THE
SCRANTOJT TBIBUNE SATURDAY MORNIXO, DECEMBER 21, 1895.
NEW ENGLAND BANQUET
Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Celebrates Forefatners' uay.
FEAST AT HOTEL TERRACE
Wot tbo Ninth Annual Banquet of tho Society-Many
Attended from Wilkes
Barro. Carbondale and) Hones-dalo-Spcnkonof
Noto.
' The ninth annual banquet of the New
England society of Northeastern Penn
sylvania was held laBt night In the
Hotel Terrace. It was the first func
tion of the kind since the disc-aiding of
the old name "New England Society of
Lackawanna County," and the wisdom
of the change was Indicated by the
presence of a large number of fruests
and members from Honesdalo, Wllkos
Barrc, Carbondale and other towns out
side the limits of this county.
Like all such affairs it was not with
out Its disappointment. IJev. Dr. O.
rursona Nichols, of liinshamton, an
eloquent speaker, a patriot and a prime
favorite in this region, where ho is
well-known, was unable to bo present.
Ho had been slated to respond to the
toast "New England Thought In the
Religious Life of Our Country," but a
sudden illness kept liim away, and
prevented his notifying the society un
til yesterday, too late to make any ad
vance formal announcement of who
would assume his toast. His place was
credltably.illlcd by Itev. Dr. C. K. Jtob
Jnson, of the Second Presbyterian
church.
The officers of the society arc: Theo
dore Strong; of Plttston, president; K.
Ii. Stitrges. vice-president: J. If. Fisher,
secretary; A. C. Fuller, treasurer; com
mittee of arrangements, K. I.. Fuller,
Homer Omni, of HouoKilale: J. Alton
Davis, Archibald F. Law, and J. II.
Fisher, trustees: Frank K. I'latt, Isaac
L. Post and A. 0. Gilinore.
Very Succosrnl Affair.
As of its eight pretfeectisojs It might
have been written of t!ie ninth ban
quet that "It was iho most successful
ever held by the society," which Is a
fact and is not thrown in as a plat
titude. Everything conspired to make
the event what it was intended It should
be a distinct success; the weather, the
attendance, the details of Its manage
ment and the present little controversy
with Great Britain a common topic of
individual discussion nl! tended to
make the banquet grand and bring out
the sturdy and Puritan patriotism at
least In sentiment and quality.
The speakers were: Hon. Theodore
Strong, president of the Bociety; Dr.
Robinson, A. J. Colborn, jr., Hon.
Charles D. Foster, of Wllkes-Harre;
Theron Q. Osborne, of Greenwood; K.
I!. Sturges and Rev. Dr. James McLeod.
Although 8 o'clock was the hour an
nounced for the feant proper, the mem
bers and guests began arriving In al
most a continuous stream at 7.30
o'clock, and when the dining room was
occupied, over a hundred persons were
present.
The members and guests mingled In
formally In the hotel parlors on the
ground floor, where letters of regret
were read by Secretary J. H. Fisher
from Congressman Thomas H. Reed,
Rev. Dr. ..Nichols, Thomas H. Ather
ton. Major Everett Warren, Henry A.
Fuller, George S. Kimball and M. W.
Btryker, president of Hamilton colleee.
Hoom Appropriately Decorated,
It was not long after 8 o'clock when
the-assemblage filed Into the hotel din
ing room, whose only decoration was
nn appropriate one. American flags
were arranged In clusters along the four
walls, and the pillars wers wound with
the same emblems. Dalntllly shaded
table lamps and green plants were set
upon the tables. The main table was
Arranged like un open square with the
opening facing the east side of the room
and opposite the two main entrances;
the Inside space was occupied by three
smaller tables.
Refore being seated tho blessing was
aeked by Rev. Dr. James McLeod. of
the First Presbyterian church, and a
fag, waved by the president, Theodore
Strong, of Plttston, waB aaluted by
three willing and deafening "hurrahs."
During the discussion of the menu
five of liauer's men from their position
In the hallway, played such patriotic
lra as "Hall Columbia," "America"
"Yankee Doodle," "IJed. White nn'd
Blue," "Dixie," . "Marseilles," "John
Brown." "Georgia" and "Star Spangled
Banner." The menu was as follows:
The menu was as follows:
The Sway of Our Stomachs.
Civilised man cannot live without cooks."
Menu.
Grape Fruit
Blue Points
Salmon, Sauce Tartars Bouillon
Pommes, Parlslenno
Cucumbers Olives Celery Hadlshoi
Fillet of Beef
Baked Beans Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
Roast Pig, Colonial Style
. Lolla Itookh Punch Cigarettes
' -s :rneBm . ... -I urmnf Toll..
... ,. , Lettuce , Salad
Wince Plo i Pumpkin Pie cider
, .. -Ice Cream Coffe
, ; Camempert and Rochefort Cheese
, Crackers
!," . '.. r- .' -Cigars,
The Feast oT Uoanon Begins.
It was 10.&0 o'clock when the feasters
ere lingering over cigars and cofTee
that President Strong aroso and began
his speech by sayin&.he felt ..ko .the
Irishman who was not "kilt intoirely,"
butiwns "spachless." President Strong,
t MA uraa tilph onanAlui. 1
i Di.ai.iiii;as tty reason or
the patriotic sentiment of the gather
Ins. .- He referred to the presence of an
unusual number of Wilkeo-Barreans,
which evoked applause, and more ap
plause followed when he said the new
. uku.iui, KVM mc tannn wuuiii uriiig an
added loyally and ability. He looked
for a Congregationalism of patriotic
sentiment that would continue through
out iue ianu ana last iorever. it exists
everywhere throughout the United
!, States, this demoeratto Puritanism.
president Strong alluded to the death
of two members durlnr the
-' U. Smith and J. v. Peck. He spoke of
we rottenness the Lexow and other in
' VestlgatinK C0mmttt hn1 renontlv rn.
vealcd bf municipalities. This fact
illfflrpitl that Vn.A I- - , 1. ..i. .. ...
Puritanism which shows that we have
been living on the bones of our ances
. tors. We want more manliness and
-righteousness under the waistcoats of
our young manhood; we must resist the
tendency of the times, the tendency of
the caviller the Jolllfler. There Is too
much of Charles II. and too little of
Cromwell; the ten commandments, I
am sorry to say, do not seem to be In
vogue. If the ten commandments rot
out, our country will die It ought to
die. We must assert ourselves for re
generating ourselves and uplifting the
' race; It is necessary In view ot thd di
vergent Interests of our country in race
and caning. ?
' Wkal WmM HiMhi TkM
' the Bftbbath and respect for law and
order should be brought back, n .'uri
tan virtues die out Sydney Bmilria
dream of London, an obsolete city, may
come true; highly civilized "persons ot
Interior Africa may stand with map in
hand amid the ruins of New Yor city,
and then, like another Irishman, I. will
be dead and I won't be ashamed of It. ..
"New England Thought in the Re
ligious Life of Our Country" was the
toast intended for Dr. Nichols, of Bing
hamton, whose letter of regret was read
earlier In the evening, but which was
well treated by Rev. Dr. Charles E.
Robinson, of the Second Presbyterian
church. Ho said: "vhat a subject!
New England thought In the rel.glous
life of our country!' I give It up; 1-s
all outdoors, as wide as our country and
U3 high as heaven. 'It's a condition and
not a theory' that confronts me. Like
tho new wife who sewed up her hus
band's buttonhole because she couldn't
find a button, I shall be forced to close
the butonhole of my subject, because I
cannot make a selection rom the mass
of material before me. There is one
thing I can emphasize this great New
England principle of righteousness and
freedom ot worship. It has been the
salvation of our country, and we are
bound to use some of It In making tins
city, state and nation more ot the type
ot tJod-thafs my creed, gentlemen,
and I propose to tsund by It. .
Hon. Charles D. Foster, of "K llkos
Uarre, responded to the toast In Our
Jurisprudence." In the early ...story of
New England Its rudiment was Chris
tianity. The teachings of our Mew
England fathers have made this coun
try what it Is and It may, make the
world It gave us a Rlalne, for Instance,
whom I will stand against even Bis
marck and I think If we had him In our
present little dlfllculty with Great I.ilt
aln we would not have to suffer the hu
mility of seelns a necessity for having
our honor defended." Mr. Fpster was
obliged to curtail his speech in order to
catch a train.
Speech of A. J. Colborn, Jr.
The speech that most Invited real en
thusiasm of tho patriotic sort waa that
of Attorney A.J. Colborn. Jr., in response
to the toast "New England In the His
tory of Our Nation." He said:
The heritage of good deeds is mightier
for a nfl on's dofenso than powerful
armlen I builds empires and conquers
the foes of freedom. In the dread time
ot war It makes wjldloni an dm L-rves
them to battle for the right..-. The Re
public takes pride In her great names.
Though but a century old our temple
of fame has garnered en fast am I so
well within Its myftlc walls that for
vii.v we have our mentor ami
for every peril our Inspiration. Among
the names there ensnrineu. -with
more brilliancy, none with moie
glorv. nnd nohe more worthy of re
union than those of New England and
her sons. .... ,
o..v, I1,n annuls nf history for ren-
turlos past and you will ilnd on all Its
myriad pages no parallel to the colony
founded by the Pilgrims nnd the Pu ti
tans. What was the my story of its
ever increasing and enduring strength?
What carried It safely and triumph
antly through all the perils, dangers
and bloody trials of Its early life? It
was not military power, for soldiers t
had none, save Miles Standish and his
few It was not monetary strength, for
wealth It had not. it wais-m.i. ..'
creatness. for this It never pos
sessed. Its grand superstructure was
laid In deep and solid foundations of
an unwavering faltn in uou ano un
mii.nptjt Hlnrere devotion to truth. Jus
tice and equality. A colony ot strong
men and brave women wno careu nui
for bitter grief, keen disappointment
nor throbbing pain they had in them
the fiw that always leaped upward,
and which In future ages, kindled the
fires of freedom for llueriy to enugmen
the world. .
It Was More Than a Century Ago.
Tt Is more than a century slnc'o the
men, who went forth to battle against
tyranny and oppression and established
a new nation among xne inivermnt-mn
nf the- world, returned to the walks of
peace. It Is more than a century since
the soldiers of the revolution knelt upon
the soil and pledged their sacred honor
nnd their lives to the Declaration of
Independence, and marched forward to
seal their oaths with their blood. The
tyrant's shot at Lexington marshaled
every patriot. They came down from
the hilltops, nnd up from the valleys,
the streets of the towns and villages
were deserted, the plows were left
standing In the furrows, the workshops
were closed, none lived for self, but nil
were resolved on liberty or death. The
trials of that army have never been
matched. Its sufferings were never
eoualed slncp the days of the great
martyrs. Victory for a time ceased to
perch upon its nanners. 'mere were
patriot hearts cowed in tne oust.
Everywhere were doubting Thomases,
unbelieving Saracens, discontented
Oatnllnes. Rut as the Danes once de
stroyed thp hearing of their war steeds
that they might not be frightened by
the din or battle, so tne men or mat
Utile army turned a deaf ear to all
In the rear, and In tracks of blood at
Valley Forge pushed boldly on for free
dom's cause. They fought on until they
saw their hopes fulfilled. They falt
ered not until they saw their banner
waving over Yorktown, nnd a republic
consecrated to freedom, liberty and in
dependence. A just recital of the part
New England took In that struggle
would rise to the sublimity of an epic
without her. victory would not have
been won. and liberty "would not have
been proclaimed throughout the land,
unto all the inhabitants thereor."
A Conspicuous History.
' The history of New England is a
conspicuous portion of the history of
our nation,, and the sacred scroll on"
whlfh ft -Is written is securely lodged
In the highest "niche of the temple of
fame. The first to shed its blood for
freedom's cause at Lexington the first
to shed Its blood for liberty and union
In the streets of Baltimore, when trea
son's shot at Sumpter brought It to Its
feet with tho old revolutionary war
cry upon Its Hps. It gave to patriotism
a Hancock and an Adnms: to oratory a,
Webster and an Everett; to philosophy
an Emerson; to history, a Bancroft; to
poetry, a Bryant and a Lowell; to song,
a Whlttler and a Longfellow: to states
manship, a Sumner; to humanity, a
Wendell Phillips and a Lloyd Garrison
and to liberty a band of freedom's
chosen sons. There stands Its bright
record match it ir you can the world
cannot surpass It! New England's
glory is not confined, however, between
tho St. Croix river on the east, 'nnd
the Harlem river on the, west. Into
the great commonwealths of Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois.
Iowa and Minnesota, and those of the
far west her sons have gone. They
have swept away tho wllJerness like
grass before the mower, studded the
once solitary rivers of the west with
marts and cities, dotted Its boundless
prairies with human habitations, pene
trated every green . nooK and vale,
climbed every fertile ridge to heln form
new states in those vast, and at that
time, thinly settled solitudes. From the
rock bound coast and rugged mountain
side, from quiet farms and busy vll
Inges. and from her thronging centers
of culture and of trade, she has poured
her eager sons along the path of every
progress. From the elevating Influence
of her noble social systems, .from her
clustering churches, from her teeming
school houses, .from her free town
meetings, they carried the Impress of,
their New England origin," education,
and character Into every- field which
ambition dared to Invade or. human
energy avail to conquer. ,
They Spread Good Wherever The? Went.
What manner of men they were, who,
born of Puritan stock and Inheriting
the energies and capacities of Puritan
character,, developed them fn the free
air and under the boundless horizon of
the prairies, and amid the activity and
.vitality of pioneer and frontier life, we
know and the whole world baa realised.
Carrvlna- with them everywhere tho
mental and moral qualities of their New
England mother, they developed tnem
in scenes of more intense vitality and
amid the struggles of larger elements
of natural force. Thus they produced
a :race uniting In themselves almost
every condition of physical, intellectu
al, and political development, a race
which made a new and mighty element
of power In the history of our nation
.hnilpnainir tho attention and com
manding the respect of the world. Their
stern Puritanic mother had tnrown
them off each in turn, as the northern
eagle ' soaring from his lofty eyrie
shakes in mid-air her frightened fledg
lings from her back to try for them
selves their new-grown pinions In the
upward Might, and dare alone the splen-
. . , - . -.. ...... f,. c
uor anu uunKer ui me dr.
them among the earliest settlers of the
west and northwest as soldiers In its
defense, and as pioneers In Its develop
ment; reaching at early periods prom
inent official positions; their strong
character and natural ability swayed
to their own views the principles- and
the actions of the people among whom
they lived. In the halls of legislature
they are soon henrd and looked upon as
the political champions, and leaders of
mi l n on n on. What a H'flire mis
strong race of men from old New Eng
land stock has shed on the history of
our nation! What great common-
ivpnltha of the -west and .norm west.
where they chiefly settled, have they
given to the . union! Tnetr- msiory is
tho history of the states In which they
have lived. ' '
Truly Self Mode .Men.
tjv oiulv of tlielr character we find
they were truly self-made men, shaped
In a giant mottld;.of Intense convictions,
r..s st ess w . and untiring pernevi-
enee; rough, rudely-cut diamonds, un
polished by culture of schools or graces
of fashionable society.- In strength,
massive; in Bense, surpassing; In men
tal force, subduing: In fidelity, stead
fast; In patriotism, loyal and true; and
in straightforward honesty, as trans
parent as tho crystal which from every
nnirle reflects the llnutd light. Little
did they care for theories this all the
speeches of their ablest representatives
will show. Their history tells us how
they tolled In tho early years of their
lives, and who, when the time came,
wove their own personalities Into the
web of the national fabric. Their argu
ments were living things, their sent
ences were catapults. In everything
thev went straight to the core, and
dealt with marrow, while flesh and bone
were left to decay. They believed mere
was no true greatness, no greatness
worthy of being perennially remem
bered, except that which embodied
noble thoughts working towards n
worthy end. recognizing at once, the
dignity of humanity and the worship
fulness of God, and endeavoring to co-
entwlne In the execution of some, pur
pose hoth of these elements or con
templation, both of these Incen
tive to action. As a political
force they may be classed among
tho cyclopean figures of history.
The Norsemen would enroll them
among the great and heroic In the halls
of Valhalla. The Romans would asso
ciate them with Vulcan, who made tho
earth tremble under the weight of his
strokes.
It Is a Glorious Inheritance.
Whnt a glorious Inheritance they have
left us! An Inheritance won by their
toll, watered by their tears, saddened
but fertilized by their blood, and ren
dered glorious by their deeds of valor.
I plead this evening for a revival of
the spirit which has made New Kng
land.Let not the blood that was the in
spiration at Lexington, Concord, Hunk
er HiU and Trenton ebb awny, or course
lifeless through the arteries of tho na
tion. Our country stands today on the
threshold of a war with a powerful na
tion over a question of principle a
principle that Is as vital to our national
honor as any In the constitution. I ap
peal to the sons of New England,. If. war
should come, let us ..prove ourselves
'.'worthy souk, of, our noble sires," and
preserve the honor of the nation In the
spirit and virtue of our illustrious an
cestors, having for our watchword
America for Americans now and for
ever! If we do this we cannot fail.
Then will another Molly Stark await
amid tears of anxious pride tho news
from another Bennington. Women will
once more give their sons and hus
bands to a war for the honor of the
nation, saying, "you belonged to God
before you belonged to me." Another
army of Boys In Blue will march Into
history and immortal fame; another
Sheridan, another Sherman, and an
other Grant leading then on to victory
another Lincoln, dying a martyr, shall
bequeath a resplendent memory to a re
deemed and regenerate nation.
This Century Hud the Hour.
It was given to.the nineteenth century
to teach the world that a republic could
be founded and established upon the
principles of Justice, liberty and equal
ity, and the Intelligence of the people,
It will be the duty of the twentieth cen
tury to show how It can be preserved
against plutocracy, anarchism and any
violation of the Monroe doctrine by
any foreign power.
Let us then be Americans. TI Is not
an American who Is one outwardly ac
cording to nativity or adoption merely.
America Is the new world of opportu
nity for all that Is best In humanity.
Americanism Is n spirit and a sentiment
not a badge of locnliy or form of gov
ernment. Americanism is faith In tho
people, a sense of brotherhood, the rule
of perfect justice, loyalty to reason and
conscience, and a consecration to all tho
high ends of civilization. Americanism
Is patriotism that Sees In the natlin-'n
rlvll glory the highest hopo.and loftiest
Inspiration, and in the nation's flag a
symbol of order and union.
Beautiful colors, oh, raise them on high!
Iet us fight for them, tho' fighting wo dl.
Forty-four stars on tho brlsht field 'of
blue;
Forty-four f'totes-faiay they ever be trite.
May each endeavor stand for it he right;
May all 4ogeUier in frlepdshlp unite,
Then tho' adversities round ug may curl,
Let us our beautiful banner unfurl;
And may it llomt from ocean to sea,
In this dear country, the land of the free.
If these things be In us and abound,
we are Americans; the man who lacks
them is a foreigner and a stranger ty
tills great republic, though he should
boast of birth on Plymouth Rock or of
baptism In the Mississippi river.
Poem by Tlicron O. A shorn p.
An original poem by Theron O. Os
borne, of Greenwood, was recited by the
author In response to the toab, "New
England In Our Poetry." Tho poem
was as follows:
One sotaee have I os mt your decree
I toircli with reverent hand 'the charmed
lute:
My heart Is full o.ltho my Hps be mute.
A song of singers! surely It should be
A master skill to wako the minstrelsy.
New England bards! not mine to strive
to iteJl
Their faults, or place their worth be
. yond compare.
As men, as poets 'they have had their
hare
Of critics, ftoutly armored to repei
Love's dear decoy or beauty's maglo spell.
The world hath Jmlgccfthem as It judgcth
oil.
No quarter having given, asked for
none.
Tho laurels they have gained were fairly
won.
Their place is cure, their fame beyond
recall.
They hold ' us-as they list in pleasing
thrall.
t
Within this place so 'beautifully decked,
Occasion rare, gift of 'heritage '
Of prudence, honor, thrift and counsel
mire, '
We hold no glass but virtue's to reflect
Of that fair Past thttt reigns tonight,
elect.
'Mid rugged toll the Pilgrim' stands re
vealed ; . . .
deed, ocpan-smwn of nation yet to be.' -Deemed
he .the poet's art a heresy?
At war with savage fierce end stubborn
field
To aught but duty stern he dare not yield.
Love's-tireless bend the biasing hearth
.Progress, unchecked, thro' forests
"-.. , (lamed Its -way; , ..
Plejity lit bon fires for the fcstai nayf
The Jiix't i-ume ami Jire Promethean tii4!
Its beauteutis light to crown the PUltrim'i
head. - . '. '
Warm devrttees before the muse's shrine.
We fain would tell them o'er these min
strels true,
F.'en ns some faint his rosary might do;
And lind each virtue, theirs, a Jewel fine
That would the genu of earth by far out
shine. .
Fain would we woo the note of him who
sung
The high "ExeeJslor" he lived so well.
And feel a sympathy wo niU;ht not que'l
In human woe whose suiiurft murmur
sprunjr
From broken homes A-caJla's vales amons.
Tho sober Quaker with h!s gentle mlrn
Anil kindly jnli-th wcru welcome at oar
feast;
Knn nun, the setr, the stern hls',1 priest
Of Hiibit.-t r.-.ture, rugged ard seiene.
Were Welcome, toj, to iiarmoulsu the
scene.
Peace ond not sadness would we feel to
hfiir.
The -lately Hymn that slnseth for all
time
Pom- newly forth from Rryant's life sub
lime; .
Then teio' tho solemn ypt.01 anil calm, how
dear.
To sts the rtars of Lowell sparkle cli-ar!
Gladlv we'd hull the- deacon's "One Iloss
Shay"
To our wlJe gate in triumph rumbling
up.
licarirsr elnti with ns to sit and sup.
The genial Holmes, with Saxe. unfeigned
and guy.
A kindred soul to cheer him on the way.
"The Onken Bucket's cool and limpid
ftore,
Belter than choicest wine at King's
command.
Wo fain would take from Woodworth's
proffering hand;
And, with each goblet full to brimming
o'er,
Pledge childhood's home and Innocence
once more.
We must not pause besldo each fount of
rung
. Ifnwe'er designed to profit or to please;
The river pours Its lih-nde-l melodle;
Ta dreamful -hours the various strains
belong
For us tonight the chorus rich and strong.
For us to hear, enraptured ns wn!t,
Their voices swell for Freedom' and for
night.
For home and country, weakness against
might,
Whatever rilde Is, or purs or great,
Or beautiful, uilifht 'good for man's es
tate. What tho the glory of their IIkM bo less
Than the bright sun that burst before
their day!
To us the oi-b of night hath sweeter ray:
A bended thread of sheen fnir pro-
phetes
A crescent clear, a dawn of loveliness.
Mr. Sturges' llricf Remarks.
When E. B. Sturges arose to respond
to the toast "New England Through
out the World," the clock struck mid
night and Mr. Sturges said he would
show his forebearance by permitting
the company to reach home at a season
able hour. The women, he renianu-d,
were by virtue of their Puritanism and
patriotism entitled to some considera
tion and ho would be satisfied with his
speech In knowlnsr ho had not been a
party to having kept the husbands out
so late.
Dr. McLeod was unwilling to responu
to loud calls for a speech, but flnnlly
explained by means of the funniest
story ot the evening why he was ready
to leave. First he alluded to several
references that had been made during
the evening to his Irish blood and to the
Venezuelan controversy and remarked
that he could vouch that Irishmen with
their shlllehilis would be In the thick of
the prospective fight and on the l.'nlted
Ptatos side. The hour was late, ... said,
and he was reminded of an Irishman
lately landed who explained why he had
left his employment nt'Faini'er Thomp
son's. "The cow died and they salted
her down," said the Celt, "nnd we had
beef three times a day; the pig died and
they salted the pig and we had pork
three times a day; then Mrs. Thompson
died nnd I left."
At the conclusion of the speechmnk-
lng the gathering united In singing
"The Star Hpangled Hanner," accom
panied by the orchestra. This con
cluded the. banquet, and after a few
moments of Informal conversation In
the hallway and parlors the assemblage
drove and walked away.
Members and Tliclr Guests.
Members of the society present were:
John W. A it ken. Levi A. Patterson, Al
ber 9. linker, William .1. Hamilton and
(!porga Klots, of Carbondale; .Edward H.
Chase, Charles I. Foster, Iiac P. Hand.
II. H. Harvey, Charles O Porklns, Oliver
A. Parsons, Calvin Parsons, Isaac M.
Thomas, F. E. ' Wood, Wilkes-Banc;
Charles H. Welles, Charles LeR. Wheeler,
G. F. Whrttemore, A. H. Williams, O. 15.
Wright, T. C. Von Storch, C. H. Von
6torch, Fred K. Tracy, Levi J. Northup,
F. K. Nettleton, K. H. Patterson. O. H.
Pond, T. 8, Page, F. E. Plntt, W. It. Rich
mond, Charles C. Hose, H. B," Sturges,
Oeorge Sanderson. Robert' SI. Scranton
Charles Reed' Sanderson, Itufin J. Foster,
T. J. Foster, J. L. Hull. Alfred Hand,
Fj L. Hitchcock, Cyrus D. Jone:i, C. It.
Kinsley, J. A. Lansing, It. W. Luce, A,
!'. Law, I. F. Slegargcl, E. L. Slerrlman,
I). 11. Athertnn, J. L. Aiherton, If. M.
Roles. L. SI. Bunnell, 11. H. Coston, A.
J. Collins, Herbert H. Cox, ,T. Alton Da
vis, A. C. Fuller, J. H. Fisher, Arlhur
Frothlnkham, Scranton;' George Ashley
Cooper. Robert McSf. I,aw. Theodore
Strong, Plttston; Thvon O. Unborn.'
Greenwood; A. D. Hlacklngton, Dunmore;
Theodore B. Clark,. Homer Greene, Henry
Z. Russell, A. T. Searle, W. F. Suydnm,
Hone.dalev Vernon T, P.oou, Jeansvllle,
John II. Law. Throop.
The guests of the members were! R,
E. Watson, Captain J. Tt. Flsk, F. M.
Hallstead, A. B. Williams, jr., f?oorge
H. Russ, Charles McMullen, J. W. How
arth, Rev. Charles Lee, M. W. Lowry
and R. .G. Colborn, of Scranton; Ralph
Glllam, of Dunmore; George Klots, of
Carbondale; W. P. Sweatmnn, Rev. J.
N. Lewis, T. B. Clark and J. II. Conger,
of Honesdale; T. P. Ryder, of the
Wilkes-Itarre Record; Will Lathrop, of
the Carbondale Leader; Mr. Perkins, of
the Wilkes- Barre Times.
An Artistic Menu Card.
Each year the society has aimed to
surpass Its preceding efforts in having
designed ond supplied a novel menu
and programme, whose covers have
each year shown something symbolic of
puritan times and from original draw.
Ings. Last yeas Salem witchcraft
nnd Boston town were programme fea
tures from original drawings by Pcr
clval J.. Morris, a well-known Scran
ton architect. Mr. Morris' handiwork
was shown on the front and last page
cf last night's programme, two photo
grnvures from his drawings. The front
showed an embarkation group or Pll
grim Fathers and Indicated the period
from 1820 to 1646; on the rear cover
appeared a Puritan settler in the pro
verbial cone hat, clonk and staff and
making his way stealthllly past a group
of Indians In the forest. Any year In
the period from 1760 to 1775, during the
ndgratlons to nortneastern Fennsyt
vanla might have suggested this pic
ture. The four leaves and eight pages
of the programme were tied with red
white apd blue ribbons, and the whole
was by far the most artistic oany of
the programme-menus used at the so
ciety's nine annual banquets. . .
,' ' For Mama's Present
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Ington avenue; He has an elegant line
of Silverware.
Turnquest sets Diamonds right. .
.Turn'queit, the Jeweler, 205 Washing
ton avenue. . . , .
In the; -Wonderland-'
Of North America.'
Nineteenth Letter of Northwestern Travel.
Fertility of Washington State.
Written for The Tribune.
North Tnklma Is situated on the
swiftly flowing Yakima river, between
the openings of the eternal hills, ard
her. wide and tree lined avenues' make
It a pleasant place of residence. At
North Yakima we find .the home of our
old friend E. F. Benson, superintendent
of Washington's exhibit nt the World's
Fair, who with Nelson Rich, county
commissioner, whom we met on the
train furnished us a largo amount of
valuable data as to the- resources of the
Yakima district. Said Sir. Benson:
'Irrigation Is King, and under It we
rab-e larger and better crops of fruit,
vegetables, hops, alfalfa and cereals of
every kind, nnd even tobacco, than any
other section on this continent, viz:
five crops of alfalfa ami five crops of
clover; two crops ol) wheat, which al
ways yield from thirty-five to fifty-live
bushels per acre; and occasionally
yields sixty-five bushels; from 200 to
K00 bushels ot Bound potatoes, while
stray pnt'-hes have been known to yield
7."i0 bushels to nn acre; from two sacks
of early rose, we raise seventy-six
packs; hops from 1.B00 to 2,"i00 pounds
per acre; cabbage that weigh 30, 40
and f'O pounds each; onions that will
measure all the way from toil to twenty-one
Inches around nnd weigh four
pounds; watermelons, GO to GO pounds
each; squashes as large as S6- pounds
each; pumpkins, SO pounds; beets,
30 pounds; strawberries, ten In
ches In circumference; apples four
and a half pounds each; tobacco, from I
SCO to 1,000 pounds per acre; sorghum,
which grows ten feet high; corn, eleven
feet high: hop vines with solid clusters
of hops, forty feet long, and oats which
grow six feet high and rustle a bearded
head two feet In length, besides alfalfa,
ten feet high yielding twelve tons per
acre. After the llrst crop hus grown,
and cut, turn on the -water and In six
weeks another crop bus grown, and will
continue until the snow files in De
cember."
A Typijnl Washington Orchard.
The tourist who, in summer time.
visits the large orchard of ex-Sheriff
D. 13. Lesh, will be astonished at what
he sees. Hundreds of peach, pear, plum
and apple trees, literally breaking
down under the weight of fruit ma
turing, while much Is laying on the
ground rapidly going to decay,
simply from Inadequate means of
handling. One small peach tree only
three years old, has borne two crops
which had realized over $:i.ri. On Colonel
Hewlett's farm (United. States land of
fice,) are melons weighing forty, lifty
and sixty pounds each,- while his fields
of barley and oats yield from fifty to
sixty-eight bushels per acre, and occa
sional yields reach loo bushels. I might
further enumerate, did time and space
permit. A neighbor. In speaking of Ir
rigation, said somewhat lrrevently to
nie: ltnln is a substitute for Irriga
tion, and a mighty poor one. We can
manage it better than the Almighty,
for He often sends too much water,
while wo only use, just what we want
and when we want It.
Impressive Mountain Scenery.
After leaving North Yakima the rail
road runs through a gup Into the Wc
iiass valley, another Htrlp of agricul
tural land, along the Weiinss river, and
soon enters Yakima Canyon, a pro
found gorge of bold and impressive
scenery in tho I'mptanum mountains.
Here some washing for gold Is done by
Chinamen along the river banks. Soon
we emerge from this picturesque delllo
Into the great Kittitas Hnsln, the largest
In extent of the fertile valleys traversed
by the Yakima river, and after a run
of thirty-seven miles we come to an
other thrifty town In the midst of a re
gion rich In mineral wealth.. Reaching
Kllonaburg the tourist is rewarded with
a view of mountain scenery which calls
forth exclamations of wonder and awe.
What do we see? On tho west are the
Cascade mountains, above whoso green
head3 rises loftily the white top of the
great snow peak, Mt. Tacomn, U.iH
feet high. On the north are tho Pes
hastin and Wenatchoe mountains. The
former range Is a mnss of rock nnd
snow and Its highest peak, Sit. Stuart,
has an elevation of over 12,000 feet The
Wenatcliee range are timbered to their
summits and reach to the Columbia
river. Tho Umptnnum mountalns.whlch
shut In the Kittitas batdn on the South,
are 3,000 feet high and covered with
bunch grass. The Kittitas basin has an
altitude of S0O feet higher man the
Ynklmu basin, and as we ascenu ...10
climate has more of a mountain char
acter, the temperature being notioeniny.
cooler. This valley Is watered by the
Yakima river, and Its numerous tribu
tary streams, fed by springs and melt
ing snows from the Cascade mountains,
which carry the largest volume of water
during the summer season; The soll'ls
of a rich alluvial nature rather than
basaltic.
The Village of tllcnshnrgh.
Kllensburgh with Us 3.M0 population.
Is one of the thriving places of tho Col
umbia Basin. It Is the headquarters of
tho Coscadme division of the rond. It
has good water power, flouring mills,
saw and planing mills, foundry and
several. hotels, two banks, three news
papers. It Is the center of a large
mining district, embracing gold, silver,
copper nnd coal. The rich mines of the
Oknnogan district are sixty miles north
and only eight miles distant arc rich
bituminous coal mines. The business
portion of this town was destroyed by
fire in 1SSS, when a million and one-half
dollars' worth of property went up in
smoke, but tho wonderful bouyancy of
the west Is seen in this town, as In Spo
kane or Seattle.
A run of twenty-five miles from El
lennburg brings us to Clealum, the junc
tion of the short branch rnnd, which
runs four miles to the Roelyta coal
mines, owned by the Northern Pacific,
the most Important coal mining point
on the entire line of the road. This coal
Is a superior hard, black,' lignite, and
Is used for locomotive fuel, and also
for domestic fuel In all the towns of
Eastern Washington. Some handsome
specimens we obtained for Inspection.
The price per ton Is $4; the dally output,
2.C0O tons. At Clealum are extensive
beds of Iron ore, which ' are being
worked by an English company.
' The Passage of the Cascades.
Nine miles further on, at Easton, we
commence to climb the Cascade moun
tains at a standard grade of 118 feet
to the mile. We have now traversed
the valleys of the Yakima and Kittitas
arid the Yckima Canyon, whose repu
tation extends through all the Pacific
coast country, ' and commence the
crowning feature of our long, long
Journey of twenty-eight dai-s across
the continent to Puget SoUnd, "T
passage 1 tne Cascade.". T
the mountain ranr-s, this time tho
giant Cascades, through the famous
Stampede tunnel. Which Is nearly twb
miles long and feet above sea level
the hvight of thi sumnilt above hejnpj
3,9X0 fei-t and regarded as a greater
work' of engineering than the famous
Hoosnc tunnel, owing to the wlUlm ss
of the country and distance from
sources of supplies. A switchback line
seen from the train was successfully
used during the completion of the tun
nel, whose maximum grade was 2!")
feet to the mile, the trains being hauled
over the mountains by decapods or U-n-wheeb
d engines.
l:y the courtesy of tho division su
perintendent v.e bcteke ourselves to the
observation ear, and prepare to enjoy
such glimpses as we could get now
and then, through the dense forest
growth of tho wild scenery about, nnd
I might say, above and below us. We
commence slowly to climb the Eastern
Blope of the Cascades at Stampede
Pass, and the; view Is wild and grand
and becomes more and more so as we
ascend. The road-bed Is u triumphant
achievement In railway engineering,
and-winds alternately across the face
of rugged slopes, which reach far down
from rock-crowned ond pine-fringed
summits, beneath overhanging clUTs,
over dizzy gorges, spanned by sleiider
lonklng but substantial trestles. Far
down at the feet of the stucps," glimpses
of tho valley below appear ns the giant
"Ul" 'i me mountains open and close
upon the Canyons.
.Mountain Climbing by Rail.
After awhile ve find from the rattlo
and clank, the shout and puff and groan
or our weary engine that more motive
power is needed, and soon two monster
creatures, two huge black engines, come
steaming from the round-house and wo
know there is heavy work abend. One
of the monster locomotives Is the Cas
cade, weighing one hundred and seven
teen tons, and said to be the largest in
tho Union.
Another start Is made and slowly our
long train drnss up tho curving lm-llne,
led by the team of Iron horses hitched
In tandem. Above us the steep sides
tower, thickly covered with the "forest
primeval;" below they plunge down In
to the wild glens and tangled ravines.
Hounding a curve, the black mouth of
tbo tunnel swings into sight. High
above us rises thv mountain and plung
ing down Its rocky face comes a beauti
ful cascade. With accelerated epeed wo
reach the great tunnel under Stampede
Pass. At Slartin Station we enter Its
arched doorway hewn out of the soild
rock. The Interior Is lighted by Incan
descent electric lamps, attached to tho
wall on either side at Intervals oi a few
feet. Some are near the roof of the tun
nel; some are on a line with the tram
and some arc low down, and for a long
distance behind we can see them fnlnt
nnd red. The effect is weird, peculiar,
strange, like a long lino of Indistinct
stars ns seen through smoked glass.
And" as the train rish,es through we
catch glimpses of the; npturned faces ot
the tracktWaHfers; or tunnel crew, by
whom this marvel of engineering sk1,
nearly two miles In length to be exact',
n.S.'iO feet Is guarded with constant care
day and night.
The plunge from daylight Into night
ns the tunnel hides us from the world,
nnd then the swift rush out and down
the mountain, racing ngn Inst time Itself,
ns we swiftly descend into the wild and
weird gorge of CJrecn River, forms nn
episode in our Journey long to be re
membered. .
A Succession of Tunnels.
Ilcfore the valley Is reached we piicr
eight successive tunnels, often passing
from one to another over a high bridge
or trestle. There are tdx on the moun
tain and two on the Oreen River. The
excavation of these wns an expensive
and triumphant achievement In rail
way engineering, being under the direc
tion of Nelson Bennett, of Tacoma. A
peculiar sensation Is noticeable ns wo
cross the dividing point in the tunnel.
The cars tip slightly, but surely, for
ward, the speed Increases and we know
the Cascades are surmounted and we
are descending the forest-clad western
sfbpe downward to Tacoma and Pugvt
Sound, and even to -the wave-wasiied
shores of the. Pucitlc Ocean. '
,T. K. Richmond.
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