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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-03
LEGAL,

ESTATE OF Daniel LaLgstaf late OF the city Of
scranton, County OF Lackawanna, PennsYl.
yana.
Lettels testamentary on the above estate having
been granted to the undersigned, all persons hay.
ing claims OF demands against said estate will
present them Tor payment, and those indebted
thereto will make immediate payment TO Slrlh'
r.. Langstah eXccutriN, scranton, Pa. H. i,
StIecter, attoiAeS. - .--. ,--,. ...---
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LADY DESIRES POSITION as bookkeeper; very
best of references. Apply 1900 jackson street
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Situations Wanted.

WANTED---A position as stenographer and book
keeper; good references given; over years
eyperience. Address b., Tribune office.
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Real Estate.


FOR SALE-Lot on Vine street, between Web
ster and Taylor avenues: a bargain conc,
see for yourself Apply 2is Harrison avenue.
FOR SALE-one acre OF land, improved with
nne.room house, plenty and variety of fruit;
good location in village of Fleetville. Mrs. Olive
Fish, Fleetvlle, Pa.
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Hotels and Restaurants.
Scavenger.

A. D. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIvY VAULTS AND
cess pools; no odor; only improved pumps used
North Main avenue or Eicke's drug store.
ner Adams and Mulberry Both telephones
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WANTED-Stuation as tcamster or any Kind q
work, by married man well acquainted VIII. n
CITY. Address W. C., Tribune office. Z \
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-08
HELD UP THE KING.
And His Reward Was Silver Watch
from Victor Emmanuel.

And His Reward Was Silver Watch
from Victor Emmanuel.
The test of the fidelity of sentinel
by the powers that be" has resulted
happily in the case of an Italian SOL
der who "held up" the king. King
Victor Emmanuel is fond of making
himself personally acquainted with the
thoughts and feelings of his soldiers
and for testing their courage and fidel-
ity. The other day he was walking
alone, dressed in black, in the Quirnal
gardens and approached a sentry on
guard, who at once presented arms.
You know, then, who I ann" the king
asked. His majesty was the I'M
hesitating reply. The king smiled and
continued his walk, making as though
he would pass the guard house. "Your
majesty cannot pass this way" said
the sentry resolutely. The, king pre-
tended not to hear and walked on
Without orders from the corporal Of
the guard, must not let anyone pass,
not even the king!" Victor Emmanuel,
pleased and smiling, turned back, say
ing to the man: "You are right" The
next morning the captain of the Gala
brian company, to which the sentry
belonged, handed to the soldier fine
silver watch, bearing the arms of the
house Of Savoy and the words: ITO the
soldier who knows how to obey or
ders.''
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A Wet COunErv.

The railroad which, with its
branches, connects Colombo, the cap
ital Of Ceylon, with the interior of the
island, is remarkable for the engineer
ing skill4shown In it's construction, and
for it's prosperity 1t makes an ascent
of thirty-f1ve hundred feet by a sue
cession of loops and curves, with here
and there tunnel. The chief difficult
ty in running the railroad is due to the
way in which the rain comes down. a
recent book Of travel, "a Run Round
the Empire" describes what the rain
did to traSl crawling up the noun
tainside. On December ~, 1896, eleven
and half inches Of rain fell in twen-
ty-four hours. The engineer of a train
saw that beyond certain tunnel tue
line was washed away. He stopped the
train, and the passengers got out. Ono
of them, seeing stones rolling down
the mountainside above them, advised
the engineer to push for the tunnel.
Just as the train entered the. tunnel.
down came huge mass of rock, which
carried away the embankment, as we'll
as the last car of the train-a goods
van, fortunately. Close behind the
tunnel the ends Of the rail were hang
ing free over precipice, and similar
condition existed not, far, ahead. = A
messenger came down from a planters
bungalow, above thestunnel to say that
water was accommodating in the cut
ting in front, and that If it broke
through the debris which served as a
dam it would wash the train out Of the
tunnel. The passengers fastened to
leave the cars, and in walking through
the water in the cutting found 1t up to
their breasts. Ina. #=zs ~ ss sfs
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His Pun Shocked Him.

Oscar Hammerstein can be found al
most any night sitting on chair out
side his theater on Seventh avenue. He
was enjoying cigar there the other
evening when he was approached bv
an actor who had been employed bv
him, but who had been on a long de-
bauch, and who, in the parlance Of
the profession, Cooked every bit the
part, too" Hesitatingly he asked Mr..
Hamnaerstein If he would lend him IS,
promising he would use it to sober m.
and get himself back to his old self.
Mr.. Hammerstein gave him the re-
quested amount, and after profuse en-
pressicns of gratitude the actor "a
marked: "Mr. Hammerstein, this Is tl,e.
most lucid moment I have had In :
month. : Il guess this is a lose il, mo-
ment for me, too replied Mr.. Ham
merstein. Then he looked guilty.
around, but he had been heard.-New
York Times. i.
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100.
&C., s : 60 ! -
The QSOKEKS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. BRAEME.

fathers house. Are You quite sure
that you understand" -s
Yes; what must say. to my father?"
she asked.
you had better tell him the truth
He is quick, keen man of the world;
he will know far better than do what
should be done. Tell him ALL
YES - she replied, mechanically,
Nov hasten away from here, Hill
dred,' he said Il am in mortal fear
You understand ALL You know the
road to Worseley-it is direct-you
take the high road without turning
Good-bye.'
She raised her dark, sad eyes to his
face; all the love, the passion, the re-
greet that she could not put into words,
was revealed in them.
"Good-bye," she repeated.
He did not hold out his hand to her
Had he been speaking to the merest
stranger, his voice could not have been
colder or more stern. Then he turned
quickly away, and Lady Caraven walk
ed across the coppice and through a
lane into the high road. She walked
quite mechanically. She had to go to
Worseley, to take ticket to London,
and then go to her fathers house. She
repeated the words over and over again
to herself, like child who breads for
getting lesson. Her face was deadly
pale; her limbs trembled with cold.
The golden stars shone down upon her;
the night winds whispered round her.
She walked on, unconscious of it all.
1t was the early dawn of morning
when she reached the station-a large
railway junction where she was both
unknown and unnoticed. The train
started for London in half an
hour. No one spoke to her or appear
ed to see her as she took her place, and
in few minutes more she was on her
way.
1t was hard punishment-terribly
hard for such trifle, she thought, won
derlng that the earl could be so stern
She was tired, fatigued with passion
and emotion. She had neither eaten,
drank nor slept since the evening be-
fore. When she reached London she
asked a porter to call cab for her,
and gave the address-"Mr. Ransome,
the Hollies, Kew" and the drive
thlther seemed to her more than ever
like dream
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could claim kinsmanship through his
daughter with some of the noblest fam
lilies in England. There was no need
now to work quite so hard; he could
linger over his daintily spread break
fast table, and read his papers at his
leisure, content it he reached the city
before noon.
On this morning he had seated him.
self so as to enjoy three things at
once-the beautiful view of the river
from his window, the bright fire in the
crate, and the recherche little break
fast that had been served up to him.
1t was sudden shock to him. when,
on hearing sound he raised his eyes
to the door, and saw there pale.
beautiful woman, who stood wringing
her hands.
Father she said, Il am come
home"
In utter amazement he started from
his seat. His daughter, his beautiful
Hildred, the Countess of Caraven, pale
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-08
Paying the Lecturer.

Mr. WescOtt, the author of David
Harum," possessed a barytone voice
which, had he .chosen to cultivate it,
might have brought him greater repu-
tation than he obtained through his
writings. In the Literary Era Miss
Helen Candee tells an amusing story
of one of Mr.. Westcott's musical ex-
periences. He was invited to sing at
concert in one of the smaller towns
of western New York On this per-
functory jaunt he was saved from such
hotel as that which insulted John
Lennox, by the hospitality of the man
who organized the concert, a person of
much local Importance. The affair
passed off satisfactorily, with the help
Of the visitors rare voice. AS Mr..
:Westcott was about to retire, his host
came titnidly to hisfoom, bearing two
long paper boxes. Il leave the house
so early in the morning to go to my
factory he explained, ''that I am
afraid 7 may not see you, but want to
give you something for your singing
tonight. Now, here's two pair Of the
very best whalebone corsets that our
factory turns out, and I want you to-,
take them home with YOU" When
Mr.. Westcott found that he could not
even protest effectually, his sense of
humor came to his relief, and he
stalked" home the next day with two.
pairs of corsets in exchange for his
songs. Companion.
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Hes a Brick"

The expression Hes BRICK" which
is now a familiar byword, is first found
in Plutarch. The whole phrase is ex-
pressive Of every form of admiration.
The Spartans, quick-witted and noted
for their repartee, were early trained
in both schools They were men of few
words, and fewer laws, and embodied
in short pharses their admiration, dis
like or appreciation. Lycurgus was not
only a man of few words, but quick ac-
ton. On being asked, "shodld Sparta
be Enclosed an invasion of the enemy
being expected during the time of war,
he replied: "A city is we'll fortified
which has wall of men instead of
brick
A very clever story is told of the
diplomatic mission from the Court of
Epirus. The ambassador, being shown
over the city by the king, expressed
surprise that no walfA were built
around Sparta for it's defense. "Walls?"
cried the king. "Thou canst not have
looked carefully! Tomorrow we will
20 together and I, will show you the
walls of Sparta" On the following day
the king led his guest to where his
entire army was drawn up. Pointing
with great pride to the magnificent.
body Of men, he exclaimed, "There
thou beholdest the walls of Sparta, and
every man a brick!"-Woman's Home
Companion.
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Where q Little Roy Lives.


The little boy was fast asleep and
the clock struck twelve. The piano be-
gan scale, but stopped short. "Well,
1 can't get any further" it groaned.
THAT pin is still there. shall have to
be tuned. Twenty-Five times without
stopping today that little boy sang
'Hurrah for the red, white and blue,
and had to bang outathe most fright
full discords each timer
I'VE all heard you, and were very
sorry for you!" squeaked the little
French writing desk. CAS- for me my
legs tremble under me every time he
comes near and throws back. the lid
my poor scratched lid!''
, You young people may have your
mahogany scratched a little, but just
think of mel" came from the tall Ma
poleon desk between the windows.
*'Wait until you are one hundred years
old as I am! That little boy has no
more respect for me than he has for
! his wo6lly dog! He tried hissnew pen
knife on me today!" :
: A muff1ed tone was heard from the
floor. twas thecashmererug speaking.
Half the bread and jelly he had to-
day is daubed over in this corner. You
can't imagine how uncomfortable it is
/ to have your face left sticky over
night! And am always left in tum-
!. BILE, besides being trampled full Of
sharp bits Of nut shells!" -, J.
let's 80 to sleep now" sighed the
soft. cushiony voice Of the green easy
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Il Little Blue Robin.

That is what the bird man called
him, though when I heard a robin"
spoken of, had always thought of
''red breast" But my little robin was
blue, and the daintiest, prettiest little
atom of bird you ever saw. He soon
became quite tame, so that, when let
him out of his cage, he would eat
from my hand, and sometimes perch
on it, if he felt very sure that I was
not going to catch him. He dearly
loved to get out of his cage and
stretch his wings, and INDUCED him
in it nearly every day. And how he
hated to go back into it.! He would
perch in all sorts of places where I
could not reach him, and many time
have we had regular romp, the robin
and I, when I wanted to shut him up.
He had a way of waiting as still as
a mouse, sometimes, when I approached
him, and then, just as I was about to
put my hand on him, away he would
fly with little chirp of triumph. At
last 1 had to throw light veil over
him when 1 wanted to catch him, for
he had become SO skillful a dodger that
I could never lay my hand on him. But
the first time I tried the veil, the little
scamp gave me a great fright. got
the veil over him by a sudden move
ment, but when took him in my hand,
he gave a little gasp and lay on his
back, with his toes turned up. You
can imagine how frightened I was, and
how sorry, too, for I thought my poor
little robin was dead. I placed him
gently on the table, and ran for some
water, thinking that might revive him,
and, bless you, no sooner was my back
turned, than he hoped up and flew
to the highest place in the room, where
he sat looking at me, and chattering
like maybe. The little rascal was
playing possum" to keep from going
back into his cage.-Exchange
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JULIAN BURROUGHS. CHOICE:
Writer and Nature Student Lives On.
!. ~ 5-Acre.sGrape Farm. -

Writer and Nature Student Lives On,
!, ~ 5-Acre.Grape Farm.
The name Of John Burroughs, the
charming writer and nature student, is
doubtless familiar to most of our read
ers. Mr.. Burroughs, on his little 5-acre
grape farm near Schenectady, N. Y,
surrounded by his woods, fields, birds.
and flowers, manages to gain more
comfort and satisfaction out of life
than the average millionaire. He has
gone long way toward mastering the
delicate art of approaching and Guilt
waiting the friendship of nature. It
will be news to some who have enjoyed
Mr.. Burroughs books to hear that he
has son, Julian Burroughs, who has
found his fathers mode of life so ideal
and attractive that he has decided to
adopt it for himself. Last month Ju-
liam was graduated from Harvard Uni
versity. He is probably the only one
of his class who intends to take up
farming. Passing by the glitter and
attraction of a commercial or profess
slonal career, into which most Of his
chums have entered, he will retire to
his fathers farm and spend his life
there in study and labor near to ma
lures heart. At college he made a
speciality of the English branches to
mt himself as a writer and a student Of
literature. He will take his culture
and educatiOns back to the farm, where
he will lead the life of a simple rustic,
writing books and articles for maya
zines, with nature as his material.
Young Burroughs is fond Of hunting
and fishing. He is of strong, athletic
build. At Harvard he won some dis
tinction as an oarsman. While his
weight is only 1870 pounds, he was con-
sidered one of the best single oarsmen
in the university. At the metropolitan
regatta last year he captured first place
in the junior race. He also had a good
record as runner. Some college men
would think the life young Burroughs
has chosen a slow one, and that he is
not making the most of his education,
but Julian points to the calm, delight
full life of his father and says that is
enough to satisfy him.-Young Peo-
pies Weekly.
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what He Wished.

what He Wlshsd.
No fairyland care to know,
). This world Is good enough for me;
I like it very much, although,
Some changes should like to see.
I wish that study were like play,
And school a circus of delight:
And that twas summer every day,
And all the rain would fall at night.
I wish that luscious ice cream
Were castor oil and ipecac
And that the dentists chair would
seem,
To me frisky pony's back.
I wish that whippings made me gay
And happy, and would never hurt;
And that I had ten meals a day,
And each one nothing but dessert.
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chair. He has jumped about on me SO
much today that /. ache still. Good
night" The next day two men came in
and took up the vcashmefe rug. What
beating and shaking it did. get! It
1t was too much exhausted to even
groan when, all clean and bright, it
was once more spread on the floor
Meanwhile a white-capped maid was
washing all the wood of the furniture
in sparkling soapsuds; then, with
queer dark oil, she rubbed and rubbed
it until she could see her face in every
glossy surface. Next came a man with
little black bag and took the piano all
apart, the dust and pins that had
ch0ked his voice were removed, and it
sang sweetly under his fingers. Then
the chairs and desks and tables and
sofas were put in place, and night came
again.
"Well, how do you feel now?" asked
the piano, as the clock struck twelve.
Il am not quite as happy myself as
expected to be. The little boy hasn't
been near me all day, and though I
can sing now, somehow I don't feel
like it.
"As for me-" remarked the Napoleon
desk, II confess that I, too, miss the
little boy. Now that all his little finger
marks and dents and scratches are
polished away I miss them. have felt
grandfather to that little boy, and
miss his little greasy pats!''
Ishould like to hold him in my arms
for minute or two, I confess" sighed
the green chair "They have pounded
every crumb of his candy and cake
from my cushions, and every little
dusty heel mark has vanished"
Its altogether too bare and dismal"
said the cashmere rug. They have
carried out his horse and picked up his
toys and all the picture books!'
well, don't let us distress our
Selves" observed the piano, ''fOr to-
morrow night we shall have brand
| new lot of love pats and greasy spots,
and around us will be the same litter
of his toys and things, and they will
not clean house again until next fall!'
Little Folks.
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CHOW STRANGE YOU LOOK.

1OW STRANGE YOU LOOK"
as death, wrapped in dark travelling
cloak! What could it mean?
IL am glad to see you, my DEAR"
re said; but he had a horrible FORE
boding that something terrible had oc-
CURED, and that the days of his great
ness had vanished. Come in-pray
come in, my dear, do not stand there.
How strange you look! Where is Cara
ven? Dear, dear. how odd it is! Come
in Hildred-the servants will think II
strange to see YOU standing there
She entered the room and walked up
to him with naughty -mien. =s +, =. -
IS This IS the end Of my marriage,
father, she said, calmly; the mar
rage that YOU told me could be happy
without love. This is the end az 1t,
and am come home. s
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Bishop Doane and HI, Do-.

Bishop Doane is accompanied in his
walks about Albany by massive doe
of the Great Dane breed. Whenever
the bishop is invited. to deliver the
prayer in the Senate or Assembly he
bids his dog lie down in the corrido,
and wait for him. Then he hands the
animal his shovel hat. The dog takes
it between his teeth and never bulge.
until the bishop returns New York
World. sI. y
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The British government is. t.>e owner
Of over Is, 900 camels. Several thousands
are used in India to carry stores and
equipment when companies are chang
5ing quarters by line OF march.
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Tho Stubborn BullfrOc.

Three or four years ago, said the
gray goose, when our pond was quite
full Of water, and the ducks and geese
were taking lots of comfort, there came
to us from some other pond a strange
bullfrog. He was a whopping big fell
low, who made all our frogs hustle
around, and he had a voice which could
be heard full mile on quiet night.
There was room enough for the strang-
er, and we made him welcome, but on
the very first night of his stay he kept
us all awake and made no end of trou-
BILE. Almost as soon as it was dark he
took his seat on a log in the middle
of the pond and cried out:
How! How: How! Oh-h-h! How!
How! Howl
The noise woke up every fowl on the
place, including the peacock, who was
almost deaf with age, but the frog had
no care for our rights. He had slept all
night. AS he was a stranger, nothing
was said to him that night, but next
day, as he came out of the water to
get hiss un bath I swan out to the
log and said to him:
Last night you kept us all awake
with your croaking, and I want to
know if you are going to do the same
tonight?"
Il am going to do as I please about
It," he replied, as he swelled up and
tried to look as big as a barrel.
But We must have our Sleep" said,
1--WE shall not find fault if you croak
softly now and then, but to below as
loud and as long as you do is more
than we can put up iwth."
I'D like to see you help yourselves"
he shouted, in anger. my voice is my
own, and I shall use it all I want to!
If you don't like things you'd better
go away .:
But this is our pond"
ooh, it is! Well, I'll show you that a
bqllfrog can take up his quarters in
any pond he wishes to. Granddaddy
Gander, you so back and tell the fowls
that shall croak all night for the
next ten nights to GOMEZ
IF you do, you'll get into trouble, :"
l said.
Bring on your trouble he sneered,
as he kicked his hind legs at me.
The ducks and geese were for driv-
ing him away at once, and the hens
said it was a shame for frog to come
to strange pond and be so impudent,
but l said to them:
1--WE will do nothing yet. We will
wait three or four nights more, and
then if he is not more reasonable we
will give him a surprise party"
1t was the same on the second night
as on the first. He kept calling out:
How! Howl" as loud as he could
below and now and then we heard
him chuckling to think he was keep
ing us awake. 1t was the same on the
third night. That is, the frog started
in soon after dark to make the night
hideous again, and some of the ducks
and geese were for driving him out at
once, when I saw one of the farmers
SONS come skulking down to the pond.
He stood for a minute until he made
out the frog on the log, and then he
drew back his arm and hurled stone.
His aim was true, and the frog fell
into the water as dead as nail. Then
the boy turned to go back to the house.
and we heard him say:
"Oh, no, old frog!. You wanted to
know How! How!..&it was, and I've
shown you. You kept me awake two
nights, but I guess you won't do any
more croaking this summer"
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CHAPTER XII.

NILE I Ran 0OME
had not worked
quite so hard of
late; there was but
little need. He had
achieved the heig.i4 t
of his ambition; he
had a large for
tune; he was able
to speak of his
daughter the Coun-
tess of Caravan: he
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-08

BY what right does any man cali
himself ttaristocratic, since God claim.
nothing more than making comno,
people? IS ..:4.. FL FL. III. !.