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MICHAEL.-At Camp MucKonzlo. Au
gusta. Cn. , Fob. .'ii. lSt'J. Obeil A. Ml
i'h.K'1, -' years of (,v, a member of Com
pmiy C. Thirteenth regiment. Funeral
announcement later
REORGANIZATION Of ROARD.
There will be a meet Ins tunli;llt of tho
board ol control at wheh unfinished busi
ness for the fiscal years will bo disposed
oi. Ttiinonow night the board will met:
lor reorganization.
TOOK TESTIMONY. Attorney Samuel
Edgar, acting as commissioner by special
appointment from the court at Elmlr.i.
V., look testimony lu the case ol Ewinp
s. Commercial Ttavelurs' ns.socl.Ulon at
Hotel Jermyn Saturday.
HELD IN liAlU-Stisle ltuddy, charged
with assault and battel nieferred by
John Dtitkn, was held In ball b Alder
man Kasson Saturday. Defendant was
accused of striking Dutka's wlfo with a
shovel. The parties concerned icslde in
West Scranton.
DEFENDANT DISCHAItGED.-IVter
"Weir, defendant In n hearing before Al
derman Howe Saturday and charged with
Tssaull nnd b.ittcrv. was discharged.
Lincoln Vnnnum. ol Taylor, wos prose
cutor, but did not submit sutllclent evi
dence to hold defendant.
AIJfSED HIS WIFE. - James J.
O' Boyle, of I'lttston avenue, was ar
raigned before Alderman Howe Saturday
charged with assault and battel , making
threats nnd non-support. Tho charges
were pivfened by his wife. He was held
In bail for af former hearing.
WANTl'P HIS AllJI SET. -Lt wis Ca
vln. a lad of about 12 years of age. sought
admission to the Mit-es Taylor hospital
nt dui-k last night. Ills left arm vns
broken, but he was silent ns to the cause.
The arm was net and ho remained at tho
hospital. '
SALE OF TK'ICETS.-Tickets for the
Maclartn readings will be on sale at the
Lyceum until noon today. The piiies nro
fl for the downstairs seats and j cents
In tho balcony. Mr. James I'. Dickson
hopes to increase the sale of seats In or
rter to give the Lackawanna hospital tho
benefit of the surplus.
rtKQl'EST CHANTER-William Mc
Dermott, a youth who was released from
the county Jail after serving a thirty-day
lerm for drunkenness, was arrested
igaln .Sannda for diunkenness and dls
jrderly conduct and at the request of his
mother was ulv-ii anoihei thirty d'lys'
opportunity to if t the whisky out of his
lystem.
FUNERAL TOUAV.-Tho funeral f.t
Ihe latf John Juj'ee. who was killed 1'rl
lay afternoon as the result of an accident
it tho South SIopI mill, will bo held tills
nonnng from his lato residence, 309 Fl
otvs street. A mass of requiem will bo
fticbrated nt Holy Cross church nt 9
Shoe Clearance
Anv price good enough if it helps us clean up stock. Astounding
bargains you know the worth of our ordinary shoe values.
These are extraordinary.
Winter Street Boots wt $2.20
Splendid box calf and Kangaroo, welted Soles, extension edges,
up-to-date shapes. Three Bargain Tables.
$1,75 your choice of Women's $,.. oo to $5.00 Shoes.
SCHANK I SPENCER.
o'clock, and Interment will bo made nt
the Cathedral cemetery.
DEBATE IN HA LLSTEAD. - Tho
Twentieth Conti-ry club of thu Railroad
Young Men's Chrlsttnii association will
go tn llnllstoad tomorrow evening nnd de
bute with the Literary club nt that jiluoo.
Tho question In: "Resolved, That Glad
stone was n tlrenter Statesman Than
Bismarck." Tho piuty will leave on No.
S nt 0 o'clock mid return at midnight.
OltAI'TAt'QfA CM tOMC. - An ml
Jouriicd meetlr.g of tho ( hautattqtia circle
of llltn l'urk chutch will bo held this
(ivcnlng nt 7.tj o'clock In the abova
church. Attorney A. V. Ilowcr will bo tne
speaker of tho cvotdng, his topic being
"Tho Hacon-Slmko.'rcnro Controversy."
Member. mid fi lends nro ut Red to bo
present, roil call to bo answered by a
ciuntatlon from Shakespeare. Admission
free.
ASSAULT AND HOIJHKUY.--A war
vnnl was sworn out beforo Alderman
Howe Saturday by F. L. lluckiix for tho
aires: of 15. F. rethorlck, of Clark's Sum
mut, charging him with nssnnlt nnd bat
tery and highway robbery. Bnekus claims
he owes I'etherlck n few dollars, but be
ing unnlilo to pny hi obligation, was lis-t-nultcil
mid threatened. In order to ob
tain bis release, bo Rave I'etherlck ro
cents, nil the money he had. and then bail
tho warrant hsticd for the latlcr's nrrest.
BRAVE MAN BURNED.
Saved a Restdenco from Probable
Destruction by Fire.
August Mlllbrnndt, of lOIJi Rldgo
street, Petersburg, was quite f-crluttdly
burned about tin- hands, arms, face
und neck last night In a heroic unil
entirely successful battle with tlainr'i,
which were greedily threatening to de
stroy the homo of bis own and lis
brother's family at the above address.
The burns are ' iiultc deep and vety
painful, his eye brows, lashes anil the
hair near the, forehead are all Milled
off.
The Injured man and his family re
side on the llrst lloor of the dwelling
and his brother, Charles Mlllbrnndt,
nnd his family reside on the upper
lloor. The latter owns the building.
About V. 13 o'clock a scream from one
of tho members of the tatter's family
ummonod. tho older ones to tho upper
lloor, where, In a front room an over
turned lamp had set fire to the carpet
and furnishings. August Mlllbrundt,
with rate presence of mind, openol u
nearby window and seizing the lamp
hurled It out. The llames were then
quickly extinguished In the room.
An alarm of lire from Box 126, corner
of Irvine avenue and Ash street,
brought the ltellef Chemical oompar.y
of the city department und the Elec
tric Hose company, of Dunmoro, to
the scene, but their services fortunate
ly were not then required. The dam
age amounts to about $25.
MET INSTANT DEATH.
Was Run Down by a Passenger Train
at Brown's Crossing.
Kdwurd Rogers, an employe of the
Valley Drug company, of Wllkes-Bnrro,
was Instantly- killed at Brown's cross
ing or tho Delaware and Hudson rail
road, just below Avoca, Saturday nbont
1.30 p. m. lingers, who traveled up and
down the valley selling patent medi
cines, had halted at the crossing to let
a southbound train pass, and then drove
onto the crossing, failing to notice the
northbound passenger train due at LSI
o'clock at Avoca.
The locomotive struck the carriage,
hurling it in a demolished condition to
the left side and the horse to the right.
Rogers was thrown up onto the bank
on the right side about twenty feet and
killed. He was well known and was
SO years of uge. He Is survived by two
sons. His wife died about a year ago.
CASE TOPPLED OVER.
rell Upon Rush Wright and Felled
Him to the Floor.
Hush Wright, mailing clerk In the
postolllco, harrowly escaped very se
rious Injury while at work Friday
night. He was standing near a large
case used to tile various things In
when lt toppled over, struck Mr.
Wright upon the head and threw him
to the floor.
General Delivery Clerk Jenkins and
other employes rushed to the fallen
man's aid and Dr. Frey was sum
moned. Later Wright was removed to
his home. His Injuries consist of a
severe scalp wound and shock tnd
bruises.
MATCH CAUSES FIRE.
Destroyed Some of Wolf & Wen
zel's Plumbing Stock.
An early Saturday morning (irebroke
out In the basement of the building
ut "10 Adams avenue, owned by Dr.
Fred Lange and occupied by the llrm
of Wolf & Wcnzel, plumbers. It was
caused by a spark from a match lull
ing Into a box of oakum.
A still alarm brought the Vhuxnlx
Chemical company to tho scene imd
In n short time the tlanies were ox
tlnguished. The damage amounted to
ubout one hundred dollars upon the
stock and Is fully covered by Insur
ance. Dangers of the Grip.
The greatest danger fro.n La Clrlpp
Is of Its resulting in pneumonia, if
reasonable care In used, however, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken,
all danger will bo avoided. Among the
tens of ; ousands who have used this
remedy for la grippe we have yet to
learn of a slnclo case having resulted
in pneumonia which shows conclusively
that this remedy Is a certain preventive
of that dangerous dleease. It will cure
la grippe In less tlme than any other
treatment. It Is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by all druggists. Slat-
thews
agents.
Hros., wholesale and letall
30 Cents per Dozen
for fancy Jersey eggs. Corn-sen.
Smoke The Pocono Sc. Cigar.
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Snruce Street
AS KNOWN ON EARTH
WASOTJHE FLESH
ESTIMATE OF CHRIST GIVEN BY
REV. M. D. BABC0CK, D. D.
Outward Appenrnnces No Criterion.
Rather the Indwelling of Divinity.
Spoke from tho Words Recorded in
II Cor. V, 10 Was a Brilliant Ef
fort Largo Congregation Greeted
the Eminent Divine at the Second
Presbyterian Church Is a Prob
ablo Successor to Dr. Hall.
Rev. Mnllblo 1). Ilabcock. D. D.. of
the Brown Memorial church, Baltimore,
occupied the pulpit of the Second Pres
byterian church yesterday. Dr. Han
cock has spoken to Scranton congrega
tions before, and all who had ever
heard hltn were desirous of listening
to his discourses on this occasion. He
Is In some respects a most remarkable
pulpit orator. Tull and distinguished
In appearance his features are as clear
cut as a cameo, and when speaking
his countenance seems to be Illumined.
His method of delivery Is a perfect
torrent of words sometimes dlfllcult
to follow, but given with such Im
passioned Intensity that his listeners
nre apt to find themselves catching
their breath as If In continuous antic
ipation of a climax. Few men can bet
ter hold an audience for his marvelous
gesticulation is a sermon in Itself full
or brilliant expression. Thus It is that
no report of an address of his can do
Justice to him, for personal magnetism
and the feivor of one as It on fire with
the theme- cannot be transcribed. Dr.
Babcock Is still a young man.
His subject yesterday morning was
from II Cor. 1: It), "Wherefore- hence
forth know wo no man after the
llesh; yea though we have known
Christ after the llesh, yet now hence
forth know we Him no more." The dis
course which followed was full of deep
spirituality In rcognltlon of the pow.-r
of possessing the divinity of the Savior
as He had intended, l'aul's new stand
ard of judgment was portrayed. In
the old days, us Saul, lie would say
of a man. "He Is a Jew, or a Pagan,
a man of culture or a poor man," de
ciding entirely from outward appear
ance. Now all was different. If Christ
died for every ninn In every man must
bo divine possibilities. He had Judged
even Christ by whnt he bad heard, but
now that he understood the power of
Jesus to turn a man from sin ho looks
no more upon the outside.
CHIEF CHAHACTERISTICS.
The chief characteristic of Christ
was the power of n new creation. It
found Paul pretty yvell along In his
journey. He had lost too much time
to clutter his mind with outer details.
Some one else might baptize: as for
him, he must go on. must hasten to
do his work, others could follow and
organize. He must look after the
prime essentials. Paul did not write
ii biography, It was rather a "blo-gen-esls,"
the origin. He said few things
of the earthly lire of Christ, although
doubtless he knew quite as much as
the others. There was probably not
an Item that he didn't know. He noted
'the saying, "It Is more blessed to
give than to receive," which 'the other
apostles did not tell, but there were
many things which he put aside as not
essential to what- he must do. He
might have told of the curious cus
toms oi mo uaiatians, nut lie never
wrote matters for the papers. He might
have gone Into details about a little
man he saw peering up Into a tree or
of a picture gallery where there was
such a tine painting, and of the many
curious mustoms he observed; all he
did talk about was the old custom,
sin and the power of Christ to save
men from It.
Paul saw Christ according to the
spirit. They said: "Is not this the
carpenter's son, and are not these his
brothers and sisters? Is he not a
NazareneV" It Is as If a man looking
at a great picture would exclaim
"What a magnificent frame! Is the
painting on wood or canvas? Can
vas? Oh yes. Wood and canvas.
What a wonderful picture!"
The story Is told of a man who went
Into the Lake country filled with an
enthusiasm over Wordsworth. Ho
heard there was an old man who once
knew '.he poet and he scoured the
country to find the old man. When
at last they stood face to face he
said: "And you really knew him knew
Wordsworth! What can you tell me
about him?" And the old man an
swered: "Oh, he was a queer old party,
as used to go 'long a-mutterln' to hls
self." "Yes, but what did you know
of him. what can you remember'."'
"Oh, he vvas just a queer (.Id party
as used to go 'long a-mutteiln' to hls
self." DO YOU MEAN IT.
Then tho KpeuUer yaid earnestly
"ott say 'I should like so much to bo
presented to Mr. So and So.' But do
you really mean that. Is It not his
money, his dinners, his horses, his po
litical Influence? Stripped of all those
things would you can- to know him"
Perhaps when he had these munv
things he had, too, liss manhood. Now
he may be worth knowing for himself,
but you pull him down from his pe
destal nnd go off in search of some
other coming map with the dinners,
llu- horses, the money.
"There wns t.hnt time yvhon Jesus
controlled the bread question. That
was anil Is ftlll a great thing to do.
They tried to mqke Utm king nnd John
and James desired to be prime minis
ters. Judging from the outside ac
e'oidlng to the llesh, seeing not the
divinity that "taketli away the sins of
"10 worm.
"We bear a great deal In these days
about getting back t6 Christ. We nre
striving to got new Ideas of the fresh,
vivid presence of the human Saviour,
warm, living and tender. The spade
Is an Important factor and lt Is Indus
triously digging out of the sand nic-in-orluls
that revivify all the little truth-
and promise to make a llfth gospel.
Wo pee tho golden sunsets, tho flame
of Caperiinum's towers, the Pharisee
in the north and tho Sadduceos In th"
south. It Is all bringing very near
the atmosphere of that period. Hut
don't bo afraid of going to heaven
and not knowing your friends. The
dlvlno Christ as H( vuis konwn on
earth villi bo there. The Christ that
bent to touch the little child nnd com
fort the sorrowing. If we die b"fore
tho consummation of the new, glorified
body, vie need not to fear that our
souls must be poor, wandering wraiths.
"What If you did know when Ho was
In such or such 11 place -and could tell
on what day of tno week He spoke
thus, or op what hill slope Ho stood
as Ho wrought that miracle. It may
win a new creation to make the life
of Christ contemporaneous, but It will
not bo a new Creator. Thorn will b
Ihose lo whom lie will sny I never
knew you,' for they have not reached
th-j essence of the questions.
DO YOLT KNOW HIM?
After feeling that He has power to
make a new creature of you, tho power
of resurrection, the power of a new
life, do your friends nnd the strangers
about you know yon ut. one who knows
the essential Christ' Do you know
llltn as the power that chunked Saul
te Paul, the real presence, the Holy
Spirit? Too many people .consider
Christ and the Holy Spirit two sep
arate persons. He tnld '1 am going
avny, but I am coining back. I will
In my divine nature dwell In you lt you
nro willing; to use you and transform
you.' If we have slipped away let us
say to Hint 'take me ngnln and our
last days will be our best.' "
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
Tho topic of last ovonlng's lesson at tlio
First Church of Chi 1st was "Christ's Ap
puailng Misjudged."
Hcv. James Mi Lced. 1). D.. pastor of tho
First Presbyterian church, occupied his
pulpll.nt both services yesterday.
The pulpit of the Taylor Prcsbytcilan
church was occupied yesterday mcrnlr.g
by ltev. II. II. Parsons, of West Seianton.
Hev. C. D. Moore-, pastor of the t'nttc'l
Evangelical. church, Green Itldge,
preached two able sermons at ycsteulay'u
services.
Ilev. John Robert pan. D. D., of Glas
gow, Scotland, pieache-d ycstenlay nt
both services of the J'cnn Avcfnie Bap
tist church.
Hev. Levi fllrd, pastor of the People's
Congregational Piohlblllon church, oc
cupied the pulpit of the Christian church
In North Scranton.
"Blotting Out the Handwriting" yvas tho
theme of the sermon pi cached Inst night
at tho Shlloh Baptist church by the pas
tor. Hev. J. W. Bell.
Candidates for neinborshlji on piob.i
tion and by loiter were- received at tne
Court Street Aluthi dlst chinch by tno
pastor, Hcv. (!. C. Price.
"The Source of Evil Thought" was the
subject, of ltev. A. L. Humor's niornlr.3;
sermon yesterday, and In the evening he
spoke on "A Cry of Distress."
Ilev. George L. Alrlch, pastor of tho
Grace Heformed Episcopal church,
preached bust night upon "Daniel," using
the second chapter as his text.
ltev. I,. It. Foster. M. A pastor of tho
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian churcli,
preached on tho topic, "God's Call and Its
Answer-' nt last night's service.
Hev. Jnmes Bennlnger. of the Hamp
ton Street Methodist Episcopal church,
eicoupledthopulplt at both service yester
day and preached two forceful sermons.
ltev. J. P. Mofl'at of the Washburn
Sticet Presbyterian church, occupied the
pulpit of the Bellevtie Welsh Calvinlstlc
Methodist church nt (i o'clock last eycnlng.
"On tho Fence- In Helliiion" wns the
theme of the sermon preached last even
ing at tne North Main Avenua Baptist
church by the pastor, Hev. W. G. Wat
kins. Tlio pulpit of the Grace Lutheran church
was idled yeM, nlay at both services by
ltev. S. D. Dougherty, of Altoona. Tho
regular pastor, ltev. Foster t". Gift, was
out ol town.
"Future Ages Doing Homage at the
Shrine of Sanctified" was the theme of
the sermon preached by Hev. .lames
Hughes last night at the Presbyterian
chapel, Green lliilge.
Hev. W. J. Ford, pastor of the Green
Hldue fJr.ptlst church, preached from the
topic "Is Conversion Enotiuh" at yester
day morning's servle-e-. and Ihe evening
ser.lce was devote'd to songs.
The regular monthly missionary collec
tion was taken up In tho Simpson Meth
odist Episcopal church yesterday. A spe
cial musical and literary programme was
lenilcred m the Sunday schi ol.
"Forgive t's Our Debts," and "Abound
ing In Righteousness" wore the topics of
thomornlngand evenh.g sermi-ns. respect
ively, preachcel by Rev. G. W. Welsh ye3
terday nt the Calvary Reformed chinch.
Rev. W. L. De Groff. superintendent of
tho Rocky Mountain dli.trlct of the Ameri
can Sunday School union, spoke of Tils
labors In that Held at yesterduv momma's
service' at the Providence Presbyterian
church.
Rev. I. J. Lansing, pastor of the Gre-en
Ridge Presbyterian church, preached Inst
evening the second sermon In the series
upon the subject. "The Life Evji-I istlng."
The- theme of the sermon was "A Bar
rier to Despair and Suicide."
Tin1' usual pieaehlng services were con-ilucti-d
at the S'mpson M"lhollst Episco
pal church yesterday by the pastor. IW.
J. 11. Sweet. The E'lworth league ex'-r-cis.-s
wen- In t harg,. of W. J. Long. Ten
new members we re taken n by lctte-r.
Hev. L. It. Foster, pastor of iho Sum
nei Avenue 'Presbyterian church, occu
pied the pulpit of the Plymouth Con.rre
Rational church nt both services yester
day, and uNu preached at i p. m. at hl
own church on the topic, "God's Call and
Its Answer."
Rey. S. F. Matthews, pastor of the First
Baptist church, spoke on the subject,
"The Black Diamond Express." at tho
morning servbe yesterday, nnd In the
evening Rev.. D. D. Hopkins preached.
Tin- services were held In the Welsh Bap.
tlst church on South Main avenue.
"The Hob- Ghost" was the subject of
Re. Thomas eh- Gruchy's dlscouise yes
terday mornln-j- at the- Jackson Street
Baptist church, and In the evening the
fourth illustrated sermonlc lecture In the
t-eili's of the "Pilgrims Pioyie-ss'" was
givi-u. The topic was "From the Armory
to the River of Life."
Consecration services were held at the
Howard Place- African Methodist church
yesterday morning at the conclusion of
the regular preaching scivlee. Tne ser
vices weie for the success of tin- ov in
gellstlc services now,belng conducted at
iho Pen 11 Avenue Baplst church and Hev.
II. A. Grant, B. D.. was In charge-.
WILL MEET AT HAZLETON.
Executive Committee of the P. O. S.
of A. Will Convene Tomorrow.
A meeting of the state e-xecutivo
iomnilttee of the- Patriotic Order Son
of America, will be held In Hazletou
tomorrow afternoon. All the state of
ficers of the order will bo present nnd
the session promises to be Interesting.
The meeting will bo held In tho
Central hotel In the- afternoon. In tho
evening a grand rally will take place
at Hasde hall. State President A. J.
Colborn, of this city, will make an 11U
elress. -- I
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Ai iu
NATIONAL OFFICERS
AREJNTERTAINED
LETTER CARRIERS B00MINO
THE BIG CONVENTION.
Picsident John W. Parsons, of the
National Letter Carriers' Associa
tion, and Others Address a Mcot
ing of tho Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
nnd Plttston Carriers Members of
the Citizens' Committee in Attend
ance Tho Scranton Committee Did
Good Work at Toledo.
Not that It wns necessary, but by
way of making assurance doubly sure,
the local Letter Carriers' association
hud the national president, Job 1 M.
Parsons come on from New York yes
terday to enliven the lnt'"cst 111 the
coming Nntloral Letter Carriers' con
vention, to bo held In this city dtirlns
the week commencing Sept. i of tnls
year.
Mr. Parsons was ncootnpaniPl by
John V. McElroy, of Bridgeport. Conn.,
chairman of the national executive;
board, and Jumes Goer, a prominent
member of tho Now York city associa
tion, and manager of the letter car
riers' band and drump corps. Mr.
Greer cumo particularly to arrange
for the accommodation of his music
ians, who will come hero to take part
In the parade and lemaln durlnr the
etitlro week.
Tho visitors were greeted by a la'ge
assemblage at Odd Fellows' hull, on
Wyoming avenue, In the afternoon,
and later wore dined nt the West
minster. Wllkes-Barre and Plttston
sent up good-sized delegations of their
lcspectlve associations und there were
present beside. a large representation
of the citizens' committee, which Is
assisting the local association In ".is
preparations for the convention.
President John II. Phillips, of Local
Branch, No. 17, was chairman of the
afternoon meeting. With hltn 011 the
platform were tho two national of
ficers, Mr. Greer and Postmaster E. H.
Ripple.
The- meeting was opened with the
singing of "America," led by Secretary
E. 15. Jemes and accompanied by A. S.
Rowley, organist, and D. V. Reese,
corneter.
EXTENDED A WELCOME.
Postmaster Ripple was Introduced bv
Chairman Phillips In a very compli
mentary manner and assigned Ihe of
fice of extending to the visitors a v.'il
como to Scranton. This he did in tin
appropriate way and then, in the name
of the carriers and the citizens gon
erally, assured President Parsons and
asked him to assure the carrio'S
throughout the country that a warm
welcome awaits them In Scranton. Tho
preparations aie progressing splen
didly, he said.' The carriers are work
ing Indefatlgably to make the conven
tion the most memorable In tho way
of entertainment the association lus
ever held, and they are backed in
their efforts by every man, woman anj
child In the city. When Scranton does
anything, it docs It well, Colonel Rip
ple went on to say, and on this occa
sion it purposes to clearly out do
Itself.
National President Parsons was then
Introduced. Ills popularity vvas attest
ed by the ovation which followed his
presentation. He said ho expected
Scranton to do great things when the
convention will be here, and If Scran
ton vvas rellected In Phillips. O'Mal
ley and Jones, the delegates to the
Toledo convention, he was positive lt
would do great things.
Admitting that much earnest nnd
energetic preliminary campaigning had
been done, It vvas nevertheless a fact,
as far as he could Judge, that not
over 11 dozen men went to the Toledo
convention with the expectation that
they were going to vote for Scranton
as the place for holding the next con
vention. From the time, however, that
they set foot In Toledo they begin
to be transported Into enthusiastic
Scranton supporters.
SCRANTON EVERYWHERE.
There was nothing heard In Toledo,
but "Scranton, Scranton, Scranton."
The llrst thing that met the visitors'
eves vvas "Scranton, 1S99." Every-
whou! ho turned It was "Scranton,
ISU'J." it became the byword of the
day and was actually used for the pass
word nt meetings.
Everything was labelled "Scranton."
If a delegate got up at .1 or G o'clock
In tin- morning he was sure to en
counter an invitation to have his
"morning smile" with Scranton. If
he was turning in nt 'i o'clock a. in. he
could not escape a "night cap" with
Scranton. Those three Scranton men
neved slept it seemed, They were cv
eiywhere at all times. They did moro
work in four days than It would ap
pear possible, for ordinary men to do
in the same number of vvecks, and what
they did do was accomplished against
big odds. Detroit had forty-five men
on the ground working for the honor.
Chattanooga and Baltimore sought It.
Scranton, however, won lt. The dele
gates said to themselves "It the town
Is represented In those three men wo
want to see it" and they voted to
come here.
Referring to prospects for the con
vention, President Parsons stated that
he believed It would bo the largest
and most important convention tho
iissoe-lation ever held, llo was In Phil
adelphia last Sunday and received as
surances there that not less than 1.003
carriers would come to participate In
the parade, New York Is already col
leoting assessments to provide n fund
for bringing its delegation her. A
meeting of the Lehigh Valley Latter
Carriers' association, embracing Beth
lehem. Easton. Allcntown nnd Philips
burg, X. J., vvus held on the last Sun
elay In January to dlFcu?s tho question
ol attending the Scranton convention.
ll over tho country tho same Interest
Is manifest.
BENEFIT TO.THE CITY.
The benefit a city derives from a
letter carriers' convention was aptly
Illustrated by Mr. Parsons. In olden
times the postinasler was the chief
gossip monger of tlio roiumunity. At
his olllce all the news of the day cen
tered and was distribute'!. Everybody
came to tlu post olllce to "talk lt nil
over." The free delivery eystem has
caused this destruction to descend to
the letter carrier. He Is tho only post
master known to the many on his
route. Despite the terrors of the Hundy
register he has a moment to e-x.iinngo
u word with the people of his district.
Give him Komcthlnr to talk about and
hoil talk about It. If Scranton is
worth talking about It will bo dis
cussed the whole length of every let
ter curlers' routo throughout tho whole
United States for many u day follow
ing the Scranton convention.
Mi. Parsons spoke at length to the
curriers present on ihe work of the
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not a better defense against poverty than knowledge, which g
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-5 goods at a high price, but best goods at low prices. Tho
g oldest and best known manufacturer closes out to us a
j number ol lines.
5a Cnrvlnit 8ct n.o
55 llo.t Trlplo-Pintc-d Knlfo mtielo. per dorcn S'J.ftti
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t-fc, pordorcn r.no JS"
jjl Dinner IC ilvoi, sumo plate, pourl bundlo, pir dozen 8.00 S.
2g Wall us and Stag Handles equally low in price. If vou "p
J5 appreciate good cutlery, and will buy for less than half its real -
-5 value, give us a call. ga
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association and of their duty as mem
bers. He was frequently interrupted
by applauro and when ho had conclud
ed was given another cnhtislastle de
monstration of his poularlty with the
carriers.
Mr. McElroy followed with a few
words of encouragement to the local
association. Mr. Geer told of the work
that Is being done In New York city in
preparation for the Scranton conven
tion, and stated that he was positive
that not less than 1,400 carriers would
como here to take part In the parade.
The delegation will be headed by the
letter carriers' band nnd drum corps
of eighty-live pieces and will also bo
accompanied by three other bands.
NEIGHBORS WILL HELP.
O. S. White and I. P. Long, of the
WIlkes-Darre association, anil J. F.
Costello, of the Plttston branch, made
brief speeches bespeaking the Intention
of those towns to co-operate with
Scranton In entertaining the delegates.
The Wllkes-Barreans propose to take
them to Mountain Park for n day's
outing, and 'Plttston will also demand
their presence In that city for a day.
15. J. Campbell, E. E. Robathan, T.
J. Jennings, Philip Robinson nnd C. G.
Boland, of the citizens' committee, also
made brief addresses, assuring the car
riers that they could rely upon the citi
zens at large for loyal support.
' 'Squire Donahoe, of Wtlkes-Barre,
who came up with the letter carriers
from that city, made one of his char
acteristic speeches, when called upon
by Chairman Phillip?.
In Introducing him reference was
made to his summary manner of visit
ing justice on wlfe-beaters. "Yes,"
said the pugnacious 'squire, "we nre
fellow-workmen In that respect. You
handle the malls: so do I, sometimes."
The meeting vvas concluded with the
singing of "Auld Lang Syne," and then
all reraircd to the Westminster to en
joy n foretaste of the hospitality that
awaits the delegates to the national
convention.
The out-of-town carriers present
were: J. R. Grifllth, A. J. Walsh, Mer
rltt Line, John F. Manhart. Edward
Johnson, M. N. Kellar, James Wallace,
George Joslln, J. F. Kappler. Thomas
McDermott, I. P. Long, O. S. White,
of AVllkes-Barre; G. B. Delahanty, .1.
F. Costello, Albert Ellerleh, James
Bone, Charles F. Curry, John Flynn,
W. J. Gillespie, of Pittston.
ADDRESS TO YOUNG MEN.
Dr. Babcock, of Baltimore, Spoke at
the Lyceum Yesterday.
Three hundred or more men waded
through the slush to attend the Ly
ceum meeting yesterday and they Were
abundantly repaid by hearing one of
the most remarkable addresses ever
given in this city. The speaker vvas
Dr. Maltble, D. Babcock, of Baltimore,
pastor of the Brown Memorial church.
His address was on the text "I Am the
Good Shepherd and know My sheep
and Am known of Mine."
"Thejre are some people," said the
speaker, "who have the power of In
dividualizing. The black shepherds In
Africa can watch a thousand sheep,
passing a certain point and If any of
them are missing they can not only
tell how many but which ones. So
God does not know us by number but
by name. Do not ever think, my boy.
that God does not see you, and know
you through and through. Then God
not only knows you but has a purpose
and a place for you. Your experiences
and His Providence In your life are
all n part of a plah fur your develop
ment for 11 special end. Discipline
should bo spelled with a llual "g" dls
clpllng teaching that Is what it Is.
The old Idea in education has been
to train all boys alike, but we are be
ginning to see that every child has
an Individuality and should be trained
with reference thereto.
"Now the secret of right telations.tn
God Is to recognize these fuc-ts ami to
say: "Oh God, train me and teach me
by ull that comes to me. 1 will be
I Thine, to live for Thee and serve In
the place and tho way Thou dost
choose."
The address was full of apt Illus
trations given with great earnestness
and dramatic Intensity. Every one Is
Impressed by hearing Dr. Babcock
with tho tremendous reserve of energy
he displays, and the profound convic-
I tion on his part of the truth, and Un
importance of his message. Those who
j heard yesterday's r.ddrcss will not bo
surpilsed at the statement that ho is
i the most popular preacher to youi'g
men In the city of Baltimore.
JOHN R. BRYDEN HONORED.
Presented with a Handsome Gc
Headed Cane by His Friends.
At a banquet held at Hotel Rudolph.
Satin day night, the foremen of Storrh-k
Creek Coal company and friends of
John R. Bryden presented him with a
beautiful gold-headed cane suitably en
graved. Mr. Bryden, who was superintendent
of the Sterrlck Creek Coal company for
the past live years, made many friends
among the employes of that colliery
and Saturday evening a few of thorn
came tocether to do him honor upon
his retirement us superintendent
that colliery.
Mr. Bryden recently nccepted u
supeiintendeiicy of the Scranton ('
company, now owners of the two i-'
llerlcs lately transferred from Laeki
vvanna Iron and Steel company t 1
them.
During the evening an elegant dlnnc
was served and toasts were responded
to by every person who sat around tho
board. After dinner they lepalred to
the parlor, where a few merry hours
for Bargains
Tnflnro thic ve;iii-t not nnnr 2
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Coal of tho best quality for domestic usa
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city, at the lowest price.
Orders received at the office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No. 6;
telephone No. 2624 or at tho mine, tele
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to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
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were spent, at the conclusion of which
they unanimously wished him success.
William II. Murphy, of Archbald, was
toastmaster of tho evening. Those
present were: William L. Allen, Dan
iel Doris, Thomas Langan, J. F. Cum
mlngs, James McAndrew, B. J. Me
Gurl, F. H. Benjamin, William A. Bry
d'en, Andrew Bryden, of Peckvllle:
William II. Murphy, Archbald, and
John Vnn Bergen, B. S. Phillips, J. A.
Kearney, of Scranton.
WASHINGTON.
Four Day Personally Conducted Tour
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
The almost unparalled success of the
tour last year has Induced tho Penn
sylvania railroad company to offer tho
residents of Wllllanisport. Wllkes
Barre. Sunbury, Hairlshurg and neigh
boring cities 111 ceiitiv.l Pennsylvania
another opportunity to avail themsel
ves of the peculiar advantages of a
personally-conducted tour to Washing
ton, and has therefore ai ranged for it
four-day tour to the national e-apitnl
on Monday, March JV.
Train will leave He-novo at ti.40 a. 111.,
Wllllanisport S.UO a. 111., Scranton, 7.1S
a. 111., Wllkes-Banv !s. tr i. in.. Sun
bury lO.'SO a. ni.. Ml. funnel, 7,:!0 a. in.,
Altoona 7.1.1 a. 111., Lancaster 10.21 a. in..
Hariisbui'g 1S.8.1 p. ni., slopping at tho
pilncipal intermediate stations and at
York. Returning:, rpeciul train yvlll
leave Washington at :!.'J0 p. in., Thurs
day. March ::o. Passengers from point!
west of Wllllanisport und from Dewurt,
Sellnsgrove, I.ykens, Dlllsbiirg.Lebanou
and points on the Shaiuokln division
will use icgular train from Washing
ton returning. All tickets will be good
tn return alsei on regular trains until
Saturday. April t. Inclusive.
Round-trip rate, covering transporta
tion, hotel uce'otnniodatioiw from nip
per on date of tour until aftei lunch
eon March 30, V.W from Wllllatnsport.
M'i.So from Wtlkos-Bane. $11.70 from
Sunbury, $11.00 from Altoona, SlO.b)
from Lancnsler. $10.10 from Harrisburg
and proportionate rates from other sta
tions, including stations of the Cum
berland Valley railroad north of Chum
bershurg. Guides to Washington will
be distributed ftee on t!n train.
For Itineraries, rates, tickets and full
Information apply to ticket agents; E.
S. Ilaiinr. division ticket agent, Wll
llanisport, Pa.: tourist agent, Wllkes
Banv, Pa.; or address Georgo AV.
Boyd, assistant general passenger
agent, Broad street station, Philadel
phia. How's ThisP
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of ('atari Ii that can not be
cured by Hall's fatal rh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props,, Toledo, O.
We the underslsneel, have known F, J.
Cheney for the last 15 year, and believe
him perfectly honorable In nil business
transactions and tli.nncially chlo to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo. O.
Wiildlng, Klnnnii & Mnrvn, Whoelsato
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
rctlng directly upon tho blood and mucous
urfaces of the system. Price 75c. per
buttle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimon
ials free.
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