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The Dickinson press., 1900-04-28

Just bought a large lot Of household
goods of all descriptions. Call and see us.
Aft KLINEFELTER & EACKER.
The Dickinson press., 1900-04-28
KATE E. RICHARDSON.
Seed Flax.

Aiarge quantity of seed fax on hand.
Apply to u 4
BISMARCK ELEVATOR CO.
4'zs.st Bismarck. N. D.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

ants and other large users. The stew
ard Dr. other purchaser knows the
goods perfectly by the label, which is
to him an unmistakable brand; he
wouldn't care a bit if the label was
scratched or marred, as it might be by
coming in contact with something
through the open space in the crate.
What he wants is the goods.
"On the other hand the small cans
are completely covered with a hand
some label, which helps to make the
goods salable. These cans are dis
played on the shelves and on counters
and it is important, of course, that
these should be in perfect order as to
the labels. The cans must not be dent
ed in. One bad-looking can might mar
a whole display, besides not selling so
well itself. So the small cans are
shipped in boxes for their protection,
which is of more Importance with those
goods than the saving that might be
effected by Grating them"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
HuMoRoUs.

Didn't you hear about it3" NO.
Why, the thing happened right down
On your own neighborhood." Il knows
but my wife's away for the summer"
Philadelphia Press.
John" she asked, edo you ever
play poker for proht?p NO. he re-
Piled thoughtfullyj "the game serves
as my way Of being charitable Phil
adelphia North American.
Admirable Reserve.-Some one had
offended a venerable English baronet.
'You don't know" said he, ''the
strength Of the expression I am not
using.n-Youth's Companion.
Great Observation-Disclosures adj
vances the science Of healing has
made. The medieval doctors bled pa
tients for quite a few diseases"
Blobbs-FYes; nowadays they're bled
for them au."-Philadelphia Record.
Very Suitable-'Gilley looks like a
perfect imbeeile with that monocle,"
said Fosdick to Keedick. she suits his
character, however. He can see more
with one eye than he can remember
with the ther."-Philadelphia In
quirer.
Eyes" unused Mr.. Meddergrass, 1--WE
had a old hen that had a habit Of
settin' on hills of potatoes. Hiram,
our boy, who has went to college,
called her Rome because she set on
seven hills, but I never could see the
pint, although Hiram always laughed
a great deal every time he got the
joke off. '-Baltimore American.
A Fearful Fate.-'You look wretch
ed" remarked the guinea fowl. liam
w~retched," replied the fat pullet. 81
didn't dare sleep last night" "Was
it on account Of anything the owl told
you when you went to him to have
your fortune told yesterday EVENING""
eyes. He told me a dark man would
DON o my path, and speedily win
me. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
SNAKES AS
Prof. Percy seIOus Sacrificed HIS
wife and Children for the
Deadly Reptiles.

For the cOmpanionship of snakes,
Prof. Percy Selous sacrificed wife, chill.
dren and the society of his species,
Death was the penalty of his infatua-
ton. His favorite serpent avenged
mankind for the savant's Indifference
by fastening it's fangs in his hand and
destroying his life with the venom
that he had braved for years.
Not even in the throes of death did
the i~nfatuation weaken. The viper that
had poisoned him was still nearer to
his heart than any other living thing,
and his last words were:
"Poor Joe! He doesn't know what
he has done.''
His weird fad gradually estranged
him from humanity. The time came
when even his wife fed from her home.
st am tired Of making beds for
snakes" she said just before her de-
parture.
Cut off from the income his father
allowed him, Prof. Selous became
schoolmaster at Greenville, Mich, a
post for which his attachments more
than fitted him.
Even in the schoOlroom, says the New
York World, the professor could not
control his strange ~obsession. One day
in the course of a lesson in zoology he
produced a box and lifted from it a
squirming object, long and very sIen-
der ringed in red and black.
1t was a coral snake, one of the dead
lest inhabitants of Florida's swamps.
Many days elapsed before the pupils re-
covered from their horror.
From Florida also came the mecca
sin that encOmpassed it's masters
death. Selous in the winter often al
lowed it to share his bed with him.
The other day, while lifting it from
its cage, he inadvertently squeezed it's
tail. The snake struck him between
the knuckIes of his left hand, injecting
a full dose of venom.
Selous, when he had disengaged its
fangs, dropped it and ran for a doctor.
Then, remembering that the snake
while at large was a danger to others,
he returned to confine it.
By this time the poison had taken
possession of him. Believing that the
hitaI0Galcohra would c~nunteract that
of a moccasin he seized one of the for
mer species held it near his throat,
and tried to provoke it into fasteningit its
fangs in him. But it refused to take
the hint.
For three days he fingered in agony,
swollen and discolored beyond recogni-
ton. Every known antedote was tried,
but the m~occasin's poison prevailed.
He was buried from the Methodist
church, of the choir of which he was
a member. After the ceremony the
mourners visited his house with hoes,
spades, axes and the like and made
short work of his priced collection, in
GLIDING the murderous moccasin, for
which its master with his dying breath
had entreated forgiveness.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

majority of them accept any state
of affairs as a matter Of course. A
correspondent declares that he never
heard but one Porto Rican make a
protest of any kind. A merchant was
walking along the street when he was
attacked by a stray steer. The ami
NAL chased the man about a block
and finally gave him a toss that
landed him on the veranda of q
house. The American fastened to his
assistance, and was agreeabIy sur
pIised to find that the merchant was
not injured. But his feelings were
hart. "senof," he said, Il like it
not. The beast should have rolled
ne in the ditch, instead of tossing me
here. Never before was I tossed upon
this veranda and Z can't under
stand it"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
DaniIewaky's Flying Machine.

ARussianinventor K. D niIewsky, has
recently experimental, under govern
ment auspices, with a fying-machine
which combines the lifting power of a
balloon with something resembling
wing action. The balloon, a v the
Youths Companion, is shaped like a
projeetiIe, and is small, being filled with
pure hydrogen. Its aseensional forceis
sufficient to n~eutralize the weight Of
the aeronaut and the apparatus. The
latter consists of a system of movable
aeroplanes and a steering tackle, by
means of which the ~aeronaut guides the
course of the balloon. In descending,
the latter assumes an upright position
The immediate object of the expert
ments is to provide a dirigible balloon
for the signal corps Of the Russian
army.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

tent engaged in a quarrel and became
so boisterous that the minister's in.
vocation was interrupted.
The supposedly dying soldier raised
himself on one elbow and, ripping out
an. emphatic oath, demanded of one
of the subalterns in waiting that he
maintain quiet while the parson was
praying. Rev. Mr.. Carnahan had been
scarcely as much astonished by the
noise outside as he was by the 70.
business of Chaffee's oath. The min
lister finished his prayer and, receiv-
ing the thanks of Chafee, left him,
apparently dying.
But the gallant officer did not die.
He regained his health and made a
host of friends among the best citi.
zens of Mississippi by the justice and
fairness of his course.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
n WOULDN'T PAY.
Why some Canned Goods OF Com.
merce ~ shipped Grated n
others Are Boxed.

Goods in large packages. like, for
instance, tomatoes in gallon cans,''
said the canned goods man, according
to the New York Sun, "aRe sometimes
Grated, this being done for the sake Of
economy, the crate costing less than a
box But canned goodsin smaller pack
ages, Of which the number Of cans put
up i enormous, r commonly shipped
in boxes The reason for this is very
simple.
@Ihe big cans are likely to have only
q strip or a band label, the rest Of
the broad expanse of tin being left un-
covered. Tt isn't necessary to put this
package up in fancy style, for it is not
to be displayed anywhere. These
goods are sold to hotels and restaur
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
cHAFFEE's B-IUNTNEss.
AHtOniahed the Minister WIN WN
Praying At His Supposed
DeRthbed.

Gen. Chafee, who has been placed
IN command Of the American forces
in China, has a brusque way about
him, He was once stationed in Missis-
sippi, and while at Oxford was quite
popular, says . Chicago paper. Going
to jackson while the yellow fever was
raging there, he was stricken with the
plague. He and his friends thought
the disease would have a fatal termi-
nation. An Episcopal minister, Rev.
Mr.. Carnahan, was sent for to make
the dying soldiers peace with the
world.
The minister read several sc%riptural
passages and then kneIt beside the
sick officers cot in prayer. At that
juncture several soldiers outside the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
90 of LetteEs ln Chinn.

China has still the old-fashioned
system of private letter carrying.
Letter shops are to be found in every
town. If he has a letter to send the
Chinaman goes to a letter shop and
bargains with the keeper thereof. He
pays two-thirds Of the cost, leaving
the receiver to pay the rest on de-
livery.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

contenting itself with drinking a lit
tie water and then sleeping. Two
or three hours later it begins to eat
with great moderation and sleeps
again Immediately afterward. If its
fight has been very prolonged the
pigeon will proceed in this manner
for 4s hours before recovering its nor
NAL mode of feeding.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
for Wewr.

England is looking up new names
for its Boer conquests. Chamber
lainia" and RI bertsland are suggested
By the st. James Gazette, which, how.
ever, would prefer something made up
from the name of the future ruler Of
England, Edward VII
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
TREsPAss NOTICE.

Tho public ID hereby notified net 70 hunt q
QtnoTWiBo tE8spagB on my property on Grand
U3tllOu, Bayou Sale and Bayou Grassy. Tn
roaas through said properties are net public,
bus private, and all persons ara warned not Il
use without ARBt obtaining the permission o.
owner, under penalty Of the Law, T~EogpaasinG
% also forbidden on the property Of g. y. Cena
u8 Grand CailOUs PIERRE CBNAC.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
NOTICE re FHH838 PBBBEG.

Eqn ogA aftsg January 1, .iOR. n. taaspR1F
Uu12 ETlA8.
81 eattla, hnFasa, mules, e., found
~ u4A iA4De4NNn AtbeE Gh9Va 6ana wifi be
F2Da4 UEA bol8 Ter elEaagR. Mhgrta and ether
4EegEE anluGU Ntla 10 Killed wnla bOnnd On
AA1E6 ~ abeVb bAntsttah.
HIS. v. r. WOODa-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
Habits Of Carrier Pigeons.

The carrier pigeon when travelling
never feeds. If the distance be long,
it flies on without stopping to take
nutriment and at last arrives thin,
exhausted and almost dying. If corn
be presented to it, it refuses to eat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
20 q PUBLIC.

~EaognhHolS hereby nOaaea not T. huut, trap
Mo q Otherwise tEaapssS On tAa o. uOi
1aateaaas Bayou BRLarEa, under penalty 81
&e HAS,
u. RoUsBRAUL Tutor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
TO THR PUBLT0.

Hunting, trapping or t~Taspaasing Of my EnAisR
eidgo~ plantation, Little Gallon, Is hereby fOrs
ptddens Parties caught trespassing en- said
plantation Will be dealt with AGGQrdingtO law.
JOHN BABIN
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
NOTICE.

An poFBoas are hereby notified not to hunt or
nah On the following plantations; s~outhdoWn,
Hollywood. Concord, Waterproof, Laurel and
1osodala JOHN D. MINOR,
WN.NINoR,
Estate IA. O. NiRoE
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Mndness of Porto RiCanB.
For tropical people the Porto
.icans " ~singularly mild, and the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
no THE PUBLIC.

Thap9bEo n hereby aost0ea rot 20 hRnE piek
moss q fEdspeaa on th9 Peat Eurm Rlehtation
. 20 sWaWp ianes belonging 60 sad plantation
a. r. VIGURRIR Prem.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
NOTICE.

Az huntng and tEespas1iRg ca OAK Torost
Plantation ana BousA eEast Roa93Yaly pEohib-
No. s. y. CASEY, agent.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
20 THB PUBLIC.

ms pNR4a . hereby notlAod not to hant, pIoA
nola e D5sB on ASAsOn Fantasies, unasr
DanGGy of law.
LLBLANG
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
no THE PUBTFO.

H1a public Il hoFoby nonGod Rss % hunG pion
Ua1l aE othoEWGo aospaa1 60 hs Malaolia
Rantasion o. Ma 8 @. Humphsags, unasF pen
AI q eo law. T.H. CABEE. A=aaG
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13
TRRsPAgs NOTICE

AN persons are hereby notified not %
q any wise eraspass q Ers. O BuFgsaa' prssl
g. uaia penalty eg TIE law.
MA q HuRaroFa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
TO CLOSE THREE SCHOOLS.
Health Officer Allen Has Made Use
of His Power.

Health Officer Allen, acting in ac-
cordance with the power given him by
the board Of health at last Friday
evenings meeting of that body. has
ordered that public schools Nos. 80, 16
and q be closed this morning, on ac-
count of the alarming prevalence OF
diphtheria and scarlet fever among
the pupils attending these buildings.
The entire buildings from basement
to roof will be thoroughly fumigated
and disinfected under the personal SUI
pervision of DR.. Allen himself. They
are to be kept closed as long time
as is thought necessary by the health
officer, and he expressed himself yes
terday as saying this would probably
be about a week. School No. 35. which
was closed last week by authority of
Controller Barker. will not be opened
today, but will be kept closed until
Wednesday, upon the advice Of DR..
Allen.
There are upwards of 1,SO0 pupils
attending the three schools to be closed
today.
1t is not thought likely that any
more of the schools will be closed
at present, as the districts in which
the closed schools are situated seem
to be the storm centers of the present
epidemic Of conta gious disease.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
DEATH FOLLOWS REMORSE
Lackawanna Switchman, Who Lost
All His Pay Gambling, Found
Crushed to Death in the Yard.

At daybreak, yesterday morning, the
mangled remains of Calvin Woodring,
a Lackawanna switchman, were found
on a track in the empty" yard, about
200 feet west of Washington avenue.
His body was almost cut in twain, one
arm was severed, and his hips were
crushed to a pulp.
In a memorandum book found on his
person were the following paragraphs
written on three different pages:
Bridget. can't face my children. For.
give me.
got 5000 of a pay and lost 1t all.
That is how l came to meet my end
Good bye Bridget. l was a fool and
could not meet you. Playing cards in
Mich. Blewitt's place over Moran's hote
on Spruce street. DO what you can.
Woodring drew his pay Saturday. He
was not scheduled to work yesterday
and consequently had no occasion tt
be about the yard.
The remains We're taken in charge
by Undertaken Cusick and after beinf
dressed were removed 10 the family
home on Oak street. He was SO year!
of age and the father of five children
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon. Interment in Dunmor'
cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
II aCkaWanna
"THE"
sos Penn Avenue. a. B. wARMAN
PERSONAL
sos Penn Avenue. A.

Professor a. IaEgerfcld has returned
rom New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Merriman announce
the engagement of their daughter, Helen
to Mr.. Francis Martin Lynch.
DR.. s. l.. Foulke arrived In town yester-
day and will take charge of his store On
Linden street for the next two weeks.
". ID. l.angcrfeld has returned from ain
extensive European tour and will join his
father in the construction of machinery
for preparing coal.
George B. Morgan, Of 6O3 Pine street,
was discharged Saturday frCm the Lack
awanna hospital. where he was success
fully operated upon for appendicitis by
DIR. Fulton. assisted by Or. Logan.
Esdell. son Of Warden W. n. Simpson
of the county JAIL returned Friday to
Mansfield State Normal school to resume
his studies after the holidays. Young
Simpson Is well known in the city as
''Ted." and has acquired considerable
local reputation as q base ball player.
Last year he played on the Mansfield foot
ball eleven as quarter back and put up
star game. This is the same team that
Ollendyke, one of the best players in
the county, played on a couple Of years
ago, and it is great credit to young
Simpson to have made It, He Is II years
old and although short in stature weighs
1S5 pounds, which gives him a sturdy
build.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY. JANUARY 8. 1900.

60 degrees. I consider 1t to be an ideal
health resort between the months Of
January and April, inclusive, and I
prophecy that before many more years
there will be some magnificent Ameri-
can hotels erected in the various cities,
and 1t will become mecca for tour
ists."
The doctors brother. Cxltain James
McAndrew, Is now the quartermaster of
the Third regular infantry, stationed
In Manila. lie was brevetted for dis.
tinguished gallantry at the battle of FL
Caney and San Juan. The doctor will
be rendered reception this evening at
the Scranton Private hospital. Of which
institutions staff he was formerly q
valued member.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
DO NOT RECEIVE DOUBLE RENT
Real Facts in the Hull-Kennedy &
Carter Case.

In the case of John L. Hull, assignee,
against Kennedy & Carter and others,
In which Judge Archibald rendered an
opinion. discharging the rule to take
Off the compulsory non-suit, a misap-
prehensiOn seems to have been gained
that the defendants have been receiv-
Ing full rent from two parties during
the period named in the lease. The
fact is that but Is per cent. of the Hull
rent has been paid. Half of the Carter
Kennedy building on Washington ave-
nue. was built according to plans and
specifications made to be satisfactory
to s. p. Hull, who desired to lease the
structure when completed. In fact, the
original plans were changed at a ma
terial extra cost at his suggestion.
He leased the building in April, 1895,
for five years, but made an assignment
Oct. l following. The assignee paid
two months rent, and after a year or
more the auditors award gave one year
preferred claim from Oct. /, pro rata.
on the balanc' term less than
is per cent. has Al paid.
The building was subsequently leased
to Hill & Connell. which firm pays ST.
100 year less rent than was indicated
In the terms of the five years lease
with Hull. Thus 1t can readily be seen
that the landlords have not been re-
ceiving double rent for their property.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
sYMpATH1zE WITH THE BoERs.
A. o. II. Of the County Will Express
Their Feelings by Resolution.

Pro-Boer sentiment was very much
In evidence yesterday at the quarterly
convention of the Lackawanna county
union of the Ancient order OF Hiber.
mans in Father Mathew hall, Carbon.
dale.
Expressions Of sympathy for the
Beers were heard from a number Of
those present and 1t was finally de.
cided to appoint a committee to dra :
up a set of resolutions expressing the
sentiment Of the meeting. The fol-
lowing committee was accordingly ap-
pointed: Senator J. c. Vaughan, M.
F. Conry, c. c. Donovan. John j.
Fahey and John ]. Costello. all Of
this city.
It was decided to abandon the st.
Patrick's day parade this year for va
rious reasons and large amount of
regular routine business was transact
ed. County President Dawson and
about eighty delegates, representing
the fourteen divisions in this city, at
tended the convention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
VERY COURAGEOUS DEED.
Israel Bittenbender Stopped Team
Of Runaway Horses.

A courageous deed was performed n
few days ago by Israel Bittenbender,
OF Madison avenue. 1t happened in
front of Birds grocery store, near the
corner of Madison avenue and Null
berry street. a farmer had left his
team in front of the store and had gone
inside. The horses suddenly took fright
at a passing car and started up the
street. They were going at a furious
rate Of speed. and 1t looked as though
they would any moment meet with an
accident.
Mr.. Bittenbender was passing by, and
seeing the flying horses. sprang into
the road, clambered into the wagon,
and. selling the reins, managed to
check the animals before any harm was
done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
RECEIVERS FOR THE LEADER.
]. w. Carpenter Appointed by the
United States Court.

On petition of certain creditors, rep
resented by Attorney a. V. Bower, the
assignment of 1.ebeck e Corin to II.
A. Zimmerman was vacated by the
United States District court, at Pitts
burg, Saturday, and the business
placed in the hands Of Attorney j. w.
Carpenter, as receiver. He will re-
open the store at once and dispose of
the goods. His bond was fixed at
$25,00U.
The petition was presented by At
torney Josiah Cohn, of Pittsburg. IT
set forth that the firm has on han1
stock valued at s75,0OC. and that as
much of 1t is winter goods, serious
loss would be entailed by delaying
its being put on the market.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
One REGIMENT IS
TO BE DROPPED
THIRD BRIGADE TO UNDERGO
REORGANIZATION.

It Now Has Five Regiments and the
Number Is to Be Reduced to Four.
The Companies That Will Be Dis
banded Are to BE Determined by
the Marks Given During the Com
ing Inspection-Force Of Colonels
will Also Have to Be Reduced.
The Work Of Inspection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
PUBLIC, TAKE WARNING.
Funny Business in City Directory
Canvassing to Be Stopped.

On Saturday the following letter was
extensively circulated:
Scranton, Pa, Jan. G, 1900.
Taylor's Directory company beg TO an
nounce that they have purchased and
hold the goodwill and copyright of the
Scranton City Directory. which they have
published for the past five years. from
1875 to 1899 inclusive, and which they will
continue to publish. Our canvassers will
call upon you In due time to secure your
advertisement for the Taylor's City Di-
rectory for the year 1900.
Taylor's Directory Co..
]. James Taylor. Manager.
1t was learned yesterday that this
letter was called forth by the reported
presence in this field of Mr.. Williams,
of whom Taylor's Directory company.
five years ago, purchased the good will
and copyright of the Scranton City
Directory for a period of twenty-five
years.
"I desire to call the attention Of the
public" said MIR. Taylor, ito the fact
that legal steps will be taken to pre-
vent any infringement upon our rights
by outsiders seeking to confuse or de-
ceive our patrons by underhanded
methods OF soliciting. Our directory
Is a local institution wholly owne l
and managed by residents of Scran-
ton. No troupe of itinerants will be
allowed to come into Scranton and
violate our copyright or other legal
rights without fight from us in self
protection"
That the Mr.. Williams who is said
to be anxious to re-enter the directory
field in Scranton after having sold out
his rights and titles to the Taylor
company. is likely to encounter snags
if this be his ambition, was the opin-
ion of eminent legal counsel who on
Saturday examined the papers in the
case
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-08
DIR. MANDREW TALKS
ON PUERTO RICO
COUNTRY RECOVERING FROM
EFFECTS OF CYCLONE.

People Are Adopting Themselves to
American Manners and Customs.
Great Opportunities for the Invest
ment Of Capital-Dispute Regard
ing Church Property and It's Final
Settlement - Country's Future as
a Winter Resort-Expects to See a
Number of Modern American Ho-
tells Built There.