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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
Carbonda1e Department.

tion 1t was not heard by Chairman
Fletcher
In order that there would be no
| misunderstanding among the members
of council. Chairman Fletcher or
dered another roll call In the mean
time, Mr.. Battle, Mr Davis and Mr..
Thompson cndeavorcd to explain their
u, sitionS but ii was a muntcinal
water plant crowd of spectators, ana
| only loud laughs met the uttcfances.
There was one citizen who became
indignant and obstreperous, also, ana
he had whole lot 10 say about what
| the citizens suffered because of the
| water plant not being in their own
hands. An effort was made to sup
press him but he spoke bis mind and
his method devoid of trills, too.
The excitement of the night reached
| its height when MIR. Mannion insisted
on the vote on the final reading Of the
ordinance Chairman Fletcher rc"or-
dercd the roll call and the excitement
snbsided somewhat and there was
| straning of attention on the part OF
| the spectators.
Barrett. said Clerk Moon, as he
proceeded.
Yes! answered Mr.. Barrett, and
| his vote was recorded in favor of the
municipal water ownership.
| Battle? continued the clerk. There
was some hesitation. then mo" came
| from Mr. Battle. while in the same
breath he reaffirmed that he was not
| opposed to the ordinance, that he did
| not vote to defeat 1t. but wanted coln-
| ell look before it leaped. The dcscren-
| ancy between the proposed bond issue
| and the city engineers estimate was
| what appeared to, annoy Mr.. battl',
and he accordingly wanted whatever
| doubt was in his mind settled before
voting to make municipal water an cs-
tablshed certainty.
Mr. Battles mo was recorded, then
| Mr.. Davis. but before another name
could be read, Mr.. Thompson spranE
| from his seat and urged that the Not"
proceed no further for it would SIM
ply mean the death of the ordinance.
| There was no doubt about this. for
| the vote. if carried out would be tie
and municipal ownership of water
| would be laid on the shelf.
| No matter on what ground; the final
reading of the ordinance was opposed,
| il was an adroit move. and Mr. Man
| Mon clearly recognized that unless he
came to the rescue of tho measure ana
| asked for the withdrawal of his motion
| which called for the final passage of
| the ordinance that the measure would
| be lost. Whether or not the postpone
| mcnt Of the final vote Was JUSTIFIED,
| those in favor of putting tinat action
| had ii good excuse in the plea that the
| bond issue might be Ntiatcd or harmed
by pushing through the ordinance When
| the city engineers estimate was S3O,o0o
higher than the issue of bonds pro-
vidcd for the Improvement i'll the or
dinancc.
Mr.. Mannion accordingly asked leave
| To withdraw his motion. which tho
chair granted. and ii was decided to
hold an adjourned meeting on Friday
night to finally dispose of the ordin-
aucc. the measure to be considered by
| committee in the meantime.
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OLYpHANT.

A meeting will be held by the diff
ferent societies of st. Patrick's church
this evening. to make arrangements
for an excursion to Lake Lodore.
Miss Anna Mcdonald, of Locust
Gap. Pa. Is the guest OF Miss Jen-
ME Mccain, of Bell street,
Dr. j. j. Price has returned from
Philadelphia, where he had been at
tending the commencement exercises
of the University of Pennsylvania.
His brother. G.. w. Price. was a nem-
Der of the graduating class.
Rev. Morgan Watkins. of Hallstead,
and William Price. of Kingston. were
the guests of Prof. and Mrs. r. w.
Watkins yesterday.
Mrs. n. NJ. Thomas and children. of
Hyde Fark. spent Sunday with Mrs.
Annie Evans. Of Lackawanna. street.
Mrs. j,lvira Jones attended the fu-
neral OF Mrs. Edward Chasty, at
Wilkes Barre on Sunday.
Misses Mamie Boland and Mary
Healey, OF Scranton, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. John O'Malley. Of Lackawanna
street. Sunday.
Charles Evans. Of Fourth street,
Blakely, Is seriously i'll.
4. j. Cawley and j. \. Foote. of
East Lemon, were visitors in town
Sunday.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. w r Grow left yesterday
morning to spend the week at Lewis
burg. where he will visit his old
friend. President John Howard Har-
ris, and attend the exercises of Buck
nell's commencement.
Rev. DIR. n. G.. Parke Sunday morn
ing conducted the services in the
Broad Street Presbyterian church. in
Pittston. incident to the ffty-seventh
anniversary of the commencement of
his ministry with that congregation.
Miss Alice Bridget. of Darte ave-
| nuc. has gone to New York city tn
witness the graduation from music
school of her cousin, Miss Helen Null
vihll. The exercises will take place
in Carnegie hall.
There will be an examination of
| teachers for provisional! certificates
next Thursday at the High school:
| that for professional certificates will
| be on Friday. No second eHamna-
tion will be given
Messrs. Lynoit. Douthwaitc and
| Maxwell. of the Mozarts. played with
| the Archibald band yesterday on the
| excursion of Archibald Hose company
No. /. to Lake Lodore.
John McAlliSter and wife. of Pike
street. are mourning the death of an
infant child. The little one was bur-
led Sunday afternoon in st. Rose
cemetery.
j. j. Neusor, one of the citys lead
| ing musicians. has been offered an
| excellent position in Honesdalc, and
is considering its acceptance.
An entertainment will be given in
| Trinity parish house tonight by tho
primary department of Trinity Sun
| day school. An interesting pro-
Grammc has been arranged and all
| who attend are assured a most enjoy
able evening. Among the numbers
| on tho programme will be several
pretty drills.
Mallory and Ru15clI Spencer will
leave this week to visit the Pan
| American exposition al Buffalo. and
| from there will go on to Ypsilanti
Mich. to visit relatives.
J. Barry RowlSon has accepted a
position at the Office of the Peter
| i,rantz brewery. of the Central Penn
sylvania Brewing company.
Dr. j. G.. Harper and wife have rc-
turned from their western trip. The
doctor attended a convention of rail-
road surgeons at Milwaukee.
| Very Rev. r. T.. Coffey. V. c., and
Rev. Father Dixon returned Saturday
| from HarveY's Lake. where they werc
on retreat for the past week.
George S. Nimball has a handsome
rev rubber tired buggy. II is one OF
| ihs finest in TOWN.
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MOOSIC.

Mr.. William Johnson. a student at
Dickinson college. is the guest of Mr..
Charles Robertson.
Mr.. Fred Hilbert, of Plains. spent
Saturday evening in town.
Mrs. Jennie Grover entertained Mr..
and Miss Shire and Miss Tile. of
Scranton. Sunday.
David Watkins is still seriously i'll
at his home on Third street.
Mrs. JGe1 Roberts was "a caller in
Scranton yesterday.
Chldren's Day was observed in the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
Sunday. The programmes We're rem
dered in a very pleasing manner and
great credit is due those who par
ticipated as we'll AS those who had
tho exercises in charge
Mr.. T. u. Carlyle. of Scranton. Wis
tied tlrc Hillside rolliery yesterday.
The members of the NJ. |. A. P. club
can got their books by calling ati
the home of Miss Vertic Dix.
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pRlCEBURG.

Mrs. Espy and Mrs. Newberry. of
Providence, spent yesterday afternoon
with Mrs. J. Z. Wright, on Dundaff
street.
Mrs. w. n. Lewis. of Green Ridge,
was the guest of Mrs. Charles Bow
man. of Lincoln street, the past week.
Richard Morgan and Lizzie Schmidt,
of Hyde Park. were the guests of Ma
tilda Schmidt, OF Albert street OH
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis. of Main
street, spent Sunday with the lattcr's
mother at Olyphant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry. of Carmalt
street. spent Sunday with friends at
Dunmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Frank. of Dun
more. spent Sunday with Mrs. II. b
Jones, of Maple street.
Mrs. Albert Ierface. of Olyphant,
spent yesterday afternoon with her
aunt. Mrs. William Snyder, of Main
street.
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ANCIENT PROPHECY
OF AMERICA.
A Keen Guess Made Century and a
Half Ago,

From the New York sun
a phophecy of the progress and de-
velopmcnts of this country. committed
to paper nearly a century and a half
ago. has recently been unearthed 1t
is contained in am "Almanack, pub
llshed by Nathaniel Ames, at Boston.
New England" in the year of our
Lord Christ, 1858. being the second
year after BisseXtile or leap year, in
the Slst year of the reign of King
George H."
The prophecy reads:
Here we find a vast stock Of proper
materials for the art and ingenuity of
man to work upon. Treasures of i'm
mense worth concealed from the poor
aboriginal natives. The curious have
observed that the progress of human
literature dixie the SUM is from the
east 10 the west. Thus has it Travelled
through Asia and Europe, and now il
arrived at the eastern shore of Amer
ica. As the celestial light of the Gnspel
was directed here by the finger of
God, it will doubtless finally drive the
long, long night of heathenism dark
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
JERMYN AND MAYFlELD.

The water i'm the Glenwood shaft
still continues to rise, and is about
thirty feet up tho shaft, If the rise
continues a couple of days longer IT
is feared il will run into the Delaware
and Hudson colliery. 1t is possible,
however. that by this evening addi-
tional pumps will he at work in some
of the Carhondale mines, and that the
water coming down from that direc-
ton will be stopped. If this will be
done, the water in the Cilenwood
shaft would, In short time he pump
ed out The foremen of the Glen
wood shaft We're laid off yesterday,
and only the engineers, firemen and
men engaged in hosting water are
working outside of small force at
the Washery
Edwards Waters, of Forest City,
was Il visitor here last evening.
Miss Polly Solomon spent yesterday
i'm scranton,
Miss Jennie Greenslade and brother,
William, spent Sunday at Carbondale
with their sister, Mrs, John Burke.
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ONCE MORE A HAPPY WOMAN,
Completely Cured of Catarrh
by Peruna. General Health
Also Improved.

Miss Ida Murray writes from 2527
Polk street. Minneapolis Mimi, AS fol-
lows.
Il had chronic catarrh of the head.
which made the slightest cold so much
worse. l am completely cured of my
cntarrh after -four months faithful use
of Peruna, and my general health Is
greatly improved. | always speak a
good word for Peruna." Ida Murray.
Miss Anna Bryan, a favorite cousin
of William Jennings Bryan, writes
from 1850 Florida avenue, Washing
ton, D. c.
'At the solicitation of friend I
began some weeks ago to take your
Peruna and now feel like a new
person. I take pleasure in recon-
mending 1t to all who want good
tonic, and permanent cure for ca
tarrh. Bryan.
Catarrh Generally Thought to Be a
Disease Of the Head Only.
Wherever there is a mucous men,
brane there catarrh may exist
The only reason that catarrh is more
frequent In the passages of the nose
and throat Is because these passa gcs
arc more exposed to cold that the
other portions of the mucous mem
brane. But one is liable to have ca
tarrh of the lungs, or kidneys. or
stomach. or liver. or bowels, and es-
pecially the bladder and other pelvic
organs.
Peruna is A specific in cases of fe-
male weakness or pelvic catarrh and is
heartily endorsed by all the women.
If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
The Lighting Contract.

After the mce,in.t of select r"un-
ellis to receive bids for lighting the
ci;y'S streets. and tn" city building
ana tn" hose houses.
The bids. when they were opened
did no, disrlusc much. if any. differ
cncr from those formerly submitted
by the rnrburdalc Gas company and
,Hc I.arkHvanna Valley Lighting
company.
The gas company agreed to furnish
WeISbarh lamps. ln0 in number. AT $3l
per lamp per wear, on tho hast" of a
one. wear contract; S2A.50 per lamp on
Il 1hrcc-y,ar contract. and $"S.JO ror
lamp on tivo-Ncar contract, This
was "A dollar less per lamr on ,h" One
year contract.
There was no difference between tho
former bid and the bid as submitted
by the citctric light rompan| last
niGht-SiNty- eight arc lights at SIt
per lamp per year for one year. and
$50 pcu lamp on a three year con-
tract. There was bid from a
Wilkes Barre company for sixty
eight lamps for $67an per lamp r"'
ycnr on u live years contract, and $50
per lamp on ten years contract.
Bids were also submitted lor tho
lighting of the city hall and the hose
houses, hut lheS" wer" ONorshadowod
by the bids for stree. lighting.
Nj, Mannon. of srIec, council, was
elected chairman Of tn" Joint session
and when Nhe bids wcr" read, ho
WAS given a motion to entertain that
they be referred tn committee. with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18

peculiar to her sex, she takes medical
treatment, gets no better, and has no
hope held out to her of improvement.
Then in her Encouragement she turns to
Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
finds a prompt and lasting cure. "Fa-
vorite Prescription " establishes regu-
larity dries unhealthy drains, heals in
fammation and liberation aud cures
female weakness.
rFear years ago my health hogan 20 fail"
writes Mrs Nellie NJ, Reycratt, Of Glenwood,
Washington Co. Oregon. 81 had a very heavy
dragging and weight in the region of the uterus,
pain in back and loius, could not lift anything
heavy, rest at night very poor; stomach de
ranged One physician said / was overworked.
another said I had congestion and falling OF
iEerus. He treated me nine months aud said
would not be we'll until had passed the change
OF life. ] was only twenty seven years old then
l became discouraged, and began using Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, Took tea
spoonful three times day began feeling better
right away, Am using my third bottle now,
and feel 1 am in good health, believe Or
Pierce's Favorite Prescription has restored me
20 health, If suffering women would give 1t
fair trial they would give 1t praise
Dr. pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on
receipt OF al one-cent stamps TO pay
expense OF mailing onip. Address Dr.
nv. Pierce, Buffalo, NJ Y
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AVOCA.

There VIII be special meeting OF
the school board this evening.
The Methodist Episcopal church ex-
cursion to Mountain Park will take
place on Friday morning. The train
will leave tho Avoca station at S,35
o'clock. Tickets. 20 cents; children,
25 cents. The excursion is under the
auspices of the Taylor, Rendham,
Moosic, Avoca and Yatesville congre-
cations.
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent as
sociation will serve cream, cake and
strawberries in Sarsfield hall tomor-
row evening. Admission, - cents.
Born--To Mr., and Mrs. Neil Fergu-
son, IA son. TO Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kennedy, a daughter. Y O Mr.. and
Mrs, George Carter. IA daughter TO
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s, Campbell. a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry knight, of Salt
Lake City, are guests of the latters
aunt, Mrs. Rose Newln. Mrs. Kpight
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Johnson, formerly residents of this
town. They We're married on the 9Th
inst, are are en- route to the Pan
American,
Miss Anna Arkman. of Brockway-
vile, y. j.. is spending her vacation
at the home of her parents OH the
West Side.
Miss Edith Anderson is spending a
few weeks in Stroudsburg.
Misses Clara Mcdonald and Esther
Foulks, of Scranton, spent Sunday at
The Brchony residence.
Jchn Krug and William CLARK arc
attending the closing exercises at the
MANSFIELD State Normal school.
Miss Mary O'Malley will accompany
her nephew, John McKeon. to salt
Lake city today, She will remain
several weeks.
Joseph O'Brien. of Jermyn, is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Mary Moon, of Boston, is the
guest of his cousins, the Misses
Moore, of Grove treet,
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DANCE OF THE GRADUATES.
An Event That Is to Come OFF il
Burke's Hall TONIGHT.

a society event among the younger
people Of the town will take place this
evening, when the members Of this
years class and the class or '02 will
hold a dance in Burke's hall.
The affair has been we'll planned. and
an evening of amusement and pleas
uro is anticipated by the young people.
The Mozart orchestra will provide
music. and tho hall will be bccomingly
decorate
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Gone to British Isles.

W. T.. Solomon, Mrs. w. Nj. Howell
and daughter. Louise. of Gilbert
street. leave this evening for H. couple
of months visit with Mrs. Howell s
parents. at South Anton. British
Isles. They leave New York harbor
on Wednesday. tho 18th. on the steam
ship st. F'aul, which will take them
directly to their destination Mrs.
Howell goes with sort of longing
TO see her native country. while Mr..
Solomon. who is also. from the is
lands. goes with the hope of regain
ing his health, which has been quite
poorly for some time.
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10. at the home of the latter, 1875 Lin
coin avenue.
Among those from this city W1o at
tended the ArInory ball in Scranton
on Friday evening we're Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. NJ. smith and Miss Mary Male.
Mrs. C. Il. Spencer has issued invi-
tations to "A complimentary Health
Talk for Mothers and Daughters" to
be given at her home OH Lincoln ave-
nuc this afternoon at > o'clock by Mrs.
George NJ. Black.
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soCIETY's DoINGs.

The Adolpha club met Friday night
at the home of Mrs. LOUIS Potter, on
South Washington street. The even
ing was most pleasantly spent in social
diversions and ended with dainty
luncheon. The club will meet next at
Miss Maggie Lewis home.
Mrs. : -. Baker and Mrs. W, IL.
Edgett have invited their friends TO
take tea with them "Wednesday, June
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
HALLSTEAD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune,

liallstcad, June In. J. Hand, OF scranton'
president oi the American Chair Manufacturing
company, was in town on business Monday.
reception was rendered Fred Osterhont and
bride at the Prcsby yterian church on Saturday
night.
Professor B. ". Pcdsc, ot this place. has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the office OF
county superintendent OF schools,
Samuel shaw, OF Emrs. WAS in town sunday
,i.ting Hallstcad friends
Nj Hazel Ross has returned home trom attend
ing d conservatory OF music in New York during
the winter,
Charles Catlin, at one time resident here
and we'll known in this county, where he pric.
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the use OF Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
ription, In
"a few weeks she
was a we'll woman.
!. IT'S a popularity
Sof the cures ef-
tected by the use
of Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip-
tion, that they are
generally cures of
chronic diseases.
A woman suffers
,,,.t, rl;-.arnr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
Head Feels Like Burst 'ng.

Maybe YOU were out late last night?
If you had taken a Krause's Headache
Capsule before retiring Your head
would he cool and clear this morning
Take one now and YOU will he all right
in an half hour Price 25c Sold by all
druggists. -
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The doctor sometimes passes harder
sentence than the Judge, But the sen
tcnce of the doctor is more often set
aside or overruled than is that of the
Judge. IN the case OF Mrs, Reycraft
given below, the doctor sentenced her to
about eighteen wears OF physical punish
ment and misery, But she rebelled
against the sentence, and commenced
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
The Ladies Aid Festival.

The Ladies' Aid, of the Berean Bap-
list church. will serve a. strawberry
lee cream festival Wednesday after
noon and evening. at the home Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-18
MOTHER sHIPToN
DIDN'T SAY So
Information for Correspondent Who
Asks About Her Prophecy.


a correspondent writes to the Sun
to ask for information concerning the
So-called phophccy of Mother Shipton.
What is commonly spoken of as
Mother Shipton's phophecy is a piece
of rhyme which was first printed
about 1852. 1t is as follows:
Carriages without horse, shall 60,
And accidents I'LL the world with woe
Around the earth thoughts shall fly,
In the twinkIing oi an eye.
The world upside down shall bc,
And gold he found at the root OF trc-
Through hills men shall ride,
And no horse be al his side.
Under water men shall walk
Shall ride, shall sceep. shall ta!s,
In the air men shall be seen.
In black, in white. in green,
Iron in the water shall float,
As easy as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown,
In land that's nor now known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit foe
The world TO an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and cgny'ono
This rhyme was published in an al
legged reprint of chap book version
and WAS included with about ten
others, according to Notes and Queer
les. in hook issued by Charles Hind
ley, of brighton, England. For a
number of years it was supposed by
many that it was what it purportcd
to be, namely, a phophecy uttered by
Mother Shipton in the first half of the
sixteenth century. Several persons,
however, cast doubts on its authentic
ity. and in April. 1873 Hindley wrote
to Notes and Queries and, to use the
words of that periodical, made h.
clean breast of having fabricated the
phophecy."
There is some doubt as tn whether
there ever was a Mother Shipton, The
Century Encyclopaedia says she was
horn near Knaresborough, in York
shire, in July. l4SS, and died about
1859 1t also says in regard to her tha t
she was "a half-mythical English
prophecies, baptized Ursula Southcl,"
who married Tony Shipton, a builder,
and. according To tradition, was the
child of Agatha Shipton and the
Devil" Other authorities say she was
probably wholly mythical. Various
ether prophecies of less interest than
the one quoted are attributed to her.
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Peruna, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will hc pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman. President OF
Tho hartman Sanitariuin, Columbus
Ohio.
The sun., 1901-08-14

bluster; il has made no naval demon
rattons in Turkish waters, though at
one time the sensational newspapers
published cock-and-bull stories about
the likelihood OF "war" between this
country and Turkey over the claims in
question.
The state department has been gen.
been at il for more than decade.
The claims, as readers are aware, are
chiefly based on the property losses
and other injuries sustained by our
missionaries and educational institu.
tions in connection with the Armen-
ian atrocities. At first the porte de.
MED all sponsibility for the damage.
asserting that it had been inflicted
by rebellious subjects numerically
stronger than the forces of the gov
ernment. This excuse was easily rid,
died, and then the familiar game OF
procrastinati ton and subterfuge was
resorted to and continued for years.
Four or five American ministers
have successfully labored with the
sultan and his advisers. They finally
convinced him that, unlike Europe,
the United States did not mix business
with international politics. The fu'
ture of Turkey, the designs of this ol
that power on Constantinople, the
balkan troubles and the whole Yues'
tion of the near east had nothing tx
do with the clear and simple case oi
discharging just debt.