THE SCRANTON TKIBUNK-SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1890.
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The sixth annual session of tho Ocean
Grove Summer School of Theology will
be held this year. Aug. 1-11. The Sum
mer school popular concert will be Riv
en Tuesday evening. Aug. 1. when a
great chorus and cxrellent soloists, vo
cal and Instrumental, will furnish a
rich programme. The lectures of the.
morning and afternoon will he given
to the technical w6rk of tho school and
distinguished scholars, together with
successful pastors, will represent the
different departments In part as fol
lows: "Old Testament." Dr. I. J. Per
it. Syracuse university; "New Testa
ment," Dr. Oeorge T. Turves, Prince
ton university; "Illbllcal Theology and
Physical Science." Dr. .T. E. Price.dean;
"Pastoral Theology," Dr. rtussell II.
Conwell. Dr. George P. Mains, Dr. U
Hlllls.
A special feature this year will be
eight lectures In oratory, by Dr. I'ul
ton. of Ohio "Wosleyan university, In
which physical culture will be shown
to b,- the basis of vocal culture. Popu
lar evening lectures will bo given, one
of them being devoted to the subject of
"Liquid Air." Among the evening lec
turers will be Hon. J. P. Dolllver. of
the house of representatives; Colonel
J Y Copelnnd, Dr. Ttussell II. Conway,
Professor V. C. Pockham. The music
al festival will be of the same high or
der as In preceding yn.i'S. Tho chil
dren's festival, -with a chorus of nearly
J.OftO children's voices, and a number of
soloists, will be held on Thursday
evening, Aug. in, and the oratorio of
Elijah" will be given Friday evening.
Aug 11. by distinguished soloists and
a great chorus, with orchestral accom
paniment, conducted by Professor Tal
llesen Morgan.
I-ast year ministers nnd laymen
came a thousand miles to enjoy the re
markable programme of this Summer
school. The lectures, morning and af
ternoon are free to f-verybody.and onlv
a nominal charge made for a season
ticket giving admission to tho great
evening lectures. President McKlnley
has accepted the Invitation to be pres
ent at somo time during the session If
public business permits, and It Is ear
nestly hoped that he will be present nt
the rendition of the great oratorio on
Friday evening, Aug. 11.
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Short services at tho Young "Women's
Christian association Sunday, July 23.
Come and bring a friend. Gospel meet
ing at the Young Women's Christian
association, corner Scranton street and
South Main avenue, every Sunday.
Every woman and girl Invited. Young
Women's Christian association Invito
young women to go on an outing July
29 to Richmond Pines. Please leave
your name with Miss Doersam.
The choir at Elm Park church will
render the following selections tomor
row, when Miss Thymus, who has re
covered from her Into accident, will
take her accustomed place;
Organ Prelude, Adagio from Second
Sonata.
Anthem, "Oh. He Joyful" Royle
Offertory from "I.enges" Handel
Anthem, "i3od Is a Spirit" llcnnutt
Postlude, Gregorian hymn....Lemmens
Evening.
Prelude, Floten Concerto Knlck
Anthem, "Incline Thine Ear to Me,"
Hummel
Offertory Andante Dunham
Soprano solo, "Crossing tho Bar,"
Dudley Huck
Postlude Eemmens
Mrs. A. L. W. Price acting usslstant
organist.
Religious Hews Notes
The second service In tho First Pres
byterian church tomorrow will be at
7.30 p. m., Instead of 4.S0.
The Rev. J. K. Ellis, of Blakely, will
occupy tho pulpit of the North Main
Avenue Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
The Free Methodists will hold a quar
terly meeting at Waverly beginning
Friday evening and lasting over the
Sabbath. An all-day meeting next
Sabbath, Rev. J. T. Logan In charge.
All are invited.
Mass will be celebrated at Clark's
Summit tomorrow morning, by Rev.
James GUlocgly, who is temporntlly
assisting Rev. J. J. B. Fccley, pastor
of Nicholson parish, of which Clark's
Summit Is a part.
The gospel meeting at the Railroad
Young Men's Chrlstiun association will
open with a song service at 3.45 p. in.
Rev. W. C. .ucArthur will give tho
address. H. P. Dreyer, of Dunmore,
will sing baritone solos.
Rev. II. A. Grant. R. D., of the How
ard PlaceAfrlcan Methodist Episcopal
church, will conduct a gospel meet
ing In the southern part of Nay Aug
park tomorrow at 3 o'clock. A choir
of good singers, led by Mrs. Sadie J.
Morton, will be present.
Tomorrow's Services
Episcopal.
St. Luke's Parish Rev. Rogers Is
rael, rector; Rev. E. J. Haughton, se
nior curate; Rev. M. B. Nash; Junior
curate. Eighth Sunday after Trinity.
St. Luke's church 7 a. m., holy com
munion; 10.30 a. m., morning prayer
nd sermon; 7.30 p. m., evening prayer;
1.16 a. m., Sunday school and IJlblo
classes.
St. Mark's, Dunmone S.30 n. m., holy
lommunlon; 7.30 p. m., evening prayer
ind sermon; 3 p. m., Sunday school
ind Bible classes.
East End Mission, Prescott avenue
t p. m., Sunday school and Bible
classes,
South Side Mission, Fig street 2.30
p, m Sunday school and Bible classes.
St. George's Olyphant 2.30 p. m.,
Inday school and Bible classes, u
Christ's church, Washington avenue,
Wpodlawn Park Services at 10.30 a.
w., 2.30 und 7.30 p. m. Hudson's or
Ihestra In the evening. Rev. F. S. Bal
entlne, pastor.
Evangelical Lutheran.
Evangelical Lutheran Eighth Sun
Say after Trinity. Gospel, Matt.. 7:15
13. Epistle, Rom., 8:12-17. Vestment
lolor, green.
St. Mark's, Washburn nnd Four
teenth streets, Rev. A. L. Ramer, Ph.
P.. pastor Services at 10.30 a. in. and
130 p, m.; Luther league at 6.30 p. m.;
lunday school at 12 m.
Holy Trinity, Adams avenue and
Mulberry street, Rev. C. O, Spleker,
pastor Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30
p. m.: Sunday school at 12 m.
St. Paul's, Short avenue, Rev. W. C.
L. Lauer, pastor Services at 10.30 a.
h. and 7.3.0 p. m.; Sunday school at 2.30
. m.
Zion'e, Mifflin avenue. Rev. P. F.
Elzelmann, pastor Services at 10.30 a.
m.; Sunday school at 2 p. m.
Christ church, Cedar avenue and
Beech street, Rev. James Wltkc, pastor
Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.:
Sunday school at 2 p. m.
St. Peter's. Prescott avenue, Rev. J.
W. Randolph, pastor Services at 10.30
a. m.; Sunday school at 9 a. m.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran church
of the General Synod, corner Madison
avenue and Mulberry street Rev. Lu
ther Hess Waring, pastor. 9.30 a. m
Sunday school nnd pastor's Bible class;
10.30 a. m sermon by pastor, subject,
"Spiritual Leprosy;" 6.30 p. in., Y. P.
S. C. E.j 7.30 p. m.. sermon by pastor,
subject, "Four Steps." Everybody
welcome.
Methodist Episcopal.
Asbury Methodist Episcopal church,
coiner Mousey avenue nnd Delaware
street Rev. W. G. Simpson. D. D.,
pastor. Devotional meeting of the
'.Brotherhood of St. Paul nt 9.30 n. m.;
preaching at 10.30 it. in.; Sunday school
at 2.30 p. m.; senior Epworth league at
6.30 p. m.; preaching at 7.30 p. m.;
prayer meeting Wednesdny at 7.30 p,
in.; Brotherhood of St. Paul Friday
at 8. p. m. Seats free. All are wel
come. The Providence Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. William Edgar, pastor.
Usual services will be held. The pas
tor will preach nt 10.30 a. m. nnd 7.30
p. m. Subject In morning. "One Evi
dence of ..loral Perfection;" evening
subject, "A Woman Who Refused to
Obey Orders." This Is the fifth ser
mon In a series on "Conspicuous Wo
men of the Bible." Sunday school, 2
p. in.; Epworth league at 6.45. All are
welcome.
Hpmpton Street Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. James Bennlnger. pnstor.
Services on Sunday as follows: Preach
ing at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.; class
meeting at 11.30; Sunday school nt 12;
Juniors at 4; Epworth league at 6.30.
Cedar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church F. P. Doti, pastor. Preach
ing by the pastor 1 10.30 a. in. ami
7.30 p. m. Class merting Mondiy
evening nt 7.45: prayer meeting Thurs
day evening nt 7.45. Strangers cordial
ly welcomed.
Howard Place African Methodist
Episcopal church, Rev. H. A. Grant, B.
D.. pastor 10.30 a. in., subject. "Vaca
tion;" 2.30 p. in.. Sunday school; 7.50 p.
m.. subject, "The Church of the
Future;" 3 p. m. will hold a gospel
meeting In tho southern part of Nay
Aug park.
Presbyterian.
First Presbyterian church Preach
ing by Rev. Joseph T. Smith, D. D., of
Baltimore, Md. Services nt 10.30 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Please note the change
fiom afternoon to evening In the sec
ond service.
Washburn Street Preshyterlan church,
Rev. John P. Moffat, D. D., pastor
Services at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m.;
Bible school at 12 m.; Young People's
Christian Endeavor at 6.20 p.m.; prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p. m. Tho
pastor will preach morning and even
ing. All cordially welcome.
Sumner Avenue Presbyterian church
Rev. L. R. Foster. M. A., pnstor. 2
p. in., Sunday school; 6 p. m., preach
ing by the pastor; theme. "Our Rock
Fiom tho Enemy's Point of View;" Y.
1. S. C. 7 p. in.; prayer meeting,
7.30 p. in. AVednesday.
Green Ridge Presbyterian church
Rev. J. II. Worrall. D. D., of Pullman,
111., will preaii. at 10.o0 a. m. and 7.4."
p. m. Bible school at 12 o'clock. En
deavor society at G.4." p. m.
Providence Presbyterian church Ser
mon by the pastor. Rev. George E.
Guild, D. D. Morning theme, "Mnn In
God's Image." Short evening service
at 7.30; Sunday school at 12 o'clock,
and Christian Endeavor society meet
ing at 6.35 o'clock.
Presbyterian chapel, Adams avenue
and New York street, Rev. James
Hughes, pastor A combination service,
when the Christian Endeavor society
will take part. This service will com
mence at 7.30 p. m. prompt, and the
Rev. James Hughes will speak at 8 p.
in. on "Goodness. Though Threatened,
Will Triumph Gloriously."
Taylor Presbyterian church, Taylor.
Pa. 10.30 a. in., preaching by the pas
tor; 11.30, Sunday school.
Baptist.
Penn Avenue Baptist church. Penn
avenue, between Spruce and Linden
streets (Preaching morning at 10.30 and
evening at 7.30 by the pastor, Rev. Rob.
ert F. Y. Pierce. Morning prayers In
tho lower temple at 9.45. Topic of morn
ing sermon, "The Unfettered Chris
tian." Sunday school immediately fol
lowing Uie morning services, from 12
o'clock to 1 o'clock. Sunday school at
the mission on Prescott avenue nt 3.30.
Y. P. S. C. E. meeting at 6.30. Topic
of evening sermon. "The Angel of Con
tentment." Baptism at evening ser
vice. First Baptist church Rev. S. F.
Mathews, pastor. There will be an
union service, morning nnd evening,
With the Simnson Mpthnrtlat Knlmnnil
church, Main avenue, at 10.30 a. m. nnd
7.30 p. in. Rev. S. F. Mathews will
preach morning and evening. Sundnv
school, Dr. Beddoe, superintendent, at
2.30 p. m. at Plymouth church; B. Y.
P. U. prayer meeting, 6.30 p. m. at
Ivorlte hall. Regular weekly prayer
meeting Wednesday evening, 7.30 p,
m. All are cordially Invited.
Jnckson Street Baptist church
Slornlng prayer meeting nt 0.30. Bro
ther Ben Smith, leader. At 10.30 tho
pastor. Rev. Thomas De Gruchy, will
preach. Topic. "Apostolic Audacity."
Sunday school at 2 p. m., Alfred Rob
erts, superintendent. Evening service
nt 7 sharp. A short and delightful ser
vice for all during warm weather. Tho
pastor, who has Just returned from a
trip South, will give his Impressions of
his Journey. Tuesday evening tho B.
Y. P. U. will meet and listen to a ro
port of their delegate. Brother Peter
Lewis. "Tho Convention and Rich
mond.' You nre condlnlly welcome to
nil the privileges of our church.
North Main Avenue Baptist church
Rev. J. R. Ellis, of the Blakely church,
will preach tomorrow at both ser
vices. Morning. 10.30. subject. "Tho
Christian's Secret of Success;" even
ing. 7.30, subject, "On the Road of Life
with tho World's Best Teacher, or
the Enigma Solver." Everybody wel
come. Green Rldcro Rantlsf nhnrnh n..
J. Ford, pastor At 10.30 a. in. and 7.30
j. in. me ur.iegaies win present reports
of the Baptist Young People's conven
tion held In Richmond. Vn.; Sunday
school at 11.43 a. m.; Young People's
prayer meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Shlloh Baptist church, 303 Center
street Preaching at 10.30 a. m.: Sun
day school, 2 p. m.; Young People's
union. 7 p. m.: evening, a Son of Thun
der will preach for the church. All
nre welcome to attend theso meetings.
Rev. J. 11. Bell, pastor.
Miscellaneous.
Grace Reformed Episcopal church,
Wyoming avenue, below Mulberry
street, Rev. Georgo L. Alrlch, pastor
Prayer and praise service at 9.30 a, m.;
divine worship at 10.30 a, m. and 7.30
p. m.i preaching by the pastor, morn
ing, "God's Workman," I Cor,. 3-9;
evening. "Studies In Obadlah." Edom,
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Strangers cordially invited. Union
Bible class for lesson study Thursday
evening at 7.45 o'clock. AH are wel
come. United Evangelical church, Capouse
avenue, Rev. C. D. Moore, pastor Sab
bath school nt 9.45 a. m.; pleaching at
10.45 a. m. and 7.30 p, m.; Keystone
League Christian Endeavor at 6.30 p.
m.! Junior Christian Endeavor Mon
day nt 7 p. m.; prayer meeting Wed
nesday nt 7.30 p. m. There will be
preaching Saturday evening at 7.30 and
quarterly conference after. The Sac
rament of the lord's Supper will be
administered nfter the Sabbath morn
ing sermon. Rev. J. W. Messlnger, of
Bloomsburg, Pn will have charge.
Come and hear. Alt welcome.
First Church of Christ (Scientist),
No. 519 Adams avenue Sunday services
at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m subject,
"Love;" Wednesday evening meeting
at 8 o'clock. All welcome. Scats free.
All Souls' Unlversallst church. Pine
street, between Adams and Jefferson
avenues, Re'. O. R. Beardsley, pastor
Morning service nt 10.30, subject,
"The One Voice of Men;" Sunday
school nfter the morning service, Mrs.
S. Benjamin, superintendent. No even
ing service during July nnd August.
Sunday school will picnic at Nay Aug
park Wednesday. You will find a cor
dial welcome to all our services, Come.
Tabernacle Congregational church
Prof. Rhys R, Lloyd, formerly of this
city, now of Onkland, Cal., who Is a
most nble expounder of tho gospel,
will address the congregation nt 6 p.
m. AH nre welcome.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Ellen Beach Yaw, the freak soprano,
Is to have nn opera written expressly
for her voice In which she will be able
to Introduce the high C above the
usual Tilgh C at frequent Intervals.
Miss Yaw expects to havrno trouble
In delighting audiences with selections
written on the larger lines, but the
composition will probably cause wrink
les to gather In the throat of her under
study. II II II
Vladimir do Pachmann, the celebrat
ed Russian pianist, Is reported to have
arrived In this country tome two weeks
ago. Inquiry among his New York
city friends have failed to confirm the
news. He Is advertised to make a
concert tour of this country beginning
the middle of September.
II II II
Lillian Blauvelt sang at the State
Concert last month before Queen Vic
toria. Her majesty presented the young
American prima donna with a magni
ficent brooch with the letter V In ru
bles. Mine. Blauvelt 111 sing IndLon
don until the end of this month after
which she will take a vacation until
October spending most of her time at
the German watering places.
I! II II
The first opportunity ''crantonlans
had to hear Mr. Henry P. Drayer, of
this city (who has just returned from
Boston), In public as soloist, was last
Sunday In the German Methodist Epis
copal church on Adams avenue. Ho
sang at both set vices, and proved that
he has a remarkable baritone voice of
unusual range and quality. The num
bers which ho sang In a most nrtlstlc
manner were "Rest," by Sheldon; "In
Heavenly Love Abiding," by Bachel
der; "After," by Stebbins, and "The
Promise of Life," by Cowen. In theso
he showed that he has remarkable con
trol of his voice and bids fair some day
to rank with tho greatest of singers.
Mr. Dreyer for the past two years has
studied at the New England Conserva
tory of Music. Ho Is studying voice
under Mr. Whitney, one of the best
voice teachers in Boston. Before going
to Boston, Mr. Dreyer studied under
Mr. Wooler, nnd for two years sang In
the Second church choir under Mr.
Chance, to whom he owes much for
his early training. Mr. Dreyer expects
to return to Boston next month to con
tinue his studies in music.
SEASONABLE RECIPES.
Potato Salad with Cucumbers.
Peel and cut Into dice hiifllcient potatoes
to measure one pint. Boll them in salted
water until barely tender nnd drain. Marl,
nate them with French dressing to which
Is added one-half of a teasDoonful of
onion Juice and put away until cold.
Pare and cut into small dice one and
one-half eupfuls of cucumber, mix with
tho prepared potatoes, add more French
dressing, mix with a pint of watercress
and garnish with tiny cubes of cold
boiled beet.
Pineapple Punch.
Boll together for live minutes a quart
of water and a pound of sugar, strain and
add tho Juice of one lemon and one cup
ful of freshly grated pineapple. Let
stand for half an hour and strain again.
Sf-rvo with an abundance of finely crushed
Ice, some whole raspberries und strawber
ries and bits of cut pineapple.
Raspberry Mousse.
Mix well together one pint of very
thick cream, three tablespoonsful of pow
dered sugar and two-thirds of a cupful of
strained raspberry Juice. Whip, setting
the bowl In Ice water. Take off tho
froth as it rises and lay It on a sieve.
When no more froth will rise turn the
dranled whip carefully Into a mold with
a very tight cover, butter tho crack ami
bury in Ico and salt for three hours. Turn
out on a platter and servo with sponge
cake.
nice Border with Raspberries.
Have ready a kettle of boiling water.
Drop into it' one-half pound of carefully
washed lice and boll hard for flvo mil.
utes. Drain, turn tho rlco Into a double
holler, add ono pint of milk and two ta
bltspoonsful of sugar and cook, stirring
occablonally until all the milk is nb.
sorbed. Pack Into a buttered border
mold and set away until cold, then' turn
out on a large platter. Press enough
berries to give ono scant cupful of Juice,
add enough thick sugar syrup to -ten
and with this baste the rice tin has
absorbed most of It. Fill tho or ith
raspberries, heap over them soi . .,;y
whipped cream and garnish wltu some
extra berries.
Raspberry Dumplings.
Make a rich biscuit crust; roll it out
and cut In squares. On each put as
many berries as possible, sprinkle with
sugar, pinch the edges together nnd
place in a buttered pan. Steam half an
hour, put In the oven for ten minutes and
icrvo with a hard sauce, to which has
been added a few teaspoonfuls of crushed
berries.
IlnBpbery Vinegar.
Mash two quarts of berries, add one
quart of strong vinegar and hn stand for
twenty-four hours. Strain, add another
two quarts of berries, let stand as before
strain and repeat a third time. Measure
and to each pint add one pound of sugar.
Heat slowly to tho bollnlg point, skim,
cool and bottle.
Watermelon Salad.
Place the melon on lie until thoroughly
chilled. Cut It open and with a silver
knlfo cut the red portion into ir-li culic.
Have reHdy a mixture of four t.ible.
spoonsful of powdered sugar, one ten
spoonful of clnnnmon nnd nne-qunrlcr of
a tenspoonful of grated nutmeg. Sprinkle
tne cut meion witn tins, ne-in in the
salad bowl, pour over all one wlnejjlasstul
of port wine and serve
-Philadelphia Record.
SUMMER DAYS AT
PLEASANT MOUNT
ONE OF WAYNE COUNTY'S M0f
DELIGHTFUL RESORTS.
A Peaceful Hamlet Where tho Bustle
and Turmoil of Busy Life Is Eor
gotten Somo of tho Scrantonians
and New Yorkers Who Own Sum
mer Homes Nature's Panorama.
Special from a Stnft Correspondent.
Pleasant Mount, July 21. Did you
ever visit Pleasant Mount7
If not, gentle reader, you have
missed one of the most beautiful and
heakhful summer resorts within easy
distance from Scranton. Pleasant
Mount Is located nt an elevation that
Is scarcely approached In Northeast
ern Pennsylvania. Here In contempla
tion of a stretch of nature's panorama,
i caching from the Catskllls to the
Delaware Water Gap on tho east and
south und the Elk mountains und oth
er hills of Susquehanna county on the
west, one may dream nway the sum
mer day where scarcely a sound save
the song of the robin nnd bobolink
breaks the stillness of the peaceful
surroundings.
Pleasant Mount may be reached by
the Delaware and Hudson railroad,
nllghting at Heriick station, or by the
Ontario and Western. Tho approach
to the village Is not Inviting, ns It Is
situated two miles from tho Ontario
and Western station nnd three miles
from tho Delaware nnd Hudson. Not
tho least of tho uninviting elements Is
the august personage who presides nt
the Pleasant Mount Btatlon: of the
Ontario and Western railroad. As
monarch of all that he surveys In the
vicinity of the depot, this Individual
has become as autocratic as the Sultan
of Sulu, and the stranger who does not
feel humble when tit the presence of
the lone station agvnt, must Indeed be
a callous man.
Upon alighting from the Ontario and
Western train, it road which Is noted
ns a rule for courteous employes, 1
approached the solo living object In
sight, tho station agent, nnd made In
quiries about the bus which runs from
Heriick to Pleasant Mount daily.
Without answering tho question, ho
grabbed n piece of yellow paper and
began studying the Inscription thereon
like a man with a large weight upon
his Intellect.
Receiving no reply, nnothcr attempt
was made:
"Is there any conveyance by which
I can get to Pleasant Mount?"
"Why, ya-a-s," drawled tho agent,
wheeling about, with tho contemptu
ous smile that n wild western cata
mount slayer would bestow upon a
tenderfoot. "Take the road and con
vey yourself."
THE RUINS OF BELMONT.
Over the hills from Herrlck the pil
grim passes the neglected grave of
Samuel Meredith, which is situated nt
the outskirts of a. beautiful grove of
maples, near the ruins of Belmont
Manor, tho former homo of the al
most forgotten Revolutionary patriot.
In the vicinity of the mills of Belmont
Manor Is noticed also the . famous
haunted house which has been In sole
possession of goblins for many years.
At midday the place Is quiet enough,
but at nightfall It Is said tho ghosts
play high pranks and even the clap
boards of the dilapidated old edifice
rattle at their command, while strange
sights are sometimes witnessed by
those bold enough to peep within the
closed shutters.
Down in a valley and up another In
cline and the peaceful hunilct Is
reached. Here nil Is hospitality, and
tho visitor Is mndo to feel that per
haps the beauties of nature have had
a subduing influence upon the dis
cords of humanity In general. Social
caste Is apparently unknown and geni
ality reigns. As Mr. Brcnnan, one of
the prominent residents remarked:
"We live in peace and know little of
the wickedness of the outside world,
aside from what we read in the pa
pers." A few parties from cities have tak
en advantage of the delights of Pleas
ant Mount us an abiding place during
the heated term, and have erected
handsome summer residences there.
Among them arc Mr. Sterling, a well
known New York inventor, who has a.
flno modern residence on the highest
ground In the town, and Mr. Jason
Wells, of the llrm of T. M. Miller &
Company, of Scraiiton, whoso beau
tiful villa nnd well-kept grounds nre
the admiration of all visitors. Mount
Pleasant has four stores, a blacksmith
shop, harness nnd shoe shops, two well
kept hotels, tho "Mount Pleasant" and
"Hotel Eagle." The latter owned by the
genial veteran host, James P. Riley,
Is second to none In country towns.
The religious element of the village Is
well provided for. There are threo
churches, Presbyterian, Methodist nnd
Roman Catholic. Tho new church of
the latter parish, which Is In chargo of
Rev. Father Henley, an earnest work
er, formerly of .Scranton, will be dedi
cated with appropriate exercises to
morrow. The edifice, which was erect
ed by Mr. John Hansen, a Carbondalo
contractor, Is of artistic design and
has been built in a manner that Indi
cates that the work was placed In good
hands,
GOOD FISHING.
The town has a vlllago Improvement
society which has dono much good
townrds making tho plnco additionally
.beautiful. There is still need, how
ever, of more luwn mowers nbout tho
place. There Is no largo body of water
In tho Immediate vicinity of Pleasant
Mount, but Lake Blgelow. which Is
about two miles distant, affords excel
lent fishing, and Rock Lake nnd tho
lakes nt Poyntelle are in easy driving
distance.
Owing to Its distance from railroad
stations It is prnbnblo that tho vlllago
of Pleasant Mount will never be popu
lar ijs tho destination of the crowded
excursion car or the noisy clam bake.
Upon this account, therefore, It will
ever be a delightful haven of rest for
those who seek n locality In which they
mny pass tho days of summer In peace
and quiet, leaving business cates nnd
tho rattle, smoke and dust of the city
far behind them.
Balloons in War.
From tho Pali Mull Magazine.
During the expedition to tho Soudan
tho balloon corps wero of Immense ser
vice In disclosing tho position and tac
tics of tho onemv. In ono nnrttiMilnr In.
.stance tho Soudanese attacked Gener
al .-wac.xeiu's zereba (earthworks), eg
tabllshed to protect tho environs of
minium, near uamai. une attack took
pU"o during the night, and beforo help
rnlllH nrrlvo mnat rt tYn l)rltal-. ant.
Mleis were hors de combat, although
they Just managed to keep the zereba
from falling into the hands of the
enemy. After this Major Temple mads
several ascents with his captive balloon
and detected tho enemy in tho bush
preparing to mnko another attack,
while tho force In the zereba, thinking
that they had quite retired, were totally
off guard,
Colonel Templcr says that the sight
of tho balloons has a very demoraliz
ing effect upon tho natives of these
countries, since they cannot find cover
from them to hide their movements,
for even at night they are easily de
tected from tho balloons by moans of
the powerful electric searchlights car
ried In the car. Theso natives are in the
hnblt of crying out that they cannot
fight against troops reinforced with
"young moons."
WRECKED BY THE SNOW HABIT.
The Awful Fnte of a Man Who
Turned from Whiskey to "the
Beautiful."
From tho Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Every great discovery In the world's
history has brought with It an accom
panying nflllcllon, nnd it has remained
for tho Klondike to dcvelope a peculiar
mania that threatens to outrival opium
eating. Among the lesldents of the far
North Is known ns tho "snow habit."
and it Is said to be incurable. Henry
Barnum, of Orent Bond township, has
returned from the Klondike, nnd tells
the strange story.
"There aro innny strange things In
tho Klondike," sajd Mr. Barnum, "but
perhaps tho strangest nnd that about
which nothing has b?en written so far
Is the dissipation caued by eating
snow. In the north, when the thermo
meter reaches 30 degrees to 40 degrees
below zero, mouthful of snow- Is like
molten metal. It bilngs nn Inflamma
tion to the palate nnd tongue, nnd It Is
Impossible to quench the thilrst. The
first ndvlce nn old-timer offers n new
comer In tho region is, 'Don't eat snow.'
Thcro are men In that country, once
hearty, robust miners, now weak, effe
minate creatures, whose fall can be
traced directly to tho time they began
munching snow.
"The matter has been but little In
vestigated, but the scientists who have
examined tho subject say that the
water of the North are rich with
mineral deposits, which aro being con
stantly washed down from the moun
tains. A certain per cent, of this min
eral is taken into the air when the
vapor arises, and tho snow becomes Im
pregnated with It. There have been
several falls of red snow near Point
Barrow, the deposits being of a red
dish brown color, due entirely to min
erals. Thus It enn he seen that a per
Fon eating large quantities of the snow
takes into hln system a corresponding
amount of minerals."
While coming down the Copper liver
last spring Mr. Barnum came upon
a party of miners where one was dy
ing from tho effects of eating snow.
He had bean a hard drinker, but hnd
inn short of whiskey. His thirst be
came unendurnble, and as water was
scarce in midwinter he had taken to
eating snow. Soon ho claimed It re
lieved his apetite for tho liquor, but
his companions noticed that his appe
tite for snow increased until ho was
consuming enormous quantities. Grad
ually, his skin, which was a dark
bronze, grew light, his rugged stature
became bent and even his harsh voice
changed to tho effeminate squeak of
an old woman. His strength gave way
and his companions tried to break him
off tho habit. Ho would Ho on his
pallet and moan pitifully for a mouth
ful of snow nnd when opportunity
offered would steal unobserved to the
doorway and gulp down huge hand
fuls. At last, seeing death was Inevit
able, his companions nllowed him the
snow, hoping to prolong his life. It
proved unavailing and one morning
Just previous to Mr. Barnuni's de
parture the man was found dead.
There nre some spots on the copper
river where tho snow, when melted nnd
strained through a cloth, shows per
ceptible signs of minerals, and often
gold Is found plentifully Intermixed,
but of course not in paying quantities.
Where this comes from Is a mystery,
but it may bo brought from the fur
north by the heavy winter gales that
sweep over this part of the country.
It has been said that If the snow could
be molted away It would leave de
posits of millions of dollars In gold
dust on the ground.
Mr: Barnum had a close call himself
from falling a victim to tho snow habit.
"It was In the winter of 1896-97," he
said, "and 1 was new to the country.
An old miner near Dawson hadiwarned
me against eating snow, but I, with
my partner, had gone back In tho hlll3
on a prospecting tour, and had got
caught In a blizzard. We were shy of
provisions, and on our way up lost"the
package contulning our cooking uten
sils. This we remedied by broiling our
cooked foods, but wo had nothing In
which to melt the snow. It Is claimed
that melted snow Is harmless, us tho
metallic deposits It contains sink to
the bottom of the receptacle. Wo de
cided to try It 'raw.' and wo did.
Whether It was the food or tho snow,
I don't know; but during tho week we
wnlted for a chance to get out we had
an ever-Increasing thirst, until, when
wo were finally able to strike the trail,
wo wero consuming snow at a fright
ful rate. When we reached our com
panions wo attempted to assuage our
thirst with water, but It did no good.
We hud acquired a taste for the frozen
wnter, and It seemed to have Invigor
ating qualities.. At night we could not
sleep unless we took our snow. W
wero fast approaching the degenerate
stage, when I reached a realizing sense
of our condition, nnd undertook to
break It off. I began by degrees and
worked down, but up to tho very mo
ment I left the country tho sight of
snow always raised In mo an lnordln
ato craving. It cost me many sleep
less nights and weary days to restrain
myself. Had I given way to the habit.
I woulij, like many another poor fel
low, havo lost all ambition and filled
nn unknown grave in that frozen wil
derness." In Jail for Debt.
From tho Tall Mall Gazette.
The King's bench was the largest
of nil the debtors' prisons. It flrmerly
stood on the east side of High street,
on the site of whnt is now tho second
street north of St. George's church.
This prison was taken down In 1758.
nnd the debtors wero removed to a
larger nnd much moro commodious
place on tho other side of the street
smith of Lant street tho site Is now
marked by a nuinj?r of new nnd very
ugly house nnd mean streets. In tho
year 1776 tho prisoners had to Ho two
In a bed, nnd even for those- who could
pay there were not beds enough, and
many slept on the Hoor of the chapel.
There wero 393 prisoners; in addition
to tho prisoners many of them had
wives and children with them. There
were 279 wives nnd 275 children a to
tal of 1,399 sleeping every nlcht In the
HAND cS PAYNE.
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Summer Gent's Furnishings
At Greatly Reduced Prices.
By taking advantage of this Sale, you
can go on your vacation well supplied with
cool, comfortable and stylish Shirts, Ties,
flats, Etc., at a comparitively small outlay.
Following are a few of the bargains we are
offering:
Negligee Shirts.
Imported Madras, $2.00 kind, now $1.50
Imported Madras, $1.50 kind, now 1.00
Domestic Ma'dras, $1.00 kind, now 75
Straw Hats.
54.00 kind, reduced to $3.00
3.00 kind, reduced to 2.00
2.50 kind, reduced to 1.50
2.00 kind, reduced to 1.25
i.jo kind, reduced to 1.00
Fancy Balbriggan Underwear Reduced from 50c
to 40c a garment.
Puff Ties Reduced from 50c to 25c.
We have just received a new line of
handsome Suspenders, of both Silk and
Madras. They will sell for 50c and 25c
respectively.
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FLO
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prUnn. There was a Rood water sup
ply, but there wna no Infirmary, no
Ksldcut surgeon, nnd no hath. Imag
ine a place containing 1.39D pertons.
and no hath and no infirmary: Atnon?
these prisoners, about a hundred years
ago. was a certain Colonel Georga
Hanger, who has left his "Memories"
behind him for the edlncatlon of pos
terity. According to him the prison
"rivaled the liurlleus of Wapplng, St.
'ON THE SQUARE.'
now considered almost
an enjoyable vaca
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O9 N. Washington Ave
Ciles and St. James In vice, debauch
cr and drunkfiinos."." Tho general
Inini'irtallty was so Great thnt it was
only poeainle, he says, to osonpe con
taglnn li living parat or by con
sorting nrly with the fow gentlemen
of honor who mlijht he found there.
"Otherwl" .i man will quickly sink
Into dlflpatlrn- h" will loss every
seme of lion'" and dignity, every moral
I principle nr.d virtuous disposition."
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