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THE SCRANTON TMBUNE-SATUKDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1900.
jfj Country Cousin.
Had jnu Mcr cntuln, Turn?
Did your tmuln happen to lng?
There are brothers and filters by tlonn, Tom,
nut a cousln't a different thing.
Anun.
THK NEWS nml the dessert Wore
served Hlimiltnncously.
"Hy Ocoiro, lr I luuln't nearly
forgotten I" nuoth Stafford pere.
He rummngod In nn Inner pocket.
"Can't find the letter. Must lmvc
left It lit the tiflloe. Anyhow, It's from
y cousin, Clotlfrey Chester"
"Now, Hnnryl" Interrupted t'lie mild
voire of Mrs. Htnffoid In amused ex
postulation. "Why will you keep up
that ftetlon about thnt coiislnshlp? It
in mythical, nml you know It!"
"It's certainly remote," conceded the
beaming paterfamilias at tin- opposite
end of the table, "but there once was n
relationship ii long time ugo, 1 admit,
nut Chester mid I have traced back
until we found It. He's a Kootl fellow,
Chester. I've always been urging him
to manage that our young people may
become acquainted. Ho writes that
his daughter will puss through Chica
go tomorrow on the wny to New York,
and will spend a few days with us. He
says bo, wishes one of my family would
meet mr. Bless my soul, here's the
letter after all!" Ho put on his spec
taclesread aloud: "You can't mis
take her. She's n curly-headed little
girl, In a gray gown and u hut with
gray feathers. She's a nice child, and
I'll be glad to have her meet your
youngsters." "There!"
"A child!" groaned Ralph, who was
22 and studious.
He swallowed his cafe nolr at a gulp
and rose disgustedly.
"Youngsters, Indeed!" cried Dick dis
dainfully. "Does he take us for kln
iergartners?" Ross, who was the eldest, smiled In
flults a superior and disinterested
fashion. He boasted a flourishing
mustache. Ho was studying law.
Plainly, the subject had no Interest for
him.
"Kh, but one of you must meet the
ohlldl" cried the head of the house.
"You'll go, Ralph?"
"Can't, sir. I'm doing an article on
the architecture of the 10th century.
It takes a lot of research. I'll be all
morning in the Newberry Library."
Henry Stafford, huge of girth, rose
ate of visage, and twinkling of eye,
turned his harvest moon face implor
ingly toward his youngest son.
"You, Dick?"
"Gob a golf match on. Can't make
It, sir."
"Dear, dear! If your sister were
only at home"
"She'll be back tomorrow after
noon," put In Mrs. Stafford.
"But the little girl gets here In the
morning. She must be met. She is
from a comparatively small town. She
would bo quite bewildered were she to
find herself alone in Chicago. Besides,
I'm under several obligations to Ches
ter in h business way." Ho sent the
gnod-lookiiig young fellow with the
mustache an appealing glance.
"I wonder, now, Ross, if you"
I toss laughed leniently. "You poor,
1 erplexed old chap! Yes, I'll see that
the child gets hero all right!"
"Good!" said Henry Stafford with a
sigh of relief. "Good!"
But when the Western train dis
gorged its jostling multitude In the
union depot the following morning
Ross Stafford, standing closely by the
iron gates, found that ho had under
token a task of greater magnitude
than he had at the time imagined.
$liero was such a crush of people,
sHoiif. and thin, tall and short, big and
little. There were children, proces
sions of them. But they all seemed
to belong to the folks who hurried
thcmalong. Never a glimpse could he
catch of a curly-headed little girl In
n. gray gown, wearing a hat with gray
feathers.. Or was the dress hrown?
By Jove!, He wasn't even sure of
that.
The last laggard group trickled
away. Ross knew the conductor of
the Denver train spoke to him as he
came hurrying along.
"All off your train, Brlgham?"
"Sure!"
"There was a little girl coming to
Chicago had curly hair a "blue dress
a green hat blest If I remember'
Wasn't she on?"
"Alone, was she?"
"Yes."
"No, sir. Didn't come. Sure? Course
I am,"
Ross wheeled around. "Well! I'll
telephone the folks that she wasn't on.
Dad can wire her people nd find out
I beg your pardon!"
And he suddenly found himself bow
ing profoundly, hat in hand, before a
young woman with whom he had al
most collided In his haste, a slender
young woman, a graceful young wo
man, a lovely young woman, as his
susceptible heart instantly acknowl
edged. She accepted his apology with a
slight bend of the head a vivid blush.
Half way up the Htnlrs he glanced
back, saw her standing where he had
left her. He hesitated went back.
"You are waiting for some one? Onn
I be of service?"
"Thank you!" Ye gods what o sweet
voice. "I nin afraid there has been a
,nlJ,,a,c0, No ono llns t,0'uo to meet mo,
May.Itisk you to call a, cab?"
'Amluwhen he had done .so, when she
ha'd' thanked him, when he stood bare
headed on the curbstone ns the vehicle
rolled away, ho recollected that he hud
noV listened to the address slm hail
given the driver, and lie walked off In
a towering rage at his own Imbecility.
Never whs there so dreary a day, al
though the lute August .sunshine found
Its' way Into his nfllce, Never had tho
reading of tho law seemed such u dull
and tiresome drudgery. Never before
had tho puges blurred Into a mass of
meaningless black murks. Hut, then
never before had a bewitching young
face come between him and his books,
a-fflco with reddltth-gold ringlets clus
terlpg around a whlto forehead, and
hyteyes the color of woodland violet!
0,' leaped from his seat? as a bright
thought struck him, He would hunt
up the cabman, That was tho thing
tq do But, although ho swung around
the Union depot for two whole hours,
anil. Qiiestjoned every Jehu within
reach, he could not find tho man ho
sought,. It was evidently that particu
lar cabman's busy day,
Tired and disgusted, Ross Stafford
took a plunge at tho athletic club, got
himself home, shrugged himself Into
ills evening clothes, for he was going
oijt after dinner, and went down to tho
parlor to llnd hlmBelf face to fuce with
jlie divinity of the red-goTd ringlets
( and the violet (yes!
"noss, my dear," cooed Mrs. Staf
ford, "let me Introduce you In Miss
ChfMrr. wht'in sumcluiw you munug" '
H' ii'ilss il.iJ hiuiiiIii.. Why, you.-'1
For they were smiling nt each other
merrily, spontaneously.
"Indeed, no, mother!" Perhaps he
held the pretty hand she gave him a
little longer than wns necessary, "t
met Miss Chester this morning. Did
she not tell you I put her In a cab?"
Miss Chester laughed, Ross Staf
ford laughed. And the bewilderment
of the head of the house of Stafford, of
tho golfing son, and the studious son,
as they In turn presented, set them
laughing again,
"Lord bless me," cried Stafford sen
ior, ruflllng his hair, "your father said
you were a little girl."
"Oh, T shall never be grown up to
papa!" cried Miss Chester.
"lie said," stammered the young
gentleman who wns getting up an ar
ticle on tho architecture of the Kith
century, "that that you were a nice
child!"
"Don't you think," queried Adele
Chester, mischievously, "that I'm
nice?"
Whereat Ralph grew guiltily red,
"A gray gown!" grasped Dick. "And
and a hat with gray feathers!"
"My traveling costume. Don't you,"
with sparkling eyes, "find this becoming?"
"This," was a trulllng. foamy, be
lillflled robe, all delicately green and
white as the crest of a breaker, a dress
that revealed while concealing the
snowlness of arms and bosom. Be
coming! Ross told her then and there
how becoming. Not In words dear,
no! But words are so stupid some
times. Helen Stafford reached home before
dinner was over. Her brothers' rap
turous reception amazed her. Never
lunV she known how they missed her!
Nor could she dream that each of three
young hypocrites wns saying to him
self, "She won't go Kast In such n hur
ry If she and Helen take to each
other."
They did not take to each other,
Ross found it was not necessary to
keep his engagement that evening and
permitted his friend to cool his heels
alone at thellr appointed rendezvous.
Ralph learned his tenor went wonder
fully well with the pure soprano of
their guest. And Dick was so anxious
to Initiate Miss Chester Into the mys
teries of flashlight pictures that he
made himself no enft of a bore. The
country cousin of the Staffords did not
go East that week nor the next.
When she did go all the mirth and
laughter of the Stafford domicile seem
ed to go with her. One morning n.
week after her departure Ralph and
Dick said some bitter things when they
discovered that Ross had found out he
must attend to the business in New
York, and had Jeft for that city on the
midnight train. And when Ross re
turned, but smiling and exultant they
were not at all backward about telling
him with true fraternal frankness
their opinion of his conduct.
"You were awfully good to go to
meet that little country lnssle?" com
mented Ralph wltheringly. "I believe
you knew all tho time she was the
prettiest kind of a young girl!"
"Kindness sheer kindness on my
part, dear boy! But, as I have striven
to impress on you, virtue Is ever its
own reward."
"O, come off!" entreated Dick. "You!
just got tho inside track, and you kept
it."
Ross pulled his moustache.
"I assure you in taking my late has
ty trip T had only the best interests of
my brothers at heart. My solo ambi
tion was to secure you the most
charming sister-in-law in the world!"
Helen Jumped up.
"O Ross! Did you did she"
He laughed quizzically. "Adele gave
me a message to you, my dUar. She
said to tell you that you are to bo"
"What Ross!"
"Bridesmaid!" Chicago Tribune,
SCENTING CRIMINALS.
Some Instances of Detection Through
Clues of Perfumes.
From Auwcrs.
So inflnltcslmally slight are some of
the clues that have led to tho arrest
and ultimate conviction of notable
criminals that one may not be sur
prised to learn that by the distinguish
ing and ineffaceable odor of certain
perfumes and scents murderers and
thieves have ere now been brought to
book for their misdemeanors.
Probably the queerest case In this
connection Is that of a notorious burg
lar, who was arrested In Paris a few
months back solely because ho had
a partiality for eucalyptus. The facts
are these: An elderly lady awoke one
night to find that the jewel box at the
side of her bed was In the net of being
robbed by u buily and closely masked
man, The lady hud the self control
to feign sleep and make a mental note
of the fact thut there was one dls
tlnugushlng feature of the marauder.
This was the strong odor of eucalyptus
thut pervaded his garments.
As soon as he had effected ! '?.
parture the woman rose ar ' rim.
moned a policeman to her u.ir. ",nt
by culling loudly from her borl ninni
window. However, her efforts were In
vain, for on the arrival of the police
It was found that the burglar had
disappeared with the ludy's Jewels,
Nor was the man captured for u con
siderable period. Then, one afternoon,
there called at the olllce of a Hebrew
pawnbroker In u small wny of busi
ness a gentlemanly looking man, win,
was desirous of pledging a few articles
of jewelry.
Now, tho broker hail been sunnlled
with u list of the articles stolen on I ho
occasion,' and at once saw thut the
trinkets the present customer wus in
tending to pledge were none of tliuso
thut had been taken from thu lady's
jewel box. But ho had road the story
of the burglary, and recalled the re
marks of the lady unent tho odor per
vading tho thief's clothes.
Now, this man's' garments also
smelled of the fragrant oil. One would
hardly havo considered this similarity
such ns to warrant the apprehension
of the pledger, but pawnbrokers are a
venturesome sot of men, and tho ono
referred to called a policeman and gave
tho customer In charge. Nor did ho
err In so doing, for tho man proved
to bo a notorious burglar, and, indeed,
the thief of the gems. The articles he
was on tho point of pledging were the
result of another burglary, and the
chunces are that tho mlsdemcauuut
would have continuously evaded cap
ture but for tho fact thut, being
strangely ". Ightc -1 by the universal
eplde-"' - inline-!;. he hud resorted to
t'i" '' -Ml use o' ivi '-'ptus oil.
' r odder e,.'j In point is ono
v.:. ' ! Mis from Indlu. A merchant
reltui'Si'i; to his home from Calcutta
took ,-, , h hint a small flask of splken-
used liUliHlnoJ
rcdlgloUs rites. The unfortunate fel
low never reached his home, for on the
way he was attacked by a gang of
poisoners, who killed him, and, nfler
throwing his body Into a river, car
ried off his goods, Including the flask
of scent. Months ntterwnrd the crim
inals, who had come under suspicion
for other crimes, received an Informal
visit from tho police, when the strong
odor of the costly scent was detected
In their abode, the half empty flask
being eventually unearthed beneath a
stack of fuel in one of tho rooms
of the house. The discovery led to the
execution of three members of the
gang,
STORY OF A HOODOO HAT.
Four Successive Wearers Shot Dead
on Southern Battlefield.
Pi oin I In- Miicoii News.
.lohn Cooper, one of Uooly county's
most prominent citizens, Is in tho elty
on his wny to Augusta to attend the
old veteran's reunion. When he got
oft tho train ho looked tip Capt. Wnr
len Moseloy, one of thu bravest of tho
boys who went out In the 60s, and they
Immediately began swapping rcmlnls
censes about their army life in Vir
ginia. Filially Mr. Cooper asked Capt.
Moseley If he reineinboied the Yankee
hat. A reporter who was standing
there heard tho following story, which
both men vouch for as being absolutely
true:
On the first day of the Battle of Win
chester, a Yankee was killed eo near
the line of battle that a soldier by the
liHine of McLondon, Company I, Fourth
Georgia, picked up the hat and put It
on and wore It. He had not hud It on
his head for more Mian two hours
when ho was shot tluough the head,
the bullet' piercing the hat In almost
the rame hol that the bullet had en
tered that killed the Yankee.
Anoliher soldier by the name of
AVooten of Company It, Fourth Geor
gia, picked up the lint and put It on
and In less than an hour he. too, was
killed, the bullet striking him in the
head near the place where tho other
two bullets had entered.
The next day another soldier by the
name of Kllpntrlck of Company IT,
Fourth Georgia, was wearing the hat
when he, too, was struck In the bend
and killed.
Although the hat was a fine one it
was left lying on the field, as there
was no one who would wear It, ns four
men who hod worn It were then cold
and stiff, and each one had been shot
through the hat in almost the same
place.
OLD FAVORITES.
Three Lessons.
There are tluee lemons 1 wnulil wiiti-,
Three vouli ai with a golden pen,
In tracings of eternal light
Upon the hearts of men.
lime hope. Though cloud enviion inund
And Gladness hides her face in (orn,
Tut thou tho shadow from they brow
No night but has its morn.
Have, faith. Wlieie'cr thy link he ilrlicn
Thc calm's disport, the tempest's miitli -
Know this: (fort rules the hosts of heaten,
The inhabitants of ejrth.
Have loe. Not love alone for one, .
Hut nun as man they brother call,
And scatter, like the circling sun.
Thy. charities on all.
Thus grave these words upon thy soul -Hope,
faith and love and thou shall llnd
Strength when life's surges maddest roll.
Light when thou else wert blind.
-SUiiilci'.
Eight and Wrong.
Alas! how easily things gn wrong;
A sigh too much or a kiss too long,
And then- follows a mist and a weeping r.iin.
And life is never the same again.
Alas! how hardly things go right!
'Tis hard to watch on n MiiiinierV night,
For the sigh will come ami the kisi will slay,
And the summer's night Is a winter's day.
I
And yet how easily things go light
If the sigh and tho kiss of the wintei's night
Come deep from tho soul in the ctrongcr ray
That is horn in the light of the winter's day.
And things ran never go badly wrong
If the heart be line and the lme be sluing;
For the mist, If II tomes, and the weeping rain
Will be changed by love into sunshine again.
George .McDonald.
Things That Never Die.
The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That (.Hired our hearts In jouth;
The impulse to a wnrldless player.
The dreams of love and truth.
The longings after soniethinif lost, V
The spirit's .learning rry;
The stilling after better hopes
These things can never die.
The timid hand sfielihrd forth to aid
A lli'olher in Ids need.
The kindly word in grief's daik hour,
Thai piovrs a friend indeed.
The plea for mercy softly bieathed,
When Justice threatens high;
Tho sorrows of ii contrite lieu t -
These things shall never die,
The inemoiy of a clasping hand,
The piessme of a kiss;
And all the I lilies, sweet ami full,
Thai make up hue's llrst bliss.
If with a til tti liuchaugin;; faith,
And holy trust ami high;
Tlio.sc hands have c Lisped, those lip. hate met
These thing shall never die,
The iiuel and the bitter word,
That wounded as it fell;
Tin- i hilling want of sympathy,
We (eel, but never lell,
The haul tepulse that (.hills tin- heatl,
Whoso hopes wen- hounding high,
III an unfading lecoril kept
These things shall neur ule.
kit nothing pass, for cwiy hand
Must llnd some work In do;
Low- not a chance to waken hue.
Ho flim, and just, ami true.
!-o, shall a light that cannot fade,
Ileum on thee from on high,
,nd angel voices say In thee
These things shall now die.
Chat lei llii kens,
Telepathy.
I. ut night no met, wlieie other meet,
To part (ii others part;
Ami greeted but us others erect,
Who greet not heart to heart;
Wc talked of other things, im) then
To other folk pau'd by;
You turn'd and tat with othrr men;
With other women, I,
Anil yt a world of things unsaid
Moanwhllo between us pass'd;
Your check my phantom kiss flltuh'd red,
And )cu look'd up at last;
And then your glance met mlno midway
Across the chattering crowd;
And all that heart to heart can y
Wat In that glance avow'd.
Owen Meredith.
4 ...
Dramatic Foresight.
"Viiuj i.i er open this fall, Mr. Puhr!cn."
"Yes; juu tee, we think we'd better try to
ratio in a few Imtiist dollars before the publio
gds to squandeilic money on election bed."
Indiauaii ulij Journal,
PREPARING
THE PLAY
WHAT THE PUBLIC GENERALLY
DOES NOT SEE,
Some Idea of the Careful and Pains
taking Work Which Necessarily
Precedes the First Performance of
a Well Conducted Stage Produc
tionThe Stage Manager's Part in
the Work. $
l'tom the Now Yolk Fun.
Few who see a play well performed
have any Idea of the careful prepara
tion given to it. Tho -work done by
actors and their directors nt rehear
sals Is described In a matter-of-fact
wny In a new book, entitled "Tho The
ater and Its People." The first thing
usually done is to cnll the company to
gether to hear the piece read. The ac
tors may have known little nbout It
except the portions contained In their
separate roles, ny courtesy the nuthor
Is asked to bo the reader, but ho usual
ly declines In favor of the stage direc
tor. This meeting is held In any
hnndy room, in a theater or elsewhere.
The director makes use of Mb best elo
cution, so that tho actors may catch
the spirit and full monnlng of tho
scenes ns they sit before him Ilko any
other audience. Each pays especial
heed to the passages in which ho Is
to figure. He Is nnxlous about the re
lations which he Is to benr to the
others, and he may also be Jealous
about his comparative Importance.
Tho reading Includes all the directions
ns well as the dialogue, and occupies
about two hours, or the same time
thnt a performance of the same play
will take, aside from the intermission
between nets. '
After the reading Is over each actor
receives a typewritten copy of his part.
Tho whole piny Is not given to him.
Then the director nnnounces the time
and place of the first rehearsal, which
is usually held the next morning on
a stage. But In the autumn, when
numerous companies are being drilled
In New York, email halls have to be
used instead. The players come In
everyday street attire, and If the place
is none too well warmed, they keep
their overcoats, wraps and hats on.
If it is In n theater, the stage Is near
ly bare of scenery, and Is dimly light
ed by a bad blend of bunched gas Jets
and obscure windows. Tf It Is In a
'hall the light is better, but the barren
ness Is worse. The stage Is' represent
ed by a chalk-lined space on. the floor.
The things that will by and by give
illusion and glamour nro not so much
as suggested.
THK FIRST nKHEATtSAU
The reality of n first rehearsal, as de
scribed by the nuthor of "The Theater
and Its People," Is In tho widest con
trast with the performance which It is
Intended to lead to. On tho first morn
ing the opening act only is taken up.
Tho players have not yet been required
to memorize their parts. They are to
learn the action first. They go
through with the positions and move
ments as written down by the author
and explained by the director. "Doors
and windows are indicated by chairs.
Hulentilcs, stairways, fences, gates,
sloping banks, winding- paths, floral
bowers all are located by makeshifts.
The aim is to familiarize the actors
nt the outset with the arrangement of
the scene as It is to be. At tho sane!
time their movements with reforone,
In one another are learned slowly and
carefully. While they ore doing this
they read the words without much at
tempt at expression. On the sumo af
ternoon the second act may bo gone
through with. At the end of the day's
work, which does not In the early
sttiges include the evening, the direc
tor says; "Ten o'clock tomorrow
morning llrst act rough perfect with
out parts." He means that the actors
are expected to learn their parts tn
that portion of the play so as to recite
them without referring to the copy.
The next rehearsal begins with their
attempt to do this. 'Some are able to,
while others fail and have to keep their
manuscript In hand. On the third day
they will be reprimanded If still un
prepared with the first net. All may
then be told to study the .second act for
tho ensuing day, when the third act
may be taken up. Thus the actors are
made to work their way through tlm
play. By the end of a week they havo
learned both the lunguuge and action
more or less 'completely. They an;
much like pupils In a school. Some are
quick and assiduous. Others are slow
and innttcntlve. Some do their very
best and some do not. The bralnv ac
tor who Is careless may be harder to
get along with than the dullnrtl who
takes pains. While u liberal educution
Is very helpful, first-rate work Is done
without It by persons born with a gift
for acting. These nro comic nctors, as
a rule, in whom nicety Is less essen
tial than mirth. Still, a certain player
of dignllled old gentlemen knows no
grnmmnr by precept or practice. Ills
over-correct language on the stago
comes of word-by-word adherence) to
the text. He is oven right in tho
use of his pronouns. It is not always
easy to keep even the cultured actor
from saying "mo" when he should say
"I." Itefore the second week Is over
the players have learned to sny mid
do everything that has been set down
for Ihoni by the nuthor. Heio and
there nu nctor Is fully prepared at H1I3
Juncture to play his pnrt In publio.
Hut it is not so with the, majority.
The director now devotes nil his ef
forts to bringing forward tho lag
gards, teaching tho luoxpertknnd per
feeling tho proficient.
THK STAC1T-1 MANAQKit.
It Is only by a method of positive
control that the whole purpose of a
play can be carried out, Tt would he
defeated If tho actors wero nt nil free
to do as they thought fit. Somo ari
tractable. Some are wilful. All must
obey or quit. So the stage director Is
nu autocrat, and he may be a tyrant.
He Is n tnastur of stagecraft, nnd ho
may bo a dramatic scholar, Ahovo all
else he needs the theatric Instinct.
When he-st-es or hears a thing ho
should know Intuitively, ns well as by
rulo and precedent, whether It will
convey Its meaning In an audience.
He may be a gcntlemnu or a boor, in
most cases ho Is a gentleman. He
deals with men nnd women of culture,
In tho main; and though linn, he Is
polite and good tempered, It Is tho
duty of the director to preserve the
proper bnlaneo of all the play's var
ious Interests. Ho tuny blurt out h in
orders and reproofs without caring If
they wound anyone's feelings or he
may call Individuals aside for private
correction. Hut In any ruse, ho en
forces his views and commands obe
dience. The reason thut outsiders arts
but rarely admitted to reheursals Is
therefore obvious. The utmost palim
arc taken with scenes In which two
pei-Bous have anything to do with
A Raglan or Chesterfield
f !
Stiff Hat Styles.
Quality counts in a stiff
hat. You have probably
worn hats that were black
when you bought them but
looked rusty in a short time.
They didn't come from this
store. We have an ex
perienced man at the head
of this department who tests
every quality and if found
wanting is promptly returned
to the manufacturer, by this
rule we guarantee all hats
bought here no matter what
price you pay.
$1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3
a
Samter Brothers,
Scranton's Leading Outfitters.
ciicli othrr. If they xhukp hunils, It
iiiut lie clone tit .lust tht' rlRht In
Mtnnt anil with no iim-urtalnty. A how
Is practised till It looks just right,
nnd is never afterward struck differ
ently. Kmhraces are rehearsed with
tile extreme.st care. They must have
an impulsive manner. They must look
sufUciently fervid. Ami the kiss?
Shall It he delivered hy the wooer on
the lips of the won. or on the brow or
elieeUV That question is considered
and nettled. Are kisses on tho Hlii(?e
Kenulne'.' AVell. not at rehearsals, ex
cept, maybe, once or twice, In order
to show tho effect fully, An actress
would resent n real kiss nt a rehearsal,
RAILROAD TIME-TABLES.
Delaware and Hudson.
In ellV''t Nov. 2 1WN).
Tr.ilm fur Carliiinilalc Ituw Sri.inlnii nt i;-'
7.M, S.M, 1H.W ii. m.s V.mi, J.2'1, tJ.lt. .1.:..', .VJi,
il.'.'i, ",')", 0,1.1. ll.l.'i p, in,; I, III ,i, m,
I'm- lloiK'.-il.ilo-ll.-.'(i, It). l.'t ,i. in.; .Ml nml
,-, !) I
1'iir Wllki'"llail0--li.l.1, 7.l. S.I I. IUX, 10.I-I.
1I..VS a. in.; I.'. -MS, il.s:i, l.-.T, H.il, 7. IS I'Ulf
II. .'Ill ii. in.
for I.. V. II, II. jioiiit o. II. ll.i") n. in,; -.MS,
I.W ami ll.Jl" t. '"
I'm- IVninjlvanla n. II. ioliiU-il.n, n..'IS a.
in.: '.MR ami I. -7 i. in.
I'm' Alh.in.v ami all (Hiiiitu nnitli n.Jl a. in.
iiinl :i.."ij ii, in,
Sr.NllW TII.M.NK.
for ('a i lunula It l,i, 11. :ii n, in. I '!.!!, M.V,
5.17, 1II.S2 i. nt. .
I'm- WIII.i'mI.iiip ILlif, 11, '"'. ii, in.; V. !!-,
II '.'7, S.-J7 p. in.
Tor All i.i i i,v ami point nmlli t .V! p. in.
I'm- HoiicmIaIp 0.00 a. in. ami ;l..Y! p. in.
I,mvil. Mlra In all pninlt. In I'll liril -(.He ami
Cuiiada.
.1. V. lll'IIDU'K. n. 1'. A., Alluiiy. N. V.
II. W, CIIOSS, l. I', A Si-rjutoii, I'J.
Central Kailroad of New Jersey,
Station in Ni-w Voik I'not t Liberty street,
X, ll ami South Veny,
Aiillirailli' teal iimiI ei liblwl.v, (mining
ikJiillln'" ali.l rnintint.
TIMK TAIII.K IN MTKHT NOV. SI, I'M.
Tialiu leave Suanlmi for Xcw Vurk, .Nnraik,
llllzalii'lli. I'hllaiU'lplila, llafton, lletlilelieni, Al
Uiilimii, M.uicli ('hunk anil While llau'ii, ut S.SU
u. in.; rvpieit. 1.IU; cxpreM, 3.S0 p. in. .Sun.
i!.i, '.'.I'i p. in.
Kur I'llHtim ami Wilkes-IlJire, $.30 a. in.; 1,10
ami ;.. p. in- bumU)J, -.15 p. in.
Km' llalllinoiu and Washington, and points
South ami Wcl la HethUhein, 8.80 a. m., 1.10
1I..M) p. ill, Suii'lay. 2.11 . in.
1'nr Long Hunch, Ocean Grove, etc, at 8.30
a. in. anil 1.10 p. in.
I'm- llcailluK. Lebanon uiul llarriihurg, via AN
leiitowii, S.:t0 a. in. and 1,10 p, in. Suudavs,
2.H p. in.
I'm' I'otlaUllf, $..10 a. in., 1,10 p. in.
Throush tiiketi to ill poInU cast, lontli and
writ at lowrat rati at the lUtiou.
II. 1'. BALDWIN, (leu. Paw Agt,
J. II. OLIIAU&E.V, (Jen. Sunt.
Both are stylish if made accord
ing to Fashion's latest rules. Our coats
have been favorably criticised by mer
chant tailors and good dressers who
were their customers. They have real
ized how much they saved on their
tailor's bill without sacrificing one bit
of style. The success of the ready-to-wear
system is based on the abso
lute merit of tailoring and cloth quality.
Our business has kept growing on this
foundation, and we are proud of the
number of custom tailor patrons we
have supplied this season with our
ready-to-wear "Raglan" or "Chester
field" Overcoat. The cloth colorings
are only those that fashion approves,
and the tailoring shows the expert's
hand all through and the fitting of
these garments puts the wearer at his
ease. They are made up in several
different grades of cloth quality and
silk lined throughout if you want it.
"Chesterfield" Over
coats, ...
44 Raglan" Overcoats
from ....
Gents'
Furnishings
Gloves We are show
ing a line of gloves that
is distinctly new, a fine
Moca, lined with red M
or grey silk P
Shirts New shirt
patterns arrive here al
most every week. See
the novelty we show M
today at $l
Underwear Two qual
ities that are certainly
great value for the
money, pure Australian
Ioo!50cand$l
Working Gloves.
A special line lamb's
wool, lined, and they
are strongly sewn CAp
and finished -v
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
In I'.ITcct June 10, 1000.
South Leave Stiauton lor New Voik at L3.
3.00, 0.0, 8.00 anil 10.0.'i a, in., 12.05, 3.33 and
8.10 p. in. Kor Philadelphia at 0.10, H.00 and
10.0J a. in.; l'.B5 and 3.33 p. in. For Stroudi.
burg at tl.10 p. in. Jlllk nnd accommodation at
Il.tO p. in. Arrive at Ilubokcn ut 0.53, ..IS,
10.13 a. in.; U'.fW. 2.47, 4.4!.. 7.1!) and 0.43 p. in.
Arrive at I'hiladeluliia nt 10.00 a. in.; 1.00, 3.4S
0.00 and 1.22 p. in. Atrbo liutu New ork at
l.or., 4,00 nml 10.20 a, in.; 1.00, 1.52, fl.4.1, 8.15
and 11,30 p. in. l'tom Slroudsburg al S.0.'i a, in.
Knilli Lrnvr Scranton (or llullalo nnd Inter
mediate stations at 1,10, 4.10 and 8.30 a, in.;
1.35, 0.48 nnd 11. S3 p. in. Tor Oswego and Syta.
nisf at 4.10 a. in, and l.M p. tn. Kor lltlea at
1.10 a. m. and 1,5 p. in. Kor Montiose at 8.30
a. m. ; 1.03 p. in. and 5. IS p. in. I'or Nkhol
ton at 1.0(1 and 0.1 ' p. in. Kor nlnajhauitim. 10."'i
and S.fiO p. in. Arrive In Scranton limn llunMlo
at 1.30, 2.:j, .1.3.1 ami 10.00 a. in.; 3.30 and 8.00
P in, I'i inn O.ixgo and Syracuse ut 4..M a. in. i
1S..1S nnd R.00 p. m. 1'rom Ultra at 2."3 n. m.j
12.31) nml 3.30 p. m. I'rom Nicholson at 0.30 a.
in, nnd 0,00 p. in, From Montiuso at 7,53 and
10 00 a, in.; 3.20 and 8.00 p. 111.
Illfinniolimg Division Leau' Si union lor
N'orlliumheilnnd at 0.45, 10.0.1 n. in.; l..V and
.1.30 p. m, Tor Plymouth at l.ai, 3.40, S,,'.."! and
11,33 p. m, For Nantlenko ut 8.10 a. in, Airivp
at Northuinbeil.ind nt 0.31 a, in.; 1,10, 3.00 and
8.45 p. in. Arrlvo at Xanllcoke at 11.10 a. in.
Arrltc at Plymouth at 2.00, 4.32, 0.50 p. in. and
12.R0 a. pi. Arrive at Scrnnton lioin Noilhuni.
berland at 0.42 a. in.; 12.31, 4.30 and 8.41 p,
in. From Nanticoke nt 11.00 a. m. From
Plymouth nt 7,30 u, m 3.20, 3.33 and 11,10 p.
m,
St'ND.VV TIIAINS.
Soulh-Lcaie S ronton 1.10, 3.00, 5 40, 10.01 a,
in.; 3. ill, 3.40 and 8.10 p. in,
Noilh Leave Scranton at 1.10, 4.10 a. in.;
1,3.1, 5.48 and 11.3.1 p. in.
llloonisburir Division Leac Scranlon at 10.05
a, tn. nnd 6.30 p. m.
New York, Ontario and Western K.R,
't'IMi: TAULU IN Kl-TMT fcl'XUAV, NOV, ,
1900,
Xortlt lluui.d Tialni.
Leave ,. I;1'"? , Ail lie
Scianl'in. Caiboniule. Cadojla,
10.40 a. til. 11.20 a. in. l.m p, m.
0.00 p. in, Airhe Catboiidalc 0.10 p. in.
KmuIIi Hound.
Leave Leave Airlvo
Cadosla. Cailioudale, Siianlon.
7.10 a. in. 7.10 a. in.
2.03 p. in 3.31 p. in. .;u p. m,
Sunday only, North Hound.
I.er.ve Leave Airlve
Siranton, Catbondale, Cadosla.
8.30 a. m, 0.V a- m- 10.11 a, m.
7,00 p. m. Artlic ('aiboniljle 7.10 p. in.
Leave Leave Airlvo
C'adoia. Carboudale. Si union.
7.00 a. in. 7.40 a, in.
4.30 p. in, fi.3i ;i. m. 0.33 p. m.
Traini leaving Scranton at 10.10 a. in. dally,
and 8.30 a. m. Sundaya, make New York, Corn,
wall, Middletov.li, Waltoti, Sidney, Norwich,
Home, Utlca, Oneida and Otwego connection.
For further Information rcmuilt llcket nvcnU.
J. 0. ANDKItSON. 0n. I'jm. Aet., New York.
J. I'.. WCLSII, Traveling Pasteugtr Agent, Scran
ton.
Overcoat
$10 to $18
$15 to $25
5oft Hat Styles.
The leading hat for young
men is the soft "Fedora" or
"Golf" hat. Several new
shapes are here that are not
shown elsewhere. Promi
nent among them is the
wide brim Pearl with several
rows of silk stitching, as in
our stiff hatsthey are guar
anteed. The quality, style
and finish we always try to
keep a little above the aver
age at these prices,
$1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILRDAJ
Schedule in Effect May 27, 1900.
Trains leave Scranton, S. &. E.
Station:
6.45 a. m,, week days, for Sunbury,
Hairlsburg, .Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and for Pitts
burg and the West.
0.38 a. in., week days, for Hazleton,
Fottsville, Heading Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
burg and the West.
S.18 p. m., week days, (Sundaya
1.98 p. m.,) for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West. For Hazleton, Fotts
ville, Reading, &c. week days,
4.27 p. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Hazleton. Pottsville, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
J, It. WOOD, Oen. Paw. Agt.
.1. II. HUTCHINSON, Oen. Mgr.
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In KlTect Nov. 25, 1000,
TiniiH leave Sciantnii.
For Philadelphia nnd New York via .'I. & II.
II. II., nt 0.4.1 1 11,51 a, in., and 2,18, 4.27
llll.ick Diamond Mvpics), ami 11.30 p, M. Sun.
day, I). k II, It. II.. l.M, 8,27 p. in.
For White ll.-ni'ii, Ilazlcton and principal
li.ilnls In the mil tcglon, via D. n. II. II. II.,
n.1.1, 2.18 and 4.27 . in. For Pottsville, 6.41,
2.13 and 1.27 p. m.
For llelhlehem, i:.ilon, Heading, H.inMniic:
and pilnclpal intcimcillato statlona via I). k II,
II. II. . 11.4.1, 11.31 a. m.; S.18, 4,27 (Black Dia.
lunml Khiucm-), 11.30 p. m. Sunday!, I), ii II, II,
II,. I..18, 8.27 p. in.
For Tunkhaunnck, Tuiv.uuli, Klnitra, llluea,
(iiiu'va mid pilniipal Intermediate statlom, via,
ll L, ic W, II. It-, 8.0S a. in.; 1,03 and 3.10
For !encj, Hoclie.ter, Huffalo, Niagara Falli,
Chicago, and all point nest, lia D. & II, R. R.,
11,3.1 a. in., 3.33 (Black Diamond Kipreu). 7.',
10.41, 11.30 p. 111. SumU.vs, ), k II. R. II.,
11.3.1, 8.27 p. in.
Pullman pallor and sleeping or Lflildi Yalle.i
pailor care on all tralin lietwieeu Wilke-!iri
and New York, Philadelphia, Uuffalo and Sui.
pension Ilrldge.
IIOI.LIN II. WILHIIII, Hen. Supt,, 29 CortUna
meet, New Yolk,
CIIAHI.KS S. Li:i:, Con Pao Aet., 20 Cortljnd
klrcet. New Yotk.
A. W. XONNBMACIIKII, Dlv. Pas Agl,, South
llelhlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman novation) apply t
300 Lackawanna avenue, Scianlon, Pa.
Erie aud Wyoming Valley,
Timeu Tabic In Effect Sent. 17, 1000.
Trains (or llawley aud local point), connect
ing tt llawley with 1'rle railroad (vr New York,
New burgh ad intermediate poind, lev Sain
ton at 7.03 a. in. and 2.25 p. m.
Train arrive at Scilnlon tt 10.94) a. m. irni
0.10 y ju.
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