THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1001.
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HE CAMPEHS at the Country club
have pitched their annual tent,
or tent. It Is a sort of glorlilod
camping, for Steward Jacob nnd
his family look after all the sor
did detallB of cooking, tidying up, etc.
The houiekcpplnB or teiitkceplng, as
you may call It, Is so Immaculate that
the campers aic ptoud to Invite the
inspection of guests, nnd truly the lit
tle camp among the pines at the en
trance of the upper links Is very neat
and picturesque, with Its white tents
and gny-coloiecl lmmmorks.
Theie Is an absence of the detail
which makes up a Huzzacott outfit for
the soldier boy, when tho stove by day
may be uied as n refrigerator by
night, and the homely but friendly
stepladder Is coin ei ted Into n wash
tub, and the ai title masquerading as a
harmless tnmp-chali Is In icallty n
set of carving tnol nnd the tent Itself
It. capable of being convened Into
spotless white trousers with a boaid
for Ironing the same Into correct
creases. Now, I may be a trifle mix
ed ai to some of these details, but
the Idea Is right In tho main, for I
taw a Huzzacott combination the other
day. hut the miraculous possibilities
of the apparatus made my head buzz.
The Country club campers aie ham
pered by no such limitations In their
outing: Their tents contain little white
beds, looking exactly like the cribs
they must have occupied when they
were all Innocent, pretty babies, for
there Is nn unpietentlous canopy oer
each, which Is discreetly draped with
mosquito netting.
It Is a wonder that they haven't
made some effoit to exterminate the
mosquitoes In the vicinity of the
Country club. They nren't so terribly
troublesome, but that Is all the more
reason why they could easily be de
stroyed, as they do not exist in very
large numbers. The little pests are
always the penalty of having stagnont
water In the vicinity. They nio born
within a few hundred yards of tho spot
whee thoy begin their depredations,
and as they arc continually hatching
during the warm season, a great many
are released from a very small pool.
If care were taken In tho spring to
cover with oil tho little stream back
of the camp, which is almost totally
dry in hot weather, the many genera
tions of Mr Mosquito could be appie
clably diminished. The troublesome
Insect In his amphibious stage is com
pelled to come to tho surface of the
water every few minutes to breathe.
The oil Interferes most emphatically
with his intentions, and he doesn't live
to sing or sting. It Is an easier pro
cess than to smite him one at a time
when you arc suffering with pain and
rage, nnd it isn't to trying to tho
nerves. ,
Porch parties are the pleasantest
fads of the hour A porch party
doesn't necessitate occupancy of the
porch to the titter exclusion of the
house, but It does mean a nine o'clock
gathering In attire unconventional and
with entertainment amusing, if not
violently Intellectual, The poich-giil
up-to-date has had a far better time
and more men in her train than her
sister who has hied away to the sea
shore, with all the clothes tho family
finances could stand 'and the prospec
tive ration of 16 to 1 as regards girls
and escorts. An intotcstlng way to af
ford entertainment for a porch party
Is to make out a pioginmme In which
everybody present must do om -'.ning
that he or she tan't do. The our.g
lady who sings divinely must not he
allowed to sing, but must make a po
litical speech. Tho man who can re
cite funny dialect stories must give a
poem of Ella Wheeler "Wilcox, with
the proper mixture of intensity and
idiocy. The man who can't sing is
made to sing "Loch Lomond " The
girl whose one "piece" is "The Ros
ary," with correct intonations of pa
thos, must be made to ting coon songs
and the man who is a brilliant orator
must have his role laid out for him
In a bear dance.
Two young ladles have made a great
hit in small informal porch parties by
their duets, Thoy don't sing them, but
Instead recite in unison nonsense
rhymes, such as:
"There was a fair maid of Gloucester
Whose young man thought he had
louccster,"
etc., etc. The amount of popularity
those amateurs are achieving In their
circle would turn the heads of less
sensible girls.
Miss Hnrah, who has hcen the guest
of Miss Dale, on Jefferson avenue, for
the past few weeks, returned to hrr
home In t'nlontnwn, Pa., on Thurs
day. Miss II a rah has made many
fi lends In this city ami her depnrture
Is n distinct loss to the summer con
tingent which yet remains. She has
the gift of a powerful and beautiful
contralto voice, which has given much
pleasure duilug her stay. She nlso
possesses the accomplishment of being
able to play her own ncocmpanlinents,
which has ndded much to the Infoimal
onteitalnments of the season. Miss
llarah sang In the Klrst church choir
a fortnight ago.
A drag party enjoyed a clambake at
Lake Scranton, Monday night. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Jer
myn, Mr. and Mis. H. 11. r.rad. Jr.,
Miss Dale, Miss Harah, Miss Klike,
Miss Helen Matthews, Messrs. Thome,
Loomis, Theo. Fuller, Merrill nnd Dale.
Mis. W. O. Kulton entertained at
luncheon, Wednesday, In honor of Miss
Kirk, of St. Paul, Minn. The guests
were: Mrs. W. V. Keller, Miss Wat
kins, of Richmond, Vn.; Miss Reynolds,
Miss nisbeth Wlnton, Mlstes Helen and
Alice Matthews.
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Chase, of Qulncy
avenue.entei talned a number of friends
at n porch party Wednesday night.
The campers at the Countiy club
now number tho following: Messis.
M. B. Fuller, J. II Rrooks, James
Dlalr, J. F. S. Fuller, Lieutenant Davis,
H. B. Merrill. Theo. Fuller and A. K.
Hunt, Jr.
The Misses Raub have been enter
tained at a house party In New Mil
ford for tho past few days.
Social Happenings
at Lake Ariel
Captain Bowman II. McCalla, I'nllod
States Navy, who has Just icturned
home fiom the far East In command
ing the cruiser Newark, Is planning
a visit to Lake Ariel for rest and to
enjoy the fishing there before assuming
command of the battleship Kcarsago
to which he has been ordered.
Captain McCalla Is known as the
hero of C.uantanemo bay, having par
ticipated In all the engagements there
during the Spanish-American war as
commanding officer of the "Tub of
Blood" as the cruiser Marblehead was
known. Ho afterward commanded the
American forces In the battle of Tien
Tsln, China, and led them In the relief
of Pekln. His wife and daughter who
have Just retimed from Yokohoma,
Japan, may accompany him to the
lake.
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Riccllng vies with boating nnd fish
ing as the favorite amusement at Lake
Ailel this year. The guests at the Hotel
Columbia and the cottages aie now In-
teiested In cutting down the iccoid
time over the five-mile "round-the-lake"
couiso, which has proved so
popular.
The course Is nn admirable one, pass
ing thiough hill nnd dale, past pietty
fatm-houses, fiequently In view of tho
lake. Theie Is considerable shade from
the magnificent ticea by tho wayside,
and a cooling hieeze from over the
lake. Thct-e who aie riding to make
time need not dismount from start to
finish, hut those more leisuiely Incllnrrl,
find frequent icstlng places, and enjoy
stopping at some one of the many t'aim
hoitses for glas.es of cool milk.
The course affords splendid wheeling,
tho level sti etches of toad being hatd
and t-mooth, and the "down-hill"
stretches alfordlng fine coasting. Tho
"up-hill" poitlon Is not haid work.
There Is no occasion for dismounting.
Tha few hills are easy of ascent awheel.
The last Ml etch homeward along the
eastern shores of the lake, leads the
bicyclist over the good load In the
rear of tho cottages and through the
pine forest, which affords shade nearly
the entirp distance.
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"around tho lake," made by Oeorge J.
II. Follmer, of New York, one of the
guests at the Hotel Columbia, was not
beaten for some days. On Thursday
morning Mr. Follmor's colots wcie
lowered by James II. Forkln, the man
ager of tho Hotel Columbln, who rid
ing n Snell 1901 chnlulcss, made the
trip In twenty-six minutes, including
one minute going back after n broken
cyclometer. Mr. Forkln is certain that
he can knock off three or four minutes
on thl recoid, nnd there will be an
other struggle for the honor of heat
ing the recoid, during the coming weik.
Tho snme course Is much in favor
with pedestrian parties, who start out
In tho early morning fiom the hotel
nnd make the trip on foot In nn hour
nnd threo-quartcrs. The scenery along
(he way, affording glimpses of lake and
mountain, is especially Hue. The
weather continues cool, varying from
in degieea nt night to not higher thnn
70 degrees by day, so that out of dooi
sports, walking, driving, rowing, pall
ing, fishing nnd bicycling occupy the
entire attention of the summer con
tingent. o
A letter received front Henry Mac
rory, of Brooklyn, N. Y., ndds Interest
to the bicycling contest, lie writes that
he Is coming up with his Thomas auto
bicycle to compete for honors. Ho io
cently rode 117 miles In five hours nnd
forty minutes, over country roads on
Long Island, and Is anxious to make
n century tecoid (twenty tlmce around)
over tho Lake Ariel course.
Among the re.cent guests nt the Hotel
Columbia have been John Clelland, B.
P. Connelly, Mr. nnd Mis. C. P. O'Mal
loy nnd Miss McCourt, of Scranton;
Mr. nnd Mrs. Oeorge J. 11. Follmer. of
New York; Harry Elwood MacNIchol,
of New York; William F. Shean nnd
Miss Mabel Leonard, of Scranton;
Charles K. Davis and Miss Mary Reedy
and Maine Hcffron, of Scranton; Hon.
T. J. Reynolds nnd wife, of Scranton;
.1. A. Relnhardt and Miss Isabella Jen
kins, of Sctanton; Charles A. Pulclfer,
of Brooklyn, N. Y.; John D. Boyle, Mr.
nnd Mr?. M. J. Hnwiey, of Scranton;
Joseph A. Henley, Miss Nellie B. Will
lams. W. J. Dooley, Miss Belle C.
Ciiaham, K. J. Horan and Miss Horan,
W. A. Hutton and Miss Martin, Mr. and
Mis. M. F. CVMalley, J. R. Meats,
Scranton: J. E. Hood, Dunmore, J. F.
Davis, Carhondale; H. P. Harrison,
Massllon, Ohio; Dr. II. C. Whalen, C.
P. Munn, of Carhondale; A. J. Henley,
Dunmore; James O'Connoi, Scinnton;
William II. Davis, Scranton, Supetln
tendent of Polite Frank Robllng, Jr., of
Scranton; Arthur D. Rommlus. of
Cambridge, Mn-s., and Miss Lola
Steel, of Scranton; Sterling E. W.
Eyer, of Wllkes-Barre; E. L. Washer
and J.. W. Dllyon, of Dunmore; T. F.
Rcddlngton. Scranton; C. M. Hill,
Blnghamton. N. Y.; J. L. Hollldny,
Scranton; Charles Kalstencr, Scranton;
Frank During, Sctanton.
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SCIENTIFIC SALAD
"Inacciiratf knowledge la danRfrmia thing,
So In all thlngi ltt us be accurate."
Rfifr nt the Palad would crutly "Id rne
In my tiik by jaklng qtiMtlont tnot bnm"
Mrlly for publication), wlilch It ro'b'9 wlu
Ie annwrrrci In hill In an nrly lu j' ,'r
'Vffkly Salad and their rcrtipl c know led
Immediately liv mall All ouch minmunlta
tloni muit, however, as a mat'er ol courw,
bear the writer's correct name and addifaa
as othetvilse ihejr cannot be taken Into eon.
aiders! Ion
PERSONAL.
MIm Klizibcth Bunnell Is immerin? In Dun
da ff.
Mm. Henry Brad.v, Jr., is visltins friends at
Belmar, X. .1.
Mr and Mrs II. '.. W'anen aic at the Pan
AnicrUan exposition.
Mr. and Mis. II. (! Brooks are spending a tew
week at Crjilal like
Mi-i. Huth Pile hi cone to California to re
rmin (or ecnl weeks
Mi-s Helen Orlffin, of Pine atiect, is recover
Inc from tevere illness.
'I ho Miwa Kvelvn and KloiJe Ollniore are mm
nurins mi I. ike Mliliican.
Miss Mar Mo-ffmlth, ot Monroo avenue, will
fpend the summer in Ohio.
Ma(or I.vrictt Warren and family have, cone lor
a two inonthi' May abioid.
Ml wamuricht of IMilntield N. J., is the
guest ol Mis E B .Icrmjn.
Mr ind Mr S i: Vwilind hue been at the
f.len Summit hotel this week.
Miss William', of Biookljn, N. V., is the
guet of Miss Mice Mittliens.
Mr. .liwph . Mutt and family have gone to
their summer home at Dundafl
Mi-s Uainrleht. of I'liliiHcld. N J., is Wtlns
.it the home of Mrs. 1' B. .Icimjn.
Vt. .lames Arrhbald and family aie occurjincr
their Minimer home at ott.igc City.
Mis.. Alidrcuh, nf Brookljn. . V., is Mtlne
at tho home of Mks Amy Jcsup, on Cliy ae
nue Mis Psbln S-rjholt, Mln ebolt, Mr. and
Mi Krank lonnell are at the Oneonta, limey's
Like.
Vmcroinaii'at-I.arse fiiluhi A. (!rov was
resl-tricd at the .Irninii lit inslit. He Mopped
off beie on hl iuj home to ;lnmood.
Dr. I II lloltliam, of North Kast, Pa , Is
Lit Ins his pirents, Mr and Mrs William Hoi
thnn, ft. of North Wellington aienue.
Walter Ilir!c, who hi been spending .1 few
d.its nt the Proildence l'rebj.teijn paronige,
his lctiiined to his home in ilton, V. V
Mr. and Mrs ( lamer on Monh and Mrs. .1.
Ii. nn Morch will fprnd the next few dns in
Buffilo attending the Pan meriin exposition
Mr. and Mr John It Kelly, of Oapoino ae
nue, ind Mr mil Mrs. P. V Scinlon, of Carbon
street, -ire at Wild Itose cottjge, at Lake Winola,
.tohn Ilinninger and K. T. Sihmehl, repre.
senting the Holding Knights Templar, were In
the itv srsterdiv making arringements for the
hotel aiommoditions of the Templirs who will
The Dangers of Eating Alone.
IT IS NOT 0001) lor man or woman to live
alone. Indeed, It has been well said that (or
solitude to be succelul a nun must be either
unitcl or deUl. This refers, perhipi, mainly
to the moral asp- ts ol Isolation, nd with
thoe we hae no concern.
There arc certain physical ill, howeer,
whlih arc not tho least among the dlsadian
tages o( loneliness. Of thee there Is many a
clirk, many a young barrister, rising, per
haps, but not jet far enough risen, many a
business msn or poutnillst who will say that
one ot the most trjlng features ol tils unmar
ried life Is to hae to eat alone. And a pre
mature ibspspsli Is the only thing that eer
takes him to his phjslilan. Thrre arc some
few happily disposed Indhlduals, who (an dint
alone jnd not eat too fast, nor too muvh nor
too tit 1 1, With the majority, honrcr, It la
different. The average man puts his nocl or his
paprr before him and thinks that he will length
en out the meal with due deliberation by reading
a little with, and moie between, the courses.
He will employ Ins mind rnough to help,
and too little to Interfere with digestion. In
act, he will provide that gentle menial ac
companiment which with happier people con
sersatlon giies to a meal.
This Is jour solitary's excellent Idea. In reillty
he becomes engrossed in what he is reading till
suddenly finding his chop cold he demolishes It
In a few lnouthfuli; or else he finds that he Ii
hungry, and paying nn attention to the book,
which ho flings alde, he rushes through his
(ood as fast as possible, to plunge into his
atnichilr and lltnture afterward. In cither
case the lonely man must digest at a diadan
tage. For due and easy nutrition food should
should be slowly taken and the mind should
not be intensely exercised duttng the process.
Ks-try one knows that olent bodily exercise
Is bad Just after a meal, and mentil exertion la
equity so.
Wle people do not e.on argue during or Just
after dinner, and obserMtlon of after-dinner
speeches will comlnce an.iono t hit most speakers
neither endiue tlnmelcs nor excite in their
heireis any ecmo Intellectual effort.
In fact, the cxpiiitnre of countless genera
tion", fiom the red Indian ol the woods to
the whlte-shirted diners of a modern party,
has perpetuated the lesson that a nun should
not eit alone, nor think much at this time,
but should talk and be tdked to while he feeds.
Most people do not think much when they talk,
and t liking is a natural accompaniment of eating
and drinking.
How does It fire with the manv solitary wo
men of todav? No better, we know, thin with
the men, hut dlflerently. Mono or not, i man
may be tru-ted at any rate to use loon enougn.
Supposing, of course, tint he cm gettjenoush.
With i women it ts different She is mote emo
tloal. more Imiginatiie, and less inclined to
icallre the gross necessities of existence. There
fnre, the woman doomed to dine alone .is often
as not does not dine at all. She gets dyspepsia
beeiue her stomach ha not sufficient work to
doi a min gets It because his functions piactlce
it too often in the wrong wiv.
Worst of .ill. perhaps, is the case of the soil.
tars cook. In the in.uiads of smill Hats in our
large cities there are thousand of women "do
ing" for their solltarj masters or mNtiesses.
The? women, whose milu occupation Is to pre
pare food for others, find It impossible to enjoy,
or oien to take, fond them.ehes. s confec
tioners are siid to gic their apprentices a
lire urn of tho stoi k of the hop lor the first
lew dies, knowing that it will effectually cure
lppetite itterward, so the women who aic al
ways oicupied with bming and preparing food
grow limbic to use it for theinselies. These
people Mifter from dcsprpsla, which is cured
if somebody else manages their kitchen for a
week, allowing them to take meals without
preparing them.
It needs no moralist to declare the e ilx of
solitari'ie-i Man as well as woman is a gre
gari.'tn inimil. Plnslcallv and intellcclualli we
linpiove with coinpinloship. icrtainlv It Is
not good to eit and drink alone It is a sad
fart of our big cities that they hold hundreds
of men and women who In their div are too
busy and at nicht too lonely to feed with
profit, much less with any pleisure.
a description of his a; stem of Incandescent oil
lighting, Illustrating the subject by the exhibi
tion of a large series of lamps showing the rte.
xelopment of the Inientlon. These lamps employ
hcy mineral oil supplied to the burner by air
pressure and burned on the Bunsen principle In
conlnt with a sprclsl mantlo of the W'elshach
tjpe. The light produced Is very brilliant and
they are adapted especially (or out door me or
lor the lighting of large enclosed areas, where
electric arc lighting Li now commonly used The
lamps are claimed to jleld as much as Jul can
dlepower with the consumption of one-elghtli of a
qua it ol oil per hour.
The paper was discussed by Professor A. J.
Itowlsnd, and referred to the committee on scl.
cnc.0 and the art for investigation and report.
Automobile Bond Knees.
The following table shows the progress realized
In France In the last few earsi
Horse Weight
Course. Velocity. Power per II. V
Parli to nouen (IS1I) ....llmllct 3.7J 2,V) hg,
rarla te, Bordeaux (Isii).. 1.1 " t.M ltt
Tarls to Marseilles (lSirt).tVj" 00 M "
rarlstnAmeteidrm (lWl.'.mj l-'.OO 100"
Paris to Bordeaux (t-J-ri). sn " M "
From Tan to Bordeaux the winner of the last
rare maintained an .nerage speed of tt'4 miles
per hour. In 1001 the race was from I'atls to
Toulouse and returi to Paris. Illght mortoreltes
starled ami three completed the run. The win
ning motorette maintained nn atrruge speed of
S'j miles trout Paris to Toulouse,
OTH miles from Toulouse to I.lmoges,
Cn Ml miles liom Limoges tci Pari"
Tlilrlj'flse mototcjcles left Paris and eight only
cempleted the run. The record was:
3(1 1 3 miles from Paris to Toulouse,
3,Vj miles from Toulouse to Limoges,
32 miles from Mmogea to Pat is.
Klthtesn automobiles (wagons) left Paris, of
which eight returned to Paris. The records o
the first and second are so remarkable as to de.
sene quotation, aa follows:
Pails to Toulouse to Limoges to
Toulouse. I.lmoges. Paris.
First ...42 1-3 miles, 30 1-2 miles, SD 1-3 miles.
Second .34 1-3 miles, 40 2-3 miles, II 1-3 miles.
The weight per house power appears to hiie
been about ninety seven pounds.
Submarine Archaeolofrlcnl Discovery.
Creek dlers who Ime explored the sea bottnm
neir the Island of Cetigo hae made discovert.'
of no little interest, both to the archaeologist anil
the artist. Marble and brome stautes, Iragments
of xa-s, pieces of wood fiom some vessel, hue
been found, which Indicate that a trireme, laden
with art treasures and hound for Home, wis
wrecked I.iiclan, moreover. In his Mory of
Zciixls, mentions a vessel which Sulla had laden
with statues and sent to Italy, and which foun
drrod on these very coasts. Whether the vev,cl
discovered be that rcfrned to its questionable
Th coincidence, however, Is certainly remarkable
Among the pieces brought to the surface may
bo mentioned the hronrc head of a boxer or wrest-
ler. and particularly the marble rtatue of a
Uniting jouth, which piobably ornamented the
pediment of some temple The urper pait of the
slaluc is in an admirable Mite of preservation
The head and trunk are entirely intact. The two
hands have also been recovered, one of which,
till unfinished", is a veritable masterpiece. Al
thuiighl the statue has lint been evcrvwheie nn
ished with equal care, it i, nevertheless, a work
of art, icmarkahlc lor its mro gricc and beautj.
"Dick, The Driver Boy,"
OV L. PAUL MACK.
Submitted In The Tribune's Short Story Contest.
I
n,trnrl fhp fomrnllon in l , I'nlU i hiinrfrril
A record Of thirty-two minutes knights will come up from their city.
Bleeding of Snlmon in Fresh Water.
Whether the- filmon (Mlmo salar) Is i sjlt
w iter or a fresh watet Hh is a question often
mooted. Its closest afhmtlo" arc with a family
lie uly all of whos repicsentatlves live In rivers
The fut tint Million pawn In salt water his
been atlesil .is an indication that the salmon is,
in fact, .1 true Kilt water fish which his been
pio.:reMivelv habituated to fresh waters.
Mr -louvet de Ilelleme his conducted a Ion,;
series of expi riments on the artificial breeding of
ralinon to test the question whether the silmon
cannot be mai'e to bleed without an annual voy
age to salt water. His experiments extended
our a permd ol ten jenrs and show conclu'lvely
that the cnli.-ie and breeding of Silmo salar in
lio-h witci me entiielv practicable and llicv
leu to the Ivnerce lint while the hibit of this
lUla of visiting the sea is favoiable to Its dvdnp.
mint, It Is not absulutel) necessary and is prob
ably only recently acquued.
Incandescent Oil Lighting.
Wcdnesiliv evening, at the stated meeting of
the Franklin Institute, (leoige Washington, of
New lork, who was the first speaker, presented
Prehistoric Mines.
The prehlstoiic mines at Hartville, W.veming,
luvc been examined bj Profevsor Oeorge Doiee),
curator of the Columbia Museum, ( hlcago. who
finds that the Indians, in addition to wuiking the
mines, were also extensively engaged In manufae
turuig various instruments Around the village
the ground was stiewn with fragments of flint
and partly constructed arrows, lances, hammris,
etc., showing that the people who woilced these
qinrrlesi carried on the manufacture ot household
and warlike instruments near at hind, the finish
ing been done by the women and children, in
their lodges, while the men were at woik quarr)
inc. Dr. Horsey will spend the summer In mak
ing further investigations. It miy be interesting
to the reader to learn that neai Viri Cruz, in
I.chlgh rountv, a small himlet not far fiom Mien
town, two ancient flint mines were discovered
from which the Indians obtained their arrow
heads, as numerous hilf or partly finished stone
Implements of Indian witfare and the chase were
lound near the openings of the mines, or pits.
Definitions.
CAMKItx The word camera as it is common
lv ii'ed at the present time means a photo
graphic or optical instrument consisting of i
box or cae in the flout of which a lene is it
taihed. which focuses the picture in minlatuie
upon the ensltive plate or film Inserted Into
the I ox at the opposite end from the lente. A
number of ittachmcnti to faclli'ate the tiking
of pictures may he and are added, hut they arc
not essential to the tanicra, or more piopcrly.
photographic camera. Tho origin of the word
Is to be found In the Italian language, in which
It means a chamber and when uxd to describe
the optical or photogiaplilc cameu the word
"oscura," meaning dalk, Is idded. This "cam
era oscnra," or dirk closet, was a very popular
pli thins In the middle ages among the wealthy
pitrlciins nf Vrnicc and Floicncc ind was u-ei
not only as a pi thing, but also as a means
cf spving upon their neighbors. It came into
vogue soon aftrr Copcinicus had demomtrated
the fact tint i convex glass leme would not only
mjcnlfv objects but would ab-o prolcc t the im
ago of any well lighted landscipe or picture of
any kind urtm a white surface or scteeii It con
silted in i domelike chimber on top of the
house exactly like the astronomical ob-ervalory
cupola of todiv, being capable of revolving upon
.1 vertical axis. On top of the cupola a laige
minor wis placed at an angle whlih reflected
the image of t,he houses and sheets downward
through a large lene secured horizontally in a
hole in the mof of the chamber, on the floor o(
which a piece or white material, marble or linen
stretched In the plane o( the (ocus o( the lense
howrd to the beholder what was going on out
side, exactly like the image on the ground glass
of the photographic camera of todiv.
Carl Seller, M. P.
One Woman's Views.
THE telephone Is surely the greatest
Invention of modern times. If you
were on the Midway you might
think it is surpassed hy the megaphone
but It really Isn't, you know, except
in nerve strain on the subscrlheis, or
rathej: the people forced to listen.
They .are. getting telephones all
through "the mal dlstilcts now. The
farmers form n stock company hire
a switchboard and a peuon to attend
to the calls and there they aie. Their
lelephrtpe; service costs them much less
:han .ours, and they do have such a
beautiful time. They have perhaps a
lozen people on the line and the hell
Ingle.s at all the residences when ever
)ne of the supscrlbem Is wanted. That
laves them the bother of listening nil
,he time 'as some people In the city
tsed tq do when they could hear every
thing. that was said on their line. In
;he country It Is only necessary to
listen wten the bell rings. Of course
fou know your own number but you
ire apt to mistake the other calls for
four, especially when there are so
nany ori a line. Consequently the tele
(hone 1b a Jot more satisfactory than
.he Ladles Aid Society or the cones
jondence In the dally papers.
You know right nway how many
pounds Mrs. A'h baby weighed; what
llcht anrf nbOut what hour Abllah Li.
Jones Ir going to call on Miss Mary
nn Smith; when your nelghbois down
'.he rrtad are to have their city hoard
Irs; nhero tho minister Is to tea and
jow long he Mays. "Whether Doctor
K. has ns many calls ns Doctqr F.. and
hethe,r Mr. T.'s law suit will come off
:nmoi'row as expected and huv many
Jollors' woith of sugar Aim. M. Is
islng In c.innlns-tlme.
It Is.hall that the largest peirentage
if women In the, Insane nsy
urns Is composed of ' farmer's
ivnirJ.'- that their narrow, hard
little means of recreation Induce mel
ancholia. The jural telephone Is des
tined to change nil that. The farmer's
wife will now have an Incentive to live,
there clinging to the wall, like a kindly
disposed bat, is her little friend, ready
to speak to her at any moment, likely
to tell her that old Mrs. Drown Is
dead at last, or young Raiah Kllen Is
going to be married next week. Theie
It goes with a message tiom her sister
In another village, or a "good morn
ing" from a friend of her glilhood
many tnllcs away.
There is a new Interest In life. Noth
ing ever happened In the old days
something In likely to happen any
minute and the swift musdcal warning
sends a pleasant thrill through her
wholo being as she drops the pan of
potatoca or stops In the midst of bread
ranking to giasp the receiver with
floury hands and hear the story which
Is continually changing,
"While the delicate sensibility which
recognizes the difference between mine
and thine Is likely to bo blunted by
tho rural telephone, what Is to be done
about It? Unman nature Is the same
everywhere, flood breeding and princi
ple will pi event one from evesdropplng
any where, at the telephone or In the
next room, but the heart of man as
well na woman Is undoubtedly curious
to know other peoJe's u'Kb, nnd
while In the city the same Innate ic
flnement of feeling, or what l even
more Imperative, want of time, cr the
Installation of n new "locking out"
telephoni- -'iy be potent aigu-
inentH ii' .- h ning to messages
inpu' ''ie pa i utheis, perhaps
In t' iritry w io . . more Intlmnte
Km l i ff the ! i.i i fcone's neigh
bj. ... -I to rj...t, it imy be pietty
euy ti "mistake that ling for ours,"
at any lute your neighbor has the
came vhAnsc t you when you are
confiding your family niatteis through
that medium, so It is evened up. Any
way nobody should tell Fccrots over the
telephone, with tho knowledge that
miles of listening ears intetvene; so
theie!
The only ical complaint that has
come fiom the jural telephone service
Is fiom a farmer an unfeeling crea
tine he must be who giumbled
becauso his wife neglected hoeing the
garden for fear bc would be out of
hearing If the telephone bell should
ring.
s,
I heard of a telephone system In a
certain town which Is ccitalnly worked
for all It Is worth. The society theie
Is much liko it Is heio; delightfully In
formal, friendly, enjoyable. Jut as Is
done heic, It Is quite the custom to
arrange many little nffiuirs In Im
promptu fashion calling up each othei
by telephone nnd making plans in the
moinlng for amusement In tho evening.
So completely Is tho operator taken
Into confidence that It Is quit" the ens
torn for a man to call up the central
and ask her what girls are disengaged
for that evening. She promptly comes
to tho rescuo and designates those who
have been already secured for the
little dance, tho card party, tho supper,
etc. xAhlch may ho in prospect. The
young man asks for tho telephono num
ber of one of tho young ladles who
havo not been "taken," serenely makes
the arrangements and the genius of the
telephone, like tho good fairy the Is,
turns to reply to a similar query from
some other person. It Is nil under
st mil nnd taken nB seriously ns possl
b' Th operator Is in n position to
kiv v. ' nit It and she cheerfully
Raairtn i iing tho eoclal machinery
of the clt.. , altlK-iuh necessarily like
"Olory" in the ihlldren'a story, It Ie
such a good tliri and she not "In It."
This plan hsis not been pursued to
any gieat extent In Scinnton, although
the telephone operator Is often In
trusted with many a dellcato mis
slon. One of the demands made on her
by some people Is that she shall act
as an alarm clock and wake them up
In time to catch tho five o'clock or
some other early train, which she nl
ways dons .most const-lentlousb , a
record which cannot be made of the
nlarm clock. The telephone opeiatnr
deserves a great deal more and more
consideration than ihe gets from any
of us. For our sln.s of omission and
commission, dear, pleasant voiced
patient divinity of the Exchange,
please for give us,
A bogus "farmer," who at some per
iod In his career, may havo spent a
fortnight In the country, wiltes the
following Information. He l.s not as
polite ns a real farmer, but tho letter
Is appended simply to show what a
lot somo people do not know. Here
it is:
It i all right to make a defense fur the poor
dock-till horse, but when jou come to the
dehorned cow jou arc "talking through jour
hat, so to tpeak. farmers do not cut their mvva
horns only in rare instances wheie Hie horns
grow In such a manner that they threaten to in
jure their eyes by growing Into them. The cos
that you have seen without horns not only were
born that way, hut their horns never grew. It
Is not a rare sight to see two or 'three and some
times more nt these hornless cows In a herd of
a don. The (armers call them moolrjs. Where
the word came from I do not know, I do not
find It in the dictionary, but to the (aimer it
means a row that was fore-ordained not to have
horns. I send jou this Information so that jou
will not scatter your sjmpathy In watte places
and will have a more kindly feeling for the poor
farmer who Is the unfortunate pobeseor ol a
few mooley cows. Voun sincerely,
Farmer.
P. 8. These mnolevi would not be of much
use in a bjll fight, but they are ai good milkers
M their more (ortupate Uur.
After long and serious consultation
with the Agricultural Udltor of The
Tilbnne, I am prepaied to state that
"Faimer" should look outside the dic
tionary for Intormatlon on the Mooley
cow question. Now the Agilculttiral
Kdltor, who not only pohsesses a town
house and lots, but also many thicks
and herds In the countiy. Is authority
for the declaration that not one In lie
hundred cows ever has boms of the
"ciumpled" variety familiar in "The
House that Jack Built." the convolu
tions of which necessitate amputation
because of possible Injuiles to the ees.
Instead of that, u drive of a few miles
up countiy will show herds and heicls
belonging to dairy farms wheie eery
cow Is dehorned.
Tho custom In Lackawanna county
was started at the Hillside Home, and
ns the people all over the iciuntiy fide
acknnw lodge Superintendent Ucenier as
boss In politics, they hafctened to follow
his lead In the matter of relieving
cattle nt their bonis. Some of the far
mers posucss u machine niado for the
purpose; n wicked, gulllntlne-llke ap
paratus which does tho work swiftly
and suiely. Any one in the rural dis
tricts Is familiar with the procees and
Is nlso familiar with the sight of cows
whose bleeding hends show wheie the
mutilation has Just taken place. The
custom has been established In large
herds In order to pi event Injury being
done to t lit cattle by the horns of their
neighbors in tho field or the stall. Of
course, everybody knows that "Mooley"
or "Muley" cattle, nn the Century Die
tlonaiy spells the name, are born so.
It Is said that they first came from tho
Isle of Wight, but it Is also declared
that they were once bred In Virginia,
However, most of the hornless cows In
the herds of Lackawanna, county and
vicinity were thus disfigured by the
hand of man, Saucy Bess,
N Noithenstern Pennsylvania nro
situated vast fields of an
thracite coal, and In the beauti
ful valley nf the Lackawanna
mining or "digging the dusky
dlat'nonds" nnd transporting
them to less favored portions or
the United States, or to foreign
countries Is Its chief Industry.
To one not accustomed to the sight,
the pi occasions of miners, driver boys,
and slate pickets, their persons nnd
clothing cbonlzed by the dust fiom the
black Jewels, wending their way home
ward from their days work In those
dark cavetns, lighted only by the lamps
fastened to their caps Is a pictures
que scene, and one not soon to be for
gotten. Klchanl Darcey, or Hick ns he was
famllnilly called, lived In a (suburb of
the thtlvlng city of Sctanton, nnd was
a driver boy In the line Hrook mines.
Ho wan nearly fifteen years of age, but
so small, he looked much younger. He
was fond of books, and wished very
much to attend school', but his father
was unnblo to work, nnd there were
two little sisters and u baby brother
to fed and clothe, so It was necessary
for Dick to work. His mother seived
a few families as helper, as often ns
she could be spared from home, nnd
together thoy managed to "keep the
wolf from the door."
The family had been most unfort
unate. Mr. Darcey had been Injured
by a fall ot rock and the eldest two
sons, Hdward nnd James, who xveie
driver boys, lost their young lives In
the mines. These sorrows made a
deep Impression on Dick's sensitive
nature. He resolved to be truthful,
honest nnd never to utter an oath.
When he was nbout thirteen years
old, ho had an experience that chanced
the whole course of his young life.
He was walking down Lackawanna
avenue, nnd chanced to pass n young
lady who accldently dropped her pocket
book near him. He quickly picked it
up. No one seemed to notice the event,
though the stiet was tluonged with
people nt tho time. The tempter
whlspcied, "keep It." Only for nn In
stant did he waver, then turning, dart-
up the street.
He soon overtook the owner, and
handing It to hor, respectfully sald.'iady
you dropped your pocket book." She
hnd not missed It. and was sttrpilsed
as well as pleased. She thanked him.
and offered him a coin for his ttouble.
He refused to accept It, and as she look
ed Into his honest face she knew why.
"Why did you not keep it?" She
queried, (to test him still further.) "No
one would have known It."
"I would have known It, he answer
ed, nnd It would make me very un
happy." She smiled, then Inqulied his
name and place nf icsldence. He
answered In a Mralght-forvvaid. man
ner. She again thanked him, bade him
"good-by," nnd pas-sed on. Her smile
of aproval made Dick happy. That
evening as the family hud retired to
the little sitting loom, after their frugal
meal, there was a gentle- knock at the
door. Dick opened It and there to his
gieat sin prise and delight, was the
beautltul young lady, to whom he had
returned the pocket book In the after
noon. She Introduced heieself as Lllllnn
Letcher. She possessed a very sweet
voice, nnd a most winning smile. To
the patents, she l elated the Incident of
the pocket book, and congratulated
them on having a son who was honest
and upright coaxed the shy girls to
her side, and with an nun aiound each,
told them pretty stoiles, till their eyes
grew wide with Interest, then kissed
ami petted baby Bobble nnd dltectly
won the family to her.
She pictured to Dick the Sunday
school where she had a class of bos
about his age, that she was very
anxious to hne him Join the following
Sabbath. Dick promised, and after
assuring them that she had spent a
most enjoyable evening, and to their
coTdial Invitation to "come again,"
promised to visit them In the near
futtiic, she kissed the rosy lips of the
little ones, picssed warmly the toll
woin hands of tho others and bde
them a pleasant good evening. Miss
Letcher left each member of the family
111 a pleasant frame of mind. The little
ones pinttlcd for days about the pietty
lady, and the dolls nnd pictures that
she promised them when she came
again, and the eldeifi heartily wished
that her stay might not be long.
A promise with Dick was not to be
broken. Karly Sunday morning, with
clean face, hair neatly combed, and his
clothes (If they were coaise) carefully
hrubhed, Dick was at the Sunday
school. Miss Letther gieeted him with
a smile, intioduced htm to the boys who
weie to be his class-mates, and con
vened with each a few moments about
his home and frlenda, before beginning
the lesson, which was explained so
dearly and interspersed with such en
tertaining stories, the nttcntion or tne
class was held to its close.
Dick was very much interested. He
was also delighted with the music nnd
songs. He had a tine voice and loved
to sing. When the exercises were
finished Miss Letcher bade them n
smiling "good-by," with the lequest
that all would come again the next
Sunday.
Dltk promised and fiom that day
foitli. tlu're was no storm too seveio
to keep from his place In the Sunday
school Miss Letcher was a slnceie
christian teacher. She was nnxlous for
the souls of her pupils, and prayed
fervently for their conversion. She had
the j .no (jlft of carrying her llstners
with her. They felt the nearness of the
character she poittaxed When she le
peatcd the old, old story of Jesus nnd
1 1 Io love. His humiliation, pilvatlon
and Ignominious death on the cross,
to save a lost and sinful race, quoting
the Sax loin's own words, "Oienter love
hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his fi lends." "Ye are
my friends, If ye do whatever I com
mand ou."
Her pupils were deeply moved. Dick
became dlssatlstled with himself. He
longed to be n chilstlan; l,ut the
way seamed datk as the mines In which
he worked. He began leading more
and nioie the little bible, Miss Letcher
had given him, nnd dally prayed earn
estly for light. As he lead he came to
these wo! d of the Savior.
"I am come a light Into the world
that whosoever belelveth on me should
not abldo In darkness,"
He resolved to follow tho light. In
answer to his prayers, light came nnd
peace. He was happy. He knew he
was saved. Ills parents, and little sis-
tern werft rial scloua of the chance In
"-.' -.- -i--- . - ---- ------ -.
His raVint race, cneerrui oDedi-
t H 'parents wishes, and I
thoughtful attention to the little ones.
made a visible change In their little
home. Little Mnry confided to Ruth
that "Dick was the bestest boy ever
was." Kven baby Robbie caught tha
spirit of Dick's (sunshine and would
laugh and clap his chubby hands with
glee whenever he caught a glimpse
of his hlg brother.
Dlck'n home coming from his dally
lahor, was looked forward to by ech
Inmate of the household. The day wa
lonely without his cheerful presence.
His little sisters would vie with each
other, who would see him first, run to
meet him and get the flrat kiss.
He would then tako each by the
hand, nnd the trio would march Into
tho house to meet the others waiting
for him. Hneh Htle girl deemtnr It a,
favor to carry In turn, Dick's dinner
pall.
Miss Letcher's happiness over Dick's
conversion was unbounded, and the
tnlks they hnd together, In their weekly
meetings, were a help to both.
There came n dark day for the Dar
ceys, Miss Letcher, and all the many
friends of Dick. A messenger came
bearing the sad tidings that he lay in
Moses Taylor hospital seriously injured.
In Jumping from his car, he slipped,
fell under, and was dragged some dis
tance. One leg was terribly mangled,
nnd he had received Internal Injuries,
from which lecovery was doubtful.
The grief stricken parents hastened
to his beet side. It seemed hard to
realize that their darling boy, who had
left them only a few short houra be
fore, with a cheeiful "good-by" and a
kiss for each one, as was his wont to
do, every morning when he went to
his work, was wounded and dying In
a hospital ward. He threw his arms
about their necks, (each In turn) and
kissed them again nnd again; but Im
plored them not to xxecp for him.
Weep only for yourselves, he said, I
shall oon be where there is no pain
nor parting. You will come too? I
have prayed for you to come. I shall
be waiting for you over there. I would
have worked for you many years, if It
had been God's will, but He knows best.
"The Lord will provide." "Pray to
Him."
Miss Letcher came sorrowing, but not
as one who has no hope. As she
pressed a kiss on his trembling lips,
he exclaimed, "God bless you Miss
Letcher, O, how much you have done
for me, I am going to be with Jesus,
whom you taught me to love. I will
meet you In this heavenly home. You
will miss me In your class but you
will be happy because I will be. Tell
the boys to 'walk in the light,' so I
ahall see them again, as I am praying
to do. Will you pray?"
All knelt, while Miss Letcher poured
forth heartfelt lejolclng over the re
deemed one, and committed him to the
tare of the Saviour he loved. When
she had finished Dick responded, amen.
Sing "Jesus Lover of My Soul." All
were too much affected to sing. He,
then sang the first stanza, clear and
sweet.
In his delirious moments, he would
fancy he was In the mines, at times,
driving his faithful mule and would
eihout "get up Jack," and "whoa Jack,"
but not one profane or Impure word
passed his lips.
He was not called upon to suffer long.
As the end drew near, his mind was
clear. He expressed a wish to see
his little brother and sisters. The grief
of the little girls in parting from their
beloved brother wao heart rending.
They clung to him, begging that he
would not leave them. Dick was visi
bly affected, but shed no tears.
"Theie are no tears for the dying."
"Listen." he said, when you sing those
pretty little hymns, "I Want to be an
Angel," and "There is a Happy Land,"
that we have sung together so many
times, icmeniber that I have gone to
that happy land to be an angel, and If
you will be good girls, mind papa and
mamma, and never do anything you
know to bo wrong, love Jeeus and pray
to him, you will be angels and come
where I am, and we will never be
parted again, never. They grew calmer
and kissing them nrrectJonateiy. He
bade each good-by, and kind friends
led them, sobbing, from the room.
Hobble was lafld ibeslde him. He
caressed him fondly and turning to his
heart btoken parents he said, "I pray
that Robbie may be spared to comfort
and support you In your old age. Tell
him nbout me that I left a message
for him, to meet me In heaven. O,
won't It be a Joyful time, when we
all meet Around the throne of God to
sing his praises forever more? He was
quiet for a time, after which he point
ed upward and exclaimed, "Look! They
aie coming for me, the angel band;
don't you hear them singing?"
Thus was Dick the driver boy, wafted
from the dark mines of earth, to that
celestial abode, where "there shall be
no night there; and they need no candle
neither light nor sun; for the Lord God
glveth them light; and they shall reign
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