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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-24
READY REFERENCE Guide
Scranton
Representative Firms
ART MATERIAL. FRAMING AND PHO
TO SUPPLIES.
The Griffin Art Studio, 209 Wyoming.

ART MATERIAL. FRAMING AND PHO
TO SUPPLIES.
The Griffin Art Studio, 2Os Wyoming.
BANKS.
Scranton Savings Bank. 122 wyoming.
Merchants & Mechanics Bank, 420 Lack.
Third National Bank. 1ls Wyoming.
West Side Bank. 1o9 n. Main.
Traders Nat. Bank, Wyom. Sc Spruce.
Dime. Dis. and Dep, Wyom- q Spruce
BOOTS AND smOES-wHoLEsALE.
Goldsmith Bros, SO4 Lackawanna.
CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM
WHOLESALE.
Williams, J. d. s. Bro, 312 Lackawanna.
RUITS-wHOLESALE.
wegman Fruit Co., II Lackawanna.
GROCERS-wHoLESAL
Kelly, I. ]. G Co., IA Lackawanna-
HARDWARE AND NINE SUPPLIES.
HEATING AND PLUMBING.
Howley, P. f. & NJ. r., 231 Wyoming.
HARNESS AND TRUNKS.
Fritz, C. w, 4lo Lackawanna.
BUILDERS HARDWARE. STOVES. ETC.
Lackawanna Hardware Co., 221 Lacka.
BEDDING. SPRINGS, ETC
The Scranton Bedding Co., GOc Lacka.
HARDWARE. STOVES. ETC.
Leonard, Thos. F., Lackawanna ave.
BAND INSTRUMENTS AND PIANOS.
Finn G. Phillips, 1888 Wyoming.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
Protheroe & Co, 1874 Washington.
LUMBER AND planning MILL.
Ansley, Joseph &c Son. sol Scranton.
DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEwELRY
Mercereau G. Connell, 3o7 Lackawanna.
MEATS AND VEGETABLES.
Carr, It. E. G. Son, 2l3 Washington.
GRANITE MONUMENTAL WORKS.
owens Bros. 2lS Adams.
LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.
Security Bldg & savgs Union, Mears Bldg
CRACKER. CAKES. ETC.
Nat. Biscuit Co. (scra'n Branch), 20 Lack.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
slmrell, V. A, 5l5 Linden.
PAPER AND BUTCHER SUPPLIES.
UtnHdn ldptI ~ -~o N'Pi NV
nUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE.
Stevens, f. d. G. Co., 30 Lackawanna.
FLOUR. FEED. HAY AND GRAIN.
The Weston Mill Co.. Lackawanna ave.
MACARoNI AND yERMICELLL.
Cassese Bros, 80 Lackawanna ave.
JEWELLERS AND opTICIANS-wHoLB
SALE.
Levy, N. B. & Bro, Traders Bldg.
BUTTER, EGGS. FLOUR, HAY. ETC
Easterle G. Co. l31 Franklin:
Babcock, H. r., & Co., ll0 Franklin.
JEWELLERS AND WATCH MATERIAL.
Phillips, Geo. & Co, Coal Exchange.
WINES AND LIQUOR.
Casey Bros, PIG Lackawsnna.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Northwestern Mutual Life, Mears Bldg.
LAW AND COLLECTION
Oken & Dunn Coal Exchange.
Yocum, Geo. c., Connen Bldg'
BICYCLES AND PHOTO SUPPLIES.
Florey & Brooks. 21l Washington.
ovERALLs. UNDERWEAR. ETC.
Harris. s.. 1922 Penn ave.
LUBRIcATING OILS AND GREAsEs.
Maloney OIL Mfg. Co.. III Meridian.
OIL. PAINT AND vARNISH.
Maloney Oil Mfg. Co., l4l Meridian.
sTATIoNERs AND ENGRAyERs.
Prendergast & Geipe. POI Washington. N
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
Tague, p. W., llS S. Main; Residence 1l3
Jackson,
Price, William, 1876 S. Main.
DRY GOODS. SHOES AND GROCERIES
Mccain, p j., al N. Main.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-24
THE FINAL DISASTER.

Disaster, however, befell 1t in Ell
Faso. on the Rio Grande, where, while
the heavy fgure-it weighed nearly
1000 poUnds-was being unloaded from
a railroad car it fell to the ground and
broke, the fracture exposing heavy
rods of iron which formed a frame
work around which the Cardiff giant
was constructed, and which held to-
gether the massive structure. There it
was abandoned, and there its remains
still could be seen a few years ago
back OF an amusement hall In FL Paso
Park, its broken legs and arms, through
which the heavy rods of iron projected.
lying among piles OF broken frame
work and bits of torn canvas scenery
which Uttered the ground. That is the
description of its last resting place as
revealed to the narrator in a personal
letter from one who passed through Ell
Paso in journey through California
and Old Mexico.
Thus was Professor Marsh's claim
verified.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18
NAPoLEON's BELT.
He Wore 1t ON the Day of HIS Imperial
Coronation.

He Wore 1t ON the Day of His Imperial
Coronation.
The waist belt worn by Napoleon /.
on the day Of his coronation in Notre
Dame is in the possession Of d French
family living in Paris, and counted
among their greatest treasures. This
belt is SO small that 1t is suspected the
emperor must nave had bad quarter
of an hour when he wore. it. or was
really the slender little creature his
tory paints him at that age. The relic
is composed Of crimson velvet, en-
bossed with exquisitely chiseled gold
eagles, and is starred with monograms
in gold fligree A leather case in
which 1t has been confined has kept
the belt In perfect preservation. This
French family can not be persuaded to
relinquish this souvenir to any Of the
Napoleonic collections. and until now
the secret of its habitation has been
unknown, though 1t was well under
stood such belt had been worn BY
Napoleon and that 1t disappeared af-
ter the coronation. How some girls
would like to get hold of that belt to
wear with their tailor-made shirt
waists!-Boston Herald.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Four-in-H Hand.
Henry Ward Beecher once told me
this good one on himself" said the
doctor to the Atlanta Journal man.
He was going up among the White
mountains on q stage coach drawn by
four horses. After awhile 1t stopped
before an inn. The driver. a stalwart
fellow, threw the reins to Mr.. Beecher
and asked him to hold the horses while
he went into the inn for few mo-
ments. Mr.. Beecher felt very proud
when he held the four-in-hand. 1t is
dangerous thing, you know, for a
minister TO take the reins in his hands.
He is liable, then. to want to have
everything his own way. Mr.. Beecher
was no exception to the rule. He drew
the reins very tight.
What a bright idea,' he thought,
to take spin around the inn in the
absence of the driver, and show his
friends on the piazza what he could
DO with a four-in-hand.' He pulled
the whip and the horses started. He
pulled on the reins, wrong. of course,
and the horses went zigzag, the lead
ers trying to turn around and come
back, while the wheelhorses forged
forward. In some unaccountable way
the horses managed to fail over
against each other and wriggled
right on. turning in all the time, the
hind wheel cut off slice of the back
yard fence, the coach went right up
on the side wheels, but fortunately
settled back as the horse pranced
gayly in mixed-up fashion to the front
Of the inn, and the front wheel tore
away the post of the veranda and at
last the team drew up in the front
yard with the heads Of the Wheel
horses facing the south and those OF
the leaders poked into the parlor win
dow.
Reef In the sail OF the off horse!"
shouted the driver from the attic win
dow, but Mr.. Beecher sat on the box as
ignorant of what to do next as an
Egyptian mummy.
Things were not Strengthened out
Until the driver rushed down, mounted
he seat and took hold of the reins.
That driver was the king. He did
n trice what Mr. Beecher could not
10 with all his learning, wisdom and
'loquence. The driver had noticed
low to manage horses, but Mr.. Beech
IF knew no more about them than an
lnhorn babe 1t was not his line, you
ee.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

We have just heard Of narrow es-
cape that Ms. Ham Twombly had a
little while back. 1t seems she was
boiling kettle of soft soap out In the
back yard when her gingham apron
caught fire. II she hadn't had the
presence of mind to scream 1t might
have been our painful duty to chroni-
Gle a dreadful holocaust. But Bill
Sloane, who happened to be going
down the alley at the time. jumped the
back fence and let her down by the
nape OF the neck in the cistern. We
understand Ham Twombly, when he
heard OF it. offered Bill IS as a reward
for. his heroic conduct, but Bill nobly
refused it. While the fire was being
put out in the cistern the kettle boiled
over, and Mrs Twombly lost tn, e or
four gallons of good soap. She has the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire COM
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Ine AArEe&t Huucnas Contain hruit 90
the sIost delicate FLAVOR.
When planted IN new soil the banana
does not require any plowlng, but II
does when the lands have been much
used and have. OF course. lost their
natural state of porosity. says the
States Duty When once the soil is
ready. holes are made one yard in
diameter two or three yards distant
from one another, and about one-half
a yard deep. In rich lands and new
lands no fertilizer is required, but eth
erwise basketful of some kind is use
full; sprout is then planted, which In
three months time will grow to eight
and ten feet high, and, nine months or
a year after planting, according to the
variety. will yield fruit in the form OF
bunch, which will count as many
sometimes as 200 bananas. In the first
two years the weeds have to be re-
moved, but afterward the shade viii
prevent their growth. In most places
no water is required. but half dozen
irrigations year will be enough In
the driest lands. Once the plantation
is In full growth and producing condi-
ton, 1t does not require more attention
than the cleaning of the plants Of their
dry leaves and the keeping Of all the
detritus from the plants we'll gathered
round the trunk to fertilize it, allowing
plenty of space for the new sprouts to
come cut. Sometimes these come in
such profusion that the expert laborer
has TO extirpate them and only allow
a certain number to grow up When
the plantation Is in full growth and
production, the collecting of the fruit
is constant. and every week the planta-
ton can be gone through to collect the
ripe punches. AS II nature had provided
1t, the largest lunches contain fruit Of
the most delicate flavor with sweet
ness and fine pulp, and they also are
those that keep the best, lasting for
many days, thus giving sufficient time
for transportation. The dry leaves and
trunks OF the plants are useful for pa
per manufacture. When the bunch OF
bananas is ripe the tree or stalk, often
ten inches in diameter and twenty feet
high, is cut down with single stroke
OF the machete; the stump dies, but
numerous sprouts are ready to take its 4
place, and the plantation constantly re-
news itself. Many are in good produc-
ton for half century or more, and
Wherever there is suitable transporta-
ton for SO heavy a crop 1t is very
profitable. The trunks are cut in pieces
and piled round the tree for fertilizing.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

A London bookseller tells this story:
"One time Sarah Bernhard visited my
shop. showed her every attention,
and she seemed pleased. As she was
going out she took hold of my pencil
and asked me something in French
which | did not understand. Seeing
that had failed to catch her meaning,
she looked about on the counters, then.
quick as flash. she took up volume
of one Of the very best sets Of Scott.
bound in tree calf. opened 1t at the
very center. wrote something quickly.
calmly tore out the leaf, handed 1t to
me, smiled and went out" The as
founded bookseller looked at the leaf
and discover 4 that Sarah had written
pass for two to her performances
that evening.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18
Essay on an Editor.

-
We look into a cradle and be-
hold male child. At the age Of
( 10 he is a noisy kid, with halt the
buttons of his pants, and an eye
for meanness- At the age Of Is
he Il q devil in printshop; at 25
the publisher Of country news
paper, at the head of every enter
prise calculated to improve the
town on enrich the business there
Of at 50 he is an emaciated and
worn-out man, with holes in his
pockets and bald head; at the
age Of SO he is a corpse in a cheap
coffin, and his only resources left
behind are two cases Of long prim-
er type, Washington hand press
and q subscription book with 500
delinquent subscribers, who line
up and march past the coffin, say
Ing: He was a public spirited
fellow, but he couldn't save any
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

What Alton needs is an editor
who has faint understanding OF
the English language. The Chief
tain has contended from the first
that the idea Of the Curtis law re-
pealing part of the Cherokee laws
and leaving in force the revenue
sections, was preposterous. But
the interir department is in posi-
tion, arbitrarily. to enforce il.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

The Sapulpa Light "thanks God
for a season ticket to the Texas
state fair'' Most of the other
newspaper boys have been thank
ing Mr.. Sidney Smith, the secre-
tary, for such favors.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

The Dawes commission has
finished its work at South McAles-
ter, where 1922 Choctaws were err
rolled, and moved to South Cana.
dian.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18
Ths Dspartment LabyrIuth.
"Where are You going 70 spend J

Where are You going to spend your
yacation?" called the girl at the safe
ty-pin counter to the charmer at the
soiled-ribbon table. 4 guess I'll take
1t out in travelling" Where are you
going to travel?" well. I'm going to
visit every department in this store il
It takes me whole week to do It.
Yes'm; what size. please ?" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

A bee hunter got nearly 100
pounds Of honey from one tree,
near Chetopa.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

South McAlester is as hogish as
ever. Other territory towns are
satisfied with one prospective"
railroad. Not so there; she has a
"cinch" on two.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Muskogee estimates the cost of
running her schools for nine
months at 81 800.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

The Vinita Cnieftain has com.
pleted its seventeenth volume and
has ever been broad-minded, plain
spoken and up.to date --Stillwell
Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Denison, Tex has spent $780,
600 in new buildings during the
past two months.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Chetopa has reunion and
street fair scheduled for Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18
THEIR FIRST APPEARANCES.

Sir Henry Irving first acted on the
stage when he was 49, He got $3.50 a
week for q minor part In "Richelieu"
and made failure Of It. Fifteen
years later he did Matthias in "The
Bells" and gained fame.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

There are at least twenty rail
road surveys now being made in
the Indian Territory.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

The Mystic Shriners have a
s'time" again this week at Okla
homa City.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

A right hot fight is being put up
on Gov. Barnes, OF Oklahoma.
Those fellows out there can be
depended upon for just that same
kind of job. They take to it like
duck to water. Ex.Gov., Seay
has now dipped in and is formid-
able adversary.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

The secretary of the interior Is
reported to be strongly in favor of
tbs organization Of this territory.
We'll just 'tpass up" our turn to
Oklahoma. Dispose ofthose folks
first, ii you please, Mr.. Secretary.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Terry made her debut at the age of
as the boy in the Winters Tale" She
was spoken Of as a youngster OF great
promise at the time.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Oklahoma City reports twenty
four saloons and twenty-five gro-
ceries.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

John Hare. who Is noted for his i'm
presentations Of old men ON the stage.
is Sc years old. He made his first
appearance at the age Of %. had
stage fright, was Missed and generally
discouraged. A year later he made a
great hit.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Mr.. Kendall was SO scared the first
time he had lines to speak-it was in
1861, when he was 1S-that he could
not utter his part. Mr.. Kendall went
on the stage when he was toddling
youngster.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. who is noted
in England. came from the ranks OF the
amateurs. Her great success came
from the character of Paula in The
Second Mrs. Hanqueray."
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-18

Olga Nethersole, when 1b, frequently
took part in amateur dramatics, but
her first professional appearance was
in 1887. She says she was not at all
afraid.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08

his incognitoY On the contrary, deputa.
tons Of assorted Americans would have
followed brass band to his house. We
would have refused to take bis word for
1t that he sought quiet and seclusion,
that he loved desert and would please
be let alone. A reporter with u kodak
under his arm would have logged him
not only on the streets, but from the
windows OF his lodging he would
have been photographed as M. lola
eating breakfast, M. lola reading The
World, M. lola writing his next novel,
etc. These reporters might have ad.
dressed him by the name he chose to
call himself but they would have done
it with u wink or some imbecile be-
trayal OF their own impudence and M
lola would have fled from the exile the
English allowed him to enjoy according
to his own temperament. A real
American believes that he knows
how to please visitors, and he offers
them banquets. receptions, and a place
to make speech in. absolutely regard.
less Of any particular visitors plea that
he is travelling incognito and prefers
quiet anyway. Fortunately for exiled
Frenchmen the English are reserved
and lthey understand even celeb.
ritys, choosing obscurity and leave him
alone in it.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08

manual labor to the theoretical study
with quickened insight and a salts
fled comprehension of the basis OF
mathematics Superintendent Say.
lOr's estimate Of the number Of these
children who resist the stimulating
effects OF the teachers influence and
schoolmates' accomplishments, Is
large. lie says that seventy children
in every school are dragging behind
their respective classes and need
special attention. That they may be
kent in school and not allowed to fall
into juvenile vagrancy before they
have arrived at that state Of intel
lcctual self consciousness wherein it
Is usual to take a comparative view OF
ones capacities and deficiencies, Is
important to the wellbeing Of society.
What proportion Of crime is com
mitted by the degenerate or the under
developed is still matter Of dispute
between criminologists. All students
admit that crime Is the result Of i'm
proper training as well as Of no train.
ing at all. The public school system
will never be worthy of the OratOrical
compliments IL so constantly receives
until it takes cOgnizance Of these
battling and unresponsive little pupils,
who leave the grades in such numbers
before they have learned enough to
make them free and independent
citizens.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08
THOU ART MY WORLD.

Thine eyes are foil OF
haunting shadows, strange as death,
They make my very soul
within me shake;
Thy voice can stir my heart
like music heard at night
Across the silvery water
Of a lake;
My lips when pressed against thine own
are bound with chains
That l have neither will,
nor wish to break.
Thy tangled hair holds
all the sunshine desire
Thy sylph-like form
embodies all the grace;
When fondly l enfold thee
in my hungry arms
And hold thee closely
in my strong embrace,
gaze upon thine eyes, thy
lips, thy hair, and find
The world hath narrowed
down to thy fair face.
William Reed Dunroy.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08
HUSH

o hush thee, Earth! Fold thou thy weary
palms!
The sunset glory fadeth in the west;
The purple splendor leaves the noun
tain's crest;
Gray twilight comes as one who beareth
aims,
Darkness and silence and delicious Gains.
Take thou the gift, O Earth! on Nights
soft breast
Lay thy tired head and sink to dream
less resi-,
Lulled BY the music Of her evening psalms.
Cool darkness, silence, and the holy
stars,
Long shadows when the pale moon
scars on high,
One far, lone nightbird singing from
the hill,
And sitter rest from Days discordant
o soul Of mine! when long night
draws nigh
Will such deep peace thine Utmost
being fill
Julia c. R. Dor, in the Jolly Scribner's.
lsaacs--You'd better keep your eye on
Cohen until after the Fourth.
Jacobs-Vy?
leaacs-l eaw him give each OF his
boys dollar to buy fire crackers.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08
English Politeness.

When Mr.. Zolo returned to France he
unburdened himself to correspondent
OF the London Daily Telegraph as fol-
lows:
II stripped myself not only Of nv
name. but OF my very personality" said
he, "and, 80 to say, buried myself alive
in desert. think may aptly call it
desert, tor l was virtually alone there.
But. despite all my measures, my secret
was less effectually sepulchred than nv
person. and it more than once leaked
out who was. ! know absolutely that
this 10 fact. Yet, thwithstan diug
this discovery OF my identity by mum.
Der OF persons Of different characters
and types, they all kept it to themselves,
and when they met me, az they some
times did, never once betrayed by
gesture or a look, much less by stare.
that they had an inkling who | was.
Now. the spirit that actuates self-respect
ing self-restraint like this calls for and
receives my unetinted admiration. Had
been treated otherwise my sojourn in
England would have been a torture, |
am we'll aware that many people will
step in and explain this conduct of your
countrymen as the outcome OF that
species OF egotistic pride which is self.
sufncing. cannot now refute or even
discuss the theory. Every peoples
faults are exaggerations Of their virtues
have now to deal only with the fact
that the English people understand the
essence OF hospitality, and to utter my
own feelings on the subject. Tell your
countrymen, therefore, from me that
they have entertained an appreciative,
as we'll as grateful, guest"
What II M. lola had sought asylum
in America? Would we have respected