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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

Golyddan Morgan and Catherine Reese
of Scranton; Philip Mcclure and Eliza
beth Clifford, of Scranton; William II
Walsh, of Carbondale, and Eva !
Purdy, of Forest City.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26
EYeTY Edition.

New York, Philadelphia, Scranton pa
pers as issued. Beidleman the Book
man, ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26
ROCHESTER,.

Pitcher Harper reported to Manager
Morton yesterday and Tom Johnson is
expected here before the team leaves
for Wilkes Barre, where they will open
the season on Thursday. EX-Manager
Griffin will participate in the game.
The local club has been practicing for
some time and expect to put up a
snappY game.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

HOODS PILLS are easy to take easy
TO operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness. Csc "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26
STYLISH DRESS GOODS.
S<IL LkS.

For few days only we offer these
special prices in SILKS:
Bright Roman Stripe, Satin real
value soc, for ..........................29c
Satin Stripe All Silk Printed
Foulards, real value 75c, for.......39C
Checks and Stripes, All Silk
Chinas s....................... ...........20c
Large assortments of Roman
Stripes, Brocades and Fanciers,
all 75c goods, s,tor......................59c
Cheney Bros New Surah Fou-
lards, in small, neat figures .........75C
New Pekin Ombre Stripe and Plaid
Taffetas at popular prices.
Plain Taifetas, in all the new
shades, Burnt Orange, Cerese,
Sapphire, Turquoise se.........".......75c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

The wilkes-Barre Record can be mad
In Screnton at the news stands of M.
Meinhart, 119 Wyoming avenue: Mac;
LRckawanna avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

1t is suggested that Look out for
Pickpockets" will be a good sentiment
TO place on the bulletin boards now
a-days when people are too much alb
sorbed in the news of the hour to
think of pickpockets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

Attend Dayidow BTOs.' Great Auc-
tiOn Sale,
227 Lackawanna avenue. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

The term Of DR.. w. q. Fulton, the
surgeon Of the Thirteenth regiment
having expired, an order was issued
by Colonel IL. A. Coursen yesterday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

Mrs. Cottrell and the Misses Cottrell
who have made such a pleasing i'm
preston in social way in this city by
reason of their wide culture and many
charms of personality, returned to
their home in Albany yesterday after
spending some time as guests Of Mrs.
A. de Orville Blackinton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

1t is hoped that Mr.. ]. II. S. Lynde
has passed the crisis of his illness.
His very critical condition was the
occasion of much alarm on Sunday,
but although still delirious and very
weak he was somewhat better yester-
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

According to a local paper an or
ganization has just been formed at
Chicago whose members propose to
substitute phrenologist for Cupid.
The working plan of this association,
which is said to have a rapidly increas-
ing membership, is to hold what are
called matrimonial picnics every few
weeks, at which all the candidates of
both sexes for the marriage state sub
nit their heads to the examination of
the qualified officials for the recording
of characteristic bumps. After due
comparisons and consultations, list
of men and women whose traits are
found to supplement each others are
told off, and all possible encourage
ments offered to Induce their speedy
marriage. At recent matrimonial
picnic sixty men and forty women had
their cranical bumps felt by the pro-
fessors, and a number of marriages of
''atfinities' are expected to take place
shortly. A great deal of scientific in
terest is taken, it is said, in the ex-
pertinent, and careful records will be
kept of each union. The society has
comprehensive programme, includ-
ing scheme for providing suitable
starts in life for such of its members
as. need assistance. The development
of the children of these scientific mar
riages is expected to afford data which
will be of great benefit to humanity
The Ledger.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

An Englishwoman of rank, a duchess,
was very apt to forget to pay her bills.
A milliner, whose large bill had been
repeatedly ignored by the duchess, at
last determined to send her little girl
for the money, which was so much
needed.
':Be sure and say your grace to the
duchess" said the anxious mother,
and the child gravely promised to re-
member. When, after long wait,
she was ushered into the presence of
her grace. the little girl dropped her a
low courtesy, and then folding her
hands and closing her eyes, said soft
ly:
"For what I am about to receive,
may the Lord make me truly thank
full"
As she opened her eyes and turned
her wistful gaze on the duchess, that
person turned very red and without
delay made outa check for the amount
due her milliner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

the rope that held the lifeboat along
side and attempted to pull it closer,
SO that they could all jump in at once.
That meant the capsizing of the boat
and death to all. Glands Off" cried
Walter Chase, as he took out his
cleaning sheath knife. Now, if an
other man lays finger on that line,
I'll cut it and leave you to your fate.
L am master here. and you will obey
my commands At last all were
aboard, and then the homeward strug-
gle began. Three hours hard
work found them only one mile
away from the shoals. Another
start was made, and at 10 o'clock at
night it was no longer possible to keep
headway, and down went the anchor
once more. For seven more weary
hours they swung at the bending oars.
When the brave fellows reached the
station after thirty-six hours of toll
the first person to greet the stalwart
keeper was his aged mother. Did you
save them all, Walter?' 'Ay, mother,
all, thank Godr said the keeper, as he
embraced her. He then turned to his
men and said, We'll, boys, let's ge3
the house in order and start out thd
patrol, thus coming from the height3
of heroism down to the dull routine OF
duty.
''In closing let me tell you one of
the most remarkable cases recorded
i'll the annal of the world. 1t occurred
on Lake Superior in November, 1886.
On the morning of the 18th day of that
month two ghostly figures, which
proved to be two ships in distress,
were discovered off the town of Mar
quette, Mich. The storm was one of
extreme intensity, having destroyed
the lighthouse tower on the break
water during the night, and was still
raging with relentless fury. There
was nolife-saving station at Marquette.
The people in the neighborbood de-
voted the whole day trying to rescue
the forlorn mariners. Boats, steam
tugs, mortars and life lines all had
failed. Night came. There was no
hope in Marquette, none. The near
est life-saving station was at Ship
Canal, 40 miles away. A telegram
was sent thither at s clock at night,
telling of the situation and asking,
Can you help us?' The answer from
the captain of the crew was, 'Ay, we
come A special train, with brave
engineer at the throttle, left Ship
Canal with the crew and their appara-
tus on board. The track was cleared,
and it fairly flew over the distance to
Marquette. Before the midnight hour
the crew was at the scene of the
wreck, and, after eight hours battling
with the storm, they safely landed the
two crews of twenty-four persons.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Among the queer denizens of Ber-
lin was for many years q retired mu
nicipal official named Max Duestrow.
This man has just died at ripe old
age, leaving goodly fortune behind
him. He had been in the finance de-
partment and had become so thorough
ly inlbued with his work that even al
ter his retirement he used to do all his
money transactions in the old-accus-
toned way. Before he could he pre-
vailed upon to pay anything he would
draw up a formal written request on
himself to pay the sum in question,
urging the necessity of the case and
the nature of the expenditure. Then
he would properly indorse this petit
ton, tie it with ribbon and deposit
it in one of the pigeon-holes of his
desk, labelling it department of
tinances-requests." Whereupon he
would draw up another report, like
wise addressed to himself, in which,he,
with the usual preamble, would al
low the expenditure, and this docu-
ment he would put in another com
partment labeled department of
finances expenditure. In this way
he spent the better part of his leisure,
until death came and wiped out all
scores. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17
KaGir Boys Daring Feat.

A road party comprising the usual
gang of from fifty to sixty Kaffirs, With
white man as superintendent, was
employed on the construction of road
in the Tugela valley, Natal, South
Africa, abont thirty or more years ago
In the course of their work they came
on huge stone, which it was neces-
sary to remove, but beneath it was the
home of large black mamba, we'll
known to the neighboring inhabitants
as being old, and, therefore, very ven
omous. The mamba is the most deadly
of the South African snakes, and the
superintendent anticipated some
trouble over that rock. He offered
bribe for the snakes skin, and the
gang "wowed" and sat down to "bema
gwi" take snuff. But slim youth
sauntered forward, and, amid the ieers
and protestations of the rest, declared
himself equal to the task. He took
from his neck what looked like bit
of shriveled stick, chewed it, swal-
lowed some of it, spat out the rest on
his hands, and proceeded to rub his
glistening brown body and limbs all
over. Then, taking up his stick and
chanting n song of defiance, he ad-
vanced to the bowlder There he
reused the mamba, who, in great fury
at being disturbed, bit him in the lip
with great venom. The boy took no
notice of the bite, but broke the snakes
back with his stick, and, bringing him
to his master, asked for the reward.
obtaining which, he went back to his
work, and the bite of the reptile had
no effect on him whatever.
No bribe, not even that OF COW
(better than any gold in the eyes of
Kaffir), would induce this native to
disclose the secret of his antidote,
which, he said, had been handed down
in his family for generations. The
snake was very long one, and so old
that it had name. 1t a we'll known
fact that certain of the Zulus have an.
tidotes for the more deadly snake
poisons, which they preserve as q
secret within their own families.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

A company Of worl,ingmen il lng.
land lately listened to Il speaker vino
called himself fellow workman. In
his time, he said, he had experienced
many priyations. He had known what
ii was to be cold because he could not
afford a fire. He had worn patched
cloths and shoes. He had lived upon
poor fare. When he was young he
earned to plowas straight n furrow as
any man in the parish, and no one
could thrash better than he. The
speaker was man who i'll the tabl,
of precedency comes next after the
princes of royal blood the Archbishop
Df Canterbury.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17
"This is my horse. I do not know
your sister," coldly.
She had instantly rallied from her

'This is my horse. I do not know
your sister," coldly.
She had instantly rallied from her
agitation.
''But, beg, pardon, you do. She
was this animals owner, obliged to
part with it after her husbands
failure. I just got back from the
mines-South America-and heard it.
| am trying to recover her scattered
household gods This beast, sup
pose, was one of them. / came to buy
it, but how should dream that Miss
Belts was my Miss Betts--my Barbara!
After ten years of waiting, darlingi' L
take all the blame. [ was hot-tem-
pered and unjust L should have re-
membered how firm you always We're. "
mo; I'm an old maid now, and they
call me 'sot'."
Flora's would-be purchaser walked
him
"Well, of all things!" exclaimed
Mrs. Belts, from her point of view. IF
Barbara were younger"
IT'S all right, mother. The maid
says that the gentleman is the brother
of Floras first mistress.
.-- 49, After some time Bah came in, the
stranger with her.
Mother, do you remember Mr..
Craydon? [ used to know him at the
university"
The lady's memory failed, but she
accepted the statement without COM
ment Not so quietly, however, that
which followed "And I've sold
Flora.
"Sold--Flora, Impossiblel How
could you?"
because I go with the
horse. Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Out of the party of twenty-five Sa.
moans who left Tutuila Island in a
large boat late in September, one-hah
perished miserably from exposure,
while the survivors were cast away on
the Island of Namunui, the north
easternmost island of the Ellice
group, from whence they were finally
taken by the mission yacht John
Williams more dead than alive.
The Australian mail advices brought
by the steamer Mariposa state that the
Samoans had set out for two neigh
boring islands, some sixty miles dis
tant, but were overtaken by gale
which blew them out of their course,
and for sixty days they drifted help
lessly at the mercy of the waves.
NiIe of the party died in the boat,
one was killed in landing at Namunui
Island, 900 miles from the port they
left, and some collapsed on reaching
shore, leaving only eight survivors.
They ate up the little food they had.
but suffered less for want of water, ns
they were able to spread sails to catch
the rain, which fell heavily. This
they stored up in some trade boxes
they had on board The island they
eventually reached is inhabited, and
the people took all possible care of
them, but they were in very low con-
dition when the steamer picked them
up. The survivors have since been
returned to their homes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Greater New York has u population
almost as great as that OF the whole
United States at the, time George
Washington was first elected Presi-
lent. 1t has a population equal to
that of the combined population of
the following twelve States: California,
Delaware, Florida. idaho, Montana,
Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyo.
ming, with the District of Columbia
ihrown i'll. Its population is nearly as
greatas that Of swarming Holland, one
third greater than that of all Norway.
twice as great as that of Cuba, equal
to that of Chile, and greater than that
of Switzerland. Greece, Denmark or
Venezuela. 1t equals the combined
population of half dozen of the
minor countries of Central and South
America.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Among the strange contributions
made by modern Syria to ecclesiasti.
cal peace in other lands the following
deserves mention. thinks the Inde
pendent: IN a certain church in Scot
land the controversy over the use of
fermented or unfermented wine at the
communion service, reached point
where it was necessary to provide two
tables ana two sets of elements in order
that the church might partalie ut the
same time. The sight and practice
was grief to all, and scandal tc
people outside A committee was ap.
pointed to solve the difficult Tproblem.
Some one suggested that the church
send to Syria and procure the Tcom.
mon wine of the country. This met
with unanimous approval And now
for several years the undivided church
celebrates each communion season. us
ing a wine made about three miles
away from Zahleh, III Mt Lebanon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17
A NATURE PRAYER.

oh, oaks, that stand In forest ranks,
Tall, strong, erect and slightly,
Your branches arched in MODEST grace,
Your leaflets laughing lightly
Teach us your firm and quiet strength,
Your secrets of extraction
From Shiny darkness in the soil
The grace of life and action;
For they are rich who understand
The secret of combining
The good deep hidden in the earth
With that where suns are shining
Oh, myriad forms of earth and air,
OF lake, and sea, and river,
Which makes our landscapes glad and fair
70 glorify the giver;
Teach us to learn the lessons hid
In each familiar feature,
The mystery which so periects
p Each low or lofty creature:
For God is good. and life is sweet,
While suns are brightly shining
70 glad the glooms and thus rebuke
Our follies of repining.
Each night is followed by its day,
Each storm by fairer weather
While all the works of nature sing
Their psalms OF JOY together.
Then learn, oh, heart, their songs of hope,
Cease, soul, thy thankless sorrow;
For though the clouds be dark to-day,
The sun shall shine tomorrow;
Learn well from bird and tree and rill,
The sins of dark resentment
And know the greatest gift of God
Is faith and sweet contentment.
j. E. Jones.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17
Heroic Life Savers.

AT a dinner of the Quill Club in New
York Major Horace l.. Piper, Assist
ant Superintendent of the United
States Life Saving Service, told these
stories of heroic rescues:
I'm the first dull gray of morning
on January 20, 1892, there were dis
covered by the aid of strong glasses
from the gallery of the Sankaty Light
house, on Nantucket Island, the top
masts of vessel just above the hori-
zon III the direction of the Rose and
Crown shoals. Word was sent to the
captain of the life-saving station near
by. You must know that the Rose
and Crown shoals is one of the most
dangerous places on the globe, and
over fifteen miles from land. Atwenty-
three-foot surfboat was run out and
manned by crew of seven men. The
partings were short between the men
and their families. Away flew the lit
tie boat; they could not see the shin
They must find it. The thermometer
registered twenty degrees below freez-
ing point. After long hours of search
they found the wreck with seven half
frozen men clinging to the rigging.
They had been there for fifteen hours
in the pelting rain and sleet. There
were seven in the boat Could she
carry seven more? There was no de-
bate in the mind of Walter Chase ON
that point. She must carry them.
'The boat was made fast to the
wreck, and then panic arose among
the shipwrecked men. They grabbed
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

w. l.. Watts, the field assistant Of
the Mining Bureau, who has been in
vestigating the oil formations of South
ern California, receives all sorts of ex-
traordinary requests from parties who
seem to think that the State Mining
Bureau has been created for their
especial benefit. A local paper states
that he received the other day the fol-
lowing: ''AIr. Watts, dear sur: There
is well on my lot the water in which
smells bad. What do you think it is?"
Mr.. Watts is very hardworking and
conscientious scientist, but this was
little too much for him. so he replied
briefly. Dear Sir: Perhaps it is a
dead cat. Yours vary truly, W. L.
Watts"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

\ novel mountain railway has been
built in Germany, the track of which
consists OF single T-shaped rail. on
which ear runs which is drawn uT
the incline by captive balloon. The
tests Of this railway on a small scale
have btsn successful, and now larger
railroad is being built to run up the
Hochstautten, near Bad Reichenhall,
BaYaria.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Oh, birds that sing such thankful psalms,
p Rebuking human fretting,
Teach us your secret of content,
Your science of forgetting.
For every life must have its ills
You, too. have times of sorrow
Teach us, like you, to lay them by
And sing again tomorrow;
For gems of blackest jet may rest
Within golden setting.
And he is wise who understands
The science of forgetting.
Oh, palms, that bow before the gale
Until its peaceful ending,
Teach us your yielding, linked with strength
Your graceful art of bending;
For every tree must meet the Storm
Each heart must encounter sorrow;
Teach us. like you. to bow. that we
May stand erect Tomorrow:
For there is strength in humble grace
Its wise disciples shielding
And he is strong who understands
The happy art of yielding
Oh, brook, which laughs all night all day,
With voice of sweet seduction.
Teach us your art of laughing more
At every new obstruction;
For every life has eddies deep
And rapids liereely dashiug.
Sometimes through gloomy caverns forced,
Sometimes in sunlight flashing;
Yet there is wisdom in your way,
Your laughing waves and wimpcs;
Teach us your gospel built of smiles
The secret of your diGples.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

More than 10000 of the soldiers
whom Spain has sent to Cuba are now
in the hospital, and of the 1872, GOO
sent to the island during Weyler's
leadership only 80, 600 are fit for duty.
These are mere fragments from the
history of the gloomiest military trag.
edy Of the century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

Uncle Sam, as tenant, pays mill
ions each year i'll rentals There
hardly is a town i'll the United States
that does not receive something from
the Government for the rent of build.
ings. The Postoffice Department. OF
course, is the heaviest rent payer, and
after that comes the Federal judiciary.
Where the United States owns IA post
Office building. and that is only III a
few large cities, the courts also oc-
cupy a part of the structure; but in the
majority OF eases quarters have to be
rented for the accommodation of post
offices and courts The customs ser
vice and the War Department also
rent quarters, while in the West the
Land Bureau of the interior Depart
ment is tenant At the national
capital. where it might be supposed
the Government would have adequate
quarters for its bureaus, something
like 100000 n year is paid for rent.
The point is often raised in Congress
that the Government should build in
Washington structures for the accom-.
mediation of its servants, but with
such a pressure for public buildings
in the local towns Of members of Con-
gress it has been impossible to get
appropriations.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17

AM going to that nuc-
tion. "
"Barbara.'
81 never did visit n
'vendew,' and the grocer
urged me. "
"Gou never will, /
hope"