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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
IN THE REFERENCE ROOM.

| From the Chicago lnter-Ocean
In the reference room of the Chicago
Public library IL student of physiog-
nomy has Il good opportunity to study
| character. Here every day are as
sembled persons in all walks of life.
The broken-down business man. the
| writer, the inventor the theological
student the college professor and the
inevitable "hobo" form the largest
number of readers who frequent the
place.
'Do you see that ray-haired fellow
over there?" said a library attendant.
pointing to an old man who was writ
ing laboriOusly at one of the tables.
We'll. he is writing history of the
civil war. He has been working on it
for over a year, and has only got to
the battle of Fair Oaks. BY the time
he gets to the siege of NicksburE. |
fear, his manuscript will have grown
Il beard.
THAT man at the next table is an
inventor: at least he says he is. | am
told that lie has haunted the reference
room regularly every day for twenty
years. He never fails to get here early
every morning, and is one of the last
to leave at night. We never see him
go out at noon or at supper time. If
he eats we never caught him at it.
You know one of the prerequisites of
a frst-class inventor is that he must
forego eating and sleeping--a la Edi-
son.
THAT spry young man over there is
Il writer such as Washington Irving
describes in his Sketch Book on
broom-malling. He is employed by
some publishing firm to make selec-
tons from the works of great writer's.
These are afterward published in book
form under such titles as 'Gleanings
From Best Known Authors etc.
business. that.
But the genealogical fienI. Have
pity upon him. He might be a good
fellow. The less said about the search
er of family records the better.
The other day a woman called to
hunt up her family crest. She found
it, but didn't like the design. On the
opposite page was IA beautiful one, be-
longing to another family. She looked
long and lovingly at it,.
~ like this one best she said to
her friend.
But it isn't the crest of your fami-
ly.' protested the friend.
THAT doesn't make any difference
was the answer. This one is the pref
test
What does she do but whip out
some tracing paper and copy it. This
she afterward had engraved on her
stationery. We certainly see some
queer things up here in the reference
room"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
OBITUARY..

MRS. MARGARET COLEMAN. wife of
Edward Coleman, of Archibald, died at the
family home in that borough on Tuesday
night after long illness. She is survived
by her husband and the following chill.
dren: Thomas. of Pittsburg; Mrs. John
Malone Lizzie Maggie. Edward and
Rose, of Archibald. The funeral will be
held from st. Thomas church. Archibald,
this morning and interment will be made
in the Catholic ccmetcry there.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
FUNERALS.

The funeral service of Mrs Charles
Law will be conducted at The home of
her son. William Law. 302 Harrison ave-
nue., at II a. IN. Friday after which the
remains will be taken to Archibald for
burial. reaching the cemetery there about
p. IN. Mrs. Law was born in Scotland
December ". 1919. With her husband and
family she came to this country in 1870
and has lived in this valley - years She
was quiet, Christian woman beloved by
all who knew her She is survived by two
sons and one daughter. Thomas Law, of
Archibald; Mrs. j. NJ Robertson, of
Moosic. and William Law. of Scranton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16

The funeral of Miss Della *. Coyne,
took place IT q. O'Clock yesterday morn
inS from the family residence, $50
Genet street. and the obseQules We're
Very largely attended. The cortegc pro-
ceeded to st. Johns church on Fig
street, where Il mass of requiem was
celebrated by Rev. Father Roland. In
termcnt was afterwards made in the
MinoOka cemetery
The pall-hearers were Michael Reilly,
Thomas Boland, John Griffin, John
Coyne Martin Coyne and Malachi
COVue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
An OLD AND wELL-rRIEp REMEDY.

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRIyR
for children teething. is the prescription Of
pne OF the best female physicians and
nurses In the United States, and has heed
cess by millions of mothers for their chill,
tren. During the process of teething its
value Is inealculable, 1t relieves the child
bowels and wind-colic. BY giving health
10 the child II rests the mother. Price,
TWENTY-FIVE cants = hatIlA-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
Installation of Officers.

Slocum lodge, No. 976, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. met in Masonic
hall last night and installed the fol-
lowing officers. With appropriate cero-
nony: David Gibbs. noble grand: An
drew Nickland. vice grand: Thomas j.
Williams, secretary: Charles Johnston.
assistant secretary; Thomas j. Will
liams, recording secretary. and George
Barr, treasurer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16

from under the hammer. the tongs
slipped, cutting the cords of the left
hand and badly crushing the little fin
ger. Mr.. Oglesby was removed to the
Lackawanna hospital, where his in
iuries were dressed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Miss Mary Jones. daughter Of Mer-
chant S. r. Jones. of North Main ave
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Looking Fer Pasturage

Yesterday a prominent stCcknan o.
this vicinity received = letter from
Los Angeles asking for pasturage Tor
a thousand head OF horses. the le--
ter explains that, owing TIC the lack
of moisture III that section the past
urage has dried up and it vii. be nee
essary TO look to the mountain ranges
for feed Of all kinds Of live stock. 1t
is not thought that the animals Will
be brought to this section as the To-
cal stockraisers and farmers are fig
uring on the lack of moisture in this
section making fees too scarce before
the summer is well advanced. Ne
vada is better situated On this sub
ject than California, as storms a
month or two later will save the Ne
vada ranges while in California few
more weeks of this dry weather will
mean ruin to many of the stocknen
as well as the agriculturists.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
In the Tolls

w. F. Aldrlch the piano tuner and
all around dead beat has at last run
into trocha that has landed him in
prison. According to the Sacramento
papers he passed a couple Of bogus
chacks and is now serving a three
years sentence in the Folsom prison
Aldrich successfully worked this sec
ton of the country, and also the east
ern part of the State. He made a
specially of the bogus check business
and managed to patch up affairs with
the Nevada people. In California it
is different and he is classed as a
dangerous criminal. He will have
plenty of time now to consider the
matter and will also be out of temp
tation's way.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Another Bonanza

Word has reached this city that an
other rich mineral discovery has been
made near Tonopah. The find IS a.
bout twelve miles from TOnopah and
many of the citizens OF the camp to-
gether with people from Cardelaria
and other nearby towns have left for
the scene. What little word that has
been received in this city indicates
that the new find is as rich as the
Tonopah lodges and that they are
wider The Nye county people that
are in this city are awaiting news
from the new discovery and it is like
ly that several Of the visitors Will
leave for the scene in a few days.
Nye county is attracting the attcn-
ton Of the mining world today and it
is likely that the richest field ever I'm.
covered in Nevada will be the result
within a year
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
THE CHINESE NEW YEAR
The Citizens OF This City Enjoy
the Event

The Chinese New Year is in force
punks that dry year will stand Tor.
The wash house is out of commission
as far as the white mans washing is
concerned and will not assume regu-
lar work until the coin on hand is
exhausted. An endeavor to find the
exact date of this calendar year
proved useless. One old Chinaman
declared it was the six thousandeth
anniversary and no one in the bunch
of visitors ventured to dispute him.
AT any rate the first year started
man started his calculation and in
all that time the dragon flag has way
ed without any mixture of dates.
The white race Of the west has
! of pleasure. along with John. Before
the birth of his year he makes the
lady Of the family an Offering of one
OF his sacred lilies. and if good luck
( 10 " lcllCN III Tie NDkc VI tIS. uOuoc
/ hold the beautiful lily will bear bios
SONS at the time Of the new year. II
particular good luck is to be on hand
the lily will lave the much priced
double blOssori. Those who have Ii
, lies in bloom can Judge accordingly
Not only is the lily given but at the
Tine when. the fire crackers are ripe
bag OF candy that none but the kid:
viii tackle comes along. 1t is gener
ally lot OF sugared pork. a preserv
ed root or something that is so ia
unknown that it fails to even max,
the youngsters sick. The heau OF tn
family cries the nuts that are offere,
and finds that they are not bad, ey
' en- the pot of preserved ginger is KEEP
as a dessert and is more to the liz
ing OF the modern ep1cure. Chin
? New Year may be out of date wit
t the same event of the other nation
l but it is observed with more spiri
and noise than the average Fourth {
July. If our youngster is home lat
5 for the next day or two, just figur
that he is celebrating the six thon
andth anniversary of the glad Chin
o New Year.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
A Sad Case

A few days ago Mrs. j. NJ. Jones of
this city received dispatch that her
brother was dangerously i'll in Can
delaria, and Immediately left for the
scene. Upon her arrival she found
gerously i'll. The mother died the fol-
lowing day and the remains were
shipped to this city, where the funer-
al took place yesterday.
The brother was stage driver be-
tween Candeiaria and Tonopah and
when taken IL was removed to TOnO-
pah where he died. Another team
ster who was i'll in the same house
has since died
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
A PLAYFUL Poke.

While Ed. Hawkins was talking to
a prominent Lyon county official at
Dayton Wednesday evening, the lat
ter gave MIN a playful poke in the
a.ats: Upon arising yesterday morn
that he sought medical aid and dis
covered that he had a broken rib. He
is getting along nicely but he looks
for no more fondling at the hands Of
county officerS-Report
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
1870

Mrs. Charles Brulin is confined to
the house with q severe cold.
George Barton has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail be-
tween Dayton and Silver City for the
four years beginning July l 1902.
The woodchoppers from Anderson's
camp arrived in town last evening,
They kept things pretty warm
Il Gchields, of Silver City. paid Car,
son visit yesterday.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Declared Insane

Yesterday a prisoner named Rome
Brown. lately sentenced from Elko
County, was brought before the coun-
" clerk for examination Ior insanity.
or Huffaiier who made the eyamina-
ZION declared the man insane and he
was ordered committed to the asy-
ening.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
The Final Journey

Yesterday the funeral OF the late
Geo. c. Bryson ST., took place from
Nitzmeyers undertaking parlors. A
large number OF friends congregated
to pay their last farewell to a pioneer
of this section. The services were
conducted by Rev. Dodge.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
in Honorary Member

The late George Bryson, ST., who
died at Reno within the last few days
was an honorary member Of the Viz
rinia Miners Union, April Is. 81. This
is a distinction conferred on only the
Oldest members OF the union. and Mr..
Chronicle
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Divorce Granted.

Mrs. Alice Walton was granted .
divorce from Joseph Walton. January
31st. Mrs. Walton was formerly Miss
Alice Cargo Of this City. The custody
OF the minor child was awarded the
mother
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
The Dance

There is only one dance in front
of the dance lovers and that it the st.
Valentines ball to be given by the
Empire Social Club on Friday night,
the 18th. Tickets are on sale and
big crowd Will be there.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Notice Democratic State
Central Committee

There will be meeting of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee at
Reno at l o'clock p. m, Saturday,
March 8, 1902. A full attendance is
requested.
JOHN H. DENNIS, Secretary.
c. H. STODDARD, Chairman.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08

Dayton is not going 70 behind the
times. A full fledgeI chain gang is
IN operation. Two Indians that took
the law in their own hands are now
carrying q ball and chain and also
doing good work on the high road.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
NOTICE SILVER PARTY

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
The Silver Party State Central
Committee is hereby called to NEE.
at Reno Nevada, Saturday, March :,
1902, at l o'clock p. m. A full attend
ance is earnestly requested.
w. J. WESTFRFIED. Chairman.
NATE ". Rolf, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Wood For Sale.

Good dry wood that has never been
flumed. Split pine, tamarac and limb
wood, sold i'll quantity. Leave orders
with R. Savage or ring up phone 1o1.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Col Boyle III

Colonel Boyles host Of friends were
panied to hear this morning that he is
again in an alarmingly critical condi-
ton from an attack of pneumonia He
was feeling in high spirits until s
o'clock last evening and expected to
visit this city next Monday, but while
playing cards with his wife at the
hour mentioned was taken with a con-
gestive chill. DR.. Manson was called
by phone to come to Dayton and on
arriving there found the Colonel had
been attacked with acute pneumonia
and kept growing worse. At o.
clock this morning his condition be
came so alarming that DR.. Pickard
and Farther Tubman were summoned
to Dayton where they remained until
s O'Clock this morning and at that
hour the Colonei's condition contin
tack of pneumonia was due to Graft
from a window in the apartments oc
cupied by the Colonel and his wife
which had been partly raised. DR.
Pickard and Father Tubman went tC
Dayton again this afternoon and Mrs
F. c. Lord sent the following phone
message to The Report at 3 80 p. m.
The physicians in attendance note
an improvement in Colonel Boyle:
condition. Eis pulse was f1uctuatins
! from 100 to 1913, and he had obtained
little rest and the symptoms arr
considered favorable for his recovery
Report.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08
Born

In Virginia City Nevada, February
+, 1902, to the wife OF James Savage
Of this city. a son.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-08

California has never paid much at
tention to Alpine county, but that
does not alter the fact that this little
corner OF the Golden State is going
TO be heard from very shortly. With
the promise Of sixty-stamp quartz
mill TO be pounding away up there
next sumner there is likely to be q
=, surprise in store for those who have
not counted upon Alpine county as a
| possible bullion prOducer-Record.
The parties who bonded the Will
| ard mine al the Mountain House IN
| covered some very rich ore last week.
The rock is said to be lousy" with
| gold. but no estimate Of the extent Ct
the deposit is given. In the neigh
borhood of $4,000 in gold was taken
from this mine a few years ago
Courier.
The last issue of the Gardnerville
Record comes out with the ear marks
of the devil" From it's lively an
pearance the same scribe had his
hands in the business on other oc-
casionS.
1t is now officially stated that the
new route Of the Central Pacific east
OF Reno will leave Wadsworth more
THAN two miles from the main line of
the railroad.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04
5Mf5SRE5J'f7[E4ENA
'SSzikIllilj?!lj}SI5j-44
TUMBLED INTO FORTUNE.
Old Irish Woman Ragpicker Becomes
an Heiress by the Death of
Cousin.

1t is doubtful if fortune ever tum-
bled into the lap of person less like
ly to use it to advantage than the $780,
900 which the United States supreme
court recently awarded to 65-year-old
Hannah Callaghan, of Cork, as her
share in the estate of her cousin, John
Sullivan, who died in Seattle, Wash.
From the accompanying picture of
Hannah Callaghan you can form a
pretty accurate idea of what sort of
a person she is. Wrinkled, haggard,
with narrow, pointed nose, thin lips,
a bitter tongue and an aggressive dis
position, the woman who has just in
herited 100000 earned her living I'M
til few days ago as a ragpicker. For
years she has made her home in
squalid little room in a narrow
alley appropriately named Crone's
lane, in Cork's worst slum. She
began life as a crochet worker,
and once earned as much as S.
a week. Then she got to be a scrub
woman and made less, and of late
years she has collected bones, sold
AIulI anu SeHerdllS IlNeu from manu- 10
mouth. She has been somewhat par
tial to gin. When the news reached
Hannah Callaghan the other day that
she had inherited half of John Sulli-
vans fOrtune-Edward CorcOran,
poor Dublin artisan got the other half
the old woman was so bewildered
that she could hardly realize what it
meant to her. She heard that her
cousin had died intestate, but had
thought so little of her own chances
of getting a share of his estate that
when American lawyers came to her
several months ago and offered to
push her claim she made no trouble
over signing an agreement that they
should take half of any sum they
succeeded in getting awarded to her.
This does not mean, however, that
the old woman was feeced by her
American attorneys. For six mouths
they have worked like beavers to
get her Inheritance, and the endless
trouble they took and the ingenuity
they manifested certainly entitle
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04

Establishment will go to the bow-wows.
The inference is that no one save a
graduate of the national academy is
worthy of commissioned rank in the
United States navy.
Why should such preposterous
pretense be allowed to hamper the
progress of the navy? Why should
the naval establishment of republic
be turned into nursery for Brah-
min class-the only restricted arts
tocracy in this country?
The present head of the army is
not a West Pointer. Hardly one
fourth of the officers of the rank oil
colonel and above it are graduates
of the national military academy. 1t
is admitted without question that a
man may be good military officer,
though he has not passed through
West Point. Yet the naval clique
which controls the navy department
has been able to enforce upon the
country for years the proposition
that no man is fit to bear a commits
sion in the United States navy unless
he has graduated from the academy
at Annapolis.
The grudging and insignificant con-
cession through which six warrant
officers are yearly allowed to make
application for commissioned rank,
amounts to nothing. Even if a man
is thoroughly competent profession
ally, it will be urged against him as
it was urged against Gunner Morgan,
that he lacks social qualifications"
There is no excuse for such a con.
dition of affairs. Annapolis is no
more sacred than West Point The
president should have the authority,
and he should exercise that author
ity, to appoint from civil life officers
of the merchant marine who are COM
petent professionally. The social
qualifications should cut no figure
whatever. Moreover, warrant officers
and enlisted men should be eligible to
commissions, just as non-commis-
stoned officers and privates in the
army are eligible to shoulder straps.
In other words, says the Chicago
Chronicle, the notion that Annapolis
graduates alone are competent to of
ficer American warships should be
thoroughly exploded. 1t is a snob-
bish pretense that has held sway al.
together too long.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04

herents, at least to sullenly acquiesce
in the supremacy which they were
forced to concede.
ut further shows George Ills
character for falsehood and dissimu-
lation, and gives that letter of Frank
lin in which he says of Arnold: He
seems to mix as naturally with that
polluted court (England) as pitch
with tar"
Careful perusal of these interesting
and valuable volumes makes it very
clear that our diplomacy was in great
measure financial economy. We re-
Quired funds which would inspire
France with confidence in our cause
and Great Britain with dread. Bv the
use of arguments, drawn from finance
and war, our diplomatists sustained
themselves in their discussions with
neutral powers. Franklin, at Paris
was sort of subsecretary of the
treasury, negotiating loans, and not
merely our diplomatic agent.
For example, under date of No
vember 30, 1T76, Silas Deane wrote to
the committee On secret CORRESPOND
ence: Let ma by every letter urge
cn you the sending of a quantity of
tobacco, rice, -four and wheat. Tween
ty thousand hogsheads of tobacco are
this instant wanted in France. be-
sides the demand in other kingdoms. -"
And in another letter he says: "A
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04

them to a pretty stable fee if not
Since Hannah Callahan became an
heiress a clergyman in her neigh
borhood has been looking after her
to see that no one takes advantage
of her. The precaution is necessary,
for the old Irish woman, who hasn't
yet decided to leave the dirty little
room in which she has lived for so
long, is being harried by people who
have suddenly discovered themselves
to be RELATIVES" of hers, disinter-
ested souls who would be willing to
assist her to invest her money as
well as gallant suitors who love her
for herself alone. John Sullivan, the
builder of the fortune which Cor
coran and Hannah Callaghan have in
herited, was born in the same Cork
elum in which the old rag and bone
picker has lived so long. He became
a sailor and finally was shipwrecked
on the coast of the state of Wash
ington. He built himself cabin and
afterward a second one, which he
rented to man who happened along.
Finally he had whole village of
shanties which he owned, but lust
as it was beginning to bring him
in a little something in the way of
rent the whole settlement burned
down.
Sullivan still owned the land, how
ever, and he rebuilt upon it and
eventually, as one of the founders OF
Seattle, grew rich.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-04
Goose Decided the Sniff

Mrs. Ann Mcdonald, of Pittston,
Pa, accused Butcher Max Connors of
stealing a goose belonging to her.
The latter denied the charge and said
he had purchased it from a farmer.
1t was question of veracity be-
tween the two, and Alderman Lotus
decided to let the goose make the de-
cision. Accordingly, Constable Jo-
seph White was told to take the bird
to the vicinity of Mrs. McDonald's
home. If the goose recognized the
place and entered the property It
was her goose. As soon as released
the goose turned from Mrs. McDon-
AIDS door and flew up the street in
the direction of Connors' store. He
got the decision.