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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
CHIMNEY WAS SHATTERED.
Accumulated SCOT Explodes with
Terrific Report.

A report like the explosion ut large
quantity of dynamite caused Il Grea,
deal of excitement about the city We'd
nesday night. and for awhile many
persons imagined there had been a
repetition of the explosion of last Aug
uSt.
1t was caused, however. by the CHM
ney on a house in the rear Of tn. SOC
block, Washington avenue. owned by
John Mahor. being shattered by the
force of Il large quantity of SCOT which
had accumulated and in some unac
cOultuble manner expanded with such
violence as to wreck the chimney.
The shock of the explosion broke
several windows in the ueighborhood,
and between two and three hundred
persons were attracted To the scene.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31

to escape going to Jail Williams and
Schindon were fined $3.50 each, which
was paid. The alderman said that but
for the fact that people from Slocum
Hollow were desirous of seeing Wilkes
Barre. he would have fined them all
much more. After the men had paid
their fines they left with Il high opin-
ion of DOnahue'S court. Some one in
the back of the room suggested as the
trio left. There is freight going to
Scranton
Not on your life. We will walk ii If
we have TO take the plank road re-
piled the trio in chorus.
The last seen of them VAS when they
were vending their way toward Port
BOWkley. Wilkes Barre News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
FATAL FIRE AT MOOSIC.
Thomas McAndrew Cremated in His
Home at That Place.

During Il tir" in the home of Thomas
Nr.\ndicW in NOOSc borough early
Yesterday morning. his son Thomas
was burned To death and his wife eS-
cared by jumping from Il second
story window. In her flight she SuS-
;aincd a fracture of th" arm ant.
other injuries which may prove fatal.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
and ii WAS not learned that the young
man Was in the house until his char.
T. remains We're found i'm tn" kit
chen by the hremcn The body was
found IN sitting position near the
stove.
Mrs. McAndrcw succeeded in arouS-
ing the occupants of the house before
trying to escape and when She at
tempted to leave the building was
obliged 10 jump from the window 10
IN" ground, a distance of about
twenty feet
She was picked up in an uncun-
Srlpus condition and removed 20 a
rciShb"r's house, where a physician
attended her
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
ONLY ONE NEW CASE.
Small Pox Situation Seems to Be
Improving.

Only one new case OF smallpox MAS
reported Yesterday in I.uzerne county.
The victim is Eugene Henderson,
aged . years, wh" lives with his
mother in Welsh I'm. Plymouth. No
New cuses We're reported from Ed
wardsville or i.arksvillr
People in the infected district are
picking up hope ana are beginning
to feel that the epidemic has been
checked, No cases have as yet ap-
peared In Milkes- Barre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
MEN WERE IDENTIFIED.
italians Who Were Killed in Avoca
Explosion RecogniZed.

The remains of The three men killed
by the explosion of dynamite on the
line OF III. new Rapid Transit road at
Avoca. Tuesday afternoon, were identi-
fled Wednesday AT the more,Ie Of Glen
mons undertaking establishment, in
Pittston, by friends.
The men were: Michael FischrIt
blacksmith. Pine street. Pilrston, Peter
Antoine. helper, SmiHhVil!". and car
men Fmari, Of Midtown. Coroner Nc
Ece has empanelad u jury 10 inquire
into their death but has not hNed q
date for Il hearing as yet The men
were buried in rhe Market street Gene
terry, Pittston, Thursday afternoon.
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GOOD SCORES
we're SHOT
SCRANTON GUN CLUB SPENT
DAY AT SPENCER RANGE.

A Large Number Of Marksmen Com
peted in the Nine Events Shot Yes
terday Morning and Afternoon in
Dunmore--F. NJ. and H. M. Spen-
Ger Carried Off the Honors--only
One Live bird Event Took Place.
Who the Clubs officers Are.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
POLICE WERE INSPECTED.

The members of the police force, re-
splendent in their fun dress uniforms
we're marshdlled yesterday at l,3o
O'Clock upon the vacant lot in the
rear of the municipal building. where
they We're inspected by Recorder
Moir and Director of Public Safety f.
l.. Wormser,
Both officials walked through the
lines and expressed themselves briefly
as being highly pleased at the ap-
pedrance OF the men.
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HONORS FOR
OUR HEROES
OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL
DAY IN THE CITY.

Graves of Dead Veterans Decorated
in the Morning While in the Af-
ternoon the Living Marched Once
More to the Tune of the Fife and
the Drum--Memoria Services at
the g. A. r. Hall in the Afternoon
and Splendid Entertainment in
the Evening.
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Pianos and Organs

OF the finest quality can always be
purchased at The very lowest price
and on the easiest terms at
Guernsey Hail.
3li and SIC Washington Ave:
~ scranton. Pa.
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ClvY NOTES
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NDoOR BASE BALL. Company will play
,ompiuN I game Of indoor ba-c bali in the
'WuiI tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31

The diagram for Rev, Dr. Starrord's
lecture ON Macbeth opens at The box
"lficc this morning at . O'Clock -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31

Second hand Organs in good order.
at Powelfs Music store, from $40 to
$3j ~
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See ihe simplex" Piano Player. at
powell's Music store. -
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MARRIED.

RlrlENnoi ~ \IGLE--N the Maple Grovt
Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Pixies Crcck
Pa, May %, ipOl, by Rev. H. G, Harmed, Em'I
;. Rutenhousc, Of Sllkwolth, Pa, and Mi.
Bertha j. Nauglc. of Pixies Greek Pa.
Smoke the new Kleon cigar sc. -
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&l.uglLnd rrsidng near ih" residence ct
RM, Luugn nt Joseph street. saw ~m"hr
m. from ih" Kitchen Yesterday Afternoon aud
<f'ucd ia au alarm lrom bon III. When the i1e-
rron arrived and broke int" the ho'r,c il was di-
'"yrrcd that the smoking was coming nom some
banning "ood in TN" Kitchen sloNc.
THIRD CLOSING RECITAL. The Conservatory
81 Nu>," will xiv" it, lhilG closing recital iu.
mwIuw Afternoon Al 80 u'rlo,k in the Parish
iicu,c auditorium The m,arit.rut >'riuway con.
cert giaui piano u>rd 10y Vi Carl fnolicn "a his
splendid recital last ,1cuIuG viii remain to hn
used tor sol" numbers, aud inr upliGht pianos
VIII hc placed upon the stage lor rnSrmI,o w"Ik.
Tickets al admission ami reserved seats can be
had At thr Conservatory today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31

Ask for Keny's union crackers. +"
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stand by the nis, all uolbt ana uLheer SCoIulns
Believe with courage linn aud ltirh sublime
That it shall float until the eternal morning,
rales ia lis glores all the lghts OF time.
our heroes are second To none. Our nobility
has no royal patent by which it exists. Tiny
come from every rant and honorable vocation of
lite. lie may be found IN the mines on legisa
tive halls. In America, character is the rank Of
nobility and the stamp OF hero. Who are our
nohtmen? Professor Peabody SAYS nobility aud
Know ledge come from the same root, and We
e,l innate our Countymcn from an intelligent
standpoint. "here then we find Our noble men and
women OF these United states. They who have
uaned the children and youths of the land ~
Intelligence and integrity, in all ranks from the
district school 10 the university ifey who have
used The press an irresistible eng inc 10 spread
the truth or 10 pXpiatc eNl. They who as min.
isters OF Chrst's gospel, have led and lifted The
people upon higher plains, of faith and hope aud
charity, They who in administering to the sick
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Ia FIELD OF LILIES.

suspicious, for Il isn't often that MaisIe
has an economical ut. And when she
has It Is usually a sign that something
is up. Then. too, she was humming a
sentimental tune, AS though | needed
further proof After had felt my way
by means Of q few questions, she ad-
mltted that she was going to make up
with Jack Wentworth. You know, she
hasn't spoken TO him since the Mica
RENE dance ut my house, She said that
she had written and that he would call
Easter night. And, on. Kitty" she
conhdcd TO me. u have been such a
wicked, frivolous girl! But that's all
over now. want to show him how i've
changed. See I'm going TO part my
hair right down the middle, so, and tluff
IL over my ears, and / win wear that
white lace gown Of mine, with a big
bunch OF ylolets, and viii enter the
drawing room from the rear through
the white velvet portieres. Don't you
think I'll look nicer Her eyes actually
glistened with emotion, the little fraud
What do YOU think Of that for Easter
sentiment
Tuesday morning in my mail ! found
several announcements OF millinery
openings. These were from modistes
who had made money out Of me in
times past and who were not averse TO
trying IL again. For the last year or so
I have religiously Stunned openings.
In the FIRST place, the STYLES usually
seen there are entirely too overloaded
and. in the second. hate being TANNED
among lot OF women who are all talk
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hAzz-. MaA.....
New York.
ROYAL vICTONIAs.
New York.

Queen Victoria left host Of naae'
sakes in her own and the other royal
families Of Europe Among them none
is more interesting than her grand
daughter, Princess Victoria Of Great
Britain and Ireland, daughter of Ed
ward VII, who Is better known as Prln-
cess Victoria OF Wales, Victoria of
sleswick. Holstein, Victoria Patricia
Of Connaught, Victoria Eugene of Bat
tenberg, Victoria Of Cornwall and York
a second Victoria of Teck--the full
style and title must be proclaimed for
the right one to be known-are all the
late queens namesakes.
Victoria of Hesse Victoria Mellta Of
Coburg and Edinburgh and Victoria of
Prussia granddaughter Of the late
queen, are married and therefore de-
scribe themselves differently; otherwise
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there might be more mistakes In royal
Identification than there are. In large
families there Ia usually this difficulty
when a few Christian names have TO
serve over and over again out OF com
pliment to the elders.
Should the Duchess of Cornwall and
York ever come TO the English throne
she may have to use two OF her names
Victoria Mary-instead Of one II she
wishes to be we'll distinguished In fu-
ture history from the great queen reg.
nant
The present German empress has TO
sign herself Augusta Victoria because
her grandmother-in-law was the EN-
press Augusta and her mother-in-law
the Empress Victoria during the short
reign Of the Emperor Frederick. A few
fresh names would really be a boon In
some illustrous houses enabling the
bearers to be well known from each
other instead Of frequently being merg-
ed In what the English prayer book
terms "the rest Of the royal family"
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ter II Is only festival OF beauty and
flowers; the end OF a dull season and
the signal for future gayotIes. For the
last fortnight Muriel and have been
running TO the dressmakers, and par
GELS and packages Of all sizes have
fairly rained down upon us from the
shops. Muriers Easter gown IS a
dream, and, as you can't see 1t, feel
that must describe t.
Imagine pearl gray crepe de chine
which shlmmers like silver, OF course,
II Is nodded TO every curve OF the figure
and lies around her feet in masses OF
fiuiliness, The gown is made over a
corn colored silk slip which shows
through the yards and yards Of inser
tion with which both skirt and waist
are covered. This insertion Is In the
fashionable butterfly design, and the
bands are so arranged that they come
together In a long pointed herringbone
effect IN front, The broad founce on
the bottom Of the skirt Is laid in fine
tucks, and the same effect Is carried
out in the bertha. The sleeves are
tucked. but on the bias, and the yoke
and undersleeves are made Of pale yell
low chiffon, with tiny butterfly APP
pllques The hat, Of marquise shape, is
OF pale gray chiffon, with bunch OF
jonqulls partly yelled with lace. My
own gown isn't half SO pretty II is
an old rose foulard ornamented here
and there with black lace insertions.
After all, Easter continues to be the
same old feast, with its churchgoing,
tie Flfth avenue parade. It's gorgeous
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Where They
Come From
And How
They Are Grown


striking picture In black and white.
The negroes that raise the lilies wear
a single garment Of coffee sacking or
burlap and are paid only a few cents n
day The bulb blooms from the latter
part Of February till Easter and at
that season The atmosphere Of the Ber-
midas Is vibrant with perfume like
odors from the isles of the blessed.
The aesthetic element In lily culture
u.s. however, swallowed up in the mar
ket garden element At least half q
billion lily bulbs are shipped away from
Bermuda each season. Three millions
come to the United states. largely to
New York and Philadelphia, where
there are many greenhouses built espe-
cially for the care OF the bulbs from
the time they are received In July and
August till they pass In the glory OF
full flower into churches and homes at
Easter time. Bermuda lily bulbs reach
great size, some Of them being f. inches
around. A bulb Of this measure will
produce rs lilies, selling at from 25
cents to 50 apiece, The larger the bulb
the more blossoms Il yields, and the
older the bulb the larger II grows. up to
perhaps the age Of or years, when
1t attains perfection Bulbs are not
shipped out Of Bermuda TIL they are at
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least years old. The average sized
bulb gives six flowers
When the bulbs first arrive in the
States from the Islands, they are put
into pots large enough TO sprout them
In and are kept thus In shady place
for two months BY that time they
have taken root and are ready to trans
plant into the larger pots in which they
are to remain till they bloom They
are put into greenhouses In November
and tended all winter. The florists art
enables him TO retard by cooler temper
allure the bossomng In case OF a late
Easter and to hasten It by increased
warmth for an early one. The lily Is
unusual in having two sets of roots.
One is at the bottom of the bulb, and
the other sprouts out at the surface OF
the ground after the bulb is planted
At Easter time pots of blooming lilies
rival In popularity the gorgeous masses
of cut blossoms. for Bermuda also ships
to us millions of the flowers. They are
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The DrCNmlkor'-
Give her little potted plant Of some sort
and tell her ! want my lace gown for the
10TH Tell her won't take no for an answer
and ,bal she Gan put off flossie Blakos gown
which know She is making. Write the note
yourself nicely and drop it In with the flowers
Mrs De Witt Hume
Buy her go worth Of orchids aud make the
florist dll up with maIdonbair fern so that
the bunch win look me hear She Is going
to give a house party at Lenox this spring,
and lwant to close up my house and save eS.
ponses
Old Mrs Van Kysier
Must keep on the right side Of the old lady.
Send her . bunch Of small flowers, but see
that It doesn't cost much or shall be ruined!
Yesterday | dropped In to see Malsle
Bender and found her very busy, She
was sorting over the contents Of her
lace bag with view to making lace
points for her collars. This looked very
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06

Forty-seven per cent OF the women stu.
dents at the Swiss universities are Rus
SLAMS.
Marrlageable women In Servia have a
queer way OF announcing that they are
IN the matrimonial market A dressed
doll hanging in the principal window Of
a house indicates that there Is living
there a woman who is anxious 10 be-
come bride.
The poll taken at Cardiff, Wales, on
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ADNICE For sIyCrns

Music Is an Indispensable ns,, o,n,
education Of every girl NOWADAYS IA
matter what her future career / go,n ~
to be- A piano, indeed Is a nsca sg" 10
part of the furniture Of every ho~s'
though a great French musician oncs
declared that no girl should learn (,
unless she had exceptional abnltv and
taste In that direction. All sort, 4,
pitfalls lie ready for the beginner h
the art Of singing, which. as 4 tba ca.s
with every other art should have n,
foundations well laid, so that the Elm.
dent should not have anything 10 m.
learn later on, Singers should open n,
mouth wide, the higher the note thsr
are singing, although to some Il hs
difficulty to do so until they have lean.
ed how, OF course, there are two ysw
OF opening the mouth, as Of doing ".
erythlng else--a right way and a wrofs
way. The wrong way Is to stretch d.
muscles and make grlmaces. Il mar
be set down as a rule which has no r.
ceptions that any singer who grlmaca
Is going TO work In the very way b
which he or she should not In order e
get out this note as purely and clearly
as possible.
How ls the student to kr6v whether
he or she is producing the voice COT.
rectly2 BY the answer to these Qus''
tons; Does II sound well and does i
feel easy? All people who wish to vim
should be advised that anything vh0A
hurts or dlstresses them physically n
proof that the delicate organism OH
voice Is being misused and dlstufte
Students should insist on the teat&
explaining how TO do everything n
qulred and the reason for It. Thr0u
such study only can the greatest ~
result and the art Of singing Be ~
light to both the singer and the l''''s
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BY TABITHA sOURGRAPES.

Marridwell accompanied her in that
official capacity. Miss Slopes was az
fiicted with the higher culture-had II
In the intensified form. She dressed
the part She wore a new brown
gown which had In 1t a touch of yell
low, the color OF Easter. Down the
front OF the bodice was draped chit-
fon OF turquoise blue. to suggest ex'
allied sentiment, while the brown hat
repeated in its trimmings both the ex-
allied turquoise blue and the Joyous
Easter yellow. To give warmth TO
this aesthetic combination Miss slopes
had touched up her cheeks with rose
pink. She wore white kid gloves
new, consequently clean. Miss Slopes
stood about with her hands clasped In
front Of her, her eyes turned up &C.
statically. Never for one moment ala
she cease TO think Of herself or her
pose, which was great credit 10 her
when those around her were quite
forgetting themselves in admiration
Of the rare paintings, When one cali
ed Miss slopes attention TO the pic.
ture OF the great, frowning Mount OF
Olives. Miss slopes rolled her eyes a
trine higher and murmured In the
low, colorless monotone which she
had read that the -Four Hundred Of
New York habitually use;
Lovely"
As meanwhile her glance had de-
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WOMAN'S ODD LITTLE WAYS.

seconded and she was looking az W., ~
self In a large mirror opposl,s s. /,
err she meant the painting or n' ,'s,vr,
subject to conjecture. Ever pew. ss.,
In that collection, no NAV" shI
Miss slopes pronounced .p.'''
watching herself In the gas .,,sr
Nevertheless the two frlsna' 's sss,
ed the evening greatly and "'"'
highly pleased. -, raA'I
TEL me Of the paintings ~"
said Mr.. Marridwell. ..,cp!
ooh, they were too love" ,.. ~ W /
thing" exclaimed Mrs NJ, T. esl
his Faster have more yellow ID v :.
than | have noticed in years ,a,s
ppdd's was black lace eo covered m
al over with daffOdIls' ana - y.
Tootsle's hat was yellow out .' ,.'s.
toned down with brown vsI. 'a,S b!
s sp'tei brown peoples; very daring u'o, d
Quite the fashion. Two Of inc me-. s' sti.
actually wore their winter ,, Ss pIss'
I wonder that old ladies hhS , h.er
Budd's mother don't know any. ANY ~,
thsn 70 wear yellow about ,ns' . b
with their gray hair N0"'
with purple violsts'- ssou, ID
"But, my dear, tell me 20 s M y
"oh, yes; l forgot y me 10 20
And, George. ! can des - bonnet e
cry woman at that snow n.,,,,,,sss
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1 y: W E I; W. [B|I}RsR|G

lily stock improves. Our climate in
most sections Of the country is too dry
for bulbs such as the hyaclnth and lily
to reach their best development. so
stock must be imported from time to
time. In the case Of the lily the bulbs are
| obtained new every year They are
brought from Bermuda, In whose ge-
NAL moist climate this stately, splen-
did blossom attains a perfection UNI
known elsewhere.
Lily farming Is leading industry In
the Bermuda islands. There Is reason
to believe the bulb will flourish In our
own southeastern states, and begin
ming OF its cultivation for the floral
market is now making at various
points. The lily culture in Bermuda is
largely in the hands OF the negro wom-
en- and children, A field is sometimes
as large as six acres in extent. When
1t is In full bloom, It gllstens like snow,
and the shining faces Of the negroes,
dotted over this background, make
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IN W0MAN'S REALM.

the question whether children In the
board schools should be taught the
Welsh language has resulted in ma
iority OF GO votes against II.
The proportion OF divorces to mar.
riages in Rhode Island is abou, one to
eight.
Lady Butler the well known artist
and wife Of Sir William Butler has for
some time been unable TO paint, owing
to an eye trouble, Happily this has
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ing at once and trying 10 walk up the
back OF your skirt into the bargain,
Then, too, there is something demoral-
izing In the atmosphere which makes
you buy perfect horror ~ q hat ut
which you wouldn't look under ordi-
nary circumstances and from which
you turn with loathlng when 1t reaches
home the next day However, Tuesday,
just for a change thought ! would
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bel" she cried. 1T was Just that palm,
And isn't 1t q gem Of a hat? How
much, madame2 Fifty dollars2 HOW
cheapl Now be sure to send II home
tonight, won't your And as ] moved
away caught Nine, Honorlne In the
act Of winbng at her assistant That
was vulgar, 10 say the least, but per-
haps under the circumstances It was
eycusable
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FOR THE HANDS

Lemon Juice and glycerin rilh !,
equal proportions ia excellent mn ~
hands. wash them very thoIous1 /.
fore applying and afterwara y. ', y, y
with oatmeal. 1t is good plan s NV
a box Of oatmeal on your wa, N" .ur
and rub your hands with q HUE WV
time after washing.
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queen, but also by the nation. The heir
presumptive to the crown Is the Duo
d'Aosta, whose consort Is Princess He
lene Of Orleans.
A rumor has been circulated that the
reason Nine. Adelina Patti baroness
Cederstrom) has put Crsig.y-Nos In
the market Is because OF her annoyance
at not being considered Of sufficient ac-
count by her neighbors. II Is said that
nothing can be more serious or more
untrue. Baroness Ced@ strom IL liked
BY the rich and beloved by the poor.