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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
Grand Opera House.

Sky Farm," presented by an ex- cellent company, drew packed houses at the Grand opera house yesterday, mati- nee and night. The play will be re- peated again to-day, matinee and night. The advance sale indicates big busi- ness. No advance in prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26

Evening at Welcome Hall, Oak Street. Prelude -Andante, from Suite, op.
 26 ...,................... Rles
 (Violin and Piano.) - Introit- Calm on the Listening Ear
 or N1SnL ..ssss....s s.s.s. 1SAtAtN- Response-S Sleep, Babe Divine. Warren
 With Violin Obligato.)
 Violin solo--Elsa's Dream c'Lohen- grim Wasnef Song-The Angels Message. .Dressler
 CWith Violin Obligato.) Anthem There Were Shepherds
 (..The Word Made Flesh'o.....
 .. ....... Shepard
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
SIT THOMAS CHURCH.

na ST. tItiOMA0 CE1OIeSIl.
 The following music will be given at St. Thomas church tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock:
 Processional S11.
 Versicles ....................... Tallls Psalter-TWentieth Selection. Anglican Magnifcat and Nunc Dimittis in
 Hat .................s'..' otduLofu Anthen--Lilke Silver Lamps. ..Barnby OffertoryNot Every One..... ..Stainer Sevenfold Amen ..Stainer Recessional 450.
 Charles Bonney, choirmaster.
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Miss Sprenger.

Wondrous Story Adams
 The church will be appropriately dec- orated with Christmas greens.
 The annual Christmas festival for the Sunday school will be given Wednesday evening, December 30. Presents will be given all of the children. Two Christ mas trees will ornament the platform. A splendid children's concert will, be given by the members of the Sunday school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
HUMPHREY STREET coNGREGA-

l1S4N<AIS4 Nl1LS S1eS@A'
 At the Humphrey Street Congrega- tional church tomorrow there will be public worship at 10:30 8. nl. and 7:SQ
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS
 SERVICES TOMORROW

Christmas Services in Many of the Place. of woTship-Programlne of MusIc-SpeciaI Sermons, Etc.
 In the Church of the Redeemer to- morrow morning Rev. Dr. Phillips Will preach a Christmas sermon and the choir will render a special programme of Christmas music. In the evening the service will be in Welcome Hall, Oak street Miss Rebecca Wilder Holmes, solo yiolinist, will assist at both ser vices. Following is the programme of music.
 -Allemanda, from Suite, op.
 26 ..ss.......s....'..'.'. @NiS"
 (violin and organ.) Anthen-Angels from the Realms of
 Glory ..................''..' Warieh Song-It Came Upon the Midnight
 Clear .............. Meyer-Helmund (With Violin obligato.) Choir hymn ss4-Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices?. Elliot Response-o Quiet Night, O Holy
 Night ...................' NeIolil5eh
 (With Violin Obligato) offertory-My Soul Doth Magnify
 the Lord ('The Word Made
 FIesh'') .....................S Snepard with Accompaniment of Violin and
 Organ " PostIude-Hallelujah (''Messiah'O .ss.....ss..s....s .ss..'s'ss'''s AAANN- Evening at Welcome Hall, Oak Street. Prelude Andante, from Suite, Op.
 26 ...:...,'''''' hies
 (Violin and Piano.9 e Introit-Calm on the Listening Ear
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-26
eRAcE M. E, CHURCH.

The coming Lords day will be cele- brated as Christmas Sunday at Grace Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Ar thur J. Smith will preach Christmas sermon in the morning. The following Christmas music will be rendered by the choir: ......--5 Respons Our Prayer. Holden Anthen-Rejoice, Jerusalem, and
 Sing ................... ......'... Ne'il Solo-The Children of the King. Lloyd
 Miss Newell.
 In the evening Rev. W. c. Morrow will preach. The choir will be assisted by a, chorus of voices. The musical pro- gramme will be:
 Hark, Hark, My Soul. .Griggs Sing Unto the Lord. .Blumenschine
 Sunday School Choir. solo.-Little Town of Bethlehem.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

Gbe9dlfte, nIie1 nur, ME bstannt er lit.
Sd CLAUDE. mir neroen bur9 ibn in
gang anbere Sreiis @insans finben.
4ber tuarum felt er uns eigentli9 bic
Serri4aften rife por2"
limb gbriitOpb fdritt ItoI5 erbo6e.
men 9auptes an Der Seite Ieinsr 8raut
bin. Sein @brgeia mar beiriebist; er
mar Der 9egenitanb alsemeiner Qufs
mertfamteit. mo er ii9 bIiden Iieb.
Gls er zines Suses nit IsineR Gnges
borigen Elm @ufe betrat, eilten bic 3sas
ner bisnftbefliHen berbsi, ben Ssrrs
i9often einen guten PGab anSupeifen,
ibnen ibre 9arberobe abaunebmen unb
iih naf ibren 8efeblen gu erfunbigen.
8ale ridteten au6 bier iid aler
Gusen auf GbrtItopb, unb defenders
elm Serr, Der ii9 an einem RsbentiI9e
nisOergelaHen bate. panOte teinen
Bid BON ibm.
~&ennft Su ben S%srrn2" fragile Der
aIte Rentier IeiRen SdpiegerIobn.
rS4on mOsIia. baB i9 Idon .ins
nal nit ibm gu tbun bate" ertpiberte
@briitopb nd9ldIiis unb feline solbene
ubr berDor5iebenb, fubr er Iauter fort:
~@s lit pobl ieBt 3sit, in bas Sbeater
gu geben." Sn bemIelben Qusenblide
er6ob fi9 Der Serr am RebentiI6e, unb
an Gbriitppb, Der ebenfaIs bsreits aufs
g%eltanoen mar, berantretenb, fragte er
leife: nSabe i9 ben 8orsug, Serrn
@uitinetti gu ipre9en2"
Isle tpiin16en, mein Serr9"
sd bin Der 9eri9tsoonaie6er
9rsif unb babe elm poaftred6ares lire
tbeiI iiber OreibunOert Mart segen sic.
sic 9%eitatten pobl 49," limb ebe Der
perbuBte @briitppb Elm Dort erpibern
tonnte, bate Der @eri9tsboasieber
ibm bic sOlbene llbr aus Der SaI6e qe>
Sogen unb ii6errei6te i6m elm bereits
porbereitetes pfdnbunesprototol.
rRunu, mas bebeutet benn bas9
9as iinb ia i9One 9eIdi9ten!" pols
terte Der S9pieserbater los: .Tun
pe9relte tW dnd, nes9alb Su ben
!9errn ni9t tennen fpplItef."
ngber i'd perIidere Dir, Batter, es
1T elm MiBOerftGnbniB, elm Srrt6um,
gu Sauie min i9 Dir ertlGren -"
nS4OR gut, msin Sunse, d6er fir
iol4e 9etdnnti9uften bunts i6, unb
fpenn Define anberen ale berart finb,
min i9 gerne barauf bersitten."
Inter einem nift enbenpolenben
SeIGdter Der 9dite perIisB g6riItopb
nit 9raut uno S4piesereltern bas
2ofdl.
gu Sauis unselanst, bate er nit
feinem S6fpiegerpater cine lGnaere
llnterrebung, beren SnbaIt por ben
Srduen gebeim gebalten purbe, aber
am nGdften Morgen erI6ien er nieber
sIattseI4eitelt i'm @eI9Gft. Die flat
terrible Se3siiunsi9leife mar bers
f6punoen, unb aud benz Gbreei3, in
Der Melt cine Roae su ipielen, bat
GbriItop9 fir INNER entiast.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

Die @taiurmaFe 1T biinnfli'IiJ,
tbeils fdrblos, tbeils nit ienen 70
f9tper sefunbenen 2OIunsen, nit 3us
fGben bon 3inu, 8let, 8prar, antimon
perIebt. Der i~aspisbIaue 9runO pirb
bur9 &%obaltorpb, Der CRIME burf
gbromorbb getppnnen.
Sn iiinsiter 3eit 1T bieie Snoutrie
in 8iir9el in cine gang neue Pbuie ses
treten, bic bermutblt9 b69It belebeno
unb bebeutunasppu fir uhterri9t
unb 3unitperitGnbniB tperben tpirb.
Sc banbelt ii9 UNI bic abIolut getreusn
Ra6bilbunsen ar9dolosiiher Sunbe,
Sa9fen unb Sbiirinsen iinb reid an
rrs unb friibsef9i9tli9en Sunben,
unb bas prppin5ialmuIeum in Sale
befibt Defenders reidbalttse unb SuOers
ldfiig e%eorbnete Sammlungen.
Sn ben 8iirgeler Sabriten loerben
bieTe llrnen, S9alen unb &riige peins
li9 genau nit alien 3ufalsperleBuns
gen unb SarbentDnungen na9gebiloet
unb nur feiter aebrannt, ala bic gar gu
pproien unb lei9t perleBbdren Srigis
nalgefdBe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

Gin iunger Srunsofe erfdsint Dor
einem beuti9en pOffdalter, tunn ftp
Gber beim beiten Wiqen nit benz be-
trsffenban 9eamten ni9t peritdnoigen.
S9pn bat es ben Qni9ein, ais miibte
.r unperri9teter 0inge pieber ab3iss
ben, als er elm 8lutt pdpier nimmt
iinb burauf folsenbes nieOeridreibt:
Veau laine 81 myrtle fontaine ia
guepe!
Der 9eumte ffubtrt cine Weile oies
fen mbiteriGIen 3ettel. nWus foll benin
has beiben9" frust er, bes 5ran5Os
iiiden tunbig, nSaut, @Olle, oh,
Mbrrbe, Sontainei 9ein. Wespe?"
n8itts, lefen beutf9-!" rabebri9t
Der SrdnSpfe. 9a sebt benz 8eamten
cine eIsttriI6e 9dttsrie uuf-er bu9z
itabirt ladenb: .DO[en Sic mir bon
ben bd gebe!"
rsSa, fpobpn benn2" meint Der Be-
ante unb prompt idreibt Der Srans
5oie pieber:
.Sontaine pedu bes Cartel" (@pn
ben ppitfartenD -
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16
9as Srirssamm.

9Ius allen 8elttbeilen, in benen
QngebDrige Der tatbOlifden Stride
leben, tuuren 8eitrGse eingegangen, nm
benz papit gu feinem Subildum cine
m0glidft prd9tise 9abe barbrinsen
su t0nnen. limb nit bieien Mitteln 1T
audi elm 8unitpert eriten Rdnses ses
f6affen porben, bas S%riregnum, tpels
DIES SEQ XIII. nunmebr Bel feierlis
den 9elegenbeiten tra9en niro. Die
bpbe &rone lit elm Metiteriiid Der be-
riibmten italieniI9en Silberf9miebes
funft, unb Der 8olOgneie Mildni fam
Itol3 uuf feline @rbeit fein. 0u bds
Srireguum uber auf benz Saupte gu
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

g irgeler 9 bonpddreM
eren3en binaus unb bat ii9 tiinIleris
ife Anregungen gebolt, obue bars
iiber lire Metiergren5en psrloren gu
buben.
8erbIiiffenb einfa9 fiebt fi6 bic
Seritelung 6ieIer fat gang aus Sdnbz
betrieb fommenben 9erdtbe an. BUR
elm tleines Observation-Disclosures Ieben
mir, in benz bic 8roden gum feingel=
ben SteinmebG semablen unb Sulebt
bic fleineu llnebenbeiten an ben ferti.
GEN Stiiden abgei9liffen fperben. 9ds
Steinpulper tpmmt bdnn in MaIIerz
botti6e, tpirb eeIisbt, g%etnetet, setrs.
Ten, bis es iene benz Rosqenbrotteig
rampant slsi9enbe MdFe bilbet, bic
nun in tdltfeu9tem Ruume ibrtr @ers
orbtituna bdrrt.
Gs tann nihts 2uitiaeres geben, als
su beoba9ten, fute fi9 urter ben ges
i9idten Sdnben auf Der r%otirenben
SrebIdeibe, BEL ipenigen 9riffen unoI
nit ben aIlerprimitipfen SilfsinItrus
menten = tleineu S9pdmm9en an
@iIenbrabtgriffen, tleinen Stab9en
uber StempelfOrm9en = in tpenigen
Risuten bic f9One, oft compli5irte
9runoform elmer @uie. zines &ruaes
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16
3piiGea Simmsl anS GrSe.

Die gnslGnber fteben ni9t umIonff
in benz Rufe prattif9er 2eute. Sies
lam man aud iebt pieber bel benz
8au Der nsuen 8uurfall Bride in
2onbon beobaAten. Bon llfer au
ufer Der Sbemie 1T cine 9rabtfeilbabn
berseri9tet, aaerbiuss ni9t gum
3tpede Der MISUNDERSTANDING, fons
bern um ben 8auleitern 9elegenbeit
gu seben, bic Sorti9ritte bes Dertes
BON roben berab" i'm 3uIammenbunge
gu beobu9ten. Der aufentbult in benz
rob ouiammengefiigten pieredigen of
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16
@iraeIer 1naEt6pferelea.

Bon bObem tultursei9i9tli9em Sns
terefe mar Sprf9crn pie 2aien bon
ieber bic 9ei9idte Der Sanbiperts.
9lus benz manufacturer 8ebiirfnilie
bes tdgli9en 2ebens berausseipa4ien
nnb nit Der 9eIammteeI9i9te Der
@0lfer pber aud nur einer enseren
2anbf9uft eng bertniipft, entfaIten fie
fi9 unO gelangen gu bobec 8liitbe, I'M
in Rotb> unb S9redensiab-en pieber
auf elm tiimmerIi9es Nineau berabs
Suftnten, tbeilpeiie audi gang gu pers
fdpinben.
@ie[ei9t tritt bas BEL teiner Santts
rung 10 uuffGnis gu Sage pie BEL Der
S0pferei. $50 bic S0pfer gebeiben
folen. muB bic Hatur ibnen ben 8os
ben b~ereitet, ben bilbfumen Sbon,
man6erlei mineraliide S9dbe,Q uarS,
aieielerbe II. a., fir iie eeI9affen bas
ben. 500 bieIe eiinitisen 8ebingunsen
fi9 finben, ba brebt Der SDpfer feline
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

S6eibe, tpie er fs I9on S~abrtuuienbe
Dor u%nierer 3eitre9nung in 4egppten,
fpGter in alien antiten 8ulturlanoern
seorebt bat.
@ng pertniipft 1T bieies Sanbipert
nit Der tleinen tbiiringif9en 2unbs
ftdbt 8iirgel, unb neil UNI bic Stdot
berum bic SbonIdger unb Gements
bride reidbaltig iinb, erbt bic allie
Sanbpertstrabitipn felt Sabrbunbers
ten BON Batter auf Sobn fort. Sas
4nfangs febr einfa9 unb primitip be-
triebene @eiperbe entpidelte ii9 nit
Der 3eit INNER mehr, unb bus i9leats
bin bduerli9e &ii4engerGtb : bas
feline primitipen 3ieratbe aus Gled4en
unO S9lGngellinien SuiammenieBt,
fourbe allmGbli9 in bas mebr tunits
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16
Il n ii b ertegt.

Ser Marl, elm bDfer S9ulbub, bal
an bic Danb geIdrieben: Der Serr
2ebrer 1T elm Gfel!" ct fpirb aber bonn
Serrn 2ebrer ertappt unb BON bemIels
ben tii9tis bur9gepaltt nit benz 3us
fab: $50, isbt bleibit 9u mad Der
S9ule ba, Du 2ausbub, unb f9reibf
5~tueibunbert Mal: Ser Serr 2ebrer
1T Elm gfel", bamit 9u 9trs in gu.
funft merritt"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

tragen 1T unb ni9t aIau 19per feir
BARI, mubte IelbItperitdnbli9 bda
feinite unb biinnite Materiul Oeripen'
bet iperben, unb Inn audi bann nod
bas 9eipi9t gu minbern, lit bus ober'
fe Der brei Selber Der arone in burd'
brodeuer @rbeit dnsefertist. 0it
I9Dn ausgefiibrten Mebaiqons 5eiser
II. a. bic YortrGts petri, Ptus TX
unb 9eos XIII. felbit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

q iidfi9tspotG Dame
(peripdtet gum &affeetrGnS9en tOms
meno, gum 0ienitmdb9en): nMeloen
Sic mid, aber borden sic porber, oh
man i9pn fertig lit nit mir !"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

Die 9 ii tt 6es Rums IGBt
iih duf 6emii6em Wege aud beute
nod idperer nadipeiIen als auf benz
al~tbepGbrten Wege bes 8oitens unb
Hie9ens. llebrigens betrGgt bic WeIts
prohibition an e4tem Rum uur etiua
5000 @alonen i'm Sabr.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

mGBis bsrssiteGteS 9mud= unbPruRts
eerdtb gefpanbelt.
DIS bas 1867 gegriinbete, erit MIR
Generic, ipdter &unit9eperbemuIeum
in Berlin in fetn iebiges Hodges Seiut
ein5og, ipurbe cine itattli9e 8itrine
boil 8iir9eler 8aien unb &riige piel
bea9tet; refine 6ormen, bamals iibers
niegenb antiten, gum Sbeil etrustis
f9en MobelIen na9gebtlbet, tiefs unb
parmt0nise 9lafuren fielen ansenebm
auf. Sas Ornament lit pielfa6 llns
ter benz - bsute faum mebr besreiftiz
den - Siefftanb bes bamalisen 9es
f9mads. &lpbis unb gang n%aturulis
ftif6 in prGtenti6iem So6relief sebils
bette Slumenitiide beOeden bic srSbsz
rem 5lGden. Seute fdeint bic 8iirses
Ter &eramit auf pprSiiglt9em Wege,
fie fdaut iiber ibre ensen Ssimutbs
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

UerItn 5d9lt i'm 9an3en
80 8riiden, bon oenen Der iiber ben
Spanoauer S4ifffabrtseanal fii6rsnbe
Sungterniteg auBerbelb bes 9Bsi9bils
oes lie9t. lteber Der Spree Iiegen &c
Bruden unb iibsr benz SprescaRal bes
rem II.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

: Cine prestige &nSetge.
@erloren purbe cine solbene Sul9enz
ubr; Der rebli6e Sinber erbGlt baSu
cine Ditto llbrtette bel 5. @robmaul.
Rentier.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

srbebt. Gin Sag seniist, INN bic biegs
fam pei9en. nun f9pn nit 8udeln,
!Senteln, &rdnaen, &eliefirungen auss
geItatteten @efdBe pber bic nit Surdz
bru9muitern seT9miidten pflan5entii>
bel in Seiblufttdmmern erbdrten gu
IaiTen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

= Gr # Reguns. Ssiratbss
permittler: sd babe bereits fiinf5ig
@6en bermittelt!" 8%etannter: num
9ottes pilen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

= 8orfOrsGi9. Ridter: Sbr
8eruf9 lneetlaster: SD bin atrobat.
Ri6ter gum 4mtsbiener:) SdlisBeu
sic bus Seaiter!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

-unter mpbernenW melt
b q m II. n9ie 8arOnin bat i9on
bier &inber," ga, bic lit nit ibrer
Seiratb griinblif 'reingsfanen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

= Sebr ri9tis. Ridter Gum
ansstlasten): ~Das iinb Sis9" @ns
getlastsr: .0i9ter!" Ri9ter: pa9
mas, i'd mill piFen, BON mas sic
S6ren llnterbalt beItreiten."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

= u d. ~Mi1ft 9u f9on pieb.r
in bic Rneipe2 gn mein 9rab fpirit
Su pobl mai ni9t tommen9" 20 ia,
Weiberl = audi febr %serne!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

-Smaritbm d 6 T az
N II. profefpr: Nun: iunser Mann,
iuenn Sbr Batter fi9 t%uuieno Mart
leibt NIT benz 8erfpreden, iie in idbrz
li9en Raten bon $50 Mart auriidsus
sablen, ipie bel 1T er mad brei Sabren
nod f9ulbig9" nSauIenb Mart!"
,glber, mein 2ieber, sic tennen ia
ni9t einmal bic anfungsgriinbe Der
glritbmetit!" rMOsli4, uber i4 femme
meinen papa!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

fsntn 9uiten bod o6sn in luftiser SObe
mag ia ni6t Defenders cpmfortabel
iein, aber bel fetnen Irbeits5fpeden
frast Der gngldnOer nidt na9 Goms
fort. 9ds 8eifpiei, bas bier segeben.
biirfte in 3utunft bieIei6t aud un=
bertuGrts bel 8riidenbuuten Ra9ubs
muna finben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

= @orausf9t. Ser Serr
Selbpebel idimpft einiss &etruten. 1T
einen Iugenblid fin unb iast bann:
Dante slei9faus!" 2eutnant: .@as
rum fasen Sic: Dante sleidfaus9"
Selbpebef: y9as lit bic @ntipprt auf
bus. mas bic 8erls iid bsnfen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

@r: rgun, mas bat Dir benn bic 5rau Tegifrator beute @aorsen 10
DifHges ersGbt9"
sic: ,a6, biIe ssmeine psron! Die pidise Neuiseit benibie fe
MIR als @orpanbi Sd mar ungdGbr cine Stunbe bel ibr ub = fee Dir
Dor! = ihbt nh9t mGbrenb bhier 3etibre Sohter binter mir unb aeihnt
min &raeenmufer ab.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

-We9fet. rWie itebt es benn
nit benz bier Dor einem Sabre sesriins
beten 8erein Der Acknowledgment"
%, qldnaenb = er betBt iibrisens
iebt 0erein Der Mlfobolfreunbe!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1903-04-16

gDanp: sd babe mid gefern af benz Ball fDflth amifrt. th babe
feline Sour ausgelaFen, pentgfens nit fintdebn Serren babe th 9dan5f
man bat fb fOrmlth nm mid 9Gi lien.
SHi: sd babe mid nod pMl be Her unterbalen, i'd babe gar ntbt 9e'
tanst uo BEN gunsen abenb nur nit einem GERM seprO9en, Der 9ute
amd faon NIT W2ama adproaen bat.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05
CARVING IVORY
AND MEERScHAUM.
Few Natiye-BOrn Americans En-
gagged in the Craft.

The trade of the carvers in bone. ivory.
mesrschaum and like materials has never
fully recovered from the blow il received in
the hard times beginning in 1890
There were at that time probably more
than sa such csrvers working in this city.
Many OF them We're driven out OF the trade
into other and cruder lines OF carving. and
only a few OF those who thus changed their
medium have been able TO find work OF the
old kind.
only q very small part Of those who do
such carving belong 10 the class of true
artists in ivory. bone and meerschaum.
OF such highly skilled carvers the whole
number could probably be counted on the
fingers OF the two hands. The business
grows very slowly. There are few native
Americans who have mastered the craft.
Possibly a single employing carver. a ma
tive American Of German parentaSe, is the
only one now engaged in the art.
only Two skilled japanese carvers are
employed in this city. and no Chinese cary
ers have come to town. Most OF those en-
gagged in the art are Germans. though a
few Frenchmen have worked here.
The Ge-man-American referred to thinks
that most Americans lack the patience to
become skilled carvers.
The American haste Is an~taRonistic to the
attitude Of mind that the successful carver
must maintain.
German csrvers of taste and skin could
earn much higher pay here than at home.
and II more should come over they would
find permanent employment. but the are
not attracted by conditions here.
On the whole. they can live more cheapIy
in Germany than here, and amid more con-
genial surroundings Another consideration
that deters the skilled carvers from coming
to the United States Is the rumors they
hear OF disagreements between employers
and employed. strikes and trammeling union
rules.
They have a notion that tr~ades-union con-
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E0IS0N'S ABILITY TO
CONCENTRATE HIS MIND.
When Interested in n New Book
He Sits Down and Reads Until.
He Has Finished II.

The play OF Thomas A. EdiSon's mind is
as wonderful as the characteristic way
in which he does his reading.
Outside OF his technical reading he Is
said never to look at a book unless Il Is
spoken OF to him by his wife or some friend.
Then he sits down and reads until he has
finished Il.
One evening he happened to be unusually
engrossed with some problem" and was
nervously pacing up and down his library
like a Gagged Hon.
To divert his thoughts his wife came IN
and picked up the first book she saw. It
happened to be THE Count Of Monte
Cristo.'
Have you ever read this story?" said
Mrs. Edison to her husband
He stopped and looked at the title.
NO. I never have. Is II good?"
Mrs. Edison assured him that It was.
A right. I guess I'll read # now
and within two minutes the problem"
whatever It was. had been forgotten and he
was absorbed in Dumas's great story.
5 he finished the book he noticed the
light Of day creeping in. and on looking at
his watch found it was 5 o'clock in tbs
morning.
No sooner had he laid down the book
than the forgotten problem" Jumped into
his mind. and. putting on his hat. he went
to his laboratory and worked unceasinsly,
without food or sleep, for twelve hours.