The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21

every respect. He deserves well of his
party.
c. Fred Wright, of Susquehanna, the
Republican candidate for congress for
this district will be elected by a very
large majority. Mr. Wright is a sue
cessful. hustling business man, a man
of affairs-genial Companionable and
popular. He will represent the district
ably and capably. He is most popular
where he is the best known. 1t is
needless to say more.
RACE WITH A REPTILE.
AS the Carbondale Express, on tho
JEFFERSON branch of the Erie, was near
ing Brandt, few days ago, Engineer
Hub Wood was horror-stricken to
see what he supposed to be the end of
the rail just ahead of his rushing To-
comotive. sliding rapidly away from
MN. His first thought was broken
rail caught by the pilot, and he ex-
pected an instantaneous shock. Won
derment usurped the place of fear when
a second glance revealed fiVe-foOt
biacksnake of the species known as the
runner gliding rapidly on top of the
rail. In the excitement of the moment
Engineer Wood sought the throttle
He threw it wide open, and the train
bounded forward under the impulse
but the snake maintained it's lead, al
though the train was running forty
miles an hour, and when Melrose was
reached. and an opportunity was offer
ed to escape, il left the rail, threw it's
head in an attitude of defiance and
died right there. An examination
proved that the intense heat of the rail,
with the added friction, had burned it
to death.
IN A LINE OR so.
The Delaware and Hudson's annual
report shows a prosperous condition.
She deserves 1t.
Having gone lame, Eagle Woodruff,
Messrs. Driscoll and Fureys trotter
has temporarily been withdrawn from
the track.
kid" Hurley has accompanied Frank
BARLEY, of Binghamton, to Chicago,
where both have engagements.
Rev. d. l. Sutherland is at Troy,
Bradford county, attending a meeting
Of the Presbytery of Lackawanna.
George Smith has entered Syracuse
university as a freshman.
The funeral of Joseph Clapper, an
old resident, occurred on Saturday af-
ternoon.
HE SAVED HIS FARM.
Starucca farmer went limping and
groaning to the office of a new doctor,
a few days ago. Its the rheumetiz,
Doc groaned the patient. MY whole
back is jest gone with it. I'm one
ache from the back of my neck. clear
down to the hips. I'm sufferin' the
torments of the condemned"
Let me see your tongue" said the
doctor. "Ah, yes, / see l see. Take
this prescription, get it filled and use
as directed. Two dollars"
Holy Moses," said the afflicted one,
as he hobbled away "if l amt the
luckiest man in Starucky Two dol
lars for looking at my tongue. An
was jest on the bare point of askin'
him to look at my whole back" And
he breathed hard as he thought what
by what a narrow escape he had saved
the farm.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATED.
Turn, pilgrim, turn. thy can forego
And drink thy Till of mirth;
Man wants but little here below
He only wants the earth.
Many a man seeks a girl for her
pa value.
The man who ruleth his wife's spirit
is a great deal scdrcer than he who
taketh a city.
The Ladies Home Journal recently
had an article, How to Treat Your
Wife" One good way would be to
treat her as you did before your mar
ried her Few men do.
The real reason why some people
live to such an extensive old age Is
that they don't exactly know when
they We're born.
Those who talk most and loudest
about ministers forsaking their pull
pits for summer vacations, and rail
against them, are the very ones who
generally fail to attend services either
in summer or winter.
WHAT is home without a newspaper?
New York World. 1t is a place
where old hats are stuffed into window
panes, and children are like pigs: the
housewife like an aboriginal savage,
and the husband with the panorama of
a dismal swamp painted on his shirt
front with tobacco juice. Whitney.