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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24
Buiiding Commission 10 Meet,

Harrisburg, March G3.-The capitol
building commission will meet next Mon
day night to receive the report of Archi-
tect Cobb on the bids submitted Febru-
airy l., Senator McCarrell says the COM
mission will proceed with the building of
a new capitol.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24
CAMDHN'S PINCHER REAPPHARS.
suddenly Attacked nrs. White on the
street.

Philadelphia, March 23,-The Jack,
the pincher," who several months ago
made the lives of Camden women mis-
cradle made his Temperance last
evening, when he attacked Mrs. Elmer
White, of No. GIG Henry street. While
Mrs. White was walking near her home
on Henry street, about 8 o'clock she
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24
HlCC0UGHS FOR A WEEK.
Railroad Conductor Cannot Get Any
Relief

Danville, KY, March 23-H. c. Eat
on, conductor on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, is lying at his home
here, suffering from hiccOughs.
He was attacked with the spasms a
week ago and has been unable TO Sc
cure any relief.
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Reading, Pa, March 23.-The Carpenter
Steel works today shipped 200 four-inch
and 2a0 tive-inch projectiles in response
to an order from Washington directing
that all shells ready for delivery be sent
at once.
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LIVED TO BE IO2 YEARS OLD.
The Death of Mrs. John Sheeban al
BIoOmingtou. III!

Bloomington, Ill, March 23.--Mrs.
John Sheehan died in this city this
morning aged 102 years. She was a
native of County Kerry, Ireland, and
had lived in this country forty-one
years.
She was quite robust and active un-
til recently
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-24
Book Binding

Neat, Durable Book Binding Is what y on
receive II you leave your order with tn;
SCRANTON TRIBUNE BiNDERY. Trlb-
une Building. Scranton, Pa
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Burial .Armor and sbrouds.

The custom which still prevails Of
sewing up a corpse In flannel origi.
mated doubtless in the act Of parlia
ment, IS and 10 Charles II, which was
passed for the encouragement of the
woolen trade and required all bodies
to be buried In woolen shrouds. Two
amending statutes were passed-167s
and 16sO--requiring at the funeral an
affidavit to be delivered to the priest
stating that the requirements Of tie
law had been carried out; otherwise
penalties were incurred. These acts
were repealed by 81 George III, al-
though long before that time the
penalties for noncompliance with
the law had ceased to be enforced.
During the operation Of the acts for
burying in woolen the law was aome-
times evaded by covering the corpse
with hay or flowers, notification Of
which Is sometimes met with in the
parish registers.
Burial In armor was not at all I'M
common in the middle ages, and was
considered most honorable form OF
burial Sir Walter Scott in THE Lay
of the Last Minstrel" thus refers to it;
Ssemd all on fire that chape proud,
Where Rosins chiefs uncoflind lie,
Each baron for q sable shroud
Sheathed In his iron panoply.
Westminster Gazette.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Aluminium Paint,

It is stated that aluminium, when
reduced to powder and mixed with a
solution in water of gum lac, gives q
metallic paint which covers well and
may be shaded with anilire colors
dissolved in water. The solution of
gum lac is made by bringing to boil
Ing point a mixture of gum lac and
borax and On allsali such as soda or
ammoniac. The solution must con-
tain at least from Is to 20 per cent
Of gum lac. Aniline colors are add
ed to produce the shade desired, and
aluminium Is added In sufficient
quantity to produce o paint suffi'
GENTLY fluid for application with a
brush. Tho color is brilliant, very
durable and impermeable and may
be. applied to metals, paper, wood
and wooden materials. 1t may be
rendered supple by the addition of a
small quantity of glycerin. st,
Louis Globe Democrat
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
How to Get Warm.

1t may not be generally known
that when exposed to severe cold a
feeling of warmth is readily created
by repeatedly filling the lungs to
their utmost extent in tho following
manner: Throw the shoulders well
back and hold head we'll up. In
tiate the lungs slowly, the air en-
te1ing entirely through the nose.
When the lungs arc completely
filled, hold the breath for 10 seconds
CIR longer and then expel it quickly
through the mouth. After repeat
ing the exercise while !s, one is chilly a
feeling of warmth will be felt over
the entire body, even in the feet and
hands. It is worth while practieing
this exercise many times each day
and especially when in the open air.
Medical Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Church Directory.

,cformea Church-Rcv. G. A, Whl1moIc
ms or. Services M.wcekly aternh''hS
morning and evening. Services canes
dav.7p. m, Sunday Schoo, 2p. m.
Guild each Lords Day 30 D. m',"ther ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Brcdenhek past
,,r, Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and 6,3o +.
Sunday School, 9. P. NJ Prayer Meet
ng, Wednesday, 6.45 P.
United Brethren Church -Fev. William
Daughcrty Pastor. Regular services "y
appoin,mcnt from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks ut 10 a: H.
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School = Pm.
Nit, Society S mi.monthiy. WEDNESDAY
evening at 8 o'clock. W. MIS-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rev. M. F. Oerter, fas'
tor. Sunday School every Sunday,9a;m m
Preaching services will he held every oIher
Sunday as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Kew.
M. Fl. Courtney Pastor. Services every "'tsI'
nate S .nday at 10 A. NJ. aud 700 r. Nj
Sunday school at \. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 100 NJ.
ST. Stephcn's Church, Protestant Epsaoal
-Rev Erne.t McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 1889, a. m, ut walkers
vile at 400 p. m
SERVICE FRIDAYS at i:C0 p m
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Hou Risma arck Got There.

Bismarck has had some odd expert
ences In his varied life, but the fol-
lowing perhaps was the queerest;
He had been invited to court din
ner by the car at the Imperial Sum-
mer palace. He missed the train
from st. Petersburg, and finding
that he could not reach the palace in
time, and that the delay in heating
up q locomotive would be very great,
he jumped on a handcar. The sta
ton master and a couple OF work
men assisted the prince to work the
engine, he taking turns with the
rest of them. He arrived safely Il
time for the dinner, and Bismarck
expressed his thanks to the men with
80 rubles, while to the station master
he sent 1000 fine cigars.
When she saw him coming, she re-
membered her engagement, excused
herself from the first young man
and walked with the second. They
came to a confectionery store, and
she remained outside while he went
in after chocolates. The third young
man came along while she waited,
and she gractously promenaded off
with him. Now she says she will be
more careful of her appointments
Lewiston Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Londou's Pau pens aud Criminals.

On Jan. /, 1891. the paupers m
London numbered l12,547, and the
cost of pauperisln was in 1sS9-90,
s2,3i0, 900, the cost of each pauper
being t2l l6s. Id. .
The number Of persons committed
for trial during lSS9-90 was 1905,
while iO0,74S were convicted sum-
marily. The habitual offenders
known to the police not committed
during the year numbered 1882. The
total represents a percentage OF 81
to the whole population. The cost
of the police was E1,790, 900, OF els
l2s Cd. per head Of the incriminated
class. Industrial schools cost f2O,-
652.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
What SlCep Is Scientifically,

The great German scientist, Herr
Rosenbaum, says that the anemic
condition Of the brain Is due to an
excess of water in the cells of that
body-a sort of water on the brain.
Sleep, according to his theory, is es-
pecially matter of nervous action
the fatigue Of the nerve cells which
communicate with the heart and
bring about change in the circula-
ton. The nervous cells are full OF
water when sleep comes on, which
during sleep passes into the venous
blood as waste, while the nerve cells
receive nourishment from fresh ar
terial blood. When the process is en-
tircly, over the sleeper a~akes, unless
he is disturbed sooner.
According to Rosenbaum's theory,
sleep is not only healthy because Of
the rest 1t gives the entire body, but
actually invigorating in itself. Those
who have imagined that slumber was
simply quiet and rest for an over
worked and fatigued mind OF body
will be surprised to learn that the
scientists are divided in opinion as to
whether it Is pressure on the brain,
similar to vertigo and other attacks
which produce Inconsistencies, or
mild form of hydrocephalus. New
Orleans Times Democrat.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
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A LuaitDOuS Tree

One OF the most remarkable OF treea
or shrubs grows near some springs
about IL miles north of Tuscarora.
1t is six or seven feet high, with a
trunk which at it's base is three times
the size of an ordinary mans wrist
It has numbTless branches and
twigs, and resembles somewhat the
barberry It's truly wonderful char.
acteristic is its luminosity, which is
30 great that on the darkest night it
can be plainly seen mile away. A
person standing near could read the
finest print by it's light
Its foliage is extremely rank; and
it's leaves resemble somewhat those
Of the aromatic bay tree in shape,
size and color. The luminous prop
erty is due to a gummy substance,
which can be transferred to the hand
by rubbing and with the tranfer the
phosphorescent light, while that on
the leaf disappears. The luminosity
is thought to be due to a parasitic
form. The Indians regard it with
superstition and will not come near
it even in daytime. They give it q
name which means witch tree
horticultural Times.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
English View of Our Cooks.

The American is an admirable cook
in theory; in practice indeed lie
may fail. The rush of modern ideas
is too great for him. The sewing ma
chine, the reaper and the corn ele-
vator take up too much time. Tho
application of electricity and stea1n
to the arts of peace and the ever pres
ent cares brought on hiii by tho
working of tho finest constitution in
the world distract him from his boil
ing and his baking. He has indeed
the same interesting reason for neg
lecting his clam chowder and his
baked pork and beans, that most in.
genious and admirable of all Ameri.
can kitchen products, that OUR King
Alfred had for letting his hostess
cakes burn--immersion in the poll
itics of his country.
Nevertheless the native born Amer
ican has invented greatly. Clam
chowder itself; as a mere work OF
art, reflects as much credit on his
nation as vol au vent a financiere
brings honor to France. Black and
Whita
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
What We Owe to Fire.

It is worth while to note how few
of the things, besides the fire on the
hearth, that go to make up a modern
fireside could ever have come into
being except through the agency of
the fire. Trace the origin of the
book you have been reading in your
cozy corner Of the hearth. Speech
itself is partly growth and partly
IN invention, but were we not SO
familiar with them we should bow
our heads in awe in the presence Of
these wondrous arbitrary characters
we call the letters of the alphabet,
by means of which we represent
thought and speech, so that ideas are
preserved age efter age. We look
at these characters and straightway
in our minds are reproduced the
speculations of Plato, the poetical
imaginings Of Virgil or tho teach
ings of Jesus.
Through picture writing, hero
glyph, such figures as children play
with and call the rebus; by steps like
these and the steps were many CEN
turies-the ia , climbed to the attain
ment of phonetic alphabet Then
many centuries still passed by, until
at last. after the benefcent fire had
helped men smelt and shape the
stubborn iron the movable type was
invented, and all the thoughts Of the
world are the common property OF
any who win learn to read. Measure
the distance from the hut Of the bar
barian to the tireside Of modern
home. and you measure the total ad-
vance that man has made in civllizar
ton. Rev. NJ. J. Savage In Peter
sons Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
The Sea Horse.

One little animal Il suppose it Is a
fsh) figures q good deal in my work
the sea horse. Dried specimens
give you a poor idea of the things
alive. / went into ecstacics over
them. The first ! saw at our old
aquarium, where they could be seen
and watched to great advantage.
They move their little tails like an
elephants trunk, and their inquiring
eyes, each moving independently of
the other, suggest that they know an
awful lot about the mystery of the
sea. They have formed basis on
which l have constructed several
marine animals suitable for mer-
maid and sea nymphs to ride and
play with.-Scribner's Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Almost u Tragedy.

He had asked her to be his wife
he, the humble clerk at the ribbon
counter, and she, the scornful aristo.
crat-and she had rejected him 1T
terly. ..
"Heartless wretch" he exclaimed,
shaking his clinched hands.
Leave me-" she commanded i'm
periously.
Never, while l have lifel' he
hoarsely Kissed! =. .
II shall go madr he shrieked.
Coward! Villain! WretchF' she
muttered III threatening tones.
A cold, cruel, sarcastic smile came
into her high bred face, and she
looked down on him disdainfully.
Don't do it," she pleaded ironical
ly. "Go in good humor. There's
the door. Ia ta," and as he turned
his eyes once more upon her that I'M
perious finger transfixed him, and he
obeyed her.-Detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
A Tablo and @ Moral.

A cock, scratching for food for
himself and his hens, found a pre-
cious stone, on which he said: 1T
your owner. had found thee and not
/, he would have taken thee up and
set thee in thy first estate, but have
found thee for no purpose. Iwould
rather have one barleycorn than all
the jewels in the world. However,
on second consideration, thou wilt
make good addition to the gravel
that is in my craw and may help to
correct the slight dyspepsia that has
troubled me of late" This said, the
cock ceased moralizing and swal-
lowed the jewel.
Moral-There are great many
people who wear diamonds for their
health. b.--Hallo
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
A Remarkable Case of Psychic Power.

A friend of mine who is quite well
known in literary circles, but who Is
not willing that her name be given,
related to me u short time ago
striking experience. She requested
a friend in whom she had great con
fdence and who possessed a certain
degree of physic power to try and
see where she was and what she was
doing ON certain evening. The two
individuals were many hundred miles
apart. The friend in striving to ac-
cop,plish this feat fell into a pro
found trance, in which he was found
by friends, who thought him dead
and had him medically treated.
When he recovered, he wrote his
friend saying: "At such an hour you
were in your room. A visitor was
apnounced. He was a person had
Never seen, but l will describe him
to you" He then gave a detailed de-
scription of tho caller. All the facts
" ere exactly as stated.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
A Successful Artist.

A clerk from one of the govern
ment departments was in Detroit re-
Gently visiting friend.
"Who's the party | saw with you
yesterday" asked citizen of the
host
Hes from Washington" was the
rather indefinite reply.
"What does he do there7"
'tHes an artist"
,"Why, some one told me he was a
government employee"
He is"
HE isn't much of an artist, is he2"
"Of course. Why not~
Because if he were he wouldn't be
In the government employ"
"He is just the same, and a first
class artist too"
"What does he do1"
HE draws"
DRAWS whats"
Eighteen hundred dollars every
year. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Unrealized AHticil,ntiois.

That Long Islanders are not wholly
devoid of humor, Which has been
charged against them, is clearly
demonstrated by a recent occurrence
at Riverhead, the Suffolk county
seat.
It seems that the local debating So
ciety had under consideration the
old topic, whether there is greater
pleasure derived from anticipation
than from realization9" This weighty
subject was discussed at length and
was finally carried in favor Of antici-
patton by heavy majority.
Now, it happens that favorite
dish Of Riverheaders ia rabbit stew,
and that one Of the losing faction,
Nate Downs, Is esteemed as tho best
concocter of rabbit stew on the east
ern end Of Long Island.
Not long after the fal nous debate,
Nate invited the whole company to
visit his house and partake Of the ia
vorite dish. Anticipation ran high,
and at the appointed hour the club
assembled en- masse, but elias for re-
ahzation there was no rabbit stew,
only the usual paraphernalia of
serving it--dishes, knives, etc.
Nate had sought by this practical
method to force the society to recon
slider Its hasty decision and was en-
inently successful. The company
left, very angry, but with the settled
conviction that so far as rabbit stew
was concerned realization would be
more satisfactory than anticipation.
New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
WHAT THE BIRDS EAT.
Professor Washburn Divides the Fcathcred
Tribes Into Three Classes.

Tribes Into Three Classes.
Professor Il. l.. WashMlrn of the
State Agricultural college read pa
per before tho State horticultural So
ciety on Birds and the Horticulture
ist," in which, after showing the re-
suit Of many painstaking expert.
ments in examining birds stomachs.
etc., he goes on to soy:
Summarizing from what has been
done in this line elsewhere and from
personal observation, it would seem
that we might. classify the commoner
birds in rather vaguely defined
groups, it is true, under four heads
We would, however, reserve the
privilege of condemning any bird
when it became a veritable nuisance
to the fruit grower.
Under Birds Worthy of Our Pro-
lection" would place the robin,
bluebird, all the sparrows Except the
English SPARROW, bullocks, oriole,
ell fycatchers and virees, swallows,
most Of the woodpeckers, most Of
the thrushes, the red tailed hawk,
the red shouldered hawk, Swainson's
hawk or buzzard, marsh hawk, spar
row hawk, long cared owl, short
cared owl, barred owl and the
screech owl.
Under Birds Probably Beneficial
we might place the following: Black
birds, red shafted flicker, kingbird
found in parts of eastern OregoW
cherry bird or cedar bird, the horned
lark, black winged yellowbird, OF
wild canary" China pheasants,
quail, ruffled grouse OF native pleas
ant" blue grouse and great horned
owl.
Under Doubtful" I would place
the jays, crows, meadow lark, black
headed grosbeak, ground dove
golden eagle, bald eagle.
And under Decidedly Bad"
should unhesitatingly place the pur
pie linnet, or cherry thief" the
woodpecker called the sap sucker"
Cooper's hawk and sharp Skinned
hawk.
In considering the above arbitrary
divisions it should be borne in mind
that many birds placed in the Doubt
full" column may really deserve
better place, though the examine
ton Of stomachs have not extended
through long enough time to show
this. The eagles, for instance, in 10
calities where their natural food is
abundant are undoubtedly beneficial.
1t is only when this supply is cut
off that they become injurious. The
China pheasant is reported to me by
some as consuming much grain,
feeding on fruit and garden stuff
and even pulling up young pear and
peach pits just sprouted. Yet the
bulk of testimony seems to point to
the fact that all of our game birds
consume enough injurious insects to
more than balance their bad quail
ties. Gunners in this vicinity assure
me that they find many grasshoppers
in the crop and stomach of Denny
pheasants, and one man mentions
seeing these birds hunting field for
hoppers much after the manner Of
turkeys.
Of the English sparrow I can say
nothing good and trust it may never
ret O foothold in Portland or else
where in Oregon. 1t is noisy, pug
nacious and dirty and though it has
a penchant for canker worms it
drives away other birus which prey
upon pests for which an English
sparrow has no iking.-Portland
Oregonjan.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13

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Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Hasty Reading.

Many women read a magazine
sketch or a novel in the same fever
ish way in which they hurry from a
committee meeting to tea and from
tho tea to reception. ooh, dear,
why did I turn to the last page?" ex;
claimed a girl the other day, who had
spoiled a good story BY her hasty
anxiety to know the end. it was one
of those stories where the last para.
graph contains some charming and
most surprising revelation. - ES
change.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
Waiting.

Doctor-Excuse me. Which of you
gentlemen has been waiting tho
longer9 =. ;,
Tailor-I believe I have. 1t is
more than year since you ordered
q suit of clothes and got it, but you
haven't paid me yet-Stockhoims
Tidningeu.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13
New Interpretation.

In one of the Utica schools the 9th
er. day the teacher gave out sonae
abbreviations for the children of a
class to write. Among them were
M. D., B. G. and B. A. When she
looked over the papers Of one Of the
pupils, she found that M. D. was prop.
erly scheduled "physician," B. @. re-.
ferred to the period Before Christ"
and b. A. indicated Before Adam. :"
Utica Observer.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13

A man too busy to take good care
of his health is like woodchopper
too busy cutting down trees to keep
keen edge on his AK, or a drafts
man too much engaged in drawing to
sharpen his pen I'll. Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1898-10-13

Leave Rocky Ridge tor Emmitsburg NJ
8 2G and 10 40 a m, and 3 81 and 30 M,
Leave Elgemont for WaynesboIo and
Clanbcrsburr at 7 0G and II 40 II m, ana
for Shippensburg at 30 p IN.
Lcayc IIagerstown for Cherry Kun ana al
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 5 W
n m and 70 90 and 10 IN.
Leave Brucevllle Tor Frederick at 81, . 20
nud 10 40 II N and 81 ana 30 p m, and TOR
Liulestown, Taneytown, WrishtsYile and
Columbia at II m and 3 45 pm.
Daily-aIl other daily except Sunday.
tS,ops to land Passengers from Baltimore
NJ. HOOD. b IL. GRIsWoLo.
cenl, Manager - Gcnl, Passenger, Agen
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