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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

ELECT DELEGATES ToNtGHT-Thc keystone
club will hold a special meeting tonight to select
delegates to the League OF Republican clubs con-
,cntion, which will be held in this city Sept.
l. and IS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

DELAWARE AND HUDSON PAY DAYS.-The
Delaware and Hudson company paid yesterday
A. the Clinton, Coal Brook, Carbonddlc No / and
puwdCrly mines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12
FOOTBALL FOR
THIS SEASON
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM is GETTING
DAILY PRACTICE.

Followers Of the Orange and Blue
Have Many Candidates for the
School Eleven-Captain Tropp,
Weisenfluh and Others of Last
Years Players Are Again on
Team-objection to Ringers at
st. Thomas College-First Game
will Be Played with Binghamton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12
CITY NOTES..

u. l.. 4 W PAYS.--1he employees oi the
crinton yards will be paid today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

NOr 4 CANDlDAlE.-iI. u. Johnson states
that he will not be candidate for the Drmo-
cratic nomination for county surveyor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

The local football season promises to
be rather dull, as thus far the Scran-
ton High school Is the only local schol-
astiC institution to send its young ath-
letes out upon the gridiron to practice
for the battles only n few weeks dis
tant.
Neither the st. Thomas college nor
School of LaCkawanna have yet start
ed practice and 1t is not at present
known whether either of these institu.
tions will be represented in the foot
hall arena. Football was q fizZlc at
IaCkawanna last year, but things may
be different iu 1901 and it is to be
hoped that there viii soon he a group
of the Rcd and Whites champions
hard at work at Athletic park.
Richard J. Beamish, for many years
the teams coach and general sponsor
for st. Thomas football club, is at
present out of the city, and without
him interest in the game flags at the
college. Moreover. there Is "A decided
feeling among a larg" number of the
students against "ring'r" football. and
unless a strictly school team can he
secured they will refuse to support it,.
In past seasons the college has in
variably put very strong team out,
but some of the players were not what
might be called regular.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12
Richards a. Wirth.

Fall opening and third anniversary,
saturday, Sept, II, New Fall line uf
Slolhing, hats ana mems furnishings. f'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING.
OF Luzerne County Fair Association,
West Pittston Grounds, Sept. II,
1S, 10, 90.
Grand poultry exhibit.

Grand poultry exhibit.
Large entries for races each day.
cute" 2,OSA, the queen of Guide
less Wonders" will go an exhibition
mile each day, without rider or driver.
The management is making a united
effort to make this meeting the most
attractive ever held in the history OF
the association.
Admission, % cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12
MANY GOOD PLAYERS.

AS it is, there are enough strong.
clever players among the students to
put out a strong eleven, competent TO
cope with any OF the local teams. The
High school players have been steadily
practicing ever since school opened last
week. and Captain Gene Tropp expects
to have his team In pretty good shape
within a couple of weeks. Several Of
the men Of last years team have been
lost the 1901 eleven. but several new
men have rerortcd for practice.
The most serious loss sustained was
caused by the graduation of Harry
Vaughan, last years hard working
fast end. Eynon, the chunky little
tackle; Oliver Williams, the fleet
| footed half back, and Shultz. tho full
back. are other players who graduated
and whose loss is seriously felt this
season. Phillips. the sunny haired
catcher on the bail team, who played
last year about every position on the
eleven, also graduated hut may he
back to take post graduate course.
Tropp, Weissenf'uh, O'Reily. Elwood
Powell. Deans and Stone arc hast years
veterans, who form the nucleus of this
seasons team. A trio of three big new
men are out on the field. i'm the per-
sons of ROgan, Mckinney and Gal
laghcr, each of whom is tall and heavy
and we'll over one hundred and seven
ty pounds in weight, Gallagher going
| about one hundred and eighty.
BEING TRIED At CENTER.
Gala CHER and Raftcr are being tried
at center and Elwood, who played such
| a fine guard last year, will be play"G
| either at guard or tackle. 1t is at
present intended to bring Wcissennuh
back Of the line and play him at full
back, hut the more advantageous move,
(, seems to many, would be to leave
him in his old place at tackle.
He could be drawn into the back
field to run with the bali throughout
every game, and his powers of offense
as if he was at fun back. The line
consists of practically all new men
save Elwood and Powell. and it needs
another veterans presence to bolster
Il up. Stone, Ridnour, Bycrs and Will
lams are also trying for tackles. Stone
| played center last year.
Williams is very fast on his feet
and not being very heavy. would seem
| 10 be IA filter candidate for an end or
| the hackheld. Rhys Powell is sure Of
one END and NcGowan and Dawes are
| trying for the other. Captain Tropp
will play half-back, and O'Reilly ia
practically sure Of making quarter
| back, sparrow, new conner, being his
| only opponent, Deans, Allen and Thayer
are other of the candidates for the
| backs.
Deans played on the team last year.
The men are getting hard daily prac-
rice, the squad generally being div
| ided into a regular and scrub team
| which play against each other for
| about half an hour or so each ,lay.
| The first game will be played at Har-
| ford, where a county fair will be held.
Sept, 26, o. Is, The Binghamton High
school will oppose the local team.
| other matches will probably be ar
ranged with the Wilkes-Barre High
school, Factoryville, Tunkhannock and
| other teams. The Thirteenth regi-
ments eleven is rapidly rounding into
form and may play the High school
| team at a near date in the future.
| -
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
SAYS WEDDING WAS JOKE.
Mock Marriage in Elite St. Louis Society Causes Serious
 Trouble.

A supposed mock marriage between Miss Mary B. Carol and Joseph R.. Hoffmann has resulted in serious pre- dicament for those two popular young society folks of the west end of St. Louis. The bride is generally consid- cred the prettiest girl in Cabanne. The wedding ceremony was performed in one of the parlors of the Cabanne club by Judge W. W. Henderson. of the pro- bate court, in the presence of a num- Der of friends of the contracting par ties.
 The ceremony was exactly the same in every detail as that set forth by the statutes of Missouri The judge asked the usual questions in regular order and the couple gave responses. The only thing lacking was a marriage license, but authorities on marriage laws, among whom are several circuit judges, declare that a license is not necessary and that a marriage cere- mony such as occurred in this instance is strictly legal in every sense of the word and binding on both parties. In order to straighten out the legal tan- gle separation by law may be neces- sary.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
LITTLE SLOOP'S VOYAGE.
Craft Sailed by Capt. slocum Covers A6,OOO Miles In Three Years
 and Two MOnths.

The sloop Spray, in which the owner and captain, Joshua Slocum, has sailed to almost every part of the world, has arrived at New York.
 In the winter of 1892 an old vessel was given Capt. Slocum, and he built the Spray from material taken from the vessel. He sailed April 24, 1895, from Boston for voyage around the world. He was not accompanied by even a cat or dog He encountered high seas, head winds and gales, but finally arrived at the Azores, IS days from Cape Sable. He set sail from Horta July 24 and from Gibraltar Au- gust 25. He touched at the Canary is lands, the Cape Verde islands and final ly reached Pernambuco. The Spray went ashore on the coast of Uruguay, but was gotten of with little injury. He was caught in gale rounding Cape Horn, sighted the Marquesas, and was without port for 72 days.
 At the islands of Samoa he was re- ceived by King Malietoa and afterward went to Australia and Trinidad. He sailed for home and arrived at Newport on June 27, 1898, after cruise of more than 46,000 miles. He was absent three years and two months
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
RICH HAVE HARVEST DANCE.
Interesting and Tun-ProvOfinx Fss- fival Given by Mrs. F1sh
 at Newport

The crowning event of the season of 1900 at Newport took place the other night-a harvest festival dance-end it fell to the lot of Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish to give this function. Previous to the dance Mrs Herman Oelr1chs, who was associated with Mrs. Fish in the arrangements for the dance, gave dinner to 11a guests at Rose Cliff. AS soon as the dinner was over the guests entered the car riages and automobiles and the four ney to Crossways was begun. At the gateway of Crossways, surmountino the two massive stone posts, were two huge mock pumpkins made into Jack O lanterns" each one 12 feet in cir conference and inside were brilliant calcium lights. All the trees and shrubbery about the grounds were brilliantly illuminated by twinxhng lights.
 The peasants dance took place in the drawing-room. All of the dancers were dressed in the Dutch, French and Hungarian peasant costumes.
 Fun was added to the affair by the harvest offerings presented to. Mrs. Fish by the guests as they entered the villa. Mrs. Oelrichs had a duck under her arm, Harry Lehr @ sucking pig, Mrs. Belmont @ shanghai rooster, MT. Dolan a gander, Mrs. Ladenburg 8 chicken, and other guests had vege- tables of all descriptions. At the end of the procession, and to cap the cli- max, appeared Herman Oelrichs struggling with @ calf.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
PRAISES PARIS FAIR.
Californian Returns Full of EntAa. siasm Over the Great Ex-
 position.

M. H. De Young, of San Francisco, president of the board of United States commissioners to the Paris exposition, arrived at New York the other day on the steamer New York Mir. De Young was most enthusiastic over the exposi- tion, saying:
 The Paris exposition is the greatest the world has ever seen I say this un- qualifiedly, notwithstanding the many adverse criticisms which have been in- dulged in by many American visitors. In it's display of manufactures, in science, and in art the exhibition Is sim ply complete. There is not line of anything used by man for transporta- tion, comfort, or luxury, in any branch of manufactures, which is lacking, Its educational value is practically illimit- able. I fail to understand upon what are based the adverse criticisms in- dulged in not only by visitors ignorant of expositions but by intelligent and prominent citizens. I am afraid many of these have not observed carefully or at length.
 ''I am proud to say," he continued, "that Americans took 2,O0O awards, or one-third of the entire number award ed. The Americans at the exposition were the most lavish entertainers of any nation, and of the Americans the most enthusiastic hosts were the Cali fornians. The people from my state spent $130,000 in taking care of guests and friends. If all the States had done as well as California there could be no criticism of the American showing at the exDoSiti0n"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
Motorrng as Q Tonic.

That eccentric genius, the late Frank Buckland, the naturalist, when he felt Jagged took railway journey, and, having armed his eyes with spectacles, hung his head out of the window, and averred that the perfect aeration of the lungs which he thus obtained was the finest stimulant he had ever discov- cred. Motorists experience the same invigorating effects of travelling at speed through the open air. One of the most enthusiastic "chauffeurs" in Eng land was, and had been for some time, under the treatment of Sir William Broadbent for Indigestion and nervous prostration at the time he invested in motor car. From that day the doc tors occupation has ceased so far as this automobiles is concerned, as he now enjoys the most perfect health, and he puts this down entirely to motor driVing.-Londoa Mail
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
CONSTRUCTED HIS OWN GRAVE
PennsyIvanian Will Now Arrange for His Funeral and Dig His
 Wife's Grave.

Having finished his own grave and lined it substantially with granite, Samuel Reinert, of Shoemakerville, Pa., will now dig grave for his wife. He said:
 "I consider it most appropriate that l should dig my own grave. Most men are careful in the selection of their earthly habitation, but pay no atten- tion to their last resting place. It's a matter to which 1 have paid consid- erable thought for severa4 years, and I made tip my mind that must have a substantial grave. I have it now. It will lie ages before it's granite walls will crumble. This is a comforting re- flection. I don't see why lots of men shouldn't have their graves dug and walled out, ready to receive their re- mains. I don't see anything grew some in it at all"
 Reinert says that he will now be- gin arrangements for his funeral, such as selection of the pall-bearers, choos- ing the text from which his sermon is to be Ireached, the style of shroud, and how his body is to be arranged in the coffin.
 Reinert's grave is feet long, 2h feet wide and feet deep. It is lined with granite, the total weight of stone required being 2,35O pounds. The top stone weighs o75 pounds, and it took six men to place it in posi- tion. It is feet 8 inches wide and 2 feet long. The grave is one of the most substantial in the county.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
DUTCH AND AMERICAN BRICK.
OId-Time Popularity of the Holland Article In New YOrk-AmeFi-
 can limitations.

The antiquarians in New York are on the lookut for some rare finds"
 when work is begun upon excavation for the great tunnel. The Sun ex-
 plains that in the city hall park sx- cavations will bring to light at least two varieties of brick, the American made brick and brick which most antiquarians of the amateur stamp take for an imported Dutch article. The reason for the difference is this Originally bricks were brought over here from Holland in ballast, and the conservative Dutchman of New Am sterdam didn't consider the pOssibil- ities of making his own brick right here. In time, however, some enter prising experimentalists decided to see, what could be done with the ar ticle of clay that underlies various parts of Manhattan Island, and the results were so gratifying that the demand for imported bricks did very soon thereafter cease. Still the Dutch pattern remained as a standard, and the early American output of the kilns was thin and pale and slabby. In time the New Yorker came to the conclusion that thicker brick would better serve the public purposes, and made brick of substantially the same dimensions as that of which our mod ern houses are built. The innovation was not so quickly brought about, but there is a great store of the Amorioan ifafiOur OR Xba HOIfaud brick in hundreds of houses stin standing, not alone in New York, but in Albany and other old cities.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
KISS HAS MADE TROUBLE.
FrivOItty Among Young People 'FrOwned on by the MennOnites
 and Punished.

It was only kiss, yet it has created a great disturbance among the Men nonite sects. A farmers son, just turned Is, caught pretty girl of the same age about the waist and planted a kiss smack on her rosy cheek. It was at an impromptu game during an apple butter boiling party.
 Such parties are not generally given among Mennonites. By chance num- Der of young people gathered at big farmhouse at night, and while lad and a lass stood at the long-handled stirrer where the large boiler hunT in the greatopen fireplace over blazing wood fire in the kitchen, the others started the old game of Copenhagen.
 They formed ring, but just as the first kiss was given one of the elders chanced to visit the farm and came upon the scene in time to see the kiss. Kissing games are forbidden by these people because they are entirely too worldly. The report is that the elder will surely briI.e; the whole matter up before the next meeting. The only pub lie kissing that they tolerate is the holy kiss at love feasts, or at the selection of their ministers by lot.
 At the latter functions the mother or the wife or the sisters may greet the chosen pastor with a kiss upon his cheek Any brother may also do the same But the friendly kiss in frolic or in public games is absolutely forbid den.
 There is no telling what punishment may be meted out to the young farm CTS son who was detected by the elder. His excuse to his father the next morn ing was that they had just started a game in fun, and that he had kissed the girl before he knew it, or at least before he thought. The old farmer sternly re-. piled:
 "You knew it was wrong. About the only thing you've got to do is to go and marry her, now. Why, she'll carry that kiss all through her life. They'll never forget it. They'll say: Why, she's the girl so and so kissed. He had his arm around her waist Shame on you to forget yourself"
 It is also known that the girl received a severe lecture from her parents, and her punishment will be seclusion all winter.-N. Y. Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
BARGE OFFICE RoMNNcE.
Uncle Sam's Immigration Laws Fa-
 cilitate the Work of Sweet Master Cupid. ~.-~se&

There seem to be manifold opportu- mites among the immigrants coming to America on shipboard for falling in love, particularly on the slower steamers, when people are thrown to- gether for period of from 12 to IS days, writes John Gilmer Speed. in Ainslee's. In this case, a worthy young Russian was cheated out of very pretty bride by a likely Italian fellow-traveler of the maiden. Strangely e",Hugh, she knew not one word of Italian nor he a word of Russian; yet the brides countryman was tilted and the panto- mime lovers were married, and set forth gravely and confidently to learn each other and the great new world they had entered at one and the same time. Another case was equally lu- dicrous. A Swedish maiden of some what f1ckle mind fell in love with fellow voyager, without apprising him of the fact that she was betrothed to another man whom she was to meet at the barge office and marry. It was her intention to hurry ashore with her new lover and outwit the former by a prior ceremony; but the red tape of the office prevented that, and the first lover came to we.cOme his bride. She then as promptly fell in love with No. l; but when Mo- 2 pleaded and threat ened, she could not decide which one she loved the better, so she was de- tained while the two men haunted the barge office glaring at each other
 When the detention had elapsed, the bride, still not knowing her mind, was sent unceremoniousiy back on the same steamer that brought her over, both tilted lovers abandoning the field in despair. But on arriving on her native soil once more, the maiden dared not face her people; so back she came. hav- ing just money enough to pay her pass age, and sent for Lover No 1, declaring that she loved him the better. He re- piled that he was very much obliged; but as he had already married hand somer girl in the interval, be was con- pelled to decline to come for her. The maiden then sent word to No 10 like effect, but he declared that he had had enough of the fckle feminine, and thus in defeat the maiden was trans ported back again to face the leers and jeers of her native hamlet.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
NEW FOODSANDCURES
Recent Inventions for the Healing
 of the Human Race.
Treatment by Light WhiAh Has Ss- come Popular Among Members oa Royalty-satisfactor Results
 of Scientific Research.

The past 12 months have been a great time in the world of heaHng' Three things have been pushed to the front which are helping to reyoiutlon- ize doctoring.
 The most important of these IS the light treatment, which has been ar dently championed by the princess or Wales and the dowager empress or Russia. The princess of Wales was so anxious to see the light treatment begun here that she herse1f brought one of the first sets of apparatus oD- tainable and presented it to the Lon don hospital.
 The idea of the light treatment IS that sunlight kills the microbes. In some of the cure establishments or southern Germany sun baths are regu- larly used, the patient letting the sun pour down on his uncovered body dur ing the hottest part of the day.
 In big cities this cannot be done, but Prof. Fnsen. of Copenhagen, eiao- orated an apparatus by which the rays of the electric light can serve as a substitute for the sun. The bao- teria are destroyed by the violet and blue rays only, and, with these rays alone, it is possible to stand degree of heat which otherwise would be in- supportable. If the violet rays of strong light are properly applied bac- teria die.
 In London this treatment has dur ing the past few months been largely used for the cure of lupus and skin diseases generally.
 But even the most conservative doc tors are beginning to. see that the light cure may go very much further. They are now planning ways of apply ing the violet rays, in connection with the Roentgen ray apparatus, to the lungs of consumptives.
 If this proves right, means will be found for combating a dozen of the most fatal of modern diseases. Even cancer may at last meet real cure.
 Europe is on the eve of new boom in food. Once beef tea was all the rage, then port wine was the fad, then came milk. But the fancy food stuff of tomorrow is albumen. Vari- ous makes are on the market, most of them coming from Germany and bearing fancy names ending in "on." There are plasmon and tropon and somatose, and others. They are all brownish or whitish powders, and you have only to take a spoonful day (so the vendors say) to become a new man.
 However this may be, the albumen foods are certainly going to boom. Tn few months it will be quite the thing for ones hostess to ask: Do you take little troplatose In your tea?" just as she now asks "any sugar."
 The explorer may forget his sand wiches, but he will be careful to see that his bottle of albumen is safely stored away in his inner pocket.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-16
Growing Crops in orehards.

The disadvantage of having grass or growing crops in an orchard is not en- tirely due to the chance of the crops robbing the soil of fertility needed by the trees. If it was it would be easily remedied by the manure applied to the hood crops, of which the trees would get their share, or by turning sheep into the orchard to eat the grass and the fallen wormy fruit, who would en- rich the soil by their droppings. But the greater trouble comes from the summer and fall thoughts when the trees need all the moisture to perfect their fruit. If the grass or other sur face crop takes it there will be large amount of fruit fall which might have been saved if there had been moisture enough to carry it through to matur- ity. Where water can be supplied by irrigation this difficulty is not as great. Cultivator.