The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-26
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

| taking sharp. quick little jerks. 1t came
| nearer and nearer. until within few
| inches OF the threr-uuarter stake. when
IT gave a sudden jump and hitched ON
in the proper place with n fuss re-
scmbling the popping of n cap. Ostor-
hout knocked it to pieces several times,
and each time it came together again.
He carried his amusement too far.
however. in throwing the tail across
the creek. Just TO see." lie said. chow
long ii would take to catch up but it
never caught up. The snake was car
ried to the house. where a new tail is
beginning to grow out to replace the
other. \ man who knows much about
| snakes says II head will grow on the
detached trunk. and there will be two
snakes instead Of one.
NEWS MAT'rERS.
John Quincy Barnes. an old resident
of I.anesboro. has been adjudsed in
sane. ana been taken to the state asy-
lum at Danvile.
John McNerncy. for many Years an
Erie track foreman at IanesbOro. has
been taken to the Danville asylum. Mr..
McNerney'S malady was caused by a
sunstrolc sustained ON the tracks in
July last
There is a rush of Pan-Amcrican pas
sengers over the Erie this week.
The "Quo Nadis" company appeared
in Hogan opera. house on Monday even-
ing.
The condition of Colonel William r.
Telford. who has been i'll for two years
is but little changed.
1t is reported that a portion of the
old McI<unc home. at West Susque-
hanna. in which Joseph Smith. assisted
by Harris and conder. translated tn"
Book of Mormon" will he purchase
by the Mormon missionaries now orer-
ating in this section. and taken to Salt
Lake City, where 1t will be placed in
the grea, Mormon museum. nelega-
tions of Mormons have from time to
time visited the historic old homestead.
and have become much Interested in il.
JUST BETWEEN Us.
Never fear of spelling children by
making them too happy.
Butter is like Irish children when it
is made into little pats.
\ Great Bend genius has invented :,
harvest apples. \ stock company will
be formed to manufacture it.
\ Forest city man has discovered n
wonderful force that is going TO sup
plant electricity and steam. II is prob
ably Il motive power caused by con-
fning boarding house butter ina strong
iron box.
by mistake, Il Binghamton surgeon
I,is l.r Ia
molliiied the mans incensed relatives
By telling them thai he would cure the
diseased leg.
Better ten minutes early than two
minutes late-especially when YOU de-
sire to catch Il railroad train.
SHORT ONES.
There is a report that the Erie will
build a large foundry at West Sus4re-
hanna and do its own iron and brass
moulding.
The Susquchanna Maennerchor held
Il social hop in it's Oakland side Music
hall on Monday evening.
There is not an empty tenement
house In Susuuehanna. and 4 number
will be erected at once.
The Erie is getting its motive power
in excellent condition.
The familiar rumor. that III" Tunk-
hammock. Nicholson ana Lunesboro
railroad will soon be built is again To-
Vivel
Scores of young men are coming from
ihc farms to work in the Suspuchunna
shops.
LIVED IN HIS COFFIN.
Duncan T. chandpre, an eccentric old
II
,;randpre amaascd Il snug fortune in
Philadelphia, and retiring from bust
ness came 10 this section TO spend his
declining years.
iJn purchased Il costly coffin. satin
lined and silver handled, and in this
he slept. one night the coffin lid,
proppcu IL, on Onc side, full, ANA the
old man narrowly escaped sutfocatun.
\ neighbour who occasionally called on
Grandpre happened to drop in that
morning ana dragged the old fellow,
more dead than alive, from his peculiar
couch. Dnandpre never fully recovered
from The shock of This accident. lie
will he buried IN the coffin that his
nclghbors say was praat!rally the
cause o. his death.
III. WARMED HlM.
\ Susuuehanuu man. going home at
hate hour in the night. saw thar the
occupants of II home close to the side
walk had left u window mp. ana he de-
C!icd to warn them Ia prevent Il burg
larry,
Putting his head int" the window he
called out: "tl"il0, people," That
WAS all he said, \ whol" palIul of
dirty water struck HIM in the face,
ana, 'as he staggered hack, Il woman
shrlekrd out. didn't ! tell sou what
you'd set II You wasn't home before
. u'clurk?'
JUST BETWEEN Us.
several Susquchannu ladies .eurned
baseball last summer. several of them
caught their husbands out several
times.
Lightning never stwhrs twice in the
same place; but the tramp always |
strikes the same old place every time
he comes around.
Never coE.gudlrt woman. It's IA
waste of cIlolt. Just give her tine and
she'll do it herself
The man who ate the iirst oyster
may hay" been very MUCH surprised
man, but Ne question il ne was as
much astoniShed ms the oyster was.
This is am extract from a smart
Lanesboro boys essay ON "Babies:"- |