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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

In presenting the Metropolitan Bur-
lesquers at the Gaiety Monday matt
nee, Feb. 20, for one whole week.
Among the many features that will be
seen is the opening extravaganza, in
which twenty white and twenty creole
ladies appear. The olio consists of the
following acts: -Jelson, Olnserretti
and Demino, acrobatic trio: Sophie
Thorne, champion clog and soft shoe
dancer of the world; Weston and
Beaseley, sketch artists; Rose Lucier
and Minnie Belle, contortionists, vocal
lists and musical artists; Wooley and
Curtis, the character comedians; the
Golden Gate quartette; Kitty Brown,
the Cuban nightingale, and Coates and
Wood in a novel sketch, together with
grand terrSichorean novelty.
On Tuesday, election night Il spec
ial performance will be given, COM
menCing at Ills, at which election re-
turns will be announced.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

Soc; do western. 3Oc; do. southwestern,
@Oc.; do. southern, 29c Cheese-Firm.
Refined SuCars-uet but steady. Cotton
Unchanged. Tallcw-Firm and higher;
city prime in hogsheads, 4Ha4asc.: country
do do barrels, 4iac.; dark, do, 4c:
cakes. &c. grease, 2&a&ac. Live Poul-
try-Unchanged; fowls, 1Oiaal1c.; old roos-
keys 1Oa11c.: ducks, 10a11c.; geese. 9ai0c.
Dressed PouNry-Firm, good demand
fowls, choice. 12c.; do fair to good, liza
11l2c.; old roosters, &c.; spring chickens,
choice, 12i5a13c.; do. fair to good, 1Oa11c
turkeys, choice to fancy 12a15c.; do. fair
to good, 10a11c.; ducks, 9a10c. Receipts
Flour, 700 barrels and 400 sacks; wheat,
none; corn, 5000 gushels; oats. 1850 BUSH
els. Shipments-Wheat, 1000 bushels
corn, none; oats, 5000 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

The Maude Hillman company COM
mence their annual engagement here at
the Academy of Music next Monday,
Feb. 20, playing weeks engagement
at popular prices. Miss Hillman will
be seen this year in an entirely new
repertoire of plays. and supported by d
company of exceptional merit; and as
on previous engagements here, there
will be numerous new and pleasing
specialties introduced at each perform
ance, and the scenic effects will be
many and elaborate. The opening
bill on Monday night will be Special
Delivery to be followed by "The
Clipper" Among the Pines" "A Hid
den Past" Lights and ShG dows," "A
Scrap of Paper" Charity Bess" and
The Brokers Daughter Matinees
will be given daily, commencing Tues
day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
New York Grain and Produce Market.

New York Feb. 6.-Flour-Weak and
lower for winter extras and generally
dun on all grades; Minnesota patents, 1886
a4.2O; do. bakers, S3.1Oa3,25; winter
straights, S355a365: do. extras. $25Oa2 40
do low grades, 81 240a265; Wheat-.Spot
strong; No. red, S61c. f. o. b., afloat
No. l northern Duluth, S97sC. f. o. b.,
ahoat spot; No, northern New York,
S2lsaS25sc. f. o, b., atioat; options weak
during forenoon gut later turned very
strong; closed strong at Sale. net ad-
vance; March, Sl7saS3Ssc, closed S33sc
April, 7Sa79c;, closed 79c.; May, 76 elsa
1!slc.,- closed 775sc.; July, 75l4a7G 7-16c.,
closed 16Ac. COrn-Spot firm; No. 2, 437sa
45Ac. f. o. b. ahoat; options declined with
wheat out afterwards recovered on rain
news and export rumors, closing steady
and unchanged; May, Al 3-16a415sc., closed
4l3s.; July closed 42Ac. Oats-Steady; No.
2, 35lac.; No. 3, 3jc.; No ? white &c; No.
white 36l2c. track mixed. western, 3512a
BIC; No. white, 36l2c.; track mixed, west
ern, 35l2aS7c.; track white, 37ailc.; op-
tions dull Butter-Steady; western
creamery 17a25c.; do. factory, 1liaa14iac
Elgins. Csc; imitation creamery, 13l5a19c
state dairy, l3a23c.; do. creamery l7a2jC.
Gheese-Firm. Eggs-Steady; state and
Pennsylvania, 29a29i2c.; western fresh,
29c.: southern. 27a29c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago, Feb 16.-Reports of serious
injury in California from drought today,
together with rumOrS of TiOting in
Paris strengthened prices i'm the wheat
pit. After an early decline Of 5saAC.,
May wheat closed at an advance of 4sa
laC. Corn left off unchanged and oats
lsaAc: lower Pork lost lOc,, lard, 21aa5c,
and ribs &c. Cash quotations were as fol-
lows: Flour-uiet and unchanged; No. 2
spring wheat. G7a70c.; No. 9, 6ia7Oc.; No.
yellow, 354a3jAc.; No. 2 oats, 27s4c.; No.
2 white, 3Ol2c. No. white 29i2a3O4c.
No. rye, 55laa55Ic.; No. ? barley, 42a
prime timothy seed, 50. ij; mess pork. $9.SO
a9.S5; lard, Sj.45a547i9; short ribs 81 Wa
4,S5; dry salted shoulders. 4Aai2sc.; short
clear sides, $5a5,1O; whiskey, sL25; sug-
ars, unchanged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Feb. 16. - Cattle - Stronger
fancy cattle, S5,SOa6; choice steers, S. i0a
5,75; medium steers, 81. 75ai.95: beef steers
A35aA70; stockers and feeders, $3.4Oa4.7 10
bulls, S2.75a425; cows and heifers, So, 3Os4
western fed steers, $.25a5.JO; Texas
steers, $3,GOai70; calves, S4aI5O. Hogs
Active and steady; fair to choice, So. 15d
go; packing lots, $3.55a8 72l2 mixed
$3.55a3.75; butchers, s3.GOa3,S5; light s3,55a
S77la; pigs, So. 2Oa3,55 Sheep-Steady; poor
yeangs gs SheSg * ooHtoPb lambs e%ses oIS Rd
ceipts-Cattle, 5000 head hogs, 1000
head sheep, 12 600 head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Lehigh Valley Railroad System
In Effect NOV, ID, 1898.

TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON
For Philadelphia and New York via n
a. H. X. r., at 6,45 a. M and 1903, 2.lS I9;
Black Diamond Express and ll3O D. m
sundays, ID. x H., Los as p. m.
For White Haven, HaZleton PottsvilIe
and principal points in the coal regions
via ID. n II. r. r., Gas, 2,lS ana 4.27 d, M
For Bethlehem, Easton, Readiag. liar,
risburg and principal intermediate sfa-
tions via u. n IL, r.. r., 6.45 a. m. - on
.21S 427 Black Diamond Express. /, S0
sundays, ID. ~ H., Los, AS p. IN.
For Tunkhannuck, Towanda, EImira
Ithaca. Geneva and principal intermedi.
ate stations, via d., l.. q w. Il, r. SD,
a. m. 10 50 and 1885 p, m.
For Geneva, Rochester Buffalo Mac.
ara Falls, Chicago and an points west Ma
ID. & II. r.. r., 1903, 1908 Black Diamond
Express, lO4l and 1l.3O p. m. SUNDAYS. Id
q H.. lab a. M. I4S p, m.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh
Valley parlOr cars on all trains bctwoen
Wilkes-Barr and New York, PhilaIeI-
phia, Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
ROLLlN IL, WILBUR, Gen Supt,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
CHAs. S. LEE; Gen. Pass Agt,, 26 Cort-
land street New York.
4 w, NONEMAcHER, Division Pass
anger Agent, South Bethlehem Pa
FOR tickets and Pullman reseryation
apply 800 Lackawanna ave, Scranton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
IMPRISONED IN ICE.
Crew and Passengers of Anthony
Groves in Perilous Position.

Elkton, Md, Feb. 16.-The crew and
passengers of the Ericsson line steamer
Anthony Groves, plying between Phla-
delphia and Baltimore, were brought
to this place this morning by the ice
boat Latrobe from Baltimore and left
for that city by rail- They had been
imprisoned in the ice near Chesapeake
City since last Friday night and have
suffered greatly from cold and lack of
FOOD. Among the passengers are sew
eral women and children.
The Latrobe has broken a channel
for the imprisoned steamer and has eX-
tricated her from her perilous position.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Buffalo Live Stock Market.

East Buffalo n. Y, Feb. 1G-Cattle-
Steady. lIogs-Slow; good to choice
Workers and light mediums, al5ai.17;
roughs, $3j0a365; pigs, fair 70 choice,
S,05a+l0. Sheep and Lambs - About
steady; lambs, choice to extra, S5,l5aj. 20
culls and common $ia4.G5; sheep, choice
to selected wethers, &50a465; culls and
common So 75a325
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
At the Academy,

The Huntley-Jackson company will
produce THE Middleman" at the
Academy of Music this afternoon and
tonight wife for Wife" Saturday af-
ternoon "Selwyn's Night OFF, will be
produced and Saturday night The
World"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
LARGE ORDER FOR
NEW LOCOMOTIVES
PLACED BY DELAWARE AND
HUDSON CANAL COMPANY.

Schenectady Locomotive Works Will
Build Fifteen Culm Burning En-
gines of the Mother Hubbard Type
at once-They Will Be Used for
Freight and other Heavy Work on
the Different Divisions of the Com
pany--cost of the Engines Will Be
S15o,ooo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Now York Live Stock Market.

New York, Feb -Beeves-Steady;
$50. Calves-Weak; veals poor To-
choice $5.5Oa9; barnyard and fed calves,
81, ,50a4,35. Sheep and Lambs-LOwer; COM
mon TO good sheep, $350a46O; inferior to
prime lambs, S5a5.S0. Hogs-Lower for
live hogs at Sl.3Oa4.5O.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, Feb -Whoat-Firm and
&c. higher contract grade, February, 75lh
aI5sc. Corn-Steady; No mixed, Feb
ruary, 393a4Oc. Oats-Firm; No 2 white
clipped, 39laaiOc.; No. do do, SSa3Slac. /;
No. ? mixed clipped, 37iaa3Sc. Butter
Firm; fancy western creamery, zGc do.
prints 2Sc. Eggs-Firm fresh, nearby,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Time Table in Effect Sept. 10Th, 1895.
Trains leave Scranton for New YORK,
Newburg and intermediate points ON
hi" railroad also for Hawley and local
noints. at 7.O3 a. m. and 2,25 p. m. Trans
55Trive at Scranton from above points at
I0 o. a. m, and 3,15 and sos p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
LOST.

LOST-YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ON
Linden street, between Adams and
Washington avenues, a purse containing
large sum of money and d. q ii. mile
age book. Reward if returned to Scran-
ton Conservatory of Music.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
CITY SCAVENGER

ALB. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
and cess pools; no OdoT. Improved
pumps used. A. BRIGGS, Proprietor.
Leave orders 100 North Main avenue,
or Eicke's drug store, corner Adams and
Mulberry. Telephone 95iO.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
The Peoples Exchange.

POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the OF
"A to Rent Real Estate Other Property
Sell Exchange, Who Want Situations IIelp-These
Small Advertisements Cost Cent Word,
word-Except Situations Wanted, Which
serted Free
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
BOARDING.


GENTLEMAN CAN FIND BOARD
with private family. Home comforts
2l2 n. Main avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
HELP WANTED-MALE.

NTE d - RESPONSIBLE FIRM
wants office manager at Scranton; sal
ary, 81, 200 year; 5000 cash and best refer
ences required; commercial reference fur
nished. Address Postoflice Box Sl2, Phila,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
Oil Market.

oil City, Pa, Feb. 16-Credit balances,
N.l5; certificates sales cash at $l121R (;
shipments 7O.66S barrels; rurs, tS,4O7 bar
rels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

7, NIUUuY UNIY.
sgnines that trains stop on signal for pas
sengers
Trains POS and 906 sunday only. Other trains
daily except sunday.
Eecure rates Via Ontario western before
purchasing tickets and save money.
hrouLh wagner 0uret S. per ana tree re-
clining chair car New York 20 Chicago without
change. Passenger &>JtoS MSdUCcd %
hWO Gents er Mile.
J,C. Anderson, Gen. Pass. AKe
i. futcrofti DIV. Pcss, Lgt. scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
pennsylvania RAILR0AI

oShehuie IN Effect May 40, 1893.
Trains Leave Wilkes-8arre as Fo,
lows:
I5o a. M, week days, for Sunbur,
harrisburg, Philadelphia, BaIti,
more washington, and for Pitts,
burg and the West.
'o'i5 a. M, week days, for Hazleton
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphla
Baltimore, Washington and pitts
burg and the West.
sig o. m daily, for Sunbury, Harris
burg. Philadelphia, Baltimore
Warrington, and Fittsburg an
QUO p. M, week days, for Sunbury
harrisburg, Philadelphia an,
Pittsburg.
r WOOD, GEM Pass. Agent
L b. HUTCHINSON, General Manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
WANTED.


WANTED-A COPY OF PECK'S HIS
tory of Wyoming. VIM. l.. Marcy, M.
G., Dunmore, Pa.
WANTED-CASE OF BAD HEALTH
that R-I-P-A-N-S will not benefit. Send
cents to Ripans Chemical Co., New
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
FURNISHED ROOMS.

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, STEAM
heat; all conVenienccs. 407 Madison
avenue.
FOR RENT-PLEASANT FFRNISHED
rooms; Conveniences. Rooms from 81. 50
up, 522 Mulberry street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
MONEY TO LOAN.

--~~~~~c~-.~o-~-~~~>~-~->N~>
MONEY TO LOAN AT Az TO PER
cent; sums to suit borrower. James
Gardner Sanderson 1908 Mears Bldg, city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
VosBURG & DAWSON, Attys,

TRUSTEES NOTICE-IN RE: THE
American Spectacle company ct al,
No. 1912 May Term, 1895 in the Court or
Common Pleas of Lackawal ma county.
The undersigned, trustees. heretofore
appointed by the Court of Common PleaS
of Lackawanna county of Samuel n. Ben
iamin, late trading as Benjamin and
Benjamin in the cities of Scranton and
Wilkes Barre, Pa, in a certain writ OF
domestic attachment issued out OF said
court to No. 1912, May Term 1885 hereby
give notice to all persons indebted to the
said Samuel n. Benjamin, late trading
as Benjamin "a Benjamin, or holding
property belonging to him. to pay over
and deliver such money or property to
the undersigI ed. without delay; and to
all creditors of the said Samuel n. Ben
iamin to present their respective ac-
counts or demands for settlement to the
said trustees, who will at 10 o'clock a.
IN. on the 29th day of February, 1899, at
the office of w. NJ. Curry, No. SIS Connell
building, Washington avenue, Scranton,
Pa. attend to their duties as such trus-
tees according to law and make distrl-
button of the funds now in their hands
to the proper claimants therefor, at
which time and place above named, cred
itors of the said Samuel n. Benjamin
must appear and present their claims or
be forever debarred from coming in on
said fund. w. NJ. CURRY,
w. NJ BCNNELL,
JOHN LOTUS,
Trustees,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
LEGAL.


THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel Company, for the election OF
directors and the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come pc
fore the meeting, will be held At the olilce
of the company, in the city of scranton,
Pennsylvania. on Wednesday, March Isl.
1899, at two o'clock p. III. The polls VIII
remain open for one hour The tTahSLer
books with be closed on February 10, 1899,
and reopencd on March 2, 1879.
j. p. HIGGINSON, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa, February H. 1899.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
real estate, Monday. the 9th day of
February, 1873.
BY virtue of an order Of court issued
out Of the Court of Common Pleas of
LackaWanna county and to me directed
! will expose to public sale by vondue or
outcry to the highest and best bidder
for cash at the Court House, in the city
cf Scranton, LaCkawanna county, on
Monday, the 9th day of February, A. d:
1899, at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of said
Xii the following described land situate
in that portion of the city of Scranton
known as Hyde Park" in the county
of Lackawanna, and state of Pennsyl-
vania, bounded and described as follows
All those certain lots, pieces or parcels
of land in Hyde Park afCsesaid, known
as lots numbers thirty-one CD and
thirty-two (32) in square or block NUMBER
sixteen 06) and fronting on Washington
street mow Lafayette street, Being each
Twenty-Five (25) feet in front by one hun
dred and nifty Q5O feet in depth, accord,
ing to plan or map entitled Price and
Pancoasts Addition to the CITY OF Scrall.
ton" Improved with two two-story
single frame dwelling houses, with out
buildings thereon.
Thomas S. Watkins VS.. James II. Wat
kins, ct al. No. 7l5, September Term 1898
in partition, Court of Common Pleas OF
LaCkaWanna county.
CLARENCE e. PRYOR, Sheriff.
Sherff's office Scranton, Pa, FEB. a.
1899. .. 49,.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
MISC ELL RNEOUS

BAITER'S ORCHESTRA-MUS FOR
balls, picnics, parties, receptions, we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms, address Il. j. Bauer. conductor
III Wyoming avenue, over Hubert $
music store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
ROOMS WANTED.

WANTED-BY YOUNG COUPLE, 4 OR
: rooms for light housekeeping. Ad-
dress j., COG Connell Building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies envelopes, paper bags, twina
Warehouse, 13O Washington avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17

quotations furnished by LABAR &c
FULLER. stock grain and cotton brok-
ers, rooms 2O9 and 30. Board of Trade
buildinE. Scranton Pa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
SEEDS

G. r. CLARK & CO, SEEDMEN AND
Nurserymcn; store 1l6 Washington ave-
nue.; green house 1850 North Main ave-
nue.; store telephone, 7S2,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
HELP WAWTED-FEMALE.

LADIES no EMRRoTDER-GoOD PAY
ing, easy work sent to your nome;
write for sample and materials. UNIQUE
Embroidery Co., 102 Fulton ST., New YORK.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
REAL ESTATE.


FOR SALE-MY RESIDENCE AT 235
Colfax avenue: just CT mpleted. All
modern improvements. Hordwood finish.
sanitary plumbing, electric lights. etc.
Price reasonable. Address Frank Il.
Okell. 220 Broadway, New York city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
WIRE SCREENS

JOS. KUETTEL, REAR III LACKA
wanna averuc, Scranton, Pa, manufdc
tuTCr of Wire Screens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-17
FOR SALE

DESIRABLE LOTS ON COI.FAX AVE-
nue.. For particulars address Box 3i5,
Scranton, Pa.
FOR SALE-TEN R-I-P-A-N-S FOR 5
cents at druggists. One gives relief.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
500 REWARD, 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been acle to cure In all its Stages and
that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known
tn the medical fraternity Catarrh be.
ing constitutional disease. requires a
constitutional treatment Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure IL taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood an mucous
surfaces OF the system thereby destroy
lug the foundation OF the disease, and
eiving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution aud assisting
nature in doing i's work The pro-
prietors have 3" much faith in its
curati I've powers. that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any cas-, that 1t
faiis To cure. Sen for list Of testi-
monials
Address, + CHENEY e. co..
Toledo. o. pH~ Sold by Druggists.
Toe.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
More Mules aud Better Mules.

Our Mr. j NJ Hood has gone
for another car load which we ex-
pect to arrive by Thursday or
Friday. Think of it, three car
loads in less than ten days ! Don't
think of buying before seeing our
last lot. Remember you take no
chances when you buy from us.
Competition don't cut any figure
with us. We always do what we
promise. Remember we have in
all our connections five or six
hundred head always on hand. -
Any kind you want and price to
suit. Some extra fine ones still
on hand, both mules and horses.
FARMERS BANKING AND
MERCANTILE CoMPANY.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
WALTER FEARN DEAD.
A Man Who Had Quite a Career
in Diplomatic Service.

Richmond, Va, April S.-Hon.
Walker Fearn, who died ut Hot
Springs, Va, yesterday, was
buried here today in Hollywood
|cemetery. Deceased was "a ma
tive of Alabama. Before the war
he served as an attache of the
American legation in Belgium
and as secretary of the legation in
Mexico. He Was a Confederate
commissioner abroad in 1861, and
was subsequently In the Confeder-
ate army. He was appointed by
MIR. Cleveland minister to Greece,
Rouman;a and Servia, where he
represented the United States for
four years, and was chief of the
department of foreign affairs al
the worlds Columbian exposition,
and later Judge of the intsrna
tional tribunal in Egypt.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
How an English Scoffer was Un-
done in Moment.

An English peer called upon
the famous JOSIAH Wedgwood,
who was an earnest, religious
man, and desired to sec his great
pottery factories. With one of
his employees, a lad of about
fifteen years of age, Mr.. Wedg-
wood accompanied the nobleman
through the works.
The visitor was a man of some
what reckless life, and rather
vain of his religious unbelief.
Possessing great natural wit, he
was quite entertaining in conver-
sation, and after while forgot
himself in expressions Of "polite''
profanity and in occasional iestc
with sacred names and subjects.
This seriously disturbed MIR.
Wedgwood.
The boy at first was shocked
by the nobleman's irreverence,
but soon became fascinated by
his flow of skeptical drolley, and
laughed heartily at the witty
points made.
| When the round of the factories
had been made, the boy was dis
missed, and Mr.. Wedgwood Sc
lected beautiful vase of unique
pattern, and recalled the long and
careful process of its making, as
they had been it in the vats and
ovens.
The visitor was charmed with
its exquisite shape, its rare color>
ing, its pictured designs, and
reached out his had to take it.
MIR. Wedgwood let it fall on
the floor, and broke it to atoms.
The nobleman uttered an angry
oath.
81 wanted that for my collec-
tion," he said. "No art can re-
store what you have ruined by
your carelessness.
"My lord," replied Nr. Wedg-
wood, "there are other ruined
things, more precious than this,
which can never give back to the
soul OF that boy who hss just left
us the reverent feeling and simple
faith which have been destroyed by
making light of the religion which
has been his most sacred memory
and inheritance. For years his
parents have endeavored to teach
him reverence for sacred things,
and SO to influence his mind that
his life and conduct should be
governed by religious principles.
You have undone their labor in
less than half an hour"
The nobleman, though greatly
astonished at such plainness of
speech from a "mechanic, re-
spected brave and honest man:
and he did not go away without
expressing his regrets, and ad
mitting the justice of the reproof.
A common acknowledgment of
God, and the prevalence of a
reverent spirit, are society's safe
guard and the States defence.
None but those who forget row
much the country owes to relig.
ious feeling will ever trife with il
in the young, or sneer at "pious
education" A single scoffinp
} speech may do mischief for life :
time. Youths Com panion.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
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one pound of the African Limb
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The Journal for ST., and The
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9 The Journal and The
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-04-12
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