THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 189a SALVATION ARMY IN SUPERIOR COURT FAMOUS WILKES-BARRE OA82 HEARD YESTERDAY. Mayor Refused to Permit the Salva tionists to Discourse Drum Music. Scripture Was Freely Quoted in Support of the Army People's Case. City Absolved from Blame in Judge McPhorson's Charge in tho Case of Giles Stnnton to Recover Damages from the Scranton Railway Co. Wilkes-Hart o's famous Salvation Ar my case was among those argued be foie the supeilor court yesterday. At torney Aglb Ilickctta appeared for tho ni my and City Solicitor Charles r. McIIugh for the cltj. Tho army olllcers sought a permit from the raajur to hold their meetings on the square and piny their drums during tho meetings. The mayor de clined to grant any pennlt, but it ap peals gae them to understand that as long as they did not folate the city ordinance nrnlnst nuisances they Mould not be disturbed. The army proceeded to hold their meetings and boat their drums. Later tho Volunteers of America appearcu upon tho scene, and, taking up a position on the oppo site side of the square, pioceeded to also hold meetings with htws drum ac companiment. Complaints poured In from the busi ness nun and residents of tho square, nnd llna.ly formal complaint was made ngalns the army, which It appeals was the chief offendei. The commnndr, Unslgn Jocph iSarabel, was arrested nnd at a heating befoie Mayor V. M. Nlrhclj. lined $6 and costs The Judg ment of themayorwasappealed from and tro matter presented for adjudication to Judge Stanlev J Woodward In the form of the case stated The at my peo ple contended that the city ordinance Mas unconstitutional and It was In Eolation of thu Fouitconth amend ment and section 3, act 1, of the con stitution of I'ennsjlvanla, which sub Htniitlnlly, makes a similar guarantee as the fedeial "fuednm of conscience" elnuse. It wnt- also held that the or dinance wn enforced against the army while minstrel shows, organ grinders, circuses hokey-poltej ice cieam men, nns-e ball team nnd such like oiganlza tlons were not bi ought under Its oper ations. WIMC.IITY AUGUMHNT. Hi. Rlcketts quoted no end of scrip tine In support of hl position before Judge "Woodward The Judge In his opinion takes oi caslon to also go Into the nook of Hooks ,tnd after saying that "It does not seem cliar to us that the heating of bass drum Is a noces sat.v pan of divine worship," goes on to quote from Paul: "Put them In mind to Ik rtuujeet to pihulpallties nnd power to obey magistrates ," and ftom ivtei : "Submit yourself to eery oidlnance of man ," nlho fiom Romans 1J. 1. "The powers that he nil ordained hy God." Judge Woodward decided that the ilty ordinance was constitutional and uphild tlie mavoi's action In every re spect Tiom this decision the appeal to the superior court Mas taken. In his ntffiiment ywterday, Mr. Ttlck ett roiteiated his contention outlined aboe and pioceeded to make an elab ointo defence of the aimj's action. Christ, he said, told his disciples to go forth and preach in the highways and byways Paul, Peter, James and John did this and we cannonlze them. Tho Salvation At my essays to do like wise and we straclze them. Ancient Home and modem "Wilkes-Barre are alike In this manner of tieatlng Christ's disciples. Judge Rice Intenupted Mr. Ricketts with the suggestion that lie need not defend the Salvation Army's woik be foie the supeilor couit. Thanks. That's a relief," said Mr. Rlcketts, "I am glad your honors ap preciate them. Wllkes-Daire doesn't" In commenting upon Judge Wood Maul's opinion that the drum is not an instiument of ealvntion, Mr. Rlcketts quoted extenshely fioi tho scriptures, making his own tianslatlons of the Hebrew or Greek as the occasion de manded, to show that the drum Mas very much an lnstiutrent of worship mean's ilium or tambourine, and, that, the Hebre s tiph," which Is trans lated variously r.s rmjbal and drum means drum oi tambourine, and, that, veiy frequently, wlere "e-mbal" ap pears In the ledein tianslatlons Is Hlioiud appear "drum' oi "tambour ine" A Di:viL ALSO. In answer to Judre Woodward's scriptural quotation, Mr. Rlcketts con tended himself with Shakespeaie'a "Hark ou, U.issanio, the devil ran quote scripture for his purpose. In conclusion he said: "We sub mit, that the ordinance In question heie, Is at atianco th the fedeial constitution, because lnsteud of pro tectlng tho citizen I y an equal law, it Places him In a position wholly unpro tected against the meie aibitiarv and uncontrolled will of u single individual. And that It is at vai lance with tho state constitution, because it places the matters of liberty of conscience, and preferences as to modes of worship, In the same unprotected situation " City Solicitor McIIugh contented him self with a, brief argument against the base di urn being n fitting means of communion between a wotflhlpper and his deity, and mulling the claim that the drum In the case was analagous o a church bells or chimes., quoting a de clslon of the Pennsylvania supreme court sustaining an injunction against the tinging of the chimes of St Mai It's chinch, Philadelphia, when the neigh borhood complained of them as a nul sar.ee. He then entered Into a defense of the city oidlnance and a Justlttea tlon of Major Nichols" action, citing the complaints that had been made against the nclse of the ditims of the "rival" nimies, and especially the com plaint of the members of tho Law 11 brnry association, which has Its head quaitcis on th public square. The case of dies Stanton against the Scranton Traction company, np pellant, was argued by Hannuli and AVelles, tepresentlng the appeal nnd INDIGESTION. Horsford's Acid Phosphate Imports to the etomach heoltti and strength. Agreeable to the taste. Take no Substitute Attorney I. H. ruins, as counsel for Stanton. The plaintiff Is a farmer living In South Ablngton. In February, 1893, In attempting to drive diagonally acro tho street car track on Capousa ave nue with a bob-sled loaded with hav, IiIb sled overturned. While rlghllnjj tho vehicle he slipped on the slanting snow bank thrown up by tho com pany's snow sweeper anl btoko It's hip. He sued the oimiins and tho city for damages nn.l secured a ver dict of 1800 against the company, the Jury exonerating the city from liabil ity. CITY INVOLVED. The company alleged at the trial of the case that Stanton was guilty of contributory negligence nnd proved that four days before the accident he attempted to drive across the street at Identically the samo point and expetl enced nn UDsct. He made answer to this by alleging that tho llrst upset was due to his hay being loaded un evenly on tho Bled. Tho company further contended that tho city was the responsible party. Tho abutting property holders had thrown the snow from their sidewalks Into the stieet, making n bank along the euib. This narrowed the driveway and In cross ing the track Stanton's tenm, being compelled, by this obstacle along the curb, to make a short turn, unset tho sled and cauned tho trouble which led up to the accident. Judge McPhcrson In bis charge Ignored the alleged culpability of the city. He said tho condition of tho street was the pioxlimito cause of tho accident, but failed to tell the jury that the abutting property holders Mere even partly responsible for the condition of the street. This, Judge Wlllard argued, was un fair nnd entitled the company to a nev trial. He also contended that Stanton was guilty of contributory negligence, having failed to Introduce any testi mony whatever to show that he e.xor elHed due care while moving about the slippery snow bank. Mr. Hums argued that the question of the city's liability had been sub mitted to the jury and the city had been exculpated. This was Judge Willaid's llrst ap pearance before his former brethren of the Superior bench and the llrst In stance of an ex-Judge of that coutt pleading before it as an attorney. The case of N. S. Drum and R. C. Drum, appellants, against Jacob Up llnger vvns argued by Abner Smith for the appellants and George II. Trout man for the defense. It Is an appeal from Judge Woodward's decision dis charging the rule to strike off an ap peal from tho award of arbitrators, which was alleged to be Irregular be cause of all the costs not having been paid HXCEPTION TO Lt'ZnRNK COURT. Mr. Smith alhO aigued for J. C. Powell, appellant, against W. C. Gay ley, In which exception Is taken to the action of the Luzerne courts In ap proving an anneal from an award of arbltiatois taken nfter a confession of judgment before the arbitrators. It was contended by Mr. Smith teal the action in question was lrtually an ap peal from tho Judgment of a court to the court from which the appeal was taken. Judge Rico said the court did not care to hear the opposite side, rep resented by Attorney M, J. Mulhall. T F. McGovorn, for the appellant, and Frank A. McGulgnn, for the plain tiff society, argued the case of the Sons of Poland ngalnst M. Flllplak, Ylanlng Honm nnd Rev. 13. Dembenskl, rector, appellant, an appeal from the common pleas of Luzerne countv. The society loaned $323 to the building fund of St. StnnNnus church In 1891. Rev. B. Dembenskl signed a judgment note for that amount, as lectoi of the church, nnd the other two defendants signed as sureties. Four years later Rev. Mr. Dembenskl was tiansfeired to Scran ton. The society then proceeded to collect on Its Judgment note and se cuied execution. Rev. Dembenskl ap pealed on the ground that he should not be hold. as he simply signed as icprcsentntlve of the congiegatlon, and , that some equitable lule should be In I terposed to protect him. It was also pointed out that the Sons of Poland Is a hoclety composed of membeis of the chinch. Mr. McGuigan claimed that the pow ers of equltv should not be exeiclsed In this ease, alleging among other things that the money In question Is now in Rev. Mr Dembenskl's pockets. Mr, McGuigan also cited the fact that the society and Rev. Dembenskl well knew thev could not bond the church because for any mone boriowed ex cept thtough the legal channel, nnme ly, the bishop of the diocese, who Is trustee for all churches In his diocese. At adjourning time court was listen ing to aigumont" In the Carbon county case of P. J. KIstlcr and others against C. O. Schelrer, appellant. It is an ef fort to set aside judgment obtained under duress. Hoi ace Heydt, of the flim of Freyman, Heydt & Nothsteln, of Mauch Chunk, lepreEents the plain tiffs, and James S. Btery, of Allen town, nnd X. M. Balllet, of the flim of Balltet & Seldle, of Lehlchtoii, topro sent the appellant. ROSMOZVITCH ARRESTED. Wanted in Luzerne County for Rob bing Fieight Cars. Tuesday an older of couit was made for the lelease of such piisoners at the county Jail as had had tho bills against them iguoied by the gwtnd jurj Ignatss Rosmozvitch, who wn- charged with complicity In the Austin Heights' outrage, was among thorn. Yesterday he was to have been set at liberty but he did not gain his free dom. County Detective Loyshon had him held on the stiength of a warrant sworn out befcie Alderman Donahoe. of Wilkes-iiane. uv James O'Brien, Le high Valley detective, in which Ron- mozvitch Is chaiged with robbing . f i eight cars at the L. & B. Junction. Detective O Bilen came up last night to take Rosmozvltcn down to Luzorna i countv. WORSE THAN FIRST SUPPOSED Jeisey Judge Measure Has Passed the House, The new federal district dilemma Is even worse than at first supposed. The substitute measure, framed by Con gressman Tarker, of Newark, provid ing for a third circuit Judge with head quarters In Newark, instead of a third district judge with headquarters In Scranton, has not onlv been repotted from tho Judiciary committee, but has passed the house. So Congressman Connell regretfully Informed the new district boomers yesterday. It was Introduced and sent on Us way through the house while Mr, Connell was confined to his hotel with la grippe, and It was not until he had recovered and was able to resumo his seat that he discovered the work of tho JerBeynian. The measure will bo attacked In the senate. PROPERTY VALUED AT HALFJV MILLION CASE INVOLVING OWNERSHIP HEARD BY JUDGE GUNSTER. Ejectment Suit Brought by the Hill aide Coal anil Iron Company Yes terday's Trial Was Preliminary to Taking to tho Supreme Court Judgo Archbnld's Decision on a Lateral Foatuie-Land Sold in 1872 for $127,125 and Afterwnut for$601, 300 Instructions for Plaintiff. An lmpoitnnt ttise, Involving the ownership ol propeity villi h at one time brought half a million dollnts wns called before Judge fSunstir In No. 2 at the opening of the morning session, yesterdaj, It Is the ejectment suit of the Hillside Coal and Iron company against V. A. Heermuns, Gcorgo Wat res, Jr., F W. Fleltz nnd Frank T. Okell and the property In question Is tho W. I. Pitt plot in Hlakely. The trial, jesteiday, wns a mere for mality prellmlnao to taking to the supreme couit nn appeal from a deci sion of Judge Atchbald on a lateral feature of the case The land originally belonged to II. S Pierce. Ho sold It In H72 for J127.123 to H. II. Watson trustee, of New York Ho afterwntds sold It to tho North Mountain Coal eompanv for S5U1.300. Tho N'orth Mountain Coal company was merged Into the Hillside Coal and lion company nnd In this way the HlHUde company claims title In 1872 Wil'lam I. Pllt entered into possession of the land, as a squatter, It appears. In 1SS1, nine years later, the Hillside tompauj biought a suit lu ejectment ngalmt him. The cno was allowed to lie dormant In 1VJJ. Pitt jsold his alleged tight In the land to the present defendants. In June last, theso defendants wore permitted to substan tiate themselves foi Pitt ns defendant In the ejectment suit. Thereupon they moed to have the suit non-prossed on the ground that the plaintiff bad not pressed it with the diligence required by law, and that when they purchased from Pitt t' ey had leason to believe that the eompanv had abandoned the suit. Inasmuch as It had made no move In It for fouiteen years non-pros was Ri:rusi:i). Judge Archbald refused to allow this non-pros, holding that there was no de cision to base the defendants' claim and Indicating that In the absence of any dellnlte law on the subject, he would hesitate to allow a non-mos. In such a case unless a period of twenty one years had elupsed. The defendants deslie to take an ap peal from this decision and to do so It was necessary to have an adjudlia tion of the suit in ejectment. The tilal tmIsted meiely in the presentation of the facts in the case by Judge Gunstei to a jury with bind ing Instructions to find for the plaintiff, on the ground that the defendant, Pitt, had been in occupancy les than tv.en-ty-one vears Ilx-Jutlge Knapp lepie sented the plaintiff and A. A. Vnsburg, tho defendant". In the case of Mr. Wrobelew ski against Archbald borough, the jury, yesterday morning, returned n verdict In favor of the plaintiff in tho sum ol I $200. Wrobelew ski sued to rccovei foi the value of a horse which btoke through a patch of Ice on one of the iboiough streets and fractured one of I its legs. The plaintiff averted that there was a hole in the stieet over which the Ice foimed. The defence al leges now that the plaintiff's Mitnesses swoio the hole In the giouiul. An ef fort will be rrnde to mcuio a new trial. The case of Hllen Taylor against the city of Scranton which was called Tuesday afternoon, was on all dov be fore Judge Loe The juiy spent the greater pan of the morning In -in ex amination of the piemlscs. Mis. Tnj lor, as explained at length, vestetdav. sues for damages to-her piopilv, al leged to have lesulted from the build ing of the retaining wall on Uoblnson and Ninth streets. In the suit of Jesse S Carter, admin istratis, against M. Mullen. A. R Raub, Dr. V. II. Tbroop estate, and George Klnbaek. bondsmen for Thomas Stewart, administrator of the estate of Jese Stewart, Judge Puidy dheeted a verdict for tho plaintiff In the sum of J9.800.12. subject to leserved powers which will come up at aigument court The defendants attack the validity of the bond and the proceedings to ie cover on it. These law points will do ilde the case. Welles & Torrey lepie sent the plaintiff, and Mcsru Lovviy, Newiomb and Wan en. the defendants. The Jury lu the Mill machinery casj of Charles Hill against S, C. Whltmore was ebaiged bv Judge Purdy at tho opening of the morning session. After four hours deliberation a verdict was agreed upon, but ns couit had ad journed It was sealed. UNNECESSARY LITIGATION. Judge Edwards Descants on the Foolishness of Wasting Money in Lawyers Fees and and Court Costs. Judge IMwatds delivered an opinion jesteiday that might be read with profit by everybody. It Is a eiltlcim of the conduct of Indiscieet parties who will insist on l mining into couit on the smallest pietense. The ease In ques tlon Is a light over a small estate left by Patrick II. Blown, late of Danville. Judge Hdvvnrds says In his opinion The hlsloiy of this small estate bhows that much expense and manj dltllcul ties could havo been avoided hv the use of a few giutns of ordinary dlsciotlon. Patrick II. lirovvn dkd in June, 1S, ut Danville, Pa. Ho owned one piece ot leal estate, not of much value and ttiero was a certificate of ileposlt amouutlng wlth interest to J12I7H. 'Jhls leitlllcate was In the hands of Michael Loftus. Thero was no other personal propertj. Thero was only one claim ngalnst the estate. This was made by the Curbomlulo poor dlstilct, who had taken charge of the decedent and of his piopeitv The poor district's claim was finally adjusted before tho auditor and llxed at the sum of 5123. Tho personal estate, If not dl verted to any other uso was amply sat flclent to pay tho debt, leaving s balance for the heirs. Thero weie two heirs, both of uge. Instead of amicably stilling the estate without the expenso of administration, one of tho heirs peeks an attorney. The heir wanted his share of tho estate und employed tha attorney for that purposo. The first step was to secure letters of uu. ministration. The heir, nparcntly, could not secure a bond, and Mr. Gramer was selected ns a proper person to adminis ter the estate. Mr. Gramer qualliled as administrator and proceeded at once nnd vigorously to settle tho estate. AFTER There is no denying the serious fact that there is a great amount of sickness from the gtip; that over worked men and women now suf fer mioic than at any other time of the year from lassitude, headaches, slight chills and fever and other sjmptoms of imperfect health; that people fall sick more readily now than at any other time of the year; and that whenevct an epidemic docs appear it invariably plays havoc with those who arc run down and out of condition. The utmost caution should be taken to keep the blood pure and the nervous system in healthy tone. There is no more excuse for the prevalent symptoms of stagnant, impure blood in the body than there is for the barbarism of filthy streets in a city. The relaxed and sluggish action of the excictory organs loads the body with waste material that pois ons it and brings on headaches, rheumatic pains, sleepless nights and profitless days, due solely to the circulation in the blood, or de posit in the tissues, of these waste matters which Painc't, celery com pound alone will quickly drive out. When the anus, hips or back feel the twinges of acute rheumatism it is high time to relieve the kidnes and bladder fiom the strain that so often orings on Bright's disease, gravel, dtopsv and complications of diseases with other organs whose health depends upon the purity of the blood. Prompt use of Panic's celery compound will save the weakened patts from vielding to disease. In its peculiar ability to invigor ate the both, to make new blood and to regulate the nerves, k the gieal value of Panic's celery coin pound in all wasting diseases am disorders of the kidneys, liver and stomach, Panic's celeiv compound lt'scue shaky, enfeebled ueives from pros tration and removes that feeling o utter exhaustion that causes si .much despondency among si mam woi ricd men and women. It makes flesh, blood and strom net ves. Panic's celery compound is nut . patent medicine! It is not the di covery of omc quack doctor i whom his ptofession never heard it is not a concoction put up b some man who first invented name, and then adopted a prepai; The llrht xtcp was to socme tho de posit lu the bank, it had been there for jc.ars diawlug only two per cent. Intel itt Hut Mi l.oftus had the certlllcatr. He itfUMcl to suiitiidcr it to the admlu istiatur. ilaimlng u right to tho money cither for himself or the othir htlr whom he represented. The admlnlstiaUr then brought an action of replevin foi the cer tificate, tesortlng to ninitiiillon. Them was not a day lost llu also presented u petition to the orphans' couit, and ob tained an order, toi the salo of the it U estate, which sale was duly advertised lu the newspapers and by postets. Tho sale was tor the purpobe of pa) ins tho clnlm ot the poor district anil tho ex penses of administration, Ueforo 'lie day of sale Mr. J.oftus" attorney peti tioned court to stav tho sale. This was allowed on condition that Jh I.ottus pay Into lotirt tho sum of Km) to cover the costs and Hit poor district claim, which lit that Unit' wuk supposed to be about JwH Tho money was paid Into the cleilt's cittlt o and an auditor was appointed to distribute the fund to the paitlis le gull) entltlid thireio Aften halt a doztii sessions before tho aiulltoi. at any rate, somo time dining tho pioeeedings. Mr. Loftus agreed to suiiemlt'i' all claims to the certificate of depolt, allowing tho administrator to lako tho money, and tho claim of the poor district liv agreement of tho parties was rlicd at $Uj. Hut in the meantime the losts iird reuses had been accu mulating at a uy rapid pieo All the machinery of the lav had bee-u put In motion to nccoinpll'h that which couW havo been done In the beginning without any expense, and watch, after wasting over two hundred dollais, was done finally by u'i cement of the parties them selves. After the last skirmish of tho legal lmttlo was ended, Mr Lott is through his attorney objected to soma of the Items of i osts presented by tho admlnlstiator and his attorno). It wns seen that the luxury of suth litigation was expensive to tveiybody conemitd. The auditor veiy wisely ro duccd sumo ot the charges. Hm option? wcio tiled to the auditors report. It Is theso exceptions that are now before us for consideration. They are filed on be half of Mr l.oftus. It may bo peitlnently said hero thnt had Mr l.oftus promptl) surrendered tho certlllcate of deposit to the administrator, fully two-thirds of the costs would have been nvolded He made n mistake. It left tho door open for tho ndnitulstiator to proceed ngalnst the leal estato and to bring the replevin suit. Tho zeal und promptitude shown by the ndmlnlstrator and his attorney are unmistakable nnd fully meet the highest demands of the law Wo have examined the Items of the account as stated In tho auditor's report with considerable scru tiny and wo have succeeded in finding only ono Item which should not havo been allowed. The administrator claimed llvo per cent, on the $700 paid in court. The auditor allowed him two and one half per cent. Tho money never went GRIP lion to fit it; it is not a secret remedy. But it is, first, the result of the lifelong study of the greatest phy sician America has produced, a man whose reputation was world wide years before he had ever ar rived at this formula which has done so much gootl; a man who has received the highest degrees from the best colleges, who was at the time of his discovery a pro fessor at Dartmouth and a lecturer in other universities, a scholar, a member of a family which has made its mark in overy department of public life in America. It is a remedy the formula of which has been furnished to physicians in good standing always, and which physicians were prescribing long before the present manufacturers put it up for public distribution; it was discovered by Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., and was first prescribed with wonderful suc cess by that eminent group of prac titioncis who have made American physicians known the world over, and of whom he was then as now, undoubtedly the most famous. The best test that can be applied fo Paine's celery compound is to use it. If one is "run down," feels with out energy, lifeless, useless, fretful, take this great remedy, and note the change. Constipation will no longer give one a disquieting thought; the appetite will come back; sleeplessness and headaches will be things of the past. This is the experience of men and women in every part of the country. General good health depends up on the perfect action of the nervous currents, the vigor of the circula tion and the quality of the blood. The history of Paine's celery 'ompouud has been made familiar to every intelligent household in he land. In the clearest and most Jirect manner conscientious men nul women have told of their rapid ecovery from disease by the use jf this remedy. Paine's celery compound is unap noached by any other remedy for estoiing the nervous system when noken down or impaired from over xcition of mind or body. It strengthens the digestive pow-r-, renews the blood and acts In ,ie vitalizing, curative, thotough lanner that makes it the grandest dp to suffering men and women ne world of medicine affords. into (ho hands of the admlnlstiator and It will be paid out by the clerk of the court, who Is tntltled to poundage on it. The auditor erred In this particular. The exception to the allowance of $17.00 per centage on tho money In court to the administrator Is sustained. All the other exceptions are dismissed. The amount to bo distributed to Michael l.oftus is Ji'Sl.70 instead of Jw4 a) Thus modifl d the report of tho auditor Is confirmed Anally. IMPORTANT EOUITY SUIT. Tin oop Estate Sued by a Now York Executor. , An equity suit was begun yesterday by Welles & Toirey at the instance it Daniel M. Stlnson, executor ot the es tato of Willaid Paiker, late of JCevv Yoik, to lecover from the n, II. Tin oop estate certain profits of lands which It is alleged were Jointly owned by Parker and Dr. Throop, The land In question is the old Sher wood, Spencer and Miller farms in what was Providence township and which Is now known as the Throop ad dition to the city of Scianton. Paiker, it is allesed, originally owned the land. Dr. Tin oop secuicd a half Intel est In the Hist named tract and a third Interest In the other two. He, by agreement wns to mnnngo the proper ty. Paiker died In ISSt and Dr. Throop in 1S97. In the meantime there wns no accounting-, It is claimed, nnd the Par Hr estate seeks to recover tho profits of the piopetty In that Interim. As the land has been divided Into building lots vfhlch sell nt good prices, the amount Involved In the suit Is ex tensive. TO BRING HOSMER BACK. Roquisition Papers Have Been Askeel for by Mr. Jones. District Attorney John II. Jones yes terday mndo application to Secretary of the Commonwealth David Martin for requisition papers for S 13. Jlosmer, tho bunco steerer who was arrested and Is being held at Niagara Falls, N. Y for the frauds ho committed here. s soon ns Covernor Ttoosevolt grants the requisition, ns he will in all likeli hood do, Chief of Police dm roll will send a man to York state to bring Hos mer on here to face his accusers. The Huprwk Flio InsuiaiKe com pany, of flartfoid, which irosmep claimed to represent, has retained Wll lard, Wairen & Knapp,. to press tho piosecutlon ugalnst tho fakir. They rtiy bo has also been wot king through New Yoik state. K K X u it V X ' a a v v v K V V V V &r n x t! K h ti it If TUfp 1 ill Scraiiton Store124 A clearance sale to be remembered Equal values were not heretofore known. Prices are the lowest yet named for goods of eqnal merit and the vast number of money-saving chances this month indicates one of the biggest events of its kind ever inaugurated. Let a few. items answer for the purpose of illustration : Ladies' $5 cloth jackets 1.00 In bouclc and cheviot. Not so many of these on hand now; but what there is must tt go soon. iNcvcr sold for less than S3 here 1.00 a v a ' tc K ti V K V tt W X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Ladies' $2 dress skirts, at only 89c Several lots all wool skirts, in large and small figures and black and white checks, pcr calinc lined, price was 0r4 up to ?2.no oyC 25c bisque dolls, special at 10c All of these arc jointcn, have moving ejes and arc the same as we sold during the holidays at L"c. Spe- - . cial during this sale. . 1 UC Men's 29c merino shirts and drawers 12c Excellent value at 29c, as you will see. They are in white only, odd sizes and only limited quantity, so call early 12c Ladies' 50c walking hats 5c Several lots of ladies' and children's walking hats and sailors, all in one lot, price was up to o0c, no less than four weeks ago, now.. OC Men's 10c seamless half hose 3c A bargain that you will have to go far and wide to find the equal of. Several hun dred pairs of these were sold first dav of this sale oQ I X X X X X X X X X X X X Lebeck X u Alm'A''A'AA'AA'4"'A''A"'A'A''A'4'A"A'A,,4'A'A''Am4WH THE BEST MAN. Why He Has a Part in the Marringo Ceremony. Trom tho Women's Home Companion. While we smile at tho wlfe-steallntr propensity of the savage or half-savage nations, wo cheiish as our dearest form a custom that had its direct oilg ln in this very self-same piactlce. The "best man," who plays so important a pait in well-iegulated marriages that nowadejs have any pretense at all to the fashionable, once on a time in Swe den occupied a position that was use ful as well as ornamental. In tho old days the Swedish in com found It de sirable, in fact, to have several "best men," to defend him lrom the nssaults of rivals and prevent them fiom eany lng away his bilde. The Scandinavian wairior of ancient times was rar too lofty in his ideas to condescend to plea for a maiden's hand. So he patiently waited until some other man who was more gallant had obtained the fair one's consent. Then when all the de tails had been nicely auanged, the proud warrior, with a body of well tialned retainers, dashed down on the wedding paity, and, If strong enough, can led away tho bible. The "best men" (and It was veiy essential that they should be the best men in those days'!, therefore, became necessary fix tures to the mairlage ceremony, and they were so well esteemed and their popularity became so peimanent that when the reason for their existence was removed they were still letnlned Hence, the custom Is preset veil In the "best mnn" of today. CAMPAIGN BUTTONS. A Fad That Hatl a Lively But Very Short Existence. New Orleans Tlmes-Dcmociat "I became Interested a few years ago In a campaign button manufactory," said Mr. Mark Goldbeig, of Chicago, who Is spending a few dajs In New Orleans, "and was foitunately Just in time to catch the ctaze. Wo bad nulto a largo plant, and were able to turn out 100,000 buttons a day. The device was pi luted on disks of specially pie parcd cllulold, which weie then slight ly softened and piessed on metal lings with a stud fastening. That pint was done by a machine which was invent ed, by a woman In Iowa. She m.edn about $15,000 out of her patent The first buttons were nearly all political, but the fad scon extended to other va rieties, nnd at one time we made over 300 dlffetent sets, each set having some times as many as forty sepniatf de signs. Making the diavvlng alone kept a corps of ten men busy. Thev weie originally printed In black, but after a while the demand for novelty forced us to put In color presses, and some ot the woik was really artistic. Even tually wo used photography also, and printed from the negatives direct to the celluloid. The process was a seciet one, nnd wo hnd to pay a pietty stiff loyalty. "There was a great difference In tho quality of the buttons. Soma of them ei X X X X X X X X X X X X X X $. X X .X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X x. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X K X X X X X X X X X X - 126 Wyoming Ave. 15c dress goods, yard wide 8c Quite a little of this on hand, but not so very much when you consider the price. Half wool and a yard wide 8c Ladies' 75c wrappers, special at 33c Fast color calico, cut extra large in blue and red. These wrappers arc of the regular 7.1 cent kind and go only for a few days at. 53C 25c net top laces for 6c This is a lot in cream and white and of a quality that al ways brought from 15c to 2oc. Special clearance sale price while they last... OC 59c muslin gowns, special at 33c Onlyabout 200 in the lot so they cannot last vtiry long. Of fine muslin, mother hubbard yoke, trimmed with iace and embroidery. 33 C Men's 50c negligee shirts, at only 19c These have collar and cuffs attached, are laundered, well made and come in nice pat terns; sizes 101, 17 4 m,JS;while they last 1 yC Ladies' $5 silk waists, special 1.98 High class waists in plain and striped taffetas and some very rich block effects and checks. Trice was up .0 to six dollars, special 1 .yo & Cor in THE Rooms 1 and LM'omMHi BTtl'g. SCRANTON, PA. Alining and Blasting POWDER JlndeM Mooslcaml KuiliUale Worlu. l.An.lN & RAND POWDHR CO'a ORANGE GUN POWDER Eleclrle linlteiles, Klfclrlo Ktplodori lorexplodlu; blustt, bufety I use ua4 Repauno Chemical Go's mutt UKPLOslVEi THE DICKSON M'PG CO,, bciunton nnd W UUes-llarre, I'x Miiiiiilueturen of L0C01MIVES.STATI0NARY ENGINES Holler, UuKtlni;HnJ Pumplnz Ma:iin:r y, deneial Otllce, bmanton t'.k sold for half a cent apiece wholesalj and some biought as high us a quar tet. The lutter wcio the laigo photo giuphie buttons, with Herman silver mounts At piesent tho fad Is about played out Of cutitse, ti tew tire still sold, but not a hundtedth pait as many as weie foi met y called for. "Wu thought that tho war would tiente n demand toi buttons beailng poitaits ol the celebrities, but u- weie badly left. We got out sveial seiles with picture I of Dewey, Hob-on, Sampson, Schley nnd all the lest of them, but some how they dldnt catch on, und a sot with plctuus of the ships also got the cold shoulder. One oidci that we ie. rently lllled was for 100,000 handsom ltoosevelt buttons, which went to New i'ork and were bought by partisans ot the Hough Itldei. A phase ot the fad that shows iuuw vitality is the per. sonal button-embellished with one'i own pottialt or that ot one's sweet heart. A cteut many of these nro made to order. Wo sell to the dealeri I and they dispose of their wares to tin haw kern. Neat ly ai the buttons in the mniket are peddled on the cuib." COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES. Albeit O. Wlderor. of 006 Hanlson ave. nue, and Rose llucklngham, of 619 Ool tlo stieet; Trank I.cuahan and Miss Marj Kelly, of Scranton, were gi anted mar riage licenses jesterday. In tho ease of Jlaiy McNulty, admlnls tiatrlx, against the National 1,1 fo nsso. elation, Judgo Edw.uds jesterday tmuii absolute tho rule to opon Judsment, ni prayrd for by the defendant.
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