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FEBRUARYI9,I9O2 JSi I Date for the Conference. Notices have been received by the district ollicers of the United Mine Workers from President .John Mitchell announcing that an invitation lias just been sent to the heads of the big coal carrying companies to meet the anthra cite miners to joint convention Wednes day, March 12. Secretary Ilartlein, of District No. 9, made the following state ment: "If the operators meet us. many differ ences will be amicable adjusted. Em ployers will be better off dealing direct with the miners. If the operators decide to confer with us a call will be sent out for the miners to send delegates to a con vention of the three districts to be held about March G or 7, otherwise the miners* convention will begin March 12. and at the deliberations an order for a strike will no doubt be issued because of the operators not recognizing the union. Six hundred delegates will be in atten dance. "Providence seems to be witli the min ers because of the Hoods this winter and extreme cold weather throwing so many collieries idle, some being put into such shape that they cannot be operated until spring. By their idleness the great vol ume of coal for market is reduced. At' this time all the big storage plants are almost denuded of coal, and they will remain so until after the convention. If the operators want to combat us they they will force a coal famine on the public as soon as the men quite work.'' Name Old Fiftht. It is believed here that the Amalga mated carpenters will ignore the rul ing of the American Federation of La bor in regard to trade autonomy. The Brotherhood carpenters, having the lar gest membership in Pittsburg, is enti tled to absorb the smaller organization, and the American Federation of Labor says that the minor body shall assent. Since the convention at Scranton it lias been learned that no action was taken on the protest of the Amalga mated carpenters here for representa tion in the Iron City Central council. A member of the Central council said that the protest had been shelved and the Amalgamated men would "have to wait a year."—Pittsburg Dispatch. XCMV Light on an Old Sabject. The man who had been kicked by a mule and was quoted as saying lie "considered tlie source" was speaking of it afterward to some of the other fellows. "I wouldn't care," he said, "if there hadn't been so much fuss made over it, as if it was a bright tiling for any body to say, but the honest truth is that I never said anything of the kind. When you're kicked by a mule, you're not in a frame of mind for consider ing things. What I really said was: •You domed old beast! If I had a gun and you were somebody else's mule and it wasn't against the law to shoot inside the corporation I'd blow your denied old head off, dern you!'"—Chi cago Tribune. Seven. Tlie alleged supernatural powers of the seventh son of a seventh son are merely an illustration of the mystical powers of that number, which has somehow caught the imagination of mankind. The seventh day and the seventh or jubilee year of the Jews is a case in point, hut there are also tlie seven wise men, the seven wonders of the world, the seven lamps of archi tecture, tlie seven sleepers, the seven sisters and the seven senses, the last being an obvious concession to super stition. Indeed, from the seven church es to the seveu deadly sins the num ber for good or ill holds the arithmet ical record. Definition of n Bore. "You call So-and-so a 'bore.' What is a 'bore?' " asked Bishop Selwyn. "It is a man who will persist in talking about himself when you want to talk about yourself," or. we may add, in telling stories when you want to be telling them. Coleridge says he used to be much amused with Tobin and Godwin. "Tobin would pester me with stories of Godwin's dullness, and up on his departure Godwin would drop in just to say that Toblu was more dull than ever." Subscribe for the TRIBUNE. FACTS IN FEW LINES In France duels are most frequent in winter; in Italy, in the spring. The exports of Canada increased from $100,440,244 in 1805 to $105,041,- Boil in 1001. It is said that $0,000,000 will be needed for the repair of our warships during the next fiscal year. If the sea were emptied, and the world's rivers had to refill it, it would take them 40,000 years to do so. A blue book recently issued shows that the postal department of the Brit ish isles employs 175,000 persons. Over 5.0U0 motor carriages and 1.100 motor cycles are accounted for on the registry hooks of the Paris police. The latest society fad among the fashionable women in England is that of being photographed as a moving picture. The lord mayor of London receives a salary of £IO.OOO a year and has to spend twice that sum to maintain the dignity of his position. Of late there has developed among the native Iluwaiiaiis, especially among the younger men, a desire to engage in a seafaring life. Thousands of apparatuses for mak ing coffee have been invented. The patent ottice is packed with pots, etc., some of which cost $25 apiece. The last American camel died In southwestern Arizona a few weeks ago. The camels came to the United States from Egypt and Smyrna in 1857. A number of automobile lorries are being made in Brussels for use in the Kongo I-Tee State. Each of them will do the work of sixty-live native car riers. Hungarian vineyard owners are re joiced ut tlie routing of the phylloxera, and they expect soon to be shipping their tiery wines to all parts of tlie world again. The establishment in Home of an American library has been ordered by royal decree. It will contain all publi cations relating to the new world since its discovery. Bamboo pens have been used iu In dia for over a hundred years. They are made like the ordinary quill pen and for a few hours' writing are said to be very serviceable. A Harvard professor lias discovered what he considers the remains of an extinct volcano at Schuylerville, X. Y.. a small country place already famous in American history. The ocean used to be considered about us deep at its deepest as the highest mountains are high. It has now been proved to be half as deep again—that is, 40,230 feet. According: to u French army paper, j suicide is more common in the French army than in any other in Europe. Of the annual death rate in all branches of the service suicide accounts for 5 per cent. Shocking accounts have been receiv ed at Cracow of wholesale flogging of Polish children by Prussian school musters for refusing to learn the eate chism and prayers iu German in Wrzesnia. Chicago is making a specialty of sending through the mails envelopes fastened with buckles. The buckles are of white enamel and old gold. They take the place of a gummed flap and a seal. According to the rail Mall Gazette, the British workingman lias almost abandoned bis clay pipe and shag in favor of the twopenny packet of ciga arettes with a portrait of a favorite actress or khaki clad general given. Avalanches are so common in Swit zerland that devices are now being made to control them. The Swiss l'orm earthworks or iutrenebments which are pointed in such a fashion that ava lanches coming in contact with them are split and so driven aside. A society called the Fan an Eireen lias been formed at Dungannon for the purpose of endeavoring to check the heavy exodus from Ireland. Members buve taken an oath to remain in the Emerald Isle and to do tlieir utmost in support of home industries. Coblcnz has built for itself a fine con cert ball and will hold u musical festi val in it next spring. Muyence will also be festive after the same manner in honor of tlie three composers, Ber lioz, Liszt and Wagner, with Weiu guriner as conductor. Four concerts are decided on. Mr. Scarisbrook of Grunc Hall, Eng land, has offered to pay for the in struction of all the fishermen in that village in tlie art of swimming. Lan cashire fishermen have a strong preju dice against learning to swim, believ ing that thereby the agonies of drown ing are greatly increased. There are between 8,000 and 10,000 lawyers in Chicago—that is to say, there are between 8,000 and 10,000 men in the city who have studied luw and been admitted to practice. Of this number, however, only 4,500 to 5,000, or about 50 per cent, are following their profession. The other 4,000 or 5,000 are in the ranks of trade. The Liucoln park commissioners of Chicago have authorized the erection In the park of a monument to the mem ory of David Keunison, who in de clared to have been the only soldier of the Revolution who went from Illi nois, returned to Illinois and lies bur ied in Illinois—in fact, in that park. A bowlder properly inscribed will proba bly lie placed over his grave. The Sous of the Revolution will bear the cost. A Newark (X. J.) woman has a col lection of 1.000 pitchers, no two of which are alike. They are of every shape and color under the sun and have been picked up in all the odd nooks and corners of the world. One of them was obtained at the little store that Dickens immortalized as "the old curiosity shop." The whole l.r00 are on exhibition in the rooms of the New Jersey Historical society. I KATHRYfTS | | BURGLAR I ? By Frank S. CUiswick j? ® Copyright, 1001, by A. S. Kichardson 8 Kathryn never would have done It had her brother Torn been home, be cause lie would have laughed at her. Nor would her stern father of Scotch aucestry tolerate such absurd nonsense as the observance of heathen customs on All Saints' eve. Just the year be fore he had objected to her attending a Halloween frolic simply because he did not approve of perpetuating silly super stitions. Hut Tom was safe at Harvard, un dergoing the lirst anxieties of an ambi tious freshman, and her father had been summoned abroad to look after a big contract. So, motherless, Kathryn was free to walk down stairs backward or perform any other Halloween feat. Just at present she was standing in front of the old fashioned gilt edged mirror in the drawing room. All around her was midnight stillness. "1 hope the face of my true love comes to me." She murmured the ancient formula approved by generations of lovelorn damsels and to complete the charm slowly munched an apple, half appre hensive and wholly tilled with wonder as to whether the apparition conjured up by the invocation would be clean shaved or mustnehed. Would it be the features of Frank Handy or Chester Raymond? Both had asked for her hand, ami really she did not - What was that? Yes, it must be a masculine face, with bonnie blue eyes, appearing just above her own curls. A little, smothered shriek, and she swung round to confront a personable chap with crisp blond hair and a face which, save for a haggard look, would have been more than ordinarily attractive. Ills eyes had a subtle expression that made her think of Tom, and his dress proclaimed that lie had once moved In good society. Following the first spasm of appre hension, she felt a sensation of relief that the picture reflected in the glass was that of a very pretty girl whose chestnut hair formed dainty contrast with a fluffy negligee of pale lavender. The stranger raised his cap. "Pardon the intrusion," he began. "I had no in tention of attracting your attention, but when I opened the door 1 could not resist the temptation to help out fate, even though the forced prediction might displease you." Katliryn stared at liiin. "llow did you got in without my hearing you?" she demanded. "I locked all the doors hours ago." "That is my business." he explained. "No," he went on as she drew herself up. "I did not mean to indicate that it was none of yours. I merely mean that it is my occupation to got into houses with as little disturbance to the occu pants as possible." A wave of red swept over her face. "So you are just a common burglar?" sh' demanded, with icy scorn. Ho flinched at the disgust she did not seek to concetti, hut in a moment his easy assurance reasserted itself. "No, quite nil uncommon one, I assure you. In fact. I am merely a tyro, and a pret ty bnd one at that, I imagine. You see, I was not brought up to a respectable trade, and when I was thrown upon my own resources I had to do the best I could. I sought everywhere for work, but my family friends remembered the time when 1 led a riotous life and would not have me. while others seem ed to think that 1 did not mean what I said when I asked for the simple work I could perform. No man wanted to hire a porter who wore more fashiona ble clothes than he did, and I couldn't tell him that I had no others." "Still, that is no excuse for becoming a burglar." "No," he admitted, "but yesterday it came to a choice between the poor house and a rich one, and when I pass ed yoiu* house this afternoon I heard you tell a friend you would be all alone save for the servant. I did not intend to take much, just enough to get me to Chicago, and I never supposed that you would be trailing about this time of night. Then, you see, when a man has been practically starving for two days there is"— She flashed a sharp glance at him. "I)o you mean to tell mo that you have starved to death?" she demanded. "Not quite that, or I should not be here, hut if I remember right the last meal I had was Tuesday morning. This is Thursday. It might have been Mon day; I never was good at ancient his tory, but I think it was Tuesday." Ivathryn picked up a quaint silver candlestick. "Come right along," she commanded. "You should have goue to the poorhouse, hut I suppose you are foolishly proud." lie followed, his eyes resting admir ingly upon the little lavender form in front. Here was a girl who was not afraid of burglars and who carried her self as fearlessly as though she were entertaining a guest. lii the dining room fclie laid out a dainty lunch. Then she sat herself down on the other side of the table, nor did she speak till the first keen craving for food had been satisfied. "You don't look a bit like a burglar," she said musingly as she looked at the well built man opposite. "Somehow you look as though you were cut out for a loader of men." "If I keep this sort of thing up," he responded with grim humor, "I am apt to wind up leading a chain gang." She sprang up with a little cry. "You mustn't keep it up. You must get work and make your people proud of you. You must not go to prison." "I don't know," he responded, re garding her excitement wonderingly. "It's the only boarding house I know of where you are not put out if you fail to pay your bill. and. apparently, it's the only place where I can lind work." "Vou should not say those things," reprovingly. "I know I should not, but when you have done your best and the whole world seems to be against you. when you starve till you are made desperate there come moments of temporary in sanity, when all sense of right and wrong is lost. When I came here, I fully intended to get enough money to take me out west, where there might be a better chance for me, but when 1 saw you before the glass in that violet colored dress somehow you made me think of my sister—and she's dead. So are the others, thank God!" Kathryn rose abruptly and went into the library. Would she call for help? The man did not cure much. He simply sat watching the doorway through which she had disappeared. He was very tired, and it did not matter much now anyhow. She came back with a card in her hand. "Vou know where the Hewitson mills are, don't youV" He nodded. "Mr. Hewitson is my father." Again lie nod ded. "Take this to the manager. I think there's an opening in the shipping department. Vou will probably have to start at a ridiculous salary, but"— He caught her hand and pressed it to his lips as a loyal subject might kiss the hand of a revered sovereign. "Oil. 1 will go. Only give me the chance, and I'll show what I can do." He felt something folded under the card. He looked down, and liis face flushed a deep purple, lie laid the bill on the table. "Oh, but you must take it till you get your lirst salary. You can't starve." "No. not that. I can't take it; but, please God, I'll show you that I can lead a decent life and justify your faith in me." And, waving his cap, he disappeared, as he had eome, through the dining room window. Three years have passed swiftly for Kathryn; but, oddly enough, she has tried no more Halloween charms. This evening she stands in the square hall watching the storm which is ushering in November. A sleigh dashes up to the door, and her father conies in, sliuk lug himself like a great polar bear. "I've invited young Douglas up to dinner this evening, Kathryn. 1 didn't think it necessary to phone you. Just have an extra place laid, lie pushed through that Rotliberger deal in splen did shape, and in consequence I've giv en him the promotion lie deserved. By the way, Kathryn, where did you meet that chap? He was a lucky lind for Katliryn docs not answer, but with a conscious blush looks into the draw ing room, where the softly shaded lights play 011 the gilt edged mirror. The bell rings, but she does not wait to receive the guest in the ban. lie iinds her in the dim drawing room before the mirror. She is looking over her shoulder, and she wears a lavender gowu. A Wonderful Sen.ie of Smell. The buzzard's wonderful sense of smell is a curious subject that lias of ten been discussed, the discussion of the matter having resulted in a gen eral uniformity of opinion among sci entists that tlicy locate tlieir food by their sense of smell alone. A noted biologist says that he has noticed that in Florida they never leave the roots where the night is spent, es pccialiy on damp, foggy mornings, un til the moisture has been dried by the sun. They then move slowly across the wind until a "scent" is struck, when they move more slowly "up the wind" until the carrion is located. Sometimes they will drift down the wind past their prey until they have struck the scent, which they follow up until they have found the object of their search, sometimes in the densest thickets. The biologist says that he has upon several occasions killed wild hogs in the thickets, and, after dressing them and taking what meat lie wished, would see twenty or more buzzards coming down with the wind. On one occasion they had discovered some an imal remains he had covered up and on another had found a dead snake which he had buried. The Host Works. A story is told of one of the old time pillars of a New England church who held out firmly for a long time against the innovation of an organ, but when ho finally yielded did so without re serve. From violent opposition he became the most strenuous of all the congre gation as to the fineness of the instru ment to be purchased. "Seems to me you aren't very con sistent." said one economical brother reproachfully. "Here a month ago you couldn't speak harsh enough about organs, and now you go to advocating extra expense in getting the best that's to be had." "See here." said the deacon grimly. "If we're going to worship the Lord by machinery, I don't want to putter round with any second rate running gear!" When Yon Travel. Don't wait until you reach the sta tion. a few minutes before it is time for the train to start, before you find out the time for starting, arriving at your destination and the time of con nection. Other passengers wish to take the same train and must buy tickets. And don't argue the question of the price of your ticket with the ticket seller. The price is settled by the managers and directors of the road. If the price Is unjust, address a com munication to them and stay at home till the price is satisfactory or pay it end keep stlJl. Ij The Quality! 1 1 The Price! I I The Store!! p] pj I Three 1 1 Potential 1 p p I Points I ABOUT OUR BUSINESS to which wc wish |H r3j to call your attention. They are the three things m| Pi that invariably intiuence all buyers of furnishings, fc] hats, caps, shoes, etc. [®] Concerning THE QUALITY of the goods we gij rAj make this our first consideration. Our experience rjji| Lq tells us how these should be made, as well as how j=n IMll they are made. Our goods bear the stamp and IS [rth quality of excellence, merit and good workmanship. P; jqj Concerning THE PRlCE—there is not an ex- S E orbitant priced article in our whole stock. .Ej E You are not making blindfolded purchases when you 1® [rcj buy of us, for the article you buy of us has the value p] in it, dollar for dollar, in the price we ask. pi E Concerning THE STORE, our place is a "home [E P store" -a place where you can buy and be at home P pj while so engaged, or even when inspecting our [SJ ggl stock and inquiring prices. Customers are treated p] rjh considerately, fairly and courteously. Our reputa- h] ral '' on ' s w rapped up in our store and we are particular OEj liS about the impression created upon our visitors. IE: || [§o 1 McMENAIIN'S I [s Gents' Furnishing, [S Hat and Shoe Store. ra M South Centre Street. r£j V The Cure that Cures i Coughs, S \ Colds, J I) Grippe, (k Whooping Cough, Asthma, 1 Bronchitis and Incipient /! Consumption, Is fc* foTio's] $ THE GERMAN REMEDY* £ a\\ Wilkes-Barre Record Is the Best Paper in Northeastern Pennsylvania ... It contains Complete Local, Tele graphic and (ieneral News. Prints only the News that's fit to Print.... 50 Cents a Month, ADDRESS. $0 a Year by Mail r fhe Record, Carriers ' WILKES-BARRE, PA. Wm. Wehrman, "\77" atclimaksr. Repairing a Specialty. Thirty-four Y ear's Experience. Next to Neußurger's Store. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGII VALLEY RAILROAD. June 1901. ARRANGEMENT or PASSENGER TRAINS. LBAVB FKBELANI). 6 12 a m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk Allentown, Bethlehem, Kustou, Phila delphia and New York. 7 34 u ni for Sandy Run, White Haven, Wilkes-Bai re. Pittston and Scrantan. 8 15 a m for IDizletou, Weatherly. Mauch i Chunk. Allent<wn, Bethlehem. Fusion, Philadelphia. New York, Delano and Pottsviile. 0 30 a ni for llazletou. Delano, Mabunoy City, •"lii'namloah and Mt. < arinel. 11 42 a m for Weatherly. Mauch ( hunk. Al lentown, llethlehem. Kaston, Phila delphia. New York. IJuzloton, Delano, Mahanoy City, bhenanuouh and Mt. Carinol. : 1 1 5 i a in for White Haven, Wilkes-Barre, Scrantou and the Went. 4 44 • ni for Weutbcrly. Mauch Chunk, Al lentown. Hctblehem. Kaston. Philadel phia, New York, llazletou, Delano, Mahanoy City, Sheuundouh. Mt. Cartnel and Pottsviile. 1 6 35 t> ni for bandy Run, White Haven, Wilkes-Banc, Scrantou and all points j West. ' 7 29 pm for Hazleton. ARRIVE AT FREBLAND. 7 34 am from Pottsviile, Delano and Haz leton. 9 12 a in from New York. Philadelphia, Fas ton. Hefhlchein. Allentown, Mauch Chunk. Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Alt. Cnrrae) 9 30 a ni from Scranton, WJlkes-Uarre and White Huven. 1 1 5 1 a tn from Pottsviile. Mt. Cnrmel, Shen andoah, Mulianoy City, Delano and Hazleton. 12 48p m trom New York, T'hiladelphia, Kaston. Bethlehem, Allentown, Mauch Chunk and Weatherly. 4 44 P in from Scran ton, Wilkes-llarre and White Haven. *3 35 P ni from New York, Philadclpiiia, Kaston, Bethlehem Allentown. Mauch Chunk. Weatherly, Mt. Cnrmel,Shenan doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle ton. 7 29 ] ni from Scran ton, Wilkes-llarre and White Haven. For further inlormation inquire of Ticket i fronts (OLLIN R.WILRUR. General Superintendent, 2tl Cortlandt Street, New York City. HAS. 8. LF.K. General Passerirer Agent, Cortlandt Street. New York City. G. J. GILDItOY, Division Superintendent, Hazleton. Pa. THE DELAWARE, St'BQt'EBANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table in effect Blrrch 10,1W)1. Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo, F.cklej, Hazle Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meade w Road, Roan ami Hazleton Junction at 800 a m, dally except Sunday; and 7 07 a ni, 2 38 p ni, Sundav. Trains leave Drllton for Harwood. Cranberry, i'oinhioken and Derinirer at 8(0 in, daily except Sunday; and 707 a ui, 23b p m, Sun- Trains leave Drllton for Oneida Junction, Garwood Rond, Humboldt Road, Oneida and heppton at 000 a m, daily except Sun lay; and 7 07 a m, 2 ."8 p m. Sunday. 'lrains leave Hazleton Junction forHarwood, 'ranborry, Tomhicken and Deiinger at 03ft a n, daily except Sunday; and 863 a m, 4 22 p in ■tun day. Train? leave Hazleton Junction for OnoiiJa Junction, Harwood Road, Humboldt ltoad. Oneida ami Slieppton at a 1110 um,441 p m daily except. Sunday; and 7 37 a m, 311 p m! Sunday. Trains leave Derinper for Tomhickon, Cran holT:v^"ai wo °di Hazleton Junction and Roan at. B i*' P ni, daily except Sunday; and 337 i in. fo< p m. Sunday. Train; leaie Shrpptrn fnr Oneida. Humboldt (load, Harwood Koad. Oneida Junction. Hazle ton Junction and Keen at Til am, lb" 626 p m. daily except Sunday: and u U a m! 3 44 o in, Sunday. Train? leave Bbrpptor for Denver .Meadow "Tk . S .t o( ' kt r T l\J ifts ' ie p rook, Fckley, Jeddo P, r , P m daily, except Sunday; and 8 11am. j 44 p m. Sunday. Trains lonvc Hazleton Junction for Iloaver "endow Head. Stockton. Hnzle Urook, Kcklev. Irddn and Ilrlfton at 640 p n>, dally! " Jr .T, P .: ! in ,lv: ,n VJ " 640 P Sunday. All trains connect at Hazleton .Tunotlon with •lootrio oars for Hazleton, .Tenneeville, Auden ony'a"Hne ' r P ° D thp TrHot lon Com- Train leaving Prlfton nt 6 0(1 a pi makes jonneotion at Dnrtnyer with P. K. it. traiua for Tiit ' Sunbur y- Harrlaburg and polDta t.l l!I*H 0. n MI I H Rnparlnteudant
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