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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
FOREST CITY.

George Watkins. of Olyphant, has
been visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. Watkins, this week.
Miss Jennie Brown is the guest of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
Smith, of Starucca, Wayne county.
Rev. ]. L. Williams, Rev. j. c. Ho-
gan and r, E. Alexander, all of For
est City, are among the seven dele
gates whom Susquehanna county Pro-
hibitionists have elected to attend the
state convention. This place certainly
has it's share of the representation.
Fruitful Branch, Order of True Amer
lean Ivorites, will hold meeting this
evening at which important lodge bus
mess will be transacted and a full at
tendance of the members is desired.
Attorney L. p. Wedeman, of Scran-
ton, was here on legal business
Wednesday.
The borough council met in regular
session Wednesday evening. Thomas P.
Mccormick, appointed to fill the place
of Arnett Bennett, resigned, was
sworn in as a councilman. A COM
plant was made that young men were
in the habit of loafing on the corner of
the Methodist Episcopal church lot,
and that aside from the nuisance of
the business, church property had been
defaced and destroyed. The matter
will be investigated. The company
that wants the privilege of putting in
sewers, sent word that they did not
yet have ready their plans and specifi-
cations, but would send them later D.
A. Moore, representing the Mosler Safe
company, was at the meeting and
showed pictures of number of diff
ferent styles of safes The matter Of
purchasing one was left with a COM
mittee composed of j. Fred Willbrock
and John Lynch. Street Commission
er Frank McCloskey was reinstated,
but warned to pay strict attention
hereafter to the instructions of the
street committee. A number of bills
were passed, and other routine busi-
ness was transacted. A committee
from the st. Anthony Lithuanian Cath
olic church presented a petition asking
that Lackawanna street be graded and
that the sidewalk ordinance be put into
force along that thoroughfare. Coun-
Gil meets in regular session again on
Wednesday evenin, June 16.
OTHER VICINITY NOTES.
Clifford has "peeping Tom" who
was recently cowhided by an enraged
husband. -r'.
Mrs. William Dryden, of Vandling,
Is visiting her son, w. d. Dryden, who
is in the senior class at Lafayette col
lege, Easton.
John Roderick, of Richmondale, will
erect double house on Clinton street.
Vandling, and is having the founda-
tions prepared. Edward O'Neil will be
the contractor.
temperance society has been or
ganized at South Gibson with the fol-
lowing officers: President, William
Maxey; vice president. w. E. Resse-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
CLAIMS THERE is OIL.
Test Will Soon BE Made on WyaIus-
ing Side Ofthe River.

Wyalusing, June SC. w. Champion,
of Golden HILL who has been leasing oil
lands over the river in Southern Brad
ford and Northern Wyoming, was in
town for the past week leasing lands
for his company on this side of the
river, says the Rocket. He is instruct
ed to lease land east of the river as far
north as Towanda and as soon as suffi-
cient land is secured, his company will
put down a test well.
When interviewed in regard to the
outlook for oil in this section his smile
was not only broad but he gave such a
glowing account of the outlook across
the river at Lovelton where the pres
sure of gas at present registers 625
pounds, that his hearers at once became
as sanguine of success as he is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
LETTERS OVER THE WIRE
Telegraph May Merge Into Mail Service.
Invention Which Transmits Three
Thousand Words a Minute.
From the New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune.
An increasing amount of attention
is being given nowadays to the possi-
bilties of rapid telegraphy By the
Wheatstone system, in which a pre-
viously punched strip of paper is fed
into the transmitter, from 100 to 100
words a minute are now easily sent
over a single wire, a speed which is
three or four times that of the operator
who manipulates a Morse key. BY the
Rogers system, not yet in general use,
it is claimed that 200 words a minute
can be handled and printed on a type
writer automatically. What is called
the Delany system is still more rapid.
But all of these achievements and pro-
Jects are surpassed by plan which
was described last Wednesday evening
to the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers in this city by Lieutenant
George owen Squier, of the Third Unit
ed States artillery, and assistant pro-
fessor of physics at Dartmouth. The
same story was told simultaneously in
Chicago by Professor Bedell, a we'll
known expert in such matters. In some
experiments conducted by Lieutenant
Squier, in cooperation with Professor
A. G. Crehore at Fort Monroe, a speed
of 1,200 words per minute was actually
attained, and the assertion is made that
from 1900 to 5000 words a minute may
be sent by the same system between
points as far apart as New York and
Chicago.
ALTERNATING CURRENT USED.
One great novelty about the new
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
SAVED BY CORSET STEEL.
The Bullet Fired by WIlkes-Barr
Woman's Husband Chances of.

Wilkes Barre, June 3.-David r.
Evans is a stone mason living on Re-
gent street. Wil<es-Barre, but he has
not been working much during the past
year. He has been drinking heavily,
and causing his family considerable
trouble. He was not home last night,
but came in at about s o'clock this
morning, and had few words with his
wife, whereupon he drew a revolver
and fired at her. The bullet Fortunate
ly struck one of the steels of her cor
set, and glanced off, making only a
slight wound.
Evans then turned the revolver on
his daughter Sarah, aged II years, but
the revolver failed to work, and the
daughter escaped unhurt Evans i'm
mediately fled, and at last accounts he
had not been captured, though officers
are searching for him everywhere.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
New York Produce Market.

but quiet; city mill patents, $4.7Oa4.90; do.
clears, "a 70a4.S0; Minnesota patents, $395a
40. Wheat-Spot dull, but firm; No. /
northern New York, 775sc., f. o. b., ,afioat;
spot, No. l northern Duluth, 7sAc., f. o.
b., afioat to arrive; opened steady ad-
vanced sharply and closed easy at par
tial net advance; No. 2 red, June, 75lsa
751sc., closed, 70Ac.; December, 71Aa729sc..
closed, 72Ibc. Corn-Spot firm; No. 2, 2sc.,
elevator; 30c., anoat; options firm, closing
Aasc. net higher; June closed, 29Ac.;
July, 2Sasa299sc., closed, 29ssc.; August,
SO1sa3Oasc. closed 3Ossc,; September Sosa
3OAc., closed, 3GAc. Oats-Spot stronger;
No. 2, 22a2214c.; No. g. 211ac.; No. white,
251kc.; No white, 2i4c.; track mixed
western, 22a24c.; track white, 25aS2c; op-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
BLEW OUT THE GAS.
Towanda Young Lady Said to Have
Had Narrow Escape.

Sayre, June 3.-Bessie Bennett, a
young lady residing in Towanda, came
near bringing death to herself last
night at the Wilbur house. She went
to her room about II o'clock and upon
retiring blew out the gas and did not
turn it off.
About an hour later some Of the oc-
cupants of nearby rooms discovered
that gas was escaping and the clerk
was summoned. Miss Benefits room
was locked and it was with some diff
Guilty that she was awakened. The
room was aired and she soon revived
from a stupor. Had she remained
much longer in the room, death would
no doubt have resulted. She said she
did not know how to attend to the
gas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04

Chicago, June Seattle active at si.45a
49O; stockers and feeders, $3.90a4.5o; bulls.
81. 50a5.75i choice calves active and strong
at s6a6.25., Texas grassers and corn-fed
cattle, s555. Hogs-Strong at $3 35OaS.55;
pigs, s3a3.55. Sheep-Steady, $S50a45O;
Texas sheep. $S.65a4. S5; lambs. slow; shorn
lambs, $S.25a5. Receipts-Cattle, 5000
head; hogs, 1900 head; sheep, 1000 head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo, June Seattle. Hogs
Slow; Workers, good to choice, s367a3 70;
roughs, common to good, $315a325; pigs,
good to choice, s370aS.75; sheep and lambs.
dull and slow; lambs, choice to prime,
$5.15a5.4O; culls to common, So. .40a4.40.
Sheep-Choice to selected weathers, &.25a
4.35; culls and common, 81 75aS.90
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
Philade,phin Provision Market.

Philadelphia, June 3.-Wheat--Strong
and NC. higher; contract grade June, 72iia
79I1c.; july, 721ha72&c.; August, nominali
September, nominal. Corn-Firm; NO. 2
mixed, June, 2Si1a2s%c.; July, nominal
August, nominal; September, nominal
Oats-Firm; No. 2 white June, 25a2519c. !;
July, 25a2514c. August, Aiza25c.; Septem-
Der, N19a25c. Butter-Steady, fair de-
mand; fancy western creamery, 15a15isc.
do. Pennsylvania prints, 16c.; do. west
ern do, 15c. Eggs-+Firm and active;
fresh nearby, 11c.; do. western, 11a11hc.
Cheese-Dull and lower; New York full
creamery fancy Sac; do. do. do, fair TO
good, 71kaSc. Refined sugars-Firm, good
demand Cotton--Unchanged. Tallow-
Steady, but quiet; city prime in hogs
head, 3a31bc. country, do, in barrels,
27sa3c.; do. dark PIC. cakes, 314a31zc.
grease, 21tc. Live poultry-Fowls were In
good demand and higher, spring chickens
plentiful and easier; fowls, 10c. old roos-
ters, 6a7c. spring chickens, 15a2Oc
Dressed poultry-Unchanged fowls
| choice, 9kc.; do. fair to good, S13a9c.
| broilers western, as to size and quality
1Sa25c. nearby do. as to size and quality
Receipts-Flour, 1000 barrels; 2,400 sacks
wheat, 5000 bushels; corn, 22,0O0 bushels
| oats, 25,0O0 bushels. Shipments-Wheat
100 bushels; corn 1000 bushels; oats, 1900
head.
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tleigbbpring Counties.

quie; secretary, Miss Ella Fuller; as
sistant secretary, Miss Josie Tripp;
treasurer, w. w. Michael.
A sub-district Epworth league con-
vention is in session at the South Glib
son Methodist church today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
New York Live Stock,

New York, June 3.-Beeves-No trading.
Calves-Slow, closing lower. Veals-sia
5.621z no buttermilks. Sheep and lambs
Sheep shade firmer; yearlings steady;
lambs lower about 500 head unsold; sheep,
$350a470; yearlings, $5621a; lambs, $6.40a
7.121a. Hogs-Steady; $3.95a4.20.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
APossibIe EXPLANATION.

Mr.. Oldboy (soothing baby)-"There,
there! l wonder what ON earth makes
the child cry so?'
Johnny Oldboy-"Well, pa, what else
can you expect? He amt old enough
to swear, Is he ?"-Judge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04

tions firm, but quiet, closing Nc. higheri
July, 221sa22ssc., closed, 22isc.; September,
227sa23c. closed, 22Kc. Butter-Steady;
western creamery, Liable; do. factory,
75ka10itc. Blgins, 1bc, imitation cream
cry, 9lka12c.: state dairy, 1oal4lfc.; DO.
creamery, 11al5c. Cheese--Quiet; state
large, Sashc small fancy, 7ha7lkc.; part
skins, 4a6Iko.; full skins, 2ixaSc. Bggs-
Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 11all1sc:
western fresh. ioa1oifc. Tailow-Duil;
city 02 per package), &c.; country pack
ages, free), SIC, as to quality.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
OIL Market.

Oil City, Pa, June S.-Certifcate, nc
bids; credit balances, SIC. shipments, 3d.
63i barrels; runs, 9i,700 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-04
GREAT WALL PAPER SALE.

We going out of the Wall Paper mus
be closed out at once want the goods
Twenty-Five Thousand Rolls closed out at the fol-
lowing prices
1Oc Wall Paper SC 25c Wall
15c =" ............. Sc 35c ...............
zoe los soc
cnnTT INnI 10 Carpets, Drapcn@ and Wall PapoE
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
Greeley.

We hear corn striking the bang board
these days.
They are havingia lively school fight
at Little Valley.
Willis Grace shipped Car of hogs to
St. Louis this week.
We must all think that the polls
close at p. m. New law.
Sylvanus Berry is losing his hogs
Mr.. Berry has escaped cholera until
now.
James Mallet's new house is nearly
completed. He expects to move in this
fall.
We wish to congratulate our store
keeper at North Branch, Hub Shoe,
simth, over his new girl baby.
We attended The Guthrie county far
Wednesday and Audubon county
horses and hogs were in the whirl.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
THOUGHT SHE'D MAKE SURE,
Did Not Understand Theosophy and Sus.
pected They Were Muscles.

Did Not Understand Theosophy and Sus
pected They Were Muscles.
The girl who has recently become in
terested in theosophy was enjoying her.
self immensely, endeavoring in the
most DISTINGUISHED way, of course, to
convert a chance acquaintance to hel
Aew views, and the long and hard
sounding words rolled OFF her nimble
tongue in the manner peculiar to all en-.
thusiastic student.
"The luminiferous ether" she was
saying interestedly as the pale young
woman across the Car closed the book
which she had been thoughtfully study.
ing and fell to listening to tho scraps
OF conversation which surrounded her,
sis really nothing more or less than a
big psychical mirror. Everything we
have ever done from the beginning of
the Manvantara, everything we shall
do until we once more reach the repose
of the Devachanic plane, is reelected in
the Akasaic radiance, and"-
At this point the pale young woman
across the car leaned over and touched
the speakers arm.
Pardon my interruption and the
seeming impertinence," she murmured
sweetly, as the impromptu lecturer,
brought to an unwilling stop in the full
tide of her eloquence, glared as her
wrathfully, "but would you mind say
ing those words you just used over
again?'
"What words?" inquired the theoso-
phist, slightly Modified by the implied
compliment to her superior knowledge.
Manvantara, do you mean, Or was it
Devachan? Oh, l suppose you mean
Akasaic! Well, that's Hindu or East
Indian, or Brahmin word, I'm not quite
sure which, and it means-oh, light,
or radiance. or something like that any
way. Are You interested in theosophy?'
she fastened to add, anxious to cover
her lack Of definite knowledge as to the
meaning of the word under discussion,
'for if you are"-
''I'm not, thank you, interrupted the
thoughtful young woman more sweetly
and apologetically, "but I couldn't
help hearing those words. and they
made ME anxious. I'm just beginning
to study anatomy, you know, and ]
thought you were talking about some
new muscles, and as I'm going to have
private examination tomorrow
thought I'd just ask you and make
sure"
But the new convert to theosophy
was not listening, and the acquaintance
who had been delivered from disserta-
ton upon the Akasa-ic ether laughed
immoderately before proceeding to
change the subject of conversation. -
Chicago Times-Herald.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
DOGS IN WAR.
How the st. Bernard Ministers to the
Wounded Russian Soldier.

How the st. Bernard Ministers to the
Wounded Russian Soldier.
In the present day the British army
seems the only one in which dogs are
not trained either as spies, messengers
or to help the wounded. The Germans,
French, Austrians, Russians and Ital-
ians have all found them to be worth
| the trouble. The Germans have devoted
| themselves chiefly to the training of
dogs for carrying messages to and from
| outposts and pickets and the main bodies
of troops For this purpose they find
pointers are the best, but Scotch sheep
| dogs and short haired sporting dogs are
much liked, as are also the clever little
Pomeranians, which learn very quickly
and are very strong and swift. In the
German army the best trainers are the
men of the Jaeger regiments, and spe-
cial officer and special body of men
are told off to look after the dogs They
are taught to march without frisking
about, to avoid barking, but, with their
| wonderfully quick ear to warn if stran-
gers are near, by pointing or by low
| growl. They are trained to carry mes
sages up to az miles by known roads,
and beyond that distance to find their
own way across country. TO men in the
same uniform they are taught to be
| Obedient.
In the Russian army a kind of big st.
Bernard mastitf is used; also wolf and
sheep dogs. These, equipped with a
flask containing brandy or soup and a
packet of bandages hung round their
necks, are taught to find out the wound
ed lying among bushes or uneven ground
and to offer them restoratives, standing
meanwhile with their forefeet planted
| and barking to attract attention. They
are even harnessed to little handcarts,
such as we see them use in Belgian
! and German towns, and can drag two
wounded men. The French, in their
wars i'll Tunis and Algiers, have used
dogs; also the Russians in their last
Turkish war. In Austria they have been
employed to discover ambuscades. The
Dutch in Acneen found them most use
full in preventing solitary sentries in
thick jungle outposts being surprised by
stealthy natives. The Italian sentries in
the Alps are always accompanied by
| dogs.-United Service Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

wives in returning from the Guthrie
county fair wandered from the path and
consequently prolonged their homew ard
journey some eight or ten miles. We
have heard that young folks often think
the longest way round short enough and
having been young ourselves once upon
time, are inclined to accept the self
evident truth of the axiom, but this case
is outside our comprehension.
The board of trustees of Melville
township and that Of Union township
Guthrie county, met in joint session
Monday for the purpose of equalizing
and adjusting the work on the public
road forming the boundary line between
the two townships. Our road supervis
or and travelling public will probably ex.
perience no further trouble along upon
these lines as it were.
Died October 7, 1897, at the home OF
her son Chas., Mrs. Mary A. Johnson
aged "a years. Mrs. johnson was born
in Bucks county, Penn, in 1918, where
the early period of her life was passed.
1t was there that she was united in mar
riage to Mr.. John johnson. Two sons,
Chas. and Monroe, came to bless the
home, but they were destined to be
fatherless in early life Mrs. Johnson hav-
ing passed the last 81 years of her life a
widowed mother. In September, 1874,
the Pennsylvania home was given up for
one farther westward The remaining
twenty-three years OF her life were passed
with her son Charles, who lives in a
pleasant home on section II, Melville
township. Mrs. johnson became mem
Der of the NJ. Z. church early in life and
was faithful member OF the same. In
September she became i'll and was con-
fined to her bed, from which she never
arose until in answer to the summons of
the Master her spirit took it's fight to
its eternal home. The two sons, Chas.
and Monroe and grandsons Chart and
Eugene and families survive and mourn
her loss. Rev. Krell conducted the bur-
ial services. A short service was held
at the house at 1890. At 11:25 the pro-
cession was formed and the remains
we're borne to their last resting place in
Maple Grove cemetery where loving
friends paid their final tribute to one
respected by all.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
A Special Rate.

To all those subscribing for the RE.
PUBLICAN between now and December
we will give special rate of one dollar
per year if paid in advance. This is q
rate that should secure many new sub.
scribers. We would be pleased if our
friends would speak to their neighbors
and aid us in securing new subscribers
We think about every family in the
county might take the REPUBLICAN at
least at that price. Especially do we
think those who are OF the political
faith that we advocate ought to take it,
and aid us in extending its circulation
and influence. We are trying to make
OF it good local county paper and an
exponent OF republicanism, and we ask
the cooperation af our readers.
Ii those who are in arrears on our sub
scription books will pay arrearages be-
fore December l, they also can have ad-
vantage OF thespecial rate for the coming
year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14

Albert Jingst sold potatoes in Audi
bon Tuesday.
&. s. Mason marketed some nice oat'
in Ross Monday.
Dave Hart shelled corn for VIM. Nc
Cav last Thursday.
JAS. Hoffman and sister visited will
friends near Templeton Sunday.
Evert Norton and sister visited a
the home of Harry Northup Sunday
w. Reynolds who was injured OH {
pitchfork some days ago is improving
August Schrader was buying farm
wagon and other implements in Tenn
pleton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner. of Greeley, Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Du'
vail last Sunday.
Lee McCuen has rented the Kilpat-
rick farm for 1893 and you can bet it
will be farmed right.
Mrs. Rich. Tucker is not improving
very fast. She is sufferer from that
dread disease-cancer.
Billie McCaw and Pat German have
rented the John Hider farm, section %
Gamer OH, for next year.
il. Somers has been hauling brick
che past few days. He intends build
ing cave on his farm in Viola soon.
Cholera has made its appearances
among the large herd of hogs owned
A. Jingst. Two have gone the trip so
far.
Joe johnson is building an addition
to his house in the way of kitchen II
by IL feet. Joe believes in solid COM
fort.
Grant Cummings accompanied by
the Misses Pet and Pearl Sweeney took
in the hop at Bide Baldwin's last Fri
day night.
Miss Ida Jay who has been staying
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Pat Car
roll, for the past month, is now at her
home in Ross.
Bob Spencer, candidate for superin-
tendent, was around through Cameron
and Viola giving the neighbors great
talk. Bob is a good, whole souled fell
low but sure he IS doomed to defeat.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-10-14
Melville.

VIM. Hunt is adding kitchen to his
Audubon residence property which he
intends to occupy in the near future.
Our farmers are busy gathering in
the seasons potato crop. Quality and
quantity iare both reported as being be-
low the average.
Otto Swanson and wife are again at
home after a few weeks absence in
search of farm. They were east and
south, but as yet have not decided upon
location.
DIR. Rendleman made a call at the
Brown ranch last Saturday, Ollie Glass
cocks eyes still being in need of medi-
cal treatment, although their condition
is much improved.
Sundays rain laid the dust low but
the moisture did not penetrate far below
the surface. Some of our farmers are
fearful of shortage in the water supply
during the winter period.
"Sent up"-a popular and promising
young bachelor from Melville. When:
Last Saturday. For what? Don't know
How long? Couldn't tell. Anyone feel
ing curious will probably find relief by
presenting their case, with compliments,
before the kort.
Mr.. and Mrs. belong returned Fri
day evening from an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Jasper county.
They report the oats crop better in
places than here, but the corn crop out
look in Audubon county as good or bet
| ter than that in the counties through
which they passed.
Our Melville farmers are quite in line
in the way of stock feeding, Mr.. Prick
having shipped in five car loads OF feed
ers last week and Mr.. Armstrong large
number of yearlings. The supply on the
Brown and Low ranches is being con-
tinually replenished by the purchase of
small lots from neighboring farmers.
A large number of our people attend
ed the Guthrie county fair among whom
were: Messers Jas. Hunt, Chris Hader,
r. E. Thomas, M. Mcintyre, Fred Sun
berg and their wives, Mrs. f. b. Hoyt,
Mrs. j. Black, Miss Patience Elliott,
w. f. Hoyt, b. Black, Willis, James and
Samuel Hunter, Guy Cain, Frank and
John Sunberg, Willie Armstrong, Harry
Oliver and Fred Campbell.
Messers Thomas and Hunt and their