0 THE SCBANTON TMBTTNE- SATUBDAT MOBNDTG, APIUL 11, " 1896. i7 1.1 ICE MOOS COI CarreatXcvs'gf Local Ckircats aad Their Coagrtgatioas. ARRIVAL OP REV. DR. (&m talk's New Pastor Will Ufrssek To asomw-H Was Eatsruftaed at IHaaar at the Uotyjaraya Tarsday-Cra&Nos. Kev. Dr. Charles Ar. ciflio will to toornoir begin hly putorata in Elm Park church. HJ momlnr topic- wUI M "An IntrodiMftory Question," and In thj Ynln "fne Church Which the Minister Wajyfg " wui be his them. Dr. Glfflni, naw the HoteJ Jer myn, wheW ts comfortably installed hsjdaoC, apartments and wlU re main unyfJi tn, utter part of the month (when aiffln and their threw chll drn jfe expected. They will theu take ,te possession of the ctturc n par A formal reception will not be en Dr. OltHn until after the arrival hla family. Me Is more than pleased th Scranton. and the cordiality with which he haa been received by the lm Park church officers. A dinner was given Thursday at the Hotel Jermyn for Dr. Ultfln, and was attended by a number of the church board and their wives. Dr. Olffln was met at Oouldsboro by a delegation from the church. At the dinner were: Mr. and Mr William Connell. Mr. and Mrs. I. P. Megargel. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Connell, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. McAnulty, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Rey nolds, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schlagei-. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Connell, Mr. and Mr. L. C. Hessler, and Mr. and Mrs. IW. H. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dale. Captain W. A. May and A. D. Pierson, NEW Y. W. C. A. SECRETARY. Mrs. Nellie Lowry, the. new general euretary of the Voting Women's Chrls tton association, was given a public reception and welcome Tuesday eve ning In the association rooms. Her home Is at Columbus, Ohio, and she is a graduate of the Wesley an univer sity of that state. She has had a train ing; which has particularly equipped her for her present work. She is a graduate of the Chicago Trulnlng school, has studied association meth od In the associations at Pittsburg, Toledo and New York city, and was for a time assistant secretary of ; the Boston association. While a student at the Wesley an university she met Mr. Lowry and became his wife after his ordination Into the Methodist minis try. She pursued her training for as sociation work after marriage with the idea that she would be better prepared for the duties of a minister's wife. It was not long, however, before her hus band died of typhoid fever. She then decided to continue her association study. Mrs. Lowry is a young woman of extreme quiet grace In manner and voice and shows a marked executive ability. In her the Scranton associa tion has evidently found a valuable secretary. VISITED DR. FLOYD.' Rev. Dr. L. C. Floyd, late of the Simpson Methodist church, and who was made presiding elder of the Bing hamton district at the Wyoming con ference, was given a farewell call on Wednesday evening by the members of the Social circle of the church. The Circle presented Dr. and Mrs. Floyd a handsome set of tableware. Among those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Kasterly, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Blair, Mrs. Charles Acker, Mrs. F. Beck, Mrs. Dr. l' C. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shedd, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bass, Mrs. Laura Cook, Dr. and Mrs. Beech, Mr. and Mrs. J. Part, Mr. and Mrs. William Snover, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Acker, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gould; Mrs. A. S. Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Davis, Mrs. Robert Will iams, the Misses Lizzie Heermanns, Emma Lewis, Lillian Shively, Edith Williams, Augusta Blair, Margaret Van Camp, Rachel Jones, Lou H. Jones, R. W. Davis, Howard Davis, Harry Randolph, Professor Will Jones. TWO SPECIAL SERVICES. Two special service will character ize the day tomorrow in the Providence Presbyterian church. In the morning the sacrament of the Lord's supper will be celebrated to be preceded by the reception of new members. In the eve ning there will be a repetition of East er music to which the service will large ly be devoted. The music will be given ty the full Easter choir under the direction of T. J. Davles, Mus, Bac, and is as follows: "The Voice of Many Angels," Dr. C. H. Parry Miss Maggie Davles and choir. Soprano solo "The Ressurectlon," Paul Rodney Miss Edith Martin. ''Angels Roll the Rock Away," C. H. Lloyd (Quartette "Christ Our Passover," Buck Solo "Easter Morn" Woodward Mrs. J. E. Heckel. "By th Tomb" Stainer Choir Soprano solo "Out of the Deep," T. J. Davles ;. ; r Miss Anna Phillips. CHURCH. NOTES. Twenty-seven persons were baptised Sunday la the First Welsh Baptist church. The Rev. Mr. Gibbons will preach Sunday morning and evening at Dun more Presbyterian church. -- Bishop N. 3. Rulison, of central Penn sylvania, will administer the rite of confirmation nnri tireah In i i.uiau church on Sunday morning at 10.30 ak in. Invitations have been received here for the wedding of Rev. Edward Bei derwolf. formerly superintendent of the 77 99 Bids Colds Begone. Tne Magician Wand la Not More Potent Than Seventy-Seven. 77" cure Colds, La Grippe. Influ enza, Catarrh, Pains in the Head or Cheat, Cough, Sore Throat, General Prostration and Fever. "77" will "break up" a cold that "hangs on," and yet "77" Is NO BETTER than Dr. Humphreys' Homeopathic epecinca for other diseases, of which lie makes a aeriea, described in bis Manual, mailed free. Disordered Stomach, Dyspepsia. In digestion and Weak Stomach carry la tneir waice more misery than poverty. Specific No. 10 relieves promptly, and by its continued use a perfect and per manent cure u assured. Rheumatism. It was, indeed, for tunate for sufferers from Rheumatism when Dr. Humphreys discovered his Speclflo No. 15 It acta upon the Liver ana Kidneys, eliminating Uric Acid from the blood; the euro follows swift and aura. . Small .bottles of plsataot plltts-flt -our teat pocket; sold by drug cists or lout on re oalptof rto. 25a, or 6 for fl. Bamptarsrs' JsMUtia 0.,1U William St, New York. .Twl Rescue mission, in this city and Miss Ida Cased, of Montlcello, lnd.. oa April It. . . In the Penn Avenue Baptist church lecture room Tuesday night. Attorney A. V.' Bower delivered an illustrated lecture on "Michael Angeto." The lec ture was under the auspices of the church choir. The Penny club, whose members are boys and girls, and the deaf mute guild of St. Luke's Episcopal church, conducted a fair Tuesday and Wednes day in the old Faurot house on Wash ington avenue. The proceeds are to oe devoted to work among deaf mutes. A SDeclal service of the Salvation ar my was held last evening in the bar racks on Price street. It was a cele bration of the Scranton army's victory In winning two nags In the recent War Cry contest. Brigadier William Evans of Philadelphia, presented the trophies. A literary and debating society nas been organised In connection with the Sumner Avenue Presbyterian cnurcn. The officers are: President. Beialeei Brown; vice-president. Ira Davis; sec retary, Daniel Jay Reese; treasurer. Thomas D. Thomas. The society will meet on Wednesday night of each week. Rev. George K. Guild last night preached a sermon in the Providence Presbyterian church at the service pre paratory to the communion service on Sunday morniug. Tomorrow evening the Easter music will be repeated by the large choir under the direction of Professor T. J. Davles. At the evening service of the Second Presbyterian church the following pro gramme of music will be rendered: Or gan prelude, Mendelssohn; quartette, "Come Unto Me." Dykes; male quar tette, "Nearer My God to Thee;" offer tory, "Nazareth." by Gounod, arranged for trombone solo, with organ accom paniment, Messrs. Turu and Chance; organ postlude, Silas; J. M. Chance, or ganist. The Rev. C. T. Odlmer. or Philadel phia, will preach on Sunday. April 12. at 412 Adams avenue, on the subject of the "Passion of the Cross," explain ing the Interim! sense of the incidents connected with this event. . In the eve ning at 8 p. m. a free public lecture will be given at the same place on the sub ject of "The Trinity," showing that there is but one Divine person In the Godhead, while the old Christian church worships three gods. Visitors are heartily Invited. . The following vestrymen for the Grace Reformed Episcopal church have been elected: G. W. Frits. W. W. Lath rope, W. T. Ilackett. R. 11. Frear, E. H. Hippie. T. K. Lyddon. S. G. Smith, A. P. Tuthill and J. K. Chandler. The following were elected delegates to the synod to be held at Philadelphia on Oct.. 21: W. W. I,athrope, E. H. Ripple. W. T. Hackett. C. A. Brown. T. E. Lyddon. and S. G. Smith; alternates. David Hill, W. Bell, R. H. Krear. A. P. Tuthill, John Lack and John Perks. TOMORROWS SERVICES. Calvary Reformed Church Corner Mon roe avenue and Gibson street. Kev. W. H. Stubbleblne, pastor. Preuchlng ut 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; morning subject. "The Wueen of Sheba;" In the evening the pas tor will deliver an Illustrated sermon on Pilgrim's Progress entitled "Beacon Lights.' All Souls' Unlversallst Church Pine street. Kev. V. W. Whippen. pastor. Subject of morning sermon, 10.W, "Jacob and Jesus;" subject of evening sermon, 7.30, "Sin." Second Presbyterian Church Rev. Charles E. Robinson. D. D., pastor. Ser vices, 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. The sacra ment of the Lord's supper in the morn ing; In the evening the paBtor will preach on "Reasons For Not Following Christ." All seats free at night. All welcome ut all services. Washburn Street Presbyterian Church Rev. John P. Moffat, pastor. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; Bible school at 12 m.; Christian Kndeavor services at 6.20 p. tn. The pastor will preach In the morn ing on "The Irlze of Life, and Its Pur suits," and In the evening on "Lingering Lot; or Gold May Be Bought Too Dear." All welcome at all services. First Congregational Church South Main avenue. Pastor, Rev. David Jones. Services, 10 fl. m. and 6 p. tn.: morning theme, "The Church Should Be Seen;" ev ening, "Disturbers of the Peace." Holy Trinity Church (Evangelical Luth eran) Adams avenue, corner Mulberry street. Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7. p. m. : preaching by the pastor. Rev. Ed win Lunn MlUer. No pews are rented, and visiting worshipers will be cordially welcomed. St. Peter's German Lutheran Church Ash street, corner Prescott avenue. Ser vices at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. The pas tor. Rev. J. W. Randolph, preaches at both services. Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church George T. Price, pastor. Preaching at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; morning sub ject, "What Is Your Age?" evening sub ject, "The Spirit of Christianity." First Presbyterian Church Dr. James Mcleod, pastor. Services, 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. ; the sacrament of baptism and the Lord's supper will be administered in connection with the morning service. Dr. McLeod will officiate both morning and evening. iSpecial music In the evening. Cedar Avenue .Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. J. I Race, pastor. Hub bath services, 10.20 a. m. ; subject, "The Right Kind of Preaching;" at 7 p. m.. subject, "Useless Excuses." All persons are made welcome. Sunday school at 2 p. m. ; Kpworth league at 6.30 p. m. Week day services, Monday and Thursday even ings. Special revival services at all the Subbath services, and also at the week day meetings. Penn Avenue Baptist Church Rev. C. C. Bitting, or Philadelphia, will preach ut 10.3U and 7.30 o'clock; Bible school ut 2: Young People's meeting at C.3t. All cordially welcomed. Church of the New Jerusalem 112 Adams avenue. Preaching at 11 a. in. by. Rev. C. T.Odhner on "The Passion of the Cross." In the evening, at 8 o'clock, lec ture on the Trinity. Public Invited. Grace Lutheran Church Rev.-Foster IV Gift, pastor. Services at I lie Young Men's Christian association on Sunday at li.3i a. ni. and 7.30 p. ni: Sunday school at 9.30a. m.: Young People's Society of Chris tian Endeavor at 6.30 p. m. - Green Ridge Baptist Church Rev. W. J. Kord, pastor. Services at 10.3U a, in. and 7.30 a. m.; subject tn the morning, "God's Kconomy;" In the evening, "Our Privilege of Choice." ' . First Baptist Church Scranton street. Rev. 8. F. Matthews, pastor. Subject Sab bath morning. "The Alemoriul:" in the evening, 7.30, "The young people of the church, under Out auspices or the Bap tist Young People's union, will celebrate tiie organization of the society by appro priate exercises, including music, recita tions, etc.; Sunday school at 2 p..ni., Dr. Beddoe, superintendent. All are cordially Invited. St. Luke's Church Rev. Rogers' Israel, rector. First Sunday after Easter. Holy communion, 7.30 a. m.; Sunday school, XI.'. a, in.; confirmation and holy coinmuniAn, 10.30 a. nr.. Bishop- Kullson will preach; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. m. St. Mark's, Dunmore Rev. A. L. Urban, in charge. Holy communion, 8 a. m.; ser vice and holy communion, 10.3U a. m.: Sun day school, 3 p. in.; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30 p. in. Confirmation, Satur day, 7.45 p. in. St. David's Church Coiner . Jack -ton street und Bromley avenue. Kev. M. If. Mill, rector. Low Sunday. .Morning prayer and sermon a 110.30 n. in.; Sunday school at 2 p, in.; Friday evening servl'-o at 7.30; confirmation at 3 p. m. No even ing service. Seats free. ' Grace Reformed Episcopal Church Wy oming avenue, below Mulberry street. Di vine worship, morning and evening; preaching by the pastor, 10.30 a. m., "Mis sions." Rev. ill, 11; 7.30 p. m., "The Tvpl cal Character or the Book or Ruth," Ruth 11, II. 12: Sabbath school. 12 in.; Young People's Society or Christian En deavor, 6.301 p. m. Seats all free. Strang ers welcome. Salvation Army Saturday night free and easy. 8 o clock: knee-drlll. 7 a. m.. Sunday; holiness meeting, 11 a, m. ; Chris-, tians prayer service, nunuay, a p. m.; farewell meeting of Captain .Masland and Lieutenant Griim on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. All welcome.. Green Hldgo United Evangelical Chur.-h G. h. Make, pastor. Preaching bv the pastor at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. ; Sun day school, 8.30 a. m.; K. L. C. E. song and praise service at 6.30 p. m. Strang ers welcome. St. Mark's Lutheran Church Fourteenth and Washburn streets. Hev. A. L. Ra mer, Ph. D pastor. Services, 10.30 a. m. and evening service, 7.30; morning subject, "Christ's Peace Commission to His Apos tles;" evening, "The Word of the Lord Endureth Forever." Welsh - Methodist Episcopal Church The oas tor. Rev. Hugh Davis, will Drench In the evening an English sermon. Th public is invited to attend. ACQ TEE FLAYER-FCL1 Mat Has Beta aad Kill Be it Oar Local Heaters. GOSSIP OP STAGE FAVORITES Paragraphs of News aad Ctmut Cott ceralat the lahabitaats of th Minis ' World-Aaaoaaesaeats of Coasiaf attraetioas-TktatrUal Tldiaga In a breesy h-tter to the Wilkes-Barre Leader from Kansas City under date of April 1 Dan Hart remarks: As Pud din' Head Wilson says: "This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are the other three hundred and idxty-four days of the year." I saw that delightful play here last night and cannot recall a play which 1 en Joyed more. It proves the falsity of the laws dramatists have followed for years. In the four acts and prologue not one woid of love Is spoken, and in the end the evil-doing young man Is not dragged off to punishment. .In every way Krank Mayo has digressed from the old beaten path, and success has smiled ii'xm him. The pluy Is no more delightful an entertainer thuu ts Frank Mayo himself. Seated ut a table In Lohmann's restaurant two years ago he told me of his intention to give to the stage one of Mark Twain's sketches. The ptory of the play us told me then lacked Interest. 1 have never met the man who could tell interestingly the plot of a play. It Is a hard thing to do. it la like the description of an oil painting. Imagination or words can not surply the expressions or colors, and all one realties In the subject. I remember Mr. Mayo explaining the thumb murk scheme, and I frankly told lulu that I thought a serious interest could not be built around such a seem ingly comedy subject. This man of foily year's experience looked at me kindly and said: "You muy know more about it than I do. yet 1 will attempt to build a play around that theme." He let me down easy. If 1 knew one fiftieth a much about play building as does Frank Mayo, I would be happy. Yet I attempted to advise him. There are two subjects upon which every man can give advice writing plays and run ning a newspaper. What matters It if he cannot tell an editorial from a per sonal, or a comedy from a comedy drama? He will drag a fellow into a hallway on a windy night and proceed to give him the benefit of his experience of reading newspapers and selling plays. Why is it we never advise the carpen ter, the plumber or the telegraph ope rator? Yet we will advise the dramat ist and the editor. II II II Mr. Hart, noticing that Mantell lias a new play called "The Queen's Gar ter," wants to know where these play building fellows are going to stop. "We have had," says he, " 'The Queen's Lace Handkerchief,1 'The Queen's Necklace,' and now the garter. How would 'The Queen's Bloomers' do? No use. The line must be drawn some where. I saw the garter play In Cin cinnati. I was not Impressed with Its moral, even If brainy Espy Williams, the most pious of dramatists, did build It. At the end of one of the four acts King Henry IV. sits himself down to think. Kings always do a large amount of thinking In plays, and as the task Is so brain-wearing they conclude always after thinking to cut off some fellow's head to prevent further thinking all around. King Henry IV. Is novel. He arises after bowing his crested head to slow music and an enthusiastic gal lery, and then loudly proclaims: "Gen tlemen of the court, there has been a turn in the affairs of men. No more singing In the moonlight before me lady's chamber to win her heart. No! the way now to win a woman's love is to steal her garter." That line Is night ly spoken to a delighted audience by a stately king, and Is but a sample of what is creeping Into plays nowadays. Next season playwrights, I suppose, will all give advice on how to win a woman's love. As I write I can see Steve Brodie standing in a glare of red light, proclaiming to his pals: Yc're dead wrong mugs. De way to win de lady's love is to chew her ear. See!" " II II II The history of "Robin Hood" Is so well known that little remains to be told. It Is the most successful light opera ever produced. It was brought to light June 9, 1890. at the Chicago opera house, where it met with Imme diate success, and since that time has been sung in all the important cities of the country. No other opera ever pro duced by the Boston ians met with such favor. As it was especially written for this organization, equal opportunities are offered all the artists, and its charming melodies and quaint whole some humor stamped It as out of the ordinary. "Robin Hood" has earned in gross receipts nearly $2,000,000, and these figures demonstrate beyond all cavil that on the lyric stage, as well as the dramatic, those works which are pure In tone, wholesome In atmosphere and Inoffensive in representation, bring out that element which Is rarely seen within the portals of the theater. It will be sung by the Bostonians at the Academy of Music tonight. II II II Margaret Mather will probably play to large business at the Academy Tues day, April 14, when she presents Shake speare's great masterpiece, "Romeo and Juliet." too long absent from our boards. When tiie name of Shake speare is announced, we feel somewhat like the prodigal son returning to his own once more, for surely our theater going public have indulged 'In a long spree of burlesque and vaudeville and theatrical concoctions impossible to name appropriately. Miss. Mather Is an actress whose powers have wide scope; she lias in the last few years played parts ranging all the way from joan or Arc to Nance Oldileld. and in selecting her present bill she hits chos en one of the most exuding roles, In all of which she has been most slgnully successful. Everything will be done with that elaborateness and care for details that is a characteristic of our times. Frederick Paulding, heads Miss Mather's support, which Includes the names of many other sterling actors. Magnificent new scenery and contumes wlli be used in this production. .Miss Mather also has In her company six beautiful young ladies for the minuet; In fact, nothing will be left undone to make this n memorable engagement. II II II "The Gladiator," Samuel's grand he roic tragedy, will be given here ut the Academy of Music on Thursday next by the famous American tragedian, Robert Downing, and u large ami cap able company, headed by the char.nlng leading lady, Eugenie Blair. "The Gladiator has been played by Mr. Downing In every large city In the country over 2.000 times, and he Is as closely identified with Is as Joseph Jef ferson is with Rip Van Winkle. Mr. Downing has this season made a very elaborate production of the piece, giv ing it a new and complete scenic equip ment, and providing every necessary in the way of costuming and mechanic al effect. II II II , The favorite sensational, comedy drama, "The Two Wanderers,'!' --in which the author, William Rightmlre. plays thp leading role, Dick, th 'or phan, will be the attraction for three days, commencing on Monday next' at Davis' theater, and It win be presented with a strong supporting company, ait well as a number of specialty artists. The play shows how two homeless .or phans have to. make .thfllr way In the world and how they ore Jreated by the aristocratic class. In the flrs.t act a snow scene will' be shown;-tire plot Of the scene as well as the play being' lo cated in New York city. In this scene a horse and llelgh will be Introduced. There are eleven characters in- the play. In the last act a beautiful tab leau la shown. Among the cast may be mentioned William H. Rightmlre. the author: Charles H. FarwelL Jerome StansiU. Arthur E. Sprague, James Regan. Walter Hudson, Fanny Gn aales. Clara Palmer, Katie Fallon, Ma rie Walters, Lucille Fallon and others. U U FOOTLIGIIT FLA3HES: Pauline Hall may revive "Ermlnle." Harrigan will produce "Waddy Uoogan" next season. A theatrical and musical exposition will be opened in July at Pari. In "Jack and the Beanstalk" QlrarJ will play Sinbad. the sailor. Joe Ott will appear next season In a comedy-drama by W. A. Mestayer. George Boniface. Jr.. has been engaged for Smith DeKoven's new comic opera. Nat Goodwin his secured from Augus tus Thomas a new play, calle.i "Tread way, of 1'ale." Joseph Sheehan and Harry Nonnan will re 'een ill "The Mandarin,' the mw De-Koven-Smith opera. Messrs. Stance and KdwarJs are at work on another histories! opera. "Tuo Birth of Yankee Hoodie." Nat Goodwin will produce an historical tragedy by Madeleine Lucette Kyley, based upon the lire or Kit-hard Savage. Klwyn Barron, or Chicago, has com pleted a romantic play, the sreue of which is laid In the limes or great Kllxa both. Julia Maiiowe-Taber's first part was Sir Josv;jIi Porter. In "Iinafore." Mrs. Tuber's fuvorite Shakesiearean rolr is Imogen. In Henry Arthur Jones' new play, Mr. Wiilard lias a Very strong rharacter pal l, uu impostor who maks hypnotism his profession. Maurice Burryniore is suid to be at work on a new play for James J. t'orbctt, a dramatization or a nowl by George Bernard Shaw. It is estimated that Die various invest ments and roierites or Corlnne's mother; Mrs. Kimball, were worth In Ihe neighbor hood or SiK.ouuu. Jitm llure. the English ai-tor. will re. turn lo Oils country next autumn. Anionn other plays, h intends to revive "I'asti-," "rtrhool" uud other plays by Kobertsou. "Shainus O'Brien.' an Irish comic opera, will be produced in this country next sej 8o4i by Manager Dutr. "Brian Uoru" will be sung by the Whitney Opera company next year. Mice bus engaged Fred Solomon for his comedian this summer at Munliuttuii Beach. He will play l.e Illane in "Evjii gellne;" George Forteseue will go back to his old pert or Catherine. Will Jefferson, the actor's younger son, has been playing In his father's comptiny for the pan five years, and has never had his real name printed on the pro gramme. Another son, Joseph, jr., has been acting for ten years, and is down on the bills as "Joseph Warren." MONTROSE. Judge W. II. Jessup recently request ed the state veterinary officials to ex amine his herd or short-horned Jerseys, thirty-five In number, and as a result twenty-eight were condemned, each once evidencing symptoms of tubercu losis. The remaining seven will suf fer another test. The test Is simple, yet exacting, in nature. The animals receive at first an injection of tubercu line, at which time their temperature Is recorded; the temperature Is there after taken every three hours. If the animal is afflicted with the disease, its temperature will immediately ascend, and In some cases, where the disease Is advanced, will raise four and Ave points In a short time. Healthy ani mals remain at normal temperature, the injection affecting them In no way. One cow, a remarkably fine one, was killed and a post-mortem examination conducted by Dr. Walters, of Wilkes Barre, who was assisted by Drs. Knoll and Butterfleld. Every Indication as given by the test was found. Dr. Wal ters thinks of the 8,000 head of cattle In Susquehanna county, fully 3,000 are affected with tuberculosis. He also states that the meat, milk and butter of these diseased cows will transplant the disease to those consuming them, provided the system is In a certain con dition, that condition as yet unknown to medical science. . It Is decidedly a germ Disease. The condemned animals will be sent to Wllkes-Barre for cre mation. Judge Jessup will only re ceive $15 per head Indemnity from the state, as they are not registered. Had they been registered, he would have been given 135 each. Dr. Butterfleld stated that the bacilli Is the same as that found In human consumptives. Editor Cruiser showed considerable enterprise in giving an account of the Republican convention in his Issue of the Democrat yesterday. While It was viewed through distorted Democratic oculars, It nevertheless evidenced pro gression In Montrose journalism. Past Commander C. W. Brodhead, of Castle Hall lodge, Knights of Pythias, Is devoting considerable time to a plan, of which he Is the father, for building a home for aged and Infirm members of the order. Mr. Brodhead, who has been a member of that worthy organization for twenty-four years, said: "I am more than Interested tn this movement. If I succeed In start ing it I shall feel doubly paid for my eff orts. The plan which I have In view Is not for building an elegant, costly home; but this, select a good farm con tiguous to a railroad, erect a good, sub stantial building so planned that as exlgincies may require It can be en larged without Impairing the Idea of the original building, but on the con trary, adding to the general effect. In time this rurni would of Itself be the source of considerable revenue, and while it might never prove self-supporting, it would certainly not be an en tire load of itself. In Northeastern Pennsylvania we have ninety lodges, with a membership of 8,000, and on May 15 a meeting will be held at Wllkes-Barre for the purpose of fur thering plans and arranging a perma nent organization. Mr. Brodhead is being aided In this beneficent move ment by a committee of the local lodge composed of Past Commanders W. S. Maxey. S. F. Jenckes, A. W. Lyons, F. I. Lott, Knights F. M. Gardner. Bearle AlcCollum. A. W. Arnold, H. V. Fiink, H. E. Herbert, A. Miller, B. R. Lyons, G. I). Ayreti, O. D. Hickuck, S. G. Fancher, C. E. Tltsworth, J. E. Barney. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sayre have re turned from a protracted southern trip. In the report of the Republican con vention yesterday a most prominent proceeding was Inadvertently omitted. The entire support of Susquehanna county was unanimously given to Con gressman J. H. Codding, of Bradford county, the present representative of the Fifteenth district, in Mr. Codd lng's speech he very gracefully thanked the county for Its support and made mention of the fact that she stood loyal in the ranks of the Republican party. "When 1 am asked at Washing ton what class of people I represent," said the doughty congressman from Tou'andu, "I tell them 1 represent the fearless, loyal, honest tolleis of north eastern Pennsylvania from the grand old Wllmot-Giw district." (Hearty applause.) Mr. Codding, although no stranger to Susquehanna county vot ers. Is not well-known; his gentlemanly bearing and kindly way won for him many new friends, and it was a happy fact that he made himself known at so opportune a time. At this writing it Is feared that the Hook mid Ladder entertnlnment Is a failure. The Idea of each person pre senting a small bag with the sume number of pennies as they were years old, proves that according to the enve lopes thus fur received from the fair sex there is not In all of Montrose's seven hills a woman 30 years old. Seiatla Rheumatism Cursd, ' L. Wagner, Wholesale Druggist, Richmond. Va., says: "I had a fearful attack of Sciatic Rheumatism, was laid Up almost two months; was fortunate enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheu matism. This cured me after doctor's prescriptions had. failed to have any effect. I have also heard of fine results from others who have used It." Sold by Carl Lorenz. Druggist, 418 Lacka wanna avenue, Scranton. There Is an unsurpassed Dining Car service on the Nickel Plate Road. CESRD CI REAMS CFO Gossip of latcrest Coaceralag Local aad Other Masiciaas. COMING Ml SICAL FUNCTIONS "Robta nood" at th Acadcsjy-Tk Keith--turban Coaoert Easter Mnsto to B Repeated-Pr soaal aad Other Motes. A pleasant evening Is before lovers of light opera who attend the presenta tion of "Robin Hood" at the Academy tonight. "Robin Hood" contains a charming plot; plenty of fun and ex cellent music; and rendered by the only Bostonians cannot fall to please. The career of "Robin Hood" has been pe culiar. The work of unknown author and composer the opera was hawked about for seven or eight years, and was looked upon with suspicion by the managers who were afraid to risk any thing uu a work that embraced fea tures of originality a work that had m 4 the recommendation of foreign crea tion, or at least was not In Imitation of some master across the ocean. At last an "angel" appeared and cash was pro cured for a London presentation. "Rob In Hood" across the water was an in stant success and no further intro duction was needed for American man agers. It Is said that one hundred thousand dollars In royalties have al ready been received by Smith and De Koven, and the opera still rides serene ly on the wave of popularity. i! i: ii The presentation of "The Fairies' Isle" at Young Men's Christian associa tion hull by the Saturday morning club on Thursday evening was a pleasing surprise to many who were scarcely aware of the existence of such an ex cellent musical organization, it was a pleasure for music lovers to again list en to the sweet voice Of Mrs. G. du B. Dlmmtck, who Is one of the favorite sopranos of the valley, and Miss Van Dervoort, contralto, won new laurels by the artistic rendition of the solo parts assigned her on the programme. Lovei of song generally will be pleased to know that Miss Van Dervoort has been engaged for another year at Elm Park church, and it is hoped that her magnificent voice will be heard often In concert during the coming season. II II II The solo copy of the oratorio used by Mr. Bushnell at the rendition of the Messiah at the Frothingham on Mon day evening contained original mark ings throughout by the celebrated Ren deyger, with .whom Mr. Bushnell stud ied for several months. The talented vocalist received special instructions In this particular part which he has ren dered with success everywhere. Mon day evening was the eighteenth time Mr. Bushnell has sung the part this season, II II II The Elm Park quartette choir, under direction of Mr. Pennington, will give a concert at College hall on Tuesday evening. It Is expected that the sing ers will be assisted by Mr. Hemberger, violinist, and Miss Norton, elocutionist. The affair promises to be enjoyable as a musical and literary treat. As the time approaches for the Keith Herbert concert the Interest In this event increases. Music lovers are on the qui vlve of anticipation a smile shows on every face at the very men tion of Victor Herbert, his winning per sonality and marvelous bow have so endeared him to Scranton people. The chief feature of the concert perhaps will be the appearance here of Mr. Keith, the fame of his exquisite voice having preceded him. The programme has been made with the earnest desire to please those who love simple music as well as the more exacting critics. Victor Herbert will contribute live numbers to the programme, each one of which will be a distinct delight; while Mr. Keith will be equally gener ous. The latter will sing by special re quest Adams' famous "Noel." The San Francisco Bulletin says: "His second number, the favorite "Noel," fairly captured the audience and brought the singer a perfect ovation. The concert will close with the glorious song, "East er Eve," when the singer will have the air of an obligato played by Victor Herbert. Scranton people are to be congratulated upon the opportunity of hearing those two great artists and should accord them a general reception. The diagram for reserved seats will be ready at the Young Men's Christian Association hall Monday morning, where tickets may also be obtained. Let us show our apreciation of what Is really good in music by filling every Beat on this occasion. II II II Mrs. Bliss, soprano, of Jamestown, will sing with the Elm Park church choir tomorrow. II II II A sacred concert will be given at the First Presbyterian church tomorrow (Sunday evening) April 12. The music so we!l rendered at the Easter service will by request be repeated tomorrow evening, beginning promptly at 7.30. The choruses will be rendered by the choir of fifteen voices. Mrs. Joseph O'Brien, Mrs. M. J. B. Williams, Messrs. Dewitt, Davis and John T. Watklns will sing solos. The choir will be ably assisted by the violinist, Miss Julia A. Allen, and flute soloist, Eugene Ham. A rare treat is In store for those who will avail themselves of this opportu nity. II !' l John T. Watklns will sail for London on Wednesday, April 22, on the City of Parts. He will leave Scranton Tues day morning, 10 o'clock. The Old Folks'coilcert which delight ed a large concourse of people a month ago, Is to be repeated on Monday even ing next at the Young Men's Christian Association hall for the benefit or the "Blues." A riasslfleatfon. Hiram," sa'd Mr. Coriitossel, "you crier pay more 'tentlon to finance." "Which kind, MaieJy?" "Why, how many l:ind I they?" "To Glttln' money fur the guv-ment an' glttlu' money from the auv'meM." Wellington Star. By the Card. Brace "Van Pelt told me today that I w;is the most Rifted liar he ever met." Baglev "Well, he'. a connoisseur " Post Dispatch. ARMENIA. Written for The Tribune. On my weird and woven thought thready alleys loom uiiu winniitr n.tiug i.'anie a shadow and a tread. From the land of dead and dying. Then a Godlike tone commanded, "Write, and ask the Christian teacher, Why this fear of butcher Creseent '! Tell the watting, faltering preacher Thai his power Is evanescent!" Now from out a crimson curtain, Hlooiiv wet, the red blood dripping, Hair-clad women all uncertain. Seemed the headless corses sifting. Half-shorn head, the awful story Death were better than Its keeping; Better tar a rest so gory, Thuti the soul in anguish sleeping. Weep, Armenia! sons and daughter, Mourn your fathers and your mothers Weep for hecatombs or slaughters, And your tortured Christian brothers, Soil the Savior's reet once printed, Uory-stalned each tufted sod! Land where Wisdom, all Unstinted, showered her richest gifts from God. Each red stain upon your grass blade, Every slaughtered baby's cry, Kvpi-v mark of Islam's hell-trade, Savs the Moslem's soon must die! Cry to arms! ye Christian war-knlght As your fathers did of yore; N'tr again let Crescent warllght Gleam upon Bosphorus' shore, Mrs. Clara Prime. Sorantor. April FramoroFtho Indiana Military Dill Hado Well by Paino's Colory Compound. Major Robbtns of the Second Indiana State guards, aide on General McKee's staff and president of Camp Gray, has been for two years one of the most In fluential members of the Indiana legis lature and the author of the famous Indiana Military Law of 1S89. Major Robblna was a very sick man up to the time of taking Palne's Celery compound. In proof of what that remarkable remedy can do to make a sick person strong and well, Major Robblna' letter from Indianapolis best tells Its own straightforward story. "I was troubled with a torpid liver, constipation and the accompanying sal low complexion, while my entire ner vous system wan entirely deranged, and I was greatly reduced In flesh. While In this condition I was taken down with a very severe attack of the grip, and was, for a long time, con fined to the house and my bed. "I resorted to various medicines and tonics, and under their temporary In fluence made several attempts to re sume my business of traveling about In the Interests of A. Steffen, cigar manufacturer of this city; but relapse succeeded relapse, and I not only was obliged to abandon my business, but growing gradually worse, became ap prehensive of the ultimate result. "At this Juncture, my mother-in-law, who had used your remedy with grati fying results, prevailed upon me to commence taking Palne's celery com pound, and it gives me great pleas TIE WORLD OF BUSINESS WESTERN STEEL RAIL SALE. The Colorado Coal and Iron company has Just sold 12,500 tons of steel rails to the Union Pacific to be delivered as fast as made. II II II DEMOCRATIC DEFT-MAKINQ. Treasury officials estimate that, ow ing to heavy disbursements on account of Interest on public debt, there will be an increase In the public debt for April of between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. II II II EDUCATION IN THE SOUTH.-The New Orleans Picayune reports that while the south has gained 24 per cent. In population during the last twenty yars the enrollment of its school at tendance has Increased 130 per cent. The value of southern school property In the same time has increased from $16,000,000 to $51,000,000. The claim is made that of the $320,000,000 expended for education in the south in the last eighteen years one-fourth has been for colored pupils. II II II PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON. The production of pig iron in March was slightly above that of February, ac cording to the figures of the Iron Age. The weekly capacity of furnaces in blast on March 1 was lS9,5!i3 tons, and on April 1 the weekly capacity was lsw, 21 tons. The highest point ever reached was last November, when the weekly capacity was 217,306 tons. The present output Is large, and it is great er than the demand, as might be ex pected. During March the stocks of pig iron unsold rose to 718.244 tons, an Increase of 60,000. Stocks have In creased 322,000 tons since last Novem ber, during which period there has been a decrease In the output of iron, ex cepting only last month. Bids have fallen materially during that period, but they are now belli? advanced be cause of an arbitrary increase in the price of ore and coke. An encouraging feature is that, notwithstanding the depression In business and the fact that railroads are not In a position to buy material freely, there is a tremendous consumption of pig iron. II H !! HOW ENGLAND IS FED.-Says the Nineteenth Century: "In 1804. with only a trifle of 1,900,000 acres under wheat, England produced 7,300,000 quarters at home, Importing 16,310,000 quarters of wheat grain, besides lit, 130,000 hundred-weight of flour that is to say, a total of 21.000,000 quarters, al lowing for flour. In 1804, then, three out of every four Engllshtnent lived wholly upon foreign bread. In 1815. owing to the tremendous reduction of the area under wheat, not one In every five drew his bread from the country. Our dally bread comes to us from abroad. But this Is not the only neces sary which we Import. Of food stuffs, which might conceivably be produced In the country, we purchase from the foreigner nearly half of our meat, nearly 16,500 worth of butter and mar garine, fC.OTO.OOO worth of fruits and bops. 5,400.000 worth of cheese, 13.780, 000 worth of eggs, 1,000,000 worth of po tatoes, 778,000 worth of poultry and 1,090,000 worth of vegetables. In addi tion to these there are the various kinds of colonial produce, of which sugar alone could be grown In England. A small rise In each of these items would Inflict innumerable hardships upon our working population. A great rise would mean starvation." II II II ' WORK AND DRINK. The United States department of labor, under the direction of twlslsoner Car ure to stale that 1 at once began ta feel Its beneficial effects. "My appetite, which had failed me, returned, my constipation ceased, and very soon my liver became normal In Its action. Following this my sleep lessness and headaches ceased and I began to gain flesh. The Insidious hold on me that the grip had hitherto had was relaxed, and I felt Invigorated and strengthened so I could resume my vo cation, and feel free from the languid, enervated feeling that had so long pos sessed me. "My friends were pleasantly sufprluej with the chnnge in my condition, and I was only too happy to recommend Palne's celery compound to such of my acquaintances as were suffering from any of the complaints which so complicated my case. Therefore. I again say I feel Impelled by a deep sense of gratitude to express how much I have been helped, for I now feel and look like a new man."' Physicians who rely on Palne's celery compound as thousands of the most wide-awake members of the profession are doing, especially now that nearly every one feels the need of a genuine spring remedy physicians know very well what that languor and tired feel ing means. They know that debility to day often results lit nervous prostra tlon tomorow unless the tired system is quickly Invigorated. That Is why all over the country today Palne's celery compound Is be Ing taken by the advice of skilled phy sicians. It Is the one remedy that physl clans can conscientiously call a gen roll D. Wright; has commenced an investigation which promises to b one of the most Important yet con ducted by this bureau. The subject of It is the liquor problem In relation to Industry. The amount of capital In vested in the manufacture of liquors and substantial statistics of a similar character will be carefully collated, but the most imnortant trend of the In vestigation will be in the direction of ascertaining the causes which lead to wage earners of the country. Th agents who will have in charge the propounding of Interrogatories In this line of the work will place themselves in communication with all establish ments employing large numbers of men. These establishments will be placed un der their seuarate heads, according to the kind of goods manufactured. Their managers will be asked the number of persons In their employ, and then u series of questions will follow, the an swers to which will give a valuable Insight Into the subject under consid eration. A manufacturer, for Instance, will be asked If. when employing new men, he habitually or usually takes In to consideration the question whether they are addicted to the use of Intoxi cating liquors or not. If such Is the case, he will then be asked how he sat isfied himself of the facts. He will also be interrogated as to whether any con siderable portion of his employes are subject to night work, and if those so engaged or more addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors than others. In case this is so, the character of the occupations they follow will be request ed and the number of men employed In each. The manufacturer will also be questioned upon the subject of fre quent and considerable overwork on the part of his employes, whether they are exposed to severe weather, whether they are employed irregularly, as, for instance, by seasons or by day and night alternately, and if so, whetbej such employes, under such conditions, are more subject to the use of strong drink than others who work regularly and are not subject to exposure. A vast number of other questions will be asked. For instance, the bureau will endeavor to learn whether the re duction in the daily hours of labor in the establishment noticeably lessened the use of Intoxicating liquor among the employes. If employes are more addicted to the use of Intoxicating liquors Immediately after regular wage payment than at other times. If the overindulgence In Intoxicating liquors on Sundays and holidays interferes with the usefulness on the days Imme diately following, and a number of sim ilar questions bearing upon the same text. In conclusion each employer In terrogated will be asked for his views as to what means better than those now employed can be tnken by em ployers, communities, organizations, municipalities or states to lessen the) consumption of. Intoxicating liquors, among the people. The investigation now in progress is the result of a long crusade, which was waged on the part of the Prohibitionists in an effort to secure from congress authority for th appointment of a commission to Inves tigate the moral and substantial effect of the alcoholic liquor traffic. If tho Baby Is Cutting Teeth, Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup haa been used for over Fifty Years by Mil liens of Mothers for tl.elr Children wniie leeimng. wiiii Mrm ici., duimh It Soothes the Child, Softens the Gums, Allays all Pain; Cures Wind Collo and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask' for "Mrs. Wtnslow'a Soothing Syrup, t and take no other, kind. Twnty-fly cents a bottl. ,