Pittston Gazette

              Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. 1'ITTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1895. B1TAHLI9HEIUSSO. » VOI,. \ LVI. NO. 19 » * Weekly Local and Family Journal. Ti lien I'm With (ler. Wh«n I'm with her, Tho sky is arched with ditper blue. The iluw.i'x :irc decktxl in richer liuo. And glad fields Sit-in to sinilt- anew When I'm with her. some ol them stand on ena tney are braver men than I expect tliem to be. We have-a large room in Clement's inn ■where we students meet to try experiments and smoke tobacco. It is half club and half lecture room. Now, I propose to get those anarchists in there, lock the doors, and tell them something about dynamite and other explosives. You give out that I am an anarchist from America. Tell them that the doors will be locked to prevent police interference and that there will be a barrel of beer. You can introduce mo as a man from America, whore they know as much about anarchism in ten minutes as they do hero in ten years. Toll them that I have spent my lifo in the study of explosives. I will have to make up a little, but you know that I am a very good amateur actor, and I don't think there will bo any trouble about that At tho last you must tell them that you have an appointment and will leave me to amuse them for a couple of hours." noor witn a sickening tiiun. xno auoience sprang from their scats and tumbled back one over the other. A wild shriek went up into tho air, but the professor gazed placidly 011 the troubled mob below him with a superior smilo on his face. "I beg you to seat yourselves," ho said, "and for reasons which I havo already explained I trust that you will not applaud any of my remarks. You havo just now portrayed one of the popular superstitions about dynamite, and you show by your actions how necessary a lecture of this sort is in order that you may comprehend thoroughly the substance with which you have to doaL That brick is perfectly harmless, because it is frozen. Dynamite in its frozen state will not explode —a fact well understood by miners and all those who have to work with it, and who, as a rule, generally prefer to blow themselves to pieces trying to thaw the substance before afire. Will you kindly bring that brick back to me before it thaws out in the heated atmosphere of this room?" coinparos with dynamito as prussic acid does to new milk as a beverage." The professor dipped his fingers in hiB vest pocket and drew out what looked like a box of pills. Taking one pill ant be placed it upon tho anvil, and as he tiptoed back he smilod on it with a smile of infinite tenderness. "Before I begin on this subject I want to warn you once more that if any man as much as stamps upon the floor or moves about except on tiptoe this substance will explodo and will lay London from here to Charing Cross in one mass of indistinguishable ruins. I have spent ten years of my life in completing this invention. And these pills, worth a million a box, will cure all ills to whioh the flesh is heir. MATRIMONIAL MECCA charged with deserting tho table repeatedly prior to tho dessert, leaving plaintiff alone to fiico her own pie, tho court held that tliis constituted dcsscrtion within tho statute.) HAPPENED NEAR PITTS TON. NOTES AND COMMENTS. G. W. STBENG'S PURCHASE. An Incident of Look Ago la Which Abram Particulars of the Tranwfor of Coal r ' BILL NYE DISCOURSES UPON THE AD- Kelcert Figured. (Wilkes barre New*Dealer.) It Is not generally known that Abram Ekskert, tried and oonvleted of murder in the fiist degree for the MlHng Fred. Blttenbander, of Nactiooke, several months ago, came near committing a murder thirty years ago. About that time Kokert was employed as a driver on the Pennsylvania canal. Kills P. Walton was one of Plymouth's mqst reputable oltlsens and was a boatman on the same canal. To the beetof Mr. Walton's reoolleotlon, It was some month during the smcmer of 1888 «»»* the water In theoanal became so low as to impend navigation for several days. Both Walton's and Eokert's boats lay near the Hepier farm above PiUston. Walton for the few days the boats vers tied np worked for Hepier on his farm. Kokert, who was then quite a young man, was very abusive towards Walton's son Charles, now wsighmaster for the Delaware & Hudson Co. st Plymouth Boston mine. Walton from work one evening la time to oatoh Eckert teasing and abusing his son. He ordered Kokert to lsave the boat, but the latter refused. Walton then stepped forward to put him off. When Kokert saw him approaching hs stoopsd down, and seizing a splks pole hs struck at Walton. The sharp Iron spike on one end of the pole caught Walton on the right struck a rib, Injuring It seriously, also outting an ugly flesh wound. Walton gave ohsse after Kokert, but failed to overtake him. Kokert was afterwards captured and looked up, but was released again on his promising to pay Walton's doctor bin ToncblnK Tamely Topics of Local and In Schnylklll County. VANTAGES OF OKLAHOMA. These cases merely suggest how wide open, free and gladsome is tho life in Oklahoma. This city la going to have a new Lehl«h Valkiy passenger station. This improvement baa long been needed, and long been promised, bnt a variety of adverse cirtnm•tanoea have oomblned to defer its erection. Now, however, it la a rare thing. The work of exoavatlng for the foundation wae atarted thla week, and everybody that has anything at all to do with the work aaya that It la to be pnahed. The spring of 1899 will irithont donbt find the new station in nae. Naturally the improvement aronaea interact in the local hlatory of the Valley Road. It ia striking evidence of the comparatively brief period of time that haa passed since stage coaches geve way to the steam lines that there are almoat any number of people In Pittston and vicinity whose memory easily carries them back to the opening of the Lehigh Valley Boed to thla city. Of conras the details are not fresh In every one's mind, bat Agent V. M. Carpenter, at the Watar General Interest. The Pottsville Republicin gives the following particulars of G. W. Strong's purchase of coal land in Schuylkill: Mure '.cntle is the murmur of the brook, Miiri sweet til Hits fiVilll dell and nook, AjD 1 ever glad is life's old story book When I'm with her, I A Place Where One Can Be Nicely Sepa- When I'm with her. rated at a Reduced Price and Also Re- Alva lias 2,000 inhabitants, mostly jurymen. " One of the largest and most important coal land sales that has taken plaoe in thla conoty for some years was consummated Win n I'm with her, The sunset paints a brighter sky. The distant ships quiet at anchor lie. And hours like moments hurry by When I'm with her. (fain the Flonh of Health and Increase a Oklahoma is indeed tho Mecca for the married yet unmatod. It has a more gentlo climate than Dakota, and a man can go there as late as December and get a divorce in liis duck trousers without discomfort. Corespondents aro frequently seen at Alva making New Year's calls in their shirt sleeves. Diminished Client Mraniircmrnt [Copyright, 1805, by Edgar W. Nye.] Friday morning by Benjamin W. Camming, Esq , attorney for its owner, the An-4 thraclte Coal Company. The Bile consists of 165 acres of valuable ooal lands, representing a portion of the Rohrervllle tract situated in Poster township, whioh was purchased by George W. Streng, of Pittaton. The money consideration in the purohaae would not be given out for publication. It is a well known fact tha: dnring the past year capitalists from various parta of the State, eepeclally from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, have been extremely anxious to purchase coal lands In the western section of this county, whioh at some fu ure time is destined to beoome more than a successful rival to Shenandoah and Mahanoy City even in their meet prosper.ins days. Several months ago negotiations were begun for the putohaae of the above ooal lands with the ntmoet secrecy, as the purchaser was averse to giving the matter any publicity, at least until the deal was properly oloeed. All the preliminaries, however, were arranged Thursday night, and the deeds reoorded Friday morning. The following letter may bo of interest to some casual roader and at tho same time throw light upon the freedom in which one may wallow in tho gladsome west This letter may shock the sensitive and the fastidious, but it is genuine and gomes in tho utmost good faith, inclosing the professional card of the law firm. When I'm with her. The moonbeams fall in softer light. The blight stars laugh upon a perfect night, And all tho world itUlMcd with truth and right When I'm with her. "John," he said, turning to his attendant., "bring me a basin of water." Tho basin of water was gingerly placed upon the table, and the professor emptied all the pills into it, picking up also the one that was on the anvil and putting it with the others. Viva Kersykes-Vernon, nee Miggs, says that she will bet her alimony for six months that a better climato never grew outdoors than there is in Oklahoma. She was one of the Messrs. Prickett & Dunn's clients, class of '93, and says she never felt better in her life. When I'm with her, My wayward heart seems nearer pure. Of Uod and futui* then I'm almost sure. And naught from right can me allure When I'm with her. —Pittsburg Bulletin. I will add before offoring tho letter that I shall be glad to throw off my percentage in all deserving eases. THE SOHO ANARCHISTS. "But I don't see what good it is all going to do, though I am desperate," ■aid ftimkins, "and willing to try anything. I have thought Borne of firing off a bomb myself at an anarchist meeting." "Now," he said, with a deep sigh, "we can breathe easier. A man can put one of these pills in a little vial of water, put the vial in his vest pooket, go to Trafalgar square, take the pill from the vial, throw it in the middle of the square, and it will shatter everything within the four mile radius, he himself having the glorious privilege of suffering instant martyrdom for the causa People have told me that thia is a drawback to my invention, but I am inclined to differ with them. The one who uses this must make np his mind to share the fate of those around him. I that this is the crowning glory of my invention. It puts to instant test our interest in thg great cause. John, bring in very carefully that machine with the electric wire attachment from the next room." There are ton causes for divorce in Oklahoma under tho statute, and in ad One of the men stepped gingerly forward and picked up the brick, holding it far from his body as he tiptoed up to the platform, where ho laid it down »artfully on the desk before the professor.Divorces are procured without pain or publicity. By EOBEET BARB. One client writes to tho Messrs. as follows fCopyright, 1895, by the Author.) When the Friday night of meeting survived the large hall in Clement's inn was filled to the doors. Those assembled there saw a platform at one end "Before I got my divorce I suffered the perils of the d d. I was ostracized from good society and had to live in New Jersey. I went to the United States consul there and begged him to let me return to America. I had sharp, darting pains up and down the spinal colynm. It b:is been said in the papers that the dissolution of the Soho Anarchist league was caused by want of funds. This is very far from being tho case. An anarchist league has no need for funds, and so long as there is money enough to buy beer the league is sure of continued existence. The truth about the scattering of the Soho organization was told mo by a young newspaper man who was chairman at the last meeting. . The young man was not an anarchist, though he had to protend to be one in the interests of his paper, and so joined the Soho league, where he made some fiery speeches that were much applauded. At last anarchist news bocame a drug in the market, and the editor of the paper young Marshall Sinikins belonged to told him that lie would now have to turn his attention to parliamentary work, as he would print no more anarchist ih*v.C in the shoot. rtreet station, baa them all down fine, and a few evenings ago ran over them for the benefit of the Note and Comment man. The Lehigh Valley Road was opened to Pittston la 1867 Previous to that year White Haven had been the Western terminus, bat afterward L. & B Junction was the end, until little by little, the line was extended to Tankhaunock, then to Waverly and finally to Buffalo. There were probably half a dozen trains a day, and one that started from here at fonr o'olock In the morning made It decidedly unpleasant for the agent, who was compelled to get oat at that unseemly honr to sell tickets to passengers bound for the olty. "Thank you," said the professor blandly. the apartment and a door that led from it to a room at the back of the halL A table was on the platform, and boxes, chemical apparatus and other  looking paraphernalia were on it At the hour of 8 young Simkins appeared before the table alona The man drew a long breath of relief as he went to his seat. "That is frozen dynamite," continued the. professor, "and is, as I have said, , prjkctically harmless. Now, it will be my pleasure to perform two startling experiments with tho unfrozen sub- "All at once I got a permit to go to Oklahoma, where I heard that you were, but unfortunately could not raise the ready John, if you will pardon a little lapsus lazuli on my part. "Fellow anarchists," he said, "yon are all well aware that I am tired of the great amount of talk we do and the little action which follows it I have been fortunate enongh to secure the co-operation of an anarchist from America, who will tell yon something of the cause there. We have had the doors locked, and those who keep the keys are now down at the entrance of the inn, so that if a fire shonld occur they can quickly oome and let us out There is no great danger of fire, however, but the interruption of the police must be guarded against very carefully. The windows, as you see, are shuttered and barred, and no ray of light can penetrate from this room outside. Until the lecture is over no one can leave the room, and by the same token no one can enter it, which is more to the purpose. "The Anthracite C *1C i. Is a syndicate or corporation formed under laws of Psnnsylvanla many yews ago, for the pnrpoae of owning and opeiatlng ooal lands la the Anthracite region. Id add tlon to the large tract j ast disposed of, It also owns lmmense bodies of valuable ooal lands west of Bohrervills, and has had numerous applicants for leasee to mine ooal from these lauds, bnt the company always declined to lease or sell any part thereof, They preferred ti sell their entire holdings, and their action now in disposing of this portion to Mr. Strong will cause no little surprise in coal circles Jadgs Wells, president of the Anthracite Company, of Springfield, Mass , also president of the H Dlyoke Water Power, of Bolyoke, Mass., the lat er of whom are the principal owners of the lands iu question, was hen last week, and gave his consent to the sale under the terms obtained by Mr. Camming. Mr. Streng during the past summer had a number of tried shafts sank oa the property just purchased under his personal supervision with highly satisfactory results. The Buck Mountain vein was found to be six feet, the Skid, more vein seven feet in thickness, and the Daniel bed the bottom split of the Mammoth vein, in whloh the old Bohrervllle slope was sunk when the Schuylkill C Dal Company operated the property many years ago, is eight feet In thiokneae. Mr. Streng had the refusal of his recent purchase for some months,  does not conceal the fact that he has been ' 2 red considerably more than he paid for It, but declined the offer. His portion of the tract is situated about one and a half miles west of Qlen Carbon, and one mils from M». Pleasant. It Is considered by those thoroughly acquainted with the property to be the most valuable in that section The money consideration mentioned in the deed is only a nominal sum as the property Is assessed fir beyond that amount Mr. Streng is the sole purchaser of the property, and as yet is undecided what hs will do Ic can be said, however, that should operations be commenced, the plant will be one o* the largeet in the region. It will have a shipping capaolty of 200,000 tons per annnm, giving employment to the people of Heckscherville, Mt. Pleasant, Taylorville, Qlen Carbon and ot'ier adj lining towns in the Heckscherville Valley for the next fi-'ty years to oome. The tract Is so s tutted that it will be aooeeslble to the Philadelphia and Beading and Pennsylvania Ballroads, the production of which can be shipped over either or both of thess roade. The prop irty is rea?hed by the LytleCoal Co.'s branch of the Pennsylvania B ad. Mr. Camming is to be congratulated on the euoceesful negotiations or the sale, and the purchaser believes he is iu possession of coal lands that will more than prove their value later on In the opening up of a great industry." "I then heard that clients who wished a divorce could be treated at a distance through the aid of your valuable home treatment. I bought two of them and was soon again a free man. So was my wife. We are tho best of friends and as happy as tho day is long. On long winter evenings I run over there, and we play dominos for the alimony. The machine was placed upon the table. "This," said the professor, holding np some Invisible object between his thnmb and forefinger, "Is the finest cambric newlle. I will take upon the point of it un Invisible portion of the substance I speak of." Hare he carefully picked out a pill from the basin, and as carefully placed it upon the table, where he detached an infinitesimal atom of it and held it up ob the point of the needle. "This particle." he said, "is so small that it cannot be seen except with the aid of a microscope. I will now place needle and all on the machine and touch it off with aa electrio current." As his hand hovered over the push button there were cries of "Stop! stop!" but the finger descended and instantly there was a terrific explosion. The very foundation aeemed shaken and a dense cloud of smoke rolled over the heads of the audience. Aa the professor became visible through the thinning smoke he looked around for his audienoe. Every man was under the benches, and groans came from all parts of the ball. "I hope," said the professor in anxious tones, "that no one has been hurt. I am afraid that I took up too much of the substance on the point of the noedle, but it will enable you to imagine the effect of a larger quantity. Pray seat yourselves again. This is my last experiment" ED. ALLEN HOT DEAD. Seen by a Plttaton Haa la Maw Tork • • m Within Two Weeka. Such was the situation of the oompany's affairs here In the fall of 1872, when Mr. Carpenter made his appearance on the seene. He had seen various services with the Valley Company, and for two years previous to ooming here he was the agent at Athens. From the time the road was opered In 1887 up to the year of Mr. Carpenter's arrival, the little old school house which had long stood on what our fathers and mothers knew ae "the green"—now the site of the Baptist Chuiob and the station served the double purpoee of a ticket and freight offioe. The building stood a little nearer to Water street than the present passenger station, and the lower end of the sohool house h id to be cut Into to provide spaoe for the more modern station. George Moore was the agent here then, and it was by exohange witi him that Mz. Carpenter came here. It will be remembered that about alx weeks ego a report waa circulated about the olty to the effect that Ei Allen, formerly driver for the Eagle Hoee Oo, who left here very suddenly and mysteriously, ha 1 died In a hospital at Boeheeter. The repott was given out by people who said they had received the newa direct from Mr. Allen's wife, In Buffalo, bnt there were oircumstanoes that east a shade of doubt on the report, and the doubt is oonflrmed by the statement of Michael J. Mulllo, ex deputy postouater, who has jnet returned from New York. Mr. Mulliu did net know about Allen's reported death. He says that several times within the pest two weeks he has mat Allan—ones on Madison Square, N*w York, and again in Jtrsey Olty. Allen told Mr. MnUln that he had left Buffalo, and gave him several reasons for doing so, bnt did not explain his sudden diappaaranoe from Plttaton. HK CAME ODT WITH A DIVORCE AND $18. dltion to the usual grounds the ninth one is a perpetual joy to the connubial outlaw—viz, "gross neglect of duty." "Sometimes we play to see who shall have the custody of the children. One inij;lit think that young Sivikins would have been glad to get rid of his anarchist work, as he had no love for the cans»\ He was glad to get rid of it, but he found some difficulty in sending in his resignation. The moment he spoke of res4y»«iig the members became suspicions of him. Hh had always IxHin rather better dressed than the others, and besides ho dr;uik less beer. If a man wishes to Ik* in gooil standing in the league he must not be fastidious as to dress and he must be constructed to hold at least a gallon of beer at a sitting. Simkins was merely a "quart" man. and this would have told against him all along if it had not been for the extra gunpowder he put in his speeches. On several occasions seasoned anarchists had gathered about him and begged him to give up his designs on the parliament buildings. "We both feel that we owe you so much. Go on, go on, you dear, 6weet thihgs, is what we both say. This may be applied to all sorts of shortcomings, and the way seems at oner to open up here for most any weary, nagging victim to cut loose and try it over again : "We are to have a double wedding Thanksgiving day. My wife will marry a gentleman friend, and I will marry his dear old mother. So we shall be again related by marriage—wife and L Won't that be jolly? Alva, O. T., 8ept. 20. Bill Nye. Esq., AsheviHo, N. C.: "My friend, Professor Josiah P. Slivers, has devoted his life to the chemistry of anarchy, which is the title of this lecture. He will tell you of some important discoveries which are now to be made known for the first time. I regret to say that the professor is not in a very good state of health, because the line of life which he has adopted has its drawbacks. His left eye has been blown away by a premature explosion during his experiments. His left leg is also permanently disabled. His left arm, as you will notice, is in a sling, having been injured by a little disaster in his workshop since he came to London. He is a man, as you will see, devoted body and soul to the cause, so I hope you will listen to him attentively. I regret that I am unable to remain with you tonight, having other duties to perform which are imperativa I will, therefore, if you will permit me, leave by the back entrance after I have introduced the professor to you." Dear Bir— Realizing nswo nil do that thousands of people over this country are desirous of being frwd from their matrimonial alliances, and believing that we can in this way reach those desirous of our services, we have adopted this method of calling the matter to your attention by personal letter, rather than by advertising in newspapers, as offering superior advantages to both counselor and cli ent. ''Your climate is real good too." Alva is on the A. T. and S. F. R. R. and but 12 hours from Kansas City. It is the county seat of Wood county and is a sort of what was once called the Cherokee outlet. It is right plumb In the heart of natuw, and I have taken the liberty of writing a few lines in verse, touching on her great beauty and freedom. I will put them in hero if I hear no objection: Oklahoma offers superior inducements to those seeking this kind of relief. Her statute' on divorce is identical to that of Dakota and her climatic and other inducements far superior.Holding it far from hik hody as he tiptoed up to the platform. stance," and with that he picked up a handful of the wet sawdust and flung it on a small iron anvil that stood on the table. "You will enjoy these experiments," he said, "because it will show _?ou with what ease dynamite may be handled. It is a popular error that concussion v.-ill cause dynamite to explode. There is enough dynamite here to blow up this hall and to send into oblivion every person in it, yet you will see whether or not concussion will explode it." The professor seized a hammer and struck the substance on the two or three sharp blows, while those in front of him acramblod wildly back over their comrades, with hair standing on end. The professor ceased his pounding and gazed reproachfully at them j then something on the anvil appeared to catch his eye. He bent over it and looked critically on the surface of the iron. Drawing himself up to his full height again, he said: "I was about to reproach you for what might have appeared to any other man as evidence of fear, but I see my mistake. I came very near making a disastrous error. I have myself suffered from time to time from similar errors. I notice now upon the anvil a small spot of grease; if my hammer had happened to strike there you would all now be writhing in your death agonies under the ruins of this building. Nevertheless the lesson is not without its value. That spot of grease is free nitroglycerin that has oozed out from the dynamite. Therein rests perhaps the only danger in handling dynamite. As I have shown you, you can smash up dynamite on an anvil without danger, but if a hammer hap- We want your services and are willing to par for them. Our proposition is this: Our fee for securing a divorce in our district court will bo reasonable and \, ill depend upon each particular case and the circumstances attending it, which r/e would fix at the tinx with your co-operation, being (foverni'd by thC labor and time expended and interests involved* * * O Alva, down in Oklahoma, Can it 1h- you do not know me? Hi art's so sad und tore up That I staid ut home from Europe All that I niiRht gu and see You and Oklahoma T. Mr. Carpenter had good reason to remember the conditions during his first winter hare, because it was then that the present passenger station was built, and the station employes—there were but three, including the veteran baggage msstsr Jjhn M Law, who died a few years ago were compelled to put up wit» no end of lnoonvenlenoe throughout the oold weather, by reason the old station be lng oat Into to make way for the new Some lnoonvenlenoe will of course be occasioned the etatlon men by the ereotion of the fine new stone building mw under way, but Mr. Carpenter oonsolss them with the cheering news that It won't be half as hid as It wis when the preeent station was built. For sight or ten years the present ticket ofioe was need for the transaction of both freight and paeeenger business until finally the freight house was enlarged, and the present arrangement made. The station Improvements from time ti time are Interesting, ss being Indicative ot the progress of the oompany'e business, and the inert aee In its ptssenger and freight servioe The Lehigh Valley hss of oourse always been the main avenoe for travel In and out of the aom inanity, and, with its fine new station—which will be the equal of any along the line for beauty and oonvenlenoe—It may properly be expected that Its popularity will be materially lnereased. The older heads claimed that, desirable as was the obliteration of the houses of parliament, the time was not yet ripe for it England, they pointed out, was the only place where anarchists could live and talk unmolested, so while they were quite anxious that Simkins should go and blow up Vienna, Berlin or Paris they were not willing for him to begin on London. Simkins was usually calmed down with much difficulty, and finally, after hissing "Cowards!" two or three times under his breath, he concluded with, "Oh, very well, then, you know better than I do—I am only a young recruit—but allow me at least to blow up Waterloo bridge or spring a bomb in Fleet street, just to show that we are up and doing." NEW COAL-MINING METHODS. [Chorus.] About to b« IntrodttMd by tb« BMdlng Company la th* Sehaylklll »t|Iti B ECO SO VERBS. Beemn to me a little coarse To do nothing but divorce. Or become too passing fond Of tlif wicked corespond. The best people I have met Look upon this with regret. The Philadelphia and Beading Goal and Iron Company are preparing to Introduce new methods of mining ooal In their pitoh- Ing veins in the Schuylkill region. Hereafter the slopes, which have been In nae during the last thlity or forty yean, will be done away with, and trig abate substituted. The first of these shafts is about to be sank on the tract of the Potts ook Uery at Looostdale, and will be a veitleal opening of at least 900 feet in depth. It Is claimed by mining experts thl« shaft will revolutionize the methods of coal mining in the exteosivs Schuylkill region, as the methods of slops* now In use become too hazardooa aad expensive when driven over the depth of four lifts, or 600 yards. The Beading offlolala will attec.pt, at the time, to oontlnue the old Oast oolllery clop 1,400 feat deepsr in order to top the biaUt, but In the fntnre shafts will be need. Our offer to you: We are willing to dlvido the fee with you in any and all oa»n that you may Rend us. For particulars we refer you to the Inclosed circular and will cheerfully answer all communications. Very truly yours. As the audience again seated itself another mutual sigh ascended to the roof. The professor drew the oh airman's chair toward him and sat down, wiping kid grimy brow. Phickett & Dries So, unless you desire that I should writo poetry about you, Alva, please try to inaugurate an additional industry as At this moment the stumping of a wooden leg was heard, and those in the audience saw appear a man on a crutch, with one arm in a sling and a bandage over one eye, although he beamed upon with the other. A man instantly arose and said, "I move a vote of thanks to Professor Silvers for the interesting"— Europe may have older and vaster treasures of art than we, but can she combine divorce and climate in such a way as we can ? Scarcely, Arkansas had the reputation of being a sluggers' retreat, but she has wiped soou an you can, The professor raised his hand. "One moment," he said. "I have not qnite finished. I have a proposal to make to yon. Yon see that cloud of smoke hovering over onr heads? In 20 minntes that smoke will percolate down through the atmosphere. I have told yon but half of the benefits of this terrific explosive. When that smoke mixes with the atmosphere of the room it become# 9 deadly poison. We all can live here for the next 19 minutes In perfect safety ; then at the first breath we draw we expire instantly. It is a lovely death. There is no pain, no contortion of the countenance, but we will be fonnd here in the morning, stark and stiff in our seats. I propose, gentlemen, that we te?ch London the great lesson it so much needs. No cause is without its martyrs. Let us be the martyrs of the great religion of anarchy. I have left in my room papers telling just how and why we died At midnight these ihepts wUJ be distributed to all the newspapers of London, and tomorrow the world will ting with onr heroio names. I will now put the motion. All in favor of this signify it by the usual upraising of the right hand." Greece and Rome may flaunt their lurid history in our faces and point with pride to their deceased orators and warriors and statesmen, but Rome never held out such inducements to the vexed and the hopeless as the young commonwealth of Oklahoma. Greece may boast Of her greatness, but where is she today: Five cents' worth of ammonia would remove her from the map of the world. "Fellow anarchists," said Simkins, "allow me to introduce to you Professor Josiah P. Slivers of the United States." V 1 [—, I \\ I j A5UNDER I \\ i nOuSE \ \ *N|*U AT i Vh -7"^ But this the anarchists would not sanction*, If he wanted to blow up bridges he could try his hand on those across the Seine. They had given their word that there would be no explosions in London so long as England afforded them an asylum. The professor bowed and the audience applauded. As soon as the applause began the professor held up bis unmaimed arm and said, "Gentlemen, I beg that you will not applaud." It seems the fashion in America to address all sorts and conditions of men as "gentlemen." The professor con tin - But regard Oklahoma I "But look at Trafalgar square," cried Simkins angrily. "We are not allowed to meet there." With good board at $8 per week, including use of roller towel, bar soap and iron sink, one may in 90 days obtain a residence and a divorce at a cost that seems a mere bagatelle. "Who wants to meet there?" said the chairm; n. "It is ever bo much more comfortable in these rooms, and there is no beer in Trafalgar square." "Yes, yes," put in several others. Thus was Simkins calmed down and beer allowed to flow again in tranquillity, while some foreign anarchist, who was not allowed to set foot in his native country, would get up and harangue the crowd in broken English and tell them what great things would yet be done by dynamite.BENJAMIN HABDINO HKSIGN8. I knew of one man who had been unhappy for jears. He had no hope for the future. He was despondent continually and prayed that death might overtake him. His wife united with him in this earnest petition. He saw by tho merest aocident how free the divorce law was in Oklahoma, and in less than a week he had sold the cow and was on the way. So DlwuM With Board of HMlIb Af- folrs That He Stops Oat. Benj-tmin Harding has wot to Mayor llaloney a letter, resigning his position as a nominal member of the city's niacent Board of Health. Mr. Htrfing has been led to this step on aooonnt of the various unpleasant compile itiona in which the health board has been Involved He is simply dlaguated with the manner of dealing with the matter, and, while be says he Is quite willing to serve the people as a member of the health board, yet he does not wish to have anything farther to do with an organization in which the personal interests of osrtain men seem to be paramount to the welfare of the elty. It Is regretted that a mu so well qualified for a position on the health board as Mr. Harding should be oompelled to realgn by emh circumstances as thoee to which bis retirement Is dne. m m * That *m u exoellent suggestion offered «t the Board of Trad* meeting the other evening, that the transportation committee should consider the advisability of holding a oonferenoe with the officers of the Soran ton and Plttston' Traction Company for the dlsousslon of the ratee to be oharg'd IN DAKOTA WITH A CORESPONDENT, out that stain. So did Texas. Louisiana had the name of harboring the most gigantic legalized robbery of the poor in America, but she has shaken it off and reformed beautifully. Utah at one time just seemed to gorge herself with matrimony, and some of the ablest elders of the Mormon church, who raised seed .vhiskers for Kansas, ran the connubial jusiness into the ground, but it is past pened to strike a spot of free nitroglycerin it would explode in a moment 1 beg to apologize to you for my momentary neglect'' But when Simkins sent in his resignation a change came over their feelings toward him and he saw at once that be was a marked man. The chairman, in a whisper, advised him to withdraw his resignation. So Simkins, vtfio was a •hrewd young fellow, understanding tho temper of the assembly, arose and said: His wife packed his trunk for him and cooked a dishpan full of cookies for him to eat on the way. He got a chance to do chores for his board in Oklahoma and actually came out with a divorce and $18 besides. That was not all. Ho had gained over on inch in chest measurement owing to tho delightful climate, and hope again danced in his eye. Why go to Dakota for your divorces? Listen to the siren voices of tho Messrs. Prickett & Dunn: A man rose up in the middle of the hall, and it was some little time before he could command voice enough to speak, for ho was shaking as if from palsy. As last he said, after he had moistened bis lips several times: The professor's own right hand was the only one that was raised on the A root line, soon to be opened. I) Is a very difficult matter to seonrea ohange In the sehednl* after It has been established. Of that, the members of the transportation oommittee are well aware, after the recent experience with the Wllkeebarre and Wyoming Valley Company. Therefore ratee favorable to our eity should be secured, if possible, at the outset, and now is the time. It has been suggested that the fire cent limit should extend as far as Mooslc and we think It ought to. If the supposition that fifteen cents will be charged for the 8eranton-Pittston trip be oorreot, then it would seem that five oents only could in all jnstios be charged between Plttston and Mooslc, sinoe the fare between Scran ton and Mooslc 1s ten oents. At any rate, the subject is a very practical one, and the transportation oommittee wonld do well to follow It up. BOBBEBY AT WYOMING, "Now all of a contrary opinion," said the professor, and at once every hand in the audience went up. Jewelry Worth S500 Taken From a Traak "AUow me to introduce to you Professor JoHah P. Silvers." In the D. I* & W Station. Burglars entered the D., L. & W. B E. station at Wyoming December 4 by prylog open one of the side windows. Aftsr breaking open several freight paoksges they spied a trunk an! broke It open. In the trunk was a complete outfit of a traveling salesman for a wholesole jewelry house. Everything of value, suoh as gold watches, gold and diamond rings, was taken. The oheaper j welry was not touched. The salesman statee that hla loes will be about |500. Several tramps who were ssen ■oiterlng around the Term Gotta works this morning were arreeted, but they could not be connected with the robbery and were discharged. ued:"I have here some explosives so sensitive that the slightest vibration will cause them to go off, and I therefore ask you to listen in silence to what I have to say. I must particularly ask you also not to stamp on the floor." "Professor, we are quite willing to take your word about tho explosive. I think I speak for all my comrades here. Wo have no doubt at all about your learning and would much prefer to hear from your own lips what you have to say on the subject and not havo you waste any more valuable time with experiments. I have not consulted with my comrades before speaking, but I think I voice tho sense of the mooting." Cries of "You do! you dol" came from all parts of the hall. The profossor once more beamed upon them benevolently. "The Does have it," said the professor, but he did not seem to feel badly about It- "Gentlemen," he •ontinued, "I see that you have guessed «ny second proposal, as I imagined you would, and though there will bo no newspapers in London tomorrow to chroniole the fact, yet the newspapers of the rest of the world will tell of the destruction of this wicked city. I see by your looks that you are with mo in this, my seoond proposal, which is the most striking thing ever planned, and is that yve explode the whole u* these pills in tho basin. To make sure of this 1 have sent to an agent in Manchester the full account of how it was done, and the resolutions brought forward at this meeting, and which doubtless yon wiU accept"I have no desire to resign, but you do nothing except talk, and I want to belong to an anarchist society that acts." Ho staid away from the next meeting, and tried to drop them in that way, but a committee from the league called upon him at his lodgings, and his landlady thought that young Simkins had got Into bad ways when he had such evil looking men visiting him. now, and just one private wife apiece is ail that is permitted there. Now let Oklahoma, as soon as sheean, introduce other lines of business and the cyclone and general rotation of crops, abandon this divorce resource und go into legitimate business. Yon can't afford it, good people of the Cherokee strip. "Contemplate the picturesqueness of Oklahoma's ever varying scenery, her fertile fields and blooming prairies, fringed with beautiful groves and ribbed with many a rippling brook, and then turn to the bleak and storm swept plains Dakota. "Here, surrounded by all the comforts and conveniences of the civilization of older states, nestles this newborn child of the republic in all her virgin beauty. Here almost in tho tenter of tho Union, in easyrpaph of all our sister states, you may enjoy all the luxuries of civilization, while a oomrade of tho pioneer amid the rugged beauties of nature " Before these remarks were concluded Simkins had slid out by the back entrance, and somehow his desertion seemed to have a depressing effect upon the company, who looked upon the broken up professor with eyes of wonder and apprehension. Let the Cherokee strip—I say, let the Cherokee strip, provided tho police don't object, but down with this wicked and dishonorable divorce invitation to immorality. Don't encourage married people to separate because, forsooth, in an unguarded moment their hearts or feet may grow cold. John B. Hoyt, whose critical Illness of paralysis has been noted, died Thursday, December 5, at the family hone on Luzerne avenne, at the age of 78 rears. Death of John B. Htyt Simkins was in a dilemma, and could not think what to da The anarchists apparently were not to be shaken off. Ee applied to hiB editor for advice on tbe situation, but that good man could think of no way out of the trouble. The profossor drew toward him one of the boxes and opened the lid He dipped his one useful hand into the box, and, holding it aloft, ho allowed something which looked like wet sawdust to drip through his fingers. "That, gentlemen," ho said, with an air of the'utmost contempt, "is what is known to the world as dynamite. I have nothing at all to say against dynamite. It has, In its day, been a very powerful medi- Mr. Hoyt wis not a native of this valley, but he waa one of onr oldest residents. He oame to P ttston from Coventry, Chenango county, N. Y, half a oentury ago, and he has been a familiar figure here ever since. He waa ednoat-d at the Geneva Lyceum at Geneva, N Y , and for several years after coming to Pittston be taught the only pnblio school here at that time, In a small bonee in Upper Pittston, near the Junction, whloh served the purposss both of a church and a school house for the whole community. He probably did his beet work among as as a teacher of onr yonth. "Your confidence in mo is indeed touching," he said, "but a chemical Ipcturo without experiments is like a body without* a soul. Experiment Is the soul of research. In chemistry we must take nothing for granted. I have shown you how many popular errors have arisen regarding the substance with which we are dealing. It would have beou impossible for these errors to havo arisen if every man had exj ri men tod for himself, and although I thank you for tho mark of confidence you havo bestowed upon mo I cannot bring myself to deprive you of tho pleasure which my experiments will afford you. There is another very com mon error to the effect that fire will dynamite. Such, gentlemen, is not the cawj." "You ought to have known better," he said, "than to mix up with such people. " * * * NEW LEHIGH VALLEY BBANOH. "But how was I to get the news?" asked Simkins, with some indignation. The editor shrugged his shoulders. That was not his part of the business, and if the anarchists chose to make things uncomfortable for the young man he could Dot help it County Commissioners will be elected next year In Lwnrne, and the voters of the npper end would do well to keep the faot well in mind. If there ie any possibility of electing a commissioner from this neigh boihood it should be done, and the aim should be kept in view to select a man who will bend his energies toward.the accomplishment of the oonnty scheme in whloh the npper end is particularly Interested— the fleeing of the river bridges. Every day the burden of toll-paying bears more heavily npon 'he tiavelllng pnbllo, and the detrimental effeot whloh it has npon eomanloatlon generally between Pitts ton and West Pittston Is too marked to pass nnnotloed. A practical movement mnst be made for the purohass of the bridges of the oonnty. To make it snocoessfnl, there mnst be an energetic and capable leader. We haven t anybody in particular to sd vanee for the position, bnt wonld suggest that the Republicans of the vioinity select a good man to support for the position Pittston and West Pitt ton, being moot interested in the free bridge question, may properly be expeoted to lead in the movement.Negotiations Completed for the Buying "GenMemen, all in favor ef the instant destruction of London signify it in the nsual manner." Another good feature wo must not forget Contending parties may board at different places. There are two good boarding houses at Alva—one for plaintiffs and one for defendants. of a Railroad In New York. SAM DEL LINE'S TERRIBLE END. Tbe Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has completed negotiations for the purchase of the Mlddleeex Vallley Railroad. This road lies in the northweetern part of New York, and extends from Naples to Qeneva It Is abont £9 m'lee long and will probab y be a good feeder to the main line. It ie said the road was purchased outright and that the Lehigh Valley Company will assume all Its obligations. It is to be known as the Mlddleeex branoh of the Pennsylvania & New Y jrk division of tbe Lehigh Valley Railroad Company and a passenger service is to be eetablishsd. "Mr. Professor," said the man who had spoken previously, "before you put that resolution I would like to move an amendment This is a very serious proposal, and should not be lightly undertaken. I move as an amendment, therefore, that we adjourn this meeting tp our rooms at Boho, and do, the. exploding there. I have some little business that must bo Bottled before this grand project is put in motion." um through which our opinions hare been imparted to a listening world, bnt its day is past. It is what the lumbering stagecoach is to the locomotive, what the letter is to tho telegram, what the sailing vessel is to the steamship. It will be my pleasant duty tonight to exhibit io yon an explosive so powerful and deadly that hereafter, having seen what it can accomplish, yon will have nothing but derision for snch simple, harmless compounds as dynamite and nitroglycerin," Accidentally Killed With Hli Own Gun at Newport Station. There is a good bunk there also, which makes a specialty of paying alimony and allows 6 per cent on alimony remaining six months or more on de posit. Samuel Line, of Wllkesbarre, ex-Cimm'ssioner of Lnaerne county, met with a terrible death at Newpoit station last Friday night. With a friend, Henry Vetter, he was on a hunting expedition, ▲t time of the accident the two men were sitting In thCC Newport station eating a In ch. Mr Y tter heard the train aiming down the mountain and Btaited for the platform, calling to Mr. L'ne to follow. In an Instant there wis a lond report, and Mi Line was found upon the floor, a dreadful eight met ting the eyea of Mr. Vetter and the station agent. It la thought that when he att mpted to get up he pulled the gun rp also, and the trigger canght in a book in his gun boots. The charge ent-red on the right side of the chin and came out near the left'ear, cans'ng Instant death. The b Ddy was at once taken to WUkee-D barre. Simkins' fellow lodger, a student who was studying chemistry in London, noticed that the reporter was becoming gaunt with anxiety. Later he was for a time employed aa a olerk in Strong & Mott's general store, and afterward for a number ol years he held the paeltlon of toll collector at the Ferry bridge whloh waa taken away by the lee fl Dod in 1875. "Simkins," said Sedlitz to him one morning, "yon are haggard and careworn. What is the matter with you? Are you in love, qr is it merely debt that is bothering you?" Custody of children is awarded on Tuesdays and Fridays. Railroads sell divorce ooupous. Special cars to large divorce parties, with guide and ufli davit man. Every attention given tp corespondents. tHie professor struck a match on his trousers leg and lighted tho substance on the anvil. It burned with a pale bluish flame, and the professor Razed around triumphantly at his fellow anarchists.The professor then said: " fltontlemen, the amendment, takes precedence. It is moved that this meeting be adjourned so that you may consider the project at your olubrooms in Soha" "Neither, " replied Simkins. "Tfhen cheer up," said Sedlitz. "If one or the other is not bothering yon, then anything else is easily remedied." Tho profossor looked with kindly sympathy over his audience as he allowed the yellow mixture to slowly percolate through his fingers back into the box again. Ever and anon he took up a fresh handful and repeated the action. Good livery teams, turnouts and sad- to wistit people from the east. Why go to Dakota, where you may have to sit at tho same table with the Corespondent when yon may go to Oklahoma and have a table to yourself? Excellent everywhere. Several Yeagers and Doolins still remaining to cheer the eager sportsman In or ont of season. The Messrs. I'rickett & Punn will Sve their clients latere of introduction leading outlaws. He married, Jane 88th, 1854, Mlei Jane Beeeher, of Coventry, who, with four children, curvlve him The children are Margaret, John, Kiiaabeth and Charles. "I second that said 16 of the audionoe, rising together to their feet. Old people who itquire medicine to regulate the bowels and Kidneys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stimnlats and contains no whiskey or other Intoxicant, but acta as a ton! 3 and alterative. It acts mildly on the stomach and bowels, adding strength and giving tone to the organs, thereby aiding nature in the performance of the funotlons Electrie Bitters Is an exoellent appetiz r and aids digestion. Old people find it jnst exactly what they need. Prioef, fifty cents and $1.00 per bottle at the drug tores of W. 0. Price, Pittston, and G. D. Stroh, West Pitta ton. Old Peoplo. "I am not so sure of that," rejoined Simkins. And then he sat down and told hia friend just what was troubling him. While the shuddering audience watched with intense fascination the pale bluish flamo tho professor suddenly stooped over and blow it out- Straightening himself once more, he said: ''Again I must apologize to you, for again I have forgotten the small spot of grease. If the flame had reached the spot of nitroglycerin it would have exploded, as you all know. When a man has his thoughts concentrated on one subject he is apt to forget something else. I shall make no more experiments with dynamite. Hero, John," he said to tho trembling attendant, "take this box away, and move it carefully, for I see that the nitroglycerin is oozing Opt Put it as tenderly down in the pext room as if it were a box of eggs." Mr. Hoyt waa a Christian man when ha oame to Plttaton. He at onoe aeaociated himself with the old Preebyterian Church, whloh waa then la Its Infanoy, and In thie church he waa a ruling elder for many years. Upon the organisation of the West Plttaton Pracbyterl*n Cbnroh, he transferred hie membership to that, and was chosen one of the elders, holding the poslt on up to the time of his death. "in the absenoo of the regular chairman," said tho professor, "it is my duty to put the amendment. All in favor of tho amendment signify It by raising the right hand." ♦'Ah," said Sodlitz, "that acoounta (or it There .has been a ruffianly looking man marching up and down, watching this house. They are on your track, Simkins, my boy, and when they discover that you are a reporter, and therefore necessarily a traitor, you will be nabbed some dark night." The anarchists in tho audience exchanged uneasy glances one with the other. "Yet," continued the professor, "it will be useful for us to consider this substance for a few moments, if but for the purpose of comparison. Hero," he said, diving his hand into another box and bringing up before their gaze a yellow brick, "is dynamite in a compressed form. There is enough hero to wreck all this part of Loudon, were it exploded. This simple brick would lay St. Paul's cathedral in ruins; so, however antiquated dynamite may become, we must always look upon it with respect, just as wo look upon reformers of centuries ago who perished for their opinions, even though their opinions were far behind what ours aro now. I shall take the liberty of performing some experiments with this block of dynamite." Saying which, the professor, with his free arm, flung the block of dynamite tan down thaiuale. whare it fell on t^e Every hand was raised. "Tbe amendment, gentlemen, is carried. I shall be only too pleasod to meet yon tomorrow night at your club, and I will bring with me a larger quantity of my explosive.Mr. Line was born in Hanover in 1830. His parents were among the pioneers of that township. During tbe war he was an enroll ng officer, and also served in the ranks. H« was a farmer by occupation. Iu 1875 he was elected County Commissioner and served one term. At one t.me he lived In Nantfcoke, and held various town offices tnere. For the past two years he has redded with his son In Wilkes.arre Abandonment is made a very good group,d 'or divorce in Oklahoma, and an implied promise to be home from reading tho election returns by 11 p. m. and (ailure to get home before 1 a. m. has been declared by tho court to bo ahan donment within the meaning of the statute. (See McSwutt versus McSwatt, yirst Q. T. Reports, page 87. Also Mandy versus Mandy, same volume, page 193, wherein Epworth, C. J., held thut defendant refused to return from her mother's to p'aintiff's home until money was seut her for railroad fare and Sleeping oar tickot, the court declared that after three weeks the charge of abandonment set up by plaintiff was good and valid. Again, in McNutt uursus McNutt. where defendant was "Well, that's encouraging," said Simkins, with his head in his hands. Would Have No Opposition. "John, kindly go round and tell the man to unlock tho doors." Few men leave the olean re xDrd of fifty years of life lntheaimeoommnnlty that Mr. Hoyt has left I. is one of whleh any man might be prond. To hie children It is a rloh legaey. It may be said of him truthfully that he waa a quiet, Industrious, nnas-nmlng, upright. Christian man, who aimed to be faithful in all the relations of life. While never physically strong he was a'waya ready to do what he oonld In every good work. The Scranton TrUiune says that "State Senator Kline, of Luaerne, expects to be a oandldate for another term and having made a very satisfao'ory senator he may no! encounter much oppoeltlon for the nomination, although there are aspirant* in other portions of ths oonnty, among them Repreeentative Harvey, who has served two terms in the Honst. Mr. Kline has not, to our knowledge, signified his Intention aa to his candidacy for another Senatorial term, bnt should he wish it would have no opposition^ Men's Mining Shoe*, $110. O P. & 0. O. Sho* Co. "Are these anarchists brave men, and would they risk their lives in any undertaking?" disked Sedlitz. When Simkins and Slivers oalled round tho next night at the regular meeting place of the anarchists they found no signs of a gathering, and never since the lecture has the Soho Anarchist league been known to hold a meeting. The club has mysteriously dissolved."Oh, ldon'tknow. They Jalkenough, A Minister's Experience With Heart Disease. put i don't Know wnat they wouia do. They are quite capable, though, of trip ping me up in a dark alley." "Look here," said Sedlitz; "suppose you let me try a plan. Letme give them a lecture on the 'Chemistry of Anarchy.' It's a fascinating subject" As tho box disappeared there was a simultaneous long drawn sigh of relief from the audience. Rev. L. W. Shower Elderton, Pa.: "For many years my gMteet enemy haa been organio heart dlsaase. From uneasiness about the heart, with palpitation, tt had developed into thumping, fluttering and choking sensations. Dr. Agnew'a Cure for the Heart gave instant relief. ▲ few bottlee have rid me of almost every symptom of heart disease. It la a wondft [ worker." Sold at James Kane's. "Now, gentlemen," said the professor, "wo come to tho eubject that ought to occupy the minds of all thoughtful men." He smoothed his hair complacently with tho palm of his practicable hand, and smiled genially around him. Your children are liable to coughs, cold, sore throat, cronp and whooping cough, whl h o't-m results seriously. Prompt treatment saves many little soff-rers. Try P ui-Tlna oong D and consumption euro It's pleasant, safe and sure, 2"D cts Sold at the drug stores of J. H. Hi ock, Plt'ston, and Q D. fat oh, West Plttston. THE ENQ. "What good would that do?" "Oh, wait* till you have heard the Jpoture. If I don't make the hair of Does your head feel as though some one was hammerln; It; as though a million sparks were flying ont of the eyee! Have you horrible rickneee of the at imaoht Bar dock Blood Bitters will cure you. HOOD'S PILLS cure Liver Ilia, Biliousness, Indirection, Headache. A pleasant laxative. All Dranbta "The substance that I am about to tall ithj of is i-» own invention. *nd Subacrlbe for the Gazbttk