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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30

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George SOpe0.
Senator in Der General aHsmbIp.
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@iaiam Council.
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in beiaster Baro.
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in beia9tsr Baro.
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in befaster @arb.
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bon 5obn N. @iuiams, Ode Brain uno &c
aUsnuss, in bslaster Baro.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30
ein. pie bonn 9tridt anata,btn.

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Staaten.
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Gbas. s. s@aot, @derif.
Sderif's Office, Scranton, pa,
ben 20. Sttober 1902.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30

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meinen bon Der 2unsenfhtpinbfndt
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tpirb ii6er $500 SUB lang tperoen uno
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30

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beia9tem SOwnibip.
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30

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Die 4ldbs CUR abbaItins osr uorbeiaeten all9t
mtinen MdbIeu in ben peridieoensn Stdottn
Borousbs, SomnibipS uno 9iitrittsn innerbalt
Dem COUNTY BON eadawannn iinO Uie fol9t
ndmIih
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-10-30
Gurbonbaie TOpnIbip 9iRriite.

@aro-an ben Borough Council 3immtrn
al 8lateIp Strabs, in beiaSter @arb,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11

We are prepared to handle your
real estate, insurance and colIp,.-
G,Ons.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
Three good new bicycles for
sale cheap
WARREN FURNITURE CO.
First publication Sept. II, 1927
Probate Notice.

Order Limiting Time to Creditors and for
Hearing on Claims. etc.
State of Minnesota, County of MarshallL-ss
In irouate Court.-Specal term, Sept ) 1912
In he Matter of the Estate of ANDREW Iy.nsuN
decreased.
Letters OF admin itrarOu on the estate of
Andrew lverson. Gee ased late of the County
Of Marshall. and Stale of Mln esota beur
granted R;iS hide n. Iversun,
1t is Ordered. hat six mon his be and the
same is hereby allowed from and after thu. Il a. e
OF this order in which I'LL persons having claims
OF deilanus against the said dpcea >ed are re-
CURED to file the ume The Pro ate Guu.t of
shlu county, f,r examination and all ,Wauce or
h,- forever barred.
1t is Further Ordered. Th,t the I4th day /, f
Marrh, 1903. III ~ O'clock a. IN, at d speci:tl
term OF said PrOnht- Court to ne held at The
Probae ''lilce in the City of War;. H. in S., d
county. be and the same hereby is appointed IN
The lime ana p," &c when and " here he said PRO
bate Court will examine and adjust said cHi. as
itud ueIuantis.
And it in Further Ordered. That notice of such
hearing he gwen all creditors and persons u
Ierested III Said estate b., furI hwi TIL publishing
this order in each week for three successive
weeks in the WAhREN >HEAF. a weekly new>pa-
per printed and publ he'd at Warren in sulu
cOuntX.
Dated at Warren. Mimi, this 5th day of
s. piember, 1902. BY The court,
uu,,, PEER IL. HOLM
Judge uf Probate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
SATIRE & ERICSSON.

Ladies', We have just received II tim
"ewline nfbists gore straight front cor
sets in the medium and extra hlgl,
GUSTS. Come in ana sep them.
q. e. WINCHESTER.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
Gone to Her Rest.

Mrs. Ida May johnson, wife of Mr..
W. W. Johnson, OF this city, died on
Friday Sept 9th, 1902, at 9:1O p.
M, aged 4S years 3months and %
days.
DECEASED, whose maiden name wa.
Ida May ButtrrfeId. was born in
Spottsfeld, Maine, May l3, 1854.
When but seven years old she came
with her parents to LitchtieId, Mimi,
Whrre she grew up and lived con
tluually until the removal OF her
tmlIy to Warren, Num-, couple OF
years ago. On Jan. 8, 1881, she
was united in marriage to her hns
band, who survives her. To them
were born four children, who now
mourn Il mothers great loss, their
names being Einar Wesley, Madeline
Ruby, Waluemar Francis and New
ell.
Mrs. johnson has been an invalid
for years. Her disease WAS q
ruthless power, tllat witIlered
benutys transient flower, hence
death came rather as relief to her
long suffering, and her spirit, now IT,
leased from her frail body, is free to
sing the praises of her Redeerner on
the heavenl y shore.
A short service Was held at the
home by Rev. A. 81. Mckee and Rev.
A. Madison on Saturday afternoon
and then the remains were taken TO
the depot for convryance to. Litch-
field. Minn., where she had lived near
~ her whole life, for inter nent. Mr..
johnson accom- panied the body If
his DEPARTED hel p-tna5e: Vt Litctl
field elaborate funeral services we're
held in the Episcopal church at 3
O'Clock on Sunday afternoon. A Iarg,.
number Of old friends OF deceased
we III attendance, and many beauti-
full floral tributes OF love and az.
lection enstlrouded the coffin.
B 10 the berea we'd family this com
munity extends it's most heartfelt
sympathy.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
Come out to the Primaries next

Come out to the Primaries next
Tuesday.
j. j. Olson and G. A. Nelson re-
turned Monday from the State Fair
Wanted: A boy to work in the
store and learn the drug trade.
JOHNSON DRUG Co.
FOUND-A pocket knife near A
Grindel;'nd's Well. Owner call at
SHEAF office.
Ensign Wilkins and Capt. Lloyd,
OF the Salvation Army, conducted
services in the NJ. E. church last
evening
Mrs. William Wattam, of Bowe>.
mont, N. D., has accepted a positions
us cashier in the store of che People,
Trading Company.
j. Dyson has the contract to r.
lay the sewer from the First Nation
al Bank building, az it was not laid
with the proper slant III the first
place.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11

English SPAWN Linement removes
all Hard. Soft or CaIlous+.d humps
and Bl-mishes from horses, Blood
Spavins, Curhs, Splits. Sweeney,
Ring Bone, Stiles, Sprains, all Swol-
len Throat@, Coughs, etc. Save $50
10y USE of ONE bottle Warranted the
most wonderful Blemish Cure ever
known. Sold hy f. +. Whitney,
Druggist. -,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11

Crookston uo'legp is in session all
ve'r. Yon en- begin at any time
A new term begins Sept. 1st. 1t is
the best, cheapest and most prac-
tic;il school in the northwest. SIND
for catalogue. Address, J.. G..
SATIRE, Crookston. Mimi. S.29-4m
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
To the Public.

Victor Peterson is hired bv the city
TO do the wiring OF buildings for
electric lights, and all those who
Want their buildings wired should
leave orders with W. n. Powell, City
Recorder.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
The Americans.

First American Which do you
prefer, Marius, to be very rich or
very poor?
Second American-If / had my
choice, Aurehus, | should be nei-
tEer. | should have about five mil
lions.-Life.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

laxative Bromo Quinine rabIpts
cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No
pay. Price rs cents.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
For the Benefit of Cupid.

CeGa-Ch, we had d delightful
time at Opheia's announcement
party.
Delia-What did you do?
Celia-She had US submit sealed
guesses as to the man she is engaged
to. The girl who guessed right is to
be maid Of honor.-Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11

IL -
If you want a loan on your
land without delay, and have
the privilege OF partial payment,
see the Bank of Warren.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
Warm Spell.

ooh, my!' exclaimed the pretty
typewriter. elm afraid I'm a
wretched speller."
"Ah, no. sighed her enamored
employer, 'syou are mistress Of all
sorts of spells. " Philadelphia
Press.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
HALF RATE EXCURSIONS
GREAT NORTHERN RAIL WAY
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Grand Forks, n. D., Sept. 25lh.26th

For the above Convention the
Great Northern Railway wilLsrll hall
ate excursion tickets from Warren
70 Grand Forks and return, good
going September Oath, 25th and
26tL; good returning until Srplem-
Der 9th.
j. P. O'CoNNELL,
Agent.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-09-11
For Rent.

The Thomas dwelling house. In.
quire at BANK OF WARREN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

JI-;ui,-, NyiIlor co,,o obnord tbo crno m
"''Ita'' -Nii'SI O'' " " 49,,
coasting vessel lautIlne Whle she lay Win
her manmast ashore and her rigging hang
ING in diIanIdated festoons of rope and iron
- -, tr,.or, A,i hac,,,sa ber con
'oS nv ~ -
tam mad shlpped many men thal SEASON.
and had sent some 10 jail and put others on
the beach he was willing to ship Dutch
mon U-n1fa,, Miller could sneak English
-. - ca. -, ~
as wen as the average " est sue 'ousn' put
his companion spoke httle ana understood
less Therefore when William came aft to
seq the skinner, he did so TO act as smokes
-, "a t,s ,,,,,,,,,f,,,, Ia,,ood IN +ba r.,r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
APOSTLES OF EATING LESS.
Food Faddists Have Had a Great Year
for Their Theories.
From the Saturday Evening Post.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
1t has been fine year for the increasing
thousands who have fads about their food
The high prices of almost everything in
the market have given the opportunity
The advocates of no breakfast, of meat
once day, of no meat at all, of certain
kinds of vegetables, of no kinds of vege-
tables of nuts only, of the absolute avoid
ance of nuts, of raw fruit, Of fruit only
when cooked, of neither coffee nor tea nor
sassafras, and of all the other things or
of any part of things or of no things at ALL
have come forth, not singy, but in battal-
ions. and have told us how to live to be
hundred-if we don't die.
1t would be gross ingratitude not to be
thankful to these advisers. They are sin
cere. They want to do good. They give
their time for the benefit of others They
sad to think of ignorant thousands
They raise their warning voices against
safety. People should stop eating before
they get enough. The old saying about
losing what is left on the plates finds no
echo in their doctrines Eating for the sake
of eating is sin. Eating all the things that
are offered is wickedness. So they find
something bad in every number of the bill
of fare-from typhoid fever in raw oysters
to dyspepsia and vain regrets in pie.
They have a right to their convictions.
A man down in Virginia went without food
for thirty days this year But like as not
they doubled the price of his board for the
next month. People use the starvation plan
for many ailments. Many of them go to
health resorts and pay $50 to the hotel
doctor, who strikes off from the bill of fare
all the good things they would like to eat.
The hotels get their savings, the doctor
gets his big fees and they get-hungry.
But most of the faddists have their imagf-
nations in their culinary departments and
it is not reasonable of them to expect the
robust members of society to follow their
examples. 1t may be wrong. but the aver
age American wants breakfast. 1t may
hurt him. but he will have meat. He may
be ieopardzng his very soul, but he likes
to play with the menu all the way from
soup to satisfaction. And somehow it
agrees with him. Look at the other ma
tons We don't know of any that beat
him when the food or the fuel within him
works it's way to results in the progress and
ciyiliZat ton of mankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

sea with such men" And she disappeared
down the companionway with a wrathful
jerk which told of trouble.
Here was problem. Men were scarce
and wages high. The skipper had shipped
two men and signed them on for less than
one-half he could get a first-class Amerl-
can sailor They We're both very strong,
and while they had no clothes to speak of
nor discharges from other ships to give
they had made the 'pier-head jump under
provocatiou. That is, they may have de-
serted their last ship with cause and left
everything they owned aboard her This
was not an uncommon occurrence. There
had been much in the papers regarding tine
brutality of American shippers written by
persons whose knowledge of both the oc
curreuces ard the shipping laws governing
them was based principally upon a desire
to make space rates in the newspapers.
Some of the stories, however, might have
had a bit of truth AT least the skipper
hoped so. He would do well to get a pair
of much abused and highly valuable sea-
men. He pondered long over the subject
and finally came - The conclusion that he
might spare his wife for a single voyage,
prizes.
But the voyage was for the south and
winter was at hand. Also the skipper was
gifted with voluble wit. He explained to
some length that prejudice was essentially
a woman's vice. 1t had caused much evil
in the world, and he was astonished that
so discerning a person as his better half
should stoop to such a thing. His argu-
ment was so logical and we'll put that he
became enthusiastic during his ladys
thoughtful Silence. She appeared to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
QUICK AS LIGHTNING.
a Rapid Recipe for Making Soda Bis
cult

Written for The Evening Star
If hot biscuit are fancied for tea or lunch
con- the following good recipe saves bring
ing out pastry board and rolling pin after
the kitchen has been cleared up: Grease
the muffin rings slightly and put them on
the creased baking pan. Rub into quart
of -four sifted, with a small teaSpoonful of
salt and two heaping ones of baking pow
der, scant half-cup of half-and-half lard
and butter, stir to dough with enough
milk to make it just too thin to roll out; if
too thin the biscuits will not be f1aky. Drop
from spoon each muffin ring nearly full;
it should be double in rising. Stir the dough
to mound shape with tip of the spoon. BY
stirring a Well-beaten egg into this dough
and rubbing generous tablespoonful of
sugar into the -four a nice tea cake, to be
cut in slices with a hot knife and eaten
hot with sweet butter, is made. Bake in
round pans; quart one should give eight
slices, fluffy within and brown of crust.
Hot cake may be cut with impunity, and
even fresh brown bread may be sent to ia
BILE in nice slices if the knife is thrust into
boiling water or otherwise heated before
using. When beginning to make brown
bread this season don't fail to insist that
your grocer sells you old-fashioned mid
dlings," which now comes to market in
bags from seven pounds upward. If bread
made from this is kneaded as carefully as
white and a little sugar or molasses added
mot enough to be detected), it will at once
become family favorite. When day old
it makes delicious ''nutty' sandwiches. and
If sprinkled into the EYE" of boiling water
with the right hand while stirring with the
left until Of proper consistency, then cook
ed for twenty minutes, 1t is a delicious
"porridge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
"DYE INTEND TO BRING BIRD ALONG

in delight The raven fluttered with the
extrtion 10 keep his balance on the excited
sailors hand.
Poor old Jim" he croaked, poor cd
Jim-poOr old jim
Then there was a moments silence, dur
ing which William Miller looked sadly at
his companion. Something seemed to de
press him. ard he made gesture of de
sFair. Then he muttcred a half-suppreSscd
exclamation.
We'll. If he comes fer twelve. I'll come
fer six 4 month. no less, If we run short
| kin take on bout an make couple o
hundred a night. YoUse won't mind put
ting sonnet ing on me fer a siX-round go at
catch weights, hey? l kin run up an down
the beach an get me wind by the time We
get to Jacksonville"
The captain looked him over keenly. He
had shipped many men in his day. but never
had he shipped such Z; short man with such
gigantic muscles. His arms and shoulders
were huge, and stretched his ragged jacket
to bursting. and his hands showed the sin
ews and bulgy knuckles of the prize fighter
Tie fellow would be strong one on line
or wiudlass brake.
''rll sign you on tomorrow morning. BE
here At ! sharp. Growed the skipper.
Dye intend to bring that bird along
aboard
''Oh. yes, sir" said John. "a don't not
leave my Jim. jim, he is good bird
Poor old Jim" croaked the raven. sol
EMMY blinking up at the skipper and giving
him quite a turn. Then he added, What's
with Billy"
The skipper was just about to tell several
things which struck him rather forcIbly in
Billy's disfavor, when the raven croaked
hoarsely:
Hes all right-hes all right"
Then locks is agin him. said the cap
tain quickly before he realized that he was
talking to bird. Then he laughed outright.
Git out-git ashore-git" e cried Ana
the men went over the rail without delay.
In the morning they showed up on time
and were put to work in the small boat
carrying stuff ashore.
Hey there, you bloke at the bow oar"
cried the skipper, you there, whatever
your name IS
call me Billy, sir" said the fellow.
AN me Yohn." chimed the other.
you, Billy. you go along and bring the
boat back, see?' said the captain.
"Aye. aye. sir, I'll do Il. I'd like to get
few kilograms an letters Off II youse don't
mind. fer me frien's mightn't know where
I was at If 1 don't-see?'
He pulled off his cap respectfully, and
now for the first time the skipper noticed
that his head was as smooth as his face.
Only a light stubble of hair stood above
his scalp and matched In both length and
color that of his unshayen face. He looked
like some strange sort of unclean vulture
with his long, sinewy neck and large hooked
nose. The smirk on his ugly features added
to his general uncouthness. The captains
wife came on deck while he was talking and
viewed the boat and crew. As the small
craft drew away she demanded of her lord:
rs that man going with us%
"He is answered the skipper.
Then you may put me ashore" she said
with some energy. "Pl go back to my
mothers. ia like to see myself going to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

is step up the scale to the top where ,t the
best man will work without fighting. The
worthless ones will do neither.
John, the Dutchman, with the pet raven;
appeared to look upon Billy as the natural
leader. He would listen bravely to the
black fowl when he insisted Billy was all
right. The strange creature would mop
about the galley and perk its head IN
most absurdly human manner while 1t look
ed gravely up at Billy.
Whats the matter with Billy?" it would
say in a hoarse, croaky voice. linen II
would wait to see what effect the Woros
had upon the doctor who would ga H
steadily at the bird for few minutes Whlle
he kneaded some duff or peeled potatoes,
his huge shoulders bent forward and his
long, sinewy neck craned out. Billys eyes
were shifting and faded in color, but at
times they looked as if little sparks lurked
within their fshy depths.
The fowl would hop around until the eyes
of Billy would hold it In check. Then 1t
Bily's all right" And Billy would watch
the bird keenly as though he distrusted 1t
greatly, but feared it more.
John would look on without smile The
bird seemed perfectly human in intelligence
to him, and he wondered at it and treated
it with the greatest consideration. He
would feed it with choice bits of food and
never under any consideration attempt 10
eat without first offering 1t morsel. When
he did on one occasion start to carry out
his ''Whack' of the meal to secluded spot
on deck. the fowl promptly croaked forth
in protest. Poor old Jim, poor old JIM
he cried in his unnatural voice, hopping
rapidly after his master. And John was
forced to turn and share his meal.
The uncanny creature attracted the cap
aims wife, who tried to make pet of It,
She explained that the splitting of the
birds tongue was the usual method en-
ployed by fanciers to enable it to talk. but
the skipper thought differently. Tongue or
no tongue, the raven meant much more
than an ordinary bird to him. Its brain
was not located in its mouth. he explained,
and if he had bad luck on this trip the bird
was likely to come back missing. He
soon formed a fascinated interest in the
creature, and before three days had passed
he had gotten a little on his nerves. as ne
expressed it, and started suddenly when
ever the fowl uttered his query about Billy:
On the fourth day the little vessel was Off
Point Lookout. The weather had been clear
all day but toward night II thickened, and
the wind freshened up from the southwest,
making a lumpy sea, into which the vessel
drove her nose uneasily.
The captain was tired. He had been
working his ship trying to get in close
enough to make a harbor at Beaufort. Tor
in the afternoon the glass began to drop
suddenly. and a heavy swell began to heaVe
in from the northeast This increased until
evening when the little ship apparently ran
down the slope of following hill to ram