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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

sponded, but the services of the John
BIS only We're needed. The damage
was slight.
Miss Ruby Newell has returned to
her home at Clark's Green after a few
days visit with Miss Nellie Richards.
Miss Elsie Decker, of Philadelphia,
is the guest of Miss May Hughes, of
South Blakely street
The chemical exhibition which the
Rev. S. Stone was to give at the meet
ing of the Junior EpwOrth league in
the Methodist Episcopal church Fri
day night has been postponed. The
meeting will also be postponed on ac-
count of the school children's picnic
falling on that day.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Johnson, former residents of
this place, but now of London, Eng
land will be pleased to hear of their
welfare. They have written to rela-
tives in town and announced the ar
rival of a young daughter on June l.
All members of the Knights of Honor
are requested to meet in Washington
hall Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The business to be transacted is im-
portant.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
members enjoyed d days outing at
Lake Ariel yesterday.
Cards are out announcing the COM
ing marriage of Mr.. George Brink, OF
North Apple street, to Miss Jennie
Jones, of West Scranton.
Jacob Bronson and son, Buschnell,
of Elm street, who have been SPEND
ing a few days at New York city, have
returned.
Miss Stella Woodward. of Quincy
avenue, leaves today for Hemlock Hol-
low, where she viii spend several days.
Mr.. and Mrs Memo Williams and
family, of Monroe avenue, will leave
for London. England, the latter part
of the week, where Mr. Williams has
accepted q responsible position. For
many years Mr. Williams has been
foreman of the Dickson Manufacture
ing cOmpany's Penn avenue machine
shops.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kearns, OF
Spencer street, are all smiles over the
| arrival of a young daughter.
Mr.. William Cockrel and daughter.
Florence, of Rendham, spent yester-
| day with friends in town
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
MRS. SANDERS ENTERTAINED.

Mrs. F. B. Sanders very pleasantly
entertained the Inasmuch circle Of
Kings Daughters, of West Pittsron, at
her home on North Blakely street yes
terday. The circle is one of pleasure
and meet for the purpose of enjoying
themselves. With this in view, they
paid Dunmore a visit and in return
were entertained royalty.
The circle is composed of the follow
ing ladies: Mrs. Perrin, Mrs. Searle,
Mrs. Kyle. Mrs. Brenton, Mrs. Bene-
dict Mrs. F. II. Benton, Mrs Urqu-
hart, Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. ]. B. Shift
fer, Mrs. Joseph Langford, Mrs Loder,
Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. Severson, Mrs. Will
lam G. Simpson, of Green Ridge; Mrs,
George Brown, Mrs. Edward Henwood,
of SINNERS Eddy; Mrs. Fear, Mrs
Brown, of Pittsburg and Mrs. Barber,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

NJ. ]. Jennings, owen Dolan, p. j..
Dunlcavy, Michael Ford and Thomas
MCPhillips.
The officers OF Branch No. who
were installed are: President, Cath
crime O'IIara vice-president, Nellie
Tighe: recording secretary, Belinda
Allen financial secretary, Nellie Jen-
nings; treasurer, Helen Riddle; inside
sentinel. Kate Gavin; sergeant-at-
arms, Kate Healey: standing commit
tee Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Moran, Mrs.
Carson, Misses Whisted and Murphy.
Retiring President Michael Healey
was presented with a gold-headed
cane and Attorney NJ. F. Conry made
an address. a musical and literary
programme was given and a smoker
followed Refreshments were served
by Caterer Kelly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
ODD FELLOWS EXCURSION.

James Connell lodge, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, will run an ex-
cursion to Lake Ariel, June 22. Com
mittees have been appointed as fol-
lows to make the arrangements: Cen
eral committee-L. G. Schautz, Charles
a. Keuster, Charles Stone, Homer
Nicholson, Elwood Myers.
Music committee-Leopold Johler, r.
NJ. Heaney, Thomas GrifTiths, John
Berghauser.
Refreshment committee Charles
Stone, Elwood Myers, William M. Bur-
den, John Hoskins, William Koch,
Charles Smrell.
Committee on games-Al. Burdett
AL. Ellis, Robert Heatherby, Albert
Hewitt, Albert Morgan.
Committee on contest-William A
Lush, John A. Evans, B. c. Hackett,
Charles A. Keuster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

The prayer meeting of the First Bap-
tist church will be held this evening
in the Welsh Baptist church at the
usual time, 7.3O o'clock, and continued
one hour. A business session will be
held afterward, at which all members
are urgently requested to be present.
This is the meeting postponed from a
week ago.
Immediately following the Sunday
school will have a business meeting to
take action in regard to their piano
saved from the fire. Some very inter-
esting propositions have been made in
regard to it and it is necessary that all
adult members should be present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
MEETING OF MINISTER'S.

An interesting session Of the Baptist
ministers OF the Abingdon association
was held in the Dunmore Baptist
church Monday. Rev. J. A. Ellis pre-
sided.
Addresses We're delivered by Rev.
w. Ct. Watkins on THE Believers
Blrthright;" Rev. c. A. Spalding on
"The Attitude of the Church Toward
Amuscments;" Rev. j. S. Thomas on
Purity and Power" Rev. George w.
Welsh on Confession and Absolution:" :"
and Rev w j. Ford ON "The Reflex
Influence of Missions" The attendance
was large and the session was voted
very successful one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

The Electric City Wheelmen were the
"whole thing" in West Scranton last
evening. and, headed by the Lawrence
band, paraded up and down Main ave-
nue.. flying the colors of the grunge
men, who were victorious in the mem
bership contest recently.
At the club house, ,an elaborate spread
was served from to Q o'clock by the
losers, the purple pullers." and on
joyed by about $50 of the members.
The menu consisted of clam boullion,
cream potatoes, pressed veal. sliced
ham, salad, tea biscuits, iced tea, cof-
fee, frozen milk punch and strawberry
shortcake.
The evening was spent in sociability,
and an informal programme of games,
music, singing. etc, was INDUCED IN
by the boys. Everybody present en-
joyed themselves and voted President
Mears and his assistants clever purvey-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
MINOOKA.

Patrick Carey returned Tuesday to
his home here after a three years SER
vice on the cruiser Raleigh.
The Miners union will meet this
evening at McDonough's hall.
The ladies who assisted the band
at their recent picnic will be rendered
a complimentary social Thursday
evening at Fasshold's hail.
w. j. Buckley was visitor in Car
bondale yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
NORTH SCRANTON NEWS,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sims Gave
Pink Tea-The North End
Reading Circle Has Returned
from Crystal Lake.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Simms gave
pink tea to party of friends
Monday afternoon at their home on
West Market street Some beautiful
solos were sung and selections on the
piano were given, after which the
guests partook of a luncheon consist
ing of the most palatable delicacies
OF the season. An enjoyable time was
enjoyed by ALL
Those present were the Misses Cath
crime Well. Mary Jones, Name Colvey,
Mary Mcnamara and Margaret Evans,
and the Messrs. J. f. Evans, J. f. Nc
Govern, John Ray and Earl Simm,
T. j. Evans, NJ. j. Campbell, John
and Philip Brady, d. j. Evans and
James Mcclure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

spices the supper and entertainment
was conducted was literally patron
lied by their friends again last even
ing. The supper was excellent and
the programme very enjoyable.
Ventriloquist Charles Hartley gave
several impersonations and feats in
mimicry and James II. Griffin, a local
comedian of some note, contributed to
the evenings pleasure. Miss Susie
Black sang a solo and Mr., and Mrs.
George Carr gave banjo and piano
selections. The Dunmore Double
quartctte also rendered a selection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
BEFORE ALDERMAN JOHN.

One of the most amusing cases ever
heard in Alderman Johns court was
tried last evening, when Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Campbell, of Grant avenue,
brought suit against Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Pender, of Price street, for the
recovery of six young chickens.
The evidence adduced proved that
Mrs. Campbell had the chickens mark
ed for identification and the alderman
awarded her the fowls. Pender was
held in bail for his appearance at court
on the charge of larceny.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
GRAlN.O BRINGS RELlEE

10 the coffee drinker. Coffee drinking is
a habit that is universally INDUCED in
and almost as universally INJURIOUS. Have
you tried Grain-O2 1t Is almost like cof-
Zee but the effects are just the opposite
Coffee upsets the stomach, ruins the di-
affects the heart and disturbs
the whole nervous system, Grain-O
tones up the stomach, aids digestion and
the nerves. There is moth
ing but nourishment In Grain-o. 1t can't
be otherwise. Is and 25c. per package.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
GATHERED In
SOUTH SCRANTON
POLICE AND ALDERMANIC CIR
Giles HAD A BUSY DAY.

Henry Wheeler Held in $500 Bail
by Alderman Lentes-Alderman
Storr Presided in Police Court
and a Number of Prisoners Were
Arraigned Before Him - James
Connell Lodge, 1. o. o. F., Will
Picnic Tomorrow - Baby Falls
Twenty Feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
BABY FALLS TWENTY FEET.

The infant son ofo Henry Wetter, of
All Pittston avenue, fell from the rear
porch of his home yesterday. The lit
tie fellow landed some twenty feet be-
low, not much the worse for his fall.
Dr. John !. Walsh was called and at
tended the child. The injuries were
few, consisting Of slight cuts and
bruises
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT.

The Junior Epworth league of the
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church will hold their annual enter
tainmcnt tomorrow evening. The fol-
lowing is the programme:
Singing. Were a Band of Happy
Children .............By the League
Prayer.
Instrumental Solo .............May Lewis
Recitation, "Surshinc" ....Lizzie Shaffcr
Recitation, "Do Your Best"
Alfred Heller
Recitation. waiting. Katie Thomas
Recitation ....,....... Margaret La Baugh
Violin Ethel and LOttie Beale
Recitation .................IGf IGffie Browning
Recitation, "Old Rye Makes Speech"
Willie Armstrong
Dialogue BLUE Eyes and Brown Eyes,
Bessie Sloat. Bessie Heller, Irene Parsons
Recitation, Before and After"
Eleyor Cary
Recitation, playing Cinch."
Mary Williams
Solo .....................,..... Irene Moses
Recitation, "The Death the Soldier
Dies Harrison owens
Dialogue, "Their Wants.
Viola Rende and Walter Lewis
Recitation ...... Anna Thomas
Duet ............Anna and Jennie Leister
Recitation, "A Homeless Soldier Boy"
Beulah Hghheld
Dialogue, Completing Railroads.
Stanley Ross Willie Alspaugh Walter
Lewis and Arthur Baterman.
Recitation .....................Bes Bessie Diehl
Recitation. where God Wants You"
Jessie Fuller
Recitation, "Do Thank You"
Bertha Williams
Recitation, "A Wretched Cynic,"
Adam Pulver
Recitation, Fame .....Gerte Edwards
Violin Duet .....Ethel and Lottie Beale
AcCOmpaniSt ..................Nellle House
Dialogue, -Four Celebrated Characters"
Nellie House, Edna Parsons, Flossic Run
die, Mabel Hancock.
Ice cream and cake will he served af-
ter the entertainment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
EVENTS OF DAY In
WEST SCRANTON
ELECTRIC CITY wHEELMEN EN-
JOY A SUPPER.

The Orange Men Banquetted by the
Purple Side at the Club House.
Lightning Causes Some Damage
and Kills Two Mules-Humorous
Case Before Alderman John.
Church Entertainments and Lodge
Social-Other Smaller Items Of
General Interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
SHORT ITEMS AND PERSONALS.

A second bolt struck a barn belong
ing to Mrs. John McHale, on Church
street, and did considerable damage.
An alarm of fire was sounded from
Box %, corner of Chestnut and Potter
streets, about $50 o'clock yesterday
morning The fire was on the prem
ises of O. Dean, who had built fire,
which spread and caught large
chicken house. The Neptune, John b.
Smith and Independent companies re-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
INSTALLATIONS AND SOCIAL.

The members of Branch No. l, An
cient order of Hibernians, and Ladies'
Auxiliary, No. 4, held a joint session
in Hari Carl hall last evening, when
the recently elected officers of both
organizations were installed.
The officers of Branch No. l are as
follows: President. Thomas Langan;
iCe-president. p. j. Gilroy; recording
secretary. Nicholas Burke; financial
secretary, John Lavelle; treasurer,
Patrick Lynn; standing committee,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
DUNMORE DOINGS.
High School Graduating Exercises
to Be Held Tomorrow Evening.
Programme to Be Rendered.
Mrs. Sanders Entertains.

The class of '99 will hold their COM
mencement exercises in Washington
hall tomorrow evening. The exercises
will commence at s o'clock promptly.
At present the members are busily en-
gagged in decorating the hall for the
event.
The programme for the evening will
be as follows:
Opening Selection ......Bauer's Orchestra
Awake, Awake" ...,High School Chorus
Salutatory ................ Margaret Healey
Recitation, "The Whistling Regiment"
Mary Duffy
Song of the Volunteer.
High School Chorus
Grafton 1.-THE Dying Century"
Kitty Horan
The Boatman's Song. Chorus
Recitation .Sallie Gilligan
The Woodman ........High School Chorus
Merry June ...........Hieh School Chorus
Lucretia Snyder
Presentation of Diplomas,
Henry Webber. President School Board
"FOot Bali ..........High School Chorus
The graduates are: Misses Lucretia
G.. Snyder, Catharine B. Horan, Mar
Garet NJ. Healey, Mary c. Duffy, Mary
f.. Kelly and Sallie +. Gilligan.
The prices Of admission will be fifteen
and twenty-five cents. Tickets can be
secured at the Union cash stores. where
diagram has been placed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
Pea Coal Delivered, Sl.e6,

to South Side, central city and central
Hyde Park. Address orders to c. b.
Sharkey. 1914 Cedar ave. Phone 66Sa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21
JONAS LONGS SONS.
JONAS loves SONS.
$lOO Typewriters
At Half Price.

golden opportunity you require aypewter. There
only three OF them After these sod-you pay 500 for the
kind They the famous Manhattan pattern Rub
the from in front and you'll they're Remington All
modern Improvements Easy running, Delicate touch Auto
matte ribbon Remington keyboard. Our price
the three we have is less than the actual cost agents. On sale
in the Stationery Department
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

AT SUMNER AVENUE CHURCH.
The ladies of the Sumner Avenue
Presbyterian church under whose au-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

Paine's Celery Compound 80. .75c
Pinkham's Compound. 7oc
Pierce'S Golden Medical Dis. .75c
Melons Food. 38C and 55c
AT
GEORGE w. JENKINS,
toi S. Main Avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-21

Ice cream and cake will he served af-
ter the entertainment.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-05
CHINESE FoUNDRIES
De.eription OF Primitive Methedl
which VIII Iatsrsst the Graft
IA Aneriea.

The primitive methods employed ~
the Chinese IN their native foundrc .
are set forth'in an Interesting form IN
a description OF an iron foundry -
Kaun-Klao Krakow by a writer "a
the Celestial Empire. The furnace
he SAYS, " was very simple In constfuo-
ton. being made Of clay, in three zee
tions. The lowermost was what might
be called the crucible, and was the ie-
ceptaele for the molten metal, being
about a cubic foot In capacity. Tie
middle section wal a ring OF the sane
diameter az the lower section, ard
about eight inches In height. In thia
was a hole to receive the blast pipe,
the blast being supplied by a native
box bellows OF the usual type. The
upper section was another ring about
a foot higher.
Il was not fortunate enough" he
continues, TO see the putting together
Of the furnace; when | saw IL, the ops
Grafton was begun, and n man was pill
fms on the last OF the ~charge-scrap,
cast iron n coke. One man was then
pumping the blast. ! waited till l saw
the yellow fame begin TO show above
the piled-up iron which gradually sank
down as that below melted by M ny
W men pumped the blast As the
process went on a sun stronger blast
was needed, SO a thiru man heiped AZ
the bellows and the pumping grew
fast and furious, while one WORKMAN
wearing an old broad-brimmed straw
hat to protect his head n lace from
the shower OF sparks, stirred the glow
ing mass with an o rod.
In due Time the melting was mn
ished, inc molten iron having iallen
through to the bottom section OF the
furnace Inc blast was stopped the
bellows disconnected, and the upper
n middle sections OF the furnace
taken on ana lald aside. The surface
OF the molten iron being SKINNED ofits
Stag II was wei covered with rice husk
ashes. his protected the face OF the
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-05
TIE Lat TrfP.

"Say, fellas, he wuz game 10 the last"
exclaimed Dusty Rags, 'and ! hope he's
got a good lay now. When the doctor
comes and says he wuz goin' 90 croak
he just smiles a little and sens for all
the boys. OF course, we wuz glad to
come and see him, and we talks togeth-
er for some time. and he says, says he:
Boys, wen 1901 make our last trip To-
gether.'
"'Why, what's the matter. Jim2
says !.
AN then he tells me what the doctor
says about him goin' to croak, and we
all laughs and says twas rot.
"'No, fellahs, says Jack, doc knows
what he says, and Il is all up with your
uncle
Then we keeps kinder quiet because
we knows what he says WIZ right
'nough, and he keeps kinder quiet. TOO.
Say, %fellas,' says Jack, after he
thinks for awhile, heres 8 2O-spot.
Buy some Of the grape. and when we
gets on The road 10 the cemetery drink
up and be merry because land Jack
stopped and cried a Bit because ! won't
be wild you comm ck.'"-Detroit
Free Press
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-05

The power of the tsar system rests on
the Ignorance Of the people. Dlssipate
ignorance, and the power of ministers
disappears like cigarette smoke. The
immense recent annexations OF Russia
obviously increase the demand for edu.
Gated administrators, There is, there.
fore, sharp contradiction between the
policy OF annexation and the policy OF
educational repression. From Moscow
alone 2,l6O students have been expelled
The other universities, teaching insti.
%tutions, and polytechnic schools have
suffered In the same way. Thirty thou.
sand students at this moment are de.
barred In Russia from pursuing their
education. The effect Of banIshlnp
these students from their studies is Il
main Russian administration for MANY
years to come. Still, no one can depy
that the policy of publicly horsewhip.
ping the undergraduate population and
OF diyorcing thousands " law-abIdlnp
students from their studies Is In strict
accordance with the policy pursued b,
the Russian government IN DESTROYING
the Finnish constitution, and the perse.
cution ~ the Jewish subjects Of tbs
tsar. -
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New Methods in Advertising.


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The Tuileres Of the French. the Wind
cor castle Of the English. the Spanish
alhambn. the Russian kremlin. are
mere dungeons compared with Il, Not
50 many castles on either side Of the
Rhineason both ides o. the river Of God
the Ivory palaces! One for the an
gels. ~insufeably bright. winged, fire
eyed. tempest ~chariotej; M for the
martyrs, with blood red robes from I'M
der the altar; one Tor the King. the
steps Of His palace the crown OF the
church militant; one for the singers,
who lead the one hundred and forty
and four Thousand; one for you ran
somed from sin; one for me, plucked
from the burning. oh. the ivory pal
-acexl
To-day II seems 10 me as II the win
dowS OF those palaces were illnmined
FOR some great victory, and l look and
see climbing the stairs Of ivory and
walking on floors Of ivory and looking
from the windows Q f!vory some whom
we knew and loved on earth. Yes, /
know them. There are father and
mother. not So years aud - years as
when they left us, but blithe and young
as when on their wedding day. And
there are brothers and sisters, merrier
than when we used TO romp across the
meadows together. The cough gone.
The cancer cured. The erysipelas
healed. The heartbeat over. Oh, how
fair they are in the ivory palacesl And
your dear little children that went out
from you-Christ did not let one OF
them drop as lie lifted them. He did
not wrench one Of them from you. No.
They went as from one they loved well
TO n whom they loved better. II /
should take your little child and press
its soft face against my rough cheek,
/ might keep II little while; but when
you, the mother. came along II would
struggle to 60 with you. And so you
stood holding your dying child when
Jesus passed by in the and the
little one sprang out to greet Him.
That Is all. Your Christian dead did
not go down into the dust and the
gravel and the mud. Though 1t rained
all that funeral day and the water came
uptothe wheels hub as you drove out TO
the cemetery, 1t made no difference 70
them, for they stepped from the home
here to the home there, right into the
ivory palaces. All is well with them.
All is well.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-05

One of u best soldiers was n man
whose real and assumed name l. for
obvious reasons, conceal. He usnaIIv
went by the nickname, which / win cali
Tennessee. He was a tall gaunt fellow
with a quiet and distinctly sinister ave
who did his duty excellently, especially
when a fight was on, and who. being an
expert gambler, always contrlyed Ia
reap a rich harvest after pay day, When
the regiment was mustered ont bs
asked me to put a brief memorandum
OF his services on his discharge certi6.
cate, which ! gladly did. He much an.
preciated this, and added, In esplapa.
uon' You see, colonel, my real name
IS not Smith, but Yaney. | had Ia
change 1t because three or four yenr,
ago had a little trouble with a gentle,
man and-er-well, in fact, ! had to kin
him; and the district attorney, he bad
II In for me, and 80 | Just skipped tbe
country. and now, II II ever should ba
brought up against me, / should like II
show your certificate rs to my cbarac.
er."-Col, Roosevelt's Book.
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lie Was Con.ld.r.,.

Cnchly-Look here, old a why
don't you offer me back that $40 | lei
you have a year ago?
Harduppe-oh. l would il l hadn't
been afraid Of hurting your feelings.
"ln what way?"
why, didn't like TO give you the i'm
preston that | thought you needed
the money."-Philadelphia Record.