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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-24
THE SCRIBE IN PERSIA.
His Survival Is Due to the Persian's
Keen Artistic Sense.

From the North American Review.
Few, probably. among the reading
public who are interested in Omar
have any conception of the state OF
the book market, or of the manner in
which literature is diffused in Persia.
Some may picture to themselves
state of affairs similar to that in Eu-
rope with a certain admiXture of
oriental sloWness and lack of method:
while others may suppose that Persia
can boast Of no book market at all,
beyond the casual buying and selling
of manuscripts.
Now, in some parts of the east,
printing. bookselling and journalism
have-eSpecially during the last ten or
twenty years-been developed to
comparatively high degree. Both Con-
stantinople and Cairo possess excel
lent printing presses. which are re-
sponsble for numberless books and
journals; nor are these two capitals
the only oriental towns which boast
of a printing press. Nevertheless
Persia is at the present day entirely
dependent upon lithography for her
native production of books and jour.
nals-Which are very rare. At the be-
ginning of the present century press
with movable types was set up in
Tabriz, at which certain number
of books We're printed. The effort,
however met with no encouragement,
and had shortly afterward to be aban-
doned. The unpopularity of type
printing in Persia is due to two prin-
cipal causes; firstly, the straiGhtness
OF the lines offends a Persian's artis-
tic sense; and, secondly, in printed
books the character of the letters IL
entirely lost. The same cause which
leads a Persian TO esteem so highly
great caligraphers makes him deplore
all absence of character in type
printed book. What most delights
him is Il well-written manuscript, and
he takes the same delight in the copy.
lists work as we take in the touch
of an old master. Failing this, he cons
tents himself with lithcgraph. which
is usually the fac-simile of the writ
ing of some fairly good scribe. and
has, at any rate, human element
about IL.
1t is hard for us to credit the vast
amount of attention that is paid to
caligraphy in years to it's acqulremen..
and their best days to making artistic
copies of classical works. Although
this art is dying out to certain eX-
tent, owing to the cheapness of lith-
ography, a man may even to this day
in Persia become as famous for his
writing ms Il poet for his verses.
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MONTROSE.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montrose. Dec. 23.-Mrs. NJ. f.. Ger
ritson, of Maple street. has closed her
residence for the winter and left to-
day for Vineand. n. j.
Mrs. l.. A. Backus and daughter Lii
lian We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Backus in Scranton. yesterday, and will
remain in Scranton until tomorrow.
when they expect to leave for phila
delphia to spend the balance of the
season with Mrs. w. c. Scott.
A. +. Hoffsomer. late secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association, and
Mrs. Hoffsomer left this week for their
future home, Tarantum, Pa. On Sum
day next the afternoon meeting at the
association rooms will likely be the
grand finale of the present Young Mems
Christian association, after several
years of a precarious existence. Many
earnest Christians of the town have
given literally of both time, talent and
money to support the association, but
it appears, we regret to say, that such
an association cannot be made a long
continued success in this place. The
handsome rooms to be vacated by the
association will hereafter be occupied
by Attorneys John NJ. Kelly and ID. 7.
Brewster. as law offices.
The Church Workers of the PreSby-
teran church will hold a sale of bread
and cake and fancy articles at the
church tomorrow, commencing at .
o'clock p. m. The second edition of the
Twentieth Century calendars will also
be for sale.
a special meeting of the stOckhold-
ers of the Montrose Co-operative Can
ming company will be held in the arbi-
tration room at the court house on
Saturday, December 20, at o'clock pm
The Bijou Comedy company. under
the management of F.. A. Maine, is fill
ing three-night engagement at Vii
lage hall. The company is strong
one and the entertainments are meri-
torous.
Mrs. Adelaide Stoddard, who is pur-
suing the study of elocution in Phila-
delphia, is spending the holiday vaca-
tion with relatives and friends in this
place.
Our public school closed Saturday for
the holiday vacation.
Attempts at burglary are becoming
common in this borough, and though
they have all been unsuccessful thus
far, our prudent residents are sleeping
with one eye open and with a gun in
easy reach. The latest place to be vis-
tied was the residence of Louis p.
Knoll, on Jackson street, early yester-
day morning, but the mscreant was
frightened away before he had effected
an entrance.
q. Carleton Shafer, Princeton STU
dent. is spending ii short vacation at
the home of his mother in this place.
w. ID. Il. Ainey, esq, was professions
ally engaged before the courts at
Scranton this week.
Christmas services at ST. Paul's Epis-
copal church will be held at lO.4J
Christmas morning, and the Sunday
school celebration and carol service
will occur at 7 p. m.
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CHAMBERLAIN'S REVENGE.
Showing How the Possession of
Memory Sometimes Counts.

This excellent story Of Joseph Cham
berain demonstrates In an amusing
manner that the innate pungent hui
NOR he possesses was cultivated early
i'm his career as a speaker,
When he entered the house of COM
mons he was anxious to try his ora
torical powers. A certain leading
politician, who was plotting a bill
through the house, was approached by
one of Mr.. Chamberlain's friends, who
said:
chamberlain would like to speak
on the bill; can you give him d
chance?"
"Well, You know. l think it would
not do He's n new member, and no.
body knows what the dickens he
might say
Time went ON. Joseph Chamberlain
gained ground-became a power in
parliament. The leading politician,
on the contrary, had made Il series
of blunders which had imperilled his
position An election was imminent
Forgetting his previous record. M
thought that ii he could get Mr.
Chamberlain 10 speak ior him il wouli
strengthen his position. He Therefore
applied to the right honorable gentle.
man.
The latter surveyed him through his
eye-glass and said:
'Well, you know. l think ii would
not do. l am new member, ana
nobody knows what THE dickens 1
might say!"
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to coach the Cornell team was synon-
ymous with his retirement. This was
positively state to The Tribune's cor
respondent Sataurday afternoon by
DR.. Jennings, brother of the base ball
ist.
John Roberts, of Providence, r. T.,
arrived in town last evening, and will
spend a few days at the home OF his
grandmother. Mrs. Esther Roberts, of
Oregon.
Owing to q misunderstanding as to
the meaning of the term 'semi-month-
ly" the employees of the Heidelberg
Nos / and colieries of the Lehigh
Coal company at Dupont went on
strike Saturday morning. The COM
pany has been paying it's men semi
monthly, which means sometimes
every two weeks and sometimes In
three weeks. The men insist in hav-
ing their money every two weeks.
Robert Norris. of the Associated
Press staff in New York city, is spend
ing a few days among friends here.
Mrs. Sarah kearney, aged DO years,
died quite suddenly at her home on
Market street Friday evening at about
80 o'clock. Among the surviving
family is Mrs. Mary McDermott, OF
South Scranton. The funeral will
take place Monday morning at $3.50
O'clock.
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ONE WoMAN'S WORK.
Specimen Page from the Autobiog-
raphy of Busy Housewife.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From The Philadelphia Times.
please state to the court exactly
what you did between and 3 o'clock
on Wednesday morning" said a law
yer to delicate looking little woman
on the witness stand.
Well" she said. after moments
reflection, Il washed my two children
and got them ready for school, and
sewed u button ON Johnny's coat, and
mended a rent in Nellie's dress. Then
l tidied up my sitting-room and
watered my house plants and glanced
over the morning paper. Then l busted
my parlor and set things to rights in
ii, and washed my lamp chimneys and
combed my baby's hair and sewed a
button on one of her little shoes, and
then | swept out the front entry, and
brushed and put away the children's
Sunday clothes, and wrote note to
Johnny's teacher asking her to excuse
him for not being at school on Friday.
Then l fed my canary bird and gave
the groceryman an order. and swept off
the back porch. and then ! sat down
and rested few minutes before the
clock struck 8. That's ALL"
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HAWLEY.
10 the Scranton Tribune.

special TO the scranton tribune
Ilawley, Dec. 23.--Nrs. A. II. Avery,
of Brooklyn. N. y, is spending the
holidays with her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Dexter, OF Corning.
are visiting here.
Miss Mary Murray, Il student at ST.
Celcilia's academy at Scranton, is
home for the holidays.
Messrs. Tom and Marcus Tuttle and
Misses Mabel Rodgers and Ella Pal
mer, of Wyoming seminary, are
spending the vacation with their par
ents here.
Misses Name Brink and Anna Free
thy visited Honesdale Tuesday,
Miss Gussie Collum visited Homes
dale this week.
Miss Della Pierson. of Kimble's,
was in town on Monday.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Tuthill, died Monday even
ing. The funeral was held from the
baptist church Thursday afternoon
at 2:3O. Rev. Mr.. Simpkins officiating.
Interment was made in the new GEM
etery.
Miss Ella Mangan visited Scranton
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wagner visit
ed Honesdale Tuesday
III. +. Eea has moved into his thew
house near the middle crossing.
Mrs. Sol. Atkinson Is spending the
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AVOCA,

Thomas Cummings an aged resident
of Moosic. fell from the railroad bridge
of the Delaware and Hudson company
on Friday evening. while on his way
from the pOStoffice. AT about midnight
he was found by his son. who became
alarmed when he did not reach home
Deceased is survived by four daugh-
ters Mrs. Patrick Nolan. Della, Mary
and Nellie, and two sons, Patrick and
John. The funeral will take place this
morning at o'clock. A requiem mass
will be celebrated in St. Mary's church.
lnterment will be in st. Mary's ceme-
terry.
The citizens of the town are voicing
their feelings over the pugilistic en-
counter that took place in this town on
Friday evening. IT is gratifying to
note that they had but few spectators
from the town at the degrading sport
After the affair was over. it took the
time of druggist until morning pre-
pairing leecheS for the battered oppon-
ents. A number of the citizens feel that
they are to blame when they did not
take the necessary steps to prevent the
outrage.
The funeral of James Nc Andrew, who
was killed In the mines at Beaver
Meadow on Tuesday afternoon, took
place on Friday morning and was at
tended by several hundred sorrowing
friends. A requiem mass was cele-
brated In st. Mary's church by Rev. M.
F. Crane who also preached touching
sermon, during the course of which he
paid deserved tribute to the blame
less life Of the deceased. The pail
bearers We're James j. Cranberry. p. IT.
Boyle and ]. j. Boyle, of the Ancient
Order of Hibernans. Division No 6, of
McAdoo: p. o. Kelly. j. j. Johnson
and ID. p. Brogan, of the Young Mems
Catholic associations of Beaver Meadow:
w. j. Sammon, Fl. G. Boyle and NJ. T..
Nash. of the United Mine Workers
union.
The Sons of Temperance elected the
following officers on Thursday evening:
Worthy patriarch, Raymond Smith:
worthy associate. Mrs. Margaret Tay-
lor financial scribe, Mrs Mary Guppy;
recorder, George Bosley: treasurer; Jo-
seph Taylor: conductor, Miss Bessie
Williams: chaplain. Mrs. John Davis;
inside sentinel, Miss Frances Miller;
outside sentinel, Charles Green
w. F.. Dixon, of the Baltimore Medi-
cal college, is spending few days at
his home.
Mrs. Thomas O'Brien and family, of
Jermyn. are spending a few days with
friends In town.
Thomas Dixon, student at Holy
Cross college, is spending his vacation
at the home of his parents,
Arthur Davidson, of the West Side,
is candidate for assessor,
The entertainment given by the pupils
in Sarsfield opera house on Friday
evening was the finest ever given in
the town. Even the aisles were packed
with people who We're obliged to stand,
but the attention and order was per-
feet. The children We're at their best
and showed excellent training on the
part of the teachers. The amount re-
allied will procure organs, as we'll as
pay for The piano recently purchased
for the High school
Mrs. Eugene Mclaughlin returned to
her home in New York city ON Satm-
day.
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HALLSTEAD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Halstead. Dec. 23.-The local talent
minstrel show at the Y. NJ. G. A. clear.
ed so from the two performances.
Miss Clara Hall. a student from the
Syracuse university. is home to spend
the holiday vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.. Hall.
Miss Myrtle Swartz, of 1.-THE Elmira
ladies' college, is home for the holi-
day vacation.
Warren Preston, q professor In the
Bloomsbury normal school, and u
promising medical student, is home
for the holidays.
Thursday afternoon the Great Bend
township officials and the borough
officials met at the office of S. Bruce
Chase. where accounts relative to tho
annexation of township territory to
the borough We're adjusted.
The entertainments for the Sunday
school Christmas celebrations are
quite elaborate.
Feuben Fl. Barnes, OF the Mount
Hermcn school. is home to spend sew
eral weeks vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes.
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An Unusual Attraction.

The Burke Vaudeville company which will be
at the Lyceum two nights and two matinecs,
December - and IS, is not OF the circuit series.
which have been so excellent in their way, but
is the mammoth aggregation OF stars that has
been giving exhibitions in the western cities
since September last having opened at Omaha,
and Scranton will probably be the first stop
that it will make upon its way to New York
for all extended engagement. The company will
go from this city TO Syracuse and play brief
hooking, and from that city will go to New
York to remain for fifteen weeks before making
n tour of the eastern cities The tleaier-goels
OF Scranton are particularly fortunate in being
able at the holiday season to enjoy the perform
aIces OF this unusual attraction and they will
doubt avail themselves of the opportunity.
Manager Duffy, OF the Lyceum, has made
rangements for an early advance sale OF seats
for this OCCASION.
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NEW MILFORD.
,ial to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
New Milford, Dec. 22.-Mrs. l.. w.
Moore is guest of her son, Fred
Moore, at Kingsley.
A short entertainment will be rem
dered at the Presbyterian church on
Christmas eve, by the members of the
Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Peck and son
visited friends at Afford the fore part
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morse are in
Brooklyn, n. Y, visiting their son,
Charles.
Miss Nina Moore will spend por-
ton of her holiday vacation with her
sister, Mrs. George Leonard, at Le-
Raysville.
Miss Lettie Woodhous will visit her
parents at Dimock, the coming week.
Mrs. Hugh Skillen, of BoydtOn, Va,
was Il guest of friends in town recent
ly.
Christmas services will be conducted
at the Methodist church Sunday even-
ing at 7 o'clock.
c. w. Brodhead. of Montrose, was
in town one day this week.
Mrs. NJ. O. Bradley is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. p. 1. Shoemaker, of
Rush.
Miss Henrietta Millard. of the town.
ship, who has been spending the past
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. George
Gardner in Scranton. returned home
today.
Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Shoemaker, of
Rush, are visiting relatives in this
place.
Mrs. William Van Cott and Mrs.
David Shay spent Friday at Bingham
ton.
The members of the young mems
social club gave "A dance at the Opera
House last Wednesday evening.
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ONE ON THE LAWYER.
A Cross-EXamination Which Some
what Resembled Boomerang.

From the PunXsutawney spirit,
The following story is told of Hon.
George A. jerks, leader of the JEFF
ferson county bar and solicitor gen.
eral of the United States during
Clevelands first administration. Mr.
jerks was attorney for the defense
in big land case. One of the import
ant witnesses was civil engineer, and
his testimony was strongly In favor or
the plaintiff, Mr.. jerks was giving
him a rigorous cross s-eXamination. as
he felt the necessity OF discrediting
him in the eyes of the jury.
GLOW long have you been civil
enslneer?" asked Mr.. jerks.
About eight years"
"What We're you before that?"
"A dentist"
How did it happen, Mr.. Blank. that
you quit the comparatively easy and
lucrative profession of dentistry t0
become a land Surveyor"
For the same reason, presume
that you quit the carpenters trade ia
become lawyer, / realized that 4
VAS mighty poor Workman .x
THAT will do" said MI. JenkA =
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

freight traffic, and it needs more mo-
tive power.
In some sections of the county six
inch ice is being cut from lakes and
ponds. ~
Keystone Hook and Ladder COM
pany. No. /. will have It's annual ball
In Hogan opera house on Monday
evening, December II.
The Mormon elders have thus far
secured but three converts in this
county, where there are few fools
to the square acre.
FOIrR-LEGGED CHICKEN.
Farmer Sperrs. of Eierrick, has a
curious specimen of unnatural his
tory in the form of foIr-legged
chicken. 1t has four perfectly-formed
legs. ana in the natural place. the
other two a tr1e back of the others.
The chicken was hatched May 10 last.
IT is regarded as fortunate thing for
neighborhood yards that there are few
such chicks.
COMPLICATION OF DOCTORS"
Next Sunday in the Susquehanna
cramps. and successfully called in
seven doctors within few hours OF
each other, no one physician making
more than one call. Of course she
died. and the board of health ordered
an investigation. The coroner sum-
moned a jury. which. after partial In
vostiga ton. rendered verdict that
the deceased died from bowel COM
plant and complication of doc
tors
BRIEF NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
Erie Switchman John j. Creegan, of
Washington street, is seriously i'll
with diphtheria.
A woman recently was taken i'll with
Methodist church will be observed as
"Christmas Sunday"
The Laneshoro public school will
close on Friday for the holidays.
Erie Conductor William Carter. who
lost leg on Friday last. continues
to improve.
Physical apparatus has been Dur-
chased for the Lanesboro high school,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Talbot will visit
this Episcopal parish February 12--13
SOME SIDE LIGHTS.
1t has been remarked that the aver
age man tnlnkS Otl"f peOple Hc%l
church more than he does.
Nobody is ever quite so much at
tached to the old farm as the mort
gage.
Why go away to spend the winter?
You can get enough of it right here
at home.
Blessed is the man who first invent
ed flannel shirts!
\ jury at Montrose, recently shut
up all night on case. in the morning
had not agreed. but they hung out a
placard, on which was the legend:
Give lis liberty or give us DEATH"
''There are women stupid enough to
quote poetry at the man who is cary
ing the turkey"
Rejoice. @ young man, iE the days
of thy youth. but remember tnat. big
as he is. the whale does not blow much
until he reaches the top.
When a man goes to the postoftica
on Sunday says Il close observer of
things. he meets all the people whom
he wouldn't have suspected of going
to the post Office on Sunday.
when a woman meets an old sweet
heart she isn't 50 curious to see how
he looks as she is to know how he
thinks she looks.
The gladstone Christmas time is
near at hand. In the language of tiny
Tim, "God bless us every one"
Whitney.
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The attraction ut the 1yceum for Christmas
day will be Thomas q. Seabrooke in the New
York Casinos latest and greatest success, "1hc
Rounders.' Mr. Scabrooke has been seen here
several times and always has left host OF
friends behind him who will be glad TO hear
that in the present production he has achieved
OF the greatest successes in his career. Al
ways original and humorous, he has won for
himself the reputation of being one Of our vely
best comedians
"The Founders" has been adapted from a
French farce given an original musical setting
produced by Manager Lederer in gorgeous style,
and interpreted by one oil the strongest organ
izations ever sent out from the New York Casino.
A glance at the list of principals in this CONF
pany will attest the truth OF the latter state
ment for in addition TO Mr. SeabrOoke there are
such well known people as Nellie Lynch, Bertha
WaltZineer. Jeanette Iowie, Crissie CARLYLE,
W. G. Vaudeville, william L. Teniss Jack Ber-
nsrd and Herbert A. Cripps Seats now Oh sale.
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holidays with her daughter Mrs. A.
II. Stilger, of Brooklyn.
The Baptist Sunday school will rem
der q very good Christmas programme
Monday evening.
The German church will hold their
Christmas services Monday evening,
and the Presbyterians their entertain
ment Christmas night.
The pupils of the graded school rem
dered a very interesting Christmas
programme Friday afternoon at 80.
which was received with much delight
by the many guests in attendance.
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

PHILADELPHIA Dee. 23-l.ise stock Receipts for
the wcel; Cattle, .,I22 shcc, .2j; hogs, i,6pl.
Reef cattle in light supply, market auct hut
STEADY; best, II; choice, -. 2a525; good,
Sjaj II; melim, Si,7iIt.Si, common, Si,50ai.m
Sheep and l.uuil,--M Market al n practical stand-
sheep. choice DE; good 3l.a3a!c; medium,
22ia3Lc.; common, 2a.Ac.; spring lambs, Ia
ia4r. ilogS-l ilmly held; offerings well sold
under satisfactory bIyings, Best western. ia
Ne; other kinds, disa."; state hogs, not
yale. fai cows, light request a. 2a,a3iac. thin
cows, dull at 5a2l .c; veal calves ruled fanny
active at i'aa.c; extra choice, 7Iac; mllrh
COWS commanded >..lliO; dressed steers in
Sonabe request at sl.aD,4c,; dressed cows
ranged ir"u GlIaic.
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Chester De vonde and Company.

Chester DeNonde and his excellent company
will begin their weeks engagement this even
ing at the Academy of Music. The plays are pro-
duccd with the same care as Il dollar attrac-
tion, hence his phenomenal success. There will
be high class attraction every night, also first
class specialiies will be introduced 'ren Ton
Door" will he play produced by this organ
ization. The title is derived from Il British fort
that was located near Alexandria, Egypt,
The blowing up OF the entire fort in the third
act is one OF the greastest pieces of stagecrait
ever attempted Another play which has proven
a decided success in Mr.. DeVonde's repertoire
is "Thc Tiger"