THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- FRIDAY. OCTOBER, 28. 180S.
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CARBONDALE
ITho Carbondalo correspondence of Tho
Tribune has been placed In tho hands ot
Mr. J. M. Forbes. All complaints ao to Ir
regular delivery, etc., rlno news Huns,
should bo addressed to Huberts & Itcl'
nolds, news occnts.
rOOTBALL YESTERDAY.
Scranton High School Eleven Defeat
Local High School Team.
"ieaterday at Alumni park the Scran
ton High school football team admin
istered the rolpnant medicine oC do
feat to our Hlph school eleven. Tho
day was an Ideal one for players, but
a trine cold for tho spectators. The
locals were outclnescd at every point
and their pluylng failed to show a
redeeming feature.
Why they should endeavor to plav
njjalnst mich teams as the Scranton
eleven Is beyond comprehension. The
gamo was a brutal exhibition, not
withstanding; tho IiIkH Kcore run up
by tho vibAnrs. Gates, n half-Brown
hoy qt tho homo team, was hurt so
badly that he had to he taken from
tho game and Ktlpatrlck substituted
in his place.
Tho pnmo was uninteresting on ac
count of the one sUIediiess oC It. Tho
trains lined up for tho l'rst half with
Scranton In possession of the south
ern goal and Carbondalo kicked off.
From that time to tho end of tho half
Scranton did not lose the ball once,
nnd succeeded In scoring twenty-three
points. In tho second half Scranton
kicked to Gates who fumbled and
Scranton succeeded In scoring eleven
points In about four minutes' nctual
playing. Then the game was called
on account ot darkness, tho total
score being 34 to 0 In Scranton's favor.
The llnc-up was;
S. II. P. C. II. S.
.son left end Swlgert
.illllps, More ..left tacklo Owens
jtono left guard AVarren
fclscnfluh center Miinn
'.lofan right guurd Nealon
Schultz right tacklo Kllpatrlclc
VaUghan right end Iluthford
Tropp qbartrr back ....Van Uergsn
Dcrshlmcr left half ...Hates, Hellty
lleBow right half lOstcrbroo.t
Harrington full back Whitelock
Holoree White. Umpire Forbes. Lines
men Jones and Coleman. Timekeeper
Rose.
MORRISON AT THE GRAND.
The great Lewis Morrison and a
company of clever artists presented
"Faust" before a large audience at
the Grand last night. It was Mr. Mor
rison's first visit to this city and the
audience was greatly pleased with
him. He Is peculiarly adapted to the
role of Mephlsto, and although ho has
many Imitators, there are none that
vcun Imitate him as ho Is. The audi
ence was an appreciative one and ap
plauded vociferously. The parts ot
Fauet and Marguerite wen; excep
tionally well portrayed and the whole
company was far above the mediocre.
JOSEPH MURPHY.
The legitimate Irish comedian. Jo
seph Murphy, will be seen at the Grand
tonight In "nhaun Untie," the greatest
of nil Irish dramas. Mr. Murphy Is n
favoilte with Cnrbondnle audiences
and should not be confused with his
brother, John, who also portrays Tilsit
roles. lie 'Is supported by a rplendld
company and carries a largo amount,
of scenery. Judging from the advance
sals of seats he will have a fair Wzeel
audience.
THE COMING FAIR.
There is much talk In and around tli"
city concerning the big fair which will
lie conducted by tho Mitchell Hose
company In tho Watt building. Prep
arations aie well nndtr way and the
affair promises to be the largest of Ittt
kind ever held in this oJtv. They have
" decided to present a gold watch as a
prize to the lady selling the most
chances on the fifty dollars In gold.
FUNERAL TODAY.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ellen
Keating, whofce death was given men
tion in this paper yesterday, will be
held this afternoon from the home on
Pike street. The cortege will move at
3 o'clock and proceed to St. Rose's
church, where the usual ritualistic
service will bo held. The Interment
will bo made in St. Rose's cemetery.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Uev. James Hughes spoke at tho
Raptlst church last night, taking for
his topic "Ten Years' Work as a Mis
sionary in Africa." Many people 11s
( tened to his lecture and were pro
, foundly moved.
A large delegation of the Scranton
council Junior Order United American
Mechanics expect to visit the Pioneer
City council tonight.
Mrs. L. A. Bassett, Mrs. S. O.
Shields and daughter, Helen, and Miss
Susan Jadwin attended the Shlager re
ception at Scranton yesterday
Miss Mary Pengclly Is in Pleasant
Mount attending tho wedding ot Miss
Flora Moase.
Frank Blair, formerly of this city,
no a- of Clarcncevllle, Long Island, was
In this city Wednesday.
Res, William, Gislon, of Old Forge,
nnd John Byrne, of Constnblevllle,
were guests nt tho parochial residence
yesterday,
Uev. Charles Leo has returned from
Martlmsburg, W. Va., where he had
been attending the synod.
J. J. F. Moran, ot the West Side, will
leave today for Colorado Springs, Colo.,
, where he will spend the coming winter.
Miss Olive Moon guvo a card parly
p to a number of her friends ut her home,
t on Terrace street, Wednesday evening.
Emmons L. Peck is in Pleasant
Mount, where he attended the wt-d.lltig
, of a relative.
' Daniel Thomas has resigned his rosl
tlon with Tucker & Maxey.
Matuon Abbey, of Salem, Wayne
county, is visiting her brother, M. O.
Abbey.
Jlss 11. Oerrlty, of Delaware street,
v- called on'Scranton frlendB Wednesday.
Miss A?nes B, Mills, who has been
visiting in Brooklyn, has returned
"'home.
f Mrs. Putz, of Susquehanna, is visit
s' riff friends in this city.
J. P. A, Tingley lias returned from
Bingliimton, N. Y., where he spent the
past few days,
Mrs. J. S. Berry, of Canaan street, is
visiting friends, at Wilkes-Barre.
Miss Blank, bf Brandt, Is the guest
Nervous Exhaustion I
Horsfordjsflcid Phosphate
Is supremely bonoflclal. '
Shun Substitutes. Put up only In bottles.
or her ulster, Mrs. E. B. Gardner, ot
Washington Btreet.
Mr. vV. E. Watt Is visiting her par
ents In Wllkcs-llarre.
Mrs. J. 1 A. TlnRley Is vlsltlns
friends In UlnRhamton.
Miss Minnie lCyto has returned to her
homo In West I'lttaton.
VEOKVIIiLB.
Mrs. Mury A. Strnrhcri, grand wor
thy matron, Order Eastern Star, ac
companied by Mrs. V, I- Taylor, paid
tho Clark's Kummlt chapter nn olllclal
visit last evening.
The borough electric light plant will
be tested Saturday.
Edward Uetts was a Itoneselnlo vis
itor yesterdaj.
Dnigglst AV. S. Woes contemplutes
thn opening of n now drug store at
Olyphant In the near future. The
store will bo located In the Uoyd
building, formerU occupied by Drug
gist "Wanting. The store Is now nn
del going ji complete renovation and
will lie supplied with new furniture
of the latest design. Mr. James Roo
ney who Is now employed by Mr.
Jlloes at Ills tV-kvllle store, as pre
serlpllon clerk, will have charge of the
Olyphant bianch.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts attend
ed the Ecnrdsley-SlmrcU wedd'n.; at
Faetoiyvllle Wednesday.
Mrs. Levi Howell and Mrs. William
!)liman and ten, Claude, are the
guests of Wilkes-Darrc friend.
Mr. and Mrs. William Wl-.oinan
passed Monday with friends et May
lit Id.
Miss Alablo AWscott, of Glenwood, 1
visiting her brothers, George, Earnest
and Ralph Wescott.
Mis. A. Oakley, of Scott, Is visiting
relntlves In town.
The funeral of Mrs. Eddy will take
place from the residence of Mr. Reese
today at 12."0 o'clock.
TAYLOR NEWS.
Knights of Pythias Entertainment
nnd Smoker Personal and Other
Notes.
One of the most pleasant social
events of the season was that of the
Taylorvillc lodge, No. -1G2, Knights of
Pyt . which took piece on Wednes
day ling in their rooms in Reese's
hall, 'ut event was a smoker nnd
entertainment. Invitations were sent
out to different organizations of the
Knights of Pythias and tho Dunmore
nnd Petersburg lodges were represent
ed. Tho following programme was
rendered In connection with tho smok
er. James E. Watklns was chairman
of the evening. Mr. Wntkins In a
short and happy speech called on the
Watklns musical family for a selec
tion. They responded uud rendered
their parts with much credit. An ad
dress was afterward givtn by Mr.
Charles Rldceway. of the Dunmore
lodge, and a duet was rendered by
James E. Watklns and David M.
Davis. John E. Evans next favored
the audience with one of his choice
lecitatlons. A selection then lollowed
by the Watklns family; address by
C. J. Quick, Dunmore lodge; song nnd
dance by Comedian Joseph Coombs;
solo, George Phillips; solo, 0 .in
Coombs; selection, AVntklns family.
After the programme was rendered a
repast and smoker followed.
Arthur Recti is .mproving from his
recent sickness.
The funeral of the late John Toole,
of Mlnooka, who was instantly killed
in Greenwood mine on Wednesdny,
will occur this morning from his late
home. Burial will be made in the Ml
nooka cemeteiy.
Any one having money from the sale
of tickets of tho recent excursion of
tho Protestant lodges of this placo is
requested to turn it in by this evening
to the committee which will meet In
Mr.. Winterburn's.
Invincible commandory, No. 2."2,
Knights of Malta, will meet tills even
ing in Reese's hall.
Miss Gertrude AVntklns, of Grove
street, was the guest of Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd, ot Jackson street, Hyde Park.
Superintendent and Mrs. AVIllinin R.
Owens, of North Taylor, attended tho
funeral of the late Richard Hall, ot
Hyd Park, yestcrdaj.
Steps have been taken to organize
a football team in this town from the
Taylor Reds base bull team. The
Reds have achieved distinction by
winning from some of the strongest
teams In the county and with a little
practice with tho pig skin tho new
organization will no doubt make an en
viable reputation, as tho team Is made
up ot splendid Individual playeis.
Mr. and Vrs. Herman Feldman, of
New iork, who have bean visiting the
latter's parents, Mr. and -Mrs. Adam
Relnhardt, of this place, have leturn
ctl home
Don't foiget to attend the Hallowe'en
social of the Christian Endeavor i-ocl-cty
of tho I'resbyterian church this
evening at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Harlowc, of Washington
street.
Several cases of diphtheria have been
reported to the board of health.
Lackawanna lodge, No. 113, Ameri
can Protectant association, at their
last meeting, elected the following of
ficers: Jacob Reese, worthy master;
Richard Winters, worthy deputy mas
ter; William G. IIowcIIf, recording
secretary; Thomas M. Davis, financial
secretary; Thomas D. Moses, treas
urer. Three Doctors In Consultation.
From Benjamin Franklin.
"When you are sick, what you liko
best Is to be chosen for a medicine
in tho first place; what experience tells
you Is best, to bo chosen In the second
place; what reason (I. e., Theory) says
is best to bo chosen in the Inst place.
But If you can get Dr, Inclination, Dr.
Experience and Dr. Reason to hold
a consultation together, they will glvu
you the best advice that can be taken."
When you have a bad cold Dr. In
clination would recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, because it is
pleasant nnd sate to take. Dr. Exper
ience would recommend It because it
never falls to affect a speedy and pre
mnnent cure. Dr. Reason would rec
ommend It because it Is prepared on
pclentlPe principles, unil acts on nat
ure's plan In relieving the lungs, op
ening the becretlons and restoring
the system to a natural and healthy
condition. For sale by nil druggists.
Matthews Bros., wholesale und retail
agents.
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TOWANDA.
The only Elmer E. Vanon Comedy
company, which is always given n full
house pvery season that Manager
Klrby Is fortunato to book dates with
for this place, will again visit our
theater-goers and give u three nights'
utancl. This comedy comrany gives
tho popular play of the "Limited
Mall," "Patent Applied For," "Rene,
the Rope Walker," "The Hidden
Hand," "Friend Tom," nnd the most
famous French comedy, "La Clgale."
This company comprises nearly twen-
ty people of tho highest theatrical tal
ent, nrd carry the best electrical and
other scenic apparatus to bo seen on
any theatrical city stage. The dates
for Towanda ttro for three days, com
mencing next Monday, going from
here to Plttslon, Ullnghamton, Scran
ton and Wllkcs-Harre.
Tho old court house has been sold to
John llrennan for J200.
Towanda Is well represented at tho
pence Jubilee In Philadelphia.
Mannssnh York, one of Wysox town
ship's oldest residents nnd nn old vet
eran, died at his lato homo on Satur
day. Dayton's flouring mill Is compelled
to run night and day during tho buck
wheat season.
Some of our town printing ofllccs
are busy with tho election ballots this
war k.
AV. J. Keating, late of tho Tldd
hoiMo, will soon become proprietor of
the AVIIcock'a cafe.
TI13 Wnlbrldgo house will change
management about Nov. 1.
The I.chlgh Valley's new signal
tower was put In operation nt tho
upper station on Tuesday.
Several of the Towanda comrades
will take an active part in a bean
bake at Lo Rnysvllle, Friday evening.
TREES THAT DRAW LIGHTNING
Select Beeches for Shelter During a
Storm and Avoid Oaks.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Alex. McAdie has asked the weather
bureau to investigate tho question why
some kinds of trees nre more frequent
ly struck by lightning than others.
Apart from the Importance of this sub
ject from other points of view, It de
mands attention primarily as a matter
of saving human life. As Mr. McAdie
shows, many people, particularly farm
ers and those who work In tho Holds
exposed to thunder storms, will work
until the storm is almost upon them
and then run to tho nearest tree for
shelter.
It the tree Is an oak, and tho charged
thunder clouds nro moving toward It
with high electric potential, the person
or persons tinder tho tree are in tho
line of strain and ull unconsciously are
contributing to the establishment of n
path for the lightning discharge
through themselves. On the other
hand, If tho tree selected for shelter
happens to bo a beech tree, there Is
some icnson to believe that It will af
ford safety as well as protection,
though tho reason why Is not nt pres
ent made clear. It is known that the
oak is relatively tho most frequently
and the 'beech the least frequently
struck.
Basel on the somewhat loose colla
tion ot figures on the subject hereto
fore available, It is estimated that in
tho matter of relative attraction of
lightning, if tho beech Is represented
by 1, the pine stands nt IB; trees, col
lectively, rank about 40 and oaks f4.
The trees struck are not necessarily
the highest or the most prominent. Oak
trees have been struck twice in tho
same place on successive days. Trees
have been struck before rain began
and split, and trees have been struck
during rain and only scorched.
It is suggested that the division ot
forestry and the division of vegetable
pathology shall combine with the
weather bureau lr an exhaustive in
vestigation of this subject, and that
those familiar with forests in their re
spective neighborhoods will tender
their experience ns to the relative fre
quency of lightning strokes on differ
ent kinds ot trees. But before any
statement Is made as to the danger ot
standing uinlcr certain trees during
thunder storms, the more general ques
tions of the effect of lightning under
trees will have to be gone into. Such
a study will deserve the ro-operatlon
of statisticians, physicists and vegeta
ble pathologists.
ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
English Are Adepts in the Business
Especially of Sauces and Jams.
From tho Sun.
"From time to time one reads much
In the newspapers concerning the adul
teration of American food," said an
eminent New York analytical chemist,
"that the average consumer might
be tempted to believe that this is the
only country in which euch fraud nnd
deception Is practiced. But this is
for from being the truth, for during
a recent visit to England I had occa
sion to test the qualities of various
eatables there, and the result was
that I found they contained much
larger percentages of deleterious mat
ter than our own products possess.
"For Instance, bottled fruits are
in England colored green by the addi
tion of copper in the form of sulphate
(blue stone.) A knlfo blade Immersed
in the juice of the fruit would rapidly
become coated with a bright deposit
of metallic copper. The English have
not adopted the simple and harmless
plan which th; French huve of giving
on apparent green color to their pre
served fruits nnd olives by tho use of
bottles made of green grass. Sauces,
potted meats and fish are constantly
adulterated or colored by means of
Armenian bile. This is done partly
by custom, but chiefly to conceal the
dirty appearance ef the pastes and
sauces. The British public will have
its anchovy cauce red. The uncolored
sauce is unsnlable, though super
ior to the rod abomination, tho filth
being removed fiom the former, while
In the latter it Is merely concealed
by the Armenian bile. Jnm3 are adul
terated by the mixture of Inferior
fruits. Marmalade frequently contains
apple pulp or even turnips. Coloring
matter and artltlclal flavorings are
frequently uced.
"An Ingenious Industry goes on large
ly in London which is wholly unex
pected by the public. Haspberrles,
otanges and other fruits are purchased
by the wholesale chemists and tho
Juice extracted. Then tho pulp Is
bought for a low price by the man
ufacturers of cheap jams for flavor
ing and placed upon the market a 'lino
new season Jam' or marmalade. Mus
tard is adulterated with Hour nnd
tumeric; pepper with husks of seeds
nnd any kind of dust that comes han
dy to tho dishonest vender. So that
the business of the drug grinder offers
Just as much temptation to the adul
terator In England as it does in Amer
ica." Russia's Astonishing Progress.
Truxtun Beale, In Forum.
While thn Anglo-Saxon rnco Is today
tho dominant ruco of tho world, thoso
who huvo seen the Immense material de
velopment of IttisBla must udmlt that at
tho end of the next quarter-century tha
relative power and influence ot tho
Anglo-Saxon raco will be much dimin
ished. The traveler who takes the Ori
ental Express at Paris for Constantinople
runs down an Inclined plane of civiliza
tion. O reaching Vienna ha feels that ho
Dr.BuIE's &i5f :
r . ?T "'p UoublMorae cough
Cough Syrup "ctolor.
cures iu a lew day, l'rlcc jjc. at all UrujcsUU.
Is out of tho vein ot material progress; at
Belgrade ho begins to seo countries and
cities tnklnir on an Eastern look; on the
third day ho passes through Sophia, tho
semi-barbarous capital of Bulgaria; and
on tho fourth he arrives at tho filthy
capital of tho "unspeakablo Turk." Few
realize that a further short sen voyago
of thirty hours brings ono Into a zono'ot
progress as vigorous ns our own. 8c
bastopol, at tho end of tho Crimean war,
a squalid Tnrtar village, has now, with
Its magnificent terraces and quays, tho
air of a great European seaport. Tho
Crimea itself, known to us, throush ac
counts of tho Crimean war, as a mem
trackless plain with an Arctic climate, Is
now fast becoming ono of tho greatest
wine-producing countries In tho world.
Directly across tho Crimean peninsula tho
plnlns of the Doncltz, which havo Blum
bored for centuries In Isolation and si
lenco broken only by thu march of Tar
tar hordes, have recently taken on an ap
pearance similar to that of the environs
of Pittsburg; twenty largo fnctorlcs for
tho manufacture of agricultural Imple
ments being now at work in that locality.
Across the Caucasus, beginning ut tho
eastern short of tho Caspian sea, Russian
engineering has built a railroad over the
shifting Bands of tho Bokhara desert, nnd
from tho quagmires of tlio Oxtis to tho
onco mythical city of Samarrand, tho
capital of Tamerlane, but a few years
ago on tho limits ot tho Known world,
deep In tho wilds of Tartary. Over this
Immense region tho same activity of
progress can bo seen; lingo barracks,
which in those deserts Bcem to have risen
In tho night llko a mist, are filled with
soldiers, who aro being educated in tho
arts ot war with alt the military sclenco
of Europe. Here tho cotton acreage is
extending so rapidly that railroads have
not kept paco with It; and caravans,
sometimes from ten to twenty miles long,
nro hurrying tho crop from all directions
to tho railroad tormlnus.
ZOLA NOT A DEGENERATE.
Novelist Has Submitted Himself for
Examination as a Test.
From tho Medical Record.
Anthropologythnnks to the labors
of Lombroso and other scientific men
of the Italian schoool occupies a much
more prominent position than was at
one time accorded to it. Max Nordau's
startling theory that genius Is only a
form of degeneration, although not ac
cepted in its entirety, is yet regarded
by many as worthy of some considera
tion. Until recently no genius has offered
himself as a subject for investigation.
Now, however, fola has stepped into
the breach and has allowed a thorough
study of himself to be conducted by a
number of French specialists. Wheth
er Zola can be looked upon as a genius
is a rolnt upon which probably no two
persons will ngree, but that he Is pos
sessed of abilities far above the aver
age will be conceded by all, and that
he has, judging from his writings,
many of the mental attributes of de
generation will also not be denied.
It appears from the investigations,
the results of which are published in a
pamphlet by Arthur MaeDonald, hat
physically Zola is somewhat abnormal.
but peculiarly so; that ho is neither
epileptic nor hysterical, nor Is there
the slightest sign of mental alienation.
Although he bus many nervous trou
bles, the term "degeneracy" does not
apply to him wholly.
Magnan classes him nmong those de
generates who, though possessing
brilliant faculties, have more or less
mental defects. It Is true that 55ola
has orbicular contraction, yCardiao
spasms, thoralc cramps, false angina
pectoris, sensory hyperesthesia, obses
sions and Impulsive Ideas; his emotiv
ity Is defective, and certain ot his
Ideas are morbid; but all this is not
sufficient to affect in nny appreciable
manner his Intellectual processes. His
strong and harmonious constitution
gives him Immunity; his intellect is
not contaminated.
Toulouse cays ho has never seen an
obsessed or impulsive person who wab
so well balanced. Yet Zola is a reu
ropath that Is, a man whose nervous
system Is painful. Heredity seems to
have caused this tendency and con
stant Intellectual work to have affected
the health of his nervous tissues.
Now it is a question whether thbj
neuropathical condition Is not an ex
citation that has given rise to the In
tellectual ability of Zola; whether a
diseased nervous system Is a necessary
cause of great talent or genius Is quite
another question. Yet pathological
fncti havo been such constant concom
itants of great talent and genius that
the relation teems to bo more than a
temporal one, and suggests the idea of
cause nnd effect. However, before this
burning question Is finally decided, it
will be necessary to make a study of
several othsr geniuses.
ALL ABOUT YOUR WATCH.
Some Facts About Timepieces Whlcn
Many Persons Are Not Aware Of.
From Pearson's Weekly.
Open your watch and look at the
wheels, springs and screws, each nn
Indispensable part of tho whole won
derful machine. Notice the busy bal
ance wheel as it Hies to and fro un
ceasingly day and night, year In and
year out. This wonderful little ma
chine Is the result ot hundreds of years
of study and experiment.
The watch carried by the average
man Is composed of ninety-eight pieces,
and Its manufacture embraces more
than 2,000 distinct and separate opera
tions. Some of tho smallest screws are
so minute that the unaided eye cannot
distinguish them from steel filings or
specks of dirt.
Under a powerful magnifying glass
a perfect screw is revealed. The slit at
the head Is one-fiftieth of an Inch wide.
It takes 30S.OO0 of these screws to weigh
a pound, and a pound Is worth 317.
The hairspring is a strip of tho finest
steel, about nine and one-half Inches
long, one-hundredth of an inch wide,
one-four-hundredth of an Inch thick.
It is colled up in spiral form and finely
tempered.
The process of tempering these
springs was long held as a secret by
the few fortunate ones possessing it,
and even now it Is not generally known,
Their mnnufacturo requires great skill
and care.
The strip Is gauged to one-fifth of an
Inch, but no measured Instrument has
as yet been devised capable of fine
enough gauging to determine before
hand by the size of the strip what the
strength of the finished spring will be.
A one-five-hundredth part of an Inch
difference In the thickness of the strip
makes a difference in the running of a
watch of about six minutes per hour.
The value of these springs when fin
ished nnd placed In wntehes is enor
mous In proportion to the material
from which they arc made. A ton of
etcel made up Into hairsprings when In
watches is worth more than twelve and
one-half times tho value of the same
weight In pure gold.
Hairspring wire weighs one-twentieth
of a grain to tho Inch. One mllo of
wire weighs less than half a pound.
The balance gives five vibrations every
second, 300 every minute, 18,000 every
hour, 432,000 every day, and 157,080,000
every year.
At each vibration It rotates about
lone and one-fourth times, which makes
OUR RANGE OF PRICES
Because we keep the finest shoes in the city,
should not give you the idea that we keep nothing
but high-priced goods. Our aim and ambition is
to give the people the best shoes for the money
they wish to pay.
LADIES' MEN'S GIRLS' BOYS' CHILDREN'S
$1.25 $1.25 $1.00 $1.00 $ .50
1.50 1.50 1.25 1.25 .60
2.00 2.00 1.50 1.50 .75
2.25 2.50 1.75 1.T5 .85
2.50 3.00 2.00 2.00 .90
3.00 3.50 2.25 2.50 1.00
3.50 4.00 2.50 3.00 1.25
4.00 5.00 3.00 3.50 1.50
5.00 6.00 3.50 4.00 2.00
Finest assortment of Babies' Soft Sole Shoes to be had.
Prices, 25 and 50 cents.
Our Shoes are the standard of style and quality.
Comer
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197,100.000 revolutions every year. Take,
for illustration, a locomotive with six
foot driving wheels.
Let Its wheels bo run until they have
given the same number of revolutions
that a watch does In a year, and they
will have covered a distance equal to
twenty-eight complete circuits of tho
earth.
All this a watch does without other
attention than winding once every
twenty-four hours.
DECLINE IN FREIGHT BATES.
William Jennings Bryan, in the cam
paign of 1&U6, declared In ono of his pub
lic speeches that thero had been no re
duction in railway rates commensurate
with the decllno In prices of other com
modities. The statement was imme
diately challenged and shown to be un
truthful. Tho United States government
(department of agriculture) has now Is
sued an olllclal and authoritative state
ment on tho subject in the form of a
very carefully complied document by Mr.
II. T. Ncwcotnb, of the bureau of statis
tics. Tho decline In rates per ton per
mile is shown to have been as follows;
1S07 1.925 1877 1.256 lbS7 01S
1SCS 1.S10 1S7S 1.298 1SS3 I'll
1SC9 1.700 1S79 1.1&3 18$9 VIZ
1170 1.8S0 1SS0 1.232 1650 011
1871 1.7S9 1&S1 1.1SS 18D1 833
1872 1.S4G 1SS2 1.102 1SU2 8U3
1873 1.G13 1SS3 1.203 1833 87S
1874 1.C20 JSS4 1.13G 1S91 860
1S75 1.421 ISSo 1.011 1S96 8M
1S78 1.217 18SG 599 1838 M)6
The decline In thirty years therefore has
been from about 2 cents to 8 mills or a
fall of 58 rer cent. Even this does not
represent tho wholo of the actual de
cline, because for tho earlier years tho
records aro incomplete and the roads on
which tho rates are not now ascertainable
are those which with the least business
had the highest rates. Tho real average
for tho country in those davs was un
doubtedly even higher than tho figures
Indicate. Taking tho figures as they are,
however, tho report says that tho de
crease "Is probably not exceeded by that
In the prlco of any Important commodity
among those largely shipped by rail."
This Is tho exact opposite bf Sir. Bryan's
assertion, and while Mr. Bryan was only
guessing for political effect, tho other
statement Is ofllclal and backed by figures
which aro unchallengeable.
On Dangerous Ground.
The editor of the great New York dally
was excited.
"Aro you trying to ruin us?" ho de
manded. Tho artist falterlngly replied that ho
had no such intention.
"Ono would think," continued tho edi
tor, "that you were doing your best to
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colors into tho cartoon for our Illustrated
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know that our readers aren't used to It
and won't stand it. Just get your brush
and work in some pink grass and a girl
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