The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 6

6 Republican. CITY AXD COUNTY. Struck by a Train. F. 8.

Fowler, aged 10 years, was struck by a Delaware and Hudson train at the Green Ridge street crossiugat 6:30 o'clock last evening and one leg was badly broken about the ankle. He was taken to his home on Parker street. Drs. Una and Bentley at tended nun. Fostottice Points.

New mails have been put on between this city and Archbald and Olyphant, closing at 4:35 p. ill These are in addition to those closintr at 9:30 a. m. and 1 :20 v. m.

The Montrose mail, spoken of yesterday, closes for the evenius trip at 5:30. It reach es Montrose at sis o'clock. Letters mailed np to midnight will reach Montrose at 9:10 a. m. next day.

OVERSEERS OF ELECTIOX. APPOINTED TO SUPERVISETHE POLLING OF TUESDAY'S VOTE. Alen Designated by tho Court to Watch Over the Turity of the Ballot at the Coming Election. Judge Archbald yesterday morning announced the following list of overseers of election appointed to superintend the counting and returning of the vote at next Tuesday's election. Archbald, First wardJohn Beck, James McGreal.

Second ward James M. Eaton, Anthony Duffy. Third ward Henry Schenfler, Thomas Wells. None were appointed in Elakely or Benton or Carbondule township, Northwest district. Carbondale township.

Northeast district 'Samuel Thorp, Peter McDennott. Third district Christopher Schiltz, Michael Brennan. Carbondale city, First and Second wards no appointments. Carbondale, Third ward. First district John D.

Jones, T. J. McTighe. Third ward, Second, district uavia E. Twi V.

Peck. Third ward. Third district Hugh Fin Ion. Thomas Mooney. Fourth ward.

First district Joseph Lind say. Michael McCaun. Second and Third districts none. Fifth ward, First district L. Bunnell, Frank Devers.

Fifth ward. Second district Collins Gil ott, John McNulty. Clifton, CovinLTton and Dickson none. Dunmore, First ward Joshua G. WarfeL, J.

H. Kellv. Second ward, First district William S. Jones, J. J.

Scott. Second ward. Second district William A. Jones. W.

J. Boland. Third ward. First district T. P.

Letch worth. F. J. Dwyer. Third ward, Second district J.

W. Marshall. J. J. May.

Third ward, Third district Thomas Palmer, August Wahler. Fourth and Fifth wards No appointments. Sixth ward, First district Daniel Powell and A. J. Healey.

Sixth ward, Second district John G. Mo Askio, J. J. Melledy. Dunnings, Fell, Glenburn, Gouldsboro, Greenfield, Jefferson, no overseers were appointed.

Jermyn John F. Nicholson, W. F. Sullivan. Lackawanna Township, North district William Jacobs, Robert P.

Moore. West district Robert Burleigh, Joseph Ward. East district Evan Owens, Miles Delmer. Northeast district William Davy, Patrick Gibbons. South district Thos.

D. Maschall, Richard Cusick. La Plume, Lehigh, Madison, Newton, Abington, Ransom, Roaring Brook, Scott, Spring Brook, Waverly, none. Mayfield Richard Lloyd, James Quinn. Old' Forga First district Willis Reea, Michael F.

Jovce; Second district J. G. Kehr. Ethan Rivenburir: Third district William P. Griffiths, William Bieseoker; Fourth district William Traklepaugli, Martin Stark.

Olyphant, First ward George W. Williams, John F. Cummings. Second ward David C. Phillips, Bernard Kennedy.

Third" ward M. D. Carpenter, John J. Flvnn. Winton.

First district Ferdinand Steinetz, Michael McAndrews. Second ward M. B. Wideman, Bernard Cummings. SCRANTOIT CITY.

First ward. First district, David G. Jones, Daniel Silkman. Third Ward, Thomas E. Jones, Thomas O'Mallev.

Fourth, ward, First district, Wm. M. Fow ler, Bass. Fourth ward, Second district, Arthur G. Lewis, Antlionv McAndrew.

Fifth ward, First district, Penn Morgan, Patrick Gallagher. Fifth ward, Second district, Benj. Griffith and Anthony McHugh. Sixth ward, First district, Geo. Hewler and D.

P. Mannix. Sixth ward, Second district, Palmer Wat rous, Edward O'Connor. Seventh ward, First district, Honry Vock rath, John Weir. Seventh ward, Second district, Patrick P.

Conk, John J. Gordon. Eighth ward, First district, H. S. Weller, Thomas Melvin Eighth ward, Second district, C.

Q. Carman, T. Nealon. Ninth ward, First district, F. F.

Foot, John J. Flanaghan. Ninth ward, Second district, W. F. Wood, John Schaefer.

Eleventh ward. First district, Henry Scheuer, John Rosen. Eleventh ward, Second district, George P. Miller, Peter Robling. Eleventh ward, Third district, Geo.

Hart man, John Smith. Twelfth ward, First district, John Madi gan, Thomas McGouldrick. Twelfth ward, Second district, John Melz herzer, Joseph McNally. Fourteenth ward, First district, David Jones, James McGuire. Fourteenth ward, Second district, Georee Kellow, Robert Burnett.

Fifteenth ward. First district, John J. Morgan, Patrick McNamara. Fifteenth ward, Second district, Evan J. Williams, Michael Stunner.

Sixteenth ward, First district Chas. S. Seamans, M. Schwartzkopf. Sixteenth ward, Second district F.

A. Bates, A. N. Kramer. Seventeenth ward.

First district L. Northup, A. J. Chase. Seventeenth ward, Second district Penman, P.

W. Stokes. Eighteenth ward Charles J. Wilson, John Flannery, Nineteenth ward. First district Jacob Miller, D.

W. Vaughan. Nineteenth ward. Second district Oscar Etrauch, Daniel F. Kelllv.

Twentieth ward. First district A. T. Cun nell, Michael MeGarry. Twentieth ward, Second district Charles F.

Kloss, C. G. Boland. Twenty first ward, First district James a. Mears, James Wynn.

Twenty first ward. Second district Jeseph Counterburv, John Ward. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hand chilbrains, corns and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give Fjrfect satisfaction, or money refunded rice 25 cents per box.

For sale by Mai thews druggists. TAYLOR VI LLE. The foot race between Owens and Rob bins, which took place Monday afternoon, resulted in a victory for Ro'bbins, who ivas given five yards by Owens. Hiss Harriet Ilatchwell and 2Hr. and The it to if of as is the not iS, be is me to the the for the (us The leat Act free, of books of the for would voted is Mrs.

Morgan Jones, of Edwardsville, are visiimg urs. fnce, of Pond street The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new M. E. Church will take place Saturday afternoon. The programme of exercises lias not been completed as yet I he plans and specifications for the new M.

h. Church have been completed. An advertisement for bids will be found in another column of the Republican. 1 here is a ghost story at least, if not a genuine ghost, circulating amonsr the residents ot Washinsrton street. Some body is going to look for the ghost with a gun.

The Old Forge School Board at a special meeting held Saturday evening finally settled Miss JlcKenzie's salary at $33 per mourn. Frank Waffall, a laborer employed at the Jermon mines, was seriously injured une at work on Tuesday evening. He was taken to the hospital. A Mystery Explained. The papers contain frenuent notices of rich, pretty and educated girls eloping with negroes, tramps and coachmen.

The well known specialist. Dr. Franklin Miles, savs all such girls are more or less hysterical nervous, very impulsive, unbalanced: usuallv tuojeet to neauache, neuralgia, sleeplessness, unmoderate crying or laughing. These show a weak nervous system for which there is no remedy equal to Restorative Nervine, I rial Dottles and a fine book, containing many Tll.irvtilnna mw fi A fif. Mdfrtlmwa Brothers, who also sell and euarantee Dr.

Miles' celebrated New Heart Cure, the finest. of heart tonics. Cures fluttering, short Dream, etc. WEST SIDE. The Itrilley Gilroy Nuptials A Surprise Tarty Entertainment and Social last Evening Other Newsy Notes.

A fair and festival will bi held in the Welsh C. M. Church on December 16 and An "Old Folks" reception will be ffiven in the Hampton street 31. E. church this evening.

Mrs. Charles Watlrins. of Lnfnvette street, is seriously ill. To night is Hallow e'en and a larre number of parties are on the tapis. Miss Ella Saunders, of Hampton street, who lias been visiting friends in Mahanoy City, has returned home.

A surprise party was tendered Miss Susie Payne at her home on North Bromley avenue last evening. Those present were Misses Susie Matthews, Martha Davis, Sarah Davis, Maine Jeremiah, Messrs George Keen, Olis Benedict, Frank Thornton, Henry Moeller and John Payne. Electric City Castle Kmc hts of the uoidcn Lagle gave an entertainment and social in Mears Hall last evening. The j'lugninime as rendered was excellent. Prof.

Johnson furnished the music. Mr. John ii. Iieilly and Miss Agnes Gilroy, two prominent young people of ims me, were united marnaire bvKev. iuther Whelan in St.

Patrick's Catholic Church yesterday morning. Mr. Frank Boylan was best man and Miss Maggie jmiuicii ucieii as M'Klesmaid. Mr. and lire.

Iieilly left on the 12:53 train for New lork. Mr. Ucillv is a well known em ploye of the Peoples Street Railway com pany, ami uirs. la my is one ot the popu lauies oi inis side. he is a nieniuer ot St.

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We could not make this offer did we not know that Dr. Klnp's New Discrvvpnr could be relied on. It never disdppoints. Trial bottle free at Matthew Bros, dm? store. Large size 40c.

and S1.00. LOCAL COMMUNICATION. Against the Convention. For The Ropublican. Seeing that a number of persons in this vicinity are advocating the holding of a Constitutional Convention I want to ask if there are any reasons for so doing There is certainly a desire for ballot reform and I share that desire.

But are we sure that this is the way to get it Are we sure the one hundred and seventy seven men elected as delegates to this convention will give on just what we want? Thatthev will mend the constitution That they wil not make worse What, outside of the words requiring the numbering of the ballots do you find in it that needs amending Did not this constitution cost us an immense amount of labor and expense in 1873 Is it necessary so soon to submit it again the specialists to the one hundred and seventy seven political doctors What assurance have we that these doctors will not leave it worse than thev found it That is, thev alter it at all: or. that the them will not regard the tiling as an opportunity for having a "good time," with a determination to let well enough alone at the expense of the people the constitution is a noble instrument ana as nearly perfect as the best genius of our ommonwenim could make it. Look over the list of names attached to it. in 1K72 and see if they are likely to be succeeded by noble an array of talent and emi nence in the present instance? It a matter to be questioned whether this tiling is not thrust at the people without any justification at all. Has any one found a fault in the constitution that cannot be amended in the manner provided in the constitution itself I have heard no complaint outside of the words referring to the numberiug of the ballots for election purposes, which, it is said, prevents adoption of the Australian system.

This being the case it is claimed to be necessary to send one hundred and seventv seyen delegate! to Harrisburg and Philadelphia at, an enormous expense, for the purpose of expunging thoss words. I ask, sir, why tha proper method was not resorted to? Why the members of the late Leeislatn iii resort to that provision in the Constitution itself relating to amendments? Ajticle sec. 1. nrovides that, ametidmpnta oVmll presented to the Senate or House of Representatives by a member or members tnereot to be submitted to the people in due form. Why not this, the direct, the most economical, the constitutional coursa to ascertain the will of the people? This question all the more pertinent when we consider late losses ot the State and Philadelphia Treasuries aud the additional expense of an extra session of the Senate.

This whole scheme of a Constitutional convention ought be marked "Glass, With Care." Observe manner in which it is sought to be brought nlxmt. The same act which decides meeting of the convention elects the delegates thereto. The persons running those offices are in many instances actively connected with the committees of various party organizations, either Chairmen, Secretaries or active members. consequence is that in one county at tickets are beihgprepared "for" and not "against" a Constitutional Convention. The of Assembly puts into the field several hundred interested persons to work for the Constitutional Convention as against the unbiassed and intelligent choice of the people.

Is this a "fair deal?" The presence bad or imperfect laws on our statute does not necessarily imply any deficiency in the Constitution. That is the fault our Legislators. It is the fault of our Legislators that proper amendments in regard to ballot reform were not presented at last session of the Legislature and submitted to the people to be voted on Tuesday next. This was the proper (because constitutional and direct) Course to pursue; and with the proper newspaper and public discussion which have resulted, the people could have intelligently and not per force. As it there has heen scarcely any discussion whatever by the press of the State, 'lhe whole thing seems to have been purposely of A.

Hall their Mr. tery. sary the band brief on wife of takes street vue have credit. more and liver man." same THE SCISAXTOX KEPUBLTCAX, FUIDAT OCTOBER 30, 1S91. avoided.

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CARBONDALE. John Doak Badly Scalded by Steam The Subject of Street Cleaning They Slake Good Time. Miss Alice Morss is home from a stay of several months at hlunra, 2s. l. The Young Ladies Cooking Club will celebrate Hallow'een at the homes of Mrs.

H. W. Harrison. Among the Scrantonians here on bust ness yesterday were Deputy Register Hopkins and Architect Duckworth. The will of the late Julius P.

Kinback has been placed on record in the llccord er's office. It was signed February 23, 18S4, and his sons, William and Gustavus Kinback, are appointed executors. For the benefit of those who are on the anxious seat we will say that Franklin Hanes has been seen in Binghamton. He likes that town very well and may settle mere. The Forum Debating Society of the Y.

M. C. A. has been re orgaiiized and elected Hal Jadwin president Isaac Singer, vice president: and Fred Gelder. secretary ana treasurer.

A TERRIBLE WARXIXO. Here is a unique notice that was found posted in a former workshop in this city: Notice, to all persons employed here after working hours begins we expect to see every person start exactly on time and during these hours no person is sunnosed to talk ex cept concerning work as no person here is grttingpaid for talking otherwise. Any person violating this notice after being duly notified is liable to a sudden discharge n't any time. SCALPED BY 6TE.VM. John Doak, express agent on the Sara toga express train of the D.

II. was badly scalded by hot water aud steam in this city yesterday morning. When the train arrived here from the south at 11 o'clock he went to the assistance of one of the brakemen who was having trouble in detaching an air brake apparatus under the train. While engaged at this he acci dentally touched the cock of the steam pipe, throwing it open and allowing a stream of hot water and steam to escape which struck him on the legs. He was badly scalded about the abdomen and suf fered dreadful pain.

Dr. Baily was called and dressed his burns, after which he was taken to his home on Mitchell avenue. lows TALK. The subject of street cleaning is being I generally discussed on the streets. John Booth obtained the contract for the work last spring for the sum of eight hundred dollars, but it expires on November first.

Should the weather prove fair as it has, without snow to catch and hold the rc fuse, it will require some extra work on his part to keep the streets in a safe and presentable condition. The Board of Healu claim that tho flying particles winch are raised by every gust ot wind carry germs of disease to pedestrians and some arrangement for occasional street cleaning should be made by our Councils. its, tney are lowering the time on the Pennsylvania division at every oppor tunity," said a D. II. employe yesterday, "and the run between Carbondale and Wilkes Barre is now made in a time that would seem dangerous if not impos sible a lew years ago.

While a few peo pie, such as tourists and wedding parties. may patronize a railroad because it advertises that it is the "pic turesque or "scenic route, the great mass of the public want to reach their destination as soon as possible. The American public do not ride for the fun of it but to get some where, and they can't get there too quick. The D. II.

is ca tering to this demand and keeping up to the times and by the new time table which wih lie issued in a week or so, iurther re ductions iu running time are expected or that last through trams will ue put on. The remarkable growth, which, till with in two years, was brought about principally by one person telling another, is a monu ment to Garfield Tea's merits. SOUTH SIDE. The Cedar avenue M. E.

Church has formed a new choir under the leadership J. Z. Davis. The voices are as follows: Sopranos, Genevieve Griffiths, Mad alene Benjamin, Mary Lllrn Sullivan and Claude Hickok; altos, Minnie Titlebcrg, Lizzie Fnrding, Maggie Griffiths and Mary Davis; tenors, Jacob Berkhauscr and J. Z.

Davis; bass, Messrs. Blewitt, Musket, Miller, Lush and Atkinson. Mrs, C. Myers, will preside at the organ. Jones orchestra will assist the chior.

A team belonging to 1'eter iiutz ran away on Washington avenue on Wednes day. The driver, onn runups, ot pect avenue, was thrown on the whiffle trees and was seriously injured. A wheel working off the axle was the cause of the accident. The funeral of the late Mrs. Grady took place from the residence or her daughter, Mrs.

James Needham, yesterday after noon. The funeral was largely attended. Services were held in Nt. John Church, Rev. Father Drum officiating.

The pallbearers were Patrick Ruddy, Michael La velle. John Forrester, Patrick McCormac, Patrick Langan and Patrick Gibbons. In terment was in liyae rani cemetery. The St. Joseph Society's ball at Natter's last evening was well patronized.

Ringgold Band furnished music. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony McGoff, of Brook street, reioice over the advent of first born, a baby boy. The funeral of Edward Moser, son of and August Moser, of Pittston avenue, took place yesterday morning.

Interment in the 1 wentictn ward ceme Wednesday night was the 18th anniver of the birth of Wm. Fickus, one of cornetists in the Germania Band. The serenaded him. Brian Gerrahty, of Cedar avenue, a well known gentleman for many years on the South Side, died yesterday after a very illness. He came home from work Wednesday feeling ill and died yesterday morning.

Deceased leaves a and several children. The Reformation festival, the programme which has appeared in these columns, place this evenining in the Hickory Presbyterian church. Miners and mine laborers in the Belle miue state that this has been the best month seen in six yeajs. If the mine works to day and to morrow they will twenty five and a half days to their Happy Hoosierg. Wm.

Timmons, postmaster of Idaville, writes "Electric Bitters has done for me than all other medicines combined, for that bad feeling arising from kidney and liver trouble." John Leslie, farmer stockman, of same place, says: "Find Electric Bitters to be the best kidney and medicine, made me feel like a new J. W. Gardner, hardware merchant town, says: "Electric Bitters is just it its mis and we by been three the thing for a man who is all run diwn and don't care whether he lives or found new strength, good appetite, and felt just like he had a new lease on life. Qdy fifty cents uoiue, at Matthew drug store. DALTON.

ine Kopublican anneared td us in new dress yesterday morning nking still more attractive, and adding to lie esteem in which it is held as the best iLily paper ouisiue oi me large cities. I Mrs. W. A. D.

an Mi Mart'Gardner. Miss Carrie Miles and Mr. J. Linkham are attending the Musical Alliance in Scrautou. i Oscar Carpenter and F.

Reynolds, have been successful in obtaiang an in crease of session. i Mrs. Wm. Bell is going to New York this morning for a short stay. I F.

M. Francis has added lo his other business an agency for wagon The L. W. R. R.

Cdnpanir have had a large force of men engaged in lay ing new steel rails and repairng culverts, in this vicinity. Frank Colom is doing an hunense busi ness making cider. The aplecrop seems to be unlimited. O. P.

Stoll is repainting his residence. At the meeting of tho Temperance League next Tuesday cveniig iu the Bap tist Church, A. B. Cowlcs, (f Waverly is expected to speak. James Lisk, who has been in poor health for several weeks, is reported to be improving.

Mrs. S. J. Bailey is building an addition to her dwelling house. The ladies of the M.

E. Church are making preparation for a Fair to be held in their church about Thanksgiving. Restaurant Table Manner. There is nothing quite so demoralizing as eating away from home and refining influences. I do not mean once or twice a week but all the time, as is the case of the man who has no home where he can go.

There is no saying quite so true as the one, "Evil communications corrupt good manners." I have a friend who until he began to eat In restaurants whs tho very pink of propriety. He was extremely punctilious In regard to his table manners and would no more think of half rising out of his chair and reaching over to grab the mustard pot or running his lingers into the salt or pepper bowl than he would think of combiiig his hair over his plate. And yet feeding iu a restaurant has so matamorphosed him that nearly all his charming manners have been worn away too close contact with the hurly burly throng that make their home in a restau rantduring meal time. Ho will grab a vin egar cruet or the pepper castor with as much avidity and alacrity as any one of the rabble. And the way he can and does harpoon a slice of bread is so artistic and convincing that one's admiration is com pelled to find expression of some kind.

I took dinner with him the other day and naturally commented upon the chauge in his manners. He confessed his faults be cause he knew them and at the same time lamented the necessity that compelled him to live in restaurants. "There is nothing," said he, "quite sode moralizing to a real gentleman as to constantly mix with men who have no man ners or whose polish is of the artificial kind. It Is impossible for the gentleman's standard of behavior at the table to be observed and adopted by those who do not know its merit But on the other hand it is very easy for the gentleman to forget his own standard and to do as the Romans do when they are in Home. Further, we are creatures of habit, and these little idiosyn cracics of manner stick so closely to us that it is well nigh impossible, after a whilo, to shake them off." All of which is as true as Gospel.

Chicago Post. Grewiome Objects. The National museum docs not go in for horrors, but some grewsome things are to be found there nevertheless. For example, there are two human heads from the upper Amazon, dried in a weird ana extraordinary fashion. The natives on the high slopes of the Andes delight iu chopping off the heads of their enemies and preserving them for ornamental and other purposes.

Their method is to make a cut with a knife around the lower part of the neck and draw the skin off over the head, taking care to preserve intact the nose, mouth and other features. Next, the skin is turned right side out, and the lips are sewed together with coarse twine, such as grocers use, leaving a fringe of the string hanging down for a length of two feet from the chin of the departed foe. Finally, the head, thus bereft of its skull, is filled with hot gravel, which makes it shrink. The hot gravel is renewed as often as may be necessary until the head has shrunk to quarter the size of that of a new born child. Tho appearance of a head thus treated is grotesque beyond describing.

Its face is that of a human being reduced to a scale of a four months' embryo. The features are perfect and the nostrils aud lins are as in life, though tho color is inky black. Perhaps the lips are knit together so that they may not reply when spoken to, for the custom is to hang these cheerful trophies by their long black hair from the rafters of the family domicile and address to them vituperative jibes on occasions of festivity. wasmngton Star. The Upright Pine Tree.

Let us take the nearest spruce or pine tree as an illustration. The central shoot. which finally becomes the trunk, rises exactly perpendicular to the earth's center, not deviating a hair's breadth from this exact line. So it continues to the end, though may go on at a foot a year for 200 or S00 years. Our teachers taught that this arose from the equal pressure of the atmosphere.

The growing point had to goon iu the easiest direction, it was said, and this was upward under this lateral pressure on all sides. But as the students erew thev saw that. the same Norway spruce that sent its tend ing shoot exactly perpendicular sent out side branches at an angle of 45 degs, nu every series oi Drancnes, one above another, kept this angle, and conse quently the same relative distance from each other. Why were they not pushed up so as to assume the perpendicular by the circumambient airf Again the branches of the white pine and many firs nroceed at a right angle with the main stem, nreservimr iiunzoutai direction tnrough life. Why should the leading shoot go so ex actly perpendicular, while the lateral branches go out at various antrles.

hut, eacn aunering scrupulously to its own line? Thomas Meehau iu Philadelphia Ledger. Finding the Age of the Earth in Years. Assuming that the average rate of denu dation in past geological ages did not materially differ from what it is at present. that the total quantity of stratified rock would, if uniformly spread over the whole globe, form a layer 1,000 feet in thickness, nave a total period of 1,000 multiDlied 6,000 multiplied by 4, or 34,000,000 years. This, however, only represents the time necessary to deposit the rocks which have fornted by denudation from older rocks, and these again by rocks of etlll greater antiquity.

Assuming that the existing stratified rocks have thus passed times through denudation and deposition, we have a period of 73,000,000 years. Gentleman's Magazine. A Tired Mnn. Once ther.e was. a man who complained of at the constantly because it required so mucn ion for him to make a living.

He declared that he would rather be buried than work for a living, and so his neighbors started out to gratify bis wish. A stranger seeing them about to entomb a living mail inquired why they were doing so. On being told that the man complained of having to wor lor a living and preferred to be buried, the stranger's heart was moved and he offered to give the complaining man ten bnshels of corn. "Is it shelled?" asked the uiscirfvented soul, aud when informed that it was not he remarked. "Well, then, let mo nunal proceed." Chicago Herald.

A PERFECTLY FITTING COAT. An Invention thereby We Shall Kever Need to Return for Alterations. It was a jolly crowd of tailors and designers that gathered in room 4, the members of the Illinois State Merchant Tailors and Garment Designers' association. S. Bis ceglia, an excitable Italian tailor of Chicago, produced from a long box three wondrous machines.

One after another he spread out on the table the metal sheets, which had to bo fastened on the body like plates of armor on a knight errant. He called his ingenious machines adjustable patterns for drafting garments, trousers and sleeves. James Veale, of Decatur, stripped off his coat and submitted to Bisceglia's operation. He was fitted with leathern plates and metal plates until he looked like a horse lu harness. The Italian deftly shot sliding bars along the plates until they fitted close the liody.

Then he took off his pattern, spread it on a sheet of paper aud marked oil the lines for a coat. John Lorenz got up and said there seemed to be a loss of time in measuring by the new method. He said it took only two minutes to measure a man ordiuarily, whereas Bisceglia's operation extended over fifteen minutes. "But, yes," exclaimed the Italian, "a man comes but once to be fitted with my pattern. I take the measure, it is a perfect fit.

You take the measure, the customer must return again to try on the coat before you know it will fit him. But, yes, he comes but once to me and saves tho time." The chairman ruled Bisceglia out of or der. Charles J. Stone measured the pattern as marked out on the paper and compared it with Veale's own measurement. He found that the Italian tailor had cut a perfect fit, except where he had overincas ured iu the frout.

"But yes," said Bisceglia: "it is my fault. It Is no fault of the iuvention." George W. Du Nah contended that tailors had not to fit but to drape the human figure, and individual brain work had much to do with the result. C. J.

Stone explained that the Italian claimed that his invention gave a set of block patterns that could bo graded from twenty to forty, as was necessary. He claimed that his pattern could be enlarged to auy size, according to taste, and that any customer would not have to spend more than fifteen minutes iu getting a perfect fit. Chicago Herald. Ohio's lilg Gas Well. Findlay was a small and almost unknown town when gas was struck.

It took a year for the news of the wonderful discoveries to spread, and it was not till 1HS0, when the great Karg well, with a capacity of 15,000,000 cubic feet daily, was struck, that the attention of the public was arrested by the developments aud possibilities at Find lay. The great Karg well was discovered on Jan. 20, 1SS0, by a boring of 1,144 feet. The gas was conducted 4S feet above the rouud through a 0 inch pipe, and whenldigbted the flame rose from 20 to 30 feet above the pipe; with a short pipe the flames ascended to the height of GO feet. The gas leaves the well with a pressure of 400 pounds to the square inch, and with so much force that it has raised a piece of Itod weighing three tons more than 100 feet above the ground.

It is difficult to imagine the magnificent effector this burning well at night. The noise of tho escaping gas which, at the rate of 15,000,000 cubic feet per day, is like the roar of Niagara or like the thunder of a dozen railroad trains, drowning all con versation. On the nights of the first win ter it was opened the ground was frozen aud the people not being used to it within the radius of a half a mile were disturbed in their slumbers, especially when there was a change of wind. The sound under extraordinary conditions of the atinos phure has been heard fifteen miles away and on a dark night the light rellected on the clouds discerned for fifty miles. Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.

Why Southerners Excel in Horsemanship It will be accepted as a truism that the man or people that does any given thin the most constantly will be apt to excel in that one thing. Apply this to the ridin of the sout herners. Now the climate aud soil, the thicker population, and more in dustrious habits of the eastern and middle states produced excellent roads at a much earlier period than in the south. In fact there are few places in the south today where the roads can be called tolerable. Good roads are wont to be followed by wheeled transportation; poor roads force people to cling to the saddle.

hen the northern farmer goes to the nearest town he drives because the roads are good, and he can carry his stuff to better advantage; the southerner rides because the roads for a great part of the year are impassable to wheels. This breeds the universal habit of horseback work. The same thing applies to women. To visit their neighbors, go to church or shopping in the nearest village, the women must make use of the saddle. This necessity of the country, where the roads are bad, becomes habit of the city, where the roads are better.

The southerner has been in the saddle constantly for many genera tions, and today boys and girls alike ride the colts in pasture, with only a stick to guide them. In the north these conditions and habits ceased long ago. Ridiug is a mere fashion of very recent origin, though it has acquired such an impetus that it may have come to stay. Colonel T. A.

Dodge in Harper's. Bulky Copper Coin. In Alaska thin copper plates beaten into the form of a shield are mouey. They are often painted or etched, and they are kept by the rich old Indian bondholders in a special room and offered food at times. Duels are fought with them in a strange way.

If a native has been insulted, instead breaking his enemy's head with a club, he goes to his own bank and breaks up a copper or two. The man who insulted him must do the same or lose rank. Some of these coppers are three feet long. Copper currency is also used iu the "Dark Continent." The pieces are in form of a St. Andrew cross, cast by the natives and very heavy.

They used to be valued at a slave. Traders were not able to counter feit these bulky pennies so as to deceive the sharp eyes of the Africans. Philadelphia Press. Good Authority. German commentators are said to End in Shakespeare's plays many things which the author never dreamed of putting there.

And if German scholars may do this, why not an English schoolboy? The late Major Barttelot was educated Rugby, and is still remembered there as hero of a funny blunder. "What is the meaning of the word asked the master. Various wild guesses were hazarded by different members of the class, and then it came young Barttelot'a turn. Without hesitation he of "A place to put cats into." Every one laughed, and the master, who was as much mystified as his pupils by th strange answer, called the boy up at the end of the lesson and asked what had put such an idea into his head. "Why, sir," said Ilarttelot, "doesn't it say in Shakespeare, 'Like the poor cat in the adage Youth's Companion, Influence of Religion in Mezleo.

The mingling of the offices of religion with the affairs of everyday life emphasizes the Sixteenth century feeling which in Mexico is so pointedly suggested by th strong houses and the barred doors. It a feeling that gives to the country a potent and a peculiar charm, under the spell ot which come gladly those who seek refuge there from the later civilization that ii glared r.pon by electricity and that is driven by steam. And the charm works most powerfully upon the fortunate few who dwell in this region of rest long enough really to understand the whole of its excellent meaning, and to know how true and how cordial is Mexican hospitality when once the barred doors are opened wide. Taey do not open easily, these doors; but, having been opened, they never are closed again against a friend. Harper's Weekly.

Absence of Mind. Some people find it hard, in using the telephone, to realize that they are not face to face, with the person they are addressing. A prominent merchant in the capital city of a state sat at his desk one hot day in July. In order to secure some degree ot comfort he had taken off his coat and his collar and necktie. A clerk came into the room.

"His excellency the governor wishes to speak with you through the telephone," said the clerk. "The governor! Dear me!" said, the mer chant. He rose, hastily put on his collar, his necktie and his coat, gave his hair a stroke. and went, to the telephone to answer the governor's call. Youth's Companion.

What Part Eccentrics Have Flayed, I suppose most people could point to men or women of their acquaintance whom they bold in regard as originals or eccen trics. It is somewhat dubious a title foi respect, even with us, who are reckoned so eccentric a nation. And yet it is worth while to remember that all the great inventions which have done so much for civilization have been discovered by eccen trics that is, by men who stepped out oi the common groove; men who differed more or less from other men in their hah and idvpg All tV LEGAL. A UDITOll'S NOTIOE P. F.

GIBSONS VS. 1 John Uiiffnev, No. '4, June Term. 18111, In the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna county. The nmlersiKiied, an Auditor appom ed to distribute tho fund arising from the Sheriff's salu of the real estate of John Gnliney will attend to the duties of his appointment at the ollice of Ward cfe Horn, No.

4ai Lackawanna avenue, in the city of 8cranton. naiil county, on Wednesday, tne imu day or iNovonuer, a. ini. nr. nr.

wnirn time ann ftc all nersnns havimr claims uuon said fund ar required to present them before tho Auditor or forever thereafter be debarred from coining in upon said fund. UKU. S. llUIiiN, Auuitor. )t4oawr E(4ISTER'S NOTICE TO ALL LEG A tees, creditors and other persons interest ed: Notice is hereby triven that the following named persons have filed their accounts in the office, of the Kpister for tho probate of wills and granting letters of administration in and tor rue (jountv or tnac sum ex ecutors, administrators, aud vuardians hav settled their accounts in the ouice of said Reg ister, and that tlm same will tie presented to the Orphans Court ot said county on tho third Monday, Nov.

Kith, 181)1. at 10 o'clock a. at the Court House tor confirmation Grace Franoy, administratrix of Michael Franoy, doe'd, William L. Hunter, administrator. D.

B. of Henrv Cobb, deceased. J. L. Stello, guardian of estate of Ira H.

Foster, deceased. Ann Ivnapu, administratrix of Honry Ivnapp, deceased. Barbara Mooro, executrix ot John Moore, deceased. John L. Kulp, administrator of Sarah Stevens, deceased.

W. L. Stewart, administrator of Sarah Stewart, deceased. J. C.

Batchelor. administrator of Leonard Batchelor. deceased. P. G.

Oougher. administrator D. B. C. of Richard Burns, deceased.

Mary Boutther. administratrix of Michael Douher, deceased. B. II. Throop, administrator of Micliaol Don nnllv.

deceased. Boylo, executor of John D. Boyle, de ceased. W. S.

HOPKINS. Register. BILLINGS HODGSON, FINE ART STORE 316 IINDEN SCRANT0N, PA. Opposite Cathedral, noxt door to Wonderland Picturo Frames, Engravings, Etchings, Mar tc. Full line of Artists' Ma riacre Certificates, otc teriids.

Full lino of Easels. sllyl YOU BET! We are rushing this stock out in great shape, and you should call now and get bargains in footwear of all kinds. Rubbers, Shoes, Boots, etc. FRANK HAGEN 313 SPETCE STKEET, SCR ANTON WHOLESALE DEPOT FOR PARKE. DAVIS CO'S FLUID EXTRACTS, GELATINE AND SUGAR COATED PILLS.

A' LSO a full line of their specialties at regular discount to the trade and physicians. We have lately pur chased a Jordan Tablet Machine and are prepared to manufacture all kinds Tablets. Physicians formulas prepared at short notice. We make a specialty of fitting Trusses and carry the largest line in the city. Also a full lino of Patent Medicines.

McGARRAH THOMAS, DRUGGISTS, No. 209 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, Scranton NJEW STYLES WEDDING STATIONERY i just received at The Republican office. all 1 RAILROAD TIKE TABLBa LACKA AND WESTERN BATL mad Train leave Scranton aa follows: Expraw for Syracuse, Oswego, tica, Baffalo and the West. and 2:13 a. 1:32 p.

making rloae connections at Buffalo to all pointa in the West, Northwest and Southwest. Express for New York 1:50 t.U). 5:0. KM. a.

12M and 8:50 p. m. Express for Philadelphia, Eaaton, Trenton. and 9:50 a and p. m.

Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches are attached to all throUKh trains. I AND WYOMING VALLEY RAIL road Trains leave Scranton for Haw ley and local points at 6:43 a. 9: a. m. and 3:00 p.

m. For New York, and all intermediate points on the Erie at 6:45 a. V.SS a. in. and 3:00 p.

m. Trains arrive at Scranton from HoneRdale, Hawley and local points at 10: is a 3:12 pm. and m. From New York, Newburh and points on Erie at 3:12 m. Trains leaving Scranton at a and 3rt and arriving at and are, through trains to and from lloneodale.

All aliove trains conntict at Lake Junction wjjh trains to and from Lnko Ariel. Through trains leave Scranton for WilkesBarre. via Avoca and Port Blanchard. at a tn and 3:17 arriving via same route at 6S a and m. ood ronneet ions with L.

V. R. R. at McAl pine. Port Blanchard and Wilkes Baire.

EXTKAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY Lehigh and Susquehanna Division. Time tulile in effect June 21, 1KW1. Trains leave tVranton for Pittston, WilkesBarre, at m. 1:55. 2:15, 4:20, 7:2" m.

Sundavs a m. 1:00, 2:00, 7:10 m. Jor Atlantic city MM a m. 1 or Long Branch. Ocean Orove.

11 :30 a ra. For New York. Newark and Eliziibeth, express. 11:311 express a 2:45 express m. bundiivs 2:00 For Jl AUCll CHUNK.

ALLENTOWN. BETHLEHEM. EASTOXaud PHILADELPHIA, 8:00, 11:30 a 2:45. 4:20 m. Sundavs in.

tor Reading. Lebanon anil llarrisburg, via. Allentown. 11:30 a 2:45 and 4:20 p. m.

Sundavs 2:110 m. For Pottsville, 11:30 a. in, 4:20 m. Sunday 2:00 m. Returning, leave Now York, foot of Liberty street.

North river, at 8:45, express a in, 4:10 express m. Sunday 4:30 a m. Ioave Philadelphia. Ninth and Ureon, at 6:15, 9:00 a 4:30 m. Sundays 0:30 a m.

H. P. BALDWIN. Uen. Pass.

Agt. o. ft. vu.ii. ii iten.mipi.

DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILROAD Trains leave Bridge street station, Scranton, for Pittston. Wilkes Barre. 8:65, 0:25, 10:32 a.m., 12:10, 1:42, 4:10,5:15,6:15, 0:15. and 11:35 p. m.

For New York and Philadelphia, 7:55 a. 12:10. 1:42. and p. in.

For Honesdale (from L. W. depot) 7:00, 8:30. 10:10 a. m.

12:20 2:17, 5:10 p. m. For Carbondnle and intermediate. 5:40 a. 7:10, 8:30.

10:10 a. 12:20 2:17. 3:22, 5:10, 7:10 and p. m. tfroui Brido atreet depot) 2:03 a.

hi. and ni. Fast Express to Albany, Saratoga, tho Adirondack Mountains, Boston and Now England points, 5:40 a. arriving Albany 12:45 p. m.

and leaving Scranton at 12:20 p. arriving at Albany at 7:50 p. Saratoga a. and Boston a. m.

The only direct route Vtween the Coal Fields aud Boston. ''The Leading Tourists Route of America" to tho Adirondack Mountain liesorte, X.UKC ueorge ami enainpiam, Montreal, etc. 11. l. iOHAW.

burdIck! Uen. Pass. Agt. 2d Vice President. New Tort, OntaM Western R.R.

Co. In Ellect Juno 28, 18111. Trains leave for Carbondale and intermediate stations 7:00, 8:16, 11:10 a 12:00 noon, 3:22 5:00, 6:25 and 11:00 m. For Forest City 8:15, 11:10 a and For Hancock 11:10 a in. 3:22 m.

For Hancock, New York City. Walton, Utlca, Oswego and all points east and west at 11:10 a ni. Trains arrive from Carbondale and intermediate stations at 7:30, 8:55, 11:00 a 1:47, 4:15, 5:55, 7:15. 10:00 pin. Arrive from Forest City 11 :00 am 4:15, m.

Arrive from Hancock 11 :00 a m. 4:15 m. Arrive from Hancock, Now York City, Utica, Oswego and all points east and west m. 91. A lilt, Div.

Pass'r Agent, Scranton. E. M. LATOUCHE. CHAS.

M. CARE LaTDUGHB CilRH, RETAIL DEALERS IN PREPARED GOAL, YAI1TJ: Kow YcrSc Street and Adams Ave. SCI? ANTON, PA. PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS RECEIVED BY TELEPHONE OR MAIL. TELEPHONE 3992 THE Novelty Furnace! IS BY ALL ODDS THE BEST MADE.

SEE ONE BEFORE BUYING, STOVES ALL VARIETIES, INCLUDINO WORLD'S ARGAND I WITH DRAWOUT REVOLVING FIRE POT. Tinning, Plumbing, GAS and STEAM FITTING BY COMPETENT WORKMEN. Gunster Forsyth, 827 PENN A VENUE, SCRANTON G. W. FRI 410 LACKAWANNA AVE.

manufacturer of Harness Wholesale and Retail Dealer in SADDLERY, LAI" DUSTEHS, IIOIIHB M2T8, LEATHEIt SrSVH and a large assortment of Turf Goods. Also the largest line of Trunks, Traveling Bags, Pocket books aud Purses in the city. CIVIL ENGINEERING and REAL ESTATE Near No. 6, Dunmore, we have 2 new houses, modern improvements, each; 1 now house, 1 house on 8 lots, building lots, 450 to $050, at Dunmore Corners; 1 house, one 10 room house on large lot, (3.000; double house adjoining new lace factory, E. 1.

JENES, 27 LIBRARY BUILDING. Determined, reltnbto men at once to sell the choicest ffaaranteeil Kuwenr Stock. Good pay. Permanent Iiosltlon. Very best fast selling upeclultles and every possible aid to salesmen.

We Buurantco what we ndvertUe. Address GLEN "ninerymen, Ii.) Bocberter, K. it.