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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
"DISENTOMBED."

descending they gazed
level which stood. splinter this having
denly given that dealt Aleck the blow.
Would the fall them? They dread.
keeping their the place from which
Michael
and supplication the
instant Aec not the fresh alarm, then
against croucng against the rib-a
Shape!
e Immediately out dim as was
the light extending to it, His hair stood end but he stayed
cleaned and closed alternately though struggling with the
the outlines hairy face-shoulders
with what looked like old blanket ragged and tat
tered half black and that thrust fingers
legs much could them
twisted the back bumped until reached above the shoulders
forming a background for the head.
human form drawn by rheumatism dwarfed by
goveng clad in backness fossil forced from
quckened again ehe creation
of prehistoric age?
great that filled Alexis soul had
passed away a ashes. He and still
Nothing than that.
beast demonwhatever might be before hmshould
terrif II he death he wanted to
with clear vision and mind He turned to his
panions Michael had reapsed silence his
closed and his lips moving if in Jerry
crouctng behind him trembling with The cool draught
through place breathed
the 1t still in the
position hut had turned its toward the outlet
of the arcurrent. In moment it began to With
peculiar hobbe the to the of the fallen
rock up disappeared through
ing that Aecs had been left above the He
grasped Michael shook him.
wi prayin, and le' get to work. Wen
follow deis jerry yere
snvelin'. Coom.
Suiting the the to the
would sad but could endure the absence
close his heels, AS
they caught sight of the twisted legs
ing in he gloom which they
the layer above and left of
Sometimes loose rock the
change sometimes retreat
yards finding apertures sufficiently large for
At last they descended
struck what appeared regular
old gangway! They knew by the
stumbled the !s
either sdeghostly spectators of the fantyghted
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vivid tales connected with the
deep-sea mines of Cornwall.
Yours truly.
II. M. EDWARDS.
The identity of none of the writ
ers was known either to The Trib-
unc or to Judge Edwards until
after his award had been received
and it became necessary to open
the sealed envelopes containing the
authors real names. in order to
make arrangements for the pub
lication of the first successful
story. Then it was discovered that
Pluto the author OF "Disen-
tombed," was that wcll-known poet
and litteratcur, Theron G. G.Osbornc,
Of Greenwood. A short biograph-
ical sketch of Mr.. Osborne, to-
getl,er with the text OF his graphic
story, appears elsewhere. Elmer
son." the author of the thrilling
story. "Thc Pyrosiderite Com
pound" to which Judge Edwards
pays high tribute, but which, under
the rules. had to give way because
not built around the Legendary lore
or romance of the mines, is John
a. Foote, of Archibald. now at
Georgetown university, the winner
of the $50 prize offered some years
ago by The Tribune in short
story competition in connection
with an eisteddfod given by the
Robert Morris lodge of Ivorites.
1t is highly complimentary to Mr..
Foote's ability that another story
from his pen, Rogers Chamber"
submitted under the pseudonyn.
"St. David formed one of the six
manuscripts sent to Judge Ed
wards for final adjudication. Judge
Edwards recommends that it and
'Jocktan' share third prize. In
the sealed letter which accom-
panied it Mr.. Foote makes this i'm
possible, however, by specifying
that if it does not win second
prize or better it must be returned
to him. An effort will be made to
secure from Mr.. Foote permission
for The Tribune to print both his
excellent stories.
The author of the story which
captures second prize, "a Ro-
nance of the Culm,' is given in
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THE WINNERS
OF PRIZES IN

light OF day would ultimately be-
come monstrosity on the authors
hands; but the fine dramatic end
ing saves the situation and has
greatly enhanced the interest OF
the story.
9. Jean Graham. "a Romance
of the Culm." Considered merely
from a literary standpoint this
story stands high. The author Is
evidently accustomed to writing.
The plot in part is somewhat hack
neyed; yet the story ends we'll and
with good dramatic effect.
g. Mark Tapley. "Jocktan." AL
though written in plain and or
dinary style. lacking the literary
polish of Jean Graham's story. this
is a tale we'll told and is graphic
in it's description OF heart-rcnding
scenes.
4. st. David. Rogers Cham
ber.'' Ghosts. a subterranean
cave and deserters from the army
suggest the stirring incidents of
this story. have heard more than
once of occurrences such as the
author describes. The story is
written in good style.
5. Juniata. 1.-The Angel of Bald
Mount" A beautiful idyllic tale,
written in the form Of letters and
unfolding the story of the suffering
and daring of one of the early
pioneers of this valley. The author
deserves honorable mention, al
though he (or she) has no chance
to win a prize.
have no hesitation in awarding
the first prize to Pluto and the
second to Jean Graham. AS to the
third prize, my judgment is that it
should be divided between Mark
Tapley and st. David.
I congratulate the authors of
these stories on their success in
writing readable tales, and I COM
mend The Tribune for it's attempt
to unfold the rich treasures and
possibilities of new domain in the
realm of fiction. There is no rea-
son why the legends interviewer
with the history of anthracite min
ing should not become as famous
in the field of literature as the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13

him Michael dead? He
rubbed his the applied it again and
old Soon his efforts successful
overjoyed grappled
Michael a sitting posture: at the time
sobng reached him nearby he knew that
Jerry had also regained consciousness.
Relieved his Aeck searched
lamp. This found. he struck light and the
smoky glare that followed lit the place.
"Coom, Jerry, lad. thank ye're livn.
This is bad plight doubt not but we'll find
good time Cheer up, lad"
Jerry, quieted
make explorations The through which the
brought entirely making
that direction than impossible;
besides this there had several others
that might afford lamp pick
in hand Aleck grouped about far examining
Of the dismal place. his followed eagerly
by the of the others who sat mute and miserable
Any considerable fall a working" $ ike
the giving keystone Restraining pressure relaxed
in direction and places already weakened the action
and influence of air and and the ssenng burden
thus sapped of ultimate sink
laws of gravity
Thus had cave-in
what might easily prove living tomb.
found the of locked with
could by long aborious toll
his shoulder against giant oak the
place remaining explore. Cold
He turned and the track others
had told them fears only looking
the best out Failure directions made him al
most despair and he dreaded the knowledge further search
He just about to his task when blow from
him sprawing middle passage,
scrambled to his the light
extngushed Reaching his crouced
trembling together cold the told them
occurred the condition things. Something
Alexis hand 1t Another stopped
flight half his body He lighted his lamp
fairly with rodents
seeking refuge imprisoned this
thus suddenly thrown their
paiy cracking sound assaed their and they
their destruction solid walls of
either the of being crushed powder
Aeck stouthearted doubly in time greatest dan
keeping hold
ing lamp The Others too much
behind, followed, clnging to his clothing
they strange and awe-nspring sight. The
Aleck stood before
bursting under the weight the gradually
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FOUNDED PARTLY ON FACT.

procession. way They
ing toward the oucroppings the hillside
Suddenly the Shape stopped the time
look behind then to the right where another
lead off, turned again and with flashing
those strangely cleaning mooned them forward in
they had been pursuing But did from the
dripping shower of rubbish descended there quick
cry gurging, gaspng moan and they saw their strange
guide had been struck
leaped forward. Those expressions pain suf
of neither beast Demon The life of human
being being crushed
strong
the limp emacated safety;
raising calling the others follow,
pressed forward In few moments they reached the mouth
OF the place where the surface had dropped in former
and stood the free air The ground
white with lately fallen and the stars shining
the doctor Ye been little enough
heretofore Max yere legs fly lad"
A light gimmered the window IA nearby. Aeck,
raped impatieny at the There
shuttle of frightened voice asked who there
without Aleck brought his firmly against the
door which few revealing old with pald face
ana hair standing in the faint light
mo harm dame but hae here sair hurted in the
mne.'
He deposited his burden upon floor by
aside the matted placed his hand the heart 1t sl
At the instant there wild piercing
Aleck to his feet The woman had sunk to
heap upon stared wildly about lie alone
Michael unwilling enter that house. whose
history knew too WELL hurryng across the common
stifened legs could him.
Aleck placed bed in the inner
he could He brought
she moved At last he took his
lamp held close the withered
face. eyes staring Was she The
appalled, reeed chair,
utterly oblvious of his surroundings
he bethought him of the wretch lying in
dragged himself his passed
outside the entered
hasty revealed the
Both dead
woman" asked the doctor, with the
within the presence of Destiny human
power can hwart or understand
Mary wife
paymaster twenty odd heard
after" said Aleck, simply
this MANI"
ecks
the buried side side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
List of Stories Submitted.
pen Name OF Author.
Name of Story.

Name Of Story. pen Name Of Author.
"Tle Avon Strike" "...................I. Il. S. D.
Avenged, or The Miners Daughter" Beatrice
Archer Trevford, Jr., Editor Lavere Ernest
Little Dick, the Driver Boy '....... Goldfish
"A Breaker Boys Ambition Mildred Vaughan
"O'Connors Substitute" .. Alice L. Elliot
"A Romance of the Culm' ...... Jean Graham
The Little Silk Weaver" Yrogerg Yevrah
"Disentonlbed ............ ............ Pluto
The Miners Pride. ...... Regina Hetherton
Victor, The Breaker Boy. =. Martin Vincent
Dick, The Driver Boy ..... Leon Paul Mack
"A Summer Holiday. Abigail Grcnough
Dan sSfee pernot noi in the Tower Hill Gave S JUNIOR
And Little Child Shall Lead Them. Sally
Rogers Chamber St David
Trapped by the Iroquois" Red Jacket
The Pyrosiderite Compound 80. Emerson
!ocktan ..': .:....'.'. Mark !apiey
THE Haunted Sprigley". "....... Christian Hope
misunderstood" "............. Glenn Lomond
Number Eleven. '....................A .Anssan
"The Hero of the Grange Disaster. Doubtful
"A Romance of the Clear Spring Mollie Ward
"The Angel of Bald Mount ....... .Juniata
"Quakley Slope. e"............ Milton Howard
The Spectre Of the Coal Chute Common Sense
"a Peep Behind the Curtain" .. Uncle Bill
'The Story of One Miners Life
Francis Ernest Mackay
*.Jack, | Envy YOU Gabriel Shugermat
Brave Lads" "...............E Elaine Brerton
"The Black Maria a'............ Doris Thrane
"a Timely Rescue. e"................T Tilda Jane
"A Christian Man" ..... Howard lie Grande
"An Incident of the Satan Mine" -. ..Wasador
''The Phantom Mule of the U-Know Mine Violet
The Mystery of the Pump House"
Marg Virtue Price
"Wanted-A Cook" .......... Laura Snithcrs
"Tle Story OF the Mines" "............. Ruben
"Won His Bride in Coal Nine. -. Lionel
"The Woman in Black" ........ Little Willie
Chester Loyd's Curse" Dan Delay
"The Robbing of the Paymastcr' ........"A."
THE Mule That Grew Up will, the Dump"
Lora Hill
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Judge Edwards Award.

Editor of The Tribune
Sir: OF the six stories submitted
to me, Emerson's is hardly within
the conditions of the competition,
because preference is to be given
to "stories tending to bring out the
romance and legendary lore OF
the anthracite mining industry"
Emerson's story is weird and
ghastly, depending for it's interest
on three murders and suicide. 1t
is well written, and is not inferior
to the prize stories for which the
publishers of the Black Cat have
paid from one hundred to three
hundred dollars.
I shall refer briefly to the other
stories.
/. Pluto. This story is entitled
"Disentombed." 1t contains Il very
vivid description of a fall
or "cavc-in'' in the mines, and
discloses accurate knowledge on
the part of the author of the
inside workings of a mine. ! was
afraid that the form" which
led the entombed miners to the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13

Faith, it's meser thnkn that same"
companion with ominous gravity.
The rumble of wheels noise
nrOach of the The lamp
lit
they gazed then the standsill the branch
leading
mules the animal his
The assisting the the detaching
and pushing its place. heard the sudden rumble
in the distance They heard only the Wild blood curdng
the mule dashed the the
Then they thrown violently ground
for the time parayzed
Wokmen above felt the earth tremble
the mbers and machinery of that portion the
above the shaft hurled They knew
what it meant.
shaft into gigantic ar-gun. Acres the
ground in twinkng filled with solid The
air must find freedom clears passage
exploded gun-powder.
The "Groundhog" in he
Mules dashed against the rib"
of the shock in the mad
dying in the darkness The hosting carriage twisted
and into uselessness and when the
of the mine began to gather at the they
found that although they immediate
before they could be ropes from
surface.
When the shock passed the
Aeck He cIutched
OF the rails that met his his
his then sank the
dizzy sckenng weakness. In minutes
strength brought awakening
realize his surroundings what had happened
dark He thought his companions rawed about
Of them His hand rested mans He shuddered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
Interesting Anal
ysis BY President
Judge n. NJ Ed-
wards of the Six
Best M6nuSCcipts
Submitted. 4.

- S ANNOUNCED last
~ week, the task of pass
n ing upon the relative
\ merits OF the manu-
- "A scripts submitted in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13

story contest was, at The Tribune's
request. kindly assumed by Hon.
II. NJ. Edwards, whose fitness and
experience are everywhere conced-
eG. But sudden press of judicial
duties incident to his elevation to
the president judgeship made it. at
the last moment, impossible for him
within the time allotted to examine
personally each of the AZ manu-
scripts. The Tribune. therefore,
rather than to incur delay, through
a council of its editors, undertook
to choose from among the AZ
stories the six that in its judgment
best deserved to be considered rs
possible prize-wimcrs. Judge Ed
wards thcreupon took these SIX
under consideration and his award
as to their relative merits is as fol-
lows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
The Author Of " Dlsentombed."

Theron G. Osborne was born at Lake
Winola. in Wyoming county, and edu-
Gated at Wyoming seminary. At an
early age he exhibited literary ability.
Verses from his pen have appeared at
varying intervals in many of the lead
ing periodicals. Mr.. Osborne has done
little story writing. This he assures
us. is almost his first offense.' Mr..
Osborne is a school teacher and Jour-
nalist. He has been principal of the
schools Of Miners Mills and Moosic.
and managing editor of the Wilkes
Barre Leader. He is now one Of the
assistant editors of the Lackawanna
School News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
THE TRlBUNE'S
STORY CONTEST

House." by Margaret Virtue Price.
THE Robbing of the Pay
MASTER" by A.
THE Mule That Grew Up with
the Dump" by Lora Hill.
Of the contest as whole, we
must say that it has been far mofe
interesting and successful than was
expected. Both the number and
the quality OF the manuscripts have
surpassed expectations. We did
not look for more than half as
many as were received and we
should not have been surprised
had many of them been of char
acter unfit to print. But of the ell
tire AZ only one is unworthy Of
type, while of the remaining 46 a
very large percentage not only
have something interesting to tell
but tell it in better than the average
fashion. Letters will be sent to
each contributor requesting per-
mission to print these stores in The
Tribune, as an illustration of the
very considerable local literary
talent which is deserving of en-
couragement and development;
and it is earnestly hoped that no
mistaken sense of modesty will
cause any contributor to hesitate to
grant this permission, together
with consent to the Use at the head
of the story Of the writer's real
name. Those who won the prize
awards are evidently practiced
writer's. There is consequently no
humiliation to an unpracticed
writer in failing to compete suc-
cessfully. What is lacked in most
instances is the facility that comes
with practice.
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He finished at last, and seated upon accumu-
lation of rock beside the track, smoked medatvey,
With and then word to old miner who
likewise resting from his labor every direction
could be heard the sound made by small pieces of
rock falling from the roof and the crackle of the
sides of the supporting of coal particles
expelled by the mighty pressure from above.
'"Therell be bod trouble here afore mony days,
Michael l miss my guess" said Aleck. rising and
preparing to depart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-13
A ROMANCE OF THE MINES.

L WAS in the old "Groundhog'' mine.
Aeck Graeme, the foreman, fingered
late along the gangways carefully exam
ining each chamber. oss-cut and man
hole Indications of squeeze" had be-
gun to show a few days before and the
utmost virilance WAS NECESSARILY
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-07

State Entomologist John B Smith.
Of New Jersey, predicts plague of
the IL year locust next year, and has
issued bulletin TO the fruit growers
and farmers of the State that il will
De unwise to put out any young fruit
trees this fall or next spring, be-
causeofthe danger of total destruct-
ion. He describes it as the twenty
second brood of the periodical cicada
which made It's last appearance in
1885 and did much general damage,
particularly affecting the fruit grow
ing sections of Burlington, Camden,
Mercer, Monmouth, Middlesex Pas
sale, Morris, Warren, Sussex, Som
erset, and Hudson counties. The
locusts coming lay their eggs in Sits
made in the trunks, branches or
twigs of trees, and invariably cause
serious injury to young trees.
Growers are cautioned not to trim
fruit trees too closely, and, il possi-
bic, to do no trimming at all. 1t is
also considered wise TO do no bud
ding or grating. That the locusts
are about to make their early APP
pearance was made manifest from
the fact that number of them were
unearthed when the foundation of
the new p0stoffice was dug in this
city. They were found in numbers
q little below the surface. .-AaaaDo-
rs Rspablicun.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-07
CRUSHING A 4coH" MAN.

Ex-United States Senator Tom
Carter of Montana has the type Of
face that, decorated as it Is by q
neatly trimmed white chin whisker.
suggests the typical gentleman
farmer as seen in the cartoons of
the comic paper. The senator was
coming out of the Waldorf Astoria
the other morning with an old
travel stained handbag in his hand.
As he reached the sidewalk a rather
ordinary looking young fellow came
up to him and said:
Excuse me, but are you not Mr..
Gray of Atlanta ?.
Mr.. Carter looked at him for a
moment in an effort to discern
whether the fellow was in earnest
or whether this was really the in
troductory part of the old con-
fidence game. Finally he decided
it was the latter, and he said softly
to the questioner:
"No, bub; you didn't come any
way near it. Ny name is Vidocq.
/ belong to the government secret
service, snd / am the original Old
Sleuth."
1t didn't take the young man long
to get out of sight around the cor
ner.-New York Times.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-07
sea Water.

The bather who on inadvertently
swallowing mouthful of sea water
rushes off at the earliest moment
for glass of whisky ''to take the
taste out" does wrong.
Whisky counterscts the action Of
the salt water. Lemonade will take
the taste out and leave the sea water
to do its work, and that work
will result in great benefit to health.
Sea water is full of tonics and seda-
tive properties and won't hurt any
one.
1t is a wonderful tonic for the
stomach, liver and kidneys. In
many cases it will cure biliousness
where all other remedies have fail
ed. You will find it very effective
in all cases of disordered stomach,
in insomnia and indigestion. Even
in dyspepsia it will do good.
1t is not palatable, but neither is
quinine nor various other medicines
that one feels compelled to take at
times. You do not see old sailors
suffering from biliousness. Sailors
know the curative properties of sea
water, and they make use of it,
London Globe.
Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-11-07
All Aiong the Lime.

Correspondence of the Beacon
Worry, worry, worry; the world
is full of it; it haunts US daily, and
it is our pillow at night; it is fed
and nourished as a virtue By a great
majority of the human family per-
haps, whilst poor old friend Res
ignation" has to take a back seat
the farmer because his crop does not
justify his labor and expenses the
sailor because the wind does always
blow in his favor; the merchant and
tradesman because they can't turn
over the dollar fast enough; the min
er because he cannot exhaust the
bowels of earth; the lawyer and doc
tor because of the lack of patients,
clients and fees; the editor because
of the scarcity of news and other
difficulties attached; the wise because
they are not wiser; the weak because
they cannot grow stronger; and we
may add the good house wife because
the baby cries and the little chicks
die of cholera; the beau because some
other fellow may get in his way; the
belle, perhaps, because she can find
no other fellow to flirt with; the poor
because they have toendure poverty,
and the rich because they can't grow
richer. And. so it goes, all along
down the line of humanity, and yet,
it only seems but to deepen the fur
row on the cheek and to drag us
down to an untimely end.
In our common walks of life, how
many bright and cheerful faces do
we daily meet. We have but to
glance at the mirror, and the tale is
told. There seems to be q some
thing slowly and surely stealing its
way over the human mind some
thing without name; something in
visible that knows how to accom-
plish its object. Perhaps ''discon-
tent would be a proper name for it.
That leads to worry and worry leads
to anything else but happiness.
How is it Why should we worry
about anything. The world is still
beautiful; so much to love and ad-
mire (gurrels included( and nothing
so bad as it might have been. This
is picture, young readers, having
two sides. First look upon this
side and then upon that and you
can parse the above sentence If you
wish. So, as has been wisely said
Let us make the best of life
Not render it curse,
But take il as we would wife
For better or for worse.
UNCLE NED.