The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
The MISTAKE
OF FARMERS
THE OPINION OF AN ARAFAT
CITIZEN.
In Case They Seek Other Employ
ment the Editorial Work Upon Ag-
ricultural Newspapers Has Been
Suggested-"Hub" Woods Queer
Bootjack--Romance of "Theda."

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Susquehanna, Dec. fit is greatly
to be regretted was remarked in the
hearing of an Ararat farmer that
farmers boys do not stick to the farm.
Vt seems as If scarcely any of them do"
"Oh, dunno" said the farmer, i've
"aised eight boys, and they're all farm
ers 'cept one"
rs that so? Only one of them caught
by the glitter of the city. eh?'
Yes: that's all. Poor Bob would go,
spite of all I could do-ran away to the
city when he was II. and we amt new
ar seen him since, though it's been
over twenty years. But dunno but it's
all right he hadn't no lkin' for farm
work. nor wouldn't take no interest in
1t. He just seemed to hate the farm.
and he didn't know enough about farm
work TO drive ducks to water"
"Yes. I think it was better that he
should leave the farm. as he evident
ly had no taste for it. Is he in the mer-
camille business?"
"Oh no. nothing of the kind" replied
the farmer mo: for the last ten years
Bob has been editor of an agricultural
paper. fIe writes most all of the
Hints to Farmers How to DO Farm
Work, stick to the Farm, Boys and
such things
PASSED ON.
The remains of the infant daughter of
MIR. and Mrs Charles Miller, of the
Oakland side, We're on Sunday Inferred
in Laurel Hill cemetery.
The remains of Mrs. T.. ]. Fenton (nee
Miss McKendry. of Susquehanna). who
died in n New York hospital, will ar
rive here today, for services and inter-
ment.
The funeral of the late Miss Mary
Casey, Of Erie avenue. took place and
was largely attended on Monday morn
ing from st. Johns Catholic church.
Requiem high mass was celebrnt ted.
and interment was made in Laurel
Hill cemetery.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Lackawanna trains on Monday ran
over the Erie from Owego to New York.
A Lehigh train passed through here
on Sunday. 1t ran to Owego. where the
high water STALLED" it until Monday
morning.
Susquehanna on Sunday had no rail-
road trains, no mails, no Sunday pap
ers. no telegraphs and no telephones
1t was a rocky old day.
Thomas McClary will lecture in
Hogan opera house on Saturday even
ing. Subject. 1.-The Mission of Mirth"
1T will be the second attraction in the
popular Susquehanna Entertainment
Course"
The Susquehanna band will have a
social hop in Hogan opera house on
Thursday evening. next. An orchestra
of twelve pieces Will furnish music for
the occasion.
MINOR MENTIONETTEs.
Henry Austin Adams, of New York
city, will lecture in Hogan Opera
House, Dec. o6, subject, "The Thea
ter" The lecture will be under the
auspices of the knights of Columbus.
Arthur +. Kinney, a prominent
Montrose business man, is a Republic
can candidate for sheriff.
r. F. Howard. of Thompson, is a
Republican candidate for county treas
urer.
"THEDA" OUT WITH HIM.
a young man of Canisteo, \. V.
recently found the name of a young
lady of Great Bend in a railroad car.
upon a box cover. He wrote, request
ing her to write to him. The letters
pN"oiiS IiSiuSill anu dllCStlolisilc. Nll'
sent her photograph and received in
return Il description of a dark and
handsome lover. Thanksgiving Day
was set for the wedding. but the
bridegroom came not.
His sister wrote that he was i'll with
fever, and constantly calling for
.Theda.' fastening to his bedside.
"'rheda" found that he had not been
ctI al tl,,t no
was shiftless fellow with red hair,
squint eyes and retrousse nose.
"Theda" loves him no more. There is
a moral in this for girls capable of
seeing through a ladder.
AN ENGINE AS a BOOTJACK.
1T isn't very often that You hear of
a man using an engine for ii boot
jack" said the veteran and popular
Erie engineer. Hub Wood, of the
Carbondale flyer.
Jack Dugan, our jolly brakeman /
set out on Saturday night to flag
train near Burnwood. He was ont
quite while, and when he came
back his feet and ears We're badly |
nipped. After we had got some stimu- /.
lants down him we tried to remove his !
boots, but his feet We're so badly frozen |
that they could not be pulled off.
Jack objected to our cutting the I
boots, rs he paid So for them in Car ,
bondale two weeks before, and he
could not afford to lose them SO soon. |
1t Was finally agreed to take Jack out /
to the engine, stick his boot-heels be- |
tween the slots of the pilot, and then !
back up.
when everything was ready, / re-