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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
FASHION,.

This Fashions whimsical sort Of q
sprite;
Her ways. confess. are too much for
me. quite!
Lavinia, sixty years ago.
Was dressed in the height OF style. you
know,
The pride of her fond relations;
Yet Mabel smiles at the quaint little miss.
with her frock like that, and her shoes
like this,
AS some one at Mabel will smile. wis,
When the dress that to-day she is proud
Belongs with the hoops and the pow
dered hair
And the patches Of past generations!
But this is the question that puzzles me;
The roses frock is the same. see,
With the trimming of dew upon It,
That roses wore in Lavinia's day;
And the tulips petticoat, striped and
gray,
Is made in the same fashioned way;
And never change, for hundred years.
In the cut of the marigold's gown APP
pears,
or the shape of the sweet peas bon
net!
Yet nobody says that the flowers look
queer.
Pray can you explain to me why my
dear?
Margaret Johnson. in ct. Nicholas.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
DRIFT OF OPINION.

DMost of the democratic meetings
held these days are presided over by
coroners.-Indianapolis News Qnd.).
DUncle Horace Boies, of Iowa,
shows signs of returning animation.
He wants to succeed Speaker Hender-
son in the house of Representatives
Cleveland Leader.
DThe democrats who want to reor-
ganize their party are not making
much Roadway in the creation of new
issues. Why, instead Of simply oppos-
ing what the republicans favor, don't
they offer something in the way of
legislative suggestions? - Cleveland
Leader.
r1German-Americans are very indie
pendent voters, and II would not be
surprising IL Congressman Wheeler's
speech making contemptuous illusions
to Prince Henry should cost the demo
cratic party thousands Of votes. The
democratic organ in this city says
Wheeler "came very near hitting the
nail on the head."-Indianapolis Jour.
nal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Christian missionaries in japan
number 692.
In 1877 there were high schools for
1926 German pupils in Hungary. To-
day all these schools have ceased to
exist.
A school-teacher in Newark, N. j.,
received the other day the following
letter from the father of a pupil: Dear
Teacher: Please don't teach Johnny
any more about his insides. 1t makes
him sassy" 1t seems that Johnny had
become critical concerning the family
bill Of fare.
An interesting new educational insti-
tuition has just been opened in New
York city-a choir school for the Prot
estant Episcopal cathedral. The school
is exclusively for the education of the
cathedral choristers, who in considera-
ton of their singing receive free gen.
eral education.
There have been 25s popes from st.
Peter to Leo Kill, inclusive. One Of
them, Adrian Nv. (1151, was an Eng
lishman, Nicholas Breakesbeare, who
was born beggar, but lived to crown
the German Emperor Barbarossa, and
died the most powerful potentate on
earth. Six have been Germans. Near
ly all the rest have been Italians.
During the early days of the Metro
politan elevated railroad in New York
the trains did not run on Sunday. One
Sunday morning, ignorant Of this fact,
traveller rushed up to the stairway
only TO find the gates closed. Noticing
the letters IN. f. r. r." over the en-
trance, hesaid, in disgusted tones: "T
might khow)a Methodist Episcopal rail-
road wouldn't run on Sundays!"
The presence Of crown prince as
student is almost as effective in in
creasing the number of undergradu-
ates as a great athletic victory. The
attendance at Bonn university is con-
siderably larger than it was last win
ter. The crown prince of Germany is
attending the lectures, and, although
he Is only one among more than 1000
students, he is potential unit and
magnet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
ITS WELCOME WORN OUT.
A Christmas Present That Was Oh
Display Until It's Donor Had
Made Her Call.

Some one had said that there are
three kinds of decorations for rooms
useful. beautiful and presents.
This was followed by some one else
wishing that persons wouldn't mark
the things they gave, SO that they
might be passed on. Then the tailor
made woman in gray spoke, relates
the New York Tribune:
"You all know Mrs. Firstly, the
Rev. DIR. Firstly's wife? She's per-
feet dear, and as straightforward as
steel rail. She hates deceit and
undetermined business, but not long
ago I caught her in a little piece Of
double dealing that sent her stock
up ten points in my estimation. You
know she has the best taste in every
thing, and an embroidered piano
cover gives her headache, she says.
went with her to the Simpkinses
once-you are all familiar with their
peculiar ideas on decoration-and
she never spoke an intelligent word
while we were there. Once outside,
she clutched my arm. "Did you see
that bunch of imitation yellow
paper roses in the imitation cut
glass bowl?' she gasped. Well, about
two weeks after Christmas dropped
in on her one afternoon. She was
receiving call from Mrs. Dollarby
and her eldest daughter, Mary. They
belong to DR.. Firstly's church. Dol
larby owns boot and shoe factory
of his own now, and is influential
AS sat waiting and gazing around
my eyes were struck dim to see
hanging over one corner of that
beautiful marine in the library a
pink canvas bag embroidered with
brown silk daisies and filed with
milkweed pods. Mrs. Firstly caught
my look and bit her lip. The Dol
larbys rose to go and she accom-
panied them to the front door.
heard it close with bang, and al
most simultaneously Mrs. Firstly
rushed madly into the library,
snatched the canvas thing off the pic
ture and hurled it forcibly under the
diyan.
There she said, thank heaven
it's over! They gave it to me for a
Christmas present, and I've been
waiting for them to call for two
weeks'"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
Looking for . bargain.

"Whati" exclaimed the woman who
had just started boarding house.
twenty-five for those string beans?"
"Them amt string beans" said the
huckster; "them's butter beans, am
"H'm-butter beans. Maybe you've
got some oleomargarine beans that'd
come cheaper."-Philadelp Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
A Natural CoucIv.Io..

La Month wonder what they are
selling over there? / just heard them
shouting. Here's something to catch
q mans eyei"
La Moyne--H'ml They must be
selling ladies' umbrellas.-Ph iladsl-
phia Record.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01
DEMOCRATIC FARMER TURNS.
Lifelong Party-Worker In Illinois
Joins the Republicans md
Gives Reasons.

W.T.. Bucks, Of Galatia, ILL.,, a farmer
and lifelong democrat, and for num-
Der of years prominent as worker in
the party in Saline county, has severed
his connection with the party and will
hereafter affiliate with the republic
ans. In explanation Of this move, says
a special dispatch to the Chicago Inter
Ocean, Mr.. Bucks says:
"My reason for severing my connec-
ton with the democratic party is be-
cause as a farmer have noted the diff
ference in prices between democratic
and republican administrations, which,
IL seems to me, would convince any
farmer that the republican dministra-
ton Is far better for him. So long as
the republicans run this government as
they now are, I am with them, first,
last and always.
"There are some of my democratic
friends who will say that the scarcity
of crops the past year raised the price.
This Is true as far as 1t goes, but had 1t.
not been for the republican protective
tariff law the foreign countries would
have supplied this shortage at a low
price, and as matter of fact wewould
have had to sell our farm products at
the same figure, no matter how scarce
our crops, and as consequence we
would have starved. But the tariff law
shuts out foreign competition, and
when our crops are short the prices
rise sufficiently to carry the farmer
over another season. No, sir; no more
democracy for me-"
r7The war taxes will soon be thing
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-01

r1The war taxes will soon be thing
Of the past. thanks to republican finan-
cial mansgement.--St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

That Lacliawanna county is conf
posed Of class OF people who are nat
urally quiet and law abiding is shown
by an analysis of the class of crimes
that come before the court. When the
mixed character Of the population of
the county Is considered the showing
is certainly most creditable.
While the total number OF cases is
seemingly large great percentage are
Of a character that ought never to get
beyond the office Of the alderman or
justice Of the peace, where the war
rant was sworn out. 1t is not always
the fault OF these gentlemen that the
cases get into court, for the reason that
they have. to hold the accused to bail
il prima facie case is made out. OF
the total Of 3440 transcripts returned to
court, 1927 We're for assault and bat
terry. The trivial or manufactured ma
ture Of most of these is attested by the
fact that out of this large number there
were but thirty-six convictions. These
statistics concerning assault and bat
terry cases will furnish food for refiec-
ton:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
OF the higher grades OF crime, the
calendar for the year was remarkably

OF the higher grades OF crime, the
calendar for the year was remarkably
free. Altogether nine persons We're ar
licted by the grand jury. The trial of
these cases showed that none OF them
arose to the dignity of first degree. OF
the seven men indicted, five We're ac-
quilted and two convicted OF murder OF
less than the first degree.
There We're no arrests for highway
robbery or assault with attempt to rob
or steal. or horse stealing. There We're
tllirty-eight arrests for robbery and
seventeen Indictments by the grand
jury. Sixteen OF the cases We're ig-
nored. In four of the robbery cases
tried, the accused were convicted and
in eight they We're acquitted.
The number of cases charging lar
ceny before the grand jury was 63S
and the number OF true bills, 145. The
number Of convictions We're 23, the
pleas of guilty entered. 40, while mol
presses We're entered in eight other
cases. Eleven cases of receiving stolen
goods We're before the grand jury and
the true bills were eight in number and
two We're convicted.
The grand jury considered eleven
cases charging arson and found three
true bills. After Il trial, all of the ac-
cused We're acquitted. Here are some
statistics concerning arrests for VIOLA
.tion of the liquor laws during the
year.
Sell Sell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

D'Aubgne, an ultra Protestant. speaking
of the instruction OF Leo y. says ''In the
pope's btIl something was said OF re-
pcrtance Of the heart and confession OF
the lips An Indulgence was never to
be given for money, but the very pay
inent of money as Il part OF a religious
duty, whether for aims or for practical
good works. could quite easily take on
the form of a purchase. Especially would
this bp the cnDo ~ tho other and more
essential requisites, such rs true SORROW,
humble confession, and full reparation,
were slurrt,l over and the most stress
laid upon almsgiving. That abuses crept
IN 40 one will deny, but they were en-
phaticuliy condemned in the council OF
Trent. Surely. no man of common sense
will condemn Il universal society because
Il few of It's members. unfaithful to its
teachings. have fallen into corruption.
Christ was sold by one OF His disciples.
Would it be logical to say that Christ er
Ills teaching was responsible for the
crime?
The Rev. Mr.. Waring quotes the form
of absolution used by ,retzel so as TO
make II appear that an indulgence was an
absolution from sin. II he quoted thu
form correctly, as given by the lutheran
Seckendorf in its history of LutheransH,
there could bc no deception. for II Is en-
plicitlT stated therein that an indulgence
RENTS only the temporal punishment due
to sin after the sin itself is forgiven.
We would expect the Rcv. Mr.. Narlns tn
br honest in his quotations,
He also says that l.uthcr taught FirSt.
When our I.Grd and Master Jesus Christ
says. Repent" II" means that the whole
ife on earth OF those who believe in Him
shall he an unremitted repentance The
Catholic church teaches exactly the same.
Second. Payment Of money cannot apd
does not forgive sin. The Catholic church
teaches exactly the same, Third, II tire
pope has the power to release suffering
souls from purgatory, why does he not
do il at once US an ACT OF lov"" Natholics
do not claim thar the pope has direct ana
immcdiate jurisdiction over the souls IN
pursatory nor dc inuulgences Immediately
regard tho temporal punishment to De ia
hictei in The next life. They regard I'M
Inedately the c&ubniCal punishment for
merly inflicted by the church tor certain
sins and only inedately the amount OF
purgatiou corresponding TO thai canonical
punishment, Moreover, indulgences are
applied to the souls IN prrgatory only
by way OF suffrage,
THAT the church conde!n!Icd Luther and
cXcommunicated him and all his adher-
cnts Is true, but that shS ordered princes
10 srize the obstinate and contumlcious
IN order to burn them to death Is u gross
falsehood. Gleresy WAS. in many com
tries. IL capital crime and punished as
such by civil authority If the church,
then, exercising her spiritual power. pro
nounCed man an hereto, could she be
said to be responsible for his death? Log
icaI and unbiased people will say. no,
This rel lion may enighten Rev. Afl.
Wuriny in regard 10 the death OF john
Huss ard tho spanish ~tnquisition. His
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

Scranton bids fair to soon rival
Paterson as a silk manufacturing cen-
ter. Four new mills will be under way
here before springtime, and several par
ties are looking about the city with a
view Of bringing mills from other cities
Or starting up new mills here.
The Morrison Silk company has pur-
chased the big building on Larch street,
formerly occupied as a milk depot
by the Scranton Dairy company, and
will establish there broad silk mill,
capable of manufacturing any width
OF silk, from ribbons up.
Paul Clements is to start silk
throwing mill near the Round Woods,
the Ashley Silk Throwing and Weav-
ing company has plant under way
on Academy street. and the killgore
Silk company is building a mill on West
Market street, in the Third ward.
There are already seven silk mills
within the city limits, and as many
more in the immediate suburban towns
1t is estimated they employ upwards
Of 1000 hands, some of them being
worked day and night.
OF recent years the board of trade
has not been inviting silk, manufac-
turers, because Of the danger Of eX-
hausting the available labor, but the
mills have continued to come and it
seems intend continuing.
"a silk manufacturer from Paterson
recently came here to establish a new
mill. Secretary Seamans, of the board
Of trade, told him he could not advise
him to come here, as he could not give
him assurance that the necessary labor
was available. The man went away,
but the next day returned and an
nOunced that he would start a mill in
Scranton and take chances on being
able to get hands. The mill Is being
erected.
Some Of the most conservative MEM
bers Of the board of trade unhesitat-
ingly declare in favor of bringing in
more silk mills. 1t will be a means Of
attracting more people here, they aver,
and Scranton wants more people. When
there is work offered the people will
come, they argue
But be that as it may, the mills are
coming without invitation or any en-
ccuragement other than that which
their owners can fined in Scranton's
advantages, and so far all of them
have succeeded in getting plenty OF
help.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
HAD A CHRISTMAS TREE.
Old First Presbyterian Church Used
For the Last Time.

The Christmas exercises of the Sun
day school of the First Presbyterian
church, held yesterday afternoon IN the
old church building on Washington ave-
nue. We're especially interesting and at
tracted a large gathering because of
the fact chat it was the last time the
building win be used. the work of de-
molishing it being scheduled to COM
nlence Tomorrow.
An immense Christmas tree had been
erected where the reading desk ordinar-
lily stands and the other Christmas dec
orations We're still in place. The chill
dren OF the Sunday school occupied the
front pews and the older members of
the church sat in the rear. l.. r..
Mates, the superintendent presided
No set programme had been arranged
and the exercises We're largely of an i'm
promptu nature. A. W. Dickson. who
was superintendent OF the school for so
many years. gave one of his refreshing
common sense talks to the children. He
told them to let the Sunday school
spirit take hold of their lives. and be
with them even after they leave the
school.
Rev. DR.. James Mcleod. the pastor,
also made Il brief address in which he
urged the children to attend church as
we'll as Sunday school. He had no use,
he said. for those who would substitute
the Sunday school for the church.
Every child should go to church, he
said, because attendance at church Is
of as much Importance to them as at
tendance ut sunday school. He wished
all present a happy New Year as did
also Superintendent Mates.
Boxes of candy and oranges We're
then distributed to the children as they
passed out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

slanderous impntations have heen dis
credited and exploded many, many years
ago
The Rev. Mr.. Waring seems to he en;il,-
ored OF the ceniusai life for it evokes llis
highest cncomium. It 'is the ideal life
because it is the law OF God" Christ.
then. did not practice tho ideal life"
neither did St. Paul nor st. John. They
Gisregarded the law of God. i would like
to hear Rev. Mr.. Waring explain the fol-
lowing text OF st. Matthew XIX. II;
"There are eunuchs who were born SO
from their mothers womb; and there
are eunuchs who were made so by men:
and there are eunuchs who have made
themselves eunuchs for the kingdom OF
heaven. Ho that can take, let him take
it." ST. Paul says in I Cor. vii. s. II say
TO the unmarried and to the widows; it is
good for them il they so continue, even
as - Moreover, DIR. Martin Luther is ser
forth as the paragon of the Christian
husband; he who said, 81 confess that
cannot forbid a person 10 marry severai
times, nor is IL contrary to tho Holy
Scriptures" The same holy luther posi-.
lively allowed Prince Philip of Hesse to
have two wives at the same time, and
Kostiin. Luthers most prominent Ger
man champion, confesses that ''this doii-
BILE marriage" Is the greatest blot in the
history OF the reformation and in the life
of Luther" This blot is sufficient To
show that Luther was never sanctioned
or commissioned as Il reformer by Al
mighty God. Besides openly sanctiOning
adultery in u sermon on marriage.
preached ir Wittenburg In l5aa. he spoke
SO indecently of marriage in his Table
Talk ana in his letters to certain friends
that his words Will not allow reproduc.
ton. Truly, Martin Luther stood, as Rev.
Mr. Waring says, on the Word of God.
Yes. he ,rampled IN il. distorted 1t ana
mutated il to suit his own capricious
fancy and his unbridled concupiscence.
II j. Loughrau u, u.
Scrn ntnn Dee M
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
Wills Admitted to Probate.

The will of w. Gibson Jones, late OF
this city, was yesterday admitted 10
probate and letters testamentary
granted to Colonel Meredith L. Jones,
OF New York. He leaves his entire es-
tate, valued at 100000, to his widow
for her lifetime. when it goes to his
son, now an infant. In the event OF
the son dying without issue the estate
goes to Colonel Jones, brother OF the
deceased.
The win of }. p, A, Tingley, late of
Carbondale, was probated and letters
testamentary granted to his widow,
Candace A. Tingley
The will OF Peter Fike, late >of Scott
township, was admitted to probate, but
no letters We're granted.
The will of Frank Campbell late of
Corbondale. was also admitted 10 pro-
bate and letters of administration We're
granted TO John +. Campbell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
LUTHERAN PASTORS MEETING.
Was Held at Home of the Rev. A.
L. Ramer.

The monthly meeting of the Scranton
and Wilkes Barre Lutheran Pastoral
association was held yesterday at the
home of Rev. A. l.. Rarner, on Four
teenth street. President Rev. l.. Lin
denstruth, of Wilkes-Barre, presided
The subjects taken up for discussion
We're THE Study of the First Chapter
OF Genesis in Hebrew" and THE
Study of the Seventh Chapter OF the
Book Of Acts in Greek"
A sermon outline was given by Rev.
H. +. ]. Seneker, OF Wilkes Barre, and
a paper ON 1.-THE Annual Festivals in
the Christian Church" was read by
Rev. j. L. Baltes, OF Wilkes-Barre. The
subject of THE Uniformity of Pastoral
Acts was presented by Rev. Il. f.
Ritter of this city. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of Rev.
Linderstruth in Wilkes-Barre, on Jan.
81.
Those present al the meeting We're:
From Wilkes -Barre-Rey. L. Linden
struth. Rev. ii. +. j. Seneker, Rev. j.
r. Baltes; Pittston, Rev. Bender; Car
bondale, Rev. f. j. Ehinger; Scranton.
Rev. E. +, Ritter, Rev. j. C. Witke,
Rev. II, a. Kunkle and Rev, A. Il.
Ramer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
church auditorium, was largely attend

church auditorium, was largely attend
ed and was most enjoyable affair.
There were two large Christmas trees
glittering and shining, and carefully
rehearsed programme was carried out.
Rev. c. w. King, the new pastor, de-
livered an appropriate address, and
Mrs. f. H. Ripple spoke briefly for
the primary department of the school.
One Of the most pleasing numbers was
a motion song rendered by the follow
ing girls: Flossie Award, Helen Cor
llish. Agnes Hardness Emma Muftlcy,
Bertha Muttley, Anna Kleinschradt and
Zobe Stokes.
The members of the school sang sew
eral carols, and there were recitations
by the following children: Helen Cor
nish, Edna May Whitney, Agnes
Hardness and Susie Walter. Miss Ell
sic Brown sang solo, "In Old Judea,'
and Miss Emily Hackett played de-
lightfully on the violin. at the conclu-
sion of the exercises boxes of candy
We're distributed among the children.
The exercises held at the Tripp Park
mission on Monday night were also
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
DURYEA BOROUGH SUED.
Coal Company Wants $780,
600 Damages.

The Wnrnke Coal company. of which
Frederick Warnkc, of this city, Is pres
ident, has sued the borough OF Duryea
for damages in the sum Of 100000.
The plaintif company has operated
a coal washery at Duryen for about
three years and claims tina, on Aug. )
last the borough authorities caused a
stream of water TO bc diverted from its
natural coursa with the result that
the water backed up ana percola ted
through u roadbed made OF dirt, slate
and culm and ran over the premises
OF the plaintiff, thus putting out the
fires in the boiler room, rendering un-
stable the masonry and Foundation
walls OF the washery ana preventing
the opera don of 1t for II long period of
time,
1t Is also alleged that this reduced
the profits, deprecated the value Of the
washery and caused the plaintiff losses
amounting To $50 600. 1t is alleged that
the course of the stream was changed
because an effort was made TO run the
company's washery during the strike.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
Criminal charges .....3 .344O
Convictions .......... 154
Pleas Of guilty ....... 95

compiled a report OF the work done
by the criminal branch of the courts
Of this county from the opening of the
October term In 1901 until the opening
of the same term this year.
During that period transcripts in
3,440 criminal cases were filed with the
clerk of the court. OF this number
2,H0 were brought to the attention Of
the grand jury. In 2.111 cases the bills
were ignored and in 63S true bills re-
suited. Altogether 1.063 persons were
tried Oh $50 bills. There were rs ac-
quittals, 1874 convictions, SO mol presses
and 95 pleas Of guilty. The accom-
panying table gives interesting statis-
tics concerning the business OF the five
terms OF court held during the year: