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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
ON rHF ELEVATED,
An Incident with Complications Just

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 Hittle Out of the Usual
 It always disturbs me, aaid MT Ellington 'ste see a man OF. the ele- vated road offer his seat to woman when he is about to get off; he has perhaps let her stand in front of him for blocks, and now when he is about to give up his seat anyway he makes show of giving it to her, a curious exhibition of about three-quarters con- ceit and the rest cheek Usually the woman pays no attention to this man; she takes the seat without thanks. without taking any notice of the man whatever. But occasionally there is a variation of this incident. Sitting in an end corner seat, by the door, was a tired man, who, in crowded car had kept his seat seemingly because h, thought it was right that he should if he had thought it out at all-but who now when he was about to leave. wanted to have the right person ge, the seat he was leaving. With this idea in his mind and not with any con ceit of gallantry, he, when he had risen, touched the sleeve of a young woman who had been standing by the door on the other side of the car op- posite to him, to indicate to her that here was seat. He was slow about this, with the slowness of one tired. or unaccustomed to asserting himself, and while he was stepping forward a small boy who had been standing by the door slid in back of him with boy ish celerity and tock the seat. And he kept it. New York Sun.
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NAMES OF DAYS.
Have Curious Derivations Which Few
 People Know.

Last night l was at stag dinner, where the company at large was asked from what source the days of the week derived their names, and only one man out of the twelve present could answer the question, and he was the man who asked it, and he was one day wrong at that, for I've since looked the matter up. Sunday and Monday are simple enough, and in themselves suggest their derivation from the sun and moon, but with Tuesday We come to the ancient gods of our forefathers, the Engels, that hardy race that displayed the Briton and gave their name to the English people. Tuesday was named for Wi, their god of death; Wednes- day for Odin, Woden or Wotan, who occupies in their mythology a position analogous to that of Jupiter on Mt. Olympus; Thursday for Thor, the god of air and storm and rain; Friday for Freia or Freya the god of peace, and Saturday possibly for Saeterr,= an ob- seure god of their mythology, but more probably it takes it's name for Saturn. It would seem as though almost any one you would ask would know the derivation of these words of daily use, but I'll wager that not one person out of hundred can tell them correctly. It's like the surprise the Bible gives one not familiar with it, by the idfoms and phrases they will come across when reading it's pages, that are fami- liar and eolloquial in the language they use, but which are uttered without the slightest knowledge of whence they came on the part of either speaker or hstener.-New York Tribune.
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HAVE THE SAME SUPERSTITION
Islanders Fifteen Thousand Miles Apart
 Believe in Evil Spirits.

Philosophie people who belong to the folk lore society are fond of tracing legends and myths and customs all over the world. Cinderella, the dear girl is found in one knows not how many peoples, speaking innumerable tongues and believing an equal num- Der of religions How did Cinderella become ubiquitous? The transactions of the Folk Lore society will perhaps offer a theory. Now, there has been unraveled a curious superstition con- mon to Shetlanders and Singhalese. How islanders so wide apart-some 15,- GOO mfles-managed to adopt each oth- er's views one does not know. But here is the fact. The rice cultiyators of Ceylon and the fishermen of Shetland resemble each other in one or two rather remarkable points. They re- frain from speaking of the implements of their calling by their names; they call them something else, by names known only to themselves. The req son is that if the evil spirit were to think that they were speaking of spades and ralzes or of nets and hooks he would be tempted to damage them or even to appropriate them. The train of thought is the same with both races. There is an evil spirit always on the looa out for opportunities of do- ing misc f. He even hears what we say. If we let him understand that we are talking about our implements and tools we shall direct his attention to them and shall suggest to him a way of doing an injury. Therefore we will agree to call boat or spade by some fancy name known only to ourselves. " Another custom of the Shetlander, not possible to the rice grower, is that if in fishing his net catches something at the bottom and stone is brought up it is not to be thrown back again for fear of offending the evil spirit, who most certainly put it into the net. It is to be kept in the boat until the net again catches. Then it is to be dropped in the water with the words; 4Take your own and give me mine" where upon the net is at once released. Now if the Slnghalese were to turn fisher, would he, following the same line of thought, adopt similar eustom?- Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
Khaki Made at PImIloo.

Khaki is made at the army csothing stores at Pimlico, Eng. There are over ], 300 girls, ranging from 16 10 25 in age, employed at the factory, the sew ing machines being driven by steam at war speed of l, 100 stitches a min" ute, making khaki and other clothing required for South Africa. Every girl is taught to make a garment through out, it being considered that, even 1t the girls do not work as quickly when making the whole garment, they do it better than if each section was made by a specialist; at any rate, they man. age to turn out 10000 uniforms week, Every soldier out in South Africa car ries in the lining of each garment linen label containing the name of the girl who made it, and if any complaint of scamping is received during it's natural life of twelve months she is certain to hear of it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
MYSTERIOUS AFRICAN MINES.
Long Abandoned Shafts That Have In-
 terested Many Antiquarians.


 Besides the reefs which have been discovered on the coast there exists in Rhodesia an enormous quantity of old workings" :" mines which were worked in ancient times but have long since been abandoned. By whom these mines were worked will probably remain forever mystery. From old pottery and tools which have been found it is evident that these old workings were exea. yated by or under the directione44 men of knowledge and intelligence su- pefior to those possessed by the present inhabitants of the country. Gold was extracted from these mines by smelt- ing, many furnaces having been found and alongside of them ancient molds in which ingots were cast. Several ruins have also been discovered in Rhodesia the magnitude and workmanship of which prove that men of superior civilization either iHhaBitated or else occupied this part of the world few thousand years before us. To them are probably due the ancient workings which have been found With the primitive instruments at their com mand these miners of a past age were only able to serape the surface of the gold-bearing reefs. so that the quan- tity of gold which has been taken from the mines hardly affects their value. while they are a precious indication to the prospector and enable him to test the reef below the surface, and, as a rule, the site of most of these old work iRgs seems to have been selected by competent men, who chose the richest 'eefs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
Shoe Polishing Device.

Shoes can be readily polished by a new device, having a foot rest attached to the upper side of box. with paral- lel rods set on either side of the rest and adapted to guide long strip of cloth, the latter running under the rails and over the shoe, to be operated sy the hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
Statistics of British Emigrants.

Statistics just issued by the Board of Trade show that during 1899 a total of 241 ,405 emi grants left Great Britain, as compared with 205,171 in the preyi~ GUS year. The greater proportion of this increased outflow of 36, ,0G0 con- sisted of foreigners. However, these were "birds of passage. numbering 00,000, compared with 6O,000 in 1898. The number of British emigrants was over 6,000 in excess of that in 1898, and it is remarkable that this was wholly due to an increased exodus from Ireland. 5000 more persons of Irish birth leaving last year. prac- ticaily all going to the United States, while the English emigrants were 5000 fewer Of the total number of British emigrants, viz, 146, TIT, no fewer than 92,532 were bound for the great Re- public, an increase of 22,000 as com pared with 1898, and 16.451 for British North America, a decrease of 1,200 Australia received 11.478, against TO-,
 693, while the outlook of war so seri- ously checked emigration to South Africa that the number declined from 19.756 in 1898 to 14,560 last year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
THE cALoRIMETER.
Measures Variations in Temperature Pro

dueed by Different Foods.
 Prof Francis E. Benedict Of Wes- leyan college, describing the eolori- meter recently, said: It's object is to measure With=tle= smallest margin of error the total amount of excreta of all sorts from =a living man for an ex- tended period. 1t is a.living room, which is the inside of nest of five, the spaces between the rooms, or boxes, as the outside ones would be thought of. being ayafled of as insulat- ing layers of air, while the material of different sorts is applied so that no heat shall escape except through the devices for measuring it. The inside living room is of copper, alright, and all the air admitted is measured, test ed for temperature, and cleared of water and yapor to a small residue. and samples analysed at stated inter- gals The same, or even greater, pre- cautions are taken with the outgoing air, in which are the results of the living processes going on in the man within. Provisions are made for a large number of precautions against error suggested by experience and prompted by scientific caution, so that the entire plant is quite machine shop, the appartus being generally of the expensive. specially designed or der, and built with as near an approach to mathematical accuracy. Elaborate freezing machines for removing the water yapor to a constant percentage; nearly 400 electrical devices. a sort of thermometer scattered over the room, designed to. record electrical changes in direction induced by heat, measuring thus down to hundredth of a degree Fahrenheit. and means for continuously analyzing all the air con- ing from the room are examples of what is required. All that the subject eats or drinks must be weighed and sterilized, and means devised for pass ing them in without disturbing the conditions of observations .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
Ice in Royal Relfdences.

The stores of ice at Windsor, Os- borne and Balmoral are very large. At Windsor there is storage room for about 500 tons. There the supply is obtained from the lake beneath the north ter race, from Frogmore, and from the lake between Frogmore and Virginia water Ice is not only lavishly used in the royal kitchen, but also for re- ducing the temperature Of her majes- tvs apartments in hot weather Then it is packed in pretty wooden buckets and stood in the tireplaces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
chartIng Ocean Beds.

The British government keeps eleven vessels at work sounding and charting the ocean beds to find out where dan gers Turk. Last year 10000 square miles were carefully charted in differ ent parts of the world-Asia, Africa and the South Pacific.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
\ Aso.nan Dinner TnsIer.

X curious profession for woman is that Of dinner taster. She is prod- net of Parisian refinement, and spends portion of each day visiting houses and tasting dishes intended for din- uer. She suggests improvements and shows the cook new ways of preparing dishes. The duties are pleasant and ne compensation ample.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
A plagne Of e.nttleflsI,.

The Australian papers to hand give account of an unprecedented plague of euttlefish that has been ravaging the fisheries and for a time entirely up- setting the fishing industry in North Australian waters It is said that the creatures are swarming in such num- bers that hundreds are brought up in a single haul of the nets. AS the haul is drawn up they cling with their ten- tacles to the under side Of the boat, and have to be disengaged with axes. so that large quanties of tackle have been destroyed and many boats in s.,ra1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
Lake of sulphurfo Acid.

It may be difficult to believe in the existence of lake of sulphuric acid. but, according to Tit-Bfts, there is such a lake in the center of Sulphur island. off New Zealand It is fifty acres in extent, about twelve feet in depth and fifteen feet above the level of the sea. The most remarkable characteristic or this lake, however, is that the water contains vast quantities of hydro chloric and sulphuric acids. hissing and bubbling at a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit. The dark green eolored water looks particularly un- inviting. Dense clouds Of saiphurie fumes constantly roll off this boiling ea1dron, and care has to be exercised iE approaching this lake to avoid the risk of srffocation. On the opposite side OF the lake may be seen the tremendous blowholes, which. when in full blast, present an awe-inspiring sight. The roar of the steam as it rushes forth into the air is deafening. and often huge bowlers and stones are hurled out to a height of several hundred feet by the various internal forces of ma ture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-14
SINGULAR FRUIT FOR A TREE.
Chinese Product That Bears Tailow
 Brought to South Carolina.

The people of China are emiEantly practical and have added much to the civilization of mankind by their habits of industry, of which the method of obtaining vegetable tallow is. an excel lent example. The tree producing this tallow Is called Stillingia Sebifera, and 4he words remind us Of the dropping product and it's soapy nature. The Chl- nese pick the seeds of this tree in au- tumn, and first place them in wooden cylinder, open at the top and perforat- ed at the bottom. After being steamed over fire for ten or fifteen minutes the tallew is softened and is then more readily separated The seeds are trans ferred from the steaming cylinder to stone mortar, in which they are gently beaten. They are then thrown on sieve, heated over the fire and sifted, by which process the talloW is separat~ ed and resembles coarse Indian meal
 4n this state the talIow is put between circles of twisted straw and these plae- ed in a press, by which the tallow is forced out and falls into 8 tub. Freed from all impurities. it is then semi fluid of q beautiful white color. Candles made Of it easily melt in hot weather and on this account they are dipped in melted wax of various eolers-red
 green or ye1loW-and are exposed for sale by tallow chandlers and other shopkeepers. This remarkable tree 1s found on the banks of the Min, in Szes ehuen. It also grows near sooehow, and has been transplanted to North and South Carolina. It is tree Wlta shining green leaves and small yellow flowers at the end of the branches. They are succeeded by dark colored seeds and vessels containing delicate white seeds. Tn late autumn, on the banks of the Tsien-tang river in Gho= kiang, south of Hangehow, this tree IS a striking object. The leaves are then of a blood red color instead of light green. When the tallow has been squeezed out of the seeds the remainder is preserved to be used as fuel or te enrich the Philadelphia Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03
Alleged Highway Robbery.

Anthony Roth. of Moosic borough,
came to West Scranton on saturday
to make some cullectios. ana in some
unknown manner met with mishap
which cost him sl5 and incidentally a
disfigured countenancc. About ~
o'clock that night be entered Jenkins
drug store, his face and clothing were
covered with blood. and there were
several cuts on his head and face.
Approaching one of the clerks. Roth
remarked "Them's great people you
have down on LuZerne street
whats the NATTER" inquired the
clerk.
why. they knocked me down and
robbed me-" said Roth.
His appearance certainly indicated
that he was either punched or had
fallen on some sharp stone and cut
himself.
He wanted some plasters to cover
up his wounds, but the clerk. after ex-
amining them. advised Roth to seek
treatment at the hospital. This he did.
and Il short time afterwards started
for home.
The fellow gave IL fictitious name at
the hospital, but his identity was re-
vealed, and it was also learned that he
accuses fellow named George Lamb
of separating him from his money and
with causing his face to become dis
figured.
The Tribune man was unable to
learn. however. after much inquiry
how it all happened. and the question
naturally arises, did he fall on was
he pushed?'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03
Athletic Clubs Fair,

Tonight. after many weeks of hard
work and preparation, the Scranton
Athletic club will formally throw open
the doors of its fair, which will be con-
Quoted for the next two weeks in Ath-
letic hall, on Alder street.
During this time, various committees
have been studously at work gathering
here and there fancy bric-a-brac, pot
terry, furniture, fine needleWork, lamps.
etc, some of which will he sold and
some of Which will be CHANGED off.
Athletic hall has been the scene Of
many events before. but never has it
presented such Il beautiful appearance.
Booths and booths have been erected,
flower stands peep out of mass of
color here and there, and further on IS
the fishing stand, all ready for the
opening throng tonight.
1t will be formally opened by a pa
rade of the club. headed by the Ring
gold band, which will give a concert
during the evening.
Refreshmnnt booths have also been
erected. at which coffee. sandwiches,
cake and cream will be served. Each
evening short entertainment OF con-
cert will pe given to entertain the pa
irons. and all next week and the week
following. Athletic hall will be the
Mecca of the South Scrantonians.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03
Pleasant Social Event,

4 party of young people from Pitts
ton enjoyed themselves at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mayo. of North
Main avenu". on Friday night. \ very
pleasant evening was spent by those
present in playing games and other
amusements. Flashlights We're taken
of the party. and at IL seasonable hour
refreshments We're served.
Those present We're Misses Birdella
Williams, Hazel Williams. Lille and
Estella Evans, Marjorie Hahn, Hannah
States, Nettic Phelps, Clara Hadshall,
Anna Thomas, Ida Major, Lizzie Ais
pauah Lizzie Chapman. and Messrs.
Louis Reese 5. Brandon. Harry Gill
ford George Weatherrby, Fred Wicks.
David Howell, Edward Davis, David
Thomas. Of littston; Benjamin Thorn
garet FAIRY and Jennie and Lucretia
as I.ibbie kGhl, Lizzie HOrbeck, Mar
Thomas, of scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03

Mrs. II. g. Miller, who has spent the
past ten years in missionary work
among the Indians of the northwest,
gave a. most interesting and Instructive
talk to u congregation that filed the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church
last evening. She chose the forty-sev-
enth psalm as her text. and in the
course of her remarks, spoke. in part,
as follows:
When VIC lon, at uur work and then iook ~
ourselves. feel like those referred I, IN the
tcXt vhc went out to do the work of the master.
and so the great cause in which we are engaged
is for the Master. My work is in very obscure
corner in the northwest among the Indians. hut
il is wonderful privilege to be anywhere to
work for the Master
Wy people have 10 special place II Worship,
as they are scattered all over til" territory.
When hold our meetings i'll the church 10
which belong. The Indians come in the saddle,
in wagons and Other conycyances, and one can
sec a mctly array OF horses and vehicles III
front Of tie church SUNDAY lhorning. when
begin orr services ut II O'Clock.
Most of them lv, SO iiu from any church that
they come any way they can. II 1n in
attendance at the service know thel have
come fifteen aud twenty miles. They come as
early AZ ~ o'clock and they guagc th,. timc by
watching the sun. They love to go TO church.
hut out Of 1000 Indians ON The reservation. very
few OF them attend the sunday ,crviccs regu-
lnrlv.
There are many people living there who never
heard o God, and others VINO heard any
thing OF religion except through the missionary
workers. But the missionaries 10 longer depend
upon interpreters The pastors ot the churches
have learned the Indian language. and half Of the
native sundcr,tand English When ! first began
my work among them it falIl, seemed ;,ossihlc
greatly in the past ten years
Now they learn and sing quite readily. bat the
missionaries themselves who SEM .:om this
country experience much difficulty in learning
The foreign languages and customs. Tie indians
learn 10 speak our language sooner or later.
They gain the knowledge litti" by little. Tic
missionaries have To learn their language In
der 10 reach the old people. but one seldom
fnds young people who ar. not able to under
stand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03

The contact had the effect of laying
was all up with him and stopped his
train. The train crew hurried to
where Moran lay and pronounced him
dead. A message was sent to PATROL
man David Davis, who was patroling
the Scranton street beat and he hurried
to the scene.
W hen the officer looked into Moran's
face smile crept over the erstwhile
paliid countenance and about the first
words "Owney" uttered were: Take
me bGck to home and mother IAN
right" says Davis, and the two pro-
tc"ded on the journey up the hill
At McNichols court Morgan became
Suspicious and made an effort to break
away from the officer, but the nppers
were applied. and in few minutes
the fair-hared Owen was peacefully
slumbcring in cell No. at Lieutenant
Williams private hostelry.
Alderman Moses is presiding over
police court during December and he
ana Moran are old acquaintances.
When they met at the bar of justice
yesterday morning the magistrate
knew no pity and committed the un-
fortunate fellow to the county Jail for
fifteen days in default of n 81 fine for
being drunk and resisting arrest.
Later in the day when the patrol
wagon was summoned Moran fa-
ceiiously remarked: ITS to the hos
pital I out to be goin', instead of the
C,uuty Jail, with me injured shoulder"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-03
Told in Brief.

The Wilkes Barre Young Mems Ch,is-
tian Association basket ball team will
play the North End Stars at the Audi
tOrium tomorrow evening.
Miss Jessie Ross entertained num-
ber of her friends last Friday evening
at her home on Blair avenue.
Two OF the seven Sutherland sisters
will be on exhibition at Davis dug
store, corner of Main avenue and Mar
ket street, Today and tomorrow. and
Will demon strate how beautiful head
of hair can BE- grown. ~
Mrs. Lewis Burrick, of Hartford. Sus-
quehanna oounty,is visiting lnr mother,
Mrs. Picket. on North Main avenue.
Mrs. c. Knapp has recovered from
her recent Illness.
Chauncey Shay. of New Milford,
Susquehannd county has returned
home, after visit with friends in this
section.
Mr.. and Mis-. C, NJ. Lewis have re-
turned 10 their home at Thompson,
Susquehanna county.
Mrs, James Crosby. of PHILADELPHIA.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. $, Dawes, of
Throop street.
Mrs. NJ, D. Clark, of Dalton, is visit
Ing her son, Mr.. Henry Clark of this
section of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. c. Wheeler, of
Clarks Green. called on North Main
avenue friends yesterday.
Thomas Mills, of North Main avenue,
has been appointed by the court as
acting constable of the Second ward In
the place OF Bernard Davis, who is i'll
at his home on Oak street.