The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-12

Sheriff Maxey isn't III, yet he usually
has dozen felons on his hands.
do you thing It will rain tomorrow,
Forecaster Moorc?"
"Well. ! don't know whether"
mo; Mr.. Moore, I don't believe you
do"
The man In state'sprison is the only
one sure of steady job.
There are 172 known species of crea-
lures that are blind. This does not In
clude lovers.
a Susquehanna man complained to
his butcher that the last piece of steak
sent was so tough that his mother-in-
law could not chew the gravy.
MATTERS AND THINGS.
Let us indulge in the hope that the
Honesdale will come out all Wright.
Montrose drug store has been
illuminated with natural gas. taken
from the salt springs, where prospect
l,ing Is in progress.
1t is reported that Principal Pease.
of the Hallstead schools, and Principal
Richards. of the Great Bend schools
will again be candidates for county
The next meeting of the Susuue-
hanna County Medical society will be
held at Susquehanna, August 5.
Following are the new officers of the
Susquehanna County Sunday School
association: President. Il. T.. Jones; vice
president. secretary, Hyland Estabrook
Montrose: treasurer Rev. Henry j.
Crane. Uniondale. Pa, members sxecu-
tive committee, Charles l.. Whitney
North jackson, Rev. w. G. Tildon
Birchardville; Rev. Robert Clark
Forest City; county primary superin-
tendent, Eva Sophia, Susquehanna
home department superintendent, Mrs
r.. j. McCausland, Montrose; normal
department superintendent, DR.. A. t.
Snyder, New Milford.
TREASURE TROvE.
While Farmer Casper, of Cascade
valley. was digging near his home
stead on Friday his spade struck
what seemed to be a heavy plank
After much difficulty he hauled out
an old and heavy oak chest, parts de-
cayed. 1t was opened and found to
contain a valuable collection of China
elaborately painted in the style of q
century and a half ago. Casper has
sent 1T to New York, to be sold.
HE GOT THE JOB.
When the late Hon. Amos j. Cum
mings arrived in New York city afte,
the Civil war, he had Il most excellent
opportunity to be Il wanderer. All he
possessed besides II Job lot of old
clothes on his back was twenty cents
worth of postage stamps badly glued
| together. He Wore a pair of battered
cavalry boots, and about three-quarters
of Il pair of pants. The place where
| the missing parts of the latter should
| have been were concealed by a sun
| burned army overcoat. In this gart
| he climbed up to Horace Greeley's
editorial den and asked MIR. Greeley fol
| a job. He did not ask to be appointed
! to either the position of mana sine
editor or foreman. He was willing tc
] do anything. mo place for you.
| squeaked Mr.. Greeley, without turn.
ing from his desk to look at the ap.
plicant. Don't you see. I'm busy:
| G'way. Scat. Damit!' But tel
you ] must have Il job?" Mr. Greeley
turned around his revolving chair and
glaring at Cummings, said: Must:
For what reason young man. do you
say must? For this reason" replied
Amos, turning his back to Mr.. Greeley
lifting the "drapery Of his old blue over
coat, and exhibiting the vacant places
where the wild winds had whistled
through his trousers. He got the JOB
and ere long was a leading editoria
| writer on the Tribune. Whitney.