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The colored American., 1900-04-14

Binghampton, n. Y. Special.
eF L. Was hington lecsDred IN the Opers
House, Binghampton, n. Y, Marci
%, TO a large audience Of prominent
otizsns, which was largely sprink ed
ey Afro Americans, under the auspi-
ces OF the Railroad Y. NJ, g. A. lecture
course Though the last number in
'hs long winter course it proved the
most popular and successful. The lee
ture was highly satisfactory to all whe
attended; was literally applAudsd, and
Its sentiments universally endorsed.
Mr.. y ashingt0n, like the Hon. J. G.
Dancy eTeets his platform of 'Indus-
trial Education" Of the Negro between
he two races, aud spssks TO both il
sensible, earnest, conclliatoFy terms
The eminent race leader, Bishop A.
Walters. and the strong CORES OF dent,
"Brucs Gris," take their stand with
the race, and in a common.serse. intel.
iigent, bat positive way defend and
advocate its every interest. We nesd
lesaers of these two types, and even
the radical element OF pen and tongue.
and force and slOquence among US, are
not an unnecessary quantity in the
composition Of Negro leadership.
Booker L. Washington stands for an
idea Industrial" education; and in his
parsonage is distinetively representa-
tive. The conditions and occasion
made Freder OK Douglass race leader
staHdiGg out in lone. emlnence. DIR.
q. Price, like the talIest peak of the
mountain chain, ril 90 transcen IDENTIFY
above his colleagues SIS an educator and
crater Of his day and fixed his fame in
history forever. In sucn he is o race
leader. No Que Negro, whatever his
gifts, qualifications. or prominence can
prove the only race leader now.
Booker T. Washington leads the race
IN industrial education; Bishop Alex
ander Walters leads In the high eoun-
cils OF the race; J. z. Bruce leads In
the sphere of Negro correspondents:
and in politics, there Is no distinctive
leader; IN secular journalism, The Col
ored American is authority; in religious
journalism. 1t is matter of taste be.
tween the Christian Recorder and the
Star of Zion and two or three other
papers. There is not now, nor never
will be "k egro Noses, /" as signified
by some Of the white press In its appu
cation to Booker T. Washington and
other noted colored men. They be-
come leaders by race consent, and then
only in the sphere in which they
operate.
A veritable revolution has occurred
in benevolent society circles In Bing-
hamnton State Deputy D F. Bats,
OF Tarrytown. n Y. organized Foun-
tain OF True Refermers here. composed
of thirty nine members the most of
whom are property owners, and from
the city's best element. The officers
The colored American., 1900-04-14

regretted here. The Courier extends
its deep sym patby to The bereavsd par
ens in his hour of their sorrow.-Rs-
publican Courier, New Orleans, La.
The colored American., 1900-04-14
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

Speaks in Binghampton NJ Y. Status of
Negro Leadership Discussed Douglass
Price Washington, Walters and Dane,
Mentioned. DoingS in the City. A Bril-
liant Contribution.
The colored American., 1900-04-14
LISTEN TO ny TALE OF woe.
DEW EY.

a man L knew beloved by all,
Listen to my tale OF woe,
Responded 10 bis couBtFy's call
nd poured forth hOt csnnon ball
One day 18th of May;
Listen TO his tale of wee.
From far Hong Kong ne steamed away,
Listen to my tale Of woe,
And ancht Fed In Manila Bay,
Let them know he'd come 20 g:ay.
hulIy Gee l 23
Listen 10 my ta!e Of wee.
CHORUS:
Hard trials for those crews,
SPauIsfds, they all had he blues
When Dewey turned Oh the scsewe.
They d ID, droppsd dead,
Listen 10 my tale Of woe.
He came back home hero bold.
Listen 10 my tale Of woe,
Received a sord. handle of gold,
On the people had firm h0l0;
That's right-you might
Listen TO my tale of Woe.
Cupia'' arrow his heart did sting,
Listen TO my tale of wee.
The psCpie still bis prsi-e d I'd sing
When he bought a wyddi- G ring
For his bride uT ide,
Listen 10 my tale Of woe.
CHORUS:
Hard trials for them too,
Dewey and bis sweet bride too,
Troubles began 10 brew
That's tTue-duo0Ie do.
Listen to my tale of woe
A home the people g ave this man.
Llsteh TO my tale uf woe,
Ais troubles then truly began
Cause he did Il act like man.
On my! o. my!
Listen to nay tale Of woe.
Transferred his home over 10 wife,
Listt to my tale of woe,
An0 people hOWIed 'Bot on your life -
Get 1t back or there'll be strife.
Gee whlz, his phiz.
doWled nay loving cup is full Of wee
He now kept quiet for az hils,
Listen to my tale of woe,
But led about like lit lie child
By his wife, no wants TO lead the styIe
That's what, Hotty ki.soek,
Listen 20 my tale OF woe.
he announced himself candidate
Listen TO my tale of W e,
For he highest Sc at ia our state,
On any old ticket platform-slats,
RsZoo-He'd do
Listen TO my tale of woe.
CHORUS:
He'll get it In the neck
Not the way he would expect.
True men will his scheme rejset,
Throw hin down all arsuLd.
Listen to my tale of woe.
ANON.
The colored American., 1900-04-14
A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH.

PEACH.LIKR complexion obtained IL used diTseei
mn turn the skin Of black brown person -four o. -
nhAose lighter, and mUlatto person perfectly WINE
[ortyeight hours shade lighter viii bs nOticeEoe
oss noe turn the skin in but bszehes cut white
Ihis preparation Is all that is required IL used -
the Skin remaining beautiful without continual VIZ
move wrinkles, feeklss dark spots pimples sEi -
tan and LIVER spots without the skin Mhsn yel e
ee soIor you wish stop using preparation The
ptspsraon VIII be fer 81, or Eend Fss
Money Order. Express Money Order Registered Letter 80,
"i send C. o, d. Packed that viii know 90
msaa, Va.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-05
WAYMART.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Waymart May 4.-Callie l.. stanton
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. l., T..
stanton, passed to the great beyond
yesterday morning at 1.3O o'clock, af-
ter an Illness of ten days with pneu-
monia. Deceased was born Aug. 26,
1881, and was therefore in his 18th
year His life has been passed in, at
tending school and he was "A member
of the senior class of the Normal in
stitute at the time of his death. He
was "A general favorite among the
students and counted his friends by
the score, Besides his father and
mother, he Is survived by one brother,
Harry p, and one sister, Miss Myrtle
stanton, The funeral will be held
from the Methodist Episcopal church
Saturday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock.
Services will b. conducted by a for
mer pastor, Rev. q. II. Prentice, of
Moscow, assisted by Rev. l.. w.
Karschner, pastor of the church. In
terment viii be made in Canaan Gem
etery.
The new Delaware and Hudson sta
tion at this place is rapidly nearing
completion. and when finished will be
one of the finest on the line
+, l., Vdrcoe has removed his barn
to the triangular lot opposite Ensign's
drug store, which he recently purchas-
ed from the company.
MIR, Frank Thompson and Miss
Grace Thompson, both of this place.
were quietly married at the brides
mothers home ON Wednesday night
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THOMPSON.

SptCldl 10 inc scranton tribune.
Thompson, May 4.--W. P, Tallman
was doing business in Montrose yes-
terday.
William Chandler. an aged resident
of Jackson, and owning property in
Thompson borough and in Thompson
township. is buried today.
Parties from East Ararat were be-
fore r. f. Howard. Wednesday, and
were requested TO give bail for the
keeping of the peace.
Miss Maud Tallman visited friends
in New Milford yesterday.
Miss Jennie Mulrey has returned 70
her Thompson home, after a months
sOjourn in Susquehanna.
Mrs. f.. j. Matthews, of Susquehan-
ma, is with her parents, r. V. Whit
ney and wife, for a short visit
A traveller who claimed to hail from
Rochester, N. Y, run a car on a switch
in the yard here Yesterday and hand
ed out packages of goods to the farm
ers Of the surrounding country, of
whom he had previously taken orders.
They smile from another corner of the
mouth now and swear they will never
be sold again.
Thomas Patten and wife, of East
Ararat, visited her sister, Mrs. C.. r..
King, Wednesday.
our street commissioner has busted
up our streets this week in good shape.
Il. f. Gelatt is in BinghamtOn on
business today, accompanied by his
wife.
John Tanner, of Hartford, was in
town today.
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MUSICALE AT HoNESDALE.
Interesting Entertainment Held by
the History Club.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale May 3.--The last meeting
of the Musical History club for the
season was held last evening and was
of unusual interest, the hall being
crowded to the doors The programme
was in charge of Miss Jessie Dolmitch
and was composed of requests that
had been received for numbers given
during the winter. Those who respond
ed were as follows: Anna shay, piano
solo; Miss Clark, Mrs. Reilly and Mr.
Monahan, vocal trio; Madeline McGar-
ry, piano solo; Miss !. Freeman and
;. KatZ, violin and piano duet; Miss
j. Freeman, piano solo; Miss Nettie
Campbell and Mr.. :. KatZ, violin duet;
Mrs. II. y. Russell and chorus mem
bers of Grace church choir, sang the
Merry Miller; Miss Florence Suy-
dam, piano solo; Mrs. DR.. Edward
Burns and Miss Hardenbergh piano
duet; Miss Dora Conger, piano solo;
Mrs. w. \. Ward, SOLO with violin
and piao accompaniment; Mr.. c. j.
Dibblc, solo; Mrs. Burns and Miss
Hardenbcrgh, piano duet. The last
number was a quartette by Mrs. w.
\. Wood, Mrs. II. u. Russell, Mr.. c.
J. Dibblc and Mr.. Farnham. The past
winter has been very encOura ging
one for the club. 4 vote taken decided
in favor of engaging a professor in
vocal music as an instructor for next
winter
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Young, pastor Preaching, 1890 a. M.
subject. THE Seed and the Soil" and
7,30 p, m. subject, "Our Baptism De-
Tended" Sunday school, 2 p. m, Jun
ior Christian Endeavor, p. M: Inter-
mediate and Senior Christian Endeav-
or, 6, 80 d. m.
Methodist Episcopal church-Rev.
Judson n. Bailey, pastor. Preachins
1880 a. m. and 730 p. m. Sunday
school, p. M; Junior Epworth league.
3 p. m; Epworth league, $50 p. m,
Mr.. Warren Reese, OF Scranton,
called at the home OF his aunt, Mrs.
John LaBar. Yesterday.
Mrs, Robert White, Of Dunmore,
spent yesterday with her mother, Mrs.
L. ID. Warner, OF South Main street.
Rev, w. II. Williams lectured IN
the NJ E. church Thursday evening
and in the Presbyterian church last
evening. His lectures were highly ap-
preciated. Mr.. Williams will return
and give several lectures the latter
part of this month and expects to or
ganize an Anti-Saloon league.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-05
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
TUNKHANNOCK.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, May 4.-The board Of
county commissioners have fixed upon
Wednesday and Thursday of each
week as Office days, and have given
notice by advertising in the county
papers that they will be at their Of
flee on those days for the purpose of
transacting any business that may
come before them. It is a good move.
The people of the county having busi-
ness with the commissioners will soon
learn to accommodate themselves to
the days as laid down by the board,
and the county business will be trans
acted much more economically.
Sinton Williams, an attorney Of
Binghamton, n. v, is visiting his
mother at this place this week.
Tammany day will be celebrated
here on May 18th, by Tunkhannock
tribe, No. 1874, |. O. r. NJ, with ap-
propriate ceremonies. a. A. Ayers,
grand senior sycamore of the order
in Pennsylvania, will be present. \
programme of music, rccitations. etc,
has been prepared and an entertaining
time is promised.
The board of side-path commission
court house here on Monday for the
purpose of completing their organza-
tion. ID. W. Stark, of Tunkhannock,
was elected president of the board, T..
d. Bunnell, of Meshoppen, secretary,
and II. S. Harding was retained as
attorney for the board. The maximum
tax of one dollar on each wheel will
be levied this year and the assessors
will start out on Monday next to make
the assessment 1t is the policy of
the board to eXpend the tax as near
ly as possible in the territory where
the money is raised and they will en-
deaVor to do justice to all parts of the
county as far as the funds will go.
Down at the new quarters of tn
local Knights of Pythias lodge, in the
Pcritt block, will be given this even
ing a reception and house warming
The quarters have been newly fitted
up for the use of the lodge at a con-
siderable expense, and they now have
the most desirable lodge room i'm the
county
w. V, Shaw and a. II. Carey have
leased the old brick yard on the James
G.. Leighton farm, which has been
idle for some time, and will put it in
shape foI the making of brick.
Company NJ, of this place, goes with
the Thirteenth regiment to attend the
unveiling of the soldiers monument
at Allentown next week.
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Mrs. Anna Roes, 2S13 North Fifth
street, Philadelphia, Pa. writes:
-Four weeks ago 1 believed 1 had
consumption took severe cold, and
although for the first few days the
mucus in my throat and chest was
loose, it finally became so bad that
I had difficulty in breathing.
pain in the shoulders followed. AS
I had placed my confidence in you and
Peruna, l followed your directions
strictly, and improved from day to
day, and am now we'll again."
Most women feel the need of a tonic
to counteract the debilitating effects
of summer weather. Peruna is such a
remedy. II cures all catarrhal condi-
tions whether IL be weakness, nervous
depression or summer Catarrh. For a
free book on summer catarrh. address
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,
Ohio.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-05
TOBYHANNA MILLS.


Special to the Scranton Tribune
Tobyhanna Mills, May AIRS. d. c.
Gathers, who has been spending the
wintcr in Philadelphia, has returned
home.
n. 5. Britain has received a Rex
gas machine, which he is about to in
stall in his Tobyhanna home.
j. w. Cornish, proprietor of the
Tobyhanna house, made a flying trip
To York state, where he was called to
look after some financial affairs.
The North Jersey and Pocono Moun-
tain Ice company ship about fifteen
cars of ice daily to HobOken.
The business men of the town are
taking advantage of long distance tele-
phone connection furnished by the
Scranton and StroudsburS Telephone
company, and the following are sub
scribers at present: Tobyhanna Store
company, DR.. George Ii. Rhoads and
T. NJ. Lynch. The switching station is
located at l.. j. Hochrine's office, JUS
tice of the peace.
The thermometer registered at 30 de-
@rees this morning, with a strong
breeze here
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BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, May i.-Thomas Waters,
native of Wales, died at his late
home in Burlington township on We'd
| nesday, aged 81 years. He had resid-
ed on his present farm for sixty years.
A wife and ten children survive him.
Mrs. Jane Hoagland. another of
Bradford countys oldest residents,
died in Leroy township on Wednes-
day at the age of rs years.
Roswell Edwards, an Athens Wife
beater, Is in Jail awaiting trial at Sep
tember court.
An election contest case from Ridge
bury will be heard before Judge Fan
ing tomorrow.
Mrs. j. j. Barnes died at her home
in Herrickville on Monday, aged SO
years She was the mother of DR..
Barnes. of Scranton.
Rev. w. ID. Crockett, of Canton, will
be a delegate from the Lackawanna
Presbytery to the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church at St. Louis
next September.
William Bolan has received a box OF
Manila cigars from his son.
Mrs. A. G. Mason ana daughter have
returned to their home in Pittston.
Fifty acres of cabbage is to be raised
in South Towanda this season and
shipped to the city markets.
The township commissioners of North
Towanda were returned to court by
the constable fN' failure in complying
with the new road law in regard to
removing loose stones from the public
highway.
Burglars ransacked the offices of
Master Mechanic Hawthorne at Sayre
on Tuesday night and secured little
cash.
DR.. F. ]. Kingsley. wife and daugh-
ter, are spending a week with friends
in Scranton.
The Norwood hotel, at Waverly, is
now under new management.
Miss l.. NJ. Amablc has taken po-
sition as department editor of the IL
lustrated Youth and Art Magazine,
published at Nashville Tenn.
S. S. Brown, an aged resident of
Wyalusing township, was killed by a
freight train near Wyalusing on Mon
day.
The tenth anniversary of the Luther
an church was celebrated at Sayre on
Sunday
Charles T. Fox, of London, England,
was prominent visitor with Towanda
friends this week
The annual reunion OF the Bradford
County Veterans union will be held
at Athens in August.
A new breaker will be erected by
the State Line and Sullivan Railroad
company between Lopez and Bernice.
Robert Bruce, aged 50 years, died
yesterday. A1e has been in business
in Towanda for over thirty years.
G.. B. Griswold is the new superin-
tendent at the Greenwood tannery.
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FACTORYVILLE.
the Scranton Trihunc

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
FaVtoryville, May 4.-Rev H. II.
Wilbur and family, of J'unkhannock,
were pleasant callers here Thursday.
our county commissioners were TAX
ing trip over through this end of
the county one day this week, looking
over the bridges
Don't forget the ball game this af-
ternoon at ) O'Clock on keystone
Athletic field. The Scranton High
school team will come up here and put
up stiff game against Keystone.
Miss Blanche Stark is teaching a
month of select school at the Glenn
school house.
EuniCe Francis had the misfortune
to run needle through her foot We'd
nesday night. Fortunately the needle
pierced clear through the foot and
was removed from the top of the foot
without breaking the needle or cutting
the foot
Mr.. Hiram Warden, of Whitney's
Point \. Y, is visiting relatives and
friends here.
An account of the High school grad
uating exercises will appear in our
letter Monday.
Tomorrow evening, a the First Bap-
tist church there will he union tenn
peranco services, Rev. G. r. Smith will
preach. At the Methodist Episcopal
there will be the usual services in the
morning, and the pastor will preach
the sermon.
Ge"rg" A. Capwell who has been
suffering for some time with heart
disease, died Friday night at o'clock.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence Of G. b. Mathewson
today at 1880 a. m.
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, May 4.--Wheat Steady; contract
grade May. 71a79c. Corn-steady and in good
demand; No. mixed, May, 4iai4Ac Oats
Steady; No. 2 white clipped, 3lc.; No 90.
do, 2olsaS0c. No. . mixed do, 29c. Potatoes
ULchanged New York and western choice, per
bu., Tl2a4Sc. do. do fair to good do, 3saiOc
Butter-steady, good demand; fancy western
creamery, 2lc.; do. prints, DC. Eggs-Firm;
fresh nearby, l21Ac.; do. western, 12lsc.; do.
southern, 12Jac; do. southwestern, 12ikc. Cheese
Unchanged. Refined sugars-Quiet but steady
Cotton-l.l6c. lower: middling uplands, l0c
Tallow-Dull city prime in hhds. 5ha5lac.
country do, bbls., 5ha5asc, dark do, 47sa5,sc.
gefsG bnt seady; ss fowls iS c od
roosters, 71aasc.; spring chickens, 2Oa25c. ;
ducks, old, sa9c.; spring do, l2al3c. Dressed
poutry-Quiet, and fowls easier; fowls choice,
0ls;.c do. fair to good, s12a9c. old roosters,
7a7lac; roasting chickens, nearby, l2alic.; ;
western do, 12alic. western do, 1lal3c.; the
latter for frozen; brolers, 25a3Oc. Receipts
Flour, $50 barrels and $500 pounds in sacks;
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, l14,000 bushels;
oats, 1000 bushels. hipments-Wheat, 1900
bushels; corn, $1,000 bushels; oats $1,000
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FOREST CITY.
rcial to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Forest city. May 4.-The choir of the
st, Agnes Catholic church will hold a
fair in the Davis opera house in the
month OF June.
w. ]. Davis, of Scranton, was in
town Thursday.
j. X. Harvey manager of the silk
mill, made a business trip to New
York city the first of the week.
Wednesday evening, as Nellie Mars
land, the eleven-year-o daughter of
Mr.. william Marsland, residing on
Main street, was riding a bicycle, she
was knocked down and run over by a
team. The little girl was picked up in
an unconscious condition and taken
into Or. Knapp's hospital, but is i'm
proving at present writing.
The family of NJ d. Evans, who re-
Gently removed from this place to
Scranton, and are well-known here,
have this week moved to Peckville.
Mrs. w. l.. Bates is very i'll at her
home on Main street
Mrs. A, Morgan and Mrs. John Gal
lagher and Mrs. Edward Rafferty,
spent yesterday in Carbondale.
Mrs. A, L. Morgan spent the first
of the week with relatives in Scran-
ton
Credwin Harris has been spending
the past week with friends in Poyn-
telle.
DR.. l., f. Perkins and wife visited
friends in Waymart Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Box, of Carbondale. at
tended the meeting of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Cf which she is president,
which met at the home of Mrs. John
Parkyn, Wednesday.
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New York Grain and Produce

New York, May I.--Flour market narrow and
barely steady showing some decline on top
Spot strong; No 2 red SOAc. E. o. b. ahoat,
spot; No. 2 red, 77a,c. elevator No. l northern
Duluth, 76hc. f. O, b. aloat, to arrive Options
WIN there was a rally and the market clos I'd
firm at a partial &c, net advance, May closed
ISc, July. 7Shc. Sept 74c. Con-spot steady;
No. >, i5SsC f. o. b, ahoat and 45Ssc. elevator.
Options easy at first on the cable news and
more liberal country offerings hut finally raj.
lied with wheat and closed steady at Ac. de.
i5%c Oats-Spot steady; No. g 2sc. No. 8,
slhe; No, white, SOC. No. white, 291se
track mixed western, 2sa29hc track white, 2sa
higher; No. white oats, May, closed 20%o.
Butter-Steady: western creamery. lsa2Qc, do.
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HoPBoTToM.


Special to the Scranton Tribune
Hopbottom, May Mat Sanders was sea-.
ously injured yesterday by being thrown hom
wagon by a runaway team. The horses had
become unmanageable for some reasol, and ran
into another wagon, when Mr.. Saunders was
thrown TO the ground and his shoulder badly
dislocated.
The depot and surrounding buildings belong
ing to the Railroad company present a very
neat appearance in their coat OF paint.
,narles Kellum is having his residence re-
painted. T. G. Tingley is doing the work.
Mr.. NJ. A. Blair has added an ice cream par
lor to the rear of his drug store and is having
the whole building painted.
Miss Minnie Bailey is recovering from her re-.
cent illness.
The Universanst Ladies' Aid, which was ap.
pointed TO meet at Mrs. Almra Browns Friday,
May IL, will be postponed one week,
Mr.. and Mrs. vi. Blair arc rejoicing over
the arrival OF a little son at their home.
Miss Deborah David did not begin school this
week, as she expected to do, on account of hav.
ing mumps
Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Corey, of Pittston. are
visiting at n. VI. Firms.
Enoch Lord, who has been IN for some time
is still in serious condition.