THl-i SUKAN'i'ON TRlUUNK-MOiNDAY, FEBRUARY12, 1900.
BARGAINS
in Second-Hand
Pianos and Organs
A fine Briggs Grand and a dick
ering Square, both exceptionally
pood Pianos for church, concert
hall, or club house.
Square Pianos at your own price.
Second-hand Organs from ($25)
twenty-live dollars up.
Now is the time to buy an
ANGELUS
One second-hand, cheap, for cash,
or on monthly payments, at
PERRY BROTHERS
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
t. Per
&c Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
TtltpUone Orders Promptly Da.lvorai
2Jg-J7 Adorns Avenue.
Scranton Transfer Co.,
Always Reliable.
All kinds ot tiansfer work
promptly and satisfactorily done.
Office 100 Lackawanna Ave.
Office Phono 525. Barn Phone 6082
HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY.
wu m m mm fruits
420 Spruce Street.
Masonic leinpla.
C. S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
In the City Who Ih n Grndun'o In
Medicine.
42C-422 SPRUCE STREET.
TEETH
Reduced prlees for the net 1J days as
follows:
Gold Crowns $2.50.
Gold Fillings 50c.
Best Set of Teeth $4.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
Crown and bridge work a specialty. If
you hive any Dental wink In lie done call
nnd have your teeth examined free of
charge I'uhilciis extraction.
Dr. Edward Reyer
14 SPRUCE ST. OPP. COURT HOUSE.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
Office Hours 9 n. m. to 12.30 p. m.; 2 to 4.
Williams Building. Op p. Postomce.
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: CITY NOTES
--
ARliCMKNT COl'RT.-A week's ses
slon of argument ciurt begins todny.
'PROLLKYMKN'S PAY-DAY. - Tho
Peranum Hallway company will pay Its
employes today.
ISSCKD TODAY. -Tho February num
ber of tho Scranton Pocket Guide and
Huslmss Directory will lie Issued today.
Tho railroad limn tables appear In full,
corrected up to date.
SCHOOL, TO UK CLOSKD.-Hoallh Of
ficer Allen has decided In close No, 27
Fclinol, at the corner of the old Untile.
Yard and Columbia avenue, ami It will
be thoroughly fumigated this week.
HOCKKY ON LARK SCRANTON.-
Teams (imposed of niemlx'is of tho
Feranton end Wyonilinr Valley country
club played a name of heckey at Lake
Feranton Saturday afiernoon. It was
witnessed by a la run number of specta
tors. ORGAN RKCITAL.-On Tuesday even
Inc. February ao, Professor j( m, ciiiiiico
will give an organ recital at the Prnvl
dencB rresbyterlan church, on which oe
raslon ho will be assisted by Charles
Doers.im. tho choir and orchestra of tho
Second Presbyterian church of this city.
MANIC CLKARINOS.-Folln.vliig Is the
report of the clearings for last week as
reported by the Scranloii clearing
Jloilso association: Mnndi'v. J'.Ti.Wi.;
Tuesday. $1M:.V'7.I1; Wednesday. l!,I.V.".'.;
Thursday, HM.SKfiS: Friday. llSVufi.'!,:
Saturday, 122,li72.M; total. $;!'l,7W.!n. Tho
clearings for the corresponding week of
lost year were $7t.",i'.l:.-7.
OCT OK IMNGKR.-Jenny Uaker. of
lower Lackawanna avenue, who tried to
end her life by taking a dose of laud
anum early Saturday moraine; was put
out of danger by the prompt attendance
of the pluMclans of the Lackawanna
hospital. The ambulance was called and
the woman was given Imniedlato atten
tion. The evil effects of tho poison wero
counteracted and It was not considered
necessary to tako her to the hospital.
A NKW PAPKH.-Slncc the dbcontlnu.
Atloii of "The Cricket" a few yearn ago
Pcranton has been without a humorous
paper of local Interest, A few enterpris
ing: young men have fornnil a company
for the publication of u humorous paper.
C. p. Klllott, formeily with the Hcranton
Republican, will edit tho Journal, which
URroNl&gLABED
Is In lt published under the appellation
"Smiles." M. Htirgcr, whose work In
metropolitan papers hns made for him
i tut mi' among the enttooiilsts mid news.
piipir Illustrators In New Votk illy, Mill
superintend tho art department, lilt
work In local papers has received much
praise. Mr. llcrshtlold, of New York. Is
nttciitllm. tr Urn business niiuiiinliii? "f
"Smiles." Tho III st number will appear
Wednesday.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE MEETING.
Will Be Held In Wilkes-Barre This
Afternoon.
Tho pi opioids of tho new Atlantic
Iphkuc of base ball dubs will meet nt
Hotel Sterling. Wilkos-Hurro, at :!
o'clock this afternoon for tho purposi
of organizing tho clubs for tho cumins
SCIIKOtl.
It Is not known who will represent
Srruntoii at the meeting, but itssuiunen
hn.i been given that this city will be In
the circuit, which will itirltidu Wllkcs
Tlurre, Rending, Allcntown, Newark.
Pntorson, Atlantic City and Wllmlng
ton. MEMORIAL FOR THE NINTH
Tablet to Be Erected in he Armory
nt Wllkes-Barre In Honor ot
tin Dead.
"Tho magnificent bronze, memorial
tablet which Ih to be erected In the
Ninth regiment armory and dedicated
April Hi next the second anniversary
of the departure of tho rei;lment to
the front Is H noble and notable
achievement In lilt." pays the Wilkes
Harm News. "It was modeled by
Hrti.-e l'riei', the well known nrchlteet,
of New Yolk, alter skcto'ten suhnilt
led by Colonel Dought rly, and was
sotilptur"l by tho Ainerlcan master if
arts, .1. Massoy Klilml, ol' New York.
The tablet Is now about tlnlsheil. It
will be fix feet three inches 111 length
and tlnee feet tluee ii'ches In width.
As one looks nt It the nppear.mco Is
riven of a magnlllcently wrought dooi
wny of classic suggestion to a gltMt
mausoleum. The apex Is surmount 'd
by 'mi eagle with wings spread nnd
claws embedded In a sphere. The
enKb' Is 111 the nttltUcV of defense, as
if roused to action, and the appearance
Is that of guarding the lower part of
the tablet.
"Itclow the sphere Is the nitiolial
coat of aruiN and then comes the en
tablature, which Is Hat keil mi one sld
by the Ninth regiment crest mid on
the opposite sldo by tlv co:; of arms
of the state of l'emisyhanla. In a re
cess below the entablature, and mod
eled In hipili relief, Is the piece do
resistance of the win Is. It Is a lluure
of t Stiff bowed low oi.-r a S'lrcnphaKi'.s
ami holding branidiei of bay in !!i"
hands.
"The deeii recesses in which the fi'-r-ure
Is chiseled are made po-slble bv
the Milled loluinns on oneh sli'e and
with Doric capitals. 5eow the IIkuiv
Is n frame enclosing; a ppaee for the
names of three officers and tweiity-:dx
enlisted men of the Ninth, who riiv'
ip their lives for thi'lr countiy and
duty The lower part of the great
tablet is framed In by the classic Ro
man lutes. The while work Is nsi
stated nothing short of a triumph.
"At the formal dedication there will
bo proem the governor, the adjutant
general of the National Ouard, Oener.nl
ioblii. and other distinguished mili
tary men and liilllatM. The tablet
will he placed In the north wall, about
the middle of the armoiy."
TO PENSION AGNES RYDER.
Congressman Davenport Introduces
a Bill to That Purpose.
Congressman Stanley W. Davenport
has introduced a bill granting a pen
sion of $16 a month to Agnes Cyder,
tho lii-year-old daughter of the late
Thomas P. Kyder. of AVIlkes-Harre,
who died at Lexington, Ky., while tho
Ninth regiment was there.
Mr. Kyder went out with the Ninth
as war correspondent of the AVIlke.s
Harre Hecord. At Clilekamauga,
where Colonel C How Dougherty, of
tho Ninth, was placed in charge of a
Third brigade, Third division. First
corps, he resigned his newspaper work
to become brigade quartermaster's
clerk. While serving In this capacity
he was taken down with typhoid fever
nnd tiled In a hospital at Lexington.
TO OBSERVE LINCOLN'S DAY.
Sons of Veterans Will Hold an En-
tertainment in Post Rooms.
Lieutenant I-:. K. t'Jiltlin camp. No.
S. Sons of Veterans, will celebrate the
nlnety-ilrst anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln this evening at
the camp room, with a free entertain
ment for tho members and their fami
lies and friends or any others who are
Interested In honoring tho memory of
one of our greatest presidents.
A special Invitation Is extended to
veterans who served in the Union army
and sons of veterans who aro eligible
to membership in the order. Masters
Hoy and Halph Unun. two of the
youngest musicians In this part of the
state, will take part In the programme,
CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE MEETING
The regular meeting of the Chnu
taiKiua cli do of Kim I-aik ciuin.li will
ho held this eveninp. Tlu programme,
which Is in I'hurg" of W. M. Curry,
comprises the following numbers:
Hevlew ICxplillslon ....Mis, H. liraves
The War with Tripoli... Miss '. Wutinus
Heaillr.g Journey Thiough France,
Mrs. Lauretta Clark
Initial Studies In Aimrlcan Literature.
Mrs K. C. Stroheckrr
In addition to the above there will
bo voi al ami Instrumental music. Quo-
tatlons from Whlttler are ri-;uested
In response to roll call
Smoke tho "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
SKATING IS EXCELLENT.
The skating nt Lake Scranton Is said
to be especially lino these days and
hundreds might be seen yesterday Jour
neying there to enjoy the sport.
The Ice on the lake Is eighteen Inches
thick and except for ono danger spot
at thu western end the wholo surface
Is perfectly safe. A number of skat
ing parties have been planned for this
week, and they will undoubtedly bo
doubly enjoyable as tho weather Is not
cold enough to render tho Hptort n hard
ship. Try a "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
DrBuU'sN
(.'iocs all Throat nud Lung Affections.
COUGH SYRUP
1 nettliFgciiulue, Rrfusctubstltutei. A
Vis sure
Dr. Mull's Jills (me r.fepsia. Trial, ioforiC
IDLENESS RUINOUS IN
ITS CONSEQUENCES
SO SAID REV. A. L. HAMER, YES
TERDAY.
Forceful Sermon Delivered in St.
Mark's Lutheran Church Based on
the Parable of the Vineynrd Found
in the Gospel of St. Matthew.
Every Soul Is Idle That Is Not
Employed In the Master's Vine
yardAn Exceeding Great Re
ward for Those Who Are Faithful.
Uev. A. L. Knmer. of St. -Mark's
Lutheran church, preached a:i cluiuctit
and forceful sermon at thu- mntnlng
service yesterday on tlie theliie. "Clnd'H
Call for Laborers tit I Us Vineyard."
His text wiih found In Matthew xx.l-M,
and ho simko, In part, as follows:
Very often whin our Saviour desires to
teach a divine truth In Its most effective
manner. He presents It under tho simili
tude of an onllnary experience of his
hearers. The Oospel for this day brings
befoto us the parable of thu vineyard
with tint siigKcstlvo themt! of "Hod's
Call for Laborers hi His Vineyard." An
occasion for this parable may be found In
tho Inquiry made by tho rich young man
In the prec(dlm; chapter: "What go-id
thing shall I do, that I may have eter
nal life."
The kingdom of Hod Is like unto it man
that Is mi householder, which went out
farly In the morning to hlro laborers
Into his vineyard. The effort to secure
laborers was repeated at different In
tervals of the day. At evening the la
linrets were called nnd each man re
eelveil his hire Ot! account of the good
ness of tint householder thoso who la
bored but one hour received as much ns
I hose who had borne the burden i.tnl
hrat nf Hie day.
The klngilt m of heaven Is tho central
thought with which every thing In the
parable Is associated. Ill order lo eon
ey some Idea ol the spiritual slgnlllriince
of the kingdom of heaven the Saviour
employs the similitude of a ineyard
and 1 1 esc ill us the lelatlons associated
therewith as kindred to the relations
prevailing in the kingdom "f heaven. In
speaking of this Mngik.m. whether as
the kingdom of heaven, or of Cod, or of
Christ, tho Scriptural Idea designates an
Institution of divine and supreme author
ity before which all creatures must bow
In submission. The fundamental Idea
of this kingdom Is. that It Is ordered and
maintained In accorilai.ee with principles
of righteousness, truth, nnd holiness.
I'lirlst places this kingdom frequently
In sharp contrast wiih the kingdom of
this world, where the contrary piluciplen
maintain. The former Is Incorruptible
and participation In It pioduees eternal
peace, happiness mid Immortality; the
latter l doomed to otinlhll'itlon and all
who are found citizens In It will suffer
eternal ruin.
Tin: MuTivK Kon Tin: pakauli:.
It is the Saviour's purpose to teach
men the great concern which Cod liianl
fests hi wlnnliit, souls for the kingdom of
Ilea vi n. Cnder the illgnllieil personage of
an householder of an oriental estate, Uod
Is represented, personally, to call labor
ers for Ills vineyard. Karly In the morn
ing, whether we regard the period of
lime with lefertnce to the race or to the
lniliviilu.il, Cod calls men to salvation.
Karly hi the dawn of the ages, when
man by illsohcdli uce hail fallen under
the wrath of Cod, the Almighty began to
reveal His mercy and love to the fallen
race. At sundry times antl In divers
manners Cod spake In time past unto
the fathers by the prophets. The parable
particularly imphasizcs the frequent
calls which Cod makes upon man to re
pentance. He went out about the third hour,
again he went out the sixth and tho ninth
hour and about the eleventh hour he
went out and found others standing Idle.
The burden of reproof on the part of Cod
is: "Why stand ye hero nil the day
Idle." Although these men were met In
the world'n market-place, where the busy
hum of active life was heard and where
men were absorbed In tin busy transac
tions of dally life, and .yet the Lord pre
fers the charge of Idleness. In the ,ight
u f Coil every soul Is itllo that Is not cm
ployed In the Master's vineyard. It Is
the universal verdict of Scripture that
idleness Is wicked and ruinous In Its con.
sequences.
Co ye also into the vineyard. This Is
a universal call to all subjects In the
kingdom. The pertinent question rela
tive to It Is, have yi u, beloved friends,
accepted this call. It Is man's sovereign
privilege either to accept or to refuse
the heavenly call to salvation. In some
form or other the call has reached you.
You cannot excuse yourselves by saying
"No man hath hired us." Your living in
a Christian land, surrounded with Chris
tian Inliiiences, are In themselves evi
dences that ou are conscious of the
dispel of salvation. Your own personal
needs to participate In dlvlnu worship
should thivo you as certain Creeks of
old to make the Inquiry, "Wo would sce
Jesus."
TKHHIJiLi: niSIC ASSl'MICD.
What a terrible, risk one assumes who
needlessly neglects tho hearing of tho
Oospel message of salvation or despises
tho administration of the divinely ap
pointed means ot grace, baptism and the
Lord's supper. From the early dawn of
our life thiough pious parents, jou
were brought to thu Lord Jesus Christ
in holy baptism; during the years of
youth, you were caiefully instructed con
e( rntng the kingdom of heaven, and your
duty as members therein was clearly
laid upon vnur heart. Kvery Lord's day
these duties are presented anew, and the
call repeated to the Impenitent, Trust
ing that ou 1'iivo. madu a good confes
sion before many witnesses, how do you
now discharge tho service In the Mas.
let's vineyard, His church. Are you
faithfully and patiently beating the heat
and burden of this, earthly warfare
against sin nnd wickedness, or niu you
lound murmuring against Cod for the
providence lie sends upon you?
The Christian church with the preach
ing of the pure Oospel and tho right uso
of the holy sacraments Is tho vineyard
of tho Lord, Those not found employed
hi her mission of saving souls and gloti
I'ylng Cod are Idlers and loiterers for
whom there will be no reward promised,
The Lonl agreed with the laborers for a
penny a day. Wo tlo not wish to em
phasizu the mercenary Idea of tho quan
titative value of tho reward offered. Tho
great truth remains that salvation Is tho
free gift of Ootl and liTT merit of any kind
on tho part ol man may even make a
rightful claim for It.
While we wero yet tho enemies of Cod
Christ died for us, .""lirlst took upon Him
self our guilt so that by His death we
might receive His lilghtee.usness by faith,
We should love Him, bi-enuso Ho tlrst
loved us. The gift bestowed upon those
who are faithful laborers In God's king
ilom nil earth is the same which Cod
promised to the patriarch Abraham: "I
will be thy exceeding great reward." If
Cod has given us Ills Soil, will He not
also freely give us all things, O that
men would accept and bellnvu the good
ness of Ood! and rely upon the pledge
of Ills Word, "Whalreevcr Is right, that
shall yo receive."
FAITH IS THE VICTORY.
Eloquent Sermon by Rev. Robert F.
Y. Pierce Yesterday.
A large congregation listened lo a
powerful and cnthulastlo sermon
which was delivered yesterday morn
ing by tho Kpv. Hubert V. Y. Pierce
at the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
Tho theme of the morning was "Tho
Victorious Life," taken from the text
found In 1 .limn, fi.(: "For whatsoever
Is horn of (joil oviTcnmuth the world,
even our faith." He wild lit part;
"These words bo often ejuotcd from
Mrs. Morris' Letter to
EVERY WIFE AND MOTHER.
LETTER TO MRS. I-IKKHAM NO, I4,j6jj
"1 have taken eight bottles of Lydla
K. I'lnkhntn'ft Vegetable Compound
with gratifying results. 1 had been
married four years and had two chll
dron. I was nil run down, had falling
of womb with all its distressing symp
toms. I had doctored with n good
physician, but I derived very little good
from his treatment. After taking a
fow bottles of your medicine, I was
able to do my work nnd nurso my seven-months'-old
babo. I recommend your
medicine to every wife and mother,
llnd I tlrno, I could write much mora
In Its praise. I bid you God's speed in
your good work.'" Mns. L. A. Monnti,
Wklaka, Putnam Co., Fla.
" TlE.vn Mns. Pinkham When I com
menced the use of your remedies I was
very bad off. Kvery two weeks I was
troubled with flowlngspells which made
me very weak. I had two of tho best
doctors, but they did not &ccru to help
me.
"They said my trouble was caused
from weakness and was nothing to
worry about. I felt tired all the time ; had
no ambition. I was growing worse all
the time until I began the use of Lydla B.
rinkhara's Vegetable Compound. lost
now able to help about the house, and
am much Improved in health." Mat.
A. Walker, Calucoox Depot, N. Y.
the Marred desk constitute a wonderful
text, used by a great army of young
peoplo in Christian Kndeavor societies,
Haptlst Young People's unions, Kp
worth leagues and various other or
ganizations of young people.
"I saw this morning tinder n shaded
and secluded step by tho parsonage n
llttln rosebush. Its leaves were green,
even In mid-winter, but never will It
hear a blossom It Is growing, has life,
but still it cannot hear (lowers, Why'.'
Not one ray of sunshine ever touches
It. All the light It gets Is rcllected
light. I Just felt that I wanted to dig
it up and carry It where It would liko
to be. Think ot this sick rose bush
nnd see if you can get my thought for
you in this simple Illustration.
"There arc many classes of Chris
tians. Paul stands (lrst as the most
vigorous of Christians. JIo was not
always Paul, but once Saul of Tarsus.
His ministry set forth many phases
of the Christian life. Though a Jew,
he was born under the Roman law
and frequently came in touch with tho
Roman soldiers. So It Is not surprising
that he often referred to soldler-llfo
for types of Christianity. With the
soldier as an illustration wo ran draw
ninny lessons. Thcie are five great
classes of soldiers.
FlrM Is the deserter. Some time ago
as I searched the military records in
tin state house at Trenton I saw nguin
and again "deserted" placed after the
names of men who had pledged them
selves to the service of their country,
but in some weak hour under tempta
tion they had fallen. Did you ever
know one who had promised to be true
to the cause of Christ become a du
sortur'.' "Another typo Is the soldier In the
guard house. Some time rgo I visited
Clilckanmtiga. I saw the saddest scene
In camp life-. Tliero I saw men guard
ed and manacled as prisoners. Did you
ever know of a Christian who was In
the guard house of doubt?
"Another type Is the soldier In tho
hospital, who, though not wounded on
the Held of battle, has In some way
been Jostled nnd wounded by slights
and perhaps Is going about on crutches.
Do you know of any Christian who is
In the hospital? Our next type is the
soldier on dress parade. A fow years
ago at Fort Leavenworth T happened
to see .dress parade. A liner lot of
men I never saw and every one of them
looked as if he felt proud of himself,
but the proudest of all was the oillcer
In his gay uniform and tinsel. Did
you ever know of a Christian who was
out on dress parade?
ANOTHTHt TYPK,
"There Is still another type. What
kind Is it? Day befoie yeslerduy tho
I'nlted States army and navy, with
Hags at half-mast, swords draped nnd
drums rolling tho funeral dirge, gave
to General Lawton the last tribute nf
a military funeral. In him we have
a type of soldier in battle. Ho is the
type of the Christian victorious, and
we have them In tho church today.
"There is n life of defeat, but tho
text gives us the assurance of victory.
It Is not a guess at victory, but an
assurance froni Ood. Ood will tako
us, discouraged though wo may he,
and give us divine unction nnd promise
us vie tort'.
"What Is the secret of victory? Tho
world calls It faith. Faith Is the pow
er of linking the human soul to Ood.
It Is more than faith 4 hat save:., for
faith Is used up in believing. A new
power Is given us. It Is tho endue
ment of tho Holy Ghost: something
deeper and holler than faith. Unbe
lief Is an enemy of the church. Mr.
Moody said that the fault was not with
the world, but with us Christians. The
last ten years of his life was spent
more for Inspiring Christians than win
ning souls
"Now let us take our pi-aciloal ap
plication. Christian friend. Ood has
something more for you and mo than
wo have ever had. It Is Himself, that
which inspires faith, and the promise
is unto you and your children and there
Is not one of you who cannot have
this as a distinct gift Just ns freely
as you had your salvation. This morn
ing you can have the gift nf the Holy
Spirit by faith, Just ns by faith yoti
received your salvation.
FOR THE PATERSON WRECK.
Three of the Railroad Men Ar
raigned nnd Held to Ball.
ICnrlneer John F. i;iordan. Conduc
tor Could W. Cup-veil and Prakeman
William SuytUker, Hired of tho seven
men Indicted for mnuslaughter in con
nection with the Lackawanna wreck
at Paterson Thanksgiving Day. wero
arraigned lictore Judge HarUalow In
the court of quarter sessions, at Pat
erson, Friday and held in $3,000 ball
each to appear for trial. February 2.
Mayor Kinney, of Itaiiisoti, N. J,,
where Itlordau resided, bis attorney.
MIchiH'l Dunn, and his brother David
F. Rl'iiclun, became bondsmen for th
engineer. Charles D. DcIIart, of
Dover, gave ball for Conductor C.tpwell
and Hrakemen Snedekor.
Knur others, against whom Indict
ments wero found, aro yet to be ar
raigned. They nre T. W. I,Ve. general
passenger agent; If. D. Caldwell, traf
lie manager; Itaymond DuPuy, divis
ion Hiiperlntent, nud William H. Uur
litt, cunductor on Knclnner lllordan's
train.
BRIEF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
OPINIONS OF CITY SOLICITOR
A. A. VOSBURG.
They Have Attracted a Good Deal
of Attention Recently Martin
Woyshner Cannot Tell How Many
Languages He Can Converse in.
W. S. Mears Is Home from Joplin,
Mo. E. S. Strong Has Returned
from Cuba Where He Went with
American Colonists.
.Since A. A. Vosburg became tollcllor
for the city he has shown rare clever
ness In tho way ho has given opinions
on tho various questions submitted to
him. It used to be said of former City
Solicitor Hums that he could write an
equally strong opinion on any side of
almost any question and the present In
cumbent has something of tho same
ability. Since his Induction Into oflleo
he has been called upon to render opin
ions In several important questions
mote especially on the mayor's right to
remove patrolmen and on tho water
rates ordinance. These lqiivn been
carefully perused and widely comment
ed upon far beyond the confines of the
city.
Mr. Vosburg has n wide and exten
sive private practice, but It can be said
that bo docs not neglect his city work
for It. for he Is nt his olllco In the
municipal building at stated hours
every day, no matter what transpires.
Personally he is excvcdlngly genial
nnd courteous nnd has a growing repu
tation as nn after-dinner speaker. He
probably has as groat n fund nf apt
and timely anecdotes nt his command
as any one individual throughout the
length and breadth of the city. Ho has
also been prominent In the polltlcul field
and Is now chairman ot the Republican
county committee.
C-k-p-a-h-m-ni-o-h- nnd another let
ter that In script looks like n lower
case "r" Is the way to spell Scranton
in Great Russian, one of the no-one-knows-how-many
languages spoken by
Martin Woyshner, Lackawanna's chief
court interpreter. Martin, himself,
couldn't tell a Tribune reporter, the
other day, just how many tongues ho
Is master of. Some nt the dialect
which ho speaks arc practically Indiv
idual languages ho declares and some
others vary from the root tongue so
little that It Is hardly proper to call
them a dialect.
He never took the lime to go Into a
classlllcntlon and would not want to
Fay off-hand just how many different
ways he can cxpres-s his thoughts, be
ing a very conservative sort of a man
and possessed of an abiding fear of
bringing down upon himself ndverse
criticism. In fact It was with difficulty
that the reporter could Induce him to
discuss, nt all, the subjects of himself
and his linguistic abilities.
"Some of the languages I learned In
school, others I picked up in travel and
several of the dialects which I only
had a tneagre knowledge of 1 perfected
myself In after coming to this country
and engaging In the store business."
Put him down In any place in all of
Continental Kurope and ho would ho
able to worry along In a conversation
with any native ho chanced to meet,
though, his knowledge ot Spanish and
Italian, ho savs. Is very meagre, being
"a little Italian and less Spanish" to
make a paraphrase. He knows Latin
well and has studied Creek till he can
translate It quite readily; speaks Ger
man fluently, nnd French fairly well:
and In the Polish, Lithuanian. Slavonic
and "great" and "small" Russian he
Is eloquent not only of the mother
tongues hut nil their various dialects.
Only once since ho became court in
terpreter did he fall to respond when
called upon to turn one of these dia
lects Into Kngllsh. This was In the
Hezek murder trial. The defendant
nnd a number o'f the witnesses were
from Croatia, a little, pilnclpality, next
to Bosnia to the south of Austria. Mr.
Woyshner was fairly familiar with the
"speech of the people" of Crnatn, but
as it was a murder trial and tho slight
est mistake might work serious conse
quences, he advised tin court that
some ono from that country who could
also speak ICnglish bo engaged to do
the Interpreting and this was done. He
has since Interpreted this dialect In
less Important cases.
W. S. Mears, superintendent of the
zinc mines located nt Joplin. Mo., in
which several Scranton capitalists aro
Interested, is at present spending a
few days In this vicinity. Ho speaks
enthusiastically of the prospects in
Missouri, and will locate In Joplin per
manently. It Is a town of about 23,000
inhabitants and has built up wonder
fully In a short time. Mr. Mears left
here last fall and spent several months
in acquainting himself with the woik
Ings of the zinc mines.
Previous to that time he was engaged
In contracting work here. In company
with James Flynn, and the firm com
pleted several large paving contracts
for the city. Mr, Mears will return on
Thursday, Mr. Mears Is convinced that
Joplin has a great future In store for
It. It Is almost In tho centre ot tho zlno
mining district, which Is being devel.
oped with great rapidity, the attention
of capitalists having been turned dur
ing the lasjt few years to tho financial
returns that zinc mines give promise ot
yielding.
K. M. Strong, tho well-known auc
tioneer, who with a number of other
men from these parts, went to La
Gloria, Cuba, Is back in this city, and
like every ono clso who has been there,
declares the new Kl Dorado to be a
La Glorious fake. Kverythlng. except
ing the climate, he says, was misrep
resented by the New York Investment
company which engineered the coloni
zation of the place with the money ad
vanced by Mr. Strong and others who
happened to fall before the influence
of the conipnny's glib agents.
Mr. Strong says that a Dunniore
man, who could 111 afford It, lost JSOO
In this Investment. S. W. Kellum, of
Foster, who waH another La Gloria
visitor and Investor, has also returned
home, satisfied that he can do butter
on bis farm across the mountain than
In tho miasmatic marshes of La
Gloria.
Candidate for Judge.
Kx-Congressman William II, nines,
ot Luzerne, has announced himself ns
a candidate for Judge of the Luzerne
county courts, to succeed Judgo Wood
ward, nnd will come before the Demo
cratic county convention for thu nomi
nation. Carnations. '.'." cenls a diwen. at Mo
I Cllntovk's. Telephone 630.
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AN UNEQUALLED RECORD.
Made By the El Paso and Northeast
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Following Is the tlnanclal statement
ol the F.l Paso nnd Xorthcastern Hall
road company's net earnings;
Applicable to Interest
October, WM !!i,3Hil
N'ovemlnr. 1W jo.OV, oil
December. 1W ll.l'JJMi')
January, inert 17..VKHI0
Interest charges per month .. PJ.Jua 0-1
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RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
Rev. William F.dtrar. of North Scran
ton. conducted the services at the Rescue
mission Saturday evening.
Rev. J. II. Urant. of Wllkes-Rane, oc
cupted the pulpit of the Howard Place
Methodist tiplscopnl church yesterday.
Rev. George 13. Oulld, of the Provi
dence Presbyterian church, by special re
quest, delivered an address vcstcrdiiy
morning on "Church Finances."
Mil's Minnie F. Shay, of Philadelphia,
is assisting tho pastor of the Clark's
Summit Methodist Kpiseopal church In
the revival services at that place.
Tho subject of Rev. James Hughes' ser
mon In tho Adams Avenue chapel last
evening was "Is Christian Science in
Harmony with tho Teachings of the
Bible'."'
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce preached a
sermon last evening on "Heaven and
Hell, or Whexi-Wtll You Spend Kter
nlty." Haptlsms wero conducted (lut
ing the i-ervice.
The revival services nt the Cedar Ave
line Methodist Kplscopal church are still
In progress under the direction of Rev.
F. P. Doty, who success along that
lino has been very marked.
The CnpnUhO chapel of the Oreen KldRi
Presbyterian church was dedicated es
tenlay afternoon, Rev. I. J. Lansing,
Rev. L. R. Foster and Mr. Robeit Wll
bon conducted the services.
in the KltM Christian church last
evening. Rev. It. W. Clymer preached
tins llrst sermon in the series on "Sin"
and "Kseape." His opening topiu was
on "How Wo Fall Into Sin."
James G. llalley, licentiate of the First
Baptist chin eh, addressed tho gospel
meeting In tho Railroad Young Men's
Christian association yesterday afternoon
and W. J. Long sang a solo.
Presiding Klder Rev, Austin (Jrltlin
preached ycbtcrday morning In tho Court
Street Methodist Kplscopal church and
administered tho sacraments of the
Lord's supper after tho service.
Tho Young Peoplo's society of tho
Oruro Kvangellcal Lutheran church Us
tened to several addresses hist evening
on "Tho Lutheran Church In Kurope,"
which wero given by different members.
"Our Veterans" was the subject of
Rev. William Kdgar's dlscourso In tlm
Providence .Methodist Kplscopal church
estertlay morning and hi the evening lw
fpoke on "The Kaglo's Nest." A collec
tlon for tho worn-out ministers of the
church was taken at tho morning serlce.
Drowsiness is dispelled by Ileeelmiu's
Pills.
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"NOT IN A TRUST."
The 1900
Bicycle Season
Is Now On,
We wish to announce
that the
1900 Models
of
10
Both in Chain and
Chainless are now on ex
hibition. 120 ana 12S Franklin Ave.
Bicycle Manuf acturpa. 5 -
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Wedding Invitations
Latest Styles at
D. IRVING SIMMONS,
720 Connell Building
Everett's
Horses and carriages 'are su
perior to those, of any other
livery in the city.
If you should desire to go
for a drive during this delight
ful period of weather, calj tele
phone 794, and Everett Will
send you a first-class outfit ..
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