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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

who wrote Shakespeare, but If he did not
he missed the greatest opportunity of his
life.
l congratulate you on the presence here
of so large a proportion of our member
ship. | am told by our able and most
efficient secretary, Mr.. Fisher, that there
are now over 1j0 members i'm good and
regular standing; that there Is an album
dance of money i'm the treasury, and that
tonight we have the largest attendance
in the history of the organization. Just
contrast for moment this society, with
It's numbers of stalwait sons, with the
fororn condition Of an aged couple in
Montana, of which the columns of a
daily newspaper made report the other
day. a traveller I'm the mountains OF that
state came to an humble cottage and
sought shelter in 1t from a sudden
shower. He reached it just as the good
man, with his wife and family. were
about to settle themselves for dinner
one of their daughters presently arrived
then a second and then another and still
a long lnc-longcr than the ghost-kings
in Macbeth.
Said the traveller to the presumably
proud father: "You have n fine family Of
daughters. sir" well" said the old
man, 81 don't know about that. We have
had pretty hard luck with daughters
The Chimbloy fell i'm last winter and
killed all but nine" 1t certainly reflects
credit on the New England men of Scran-
ton that in their desperate struggle with
their English, Dutch, Scotch, irish and
Welsh brothers. they have managed to
hold their own, and that the membership
of tLs society is growing larger every
year. threatening to outstrip its most
flourshing rival We are actually con-
lcmplating a charter of Incorporation and
an insurance policy on the assessment
plan. to accompany each certificate of
membership.
EX-PRESIDENTS FELlCITATED.
To the eX-prosidents of this society
what shall | say to express our happi-
ness that you are still with us. For ten
years we have been selecting our prcsi-
dents from New Englanders to the manor
born, or at any rate from men 50 old
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the vital energies that accounts for the
fact that many are called, but few are
are chosen. No one energy, however
great it may be, is great enough to ac-
complish what ii was intended the whole
man should accomplish.
If | seem to dwell upon this unneces-
saTily il Is because it. is the only prin-
Ciplc that will enable us to understand
the Puritan New Englander. II shows
why his influence has been greater in
America than that of the Cavalier or Hol-
lander, or dare | say it here, the Friend.
When we ask what the Puritan was we
lind that he expressed himself i'm many
different ways. lie was a merchant, none
more thrifty; a religionist, none more
jealous and sincere; a fighter, none more
brave. But it was not as merchant, or
sectarian, or a soldier that he eN-
pressed himself supremely upon Ameri-
can civilization, because not one of these
represented his ruling passion that which
united all the energies of his nature. And
to understand what that ruling passion
was we must go back in his history uEtil
be see what it was that made him a
Pul.tan and impelled him TO seek the
new world.
IN ENGLAND.
The Puritan movement in England was
so strongly colored with religion that
Elishing mark, but while il was un-
doubtedly religious in tone and spirit,
1t was essentially and predominantly
political i'm its purpose ana aim, The
Puritan was a Protestant incidentally
against ecclesiastical authority over his
conscience, but supremely against the ar
bitrary authority of the civil power over
his person and property, his rights as a
man and a citizen. He was the first i'm
modern history to stand erect before
throne and oppose the divine right of
Xmas with this diyineT right Of manhood,
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Personal POWER.

Now the power of every great PERSONAL
ity issues in some particular direction.
II Is that which gives unity and impress
siveness to the character and accounts
f.: its far-reaching influence And so we
do not comprehend the New Englander
until we understand how all his encr-
giles came together for the expression
at one idea, the propagation of one great
truth. one dominant characteristic de-
scribes every man who is worth describ-
ing. He may be many things incident
ally but he Is supremely one thing,
poet, or farmer. or politician, or preach
or, or merchant. And what any man Is
supTemely is that into which he puts
his brain, his affections, mis- moral sense,
No man ever becomes a great merchant,
for instance, who gives his intellect only
to his business. He must love il also,
and not only that he must put his con-
science into II. Wherever these forces Of
life express themselves persistently in
one direction you have a commanding
personality, a leader among men. The
division of these forces into separate
channels or the separation of one of them
from the main channel destroys the pos
sible power of the man and despoils him
OF the leadership that might have been
hia> IA ~ ilest udsN tanIlF-S Ia aSSsaiiHA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22
Held Their Annual Din
ner at Hotel JermyT
Last Night.
WAS A BRILLIANT EVENT
Representative Men of This
Part Of State Present.
WAS A BRILLIANT EVENT

Generally Speaking IL Was the Most
Largely Attended aud Most Notable
Dinner in the History of the So-
Names of Rev. Dr. A. V. V. Ray
mond, Rev. DIR. &. 4. Harrison,
Hon. sherman Evarts, DIR. Henry s.
Durand, Hon. Howard X. Sander-
son aud Rev. Rogers lsraei-- Major
Everett Warren Was Toastmaster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22
Banquet Lamps
AND

We sold a big lot of these
the other day at SI.I9.
They had never before been
sold less than $I.95, They
have tall gilt Standards
handsome designs and are
offered complete with dec
rated globes, for this week
only, at.............05 cents
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q cents.
Aprons

..o We sold over a
Np' thousand aprons
here on Saturday and at prices
which will cause another lot
that came in yesterday, to
move quickly. All styles, and
some of them very hand
Somely embroidered:
l0C, 25C, 35C, soc, 7SC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

CarOlnian more sentiment, the New
Nctherlander more charity, but the com
bination of heart and head and con-
science i'm the Puritan New Englander
made one of the sublmest characters Of
history; and like all truly great figures
h. needs perspective and must be seen
in his entirety. Regarded in this way
he towers above every other American
colonist, and justiiies the commanding in
fuence which he has eXerted from first
TO last in shaping the destinies Of this
western world,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22
A SCRANTONIAN.

~ am told that you are a racontcur?"
said charming young lady at Lakewood,
the other day, to the new boss Of Grelt-
er New York. That's not So" Mr., CrO-
kcr answered. I'm an Irishman." If
any one were to remark that of course |
must be New Englander TO have been
so signally favored by this society, I
should be compelled TO answer That's
not so, I am "A ScrantOnian." My fa-
ther, however sitting over there, was
born i'm the Woodbridge Hills of Con-
necticut, and that is my title to- the
proudest position a Yankee hereabouts
can aspire to--the presidency Of the New
England Society Of Northeastern Penn
sylvana. For tSat great honor with all
It's attendant burdens, destruction Of ap-
petite for dinner, Jumps I'm the throat in
stead OF the stomach and no fun in store
for me, am truly grateful. ] feel some
what as the man did respecting the
Shakespeare-Bacon controversy He said
he did not know n II was Lord Bacon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22
Gloves and Handker-
H.rdk.rc,;afe chiefs and
o. q " q {

make eyes at each other on
opposite sides of the main
aisle, Wyoming avenue en-
trance. But they are on
friendly terms, and in either
department a dollars worth
of handkerchiefS or a dollar
and a half pair of gloves will
carry with them a handsome
box free.
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ITEMS
Slippers

pars,,,,ar All the choic-
est COlOgneS
and toilet waters are gathered
here, including Pinaud's, Rog-
erS and Gallet, COudray'S, Lu-
bins, DOrin'S, COlgate's, Brad
ley'S, etc. Many of them are
in handsome boxes for holi-
day gifts. All of them are
marked at least possible
driceS.
Fine Toilet Soaps of every
description.
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1000 Young Turkeys

G1DuA au0
@ sA2S' g
% = -; 81 :: :: p ?
As>>1O 1 q @
10
% % b 8 Il
Some Holiday Bargains in
China that are worth coming
after:
100 Haviland China Cups
and SaucerS, new decorations,
Stipled gold handles, worth
4OC, at....................... ..ZZC
Cut Glass Spoon Holders,
handsome designs, worth
75C, at...................... ...ZoC
100 China Fruit Dishes,
handles in center, new deco
ratiOnS in gold lines, worth
SI.0O, at.......................o ..ooc
800 Bread and Milk Sets
three pieceS-tlne China, very
pretty floral designs, worth
}5C. at..........'...'.......' l9C
1000 pieces of Fine China
in Fruit Plates, Tea Plates,
Cups and SaucerS, etc, worth
from IL to 20 cents, all at the
one price of............7C Each
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

Boys Give the boy
C,o+b;,o SOmethingbeSideS
toyS-a suit, for
instance. Here's aSailor Blouse
Suit, in sizes from ; to 10
years, made of mottled chew
lots. Blouse has deep COL
lar trimmed with cloth and
SOutache braid. Pants have
patent waist bands, all seams
strongly SeWed. Our clothing
buyer thinks $3.50 would be
cheap for them. But Christ
mas only comes once a year,
SO take them at
$l.9S.
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s;,,ks We are going to
make history in our
Silk and Dress Goods Depart
partmentS today by offering
bargains that wouldn't be pos
Sible in any other store. Here
is just one from the lot:
All Silk Brocaded TaffetaS
in fancy shades; changeable
taffetaS-all silk; black bro
caded GrOS Grains. All are in
waist and skirt lengths, and
would be cheap at o8c. Here,
for one day only, at
A3 cents.
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ITEMS Give your hus-
s,;,,ars band, or your
brother, or your
sweetheart, a pair of slippers
for Christmas. He'll stay at
home evenings to wear them.
Here is a lot of velvet chenille,
embroidered ones, made up
very stylish and handsome.
Most stores would charge you
75c to $I.oo for them. Sale
price here this week,
Forty
Nine
Cents.
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OF the foregoing the following were
presidents: w. T. Smith, J. II. Tor
rey, c. II. Pond, T. B. Sturges, L. n.
willard, j. A. Lansing, w. w. Watson
and Theodore Strong. The first presi-
dent, w. r. Storrs, was absent.
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The Kabo Corset.


A special exhibit this week
of the Kabo Corset. Perfect
fitting, comfortable, durable.
An expert is in attendance to
assist in fitting.
Prices from 81 TO $3.50.
All the leading makes of
.CorSetS are in stock.
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Holiday Groceries.

Fancy Olives, per
bottle ......... .........10c
French Mushrooms, per
can .....................16C
Assorted Jams, ~ ID
Jars ....................
Strained Honey, a glass SC
Strictly Pure Vermont
Sap Maple Syrup, at.
can .......................Z0C
Fancy Cold Packed To-
matOeS, per doz........ DC
S1.OO dozen.
Early June Peas, percan, lOc
Sl.lO dozen
Yellow String Beans,per
can Neutrality-suspicious.. &C
soc dozen.
N. Y. State Fancy Sugar
Corn; per Can.......... &c
S1c. dozen.
Fancy Sugar Cured, cold
smoked hams, per lb, SHC
California Picnic Hams,
per lb ................. 6hc
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Fancy CitronS, per lb......12c
Lemon and Orange Peel,
per Observation-Disclosures. &c
MuScatal RaiSinS, per b.. &C
London Layer Figs, 10 box, &c
English Plum Pudding,
10 bOX.......................Z3
California Naval Oranges,
per dOZ...................3O SOC
Fancy MeSSina Lemons,
per dOZ...............l l6c
California PruneS, per h.. SC
EVaporated ApricOtS,perlb, lc
White Clover Honey, per
lD........................... IUC
Golden Dates, per lb...... SC
Cleaned CurrantS, per h.. SC
Cal. Lemon Cling Peaches,
per Can..................... I/C
Cal. Bartlett Pears, per can, l4c
Egg PlumS, per can.........l4C
Green Gage PlumS,perCan, lac
White Cherries. per can...23c
Baltimore Yellow Peaches
per can..................... .lZc
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JONAS. AS.LoNG'S>SoNS.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

In designing the menu cards, the ar
tistic and delicate, rather than shown
ness was desired, and Miss Lucia Rit-
tenhouse, Of this city, was engaged to
The record-union., 1897-11-15
CoURsING AT INGLEsIDE.
Santa Alicia Won First and Min
nehaha Second.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14-A large
crowd witnessed the coursing at Ingla-
side to-day The results In the conso-
lation purse Were as follows:
First ues-Tom Fitz beat Wild Flow
ana after no-go; L. l.. A. formerly
Skyrocket, Jr.) beat Peter Maher; Lit
tie Corporal beat Emin Pasha; Snow
Bird beat Little Delight; Governor
Markham beat Flying Dutchman;
Mountain Beauty beat Royal Daisy
Valentine beat Sam; Tod Sloan beat
Oriental.
Second ties-Myrtle beat Tom F'itz
l.. l.. A. beat Tessie Fair; Snow Bird
beat Little Corporal: Mountain Beauty
beat Governor Markham; Tod Sloan
beat Borders Valentine
Third ties-Myrtle beat T.. L. A; ;
Snow Bird beat Mountain Beauty; Tod
Sloan bye
Fourth ties-Myrtle beat Tod Sloan;
Snow Bird a bye
Final-Snow Bird beat Myrtle
The result of the courses in the con-
ISOLATION plate was as follows:
First ties-Skyball a bye; Systematic
beat Mission Tip; Minnehaha beat
Busy Bee; Santa Alicia beat Procras-
tination; Flashlight bye.
Second ties-Systematic beat Skyball;
Minnehaha beat Flashlight: Santa
Alicia a bye.
Third ties-Santa Alecia beat Sys-
tematic; Minnehaha had bye.
Final-Santa Alicia beat Minnehaha
The record-union., 1897-11-15
Looked Like a Calamity.

There We're five or six of us on the
hotel Neranda and when Major Hillson
was seen coming up the street a boy
was ordered to bring out a glass of
water for every sitter. We We're sip
ping the beverage when the Major halt
ed at the steps and looked up and Cap
tain Chisholm, who was the only one
who knew him, called out:
"Mawnin' TO yo', Majah-I hope 1 see
yo' well?"
'Mawnin', Captain" was the reply
"Mawnin to ALL"
It's hottish day, Majah." continued
the Captain as he raised his glass.
les, rather hottish,'' replied the Ma
Jor, as he peered at the glasses and a
puzzled look came over his face.
Won't yo' come up and join us?"
Il was going over to the compress.
but | am in no powerful hurry
The Major came up the steps, was
introduced to each of us in turn. and
as he sat down the Captain said to the
young negro:
'Heah, boy, bring Majah Hillson a
glass.
A glass of water was brought out and
placed on table at the Majors ell
bow. He carefully inspected ii fo,. a
The record-union., 1897-11-15
CoRRoBoRAT1NG HER STORY.
Mrs. Mack Points Out the Spot
Where Thorn's Saw Was Buried.

NEW YORK, Nov 14-Mrs. Mack
was taken from the Queens County
Jail early this morning and driven out
Jackson avenue and through Wood
side, out not near the cottage where
the murder occurred. She went to COR
robor2te part of her confession, and
to-mcrrow the authorities hope to be
able TO locate the saw with which it
is claimed Thorn dismembered the body
OF Guidensuppe In her confession
Mrs. Mack had indicated the locality
in which the saw was buried She was
not sure of the exact place where the
saw was inferred, but was sure she
could tell within few feet. When the
spot was located as nearly as possible.
the woman and officers re-entered the
coach and it was driven back to Long
Island City, and Mrs. Mack returned
to her cell. Digging will be commenced
Tomorrow
The identification of Martin Thorn
as the former convict by keeper of
Moyamensing prison. PHILADELPHIA
saturday, caused District Attorney
foungs TO take sudden journey to
Philadelphia. 1t was also announced
that Detective Melvin has left to ioin
Mr.. foungs, and work out the new
feature OF the case. None of the Of
ncials would say. in the absence of
Mr.. foungs, what the DEVELOPMENTS
Were that induced the District Attorney
10 give the matter his personal atten
tion. 1t was believed that Thorn's rec
ord as q convict, as revealed by the
Moyamensing keeper, consisted merely
OF short term for the theft of a dia-
mond pin from customer in. his bar-
ber shop. He was known as Thor
ninski
The record-union., 1897-11-15
CLEANED THE HOUSE.
Why the Optimistic Mrs. Blank
Was Glad of Their Visit.

Mr.. Blanks wife is so painfully clean
that Blank's life is made a burden to
him, and he has a gait like kanga-
his feet when it is muddy and taking
long steps to avoid making tracks.
When Mr. Blank arose early one day
last week he discovered that burglars
had paid the house visit during the
night, and he hurried back to apprise
Mrs. B. of their loss.
They've taken all the silver in the
house, he gasped, out of breath.
"Wcll, they won't get much for it
there's that one comfort, anyhow" she
said cooly.
from the cedar trunk"
I'm glad of it-sealskin is out of
date, and now I'll get something new
But your diamonds that We're hid
den in the rag basket-they took
them!"
''Oh, we'll, there isn't any money in
diamonds. I'm not going to worry.
Just put it in the hands of the police.
dare say the poor burglars were
driven to crime for want of bread /
always had a good deal of sympathy
for criminals"
But they've cleaned the house.''
John, you don't mean it? And I've
been dreading fall housecleaning all
summer. l told you there was some
good in everybody" and Mrs. Blank
turned over for another nap.-Chicago
Times Herald.
The record-union., 1897-11-15
HEADED THEM OFF.
Los Angeles Mayor Defeats the
Laying Of q Track.

Los ANGELES, Nov IA. Mayor
Snyder with a small army Of police
men at his back intercepted an attempt
by the Pasadena and Pacific Electric
Railway Company to lay a track on
Octavia street this morning The COM
pany has no franchise covering this
street, but foa. some time the owners
OF the road have been endeavoring to
reach the wholesale portion of the city
without running over portions of other
companies tracks, in order to be able
to put on a line of express cars. a
number Of which have already been
built and delivered to the company.
The franchises of the companies do
not allow express cars to be run over
their lines. A line on Octavia street
would afford access to the wholesale
district.
Operations were begun at midnight
with a large force of men and consid-
cradle headway had been made. when
the Mayor. at the head of his little
army of blue-coats, appeared upon the
scene. At first it appeared as if there
might be war. but the Mayors firm de-
termination to arrest every man who
attempted to proceed with the work de-
cided the engineer in charge to aban-
don the effort.
The record-union., 1897-11-15
IN THE COILS.
An Anaconda Attacks a Museum
Watchman at Philadelphia-

PHILADELPHIA, Nov IA - A huge
anaconda on exhibition in a museum
here to-day severely injured Samuel
Masher, the museum watchman, and
crushed to death a valuable trick pony.
The pony was tied TO a feed box along
side the anaconda's cage.
Masher saw the reptile had worked
one OF the boards of its cage loose and
hau stretched out short distance He
pushed the board TO, believing the ana
cohda would pull within its cage again
instead 1t wriggled out and wrapped
'tseit several times about Masher. The
latter screamed for help. and the pony.
frightened by the big reptile. began
jumping about. This saved Washers
lie, for the reptile unwound from him
aho completely encircled the pony.
Masher fell TO the floor unconscious
w hen number of the EMPLOYEES
reached the scene the snake began TO
unwind itself and appeared to be get
tng ready for the fight. The men
kept aloof until a lasso had been OBJ
tanned and the snake finally made Sc
cure Several of Washers ribs were
broken, and he was taken TO a hos
pital.
The record-union., 1897-11-15
CONSUL LEES ARRIVAL.
He and Consul Barker Welcomed
by Consular officials at Havana.

HAVANA, Nov. 14.-Consul-G General
F1tzhugh Lee and Walter B. Barker.
United States Consul at Sangua La
Grande, arrived this afternoon. They
were welcomed by Consular officers of
this city and large company of
friends.
The insurgents dynamited a train on
the iine to Sancti Spiritus. Several
cars were demolished, but only two
persons We're injured
The insurgents attempted to enter the
town of San Juan Yens, Province of
Santa Clara. They succeeded in reach
ing the outskirts. but, according to the
ofhcial account, the garrison repelled
them, killing eight. Several of the in
habitants were wounded.
The record-union., 1897-11-15
ST. CLAIR'S TRIAL,
He Must Answer for His Cold
BloOded Murder.

BOISE Qda.), Nov. 14.--At Idaho City
tomorrow the trial of H. C. ST. Clair
will begin for the murder of John
Decker on October ODD The crime
was one of the most cold blooded in
the history of the State
The victim was mining man from
Spokane. He was driving through the
state in private rig, visiting various
mines. Overtaking st. Clair, who was
on foot, he picked him up. ST. Clair
found that Decker had money, after
being with him several days. They
eampeG on the 22d in a deserted cabin
near Van Wyck in Long Valley. St.
Clair shot Decker while the latter slept
and hid the body in the brush. He af-
terward got drunk at Van Wyck His
actions aroused suspicion, and an in
Vestisation was instituted, which dis
closed the crime.
The record-union., 1897-11-15
The False Prophet in Literaturo.

A writer of fiction who puts all his
characters in antagonasm to beauty aud
progress, who belittles his fellow
in the eyes of the reader who puts
hopeiessness into his little world IN
stead of a reasoning ambitions not
going to give you any particular pleas
ure in your leisure hours, or any con-
ISOLATION in the realities of everyday
existence. This does not mean that the
best novel is one from which the dis
agreeable facts of life are banished, and
only the sweets served as a confection
at the feast. Ii is the attitude OF
mind toward the bitter and the sweet,
the evil and the good, the thing fore
seen and the accidental that makes q
novel uplifting or depressing .-Droch,
in November Ladies Home Journal