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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJfi-TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1899.
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We Will
Close Out
our entire stock of Pianos, Or
gans, Gultais, Mandolins, Violins
niul Banjos at greatly reduced
prices.
For Instance 7 1-3 Piano Cased
Carpenter Organ, worth S17B.0-,
solid walnut, elegantly llnlshcd,
looks Just like Piano, $110.01)
easy payments, $100 00 cash
This sale will continuo until nil
goods aie sold.
"They Call My Darling Jano"
is the greatest hit we ever had,
20c.
Perry Brothers
205 Wjomlng Ate.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Depends largely upon the
supplies. The right kind
at
KEMP'S,
10't
Wyomlnrj Avsnuo
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose aud Throat
Will return Sept. 1.
Williams Building, Cipp PotofflcP.
HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY
1AM, ICES A! froze, fits
120 MU'iiee SI reel,
Masonic lemple
llN10.N
x?
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CITY NOTES
4
Hf ttttM
inspi:ction or ioi.ici: -Tin .m-
iiu il Invpntlon ut tlu polite di i'. u tini.nl
will be held Frlthi iit
roNcnnT at u i:st paiik -l,iw-
rencot, band will Rive a iiniii.it it Wet
Park Thuicdnj nlRlit next '1 In pio
gramnic will bo oientd at o clock
m:ti:hans annpai. uixnion-
Tho Ono Hundred and rirt -third 1'cnn-!-lanli
regiment will unit In .inniial
reunion nt Niiy Aug puk this morning
at 10 o c'cieK.
i;li:i; ci.cii iu:iii:aksal-tiic Gieo
lul which has bun ore, mlzcil lm the
coming letter eurrieis convention will
hive a iihcut,il tommiow evening In
the high school auditorium.
llKhl'l i: MIKSIO.V-bcuitiiiv W V
Ad ill, of tho Hiillriiiil cuing Mens
Christian nsotl itloii, will conduct the
Ko-p(l oiik and pi.il-e --oivlce at the
IJctcuo mission thl" evening.
i:i'i:ivi:d holy comjicniox -
Tin members of Iho Miigvur and SI -Minlc
mlt-slou of the Plrst Piosbjlerl in
church pirtnok of the l.oid s supper
Stiiidu) Itov Julius llambriteky ofll--l.ited
AVILI. A'lTKNP PIi:RAL - The
m mherri of Lieutenant llzra (it Win o
litn's Helit f c in p No Ml, will imet at
Mmioilil hall toil u at 1 .( oiloik to
atttnd the funeial of tlit.ii deceased sis
li r Mrs .KHz ibeth lili not
NO PHANOi: IN IWIINTV-rOl It
A 1IAH.S It IJrnosl Conitg), tin leal
cMuta dcalei has i-old lot 1UM t t
1 ntknwnnnii ovinuo to Thomas MiJlul
h n for M.-'nO, the Fume price it sold tor
twtiilv-tour jeais ngo when William
Uli K piiiehni-cil It
llKPTASOPMS TO ATTUNl) -The
in mb( rh of the Improved Order of Ilip
tasnphs who wish tn atttnd tlie runt ml
of T J Jnrilin will Intel at Odd Pel
ton .' hall unmoii, at S oclotk this
morning (uirligcs will be provided lor
those who wish to ko to the cemeterj.
SPANISH CANNON -The SpmMi can
turn uwaiiled bv Oov, Htoiie to tho city
of AVIlkes-ll irie, in rived at Luzotnos
capital on S iturd i ami altracted cons'.d
' ruble attention The cannon Is of biuss,
it Inches Ion,;, will a "ifc inch bore and
weighs "01 pounds It came Horn Moiro
untie
CAMK MANY MILLS- John I Tees
1 ile, n Philadelphia bank clerk and 1 ile
Iv iUt.ih.uged prlvntn of the Second Oie
in volunteers, fresh fiom the seat of
war In the Philippines, obtained n mar
rl.ino llccnso jestcidij fiom Oleik of
the Courts Dinlcls peunlttlng him to
marrv Mrs Kllle A Ptiinliigton, of 319
Adams uvenui
1'AMILY HCPNION-Tho reunion of
the descendants of Amos and Cjnthla
Cupenter and Joseph and ithodd Car
jienter, who sittltd In whit Is now e ilh !
South Ablngton township, Lackawanna
count. In Mi will take place- at the
home of Adelbeit Carpenter, Stolt town
ship, on Thuisduv, Septembi i II Teams
vv 111 meet Delaware, Lackawanna and
AAestirn trains north and romh on the
nioriihiL; of tint dio at Dilton station
to eonve passengers to the plaie of ie
unluii. THE PLUMBERS CONFERENCE.
Another Session Held, but Nothing
Definite Done.
The committees from the Master
I'lunibois' association and fiom the
Plumbers' union held another confei
ence lust evening In the looms of the
Bulldeis' exchange No definite agree
ment was reached, however, und an
other mietlng will be held on Wednes
day evening.
While It Is geneiully expected tint
a settlement will be effected, the f.rt
that there Is so much time n quired to
effect ono would Indicate that the path
to an umlcable adjustment Is not a
smooth us It wus ut llrst thought to be
and weak digeotlon
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
nas no equal.
Genuine bean name 1 lorsford'n on wrapper,
,F
JLABEL
SiK
WILL BE MOTOR CYCLE RACES.
Novelty That the West End Wheel
men Aro to Provide.
At the national clicult bicycle races
nt Wllkos-Hnrre on 1'rldny nnd Satur
day, Sept. 1 and 2, undei the auspice
of tho AVest r.nd Wheelmen, there will
lie u motor ecle rnce dally, never he
tore attempted In nn Inland flu-.
This novel event was onlv Keeuted
v Ith tho outlay of enormous expense
The distance will lie live miles nnd the
West Side track record of 1 55, will he
broken for e tcb mile. The contest
ants will be Charles W. Miller and
Huirj Caldwell Miller Is the famous
six-day champion of the world, liming
Avon two nlx-du t.tces In New York
city, as well as slmllnt races lit San
I lnnrlno, Washington, Pittsburg und
C'htcngo H" also won the 72-hour
wot Id's championship In I'lnnee. de
feating nil European and American
thleirt of note
Caldwell Is the coming mlddle-dl-tnnce
champion of the world, lx feet
tall and u giant in strength, having
nliendy defeated such famous rldeis
as Nat Hutler. Major Tnvlor, 1M Me
Pufil Utirns, Pleice, Kikes nnd others
nnd is now after Tom Mnton's sonlp
Miller nnd Caldwell will put up excit
ing and speedy reces and will un
doubtedly cover each mile In loss than
Hit. whlili tho ate capable of doing
The Delaware und Hudson P.nilrond
company runs in exclusion eneh day.
THE CARROLL ANNIVERSARY.
Young Men's Institute Will Fitting
ly Observe It.
A meeting was held ut Plttstnu Sun
on of the ii piesentutlves of the coun
cils of the A Hini Men's 1-ul ut of
the nllo to make arrangements: for
the leunlon of the Young Men's Insti
tute nt Like Ailel Sept 2n the utin -veis.uv
of the birth of (iniles Cnr
t nil of Carmllton. the Hevolutlonaiy
pntilot and one ef the lmmoit.il slt;n-
is of the Deciaiatlon of Independence.
John P fJlbbons of Hudson, was
chub man of the meeting and duties
Judge of Plttston, was chosen secie
tnrv "he following eommlttets weie
nppohred On genei.il aiinngements,
limes llejnoi, James C. Cullen, of
Diininon nnd Thomas McUugh, of
West Setaiiton. advertising Luke
Hotnn of C.ieen Ttldge, John O Oalla
gher cf M.nooka, Andrew Dnlley, of
Pltlston J P Clbbons of Hudson:
.' T' Collin", of Carbondale. T A. 13on
uhoe of i i niton, and P H Mouahai
if I.ueii.e. lefieshmtnts J.imes G.
Cullen, of Dunmoie. H .1 Helllv, A' o
ca, .ml W J Ctllgiillnn. of Wllk. s.
I.aue n uslc James J CJnynoi Sita -ton
J J TlRtie. l'lttston, nnd T.
llruahoe, Peianton
It Is fptcted that ! 000 people will
n'tend tin event
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
Two North Scranton Young Men
Severely Injured Saturday.
Thomas Kudilv was pilnfullv Injuied
at the Cauga mine Saturday. He Is
engaged as a brnkeinan on the tialn
that eonvejs culm to the dump While
pursuing his duties his left foot was
caught between the heads of two mis,
squeezlns the membei badly He was
lemoved to his home, wheie his injuiy
was attended to
Leo Connnllj, of W.ine avenue,
Noith Scranton, sustained a sevoie in
juiy at his home, Sunday afternoon
He was plaving in the jard, when he
stumbled, und in older to save himself
from Injury put forth his hands land
ing on the ground, his left hand came
In tontnet with a broken bottle The
second tlngei was cut so badly that It
was necess.uv to amputate It
DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL.
Reported Purchased by the Ramapo
Water Company.
It Is lepoited that the H.imapo Water
company, of New York, has puiihasel
the old Delawaie nnd Hudson ninil,
which was lecently abandoned bj the
companv It is located In Orange. T'l
stei and Sullivan counties In New
Yoilc state The watei will bo ral
lied to OJieatcr New Yoik bv means
of n gigantic pipe line
The canal was built In 1S11 at a cost
of fi 010,000 Of late ears the le-
ceipts from the canal had gieatlj fallen
off und It was being opeiated nt A
lonslderable loss to the company.
POLICE COURT NOTES.
Thomas Hurst paid u $.' tine In police
court esterdav morning for beln,;
drunk James Hummel was sentenced
to ten ilnj In the county jail for the
same offense
Thomas Durkln paid $" on a chnigo
of dlsordotly conduct nnd fighting.
William Mavei, Hrnest Van Tassel
nnd John How lev weie all discharged
on a charge of vaBianc, but weie or
tlead to ciuit the town
James Murtuugh. who was attested
on complaint of his wife for being
drunk and abusing her. was Riven a
hearing In the afternoon, but us she
lulled to put In an uppearauce, he was
discharged
WILL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
East Side of Washington Avenue Be
ing Repaired by Barber Company.
The liarbei Asphalt company com
menced tearing up the old pavement on
the cast side of Washington avenue
yesterday and the ofllcinls promise that
It will be in tlrst-tlass shape for con
vention week
This side of the slieet has been In
such a deplorablj bad condition that
If woik on It hud not been commented
eniller a Jiumbei of peisons wcie.ifinld
that It would create a bad Impression
legardlng the city In the minds of the
vlsltois
CONCERT AND LAWN TESTIVAL.
Bauer's Band Is to Be in Gieen Ridgo
This Evening.
At tho lawn festival to be given by
the sodalities of St. Paul's chuich,
fiieen Hldge, tonight, the following
progtnmme will be lendered by Ilauer's
band.
M:n eli, Hlvnl Hovers Alexandei
Overture Tho Beautiful Gulutta Supi e
Selection, Tho Hntered Urlde .Sinetnna
Medio. The Winner . Mnckio
Tho Dawn of Love .. liendix
Selection The I'm I lino Teller .Herbert
March Pails Dxposltli.n . Talor
DESERTER SENT TO JAIL.
Runaway Husband Fetherolf Made
No Attempt nt a Defense
nsmi Fetherolf, who was attestel
in Kastoti on Satuiduy by Deteitlvo
Sideline) g on a charge of non-support
nnd deseitlon, prefeirtd by his vvif,
was Riven a hearing jestetday morning
befoio Alderman Kasson
He did not attempt any defense an!
was committed to the county Jail In
default of ball.
ELEVEN BIDDERS ON
SCHOOL CONTRACT
LEADING BUILDERS WHO ARE
READY TO TAKE THE JOB.
Plumbers, Also, Seem to Want Work.
W. W. Giant Elected Prlnclpnl of
tho High School Miss Nnllln Ap
pointed to No. 3 School Used Too
Many Brushes, Thought Mr.
Evans Text Books Again Women
Accuse n Janitress of Stealing
Supplies Mr. Gibbons foi Plny
ground. Eleven bids for the conttntt for new
No 2 school building In the Twelfth
ward weie lend at last night's meet
ing of the boutd of contiol They
were us follows
JoliM lienori! A. Sol V,"'i 00
JMwiii S Williams i'iS'ili'O
Peter Stlpp ... . 2i AVI l
Peck Lumbet Companj 2',!0 V'S
M J Huddv . 2. 411 ("I
Washburn Williams & Co LIBO?'"1
Naj Aug Lumber Cominnv .i.,rii on
C T llolund u'.vaioo
S Sjkes Sons X 0V. in)
I It Woolsev It'll 27.VI0 U0
Patrick Milldonn 2S2" 00
The larger nliimblntr firms, too, dls-
pla.ved a quite ginetol desire foi wen It
font of them bidding for the Job of
Installing u heating nnd ventilating
plant In No. ! building. Their bids
weie as follows.
Charles B Scott J 2 SI
P P & M T Howie ., k.1
Hunt .1 Connell Co "Tr'T
Guvlord At l'ltapiuie Ti.TS"
The 1 low ley proposal included nn nd
dltloual offer to do the woik foi $ 1TB
It an uptight Instead of hoiirontnl
boiler was used.
All the bids were referred to the
building committee.
Mil CHt A NT I'LVX'THn.
On the recommendation of the big
and ti.ilulng school committee, thiough
Chairman Jnvne W. W Gtnnt was
chosen to succeed Di Geoige W Phil
lips ns pilucipul of the high school at
n salao of ?.',000 a year The ote
was unanimous
Other lecoinmendntlons of the com
mittee ndopted who
' We letommcnd that County Rupr
Intendent .1 C Tavlor be granted the
use of the high school auditorium for
the owning lectin es at the county In
stitute, Oct "1 to Nov 2 that when
the bond ndjoinns It adjourns to meet
Tuesday o-venlng.Sept 3, ut T .'.0 o'clock
for genetal business, and tint pupils
who vvue In attendance less than six
months In Giammnr A, and did not
talc the final Giammai A examination
In June must take the entrance ex
amination for the high school under
the principal of the high school"
A communication wus received from
Supeilntindenl Howell submitting the
list of books needed for the veui nnd
recommending that a committee be
nppolntcd to define the boundnile'. of
the dlstilcts to be served bv the ellt
feient schools Tho secietaty w.i'i In
structed to oi del the books recom
mended bv the superintendent, and the
chnlr nppolntcd Messis Jennings,
Jn ne and Trancols on tho boundary
committee.
THK HITILDING COMMITTI'I
The resignation of Mis. r L Kelly,
nee MeAlpIne, as teuchei In Primary C
depuitment of No " school, was ac
cepted und em the if commendation of
the touchers' committee. through
Chaltinun Phillips, Miss Mollie Heliri
wis trnnsfeircel from Primary It de
li utmont of the same school, to fill
the nctincy, and Miss Teresa Nnllln,
a lecent gra liiate of the high and
tialnlng school was appointed to Mls
Helm's place The vote was unani
mous in each Instance
The building committee, through
Chnhmtn Shltes lecommended that
the Johnson be.it regulating nppaiatus
be put In No 19 school, at a cost of
JSOO, bv the Philadelphia nieettlo Sei
vlce enmp.inj. . and that Mts Swift,
janitress of old No 9, be appointed
Jnnltress of one of the rented buildings
(Capouse nnd Ash) while new No. ! Is
being erected, at a salaiy of $J0 per
month, and Mis Joseph Campbell of
the othei rented building (Capouse nnd
Gibson) at a salary of $15 pei month,
to commence September 1.
The lecommendatlons weie all adopt
ed In the list of bills approved by the
building committee was one fiom
Henry Gilflln of SS7 i0 for a Job of
whitewashing which Mr. Hvans ob
jected to paving because It contained
nn Item of $1 for ten blushes Mr.
Shires snld Ml Gilllln had nliendy
reduced the bill from $112 to its pies
ent flguio nnd the committee thought
It was not at all exhorbltant The bonrl
thought likewise and oidered it paid
A lettet was leceived from Tied
Petshlng, agent for Glnn &. Co, ask
ing to change the conditions under
which the board had adopted Tarbell's
Grammai nnd Language lessons, the
exactions being such, Mr. Poishlng
said, as to prohibit his company fiom
taking the contract
The conditions were that the pub
lisher should i opinio all their old
fashioned editions with the new nnd
revised editions ndopted by the board,
at no expense to the dlstilct
Mi Poishlng said his company was
willing to replace fieo of cost the un
used books, but could not afford to do
this In the case of books that weie In
use They were willing, however to
nllovv a 30 per cent, lebato on the list
price on all books that were to i opiate
these used books
CONDITION lNRTASONAULn
Mi Jane spoke In favor of remov-
Ing the condition, saving that it must
be admitted It was tmieasonnblo and
the asrent's offei wns a fall one Mr
Jennings believed the matter ought to
be thoi oughly considered and moved to
lefei It to the text book committee, and
this motion prevailed
Mr. Gibbons called attention to the
fact that the books would be needed at
the opening of school, two weeks hence,
and moved to Instiuct the committee
to leport foitlivvltb The motion, how
ever, vvas lost on toll call b the fol
lowing vote
Ayes Messrs Sillies, Phillips, Hoc he,
Nouls, Jaine, Kvans, Schilefer, Gib
bons. Leonard 3.
Nays Messrs Fiancols, O'Mnlley,
Dav Is, Casey, Zeldler, May, Schrlefer,
Walsh, Jennings. Harkpr, Ltingau,
Schwass i
Mr Gibbons made a speech cham
pioning tho suggestion to icniovo the
feiues from the sthool plots and thiovv
the giounds open to tho chlldien In
stead of making llowei gardens out of
them and compelling the children to
find a play-ground on the stieets.
There was n general nodding of nssent
from tho board and the motion to In
struct the building committee to bring
In n recommendation covering tho mat
ter wns unanimously carried.
A letter signed by Mrs, Sarah Kear
ney and Mrs. George Riley accusing
the Janitress of n school building with
the theft of conl. brooms and othei
supplies wns presented by Mr O'Mal
ley and lefetied to the building com
mittee to Investigate.
After healing the lettei lead Mr.
O'Mnlley uveired that the accuse! s
gave the wiong nuiubei of the school
building nnd that the chaige was nit
dliected against an Jnnltress In his
ward
MANY WHItl RHMINDPD
The meeting dtew to u close with i
tangible Incident Mr Schrelfet called
the attention of the board to the need
of n playgiound foi the pupils of No
'IB school unci told of a pioperty eon
vtuletitl) located that could be secured
nt a bat gain He movid that the
mutter be referred to the building com
mittee and the controller of the wnrl
This reminded Ml Gibbons Hint then0
wus n cheap lot adjoining No 15 school
which the board should senile, ns It
wph budlj nicdtd foi extending the
plavgtound
The building committee was dliected
to look Into the affair.
Then, one after anothei, Messrs
I'vans Duiker. Shhes, O'Mnlley und
Leonard "weie lemlnded" that thote
were ehenp. uvnllnble nnd muih-need-ed
lots In their lespedlvo wards anl
each In tin n hid a motion passed dl
looting the building t ommlttee to tnke
the mattet Into eonsldeiatlon.
CEYLON TEA.
A Large Increase in Consumption
Again This Yem The Agitation
for Pure Food Products Has Shown
the Consumer That No Foreign
SubstanccsAie Used Either to Color
It or to Make It More Palnable.
Giadually Driving "Doctored" Teas
Out of tho Markets of This Country.
The phi nomenal Increase In the con
sumption of Cov Ion und India tea In
this cotintr has become ery striking,
nnd those inteiested either from the
standpoint of the seller or the consumer
natural look for a reason for the
giadltal change fiom teas that out peo
ple have been using foi jeais to a tea
that, prior to the Chicago World's Tutr,
was prac tlcullv unknown heie
In oidei to thitnv some light on tho
mutter n lepiisentatlve of this paper
intei viewed Mi Fred C Williams, of
New Yoik, who hns been Intimately
connected with the Inttoductlon of the
tea in this t ountiy
When asked how ho accounted for
the unusual showing, Mi Williams
snld
' Theie nip seveial nasons but para
mount among them Is the meilt of the
nrtlele Its u long story but I will
give jou n short resume of how the
consumption In little more than u de
lude hns gone fiom thousands of
pounds up to millions When tho
World's Kulr wns projected, the plant
ers of Cejlon und India tea, who hail
abend absorbed the murkets of Gte.it
Riltnln and weie making Imonds on
Russia and other European loimtiles,
saw the oppoitunlty to bring to the at
tention of the people of the United
States the merit ot a tea produced on
virgin soil, manufactuied by scientific
machinery nnd sold to the consumer
uneaten ed and unadulterated, and when
the Fair opened a part of the Indian
exhibit was devoted to tea. nnd thou
sands of oui people weie served with
the 'nip that cheers but does not In
ebriate" This vvas under the manage
ment of Mi. Rlchaid niechviiden, who.
bv the way, Is now the New York rep-
lesentative of Messis Wittull & Co,
of Colombo, one of tho laigest houses
In the tea business
'Tlie woik of Intioduetlon has been
continued, and each ve.ir tho consump
tion has shown n decided Increase over
Its piedecessoi, until now what was
piuotloall.v nn unknown tommodlty Is
known far and wide
' The main object has been to show
tho consuming public thnt In using this
tea the weie using tea that wns not
onlv more economical ns compaied with
other teas on account of Its gi eater
strength, but ten thnt was not colored
wlih nil poisonous or delete! ious sub
stance hut Is sold with onlv the nt
tilbutes that nature gives It The con
stant agitation legardlng adulterated
foods foi titled by pure food laws In
many of the States hns unquestion
ably made the housewives ponder over
what they have boon solving nn their
tables and as the facts boio out evoiy
statement that wus mndo icgaidlng
Cojlnn teas, converts have been many.
"Not a pound of this tea has ever
boon i ejected by Government officials
In their enforcement of still test In
spection laws What othei tea Is theie
that has such n loeord''
"Hns advertising helped US'" Of
course It has. Uut advet Using has
onlv been a means to draw attention
to the meiit of tho aitlcle Without
meilt the best advertising cannot sell
anything foi nny considerable time."
"Can tea bo grown In this counti""
wns nsked of Mr Williams He snld
that there weie sevei.il States where
the climatic conditions weie such that
good ten had been raised, but labor
bote was fur too high to compete with
tea-grow Ing countries, but ho added
that he bad heard expressions of opin
ions from several practical tea plant
ers legardlng the raising of tea In some
of oui recently acqulied possessions
The consensus of opinion seemed to be
that It was quite possible that tea
would In that way become one of th
products of this eountr.
In conclusion ho snld that In reading
tho papers the other day chronicling
the ice option to Admiral Dowe at Co
lombo, where the Admiral nnd his crew
weie presented with some of this pure
ten, the thought oecuried to him, whnt
n contrast there was between that tea
pait and the othei one in Hoston hni
bor In 17TC, and how Indicative It was
of the change of sentiment between the
peoples of the two gteat Anglo-Saxon
nations
Steamship Ai rivals.
New York. Aug 2- Ai rived: Stenmbr
Koenlgen Luis, Kieiiun und Southamp
ton Cleared Hovlc foi Liverpool,
Baalo, fin Ilremen via Southampton Hie
men Ariived Ilremen fiom New York
via Cheiboiirg and Southampton Ant
werp An heel Kensington from New
York. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syiup.
Has been used foi over TII'TY YDARS
bv MILLIONS of MOTHKILSJiir their
eiiiLDHDN wihli: Tr.rrnl'x'll with
I'lJUPKCT SUCCnSS It SOOTIinS the
CHILD. SOPTKNS tho C.U.MS ALLANS
all PAIN. Ct'ItDS WIND COLIC, and
1h the best reniedv for DIARIUIOL'A
Sold by DiURKliits In ever purt of the
world lie Hiiro nnd nxk for "Mrs Wins
low's Soothing Srup ' nnd tnke no other
kind, 'twenty-live cents u bottle.
SOLICITOR DECIDES
GRANT IS ILLEGAL
APPROPRIATION FOR KINDER
GARTEN WORK RECALLED.
Bonid of Control Cannot Legally Ap
ptoprinto Money to Be Spent by an
Outside Party The Klndergaiicn
Teachers Not Possessing State Cer
tificates Aie Disqualified from Re
ceiving Any Snlary from State
Funds Suggestions ns to How tho
Dlfllculty May Be Ovotcome.
According to the opinion of Attorney
D J Reedy, sollcltoi of the boutd of
control, rend at last night's meeting,
the appropriation of JJ 000 made to
the klndeigntten association Is Ille
gal, und unless some means inn be de
vised by which the law can bo eii
ctimventod the extension of the kln
elergniten work so nuspliioiisly pro
jected for this winter must be hnltcl
Solicitor Reedy snjs tho nppropiln
tlon Is Illegal because the law pio
hlblts school funds being expended by
any party outside the school board,
and fut thei that no portion of It could
be paid the kindergarten tenehers be
cnuse thev do not hnve the prescribed
ceitllkates. The opinion In full fol
lows Seranton Pa Aug 23 l&'ii
U M Davis Ksii, President Si-runton
School District
Dear Sir HeplvltiR to voiir Inqulrv as
to tho right of tho school boaid tn mike
an appioprlatlon and draw warrants lo
the order ot tho Kliideigarten association
for the uld of the klnderg.uten schools
conducted bv the salii assoilntlnn, would
snv
ONLY ONH AUTHORITY.
The mil authority for the establish
ment nnd nmlrtenniico of such schools
bv the board of school directors or ton
tiolle rs Is that toiitulneil In the net of
April H JS97. P L 22 which Is ns fol
lows "Ilo It enacted eli . that the
school illrtctois m contiolltrs of the
sivei-il school districts or tills common
vveilth inav establish nnd maintain out
of the public school tieasuiy, fieo klti
deigartius for children bitwteu the agts
of three and six ears, residing in their
districts
'I he i onstlt itlon of Pennslvanla, ar
ticle , section 1, provide. "The general
nssomblv shall provide foi the mainten
ance and support of the public
schools nnd shall appropitute at
leist ono million dollars iach iai for
that purpose
Ai title x section 2. provides Xo
motiij raised foi tho support of tho pub
Ho sihools of tho commonwealth shall
be appropriated to or used for tho sup
port of an stctjilan schools"
Under section 1 afoitaid the leglsl i
ture last veai appropriated the sum of
Jo rmo.liOi) for tho support of the publii
schools foi the ensuing vear nnd of this
amount nt least $70000 will be given lo
the city of Scranton sellout district
'Iho act of April 17. P"i. P. U C. pro
vides 'Tint as soon as tho schools
shall have closed for the school
oar the riesldent of the bonrd
of controllers oi directors shall certlf
under oath or nlllimitlon that no teacher
has been emploed for or hnd charge of
any of the schools of said district, during
the voir who had not a valid certificate,
If It shall appear that no teacher
h is had charge of uii of tho schools of
tht district who had not a valid
ctrtiflcatt tlie state superintendent shnll
draw his warrant upon the state treas
urer for the whole amount which stub
district Is entitled to lecelvo from the
nnnual state appropriation "
BORD MUST APPOINT.
Tho act of Mav .S. IK'4 section 23 P I.
022 provides '"I he bo ird of school di
rectors or controllers shall have tlie .ap
pointment of all tlu teat hois In the dis
trict, llx the amount of tenchirs s il
arlts and mnj dismiss them for
cause
The act of A-nll o, iv,7, p l. 1". pro
vldis "Vo tiachn shall be cmploid
vvlio has not leceived n valid certificate
from the countv superintendent, uftcr
passing an examination in orlhographv
leading wilthi?, Uugllsh giammar,
geogiaphv and arithmetic and b the
act of Api 11 2 1W also phslolof and
hvRieno
Aftei leading tho foiegolng acts whl h
I have quoted ou will observe that all
leathers must bo implocd nnd silarbs
llxid bv school hoard, and tint such
teachers cmploicd bv tho school district
must have coitilicates as required, and
as n pe-nalt for failure to compl with
the same tho state appropriation Is cut
off
I nm of tho opinion that nil ttnehets
emploved must be qualified as aforesaid,
and an iippioprlatlon conttar to the ait
Is illegal
If this reisonlns Is curled further
tn iiiv paiallil cases whore the money
might be diverted Into channels for
bidden li the vailous acts of assembly
will be found
Without reference to tho practical econ
omy of the method at present pursued I
nm of tho opinion that an appiopriatiou
of school funds to any organization not
dlrectlv under the supervision of the
boa i el of controlli r. und which may lie
used eoutrar to the constitution and the
nets of as-tmblv, N Illegal
The net however Is clear as to the
right of the cit of Scranton school ills
trlet to establish nnd maintain Kinder
garten schools, as the common schools
of the district are nt present conducted
nnd to in fot the unit montS lalsid
for public school purposes
MAY L'FFRCT COMPROMISC
As suggested b a clause In the opin
ion the Kindergarten association
might turn tlu- management of tho
.schools over to the boaid of control
and then bv having the available
teachers qualify under tho rules of tho
state's department of education, the
end In v lew might be reached ciulto ns
sntlsfnotorv ns If the association su
pervised the woik Whothei or not
this could be effected will not be known
until tho matter has been considered
b tho klndergaiten association.
Prtrldent Davis, of the board of con
trol, said last night after the meeting
thnt he had not tho slightest Idea of
what the bonrd would do Ho was sat
lslled though, tint a majority of tho
membei s favored n liberal grant for
kindergarten woik nnd that If some
means aie suggested whereby It can
be made- legally there Is little- oi no
question but thnt the money will bo
ie-appioprlnted Although no action
was tnhen In tho matter fuither than
to lecelvo and file the solicitor's report,
the money appropriated for the klndei -garten
work will i event to the general
account of the school district.
DOCTOR SERIOUSLY CHARGED.
Meets the Accusation with a Countei
Charge.
Di I I. OiKllths of Talor. vvas
anested yesterday on a win rant 1s-
x4,a,
Don't fall lo try
Ji
wlion Buffering front any bail J
or Liver. t
J iecnitnni!'J.1renti. nt ilrumtorc. if
OBI I G
w DImE9 .
A-
d Useful Goods for
Deoornted JnimneeOhlnn Coin anil
tblnnndllKlit but strong .... .
Illtie Howls, siiltnble for biiltlliK, tc'., six and ontvliiiir
luetic .
nine llonla, suitable for ImkliiK, etc, seven ami onc-hilf
Inches ... ... ......
nine Howli, sulluble for bakluK, etc , e-lsht nnd onodmlf
Incliot .. .
Chocolate Pots, full nlf, nteely eteroratod .
(iioco'nt Pots, InrRO sire, nicely eleeornted -
Ten Pots, tasty tlciorntlons, chltift handles,
Milk I'ltohern, Dresden decorntlou . .
1 CVvxuarVfcA
I Millar & Peck,
:wmwmwwmmwmjmmwmm
The Only Store in the City
SHOWING A COMPLETE LINE OF
Scranton Stove
and Ranges
FOOTE & FULLER CO.,
Hears Building, 140-142 Washington Ave.
MALONEY OIL AND
UUFACTuRImG CO.
Telephone ti'22.
ill to 149 jlcridlnn Street,
SCRANTON, PA.
: Lead, Varnish
and Colors
Purity Gimrnntced.
sued by Aldeimnn Millar charging
him with attempted criminal assault
The accuser, Mrs Rachel Giifllths, also
ot Taylor, brought the piosecutlon in
behalf of her lG-eiu-old daughter,
Mamie.
A hearing vvas held last evening ut
7 30 o'clock In the uldei man's oillco
Dr Giifllths vvas lepresonted by Attor
ney Lowiy, while- the piosecutor bad
no counsel The joung girl is emplov
ed In the doctor's fnmllv as a setvant
and tho alleged attempt Is said to
have been mndo one night last week
The alderman considered the ev i-donee-
produced sufficient and held the
doc tor In $300 ball foi his uppeuranee
In court
Tho doctor believes that the arrest
and prosecution aie an attempt at
blackmailing and ho suvs that he will
fight the case
SHOULD LOOK TO HIS NERVES.
This Individual Is in a Sorry Physi
cal Condition 'Tis Eeared.
A young man, who formerly vvoiked
for Mis John II Phelps In the capacity
of coachmnn, and who hns Just been
released fiom the county Jail after
serving n nine months' sentence for
stealing fiom her. called at police head
quarters yestoidny morning and there
by hangs a tale.
When suspected a numbei of bills;
were mniked and plated where he could
reich them He did itach them and
as n consequence hns just eived tho
nine months aforesaid He came
Jauntily Into headquarters eterday
and lit the most mattei-of-fact tone
of voice asked for thee maikrd bills
that were taken from blin
Tho desk sergeant Is now able to be
about but ho hail a veiy close call from
death by heart dlseape. This little In
cident Is likely to go down In local
police history as one of tho most bril
liant examples of unmitigated neive
on record.
GRAND EXCURSION
To Nlagaia Falls and the Toionto
Industrial Fair.
The Lehigh Valley lallroad an
nounces a Labor Day excursion to
Xlugaia TalU and lotutn ut the low
fare ot $6 9'i from Scianton foi the
round trli Tickets will be issued foi
tinln Xo 3, Sept. 1. and all tialns
(except the Ulnck Diamond Hxptess)
on Sept 2 and 3, limited fot return
passage to Sept. C. lS9t, Inclusive
Tickets for Toronto and leturn will be
sold to holde-is of NMugara Palls ex
cuisioii tickets, at Nlagaia Pall fare
$1 by steamer 01 $1 SO b lall, thus
affoidlng those desiring to visit the
great Tot onto Industilill Pair an op
portunltj to do so
Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents
for furthei pirtlculais
PHILADELPHIA AND RETURN.
Account Grand Army Encampment,
Via the Lehigh Vnlley Ralhoad
Tickets will be sold foi ull trains (ex
cept the Hlaek Diamond Uxpiess). Sep
temliei 3 to B, Inclusive and will bo
limited for leturn passage to Septem
bei 12, Inclusive, except that b deposit
of ticket with Joint Agent nt Philadel
phia between September r and 9. nnd
pajment of fee of GO cents, return limit
will be extended to September 10 One
stop-over will be giunted In each di
rection Consult Lehigh Valley) Ticket
Agents for further particulars
Flnett wines and clears at Lane's,
J20 Spruce street.
Try the "Joy Maket" cigar, Cc.
.! , -. " J
Little money
Hnucers, bowl hnpei
15c Each
10c Each,
15c Each
20c Each
25c Each
55c Each
25c Each
25c Each
134 Wyoming Axo.
"Walk In and look around.."
A Great Blow!
CONRAD
Expects the other kind
about Aug. 26 when the
Hawes and Miller Hats
will be on sale.
305 Lackawanna Avenue
Steam and
Hot Water
Heating
Estimates cheerfully furnished
on Electrical and Heating Work.
Most complete line of Gas and
Electric Fixtures in the city.
Repair work given prompt atten
tion. Chas. B. Scott
119 Franklin Avenue.
SUMMER RESORTS.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Elmwood Hall
Elmhurst, Pa.
(formerly Hotel niniluir.it. )
Open All the Year.
Tbl hotel has beau re mo lolol nnd rofltta I
throughout and will opsn lt Uoom June il,
lor rates, etc call on or udelren
DR. W. H.H. BULL
ELMHURST, PA,
the: wiinola,
An Ideal Health Resort, Heautl
fully .Situated with l'till
Lake View.
Absolutely frte from mnlarla and mes
qultoes, boatl ig, fishing, dancini;, tennis,
onhestn. etc pure Llthla water spring;
plentj of old shade, pine erovo of larga
trees surround hotel, excellent tabla;
rntcs reasonable, tapaclty of lio-isa, fto.
Illustrated booklet and referenced un ap
plication C. E. FREAR, LAKE WINQLA, PA
SPRING GROVE HOUSE,
take Care), VVjoinlni: Countv, !'..
nenutlfull) located good flshlniv boat
ing unit bathing Tabic unexcelled, D.
I, & W H It Hlooinaburg division train
leaving Scianton at 12 C p m makes di
rect eutitKCtluns via I.ehieh Vallej to
Luko JOHN Jl JONIM. Prop
FERN HALL,
Crystal Lake -Refined Family Resdrt
Ktiinoleuvos C'nrbonetiilo for Pern Hall ut
il ill) p ui Ma; j lenvei lory Hall fuf ,Ur.
boudaleat Hill) a in Tt ophone t'onnoj
tlon "fern Hall, pay station -
C E. JOHNSON, Manager. .
Poiiofrtce Address liuidiir, l'p , 'JZ
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To PiTEHrCopSVJWas
may be secured by
our aid. Addrcu,
THE PATENT RECOIID,
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