THE SCItANTON TBIBUNE-MONDAY MOHNING, JULY 29, 1895.
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CITY NOTES.
An anniversary high mass of requiem
will be celebrated In St. Feter'a cathedral
this morninf for the late Owen Cuslck.
IK.. 111 A nnknthoa Wa tywa 1 a f P nf
Bcranton. was admitted o probate by
Beg-lster Hopkins Saturday, and letters
testamentary were granted to Jacob Enp.'l
and William Miller.
The John R. Fordham Prohibition
league, of Green Ridge, will meet In tho
annex of the United Evangelical church
on Capouse avenue this evening at
o'clock. The attendance of every mem
ber is desired.
CONVENTION ON AUG. 6.
Primaries of Third District Will Be Held
on Preceding Saturday.
Seventeen of the thirty committee
men of the Third legislative district met
at the arbitration room of the court
house Baturday afternoon to elect a
permanent chairman, to appoint
a day for holding the pri
maries, and a day and place
lor holding the convention to elect one
delegate to the Republican state con
vention, which "will be held at Harris
burs; on Aug. 28.
roe can was issues oy james c. ai
klas, ot Taylor, who was chairman of
the last legislative convention. The
committeemen -were slow In getting
round. Among the absent ones was
. Secretary Nortbup, whose position -was
voted to Dr. J. W. Houser, of Taylor.
Only eleven answered the roll call, but
even others strolled In soon afterward.
F. M. Frands, of balton, took the
floor and made the suggestion that the
- meeting should at once take up the
business of electing a permanent chair
man. He questioned the right of Mr.
Wa.tklns In assuming himself even tem
porary chairman. R. Willis Reese, of
Old Forge, moved to elect a permanent
. chairman, and It carried. John Mc-
ft 1111MY
VTinaie, or moobic, was nominated
against (Mr. Watklns and was elected
by a 9 to I vote.
For secretary. Ir. Houser, F. M.
tf'rands, of Dalton, and Patrick F.
Judge, of Duryea, were nominated. Dr.
Houser was cfhosen against Francis by
vote of to 8. Mr. Judge declining.
There was some bantering in select
ing a date for the primaries and a day
. and place for -the convention. It was
agree upon that the primaries shall
fee held on Saturday, Xug. 2, and the
. convention tn the court house on the
(Tuesday following. Dalton and Taylor
were also named aa olaces for hold Ins
the convention, but they did not meet
the favor of tke convention. Even the
delegates fro Taylor voted against
that place.
Dlovsls Rases
. this afternoon, I p. m., at Driving park.
Will Oo to Harrlsbarg.
Poor Director Thomas Shotten, Su
perintendent George W. Beemer and
Secretary B. J. Lyrvett will go to Dan
ville and Harriaburg today to look into
the system of accounts (between the.
commonwealth and the state Insane
hoe pita la for the maintenance of the
Indigent Insane and to learn from the
auditor general what preliminaries it
Will require before giving to the Scran-
ton Poor district the benefits of the law
passed ait the recent legislature In rela
tion to the care of Indigent Insane In
poor districts.
Fnaeral of John Roberts.
The funaral of John Roberta took
4Place yesterday afternoon from his late
tVme, 1250 Providence road. It was at
tended by the members of Nay-Aug
council. No. S44, Order United American
Mechanics, of which. Mr. Roberta had
been a member.
" Bloyole 'Bases
. this afternoon, i p. m., at Driving park.
Asetion Sale at 9 a. is.
Forty Carpets, twenty bedroom suits,
Mattresses, Springs, Sideboards, Sllvar
ware, Brlo-a-Brae, Curtains, etc., at
Faurot House, Wd. 120 Washington ave.
Owing to the races of the Green Ridge
. Bicycle elub the base ball gams will not
PS-catted until . today. ,
Boy the Wcbtr .
M4 get U bast At Oaarasey Bros. '
DID TOtf tJSVEB think that you cannot
pava good health without pure blood T
Health somas by the Use of Hood's Bar
' aaparllla, because it makes ths Mood pur.
-' HOOD'S PIIXS have won high praise
for their prompt aad effloleat yit easy ao-
RETliaa OF LOTS IN BLUE
They Are Pleased vlth the Resilt of
Mt Cretsa Encampment.
THIRTEENTH LED THE BRIGADE
It Was ths First Beglmeat to Leave ths
Camping Oroaad for Home Good
Time Mado pa tho Journey '
to This City.
Happy to be home once more, the sol
diers of the Thirteenth regiment
reached the city from Alt. Gretna bat
urday afternoon at 4.30. They left here
Friday. July 20. at 9 v. n., arriving at
camp the next morning at daylight.
and at 7 o'clock every man was tn nis
tent. Seven days of canj life then en
sued, the Thirteenth In all the drill,
parades, and all the other accompani
ments of the week shwlne up so well
as to win the credit nf being the fore
most In the Third brigade.
The last day In camp was one of an
ticipation; the men wore ordered to le
prepared for the .first reveille at 4
o'clock Saturday morning. When that
hour arrived all the Voys quickly re
sponded and attended to the task of
preparing for departure. It was In
tended that the train should leave at 7
o'clock for Lebanon, .but the arduous
task of loading the tiagsaKe anvl camp
equlppair caued a delay of two hours.
The Thirteenth was the first to leave
the camping grounds, the Ninth of
Wlllses-Harre following on a later
train. From Mt. Gretn to Lebanon
the trip was made over the Cornwall
branch of the Headltis railroad, and on
the main line from Lebanon- to Allen
town. Lebanon was reached at 9
o'clock and Allentown at noon; no stop
was made at Reading.
Precautions Agunist Accidents.
The train was made up of sixteen
coaches and an enRlno. there belr.g 613
men aiboard. At Allentown twenty
minutes of a stop was mad In chang
ing engines and crews; at this point the
Lehigh Valley road crew took charge
and the run was made at the rate of
forty-live miles an hour urjtil Penn
Haven Junction was reached. It took
three engines to haul the train up the
Wllkes-Barre mountains. The conduc
tor had stationed men at every brake,
taking precaution against any possible
accident through the breaking cf a
coupling.
When camp was broken atlMt. Gretna
the weather was fair, the boys looking
forward to a pleasant ride home. As
i he train sped along and the hours went
by the skies 'became cloudier. At Al
lentown, while the train was belr.g
switched onto the Lehigh Valley tracks,
as many cf the boys as had no lunch
with them made a descent on the res
taurant keeper at the station and ex
hausted his stock of coffee and sand
wiches. iMuch of the delight that would have
accrued in viewing the picturesque
scenery was detracted from 'by the rain,
which began falling as the train pulled
Into Mauch Chunk. It pattered against
the windows of the cars on the ride
through the mountains.
Arriving at Wllkes-Barre the regi
ment was greeted with faJrer skies.
Twenty minutes of a stop was made
there. One engine hauled the train to
Scranton. and on account of the heavy
load had to go slowly. The Delaware
and Hudson station was reached at 4.30
precisely.
Encampment Was a Success.
On the hsmeward journey the boys
enjoyed themselves In fine style. All
told they were not able to express the
satisfaction they felt at the thorough
success of the encampment. The ar
rival in the city before night was re
garded as a pleasant innovation; there
was not a large crowd on hand to
greet them, but as they marched along
up Lackawanna avenue to Washington,
to Linden street, to Adams avenue and
the armory, hundreds of pedestrians
along the streets lined the sidewalks as
the boys la blue passed.
Colonel E. H. Ripple, (Major iMIller
and Commissary Sergeant W. H. Burke
arrived at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
"When Johnny Comes -Marching
Home" was the tune played by the
drum corps when the Thirteenth left
camp Saturday morning, and it is im
possible to describe the feelings of the
members when they heard the refrain.
They expected they would receive a
royal welcome and looked forward with
Joyful anticipation to tha time when
they should arrive at home and march
up Lackawanna avenue, the sidewalks
lined with enthusiastic men and women
eager to applaud the brave boys who
had attained the highest point of ex
cellence among the citizen soldiery.
They had expected this reception be
cause their proficiency was recognized
abroad, but the cheers of those at home
would be more dear. Their reception
was disappointing.
Pool oa the Leaving Tims.
Ir was 9:06 when the regiment left Mt.
Gretna. It was the first to Start, but
the leaving time will not be forgotten
by the members of Company C. After
the work wascomoleted Cnrrfnln Chnan
In order to hold the attention of the
men and furnitti them diversion, or
ganized a DOol on th lima nf tiovln
The one nearest to the leaving time
was to take the pool.
Nothing that - was ibmaphod rl iirlnir
the enoampment caused so much excite
ment, utner companies were also In
terested. The cool warn fnrmAvl at 7
o'ctock. The men guessing at all times
irom mat until ll o'clock. The excite
ment was Intense. Finally the regi
ment was loaded on the cars. It was
about 8.40. Everything was ready, but
why wasn't the start made.
Man after man was dropped from tho
list or probable winners. Finally It
reached 9 o'clock. That waa h tu.
Mr. Kaufmann fixed. It seemed sure
as the start was expected every minute.
The order had hern riven hut n min
utes elapsed, and at the sixth minute
me train siaraea ana ine pool was won
br Mr, Colony.
Last Might in Csmp.
The midway plalsance was not a cir
cumstance to the encampment on tho
final night. In every company there
was different amusements and it was a
cynical chap. Indeed, who would not
be amused by a trip through the camp.
The Thirteenth was busy preparing to
leave, but they found time for innocent
amusement and plenty of It.
When daylight broke there were not
many who had touched their cots, as
those had been packed the night before.
Men sought sleep in various attitudes,
but did not find it, because of the Inces
sant dim and noise. ' At 4 o'clock re
vlelle was sounded and camp was
broken. '" " '" '
The baggage was hastily packed, and,
although many thought that It should
be a two weeks' encampment, yet if it
were they would not be able to stand
the loss of sleep, as nearly everyone
of them had a keen appreciation of tha
r': ' :::: ;'r'-":':
comforts of a clean bed Immediately
after they arrived.
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.
The extension of Mulberry street to the
end of the Elmhurst boulevard at Arthur
avenue Is aa improvement that Is much
appreciated by horsemen who frequent
that popular drive. It furnishes a straight
and reasonably passable driveway from
the boulevard to the center of the city.
Yesterday afternoon was delightful for
driving and the boulevard was crowded
with all manner ot turnouts. The clear
atmosphere revealed at its brat th many
choice bits of scenery along the road and
the bracing air where the boulevard
wound about th mountain side seemed to
give new vigor to all who breathed K.
There Is much speculation as to who will
succeed J. K. ileetem as general manager
of th Bcranton Traion company. Tho
statement has been made that Frank B;l-
vlxon, manager of he Atlantic avenue
line, of llrooklyn, N. Y., hus been sug
gested as Mr. lMim'i successor, but
nothing of an ofllclal nature has yet Won
made- public regarding the matter. The
Free Press yesterday had this to suy about
the position: "Who Is to be Mr. Heetem's
successor? Is the question to which tho
Clark of rhilailelph'a have nut yet vouch-
safed an answer. It Is rathir strange
that the Traction coiniwny cannot find a
man In Scrnnton capable of running Its
lines. With each succeeding Imported
mauager a cloud of sutellltes comes, ills
placing all the desirable places. Why not
do away with thtse annoying changes by
choosing a flcranton man for nianuger.
There's I". W. Gallagher, for Instance.
Ho has been the chief lieutenant of both
Archer and HeeUm. Ho knows the busi
ness of tho Bcranton Traction company
from a to lsxunt. He is familiar with the
methods of the two managers and has
Ideas of his own on every subject. He has
b!n a very valuable man for the Bcran
ton Tructlon company and Is In direct line
of promotion. Mr. (iallagher Is a Benin-
ton man and his appointment woum no a
recognition of Bcranton. Why not ap
point P. W. Gallagher general manager
of the Traction company? This suggestion
Is respectfully made in ths hope that
Messrs. t'lark. of Philadelphia, will tuke
!t Into serious consideration."
On Aug. 7 the annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union of Amer
ica w ill open In Columbia hall. N w York
city, and continue In session for four days.
Extensive arrangements have been by tho
union of New York to entertain the visit
ing delegates. The Bcranton union will
be represented by M. J. O'Toole, of this
city; Miss Katie Mahon, of Kingston, and
P. J. Qulnn, of Mlnooka.
Tuesday evening's mass meeting at
Grace Reformed church by tho Christian
KnJeavorers promises to be a, notable
event. It Is held mainly for the purpose cf
advancing the movement to bring the
state convention of ISM to this city. Bitch
a movement is worthy of the active sup
port of the residents of tho city, whether
members of the Christian Endeavor so
cieties or not, and every Inducement
should be made to Induce the coming con
vention at Krle to decide to hold the next
state meeting In this city.
Carbondale Is thus wont to give ViJit to
Its vanity over Its latest metropolitan ac
quisition: "The little bootblnck that is
now on our streets has come to stay. Ho
has already worked up a good business
here, and likes the town. He stopped in
Bcranton before coming here, but when
his presence was discovered the union
bootblacks at once drove him out. The
little fellow has an eye to business by
making monthly contracts with a numbr
of business men for shines and he has
tn the First National
bank." Leader. Tho question naturally
arises wnai uiu me turooiiuuio u
for a shine before the advent of that pio
neer bootblack?
"Well, that beats Tammnny Hall and the
Irish," said Police Lliutenant John Davis
last night, suddenly breaking forth from
a meditative mood and swinging around
in his chair so as to face the group of of
flecrs In tha sergeant's office. "They may
talk of Irish emigrants picking out their
beats when they strike Ellis Island, but
that isn't a circumstance to a case that
happened in this very city. Why, do you
know." continued the lieutenant, with
as serious a face as he was able to wear,
"that there was a Welshman came to this
city one time and two days after h landed
h nma n Hntv as a oollce officer?" There
was much craning of necks and bending
of ears to catch every syllable or tne ter
rible disclosure, and when all showed
....in.iip.li ihnt thev wero sitting In an
uncomfortable position on the anxious
seat, the lleutPnant, wltn a oroau grin,
merely said: "Tom Jones," the name of
the officer who returned last week from
his vacation across the water.
THE TEMPERANCE REUNION.
John O. Wootley Will Attract Thousands
of People to Moiintnin I'nrK.
The seventh annual Christian tem
perance reunion at Mountain Park next
Monday will be attended by thousands
of Christian people from all parts of
the valley. John G. Woolley's name Is
enough to draw the multitude, ror his
fame as an arator la world-wide. W.
C. Weeden. of New York, will be the
soloist, and the Young Men's Christian
Association Glee club, of twenty-four
voices, will sing a number of songs. The
arrangments for the trains and rates of
fare are now completed and for the nrst
time are now published:
NEW YORK, ONTARIO & WESTERN,
Station. Leave. Adult, Child.
Forest City 7.10 a.m. II.C0 $1.00
Oarbondale 7.24 a.m 1.35 00
Jormyn 7.31 a.m. 1.30 R5
Archbatd 7.40 a.m. 1.20 80
Wlnton 7.a.m. 1.15 75
Peckvlllo 7.48 a.m 1.10 70
Olyphant 7.52 a.m. 1.10 70
Dickson 7.54 a.m. 1.00 05
Throop 7.50 a.m. l.OO B."
Providence S.00 a.m. 95 CO
Park Place 1.02 a.m. 95 U
Bcranton Arrive .05 a m.
D.. L. ft W, TO BCRANTON.
Moscow, 7.35 a. m., regular tlckot to
Bcranton.
Elmhurst, 7.42 a. m., regular ticket to
Bcranton.
Bcranton Arrive 8.05 a. m., to Central
Railroad of Now Jemscy station.
Nicholson, 7 a. m., regular tickets to
Bcranton.
Factoryvllle, 7.14 a m., regular tickets
to Bcranton.
La Plume, 7.18 a m., regular tickets to
Bcranton.
Dalton, 7.22 a. m., regular tickets to
Bcranton. -
Glenburn, 7.2S a. m., regular tickets to
Bcranton.
Clark's Summit, 7.32 a. m., regular tick
ets to Bcranton.
Chinchilla, 7.30 a m., regular tickets to
Bcranton.
Bcranton Arrive 7.60 a, m to Central
Railroad of New Jersey station.
C. H. R. OF N. J .TO MOUNTAIN PARK.
. Adult, Child
Bcranton ........8.20 a.m. 95 60
Taylor 8.27 a.m. 90 45
Mooslo 8.32 am 75 40
Avoca 8.36 a.m. 70 40
Plttston 8. 40 a.m GO
Mill Creek 8.61 a.m. 50
Minor's Mill 8.52 a.m. 50 , 30
Parson 8.55 a.m. .45
Wltkes-Barre ..8.00 a.m. 35 SO
Ashley (.10 a.m. 25 85
Mountain Park Arrive . a. m.
People on the Nantlcoke branch will
take regular trains and will be returned
home in - the evening by the- special
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
passenger will be returned home In the
evening on speolals. . Tickets good on
any regular train. ' Trains will run
about every hour between Wllkes-Barre
and the Park. -
Bleysle Races
this afternoon, I p. m at Driving park.-
INDIA'S SMCE FEGPLE
Described by Rev. L R. Jaaaey at
Cedar Avenue Church.
WORK WOMEN ACCOMPLISHED
Thev Are Better Able to Pave ths Way for
ths Trae Religion Than Are Msa.
Largo Number of Converts
That Have Been Made.
Rev. L. R. Janney occupied tho pulpit
at the Cedar venue Methodist Episco
pal church last evening. He la an
American, recently returned from In
dia, In which country he labored eleven
years aa a missionary among the heath
ens. lils discourse was chiefly a recount
ing of the manner and cutoms of the
natives and the peculiar fascination ex
ercised over them by the Urahmln
prlents. They do not avow what might
be termed a religion; It Is rather a
aupersti'.'lon in the performance of the
exacting requirements, uf which they
are exceedingly xealous.
A Hindoo, he said, gunges his habits,
actions. In fact the general tenor of his
life according to certain superstitious
traditions. He bi-ll.-vf that he cannot
eat, sleep, think, feel, see, know, or ex
ercise any of his capabilities, outside of
a certain defined groove, which Is regu
lated by the sway maintained over the
populace by llrumlnlsni.
Hcv. I.Mr. Jnniiey .paid a grand trt'lmte
to the nilsxlivnaiy work being done (by
womtin; they, he fjiUI. appear to be bet
ter able to unlink the error from the
hearts of the heathen nnd iave the
way for true religion. He prayed that
more of them would tnke up the life.
For the past two years the number of
converted souls liy India that have en
tered the fold of 'the Methoillnt Episco
pal church, averages 15,000 per annum.
He hoied to see this num'lier lr.l?reaiu In
future years. The speaker was most elo
quent, his whole heart and soul being
put Into his sermon. The church was
crowded to hear him.
BATHKB A COOL YARN.
Iloro's a Story That to lis Enjoyed Should
lie Read with the Thermometer Some
where I'p Among the Nineties.
Chicago Tlmos-Herald.
"The chilliest cold weather story I
ever heard," said Alfred S. Trude, "was
told ime by one John Coffee, a hnlf-breAl
guide, who ranges around the upper
part of Wisconsin and the northern
peninsula of Michigan. Understand
me," continued Mr. Trude, placing an
earnest hand upon his listener's shoul
der. "Understand me. I do not vouch for
the truth of the ptory I do not guar
antee Its correctness In any particular
I simply give It to you as It was told
to me. You may take It Into your own
consciousness and do with it as you
will. Doubt It or credit It, as you seo
fit. For my own part. I wish to say
that I believe It. I have had consider
able experience In lawsuits, and have In
terviewed nurny witnesses In my time.
The more statements I hear in court
the more I am inclined to look for truth
and propriety of speech in the men of
the woods. They have not yet learned
that language was given man for the
purpose of concealing his real views.
Thus, when John Coffee, my guide,
told me the story of the big freeze of
1SG9 I drank It in like the water of a
spring. I saw no reason to doubt his
veracity. My account of the event win
not be eo picturesque as Coffee's, but
so long as the general facts are pre
sented, I presume it wll be satisfac
tory. Late In January, 18G9, so Coffee said,
James Buchanan Red.blanket, an Indian
of good repute, left his home over back
of .Munlslng to take some skunk skins
and other peltry to Marquette, where
ho aimed to market them. Mar
quette Is about forty mile from Munlslng
and as the snow was hard nnd Red-
blanket's six-dog team had but about
two hundred pounds of skins to haul
on their sledge, -the Journey was ac
counted as an easy eight or nine hour
trip. RedblankPt was a husky man
and good at heal and toe. He left home
at 6 o'clock In the morning, by the light
of the stars. .Four hours later cold
weather settled down on the south
Bhore of Lake 'Superior like a hired man
on his Job. Such a freeze had never
been known beforp. From reasonably
mild winter's weather the temperature
of thn't celebrated day in 1869 dropped
out of sight. If the family of James
Buchanan Redblanket had possessed a
thermometer the mercury would have
curled up In the bulb and frozen Into a
bullet. But they had no thermometer,
and any discussion on the subject Is
futile.
His Absence r.xcltes Cariosity.
"Three days elapsed and Redblanket
did not return to his humble home back
of the Bay Furnace company's loca
tlnn. 'His tender papposps, who looked
for beads nnd things upon his return, be
came fretful and clamorous. Even Mrs.
Rc-iblanket'B placidity was ruffled, and
she began wondering what had become
of Jim. Sho told the neighbors that he
had not returned, and as the weather
had moderated to about zero a party of
six or eight started out for Marquette
to ascertain whether tho offense for
which the townsman and trlbmman
was detained was bailable under the
singular laws of the white Intruders.
Twenty miles toward Marquette the out
fit came upon a silent party. It con
sisted of Redblanket, his six dog team
and a load of skunk skins. They were
on u slight Incline, the dogs straining at
their collars for the pull and James
Buchanan Redblanket tn the attitude of
one shovlntc at the rear of the load.
He was doing his best to push a good
thing along, when the cold came nnd
froze him and his dogs stiff In their
tracks.
"He and his team were piled up on the
peltry and hauled back to the Munlslng
settlement. It was decided to give Red
blanket proper (burial and to eat the
dogs, which Is the economical practice
of the red man of the forest. One of ths
party went abend to break the news
and to prepare the town hall or coun
cil house for the funeral. Redblanket
was what one might call an alderman
among the Indians, and an ordinary
burial wouldn't do in his case. It would
have to be a tribal affair. So a gre was
built In the middle of the earthen floor,
and when the funeral train arrived the
Interior was hot and smoky. Red
blankets remains -were deposited near
the fire and the dogs were stacked up
outside for future reference. The bosses
of the camp were sitting around Inside
smoking and the bereaved Mrs. Red
blanket and her feminine kindred were
practicing on the long yell to be raised
next day, when a strange thing hap
pened. James Buchanan Redblanket
kicked off the Mackinaw blanket that
had been stretched over him and de
manded first food and then fire water,
holding that, although an Indian snd
as such not entitled to whiskey under
ths United States law, yet having been
frosen he was clearly entitled to booie
for medical purposes. A delegate was
sent over to the Bay Furnace and got
the whiskey, which was given to Red
blanket, who then entered into the de
bate which followed. This was as to
his status.
Was Ha Logall Dead?
Certain constitutional lawyers held
that he was legally dead, and the settle
ment was entitle to the Joy and eclat
of his funeral. They favored beating
him upon the head until he became a
corpxe de facto as well as de Jure.
Others maintained that his case was
one of suspended animation only. The
cold came upon him so sudldenly that
there had been no lesions or failures
of the tissues such as would accompany
an ordinary freezing, and his faculties
had simply congealed and had been held
In abeyance. Therefore he had not been
dead, but simply stood In the position of
one who for any reason or cause had
taken an uncommonly long slumber.
Redblanket's case was going against
him. and he might have got tho worst
uf It had he not offered to devote the
proceeds of his ballu of skins to the pur
chase of tobacco and such Illicit essence
of Jamaica ginger as might be bought
of venturesome Marojuette druggists
for the general consumption of the
camp. This offer was accepted In lieu
of his life.
"The dogs, which had been piled up,
were then brought In, and being exposed
to the heat also revived. But one was
lost. This had fallen off the pledge,
having been Insecurely loaded, and dis
arranged some of his Interior mech
anism. Coffee told the story with every
Indication of truthfulness, and hpslde
made profert of his dog In evidence,
the animal was a grandson of one of
Kedblunket's sledge-dogs," concluded
Mr. Trude.
SI B1M1NQ A TI RHOK.
From the Piinxsutnwney Spirit.
"I'm tho best man on tills train !"ahouted
an Intoxicated woodsman us ho swaggered
to ithe smoking cur nt a Utile way station
on the lluiralo, Rochester und Pittsburg
last Wtilaesiluy.
"I'm tho beat man on this train!" he
repi ateil, and smacked his fists fiercely.
As he repeated the assertion with addi
tional emphasis a dude who was smoking
a cigarette sneaked Into another car, and
tho other passengers wore a troubled look.
But a man on a back st-at, who Uvea in
Brudford, wulked up to the would-bo ter
ror und said calmly:
"Stranger, you say you aro the best man
on the train. If that Is the case what is
tho use In making such a fus about It? I
think you aro tho worst'man on the train
certainly the worst behaved. When I seo
a fidlow acting Hire you are doing I set
him down as a cowardly bully, and a
miserable, sneaking cur. Now sit down
The terror had evidently received a seri
ous setback, but he didn't like- to appear to
be too easily subdued. Bo ho said:
"Think you aro a better mun than I am,
do you?"
"I should hope so," said the other.
"You are a liar!" exclaimed tho terror,
and mado a pass at him.
That Is where he made the mistake. The
gentleman from Bradford let go with his
right nnd sent thefjllow sprawling against
the Iron portion of a seat, cutting his head
so that It required five stitches to sew up
the gash. After he had recovered some
what and began to realize what had hap.
pened he said:
"I didn't think the dashed thing was
loaded."
AN EXPENSIVE 11 ADIT.
From tho San Francisco Post.
"I am going to learn to rldo the whel
Won't that be lovely?" she exclaimed
lovouslv. as thty stood at the front gate,
"Let me see, how do you get on?" and
she took hold ot the handle bars on his
wheel.
"This Is a man's wheel, nnd you couldn't
ride It without bloomers," he explained.
"Oh, thait reminds me. The funniest
thing happened to-day," and she prodded
the gate post with her hnt pin as she re
lated the experience. "I went Into a store
on Kearney street to get me a bicycle
suit. 'Let mo see some bloomers, please,'
I asked the clerk. He smiled and Inquired,
With or without?' 'With or without
what?' I asked. 'Why, with or without a
skirt.' Wasn't that cute?"
She was assured that it was and then
the young man concluded It was time to
go.
"Guess I'll have to pump up that hind
Ire," he remarked as he observed that It
hail about collapsed.
Ho adjusted the pump and worked away.
but tho air whistled out through a hun
dred little punctures. It suddenly dawned
on tho young lady that the habit of Jab
bing her hnt pin into everything in sight
had cost her young man a new tire.
Ho Was Taken In.
St. Teter "Bo you want to coma Into
heaven, eh? What made you think you
could como in hers?
Shade of Henpeck "Well, I hnd always
been tuken In on earth, and 1 had a vague
Idea that If I came up hero I'd be taken In
again "
Bt. Peter "Como In." Syracuse Post.
WORK OP THE IMPIRE.
They waited at tho city gate,
Nor spako they any word.
The multltuilo gazed anxiously,
And scarcely breathed or stirred.
Bethought they not of heat or sun,
Though strongly beat It down,
But waited thero with nnxlous hearts
The people of tho town.
Assembled were the burghers proud,
And with them Indies fair.
And by tho sldo of these the poor,
For every one wns there..
The high, the low, the young, the old,
Who came In rags or state,
Togother in that fateful hour
They waited at the gato.
And suddenly a mighty shout
From a hundred Ihroals arose,
Aad thrles a hundreJ throats the cry
Take up, and on It goos.
Swelling a mighty chorus then,
The clumor fills the way,
As all the multitude exclaims:
"They come! They come! 'TIs they!"
Afar upon th; highway now
A figure Is descried,
."Alone?" All eyes aro strained. "Alone
With no one by his side."
And near he comes until thoy seo
He walks with faltering feet
And drooping head, nor rise his eyes
Tho multitude to greet.
"What bodes It?" ory tho burghers,
Thus cry ths, ladles fair,
Likewise the poor and all of those
Who are assembled there.
Hushed again their voices all,
With faces blanched they wait.
And hang upon the Hps of him
Who stands within the gate.
Thrice tries the man a word to say,
And tries he yet again,
Three times his quivering Hps do part,
Three tlmts they part In vain,
At last he speaks, and speaking low,
He tells the city's shame;
Thos near him only heard him gasp;
"The umpire stole the game."
In Edenburgh on Flodden's day
All hearts were filled with woe
At thought of battle bravely fought
And lost, and yet I trow
That grief was not to be compared
To what to Leesvllle came,
When from the Liver Eaters
. The umpire stole the game.
Detroit Tribune,
SOIdE OF THEf.l WERE YARY
Others, if Anything. Bolder Thaa
Ever Before.
NOT A DRY DAY BY ANY MEANS
Uow the Sabbath Observance Scars Af
fected the Saloon-Keepcra-Gaesta
at Prominent Hotel Couldn't
Get Even Milk.
Unlike the police of New York and
other large cities, our olllcers are not
ofilclally Interested In the enforcemn.
of the Bunday4aws, but like other mor
tals, they have a well developed bump
of curiosity, and cevcral ot those who
were out day duty In the central city
yosterday, prompted by the present
Sabbath observance agitation, made a
mental note of the condition of affairs
In their respective precincts.
Their reports, a a ibrought out In a
cufual conversation at the station house
lust evening, tended to show that the
saloonkeepers were variously affected
by the knowledge that spotters were
going about, looking for violation uf
the Sunday laws.
At one of the most promlnemt howel
erles In the city the day was as dry as
It was at Hotel Jermyn. Guests were
not even permitted o enter the bar
mum, and under no consideration
would anything that had to come from
the liar lie served In the roums. This
caused much coinplulnt among the
guests, efpei'lHlly the .permanent board
ers; Unit tho landlord was Inexorable,
anil as a conseiiuence many a long
drawn out thirst was the remit.
No Inducements Offered.
At the mujorlty of the other first
class hotels the same or almost as
stringent rules obtained. Home served
customers In unoccupied bedrooms and
some In the dining rooms, which were
kept open for he purpose, but at no
place of nny pretentions were any In
ducements offered to the trade.
One or the uttaches of the first men
tioned house stated to a Tribune man
that it was not the wish or d!r of
the house to do business on Sunday,
but it was an alimlst absolute ne-jes-slty.
"We will have to keep aa closed
as a clam, however, at least until this
attaempted blackmailing subsides, fur
we cannot afford to have the house
brought Into any such scrapes, and you
know that It Is Just such places as ours
that these people are liable to swoop
aown upon.
Some of the saloonkeepers seemed to
take It for granted that Inasmuch as
the latter day Sunday observance agi
tators had been legally sat Upon by nn
alderman that all fear from that quar
ter was at nn end. and were embold
ened to take even lesa than usual pre
caution to fii?guis.a their Sunday trafllc,
Not a Ilry Sundav.
It was not a "dry Sunday" by any
means, Dut tnere were many persons
surprised yesterday upon visiting their
lavonte resorts to be met with "sorrv
we can't do It. Have to keep low for a
weeg or so."
F.I. Modclo. Key Wet Cigars
We have bsrn appointed wholesale dis
tributlng agents for th above line of
cigars for Bcranton and vicinity. Dealers
can obtain from us all the different sizes
in any quantity nt factory prices.
J CARNEY, BROWN & CO,
Posltlvo Auction Snle-No Reserve.
Tho contents of tho Faurot House, No.
120 Washington avenue, consisting of the
contents or thirty rooms, Monday at 9 a.
ni., July 29.
Bicycle Races
this afternoon, 2 p. m., at Driving park.
Messrs. Strong a Harris, City Auction
ccrs.
invito their friends to attend the sale of
Furniture, Silverware, Carpets, Crockery.
Bedding, etc.. to be held at the Fail rot
House, No. 120 Washington avenue, at 9
a. m. Monday, July 29.
Tho great big sale of Carpets and Fur
niture commences at 9 a. m. Monday at
Fuurot House, No. 120 Washington ave
nue. Everybody gets bargains that day. '
Di in.
GEARHART. In Scranton. July 27, 1S93,
daughter of William nnd Harriet Gear-
hart, of Nay Aug avenue, nged 3 months.
Funeral Monday afternoon. Services nt
residence at 2 o'clock.
MOORE. In Plymouth, July 27. 1895, Mrs
Grace Moore, aged 78 years, at residence
of daughter, Mrs. William J. Hooper, on
Reynolds street. Funeral Monday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment in the
Shawnee cemetery.
SHERIFFS SALE,
C. W. FREEMAN'S
STOCK OF
Fine Watches,
Diamonds,
Jewelry, Etc.
Must bo cloned out nt once. F.v
cry nrticle will he sold at less tliun
cost, no reasonable offer refused
Now is your chance. Sale posi
tive. Will open July 0 at 9 a. m.
and continue until the whole stock
Is disposed of.
Auction Sale Each Evening at 7.30
EXCURSION TO NEW YORK
VII ERIE MD WYOMING VALLEY R. R ,
Undor the Auspices of the
Excelsior : Athletic : Clnb,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17.
Fare. Round Trip,...
Good for Tan Days..
$2.75
4.89
6E8I SETS OF TEETB. $8.00
Including ths ffttulM itracttaf it
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
i
821 Sf UCE tl3.
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To any person
buying $5.00 worth
of other goods from
us we will give 23
pounds of best gran
ulated sugar for $1.00
for a short time.
THE
SCRANTON CASH STORE
F. P. PRICE, Agent
Have You
Lost a Purse
Or Is Your
Old One Nesrly
Worn Cut?
If So, We Want to
Remind You That
We Have Just Revived a !
Line of Ladies' Furses
And Leather Bocks That
Are the Very Newest Shapes.
Prices Are
10c, 25c, 50c. and $1.00
Each. They Cannot
Be Bought Elsewhere
For Any
Such Prices.
3!9 UCKhWANKA fiVEKJI.
I
VICTOR LEADS ALL
We arc receiving a few daily,
And arc prepared to furnish Vic.
tors, Gcndrons, Envoys, Fleet,
wings, ltclay Special, Relay Road
ter.s, Crowns, I.u.ViNums; all new
in both Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Wheels.
WE HAVE STILL SOME BARGAINS II
SECOND-HAND WHEELS
Call and Examine.
J. D. WILLIAMS S BRO.
314 LACK. AVE., SCRANTON, PA.
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND
Given from i a. m. to 6 p. m. at the
Qreen Ridge Sanitarium,
720 Marlon St., Groan Ridge.
For Ladles Rnfferinir from NerTonDisoes,
Catarrhal and Rheumatic Complaint special
situation Is slvou.
MISS A. E. JORDAN,
CBradnats ot the Ponton Hospital Training
School tor Nurses). Superintendent
THI OILIBRATIft
a al
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it
WOOLWORTfl'S
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riKi 1. 1 i" 1 it, r.i
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In at Pnsiat tM Mt retain ana f reftnea t
1 Mjiit Ariate .
Wtrareoatli vpetlte0hinhvailhavmtiit,
bOS WhlhgtrfXvi 8ornton,Pa,
m mm
WE WILL CFFERj
Mackintoshes at half price.
Fine Checked Mackirj- $
2.49
tosnes t
Formerly $4.50.'
Blue-Black Mackin- $0
toshes, finest made, Qi
Formerly $12.00.
CAPES.
A few more Ladies'
Snrinrr Cnnr-c 1ft fcl ftft
will close them out at ij0
Formerly Sold at $4.00.
MILLINERY.
I lot of Ladies' and
Children's Trim- nQ
mod Hats at VOC
138 Wyoming Avs.
HXSXow is the best time
to have -our furs repaired by
the only practical furrier ia
the citv.
Blue Serge
Cocitc hnd Vests
for
$5.00,
White
- - ...
Duck Pants
for
$100,
FRANK P. CHRISTIAN
Hatter,
Shirt Maker
AND.
Men's
Outfitter.
412 SPRUCE STREET,
jSttiAHIUJ, r
205 LACKAWANNA AVE.
NOW HOW
TO
Lake Ariel.
umiflV MIC 7
miliums nuui i
ADC Vnil (XtifiP.O
mib I ww uviiiu i
HATS
;
BOLZ,
Ja v . i T . nv:a .awl -rktl
ABOUT
IV.EHB8
19
Bloyelt Kacos
this afternoon, 1 p. m at Driving park.
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