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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
WINS A BRIDE BY HEROiSM.
Illinois Colorcd Man AErd ~ Mar
riCs n Woman ol22 Ypnrs

Mdscoutah, H., Dec. 2S.-The leading
colored man in st. Clair county was
married last evening. He is George
Henry Washington. aged Il years, and
his bride is Maggie Wades % years
Of age.
Their marriage was the culminntion
of a romance which had it's beginning
in the heroic deed of the groom at a
picnic sixteen years or more ago. The
bride, who was then a small child,
with her mother and father was
thrown into the lake by the capsizing
of n boat. All three seemed doomed
to certain death in the deep water.
Henry Washington was one of the
managers of the picnic. and he sprang
into the lake. and at the risk OF his
own life saved the mother, father and
daughter. In her feeling of gratitude
toward their brave resCuer Mrs. Wades
returned thanks and half joliingly told
him that some day he should wed the
daughter.
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Scranton Pass. Rallwa


Philadelphia, Dec. 2S. - Wheal-I'irm !:
contract grade, December. 9Sa9SLc.; jan
uary, February and Marcn, nominal
Corn-UnChangcd No. mixed, December
and january, 3al2a33@lc.; February and
March, nominal Oats--Firm; No. white
December ana January, 29iad3c.; February
and March, nominal. Potatocs-Stcady /;
white, choice, per bushel, 7Oa73c.; do. fair
to good, G5a6Sc. sweets, prime, per basket
5Jaj5c. seconds, 25a'Dc. Professionalism
changed; smoked beef, city, 16al7c.; beef
hams, DC; pork, family llal2C.; hams, 5.
L. cured, in tiorCcs. G3:aSc.; hams. smoked
Sa9c.: sides, ribbed in salt 5a5l.c. do
smoked, &C.; shoulders, pickle cured. ia
SIC; do. smoked, &C.; breakfast bacon, sa
De-; lard, pure, city refined in ticrCcS. "a
acc; do. i'm tubs, 5a5i4C. Butter-F FiImor;
fancy western creamery, 22i2a23c.; do
Pennsylvania prinS dc; do. western do
&c. Eggs--Frm fresh, nearby. 23c. do.
western, DE. Cheose-Dull and easier;
New York full cream, choice and fancy
9aMiC.; do. fair to good, S.aS4c.; Ohio
tiates, 1laaCc, Refined Sugars-l-nchance
Cotton-Steady. Tlloiw-Quiet but firm :;
city prime in hOgsheadS. 3l. .a35sc.; country
i'm barrels, %2a33so; dark do. 3lic.: cake :
34c. grease, Sc. Live POultry-Steady:
fowls, case; old roOstcrs, 5iaaGc.; spring
chickens, IaSc.: hrOlcrS, Si.a9C.; turkeys
9al0c.; ducks, Sa9c.; geese, Sc Dressed
POultry-Firm; fowls, choice, SaSlac: do
fair TO good, 1aIl2C.; chickens large. "a
9igc.; medium, &c.; common ana scaldcd
Gaze; turkeys choice to fancy. l2al3c.: do
fair 20 good, l0al1c.; ducks, good to
choice, 1alOC. ReCeipts--Flour. 1000 bar
rels and 10000 sacks wheat, 49, 600 bush
els; corn $1,000 bushels; oats 26,00O bush
els. Shipmcnts-Whcat, $1,000 bushels
corn, 500 bushels; oats 2I0UO bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
FORE II CITY.

Prof. John l.. Morgan was presented
with an elegant easy chair by mem
bers of the Presbyterian church on
Christmas and wishes through the Tri-
bune to express his thanks and ac-
knowledge his appreciation of the gift,
as it is a mementO of their friends hip
that he will treasure not only for it's
utility and value, but chiefly because
it is an expression of the good will
they bear him.
Mr. and Mrs Glynn Morgan are
spending the week with Scranton rela-
tives
Last evening "A Noble Outcast" was
presented at the Forest City opera
house. Monday nights performance of
Cast Adrift" was much above the or
dinary presentation of that class of
play and the specialties after the regu-
lar performance We're clean, healthy
and entertaining. The audience was
small. which was no doubt principally
on account of the short time the COM
pany had been advertised. Tonight the
play will be From over the Sea-" to-
night. Lady Audley's Secret" Friday
evening, The Dead Witness" and
Saturday, The Toll-Keepers Daugh-
ter"
Prof John l.. Morgan is i'm recent
of a letter from Gwilym Davies, of
Fullerton, Pa, suggesting that a ma -
tional eisteddfOd be held each year at
some place like Ocean Grove and en-
larging on the grand possibilities in
the interest of music and literature
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
THE MARKETS.
Wall street Review.

New York, Dec. 2S-The bears in
the stock market showed somewhat
more confidence today and had some
success in reducing prices. The most
potent factor in their favor was the
continued irmness Of the money mar
ket, but much was made at one time
during the day of the reported willing
ness Of the secretary Of the treasury to
resign his office. This report was ex-
aggcrated into a story that the resig-
nation had actually been made and the
effect was to preCipitate a selling move
ment which was however, confined to
the professional traders and which
reached only moderate proportions.
The market showed no change from it's
recent holiday character and its SEM
blance Of waiting for conditions in the
money market to become more defined
and settled. Had it not been for the
sustaining influence of one or two of
the specialties the scale would have in
clincd much more sharply to the side
Of depression. The total sales were
29I,700 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO., stock brokers, Mears build
ing. rooms 7O5-7O6
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ranged as follows: wheat-December,
9Sa99lac. January. 94i4a9424c.; May, 9iha
9iAc Corn-December 27ha215sc.; jan
uary, 272sa279Sc.; May, 3Oisa30lsc.; July,
3lha3lkc. Oats 90 December, 22aIa22hc. ;
May 23Aa2ic. Pork-January, $S. 75aS. 90;
May $.92aS.SIl2 Lard-January, Sij5a
i.5j, May, S52iAa47O. Ribs--January,
NiOaL37la; May, H5ja452l2 Cash quota
tions were as follows: Flour-Steady;
No. spring wheat. S94a9Oc.; No. do,
Stable. No. red, g6i9aggiac.; No. 2 corn,
27isa2Ilac.j No. 2 oats, 23lga23Ac.; No. 2
white, f. o. b., 2iha25iIc.; No. white, f..
o. b., 4ha2jc.; No. 2 rye, i6Ac.; No 2
barley 26ica3Sc.; No. l flax seed Sll7a
L2ll2; prime timothy seed. S2.75; pork, $40
aI7j; lard A52l2al.jj; ribs, $,3jai7O; shnl-
ders, 43sai2c. sides SLGjai.I5; whisky,
N.l9; sugars, unchanged Rcccipts-Flonr,
$4,000 barrels; wheat, 1000 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels; oats. $4,000 bushels; rye,
1900 bushels; barley. $1,000 bushels. Ship
ments-tlour, 23,U0O barrels; wheat, 5,OOO
bushels; corn, 10000 bushels; oats, 10000
bushels; rye, $1,000 bushels; barley 22,OOO
bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
NORTHEASTERN
Pennsylvania
EACTOR u YNILLE.

Mr. and Mrs. f. F.. Bedell. of Carbon
dale, spent Christmas with their par
ents here.
Miss Sarah Pike. of the Deaconess
Home. New York, is home for her
holiday vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Reynolds, of
bloomsbury, was entertained over
Christmas at the home of Mrs Rey-
nolds' father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Pike.
The degree staff Of Paulowna Re
bekah Degree Lodge No. 5S. will meet
for practice this wednesday, evening
The funeral of Mrs. Elvira Wescott
was attended last Sunday at Walls
vile, and interment was made at Fleet
Vile. Mrs, Wescott died at her home
on Thomas Hill last Thursday night
of heart failure, after a short illness.
Lou Harding, Hosie Corr and Rheu-
ben Gardner are all home from college,
for the holiday vacation.
Christmas passed quietly here Moth
ing of unusual interest transpired to
create excitement. The churches held
the usual services and Christmas trees,
and our merchants did a good trade.
especially the new bakery of c. s.
HlndS.
Aaron Phillips is in Middletown. ~
Y. visiting his brother, j. NJ. Phil
lips.
w. r. Davies. of University of Penn
sylvania. is at the home of W. w. Bard
for few days.
+. w, Kemmerer is home for week s
vacation.
r. L. Capwel. esq, who has been
spending some time at Dickinson law
cClleg is in town for few days.
John BrOadbent. Of Bunker Hill, is
seriously i'll at this writing.
John Eilenberger and County Com
missioner Fred Chase had an elegant
days sport yesterday fishing for pick
erel through the ice Result was forty
two pickersl that weighed eighty-sev-
en- pOunds-neXt.
The past cold weather has furnished
some nice skating for our many lovers
Of the eXhilerating sport.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
DIVORCED BY PROXY.
Eastern Woman Hired Substitutes to
Live in Oklahoma.

Perry, Okla, Dec. 2S-Hundreds of
fraudulent divorces are being un-
earthed in Oklahoma which were
granted under the ninety-day law,
which was knocked out by congress.
Many cases have been discovered of
persons living in New York, Philadel-
phia. Chicago and St. Louis who have
been divorced without coming to the
territory, simply hiring proxies to come
here and live three months.
Robert Charles was a New York city
insurance man. His wife. Catharine
Charles, bore him four children.
Charles became infatuated with Mrs.
y. j. Becker and they eloped. Mrs
Charles followed them and six weeks
ago she found the elOpng couple in
Michigan. Then the husband produced
an Oklahoma divorce for both himself
and Mrs. Becker and q marriage GER
tiicate from New York dated two
months ago.
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FAMOUS INDIAN FIGHTER DEAD.
Charles n. Emery, II Nebraska PiOn-
cer, PASSES Away at Reatricp.

Pcatrlce. Neb., Dec 2S.-Charles n.
Emery, one of the prominent pioneers
of Kansas and Nebraska, died here
today, aged GO.
lie was one of the first agents Of the
Overland Stage company in this state.
before the Union Pacific read was built
and took an active part in the stirring
times of that period.
Mr. Emery was one of the few sur
vi"Ors of the two Indian massacros at
Thirtv-Mile Creek and Liberty Farm
in August, 1864, when many men. wo-
men and children We're slaughtered. He
was famous as an Indian fighter. un-
dcrstanding their methods of warfare,
and plotting white troops to victory in
numerous enga gements. Among the
older residents of Nebraska he was
we'll known.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29

New York, Dec. 27-Tlour-Quiet. Wheat
Firm; No. red, M.O24, f. o. b., atloat
No. ] northern Duluth, SlOi$1, f. O. d..
ailoat; No. / hard Manitoba. Sl.Oia4, /. o.
b., ailOat; options opened firm on cables,
broke sharply under liquidation, bearish
Argentine news and disappointing late
foreign markets, but finally rallied on ac-
tive covering and strength i'm coarse
grains, closing lsal2C. net higher; jan
uary, 99iia995sC.. closed 999,c.; February.
99lac, ,aSl,00, closed 800; May 943sa95;sc C.,
closed 95Ac.; July, SSAaSSSlc., closed So &C.
December, Sl0iHal.Oi7s, closed $l.Ollt.
COTn-SpOt firm: No. ., 355sc., f. o. b.,
afloat; options opened steady but declined
with a late rally on covering, closed Isa
lPc. net higher; January, 33 7-l6a331sc..
closed 3}7sc.; May "a 1j-lGa35i,c.. closed
35lsc.; December. 33Aa337sc., closed 337.c.
Oats-SpOt strong; No. 2. 2Slea2S$4C.; No 3
29c.; No 2 white, Soc. No. 3 white, 29c
track mixed, western. 2Sl2a29lac; tack
white, 29i aa33l2C.; options quiet but
stronger, closed i-aLc. net lower; Febru-
ary 2Saic,; May, 2NAC.; December, 2Satc.
Bccf--Stcady, cut Meats-Quiet. Butter
Steady; creamery, lja22c.: do. factory.
l2al7c; Elgins 22c.; imitation creamery,
l3laalSc,; state dairy l3a2Oc.; do. cream
cry, lja2lC, Cheesc-Quiet; large white.
September, SAC.; small do, 9a9lac.: large
colored, S2c; small do, 9a9iac.; large tate
made, 7%a7%C,, small do, SIaSlac.; light
skins, 6a6lac. largo October SaSlsc.: part
skins, 4Ra5iaC,; y skins, 3a4c. Eggs
Firm; state and pennsylvania, 2la2ic. ;
western fresh, 2la2iiac Tallow-Steady:
city, 57sc,; country 8laa3ac. Petroleum
Duh,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
HIS EAR AN UNFAILING CLOCK.
Death of an Ohio Negro Noted for n
Remarkable Peculiarly.

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 2S-GeOrge Hen
derson, a colored man, noted for Il re-
mukable popularity, died today.
He was endowed with a phenomenal
power of being able to tell the time of
day correctly by simply placing a fin
ger in his ear. At such times he
claimed that light flashed through
his brain, revealing to him the posi-
tions at which the hands Of a correct
watch were then pointing.
His powers We're well known to res
idents of the city, and he was never
unwilling to ohlige anyone with the
time of daV
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29
6A6Y'S SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
Tells all about Her Troubles when

Baby Broke cut with ScrofuIa Sores.
"At the age of two months, my baby
began TO have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external ap-
plications that we could think or hear of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side OF his face. We consulted a physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more anot her scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, began giving him
Hoods SarsapRrilla. l also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were we'll and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign of those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." Mrs. S. S. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
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Chicago, Dec. 2S-Cattlc--Dull; fed
westerns, S.75ai75; Iowa and Missouri
fed Texans SlaL3j; steers, $nl5a43O;
stOckers and feeders, S3.iOaL25; calves,
S5I5a65O lIoEs-S 80. i21aa3.jO; coarse heavy
packers, S3.3Oa337ig: prime butchers
weights S.5ja357ia; pigs, $33Oa335. Sheep
and Lambs-S3a3.j0 for common to 81 6ja
AS for strictly choice; western fed sheep
$360aiij; lambs, $ia5.Sj for common to
prime. Receipts-Cattlc. 5000 head; hogs
$4,000 head; sheep, 10000 head.
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Not Satisfied With 10000.

Paris, Dec. 2S.-Rudolph Evaus. the only
surviving brother of the late Dr. Thomas
w. Evans, the famous American dentist.
who died i'm Paris on November u, ar
rived here today to contest his brOthcr'S $
Will, If his brother had died intestatc,
he would have been entitled to half the
fortune Of the deceased. which amounts
to $4,OO0,OOO but he received only So 900.
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East Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 2S-CattiC-
Strong and firm for good grades. Hogs
Fairly active; Workers. good to choice,
3.G5a3.70; roughs, common to choice, S3a
3.25: pigs, common to choice, S3.6ja3. 10.
Sheep and L.ambs-Nery duh and slow;
lambs, choice TO extra, So. .l5a6.2j; culls to
common, &.50a5.GO; sheep, choice to Sc
lected wethers, SiGOai.Sj; culls to common,
s. IOn2. Il
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East I,ibrrty Cattle Market.

East I.iberay, Pa. Dec. 2S.--Cattle--
Steady; prime SiSJa49O; common, SO. 2ja
$50: bulls, stays and cows, S2a37c. Hogs
Steady; best medium. S3.Gja3.7O; best
Workers and pigs, $3GOa3.6j; heavy, S3.5Oa
S.55; good roughs. So. I5a32O; common, 50 %
a2.6j. Shecp-Steady; choice, A.G0ait5;
common, s3a3Gj; choice lambs. S5.0OaG.25; ;
common to good, $ijOajS0; veal calves,
81 5On7 ~
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there is contained in the working out
of the idea. A meeting to consider the
subject and possibly to arrange for a
national eisteddfod next year will be
held at Allentown, on January II, 1898,
commencing at 2 y. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29

New York. Dec. 2S.-Bcoves-No trading.
Calvos-Stcady; vcals. $5a5.5J; graHserS, 50
a%50; westerns, $3.25 Sheep and Lambs
Slow. weak; sheep. S3.50al 62l2: lambs,
5.75aG.j5. Hogs--Firm at $3.9OaL1j.
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Third NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.

Special Attention Given TO Busi.
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accomno odationS EX.
tended According to Balances AM
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-29

HI, nil are prompt efficient and
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Chicago Grain NnrHct.
Chicago, Dec, 2S.-- The leading futures
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02
One Christian Flag sun Files.

Although q quarter of a million
Turkish troops are in Thessaly, and
the Greek army has practically ceased
to exist as a war factor, there is one
place in the conquered province which
still flies the Christian flag and bids
defiance to the Crescent. This is the
monastery Of Meteora, in the north
west corner Of Thessaly, perched upon
an almost inaccessible rock, defended
by stout monks and we'll proyisioned
with a flock of goats and sheep on the
mountainsd pastures behind it. This
place has so far resisted repeated as
saults. The blue-and-white banner
still waves proudly in the breeze, and
every morning and evening the monas-
terry bell calls good Christians to matin
or evensong. The Christians have
long since fled, and the solemn sound
of the bell serves but to exasperate the
Mahommedan soldiers encamped in
the valley. The monks have been re-
peatedly called from prayer to tight
the attacking Turks with guns and
rocks, and they are calmly confident
to keep the Greek flag over their ROOF
until in the providence OF God the
Turks withdrew from Thessaly.-Lon'
| don cable to Chicago Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02

Fred Irland, one of the expert
stenographers of the House, talked in
terestingly yesterday regarding the
speed with which Congressman talk.
"It has been said in the news.
papers," remarked Mr.. Irland, "that
Representative Lewis, of Washington,
talks at the rate of 800 words a min
ute. He does not. No man could
speak in the House at that speed and
be reported. 1 doubt whether he
could be understood. / mean, OF
course, such words as occur in de-
bates. OF course in taking routine
testimony, where frequently recur-
ring phrases, such as what is your
name?' and where do you live?' are
expressed by brief arbitrary signs, a
ste~nographer can write as fast as o
man can think. 1t is a very different
matter when q Congressman talks. He
uses words with many s%yllables."
What is the fastest record in the
House?"
Representative johnson, of In
diana, once talked for an hour and a
half, when discussing a contested cleo
ton case, at an average rate of 220
words a minute. That is rapid work.
If q man talks $50 words a minute he
is very swift. I have noticed N
thing" added Nh. Irland. ''The fast
takers slow up after being in the
House o little while. The v~astness OF
the air space makes its impression
upon them, and they find, too, that
they get more attention when they do
not talk so ast."-Washington Post.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02
Points About Flags.

The President of the United States
has his very gorgeous flag; the Sec
rotary of the Navy, and the Assistant
Secretary have their flags; Admirals
have theirs, and so do C~ommodores;
but it is not known very widely, per-
haps, that Generals of the army also
have flags, which are hoisted some
times. The other day, says the New
York Sun, the Governors Island tug
left the landing at the Battery with a
little blue flag on her centre flagstaff;
on the blue field Of the flag were two
white stars. The Maori General conf
handing the Department of the East
was on the tug, and the little blue flag
signaled the fact to all who saw it and
knew what it meant. To those who
did not know what it meant, it seemed
as if the flag was simply the remains
of a fuli-sized American flag, the rest
Of which had been blown away during
its faithful service. The flag gave
warning to the Observation-Disclosures
that the General was coming, and so
let them prepare to receive him.
The blue flag with white stars hoisted
at the bow of one of our m%en-of-war
when in port is the jack, and is run up
on the jack staff. 1t is a sign that the
vessel is in shipshape. When the
ships wash goes up to dry, the jack
comes down. If the wash is up, and
the vessel suddenly has to fire a salute,
down comes the wash; because a yes
sci with its wash up is not in a fit con-
dition to do the polite.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02

stand. Wheeling their horses, they,
too, joined in the fight. But before
turning to fee two hands had sought
to grasp the colonel's bride reins and
to compel his horse to follow. But
| the steed refused to obey.
As the soldiers fed the boy soldiers
emerged from their coverts, yelling
and firing.
Jethro was the first to reach Colonel
Rutledge. He did not wait to unite
his hands, for even then the fleeing
soldiers, having gained a realization of
the true state of affairs, might be form
ing for q return He caught the horse
by the bride, and, followed by the
others, dashed back toward the woods.
When safely within shelter he turned
aud released the colonel's arms. The
colonel's establishment was great when
he learned the true circumstances
that he had been rescued by a band of
boys, and a very small band at that.
"Why, boys" he said, 81 was like
the Britishers- thought it was Mar
ion"
"But we are Marion's men, colonel"
said Jethro, proudly "I'm glad you
think we have done credit to u com.
mander."
"That you have, boys; bless you.
And" he added, softly: 81 feel sure
now that this old country of ours is
going to be saved, when wen the boys
show such spirit"
The colonel didn't have to live long
to find the fulfillment of his prophecy,
nor was that the first or the last deed
Of courage performed by these brave
boy soldiers of South Carolina during
the stormy days of 17S0.-Chicago
Record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02
WHEN JINGLE sam WAS YOUNG.

When Liberty flrst spread her wings, and
freedom found her tongue,
When Independence Day was new, and
Uncle Sam was young,
When came the Jolly Fourth ~around-the
first grand celebration
With fun and noise for all the bows, with
JOY and exuitation.
Do you suppose those old-time lads, SO
many years ago,
Knew half the Joys the merry boys Of re-
cent decades known
Did Andrew jackson fireworks hava7 II so,
do you suppose
he got excited, burned his hands and set on
fire his clothes2
And did the youthful James Monroe, when
shooting OFF a rocket,
Forget and drop his lighted punk with
crackers In his pocket2
Did Madison and Jefferson and Burr upon
that day
At carly dawn shoot nno of, and scare
the infant Clayp
l wonder Il Ben Franklin, with approving
smile stood by
And watched the Roman candles as they
sailed across the sky.
And Hancock, he whose heavy hand signed
Freedoms proclamation,
Do you suppose his bosom swelled with
rapture and citation?
And from a iag-enveloped stand did Wash
ington proclaim
And call In bursts OF ~eloquence on Free
dom'ss sacred name?
Do you suppose a grand parade passed by
the speakers stand,
The columns moving geyly to the music OF
tho band2
And did they have fantasies and oil kinds
of games and races,
And athousand glad surprises at all sorts
of times and places?
What all was lone upon that day-I'd
really like to know
just how they spent that oid-time Fourth
so many years ago.
Arthur J. Burdick.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-02
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Chicago has the Oldest plowmaker
in the United States. His name is
David Bradley, and he is at the head
Of a big manufacturing company on
the West Side. Mr.. Bradley first
worked at the business in Syracuse,
N. Y, in 1882. In 1885 he came to
Chicago, which then numbered $500
inhabitants and a camp of several
thousand Indians, to help erect the
first iron foundry established here.
Mr.. Bradley was the first man to
bring pig-iron into Chicago. In con
nection with the foundry which he
helped to build was a machine shop,
and the establishment soon began
along with its other business the manu-.
faeture of plows. Mr.. Bradley by the
growth of his business was finally
forcedNto build a little town Of his
own, which is known as Bradley, Ill.
Mr.. Bradley has passedhis eighty-ifth
birthday, but is still hale and hearty,
and thoroughly enjoys the prosperity
which hard work has brought him.
The active business has been sur
rendered to his sons Chicago Tri-
bune.