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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-22

An interesting article in the Trysofa'r
Plant for May deals with the changes
wrought in place names in Jamaica
by the abolition of slavery. Among
other amusing place-names adopted by
the negroes may be found the follow
ing: Comfort Castle, Envy Not, Hap
py Hut, Good Intentions, etc. The
writer conjures up the following i'm
aginary marriage announcement:
Thomas Johnson, of Good Intention, to
Sarah Murphy, of Never Expected 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18

BILE collection of specimens of the fora
and fauna of the arctics. Connen be-
came intensely interested in this collec-
ton, which he had helped to gather. It
was left at Fort Conger because Greely
found there that it could be carried no
farther.
During the disastrous march to Cape
Sabine, where the remnant of the party
halted, Connen managed to survive, but
he was in dying condition when Cap
tain Schley with his party of rescuers
came ashore from the Bear. Conneu
was greatly disappointed when he learn
ed that the collection would have to be
left behind, and since then his sole am
bition has been to recover it and see it
safely installed in the Smithsonian in
stitution. 1t is for this reason that he
would again dare the arctic terrors.
1T is the most valuable collection of
the kind ever gathered" f" he says.
''There are hundreds of specimens,
many of them new types, that are worth
more than it would cost to fit out an
expedition to get them. With proper
ly equipped party I will guarantee to
bring back this collection and the indi-
vidual diaries of the members that were
left in the hut where we lived. Those
diaries are in themselves a treasure the
value of which no man can appraise. I
have received much encouragement of
late, and next year may see me going
north again. -
ConneH has never received any ap-
propriate compensation from the govern
ment for his services and sufferings On
the contrary, his salary of ST., 800 was
recently cut down to 81, 200.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
The BETTER BARGAIN.
A Minister'S Story of shaly Pulpit and
Church Pillar.

A Minister'S Story of Shalzy Pulpit and
q Church Pillar.
81 can remember very distinctly" the
minister was saying, "when I was in very
truth passing through the wilderness of
my calling, hoping every day and never
quite doubling that after awhile Canaan
would gladden. my eyes and give rest TO
my weary mind and body, for I think
when preachers row is hard to hoe it
is very hard indeed. My salary was about
$40 a year and what I could pick up, and
the picking wasn't anything to boast of.
The bulk of what salary I did get was paid
by a most exemplary Christian woman of
our congregation, who also very largely
met the other expenses of the church,
but as she was rich for the section in
which she lived the burden was not too
heavy.
But the poor little church was nearly
as badly dilapidated as its poor little pas
tor, and after a year or two of preaching
in it the pulpit became so unstable that I
was afraid it would fall down with me,
and in order to reduce the strain upon it
to the minimum restrained my emphasis
to such an extent that the congregation
complained of my lack of animation. Up
on this / went to see the main prop and
pillar of the church. l told her what was
needed and what she already knew as well
as did, but she shook her head.
Well, l can't preach in it unless some
thing is done, 1 said, with considerably
more emphasis than would have used ia
the pulpit.
g How much will it cost?' she asked.
About 334'
g Thirty four dollarsP' she nearly
shrieked. Then let her voice fall I
guess she said, we'd better change
preachers And for the year or SO I staid
there preached from the pulpit steps. -
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
CONVICT PROBLEM SOLVED.
Prison Made Goods Consumed by the
State in New York.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-The problem
of how state convicts shall be kept at
work without competing with free la
Dor, has seemingly been solved by the
law which went into effect on January
1 of this year.
The law provides that all state in
stitutiOns, departments and political
divisions should purchase all their
supplies and articles of equipment from
the prisons if such could be manufac-
tured there.
Since the law went into operation,
acquisitions have been received for
over $750,00O worth of goods which
guarantees the continuous employ
ment of convicts. AS it costs but $780,
600 annually to maintain the prisons,
they are therefore made self-sustain-
ing under the new system.
Speaking of the matter today, Gen.
Austin Lathrop, superintendent of the
state prisons, said:
None of the methods of employing
cOnvicts during my administration of
ten years has been self-supportingw with
the exception of the new one. An
enormous amount of money will be
saved to the state. Nearly $500, 600
worth of goods have been ordered
from the prisons this year. Next years 5
trade will amount to 1000, 600. We sell
at a price below that of the markets.
so that the books of the institution
themselves show a net profit in max
ing purchases from us"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
FIGHTING IS CONTINUOUS.
Sometimes With Arms Sometimes
With Tongues.

simla, Nov. 18.-According to the Of
fetal dispatches received here from the
British camp in the Madam Valley
today, fighting in one form or another,
between the British and the insurgent
tribesmen continues hourly and is
characterized by conspicuous bravery
During Tuesday night last, Major Des
Voeux and one company of the Thirty
sixth Sikhs rushed a village of the en-
emy and began firing at the tribes
men through the apertures of their
block houses, when his force in turn
was rushed by the enemy, who abused
the Sikhs and twitted Major Des
VoeuX's Orakzia orderly on his tribal
pertidy.
Private Weary of the Dorsetshire
regiment of Dargai Ridge fame, with
four men, became separated in the
darkness from the main body and the
little party was attacked by the enc
my.
Weary had his rifle wrested from
him, but he recovered it, bayonetted
one of the tribesmen and cIubbed an
other, who half cut off Vicary's foot
The soldier, however, succeeded in
reaching camp with two men and
Pathan prisoner, with the blood oozing
out of the magazine of Vicary'S rifle.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
SHE SQUELCHED HIM.
She Had Married a Negro and Told Him
Why It Happened.

W ny Al d&pp6neOs
s'Uncle Josh" Perkins, a well known
New England tin peddler, whose CHEEKY
face and well stocked cart are familiar
features of the landscape between the
Berkshire hills and Boston, tells the fol.
lowing good story, in which he for once in
his life got the worst of the argument:
"In a certain town on my route lives
white woman whose husband is a decided
brunette, or, in other words, a full blood
ed African.
81 was in blissful ignorance of this
somewhat mixed state of affairs, however,
and one day 1 sold the lady in question
quantity of tinware from my cart, in
payment for which she rendered me 50
bill. I happened to be a little short of
change, and she said if 1 didn t mind step
ping out back of the barn, where her hus-
band was at work, he probably would
change the bill for me.
Il didn { mind in the least, and stepped
out there, but presently came back with
the bill in my hand ard reported that
was unable to find her husband.
. Sure he wasn't there?' asked the
woman.
I'm take my oath to it, madam, said
I glibly. I looked all around, and there
was nobody out there but an old coon back
in the lot ways digging potatoesP
Z" Coon, eh? 1 want you to understand
that the gentleman to whom you thus re-
fer is my lawful husband' snapped she
Indignantly.
'' Your h-husbandP gasped in aston
ishment Surely you don t mean it?'
''She assured me that she certainly did
mean it, SO there was nothing left for me
to do but apologize, and l promptly did
SO in my most elaborate and abject style.
Il had things nicely smOothed over, and
then like laundering nu1nbskun that
was had to go to work and spoil it all
by asking a question that popped into my
head just then. Said l
d" Excuse me- madam, but just out of
curiosity I'd like to know how an intelli-
gent, good locking white woman like you
came to marry coo-I should say colored
1nan?'
Her eyes flashed fire for an instant;
then a sarcastic twinkle crept into them,
and after slowly looking me over from
head to foot she replied:
=" Well, mister, seeing you are so terri
bly, curious about the matter, II tell you
how it happened. When I was a young
woman, had my choice between marry
ing tin peddler and a coon, as you eX-
press it, and took the coOnP
1--WE travelled around considerably in
my time, concluded Uncle Josh, with a
reminiscent sigh, land I've crossed wits
with everybody and anybody that came
along, but I never was SO completely and
thoroughly squelched as 1 was on that oc-
casion. 1 collected my bill and got my tin
peddler's Cart under motion without ask
ing any more questions, you can bet. =
Will S. Gidley in New York Sunday
World
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18

care of her aged aunt. After acting as
clerk for a short time in village store
she was offered position as overseer in
the local straw factory. For nine years
she acceptably filed this position, hav-
ing charge of a room in which 90
women were employed. But she had
ambitions beyond factory work. During
her spare moments she learned stenog-
raphy She finally secured a good posi-
ton IN Milford at this work, and then
she resigned as superintendent.
Not long ago there was a strike in
the straw factory and the state board of
arbitration was called in to settle the
difficulty, but the arbitrators were
unfamiliar with the details of straw
hat manufacture, and they asked for the
services of some one who was an expert
and at the same time disinterested Miss
Fisher was named at once and upon the
urgent request of her former coworkers
consented to act as assistant. She visit
ed several similar factories in the state
and then aided the board in fixing a
standard of wages to which both sides
agreed. She was paid 81 day for her
services.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
GREATEST X-RAY MACHINE
One at Cam bridge, Mass, Has a Volt
age Equal to 2,4OO Electric Cars.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 1S.-The
greatest X-ray machine in the world
was exhibited last night in the Law
renee scientific school of Harvard col
lege.
The new apparatus has the aston
ishing electric motive force of 100000
volts. which is about equal to the volt
age of 2,400 electric cars. 1t gives a
spark 48 inches long, an achievement
hitherto unknown.
The condensers are charged in a
series and by an ingenious mechanical
device. consisting of a swinging frame,
are discharged in parallel upon the
two terminals.
There are so condensers with a ca
pacity of 10000 volts each; the number
of storage cells is 10000 Professor
TrOWbridge has proved that the length
of the spark is exactly proportional to
the voltage Iengths over one inch.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
TODAY'S MARkET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, Nov. IS.
WHEAT-Wheatw was easy at the open
ing with prices about sc under yester-
days close. There was moderate Hquda-
ton and short selling for a time, and
May, which opened at 903a0l901ac declined
TO 9014N9O3sc. Gables were disappointing
in that they showed less strength than
was looked for after yesterdays advance
mere Liverpool was about 5sd higher at
the start but had lost part of this at / 30
p m The Price Current was rather
bearlSh in tone. The North hWestern re-
ceipts were heavy. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 918 cars, against go last
week and 5Sl a year ago. Chicago re-
receipts were 13S cars. The feeling be-
came stronger later in the session. A
better buying demand Sprang up and the
price of May was advanced to 90A M907sc.
Receipts, 3S4 cars, We're under estimates.
Offerings were moderate and well taken.
May opened 1sc lower at 297sd30c and ad-
Vanced to 301sc.
OATS-Oats were easy at the opening.
There was considerable prOfit-taking by
scalpers. The market firmed up later.
There was a big crowd in the pit again.
Receipts were 293 cars. May opened sc
lower at 221xd223sc declined to 22$sQ221ac
and advanced to 2234c.
VISIONS-Provisions were dull and
easy. with moderate selling by packers.
The hog market was firm. January pork
opened shade lower at $S.271aGIS.30 and
declined to $S.25. January lard opened
shade lower at $4.30 and sold at S4.271a6E
4-30: January ribs opened 21@c lower at
BARLEY- Cash. No. g. 25ha45c.
RYE-Cash and December, 411zc; May,
F3LAx-Cash. $1.o7; cash northwestern,
TIMOTHY-Cash and November, $2.65;
March, s.. .S215.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
BROTHERS ARE STRICKEN.
Paralysis Attacks Two st. Louis Sa-
Keepers simultaneously.

St. Louis, Mo, Nov 1S.-As the clock
struck u today a queer coincidence
happened. Louis and Joseph Schrempp
two brOthers-both saIOonkeepers,
We're stricken with paralysis.
Louis was affected on the right side
while the left side OF Joseph was af-
fected. Louis is in a critical condition,
while Joseph is not seriously affected.
They were in their respective saloons
behind the bar when stricken.
Louis was able to go up stairs to his
wife, where he fell in a. faint, and may
not recover. Joseph was assisted from
the saloon by a lounger, who said he
fell as though he was shot. He will
be able to get out in a short time.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
A New Dancing Club.

The new dancing club gave their first
regular dance last evening in Wether-
ellis hall. The committee of ladies ap-
pointed to select a name has not yet
made a decision; the club will dance
every Wednesday night. At present the
membership last as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs H l. P HilIyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Dor
an, Colonel and Mrs. J. w. F. Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Schock, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. F. Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
NJ. Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Shubert.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foster, Mr. and
Mrs. c. n. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. 3. E.
Pitts, Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Roehr, Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. Reel, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
3. McCurdy Mr. Lou Davis, Miss Ivah
Davis. Mrs. L. s. WOolvertOn was
guest of the club last evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Items of Interest About Topeka Peo-
pie and Visitors IN Town

CAu communications to this department
must give the full name and ADDRESS ot
the writer Anonymous personals ana
descriptions OF social affairs Will not Do
published.)
Mrs J. A Ranney and daughters
gave a very pretty high five party yes
terady afternoon to about 80 ladies' The
rooms looked very pretty, trimmed
with a profusion of cut flowers. The
invited guests were Mrs. Clifford His
ted Mrs. Frank Edison, Mrs. VIII w hit
ton, Mrs Sim Bear, Mrs Avery Turn
er, Mrs. b. II. Lewis, Mrs. E. H. Cros-
by. Mrs. w. T. Crosby. Mrs. George p
Ashton, Mrs. W. J. Black, Mrs. New
conner, Mrs. ". l.. Trump, Mrs j. b.
Furry, Mrs. J. Grey Thomas, Miss Vir-
ginia Thomas, Mrs. Herbert Boal, Mrs.
Henry Keeler, Mrs. A. A. Goddard, Mrs.
Dan Small, Mrs. Herbert Armstrong,
Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Mrs. W. Little
field, Mrs. John Bradley, Mrs. w 5.
KaIe Miss Mills, Mrs. Charles Blood
Smith, Mrs. James L. King, Mrs. H. v
HinckIey, Mrs. Frank Wear, Mrs. L. H.
Num- Mrs Frank Merriam, Mrs. W.
N. West, Mrs. c. B. Merriam, Mrs c.
J. Prescott Mrs. Walter Noble, Mrs.
David Palmer, Mrs. G. w. Parkhurst.
Mrs. Ranney and daughters were as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. Wear and
Mrs. Parkhurst. The prize, beautiful
bunch of yellow chrysanthemumS was
awarded Mrs. Frank Merriam.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
SONS OF HERMANN
Finish Their State Convention With
a Ball ard Concert.

The Sons of Hermann in state conven-
ton finished their session yesterday
and last evening a concert and ball
was given to the visiting Germans.
The following officers were elected yes
terday for the ensuing year:
Grand President, John Schram, From
tenac; First Vice-President, Ernest
Lange, Marysvi1Ie; Second Vice-Presi-
dent, julius Zimmerman, Wichita;
Grand Secretary, Christian States, To-
peka, and Grand Treasurer, August
Holm, AIarysville. Trustees: F.
KohIke, Marysville; John Knoll, From
tenac, and Paul Neumann, Wichita
Last evening a concert was given in
the hall which all the visitors and a
few invited guests attended. One of
the features of the evening was the
drill by the Martha Washington" lodge
of the wOmen's auxiliary of the Sons of
Hermann
After the concert a ball was given.
The next meeting of the Sons of Her
mann win be held at Pittsburg, Kan
SaS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
A WOMAN ARBITRATOR.


RIisa Fisher Finds a New Field For the
Factory Girl.
It is not often that mill girl distin-
guishes herself. The limitations of life
in a New England factory town are set
rather close together, but Miss Clara J.
Fisher of Milford, Mass, managed to
push them aside when she became the
first woman chosen as expert assistant
to the state board of arbitration. Hav-
ing done this, it is n more than right
that Miss Fisher should attain to the
dignity of a biography.
She is pleasant faced young woman
who was born in Milford something over
80 years ago She was educated at the
town high school and wanted to become
q teacher, but girl friend induced her
to go to a neighboring town and work
with her in straw hat factory. After
a year or two, during which it seems
she learned the business pretty thor
oughly, she returned to Milford to take
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
Chicago Livegtock Market.

ChicagO. Nov. g.
HOGS Estimated receipts Of hogs. to-
day. 80, 900; left over, 1900. Market slow.
steady to a shade lower. Lights, $3.50
3521a: mixed, 50. 35G3.55; heavy, $3.20dS.5212;
CATTLE@ Receipts, 1900, including 900
rangers. Market steady to 10c lower.
Beeves. $3.90d5.25; cows and heifers. 81. 75
054.40; Texas steers, $2.SGa3.90; westerns.
$3.35G415; stockers and feeders, $3,106l4 40.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Weak to 10c
lower. Natives. $3G74.S5; westerns, S.. 400
4.75: lambs. 81. 25d6.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts. 29, $50: shipments, 5,091.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1860; shipments, 4
323.
SHEEP Receipts, p, 100; shipments. O.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow,
q 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
Or. johnson and the widow.

In the book Love Affairs of Some Fa-
nous Mem the story is recalled of DR..
johnson and the widow whom he made
his wife. He believed in the exchange of
prematrimoniaI confidence in regard to
disagreeabIe matters, so he told her plain
ly that he was of humble extraction; that
he had no money, and that one of his un-
cles had been hanged. The sensible wom-
an responded cleverly that she had no
more money than he. and that, though
none of her relatives had been hanged, she
had several who ought to be.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
Her Preference.

He'd read of men by gold made glad
And when he called on Kit he had
His outfit bought.
f'Oh, come, - he said, "oh, come with me
To Klondike' s golden fields and be
An argonauri'
''It's not so warm away up there
And roasted dogs the bill of fare,
Said pretty Kit.
t'And when read Of that said she,
I'm sure I'd much prefer to be
An Rrgo- nit 80
New York Sunday World.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18

A very pretty home wedding occurred
Hast evening, when Miss Leta Danley
and Rev Thomas Gray were married at
the home of the brides parents on
Lane street The Rev. Mr.. Lawrence
performed the ceremony. The bridal
party entered as Miss Anna Campbell
sounded the wedding march. The at
tendants ware little Hazel DanIey flow
er girl and Miss Mabel Danley and Miss
Mary Carruth, bridesmaids. The bride
wore a becoming costume of pale blue
silk trimmed with chiffon. Her going
away gown was of brown suiting with
hat and gloves to match. Miss Danley
is well known in Topeka musical cir
cIes. Mr. Gray is a graduate of Wash
burn. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray left last night
for Goodland, Kan, where Mr.. Gray is
pastor of the CONGREGATIONAL church.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18

grade cars; corn 3S4 cars, grade 237 cars;
oats 293 cars, grade 3S cars.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago. 10000 head:
Kansas City, 4,0o0 head; Omaha, 5000
head
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapOlis 620 ears, Duluth 29S cars, total 9l8
cars; last year, Minneapolis 434 cars, Du-
luth 147 cars, total 5S1 cars.
Forecast: For Kansas city and Vicin-
ity, fair and warmer tonight and Friday
For Kansas and Missouri, generally fair
and warmer tonight and Friday.
Liverpool, 2:30 p. m: Wheat steady,
December sd lower March A4d up.
New York: Exporters are In again on
corn and oats; go loads of corn and 49, 900
bushels of oats so far taken.
New York: Exporters took here 240,O01
bushels Of wheat and 10000 bushels at
outportS; 525.000 bushels corn and 100, 900
and 17O 600 bushels oats at OutpOrtS.
New York; Cargo of wheat just been
worked for Trieste
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomovTow:
Wheat, Il cars; corn, 80 cars; oats, go
cars.
Exports four ports: Wheat, 401 600 bush
els; -four $1,000 barrels; corn, 254 900 BUSH
els: oats, 111.000 bushels; wheat and flour
equal to 472,O00 bushels.
Liverpool: Wheat closing, steady, De-
cember 1sd. May I'D lower from 2:30 p m.
cable. making December sd, May @sd
higher for the day. Corn quiet, Febru-
ary 1sd lower, balance unchanged, making
May and February 7sd lower, balance un-
changed.
Paris Wheat closing firm, November
20c higher.
Antwerp: Wheat steady, unchanged.
Chicago: Estimated receipts OF hogs
Puts May wheat, 8914dS99sc; calls May
wheat, 9034 G91c; puts May corn, 2t9slD
2924c: calls May corn, 297s030c; puts Jan
uary pork, $S.17; calls January pork, S8.42.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
Kansas City PRODUCE Market.

Kansas OlIyt NON. 10
WHEAT-Ac+ive 1011bc higher. No. /
hard Sec. No d 831I G1S6c: No 3. SO1RmS4c: !:
No 4 7S1S11hc- NO red. 93T94c: No. 2
fancy. 94c: No g. S66S9c; No. 4. 79G8512c;
NS SoRN9Generaiiy lPItGs5i 1c higher, active No
T3l31sG ActtiVe' ssomewhat higher No 2
RYF-Hfgher. No. 2, 45c.
HAY-Actfve, unchanged
PTTTvTFR-Quiet unchanged. Cream
cry 19621c; dairy, HG16c.
EGGS-Supply inadequate. Fresh can
died, 1910; storage, 13c.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
ARCTIC TREASURES.
J Plan to Recover the GreeIy Collection
Left at Fort COnger.

Connected with the government
weather bureau is one of the surviving
heroes of the i'll fated GreeIy expedition
whose sole ambition is to revisit the
frozen north where he SO nearly per-
ished His name is Maurice Connell,
and he is stationed at Red Bluff, Cal
When he started with Greely in 1881
for the pole, he was private in the
regular army, one of those picked men
who had been selected by the daring lieu
tenant for their physical vigor. There
were also in the party a number of en-
thusiastio scientists who devoted Their
time to the securing of an incompara-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
AN ESSAY ON NOAH.
Is Required in the Examinat alton at a
Chinese School

Victoria. B. c., Nov. 18-The EN-
press of China brings the following:
At the recent examinations at Nan
Chang Flu, the students We're required
to write an essay on Noah and his
family, or the re-peopling of the earth
after the fioOd.' This is the first time
in the history of China that the knowI-
edge of the Bible was required in
state examination
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
Two COckneYs.

Mr.. Perkins (of Bow Bells, London)-
And what might be yer nyme, sir?
Mr.. Evans (of ditto)-Evans.
Mr.. Perkins-There amt nothink to
s'y :" 'Eavens!'' at as 1 see. I on'y asst yer
nyme.
Mr. Evans-Oh, Hevans is my nyme.
Mr.. Perkins-Weu, Mr.. Bevans. woy
didn't yer s'y so at fustP-New York Sun
day World
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18
sixtv Hours to California.

Daily via. Santa Fe. Pullman palace
and tourist sleepers and free chair cars.
This is the line offering quickest time,
every day in the year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-18

Everything seems to go contrariwise,
said the shipbuilder gloomily.
whats the matter?'
''When we build man war, it goes
straight to the bottom, and when we turn
out submarine torpedo boat it sticks to
the surface like life preserver. Wash
ingtOn Star.