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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08
OBITUARY..

NEWTON ARCHER CROFTNcwton Archer
Croft died at the residence of his father, Isaac
Croft at go Saturday morning. For more than
eighteen III, ,nths he had hccn sufferer with
pulmonary tuberculosis. All through his long
illness he evinced that superb quality of his
nature which had always cndcared him 10 his
many friends, perfect chccrincss. His death.
comes as a great loss to all with whom lie has
ever come in contact for he was one OF those
rare mon to whom one becomes attached through
mere association. Mr. Croft became well known
in musical circles through his ability as tenor.
having sung in the choirs OF the Second church,
the Young MEMS Christian association in scran'
ton and Binghamon, the Trinity Protestant EpiS-
copa and other churches.
The funeral will he held today, privately, at
the convenience Of the family.
LOiLS r. MAHUN.--At the home of his mother,
5ll Third street, John II. Mahon, died yesterday
afternoon at l.3O after an illness OF two months.
He was one If the best known young men OF
the city and was especially prominent in busi
ness circles. At different times he held impor.
tant positions as bookkccpcr with Goldsmith S
Bazaar and the Lackawanna Brewing company
and at tho time OF his death was in the employ
OF Robbins i Spencer, Of Eighth street. lie was
Il son of the late Andrew Alalon, who was for
years one OF the best known merchants ot the
Bellevue section OF the city.
Five month; ago Mr.. Mailoh's wife died and
since then with his three young children lie has
made his home with his mother on Third street
The children are Andrew, Mercedes and Mar
carct Two brothers. Leo and James, and three
sisters. Mis-. John ioyce, Mrs. rltrick OSal.
ley and Agnes, also survive him. The
funeral will be held Wednesday morn
ins at 8 o'clock from jll Third street. \
high mass oi requiem will be celebrated in Holy
10
nad. in the Cath, ,dral cemetery.
WILLIAM lIENNINt.--Willi,m lIenninG aged
II wears, died at his home on Apple avenue. on
Saturday morning after an illness OF several
months duration. lie was u well known citizen
having resided here nearly all his lie.
lie is survived b. wife and nine children
and tie following brothers and sisters: Thoma,
IIe,ning and Mrs john Dawes. Of Providence;
Mrs \. G. snyder Mrs. l'uel Dexter and Mrs
Adam Robinson, of D,nmlore. The funeral which
will be private occurs from deceasedS Late resi-
tlrnce this afternoon at > O'Clock, Rev W. T..
Gibbons. officiating. Interment will be made in
Dunmorc cemetery.
MRS. RICHARD MGuWAN.--At the home Of
her daughter, Mrs Anthony Mclale, oI iiud'
son street, Mrs. Richard McC;owan died Saturday.
She is survived by three children: Thomas, OF
West Market street. Mrs John Conncry and Mrs,
Anthony MclIale The funeral services will be
held Tuesday morning, ut O'Clock. in the Holy
Rosary church. lncrnent in the Cathedral ccme'
tcry.
JOHN REGAN.--Ioln Rcgan. OF Mon,oe ave-
nuc, Dunmorc, died last evening. lie WAS Il
years OF age and miner by occupation. The
funeral will he held on Tuesday morning at 80
o'clock from ST. pauls church, Green Ridge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08
The H0MLIEST man IN SCRANTON

az well as the hsndsomest, and others
ale Invited to call on any druggist and gee
free trial bottle OF Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat and Lungs. a remedy that is guaranteed
10 cure and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthms, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 23c.
and b0c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08
OBSERVANCE
OF EASTER
SPECIAL SERVICES IN ALL OF
THE CHURCHES.

Music Was a Strong Feature of the
xercises-Meeting of Boys En-
ployed About the Mines Called for
This Evening-Fourth Anniver-
sary of Moses Taylor Sister Lodge.
Meeting of the West Side Board of
Trade Will Be Held Tomorrow
Night-Personal Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-08
SUICIDE WITH ACID.
Mary Rivers Ends Her Life by
Poison.

By Exclusive wnc hom The Associated Press.
New York, April 7,-Mary Rivers, Is
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Lot of Migh.Grade Mattings at About Half:

The only trouble with them they fine for ordinary selling They
mostly ch dark coorg and the finest grade japanese
mattngs have carred-Price SSc SOC.
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INDIFFERENT uNeulsTs.


Sp.cadlrg EnE-.Nh.
The average American l. poor 10
guiSt," said customs Oth, i1l who So ,,s
several modern languages couo.,.y
and sometimes acts as interpreter. "a
doesn't come natural to rs, us il Iars ,o
the Latin races and to most Germans,
Whey will pick up other tongues with an
rase and facility that are perfectly aa'l2
ing, but as usual thing an Amc-lcan
has TO he absolutely driven to II before
he will make She attempt
Il had that fact forcihly impressed up
ON my mind during a visit made TO old
Mexico early last Sprins, One would
say. at first blush, that a knowledge Of
Spanish would be simply Indispensable to
anybody who proposed 10 reside in the
City Of Mexico, especially with the in
tcntion OF going into business, yet |
found any number Of Americans there
who managed TO get along without it and
who declared frankly that it was too
much trouble TO acquire. These easy go.
ins gentlemen simply insisted on using
English, regardless Of the fact that Cas-.
lillian was the current language Of the
country. When they entered a store or
restaurant they would say, Send along
somebody who talks United States, and
then wait placidly FOR the interpreter to
appear OF course they were badly
Handicapped in the transaction of all
their affairs, but they insisted laughing
" that the annoyance was preferable Il
learning Spanish and that they would
I eventually succeed in making the Mex
I leans discard their native lingo, Thi'
| systematic forcing Of ones language up
on people is characteristic Of Amer
leans" continued the custom house Off
/ cial. "and is no doubt responsible Tor th,
/ rapid spread of English rs business
medium in all the great foreign capitals.
1T goes without saying, however tha
/ there are Americans who are linguiSts
and. as matter OF fact, the most 10
/ markahlc linguiSt | ever met in my liz,
was man named Scott who was hou
! in Montgomery. Ala. lie was educate.
! abroad and spoke four or five contngnta
| languages but his really phcnomtul
achievement was his complete master,
Of French and German. lie could en-
| verse in both without n trace of ac. cHt
was perfectly familiar with their slun'
and colloQuialiSmS and could pass unsuS
rcctcl for a native Of either country
You often read ot people speaking f1r
ci-n tongue without accent hut h.
/ lcve me- il is one Of the rarcst tiiuys I
! the world. while to learn two with So
| precision is next door % q miracle
never heard Of n parallel case pickiN'
MP working knowledge of a lnugulc
Is horse ~ quite another color II en-
tc done by anybody in chout the saw
lcnsth of time Il takes To learn sholthlal
| How long is that. did you ask? Wei
that depends on the individual "n
ranges between three months and >
ycars."-New Orleans Times Dpwo,rat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
MloHTlEsT OF LoADsToNes
II AttrgctS Not Only Metals, hut
FIshermen, Dogs and tiOGS.

\ deep hole Of water in Nolynn creek,
ten miles south of Hogdenyille. Ky. has
for some time been attracting attention
by reason OF the fact that il has yc,y
strong suction. For years it has been
known as the suck hole II is about
10 fee, deep and about 30 yards long
The water is clear. and bottom can cas-.
lily be seen. This hole has been watched
by people in that section for q member
Of years. and il has also TO some vS:yat
been avoided. II now develops that il Is
no "suck hole" but in the bottum ot the
river il is claimed there is streak of
powerful loadstone.
\ man in that community rccy",ly v.N
structcd a large and substantial ra!t TOT
the purpose OF investigating TIE cSUSes
Of the suction in this particular part of
the river. 1t was discovered that the
river bottom Is. solid rock and hat
through the center of the rock. running
lengthwise, is black streak. Ii is about
five inches in width and runs the length
Of the hole. This streak was examined
with common fish gig anl was found 10
be very hard The gig adhered TO the
stone and il took no little pulling to CX
tricate it, Further inves,iga; Il was
made, and Il is said the streak following
the bottom Of the river Is undoubtedly
powerful loadstone.
This hole was discovered over 20 ycMs
ago by Enoch Atteberry, who came near
losing his life in the water, having been
rescued by two men. who pulled him Cut
by means OF long pole. Lum Wcss and
Luther Trulock also came near losing
their lives in the hole a short time ago
while seinisg. They were rescued bali
drowned by other members Of the paity
The attraction was 50 powerful toward a
chain on the bottom Of the seine that the
seiners had 10 abandon il. The hole IS
not In the main stream. hut is an outlet
\ dog thrown into the water never
comes out, but is quickly drawn TO the
bottom. When trout line is stretched
across the place, the uHseen energy at
tracts the hooks to the black streak and
there holds them securely until they are
drawn out. At times there is a strong
undercurrent in the bayou, which is un-
accounted for and which often sweeps
the bottom clean, relieving the l1adstone
of its collection.
The locality Of the suck hole" is .tiins
to be a much dreaded one. especially by
the supcrstitious. II Is known to all ne
groes as the death hole" and farmers
in that section find it difficult TO cnploy
negro help. Many cattle and hogs have
been lost Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Why the Youngster Had to Go.

Nurse had come to bear her little
charge away from the party, and the
fluffy haired damsel was pleading for a
respite.
Not another second" said nurse firm
ly. Come. get your coat on. There's a
lamb"
But the "lamb" still demurrcd, and her
obvious reluctance TO 90 enlisted the sym
pathy Of the hostess, who rashly Joined
issue against the nurse.
do let her stay half an hour longer,
nurse" she begged You were child
yourself once. remember. II lda's moth
er is angry with you. throw the blame
on me-"
Nurse shook her head with stubborn
resolution.
sorry, mum, but my young man is
giving a party tonight and IL I'm not
there just on the minute he'll slam The
door in my face. It's force Of habit wi h
him, mum. You see, he's timekeeper in
a factory"
Then. despite whimpering protests, the
'lamb' was ruthlessly torn away.-Lon-
don It'll Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
SMART & SILBERBERG
OIL CITY, PA.
BEATING HOLES IN SHIRTS.
The Vigorous Way They Have OF
washing Clothes In India.

The following extract is from the letter
of a young medico II India:
Il have just extricated myself from an
awkward fix. The washer people here
take your best shirt to a stream, dip II
In the water and then smack it hard on
bowlder, repeating the process again and
again till a hole is made in the linen.
Then and not before do they regard that
particular article as finished.
II objected to this and told my washer
man that ! didn't want holes knocked
into my clothes.
But, master, how, then, am | TO
know when they are fnishedT be asked.
II couldn't knock any sense into his
head, so | tried to get somebody else to
do my work. But nobody else would do
it for me. discovered that n sort Of
tribal trades union exists here. Each
kind Of work is done by a particular
caste
zone caste limits itself to boot clean
ing, and the only scope which another
allows for its genius is carrying. II you
badly treat the man who cleans your
boots or sack him, he reports you to his
tribe. and unless you clean your boots
yourself they will ever remain dirty, for
no other member Of that tribe will clean
them for you, nor will anybody else, for
the work is not consistent with the dig
nifty of the carrying. washing or any 9TH
er caste.
"There being no help for it, had ia
go back to my old washerman, and il
was only by bribes and entreaties that
| could get him 10 forgive me.
"Now, want you TO send me two doz
en- shirts and let them be Of the strongest
quality. II he must knock holes in them
| / am determined that he will have tC
work hard. 1t is possible that | may
/ have some further trouble with him, foi
IL the holes take long time coming he
may complain that he cannot finish my
| washing.
These ignorant fellows always re
quire some sign by which their action
are to be guided.
"When one Of them is eating, how d,
you think he is TO tell when he has ha,
enough? When he takes no further in
terest in his food. You might say. But
no, he might be suffering from indigestion
or some other ailment. he argues, an,
therefore not be able to judge when b.
had eaten the proper quantity.
$50 he ties a thread lightly round hi
waist when be is at meals and eats till
breaks"-Pearson's Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Brain-FOOd Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authori-
ties. They have dispelled the silly notion
that one kind of food is needed for the
brain, another for muscles, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet will not
only nourish a particular part of the
body, but 1t will sustain every other part.
Yet, however good your food may be, its
nourishment is destroyed by indigestion
or dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their coming
by taking regular doses Of Green's Aug
ust Flower, the favorite medicine Of the
healthy millions. A few doses aids di-
gesiion, purifies the blood, makes you
feel buoyant d vigorous. Get Green's
Special Almanac.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20

An English traveller stood looking at
the glories Of Yosemite for the first time.
He had journcyed 1900 miles to see that
wonderful valley. Before him in solemn
grandeur rose the Cathedral rock. the
Three Brothers and the Sentinel Dome.
The Bridal Veil falls, dissolving in a
feathcry mist as the waters descended
the tremendous precipice. lit up with va
ried tints the somher majesty Of the
scene, while III Captain, mighty, over
powering, unapprouchablc. seemed to
frown sterltly over all. The traveller be-
came conscious be was not alone. Vt Ms
side, apparently lost in wonder. stood a
stranger. looking at the marvellous scene.
He addressed the stranger:
as not this stupCndousY
The stranger bowed his head Gs f. be-
felt the inability Of words 70 describe biz
emotions
''Do you think" pursued the t-ycrr.
that this terrific gorge was caused by
some titanic upheaval from lcluw? Or
is ii the result Of glacial action! What
are your views. If any, as to-
"My views" blandly interposcd The
stranger, opening a bag he carried in his
hand containing photographs, ARE only
Sl.J0 dozen and cheap at twice the
money. Permit me to show you a few
samples. ."-EXchange
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20

We have been looking ahead and doing little fgurg the result is
fud Carpets Rugs and Curtains enough for like this
This got sod lose ey
them From selected number Of
which
Idly Thwe will sell absolutely less than mill prices
Four Five pieces Tapestry Brussels 42c, worth zoe
Six Eight pieces Smiths Velves 69c, worth 81 90
Five Six pieces Smiths Administers soc, worth 81 S5
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Book Observation-Disclosures Copyright Fiction at
About One-thrd Value. .. .|

Philip Wowood" Via Cus Tom Grogan "n Connection With
the De Wougbby Claim "a Lady Of Quality "The Dsmnan ofThe
Ware "Tbe Market Place., "AdveDure Shiok Holmes "a
Gentleman of France The Pride ofJunico The Jemy Bride Cb
West Master Diver An Euemy King The Prisoner of Zenda
by Right Sword" The Swers The Choir Invisible" "Babas
"The Gaday The Satan" The Celebrity All $3.50 copy
right works a SOC each.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20

Last winter an infant child of mine
had Group in violent FORM" says FL
der John W. Rogers, a christian Evange-
list, Filly, Mo. 81 gave her few doses
Of Chamberlain's Caugh Remedy and in
a short time all danger was past and the
child recovered" This remedy not only
cures Group but when given as soon
as the first IS ymptons appear, will prevent
the attack. 1t contains no opium or
other harmful substance and MAJ be
given as confidently to a baby as to an
adult For sale by Killmer Bros, To
nesia, W. G. wilkins, West Hickory, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
OKLAHOMA & INDIAN TER.
BEAUMONT. TEX, OIL FIELD

Through Sleeping Car from Chicago
without change and through Sleeping
Car reservations from Cincinnati via
Memphis. Tenn, 70
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Smart & Si|berberg.
OIL CITY, PENNA.
Ladies' Long Coats.
An Interesting Topic.

Do know Winter Coats bought here
for s15 @ We ohuess but this
going IF Sl5 aud less They full of style
effective rulings that and
they equally full splendid quality Iu word they genuine
surprise in value giving
Long inch model and black kersey double
collar and edges finished of
with of stichugs lined throughout with anbeaufuly
tailored and one of the popular types of the hour,
$3.50.
Box COats.27 inches long, hal fitting back of and black
kersey, lined throughout with style favored by
1920.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-11-20
Wanted-An Idea \ \

Writs JOHN WEDDERBURN 4 CO, Patent AttOr
neys Washington, ID. c.. for their ei 80 prize oneT
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21
Wesley q Book Lover.

Wesley was to the end Of his life a
lover Of good book. Though the Bible
was his chief study. he would have
agreed with Matthew Arnold that a
man who did not know other books
could not know that book as 1t should
be known. He constantly urged his
preachers to read. You can never be
a deep preacher without reading" he
used to say. ANY more than a thor
ough Christian" To a young man who
said thct his work. as an evangelist left
him no time for reading he wrote:
Hence your talent In preaching does
not increase. 1t Is just the same as it
was seven years ago. 1t is lively. but
not deep. There is little variety. There
Is no compass Of thought" What would
not some Of us give for that volume of
Shakespeare, annotated throughout by
his hand. which John Pawson destroy
ed after his death for fear of scandaliz-
Ing the weaker brethren ?-Telnple Bar.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21
Rare and Curious Gems.

The rarest and costliest of gems,
though not always esteemed the most
beautiful, are pigeons blood rubies.
fine opals and diamonds that are pure
but shed distinct glow Of blue or
pink. A very perfect pearl of generous
size and lustrous skin, tinted a rarely
beautiful golden green, was valued I'M
set at over f300. A faultless green
pearl is very rare.
A curious stone Is the alexandria.
1t Is dark green stone that Is polish
ed, cut and set. very like fine topaz
or amethyst, in large snowy rings sur
rounded by diamonds. BY the light Of
day the alexandria has no special
beauty save its fine luster. but directly
shaft Of artificial light strikes the
dull stone deep CLEANS of red flash out
Of the green, and under the gas or in
the freight one ignorant Of this va
gary would instantly pronounce 1t a
ruby.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21
METHODS OF SUICIDE.
How Desperate Persons Adopt Prs
vailing styles Of Destruction.

How Desperate Persons Adopt PRO.
vailing Styles Of Destruction.
"The remarkable methods several sui
cides have adopted In this city recently
call attention to the fact that methods
Of self destruction are largely matters
Of suggestion" said doctor. when
q man gets in that condition where be
wants to die. he has little inventive
ability and adopts the method that has
been brought to his mind. You will no.
tice that after one person kills himself
with acid there follows a long list of
acid suicides. 1t Is the same with any
unusual method. One person gets up
an original way, and that inspires the
next one to try his hand until we have
a whole series of such grewsome nov
elites.
81 have proved this theory. Several
years ago | was discussing this feature
of suicide with several friends, includ-
ing the coroner. They ridiculed my
theory. | offered to prove 1t. 1t hap
pened that shooting and hanging were
popular just then. / wrote an article
for a newspaper on the horrors of
strangulation and pistol wounds and
explained the ease with which one
could kill himself with prussic acid.
Death from prussic acid, you know is
absolutely instantaneous and, many be-
lieve, painless. There had not been
suicide with this acid for more than a
year, but within a week after the arti-
Gle was published there were four and
one of the unfortunates had clippings
Of my article in his pocket.
"Of course was accused Of killing
these four by suggestion, but I was
never arrested and do not feel guilty,
for when once a person has decided to
kill himself the method is a slight mat
ter. No person In his right mind will
commit suicide. We all know in our
sane moments Of easy ways to end life,
but when in the suicidal frame Of mind
nature seems to rob us of our reason in
this direction, as II in a desperate hope
Of preventing the sacrifice" New York
Mail and Express.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21
GUNS FOR OLD GLORY.
The First Foreign Salute Given tn
the American Flag.

The little Ranger ran slowly between
the frowning French frigatcs, looking
as warlke as they. Her men swarmed
like bees into the rigging. and her col
| Ors ran up to salute the flag of his most
Christian majesty of France. and she
| fired one by one her salute of 13 guns,
says Sarah Orne Jewett in The Allan
tic. .
There was a moment of suspense.
The wind was very light now. The
powder smoke drifted away, and the
tapping sails sounded loud overhead.
Would the admiral answer back or
would he treat this bold challenge like
handkerchief waved. at him from a
pleasure boat? Some of the officers on
the Ranger looked incredulous, but
Paul Jones still held his letter in his
hand. There was puff of white
smoke, and the great guns of the
French flagship began to shake the air
one. two, three, four, five. six. seven,
eight, nine-and then were still save
for their echoes from the low hills
about Carnac and the great Druid
Mount of st. Michael.
Henry Gardner, you may tell the
men that this was the salute of the
king of France to our republic and the
first high honor to our flag" said the
captain proudly to his steersman, but
they were all huzzaing now along the
Rangers decks, that little ship whose
name shall never be forgotten while
her country lives.
The captain lifted his hat and stood
looking up at the flag.
1--WE hardly know what this day
means, gentlemen" he said soberly to
his officers, who came about him. II
believe we are at the christening Of the
greatest nation that was ever born into
the world. The day shall come when
America. republic though she may be,
will salute no foreign flag without re.
ceiving gun for gum
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-21
Saved the Dor.

Some time ago there was a ship
wreck at st. Margaret's bay. England.
and the life line brought sailor after
sailor to shore amid the cheers of the
rescuers. At last only the captain re-
manned on board. The line was ready.
the signal was given, but the answer.
ing Jerk did not come. Again and
again for a quarter Of an hour the
question passed along the rope without
reply. AT last, when hope was nearly
dead. the signal came. and the captain
was hauled dripping ashore. He pick
ed himself up, drew small, wet. quiz
ering dog from his breast pocket and
set IT tenderly down. Then he looked
round and said in simple apology, II
couldn't find the little brute any
where!"