TJL-I12 SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. MARCH , 1898. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS. The Last Call At eight o'clock this morning the " Quo Vadis" Bicycles will leap from the store windows to the concrete pavement, and one hundred riders will be made haoov. It's this ftN m N CT Bicycle sensa tion of the year about than the IT Come early to- would net one Wheels at this absurd price. There are 65 men's and 35 ladies' in the lot. They come enameled in black, olive and maroon and they're thoroughly up-to-date in every particular. Jonas Long's Sons if ONE WOMAN'S VIEWS. The rumors of wnr arc nffordliic; ma terial for a plu'iionii'iial amount of elo quence find iirKUtnent fur removed from the stage of the nation'.1) great leaders. Paid a man the other afternoon: "You've no Idea what a conservative, quiet person has to endure these days In the workshops from the tongues of some of the fierce and llery brawlers who are howling for war and want to have a miniature one every day with those who are not of their opinion or who don't care to argue or waste words over what is as yet all an uncertainty. It's enough to drive you to drink to hear the endless and senseless scraps between Home of these fellows, and If there should bo a war I'll bet there wouldn't be enough hiding places In this vicinity for them to climb into. I'd actually like to have a war just for the fun of seeing them run." This Is a time when certain people are looking for signs in the heavens and are waiting for some active demon stration on the part of supernatural powers to foretell a great event. Up in "Montrose the other day this desire was gratified to a beautiful degree. Sud denly a bright stnr appeared on the horizon and burned with such lustre that people became excited. Particu larly was this true of the veterans, who gravely talked of Its portentous advent and watched its mysterious glow with awe and conviction that it meant some thing, probably war. Night after night the splendid star shone In a spot where the oldest Inhabitants could not re member the existence of such a decor ation of the firmament. It rose early and remained steadfast In the same spot until midnight, when it disap peared. Some good people began to think of making ascension robes in stead of preparing their usual supply of lawn and dimity frocks for summer --wrvi Others saw In It the future of Cuba, bright at first but declining to darkness, while one man wrote- to a famous astronomer for information. One day this week the hopes and fears, the surmises and heart question ings subsided. It was discovered that the star rose every evening through the ncllve agency of a certain little Teddy Lyon and other youthful accomplices, who affixed an oil torch to a long pole, climbed the tallest tree In a far-off wood and placed the Illumination there, which straightway became a new star In the western sky, blazing until about midnight, when the "collateral" gave out. It Is probably needless to remark that the star has now set indefinitely, and that preparations for spring ward robes are again begun. "I don't Intend to wear myself out when I'm young for the sake of saving a few extra pennies for my children at the expense of my health and looks," remarked a young matron the other day, whose beauty and vivacity, as well as her good sense, win much ad miration. "My view is this;" conTTnued she: "It seems to me that by taklntr care of myself now nnd preserving my youth and cheerful disposition ns long ns possible I shall have something for my children as they grow up around me that will be of more value than the money I might save by scrimping and slaving and denying myself nil pleas ure. 1 really think they'll appreciate my efforts to ho sunny and pleasant and to look well, as much as any fran tic attempt I might make to hoard up dollars, while in the meantime I should grow too cranky to live because of my cares and hard work." booking at her fair, utilined face and her happy, beautiful children, one couldn't hut consider her philosophy as sound, for while she gives her family all the thought and care necessary or reasonable, she keeps her heart and her appearanco fresh and young. She has no frowns for tho dear ones, Induced by utterly broken nerves. She wears taste ful gowns that gladden their eyes, and she is never too tired to enter with sympathy into their Joys and sorrows. In tho years to como It will bo the pretty little mother they will ever see In memory and not a faded, haggard, worn woman, with querllous brow and fretful voice, with unlovely dress and antiquated Ideas of books, art and cul ture. Long live tho sunny, happy mother who saves the best gift her self to bless her loved ones. They will remember her more tenderly for the beauties of her mind and person than for the additional dollars sho may hoard by her self-sacrifice. There aro too mnny tired, forlorn mothers who must do this because of tho narrow means in the little home, but there are others who are living hard, sordid lives not demanded of them by cither their husbands or their circumstances. A friend at my elbow gives me an other idea that Phould be shouted from the housetops. It is In this bit of ad vice: "Shun the society of tho doleful and the chronic grumbler." To be sure, this sounds u trifle harsh and contrary to the command that wo should weep with thoso who weep, but It doesn't preclude sympathy with the aflllcted. "What it does mean is this: Don't spend much time with the everlasting fault flader and complalner. If we would I -. 7lJ more I wT S Cuban I .W W day if JL r of these strictly follow this Injunction nnd leave tho pessimist, the man who growls about his lot, the woman with the em bittered soul who tries to pour a few drops from her unfailing supply of Marah's waters Into every cup, they would finally be obliged to confine themselves to tho society of their own kind and how Infinitely they would bore each other. Wo aro so Imitative. The strongest and most prosaic are impressionable, and chameleon-like wo take on tho hue of our surroundings more than we re alize. "We have no right, for tho sake of humanity at large, to let our sun shine be darkened by the grumblings of some malcontent. It Is surprising to note how far tho influence of one chronic fault-finder can reach and how large a portion of the sky his doubts and lamentations can cloud. Do let him flock by himself with his calamity howls, says Saucy IJess. THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS. Tho Last of Mi Ilncc. Crcston Clarko'and a strong support ing company presented tho romantic drama "Tho Lusl of Ills Race" at tho Lyceum last night. It Is a drama with a strong vein of human interest that holds tho attention of tho audience from beginning to end. It tells the story of how the aged Prince Okolskl learns upon his death bed that his only son and heir Is nllvo and living in Hrlttany, having been carried off years before by one of tho Prince's serfs to avenge a wrong. Tills son has been brought up by a Brit tany priest as Lorls Cardel, and had been supposed to bo tho illegitimate son of tho Prince. Cardel meets nnd falls In love with Marie de NeuvlIIe, whoso aunt wishes her to marry an Impecunious cap tain in the Russian army, Nicola Narra cheff, a nephew of Prince Okolskl, and next In kin. Just as Naracheff has been refused in marriage by Marie, news Is brought to him that the Prlnco lias died and that lie hns succeeded to tho vast estates. He Is also Informed that his successful rival, Lorls Cardel, Is a serf and therefore a part of the property. Tfarncheff claims him. and states that he will humillato the young urtlst by announcing to his fiance the fact that ho is a serf, and Inelllglblo to contract a marriuge. Camel tells tho discovery of his lowly birth to Marie himself, In a remarkably strong seem-, but disclaims his belief and starts out for Southern Russia to ascertain the truth. A succession of stirring Incidents fol low, during which ho wounds Naracheff In a duel. Cardel establishes ills right to the estates of the Prlnco Okolskl, and the curtain falls upon a very happy scene. Mr. Clarko gavo a vivid and forceful portrnyal of tho role of Lorls Cardel. Ills versatility was shown by his work as tho aged Prlnco Okolskl in the llrst act. Miss Adelaide Prince, his leading lady, Is a graceful and beautiful woman and a talented actress. P. S. Barrett, of this city, made an excellent Impression by the manner In which ho Interpreted tho rolo of Miclovltch. Miss Jcsslo M. Fisher, of this city, also had a small part in tho cast. She is tho wife of Harry Storms, of this city, the manager of tho company. At tlio Linden. "Kathleen Mavourneen," which has de lighted so many at the Linden, will have Its last production this evening. Alice Kemp makes an Ideal Kathleen, while Thadeus Oray as Bernard C.ivanau,?b won much praise, for his line acting. Much Interest Is centered In tho bicycle contest which, though In Its Infancy, Is rather exciting. The llttlo ones will all recelvo presents at tho matinee todiy. Burlesque nt .Music Unit. "The Cay Girls of Gotham," tho best burlesque show traveling this seaben, will bo tho attraction at Music hall tho pany of high class entertainers comes first three days of next we. highly recommended by the pres and public of larger cities. In con'unct'on with tho regular bill Paddy Mci3rl:I the famous lightweight of Philadelphia, and Horry Walton, of Portland, will tpar six rounds. Npxt Week's Itepcrtoire. Tho simple announcement that plays so celebrated nnd so well known us "Tho Stowaway," "Lights O' Lonuon," "Power of tho Press," "Brother for Brother," "Wages of Sin," "All the Comforts of Home," "Dr. JekyI and Mr. Hyde," nnd "Tho Paymaster" are to ho prcscnttd complete at popular prices, should cre ate much more thun ordinary interest. Tho King Dramatic company, nppearlng at tho Academy of Music next week, has been specially equipped to present n se ries of spectacular plays. "The Stow away." with all Its vaBt scenic effects, Is nnnounced to open the engagement Mon. day night. Dime matinees will bo given dally, commencing Tuesday. Nweet InnUonrrn. Chauncey Olcott, who makes his first appearance in this city next Wednesday nnd Thursday In his now play, "Sweet Innlscarra," at the Lyceum, ?s a very fortuimte young star, gifted with a high tenor voice of rare purity and tone, a manly flguro of perfect mould, handBomu of face, a musical mind which enables him to wrlto and compose successful songs. "Swcot Innlscarra" will be repeat ed Thursday night. A NliK, IJilfo once. Miss Kerflapp is no chicken." "No, for whllu a chicken Is killed to dress, sho is dressed to kill." Form 11 live. "I supposo the dressmaker's dummy keeps her in good shapo." "But, after all, It U only a matter of form." talked war. you Great THE HORSE'S SHOES. N'umbor ot Sets Itequircd in the Course of u Your and How Much They Cost. From tho Sun. A work horse's shoes cost a good deal more than Its driver's shoes do. Truck horses, delivery wngon horses, and the great number of horses used for vari ous working purposes, including many horses driven to hacks and other pub lic carriages, are ordinarily shod once a month at a cost of $2.D0, 5 that the work horse's shots aro likely to cost $30 a year anyway, and there may be some additional expense for sharpen ing and resetting. Sharpening costs $1.50. Whether this Is necessary or not depends, of course, primarily upon the weather; It may depend much upon the time of day the horse Is driven. There may be seasons in which sharpening Is not necessary. Not nil drivers get the shoes of their horses sharpened even when the going Is slippery. Such going may come about suddenly and unexpectedly, and it may be of brief duration; and then there are drivers who under ordinary circumstances take the risk of the greater cost of a broken shaft or an Injured animal to save the cost of sharpening. Of work horses In general, probably something more than hnlf have their shoes sharpened when the going Is slippery; there are some, how ever, whose shoes are almost all kept sharpened at such times, these being the horses that work at night and In the early morning before the sun has softened the Ice or melted it away; these include horses driven to milk wagons, bakers' horses, and so on, how often the shoes are sharpened depend ing on the going. Usually when a horse is shod he is shod all around. Sometimes there Is occasion to put on a single shoe, as when a horse throws a shoe. The cost of a single new shoe Is one-fourth tho cost of a set; in the case of a work horse, 63 cents. The charge for reset ting the old shoe would be 33 cents. Resetting in general, from one shoo up, costs about one-half, or a little more than half, as much as fitting a horse with new shoes. In putting on a single shoe an old shoe would commonly be used, to make it match those remain ing on. If it is not too much worn, the shoe the horse has cast would be put back If the driver picked it up; it Is suitable and it fits. If It has not been picked up, then a slipper Is put on from the pile In the shop, slipper being the shop name of the worn shoe taken off and thrown aside when a horse is re shod. Horses have peculiarities In wearing their shoes, Just ns men do. Some wear them off more at the toe, some more at the heel, and some wear them more on one side than on the other. Horses' shoes wear off more quickly on granite pavements than they do on asphalt, nnd tho greatly increased use of asphalt pavement has led to a cor respondingly Increased use of rubber pads In horses' shoes to give the horses a better foolh'old. Rubber pads, ns well as the shoes, are fitted to tho borse's foot and nailed on with the shoe. Shoes with rubber pads of this kind, for work horses, cost, put on, $4 or $5 a set. They aro likely to wear longer .than shoes without pads, but they are com monly replaced or reset at the end of a month'. The necessity for reshoelng the Acknowledged Cheapest Whole sale and Retail Shoe House. Good Shoes Cheapest Is one of the reasons of the great success of this busiuess. The prices in this advertisement again posi tively prove that we sell good shoes cheaper than any house iu Scranton. It is our aim aud our motto of doing business to sell thoroughly reliable shoes ouly, at prices lower thau any house. Today, Men's Shoes at..49c, 98c, $1.29, $1.98, $2.48 and $2.98 Ladies' Shoes at 49c, 79c, 98c, $1.29, $1.49, $1.98, $2.48 and $2.98 Misses' Shoes at 49cf 75c, 98c and $1.29 We defy any house to meet these low prices. Call and examine our goods before there is no trouble to show goods, aud you will surely save money by it. MYER Saturday Book News Some lively reading is fur nished in a lot of books that go on sale this morning. There's just 294 of them, by such authors as J. M. Barry, Hugh Conway, Chas. Kincsley, R, L. Stevenson, Chas. Dickens, Walter Besant, Wilkie Collins, Florence Worden, Thos. Hardy, Nat. Hawthorne, Wash. Irving, Edna Lyall, Rose N. Carey, Chas. Reade, Max O'Rcll. The publisher's price on these books is 25 cents. Just to make things lively today they'll go at Eight Cents horse nt Intervals of about a month Is due in a considerable degree to the natural growth of the horse's hoofs, which require trimming or other at tention about once in so often. In the case of Iron shoes, at the end of a month, they aro likely to bo too much worn to go another month', nnd new shoes are put on. In the case of rub ber pad shoes, if they are not too much worn, they are reset, and this may be done in perhaps 40 or CO per cent, ot the cases. Sometimes tho old shoes may be put back with new pads, some time? the old pads with new shoes: it depends a good deal on tho manner in which the horse wears .tJicm. So that while the first cost of rubber pad shoes is considerably greater than that of plain shoes, the net cost Is not so much greater. The price charged for shoeing a pri vate coach or carriage horso Is a dollar more than for shoeing a work h'orse, or $3.50, and rubber-pad shoes, such as those described, for carriage horses, cost $5 or ?C a set. Such horses nre reshod ordinarily, like most horses, once a month, and as a rule their shoes aro also reset In tho middle of tho month. And tho shoes of private car riage horses are more commonly kept sharpened In slippery weather than are those of work horses. Women are more likely to be disturbed by .the slipping of a horse than a man would be, and the carriage horses are usually more valuable than work horses, and less risk of injury is taken. In some cases It might be th'at tho charge for shoeing a horse, either a carriage horse or a work horse, would be according to the time required rath er than by tho Job, as, for example, in tho case of a lame horse, In shoeing which more than the usual time would be needed. Shoes are made and fitted to meet any -equlrement, and tho cost might be, according to tho amount of woik and time expended, from'Jl to $1 for .a single shoe. HOW THE HILL WAS PAIO. A Cnio of Poetic Justice Lnto in Ful fillment. From tho New York Tribune. Two AVnll street brokers on their way uptown last Wednesday after business hours stopped at a fashionable restau rant where they were well known. Go ing up to the proprietor, one of the men asked him to "Join them In a bottle," and while the waiter was attending to the order the trio discussed the destruc tion of the Maine and the possible causes and effects of the disaster. "By the way," said one of the brok ers, "this bottle is on a bet." "What was It, and who lost?" asked the host. "Well, that's the question" and the brokers laughed knowingly. "It's like this," said one. "Coming uptown I bet my friend that the first shell from a Spanish man-of-war to fall within the city limits will strike south of Fourteenth street; he says It will fall above that point." "I suppose," said the host, "that un til we have war with Spain this bottle will be like the tin roof on tho house but you should bo more original. That trick was played on a landlord up in the Mohawk Valley more than fifteen years ago. It was like this: Tho lead ers of tho sporting set of the place came to this landlord and told him to get up a flrst-clnss dinner for twenty one week 307 Lackawanna Ave. Saturday's, DAVIDOW, 307 Lackawanna Acknowledged Cheapest Shoe House. ftrmftlro C12rANDl2 g Seeing Is Relieving But feeling is the naked truth, We apply the naked truth to our Dress Goods. We don't buy Dress Goods for looks alone. We look for stubborn quali ties in goods we buy, that assure satisfactory wear and durability. We don't sacrifice style to get service. By choos ing wisely we got both and we ask no more because our goods are trusty. Special attention is directed this week to our 60c Redfern Serges 60c Vigoreaux Suitings The former in all colors, including black. The Vigor eaux in all the desirable mixtures. i onnolh) & Wallace 127 and from that day, to spare no expense and to make no engagement for that night for himself, because he was to be one of the party. He arranged a dinner that could not have been sur passed, and everybody had a glorious time. "When the time came to say some thing, one of the men who ordered tho dinner arose and said that the dinner was the result of a bet. 'Going home the other night with Walter,' he said, 'I told him that I thought the new Catholic church spire unsafe. We talked about the matter for a long time, nnd finally I bet him a dinner for twen ty that when the spire fell It would fall to tho north. Ho took the bet, and hero we are.' The host nsked how the bet could be decided until the spire fell, and was told that It could not be de cided until then, and everybody roared except tho landlord, who was out the price of the twenty dinners. "The matter created quite a stir, and people for miles around spoke of the great Joke on the landlord and he was unmercifully guyed, but took It all in good nature. About three years later a terrible storm swept down the Mo hawk Valley, and when It was over tho Catholic church spire In tho manu facturing town where the bet had been made was a wreck. "One of the first men on the spot was the landlord. He didn't seem to care about anything so much as which way the spire fell. There was no doubt on that point. Ho looked up his rec ords, found the particulars of the for gotten bet and sent his bill with inter est to date to the man who had lost, and got his money and wrote across the face of the receipt, 'Tho laugh Is. on the other man.' "I'm going to stay right here, and I may send you a similar llney five min utes after the first Spanish shell lands In town If it doesn't hit me." Bi Child's Shoes at Boys' Shoes at Men's Mining Shoes at Boys' Mining Shoes at g Shoe AND andlUa lKX Washington Avenue- 129 Washington PENNSYLVANIA R. R. Personally Conducted TOUR to WASHINGTON MONDAY MARCH 38. RATE. $15.13 from Carbondale, $14.51 from Scranton, $14.11 from Plttston. Including lu nddltlon to transportation to Washington and return, accommodations nt thulCHdlng hotels from supper on date of tour until alter luncheon on the following Thursday, nnd transfer of baggago from station to hotel. For tickets, Itineraries, nnd full Informa tion, apply to Ticket Agents, I). & H. It. It., or ad .tress Geo. W. Boyd, A. G. I. A.. I'enna. 11. II, Philadelphia. j. B. HUTCHINSON, rjenl. Manager. J. R. WOOD, Genl. Puss. Agent MUSIC HALL A. A. FRNYVESSY. Lessee and Manager. Tnreo Nights, Commencing Monday, March ai. Matinees, Monday and Wednesday. ANDY HUGHES' GAY GIRLS OF GOTHAM 20 Pretty Girls 20 5 Great Comedians G Thursday, Friday andKaturday, March 21. 25 ami 2U, Matinees Thursday und Satur day, Flynn's London Qatety Ulrls, NEBVOUS TKOUllLES; ALL- KINDS cured with Animal Extracts. Free book ells how. WASHINGTON CHEMICAL- CO.. Washington, D. C. Acknowledged Cheapest Whole sale and Retail Shoe House. 14c, 39c, 49c and 75c 69c, 98c and $1.25 95c 88c buying elsewhere, Rememberj Ave. Bargains. Avenue. AMUSEMENTS. Lyceum Theater. Rels& Burgunder, Lessees. H. R. Long, Local Manager. Friday and Saturday Night, March 18 and 10. Special Saturday Matinee. Im portant Emngoment of the Distinguished Actor, CRESTON CLARKE. Accompanied by Miss Adelaide Prince nnd nn Exceptionally Strong Company of 20. In the New Four-Act Kotnnntlc Play, The Last of Mis Race Special Saturday Matinee Production of llobertson's Brilliant Comedy, David Garrlck. Evening Prices $1.00, 75c, fi0c,25c. Mat inee Prices 2."o and 50e. Sale of seats Wednesday, March 10. 2-NIGHTS 2 Wednesday and Thursday, March 33-4. Annual Engagement of tho Representative Irish Comedian and Sweetest Singer on tho Stage, CHAUNCEY OLCOTT, In His Now Play, SWEET INNISCARRA Written by Augustus Pltou. Mgr. A great scenic production. Sam cast nnd scenery as used during the 11 vo months' suc cessful run orthe play In N. Y. Hear Olcott'a new songs: "-weet Innlscarra." "Kate, O'Donugbue," "The Fly Sons," "The Old Fushloned Mother." PltlCES 2fic, noc, 7fic, S1.00, Salo of Beats opens Monday, March 21st. Academy of Husic Rels & Burgunder. Lessees. II, k. Long, Local Manager. ONE WEEK, Commencing March 21. The King; Dramatic Co INCLUDING Kendal Weston and Floy Crowell In tho strongest draman of many de cades. Each production of the following reper toire mounted complete with special scenery carried by company: Monday Night The Stowawny. Tuesday Mutlnce Tho Iron Master. Tuesday Night Lights O" London. Wednesday Matinee The Paymaster. Wednesday Night Power of the Press". Thursday Matinee Lady of Lyons. Thursday Night Tho Wages of Bin. Friday Matinee The Circus Girl. Friday Night Brother for Brother. Pluys for Saturday to ho announced. Special Introductions Between Acts. Night Prices. 10, 20 and SO cento. Dlino Matinee Dally, commencing Tues day. Note A special ticket will be Issued for tho ladles, Rood Monday night at 15c. I THE LINDEN, llrook & Lndwlg, Lessees. N. IL Brooks, Manajor. Thursday, Friday nnd Saturday, March 17, in nnd it), the Beautiful Irish Drama, Kathleen Mauoiirneen By the Entire Strength or tro company, wllh Alice Kemp In the title role, ALL NEXT WEEK Uncle TonVsCabhi Evening Prices, 10, 20 and 30 cent. Dally matinees, ilia to any partofhouia. Saturday children ndmlttcd for Be lnd raeh ojl.d receive a present WALTER W, BRANSON, Chef ot Jonas Long's Sons, Philadelphia Caterer, Boned Turkey .CrodUattet, Salads of AW Kliid.-Veddlii(ti,r'alU); Experienced Men. All orders promptly attended to. Order oan bo left at 124 Washington ave., or can bo sen utJomis Iioug'a Suns' Gufo,
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