here millions of
mouse traps annually, and American
mouse traps in large numbers are eX-
ported to many foreign Countries
New York Sun.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

men Of the lower classes have unbound
ed faith in these remedies-especially
in the gin, and educated women are
surprisingly ready to accept the sug-
gcstions of ignorance and superstition
in such matters.
But who ever heard of wax candles?
People have been known actually to
admire those marvellous beauties whose
heads adorn the shop windows of FASH
ionable ht,irdressers; and II Is possible
that an Ignorant girl might, by a con-
fused association of ideas, conceive the
notion that eating wax would produce
the charming complexion exhibited by
a wax figure. From that to a diet
of candles would be an easy step. The
feminine nature is capable of such he
roiC efforts in the pursuit of beauty
that no suffering would be too great
TO undergo. no risk too great to run.
Incredible as the fact may seem, II is
stated on good authority that the re-
cent shocking death of a lady from
the use of an explosive hairwash has
served rather as an advertisement
than a warning. Other ladies have
since insisted upon having their hair
done with the same deadly compound,
checrfully encountcring the risk of un-
lilu l'llilb OIl lHe Oll CndIlCc OIL lIn-
proving their appearance. Where van
ity Is concerned reason ceases to exist.
All the tribe Of quacS beautifers thrive
upon this weakness. In spite of innu-
merable warnings, women will cover
their faces with noXious preparations
that can do nothing but injure the
skin. they will pay fabulous prices for
bottles of rubbish, they will starve
Themselves, squeeze their unfortunate
organs out of all recognition, and COM
NIT a thousand fantastic follies. They
are the martyrs of vanity, and the
Worcester girl was only rather bolder
and more original than the rest. Eat
ing candles is a novel method of i'm
proving the complexion. but it is not
whit more futile than bathing in asses
mill; or using precious salves. Very
likely the Worcester girl suffered from
hvsteria, which often shows itself in
a capacity for eating strange things.
even needles and pins But hysteria is
not easily separable from the eXagger-
ated vanity which makes the ordinary
victim Of the beauty quack; and it is
quite likely that if the virtues of wax
candles are only asserted loudly enough
by some one or other, there will be a
large demand for the new Treatment"
for bad CompleNions, in spite of the IN
toward fate of its inventor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
AMERICANS THE BEST.
Lillian Rell Says American Men Excel
All Others ns husbands

American men are the best hus-
bands in the world" writes Lillian
Fell in an article entitled "On the Sub
iect Of Husbands" in the Womans
Home Companion. IF these dissatis-
fed American wives could only know
that an all-wise Providence had, in
the American man, given us the best
article in the market, and that when
we rebel al our lot we are simply prov
ing that we do not deserve our good
fortune, they would never even discuss
the subject of having any other nation
ality.
"Ot course, in every nation there
is a class Of men who are as noble, as
high minded, as chivalrous as even the
most captious American girl could
wish. But I refer to the general run
of men when l say that there is some
thing about men born outside of Amer
lea, a native selfshness amounting to
sort of callousness; a lack of percep-
tiOn regarding the fineness of woman
hood, which. summed up in a few
words, might be called a metal brutal
ity, which well nigh units them for
close social contact with the supersen-
sitiVe American women. And Just as
surely as American women persist in
disrcgardinG this subtle yet unmis..
taxable truth. just so surely will they
lay themselves open to these soul
bruises of which American men, as a
race, are incapable Of innicting. / say
they are incapable of inflicting them,
because American men. in the face of
everything said aud written to the
contrary, are, in regard to women, the
hneSt-Erained race Of men in the world.
If at first you are inclined to question
the truth of that statement consider the
men who have been educated abroad.
How much is left Cf their American
ism? To be sure hey ave cultured.
They understand music and art, and
always wear gloves; but are gloves
essential to happy home?
Nov, this is all general. J beg that
the Wayfarng man, though a fool,
viii not imagine that these structures
are true of every man, who is not an
American, or that all American men
are perfect. / hardly think on the
whole, that l need fear that l shall
be thought to consider all American
men perfect. But l do wish to state
clearly and frankly my admiration for
American men as a race. And when
an American man is a gentleman, he
IS, to my mind, the most perfect gentle
man that any race can boast, because
his good manners spring from his
heart, and there are a few of us old
fashioned enough to plead that polite
ness should go deener than the skin"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
WAX FOR THE COMPLEXION.
1t Is Necessary TO Suffer TO BE Beau,
IiiuI
From the London Standard.

From the London Standard.
We have heard Of a "waxan pallor"
as adding to the interest Of a lovely
heroine in works of fiction, but we nev-
er before heard of any one trying to ac-
quire it by eating wax candles. Yet
that is what girl is said 10 have done
at Worcester with far too complete
success, as she has just died in the in
firmary from the effects. 1t seems a
most extraordinary story. The only
thing not strange about it is the girls
death, supposng she really did eat the
candles. Some kind are edible enough
1t is true, especially in cold climates
but they are made of grease, not wax
Tallow candles are, according to arctic
explorers, regarded as a great delcacy
by the Eskimos, and by all accounts
they would not come amiss up at DaW-
son City this winter. But wax is a
totally different matter. 1t is not di-
rectly poisonous, in the ordinary sense
of the word, and a little might do no
harm, but il must be absolutely indl-
gestible. The wonder Is how any sane
person could come by such an eXtraor-
dinary idea as that her complexion
would be improved by a diet of this
kind. There are things which do i'm
prove the complexion. There is arsen-
ic, taken in very minute quantities.
there is sulphur and iron, and other
things which doctors are i'm the habit
or prescribing in proper cases. And, no
doubt, there are various less orthodox
substances OF the order Of domestic
remedies which enjoy a great-and
wholly imaginary - reputation for
clearing the skin" II may be any,
thing from camomlle tea to gin. Wo-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
MOUSE TRAPS.

Millions Made and Sold in This COun-
Tv Annually and Many Exported.
This is the time of year when there
is the greatest demand for mouse traps.
As cold weather approaches the mice
seek shelter I'm the houses of men, and
men buy traps to catch them. There
are various kinds of mouse traps, in
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-03-25
IT STILL LAGS.
Business In Slow I'm Reaching Its For
mer Volume.

New York, March OR. G. Dun g.
Co., in their weekly review of trade,
say:
Though steadily increasing, business Is
still much below its volume in former
years of prosperity, and many express dis
appointment. Yet there is some gainevery
week, with more hands at work and
more mills in operation, and the
sure result. larger purchases for con-
sumption, cannot be long delayed. In some
branches It Is felt already There Isl. larger
distribution Of finished products. and the
demand for commercial loans has sharply
increased.s especiallyin dry goods and the
iron and steel branches; L 81 s. q >. f#
The progress Of the iron and steelindus-3
try Is hindered by uncertainty regarding
the cost OF lake ore for the coming year.
While there is no great activity IN finished
products. the demand steadily Increases.
Contracts for several great buildings at
Chicago are pending, and for good many
bridges and other railroad works, and the:
demand for wire :nailsaanda for wire does
not abate. nor the demand for black sheets
required In the tin plate manufacture. .
Although shipments Of boots and shoes
are almost as large as In any previous year,
tpisfannounced that one or two OF the
largest works have closed ssfor want sot.
orders At thessaine time many other con-:
Germs are taking very large orders, it is
claimed s at prices below those generally.
quoted. 3s SS III ! 5tEe# s:
The demand for wheat has not given
much help to speculation. Atlantic <ex-
ports have been only 1,2e3,390 bushels,
against Ills. 1886, -four included, for the cor
responding week last year. while western
receipts have been only 1.397,346 bushels
against 2,Al6,0S9 bushels last year, Ac-,
counts regarding the coming crop have
been less favorable this week. and the
mr. koo q
Of corn continue heavy, 4,54s,705 bushels
Tor the week. and quotations advanced
seven-eighths.
THE volume Of business Indicated by
clearing house exchanges is smaller than
Last year. The average OF daily exchanges
last year. &{s Et2t"@> IS - ., S., -
Failures for the week have been as in
the United states, against 26l last year,
ana so In Canada against - last year"
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sunk . Greek Vessel.

Canea, Island Of Crete, March 10.
The Austrian gunboat Sebenico has
fired upon and sunk near Gambia Greek
vessel loaded with provisions and mu.
nitions which were intended for the
Greek forces at Crete. 1t appears that
the Sebenico, while watching the Greek
ship, was fred on by q party Of insur~
gents. To this the Austrian warship
replied by sinking the Greek craft and
driving OF the insurgents.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-03-25
Impartial
LOSS OF LEE BY FLOODS.
Deadly Work Of Spring Freshet. In
the Mississippi Valley.

Deadly Work of Spring Freshet. in
the Alississippi Valley.
& Chicago, March 20. elegraphic re-
ports from the Mississippi, Ohio and
Missouri valleys tell q story Of vide
spread disaster as result of floods
caused by heavy rains. In the low
lands about Memphis in the eastern
part Of Arl<ansassit is said that the loss
of life has been heavy. No estimate
can be formed Of the damage to proper
ty, but it is claimed to be enormous. o..
St. Louis, March 20.-Advices from
Charlottesville, on the Mississippi river
bank in the extreme southeastern part
of the state, are to theefect that a levee
50 miles below that place is reported to
have broken, and that II lives have been
lost. ~ ~ IT,.
Gavin, Ark, March 20. = For many,
miles the country is flooded, and the
water is up to the Iron Mountain tracks.
Mr.. Middleston, who arrived here with
his family from near Rosebud island,
four miles from Arkansas City, reports
the death of a woman and five children
Wednesday night. William Cartwright
and William Cox, working on Judge
Hodges farm at Rosebud, lost their
lives Thursday.2 Jake Carter lost his
life at Gavin Thursday night. Amanda
Chapman, an old colored woman, just
arrived from below, reported the death
of six persons she could not name.
Charles Burkley was drowned while
trying to save his hogs III ursday night
near Gavin. @ Isl #& E #0 #5
Memphis, Tenn, March go. The.
latest break in the levee system in this.
district occurred at seven O'clock Fri
day evening, near Austin, Miss, 100
miles south. The steamer City of Osce-
ola arrived from above Friday after
noon and reports the towns of Ashport
and Gold Dust entirely submerged. 1t
brought 60 refugees, whom it rescued
from the water. There,were four addi-
tional cases of drowning across from
Memphis Friday, two men, a woman and
her infant. - ~
Utica, Miss, March 20. A cyclone
passed this place early Friday morn
ing, with southeasterly course, blow
ing down several cabins and lots of TIM
Der and fences; also killing J. o. Hill,
farmer, and injur:ng his wife.
Birmingham, Ala, March 20.s-A An
other terrific rainstorm visited north
Alabama Friday, adding it's volume to,
the already Overlooking streams. All
low lands are flooded, in fact, all ;Tus-
caloosa county. Five dead bodies have
been taken from the Warrior river above
Tuscaloosa. '~'55 " - +
Milwaukee, March 2o.-The heavy
rainfall during the day and part of
the evening has caused the Menominec
river to overflow it's banks at Wauwato-
sa, suburb some miles distant from
Milwaukee, and from a point at Fortieth
street and Mount Vernon avenue the
whole neighborhood for a distance of
ten blocks is submerged.
Webster City, Ia, March 20.-Trains
over the Omaha & Minneapolis railroad
are running 40 miles around through
this place over the Chicago & North
western because of high water and
weakened bridges. Friday afternoon
DR.. Travis, of Eagle Grove, and a
farmer named Kirkberger were
drowned while attempting to ford the
Boone river near here.
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Snow Figures.

Some one has made snow figures as
follows: Three-fourths of Minnesota
has depth of 80 inches of snow, one
eighth of the state has at least Is
inches and the other eighth is covered
with an average of % inches of the
sparkling whiteness. In the whole
state there are 72,911,os4, 1852 wagon
loads of snow, and if any farmer de-
sired to remove the cause of food on
his lands it would take 1904 trips with
a wagon for each acre, on an average,
to accomplish this object, SO far as the
snow is concerned. Some of the farm
ers, however, would be obliged to make
as many as $500 trips for each acre, or
in the case of small farm of $50 acres
he would haul away 45o,o00 loads.
which at the rate of 10 loads per day
would keep him busy every day for 124
years, providing no more snow fell in
all that time. H~~ '.-t 2i'>5 p e'sz5<5s ~
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Neal Dow Honored.

Boston, March 1e.-The ninety-third
anniversary Of the birth Of Hon. Neal
Dow, Of Maine, the famous temperance
apostle, which occurs next Saturday
was celebrated ID fremont temple
Thursday evening BY the lIassachu.
fsetts prohibit ionists. 81