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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1898.
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Beware
of the Piano
That is nbsurdly good on
paper. It takes strong and
vigorous language to sell
sucn pianos, uiu nicy unnui
be sold in any otner way.
Our Pianos
Speak lor themselves. Come
in and hear them talk. Their
arguments are convincing and
irrcsistable. We know you
will be captivated.
(Mir Trices, also, are spec
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FINN & PHILLIPS,
138 Wyoming Ave.
Second floor Complete lino of
llniul Instruments.
Iilliliy'R hours nt
"Taps" niul others.
Iiatf price
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DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
CiUcellouts Un.m. to 12.no p.m; 'l to 4.
Williams lttilldlng, Opp. I'ostofllce.
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MARRIKD IJV ALDERMAN. Emma.
1. Holies ami Louis A. Jtiller, ot lloosie,
were married by Alderman Kusson ou
Saturday.
BOARD OF CONTROL. An adjourned
meeting ot the borud of control will bo
held this owning. The meeting Is lor
general business:.
PAY-DA YS.-TI10 Delaware and Hud
Fon company paid the employes of tho
Dlcknu and Von Storch, collieries In
North Scranton yesterday.
nri.ncF company celebrates.
Relief company, of tho Tenth ward, on
Snlmdny night celebrated the arrival of
Its combination hose ct.d chemical wagon.
Ol ERATION FOR ArPENDlCITIB.
Mrs. Kelly, of 422 Jtulberry street, was
tal'i it to the Moses Taylor hospital yes
trrdiv suffering: fiom appendicitis She
was operated upon lust night.
Y V. C. A. Mt'SICALE.-.V muslealo
under the direction of Ilaydn Evans was
Riven Saturday evening in tho Young
Women's Christian lu-socli'tloit rooms.
Mirsc Edith Swingle. Paulino Hall and
Sadie Edwards and William Edwards as
sisted. MISSIONARY MKETtNfi. The auxll
aries of the AVe men's Foreign -Missionary
foelit.v of the Mi thodist Episcopal
church of Scranton and vielnty will meet
in Elm Park church at : o'clock this af
ternoon. It will be a quarterly union
nii'Oilnif.
11AI.I.OT REFORM DKT.EC.ATES.--Oeorge
Sanderson and R. 11. Patterson
Ji.i.. been cl'cted delegates from tho
Sir ninii board ot tuide to tho ballot re
foim i inivi I'tioti wlucii meets in riiiladei
Tlila i'ii Wi'dncMlnv. Thev were elected
ileii'P.iii-r nl -t joint meeting of board
coinnilit is op S turdny night.
WEEK'S EXt'HANC.ES. The ex
changes at Hie Si'imiton Clearing houso
tnst week wep-' :i follows: Monday, $171
11(1!: Tuesday. JI7i.!'29.fll; AN cdnesday,
J;i:.1.170.r,T: Thur.-duv. ai,oni.71; Friday,
Vie trti.1l: Satiirdn $137.r:i2.7. Total, iU
S'S.wiUil Clearing for the week ending
December I. IW. JI.lfil.SS4.13.
1'NION SI'NDAY SCHOOL TEACH
ERS' MEETlNn.-Secretary Maliy. of
the "Young Men's Christian association,
Bavr an inteistlng talk on the Sunday
school lesson Saturday afternoon In tho
Young Men's Chrlttltin association rooms.
"The Hook of the Law Found" was tho
sublet t nt thi' lesson, and It wan marto
mote than usually Interesting by thoo
present asking and answeirtng questions.
C C. .lohnston conducted a gone scrvlco
before tho lcsosn began.
DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR COMING
Quito an honor has been necorded J.leu
titiiiut E.:ii S. Griflbi post, No. li. Orand
Army of the Republic, In tho announce
ment that the Inspection next Friday
evening; will be by Charles A. Suydani,
the deportni'iit Insi cctor, who visits only
the most prominent pests. It Is expected
that W. .1. Patterson, the Pennsylvania
department I'onimai.der, will bo present,
(iiiinii nost has extended invitations to
eomra'les ot other posts to be present.
Full regular unlfoini will bo worn.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HORSES.-Tho
u.-sipi,ment of horses, r.mong several com.
panics of the lire ill partment. as contem
plated lor soino time, was made Saturday.
One new teiim was Riven respectively to
the Columbia Chemical, Ocucrnl Phlnney
l.nghie and I'unibciiiiui Hose companies,
and a new horse vas put In tho thrce
liorso team of the lleok and Ladder com
pany. An old bay herso which has been
with the Cumberland company since Its
organization, was sold for $10. Columbia
company's old team was transferred to
Relief eumpnnv, and the hitler's team to
Neptune. Engine company on the South
Side.
Smoke tho Pocono Cigars, 5 cents.
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Want You
To become a wearer of our
up-to-date shoes, because we
believe it will be beneficial to
you and again we want
your trade.
If Will
Pay Yoii
to come today and select a
pair of our Ladies' Box Calf
Shoes, leather lined, with
heavy soles, up-to-date shap
es. Our Price
$2.50,
worth $j.oo; all sizes and
widths.
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FOUR SUSPECTS ARE
CHASED BY POLICE
SUPPOSED MUItDEIlERS HUNT
ED AT AUSTIN HEIGHTS.
Squad of Scrnnton (Hikers Swoop
Down at Night Upon a. Hungarian
Hotel Where the Supposed Mur
derers Put Up Saturday Night, but
Could Find No Traco of Them.
Information Substantiating the
Story Given the Police Was Glean
ed from a Resident of the Heights.
Four suspicious characters answering
the general description of tho quar
tette that committed tho Corcoran
murder and burglary at Duryea fur
nished an exciting cliuse for the Scran
ton police last night.
Joseph Rosch, watchman for the
Pennsylvania Coal company on their
timber land near Austin Heights, Is
the man who gave the alarm. One of
his children, it will be remembered,
was poisoned, supposedly, by the thugs
of that region, nnd he himself gained
some notoriety while employed as a
Lehigh Valley watchman by his run
ning down of Red Nosed Mike.
Ho went to Justice of the Peace
Foley, ot Old Forge, yesterday after
noon and reported that four men whom
ho had noticed frequently of late pass
ing up and down the mountnln and
who had fired at him on several occa
sions when be accidentally encountered
them, had arrived nt Austin Heights In
a wagon at 11.30 o'clock Saturday night
and were stopping at Powell Pemer
ick's Hungarian hotel. Their descrip
tion, ho claimed, tallied with that of
the men concerned In the Corcoran out
rage nnd their suspicious actions made
him stiongly believe they were the
parties.
ALU LOCAL MEN.
They are local men he affirmed and
make Pemerlck's their headrjuarters.
They generally travel together and
very frequently make trips between
Austin Helghto and Smithville. where
remerlck has a brother who keeps a
boarding house.
This information was telephoned to
Chief of Police Currell, nnd accom
panied by Lieutenant Williams, Pa
trolmen McColllgan, Saltry, Feeney nnd
Tom Kvans and a Tribune reporter,
he hastened down to the perturbed re
gion to investigate.
Arrived nt Rendham the party was
met by 'Squire Foley and William Har
mon, assistant manager of Jermyn Sz
Co.'s store. They had carriages in
readiness and. after picking up Rosch,
started at 7 o'clock in tho llerce storm
that was on at that time, up the moun
tain to the heights.
Arrived at the Sibley mule barn, the
carriages were left behind and the
party proceeded afoot arefully towards
their goal. Cautiously approaching the
hotel, Patrolmen Kvans and Feeney
were stationed at the front and rear,
respectively, while the remainder of the
party, with drawn revolvers, pushed on
into the house.
The proprietor and two or three
loungers about the bar room were
greatly surprised when a squad of olll
cers suddenly burst upon them. No re
sistance being met with, the oflleers
hastily ran through the house and then
searched It more thoroughly from cel
lar to garret, but to their great dismay
tho men whom Rosch was waiting to
identify could not be found.
Tho proprietor denied that any such
men had been at his place, and tho
circumstance- that there were no indi
cations about the barn-yard of a wagon
having recently arrived there tended to
support his statement.
STORY WKLL FOI'NDED.
Inquiries among tho people living
near by brought conllictlng stories, but
from all that was gathered tho police
wcro satisfied that Kosch's .story was
well founded and that tho quartette In
question had been at the hotel during
tli3 morning and early part of the af
ternoon. One man who was Interview
ed said the party in question had como
to the hotel during tho night and re
mained there until 3.P.0 o'clock In tho
afternoon. They went away together,
driving down the mountain in a wagon.
Ho saya three, of them spoke English
and the other a Polander.
Tho oflleers after being satisfied that
their game was not there any longer
started for homo. They could not get
any farther than Uendham owing to
tho street cars being unable to got
through and at 1 o'clock this morning
they wero still at that place.
THREE MURDER TRIALS.
Session Which Begins Today Has
That Number Scheduled.
A two weeks session of criminal court
begins today. It will bo of unusuul im
portance, because of the fact that three
murder cases are to be tried.
This morning the case of Joseph id '
ler, Indicted for the murder of j'ete
Mayer at Dunmure, will come up.
Mayer owned pigeons which, It was
claimed, were in the habit of Injuring
Keller's garden truck. Keller shot
some of them and Mayer threatened to
bo revenged, Ho followed Keller with
tho avowed Intention of attacking him.
It Is alleged, and was shot and killed
in a scufllo that followed their meet
ing. Edward Moran, charged with the
murder of Thomas GlUIgan In Provi
dence, and Raphael Passara, accused of
the brutal murder of Handmaster Jo
seph Santoro, nt Lackawanna, will bo
tried next week. The list contains 233
cases, many of them Important.
Judges Edwards, Archbald and Grant
Herring will sit during tho first week.
TRAMPS GET OFF EASY.
Sent to Jail for Thirty Days with
Immunity from Work.
Tho thirteen tramps arrested by a
police squad Friday night in Marshall
& Smith's saloon on West Lackawan
na avenue, considered themselves xery
lucky on Saturday when eleven of
them wero given a 30-day prlvilego as
guests nt tho county Jail, They had
anticipated notice to leave the city In
stead of th3 kind treatment nnd Immu
nity from work accorded them.
None of tha depredations which have
disturbed West Slders for weeks back
was directly charged against tho gang
or its members. It was expected that
somo particular misdeed would bo Ir.ld
at their door.
Nino tramps wcro arrested by Lieu
tenant Williams and a sqund of West
Scranton oflleers early yesterday morn
ing at tho lower flro-room at the Belle.
I vuo mines, Complaint by the colliery
ofllclals brought about the arrest. Tho
prlEoncts wii'i given a henrlng In po
Ilea totirt yesterday morning by Aldcr
man Davie. Two were discharged
with a reprimand. The others were
fined $10 each nnd committed to tho
county Jail In default.
The men gave their uniivs and resi
dences as followM: Jnrne Ctlllls, Brock
port, N. 'Y.: John Khean, lllnshamton,
N. V.; John Dudley. Elmlin. N. Y.;
George Hurns. Reading, Pa.; Hy. Mil
ler, John Norton and James Casey,
Scranton: Thomas Jones, New Yorlc
city, and John Carey, Kust Grandpod,
S. V.
GEORGE JENNINGS IS DEAD.
Accident That He Suffered on Thurs
day Proved Fatal.
George Jennings, of West Scrnnton,
who had both of Ills legs cut oft on tho
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
railroad, Thursday morning, while try
ing to tjot a lldc to the Ciieenwood
mine, where he wan employed, died at
the Muses Taylor hospital last even
ing. The body was In the hnpltal morgue
over night .uid will be taken to Ills
home this iimt nitiu.
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IT WAS A FIERCE GALE,
Unusually Severe Wind, Rnln and
Sleet Storm Visits This Re
gion Much Daninge
Done in City.
Besides being responsible for the On
tario and Western wreck at Peckvlllu
which killed Fireman David Davis, of
Carbondale, the fierce wind, rain and
sleet storm of yesterday afternoon and
last night created no end of havoc of
a minor nature In and about the city.
From u o'clock until nearly 10 o'clock
walking out of (h-ms was not only at
tended with the greatest dlliiculty but,
on account if dangling wires and 11;.
ing signs, roofing slates and window
glass, It win a v -ry dangerous pro
ceeding. To add to the ditlicitlty and
danger, the electric stretl lights were
extinguished on most of the circuits
and darknes-i pievalled quite generally.
Many pedestrians had the unpleasant
expel lenee of being blown fiom their
feel on the slippery pavement and cast
into the slush formed of the sleet and
rain. Few people ventured out of
doors after supper and the churches In
consequent e had very sllmly attended
services, on eentr.il city church hav
ing an i ven iloen wor-hlppcrs by ac
tual count
tin every Inislnei.s sued signs were
blown down and In the central city a
number of show cases were demolished.
Doherty A- Thomas, milliners. Wyom
ing avinue; .1. W. Easteiilne, photo-gr.iph-r.
Lackawanna avenue, anil sev
eral stores on Penn auntie were suf
ferers in this latter respect. The large
sign that sui mounted the .!. W. Guern
sey's building on Washington avenue,
was blcwn down and large signs were
blown down lrmu the iront of G.illen's
store on Perm avenue, and the Econ
omy store mi Wyoming avenue. An
electric light pole ns blown over in
front of Judge Willard's residence on
Sladlson avenue.
An immense plate glas.i window was
blown out of the llfth floor of the Car
ter and Kennedy building, Washing
ton avenue, on tin- side ociunled by
Foote and Shear. It was this same
building from which the window was
blown a year ago last summer that
struck Miss Judge, 'of New Yoik. A
man was standing In the doorway last
night when the window fell. He es
caped with a bad scare.
A gust of wind divorced the "Klrby"
and Mears buildings and scattered the
erstwhile newstand across Washington
avenue. A large pain of glas In Albeit
Wltte's cigar store, adjoining tho Rook
ery on Spruce street, was blown In.
Tip at Peckville a number of small
buildings were overturned and at
Dolph's breaker the lire room stack
was blown down, cruslilni: in the roof
and smashing the steam pipes. The
fireman hud a narrow escape from
being caught In the debt Is and had to
beat a hasty retreat to get away from
the scalding steam.
Street car traflic was not Impeded to
any great extent, fortunately. Though
trips were made. It was Impossible to
make anything like schedule time. The
railroads experienced somewhat the
same trouble. Thetralnswere compelled
to move cautiously und In consequence
all were behind time. The Delaware
and Hudson trainmen had explicit or
ders to move slowly and feel their
way.
A HANDSOME SOUVENIR.
I&sucd by Rev. Warren G. Part
ridge's Cincinnati, O., Church.
The Tribune has received a copy of
the handsome Thanksgiving souvenir
Issued In connection with tho services
marking the sixty-eighth anniversary
of tho Ninth Street Raptlst church ot
Cincinnati, O.
It Is ono of the largest and most
prominent churchc; of Cincinnati. O.,
and under the direction of Rev. War
ren G. Partridge, formerly of this city,
is keeping well to the fore.
Saturday, December 10, will bo tho
Donation Day for tho lunch room of
the Young Women's Christian Asso
ciation. All eatables that can bo stor
ed will bo thankfully accepted, sugar,
coffee, tea, flour, dried fruit, canned
goods, potatoes, onions, turnips, etc.,
etc.
Aliens
Cherry Pectoral;
For a summer cough, S
I Or a winter cough; )
i For a night cough,
Or a slight cough,
j Or a cough which S
"hangs on," )
MEMORIAL SERVICE
OF THE LOCAL ELKS
SCRANTON LODGE PAYS TRIB
UTE TO DEPARTED MEMDERS.
Beautiful Eulogy Pronounced by
Esteemed Leading Knight W. S.
Millar Elaborate Programme
That Was Heard by' Only a Few
Hundred Persons, the Storm Keep
ing the Attendance Down to Very
Meagre Proportions John T. Wat
kins and Others Entertain.
Wherever a lodae of the Relievolent
nnd Piotectlve Order of Elks exista
there was litt't night held lommemora
tlve services In honor of the memory
of the brethren of the order who had
departed life during the year Just draw
ing to a close. ' In this city, the exer
cises were held at the Lyieuin and
they were of a character In keeping
with everything that the local lodge
untlei takes. It Is a matter of regret
that the tierce stoini which prevailed
kept the attendance down to a few
bundled.
leaving out of consideration the na
ture of tlio event, the excelleme of the
programme. Itself, warranted an audi
ence that would have i rowded the
house, as has been the rule on previ
ous oecas'lons of tills kind.
At S.S0 o'clock, when the curtain was
raised, there was disclosed a pretty
interior setting, embellished with palms
In profusion, rich draperies and an Im
mense Elk's head, the one presented by
Roland Reed, suspended at the rear.
Grouped In the center of the stage were
the olllcers' large throne chairs, the
exalted ruler, Attorney David J. Reedy,
sitting on a raised dlas In the center.
About them mi cither side and to the
rear the members of the lodge were
gathered, all attired In evening dress.
After the opening overture, "Hun
garian Lustspiel," by Bauer's orchestra.
Exalted Ruler Reedy rapped Ills gavel
and opened the ritualistic exercises.
THE HONORED DEAD.
Robeit T. Gould, brother of Sec
retary William S. Gould, read the
list of tlie "absent" members", and as
each was called a bell was mournfully
tolled. The depaited members nnd the
time of their decease follows:
Scott 1). Shoemaker, Aug. L'li, KH).
Duncan WiU'ht. Jr., April L!. IMC.
Emanuel Zlzelmi rn. July 4 ls:i.i.
William Rubliisoii. Sipt. i:.. "If.
Ceo. S. Throop. SI. I).. .Match 2.1. 1S0I.
Slaylaiid C. Drinker. Slay !i, 1SIU.
Humphrey liradlc.N. Sept. !i, Md.
Allan N. I.eet, June 12, KiT.
Chillies Zalig, Sipt. !i. 1S!,,
L. T. Pavnc. Fib l(i. K'7.
Fred Kiipm yer. May it, l'-!i7.
It. If. Throop. SI. ., June 2'!, 1M7.
E. F. Boyle, Acg. 12, K'7.
L. Atnerman, Oct. 7, 1VI7.
(Joorge Klrby, Dec. 1!. 1W.
Win. P. Council. March :!. 1S-HS.
Win. Mahon. April 7, 1tfS.
John I'.uniett, SI. I).. Sept 3l, l.iS.
This portion of the programme was
closed with an Invocation by the chap
Iain. H. C. IJlancliaid.
A baritone solo. "Lead Kindly Light,"
by John T. Watklns; u cleverly ren
dered recitation, "The Ride ot Jennie
McNeill," by little .Miss Bessie Sloat,
and a quartette, by the Sehuberts,
Thomas Ueynon, John T. Watklns, Da
vid Stephens and John W. Jones, were
next enjoyed.
Then came the memorial address by
Alderman W. S. Millar, who occupies
the position of esteemed leading
knight. It was a beautiful and elo
quent oration, Its every line terse and
appropriate and ILs eulogistic refer
ences of the most touching character.
He said:
SIR. MILLAR'S ADDRESS.
Exalted Ruler, Ladles and Uentlcmen:
In obedient o to tho law eminating troni
the gr mil lodge of the. Rciievoient anJ
PjotcctHo Order of Elks, we are met hero
tonight to commeniointe the death of
those of our members whom God the paat
year lias called to lliclr eternal home.
The annual memorial service of the Elks
Is a beautiful and time honored custom,
and la ordw thai this occasion may be
the more tlttlugl) observed, we have in
itcd you, ladles and gentlemen, to par
ticipate witli us. We havo not bid you
vometlothed hi garbs of mourning or with
sad hearts. This is i.ot a funeral core,
iiiouy, but a ceremony which lends to per
leluatu Hie memory of our departed
brothers, whom we loved on earth, and
whoso Memory we rcvero In death.
Wi keenly fed the loss of our dear
brothers, yet we do not murmur, foi the
tic pilot Iplcs cf our order admonishes us
I'hat Clod's will, not ours, be done.'' To
tho iclative.. and friends of tlicso de
parted brothers we offer this consoia-
tlon: They lived exemplary lives. Wo, as
a lodge, knew them to be (lod-fcarlmr.
noble, ttuo cltlens. They have sat Willi
us within the secret walls of the lodgo
room and around the festive board ot thi
Foelal sisslou. and wo havo ever found
them true and faithful to God, liomo and
country, as becomes a true Elk. Had
they limits? ics! Otherwise they could
not have been human. "Rut their faults
we have written upon the sands and their
virtue.- upon the, tablets of lovo and nieii.
ory." Jho Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks Is an organization imbued with all
tho noble and lofty principles that tend
to make a man moro devout to his God.
more loving, tender and kind to his loved
ones; more charitable to his fclkw-men;
more uonesi in an ms dealings, nnd moro
loyal to his country and the. laws which
govern it. Can anyone r-sk more of an
organization'.' A true Elk is zealous In
doing that which Is good and slow to do
that which Is wicng.
Tho two curillnul principles of tho or
der aro charity and brotherly love. Truo
charity is the noblest trait In the human
mind, it ennobles tho man who dally
practices It, and ninke-s happy tho heart
that receives It. Oh, that wo wero moro
charltablo as a. peoplo to our fellow-men!
Tho giving of alms dees not alone, con
stitute charity, Indeed, almsgiving is tho
least of tho characteristics that go to
mako up that beautiful virtue, charity.
A GREAT VIRTUE.
Chailty is a virtue and of closo kin to
Christianity. Oil, tho misery and tin
happiness that has been wrought by tho
lack of Chiistlau clicrlty! How much
noro noblo it Is to wrap the cloak of
charity around ono who has erred, than to
stand aloof and point tho finger of scorn
at the unfortunato one. Tho Master's In
junction "Let him who Is without sin,
cast tho first stone," Is too often lost
sight of In our eager hasto to accuse and
condemn our fellow-men of an alleged
wrong.' Oh. tho shamo of It all, when men
nnd women who profess to bo Christian
men nnd women will pass by a poor crea
turo Btarvlng for a kind word, without
even a look of pity, or a word of good
cheer, when all that poor creature wanted
to cheer her on her way was a kind word,
not alms!
The placing of flivvers on thn bier of a
deceased frlond Is a very pretty custom,
but oft times thcro Is more sentiment than
lovo In the net. Why not give a flower
onco In a whllo to one while living. It
may not be so sentlmontal, yet there vill
bo moro of lovo In the act, and more grat
itude from tho living ono thnt receives It,
A flower to the living Is indicative of love.
Too often flowers placed on tho coflln
smacks with sentimental notoriety, ex
cept when placed there by the loving
J hands of ones own kin.
Francis Murphy, thnt great apostlo of
tomnentnee relates n llttlo Incident, which
seems to me, ench one of us should prollt
by It Is, at least, worthy a thought, and
I wl 1 relato it, One evening us no was
about to enter tho hall In a western town
whero ho was billed to deliver one or his
famous lectures, n little child stopped hint
nt the door, and reaching up pinned a
flower on his coat, with the childish ex
clamation, "Mr. Murphy, as you smelt
that, think ot mo and pray for papa,'
Sir. Murphy wns touched by the net,
thanked tho child, nnd a few minutes
later, as ho arose to address his vnst
audience he related the llttlo incident at
the door. "Why," ho said, "I derlvo more
Joy, gratitude and plcnsuro In that llttlo
flower than I could over tons of flowers
that may bo placed on my casket when I
am dead. What earn I when I am dead
If a friend places the rarest roues grown
upon my bier with tho exclamation,
'Hero, Murphy, smell of these'' "
Brotherly love Is tho other cardinal
principle of tho Order of Elks, the prac
tice of which makes mankind happier nnd
better. It Is the electric current which
unites the hearts of men It Is brotherly
lovo that cements friendship that time
nor adversity can break asunder. "Do
unto others as you wish to be done by,
Is the Golden Rule, which every true Elk
practices in his every day life, nnd It Is
Ihlu tleit mnltna the Order of Elks SO
grand, strong and powerful throughout
these I'nlted States.
THE NOBLE ELKS.
All hall, noble. Elks! All hall brother
Elks! No organization In the world is en
dowed with more noble, or beautiful, prin
ciples that tend to the betterment ot man
kind than tho Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks of which you and 1 aro
but a component part. Oh, may we ever
bo faithful to the noblo precepts of our
order, nnd when we find ourselves waver
lug In our duties, let us look up to him
tho Grand Exalted Ruler or the universe
for help and strep' th, "For God is our
licit) and our strength."
Ladles nnd gentlemen, It Is customary
for the one who delivers the memorial nd
dress upon theso annual occasions to
speak In eulogistic terms of those of our
brothers who havo died since tho last
mn.H.t.lnl cvfl-ln,. T .-J, ft .,-1-1 ,1 - in tlin-.ll
.iiuiilut itu rtn nn-i ,, ....,. ..-, -v ...- .
dear departed brothers I will speak of
them all In a general way, but as Is also
tho custom, I will dwell particularly upon
the last sad bereavement, God In His
infinite wisdom hns Inflicted on our or
der, the dear brother, who we so recently
laid away.
Of his most untimely fate, wo all
so dieply deplore, what shall wo
say? Tho hand of death hath wrought
him; taken from home, family and
friends, nt tho full meridian of bis man
hood, when life with Its enchanting pros
pects Is best worth living; at the very
threshold of his career Just as prosper
lt began to dawn upon him as a glad
fruition, nnd his future was bright with
promise; when his scholarly attainments
and brilliant genius were marking him
for a successful man, with hosts of loving
friends to cheer him on and bid him
God-speed in tile pursuits of Ills honor
able ambition; when tho world looked
most entrancing and the bright pearl of
hope was an inspiration he was cut
down, almost without warning lie la
with us no more, and for his death, no
wind of blame shall breathe. Tho win
ning smllo of almost womanly tender
ness, his nervous manly handclasp, tho
cheery, kindly voice, his noble simplicity
of character, the generous sympathy with
distress, those loving qualities which so
endeaied him to us all are gone.
And, while most men who havo won the
esteem and respect of business associates
are followed to tho grave with deep re
gret and sincere sorrow, tho deatli of Dr.
John Burnett: has left tho hearts ot his
friends nnd brother Elks sad, Indeed.
In time to come, when unexpected
gleams of past and unrcmeinbered years
shall break through the doorway ot our
dreams, and his familiar faco appears, It
will bo pleasant to recall that our brother
was over a tender and loving husband, an
Indulgent and nffectlonato father, a truo
and faithful friend nnd a Christian gen
tleman. DECEASED BROTHERS.
As to our deceased brothers, we lovo
to remember them as wo know them
best in life, and If tliero bo a compensat
ing graclousness In our sad bereavement,
It Is In tho thought that our loss Is their
eternal gain. Let us, who know them, but
to love them, take consolation In tho
thought of tho great philosopher, "Death
Is a. friend ot ours, nnd ho who Is not
prepared to meet him Is not at home."
In tho deepening twilight nnd creeping
shadows they laid their burdens aside
tor awhile, and being aweary felt asleep
In tho hush of night to drift silently to
that
"Mystic land where the dead return.
And warmn lips cling in deathless kiss,
And the years aro not, and tho weary
learn,
That anguish dies in the arms of bliss."
Brothers and friends, in that last and
awful day when the secrets of all hoar's
shall be rcvalcd, and tho trumpet of the
recording angel shall summon each ono
of us to render an acocunt of his steward
ship lie shall rise again to tho llfo im
mortal. So live that when our summons comes
to Join the innumerable caravan, that
moves to that mysterious lealm, whero
each shall take his chamber in tho silent
halls of death, wo go not like thn quarry
slave at night scourged to his dungeon,
but sustained and soothed by an unfal
tering trust, approach our grave, llko
ono who wraps the drapery of his cou.-it
about him, and lies down to pleasant
dreams.
Yet, a little sleep, a little slumber, a
llttlo folding of the bauds to sleep.
OTHER NUMBERS OF PROGRAM.
Following this thcro was a second se
lection hy tho orchestra, Herbert's
"Fortune. Teller;" a soprano solo, "The
Promise ot Life," by MIsh Lydla Sailer;
contralto solo, "The Voice of the Fath
er," Miss Margaret Jones; recitation,
"Music's Power," Miss Sloat; duet,
"Music untl Song," .Misses Sailer and
Jones; and two selections hy the Schu
bert (iimrtette, "The Vacant Chair."
anil Protheroe's "Sweet Rye and Rye."
Charles IJoersam was tho accompanist.
Tho exercises wcro arranged by a
committee consisting of T. J. Jennings,
chairman; W. J. Wclehel, Alex Dunn,
Jr., David J. Reedy, John T. Watklns,
Harvey 11. Long, Fred C. Hand, Rob
ert T. Gould, Joseph Levy and AV. S.
Millar.
Tho present olllcers of tho lodge aro:
David J. Reedy, exalted ruler; W, S.
Millar, esteemed leading knight; Fred
C. Smith, esteemed loyal knight; Henry
O. Dale, esteemed lecturing knight;
William S. Gould, secretary; II. J.
Schubert, treasurer; Walter S. Has
luni, tyler; George Luxemherger,
esquire; M. P. McCann, Inner guard;
If. C. lllanchard, chaplain;. T. Reeve
Jones, organist; AVlllIam J. Welchol,
representative to grand lodge; C. D.
Wegman, John J, Brown, Joseph Levy,
Jf. F. Sando and John Gonore, trustees,
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Under this heading short letters of In.
tcreat will bo nubllshcd when accompa
nied, for publication, by the writer's
name. Tho Tribune will not be held re
sponsible for opinions here expressed.
Compliment to Mr. Stevens.
Aa urtlclo In tho Scranton Trlbuno of
tho 2d Inst., from the Lebanon Report,
In relation to a change of tho Incoming
mayor und wanting a gentleman and ono
with brains and having backbono for the
position, I will say I bellevo A. B, Stevens,
If nominated, and he will accept, will get
a rousing vote, as from forty years know,
tne him as I have, I gcllove him every
way fitted for tho ono wanting
Dee. X 1SDS. S, M. Nash.
Dr-Bull'sltapiels
U bad cuough; but a
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I .i rrli Viiciin chrouic couch la dan.
wuujuojii ul'gcroua. Take ndvtce,
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the patronage by this class of passen
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and spending the day In New York
retutn homo in time for a seven o'clock
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m
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CASTOR I A
Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars tho
Signature) of
A Poor
Lamp Chimney
Is a bad investment. It is
not so much tho cost as tho
annoyance of it breaking
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If you buy tho Jl". Sc P.
Top you will havo no such
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Ono outlasts a dozen com
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Ask your dealer for it.
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W. C. BRUNING
DEALER IN
Crockery,, Glassware, Lamps,
Gro-
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230 North iMiiin Avenue,
SCU ANTON, 1A.
Looking for Christmas Presents
Diamonds, Walclies,
Clocks, Jewelry, Sil
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Full line of Loose Diamonds and
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The Organ's
Rarely Heard
In fas-hlonablo quarters now, excel, t In
conjunction with a piano tuned to tho
same pitch. Trashy Instruments at
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for tho falling popularity of Reed Or
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and mublcal authorities fay that tho
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Ilolldny Glits-Second Floor Do
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What 10c Will Uny.
Checkers lOd
Dominoes luc.
llngatetl 10c.
Steeplechase 10c.
Old Mntd 10c
Toboggan Slide 10c.
Butterfly Stoi 10c.
Yachting 10c.
Six Pence 10c.
Casino Snap 10c.
Dog Show 10c
White Sntiadton 10c.
Game of Toslne 10c
Snako Game 10c.
Game of Go Bang 10c.
Who Can Ateimt a Di nkey 10c.
Fish Fond 10c
Red Riding Hood 10c.
Hop O' Sly Thumb 10c
Lotto 10c.
Tiddledy Winks 10c.
Wluit '21c Will Buy.
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Corette 2tc
Stock Exchange 21c.
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Cheeslndln 21c
Lotto ............................ ...... ......"-to.
Plcturo Sewing 2tc.
Tiddledy Winks 21c
Fish Pond 21c.
Family Amusement 21c
Nntlonal Standard 24c
Bicycle Game 24c.
Game, of Cat 21c
Cowboy Game 24c.
Uagatollo 24c
Some or Our 19c Assortment.
Foot Ball
Athloto Game
Tiger Hunt ...
Seal Hunting
-.40c
JC
4)
4i'C
Hell Hoy
...10C
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Dominoes, noun Kinisli
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.40c
Tho Popular Game, Parchccsl ,
..SOc
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310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN II. LADWIG, Prop.
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R L. Crane,
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and
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Also a full line of Ladles'
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3 lbs Fancy Seeded Raisins 25c
3 lbs Fancy Cleaned Currants.. 25c
2 lbs Kvaporated Peaches 25c
2 lbs Evaporated Apricots . .
3 Cans Fancy Tomatoes. . . .
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