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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-05
Gymnasium Apparatus.

Gymnasium Apparatus.
The apparatus with which the gym.
nasium is equipped is modern and up
| to-date in every particular. One side
Of the room is taken up with racks
| for dumb bells and Indian clubs and
| the other three sides with all manner
| of weight machines. A set of travel
| ing rings hang across one side, and
there are two sets of flying rings. The
| other apparatus includes two horizon,
tai bars, two sets of parallel bars, two
vaulting horses, punching bag and
ceiling, suspended ladder and many
other devices. The particular feature
about the placing of this apparatus is
| that it is all suspended. There are nc
posts to Interfere in any way with
| those on the floor who may be engaged
in gymnastic work.
The decorators are at present en-
gagged in putting the finishing touches
on the ceiling of the spacious main en-
trance hall, from which open the gen.
eral office, the secretary's office and the
stairway leading to the auditorium on
the southeast corner of the building
This auditorium is ready for the plac-
ing of the 500 chairs. 1t is prettily fin
ished in green and gold and is one of
the most beautiful rooms of its kind in
the city.
On the second floor are the general
reception rooms and parlors, 4 large
reading room and class rooms for the
study of the various branches which
are to be taught in connection with
the mails. On this floor also is a large
lecture room which will seat about 800
persons and a suite of three rooms 10
be used by the Camera club.
On the third floor there are more
class rooms and the private apartments
of Secretary Mahy, and family,
who has already taken possess
sion, and who Is personally SUI
pervising the progress of the work.
The three upper floors comprise Sleep
ing apartments which are to be rented
out to young men at a reasonable
figure. Each of these rooms has one or
two windows opening on the front or
back and each Is considerably larger
than the ordinary hotel room. There is
Il marble finished bathroom with two
showers on each floor.
Suites of Apartments.
On each floor there are also three
suites of four rooms, each with pri-
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only surviving relative, the playmate
OF her childhood and the cousin in
whom she delighted as q young wo-
man. She wal fearful lest her famous
property that had descended from n
generation Of the Heatons to another
for nearly 400 years would at her death
pass into the hands OF strangers. Her
research was constant and faithful. At
regular stated intervals she sent her
letters out to America to the last
known address Of the missing cousin.
As regularly did they return.
Then. In depsair. she wrote to the
newspapers. Somehow or other Will
liam Bailey had disappeared and the
search dragged itself to the weary
length of nearly eighteen years. In
all that time William Bailey had never
written home. Finally Anna Heaton
gave 1t up In despair. settled herself in
the belief that her favorite cousin was
dead and ceased writing.
Last August Mr.. Bailey made up his
mind to take . Journey. He would
visit England. seek out the old scenes
ana flnd out whether he was alone in
the world or whether time and Provi-
dence had spared to him some OF his
own kith and kin. He had no idea
that he would meet any OF his own
blood this side Of eternity. He went
to London-for the first time in nearly
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and congratulations poured in to Eaton
and Pagan, the only fee owners of the
property at that time in Duluth, and
to their attorneys, L. G.. Harris and ].
l.. Washburn. Lon" Merritt was in
Nebraska, and the news reached him
there the same day. What will the
newly made millionaires do with their
wealth? They do not know them
selves.
This Is the second time that Lon
Merritt has been a millionaire, but he
has passed through some years that
would have crushed out the spirit from
a man Of less resolution and ambition.
He lost his wealth, practically all Of it,
during the bad years from 1893 to 1897,
but he hung on to his prospective
wealth in section 30. a. did his three
associates. His name is familiar in
the mining districts OF Mexico and Ar
izona, but he slid into smooth water
only when the news came from Wash
ington that the defendants had won
the section 30 s r. H. Pagan was
an explorer for years before he struck
1t right He and Lon Merritt are
among the men who used to carry
heavy packs from Duluth into the will
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william knowles Bailey. heir OF
Ponden hall. one Of the most famous
estates In England, is nov and has
been for years : resident Of the United
states. i The solicitors OF the estate
have but recently discovered him and
~ viii shortly return to the land Of
his nativity Il take possession Of his
property. He left Keighley, in York
shire when but . young man ON &C.
count Of ! love affnir and landed In
Philadelphia during the progress Of the
centennial exposition. Since then he
has been practically lost to his English
relatives.
MI. Bailey sven after coming to the
United States forswofe his allegiance
to Queen Victoria and became an
citizen. He was living in
blissful Inconsistencies that he was
the object Of an earnest and untiring
search, the purpose Of which wal to
establish his right TO inherit the estate
az sPonden hall and the equally famous
'Stanhury moor.
The searcher was nome other than
his own cousin. Anna Knowles Heaton,
the heiress and owner Of Ponden hall
ana IT, surrounding moor, who was
anxious to nnd her long-lost cousin,
ana ia, her last will and testament de-
clared him tho successor to her rights
and titles. William Bailey was her
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influence Of Rainfall.

Mr.. Clayton Of the Blue Hill OBJ
servatory. has a suggestive paper in
the Popular Science Monthly on the in
fuence of rainfall on commercial and
political affairs. Every severe finan-
cial panic in the United States has
been closely associated with a protract-
ed eason Of deficient rainfall. The
outbreak OF the boxer war in China
was at least partially due to the i'm
poverishment of the people by drought.
A severe winter precipitated the
French revolution. The Russians a v
ing that January and February are
two invincible generals was exempli-
fed by the disastrous Moscow cam
paign of 1872. In the year "a B. C.
Caesars legions in Gaul were defeat
ed on account of their scattered sta
tons, and the stations were placed
wide apart because a scanty harvest
bad made this disposition a necessity,
These are only a few Of many ex-
amplde that might be cited.
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derness now ~traversed by the great
iron ore roads of northern minnesota.
They sought for pine land and miner
ais, and while they passed through
many hardships and privations and the
outlook for years was discouraging and
ready money was scarce and hard to
get, they have been richly rewarded
in the end. Mr.. Pagan Is still in the
pine land business, associated with Ed
ward Lynch, another former and we'll
known explorer, and during recent
years they have made some money.
MIR. Pagan says that he has struggled
hard for the last ten years to get such
q start that in the event the section 30
case wal decided against the fee own
ers he would not be too discouraged
to try and acquire an independence.
George J. Lonstorf is a son of the
late Nicholas Lonstorf of Milwaukee.
George was born in Marquette, and
the family was in comfortable circum-
stances at the time of the section 80
decision.
L. C. Harris, who was attorney for
Eaton and Lonstorf, says that the
former seldom came to the Office. There
were times when the attorney did not
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thirty years-and from London to
Keighley, his old home in Yorkshire.
There he found his half-brother, whom
he bad not seen srlce the day he turn
ed his back on England and his face
toward America.
His appearance at Keighley was like
the rising Of some one from the dead,
for a quarter of a century works many
changes in the chart of time. When
the welcomes had been extended his
~half-brother told him of the state Of
affairs at Ponden hall-how Anna Hea-
ton had become mistress Of the old
Heaton estate and how she had search
ed for nearly two decades for her
cousin.
1t was about eight miles in the coun-
try ON the mOors from Keighley to
Ponden hall, but William Bailey COW
cred the ground before sunset, and that
night found him in Anna Heaton's
dwelling-famous Ponden hall.
It was a joyful reunion-that of the
cousins.
Miss Heaton has announced her in
tention OF coming to America with Mr..
Bailey, but the two intend to return
to Ponden hall and its famous moor
lands in the spring.
Perhaps the skill Of a Philadelphia
lawyer may be called into service to
make the will that shall cause the re-
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European Architecture in Jap.n.

European architecture is gradually
gaining q foothold in Japan, and must
sooner or later dominate, just as Eu-
ropean styles of dress are soon to DOM
mate. in the big cities. In Toxic and
other large centers Of population all
the new business-houses are built on
European plans. They are found to
be more practicable. The residences
are still OF the Japanese style. Some
Of the larger and finer residences in
the cities are built like American
houses, but most stick to the old GUS
toms. The government does not W
its buildings, but rents them, and
these, without exception, are of Euro
pean design. The Europeans and
Americans never stop at the Japanese
hotels, because they cannot do with
out chairs. The hotels have nothing
but cOuches.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-28

An old hen belonging to Mrs. M. A.
Stormont began laying late in the fall,
and was so persistent that she laid
twenty-six eggs before she concluded
to stop. During all this time she had
neglected her moulting, and when she
finally got ready to shed her feathers
it was in the middle of winter, but the
old ones had lost their life and were
dry and harsh, consequently there was
no other way but to make the change.
In a short time she was almost bare
and suffering from the cold.
The Misses Stormont, seeing her pre-
dicament and approaching the value
Of her service rendered, determined to
come to her rescue. They accordingly
took the old hen into the house, took
her measurements. made a suit of fan
nels to fit, and then released her. Her
ladyship took the matter very philos-
o%phically, and hustled off to her com
panions. apparently very comfortable
in her new suit.-kirkwood Gll.),
Leader.
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attention, and she went back to it
more than once.
1T is such q nice kind face" said
the girl, rather wistfully., 81 imagine
my father might have looked like that
had he lived"
Az most Of the pictures were ticketed
the visitors had purchased no cata-
logue. but before going away Miss B.
bought one ut the entrance and made
q last visit TO the portrait for which
she had felt so strong m attraction.
TO her astonishment she found her
ovn name opposite TO it, number and
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learned on inquiry that the original
was one of her direct ancestors.
Another occult coincidence or
psychological phenomenon happened
q few years ago to a southern states
man and financier whose family had
always been of rank in his native
state. This gentleman was overhaul
ing old letters and documents which
had been stored in q musty chest for
years and intended to publish any Of
value.
To his surprise he unfolded q letter
yellow and time-stained which was
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-28
Ambassadors Have sinecur.,.

For several years the ambassadors
from European powers to the Holy See
have enjoyed sinecures. The Russian
and German ministers are seldom
there. They go to Rome to attend for
NAL ceremonies at which their pres
ence is required by the etiquette of the
Vatican, but return at once to their
homes as soon as these duties are per-
formed. The Spanish, Austrian and
Belgian ambassadors are the only ones
that regard their positions seriously.
and wen they have nothing to do but
attend dinners and receptions given bv
the princes Of the BLACK" party.
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WELL MERTEp RETRBUTioN.
Two Unpleasant Naval Ohncers Who Got
What They Deserved.

What They Deserved.
Captain J. ]. Hunker, commanding
the naval station at Newport, is long,
slab-sided and lanky, and his chest
looks caved in. You would have to
jostle him for fear he would fall apart
in a hundred pieces. He is the
strongest man in the navy, and can
whip his weight in wildcats. In a
wardroom mess with Hunker once was
one of the worst DULLES who eve dis
graced the American navy. He was 6
feet tall, a Hercules in build, and could
put a longboat on his back and pack
it ashore. For the first week that he
Joined the ship he made it a hell for
everybody on her. On the seventh day,
when breakfast was over and he got
up to go out Of the wardroom, Hunker
asked him to sit down again. He re-
quested all the other officers OF the
mess to 90 on deck and stay there till
he sent for them. They could see in
his eye what he intended to do, and
it was a pity; he Was thin as a rail
and stoop-shouldered-bent as if with
= cough. But they went out and left
him with the giant. Ten minutes later
Hunker invited them in again. The
bully looked as if he had been through
a meat chopper. He went to bed and
stayed there for three weeks. To this
day he is an angel of grace and cour-
tesy.
1t will not do to mention this Of
hcer's name, but in the navy there is
a commander who thought it part Of
his duty to play the sneak act. When
the men were in their hammocks he
used to creep in on them in stocking
feet to see if they were talking or
otherwise infringing orders after taps.
One night a sailor reached up from
his hammock and smashed in his face
with a hammock hook. The officers
OF the ship, sitting as a court on the
sailor. acquitted him on his defense
that he thought the catlike intruder
a thief trying to rob him. OFF,
GERS and men will have no sneak bus
mess in the navy.
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nowned spot to pass into an Ameri-
cans hands at Miss Heaton's demise.
For she is anxious that, having found
her cousin, the necessary documents
shall also pass into his possession be-
fore he may lose himself again..
Ponden hall as it now stands was
built In 1884. but the first house in
which the Heatons lived stood on the
spot over 400 years ago.
Haworth church. where old Patrick
Bronte was the rector. and adjoining
which was the Bronte home. stands
near. 1t is q stanch relic Of the past
and has stood since the year 600 A. D.
Its chief claim to historic fame lies
upon the fact that it was the only
church left standing in Cromwell's
time after the reformer had swept
through England.
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During the last few days there has
been a meeting of unusual interest in
Duluth. It was composed of only four
men, and when they appeared on the
street together many people regarded
them with special interest. and some
body would be heard to say: There go
the four newly made mil~lionaires-
Frank w. Eaton, Leonidas Merritt, R.
III. Pagan, and George ]. L~onstorf."
They are the four fee owners of the
800 acres Of iron ore lead in section
80" near Ely. Mimi. which was in
volved In the recent decision Of the
United States Supreme Court, in Mid
way Co. VS.. Frank w. Eaton ct al,
which went In favor OF the defendants.
The immediate effect Of the decision
WAS to Create four new millionaires out
Of men Of moderate means, men who
had fought hard and denied themselves
- few do In the struggle for wealth.
Frank W. Eaton Is easily the "char-
acter" Of the quartet Of newly made
millionaires. He vas sitting In an Of
nee chatting with an acquaintance the
day that the news was wired from
washington that he and his associates
lad won the great suit for the iron ore
land. A mutual friend entered the Of
nee and gave Eaton his flrst news Of
the result. Eaton was smoking a cigar
and had n foot on q small table in
the room. He listened to what the call
er had to say with an interest that was
manifest only in his eyes. He con-
tinued to smoke. and after q moment
said: so the horses have got back to
the stable at last. It was q long, hard
race" A moment later q messenger.
who had been hunting for Eaton. ar
rived with telegram confirming the
report. The news spread like magic.
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An interesting Illustration OF Hun
garian enterprise is furnished in the
government experiments now being
made in that country with the object
OF introducing the cultivation of the
cotton plant. Although the climate
leaves only five months (from the mid
die of April to the middle Of Septem-
ber) for all the necessary operations
from sowing to picking, it is calculated
that by special measures the usual sew
en- months can be shortened by two.
These consist of a special preparation
of the seeds and the addition OF GER
tain ingredients to the soil.
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written In his own peculiar handwrit-
ing, or seemed to have been written by
him, although the date was two gen.
erations before his birth. The sigma
ture Of the surname, which was the
same as his own, was SO markedly
characteristic that he could scarcely
believe his own hand did not pen the
letters.
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see his client for six months at a
stretch. j. L. Washburn OF Wash
burn & Bailey was the active attorney
for Merritt and Pagan. Washburn and
Harris are leading attorneys OF the
Northwest, and it is understood that
each will receive a fee Of about $780,
600. The litigation is estimated to
have cost 81, 900 600.
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There is nothing that 20 gives skill
to the hand and confidence to the mind
as q dihlcult undertaking diligently
prosecuted to success.
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New jersey is one of the states
which retain the custom Of makina
their treasurer an appointiye instead
OF an elective officer.
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winston Charchi,r. Com

Winston Churchilrs Comparison.
In an after-dinner speech at the Lon
don Savage club recently on the
purity Of the English tongue Winston
Churchill remarked: II have written
five books, the same number as Moses
but I will not press the comparison"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-28

Our thoughts are the pigment with
which we color life.
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God has no sleeping partners.

You can measure q mans title !
heaven by his deeds on earth.
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When poverty In at the om
love meanders away back n olsa'
pears.
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The man on the sidewalk sees mo"
of the procession than the drum ma"
does.
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To Cure . Gold in One day. =,
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. - =.
druggists refund money il it to euro -
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Here are some OF the things yor
should never say to the baby's mother.
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Lucky persons are those who see
and grasp opportunities.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04

street lighting. The cheapneee e water powee coon tc be put inte 0peratlen " the Light Company shCum enable them to very much leesen the price of llGhte, an1 to such an extent that 10 W1h h4 unnecessary for the city to put tn . p)ant For the time being. but thb city should protect itself by early acton."
 The City Council bus the authority to build and. operate . lisht plant and e issue bcads therefor. thev sss proper
 E. D.. Jopeph. Mayor.
 There was some dtecusstSn of the com munication of Mayor Joseph and finally, on motion of Alderman Cheney. amended by Alderman Guntet, the ornuunication was referred to Joint ecmmtttee con sisting of tile standing Committees on Lights and Electrical Control. to investi- gate and report to called meeting of
 Alderman Andersen. chairnan of the Committee on Waterworha called atten- ton to . violation of the contract for furnishing the city with coal and moved that Committee be appointed to tnves- tigata the matter. Hts resolution pro- vides that the City TrsasNrer shall not pay out any money for coal until the Committee reports.
 The resolution was adopted and the members of the standing Committee on Weterworks was appointed under its pro The Council then adjourned,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
Tennyson Reading His Great ode.

w. Gordon McCabe's Hecollectfons or the
 Laureate in March Century.
 The first time I ever went to Earring ford, when we had gone up into his den in the top of the house, late at night. for a smoke. he said geDialiy, as l curled myself up contentedly in one of the deep. luxurious chairs, Well, have you every thing you want now7''
 No" I replied, 'I want to hear you read some of your poems. Mrs. Brown ing says that poets are ever III ct read ing their own verses. and want to see if 'tis so.'
 What shall read to your he asked.
 The ode on the Death of Duke Of Wellington
 He read it, and read 1t superbly.
 It Is a picture I can never forget-tne softened gloom of the room, the walls or which were lined with books. the tall wax candles on the reading table; the old noet holding the book close, very close to his face, the light making sort of gio- riole above the massive vatic brows of his finely molded head: his deep voice rolling out the sonorous music, like some mighty organ: and then. when he came
 For this is Engiands greatest son.
 He that gain'd a hundred lights.
 Nor ever lost an English gun, his grand old face shone out. almost transfigured by his English pride In Eng lands glory. hls voice vibrant with the passion of bis noble threnody. while. in the pauses. one might hear. as ht &C., compartment. the long Atlantic surges breaking in solemn thunder on the beet ling crags hard bv his island home.