THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1899.
7.
PITTSTON NEWS
A Probable Important Knilroad
Chango Condition of Father Fin
nan A Porto Rico Hero The
Effects of Yesterday's Storm, and
Other Notes of Local Interest.
At 3 o'clock last nlcht tlie condition
of the Very llev. John Finnan, vlrnr
ffiornl of thiB, the Scranton diocef-o,
ih such that Ills death was moment
arily expected. Since Sunday, when u
change for the worse occurred, he hns
been In an miron-iclou1 condition, with
his physicians, DotiorH liorrett and
beet, of Scranton, at his bedside, and
attending priest.
Dr. O'Malley, who was attending a
tlck patient on Lambert street, en
tered a complaint lcfnio Alderman
Kngllsh yesterday nnd caused the ar
rest of several people who lived ncct
door, who were clurced with making
an unseemly noise In the prepatatlons
for u wedding. They were brought he
fore his honor, nnd. after paying tlio
costs nnd promising to remove the fes
tivities to another place, they were dis
charged. The Sinclair House has placed an ot
chestratlon In Its lounging room.
All the progressive mixologists of this
city went up to Scranton last night,
where they were the guests of those
In the same business ut their annual
banquet.
There has been well-founded mmors
for the past few days that the Centinl
Railroad of New Jersey will, In a short
time, run tiolns to the Hroad street
station of the llrle and Wyoming Vnt
ley railroad. It Is well known that for
the past year this road has run fi eight
trains to this point, having construct
ed n branch from Mill Cieck across to
the Lehigh Valley traeks, and after
running parallel with the latter to
Port Griffith, connect with the Krlc
nnd "Wyoming Valley to Dro.nl street.
It Is hoped that these runiois will be
fully realized, us it would be an Im
portant connection foi Pcranton
Several of the schools were dismissed
yestciday at noon, while otheiH were
unable to hold their usual session, owing
to the nnn-appe.it nncc of the pupils3
Charle3 A. Stew ait. the Instructot In
elocution at the Young Men s Christian
association, will gle a humorous and
lUcrary entertainment at the associa
tion rooms on March 7.
The Kllte Social club gave the last of
their entci talnments, until otter Lent,
at Ke stone hall, last een!ng. and the
eiy Inclement weather did not pie.
vent a large attendance. The pio
giamtne demanded those in attendance
to appear In costumes of mini design,
and the Idea wn" token acUuntuge of
to that extent that inanv of the par
ticipants made a ".eiv odd and gro
tesque, ppoaiance The I'llto meliestia
liiinlshed the music
.Ionics Cot col an and C. C. King went
I. 'mi to New Yoik esteidn., the lor
mei on a business mission and the lat
ir to secure several atliactlons tor
the Lenten season.
T'duaid MiN'ulty. perhaps the oldest
ltlzen of this c it . died at the homo
ot his daughter in Oiegon at the ag
of 01 eait. He had been a ieldetil of
this place for the past thtity-llt vtau
having einlgiatcd at that time fioin
li eland, and with nigged health, a ml
iiulmtilriux habits loiuniaiided the ie.
ipcet of all II" leaicd .1 large and In
ttiestlng faimiv. eiine of whom located
in dliteieiu portions of tin. wist. The
tune of the utiiii.il will be announced
i unriiiiu.
.lainea H. Hiyden. of Wilkes-lbiue.
was. up In tin- city yestudnj and was oer the evening mmoh. Foi tnfor
ei.inliil contented, if he hud to con- I uiatlmi. wiite to secretin, John C.
eend .vith the elunent". Klebiids.
Musk hall will be closed dining the
week after reveial weeks occupation
bv lepcitoire companies. This Is tlu
tiist season that the lull has heen open
i mutinously for such :i lengthy pet
i "I and has bteii so successiui that
s.-nie of the companies which appealed
asked foi leturn dates.
Dulpli Olennon is down at Atlantic
itv snowbound. He sends home the
i port that the weather along the coast
is entliely too healthy.
Mickey," the bell boy at the Ragle,
Is hnvlng a tumor i emoted fiom his
fui e.
1'heie wus one solltaiy flag hung to
th elements yesteiday and by those
whom It was thought weie not possess.
- 1 of that much ir'.ilotism IJut then
vm aie agiteabl disappointed ence In
while, and this Is one of the occa
sions The stm ni ol tin. past week bioke
out In additional fuiy jestoidav, and
simply brought business to a standstill
Seveinl of the schools weie rlosed:
many of the mines were foiced to sus-
pand, nnd tho New ork and Phila
delphia papeis, nor tialns on the Le
high Valley load had yet at rived at
this vv riling, and tho only papers that
weie on time and distilbuted weie. The
Tribune, and Record of Wllkes-Ruine.
The tiolley lines aie burled out of
sight and are liable to be In that con
dition for an Indefinite period. The
Htonn Is the most severe that has been
expei leiiccel here In many yenis, and
all Indications aie that it will be con
tinued. Tha famll of John Henshall, of Del
aware avenue, was lncic-ased one- mem
ber vesterdu.
Last night there was a Polish wen
ding in the Sixth distilct In that peti
tion of the city known as Frogtown,
and the usual amount of drunkenness
and debauchery was on the pto
gramme. At n late hour a free tight
occur. cd and Clrirles Davenpoit, who
had Just uirlved fiom Porto Rleo, when
passing Imagined one of his ft lends was
the lctlm of the gang and wresting .,
picket from the fence, sailed into them
nnd In short ordei hod eight of thu
noisy and turbulent guests laid out in
the middle of the road. They seeming
ly took their defeat philosophically for
the music was lesumed and "polinkl"
was passed aiound without etlnt.
There were no arrests and theie will
not be. 4
Revival services in the First Metho
dlst Episcopal chinch, Rev. J. Urud
shaw, pastor, will continue during tho
following week. Over two hundred
have already professed religion,
FOREST CITY.
The Forest City Mnonnerchor held
its fifth annual masquerade ball at
Davis' Opera house last evening. So
cially tho affair was a very success
ful one.
Miss Lillian Gilchrist spent Sunday
with her patents ut Lake Como. Shu
was accompanied by Lester Hnnes
and Mlvs Nellie Hayues
Vandllng have organized a Powder Keg
Fund association. George Young was
chosen president, Frank Hood, secre
tary and Daniel Reagan, tteasurar.
Fourteen persons were bnptlzed nt
the Flrt-t Ruptlst church by Uev. J.
L. Williams on Sunday evening,
Miss Mildred Jones has moved fiom
Vandllng to New York, whoio she will
tuko up tier residence.
W. T. Bryant and Arch II. Pentecost
have opened up a general store In the
Hrown building, opposite the Forest
house. They will do business under
the llrm name of Bryant and Pentecost.
The Epworth League reading circle
met with Mrs. T. C Manser Inst even
ing for the study of "Hamlet."
Harry Vlzzard. a former resident of
Vandllng, but who has for some tlmo
resided at lliitavla, 3V. Y.. has returned
to the former place to live.
The Delaware and Hudson miners at
The Incorporation of Vandllng as a
borough Is being agitated.
An entottnlnment will bo held In th.
Welsh Congregational church on Deln
wute street on Thursday of this week.
The following programme will be car
tied out: Song, Kbenezcr Price; pho
nograph selection, recitation, Maggie
Stratford; phonograph selection; song.
Harriet Powell, phonograph selection;
recitation, Jan Roberts, phonograph
selection- song. David J. Jones; pho
nograph selection. duet, Ilvnn nnd
Benjamin Huberts; phonogiaph selec
tion; rong, Honrv rarr, phonograph
selection; song, Robert Roberts- pho
nograph selection, s-nng, Rlehaid Rob
erts, phonogiaph selection
The employes of the Hillside Coal and
lion company will today iccolvo their
wages for the month of January.
Thomas P. Hvans. who has for yean
been a. resident of this place, and who
lived with his family near the south
ern end of the borough, was found
fiozer. to death in his own doot-v.trd
early Saturday morning bout 5
o'clock his wife dlfccoveted him lvlng
close to the door nnd when Mie at
tempted to arouse him mude the ter
rible discovery that he wn Huron Mr.
Rvnus was up town Filduy ulglit, and
an It was Intensely cold It Is supposed
ho was overcome and was unable to
proceed farther than the spot where
lie was found. Deceased was a etor
an of the Cl 11 'war and seived in many
of the bloodiest battles of that great
.sltugglr. He carried a number of
wounds as a lesult and drew a pension
of J12 per month. His age was N e.ir.
He leaves a wife and five children,
three "on and two daughteis, all of
whom resided at borne. The funeral
services wilt be held this (Tuesdiy)
afternoon at 2.10 o'clock In tho Welsh
Congregational church and will be
( rindiieted b' Rev J. O. Hvans, of
Vandllng, and Rev J L. Williams, n
Forest Cll Interment will be In
Hillside remoter:.
TAYLOR NEWS.
Report on Forest Home Cemetery.
Coming Eisteddfod Other Notes.
Wlllllam II. Thomas has oiganlzed i
eholi to compete at the Washington's
blithdav eisteddfod.
The eisteddfod to be held in this t vn
on Washington's blithday annlveisaiy,
Feb 2J, under the auspices of the ton
gtegatlon of the Welsh Haptlst church
pumil"(s to be u giund success The
committee In chaige aie woiking hard
to give pot feet i.itlhfactloti to each and
even contestant. In Piof. Lodwlck
Duvih of PI mouth, the committee has
succeeded In gtttlng u gentleman of
much musical fame. On lecltatlon.
Rev. ,1 A. JJvans, of Piovldence, and
Or lenklns have been secured to adjudicate-.
The foimei of the two ! well
Known In this town Rev, De tlriichy,
of Hyde. Paik, will conduct In the af
ternoon session and Rev. D. D. Hop
kins, of Wale?, will be in chaige of tho
evening session. Let all competitors'
names be on hand no latei thun Feb,
Ifi. Supeiintcndenl Willlum It. Owen3
will be president of the afteinuon ses
sion and John M. Harris will ptcMdo
A delegation of nieinlieu fiom the
l'mblom division, No 57, Sons of Tem
perance, of tbi town, attended the
social and enteitulnment of the Ripple
division. No 45, of Hyde Paik, on Sat
utday evening.
niuiiche, the little dausliter of Mr.
nnd Mis. David T Davis, of diove
stleet. Is dungeiously 111.
Dr. Robert MacKenzle, of Plttson.wan
the guest of relatives In this place on
Sunday.
Lackawanna lodge, No. 113, Ameilcan
Protestant association, will meet this
evening In their looms In Reese's hall.
For the Hi st time the coal teamsters
nt the Taylor eollleiy of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and AVestern company
weie compelled to wotk on the Sab
bath This was clue to the sove-ie
weather and iiirlt of coal orders.
Mrs. T. J. DaIs, wife of Funeral
Diiector T. J Davis, Is rapidly re
cm eilng from her icceut sickness.
Mr. Gomer Davis was. a caller on
friends In Hyde Park on Sunday.
The Lavviene- Hose company of Old
Toige aie making gi ana piepuiations
tor their coming full to be held on
Washington's blithduy, Feb. 22. An
o.vster supper will also be served.
Mia Walter James Is rapidly recover
ing fiom her lecent Illness.
The cantata, "Meny Milkmaids," will
bo repeated this evening In Weber's
link. Admlsslor, 25 cents.
ARCHBALD.
Mi. James Kearney, of Set union,
is
visiting at his home on Laurel stiect.
Ml?s Lizzie White was a caller In
Scranton, Friday.
An excellent onteitolnment was given
last Saturdai evening at St, Thomas'
hall, where the temperance societies
aie holding a fall.
John Cat den und Rugene Duffy were
in Scinnton, Fildav.
T. J. Gildca Is slowly recoveilng fiom
Injuries which lie received recently.
George May ward, founeily of tho
Citizen, has resigned. He and his
In other will leave for Alaska In the
spiing.
The funeial of the late Mlchtiel
Roache, who was found dead, was held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was
largely attended.
Mips Mny Roland, of Carbondale, is
the guest of bet sister, Mrs. Thomas
Nealon. of Lam el stieet.
Mr. John Donly and daughter, Ada,
attended the -entertainment given by
the Independent Ordet of Heptasonlis.
'In Peckvllle, Thursday evening.
fDCKVILLB.
On thU (Tuesday) evening, Feb 14,
the members of llonora Rebekah lodge,
No, S5, of Atchbald, assisted by the
wives of members of Haiper lodso. No.
101, Independent eJrder of Odd Fellows,
will give .1 supper and entertainment
In (he banquet 100m of Odd Felluwa'
hall. One of tho finest programmes
will be lendtfied TIcketH, Including
supper and entertainment, only 15 anil
25 cent?.
It Works Wondors.
The effect of a few doses of Dr. lex
Andcn's Lung Healer on that j,oio
tin oat or weak lung Is wondorful. It
rcllovos asthma. It cures a cough, it
prevents the dreaded pneumonia and
grip po common at tho piesent time.
Twenty-five cento buys a full size bot
tle and la sold on u guarantee.
A PLAGUE OFTHE NIGHT.
ITCHING PILES AND OTHER RECTAL
TROUBLES EASILY CURED BY A
NEW AND SAFE METHOD.
A Romarlcablo Number of Cures Mado
by tho Pyramid Pilo Cure.
About one person In every four suf
fers lrom some form of rectal disease
The most common nnd nntioylng Is '
Itching piles, indicated by wntmth,
slight moisture nnd Intense, uncon-
trollablc Itching In the parts affected
The usual treatment has been some
simple ointment or salvo which some
times give tempoi ory relief, but noth
ing like a permanent cure can bo ex
pected from tsuch superficial treat
ment. Tho only peimanent cuio for Itching
piles et dlscoveied Is tho Pyramid
Pile Cure, not only for Itching piles,
but for every other form of piles,
blind, bleeding or protruding. The
first application gives Instant relief
and the continued use for a short time
causes a permanent icmovul of the
tumors or the small parnsltes which
cause the inteno Itching and discom
fort of Itching plies.
Many phylslcans for a long time
supposed that tho lemarkablo relief
afforded by the Pyramid Pile Cure was
because It was supposed to contain
cocaine, opium or similar drugs, but
such Is not the case. A recent careful
analsls of the remedy showed It to
be absolutely free from any cocaine,
opium, or In fact any poisonous, In
jurious drugs whatever.
For this leason tho Pyramid Pile
Cure is probably the only pile euro
extensively lecommonded by physic
ians, because It Is so safe, so prompt
In the lellef affoided nnd no far as
known the only positive cure for piles
except a surgical operation.
In one year the Pyramid File Cure
has become the best known, the safest
and the most extensively sold of any
pile cure before the public.
Neaily all druggists now cell It at
DO cts. and $1 per package.
Address tho Pjramld Co, Marshall,
Mich., for book on cause and cure of
piles and also hundreds of testimon
ials from all paits of the United States.
If suffering from any form of piles
ask your druggist for a package of
Pyramid Pile Cure and try It tonight.
SHOTTING.
An Interesting Industry That Seems
to Have Many Followers.
From Black and White.
Mr. Sepplngs Wiight has come across
many curious trades and peculiar
methods of earning a living In his wan
derings through the coineis of the
globe, but the business of shotting he
dlscoveied at home, for It Is dally pur
sued under the eyes of thousands of
holiday folks and landsmen generally,
who neither know nor care what the
'longshoremen uro nbout In their fish
ing boats a few miles lrom land. Rut
these busy workeis aie engaged upon
the business of ' shotting," und tho na
tuie of thai pecullat occupation we
will now descilbe
All loyal navy men training for the
rank of seaman gunner havo to under
take a more or lesn lengthy term of
legulur piactlce In firing, and for these
men Uuilnc their period of Unfiling
sone two or three of the old-pattern
gunboats are set aside. These vessels
aie connected with every dockyard,
and while obsolete for battle pui poses,
mako excellent ttainlng .ships. They
are, of course, fitted with appioved
modem wenpons, and dally duilug tho
tieason they cany squads of embryo
gunners to seawaid lungeJ that lie
outside the Splthcad forts. The beat
ings of tiles'" practlcs grounds depend
on the aitlcular conjunction of certain
objects ashore, and tho tuigets are
geneially placed In .shoals, where a fair
range can be comanindeel free of
tratllc.
After a busy and nolsv peiiod so
much solid metal luii been blazed away
Into the sea, and it Is this metal that
the shotters .set forth to recover when
the gunboats have done their task and
return to tho dockyard. The ranges
and the area In which the canno "-alls
most probably lie submerged aie. ofl)loll 1 ht haN(1 Una ellr at
course, well known to the searcheu
Armed with expeilence und u long
lioushop pole, they fall over the ranges
nnd probe the shallow bottom careful
ly. Familiarity with their task ren
ders them skillful, and an expeit knows
In an instant when his pole touches
the hidden projectile beneath
The shell found, a pair of huge tongs
Is lowered Into the sea, and It Is grip
ped and carefully lifted aboard. The
price of tho metal sheila is dlsht. and
rarely exceeds one penny halfpenny a
pound, but the btass studs on the
shot possess considerably more value,
and these nie usually cut out Intact.
Roth studs and main Iron fabilc of the
recovered shells nie sold to the royal
navy, and the pi Ices offered appear
sufficient to set many men at steady
work on the task of recovering them.
aUININE KILLS AND CITRES
Results of Prof. Koch's Study of Ma
larial Conditions.
Piotessnr Koch's recent studies of
malaiia In tioplcal countries and In
Italy have led to his conviction that
the malarial fevers of Italy ure Iden
tical In cause and general chaiacter
with those of East Africa, and It Is be
lieved that sclenco Is on the eve of a
decisive victory over this whole group
of maladies by means of liquid Injec
tions of quinine into the pulse vein.
Professor Koch pronounces the In
discriminate use of eiulnlnc as a pro
phylactic In malarial countries to be
attended with great danger, and In
many cases the Indirect cause of the
virulent "block-water" fever, wrlted
a Berlin coi respondent of the Chicago
Record. He also gives two reasons for
condemning tho very general practice
umong persons going from temperate
to tropical latitudes of saturating their
systems with quinine taken In regu
lar and often excessive doses. In the
llwt place, this treatment seriously
' weakens tho action of tho heart, and,
secondly, the system, having become
Inured to the drug, falls .to respond
to quinine treatment In case of actual
vlrkness. A person debilitated by tho
injudicious use of quinine may take
malarial fever and dlo llko anyone
else.
Profesor Koch goes oven further and
asset ts his belief that the increased
death rate In certain parts of West
Africa Is due largely to the Increased
and Indlsctlmlnate usu of quinine,
which In late years Is much cheaper
and easier to procure In those parts
It Is well known that the German
school of doctors has long favored the
use of arsenic Instead of quinine as a
remedy for certain fevers, In sharp
disagreement with the opinions of
physicians In some other countries, no
tably the United States. The state,
ment now mado by Professor Koch
that on the wcstein coast of Africa,
wheto nil forms of malarial fever aro
especially virulent, cases of tho Inter
mittent typo which have resisted even
heroic doses of Quinine havo yielded
to the administration of arsenic hns
been the source of much gratlllcatloti
to his professional brethren In der
ma ny.
Professor Koch also notes the ctirloui
fact that In Africa and India ho found
.the women withstood exposuro to the
tualnrlal climate much better than
men. During n season of appalling
mortality on the gold coast, when men
of all degrees of health and oxperl-
ence In tioplcal latitudes were dying
every day, there was hardly a death
among tho women.
DRESSMAKING IN INDIA.
It Is Dono by Men, Who Are a Part
of the Household Sorvice.
Dr. Paulino Root, In Harper's Bazaar.
At the llsk of sending all my readers
to India for dressmaking, I shall lot
you Into one of the seciets of India's
charm to the Anglo-Indian. Since com
ing back to this country nothing seems
harder than to get sewing and dress
making done; and though Indian tai
lors might drive nn ordinary home
dressmaker Insane, they certainly do
take, care of their mistresses In a most
fatherly manner. Of course they aro
men, and, of course, they are as much
a part of one's establishment as tho
cook or tho butler. My tailor vvae an
Inheritance, nnd fell to my happy lot
along with my dignified white haired
cook, my malU nnd my portly and
lordly butler.
Pandarum was ever faithful to my
Interests, nnd, when work waxed short,
did not rebel at being "let out" to oth
er ladles. In fact, so famous was Pan
daium as a buyer, and for style and
exquisite embroidery, that he was ot
tener called for by missionary and civi
lian friends than I liked. Ho had a
goodly family, who all, of course, lived
on the tailor street. I remember well
his handsome old paralyzed father,
and less well his wife and children. I
think there were seven in the family,
and yet Pnndarum's wages were but
$3 25 a month and no meals!
Promptly each morning ho camo to
my room, took out his mat and un
rolled it on the veiantla under my win
dow, and placed upon It his hand Sing
er sewing macl.lne and his huge basket
of work. Mending he seldom did, for
that could as well bo dono by a native
ayah; but he had so teal an interest In
all my waidiobe that ho saw to It that
"long cloth" and cambilc In quantity
were kept on hand, and that I made
frequent and wufTlclont purchase of
hand made laces and embroldeiles fiom
the native schools to keep mo In an as
sortment of Hngeilc such as he thought
fitting. How he loved to plan and fuss!
What concoctions In tullles und tucks
and Insertions adomed my night
dresses, tklits and other garments!
When no other woik was ordered, he
would inspect my bureau drawers, and
infoim me that 1 needed new night
gowns or skirts, and that, It It was
madam's pleasuie, he would begin the
gat menu at once. 1 might have to In
tel iupt him, but, though a man of
much decision of ehai actor, he was
enough of a Hindu to lespect my au
thority, and would lay aside his tucKn
and shillings to re-line the cinlage or
to mend the saddle which had perhaps
been hung too neoi the wall nnd so
had become the feeding giound for
white nnts
Or perchance there was needed a pair
of sllppelS to go with an evening diess.
I'ntll a month ago I had one pair which
was wholly hand made, and which I
had kept us u cuiloslty. The soles
were cut out by the native leather
woiker, who hi ought hlct tool3 to the
veranda and copied the soles from an
other pair; the lining was of plain
satin, and tho outside of pale e!low
satin embioldered In gold.
Tin- India tailois can copy almost
an thing lrom fashion papers (though
they have not the Wotth touch In dia
per), and as for gowns from home,
they copy them so literally that a new
comer not only hns the satisfaction of
setting the fashion, hut c-oon to the
arousing of another set of emotions,
finds heiself without one gown which
is distinctly her own'
Some of the tnllois do excellent era-
times when 1 wish to be very festive)
a pale elIow India silk to which the
yellow sllppeis belonged heav lly and
exquisitely embioldered in gold.
Usually cmbroldeier? aie specialists,
and get rather higher wages than P!m
darum did, but he did my diess ns pait
of his regular work, and as beautifully
as any specialist fiom tho temple could
have done.
As to upholstering fuinituie (In cool
linens and cottons, of couise), making
tho strong nettings for bods, or punk
ahs, which areho necessary to our com
fort, he had no supeilor
HUMOR IN TOMBSTONES.
A Freak Monument to Two Men
Combined in One Figure.
From tho San Francisco Examiner
It Is not often that a man of property
Instead of bequeathing It to his rela
tives, wills that all his estate, after
paying debts, should be expended for a
monument to be placed over his grave,
but this eccentricity has been perpe
trated by a man who died some months
ago In an American town.
His executor, In accordance w Ith the
provisions of tho will, is having a
monument constructed which, when
erected, will have cost no less a sum
than $20,000 the totnl value of the es
tate left by the deceased man. The
monument requlied four largo fiat, spe
cially consttucted wagono for trawpor-
Happy marriage,
Dealt!), Energy
and long me.
A tnsgicalljr effective
sppllauco and a moatb'a
course) of restorative rem.
edlei tent on trial aud ap
proval, without expense
AU a dultar ncf be palt
until remits are known in
end acknowledged by the patknt.
Ihe I'rle Medical Cnmpau' Appliance and
Krmrdltj tiavc been talked of and vvrltteu about
till every man bos heard of tlicm
The blcliest medical inuhorllles In the world
cave lately commended them,
They possess marvellous power to vitalize, de
velop, restore, and eustuln.
they oreato vigor, litulthy tissue, now life.
They stop drains that sap tlio energy.
They cuie all tflecu of early evil habit, ex
cesses, overwork.
They give full strength, development, and tone
to every rortlon and 01 gun of the tody,
lutlurc Iroiiosslblc, age 110 barrier.
No (, 0. V. scheme, nor ileceptlon; no exposuro
a. clean business proportion by a company of
Mich financial and professional standing. Write
for scaled Information.
Erie Medical Go., Duff all. H.Y.
tatlon, and tho difficult task of hauling
H overland to tho cemetery required
the united efforts of 'wenty-seven
horses nnd a dozen men.
The base Is a granlto block ten feet
square, and weighs about sixteen tons.
Tho wheels of tho wagons aro of solid
wood, about thlity Inches In diameter,
with tires fifteen Inchce wide, nnd It
has been necessary to strengthen all
the bridges over which the load will
havo to pass. The upper pr.rt of the
monument, the copings and ornamental
work, will bo of solid marble.
A monument with n head which does
not belong to it Is decidedly a curiosity.
There Is one, however, In tho palish
church of Yarmouth, Isto of Wight It
Is of Sir Richard Holmes, who fought
under Prince Rupeit and wan governor
of tho Isle of Wight from 16G7 to 1602.
This hns tho body of Louis XIV nnd
tho head of Sir Richard. The statue
was seized from n ship on its way to
France, and the sculptor, who was on
board, was compelled by Holmes to re
place tho heud of the great Louis by
his own.
An eccentilc citizen of Lincoln has
what might bo termed original mortu
uiy Ideas. He recently eiectod a tomb-
Rtnnn to tlm mumnpv nt Uu nnn. nhn
died In 1S91. The stone Is of whlto mnr- I
ble, set on a sandstone base, nnd has
been cut in the exact shape of an old
fashloued traveling satchel The son
was of an unsettled disposition, and
traveled a great deal, and his father's
Idea waa to commemorate the fact In
the tombstone.
The Inscription above tho name on
tho plate reads; "Hero Is Where He
Stopped Last," and underneath are the
date of death and the age. The sand
stone base of too monument was cut
fiom a large bowlder which the father
hauled from his own farm, and the
stone naturally is the curiosity of the
neighborhood.
A curious monument has Just been
discovered In the dense undergrowth
of the o-called Brandhal, In the Upper
Harz. It Is a granlto block about sev
en feet high, resting on a stone pedes
tal, and on the Iron tablet attached to
It Is; the following Inscription: "Here,
In tho year 1747, the first trials were
mado with the cultivation of the po
tato." The Oennan peasant of tho time did
not take kindly to the potato plant on
Its introduction to tho country. It had,
however, a great friend In the king,
Fredeilck II., who was convinced of
its value, but who was obliged to use
forcible measures to get tho people of
Pomeranla and Silesia to plant the
bulb. The action of tho Harzers In
voluntarily adopting tho j lant was evi
dently thought worthy of a memorial.
MODERN MALAPROPISMS.
Amusing Errors of Tongue and Pon
with Big Words,
rrom tho Cornhlll Magazine
It Is always Interesting, and some
times Instructive, to listen to the blun
der In speech made by others, and
some of these "bad breaks" that ate
certainly amusing. In the club or
drawing-room, on the streets, even In
churches, wo often find the meanings
of woidsi bopelessly confused, or the
words themselves clipped and altered
almost out of all recognition. The
Kngllsh language seems to afford
boundless opportunities to thobe who
posies' that dnngerou gift or a little
knowledge, for ludicrous Interchange
and misapplication. Here are a tew
specimens of such blunders that have
come within the experience of tho
w 1 Iter:
Two old students of politics came to
gether one morning upon the streets.
"It's a bad state of affairs," said whlte
beaid No. 1 gloomily. "As bad as it
can be," agreed No. 2 with alacrity.
Theie murt bo wat," quoth one. "Ah!
you'te light. We ean never escape
thls'tlme," eioaked the other. "Iot
ine see," t-ald No. 1, vv 01 king a ti emu
lous hand toward his coat-ta.il pocket,
"let me bee what tho dally paper pro
crastinates!" A clergyman was called out to 'min
ister to an old man a worker upon
tho rallwa who was supposed to be
dying. The summons was brought
by another old man, the elder brother
of the Bttlcken one. While he wuu
bustling ubout, making preparations
for departuie, the clergyman foi got
moentarlly the social status of his
visitor, and asked: "Is bo In extre
mis?" "Aye, lie's light In, jour rev
et ence." After a pause he added as
a cllnchei. "Clean in, poor chap!
night up to the nei'k, sir." Presently
the old man went on sadly: "Me and
bi other Bill 'ave worked together the
pant fifteen year." "On the railway?"
asked the cleigyman. "Aye, sdr. We've
worked nil that time on the firmament
way." This reminds us of the large
and burly Individual who was asked
his occupation. "Occypatlon, sir? Why,
to be sute, I be a gorger!" Of course
he meant a gauger.
"Como out o' that," shouted the Irate
but jealous chinch warden In a rural
district to some urchins who were
playing marbles ugaim-t the church
door. "I'll let parson know how ye
desslcate the holy place." This word
forms a common stumbling-block. A
giocer once Informed us that people
fiom quite the respectable classes not
Inftequently asked I1I111 for desecrated
soup.
A school lwjy wrote confidently In a
grammnr paper, "There are five voweli
In tho 'English language, with w and
y." Another boy, who, together with
a friend, was haled before the head
master, accused of breaking bounda
ries, mado a similar transposition. III3
chum offered the usal school boy plea
of Ignorance It In marvelous by tho
way, how Ignorant the sharpest boy
can bo of regulations and further
protected him by the asi-crttoi. that
they had only tiaveled a fow yards
of the foi bidden tenltory. The ques
tion, "And what havo you to say'"
Tho lad, who had a penchant for the
dangerous habit of using long words,
replied, "Please, sir, Smith has made
a perfectly voiaclous statement."
In the gatdens of tho Zoological So
clcty a couple wore standing before
the cage of the hyenas, while the man
was commenting upon the habits of
the beaut for tho benefit of the woman
who hung to his arm. "Bill!" she ex
claimed, "what 'ave these 'ere to do
with marriage?" "Why, naught, you
silly," retotted Bill, impolitely. "Thoy
ave," she retuined, triumphantly
"When a couple are being BOllced, we
ears them talk of the hvennl nltar."
American Exhibits at Paris.
From the New York Journal or Com-
nie-rco.
Hundreds of American horseless car
riages und vehicles of all kinds will bo
seen on the streotH of Paris during the
great unlvernal expedition of 1900. Con
tracts have iccently limn let In various
cities in tho United States, notably Chi
cago, for tho building and equipping ot
about 5,000 electrical carriages
American railroads are preparing to
mako extensive exhibits at tho Paris ex
position nnd some of them will bo lull of
novel and striking Ideas. One plan,
which has nlreudy received the approvul
of a number of tho lending railroad com
panies, provides for tho construction of
JON4S LONG'S SONS.
Vv
Big Crowds ,
Filled the Store Yesterday
After the
Mammoth Bargains in
HOUSEHOL . UTENSILS
The Same Great Bargains
Here Today
And Every Day This Week.
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THAT IS WHY The Scran
ton Tribune is by fai
the best advertising pioposi
tion in Scranton.
Call Telephone 1042, and
our advertising man will be
with vou.
an ciuirmou upright relief or protlle
niup ot tho Vnlted States, em which ev
ery line ot railroad In the country will lo
marked by electilcal devices.
Rondel: The Mad North Wind.
Oh, mad North Wind! ut what aio ou
moaning,
I-Ike a stricken waif, in the lonely night.
Denting our wings in a ft untie IiUUt
As if fiom a past beond atoning?
Hark! hear tho restless raficjis gioaulng
I.IKo chained slaves dreaming of fur-
ume'rt blight!
Oh, mad North Wind' of what are yon
moaning,
Like a stricken waif, in the lonely nlstit?
Your wall sinks Into tny soul enthroning
A hpecter of mistical, chilling fright,
And tho fire fultms and blanches white,
And tho chimney wlilnut. with an cerln
droning
Oh, mad North Wind' or what arc jou
moaning-'; John I'cngrave
An Honest Medicine for La Grippe.
Geoige W. Woltt, of South Gardiuei.
lie., sas. "I have had the vvoist
cough, cold, chills and grip and havo
taken lots of tiash of no account but
profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's
Cough Keinedy is the only thing that
has dono any good whatever I have
used one 60-cent bottle and the chllln,
cold and grip have all left me. I con
gratulate the manufactuiers of an hon
est medicine.' ror wale by all diug
glsts, Matthews Bros, wholesale and
letatl agents.
CASTOR I A
Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
or0S
Signature
Health is Wealth.
OR. E. C. WEST'S
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMEl
I THE Uniu.NAt.,' ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS,
1 lenoldundorposHlTa Written (SuarnutCk
i byanthorlzed agonte only, to cum Weak Memory,
I biszlnose. WoLefulnesa, Fits, lljetoris, Quick,
r.naa Nlalit Iisjoa. I'ril Droonis. f.fiok of Contl.
dence, Nervousness, Lassitude, nil Drains, Youth
ful Krrorc, or KxcmsIto Veo of Tobacco, Upturn,
or laquor. which leads to Misery, Conkumiitiou,
Iuianity nnd Death. At store or by mail, $1 a
box i six for fi; with written unurnutoo to
cure or ruruncl money. HamplepncU
ago, coutahiino uyo daytr treatment, with full
instructions, ti coots. One sample only sold to
eacu purouu. m vturo or uy rami.
Cjyncd Label Special
Lxtra strennth. v i
For Itnnntenry. Loss ot'
Power. Lost Mnnhood.
BUirlhty or DarrennMS.V
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Manufacturers of
OLD STOCK
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At Retail.
Coal of the beat qualit) for domcst.c im
and of all sizes. Including Uuckwlicul und
lllidsoye, delivered In uny part of th
city, ut the lowest price.
Ordeis received at the ulllcc first door.
Commonwealth building, loom No. 6;
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No 272, will be promptly attended
to Dealers supplied at tho mine.
NIOiT PLEASANT COAL CO
THE DICKSON M'FG CI,
bcranton nnd VVIIl.es-llano, i'c
MlltlUfUCtUlLM ol
LOCOIMIVES.STATIONARY ENGINES
Hollers, HoWtln un J I'uinpli; Michi.t-ry,
General Office. Scianton I'a
MAKE PERFECT MEN
III! lb V I)rNlAllt ! ImnotSuf
lui Longer Ttir jojn4 ainbitloniof
III nn ba rrotorrd Co )-u Th Tf
ttorttinsr-iof ertou llrttlllf
si itrrou nrniiiii-ar
curi-a by ri.nriY'io
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omnia fa ill
itr roe mo 17 ana ih wnu
Vital poer. Incunrd ty
uie 1 rumpi rriiri loin
IndUcrctlona orrifriiriD(fi.ilt en-i
ImriArt visTorini DOtencv totftrv tana.
Hon Bi ace up the ijtm Ut mw bloom to th
fhtkandluitrt to th tyi of Aj-fiAyounff orold
On We bo rcnfwa vital energy C?JLLJ bote t
?l ieac3Rplctiruaianti-dcure7TTTyor money r
gnded Ln b carried Id veil w' pocket Pi1
vcryber or mailed la rial a wrapper on reitlp Jtt
price by ins rminnr t-u.. ciu kii cvin,'r
Kultl In Rctanton, Pu by Mmthow-i
Utoa nml McUnrrah & Thomun, (IruugUu.
MADE KV.E A MAM
AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY CCIll
ALl,inof i)liif tailing Mem'
ory, luipoumcr, HlsepleBinena, ote . cauiod
by Abuuu or otlior icuueea onii JodU
oietlon. 'Jftru iuUh(u and mrtlti
routora LtMt italitr in mil or Toam. and
L wlamaalorMutlr. bu laeu or xuatrlae
Loi'rtYtmt lnlanlCv am Cnntnmr tlon If
Uicm ioTiuia, 'ftielruio thorn iameJUto jmprtno.
meniaoa neou n c utttt -!? all mucir nil m.
elit upon Ijb-Ids lbs gi aulas AJnx Tablets, Tlitj
hiiociirrdtbomanJ.ana itllleurayou, Volvopo.
illra vuiUon guaraMm to efiect a cur Cfi PTC '"
oacUoasjor refund tlia moner. Prloe ww U I uiror
racl
Mm or tu ruses null Ireatmenii ror I '.M. Iiy
II, in iilaln wrawar, uwia rooaii4orrrlro.( Ircular
mal
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For rmla In Scraotcn, Pa., by Matthews
Bros, and II, C, Banderrcn, druggists.
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