TUT: SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1900.
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SCHANTON, A f OUST 4, 1000.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.
I'rMlilcnt-lVJM.lAM MiKINt.V.Y.
Vki-l'relilciit-TIII.01)Olir. IIOOSI'.N HIT.
State.
Conerf'smpri-al-I.arcP (lAM'SH A. GROW,
iioniMiT ii nii:iti)i.nru.
Auditor (Iuioral-1. II II Milil'.Slir.IKIH.
County.
ronirrCM WII.IIAM COXXI f.h.
.indrfi 01 oihii: m wvrsov.
Micrlir-.101l II II.Ut)i.
Iirnmrrr -I, A -( II VM'O-.
District Atturmn UI!I.IM Tt. I.l'.WII.
l'uilhiinolnn .lulls tol'lt.M).
( brk of ( mirtv llli'MVSI' liWII'.l.S.
f.icnnlir (if IIppiU KMI1 IiOSV
Id Ulster of Hill, . K III i K
Mm Cnininlihli.ii.r -1 HWA1II) II STIT.OIA
Legislative.
I'iM Dlslrirt TIIOMVS T. lirVS'Ol.T)'.
Se-rnnil District -.ItHIN M lli:i I'.lt, .lit.
'Ihlnl District I HU MMi .IWIIs, ,u:.
ronith District-1. A. l'lllI.IIIX.
V.y n majority oC GO.0,00 ns announced
In tin Scrnnteiii Time tho Uemoi'intlc
jituty In Xm th t'nrolln.i lias decided
to govern tin l'OKtu population of that
state, control y to the Constitution of
thp I'nlti'il States, without tho con
sent of thp governed. This, we sup
1100, liom llic DemoiTitlo standpoint,
li all i'lcht in North t'f.rollnn, where
the .'npKllUitlon admittedly extendi;
hut all wtoin; In the I'hllippinnt, where
It does not y.t extend mid where the
objectots to American nile are a
minority of bandit cuit-thtoats and
piofesslonnl solillem of fortune fight
ing to utnln a prerogative of loot.
To the Scranton Times.
Thp Tribune prates of open nulls and pnlrr
prison. Hip ilo,ul steel nilll, and Ihilr ills
mantling and retiirnl to muitlier clti: tlieeliised
i oal mine. In tin uunitv of Puryci whose tin
plojic, iiluti uoiklnj; are larjrelv forcierni rs and
who air ohlied to trado at inmp.nn stores aie
speelinim of intiiptises In uhiili thp interested
.itlrntloii of The Tillmni' i, culled. N ranton
'limes.
jr-Hi:Si: TIIIXCSS have not es-
caped the "Interested ntten-
JL tlon" of this paper, and If
the Times will examine the
stock lists of the IndUhtiles In ought to
Hejinntein within the past decade in the
hope of diversifying and lmpiovlng
tlio business Intel ests of our commun
ity it will piob.ibly discover as large a
lepresentatlon of the pioprietnry In
tel ests of The Tilbune as of its own.
The Ti llmne did not close the steel
mills, nor cause their intended ic
moval; It simply was ill st to announce
this unwelcome fact and to mgo upon
our business men the necessity for
taking steps to counteract it. Our
I'opulibtio contemporaiy fuither says:
The Time lias hren quite a, liberal and free
in tho cncmiraRCinint of industiial enterprises
in Hill valley a, The Tribune; Mill II Vs lis
(OLr.MNs w:i: imu.i) iiv coupon viions
to ixfmtm'i: i.i.gim.vuvl: iioihim i
'jiir cm.
If this latter clause Is meant ns an
insinuation that the columns of Thu
Tribune have been lilted by corpora
tions to influence legislative bodies in
the city or anywhere else, it calls for
proof or retraction.
The Letter of the Contract.
IT IS A -WKI-Ii KNOWN fact in
law that n contract in writing
has greutvr force than a verbal
understanding without witnesses.
It is alleged by Democratic apologists
for free silver who wish to keep the
silver issue as far in the background
of tho present campaign its possible
that tho plank upon 10 to 1 adopted ati
Kansas City does not mean anything
because of n veib.il understanding to
that effect existing among a number
of Democrats opposed to 3Ir. Ilryan's
free coinngo ideas. They have no wit
nesses and this is the written clause in
dispute:
"We reaffirm and indorse the prin
ciples of the National Democratic
platform adopted nt Chicago in 1800,
and -we reiterate tho demand of that
platform for an. American financial
system made by the American people
for themselves, which shall restore
nnd maintain a bimetollic price
level and, as part of such system,
the Immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the present legal latio of
lG-to-1, without waiting for the nld
or consont of any other nation."
Fourycnts ago, in the depiesslon ie
suiting from Democratic meddling
with tho tin Iff, the lespoiibllilllty for
which-Mr. liryun naturally wanted to
avoid, there was miiiio pluuslblllty In
tho nrguments used in behalf of free
silver as tho poor man's hist hope. Hut
now, after every prediction made by
the Democracy In thut campaign has
been demonstrated to be inaccurate,
nnd after prosperity on a gold basis
has been realized beyond the most
sanguine expectations, why should any
reasoning man wish to rake chancc on
the Bryan experiment when ever
Bryan's own followers are mutinous
nnd fearful?
Mr. rettigrow's Filipino correspon
dents have evidently been neglecting
him recently.
Two Facts.
OUT OF TIII3 conflict of re
tail port nnd rumor from China
'"!Aj two facts arlso into promt
jm iii-iiix. me legniioners nro
safo and the Chinese threat to kill
them if the foreign armies advnnca
lolls harmless for two reasons: (1)
To kill them the Chinese must got to
them and tlieir successful resistance
thus far presupposes ability to resist
longer. (2) Tho Chinese authorities,
having assumed responsibility for tho
safety Qf the lcsa.tto.ier3, Know that
"''. . M.I.. 1 .
I
failure means personnl accountability
to the powers. They will not risk
their own lives to destroy those ot
their hostages.
The second fact now clear Is that
the United States wll exercise In the
ultimate adjustment of Chinese affairs
n lending pnrt proportionate to its
Interests and newly acquired ndja
cence. The pledges of China in our
treaty relations will be made Rood
and the written assurances of the
other powers touching equality of
tieatmcnt In foreign spheres of in
fluence will he regarded ns continually
binding. This is likely to become the
great question of the Twentieth con
tury, and if the American people at
homo stnnd by the administration, our
lights In China will bo upheld to the
letter.
In the meantime, sensible Americans
will discount the flaming headlines ot
the excltnble press and awnlt ofllclal
repoi ts before constructing fixed opin
ions. It Is a time of bushels of ru
mor to each grain of truth.
Is It "broad Americanism" which
prompts the Times to egg on Aguln
aldo In his minority br.ndlt rebellion
against the American sovereignty that
iiryan urged the Democratic senators
to nitlfy when the peace treaty was
pending, nnd to cavil at the cost of
leseuing the Imprisoned Americans in
China?
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Fifty Years of Journalism.
ON THURSDAY of this Week
the ntbston Gazette, now
owned 'and edited by Post,
master Theodoie Hnrt who
came to it, a printer lad, from Tunk
hannock, neatly I!7 yoais ago, celebrat
ed by means of an exceptionally cred
itable special edition, the semi-centennial
of Its establishment, In isr.0. by
(5. Jt. Itlcluiit, now u lesldent of Kus
tl, Fla nnd II. S. Phillips, deceased.
The (luzcttv Is the oldest paper of con-
tlnuous publication In the Lackawan
na or Wyoming valley, having sur
vived the thiee publications In exist
ence hi Its birth, namely, thu Luzerne
Democrat and Wilke.s-llaire Advocate,
piinted at Wilkes-Hai re, nnd tho Car
bondale Advance. It is also one of tho
bint, wielding under Mr. Hart's con
scientious and vigilant diiectlon an in
fluence which has sutvived without
Impairment something like a dozen dif
ferent attempts to beat It down by
means of competition.
Among the numerous historical and
lemlni.seent features of the Gazette's
Jubilee edition, all of which are of In
i stlmable value to the student of the
past, we note especially contributions
by Mr. Rlchait and Judge Wilson, of
Honesdale, giving recollections of tho
paper's youth nnd of political and
Joiirnulistlu happenings connected
therewith; an cntet talnlng biographical
sketch and character study of Sir John
It. rulrton, the millionaire banker
and member of the British parliament,
who owned and edited the Gazette
from 1S57 to ISfiO, when an appointment
by Governor Curtln, ns Pennsylvania
agent at Washington opened a wider
door to entei prise and advancement'; a
paper by Hon. Theodore Strong, presi
dent of the First National bank of
Plttston and one of the flist men to
come to tho support of the fledgling
Gazette in 1S50, upon tho Plttston of
that day; reminiscences by Bcv. Dr.
N. G. Parko of over half a century's
pastorate, the beginning of which
turned upon a brief letter to a class
mate nt Princeton, wiitten by Hev, Dr.
Dorrance, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Wllkcs-Bane, "of whom,"
writes Dr. Parke, "I had never heaid
and who had never heard of me"; nnd
articles from various souices descrip
tive of Iittston's eaily churches,
schools, coal operations, public im
provements and pioneer families.
From a mechanical point of view ns
well, our contemporary's Jubilee num
ber Is noteworthy, comprising a wealth
of clearly printed half tone illustra
tions upon calendared paper, ninny of
the subjects of illustration being raio
portraits and maps which nro thus
happily preserved from loss. The en
terprise which has woven together in
permanent form these scattered
threads of local history is to be com
mended nnd the occasion is opportune
for Tho Tribune to wish to tho Ga
zette, its proprietor and his faithful
and efficient colleagues many addi
tional ycais of usefulness and pios
perlty. Some of tho talkative residents of
Paterson will do well to bear In mind
that Mr. Altgeld is not governor of
New Jeisey.
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The Trans-Siberian Railway.
TT-pSVr.UY well-informed Ainerl-I-t
can has read moie or less
JH about Russia's great enter
prise, the Trans-Siberian
railway, tho partial completion ot
of which has facilitated greatly the
movement of troops by Russia to the
Chlncso frontier nnd doubtless been
one of the potent Irritant causes of
the present nntl-forelgn ebullition In
China. In a recent Issue of the London
Times, foievvauled to Tho Tribune by
Mr. William II. Richmond, vvo find an
til.stiact of a special leport on this
raihond made to the British govern
ment by its commeiclnl agent in Rus
sia, a Mr. Cooke, that embodies many
facto ot popular interest.
At present the line is practically
ready, though much relaying and re
construction may at any time be nec
essary, from Moscow by Samara, Che
llabinsk, Omsk, and Irkutsk to Kuidn
lovo, whence it turns oft to Nngodan
on the Chinese fiontier. The distance
from Moscow to Kaidalovo is 4,KG
miles, with a break of about forty
miles to cross Lake Baikal. Tno 2!6
miles between Kaidalovo and tlio
Chinese frontier nro building, ns are
the G36 miles on through Manchuria
to Khaorbl or Harbin, and the CS3
miles thence to Port Arthur by Muk
den. Four hundred and eighteen
miles of tho line from the Vladivostok
end were opened in 1JD7 and the re
maining 3S3 miles t.j tlie great J mo
tion nt Harbin are now in protes- of
construction. The tralllo so far hus
been fully up to expectation, both as
regards goods and passengers, and
tho probabilities of future trafllc are,
In Mr. Cooke's opinion, equally favor
able, "it will," he says, "unite In di
rect through communication, on the
one side, the teeming millions of Rus
sia first nnd then of Kitropc, nnd, on
the other, the 450,000,000 of Chinese
and Japnneso nnd all the possibilities
of International trade that these var
ious nationalities represent. Tho rail
way ndminlstrntlon counts on obtain
ing the International malls between
Europe and Fast Asia, a large
proportion of heavy shipping freight
cargoes, petishnblo commodities und
goods deliverable by n fixed dnte. Add
to these the passenger nnd Immigrant
movement, the Interna! tralllo of Si
beria Itself, the Increasing number of
locnl feeding lines, and all the possi
bilities cnll-vl iii by tho future work
ing of the abundant rosvl II !ds of th"
ndjacent districts, nnd It li evident
that this single track Hght-i ailed line
ns at present laid will have. In tho
near future ns It lias altendy had,
considerable trouble la coping with the
demands on its conveyance capacity.
Grain, the chief mainstay of Siberian
export trade, (utillk the tea trafllc
expected from China, compact nnd
cnpable of high freight). Is cheap and
cumbeisome. Apart 1'ioni commercial
considerations, too, the constnnt cop
veynnce of troops and transport pos
sible nt any time rniiuot bo lefs out
of nccount."
As to competition with existing
modes of reaching the Far Hast, Mr.
Cooke gives the details of Russian ofll
clal calculations on this subject. In
effect they come to this: The journey
fiom London to Hhnngli.il can be made
by the Slbeilan line, when It Is com
pleted, In sixteen days for $lfi7.r,0 flist
class, or $10." second class. The voy
age now occupies thirty-four to thir
ty-six days, nnd costs J340 to J47!
The "trains do luxe" which now leave
Moscow every Saturday evening for"
Iikutsk are described by Mr, Cookd'
as the most luxtiilotis trains In exist
ence. They have all the comforts nnd
conveniences of the best American
trains nnd are more spacious. Like
wise what Is equally as interesting,
nlthough not mentioned In the British
commercial agent's report, the rolling
stock, locomotives and most of the
furnishings of these splendid trains
which are soon destined to speed con
tinuously on an unbroken lino for one
fourth of the way around the earth,
are of American make and represent
the superiority of American mechani
cal and architectural skill over the
best productions of Furope. It Is a
magnificent conception, this .Inter
continental link of steel which is to
bind Occident and Orient in indisso
luble commercial wedlock, und In the
manner of Its working out the govern
ment of the czar has shown wisdom
and foresight of tho highest order.
Playwright Hoyt, It seems, was not
insane after all but evidently suffer
ing from relaxation that usually fol
lows excesses in Joke wilting.
Press dispatches show that a neces
sity exists for some system to also
place restraint upon cranks during
dog days.
TOLD BY THE STABB.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
.Vtrolabc cast 1.11 a. m for baturilay, Aug. I,
1000.
& $
A child horn on tills rljy will notice tint snmo
men cm make more money !y Keeping quiet
tlian others lo liy talking.
Vhen a Imy first tarts out to hustle for the
dust upon his own nuoimt lie lieglns to reallre
tli.it lie is not fo much smarter than pa after all.
There is centrally trouble ahcail for the reck
less liullWilu.il who helieves tint public opinion
In his viilnity is in a hypnotic tlccp.
The miinc fire ilepirtiiunt horses are prolnbly
kept in a stjble ultli the ciKht or nine thousand
liicjcles in bcrantou vilikh the inscssors lannot
locate.
'J he man who can smiwl his own trumpet and
keip his frlcnili within hearing any length ot
time is a rate spec mint.
AJacchus' Advice.
Hi member tint the nun who Hies the longisl
allows the other fellow o ilo tho wouying.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
IX. "GLASGOW'S METHOD OF
TREATING AND MANIPULAT
ING THE CITY'S REFUSE."
((upjright, 1MK), by Willi mi S. (ramlall.)
GI.(10V Ins soheil the pioblem of bow tn
(h-poso of a nt.v's wa.le Mononilrally iti,l
protltil.ly. For minj jeirs after the col
lection .mil icinoial of the citj'n ifue was
assumeil by the ciile nutliorilles, plaers for the
ileposlt of the material wire owneil or icnteil at
ailous points areiuml the nty. In thtse ilepols
theie miii Hurnl dt times iiimy tlioii-,incls of
tons of rehw, nnl as nmo of them wire loeatcit
lu ir dwellings, no (.null inils.iiire ieultcil, ami
eomplaiutK were loud and numcioin 'that imnil
tile h.i&trm, wlile h would not now be tolerated,
cannot bear compirisoii with tho mere hiientlllc
mi I hod now In operation.
With the advance of f.mltiry science more
fuqui nt and -tiiiiatiu lemoial ot houc ie-fu-e
biijine meihSiri. roiisecpieiitl the refuse
bteaine lighter .mil uure diihcult to turn Into a
marki table commodity and it was to meet this
clillleulty that nicthmic.il means had to be
adopted, 'the refuse, dispatch works are located
all around the city at cometdiut points where
the waste- cm be handled at the best imantago.
'llic ili.pjldi works were ihsiL'licd with the view
ot sipitatlng the infmor miterlal trim that ot
fertilizing value, reducing the bulk b) the cre
mation of the former and the mixing of the lit
ter m as to form a good feitilber. Although the
internal arungement of the works h elltriruit
on account of the nature and dimensions of the
ground upon whlili thev btuiid, mill the bati.e
method is adoiited ut each.
Carts with ictuse from ashpits and bins en
airlvlng at the works pass over a wcljlilns ma
chine tlio weigtli and tunc of arrival being
noted by the weigher. They thin pass on to the
tipplrg lloor which Is of iron mpported by Iron
girders and causewayed. In this lloor are various
shoots to the ilat beneath for tho different
clashes ol material. 'I he ahplt refu-o finds Its
waj thicugh tliie into levoliing sereins wlileh
wotk in a horizontal pui-ition. 'I lie finer jioitiors
of the li fuse piss tluouuh the screen into a
mixing machine, which also receives a regulated
quintlty of excrrmentitous matter from a lane
convinientl) situated, and ah.o a prajiorllnn of
sweepings from paved streets. The whole Is
thoroughly mixed by means of revolving blade,
and falls into railway wagons on the elding
umlfii.oath. The product, which fcniu a mi
mire free- from all objectionable rubbish, finds
a ready fjlo among ngiltuHiuUU. 'lho rougher
portions ot the material, which cannot pau
through tho ii.cthes, arc forced, by tho revolving
proccn, out of the bcll-slnped mouth of the
tcrcen on to ar. endless carrier. When passing
akng this earlier any aitlclis ot value, turli as
Iron, tin cans, and to forth, arc picked off and
thrown aside, kolder being extracted from the
latter by means of specially adapted lumacc.
The remainder, chiefly light, useless material,
falls from the carrier on to a rango cl furnaces
on a lower level, wheic men are stationed for the
purpose) of feeding the furnicci. In this run
ner all tho usdcti icfuvc, which fvrmtrly rcn-
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MRS. PEARY, WIFE OF THE
eli-nil Hie citj minuie in t to nnsaMih, is ie
dlleid to ilmkel, vildill is bluken oil tile i i It.
Ies and snld at u l.ur mc (. i c muting pur
p.iis liui the elllikil piudllit v .IS pi ic d on
tue mirket the e-nintllj sold Ins gom. up b
li ips and lounds Irom ',!)() i to 10,(KI tons, the
laitcr ripii'friting a money value of alino.t
'i.OOO.
During wet weather there Is mturillj an 'in
mime rjitintity of sluhy sweepings eolheted
fiom the pa veil streets. In older to ittilie
this mateiial large tanks are piovielcd. 1h.se
have sloping bottoms, and lire provided with
mi ins for chaining olf tin water. Into these
tanks cartloids of (.lops r.re tlnown, and when
lull the tanks are allowed to plan 1 for .1 elaj
or two. 'the contents en then mined with the
pu pared milium, Mai Ie manure is eliopped
fiom tho tipping floor diriet into the wagons
bi'low, as is al-o mud from the mat adanued
louN, and useless nibbisli collected fiun the
ipiajs and whams. The stable minute is. of
course, sold, but the riublsh and mud is true ked
to dumps on the firms of the ikptrtmcnt.
The works are started on the arrival of tho
flr.t cart of iefue, and continue in cpcritinn
until the last arrives, not later than 10 a. m .
bj wlileh hour the whole night collection hai
been satisfactorily dealt with and cllpiti he'd to
the counliy.
The ventilation of the woiks is elTeeted by
means of poweiful fa is, tlio largest of vvhi'h
pas.es 40.IXW cubic feet of air per minute. The
fan exhausts fiom tho mixing chamber and
forces the vitiated air into pipes which 1. id
Into chambers underneath the cremating fuinai'is,
thus foiniing ,i Id ist and burning tho bid cir.
The smoke, which is light In ruhr, is oarriul olf
by means of chimin.', fiom 20 to uflO feet in
height.
without these works, hi admiribly adapted fop
the tieatment of all the various kinds of rifi.se.
It would be impossible to conduct the ehunsing
operatic lis with tint iligice of clllcieiuy to whieli
thev have been brought.
'Ihe colle-etion and tieitmeiit of the icfiw ot
the clly forms no ll-ht ti-k, but the disposal of
t-iic li a huge quantity of initcu.il as 1,:,TU toils
per elay, which was the average for the last fm al
jear, is a que Minn wlileh taxes to the utmost
the resources of the ill paitmint.
'Ihe process of crcmitinn leduecs the quintlty
of domestic- and shop ufuse considerably, the
proportion butwd being something llko U0 pi r
cent. Hut Hut leaves over ,uie) tons per
working diy to be dl-posed of by rail, i. e,
ciirieel to the firms. Ibis total iiuludm all
the various classes ol nntori.il dealt with ti
this cpiantity, in same voir, about ii pel cent,
was sold to turners as nun'lri', .um the lenuiii
ing Jn per cent., being Ihe unsilable portion,
was sent to tips cm the farms of tho eh put
inr nt.
'ihe mmure Is sold to the farmeis by subs
men, under the ilhrct hUpmiloii of the head
eilllee, and by jgi nts vvlio ilUposo of whit tln
an as decision oilers. 'Ihe fiime-rs who deal
with the deputmrnt for this fertilizing mmniiul
Hi nuniber l,fl.ll, and are scattend over in conn
ths In -cotland.
There l, as a rule, a firm ilonnrid for Ihe
prepared city manure, unless eluiing hoed and
harvest time, when fanners are otherwise en
giged. At these seasons the surplus manure Is
sent to the farms if the ilcpirlmiut.
l'or the transit of the eity minuie and refuse
to the eountiy, h00 rillu.it,' "tv igi ns," the prop
evrty of tho eorpoiatlon, are emploved. sK(i,i
lates are lived by act if pirlianunl fur the on
ve'tance of the city mauuie. 'ihe elrpirtnient
pi's the freight to the railway e-onipinles, and
charges the customers ,i prlcu delivered. Ai
though the price of the mauuie bis been giael-mill-
diminishing for a nuniber of yens, u con
siderable! revenue is ttill eleritcd irom this
source,
Perhaps the most interesting branch of the
de paitmint is tho munlilpal firms, which it
miuiges. 'ihe flist ventuie in tno way of a
iiilrlng 1ml wis made In 1&7!i ly the lining
on a thlrlj cno ears' iinpioveineut iiase of
nlnetv -eight aues of bogland, ti n miles nut
of the eity. In l's.) Hieie were added twenty
lite acres n! bog land adjoining, and In lsi,0
nineteen niriB more were .ulded to this firm.
The original poitlnn Is held at n nominal unt
of Tt cents per acre per annum for twenty
.cars and ii.11 per arrc thereafter. The sec
ond portion of fventyflvo acres re,t $Ji nr
minimi. The ohi'it ill viiw was to provide .in
outlit for the mrphu cilv lrfnse on the (ab
Ionian railioul svstrm. The hnd was original
1." a bog and viilded no return vvlialevrr In the
proprietor. 'Ihe first slcp taken by Ihe com
mi'sionera was tn have the land lliopHighlv
drained. This wis dono in smh a eoinplit'
manner that in i short tune the ground was tit
to be cultivated. The chaining cost f-1 . ., 1 1 ", ,
and a rallw ty, vvhieh was um tlnough the
iropeily, eeist an addltlrnl sum of (l,,'ii.', in
all, W.'.f.w. 'Ihe total capital outlay is being
cleared olf in equal anmnl pivmcnt,,, so that
It will be llquldlti'd on the expiration id ihe
lease. Ity n cans of the rallw ly the tifui
fmm tho city Is laid dmvu at various points,
ultimilily to be convejed over Ihe fiilds. 'Ihe
railway siding on the farm is of Immense ad
vantage In loading the piodiut of tho land direct
from tho fields, thin saving cartage to a load
ing paint on tho nnln line.
l'or some jeiu potatoes were tho principle
crop, tho varieties grown finding n rraily ule
as seed. Hut of recent jeirs the chief pro
ducts have been Inv and oats, all ot vvhieh
nro used In the stables of tho department in
town.
This farm, vvhieh Is Iliovvn as tho Moss, Is
now firt-cla agricultural land, the only regret
being that it goes luck to the proprietor on the
expiration ot the lease in ISlu.
This farm has invariably thovvn a profit on
the cropping account, the average for the list
five ears being S.SSJ.I0, while during tho same
period It provided annually an outlet for an
aveiago of 111,1W tons cf lefme. Tho quintlty
received for the year i-ndcd May 31, 1101, was
oI.OsS tons.
Tho second farm Is known as the retato of
Ityellng and Is situated en onothrr lallway,
about eleven miles, from the eity, and ts IV.'S
acres In extent. This piopeity, which reallt
comprises live (aims, was puiclneel in JS'Jl for
$0,b73. With the exception of one farm of ln,i
acres, tho lease of which has several jeirs to
run, all tho lam Is in poseHilou of and farmed
by tho corporation.
Tin) soil as a rule, poor and clajey, and
capable of much Improvement. The undulating
nature of the surface is such ss to provide ac
commodation for all tho surplus unsalable re
fuse) ot tho city, falling to its share, for many
jears to come.
Since the property was purchased the ground
has been thoroughly clriluod nnd suitable rail
way sidings foimed. New buildings have
bceu erected on tho central portion ol the farm,
CP'i'Utlng ol manager's home, with committee
t :AXif 1 vS. E
Frii:-f ,
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FAMOUS ARCTIC EXPLORER.
rem lttielnd, two ) uhle cottages for plow
in. n Hid a tange of buildings comprising a 10
stilliii stable, loose hov-e, cart slu d, hit
sli'di, granary and so foith, while the buildings
at the olhir funis luve been ie; aired and leno
vated
As at the Miss tho thief crops grown lieu aie
hi) and oats. 'Ihe whole ot the potato erop
and a lirge portion of the turnips were sold off,
on!j a mull qumlily of the latter for use in
the I'epaitmint stables being retained. All
the other crops i ilsed weie used as provender
and lieelding for the horses of the department
The nopplng account of this farm for lost jiar
showed a profit of l.sfiT.TS; and during the
vear the eiuanttty of lefuie deposited amounted
to 0.1 12 Ions. On this farm are two whin
stone quarries which, arcoiding to new leases
inteicil Into, will now jleld about sij-. ,1(.r
annum In rent and roj.ilty.
The third farm is a small property and i
known .vs the Vlarjbtirgh ami llallhiae, consist
ing of about thirty-one acres. It was pur
chasiil in liKl for s",tKn. Tho object of this
purchno was to provide an outlet for surplus
city ictus loaded on the railway leading to
tho Moss. Adjoining this f.uni weie foity
five aeies whiili weie leased at the same time
for a period of nineteen ycirs.
The woikshops are located on giound belong,
ing to tho cltv, along the Caledonian lailwav,
so tint all railway "wagons" can bo run into
tlio shop. 'the shops are fitted with labor nv
ing riMihlnery of tie mot improved description
vl., steam hammer, fins, circular and bind
saws, tinning lathe, plming, mortising, boring
and screwing iii.il bines. These midlines an
drlicn by a sin ill engine, width i. suppluel
with steam fiom the boiler at the adjacent dis
pitch works.
There are emplojed in the workshops eluht
cartwrights, nine wagon builders, two Joint re,
nine blieksmlths and three painters. All the
operations eaiiiul on in these shops are under
the iliiietlou of a practical (on nun. The only
section of tlio woik dene by contract is the
horseshoeing. With the extension of the eitj
stables had In be placed In the various districts,
and it was found to be more economical to hire
a jobbing liorseshocr in the vicinity than to
send horses fiom all quirters of the city to 3
eential shoeing forge.
While (llasgotv makes the most of its refuse-
only burning whit Is u-cless it does riot utilize
the heat which tills consumption produces. This
Ins not escaped the careful cinMilcr-itton of the
superintendent. llecently he estimated tint
the average amount of refuse burned in the
three slitlons in use is 120 tons per div, which
would degeiiciato S.'ion horse power per daj The
estimated cost of miking the alterations in the
plant neee-ssary to the utlllitiou of tho heat
would amount tn about S!7,r,i!. It is esti
milcel tint Milllciint putt-ci would be available
for lighting IV IS sticct lamps is still under con
sideration, but the waste will not bo permitted
tn continue any grcit length of time.
The cost or tin- eperallons of (Ilisovv's cleans
ing elcputmeut, which iiuludcs all of the oper
ations de-ciihed in this and the foregoing lit
ter. eluiing the year ended May 31, liKl), was
5,i 3,11)3.
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raillculav interest centers around
our $-0 Thrte-IMcce Bedroom Suites.
And It Is not difficult to decide why.
There Is something about each pleca
which catches the eye and Invites a
hotter acquaintance. Then construc
tion and llnlsh nro observed nnd com
parisons made. Tho decision generally
Is that these are better In evjry nay
than anytb'.ig ever offetcd at the p'.ico.
Hill & Connel!
121 N. Washington Ave,
The HuEmit k
Coenidl Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Aveaue
S.' 4saj.,n -iwJJlL-Jj.
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fBjJifesf?
& Coeaiell
Tcmpornrily at
139 PENN AVE
CONTINUED
tt vrs
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Anil tagaiis ii
:weliy, Silverwear, Etc
ot Mmageol
Our full force of
workmen at work
again, as usual.
Watch Repairing
and all kinds Jewel
ry Repairing and
Engraving done
promptly.
ALWAYS BUST
CfiCspvriCN,
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Aticust file fiimmrr fclinr-s arc ci'lni. 5 10
ntissots, MSOj fj-1 1)0 llus.ots, $-,). Wholesale
and ltctall.
Lewis & Really
Established 18SS.
314-116 Wyoming Ave.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueoeim Asont fir tlia Wyoiulaj
l'liitllU. '
IBM1TPS
Pill
fining. lllnitlnnSportlii;, Smo ;aWii
uei Um Itupiuua Cuauiija.
Lo np.i.iy i
HIGH EX1PL0S1YE3.
iire-ty J'ltsies Cain uiut llxplu lj;,
itooui lot C.mua.l llailiui;.
faenuitjo.
THCs. ronn, - - - rmston.
JOHN B SMITH Si BON, . riyrnnutti
V. E. MULLIUAN. - WilKes-Urfirc.
RIKA
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A CONDITION MATERIALLY BETTERED.
For a year or more I was troubled with a Disor
dered Stomach, owing to irregular hours and improper
food. I consulted several physicians, but found no relief
in their medicines. Some time ago I noticed a para
graph or an advertisement about Ripans Tabules and
determined to try them, which I did, and my condition
lias been bettered so materially that I think it only
proper to mention the fact. I think now that, with a
proper diet, I shall come around in good shape.
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FINLEY'
Lace
Cimrtafles
and MysHo
Uoderwear
iamagcil by Water.
On account of the
bursting of a water
pipe considerable
damage was done to
our Lace Curtain
and Muslin Under
wear stocks. We
will, therefore, offer
our entire line of
curtains at almost
half-price in order to
close them out.
Also, all of our
underwear that
shows the least
water mark will eo
at very much less
than regular price,
Sale on these open?
this morning.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVJENU.
(iCOD BuTs v.
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; $$i
66Domi9t
99
)wear
If yon haven't the proper ofTke sp
piles. Conic In and give ns a trial.
We have the lamest and most com
plete line of ollleo bupplles In Noith
eiistein IVntiwjlvnnl.i.
If It's a Kcioil thins?, vvo have It. Wa
make a specialty of visiting catds an?
monogram statloneiy.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Hngravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
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