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j. NJ. Chance has prepared the fol-
lowing music for the evening service in
the Second Presbyterian church tomor-
row:
organ Postlude ......,......,.........Ma Mallly
Anthem for Full Choir,
Lift Up Your Heads, o Ye Gates"
Offertory, Quartette, palm Branches"
Faure
Mr.. Beynon and Quartette.
, Organ Postlude, March Triumphant,
Costa
The Simpson Social circle will have
an Easter sale next Thursday and Fri
day in the church parlors.'
( Much interest is manifested in the
results of the sessions of the Wyoming
conference to meet in Norwich, April
-. 1t is probable that the vote on lay
representations will be changed this
year, as vast difference in sentiment
seems to be felt since last season, when
the question was decided in the mega
tive. one of tSa best collection of de-
tails ever given of a coming confer
ance is from the pen of Rev. j. b.
! Sweet, of Simpson church, this city, in
| the Wilkes Barre Leader of Wednes-
| day last. In this article a Justly high
tribute is paid to Bishop Fowler who
will he the presiding officer of the con-
ference.
Fred. r. Shipn, one of the interna-
| tional Young Mems Christian associa-
! tion secretaries, will address the mems
! meeting at the Young Mems Christian
! association tomorrow at 3.45 p. m.
| Special vocal music will he given by
| Miss Salmon and Mr.. Newton Croft.
/ All men are invited to be present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

The Simpson Social circle will have
an Easter sale next Thursday and Fri
day in the church parlors.'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

Mr.. Beynon and Quartette
Organ Postlude, March Triumphant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

The County Club Dramatic associa-
stion will produce two plays at Ger
mania hall the Tuesday of Easter
week. For Lord in Livery" the parts
will be taken by Miss Lynch, Miss
Susan Dorrance and Miss Gertrude
Jones. Miss Jones takes the place of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

organ IOStlude .............,.........M M0llly
Anthem for Full Choir,
Lift Up Your Heads, o Ye Gates
Offertory, Quartette palm Branches"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-02

j. NJ. Chance has prepared the fol-
lowing music for the evening service in
the Second Presbyterian church tomor-
row:
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
Items OF Interest.


Neglect ruins the best roads; use
only wears them.
Each rod in width adds to the road
two acres per mile.
Poor highways aro incompatible
with the public welfare.
Keep the roads clean and tho atten'
tion thus called to them will soon re-
suit in their being still further i'm
proved.
Public opinion is oil powerful.
When free roads ore demanded by the
people, means to make them oil free
will readily be found.
Facilities for easy travel and fol
hauling freight long distances are
amply provided for by the railway.
We now want equally go cd facilitie
for short-distance travel on the COM
mon roads.
A legislative committee in Conncc'
ticut is giving hearings on the sub.
iect Of bonding the State for money
with which to build good roads; to
give itauthority, it or at least veto pow
er, in the choice CT roads to be i'm:
proved; to develop continuous lines OF
well-made highway, and to make road
building easy for small, poor towns.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
Begged Without Words.

A dear old clergyman once OK.
changed pulpits with younger broth
er minister we'll known for his ag-
gressiveness. Speaking to him be.
fore service, the resident pastor told
his substitute that the window be-.
hind the pulpit was broken, but re-
quested the latter to say nothing about
it, as he hal spoken several times
without effect. Ho added that the
hymn books were badly torn, md
finished by saying, in an apologetic
tone, that che didn't suppose the pco'
pie could afford 1cw ones."
The young minister promised to re-
frain from making any remarks upon
these matters. After beginning SER
vice ho found the draught from the
window unendurable. Hequietly took
his overcoat and stuffed it through tho
broken glass. The deacons became
very uneasy, inwardly resolving to
remedy this at the earliest possible
moment.
When ho announced tho second
hvmn he found tno last two stanzas
missing. Ho read whnt he had, then
said to tho congregation: "These orc
all the verses in my book; if there are
any morein nyour9 you may sing them. "
Needless to say, the window was
mended and new hymnals provided
before the next Sabbath. Vogue.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
California "Goodroads" League:

Out on the Pacific coast they write
the name Of their new association in
one word, as they say that they have
plenty Of roads, "but few "goodroads. !"
For ten years they have had educa-
tional talk and unsatisfactory legisla-
tion. Two years ago Bureau Of
Highways was created to visit oil the
counties and collect data aud statis-
tics on road matters, with a view to
preparing suitable road legislation in
1897. As o result of their report,
three bills were framed, one creating
@ Department G. Highways, another
defining its duties, and o thirdprovid-
ing a special tax for the work Of tho
department.. The Governor signed the
first and vetoed the others, thus Great
ing a department with out duties to
perform and perfectly useless. The
"Goodroads" League was therefore
formed to cultivate good roads senti-
ment, disseminate information and
secure such Legislative and executive
action as will ensure good roads to the
State. It is proposed to form associa-
lions in every county to affiliate with
the State association.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
A Profitable Tree.

''What do you think of ono apple
tree from which ninety boxes Of fruit
were gathered in one year?" queried
?. W. Tonneson, the county fruit in
spector. "Well, it's a fact. Just
across the Puyallup River bridge on
Main street of Puyallup, on Mr.. Lacy's
place stands an apple tree, the record
Of which might be placed among the
historical archives Of the State. The
tree measures five and half feet in
circumference, and is somewhere in
the neighborhood Of thirty-fve years
old. 1t is Of the Waxen variety. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Lacy's statement, the
tree has borne this year about ninety
boxes of apples, most Of thom being
salab]e fruit. Mr.. Larson, the former
proprietor, stated, while living on the
place several years ago, that the tree
has been regular bearer, and that it
had averaged between fifty and sew
enty-tve boxes of apples during the
past twenty years. The hugo tree
presents o remarkable appearance in
the spring when in full blossom. It
is without doubt the largest and most
prolific bearing apple tree in the
State. Tacoma I Wash. Ledger.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
Government Road Work.

During the past year the Bureau Of
Road Inquiry Of the Agricultural De-
partment has devoted most Of its at-
tention to practical work, but has been
limited by tho fact thnt no money is
provided by Congress for actual road
building. What has been done has
been by means Of contributions from
those interested, the Bureau simply
experimenting and controlling the
work. Under these circumstances the
Government should not be blamed for
tho location of the sample pieces of
road that have been built. So far they
are five iu number, and ore at New
Brunswick, N. j.; Geneva, N. y;
Kingston, +. l.; Warren, Penn, aad
Ithaca. N. Y. General Stone thinks
that, if the manufacturers remain will
ing to furnish the machinery free, on
expenditure not exceeding $500 by
the Government for each locality would
sail forth enough subscriptions to
build from $4,000 to $4,000 worth OF
road at most Of the l16 agricultural
colleges aud experiment stations.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
A Moment of Awful Suspense.

s'The nervous strain on the engineer
Of a fast train is ssomething enormous, ;"
said one of them the other day. 'Not
only the lives Of the passengers are at
stake, but there is the constant fear OF
running over some one on the track.
An accident, no matter how innocent
the engineer, is always kind Of hoo.
doo."
"What was my worst accident? !
shall never forget it. If it had been
traced on my mind by O streak Of
lightning, itcouldn't have made more
lasting impression. It happened one
bright moonlight night in November.
We were spinning over the rails at
full speed across country where there
were few people passing at that time
Of night, when I looked out and saw
the figure of man lying across the
track not ten feet in front Of the en-.
giue. T stopped as quick as possible,
but too late, Of course. We had run
over him, and the lifeless body was
under the wheels.
"We got out to look for him and
found his hat, piece of his coat
sleeve and one Of his shoes, but the
rest seemed to be further back under
the train. I backed up the engine and
got out to look again. There lay the
body. / nearly tainted when I Saw
it's distorted form. I felt like q mur-
derer.
"Did I know tho man? No, not
personally. He was q scare CROW from
neighboring corn field" Detroit
Free Press.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
A RHETORICAL MUSEUM.
Unique Collection Of Exercises to Detc
mino the Progress Of Pupils.

Unique Collection of Exercises to Deter.
mino the Progress Of Pupils.
F. N. Scott, Junior Professor a
Rhetoric at the University Of Michi'
gan, has commenced collection GER
tainly unique, and possibly Of great
future value. He calls it a museum
of student composition, and intends
to embody in it specimen exercises
written at stated intervals by children
in the schools of this and other coun.
tries. The compositions so gathered
together he believes will make it pos"
sible to determine with reasonable &C.
curacy the stages of growth of a young
persons faculty Of expression and to
trace low of normal development so
that in individual cases it can be as-
certained whether the pupils power is
up to the average or whether special
attention md instruction are needed.
To carry out his idea Professor Scott
has issued u circular to those interested
in educational matters in most Of the
large cities Of the country, and in
Chicago has arranged with Professor
Nightingale, Superintendent Of High
Schools, to obtain sets Of exercises
from all the high schools Of the city.
The plan limits the writing of exer-
cises in this country to high-school
pupils, and sets six subjects for COM
position, with stated times for writing
each. The exercises are to be written
in the school room within period of
one hour, no revision is to be allowed
and other precautions are taken to
make tho series fair test of the power
Of expression. Only those who entered
school during September, 1897, are to
write, and the compositions only Of
those who complete the four years.
course and write all the exercises will
be preserved. In this way Professor
Scott believes it will be possible to
secure material for On exact compar.
ison.
The subjects for this year ore such
as are easily within the grasp Of the
first year high-school pupil, but allow
full play to the pupils power Of ex-
pression-the writing Of letter to
friend giving an account Of somo
thing that happened during the sum-
mer; short story on the lines Of q
plot given; description Of some per-
son known to tho writer; On e1plana.
tion of q certain quotation to person
younger than the writer in such terms
as can be easily understood, and e
composition persuading boy or girl
Of the pupils own age to read book
which the pupil has lately read and
liked.
Subsequently tho circular will be
sent to the various foreign countries.
The Pathfinder.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
Lady Sonerset's Gifts.

Lady Henry Somerset has given the
town Of Reigate, England, sufficient
land for the erection of ten aims
houses. This gift is in connection
with the scheme for the erection Of
almshouses at Reigate in commemora'
ton Of the diamond jubilee. One Of
the conditions Of the gift is that on
the governing body Of the almshouses
there shall be not less than three wo-
men, and in Difference to Lady
Henry's wish a scheme in which pro.
vision is made for this representation
has been drafted for submission to a
town meeting shortly to be convened
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
;urned the eyelid over and showed her

turned the eyelid over and showed her
the cut. oh, we'll, she said, it was
always that way!' Then put her to
sleep again, inserted the probe, and
left it there while I wakened her. That
convinced her, but when [ went to
take out the probe she screamed and
wouldn't let me touch her. l had to
put her to sleep third time in order
to get the probe out. After that she
came every morning for q while, let
me put her to sleep, and insert the
probe; then sat in. the outer office for
half al hour, with the probe in place,
and after that was put to sleep again
to have it removed"
"Haye you found that there are any
after effects of hypnotism?"
"No, except beneficial ones"
what is your theory about hyp.
notism?"
"Well, I don't agree with number
of explanations, so called, which have
been advanced. Tho physicians Of
the German school ascribe oil the
phenomena to the influence Of 'sugges'
tion,' but they don't explain what
causes the condition in which sub
iect becomes susceptible to this sug.
gestion. The physicians Of the
French school say that all hypnotic sub
jects are in a diseased condition and
that the hypnotic state is simply
form Of hysterical seizure. Iconside1
this an error. I have hypnotized sub.
jects whom I consider normal and
healthy. Hammond, Beard, and
others who have been compelled to
acknowledge the genuineness Of the
phenomena, explain them as resulting
from "a polarization Of the attention,
whatever they may mean by that.
II regard the hypnotic power as a
concentration of nerve force. Every
time we have a thought, on emotion,
sensation, there is an explosion OF
nerve cells in us. It is this explosion
which produces nerve force. It is
this force, in peculiar degree, which
constitutes personal magnetism. The
orator who sways his hearers to alter
nato tears and laughter possesses ii
in an unusual degree. This nerve
force hos particular character in diff
ferent individuals. Like different
chemical elements, these 'auras
sometimes meet and mingle, some
times meet and repel each other.
When they are agreeable to each
other there is friendship. When this
is carried to higher degree we have
love. BY concentration OF will
power we can direct tho current Of
nerve force and magnetism and make
it influence another person. By re-
peating this effort at concentration
and direction we gain Lore and more
perfect control over the current and il
becomes constantly stronger. That
seems to me to be the secret Of the
hypnotic power"
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
GOOD ROADS NOTES.
Toll Gates in New York.
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Toll Gates in New York.
3 Tho agitation in favor of better and
cleaner highways has aroused pub
lie sentiment that is not likely to be
satisfied until the roads ore every
where both good and free. A lawyer
in Albany, N. Y, writes as follows to
local paper:
"By common consent the toll gates
and toll bridges which surround Al
bany are voted public nuisance that
should be abolished forthwith. Their
tolerance does not argue we'll for the
intelligence or morals of the commun-
ity. That they have been tolerated
for an hundred years in the past does
not indicate that they mustnecessarily
be tolerated for another hundredyears
to come. Some time or other, and
that in the near future, these relics of
barbarism will be prohibited forever.
There will never be q time moro fav-
orable to begin the preliminary pro-
ceedings than the time being. I ON
aware that the toll gate nuisance is
pretty we'll entrenched in law; or the
the forms Of law, but I deny that they
have, in justice, any right to legal
existence. I am also we'll aware that
any bill designed to abolish them will
meet with the desperate, sordid op-
position of those who claim to be en-
dowed with so-called vested rights,
to wit, perpetual right to plunder
tho public until the end Of time. ...- .-:.95.
"Take, as an instance in point, the
old wooden bridge at Waterford. That
massive structure was built by cor
poration, chartered in 1903, the cor
porate life Of which was limited
originally by statute to seventy-tive
years, after which the bridge, with oil
it's appurtenances, was to become a
free public highway, owned by the
people of the State of New York.
Many years prior to the year 1873,
with the usual disregard to the rights
OF the people, that manlfestly WISE
and just provision Of the charter was
repealed, and, consequently, this use
full and substantial structure, the
builders Of which were amply repaid
for their investment, is now owned
by close corporation who render no
useful and necessary service to the
people Of the commonwealth, yet who
admit that they divide, annually, q
clear net profit in cash Of $4,000.
''It is, perhaps, more than probable
that the earnings, or toll collections,
from this bridge ore sufficient for ad-
ditional profits at least equal to that
amount, which may be divided each
year in the form Of liberal salaries to
the officers, but there is no informa-
ton accessible to the pullic on that
point. I have been informed, how
ever, that not infrequently the toll COL
lected from those who have occasion
10 cross the bridge amounts to nearly
Or quite five hundred dollars within a
single twenty-four hours"
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
Evaporatcd OnlOne.

A company OF Bath, engaged in the
evaporatiug business, has successfully
discovered process Of evaporatin9
potatoes and onions, and can reduce
goods into one-tenth the space they
originally filled. The evaporatina
process for onions is highly success
full, and o carload will be made ready
for the Yukon market.-London ION.
tario) Advertiser.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
A Practical Lesson.

Towns in South Carolina located
near to the State line and not far from
Charlotte, N. c., have lost much trade
of late, as the farmers prefer to haul
over the good roads into another State
in preference to using the poor roads
Of their own State. This experience
has been instrumental in inaugurating
movement for good r,,aas in South
Carolina.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
His Notion of It.

"Why," she asked, "tlo 50 many Of
the poots write about goldenrod? It
seems as If every one Of them had
tried to glorify it,"
"Well," replied the man who had
worked on farm, "ths only cxplana.
ton I can give is that the poets prob.
ably never tried to raise potatoes in a
field where goldenrod had got q good
start" "-Cleveland Leader.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22
How Read Repairs Are Made,

A sample Of wasteful and extrava
CANT road work was lately noticed by
the Government Road Commissioners
in q Canadian town. For seventy.iye
years broken stone and gravel had
been placed on one street until there
is q depth Of from two to three feet of
stone. The money spent on it was
sufficient opave all the streets in town
with asphalt, brick or other good ma
terial.
The true Democrat., 1898-01-22

sands Of insane patients ore treated by
hypnotism every year, and wonderful
results are obtained"
GLOW long does it take to put diff
ferent subjects under hypnotic con-
trol?"
Coz course that varies greatly.
Some persons eau be hypnotized. in
two OF three minutes. With others
several attempts, of half an hour at
time, are necessary. It grows easier
with repetition. Some are susceptible
ut the very start. I had one patient,
woman. who had an obstruction of
the tear-duct, so that tho tears con-
tinually ran down her checks. I had
repeatedly asked her to let me operate
on it, but she would not listen to the
idea. Finally small abscess formed
and she came to me again. I urged
her to lot me operate, but she would
not consent. I had noticed that when
/ treated her eye I seemed to have q
soothing effect on her, so without say
ing anything to her I began stroking
her forehead and eyes, but only as if
were examining the afflicted part. She
began to get drowsy and I quickly put
her to sleep, made slit and inserted
probe, extracted the matter, and
fixed the thing up properly, then
wahened her.
"She wouldn't believe it when
told her | had operated on her, SO
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-09
Veterans Reception

The Uncle Sam w. r. c., which Is an aux
Hilary to the Uncle Sam post, G. A. r., gave
a reception Friday evening al the residence
of Mrs. Helen ]. Clough on Croker street,
In honor of Uncle Sam post Commodore
Hopkins Naval Veterans association, the
Union Veterans league and the officers of
the Soldiers home. The rooms were decor
ated with large American flags and jars
of pink and white cosmos and carnations
Mrs. Hough was assisted in entertaining
by the twelve young ladies, who, with Mrs
Hough, arranged the services at the Sol
ders' home on Memorial day These were
the Misses Irene Mentry, Lillian Ashman,
Grace Banter, Maude Roney, Mary Bish-
op, Gertrude kennear, Constance Kase-
nave, Rose Brest, Ora Burke Daisy Har-
vey and Lillian Rcbbick. A program was
Esther Hoover Ora Burke and Lillian Ash
man, and songs by Claude Friel, besides
various short addresses by Commander
Andrew r. Early OF Uncle Sam post, Judge
r. N. Smith Mrs. Hough and many Others
Christopher & Sparks served an elegant
collation.. Among the prominent guests.
besides the members of the various or
ders represented and the officers of the
Soldrs' home, We're Judge and Mrs. =. n.
Smith Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dominguez,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stumps Councilman Ashman.
Byron L. Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat.
Messrs. Cox, Arthur Mentry. George Birch,
Claude Friel, William Dunlap and William
Burns
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-09
Hutton-Hutton

The marriage Of Miss Katherine Hutton,
daughter Of Captain and Mrs. Hampton
Hutton, to John Henderson Hutton, took
place at high noon ednesday at the RESI-
dence of the BRIDES parents on Temple
street. Rev. Charles ]. French, pastor If
the Church of the Angels. Garvanza, per-
formed the ceremony, which was witnessed
by the immediate family ard a few mt
mate friends. The bridal chorus from
'Lohengrin' was rendered on piano and
violin by the brides aunt. Mrs Suther-
land Hutton, ar,d her son, Thomas Hutton
ard the bridal party was preceded by Miss
Emily Hutton, bearing the ring on a silver
tray. The bride wore gown of white org
andie, trimmed with Valencennes lace and
finished with stock and sash of broad
white ribbon. Clusters of orange blossoms
were caught in the skirt draperies and on
the shoulders, and she carried cluster Of
bride roses. Miss Bessie Littleboy assisted
as bridesmaid and was gowned in white or
candle over pink silk. Her flowers were
long-stemmed La France roses. Guy Wood
of Pasadena was best man. The drawing
rooms were decorated with ropes of smiaX.
tall palm leaves and quantities Of pink and
white roses and carnations. In the din
Ing room, where breakfast was
served, We're long ropes of smilaX and loops
Of broad white ribbon caught high above
the center and fastened at the corners with
big butterfly bows of ribbon. La Franco
roses completed the decoration. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutton left at once for a short stay
at Coronado and will be at home to their
friends after October 18th at No. 1888 West
Twenty-second street.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-09
Informal Musical

Albert j. Bowen has returned from a
three-months' visit in the mountains.
Thursday evening number of his friends
were entertained at his home on Santee
street, in honor of his return. The affair
was arranged by his brother and sister,
Ernest L. and Miss Ida E. Bowen. The
guests, of whom there We're about thirty,
We're largely musicians and an Informal
musical program was presented by men,
bers of the company. The Star and Cres-
cent quartet, consisting of Messrs. Oscar
Ragland, Clarence Ragland. Frank Brandt
and Overholtzer. furnished several selec-
tons The Misses Frink gave guitar duet;
Hunter Morris gave a guitar solo; there
was flute solo by Albert Sames, violin
solo by Miss Beatrice Kohler, and songs
by the Misses Alice Moore and Lulu Pie
per. The parlors were decorated with pep
pers and roses.