The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-11

saw a mink come out of the water on
the opposite shore. just below them
with a black bass in its mouth When
the mink drew itself out on shore the
fishermen commenced to shoot at IT,
This frightened the animal, ana 1t
dropped the bass and hurriedly dis
appeared. The fishermen secured the
fish, which weighed four pounds, and
measured twenty inches in length. The
fishermen would like to secure the
services of the mink for the entire
season.
MORE SENTIMENT THAN BRAINS.
An Ohio young man thought he
would be smart and so began cor
respondenCe with a Susquehanna coun-
ty young woman, whom he had never
seen. She wanted his photograph, ana
he sent her that of a hotel keeper of
that place. She was so pleased with
It that she agreed to go to Ohio and
marry her correspondent. She started
alone. and arrived in little Ohio town
the other day but the young man hai
fed. The local paper that reported the
affair said: "The situation is very en-
barrassing for the lady. The hotel man
would marry her were he not engaged
to another girl.
LITTLE LOCALITIES.
Exit, the boa constructor brought
from South Africa to Lanesboro by
returned missionary Hunter Reed. His
snakeship was kept in Riverside Park.
A peregrinating chicken picked out the
eyes of the snake and death followed.
Driving from Susquehanna to COL
Ii. lon "a
Dr. d. J. Peck, of this place killed a
attlesnake over four feet long. 1t
possessed nine rattles.
Columbia Hose company, of Carbon
dale, will soon pay Erie Hose company
of Susquehanna, a days visit. Among
the days features will be parade,
and a social at night.
The Century club will entertain its
lady friends at hop to be held in the
pavilion in Riverside Park, Lanesboro,
this evening.
Judson, the 1i-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. r. Fisher, following re-
proof for some misconduct suddenly
left home en- Friday. He was last heard
from in Elmira. 1t is thought that he
is headed for Sunbury, his former
home.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATED.
IT,, was tramp.
A dirty, ragged scamp
Who's shoes were very much in need Of re-
yamp;
And he
Me" thought 1t Io,' "' 'u'
o'e '"' i'''"'' '''''N" "'''' ''' u sum
AL ,.o. l., hod
soul not wholly bad,
Though given DER to the ways that make people
mad
b','["rm roarm,ma, ",' ,or Ig' ,no host
ycarring strong and dcathlike filled his breast
FOR he loved p'"'
an" "n'I' 'nr il''o,' iir ..
,rd ol., -, ,,.rr
Plain bread he had forcsworn.
And cen spring chicken which too long az
were born
No Indian was over known to snore
Young women who object to snorin,
husbands should make up their mind
to wed an Indian without delay.
A Susduehanna county girl waive
her hand at a stranger. and in thre
days they were married. Two day
later the young wife waved q f,arIro,
at her husband, and in a year he cam
home waving n divorce.
The bass. like a base ball nlayer, ar
rising to the flv.
A scientist has discovered the "earth
quake belt" 1t is found in the sno
where the green cucumber shakes Won
Having screamed a scream that wi
be heard the country over, the eagl
now may perch upon the banner an
doze until his next birthday comes
tLOISAM AND JETSAM.
The man who fired the first she
ar Fort Sumter has iust died np
hv ono tbe mo-, who nortio,notoa Il, 81
Ill - III 80, 20. .' -. w. 80 81 -
die, and when decades of years 70
away, not many will be left. Fac
year there are more soldiers grave
and fewer comrades left to decorat
them.
A wild rumor, which cannot /
traced to any reliable source, is to tn
effect that the two great political PAL
ties will make an effort this year I
catch the American vote.
Is it altogether complimentary to
referred to as a "rsing young pol
tician?"
A city or town newspaper is a photo
graph of the place where it is printe,
and is the only evidence it's foreig
readers have of the towns progress
Every business firm should be repre-
sented by a standing advertisement
be it large or small, that stranger
may get a good impression OF IL
place.