The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-21

s~hS'IhtlIuIuu, ttD lO.-G uIliltT Ful-
ler, who lives near Ararat, Is telling his
friends about q most peculiar and cX-
citing experience he had one day last
week AMI in proof of this he exhibits
the SKIN of IL nonstrous snake that
was one Of the principal actors in the
episode. Fuller had made Il trade with
kurnwood man, and. htching up his
new sled, went to the edge of the
swamp after load OF wood. The horse
developed some unexpected traits, one
OF which was a propensity to balk, and
fu!].r jumped from his sled to cut Il
"gad."
Near the roadway he found what
seemed TO be a tree branch that he
thought would answer his purpose.
Grabbing it with both hands he be-
llbored the balky horse. and finally.
atc- ten minutes of hard labor, induced
the horse to move on. Getting back
into tiia sled he lad the "gad'' at his
feet, in the folds of the blanket ready
FOR MS, il the horse should balk again.
lie lad gone but II little ways when
he thought he saw the "gad" move.
He looked at 1t closely and detected
signs OF life. Becoming thoroughly in
terestcd, Mr.. Fuller looked more close
ly and discovered what he had been
using as horsewhip was in reality a
huge blackSnakc, and before 1t got life
enough in it to become troublesome he
killed it by beating it's head against
the edge Of the box.
The one warm day that prevailed
last week had beguiled the snake from
its winter quarters, and in moving
about the swamp it was caught by the
sudden freeze before 1t could get back
to its hole. 1t was frozen as stiff as a
stick when Fuller picked it up to beat
his horse with, but the warmth of his
hanCs, the violent swinging in the air,
the contact with the horses body, and
later the warm nest in the sled blank
cts thawed it out just enough to make
it move so that Fuller's attention was
called to it. The skin shows that the
snake would have been fully seven
fct in length and nine inches around
the boGy.
LIFE'S REALITIES.
The Erie paymaster dumped about
S25,o)0 i'll Susquehanna on Monday.
Every newspaper in Susquehanna
county except the Montrose Democrat,
strongly and heartily advocates the
election OF Colonel Charles c. Pratt, of
New Milford, for state senator. His
character cannot be successfully as
sailed. He is an able man, a clean
man and most popular where he is the
best known. No man will ever regret
voting for him, either in the conven-
ton or at the polls. He will make
q model candidate and a splendid leg
isator
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rhoda
Lindsey, an aged resident of De-
rosit, took place on Sunday from the
home of her son, Lewis Spencer, in this
place.
Congressman c. Fred Wright is at
home to vote.
The Past Sachems Association of
Susquehanna county. l. o. of Red Men,
met at Great Bend on Saturday even
ing.
HE'S WARM NOW
This chilly weather makes me think
of my roor dead husband said
widow as she sat down beside Il lady
close TO The stove.
lie was always so cold, poor man,
and he used to shver and wonder if he
would ever get warmed all through.
lie was So miserable when he was cold
poor man, bur it is IL great comfort to
me to feel t.at he is warm and happy
now"
FEBRUARY FANCIES.
4 vicinity pastor. two weeks ago
told rs rock that there was too little
educational work in the village. Last
week two progressive euchre clubs
were formed.
A Susquehanna county school Girec-
tor, after reading an article upon
higher education" said he would vote
to add another story to the school
bu,lc 'ng.
Much interest is shown in the local
revival meetings The world is grow
in; letter.
Within week but three candidates
for county offices have bobbed up. Some
&C the back townships are backward
in coming forward.
Did you ever notice that fast people
revor fast?
The bitter or the sweet
The tkcrn before the rose,
Ere spingtime comes with balmy
breeze,
Nint through your whiskers blows.
AN UNCANNY FIND.
Workmen engaged in razing the old
Nan Denmark house, near Conkln, on
Thursday found Il human skeleton inn
beGded between the partitions. The
skeleton was in "a remarkable state OF
preservation. Further investigation
unearthed Il large number of copper
coins and bayonet concealed directly
beneath the body. Old inhabitants as
sociate tie finding of the body with
the mysterious disappearance of a He
breN peddler. who visited the vacant
house twenty years ago.
SHORT STOPS.
Moses Jordan. for several years and
until recently Erie yardmaster in this
place, has been appointed Erie yard
master at Bergen, n. j,
A branch of the "Anti-Swearlng
league" recently instituted by Phila-
delphia newspaper Will probably be
organized i'm Susquehanna. 1t comes i'm
an opportune time, just before house
cleaning days, when men swear down
and up antiquated stoyepipe.
Mrs, L. +. Bailey, of Staten Island,
national organizer of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, will lee
ture in the Susquehanna Baptist
church on Thursday and Friday even
ings. Subject "Home OF Saloon?"
During the revival meetings in the
Oakland Congregational church, ninety
persons have thus far professed con-
version.
a union religious meeting for men
only was held and largely attended i'm
Hogan opera house ON Sunday after
noon. The principal speaker was Rev
job A Davis. of Bnghamton.
HE GOT THE HOPS, AND MORE.
a Montrose man, who is something OF