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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
A BIoodhound's Keen Scent.

A remarkable exhibition of the keen
ness of scent of the bloodhound wan
given at the little town of Bronson,
in Allen County, the other day. The
town recently appropriated 500 out
of the city treasury for the purchase OF
one of these animals, the purpose be-
ing the detection and capture of thieves
who were operating in the neighbor-
hood, and test of the hound was con-
sidered desirable. At noon three men
started out on foot and walked four
miles into the country. Then they
mounted horses, and by a circuitous
route returned to the town. Six hours
later the hound was permitted to smell
glove which had been worn by one
of the men, and the next instant with
deep growl he caught up the trail
and followed II on the run. At one
point the men had walked for thirty
yards on fence, and when the hound
came to this point he carried his nose
along the rail with hardly any re-
duction of speed. Coming to the
place where the men had mounted he
took up the trail of the horses and
followed 1t into town, where, in crowd
of more than 100 men, he picked out
the one whose glove had been given
him to smell kansas City Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
Publisher Fields Was Posted.

James T. Fields, the Boston publish
er, had knowledge of English litera-
ture that was both accurate and extern
sive. A would be wit once tried to en-
trap him at dinner party. Before Mr..
Fields arrival one of the gentlemen in
formed the other guests that he had
written some lines which he intended
to submit to Mr.. Fields as Southey's
and to ask him in which of that au-
thor's works they could be found. This
programme was carried out.
II do not remember to have met with
them before" replied the publisher,
"and there were only two periods in
Southey's life when such lines could
have possibly have been written by
him."
when were those?"
Somewhere" said Mr.. Fields,
about that early period Of his exist
ence when he was having the measles
or cutting his first teeth, or near the
close of his life. when his brain was
softened. The versification belongs to
the measles period, but the ideas be-
tray the idotic one"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
Righteousness Of the Vatican.

The vatican at Rome covers a space
of 1000 feet in length and 1000 feet in
breadth and is the largest residence
building in the world. It is on the
eastern bank of the river Tiber and on
the Vatican hill. 1t Is said to have been
founded by Pope Symmachus, who
erected small house on the site about
300 A. ID. On this site, too building
was occupied by Charlemagne in 500.
Several times 1t has fallen into decay
and been restored. Pope Eugenius re-
built 1t on magnificent scale in l160.
In 1906 Clement v removed the Papal
See from Rome to Avignon, and the
vatican was in neglected and obscure
state for many years. Nicholas v, in
1850, commenced the great work of
making 1t the noble palace IL now is.
After the return Of the pontifical court
to Rome. 1t became the actual residence
of the pope. One after another long
line of popes have added splendid
buildings to 1t, and at present the low
est estimate gives the number of rooms
at 4,422. Gradually it has been en-
riched with great paintings, statues,
books, curious medals, gems, frescoes
and antiquities of every description,
until 1t il now the worlds richest de-
pository. The museum of statuary is
about mile In length and contains
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
Cleaning Gloves.

Gloves may be cleaned at home. OF
course the white chamois skin gloves
that are worn in summer are easy
enough to wash by slipping them on
the hands and rubbing them in luke
warm water, filled with suds made from
ivory soap. White kid, and even
suede, may be cleaned by gently rub
bling them all over with pumice stone
powder. Another way equally good
is to brush them with benzine or gaso-
line, and hang them out in the air.
One must be careful in this latter
operation to avoid being near a fire,
or near a flame or heat, on account of
the explosive quality Of the g'lsoline.
Another method is to put on the gloves
and to wash them in basin of spirits
of turpentine. White gloves may be
dyed a good tan by wetting them with
saffron and water, which have been
boiled and standing ten or twelve
hours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
Roads Must Be Roads.

There appears to be a growing i'm
preston that road is place of pas
sage from one point to another, and
that If it is anything short of that, the
ones accountable for its condition may
be held responsible for the trouble that
may be occasioned by its faultiness.
Passengers injured In a railway ac-
cident, occasioned by defective road
bed or an imperfect rail, are very sure
to sue for damages and to recover lib
orally.
Any one injured by defective side
walk can usually make town or an in
dividual pay smartly for it.
The spirit of the law seems to be
that a railroad must be a railroad and
in condition to properly carry on its
work in business-like manner.
A sidewalk must be kept in a safe
condition for people to walk over it.
Now, what about a road in which
persons in vehicles must travel? Must
it be a real road? Oh, no! Most any
old thing will answer. 1t differs from
a sidewalk and a railroad. They have
to be what they pretend to be, but a
wagon road may be simply streak Of
mud or stones or anything else. No
one appears to be responsible for the
condition of the public road. II any
one is injured or his vehicle broken,
it is the result of his own folly in pre-
Stunning to use road for travelling pur-
poses.
But the times change and we are
changing with them. Folks are be-
ginning to apply the same rules to
county governments they do to city
governments and private corporations.
Accidents on public roads and bridges
caused by defective conditions of the
same have to be paid for by the coun-
ty. 1t is just.
Good roads are cheapest i'm the long
run. The reign of King Mud should
be cut short. Good Roads.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

more than 10000 statues that have been
exhumed from the ruined temples and
palaces of Rome. The vatican contains
the Sistine chapel. built by Sixtus Nv.
1878. and adorned by the wonderful
genius of Michael Angelo; the Pauline
chapel, built by Paul III, In 1910. the
Loggi and Stance of Raphael. and the
court of the Belvedere. The library
of the vatican is truly a great one. 1t
Is exceedingly rich in manuscripts,
containing as many as 10000, some of
which are by Pliny. st. Thomas and
st. Charles Borromeo, and many He
brew, Syrian and Armenian Bibles. 1t
has about $4,000 printed volumes and
several rich museums of ancient and
modern articles of vertu. New Orleans
Picayune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
A Retiring Execute ner.

M. Deibler, known to the Frenci.
people as Monsieur de Paris, the pub
lie executioner, is seventy-three years
of age, and the infirmities of old age
are becoming so pronounced in his case
that he proposes to make way for q
successor. While holding the grew
some Office of public executioner M.
Deibler has guillotined 500 persons
condemned to suffer the death penalty.
He began his career as assistant pub
lie executioner in 1858 and in 1868 was
installed as chief. His retirement is.
in a measure, enforced, for his hand
has become so unsteady that he is in
danger of failing at the critical mo-
ment. He narrowly escaped seriously
bungling in recent execution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

Jubilee, according to the Jewish def
milton, denotes every fiftieth year, be-
ing that following the revolution Of
seven weeks of years, at which time all
the slaves were made free. and all
lands reverted to their ancient owners.
The jubilees were not observed after
the rAbylonish captivity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
OUTSIDE THE GATE.

Ill not confer with Sorrow
TIL tomorrow;
But Joy shall have her way
This very day.
Ho! Byzantine and crosses
For her tresses!
Let Care. the beggar. wait
Outside the gate.
Tears n you will-but after
Mirth and laughter;
Then, folded hands on breast
And endless rest.
IT. b. Aldrick.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

The first relic of the Inflated steam
ship Elbe was picked up quite recently
by a Lowestoft fishing boat. The relic
was barometer case. and was fished
up near the scene of the collision.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

Russia summoned 971,047 men for
CONSUMPTION in the army last year. of
whom 277.012 we're taken. Among
them were 1881 Jews. Thirteen
times more are reported as escaping
military service than persons Of all
ether faiths.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15

Stray dogs are cremated In Birmine-
ham. England. at the rate Of nifty q
day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-04-15
Faithfully thine,
RUTH CAREW. -

told.
The man laid his face down on the
letter, wetting it with sudden tears,
and said brokenly:
Dear little Rachel! Blest little Ra.
chel! Far happier than to have re-
NAMED here, for now and forever she
is as the angels. "-Waverly Maya.
zine
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-11

creyese que esaba acostado q sofia ontro
Ia galeria, lleg6 al otro cuarto, sac0 de
armario la aguja el hilo, desnu6 para ar
bajo el la carne, introduio e., Lon1
ci6n que enfa ell cadaver sujet6 la .14-
tro
81 por desgracia hubesen entrado este momento
hubieran dido latir su corazon
Dant6s podfa esperar que pasase la vista dc Ia
uoche f; pe1o temfa que el gobe1nador cambara de
opinion mandase llevar antes el cadaver.
Entonces pcrdfa ultima esperanza.
En- todo caso va tenfa dispuesto su, plan.
He aquf 10 que habfa resuelto hacer
ST durante la travesfa conocfan los enterradOres
que muerto e que nevaban, les 1aba
tempo de cerciOrarse ylgorosa pu1alada
abrfa el de arrba abao, aproyechaba lie su
terror escapaba 81 lie querfan coger, defendfa
ell cuchillo.
ST lie conducfan hasta Ell cementerio e colocaban
en- una fosa Sc dejaba cubrr de TERRA; de
noche apenas hubiesen vuelto la espada evantaba la
TERRA hua. Esperaba que el peso de Ia TERRA no
serfa tanto que pudiese levantarle
81 enganaba, 81 al contrario de 10 que Il habfa
credo, le cargaban capa pesada de Ia TERRA
ahogado tanto mejor; punto conclude.
No habfa comido desde la yfspera nj entonces sc
acordaba de tai cosa.
Era situaci6n harto precaria para darle tempo
pensar que su fuga
Il primer pegro que corrfa que el carcelero
notase la sustitucion al traere a las siete
Felizmente va fuese por caprcho, va por fatiea
habfa recibdo yeinte carcelero acostado,
ese case ell hombre coocaba ell pan la cena sobre
la mesa sc retiraba sin hablare, pero vez el
carceero podfa hablarle viendo que respondfa
ercarse la CANA descubrirlo TODD.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-11


pparados pueba .Fhen
5wsh6u e1Dostdneo, humo mai olor
preferible
consumdore vnta precios mas
extrsneras.
Agenes generates Isa Sres Sobrinos de Ezquiaga
Foraleza Juan Puerto Rico Ponce, Sres Fece
Costa & C.
Mayo 81 de 1897
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-11
LOS MEJcREs ACEITES PARA Fl Al UMRRARO
DE Las FAMILIAs, SON DE LAS MARCAs
Luz briI|ante ELEFANTE
YtUZ SOLAR AcUffA
las cua.es estan registradas y certifcadas.
las cua.es estan regIstradas certifcadas.

Estos aceites. r ro-
ducto de una fabri-
caci6n especial, de-
bida & la experiencia
adQuirida d ura nte
muchos amos en- la In
dustria de rehnar Pc
troleo, tanto en- los
Estados Unidos, CO.
mo en- Cuba, Mexico
y otros palses, SON.
sino superiores, igua,
les a los mejores que
Sc inportan del ex-
rapjero. baio diver
SOS nombres y mar
cas-. va por sus bue-
mas cualidades lumi-
nicas, cnanto por la
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-11

nntoaces Dantes levant6 ientamente Ia baldosa
ia cabcz2, echo mir&da Investigators por Ell
cabozo ba vatfo.
Dant6 saiio de Ia galera.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-11

ri H. l. viaje del
sarge pasa1e asboTdo eoTeo deoto
I'm de Herrera yae del q tcar& pana para boz
PuetoLco
ssda mes
ds aieEz
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
Loan Art Exhibition.

The ladies of the Green Ridge library
are preparing very interesting and
unique entertainment for the people
of Scranton in their Loan Art Collec-
tion to be opened next Tuesday even
ing in the large store room of the board
of trade building. Some of the finest
works of art in the city are kindly being
loaned and with others that come
from abroad the collection will be a
rare one. The committee desire to an
nounce that they still have some room
and can accept some other subjects
People desiring to loan works of art or
rare objects can notify the committee
or send them to the room Monday fore
noon when the committee will be there
to receive them. The greatest care will
be given to the same. From all reports
very enjoyable evening viii be one
spent at the exhibit 1t will be open
each afternoon and evening.
The committee are Mrs. Townsend
Poore, Mrs. Preston Robinson, Mrs.
James Hosie, Miss Anna Sanderson,
Miss Glare Reynolds and w. G.. Parke
and A. V. Bower. "*
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
WILKES.BARREANS WANTED 1T.
Lively Trading for the Lace Factory
Real Estate.-Other Sales.

Some spice was lent to the sherlff's
sale of the real estate Of the Scranton
Lace Curtain Manufacturing company
yesterday morning by the presence of
John w. Doran, representing the
Wilkes Barre lace factory. who came
up with a large bunch of money and q
determination to buy in the factory If
he could get it at anything like bar
gain.
Attorney G.. II. Weles, representing
Creighton q Burch, the execution
creditors, was just as determined that
the Wilkes Barre people should not
get control of the works and as a con-
sequence the bidding went up $61 ,565
1t was started at $500 by Mr.. Welles.
Mr.. Doran quit at 100000 ExSherin
Lewis was also a bidder, but quit early
in the fight. Creighton e. Burch's judg-
ment amounts to $4,000.
Other sheriff's sales made yesterday
were as follows:
bald, sold to Jermyn Building and Loan
association, No. Z, for $500.
Property of w. +. Sandway, Ransom,
sold to Walter Briggs, attorney, for 5000.
Property of Mary .. Miller, Fifteenth
ward, Scranton, sold to A. d. Dean, at
torney, for S45.
Property of George Phillips, Jessup,
sold to Michael Hizney, for 1895.
Property of A. A. Peckens, Dunmore,
to Jerusha NJ. Smith for $780,
The balance of the sales advertised for
this week were adjourned until Friday,
March 26. at 10 a. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
DlSpOSlNG or MAIL BOXES.
Several Agents Are Now nt Work in
This City.


For several days agents have been
going from house to house in this city
disposing of mail boxes, or at least
purporting to do so. They told those
they called on that they were employed
by the United States Standard Letter
Box Supply company, and agreed for
20 cents to lease a mail box to them
for five years.
They reinforced their argument as
to the necessity of n mail box at ev-
cry house by presenting a circular
which contained excerpts from the
postal laws that seem to make 1t COM
pulsory on housekeepers to provide
boxes for the reception of mail mat
ter. The crcularoafso contained some
statements about the regulations with
reference to carriers leaving mail mat
ter where boxes are not provided,
which are wide of the truth.
The agents, wherever possible, COL
lected % cents, the rent for five years,
and promised to bring the box around
later. None of the boxes, it appears.
have yet arrived, and some of those
who paid the 25 cents have been max
ing inquiries at the postoflice with
reference to the standing of the agents.
They are not known at the pOstof-
flee. Usually when agents begin to
canvass a city for the purpose of SELL
ing or renting mail boxes they first
endeavor to secure the co-operatior> of
the local postoffice officials. In the
present instance the agents, for some
reason or other, did not even aCquaint
the postoffice officials with the fact
that they We're in the city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
FAVOR ISSUING BONDS.
Remedy Suggested by Finance Com.
mittee of Board of Control.

If the present school tax rate of 70
mills isn't increased the board of con-
troll will be confronted with a trouble
some question of finance. About $780,
900 is involved in the contra ctOrs' pro-
posals to erect three new buildings and
one addition, now before the building
committee.
Last night the building and finance
committees met, the former to consider
the bids and the latter to ponder over
the low ebb of finances and suggest a
remedy. Neither committee reached a
conclusion.
Nearly all members admit the neccs-
sity of the proposed new NoS6 building
in the Eighth ward, No. Is in the Twen-
tieth, No. 2S in the Thirteenth and the
addition to No. 2G in the First The
schools are now oVercrowded.
Rather than increase the Emil rate,
the finance committee favor an issue
of bonds to the extent of 100000. They
argue that the interest on the bonds
will, at the present increase in attend
ance, amount to no more than rent and
that now is no time to burden tax
payers with an Increased tax.
On Monday the committees will meet
again and probably prepare a report
Tor that nights stated meeting of the
board.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
TELLS A STRANGE STORY.
B. E. 0sbOurne, OF Auburn, N. Y. Says He
Was Held Up and Robbed Thurs
day Night on Spruce Street.

Il. f. Osbourne, a commercial travel
Ter, who resides at Auburn, N. Y, says
that he was held up at Penn avenue
ana Spruce street Thursday night at 9
o'clock and relieved of $40.
That's the substance of his story.
There We're two men: one of them
placed revolver at his ear and de-
manded money. The other went
through his pockets and extracted
therefrom S45 in bills. Mr.. Osbourne
made no outCry, he said, because he
has q family at Auburn and there was
a probability at least OF the hammer
of that revolver falling and separating
him from those who depend on him
for support. So he did not resist.
Yesterday afternoon MIR. Osbourne
says he went to Chief of Police Rob-
ling and in answer to his request that
the matter be investigated Chief Rob-
ling, he says, refused and said some
things to him that were not nice.
Mr.. Osbourna gives his statement of
the hold up about as follows: He
works as salesman for DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root establishment in Bing
hamton. He arrived in this city Thurs
day morning and after visiting the
trade on the, West Side returned to his
hotel-the st. Dennis. About 9 o'clock
he went out to get a lunch and being a
stranger here, he says, entered the
White house, a place conducted by Ed
ward Jifkns. Mr.. Osbourne called for
a hot lunch and for q few minutes he
sat al a table between two men. These
men, says Mr.. Osbourne, expressed
themselves as desirous of eating and
the three were directed by the bar
tender to q rear room. Mr.. Osbourne
went back there and found not q hot
lunch but a number of women of ques-
tionable appearance. He left the place
and the two acquaintances of the table
accompanied him.
When they reached the corner of Penn
and Spruce, just a few yards down
Spruce one of the men pushed a revol-
Yer before his face. The other took
the money. They then ran away.
A Tribune reporter went to the
"Whte" house last evening to inquire
into the case. Bob" Davis, of police
fame, was seated at one table In that
Same back room there were four or five
women with partially filled glasses be-
fore them. The bartender was ques-
toned concerning the case. He said:
Don't know anything about it. there's
a lot of people getting too fresh around
here. THESE newspapers are too gay;
some one Will get soaked yet, if they
don't be careful"
The White house was granted q IL
cense last week but in handing down
the license Judge Archibald warned Pro-
prietor Jifllins that he would lave to
conduct better place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
COLLECTOR OF POSTMARKS.
Odd Fad Taken Up by a Minneapolis
Young Woman.

There is a young lady out in Mime
apolis, Mimi, who is engaged in col
lecting the postmarks of all the post
offices in the United States, and as
there are 10000 of them, it can be
seen that she has a good sized under
taking on hand.
About three months ago she wrote
to Postmaster Vandling, requesting
him to send her the postmarks of all
the letters that came to him during
the succeeding quarter Scranton is a
repository for the surplus receipts of
about 1000 lesser offices in this part
of the state, the greater number of
which make returns to the Scranton
postmaster every quarter These re-
turns, Of course, have the office post
marks on the envelopes.
These envelopes We've saved for the
last three months, and yesterday Depu-
ty Postmaster Osthaus expressed a
package containing envelopes which
bear over 600 different pustmarks to
the enthusiastic collector in Mime
apolis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20

Later in the year the propretors of
this wonderful remedy received still
another letter from DR. Bailey, as tol-
lows
Gentlemen:-I propose to do what I
can to let people know of your Paine's
celery compound, the medicine that has
done me so much good. / shall in my
own way, in speaking of my rapid and
great Improvement from the pulpit,
give as is justly due, tribute to
Paine's celery compound. | married
six years ago, Miss Lille p. Dunna-
want, a lady well known in social life,
the neice of Capt. Robert +. Lewis,
u. S. navy. During the whole six
years she has been an invalid, suffer-
ing from hysterla, laughing, crying
and screaming, SO that she could be
heard for squares. l have had great
deal of trouble and expense Eigh-
teen doctors have. first and last, at
tended her and one bottle of Paine's
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
THE STRIKE OF A MATCH.
Plot of MelOdrama in a Spruce
Dog Store Last Night.

There was excitement on Spruce
street at midnight last night. Some
one saw a lighted match in a dog store
near the Hotel Jermyn and an alarm
was distributed that burglars were in
the shon.
While one police officer guarded the
door so that the Gagged culprits could
not escape, another went for the pro-
prletor of the place. While he was
gone some one relieved himself of an
observation to the effect that two boys
had climbed through the store tran
som. When the proprietor came he
entered the store and there found Mar
tin Crane, a boy who was employed
to look after the store at night
He was locked out, and having no
other way of gaining an entrance into
the store. climbed through the tran
som.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-20
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Pastor Curtis Bay Baptist Church.

A few weeks ago there was published
testimonial of the great virtue of
Paine's celery compound from Rev
Charles L. Thompson, d. D., LID,
the eminent Presbyterian preacher of
New York City. Rev. d. Meek, editor
of the Central Methodist recently
wrote an open letter, telling that
Paine's celery compound had worked
a remarkable cure in his case. And
last month the great temperance evan
gelst, Francis Murphy, told the public
how Paines celery compound had been
a blessing in his family.
These are few among thousands
Every one knows conscientious char
liable persons who are too busy, more
often too procrastinating, to save their
health from going to pieces, and find it
easier to help others than themselves
Such persons fill up the army of
broken down business men and sickly
woman.
Every one in this spring time needs
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pound. Cure nervousness, neuralgia,
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Charity should now begin at home.
Attend to your own health and that of
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Paines celery compound is now with
in the reach of every family where
there is a member afflicted by any
stomach, liver or kidney trouble.
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1t must be distinguished from all
other remedies.