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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-21

Montreal, s; Providence. 8.
Toronto, 8; Worcester, 3.
Other games, rain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-21
American League.

At BOSTON, RH.E.
Philadelphia ...........0 0 90 o. 0
Boston ............. 80 0 o OF l l X-3 6
Batteries-Plank and Steelman; Young and Cri-
ger Umpire-Caruthers.
At Washington RH.E.
Baltimore .............o1 OO0OOl-4 0 /
Washington ... ........O OO0O11-3 0 8
MISUNDERSTANDING and Bresnahan; Townsend,
orth and Drill. Umpires-O' 'Loughln and Sher-
dan.
Other clubs not scheduled
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Board and Rooms.


VERY DESIRABLE suite OF rooms with first class
table board, can be obtained at 333 jefferson
avenue.
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Theatrical.
ATTRACTIONS TODAY.

AcADEMY-Mabel Paige company Afternoon
and night
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Wanted-To Rent.

WANTED ROOMS-For two adults, three or four
rooms, furnished or unfurnished for very
light housekeeping, first floor preferred. Address
NJ. b., Tribune Office.
WANTED-Furnished house Of four or five rooms
for housekeeping. Address A. q. f., Tribune
Office.
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Notice.

NOTlCE-Appeals from the state tax assessment
will be held in the Office of the county COM
missioners in the court house on the following
named days: For townships and boroughs,
cepting Dunmore Borough, on June 9. 1902; for
Scranton, Carbondalc and Dunmore, on June 8
and H. 1902.
JOHN ]. DURKIN.
j. COURIER MORRIS,
JOHN PENMAN,
County Commissioners.
Attest:-W. G. DANIELS. Clerk.
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Summer Resorts.

COTTAGE on susquehanna river at Black Walnut,
for rent by week or month; furnished cots,
stove, dishes, three boats. spring water best
fishing Address L. j. Rcinhart, Black Walnut, Pa.
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Eastern League.

Other clubs not scheduled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-21

WANTED--rhe address of Nj, or Mrs. Ritchard,
Pritchard or relatives Scranton, by Mrs.
Helen jeffrey, her sister, ~ fremont avenue,
New York city
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LOST-s25, between Peck Lumber Co., East Mar
ket street and PRESBYTERIAN church, Reward
II returned to Office OF Peck Lumber 10.
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Lost-Strayed-Stolen.

LOST--A ladies' gold watch; liberal reward vii
be given II returned to Hotel Terrace.
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EOST-Steel beaded purse containing small sun,
OF money, on Lackawanna avenue. near Wy,
oming, Finder please return purse to Tribune
office and keep contents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
PERHAPS THE FIRST 1YNcH1Na
A Story That May Account for Origin
Of Very Irregular Verb.

From the Charlotte On. g. Observer.
Readers may, perhaps, remember the
story published in the Observer Of how
Mrs. John H. Drake Of Nash county saved
her family from the ferocious attack Of the
tory major, Beard, by the judicious use of
Jug of old Nash brandy. They will recall
that Major Beard was severely wounded
captured and finally hanged in Franklin
county.
According to Wheeler, this incident re-
suited in the Introduction into our language
of word now in the vocabulary of every
man-no other than the word '1ynch''-or
the expression, lynch law" II we may
accept Wheeler's authority on this point
the word owes its origin to the following
circumstances;
After Boards capture he was taken to
the camp Of Colonel Seawell, on the banks
of Lynch creek, in Franklin county. A
drumhead court-martial was at once or
ganized and Beard brought before it. As
they proceeded to trial some one brought
In the report that a large band of tories
were on their way to rescue Beard. The
court was thrown into a panic, and, after
hasty consultation, decided to swing
Beard without trial. This was accordingly
done. Soon after more authentic news
came that the reported pursuit was a fake,
and the members Of the court-ma rtial re-
covered their presence of mind With this
restored calmness came the suggestion that
Boards execution, being carried out before
judgment, was illegal. In order to ease
the tender consciences of the judges the
court was reorganZed, the body cut down
the trial proceeded, the prisoner condemned
judged, and, no doubt, much to his satisfac-
ton, re-hung. The tree ON which the body
was hung stood on the bank of Lynch
creek, and it soon became a common say
Ing in the county round about, when a
person was accused of crime, that "he ought
to be taken to Lynch creek" Hence the
term, lynch law"
For the sake Of accuracy. we may note
here that Websters Unabridged Dictionary
says this in regard to the origin of the
term: THE term lynch law is said to be
derived from a Virginian named Lynch
who took the law into his own hands But
this is very doubtful
Wheeler says that the incident was re-
lated to him by Mr.. B. F. Moore who had
the story from the Drake family. 1t is by
no means improbable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
MYSTERY OF TRANCE GIRL.
Pathologists Unable to Tell Cause of
Nellie Corcoran's Death.

The New York Times Of today says:
Thirty physicians, representing nearly
every branch Of medical science, assembled
last night in room In the Bellevue Hos
pital Medical College, 1st avenue and 26th
street. They convened mainly for the pur-
pose Of hearing what caused the death OF
Nellie Corcoran, who died in ST. Vincent s
Hospital on the morning of November 8
after long period of Inconsistencies.
DR.. Homer E. Biggs. a pathologist; Dr. H
NJ. Brooks, another pathologist, and DR.
Mcclure, all Of whom had witnessed the
autopsy, read papers which failed to tell
what had caused the girls death. DR.
Brooks was looked upon as one who would
certainly shed some light on the mystery
but his paper was along the same line as
the others.
When DR.. Brooks had finished. DR.. North.
rop asked:
''Dr. Brooks, will you please tell me wha,
l am going to tell my furnace man In the
morning? He wants to know what killed
Nellie Corcoran. and If I tell him what
you said / can see my finish"
inflammation of the BRAIN" replied Dr.
Brooks.
Il think shortness Of breath will be bet
ter and insure my safety" remarked Dr.
Northrop.
DR.. Biggs reviewed the history of the
case, and DR.. Mcclure said that Dr. Biggs
had entirely covered his field of thought In
the case. 1t was generally agreed by the
doctors that the cause of the girls dea til
was still a mystery, though DR.. Brooks
said that he was sure he could definitely
state 1t within a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
A Feminine Mystery.
From the London Globe.

FROM the LONDON GLOBE.
Among the minor mysteries Of life is the
bewildering fact that, as a rule, the tall
woman is Of a melancholy disposition,
while her smaller sister is of a bright,
brisk and cheerful temperament. Science,
so far as we know, has never addressed
itself to the solution of this puzzle, and
the amateur philosopher is therefore left
to cudgel his brain and marvel. Why
length of limb should make for solemnity
and melancholy, says writer on this sub
ject Is hard to determine; and there the
matter rests. But it is not only on women
that length of limb bestows the tempera
ment of Melpomene. Sir Don Quixote was
long and lean, while his cheerful squire.
munching the crust Of content on Dapple,
was short and fat. In India there is no
brighter and cheerfuller soldier that the
little Goorkha; and Of late 1t has been
recognized that a stumpy Tommy Atkins
is much more vigorous and alert a person
In the field than his more magnificent
brother of the Guards. Length of limb
seems to suggest to the mind the need for
a stateliness of department, which never
troubles the consciousness of the small
and tubby." We are left to conclude that
the feminine side of our nation, which is
rapidly becoming famous for its extreme
height, will some day become as serious
and gloomy as Quakers. and then we shall
take our pleasures more sadly than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
Girls Help Walters to Cheat.

Among hotel employees sex does not appear
to make any difference so far as honesty is
concerned, says the Brooklyn Eagle. Ger
tain young women who act as checkers in
hotels work with certain walters. When
ever one of the girls obtains a position the
men soon follow her. and the hotel proprie-
tor is victimized accordingly. The waiter
who Is in league with the checker makes a
small private mark on the check with
which he desires to cheat. She sees it. and
instead of stamping the price against the
articles ordered she put her fingers over
blotch is all that Is recorded in the place
for figures. The waiter does the rest She
keeps her accounts against her confeder-
ates. and they settle up later on the out
side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
CHALLENGE TO FIGHT DUEL.
Sent by Cousin Of Admiral Schley al
Savannah

A dispatch to the New York World from
Savannah, Ga, yesterday says: Capt F. q
Wilson, ex-commander of one of the conn
panies OF the Savannah Volunteer Guards.
one Of the most exclusive and famous mill.
tary organizations of this city. and John
Sullivan Schley, also a member of that
command, are about to fight duel on the
field Of honor with deadly weapons. AZ
least challenge has been sent by Mn
Schley and accepted by Capt. Wilson. and
unless efforts to prevent the meeting sue
coed there is every prospect that it Will
take place.
Trouble between the gentlemen occurred
on trip to Charleston on THANKSGIVING
Jay. They were members of a rifle team
that represented the Guards in contest.
After the team had won It's members were
assembled in the lobby of the Hotel Argyle
where an alteration between Capt Wilson
and Mr.. Schley resulted in the latter being
struck and knocked down.
Regarding himself as unequal to a phys.-
cal contest with Capt. Wilson, he promptly
sought friend, who conveyed a challenge
for a meeting on the field of honor. The
challenge was promptly accepted and Capt.
Wilson has the choice of weapons.
Three of the most prominent men in Sa-
vannah all retired officers OF rank In the
state service, constitute board of honor"
which has insisted upon taking the matter
under advisement to see II II may not be
amicably adjusted. Thus far each prin-
cipal has proved obdurate, and 1t Is feared
neither will yield.
Both gentlemen are prominent socially.
Mr. Schley Is a cousin of Rear Admiral
Schley and member of one of the best
known families of Georgia. He is a lawyer
Capt. Wilson is dentist with large prac-
tlce.
No action has yet been taken by the civil
authorities, nor have there been any arrests
ON the charge Of seeking to fight a duel,
though both principals are amenable to the
law,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
TO CARRY ON DIR. LoRENz,s WORK
New York Philanthropist Donates
Sum for the Purpose.
Jew York Herald of today says:

The New York Herald of today says:
Prof. Adolph Lorenz. the Vienna surgeon
who has successfully treated cases of con-
genital dislocation of the hip In all parts of
the world telegraphed from Chicago yes
terday to his American assistant, DR.. D. D.
Ashley. that he would be unable to reach
New York for perhaps week or ten days.
He had intended to be here next Saturday.
Instead Of coming direct to New York he
will go first to Baltimore, Washington and
Philadelphia where many deformed chill
dren are waiting to be treated by him.
Another announcement was also made
yesterday in connection with Prof. Lorenz's
work that will be received with great re-
jotcins' by many afflicted ones who have
believed that only DR.. Lorenz could sue
cessfully treat their cases.
1t was stated by one of the surgeons who
are working with DR.. Lorenz in New York
that well-known capitalist and philan-
rhropist has arranged to make a donation
of large sum to carry on the work after
DR.. Lorenz returns to Europe. 1t was an
nounced authoritativeiy that the gift was
su11cient to give treatment to the sufferers
among the poor for long time
Already there have been registered at the
clinics at the Hospital for the Ruptured and
Crippled, at 42d street and Lexington ave-
nue.; the Cornell Medical College, at 9th
street and 1st avenue and the Post Cradu-
ate Hospital about two hundred cases Of
children afflicted with congenftel disloca-
ton of the hip, whose cases until the ar
rival of DR.. Lorenz in this country had
been regarded as incurable. These will be
operated upon by DR.. Lorenz and his as.
sistants when the surgeon arrives
DR.. Lorenz has stated that he Is not the
only surgeon IN the world who can treat
these cases. as many have believed. He
states that there are dozens of physicians
and surgeons In New York who will be able
to carry on his work after he goes away,
after having received certain instructions
from him.
1t is to pay these successors to Dr. Lo-
REM and to equip proper clinics that the
slft OF the wealthy New Yorker has been
made DR.. Lorenzs representative who
made the announcement of the donation
yesterday said 1T was desired that for the
present the name of the donor should not
De made known. He said other gifts for
the purpose are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
SILENT ARTILLERY.
French Officers Invention to Do Away
With Flash, Smoke and Noise.

A dispatch to the New York Sun from
London says: Col Humbert, a French Of
fcer recently brought out an ingenious IN
Vention which, 1t is asserted, will entirely
abolish sound, flash and smoke when a gun
is fired. but in its present stage the inven-
ton would apparently make a field gun a
rather unwieldy machine.
The invention consists of a long tube
screwed to the muzzle Of the gun. The in
side of the tube Is filled with a series of
short steel cylinders One end of these
cylinders is quite open and the other closed.
but with hole in the center slightly larger
than the bore of the gun. The cylinders
are placed In the tube till It is quite full
Then a screw plug is inserted, and all are
pressed into close contact.
The tube is thus divided into a series of
small compartments communicating with
the bore of the gun and with each other by
small holes at their bases. The result is
that the volume Of sound and the flash of
the discharge are broken up. AS soon as
the shot clears the muZzle the gas rushes
to the first compartment, where 1t Is re-
tanned until the base projectile Is clear of
the entrance to the second cylinder, when
1t Immediately follows 1t. This process Is
repeated from one compartment to another,
with the result that the gas has gradually
more and more room for expansion, and
when the projectile finally leaves the tube
the greater portion Of the gas has been
collected in reduced state of compression
in the tube, from which 1t finally escapes
without flash or sound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
COWS ANSWERED THE VIOLIN.
Responded Readily to Certain Chords
Played by Performer.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Cambridge. Mass, says: During q
concert for the benefit of the Cambridge
City Hospital two cows were quietly graz
ing near the institution. voinist assert
ed that he could speak with these cows by
means Of his VIOLIN Being doubted, he
played one chord on the two lower strings
Of his instrument The animals Immediate
ly quit feeding. raised their ears, turned in
the direction of the sound and looked in
terested.
The violinist drew his bow on the strings
a second time and the animals came direct
ly across the field and put their heads over
the rails of the fence, with ears thrown for
ward, nostrils dilated and eyes inquring
The third time the chord was played the
animals simultaneously answered with q
sharp, short lowing and uneasy stamping Of
forefeet. word in COW language was
plainly said by the violin and was answered
by the cows.
The incident was seen by DR.. Dixwell and
six or seven others interested in the hos
pital music charity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
PUTTING ON SHINGLES.
An Iowa Man Sees Enormous Loss
Caused by Bad Methods.

From the Des Mones Register and Leader
While the din of political combat is still
in the public ear and before the echoes OF
the stump have fairly subsidized, Mr. H. R.
Booknau Of Grinnell calls us back to the
real problems Of state prosperity, which in
his opinion, are settled on our roofs rather
than In the halls of national legislation.
Iowa today loses s2oOOO.OOo every year ac-
cording to his careful estimate because the
intelligent citizens of the state are talking
politics on the store boxes when they
should be on the housetops watching the
direction, frequency and position of their
shingle nails. Twenty millions of dollars a
year is no small item, and IT, as Mr.
Booknau asserts, the carpenters are annually
losing that amount for US, il is very eyi.
dent that we can afford to allow Judge
Wade to go awhile, especially now that he
is elected, and save up $40, 600 600 for his
two years, as an offset to any damage he
may do, by giving our undivided attention
to the men who are doing our Singing
1.-The single nail has been blamed for
more than twenty years." says Mr.. Booknau.
But the nail, whether wire or cut Is not at
fault. THE carpenters are responsible and
they alone, and Il would rather have q
little schoolboy to shingle for me than
carpenter" are the startling conclusions to
which our Grinnell observer has come. Mr..
Booknau, with two school children has put
on roofs that are as good as new at twenty
years, while he knows of quite a number Of
CdTpeUteTeO FOOLS III dF1Dnell mat nave
been reshingled at from sewn to ten years,
and some now that are only seven years
old that need reshlngling,' "and l have
KNOWN" he continues, instances where
the man and woman worked hard to dip
their shingles twice In paint and then got
carpenter to put them on. and the roof
leaked in less than ten years."
What are we to do about It? Mount the
roofs. Il make 1t a practice" he says, 'of
being on the roof when L have a roof to
shingle Poor Richard never gave better
advice. The modern steep roof Is little
forbdding and climbing ladders is not the
sport 1t used to be, but there is 10000, 600
a year In 1t, and where can Iowa get the
money any easier? We commend Mr..
Booknau's suggestion. Let every citizen
look to his roof himself, and let every
schoolboy swing the shingling hammer.
There's money in it. but if anybody refuses
to be actuated by a purely mercenary
motive there is red blood in it. When every
man can shingle his own roof digestion will
again wait appetite and health on both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

DAILY STEAMERS EOHaRIvER LANDINGS.
Monday and Wednesday at I pm: for Colonial
landings in Wicomico river and Nomini and Lower
Msehod0c creeks Va Saturdays At .m fos
Bushwood, Rock Point Colton's. Currioman and
landings in Nomni creek.
Sunday Tuesday and Thursday at An for
landings to Colonial Beach and Maddox creek
UNITED STATES NAIL ROUTE.
and intermediate landings
The STEAMER EsTEILL a. RANDALL.Daiiy e1
Passenger accommodations nrstclass Frcight re.
celyed until within half hour Of sailing:
o. CARPINTER. General Agent Washington
phone I7a5 W.T. N. REARDON. Agent Alex.
andria phone 30. fe28-tf-25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
S. A. ABEL PAYS HIS FINE.
Maryland Census Enumeration Charged
With Violating Census Act

IAai iduu SeuSuS Enum orator charged
With Violating Census Act.
The Baltimore American Of today says:
Stephen A. Abel, late census enumerator
for district Ill, of ST. Marys county, plead
ed guilty yesterday in the United States
district court of violation of the census act
of March 3, 1899. He was sentenced by
Judge Morris to pay fine Of $500, which
amount he paid. With the exception of the
case against Joseph H. Ching, which is
now pending before the Supreme Court of
the United States, this practically disposes
Of the famous southern Maryland census
trials.
Abel was first tried with Daniel j.
Bowles and Philip T. Graves, enumerators,
and Joseph H. Ching, attorney -at-law, all
Of ST. Mary'S county for alleged conspir-
acy. Charles H. Guythers, an enumeration,
had previously pleaded guilty, and the Jury
found Ching guilty, while Abel, Bowles and
Graves were found not guilty. Guyther was
fined 500, while Bowles came into court
subsequently June 10. 190D and pleaded
was fined $500. He was sentenced to sixty
days in jail. Graves was not tried again.
On June "a, 1901, the government took I'D
the second trial Of Abel individually for
violation of the census act, but the Jury
was unable to agree and was discharged
on June 90, 1901. Ching took an appeal to
the circuit court Of appeals, which affirm
The government being sustained as to the
legality Of the census act, Mr.. John c. Rose,
United States district attorney, had Abelr s
case set down for trial again on December
II. Abell's decision not to stand trial
again thus saves him a third trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
TILE wEEMs STEAMBOAT co.


On and after September / the steamers Calvert
and Potomac will leave !th st wharf every Sunday,
river landings Returning. leave Baltimore pier
o, Light St. every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday
Thursday and Saturday mornings. All river freight
must be prepaid. Baltimore, Philsde,phla and New
gers strictly frst-class STEPHENSON & BRO
Agents. Telephone Main 745 sel-tf.f2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
BoARDING-oUT OF TOWN.

nurse, can accommodate few invalids or sick;
old people specialtyi kindly nursedi good atten-
ton; pleasantly situated; all modern eonven-
fences; good board terms reasonable; refs. exeh.
Miss ANNA MCCARTHY, Surrey. Hagerstown. Nd.
no26- 6ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
Dangers In the Alps.

From the Pail Mall Magazine
The stock generalizations about guidelesS
climbing ara quite beside the mark, and
this practice is now confined. In Switzer-
land, to a small number of men who are
for the most part better than any guides.
The best guides themselves are no more In
falIible than any other skilled mountaineer,
while the worst are very much more dam
gerous than none at all.
The three most serious catastropheS this
year were all due to the weather. SNOW
storm. an avalanche and lightning. The
parties had plenty of guides. Mr.. Spendec
gives a number of very interesting detailed
accounts of Alpine accidents, from which
the only conclusion Is that little more
care a little more prudence, would have
avoided ALL or nearly ALL A Swiss doctor
at Berne has made a full list of all Alpine
accidents, from 1S90-19O1.
In all the deaths numbered 300, of whom
21s were tourists, seventy-three guides and
nationalities: we get the following result:
German and Austrian. .................1 100
Swiss .-.........-...,...... 40
English and American. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. is
Other nationalfties NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
Considering that about 100000 people go
to the Alps every year, and that some 1o.OO0
of these either climb mountains or cross
passes, the number of killed is very small.
The Austrian Alps have about half the ac-
cidents, they being the most crowded, and
with the poorest class OF tourists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02

Mushrooms generally consist of 90 per
cent water, but the remaining 10 per cent is
more nutritious than bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-02
MEDICAL.

DIR. FISK ELGIN, 316 EAST CAPITOL, GRAD
uate OF 1S77-Treats chronic and acute diseases
icine furnished at office. All professional mat
tiers strictly confidential. Prices moderate Phone
E. 297-A. de1-26ts