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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Jan. 25-January wheat sold
at one dollar today. The price was bid
up cents in as many minutes by brokers
acting for the Letter crowd, who, ii was
believed, took this method Of advancing
the price of May. January closed at
97l2c, an advance of 2l9c. May closed at
&c. advance after many erratic fluctua-
tions. Corn vas dull but firm and ad-
vanced 1saAc. Oats closed a shade high
er. Provisions were active and advanced
5a15c. The opening in wheat was weak.
Cash uotations were as follows Flour
Firm; No. 2 spring wheat. S9a90c.; No. 3
do, 9O92IRc.: No. 2 red 95a9,1ac.; No. 2
corn, 27l4a27l2c.; No. 2 yellow. 27ha27lac.
No. 2 oats, 23lac.; No. white, f. o. b.,
22Aa23lac.; No. white f. o. b., 24a24Ac
No. 3 rye, 46c.; No. 2 barley, f. o. b., 21l2
a3Sc; No. ! fax seed, $1.2S prime tim
othy seed, S275; pork, S9.92l2a99112; lard,
S4.S2lAa4Sj; ribs, SiS0a510; shoulders. 4Aa
&C.: sides, S4.95a5.05; whisky, Sl,l9; sugars,
unchanged. Receipts-Flour, 1900 bar
rels wheat, $4,000 bushels; corr, SIG 900
bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels; rye, 1900
bushels; barley, $1,000 bushels. Shipments
Flour, 5000 barrels wheat, 5000 BUSH
els; corn, 1SO 900 bushels oats. 14l, 900 BUSH
els; rye, none; barley, 2l,00O bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26

While tho Rocky Mountain region is
Justly famed for its salubrious climate, and
is becoming more and more the mecca toward
which pilgrims are travelling from oil parts
of the world that they may fill their weaken
ed lungs with its life.giving air. yet there
are ailments in that climate as in any other,
one Of the chief of which is sleeplessness.
This is due to the rarity of the air which on
some constitutions is too stimulating TO the
nerves. In some cases patients are com.
PEELED to remove for time to the sea level
to escape the high nervous strain. As sleep
lessness is not an uncommon accompaniment
10 certain nervous conditions lin any clim-
ate) the story of a woman of Pueblo, Col,
may point a moral TO others, who have had
. similar aff1iction.
The woman came TO Pueblo thirty years
ago. when the town was q frontier settle.
ment, and Indians were by no means un-
usual visitors, bands of Ute's often passing &
through on their way from the mountains
down to the plains to hunt buffaloes.
She had been in good health, until few
years ago when at each recurring spring.
time she became debilitated, weak and Ian.
guild. Her strength left her, she was listless
and lifeless. This, too, in spite of the stimu-
lating effects Of the high altitude. The most
serious difficulty, however, was sleeplessness,
which she could not cure. The long weary
watches of the night told on her health and
she dreaded the approach of night. This
lack of sleep weakened her strength and
brought on extreme nervousness, until she
was a physical wreck.
As she could not we'll take the long jour
ney necessary to a change Of climate, she
sought for some nerve restorative that would
build up the nervous system, and thus sns'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
New York Produce Market.

New York, Jan. 25.-Flour-Quiet but
firm and higher; city mill patents, s55ja
5S5; clears S5.S5a5.i0; Minnesota patent,
IS. .lOa5.35; do. bakers, Si2Oa4.i5; winter
patents, si.S0a5.20; do. straiehts, I.45a4.65;
extras, $3.iOa3.90; low grades, S2.9Oa3.
Wheat-Spot firm No. red, $l.O5ls, +. o..
b., afioat to arrive; No. northern Du-
luth, s1.075s, T. o. b., afioat; No. l hard
Manitoba, Sl063s, (. o. b., atioat; options
opened easier owing to unsatisfactory
cables, rallied on covering, eased off un-
der small reduction in Brandstreet's Wis
ible and finally closed firm at 1sahc. ad-
vance on all but January, which closed
&C. net lower; January, $l.Oslaa1,07A,
closed $1.O65s; February, S1.O33sa1.04B,
closed s1.O1A; May, 95Aa95 15-1Gc., closed
95Ssc.; July S3AaS9Ac., closed SOC. Corn
options opened steady and ruled firm all
day on bad weather and prospects for a
smaller movement; May, 3la3iSc., closed
341sc.; July S5a35Sc, closed Csc. Oats
Spot dull; No. 2, 2SAc.; No. 3, 2Sc.; No.
white, 29lac.; No. white, 29c.; track
white 29a32hc.; track mixed, western, 29
| a30c.; options dull and featureless; May
| closed 2Si4c. Beef-Firm. Cut Meats
Firm. Butter-Steady; western cream
| cry, 14laa20c.; factory, 1lal5c.; Elgins, 2Oc
| imitation creamery, 13alSc; state dairy,
| l3alSc.: creamery, l4al9c. Cheese-Dulli
| large white, September Size; fancy small
white, do, 9Aa9hc.; large colored do.
| SEC; small do, 9ha9l9c.; small October
| SlaaS%c.; light skins, 6a612c. Eggs
| Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 1Sal9c.
western fresh, 1sc. Petroleum-Dull.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
THE MARKETS.
Wall street Review.

New York, Jan. 25.-The timidity
manifested by dealers in stocks yes
terday because the warship Maine had
been ordered to Havana was fully
equalled by the confidence with which
traders bought back their stocks to-
day, when the ship had arrived in
Havana. The most notable feature of
the days trading was the large vol
ume of transactions for London ac-
count The number of shares bought
in New York for London was esti-
mated at from 10000 to $1,000 shares.
The strength of the Spanish fours in
London also indicated the absence of
apprehension of an embodiment be-
tween the United States and Spain. 1t
was evident that some OF the profess
sional traders who out out short con-
tracts on yesterdays Cuban scare re-
Trained from covering in the early
transactions in the belief that the mar
ket would become easy after London
had ceased operating. These belated
shorts rushed To cover in the final
transactions and made the buovant
tone at the close, which found prices
at the best of the day for the stand
ard stocks. Yesterdays losses on the
average were more than recovered.
New York Central was most conspicu-
Gus in the dealings. with net gain of
over three points. The total sales were
335,000 shares.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN ALLEN
q CO. stock brokers, Mears building
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
INGENIOUS PIONEERS.
a Bridge ExtempOrized from TeIe-
graph Wire and Tree Branches.


From Harper's Round Table.
Men who pioneer the way in new
parts of the world, where wild nature
reigns, and no resource Of civilization
is there to comfort and help, must
needs be full of eXpedients and keen
Of wit to get along and come out win
ners. Some pioneers succeed where
others fail simply because, when
driven to it, they can build a boat or
house without tools, make palatable
bread without yeast, eat stewed mon
key or fried ants without a qualm, or
with ready tact transform excited saw
ages, bowling for war, into a crowd of
laughing friends.
Ten years ago a French expedition
was sent into the Western Soudan TO
occupy new region and build a fort
at Siguiri, where the Tangisso river
joins the Niger. One day they came to
Kokoro river, which could not be ford
ed. and there were no native canoes to
carry them across. The whites sat
down on the bank to talk the problem
over. Pontoon made from felled trees
and other schemes, were discussed AT
last one Of them said:
Look here. We have 5000 feet OF
telegraph wire, and We can build a
suspension bridge. There are plenty
of trees on both banks. Let the boys
pass the wire from shore TO shore
drawing it taut around the foot of the
trees. We can make a wide, strong
roadway by covering the wire with
small straight branches, and putting
on these a, layer of earth and grass
and there's our bridge"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
Philadelphia Provision Market.

Philadelphia, Jan. 25.-Flour-tIigher;
winter super s2,9Oa31O; do. extras. s3,25a
$50; Pennsylvania roller clear S4a4,25; ;
do. straight, $4.3Oa450; western winter
clear, 81 20a4. 40; do. straight, $i.5Oa4.75; do.
patent, $4.75a5 spring clear, S4,2Oa4.35; do.
straight, s4,GOa49O; do. patent, $i9Oa5.l5.
Wheat-Firm and sc. higher; contract
grade, January 99ssa99lgc.; February,
March and April, nominal. Corn--Steady;
No. 2 mixed, January and February, 322la
$780, March and April, nominal Potatoes
-Firmer for white; sweets, easier;
white, choice, per bushel, 75a7Sc.; do. fair
to good, 6Sa73c.; sweets, prime red, per
basket, 65a70c.; do. yellow, 60aG5c.; do,
seconds, 3Oa35c. Provisions-Firmer and
fair demand; smoked beef city, 1Gal7c,
beef hams, S22, ,50a23; pork, family, Sl2a
l2.5O sides, ribbed, in salt, 5Aa5hc.; do.
smoked 6Ac. shoulders, pickle cured, 5R
a53ic; do. smoked, 6Aa6lsc; bellies, in
pickle, 6a6lac.; breakfast bacon, 7aS1ac. ;
lard, pure city refined, in terces, 5Aa
5i4c. Butter - Steady; fancy western
creamery, 2Oc.; do. Pennsylvania prints,
21c.; do. western. do, 2lc. Eggs-Firm;
fresh, nearby. l9c,; do. western, 19c.
Cheese-Steady. Refined Sugars-un-
changed. Cotton-Steady. Tallow-Dull
at former rates. Live Poultry-steady;
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S|eep|essness
ESPECIALLY FREQUENT IN HIGH ATTITUDES,

From the Cnie ftain, Pueblo, Col.

BILE her to get that sleep and rest without
which she could not long endure the strain.
She Of length found this in DIR. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People. She said 10 the
reporters by the time i had taken one box
of these pills, | not only felt stronger but
to my surprise found that could sleep.
~ have taken four boxes now and can take
long, nap during the day and sleep soundly
oil night.
"T6e medicine not only takes away tha.
weary depressed feeling but creates buoy
ancy and exhilaration that does net pass away
when one stops taking the pills.
81 am forty-nine years old and about thirty
years ago began TO be troubled with gather
ings in my head. The trouble continued until
l was unable to hear q sound through my
right ear and my left ear was badly affected.
/ had no idea that the pills would benefit my
ears but they evidently did as my hearing is
very much improved.
"I consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People @ wonderful medicine. The
address of the woman is: Mrs. II. l.. Graham,
2l4 E. 4th st., Pueblo, Col.
STATE Of COLORADO,
COUNTY OF PUEBLO, ~'
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day Of July, 1897.
GEORGE w. GILL,
(sEAL) Notary Public.
All the elements necessary TO give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves are contained in DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. They are sold
in boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen
or hundred) at 50 cents box, or six boxes
for $3.50, and may be had of all druggists OF
directly by mail from DR.. Williams' Medi.
cine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
HONESDALE.

Prominent Wayne county Republic
cans have declared that the delegates
from this county to the next state con-
ventiCu should support Hon. William
Connell, of Scranton, for governor. The
spring convention will probably be held
in March and the delegates then elect
ed will probably be instructed for Mr..
Connell.
OF course, Wayne county will stand
by Homer Greene, esq, as their choice
for congress and Hon. L. b. Harden
bergh for state senator.
Wayne county paid $5,505.44 for
bridge building and repairing in 1897.
The actual Indebtedness of the county
is only $6,635.5S which the present
board of commissioners hope to wipe
out before their terms of office expire
The remains of Christian Heller, who
was killed in a runaway accident in
Carbondale on Monday night, were
brought to the home of his parents, al
Seelyville, on Tuesday afternoon
Christie was a good boy and popular
with his companions.
Lightning struck barn belonging to
w. d. Guinnip, in Damascus township
on Saturday night and it, togethe,
WIN liiC SOilttHlS, were consumed Dy
the fire. Loss, about $500; insured
for about $500.
The borough election promises 10 be
a warm contest. The offices of coun.
cilmen and assessor appear to be the
principal bones of contention. The Re.
publicans have re-nominated Martin
Garfield and w. A. Wood for the coun.
ell and c. F. Rockwell for assessor
The Democrats have placed A. NJ
Leine and George Checkley in nomi
nation for councilmen and County Sur.
veyor l.. S. Collins for assessor. While
the borough is Republican by one hun
dred votes, the Democratic nominees
are all popular and will put up ho
fight. OF course there is no hope fo
them If the Republicans stand by theil
guns.
In Texas township, which is largely
Democratic, the Republicans hope t,
elect the supervisor, assessor, TIVE
school directors and auditor. There Il
much complaint that many of the town
ship officers are incompetent and ar
increasing the debts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
{NCADunv
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
BOULEVARD TO HARVEY'S LAKE.
The Work of Surveying it is Now in
Progress.


Progress.
The Dallas Post says of the proposed
boulevard between Wilkes-Barre and
Harvey's Lake:
AT last A. S. Orr's scheme for a
boulevard between Wilkes Barre and
Harvey's Lake is to be an accomplish
ed fact. A company has been char
tered, and during the past week corps
of engineers has been engaged in the
work of locating the new driveway
or perhaps it should be termed a speed
way, for it will be almost as level as
a race track. and will be kept in as
good condition. The route as now I'M
derstood is to leave Wilkes-Barre over
the North street bridge. Over the flats
the upper road is maintained in eXcell-
ent shape, and no improvement is con-
sidered necessary until the Kingston
borough streets are reached. The drive
way will extend back to a point near
Payne's breaker, crossing the Delaware
LaCkawanna and Western and Lehigh
Valley Railroad above grade, and strik-
ing Pringle Hill well toward the top.
The new road will then strike the top of
the hill, and will extend around and
through the gorge very nearly at the
tOp ol mountain. All faNlneS VIII be
crossed by high bridges. Above Shay
er's mill the railroads will be crossed
above grade by bridges, and the boule-
ward vii then bear to the north and
pass Dallas back of w. X. Goss' woods,
and will then extend to the Highland
House. and from there by the most
feasible route to Harvey's Lake.
The boulevard will be distinctly a
pleasure drive, and will undoubtedly
find great favor among the people of
the valley who keep their own turn
outs. 1t will be a toll road. of course.
l}icyclists will also find it wonderfully
popular road, as over its smooth surface
and even grade the wheelmen will be
able to get out to the lake almost as
quickly as by train. The grade will be
very nearly that of a railroad. A. S.
Orr is the leading spirit in the enter
prise, which is deserving of all sue
cess. 1t is understood that the stock of
the company will be sold in as small as
So shares"
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Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 25.-Cattle-
Quiet and easy; prime to extra choice
steers, s5.l0a5.25; good to choice fat ship
ping steers, $4.75a4.S5; fair to good steers,
S.. 9Oa4.25; good fat cows, S3.6Oa3,90; COM
mon old cows. s21Oa2S5. Hogs-Fairly
active and higher; Workers, good to
choice, $4.05; roughs, common to choice,
3.25a3.50; pigs, good to choice, $3.S5a3.95.
Sheep and Lambs-Steady; lambs. choice
to extra, s5S5a590; culls to common. i.75
a5.40; sheep, choice to selected wethers,
$i.65a4.9O; culls to common, $3.25a3.S5.
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fowls. 71aaSc.; old ROSTERS. &C.; spring
chickens, 712aSc,; turkeys, 9a10c.; ducks,
9a10c.; geese, Sc. Dressed Poultry--Hlrm
fowls, choice, &C.; do. fair to good, Sa
SEC; chickens. large, 9a91ac. medium,
SaSiAc.; common and scalded, 6a7lsc.; tur-
keys, fancy, 12a13c.: choice, 1la1liRc.; fair
to good, 9a1Oc.; ducks 7a9c. Receipts
Flour, 1000 barrels and 5000 sacks !;
wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, $1,000 BUSH
els; oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments.
Wheat, 5000 bushels corn. 1900 bushels;
oats, 21,0O0 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
QUARRYING SNAKES.

A party Of bluestone quarrymen,
working near Deep Hollow, on a noun
tain side, tore off with dynamite an
unusually large mass of earth, a few
days since. Down the declivity there
came, wrlthing and rolling, a bunch of
snakes, which Mr.. Madden, the fore
man, says was as large as barrel
They were of different varieties, rattle
snakes, blacksnakes, adders and gar
ters. When first disturbed they were
active and dangerous, but in the severe
cold they became comparatively harm
less, and were killed or covered up in
the dump by earth and stones. Every
day and every blast since similar
punches have been unearthed Those
that escape the laborers pick crawl
off and dye in the snow drifts. Humid
reds have been killed, among them rep
tiles six and seven feet long, and as
large around as a mans wrist. Scores
of people visit the quarry daily to see
the snakes. Whitney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
BABYs SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter.
Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with Sorofua Sores.

Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with Sorofula Sores.
Sat the age of two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external ap-
plications that we could think or hear Of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side OF his face. We consulted physi-
elan and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, / began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. also took Hoods
Sarsaparills, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were we'll and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign OF those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods sarsaparilla, for which feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. 8. 8. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
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The Irue Flavor.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
ico:gia knows how to run "the literary
business ;: she mas a literary style of her
Own IN this line. A recent advertisement
OF "a Literary SUI per" in a rural news
paper reads as fCLCws
There will be q literary supper tor the
beneht cf the Literary Society on We'd
nssday evening reSt. There VIII be biCi'
tumblin6 by an ex circus pers) me" and
iSenetto, the trar cling Italian. VII nave
hti dagcing bear on hand. Come one
come ALI Ladies, Is cents; gentlemen, 25
cells."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
Chicago Live stock.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Cattle-More animat-
ed; best steers, $345a535; common lots,
$ia4.2J; fed Texans %a4.45; stockers and
feeders, s335ai50. Calves-Scarce at 81
per 10 0pounds. Hogs-Stronger at $3.65a
$50; pigs, $350a3771a. Sheep and Lambs
Active and steady; sheep, $3a3,50 for in
feror up to $3.50 for choice; yearings,
$3.50; lambs $25a4SO; best lambs, $3.50
Receipts-Cattle, $500 head; hogs, $4,000
head; sheep, $4,000 head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26

East Liberty, Pa, Jan. 25.-Cattle--
Steady; prime. si.s5a495; common. s335a
bulls, stays and cows, S2a3.70. Hogs
prime assorted, medium
weights, $3.95a4: best Workers, So. .90a3.95
heavy hogs, SSS0aS9O; pigs, S3.75a3.S5;
good roughs, s3a3iO; common roughs,
So. 25a2.75. Sheep-Strong; choice, $i.70a
4.S0; common, $3.25a3.75; choice lambs,
So. 70a59O; common to good, $4,5Oa5.60; veal
calves, $650a725.
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Ill yIarlyal

Oil City, Pa, Jan. 25.-CTedit balances,
65; certificates opened 66ls bid for cash;
sales, 66%, closed 66R bid; one sale of
February delivery at 61la; shipments, 70,
2O4 barrels; runs. no. i3i barrels.
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New York Live Stock.

New York, Jan. 25.-Beeves--No trading.
Calves-Quiet and steady; veals, S5aS. 80.
Sheep and Lambs-Quiet and steady;
sheep. 3.5Oa4.5; lambs, $5.75a6,25 Hogs
Higher at $il5ai.40.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
Third national BANK
OF SCRANTON.

Special Attention Given TO Busi.
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations EX.
tended According to Balances and
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
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posted the remains upon n snowy
mound and went his way. That night
the entire neighborhood was kept
awake by a bowling, snarling, snap
ping pack of wild cats, fighting for
choice morsels. A farm hand, who ven
tured near the feast, watched the gen.
eral mix-up of the cats for an hour,
and left the scene pursued by two
members of the pack. In the morning
the vicinity farmers visited the scene
of carnage. Strewn about the hum
mock ground were the lifeless forms of
eleven wildcats, while eeven more were
so badly injured as to be unable to
leave the field. These were dispatched
with clubs. In a large oak tree were
foul strips Of the horses hide, and in
n small hemlock tree two cats were
locked in deaths embrace. They had
died fighting. On the ground naught
remained of the steed except the name,
tail, hoof-and a memory. With the
bounty from the twenty wildcat scalps
the farmer will nearly purchase an
other horse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26

=, D.u are prompt, eficient and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
HOME HAPPENINGS.

The fine new Presbyterian church
edif;ce will be dedicated about March
1. About $1,000 has already been paid
in--or about one-half of the cost of
erection. The congregation is TO be
congratulated.
Michael Kane, erstwhile of Susque-
hanna, was arrested in this place on
Saturday evening, charged with bur-
glariZing a Catholic parochial residence
in Carbondale, a few months since. He
was taken to that city on Sunday. He
has served a term in the Lackawanna
county Jail.
A Susquehanna shopman Ca Metho-
dis) has invented a contribution box
with a bell attachment When a PEN
ny is dropped in 1t rings feebly, nickel
makes it a little louder, and a dollar
brings out the fire department and a
brass band two blocks down the street.
The Transcript states that the larg-
est number of shirts turned out of the
| Susquehanna Shirt factory in any one
day, was the day the factory shut
down indefinitely.
The troubles in the Oakland Side
| Methodist church do not appear to
shrink as the months roll by. A church
| fight anywhere, at any time, is enough
| to make angels shed real tears.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
MINOR MENTIONETTES.

The funeral of Mrs Robert Fl. .Tobey,
of Thomson, occurred from the Lanes
boro Methodist church on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Major Levi G. McCawley, of Chester,
Auditor General of Pennsylvania, was
in town on Thursday, attending the
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Lydia Nor
gan.
Revival meetings are still in progress
in the Baptist church, with good at
tendance. Quite a number of persons
have professed conversion.
Those who were engineering the boom
against Grow have gone into their hole.
'TiS we'll!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-26
A HEADLESS CHICKEN

Farmer Tiersey, of New Milford
township, is in possession of curiosity
in the form of headless rooster. About
two months ago Mr.. Tiersey took it
into his head to have a chicken pot-pie
for dinner, so he went out and caught
a rooster, a spring chicken. He chopped
it's head off and threw the body down
but instead of laying still, the body
got up and walked off. Seemingly un-
injured. 1t acted as it did before being
beheaded, and did not appear to be in
any pain. 1t walked around the same
as usual. but of course it could not see
Mr.. Tiersey has fed it, is putting the
corn down its neck. From the time of
the beheading the rooster gradually re-
covered, and today it is as well as any
rooster, with the exception that 1t is
somewhat handicapped by having no
head. The head is in bottle of alcohol,
while the rooster walks about. Farmer
Tiersey has refused an offer of $50 for
the rooster, made by the manager of a
New York dime museum