TflE FCKANTUN TRIHURE MOXDAT M OWNING. MATICII !, 1896. 8 . ., ... XOKTOX S XEW WALL UECOKATIOXS. This year's styles now in. Very choice anil exclusive ilcsinns, large variety and exquisite colorings io all the grades suitable fur the palace or the cabin churches, public balls, offices etc Keal Silk and Satin Hanc'iugs, Ivory finished, Tressed Mannings, Llncrusta, solid relief, imitates carved wood, imitation leather, gold and silver papers Boston plain tints and cartridge papers with elegant friezes and ceilings and picture moulding to match. We invite inspection. Now is a good time for interior -decorating, Don't wait tor pleasant weather rush. We supply decorator on short notice. M. NORTON', 3:: Lackawanna Ave. BUY THE BEST. Mrs. Rorer Uses "Snow White" in her Scrantou Cooking Lectures. PEKSONAL. llwlor ,1,11111. of tin UepuMlcan, spent yi-Htcrduy In AlU-Mown. Mis .Mum Morrison, of rarhoiuliiK Is lh kih-h! of I lie M Isst s lirary, of l-'ruuk- lill UK'IIIH'. Ir. ami .Mrs. (ii'Oi'KP K. Hill Hlurt tod.iy fur t'nlitonilu, win-re they will ikniuIu fur two niontliH. Ml .Mnigiiivt Coclollo and M Ihh Mullen, of I'lilMun. tnnt yesterday wlih frli-ii'ls In I his i-liy. UiikIi .It-iinltiK. Ill'' wi-ll-Known lull Jilayi-r, iusm', thi-uiiuh ili rlly Satnr iluv. lie wuk oil iiiH wiiv from St. J'ona- f nlim's olliKi', Allegheny. X. V., to liis Itnine, In Moosii-. (' Joins the t'.ultlinoi HI .mucuii, iu., on April 1. TWO AI'l'I.ICANTS I'.XAMINIil). lor Storekeeper tjuut-r in the Twelfth Inurnul Hevenne histiloi. lmity f'lillwtui-M K. 10. ltwin, J. W. Mel lonali! mill S. V. Kansold, of tin' Twelfth liiti'l'iinl licvriiUH district, ron iliii tf .l a civil HiTVico oxiiinlmitioii Hat iinluy for the titllce of storekeoiier lounger. They comprise- the examining board and Air. lleers is the Becretnry of it. Only three Application!) were ap proved by the iioant anil only two of the applicants were examined. They wore J. Kernnmlo Hecker, ot Wilke-Hurre; and Jewilt f. Hornet, of Monroeton lirudford county. In addition U the common lnunclies, iinolicants for this position art now given u practical ex uininiiticn In Banning in tho. presence of the liourii. RETURN . KNU U I- MI-NT. Mr. anU Mrs. Kobeit Wagnor Will lie Seen in the IMutiKcr. No compuiiy of dramatic actors lmvo pver ulven more uniform Kutisfactloii lit Imvis theater than .Mr. and .Mrs Hubert Wuyne's, which pnxlticoil ''Krom Sire to Son," last week. The compuny returns todav and will pro iluce a play as far removed us pos slide from the one attended to ubove. It Is "The I'lunger," the treat com edy-diatua. Such a quick return to Hie house is a departure from AlunuKct Havls' usual rule, and may bo tuken as an evidence of excellence. Monday, Tuesday una Wednesday only. .tAMI.S ISAAC INJLRI-l). Serious Results of a I oil of Koek in tho ruvuga .Mine. James Isaac was painfully injured by n run of rock in the Cayuga mine Sat tirduy. lie was removed to the home of Thus. Towell, on Green street, where he boards, and received medical attention While his injuries are very painful they are not of a fatal nature. dont wash: siiok.i.i: atiif.r As the seuson of house-hunt inir draws nljih, don't wear out good shoe leather roamlnu the streets In search of a home. Put a small ad, in The Tribune's "want" columns and brink' the landlords to you in abundance. OUR Continued for Another Week. We must get rid of the ex tra stock, because our Spring , Goods will be in very soon. ; Just a few good things .which you should consider before buying: A dandy Men's Fine Calf Shoe, lace or congress.bestofshape An up-to-date Fine Calf Shoe, razor toe, extended sole, . - A few Winter Rus sets, double soles, ex tended, all sizes, - $2.00 $3.00 $3.25 USE Snoi-Jllite fid 1 GOOD RESULTS. KALE SCIf IK t mml -' 410 S?rj:e Street . v . - SERMON TO ODD FELLOWS Kcv. I'oster 1'. (lift Addresses Them in Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER? Cain's tnbrotherly Answer Mad tl) Tbcma of n Vary Appropriate Ser mon by tba tloojuent Young Pas tor of Graco Lutheran Church paior it rsif. nnstor of Grace T .11 1 tiwt! it i.hiliY.h lellvered an elixiuellt and very appropriate sermon to the lndeiendont order or juu r euo iu evening in tht auditorium of Youni; Men's Christian association hall. He took for his text Oenesls, Jvj: And the Lord said unto lulu, "Vtnere is Abel, thy brotherV" and he said: "1 know not; am 1 my brother's keeper?" If I apprehend arliiht the hlKh ami Holy purpose of our assembling here loiiUhl, H Is lo relume tnis luuiroineriy uuu un n edlv hiiiniiii reply to this divine question. We are on Uod's side in this matter, und, to us, brotherhood is no open question, lis it was to Cain, but a reality. We desire then, tiiiilKnl. to rummiixe ami n--i . u f i.i lock in I lie I'uiuin ui ji w, i" , . lis luxuries, und to drink ul its lnviuorat in;; loiintain. lit tlrst of ull It Is necessary to Know the foundation of true brotherhood. I'pon what does it stuud? What Is lis corner stone? Where do Its roots pene trate? Hint her, I'll tell you upon w hat mine Is founded; upon the Futherhood ol .....i ,.w.,...u,.uhl l.. t l.u r,.,llv- nt saints. and'thls family Is entered by 'birth. Hut slave-ooin, snacKie-ooiinii sin r ;"' ' ill, ilinir of eturaoce to the Hovul Family of I iod was burred. Then comes the voice and suys "Ye must be born uKuin." I'pon that I build, upon that 1 stuud, upon that J slake my Odd Fellowship. . I.'I'U ..II .. I... U . . ,s.t, .tllltl I lie uu-ni-VTiiiK e n, iiuw mm", ....... T .. ......1.1.. .., ..1...I t l..iA.lul,l,k j iwiriii ui inn hiii iiic ui i-. .,......t, l.ove and Truth hecutlse 1 am a Christian. rue nroi uernoou mini on cion, uo u' new. birth, which reKlsters our names upon the ureal family record nbavs, never foruels. lursnkes. ilesnlses. tho "ttll-see- ins eye" us the corner stone, the key stone of our seal life. ItKHOM) Tltt'K l.'tir'WSanODS. Now bcliold true biotheilioo-common aim, kirdied ties, eipiullty of rieurts a fraternity where klni; and peusanl, mas ter and slave,, rich and poor, capital und labor, her- ineipmlity of externals are submersed Into n spirit of heart-oneness, where all dwell tom-iher in unity. Then behold festooned over our hearts the three emblems symbols of divine lueanliiK Frli ndship, liove mid Truth. Hear Ihein speuk to us. Friendship first clamors for speech. 'There Is a friend I hat stlcketh closer than a brother." Let Jonathan tell us the nieaniiii,' of this emblem which has so fastened Itself on our hearts, Hehuld Saul full of envy and hate. 1m his thousands, lliull Havld his lens of I hoiisaiuls." Saul seeks I lie lite of I bin innocent son of Jesse. Jonathan becomes tile friend of liavld. Hear the covenant of friendship. "The IaiIiI be helweell llle and thee and between my seed and thy seed forever." I in vlil Is in daniier now lr,i the sword of Saul, so Jonathan scuds a inessajje of wai'iiiim. Ao a niessetiKer lie chiio-vs the arrow swift and sure. Away speeds the arrow! Usleii! "The allow is beyond thee," Havld must tlee. Nun, I like this ill row-Il l, ndship. It is so enibleiiiutl,' and sivnllli aut, tcai IiIiik what true friendship should be. The ar row Is swift, obedient, Hliuliihl. It never slops along (lie way lo peer into the haunts of pride, selllshness. kossIii, ctill- clstn. It liewr compromises upon Its Journey with temptation, scorneis -find mockers. It never pays heed to 1 locals of public opinion. Then it speeds away so II llellcll inhered, mi imrdciicil, iinrrcimileii, down Hull nothiim hinders Its swiftness. No si llislini ss. personal popularity, fear of loosliu; reputation veh;li it down. It toes str.iiulii. free as a bird, above the storm of tile rabble Il uiics in time of need. "A friend ill need is a friend in deed. II sleeps III Its cosy oulvi r when no need or daiiKee Is nlxh. Ami above all If seeks to kill and d.droy the enemy rather than lo destroy and sacrlllcu lis friend. TIHiSK WHO SFF.K OI'ltliOoH l'.rolhers. we love those friends who seek our good In the hour of need and danger who seek to save our life. We love those who. directly, courageously, ipilckly, uu Hellishly warn us of claim, -r. i tin ui' abhor those friends who desert us ill I he hour of need, or who seek to ell lice und allure us into haunts of evil, htlo the abodes of vice, lust, passion, dlsso linn. We shun that friendship which leads ii? to a drunkard's a rave, lo th Kainhlintf den. or anywhere where we are in diinijer of losing character. lirothers, are we true to this emblem'! Are wc tryiiiK to save our brother's char acter and lite, endeavoring lo lead 111 it) away from evil' "Are we shootiiii; tin arrow?" "Where Is Abel, thy brother?" I in we always have a quiver full of arrows of Christian friendship.' Love, the second emblem, now clamors for speech. "Love thy neiahlior as thy self." "tjod is love, lio you know the laiiKiiaKe of brotherly love? "lines any one know of a sh'K brother or a brother in distress? Kehold a mail JouiiieyiiiK lo Jericho. He Is waylaid hy highwaymen who leave him half dead. The priest and later the Levite conn aloiiK men of Hod l.'l but "they pass by on the other side." The huinbli Satcarllan conies that way. Hoes he pass ly ? lie stops, goes to the suiterer, helms over him. pours oil Into his wounds ami cures lor him. lie didn t ask "Am I my brother's keeper or "who Is lny tieig bor?" This Is Salli.iriliin love. It visits the sick, the helpless. Hie poor. It cares for the orphans, the widow, the friendless It comforts, cheers, gladdens the needy and weary. The Itclated traveler upon life's pathway, meeting the robber, want or neeu or amiciioii sniveling in tn storms of sorrow, feels the gentle hand of love ministering to him. H raises up Clara Harton, that angel of mercy, who never passes liy on your side a Florence. Nightingale who bends over human suT feeing upon the world's liattlellelds. Are we true to litis emblem, brothers; ure we ready io alleviate suftorlng? Let us never pass by on the other side with the. priest and l.evlte. hut let us lie on the frontier of woe and sintering. T1IR VOICK OF TRCTII. Hear now the voice of Truth. Christ says "1 am the Truth." Honor here as serts her sway." In the courts of truth dishonesty falsehood and unfairness are strangers. 'I he demagogue, the tyrant, he trickster, the hypocrite dare not en ter. Shakespeare's Jago cannot piny his game of treachery here. Judas Is barred out as well. Hr. Jekyll and .Mr. Hyde ilounie tin ii cannot deceive this high judge. In short, it Is no place for the devil to play his artful games of treachery and wickedness. Truth would purify our government, pin to snanie hribery and oolilical chicanery. It would make Inn cltlans. It would slop accursed gossip, neighborly strife, home disputes. .Man hood would lie lifted ttitove scandal mon gers, above the contaminating atmos phere of social ami poiiiieal rollemiess. Let ns be tine to this emblem and keep unsullied Ibis pearl of virtues. I tint her. are we acting and livlnu the truth to one a mil her. holding nlort its great and holv banner? Now here we have the three emblems of brotherhood. What a grand structure? What will not brotherhood do? It lifts Die ol ve branch or peace, hnrnionv. hell ness. It would relegate Into ihe realms of the past the implement of war. The sword woui't nuiig in ine cnamner or un thpiity. a mere relic or farmer strife and st rllgele. True brotherhood Is tile cure for all evils, both individual und national, so lal and political. What ineaneih the war cloud hovering- over lis? What meaneth the doleful moan which conies from Ar menian hearts.' ntiul signuies the iimis lug In the oceun-wnshed island of Cuba? Why Is the sea or iruuipiuiiy so iiisttiriieii In Africa.? Why such war talk between F.nglund und the Fatherland? Why to much International unrest? ilecnuse Ihe sen of lirothernooii is rumen and stormy Why so much family strife, harsh words, ilnzaer-lonks. Why Is King Leur betrave, by his own daughter, Hamlet's father murdered by his own flesh ami blood, the Master betrayed oy jmius, wny i Friend ship. Love and Truth absent. OIVB 1'9 r.llOTHERLY T.OVE. Ciive us more brotherly love, more fr.t- ternitv. Iiet Jonathan shoot the arrow of warning. Tills Is friendship. Let the Hamarllan care for tne lauen imvhl the needy. Ihe suffering. This Is love. Let us stand bv honesty, honor, for this is truth. Warning the nnfullen brother, as- slsiing niy brother rallen, protecting my brother lifted lit'. This Is Friendship, Love und Truth. This Is brotherhood This will mean blessing and Joy und han pinrss. "Where, then. Is my brother?" llelng "born again" members of the fam ily of (lod. Iiet us lie Hue to the luws of neart fellowship, una never asK "Am J my tirother s keeper. The regular quartette of the Oruce Lutheran church, Mrs. a. B. vthman, Mr, und Mrs. M. ('. I-andt and Kd. I.. Roos. ituve several selections during the services. Charles Lioeisuni accom panied on the organ. AX i:iTORT TO KI.OIMiAMZE. Meeting of Hoys' llrigado of I'cnn Avenue llaptist Church. An assembling of the boys of the Penn Avenue HuPtlst church took pluce yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock for the purpose or reorganizing tne iiriguue. About thirty boys were present and It was decided that all the members, of Company A meet at the church tonight and those or company t win meet, to morrow niKht. These meetings will lie to try and cet all the old members back. The brigade has not been meeting rcBUlnrly or lute and It Is the Intention to replace It on its former footing. K M. Kohelr Is cap tain of Company A, and It. 1. Hall is captain of Company H. SAUUATU CHURCH NOTES. rtnv. Milton F. Negus, of Owego. N. Y., filled the pulpit of the tVnn Avenue Uup tist church yesterday. The venerable Rev. John Tlavv preached In Ihe tlreeii Hidge l ulled Kvuligellcul church yesterday morning. A. V. tinner delivered the sermons yes terday morning and evening in tile Oreen Itldge I'resliyleiian cliurcii. "Temple Cleansing" was the tuple dls- eussed by Hcv. Charles K. Itohlnson, 1. 1.. In the Second Presbyterian church last night. At the evening services In the flreen Itldge Baptist church the pastor spoke on the topic "Ahllily to I'ndeistand Spirit ual llrowth." Members of St. rani's Catholic congre gation of liri-eu Itldge are making ar rangements for n fair to be held Imme diately after Faster. This afternoon ut .1.20 the annual meet ing of the Scrantou unxiliary of the McAll mission will be held at the residence of Airs. J. A. Price, SK Mulberry street. Luck is a Fool, l'luck Is a Hero," was the striking subject of the sermon Hev. A. B. O'Neal delivered last night 111 the lunlley Street Baptist church, liunmore. Key. James McLeod. 1J. !., delivered one of his vigorous sermons last night from his pulpit In the First Presbyterian chui'.n on "Chrlstlun Prudence und lteliglous HIs- honesty. Hev. L. C. Flovd. T. It., ronstor of the Simpson Methodist F.plseopul church of the West side, ami Hev. William r.ogar, naslor of the Providence 'Methodist F.pls- copal church, exchuged pulpits yesterday morning. 'The Journey of Life an Irretraceable One" und "Thou Wilt Show Ale the Path of Life," were the subjects of the morn ing and evening sermons of Key. John P. .Molfatt III the Washburn Street Pres byterian church yesterday. Itev. F. W. Whlnnen. the new pastor of All Souls' I'nlversalist church, on Pine street, delivered an eloquent' discourse last evening on "Fverlasting Punishment ami Kternal Life." Ill the morning his subject was "The Chrlstlun a Charioteer." In the Howard Place African .Methodist F.piscnpnl church last evening the pastor, ev. C. A. Mci ice, took for his topic "The American Injustice to the Negro." Il was an earnest argument for a change of ex isting conditions which will enable thu colored niun to enjoy inuny of the benellts and privileges of his while In, oner, wnun are now denied to him. .Madame Laygati Karakul, a native of Syria, delivered addresses at the Provi dence Presbyterian church yesterday morning mid evening. She told of the ne cessity of mission work In Syria and de scribed inuny of her experiences Ihere. She is un eloquent, forceful und interest ing talker ami was listened to with marked attention by Ihe audiences that crowded the church morning, and even ing. Professor A. K. Willis, of New York, a specialist in physiognomy, gave a most In teresting discourse yesterday afternoon III Young Men's Christian Association hall on the cffccts'of sin on tln human fa e. Tho professor louiiilalns ihal Ihe lace is the index of the soul und that Hie man who pursues all evil course will soon bear ui his countenance the Indeliblo Imprint of the kind of lite he Is lea, Unit. In like manner the holv man w ho gives his he.i. t to i iod shows by his face ihe stainless condition ot his soul. The professor s re marks were delivered wlih much force ami while his discourse had science Mi lts basis he enforced his urgiiinerils by frequent uuallllcations from the Scrip tures. Besides the address there was sink ing by the male quartet le and Instrument al music hy .Mr. Kcpple and Air. Chance liRIXCOtRT ISN'T IX IT. P. W. l ostcllo of Ibis il Discounts Him Without Half Trying. A most rcniiikahle feat of penmanship Is that Just accomplished by L. A. (irlu couri, a young Frenchman now residing in lids city. So remarkable is it Ihal Its accomplishment would seem beyond belf-L' were it mil for the poslliv" ami tangible evidence thai u.i man, no matter how Incredulous he may be. can dispute. As il Is, the perfected work stands as the best known I, id for diminutive pel wr I hut. ami marks Ihe uiilhor us ill possessor of a peculiar talent of w hich he is easily a master. Oil the back or ordinary jioslal rani All, liiiticoiirt has written a.t-'d words. In iloing this lie used a steel pen of the puttern commonly used hy card writers. Il must not be supposed that the words written on the card were selected because of their brevity, for such Is not the case. The written words are u portion of u story the tlrst eighteen pages of Until .ola s historical romance, "La liehacle' C'The War"!. Much word Is on the curd In Hie order In which il appears In th original text, a space ot :.x , Inches, con taining tile same phrases, sentences. wolds und letters us are contained ill eighteen pages of printed mutter. So min ute ure the letters formed by the pen that the naked eye can scarcely distin guish I hem, and the most perfect vision requires the aid of a powerful magnifying glass to euaiiieone lo read them. The postal card with Its microscopic characters has been mounted by Mr. ilrin. court in a manner best calculated to c cciituale Its character. It is placed In lh,i center of a while Held almosl four fct square. Within a circle, the extreme ii cuinfci-ence of which touches the oiit o- frame oil four sides, is written, in hand w riting of the ordinary size, the amc text us appears on the postal card in the ecu ter. Four ordinary postal cards, stamp side out. are placed one In each corii-r, that Ihe beholder may be sure Ihe curd containing the writing Is not larger than the regular card. 'I lie whole Is em los III a In-avy anlicpie oak frame, ami forms an exhibit as rare us it is wonderful, San Francisco Kxamluer. The California man's achievement Is quite clever and lie deserves credit for wbnt he litis done, but he is given inoi credit thnn he is entitled to when it Is said that his work is "tin- best know n record M diminutive pen work," for It isn't by several hundred words. if there Is nny glory attached to this distinction it belongs to our fellow townsman, P. V. Costello. of the city engineer's olllce. who wrote G.l'f.4 doubt lessly larger words on a smaller postal card thnn the one used by the Cali fornia innn. It was in a local contest Instituted by the Claud I'liion Tea company several years ago. Mr. Costcllo won the prize by writing the words "Ornnd I'tilon Baking Powder, eight tickets to the pound." ! times on one of the smaller style postal cards then In use. they being one-lifth of an inch shorter In eneh dimension than the card which tirincoiirt wrote on. and they could lie read with the naked eye, too. Mr. Cos tcllo dlil not consider this to be un extraordinary achievement and feels conlldent. he says, that he can do much belter. At oil events he Is going to try. The little regard which Mr. Costcllo "had for his own great achievement is show-n by the fuct that he did not even take Ihe trouble to secure the postal raid, and It has possibly been lost or thrown aside where It ran not easily be found. DUXMOKI-. Kev. S. C. Logan. It. D.. of Scranton, conducted the services In the Presby terian church yesterday morning and special music was rendered by Miss Florence Itobertson. The evening ser vice was omitted. The Ladles' Aid society nf the Metho dist church will meet nt the home of Mrs. Thomas Kershelmer. on Chestnut street Wednesduy afternoon. The council will hold a rnecint ses sion on Tuesday night for the appoint ment of committees for the coming year and other Important business. ARRANGING FOR CEREMONY Preparations Made for the Consecra tion of Futlier Holiao. SEKMOX BV BISHOP HOKSTMAX Effort Being Made to Have Cardinal Satolll llcre, Although Sot to Take an Aetlvo Part in the Ceremonies. Preparations for the consecration on Sunday. March '', of Kev. Al. J. lloban, of Ashley, as bishop of Alalis, his func tion to be coadjutor bishop of the dio cese of Scrantou, are settled as far as this, that Archbishop P. J. Kyau. of Philadelphia, will be the consecrator. und Kt. Hev. 1 gnat ills P. llorstmiin. bishop of Cleveland, .. will deliver the sermon, it is not definitely known yei whether Cardinal Sutolli will be pres ent or not. Hev. Father lloban bus sent several telegrams to his eminence, who is traveling in the west. The death, nnd funeral, which will be held Wednesday, of Archbishop Ken rick, of :St. Louis, may delay Cardinal Satolll and hinder him from getting east in time for the ceremony. The assist ant prelates will be Kt. Itev. llishop O'Hura, and in ull probability lit. Itev. Bishop McDonnell, of Brooklyn. X. Y., though the latter hits not been able to give the assurance that he will be pres ent. In addition to these members of the hierarchy, Kev. Puttier lloban ex pects that the other bishops of the province, w lio are Kt. Kev. Bishop Alul- len, of Kile; Ut. Itev. llishop .McC.overn. nf llurrisbitrg, and Kt. Key. Bishop Phelun, of Pittsburg, will be present. Then, of course, a lurge number of the priests of the diocese w ill be here. They cannot all t-otne, becuuse it will be on Sunday. ADAIITTANCR HY TICKKT. Admittance to the cathedral on the occasion will be by ticket; it is a matter of necessity to do this on account of the Immense numbers ol people who would be anxious to lie present. Kucli parish priest of the diocese will receive a cer tain number of tickets, in proportion to the size ot the parishes and other con siderations. The parish of Ashley will be amply provided for In the distribu tion. Kev. Father Ilohun's parishioners and those of Wilkes-Burre und surrounding towns were anxious lo turn out in the form of a parade, but for more than one reason the project wus abandoned. It would not be possible to have a parade as nu accompaniment to a consecration. The consecration will take place, be ginning in the morning at 10.::o. with a pontllicial ninss. Kev. Puther lloban nnd Archbishop Kyun, the consecralor, will be required to fust Saturday and Sunday until after the ceremony Is over. The ceremony will last until at least 2 o'clock in the afternoon. IHiincr will be served ill the hull of St. Thomns" col lege, and In nil there ore expected to be about U'ilO partakers of It, including the hierarchy, clergy, relatives and promi nent laymen. The consecrallon of Itev. Father llo ban will be as bishop of Alalis, which is a small province In Italy, and a suffra gan see of Koine. He will be like u vis iting bishop In tills diocese, und w ill net only when culled upon to do so by Kt. Kev. llishop o llnru. When the latter dies Kev. Puther lloban becomes bishop of Scrnnton without lurther ceremony. As assistant bishop he will retain his charge nl Ashley, unless he should come to a different conclusion later, lie pre fers to remain there until he succeeds as bishop; then he will have to tuke up his residence where the cathedral In his see Is located. The church at Ashley Is neat-lug com pletion and it represents un Indefatig able tusk at his bunds, together with the construction of u parochial resi dence. The church cost $:!"i,000 and the residence Jla.OOO. .Masses ure celebrated in the basement yet, but the ma III church will within a few months be ready. It is built of brick In Italian style, and presents a most Imposing ap pearance. WITH A I Al liU IN" 1ACII. Purran's ruling passion was his Joke, nn I It was strong, if not In death, at leat In his lust Illness. One morning his phy sician observed lhat he seemed lo "cough with more dllllculty," says the Oreen Hag. "That Is rather surprising." answered Curran, "for I have been practicing ull night." While thus lying 111 Curran was visited by a. friend. Father O'Lrary, who also loved bis Joke. "I wish, o'Leary." said Curran to him. abruptly, "that you bud the keys to heaven." "Why. Curran?" "Because you could let me In," said the facetious counsellor. "Il would he much better for you, Cur ran," said Die good-humored pHi-sl, "that I had the keys of the other place, becuuse 1 could then let you out." -:: "I have been told." said Mr. Tbibols, walching the steam-hummer in the roll ing mill, "that a good hammerman can break the crystal of a watch with that 1hlrly-toii hummer." "Vcs." said the hummrrman, "It can be done." "I should like to see It." said Mr. Du bolse, eagerly, feeling in Ills watch pock et. "I can do It, sir." replied the man. "Ami will yon'.'" replied Mr. Inibols, ilrawing out his watch. "Come, i am anxious to see il tried." He laid his walch on Hie great nnvll plale. The hammer rose to its full height ami the not lusiant all Us pohdcroiis weight, with a crushing force which shook the ground for an acre round, came down on the watch, says laindon Tid Hits. "There, sir," said the mall, "if yon don't believe thai crystal Is broken just step down und you can see it slicking lo the hammer." Mr. ImiImiIh swallowed a whole mouthful of him-ps and gasped before he could speak. "Hut I forgot to say." h. exclaimed, "that It was to break the crystal without Injuring the watch." 'nil, yes." said the hammerman. "Yes, I know. 1 have heard that rubbish mv self." -:,!:- ".Miss Jackson." he began, cs be re mnved bis liat ami scraped his foot as they met on the street. "I done hub de liappv faellily lo meet up wid iV de odder lllg'ht ill de cake-walk." "Yes. sah," she softly replied. "What tirst distracted my uttenshiiu 'o yo' wus yo'r piirtiuess." he coin iiiued. "It wus de giiierar opinynii dal yo' was de handsomest gal In de hall. In fact, yo' outshone de shiniest ob dat vast ugg're gailon ob shiners." She bowed her thanks. "Wlm I next distracted my attenshun was yo'r clothes an' style, one glance prog nosticated de fact dat yo' wus u bo'n buly. I felt dat me an' yo' was two eagles 'tuong a lot ob crows, lines yo' anticipate de suit of clothes I had on dat night? .Made lo order, ami cost me sehen dollars. Coat-tails de reg'lar New Yolk droop un' ilut celluloid collah jest frowned ull de mnshers down. More dan Ino pus sons culled me a swell." She bowed again, says the Leavenworth Times. "Perhaps yo percolated de remem brance dat I sqiioze yo'r hand. .Miss Jack son, an' yo' must have observed dat it was my Inteiisliun to umbiilute n few re marks when Interrupted by dat very com mon nn' undistinguished pussun known us " "My husband, sah!" she Icily Interrupt ed. "Fo" de Lawd. Aliss Jackson, lint yo' aint done married to Moses Phillips?" "Two weeks ago, suh." "An' yo' ain't Aliss Jackson no mo'!" "No mo', sail." "Huh! sense me, plense. Keckon I made a mistake. 1 see now wliar it was. I got yo' mixed up wid Kvungelinn Thompson, dat putty, sl lish young lady dat was de belle ob de occasion an' called fo'th de undisguised udmirutlnn ob de. gi gantic assemblage. Tea. I recollect yo'. yo' had a bombazine dress dat b'longed to Mose Phillips an' people was u sayiu' dut Yo' was WMlkin' mound on de ejlsjw of yo'r Krandinmlder an' dat Moses done had n pa'r ob trousers made out ob n blanket, flood day. Airs. Phillips. 'Sense my belli' mistook." Piano sale. Big bargains. Guernsey Eros, y thi:y mill xi-vf.r i.kakx. Number nf 'I rack-Walkers loses tine from Hm Hull, fin Saturday un unknown Polander. a track-wnlker, was received at the I-ack-o wanna hospital. He had been HI ruck by a train on the Delaware, Lackawan na and Western railroad at Tobyhannu and received fatal Injuries. iesterduy afternoon he was removes from the Lackawanna to the Alone Taylor hospital, where he drew hla lust breath at 8 o'clock hist evening;. At either hospital they do not know- bis nuiue or anything ut all about him, excepting that he was struck by a train at Tobyhtinna. Ills body is still at the morgue In the Moses Taylor hospital. THE STATE GEOLOGIST. Will Head a Paper at Hoard of Trade Kooins Tuesday Mght. The next regular meeting of the Lnckawunna Institute of History and Science will be held nt the room of the board of trade- on Tuesday eve ning ut l.sn. A very imiortant paper by Professor J. P. Leslie upon the s? clal work of this society will be read. Professor Leslie's long experience us state geologist, und his work in con nection with other sclentlllc ami his torical societies furnish him with qual ifications for the preparation of such a p.ier that very few people possess. The discussion following the puper wlll also be of considerable Interest. The public are Invited to attend. THE COMMON SENSE WAY. The old-fashioned way to rent a house Is lo stick a small sign in a window and trust to luck. This sign may be seen and It may not. The chances are that it will not bo seen by those you want to sen It. How much easier it would be to put in "House for Bent" advertisement in The Tribune's "want" columns, where il will reach every house-hunter In Scranton. THE CHESS CHAMPIONS. AVIIhclm Sielnltz has just written from St. Petersburg to the Hastings Chess club with reference to its offer of floii. Hint be has forwarded It to Lusker at Moscow, but that consideration of the propnsUioti must lie postponed im- me reason that they both Jiave pledged tluimselve to uccept the preliminary conditions named by the .Moscow Chess club, the most Important of which Is-ing that -the chess club does not claim from the players property right to tho games. He also adds the report that a. wealthy Russian has stibsci-ibcd u,ini rubles to have the match played nt Moscow. The inatch may be postponed until September. The two consultation games played at St. Petersburg after the tournament wei-e both won by Plllsbiiry und Lusker, playing ns allies, against Tschlgoiiii und Stelnit-. The tirst wus a Vienna game, In which Tschlgoiiii titnl Sleinll-. had the while forces. Piilsbuiy iiiiiI Lusker introduced Hie novelty of I and ti T, on their fourth move, and, niter sacrillcing a pawn. Initialed a quick n' tnck on tile w hite king's side. The game was Very excliiug, and finally the veterans were forced to resign ufier llfty-two moves. For the second encontcr, pllls bury und Itsker played un Fvtins gam Sit on Tschlgoiiii and Slelnliz. who declined to adopt the compromised defence, upon while's offer of a third pawn. The black allien succeeded in casting on their four teenth move, but un unceu.dng attack, hotly kept up, forced them backward, and aflei- a desperate bill unavailing sal ly of black's queen's bishop, which was given up, the veterans again struck their colors on while's I blrty-tirst move. Uhciiinutlsm Cured in -'t Hours, TV J. Blue kniore. of lluller Black more, Pittsburg, ln., says: "A short time since I procured a bottle of "Mys tic Cure.' It got me out of the house in twenty-four hours. I took to my bed with rheumatism nine months ugo and the 'Mystic Cure' is Ihe only nieillcliu that did inenny good. I hud live of Du llest physicians in the city, but I re ceived vciy little relief from them. 1 know- the 'Mystic Cure' lo be what It Is represented lni j,,,, pioiismv p rcc-oniiiit-nilliig It to other poor sufferers." Sold by Curl l.orciiz. druggist, -lis Lack awanna, avenue. Scriin'ou. 22 DAYS Before we move to 303 Lackawanna ave. Now the goods have got to get out. Today we start in for 22 big days. Cost or even less. Things must move. The few items mentioned only show a little, a visit proves more. China Department Things that break shall suffer the most. Decorated Plates Imported to sell for 50c, now 15c; six or seven dozen French Plates,vith heads of prominent peo people burnt in,vere 29c., now 10c. Pansy Pin Trays, about a hundred left, going lor 5c. Silverware Twenty-five or thirty Butter Dishes, Dinner Castors and odd pieces, worth from $2 to $3; to close them 98c. Tea Spoons, Rogers' triple plate, two new patterns, 75c. for 6; about half value. Solid Silver Sugar Spoons, gold lined bowl, were S'r.50 to ?2, now 98c. Pictures Best time of the year to get Pictutes. Many a a dull space and among the hundreds that we sell are some to suit you. French fac similes, in narrow gold frames, size 12x20, new subjects, worth 75c., take them for 35c. Pastels 16x20, framed in narrow gilt and gold mats, worth 2, 75c today. Etchings Not quite two dozen, handsome oak frames, 14x28, worth S'2. COME TO THE STORE TODAY. IREXFORD'S Lacki Ave. CHAFING DISHES. Aluminum, it i iud of imre metal, ron- taiuing absolntoly no poiaouois ingredients; it win yieia tiiniii out uaaiuilal remits; will cook uuiforiuly, avuidiug ncorcli iug. 134 WY0B1N& tVENUE. Walk in und look 11 round. THIS CUT REPRESENTS THE 205 Wyoming Avsnu OUR SECOND ANNIUERSflRY IN BUSINESS. Thanks to a generous and appreciative public we are vigorous two-year-olds. Come and See Us All Week. P. M'CREA & CO. Coal t:icban-. 128 Wyoming Ave. China Hall Mg mninnnr a. wiiitn i rtr . IrtLllflMi d MILL A A, H5IMB FDn 3PR1HS. IN ALL COLORS. UPnOLSTERY, i RICH ( in ifliMH And Portiere Fabrics. Buy t r s4) j-.onh.nijr ior amine our EASELS AND SCREENS tilled wlilt 1 Mill I In order to clean out all Winter Suits, also Spring Overcoats and Spring Suits from last season we make the remarkably low price of $10.! 00 On $20, $18 and $15 Lines. l$CSrSee out spring; styles Derby and soft Felt Hats. Our luiruishintr Goods for men we sell at our book cost. The lowest prices of auy house in Scrantou. Clothiers, Hdter&.Furnishsra STIUNWAV A SON'S . . Acknuulrdiccd the l.euillng PIANOS Ol tli Worldk flHCkl K BKOS., kkANICHfc A HACHK mnt others. ORGANS Musical Instruments, Husicat Mercliandise, Sheet Music and Music Books. Purchaser mill always find a complete twk mid at prli'ea aa law a the qul Ity of the fnatrumciit wilt permit al II. P HULBERT'S nusic STORE, 117 Wyoming Ave. - - Scranton We Have On Hand THE BEST STOCK IN Ttlll CITY . Also Ihe .Ncwet Also the Cheapest. Also the Largest. I'orceMn. Ony. HU Silver Novelties In Infinite Vnrl.-ty. Latest Importation. Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, fl. E. ROGERS, Jeweler and ,,.. Watchmaker. 215 LlCkWiDM 4V3. BLANK BOOKS Of all kiuJs. manufactured at ihot notice, at The Tribune OHke. TAKE CARE "rJJJToa mm you ur troubled with fiP Vfll 3 EYES lul .c-h or u.rvou Ur IUUI1 LIUU lwiB,toIiK,II.H. JSL'Kti'.S aud havo your oyfl flammed frea. Ve have reduced priun aud rs tils luwatt la tba city. Ntukel spectacles ftom f 1 to it; gol) from 4 to M. 305 Sprue Street, Scranton, P IV T . r a riiic j'uriiuurc coverings aua stock. Jn White aud Col,), ()uk anil .MahoK'uil v. three uuil four lilllH-l KiililimrSi.rMMiia Ucuiiii illi, Painted Burlap aud SSilkoline.