The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-12
THE FOX WAS
DISAPPOINTED
STRANGE SIGHT WITNESSED BY
A DUCK HUNTER.
An Anecdote of the Late Hon. Amos
Cummings-Rumor Regarding the
Erie shops-.Rug peddler's Modest
Nequest-Farmer Casper's Treas
ure Trove--All About Book.

Nequest-Farmer Caspers Ireas-
ure Trove-All About Book.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. May 1l-While hunt
ing wild ducks on the river, near state
Line, on Friday. Il Susquehanna sports
man named Dodge, saw six wild geese,
out of range. He crouched down. in
the hope that they would presently
come nearer. and, while thus concealed.
Nle observed Il fox stealing down the
bank The fox watched the geese for
some time, and at length retired, and.
when he reappeared, he carried large
bundle of moss in his mouth.
Entering the water silently, the fox
sank himself, and then. keeping the
moss above the water, he tOated among
the geese. Suddenly one of them was
drawn under the water, and the fox
soon appeared on the bank with the
goose on his back Close to the waters
edge, lie found II hole, caused by the
uprooting of q tree. This hole ne
cleared out and enlarged, placing the
goose at the bottom of it. and covered
his prize with dead leaves.
The fox then took his departure, and
Dodge went to the hole. removed the
goose, and then returned to his hiding
place. In half an hour, the fox came
back, in company with another. They
went straight to the place where the
goose was buried. but the goose was
missing. They stood looking at each
other for some time, and then sudden
" the second fox attacked the other
most furiousy. and. when he ran. pur-
sued him. with the evident intention of
making him pay dearly for his decep-
ton.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
There is Il rumor that Erie Mechani-
cal Superintendent Barr. who recently
removed his Office from Susquehanna to
NIeadville. has resigned.
The clerical force of the Erie stores
department. about fifteen people, We're
on Saturday removed from Susaue-
hanna to Meadville. This is thought to
be the last exodus.
The remains of the late Engineer Pat
rick Lannon. native of Susquehanna,
who died at Duluth. Mich. arrived here
on Saturday. and the funeral will take
place today from st. Johns Catholic
church. Deceased was, for several
He was IL member of the brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
JUST BETWEEN US.
Lo! the ping-pong craze is booming,
Parlor creatures pirouCtic.
Prancing in fantastic measure.
Paiid plungcrs at the net.
Patiently sit and suffer.
Longing for the peaceful shore,
Where the pingcI, cease from ponginS
And the pongCrs ping more.
Anonymous Bard.
Marriage and death are preventatives
of crime.
Labor and capital are one" But
which is the one?
\ Susquehanna county man owns 100
acres of land. upon which he raises
nothing except the rent.
The most trying position a truthful
clergyman can be in is to be preaching
the funeral sermon of a man who died
rich and mean.
The woman who marries a bald
headed man must expect to find her
self at a loss occasionally for some
thing to turn her hand to.
A Scranton rug peddler called several
times at Il house in Susquehanna and
found the people away from home. At
last he wrote and pinned this note on
the door: "Madam-kindly remain at
home tomorrow forenoon. ] want to
sell you Il rug"
ALL ABOUT A BOOK.
Warrants for ninety-two engineers
on the Erfic railroad will be served in
a day or two. They were taken out in
Chicago by the Crawford Etching COM
pdny. TiS engineers have refused to
pay $25 each for a souvenir geographic
history OF the Erie railroad engineers,
With their photographs
The railroad company has set aside
$500 from the wages of the engineers
to pay the claims. but an injunction, by
Judge Baker, of the Illinois courts, re-
strains such action. The cases have
already been carried to the Illinois APP
pellatc court and remanded back to the
circuit court.
New cases We're started, as, on ac-
count of the death of Justice Wallace,
jurisdiction was lost. The engineers
have formed an association to fight the
book concern to the bitter end
The Carpenter brothers, of Union.
dale, who are prospecting for coal
will purchase new machinery and re-
sumo operations.
The next convention of the Susuuc-
hanna County Sunday School assoca-
tion will be held at Brooklyn. Edward
Jones, of Hartford is the new president
1t is reported that Rev. L. w. Church
for many years and until recently the
able and popular pastor of the Hall
stead Presbyterian church. has beer
rendered the pastorate of the Presby,
teran church at Rensselaer,. neal
Albany.
Henry l. Du Boes. eldest son of Hon
James l., Du Boies. of Hallstead, will
be class orator at the commencement
exercises OF the Binshamton/ hlgl
school. In another year he expects IL
enter Cornell university.
The father of the late lamented Hon
Amos j, Cummings was Il Methodist
clergyman, who was at one time
stationed at Conklin, few miles from
Hallstead. where Amos WAS born
When boy, Amos used to play the
fiddle in the church choir.
ON THE DEAD LIST.
A dainty kiss, a little hug,
10 the parson's then skedaddle;
For food and raiment then TO tug,
Then DER the styX TO paddle.
Bard Of uniondale.