V p-t&i--ft(;tA-"JiE 'JITB SCRANTON TR 1 B UK E- MONDAY MORNING-, JAXUAHY 4, 1807. 3 K New Ycnr Cards, rocket Diaries, 1S1I7, rcloiiliet's Notes on tlic Sunday School Lessons, 1S(.)7. Deep cut in prices all this week on all Holiday Articles, Toys, Games, Blackboards, Desks, Toilet Cases and Fancy Articles, Holiday Hooks and Fancy Stationery, at very large reductions, to clear out balances. Bargains for New Year presents. NORTON'S,- 322 Lackawanna Ave. Shavings The use of Shavings for budding lor horses or cows Is not New But put up like straw In Small Bales In something now. Cheaper Than Straw, Cleaner Than Straw, Belter Than Straw. We keep it. The Weston Mill Go SCRANTOH. OLYPHANT, CARBONDALO ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN EXTRACTION OF TEETH WITH "ANAESTIIENK." FINEST DEN TAL WORK IN THE CITY. DRS. HENWOOD & WARDELL 3!G LACKAWANNA AVE. 1'EltSONAL. Miss Clara Simpson, of Clay loaves today for Drew seminary, nvetiue, Carmel, N. Y. Miss Grace llalley returns today from an extended visit with friends In Wlll lamsport. Mayor J. G. llalley and Attorneys GeoiKo S. Horn and H. II. Heynolds are in tlar rlsburtf today, looking after some business lntetests there. Dr. II. n. Ely, one of the state repre sentatives from Wayne county, spent yes terday In Dunmore as the uuest of his father-in-law, Dr. W. L. Marey. He will go to Ilarrlsburs this morning. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mellon celebrat ed the fifth anniversary of their wedding at tholr home, on Seventh street, Saturday night with a dinner, at which was pres ent a large compuny of their relatives and immediate friends. W. II. Cawley, for several years mali nger of the Adams E.vpress company In this city, has accepted a position as route agent on the Atlantic division, with head quarters In Trenton, N. J. William Tit man has succeeded Mr. Cawley as the company's manager In this city. He has for several years been employed In the local olllce of the company. SHE KNEW WHAT TO DO. This Woman Mad Head How to As sist the Injured. In some unknown manner Stalnslaus Toschkovick.of KemlnKton avenue, had his hand severely crushed by a Dela ware and Hudson passenger train at 7.23 Saturday morning near the Steel "Works station, The train was stopped and the train hands upon picking the Injured man up found that his right hand was bleeding profusely. A wo man who was a passenger on the train observed this, and taking two hand kerchiefs from her pocket, she tightly hound the arm above the wounds and materially lessened the How of blood. Ynschkovick was taken to the Lack awanna hospital, where all the fingers and the thumb of the right hand nad to be amputated. It was also ascer tained that he had a number of severe bruises and some Internal Injuries. Happy Is he whose feet rest comfortably in our correct-made shoes. The most attractive of Bull i Dogs if you want any other shape toe if you wish. There's no other Win ter Shoe like Our Tan "College" Boot. $3.50 The Pair. oooooooooooooo i 410 Spruce Street, rww wrwvwwTWwwrwrV NEW YEAR'S SERMON BY DR.JROBINSON Preached In the Second Presbyterian Church Yesterday Morning. APPEAL TO MAN'S BETTOR NATURE Created Alter the Iiiiiio of Uml, aiim Dispute"! tlio Tunuhings Tlmt He I Only .Alalurliil unit n CI oil of the Vitllcy--lt In I c in u ii (led Tlmt .Mini Awaken, llucclvu thu ioml in pulses from on IIIkIi unit Kveii S tit ml In Awe of Himself. A New Year's sermon that was strong In thought and gave evidence of much scholarly research was preached In the Second I'resbyteilnn church yesterday morning by the pastor, Hev. Dr. Chas. K, Uoblnson. Dr. Hulilnson strove to emplmslze the fact that man Is some thing more noble and spiritual by na turno than a worm or clod or Inanimate thing, and, being created after the Image of the God, is bound by the na ture of his ei cation to aspire to follow God's teachings. I'tecedlrg the sernion Dr. Robinson delivered n llve-mlnute address to children. Ills sermon text was from Matthew, xll, 12. "How jniiuh then Is a man better than a sheep'." He said: "The Importance of the thought Is suggested liy the real and exalted meaning of life and living. In It there Is no Kympathy nor congrulty with cer tain teachings that man Is only it ma terial thing, it clod of the valley. Such belef is neither Hlbllcal. philosophical nor Christian. Man Is man and any attempt to make him anything else will have the same effect. as that of con stan'ly urhrallng and demeaning bo-. "Christ knew that man was made In His own likeness and He knew what was in man, that his (umlltles were God-given and calculated to elevate him and the world and not to degrade either. Christ came not to redeem a worm or a sheep, but the prince of the line, the lost heir of God's kingdom. The proof of mail's greater aptitude for goodness is shown In the happiness that comes with goodness. In the con s"'ousne.s of It man often stands In owe of himself. TOLD IN GKNKSIS. "The cieatlon of tills wonderful world and of man and his power for good Is told in that familiar and first bunk, Genesis, written by the cultured Mopes, who could not have laid his In tellect and good Instincts to the task of recording an untruth. 'God made man In His own Image, In the linage o". God cteuted He him: male nnd fe male created He them.' He blessed them and gave them dominion over tin whole world. Take that for your thought, and, too, that the Father's gift was Ills son. "It is a sweet thought that Christ was willing to take on the appearance of our nature. It suggests what I may say is a heart-melting Impression b the price He paid in redeeming us. "Let us not forget In this week of prayer the debt we owe nnd the bounty we get In the payment. In thljH sea son let us turn frequently to that much loved, that gieat and glorious chapter, the eighth of Komans. God help us that in grasping Its letter we do not full to appreciate its spirit and tfie heart of it. Leaving out the magnificence contained In the llrst fourteen verses, we read In the fifteenth 'For ye hnvo not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba. Father.' If children of God, we are heirs of God. Will we not prove worthy? The twenty-eighth verse says, 'And we know that nil things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called ac cording to Ills purpose.' MOHE THAN CONQUKUOHS. "Who Is the heir to condemn when It Is Christ that died? 'Nay,' as 1'aul says, 'In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.' 'Ye that were once afar off are now made nigh, and, we can add, in the blood of Christ. "To have n Savior come to redeem us Is but a small part; we must stir, wake up and realize that to eat His flesh and drink His blood Is to partake of food sent down from heaven. He that eateth this bread shall never die; dwell Him In ye and ye In Him. "Perhaps you have noticed what a shapeless mass Is a balloon as It lays dellated and stretched on the ground. But It Is stirred and assumes its beau tiful curved contour when the olr that belongs to a higher altitude enters It and It struggles majestically to be free. Finally It Is released and soars away, upward, upward. How similar is man's nature. The angels must see It abject, wrinkled and misshapen until entrance Is given for the thoughts that come from higher and terrestrial altitudes, when it rises in its beauty and Is reedy for release nnd flight Into the beautiful eternity. As Browning says, 'We are sunk enough here, God knows.' "Let our souls be stirred by the thought of the promise that we 'shall live again.' How would the angels slug? Yes, my brother, but how you would sing! Let the thought be not In the flesh, but In the spirit of the song." SERMON BY REV. C. J. COOPER. Delivered Last Night in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Hov. C. J. Cooper, treasurer and financial agent of Muhlenberg college. Allentuwn, occupied the pulpit In Trin ity Evangelical Lutheran church on Adams avenue yesterday morning and evening and preached to attentive uu dlelices at both services, Ills text last evening was I Peter, iv, 12-19, on the sufferings of the Chris tians in America. The epistle of Peter was addressed to the Christians scat tered here and there throughout the Human empire, where, because of their Christian faith and practices they were subjected to persecutions from Jew and Gentile henee the" apostles wrote words of encouragement and admiration. "Think It not s'trnnjie concerning the fiery trial which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you, hut rejulce Inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings." These words do not apply to the Christians In America today .In the same way. for here In this Christian! land we aro enjoying freedom from all persecutions, from Jew and Gentile, nnd are allowed to worship God accord ing to the dictates Of our own con sciences. And yet the Christians of America have sufferings also, but they are chiefly self-imposed, owing to the sinful conditions In which they uro born and still live. 'The apostle admonished ' the Chris tlunSf.not to suffer us u murderer, or as a thief, or U3 on evildoer, or as a busy- body In other men's mattern. Now while Christians are not guilty, us a general thing, of murders, thefts and 'other lawless actions, yet the root of murder and gross deeds of vice nnd crime Is the want of love In the heart for "he-that hateth his brother Is 11 murderer." It Is n deplorable fact that there Is n great want of love In the hearts of many professed Christians. While none of them would stoop to murder and theft, yet the spirit of ha tred and covotnusness still fyund In many hearts, subjects these jieople to suffering, and rightly so. For tlmt Is what Is done with mur derers nnd thieves. Hut the great trouble with every clnss of people Is that there are so many "busy-bodies in other men's matters" and a good deal of the church troubles of today must lie ascribed to the busy-body, the slanderer and i;osslp and tttjo beurcr. THKY WILL NOT KSCAI'F.. Tlio apostles warns Christians against "Mie judgment that must begin ut tha :W! KF.V. C. J. house of God." The church members will be subjected to judgment us well as the rest of tlio world. What will be his plea? Has not God instructed, warned and admonished all repeatedly from week to week? What will be the excuse? None. Nor does God Intend that the pudgment should be delayed until the judgment day for He directs us to discipline the offending and err ing brother In nil love and meekness and if lie will repent and reform he may lie retained, but if lie persists In his evil course the church is directed to pass judgment upon him and to re fuse to have fellowship with him. So does God deal with Ills people, giving them time and opportunity to repent and believe, but If they persist In their evil course He will cast them off out Into outer darkness. WBEK NOT APPROPRIATE. Local Clergymen Do Not Favor This Season of Hie Year For a Week of Prayer. The Evangelical board's selection of this week for the week of prayer throughout the United States does not meet with general favor In Scranton, The time Is considered Inappropriate and there will be no general observ ance of the week in the city's churches, though a number of congregations will follow the recommendations of the hoard. In the central city the Second Pres byterian church will be the only one of the large congregations to hold the nightly worship. Hev. Dr. James McLeod, of the First Presbyterian church, said to a Trib une reporter: "The olllcers of out church believe, and I concur with them, that this Is not the proper season for a week of prayer; It will be observed In our church the last week in Lent. Just now merchants are busy with their Inventories and they would find it almost Impossible to attend several services In a week. Home circles are occupied, too, with the entertainment of young men and women from the colleges and this is a part of the Christ mas festival season when parties and other social doings are In progress. We believe Lent Is the proper time; the season is appropriate then." The same sentiment was expressed by Hev. Dr. Dixon, pastor of the Penn Avenue Baptist church. Ho remarked that during Lent was the most oppor tune time, both from u worldly and a church point of view. No week has, however, been selected by the Penn Avenue church. The topics selected by the Evangel ical bourd are as follows: Tonight, "Humiliation and Thanksgiving;" to morrow HlglU, "The .Universal Church;" Wednesday night, "Nutlons and Kulers;" Thursday night, "Mis sions;" Friday night, "Families and Schools." Union services will be held on the West Side as follows: .Monday evening In the Plymouth Congregational chapel at 7.1.1 l). m conducted by Hev. J. P. Mofiatt; Tuesday in the First Baptist chinch, Scranton street. 7.15, 'conducted by Uev. J. B. Sweet; Wednesday In the Washburn Street Presbyterian church, conducted by Hev. F. S. .Matthews-, Thursday In the Simpson Methodist Episcopal chinch, led by Hev. T. Bell; Friday in the First Welsh Congrega tional, a meeting of all the churches Is being planned for the consideration of the union subject, "Families and Schools." FOR SUE FOR RENT, LOST, Make Ycur Wants ONE CENT A WORD IN Quick Returns Are Always Received From Want Ads, Through The Columns Of The Tribune. J j ft I jjiiiiMi "mTeTuui. " 4 v m . il fr.luj II III U w' iii' The Jncltson Street Hnptlst church will conduct Its services Independent of the other churches. The annual meeting and election of the l'enn Avenue Baptist congregation will take place tomorrow night, nnd preparatory to It the church advisory hoard will meet tonight. in the First 1'rcsbyterlan church lec ture room on Wednesday evening theie will be a special service during which the pastor, Dr. McLeod, will address the gathering relative to the sacrament of the Lord's supper to bo administered next Sunday. SABBATH NEWS NOTES. Holy Communion was administered in nearly ell the churches. In many of the churches, New Year's thought featured the sermons. Uev, C. J. Cooper, of Muhlenberg col lege, occupied the pulpit of Trinity Luth eran church. There was a reception of members Into the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church nt the morning service. Opportunity was given at the morning COOPL'It. service In the Providence Methodist Epis copal church to Join the church on proba tion or by letter. The Pastors' union of Scranton will meet this morning In Young Men's Christian Association parlors at lO.uO. The subject for discussion will be "The Proper Uela tlon of Pulpit and Press." . - -. JAIL NO PLACE FOR 1IIA. A Supposed Insane .11 nil Scut to the County Prison itcpcntcdly. Martin Kelly, of Cnrhondale, was sent to the county jail Saturday for thirty days by Mayor Bailey for being drunk and trying to effect an entrance into a Spruce street store. Tlmt a charge of attempted burglary was not preferred against him Is ex plained by tin fact that lie is, accord ing to the police docket, a little off In his upper story. lie has been fre quently arrested In Carbondalo and several times before In this city. The county jail olllcials demur against car ing for him, as they claim he should be in an nlnsnne asylum and not a prison. It was proposed yesterday that he be sent to the Hillside Home, but there was some doubt as to whether or not he was a charge on this district or Carbondalo. When the question Is settled It Is probable that he will be removed from the Jail and placed where he can receive treatment bellttlng his case. TRIED TO THROW THE OFFICER. .lust to .11 nkc Cause for Aircst iflcKiu ncy Committed nil Assault. "This man served time for arson" follows the charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct set opposite Milton MeKlnney's name on the central police station docket. Why this memorand um was made does not appear on the surface, but possibly it was postscribed to give weight to the complaint made by Patrolman Day that MelCinney caught him by the lapels of the coat and tried to lire him off the sidewalk. McKlnney wanted the patrolman to lock him up. He was told that he could not be locked up without cause. Thereupon he proceeded to effect a cause by assaulting the patrolman. Muyor Bailey gave him llfteen days. PROF. J. D. REGAN'S FUNERAL. lJeiuuins Laid to Best in II5de, Pink Catholic Cemetery. Saturday morning the funeral of Pro fessor J. D. Begun took place irom his late residence, fi23 Lackawanna avenue, and was attended by a large number of llieiui.s. .l iu.t)u a lequieiu uiufes una celebrated In St. Peter's cathedral by Hev. J. W. Malono, who also delivered a sermon, taking for his text the words: "Blessed are the dead who die In the Lord. From henceforth now, salth the spirit, that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow them." Interment was made in Hyde 'ark Catholic cemetery. The pall-bearers were M. J. Kelly, James Carroll, C. F. Durklri, Thomas Connor, Thomas Kelly and T. F. Council. SWISS RESIDENTS CELEBRATE. Ilud n IMeiismit Time in lllutlei' Hull on Lackawanna Avenue. The members of the Switzer Mnen nerchor, composed of a number of the Swiss residents of the city, held Inter esting" Christmas exeuises Saturday night In Blotter's hall on Lackawanna avenue. There was a gorgeously dee orated Chrlstmus tree loaded with good things and presents for the children and an impromptu literary and musical programme, followed by dancing, was carried out for the edification and amusement of the grown persons. Professor Korn was pianist, nnd the Hev. Edward Lunge, the musical direc tor of the organization, had charge of tho musical part of the programme. The celebration was presided overiby Professor E. Gloor, the president of the Maennerchor. DEATH OF WILLIAM EAGAN. Wiis an Old and Well Known ICnsi- dent of Bclleviie. William Kagan, an old nnd well known resident of Bellevue, died yes terday morning at 1. 30 o'clock, at tho family residence, No. 342 Third street, lie wus the father of William Kagan and Mrs, D. F. Kearney, of tills city, and Joseph Kagan, of Atlantic City. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 0 o'clock, A requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's cathedral and Interment will be made In Hyde Park Catholic'cemetery, BASE BALL PLANS FOR THE SEASON Discussed at a Conference ut His Scran ton Owners. AlANAGER dRIITIN IN FULL SWING The Owners Hnvo Placed N'o Uistrlc llons on Ills Plnus--.'ou-Outfielder mid Pitcher Signed. Two Itclcuscs iiuught mid Deals on fur Other l,lnvcrs--Scuson Opens u Week Liulier Tlitm Lust Year and Piobiiblj In Scrniilou. Manager "Sandy" Grlliln, of the Kcrutitou base bnll club, i cached here from his home In Fayeltevlllo Satur day morning and after a conference with the club owners in the afternoon left to spend Sunday In Wllkes-Bnrre, where he has many friends. His visit has not resulted In the making public of many new facts relative to the '!" make-up of the team. All the new players who have been signed or their releast. purchuaieil uro known, but there are u number of deals on which cannot be developed as the publicity might prevent the success of the nego tiations. Manager Griffin was looking his al ways robust self, appeared thoroughly Imbued with base ball spirit and was satisfied that Scranton would be rep resented by the sliongest team In Its history. He was extremely chary about making any further predictions, but to those who know the relations .between him and the owners there is offered ample reason for satisfaction to the faithful local followers of the game. Grlliln has had absolute carte blanche in Ills planning. No restrictions of any kind have been placed upon him, At tile close of last season the owners showed their faith in him personally and in Ills judgment and experience by notifying him that he should prepare for tills season without even sugges tions from them. Tills has been don" and the only part the owners have played- has been to receive periodical letters from Grlliln which served to keep them posted. PLAYEKS TO 1IB RETAINED. Last year's players who will positive ly be retained are Gimson, catcher; Gll lon, pitcher; Magulre, third base; Eagun, left Held, and "Jack" O'Brien, who may be played In the outfield or at second. Catcher Berger will not be held if O'Neill, the Minooka lad, conies up to expectations. Tommy Johnson was drafted to pitch for Philadelphia at the close of last season, but the Quakers have failed to pay for his release. If the money don't materialize, of course Johnson will remain on the Scranton staff. "Big Hill" Massey Is not surely a fixture at llrst base, but the Indica tions are that he will be retained. No fault Is found with the fielding of last year's shortstop and captain, Charlie Moss, but If a better hitter can be had he will be signed. Buffalo has been flirting for "Pat" Meattey, Scrunton's corking hitter, and would trade almost any two players for him. Scranton wanted First Base man and Captain "Jim" Fields, but Franklin said nay and the negotiations (tided. Buffalo has wanted Meuney and wanted him badly since July of last year and some kind of n dicker may yet be made. The releases of Pitcher Harper and Second Baseman Frank Bonner were purchased from Brooklyn six weeks ago, but terms have not been made with the players. Harper is In Cali fornia and Bonner In Wilkes-Barro. where Grlliln probably saw him yes terday and may have something to re port when he returns to Scranton to day. Both men are as wllllpg to play here as anywhere else. WELLNEIt, A P1TCHEH. William Wellner, of Hamilton, Ohio, a pitcher who played last year with Galveston and was one of the best pitchers In the Texas league, has been signed. He Is built, physically, on the Husie plan nnd is a right hander. Grif fin says he has deals well started with two other pitchers, one a southpaw, Jfa Another year is before" ns. A year that promises renewed prosperity. We sliall strive to make it a 3'ear of bargain-giving even better than that just closed. Why not start by buying a watch that will correctly mark the fleeting minutes ? HOW IS THIS? Gold Filled Case, Warranted 15 Years, Elgin Movement Warranted for Time. Worth $15.00 REXFORD'S, 303 Lacka. Ave. nnd hopes to get both of them. Their names nro not revealed. A new outfielder signed Is John Walteis, of the Full Hlver team, and said to be one of the swiftest In the New England league. He was rec ommended by Simon, who played with Manager Grlliln on the Syractisu team, and by other of Grlllln's player friends "down east," The season will open April 29, a wool: oat Her than last year, and will close a week later, but whether the first games by the Scranton club will he played at home cannot be determined until the schedule Is made. If an old rule Is applied, Scranton Will play the III at games at home, us last year the club opened In Sprlnglleld and Provi dence. The players will report hero April in and will train nnd play exhibition games for two weeks. Manager Grlliln Is now at work arranging exhibition dates, nearly all of which will be nwny from home. IN THE COURTS THIS WEEK. Grand Jury Will Sit in City Hall mid liquify Court in I'edernl iliiildiui:. This is grand jury week In the court calendar. The sessions will bp held In the common council cluiinher, city hall, the committee room attached, serving as the district attorney's olllce. The Jury will be charged In the arbi tration loom of tile court house by Judge Cmster at !) o'clock, after which they will repair to the council room to begin their deliberations. Two murder cascare on the list. One Is the shoot ing of Frnnk Kereche by Constable Max Koehler, of Prlceburg, and the other Is the stubbing of Kocco Sulvu tore by Frank Dumb! Oslo, of Dunmore. Equity court will be conducted In the Federal court room. Blttenbender & Co. dissolution case and the Taylor llannlek dispute are among the Impor tant matters that will come up lor a heating. . - Notice. The following Is a list of display cards kept in stock nt tills office and for sale at ten cents each: Booms for Vent. For sale. This property for sale. Furnished rooms. House for rent. House to let, etc. 1 11 Knows that the decorations of iter dinner table will be regarded as rellectint; her good taste and judgment. An artistic and hand some Dinner Set will add much to the cil'ect. How much better your New Year's dinner will taste with white, tabic linen and dainty dislics. Wc can furnish the dishes at any price you want to pay. Come in and look them over. BRIC-A-BRAC. !, ETC. MILLAR & PECK, I.34 Wyoming Avenue. Walk in and look around. EYES Yon can save money by huyliifj specta cles of Sllverstone, tho eye specialist, at SOD Lackawanna avenue, onely ono flight over-tho Lehlsh Valley ticket olllce. Tha following prices will satisfy you that they aro tho cheapest In the city: Solid gold rimmed spectacles at $3.50 per pair; illlei bowr. at $2; nlckle bows from 50c. to $1.G0; aluminum bows from 75c. to J2.00; colored glasses from 23c. to J1.23. We have a larso line of reading glasses, the best In the market, at 23o. per pair. Opera and mag nifying glasses at reduced prices. Of fice hours, 8 a. m. to 12m.; 1 to 0 p. m. Remember that your eyes will bo exam ined free and satisfaction Is guaranteed. THIELE School of Music, 5:0 Spruce St Mrs. Katharine Thiele, Voice Trainini;, Solo Sinsjlnj. Ernest Thiele, Violin, Piano, 'Cello ensemble. Doth teachers at celebrated Schnrwenlu Conservatory, New Yor!;. Also other competent teachers ciiaajjed. Mr. Thiols is the successor to the lat; HERR KOPFF. CALL UP 3682: -II CO. OFPICG AND WARIIIIOUSG, 141 TO 151 MERIDIAN STREET. 51. W. COLLINS, Manager. WOLr & WENZEL, 531 Linden., Opp. Court lloiii;, PRACTICAL TINNERS ud PLUMBERS .Sob Agents for Hlcliardson Boynton'd Furnauea uud Haul's. buo I ALL II 11 -C We offer about 50 Boys' 3-piccc Suits (short pants), sizes 12 to 16 years, at al most nothing. These Suits " are heavy weight, nice mixtures, and formerly sold for $7.00, $8.00 and $10.00. ioice m ,rm'wzy mzz ",L,nwpi & Clothiers, rHles&IurDi3ner;a WE HAVE THE BEST To Be Found En the City. Tailor Made, rTailos' Fit And Finish And About Half Tailor Prices. 418 LACKAWANNA AVENU- THE I i MIL! Builders' Hardware, Gas, Plumbing ant! Electric Fixtures, Electric Light WirLig- STEAM AND MOT WATER HEATING 434 LACKAWANNA AVE, ger eer Manufacturers of tho Celebrated CAPAGlTYl 100,000 Barrels per As.num EACH SRj&mi . 1110 m POULTRY. Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens, Fresh lSvery Day. ALSCLia, Pheasants, Quail, Prairie Chickens, Wild Ducks. i a FUR Pffl HI III