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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1900.
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Hv'HA.VTOX DtCCKMHKll 27, 1900.
Tlu l!rv. Dr. I'arkur, or .London, who
rim fi tunvKiiajier for n week hh ho
thinks tii'ttttpnpeiH oiirtlit to lie run,
I'liioi rtcsi from thi' sanctum with pessi
mism (lozinrr from every pore. "Tho
li'ttpiH I ivcelvpil from nominal Chris
tians liming my (lltoKshlp illsfrtistt'd
nic," ho .sny.s. "C'lirlstltinrt are becom
ing luviillds and I ho dun eh is a hos
pital. .Vuisi-s aio wanted. Manliness
Is ikiiil." Wo can sympathize with the
level-end Kuntlcninn. Things look that
way al limes even to the unrefienerate
ordinary editor. Hut the fellow who
lias lo edit for a living soon leains to
eiirmiii-r these Intel inlttcnt attaeks of
dlseotiiiiKPiiuMit and to accept the
world as he finds It. Br. Parker Elves
up too soon.
Tims to End the Strike.
T1IK ClUUP OF the state btt
leau of railways, Major
Isaac H. Biown, In the sec
tion of his nnnual report
iipallnir with the street railways of
Pennsylvania, has just made public
some, information forccrninK Itho
fcranlon Hallway company which has
especial inteiest at this time. It is
in tho loim of a. table computing tho
financial condition of Ihe local trac
tion system with that of the Ilarils
burgr Traction company, the Lehigh
Tiaction company and the AVilkes
Uarro and W.'omlnp Valley Traction
ccnipany.
With 73.7S miles of tiack, tho local
company hab a total capitalization of
Jfi.l3.SS5; a kioss income of $104,807
for last year; an income per mile of
load of $C,no; expenses, exclusive of
dvidencls, of $411,150; expense's per
mile of road of $.',57t, leaving a net
Income per mile of road of $714. The
not Income per mile of road of the
llanisbuiK Traction company Is $2,3SJ,
or moie than three limes that of tho
local concern; or the Willies-Burro
and "Wyoming Valley company $2,014
per mile of load, or almost tlirca
times; and of Ihe l.ehlgh Valley com
pany, Jl.nii-.', or neatly 53 per cent.
Kicater. Tho pcii-ciUuKc of the local
I'onipany's expense to income was
S8.."i2; while that of the Lehigh A'alley
company was .S3.S7, that of the AVilkos
Tiarro company 77.57 and that of the
flairisbuiK company only 73.SJ. The
AVilkPs-I'.anv company last year paid
$150,000 and the TIarilsburs company
?H)O,000 in dividends, w-hile tlio local
company paid no dividends.
U is Its bonded indtbtedness which
weighs down heavilv upon the local
concern. In addition to ?3,000,000 !u
stock it lias outstanding 13,000,000 of
bonds neatly twice as much as tho
"Wilkes-TJarr" company and forty
times that of the llnrrkbuig company.
The llartlslmrg company with 4fl,i
miles of loud has $2,000,000 stock and
only ?7.',0'0 bonded indebtedness. It
alto hits the best equipment of any
of the loads mentioned. If the local
concern were capitalized In tho sunn
pioporttoti as the Harrisburg company
it1- sioek would be $3,CJO,000, or only
SG 10,000 more than at present, wlillj
Its bunded Indebtedness would be only
SlKfS.JOO, nr S2iij'!,50o le.-:s than at pres
ent. With 0 per cent, intuest and f.
per cent, sinking fund dunged off
Horn this ?1M 1,500 of bunded indebted
ness tho company would be relieved of
RIM.flSri In annual fixed charges, and
its net Income' per mllo of load would
be Ir.ui cased fiom $71-1 to Jl 141.
This Is fissured louglily, minus tin
ft actions, simply for the puipose of
locating the negio in the woodpile of
Hei anion's inferior ti alloy service.
For this ovorcuptlalUatloii the com
munity itself Is partially to blame.
It has tolorated franchise jobbery In
inuncllH at its own expense, enabling
a tew speculators to capitalize at
fnncy flguiei public privileges which
cost them llttlrt or nothlpg, The pre,
i nt ownership of tho Scranton Hall
way company took hold of the prop
oity with most of these ImnOlcaps al
icady upon it, and has been strug
gling along under tho load aa best It
; could, making slow piogiess and of
necessity giving an Inferior ssrvico
''bucauso there was no means atk-.lmud
to purchase first-class equipment save
1 by degrees as small surplus earnings
would permit.
Perusal of tho foregoing figures Is
essential to a fair understanding of
the company's position, which 13
liui'diy more enviable than that of Its
striking employes or of tho rldlns
public, Yet It Is clear that this condi
tion' of uuulra was not cieated by tlw
motornieu and eonductois now de
manding moio favorublo conditions of
employment, nor should they be ex
pected to shoulder tho burden of It.
With their demand for dectensed
hours of work the public la in very
manifest sympathy. Whether this
could have been conceded by tho
company In conjunction with u lata
of pay Ino eased as demanded Is nn
other proposition into which wo od
not now enter. Usually In such situ
ations tho spirit of compiomlse, If ex
hlblted fairly and early on one side,
elicits a like spirit on the other, ami
, lends nftor nugotlatiomi to a basU
of agreement. Tills spirit has not yet
appeared, but Its uppearance Is ex
pected and would by the public bo
heartily welcomed and approved.
Tho tying up of the rapid transit of
200,000 people Is no small matter, and
tho sooner It can he untied the bolter.
The men, fy their orderly conduct
and considerate methods, have held
tho sympathy which they command
ed at tho beginning of their miovo
nient for Improved conditions, and
this fact must be reckoned with by tho
company whether the holders of bonus
stock get ensh dividends or not.
The habit of walking, oncn acquired,
Is liable to remain. It will pay tho
Traction company to seek a settlement
Hoon.
The Practical Standpoint.
THE CONCLUSION reached
by the Philadelphia Press,
In substance that a re
classification of tho cllkn of
Pennsylvania, so as to bring about
greater sliullmity in population In the
cities of each division, while offering
come theoretical advantages, is piac
tlcally Impossible without a general
revision of the state constitution, Is
the one which forces Itself upon all
who Inquire Into thl3 matter. All
hope that by legislative hook or crook
Scranton may avoid tho necessity of
reconstructing Its municipal machin
ery according to the second cluss pat
tern has, therefore, been abandoned.
Not only Is tho governor unable to
withhold his certification until legls
'latlve relief might bo sought, fout It
is by no means certain that If he had
discretionary power In this matter he
would use It or that he would approve
legislation calculated to keep Scran
ton out of tho second class.
An a matter of fact, the governor
wants Scranton lo get Into the sec
ond class, and his reason for want
ing this Is creditable alike to him and
to Scranton. Looking toward tho
gieatest good for the greatest number,
he is desirous of securing Seranton's
help in the task of revising the second
class charter so as to bring to the
three cities whom this affects a better
machinery of government than either
has at present. The opportunity ia
piesented to our citizens to take prom
inent part in a movement to recast the
sti ucturo of second class city govern
ment as now existing in Pittsburg
and Allegheny, and to prepare an
amended charter which shnll 'bettor
fit the common needs of the three
communities.
Discussion, therefore, can now f.tro
cetd along practical lines. Those fa
vorable to features of the third class
system may press for their incoropr
atlon into the revised second-class
chai ter, and those conscious, of weak
nesses in the outgoing system havoa
field for their talents In endeavoring
to avoid theii" reproduction. It is easy
to criticize, and we have had much
ciltlclsm. It is less easy to con
struct and to amend, but the time for
construction and amendment Is draw
ing near. Here Scranton should be
among the foremost.
Let us see if in filling the next
vacancies in councils tho substantial
and progressive citizens in tho affected
wards can get together on. suitable
candidates and do more than talk for
their nomination and election.
William A Stone.
ONK OP THE newspapers
prominently enlisted in the
factional war on party legu
hulty in Pennsylvania,
quotes approvingly the utterance of
Governor Stone, who. In introducing
ex-President Cleveland to an audience
recently, said that "when a man Is
elevated to the ollico of president of
the United States he ceases, in a po
litical ense, to belong to any party,
but belongs to the people," and then
inquires why this 'rule should not ap
ply just as well to tho governor of
Pennsylvania. Continuing, it asks:
Why -lioiiUl the gcncinor of l'cnnlvaiih re
dine a dignified, and linpoitant otlue lo tho low
leul of f.atimul stilwiUuiej ? Why should he
nuke use nf the public ,oltlccs lor personal mid
futinnal pinpOsOi,? Why should a Itepubht an
irowiiini, liy H'moins coniprtuit and expeii
1'iui'd lti'publU.m ollkiuli to ?Ie thoil plnrcs to
f.iclioiul fjoriti's, tliow that he not only docj
lint heloutf to tho piople, hut does not eon
liclom? to his pail. Siuii a demonstration shows
that he docs not con belong to himself.
Without assuming to hold a brief for
Governor Stone, we believe we can an
swer these questions. Starting fiom
the proposition that tho level of gov
ernment Is what the people make' or
permit, we note, first, that Governor
Hone did not "reduce a dignified and
Important ofllce lo the low level of
factional Mibsorvlenoy." The level
was there when he came In. He found
the executive mansion a headquarters
for factional manoeuverlng, tind when
that manoeuverlng selected him as a
target he fought back. Where favor
ites were Installed ready to put a dag
ger In his vitals, he placed other fa
vorites whom ho could trust, and
scorned to invent flimsy excuses for
tho change. Tho men who had been
faithful to him were the men to whom
he remained faithful, When In search
of counsel he did not go to'thobo who
were plotting to harrass and to de
stroy him, but to those whoso fidelity
and Bagaclty ho had tiled and proved,
Ordinary men, familiar with the ways
and means of politics and somewhat
versed In the phenomena of human
nature have not' marveled at this
course, nor has it sacrificed their peace
of mind.
Hut in at least one important re
spect the present governor of Penn
sylvania has risen noticeably supeiior
to the traditions of his ollico and has
given an example which presidents of
tho United States have not always
emulated. This is In his big-hearted
refusal to woiry or becomo angry,
Under provocations to lrrltabltlty
which fow temperaments could resist,
unsoured by mendacity and unde
terred by abuse, ho has proceeded
good humorodly along his olllclal way,
doing as seemed wise, taking respon
sibility as It came and getting fat on
It.
The prophets at Harrisburg had bet
ter sharpen pencils and clean peps.
Their busy day appioacheth.
Another distinguished foreign econo
mist advocates the formation of an
economic federation in Europe to re
sist the enormous commercial en-
cronchvnenls of tho United States. Ho
Is wasting his breath. As well try to
sweep back the ocean tide with a
broom.
Editor IlarniBworHi'B Idea of tho
newspaper of tho future Is that It will
be a yellow Journal, It Is hardly nec
essary to add that Hrother Harms
worth publishes a yellow journal.
Tho bill to give tho vlco-prealdont
$25,000 a year and members of the cabi
net $15,000 a year apiece should pass.
Prosperity should bo divided. Wages
should Increase.
Having in four months agreed upon
a preliminary note to China the pow
ers will now tnke nine or ten months
to meditate upon the next step.
Oiiflin? SMdies
of flaraan NaNire
American Humor.
FOIt Till; past few seasons, since American
productions Imc (rained a foothold on the
Unglish stose, there has been much talk In Lon
don nhout what Is Known as "the American typo
of humor" to differentiate It from the home
pioduetr relate! the Saturday lcnlnir post.
Whin Nut Goodwin was In Itaglund last sum
mer ho found himself seated one evening at a
laiire dinner ne.t to a nun who seemed much
Interested In the stage.
"But I can't tor the life of me sec," re
niirked the Englishman during tho course of
oomersation, "what people mean by American
humor. To me, nil humor Is allLe, whether It
be of Ameilcm or English origin. Perhaps you
can rYplain to me Just what distinguishes Ameri
can humor from any other sort?"
"Well," replied Mr. Goodwin, "I think the
American tpe of humor Is rather more subtle.
It doesn't aluajs fully impress Itself upon you at
once. The more yoii, think about It tho funnier
It 6eomi. I can perhaps best Illustrate my mean
ing with a little story,
"A man was walking along the street one day
when lie passed another man, who was carry
ing a letter in his hand.
" 'Pardon me.' said the man with the letter;
'do ou know where the postotHcc Is?'
"'Yes,' slid the, other m.tn, nnd pissed on.
On seioml thought lie decided tint he hud been
rude, and went back lo where the man with
tho letter was still standing.
" 'Do you wish to know wheio Ihe postofllco
is?' he asked. 'Xo,' said the other man."
The Knprlishman'.s gaze was acanl. "Just turn
It ocr in your mind for a few minutes ami tell
me what you think of t,i" said Mr. Goodwin.
Then minutes later the KuglUhman clutched
at Mr. Goodwin's elbow. "You won't be of
fended, will you, old chap?" he murmured.
"Hut, really, I Ihink they weio both blawsted
rude."
As Children. See Things.
FliANKIl! is of a ery serious frame of mind
and given to thinking about grave prob-
h iih for himself. Xot long siuic he attended a
children's meeting and never took his eyes from
the face of the minister who did the talking.
Tho rrmirks aimed lo reach the infant compre
hension b.v (list showing iiow necessary it was
to keep the weeds and taies out of a garden that
they might not ilioku the flowers and cgetables.
This went to tho imrk, bieause the little ones
hid more or less practical knowledge of the sub
ject. The application was that children should care
fully cultnato the good in their natures, weed
ing out the faults and wrong tendencies that
might in tho end destroy all that was best in
them.
Prjnkio went home and for two days had lit
tle to say except in response to direct questions.
Hut it was too much for his fmmature mental
equipment, and ho blurtid out: "Mamma, how
did that man siy I must get them weeds out
of my .stomach?"
That same cening Pranlie's godfather called.
Just to draw (he lad out and to tide over a lull
in the conversation, his own father inquired:
"What is a godfather, rrunkicV"
The hoy thought with his usual deliberation
and replied: "He's the man that'll eoine in hero
and lake jour pi ice and boss things when ou
are gone."
"ft is our bedtime, riankio,"'said the mother,
gently but firmly.
A Bit of Red Tape.
THE AIISUltDiTIKS ot otlkialism hae perhaps
mier been better illustrated than by the
incident in the career of Lord Rliaftesbury.wliiih
the author of "Collections and liecoHections," re
lates: One winter cening in 1S67 he was sitting in
his Ulnary in C!iOsenor Square, when the servant
told him that there was ,i poor man waiting to
see him. The man was shown in raid procd to
bo a laboicr, from Clerl.enwcll, and one of tho
innumerable recipients of the old carl's charity.
Jle said: "My lord, ou hao been veiy good
to me and I luc come to tell jou what I have
lieaid." It nppeiied that at the public house
whiih he frequented he had oei heard some Irish
men of desperate ch.ir.ickr plotting to blow up
Clcikinwell prison, lie gao I.uul Shaftesbury
the Information to bo iued as he thought best,
but mido it a condition tint bis name should not
be divulged. If it weie, ids life would not be
woitli an hours purchase.
Lord Shafloaliury pledged himself to secrecy,
ordeied Ids carriage nnd drotc Instantly to
Whitehall. The authorities there refused, on
grounds of official piactlce, to entertain no in
foinutlon without tho name and address of the
iiifoimaut. Tlie-e, of course, could not be given.
The warning was icjccted and the jail was blown
up.
Why Sho Spoke Good English.
MARIi: nitOIWAII, vdio is Charles D. Han
ford's leading lady in one of tho popular
plays, h is bet u tho occasion of much curiosity,
.i3 the Dilcign Inter Oi ran. A Southern lady,
on being Intiodiwed to llanford, said:
"What perfect Knglish Mine. Drofuali speaks."
"Yes," was the icply. "she speaks very good
ErndMi."
"Without the slightest foieign accent."
"I h.nc obscned that,"
"Docs she like tills country bitter thin Itus
eta?" "Very niui h better." '
"Hut sho would rather ait in llussian than in
HnglUh, would tho not?"
"I don't belioe sho would. In fact, she can't
speak llussian."
"Ciui't speak llussian! AMiy, tho Is an enigma."
"So," was tliu iespon.-e, 'She i not an enigma,
She is mi inngum. You will notice that her
name spelled Ineknard Is the same as mine. She
Is Mrs. llanford."
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All tho Fault of the People.1
S' KXATOK MIOUP, of Idiho, nnd Itcprcsinta
the John Allen, or Mississippi, both made
campaign for election to the United Stotes sen
ate and wcte ery badly beaten, 6a),s a corre
spondent of the Chicago Itecord. Tliey wire con
soling each other al Cluuibcilnln's whin a friend
approached and asked how it happened.
"I can't tell ,ou how It happened in Idaho,
for that is a long way off," replied Allen, "but
I know all about ihe trouble In Mississippi."
Then, taking his inmilicr oer Into a comer and
addressing liim In a whisper and with an air of
imparting a startling secict, ho added; "Mis
sissippi is not sending her best men (a ihe sen
ate tliis year."
COMPARATIVE-STATEMENT
1'iom liter Annual Itcpoit of the SccieUry of tho
HanUbuig
Traction
Company.
Capital slock ,,,,,,, ,.,,..,. V..., .'.OOO.OOO
!,0li . 73,000
Cuncnt liabilities ,,.,.., 4.7,000
Total capitalization ,,.,,.,, ,,,. 2,v:2,W0
Mllwgo ,., ,,, ,,,,,. 40.50
Income , -, $368,011
Expenses, exclusive of dividends 272,117
Income per mllo of load .,,.......,... 0,10.1
Percentage of cxpensis to Income 73.82
Dividends paid ,,..,,.. $100,000
Kpoiics per mile of load 0,7i0
Net income pir mile of road .,., 2.3S2
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THE WORLD oMjM..
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO TODAYjtjtjt
Copyright, 1D30, by R. E. Hughes, Louis
ville. ANNC JOSEPH DE MEItlCOUUT, who played
a sensational part in one of France's most
exciting periods become a rating maniac
and had to be conflnedin the Pctltes Mal
sor.s. At the beginning of her career nhe was
quiik-witled, strikingly handsome in appearance
and intensely passionate in temper, and she hid
a strong and almost olcanlo power of eloquence,
which she used with great effect on the Parisian
mobs. Going to Paris from her home in Lux
embourg after a quarrel with her step-mother,
she was, on the outhicak ot the revolution, sur
rounded by a cotcqc of will-known men, chief
ef whom were Petlon and Desmoulins. Affiliating
herself with their party, she became the "Fury
of the Oirondc." For four years thereafter she
was seen intlie stormiest scenes of the retolutlon,
being known as "la belle Liegoie" and singu
larly altlred in a riding habit, a plume In her
hat, pistols in her belt nnd swords dangling by
her side. No horror appalled her, and the tlo
lence of her language and her power with the
mob weio remarkable. She commanded in per
son the Third corps of the Army of Faubounis,
and later shared a hcaty responsibility with
moro riots, but Hie tide at list turned ngainst
her. The furies of the "Mountain" seized the
"Fury of the Oironde." They snipped her naked
and flogged her in the public garden of Tuilcrlcs.
The infamous affiont drove her mid.
Sarah Siddons, the English actress, Mho never
had an equal in the role of Lady Macbeth, was
now the rage of Loudon thealer-goeio. John
Braham, celebrated English tocallst, returning
fiom a triumphant tour of Italy, also began a
successful publio career of foitv years at Covent
fiaidcn. The "Caliph of Bagdad" was first put
en a Paris static. The Adelphi theater wis
built in London. Joanna H.iillio'n "Plays on
the Passions," produced idler a caicful study of
tho n dure of dramatic poety, illustrating the
deepest and strongest passions of tile human
mind, such as l.ate. jealousy, fear and love,
were attiacting attention in the old world.
Odd Fellows lodges In England weio broken
up by state prosecutions on tho suspision that
their purposes were "seditious," 'but the society,
i hanging its name and kcalion, continued to il
ls! in a sort of moiibund condition as the Union
Order of Odd Tellows. The name became agiin
Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1S13. Six
years afterward It was introduced into the United
States.
Tho Island of Penm, which ditides Bab-el-Mandeb,
the sliait which connects the lied Sea
with the Indian Ocean, known as the Gate of
Tears (a name derived, anording to an Arable
legend, fiom the numbers who were drowned by
the earthquake which separated Asia nnd Africa),
was now taken possession of by tho British, who
held it us a military post of the Indian Empire.
Nikoll Gmndttlg, who held a unique position
in the literatim.' of Denmark, having been stjled
the Danish Culjlc, entered the Uniterslly of
Copenhagen at the age of 17 cars
Canada bad Its (ur troubles ccn now, The
Hudson Bay company, chartered by Charles II,
in 1070, had to fare a formidable rival li tho
Northwest company. They impeded each other's
operations for several jcara before a junction
was clliclcd.
John Biown, an Amiilcan abolitionist, cele
brated as the orlsiiutor of the Harper's I'eiry
imurii'itnin, which resulted in his being hanged,
was born at Toirington, Conn.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE,
Tlieic it talk in Kansas .of appointing a rab
bit loinmisjloncr for tho state, the reason being
Hut 40,000,000 pounds of Jack rabbit meat goes
to waste annually in the state.
A machine that trashes and dries 8,000 dishes
an hour has been invented, and It is guaranteed
that plates, cups, saucers and other di&hes come
out of the water without a scratch.
The statement Mas made before tlin Ethical
finitely of St. Louis at a rcicut meeting that
the city pays $.)0,000 a jcar more for police pro.
tcitlon than it docs for sihool privileges,
A suit for 450 damages, which had been in
couit at Portage, Wis,, for moro than two jcars,
and thu costs for which had run Into the thous
ands, was decided the oilier day by the award
of &20, Tho participants had nearly bankiupted
themsehe-..
The new Indian lands that are to be opened
for settlement aro said to compose one of the
tiihest tracts in the world. The Apache, Com.
maiiche, Kiowa and Wlihlta reservations, which
aro tn bo opened, contain about three million
lite bundled thousand aiiesjaf land, of which
two-thirds is available to white settlers.
Hie Mahnioudich, one of the TuikLn ironclads
ordered recently to bo 6cnt to Qenoa, had to
bo liunledly doikcd, it hating been discovered
when the hour tor her departure arrived that her
OF TROLLEY RAILROADS.
State lUIIivay Bureau,
Wilkis-Rarre
and
Lehigh Wjomlng
Valley Scranton Valley
Traction Railway Traction
Company, Company, Company,
U ,700,000 $.3,000,000 1,000,000
3,000,000 3,000,000 1,S1U,000
357,017 13a,6S.- 233,300
6,030,017 0,130,851 7,03.1,300
01.83 73.78 01.00
$.123,070 $101,807 $374,045
273,027 4U.4W 443,701
0,33 1 0,200 8,078
83.37 SS.il 77.67
$160,000
$3,242 $5,078 $0,004
1.00 714 2,014
For Bent.
FOIl 1H!N1'-Flne OFFICES AT IMlAKONAtlLn
prices, rami building., inipmc of janitor,
FOB ItENT-STOltES.
Al'l'LY 1611 SANUEH-
eon avenue.
For Sale.
KOIl SALI!-A niXlVKUY COVEtlf.I) WAllOX,
has been In use about twn months, Sullnblo
tor n grocery slore, dry goods slorn or other
mercantile purposes. Apply to William Craig.
foii HALn-ciboi nmvis'o itoiisiiT" Fivn
years old, weight 1150. Sound. Can be seen
at Oomian's livery.
FOIt SAMS-MUCK DUILDINO, NO. 4.11 LACK-
nwanna iiienue, corner Washington nvenue,
being the property recently occupied and now
being lacalcd by tho Hunt it Conned Compuiy.
A. I!. HUNT.
FOB SALE-CONTF.NTS OF IIOIJSF, I'UISNt.
tore, carpets, bedding, etc. 0J2 Washington
avenue.
Wanted To Buy.
WANTED SECONDHAND SLOT MACHINES;
must be In oood order; state particulars as
to make and price. Address L. M., general do
lh cry, Scranton, l'a.
Furnished Booms.
FuriNniDnMT,rovTi:T-ELi:aANTLY
furnished rooms; ste.un heated; ever thing
new. do in, cosy and homelike. Ureakfast if de
slrcd. SI4 Adams menuc.
Board Wanted.
BOARD WANTED FOR THREE ADULTS AND
one small child, In respectable Jewish fam
ily, living In' first-class neighborhood. State
price. W. A., Trlbuno Office.
Money to Loan.
MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE,
any amount. M. II. Holgate, Commonwealth
building.
ANY AMOUNT 01" MONEY TO LOAN-QUICK,
atraight loans or Building and Loan. At
from 4 to 0 per cmt. Call on N. V. Walker,
314-315 Conncll building.
Becruits Wanted.
.s
MARINE CORPS, U. S. NAVY, RECRUITS
wanted Able-bodied men, service on our
war ships In all parts of the world and on land
In tho Philippines when required. Recruiting of
ficer, 103 Wyoming avenue, Scranton.
Personal.
INFORMATION WANTED OF PItlMO BOKBTTI,
who was a resident of New York City N. Y.,
prior to 1S05. If ho is dead, his heiis will heat
uf something to their advantage by addrcssim;
Jos. O. Llddlo, Gen. P. O. Bo, 5G1, New Yoik
City. N. Y.
LEGAL.
NOTICE IN PURSUANCE OF RESOLUTION OP
Select Council, there will bo special elections
held on January Sth, 1U01, in the following
wards:
Fifth ward One peison to servo as Select
Councilman to 1111 the unexpired term of Riih
ard Williams, resigned.
Sixth ward One person to servo as Select
Councilman to fill the uneiplied term of Edward
James, resigned.
Fourteenth ward One person to serte as Select
Councilman li lilt the unupired linn of Peter
McCann, resigned.
JAMES MOIIt, Maor.
Scranton, Dec. 21th, 1U0O.
THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR ELECTION OF
four trustees for Kcstonc Academy will be
Held at the uuildiug in lactoryullc, on Jan, 7,
at 10 a, m . E. M. PEOK, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OE THE STOCKIIOLO
ers of tho Third National Hank of Scranton
for the election of directors will bo held in the
directors' loom of Hie bank building on Tues
day, Jan. 8, 1001, from 3 to 4 o'clock p. m.
WM. II. PECK, Secretary.
PROF-ESSfONA L.
Certified Public Accountant.
E. C. SPAULDINO, 220 BROADWAY,
York.
NEW
Architects.
LDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT,
building. Si ranton.
CONNELL
FREDERICK L 1IROVVN, ARCHITECT, PRICE
building, 120 Washington aicnue, Scranton.
Cabs and Carriages.
RUDRER TIRED CABS AND CARRIAGES; BEST
of servlio Prompt attention given orders, by
'phone. 'Phones 2072 and 6J32. Joseph Kellcy,
111 Linden.
Dentists.
DR. O. E. EILENBEROER. PAULI BUILDINO,
Spruco street, Scranton.
DR. I. O. LYMAN, SCRANTON PRIVATE HOS.
pltaj, corner Wyoming and Mulberry.
DR. O. O. LAUBACH, 115 WYOMINQ AVENUE.
DR. II. F. REYNOLDS, OPP. T. O.
Hotels and Restaurants.
THE ELK CAFE, 12J AND 127 FRANKLIN AVIN
nue. Hates reasonable.
P. ZE1GLER, Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D., h. & W. PAS-
scnger depot. Conducted on the European plan.
VICTOR KOCH. Proprietor.
Lawyers.
J. W. BROWNINU. ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL-lor-at-lavv.
Rooms C12-J1J Mears building.
D. B. REPLOULE, ATTORNEY LOAtS NEGOu
Hated on leal estate security. Mears building,
torner Washington av etuis and Spruce atrecl.
WILLARD. WARREN A KNAPP, ATTORNEYS
and counaellots-ai-Uvv. Republican building,
Washington avenue.
JLSSUP & JESSUP, ATTORNEYS AND COUN-ccllors-at-law.
Commonwealth building, Rooms
19, 20 and 21.
EDWARD W, THAYER. ATTORNEY.
003-001, 0th Boor, Mears building.
ROOMS
L. A. WAT11ES. ATTORNEY-AT.LAW, BOARD
of Trade building, Scranton, Pa.
O. R. PITCHER. A1TORNEY-ATLAW, BOARD
of Trado building, Scianton, Pa.
PATTERSON li WILCOX, TRADERS' NATIONAL
Bank building.
C. COHEQYS, 013 REPUBLICAN BUILDINO.
A. W. BERTIIOLF, ATTORNEY, MEARS nLDG.
Schools.
SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA, SCRANTON,
Pa. Course preparatory to college, law, medi
cine or bjsincsi.. Opens Sept. V.'ili. Send for
catalogue, llev. Thomas M Cann, LL. D., prin
cipal and proprietor; W. E. 1'lumlcy, A. M.,
headmaster,
boilers only pioduccd flvo pounds prcsuro of
steam, which vvus not sutllcicnt lo propel the
vesbcl. Most of tho tubes had Haws ami jet tho
Mahmoudieli and seven other ships vuic believed
to be ready to proceed to Genoa four months
BO,
According to Ileibeit Putnam, congtrs1ona
librarian, librarien are glowing all out of pro
portion to librarians. Ilo directs attention to
tho fait that whcica3 tliero uie now some 8,000
libraries in Ihe country, there are. not moie than
600 or COO especially tiaintd librarians.
Cows in Belgium wear earrings. This Is In ac
cordance, with tho law, which decrees Hut ever)
animal of the bovine epcelcs when It has at
tained the ugc ot tluce months inut have in its
ear a ring, lo which Is attached a metal lag
bearing a number, The object is to piescrvc tho
exact recoid of Ihe number of animals raised
i Jill jear.
In the vicinity of Odessa arc what arc called
"limans," vast sheets of water, which weie or
Igiually connected with the tea, but through
gradual silting up of cand have been isolated
and aro now extensive salt water lakes. Hy
means of evaporation the watirs In these lukis
have become concentrated, and have betn
proved to bo of so much therapeutic value that
tho "llman cure," as it is called, is rapidly
growing into popular favor
Always Bimsy
But we are glad to
take the time to wish
you a happy new
century.
The greatest Shoe
sale ot any age will
be our
NEW CENTURY SALE
of honest Shoes.
Preparations for it
begins today.
Lewis &Reilly
Thone a2.
Free delivery.
S'
iQtllAY DISPLAY -
The handsomest line of
calendars ever shown in our
store,together with our line of
Fancy Ink Stands,
Japanese Novelties,
Bras Frames,
Leather Goods in
Pocket Books,
Card Cases,
Portfolios,
Dressing Cases,
Bibles
Make our place worth while
visiting. Excelsior Diaries,
the most complete line for
pocket and office work.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
Physicians and Surgeons.
DR. w. E.
avenue.
ALLEN, 513 NORTH WASHINGTON
DR. S. W. L'AMOKEAUX. OFFICE S39 WASH
ington acnue. Residence, 1313 Mulberry.
Chronic diseases, lungs, heart, kidneys and
gcnito-urlnary crgans a specialty. Hours, 1 to
4 p. m.
Seeds.
G. R. CLARK tn CO., SEEDSMEN AND NUHS
erymen, store 101 Washington avenue; green
houses, 1950 North Main atcnue; store tele
phone, 7S2.
Wire Screens.
JOSEPH KUETTEL, REAR Oil LACKAWANNA
nvenue, Scranton, Pa., manufacturer ot Wire
Screens.
Miscellaneous.
DRESSMAKING TOR CHILDREN TO ORDER;
also ladles' waists. Louis Shoemaker, 212
Adams avenue.
A. B. RRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS AND
less pools; no odor. Improved pumps used.
A. U. Briggs, proprietor, Liate orders 1100 North
Main nvenue, or Eicke's diug store, corner
Adams and Mulberry. Telephone 954.
MRd. L. T. KELLER, SCALP TREATMENT, 60c.;
shampooing, 50c; facial massage; manicur
ing, 25c; iluropody. 701 Qulncy.
BAUER'S ORCHESTRA MUSIO FOR BALLS,
picnics, parties receptions, veddinga and con
cert work furnished. For terms addreta R. J.
Bauer, conductor, 117 Wyoming avenue, over
Hulbert's musio store.
MEQAUGEE BROS., PRINTERS' SUPPLIES, EN
velopes, paper bags, twine. Warehouse, 130
Washington avenue, Scranton, Pa.
THE WILKES BARRE RECORD CAN EC HAD
in Scranton nt the news stands of Rehminn
Bros., 400 Sprucu and 603 Linden; M. Noiton,
822 Lackawanna avenue; I. S. Schutzer, 211
Spruco street.
fJOADTIME TA BLES.
Delaware and Hudson.
In effct Nov. 25, 10OO,
Trains for Carbendale leave Scranton ot 6.20,
7.61. 8 S3, 10.13 a. in.; 12.00, 1.20. 2.44, 3.62, 5-'Ji,
6.23, 7.B7, 0.15, 11.15 p. m.; 1.10 a. m.
Tor Honcsdale 0.20, 10.13 a. in.; 2.44 and
6.2') p. nt.
Tor Wllkcs-llaire 0.45, 7.13, S.W, P3H, 10.1.
11.55 a. m.; 1.23, 2.1S, 3.33, 4.27, 0.10, 7.48, 10. H,
H.iO p. in.
For L. V. 11. R. points 0.43, 11.63 a. m.j 2.13,
4.27 and H.iO p. in.
For Pennsvlvania II. II. points 0.13, 9 33 a
ill. ; 2.1S and 4.27 p. m.
For Albany and all points north 0,20 a. in.
and 3.52 p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Carbondale 0.00, 11,33 a. m.; 2. II, 3.32,
0.47, 10.62 p. m.
For Wilkcs-llaric 0.8S, 11.53 a. in.; 1.53, 3.2S,
0.27, 8.27 pm.
For Albany and points noitli 8 0J p. in.
For Honcsdale 'LOO a. in. and ".li p. in.
Lowest rates to all points in United states and
I'uiada.
J. W. BUIiniCIC, O. P. A., Albany. N. Y.
II. W. CROSS, D. P. A., Scranton, Pa.
Central Railroad of New Jersey,
Stations In New Yoik Foot of Liberty street,
N. It., and south Ferry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 23, 1000,
Train i leave Scranton for Nciv, York, New-ark,
Elizabeth, Philadelphia, Easton, Betlilehim, Al
lcntown, Mnuili Chunk und White Ilavin, at 8.S0
a. m.; express, 1.10; cxpicas, 3.50 p. m. Sun
days, 2.15 p. m.
For Plttston and Wilkes-Banc S 30 a, in.; 1,10
and 3.60 p. in. Uundavs, 2.15 p, in.
For Baltimore and Washington, and points
South and West via Bethlehem, 8.30 a. m., 1.10
3.00 p. in. bundiy, 2,15 p. in.
For Long Rrauili, Ocean Oiovc, etc., at 8.30
a. in. and 1.10 p. m.
For Ite.idlne;, Lebanon and Hariiaburg, vh Al
Icntown, 8.1,0 a. in. and 1.10 p. m. Sundays,
2.15 p. in.
For Pottsville, 8.30 a. in., 1,10 p. in.
Throusli tickets to all points cast, south and
west at lowest rates at tho station,
il. P, BALDWIN, lieu. Pass Agt,
J. 11, OLUAUSEN, Gen, b'upt.
Lehigh Valley Railroad,
In Effect Nov. 23, 1000.
Ti.iius lcato scranton
For Philadelphia and New Yoik via D. i II.
11. It., at 0.43 and 11.35 a. m,, and 2.18, 4.27
(Black Diamond Express), and 11,3d p. m. Sun.
davs, I). U II. R- .. 1.53, 8.27 p. in.
For White Haven, Ilarlcton and principal
points in the coil legions, via D. 4: . ji, R
0.46, 2.13 and 4.27 p. m. lor Pottsville, 0.43,
2.18 and 4.27 p. in.
For Bethlehem, l.aston, Reading, Harrisburg
and pilucipal Inteiinedlatc stations via D. & l.
II. It., 0.43, 11.35 a. in.; 2.18, 4.27 (Black Diu.
mond Express), 11.30 p. in. bundajs, D. 4, II. R,
It.. 1.5b. 8.27 P- ' ,
I'or Tunkliaiuiock, iowanda, Elmlra, Ithaca,
Oineva and principal intermediate stations, via
I)., L. 4: W, R. ., 6.03 a. in.; 1,03 and 3. JO
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffilo, Niagara Fulls,
Chicago, and all points west, via D. k H, R. R,,
11.53 a. in.. 3.33 (Iliads Diamond Expicss). 7.46,
10.41, 11 SO p. ni. Sundajs, 1). .V II. R. .,
11.65. 8 27 p. in. , , ,
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh Valley
pallor curs on all tiains betvveeen Ilkes-Barrc
and New York, Philadelphia, Bulfalo and Sus
pension Bridge.
KOLLIN II. WILBUR, Cen. Supt., 20 Coitland
stieet, New York.
CHARLES S. LEE, Oen Pass Agt., 20 Cortland
street. New York.
A. W. NONNEMACHER, Bin Pass. Agt., South
Bethlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations apply to
309 Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, Pa.
FWLEY'S
The Last
Days of
December
Will be devoted to
closing out every
thing that can be
classified as
Holiday Goods
on account of our
annual inventory
which we commence
the first of the new
year.
Snould you still
wish to make a New
Year's present, you
can save money by
selecting from what
is left of
Sterling Silver
Toilet Articles
Si
ALSO
File Sill Umbrellas
Etc, Etc
110-512
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAil
Schedule in Effect May 27, 1900.
Trains leave Scranton, D. &. H.
Station:
6.45 a. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Hajrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti
more, Washington and for Pitts-
Durg and the West.
9.38 a. m., week days, for Hazieton,
Fottsville, Reading Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington and Pitts
burg and the West.
2.18 p. m., week days, (Sundays
1.58 p. m.,) for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West. For Hazieton, Fotts
ville, Reading, &c. week days.
4.27 p. m., week days, for Sunbury,
Hazieton, Pottsville, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
J. R. WOOD, Oen. Pass. Agt.
J. B. HUTCHINSON. Oen. Mgr.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
In F.ffcit Dec. 2, 1000.
South Leave Scranton for New York at l.l'V
3.00, 5.50, 8 00 and 10 05 u. in., 12.55, 3.33 p. in.
For Philadelphia at 8 00 and 10.03 u. m.; 12.61
and and 3,33 p. m. For Stroudsburg at
0.10 p, m. MUk accommodation at 3.40 p. in.
Airlve at lloboken at 0.30, 7.13, 10.28,
12.0S, 3,13, 4.48, 7.10 p. m. Arrivo at PliIN
ailelphla at l.Oi), 3.23, (1.00 and 8.22 p. m. Al
livo from Nivv Yoik at 1.10, 4.0H and 10,23 a. m.
1.00, 1.52, 5.43, 8.13 and 11.30 p. m. Tiom
StiouiMiuig at 8.03 .1. ill.
Noith Leave Siranton for Buffalo and inter
mediate stations at 1.15, 4.10, nnd 0.00 a. m.j
1.33, 6.48 and 11.35 p. in. For Oswego and Sjra.
itL-o at 4.10 a. in. and 1.55 p. m. For Utlca nl
1,10 a. m. and 1.55 p. in. For Montrose at 0.04
a, m.; 1.05 and fi.li p. in. Tor Nicholson at 4 04
and 0.15 p. ni. Kor Uinglianiton 10.20 a. in. Ar.
rive in Scranton from Buffalo at 1.23, 2.33, 5.11
and 10.00 a. m. ; a.so aim ,uu p. m. rrom i
wego and Siracuso at 2.5 a. in.; 12.33 and 8W
p. in. From I'tlia at 2.55 a. m.; 12.38 and 3.i
l in. From NlchoUon at 7.60 a. ni. und 0.00 n,
in. From Montrosj at 10.00 a, m.; 3.20 and S.W
Blo'omsbtirg Division Leave Scranton foi
Northumberland nt 0 45, 10.0J a. in.; 1.35 ami
5 60 p. m. Kor l'lvmouth at 1.05, 3.40, 8.50 p,
m. For Kingston at 8.10 a. m. Arrive at North.
uniberlJnd at 0.35 a. in.; 1.10. 6 00 and 8.41 p,
m Airlve at Kingston at 8.52 a, m. Arrive h
PI) mouth at 2.00. 4.32, 0.45 p. in, irlvo il
Siranton Irom Nolthuniberland at 0.42 a. m.i
Xi 4,50 and 8,15 p. in. From Kingston h(
11.00 a. m. Fiom I'lj mouth at 7,33 a. in., 3.2q
5.33 p. m. gUNnAV Tra1.VR
South Leave Scranton 1.10, 3.00, 5.50, 10.08 a,
""North Leave Scranton at 1,1.1, 4,10 a, m.; 1.51
6 43 and 11-35 p. m.
' Dloomsbiirg Division I.eavo Siranton at 10.0J
a. m. and 6.60 p. m.
New York, Ontario and Western R.R
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT SUNDAY, NOV.
loco.
North Bound Trains.
Leave Leave Arrlvt
Siranton. Carbondale. Cadosia,
10.40 a, in. 11.20 a. m. 1,03 p. n
6 00 p. m. Arrivo Carbondale 0.10 p. m.
South Bound.
Leave ''"Vp Arrivi
Cadosia, Carbondale. Scranton
7.00 a. in. 7.40 a. in
2.06 p. in 'J 34 p. Ill, 4.20 p. in,
Simd-ija only, North Bound,
trove lie3'"?, A1"
Scranton. Carbondale. Cadom
8.30 a. in. 0-1? . in. , , 10. a. n
7,00 p. in. Arrivo Carbondale 7,40 p. m
Leave L,"f, Arrivi
Cadcsla. I'aibondale. Scianton,
7.00 a. in. 7.40 it. in,
4.30 p. in. 6.61 p. m. 0 35 p. m
Trains leaving Scrarton at 10.40 a. m. dally.
and 8.S0 a. ni. Sundas, make New York, Corn!
wall, Middletown, Walton, Sidney, Norwich)
Rome, Utica, Onrlda n'pl Oswego connection!
For further Information consult ticket agent!
J. O. ANDERSON. Oen. Pass, Agt., New York.
J. l. WELSH, Traveling Passenger Agsnt, Scraa
ton.
Erie and Wyoming Valley.
'limes Table in Kited Sept. 17, 1000.
Trains for llawley and local points, conneil
ing at llawley with Erie railroad (or New Yoik
Kewburgh ad Intermediate points, leave Ecran
ton at i05 a. in. and 2 25 p.'ni.
Trains arrive at Scrantcu at 10 39 . m. am
0.10 p. m.
1
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