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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-23
st. Luke's Excursion.

The st. Luke's excursion, postponed
from last Thursday. will take place to-
morrow. The trains Will leave the Erie
station for the lake at s o'clock a. m.
Tickets will be good on the afternoon
train and the two trains returning. The
committee on games announce competi-
tions for both boys and girls. Bauer's
orchestra will accompany the excursion
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-23
WILL ORDAIN A
GREEK PRIEST
"A SPECIAL D1sPENsAT1oN WAS
GRANTED.

Bishop Hoban Will Have the Dis
tinction Of Being the First Latin
Bishop in This Country to ordain
a Member of the Greek Catholic
Priesthood-Five Candidates to Be
Ordained Wednesday, July 2-New
Head of Greek Church in America
to Establish Himself Here.
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LIQUOR Dealers to Meet.

The liquor dealers of Lackawanna and
l.uzerne counties will meet in joint ses-
sion at Music hall, tomorrow afternoon 1T
O'Clock, to elect permanent officers of
the union recently organized and transact
other business in line with the purposes
OF the organization. which are to reduce
the license fee and wipe out the speak
easies.
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OF DISPUTES
THAI Is NOT THE PROVINCE OF
THE CHURCH.

So Stated Rev. Henry Sterling Potter
Last Night in Sermon on "The
Church and the Strike Situation" ("
from His Pulpit in the Green
Ridge Baptist Church-Mission Of
Church Is Not to Enter Into Strifes
and Contentious Over Property.
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In and About
**xThe City
Meeting of Advisory Board.

The regular quarterly meeting of the
advisory committee of the Penn Avenue
Baptist church will be held this evening
at S o'clock.
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The Faelten Recital.

Tho diagram for reserved seats for the
Facltcn recital at the Parish house this
evening will be In the Conservatory Of
flee, 604 Linden street, all day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-23
All.Prevailinr Fever.

list aud furnish IL to the Alliance. This
has been done the unions officers say.
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BORN.

HOWLEY.-In Scranton, June 90. 1902 to
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Howcy, of Wheeler
avenue, a son.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-23
OBITUARY..

EDWARD BUTLER. the 1S-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Butler, of
427 Prospect avenue, died Saturday
afternoon. The young man was i'll only
a short time and his demise was a
painful surprise to his numerous friends
in the community. Besides his father
and mother, the following brothers and
sisters survive: Margaret and Ellen,
of this city, and Patrick and William,
of Chicago. ILL., The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning There will be
a requiem mass celebrated in st. Peters
cathedral. Interment will be private.
MRS. CATHERINE O'HORA died
Saturday morning at the home of her
brother, Anthony O'Hora, of 134O North
Washington avenue. The funeral will
take place from her brothers residence
this morning. A high mass of re-
QUEEN will be celebrated at 10 O'Clock
at st. Paul's church, Green Ridge. In
terment in Cathedral cemetery.
MRS. ROSE FLYNN, one of the old
est residents of West Scranton, died at
s o'clock last night at her home, 223
Van Buren, avenue, after short i'll
ness. She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. John Hilgert. Rose,
Jane, John, Patrick and Joseph. Funeral
announcement will be made later.
----o
The National Educational Association
Meets in Minneapolis July Til. All
persons wishing to take advantage of
the low rates offered by the railroad
companies are requested to meet in
the office of the superintendent Tues
day. June "a. at p. IN. Railroad rep
resentatives will be present and all in
formation in regard to berths, etc, will
be given. G. w. Phillips, Supt ~
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
Told Him NeOer to Mind

Never mind; you know enough, it seems to me,
anyhow, and you've got so much money 1t wouldn't
matter if you knew nothing at all" said Ludwig.
u wish you would go and dig up the Quidnunc at
once as you promised" Tommy went instantly to
the spot he had marked on the ground above the
animal and soon dug him up, as he was only few
feet under the surface. The Quidnunc struggled,
but he was so small he could do nothing, yet all
the elves were much frightened. While Tom was
holding HIM up to show him to the Princess they
all heard a great noise, and the next moment the
giant, with one eye IN the middle of his forehead
strobe up. He saw the Princess and Tom, and bent
down to grab them, but Tom dropped the Quidnunc
as he sprang to the side of the Princess and the
fierce little beast leaped up into the air and drove
his spike into the giants eye and into his brain.
He fell dead right then and there. Tommy pulled
the animal away, but he saw that the giant had
expired. The Princess filed with joy for now
she knew she was safe from the Prince of Achdu-
heber. The elves made cage of wood for the Quid-
nunc and then Tommy started for home. He had
no more adventures and reached the seashore not
long after, where they took a ship for America,
which they reached in less than a fortnight He got
home in time TO pay off the mortgage on the farm
which was Just about TO be sold at auction and
then went 10 the stump hole and began to take out
the gold. He found all of the elves there, they
having come on the underground trolley, and soon
they had all of the treasure IN the house There was
more than a hundred big Saratoga trunks full Of
gold and ten OF diamonds, SO if you are good at
mathematics Tom was you can figure out for
yourself Just how many millions there were. They
sent the Quidnunc to the Washington Museum,
where everybody can see it, for it was too much
trouble to take care Of as it was continually drill
ing holes in things and forever soaring people who
came to ask Tommy to invest some money IN their
enterprises
The elves visit Tommy quite often now, and SO
we may after this, expect to see them IN our
American woods frequently just | did, and am
very glad of it, as we needed something Of the kind
here so as to be able 10 tell elfn tales.
I almost forgot to say that Tommy married tho
Princess Viola, but you would surely have guessed
it yourself, anyhow.
j !. WALT McDOUGALL
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Passage Became Very Hot

Soon after this the massage became very hot so
that Tom perspired freely as he pedaled along but
Ludwig didn't seem to mind it, When the boy
asked the cause of the heat, Ludwig told him that
they had to go so deep beneath the ocean in digging
the tunnel that they were very near the red-hot
centre of the earth, so that all the rocks were
heated intensely. However they soon began to
climb upward, and it was harder work then to push
along, but Tommy was now getting great assist
from the elf, who was pedaling like a racer
and seeming to enjoy it, too. They passed through
beds of COAL lava, granite limestone, full of petr-
fed trees leaves, shells and insects, which made the
walls appear as if decorated with fine carvings,
varied marbles, crystals amethysts and agates, so
that it was Just as if he were studying his geology
or mneraloey and he felt that he was really learn
ing more than he would have done By po-ing over
his books. After they had passed under the ocean
the tunnel was lifted TO a higher level, but had TO
dip often under lakes and rivers Yet the long
journey seemed as nothing when last they arrived
at Gnome Hall, in Elfheim, vast cavern. all
studded with gems that reflected the light of
thousand wax candles in dazzling glare.
Here the fifty remaining elves we're gathered,
waiting, as they had done for months to greet the
Gilman. Great the shouts OF welcome and
the cavern vault reechOed tar back into the black
depths their glad songs. Tommy felt proud to be
one of the venerable band of whiskered little men
in stout leather clothes, who surrounded him
and passed a gold loving cup from hand TO hand
right merrily. Then they showed him all Elfheim
a wonderful place. where there dark blue lakes
with eyeless fish swimming about, deep holes that
went clear down TO the boiling centre of the earth
and others that rose the tops of the mountains,
so that he could see the stars as through a tele-
scope, caves that penetrated for miles and miles
into the primeval rocks, as well as gold silver and
diamond mines beyond counting, which, as every
body knows, the elves have worked for thousands
of years. They then took him to the great central
treasure house. where he saw the Quidnunc Oh
guard. 1t had nose like tapir's, ears ike a
rats the body of bear hind legs like kangaroos,
forelegs like a turtles, but with sharp claws and
spike on its back spiral like the uniforms horn,
that went right into the hard rock of the roof He
was watching the hole where they put in gold and
silver steadily.
Il see,' said Tom, shat he would have TO un-
wind that corkscrew spike if he wanted TO get
loose" .
"Hush" cried Ludwig; che doesn't know it, and
if he hears yor he's likely TO try it, and then he'd
get the whole lot of US! We dare not go near him
while he's awake, but have TO pour in the gold with
long handled shovels"
After he had seen everything Tom said sThis
Is all very nice. but why do you use candles TO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
THEY SHOWED THE QUIDNUNC ON. GUARD

light your caverns3 They must be very trouble
some, indeed"
''Why, what else can we light them withl" asked
Herman the chief elf, in great establishment.
Electricity, of course" he replied.
"Never heard of that kind of light" Herman
said and then Tom had to describe it. but he failed
to make them comprehend
"Tll fix it for you'll" he cried. snake me lot
of copper wire"
They went to work making the wire, while Tom
made batteries of the natural pools in the caves.
and immense ones they were, so that when he was
done he could make enough electricity to run ten
trolley lines and light four towns He taught the
clever elves to blow the glass bulbs for the lights
and soon the whole range of caverns they called
Elfheim was one gorgeous blaze of glory, for the
diamonds and rubies sparkled more than ever in
the electric light The elves were wild with delight
and could not from admiring the effect. Then
he made troleys to carry the ore, well as the
elves, along the passageways, after which, seeing
that they had only coal fires, which very trou-
blesome, to melt the gold ore, he made an opening
at the bottom of one of the deep wells with blast
of powder, also homemade, and got the red-hot
material from the centre OF the EARTH so that the
ore was melted in a twinkling, which saved an
immense amount of toll, and for the first time in
many years the elves had time to go up above
ground and have picnic in Gesundheit Forest as
they used to do IN ancient times.
Every day the elves would go to see if the Quid-
nune had gone to sleep, and they would return
madden and madden, for 1t seemed as If the animal
had determined to stay awake forever Finally
Herman said: II don't know what we viii dol 1t
will take long time to carry all the treasure
to Toms home in America and We certainly ought
to be at it now"
'Tll dispose of the Quidnunc in two minutes if
you want me TO- with good shock of electricity"
said Tommy.
ooh, we can't kill him. for who would guard the
treasurer
ooh. after ALL said Tom, "he's not much of
protector except against elves, for when yon come
to think Of it he's larger than Kitten in
mans eyes"
81 never thought of that" said Ludwig; @but
it's fact"
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time. You must certainly keep up the custom of
centuries, my son, or the bottom viii simply fall
out ofeeverything. We have been working for you
for a hundred years, and we viii all be very much
disappointed if you refuse"
'How long viii it takep asked Tom, who really
was somewhat tempted by the prospect.
"Not long. and the time viii pass very rapidly.
too rapidly, am sure"
Well, Tommy said that he would go, and then
to his surprise found himself as small as Ludwig,
the elf Looking around he saw, too, that his tan
dem had shrunk to very tiny machine, as it
leaned against the tree. He went into Tic hole and
found that it led into long underground passage,
where the elf struck light from flint and steel
and lighted candle
"We have long journey to make" said the elf,
'"and we must start at once. It's three Thousand
miles to our homeD
"Gee!" cried Tommy. "Then we don't walk
Wait minute until get my tandemr'
lie ran TO his machine and brought it into the
long tunnel-hke passage, where Ludwig examined it
curiOusly. Tom placed the elf on the back seat,
lighted his lamp with match, which scared Lu1-
wig very much, and they started off. At first Lud-
wig was much frightened but soon regained conf
dence, and began to try to pedal
"Im glad" said he, "that you have that won
derful light in 'front.' because if you hadn't we
would have to burn candles They are very precious
and now we are saving dozens"
where does this tunnel go to 7" asked Tom
"Under the sea-" replied Ludwig you know
an elf can't cross water, so we had to dig under
1t to provide a way for you. We live in Gesundhet
Forest, in Germany, and there the tunnel ends,
right at home, Elfheim- Under-the-Hin."
Its fine tunnel and bully for a bicycle!" said
Tommy.
st ought to be- for we have been n hundred
years making it," replied Ludwig with some pride.
"The visit of the Gilman is the important event in
family, you know and we live for nothing else.
nowadays. 1t isn't like old times now at all for
there are only about fifty of US elves let The
rest have all died and people no longer believe in
US, so we no longer do anything for ordinary NOR
tails, as used to do of yore"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
He Became Silent and Thouqhtful

He became silent and thoughtful as they speeded
along. Soon they came TO section where the roof
of the passage was of the clear crystal rock called
quartz, where sunlight came down through the
green sea water and lighted up everything Tom
great fish and enormous shells, Holsters as big
barrels and cutie fish forty feet wide while won
derfully-colored sea grasses waved solemnly and
silently in the coral depths above them. For miles
and miles they swept along in this green light, and
then plunged into darkness again with only the
bicycle lamp to illuminate their way, but Tom
noticed bright specks and shining patches on the
walls here. and when he asked what they were
Ludwig said:
"Gold-all gold. We discovered a new mine
when were making the tunnel, and indeed it's the
best we ever struck l guess we got over million
ounces out of it. and lots of silver and copper as
we'll
where is it all 2" asked the boy.
"All II storehouse. We have wonderful
place. All the gold and silver is dropped into
hole in the roof Of a great cavern beneath our
home, which hole is guarded night and day by
monster unlike any ever seen called the Sleepless
Quidnune. We call his the sleepless, but he does
go to sleep once in century or So and that's when
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
Bp WaIt DcDousaH

we take out the treasure for the Gilman you know"
"Has he shown any signs Of getting sleepy of
late2" asked Tom
"Not bit; he's more wideawake than everp
''What does he look likel"
81 can't describe him to you, as he doesn't look
like any other animal He has long spike in the
middle OF his back that goes right up into the roof
and keeps him anchored there by the hole or else
he would be wandering off and leaving the treasure
unguarded. We are all just as afraid of him as
possible, for he looks awful and he does make the
most dreadful noises so that our whole series of
caves just rock with the echoes It's like an earth
ouake!"
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To Get at the Gold

However, I'll fix him so that we can get at the
gold if you are in hurry" said Tom
He surrounded the Quidnune with live wire
so that he couldn't make dash at any elves going
in or out of the treasure hole without getting a
Jolt that hurled him off his feet, and after he got
two or three such jolts he went back and lay down.
Then they got out all the treasure and while they
were doing it Tom made a trolley line along the
passage leneath the sea, so that it very easy
to send il all home as fast the were loaded
Vt took long time to get it all out and Tom was
very glad when one day Herman said to him:
'Now, shortly you viii become man once more
and you'll leave us. l think that you ought TO
remain outside in the forest after this, for it would
be awful if you should suddenly change ar get
caught down here. / hate to think Of digging an
opening big enough TO release you If that should
happen"
every WELL" replied Tom; "but before l go
will mark out the size of our friend, the Quidnunc
on the ground outside, so that when do change
INTO boy again l can dig him UP and take him
with me-"
Eyes, and you must take some gold up with you,
so that you win have money in order TO pay your
passage home" said Herman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
With the Aid of
d Good Fairy
He Met
He Found a Great
Gold Mine
Which Was
Entered From 4
Big Tunnel
Leading Far Out
Under the Sea

So, after that Tom remained abovs
ground and slept in q small hut that
soms woodsmen had deserted. Several
days passed. One morning he heard a
rustling In the bushes, and, seeking its
Gauss, he discovered a beautiful
maiden, with torn and discolored
dress, trying to force her way through
the dense thickets.
He forgot his elfn size and cried
out:
'I will help you. maideni Come
with mep
The girl looked all about her and
at last saw him. She started back,
then cried: at is an elfl'' She didn't
seem much alarmed as he ran to her
and asked her why she was alone in
that dense forest. She told him that
she was the daughter of the King of
Kartof1esalat. who had placed her In
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charge of one-eyed giant because she refused to
marry prince from Achduleber, whom she des-
pissed. She had escaped from the giants castle, but
she sure he was seeking her everywhere, and for
three days she had fought her way through the
gloomy forest.
81 will try to help you" said Tom @Come into
my hut and rest while l get you something to eat"
He called to Ludwig, who soon provided feast
for the Princess Viola, but while she was eating
it she started back in great fright, staring wildly
at Tom.
what is the matterl" he cried
"Oh, you not an elf You are mani"
Sure enough, the change had come, and so
quietly that Tom did not know it. He told the
Princess not to be alarmed, for now that he was
boy again he could help her better.
"Oh but you are not boy at all Look in my
little mirrorr' she said
He looked, and lol he had become mani Lud-
wig came in just then, and when he was questioned
he admitted that in the seemingly short time that
Tom had been in Elfheim seven years had passed,
and so Tom was really man.
snow can never go to college at all" cried
Tom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
Went Ont With His Grandfather

=, OAe Gay ne went out with his grandfather on
u' tandem to the pasture, where they were going
" o'oW up an old stump with gunpowder. and
WINE Japhet the hired man, was boring hole IN
=, ,.' stump the others sat in the shade watching
ann "ofN Tommy. who had been thoughtful for
- sY-uo unle' suddenly asked grandpa how the fam
- came to be called Gilman
strange and wonderful tale" replied
ei1ulP@ We are called Gilman because almost
~ IL each century one of the sons becomes an
IO' ume. l remember my grandfather relat-
-sL nov f" happened TO him. He awoke one night
,S.t as BED tuu OF elves and suddenly discovered
q 49, vas also one of them. He went with them
~, - nome and acquired great wealth. which his
4 Jt;I myself have about spent by this time
~ WY lis almost time. then, for another one
~, ~ 0e an eli, cried Tommy, excitedly.
Dc vo,, 9' ABOUT the time" replied grandpa. "and
h fbo &c Tue only son, spose you'll be the one.
anyhow SIN "ofAS' I'm glad tain't me,
,,- uon think I'd mind" said Tom. of there's
81 I,'usy IN IL Tor we're dreadfuly poor"
md ~ ay sun be many years before il happens
Ipss-,lo,g won ever happen" remarked grandpa.
IN .1Ij Wen blow up that old stump. as Japbet
,v .aey blew up the stump. and then bapled i
With ~ oxen while Tom sat there bordering.
n - '@NGem beside the tree Something moving
tTs I',5 left by the torn up stump caught his
= 80 -Ha Then ne looked carefully he was startled
.1. - little man in brown leather clothes of
Is.s pattern and a long white beard standing
Frs55, o'A'alng to him mysteriously All that his
tro. --pa Asd Just told him came back 10 him AT
4 Il. ana ne realized that this was an elf. He ran
~ mole at once and the elf said:
e Vgoa morning. Are you ready to go with me ~
aT TIh YOU! Where~ asked Tom.
h, -, - your ancestral home. The time has come
N sS gS TO tulhl your family destiny and become
ssal NY won't have time" cried Tom; @for next
q ,e got to take my examination for collegeP'
Sb,ts,' T naught about college or examinations,
fef lney are but you can't evade your fate
an certain, said the elf MY name is Ludwig
nave been waiting here for you for some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-12
Johannes, the
Little Man, Tells
How Tommy
EIfnnan, Who
DISAPPEARED From
His Home for
Seven Years,
Came Back With
Untold Riches in
His Possession

I HAVE seen and talked with an
Eft 1t happened in this man.
] ner: l was resting in a remote,
lonely woods, when / saw a tiny
man with a long white beard coming
through the grass. and before he OBJ
served me sitting there called out:
iii, stop, my friend! l want to speak
with you"
He was 50 startled that he stood
still and stared at me instead of run
ming away, and perhaps he saw in my
face the assurance that / would not
harm him, for his look of fear van
ished and he smiled. We soon we're
on the best Of terms, and 80 it hap
pened that | heard the curious story
Of Tommy Gilman, the boy who dis
appeared for seven years and came
back to our place a very rich man.
This Is the story as Johannes the
ffflA man foll - 70 -.
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Tommy as you must know, was wonderfully
bright boy and stood very high in his class at
school but when he told all that he had to study
Wondered no his head could hold it. At the time
this story begins he was preparing to PASS his
summation for college and was worrying very
much about his chance of passing. He was well
Up In most of the ordinary studies that boys must
take IN order to go to college; that is TO say, in
Mathematics, physiology, geology. history, Htera-
iure' chemistry, metallurgy, photography, astron-
omy botany, electricity. paleontology, histology,
gyptology, forestry, mineralogy, and all the rest,
but he knew that he might be easily tripped up by
some apparently simple question about something
ne had overlooked or forgotten. He spent all of
ms time preparing to answer such unexpected ones
rs this: "Whats the difference between natural
Ice and unnatural ice 2" "Why is it called horse
Tadsh instead Of 'cOwradish.' for instaneep or
hoT can You tell eowslip from landsip in the
DARK However he kept up his courage, and,
although he studied from A NJ until II P. NJ. he
sun found time to take daily ride on his tandem
WIN herman Wis.,, so as to keep his muscles in
uln lot football, rowing tennis, ping-pong and
baseball when he got to college.