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5 ''I 9 FHV CaLLfXiS Fflil TIIE fXW UARN TO MAK3LE THZKSXLVX) mOKKLV IN THE WATER. ti It's ara tract wri rseentljr wP tare tr ef it mln. 1 Jmws Alien and wtae. of Xortn fr Park avenue, attended the tra veiilns; of the Per jivsnl monuments at Antietam on tbtardaf. flea ConrtrlgM.

of Rock street, spent Sunday with friends In Mllwaukle. Pau Wjmdham Evans, of South Everett avenust has returned home from a sojourn at Wimmers. General Theodore J. Wlnt is the OF THE PHESlllTI'L DOT; FCOIIElI i Detailed announcement Is made pm the ninth pge ot to day's TrmOt "of an Interesting contest In which Fifty Dollars la cash wfli be psM to ths It fs called the Presidential Dot Problem, and rtH a ford mental wrdse ta old and yoang. The terms of the contest nre explained in'eon nrction with the proMem.

Sharpen yoar wtts. coast the dots and srhi a cash price. Meantime read the eondtions carefully on the ninth page of day's Truth. OF SCRANTOri, FENNA. 1 IT" a Capital and Surplus owe million dollars Undivided Profits June 30th I9H groat Tssre it i sa trcrsara tnxass.

i cf ZtxvXz ji th Cia ptijn in Pennsylvania. A FULL TICKET KOpMATED. OfTICERS: Fim Vice President Second Vice President Third Vice President Secretary Trust Offlcar' DIRECTORS: Hallsteaa. Abram Neebltt. O'Brien.

O. 8. Johnson. Hollenbacb Thomas H. Watklns, Jonem, August Robinson.

Kingsbury. T. J. Foster. L.

A. WATRES Wt P. HAIXSTEAD H. A. KXAP1 A.

H. CHRISTY D. B. ATHERTOX W. A.

WILCOX. Everett Warren. Henry A. Knapp. A.

H. McCllntock. George B. Smith. Matthews.

EVENING CHAT. Peter J. Grover and Mil Josephine H. Ritter, both of Shickfhinny, were united in marriage on Saturday afternoon by Rev. J.S.

Wrightnour. D. in the pastor's study of the First Baptist church. The bride was attended by Mrs. Rees Evans, of 1705 Price street, and Miss Ann Evans, of 140 South Fil more avenue.

i George Musgrave, son of A. W. Mus grae of Division street, spent yesterday in Nicholson. George Conner, of Berwick, who was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

A. W. Musgrave, of Division street, has returned home. Mrs. Margaret Phillips and sister, Mifs Dora Morgan, an Mrs.

Richard Teel, left for New Tork this morning. Mrs. William Jeremiah, of South Hyde Park avenue, and Mrs. James Jeremiah, of Lafayette street, are in Buffalo. and Mrs.

Tingley. the for mer a clerk In Musgrav'e's drug store, are home from Hallstead and New Mil ford, where they spent their vacations. Bert Snyder; of Twelfth street, spent yesterday at Wilkes Barre and Ed wardsville. Mr. and Mrs.

George W. Engel and son, RufSsetl. of Mullein street, are at Fountain Springs; Schuylkill county. Pa. Miss May Evans, of Academy street, Wm.

F. Joseph John Welles Thomas E. K. P. L.

A. Watres. Doylestown. Sept. 1 The Democrats of Bucks county assembled here In convention Saturday, a large number of delegates and spectators being in attendance.

The convention was called to order by County Chairman Asher K. Anders, and former Senator Charles S. Vandearlft. of Bensalem, twas elected permanent chairman and George Ross and Willis wan or uoyieB town secretaries." The ticket nominated follows. Assembly Upper district, Hysler J.

Zane, of Sellersvllle; Middle district, Levi Keller, of Bedmlnster; Lower district. G. Raymond Fabian, of Tully town. County treasurer, William Nets, of Doylestown borough; register, Ed Vard M. Slack, of VPPr Makefield; coroner, Titus Carver, of Buckingham; director of the poor.

Leidy S. Wile, of West Rockhill; county surveyor, Paul Apple, of Springfield. Colonel Frank J. FiUsimmons, of Scranton, was the orator of the day and received a splendid ovation on coming forward to address the great mass meeting which was held In Court House square. It was the original intention to hold the meeting In the Court House, but the crowd was too large for that.

Many enthusiastic Democrats came a long distance and number were present from neighboring counties, as this was the formal opening of the Democratic speaking, campaign in Pennsylvania. Colonel Fltzslmmons eloquently the Democratic view on, State and National questions and was frequently cheered. At the close of his address he was heartily congratulated; Appearance Protection. "Appearances are deceitful" Is an old saying, which was illustrated by an old lady in one of. our banks a few days ago.

She drew out a sum very near the $1,000 mark. The banker kindly asked her if she did not wish an escort to her destination in order to insure protection for the large amount. Looking calmly at the banker, she replied, "Why, nobody would think I had more than Rumford Falls Times. The Gentle Art. Visitor (to particular friend, who has had several ew dresses laid on the oed to choose from) I do wish you would tell me the name of the woman you sell your things to.

I've got lot of old gowns like these that I want to get rid of. Punch. Sympathy. "Boss," began the beggar, "won't yer help a poor" "See here," Interrupted Goodheart, "I gave you some money last week." "Well, gee whiz! Ain't yer earned any more since?" Philadelphia Ledger. When a man fools 'his wife' and is ashamed of It, it is not so serious, when he thinks he has a right to fool her, that is serious.Atchison Globe.

7 Vuest of his brother. Lewis H. Wlnt. of Capouse avenue. Mr W.

O. Faseotd. of rine street, has returned from Dalton. H. O.

Beane. of Easton. Is visiting his mother, on Adams avenue. ST. SWITHIN'S DAY.

Tmm Veavrahl tanentitlen Tnnt to AMeetaten With July IS. 8t SwlthhVs day falls on July 15, ind in England there is a superstition that if it rains on that date the succeeding forty days trill be wet, and if. on the contrary, St Swlthfn's day be fair then the succeeding twoscore days trill likewise be pleasant The superstition is venerable, for one old historian remark that "St Switnin, a boly bishop of Winchester, about the year 860 was called the weeping St Swithin, for that about his feast Prae sepe and Aselli, rainy constellations, arise cosmlcally and commonly cause rain." Another version of the story is that the good bishop left orders at his death tbat be should be burled in tbe open churchyard and not in the chancel. Tbe monks, however, disobeyed the wishes of their dead and laid him to rest on July 13 vitbln the minster, whereupon rain fell heaVily and continually till on the fortieth day the of fending priests became alarmed and hastened to fulfill their dead bishop's request Statistics furnished by the officials at ureenwicn ooservatory aiscreuii me. accuracy of the whole tale.

The figures for one period of twenty years go to show that the greater number of rainy, days after St Swithln's day followed a dry July 15. A PAINTER'S ARTIFICE. The 8eeret of the Color la One of Turner. Picture. The late Mr.

Horsley, It. has recorded that at one time he studied almost dally one of Turner's finest water colors, cr.lied "The Snowdon Range," admiring especially the tender warmth of the light clouds encircling the moon. He tried all sorts of glasses to see if he could discover how the pnrticular glow was gained, but without success. Chance the secret. The picture began to buckle from its mount and its owner, Sir Seymour Haden, put it into the hands of a noted expert to be remounted.

When he had successfully removed it from its old mount the expert sent for the owner to show him what he had discovered. A circle of orange vermilion had been plastered on the back with an ivory palette knife where the artist wanted tbe effect and then worked off sufficiently far through the pores of the previously wetted paper to give the show of color, while retaining the smooth surface, without a trace of workmanship on the right side. This may have led Mr. Horsley himself to use, as he did, brilliant orange as the foundation for a white muslin dress. LM left recently for Ashland and Fountain Springs.

Mrand Mrs. Samuel Hall, of Liniten street, left on Saturday on a trip to New York City. Joseph O. Alexander has returned to Lafayette College at Easton. Miss Rose Rradley, of Washington avenue, who has been visiting friends at Nantlcoke, returned home yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Botsford, of Sherburne.

N. are the guests of Mrs. Arthur Hitchcock, at the Nash. Francis F. Fadden and Robert Gardner, both graduates of St.

Thomas' College, have succeeded in making the Junior class at Holy Cross College. These young men are the third and fourth respectively who, have made that class at Holy Cross. Aloyslus Col ligan and Edward were the other two. Mrs. John Searles and daughters, of Eynon street, are spending a few days in New York City.

Martin Farley and Robert Jones, of Eynon street, spent Sunday in New York City. Mrs. Daniel Harris, of Eynon street, is slowly recovering from a long illness. Philip Thomas and wife, of Bryn Mawr street, are sojourning in New York. Mrs.

John L. Lewis, of Eynon street, Is spending a few days at the home of her daughter in Pottsvilie. Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Robertson, of Hampton street, spent last week in New York. Wilford Thomas, of Eynon street, MONDAY. BROS. STORE CLOSED breast stroke can save yon In trouble, qor can you save a drowning man by any fancy for the second part of my text Can there be a more hideous danger tttan that of swimming up to rescue a diiownlng and struggling man who, fiflhting for bis life and In the agony of sutffocatlon, will seize you and clutch yau and take you with him to tbe bottom? Drowning men are said to clutch ad a straw, but for choice they prefer something more substantial.

Summer after summer we read the same old story of the rescuer being clutched and drowned and two lives lost, one of them certainly being that of a brave man. Yet it is a mere question of three or four hours' teaching and practice to enable any one to rescue a drowning man with but very little danger to the rescuer. It bas been my painful duty to award tbe medals at the so called life saving competitions now taking place every summer at our public schools. Miserable and gloomy farces tbey are! A stuffed booby is pushed out about twenty yards into the water, and the boys Jump In, one after another, and pull it to shore. The booby Is then sunk, and the boys have to dive and bring it up, no directions being given how properly to do so.

Anything more unlike what one bas to do when confronted with the danger of rescuing a struggling man it is impossible to conceive, and I hope the day is not far distant when public schoolboys will be ashamed to accept a medal for such a silly competition. When you swim up to a drowning man he will probably seize you by the wrists. If you turn your wrists round against bis thumbs he cannot bold you for a second, and the fact of bis losing his hold on you will probably swing him round, so that you can then catch hold of him properly 'and bring him to shore, swimming on your back. My readers should be a little careful how they practice this, because if they; try to hold on when the wrists are turned against their thumbs tbe result may probably be dislocation. It is not safe, however, to assume that the rescued man will remain quiet, nor will he if any water spasbes on bis face, so the best way to hold him is to place your arms under his and your bands his chest He cannot then turn round on you and bis head is higher out of' the water than when simply held by the head.

If he seizes you by the head, which Is tbe next most likely to be grasped, you must put one arm behind bis back and one band under his chin. The arm behind piull8 him toward you; the hand under (the chin pushes his head backward find under water. He will let go of necessity. If he seizes you lower down you must put your knee up as high as it will go, and you can easily free yjaurself. AH this is far easier to do ithan it is to describe, if only men will, take tbe little trouble to learn.

If tbe drowning man has sunk you will generally see by the bubbles in Still water whereabouts he is. Dive down, i and be it noted that the common idea that you cannot open your eyes under water, but must go down with them open, is utter nonsense. Get the booy across one knee, and a kick from tbe other leg will bring you and him to' the surface. A man will not clutch or struggle if he has once sunk, but there is no reason for letting him sink. A man who has sunk is very nearly dead.

Be It noted also that it is utter nonsense to say tbat a man "rises three times," and it is difficult to know! how such a very common belief can be so widespread. If you determine Ito wait till your sunken man rises again you will have to wait till the resurrection day. So faril have referred only to rescuing a struggling man fighting for his life andl lost to all sense but his own danger, chut it may happen to many of us to bd swimming with a friend who gets cramp or to soldiers to have to get a wounded comrade across a river. The ordinary mortal would try to swim with the injured man on his back aad would assuredly fail. But nothingtcan possibly be easier than to help another man who will keep quiet and has (his wits about him.

If he will turn on back and place his hands ALL DAY "(HOLIDAY.) SAMTER en your shoulders you can swim any distance with him without being la tbe least incommoded. I am sore no one will believe bow easy this Is till be bas tried it No one can say he will never End himself In tbe dreadful position of seeing a fellow man drowning before bis eyes. At the expense of a few hours given to learning bow to sava life and keep his own the position would not be so dreadful. Surely this is worth the expenditure of a little time and a very little trouble, and surely knowledge might with advantage be given to our boys at our public and private schools. Hon.

Sydney Holland in Badminton Magazine. She tover Lat Moaey. Two tallies met. In fnwf mf Yim other day and began to talk about their servants. a cilu i irusi uiiue, muu i actually afraid to leave the bouse get back." "Why don't you lock everything the other.

"1 do lock all my closets and draw ers," was the reply, "but it's too much trouble to take the keys with me. Besides, I hide them in an excellent place." "Where?" asked her companion. "In my box of candy on tbe mantelpiece," was the answer. No wonder you're robbed," exclaimed the other. "Why, you couldn't hare chosen a worse place, for your servants are just as fond of sweet things aa you are, and your box of candy is the first thing they examine after you leave the house.

Now, I hide my keys in my workbox, for I know that my servants have a horror of work and that they will never think of going near it." New York Herald. The Ostrich and Its PlncVtof. When a year old, the plumage of tbe ostrich is usually large enough and fine enough for plucking, which is one of tbe most difficult and dangerous operations of ostrich culture. A few of the birds are driven into a corral. when one by one they are pushed into a small angular inclosnre, and a long narrow bag is placed over tbe bead with a bole in the end to admit air.

Tben one man holds the bird while the operator skillfully clips and pulls at the feathers that are "ripe." Blinded, the bird becomes very tame, but care is exercised by the men to avoid its kicks. Tbe short feathers are pulled out without any apparent pain to the creature, as they are ripe and would fall off in the course of nature if not extricated by the skilled operator. The heavy wing feathers are cut oft with, scissors, the stumne being left in the nk ln These fitnmrtfl ra Hne fnr n. traction about three months after a plucking takes place. OASTOHIA.

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CORNER LACKAWANNA WYOMING SCRANTON. H. C. Griffin, D. D.

Manager. TO MANLY PERFECTION, Dr. O'Malley. (Specialist.) tk Win PrfllM tk Art la Dnwatat IV CM aave Wttk bat Vttrr Uttto ttaasev to tfc Beaeaer. It has always struck me a curious tbat, though Englishmen are so fond ef all athletic pons, though yachting, boating and fishing take so prominent a place among onr sportb and amusements, we are such very bad swimmers.

When at Cambridge 1 never And any one who would swim tbe half mile with me, and I doubt If there were twenty men at the' university who could have swum hair a mile. fRather not, I get so pumped;" was tbe answer always made to my invitation. Yet there Is no exercise which, when properly learned, "pumps one less or tires one less. After a Ore 'mile race one's heart is not beating any faster than at the start, nor is one half so exhausted as after riding a bicycle np a steep bill. 7 I often talked with Captain Webb about his channel swim, and be told me that even after swimming for twenty two hours his muscles were not very tired and that it was weariness he felt more than exhaustion.

We used to swim for two hours together twice a week when we were both training for some race. He was a slow swimmer, but swam in excellent which means he wasted none of his strength, and when I knew him he ever swam anything but the breast stroke. If I remember rightly, he never was any good at any of the side, strokes, and he certainly swam the channel on bis breast Tbe channel may be crossed again, but it is not very likely, as several good swimmers bae tried and been beaten. Except for the pleasure of having to look out tbe Hellespont In the map, Byron's swhn (which is, I suppose, more or less! a historical event, as it is alluded to by every distributer of swimming priies who wishes to show his learning) should be forgotten and never alluded to as a feat at all when compared With 1 Men nre "pumped" because so' few care to learn to swim properly andi are content to flounder and splutter about, thinking apparently that the faster they move their arms and legs, never, mind in what direction, the more magnificent their swimming, Swimming is a question of balance, and that is why when once learned it Is never forgotten. The mistake in learning is that to avoid breathing in "water boys put their heads too far back and so keep their mouths too far above the surface.

Nobody will ever swim well or with ease till he has learned that it is not necessary to carry bis neck like a strangled giraffe. This, strained attitude upsets the balance. You will see every good swimmer in the world swimming with his mouth under water till tbe arms separate. His body will thus be straight, very, bigh in the water, and be will be balanced i To learn' to breathe properly means to learn to swim quickly and well. It Is very simple.

All that the tyro need remember is to breathe outward as his bands go forward and to breathe inward directly his hands separate, which Is the moment when his bead is highest. I have found it useful when teaching to tell boys to "blow their hands from them" as a sort of memorial technica of the moment to breathe outward. I am sorry for lads whom I see. learning to swim when they become apparently much distressed about the proper movement of their legs and arms and much more sorely distressed really by the amount of bath water they are swallowing, of which the instructor takes no note, though the pupil does. One word more about learning.

It is important very that the hands in breast stroke swimming should work in the same horizontal plane as the body and not downward. Working them downward is a waste of strength. They are then only lifting the body out of instead of propelling it through, the water. It is important that boys should be taught the breast stroke properly. AH boys think they can swim quicker on their sides because when on their sides they see the water pass by their faces and fancy they are going as fast as a torpedo catcher.

But it is a mistake. The proper stroke now adopted by all amateurs and professionals for racing is very different from what boys call "side stroke" and ought to be carefully learned after a good breast stroke has been mastered. Nothing buta good Make the School Dress from Heather Suitings A new cotton goods In many pretty patterns most appropriate In design and coloring for School Dresses, and very 4 0 reasonably priced at lOv GREEN TRADING STAMPS. 441 443 NORTH MAIM AVENUE. Tl o) ro)(fYi o) o) njj Toilet Sets.

very large assortment to select from; over 400 $1.49 to $12.98 Dinner Sets. In full sets or open stock patterns that you can buy a few pieces at a time till you get a full set and can always be matched from our stock. Sale price, set. to $21.98 Large assortment of all kinds fancy China Vases, 'Salad Dishes, Plates, Cups and Saucers, Chocolate Sets or Pots, Sauce Dishes, Sets, Figures, etc. lc.

up. Special China Decorated Cups and Saucers, 15c. and 19c. value. Sale price 10c.

We have received a very large quantity of Heavy Taffeta and Satin Taffeta Ribbons from one inch to 4 inches wide, that we are selling at M0' Mc (Scand yard 1 VARICOCEL iTHE MOST INSIDIOUS FOE in all the best colors. A value that you never received before for double this price. We got these at our price because the manufacturer had too large a stock, it being a heavier grade of Ribbon than most merchants buy. If you want quality attend this sale'. This is better than our old fashioned heavy ribbon sale.

Come and see it and you'll agree with us. CURED QUICKLY. SAFELY. SURELY WITHOUT CUTTING, DANGER OR DETENTION FROM BUSINESS. Lamps.

The largest assortment in this city, all at special cut prices; new Fall patterns; fine decorated Lamps, with 8 inch "decorated globe to match; Central Draft Burner; all complete, worth $3.00. Sale price, $1.98 Glass Lamps 10c. up Bracket or Side Lamps 21c to 73c. Hall Lamps. Special prices, $1.49 Lamp.

Sale price 98c. up to $3.19 Tinware. 10 quart Water Pail; 15c value. Sale price 10c 10 Quart Pieced Dishpan. Sale Sale price 10c Large size Sieves for making etc.

Sale price. 10c. Large Size Tin Dish Pans. 21 quarts; hand made; worth 60c. Sale price Dinner Buckets.

With tray inside and coffee bot tie in lid; spring to hold lid on. Sale price 19c, 24c. and 4c. Tin Wash Boilers. No.

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Conneli Bldg.) Scranton. Pa. LACEJACTAfOrOfl AVENUE. PORTER BLUE STAMPS with a purchase of 50c or more, Saturday and Monday, Sept. 17, and 1q.

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