The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-29

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Susauchanna, Aug. 2S.-Jennic Sea-
greaves, a Gulf Summit girl of eleven
was on Sunday sent to the spring
house to get a pan of milk. She got
xhe pan, and on her way home set II
down in the grass to pick some black
berries, When she turned again she
saw rattlesnake six feet away
drinking the milk The snake saw her,
too. and coiled as if to strike. The
little girl was paralyzed with fear,
and had not the power even to can
for help. She simply clasped her
hands and gazed at the big reptile in
helpless terror. A fat hog sauntered
along in search OF food came in sight,
and in moment made for the snake.
The battle was exciting, and little
Jennie at a safe distance, watched 1t
with wonder. The snake more than
once bit the hog, but each time the
porker received the bite in the jaw,
where the great layers of fat made
the poison harmless. When the snake
had exhausted it's venom it decided
10 retreat, hut the hog then took its
innings. jumping quickly on his car
cass he pinned it to the earth, and
ate it. Little Jennie took home the
milk and promptly tainted.
AND THIS Is NOT SWORN TO.
Our wicked Bre'r Moore. the sage of
Great Bend, remarks in the last issue
of his paper the Plaindealer: "OVer
Brother Whitney's daily correspond. .
ence in the Binghamton Republican,
appears this notice:
Matter for this department must
be dated and signed, or it will not be
published
yet nothing is said about its being
sworn to-
In the same issue, the truthful
Psalmuel innicts the following upon
an unsuspeCting public:
zone Of the stone men took a ther-
momctcr to the quarry with him last
week and hung it to a tree. About an
hour later he came out Of the quarry
and glancing at the thermometer,
found that the mercury had run out
at the end of the instrument and was
about a foot up the tree resting on a
limb"
VIII Psamuel sec a notary public
forthwith?
ALLEGED TRUE FISH STORY.
\ veteran fisherman says that when
he was boy his mother sent him to
get her glasses manded. The lad in
duged in little fishing on the way,
and lost the glasses in the water He
went Immediately home, got acquaint-
ed with his mothers slipper and went
supperess to bed. Six long months
passed before he dared to go fishing
again: but when at last hk dropped a
lire, a big bass rose to the surface
near by, and there, on the fish's nose,
rested the gold bows that had cost him
the spanking. The fish was landed
and the glasses recovered.
\ STRING O. THINGS.
Nearly all of Brandts industries are
just at present on short time.
Halstead's new chair factory is tc
he heated with steam.
Has Carhondales new county beer
lost in the general shuttle? Sired ir
Carbondale, II was more than likely tC
be damned by three counties. r. l. p.
Near Hopbottom man eloped with
neiChhOr's Wife. The "bereaved'
sent the eloping neighhor a letter oi
coincidence, assuring him of his deeT
and heartfelt sympathy. When the
so mad that she Immediately returned
home. to make her "old man" realize
that there is punishment before
death.
SOME SIDE ISSUES.
The network shirt waist is the yer!
latest Beauty unadOrned is adorned
the most"
A man who finds no satisfaction II
10
An observer of things arises to re
mark that if the average man cOulc
read the story of his life he wouldn'
believe it.
Men who have had similar exper
fences, such as an operation for appen
dioitis, often form societies, but tn
fellows who blow out the gas for som
reason never get together and hav
reunions
Nothing is too small to escape tn
notice Of good editor-nOt even tn
chap who tries to get his paper 70
nothing.
NOT DEFORMED.
1t Is said of a Great Bend SEWN
circle that when the time came t
present the worthy poor with the re
suit of its labors. a child of charity
who had been given some undergaI
ments, held up before the eyes of tn
circle one of those indispensable al
tlCles of wear and exclaimed: "W
may be poor but thank heaven, we'r
not deformed!"
WAVING TO A DUMMY.
1t is customary among railroad me
whose homes are situated within vie
of their passing trains to salute the
wives or other members of the famil
who are generally at the windows. TT
trainmen have come to regard 1t &
a duty on the part OF their familit
. to be at the window. A certain COZ
ductor on the IIackawanna, who: