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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
TALES OF PLUCK
And ADVENTURE.
gssNaaNsae Naa0 009e9s@eaeoa.
Sa we'd His Masters Life.

In evil | Animals | Have Known"
Mr.. Ernest Seton Thorn pson relates
terrible experience. He had gone
out alone to remote district on his
pony to inspect some traps. In
one of them he found wolf, and hav-
ing killed it, was engaged in reset
ting the trap, when inadvertently he
sprung the next one, and his hand
was caught in the massive steel jaws.
'I lay on my face" he say s, "and
stretched out my toe, hoping to draw
within reach the trap wrench, which 1
had thrown down few feet away.
Wolf-traps are set in fours around a
buried bait, and are covered with cot
ton and fine sand so as to be quite in
visible
''Intent on securing the wrench, I
swung about my anchor, stretching
and reaching to the utmost, unable to
see just where it lay, but trusting to
the sense of touch to find it. A mo-
ment later there was a sharp "clankl"
and the iron jaws of trap No. 8 closed
ON my left foot!'
Struggle as I would, I could not
move either trap, and there 1 lay
stretched out and securely staked to
the ground. No one knew where I
had gone, and there was slight pros
pect of any ones coming to the place
for weeks. The full horror of my
situation was upon me-to be de-
voured by wolves, or die of cold and
starvation. My pony, meantime,
stood patiently waiting to take me
home.
1.-The aftern DON waned, and night
came on, night of horrorl Wolves
howled in the distance. and then drew
nearer and nearer. They seized upon
and devoured the carcass of the one 1
had slaughtered, and one of them,
growing bolder, came up and snarled
in my face. Then there was sudden
rush, and a fight among the wolves.
81 could not see well, and for an
instant thought my time had come
when big fellow dashed upon me!
But it was Bingo-my noble dog
who rubbed his shaggy, painting sides
against me and licked my face. He
had scattered the wolves, and killed
one, as I afterward learned.
'Bingo! Bingo, old boyl Fetch
me the trap wrenchp
"Away he went, and came dragging
my rifle, for he knew only that 1
wanted something.
"'No, Bing-the trap wrench!'
"This time it was my sash, but at
last he brought the wrench. and
wagged his tail in Joy that it was right.
With difficulty. reaching out with my
free hand, I unscrewed the pillar nut.
The trap fell apart and my hand was
released, and a minute later was free.
"Bingo brought up my pony, which
had fled at the approach of the wolves.
and soon we were on the way home,
with the dog as herald, leaping and
barking for JOY"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
woman's Nobiest Vocation.

"Good housekeeping is easy house
keeping, and if woman wears herself
into shreds and tatters keeping house
the case is proven against her," writes
Helen Watterson Moody in the Ladies'
Home Journal. ''It is precisely in
her ability to guard against this con-
tingency that the housewife shows her.
sell not only good executive officer
but as we'll woman with ideals and a
sense of proportion-one who does not
forget that housekeeping is means to
home-making, not an end in itself
that the most perfect administration
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

face almost certain death, to perform
a duty. Three on the same duty had
fallen before his eyes, and he had to
run the gauntlet of tn ousand
muskets, but he did it."
The words were spoken to James
r. Gilmore, while on a visit to sold
Rosey's" army at Murfreesborough
who records them in his personal
Recollections.
General Rosecrans referred to
Ducat's behavior at the battle of Iuka.
The Inspector General had observed
that n regiment of General Stanley's
division was about to be overwhelmed
by much larger force of the enemy.
Ride on andwarn Stanley at once" )"
said Ros ocrans, as Ducat reported the
danger. An acre on fire and swept
with bullets lay between him and the
menaced regiment. Ducat glanced at
it and said:
General, have wife and chill.
dren."
"You knew that when you came
here" answered Rosecrans, coolly.
"I'll 60, SIR" said Ducat, moving
his horse forward.
'Stay moment. We must make
sure of this" said the General, be-
ginning to write dispatches, the paper
resting on the pommel of his saddle.
He wrote three; gave one to each OF
three orderlies, and sent them off, at
intervals of about sixty yards, over
the bulletswept field. Then he looked
at Ducat, who had seen every one OF
the orderlies fall lifeless, or desper-
ately wounded. Without word, he
plunged into the fire, ran the gauntlet
in safety, got to Stanley, and saved
the regiment; but his clothes were
torn by Mimic balls, and his horse re-
ceived mortal wound.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

Mrs. Amanda Looney, Familiarity
known as "Aunty" Looney, the old
nurse of Brigadier- General Funston,
has been discovered residing on West
Main street, at Springfield, Ohio. She
is the proudest woman in the city be-
cause her "boy, Freddy" is now Il
Brigadi General and is being talked
of by the whole world for his brilliant
and fearless work in the Philippines.
She too: care of him when the family
lived at New Carlisle. She says that
when he was quite small he showed
unusual ability for child. He was q
good boy, but full of life and grit.
His father was lieutenant in the Six
teenth Ohio Battery, under Captain
Russell o. Twist. "Aunty" Looney
was secured by Captain Twist to cook
for him during the war. She was
afterward brought to New Carlisle by
Lieutenant Edward Funston, faith er
of Brigadier- General Funston.
Louis Democrat.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
The Style of the Corset.

The popular corset this season is q
cross between the style of five years
ago, when an exceedingly long wasted
and high bust effect was the proper
thing, and last years fancy for cor.
sets, which were little more than ex-
aggerated girdles. The present cor
set is longer. but it is still very easy
above the waist. The old high COR
sets look very much like high, tight.
board fences in comparison. There
are several corsets with devices for
securing especial snugness over the
hips. Probably this is an outcome Of
the craze for sheath-fitting skirts, but
it is move in the right direction.
The corset, when it is perfected, will
not be so good subject for the ana
themas and edicts of ministers and
the TRADES of weary women as it has
been in the past. The Russian Min
lister of Education is said to have for
hidden the pupils in the public schools
to wear corsets before the age of con-
firmation. This wouldn't be q bad
idea if somebody would force those
children to stand and walk and sit
right. Maybe they can do that sort
OF thing in imperial Russia just by
issuing few edicts to cover the case.
In democratic America we have had
to fall back on the corset. Of course
there is Assemblyman Daggett, of
Bear Greek, who would legislate on
the subject. But the corset seems to
be match for all comers and is in o
fair way to have in the most literal
sense, oil womankind in its clutch
New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
Origin of a Towns Name.

The town of Shakerag, No. got its
queer name some years ago through
the fact that the people living there
were so poor in those days that when.
ever family began to make prepara-
tions to move its members had so lit
tie personal property that all they had
to do was to shake out few old rags,
fold them up and put them in the
wagon before starting.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
NEWS AND NOTES
FOR WOMEN.


The crepe effects are to have an
other season of favor in the gauzes,
grenadines, silk, and wool semi-trans-
parent materials used for waists,
guimpes, yokes, fchus, entire toilets,
and sleeves. Deep crinkles are pop
ular, and many of the inexpensive
batistes, organdies and mulls are
gautfered. Pink, yellow and green
are favored tints in oil transparent
goods, ranking next to white and black
in popularity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

"Isn't San Tomas an English town."
asked Van Braam. "Of course not"
replied Dinwiddie. Its a Philippine
town. What made you ask II it were
English?" Il noticed that the h had
been dropped. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
On the Wrong Track.

always think before you speak,"
nurmured the loquacious Filipino
philosopher, who was being intrusted
with a flag of truce. You want to for
get about that proverb while you are
attending to this business" said the
general. Just you say we surrender
as quickly as you can. If you stop to
think they'll give us another whipping
In the interim. m."-Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
A JufyIs Oueer Verdict.

An English jury once found watch
thief guilty, but recommended him to
mercy because it was really very hard
to say whether he had taken the watch
Or not
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

"That is one of the bravest men I
ever knew" said General Rosecrans,
pointing out his Inspector General,
Arthur 9. Oucat. "I saw him coolly
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

Hail to the Rana Mercedes! 1t is
a strange name for a ship of the
American Navy. but we are getting
highly cosmopolitan in these days.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17

Walnuts grew originally in Persia,
the Caucasus. China, North America
and Europe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-07-17
LOVE.

What is lover II leaven;
Sound and scent and sight,
Touch and taste of heaven;
Ferment making light
This dull world of ours,
Where the heavy hours
Weigh down life and mirth.
MnGlinG Of the ideal
With the human real;
Blend of heaven and earth,
bringing fearful gladness,
Wild delightful sadness,
Floeting happy madness,
Pleasurable pain.
Foolish earthly passion,
Wise eternal fashion,
Lows will eer remain!
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
MoRrARs FOR DEFENSE
They Are Among the Most Terrible
Implements of Warfare.

From the New York Tribune.
Tbc TYNE of heavy brccch-loadlng
mortar relied upon by the army Tor m
rer-Iine harhur defense is one OF ihe
most terrible implements of war that
have been devised. The high-rowdere@
riaa ig mounted in the coast deiehSe'
with an effective range OF elSht " y"
miles, and is calculated to open hie
uron a blocl<ading fleet the moment 1t
comes within reach. The mortar paI-
tery is concealed well away from the
big guns, where it cannot be reached
except accidentally by the ilre OF lhe
enemy, nor is this battery intended 10
be brought into play until the riiles III
the main Notifications have been conn
nlately or partially silcnced by the
enemy The mOTtars have hlhll'u
range of about four and One-hdlt miles,
and their tremendous bursting charges
are fired high in the air, with the c2r-
taintv of pmnging into any vessel oc-
cupying a plotted position upon chart
which is in the possession OF "IllcerS
equipped with range finders ol d"H-
cate precision, located at a consider
able distance from the concealed pat
terry. This chart is divided into MIN
ute SQUARES. and as the enemy's ships
cross tie intersections Of imaginary
lines te men handling the mortars, al
though they cannot see the vessels,
aim load and discharge with the Ger
tainty born Of long practice that every
shot will tell.
These new mortars, Of which 1000 are
provided for in the existing scheme OF
national coast defense, and of which
800 have already been mounted in po-
sitions commanding the entrances OF
the principal harbOrs on the Atlantic
coast. fire a Pinch shell weighing 1000
pounds. This. following a high trajec-
tory, is intended to fall upon the unar-
mored decks Of vessels, and, by eXplOd-
ing demOlish the machinery destroy
the crew and perhaps sink the vessel.
These weapons each weigh about -
tons, are II feet inches long, and
their l2-inch rifcd bore is 10 feet IN
length. Their greatest diameter at the
breech is feet . inches, This great
mass of metal Is 50 nicely balanced
that it can be loaded, aimed and fired
by two men The loading is performed
by simple mcchanisms, and with a
trained gun company of six men one
accurate shot can be fired every two
minutes,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
RUN DOWN By AN ENGINE.
Mary Cabowski Injured on the Della
ware and Hudson Road.

Mary Cabowski, a girl 10 years OF
age, while returning home yes
terday evening about G o'clock from
her work at the Sauquoit silk mill. was
struck by an engine. With num-
Der of companions she was walking
down the tracks of the Delaware and
Hudson company.
When near the washery Of Anthony
Brothers, below the South mill of the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company
a passenger train followed by freight
train came towards the crowd. All
stepped aside and after the trains
passed the girls returned to the track,
with the exception of the Cabowski
girl. who stepped i'm front of n switch
engine. which fortunately. was not
being run at high rate of speed.
The collision threw her several feet
away. She was picked up and car
ried to the washery Office. Or. j. A.
Manley was called and attended her.
The lower jaw bone was fractured
and u deep cash was made on her
head. No other external injuries were
apparent. Or. Manley, who accompan-
led the young woman to her home at
Mnooka fears she sustained severe
internal injruy. Today's develop
ments will determine that.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
RECONSTRUCTED LACKAwANNA
What the Philadelphia Press Says
About 1t.

Yesterdays Philadelphia Press con-
tained the following about the Lacka-
wanna road under New York date:
The progress the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad company
has made since President TruCsdale as
sumed control is attracting considerable
attention. There is different element
I'm the company now, and the officers are
not only affable but cater to the desires
Of the patrons. Since March there has
been II gradual change for the better,
ana all departments of the company
seemed to have been imbucd with new
elixir. MIR. Truesdale was seen yestcr-
day, and during the convCrsatin he spoke
in glowing terms of the affairs of the
company. and the bright prospects.
In relation to the anthracite coal trade
he said the conditions were favorable
and there was a good improvement over
the trade of last year While the new
prices have only been in effect since the
first of the month and most of the COM
panies have not delivered all their old
orders, his company has booked num-
Der of new orders i'm New York and IN
Buffalo. While the output has been
large there is no great accumulation, ana
there seems to be desire on the part
of the dealers TO lay in a stock before
there is another advance.
In speaking about the affairs OF the
railroad company he said the business
was good and steadily increasing. Since
the company started running passenger
trains on Sunday there has been a large
increase i'm the passenger recelpta
which shows such a service was needed.
| There has been a number Of improve
ments along the line of the road' anu
greater number are TO be made.
| President TrueSdale has made many
Innovations, and while the DelaWarc
Iackawanna and Western Railroad com
pany has held a high place as stand'
ard road he mas greatly added to t'
reputation. Since he has taken charE'
! he has ordered Il number of new cars
and now the company is equipped VIII
| all kinds of modern rolling stock.
There have been a number OF chahSoS
| made which have benefited the thanCIS q
| the company, and while President IrutS
| dale does not care to talk about 'h'
amount he will save in the operation o
the road it was subsequently learHeu l.
| will be over 100000.
| Resides looking after the physical con
dition of the road it is his intention |,
| LET the general public know more apou
| the points this line reaches, ana ne h'l' h'l'
| onnointed n press agent whose dulleS az
tn bo exclusively those of adVcruSlnt
| the road. This is an innovation, as WI
der the old management very le" d."
! vertisemcnts were ever let,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
FUNERAL OF MRS. KEARNEY.
Held From Her Late Residence in
Green Ridge Yesterday Morning.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Patrick
Kearney took place from her late
home at Green Ridge yesterday morn
ing. At 10 o'clock the remains were
borne TO st. Paul's church where a
solemn high mass Of requiem was
celebrated by Rev. n. J. McManus, of
Providence; Rev. j. Ignatius Dunn, OF
Stowell was deacon; Rev. NJ. j. Lynott,
of Jermyn, was sub-deaCOn, and Rev.
j. V. Moylan, of North Scranton, mas
ter of ceremonies.
In the sanctuary We're Rt. Rev.
Bishop Hoban; Rev. =. J. McManus,
of ST. Paul's; Rev. j. II. MofIit, of
Taylor and Rev. w. A. Nealon, of Car
bondale. The sermon was preached by
Rev. p. j. McManus from the text:
PHILIPPIANS iv, %: The brethren who
are with me salute you, xxx especial
ly they that are of Caesars house,
hold"
After the services the remains were
taken to Archibald and there laid be-
side her husband in the Catholic ceme-
terry. The pall-bearers were T.. r. Col
den, w. II. Golden and John Cox, of
Plains; Thomas Duggan, William Dug
gan and John Duggan jr., of Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
EIGHTEEN SIGNED SCALE
None of Them Are Members of the
Builders Exchange-Effec ofthe
Action Of Building Trades
Council on Strike.

The action of the Building Trades
council in deciding to ignore the Build
ers' exchange and TO allow men -
work for any contractor who aCCrurS
to the demands evoked considerable
comment yesterday. Some said that
it was practical confession on the
part of the strikers that the general
tie-up had been failure.
The strikers say that they felt in
duty bound to the people of the city,
many of whom have been seriously
embarrassed by the tieup to relieve
their condition. There has been per-
sons who have been living in houses
in which parts of the roof have bocn
off, and others where a whole side of
the building has been off. The work
on these places had been started. hut
was tied up when the building trades
were called off. The inability to OBJ
tain plumbers has also placed a num-
Der of persons in a disagreeable posi-
tlon.
Eighteen contractors yesterday sign
ed the agreement prepared by the
council and about eighty carpenters
went back to work. This agreement,
the strikers say, embodies every onr
of the new rules submitted to the
| Builders exchange The contractors
who signed were not members of the
exchange.
The Wood Workers are still out and
will stay out until their employers sign
the agreement. The strikers have al
so decided not to finish any building
upon which non-union labor has been
| employed during the tie-up.
-Four stone masons who were won k
ing on a dwelling being erected on
Monroe avenue and who have n eVer
belonged to the union were induced to
quit work yesterday by representatives
of the Building Trades council. The
| stone masons report that fifteen new
members will be received into their
! union today. The stone cutters for
merly employed by Frank CarlucCi
will be allowed to go back to WOrl;
| providing Mr.. Carlucci signs the agree
ment
The secretary of the exchange had
| nothing to say yesterday except that
the action taken by the council would
| have no effect whatever upon the
members Of the exchange.
| \. c. Catternull left the city yes
| is very likely that he will return again
| i'm the near future.
1t was reported last night that over
| lures had been made to the master
| plumbers by a committee of the jour
neymen plumbers looking to the re-
| sumption of work. The plumbers have
not presented any grievances and arc
| striking only in sympathy with the
| carpenters. Inasmuch as the carpen-
| ters' union is permitting its members
| to go back to work for contractors
| who comply with their demands, the
| plumbers feel that they cannot be
| expected to further continue hostile
| to their employers, who all along back
| have been paying them their demands.
Timers union No. Sc met yester-
! day morning in strike headquarters
! and approved of the action taken by
the Building Trades council on We'll
| nesday night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14

The disclosure of wholesale thefts at
the Montrosc postofice and the dis
missal of Assistant Postmaster George
NJ. Bostwick, one of the most promin-
ent young men of the town, has caused
the biggest kind of a stir throughout
that whole region.
For several months passed COM
plants have poured into Washington
from Elk Lake, Friendsvile. Forest
Lake, Brooklyn, Rush and other post
offices whose mail is distributed from
Montrose that letters in transit have
been opened and money taken there
from.
Sometimes the whole enclosure would
be removed and in other instances only
a portion would be taken. No case
is known where the letter was kept.
1t seems that in every instance the
thief opened the letter, removed n
whole or part of its enclosure and
then re-sealng it, sent it on it's way.
Inspector Hugh German was dis
patched to work on the case several
weeks ago.
1t was very evident that the thev-
ing was taking place in the Montrose
postotlice, and thither he went. in
cognito, registering at the hotel as
John Graves and representing himself
to be a tourist.
Monday a decoy letter was sent from
Towanda addressed tn a party in
Friendsville It contained a marked
s. bill, a corner of which was allowed
TO protrude from beneath the leaf of
the letter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-14
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Clark Mar.
ried Fifty Years,


The golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James X. Clark was fit
tingly observed yesterday at their
home on Wood streets. Their resi-
dcnce was especially decorated for the
occasion and was veritable flower
garden.
During the reception Mrs. Clark was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Cowles,
Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs.
@. l.. Clark. Misses Marion Ackerly,
Helena Clark, Amy Northup and Pau
line Shook assisted in the dining room.
Mrs. Drake, of wyoming, had charge
of the refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were united IN
Waverly in 1919 and have been engage l
in the Horticulture business in this
city for many years. G.. r. and q.
l.. Clark, the well known florists, are
their sons, who now conduct the busi-
ness
Among the out of town guests in
attendance were the following: Hon.
w. p. Bentley, st. Louis; Mrs. John
LaBarr and Mrs. Atherton, Wyoming;
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Layton, Birg-
hamton: Mrs. Isabelle Jackson and
daughter of Queensheld, n. j.; Mrs
Mary Eaton and Mrs. Sarah Carl
nor Dalton; Mr.. and Mrs. stone
Wilkes Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. lie Grange
Damon, Pittston; DR.. and Mrs. N. G..
Mackey. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Fitch,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. Dean and Sterling
Bedford, Waverly; Mr.. and Mrs. wilt
lam Dean, Kingston; DR.. and Mrs
Cole, Factoryville; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sharkey. Pittston; Frank Lee Benedict
and Mrs. Cullen Cunningham, Beliah
W Va; Rev. DR. and Mrs. l.. G.
Floyd, Bnghamton; Rev. and Mrs.
George Forsyth, Oswego.