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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
A sleiehing Partv.

William Sheridan, NJ. f. Lynch, NJ.
j. OBoyle, Eugene Mcdonnell, John
and Thomas OBoyle, of Olyphant,
made up sleighing party that came
to Carbondale on Sunday and took sup
per at the Harrison house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
A FITTING FINALE.
The Ottumwas at the Grand Scored
Big Hit--Last of the Course.

The finale of the Smith Singer lee
ture course last night was one to be
proud OF. The Ottumwas made big
hit with large audience, that en-
cored every number on the excellent
programme. The universal comment
at the close of the programme was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
Postmaster on a Vacation.

Postmaster John IL. Thomas, who
has been granted "a months vacation,
has left for the Hot Springs where he
Will seek the benefits of sojourn at
this health-giylng resort. He viii re-
turn the latter part of March.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25

vile. With the latter company We're
four Gwarfs, including the wife of Tom
Thumb. This little woman has prob
ably Travelled more extensively through
out the United States than any other
perSOn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
Mrs. Tom Thumbs Travels.

Two theatrical companies passed
through the city yesterday. the Corse
Payton Co., en- route from Poughkeep-
sic to Wilkes Barre and the May Fiske
Co, from Wilkes Barre to Hornells-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25

"I know you expected letter from mo
some time ago, but will state my rea-
sons, plainly, why did not write before
this" says Mr., Joseph Grass, of Brewer,
Perry Co., Mo. vt was because l did
/, not wish to deceive any one. | wanted
ITO be sure that your Golden Medical
Discovery had benefited me and it took
time after stopped taking the medicine
before felt sure / had realized perma-
ssqent results from its use. After taking
esix bottles of Golden Medical Discov-
sery aud one vial OF your Pleasant Pei
lets am a6ks 10 do a days zO0tk wiLb
any man. l cannot express in words the
good your medicines have done me-"
DP. PEsF0s's Pleasant ESoE-
ke<s 0uPS constipation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
Carpets

Tapestry Brussels; Soc kind. Outlet
Trade Sale Price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Csc
Accent Ingram. Outlet Trade Sale
Price a yard Observation-Disclosures. 32c
All-Wool Ingram; roc kind. Outlet
Trade Sale Price, a yard rd.................54 54c
Agents Wilton Samples, 1la yards in
length $3.75 kind. Outlet Trade Sale
Price for the Samples. s............$1.25 .25 to $175
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II Il
falls to cure. E. w. Groves Signature
is on each box. 25c. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25
Dress Goods

Just from the loom, Spring Novelties at
all prices. few of today's items:
Neat Diagonal and Whipcord in
pretty spring shades q inches wide, at. 121ac
Granite and armure effects all colors
and black, 81 inches wide and usually
sells for CSC Today, yard rd............... 21c
A step ahead of the above in quality
are lot of bright Jacquards, ground
work with polka dots, all the spring
shades, SS inches wide, yard ............ 25c
In class by themselves are the toned
Jacquards, bright. clean-cut figured eff
fects, IS inches wide, yard. ............... 29c
All-Wool Tricots made of fine yarns,
dyed in all colors, with bright finish, 27
inches wide. Today, yard. 25c
All-Wool F'lannels every piece new,
all the late spring colors, SO inches wide,
and really ought to be much more than
priced for this sale. Today, yard ....... SOC
At SOC yard Henriettas, Vigoreaux, Chev-
late weaveS.
Every day adds to our Dress Goods De-
partment name weave from Ameri-
Foreign manufacturers. A choice of
materials for your selection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25

not thought the sight will be perman-
entity injured, the pain he suffers is
most eXcruciating.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-25

get no satisfying news of their where
abouts hence his hurried departure for
the metropolis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Metallic Last Link.


''Rcdium'. has barely crept Into late edi-
lions OF our dictionaries as Supposed"
metallic element, but within few weeks
our advanced scientists. particularly mem
bers of the French Academy of Medicine,
have established it. not only as veritabte
element, but as most remarkable one,
which appears to be connecting link be-
tween ponda-able matter and the yet strange
subtle sppasit!ons OF eEersy that have
brought new light into the world of
science. called By US Roentgen rays.
These 1-rays, with their associate rays,
have opened up newly discovered country
for the scientist OF the twentieth century.
and now it appears that this radium Is to
play most important part In the fed OF
discovery that lies just before US, for It
possesses the power OF giving forth light
wavesSvery similar TO those we have become
familiar with through the discovery OF pEo-
fessor Roentgen.
Experiment shows that certain compounds
of radium give rise to light rays which can
reach the eye through metal screen.
What seems even more strange Is the
fact that a glass tube containing chloride Of
radIum, If held against the temple. Will
give sensation OF light to the optic nerve.
4 Even the eyes OF the blind are sensitive TO
this light. What the practical results of
these experiments will be no oce dares TO
more than surmise. a new door has been
opened and II remains to be seen what Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Chess Ii Street Cars.

II you wish you can utilize the time you
spend in riding to and from business In
playing chess with your neishacr. Absurd,
you say: where could you find the room In
our crowded cars and trains to play chess:
Why. the figures would be showed OF OF
your board in a twinkiins and lost.
Not al al. The other evening in Il crowded
car two young men stood sinsiy side by side
and one held in his hand what looked like
d small thin book. which he now and then
passed to his companion. Both studied the
hook carefully and deeply. and people OBJ
serving them wondered what they had
which so absorbed their attention Neither
spoke q word or seemed TO care snap for
what WAS going on about him.
When the car neared up town the two
Young men got Il seat next to ne. and
could easily see then what they were doing.
What had looked like book was really
nothing else but miniature chess board on
leather. while the kings and queens and
other pieces were little nat bits OF ivory
that could be stuck into the black or white
SQUARES by means of n little projection at
the bottom This projection fits into a
small lap in the squares, and thus no stick
ing is necessary.
The young men had not concluded their
game when their reached their destination,
and promised each other to continTe the
next morning going down town. They were
careful players and made their moves
slowly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Chinese Letters.

There is no national postal system IN
China, and only in the larger cities are resu-
lar private companies established for the
purpose of carrying the mails from one city
to another, but never into the interior coun-
trv. The few thousand Celestials in New
York receive on an average about 500 let
tiers day. which are delivered by carriers
at the forty odd stores In Mott street and
among the laundrymen throughout the city.
Such Of these letters as come from China
are addressed originally in Chinese charac-
tiers, though as rule the street number
and the name of the city are written in Eng
lish, which Is often spelled after Chinese
methods, because Cinnamon cannot always
pronounce the names plainly to the writer's
of the addresses.
A Chinaman wishing to write to friend
liz New York writes the letter in the Chinese
language, of course. and 1t is sent to a local
private Chinese postoffice in Hong Kong
with the money for postage and the direction
enclosed. The private Hong Kong postal
agent places this letter in another wrapper
and readdresses it in both English and Chi
nese characters.
The letters are commonly sent in care OF
some Chinese grocer Of good standing. whom
the Chinaman to whom it is sent is sup
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Statistics Do Not State.

More than once the unreliability of sta.
tisticS has been commented on, and now,
il face OF all of the oft-repeated stories
OF many deaths from snakebites in India,
comes IN English traveller and says that
the figures are extreme exaggerations, yet
he accounts for their existence on very
plausible grounds.
This man is George f. Cloake, Of Ion
don, who was in New York last week on
his way home. Ee says in India the law
requires that when there is sudden
death detailed report Of it must be made
to the civil surgeons. and as there are
many such deaths far from the civic OF
fees where the report should be made,
the under officers perform their duty with
the least possible trouble.
To save the annoyance OF transporting
dead bodies, or vital organs, and the loss
of time in getting evidence on the facts
OF the cases-which may be plain murders,
by poison or otherwise, report of death
by "suakebite' Is made.
This sort OF report Is very convenient,
and makes interesting statistics.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
No Standard OF Value.

Close observers in New York are sure to
be impressed by the discovery that they
are asked to pay the same price for either
Of two things greatly varying in actual
value, aud also that they car buy for less
money duplicate of something held at q
higher price two blocks away. This Is not
meant with reference to the obvious differ
ence in prices between the offerings, say, of
Broadway and Third avenue, but seems to be
generally true even where the neighborhood
is the same.
Thus, certain architect Of this city, who
had been paying $50 for a Broadway office
in an old-style building, with poor service,
has found delightful new quarters in mod
ern structure, not a stones throw distant,
for the same rental.
This local popularity seems to apply
equally to the food you eat, the clothes you
wear and the living rooms you occupy. In
other words, 1t puts premium on observa-
ton and good judgment, and, makes 1t pay
the man to whom money is some object to
srerl 4 little time and thought in his Sc
lections.
1t is conspicuously true that the heed
less spender of money in New York may
dress no better and, perhaps, not so we'll as
the man who looks about him: and so it is
all along the line. In no other city In the
country are such varying results to be had
with the employment of identical means.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Japan's Copper Mines.

Native Japanese engineers and mana
gers have developed to tremendous ex-
tent the copper mines Of Ashlo, says Japan
and America. There are 10000 persons
employed in the mines and furnaces. who,
with their families. make up city of Il, GOO.
japan Is now the fourth in rank Of the cop
per-prcducng countries, and the mines OF
Ashio. owned by Furukawa Ichbei, of Toxic,
produce one-third the total OF the empire.
The average wage per day at the mines for
laborers in Is cents, together with stated
quantity of rice and fuel. The miners are
paid according to the quantity of ore ex-
tracted. The furnace and shaft men receive
only IL to so cents day, and the women
are paid Z cents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

scripts were found These were taken to.
constantinople, ana an examination
showed that among them We're several
fragments Of the Old and New Testament.
In the ancient Syriac tongue. as well as
portions Of translation Of. the Old and
New Testament in thai svr1ac dinlect
which was spoken In Palestine ID ancient
! times.
Among the latter was translation OF
some OF the epistles of st. Paul, the exist
e,fce Of which was unknown to scholars.
nd which is of great value, as the dialect
I in which it is written was spoken during
the life of Christ - 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

Some very Interesting manuscripts lave
been discovered In the vault of the Jami-.
and -Kebar Mosque, in Damascus. Relying
on on ancient tradition. which said that
important documents relating to the early
Christians were stored there. certain bib
Heal scholars requested the Sultan to let
them search the vault, and after consider
ing the matter for q year and being as
sured By oriental scholars that there were
no ancient documents in the vault relating.
to the Mohammedan creed, he finally gave;
his consent.
8 result g thorough search va. re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Puzzled Youngster.

Swim or no swim is the question that 10
puzzlins the boy who is reproduced here.
He has been left behiud on the shore, while
some of his companions have taken the only
available boat with oars in 1t and gone
fishing.
When he got to the shore he found his
companions far from the beach and rowing
further and further from him every minute.
While they kept shouting In mockery aud
derision at him In his disappointment.
The oarless boat ut his feet is OF little use
to him as means tc join the merry party.
from whom he has been separated, and
though he has rolled up his blue runabour
oreraiIs he fears that the distance that sep
arares him from the rscedtng boat is too
great to wade OF swim oyer.
The sketch was made at Canarsie few
daYsago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Can't Lose Seat.

While technically described as port
able seat, new device is really more than
that, since it is intended to be connected
10 the person who uses It In other words.
instead Of carrying it under an arm, any
person can hook this seat to his clothes and
thus have his arms free.
In the seat is pivot, and at the upper end
of the leg are teeth and slot. which FITS
into the pivot. Moreover, there are means
for interlockins the upper end OF the leg
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

: Each one of us has at some time eaten
too much. but we have surely rot gone to
such excess as this fish has. 1t is called the
black swalower,'' and as swailower
takes first place. for its stomach IS much
larger than its body.
1t will seize by the tail fish eight or
ten times It's own size ana work Its way
over 1t by repeatedly sliding forward one
jaw and then the other.
Before taking meal the swallower is
very respectable looking fish, except for
voracious cast of cauntenance. bnt after
ward he certainly has the appearance OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Greenland Journalism.

Until 1850 the only printed book In
Greenland was the Bible, and only few
copies OF 1t were TO be found throughout
the entire country A few years later mis-
s,onar!ss imported some achool books and
also wrote some edifying little stories,
which circulated In manuscript from one
village to another.
The arst press waE introduced In 1861,
and Or. Rurk used 1t to establish weekly
journal, which still exists and which is the
only periodical in The country. This little
weekly is distributed gratritously, as all
its expenses are paid by the government
onacial notices, extracts from foreign jour
nails and letters from local clergymen,
teachers and physicians form its contents.
The most notable fact. however, about
this weekly is that 1t is managed. edited.
printed, folded, mailed an even illustrated
by one uap-M. Lars Moeller.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
HOLY WRIT FOUND. X

fragments of the Pentateuch, in the Sa-
maritan tongue. an Arabic translation Of
the seventy eighth Psalm, Il pages Of a
hitherto unknown commentary in the old
Syriac tongue, and several psalms and II
pages OF the Pentateuch. written IN
Greek, and dating back TO the eleventh
century.
Baron Marschall, the German amhassa-
dor in Turkey, has shown much interest In
this discovery, and II is said that the Sui
tan has granted him permission TO send
the manuscripts to Berlin, with the object
of having them carefully examined BY the
best biblical cholarss I'm Europe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
~ LARGEST HAT In new YORK.

In these days Of mammoth hats with ex-
aggerated brims. it is something Of dis
tinctlon to own absolutely the largest hat
In New York.
There can be no doubt as to which OF the
many designs Of head coverings in the city
really is the biggest. The largest hat is
owned by man who lives on the west side
Of First avenue, few doors below Thirty
fourth street. He is evidently very proud
Of his possession, for he keeps 1t constantly
DISPLAYED on the outside of his house, where
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

everyone may see and marvel at it. Incl.
dentalIy the man keeps hat store.
The biggest hat. it is safe to say. has
never seen actual service-that Is has never
been worn by anyone. No head in New
York Is large enough for such an enterprise.
Instead, it hangs up over the doorway as
though its owner had hung it up on going
into the house, perhaps because he could
not possibly get it through the door, and
had left 1t hanging there ever since
The hat measures across the brim nearly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

Hotel keepers usually have little difficulty
In providing their guests with food. but
the case is different II one happens to be
keeping hotel half way up snow clad
mountain.
An Italian who keeps a small hotel on
Mont Blanc discovered recently that when
ever the weather was bad 1t was very diff
cult for him to communicate with the gro
Gerry store in the valley which supplied him
with provisions. After much thought he
contrive6 a new method Of communication
According to the illustrations Italiana. he
connected his hotel and the store by means
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
New Engraving Device.

" Emile Bayard. a French artist. has In
vented an apparatus by which. 1t is claimed,
anyone can easily become an expert en-
graver. 1t is known as the ceilulotype, ana
it consists of transparent plate. which
may be mads of any size
~ plate of this kind weighs about seven
times less than copper plate. such as 10
generally used by engravers. and it Is three
times less expensive. Its main advantage,
however. lies in the fact that 1t Is trans
parent. for. thanks to this, quality. the artist
is enabled TO trace directly on the model.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

posed to visit occasionally. 1t is stamped
with either twopence halfpenny English
Hong Kong or a five-cent American stamp.
and then delivered to some Chinese firm
having direct dealings with the American
consulate, whence the letter is sent to the
United States in regular course of the mail.
When the letter reaches New York it IS
delivered by carrier as any other letter
would be, no attention being paid to the tea
chest characters which cover it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

having eaten too much. Then the wallis
of his stomach are so stretched as to pc
transparent.
Later digestion begins and the swallower
Is turned belly upward by the imprisoreb'
gas, and his stomach becomes balloon.
which lifts him from the depths Of the
ocean 10 the surface, and In this helpless
condition he is thrown about by the waves.
perhaps cast ashore and left high and dry
By the recedirg tide in which case he does
not swallow any more, for the returning
tide hnds him a dead fish.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Very Rare Orchid,

odontoslessum crispum pittianun is the
stately title of a rare orchid. Let con-
noisseur look closely and be will find that
the specimen differs widely from the nor
NAL white orchid Of this name.
For this reason 1t is one of the floral
curicsities of the day In England and is
esteemed so highly BY it's owner that he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

While 1t is known that air can Be made
solid as well as liquid, up to the present
comparatively few experiments have been
made IN this direction.
scientist recently converted a certain
quantity OF liquid air into small solid
mass. and on examining II found 1t was
as transparent as clear Ice and as elastic as
rubber. To test its elasticity he struck 1t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

European military experts speak in high
praise of the twin cannon which has just
been constructed in Germany. The TWO
pieces can be fred from single carriage,
and thus they occupy far less space than
two separate pieces would occupy. More
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

Of d stout telegraph wire. and now. Which,
ever he desires to give an order fGr ;,.o-
visions. he simply slides down the =, e, in
the manner shown in the accompany sic
ture, and in minute or two lands safely at
the grocery store.
That his descent in this fashion Is rather
risky can readily be seen, but fortunately
the enterprising boniface has not yet met
with the slightest accident. During the first
few trips his hands were lacerated by the
wire. but as he gained experience daily he
soon learned to protect them against injury.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

IS feet and is large in proportion. The
crown, a huge, dome-like affair, is nearly
five feet in diameter and rises above the
level Of the brim to height Of nearly two
feet. The hat band is in reality an enor-
nous sash.
The hat is not Panama. II 1t were 1t
would doubtless be worth hundreds Of dol
lars It has been built of finely braided
straw and but for its size would be
stylish hat,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
Largest Watermelon.

King Of watermeIons liz that which has
been grown at Rocky Ford. Col. This ag-
ricultural wonder measures FIVE feet in
length. weighs 1856 pounds arA is three feet
IL circumference.
BY experiment It has hesr found that the
soil OF this sectiou Of the state is unusually
adapted to the growth of melons. The giant
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
~ NOVEL TWIN CANNON. ~

he says. great efficiency as regards firing
with notable economy as regards weight.
and though the present model is not CT
very large caIiber, it is to be presumed that
the same principle will very soon be ap-
piled to the largest guns"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
SOLID AIR RESISTS HAMMER.

with hammer, and the latter Immediately
rebounded.
That solid air may prove to be of CON-
mercial value is the opinion Of some scien.
fists In Germany, but it is admitted that
many more experiments will have to be
made before any certainty on this point can
be arrived at.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

over, they can be fred with extreme rapid
ity, and either singly or at the same time,
as may be desired.
Lieutenant Colonel Delaney French
authority on modern guns, thinks very
highly OF the new weapon. 1T combines,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

melon was first .Olh.nited at the annual
Watermelon Day ard fruit Festival which
is held each season at Rocky Ford
The Rocky Ford growers claim that the
watermelon Industry has not yet reached
It's maximum, and that the next seasons
product Is likely to bring forth record
breaker Of six feet, surprising even the
nreeent one.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

with the seat, whereby, when the leg is
drawn outward, it will be disengaged from
the seat, and when moved inward will form
part OF 1t.
There are also ears on the seat and other
contrivances for securing it to persons
body.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

The record sturgeon was recently brought
into ostend 1t was nine feet long and
weighed 400 pounds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

The bamboo holds the record among
plants for quick growth. 1t has been seen
to grow two feet in II hours.