The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-14
The GIRLS ARE
TO SAW WOOD
NOVEL METHOD OF PAYING OFF
CHURCH INDEBTEDNESS.
A Mine Mules Costly Meal-Those
Who Have Recently Joined the
Great Majority-Personal Pickup.
Curious necdotes--various News
Paragraphs.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Susuuchanna. Dec. 13.-The little
debt one hundred dollars and the young
women of the congregation have hit
upon u novel scheme to cancel the in
dcbtedness. They will saw wood for
the acid factory to earn the money.
There are 100 cords now piled up
and the managers of the factory offer
ihc young women one dollar II cord to
saw the sticks once in two. promi-
nent resident offers to give ten dollars
to the girl who saws Il cord OF wood
the quickest. and similar offers have
been made by others.
Saving will begin on Monday next
and the occasion will be made gala
one. The saving will conclude with
music by the village band and Il sup
per furnished by the men of the con-
gregatiOn.
A MINE MULES COSTLY MEAL.
The Forest City mine mule which
Chcwed up an envelope containing SEQ,
the other days. owns the most expen
sive appetite on record. The goat who
tlevours violently colorcd circus post
erS possesses Il palate for the pCtllr-
esqlie; the ostrich, who swallows old
china. bric-n-brac pins. tacks. rail-
road spikes and other articles of vertu.
has digestive organs of lmitlesS pow
er. But when 1t comes to absorbing a
costly meal In which uncooked cash
forms the ingredient. the Forest City
white mine mule rises as far above all
competitors as Tenerifre above the sea.
JOINED THE MAJORITY.
After brief illness. Mrs. Frederick
Seeley. an esteemed resident, died at
her home on Euclid avenue on Sunday
morning. She is survived by her hus-
band. her mother, Mrs. Martin Wag-
ner. and Il number of brothers and sis
ters. The funeral will take place from
Christ Episcopal church on Thursday.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Agnes
BLAKE who died in Binghamton, took
place from ST. Johns Catholic church
in this place on Saturday morning. with
a requiem high mass. Interment was
made in Laurel Hill cemetery
The funeral of the late Airs. John
Dunlea. ST., who died at Pittsburg.
took place and was largely attended
from st. Johns Catholic church on
Monday morning. Requiem high mass
was celebrated. and interment was
Inade in Laurel Hill cemetery.
JUST STuFFIN'.
If criminal is very deep and very
full it must be harder for him to be
bailed OFT.
The man who knows it all wouldn't
be such a bad fellow if he only kept it
to himself.
Law: The aged ltigant rode in Il
carriage to court and returned home
OIL foot; the young lawyer went on
foot and returned in II carriage.
y The young man can now sleigh his
best girl, and not be a law breaker.
1t is q mighty good time to show
practical Christianity when the frost
is in the air. and there are cold and
hungry ones within sight of ones
chimney. The sort of piety that doesn't
clothe the naked and feed the hungry
is Il sham. and it doesn't count neither
in heaven nor upon earth.
There is considerable Christian unity
among Susuehanna pastors. but there
IS room for more Of it without crowdng
anybody.
An exchange says that "ice two
inches thick will support a man" In
midsummer it supports the iceman and
his entire family.
y "A Ulniondale poet asks: 'Why are
( the spirits thus concealed?" Because
the bar is positively closed on Sunday,
unless you know the knock.
Personal PICKUP.
Or c. T.. Taylor. a prominent and
popular resident of Forest City, is a
Republican candidate for representa-
tive. The genial doctor would make
a very creditable legislator.
Following is the opinion of our con-
gressman, Hon. c. Fred Wright. of the
presidents message: The message is
unansWerabe and unassailable and
constitutes one of the best documents
ever sent to congress. 1t shows a Won
derful amount of preparation and bears
the unmistakable earmarks Of a schol-
ar and a patriot"
Unless all signs fail, Colonel Chas.
4 c. Pratt, of New Milford, will be the
next state senator from this district.
That he would represent the district
ably, goes without the saying.
Homer Greene, esq, the talented
HOnesdalc author and barrister, will
again, it is reported, make another ef-
fort to secure the Republican nomna-
tiOn for congress for this district. No
body doubts the ability of Honesdale's
foremost citizen.
A bright light has for a week been
lancing about at night upon IL hill
ayers supposed that they had discov-
cred a new star, but late reports are
TO the effect that an office is carrying
q lantern in its mad ana eager search
TO find the man.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDIATED
The chorister of a Clifford church
lately made a mistake in the choice of
a tune, there being II long slur in il.
which came directly upon an unrortun-
ate word, which produced ii startling
effect:
with reverence let the saints appear
And boW-wow before the Lord"
The clergymans little poodle nun.
loafing in the church. happened 10
catch the note, sang out his treble pine.
started the chorister's old Towsers fun
oass, and in an instant the whole
posse of dogs SET up such II chorus thut
Handel's hailstorm would have dwin-
died into mustard seed in compensa-
ton.
A Susquehanna county editor speoks