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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
voLPE's CONDITION.
Victim of Friday Nights Shooting
Favorable.

The condition of Michael Nolpe, who
was shot in the quarrel OF Thursday
night. is quite favorable. No symptoms
that might cause the least alarm. have
developed. Eolne has been SO comfort
able that the purpose of probing for
the bullet was given up for the pres
ent. He has not been disturbed at all.
There is still probability of blood
poisoning. due to the passage of the
bullet through the tissues, but Yolpe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
THE SNOW AND WIND
CAUSE fARDSHlPS


Keeps Dairymen at Home and
Deprives Many Families of Milk.
Trains on Erie and Delaware and
Hudson Tied Up Until 2 O'clock
Yesterday Morning-Trolley Cars
Not Operated.
Carbondale yesterday severely felt the
effects Of the snow and wind that
swept over the mountains and hillsidcs
"i tins section Saturday. Trons--mail,
passenger and coal-Were stalled on the
Eric and Delaware and Hudson roads.
north, all day until 2 o'clock Sunday
morning. the trolley lines were effective
lively tied up and worst of all. there
Was Il sort If milk famine in this city
yesterday owing to the snow -blockaded
roads leading from the farming dis
tricts.
When Carbondale housewives aWCke
yesterday morning, expecting to find
their milk bottles. they We're lisappoin,-
ed. The We're badly disappointed when
the dairies Were sought for there was
only u small quantity of the. almost in
dispcns"hle adjunct to the grateful
breakfast coffee. The SLOW -rholtel
roads kept the dairNmen in the country
at home. and the consequence was that t
but a few milk dealers had any Of the
liquid to deal out Late yesterday al
'etnoon Il few OF the farmers made
their way into town. assuring appre-
ciaDlc relief this morning.
Goa. trains that were lesput he'd
north over the JefferSon branch Sal; e
urday, became blocked at Burnwood. An
attempt was made To get out o. the
drifts by backing to Carbund;lle but
this was of nG await the trains we're as
il in I, wedge This blockade. WAS not
lifted until the early hours Of yesrel :
day morning. The Two Saratoga eX-
presses on the Delaware and Hudson.
due here at 3,J4 ana 1901 p. n.. not az
rlVns in carbOndale until o'clock
Sunday morning. The Erie flyer was
likewise stalled.
The Ontario ana Western had hei,er
luck. due largely to the fact THAT but
few trains were sent out. The passen-
Ger due from the north at / o'clock
saturday afternoon was less than an
hour late. All the roads w.re in fairly
good condition Yesterday
The trolley lines We're tied up all day
saturday, tn" rails being buried under
the snow drifts Yesterday a plough
Was run over the line north. but The
Forest City line WIS not oD"ned. Only
Il few ears NJ long intervals We're run
during the day. The consequences was
a severe hardship To church eocis ana
other travellers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas
Men S HandkerChiefs

A man has fewer things to be par
ticular about than woman, so he is
more particular about those few.
One of them is Handkerchiets-he
wants smooth, crisp linen that doesn't
grow fuzzy when washed. Hegets it here.
The man who likes things "a little
different" will be glad to have come of
those 25c fine white liuen haudkcrchefs.
For soc still finer.
Initial Haudkerchiefs csc and soc
each. Special price by the box of half
dozen.
15c each. Plain white. heulstitched
all linen. Every day kinds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Leather Wrist Bags

At Notion counter - tan,
gray and brown, 81, S1.5O up to
So. Pocketbooks from Vienna
Just the size to slip into a
wrist bag. All kinds OF wrist
bags in black leather; here in
the morning-gone by night F.;
SOC to Sand almost any price
between that you want to pay.
Store open evenings until
Christmas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

There Is more catarrh In this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together. and until the hast few wears was
supposed to be tnourable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced il a local
disease and prescribed local remedies and
by constantly falling 10 cure with local
treatment. pronounced IL incurable. Sci.
ence has proven catarrh TO be a consti-
rutional disease and therefore requires
Cure, manufactured by L. ]. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio. is the only eonstitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
spoonful 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the SYSTEM.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case IL fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
Address =. J. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, o.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Gloves as Gifts

lust inside our right entrance
is a busy corner-it's where we
sell Gloves. Many nave bought
our Gloves lor years past and
they have been so good and
worn so well that people have
acquired the habit OF coming
here for them. They send
their friends, too, whom we
also please. 1t is no wonder
our Glove selling is SO great.
Jouvin Gloves ior women,
S1.5O and s..
American CIrl--the best dol
lar Gloves made; all colorS.
Our English Cape Glove at
St.00--a tough leathery sort OF
a skin that will wear until one
tires oi it.
Md many other kinds, in
Guiding I'ur-lincd Gloves, up TO
81 pair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
ADJUSTMENTS.
"York State Folks" Tonight.

"YOIk State folks" Tonight.
What has been pronounced by the
press generally as the best pastoral
play ever written. York State Folks"
will be presented at the Grand this
evening. This attraction has played re-
turn dates at Scranton, Wilkes Barre
and other big towns OH the Reis cir-
cult this season. ana is declared by
the managers of these houses To be un-
eQualed in its lines
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
HANDKERCHIEF SALE.
Young Lady Workers to Commence
Enterprise Today,

The Young Lady Workers of the
Methodist church viii open their hand
kerchief sale at The Palace creamery
his afternoon, continuing this evening
ana all day Tuesday. They have re-
ceved many very handsome hand
made handkerchiefs. as well as all
kinds of palmer ones, and will sell Them
at reasonable prices. Come ana buy
them for Christmas gifts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
has manifested so much of an improve
ment that the hospital surgeons have
Si rnnn homes of his rernNarN

strong hopes of his recovery.
County Detective William Phillips
was in Carbondale Saturday in connec-
tion with this case. He visited Emer-
gency hospital but as Volpe was in no
dangerous condition his statement of
the happening was not requested. 1t
was arranged, however, TO obtain his
defamation in the event of his getting
much worse.
Chief McAndrew. on Saturday, took
YarnO and Monfiede, the alleged assail-
ants of Nolpe. TO the county jail,
whence they were committed by Alder
man Atkinson, to await the result of
Nolpe's wound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
The News of Carbonda1e.

size viii hold at her home, los Salem
avenue, Wednesday and Thursday af-
tcrnoons Of this week. The prospec-
tive guests are eagerly anticipating
lnoge functions
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
CUT THIS OUT

prices, from the Gutter to Consumer. with
but one small profit added.
Price $500. oIiq s5sEt E Diamond m stud iS; Worth
Ring, worth $3.50; My Price. $3.50. 4A-Kt
Diamond Ring. worth Si25: MY Price,
$3.50: My Price, s24O.
All of the above are Amsterdam cut.
worth $50; My Price, SO Hungarian Opal
Ring. AZ Diamonds surrounding, set in
Platinum worth $3.50: NY Price, slso.
with fine diamonds, sl75; Ruby alone
worth, over 500. Sapphire Ring. 1h-kt.
(corntloWer blue color). surrounded with
sloo; Mp Price. SIS. i.Kt Diamond
Rings. worth sllo; MY Price, 500. ai-Kt.
piamond Ring worth SIS; Ny PRICE, $780,
and SIS.
Diamonds. Rubies, sapphires, Opals ga
lore. and choice selection CT mountings
for same awaiting your command;
TAKE ELEVATOR AND SAVE MONEY
and at the same time see exhibit Jet
Black Diamond. Golden Brown Diamond,
Canary Diamond. the Priceless mot blue,
buD Heliotrope- colored Diamond.
Uncut Diamonds, Sapphires. Opals, etc,
etc. as they come from mother earth.
with hen sHy NEw VIII be
newest and most practical invention of
its kind, an absolute safe way to carry
money and jewels.
Each gentleman customer presented
with a fine leather coin holder; nothing
like i; my own idea. SATISFACTION
Your Money Back Without Argument"
WALTER w. WINToN's
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Holiday Ribbons

TO tie up your Christmas
bundles, are here aplenty. 1Oc
a piece of 10 yards, tip to 4Oc a
yard. All the scarlet and green
you want.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure T.. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c. "s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Christmas


Plenty of room for them this year
in our enlarged department. S2.oo for
Union Taffeta Silk Umbrellas (men's
only With carefully selected handles,
aud S,.75 for a finer taaeta women's
only) with variety of silver and pearl
handles, easily worth S..
The price range of the whole stock
is from 75c to SIS. and represents every
good thing that can be made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
sE OPEN EVENINGS

That's all night Il they Shop
at a store where they can't get
hold oil trash,
Somehow people are never
satisfied that they've got the
best or they've seen everything
until they have visited Connol-
~ & Wallace's.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Will Give Two Receptions.
" Mrs. d. w. Humphrey has sent out
invitations TO two receptions, which
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Silk Waists

Suggest themselves for gifts.
Many styles, colors and dill
iercnt WeaveS-pcau de sole
and taffcta among the prettcSt,
Prices, 81 TO SD
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14
Gambling Defined

|1c little time ago. says an English
eDge, a number of well known gen.
ln-one or two OF whom were mem
|of the town council-were hauled
K the magistrate of q provincial
The defendants were interested
bazar promoted on behalf of the
hospital, and one of the attrac-
had been q spinning Jenny" or
|o-tum," which the prosecution al
was a game of chance" and rem
the participators in il liable 20
Toceeded against. A local grocer.
ping his evidence for the prosecu-
was exceedingly severe on the I'M
.nate defendants.
Pw, look here, Mr.. X" broke in
u the defendants at length, "now
4 you define the term 'gambling?' "
\ grocer declared that anything
gambling when you didn't know
you were goin' to get for your
~
Heedi" retorted the defendant
BIZ to the magistrates clerk. "Wrl
bake a note Of that, sir? Mr.. X
|lf is liable to be proceeded
BIS fhat?'' shouted Mr.. X.
bought some eggs from you the
day" was the rejoinder. "and
should have done so IL I had
b what I was getting for nv
y 1t was a gambling transaction,
lost
* sat down.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-14
! ooden Nutmeg Beaten.

Ne heard" said the tobacco
srvooden nutmegs-those were
{ gave a new fame to Con-
I'd you ever hear of to-
wood? Such a tobacco
iaarettes by an enter
Il zazt year It was
coIored very artis-
with certain drugs
fnbllng tobacco re
were cheap and
.ong the young.
- increased: a
FOR shredding
factory. the
supply the
paw stepped
~ and the
cigarettes
curiosity,
7 saved.
aing, and
Jess, TOO.
the real
eafeLtes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16

New York is a city of infinite variety.
There are those who have beds with
out sleep and those who sleep without
beds. Three thousand of her winter
residents slumber in the cradles of the
canal barges that come each year from
the canals of New York state, from
the great lakes and Lake Champlain to
spend the winter months moored in
New York harbor. In the tenement
districts a man, his wife and his four
or six or eight or more children sleep
in single room, and one who goes
about the city finds many device for
slumber and repose. On Washington
street. on the west side, where the
Turks. the Greeks. the Assyrians and
the Egyptians live near neighbors to
colony of Irish. is queer little orien-
tai hotel on the top floor of tenement.
-Leslie's Weekly.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
ODD CLASSIFICATION.
The Way q Carload of Trsmps Was
Designated In Mexico.

The Way q Carload of Tramps Was
Designated In Mexico.
In Mexico the billing of railroad
freight requires a knowledge and pre-
cision which can only be attained by
years Of practice. This is due to the
peculiar classification of various arti-
Giles and the different rates of customs
duties. A case recently occurred which
severely taxed the ingenuity OF the
station agent, although he finally sue
ceeded in meeting all requirements.
The town was overrun with tramps,
and the council determined that steps
must be taken to rid the city of them.
1t was finally decided to round them
up and ship them out of the country.
1t would be too expensive Il purchase
tickets, so they concluded to hire stock
cars and ship their tramps as freight.
The cars were procured, and by the
aid OF the police the tramps were gath
cred, but then the question arose as to
how the shipment should be designated
on the bill of lading.
The term persons" could not be
used, as 1t would conflict with the state
law relative to proper accommodations
for the travelling public, and 1t would
also be in violation of the company's
rules governing the rates Of passenger
traffic. Marketable commodities"
would not do. as that would subject
the carload to a heavy duty upon cross
ing the tariff zone. Again they would
have to be classified as 'perishable' or
the dispatcher might order the car side
tracked along the line.
But fortunately there is customs
law which exempts certain kinds of
curiosities from duty, and So after
much consideration, the tramps were
billed and forwarded as so many hun
dredweight of ''perishable curiosities-
unfit to eat"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16

A belated wayfarer was passing an
English public house late at night
when foreigner was elected there
from who bore all the signs of ex-
tremely rough usage, but nevertheless
was laughing immoderately.
what is the joker the gentleman
asked
why" said the other, ga man came
up to me in the bar just now, gave me
fearful punch on the nose and said,
Take that, you blooming Norwegian, :"
and he fell to laughing again.
But" the gentleman said, there's
nothing very funny in that"
''No," the man answered, but then
he hit me a crack in the eyes and after
ward knocked out my teeth, saying,
And take that. too, you blooming Nor
wegian.'"
But still can't see anything fun
n.y."
"Ho, no, hoP' the other yelled. 1.-THE
joke is that Pm Sweden
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
Curing a DueIist.

1t is said that Harvard man who
was visiting Paris in some innocent
way offended club member, who
promptly slapped his face. the French
man expecting, of course. to receive a
challenge for a duel. Instead of this
proceeding the Harvard man turned
and looked for an instant at his ad-
versary, then quick as flash pulled
back his strong right hand and sent
the fellow rolling across the floor,
breaking the bones of his nose in two
places
After few weeks, when the French
man had sufficiently recovered from
the incident to discover what had hap
pened, he issued formal challenge to
his American offender to fight duel,
and, being the recipient of the chal-
lenge, the American was permitted to
select the weapons. He promptly chose
a baseball and, being an old pitcher,
threw with an accuracy which resulted
in the Frenchman's getting another
wound on the nose. curing him entirely
of the love for dueling.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
Got the Fish In.

On the occasion of the opening Of
parliament during one Of the years
when Pitt was prime minister the
lords and commons were greatly per-
picked by a reference to the goldfish at
Windsor castle which was introduced
into the kings speech and read by Pitt.
1t was not until after both Pitt and
King George were dead that the expla-
nation came out. The prime minister,
it is related. had come to the king at
the palace with the speech from the
throne fully prepared. He found the
king seated at the edge of the basin of
a fountain earnestly regarding his
goldfish sporting about in the water.
Pitt read the speech. Does your maj
esty approve the discourseY' asked the
minister. Il will approve 1t, but only
on one condition" said the king, ''and
that is that you introduce in it some
reference to these fishes" The king
was obdurate and refused his author
ization Of the royal speech until Mr.
Pitt had promised faithfully to say
something in it about the royal gold
fishes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
SPRlNKLlNG SINGAPORE.
The Solemn Procession That Accom-
panies the Watering Cart.

The Solemn Procession That Accom-
panies the Watering Cart.
Poultney Bigelow In his description
of the marvellous progress made by the
city of Singapore under English rule
gave quaint picture of the manner in
which the streets are watered:
The watering cart was drawn by lit
tie white bullocks and driven by Ma
lays with turbans. 1t seemed to take
five Malays to do this driving. One
roasted aloft on top of the barrel for
the purpose of controlling the outgo Of
water. He seemed very proud of his
appointment Another native in a big
turban roasted ON the pole and con-
trolled the little cattle.
Then there was man in thin brown
legs and much turban who walked SOL
EMMY behind enjoying footbath. He
was obviously government function
airy, although his exact sphere of use
fulness could not discover. He ap-
peared to be something In the nature
of rear guard.
Then there was "foreloper," or ad-
vance guard, for the purpose of clear
ing the way. There appeared to be an
idea that the little bullocks might sud-
denly go mad and rush ahead. At any
rate, it gave congenial employment to
one more native, and that was some
thing.
There was yet another, who bent
down now and then to pick up a piece
of stone or brush away some irregular
ity unseen by ordinary eyes.
This outfit was a treat to me- 1t was
solemn; it was full of self conscious
ness; it was magniicently oriental.
have seen men in sublime moments;
have seen the red capped station mas
ter Of Germany strut up and down his
platform when an imperial train was
about to arrive, but even that impress
ed me less than the watering cart Of
Singapore. with its municipal hierarchy
of Malay ministers, each earning per-
haps cents a day.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16
The Abbot of Fools.

The abbot of fools, who was also
known in different parts as the arch
bishop or bishop of fools, the abbot Of
misrule, the lord of misrule, the mas
ter of unreason and Liable de Liesse,
was the person who used to superin-
tend the saturnalia, which were COM
mon in different parts of Europe from
the fifth to the sixteenth century. The
feast of fools was an imitation of the
heather saturnalia and, like this, was
celebrated in December; hence the con-
fusion of ideas which has arisen in
mixing this feast with the ordinary
Christmas revels. The chief celebra-
ton of the feast of fools fell upon In
nocent's day, but the whole revels
of Epiphany. The young people gen.
orally elected a leader. who went by
one of the names quoted, and he was
consecrated with many grotesQue and
ridiculous ceremonies.
England, Scotland, France and Ger
many all practiced these wild saturna-
liza, and it was with great difficulty
that they were finally abolished. The
abbot was not responsible for any trick
or practical joke played on the rest Of
the community by his orders, and the
victims had simply to grin and bear
It," In the temple Qaw headquarters,
London) the Office of the lord Of mis-
rule seems to have been coveted one,
for we read that 1t was only given to
young men of good family.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16

A business man who wanted book
keeper stated his need in an advertis y
ment. The notice was seen by young
woman who was out of work and who
had searched for employment day aft
er day without success. She had just
cent left. This she spent for postal
card on which she wrote a reply to the
advertisement and dropped the card in
street letter box.
Her application impressed the bust
ness man favorably, and he wrote to
her, asking her to call at his Office. She
did so and secured the position.
Her modesty and worth, no less than
her capability, so won upon her en-
ployer that before many months had
passed he offered her his heart and
hand, and she accepted and became
his wife.
"And to think" he said one day dur
ing the honeymoon, "that it all came
from your spending your last cent for
postal card and mailing it at street
cornerw
EYES," she replied, with a smile and
blush. 81 dropped a penny in the slot
and got husband" -Youth's Compan-
ion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-09-16

A traveller in Persia thus describes a
dinner served in the household of a
wealthy Persian: "The chief dish con-
sists of a fowl boiled to rags, surround
ed by toothsOme mass of rice, hard
boiled eggs, fried onions, almonds and
raisins. There is a Shiraz wine, clear,
golden red liquid that has Travelled
over the mountain passes on muleback
in huge glass carboy Among the
dessert mamma has conspicuous place.
This delicacy is somewhat akin to
nougat; it is studded with walnuts and
almonds and is jaw sticking to the
last degree. Like the mango, 1t is best
eaten in private. for it renders the mas
ticator speechless. 1t is made of gum
that exudes from tree and is said to
be engendered by a worm."- Chicago
News.