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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-02
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
IN THE
White Goods DEPT.

For the next ten days, we
will offer extraordinary values
in White Lawns, Dimities,
Nainsook Checks, Leno
Stripes, Fancy Swivel Cords,
Satin Striped Lawns, Etc.
These special inducements
coming as they do in the very
nick of time, together with
the matchless values offered,
will create a speedy clean up
of stocks on hand.
15pieces Fancy Nainsook Checks,
nc yard
10 pieces Heavy Dimity Cords and
Checks. good value at 12ac yard,
7c yard
13 pieces Fine Fancy Leno Stripes,
satin stripe effects, l5c quality,
1Oc yard
13 pieces Fancy Swivel Cords, the
newest Of the season, IL 1.2c yard
18 pieces Extra Fine Quality
Checked Nainsooks, satin checks,
good value at 1sc yard,
Only IL &c yard
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alton Davis are in
Philadelphia.
W. W. Wood. of Honesdale. called on
Scranton friends yesterday.
Captain T. c. Parker, Of Wilkes-Barre,
spent yesterday in this city.
Louis J. Dreiss has returned from a
few days visit in New York city.
Misses Annie and Katie Philbin are
spending the sImmec at Lake Ariel.
Frederick Hewitt, OF Pittston avenue
Is spending few days in Stroudsburg
DR.. John Burr EFT is in New York city
He Is accompf MED by his daughter, VI
Wan.
Mrs. Frank T. Henderson. of South
Washington avenue. is visiting friends at
Dalton and Waverly.
Mrs. J. H. Bro of Capouse avenue
will go to Philad, ia tomorrow to spend
July 4 with her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Hax-
lett.
Alderman John T. Howe returned yes
terday from Waymart and spent the time
In his office. He will return to Wayma.t
today for another weeks rest
DIR. Joseph Jennings went to New York
yesterday to attend his brother, Hugh
Jennings. who was injured Monday by be-
ing struck on the head by ball pitched
by Rusie.
Mrs. Benjamin Slverstone, of 7i6 Madl-
son avenue, has returned from a visit
with friends In Syracuse. She was ac-
companied by her sister, Miss Belle Shin
berg. of that city.
Misses Martha Kiefer, Margaret Thropp,
Leona Gregory, A. NJ Fine and Ralph
Gregory attended the moonlight dance
given at Mountain park last night by the
u. 7. club, of Wilkes-Barre.
DIR. H. L. Roop, the Pennsylvania state
superintendent of Sabbath school normal
work, who addressed the teachers of the
Lackawanna County Sunday School as
sociation yesterday, was recently elected
president of lebanon Valley College,
Annville, Pa. He is a classical graduate
of the college and has pursued post
graduate studies in philosophy and ped
agogy in WoI ster, Cornell, Clarke and
Pennsylvania univ The college is
one Of the inost classical schools in East
ern PENNSYLVANIA.
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Powell, G. II. Chandler, Mrs. Fannie
Mecker, Mrs. J. p. Miller.
Mrs. Gregory, Wilkes Barre, gave an
excellent illustration Of primary work
by teaching a class OF seven boys and
Ave girls
The evening session was not largely
attended President Fletcher was In
the chair and after the song service,
conducted by Mr.. Chandler, the report
of the treasurer was read. The report
showed that $43.26 had been contribut-
ed by the several districts. OF this $40
had been expended for printing. The
report was adopted.
President Fletcher then delivered his
address on the subject, The Bible in
the Sunday School" Before beginning
his address proper Dr. Fletcher spoke
of the needs of the Sunday school. He
said that more schools, more scholars
and more real teaching is the lacking
qualities. BY more real teaching he
referred to the educated teacher who is
earnest. In speaking of the bible in
the Sunday school DR.. Fletcher advised
that each pupil be urged to have his
own bible. 1t is the duty of the teach
er to see than this is thought about.
experiences as to the good results of
the rule. Quarterly lessons, he said,
are all right for their place which is
the home.
After Dr. Tletcher's address DR.. KEEP
hart spoke Of the Home Department"
He showed that Christianity is not
wanting in church privileges" as he
called them; neither is there a lack Of
ap1 40; he
factor. The convention adjourned to
meet in one year. exact time ani place
20 be decided upon later.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
The following were in attendance:
Miss Francis Raub, ID. A. Stone, j. II.
Kays, c. II. Chandler, Scranton; Mrs.
j. S. Miller, +. A. Nettleton, Green
Ridge; Mrs. E. Vert. Mrs. V. Yost,
Dayton Ellis Dunmore; Mrs G. B. w.
Doud, Mrs. A. H. Compton, Greenwood. {.
Miss Bessie Kendall, Miss Cora Gernon,
c. F. Kendall, Chinchilla; Mrs. Kase,
Mrs. Cramer, Miss Rachel Cramer,
Jhroop; Arthur Jones. John Sowden,
Old Forge: Rev and Mrs. L. A. Lin
dermuth, Moosic Mrs. w. F. Wam-
bach, Daleville; Miss Carrie Dales-
man, Miss Irene King, Clarks Summit
Halsey Lathrope, Miss Lillian Hicks,
Peckville; Dr. ]. p. Coult, Waverly;
Rev. William Surdival, Miss Catherine
Sampson, f. d. Bovard. Jermyn; Z.
j. Emory jefferson: Miss Nellie Ny
hart, Miss Beatrice Clark, c. l.. Clark
Scott Valley; DR.. w. w. Fletcher
N. H. Smith, Carbondale; Rsv. c. j.
Kephart, d. D., Annville, Pa. ]. Harry
Brandamore. Foster U. Gift. Grace Lu-
theran; z. N. Byron, Congregational;
Miss Della p. Evans, Scranton: Miss
Jennie Young, Dunmore, Miss Hattie
5ilknan, Providence; T. Paterson
Moosic w. H. Prizes, Olyphant; w. F,
Nye, Carbondale; A. w. Dickson
| Scranton, George E. Haldeman, Scran-
| ton.
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ROBINSON'S DIAMOND.
Robert Stewart Tried to Take II While
Telling Funny Story TO
the ex.Sheriff.

Last night about IL o'clock party of
prominent Scrantonians, ex-Sheriff
Charles Robinson, among them. were
avenue. Mr.. Robinson withdrew from
the party for a moment to speak to a
couple of other friends who happened in
and while standing at the corner of
the bar two we'll dressed and quite
smart looking young men approached
and calling him by name shook his hand
and commenced to chat with him in a
familiar pleasant sort of strain. Thing
ing possibly they were some business
friends whom he ought to know, the
genial ex-sheriff treated them in the
most friendly spirit and felt little
abashed that he could not call to mind
who they were.
II had the funniest experience a lit
tie while ago" said one of them, sud
denly but very cleverly turning the
conversation. do you know Mr..
Robinson, was coming up the street
here and just a few doors below us a
fellow, who must have been crazy
drunk or something, caught hold of
me by the pants leg-Tll show you
and before / knew what he was at l
was standing on nv head"
Look out, don't want you to throw
me-" said the sheriff to the fellow who
was telling the funny experience and
who had reached down and caught
the sheriff by the lower end of his
trousers to exemplify how the thing
happened.
Don. worry. I wont let YOU fall.
Just let me show you how easy it is
to throw a man that way. I'll hold
you" and with this last remark he nut
his left hand upon the sheriff's portly
bosom.
The sheriff didn't want to know any
thing about how his aggravating friend
had been tossed by the drunken man
on the street, but he didn't want to
offend his good natured but unknown
newly-found friend or 20 show any sign
of being angered before the goodly
sized crowd of onloollers so he did not
forcefully object. although he would
like very much if he was left alone.
OF sudden it flashed through Mr.
Robinson's mind that something was
wrong and when it occurred TO him
that his $500 diamond e-pin was un.
derneath the stranger'7 left hand he
grabbed him by the wrist and as hall
expected there was the big dazzler in
the fellows palm. He had unscrewed
it from the necktie and in anothe!
moment, had he not been detected
would have been ambling OFF with the
sheriffs diamond.
Chief of Police Robling, in citizens
clothes, was standing in a corner OF
the cafe talking with C. D. Wegman
He was called over and the two wor.
thies were placed under arrest. The
one who did the picking is named Rob,
ert Stewart according to letters found
on his person. The other is Patrick
Killen. They are part of a gang thai
follows the races.
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & M. T. Howiey. 231 Wyoming ave.
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started on it's course. II provides a
levy Of 1878 mills. The levy was made
up as follows: General purposes, 10
mills; to provide for sS5,0o0 4 per cent.
bonds, issue of 1886, ffty-three one
hundredths of mill to provide for
$4,000 per cent bonds, issue of 1890.
thirty-six one hundredths of a mill; to
provide for $4,000 AZ per cent bonds,
issue of 1891, thirty-six one hundredths
of a mill; to provide for $4,000 AZ per
cent bonds, issue of 1893, fifty-three
one hundredths Of a mill; to provide for
s25o,0o0 AZ per cent bonds, issue of 1894,
one and two one hundredths mills.
An ordinance was introduced provid-
ing for asphalting that portion of
Lackawanna avenue between Jefferson
and Washington avenues, now. paved
with cobbles. 1t specifies that the prop
erty holders shall pay three-fourths Of
the cost and the city the remaining
one-fourth and also the whole cost of
paving the intersection Of Adams and
Lackawanna avenues. The cost is not
to exceed s1.s5 per square yard.
o'BOYLE NAMED.
Mayor Bailey sent in the nominations
of James O'Boyle as inspector of the
South Washington avenue sewer, and
II. b. Reed as permanent man for Nay
Aug hose company, vice Henry Brown
resigned. Both were referred to COM
mitteee.
Responses to the advertisement to
furnish $3.50 worth of fire hose were re-
ceived from twenty different bidders.
They were referred to the joint fire de-
partment committee.
The Fire Extingutsher Manufacturing
company, Chicago, and Charles T. Hol-
loway, of Baltimore submitted five diff
ferent prices, each, for a combination
chemical and hose wagon, the prices
ranging from s1100 to 81 800. The Glea-
son Bailey company offered to furnish
a wagon for $1,350.
The report of City Controller Robin
son for the fiscal year ending March 81,
was received and ordered filed. 1t was
an elaborate affair, consisting of eight
different tables, showing the receipts
and disbursements for the year and the
standing of the several accounts at the
end of the year.
Resolutions giving the Columbia s
hose wagon to the Eagle company
when the Columbias secure their new
| combination wagon; directing the city
engineer to give plans for paving Car
bon street with brick or asphalt and
| for a retaining wall on North Main
| avenue at Marvine crossing, were in
| troduced and approved.
The ordinance giving the Traction
| company the right to extend its tracks
| on the West Side and West Market
| street passed third reading.
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$50 Xxx White Envelopes for 17c. at Sc.
Store. 523 I.ack'a. ave. 90
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Sales and
Small ProfitS''

This is our motto. and from the guam
titles of goods we are selling every day
we Judge the people appreciate this meth
cd Of doing business. We are Just in re-
ceipt of a shipment of fifty dozen leg
horns which we have bought at astonish-
ingly low figures and which we will dis
pose of during the next few days at such
prices as follows:
One lot good quality Ieghorns at 25c.
each.
One lot better quality Leghorns at SOC.
each.
One lot very good quality Leghorns at
&c each.
One lot fine quality Leghorns at 75c
each.
One lot of very fine quality Leghorns at
Soc each.
SO per cent. to 70 per cent. more for In
other places. Remember this sale will
commence Tuesday morning. Don't fail
to give us a call; It will pay you.
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SABBATH SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
Held al Interesting Convention In Y. M.
c. A. Hall.
THREE SESSIONS WERE HELD

Was Delivered by the State Secre-
tary, c. J. Kephart-- Officers and
Delegates to the State Convention
Named in the eAtternoon--Presid
Fietcher's Earnest Words--Those
in Attendance at Sessions.
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OFFICERS CHOSEN.

Miss Evans gave a number of inter-
esting statistics showing the growth
OF Sunday school work.
collection was taken up and the
nominating committee was called upon
for its report. The following list was
submitted by the committee as officers
of the ensuing year: President, w. w.
Fletcher, M. D., Carbondale; vice.
president, f. ID. Bovard, Jermyn; re-
cording secretary. G.. f.. Haldeman,
Scranton; corresponding secretary,
Miss Carrie Gary, Carbondale; treas
urer, Charles Baker, Jermyn; home de-
partment secretary, A.V. Bower, Scran-
ton; executive committee b. b. Hicks,
T. X, Tracy, f. E. Fitzpatrick, c. ID.
Winters. II was moved and carried
that the appreciation of the convention
be rendered the president and retiring
corresponding secretary for their valu-
able and timely services. This to be
spread upon the minutes.
The following were named as dele
gates to attend the state convention of
the association at Harrisburg, Oct. 12-
IA: Halsey LAthrop. c. d. Winters, T.
x. Tracy, DR.. ]. p. coult. Rev. ]. A.
Lindermuth, Luther Keller, Daniel
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wILKEs-BARRE ORDINANCE.

An ordinance relating to the riding of
bicycles and tricycles and declaring cer-
tain practices of the wheelmen 20 be nuis-
ances:
Section THAT the following are hereby
declared to be nuisances: "a Riding a
bicycle or tricycle. upon and through any
Of the pubic highways of the city at a
greater speed than eight miles an hour.
(2) Riding bicycle or tricycle. on any OF
the highways of the city without having
attached TO the handle thereof a bicycle
bell that may be heard distinctly at a dis
tance of thirty yards. (0 Riding bi-
cycle or tricycle. after dark without hav-
ing attached thereto and lighted bicycle
lantern. az Riding more than three ma
chimes abreast, except upon permit from
the mayor. (5) Riding a bicycle or tri-
cycle on any of the public highways of
the city without having at least one hand
on the hsndle bar. (6 Riding crosswise
or curving to and fro on any public street
or riding without faving control OF the
machine, or riding in any manner cal
culated to obstruct or impede public
travel. "a Riding a bicycle or tricycle.
on any of the sidewalks or board walks
within the city limits at any time during
the day or night. (0 Failure to ring the
bell when approaching principal street
crossings or whenever necessary to warn
persons In vehicles or pedestrians on the
highways OF the approach OF tne Dicycle
or tricycle.. (D Failing to keep and pass
to the right of any vehicles approaching
in an opposite direction. QW Any person
or persons violating any Of the provisions
OF this ordinance shall pay a penalty of
not less than 50 and more than SIS, to be
collected as other fines are now by law
recoverable.
Section 2-All ordinances or part of or
dinances inconsistent with this ordinance
be. and the same are hereby repealed.
REGISTERED AND TAGGED.
The Lansing ordinance, in addition
to defining what constitutes nuisances,
provides that all wheels shall be regis
tered and tagged, the city clerk to at
tach to each a plate bearing a serial
number and collect registry fee from
the owner. The ordinance introduced
in common council by Mr.. Wenzel is
similar to the Lansing ordinance with
the single exception that speed is linn
tied to ten miles an hour instead Of
eight. Mr.. Roche's ordinance merely
prescribes penalties for riding without
bell and lantern.
The new ordinances were referred to
committee with the others.
The annual tax levy ordinance was
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DR.. W. B. HENW00D,
DEN I is 7
3I6 LACkAWANNA AVE.
TAKE NOTICEI
3l6 LACKAWANNl AVE.

The Tribune will pay a reward OF 500 FOR
Information which will lead to the con-
viction Of any person who steals or. with
out the owners consent. mutilates a copy
of The Tribune after its delivery to a reg
ular subscriber.
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Very Neat Catalogue.

The twenty-fourth annual catalogue Of
the School OF the Lackawanna has been
Issued. II contains great deal of infor-
ration about the school, courses OF
study. ETC.. as we'll as a list of the hon
ors conferred upon former pupils of the
school t=- Yale, Princeton, Lafayette,
Lehigh and the United States Naval
academy. 1t is announced in the cata-
logue that MISS Susan Fowler, A. b.,
(Bryn Mawr college), for the last two
years secretary of the Bryn Mawr school.
Baltimore. Md, has accepted a position
upon the faculty OF the school.
Fire works. full line. Please call and
see. 500 Hoo Doc. 219 Spruce street
and 1922 w. Lacka Ave.
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Tailor made fall suits and overcoats.
latest styles. John Ross. sO7 Spruce
street. ss
The herald., 1897-09-19

challenged the burly old doctor to come
and drink with him. Recognizing the
futility to reason with a man in such a
state, DR.. Kidd replied:
"Oh, aye. James, I'll come wi We, an
I'll drink like beast to please ye."
"Hooray!" said the beadle. Come
along"
So they entered the inn, this strangely
assorted couple, the mark of observation
to many a curious eye. Jeems started
to order "mutchin," but the reverend
doctor filled glass with cold water and
quaffed that.
'Hoots!" expostulated the baccha-
nalian beadle. "Ye said We wad drink
like beast, DOCTOR"
AYE, Jeems, an so I have" was the
dignified reply; "for We know beast is
wiser than man, an drinks only what's
guide for it-an that's cold water."'
The herald., 1897-09-19
CARRIED OFF BY A HORSE
He Headed for the Station House and
Nothing Could Stop Him

1.-THE instinct of the horse is a wonder
full thing" said the man. who likes to
moralize.
"It was a long time ago." said he,
"and l am happy to say most of the
people connected with the adventure
are now dead-incuding the horse. He
was strong, gray beast, with reliable
expression, and the man who sold him
to me said he had no tricks and no
weaknesses. I am pretty good judge
of horse myself, and I could see that
he was sound and cheap at the price.
II had had him for couple of days,
when my brother-in- and I decided
to so for drive into town. The horse
trotted along steadily for mile or two
and then quickened his pace and be-
gan to gallop. In vain we tried to stop
him; in vain we tugged at the reins. He
didn't seem to be frightened; he was
just determined. And what made it
worse was that as we came into the
main street every man, woman and
child that we met was on the broad grin.
Nobody tried to stop US; nobody seemed
to be concerned about us.
FINALLY that Internal beast turned
into a side street and brought up with
jolt that threw us both into a heap
against the dasher. And then, before
you could wink, half a dozen great, big.
blue-coated cops had US by the collars
and were hustling us into the station
house; and I'll swear the horse winked
at us as we went by Understanding as
meek as lamb he was then.
"They wouldn't let us explain. They
said that horse had been stolen twice,
and had brought the thieves straight
into town at hard gallop. He used to
run with the patrol wagon but had been
pastured somewhere out of town be-
cause he had been sick. 1t was mid
summer, and the people we knew were
not in town, as repeated calls at the tele-
phone proved. finally, about 1 o'clock,
the police reporter of the Myrmidon
sauntered in. and, as luck had it, he
knew me, and we left. But We took the
train home. We didn't want the horse,
and 1 never got my money back. That
animals instinct cost me about Sis
good, cold cash. h."-Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-09-19
RAINBOW IN MOONLIGHT
A Perfect Specimen of This Rare Phe
nomenon Seen at Nahant

The great lunar rainbow seen from the
houses on the cliffs at Nahant and along
Marginal road on the night of a recent
great storm was, on the word of an
astronomer, a most unusual, as it was
most splendid and impressive sight.
Halo rainbows about Lady Luna or bits
of rainbow on 1.-The little clouds sailing
around the moon" are not uncommon,
but full bow spanning the heavens is
not often seen by night. 1t needs full
and brilliant moon and smart shower.
The one which hung in the heavens
above Swampscott and Beach Bluff
showed with peculiar radiance across
the water to the people at Nahant whose
backs were to the bright moon that came
out Of her flying storm clouds long
enough to show a quarter hour of the
phenomenon. The red and blue in the
great bow were fairly pronounced, the
orange was fainter and it required help
from the imagination to distinguish any
of the other four prismatic colors before
the rainbow began to fade. Then the
most distant right end of it glowed with
increasing yet "ineffectual fires" If "a
rainbow at night is the sailors delight"
'tis surely the solar bow which is0ften
seen before sunset. The astronomer
who has never seen but one full arching
moonbow in~his ebservant career notes
that the chances are few indeed for
mortals to observe this glory of the Lady
Luna. In the first place. there must be
full moon, and there are only about
tl1irty-six chances in year. tenth OF
the chances to see solar rainbow, and
these may be quartered by the fact that
most people are not up all night as they
are all day. If there were quite as many
moonbows as sunbows proportionally-
and this is improbable-we have only
one-fortieth as much opportunity to OBJ
serve them.-Boston Transcript.