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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-06
THE SCRANTON TRIBI Me- WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 6. 1901

Cash Register company. visited his
brother. Colonel u. :. Handrick at this
place on Monday.
The rial list for Apri' court of com.
mon pleas was made up at the law Of
lice of W. ". n q. \, Iittlc ON Monday
afternoon. The list viii bn very short
next term.
saturday, March o. is ,hc last day Tor
filing applications for !iquor licenses in
Wyoming couuty \ great number Of
petitions are al5aaGy IN die.
r;X.Shcrin Frank =. Knapp, OF Mil
Ci.y. was doing business in town on
Tuesday.
benjamin Space an old resident oC
th,s place. dicd at his home On NNo-
ming arruu.. on Tuesday morning
about . O'Clock OF dropsy. from which
disease r., hat suffered for long time.
D,,.ared vas the rHther of Merchant
charles =. space. Nlls. George Gray
and AI... Samuel : Day
John W Young. who II employed as
travelling salesman for city house, Is
visiting his family at this place
The uaymakcrs lodge. of the Inn
proved order Of Rcd Men. will give
| supper at their hail. on Tioga street.
! next Monday evening. Supper. fifteen
| cents Everybody is invited
| Miss SophrOuia Luckenbill was vis-
| itur at Wilkes Barre on Monday,
Jerome u. Wclch, who has spent the
| winter i'm the employ of an iron conn
pany i'm West Virginia, In the capacity
| of carpenter has returned To his
| home at this place.
! Trial list of court of common pleas
of Wyoming county FOR April term,
| 1901, week commencing April IL: No.
| ~. November term, 1877. Mary A.
| Rumble vs.. Mckinney Il stephens is-
| sue: No. 2j3, January term, 1900, Fos-
ter W. Bush W. L. g. stephens. ap-
peal. No. pa. August term. 1896. Will
| lam padon ~. Lchigh Valley Railroad
company. u,spass; No. 80, January
term, 1898. Commonwealth cX rel. J. l..
| Bunncll ". Richard Bird. issue; No.
9S. January term. 1892 John w. Gust =
ard vs.. Wyoming county, appeal; No.
! III. April term, 1900. W. :. Hubbard
vs.. clara u. Schooley. scirc facias; No
1j1. October term, 1900, Fred Smith VS.
LehiGh Valley Railroad company. tres
pass No. &C. October term, 1900, Lottie
Palmer vs.. Edward Palmer, cicctment
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FACTORYVILLE.



ractoryville, March j.-onc of the
most ENJOYABLE social events of the
season and which was participated in
by a large majority of Factoryville'S
tom hundred, took place last night at
odd Fellows halt on Main street, i'll
the shape of Il masquarade, and was
an that the name implies. II was u
urivatc affair and only a few OF the
tcvn's elite were invited. but those
who were i'm attendance represented
many humorous characters. The cow
boy. with his deadly gun, from the
far west. the Chinaman from the seat
ct war, with his conspicuous plg-tal'i
the salvation Army girl, with the War
crys," and many others, from the
blackcst coon of the Darktown society,
to the twentieth century society girl.
Icrraps the most conspicuous and
natural character of tn" evening was
in the makeup of Mr. Ewing Biddle-
man, in assuming the character or
Mrs. Carrie Nation. In this chara"-
ter nothing was omitted. and even the
Ratchet, settler bottle, grip, etc. was
all included. As the hour for unmask'
Ing drew near. much curiosity was
manifested as to who each one hdd
chosen for partner. and many was
The expression of surprise when the
critical moment arrived. An intere:t-
rp literary programme was carried
out, after which refreshments were
served. Music was furnished by Lilly s
orchestra, which was a feature OF the
evenings enjoyment and was mu"H
auurcciatcG hv those who trippcd the
light fantastic. Thos" present at the
evenings entertainment, and the char
a"tcrs they assumed, were:
HicketN Ann Miss Della Coleman:
ni@ht, Miss Carri, Green: GilsN .Sirl,
Miss Josephine Becmcr: apple wo-
p man, Miss Helen Bard; school girl,
Miss Ethyl Carr; Salvation Army girl.
Miss stella Bailey; society girl. Miss
Florcnc" smith; Colonial lady, Miss
Jennie Gardner: Colnred society girl.
Miss Martha Taylor; Goddess of Lib
erty Miss Lcona Warren; colored girl,
Mrs. J.. !. Biddlcman, grandma. Mrs.
\. T.. RoSSitcr; spring girl, Mrs. stan
ley Reynolds, Colonial girl, Miss Grace
Camp Gypsy girl, Mrs. Charles T..
Hunt. domino Miss Gertrude Rich;
Mrs Carrie Nation. l.. J. Biddleman;
sailor Robert Brundagc; Georg
Washington. T. W Kyle; Irish Wo-
man. Thomas Powell. Burmese. Ben
iamin Thomas: Methodist Episcopal
elder. Delmar Lindlcy; gentleman dar-
key. j. l.. Walter; local preacher, \,
r. Rossitcr; Irishman, Stanley Ray
nolds: cowboy. charles IT,. Hunt
Knight. samuel Il. Lily: pomp"y
Coughdrop. (colorcdD. Il. -. Bard;
Chinamau. :. G. Reynolds; city gen
tlemau, Harry Gardner, Domino, W.
IL smith
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BRADFORD COUNTY.

Special TO the ScrMtvn lIibuc.
ToWanda, March "A new pastoral
comedy-drama by Hal Reid will De
the attraction at Hale's Opera House
this week, Thursday evening. This
play is 10y Car the strongest story
eye. written ~ the author and Is a
companion to Human Hearts but by
for exceeding that favorite in interest
and rapidity of action. There Is said
to -. not Il dun moment, 'and pathOs
and comedy are happily blended in this
reflex Of rural love and life The
COMPANY which is unusually strong,
consists Of such favorites as Lillian
Harris. Florence Webster, Ann Sin
gleton, Frank Hartwell, Page spencer
and Zach. Evans. The special scenery
of this attraction, ~ Homespun
Heart" II extremely realistic and was
secured from Sosman X Lands we'll
known studio, The company also have
the distinction OF having the greatest
baby actress i'm the world. Towanda
theater- goers will no doubt greet the
management with a full house.
Foul children were burned to death
IN the destruction Of a house near
Athens on Friday,
Edward NJ pitcher VINO was serN-
ing his second tenn dS county CONF
missioner. died at his home in Pike
township on Saturday of pcnumonia,
aged 60 year one young daughter
survives HIM Funeral win bc held
tomorrow.
The Lchish Valley company are con
templating a hoOm In the freight busi-
ness this year, and it Is expected about
fifteen extra trains are 10 be added
II Is because he Michigan central will
transfer their traffic over this branch
instead of the New York Central, a.
heretofore
Nh and Mrs, T., W. Gaylord visited
relatives at BnghamtoH the last of
thu week,
Mrs. Abel Moore and Mrs. Samuel
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DURYEA.
. the scranton Tribune

Special 70 the scranton Tribune,
pWyea, March THE morning ana
afternoon services Of the Twentieth
Century Home Gathering, held at the
old Brick church were very interest
ing. The morning service was devoted
to the past. Letters were read at the
love feast, aud Revs, j. H. Race and
r. A.king delivered sermons. Then the
presiding elder, Rev, Austin Griffin, -.
H., conducted tn" service, after which
dinr,r WaS served Ivy the ladies OF he
church y the afternoon service the
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MUSICAL ALLIANCE.
First intermediate Session of the Six
teenth Year Opens Auspiciously in
First Baptist Church at Factory

vile.
special TO tLc Scranton Tribune
Tactoryvillc. March 5.--The first in
termedi1tc session of the sixteenth
year of the I.ackawanna and wyoming
Musical Alliance opened here today In
the First Baptist church. The aNend-
ance for the first day was all that
could he wished and class of about
nifty WAS organized at the morning ana
afternoon sessions Conductor W. y.
Manchester gave th" class som" neW
end dillicult music this afternoon. ana
they tackled it with II vim and deter
minaticn that means grand success
Many more are expected to com" INTO
the class tomorrow and Thursday.
which viii perhaps swell the number to
ono hundred.
The Monday evening rehearsal was
Withdrawn by conductor Manchester
ON account of the temperance rally
held at the Methodist Episcopal
church The following is an outline
and programme of the sessions;
Walter y. Manchester, having re-
rciyrd at the annual meeting the
uuauimuuns a.poiutmcnt of the Alli-
ancr as conductor for this session. will
usSum" it's direction.
The unqualih ,d success of last sea-
sons intermediate under his direction
is - guarantee OF the work now under
taken
Miss Daisy lIall soprano. of Scran-
ton. viii be- present and assist In the
concerts Her singing has been received
with marked favor.
Miss Alice G. NOrthup has been en-
gagged Us accompanist. Her former cN-
client work in this capacity before the
Alliance cumnending her appointment.
Daily sessions will he held as follows:
Murunc. $50 to 1l45; afternoon, to
4.15: evening. to 9li.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

Williams. two aged ladies' of Eastern
bradford. have just died at LeIdys.
vile.
1t is reported that Towande Is to
have an evening paper
\ new local telephone conpanya has
h"en established at Wavcrly.
\ new system of fire alarms has
been instituted at Sayrc by Supcriu-
tcndcnt Drocgc. of the Lchigh Valley.
Mrs. II. T.. stevens and daughter.
sue. are on visit to the national
capital.
Dr j. NJ. carnochan. Of scranton.
Is visiting his former home in To-
war lu.
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rHladclphia, Mn,h 3.-Wbwt- Steady, hur
i,r. lovcw No. . miAed, March, ptaIla4c.
ous steady; w. white clipped, 33c, Eut
ter VJo IN fair demand, but prints were l,.
ioNcr, uc,h nearby. l'r' do, western, l''.;
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Oil Market.

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Medical Adviser is senf FREE receipt oS stamps
TO expense OF mailing 0NEY. Send 81 cent
stamps for tie ciosE boU1S voi,sn'e, only 21
stamps for fire book H aaRsr- Caycrx. Address
Dr.. n. v. FIERCE. Buffalo, ~ r.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06
Automatic Mail DeIivery.

An ingenious mail service system
has been devised by Massachusetts
inventor. The arrangement Is quite
complicated, but the manner in which
the mechanism works is described as
beautifully simple.
Letters, instead of being placed in
the ordinary boxes, are dropped into
receptacles, which are conveyed by
electrical motors to the central station.
Swiftly and noiselessly these mail
boxes move through the air, stopping
at regular intervals for more mail,
their arrival at and departure from
each point being timed as exactly as
under the present system. In a word,
they are designed to do the greater
part of the work that postmen do at
present.
OF course, by this method, though
letters can be transmitted to and
from any point in a city, or perhaps
greater distance, they cannot be de-
livered at individual houses. On the
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king, who hath defled us by utterine
prayers to the God called Almighty
YES l answered, and | call upon
Him again" (for know you, o mortal,
that l am the spirit Of Komar). "A
frightful yell of terror and despair fol-
lowed my confession Of faith. and the
vision vanished from our walls.
Il tried to prevail upon Maya to &C.
cept the God called Almighty, but
though l entreated her with tears. she
remained firm to the faith Of her an
cestors. Alas! that she did.
EARLY next morning, while we were
pelolding review Of the troops, the
terrible darkness again enveloped the
land, and wonderful voice came from
Heaven, saying, Peace to the soul oil
Komar, for the Lord God Almighty
loveth him. An awful death-like
silence followed, and an intense cold
diffused itself throughout our doomed
and guilty land. And as my soul sped
upward | realized that the stone i'm
ages of the inhabitants Of Shor must
burden the world forever and ever
and that Maya was among them."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06
TEACHES INDIANS TO WORK.

Redskin Boy Laborers Brave the Jeers
and Scorn OF Elders.
Indians are not easily persuaded to
abandon old customs and the work Of
the government agents when they try
to teach them the white mans way is
often arduous and the results discoul
aging. An experiment Of much value
was attempted among the Cheyennes
in Oklahoma not long ago. An Indian
agent wished the schoolboys to milk
cows for him and agreed to give to
each one who MIXED for three months
a nice calf. Fifteen boys started, but
they were SO ridiculed by the older
men of the tribe that twelve Of them
the pride of being owners of cattle
served as quite an assistance in getting
ether Indian children to try. After a
year twelve boys had won calves and
the agent asked them to pillow corn for
him, agreeing to give them all the corn
they could grow. The boys volunteered
to grow corn and they actually raised
1000 bushels, which was sold and aft
erward converted into thirty-five head
Of steers. Each steer was branded with
an individual brand chosen by the boy
owner This made them prouder than
ever and more Industrious. Every boy
at the agency wanted to go to work at
once and as a result Of that experiment
the Cheyennes are the most Industrious
farmers of any tribe so recently on the
warpath.-Chicago Chronicle.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06
Divorces in Indiana.

The state statistican of Indiana has
done an important service of sociology
by compiling the statistics of mar
riages and divorces throughout the
entire state. If the same work could
be done, and done as thoroughly, in
every other state a more exhaustive
study of the divorce question would be
possible, and the needs of uniform
legislation would be more apparent.
The reports Of the statistician show
that during the year ending June 30,
1901, the total number of marriages
in the state was 24007, and the total
number Of divorces granted was 5000,
or about 10 per cent. Undoubtedly
some of these divorces have been
granted, but it is extremely doubtful
whether such a large percentage OF
marriages as this should have been
annulled. Other statistics are also of
interest. The divorces granted to
wives were 1857, to husbands $50, and
this is about the proportions in other
states. It does not follow from this
that women are more prone to rush
into the divorce courts than men. The
causes explain the numerical differ
ence. OF the total Q,967) divorces
granted to wives 1872 were for abando-
ment by husbands and 901 for cruel
treatment by them. These are suffi-
cient causes and explain the appar-
emily large proportion of wives seek
ing divorce.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06
A Rare Wild Bird.

The jammergeyer is species of the
vulture of which little has been writ
ten, or indeed known, but one of which
was recently captured. 1t Is found
chiefly in South America in mountain
Gus regions.
Neither fitted nor inclined to lead
life Of sanguinary warfare it ban
quets on carrion. Its powers are
adapted to its instincts. Its beak is
feeble compared with that of the
eagle. The toes are longer, feebler,
with huge hooked claws. and incapa-
BILE of grasping heavy weight during
Eight.
Where he finds his food there he
banquets, never attempting to carry it
to his haunts OF a powerful and ro-
bust bill, he has neither the bill nor
the talons of the eagle, the former be-
ing elongated and hooked only at the
top and the latter comparatively
small and feeble. Nor has he an ex-
elusive appetite for blood, carrion and
putrid animals being greedily de-
voured by it. This rare bird attacks
lambs, kids and the weak and sicAly
of the flock. The strong llmbed cha
mois Is not secure, nor when rendered
desperate by hunger, will the ravenous
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06
"yonkee" Products in English
Life

In the domestic life we have got to
this: The average man rises in tina
morning from his New England folding
bed, shaves with American soap and a
Yankee safety razor, pulls on his Bos-
ton boots over his socks from North
Carolina, fastens his Connecticut
braces. slips his Waltham or Water
bury watch in his pocket and sits
down to breakfast. There he con-
graduates his wife on the way her
Illinois straight front corset sets off
her Massachusetts blouse, and he tack
les his breakfast where he eats bread
made from prairie -four, timed oysters
from the Pacific coast, and slice of
Kansas City bacon, while his wife
plays with slice of Chicago OK
tongue. The children are given Ameri-
can oats. At the same time he reads
his morning paper printed by Ameri-
can machines and possibly on Amer-
can paper.
He rushes out, catches the electric
tram New York; to Shepherds Bush,
where he gets Ill Yankee elevator to
take him OH to the American-fitted
electric railway to the city. At lunch
time he hastily swallows some cold
roast beef that comes from a COW in
Iowa, and flavors it with the latest
New England pickles, and then soothes
his mind with a couple of Virginia
cirgarettes.
To follow his course all day would
be wearisome. But when evening
comes he seeks relaxation at the latest
American musical comedy and finishes
up with a couple of little liver pills"
made in America. "-London Mail.
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Ear ocedn Grip.

" A transatlantic crossing of four and
one-half days is promised by a COM
pany which has been formed in Ire
land. The ships will sail from Bere-
haven in Bantry Bay, at the south
western corner of Ireland, and will
connect with special railway and
Channel ferry line to HQlyhead. Bere-
haven is 2,729 miles from Sandy Hook;
Queenstown is 2.S49 miles, Southamp-
ton 3.213 miles. The objection to the
new route that instantly suggests it.
self is that after the passengers have
landed long and dreary journey will
await them before they arrive in Lon
don, the goal Of great majority Of
American travellers. But this objec-
ton may be met partly by fast trains
and comfortable boats. The line will
be a great benefit to Ireland, and par
ticularly to part Of Ireland that sore.
ly needs benefits.
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A Ready Definition,

Prof. Lawson Of the university of
California, is not only an eminent
geologist, but a man of ready wit. The
students often attempt to play pranks
on him, but usually with little success.
Not long ago one of them slipped into
the tray of minerals which the profess
'sor intended to use in his lecture a
piece of ordinary red brick. The word
passe. around and great fun was an
ticipated over his attempt to classify
the substance. He did not notice 1t
when he commenced his lecture.
This he said, picking out small
stone, sis a piece of granite" and he
proceeded with learned talk on its
characteristics. This is piece OF
agate" he informed them on picking
up the next fragment. He got hold OF
the brick next, looked at 1t for a few
seconds, and said calmly: This Is a
piece of impudence. San Francisco
News Letter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-09-06

The gigantic portals Of brass rolled
back on our approach, emitting as they
recoiled on their hinges a melodious
sound; and, terrified at what l be-
held and heard, 1 followed my mys-
FERROUS guide into the city. And there
/ looked upon things which caused my
heart to quail and my knees to smite
each other-looked upon monstrous
representations of things which have
no place in Heaven or earth-forms
so unnatural and horrible that 1t
seemed beyond belief that they were
the work of mortals. needed not to
be told that they were gods, and shiv-
cred as l gazed upon them. But that
which, in addition to these, over
whelmed me with awe and astonish-
ment was my observation that the
spacious streets were filled with tre-
mendous figures resembling human be-
ings apparently prosecuting their vari-
GUS professions, pursuits and pleas
ures; but all transformed, as If by a
miracle. into stone.
Following my conductor, now en-
tered a spacious quadrangle wherein
the waters OF fountains shone and
sparkled in the moonlight, but twas
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lot the grand beauty o. the spot that

not the grand beauty Of the spot that
transfixed my attention but the ap-
pearance Of numerous ranks CT SOL
diers all turned-in the very act of ex-
ercising-to stone.
Behold" said my conductor, lyon
tower; that was mine own private
sanctum for study, and now seat thy
se.. on this column and thou shalt hear
the story of the City Of Silenee
Know that thou" he continued.
'art in the very heart Of Africa. into
which the enterprising sons of all civ
ilized nations have so often but vaiply
endeavOred to penetrate.
''Shor, the original name OF the City
Of Silence, was the capital of a -four
ishing and powerful kingdom, and had
reached the pinnacle of its glory when
the wise and virtuous monarch, ko-
mar, assembled the nations throne.
And beside him sat Maya, his queen
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1T WAS A RARE BIRD.
Prank Played by Mark Twain Upon His
Father and Ornithologists.

Prank Played by Mark Twain Upon His
Father and OrnithOlogists.
Even in his youth Mark Twain was
prone to an indulgence in joking. His
father was greatly interested at one
time in ornithology and constantly on
the lookout for rare specimens of the
bird creation. He had several friends
who were also enthusiasts on the sub
ject of birds. Whenever any one OF
them discovered a rara avis 1t was the
custom to have a consultation. Mark
had Seen a witness of several of these
bird inquests and had noted the de-
light the old men took in discus ing
new-found specimen. One day 1t oc-
Cured to him to provide the Hanni-
bal ornithologists with real circus In
the form of bird. He killed crow
and also barnyard rooster. Pluckine
out the tail feathers of both the crow
and the rooster he substituted the
ROSTERS tail feathers for those of the
crow, producing unique effect. When
he had the specimen nicely prepared
he went to his father and, handing 1t
to hin, said:
Here, father, is very curious bird
l shot. T thought you would be inter-
ested in it,"
The old gentleman gazed upon the
specimen with amazement That even
ing the ornithologists Of Hannibal
were assembled in Mr.. Clemens parlor.
The rare specimen was put before
them. THE opinions expressed were
various. One thought the bird was an
offshoot of the bird of paradise family;
others had equally ridiculous notions
as to its ancestry. But there was one
who refused to be swerved by the Pc
culiarity of the birds tail from the
judgment that it was of the crow
family why. just look here" he
said, lifting the bird by its tail feath-
ers. He got no further. There was a
quick closing of door. Mr.. Clemens
started to leave the room. Gentle
men," he said, please excuse me for
few moments. l will see Samuel first
and explain later"