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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

life but frail, but in her devotion she
grew stronger. She gained sleep by
actual physical exhaustion, and calm.
ness by the consciousness Of duty
performed. Susan, by my advice,
provided food that was nourishing in
small quantities, and as the injured
man passed toward the portals Of
eternity, we kept his wife from throw
ing her own life away by our united
efforts.
would like, for humanity's sake,
to write that the reprobate reformed,
or even showed common gratitude
for the care lavished upon him, but he
died as he had lived, sinking into
stupor for days before the end came,
and never, Susan assured me, bestow.
ing one word of thanks upon his
gentle, tender nurse.
1t was n small funeral cortege that
left Fern Cottage to take the remains
of John Raynor to his New York
home. / insisted upon escorting the
widow, and left her with an aunt, who
was sympathizing and kind, but evi-
IDENTIFY spoke from her heart when she
said to me:
"Thank the Lord, he is dead this
time!"
scarcely expected Fern Cottage to
be occupied soon again, but Mrs. Ray
nor returned in few weeks, working
again busily, for her boy, she told me,
content to bear some further separa-
tion, ms he was gaining greatly by the
German treatment. But the desolate
yearning was gone from the large,
dark eyes, and health came back slowly
in the winter months, when my advice
was followed, and Susan guarded my
patient against overwork. The piano
ceased to wall and sob, and the
slender fingers found tasks in weav-
ing gladder strains.
A year passed, and one evening, just
before the Christmas time, opened
the cottage door. Upon my startled
ears fell the sounds of song. Never
had 1 heard Mrs. Raynor's rich, melo
dious voice in song before, and ]
paused, astonished, as Susan whisper.
ed:
Iltl ~ honit ipi
Christmas. Mr.. Duchesne is bringing
him, and we expect them any day.
And Harold is perfectly cured"
1 did not go in. Such Joy as that
felt should have no witness.
They came, these eagerly expected
travellers, just before the Christmas
bells rang out their joyful peals. The
slender handsome boy had his
mothers face, and was evidently
cured and on the way to noble man
hood.
And of his companion I can only
say that / have no truer or NOR,
valued friend than Frank Duchesne
who comes every summer with hi'
beautiful wife and pretty children t.
spend the hot months at Fern Cot
tage. New York Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

Cyclists who from hygienic motives,
sternly deny themselves a drink when
parched with the thirst of exertion and
the dust of the country road, will be
comforted by the views of DIR. Lucas
Championniere of Paris, an eminent
authority on the subject, who recon.
mends during exercise as much drink
as the cyclist can comfortably swal-
low-and how much that is!-but no
solid food. 1t is useless to eat dur
ing violent exercise, he declares, but
it is important to drink, and if the
body is in good condition the only re.
suit of even repeated "quenchers" is
q decrease in weight. French cyclists
are said to be in want of patron
saint. DR.. Championniere ought to
suit them to a nicely.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
A Princess Longed for PIayfelIow.

There is an article written by James
Cassidy in st. Nicholas on the "Girl-
hood days of England's Queen" Mr..
Cassidy says:
There were in the life of the prin-
cess days when she longed for COM
panions of her own age. Her mother,
guessing this longing, was very
tender and gentle with her, and con-
sidered often how best to make up for
this lack. Once the duchess, it is
said, thinking to please her daughter,
"sent for noted child-performer of
the day, called Lyra,' that she might
amuse 'Drina with some remarkable
performances on the harp. On one
OCCASION" writes the biographer,
"while the young musician was play
ing one of her favorite airs, the
duchess, perceiving how deeply her
daughters attention was engrossed by
the music, left the room for few
minutes. When she returned she
found the harp deserted. The heiress
of England had beguiled the juvenile
minstrel from her instrument by the
display of some of her costly toys, and
the children were discovered, seated
side by side on the hearth-rug, in a
state of high enjoyment, surrounded
by the princess playthings, from
which she was making the most
liberal selections for the acceptance OF
poor little Lyra."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
DAISIES AND CLOVER


Little girl upon the street,
Laughing eyes and tripping feet,
With your hands all running over,
Daisy blooms and flowers OF clover
You 10 me picture bring,
or long. long sunny Spring;
Waving woods and sunset skies,
Thuong like dreams Of Paradise.
Little girl, when coming days
Hold for you their memories
When in womanhood's white land
You shall. happy. one day stand
Keep your childish faiths as sweet
As the blossoms at your feet
Tho your hands no moro run over
with the daisies and the clover.
Some day, little maiden fair,
With the wind-tossed sunny hair,
Shall you flush at loves sweet praises,
That are sweeter than the daisies2
womun's hopes and woman's love,
Sweetness sent from heaven above
With these shall your hands run over,
Dropping daisy blooms and clover.
Lillian Whiting, In the Housewife
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

The morphine habit, according to a
recent French work, is most prevalent
in Germany, France and the United
States, the number of victims being
large also in Russia, Sweden, Turkey
and the remote east. Entire villages
in Germany are said to be addicted to
the use Of the drug. Not less than 40
per cent. of the male victims are sup
piled by the medical profession, 10
per cent. being men Of leisure, eight
per cent. merchants. and the smallest
number being found among pheasants,
clergymen and politicians. OF the
female victims. 43 per cent. are women
Of leisure and 10 per cent. are wives
OF medical men. Hypodermic action
Of morphia, laudsnum drinking and
opium smoking are the various forms
Of Indulgence. the most fashionable
bsing probably the first named.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

There has been of late such an ex-
traordinary craze for balloon ascents
In Vienna, that the municipal council,
on account of the number of accidents,
has issued an order to the effect that
'every one who should wish to make
balloon ascent must prove that he
has followed the course of aeronautic
science. Married men desiring to
take part in an aerial voyage cannot
do so without the consent of their
wives and children"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

! An Arkansas lawyer, who was
native of North Carolina, not long ago
wanted to inform juror, also native
of North Carolina, that they both
hailed from the same state. SO he
dropped some chewing gum, stepped
upon it, and pretended that his heel
had stuck to the floor. This gave him
an opportunity to say that he was a
'"Tar Heel and that the warmth of
the room had made the tar run. The
verdict proved that the Tar Heels
stuck together.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

I. Ex-President Grover Cleveland has
declined an invitation to lecture next
winter in the young mems course at
jamestown. "You may be sure" he
writes, "that if 1 could bring myself
to the conclusion of delivering lec-
lures anywhere, 1 would choose James
town as the place in which to begin
the new departure. Inasmuch, how
ever, as I have determined not to
enter the lecture field, feel con-
strained to decline your gratifying in
yitation."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
Broke His RIB with His own Fist.

The Herald yesterday briefly re-
ferred to q curious accident that befel
Major William Heimke, second secre-
tary of legation, last week at Chihua-
hua. While walking along one of the
streets of that city he slipped and fell.
His right hand was close at his side
at the time, and his full weight
struck his hand and actually broke
one of his ribs Herewith. 1t was q
unique accident, for it seems scarcely
credible that man could break one
of his own ribs with his hand.-Mexi-
can Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

Justice Dean of the supreme court
of Pennsylvania thinks the shirking
of jury duty by the average citizen is
high crime. 81 would" he says,
stake the banker from his desk, the
editor and professor from their chair S,
the preacher from his pulpit, and put
them in the jury-box. Instead Of
leaving to them the sole port of criti.
cising and denouncing courts and
iuries, I would make jury duty as i'm.
perative and as certain as payment Of
taxes on q house and lot"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

The New York Tribune thinks that
nbbreviations are sometimes objection
able, as, for instance, when the Ten
nessee centennial exposition is re-
ferred to as "the Tenn. Cent. Show. {"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
Home Measurements.

Home Measurements.
Sister measured my grin one day;
Took the ruler and me;
Counted tho inches all the way
One and two and three.
"Oh, you're Cheshire cat" said she.
Father said; "Thats no sim"
Then he nodded and smiled at me-
Smiled at my three-inch grin.
Brother suggested / ought to begin
Trying to trim II down.
Mother said: "Better three-inch grin
Than little half-inch frown."
Nell McElhone, In st. Nicholas
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

Governor Tanner of Illinois vetoed
The bill to permit the use of voting
machines on the ground that such q
method of voting would not conform
to the constitutional provision that
call votes shall be by ballot"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
It is claimed that Greater New York
will expend every year $50, 900, 900 in
charity, or $40 for every man, woman
and child within its limits.

Russia has the most rapidly incrcas-
ing population of any country in the
world. The growth during the last
hundred years has been fraction less
than 1, 900, 900 annually.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

E"One of the greatest victories yet
achieved for the dairy industry is the
enactment and Governors signature
Of the Illinois law which prohibits the
coloring of oleomargarine," observes
Orange Judd Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
Made q Leopard His Pet.

OF all the cat-tribe leopards are the
easiest to tame if they are captured
when young. Thirty years ago a
curious and we'll known sight on the
streets of Berlin was Won der Mad
liern with his tame leopard. Baron
Won der Madliern, when a young man,
was several years German consul in
Egypt. While there an Arab pre-
sented him with a young leopard. 1t
was only a few days old, it's eyes not
open yet. The young baron deter
mined to make n pet of the leopard
and train and treat it like dog. The
leopard was never confined in q cage
but was always allowed full liberty
and was we'll fed and petted. He
grew by and by into a handsome
creature, one OF the largest of his
species, and was finely marked.
When he had been in Won der Mad
liern's possession about two years the
baron was recalled to Berlin and took
the animal back with him. In Berlin
the leopard occupied the same place
in his masters house that he had
done before, and followed the baron
about the streets in the same way.
At first sight of the creature stalk
ing solemnly along beside the man
created quite sensation in the city
and people crowded to see them pass.
But it grew to be an every day matter,
which only attracted occasional notice
from strangers or children. The
animal lived to be about fifteen years
old, and died much lamented by all
,,rh1, Imam, him Onr A n in, nj Erianl,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04
A Tall Policeman.

The City of Duluth, Mimi, has .
policeman, Royal Mckenzie by name,
whose actual height is 6 feet 10 "a
inches and weight 265 pounds. As he
appears ON the street he measures 7
feet 3 Ia inches to the top Of his he'll
met. He was born in Ontario, is
twenty-six years old, and says he has
not yet stopped growing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04


1t was while little Myrtle and her
mother were at the country hotel last
summer that Myrtle one day came
into her mothers room flushed and
angry.
"You will have to buy me new
hair brush, mamma" she said, "mine
is gone"
"That beautiful carved ivory brush
that grandma gave you?" asked her
mother, shave you broken it? Prob
ably can have it mended, and had
better give you palmer one to use. :"
"It is all in tiny bits, mamma, Z"
said Myrtle, ''and broke it on pur-
pose"
"You will have to explain, Myrtle, Z"
said mamma.
"Mamma," said Myrtle, sitting
down upon a cushion at her mothers
feet, ''you know that you told me to
brush my hair q great deal, and that
it was nice to brush it sometimes in
the sunlight, and where the air could
blow through it. so today. ~ there
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

]. A. r. Nelson, the wealthy banker
Of Montreal, has given el65. 900 to
Canadian charities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-08-04

NoaTIy one million kilograms pass
thxough the general postofics Of Lon.
AZ every week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
OLYPHANT,

An interesting case was argued before
Justice of the Peace Cummings on Sat
urday evening in which James b. Martin
was plaintiff and the Catholic Mutual
Benefit association defendants. Martin,
who is a member of the association, en-
tered action for the recovery of sic bene-
fits which he claims are due him. He is an
electrician and while In the employ of
the borough last January accidentally fell
from telegraph pole while stringing
wires and was injured. He says he no.
titled the president and secretary of the
society OF his injuries and asked for bene-
fits. The officers claim that the notice
given was not sufficient, although the by
laws or resolution did not state whether
a written or verbal notification should be
given. Attorney James E. O'Malley ap-
peared for the plaintiff and Attorney G..
p. O'Malley for the defendants. AS the
society is beneficial organization and
not a chartered body, each member be-
comes defendant. Justice Cummings re-
served his decision for a week. Much in
terest was manifested in the proceedings
and many good legal points were brought
forth.
Miss Mary Carbine spent yesterday the
guest of friends at Duryea. .. .-..
Miss Name Murphy, of Archibald, was
the guest of Miss Rachel Evans, of Lack
awanna street yesterday.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary McCormac,
who died on Thursday last, took place
Saturday morning. A high mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated in st. Patrick S
church at 10 o'clock after which the re-
mains were borne to St. Patrick's ceme-
terry, where they were inferred.
Miss Jennie Price is visiting relatives
at Providence.
Miss Nellie Killcullen, of Philadelphia.
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mary
Killculen, of Dunmore street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orchard spent Sat
urday with Mrs. Jennie Noye.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
PECKVILLE.

Miss Mary Chapman has returned from
an extensive visit with Miss Matthew, at
Olyphant
Robert Whitley, of Wyoming, called on
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Rogers yesterday.
Albert Chapman and Leonard Simp-
kins will return to resume their studies
at Wyoming seminary tomorrow CTues-
day..
Pride of Orient, Eastern Star degree,
will held a regular meeting Tuesday
evening. All members are requested to
be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gains, of Win
ton, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Johns, yesterday.
A special meeting of the Wilson Hose
company will be held this evening. All
members are requested to be present.
Delegate election was quite exciting
here last Saturday. All the delegates
were out with their forces, searching
for voters, There were FIVE candidates
in the First ward and four in the Third
T. u. Spangenburg and A. A. Ayers were
the successful parties in the First ward,
and George Moules and Andrew Nicholas
in the Third ward. After the votes had
been announced Mr. Spangenburg had a
brass band out, and they rendered some
very fine selections after which Mr..
Spangenburg invited them and the voters
of the ward into his place OF business,
the Harrison house. and gave them all
good time w. H. Walker and A, II.
Carpenter were elected as the vigilance
committee for the First ward. The num-
her of votes cast In the First ward were
1863; and In the Third ward, l6S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
.JERMYN.

Mrs. Graham, of Main street, called on
friends in Carbondale on Saturday.
Messrs. William Boundy and Thomas
Seymour, proprietors of the Nellie May"
which plies the Crystal lake, claim they
have carried 5000 passengers this season.
This would make a receipt of $500.
DIR. /. S. Graves has purchased a lot
on the southeast corner of Crystal lake,
and will soon erect a summer home.
The Press of Saturday says: John Rose
marcy, of West Mayfield, received let
ter yesterday from his son, Richard, who
went with Thomas Martin, Of this town,
last March to the Yukon gold field. The
letter was dated July l and significant
feature is that he makes no mention of
Frank Belcher nor of any sickness in
Dawson City. Rosemary at the time of
writing was in the best of health and well
pleased with himself for having gone to
the Klondike. He had worked one month
at Sl5 day and had then quit to go pros
pecting. He is very enthusiastic about
his prospects and says his only regret is
that he did not take his father along
with him, for in two years any man can
make enough there to be Independent the
rest of his life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Netherton, of Forty
Fort, are visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and MsJ Ferdinand Lang, OF
Wilkes-Barre, spent Saturday with the
latter's brother Mr., Armin Battenburg, Of
| Main street.
Mr.. William T. Davis, of Mayfield, is
quite sick.
Miss Annette Griffiths, Of Montrose, is
visiting friends in town.
The following ladies spent Saturday at
| Farview: Mesdames NJ. j. Shields, c. e..
| Fessenden, Graham Warlng, Thomas
Hunter, w, s. Badger, II. A. Whitman,
Misses Bartha Coon Mandane Rymer, Ma
BILE Jadwin.
George r. Merritt, will not enter the
bicycle races at Anthracite party today,
and does not intend to enter race again
| this season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
Del, Lacka. and Western.

Effect Monday, June 2l, 1897.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex-
nress for New York and all points East.
40 $50, 5.l5. 500 and 1920 a. M; 1855 and
'IS Cypress for Easton, Trenton, Philadel-
mia and the South. 5,l5. 500 and 1920 a.
m. 1855 and 1888 p. m.
washington and way stations, 40 p. m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, G.lO p. m.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, Ell
mira. Corning, Bath, Dansyille. Mount
Morris and Buffalo. 12,1 10, 2.S5, 800 a. m,
md "a % M. making close connections at
Bnffaio TO ali points In the West. North
west and Southwest.
"pinghamton and way ste ton, LOS p m.
Nicholson accommodation. 400 and 6.lO
p Bhinrighamton In and Elmira express. SIS
p Express nli for Utica and Richfeld Springs,
Q AZ a m and / So p. m.
ithaca, 235, 800 a. m, and lbs p. m.
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes
Rarre. plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dam
viIle making close connection at North
umberIand for Williamsport, Harrisburg,
baltimore, Washington and the South.
Northumberland and intermediate sta
tlons 500, 102O a. m, ana l55 ana 500 p. m.
Nanticoke and intermediate stations,
& S0S and ii. 20 a. m. Plymouth and inter-
mediate stations, $40 and SAT p. m. For
Kingston, 1910 p. m,
Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
all express trains,
For detailed information. pocket time
tables. etc, apply to M. L. Smith, Dis
trict Passenger Agent. depot ticket office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
BONDS.
Scranton Pass Railway first
New York Produce Market.

New York, Sept .-Flour-Receipts, 49,
AT barrels; exports 12,522 barrels; sales,
1000 barrels; dull but nominally frmer
with wheat. Wheat-Receipts 154, ,475
bushels; exports, 21S443 bushels; sales,
$4,000 bushels; futures, 10000 bushels; spot
firm; No. red, sl.02A, I. o. b., afloat; No.
l orthern, nominal; No. 2 Pennsylvania
red. $lO2; options opened stronger on firm
cables and enormous weekly wheat and
flour shipments, afterwards ruled dull at
a slight reaction induced by realizing
sales, closed Ssa%c. net higher; May, 9Sh a
9Sssc., closed 9SSsc.; September Sl.00al.O0
closed s1.O0; October closed 9S1ac.; Decem-
Der, 81 9-l6a971sc., closed 9S9sc. Corn-Spot
steady; No. 2, 357sc. elevator; 36l4c. afioat !;
options opened stronger on cables and
heavy clearances for the week but eased
off later owing to realizing and closed un-
changed to lsc. net advance; September,
36a361sc., closed 36c.: November closed
37lso.; December, S7Ssa37%c., closed 37%c.
Oats-Spot quiet; No 2, 2Sl9a23s4c.; No. g.,
23c.; No. white, 4lac.; tracke white, cia
32c.; No. white, 25Ac. track mixed, west
ern, 231aa25c.; options inactive and nom
inally steadier at Ac. net advance Sep
tember closed 24c. Hay-Eeasy; shipping,
40a45c.; good to choice, 50a55c. Hops
quiet; 1895 crop, 3a4c.; 1896 crop, case. Cut
Meats-Quiet; picked bellies. 71sas1ac.; do.
shoulders. 5Ba5Ac.: do. hams, Slka9sc.
Lard-Steady; western steamed, $525; Oc-
tober, $5.l0 nominal: refined, quiet; con-
tinent, $3.50; South American, $6l5; COM
pound, 4Aa5c. Pork-Quiet; old mess,
$950a975; new mess, i025al0.75; short
clear $10,50a13; family. Sl0.50al1.50 Butter
Firm; western creamery, 12a1Sc. do. fac
tory, Sal2c.; Elgins, lSc.; imitation cream
cry, 10a13c.; state dairy, 10al6hc.; do.
creamery, 12alSc. Cheese-Dull; large
white, 9Ac.; small, 9Aa9%c.; large colored,
9hc.; small colored, 9l2a9&c.; part skins,
6iaaTc.; full skins, 3lka4c. Eggs-Ffrm
state and Pennsylvania, 17alSc.; western
fresh, Ice. Tallow-Nominal. Petroleum
Steady; united closed 721ac bid; refined
New York, S5.75 Philadelphia and Balti-
more, $780, do. in bulk $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-06
For Ladies Only.

1t is patent to all thinking people
that ladies require on account of their
peculiar organism and functions rem
edies quite different from the sterner
sex. While the FEMICURE LIVER
PILLS act directly and pleasantly up
on the Liver, Kidneys, Stomach and
Bowels, they at the same time won-
derfully regulate and strengthen the
functions and organs peculiar to the
sex. They relieve Constipation, Head
ache, Dizziness, Indigestion, Torpid
Liver, Billiousness, Faintness. Irregu-
larities, Backache Bad Complexion.
etc. A pill a dose. 25 cents. Sold by
Carl Lorenz, druggist, AIS Lackawanna
ave-, Scranton.