THE SCRANTON TIUBUNE-WEDNESDAY. MAY d. 898. 9 GARBONDALE, IThe Cnrbondale correspondence of The Tribune hfti boon placed In the hands ot Mr. C. n. Munn, Bnlcrn avenue nnd Churoh Btroot, to whom news Items mny bo addrcnaod. All complnlnts as to lr regular dotlvery, etc., should bo made to W. J, Roberto, news ngent. MINB EXAMINATIONS. Hare lloon Conducted in Tlilt rity Tivn Dnv. The third nuli-bonrd of tho (list nn thraclto illntrlct hold tliclr monthly ineotlnR for oxntnlniitlnn of mine fi mon In thi municipal building Mntt dfiy nnu Tuofuliiy. The bnnrd It com posed ot ThoimiH Johns, Henry Collins, JOBeph H. Sobv. Tho applicant li i (-quired to nnsvver twelve out of twenty (iiicsthms united him In order to uhtnln his crtlllriito. Those who pnHscd the ciitnlniitlnn nro Mlchncl Hcpko, John llorlclt, Cnilun Kluck Anthony Hoiosky, Alox. Kton rob, Stove Morepkii. Joseph White. Henry Heese. l'ntililc Doutllc.ui, Michael AVnlili. Thcro were thiee uiiHiieecsful appli cants. Dupllcnte ccitlficnto weie Issued to thoMe who hne iniinl to thin dlHttlct from other llsttictn, I he list Included Peter Ornmk of (".irbniiiliile, X. J.. Murrny, Klcliniondnh . I'rnnk Murlul Hky, John Kuteh nvei It, .John ShiiRRy, John Alder. John Qulrlslck, Mnrtln Ilnkll, Andrew Murgpu, Stephen Sliov Ick, John TrUkii, Stanley Knininpio, John HilMt.iosk. John t'nllnpy, .Inroh Callopj Jin nil 1, husky, Jacob Kltutell, Prank liurinx, Lace Palto, I'uto Shoe to, Adam Hhnnnli John Mimher, Voter Ilolicrts Joe I.ovvlw, Lewis Kenosky, Thomas Williams. John Kooto, V. 11. DavH J M Junes, of Kont Oltj. f CARBONDALIAN COMPLIMENTED. The cut lent number of the llalluav Kmployes Journal had an excellent half tone portrait of O. W. 1'vans, cleik of the common council .AccompiinMiitf the nlctuie is the following sketch of Mr Uvans He has lived In Cnrbondale for nearly twentj years, wheie he Is held In high regard by a wide and over-broadening circle of friends. He has been connected with the Delawaie and Hudson com pany since he took up his resident e In tho Anthracite City, being Initiated Into the business of the system at the ' bot tom notch," nnd gradually, through his natural ahlllt to handle eointncreiul affairs nnd his genial manner of invok ing the finer feelings of his fellows, hns moved step by step nlong the ae nues of success, until now lie occupies the position at the head of the flniince of the company's Pennsvlvnnla division freight depaitment In Cnrbondale. Mr. Hvans Is always a first leader In move ments that will tend to augment the welfaie of others, and that he is a gen eral favoiite with the emploes of the different grades of the ti.inspoi tutlon department is needless to append. "On seveial ocrnMoiis he has been designated by popular ote to lepiesent his city's Intel ests at liupoitant politi cal assemblages, and fin the past two terms has acted in the c.ipni lt of clei It of the common council, to which position he was again le-appolnted for an addi tional teun on the 4th Inst , the incom ing bonrd being so pleased with tho re sult of its review of his past woik. It deemed it good precedent to letaln his services for the piesent term. 0. W.REYNOLDS EMBARKS IN BUSINRSS E. W. Itevnolds, who foi seveial years seived as booklteepei and chief clerk for Gill Itej nobis A: Sun, embaik ed in business jesteida. He pur chased a half inteicst of the business of W. J Roberts. These Stirling war times have made the enterprise moie than ordlnnilly lucrative and the in creasing icsponslbillty caused the move The popul.it joung pioprletcns have many wishes for their fut titer fcuccess. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Card Invitations were lecelved In this city yesteiday from Mrs. Kather ine Lewis, of West Plttston, to tho manlage of her daughter Virginia Hello to Di Sanford Law ton Undet wood The ceremony will occur nt her home n that city on Wednesday, May 11, at noon The bride to he Is one of the chaimlng young ladles of the Wj omlng valley nnd is well known here where she has often visited relatives. Miss Kittle K. Gurney, sister to A. A. Gurnej, of this city, and Geoige II. Thomas were mairied at the Grace Baptist paibonage In Ringhamtou on Sunday afternoon by Rev. John c. Murphj They will reside at 212 Clin ton street Illnghamtou. The bilde has many ft lends In this city. Miss. Dnvcnpoit, of Plttston, is a guest nt the home of Charles Mellon. Miss L01 etta Lynn and Not ah O'Hearn aie visiting In Arehbald. James Raul was still on the gain last evening. PIIICEBUEG. Tomorrow night, rintenco Nightin gale tempb No si, Ladles of tho Gol den Eagle, will hold a giand cnteitaln ment in Smith's Music hall A pleasant suimis was tendeicd For Internal and External Use. CUKES AN11 1MIEVKNTS Colds, Cousin. Sore Throat, Influenza, Itron. chltls, Pneumonia, Swelling of the JoInU, Lumbago, Inflammation, Klicimmtisin, Neuralgia, Frostbites, Chilblains, Headache, Toothache, Asthmu, DIFFICULT BREATHING. CURES TIIK WORST PAINS In nnm o..n to twenty minutes NOTONK HOUR after Ireadlnc thin advertisement ntod anvoao IfaUFKER vv;irn pain. JRadway'5 Ready Itellef Is a Sure Cure for livery i-iin, aprains, uriiises, rains In the Back, Chest or Limbs, It Was the First and Is the Only PAIN KI'MHDY ITfant Instantly stops tha moit exeriiclutlni; tiauiB,iuiuj" iiiiuuiiiimuoii, nun uiiiCN L.OI1 cestlpus, whether or tint l.iiuga, Htounuih llowels or other gluuda or orgunn, by one ap- pucuiiuu. A half ton teaMPOonrul In tmiru tumbler nt water will In a few iiilmitpn pnru rrmnrn. iHpuiina. Kortr SStomucli, Heartburn, Nervout- neat. CTieciicnucn, niKu iiruciucuc, mar rlicra, JJysontery, Colic, Flatulency unci all f internal pains. ' There Is not a remedial nmnt in Urn nnria lint Will euro fever und no nnd nil uthur malarious, unions ami otnor rovers, ulded by KADWAV'S pills, so ijulckly as UAD WAY'S KPAUY KCLIUF. Fifty Cents Per Itottle. Sold by Druggists. VDVAV A CO, 65 KLSI Mi'., NEW YORK Justlco of the Pence W. J. Wllllnins Inst Frldny cvcnlntr nt hla homo on Main Htreet. Tho surplice belntr that his friends made him a present of a handsome set of olllco furniture. Mr. Williams Is the firm Hepubllcnn to bo elected to tho nbovc olllco since tho borough was chnitcrcd from Uiakely township, twenty yearn uko. Thoso present wei : Mr. and Mrs. Charles PlckorltiK, Mr. and Mrs. DaVId Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. It. II. Jones, Mr, and Mrs (lentKo Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Heee WllllnniH, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. I. llray, Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. VniiKlinti, Mr. and Mrs. James AVeehan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry linnet-, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kllnklo. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wllllnm Haw kins, Mr. and Mrs. Oflcnt, Hudson, Mr. and Mrs AtniH HamphlPt, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ilenjnmln Ueddoe, Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Ulpy, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Hall, Mr. and Mrs John Itentham, Mr. and Mrs. James Wntklns. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Jackson, Watkln Williams, John Oakley, Thomas Wooley and William Stephens llcujuinln Hull, while at work In tho new vein of Johnson's No 1 shaft, on Fildny, was struck by n law piece of i'onl which iame down Injuring his arm and Ick so badly that his Ick had to bo amputated Just below the knee. The employes of Storis' colliery will lecelvo their monthly vviikcs this 11101 11 litff. A HACKWAltl) SritlXH. Brings IIlooil Diseases, Nervous UcraiiKeineiils am! Chronic Catarrh. Never was there a gieatei demand foi sluing niedh lues something to demise the blood, strengthen the nerves, or legulate the digestion. Is thete any medicine so good for these purposes as pp-ru-na' Thousands of doctois, diugglsts and tens of thou sands of people ot all classes and voca tions have long ago dei ided this ques tionthat IV-iu-n.i has no equal in these cases Pool, shrunken dyspeptics l)i- e 0 111 e strong vigorous, a n d hearty aftei a few bottles of It. People who a r e blotched, p I m p 1 e d and s a 1 1 o w a n d sluggish never fall to find a course or l'e- ru-na to clear the skin. Invigorate tho system and em Ich the blood Chronic eatnirh In all phases and Mages, eases thnt have defied the best of treatment for many veins, take a few bottles of Pe-ru-na to thelt entile lellef. Ner vousness, ileblllt. weaknesses of both seves. sleeplessness. It inability, de spondonc;,, hypochondiln, all these dis appear when Pe-ru-na is used accord ing to directions. One of the most instiuctlve books on ehionlc eatairh ever furnished free is being sent by the Pe-iu-na Drug Mnnutnetuilng Compau. Columbus, Ohio. This book is very Instructively illustinted with expensive drawings, and will be sent flee to nn.v addt ess. TAYLOR NEWS. The Reds Itendv to Coiiinuinco--Tlio Hoard of Trade Will Mee(--Othcr evvs of Interest. Our star amateur base ball aggrega tion, the T.uloi Reds., have made a conipb'te oig.iiiiatlon lor the coming season I'nclir the expel t mnuager, Gnnier 12 Inle, the team will chal lenge ativthlng In Lnckavvanna county. The Reds, is at pi cent otgnnized nnd managed, can successfully handle any thing In the vallty The oiganlzatlon Intends holding 11 pi nie In the near fu ture and it is hoped that every baso ball patron will ie.spond. The Delnvvint. Lackawanna and Western 1 nineties In this place, will vvotl; six eight-hour days this week The Tt ilium hiunch olllco In Taylor Is in the Cohlelgh building, lxical Rep lesentatlve 12 G. I2vans in c-harpe Mrs Thomas Jones, of Hyde Pailc, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mis. Thomas M. Davis, of .Main street, yesteiday. Tayloiville lodge. No -Ifii, Knights of Pythias, will meet this evening in Reese's hall. It Is vvell worth walking around town to see the gloilous display of stnrs and stripes. William Grllllths, has returned to his home in Plymouth after visiting friends In this place. Pilde of Lackawanna lodge, No. 18, Ameiicun Piotestnnt Ladles' associa tion, initiated two candidates at last evening's meeting. The Young People's Hnptlst union of the Calvary ItaptlH chuteh will hold a patilotlc meeting next Sunday even ing. A number of young men lrom this town have sent In their applications to become members of tho new Nntlonal Glial ds of Pennsylvania, which will be organized In Sctanton Mrs. Uiyrifereh Reese, evnngelist of Ponty Pildd, Waits, spoke to n largo nnd well pleased audience at the Welsh Uaptlst church on Monday evening Allnooku tribe. No. 247, Improved Or der of Red Men, will meet this even ing In their moms on Main avenue. The St. Joseph's Total Abstinence nnd Renevolent society of Minookn w 111 run an excursion to Mountain Parle on Au gust 2.1. Mrs. James Anderson, of Gteen Ridge, spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. I2vnn R Jenkins, on Main street. T'r the latest nnd best war news get the dally Ttlbuno at T. A Evans' news stand. Mrs. William Davis, of South Scran ton, yns the guest of relatives In this placr yesterday. Mis Joseph Hall, of Union street, Is slowly recovering from bur recent Ill ness. Mr. nnd Mrs. Geotgo Taylor, of Scian ton. spent the Sabbnth. with relatives In this place The hoard of ttade will meet tomor row (Thursday) evening at the Pi Ice Library hall The meeting will be ono of much ImiKM tunce, President J. P. Tnjlur will appoint committees for the yeir. Puvld Samuels.formerly of this town, but now of Chicago, called upon his Fchoolmates, Messis. J. F. Timlin, H. J Daniels nnd D. A. Williams, yester day M1.1. Samuel Sheldon, of North Main street has tecovered fiom her recent Illness. FOREST CITY. Ilenjnmln V. Mnxey, who recently graduated from the Now Yotk College of phittinucy, returned to his homo in this borough Mondny h. Arthur May. who has been 111 with an nttack of pneumonia. Is recovering. George Mnxey returned homo Monduy from Washington, D. C where he has been attending; tho Martyn School of Oiatory for tho past year. Yesterday, shortly beforo noon, Hob ert Units, son of Mr. and Mrs. John liutts, wns almost Instantly killed In I tho Hlchinondnlo mines. The boy wns a door-tender nnd hcatd a trip of cars coming1. Intent upon his duty he ran townid tho door to open It, but struck his head npilnst ft prop with such force that he was knocked down, llefoie lie could Ret up tho ttlp was upon him and his head was caught between tho prop nnd the cars, crushing It terri bly. Ho wns removed to his homo In this borough, but lived only a short time after tenchlng the abode of his liarents, WYOMING SEMINARY. Harry Wllllnms spent Sunday with his mother nt Nicholson, Pa. Tho Plntonlans gave n very inter esting ptogrammc at their open ses sion last Frldny evening. A reception In the pallors followed tho cntoitaln inciit. John Robertson spent Sunday nt his home lit Mooslc. 13. W Scott leturncd Monday from the Young Men's Christian association convention of presidents. Miss Knnpp, one of the Latin tench ers, spent Sunday with her patents nt lllnghamtnn, N. V. Walter Jones, of Scrnnton, was a pleasant caller nt the Seminary Sun day. W S. Sampson was called to his home In Tunkhnnnoek Monday. One of his uncles being dead. Mr. Wlnflcld Oboiender Is suffering with eve trouble. Wyoming's 'Vtnslty met nnd tied the scote with the Acme Colored Olnnts Monday on Wyoming Held. It vvnH tho event ot the opening of the field to the first tegular game. The attendance was made up largely of semlnury stud ents, as very few lesldents of Kings ton suppott the semlnniy's base and foot bull games. The game was cnlled at 4 p. m. shin p. Wjotnlng played ex ceptionally vvell throughout tho game, the errors being confined almost en tirely to the third baseman, who had never played tho position before Un fortunately the tain put a stop to the play at the end of the sixth Inning. The Acme team appenied to welcome the lain, which stopped the game. Fol lowing are the teams ns ployed: Wyo ming Huggles, thitd base, Hillings, tenter field, Smyth, second base; Sampson, short stop; Toole, rltst base. Gannon, pitcher: Whalen, catcher; Andiews. left Held Acme Hooker, third base Day, center field: Nelson, second base, Hoxtei, short stop, Wou thnll, first base, Wlllllams, pitcher; Kdson left field. Scote: Wyoming 1 10 0 12 Acme 0 2 0 - 0 2 The visiting team uppeared as per fect gentlemen. If our athletics were suppotted by outsiders at all the sem inary would not loose on so many games Unanelnlly. As It Is Monday's game wns a pecuniary loss to us. ELMHUHST. A. O. Allen spent Monday night at the home of 12. J Hilderbrandt. Miss Hesslo Buckingham is spending this week with relatives In Scrnnton. Mr. Abratn Sliultz and wife, of Hnr vey's Lake, visited friends hcie Sat uida last. Dr. Scott was unable to occupy his pulpit In the Presbyterian church on Sunday moinlng, owing to 111 health. A number from this place attended the funeial of Peter Kiedlnek, at Mos cow, on Sunday. Mrs. Bernard Robinson Is spending a few days with her sister, Mis. Daniel Grimes. A number of (lags went up Monday morning when the news of Commodore Dewey's victory at Manila was asstit ed Conspicuous among them wcio those of Colonel Schoonmaker nnd lleniy Wehrum, of the West Side, Joseph Ruft nnd W. 12. Iidwnrds, of the 'I2ast Side, w hlle several residences aie continually floating tht Stats and Stripes. Rev. C. A Spauldlng und several members of his church, with live candi dates lor baptism, went to Scranton on Sunday, and at - p. 111 in the Gteen Ridge Hnptist church the ordinance of baptism was administered. Steps will be taken at once to place a baptist! y In the church here, thus doing iivvuy with the necessity of going to Scranton whenever there are candidates for bap tism The Ladles' Aid society will meet on Thursday afternoon nt the home of Pastor Spauldlng, and will hold a so cial the same evening nt the same place, where home-made candy will be for sale. The news reached heie on Saturday of the death of John I.a Gtange, of Riooklyn, N. Y., whoso temalns wero taken to Schultzville for burial. Mis. Lr Grange was fotmetiy Miss Giace Rutterlleld, youngest sister of R. p. Rutterfleld, nnd to her and her Utile daughter Is extended the sympathy of their many ft lends here. Mr. and Mrs. 0. P Rdvvards, of Scranton, visited friends heio over Sun day A gteat many took advantage of tho beautiful weather on Sunday to drive over tho boulevard and enjoy the scen ery along this magnificent mountain thoroughfare. OLD FORQE. Mr. and Mrs. H. L 12dsall spent Sun day nt Wllkes-llarre The Ladles' Aid society of the nrlel; chinch will meet on Wednesday after noon nt the Methodist I2piscopal par sonage. A full attendance Is desired tin ofllcers will be elected for the cn fulnj; year. Mrs Nichols, of Olyphant. has been spending a few days with Mis. Fred Cn, Mhs Mary Hclser. of Philadelphia, and Mrs. Dr Wells, of Meshoppen, were guests at the home of Mr. Thomas Diake on Monday. , Ray, tho little 0-year-Qld son of Mr. James Reynolds, met with nulto a seil ous nccldent on S ititrdiy. While play ing with a companion he was stiuck In the eye with u stick, which nearly blinded him. The enteitninment held nt Drake's hall for the benellt of the Presbyter Ian Sunday school was a giand success. I2very number on the programme was vvell lendered. The solo by Mis. Chas. Randall was sung In a charming man ner and enjoyed by all. Tho sum real ized was $23 65. Thieves entered the coop of Mr. Geo. Drake, sr., nnd stole several of his chickens one night last week. I'lorence, the little daughter of Mr. Charles Tabor, who was so scilouslv binned on Wednesday, died on Friday morning. The funeral wns held on Sun. day ut tho home. Interment In Mnrcy cemetery. On Saturday evening a tramp enter ed the Pennsylvania Coal company mulo barn and iH'gan frightening the muled. Mr. Andrew Aldeu, tho barn boss, ordered him nut of tho bain, but ho paid no attention, so Mr. Alden put hun out and turning to go to his home, thi tramp fired a shot at him, but for tunately It did not hit him. The tramp escaped, JERMYN AND MAYFIELD. The Mayfleld council met In regular session lust Monday evening. Council man Shfuntn Informed tho council thnt tho residents of th hill nro still agltat Ing tho sewer question, nnd he said ho thought some; attention should be paid to them Mr llergan. of tho police committee, submitted live names for tho position of borough police. Mr. Shlatitn asked tho council to put four guatdlaus of the pence on tho hill. It was decided to plneo two on tho hill, and the other three In other parts of tno town. Following nre tho names of the new policemen: Itlcbard Reynolds, chief, Nonh Pugh, Charles Coughlln, Abbert Chlvltski and Michael KaibaJ ack. Tho functnl of the Uto Mrs Mary D. Hvans took place yesterday from her lato home on Fourth street. Tho ser vice wns held at tho home and thc Rev. .1. G. i:v litis, of Viindllng- Rev. Hrovvn, of tho First HnptWl chureh, and Rev. Lewis, of Carbondale, and Rev. Jenkins, of this town took part In the service. The funeral was veiy largely attended with relatives nnd friends. The public school was closed In the afternoon nnd tho teachers attended In a body. The pallbearers were- Thomas M. Orimths, John T. Wllllnms. John W. Jones, Wil liam Davis, Kdvvln Graves, Joseph Rob erts, Intel ment Aun made In the Jcr inyn cemetery. David J. Kennedy, of the Uast Side, lft on Monday for New York, where he Intends making his future homo. The Artesian Hose company Is grate ful to the Delavvaio and Hudson com pany for the liberal gift of tho house and lot near lb" bridge on tho Kast side Miss Mamie Ruddy, of Caibondale, Is the guest of Miss Annie Gaven, of Second street. Mr. Gould, whose death was announc ed In The Tiibiine vest pi dav, was buried In Shady Side ceinett ry yesteiday af ternoon. m AVOGA. At a regular meeting of the borough count II held Monday evening the fol lowing business was transacted Mem bers present, Graham, McLaughlin, O'Hrlen, Rellly, Hteiinan. Munley, Mc Kenzle and Meade After the minutes of the previous meeting were ie.nl the following bills vvcte ordeied to be paid: M. J. DIzon, $1.50, Alfied Green, $3 2,-), C P Rellley, $1 C", Prancls Kane, $30; Abraham Frew. i r0 James Doran, $12 50, John Loughney, $lu. James AVard, $2.50: Michael Uuckley, $4 12: Patrick Malla, $5fi- Patrick Lynn, V, Timothy Mulroney, $1' Patrick Uarrett, $4 60, Michael Rarrett, $1.50, John Mc -Kean, $3, James Munley. $6.37. William Mcllale, $3, Mat tin Regan. $1 VJ, James McGlynn, $187. Kdwnrd Readan, $2.02; James Maloney, $1 M). Peter Farrell, $2 25, John O'Ntll. $4 50, John Morton, $4 50, Pntllck Henley. $1 10- J. J Doran, $15; J. F. Mitchell? IS, Frank Little, $15, burgess' leport received for licen ses, $11. lecelved for tines, $12. total. 23; paid to otnceis, $12. paid for hearing trials, $S 50, for Issuing licenses. .50; for feeding ptisoneis, $2. Total $23. J J. McCarthy was awarded the con tract for laying n 12-inch term cotta savver pipe in the tear of John Mc Kenn's property The residents about that section known as King's pond nre forbidden to throw nny mote refuse thereabouts or lj so doing the ordi nance of n few months ngo will be en forced. William Dixon was appointed a member of tho bonid of health to succeed Patiick McNulty. Adjourn ment. Mr. nnd Mrs D. 12. brown have le turned home nfter .1 tew days visit with friends In town. Mrs. James Connolly, of Grove stteet, Is seriously ill. Rev. W. T McArthur will address the meetintis at tho Langcliffe chinch on Thursdaj afternoon and evening. Mrs John Lally, of Olyphant, is visit ing friends in town. Rtv. M. F. Crane nttended the Mc Hugh obsequies ut Hnzleton esterday. Rev. and Mrs. John Humphteys, of Mooslc, will leave In a few days to spend a few months w Ith friends in Scotland. The Piee Reading rooms have pioved a boon to the boys In town. At all times they tuesent a cheerful appear ance and the best order piuvalls about the place The vetetans of Mooslc nre unanglng matteis prepatatory to a great cele bration on Memoilal day. A DECLARATION OP WAR. Fiom tho PhlladelphU Pi ess. A formal constitutional declaritlon by congress that war actuall) exists may he wise. Ncctssnty such a declaration Is not. Declarations of war do not causo hnstllitteH. hut hostilities cause declarations Nations do not go to war because they declare it, 'nit they declare It hecauso thoy have rrone to war. Our courts havt- decided In n leading case that the issue of a proc lamation of blockade is itself a declara tion of war without any other steps Prize toutts, pattlciilaiiv English courts, have over und iigulu htld that when 1 navy la ordered to make captuies the order Is Itself n sulllclcnt proof that naval war existed and J in titled condemnation "War," It Is not always understood, does not turn In tho least on a declara tion moro or loso but on acts which them selves create a condition or win. Inde pendent 01 what is said about them. When Spain gave Gureral Woodfonl bis passpoits with the statement thai tho passage of the resolutions adopted by congress was "cruilvnlent to a ibclnratlon of war," ono pait to pcrsiblo hostilities recognized war as altcady existing by the act of tho other, and for all tho pur pose's of public law this created a btato of war between them, l'rom that mo ment, without reference to the date laid down In tho ultimatum, either wa3 frco to act as both wero at war. If there is a history of weak lungs in your family, take Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes and invigor ates. It enables you to resist the disease. Even if your lungs are already affected, and if besides the cough you have fever and emaciation, there is still a strong probability of a cure. The oil in the Emulsion feeds ; the hypophosphites give power to the nerves; and the glycerine soothes and heals. 50c. and (i.eo, ill druggists, SCOTT & LKAVNt, Chtralsu, New York. WHITNEY'S WEEKLY BUDGET OF NEWS Tfao Exciting Experience of Uncle Dltly Cnrlcrg. bubqunhanna'h v1llag1j im provement socibty- binch'i.au rock n13ar iialu'8 kony-ki'. forth op county citizi3n3 at recruiting for thi: army -a hnaki: that lovub lamh3. notrs of lntf.rrst to rail- ROADRRS. Special to tho Scrnnton Tiihuiip. Susquehanna, .May X Uncle Rllly Cniter, an aged colored man, had an exciting experience near Stnrrucca. n few mornings since. Hilly is n man-of-nil-work, who lecently resided In Port Jorvls. Ho was given tent free of an old house near the village, on condition that ho would repnli it and occupy it so that the owner roultl get it Insured. Hilly, his wife and children duly ar rived with their household effects nnd prepared to "keep house " In the cabin is an old-fashioned lire-place. Hilly went to the forest nearby and rnirled home 11 quantity of plno cones nnd knots. Putting them Into the tlre-plnce It" oon hail a blazing, roaring, crack ling lire While Hilly was unpacking 11 box his attention was directed b a hissing sound from the lire-place, and, looking up, he saw a snake drop down tho chimney and Into the (lames In thft llte-plnce. In a moment two more ser pents, locked In death's embrace, fell Into the blaze Rllly grasped an axe handle, and surmising that he would havo use for It, stood ready for action As tho old cabin w aimed up, snukes of various hues and sizes, gareter snakes, black snakes, nnd milk snakes slowly came out of crevices and down from the rafters, hissing nnd squirming; Some of them showed fight, but Rllly soon placed them nil hots de combat. Thoy continued for half an hour to drop Into the flumes, the frying flesh filling the cabin with smoke Occasionally two snakes, after landing upon the floor, would engage In a fierce fight, while Billy wus watching the death scenes In tho fltoplace. In nn hour tho Inst snake appeared, and the old man gathered up the dead. There were forty-six. by actual count, nnd more than that number met death In the tlames Billy placed the snakes end to end and they measured 115 feet. He thinks he hns earned his first mouth's rent. NKWS MENTION. Susquehanna's new "Village Im provement Society" Is almost ready for a vigoious summer campaign. A large delegation of Susquehanna Knights of Columbus went to Carbon dale on Sunday to usslst In the Institu tion of n new cutnp. Several laige Hags hnve this week been placed upon the Hrie shops. They wjie purchased by the shopmen by popular subscription. Susquehanna is nothing if not patriotic. The Susquehanna County Sunday School Association will hold Its annual convention In the Susquehunna Metho dist chinch today and Wednesday. Seveiul state woikers will be present. The Brldgevater Baptist Ministers' association held an interesting meeting in the Susquehanna Baptist church on Monday Susquehanna camp, No 5417, Modern Woodmen of America, was organized In this place on Friday evening SINGULAR ROCK. Near Hale's Kddy Is a largo lock that might easily be mistaken for a petrified elephant A photoguiph of the roclt looks like the photogtaph of nn ele phant. The tiunk. the eyes, the heart and the body are all well-formed in the photograph ns If the camera had been turned toward a living animal. Tho wrinkles und folds In tho skin of the elephant and the color ate all repeated In the rock. Tho smmetry and pro portions of the living animal r.re all re produced In this remaikable fteak of nature SOMI'2 RULROAD RACKET. The Susquehanna shops were on Monday placed on eight horns' time, a loss of an hour. About forty carloads of troops passed through Susquehanna on Sunday night, en route to New Yotk, Jeetson Bianch Conductor George Phlllppl. of Susquehanna, was painfully injuied in the Cnrbondale yard on Fri day, while Jumping fiom the cab of a locomotive to a coal car opposite. Meniere Curtis Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, held a largely-attended ball at the Starrucca house on Friday evening. Martin Cilppln. the Delaware and Hudson eagle-eyed detective, Is an ex pert lWheinian. Ho has tht ashed near ly every stteum In this section. He Is an honest fisherman, nnd whenever he purchases fish he pays for them WEPT AT THE WRONG TOM 11. Seveial Susquehanna and Carbon dale tallroad men somo time since went to Scranton to w Itness the Intel ment of the lemulns of a deceased ft lend. They nrtlved at the cemetery a little late, but the ceremonies wero not end ed, nnd they mixed with the other mourneis nnd shed tears with them. The engineers discovered the next day that theie were two Interments In tho cemetery at the same time, and that they hud shed teats at the wrong giave. SOMI2 WAR NOTT2S. The effott to lalse a regiment ot volunteers In Susquehanna county will probably be successful. Among tho ptlme movers are District Attorney W. D. n. Alney, of Montrose; 12. R. W. Searle, esq., and Captain Alex Ives, of Susquehanna. Susquehanna s com pany Is ultendy chilling. Now she does her own whitewashing, Which nil women most abhor. Not becauso her husband's lighting, For bo's down town talking war. The United Stntos Is often spoken of as "a peaceful people." Yet we have buckled on the svvoidvthree times In tho last fifty years the Mexican war In ISIS, tho civil war In 1SG1 and the Span ish war in 189S. Of course It was nn Irishman who observed thnt ho preferred the bat tles In which "nobody gets kilted. ' It has been lemarked that the man who asks a qupstlon nnd then walks away before you get through answer ing him would never be mlssod If he wero to go to war. Tho chap whoso marine servico has been confined to braking upon n canal boat, today thinks ho knows moro nbout naval stintcgy and constructing and hnndllng ships than Cnptuln Ma lum. Uncle Sam finds It cheaper to go out nnd capture ships than it Is to bug them. It Is very easy to get volunteers Just beforo bouse cleaning time. A Builder's Experience, A USEFUL LIFE RENEWED IN ft REMARKABLE MANNER. Udmy Y. Wilson Was Hear Death's Door. Doctors Failed to Help Him It Home Remedy Sue ; ceeded in Saving His Life. From tht Evening A'cu, Dttroit, Mteh. TMney Y. Wilton, contractor nnd builder, lookini: ader mr building contracts. I imve worked many days in the rnin and cold to complete somo huildioe;. About two yours ago I noticed I tould not get around a5 I should, and commenced to hive n severe pain in my back. 1 tried the usual remedies with out RettinR any relief, and for nearly a year I Biillered intensely 1 kept up as loii" n I could, & I had pevernl contracts for buildliii;s that had to he completed. "At night I could not sleep. My physi cian said it wns my kidneys, nnd over) day 1 nrnt mil ilnnra tlutv Mould keen mc awake nearly all the following nleht. Instead of Retting better I lieeamo worse, nnd worried ft great deal about my work. The doctor Mid I must quit work nnd go In lied, or ho would not be responsible for my life. "All the medicines 1 took only helped m tn-mnnrnrllv. Snme davs I WOtlld l(cl hetter and go out a 'y onlv to be attain con firm! in mv brd for weeks at a time. One clay my wife supgeted that I try Dr. AVU Hams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and I lauehed at the Idea. "Finally when I got into sueh a condition that 1 would take almost anything In the hope of relief, I tried the pills. They helped mo from the start, hnt I wonld not acknowl edge, it and said it was the other medicines that had just commenced to work. I disliked God's skj und sea In that storm shall bo Fate's chaos of smoltp nnd theme. But ncross that hell every shot shall tell Not a gun can miss Its aim, Not a blow will fall on the crumbling mull. And tho waves thnt engulf the slain Shall sweep tho decks ot the blackened vvieoks, With the thundering, drend refrain "Remember, remember tho Mnlne." OTH12R RAILROAD MELANGE. The Railroad Record, (Mlddletovvn, N. Y), says. "Manager Tom Walsh, of the Susquehanna telegraph otnee, has lately Joined tho ranks of tho ama teur photographeis. Ills piesent am bition Is to ttnp vnrdmaster "Mose" Jordan giving .1 yell and a signal, to an engine leaving Salamanaco, when the high power Is In. The Record will be favored with a copy of the effect." The recent order of cars placed by the Erie with the Michigan Peninsular Car company, calls for 21,000 refrigera tor, 1,000 box: und 1,000 twin hopper cars There Is n tumor that "Dutch" Keene, the military genius of the Jef ferson branch, contemplates organizing a company of old soldiers among the Poles nnd Hungarians, to fight tho Spaniards in Cuba. He wants to take his command to Cuba overland, for fear that thoy would refuse to take jvater. According to tho Railroad Record, as nn engine was recently descending the Jefferson bianch In the neighbor hood of Starrucca, It struck a dog, and so great was the velocity of the loco motive that the dog was thrown over upon the main line of the Erie between Hancock and Deposit, a distance of twelve or fifteen miles Jefferson Division Superintendent Dowe, of Carbondale, a few days since leturned home from the Delaware river section with a fine string of trout. They weie caught from a pri vate pond, the owner of which was down at tho little railroad station, hearing the war news The old fellow Is a personal friend of the genial su petintendent, nnd might not have ob jected had he been at home. THE SNAKE LOVES LAMBS It Is teported that while n Dundaff farmer was dragging in the field, a few days ago, his path was crossed by a blue snake fourteen feet long, which was cat tying a young lamb In Its mouth. The serpent made rapid move ments over tho plowed field, and soon dlsapepared in the waters of Crystal Lake. An effort will be made to cap ture the creature beforo the arrival of the summer boarders from the city. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. Subquehanna Is 611 feet above tide water. There are several other high things about the town. Poles are being laid In town for a long distance telephone line. Jay A. Doyle, of this place, has suc cessfully passed the final examination In medicine In tho University of New York. In Ilogan Opera house, on Saturday evening, Tim Hurley, of Susquehanna, defeated Tom Robinson, of Port Jervis, In a sparring mutch. In three tounds. At no time was the Port Jervis man In It. Hut ley, for a youngster, Is a good one. HallHtoad-Gteat Bend hnve organ ized a military company. TOLD ON TUESDAY. A hen belonging to a vicinity farmer a few days since lutd a square egg Just thirty-seven years ago volun teers were leaving tho hills of old Susquehanna county to participate In the civil war. 12. R. W. Searle, esq., Is In Wash ington, to get pel mission to raise a legltnent In this county. Chillies W. Ressegule, senior pro prietor of tho Tinnsctlpt-Ledger, still continues veiy sorlouslj ill Dr. S. S. Simmons has recovered fiom a veiy seilous illness. Tho wur appeals to have ovet sha dowed the Republican congressional light In this district Even Rr'er Haines, of the Honesdale Independent, has muliled his loud bazoo, nnd Is sleeping upon his nrms Is it the holy calm that precedes the stotm'' Whltnev VTKKVOlJH TilOL'llI,KS ALL KINDS i eurcd with Anlimil Uxtracts. Kree book clis how WASIUNIUON UREMICJAL t!0 Wasblugtou, 1). U. ATTEND TO YOUR EYES NOW I2yclht preserved and bendnches pre vented by huvlng your eyei properly uuit tclentltU'ally examined and fitted, liyei examined free. 'Ihe latest Htylei of Hpeo tuolcu und eyeglusHcn ut tha lowoit price. IIvinK In Detroit, Mich., at 8. Hlxli Street, "'" '".' ' iioiiu...mi. 1.....1. . ..u ..ai., tip U'lninim' PlnU When I cou d lint enrry on the imposition, ?i 1 V 1. 1ws"rHlyR ;:"t !' Vp .iy farther, I told my wife Unit the pilli rills for Vale Pcoploi "lor j tarn I have ', ,)oI m( , ( (irfP )OX beforo been out ot doors in all kinds of bud weather, 1 1 w, rI1tirelv cured, nnd we now Keep them fNET XtARjfcl) DR. SHIMBERG, 305 Spruco Street to own up Hint Pr. Wllllum' rink rill in the houvjnll (lie time. I am not prepared to sir that Pr. V il- llnms' link Pills lor Pule People wll cure everything, but I know they will cure kidney trouble mill general muscular weakness, as tliey cured me. " I now recommend them to everyone in my neighborhood, whore I formerly mnde sport ol nil proprietary remedies." P. Y. WltfON. Subscribed nnd sworn to before me, n Not ary Public, this fourth day of March, ltt7. Hon put K. Ill' 1 1., Jn., J'ptnf I'ublif, W iiyne Comity, Michigan. An analvsisofllr Williams Pink Pills for Pale Penpfe shows thit they contain, in a ron densed form all the chmrnts nccesary to give new life and rlcluic to the blond and resloro nattered nerves. '1 hey are an unfailing spe cifio for sueh ilinnes us locomotor atnxin par tial paraljsiu.M. Vitiis'datire.siiiitiea.tienral- gin. rhctunativm, ncrvnns headache, the after ri' 1. i 1- 1 ..iht,..tl.n. r 41, A I.,,-, enecis 01 111 i;rqior, iiiutnv,i ,,, ,m- i,.i, piln nnd sallow complexions, nil forms of weakness cither in male or female, nnd nil diseases resulting from vitiated humors In Ihe blond. Pink Pills are sold by nil dealers, or will be sent post ra' " rernipt of price, f0 centsnhox.orslxbov.es lor f2.f0 (they arts never sold in bulk or by tho 100) by mldresv ing Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Sche. nectady, N. Y. is Rl If your Umbrella is broken do not borrow your neighbors, be may need it, and if he does, and you have it, just , think what he might say. Bring the broken one to us and we will help you retain your friends by fixing it for you. Florey & Brooks. Opposite Court House. 211 Washington Avenue. ill's w Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers of OLD STOCK PILSNER Telephone Call, 3333. At Pierce's Harket This Horning Tttrkevs, Ducks, Chickens and Broilers, titccn Peas. Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Cnuliilovver, New Hcets, New Potatoes, Celery, Hail, ishes, Onions, Lettuce, Aspara gus, etc., etc. Fancy Strawberries and Fruits Please leave orders ns early as possible to Insure curly delivery. t E PIERCE. PI ML ill FOR SALE Boilers, Engines and Machinery Wo will soil nti Ne or Sccond-llnnd Wo will mil J on new or take old ill ev clmuije, or we vwll rent on nnjtbln; J oil vwtut lu tho Machinery l.tnu. bpot Cuili puld for Hemp lion 1111 t Metuls 709 West Lackawanna Avenue. H. E. KEELEY, Mgr. Telephone, 3945 THE DICKSON M'FG CO.,- bcrunton und llltm-IHrre, l'.i. Mnnufiietiirf rs ot LOCOiYlOTIYES.STATIONARY ENGINES lleiter, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery. Gcnerul Olllce, heratiton, l'j. C. E. B O e: MEAT Choice Cuts ARKET, 321 Adams Avenuo Kverytblnv In tho Una of fresh nnd united Meat", Hananges, I.nrd, Kto. l'OUI.IUV AMlldAMl.l.M bKASON', Telephone, N0.6S1J 1 V
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