The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-02
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RI X-SHERIFF CLEMONS appears 10
III he one of the happieSt men in Inc
= CITY these days and has no hesl-
fancy in expressing his preference
IL for life as q private citizen. Sncr-
in Clcmons upon retiring from the oi'ict
left a clean record behind him "hlch
proyes that. in that position, as In othcr
departments of public Service he IL d
man who can be trusted.
see that Mr.. S. NJ. Nash. the we'll
known hotel keeper, will again dcal III
real estate this spring as a Side ISSUE
still retaining the management OF tnat
excellent family hotel THE .NaSh.
Landlord Nash is one Of the most ex-
ncrienccd real estate dealers in scranton,
and has a knowledge of the values or
property hercabouts that will doubtless
proye of much benefit To parties VINO en-
trust their business TO his keeping.
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Attorney Charles A. Van Wormer. for
merly Of this city, but now of Montrosc,
has announced himself as n candidate
for the state legislature to represent
Susduehanna county in the Twenty-siXth
district Mr.. Van Wormcr is one OF the
ablcst of the young lawyers of Susque-
hanna county end Is amply qualified to
represent the district in the house OF
representatives He has shown a dispo-
siliOn to tackle the capitol commission
question a trine early in the fight, but
unless this proves to be loaded, he VIII
doubtless have little difficulty in securing
the nominal ation, which is equivalent to
an election on the Republican ticket in
SusQuehanna.
one does not always have TO look to-
wards New York for the real thing i'll
yellow Journalism. The Williamsport
t1gr.a rn
head" article treating of a rumor TO the
effect that an attempt had been made
to assassinate Minister Woodford. The
slecpless daily of Lycoming does not
print any colored supplements or per-
fumed editions but il does no; propose
II at the metropolitan journals shall have
the ncnopoly on hal" raising "scoops.'
Sam r. Smith. Of Wilkes-Barre. IS
again at the front as an autho' and
publisher. His latest product. III is en-
titled Daniel North OF Wyoming Val
ley" Some time ago MIR. Smith endeav-
ored to stimulate tho literary people of
the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys 10
greater efforts by the publication OF a
magazine to which all were invited to
contribute. The publication was intend
ed as haven for the efforts that had
been returned from the New York pub
fishing houses marked unavailable" Mr..
Smith desired to give the writer's an op-
portunity TO demonstrate that the pub
fishers had erred in rejecting the efforts
of the aspirants for fame In this scc-
ton The magazine had a very promis-
ing birth but time demonstrated that the
big publishing houses and magazine edit
orS had not made many mistakes and
the enterprise did not receive the sup
port that Mr.. Smith had expected
As Mr.. Smith is a man of genius his
last publication will no doubt be a
financial success.
A dog at Hartford, Ohio. is in fair
way to give a scientific demonstration
of the force of explosive elements, and in
consequence of his supposed ability in
this line is given a wide berth by the
nervous citizens of Hartford. The pc
culiar position in which the animal is
placed Is due to his abnormal appetite.
A day or two ago the dog ate six sticks
of dynamite that had been left in his
pathway by some parties who were blast
ing rocks For time the dog had his
own way about the quarry, no one dar-
ing to venture near him. At last one of
the party plucked up courage and at
taching rope TO the caninc's neck tied
him to o tree. Developments are now
being awaited by the residents in the
vicinity of the captive cur, who expect
that a vigorous bark or sudden move
ment of his tail may at any time cause
the dog and large part OF the circum-
adjacent territory to disappear from the
face OF the earth.