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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27
SNAPPY.

Talk about snaps," said the man on the s119S bicycle And just then it snapped.-Indianapo Journal
 "Chollie is all right, but I think his cables have been cut" Cables cut?'' "Yes. He has no intelligence "-In- dianapolis Journal.
 Papa-"I want to tell you what my youngest boy said" Topp-"Say, wouldn't you rather have a cocktail?' Cincinnati Enquirer.
 The new butler-"And when do you get up in the morning, sir?' The pro- fessor-"You can find that by looking in Famous Men of the Time '''-Flie- gende Blatter.
 May-"You should get him to sign the pledge before you marry him." Fay
 Why, he doesn't drink" May-"No; but he may be tempted to do so later.'' -Up-to-Date.
 Fuddy-"Kwiverful they say, is mar ried again. This is his fourth wife. 5 Duddy-"K "Kwiyerful d better be care ful. He'll get caught some day" Fud- dy-"Get caught?" Duddy-''Yes; he'll marry a woman who, will live "-Bos- ton Transcript.
 A Protest-I think, said the star boarder, that patriotism can be carried too far. For instance? queried the third floor front. Well, there is no reason why the landlady should persist in feeding us on army rations.-PhiladeI- phia North American.
 
 Visitor-I saw a statement in the pa- per day or two ago that the railroads
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and of difficulty in getting enough to eat and places to sleep, but, on the whole, the arrangements for taking care of the influx were adequate and satisfactory. Free quarters were pro- vided for all veterans unable to pay for board, and many impostors, 1t is said, tried, some successfully, to take ad- vantage of this generosity.
 But big as the body of the show was it's spirit was still bigger. Patriot ism was the keynote, and the United Confederate Veterans passed resolu- tions indorsing President McKinley's conduct of the war with Spain and pledging him "whatever support may be needed to help in bringing it to a successful completion" President Me Kinley's acknowledgement of their commendation, sent to their command er-in-chief, General John B. Gordon, was graceful and characteristic, eX- pressing his deep sense of appreciation of the quick and spontaneous response to his call for volunteers from all parts of the country by the veterans of the gray as well as of the blue" The President also calls attention to the fact that "the present was has served one very useful purpose in completely obliterating the sectional lines drawn by the last one"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

row stripe, blue on white ground, or black on white ground, and in white polka-dotted with black or blue. They are inexpensive. and if you have a sail- or to take regular wear and chances of weather a wash goods" one will be a pretty addition to your outfit.
 A favored type of the round hat that has no sailor characteristics is shown here. It's wire crown was draped with green taffeta and yelling, and directly in the center lay a full bunch of or- chids while cluster of bluets rose on the left side, supported by an aigrette arrangement of stiff grasses. The brim was fancy green braid and be- meath it in back was a wreath of bluets.
 String ties are not so much in vogue as they were, and the result Is that they are selling at ridiculous prices. Be sure in looking for bargains that you select carefully. No stitching should show, the ends of the tie should be turned under, and no hem should be in sight. The tie should be quite flat, and no bunch along either edge should betray itself. Madras stripes and plaids are still pretty, and denim or any dain- ty stripes or checks are acceptable. Don't buy a tie with the ends striped or figured while the rest is plain. Mo- hair ties are crisp and pretty, and come in brilliant colors. The regulation width is about half inch, though they are shown wider and narrower. The bow should be either a butterfly with ends and loops of equal length and set windmill fashion or 'letter X'' or else ends and loops lie against each other in square bow, about two fingers long.
 FLORETTE.
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---------------------- ---- THE NT4 RETNTON.

The reunion of the United Confeder- ate Veterans at Atlanta, Georgia, the other day was a big affair, and the people of Atlanta are figuring on it's bigness. The different railroads en- tering the city brought in about forty thousand passengers the first day of the reunion, and their facilities were severely tested in the work of adding to this number until the ceremonies of the last day were over Other thou sands too, arrived on foot or in wag- ons Many mountaineers came fifty, and even seventy-fiYe miles, with carts laden with chickens and apples to sell. and in the same way whole families travelled as far, simply to attend the reunion. On one day the local street railroad collected SO,OOO fares. the nomi- nal traffic being about 10000 There was some complaint of overcrowding
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of the world carry 4O,OOO.ooo people an nually
 Real Estate Boomer-Thats g. fact, and the majority of them get off at this statlon,-Boston Courier.
 Thought Them Gold Mlnes,-First Klondiker-"They say they're sinkin' mines in New York harbor fer to bust the Spaniards" Second Klondiker- But how the dickens are they goin' to git the Spanlards to invest in the mines after they've got 'em sunk an salted? ?"-Judge,
 Heavy Sales,-Eastern Capitalist "See here. When I bought these corner lots of YOU, you told me you had sold $50O000 worth of real estate in this seo- tion in one year. l can't find a custom CT for a foot of my land. Did you real ly sell that much in that length of time?" Western Man-"Yes, sir. You see, I was the sheriff. ."-New York Weekly.
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Which were to fit him for his toll as a hngulst, abandoned them for time and served in his fathers company. The house of the Websters is on the west side of the way; and fronting the sunrise" commands a fine view of the surrounding country. It is shaded by naples and an elm, which latter tree, as the easily believed tradition runs, was planted by Captain Webster when his scholar son was a boy. The house stands With the side to the street, ana the front door, in keeping with the style in vogue of yore, is ornamented With a knocker. Two stories high In front, the house has two large front rooms on the first floor, one on each side of the front entry. In keeping With the old style, these rooms show the large sheathed beams lower than the plastered ceiling. In the story above are two chambers corresponding to the square room below. The back of the house is but one story high, the roof sloping down unbroken from the ridge. A huge chimney in the center Of the house affords three fire places, one for each of the front rooms and one for large room on the west side of the house. This latter room was the "liv- ing room" of the Websters. North of 1t is the pantry and south of it a sleeping room. Projecting to the westward is an L. in which there is another large chimney with a fireplace and the brick oven that was considered indispensable to the kitchen by old time housekeep- Ina tToA I ,nf on11ti which room of the Webster house it was in which the country's dictionary maker was born; nor do they give the exact date of the death of his father, Captain Webster, nor the time when the farm passed from the possession of the Websters to other hands.
 But it is quite certain that the next occupant of the place was Farmer Lemuel Hurlbut who made 1t his home for many years. Unto him were born five sons and two daughters, that is, Lemuel, William, Samuel, Martin, James, Harriet and Eunice-these, if there were not more. The house, which is now the property of the Tillotsons living in the vicinity, has been occu- pied for several years by MT. and Mrs.
 
 asking information about the historic house-unless they are too inquisitive. Ex-Selectman John E. Willard, whose farm is near by, and whose liking for flowers is justly proverbial in the neighborhood, possesses an old-fash- | toned hand basket used for winnowing grain in the days before that now an- cient farm machine, the flaming mill, was in vogue. This basket was un- doubtedly used by Captain Webster.
 The cyolopedias say that Dr. Webster was born in Hartford, which state- ment was true, for Hartford once inclu- ded the territory which is now West Hartford. The highway on which the Webster house stands is one of the finest for drive to be found in the state of Connecticut. Though valley | road, it is for some of the distance SC above the lands on either side as tc give the traveller fine view of the landscape for milesf around It is a wideway and onethat was laid out when people liked room and had it, And | thanks to a gracious Providence, the road road Is as yet undisturbed by the whirl and hum of electric cars.- I Springfield Republican.
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NOAH WHISPERS HOUSE.

It Is Still Standing and Is Shaded by
 Naples and Elm.
 On the old highway leading through West Hartford, Conn.,, to Newington, and a mile south of the central village of the former town, is the house in which, in 175S, was born America S great Photographer, Noah Webster. His father, a descendant in the fourth generation from John Wegster, who previous to 1860 was governor of Con- necticut, was a militia captain in the time of the Revolution. And the son, who had already begun the studies
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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 Display advertisements, per inch one in, sertlon, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, ~ cents; one week, $320; one month' Slo one year. $40. ,r
 Obituary Notices, In prose or verse, 10 cents per line Notices of Births. Mar rlages, Deaths and Funerals, 30 cents eacn' Local Notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business (all matter to pc unobJectionable). and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let. For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

lodges in the body. The penetration Is thus diminished, and greater shock is caused, which will tend it is hoped, to put the man struck out of action. As this form of cartridge weighs but half that of the old Martini Henri rifle, the soldier is able to carry twice as many, and his efficiency in this respect is doubled.
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It has been found that the bullets used by the British army in the Khar- tum expedition do not sufficiently dis able the enemy, and that men have continued fighting after half dozen bullets have gone through them. As the British army used the e-Metford rife, similar to that employed by the United States navy, comparison of the results in different actions will doubtless be forthcoming. but already it has been found necessary to make a change in the bullet. Within a few weeks the army in Egypt has been SUD- piled with cartridges having a new form of bullet which has the same di- ameter (.303 inches), the same length Q.2 inches), and the same weight as the -Metford bullet, and will fit s.ll the rifles and machine guns now in use
 The case is made of nickel, and only the base is filled with lead. with the re- suit that on striking an enemy the conical end burrs, opens backward, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

A Denver woman who asks for divorce alleges in her petition that her husbands love has melted. What did she want? Frozen love?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27
FASHION NOTES.
SniInr Hats nfDuck.

There is something new in sailor hats. The really correct thing is the medium shaped rough straw with plain ribbon band, black or blue, but as we get to- ward the end of July mild form of summer madness comes and novelties not to be risked in the early season are attractive and even suitable. Sailors of duck stretched over stiff fibre frame bound with straw or narrow band in black or bright color, are dain- ty, pretty and will wear about as well as straw. This same thing comes in clear white and goes prettily with a duck suit. It is also to be had in mar
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

The man who is planning to go over Niagara Falls with a parachute will have one advantage if it is an advan- tage, over the barrel man. He can see his finish.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

A lighthouse of the useful bamboo has just been built in Japan It is said to have greater power of resisting the waves than any other kind of wood and does not rot like ordinary wood
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The Santiago merchants didn't seem to have faith that silver money of any kind can be worth much. They refuse to accept United States silver coins ex- cept at a discount of 50 per cent. They will. we suppose, learn in time, what a great country like this can do with silver.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

The military editor of the Berlin Deutsche Warte. General Won Specht, in summing up the military results of the landing and preliminary movements before Santiago, as well as the state of unpreparedness in which the American army was found at the outbreak of the war, and the lack of smokeless pow der and other material absolutely nec- essary to the foreign belligerent of the present time, while giving the Ameri- cans full credit for practical sense, dash and personal bravery, says that the whole condition of affairs conclusively shows the absolute necessity of per- manent military board corresponding to the general staff of the German ar my. The Americans, says General Von Specht, with their sharpsightedness and proverbial cleverness, will un- doubtedly learn this lesson of their ex- perience, and the finest fruit of the present war will be a thorough reor- ganization of all their military and naval conditions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

Sir Henry Irving has about sixty pairs of spectacles either at his home or the theater. The reason is that he is perpetually losing them, and when busy with some production would find himself considerably handicapped did he not know where to put his hand on another pair. At various spots in the Lyceum he has about two dozen pairs; no workman ever dreams of removing them; and he is constantly buying new ones.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

The Sag Harbor Corrector says that a native of the village, accosting a well-known banker having a Summer residence there, exclaimed: "See here, I was told you called me the biggest fool in the place." Mot at all," re- sponded the banker, as he resumed his way, T don't limit you.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

Limoges has just held its human hair market, women from all the country round coming there to sell their braids. The price is now on the average $5 a When a bargain has been struck the woman Is taken to the nearest inn and shorn. At the last market $12,000 worth of hair was bought.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-27

It is pleasant to know that, Eff there were no resistance of the air, the path of the shot would be a parabola, and the axis of an elongated projectile would remain parallel to It's original direction. The resistance offered by the air causes the axis to tend to assume a nnsitinn tangential to the traiecrorY.n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
THE INDIANS WON.
Had a Walk-over with Dunmore
Saturday Afternoon,

The opening game Of football was
played at Alumni park Saturday after
noon, when the Indians" of this city
defeated the Dunmore Athletic club
by the score of 81 TO 0. The visitors
were set of big hoosiers, but could
not play with the local eleven.
The weather was rather warm for
football, and on that account the game
was somewhat slow. the Dunmore men
stopping repeatedly for wind. The
game was decidedly one-slded, Carbon
dale losing the ball but once on
downs" During the first half the
Indians succeeded in scoring three
touchdowns and one goal, while in the
second half they scored one touch
down. The last half was cut consider
ably as the visiting eleven went to
pieces and the game went too much in
the Indians favor to be anyway inter-
esting. Hadgins, for the Indians right
half hack, played fine game, making
several long runs beside tackling in
excellent style. His run with Mar
rims line bucking were the features Of
the game. The Indians line was inn
pregnable, each man being a Gibraltar.
Gilhool on the line showed up much
better than he did last season. Horan
The Indians who were the champions
OF Northeastern Pennsylvania for '97,
are now stronger than ever and are
ready to answer challenges from any
team in this section.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
DALTON.

Mrs. DR.. A. B. Woodward visited her
daughter, Mrs T. A. Purdon last week.
Miss Louise Purdon, of TunkhannoCk,
has been the guest of Mrs. Purdon
for several days.
Mrs. Elmer Rice and daughter Fran
els, have returned from Connecticut
where they have been spending part
of the summer.
The Wallsville fair was literally pa
tronized by Dalton people last week.
Mrs. James p. Dickson entertained
at dinner last Monday evening. The
guests were Rev. and Mrs. Chaffee, of
Green Ride, Mr.. and Mrs. Leacock,
and Rev. and Mrs. Santee.
There being no service in the Metho-
dist church last Friday morning many
of the members of the congregation
availed themselves of the opportunity
of hearing Rev. Mr.. Whtloss. A most
excellent sermon was delivered.
Mr.. Arthur Biesecker, of Newton,
spent Sunday with his friend, Mr. Nell
son Dershimer
Rev. and Mrs. Leacock and Mrs. j.
b. Lawton are attending the w. c.
T. L. convention in Carbondale.
c. d. Finn's store has an added at
traction in the way of a clerk. Mr..
George Smith, a graduate of our high
school. is dealing out groceries and
sundries to the public.
Tuesday morning saw the departure
of three of our town boys for Wyom-
ing seminary, Mr. Nelson Dershimer,
Mr.. Charles Santee and Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. Dershimer goes back as captain
of the foot ball team.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19
MANIFEsTLY UNTRUE.
Charges Against Republican State
Officials Are Not Reasonable.

Colonel W. A. Stone at Pittsburg.
They say that the administration OF
the Republican party in Pennsylvania
has been dishonest and corrupt. |
most emphatically deny 1t. 1t is not
true. There is not one single charge
against the Republican party in Penn
sylvania that affects its honesty OF its
craftsmanship that has TO support it
one single grain of truth. The admin
istration of the Republican party in
Pennsylvanla has been economical,
wise and honest. The only reason, to
my mind the principal reason, why the
Republican lnajorlties in this state
have been so large, is because of it's
wise, economical and honest adminis-
tration in the affairs of the state. Had
there been dishonesty and corruption
in the administration of the affairs OF
the state, it would have been impossi-
BILE TO obtain these large party MAORI
ties.
Wherein and upon what occasion has
the party been unmindful Of its duties
to the state or of the rights of the
people? Has there been any money
lost i'm the state? Has there been any
nismanagement of state affairs? What
are the complaints that are made
They are general. There Is no specific
charge. Has the state not prospered
under Republican rule? 1t has doubled
Its population, IL has more than
doubled its wealth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

Humphrey leave today for n trip
through New York state.
Mrs. L. Conklin and daughter, Miss
Grace, of Omaha, Nebraska. are the
guests of Mrs. c. Riley, on Hospital
street
Mrs. z. c. Ely returned Saturday
from Brooklyn, Pa, where she spent
the past two weeks.
Miss Kathryn Merrick, of New York
city, returned to her home after a two
weeks visit in this city,
II. c. Stringer left Saturday for a
two weeks vacation. He will visit
Philadelphia, Washington and Reading
his former home.
l.. II. Hunt of Camden, n. j., were
entertained yesterday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Kimball.
Miss Mary Hoatson, of New Jersey,
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William,
Shannon, of Wyoming street.
Miss Minnie Dennis has returned
from a months stay with relatives at
Boyd's Mills.
A license to marry has been granted
to Michael ]. Walsh and Miss Lavina
Porter, both of this city.
Hon. John Wanamaker. of Philadel-
phia, passed through this city Satur-
day, en- route to Honesdale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-19

ment,they said, even if a murderous
old crank did raise a red and yellow
flag over his log cabin; but the young
men around the village were hothead-
ed. They didn't intend to allow Tom
Day or any other traitor to flaunt his
treason in their faces. So they organ
lied posse and attacked the cabin.
Day appeared at the door when they
hailed him and fired both barrels of his
shotgun into the crowd without wait
ing for a parley. The volley was re-
turned in an instant, when, to the sur
prise of his assailants, Day shut the
door and retired into the cabin. Pick
cts were posted to prevent his escape
and after a long wait the leader ap-
preached the door and demanded ad-
mission. one of the women responded
and asked what was wanted. She was
told that the Spanish flag must come
down. She replied that she would at
tend to the matter Immediately, and
within three minutes it disappeared
from the pole on the top of the house.
The object of the expedition having
been accomplished, the party prepared
to go back to Centerville, but the lead
ers left a couple of men on guard in
ambush, where they could watch the
cabin unseen. During the night they
were astonished to see Days wife and
sister digging a grave in the garden
and they went over to offer their as
sistance. From the women they learned
that the desperate had received a NOR
tai wound in the first yolley that was
fired and had died within a few min
utes after. They assisted to bury him
in the garden. and when, in the alb
sence of coffin. Mrs. Day proposed to
wrap the body of her husband in the
Spanish flag that had caused all the
trouble they consented. because, as one
of them explained, 1T was the easiest
way out of it,"