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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
ASSASSINATIONs OF RULERS.
Crimes to Which There Is Greater In.
citement III Europe Than Here.
From the Sun.

Five attempts have been made
against the life Of Queen Victoria, one
in 1910. two in 1912, one in 1S49, and
one in 1882. An attempt against the
life of Francis Joseph of Austria was
made in 1858, and one against the king
of Italy in 1873. Three attempts were
made against the life of Queen Isa-
bella of Spain, three against Napoleon
III when emperor of France, and three
in 1861. in 1875 and in 1873, against the
life of Wilhelm l of Germany. In the
United States, where the crime of as
sasslnation is happily rare few as
saults have been made upon public
men in office, although two presidents
have been shot down in Washington.
Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated in April
1865, and President Garfield in July.
1881. In the early days of the repub-
lis, presidents We're safe and deemed
themselves safe from murderous as
sault and many of the precautions
taken by recent presidents to protect
themselves from attack have been seen
to be unnecessary.
AssassinatiOns, in the United States
as in other countries, are the outcome
of periods of great political excite
lnent. Inc sentiments OF many per-
sons are stirred almost to frenzy. and
at such times some unbalanced eX-
tremist is led by the excitement to
some violent act which in tranquil
times, probably, would not be even
though of. In Europe the incitement
to assassination is much greater than
1t is here, for not only are men in
many cases deprived of the opportunity
to make known their grievances, but.
furthermore, the power of punishment
rests with the executive head of the
government An application is made
perhaps, for the liberation of some ac-
cused person. On the executive de-
wolves the assent to or rejection of this
request. In the popular resentment
which follows for either the severity
or the Indulgence of the monarch, there
may be an outbreak of a murderous
character. In the United States thl
joWer Of communication rests, usually
with the governor, not with the presl-
dent, though in times of civil strife
when martial law supercedes the civil
law, the final appeal for clemency is
made to the president.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
To BE Given at the congregational
This Evening.

An interesting musical programme
will be offered tonight at the Congre-
gational church as follows:
Opening remarks ,............... Chairman
"rhe Sabbath Day"
George ID. Church Double quartette
Baritone solo, "Alone on the Mid
night Sea" ................W. r. Reese
Violin solo, selected. Professor c. Hesser
Vocal solo, Wreck of the Hesperus,"
Professor Crowell
Recitation, Legend of Bregenz,'
Miss NJ. b. Hards
Vocal solo, Doves Sorrow"
Mrs. S. Goodwin
Recitation, selected ...Miss Maud James
Cornet solo, selected Professor Ackerman
Vocal solo, selected,
Miss Isabelle stanton
Instrumental duet, mandolin and gui-
tar ......Messrs. Leonard and Helmes
Either solo, Doves Dream Fantasia
Professor Crowell
Duet, "The Petrers Cry"
W. u. Reese and Mrs. A. Jacob
Selection,
George d. Church Double quartette
Violin solo, selected. Professor Hessier
Recitation, "A Welsh Classic"
Miss Matte Hards
Soprano solo, "The Little Beggar
Girl" .................Mrs S. Goodwin
Instrumental duet
Messrs. Leonard and Helmes
Chairman, Reese Hughes
Accompanist, Professor A. +. Thomas.
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fast; then that bearing-down feeling.
Her doctor says, "cheer up, you have
dyspepsia; you'll be all right soon"
But she doesn't get "all right" She
grows worse day by day, till all at once
she realizes that distressing female
complaint is established.
Her doctor has made mistake.
She has lost faith in him; hope van
ishes; then comes the brooding, NOR
bid, melancholy, everlasting BLUES.
Her doctor, if he knew, should have
told her and cured her, but he did not,
and she was allowed to suffer. By
chance she came across one of Mrs
Pinkham's books, and in it she founo
her very symptoms described and an
explanation of what they meant. Then
she wrote to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice, feeling that she was
telling her troubles to a woman.
Speedy relief followed, and vigorous
health returned.
Lydia Il. PinlIham's Vegetable Com
pound instantly asserts it's curative
powers in all those peculiar ailments
of women. 1t has been the standby
of intelligent American women for
twenty years, and the story recited
above is the true experience OF hun
dreds of women, whose letters Of
gratitude are to be found on Sle in
Mrs. Pinkhsln's library,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
OLYPHAN +,

Yesterday morning Robert Tinsley,
one of the Oldest and best known resi-
dents of this place, passed away at his
homo on Moosic street, after a linger-
ing illness. Deceased was about seN-
enty years of age. He was a man of
quiet ana reserved manners and en-
joyed the esteem of large list of ac-
quaintances. A wife and six adult
children survive him. They are: Coun-
Gilman William Tinsley, Amburg, Ed
ward David, Charles and Emma Tins
ley. The funeral will take place sun
day afternoon at o'clock. Interment
will be made in Dunmore cemetery.
Mir and Mrs Robert Mckinley are
mourning the loss of their 2-year-o old
son, Samuel, who died on Wednesday
of membraneOus Group. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at
o'clock. Burial will De made in Union
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
TAYLOR.

An entertainment VIII be given on
the 22d of this month at the Calvary
Baptist church under the auspices Of
Edward d. Davis Sunday school class.
An excellent programme is being pre-
pared for the event.
AT the meeting of the Presbyterian
congregation on Sunday evening for the
purpose of selecting pastor, Rev p.
II. Brooks, a missionary of the Laclia-
wanna Presbytery, was present and
presided over the meeting. There being
two candidates balloted for Rev. l.. F..
Foster, of Auburn Theological college,
was chosen,
Mrs. Thomas Charles and Mrs. Will
liams, of Olyphant, visited friends in
this town yesterday.
Mrs John Ludwig, of Scranton, visit =
cd Mr. and Mrs. John Il. Evans, ON
Main street, yesterday.
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Christian and Missionary Alliance.

on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing earnest addresses We're made by
ministers of the convention who were
present Mr. Hinkey, of Binghamton,
gave an instructive discourse, appro-
pirate for the occasion, and was fol-
lowed by Rev. Gabriel Mcclure in an
earnest address. Mr.. Mcclure will soon
return to his chosen field. Much in
terest has been awakened by his ap-
peals in behalf of darkest Congo"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
FELL DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT.
Accident to Member of the NeuvilIe
Company.

One of the ladies of the Melville COM
pany, Miss Madge Bertrand, was serl-
uuSly injured yesterday morning by
falling a distance of about twelve feet
down the elevator shaft at the Hotel
American. The company, having I'm
ished their three days engagement
were jusC leaving for Oneonta n. Y.
Miss Bertrand having finished break
fast about + o'clock, had reached the
door of the elevator on the first floor.
Thinking that the carriage was there
she stepped into the inclosure, and at
once fell to the bottom of the shaft,
and struck large timber below. When
taken up she was unconscious.
A doctor, who boards at the hotel
was summoned and it seemed evident
that there was some internal injury.
The young lady is a leading member Of
the company 1t is not yet possible to
determine the result Of the accident.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

The watchman at the head of plane
2S sounded the fire alarm on Wednes-
day evening. Shortly after 10 o'clock
in an unoccupied house on the cliff be-
hind the Hendrick works, owned by
City Assessor John Mofiitt. There was
great danger of it's reaching other
buildings, as a large tank filled with
oil was near the burning building
and a strong wind was blowing. But
the firemen fought the flames braVely
and worlimen from the HendriCk works
gave efficient aid. The cause of the fire
is not known.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
GREAT BARGAINS
To Be Had for the
Coming Week at the
PHILADELPHIA
CLOAK and SUIT House.
42l Lackawanna Ave.

This is positively the last
chance to buy Coats and
Capes for less than the cost
OF making-yes, less than
cost of lining.
All previous efforts at bar
gains were nothing to be
compared to the prices that
they are being sold at now.
Come, examine our goods,
get our prices, and be con-
vinced.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

During Lent a series of sermons will
be delivered at ST. Rose church on
Wednesday and Sunday evenings. A
large congregation assembled on Ash
Wednesday evening when the first Len
ten discourse was given by Rev. 4. f.
Coffey. His text was as follows:
There wilt open my lips, O Lord and
my tongue shall declare Thy praise"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
TRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK.
Two Persons Killed and Two Injured
on the R}. ~ O.

GAINESVILLE, o., March A Baltimore
and Ohio work train jumped the track
at Deep Cut, about three miles east
of this city, shortly after II o'clock to-
day, rolling down a 24fOot embank-
ment, killing three men instantly and
fatally injuring two others
The dead are: John Toomey, Gus
Dutton and +. p. Johns. The fatally
injured are: Bill Dubois and j. H,
Smart.
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KING OSCAR OF SWEDEN.
fhe Ruler Who will Judge the Nene-
ZupIan Case.
II Francisco Examiner.

From the San Francisco Examiner.
An important figure in the Nenezue-
Ian controversy is one of the most re-
spected monarchs in Europe. Oscar
H., King of Sweden and Norway, is
man of 67, with a benevolent counte-
nance, a full gray beard and a stalwart
figure. In his youth he was sailor,
and he still retains the bluff manners
of follower of the sea.
He is the fourth sovereign of the line
of Charles Jean Bernadotte who, by
singular accident, was raised from the
station of a simple burgher to that of
a marshal in NapoleOn's army. At the
death of Charles Kill, the parliament
of Sweden, acting under orders from
the all-powerful conqueror, chose Mar
shall BernadOtte to succeed him, and he
asCended the throne under the name Of
Charles XIV. He had wit enough to
cut alOOf from the emperor when the
latter rushed on his doom. and thus at
the reconstruction which followed he
retained his crown and bequeathed it
to his son, Oscar |. That polite mon
arch managed to keep out of the
Schleswig- Holstein dispute. and re-
tained the good will of both Prussia
and Denmark; so he died at peace with
in the year 1859. He was succeeded by
his son, Charles XIV, who united Swe-
den and Norway, and reigned till 1872,
when the present sovereign ascended
the throne.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05

illness of her brother, Augustus Mon
naic, of Dundaif street.
Mrs. Henry Bon and daughter. Alice,
of Forest City, are guests of the for
mers sister, Mrs. T.. II. Cowles, of
Terrace street.
The child of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Arnold, who has been sick with bron-
chitis, is better.
Levi Patterson Is confined to his home
on Garfield avenue With an attack of
grip.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
QUERIES.

oh, Cuba, piteous sport of fate,
a land Of desolation;
Shall men declare your luckless state
Due but to your location?
And shall they say that Crete finds peace
And scorns a tyrant saber
Because she smiles on tiny Grence,
And not a western neishbor?
Washington Star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
CARBONDALE,

tReaders will please note that advertise
ments, orders for job work, and items for
publication left at the establishment of
Shannon & Co, newsdealers North Main
street, will receive prompt attention; or
flee open from s a. m. to 10 y. NIL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
The Salvation Army.

Last year the Salvation Army in Lon
don provided 3,22l,9l7 meals and 1899, 2l6
lodgings for poor persons 1t received in
pay $3.50, $50 and in contributions S9l l75,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
A ROYAL POET.

The duties OF reigning are not con-
genial to Oscar II. He is poet, a
musician and a man of science. He has
written many books, some of which
are as good as if they had not been
written by a king. He wrote a drama
in French, which has been played to
full houses. He is a corresponding mem
ber of the Frankfort Academy of
Sciences. His memoir of Charles XII
holds a high place in historical litera-
ture. His inaugural address to the Rigs
dag contained some stirring passages.
81 am deeply penetrated" said he,
with the sense that the royal crown,
which has fallen to me as heir, is not
lent to me for mere outer splendOr;
rather, | know and admit that my
responsible royal mission, of which
the crown is a symbol, has been laid
upon me to promote the welfare of the
brother nations. May these words be
my motto? Brodrafolkeno Val!'
The task which fell upon his should
ers was, indeed, one which might have
appalled, a less intrepid soul. He had
to administer the Government of two
nations which had been artificially put
together in harness, and whose aims
and temper are as far apart as the
poles. He had to content against such
political foes as lbsen and Bjornsen.
The latter once actually challenged
the King to mortal combat He had 10
handle three Houses Of Parliament
two in Sweden. one in Norway. There
has hardly been a day in his reign
when he did not need to remind himself
of his own apothegm-"A king must
ever know how to subordinate all the
inclinatons of his character, however
legitimate. to the eXigencies Of poll
tical policy"
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for some time; /
has ached, and
back also; has
slept poorly;
been quite
nervous, and
nearly tainted
once or (Ts
twice; head IN .
dizzy, and -
heart has
beat very
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
Az HIS COUNTRY HOUSE.

Whenever he could, Oscar has sought
relief from the cares of public business
in his country house, in the Sound of
Helsingborg. There, with his wife, the
beautiful and gifted Sophia of Nassau,
and their four stalwart boys, he has led
the life of a studious country gentle
man, working out problems in Arctic
navigation and writing verses on pas
toral themes. There they sit at an
open window, breathing the strong air
of the north, inhaling the summer
bree2es and letting the sea vapOr fan
their broWs An awning covers a Ver-
anda, bordered with flowers bathed in
sunshine, from which long stretch of
sea rolls under their eyes. Here the
King tells his family the old, strange
sagas of Sweden's past, and carries
them back to the days OF Wodin and
the Mortimer. He has a well-chosen
library, full of his faVorite authors.
Here he loves to talk poetry and sci
ence and legend with a guest.
A brother of Oscar-Eugene--i
studying to be a painter, and proposes
to establish a studio at Paris. His
aunt, the Kings sister--Eugenie-is the
Lady Bountiful of Sweden; when she
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-05
THE BLUES.
A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
DREADFUL FEELING.

What Is Meant by This Form OF Acute
Misery-Where Doctors Make Mistakes.
When cheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLUES, 1t is
sad picture.
1t is usually this way
She has been feeling "out of sorts "
, 1897-04-16
The Cars Gold Plate.

For the banquet that took place i'm
mediately after the coronation of the
czar no less than $40, 900 pounds weight
Of the finest crystal, gold and silver
plate was used, 60, 600 pounds of this
being composed of the precious metals.
The most famous services of plate are
the Orloff and the London service, the
last including, among other things,
copies of four equestrian statues on the
Anichkof bridge in st. Petersburg, four
others representing hunting scenes and
one st. George and the dragon. A writer
in London Society says that among
the crystals there were some wonderful
vases, with punches of grapes cut i'll re-
lief. The Orloff service consists Of l6
vases, richly decorated, and 90 large sill
yer centerpieces for the table, of ex-
quisite workmanship. A third service,
known as the Partisan golden service,
bought in 1867, consists of tureens,
dishes and centerpieces.
, 1897-04-16

Most people know that the memory
may be easily confused by learning a
passage in two or three different ways,
or by having ono heard an incorrect
form Of giving it. Working on this prin.
ciple, actors are fond Of putting STUN
bling blocks i'll one another's way. A
stock joke, dear to the hearts of all
players, is the regular thing to lie in
flicted upon n beginner i'll the first act
Of Richard Ill" 1t is in the scene
where the coffin of Henry VI is borne
across the stage. One of the men who
carry it has been raised from the posi-
ton of supernumerary to his first speak
ing part, which consists of a single line.
Before the performance, it is usual for
some older actor to take him aside and
impress him with the diff
culties Of delivering that sentence cor
rectly. Tho victim listens %nervously.
Now. most actors,' says his tor
mentor gravely. 'make this mistake
tho first time they play the part: In
stead of saying, IS it is, MY lord,
stand back, and let the coffin pass, they
give it this way, MY lord, stand back,
and let the parson cough"
And after he has heard the latter YER
sion, absurd though it is, the chances
are that the poor supernumerary will
give that to tho audience on the first
night. New York Tribune.
, 1897-04-16

According to n Kentucky paper, when
the telephone was first introduced in
that state an old farmer who did not
exactly understand the working of the
invention bought a new pair Of boots
for his son, who lived down in Texas.
he hung the footwear across the wire
at shutdown one evening. During the
night some one took the boots and placed
a pair Of old ones across the wire. Next
morning the old gentleman went out
and, to his delight, he saw the old
boots. He hastened into the house, ex-
claiming to his wife: "Say, Sal, this
here tellerphone is the best thing yet.
John got his boots last night, and Pm
blasted if he didn't send the old uns
homel"
, 1897-04-16

To understand the phenomenal rise
of Greece, we must bear in mind that.
though the Greeks had been miserably
downtrodden by the Turks for 400 years,
the best hope of the people, borne by III
unholy tribute far away from thcii
mothers homes and trained into the
tools of an inhuman tyranny, and
though, had it not been for the unto.
ward event" at Navarino, the whole
population of the Morea would have
been exterminated beneath the merciless
tramp of Turkish hCofs, there, never.
theless, lived behind the outward show
of slavish debasement a heart of sturdy
independence that cherished the patriot
ic memories of ages and seized eagerly
on every chance that might enable it to
stand before the world in the attitude
and character hat had given it the
most prominent place in the history Of
the human race.
The two years. struggle that gave to
Greece the right to look Europe in the
face, as q noble people determined to
die rather than live the slaves of a
hateful tyranny. at the same time gave
to Europe the assurance that Greece
was living Greece again, and Christian
conscience and classic memories com.
bined, when once the yoke was broken,
to enable the Greeks to show to the
world that, in spite of the bombshells
of Venice and the sabers of Turkey, not
only should a Greek mother bear SONS
to grow up free from the rapine of Turk.
ish hands, but desolate Athens should
rise to her old position, and, along
with Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aber.
deem, assert its place among famous Eu.
ropean cities that combine commercial
enterprise with cultivated intelligence.
It was this noble patriotic pride that, in
the short space of half a century, turned
the little ruined village into n an impos.
ing city.-Professor John Stuart Black!e
in Forum.
, 1897-04-16
Eating In India

Colonel Pollock, who has had a half
century experience in India. asserts that
now it is almost impossible to procure
there a good curry. The sorts CONNER
cially prepared and sold all over the
world give no idea of the genuine arti-
Gle. To procure it in perfection is now
only possible in Madras, where it is
considered worthless unless it be abso-
lutely fresh-that is, made from newly
plucked cocoanuts. The deterioration Of
curry is in proportion to the lack of this
essential quality. How far commercial
preparations Of the powder are inferior
may be easily imagined. as they may
remain for years on the shelves of deal
ers before use. Colonel Pollock speaks
highly of the merits of East Indian
cooks. In the training, however, they
have acquired in the European cuisine
they have lost the art of connecting their
own native dishes. He makes one excep-
ton, and that relates TO what he calls a
Bengal steak, made of old cocks or
ducks, which he declares is better than
the juiciest rump steak obtainable in
England.
In contrast to Colonel Pollock's pic
ture Of the epicuiean delights of India
we have onc of Il correspondent who is
now in that country and is recording
his impressions. He says that fer food
the traveller Is i'll n bad way. Vcgeta.
bles are sapless, and it is now consider
ed unsafe to eat them Oh account of the
presence of the buEonic plague. Meat
and fruit prcdisposs cholera. Fish is
forbidden by taste and prudence. Milk
and butter are more than suspicious,
and soda and ordinary water are filled
with dangerous germs Soda water is
made from local stagnant pools. The
only safe thing. is whisky New York
Sun.
, 1897-04-16
FRlDAY APRIL Is, 1897.

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat des-
cribes a good scheme, as follows: pub
lie school teachers in San Francisco are
required by n recent state law to join a
pension association. Each will pay 81
a month into the treasury, and will be
allowed to retire after 80 years service
with an annuity OF 5000 a year. Teach
ers disabled before they have served 80
years will be allowed a proportionate
annuity. The fund will also be aug
mented by a fine for absence on the pari
OF a teacher. A reserve of $50, 900 will
be acquired by retaining one-fourth OF
the receipts at the outset"
, 1897-04-16

The Indianapolis Journal says that at
Is well known that under the Carlisles
the treasury department was demoral-
led 1t says: The best men in the
service were dtsmissed-the better the
man the surer his early discharge to
make room for u democratic heller.
over 600 competent clerks were dis
charged during the four years Of Car
Isle and his son Logan. It is said thai
Secretary Gage is doing his utmost to
undo the evil. There was a great deal
OF sham in the Cleveland civil service,
and SOME Of 1t should be torn away"