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T11UJ SUlliVJNTON TLUJiUA'lfi-SATtUUJAY, FWUROAinf IS, 1S9!.
, WiVV'-'!'t'
Brief Chats
I With Advertisers
AOVEnTISINQ MADE
u MOFITARLC BY
K ROOD BUSINESS
METHODS.
It l! a rui Ions fact Unit tin- tunny
merchants whose advertisements are
iirwnys found In the vnilotis fake ad
vertising schemes which conic and go
In tills and other titles, seldom, If ever,
um" tlm newspapers to talk to the pub
llr, mill If iippinuehed l.v a represen
tative of a good newspaper on the sub
Jrct of iitlvm t tftlntr. they generally In
foint tin- -solicitor that advertising
dues not pay, anil ite the amount
tlipy have spout lu Hip piovlous year
inn falp schemes) iif pvonf of tht fart.
That such advertising does not pay,
any one uhii has given Hip mutter th
least tltoiiKht knows.
Tho only sure, business-bringing,
pmlll-w Inning medium for the local
dealer It tin- newspaper. Hood news
paper advertising, If properly handled.
Is bntinil to bring good retains. The
t-'innllcr morohunls can secure Just as
good results from the use of advei Us
ing space proportionate to the size of
their business, and stoics, as the de
partment stores and other law deal- j
is who use largo spaces.
The ureal fault with the average
user of sniiill space is that he merely
places his name- and line of business
therein, and leaves It run Indcllnltelj.
Such advertising may lirlnu some busi
ness, but It cannot bring tlu returns,
that It .should, and would If kept
changed continually with terse. Inter
esting anito'iincenu'iits In regard to the
Komi for sale.
There nre many dealt'if In this city
who are using small and moderate
spaipfrom two to eight Inches to
good advantage. Aiming these are Mil
lar & Peek, Reynolds Urns., LewK
Eeilly Si Davies, (lunster & Forsytho.
demons, Forbor & o'Alalley, Chntiei
L. Urlflln. Lackawanna Laundry, M.
Notion, K, !. Coursen, The Weston
Mill. Pierce's Market, Hand & Payne.
Economy Furniture store. Louis Con
rad. Mi-rcereau t Council, Florev ,fc
Hrookhi, Newark Shoe store, Standard
.-'hoe stoie, and Williams fr McAnulty.
There are no doubt others that deserve
mention in this connection that do not
ome to mind at present.
There ai scores of other stores In
till!" city that could be advertised on
the same plan as those Just mentioned,
with great ptnilt to themselves, if
many of them spent the same amount
In the newspapers that they are con
tinually throwing away on fake
schemes, they would be able to secure
a good space In one or two of the dally
newspapers1 constantly, which is the
only "short-cut" to reach the people
who buy.
The tnei chants of ningh.tuitoii organ
ized against fake advertising schemes
about six months ago, and in that time
havo saved themselves $5,000.
The home newspaper is the best ad
vertising medium, because it is read
carefully by the entire family. The
best newspaper Is generally the home
newspaper of every city, Inasmuch a
the Intelligent people of moderate
means are the ones who compose the
gteat bulk of regular newspaper lead
ers, and know a good thing when they
see It, They are also tho class of peo
ple who live well, and consequently are
Hip ones that advertisers want to
reach.
-
The Tribune Is the acknowledged
home and faintly newspaper of this re
gion, which accounts for Its unexcelled,
standing ns a lirst-class advertising"
medium.
A Few Facts.
Advertising Is the force which drives
th pulse of trade.
Thete Is no adverllsiuv
newspaper advei Using.
equal to
A good advertisement in a good
newspaper, which tells ot the merit
of it good article, Is bound to bring
good results.
If you ate not ailveitlslng In the
newspaper-, begin now; and give your
iidveitlsing thought and attention. If
you do this you will soon be a linn he
llPVff In the value of newspaper adver
tising. Lh'es of "Hustlers" all leuilnd us.
That to make our business i'lp.
We. should leave old ways behind us,
(lot up speed and advertise.
Mansiicld, v., News.
The newspaper Is the only profitable
advertising medium for the local retail
merchant. It being the only medium
that reaches the people fresh each day.
Advertising Not a Mystery.
There Is u great deal of talk about
advertising being; something haul to
understand.
Advertising Is Ihe least mysterious of
till things.
There Is no secret about advertising.
It stands for Itself.
There Is? more mystetv about "no
ndvcrtislinr." Once and a while a fel
low can plug along, and nieke a small
competence, and retire from business
fairly well-to. do. The wonder Is. "How
did ho do ItV
Ho Is generally a man who keeps
open from 5 o'clock In the morning un
til U at night, bums curl oil, does his
own sweeping out, squeezes a penny as
If It were his all, never enjoys himself
socially, and Is Known In the commun
ity as an old niossback, but "he Is hon
est and does what he says."
Hut the man who advertises conies
out lu the hi oad daylight with each
Issue of the paper. Everybody knows
why ho Is making moneythat ho isn't
afraid to tell what he has to sell, and
what he sells It for and they bo to him
with the confidence Instilled by con
tinued publicity: for no one could ad
vertise to sell gold dollars for 50 cents
and do It right ulong, because either
the gold ollurs would bo counterfeit, or
tho man would bust up In business.
And did you ever notlco that the ad
vortlter has n bright, tidy store? That
he Is u public-spirited citizen? That he
nnd his family enjoy themselves social
ly? That's the reason that ndvertlsns Is
not mysterious.
It makes a man of u man. It makes
him a power lu n community.
Onn n a while- somo men who ud-
vertlse don't succeed. It Is their fault,
not advertising's fault.
One of those same men might net
a bolt of seasonable cloth and shove
it tuck on the shelf until the edges
got faded, and the goods musty and
dusty, and It would be valueless.
linn your advertisement as you do
the rest or your business. It taker,
common sense to do either.
Uo not buy up the sides of barns
and cover them with white and black
paint: do not buy little tin signs to
tack around: do no't dlsllgure farmers'
fences: do not go into fake schemes.
I'se the newspupers.
1'se the best one In town the one
that goes to hundreds of families each
week, and Is read by them, and then
handed over to the neighbor to read
it paper with prestige and Inlluonce:
a paper that goes to the homes of the
better element of citizens In the city
and country the people whose trade
you desire. The people who are in
telligent enough to read a paper are
the people who have Intelligence to
make a good living for the family, nnd
naturally spend money freely and yet
wisely. Newspr.perdom.
What Others Say.
If you orJy keep your store open
part of the time would you expect to
get as much trade as the man whose
doors wete open to the public all the
time?
If you only tell people what you
have to ell part of the time can you
reasonably expect to do as much bus
iness as the man who kcepj everlast
ingly at It? Hates.
Successful advertising means llrst to
urreet the attention of the greatest
possible number, after which so to
marshal one's facts as to make clear
to your leaders that which Is plain to
you. Chicago Dry Goods Reporter.
NEWSPAPERS IN INDIA.
The Native Publications Are Often
Litorary Curiosities--Full of Ex
travagant Expressions.
From the Pearson's cWVkly.
The Indian press Is of ancient ori
gin. Ages before the European con
quest ever court had Its weekly in
some eases its daily Journal, which
was sent out to the principal towns
and attentively read by nobles, wealthy
people and olllclals. These journals
contained proclamations and decrees,
and chronicled the movements of the
court and all things likely to be of In
terest to the faithful subjects of the
rulers of the various principalities.
Newspapers, In our inputting of the
word, were llrst published in 1818. But
these were In English; the llrst native
newspaper was not issued until tho
middle of the century. The native
press of the present day may be di
vided into two Classen; papers edited
and published by the natives, the mat
ter being generally half In English and
half In u native language, and those
Journals which are published entirely
In a native language, this class being
much more numerous.
As a rule, these last are small, very
poorly pi luted on cheap paper, often
on only one side of the sheet, and not
Infrequently the name journnl varies
greatly In slze.accordlng to the amount
of news obtainable and the personal
circumstance and convenience of the
editor.
(ienerally speaking, the native is
very anxious to acquire a knowledge
of English. It not only opens the way
to appointments in the government ser
vice, but also makes him a person of
great Importance In the district, as
comparatively few ot the millions of
natives read English or even under
stand It when spoken. A working
knowledge of our tongue Is Indispens
able to a native editor, because all the
important news is llrst published in
the Anglo-Indian newspapers.
The native writer is fond of extrav
agant expressions, and makes use,
wherever he can, of quotations from
Shakespeare or Milton and tlu relig
ious phrases he has seen In niNstoiiiirv
literature. In the use of metaphors he
often gets much mixed up.
The editorial page of the Indian
country paper is a literal y curiosity.
For Instant e, the leader Is assured, in
an article on a political crisis that "all
the crowned heads of Europe are shak
ing in their shoes.'" Sometime we
read that "the editor expects, with div
ine help, to have more reading suited
to the Intelligence of his sub-'crlbers
In the next issue '
Hut the editor is seen at his best in
his own announcements. Ills whole
vocabulary Is brought Into play to im
press the readers. Sometimes the an
nouncement takes the tone of apology,
as in the case of the editor who Inno
cently deeluivd: "This is only the be
ginning of our paper. 'o were not
.sure how much matter was required to
till it up, and thinking we had sutllc
lent, we did not exert ourself much
to get any more. We. therefore, beg
that our readers will excuse us this
time for the spac left blank, uiitl
piomlse to tlo better and get more lu
the future."
Still more curious was the announce
ment of a paper which came out for the
first time with two columns blank, the
editor making the bold announcement
that "a large quantity of exceedingly
Interesting matter had been left out
for want of space."
When the native editor wants a hol
iday, he suspends publication until It is
convenient to resume, and, tuking his
reuders into his confidence, Inform
them plainly why the poper was not
Issued on the expected dates: "With
the consent of our leaders, we now
propose to take our annual holiday.
We are sure none of them will be
grudge us our relaxation."
If It were not for the English news
papers published In Calcutta. Hombay
and other large cities, which am edit
ed by cultured Englishmen nnd Anglo
Indians, the native Journals would be
very poor productions, as nearly all
the news and much of the other mul
ing matter are translated in order to
till them.
SOUTH SEA NEWS SERVICE.
Mysterious Way in Which Tidings
8pread in the Island of the Pacific.
From tho New York Sun.
The second surprise which awaits
the newcomer In any South Pacific
archipelago Is the way In which his
acts and plans became known not only
ANNUAL
STATEMENT
OK TIIK
COMMISSIONERS
ii-
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Showing Receipts. Disbursements,
Condition of the Finances and Ac
counts of State and County Taxes
for the fiscal year ending December
ji, 1898.
RECEIPTS.
Amount received by Countv
Treasurer M. J. Kelly, from
county anil bridge tux dupli
cates and other sources of
revenue as shown by the state
ment 01 snitt county ireas
iirer $.129,372 76
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount of disbursements Irom
county nnd brldgo funds as
shown by the, following state
ment ot the county commis
sioners on county warrants
Nos. t to 3,869, Inclusive, ntitl
dlsbuisemcnts made by the
county treasurer as shown by
the statement of said treasurer. 2S1.G50 09
ltecelpts In excess of disburse
ments 47,852 07
ASSESSMENTS.
Paid assessors for making state
anil county assessments, making
tax duplicates, school conies
and transcripts of mortguges
and Judgments
(U6S CO
ADVE1VT1SINO.
l'ald for publishing commis
sioners' annual statement, and
other advertising 1,M2 i0
AOlUCL'LTUHAh SOCIETIES.
I'.iltl Freeman I.caeh. treasurer,
premium to agricultural socle-
ties as provided by law t 200 0)
AI'l'ItEHENSION OF MUUDEUEHS.
Paid reward for apprehension
untl conviction ot Van Horn. ...J 200 00
liltlDGES.
I'nlil A. 1:. Wetherliy for
two stono inch hrldgct
in Newton and West
AbhiKtnn townships J 3'Aj 00
Harrison Gardner for
stone arch In Greenfield
townslil 370 00
Vandervoort & Klzer.
abutment lu Hlakely bo
rough 13100
Groton llrltlgu Manufac
turing Co. for three
Iron bridges In Newton
anil lienton townships
and ltlakely borough... 2.120 00
McLaughlin & Snyder
for stone arch bridge
In South Ablngton town
ship 200 00
A. II, Dunning for pro
fessional services 20S 70
Bartl & Smith 12 DO
S. W. Itoberls. railroad
fare, etc., for com
missioners and engineer
locating sites and ln
sepcting brldgo work... 13 37
Giles Hoberts, railroad
fare, etc., for commis
sioners and engineer
locating sites and In
specting brldgo work.... 23 )
Livery bills 19 W)
Advertising bridge let
tings IS 80
C. J. Thomas, for stone
arcli In Dalton borough. S10 00
DIVISION OF ELECTION DISTRICTS.
l'ald commissioners nppolntod by
court t U73
ELECTION EXPENSES.
l'ald election otllcern und
rent of polling places, .. JS.119 IH
Ground rout for polling
places , , SuO li
Printing ballots, Instruc
lion, return sheets, etc. 3,232 12
ltepnlrlng, moving, set
ting up and storing
booths 2; 15
Delivering ballots and
other election blanks.... 129 t"
C lerks appointed py court
to computp election re
turns 49.1 Co
Publishing sheriffs proc
lamation 7i"i til
Supplies to election boards 50 92
i 13.620 OS
4,024 37
COUHT HOUSE GROUNDS.
Paid mowing, sprinkling
lawn, shoveling snow,
nnd oth?r work on C
II. grounds $ 4.'9 20
Harbor Asphalt Co.. use
of steam roller 2." 00
Clark Lowry, trees 32 00
Repairs and sharpening
lawn mowers 33 IS
New hoso and plumb
ing, etc 76 II
C3 ;
COMMONWEALTH COSTS.
Paid aldermen, Justices, consta
bles and witnesses la common
wealth cases $ 47,5S3 ft)
COURT EXPENSES.
Paid court criers, messen-
sengers anil tipstaves.. ,-.Vj3 00
II. II. Coston, court
stenographer S.02ii 12
Lackawanna Legal News sal tin
Referee. appointed by
court 2,330 (M
(liana jurors
Traverse Jurors
Petit Jurois
Constables lor making
returns
Jury commicsloneis
Central IVnnn. Telephone
Co
Jyne willing material,
cleik? etc
Special stenographic ser
vices Paper books. Supreme
court
Physlean attending sick
Juror
Printing rut"s tit court...
Printing blanks for ex
nmlnatlonlaw students..
Advertising acknowledg
ment treasurers deeds.
J ai,5tX 37
CO I NTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
lMltl Giles Roberts,
county commissioner ...tuts !il
v . uooeris county
commissioner
John Demuth, county
commissioner
chief
, 2 010 lit
.11.30 ' 111
. 7,117 7tt
' 1.2S7 r,?
i,eo 111
to no
u9 30
41 ,
II 00
II 00
14 mi
77 Oil
' 12 00
Chas. I1'. Wagner,
cleru
E. E. Riih.itluiii, assist
ant clerk
F. W, Klrcholf. assist
ant cleik
II. A. Knnpp, county so-llcltor
l.OM. 30
1,093 .Mi
1,300 no
M'.'l 19
!ifJ (HJ
.Hlft 00
,202 73
2,3Cj 00
COUNTV AUDITORS.
Paid P. W. Costello $ ss.1 im
. E. Klefer S3.1 0u
F. L. Wind brflui
COUNTV OFFICERS.
Paid F. II. Cleinor.s, t-her-
Iff'u fees $1,SIS so
C. E. Pryor, sheriff's fees. I,2!J 12
II. A. Kuapp, county so
licitor, sheriff's fees ...
John It. Jones, district
attorney's fees
c. is. Pryor. protliouo
taiy's ftes
J. Copel.iud, protlioiio
tary's fees
John II. Thomas, clerk
tif courts' fees ...
riiomus P. Daulals. clerk
or courts Ices .
Charles Huester, record
ers fees
Fred Warlike, recorder's
fees
1 J7.727 62
BURIAL OF DEAD SOLDIERS.
Paid burial expenses of deceased
soldiers as per Act ot Assem
bly, approved May 12, 1S(3 1 inO W
I1IRT11S AND DEATHS.
Paid assessors In townships and
of births nnd deaths us pro
vided by law t 7 20
34 21
lU.97 7.)
393 47
S2.' 70
.. 2.739.
3,492 09
131 90
US 70
201 80
49 14
ELECTION CONTESTS,
Pal dwltnessos in election con
tests $ 31 7ti..
EASTERN PENITENTIAltr.
l'ald board nnd clothing of con
vict s i 4,111 fS
ENUMERATION OF SCHOOL CHIL
DREN. Paid assessors making enumer
ation of children 1,362 62
INSURANCE.
Paid Insurance, county prison
and court house $ 132 00
IMPEACHMENTS.
Paid roVs In Impeachment caso
of Aldonnan Kelly 1"
INSANE CONVICTS.
Paid physicians for examinations
of and report upon mental con
illlon of persons alleged to be
Insane I
INQUESTS.
Paid S. I. Longstrect,
conorer 41,570 0:1
S. W. Benjamin, chemist. 12." ()
Jurors nt Inuuests 979 uo
2,6 1 4 03
PRINTING AND STATIONERY,
l'ald blank books, blank forms,
pencils, pens, etc 3,Ci3 3o
PREMIUMS.
P.lli! Immite on wllrl rnts. foxes.
etc.. Including fees of Justice...? 4S1 M
POSTAGE.
Paid postage stamps $ 76 00
STREET SPRINKLING.
Paid Dunn Sprinkling Co $ 90 00
FIRE WARDENS.
Pnltl for extinguishing forest
tires J 2301
PUBLIC BUILDING EXPENSES.
Paid Janitors and watch
man t 1.7SI 30
Water, light and heat.. 2,016 90
Repairs, water closets,
sewers, etc 39 39
Telephone rent 110 73
E. P. Gross, new clock,
attending and repair
ing court house clocks ISO 50
Washing, cleaning nnd
scrubbing 3S1 SI
Now furniture, repair
ing f multure, carpets,
etc t.91S0
Supplies, soap, brushes,
mops .etc 113 !"
Hauling ashes and other
refuse 20 trt
Metallic tile cases, re
corder's and commis
sioners' ottico 3.300 00
Repairs, court house... 1,237 M
Furniture for superior
court room
Towels, blankets,
low cases, etc ...
Henry Hickman,
ropo on flagpole .
pll-
1,371 59
32 00
500
-t 12,272 10
PRISON EXPENSES.
Paid feeding prisoners.. $12,081 23
Salaries of wardens and
keepers 7,452 99
Light, fuel and water.... 2.20S 03
Prisoners' clothing and
bedding, etc 739 11
Supplies, brushes,
brooms, Ice, etc liW H
Telephone rent 70 00
Repair, prison building.. S17 91
I'hysiclnu and medical
supplies 300 IM
Conveying prisoners to
and fiom county prison 91 00
Car faru for prisoners... 17 33
Stone work on prison
grounds 200 00
New furniture, lino
leum, repairing furni
ture, etc SI 31
Sewln gmiichlne 1'3 Oil
Disinfectants 49 lo
-$ 2 1,33 J :
REGISTRATION.
Paid assessor of voters for mak
ing May and December rcgls
tiatlon 1 8,799 5)9
ROAD DAMAGES.
Pa lil viewers applnted
by court $ 813 00
Damage to land taken
fro public roait a'jh us
39 98
STATE HOSPITAL.
Pa lil keep ot Insane convicts
from Lackawanna county $ 273 75
STATE INDUSTRIAL REFORMATORY,
Paid care of Inmates Irom
Lackawanna count 431 73
STATE AUDIT.
Paid E. W. Thayer, auditing ac
counts of county oftlcers $ 130 no
SUNDRY EXPENSES,
Paid transient clerks for
services In county com
missioners' otilce $
Directory
Subscriptions for news
papers , ,
Relndexlng records in
registerr of wills of
tlco U. S. revenue stamps....
1. W. Bunnell, forfeit
ed bail cases 20 ll
City atlas 23 no
Telegam w
Moving sate to county
orison 00
1'Prt 97
4 l)
17 no
tiiiO i'l
L' (Ml
-$ 1,670 37
TAXES REFUNDED.
Paid taxes ovcrcharger and re
funded t 22 13
TEMPORARY LOANS.
Paid Scranton Savings bank,
temporary loans .$12,635 31
Total amount ot disbursements
by Hie county commlssloneis
on their warrents trom Nos. 1
to 6.SC9, Inclusive $239,123 32
In addltloii to the lore
going the following
disbursements were
made by the county
treasurer trom the
geiiral county fund,
to wit:
Interest on oiuniy
bonds
County institute
City institute
Commission charged by
county treasurer
$ 9,900 lj
200 00
200 Oil
11,934 57
-$ 22,231 37
Total amount disbursed from
county and brldgo funds for
the year 1S9S
iSl.fiSO 09
STATE TAX ACCOUNT,
Valuation of money at interest,
bonds, mortgages and Judg
ments, etc., assessed lu Lacka
wanna county for the year 1S9S.
subject to lour mill tax for
htaet purposes, as reported to
hoard of revenue commission
ers, valuation $0,023,063, amount
of tax $26,19.' 23
From which deduct county
county treusuier's commls
tdou 264 92
Total amount state tax $ 26 227 33
Rebate $ 19,070 19.
M. J. Kelly, County Treasurer, In Account with Lncknwnnnti County.
DR.
BiiTanee 011 liund January .1, IhttiT.
lax duplicate, of mi
lax duplicate of 1896
lax ilupllcato of 1S97
Tuv duplicate, of I89S
Loans from Hcrantou Savings Bank...
Liquor license, hotels
Lltiuor license, restaurants
Rebate on stato tax for year 1897
Exoneration tax collected
Interest on unseated land
Heated and unseated land tax collected,
Mve per rent, penalty collected
j-rison uouru collected
, M!IM,,
I, t -It.. .1
....
.
$639T3T126 90,
$012 00
Prothonotary's Hens collected
Costs collected by II. A. Knot
Iv'nrnnv roimtv solicitor
Jury fees, flwi limi rnsin from Tlinmns Daniels, clerk of courts
Redemption fund
Allen tax collected
Rent for election booths
olio enses sold by countv commissioners
Secretary of Internal affairs
John Flckus, refunded registration
District Attorney John R. Jones, costs collected
Fishing fines collected
Giles Roberts for hoso cart
Alderman C. C. Donovan, fine collected
Refunded by Wm. T. Hnckett and others, overpaid by county com
mlsslor.crs' warrants. Nos. 2.936, 2.70S
County commissioners for glass sold
Costs collected from Fred Mink having been discharged as insolvent.
Detective license. C. 1. Sllverburgh
Medical license, Dr. Rrvnn Clark, of New Yprk city
Attorney P. F. Loughrnn. overpaid fees
Proceeds of county commissioners' sales
David Matthews, overpaid on grand Jury
Typewriting paper sold by county commissioners
Interest nnd costs on land redeemed from county commissioners
Transferred from county to bridge fund
Total
M
1
H0K2
c
3
s
o
37 38
V 673 30
4,974 22
tl
a
3
b
M
til tiO
"mi)
65 97
VSSffl
746
2.316
31,751
162,374
42,000
21,185
3.841
16,772
102
133
2,078
196
144
383
96
211
I-
inrsswisT
746 73
2,306 70
31,751 14
163.146 29
42,000 00
24,183 29
3.8(1 57
1,772 23
102 14
133 65
7,118 95
i,30OO0
101
23
110
4
13
6
10
1 00
30 23
600
27 63
23 00
10 00
800
43O0
GOO
IS 00
38 37
...j$612 pO$780 37$4St 281 $S,B4752. $8,47379$32l.09897l$33G,996 93
CR.
Interest on coupons paid
County lnstltuto
City Institute
Transferred from county to bridge fund
County and brldgo warrants paid, Nos. 1 to 3.869, Inclusive, series O.
Township warrants paid, Nus. 63 to 171, Inclusive
Redemption fund
Treasurers commission
Balance on hand
E
c
is
o
j$l&i 26.
:$7S0 37 29S 02;
$i,o:: 72
133 29
4,336 31
l$JS0371$lSt28J$3,347p2
JJ.III UJ
4,690 44
8
$9;
7,
!-,r.
iftoiPW
200 00
200 00
500 00
,611 17
1.951 i
,69R 23 $612 I
s
00
$8,473 79 $321,098 97$6I2 00
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$fj30"S
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200 tO
7.B00 0O
239,425 32
1,055 .2
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12.039 KS
46,439 57
$336,996 9.1
Statement of Collectors of State nnd County Tax for the Year 181)8.
s
DISTRICTS.
Archald Borough
Blakely Borougb
Benton Township
Covington Township
Clifton Township
Cnrondale Township
Carbondale City
First ward
Second ward
Third ward
Fourth ward
Fifth ward
Sixth ward
Dickson City Borough
Dunmore Borough
Dalton Borough
Elmhurst Borough
Fell Township
Greenfield Township
Glenburn Borough
Goulilsboro Borough
Jcrmyn Borough
Jefferson Township
La Plume Borough
I.ehlgh Township
Lackawanna Township ...
Madison Township
Maytleld Borough
Newton Township
North Ablngton Township
Old Forge Township
Olyphant Borough
Ransom Township
Roaring Brook Township .
Scott Township
Spring Brook Township ...
South Ablngton Township
Taylor Borough
Throop Borough
Wlnton Borough
West Ablngton Township .
Wavcrly Borough
Scranton City
First ward
Second ward
Third ward
Fourth ward
Fifth ward
Sixth ward
Seventh ward
Eighth ward
Ninth ward
Tenth ward
Eleventh ward
Twelfth ward
Thirteenth wanl
Fourteenth ward
Fifteenth ward
Sixteenth ward
Seventeenth ward
Eighteenth ward
Nineteenth ward ..,...,
Twentieth ward ,
Twenty-first ward
Benton Township ,.
C.irliondiile City. First ward
Elmhurst Borough
Fell Township
Lackawanna Township
Newton Township
Scott Township
Wlnton Borough
Scranton City
Second ward
Fourtli wanl
Fifth ward
Ninth wanl
Tenth ward
Fourteenth ward .
Fifteenth ward
Nineteenth wartor.
Dunmoro Borough
Collectors.
P. T. McDcnnclU
i). j. wiiuams...
II. G. Smith
It. J. Tanfleld...
Sol Slglln
Pat. Casey
II. II. Pierce
Wm. Male .......
Wm. Passmorc.
Wm. Passmorc..
E. II. Stone
Win. Passmoro..
T. II. Wetland.. .
W. 13. Correll...
A. Terwllllger ..
C. II. Whitney..
J. W. White
W. J. Bell
E. M. Sherwood.
J, B. Gardner...
Jos. Jay. Sr
G. W. Collins....
G. W. Paterson..
J. G. Bailer
J. J. Coy no
K. NoucK
Robt. Roe
J. D. Hopkins,..
F. 1.,. Smltn
H. Harding
P. J. Hoban
Tobias Stein ....
Jas. Me Da dp, Jr.
men. Graves....
W. A. Price
G. P. Meyers....
J. D. JonesN....
Geo. Stanton ....
Jas. J. Lawler...
G. F. Gcthman..
W. G. Letson...
Henry Roberts.
J. B. Owens
J. J. Costello...
a. T. Jenkins...
Timothy Jones.
Thos. Thomas .
II. llagen
II. F. Poust ...
W.P. Cow'thw'te
R. Buenzll ...
T. Hesslncer. .
Jos. Allbrecht...!
II. L. llalstead..
G. F. Kellow....
W. G. Williams.
J. G. Seamans...
Jos. Spelcher....!
Tnso. Tnomas ..j
Jos. Albrecht . .
Chas. F. Kloss..
F. W. Bergo ....
c.
3
Q
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3
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O
4.T89"06
3.191 6
1,589 51
M0 65
254 64
1,323 49
3,698 87
2.422 91
2.138 49
1,053 48
1,701 6i
1.368 7!
4,083 70,
12.624 41
801 06
331 45
3,832 99
1,291 23
567 36
7S 10
2.031 251
815 29
266 26
216 63
7.033 99
1,338 36
1,487 61
1,822 74
6S0 01
5,718 74
4.179 97
1.221 46
555 46
2,0011 09
733 89
1.613 88
3.713 62
3.497 04
""421 1
710 16
S.0U9 17
,I13 59
2,761 17
6.444 26
7,651 89
1,982 2:
3.213 7:
50,161 5S
15.5S7 16
4.411 70
4,065 IS
1,457 00
9,993 19
4,538 19
4.S00 31
8.028 88
19,054 93
879 11
4.161 37
7.376 74
4,321 10
8,290 79
7,026 2t
2,770 27
6,996 II
8,281 06
2.035 12
3.256 40
32,566 31
18,201 01
4.663 00
5,032 42i
1.510 43
It, 651 92
5,14 t 03
r.o:;i si
10,569 07
21,930 80
907 90
4.402 91
7,514 57
4,367 80
'.$243,879 93 $27,494 18'$273,374 17
Year 181)7.
II. G. Smith !X 1.43678$ 136 08i$ 1
E. A. Wonnacott 3.328 77 838 291 4
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$ 76 93,$
252 76
112 04
77 00
6 00
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1.142 74
1.392 88
272 65
10 11
2,233 53
W 03
21 39
1,229 29
162 79
263 72
7X 71
28 15
102 30
5 70
114 85
25 35
35 52
9 44
194 12
165 66!
53 34
211 11
49 34
27 37
116
133 561
144 23
1S5 S3
27 58
95 14
237 14
6 73!
31 62
I 60
43 12
281 62
WW 6i
5 80
.r.'i ir.
629 17
72 s:
42 671
2,404 73:
2,613 85
24S 30
967 24
59 43
1.65S 7.1
003 81
231 30
2,510 19
0.895 Si l
W! 79
211 54
137 S3
43 34
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O 3
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4.265 99
3,411 62
1.731 5
887 63!
260 64
1,329 09
4.841
3.816
2,411
1,063
1,944
1,458
4,105
13,85.1
966
6SS
3.911
1,319
C69
S3
2,146
870
321
226
7.24S
1,304
1.540
2,033
729
5,746
4,326
1.458
693
2,183
761
1,74.5
3.950
3,303
2,960
423
759
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37 471
15S1'
4 49
$ 03 19
28 72
10 45
C8 31
18 40
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$ 42 2:
9 31
6 86
$201 21!
$189 o;
160
1167
"3,060 or
2.125 9
1,195 00
312 36
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$T26.T?9
1,31V KI
536 55
545 29
260 bl
669 03
2,120 8G
1,115 04
4 SO 73
615 91
973 SO
1,214 74
1,026 57
3,238 70
306 62
249 16
1.091 51
'"260'fiK
38 50
1,130 Ml
258 09
199 09
935 32
447 41
761 91
2.150 76
1,103 77
1,199 6
""24j'45
$106 71$183,339 79$89,517
Chas. Whitney.
j. v. wnito
J. J. Coyne
J. D. Hopkins...
Rich. Graves ....
Jas. J. Lawler...
B. Brlggs....
It Will In en
Imothv Jones.
H. mompson
Schroeder ...
F Kellow....
T. MorEriin...
m. Miller ....
'. E. Correll....!
Dunmore Uoroush
b'ell Township
Waverly Borough ..
Soinnlon City, Third waiil....
I-
!$
Year
T. E. Ilolar.d I
P. Mcfleever....!
C. W. Hall
3;.-2S 77 !
281 18
3.708 4
0,917 90!
1.746 51
1.S60 97
3,218 46'
5,80
5,;i9i!
7.379
10,535
3,263
4,363
1.033
1.016
3,120
136 OS,
838 29 1
51001
6S S3,
127 58
216 01
172 69
2 60
f.C.t 71
391 35
580 39
2,565 20
328 ml
5.MI 51
280 27
224 15
52 66
,612 86
,367 06
331 18
777 30
,015 48
962 ,tf
033 66
221 061
1; 4(1 a
6,387 96
7.953 SO
15,100 33
3,391 25
1.911 30
4.313 31
4.240 26
3,117 S3
1.C07 30 $ 7,171 32 $ 78,778 62
18!)li.
9.366 S6,
3.410 42!
626 83 1
!$ 980 69
3,533 75
287 51
.'1.371 61
5.40U 00
1.739 72
1.R60 00
2,405 10
3.6S5 16
4,000 00
6,066 74
10,933 99
2,821 22
4,230 00
3,531 39
3.739 01
2,700 00
$ 632 17
831 31
46 C7
453 69
1,615 4S
202 S3
173 66
815 tfi
753 27
2.3S7 M
1,893 06
2,166 34
770 0.5
661 50
781 9 J
801 25
772 8.1
937 D3 10,304 19!
39 701 3.4S0 121
02 32 689 75
'$ 13,431 ll!$ 1,039 95!$ 11,471 06!
Year 18511.
Giles Drcker .....I. 2,259 98 1 52 271 2.292 ! 2f.
1$ 63,327 S3l$15,450 73
.1 S.MS23 1,455 91
.1 SiCffl 70 783 42
.1 00Bl 288 93
'($ 11,945 78!$ 2.52S 2S
. 2.123 92 ;
Condition of the Finances of Lackawanna County.
ASSETS.
Cash in county treasury. $ 40,
Court house building.... 330,
Furniture ami llxtures
In court house ,o.
Court house grounds... 200,
....int., n.luim lalllllllnf- . 12.1
l.lfUlll? ,..ow.. ............. --
County prison grounds.. 2
ia.a Im niin4i
I'urnuure m t-"""r
orison
Duo from collectors,
subject to commls
sinus and exonerations.. lOi.Ou) 0
Duo from state 19,670 0t'
592 67
,000 00
,000 00
,000 on
,000 00
W.O00 00
3,000 00
Total assets
... $900,062 07
LIABILITIES.
Four und one-half per
cent, refunding bonds.
Issue of Dec. 1. 1S3I.
from Nos. 21 to 120, In
clusive $100,000 00
Four per cent, coiut
house Improvement
bonds, issuo of Dec. 1,
1S96 133.000 00
$235,000 0)
Assets hi excess of liabilities.. $063,062 07
STATISTICS,
Ases.ed valuation for year
189.S $33,000.000 00
Estimated expenses for year
1S99 290,000 00
Amount of county tax duplicate
for year 1898 231,000 00
Amount of state tax duplicato
for year 189$ 26,227:3
All of which Is repcctfuily submitted.
JOHN DEMUTH.
GILES ROBERTS.
S. W. ROBERTS.
County Commissioners.
Attest:
CHAS. F. WAGNER, Clerk.
Scranton, Pa., February 8, 1699.
to those whom thev niav concern, but
t'Ven inure distinctly to those whom
they do not. The llrst south tea aur
pilse Is that tho Islander of fact never
stirs u linger to put himself lu line
with the Islander of the books.
It Is practically Impossible to trace
the channel of tho news. One may sur
round himself with servants who know
pot u word of English und mnv be ns
seciut ns a lodge In discussing plans,
yet knowledge of them spreads with
speed und with un accuracy which be
comes less and less In proportion us
tho distance is greater. One Is almost
tempted to believe that tho news Is
carried by a bird In the ulr. And It Is
not only things done und words spoken
that nre thus published, oven unspoken
plans become known, to the groat hind
ranco of business combinations,
Somo explanation may be Imagined
tonga, COO mllea uwuy. , JIe went to
to account for the rapid spread ot news
from place to place on u single island,
or from Island to island of a single
uichlpelago. Hut the mind cannot
comprehend the diffusion of knowledge
from archipelago to archipelago where
there Is no Ir.teicominunleatlon except
by the most roundabout ways. Yet
news Kpreads from Inlander to Islander
along channels which they either can
nut or will not explain, und from tho
Islander it conies to tho white man,
Huch news ir. sometimes accurate, of
tener nulte wrong; but tlu man wise
In tho ways ol the bench knows that
something hns happened, and awaits
developments.
Here Is an instance: Last yeur a dis
tinguished student of the Muorls of
New Zealand, S. Percy Smith, surveyor
general of that colony, made an ex
tended tour of Polynesia. Beforo go
ing to Apia, his last aton ,W(U at Rare
Apia by the unly wuy of steamship
travel, from Iturotongu to Auckluiid on
one line and from Auckland to Apia
on another, no vessel having arrived
ut Anla direct from Itarotonga. within
a year. On the hour of his arrival tho
Apia collector of customs commented
on ti greenstone watch charm which he
was wearing, and said that he hud
learned ot the Interest with which the
native people of Itarotonga had llHtened
to the traveler's account of the vener
ation with which the Maoris regard the
Jade as nn almost sacred ornament.
The collector of customs could not re
call when or where hit learned that fact
he JUBt know It, that was all. This
trivial story had apparently In some
mysterious way como faster than tho
traveler by steum.
Yet another Instance: The press1 as
sociations of this country had accounts
of tho strained relations of tho Ameri
cas, and tho German squadrons In Aula
harbor us they existed In February,
18S9. This news wus published In the
llrst week in March. There was no
possible way of learning a single thing
as to the outcome. For four weeks
Sumou was out of the world. No
steamers could call there and no cublo
existed. It wns certain that no one
could get a line of news before the llrst
of April. Yet In the lutter part of the
third week of March the American
newspapers published a brief account
of a naval engagement at polnt-blanl;
rango In Apia harbor. German Bhlps
were sunk, American ships were sunk,
many lives' were lost, It was said. The
story could be traced back no further i
than "Washington. It came out of the
navy department In an unaltlclnl way,
and If the olllclals traced It still
further back to any source, that
fact was never madn known. In the
courro of a day or so all the papers
pointed out the inaccuracy ot tho news
nnd showed how impossible It would be
to have any sort of Information before
the fixed date of the mall. Now this
story wns false In every point. There
was no naval combat point blank In
Apia harbor, nor at any range In Sa
moan waters; yet all who were famil
iar with the South seas knew that
something hud happened and that the
news had como through the South ecus
news service and watted for tho facts.
Note the date; It was at tho end of
the third weel: In March that this news
was published. The April mall tip from
Samoa brought the news of tho mem
orable hurricane, of tho wreck of the
Adler, tho Kber, and the Olga of tho
German navy, of tho wreck of the
Trenton and the Vandalla, and of tho
beaching of the Nlpslc of Admiral
Klmbcrley's squadron. And this took
placo nt tho beginning of the third
week In llarch.
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