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KNIGHTS OF pYTA,As.
A Brilliant Assembiags of the Order boz.
ors Its Departed Members.

A Brilliant Assembiags of the Order boz
ors Its Departed Members.
The Knights of Pythias Memorial day
was observed Yesterday with much pomp.
The day was clear and fine and the at
tendance was large. Those participat-
ing in the ceremonies included the Boul-
der subordinate lodges of the Knights
of Pythias and Boulder and visiting d.
visions from Denver OF the Uniform
Rank and several state and division Of
hcers.
After the preliminary ceremonies by
the subordinate lodges at the hall, the
parade formed at p m. in the follow
ing order:
Col. w. S. Peck, marshal of the day,
State Brigadier General Craft.
Col. Ed Verdeckberg, Ist regiment.
Surgeon General Barkwell.
Past Grand Chancellor c. S Davis.
Knights of Pythias First Regiment
band.
Co. H, Colorado National Guard, Cap
tam Eastman commanding.
Ralph Talbot Division II. Denver.
Queen City Division 5, Denver, Cap
tain Heinig.
Division II, Boulder, Captain Crary.
Subordinate lodges of Boulder.
Citizens in carriages.
The ceremonies at the cemetery were
performed by acting Chancellor Com
mander Paddock and by Prelate Eman-
uel, over the graves of James Purmort,
Bert Banks and DR.. George McCarter.
Only the first named, James Purmort,
was member of the Boulder lodge. the
other two having belonged to other
divisions.
After the ceremonies were concluded
the return march was taken up to the
lodge rooms and the closing ceremonies
were performed there.
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SIXTY YEARS OF WOE.
John Dillon Gives the Reasons Why Ire
land Doesn't Jubilate.

John Dillon Gives the Reasons Why Ire
land Doesn't Jubilate.
New York, June ala World special
from John Dillon says:
Neither the Irish Nationalists mem
bers of Parliament nor the IRISH people
can be in any way parties to the rejolc-
ing over the Goth year of the reign of
Queen Victoria, because these 90 years
of the queens reign have, in Ireland,
been marked by poverty. famine, evic-
tions, wholesale and enforced emigra-
ton and by savage political prosecutions.
When the queens reign commenced
Ireland had S.ooo. 900 of people and
Great Britain 100000. Ireland now
has 4, 100000 and Great Britain has 34.-
100000.
"The most fertile portions of Ireland
have been swept ofa splendid population
by cruel laws, savagely administered. In
the county of Tlpperary alone upward
of $4,000 houses have been pulled down
during the queens reign and the popu,
lation has been reduced from 100000 to
10000.
Throughout these 60 years every man
who has won the confidence of the peo.
pie bv endeavoring to assert their rights
or to defend them against outrage has
been made the object OF persecution by
the government. Many thousands have
been unjustly imprisoned and some cruel
ly killed for doing their duty to theil
country, and to this hour the great body
of the Irish nation are denied any VOICE
in the government of their country.
"Ireland would deserve universal con.
tempt if she took any part as nation ir
the celebration of Queen Victoria's reign
! years which have been marked for Grea,
Britain and her self.governing colonie:
by marvellous progress in population
health, public liberty and all that goe:
to make nations great, but which ha!
brought to Ireland nothing but poverty
famine, depopulation and industrial de
cay, brutal political tyranny and re-
bellion."
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silver Quotation.
New York, June 2I-Silver is quoted at
COX today.
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THE GORhAM MINE.
Operations to be Begun in Msrshsll on n
Extensive Scale.

Operations to be Begun in Msrshsll on an
Extensive Scale.
A plan which promises much for the
future prosperity of this county has been
developed by Austin G. Gorham of Den
yer IN connection with the recently dis
covered vein of hard coal in Marhall "
Mr.. Gorham made visit to Marshall
last Saturday in company with George
S. Ramsey,,a mining engineer of Pitts
burg, and Giles Tainror, a New York
capitalist. for the purpose of inspecting
the properties Of the new Marshall coal
company, preliminary TO beginning oper
ations on the hard coal beds recently
discovered In that place
Mr.. Gorham has plenty of capital back
of the scheme and the most improved
machinery will be placed in position and
operations be begun Immediately Il
place the property in shape to produce
by next fall. The vein is 1oK feet thicl
Of good quality of hard coal.
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Grand Opening.

The Masonic hall which has been re.
fitted with new stage and scenery will
be opened on next Friday night with one
of the best travelling companies that has
been seen here this season. The Home,
Ross company will, on the opening night
present THE Plunger," FIVE actsensa
tional comedy drama. Saturday matinee
the refined comedy drama London As
surance" in FIVE acts and Saturday nigh
the we'll known piece. Monte Cristo.
Summer prices will prevail.
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Business Notice.

Notice is hereby given that have sold
to Ross Nicholson, late of Steubenville
O., the bakery and grocery business con
Quoted by me at No. Iz2o Pearl street
Boulder. All accounts due me shoule
be paid to Ross Nicholson, who will con
duct the business at the old stand. J
desire at this time to bespeak rhim ths
generous patronage of the public.
J.iH. CoNLEY.
Boulder. Colo, June Io. 1897.
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Confessed to the Murder.

Fayetteville, w. Va, June 2I.-Albert
Viarsstone, one of the murderers to be
banged on Friday confessed today that
he, Wiley Lewis and Albert Slauter mur
dered John Cochran. This is the first
confession from any of the gang.
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URGES REPEAL.

Statute Books.
New York, June 2I.-The Sun in an
editorial this morning follows up Sen
ator Morgans suggestion relative to the
income tax which was passed as clause
in the Wilson bill 1t remarks that the
clause still remains on the statute books,
though imperative, and should be re-
pealed. In the event of change in the
supreme court. there might be change
in the ruling and the income tax would
again be put in force.
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5 NEWS.
HANNA'S ALTERNATIVE.
The Administration Is Keeping Berth
Warm for the Trust Statesman.

Warm for the Trust Statesman.
New York. June 2I.-A story started
on the rounds yesterday that Hanna is
urging Sherman's retirement to make
room for himself in case of an Ohio re-
versal, but it is not given general cred
ence. In the event of reverses in Ohio,
the administration, 1t is understood, will
not permit Mr.. Hanna's retirement, but
will have something fully as important
as the senatorship with whio b to console
him. But Hanna is confident of success
in Ohio
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Sentenced for Rape.

Pueblo, June 2I.-W. O. Mitchell was
81 tenced by Judge Dixon this morning
to 13 years in the penitentiary for the
rape of two girls, I3 and I6 years old.
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Charley Ross Father Dies.

Philadelphia, June 2I.-Charles Ross,
the father of Charlie Ross, whose abduc-
ton on July I, 1874 attracted world wide
fame, died this morning in his 74th year.
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Lovs,s strstsRen

A melodrama to be given at Union
Hall July 1, 1897, for the benefit of the
A. M. E. church. The public at large
are invited to attend, as We are struggling
hard to free our Lords house from in
debtedness. Tickets are out for sale,
and you will miss rare treat if you fail
to get one. w. A. MOORE,
D,ekor
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MORE YELLOW FEVER.
Flag Ship Finance Arrives In New Yorl
With three Cases and Reports
Three Deaths.


New York, June 2I.-The flag ship FL
nance arrived this morning from Colon
and was held in quarantine because Of
three deaths from yellow fever and three
more persons afflicted. At Colon. the
crew were not allowed on shore because
of yellow fever reported there, but the
passengers were and it was thus the dis
ease was brought aboard.
Of six passengers that were taken sick
three died and two were buried at sea
The dead were:
Charles Hitchcock.
Harry Bowen.
D. J. Prue, son of acting United State.
Minister at Peru.
The passengers and crew were trans
ferred to Hoffman Island. where they
will be detained for safe time. 1t i!
not believed that further cases will re
SuIr
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DECLARES FOR SILVER.
Paul j. Sorg Ranks Himself as an Advo
cate of the W hIte Metal.

cate of the White Metal.
Middletown, o Jan. 2I-Paul J. Sorg,
an ex-congressman and prominent
Democratic candidate for governor, has
declared for silver and has settled all
doubts by clear and decisive statement.
"The fight" Mr.. Sorg says, SHOULD be
made for silver, clean cut and alone
Over 100 delegates are instructed for
Sorg, aU,- d..
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Despondent from Lack on Work,

Trinidad, June 2l.-D. T. Sipms, a
former employe of the Gulf, committed
suicide this morning by taking morphine.
He leaves a wife and one child.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-08
Del. Lacka. and Western,

Effect Monday, october 49, 1896.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex-
press for New York and all points East,
diO' 25O, 5.l5, 500 and $50 a. m; l.lO and
333 p. IN.
Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadal-
phia and the South, 5.l5 500 and 955 a. m,
lilo and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 3.45 p. m.
Iobyhanna accommodation, 6.l0 p. m.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, FL
MIRA, Corning, Bath, Dansvlle, Mount
motifs and Buffalo, 1920 2.35 a. m. and l.55
,. m, making close connections at Buffalo
10 all points in the West. Northwest and
Southwest.
Bath accommodation 9.l5 a. m.
Blnghamton and way stations, los p. m.
Nicholson accommodation, 5l5 p. IN.
Binghamton and Elmira express 555
p. M.
Express for Utica and Richfield Springs,
2.S5 a. m. and i.55 p. m.
Ithaca 2.35 and Bath 9l5 a. m, and l55
p. m.
For northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dan
vile, making close connection at North
umberland for Williamsport, Harrisburg
Baltimore, Washington and the South.
northumberland and intermediate sta
tons GOO, 9.55 a. m, and l.55 and 500 p. m
Nanttcoke and intermediate stations, sos
and II. 20 a. IN. Plymouth and intermediate
stations, $40 and SAL p. m
pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains.
For detailed information, pocket time
tables, etc, apply to NJ. l.. Smith, city
ticket office, 32S Lackawanna avenue, or
depot ticket office
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permission we will now pass on to the
drainage question"
MIR Chairman" said Timperley, in
firm tones, Il protest against your nm
putations. | am as clear in my head as
anyone here, and as free from hallu-
cinations as the best of you. What l
have said | repeat. | am prepared to
let my astral shape travel in search
of the squire's grost, and that l can
do it | know, for yesterday it made
it's first journey into space and with
perfect success. Yesterday, gentlemen,
Sam Timperley's spirit left his body
and after wandering at will came back,
and Sam Timperley's spirit VIII DO IL
again If necessary
Perhaps you'l tell us what you saw
on your trial trip" said one councillor
with sneer.
81 don't think you'd like me to do so.
Mr. Sellars," said Timperey, gravely
Unseen | visited the houses of all of
you present tonight, and | found a
skeleton in the cupboard OF each
house"
Then you took great liberty, Tim
perley." said Councillor Mudford
Il found a sleketon in the cupboard
in each house" continued Timperley,
looking fixedly at the speaker, and
some, Mr.. Mudford, were very big
ones"
Mr. Mudford shifted uneasily in his
| chair.
mo, gentlemen" the green grocer
went on, I'm not deceiving you. for
| can do what ! propose. Anyway you
will be no losers, for if I don't succeed
matters will be no worse. If L do
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} E l. A w A r L A y y
HUDSON TIME

On Monday, Nov. %,
trains will leave Scran-
ton as follows:
For Carbondale-5.45.
1855, 8.55, 10.l5. a. m.s
1900 noon; 1.2l, 2.20, 3.52.
5.25. 6.25, 7.57, $40, 1880.
II "a d. IN.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey

(Lehigh and Susquehanna Division.)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JAN. 25, 1897.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston,
l2,45 200, S.O5, 500 40 p. m. Sundays 800,
a. m, 100, 2,l5, 710 p. m.
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York. Newark and Elizabeth,
$50 (express) a. m, l245 express with Buff
fet parlor carr, S:05 (express) p. m. Sun
day, 2,l6 p, m; Train leaving l2i5 p. M
al, 5.22 p. m. and New York 600 p. m.
For Maueh Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem. Easton and Philadelphia, $50 a. m
l245, 3,O5, 500 Except Philadelphia) p. m
Sunday, 2.l5 p. m.
For Long Branch Ocean Grove, ETC., at
$50 a, IN. and l2.45 p. IN.
For Lakewood $40 a. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown, $50 a, m, l2,45, 500 p. IN.
Sunday, 2 10 p. m
For Pottsville 500 a. m, 12.45 p. m.
Returning leave New York fsot Of Lib
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But it was particularly hard on the
landlord of the White Swan. He had
paid a heavy price for the business
some two years ago on the basis of Gus
tom to be brought by the ghost, and
without that he might as well put up
his shutters, for the gentlemen who
sold the camel's hair put up at the OPP
position house. There was also a
butcher, a baker and possibly candle
stick maker on whom the matter would
press hard; sundry cooks. walters and
chambermaids, to say nothing of the
boots; while the guide to the Grange
found starvation staring him in the
face, for he had seen perpetual tips
ahead and had made no provision for
the unexpected.
As the matter was one of Importance
to the whole community no objection
was raised when at the next Parish
council meeting mine host of the White
Swan, Roger Wharton by name, re-
ferred to the subject. He pointed out
that the ghost of the Grange had
brought honor and renown to the town
and had incidentally lightened the
taxes. Was it right that they should
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For Albany Saratoga, Montreal, Bos-
ton, New England points. etc.-5.45 a. m;
2.20 p. M ,o,so 20 m
"Go5i For wi Wilkes @ Barre-s45 7a5 s45 gig.
1o45 a. m: 1905. 40, 2.2S, 1888, AL. 800.
'IS, Tor ~ New York, philadelphia. etc. via
Lehigh Valley Railr4adI64 %, 7:a5 s q; n; m;
1905. 1.2O, 3,33 with Black Diamond Ex-
For PENNSYLVANIA Railroad points-6.45.
9.SS a. m; go, Al p. m: ro,,,r, vo,,o,
paiIroadE7,45 a. M; 10. .O5, 3.33 with Black
Diamond Diam Express) go llso p; m; ,o,,o-u,.
From Carbondale and the Horth-6.40.
7 90 $40 S.S4, 1910 a. M; 1900 noon: los.
2.24, 825 4:S7, 5.45, 745, s45 and ll,25 ?. m; mo
From Wilkes-Barre and the sonth-5.4o,
r 20 $50 1910 l1.55 a. m; 1,16, 2.14, 3.4S,
5SS 6.2i, 758, sOS, 9.45, 1l.52 p, m.
w BURDICK, G P: A, Albany, N. Y.
H w. Cross. d. p. A, scranton, IA.
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All trains run daily except sunday.
signifies that trains stop on signal for pas.
sengers.
secure rates via ontario d Western before
purchasing tickets and save money Day ana
Night Express TO the West,
J.C. Anderson, Gen. Pass Agt
4. Flitcroft. Div. Pass, Agt. Scranton. Pa,
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a severe blow to the town, for the shil-
ling admission had eased the burden
of taxation for it's inhabitants, and
then there was the loss of prestige
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erty street. North River, at go (eXpress)
a. m, 1.1O, 13O, Ais express with Bufet
parior carr p. m. Sunday 430 a. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
800 "a m, 200 and 4.3O p. m. Sunday. SIS
a. m.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in add
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN.
Gen. Pass. Agt.
]. II. OLHAUSEN, Gen. Supt.
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RA/LROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS-
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively 1nsur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV. Is, 1896.

LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD SYS-
TEN.
Anthracite Coal Used Exclusively Insur-
ing Cleanliness and Comfort.
IN EFFECT NOV. 15 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON.
For Philadelphia and New York via ID;
(Black Diamond EXpress) and 1l.3O p. m.
For Pittston and Wilkes-Barre via. D.
L. & w. r. r., 600, SOS, ll.2O a. m, Loo
340, 600 and Si7 p. m. ,,
For White Haven, Hazleton, Pottsyilie.
and principal points in the coal regions
via d. & II. r. r.. Gas a. m, l2.Oo ana AL
p. m.
For Bethlehem Easton, Reading, Har-
risburg and principal Intermediate sta-
uons via D: & II. r. r.. 6.45, 745 a. M
1905, 1.20, 1888 (Blaek Diamond EXpress)'
Al and l.3O p. IN.
For Tunkhannock, Towanda, Elmira,
Ithaca, Geneva and principal intermediate ds
stations via D., l.. * w. r. r., 600, s'oS'
300, a. m 1920 and $40 p. m.
For Geneva. Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara
Fails, Chicago and all points west via D.
4 II. r. r., 745 a. m .05, 3.33 (Black Dia-
mond EXpress), $50 and l1.30 p. m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley chair cars on all trains between
Wilkes Barre and New York, Philadel-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge.
ROLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt
CHAS. S. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt, Phila,
Pa
A.; w. NoNNEMACHER, Asst. Gen
Pass. Agt., South Bethlehem, Pa.
Scranton Office. 300 Lackawanna avenue
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Pennsylvania RAILROAD.
Schedule in Effect November Is, $50 S

Trains Leave Wilkes Barre as Follows
7.3o a. M, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balt-
more. Washington, and for Pitts.
burg and the West.
lO.l6 a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsvlle, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts.
burg and the West.
3.l5 .. M, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington and Pittsburg
and the West.
3.l5 p M, Sundays only, for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Phiadelphi a.,
and Pittsburg and the West.
600 p. M, week days, for Hazlston
and PottsviIle.
J. X. WOOD, Gen'i Pass. Agent.
J. B. HUTCHINSON. General Manager.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Effective Jan. A. 1897.
Trains will leave Scranton for New
York, Newburgh and intermediate points
on Erie, also for Hawley and md Local pofin5s; frnS;
above points at TO- 33 a. m. and 9.3s p. m.
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that we can object. In fact, it is a
matter that rests solely with Mr.. Tim
perley, and there was no need for him
to bring ii before us at all
TO BE CONCLUDED.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-13
Growth of Scientific Terms.

Ii any one doubts that modern science
is progressive he has only to examine
current publications on any science, es-
pecially chemistry, to find that so nu-
merous are the discoveries and new
methods that new vocabulary is re-
quired to deal with them. From a re-
cent number of the Experiment Station
Record. containing abstracts of chemi-
cal work at various stations, we extract
the following thirty words. How many
OF our readers having fair acquaint-
ance with chemistry in the past, can give
their meanings, or part of them? And
doubtless thirty more could have been
selected which would be Greek indeed to
the ordinary reader: Amids, Amyloee,
Achroodextrin. Atractylis, Arabinose
Dextran, Dextrorotatory, Engym, Fruc-
tose, Furfurol, Galactose, Glyceral, ely
cogen, Hoematoxylin, Hydrolysis. Hexo-
ses. Inulin, Isomaltose, Ketones, Levu-
lose. Mannose, Multirotatim. Osagones,
Osamine, Pentosans. Phosphomolybdic
Shamnose, Sorbin. Uranium, Xylose.
1t may be noted in this connection, that
chemical writer's have agreed to drop
the finale from srch words as "gly-
cerine, "dextrine" "iodin," etc.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-13
STOCK.

Sometimes an innovation is not appre.
ciated until after its newness has we'll
worn off. This is especially true of the
silo in this land of corn fields. While
agreeing that the stalk is worth 40 per
cent of the value of the corn plant, it
behooves to know the best way to save
it and feed it.
With fertility which washes away
from many barn yard. and that which
is washed into the fields and brooks
every season, it is small wonder that
some farmers cannot make both ends
meet. The candle is burning at both
ends.
1t is the poorest kind of economy to
ever stint an animal in its food; but in
generous feeding there is the great
danger of waste from feeding that
which the animal does not need. Indi-
viduals require relative proportions of
different foods, and the nearer we can
come to know just what proportion is
best the less will we feed to no purpose.
Very rarely. in the Northern States, is
barn found which will keep the cattle
properly warmed. Usually the winds
whistle through them, and nearly al.
ways does the manure freeze behind the
cattle. They eat greedily. just to keep
warm. but it is much more expensive
thing than to build them snug and COM
Portable quarters.
When the farmer has the product of
the corn field in his silo he holds the
work of feeding in the palm OF his hand,
as it we're. 1t certainly seems that the
disadvantages and impracticable feat
ures of the fodder feeding question on
large scale are by the eilo almost wholly
overcome
Penning SOW in close quarters not
only tends to disease, but to make her
vicious. and, at the same time, to in
crease the cost of her keeping. The or
chard is an excellent place for her,
especially il it is in bearing and is we'll
seeded to clover. Have storm quarters
for her, of course.
In nearly all cases the second and
third litter CT pigs SOW farrows will
be better than the first. and il she is
sufficiently valuable to be kept as a
breeder she can be kept several years to
good advantage. and will be of much
more worth than young mother.
Two weeks previous to narrowing is
soon enough to put the SOW upon soft
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-13
HISTORY OF SPOONS.

II you desire to know about the scare
ity of really reliable data on the history
Of spoons, take down your handbooks and
encyclopedias and see if it does not
take you long time to learn anything
OF their origin. nativity" etc. In fact,
the antiquarians do not pretend to give
US anything of value in that line. 1t is
admitted that they are "very ancient"
but just exactly how old they are and
by whom they were first used are points
upon which we are left completely in
the dark. Creighton says: Spoons must
have been very ancient invention, for a
Saxon spoon OF perforated silver gilt,
ornamented with gems, was found in a
grave at Sarre, Thanet."
When forks we're unknown, spoons
played very important part at the
table. Spoons of the thirteenth century
had handles terminating in knob.
knot, acorn or other odd and cumber-
some device. About the period of the
Restoration, of which so much is said in
English history, great change was
made in the forms of spoons. In some
of the unique patterns the spoon" part
was divided in two, three and even four
parts, and the handle always split or
twisted and turned up, instead of down
and back. Spoons of that period were
all blunt instead of being pointed as in
the form generally seen at present. They
continued short and blunt down to the
time of George l., when they were first
made pointed and had the handles
turned down instead of up.
About the year 1900 what were known
as apostle spoons" were introduced.
They were 80 called becaused they had
the figures of the twelve apostles carved
upon their handles. They were gener-
ally given by sponsors to children at
their time of baptism. The wealthy
presented the entire twelve; those who
could not afford to indulge in such ex-
travagance giving one or more, accord
ing as they felt able.