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THE SCR AT TON TIMES SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 2L 1896. OCEAN. HOW DID THEY DO IT? siilali or Daci, as it a bioc or ice wen there. vMy men by their flrr, have been more comfortable, but it has been very mtsorable for them marching jn morning, with frost on the grass, in bare feet and loin cloth.

"Glave In tho Heart of Africa," In Century, IN THE RESTAURANT. The Woman Who Was Capable of Taking Care of Herself. "Come on, Johnnie. This la thetabla to sit at," fell upon my oars the other day as I was hastily swallowing my midday meal, and looking up I saw a middle agtd woman pushing her way toward the table at which I was sitting, dragging a uiaa some ten year her senior with her. "I beg your pardon, Matilda," remon.

started tho man in a meek voice, "but th hurry makos me cough. it don't," returned Matilda; th1g Is the seat for you, Johnnie. Sit nnd Johnnie sat down without further mark. "I'll order you some pork and beans," continued Matilda, taking up the bill of fare and glancing it over carefully. "I think I would like some Baiisaee, INJUNCTION GRANTED TO THE TRACTION CO.

Street Cars Are Now Running Through Taylor Borough. Tbe Taylor Officials Succeeded in Keeping the Track Blocked Until Late Yesterday Afternoon, When the Deputies C5earcd Away the Crowd. i (From Tuesday's Daily Taylor cars leaving this city! tpday are running only as far as the Taylor boundary line. This Is due to determined stand taken by. the Taylor borough officers.

They say, and In no mlla language at that, that no more cars will be allowed to run through the borough until the Traction company repair the road which for some time they aflega has been in a deplorable condition. The method of proeeedure that the Taylor boroush ofiicials intended to take was not mado known until this morning, when it was found that they ruui obstructed the tracks at the city he had not signalled me to stop and he said he had no authority to go outside of the limits of the borough. The point at which these obstructions were placed on the track is near the northern line of the borough. They prevented the car from passing over the track, and one of the councllinen of said borough, when asked who had placed those obstructions there, said they did. I then brought my car back to Scranton and reported to the officers of the.

Scran-ton Traction company. The next trip down to Taylor which I made was about 7.30 o'clock and these obstructions were still on the track. 1 The burgess of said borough was there at this time and he directed -that a large stone be put on the track in addition to the ties, which was done, and which was of sufficient size to obstruct the travel on said road. This stone, about six feet paid him out of his own pocket. The money he drew from the pity, he was positive, was not for breaking Mr.

Kinsley's colts. Thus ended his examination. ia length, about seven inches thick, ana about eighteen inches wide. Michael Lynch. Sworn and subscribed before me this 17th day of Nov.

im. P. W. Gallagher, Notary Public. Last evening Deputy Sheriffs T.

F. Price and Frank Ryan served the injunction papers. With them on the car were General Manager Frank Sllli. man. Assistant Manager Herfllcker, Division Dispatcher Giles Schank, of the Traction company; Horace.

K. Hand, attorney for the company, and seven employes, taken' from the stranded street cars. A big torch was burning on the pile of railroad ties, and by the liehl of this Deputy Price rsead the papers of injunction to Street Commissioner Benjamin Llewellyn, As Deputy Price read the paper a crowd of the Taylor, people, constables, councilmen and citizens gathered around to listen. is your copy," said Deputy Price to the street commissioner after he I had finished the reading. Llewellyn1 refused to touch the paper.

He didn't care what the judge said, he was there to ston the WILL FIGHT HARD AGAINST BOYER Candidates 'for Speaker Meet' to Discuss Their Plans. Representatives Bliss. Knakel, Farr. Focht and Smith Meet at the Locfaiel House in Harrisburz and Concoct Measures to Defeat Harry K. Boyer In the Fight for the Speakership of the State House of Assembly.

Harrisburjr, Nov. 16 The movement to defeat the election of Harry K. Boy-r. of Philadelphia, as speaker of the bouse of representatives of Pennsylvania culminated last night in one of Senator Quay's rooms in the Lochiel in this city, in a meeting attended by Representatives Bliss, of Delaware; Kuokel, of Dauphin; Farr, of Lackawanna; Focht, of Union, and Bmith, of Bedford, all of whom are candidates for the position which Mr. Boy er desires to fill again.

The other aspirant for the place is Representative North, of Bradford, who telegraphed the conference that his absence was "flue to the short notice given him to attend, and then he wanted him to be regarded as a full-fledged candidate and as in hearty sympathy with the plan to have a member from a country district elected to preside over the house. Messrs. Bliss, Kunkel, Farr, Focht nd Smith were in session over an hour, Biscussing the best means of accomplishing their purpose to prevent a Philadelphian from winning the speakership fight, after which they gave out the following statement for publication: THE SITUATION' AS IT STANDS. "After the discussion ol the situation In all its details, the gentlemen present expressed themselves fully satisfied that the country members can easily control the organization of the next house. They were of the opinion that there are very strong reasons why Philadelphia should not have the Speakership! the approaching session, but that that office should go to some other part of the state.

They particularly discussed the following reasons Hd assert that in spite of the claims tnade to the contrary, the assurances that have come from all parts of the state show that the country members lire, fully aroused and united on this tiuestion. "They say that the contest over the trganization of the next house ought to Be kept entirely apart from the contest tor the United States senatorship. The two offices have nothing in common. Measures of great importance to the ttate at large will come before the next legislature. They think that the organization should be made solely with view to tjhe proper consideration of these measures and not for the purpose helping or hindering any aspirant for luny orlrce.

In the present unfortunate division within the ranks of the Republican party of Philadelphia the election, as speaker, of a representative of either of the warring factions would transfer to Harrisburg a contest with tvhich they and their constituents have no interest. These reasons are fortified by the fact that Philadelphia has no claim upon the office at this time. In the last seven sessions that city has had the presiding officer of the senate five times and of the house four times. "The people of the state have learned by experience that the desire of that city for the control of these offices is not without good reason, because of the powerful influence that the speaker yields in shaping legislation. Because of the present division of the Republican politics of Philadelphia and because Df the desire that the organization of the house might be effected with an eye single to the legislative work of the-eession, they are of the opinion that the epeaker should this time be chosen from outside the city of Philadelphia.

Six years ago, when the Philadelphia and Allegheny votes were solidly united, the country members, by effecting and maintaining an equallv solid union, controlled the organization of the house with a decided advantage to their constituents. Now, with that vote divided, with many of their friends In both those delegations admitting the -justness of their claim, the members from the country districts can certainly do the same thing." ONE MAN AGAINST BOYER. After the adjournment of the conference the members of it expressed them selves determind to exhaust every hon- i orable means possible to carry out the purpose they have in view. Nothing but the adverse action of the Republican House caucus, they say, will induce their surrender. At another meetins to be held near the time for the convening of the on the first Tuesday of January, the several candidates for the Speakership outside of their number, who shall make the contest against the Philadelphia member.

While all the participants in the conference claim they are Quay admirers, Mr. Wanamaker, it is generally believed, will look upon the movement Inaugurated last night with much complacency as a candidate for United States Senator. I MARIE BARBERI ON TRIAL. Once Fated to Death She Was Granted a New Hearing Four Juror's Selected. New York.

Nov. 17. Marie Barberl, ence sentenced to death in the electric chair, was placed on trial yesterday for a second time in the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, for the murder of her lover, Domenlco Cataldo, A great change has come over Marie since she was led from the court room over a vear ago, a condemned murderess. The intense suffering, through which the ignorant girl, of eighteen months ago, has had to pass seem to have a refining influence upon her. Before she was stolid and Indifferent; now she is a.

sensitive woman, of the awfulness of her position and keenly alive to all that Is going on about her. The second trial Is before Justice Gil-dersleeve. Assistant District Attorneys Mclntyre and Lauterbach are conducting the prosecution, Friend and House are counsel for the defense. When the prisoner entered the court room yesterday morning she -was attired in a plain black gown and hat. She was leaning: on the arm of Mrs.

Foster and was followed by a deputy sheriff. As she sat facing the court the teais frequently jwelled up in her eyes, but she resolutely brushed them away with her handkerchief. The entire day was occupied In selecting Jurors, and jwhen court adjourned last evening only four of the seats in the box were occupied. Many of the Jurors were prejudiced to capital punishment as applying to women, and many confessed that they had formed opinions in the case which they feared could not be changed. The Jurors accepted yesterday were: Lewis K.

Goldsmith, tailor, No. 2071 Madison avenue. Samuel Krldel, silks, No. 43 Greene' street; house. No.

27 East Seventy-Blxth street. Sayer 8. Slawson. milk dealer. No.

107 West One Hundred and Twenty-seventh 4... s. Marcua Sellger, dry goods. No. 329 3V est Twenty-seventh street.

MONET AND TROOPS. Madrid. Nov. I 17. Subscriptions to the new Spanish loan of 250,000,000 peseta has reached 67S.0od.0OO.

tit has been decided to send 10,000 troops to the Philllpine Islands at once, in addition 4 to tea re lredy under or- PITTST0N. a meeting of common un cil as held last T. F. Joyce presided. Other memDers yreneui y.c.

Gallagher, Hessian, Gerrity, Connell, Madden Wintle. Foy, Doran, O'Boyle, Lovell, Hefferon, Ferguson. The committee on street land bridges reported the following ordinances with an affirmative recommendations To open church street from tSeventh to Broad street and tojpro-vide for the assessments of benefits and the payment of damages for the same. For the grading and guttering of Lambert street; also to open La Grange street from Market to Broad street, and to provide for the assessment of benefits and the payment of damages for the same. The fire committee recommended the following building W.

J. Harris to erect a portable photograph gallery on Broad street for six months; Martin Keating, to erejict a two-story frame building mi Church street; Charles E. Hun, frame building on South Main street, near the forks of the read. T. S.

Farrcll, a dwelling on Nor(h Main street. Exoneration from pavment of taxes were granted to Mrs. M. A. Murphy and Mrs.

Curry-each for $1.93. Ordinance No. 34. declaring James Tigue. an employe of the city, and providing for the payment of his services came ur for first reading.

Mr. Smiles objected to its passage, as the amount for wages four months and two days at $30. A month was not $214 as stated in the ordinance but only $212. Mr. Fay made a motion to correct the amount and change line seven and nine in the ordinance and $214 be stricken out and $212 inserted instead, after which the ordinance passed second reading.

Ordinance No. 33 similar to No. 34 declaring John Lovell an iem- plove of the city, came up and after correcting the amount from $79.20 to $78.50 passed first and second reading. Ordinance No. 31.

levying taxes on certain kind of business, came up for second reading. A communication was read, signed by F. H. Banker and G. R.

Thompsiin, asking the. council to amend the ordinance, as they would be taxed as real estate agents with a tax of $100, which be exceedingly high. Mr. boy made a notion to change the ordinance all through as he had discussed thej or- dinancejuith a great many citizens and a number of changes were Sug gested by them. After reading the! (finance and making the different or-ter- ations, the ordinance was referred back to the committee.

Ordinance 33, creating Ja fire department for the city of Pitts(on and providing rules and regulations for the government of the same, passed final reading. Ordinance No. 32, to extend Union street arid make it a uniform width, passed final reading. On motion of Councilman Foy permission was granted' Mr Flannagah for the erection of a dwelling on William sireet. Adjournment.

Mrs. Blewitt and Mrs. A. Ruane, of Pine-strcet, were visiting friends in Scrantorf yesterday. Aldernian Tracey, of the Fifth ward, was In TJVilkos-Barre on legal business yesterday.

Misses! Katie Kellv and Katie Tier-ney werg visiting friends at Carbondale yesterday. The Enterprise Drum Corps, of Ham-town, held a grand social at Granahan's hall at Cork Lane yesterday. A large crowa was attendance Mr. and Mrs Luke Sheridan and Miss I Delia Farley, turned home of Browntown, have re-after spending a week friends at Dunmore. Mrs.

Thomas Bohan. of South Main street, was calling on friends at Scran-ton yesterday. Miss Agnes Gillespie.of Church street, is spending a few days with friends in Carbondale. M. J.

Howley wishes to announce that he is ready now to accept the orders from the Pittston township school teachers for their arrear pay. The first of the Shakespearian lectures by Dr. Robinson will be delivered in the Water tSreet Baptist church Thursday evening, November 19. The subject will subject will be "Shakespeare's Dr. Robinson is one of the best orators and a large audience should greet him.

Tickets are for sale at Manning's book store. Mr. Banker has received a reply from General Superintendent Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley company, as follows: "I ani very sorry that we felt compelled to discontinue the Pittston stop, which action was decided upon for the following reasons: First, the necessity for economizing time, which Is an important consideration, especially in the winter, when it is more difficult to make fast time, and secondly, because the business both in and out of Pittston on these trains fell very short of what-we hoped it imight be. We have endeav ored earnestly to merit the patronage of the peqple of Pittston and other cities along our line by giving them a number of equipped trains both east and west-bound, running on fast time. The primary object in placing the Black Diamond train in service was not so much to accommdate travel between local points as to encourage and build up our through business between New Tork and Buffalo in competition with other trunk lines runnig high class trains on the fast time.

The many friends of Miss Lizzie Burke, of Pine street, will be delighted to hear that she is recovering rapidly of her severe illness. The members of St. Mary's German Catholic Church Intend to hold a fair at Keystone hall during the holidoys. The following committee was elected: General manager, Jacob Gohamjr; general committee: Adolph Boos, Jacob Backus, George Wachs. Frank Dessam, Henry Baumester, John Becker, John Pflngston.

Jacob Scherer, 'Frank Lqux. Committee of amusements: Jacob Goham, Anthony Boos, Jaciob Wachs, Hubert Pflngston, George Dorbad, George Wachs, jr. W. J. JJibbs is calling on friends at Scranton today.

The coroner's Jury In the case of Miss Julia Wajsh who met her death in the troney aqciaeni on tne Wyoming Valley Traction company's road on the I night of October 28, met yesterday af- ternoon it Alderman Loftus' office. The following gentlemen comprise the 1 Jury: Thomas J. Loftus, Jacob W. Evans, George Buss, Charles Calong, Thomas Stenner and R. Morris.

The friends of Miss Walsh were represented by Attorney Glennon and the Traction company by Attorney Fuller. Motorman Schoop was the first wit- i ness called who testified that the speed of his car was about one mile and a half an hour; that the latch leading into Plains switch was supposed toibe I closed, but on that night was left open He put on brakes to try and hold th car, Dut railed and seen that the latch was open about twenty-five feet befbre reaching it. Conductor Flanasan was the next witness, ajnd says the ear was crowded and gave brders to otoran tq run slow; was busyt collecting fares when adei-dent happened. Superintendent Bond eald latches were in good shape. Mr.

Wright, civil engineer, testified that the hill at the hospital was over 300 feet long and the grade was six per cent, Thei wheels of tbe car did not leave the frog. Dr. Mahan did not take any notice of, the car, but devoted his time to the wounded. Dave Glennon say's the first car upon striking the switch ran into the Plains branch, the trailer remaining on the main track. He thought the cars were running faster than usual.

After hearing Beveral other witnesses the hearing was adjourned until this morning, when Conductor McGroarty, who had charge of the trailer, testified that he had the hind brake on his car when the accident occurred, but that the brake was not as tight as it might have been. The Jury retrned a verdict that the death of -Miss Walsh was due to carelessness on the tart of the Traction company in not having a motor man or conductor on the trailer. Wild fields of oeoan, piling heap on heap Thy mountainous wealth of water, but to fling Abroad in spendthrift haste, still gathering And scattering to the winds what none would keep. 1 Thou can'st not know so sweot thln as sleep For all thy toil, nor hope whereto- to cling! Plowed by tho winds ia on unending spring What harvest of the storm hast thou to reapt My spirit owns, but will not bend before This dull bruto might, and purpoaeleas, ol thine. Tho neabird resting on thy tito Ii, mow Than thon, by njl ita furty divine To s-jfTer; pang is none in thy roar, And all the Joy that lifts thy ware is mine.

Boston Woman's Journal. A cheap! GREENHOUSE. r.i-i.i T-mrlnlIr For the Use of the Karkot Gardener. A p.hean and efficient creenhouse for the market gardener is described in bulletin No. 47 of tho South Dakota jxpenicnl station.

A hole 3 feet deep, 16 feet wide and ft multiple of 8 feet in length was ex cavated, tho length depending upon the number of 6ash to bo used or the capacity I of the house Around tho edge, but inside the hole, cedar pots were set six feet apart, the tops extending slightly above tho surfuce of the soil. Between I these posts and tho Girt bank, poaraa or planks were placed nnd the soil filled In and tramped doWn. Tho tops of tho posts were sawod off at an angio corresponding to the pitch of thd roof. A 3 by 4 scantling was then spiked to tho top of the posts, forming the plnte Rafters were cut from 2 by 4 scantling and so arranged that they would carry the Ordinary 8 by 6 fdot hotbed sash. The rafters were notched so that the top of tho rafter came flush with the top of the plato, ilrhich has the same slant as the rafters themselves.

The same were firmly screwed to tho rafters and a ridge board placed over nIL Tho ends of tho house above tho soil should bo double ibcarded, and tho ridgo should extend north and south, the south end having a least 2 feet square to admit air for ventilation. At tho north end an inclined plne should bo arranged to accommodate the door at that point Inside boards should bo nailed to the postif, thus making nn aijr spuco between tho two walls, keeping tho manure, which is used to furnish the heat, away from tho coldj, outer walls, which is a feature of considerable importanco in a cold climate. Througji the center of this house au alley Is provided, which is tightly boarded from the bottom of tbepit a height corresponding with that of tho sidb walla The top board3 oJJ this alley wall should be 6 inches and as the manure and earth settle these may be removed, thus making it more convenient to care for the plants. The only point requiring particular care is to tramp the which should have the' same preparation as for an ordinary hot bed, evenly and very hard. The sash, of course, are removed as soon as the growing season is past, and upon the approach of winter tho board shutters be placed upon the roof in place of the sash.

This will keep snow out, and the clean pit protected in this way can be filled much, earlier the succeeding spring than if not so prepared. The advantages of this plan over an ordinary hotbed are: There is no danger of breakage from wind blowing off the sash. The house can lie cared for more easily and at times when an ordinary hotbed could not be opened with safety. There is larger; air space above the plants, and consequently less injury to plants from sun scald, and, all sash being fastened, the doors at the ends serve as ventilators. It can be used ns Ing winter.

a cold storage pit dur- The only disadvantage is a slight loss of area for growing plants as compared with the ordinary form of hotbed. Houses for winter vogotables should' be built upon the same plan as this pithouse namely, should be exposed as little as possible, the roof being tho only portion above ground Narrow houses ore more easily constructed in this way than three bench houses. Influenza and Suicide. A case, which occurred lately at Dover, where a Scottish gcntloman committed suicide, is of Importance In one particular. At the inquest it was pointed out that he had not been himself sinoe an attack of influenza two years before, and that in all probability this attack was the primary cause of the self destruction.

The importance of this fact, with regard to motives for suicide, should not be disregarded, and we are of opinion that a large number of the unexplained cases of suicide which have occurred lately lire in all probability to be ascribed to' post influenzal cerebral changes. During the six epidemics whioh have spread over the country since the win-tor of 1889-90 a very large proportion of the population has suffered, while many of thene must have developed nervous symptoms. To turn to particular instance, a case in court not long ugo depended on the question whether ariman had committed suicide or not, but 'the foot that he had had an attack of influenza two years before was not insisted on, owing to the length of time which had clapsod between the attack and the death just about the samo time, it will be noticed, which elapsed between the attack and the suicide In the first case. Medical jurists will do well to remember that, If the actual effects of influenza, though protean, are fleeting, the after results in many are cf long duration, Insidious and often of a nervous character, lending to the cerebral instability. xjouaon xueuioai i Oullelinus and the Devils.

Guilolmu I'arislefasls, the author of one of tho most famous ivorks on domouology, figures on what he trnis "a basis of exact computation" to prvo that "the regions of tho air, the caveijns and dark places ol tho earth" are inhabited by 44,435,636 devils. Where on earth this visionary writer obtained tho jinuterlal upon whioh to base such an "exfet computation" has been nn enigma to all of the later writers on demonology, witchcraft and kindred subjects. St Louis Republic Among tbe Brigands. Friendly Native shaklng hands with stranger about to depart)? wish you a pleasant journey, ai, and hope you won't be molested by the brigands. Gentleman (who Itus been badly fleeced at the inn) Your ml vice comes too late, my friend.

The thing's done, Lcschaalla The first coined currency mode in this country was manufactured in 1C52. The machinery was sent from England to Massachusetts, and pieces of the value of one shilling, sixpence and threepence were made. Aiifcua a i CauipEre. haPPy medium with regard to benefits derived from a fire. He lies so close as to got the utmost heat thick tn If? ihPUg Point- Hia thick hide will stand a lot of toasting a degree of heat which would blister the skin 1 On the coldest -bight.

Keep himself comfortable outdoors with the thermometer down to freeing point. He baUd. a big fire, which be kefpYgolng nil 225r PPreMly etx.tlnj no nhltu bU position to adapt himself to the Are fcloeplng in flannels, with an overcoat and three blankets, I have failed to Xeeo warm Lae had a chilled in the MODERNS ASK THIS AS THEY CON SIDER THE ANCIENTS' WORK. Keeipea Ixwt That Would Bo of Value to Mankind Some of the Things They Did la the lAtng Ago That Nineteenth Century ClVtllzetlon Cannot Compass. I When we reflect that the ancients possessed but very limited moans for spreading knowladgo of any kind, it soems somewhat strange that so much of it should have come down to modern tiniest But when it is taken into consideration that even since the introduction of printing, which is the greatest of InnnlnHiM thnt.

hiw iivhp existed, manv se crets of recipes have been utterly lost, it is truly wonderful that the number of trado recipes which the ancients used, and which have been banded down to us, is not in-, finitely smaller than it is. But, then, those that are lost seom to be by far the most important they are not merely of i interest to the antiquarian and the differ- ent varieties' of "ologists," but would bo useful to those who earn their bread in the everyday walks of life. To know; for ex- ample, how the ancient' Roman made his mortar would interest both tho modern builder and l)ia pocket. But, unfortunate- ly for posterity, tho modern builder enn no more mako mortar equal to that of the Romans than he can fljf. If he could, thoro would be a chance thai the buildings which he makes woijdd last for somo thousands of years so lonig, in fact, las the stone lasts, i This is the case with mortar used by the Romans.

It is as tLfm now as it was a couple of thousand years ago, so hard that a file will hardly touch it, and so lasting that tho stones which it cemented together have begun to crumble away, leaving the mortar etill intact. Another secret which was known to the Romans, or at least to one of them, was one inbuilt glass. The story, if we recollect rightly, is told by Suetonius. An artisan brought to thje Emperor Tiberius a goblet made of glass, a substance then recently discovered, which, when thrown on the ground or sqiueozed in tho hand, did not break, but was as elastic as steel, The only goblets lti those times were made of Tho iply ones Used in Roman society were ruado of silver or gold. Consequently the emperor thought that if the secret of making glass goblets which were unbreakablo became generally known, the trade of the gold and silver smiths of Rome would be ruined, and ho therefore ordered the immediate execution of the artisan who Invented the method ol producing mallea- bio glass.

The order, as were most of the orders of an imperial despot, was promptly carried out, and the man's seoret died with him, nor hasitetneo been recovered. Tho GteeiiSj-so, history tells us, were In the habit of using in their naval battles a substance which, when thrown on to the burned and set fire to the ships of the enemy. substance went undor the name of Greek firei" but, unlefs was the metal potassium, scientists do not know what it was, and even that eloment would not answer the purpose un- less used in very large qnancitiea I It, therefore, the famous Greek fire was po- tassium, the Greeks must have been ac- quainted with a cheap and easy method of obtaining it, and if they had that recipe, it is lose i The English of early times did not know a great deal that we dq not know now. But they certainly knew of a drug or of something which would protect the skin from heat. Edltha, the daughter of God-: win, plunged her arm into a caldron of boiling oil and brought out tho "holy tone" therefrom.

She could not have done this without some such help. But although the secret of it is dead to us, it is most certainly known to some of the eastern conjurers of today, for a feat similar to tho above in every instance may be witnessed In almost every country of tho orient Tho Italians, and tho ancient Romans, too, for that matter, had a method of mixing their colors so aB to render them imperishable. A glance at some of the old Roman pictures in the British museum will show that the colors of pictures painted nearly 2,000 years ago are almost as fresh, especially tho reds, as thoy must originally have been. Raphael, Vandyke, Rubens in fact, all thje old masters possessed a similar secret, What their recipe was is not known, but certainly modern painters cannot mix their colors so as to make them stand the test of centuries. Fifty or 60 years at the moist is what they will stand without showing a marked deterioration.

Another clasi of old masters tho violin makers had a recipe which is lost forever. It was for a varnish which, besides preserving their Instruments, sunk into the wood and mellowed it. In spite of repeated efforts, however, the modern violin manufacturers cannot make a similar varnish, and it is principally for this reason that their Instruments, though very good, cannot rank even with a mediocre ''titrad" or i Aniati. When Cortes conquered Mexico, 1 he found the Aztecs a civilized race. He found them masters of architecture and skilled in metallurgy.

He found, too, that they were able to treat copper in such a manner that it Could be hardened and tern- pored like stceL We have seen specimens of this copper cutlery which is pure cop- per, almost chemically pure which are- equal in nneness of tempue and hardness to the finest sloel produced by our much vaunted scientific processes of today. Men have worked for a long time on this subject, for if copper of this kind could bo produced now it would be lnvaluablo for many purposes; but so far little or no success has attended their efforts, and tho recipe remains a secret. The inlaying of sword blades with gold, at which the Indians were at.one timo expert, is another lost recipe, far even thoy cannot do it now, and only a few! examples of gold inlaid swords and daggers now remain to provo that at one timo somebody possessed the secret for thus beautifying them without damaging their efficiency, lu tlie middle of the last century there lived in a Welsh village a blacksmith who possessed a recixc for welding steel without spoiling its temper. He was able to wold a sword blado in half an hour In such a manner that tho join was quite invisible, and the edge, temper arid brightness were as perfect as when tho weapon first camo from tho fao-ory. But he invariably worked' alone and would not von allow any ono nar i his forge whilo he vsjaa at wort, nnd, although ho was offered largo sums for tho secret of his recipe, ha never divulged it, and it died with hint.

London Standard. To Steady a Picture. The dealers in upholstery hardware are frequently a'sked for some scheme to 6toady a picture on the wall, especially small; A housemaid with a duster is everlastingly setting askew small pictures, and the average room after a dusting looks sadly All sorts of picture hooks have boon in vented which are supposed to so grip tho picture cord i that it will always hold the pictinro evenly on the wall Then, again, corner clamps have been brought out, one for each corner of tho picture, the clamps being driven into the wall. But everything of that sort has some objection. The simplest and most infallible way of holding a picturt Immovable is by making a small gimlet hole in tho extreme low? point of the inside of the frame, where it touches the wall, and at this point driving small brad into the wall, leaving about half an inch protruding.

The nolo lo tho frame caps this brad like a snctAt ordinary dusting of tho picture does iiot "vis iu uw lease Upholsterer. Advertise in THE TIMES. -t trembling hand over his mouth und glnno log longingly at tho plate of a ueighboi whero reposed the coveted sausage. "No, you don't. I don't like sausage.

loo grcany. Pork and beans are the best thing for you," nnd Matilda beiran tn give hfer order to the waiter, while the old man tyristcd his paper napkin. However, when he heard her order 'a glass of milk for hirii the worm turned and he said with more energy than ho hod disspluyed before: "I'-lj be blamed if I'll stand milk. Whai I want is a good hot cup of coffee. Can't I havo it?" ooaxlngly.

you can't," was the docldod an-. swer, 'faud to think that you, a professing member, too, should use such words aa you do, and Matilda slipped a piocoof sugar from tho bowl and hid it iu her handkerchief. Poor Johnnie said nothing, hut a look of rebellion lingered on his face as lie silently gulped down the milk and shoveled in the pork and beans, although it was evident that his Indignation wus waxing stronger with every mouthful. In the meantime, Matilda eagerly ate a jilnte of pancakes and enjoyed a piece of apple pie, although she would not allow Johnnie to have any, and all the whilo sho was slyly slipping lumps of sugar from the howl and concealing them in her handkerchief. At last she managed to empty her plate and the sugar bowl and was ready to luave.

Turning to her husband, who had not yet finished his lunch, sho Bald sharply: "Ain't you ever going to get Tho old man raised his head and turned suddenly: "I do wish you wouldn't be so bossy, Matilda." "I have to be," was her sharp retort 'You hoven't any senso. I'm the one who has to do everything, and, thank goodness, I can tako caro of myself. As she (poke Matilda gavo her head a toss and rising to her feet started fbr the door, entirely forgetting her handkerchief of Hiigur. This article of feminino attire, thus reelected, fell to the floor, and a half a pound or more of sugar fell in every direction, attracting the attention of tho head Waiter, who hurried to the scene. He woi not gentlo In his remarks, and Matilda became very much scared.

When he threatened to call in Ik polioeman and have her taken to the station, her fortitude utterly forsook' her, and she begun to cry. Suddenly sho drldd her tears and said with dignity: i i'ou sha'n't insult me in this way. My husband will protect roe. Won't turning to Johnnie. '( A wicked gleam came into Johnmo'i eyes as sho made her appeal, nnd a sarcastic smile flickered on his withered llps: "No, it's not neoessury," ho said, quietly moving away from her detaining hand.

"You can take care of yourself. "Chicago News. THE MOST LUXURIOUS CITY. Fabulous Amounts of Money 8pnt Yearly by Nw Yorkers. John Gilmer Speed writes of the money spent annually in "Tho Most Luxurious City In the World," in The Ladies' Horn Journal.

I He asserts in a prefatory troy that New York is the most luxurious city in the world, and that expenditures are made on mere living with an elngancs and ostentation unknown in any of the capitals bf Europe. The total wealth of New York would, if equally divided, glva to each man, woman and child of that city $3,756.82 an amount greater thai) any other city in the world. Mr, Speed states that $20,400,000 are paid annually to the lawyers of New York, physicians and surgeons, 3,000,000 to the clergymen, $2,665,000 to architects, $1,600,000 to dentists, $13,020,000 to brokers. An aggregate of about is spent annually for clothing, for furs, $20,000,000 for diamond! and other; jewels, $3,600,000 for cut flowers and growing plants; $20,000,000 oil yachting (the boats representing an investment Of Which is something more thah is spent yearly on horses and The elevated railroads take in car fare, and the surface lines a total of $27,000,000 for going about New York. Mr.

Speed estimates that are spent by New Yorkers each year in European travel, $3,637,500 of which go for steamship tickets. Ne Yorkers spend $30, 000,000 for beer and $90,000,000 for wine and spirits about 60 8-8 for oaoh person per year. In their gifts to charities New Yorkers are most liberal, $9,000,000 being the onnunl sura thus expended. More money is spent in supporting and furthering church work In Now York than is paid all theaters and playhouses of tho city. The total upont for amusements is while considerably more than $0,000,000 is contributed to the support of churches.

Napoleon Before Waterloo. For somo moments after reaching hi position Napoleon stood impassive. Ho was clad in his claseio costuiuo of cocked hat and gray surtout. Throughout his linos he hud been received with enthusiasm, and his presence was clearly as magnetic as of old The direction of affairs in this momontous crisis was his, and he dreamed df two implacable enomies routed, of appeasing the two who were lots Interested, of glory won, of empire regained. 1 tea son must have told hi in how empty was such a vision, for, since Potschwltz, Austria and ItuMla had been qniteas blttor and more tortuous than the other powers.

His expression mirrored pain both physical and intellectual, his overoonfidenoe and consequent delay were signs of degenerate power.and his exertions for three days past had beon beyond any human strength, especially when the fao-ultiea of body and mind had been harassed for more than two months as hi bad boon. William M. Sloane in Umtury. Understood IasU Shi. ha.i4 hnurht some brlc-a-brao, and her husband Was inspecting her purchases.

One of thim was a small Aauo iuu, an especially grotesque figure and an ex-ceptlonally hideous leer. 1 i "la that your idea of beauty?" he sola. There's no doubt at all that is Teryl artistic," fthe answered, with a dlgnatJonJ tJ "Well, if that's what yoa consider hvr tractive, I can at last understand how yoi came to want me to wear the necktie yoa gave me on mr birthday. Washing boundarv line, without any notice, whatever to the Traction people. When the first Taylor car loaving this city at 3 o'clock reached this side of Oak street or the first railroad crossing, the men in chars? of the car, Michael Lynch and Barney McGill, found a tie on each side of the rail and other tieo across it, with.

Councilman Thoma3 and two or three borough policemen on cuard. These men refused to let the rn pt through flm1 it was brought back to acranton. A warrant was subsequently sworn out for Burgess William Griffiths at the instance of the Traction company, and he gave ball for his appearance at court. A crew of eight men was next sent down to Taylor by the Traction company to clear the tracks, but th? burgess and policemen refused to let them do it. Two more warrants were then sworn out bv the Traction company for the men who held sway and they like wise gave bail for a hearing.

In addition to the ties placed on the tracks. Burgess Griffiths ordered a'large marble monument to be placed there also to prevent the cars from going through. His request was carried out and the large white monument now graces, in conjunction with the pile of railroad ties, the scenery in that locality. Thp Trsiftinn neonlft reel tney nave been dealt with unfairly by the Taylor officials for the reason that they obstruct traffic without giving them any notice. It is only Justice to the Traction company to say that the streets in the borough of Taylor are better than they are in Scranton.

vAt this writing the borough officials, bold the fort, but there is no telling how long it will latt General Manager Silliman was cloeted with Attorney Horace Hand this afternoon, and will in all probability result in the Traction company taking legal steps. (From Wednesday's Dally Times.) The Taylor borough officials succeeded in keeping the Traction company's lines passing through Taylor obstruct- ed until 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon iv Vton a nrcilminarv inlunCtlOn WHS served upon the burgess and councll-rnen of Taylor. Early in the afternoon H. E. Hand and I.

H. Burns, solicitors for the Scranton. Traction company, filed with the court a petition for an injunction to restrain the officers of Taylor, their officers, agents, servants and employes from interfering in any way with the operation of the street railway of the plaintiff in the borough of Taylor, or from placing any obstructions on the tracks or from interfering with the Traction company in; the removal of anv obstructions now. on the tracks. A preliminary injunction: was granted returnable on November 21 at 9 o'clock.

The bill was accompanied by affidavits by General Manager Silliman and Michael Lynch and by a bond in the sum of $500, signed by General Manager Silliman and P. W. Gallagher. The bill of complaint states that the plaintiffs leased and is now operating the railways of the Scranton and Pittston Traction company, including its leased lines. In pursuance of its charter rights it has constructed a street railway running on Main street in Taylor and such road has been heretofore operated by the complainants.

The defendants without lawful authority have interfered with the passage of the cars of the orator over the tracks in said borough and have caused obstructions to be placed on the tracks wholly preventing the property of the complainants and the lives and safety of their employes, and passengers and threaten to prevent the removal of such obstructions and the running of cars through the borough. For these reasons the injunction was prayed, for. On Friday evening, November 6, at a regular meeting of the borough council the neglect of the street car company in living up to the agreement under which th right of way was granted was discussed, and it was decided that the company be notified to begin work not later than November 14. or otherwise the track would be obstructed and cars prevented from coming into the borough. Burp-ess Griffiths said that notice was served on the Company the next day and that a promise was made that work would be started on Nov.

10. The 10th came and no repair gang. It went on in that way until Monday nieht. when he, as the executive officer of i the borough, gave instructions to the i street commissioner to go yesterday I morning before any of the cars entered the borough and blockade the tracks. Accordingly Street Commissioner Llewellyn and High Constable Davis did as they were directed.

From 5.45 in the morning until noon no effort was mado by the company to clear the obstructions. Superintendent Robert F. Fox along toward noon went to the office of Alderman Millar and swore out warrants for the arrest of Burgess Griffiths, Street Commissioner Llewellyn and Councilman John P. Thomas. Special Officer John Tierney to Taylor and arreated the three.

Each waived a hearing and entered bail in the sum of $1,000 for appearance at court. The burgess is also a Justice of 1 the peace of Taylor and he" took ball for the other two defendants. James Powell. went ball for Thomas, and John Neiger went ball for Llewellyn. The burgess went before Justice of the Peace Andrew J.

Doles and entered bail. Edward Mechcn became his bondsman. The charge on which the were arrested is obstructing the track. In connection with the injunction General jManager Silliman and Motor-rrjan Michael Lynch swore out affidavits, Mr. Lynch's affidavit was as follows: Lackawanna County, Michael Lynch, being duly sworn, poses and says: I am a motorman In the employ of the Scranton Traction company.

On the morning of Nov. 17, 1S9G, I was running a car on what is known as the Taylor line. I left Scranton to go to Taylor about 6.20 o'clock in the morning be-fore daylight. Before reaching i tho northerly line of the borough of Taylor, there ts a heavy down grade and a sharp curve at the bottom which prevents a motorman from seeing ahead until the car is on the curve. As my car approached the curve I was able to distinguish some people in the road and I stopped the car when I was near them I then discovered some railroad ties on the track in such a position 'that if I had been unable to stop the car tt would havs thrown the car from the trrck.

At the time the car stopped, there obstructions were six or seven feet ahead the car No warning was given me any obi structions and I asked one of the police officers of the borough of Taylor why cars, and he was arming to do It. From the crowd around there were answering cries of "that's rig-ht;" "you can't get "If you do not tubmit peaceably we will use force," said Mr. Price. At this the street commissioner disappeared, but the constables end citizens wer more obdurate. "Mr.

Price," nked Attorney "we can clear this obstruction, can't we?" "Yea," replied the deputy, and the I seven street car employes began to throw the ties from tpe track. When the Tractioft company em- ployes attempted to clear the track there was trouble. The borough con stables swung their billies, and as fast as the obstruction was removed it was replaced amid cheering. Burgess Griffiths arrived on the scene at 6.1o o'clock and ordered his constables to cease and cat No. 203 passed over the line.

i MAYFIELD. Charles Hoyt spent Sunday at his home in Pitston. i Mrs. Rose Cantwell is spending a few wee with friends in Kingston. Mrs.

Thomas Murray, of Carbondale, visited friends here yesterday. The Misses Wileoxi and Brennan, of Fores City, are visiting friends in town. '1 Leo Dunleavy and sister Mae, have returned home after Spending the past two weeks with friends in Wilkes-Barre. Mill McLaughlin -1 entertained brother from Shamokin Sunday. Miss Flynn, of Glrardville.

Pa the guest of Mrs. John Callahan. hi is Miss Mame Bergari is visiting Carbondale friends. i The "Walker Hose company's fair was well attended last evening. A large crowdaccompaled thei Andrew Mitchell Hose company, of Carbondale.

The entertainment was given by the Mltch-ellB, and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. This evening Crescent double quartette, of Carbondale will render a fw selections. Their ability is well known to Mayfield people, and a large rowd is sure to, be present. The Columbia Hose company' and the Mozart band, of Carondale, -will give the entertainment Thursday evening. There is an agent! for a Scranton 1 paper circulating in this borough.

He offers a book of some description to any person who will Subscribe for his paper for one year. That certainly is all right, but we would aek our sub- smriers if there is any thinking about accepting this "good" off er to consider awhile before doing so. The paper in question is forty cents a month, that is, I $4.80 per year. Now, the Times is by for a better paper, containing more lo- cal news than any other paper circulat- ing in the borough, and can be had for i twenty-five cents a month, or $3 a year. Now by getting the Times you get all the news, and at the end of the year you have $1.80 cents left, and we will guarantee that S1.S0 will purchase a better book than the one being given with a year's subscription to our morn- ing contemporary.

i Subscribe for The Times. Six cents a week. i WYOMING. Cards are out announcing the wedding of Miss Miller, of Exeter, and Clinton Shoemaker of this place, at high noon Wednesday, November 25, at the home of the bride. Mr.

and Mrs. Delbert Wakefiell, of North Sanford, who have been the guests of their cousin for the past few days, left yesterday for LeRaysvllle. Harry Casterline, of Orange, was calling on his Mrs. Joseph McRill, on Sunday. Joseph McRill and daughter Lida spent Sunday with relatives at Nanti- i coke.

I. Miss Anna Phillips Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. I Charles Harris, of Avoca. J. V.

Baker was at "Wilkes-Barre on i business Satrday. Miss Rosa Sutter, who has been sick at her home at Mt. ZIorr last week, re- sumed her duties at I Miss Rinker's dressmaking establishment on Monday. ur. Hays was at iscranton on business on Monday.

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