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0 0. 0. 0. 0 0. MONDAY EVENING, WILKES BARRE TIMES, JANUARY 2.

201. alonday, Jan. 28. Week of January. Last Week of Our Great Dissolution Sale.

Our great Dissolution Sale which was supposed to continue will come to an end Thursday next, the last day of Mr. 1st having arranged with Mr. Shafer for the until April latJanuary, Finberg ter's retirement on February, 1st instead of April 1st, as we originally intended. The Remaining Few Days of the Sale Will be days for record breaking prices; profits entirely lost track of in all cases; first cost of some in many cases. We are bound to clear out all small lots and you profit by our determination.

If it's an Overcoat, Suit, Trousers, Shirts, Underwear, Or Hat That you want, be it for Man, Boy or Child. Take advantage of the next few days' selling in our store. It's dollars to cents you'll say you never saw such values before. Chas. Finberg 00.

WHITE MURDER TRIAL. (Continued from First Page.) The defense will be that the shooting was done in self defense Ft BREVITIES. At North Mountain. -A number of Wilkes-Barreans spent yesterday at Lake Ganoga. at the invitation of W.

R. Ricketts. The party numbered about twenty men. His Foot Amputated. -John Luke, of Plains, employed as a miner in the Pine Ridge colliery, had one of his feet so badly mashed on Friday that amputation was necessary.

Soul Born. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Burr C. Miller, of New York.

a son. Mrs. Miller was formerly Miss Helen Reynolde, of this city, and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.

Murray Reynoids. At St. Stephen's. -Rev. Dr.

Jones, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal church, devoted his sermon last evening tor a consideration of the of Victoria and paid a beautiful tribute to her Christian character. Social and Reception. -The officers of A. M.

E. Zion church, East Northampton street, will hold an official sociable and reunion and tender a reception to the congregation and friends of the church on Valentine Day, Feb. 14. Died in the West. -Mre.

John W. Lescher, widow of the late Rev. John W. Lescher, who forty years ago was pastor of the Reformed, now the tierman Lutheran church, of this city, died recently at Galesburg, aged 76 years, Banquet. The annual banquet of the Builders' Exchange will take place at the Wyoming Valley Hotel this evening at 9:30 for all affiliating tradesmen and material men.

There will also be 4 number of delegates present from Scranton. Board of -The regular monthly meeting the Board of Trade will, be held this evening, at 8 o'clock. It is proposed to take some action requesting the Postoffice Department to the number of mail carriers, 50 that all mall matter can be delivered more promptly. Everyone Interested should be present. Dissolution.

-Charles Finberg dissolution sale will come to an end with the last day of this month. Mr. Schafter retiring on Feb. 1 instead of April L. a as was originally intended.

Mr. Finberg requests that all accounts due the firm be paid by that time and that any bills against the firm be presented not later than Thursday next. PERSONALS. Philip R. Raife and Robt.

R. Harvey left on Saturday for Denison, Texas. 0 0 George W. Waddell left to-day for Stotts City, where he is interested In a zine mine. It is reported that Dr.

E. L. Diefenderter. a former resident of this city, is quite ill at his home in Milwaukee, Wis. Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Brennan, of Erie, and Mr. and Mrs. John Brennan and Thomas Brennan, of Cleveland, 0., attended the foneral of Patrick Brennan in this city, to-day. CRIMINAL COURT.

SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF BEFORE JUDGE HALSEY TO-DAY. Sarah Jones a Petty Thief Sent to Jai for Six Months-Mas on Trial for Stealing Hams Other Court Notes. the jury was chosen in the White murder case before Judge Lynch up stairs, the balance of to-day's list of criminal cases were taken' before Judge Halsey for disposition. Sarah Jones, a middle-aged woman, who was convicted of many petty thievings, pleaded guilty to stealing porus plasters from a drug store on North Main street, and trying to dispose of them at another drug store for optum. She was sentenced Judge Halsey to pay a fine of $10, costs, and to the county jail for six months.

This is the woman Mayor Nichols sent about Public Square some years ago with a card on her back having the words "I am a shoe thief." Chief Kline said the woman was arrested twenty-five times in the past four years. William Ritter, of Heights, was placed on this afternoon charged with stealing several hams from Lutz's meat market on Northampton street two months Police Sergeant Jones is the prosecutor. The commonwealth is represented by Assistant District Attorneys Farnham and Wadhams, and Attorney P. A. O' Boyle is for the defense.

COMMON PLEAS MINUTES. Anna M. Schooley vs. Reuben Schooley. Decree in divorce awarded.

Hartland vs. Oliver Powder Co. Motion for a new trial denied. Harvey Bros. vs.

Susquehanna Coal Co. Motion for a new trial denied. Harishek vs. St. John's Greek Catholic soclety.

Judgment entered for delendant. vs. Hollerbach. In equity. Bill dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff.

Decree will be prepared "by solicitors tor defendant. Searles vs. Rhoads. Defendant allowed thirty days to file affidavit of defense. SUIT IN EJECTMENT.

H. B. Plumb, through his attorney, I. P. Hand, has filed a suit in ejectment against John Devine for a certain lot of ground In Hanover township, the right and title to which the plaintiff claims.

TREASURER'S BOND. The bond of Joseph Salbol, treasurer of Miners' local No. 458, of Maltby, was filed to-day in 600. Andro Hardesh is surety on the bond. LIQUOR LICENSES TRANSFERRED.

License Barre, to License township, License Barre, to License Barre, to of D. B. Andrews in WilkesE. G. Stevens.

of John W. Brenner, Lake to William A. Reist. of Wm. Walter: in WilkesJonh C.

White. of W. A. Reist in WilkesGodfrey Capwell, Y. W.

C. A. Notes. On Tuesday evening, Jan. 29, at Y.

W. C. there will be a "business talk" by Miss Mary Trescott, attorney-at-law. Subject, The Rights, Privilege and Duties of a Woman in Business. This talk will be of interest to all young women and especially beneficial to our young business women.

All women and girls are cordially invited attend at Y. W. C. 69 N. Franklin street, on Tuesday, Jan.

29. KINGSTON, Miss Frances Edwards gave a tea to a few of her friends Saturday afternoon at her home on Page street. Those present were: Miss Bertha Morgan and Miss Helen Fancourt, of Dorranceton, Misses Laura Meyers, Lila Keller and Ma'bel Strouse, of this place. Walter Stevens, of Marshwood, visited friends in town yesterday. Mrs.

Byron Stookey is visiting relatives in Berwick. Murray Turpin is ill. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Newitt, of Dorranceton, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Newitt yesterday. Miss Ethel Gunton, of Wilkes-Barre, was a caller in town on Saturday.

Miss Nina Shook, who has been suffering from a badly poisoned foot, has recovered. The Epworth League Reading Circle will meet at the home of Miss Pearl Warden this evening. A full attendance is desired. The following nominations were mate at the Democratic caucus in William Card's store Saturday evening: Washington Stackhouse for school director; B. G.

Coon, for Inspector, and Oliver Turner, for constable. J. F. Martin left last evening for Buffalo to spend a week with relatives. This morning the Kingston and Pittston cars which left Wilkes- Barre at 1 o'clook had a rear -end collision in front of A.

H. Coon's residence. The Kingston car stopped to let off a passenger, when the Pittston car collided with it, breaking all the windows and giving the passengers a severe shaking up. Several of the passengers were slightly cut by flying glass. The rear end of the Kingston car was damaged alightly.

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fox have returned, after spending Sunday with relatives in Wyoming.

Mrs. Carrie Hopple spent Sunday with relatives in Wilkes- -Barre. The funeral of Ebenezer Edwards, of Allentown, a former resident of this place, will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home on Tilghman street. Allentown. Following is the result of the caucus in the Third ward on Saturday: Councilman, W.

J. Lewis: school director. Jonathan R. Davis; inspector, David Rosser: assessor. W.

J. Morris; judge of election, Willard Goodwin. A mum social will be held at the home of Dr. and Mra. L.

L. Rogers on Friday evening for the benefit of the L. T. L. society.

A mothers' prayer meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. L. D. Mott this evening. We are offering Garrahan's extra fine tomatoes at 10c per can, 3 can for and everything else in the canned good line at prices that will please.

Our coffee at 20c. cannot be beaten. We have a fine line of dried fruits. at the right prices. HYNDMAN GARNEY.

A meeting of the L. T. L. will be held this evening at the home of Miss Ida Smiley. Meetings will be held in the Presbyterian church Tuesday, Wetnesday and Thursday evenings of this week.

Mrs. Francis Wood, of Ofuhlenburg, is visiting her daughter, Miss Fannie Wood. Fred Boyer has moved from the Armstrong block to the new Rosser block our Rutter street. Frank Osborne, of Dorranceton, will move in the house vacated by Mr. Boyer, Born to Mr.

and Mrs. James Croll, baby daughter. L. Snyder of Dallas, called on friends here to-day. Jennie Flynn has returned to Kingston after spending a week in Duryea.

Mr. and Mrs. John Williams were the guests of relatives in Ashley terday. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL To-day's Stock Market Publishers' Press Despatch to Times. NEW YORK, Jan.

stock market did not have so wild an opening as looked for. The irregularity and seeming hesitation in London may have contributed to check 100 much extravagance in the initial dealings. The market was strong and interest was centered largely in- St. Paul, which opened at 165 to 156 against on Saturday and after frequent fluctuations the stock sold above 158. The grangers were sympathetically strong.

The Iron and Steel stocks advanced in the early trading, but lost the gain and more. Government bonds were unchanged. New York Stocks Markets are given below as reported by Henry Bodmer, 7 South Franklin street. Open. High.

Low.Clos Am. Su. ....135 Am. At. To.

8. 46 At Top Fe Pd 85 Am. Steel 42 41 B. O. 88 Canada Chesa Ohio 39 2 39 B.

R. Chi. B. 144 144 C. C.

C. St 76 76 M. 'St. R. I.

Conti. Tobacco 45 Del. 153 153 152 162 Federal Steel 48 Fed. Steel, Kan. 56 548 Louis.

Manhattan Ele. Met. Traction 161 Mo. Pacific N. Y.

141 Nor. West. 45 Nor. Pac. Nor.

Pfd. Ontario West. 31 Pac, Mail 43 P. Gas Co. of Chi.

Phil. Read. 32 P. 1st 71 South. Pac.

44 South. PId. C. 51 U. 8.

Leath. U. 9. Pid. Union 'Pac.

Pid; Wabash, Pfd. West Union 83 83 Penna. 146 Cotton Market. March 9 31 9 42 31 9 35 May 9 2 9 32 9 26 9 29 Chicago Grain and Provisions. WHEAT- Opening Highest Closing Lowest CORN- Opening Highest Lowest Closing 0-Day's Produce Markets.

Publishers' Press Despatch to Times. NEW YORK, Jan. actice, unchanged. Flour-Recelpts sales 3,600 packages. Wheat-Receipts sales 735,000.

No. 2 red weak; Feb. May 81; July 81. Rye-Dull; western 58. Barley--Unchanged.

-Receipts No. 2 Oats--Receipts state western Beef-Unchanged. Pork-Mess Lard- Quiet; steam $7.70. Butter--Steady; receipts state dairy creamery and western Elgin 22, Cheese--Firm; receipts state large and small Eggs Steady; receipts 5,400 packages; state western Sugar-Steady; fair refining centrifugals 96 test crushed powdered granulated $5.50. Petroleum-Active; refined $7.400 $7.45.

Coffee-Steady; 5 points lower. Tallow--Firm; city country Hay- Unchanged. Hops--Firm. Rest-Quiet and unchanged. THE HALTING OF DISBELIEF.

(S. E. Kiser in Chicago Times- Herald.) And shall I wisely doubt Omnipotence, Accepting all that Science would proclaim? I may behold those stellar worlds immense, The angry mountain flinging forth its flame, And feel that they from chaos might nave come- I may look on the turning blades of The frowning rocks, immutable and dumb, Believing Nature brought them all to pass! I may consider the mad lion, the blind mole, The monsters of the deep, the budding rose, The clouds that come and go, the waves that roll Against the crumbling cliffs, the sweet repose That marks the infant's face upon the breast Of her who softly croons the lullaby, Belleving them all atoms, at the best, That Evolution has remade -yea, I May feel the soft caresses of the sun Ar.d hear the brook go singing to the sea, Still doubtful of an Everlasting OneYet who but God could have created ME? First -Did new arrival explain how he looted 'Steenth Nathe tional? Second Convict-Oh, yes! It is plain that the art of eliminating a bank's surplus has made great singe we were in the -Puck. Mose--Ain't it funny dat a man's brains am in his head, but his sense am in his neck? Pete- How yo' make dat out? More -Why, ef yo' want to knock man senseless yo' have to dit him in de neck. -Judge There are 197 deaconesses in America, using in their work the German, English and Swedish lasguages.

For the first time in its history women have been admitted to the University of Rochester, New York, and have the; right to compete for degrees open formerly only to men. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon said in address in Boston that of 32 places of amusement in New York city only five were such that Christian people might properly go to them, while 16 were unfit for anyone to patronize. A minister should not be set down as stirrer up of class feeling because he alludes to the peculiar sins of the rich or of the poor.

Both classes have their temptations and besetting sins, which it is proper for the preacher of rightness to expose and rebuke. The Baptists of Helena, have just celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of that denomination in the state. The ceremonies were held in the First Baptist church of Helena, where seven of the original charter members still retain membership. Many stories are told of the charity of the late Sir Arthur Sullivan. A seeretary of a Sunday school in a poor Westminster district once ventured to apply to the composer by mail for a contribution to the fund for the school's annual day in the country.

There was no special claim on the composer, but he sent half a guinea, and thereafter never forgot to repeat the gift year by year. A movement has been started among the former pupils at Miss Porter's school for girls at Farmington, for the erection of a chapel as a memerial to the late Miss Sarah Porter, who for so many years was at the head of the school. The chapel will be connected with the Congregational church in Farmington, over which, as pastor, Miss Porter's father presided for many years. The memorial, together with the necessary improvements to be made in the church, will cost about $50,000. GETTING A WIFE ON TICK.

A Former Telegraph Operator's Story of His Queer Courtship in 'Chicago. SCHOOL AND CHURCH. "I found my wife in an odd way," said an ex-telegraph operator, who is now a prominent officer of a western railroad, according to the New York Sun. "It was my third year in the railroad business, but I had not forgotten the tick language, and I had a room in a hotel in Chicago which had party wall with a boarding house adjoining. In this boarding house lived a mighty pretty girl who was attending a commercial college in the next block, where there was also a course of telegraphy taught, and I guessed by seeing the books and pers she carried that she was taking that course.

You see, I was watching her rather closely, for I was interested from the first time I ever saw her on the street. "She was a stranger in town, and, of course, there wasn't any chance of my being introduced to her, and as for flirting, she showed no more signs of it than a sister of charity would, though I gave her every opportunity. I found out by a careful study of windows that her room in the boarding house was next to mine in the hotel, and that only made me feel worse- so near and yet. so far, you understand. I knew she would not be in the school much more than three months, and as half that time had gone by and I still had made no progress, I began to grow desperate, for I couldn't bear the thought of losing her.

You know a romance like that makes a deal more impression on fellow than the real thing. "One Sunday afternoon I was in my' room and she was in hers, and I could hear her driving a nail in the wall and a great thought came to me suddenly. The next minute I had caught up one of my shoes and was pounding its heel on my wall, but I wasn't driving nails. Not much. I was making a telegraph call.

It wasn't anything in particular, only an 'attention' call, and after repeating it till I was about to give up in despair, it was answered from the other side. Then I telegraphed: 'How do you and that was answered, a little bit slow, per. haps, but answered all right, and the conversation continued. "She was not the most skilled operator I had ever taken, but certainly the most interesting one, and we talked through the wall till supper time. That evening I began again, but she was not at home, and when I got in at midnight I wisely forebore sending a 'good-night' to her.

Next morning I hailed her with 'good and got an answer, and then I asked her if I couldn't meet her after breakfast and walk to school with her, but she would not have it. You ace, she was shy without a brick wall between us. I was three or four days pleading with my shoe heel on that wall before she agreed to meet me, and by that time I had told her everything, and she just couldn't refuse to give me some kind of a show. After my first walk to school with her I was utterly gone, and though she stayed on and was graduated in telegraphy, she never had a chance to practice what she learned, for before she got a job I had made her promise to marry me and give up telegraphy." Not Needed. Daughter--No, mamma.

Harold has not proposed as yet; that is, not in NO many words. Mother- -Mercy on me, Jane! Yott must not wait for words. Proposals are mostly made up of sighs, gurgles, stammers, coughs, hems, haws and looks, you Y. World Subscribe for the Times. PATRIOTIC NOMENCLATURE.

Large Towns in the Calted States with Thele Awhile ago an American story writer gave an exceedingly vivid illustration of the love for our united country which is felt everywhere through the republic, He was writing story of patriotic character, and the events described were supposed to take place in an American village. It occurred to the writer to give the tillage in the story an appropriate name, and the first one which occurred to him was little village of Union--that would sound nice and natural and patriotic," he thought, but, being practical author and not wishing to hare the location of his story pinned down to any particular spot, he turned to his postal and shippers' guide to assure himself that the name was purely fictitious and imaginary. He was astounded to discover that in the United States there are 36 villages named "Union." Then "Unionville" and "Uniontown" occurred to him. He found that there were 21 of the former and 14 of the latter. Continuing his researches, he discorered that there were listed: Union Center, Union Church, Union City, Union Corners, Union Grove, Union Hill, Union Mills, 10; Unionburg, Unionport, 4, and other combinations of Union, 56.

So he gave it up and decided to call his fictitious village "Columbia," and later in the guide, he found that there were 29 of these. GIRLS FOR MESSENGER BOYS. London Telegraph Companies Have Been Forced to Adopt an Innovation. "It you please, sir, here's the senger boy," said my maid, with a smile, the other afternoon, as she ushered into my room a neatly dressed and not ill-looking young girl," says a writer in the London King. "At first I thought there must be some mistake, her ladyship soon disabused me of that notion, and with a good deal of self-possession, but no trace of forwardness, informed me that she was discharging messenger boy's duty.

She took my telegram, and the money therefor, with the customary "tuppence for the message, please," and I have no doubt acquitted herself of the not very onerous task of bearing it to the post office as neatly as the human boy would have done. But the next time I passed the office I made inquiries, and was told that it was only in a few of the West end offices that the experiment of using young girls instead of boys was being tried, and that even in these districts they were only used when the duty was a fitting one for a girl to undertake. The fact is, the clerk in charge assured me, the company finds it impossible to get a sufficient supply of boys. They have lately been enforced to employ men at sixpence an hour at some of the city offices, and when the government royalty is taken into account this does not leave. much of a profit for the company.

1 hear the cable companies are also at their wits' end to find messenger boys." THOUSANDS OF MILES. Unconscionaly Traveled by the AverMan Daring His Lifetime, The many thousands of miles which a man unconsciously travels in his lifetime, taking into consideration the paces his footsteps measure as he walks about each day, are enough to 'make him sit down to rest for the remainder of his life, says the London Mail. But now a German scientist has come forward with some still more startling facts concerning the journeys which our eyelid undertakes every time it winks, and it is not for us to see, he says, unless we wink. Unconsciously we wink once a second, so that for the time we are awake during the day we voluntarily wink from 48,600 to 50,000 times. The distance that the eyelid travels in its great speed is measured from a single involuntary -wink.

This, the scientist says, is a quarter of an inch both ways, the eyelid moving equally up and down; so that, taking the movement of both eyelids into consideration, they cover some 50,000 inches in a day, The eyelids of a man who has lived for 50 years will hare unconsciously traveled a third of the way around the earth, or about 7,200 miles, a calculation sufficient in itself to cause the victim of insomnia to fall Into a dreamless sleep as he reads it. How an Engineer Feels. A veteran railroad engineer says: "It may sound strange to you, but I'm a heap more nervous when I'm traveling as a passenger than when at the throttle. I don't know what's going on in the cab, and I want to. Every time I hear whistle my impulse is to go out there and run the engine myself.

In fact, the only time I ever am anxious is when I'm in a passenger coach. 1 suppose I feel about the same way a man does who has driven a lively horse for years and once in awhile lets some other fellow hold the reins." Chinese Conceit. The Chinese think they occupy the A middle of the earth, and that all other nations are merely dwelling on the edges. Their most respectful term to designate a foreigner is "the ocean Carefal About Barbers. The province of Quebee requires the barber, first of all, to be himself subject, free from healthy sible affections.

Then he must pass an examination in disinfection. Subecribe for the TIMES, A DANGEROUS GUN.When It Let Ge the Surrounding Air Was Filled with Can Balls. MI saw an article in one of the technical jouruals recently," said New Orleans engineer, relates the Times-Democrat, "describing SOcalled centrifugal which some genius in Manchester, England, was supposed to hare invented. The mechanism was said to consist of big wheel, which was revolved at a tremendous rate of speed while projectiles, fed into grooves on its surface, were hurled through barrel, on the same principe that boy throws a stone from a sling. I could take a piece of paper and convince you in two minutes that the thing is a mechanical impossibility, but the story interested me because it recalled very similar device which I saw years ago at Louisville, Ky.

"It was the invention of a German machinist named Geisemann, and I went to look at it at the solicitation of a friend, who imagined he had struck a big thing. I found' Geisemann at a little shop in the suburbs of the city, and he proved to be an extremely intelligent fellow who, unfortunately. lacked technical education. His 'gun' was set up in the engine room of the place, and I couldn't help smiling when I saw It consisted of a flywheel about five feet in diameter, with an attachment for holding half a dozen small cannon balls against the rim and releasing them at fixed intervals. The idea was to connect the wheel with steam engine and, when it attained A certain velocity, to let loose the balls just as they passed a given point in the revolution.

Geisemann had figured that they would fly off at a right angle and hit a target at the other end of the shed, and he invited me to be present at the test he was going to give the following week. To please my friend I went around and I shall never forget the ludicrous contretemps that wound up the experiment. "About 20 of us were grouped near the wheel when the inventor slipped on the engine belt and began to speed it up. I suppose it was making a couple of hundred revolutions a minute when he touched the spring connected with the release mechanism and a big, black cannon ball instantly soared off at a tangent and went crashing through the skylight. The next missile struck a huge pile casting, bounced off and hit the boiler with a smash like 40 bass drums all being beaten at once.

Exactly where the others landed I can't say, for by that time I was beating a rapid retreat; but it seemed to me that it was raining cannon balls for at least five minutes. Several of the visitors were bowled over like ninepins, and everything in the engine room was more or less damaged except the target. That escaped unscathed. Geisemann himself had crawled into an ash pit at the first Are, and when he was dragged out he was a pitiable-looking object. He was weeping bitterly, but stuck to it that he had simply made an error in his 'calculation of curves' and that the gun was all right.

115 "I never saw it again, and supposed it was consigned to the scrap heap. If I ever attend another centrifugal gun exhibition I shall insist on a conning tower four feet thick as a coign of vantage." EXPLOSIONS HEARD AFAR. Great Detonations In England That Have Been Audible Many Miles Away. That explosions can be heard and can an effect at a great dis. tance known, but precise staproduce, tistics on this point have only lately been gathered.

Taking into consideration the fact that much depends on the formation of the country and on the condition of the weather prevailing at the time, it may be admitted that a cannon can be heard at a distance of 25 kilometers, and that an explosion dynamite can be heard at a distance of 30 kilometers, says the New York Herald. The explosion of a powder factory in Anvers some years ago caused a veritable earthquake, which was felt at a distance of more than 30 kilometers. The more recent explosion at St. Helen's, between Liverpool and chester, was even more notable in this respect. The explosion took place in a factory of chlorate of potassium, an explosive material, of which 80 tons were destroyed, The explosion was heard at.

Alderley Edge, 39 kilometers from St. Helen's, and at Murple, 45 kilometers from that city. In many houses the windows were violently shaken, and near the scene of the catastrophe the ground was moved as by an earthquake, From these and other facts scientists now conclude that under favorable conditions great explosiona may be felt at a distance of 50 kilometers, and they maintain that accurate knowledge on this point is most desirable, since it 1 will help to minimize the danger that might otherwise result from prearranged explosions of dynamite or similar substances. Government Reports, One interesting fact. about government reports is that they are generally published on Monday mornings, and the reason for this is that the newspapers of that day are not no crowded and thus more space is secured, James G.

Blaine, who was an editor before he became a statesman, was the first to apprectate the opportunity of the Monday morning newspaper, and when he had an Important announcement to make or a report to submit it was always sent out the last of the week, so as to secure the best possibie treatment on Monday morning. His example has become a precedent in Washington ofScialdom. -Saturdas Evening Post. Subscribe for (De TIM BEL, Wanted -A Husband Must be strong and never have Jame DR. RANKIN'S KIDNEY TABLETS stop the pain at once and cure permanently.

Sold by Henry C. Tuck and W. D. White Co. Mediocre Modern Verse.

The verse in our current magazines sustains the statement so generally made that of poetry in the sense of imaginative interpretation of lite and nature is past. Some of it consista of cynical or semi- humorous comments in rhyme on men and women and society and, though witty and forcible, is, in effect, an acknowledgement that the question which the great poets of the past have at least stated in novel form are to be avoided as perplexing, it not insoluble, says the Hartford Courant. Much of it is description of natural objects, scenery, aspects of nature and the like, correct in form, but not suffused with feeling, which alone prevents descriptive poetry from being tame and prosaic. The whole seems devoid of energy, as if written to order and after a model. There Is nothing that a reader cares to memorise or even cut out and paste in his crapbook.

The fatal lack of poetic energy, both of thought and expression, is everywhere apparent, evinced not only by the fact that the quatrains or sonnets to which writers contine themselves, though neat, antithetical and polished, are not striking. They lack the power to make us think, in most cases they lack the power to hold our attention. They seem to be written from habit, not from the outburst of a slow -gathered impulse, They are usually glanced at and skipped by readers. As a rule they are good evidence in the affirmative of the question: "Has the age of poetical expression in the English language passed?" All the verse in our modern periodieals has, however, one quality; it is correct. On reading -three poems- or of the magazines of the month we find no straining of license;" only two instances of imperfect rhymes and only three or four instances of redundant syllables, The meter formula is carefully observed, misplaced accents are rare as strong, vigorous lines are, All 19 "splendidly regular, icily dull." The gayety and the seriousnes are alike "machine made," and the lines in which they are embodied are sandpapered and varnished to perfection.

The poet does not hum tune carelessly like Burns or fervidly like Shelly; he plays his scales on piano in perfect tune. May not this perfection be one of the reasons for the deplorable ineffectivenes of modern verse? Of recent years nearly every town is provided with an electric generating plant, and frequently the wires are strung along country roads from town to town. This fact, says Electricty, has led a man named McNair to attempt the use of electricity on the farm. He has devised a curious pen some fifteen feet square, built of wire and mounted on broad, flat wheels. This pen is designed to run in any pasture, even though it be hilly.

Wires connect it was a small motor stationed at one side of the pasture, this in turn being connected with the electric wires from which power is derived. A turn of the button and the pen slowly creeps across the field. That' is the essence of the invention, and simple enough it seems. A machine of this type is being experimentd with at the agricultural experiment station of Michigan at Lansing. Two lambs and part of the time an old ewe have been pastured in the pen during the summer.

The field is planted with lucerne, growing thick and heavy, The pen is so AF ranged that it crawls the full length the pasture in one month, traveling abolit two feet an hour: at the end of this time it la switched around and travels back again. As it moves, the sheep eat every bit of the fodder. eagerly cropping next the forward side of the pen as it runs over new ground. A bit of canvas duck is hung over the corner of the pen so that the sheep may be well sheltered, and, curious at it may seem, they have become so accustomed to the moving of the pen that when they lie down to sleep they snugle up close to the forward end of the pen so that they may lie as long as possible without being disturbed by the rear end of the pen as it creeps toward them. When the pen has passed, of course, the lucrene that has been cropped by the sheep Immediately grows up again, and by the time the pen has made its monthly circuit the pasture is again in good condition.

The advantages of this electrical pen lie in the fact that the sheep are kept from running over, half eating and tramping down a large amount of pasture, and it keeps the sheep quiet, 50 that they lay on flesh rapidly. WITH LOCAL BUSINESS MEN. S. Coons cut sale has entered upon its closing week so that buyers should make their purchases as early as possible. M.

H. is selling high grade harnes at grade prices. Just read his Post, ad. and then go and examine his goods. They are exactly as he states, every time.

Chas. Finberg Co. announce that their dissolution sale will come to an with the last day of this month. And. Schafer retiring Feb.

1st instead of April 1st, as was originally intended. Mr. Finberg particularly requests that all accounts due the firm be paid by that time and that any bills outstanding against the Arm be presented positively no later than Thursday next, in order to insure their payment before the change in the firm takes place. The Bosten Store is nothing unless up to the times. To-day they announce three special sales-'Blankets, Underwear and Women's Suits: Jackets and Skirts.

They go at phenomenally low prices and a glance at their ad will convince the most skeptical. The Blanket sale is especially attractive and an investment in these goods is always profitable. 12.20 The Isaac Long Store News to-day should prove of exceptional interest to the feminine portion of this community for it contains tempting information touching ribbons, table linen remnants and curtains. This firm's announcements are always Home for Bachelors. May Irwin announces that she is ing to encourage and foster bachelorhood by building a bachelor apartment house with a lot of new wrinkles for the ease and comfort of the tenants.

To do this has been one of her pet echemes ever since she began to invest her surplus revenue in New York real estate several years ago. She doesn't think that the bachelors of this city are properly cared for. Their trousers get frayed in spite of their incomes, she says, and of the fact that they live in apartments with an alleged valet service thrown in with the hot and cold water and steam heat. There is to be a woman housekeeper, who will have charge of the laundry, mending, trouser -pressing and shoe polishing departments. She will study the needs and whims of all the tenants and then boss the valets, so that they will gratify the whims and supply the needs.

She will Inspect all the shirts before they are sent back from the laundry and mending-room to the sultes of their wearers, and not a button shall be missing. Mrs. Irwin says that this care of the buttons in a scheme original with her, and that it will do more than anything else to make her bachelor apartments a success. The rent will be high and the house will be exclusive, says the press agent. Miss Irwin la now working on some secret plans for an automatic buttonometer which she has invented, This unique apartment building 1s to be at Nos.

154 and 156 West Fortyfourth street. Funeral on Wednesday. -The funeral of John Korn will take place at 2 p. m. Wednesday instead of 1o-morrow afternoon as stated in another column.

Interment will be made in the City cemetery, Deceased was a member of Hoffnung Lodge No. 425, L. 0. 0. F.

Old Fashioned Cold Cures are going out of date. The busy man of to-day cannot afford to lie abed. a of the sweating process. Krause's Cold whole day and undergo the martyrdom Cure are capsules taken of without convenient danger while size, and can be performing your usual dutles. They cure in 24 hours.

Price 25c. Sold by W. D. White Market Square; Durbin's Pharmacy, Plymouth; N. Haight, Luzerne.

COMING EVENTS. Jan, 30-Third annual ball of Division 7, Ladies' Auxiliary, A. 0. at the Armory, 12-Fourth Plymouth. ball of the annual East End Wheelmen at Concordia Luft'8 orchestra will furnish the municis February annual masque, ball of the Centennial Club at the 9th Regiment Armory Monday evening, Feb.

18. Grand prize drill between Eagle Hose Co. and A. 0. K.

of M. C. Street parade headed by 9th Regiment band at 7:30 p. m. Feb.

20-28. -Wyoming Hose Company Fair at Music Hall, Wyoming, Pa. Rheumetism Cured in 24 Hours. T. J.

Blackmore, of Haller Blackmore, Pitsburg: SAyS: short time since I produced a botle of MYSTIC CURE. It got me out of the house in twenty-four hours. I took to my bed with Ilheumatiam nine months ago, and the MYSTIC CURB is the only medicide that did me any good. had five of the best physicians in the city, but I received very litte relief from them. I know the MYSTIC CURE to be what it la represented and take pleasure in recommending it to other poor suffers." Sold by W.

White 63 Public Square, drugist, WIlkes-Barre. STREET. THE HABERDASHER NO. 9 WEST MARKET STREET. Agent for Delmel Linen Mesh and Stoneman's Glove Fitting Underwear, New Neckwear atyica every week..