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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
THE PASSING TKRONG

George j. Needham, travelling pas
senSer agent for the Union Pacific
railroad, called on Russell Shepherd
at the Erie ticket Office yesterday.
Miss Bessie Hards, of Orange, n. j.,
is the guest of her brother $. $. H0rds,
of this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

John Firth and William Collins will
accompany the party The young
people are preparing to have an en-
joyable evening. Dancing and refresh
ments viii take UP their time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
The Centennial Club Dances.

The Centennial club entertained at
"A dance in Bmkes hall last evening.
The dance had all the features of a
swell enterprise. The Mozart orchestra
furnished music and among the merry
gathering We're young people consplc-
uous in society circles. The affair was
highly successful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

On Easter Monday night in Burke's
hall, the St. Aloysius society intend
conducting a social to which all their
friends will be invited. and are as
sured of an enjoyable time.
The Mozart orchestra will furnish
music for the dancing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
New York, Ontario and Western.

Trains leave Carbondar for scranton at ~" d.
M; 100 p. m.
Sunday trains at 100 ., M; COG p. m.
Trains leave Carbondnc for points north AT
leaving at H. 10 a. M week days aud nlO n. m.
SUNDAYS make connections for New York, Corn
wall. etc.
Trains arrive from Scranton at l'lo a. n. nv
p nj; from points north, 400 y. M sundays
from Scranton at 0.l0 a. M and 'l5 p. M;
from CadOsia at COG u. Ill.,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

widened the circle of friends that he
claimed in Carbondale His personal
ity is most pleasing. and this is one
of the chief factors of his success.
Mr.. McAuliffe is the same off as on
the stage, always filled with good ma
ture. After Monday nights prOduc-
tion Mr.. McAuliffe was in Il lunch
room where some one, not recognizing
his features, asked how the show was
"Oh. pretty good" replied Jere.
''Is Jere as good as ever" again
asked his questioner.
YES, about the same, but he is get
ting old you know" was Jeres last
reply, while he wnled at his pet ter
rier and ordered another cup of coffee.
Where a crowd of jovial spirits trav-
el and become acquainted with one
another in II social way there is bound
to be some practical jokes perpetrated
among them. Such is true of the Me
Aulife company. Between rehearsals
and playing time the actors find time
to turn the laugh on one another. This
week Arthur De Noy was the vic
TIM In his dressing room at the
opera house he found Il large placard.
on it was an illustration of II man
clinglng to ii lamppost and apparent
ly we'll supplied with the liquid which
inebriates. Another figure asks him
what's wrong and admonishes him for
being drunk. The lamp-post's COM
panion does not answer in words, but
points to the stage entrance shown on
the pIacard. From q creak in the
door, "All is lost. all is lost" with any
amount of exclamation points Is heard
Those words are used by Mr.. DeVoy
in Il scene in the production of SLAVES
of Russia" The victim took the joke
in his own good natured way and Is
biding his time.
Mr.. DeVoy Is one of the most cap
able leading men in repertoire seen in
Carbondale. Besides we'll trained
voice he has splendid stage presence
The MARITIME brothers scored such a
big hit in their acrobatic work. They
are influential members of the famous
white Rats" organization. They
have signed contract for a six
months tour in Australia in the near
future. With them go. the best wishes
of Carbondalians who have seen them
in their great specially work.
one of the most prominent figures of
the company was Walter Legree War
rem. Mr., Warren is the owner of
Duke" handsome st, Bernard dog
which, when ont with his owner. was
quite an attraction ON the city streets.
The McAulne company will end its
successful engagement in this city this
evening, when Convict 1910" prob
ably the strongest play of the week.
will be presented. The bill this after
noon win be "Shamus oBien."
Manager Byrne has Just closed a
contract for the appearance at the
Grand on Feb. Is, of The Bonnie
Brier Bush" which is headed by j.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
GIVE her "A CHANCE. F!
County President W.C.T.U., Mrs. FL.
f. Roberts, of Kansas City,
Says to All Sick Women: "Give Mrs. Pinkham Chance,
Know She Can Help You as She Did Me-"

The world praises great reorme1s; their
and flames the of everybody and the public
helps spread the good tng Among them all Lydia E. Pnkhams
goes posery with softly beahed blessing from the lips
thousands upon thousands who have been restored their
families when life hung thread by thousands of others whose
weary aching limbs you have quckened and whose pains have
taken
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Meetings of Sunday.

Pioneer Father Mathew society.
81 Josephs Cadets.
Order Railway Conductors No 1856
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Delaware and Hudson Dividend.

By Exclusive Wire fr,m The Associated Press.
New York Jan TO- The board Of managers "a
the Delaware and lludson company today de-
clned tile regular dividend of Z per cent. fpr
the year lgo2, payable in four quarterly install
mrnts
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

II. Stoddard, the veteran of the Amer
lean stage, an actor of renown. This
Is a bit of enterprise on the part of
Mr. Byrne that should be appreciated
by Carbondallans, as the procurement
of such rare attraction for a town of
this size Is something out of the or
dinary.
The Grand will have another full
week of attractions next week. Begin
ming Monday and playing every night,
but Wednesday, and giving matnees
on Thursday and Saturday the at
traction will be Perry O'Dell and Dee's
comedians. The opening bill will be
I'm Peril" q drama which has many
strong situations. The company comes
with many recommendations
on Wednesday night, the attraction
will be "The Secret Despatch" which
made hit in Scranton, at the Acad-
emy of Music, on Thursday evening.
Van H. 1ienzie, who is the leading
man, made a splendid impression here
when he appeared in the chief char
acter in David Higgins "Piney Ridge
last season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

tate of the late Colonel Baker, which
covers about 800 acres of land in the
heart OF the city of Philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Dance.a Royal.

The Thursday night dancing class
intend having big time at Benefits
hall in Royal on Thursday night next.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Interested in Big Fortune.

street of this city is among several
persons who are part heirs to the es-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Stops the Cough
and Works Of the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Qumine Tablets cure
cold in one day, No Cure, No Pay.
Price % cents. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11
Meetings Of TONIGHT.

Court Lily, No. so, Foresters o.
America.
Diamond lodge, Shield of Honor.
Local 1916, United Mine Workers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

widened the circle of friends that he
claimed in Carbondale, His personal
ity is most pleasing, and this is one
of the chief factors of his success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

Manager Byrne has Just closed a
contract for the appearance at the
Grand on Feb. 15 of The Bonnie
Brier Bush" which is headed by j.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

The McAuliffe company will end its
successful engagement in this city this
evening, when "Conyict 1910" prob
ably the strongest play of the week,
will be presented. The bill this after
noon win be "Shamus O'Blien.p
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-11

one of the most prominent figures of
the company was Walter Legree War
rem. Mr., Warren is the owner of
Duke" handsome ST. Bernard dog
which, when ont with his owner. was
quite an attraction ON the city streets.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

present. In the room thu color scheme
was beautifully carried out, the college
colors, green and white being mingled
with soft traperieS, while palms roses
and carnations completed the idea with
charming effect. The menu and SER
vice was elegant, beautiful undergrad
yates serving.
At $3.50 o'clock the annual address
was delivered in the college chapel to
the almunae by DR.. Edwin Minis, of
Trinity college, and the audience was
limited to the capacity of tho room.
DR.. T. F. MARI offered prayer and d
piano duet was rendered exLellently by
Misses Black and Bla;ock, while Miss
Lucy Glenn gave a beautiful vocal solo
which was loudly applauded. DR.. Pea
cock presented DR.. Minis, and taking
for his subject, THE Practical Value of
Literature" he charmed his hearers for
an hour.
Today will be devoted to the installa-
ton exercises of the new president OF
the college, Mrs. Robertson, and the
reading of essays by the graduating
class, and the commencement exercises
will close tonight in the annual grand
concert. There is an unusually large
attendance of visitors and alumnae and
the exercises throughout have been
marked by the high oider OF their ex-
cellence.
Drs. Battle, MichauX, Robertson, anc
other prominent physicians here have
leased a fourteen-roonl residence which
they will convert into a private hos
pital. 1t will be in charge or PROBES
| sionaI trained nurses, fitted up luXuri-
ously and according to all modern hos
pital requirements and will be ready
| for occupancy on June 1st.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

while the condition of oats is only 50
and that of wheat IS. The condition of
the trucking interests, as compared
with 1901 is 50 per cent. Save as TO The
small grain the condition OF crops Is
very satisfactory indeed.
The state veterinarian says there are
yet occasional deaths of horses in Hyde
county from forage poisoning. A report
from that county alludes to this and
terms the disease meningitis.
State Superintendent ]. Y. Joyner win
on Friday addr IS the society of Wake
Forest college students for the improve
Of the rural public schools. During the
vacation the members Of this society
will work in the interest of such schools
in their respective counties.
Some of the republican leaders here
are actually saying they expect Senator
Pritchard to be reelected
Moore county democratic convention
endorses Walter Clark for chief justice.
The state authorizes the dissolution
of the charters of the Hague-McMorkle
Dry Goods Company, OF Greensboro
Auditor Dixon tomorrow delivers the
address at the closing Of the Durham
schools.
In the supreme court today there was
argument in an interesting case, that
of Baldwin VS.. Archer, involving 10000
acres of land in Graham county. A sale
was made by Archer for S120,000, to a
Cleveland, Ohio, syndicate, which was
to build a $500, 900 railway to get out the
timber, but Baldwin claims that Archer
had no right to sell.
z. B. Borden, of Goldsboro. makes a
gift Of 81, 900 to the Methodist ~orphanage
here.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
State Board of Medical Examiners

State Board of Medical Examiners
The regular annual session of the
North Carolina State Board Of Medical
Examiners will be held in Whining
ton. beginning June 4th. 1902. Doctors
desiring examination for license should
present themselye s promptly at the be
ginning of the session and carry with
them a diploma from a college o.
medicine requiring not less than three
years attendance upon lectures prior
to graduation. evidence of clinical in
struction and certificates of character
The license fee is $1,000.
All physicians desiring to practice in
North Carolina not previously licensed
or registered, should attend the session
and secure license. We understand
there is a growing disposition on the
part of judges and solicitors to enforce
the statutes regulating the practice OF
medicine in this state. The president
of the board is DR.. E. G. Register,
Charlotte, N. c.; Secretary, DR.. j.
Howell Way, Waynesville. N. c.
The railroads throughout h state
will give reduced rates TO the meeting
STATE papers please copy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
THE noDERN sMUGGLER's WAYS
Customs Are Cheated Now by Sa-
wants Instead of Swashbucklers.
(Pall Mall GaZette.)

Those days are past when SNUG
Cling had in it more than a
dash of adventure and romance.
When the smuggler with a key on his
shoulder and a pistol in his belt, and
the preventive men, cutlasses in teeth.
crouched in their rocky ambush, those
were the hdicyon days-or nights.
Just now his inajesty's custom nous
is being defrauded by less picturesques
yet by no means ineffective methods.
Saccharin is the commodity concerned.
What is saccharin? 1t is a kind Of con-
centrated sugar, used exclusively IN
the manufacture of aerated waters and
sweet biscuits. Diabetic patients, too,
according to Iredical advice, use II IN
place Of lump sugar. There is a very
large demand for saccharin in England.
1t is chiefly made on the continent.
LYONS being . center. One ounce is
liable to an import duty of Is, 3D., or
one pound sterling on n pound aVo1r-
dupois, a rate of duty which renders
the successful smuggling of
a very profitable business.
Quite recently the custom officials
have made considerable seizures OF
contraband s~aIcnarin, the penalty be-
ing FORFEITURE OIL the SOOOS LII hhS
of ESQ. But they have not yet sue
| ceaded in damming all the channels
through which it comes into this coun-
try. 1t is only permitted to enter by
twelve ports-of which London Is one
| and then only in packages of not less
| than eleven pounds weight. The sub
! stance is sinsuiarly difficult to detect,
and corresponGingly easy to smuggle.
1t has as many aliases as a French
adventurer. Ore day it will laugh uI
its sleeve behind the label "lycose' or
''pernodine." Again it will Turk snugly
in an innocent-looking wine case with
the elgend ''farlna" or " Salicylic acid
inscribed upon il. Yet a third conslgn'
ment will strike terror into the o1ncla
heart by the inscription "ortho-sulpho
benzoic acid All these names, anC
many others, have actually been used
and customs officials have been IN
structed to be on the alert, so that /
will be clever saccharin that contrive'
in future to b. ak through n barpe'
wire fences OF the customs.
The appearance of saccharin is equal,
various. In the form of powder 1
closely RESEMBLES common hour; II
solution it might be anything or ord>
nary water; in crystal form 1t coul
easily be mistaken for alum. But ther
is one important test-the taste. sam
pies have been provided for officers I
taste. AS the is more than dis
agreeable, saccharin-tasting is not
fayorite recreation in h service. On
avenue made Use of by the cmuggler
is the foreign and colonial parcels pos
The representatives of the custor
house at Mount Pleasant are unspar
ing in their viLgance. Speclal ems
saries nave also been sent to the cont
lent to discover the methods an
routes made use of.
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Took Advantage of Him.

There was d time when the farm-
ing lands of Nebraska were not so
valuable as at present, says the WASH
ington correspondence OF the New
York World:
81 have sen the day." said Repre-
sentative Stark, Of that state. when
men were glad to give away all the
real estate they had and they ounte
themselves fortunate If they could sue
coed.
During one Of our bad drought
years 1 met a scrubby-looking team
one morning making toward the east.
The man in the WACO was OF my &C
quaintance and he was on his way
back to Illinois. his old home. he told
me how everything on his place had
dried up until he had only a cart a
COW and a few farming implements
left.
Ito my next neighbor.' he contin-
ued, growing cheerful at h thought
I proposed to trade those things foi
this horse and wagon IL he woulo
also accept the deed OF eighty acres
half of my land
He took o up at that? 1 re
marked
Yes answered my friend. cordial
Iy. . You see. ne could not read and
I decided him the entire 160 acres. Tina
! is why I am now able TO pull up stake
for Illinois"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
GREENSBORO FEMALE COLLEGE.
&c Exercises Sermon
by DR.. Marr-FrOfessor Minis Adj
dress,
CORRESPONDENCE of tn" Messenger.)

tCerresondence Of tn" Messenger.)
Greensboro, N. c., May q.
Workmen are busy bonding the street
eral ears loaded with special works for
switches have arrived. The long ex-
pected crossties to finish up tracklaying
have also arrived and are beng distrib-
uted today. The street car managers
received a letter from the q construc-
ton shops yesterday saying that the
cars would be shipped TO Greensboro on
June 18th, and as Don as they arrive
and are ready for business, h electric
cars will be humming in every part of
busy Greensboro.
Governor Bob Taylor will CIV an en-
tertainment here with his plantation
auartette on the night of June 5th for
the benefit of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
A great many prominent men passed
through here. this morning en- route
home from the Mecklenburg celebration
and the unwilling ceremonies of the
Shipp
The paragraph in yesterdays CORE
spondence stating that Rev. DR.
Mari was unable to preach the bacca-
laureate sermon at Greensboro female
college opening commencement yester-
day was In error. Dr.. Mari arrived
n preached one of the ablest ano
most a~ppropriate sermons ever heard
his theme being What Shall 1 Do Witt
Ny Life"
The Alumnae Association convened II
the Irwin hall at 4 o'clock in the after
noon and was called to order by Presl
lent Lucy A. Cunningham. Mrs. c. w
Whitsett spoke feelingly I'm extending
q welcome and Mrs Or. Harrington, o
Nxv1-S1- -az.nndod in a most aDDrO
prite manner After the transaction o
the usual routine business. resolution:
endorsing the selection Of Mrs. Robert
son as president OF the college wa!
unanimously adopted and Mrs. l. w
Crawford in behalf Of the association
pledged its cordial and hearty support
Mrs. Cunninggim was reelected presi
ent
At 6 o'clock the banquet hall was no
deserted but filled with the goodl,
of college chums of forme
days.and friends n students of tn
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23
VENOMOUS SPIDER.
One Bit n Young Man on the Fore
arm Last Friday and 1t Has Been
in a Terrific COndiffOn-It was
feared That A~mputatiOn Would
be Necessary.

Last Friday Mr.. A. ]. Menny, the
clever salesman for the fresh meat de-
partment of Swift & Co.'S Wilmington
establishment, received a dangerous bite
from a small spider on the right fore
arm. He was at the Palace Market
at Second and Market streets, on bust
ness, and feeling a sting under the cuff
he gave his arm a slap and paid nc
more attention to it for the moment
Later his arm began to sting and pair
and he pulled up his cuff and found thai
he had been bitten by a spider. The
slap he gave his arm killed the spider
and he found a piece Of it on his cuff
There was a small round puncture fl
his arm and a slight trace Of blood wa
| oozing out of it.
The arm swelled to nearly twice it
| size and Mr.. Menny had to consult
physician. The arm a to be lance'
and quite a lot of puss came from IL
The wound hen assumed a
| condition but we are glad to learn tina
Mr.. Menny's arm, though still in a pa
| condition, was much improved yesteT
| day 1t was feared at n time ina
| Mr.. Menny's arm would have TO o
| amputated.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-05-23

Congregational Reception to the
New Pastor Last Nfght-~nrm
Words OF Welcome by Rev. &. 3.
Paul and DIR. Blackwell.

At the Brooklyn Baptis; church last
night a congregational reception was
extended to the Rev. Judson L Wiper
IA the new pastor. The pretty church
was brilliantly lighted and the floral
decorations were exceedingly pretty.
There was a large attendance. among
them being the Rev DR.. Blackwell. the
Rev. c. B. Paul and the Rev L B.
Boney. The Rev. C. b. Paul. pastor OF
Southside Baptist church. made an ad-
dress of welcome and spoke Of the rela-
tons of pastor nj people. and was fol-
lowed by DR.. Blackwell. pastor OF the
First Baptist church. who heartily well
coined Mr.. vipperman on the part of
the Baptists OF Wilmington and the
members of his chuch. Mr.. VipDerman
made a happy response. Between the
addresses there was a prayer and song
service with Mrs. Geo. E. Leftwicn at
the organ.
After the exercises. The people crowd
ed around Mr.. Vipperman and gave him
a most cordial welcome. He preached
his first sermons for his congregation
on last Sunday and the members OF the
church were greatly pleased with him.
Mr.. Vipperman is - years of age
and impresses one as a consecrated
young minister. He spent seven years
at the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville. KY. n his
last work was at Dallas, n. c.. from
which place he was called to the church
here. He is a native of Surry county.
N. c.. and is married. His wife and
two children will soon come here to join
him.