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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902.
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Old Virginia Cheroots.
1'hroo Black Kid Cheroots,
tfweot Caporal Cigarettes.
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HJtJt
At First Presbyterian Church.
A aervlco preparatory to tho Sunday
ifternoon communion service will bo con
fluctcd tonight In tho old First Presby
terian church and It Is earnestly hoped
by tho pastor that tlmro will bu a largo
Uttondance,
Shooting' Match Yesterday.
A shooting contort for $.V) a sido was
hold In Keyset- valley ycatcuUy between
thu Athletic club, of thu Pi no, and tha
Excelsiors, of tho Ajchbald, Thu former
:lub vus represented by Charles Will
ums. William J, Laudor, Joseph Davy
md John Jones. The Alchbald team was
.mnposed of John Jones, William I.luyd,
I'homus Williams and lllclmrd j.owls,
Such sldo shot at twenty pigeons, '.i
ariN ilso and 75 yards fall. Some good
.hooting was done on both sides.
Hospital Donations,
'fhoso who contributed lo thu Lacka?
vaiuia hospital for Christmas woro as fol
lows: .Mrs. B. X, Wllluid, Mls-J Ihunia
lermyn, Megnrgeo Bros., Mis. James Mc
ViuiUy, Mrs. George Hullstead, Mrs.
Scorgo Jeiniyii, Casey Bios., Mrs, C. 1),
'ones, Luther Keller, Mis, William -Mar.
Uu. M. T. and P, F. Howley, Mrs,
.'harles Weston. Mrs. M. W. G mister,
His. Wi F. Hallstcad. Miss Mury Linnun,
Hit), John Jermyn, Mrs. C. P. Matthews,
tonnolly & Wallace, Mrs. J. T. Itlciiards,
llrs. Frank demons, Mis. Charles Hobln.
ion, Mrs. Conrad Scliroeder, Mrs, Joseph
iuneter, Mrs. L, A. Watres, Mrs. J. C.
ircClure. James McAnulty, J. D. Will
urns & Bios., R, G. Courseu, C. 8. Wool
vorth. 1'lurru & Co. muiket, Mrs. Henry
illpaUIck, Mrs. 11, Jr. Klngabury, Mrs.
J. Ben Dltimilek, Mrs. William MuClnvc,
Mrs. T. J. Foster, Mrs. It. J, Foster, Mrs.
A. D. Utacklnton, Mrs. James ArchbaUl,
Mrs. Bellinger, Mrs. .Tames V. DlcUson,
Mis. L. II. l'owoll, Mrs. J. A. nrouilhont,
I. F. Mognrgcl, I.eo Coyne, Victor Koch,
M. P. Flynti, Peter Zelglor, F. S. Clodfroy,
George Melter.
Pleasant ChrtBtmns Eve Event.
A very pleasant event on Chilsumts
ovo ul tho storo of F. l. nnd 11. D. Cnino,
wns tlio prcHcntnUon by tho employes oC
a handsome mahogany caul lublo to F.
1,. tJrune, unil a dozen silver butter
spreaders to II. D. Crime. Mis. 1-3. M,
Palmer In unliiiro costumo jnnilu a veiy
huppy presentation speecli, which wits
replied to by tho Messrs. Crime, who
inailo very clover little speeches of ac
ceptance, accompanied by n huhdsomo
present to ouch of the utiiploycil. Tito oc
casion was enjoyed by nil tho participants
und beats witness to the esteem by tho
ompluyus for the Messrs. Clinic, imil also
for their kindly feelings for their em-
ploycs.
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CANAL PRELIMINARIES.
An Idea of the Extensive Hydro
graphic Work Necessary Before
the Isthmian Route Could
13c Determined.
The Investigation of thu water sup
ply for tho Isthmian canal was as Im
portant 11 factor In tho selection of tho
route as tho survey of the physical
features of tho country through which
It must pass. If the original Intention
of the French engineers to make the
canal 11 tidewater passage hud been
carried out, tho water supply of the
country would not have been 11 factor
to bu considered, except for tho em
barrassment occasionally caused by
extreme Hoods which might find their
way into the cunul. Hut when the tide
water project was abandoned and It
was decided that a canal crossing tho
continental divide by means of locks
with a summit level of nearly 100 feet
above the sen was the most feasible
plan of construction, it became of the
utmost Importance to determine
whether tho natural supply of tho re
gion In the form of nearby streams
would be sufllclent to provide tho
amount nC 'water necessary to operate
tho canal. There will' obviously be a
constant drain on the waters of tho
summit level with every vessel passing
through the locks, which will be so
considerable that large quantities of
water must be secured to replenish It.
Careful estimates have placed this
amount necessary to meet the losses
from loi'Uage, power, leakage, und
evaporation the hist being by no
means an unimportant factor In a
tropical climate at an amount eiiual
to a constant llow of 1,070 cubic, feet ,
per tveoml.
Such an investigation was carried on
by tho Isthmian tomminsion for a num-
berof years under Arthur P. Davis, of
. th'j United States Geological Survey, In tho context tho writer has rcfer
I as chief liydrographor, and included ence to Jesus, the perfect man u s-eo-i
billH the regions of tlin. Nicaragua and mul Adam roino to establish a new
1 the Panama routes. Tho results of this , Eden. Continuing, lie xiid:
I work are of much interest and will .
shortly appear in the twenty-second an-1
... i .. . . .. ,i ,t ,. . c. . .-
iiiul re port of thu United States Geo-
I fii"u mmt.;, iu(, t h inrii tn mm
' 111 Iir!. lirntn 1 1tiu ii minrnlinntilpn ru.
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port it is seen that the feasibility ot the
Panama rout" rests upon the magni-
Hide ami habit of tho Chagres river.
from which It must draw Us supply for
the summit level, and from which its
lower loe!s will be in danger in times
of flood. To a less degree the Crane
river, sit the southern end of the line, Is.
of similar importance
Before the Panama route could be '
.iiiitu- ,.nnn,.tnni i . ii
i.elitiitelj recommended several impor- ,
taut laets regarding the Chagres river
had to be determined. First, the
amount of its minimum llow. to find
how little water might be expected at
certain
seasons to feed thu summit
ievel: second, the magnitude of its Hood ,
discharge, to show how mucn surplus
water would have to bo disposed of ln
times of freshet without injury to tho
canal or detention to its trafllc; third
the possibility of storing water In reser-
voirs for use. n times of ,w water: and
fomth, a hnowhdgo of the raintall of
tho region, on which tho flow ot the
streams depends.
One of the first steps taken in the In-
vestigatlon was a enreful review in
Paris of tho records of rainfall and
, stream How kept by the engineers of
the l-renoli Panama canal copiranies,
liotn lirst anil second, which, though
fulily complete, were found lacking In
respect to flouri records. The next
ir. -,,t ,.v if , ..,..., .,...
M.;,..' ;..,. .',' ' i" ,hu
or sprr: tm is. ' efi ilm.t 1. ,..,,..1.
' ,, , ... j n...- ii,, ihoi-,1 man coiiiu niaxo it, ami the Hon
llshlng gauging stations, where careful offeied himself, not as a sop to his rath
measurements were made of the er's anger, but to fulfil tho law which
amount of llow by means of current had been broken, who unH the only
meters and float rods ami by gages- sot Inoa'13 '' wlllu1' atonement could bo
In tlu ilrn-nn in r...r.r-' iio .i ,. i iV, i i i. "la'le, lor that law was obedience. "Wo
,. ! " dally heiRhlB wo told again and again by tho Old Tes-
and fluctuations, from which the maxl- tanient writers that It was Vt tho blood
mum, minimum, and mean discharges of bulls or goats that was ... optable to
weic computed. j God but the sphit In which they woio or-
The projected canal from Colon to fo'cJ' "10 ml'e, nd tontilto and obodl-
Pannma Is fnrtv-seven miles lone- nn,i cnt 8llllt- Tllis wnfl tho sacililco de-
for more tJvm hnit n ,-.,,..., u . '1,
lie v .,? nt ,u , COl"- l to,,0WH
nnr.1 ,1 C.lmgres river. AI-
inouc..n thu country Is covered. with
ni-.i M-aeiaiiou, the slopes nro so pre-
clpllous and the incic Is so near the sin-
face that violent Ironical r.iii.fniia inUf
Inir onH' a fov 1,, .... , ,
sudden ta t, , caU8o heavy and
f,! f. " ! I, ills. ,s th0 fenturo
Wlllcl. l. .1.. ..... . . -
."."" " '"" ""my 01 tuo now of
the lower Chagres of such Importance
Thu rainfall, though copious was
found to be peculiar on account 'nf iim
sinking dilferenco n Us ati ou t m
the northern and Bmiiw,, , . . m
lsthimis 11, . ," r ' M,k'H of th0
1st units, tho menu yourly rainfall nt
Colon being 130 Inches. wbii t,J nf
t-iiiiiiiuii, joss man seventy miles dis
tant, was only fifl.8 Inches.
THE ROAD TO ANARCHY,
Ono of tho most dangerous tendencies
of modern American life, apparently bo
coming every day moro provident, Is tim
disposition wantonly nnd recklessly to
speak ill of those who are charged with
tho performanco of public duties, in
stead of tho respect which In tho days, of
our fathom was exhibited toward iho.su
selected by tho peoplo for otllro. it is tl.u
habit of our tlinu to orfer them only
nlniMi. If wo over succeed lit entirely
destroying the conlldeiico of thu neoplo
In those who administer thu government
wo shall havo reached tho tlmu when tho
government Itself is ready to perish. It
is a kind of slander which Is closely akin
to treason and lends directly on thu load
to anarchy and tho overthrow of our
cherished Institutions, ft is thu breeding
ground whero grow tho sentiments and
Impulses of creatures llko Gultcau nnd
Czolgosz. From Judge Ponuypucker's
Erie speceh.
11 ..... .... ubi
POOR THINGS.
Tho ball-room is gleaming with brilllanco
and light,
Of beuuty und wealth there's no lack:
But thoro Isn't a womuu In all that vast
throng
AVho has a wholo dress to her back!
-Smart Set.
SERVICES IN
THE CHURCHES
SERMON OF THE REV. ROGERS
ISRAEL, D. D.
It WaB Delivered in the Service Held
nt 10.30 A. M. Other Sorvlces Con
ducted at 0 and 8 O'clock A. M.
Large Number of Masses Celebrated
in St. Peter's Cathedral Bishop
Hoban Celebrated a Pontifical High
Mass nt 10.30 O'clock.
St. Luke's Episcopal church, Wyo
ming avenue, as Is Its annual custom,
hud especially elaborate Christmas ser
vices. At G, S and 10.30 o'clock there
were services, with holy communion.
At 10.20 o'clock there was a prayer ser
vice and sermon by the rector, ltev.
Rogers Israel, D. 15, The music nt tho
10.S0 service was of most excellent and
appropriate character. The offertory by
1U0V. ItOGlCRS ISRAKL, D. V.
Mr. Conant, organist and chorister, was
:i particular feature, llev. K. J. Ilaugh
ton, nfslstant rector, conducted tho S
o'clock service and assisted J5r. Israel
at the 10.30 service.
Thr mnmn ,i f llin 10 "0 c.i-vli'i- In' Tiv
isniel was on the text: "tiod, who
Hl,..kt. ..,,, .n fn ,..,. ,... . tll.0,ets.
hath f-poken unto us by Ills Son." lleb.
1:1-2.
lie pointed out that two groat con
trasts exist in the text and the con
text. In the first tho writer refers to
the progressive development of the le
llglous mind under the guidance of
those termed prophets, men illumined
by God to tell his virtues, men above
all human and sent to prepare for the
greater visitation.
Tlnwnfnll nf TVTnii
u, , ... . ,, . , .,
htipremoly Mid was thn conteinplat on,
cven , tho ,1Pllvcllly ,)ilH(.s or thJ Uowll.
mil ot man. tjio ocrnsionai prophet who
ln.t' n nm-.mi.linil ttn iM.t.r.nt l.ni 4 li.a
Vf -V ,J 'rMlll1 I HI, 'il J Wlll'll III II.
God intended for man, was mi object of
Joyous contemplation. What woudtr that
"'o angels rejoicr.l when there came to
iXn "EwUZk ZJIZt
ijj,i, tj,fi K,jcn.
with tho Holy Ghost, as his divine nu-
thor, and n daughter of man for Ills
mother Jesus came unto the world a per-
focL ,rmn '" ll,K humanity, a second Adam
rVlV,1'1?, 'Y,us 'ir",c ,h? ''""--l'00 ."'B
ln hlmselt the Imago of 'Sod iinbiiikeu
all(1 thl. ,l0,.r,,ct development of a man.
Chilst came vi owned with tho halo of
spiritual power, holding m his tiny hand
eternal hope while round about, attend-
i"lt "l'1'113- health, strength, happhuss
,.","? ."..-- i-'- '" "" 'i
Tsus ChHst the sX V Vod and Son
of nian-tho more huinati as the. moro
divine canm lo ledeeiu mankind fiom
the yoke of sin and burden of tho law.
II0 was Ilu1 t0 be but from tho very first
w"?, tllc Saviour, lie offered himself a
u -',
to appeuso tho anger of his god, but a
saeilliee of his wlll-an offering of perfect
conformity to tho will of him that sent
"''"
u wns disobedience for which man was
Z" '"r W? JjL'i,'cJ.,.,,,.. '"I lh," "I?1
,-nco. perfect, complete unquestioning by
which he was to regain that defaced like.
ne.,s. Tho conception of God that make,
nlm demand blood for blood life for life
H 1,al'l,ill'ollH and micliristimi. An atono-
mem for tho sin of disobedience, the
worst of sins perhaps must be mado and
. . . .. S
Winded and this wns tho atonement inndi
hy su, vrhobo birth us a lowly babe
(human and yot dlvlno) wo celebrato to-
day. Then said J, lo I camo to do Thy
will, O Cod" (Hub. x, 7).
To Do His Will
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Will, U uoit" (Hub, X, 7).
To Do His Will.
"And Jesus himsell said:
t0 do the will of him that so:
Iv. ill), and again. "I can of
'And Jesus himself said: "My muit Is
sent 1110" (John
nf ..... Id
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uo nothing; as 1 near, 1 judge! and my
Judgment Is just: boeauso 1 seel: not ray
own wl"' ,n,t ,l10 wl" of u,o father which
''nth 'sc'ia "1Q" (J"n" v "K- Al ' tllIlt
l"'',u I'0"'-' "thsemnno wo hear tho
'vvo"ls wrung out In ugony, "Our Father
lc 11,,H 1"" '""J" "ol rm a,vv from mo
except l' drink It, thy will bu doiu." Malt.
xxvi. 121.
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In this blessed Christmas .season 1 am
anxious that you should look upon tliv.
the birth of tho wonderful bubo without
any of that awful idea of tho God, of
whom ho was tho incarnation which
has coma to us not from prophet 01
Pilcst but from tho datkest recesses of
heathenism. Ho camo to do thu will of
His Father and as Ho alono could per
feetly accomplish this, Ho alone could
mnko tho atouemont necessary for man',
lllieiallou fiom tho bauds of sin and
death. And though, as to many since, tho
uceouiplishmont of this purposo led by
way of the cross, It was to bo homo In
order that all might benellt thereby and
have a pot feet example.
Thus tho bab, from Ills very blith, hu
cumo thu restorer of tho imago of his
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lowing recipe;
""INE JELLY.
Ono package Lemon Jt-IM). 1 pint of
boiling water. I cup of sugar, 1 cup of
sherry wine, juice of six oranges In two,
being careful not to bleak thu casu. When
Jolly Is partly congealed, till cases and
set In a cool pluco. Servo with whipped
cream piled on top. May bo served In
sherbet cups If desired. A delicious wluo
Jelly can also bo made, by adding 0110
glass of good sherry or poit wluo to any
of tho Jell-O llavors.
A nlco dessert for any meal, nt any
tlmo. Four llavors I.eiaou, Oiaugo,
Raspberry and Stiawborry.
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fSET A PACKAOE TO.DAY,
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A New Preparation Which Everyono
Will Need Sooner or Later.
Almost everybody's digestion Is dis
ordered more or less, and the common
est thing they do for It Is to take some
one of the many so-called blood purl
ilers, which In many cases nre merely
strong cathartics. Such things nro not
needed. If the organs are in a clogged
condition, they need only a little help
and lliey will tight themselves. Cathar
tics Irritate tho sensitive linings of the
stomach and bowels und often do more
harm than good.
Purging Is not what Is needed. The
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dition to be readily digested and as
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do this perfectly. They partly digest
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the secretion and excretion ot tho di
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father, presenting to man oeu In infancy
thu beginning of the riillllment of tho
broken law. And this is the great teach
ing of this holy season obedience the
I'lillllment or tho will of tho heavenly
father, who I have endeavored ta pic
sent to you today as manifested later in
Jesus Chilst, noi as tho heathen divinity
of bloody s.icilllee, but as tho Christian
Cod of love, whose every demand of his
creatures is made. In full sympathy and
with duo consideration for their weak
nesses. And thus today wo may think
upon tho perfect babe with deepest jo
lor Ho is no longer born only for tho aw
ful cioss, but to do that Father's will
whli h wo have ignoicd and by accom
plishing that to biing all mankind again
into the perfection of tho Image of Ills
Father, that father who hath said through
holy men of old, "I will have mercy and
not s.ieiilke," "1 evcii I am lie that com
l'orteth ou" Iwi. el," 1". Well may wc
sing today "Glory to God in rbu Highest,
on Karth Peace, Good Will to Men." St.
uke li, II.
At St. Peter's Cathedral.
On one day in the year only, Christ
mas Day is a. priest of the Roman
Catholic church privileged to celebrato
three masses. The privilege is always
eagerly availed of and as a consequence
there were eighteen musses celebrated
yesterday morning between the hours
of r and 1 o'clock by the priests of St.
Peter's cathedral. Fifteen of them
were celebrated In the cathedral and
three In the chapel ot St. Cecelia's
academy.
There were seven appointed masses
in the cathedral. Rev. J. A. O'Reilly
the rector, celebrated a solemn high
mass at 5 o'clock, with Rev. Dr. J. W.
Malone and Rev. I.alor .McLaughlin,
as deacon and sub-deacon respectively.
The choir rendered a special Christmas
programme with orgaa accompani
ment. At G o'clock a low mass was cele
brated by Rev. Father O'Reilly, and at
7 and S o'clock, Rev. Dr. J. .1. Lough
ran celebrated low masses. At 0
and (1:30 o'clock Bishop Hoban cele
brated a solemn pontllleial high mass.
In this last mass ho was assisted by
Rev. Dr. Loughran tis deacon; Rev.
Father Laughlin, as sub-deacon; Row
V Dr. Malone and Rev. P. 13. Lavetle, of
St. Patrick's as deacons of honor;
Rev. Father O'Reilly, us urch priest
and Rev. J. J. C.rlllln, as master of
ceremonies.
The sermon, nu eloquent tieatlse on
the nativity or Christ, was delivered
by Rev. Father Albert, C. P.
The music, under tho direction of
Prof. AV. P. Schilling, was probably thu
most elaborate ever hpard at tho
Cathedral on a Christinas. Bauer's
augmented orchestra accompanied. A
special featuru was the singing of the
"Adesto Fldelis," by tlueo choirs, one
in tho belfry, one In the organ loft and
ono in the sacristy, representing re
spectively the angels, shepherds and
the wise men of tho east. Harmony
was Insured by rellectlug thu lenders.
The decorations of the altar, sanctu
ary and auditorium were as usual
elaborate, At the southern end of thu
sanctuary was exhibited an allegorical
representation of "The Stable at Beth
lehem," tho figures being life size nnd
tho whole softly Illumined with red
Incandescent lights.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
A piece of camphor gum Is imld to bu a
vi ry good i ml lea I or of what thu weather
Is going to be. If when tho camphor Is
exposed to tho ulr tho gum leiuulns dry,
tho weather will bo fresh and dry. but If
tho gum absorbs tlio moisture mid seems
damp it Indicates iiiln.
Steel ornaments muy bo made bright by
tin, uso of burnt alum, liuru some alum
nnd pound It tluo and sttl through coairo
muslin. Apply diy with a soft brush.
Powdered burnt alum can bo procured
nt tho chemists. Finely powder well
nibbed on will of ton lemovo small spots
of tarnish ou steel.
R Is staled that If a small bottle of
coal oil uncorked Is placed lusido of tho
clock caso tho clock will n?er need oil
ing. It should bo watched and replen
ished often.
Kerosene applied ulth a Manuel cloth
Is most ellleaclous In removing dlseoloia
tlous In metal or porcelain tubs. These
aro often occasioned by thu mineral prop.
(Tiles contained In thu water, hut moio
often by tho luck of dully care. In either
event u bilsk application of keroseno will
effectually remove all traces of them.
Lacu can bo given uu antique look by
dipping It In clear coffeo after tho ilus
lug. Chicago Recoid-Herald.
To EncQiuage Politeness.
Hffurts uio being made in Pails to foijn
u society for securing promptness und
politeness liom telephone utteuduuts. ,
WAS AN IDEAL
CHRISTMAS DAY
MANTLE OF "THE BEAUTIFUL"
WAS NOT WANTING.
Snow, Unexpectedly, Began Falling
After the City Went to Bed nnd
by Daybreak the ground Was Cov
ered to the depth of Three Inches.
Central City Streets Crowded from
Early Morn Until Late at Night
with Church and Theatre-Goers and
Promennders,
When Scrnnton wont to bed on the
eve of Christmas there was only one
thing wanting to make tho morrow
Ideal. There was peace, rc-ostubUshoil
good will, and prosperity in abundance,
tho city was filled with brightest pros
pects for the. future and there were
present till the other things tending to
a community's good cheer, but there
was no snow.
A Christmas without a mantle of thu
soft, white beautiful Is not just what
Christmas ought to be. Without the
nforesald s. w. b., the day doesn't size
up to Its pictures. Christmas with rain,
mud, slush or haul, bare ground is nut
Ideal. There must be snow.
The coming of the siiow was timed
llko a. visit of Santa Claus and coining
unexpectedly was all the more appre
ciated. It began falling gently as snow
has ii confirmed habit of falling about
1 a. m and continued with increasing
heaviness until late In the day. At day
break there was a goodly three Inches
to surprise and delight those who arc
ldenlllc in this sort of thing, and to
add to pleasant contemplation, the
other weather features gave assurance
that the snow had come to stay.
Really Truly Christmas.
It was the closest approach to a really
truly Christinas day in this and prac
tically every other relevant regard that
Scrnnton has known In many u year.
Everybody, ot course, took a, holiday.
Tho miners, mills and factories were
shut down, the business places, with
the exception of drug stores and tho
like, were closed, and no one scorned to
have a care In the world other than
that or being happy.
The central city streets were crowded
from thu hour at which tho earliest
church services began until the the
atres let out at the approach of mid
night. In the morning there was a con
stant stream moving to and fro from
the churches, and in the afternoon the
same scene was resultant from the
crowds going and coming ttom the the
atres, and the promenailers who always
make a largo contribution to the cen
tral city thiong on a holiday. The good
sleighing was taken advantage ot to
practically the full extent of the city's
ability to supply sleighs.
There were homes, of course, yester
day where there was not that long-drawn-out
and perfect happiness that
obtains from tho time the babes climb
out of restless cribs to find out what
Santa Claus "had brung," until the re
united grown-ups bade a late good
night, but there were few homes, it is
safe to say, where there was total lack
of the essentials to Yuletide enjoy
ment. All Cared for.
If theie was 11 person in Scrnnton
yesterday who did not share in a
Christmas pot it was that persons' own
fault. Philanthropic individuals, the
associated charities, the churches and
the managers of charitable institutions
had, as usual, distributed Christmas
goodies In abundance. Uven the pris
oners in the jail had all thu turkey
they could eat, and each was the re
cipient of some little present from the
big and big-hearted sheriff.
HARD FOR CRIMINALS TO HIDE.
Wherever They Go They Soon Become
Marked Men.
From tho Washington Star.
"Several recent sensational homicides
and the active pursuit of the alleged
murderers by the police in tho cities
where the crimes were committed, and
of the law ofllcers til the different parts
of the country, call up a fact about
the apprehension of criminals," said a
headquarters dectlvo sergeant.
"To the ordinary observer one would
think It would be comparatively easy to
commit it crime, whether of robbery or
of homicide, and escapu detection, es
pecially In a large city like New York.
It would appear to be very easy in that
whirlpool of humanity for a man to se
crete himself, Ho low, wait until the af
fair blew over and then seek safety In
ilight and oblivion in some distant part
of the country. To a stranger it would
seem that si man could be entirely lost
from observation in New York, where
ono does not know tho residents of his
own apartment house, or even those
on the same lloor with him, much less
the people upon the block.
"Tho two gieat reasons why such nn
escape la not madu by tho culpiit lie In
his lack of nerve, once blood has been
shed by him, and from the further fact
that we all have our little worlds In
which we live, and when a stranger
comes over the threshold thereof wo at
once detect his presence,
'Thus while a man who had commit
ted a crime In a large city would think
himself safu In some small town or vil
lage, he becomes, on thu contrary, Im
mediately nn object of suspicion on thu
part of the residents, who, though
strangers to him, are known to one an
other, Until this susplulon is cleared up
ho is a marked man, and, being a
stranger, hu is ns readily picked out us
a man In uniform upon a city street.
"But In n great city, you suy, ho
would be safe. A great city is simply
an aggregation of little worlds to which
1 refer. If a man came.s tu a. lodging
houso or a boarding house nr tu n hotel
In any quarter of tuwn, If he is not as
hu tepivsents himself to be, his leal
Identity Is soon discovered, Tlio same
Is true f we go Into th lower strata
of city life; In each little world he shows
himself tu Its inhabitants to ho a
stranger, and the suspicion 1 speak of
attaches nt once to a greater or lesser
degree,
"And thus are 'clues' given to tho po
lice. Thu stranger Is dlscnveied and re
ported directly or iiidhectly, He is not
one of the regular frogs in that partic
ular pond In which he thought hu would
bu secure from those from whom he bus
lied. It Is really astonishing how quick
ly ft man Is detected out of his regular
environment und Into a new und unfa
miliar one to him.
"A criminal who seeks the environ
ment of a tramp, as in several recent
notable canes', Is detected by tho pien
whom he tries to simulate Just us read
ily as a man in tlio lower walks of life
who commits a crime, obtains money
und seeks to llout In un atmosphere to
which he. is not used. These men be
tray themselves and are caught, nnd be-
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O! PSHAW!
I never anticipated so-and-so's making me, a, gift ot this,
sort and am not prepared to reciprocate ;; what on earth
snail 1 do t
-Join the "Don't Worry Clu'li"
and come to China Hall tomor
row and select a New Year's Rift
that will outvie the one received!
Chinaware, Cut
Table Silver,
134 Wyoming Ave.
You
Are Invited
whether your account is largo or small.
Third National Bank,
J 18 'Wyoming Ave, Scranton, Pa.
Capital, $200,000; Surplus (earned,) $600,000.
J per conl. interest paid on Savings Accounts,
and tlio interest is compounded Jau. land July' J.
Accounts can bo opened by mail.
OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS 7:30 TO 8:30.
q Trading Stamps
Ov Given Away Free fj
With every purchase amounting to one dollar or
over. This offer holds good until January ist,
and includes alt classes of goods, cven those
whose prices are cut deeply.
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Our First Annual
Cloak and Suit Sale
Begins this morning. Every garment has taken on a new
price, and every newly priced garment is new, and posi
tively of this season's production. The styles are therefore
the very latest, while the tailoring and quality ot materials
is the very hiuhest procurable. We have no trash in' stock.
nothing here but goods of guaranteed quality.
Ladies' and Misses' Coats in all the latest
cuts, m.ide from American Woolen Mills Ker- -
sey. Genuine $7. 50 garments, are now P?.UU
Our regular $10.00 Coats, in all styles and &
colors, are now P.5U
Our Famous $ 12. 50 Coats, in a fine range
of styles, that have won the favor of all who ft
have seen them, are now py yO
The High Class Coats and Jackets that - rt
sold for $ 16. 50, are reduced to 4) 1 Z.-3V
Other High Class Coats priced up to and in
cluding our magnificent line at $20.00, are . Q
now marked for choice p 1 4.0"
All Lilk Velour Coats are offered at exacr
Iy cost price.
The Balance of the Fur Stock
Suits for Ladies and Children
Children's Coats
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Punctuality
Argues well for one's rellubllltv.
Trying to be punctual without the assistance of a per
pect timepiece Is a most discouraging proposition.
A selection from our magnificent lino of dependable
WATCHES
Will facilitate matters, and open thu way for a most
worthy New Year's resolution thut you'll bo nunc
punctual In 1003.
"Everything that is best in Diamonds and Jewelry,"
Mercereau & Connell,
1J WTUIVIINIji AVtMUt
cause of this trait nf human nature,
showing Itself over and over again, the
police aro able to lay their hands so
quickly upon offenders. They haVo
learned where to look for their game.
Mke the hunted wild animal, they iuii
ln the same paths when pursued, and
arei quickly brought to buy or shot
down.
"Each year the catching of offenders
of till degrees ugalnst tho law is being
worked down tu a tlxed science. (jThe
chances of a man escaping- after 'com
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Glass, Pottery,
Brioa-Brac.
Geo. Y, Millar & Co,,
Walk in and look around,
to transact your .'b&nlving
business wilh.usT.antl. every
courtesy will be extended,
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Lacka. Avenue.
mitting u crime havo been greatly re
duced during the past decade, and with
each ensuing decade they will bo still
lessened."
'I he Hotel. of 2003.
CI01I; Mkliuul, urn ou about tlnougji
moling those ttuuks?
I'orter Yls, sor; la a few minutes.
"Well, when you'vo iluUlr?d, stretch the
life-net -ver the fiont pavement. Mrs.
Illbawl has just telephoned from the top
floor thut icr hunbijiul lpis lellen out ot
tho window." Smart Set.
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