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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
Almost Everything Remembered.

A large and perspiring man. laden with
bundles, hustled onto the Milwaukee
boat, upset a small boy in a sailor suit,
carried away half yard of fiounce from
the skirt of a lady with purple waist
and finally brought up, painting and eX-
hausted, beside Il small woman sitting
TRANQUILITY on the afterdeck.
"Horace!'
''rhere, now, | know just what you're
going to say, Mildred; that same con-
founded old question. My dear, | forgot
nOhting!'
"But, Horace"
mo. | did not forget to buy the fruit!'
He thrust a basket Of peaches into her
lap.
Nor the towelng" Another package
followed.
"Nor the six and Quarter yards of
cambric. Mildred" Another package.
Of silk"
"But--"
Nor the rattle, Lor---"
but. Horace, dear, will YOU allow
mo madam, I will not allow! There is
no use in asking, | tell YOU, | have for-
gotten nothing, nothing! He began TO
unload his pockets.
Here's the prescription, and here's the
-er-thingambob that your mother
| wanted, and here's a book for Amelia,
| and here's
Horace Smith, stop your talking
His wife rescued the "thingambob'
| from the deck, smiled brightly up into
| the triumphant face, and said pleasant
! ly:
"Yes, dear, but in what store did you
| leave your hat?'
| And then the boat started.-Chicago
! Inter-Ocean.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
WHY DON'T HE ?

For The Tribune.
Daddy SEE ter go ter sltule;
Never tole me why.
Sez thet eff | amt er fule,
III thank him bye an bye.
IF thets SO, now, why don't he
Go ter skule instead er me?
What's ther use fer me ter stay
In er skule-room all ther day,
While ther fellers play?
Better be er-roamin' roun'
Pickin' Chestnuts from the groun'
Better watch ther boherlink,
An ther robin, an | think
Ia better be out Chasin squirrels
Er stealin' kisses from ther girls.
IF ther deestric' skule's sech fun,
why in blaZes don't he come?
Ff he likes it, why don't he
Go ter skule instead er me?
Ia stay ter hum an milk thcr cow,
Makes me do 1t any howl
Feed ther pig an Curry ther horse,
An or dozen oder things er course;
But / wouldn't care, ef he
Would 80 ter skule instead er me,
I went fshin' cnce wild Bill,
Dandy hole at Tanners Mill
| An / fsEed all day an cought
| Ter heap mcre'n what ] ought
| When my Daddy slipped on me.
An wore me out er-crCss his knee,
| See he wushes he could so
Ter thcT deestric gku'e.
/ know he is fulein' tho,
Cause he amt no fule,
| Ef he is, why doesn't he
Go ter skule instead en- me"
Eliot Rays Stone
Scranton, Sept. 1j.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
She Tried 70 PLEASE.


Good gracious, Maria, another milli-
merry bill? why on earth you want so
mnay new things | cant understand.
Look at me. | have had nothing new on
for the last three months
"But men are different to women, aud
besides you surely would not like your
wife to look a fright before other peo-
ple?"
certainly not but at the same time
you might get something tasty and pret-
w. 1t seems to me that the women or
the present day exert themselves with
more industry than sense in their efforts
to be beautiful Their insane efforts are
simply outlandish.'
But one must follow the fashion; you
know that, WILL
Nonsense. give me taste first. why,
Maria, you do not look nearly so pretty
as you did when / first married you, nj
teen years ago"
"Oh, that's because I'VE grown older
"Oh, no. it isn't ttat I liked you In the
simple dress of days gone by You never
look so pretty as you did then
"Well, | will do my best to please.
The husband sat down with his paper
whilst his wife hustled off to her boudoir
to dress for "A drive.
Shortly afterward the voice Of the lat
ter was heard saying: Are you ready
dear?'
Great Scott" exclaimed the husband
| as he looked up from his paper. what
i'm the name Of goodness have YOU beer
doing? Don't you know we're going out
| drivinE?"
She wore q very small hat. large
chignon, and strangely proportionco
masses of millinery, for which his vocab
| ulary could find no phrase. dininu
tive parasol completed the absurdity.
81 am only trying to please you, dear
| she quietly replied.
"To please me?"
yes" was the reply. ITS the way
! I dressed fifteen years ago, when We
were Observation-Disclosures
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

France for the Dreyfus
injustice. is it a ease
of the pot calling the kettle black?
There are those who say So and they
cite a. proof the almost equally cele-
ticulars of which, very briefly recalled
ara as follows in the words of the Pat
orsun, y. j., Press:
In November. 1892. General Porter
was tried hy court martial on charges
Of c0Wardice and INSTRUMENTATION pre-
rorred against him by General Pope.
found guilty ana dishonnrabIy dis
missed from the service despite all his
pr0testntinns Of innocence and Of the
insutticiency, as many thought. of the
cNid"nc" against him. Nearly sixteen
y, ars he WAS bowed under the weight
Of his diS"Yac" for it was not until 1873
that h succeeded in securing the ap-
ncinincnt of commission instructed
10 review the evidence and report
thereon. This commission consisted Of
g. norals SCutield, Terry and Getty. ana
no one was bold enough to question
oiIher thcir ability or their impartial
ity. They went over the whole ground
with patient care ana finally made a
report in which General Porter was
cumllotaly rNunuIltcd and rcnsure
changed to praise. Subsequently. Cen
"ral Graut, who nad been induced to
look into the matter announced that he
had changed his originally unfavOrabla
I
only that General Porter was free from,
blame, but that he had shown exc, Ilent
Judgment, and that had his plans been
carried out the war would have been
ended then and there. 1t was, how
ever, eight years more before congress
could be made to pass bill acluitinp
Porter uf all blame and restoring him
10 his rank, and even then-2i year.
after his condemnation-it refused I,
pay lis salary in arrears"
Some eXtenuation exists in this case
however, which is not present in Tho
French case The controversy ovel
Porter arose as an OutgrOwth Of a very
complex war-thc most complicated
military struggle i'm modern history
and ii was not accompanied by person
al inilgnity, lie was for a time tn,
victim Of a mistake, which circumstan
ces conspired to prolong Tho injustice
done 10 Porter was done i'm ignorance
rot malice; and upon full publication
and comprehension Of the facts. publi
opinion was quick to confess its error
Operations on the scale Of our civil wa
are liable, despite the utmost watch
fulness, 10 involve such mistakes
which however, time Invariably rec;i
fies.
Not so with Dreyfus Here We ha
only an ordinary incident of peace wit
forged and perjurrd evidence fully ex
posed in their true light and the Itmos
ventilation of the real facts and sti
a man against whom no tangible proc
remained was, upon re-trial, con
demned, after an exhibition Of preju
dice by the tribunal in charge the wor'
that our generation has seen. Th
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

cans have been engaged in catching frogs
in Labelle township, Canada, and shipping
them to Cleveland, o., where an effort IL
being made TO establish a market for
frogs legs. They have caught as many
as $500 in three days, and are paid twenty
cents for each live frog on its arrival
at Cleveland.
The Kenncbec Journal tells Of man
who catches seals, cuts off the noses and
gets the dollar bounty offered by the
state OF Maine, after which he collects
the tails and hics himself TO Massachu-
sets. where he collects the bounty Of
fered for the tail of every seal caught IN
Massachusetts, waters. Then he returns
TO the Pine Tree state to work the skin
into gloves, hats. pocketbooks, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
Juvenile Depravity.

"Papa," said the boy, as they drove
along, "that's the same horsefy that was
buzzing around the horse when we start
ed out isn't it''
"YeS."
"Then one horsrHy will follow one horse
morc'n a dozen miles, won't it?'
1T seems So"
81 reckon, said the boy, who had been
busy thinking again, you'd call ii a
one-horsefly, wouldn't you?'
PERHAPS
"'rhen 1t was a one.horse town where
we got this rig, wasn't it,
Don't he too fly, my SON" said papa,
graspng his whip and meeting the neces-
sity hEmly,-ChiCaEo Tribune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

In indorsinC the action Of General
Ludlow in summarily suppressing a
Havana, scandal sheet that had passed
all limits Of sane endurance, Secre-
tary Root. says: Every government
is bound to protect the community
against public indeccncy.' The action
Of the Lackawanna county grand jury
in finding true bills against Little and
O'Toole is local instance Of happy
omen indicative that Secretary Root
theory has Widespread support. !
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
rlr Schurman's Conversion.
QfrOm the Philadelphia Press.D

" RESIDENT SCHURMAN, Of
- Cornell, a year ago publicly
Il opposed the acquisition Of
the Philippines. When lie
was appointed by President McKin-
ley on the Philippine Peace commits
sion his selection was accepted as Civ
ing a representation on the body to
those who were in doubt as to the wis
dom or necessity of acquiring this ter
ritory, or who opposed any possessions
for the Unled States off Of the conti-
nent, President Schurman opposed
this as unwlse for the United States
and unjust to the inhabitants of the
Philippines. He did not believe we
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

60 W SS
A child born on this day will notice
that next to wisdom is the ability to
keep ones opinions from breaking loose
at the wrong time.
If men could be induced to drown sor-
row with work instead of whiskey there
would be less grief in the world.
The man who is held in awe by mis-
wife seldom succeeds in terrifying any
one else.
This Dreyfus agitation is enough to
make one lose appetite for "French
fried" potatoes.
Some men marry for money, others are
content with unencumbcred real estate.
The court house clock is a better day
than night clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The newest steel company In the
field Is the Lake Superior steel com
pany a concern with liberal New York
backing. which proposes to make Du-
luth and West Superior hum again
with steel making activities. 1t Will
be the general opinion Of all who have
visited those places that they sadly
need something i'm the line of new in
dustries 10 make them hum.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

K of councils in appropriating
$4,000 in three yearly in
stalmeuts for the DEVELOPMENT of Nay
Aug park. 1t is assumed that this
money will bp expended intclliEently
and that goud results will show for IT.
The sum is not large; it goes only
about uno-thrd of the way contem-
plated in the original plans, but con-
sidering the city's Other neglected
obligations il is perhaps as liberal a
beginning as could reasonably be eX-
peCted at this time.
Now that the city has made start
i'm this direction let us hope that in
diridual citizens win cooperate even
more actively than they have done in
the past, To the end of making this lit
orally a park of the people. If our
public spirited residents would each
give something. great or small, to the
park either i'm tho form of contribu-
tions to the embryonic 200" or in the
matter of supplementary equipment of
the kind needed in a pleasure ground
frcquented by thousands, it would not
take long i'm conjunction with the city's
efforts. to develop a very Creditable
institution.
There will need to be this kind Of CO.
operation, with alert popular watchful-
ness if the park is to fulfil its full
measure Of usefulness.
The various governments nave dis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
WE H]AW We
. t OLD YOU

In our last two ads what the styles and
materials for FAN and Winter would be-;
but do not think that man who would
dress in style is confined to the fashion
plates for pattern of material or style of
cut You have a wide range Of individual
preference. You can keep out of the rut,
yet keeping the road Uniformity of dress
is not necessary. In fact the best
dressed men are those who dress with
some originality yet keep within certain
style limits. If you wish to dress sty-
lishly and yet originally we have Just the
stock that will satisfy YOU and while you
secure the latest in design you secure the
lowest in price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The woodwokers life is hard at its best Standing day
after alongside workbench causes many OF the decae
organs digestion of working ORDER Worry IN the
workshop days in the week apt to carry over on
Sunday also Headache does not stop when the days work
done but pleasure of the leisure hours as we'll
workman in Burlington Venetian Blind Co.'S employ says;
Rpans Tabues first my notice when the engineer
sent me and asked if had used them lie
recommended them highly because they had cured him OF
dyspepsia and other troubles that began to use the abue
them good that recommended them to Others
have had headache but since began to take them Every
thing well and crust OF bread tastes good
yepactc
dugsor
ofulh onsu b
DrLs) win onttr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

Congressman Lentz, the Ohio fire.
eater who has been making the welkin
ring with crazy eulogies of AguinaldO,
says he has received an offer from a
syndicate of "aunties" to go to Manila,
at the syndicate's expense. to learn
the truth. He should decline it with
scorn. The truth is the last thing his
gang wants to learn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The Buffalo Times is early in the
field with a handsome special issue of
sixty pages devoted to the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition which is expected 10
make Buffalo the hub of the universe
in 1901. 1t is a highly creditable piece
of journalism.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The president has given notice to
many inquirers that he cannot go over
and release Dreyfus or take hand
in dspellinE the Transvaal war fog.
Until things become more peaceful
down in Clay county. KY, it will he
display of bad taste for Mr.. Mckinley
to interfere with trouble across the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

t'itz John Porter case was bad enough,
heaven Knows. but it was not a marker
to the Dreyfue case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The Chicago trust conference that
opened so auspiciously the other day
fizzled early in the game. There were
too many takers and not enough list
eners present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

People down East who have read the
Philadelphia papers since the eXposi-
ton opened will be apt to forget that
Boston is the hub Of the universe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The latest remarks from Dr, Swal-
low indicate that he is in a state that
would make him an easy subject 10
Filipinomania. l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

The dairyman who does not take
advantage of the advance in the price
of Chicago beef and raise the rate On
butter, is not up to date.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16

There may be a question as to the
permanency Of golf as national game,
but the Amelia BloOmer pants and rat
tlesnake stockings have evidently
come to stay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
The Park and the People.

':@ : s :.. "S:s:S: :' 4 E: 5,, s::: ::
CON ,on -, tbr,, ,,a,IN in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-16
Americas Dreyfus Case.

V VI y HEN THE people of the
v ~ United States condemn
y France for the DreyfuS
injustice, is il a ease
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24
POULTRY.

Remedies, Insect. Lice and Bug Destroy
ers: Lees Lice Killer: only paint roost
boards; more eggs the result Premium
Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs for sale.
Otto Weiss. sl5 East Douglas. Wichita
Kan.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24
FOR SALE, HOMES

why are you paying Is per cent In rent
rig when you Can buy a home from US
sI0O &c 500 cash down vii start You in
possession and buying a home. All sizes
Special discount for all cash.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24
American Cornlce Works

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

Christmas trees, Japanese lanterns
.nd evergreens combined with flags,
made I'D the sight upon which those
who went to the Free Baptist vestry'
tuesday evening, looked. 1t was a SORT
az a Christmas festival. for there was
everything in the way of such an al
fair but the presents, those on the
tree being limited to confectionery. pop
corn and things of the kind for the
Young people. All the decorations that
looked so pretty had been arranged by
charles Kinsman and Harlow Davis
and they were a credit to their good
taste.
The evening was a thoroughly en-
ioyable one, as the programme carried
out with the distribution of the cahdy
boxes and bags, and the social hour
made 1t all that could be wished for.
The programme consisted OF the
singing of christmas Bells by the
quartet. recitations by Barbara bar
bar and Lottie Wood, song by seVeraI
of the young ladies. and then recita-
lions by Vera Davis. Guy Buber. iran
els Purinton, Annie Gaslin, Ethel WOOD
Iucv Bubar and Nettie Johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27
Probate Court Matters.

In the probate court. yesterday, the
following wills We're proved, approved
and allowed: OF +. ii. Gibson, late of
Gardiner, q. Il. ClaSon of Gardiner, APP
pointed executor: Fred l.. Dingley, late
of Gardiner. Abby r.. Dingley OF Car
diner, appointed eXecutrix: Merrill j..
Webber, late OF Sidney, Juliaett Y.
Bracket Of Sidney, appointed eXeCu
triX; John =. Carter, late of Farming
dale Ellen T.. Carter of FarminSdale
appointed eXecutriX: Elmira Stevens
late of Windsor. Edward II. MoSher OF
Windsor, appointed administrator with
the will annexed.
Administration was granted on the
following estates: OF Hattie y. Merrill
late of Monmouth, Robert T.. Day OF
Monmouth. appointed administrator;
Lydia F. Page. late of Nassalboro
George H. Russell Of Vassalboro, APP
pointed administrator; Celia NJ. Eel
lows, late Of Faycttc. Lester II. Eel
lows Of Fayettc. appointed administra-
tor; John Potter. late Of Litchtield
Samuel Smith of Litchtirld, appointed
administrator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27
Tonioht's High School Reunion.

A delightful programme mas Deer
arranged for the annual reunion OF the
graduates and former students or the
Cony High school, which will be held
this evening, in Union hall. \ brief
literary and musical programme VIII
be followed by a social hour with re-
freshments served, and the evening
will close with dancing, Dennis FUR
nishing music. 1t is hoped there Will
be a large attendance, as the associa-
ton is in debt and relies on the friends
of the old school to turn out in force
Those who have not secured tickets OF
the secretary and treasurer can OBTAIN
them at the door, this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27
Local Notice.

liable dentist, for 10 days only. The
lowest prices for first-class dentistry
cut in two. Think of a 80 per cent. dis
count. or gold filings for rs cents: sill
Yer filings. 50 cents; cement filings,
% cents; gold crowns, $3.50; bridge
work, $3.50 per tooth; extracting. %
cents. with gas or vegetable vapor. 90
cents; cleansing, % cents. If you wish
to take advantage of these prices call
at once ana get particulars. DR.. HATH
orne. painless dentist, 2O6 Water street.
3tdec27
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

Labor Commissioner ana Mrs. s. w.
Matthews We're happy, Christmas. by
the presence Of their two daughters.
The visiting party WIS composed of
Prof. ana Mrs. S. l. Graves OF Spring
field Mass, Master Harold Hall of the
same city and Mrs. May Hall
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Daily Kennebee 3ournsa
Cards of thanks. obitu.rv no,,..

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices. r..
iutions Of respect. ETC.. will b charr.A
at the rate OF ten cents per line. -
charges hss than seven.y-five cents
All Advertising announcements -
entertainments. whose object n tn
raising OF money will be charged q ths
rate OF fifteen cents a line.
Advertising notices, news form. Win
be excluded from our local columns. -.
cept such as refer to advertisers occr,
pying space In our advertising column
and VIII be run under a separate hesI
on one OF the local pages.
Subscriber" who fail to receive IL
JOURNAL promptly will confer q favo,
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

The teachers are looking toward the
East, with Bangor in view, where the
Maine Pedagogical meetings will com
,nence. today. Prof. &. F. Cook. the
secretary Of the association. went TO
that city, Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

We had no Christmas sleigh ride, but
there was a snow storm on the day,
for ii began showing a very few min
utes before II o'clock, Christmas night
About one inch OF the very lightest Of
snow fell not enough to make sleigh
ing TUESDAY,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

The members Of the congregation of
the congregational church are hoping
that the services Of Prof. L. 3. Cain and
J. F. AlcNichol can be retained Their
terms Of service in the choir have ex-
rired under the contract by which they
were engaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

The shipping of Christmas trees. which
is an important industry in Northern
Michigan Of Int" years. will begin this
week Thousands upon thousands of the
trees are shipped from that stat" carn
year. principally to the cities Of the East
ard South.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

Mrs. Fred White found a curiosity
for the month Of December at Lake
Cobbosseecontee. Christmas day. 1t
was a large, many colored butterfly.
found on the shore of the lake where
it had evidently been resting when the
ice storm came up. The butterfly Is
perfect in every way. as though ii had
been flying in the month of July. and
those who have seen it wonder how
long it has been dead. All believe it
was alive and flying about the day
previous to the ice storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-27

1t is reported that the hotel Keepers Of
Paris have formed a trust and agreed u
charge their guests minimum ~ 81 per
day without meals during the Exposition.
This IL another illustration NJ rapid adnl-
ton Of American Institutions by foreign