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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-09
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE--DOUBLE HOME, SIS MONROE
avenue, will sell 1t bargain if sold before
April |.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-ONE-HORSE SURRY, BUGGY AND
harness. 3lS Madison avenue, Dunmore.
FOR SALE OR FOR RENT-THE NEW DRlv.
ing Park hotel; elegantly furnished Excel
lent opportunity for any person wishing TO- en'
bark in the hotel business. Inquire of william
Craig, care L. Robinson Sons Brewery.
BOILER AND ENGINE FOR SALE; l2.H0RsE
'powcr vertical boiler, and 5-horse power en-
gne, good as new. Also AS feet 2.inch shaftlng
with hangers, and $50 feet OF 1-inch pipe "Peo'
pe," 32i Penn avenue.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT
s25--CREEN RIDGE RESIDENCE WITH EVERY
convenience, including steam heat; location
the best W. T. Hackett, Price building l26
Washington avenue.
FOR RENT-s.kOOM HOUSE, MODERN lI.
pIovcmcnts. ga North Main avenue.
FOR RENT-7.ROCM HOUSE WITH BATH;
modern inpioyemei U.s. Address sOI Harri'
son avenue.
s9O--MoDERN 7.RooM DWELLINGS, MADISON
avenue and Myrtle street, and SO and 81
Pine street $30-ll.room elegant residence, olO
Quincy avenue. Apply George b. Davidson, at
toIney, 500 Spruce street.
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

HELP WANTED-MALE.
WANTED-TwO SINGLE MEN OF GOOD AP.
pearance to represent us on the road. to
leave city Immediately; steady position Apply
Williams building, opposite postoiiice.
WANTED--GooD, HuSTLING MAN FOR PART
ncr in gents furnishing and hat business; ;
$1,000 cash will pay you 81 500 year best
stand; good references Address G. George,
scranton, Pa, General Delivery.
ENERGETIC SALESMAN-COUNrRY WORK.
School supplies. Salary 500 and extras.
X o. Evans Co., Chicago Ill.
HELP WANTED-EEMALE.
WANTED-COOK FOR FAMILY OF TWO; REF.
ercnces required. Mrs. Squres, 225 Jeher'
son avenue
PASTRY COOK WANTED, HOTEL RUDOLPH.
WANTED-COoK FOR FAMILY OF TWO. REF.
erences required. 22j Jefferson avenue.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

J. LAWRENCE STEELE, OFFICE REMOVED
to rooms, 305 and SOC MeaIs building.
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AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-FIRST.CLASS AGENTS IN EVERY
city and town in Pennsylvania to Introduce
the largest and strongest Sick and Accident
Company in the world Address +. r. Van
Dusen, Supt. Of Agents, Bay City, Mich.
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THE Woman in Black"
The Glbney- HoefIier company vii
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CITY SCAVENGER

Sfb SS@V = WSEN
A. b. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS AM
cess pools; no ndor. Improved pumps used
A. b. BRIGGS Proprietor. Leave orders 10
North Main avenue EiCke'S drug store. cor
ner Adams and Mulberry. Telephone Oji0.
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DRESSMAKING.


DRESSMAKING FOR CHILDREN TO ORDER;
also ladies' waists. Louise Shoemaker, 2l2
Adams avenue.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
Christmas as Observed in the OF.
tumwa Churches.
SANTA CLAUS AND THE CHILDREN
Entertainments Christmas Eve and
On Christmas Night Were All
Largely acknowledgements in the.
Churches.
[From Wednesdays Daily.l


Christmas was most satisfactorily
observed in Ottumwa this year. The
services in the several churches were
all decidedly appropriate to the occa-
sion, and the attendance at each one
was unusually large. There were
many Christmas trees, and all Sunday
school pupils in the city were made as
happy as gifts of toys, books, candies,
nuts, ETC., could make them.
The day was perfect-for Christmas
The temperature was low and there
was enough snow on the ground so
that it could truthfully be called "a
white Christmas. There was one dis
appointment for young people, and
that was that the ice on the river was
not sufficiently strong for skating
Neither was there any sleigh riding,
but there was snow just the same, and
that made the day seem like a real
Christmas.
There was joy at the county farm,
so far as it was in the power of the
superintendent, Mr.. Wilson, to bring
it about. A large dinner was served
at the county Jail, and Overseer of the
Poor Hyatt saw to it that the desti-
tute of the city were properly cared
for, and that all had Christmas din
nerS.
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First M. e. Church.

At the First Methodist church on
Christmas eve the entertainment was
very well attended. Every humber
on the program, with the exception of
song by the primary class, was CIV
en-, and the manner in which the affair
was carried out gave evidence of much
preparation.
The children of the Sunday school
were seated by classes, as in ses-
sion of the school, and they expert
enced much pleasure during the en-
tertainment and afterward, when Wis.,
tied in person by Santa Claus. A
unique program was given in this con-
nection, and it was greatly enjoyed,
both by the children and the older
people who were present.
One of the interesting parts of the
evenings entertainment was the talk
by Mrs. S. A. Stout concerning the
Sunday school work and Christmas ex-
periences in the days when she was
a child. The contrast between those
times and the present was brought
out and this story of former days,
which never fails to interest, was
doubly interesting when told by Mrs.
Stout.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
MUST USE MICROSCOPES.
Acting Commissioner Williams Ad.
dresses Revenue Collectors.

The weekly bulletin of treasury de-
cisions, sent out from Washington
contains a letter from Robert Will
liams, acting commissioner of internal
revenue, to collectors. The commits
sioner moves for more general use
of the microscope by collectors in
their inspections of oleomargarine,
His letter is as follows:
1.-The special attention of collectors
is directed to pages 60 to 81, inclusive,
of the regulations, No. 8, concerning
oleomargarine, and the use of the mi
croscope and reports of examinations,
etc. It has come to the notice of this
Office that many of the microscopes lie
idle in the collectors offices. 1t is the
desire of this office that the micro
scopes now in the hands of collectors
of internal revenue shall be in con-
stant use. Quarterly reports of col
lectors on Form No. 246 should show
examinations by the microscope dur
ing every quarter. The instrument,
properly equipped for use, should be
kept in the hands of the division depu-
ties, and reports on Form 22S requir-
ed. Collectors not supplied with the
book, No. So, and blank Form 22S, will
make requisition for same at once"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
Willard Street Church.

At Willard Street M. E. church, the
childrens Christmas service was Civ
en- on Christmas eve, and it was fine
success in every way. The singing
and recitations of classes and individ-
ual children was all up to the highest
expectation. Special mention is due
in the case of Miss Lora Warren's pri-
mary class. Her pupils showed the
painstaking of their teacher in the de-
lightful rendering of their little pieces
and songs. At the close of the exer-
cises, John Wormhoudt stepped to the
front and called the pastor, Rev. DC.
Smith out of the congregation. great
ly to his surprise, and in a neat but
brief speech he presented the pastor,
in the name of all present, with an
elegant golden antique oak Morris
chair of the latest pattern. The chill
dren applauded so long that Mr.. Smith
said they, kindly saved him from a
speech that he could not make. I'm
mediately after this little episode a
sack of selected candies was placed in
the hand of every child present, and
the services were closed by the super
intendent of the Sunday school. The
decorations were in excellent taste.
Suspended upon wire were letter
ings, "a Merry Christmas" and a
large bell, covered with snow white
cotton and adorned with holly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
AFTER MANY YEARS.
An Iowa Woman and Her Brother un.
expectedIy Reunited.

Omaha, Dec. 26.-There was hap
by reunion between long separated
brother and sister at Fourteenth and
Douglas streets, when James Larri-
more, wanderer, penniless and de-
jected, clasped hands with Mrs. Will
liam Radcliff. of Creston, Iowa.
In the Nick of Time.
Less than five minutes before Lar.
rimore met his sister he had appealed
to the police for shelter during the
night The officer referred him to a
local mission and he was starting for
the place when Mrs. Radcliff met him.
1t was the first time she had seen her
brother in nine years, they having sep
parted at the funeral of their mother
in Wabash, Ind. in 1891. At that
time Larrimore returned to Gilpin
county, Colorado, where he was engag-
ed in mining. and where after several
years of Indifferent luck, his financial
resources were engulfed by the de-
probation of silver interests. He
then drifted to Cripple Creek and sub
sequently to Leadville, where miners
luck" again went for him on the
wrong side of the ledger
Was Desperate.
Desperate beyond measure, he made
his way to Seattle where by the good
graces of steamship captain he was
permitted to have passage to Skaguay.
There he made &C chance friendship
with "Soapy' Smith, the celebrated
gambler, who met death few years
ago in q faro disturbance. From this
route he made the Cnilkoot route and
in going over the trail endured hard
ships which resulted in frozen foot
At Dawson City a Canadian surgeon
made bungling job of amputation
and sent away from there man who
was manned for life.
Assisted to Return.
Benjamin Hill, miner, who floated
upon the crest wave at Dawson City
during the boom, paid Lorrimore's ex-
penses back to the states. Landing
again at Seattle he obtained employ
ment III a restaurant as dishwasher.
From there he went to Stockton, Cal,
and after numerous vicissitudes, he
was engaged to carry route on an
afternoon paper. From there he drift
ed from place to place making his
way by easy stages until he arrived
in Omaha yesterday.
Pathetic Meeting.
Mrs. Radcliff surmised her brothers
condition the minute she met him, and
the sisterly tears that flowed
upon the bedraggled miners shoulder
gave an intensely pathetic touch to
the reunion. A brief acknowledg
on the part of the brother, a cordial
handclasp from the sister and all was
understood.
Now Has a Home,
Farnum street car carried the cou
pie to the Burlington station, from
which they departed for Creston
Mrs. Radcliff is the wife of promi.
nent real estate man of Creston, and
her unfortunate brother has assurance
OF home so long as he needs it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
First Congregational Church

The Christmas exercises of the
First Congregational Sunday school
will b9 held in the lecture room of the
church Thursday evening at 1880
o'clock. The program will be as fol
lows:
Song by the school, Joy to the
World"
Prayer by the pastor.
Song, Once in a Lowly Manger,"
Pauline Messenger, Mabel AMI Gene
We've Nicklin.
Recitation, "The First Christmas. .
Howard Root
Song, "Our Christmas Offering
four girls.
Collection of gift boxes for open
door mission Sunday school.
REGULATIONS, Jean Barber, Loren
Meredith, Wilma Phillips.
Exercise, Christmas Candles" sew
en- girls.
Vocal solo, selected, Mrs. Nellie
Brown Hughes.
REGULATIONS, Lawrence Rowe, Eloise
Wade
Song, "Bethlehem's Star" Mary and
Blanche Root.
REGULATIONS, Herman Ellsworth, Ell
bert Wade, Helen Hammond, Gene.
We've Norfolk.
Singing, "a Song Of Holly" pri.
mary school.
Visit from Santa Claus.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye People at the Ma
tion's Capital.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Congressman
Hull has been notified of the allow
ance of the following pensions:
John Seorein, Des Moines, s12,
June 81, 1899
Phiebe e. Tiltop, Winterset, widow
pension from March 81, 1900, and 50
for each of her three minor children
from same date.
John Rodgers, Dunreath, increased
pension, $40 per month since Deem
Der 20, 1899.
Martin Jessup, Macksburg, increas-
ed pension, $12 per month from
March Z, 1900.
Mrs. Frances ]. Burton, widow pen
sion, IS from April Is, 1899.
Mrs. Mary Burke, Granger, widow
pension, S4.25, from March 4, 1896.
Mrs. Harriet Coon, Des Moines,
widow pension, IS from March 5,1S99
Robert E. Barnes, Spain, Knox
vile, SIT, from September %, 1899.
Postmaster appointed in Iowa: Clay
Mills, Jones county, w. N. Tippet, vice
M. B. Walters, resigned; Delphos,
Ringgold county, J. S. Stedman, vice
F. E. Steadman, resigned: Horton
Bremen county, F. E. Boyd, vice G.
G. Spalding, resigned; Temple Hill,
Jones county, w. J. Combery, vice
Thomas Finn, removed.
The postoffice at Rizors, Marion
county, has been discontinued; mail
to Attica
Postmasters commissioned: Martin
Fox, Nashville; Thomas o. Hern,
Payne.
Samuel R. Mccormick has been APP
pointed a rural free delivery letter
carrier at Bloomeld.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Joseph Holubar, Iowa
City, IS. Original widows-Harriet
Coon, Des Moines, s.; Martha J. Hen
ry, Bonaparte, $12; Francis J. Burton,
Cambridge, So.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
CHARLTON MAN DEAD.
Respected Citizen Passes to the Great
Beyond-Other Charlton News.

Charlton, Dec. 24.-(Special)-A
other of the oldest residents and most
highly esteemed inhabitants of Lucas
county, has passed away in the person
of Newton Lyman. Mr.. Lyman was
born in Meggs county, Ohio, and at the
age of ten years he removed to this
parents to Charlton, and has since
that time resided here. At the time
of his death, which occurred Friday
morning, he was little more than Sd
years of age. His father, Gaylord
Lyman, was sheriff of Lucas county
in the early days, and was killed by a
horse thief. Afterward the murderer
was hung by mob from a window Of
the old court house.
At the time of his death Mr.. Ly-
man was in the employ of A. G. Rabel
as a harness maker He was univer-
sally respected by all who knew him
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
A Good Thinu.

German Syrup is the special pre-
scription of DR.. A, Boschee, cele.
brated German physician, and is ac-
knowledged to be one of the most for
tunate discoveries in medicine. 1t
quickly cures coughs, colds, and all
lung troubles of the severest nature
removing, as it does, the cause Of the
anection, and leaving the parts in a
strong and healthy condition. 1t is
not an experimental medicine, but has
stood the test of years, giving salts
faction in every case, which its rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually
boschee's German Syrup was intro
duced into the United States in 1868,
and is now sold in every town and vii
alage in the civilized world Three
doses will relieve any ordinary cough.
Price rs cts. Get Green's Prize Alma.
nae. For sale by w. L. Sargent.
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Second congregational.

The Sabbath school of the Second
Congregational church gave its Christ
mas entertainment at the church last
evening. The principal attraction was
a boat, which was laden with presents
for the children. An excellent pro-
gram was rendered by the children,
consisting of songs and recitations.
The program was as follows:
Song, Tell Me the Story.
Prayer.
Recitation, Leod Finch.
Recitation, Minnie Scully.
Recitation, Clara Mitchell
Recitation, David Finch.
Song, Paul Deeds.
Recitation, Esther Shore.
Recitation, Lottie Collingwood,
Recitation, Hazel Crone.
Recitation, Ralph Yorty.
Song, Beautiful Star of Bethle.
hem
Recitation, Hazel Browhard.
Recitation, Phillip Shore.
Recitation, Hazel Jennings.
Duet, Grace and Jay Parker
Recitation, Roy Jennings.
Recitation, Fern Wilson.
Recitation, May Garfield.
Recitation, Helen Rnhe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
MAN HUNT CONTINUES.
cudahy Kidnapping Case Still the Con-
ter if interest In Omaha.

tcT " interest IN Onldnd.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 26.-The Pinker-
tons and special detectives engaged on
the Cudahy kidnapping case did not let
the Christmas festivities interfere
with their work on the case. A score
OF men were securing the territory to
the south of Omaha, between this
city and Plattsmouth, for evidence
touching on the identity of the men
who got the Cudahy boy and the Cud-
ahy gold.
1t also developed today that the
horse located at Pacific Junction,
which had been abandoned by a
strange man answering the descrfp-
ton OF Pat Grove, was not the horse
ridden to the Omaha barn by the man
who sent the telephone message to
Edward CudaAy Wednesday morning
relating to the note on the kidnapping
OF the boy. A. the same time the po-
lice have had the horse brought to
Omaha, as it is believed to have fig
ured in the escape of Pat Grove. II
is believed to belong to some farmer
residing between Omaha and Platts-
mouth, at which point the animal and
rider were ferred across the Missouri
river late Friday night. The detec-
tives want to find the owner of the ami
NAL
Edward Cudahy did not offer the
proposed reward for Pat Grove and
Lille Devine, the latter an alleged
confidence woman, today, which he an
nounced he would.
Chief of Police Donahue thinks that
Pat Grove is close in hiding and that
his whereabouts are known to few
people He is thin at present and
has changed SO his old companions in
crime would hardly know him. He
knows he is being hunted for ana
therefore is keeping out of their sight.
The police are inclined to think that
the men with their gold are trying to
get out of the United States.
Chief of Police Donahue is receiving
a great many letters criticising his
conduct of the case before the boy re-
turned. These criticisms touch es
pecially on the duty Chief Donahue
owed to society in general to place a
spy on Cudahys movements and have
him followed by policeman on BIZ
cycle when he went to leave the mon
ey, and then have the officer watch
the man who came for the cash, follow
him to the house where the boy was
kept captive. and then kill or cap
ture the men, as we'll as secure the
return of the ransom money Many
of these notes point out that it made
no difference what Cudahy's wishes
were in the case, that the chief is a
paid servant of the people and owed
| it to all to try and capture the kid.
naper, even tho there was a chance
that by so doing young Cudahy might
not be given his immediate liberty, or
even might stand a chance of being
hurt.
Chief Donahue explains that Cudahy
would not consent to this sort of thing
and begged him to keep out of the case
until he could get his son back.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
East End presbyterian.

The biggest success there has ever
been in the way of Christmas enter
tainment under the auspices, of the
East End Presbyterian church, was
that of7last night 1t was held in the
packing house dining room, and the
attendance was, exceptionally large.
Three hundred or more packages OF
presents We're distributed among the
children, and all of the little ones
made happy. It was regretted by all
that Rev. Murray, pastor OF the
church, was i'll and could not be pres
ent to participate in the pleasures or
the evening.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-27
NO EXAMINATIONS.
Move On Foot to Abolish Them II Ia
the Public Schools.

.Des Moines. Dec 26.-"It is high
time to abolish the examinations of
children in school, said Henry Sabin,
former state superintendent in speak
ing of the discussion of the examina-
ton question which took place in the
educational council this morning. "The
examination serves no good purpose,
and it reveals nothing which good
teacher should not know before the
examination as well as aftersit. Many
times l have seen little children made
utterly miserable by their fear of ex-
aminations. 1t is good deal of lot
terry anyway. | have often seen the
best pupils fail in examinations, while
the poorest pupils succeeded in an
swering all questions that had been
asked in certain examination. / am
very glad to notice the tendency in
Iowa to do away with this ancient Gus
tom. In Sioux City, Cedar Rapids,
Davenport, Des Moines and other pro-
gressive cities the examinations for
promotion in the grades have almost
disappeared. 1t is only in the smaller
towns that the old idea still finds sup
port. Now is the time to get rid of
it, and hope the council and the as
sociation will take an advanced and
positive position on the question.
And this idea of marking children
on the per cent system is of the same
stripe. There is no teacher on earth
who can tell whether child is EMIT
led to 80 or SO per cent. l have been
in schools where 95 per cent. seemed
to be heaven and 94H, amounted In
effect to the other place. Now this
is all wrong. 1t is absurd. 1t is more
than that. 1t is mischievous. It leads
to an unwholesome rivalry. Teachers
say the parents want to know what
per cent. their child has got. Mrs.
Jones is particularly anxious to know
whether her Anna has as high a per
cent as Mrs. Browns Jennie next
door, and If Anna is two or three
points below Jennie, then Anna gets
no peace until she has contrived to
get her markings up to at least equal
those of the neighbor woman's child.
This is what produces nervous trou-
bles in children, makes them overwork
and brings curses upon the public
school system. l remember very well
case that came under my notice
where a young girl died soon after
graduating from the high school. The,
parents laid it up against the public
school system. The fact was that the
principal and superintendent had tried
to induce these people to give their
daughter another year to finish her.
course. The teachers knew that she
could not stand the pressure, but the
| parents insisted that she must go
| ahead and finish with her class. The
result was complete nervous col
lapse and DEATH"
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COMPANY REFUSES.
Northern Pacific Railway compan,
Turn Telegraphers Down.

st. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 24.-As result
of the conference held yesterday be-
tween President Mellen and Vice.
president Kendrick of the Northern
Pacific railway, that company today
sent lengthy communication to a
committee of the telegraph operators
in session at ST. Paul, notifying them
that. the Northern Pacific could not
consistently consent to adopt in toto
the rules submitted by the committee
in behalf of the Northern Pacific branch
of the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers. Neither could the company see
its way clear to treat with the
Order of Railway Talegraphers as an
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First BAPTIST Church.

The Sabbath school Christmas en-
tertainment in this church was held
on Monday night and it was very sue
cussful. A miscellaneous program
was rendered by the members of the
school, and 1t was carried out in a
very complete manner. In connec,
ton with this entertainment a num-
Der of the pupils and their parents do
mated articles of wearing apparel and
food, which We're given to the poor.
This feature of the evening was en-
tirely voluntary, tho in keeping with
the good results attained by the
church,
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SD. Patrick,s church.

There was a very large attendance
at each of the services held in st. Pat
rick's church in South Ottumwa yes
terday. The full choir sang Leonard
mass at the o'clock and at the 1890
o'clock services. The sermon preach
ed by Rev. Father OFarrell was most
appropriate to the season and it was
listened to with rapt attention. The
church, being practically new turnout,
and having been most tastefully deco
rated by the young ladies of the con-
gregation, presented an exceptionally
beautiful appearance.