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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15

a firm believer in the allowance system.
There are some things about the English
woman which her American sister dis
likes, inst as it is vice versa, at the same
time there are other qualities which, if
initiate would make. our girls healthier
and happier.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
W Guild You Believe
Could Do This Work
II You Saw II?

lieve your own eyes?s This is just the
work the Bone Setter is doing every day,
doing it easily, with his bare hands, with
out knife. stay, brace, plaster cast, or.
other mechanical continuance. and no pain
given in any case. tCripples in every wa J
crippled are coming to him from every
section of the country. It is certainly a
wonder Write, say how you are crippled.
enclose stamp, mention this paper and adj
dress Is. Bone Setter, Hudson, Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-15
A. CHRISTMAS IDYL.

Under a spreading mistletoe
A village maiden stands;
Her lovely cheeks are all aglow,
Her Teller holds her hands.
The reason he holds her hands so tight
Is cause he loves her true. - - -5.4.
He says to her, You're out, o. sight, L
She says to him, Jaw YOU -.
He looks at her, she looks at him;
And then they look some more.
At last she whispers coyly, '*Jim, - -'z.:,.'
What are you waiting for ?'' -"
You see those stars all in row? ...
You ask what for? Says I,
I put 'em there to let you know
What Jim said in reply. IL -
- H. l.,.@: Isaac Anderson
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14

The ordinance providing for the Office
OF ordinance inspector was subjected to
another and particularly vigorous at
tack by Selectman d. w. Vaughan at
last nights adjourned meeting of the
upper branch.
1t appears that j. p. Gillespie is now
and has been for several months exer-
cising the duties of this office. He is
on the payroll as a laborer in the
street department. Mr. Vaughan, after
relating this, proceeded to characterize
this method of creating new offices as
q "sneaking proposition" and "a sur
reptitious trick"
Messrs. Vaughan, Ross and Coyne
were the only ones to vote against the
ordinance, and it passed third and final
reading. The ordinance providing for
the payment of the cost of paving the
intersection of Lackawanna and Adams
avenues also passed final reading. New
measures were introduced as follows:
Mr.. Ross-A resolution generating the
Christian, Presbyterian and Methodist
Episcopal churches on North Main avenue
from sewer assessments. Approved.
BY Mr. Maloney-A resolution repeating
the resolution of November 10, 1900, pro-
viding that councils shall not settle out of
court any damage claims Tor amounts
greater than $780, Approved.
BY Mr.. O'Boyle--A resolution trans
ferring S49i.40, from the appropriation for
electric lights. 1901, to the fund for pay
ment of the clty's share of the cost of the
Nineteenth District sewer. Approved.
A resolution was introduced by Chair
man Merriman. of the streets and
bridges committee. declaring it to be
the opinion of councils that a tempor-
airy bridge, costing not more than $500,
should be constructed at once at Ash
street, and suggesting that If there Is
not money enough available for this
purpose, in the emergency fund. that
the director of public works apply to
councils for transfers from other funds
sufficient to provide for the construc-
tion of the bridge.
A communication was received from
Director of Public Works Roche call
ing attention to the necessity of chang
ing the names OF streets where dupli-
cations have been found, and asking
that a committee be clothed with au-
thority to deal with the matter. The
communication was referred to the
streets and bridges committee, with
power>to act.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
AN EASY WAY
To Keep Well.

It Is easy to keep well IL we would
only observe each day few simple
rules of health.
The all important thing is to keep
the stomach right and to do this 1t is
not necessary to diet or to follow set
rule or bill of fare. Such panperng
simply makes caprcious appetite and
a feeling that certain favorite articles
of food must be avoided.
Prof. Wiechold gives pretty good ad-
vice on this subject; he says: II am
GS years old and have never had
serious illness, and at the same time
my life has been largely an indoor one,
but l early discovered that the way
to keep healthy was to keep healthy
stomach. not by eating bran crackers or
dieting of any sort; on the contrary
! always eat what my appetite Graves,
but daily for the past eight years ]
have made it practice to take one
or two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
after each meal and I attribute my ro-
bust health for q man of my age to
the regular daily use of the Stuart's
Tablets.
My physician first advised me to use
them because he said they were per-
IeClly naT1nleSS ana were not q secret
patent medicine, but contained only the
natural digestives, peptones and dHtaste
and after using them n few weeks j
have never ceased to thank him for his
advice.
! honestly believe the habit of taking
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets after meals
is the real health habit, because their
use brings health to the sick and ailing
and preserves health to the we'll and
strong"
Men and women past fifty years of
age need a safe digestive after meals to
insure a perfect digestion and to ward
off disease and the safest best known
and most widely used is Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets.
They are found in every well regu-
lated household from Maine to Califor-
mia and in Great Britain and Australia
are rapidly pushing their way into pop
ular favor.
All druggists sell Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets. full sized pkgs. at 80 cents,
and for weak stomach a fifty cent
package will often do fifty dollars
worth of good
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
NOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Convention of the Eighth District
of Pennsylvania Was Held in
Memorial Hall Yesterday.

Ninety-one delegates representing the
cities and towns included in the Eighth
district Of the Pennsylvania Womans
Relief corps attended the ninth annual
convention in this city yesterday,
which was held in Memorial hall.
Mrs j. w. Bogart. of Wilkes Barre,
the retiring president, called the con-
ventlon to order, and after the pre-
liminary work was concluded, Mrs.
Randolph Jones delivered the address
of welcome, which was responded to
by Mrs. Estella Hall, of Wilkes Barre.
Officers We're then elected as follows:
President, Mrs. T. Fl. Allen, of Scran-
ton; senior vice president, Mrs Hard
ing, of Tunkhannock; junior vice
president, Mrs. Carleton, of Carbondale:
secretary, Mrs. Loomis, of Scranton:
treasurer, Mrs. Bell, of Wilkes Barre.
The officers We're installed by Mrs. Par
ker, of Wilkes-Barr
During the afternoon session the rit-
ualistic work of the corps was eXem-
plified by the members of Corps No. 80
of this city. Mrs. George w. Powell,
of this city, sang an original ode, which
was adopted as the memorial hymn for
the Eighth district,
In the evening the members OF corps
No. n. of Wilkes-B Barre, We're enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Powell,
where singing, speaking refreshments
and other features We're enjoyed.
Those present We're:
Miss +. Louise Foote. Mrs. j. W. Boz
CART, Mrs, Conner, Mrs. Estela Hall, Mrs.
Elizabeth Boyd, Mrs. Anna Stetler. Mrs.
Name Riverman, Mrs Anna Spiegel, Mrs.
Mary A. Briggs, Mrs Anna NJ. Welter-
ath, Mrs. Sarah Swainbank, Mrs, Eliza
beth Hail. Mrs. Josephine Babb Mrs.
Mary Long, Mrs. Mary Kelly, Mrs, Mary
Underwood, Mrs. Margaret Brown, Mrs.
Catherine Price, Mrs. Minnie Johnson,
Mrs. Lucy kemmerer. Mrs. Elizabeth
Mack, Mrs. Maria House, Mrs. Mary
Glosser Mrs. Angie Barrett, Mrs. Annie
Dewey, Mrs. Helen w. Barnes Mrs. Ar
thur Johnson, Mrs Mary T.. Harnes, Mrs.
Mary Harris, Mis-. Jenkins, Mrs, Hessel
and Mrs. b, Parker,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
IN COMMON COUNCIL.

Common Councilman II. T.. Paine
uttered a vigorous protest at last
nights meeting of the common branch
against granting extension Of time to
sewer contractors, except in extraordi-
nary cases Of emergency.
The discussion arose when select
council resolution granting an extern
sion of five months to the contractors
for the Ash street sewer. in the Tenth
ward, came up for concurrence. Mr.
Knoepfel, the councilman for the ward
protested against the passage of the
resolution, and said that there was nc
good excuse for a failure to complete
the sewer within the original time limit
a motion to adopt the resolution was
put and it looked as if it would be car
ried, when Mr.. Paine arose.
ITS about time we settled this thing
once and for ALL" he said. ITS about
time this city decides to make its con-
tractors live up to their contract obli-
cations and not keep continually ex-
cusing them from doing what they vol
unfairly agree to do. l favor granting
an extension Of time to n contractor In
a. case Of emergency, if he can offer a
good excuse, but this thing of letting
work drag on and then granting an eX-
tension for no reason at all, l do not
approye of"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Gibbons Was Buncoed.

The same kcen-cycd gentleman who
tried to work the Lackawanna Brewery
company on Wednesday night tried tile
same game on Domincll Gibbons, clerk
at the LacSawanna Valley House short
ly afterwards and succeeded in putting it
through successfully. He came dasing
across the street from j. l.. Connell d.
Co.'S wholesale grocery store in his shirt
sleeves and with a pen behind his car.
Mr.. Conncll. he said. wanted a check for
$40 cashcd and he presented a check for
that amount signed with the FIRMS name.
Gibbons said he would cash a personal
check of Mr.. Connclls and the keen-eyed
gentleman dashed across the street again
and was back in five minutes with d
check for sij signed u. l.. Connell." Mr..
Gibbons gave him the money only to
discover yesterday that he had been
buncocd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Total
Cause of Fire.

The exact cause of the fire is un-
known, but the generally accepted the
ory is that it originated from an eX-
plosion of gas in the basement of the
Atherton store. This was the largest
store in the borough, and was located
at Lackawanna and Willow streets. 1t
was a. three-story building, 150X60 feet
in size, and was heavily stocked with
merchandise of all kinds. Part of the
second floor was occupied as an Office
by DR.. Price and by the Lackawanna
Telephone company as branch en-
change.
Behind the building was an apparatus
for generating gas from gasoline, for
illuminating purposes. 1t is believed
that there was leak in the pipe carry
ing this gas through the basement and
that the escaping gas was ignited by
the fire in the furnace and exploded.
At any rate there was a muttled en-
plosion in the basement lust before 10
O'Clock and the next minute it appeared
to be all in flames.
An alarm was turned in and the three
borough fire companies We're at the
scene in fairly quick time. When they
arrived the flames We're bursting
through the floor of the Atherton store,
and before any water could be turned
on the whole lower floor was a seelh-
ing, roaring mass of fire. The three
streams which We're soon playing on the
blaze We're Intellectual.
The entire Atherton building was
afire before 1890 o'clock and the flames
We're leaping fifteen feet into the air
above the roof. srhe small two-story
building adjoining, owned by John NJ.
Evans and occupied by O'Brien & Car
rolls cigar factory and the Office of the
Olyphant Ice company, was soon ablaZe
and the flames We're communicated in
Il short time to Matthew Mackey's
hardware store in the building next ad-
joining.
Sent Here for Help.
Chief John OMalley of the fire de-
partment. had in the meantime tele-
phoned to this city for a steamer, and
Superintendent Ferber directed the
General Phinney Engine and the Lib
erty Hose company to proceed to Oily
phunt He drove up himself and took
personal command of the fre-tighting
forces. The General Phinney horses be-
came exhausted when Dickson City was
reached and a team had 10 he sent
down from Olyphant TO bring the
steamer M.
When the Scranton companies ar
rived at the scene the whole left-hand
side of Lackawanna street from VIII
low street to a point three hundred feet
east was ablaze. The Atherton store
was almost totally destroyed and the
flames We're feeding on the AIackey
hardware store. and on the two build
ings next adjoining. owned by Mrs.
Jane O'Boyle and John McAndrew. and
occupied by AIackey's novelty store.
Richard Owens hotel, Mary o'Brien's
shoe store. Best Bros tea store and NJ.
w. Grogan's saloon.
Great pointed tongues of fire were
leaping across the street and licking
the fronts of the buildings on the other
side. The entire front of the Lloyd
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
ENJOYABLE Social Session.

One Of the largest attended and most
thoroughly enjoyable sessions which was
ever conducted by the Scranton Bicycle
club was held last night Excellent
music was furnished by the Lawrence or"
chestra and lunch was served IN the
dining room. No regular programme was
carried out but several delightful hours
were spent by the members in social in
tercoursc The entertainment committee
which had charge of the affair comprises
the following members: w. j. Reynolds,
w. r. Roper ii. j. Northrup. William
Ford. T.. j. Franklin. w. J. Benjamin,
w. \. Brooks and T. II. Grff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Bishop Spaulding's Lecture.

The sale Of seats for the lecture by the
Rt Rev j. l.. Spalding. ID. d.. of Peoria,
H., on Success" at the Lyceum thea
ter Sunday night for the benefit OF the
Home of the Good Shepherd begins at the
box office this morning at o'clock The
prices are: Lower floor ST. balcony. 80
and 90 cents: gallery, 81 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
An Old and Well Tried Remedy.

MRS. WINSLOW'S S SOOTHING SYRUP
for children teething, is the prescription OF
one of the best female physicians and
nurses in the United States, and has been
used sixty years with never-failing sue
cess by millions of mothers for their chill
dren During the process of teething its
value is incalcula5ie; II relieves the child
bowels and wind collie. BY giving health
TO the child it rests the mother PRICE.
twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Two Bankruptcy Petitions.

Carbon county, filed petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States court yester-
day. His liabilities amount to Sl2,MilS
and his assets. ST., 2,lS9.9G Joseph NJ. Wood,
of Rutland, Tioga county. also filed q
debtors petition. His liabilities amount
to $3I1 80. with 10 assets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Arrested in Schenectady.

Superintendent of Police Day received
word last night from Schenectady. \. V,
to the effect that Domnick Burke. Of
Carbondale, had been arrested there.
Burke was recently indicted for commit
ting IA criminal assault and skipped his
bail Just before his trial. The county
authorities will make an effort to have
him eXtraditCu.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14

building, directly across from the heart
of the fire, was all afire, and little in
cipient blazes were springng up at
various points all along the street for
distance of block.
1t looked as If nothing could save the
major portion of the town from de-
struction, and property owners in all
directions began to move their effects
from their stores and dwellings. Super
intendent Ferber saw at a glance that
the essential thing to do was to check
the further spread of the flames. He
ordered three streams connected with
the steamer and brought them into play
in the very storm centre Of the fire.
After half-hour's hard work the
fury of the flames on the left-hand side
of the street was very materially abated
and all danger of general destruction
of property OH the right-hand side was
over.
Concentrated Their Efforts.
1t was found impossible to save the
block of properties in which the fire
originated from total destruction. and
the firemen concentrated their atten-
ton on the properties on the other side
of the street and in the rear. so that
extinguished, and the Scranton COM
panies left for home.
All that remains Of the fine buildings
in which the fire first gained headway
is a smouldering heap of charred tim
bers. In.the rear of the Atherton store
the handsome dwelling of Mrs. Maria
Wheeler was totally destroyed by the
flames, as we'll as a. small dwelling oc-
;nl 1,,- 10 A nf
barns in the rear of the burned build
ings, and in very close proximity to
them escaped the flames almost mir
aculously.
The flames spread across Willow
street and caught the two-story build
ing owned by p. j. O'Donnell and occu-
pied by him as a hotel, and by Miss
Ina Linderman as a millinery store.
This building was thoroughly gutted by
fire and water, and will have to be en-
tirely rebuilt.
The only building on the opposite side
of the street which was badly damaged
by the flames was the three story
frame structure owned by John Lloyd
and occupied by H. b. Bush, the drug
gist, and Joseph l.. Schultz. The entire
front of this building was burned and
the stock of Mr.. Schultz badly damaged
by fire and water. The latter also con-
Quoted a. clothing store in the building
adjoining and the stock in this store
was almost completely ruined. Mrs. l.,
X. Stone, who conducted n furniture
store. managed to save the greatest
part of her stock. The. offices of the
Prudential Insurance company and OF
DR.. Harvey. in this building, were badly
DANA red by water.
LOSSES TO Stochs'
Those who sustained slight losses to
the stocks in their stores We're: III. B.
Matthewson, who conducts harness
shop; Will Taylor, who runs a barber
shop. and Mary ]. Davis who conducts
a confectionery store. Several of the
windows in the Citizens bank building,
now in course of construction, were
broken, hut the building itself was not
seriously damaged.
Miss Daisy Alexander, of this city,
the young woman in charge of the
Lackawanna Telephone companys en-
TON puildihg' alsplaSea rel'arkaple pres
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Bench Warmer Committed.

Alfred Woodford. of Tobyhanna, who
was arrested for sleeping OH one of the
Court House square benches, was COM
mitted to Jail by Police Magistrate Mil
lar for ten days in default of a fine of 50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Automobile Races.

There will be automobile races at the
Speedway again on Saturday afternoon.
The success of the events of the last two
Saturdays Is assurance that there will be
some fine sport.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Important Changes

In train service on the Delaware and
Hudson, taking effect Sunday, Novem-
ber 16. Time table showing changes can
be had at local agents, Saturday, No
yember 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Up to President Clark.

The street car mcn have taken their APP
peal to President Clark from the decision
of Manager Silliman with reference to
their grievances. Nothing of moment was
done at their meeting this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Sale for the Philadelphia Orchestra.

The sale of seats for the Philadelphia
orchestra concert TO be given at the Ly-
ceum theater Tuesday evening next opens
tomorrow morning at . o'clock. Prices 10
cents to $l.5O.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
THIS CITY SENT HELP
FIremen Of OIuphant We're Unable
to Conc with the Flames.
CAUSE OF FIRE NOT KNOWN
Is Supposed to Be Due to the Explo-
sion of Gas in the Basement of
the Store of Atherton
& Sutton.

A very considerable part of the busi-
ness section of Olyphant borough was
wiped out yesterday morning by a fire
which broke out in the basement OF
Atherton & Sutton's Ready Pay store,
and which would have proved much
more disastrous connagration than 1t
was had it not been for the timely as
sistance rendered by the Scranton fire
department at a critical moment. AS 1t
was, the fire was the largest that ever
occurred in Olyphant, and the loss
amounts to S05SO0.
The table of losses and the amount Of
insurance carried, as far as could be
ascertained, Is as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14

the Independents and The North Snd team
on the Elks alleys, last night, was won
by the Independents by a scare OF 7GS, 6F,
11-699, 6iS I5i
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Foot Ball on Saturday.

The foot bah teams of the Tunkhannocli
high school and st. Thomas college will
play at Athletic park Saturday afternoon.
Game called at 8 O'Clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
In and About
xs.xThe City
Contract Signed.

The contract for building the Meridian
street sewer which was let to Donohoe &
o'Boyle, was signed yesterday by the
city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
This Is Donation Day.

Today is donation day at the Florence
crittenton home and the annual meeting
of the organization will also lie held today
at 2,30 O'clock
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
VAUGHAN LED
The ATTACK
OPPOSED TO OFFICE OF oRDI-
NANCE INSPECTOR.

Does Not Like the Manner in Which
j. P. Gillespie Was Put on the City
Pay Rolls--New Measures That
Were introduced in Select Council
Last Night--Considerable Amount
of Business Also Transacted at the
Meeting Held by Common Council.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
IeLZ-O.

delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boiling! no
baking! add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange. Rasp-
berry and Strawberry. Get package
at your grocers to-day. 10 cts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Referred to Committee.

Mr.. Paine moved that the resolution
be referred to the sewers and drains
committee for investigation, and the
motion was unanimously adopted.
The joint streets and bridges COM
mittee reported that it has selected the
end of Sanderson avenue as the best
location for the proposed new bridge
over the Lackawanna river, to replace
the Race street bridge, providing re-
neWal can be obtained of the options
formerly secured for the property
which it will be necessary to acquire
for approaches. The report was re-
ceived and filed.
Mr.. Graf presented a petition signed
by a number OF property owners on the
600 block of Sanderson avenue. who OBJ
ject to what they term the enormous"
sewer assessment, $6.25 per lineal foot,
charged up against them. They asked
the council to devise some feasible
method of securing a reduction of this
to the city solicitor.
The following new resolutions We're
introduced and passed:
BY Mr.. Casterline-Drecting the re-
moval of projecting pipe on Green Ridge
street near North Main avenue; eNoner-
ating the Court Street Methodist Epis-
copal church from the payment of pay
ing assessment.
BY Evan Evans-Ordinances providing
for a transfer of certain balances from
last years appropriations to pay the bal
ance due on the road roller and to in
crease this years appropriation for the
repair of bridges and culVerts. Mr.. Paine
introduced an ordinance providing for the
erection of two electric lights in the Ninth
.,,1
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-14
Independents Won.

The postponed bowling game between