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THE SCRANTON TEIBUKE SATUBDAY . MOBNENG, . AUGUST 31, 1895,
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V Career ol
nam Connml. h-
Biographical IncidenU Con
earning a Man Well-Known
to Every Resident of Scran
ton. "
William Connell. of Scranton. has.
within the past few .months, become so
prominent a figure In Pennsylvania
politics as to attract he attention ot
the press and politicians throughout
(be state. Although a man past middle
life he has not. until comparatively
recently. Interested himself In stats pol
itics. He has. however, been a power
ful factor la the politics of Lackawanna
career has been one of the most remark
able as well as one of the most success
ful n the history of the anthracite coal
fields.
William Connell was born at Cape
Breton. Nova Scotia. In 1837. of Scotch
descent, a tacit easily dlscernable In
'very festure of Ms strong face, al
though physically he 4s lacking In the
robustness characteristic ot the hardy
race whose blood flows lnhls veins. In
1S44. when the subject of this sketoh
was a lad of seventeen, ills family emi
grated from Nov Scotia to Luserne
county. Pennsylvania, where young
Connell turned his attention to min
ing, beginning 4n the most humble ra
pacity. He had enjoyed only limited
educaitlonal advantages, but enough to
awaken In hla naturally blight Intellect
a strong ambition for self-Improvement.
Those coming In contact with him
would Infer, from 1ls wide knowledge
and great fund of Information, that he
dad in his youth enjoyed far greater
advantages than fall to the lot of the
average young man. His mind is a
vast storehouse of Information on al
most every topic that can be presented.
Became a Setontifiu Miner.
For a number ot years Mr. Connell
worked in the mines, and it Is needless
to say that he speedily acquired all the
Information and practical knowledge
that constitute the scientific miner. In
1858 he was placed In full charge of all
the mines of the Wyoming Valley and
Susquehanna railroad and coal com
pany. This position he held for four
teen years, or until 1&70, when the
charter of the company expired, and
then came the opportunity William
Connel 'had been waiting for. He had
been industrious and economical, had
saved money and was prepared to com
mence business on his own account.
With the boldness that has character
ized his subsequent career as a business
man. lie acquired control of the mines
of the above named corporation and
this iwas the real beginning of a busi
ness career whose success 'Is indeed
marvelous. He speedily developed a
capacity for bustnss that has been sel
dom equalled In the anthractie coal
fields. Too much space would be re
quired to enter Into the details of this
remarkable man's career during the
next twonty-flve years. To-day he Is
the most conspicuous figure In the fin
ancial, manufacturing and mining
arena of Northern Pennsylvania.
To fully comprehend the magnitude
of William Connell'a success It Is only
necessary to enumerate the great busi
ness concerns of which he Is the head or
with the management of which he la as
sociated. He Is president of the Third
National Bank of Scranton. the Connell
Coal company, the Lackawanna Mills
company, the Scranton Button com
pany.Ntbe Weston Mills company, the
Hunt A Connell company, and the
Meadow Brook Land company. He is a
director of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company, the Dickson Manufac
turing company, the Clark A Snover
company, the Lackawanna Trust and
Safe Deposit company, the Lehigh Salt
Mining company, the Scranton Packing
company, the Scranton Forging com
pany, the Lackawanna Lumber com
pany, the Colliery Engineer company,
atid Che' Scranton Tribune company.
He is also a heavy stockholder in num
erous other financial and Industrial in
stitutions. It is a significant fact that
almost every Industry with which he Is
connected receives much of his per
sonal attention and all are prosperous
or give promise of becoming so under
his wise direction. A most striking
peculiarity of William Connell's career
Is, that vast as are his business opera
tions. Its so systematizes his time and
work that he still finds opportunity to
give no little attention to the fostering
of educational, benevolent and religious
Institutions In which he has for years
manifested great Interest. He Is a
trustee of the Wesleyan University. Sy
racuse University and Drew Theolog
ical seminary, and has greatly assisted
all these Institutions.
His Vaosteafatlons Generosity.
iMr. Connell adheres to the Methodist
Episcopal church, and Is probably the
most liberal contributor In the Wyom
ing Conference to all the various enter
prises of that church. Munificent as
have been Ms contributions to these
various causes, Mr. Connell Is never
ostentatious In his beneficences. Many
an embannassed) church, hospital or
charitable Institution owes Its relief to
Mm, and In rendering such aid he
knows no creed or nationality. Many
a young man 1n Scranton owes his rife
and success Mi life to the generous aid
and wise counsel of Mr. Connell. Bo
unbounded is the confidence in his
Judgment and sagacity, no less than In
his unselfishness, that men In ail walks
and conditions of life constantly reek
his advise and none eveir sro from him
wluhout having received the best he had
to give.
Shrewd, bold am) aggressive as Will
iam Cqpnell Is In the conduct of his
business affairs, he Is absolutely free
from all trickery and never depnrts
from the straight path of honor, fair
ness and strict integrity In his rela
tlons with his fellow-men. 'He never
seeks to over-reach anyone, and what
ever tie attains comes to him clean
handed. His marvelous success In ev
ery venture can be traced directly and
olely to his clear head, sound Judg
ment, keen perception, untiring en
ergy, Indomitable will and unflinching
Integrity.
That Mr. Connell has not long ago
succumbed, physically, to the great
atfainwhlch he necessarily subjects him
self to In Ms gigantic business affairs,
Is due Very largely to his correct and
temperate habit In bis everyday life
and his methodical ways. He works
constantly, but never overworks him
self. When he finds the strain telling
on his strength, be takes rest and rec
reation. Moreover, be surrounds him
self with" men whom ht Implicitly'
trusts and whom he attaches to him
self and to bis interests by treating
them with liberality and respect.
A Man of Many Refinements. .' ,
Unlike so many men who are Im
mersed la the affairs of active busi
ness, Mr. Connell has not become In
different to the refinements and higher
enjoyments of life. literature, the
arts. Use sciftMeeV have their attrac
tions for bttn. His home la a model of
beauty, refinement and good taste,
rather than of gaudy splendor and lux
ury. All the surroundings of William
Connell are characteristic of the man.
They proclaim more loudly than could
words the generous, solid, methodical
and careful man of affairs, who can
yet lay aside the cares of business and
become deeply interested in the refine
ments, the rational enjoyments, the
benevolences, the real luxuries of ev-ery-day
life.
It la only recently that Mr. Connell
has become a prominent figure and a
potent factor in state politics. He is
today the acknowledged leader of
Northeastern Pennsylvania Republic
anism, leadership was not sought by
him. it was literally forced upon him
by a peculiar combination of circum
stances not ot his creating. 'He ac
cepted the burdens and responsibilities
of leadership as he does sll other du
ties that uome to him from his fellow
men. As a political leader. Mr. Con
nell Is different from moat men as he
Is in other affairs. An ardent and un
compromising Republican he has al
ways been, but an otnVe-seeker, never.
Twice he could have had the nomina
tion of his party for representative In
congress, but declined, and twice he
consented, for the sake ot peace and
harmony, to the nomination for con
gress of a man who had been his relent
less political enemy.
True to Ills Convictions.
x In the recent factional fight In Penn
sylvania Mr. Connell has occupied a
position lu every way characteristic of
the mnn. He desired a Lackawanna
county man appointed to the new Su
perior court bench, and entered heart
and soul into the support of the can
didacy of Judge Wlllurd. Mr. Connell
stands very close to Governor Hastings,
and the latter appointed Judge Wlllard.
When Senator Quay declared war
against the Hastings administration,
and a fierce factional ibattle was
threatening, Mr. Council was urgent In
his advocacy ot a pulley ot compromise
that would be conducive to harmony
and peace. He made Irberal overture
to Quay personally, and also to the sen
ator's local represenatlves, all of which
were rejected. Thl9 aroused all the
aggressiveness In his Scotch blood, and
from that moment he became the man
of Iron nerve, and from that moment
the battle was lost to Quay In Lacka
wanna county. From that moment
also. William Connell became the rec
ognised leader ot Republicanism, not
merely In Lackawanna county, but in
Northern Pennsylvania.
In politics, as In every other cause
he espouses, William Connell is a man
of principle. He adheres to the Repub
lican party because he believes In the
correctness of the principles, policy and
purposes for which that party stand.
He seeks no office for himself, and has
frequently put aside his friends when
they would gladly have conferred po
litical honors upon him. He Is as true
ai steel to his friends, and counts no
sacrifice too great when he can serve
them. So aggressive and resolute a
man as he Is naturally has enemies.
But even In his enmities he differs from
ordinary men. He never persecutes,
and no ma a is more easily concilia ted,
even by his enemies, when a proper
disposition Is manifested. There Is no
pettiness iu his warfare, political or
otherwise. When he has a battle to
fight In politics or In the business world
he fights openly, In the broad light of
day, and rights to win.
The city of Scranton owes more to
William Connell than to any other man
residing within Its borders, fur what it
is today. He has left the impress of
his energy, progresatveness. liberality
and keen business sagacity In every di
rection. Many of her most valuable
Industries owe their existence to him,
and others their prosperity. The peo'
pie honor and respect him. In all
things he Is that best nd most valu
able of all citizens, a self-made man, a
man of the people. The great wealth
he has acquired Is put to the best of
uses the development and prosperity
of the community.
WOMEN AND WAGES.
Prom the Washington Post.
An Inquiry Into the cause or cause of
the decline of the waxes of women In New
York has brought out the statement that
one of the principle reasons for thj de
crenne .g that men are encropchin.r or
nelus heretofore occupied exclus'vely by
women. For example, men are applying
for, and. It appears, obtaining employ
ment In such occupations as the manufac
ture of huts, caps, suspenders, dressmak
ing, cloakmaklng, laundry work, and sim
ilar occupations. The men who thus com-
? W Uih wo,ncn ,r Poles, Hungarian
and Italians and they work for lower
waxes thun the avcrauo woman can afford
to accept unless driven to do so by the
Jtern compulsion of wart. Another cause,
and perhaps the chief one, Is w!k"I by
Miss Woodbridge, secretary of the Working-
M omen's society, who says "the
trouble is th-.e Is so many more womon to
nil places than there are places to fill."
By reason of the Immigration of work
ing women, who have come over in Im
mense .numbers, and are crowding the
'-heap tenements of New York and other
large- cities, the market for women's
work Is glutted. The amount of work to
be done has not Increased so rsipldly as the
supply of women who depend on work for
subsisted. The Inevitable result of this
condition are declining wages and all the
suffering Incidental thereto. Wages wera
cruelly low before the decrease began,
and they are now depressed to a pitiful
degree. Women born and reared In th's
country are the greatest sufferers, for
they cannot adapt themselves to condi
tions of life to which the Poles, Hun
garians and Italians are accustomed.
Rut while women are complaining that
men are doing their work and taking their
bread, the census shows another state of
things. We llnd in the Chicago Tribune a
citation from the census tables which
proves that women are doing much of the
work formerly done by men. It appears
that of 22.7.16.W1 people who work for
weekly wages or yearly, salaries in the
United States. I.SM.711, or nearly 20 per
fU'i."1 w0"""' nd girls. Of these
1.I0K.878 are engaged in housework of some
sort; this leaves to 18,82uM men about 89
per cent, of the gains that they could
make were women not employed In work
other than domestic. That Is to say, 18,
820.K0 men, earning H per rent, of all that
is earned as wages or salaries, support 80
per cent, of the women and girls of the
country, or, In round numbers, 30,000,000
wives, daughters and female relatives.
In the manufacturing trades the women
count as 1,027,025, against 4.084,144 men, or
as more than 2R per cent, of the whole
number employed. - .
The Tribune quotes the census to prove
that there are Industrial fields from which
woman all but completely has driven man.
More than three-fourths of J he teachers
In schools are woman; the (tfnsus figures
standing as 215.2.10 females to 16,1171 males.
There are 21,885 Women employed as
stenographers and but 12.148 men. The
saleswomen form one-fifth of the selling
force In retail stores. In medicine Woman
Is not a strong numerical factor; she
counts as 4.555, against 104,801 masculine
M. D.'s. She shows slightly In architec
ture, there being 22 ladies engaged In the
profession, while the number of men is re
ported at 1,070. Since 1890, when these
data were collected, the. proportion of
women la these profusions and occupa
tions has Increased very largely, and the
movement is stHl going on. We have no
doubt that there are ten women In posi
tions formerly tilled by men to one man
who Is doing a woman work.
CLEARLY ISCOWMSTEWT.
From the Chicago Tribune. J-
Attorney (for defense) Tou say you
have not formed or expresed an "pinion
in this case? Now, sir, what do you un
derstand by the word opinio T
Venireman W. I have ea iaoa, "
Attorney-That will do. Tour honor, I
chllan-thla man for fliuu.
for
CEVS CF TEE CEORCBES
Outlook bright for Great Religions
ActWIty Tills Vtiter.
OITOKTINITY OX SOUTH SIDE
Time Is Ripe for the Establishment of a
Mlaeioa Fred A. Lyoe Gives Some
Thoughts Coaeeralag the Cross. .
Motes of a General Charneter.
The outlook for great religious activ
ity in Scranton for the coming winter
Is very bright. Nearly all the minis
ters who have been away have re
turned and will be in their respective
pulpits tomorrow, and then next week
plana will have been begun for the fall
and winter campaign. s The Christian
Endeavor societies are awakening to
the fact that they must do a great deal
of hard work to make the '9J conven
tion compare with those held In other
cities. It is hoped to make the Scran
ton convention a greater success than
any yet held. To do this, it will re
quire the help of churches, preachers
and Christian business men In the
city.
About $3,000 must be raised to prop
erly carry out the plans. It will not be a
bad idea for the men who are forward
In booming Scranton to look Into the
matter of helping the Christian Kn
deavor societies of this city In making
this convention one that will be a cred
it to Scrantou's reputation, as a con
vention city. There will be about 1.000
young men and women from the best
families of Pennsylvania. The major
ity of young men who will be present
are actively engaged In business, and
It will thus be no small Investment as
an advertisement for our boomers and
promoters to help push this conven
tion along.
Work of Keseue Mission.
A meeting of the directors of the Res
cue Mission will be held next week to
consider plans for putting the work on
a moie sound financial basis. A good
rlun lor the managers to follow out
this year In raising money is to go out
and solicit subscriptions for the work
at once without further discussion, and
they will And people ready and willing
to give.
It Is hoped that the Second Presby
terinn church people Intend to engage
In mission work on the South Side. The
time was never more ripe because of
certain conditions and because of the
support that will be derived from
the young converts of the Schlverea
meetings who have no church connec
tion. This will probably impress the
trustees of the First Presbyterian
church with the fact that they have a
splendid opportunity for establishing
a gelf-supportlng church over there as
a result of the mission work which Its
yountf people have so patiently carried
on for years.
The Emblem of the Cross.
There are many persons of Puritan
proclivities in our midst who have
been taught to regard the 'cross as an
emblem peculiar to the church of
Home. Unwittingly they highly com
pliment their Catholic brethren by con
ceding them a monopoly of the holy
cross, which brings to the mind the
central truth or the Christian religion.
Because the cross was used byt the
church against which the Puritan pro
tested, he 'has been willing to sacrifice
this beautiful symbol to an unworthy
prejudice.
"There was a time when every church
was adorned by this symbol of man's
salvation. The Puritan looked upon It
as It glistened In the sunshine on the
spires of the churches, and saw in It
nothing to aid the religious feelings,
but rather much to rouse the Hon with
in him. He hauled.lt down and alas!
put in Its place that horrible, satire upon
Protestant Christianity the weather
vane and the cockerel! Who can look
upon a vane, turning In obedience to
every gust of wind, without thinking
of St. Paul's admonition, 'be no more
children tossed to and fro and carried
about with every wind of doctrine?'
The very sight of the thing suggests
Instability and yet of all things In
Ood's world, why this should have been
chosen to supplant the great symbol of
salvation, who can tell?"
They Would lie Surprised.
"Perhaps some who dislike the cross
will be surprised to know that In many
homes; yes, Puritan homes even,
the cross may still be seen In the doors.
In imagination take away the panels
and you will be delighted or dis
gusted to see before you In excellent
proportions, the Roman cross. It has
been In our doors for hundreds of
years, a silent witness to the devotion
of another age. We read that It had
its origin in the religious fervor of the
crusades.
"Says Dr. Austin Phelps, who was
himself a child of the Puritans: "While
Genevan and Dutch and Scotch tea
lots, with hammer and broad-ax and
firebrand were annihilating the cathe
dral churches, stripping them of cross
and crucifix and saintly Image, and
were even exorcising from the spires,
as an Invention of the devil, the most
comely and pertinent of their and our
theory of prayer, In their own homes
scattered everywhere before their very
eyes was the abhorred object of their
fury on every door and In every transom-window.
It still existed two years
ago (1880) In the door of John Knox's
study In Edinburgh. The stern old
man could not help seeing It every
time he raised his eyes from the book
before him.''"
"It was fortunate for that cross In the
door that the famous old Puritan did
not see It. Only a few days ago the
writer saw four excellent crosses In
one door In a Methodist church. We
may regard as a sign that ancient
prejudices are giving way, when we
behold on an ever Increasing number
of churches that glorious symbol of olfr
faith, which the great Constantine saw
In the sky, and over which was written
In letters of radiant light: 'By this,
conquer.' "Fred A.' Lyne. formerly
librarian of the Young Men'r Christian
association.
Now Chnrshat Rldtekerrv.
Rt. Rev. nishop O'Hara and Rev.
J. J. B. Feeley were at Rldgeberry,
Bradford county. Thursday, where the
bishop dedicated the church recently
erected through the efforts of Rev.
James Hussle, whose home la In this
city. The church is known as "Our
Lady of Perpetual illelp," and will seat
500 persons. Its total cost was $8,000.
It Is a handsome structure of the
Romanesque style, of architecture, the
enterlor of which Is decorated with
an eye to pleasing, harmonious effects.
After the dedicatory services a solemn
high mass was celebrated by Rev. J. J.
Healey, of iMount Pleasant, Wayne
county; Rev. James 8hanley. of Dick
son City, deacon, and Rev. Hugh Oer
rlty, of Blossburg, sub-deacon. Rev,
J. 3. B. Feeley, of this city, was master
of ceremonies.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
P. F. Broderlck. of flusauehanna. who
took his text from Genesis, xxvlll, 17.
Bishop o-Hara and the following
priests occupied seats in the sanctuary
during the mass: Rev. P. J. eMail?,
of Kingston; Rev. J. J. Conner, of For
est City; Rev. V. B. Driscoll, of Nlch-t
olson; Rev. John Manley, of Wells
bo ro; Rev, James Fagan. of Susque
hanna: Rev. Father Hanley, of Over
ton; Rev, M. H. Connolly, of Troy:
Rev. J. Orlffln, Rev. M. T. Shields, of
Towanda; Rev. Thomas F. Connady,
of Sayre. After the mass Bishop
O'Hara administered the Sacrament of
Confirmation to a class of thirty boys
and girls at Bentley Creek, and to an
other class or W In Rldgeberry.
' Kotes of a General Nature. ''
Rev. (Professor T. B. Roth: D. D.,
president of Thlel college, will deliver
a leoturt ln Trinity church Thursday
evening. Sept 4, on "Plymouth Rock
and Other Rocks." There will be no
charge tor admission.
Don't miss hearing Schlverea at the
Frothlngham tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. Rogers Israel Is back from his
vacation trip and will occupy the pul
pit ot St. Luke's church tomorrow.
Rev. W. H. Pearce, D. D pastor of
Elm Park church, has returned from
his vacation and will preach Sunday
morning and evening.
Rev. Warren O. - Patrldge has re
turned from his vacation and will oc
cupy his pulpit In the Penn Avenue
Baptist church tomorrow.
Miss Lucllla M. McGaeghey (pro
nounced (OloUoy) will begin her work
as home missionary ot the Second
Presbyterian church Sept. 4.
The Scranton Christian Endeavorers
Bhould be especially hospitable to the
Alllentown delegates at the D6 conven
tion Is at was a great disappointment
for them to be defeated in their efforts
this year, as they have been unsuccess
ful heretofore.
Professor C. n. Derman, the well
known Instructor ot vocal music, has
been secured us chorWter tor Trinity
church and Sunday school. He begins
hla work next Sunday. Under the di
rection of this able leader the muslo
of the Lutheran liturgy will doubtless
be rendered more correctly and Insplr
ingly than ever before.
Dr. Floyd expressed himself as very
much Interested In the work that has
been going on In the region which lies
south of Hyde Park, along the back
road. The meetings under these evan
gelists in their present location are to
close with Tuesday evening. Both the
afternoon and evening meeting on
Sunday will doubtless be well attend
ed. Evangelist Schlverea will conduct a
gigantic mass meeting for men only In
the Frothlngham tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The music will be some
thing very fine, arranged by Mr. Wolf
son, the soloist, Tallle 'Morgan and the
Young iMen's Christian association
Qlee club. On account of the meeting
there will be no meeting at Nay Aug
Falls.
On Wednesday evening there was a
large attendance at the gospel tent at
the (Archbald, here Hhe 'Evangelists
Moore and Hhelhorn are holding even
gellstlc meetings at present. There
were fully a thousand people present;
and the Interest was Intense. The
principal speaker ot the evening was
the Rev. Dr. Floyd, of the Simp
son Methodist Episcopal church; and
he gave a telling discourse. The sub
ject was "What Shall It Profit a Man
If He Gain the Whole World and Lose
His Own Soul?"
Rev. Edwin Lunn Miller, pastor of
the Holy Trinity Lutheran church, of
Adams avenue, Is the author of the
"Luther League Topics," for the com
ing -quarter. These topics are pub
lished for the guidance of Luther
leagues and other young people's as
sociations In Lutheran church, by the
executive committee of the Luther
league of Pennsylvania. Rev. Mrs.
Miller Is a member of this committee
and the work of preparing the Topics
for this quarter fell entirely on him.
They are printed In handy, pamphlet
form and should prove a great aid and
convenience for the young people for
whom they are Intended.
Rev. Simpklns and his family, of
Peckvllle, -were serenaded last evening
on their return from a two weeks' va
cation. The reverend gentleman had
Just come home from prayer meeting
when the Peckvllle cornet band
marched down .Muln atreet to the par
sonage. After discoursing several se
lections of sweet muslo In the front
yard, they were Invited Into the house
by the pastor, and served with cake,
Ice cream and lemonade. An enjoyable
time was had by all, and the pastor
and his family were delighted. Rev.
Simpklns came to Peckvllle last April
from Moscow, where he had served
the church faithfully for five years.
He soon won his way Into the hearts
of the Peckvllle people. The church
Is putting on her strength, and the
future never looked brighter.
TOMMORROW'S SERVIES.
Baptism after evening sermon. Please
notice the time ot the evening service,
7 p. m.
First Presbyterian church The pas
tor. Rev. Dr. McLeod, will occupy his
pulpit tomorrow.
Jackson Street Baptist church The
pastor will preach tomorrow both morn
ing and evening 10.30 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Saint Mark's. Dunmore ev. A. L.
Urban In charge. Sunday school, S p.
m.; evening prayer and sermon, 4. p. m.
Trinity Lutheran church Adams ave
nue, corner Mulberry rtreet. Services
will be conducted at 10.30 a. m. anil 7.30
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. Edwin Lunn
Miller.
Green Ridge Baptist church Rev. W.
J. Ford, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m
and 7.30 p. m. The lord's supper will
be celebrated after the morning ser
mon. First Baptist church Taster Collins
will preach Sabbath at 10.30 a. m. and
7.S0 p. m. Morning theme, "Saving the
Lost;" evening theme, 'Christian Lib
erty." Washburn Street Presbyterian church
-"Rev. W. K. Moffat, of Weatherly, Pa
will preach morning and evening. All
members of the congregation are urged
to attend.
All Souls' Unlversallst church Pine
street. iMornlng. 10.30, "Dangers and
Safeguards of Chrlstlnnlty:" evening,
7.30, "Christian Church." Rev. T. Ros
coe, pastor.
Penn Avenue Baptist church The
pastor. Rev. Warren O. 'Partridge, will
preach both morning and evening.
Communion at morning service. Even
ing service but one hour. Strangers
cordially Invited.
Howard Place African Methodist
Episcopal church Preaching, 10.30 a.
m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor. Rev. C.
A. iMcQee. Morning subject, "Witness
of the Spirit;" evening subject, "Why
I Arrr a Christian."
Grace Lutheran churoh Rev. Foster
IT. Gift, pat tor. Services on Sunday at
the young Men's Christian association
at 10.30 a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. Sunday
school at 9.30 a. m.; Christian Endeavor
meeting at (.30 p. m.
Oreen iRIdge Presbyterian church
Rev. J. Stuart Dickson, of Philadelphia,
will occupy the pulpit morning and
evening. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.45
p. m. Sunday school at 12 o'clock, and
Endeavor meeting at 6.45 p. m.
Saint Luke's church Rev. Rogers
Israel, rector. Twelfth Sunday a (iter
Trinity. Holy communion, 7.30 a. m.;
Sunday school, l.$0 a. m.; service and
holy communion, 10.10 a. in.; evening
prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. m. .
Calvary Reformed church Corner
Monroe avenue and Gibson street. Rev.
W. H. Stubbleblne, pastor. No morn
ing service. Young People's Society of
Christian Endeavor, 110. IPreachlng;
7.30. First sermon in course of Illus
trated sermons on "The Wise and Fool
ish," entitled "The Wise and Foolish
Virgins," Mo. 1. Everybody welcome.
St. Mark's Lutheran church Four
teenth and "Washburn streets. Rev.
A. L. Hamer, Ph. D., pastor. Divine
services, 10. SO a. m. and 7.N p. m.;
? reaching at both services. Morning
heme, "Christ Healing the Deaf and
Dumb:" evening theme, Exodus xxxlx,
1, "And They Made the Holy Garments
for Aaron aa the Lord Commanded
Moses." All wetoome.
Hampton Street Methodist Episcopal
church Services - Sunday, Sept. 1:
Preaching at 10.10 . m. and 7.10 p. m.
by Rev. F. P. Doty, pastor. Subject of
tvenlng sermon, "Sowing and Reaping,
or the Seqoei'of a (sinful Life."- Sunday
school at t p. .: Epworth league so
cial meeting for all young people at 1M
p. m. Stranger welcomed cordially.
Stats fret to all. i -
Gathered in the
World of Melody.
Mme. Christine Nllsson recently visit-
ea ner Swedish birthplace, near wexio,
and all the peasantry, of course, turned
out, the men to cheer, the babies to be
kissed, and t'v elder girls to strew flow
ers In the pathway. Mme. Nllsson re
mains on her brother's farm until after
the marriage of her favorite nephew.
The Nllasons. In the early '40's. were an
extremely poor but an Industrious cou
ple, leasing a tiny farm called SJoabol,
on the estate of Count Hamilton, and
having rather a hard time of It. Both
father and mother, Indeed, worked on
the patch of land. Many times It has
been said that little Christine sang In
the streets of Stockholm for a living,
but this la Action. When quite a child
she was taken In hand by an ex-prlma
donna, who once- sang under the stage
name of Mile. Valerius, and who, after
her marriage to Baron Lcuhusen, set
tled down on an estate contiguous to
that of Count Hamilton. From this
kindly lady little Christine received her
first lessons, and after a short time
under Ilerwald. of Stockholm, she sang
at court, and also early In 1SC0, when
only 1G, she gave a concert at Stock
holm. Her friend the baroness took her
to Paris and placed her under Wartel,
teacher also of T re belli and Marie Rose.
In 1864 she appeared at the Theater
Lyrlquc, and In 1HC7 at her majesty's
theater. 'Since then, of course, her ca
reer Is well known. At the Theater Ly
rlque salaries did not run high, but with
her first savings at her majesty's thea
ter, Mme. Nllsson bought the freehold
of the farm where she was born and
presented the title deeds to her eldest
brother. It Is In that very farmhouse
that the great prima donna Is now tem
porarily staying.
Every midsummer day a unique con
cert la given In Copenhagen, such as
the whole world cannot show the like
of. There are kept In the Copenhagen
Museum a number of ancient Scandi
navian horns more than 3,000 years old,
called "Luren." Of this collection 14 are
In good condition. They have an ele
gant shape, and the flat metal plates
at the mouthpiece show good technical
perfection and a developed taste for art.
They are In different pieces fitted to
gether. They were found burled In
moorland and their good preservation
In believed to be due to the turfy water.
They are of very thin metal, and gener
ally 7 feet long. They were always
found In pairs, the one In tune with the
other. A few years agojt was found
out by Dr. Hammerlch that they could
still be blown or played upon. Their
tones resemble those of the tenor horn,
and they have a Boft but powerful
sound. Some are tuned In C and E
sharp; others In I), K or O, and these
tones form an accord, but no "scala."
The midsummer concert Is held as fol
lows: On a balcony In the court of the
princely palace In which Is kept the
Northern Museum two members of the
royal "capella" blow tunes on two of
these primeval horns. An enormous
crowd rills the court, the streets, the
marble bridge and the neighboring
square as far as it Is possible to hear
the sounds.
II II II
Miss Alice Holbrooke, who will make
her American debut as prima donna
with the Francis Wilson Opera com
pany In New York next month, comes
to this country with the plaudits ot
England and Australia still ringing In
her ears. Mr. Wilson has secured the
American rights to produce "The Chief
tain." Gilbert and Sullivan's latest
opera, and rehearsals will begin at once
at Abbey's Theatre. Miss Holbrooke
enacted the leading role In England,
where her work received the highest
praise from the critics. Her voice Is a
pure soprano, and she possesses no
small amount of dramatic force. She
Is a remarkably handsome woman of
the pronounced brunette type, with a
magnificent stage presence, and her
first appearance in this country should
prove propitious for all concerned. Miss
Holbrooke arrived In New York last
Monday.
I! II II
George Noyes Rockwell, the well
known organist, has Just completed a
hymn book for Sunday school use that
undoubtedly embraces the finest col
lection of hymns, carols, processionals,
etc., ever published under one cover.
The work contains In addition to the
cream of music heretofore published
for church and Sunday school use
about sixty of Mr. Rockwell's own
compositions and also original compo
sitions from several other well-known
musicians. One of the largest music
publishing firms In the country has
offered to place the book upon the
market, pronouncing It without hesita
tion superkir to any Sunday school
hymn book heretofore published. Mr.
Rockwell, at present, is undecided
whether to publish the book himself
or allow the regular dealers to Issue
it upon a royalty.
II II II
Herbert A Smith's new opera. "The
Wixard of the Nile," which will be
given a first production In Wilkes-Barre
during the latter part of September, and
will also be heard in this city, is snld
to be an Irresistibly funny opera. The
book of "The Wizard of the Nile." Li
brettist Smith states, was written three
years ago. When search was made for
an opera for Frank Daniels. Mr. Smith
brought out the libretto, which had re
clined In a trunk during that time. The
title role was altered a little to fit the
peculiar talents of Comedian Daniels;
Victor Herbert was engaged to write
the music; costumers were set at work,
and the opera Is now ready for a trial
before the fastidious theatrical public.
As the work has everything In Its fa
vor In all details there seems no reason
why It should not be a success.
' II II II
Miss Lillian Swain, whose clever work
as Kitty Clover In "Princess Bonnie"
will be remembered with pleasure by
Scranton theater-goers, has Just
returned from her first London season.
She has a three years' contract with
Augustln Daly, and during her first
season under his management, which
closed In London last month, her op
portunities have been limited to a char
acteristic portrayal of Puck In "Mid
summer Night's Dream." Miss Swain
Is eminently fitted for the part, and
her success in London was very grati
fying to Mr. Daly, who at once realized
her value as a member of hla organiza
tion. II II II
Andy Mack, who will open his sea
son as "Myles Aroon" at the Academy
on Monday night, possesses one of the
sweetest voices heard on the Ameri
can rtatte. Since the palmy days of the
late J. K. iRmmet no actor of the melo
dramatic class has probably had the
success In touching the popular chord
with tuneful airs that has marked Mr.
Mack's career. In addition to talents
as an actor, Andy Mack Is a man of
sunny temperament who makes friends
everywhere.
. ' II II II '
John Phillip Bousa'a new march,
"King Cotton, Just composed by him
and written In honor of the Cotton
states and International Exposition at
Atlanta, vWhere his famous concert band
will be one of the principal musical at
tractions, had Its premiere at Manhat
tan Beach on August 4 and scored a
tremendous success. It was enthusi
astically demanded three times by the
audience Immediately after Its first
hearing, and Is without doubt one of
Souaa's triumphs.
C. T. Whlttemore Is one of the busi
est choir masters of this city at pres
ent 'Mr. Whlttemore has charge of the
muslo at Oreen Ridge Presbyterian
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.
church and also is leader at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church. On Sundays
Professor Will Conrad acts as direc
tor of muslo at the Green Ridge
church, but Mr. Whlttemore presides
at all rehearsals during the week.
Ondrlcek. one of the violinists who
will be heard In this country the com
ing season. Is rated very highly by the
great Vienna critic. Dr. Edward II in
allck, who says: ' In Ondrlcek we And
the rare combination of wonderful
technique and noble Interpretation
which has made Joachlmj famous, and
thus Ondrieck (and he alone) la to us
the only violinist on an artistic level
with Joachim!"
II II II
Rubinstein, by his will, left money
for a prize to be awarded every five
years for the best pianoforte concerto,
which must be performed tor the first
time in public by the composer himself.
The first competition will take place at
Hcilln on the 20th of this month, before
a Jury selected by the directors ot the
principal conservatories ot Europe.
. II II II
De Wolf Hopper will next season pro
duce "Kl Capltan," an opera by John
Philip Sousu. The first performance
of this opera will be at the Tremont
theater In Boston April 23, 18U6. One
week later New York will hear "El Cap
ltan." II II II
Teresa Brambllla, the original Cllda
In "Rlgoletto," died recently In Milan
at the age of 82. She was one of the five
sisters, all noted singers, of whom she
and her sister Marietta were the most
celebrated.
. , .u 11 " I'
Marslck.the great violinist, will arrive
In New York, at the end of October, and
make his first appearance In America
at Carnegie hall, on Nov. 1 and 2, with
the Symphony society of New York,
Walter Damrosch, conductor.
II II II
Mrs. Kate Wilcox, vocal Instructor,
has returned from Asbury Park, where
she has been spending the month of
August, and will resume teaching at
her studio on Washington avenue on
Monday next.
II II II
Llllt Lehmann will gladden the hearts
of her admirers by returning to the
operatic stage this winter In St. Peters
burg and next summer In Bayreuth.
.
YOURS FOR HEALTH.
Scientist Esmarch has been making a
seriea of experiments which, we are happy
to say, confirm the Idea of housekee;iera
of many generations, namely, that sun
shine Is the best of all disinfectant. He
exposed clothing and bedding stiongly in
fested with all sorts of disease germs and
virulent pus, and In each instance but a
few hours were required to completely dis
infect them by the direct rays of the sun.
He also exposed similar matter In boxes
covered with glass to the sun's rays, but
though the heat was greater the results
wre not good.
Tn a short note to the British Medical
Journal Arthur da Butts, of Folkstone.
says: "From my own personal, as well as
professional, experience I have found
fresh fruits of the greatest value. I may
specify strawberries, grapes, figs, and. If
they can be so classed, tomatoes, these
being all seed fruits as distinguished from
stone fruits. Of course, they must bo In
absolutely good condition. For some
years past I have made use of them
largely In treating chronic dysentery and
diarrhoea, with most happy results.
To remove warts, touch each wart once
with acid nitrate of mercury, taking care
that none ot the acid flow on to the skin.
Twist some cotton on a match stick and
wet with the acid, then apply to the wart.
Rubbing warts with raw (white) potato la
believed to destroy them. One must rub
each wart (so the saying goes) with a sepa
rate bit of potato: toss each piece away
and not look wheroltfalls. When the bits
of potato are rotted the warts will have
disappeared.
A corresponding member of the Paris
Academy of Medicine has sent to that
learned body a memoir in which he main
tains that the numerous cases of chlorosis,
neurosis and neurasthenia observed
among young girls Is due to learning to
play on the piano and to the hours de
voted to practicing. , He has drawn up
careful statistics from which he concludes
that, among 4,000 pupils obliged before at
taining the age of 12 to learn to play the
piano, neatly 12 per cent, suffer from
nervous troubles. The author does not
attempt to draw up statistics of the vic
tims among persons who have to listen to
their performances.
Dr. J. V. Black, a dentist of Jackson
ville, Fla., has made some experiments as
to the force exerted by the human Jaw In
chewing food. He says that the amount
of pressure recorded In a single bite varies
from 30 to 270 pounds. The crushing force
necessary to masticate ordinary beef
steak. lr. Ulack says. Is only 40 to 45
pounds, but the Philadelphia Record sus
pects that the doctor has never lived in a
boarding house.
AT A DISADVANTAGE.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"I have come this evening. Miss Mil
dred," began the youth, Angering his
hat nervously and clearing his throat,
"to ask you that Is"
He cleared his throat again, swal
lowed a lump that seemed to go down
hard, and resumed:
"I came this evening to tell you. Miss
Mildred, that h'm that whether I
h'm ever come again or not will de
pend on your reply to what I to what
I came to aay this evening."
"Why, IMr. Spoonamore," said the
young lady," what can you mean?'
"I mean, Miss Bllllwtnk Miss Mil
dredthat the time has come when I
can no longer h'm can no longer pre
tend to hide from myseir the knowledge
that I h'm have become too deeply
interested in you to endure the thought
that some other man h'm ahem
some other man may win the prise on
which I set my heart.'
His voice was growing more husky,
but he went on:
"I feel that I am laboring under a
disadvantage, Miss Mildred, and yet
h'm If you knew the strength of the
h'm of the feeling that moves me that
compels me, I might say, to run the
risk of h'm seeming to be in too big
a hurry, you would understand why I
have come to say h'm to say what I
have come to say this evening. H'm."
"Don't you think, Mr. Spoonamore"
"Mies Mildred, a man in my condi
tion doesn't thlnkl He can't think. He
can only h'm he can only feel. That
Is h'm what alls me. If you would
would only h'm help me out. "
'Mr Spoonamore," said the young
woman, in whose eyes there shone the
light of a sweet and tender pity, "If I
had your voice I would go and get It
sand-papered.'
HIS BRAIN STILL WORKS.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Mr. Debs (to visiting delegation) Do you
think vou could get President Cleveland
to pardon me?
Chief of Delegation No.
Mr. DebsNo possible o hence T
Chief of Delegation Not a shadow of a
hope.
Mr. Debs Then tell the papers when
you go back to Chicago that we are unre
pentant and would not accept a pardon
If It was brought to ua on a sliver platter.
"
ILLUSTRATED.
From the Indianapolis Journal
Tommy Papa, what sort ot prloes are
"fabulous prices?" - - ,
Mr. Flgg Well, acton' salaries, as pub
lished ht the papers, are, usually that kind.
SCRANTON DIRECTORY
or-
Wholcsalo Doalors
And Manufacturers.
BANKS.
Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co.
Merchants' and Mechanics', 42 Lacka.
Traders' National. 234 Lackawanna,
West Side Bank. 108 N. Main.
Scranton Savings, 122 Wyoming.
BEDDINQ, CARPET CLEANING, ETC.
The Scranton Bedding Co., Lacka,
BREWERS.
Robinson, E. Sons, 415 N. Seventh.
Hobinson, Ulna, Cedar, cor. Alder.
CHINA AND GLAA8WARH.
Rupprecht, Louis, 231 Penn.
. TOYS AND CON FECTIONERT
Williams, J. D. Bro.. 314 Lacka,
FLOUR, FEED AND ORAIN.
Matthews. C. P. Sons & Co.. 24 Lacka
The Weston Mill Co., 47-4 Lacks,
PAINTS AND SUPPLIES.
Jlencke & McKee, SOS Spruce.
MONUMENTAL WORKS.
Owens Bros., 218 Adams avenue.
MILK. CREAM, BUTTER, ETC.
Scranton Dairy Co., Penn and Linden,
ENGINES AND BOILERS.
Dickson Manufacturing Co.
DRY GOODS, MILLINERY, ETC.
The Fashion, 30 Lackawanna avenue.
PLUMBING AND HEATING.
Howley, P. F. M. T., 231 Wyoming ave.
GROCERS.
Kelly, T. J. A Co., 14 Lackawanna.
Megargel & Connell, Fra.nk.lln avenue.
Porter, John T., 26 and 28 Lackawanna.
Rice, Levy & Co., 30 Lackawanna.
HARDWARE.
Connell, W. P. & Sons, 118 Penn.
Foote & Shear Co., Ill) N. Washington.
Hunt ft Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
Dale & Stevens, 27 Lackawanna.
Cleveland, A 6., 17 Lackawanna.
DRY GOODS
Kelly Healey, 20 Lackawanna.
Flnley, P. B., 510 Lackawanna.
LIME, CEMENT. SEWER PIPE.
Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna.
HARNESS SADDLERY HARDWARE.
Frits G. V., 410 Lackawanna.
Keller & Harris, 117 Penn.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Walsh, Edward J., 32 Lackawanna. (
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goldsmith Bros., 304 Lackawanna, ,
WALL PAPER, ETC. '
Ford, W, M., 120 Penn.
CANDY MANUFACTURERS.
Scranton Candy Co., 23 Lackawanna. ,
FLOUR, BUTTER, EGGS, ETC.
The T. H. Watts Co.. Lt.. 723 W. Lacka
Babcock, G. J. & Co., 116 Franklin.
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES.
Scranton Supply and Mach. Co., 131 Wyo. 1
FURNITURE.
Hill A Connell, 131 Washington.
CARRIAGE REPOSITORY.
Blume, Wm. & Son, 622 Spruce.
HOTELS.
Scranton House, near depot.
MILLINERY A FURNISHING GOODS.
Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lacka,
DIRECTORY OF
SCRANTON AND SUBURBAN
REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS.
ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLES.
Florey, C. M., 222 Wyoming.
HARDWARE AND PLUMBING.
Gunster A Forsyth, 327 Penn.
Cowles, W. C, 1907 N. Main.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
Rogers, A. E., SIS Lackawanna,
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Goodman's Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna.
FURNITURE.
Barbour's Home Credit House, 42S Lacka.
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER,
Inglls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE!
Osterhout, N. P., 110 W. Market.
Jordan, James, Olyphant.
Barthold, E. J., Olyphant.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Snook, 8. M., Olyphant.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
Wlnke, J. C, 315 Penn.
TEA, COFFEE AND SPICa s
Grand Union Tea Co., lot a Main.
FLORAL DESIGNS.
Clark, Q. R. A Co., 201 Washington.
CATERER.
Huntington, J. C, 308 N. Washington, .
GROCERIES.
Plrle, J. J., 427 Lackawanna,
UNDERTAKER AND LIVERT.
Raub, A. R., 425 Spruce,
DRUGGISTS.
McGarrah A Thomas, 109 Lackawanna.
Iorenti. C. 418 Lacka:. Linden A Wash,
Davis, O W Main and Market.
Bloes. W. S., Peckvllle.
Davles, John J., 10S S. Main.
CARRIAGES AND HARNESS.
Simwell, V. A., 615 Linden.
PAWNBROKER.
Oreen, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna.
CROCKERY AND GLA83WARB.
Harding, J. L., 215 Lackawanna.
BROKER AND JEWELER.
Radln Bros., 123 Penn.
DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODS.
Kresky, E. H. A Co.. 114 S. Main.
CREAMERY
Stone Bros., $08 Spruce.
BICYCLES, GUNS. ETC.
Parker, E. R., 821 Spruce. X
' DINING ROOMS.
Caryl's Dining Rooms, 505 Linden.
TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBBER
GOODS.
Benjamin A Benjamin. Franklin A Spruce.
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Roberta J. W., 124 N. Main.
PIANOS AND ORGANS,
telle, 3. Lawrence, 303 Spruce.
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES.
HARDWARE!.
Mullay.Ambroee, triple stores, PrevMeaos.