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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-21
HIGHEST SINCE JonNsrowv.
Torrrats of Rain mud Fierce tales
at usdfard. I'm.

Bedford. Ia, Dec. Ono Of the
heaviest wind aud rain storms in itf
history visited bedford last night
The rain fen in torrents and "a fierce
gale shook the bnildings. The Rays-
town branch reached it's highest
point since the 1ohnstown Hood. It
eserfloWcd the tracks of tho Bedford
division. pcnusy yl4unia RAILROAD, flood.
cd one or town honses in the western
end of town and rushed through tie
powerhousc of the Bedford Electric
Light, Heat and Power Co. doing
considerable damage Last night a
trnin was delayed nearly two hours
BY a landslide near SaXton. The
irestlc at LaYbargers farm was
washed away.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-21
THE IEucn oyEsgLowEp.
wors, Damage from naekwater In
sixty Years.

y Detf,ebem, Pa. Dec. ls.-in ak
hours tkls morning thc Lehlgh river
cvsrEowed the canal aud the adtolg.
lng railroad fgESks sa both sides
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-21

Eoston, Pa. Dec. 15 The frcshet in
the Delaware and LehiRh rivers has
done serious damage all through this
section. Railroad traffic is suspended,
and the water has risen 10 Front
street in this city. Telegraph and
telephone communication is inter
ruptcd. The rivers are shll rising nj
the rate Of foot an hour. aud from
adsiccs received from points up the
Delaware valley the Delaware river
will likely continue to rise until mid
night. Thousands Of dollars damugo
has already been done TO the big in
dnstries AZ West Easton.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-12-21

cwiatown, Pa, Dec l5.- Yester-
days heavy rains raised the water in
kisEacloquilla'a and Jacks creeks,
about ten feet. and did much damage
to property along the buula One
railroad bridge on the Milbroy branch.
railroad bridge on the Milbroy branch
at Walnut street, was twisted out Of
position aud travel on that line will
be cut Oft for several days The new
iron wagon bridge over Jacks creek,
on The road to Aialiutowu, wis chr
ried away by The flood Travel over
half the line of The Rcedsyille trolley
road has been stopped.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06

When Edward VII as Prince of Wales
visited America in 1860, Canada went
wild over him, and In Detroit and
Chicago the crowds were so dense
that the party could scarcely reach
their hotel So many were the recep.
lions, dinners and other social func-
tons In which the prince participated
that he finally broke down through
sheer fatigue and overexcltement. The
Duke OF Newcastle. who was the
princes companion. decided, therefore,
to stop off on their way to st. Louis Mt
Dwight Station, n quiet village famous
for its shooting. The prince brought
down bag OF ii brace Of quail and
four rabbits. But the pleasure of the
day was married by the following Incl
dent:
AS the royal party approached
farmhouse an Enthusiastically British
settler appeared at the door aud invited
every one except the Duke OF Newcas-
tie TO enter.
Not you. Newcastle!' he shouted. IL
have been tenant OF yours and have
sworn that you shall never set foot
on my land"
Accordingly the party passed on, and
the farmer. though revenged ON his old
landlord, had TO forcgo the honor of en-
pertaining royalty under his roof
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06

little fun at the Birmingham post
office led to remarkable sequel
Among the postal packets was parcel
containing a pair OF handouts, which
were being sent from Derby by man
ufacturer in Birmingham to be fitted
with a key. The paper covering OF the
package had, during transit, been bad
ly torn, with the result that when the
handouts reached the Birmingham
sorting officer they were exposed to
view They were an object Of curiosity,
and presently one OF the clerks jocu-
larly clasped one OF the cuffs round the
wrist of his left hand. To his dismay
there was no key to unfasten II. and
he therefore went to the central police
station. Here key was found, but as
the officer was turning 1t it broke of
IN the cuff. The situation, at first COM
tcal had now become really serious.
The broken key would have to be drill
ed out or the handcuff filed through be-
fore the clerk could be released from
his unpleasant circumference. But IL
was Sunday. and no place OF business
was open. The clerk therefore return
ed to the postoffiee and explained his
plight to his superintendent. by whom
he was ordered to go to Derby by the
first train the next morning, explain
the whole circumstances to the owner
OF the handouts and apologize; and
then return to Birmingham and
proceed to the manufacturer and have
the handcuff taken off-South Wales
Daily News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
London's Meat.

Little more than half OF the bill
that London settles every year goes
into the pocket OF the English farmer.
From the ends of the earth comes this
vast supply. This great ogre OF city
of ours, before whose gastronomlc ef-
forts the feats OF all the giants OF leg
end and fairy tale fade into insignitl-
canoe, has taken his toll of the wild
ranehers from boundless Western prai.
fies, OF the beautiful chestnut-colored
herds OF the Andaluslan Mountains, OF
the piebald-eoated cattle that the hon.
est Dutch tend as their own children,
and OF the sturdy oxen OF the North
German plains. says Cassell's Maya
zine Canada and Australia send us
lambs and sheep, the River Platte our
OK tongues, Hamburg and Rotterdam
our pigs. What an advertisement for
the Navy League! What an object
lesson for those who declare our fleet
Is overgrown
1t passes human comprehension to
think what would become of London
II our command of the sea were lost
and the foreign supplies failedi II the
10000 live cattle from America that
swell the metropolitan cattle herd dur
ing the year never reached their des.
tination; II Hollands half million of
shesp were forced to remain on the
home pastures-in short, II the lac, 900
tons of meat, neither bred nor fed in
these islands, that London annually
consumes. ceased to appear in the but
ehers' shops OF the metropolis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
Where Smoking Is a Crime.

The French Anti-Tobacconist Socin
ty is hoping TO secure no less re
cruit than the Emperor Menellk.
Two months ago, at u reception a,
the Military Club. NJ. Decrolx, presi.
dent of the society, learned In CONVEX.
sation with Mayor Marchand that
smoking Is unknown In Abysslnia and
Is, indeed, a crime Foreigners have 10
conceal themselves even to smoke a
cigarette.
NJ. Decroix naturally at once became
desirous of securing so precious an ad.
herent, and addressed letter to the
Emperor Menelik begging him TO ac.
cept the diploma OF honorary member.
OF the society. title already accepted
by one Emperor. namely, Dom Pedro
of Brazil.
Menelik is not the originator of the
Punishment of tobacco from his EN-,
pire. 1t appears that d bull of Pope
Urban VIII in 1912 Is responsible for
the privation of the Abysslnians. In
reality the bull was only intended for
priests who smoked or took SNUFF in
the churches, but it was taken very
literally in Abyssinia, with the result
that even to-day an Abysslnian caught
smoking would be severely punished
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
snnnMs As Lace,ankers.

Specimens of the beautiful lace that
Is being made by thr Chippewa Indians
are now seen in lew of the IA hun
able houses of New York. They are
mainly in the form OF table covers
bed spreads and piano covers. The
lace Is peculiarly adapted for these
purposes. rs the designs are bold and
forcible and show TO great advantage
when placed over a delieately colorrd
silk lining In quality and style. how
ever, the lace Is quite subject TO Var'-
alton as Is that OF any other make, "ui
ample opportunity Is therefore afforded
for the individuality OF the worker L.
assert Itself.
1t Is to Miss Sibyl Carter. Of New
York. that the Chippewa squaws owe
their knowledge q lac2making La 1891
she conceived the idea OF teachn@
them this accomplishment, The lcad
work they formerly made, while 1t dis
PLAYED their patience and nlmblenrss
of tgueh, was quite unstable. The ac
complished teacher that Miss Carter
aided by the Episcopal mission, sent
to them, was Miss Pauline Colby. She
speaks of her pupils as being most
eager to learn, and says that the ides
once grasped they work with nm ac-
curacy which far surpasses that or
white women.
From the ff5t Tie lace found a ready
sale among wealthy New York women,
who encouraged the work by giving
large advance orders. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Mrs. J. Plerpent Nor
gan have fine bedspreads of 1t for
which they paid 5000 apiece Mrs. AS
tor. too, Inns been a liberal patron. The
Indian women receive at the rate OF 10
cents an hour for TIN completed work
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
Now She Hates Him.

A young man and u young woman
lean over the front gate. They nre low
ers. 1t is moonlight He Is loath To
leave, as the parting is the last. lie Is
about to go away. She IS reluctant to
see him depart. They swing on the
gate.
"I.ll never forget YOU" he says, and
If death should claim me my last
thought will be of you"
"Ill be true TO YOU" she sobs. I'm
never see anybody else or love them as
long as live"
They part.
Six years later he returns, His sweet
heart of former years has married
They meet ut II party. She has changed
greatly Between the dances the rec
ignition takes place.
Let me sec" she muses., with her
fan beating tattoo on her pretty hand
"was it you or your brother who was
my old sweetheartY
Really don't know" he says.
probably my father" - London An
swers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
WEDNESDAY, MARCH g. FOL.
INDIAN SIGNALS.

The Long Distance Code by which
the Red Men COnversed.
The traveller on the plains In the early
days soon learned the significance Of
the spires of smoke that he sometimes
saw rising from n distant ridge or hill
and that in turn he might see answer
cd from a different direction. 1t was
the signal talk Of the Indians across
miles OF intervening ground, signal
used in rallyng the warriors for an at
tack or warning them for n retreat
when that seemed advisable.
The Indian had way Of sending up
the smoke In rings or puffs, knowing
that such n smoke column would Mt
once be noticed and understood as
signal and not taken for the smoke OF
some campfire He made the rings by
covering the little fire with his blanket
for a moment and then suddenly re-
moving the blanket and allowing the
smoke to ascend, when he instantly
covered the fire again. The column Of
ascending smoke rings said to every
Indian within 80 miles: Look out
There Is an enemy near" Three
smokes built close together meant dan
ger, One smoke merely meant attcn-
tlon. Two smokes meant Camp ut
this place" Travel the plains, md the
usefulness Of this long distance tele-
phone will quickly become apparent.
Sometimes Mt night the settler or
traveller saw fiery lines crossing the
sky, shooting up and falling, perhaps
taking n direction diagonal to the line
OF vision. He might guess that these
were the signals OF Indians, but unless
he wTe an old timer he might not be
able to interpret the signals. The old
timer and the squaw man knew that
one fire arrow ian arrow prepared by
treating the head of the SHIFT with
gunpowder and fine bark) meant the
same as the column Of smoke puffs-
viz, IAN enemy Is near" Two arrows
meant Danger" Three arrows said
imperntively, This danger Is great"
Several arrows said, 1.-THE enemy are
too many for us" Two arrows shot up
into the air at once meant 1--WE shall
attack" three at once said, owe at.
tack now" An arrow shot Off In n
diagonal direction snid as plainly as
pointing n finger, THAT way" Thus
the untutored savage could telephone
fairly well at night rs well rs In day
fiupu
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
THE DUKE WAS KIND
A Story Told About the Kindness OF
the Duke of Buccieuch;

a story Told About the h1nuness Vi
the Duke of Buccieuch;
The late Duke of Buceleuch, In one
OF his walks, purchased a cow In the
neigborhood OF Dalkeith, which was to
be sent to his palace on the following
morning. The Duke, in his morning
dress, espied boy Intellectually at
tempting to drive the animal forward
to Its destination. The boy, not know
ing the Duke, bawled out TO him:
'Hie, nun, come here an gle's han
WI this beast"
The Duke walked on slowly, the boy
still craving his assistance, and at
last, In O tone OF distress, exclaimed:
Come here, mum. an help us, an III
gle you half l get" The Duke went
and lent the helping hand.
And now" said the Duke, as they
trudged along. how much do you
think yell get for this job?"
"Oh, dinna ken" said the boy, but
I'm sure O. something, for the folk up
at the big house are guide to a bod
les"
AS they approached the house the
Duke disappeared from the boy and
entered by different way. Calling a
servant. he put sovereign In his hand.
saying: Give that to the boy who
brought the cow" The Duke having
returned to the avenue. was soon re-
Joined by the boy.
We'll, how much did you get7" said
the Duke.
"A shilling" said the boy. AN
there's half o it t'ye"
But you surely got more than a
shilling?" said the Duke.
No" said the boy, that's a l got
and dye no think It's plenty?"
II do not" said the Duke; there
must be some mistake. and as l am &C
quainted with the Duke, if you return
think I'll get you more.
They went back, the Duke rang the
bell and ordered all the servants 10 be
assembled.
Now" said the Duke to the boy,
point me out the person that gave you
the shilling"
1T was that chap there" pointing to
the butler. The butler confessed, and
attempted an apology, but the Duke In
dignantly ordered him to give the boy
the sovereign. You have lost said
the Duke, your money, your situation
and your character, by your coyetous-
ness; learn henceforth that honesty is
the best policy" The boy by this
time recognized his assistant In the
person of the Duke. says the Weekly
Telegraph, and the Duke was so de-
lighted with the sterling worth and
honesty of the boy that he ordered him
to be sent to school at his expense,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06

The bell on historic old st. Johns
church, In Richmond, where Patrick
Henry made his famous speech prior to
the American Revolution, rang In the
twentieth century. This bell Is thus
given the distinction of being the only
one In this country. with the possible
exception of that on old Liberty hall, in
Philadelphia, that has rung in three
centuries. Old st. Johns bell has an
interesting history. Many years ago,
when the old structure FOR which 1t
was made was repaired, the bell was
removed and sold. Later its last own
er presented It to the Virginia Historic
nj society, by which II WAS restored to
the church.-New orleans Times Dem
ocrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
PUZZLED THE JEWELER.
He Wanted n second Hand Watch
and Finally Got II.

He Wanted n second Hand Wntch
and Finally Got II.
He was evidently foreigner, and ht
walked Into one of the big jewelrs
houses on + street and asked for {
watch. He would be pleased TO exam
Inc some second hand Watches" he
said 10 the clerk who advanced to meet
him.
This isn't a pawnshop," observed
the clerk haughtlly.
"Nof" observed the man lnqulrlngly.
But you have watches" And he point.
ed to the great showcase full OF hand
some watches.
Certainly" replied the clerk. Fin
est stock of watches In the city. How
much do you want to pay for watch =
"How mooch?" asked the stranger
"Mooch as he is worth, so that he suits
ME. | have said that l desire II second
hand watch-n good one that shall keep
the time"
See here, sir; you are off your base.
We don't keep secondhand goods. You
Will have 10 hunt elsewhere for second
hand watches"
The strangers eyes opened wide.
But you have him there, and there
and there" he said ns he began to GEES
tlculate Il have said SECOND hand
watches" spelling 1t as though TO make
1t palmer, land they are here, every
where, yet you say you have them not.
do not comprehend you"
well, l do You" replied the clerk
shecplshly rs he quickly got behind the
counter. Just little mix up. No
harm done, hope, Certainly we have
watches with second hands. All our
watches have second hands. We han
die no others" And the stranger got
HIS second hand watch, for which he
laid down n $50 bill.-Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
The Tattooina Craze.

Yes" said London tattooist ia.
nous in the West End, "the war has
given an extraordinary impetus to our
art. All the leading artists in our line
are engaged night and day tattooins
notices, arms, love tokens. and still
stranger devices, on the arms, chests
and legs of departing officers and prl.
Yates, girls portrait In tae middle
OF spiders web Is favor.te decora.
ton. One titled Guardsman had two
different portraits done one on each
arm; another a shrapnel shell; another
complete representation of the
Guards colors and motto. Several of.
hcers get their flances to write their
names, or some little motto. and tn.
tattooists reproduce the writing In
facsimile
Nor can one smile at the tattooist
as sentimental. Several officers and
men who met death at Elandslaagte
were recognized by notices and de
vices tattooed on their chests ana
arms when their faces were so shat.
tered that identification would other.
wise have been impossible. "-Ex.
change
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
A CASE OF LAW.
The Decision That Was Rendered by
HasutO Solomon

Law Is complicated thing, and
some of Its decisions seem not to be
founded in equity Probably most
readers will pass that criticism upon
the case recorded below:
Basutoland, being broken and noun
famous, was until recently the resort
of lions, leopards and other wild ami
mals. Now, however, the hlllsides
which were once the resort OF these
savage creatures are the pasture
grounds of tens of thousands Of cattle.
Nearly all dangerous animals have
been driven away from Basutoland,
but not long ago a leopard appeared
on the outskirts of u village. The
animal soon became as badly frlghten-
ed as the villagers and sought safety
In flight.
The next morning the inhabitants
turned out for hunt One OF the
hunters was climbing steep rock
when he suddenly found himself face
to face with the leopard whose re-
treat was cut off by the rock itself.
Neither the man nor the animal could
escape the encounter.
The dilemma was an awkward one,
for the climber was unarmed. ReallZ-
Ing his danger, he put forth his hands
and In desperation caught hold OF the
leopard on each side of Its jaw, hold
ing 1t at arms length and calling for
help. The leopard clawed aud tore his
captor, but the man held on till help
arrived, and the beast was speared.
Now came question OF law. BY
Basuto law the skin belonged to the
chief, who must reward one of three
clalmants-either the man who speared
the leopard or the man who held 1t so
that 1t was possible TO spear 1t or the
man who. being warned by the bark
ing of his dog first discovered the
animal IN the village
The Bnsuto Solomon decided the
case as follows: The man who speared
1t could not have done SO but for the
man who held 1t, and the man who
held II could not have known of Its
existence II the dog had not first
warned the village; therefore the credit
for the killing belonged to the dog,
whose owner was entitled 10 the re-
ward.-Youth's Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
THE LITTLE OLD sPINEr.


DO you see the little spinet standing In the cor
there2
Great grandmother lo.ed 70 play 1T when she was
a maiden fair.
sunbeams through the window twinkle, fick'Ting
on its yellowed keys
And we almost hear the tinkle Of the old time
melodies.
Great.grandmothcr gowned in silk, with high
heeled slippers dainty lace,
Sat there, while a smile Of pleasure lighted up
her fair young face;
From without the rose scent fingers. drifting On
the summer breeze,
While she plays with fairy fingers all the old time
melodies
And the little spinet waits her patiently these
long, long years,
TIL itl mellow voice Is broken harsh, and has the
sound Of tears,
Yet 1t seems the sunbeams straying. nickring on
its yellowcd keys,
And her fairy fingers playing all the old time
melodies
Mary Small Wagner in Optinist
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
Dnnninr The Dead.

a Grundy county (Kan1 physician
recently sent 10 the address of one of
his patients bill for professional serv-
ices and within ten days received the
following letter written on the hack OF
his memorandum:
Deer Sur this noat was put in my
box by mistake | liant the man hee's
dead and aint any relation of mine any
way ! don't see how your consheus
will let you dun the dead, Why don't
you live better christon live and let
live and try to meat that man who dide
in heaven which is worth moar than
$40 TO emmy doctor"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
A Qnalnt Ceremony In Madrid.


The Queen Regent held ct the palace
In Madrid the ceremony o. ae lnvesti-
CATION Of eleven Grandee of the first
class who have succeeded to Duke
doms, Marquisates and Earldoms ere
ated between the years 1868 and 1910.
They were invested In the order OF
their precedence. the Duke Of Medina
Coell, the Premier Duke and Premier
Peer of Spain. possessing twenty titles
md f150.000 income, coming first. fol.
lowed by the Marquis Astorga, Count
Orepesa, Dukes ARGOS. Luna, Alag,
Uuesear. Baena and Arion, the Mar
Quis Santa Cruz and Count Castrillo
The Queen stood surrounded by the
high dignitaries and ladies Of the
court in the royal ant-chamber, where
the new Grandees, accompanied by
their sponsors who are Grandees OF
the same class, were successfully ush'
cred In by the Lord Chamberlain and
the Lordsin- Waiting All the Grandees
present uncovered when u new Peer
entered. and remained so until the SOW
ereign said to the new Grandee, Coy
err your head and speak," which he had
to do in short discourse on the merits
of his ancestors who preceded him In
title. After the investiture the Gran
dees passed before the Halberdier
Guards drawn up on the palace stairs,
in order that the Guards might know
them and pay them the usual honors
when they enter the precincts of the
palace, where alone they have the right
to remain uncovered in the presence or
royRlty.---Pall Mall Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06

Some statstlclan, In emulation of
Lombroso perhaps, has been figuring
out the habltual employment of con
victs. He concludes that more men
aud women whose employers are the
national. state or municipal govern.
ments fall into evil ways and come to
untoward ends than those who work
for private Individuals or corporations.
A very large proportion of the men and
women who have been handlers of pub
lie moneys seem 10 yield to the CON
stant temptation and begin TO pcculate,
and some cynic ayers thar peculatlon
is the Corollary of speculation. AS n
matter Of fact, most Of the big and lit
tie thieves who confess how they were
led to take money that did not belong
To them declare that spccuations OF
one sort or another brought them
eventually h,hlud the bars New York
Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
His Evidence.

Solieltor-If / am to draw up a deed
between you agreeing TO break off the
grounds.
Mr. SMITH looked through the key.
hole of the drawing room last night
while my faneee and her cousin James
were there and
Solicitor-Well, what did you find
out?
Mr. Smith-The gas.-Illustrated
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-06
shopping.

Shopman-Thls matches your sample
perfectly. madam.
Customer-it certainly does. 1t
couldn't be closer.
Shopman How many yards do you
wish
Customer-oh. not any yet! You see,
this is the very first shop I've tried
London Fun