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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-30
DISASTER FOLLOWS
JAMES CORRlGAN

The Fire Fiend Which Destroyed His
Place of Business Couple of
Months Ago Wipes Out His Home.
The Victim of Such Hard Luck Is
an Unfortunate Cripple-His Wife
Injured.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
Poor Richards Almanac.

Dr. Franklin himself in one Of the
last numbers of the almanac gathered
together all the best sayings of Poor
Richard. which for twenty-five years
had amused and edited the country.
These sayings are i'm constant use at
this day.
For example: "Early TO bed and early
to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise;" "Driye thy business; let il
not drive thee" Help hands. for /
have no lands;" "No gains without
palms," Constant dropping wears away
stones" "Three removes are as bad as
a fire." "IIe that by the pillow would
thrive himself must either hold or
drive" "a fat kitchen makes a lean
will" Experience keeps dear school,
but fools will learn in no other"
II was such homely maxlms as these
inserted in all the little gaps of the al
manac that made II so popular. Frank
lin said he sometimes sold 10000 copies
in a year, a wonderful sale for that
day. The first number Of Poor Rich
ards Almanac appeared in 1882.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20

Wher Abraham Lincoln was a young
man. bis prodiglous strength and his
skill In wrestling were matters OF note
throughout central Illinois. Few in.
deed were the men who could boast oil
having laid him on his back.
Somewhere along In the thirties there
was case on trial In one Of the circuit
courts IN that section In which an II
fort was made to impeach the testlmo
ny Of one of the witnesses. The evil
dence was conflicting. Some would
believe the witness on oath and others
would not
AZ last a middle aged man with de-
termlned expression Of countenance
was called 10 the stand. The usual
question was put touching the reputa-
ton OF the witness for truth and yerac
ity:
Would you believe him on oathr'
"No. wouldn't" be answered. and
before the lawyer on the opposite side
could i1terpose he gave his reason:
~ hcctj him braggln' onct that he'd
throwed Abe Lincoln In fair an
square rassle,"
No other witnesses were called. The
attempt to impoach was successful
Youths Companion.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
THE NEW AGE.

said gravely: NC o"iy
hank you very much. I account .,
an honor TO do So"
Under the combined infue,cos .,
much needed refreshment and n H.
oushly congenial companion sba -
'lNeu rapidly. and before she was
aware Of it all her chilly conStro,nt
was gone and they were laughing and
ehainhs each other just as In the dear
oiu Gays OF bon camaraderie.
Nhen they left the restaurant ,bex
stroiied down to the lake. whore thav
bank. eAaSS'
really should go now" said Mn.
oreu regretfully at last. aunt T-rania
will be distracted"
Then suddenly she remembered what
Tor the last two hours she had merci.
tuiiy been permitted to forget. She
nushed scarlet. but with a light laugh
SAID carelessly. with her eyes on the
lake: ''''
met with little mishap this
morning. Mr.. Gaveston. | wonder If
you would do me a great favor for
Iom's sake. lost my purse. and I'M
less you can lend me a dollar | am
AFRAID | shall have TO stay here all
night"
why. what a shamer' said Caves
ton gravely. 81 happened to find some
money today, and l shall be delighted
to pass 1t on"
AS he spoke he plunged his hand into
one OF his many pockets and drew
forth silver belt bag. Mildred seized
II with little cry. why. it's miner
Then. fixing him suddenly with a stern.
accusing. indignant eye, she went on
rapidly: "And you knew it. for it's the
one Tom commissioned you to buy for
me- and when you said might pay my
share Of the luncheon you knew that
1 mad not one cent with mel Just to
humiliate me you deliberately invei-
gled me into accepting charity at your
hands when
And she jumped TO her feet and turn
ed away. her eyes trimming with tears.
But Gaveston was at her side in an In.
slant and. laying a gentle hand on her
arm. said plea dinghy:
wait minute. Milly. I did know II
was yours. I'll confess. dear. saw II
fall. but just as il reached the ground
It opened, and something popped out OF
it-something that encouraged me TO
think that perhaps IL | could get you
to speak to me and to let me speak to
you IT might help to plead my cause
again. for we haven't forgotten, either
OF us. and it is absurd to pretend that
we have. But. If you don't really care,
even little, why do you still carry
this" And he opened his hand. in
which lay little silver trimmed por-
trait of himself.
Mildred made last attempt at frigid
dignity. II carry it, she began. with
her head in the air.
Look at me while you tell me. dear"
he said, turning her face TO him as
they stood in the screening shadow Of
a friendly tree. Her dignity vanished
suddenly.
Because I do care" she finished
weakly. with little catch in her voice.
shave cared ever since | first saw you.
do care still-and-always shalt"
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
WON an.

Woman. the gentlest Of all creatures,
is apt to become masterful and even
tyrannical. this because she is a crea-
ture In whose composition emotion dom.
mates, and emotion, when highly slim
ulated. becomes passion, and passion
spurns all reasonable Limitation and be
comes tyrannical. Besides. there are
women with more than ordinary firm
will and persistent purpose; these, when
winged by the passion which is natural
to the sex. become intOlerant. masterful
and more tyrannicai than men. Quail
fication TO the intense action OF the I'M
FASHIONED soul is treachery. and con
tradiction Is treason. Like stormy
wind they will have their sweep and
ignore all c0utraries. And from this
prcdominancc Of the emotional element
il seems plain that. though she may Try
many things and succeed In most. she
is. with her normal outfit. materially
incapacitated from being statesman
or judge.-Daybook Of John Stuart
Blackie
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
ola Time Moon Beliefs.

II was to the moon the farmer looked
for indications Of the weather. II the
new moon lay well on its back. II was
a sign Of dry weather. but II II tipped
70 such an extent that shot pouch
wouldn't hang on the lower horn you
might depend upon the water pouring
out.
The time Of changing had good
sooI 20 do with the weather. but there
was a lack Of agreement upon thls
point; but it was generally conceded
that a change before noon or before
midnight Indicated fair weather. \
circle or halo around the moon was q
sure sign Of rain, and the number OF
stars visible within the circle indicated
the number Of days before the rain
would come.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
a SErewc Tansee.

A certain Boston hotel man tells this
good story at his own expense:
When small boy on the farm, his
folks often sent him TO the nelghbors
10 buy a dozen eggs when their hens
failed to lay enough.
He noticed that the old farmer al
ways held each egg before n lighted
candle and examined II carefully. In
his innocence OF Yankee shrewdness
the boy supposed that this was prompt
ed more by honesty and intention TO
detect whether the eggs were bad or
not.
One day, however. when he counted
his eggs. according TO custom, there
were only eleven in the basket
With determination not to be cheat.
ed. the lad trudged proudly back to the
house and quickly made known his
discovery.
"Oh." said the old farmer, that's all
right. my boy. One OF them has dou-
BILE yolk. "-Boston Record.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
The Usual Thfur.

Wasn't that an odd thing for the
minister TO say just as we were leav.
mgr asked the Chicago bridegroom OF
his bride.
Il don't think | noticed what he
said" replied the bride. What was
itY
"He invited US TO come again"
"oh, that was Just ordinary polite
ness. lie always does my marrying
Detroit Free Press.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20

II adds 20 the homellke character OF
a city TO embower its houses In naples
and elms. to give hiding places for the
birds, and II adds to GOODNESS aud "a.
lubrity rs well as beauty TO provide
shade against the blistering days Of
summer.-Brookly Eagle.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20
No Way 90 wealth.

Short-If ! had as much money as
you have. ! wouldn't be so blamed stin
gy with Il
Long-My dear boy. that is the very
reason you will never have it-Chlcago
News
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

Lucie-I always give the prettiest EN-
broidered things l do to my mother.
Marie-That is kind and thoughtful in
you. Yes: then l can borrow them, you
know.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04
Fraternal Club Event.

The committee appointed for the pur-
pose, has prepared an interesting pro-
gram to be rendered on Thursday the
9th day of March at the club rooms of
the American Fraternal club. This is
the regular monthly entertainment OF
the A. F. G. for the month of March.
These entertainments are given by the
club on the first meeting night OF each
month, and are fast becoming the lead
ing social feature in Yakima society.
The American Fraternal club is in a
most flourishing condition, and bids fair
to be one of the leading organizations of
its kind in the country. Clubs are be-
ing organized in various parts of this
state and in the state Of Oregon. An in
telligent corps Of agents have been Sc
lected who are meeting with success far
beyond their expectations or the hopes
of the management What losses the
members of the club have sustained by
accident or otherwise, have been met
with promptness and honesty, which go
far towards inspiring confidence in the
management.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

How Are Your Kidneyse
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam.
pie free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N. Y.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

down the mountain to where it comes
out again. We can also point to the
basins at heads of small streams that
were once covered with thick coating
of moss, brush and vegetation, that now
the covering is all gone and dry sand
only remaining. -e
What was this mountain region set
apart for? We were told it was for the
protection of its timber and water flow.
If SO why is it allowed to be destroyed?
We charge that the watershed at present
is receiving no protection whatever GER
tainly not more than any other part of
the public domain. and is forest re-
serve only in name. Are the farmers in
Yakima and Kittitas counties to learn
for fact that their farms and homes, as
well as the agricultural possibilities of
the country which depend on irrigation,
are to be sacrificed that about fifty mi
gratory sheep owners, of which only a
few own farms and homes in this or
any other state, may flourish?
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

Constipation and health never go to-
gether. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
promote easy action of the bowels with
out distress. ~ have been troubled
with costiveness nine years." says J. O..
Green, Depauw, Ind. 81 have tried
many remedies but Little Early Risers
give best results" Yellow Drug Store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

when | see what Barlow accomp-
fishes | am forced to admiration, said
Bunting. 'He has great physical en-
durance." Sure" replied Gargoyle.
THAT man has the constitution of a
debutante.'
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04
The White Mans Burden

is usually Indigestion, which means no
appetite, sleeplessness, irritability, weari-
ness of body and brain. DIR. LOYAL
FORD'S DEYSPEPTICIDE is a new
and perfect cure. 1t aids digestion,
tones and regulates the stomach. North
Yakima Drug Store. A. d. Sloan Prop.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04
Plant Good Seed.

The fears felt for the future of the pc.
tato, owing to the fact that it has for SO
long been cultivated exclusively from
"eyes" and not from seed, have been in.
creased by news received from France
describing new potato disease that is
| ravaging the fields there. 1t is we'll
known that all plants propagated by the
| above means gradually lose their vigor
| and in time-after century or two
become so emasculated that they lose
the power of producing seed, and become
| subject to disease that would not have
affected them during the days of their
pristine vigor. The disease now ruin.
| ing the plants in France is said to be
identical with that which once attacked
tomatoes and egg plants in this country,
but which was then resisted by the po-
tato, which now, in France at least,
| seems to have become subject to it. The
only remedy so far found is to revert to
seeding-a difficult task, in view of the
fact that not one potato plant in hun
dred now natures its seed.
There is measure of truth in this,
clipped from an exchange, but there is
more practical truth in the fact that for
generations 'seed potatoes" have been
those "runty" or potatoes which had be-
gun to rot, and "eyes" cut from them
were used.
A potato, physiologically, is just the
same as cutting from tree, or meta
morphosed branch, having "eyes' or
buds the same as any other branch OF a
tree. Who would think OF selecting the
poorest, most spindling growth on tree
or vine from which to make cuttings?
Yet this is what potato men do in select
ing seed potatoes. Use, rather, for
planting, only the very best selected
potatoes, perfect in form and size, from
which to cut eyes for planting, and your
"spud patch" will last as long as you
hope to live-Ranch and Range.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

They've been married nearly year
and they haven't begun to doubt each
other yet" "Of course not. They live
in Harlem fiat, where there isn't room
for doubt"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

CH1CKENS-Lay more eggs if fed
ground feed mixed with warm water
during the winter, buy sack Yakima
Hen food. Sold by all grocers and at
Mill Company's Warehouse, opposite
depot. 1-tf
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04

Mistress-Why, Jane, what did you
use in making this sponge cake? Jane
Well, mum, couldn't find any sponges
in the pantry, so took that big one in
the bathroom.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-04
Choice Utah alfalfa; all: kinds grass
and Grain seadS sold nv Elour Mil 20 \

Choice Utah alfalfa; all: kinds grass
and grain seeds sold by Flour Mill Co.
Eggs are always in good demand. 1t
pays to feed bone, oyster shells, and
beef scraps to your chickens. Coffin
Bros. 46-tf
BONE MEAT-Ground clam shells
for all poultry and oil meal best feed for
all stock. Sold at Mill Company's
Brick Warehouse. 1-tf
G.. MacL. Richards, veterinarian, can
be found at Sloan's Drug store. Att
Chickens lay lots of eggs" when fed
beef scraps and ground oyster shell.
Coffin Bros, agents. The trade sup
piled. 44-tf
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

DO not cuss nor sware, nor play
cards, nor shoot craps. Oats wot
dey call gamhlln,
Manners am far better dan
welth.
Be purllte ter eberybody. Max
frens instead of enemies. Lobe
world as it il, and take eberyting
easy. Doyur duty and attend to
yur own fairs, den you'll sleep
better desc short nights.
Be tempratein yur habits.
Always dust de shelves and
manteis cherry morning before you
sweep de flor.
KEEP de furniture busted and
neetly arranged.
Conomize Yur time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16
Entered at Pnstot6ce Back door
as firs, class matter.
ADVERTISING RATES:

In 'splanin de koze OBJ my falf-
ure ter go to de Crate Convocation
oh Elks oh which | am a compl-
mentery member ! wants ter
spress in de beginnin das loot waz
rhumatized 50 dat eonldn't cake
walk and DO oyordrafts % de
bank bit me q soler plexns blow
dat owning ter dc short change
proaise l koultl'nt git no one ter
take my place. Nine am an i'm
portaat lpersltion; speakin' blank
" it am next ter de cashier once
a month or about salary time. | Is
arangin my business 50 as ter be
w,d lie body in Baltimore.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

An Arkansas man had sum tres
ter cut las spring, but a syclone
came along an leyeled them and
saved him de truble. He had a
brush pile Ter burn put lightenin'
struck it an burned 1t fur him, an
now he's watin fur an earthquake
ter some and dig his potatoes and
brake his land for wheat sowing,
An dc mex ting he'll he waiting
fur, is undertaker to take him
from dc earthquake hola
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

De EIrs won de first prize dey
could which dey say wuz de IND
prize. 1t sho am an honor kaze
It wuz liable to have been the 0rd.
De prize wuz wat de went out dar
fur and dey WIND not cum HON wld
out it if dey had had draw pop
corn prize or a wife prize. De
Cotton Picker Elks are prize hunt
ors and if it hadn't been fur dem
dar miners who hab spent dar LIE
in diggin up prizesraround dar DC
f,,st prize we sho wud hao found.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

Greenyille habs one OF desc less
boss carriages at last. At present
il am de property of Goyer Co..
but i seek Mr.. Berry in er Thurs,
day and dey told me she s'olded
an he had ter get er of. What
we looks for some day am ter see
dat thing an bis shop carrying'out
nakaOes fur him. Kase de Goyer
Company, will sho get tired tryi Il,
ter keep her going and dey wall
sell it ter Berry-de man WHO sho
can tx anything.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16
Avn Were Saved .

.sFor wears / suffered such untold misery
fpono Bronchitis." whites j. \. johnson, Of
Broughtnn, Co., that oftep = wss unaels z
wse Wholly cured BY TT. Kings New Discovery
~ con eurnption. Ny wife suffered inteneley
tSom 1ethma, till Il cured her, and All our ez-
fei,o,s n az worldr A trial viii convince you
IL irrivaled for Throst and Lung Diteaaes
fSreran ICED bottles 50 aents .and kl.o0 Trial
bottles free a B D. Fsnlay COS,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

A Hot Springs man named his
otemobile after bis wife because,
after be got it, he bio oulda': con-
troll it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

A good wayto kool Oft yer blod
lis ter plnngeeyour hands 10 cold
water. To cool your temper keep
yur mouth shot.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-08-16

De nlan who loves his nabor and
minds bis Own business never
wanders far from de right path,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04
A Spinning Ghost.


On the postroad In southern New
Hampshire stands an old house which
was once famous for Its ghost. 1t had
been a tavern, owned and managed by
TIVE brothers and two sisters named
Mason.
The youngest of the family. Hannah,
had been Tilted in her youth. After her
desertion she had never entered any
door save that Of her own home, but
gave all her strength to hard work.
She would hatehel fax for weeks, spin
increasingly and weave on a hand loom
without apparently thought Of rest.
She died after short Illness, and
still travellers said that. their. slumbers
were disturbed by the whir Of the
wheel. Soon 1t was whispered about
that the Mason houserw haunted.
Strange sounds were heard from tho
garnet, where Hannah had always
worked. and plainest Of all was the
hum of the great wool wheel.
The brothers heard the story and at
once set out to solve the mystery.
Joseph went to the garnet and watch
ed. After time the wheel began to
rev0lve. He struck a light. On the
rim Of the wheel was a great rat. run
ming around.
Frequent visits to the garnet rem
dered this rat so tame that he would
come out on the spinning wheel by day
n n Ill Ton
ally seen to take spin in the wheel. as
If 1t were a pleasant recreation
Youths Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04

The standard old Boston make that has been
by two generations Of the Jewett family OF
piano makers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04
VernnI Evidence.

When the germs once more assemble,
And you find you're all a-tremble
And everybody stops to say "Achoo!
When the air is blue and soggy,
And you're feeling limp and loggy,
And you wish there wasn't any work to
do;
When the doctor tries to cure you,
And the pharmacists allure you
Till you give them all the cash that you
can bring;
When the clustering winds that battle
Cause your very ribs to rattle.
Then you know beyond doubt that 1t Is
spring. gentle spring.
When you read of zephyrs blowing
And of brooklets gently flowing,
And you find that you can scarce sup
press a sneer:
When you find your senses recllng,
And each movement keeps revealing
Some sensation that is marvelously
queer;
When the earth and sky together
Form q waste OF sloppy weather
And feathered songsters are too hoarse
to sing;
When all voices. once so pleasing.
Turn to wheeling and to sneezing,
Then you know beyond a doubt that 1t is
spring, gentle spring.
Washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04

| HhOlO ~ Ouu llOh w oCCu' DullllB
the revolution the French organic
ed two expeditions to visit it.
From their measurements and
diagrams a picture was made in
Paris, which for nearly half a
century was copied in Europe
and America as correct. The orr
ginal tract was granted by the
King to Thomas Jefferson, in 1774.
After Jefferson became president
he visited the place, surveyed it
and made the map with his own
hands. The next year he return
ed, taking two slaves, Patrick
Henry and his wife. For these
two the former president built a
log cabin with two rooms, and
directed one to be kept open for
entertainment of strangers. The
slaves were never manumitted.
Jefferson left here a large book
for sentiments, and the sayings
by Marshall and Clay / have in
dicted were taken from that book.
Unfortunately the book was
, accidently destroyed in 1915 and
only a part of it remains.
"Aboye the bridge is an immense
glen, probably once cave, which
extends for mile to Lace Water
Falls. There is much to see in
this glen,-a saltpeter cave worked
for nitre during the war Of 1912
and by the Confederates in 1862,
and Lost River, a subterranean
stream which shoots out of a cavern
high in the wall and disappears in
another nearly opposite. Above
the arch some one has carved
whoever drinks here shall re-
turn"
Natural Bridge Park is a
plateau, 800 feet above the sea
and comprises about 1000 acres.
1t is about two miles away from
the James"
There is in this tract 435 acres.
1t belongs to the Natural Bridge
Development Company, and il is
understood that it was upon their
request the bill was introduced.
An appropriation of two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
is asked for this purpose, said
appropriation to be available i'm
mediately upon the passage OF the
bill.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04
The Grave of Patrick Henry's
Mother,

Rev. Arthur P. Gray, rector OF
Ascension church at Amherst, Va,
has called attention to the neglect
ed condition of the grave of the
mother of Patrick Henry, in a
pathetic appeal for funds to care
for it. The Daughters Of the
American Revolution are to be
called upon to take charge Of the
work. This is what he says about it:
The Craze Of the mother OF Patric k
Henry, whose eloquence aroused the
American people to strike for liberty,
has grown up with briars and is almost
unknown and utterly neglected at Win
ton, New Glasgow. Amherst county, Va.
Among strangers is the grave OF this
mother of the Revolution, with no more
distinction than the negro slave or a
condemned felon. No stone to mark
her name; no sod to keep green In memory
of the spirit she brenthed into her Ton;
no fence 10 protect nom dissertation.
Now there III o some who can indemnity 1t 4,
but ere long they will pass away"