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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

The work of organizing a Pennsylva-
mia National Guard regiment, with
headquarters in this city, TO take the
place of the Thirteenth, was begun at
the armory on Adams avenue last
night by Major Simon b. Cameron, of
Harrisburg. With him are Dr. George
II. Halberstadt, of Pottsville, major
and surgeon of the Third brigade, and
quartermaster sergeant of the Third
brigade.
Major Cameron enrolled thirty-two
men for Company ID last night He
hopes to enroll the required minimum
of fiftv-three men per company. A, b,
G and D, swear them into the states
service and conduct their elections by
Friday night. These four will be
Scranton companies. to comprise the
First battalion. The Second battalion
will be composed of one company each
| from Honesdale, Stroudsburg, Easton
and Allentown.
Tonight and Thursday and Friday
| nights, men will be enrolled as pre-
| sented by the accredited persons now
at work on the preliminary organiza-
ton of the four commands. When the
| enrolment tor any company has
reached the required minimum number,
| fifty-three, they will be sworn in as a
| body.
| Major Cameron's orders do not di-
rect him to recognize any commits
stoned officer of the old Thirteenth. In
| fact, according to the view held at
Harrisburg, there are no commissioned
or other officers of the regiment, it
having ceased to exist at Mt. Gretna
Captains. lieutenants and others re-
jected by the government recruiting
officers or who declined to volunteer
ceased to be officers when their COM
mand went out of existence. The fact
that their commissions have not ex-
pired, cuts no figure in the reorganiza-
| ton. That much was told to Tri.
bune reporter by Major Cameron last
night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

The Orpheus club quartette, composed
of Charles Dcersam, Will Stanton, Loh-
mann and Zorzi, are engaged for the
summer at that popular hotel, the Cole
man, at Asbury Park, where they are
giving endless satisfaction with their ex-
cellent music.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
THANKSGIVING.

Bv the Governors: A Proclamation
+ A much favored land has again been
most signally favored of the Lord. The
year 1898 has brought to the people OF
Iowa, as well as to all our beloved re-
public, much III every way OF good.
We have enjoyed u wealth OF oppor-
tunity seldom equalled and never en-
celled. In whatsoever field OF useful
ness or achievement men have eXpend-
ed time or energy, results have fully
justified the outlay. The laborer has
been able 10 comfortably clothe and
abundantly feed his family; the hus-
bandman has gathered in excess OF his
need; the teacher of secularknowledge
and the instructor in divine truth have
witnessed cheering results; the servant
of state. in both civil and military ca
pacity, has achieved honor and renown
for his country, and much merited per-
sonal recognition. and at the same time
has been under Providence the har-
binger of liberty to many people; SO
that all who may be gratefully inclin-
ed will be able to recount before the
Lord many blessings to himself, his
family. his state and his country.
The president of the United States
having called upon a grateful people
-, to respond in thankfnlness to the Glver
Of all good, the Dispenser of all boun-
ties. and having designated therefore
a day of National thanksgiving;
Now. therefore. /. Leslie NJ. Shaw,
governor of the state Of Iowa, in hum
bic acknowledgements of Him whose
loving kindness has been thus signal
lied. do. hereby invite this common
wealth to observe, in a manner becom-
ing a people whose God is the Lord,
the day so designated. Thursday. Nov
ember cath. 1898. and recommend that
services appropriate to the occasion be
held on said day in convenient places
of worship, and that thanksgiving and
praise ascend from ali lips to Him who
has crowned the year with His good
ness.
And while mindful Of personal ben
Gifts. let us not forget to evidence our
gratitude by liberal contributions in
aid of the poor.
In testimony whereof. etc.
Great SeaD LESLIE NJ. SHAW,
By the Governor: Governor.
G. L. DoBsoN. Secretary Of State.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
IN THE PAST,

celebrated 26O years ago. Thereafter
each succeeding November was mark
ed in the annals of the colony by a
similar festival of gratitude.
But Thanksgiving in the early days
OF our history was not confined to the
New England pioneers alone. Just
fifteen years after Winthrop's proclaim
alton. i. e., in 1915, Gov. Kieft OF the
Dutch colony, then known as NieuW
Amsterdam, but now as New York, or
dered the observance of day Of re-
joicing and thanks, "for the rest and
peace which God had been pleased to
bestow upon his servants Thus we
see that the feast of Thanksgiving Is
not as generally supposed, a peculiarly
Puritan institution, but is equally de-
rived from the stalwart burghers OF
Manhattan island.
The next notable Thanksgiving day
in history fell in 175S. On that date
| the British and colonial army, number
ing $4,000 men, and commanded by
Gen. Forbes, attacked and captured
from the French, after fierce strug-
| gle, Fort Duquesne, at the junction OF
the Allegheny and Monongahela riv-
ers. The name of the place was
changed to Fort Pitt, and was the nu-
cleus of the city OF Pittsburg. Thus
in a special sense the history Of the
great capital of the coal and iron in
dustries is connected with the ce!e-
bration Of Thanksgiving day.
But meanwhile, in New England,
what had been begun as an occasional
day of pious rejoicing had assumed the
| proportions Of a fxed national holiday.
In Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
! it was especially popular. There was
at first great latitude in regard to the
day selected for the feast. Governors
proclaimed the chosen date arbitrarily,
and no effort was made to keep the an
niversary of Winthrop's proclamation
Sometimes Thanksgiving occurred in
| July, sometimes in midWinter. At
length, through the efforts Of the pres
ident and professors Of Harvard col
lege, it was practically fixed upon the
last Thursday in November.
The college faculty were moved to
interest themselves in the question by
the fact that the uncertainty regarding
the date caused considerable disorder
among their pupils. Boys from differ
ent states celebrated on different days
many of them returning home to eat
the Thanksgiving meal under thefI
own rooftreeg This very undesirable
state Of affairs could only be put 9
stop to, said the grave Harvard dons
by the formal establishment Of a uni
form date for the feast. The last
4. Thursday Of the eleventh month suited
the collegers, ana influence beinl
hroughtf ~ bear upon the colonial gov.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

was destined to obtain in the history OF
America.
The first Thanksgiving differed very
materially from its successors III tha'
it was proclaimed as a fast and not as
a feast. Supplies had run short, the
ships expected from England were oe-
layed, and extinction threatened Tue
governor and company of Massacnn-
sets bay in New England" winthrop
and his council decided to hold a oay
of prayer and abstinence, $50 that ve
Lorde be propitiated and locke upon
his servants with favor, in that they
have humbled themselves before Him.
Accordingly crier was sent ABOUT 'ne
primitive settlement of Charlesto"n'
and the colonists were each and all IN
vited to take part in the fast. lheir
sacrifice met with speedy reward.
Scarcely had the noon hour OF the
allotted day arrived when the long
hoped-for ship made its welcome ap-
peararce in Massachusetts bay, the
cargo was landed, and the fast was
succeeded by banquet of sort when
must have seemed sumptuous indeed 10
the exiles so recently plunged IN
hunger and hardship. On the thresh-
old of dreaded winter Winthrop and
his followers found what had been a
prospect of fear and peril changed IN
to one. of happiness and hope. Such
was Americas first Thanksgiving, as
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18


Several shades OF one color are 20
be worn on evening dresses. a 4,
J. A curious novelty originating Ia
Paris Is striped cloth gown with
checked sleeves. "'.
Velvet or cloth applique upon cloth
are to be the idols Of the coming seas
son, and it is rumored that flounces
upon the skirts and capes are to go
There are two shapes recognized BY
authorities for coats One will be
three-quarter length with the basque
fitting tightly on the hips; the other
will reach just three inches below the
waist. # ~ 58#
Jewels are to be more popular than
ever this coming season. We are to
have rings on our fingers and chains
on our toes in the greatest profusi0n,
while pearls are to be essential to the.
winter costume. The enthusiasts WIN;
wear two rows OF these fastened In
front Of their hair, with Louis Seize
bow of black ribbon velvet
The really wise woman will supply
herself at once with black cloth dress
trimmed with many lines of siiken
braiding; the skirt Of this might be-
crossed on the left hip and outlined
with scallops down one side and on
the edge of the shaped founce. With
short coat this should have Seal
loped basque and collar, and the shout
der pieces should be cut in one with,
small epaulets. $
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Better Than Gold.

It was midnight of Thanksgiving
Eve, and the 98-cent clock in the kit
chen Of Banker Smiths mansion struck
eleven times, tried hard to strik@ once
more for luck, but got its cogs &ss1isted
and had to let the matter go at that.
At this hour only the snoring OF the
hired girl broke the Silly stiffness,
but two minutes later the kitchen Win
dow was softly raised and two men
vaulted lightly into the room.
They were "Black Bilp' and the
Coon Kid" two, colored burglars, and
it was a dollar to a bad apple that
they were not there to tune the piano
Both men carried dark lanterns and
heavy clubs, and as Bill drew a revol-
yer from his pocket and laid it on the
kitchen table he whispered:
kid, if we didn't make mistake
in de house, dis'll be de biggest rob-
berry dat ever happened"
"She will TO- suah, Bill" replied the
other, as he looked about him and lis
tened intently. "Golly, but won't II
rouse de police an detectives! Now
who's gwine to do de search act?"
II reckon yo' better do dat, Kid
Ease yo'r lighter on yor feet. III
watch down yere while yo' sneak
round, an don't forgit what we come
! to- ~,
The smaller man disappeared up the
back stairs on his tip toes. He was
gone about five minutes and then re-
turned with disappointed look on his
face, and said, as he emptied a hatfu
of diamonds and gold on the table:
Couldn't find any trace O. what We
come TO-, Bill. Jess desc things was
all I could pick up"
"0en why didn't yo' leave 'en
alone?" grutlly replied the other bur
glar. Dose trinkets am no gooc
wheu dar's somethin' better in de
house. Try de cellar. 1t might jess
be possible it's hid down dar."
| ONE more the kid" left the room
and quietly stole away, but as he re-
turned this time his face was wreath
| ed in smiles and he held up a Ions
package for the other to view while
he challenged:
lie got it, Billie got it,"
"Goiiy, SO yo' hab! Now let's 81
right CIT with 1t afore we're cotched
an don't yo' make de least noise!'
And Saving the heaps Of sparkling
diamonds and the heaps Of glitterini
geld untouched on the kitchen table
the two solored burglars vanished Thu
.way they had come, taking with then
dftssl-pound turkey.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
NAVY IN SHAPE.
All the Repairs on the Ships Have Been
Completed.

All the Repairs on the Ships Have Been
Completed.
New YORK, Nov. l5.-The Herald's
Washington special says: Instructions
have been given by Secretary Long to
officials of the navy yard at Brooklyn,
prohibiting them from commencing
any new work on the armor-clads in
North Atlantic waters. Repairs on
them are completed. 1t is expected
that within ten days Commodore Phil
ip will have under his command an eff
fective force. consisting of the battle
ships and armored cruisers nowin COM
mission. except the Iowa and the Ore
gon, which are now at Rio Janeiro.
These vessels will be kept along the
Brazilian coast for another ten days at
least. and by that time the authorities
say that the policy of Spain with re-
spect to the negotiations will have
been finally developed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
TO SEND PARIS POWER.
Tesla Asserts He Will Transmit Electricity
Across the Ocean without Wires.

Tesla Asserts He viii Transmit Elect ricity
Across the Ocean without Wires.
New YORK, Nov. 15.--Now Nikola
Tesla declares that he intends to run
the machinery of the Paris exposition
with electricity sent instantly across
the ocean from Niagara Falls. He has
just patented his machine for trans
hitting electricity without wires. He
saws he can shoot thousands OF mil
lions of volts around and through the
globe without metallic conductors
1T is like tale from the Arabian
Nights" says the Electrical Review,
land, if successful, it will open up UNI
limited resources Of practically cost
less power" If successful it means
that from the great falls of Niagara,
of the Yellowstone, of Alaska and Of
the canons of Colorado unlimited power
of millions of volts can be delivered
in New York, London. Paris, Picking
and St. Petersburg in a second OF time.
Mountains, rivers and oceans would
thus be annihilated. Tesla says his
machinery works perfectly; that he
has demonstrated the seeming miracle
beyond all possibility of failure.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Are until the very last barrel has gone
up in smoke.
HE WOULDN'T oBLIcE.

"say, Joe,' said the western sherlh.
addressing gray-haired, cadaverous-
looking individual who sat beside him
in front of the county Jail one day,
blamed shame the way my prisoners
wuz treated last Thanksgivin, wuzn't
! it -.
1T sartinly wuz, Tom" was the re-
ply. "They didn't git bite of turkey.
If remember"
mot a burned bite, joe continued
the sheriff in tones Of disgust, IAN l
wus acshually ashamed to look even
the boss thieves in the face fur weeks
arterward!" a... ~ =.
Dye think the county'll throw 'em
down agin this y'ar?"
Eyes, l reckon so. Ever since my
deputy sold the turkeys l bought fur
the prisoners an skipped with the
cash the turkey deal has bin declar'd
off, Say, Joe, old friend, I'm a-feelin'
I've gotter do sunthin' fur the fellers
this Thanksgivin'." &
Seems though it's yer duty to, Tom
seems so, an if l kin help we any
jist call on me-
wall, joey continued the sherit,
chats burned good O. We to say that,
an it shows we've got my interests At
heart. Now, I've bin thinkin' that
while we couldn't 60 down in our pock-
cts an buy 'em turkeys. we could git
up a leetle entertainment fur EN-. on
that day and sorter cheer 'em up. What
dye think O. it,"
"A burned good scheme, Tom, an
jest count on me to help We in any
way! But what sort O. an entertain
ment ar We thinkin' off,"
ooh, thars only one sort OF show
they'd wake up long huff to look at,
an that's a hangin', Of course
"A hangin', eh?" Queried the old
man as a puzzled look came over his
face. But yed hev to hang one o them
an wouldn't that sort O make the
Others feel gloomy?"
mo, l wouldn't hang one o the
prisoners. Thar's three or four gotter
hang bimeby, but not until arter
Thanksgivin', an I couldn't hang EN-
till that time comes. No, Joe, ole
friend, that's whar' We come in, We
know. That will he yer part O. the
show, an I'm a-tellin' We it'll be ap-
preciated all over town, too"
DIDO We mean fur me to h-ang?'
gasped the other.
"Why, in course. Yer an ole galoot.
Joe, a-sufferin' all the time with rheu-
matism an five or six other things, an
| besides We haven't relative on airth
to keer fur ye.'
Eyer a fool, Tom Smith shouted
| the old man as he leaped from his
chair and looked daggers at the other.
81 may be old an all that, but hain't
a-lendin' my neck to please nobody!
Wall. I reckon not, with whisky never
so cheap, too!' and old Joe slipped
away in high dudgeon.
"Wall, shoot me for coyote If Ia
believed it O. him" growled the sher-
! if. as he looked after the man in great
| establishment Jest last week the ole
critter was wishin' he could do sun
thin fur his feller-men, an now he
backs out when I've given him q splen-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Rear Admiral SchIcx Detached.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.--An order
has been issued from the navy depart
ment detaching Rear Admiral Sehley
from duty with the Porto Rican evac-
uation commission and ordering him
home to await further orders.
Being congratulated on the beauty
and appropriateness of his "Reces-
sional," Rudyard Kipling replied:
eyes, it was just at the right time.
And that's all the battle. It's not
what you write, but when"
Some Of the Western poets have been
writing ryhmes on Pork and Plenty
but the fact still remains, Frank Stan
ton declares, that pork comes higher
than poetry.
What q sensible woman doesn't know
heyer troubles her, bnt 1t causes her
tDnuisitive neig hbors hours Of untold
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
ARE IN THE LEAD.
Our Coast Defense Is Said to BE Nearly
Impregnablc.

--.# ImpregnaDlc.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. 1G.--Colonel
Jareda Smith, United States govern.
ment engineer has just returned here
after months absence, largely spent
in inspecting the Atlantic coast defense
and especially the harbor defenses at
New York, Boston and Portland, Me-
Our harbor defenscs, said Colonel
Smith, ''while not yet completed, are
sufficiently far advanced that it would
be suicidal for warship of any for
eign country to enter any of these
harbors, if we objected. A great deal
of work is yet necessary to be done,
but work is being pushed forward
rapidly. Very few people have any
idea of the power or accuracy of our
coast defenses. Our defenses are as
good as any in the world, for their
purposes. No better can be found
anywhere. The works are being rap
idly completed and it will not be a
great while until the coast is we'll
nigh impregnable"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
CLEVER LITTLE STORIES.

A Washington clergyman was told
by the sexton that the church was on
fire. very WE'LL" replied the parson.
Il will retire. Perhaps you'd better
wake up the congregation"
w. D. Howells has adopted the rule
hat all applicants for his autograph
must furnish satisfactory proof that
they have read his books. young
girl recently wrote to the great nov.
elist for his autograph. BY return Of
post came single typewriter line:
Have you read my last book?" To
which the young lady replied: Il sim
cerely hope So" The autograph came.
promptly. $SS.sE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

vive in different parts of the United
States, although the tendency is to-
ward a uniform manner of rejoicing.
In sections Of Connecticut, for exam
pie, the Thanksgiving barrel burn
ing" Is time-honored institution. For
a month before the day Connecticut
boys diligently collect and store in
place Of security all the barrels, old
or new. which they can find. All bar
rels are regarded as the property of
whomsoever can carry them away. On
Thanksgiving night the barrels are
piled in : huge hesp and ignited. Boys
and girls then dance around tho bon
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
FIRST THANKSGIVING.

HEN in the year of
grace 1880, sturdy
Gov. John Win
throp and Puritan
colonists of Massa-
chusetts proclaimed
and duly observed
a public thanksgiv-
ing, they probably
had little idea OF
the i N port a n &c
which the festival
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Another Democratic Victory.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 14.-Another of the
surprises of the Minnesota election
came out when it was discovered, on
checking up the returns, that Thomas
CAVITY, democrat, had been elected
judge of the supreme court for the
next six years over Charles l.. Lewis.
republican. by ma iority of 300.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Bianco's Keenest SOrrOw.

MADRID, Nov. 17.-Captain General
Blanco in a letter to Senior Tinado says:
"The kecnest sorrow of my life is sur
rendering Cuba with an army Of $780,
600 men and 200 guns. to an enemy
who claims to have conquered Cuba,
while we are possessed Of such re-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
Do You Want to Live

In a fine, mild and healthy climate,
where cyclones and billiards. are uni
known, where good, rich lands can b'
bought at low prices, near cheap trans
portation and with educational am
industrial advantages? Homeseekes:,
excursions to Virginia via the sBiA
Four Route" and the Chesapeake aAl
Ohio Railway. Write for descriptB
book 81 Virginia, list OF farms5
sale, excursion rates, dates, time-c'
etc. ]. C. Tucker, G. N. A., 234 Ola
street, Chicago, III.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

Before marriage man is really
half man and after marriage he7.,-
apt to be nobody at all.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

The man who can accurately describe
woman's dress made amistake in not
being born a dressmaker. n
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

Mrs. Frederick Douglass, widow
the colored orator, is to go on the led
ture platform to deal with the historg
of her race in this country. b
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

Your washing is early on the lis
il you use Diamond &c" Soap. Ass
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18

noon day. when there is alwaysa great
many people passing through there on
their way to dinner, as people use the
halls to save walking clear aronnd the
SQUARE. There were two suspicious
characters lying around the city fora
few days prior to the robbery and they
were seen around the court house that
forenoon. They left town in the
afternoon and got off the train at
Whitebreast. three miles west, and
struck across the country on foot.
The Ministerial Association of Des
Moines recently adopted resolutions
requesting the Associated Charities to
abandon the annual charity ball. The
resolution states that the step should
be taken on the ground OF conscience.
and for the reason that by sanctioning
it the Associated Charities would be
npholding practices that the church
constantly deprecates. The resolution
states that it is the opinion OF the
| association that the Associated Char
tiles will be abundantly provided for
by Christian men and women without
recourse to methods that cannot meet
with their approval.
Mrs. J. O'Neill, of Hinton, a small
town a few miles from Sioux City,
met instant death in a peculiar man
ner few days ago. She was kicked
on the head by a COW. and died at once.
The woman bad gone out to the barn,
and. while it is not known exactly
how it happened, she must have been
standing just behind cow and was
STOPPING over when struck the fatal
blow. She was picked mp inst outside
Of the barn door soon afterwards, and
80 examination revealed the fact that
her neck Ms broken
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1898-11-18
FOR MY LADY.

Hood's Pulls cure all Liver Ills. IS cents.