V V. a THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1900. KICK AWAY OLD IN, But know this, you may make a few PIANO SALES by using that "Old Oag," bnt you will learn like the small boy that you will have to wait till your "foot geta a little bigger" before you can dislodge such plucky old stock as we are. Our fine trade the last year proves to us that we are NEEDED here, and are appreciated. So Here We Will Stay at Where we will be Pleased to Wolt upon all our old friends, and deter mined to make many new ones. MUSIC AND MUSICAL GOODS PERRY BROTHERS Ice Cream. BEST IN TOWN. g Per JL&C Quart. LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO Telephone Order Promptly Delivered Jg-37 Adams Avenue. Scranton Transfer Co., Always Reliable. All kinds of transfer work promptly and satisfactorily done. Office 109 Lackawanna Ave. Office Phone 525. Barn Phone 6082 HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY. lunm, iilu in 120 Spruce Street. MnsonUs Templo. C. S. SNYDER, The Only Dentist n tlioClty WhnlBn Gruttuato In Medicine. 42C-422 SPRUCE STREET. Unlueofl ptlcos for Hie next 15 dajs ai follows: Cold Crowns $2.50. Gold Fillings 50c. Best Set of Teeth $4.00. Silver Filling 50c. Crown and brldno wotl; a specialty. If nu have liny Dental wink to be ileum rnll and have your teeth examined lieu of chaigc. rainless, o.tuetlon. Dr. Edward Reyer B14 SPRUCC ST. OPP. COURT HOUSE. DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office Hours 9 a. m. to 12.30 p. m.; Z to 4. Williams Building, Opp. PostoflW. SK PNIONl.ff)LABEu . 9 ' " CITY NOTES l W.'ATil WAS .NATi'ItAI.. - C'oioncr itolieiis held an juiup-y S.itiiidu.v In the. case ot Ml-. ri. 1.. Wallaii, who tiled l'rlday nUht at 1k r home, :.i5 l'enn .ue nui'. Death wax dim to natntal rau.-cn and an lii'iucsl was not iiiu'wai, l.li:i)i:UKUANZ UA1.U The Set union l.ledcikiatu society will hold their thir tieth annual niasitieinilo hall at their liall on l.'iekawanna nveuiic- on Wednes day evening, Jniiuiiiy Si. Hauer's tidl oiehestr.e of twelve pieces will futnlsli the music for tho dancing. ACVI'SIMj OP ASSAI'I.T.-A wairant was Issued Satiitdiiy afternoon at tho ot flco of Aide! man John T. Howe, at tho Instant e of Anna .Mellale. ot .Mineral street, who duugo, Michael fosgrovc witli sulking both hotel! ami her hus band, lleuiy Mcllalc. Tho heating will bo held today. TO 1'UIlCIIASU LOO.US.-Tho question of emplojlng tho pilsotiLts at tho coun ty Jail has at last been sottleu. At a meeting of tho Lack.uvaiiiid county plUon board Satuiiliiy it was di elded, upon reeommtudatlon of Commissioners Durkln and Mcnis, to pincliaso time I'hlladclphlu looms for the weavlnj ot rag carpet. Tho lout; time piisonus will bo put at tho worl;. WILL DISCUSS MILK.-Tiie house hold economics section of the (ireen Rldgo Women's, club will meet at tho 4 """H-f GRANDEST DISPLAY AT "THE MODEL," oeucATessEN eupomuu. . Kiesh Invoice of Uncut table dell tucles. Imported Hares, LuudjUKor Fnufiipe. Nova ScolU Salmon, fates ot all kinds, imported uud Calif ot nla Ti ults and Jellies, Nuld nielstoi Helli utesoi Jlerrlng In Wlno Sauce, Italian Chestnut, l.eh Ruchen. Marzipan nnd Honey Cakes of nil descriptions, and full line of fancy giocerles for tho hollditvr. Ciitoilng ntders taken now for tho holidays. Dinner Tabic d'Hoto. Breakfast. Lunch eon nnd Supper a la carte. ,Oyi. ter served In rny stylo. 221-223 Washington Avenue. .f-ft-f TEETH Oreen Ridge library Tundny, January 23, nt 3.30 p. m. Tho second paper upon tho Mlbjcct of "Milk" will bo read by Dr. llrlmer and reports of iccent Inspec tions among thu milk dealers will bo Riven. The phvslcun of tho city and nil Interested in thl subject nro cordially In vited to bo Drcscnt. MIAl'TAUQtTA CUtCI.t3.-Thp i:im t'ark Ch.ititauiitta clrclo will hold n meet ing till evening. Tho nnswer to tho toll call will bo by quotations from J. Kcnnt morn Cooper. Papers on tho required readings wilt bo read. Miss Margaret Thomas will sing an alto solo entitled "Alone on tho Raft." A study of "Kvun Bcllne," to ho conducted by A. V. llowcr and u discussion of tho llfo of Thomas Jefferson by (1. C. Yoeum, will mako tho (veiling a profitable one. WttUK'H CLKATllNOS.-Thc Tradcis National bank ieioits clearings for tho Heianton Clearing Mouse association, lot the week ending Jut.u.uy j, 1'jOrt, us fol lows: Monday, Januaty 13. $L'0I,U71.73; Tuesday. Jan. 1iJ, ?L'IO,o:'i.n: Wednesday, Jan. 17, J2AIVI.7: Thursday. Jan. lv. fK'i. 411; I'rldiv, January in, J.'; ,M . II ; Witur ilny. .latiu.iiy 20. JH'.Osl.t.J: total, JI.IVI. ifn.oi, ns comparing with l.si,ss os for thu (oncspondlng week In lR!n. TOX LrFT HOME. Disappearance of 14-Year-Old John Costello. Ml. l'.llllek Costello. of i0 l'ti-scott nventlo. ystonlity tiolllltMl the police of the disappearance of lior (lUtlK son John, who left homo Ktlday ufternoon and has nut lieon seen since. Tho Imy worked In the Sandy H.inkH mitio. and ilrew his pay, amounting to about ?1S. He told the other hoyH that ho wai going to Haltlnioiv. The boy was font teen years, of age. and when ho left homo wore- a Milt of dnik pi. ild doth, nnd a light over coat, tic l about 4 feet ! Inches In height and of fair (oinplc.lon MEETING OF B0ERITES. Concluded fiom Pago 1. cau-o in ly not triumph. We do not want for the Hoers a kind ot liberty th.H Kn' hmd would give them. We want tho Boers to havo the kind of liberty they want. Bailey's Moral Suppoit. Uoptesentntlvo Halley, of Texas, said that he came nieiely to give his mot.il suppoit to the c.tti'-e. His address was a lgnioiiH one and ho was loudly applauded. I am slek ol hearing about nut biotlieis acioss the sea. Kngl.ind N brutal. She had hunted tin lilsh down and sho went In a hiatal manner among the log3 and lens of the Island. It Is not muely lirlt sh gieed of gold or dislio for wealth that urges Ungl.ind on during this war. Sho llmls an oppoituulty to blot a lepuhlic fiom the map of the woild and she does not hesitate to do It. I blush to say th-ie ate men under this flag who hope to si o this dime petpiliateil. Hut the! hope in alu. Senatot William V. Allen, of X.. hiaska, in a vigorous addtess, said: If theio Is utij country on the lace ot the earth that uwis th Uiltish emplie nothing that country is the I'nited Statis of Ann ilea. Kngland sei Ks to lillo oil people for nirrceii.irv (lids. There. s not u lolls motive about her pollc.x Wher ever slu can advantiiRtously eMend hei cr.mmino Into that loealltv mio c.inles lur aims Whither It be leitlle llelds or diamonds or gold the same giced for gain has aetuatiil her cawiucsts. J nni not a billevir In iioti-iiit rvi mlon when llln rtj Is at slake I would not onlv Intervene with svmpathy loudly ami lorcihly e piessed, but I would Intervene) with eveiy law till ineanx In mv povvir. 1 close with the hope that the next cablegram fiom ncrosn tho water will bring news of JJullci's defeat. Clark'a Oration. The next speaker was Representative Champ Clntk, of Missuutl, who haid In putt: Wherever people .no stiiiggliiig for IHi etty they should lmvu tho IilLiidshlp ol all Americans. It passes understanding that theio should be any argument aB to that pin position within the broad comities, ol this puissant republic. Two years ago this would not have been. In tho elder day we would have niado the welkin ling; now, governmentally st caking, wo aio dumb as oysters. Wherefore? Itccimses laigland is a lobher nation; we aie ambitious to become a lobhei na tion, and all robber natieus must stand together for self-protectlm, and because It is so ;ugllsh, don't you know. That's gov ernment.il Ameik.i. 3l.uk you, only ottleial America. 1'iom Its sordid ami Inhuman veidlct we appeal to the iinoltlcl.il masses, who make and unmake statesmen, whom Abraham i.lmoln affi etlonalely denomi nated "the plain people." Tho senate, ol tho I'nited States may laugh to seoru Senator Mason's lesolutloii of s.vmpalhy with tho lions; but tho toll itig millions of Ameiiea will send their sympathy and their hiMity (Sod-spenl lie-loos the sea to tho biavo biliRlici", who aio tho best luaiksmen seen on earth slneo Andiew Jackson's linmoital day at Xew Orleans Why should we not sympathize wlt'.i these sturdy defenders of their llbeity and their homes? They aio In tho light. Not only that. They have live times an mm h cause fm lighting as our fatheis had in 177ii. Tho pie cedents all tavor such action. Wo pas-cd resolutlems of s.vmpalhy with tho liieeks. stiuggllng against the Tuiks. and ill utlvoency of Ihosu resolutions Daniel Webster estab lished his fame a an orator by his lolly Impassioned appeal to the moral senti ment of tho woild. t'mler the lead or Heniy Clay wo hasteneel to nxi-Wb our s.vmpathv wltli the unseint rfoulh Anuii e'.en republics Wo did these things when we weie a fee bio tolk. Now, that wo aio so stioug that we cannot estimate our stiength, wo have fallen to tho law estate of being John Hull's silent paitnir In buteheiiug and despoiling while men lighting valiantly lor their allais and their tltes. it's the Itocis' gold and diamonds that the llng llsh aie lighting for and not lor the light of the Ultlaudeis. The "and Otheis." A number of othots spoke on the same geneial line as their predeees hois. A set Ips of lesolutlons vvcro adopted extending sympathy and en coutagement to the Hiois, eleclarlng tlutt flre.it Ililtaln H resorting to un lawful nnel baibailous war tactics In tho aiming and mobilisation or sav ages, tho dlsuibutlon of ilnni dutn bullets to her solilieis, and tho Illegal seizure of peaceful nieiclianellsc en route fiom tho (Initcel State's to friend ly Poitugeso maiK'.ns; (litccUlng tho attention of tlio president of the United States te these unlawful pro ceedings, uiglng the piesldent to ex ercise tho pierogatlvo vested In hlni by tho recent peace convention at The Hague one! 'begging lilm to "of fer his gooel ofllcea ks a mediator be tween tho Hoers and the lirlllsh for tho deliverance of those unfortunate Knglibhmcn and their families, now being punished, vicariously for the cilme of a litigant cabal of gold grab bers and latiel liungty conspltators not one of whom Is at tho foiofiont of tho battle." Repartee, He I don't sco whut ou want with u gulf capo whoa you're not u golfer. She Hut .nu i an, no doubt, tell mo why you wear u bo lout and iijvct i jtild bo it boxer. Detroit i-'jeo I'uva, THE GREATEST PROBLEM OF THE AGE SERMON BY REV. A. H. SMITH AT OREEN RIDQE CHURCH. He Said That the Greatest Problem of all Time Has Been tho Indi vidual Problem Tho Necessity of Conquering Self Dwelt Upon Idea Enteitnlned by Society That They Ate the Victims Instead of the Vllllans of Picsent Soclnl System. Rev. Albeit H. Smith, of Rerwlck, tho well-know n evangelist, yesteielay commenced a setlcs of evangelistic meetings in the fSrccn Itlelge Baptist chut eh on Mousey avenue. Kov. Smith Is a lltient speaker, possessed of an especially resonant voice which he uses to splendid advantage. Last evening he spoke on "The tircutest I'loblein of the Age," and took his text fiiun l'salnis IlKlT: "Hill I tun poor and needy yet the I.otd think-e-lli upon mo; thou art 31y help and .My ilcllverei; make no tarrying, O my !od." Jle spoko hi pait as fol lows: "Uvory mini botn to the world rep lesents a cei tain thought of lod. The gie.itest ptoblem of lire Is always thu Individual problem. No man can ex pect to bo piomotiel to u position un less ho Is cspecinly llUcel for It. The 'mo preihleni' 1ms boon the piobleut or the centuries gone by and will bo of those to come. "Put the- light men In the light place unj thotn can be no limit put on human achievement, tienernl flratit will be known to history us the ri fitt est mllltuiy genius this countiy ever produced. He conquered the people, or the United States at Kmi Donelson, he conquered the nimy tit VIcksbuig; ho conquered congiess at Lookout Mountain, and later ho conquered the South; but that or all he couqiieicd Ulysses S. (.Smut. "AH the happiness joti or t can ever have Is mensmed by the capacity to receive happiness which we out selves devclope. (lod cannot put :i gallon into a pint cup and It' ou allow yoitr- sul to be a pint cup, ilguratlvely speaking, you will novel have a gal lon or happiness. SKl.VlKlCANCi: OF I.II-'K. "The awful significance of llfo Is that thes fOW shott years ilcteiinlno what we shall be and where we sdiall be tluotigh all eternity. A hymn, wiltteu and Insplieil by .a pure mo tive, but whose title has n veiy nils taken sentiment. Is, 'Oh, to lie' Noth ing," as though there Is any virtue In being nothing. "Chi 1st mail" lllniFelf of no reputa tion, but Ho did not make Hlmselr or no eiiaiactcr. He offeied Himself free ly for our sins and God accepted Him for the sins of the whole woild. Hvil Is nioi tenacious of lite than Is good. Sptirireiui once remarked to his son, 'Tom. 1 can tiansmit my gout to my descendants, but not the gift of grace.' "The gieat battles of life must be rottght alone. We come into llfo alone; its most Important decisions aie made alone and we go out ot it alone. "A business man of Chicago once sent his wife and three childi on to Scotland for tho bummer months. A few days Liter he lecelved word th.it the ship they had sailed In had fouii deied in mid-ocean. A few days mmo passed and he iceelvcd a cablegtam fiom his wife saying: "X was saved alone." He went Into his study and after meditating for a few moments wiote these lines: W'licm pe. i o like a river ntlcudctli my soul. When soriowH like ?ci-blllows roll, Whalevet my lot Thou hast taught mo to s.iv. It Is well, it Is well, with my soul. "(iod judges man Individually. Theio Is a pi evident and growing ten dency in this age of ouis to escape lesponsiblllty for our acts. A certain Chilstian judge once handed down nn unjiu't decision When asked by his ft lends, how he. a Chilstian. could ren der such an opinion, he said: "I gave that decision not as a Christian hut as a Judge." This Is a good example or the unthinking chat actor of the age, Tho Idea entertained by the riff raff of society today Is that they are the victims lather than the villains of our present social system. "In conclusion let us icmembcr that desrilte tho Inconceivable ininicnNity of the universe and the tiny specks that vvc am in it, that we each have a place In the thought ot God." RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES. Rev. Flank 31llmau occupied tho pul pit of tho I'lovidenco Piesbyteitaii chinch yesteiday morning. ilv.tugi llstiu M'l vices we to held in the Peiin Avenue Baptist chinch last even ing after thu tegular seivles. Hev. C 31. lllllln. D. D.. delivered a foieetul sermon al tho Kim P.uk chuiih last evening on "A .Man und a Sheep" Rev. 3I.iitlon, the evangelist, oci u plul the pulpit of the Cedar Avenue Methodist Kpiscopal chinch hist even lug. Itv. S 1'. Matthews, of tho I'iist Bap tist chuieli, lueaehec'. at both scrvlies yist('iila alter M absence owing to Ill ness. Ileiil y Cuny aildiessed the CSospel meeting hi the Rallio.ul Young 31cud Christian association jestoiclay ufle.--noon 1lcv. Thomas du (liuchy, D. 1), of tho Jackson Stieet Baptist chinch, will lend u paper on "Klhleal Kdtieatlou" at ihu Baptist mlulstcis inciting this morning. Rev. A. 1.. Humor, ot St. 31ark's Kvan gelle'al Lutheran chinch, spoke yesterday morning on "The Stieiuth and (lloiy of a Living Spit It." and la tho evening on "Tho cloud ol Witnesses." A popular praise and evangelistic scr. vleo was held In tho Provideni'o Pics bytetian chinch yesterday. Special music was reudeied ami Dr. Guild spoke on "Some I-'uuts About 3Ian." At (liaco Kvangellcal Lutheran church 3.ostcrday, tho pastor, Rev. Luther J less Waning, ihosu as his morning topic "Chi 1st and Woman," and In tho evening spoko on "Thu Devil's Braver." Tho sariament of the .old's supper was admlnlsteieil In tho Second Proshy teilun chinch yesteielay moinlng and at tho evening service Dr. Robinson spoke on "Slaking .Straight Patha for Christ." Dr. John P. 3loffat. of tho Washburn Street Piosbjtcii&u chinch, occupied the pulpit of tho Simmer Avenue chuicii at 0 o'clock last evening in tho ubsence of tho pastor. Rev. L. R. Foster, who Is III. Revival sei vices aro being held in the Simpson, Hamilton Stieet und Cedar Aveinio Methodist Kpiscopal churches, Tho iitlen.Ianeo has been unusually largo Dr.Bnl! 9.. "!; rtf t...V tno beat rentcuy r VOUKII Consumption. Cure? C i m ? CouKliH,ColdH,Gr.inpo, OV Til D Drom-hftis, Uoai'Mc- lie, A.lluna, Whooping, cuugh, Croup. hiuullilc-s, iiiicL iurc-reMilt. iir.iSuUiiMliCuitCehitifjIwii, Jnal,;jjjin tfjfappt 9?f others Sratitudo ttTTER TO Mill. riNXHAM RO. l6,?8s " DEAn Mrs. Piskham 1 havo many, many thanks to plte you for what your Vegetable Compound has done for me. After first confinement was sick for nine years with prolapsus of the womb, had pain in left side, in small of back, a great deal of headache, palpitation of heart nnd leucorrhcca. I felt so weak and tired that I could not do my work. I became pregnant again and took your Compound all through, and now havo a sweet baby glrL I never beforo had such an easy time during labor, nnd I feel it was due to Lydia E. l'inkham's Vegetable Compound. I am now nblo to do my work nnd feel better than I havo for years. I cannot thank you enough." Mrs. Ed. Ea Linger, Dkvine, Tkx. Wonderfully Strengthened. " I have been taking Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, Blood Purifier and Liver Pills and feel won derfully strengthened. Before using your remedies I was in a terrible state; felt like fainting every little while. I thought I must surely die. Hut now, thanks to your remedies, those feel ings nro nil gone." Mks. Emimk Schneider, 1244 Usles Avs., Detroit Mien. nnd much interest Is manifested by those who attend. At the morning service In tho Provl ib in o Methodist Kplseop.il church yi s tiiday, tho pastor, Rov. William Kdgar, spoko on "A Two-Sided View of a M1& iindei stood subject," which proved to be veiy Intel estiug nnd Instiuctlve. Sei'telaiy Bony, of the Railroad Young 31eu's Chilstian association, assisted by the Yoke Fellows' band, conducted evan gellstlo services in tho Ash Street Meth odist Kpiscopal church Ust evening. Tho services will be continued every even Ing this week. NEW TRUNK LINE. Will Link the Great Lakes with the Chesapeake. Pittsburg. Jan. SI. Tito Dispatch to mm low will say: A new ti utile lino fiom Krlc to Johns town, and linking the great lakes to the Ches.ipc-.iko by a new routo Is one of the important projects outlined for development In Pennsylvania, this year. The new line will become one of the Mandate! grain und ore routes. Should Xew Yoik capitalists execute plans they have been working on for yeats (good authoilty says they nre piactically completed), u branch will teach Plttsbtng and a new outlet to the Chesapeake and Atlantic seaboard will be given this city. John 15. .McDonald, contractor, who recently received the $33,000,000 contract for constiuctlng tho great traction tunnel In Xew York, Is said to be one of the pilniip.il projectots of tho road. The unite of tho new lino will be fiom Ktie to Cambridgoboro, to Tl tusvllle. to Tlonesta, to Cooksburg, liailon county, by bridging the Al legheny, thence to ntookvllle, l'ttnx Mttavviioy, Jndlana, Ulalsville and Johnstown. Included in the scheme Is a pioposed lino from Black Lick station near Blaiisville to Pittsburg, onterlner tho city by way ot the Pitts lung und 'Western, the Pittsburg junction load and tho Ualtlmore and Ohio. The line fiom Krle to Johnstown will be 210 miles long and will develope one ol' the largest coal llelds in west etn Pennsylvania. In Cambria coun ty alone 120,000 acres have been leased or bought outilght and tho Cambria Iron company will spend several mil lions of dollar.s In linpiovemonts and extensions. It Is said this company has already made a contract w Ith New York capi talists to deliver 2,000,000 tons of oio annually for twenty years. An other development of tho scheme In the near future Is a giant steel plant at Erie to cost $.".,000,000. OPERATORS CONFERENCE. Vigorous Controversy May Arise Over Settlement of Wage Question. Indianapolis, Jan. 21. Upward of one hundred coal operators havo ar JlVed fur the national conference, be tween them and the United Mine Workeis and nlieady indications point to a vlgenour and probably nn extend ed controveisy over tho adjustment of the wage scale. The publication this morning of tho demands that the liiliterr hr.d ngieed to malic- of tho abolition of the scicc-ns and an advance of 20 cents', uu of tho mine, with a differential ot soven cunts, has started the operators to talking of what will bo their posi tion. Piesldent S. M. Dalzell, of the National Upei.itors Association, who anived tonight fiom Chicago with a delegation, said his experience in tho pa-t bad been that tho mineis usually asked mote than they expected to gel. Colonel A. L. Sweet, an operator from Chicago, said: "I understand the miners ask an ad vance of 20 cents per ton on run of the mine coal and a differential rate of seven cents. I am Inclined to believe they will never get what they aio asking for. Theio has been no agi ce ment reached among the operators." Colonel Geoigo L. Pltttnger, of Cen tialla, 111., said: "If the miners expect to get that advance they will be disappoint ed, for we cannot afford to pay that much." OtlitjiH talked In the same way. The wagei scale tommltltoe of the minors today decided not to change its re pott of a seven icnt differential and will again icpott this to the conven tion tomoii'ow. High Water on West Branch. Cleailkld, I'a., Jan. St. As early as 7 o'clock this nioinlt.g tho West til. inch of tho Kiisquiiiami i liver tit this place stood nlno feet blah, and much colder weather caused It to fall to a "-root Hood, where It blands tonight. Osmnn Signn Imprisoned. Smiklm. Jan. SM.-O&miui Dlgiu. piln Cipal gei.eial of tho lato Khallla Abdul lab, and vho was ci.ptutcd last Thuis day in tho hills net.r Tokar, was biou::ht hero today Mid lmuI.oncd, Try ft "Hotel Jciniyn" cigar, 10c. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. CHILD, SOFTKNS tho dUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN ; Cl'RKS WIND. COLIC, and Is tho b'-st remedy for DIARRHOKA. Sold by all Diugglsta In oveiy part of tho woild. Bo suio and ask for "Alts. Wins low's Seething S.wup," and take no other kind. Twti'ty-uvu ceiita a bottle. Hies been used for over FIFTY YKARS b- MILLIONS of MOTJIKRS tor their ClllLDRKN WHILK TKKTHINO WITH i.i.'ni.'1'.L'T St'CCKfeS. It SOeri'iiKS Urn BRIEF MENTION OF MEN OF THE HOUR WORK DONE BY WEATHER OB SERVER H. E. PAINE, For Twenty Years He Has Been Keeping- Tabs on tho Weather and for Pive Years Has Been Render ing Valuable Servlco to tho Gov ernmentGeorge Backus Tells a Story About the Origin of Bil liards Dr. John W. Busch, New Houso Surgeon at Lackawanna. A man who woiks for a wealthy master, in a position requiring ex tended dally toll, without us much pay ns "thank you" nnd for the pub He good alone, Is an exception In these days of the dollar, it will be ngiatd. it Is dinieult to concclvo of such a. poison, yet Scranton nutubeis one among Its other possessions that au unusually extraordinary. He Is H. K. Paine, tho local weather observer. Twenty years ago Mr. Palno began keeping tubs on tho weather for his own giatlllcatlon. Ho made a dully record of the thermometer, tho direc tion ot the wind and character of tho day as to its clearness, cloudiness, and nlso as to whether or not It rained, snowed, hailed, sleeted or whut. Some llvo years ago the. United States weather bureau heard of this and en listed him in its corps of local volun teer observers. All tho remuneration he sought was xi supply ot tho paraphernalia with which to mnke exact observations and this lie got. The paraphernalia con sists of threo thermometers, a barom eter und a rain guage. The thermome ters are located In a small box with covered top and latticed sides bulit on a four foot pedestal in the rear ot his home on Mndison avenue. Aut matle rc-glsteis nre attached to two of the thermometers, which show at a glance the warmest and coldest point reached during tho day. Tho third, a spirit thermometer, is fiee from all attachments, and is used to settle pos sible disputes between tho other two. Tho lain gttagc Is located nearby. It Is a tin cylinder twenty Inches in cir cumference and of about two feet depth, with an edge sufliciently sharp to split a rain drop or snow flakes. To the bottom of the cylinder Is nttachocl a smaller cylinder, mote properly a tube, an Inch and a half In diameter. The water Is caught in the larger cy linder and runs Into the smaller. If there has been any precipitation dur ing the day It Is readily measured with a yard stick, the proportion between the larger cylinder and the tube hav ing been accurately established. At 7 o'clock eveiy evening Mr. Paine mnkes his observations of temperature nnd precipitation. Having done this he sets the thermometer registers back to the point Indicated then on the ther mometer, empties tho rain guage and leaves them for another twc-nty-feuir hours. A brief daily report is for warded to tho depattment by tclegiaph and each month a lengthy and detailed statement is sent by mall on blanks furnished for th.it puipose. A carbon copy ot these monthly reports is kept for his own use and it is from these the occasional weather articles an pearing In The Ttlbuno aro complied. Mr. Palno, as may be believed, takes an indent Interest in tho work and Is always ready to vvado through his vol umes ot statistics to find something that a newspaper man may think will be of Interest to the public, Geoigo Backus, popiietor of the bll llaid loom and eafe which bears his name, gives a curious version of the otigln of billiards. His views on the subject are extraordinary and when he nirod his knowledge to a party 'of well known gentlemen several of the latter refused to receive tho Informa tion seriously. 3'r. JUcktis cited the fondness of the ICnglish pvp'u; for tho game and said it was not strange th.it a letter giving the oiigln of the sport should have been found In the British Museum. "The game was Invented," said Mr. Backus, "by a London pawnproker whose name was William Kevv. Kcw not only loaned money, but he sold cloth, and for tho latter purpose had a yard measure with which ho com puted accounts. One day to amuse himstlf. Kew took the three round balls which vvero the emblems ot his trade they may still be seen above the doorwuys of certain Scranton es tablishmentsand, placing them on the counter began to poke them about with the yard measuie. He- found It fascinating pastime and acquired a kind of skill in making one ball glance off the other. His friends who caw him thus engaged called the game 'HUtsyaul.' It was soon shottened to 'billiards.' "But the yard stick was tho Instru ment with which the bills weie knocked about and tho difficulty arose in finding a man for the Improvement. Finally they called It after tho name of tho pawnbroker a Kew." All of which proves that Mr. Backus may be Included among those who dteam out good stories. Dr. John W. Busch, the new house surgeon nt the Lackawanna hospital, Is a native of Phlladelphla.and a grad uate ot the University of Pennsyl vania -Medical school, which ho left last year with the class of 'J9. The doctor is a tall, well built younj man, and while at college was consid erable of an athUe, being especially distinguished In tho boutlii" lliu. He lowed on the 'Varsity crews of '.OS and 'f!. being stationed, No. li oar. nnd as will bo mnembeied both of these crows ptoved the victors In all tho big contests In which they lowed. By being a member of tho crew the doctor eamed tho privilege of wearing tho 'Varsity letter P. on his breast, nnd has in his possession now a heavy led and blue sweater with a bis P. wot keel on It. Dr. Busch Is a pleasant, genial per son, and has already madu many friends In the city, nil of whom wish him a succcrsful career at the hospital. C. R BECKWITH & CO., DEALERS IN Mine and Mill Supplies, Machinery, Etc. OFFICE-Dlmc Uuuk Building. W ANTPH Buvers for t,ie following articles.whic" T T ill 1 LtV will be sold cheap.as we need room. x China Cabinet, hard wood, bevel glass, 5 feet t high, worth $15.00, sell at pl 1 1 handpainted French China Dinner Set, 112 -y piecest worth $40.00, sell at 406 1 Bric-a-Brac Cabinet, Mexican Mahogany, French Plate, Bevel Edge Mirror Back, 5 feet high, 3 feet wide, 4. worth $35.00, sell at pX5 l Handsome Haviland & Co.'s French China Roast -. Set, 70 pieces, worth $65.00, sell at apoU MHInr X? Prlr 13a Wyoming Av, ITllllCtl IX r CCIVt "Walk In anri Innlr arnunrf." mmmmmmmmmmmmmm See the Goods And you will appreciate the values. The prices ara way down and the styles and materials arc good. All 85.00 Jackets go for ...3 3 BO s. All $7.00 and $8.00 Jackets go for 5 00 All $10.00 Jackets go for 7 50 All $15.00 Jackets go for 10 00 All $17.00 and 18.00 Jackets go for 12 50 All $20.00 Jackets go for 14 00 All $25.00 Jackets go for - 18 00 Tailored Suits, Up-to-Date. All $10.00 Suits go for $ 7 50 All $15.00 Suits go for 10 00 All $20.00 Suits go for 14 00 , All $25.00 Suits go tor 18 00 All $30.00 Suits go for 22 50 All $35.00 Suits go for 25 00 F. L Crane, reliable m Mm wi uimwt) Furrier. Raw Furs Bought. Furs Repaired, NO MORE DREAD OF THE DENTAL CHAIR Teeth Filled and extracted absolutely without paia by our new scientific method. Qnv ! .'vlv Reputable Dentists Should not be judged by the catch-penny methods of the Dental Fakir. Our prices are the lowest possible for first-class work. Our system of Crown and Bridge Work is superior td any other. We aro up-to-date in all branches of Dentistry. DRS. SAPP & McGRAW, 134 WYOMING AVE. (Over Millar & Peck's China Store.) COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES. Attorney A. V. Dean was on Saturday appointed guardian ot Mtnnlo Kulitlid, minor child ot Adeli.i Cluinalr, late ot Benton. Court has extended until Monday, Feb ruary 5, 1300. tlm time limit tor tho llllns of reeiuests. tor findings or law nnel tact in tho Langstnlt-Kelly election co-itist. Attorney .1. C. Vauglian bus been ap pointed auditor to ellsttlbiite tho tumls In the posscsi-lon ol' Dalby J I'lekes, ad ministrator ot tho citate of John M. Morm.in. In tho ease of Ueorge Uorick against Patrick McMunama exceptions were mado on Saturday to tho sulliciene-y ot ball of the defendant, pendlin? tho Int tor'h anneal to tho Superior court, und court granted 11 rule returnable Saturday, Januaiy 27. for the cletenclant to Justify or havo new ball In the case. J)rs. .1. U. Uinvi-y, George C. Brown, J. R. Murphy, 1". W. Winters and K. 1'. Cnrtv, nil of Duntnore, and composing tho Dunmoro Historical society, tiled n bond In tho mm of SLOW) in tho otllee of Prothonotniy ""opelnnd on Saturday last. Tho association Is lormrd for tho purpose of dissecting human bodies foi scientific research and tho filing ot a bond la such a capo is a requirement ot tho law. Attorneys It. J. Itourke and T. 1. Hur ry filed In tho office ot I'rothonntary Copclunci last Saturday 11 bill In equity In tho case of Joseph Cillroy against An thony Klnback and Thomas McDonald. Tho land In question Is a lot 50xl2u fret located In Archlmld In which the plain tiff claims a one-fifth Interest by reusor. of a deed from Patrick McDonald, or Chicago. Tho plaintiff wishes the prop, ertv sold and tho proceeds equitably divided. A Delightful Trip to Florida or California. It will be of special interest to those conteu'iplatlns' a trip to the Land ot Klowcrs or to tho Paclllc Coast to know that he undersigned, 'or any tick et agent of the Lackawanna railroad, can sell round-trip tickets to all piin clpal points at tho veiy lowest j.ites. A!o send to icsldences for baggage and check wrao through to destina tion. Reserving all sleeping car space desired In advance: In short, furnish maps, time-tables and full Informa tion. Remember tho Lackawanna has three trains daily with through sleep ers and day coaches to Chicago. No change of cars. 5t. L. Smith. D. r. A.. Scianton, Pa, Smoko tho Pocono 5c. cigar, WAKUIIOUSE-Grccu Kldgc ' We Call Your Attention To Our Immense Stock of Horse and Male Sboes, Bar Iron Steel, Chaonells, Angles, Shafting, Toe Calk Steel, Bolts and Nnts, Rivets and Washers, An Endless Stock of Blacksmiths' and Wagonmakers' Supplies. 126 ana 128 Franklin Are. SPRING ANNOUNCEMENTS and every description of fine engrav ing see D. IRVINQ SIMMONS, 720 Connell Building. Hi (Hi Everett's Horses and carriages are su perior to ihose of any other livery in the city. If you should desire to go for a drive during this delight ful period of weather, call tele phone 794, and Everett will send you a first-class outfit. EVERETT'S LIVERY, 236 Dix Court. (Near City Hall.) .jB -It H,-V,
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