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TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON, JANUARY 5, 1901.
Thoso who nrguc that vaccination Is
worthless have to face some formid
able statistics. For Instance, In 1873
Holland made thevaccinatlon of, school
chlldtpii compulsory. Previously, the
average death rate ninonr? children ot
school age, from smallpox, hud been 80
per 100,000; slnco that time It has been
but 7 per 100,000. In 1 875, Prussia
adopted the system. Previously, the
average death into was SS per 100,000:
It has slnco ranged from 1 to C. The
ti nth of these llgures Is thoroughly es
tablished. It vindicates the wisdom of
vaccination; all that remains open to
question Is the method.
Quay.
It is doubtful if the ic-clectioii ot Ouay to the
senate, after being Indicted for unlawful cm
piracy to use the stite funds for bis own prolit
mid after being rejected by the legislature and
I1I1 credentials refused by the s-i'ate, would 'be.
poiiblo In .my other common vjalth of the
t'nlon. The only cuie for (Jiajisui In l'cnnsvi.
vanh would teem to be n succession of Doto
cratlc vlctorlet. In state elections such as placed
Hubert K. t'.lttisoii la the governor's ili.i'f,
Chicago Times-Herald.
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kH13RE IS no justincatlon for
our Chicago contemporary's
doubts. The history ot poll-
tics Is full of just such In
stances. Very rarely Is a politician of
lcsources, ability and merit extin
guished by manufacttited clamor. The
public, after nil Is said, believes In fair
play and does not long stand for hy
pocrisy and false pretences. It recog
nises in Colonel Quay a magnanimous
and accomplished man of the world,
ready to act honorably towatd all who
ttcat him In kind and manly enough
not to pose as a pattern of sanctity
when compelled to deal with the prac
tical aspects ot politics. To lift them
M'lvrs tip his opponents have made the
mistake of trying to knock him down;
and their assassin methods have pro
voked a re-actlon.
Democratic victories In Pennsylvania
uould not work a change for the bet
tor, despite the zeal of advocates of
fusion. Tito substitution of a GufCey
lor n Quay would very likely be a
change for the worse. There Is noth
ing objectionable In Quaylsm which
would not be equally offensive In Guf
feyl&m; and there nro many traits In
Quay believed by those who know both
men to bo superior to the best traits
In Colonel Guffey. Quay has learned In
long years of busy experience to fit the
means to the end nnd he scorns to dis
simulate while doing It. He never tries
to couple the vocation of the politician
with the professions ot a pietist. Yet
lie Is a man of ripe anil varied scholar
ship, a deep student of affairs and his
judgment In a contingency would be
preferable to that of a very lurgo per
centage of his most vociferous ctltlcs.
That Quay represents fairly the
average publlo sentiment of Pennsyl
vania nono lias reason to doubt. In a
popular vote he has never yet lost and
if one were held today we do not ques
tion that it would Indicate for him a
very considerable majoilty. He has
been Influential In politics for u third
of a century and has consequently
made enemies as well as ft lends. The
combined vemon of the f miner nearly
counterbalances the undeviatlng fideli
ty of the latter, thus throwing the bal
ance of power among citizens who are
unbiased. It Is possible, and wo think
probable, that a clean and consistent
campaign of education intended to in
culcate a less selllsh view of political
obligations than obtains In the circles
of Quaylsm would, if persisted in. lead
finally to a verdict In behalf of reform.
Hut certainly reform will not be en
hanced by the ministrations ot knaves
liveried in piety's garb nor by the
vapid clack of mero idealists whose
only contribution to the public welfare
Is an Incessant outflow of criticism and
disparagement. This Is a practical age
when honors go to the men who do
things. Quay in politics does things.
Therefore ho -wins.
"Deductions" upon the Identity of
Tat Crowe do not seem to cotry the
weight of thoso of Shetlock Holmes.
How They Do Thlnfjs in Olasgow.
A KIND FRIEND evidently
believing in municipal so
cialism has favored us with
a newspaper clipping set
ting forth many Interesting facts about
the government of the city of Glas
gow. These facts are familiar to many
yet will bear repetition nnd preserva
tion for reference.
Glasgow, tho clipping Informs us,
owns and manages publlo slaughter
houses, a consolidated market system,
public swimming baths, laundries, san
Uaiy wash houses, model tenements,
municipal lodging houses, a family
home,' a municipal art gallery, publlo
water works, gas and electrlo works
to supplant horseflesh In the street
ralway system, nnd a city farm where
the sewage Is used .and fodder raised
for municipal horseflesh In the street
cleaning department and on the street
rnllways. Tho harbor and everything
pertaining to It harbor tramways,
ferries, uteameis, craving docks,
weighing scales, cranes, various yards
and otll ccs, nnd the supply of water for
ships all belong to the city and con
tribute to Its rovenucs. And It would
have had a municipal telephone sys
tem If the permission It has more than
once requested had been granted.
In tho model lodging houses every
lodger has u separate apartment, tho
use of a larger sitting room, a locker
for provisions and the use of a long
range for cooking his own food. The
rharge Is 7 to 9 cents u day, und In the
women's lodgings 6 cents. These mu
nicipal lodging houses have led to a
great Improvement In the private lodg
ing houses. Private parties have
opened Improved establishments on the
plan of the publlo houses, with the
same ptlc'es, nnd the same strict rules
as to order and cleanliness. Many of
tho smallest and worst of the private
houses have disappeared entirely.
In the public baths the charge for n
swim, as long as you like, Is 4 cents,
12 tickets for S cents boys and girls
under IS, li cents, nnd 12 tickets for 18
cents. Special reduced rates obtain for
schools, classes und associations of
young people. Clubs can get the ex
clusive use of the pond for one night
weekly between 9 nnd 10 for $1.00.
which admits forty members, and a
charge of two cents for each person
beyond forty. Women's clubs 96 cents
for twenty-four members and 2 cents
for each additional person. Private hot
baths, C to 12 cents.
Hardly less useful In tho cause of
cleanliness nro the publlo laundries.
For 4 cents an hour a woman may have
the use of a stall containing an Im
proved steam-boiling arrangement and
fixed tubs with hot and cold water
faucets. The washing being quickly
done, the clothes are deposited for two
or three minutes In n row ot centri
fugal machine drivers, after which
they ate hung on one of a serle3 of
sliding frames which retreat into a hot
air apartment. If she wishes, the
housewife may then use a large roller
mangle, operated, like all the rest of
the machinery, by steam-power; and
she may at the end of the hour go
home with her basket of clothes
washed, dried and Ironed.
Nor Is this all. In 1891 Glasgow be
came the owner and manager of Its
street ear lines, with these results:
1. The Iioum ot labor were voluntarily re
duced frcm 12 and II to 10 per clay; waea
were riied 2 shillings per week, and two uni
forms a jear were supplied to each man free.
2. Farm were leduced at once about 1 per
(tut the average tare it below 2 cent, and over
::', per cent, of the fsres aio one cent cad, a
voluntary movement. For short distances the
fire is one cent, and night and morning working
people can go long route for n cc-nt. For the
jear ending Mav 31, 1S93, the average of all
fares was 1.73 tents', a few years ago before the
city took the lines the private t runway com
pany collected an average of 3.84 tents per pas
senger. 3. The sen Ice was Improved.
4. The trattic was greatly enlarged, douolcd In
about two j ears, by low 'tares, good service and
the incicase of inteiest naturally felt by the
people In a business of their own,
0. Larger trattic and the economics of public
ownership have reduced tho operating co.t per
passenger to 1.32 tents, and the total cost. In
cluding interest, taxes and depreciation is 1.6J
tents per passenger. When the private company
was collecting 3.84 cents per pa,enger It de
clared that only .24 of a cent was pioflt. Now
the citv c oilcan 1.73 cents and still there Is
about a quarter of ,i cent clear profit, and this
U with horse potter, which makes the cost per
car mile at least 20 cents more than with electric
traction.
0. The profits of the business go to the public
treasury, not Into the pockets of a few stock
holders. For the jcar ending May 81, lst'S. In
spite of the extremely low fares.tliere was a clear
profit of $169,070 above operating expenses and
all fixed charges, interest, taxes, depreciation
and payments to the sinking fund. In lound
numbers the profits above operating expenses
alone were $500,000.
This showing Is very fascinating,
but its applicability to the cltyof
Scranton at the present juncture may
well b questioned. Until our people
are ready to elect and sustalm men
of honesty and common sense for
municipal ofllce the experiment of
adding to the functions of the munici
pal government would be attended
with unmistakable hazatd. A city
which cannot manage with approxi
mate efficiency what it already owns,
Is not in shape to consider nn increase
ot responsibilities.
Governor Filigree's exaugural ad
dress contained some of tho elements
ot a veritable wall.
Twentieth Century Journalism.
THE VEIIDICT of the Toronto
Globe, a most Intelligent and
lepresentatlvo journal, upon
the twentieth-century style
of Journalism propheclod and pro
moted by Editor Harmsworth of tho
London Mall whose idea is to turn
out a magazine of news, literature and
criticism at least once each day H
interesting because the Globe Is neither
"yellow" nor ossllled but typifies the
anno medium. Mr. Harmsworth, It will
be remembered, recently embodied his
Idea in a special Issue of the New
York World. "With that ns Its text the
Globe says: '
"Underlying the whole scheme Is the
supposition that the twentieth century
man Is In a desperate hurry, and that
it Is necessary to his welfare that he
should know everything that is going
on. Tho true way to economize time Is
not to 'boll down' thelmportant things,
but to omit altogether what Is unim
portant. It Is not necessary for a bimy
man or for any man to know all the
gossip of the day; and It seems to us
that to know half a dozen events thor
oughly Is better than to skim over
fifty.
"However, we are disposed not so
much to criticize Mr. Harmsworth'r
paper as to examine his underlying as
sumptions. Wo do not think that men
are In such a desperate hurry as they
claim to be; and wo bellovo that an
Immense amount of time is wasted by
people who claim that every second of
their time Is of enormous value. Wo
havo heard of Now York business men
who eat their lunch In ten minutes,
greatly to the Injury of their dlgesllvo
apparatus, and then sit with their
feet on their desks for an hour. This
may bo an exaggeration, but It 1
probable that with a great number of
men hurry Is a mere habit. Then we
may Inquire, 'What will men do with
the time saved for them by tho edi
tor?', They may gamblo In stocks, at
tend prize lights, or yawn through
wearisome social functions. There is
plenty of evidence in thlsxvery Issue
of the World that people really have
a good deal at time on their hands,
Including some leisure. In which to do
mischief. We do not think that tho
time consumed by men In reading the
news of the day Is a crying evil, de
manding a heroic remedy. It Is qulto
true that time Is wasted In reading
a lot of rubbish which apepars In
newspapers; but tho man who reads
rubblah does so because ho likes it.
If he could not find rubbish In a nowfl
paper he would talk rubbish or listen
to rubbish. Tho only way In which
a newspaper can help such men is to
lead them gently away from rubbish
by presenting the really Important
things In an attractive form. To
know what are the really Important
things, and to be able to make them
attractive, requires ability, talent,
genius; and tho real 'problem of the
Twentieth century' Is to draw thoso
qunlltles Into the service of tho news
pnper and give, them freo scope.
"We nre also opposed to Sir. Ilnrms
worth's plan for presenting busy men
with abstracts of new books. We deny
that tho fact of one man's writing a
book creates an obligation on the part
of another man to read the book. We
have never been able to understand
why men should be anxious to 'keep
abreast of the literature of the day.'
Many dishes appear on the menu of
nn American bill of fare, but it Is not
necessary to taste all of them. Bread,
beef, mutton and potatoes will keep us
alive and In good health, and fighting
men havo Informed us that they have
chetlshed p. biscuit more than much
fine gold. Mr. Harmsworth says that
as the busy mann cannot read all the
books, he ought to have a synopsis
thereof. We deny the necessity, nnd
we deny tho value of the synopsis.
What would be the value of a synopsis
of the Pilgrim's Progress, Sartor Re
sartus, In Memorlam, Vanity Fair, or
Mlddlemarch? Better read any one
of them and understand It thoroughly,
than read abstracts of fifty books.
There Is a tendency to believe that be
cause this Is an eta of fast trains,
steamboats, telegraphs and other labor-saving
devices, the day of leisure
ly reflection Is at an end. This is a
mere fancy, which, however, has had
an Injurious effect on Journalism and
on literature. Tho real need ot the
twentieth century Is for some one to
arise und advise men to take tho strain
oft their nerves, rest and think, and
trust In Providence."
In an effort to clean up the accumu
lation of vice that accompanied tho
great exposition at Tarls tho authori
ties of the French capital made 12,970
arrests during the month of Decem
ber. The number was made up ot
stranded thieves, tramps, drunkards
and prostitutes. These figures will
probably be contemplated with Inter
est Just now In Buffalo.
Tho Investigation of the Fredonla
conflagration In which tlx students
were imprisoned behind wire netting
and cremated, verifies the general
opinion that there was a great de
ficiency of of common sense about the
management of an institution that
was supposed to have been educa
tional. The rural Democratic organs are In
a delicate position at present. They
do not know whether they are for Mr.,
Bryan or not.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
XXXI.-rA CENTURY'S GROWTH
OF MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
New York, Jan. t.
I
N 1SS0 there wcie only sixteen water woiks
stems in the linitcd States, all owned and
operated by private cotnpanlcu, eueptlnif the
plant at Winchester, Va., which has alwajs
been a municipal phut, Prior to the Declara
tion of Independence there were levs thin a half
dozen water sjstems in operation In the colonies.
The strong hcntiment In faor of municipalization
ot water Hjftuua was not felt until along In the
thirties. Thii was the beginning of the eia
for rapid municipal expansion. In ls", I, pei
cent, of the cities of the I'nlted Mates owned
their water works kjiIciu. At the present time,
in the North Central and Northwestern States,
73 per cent, of tho plants are municipal. In
Wisconsin CO per cent, nre municipal; In Mn.si.
chufctts, 75 per cent; Canada, 75 per cent. Out
ot the- 129 cities havinir a population of moie
than 30,000. as determined by the recent census,
ninety of thim own and operate their water woika
hv stems, and four own them In part, while- only
thirty-five are under the control of private coin
paries. Duiing the century 203 plants liaie been pin
chased bv the cities and twenty (.old by them
to private companies. Of the fifty largtU
cities nine onlv have vv-atcr works owned by
piltatc coinpaniiA. 'Iiicc ttutistic indicates a
decided drift dining the century toward publlu
ownerkhlp of water mpplice, which has been
greatly accelerated during the last decade.
The tendency In other fields has lieeu Just as
markedly, or even moie io, in favor of private
ownership. There are 007 gas plants, and about
3,(100 electric light phiiU In operation in our
cities. Out of the 005 gas plants only fourteen
aie owned by cities. Tho disastrous results In
Philadelphia, under the regime of the I'hlladel.
piila gas ring, had much to do, doubtless, In
pievcntlng other cities fiom embarking In muni
cipal gas entei prises. It Is quite likely, bow
el er, that a new Interest will surround tills In
dustry In many places, with the use of the Veln.
bvcli burner, the streets are better lighted than
with tho aie clectiic light, and there Is a strong
Inclination. the part ot cities to extend the
gas lighting, this fact, coupled with the strong
sentiment favoring municipal ovrncrthln of all
public utilities, Is likely to cause many cities
to try their hands at murlelpal gas lighting.
In the caso of electric lighting the drift toward
municipal ownership is strong. This ii a com
paratively recent development, and, as jet, Is
most confined to Hie smaller cltlca. Chicago,
however, has had a large plant in operation for
more than two jears, having been forced into
the business by untoward circumstances. Hut
since investing, although tne municlpil sjstem
doe not Include tho entire city. City Electrician
Wllcolt greatly lavor tho Itntallatlon of a plant
that will take In the whole town, ililllniorc is
a!o mlously contemplating a venture In the
municipal electrlo lighting field. Greater New
York, while possessed of a great deal of enthu
siasm in this direction, cannot bo prevailed upon
to take bold of the electrlo Huhtln? scheme.
Philadelphia is n long waj oil from nurthlnvt
Ilka even a weak sentiment favoring public own
ershlp. Itoth eltles have awarded annual con
tracts recently for tho lighting of the city in
1C01.
In 1809 there wen .1,032 electrlo lighting plants
In our cities, of which 15 per cent., or 00, were
owned by the municipality, and only thirty mil
nlclpal plants wero owned by cities above 20,000
population. Seventy per cent, of the municipal
plants are found in the cities or towns below
5,000.
In the case of street rallwajs, the practice on
this side of the Atlantic has been all one way.
If there W any virtue In practical tests It may
be considered as vmturl.uutc that the city ot
Detroit was not permitted to carry out its
xhrmca nf municipal ownership of its city rail,
vvsys.
On the other side of theAtlantlc.thc growth of
municipal ownership is of much longer standing
and is far more extensive. Ungllsh cities do
11
not hesitate to municipalize anythlrg. The
spirit of publlo ownership Is rampant. The
cities ot England own and operate cverj tiling,
from water works to health resorts. Just at
present, owing to the rise In the price of coal,
several cities are agitating the question of pur
chasing a coal mine and operating It as a muni
cipal plant. Thus far the scheme has been all
worked out on paper, and It shows up to such
good adiantage thit two have already signified
their intention to Join In the plan. Among
some of the municipal enterprises are itrcet
rfilwajs, electric lighting plants, water works
jstems, steamboats, race tracks, water resorts,
gas plants, healing plants, farms and gardens,
tenement housen and so forth.
There Is good came for tome cities to abstain
from further Indulging the desire to municipalise
other public utilities, until they arc envblcd
to utilize thoso which they already possess to
better advantage. ituffalo Is a shining mark
on how not to do It, as relating to the man
agement ot Its water works plant. Based on
the census returns for 1W0, there was a per cap
ita, consumption of water, per day, of 250 gal
lons, which fa 175 galbns per carlta above the
maximum average. But f'r once In the hU'.ary
of the management of a municipal plant, tha real
cause tor the waste rests with the people. The
official would be glad to Install meters thro.igli.
out the sjstem for the tmriosc of checking the
enormous wastage, but the people will have none
of It. Ihcy have such n hatred of meters that
tt a serious attempt were made to Install 'hem,
It would doubtless cause a mob.
There is no economical question connected
with the maintenance and administration of a
water system to thoroughly capable of abrolule
demonstration as that connected with water waslc
being checked and prevented by the uso of
meters. It would teem that people who have
ordinary Intelligence and a reasonable amount
of logic could be made to see the adiantage of
the meter system, but the people of Buffalo,
high and low, rich and poor, educated and un
educated, persist In continuing to waste water
and money. The people say, when remonstrated
with by the officials; "'Ihcic Is an Inexhaustible,
supply, pump It up to us. What do we pay
vou for" And the city charges only two cents
per 1,000 gallons to manufacturcis, who me
largo quantities, and onlv six cents per 1,000
for tho smaller consumers, the few that use
meters voluntarily. Although It m"S moio water
per capita than any other city In tho world,
and twice as much as any other city of Its size,
its income Is not on a coi responding scale.
There are vast sums of money Invested, 'n
tho aggregate, Jmt In municipal water sj steins
alone In the United States. The Croton water
works, together with the other sjstjmi In Greater
New York, aro valued at more than $ir,QUO,uon,
a sum nearly equal to the aggregate amount In
vested In tho water works of Chicago, I'hlladel.
phla, St. Louis, Boston, Baltimore and Cleic
land. The expenditures for maintenance and op
eration of the New York plant amount to nearly
two and a quirter millions per jear, almost
equal to the amount nceeMr.i to operate and
maintain the plants of t'hlea,:o and Philadelphia.
The new century Is sure to ree greitcr advancce
In the ownership of public utilities by munici
palities', for the sentiment Is developing at a
most rapid rate. At no time have the Immense
corporations which own water plants In lar,;e
numbers been to anvious as at present.
England's Trade
. With Hep Colonic
Washington, Jan. 4.
B
Itlllbli COI.OMi:S furnished last jear a
lurl-ct for over KiW.OOO.OOO worth cf
British goods. The "Stutlstloal Abstract
for the bevcr.il colonics and other posses
sions of the United Kingdom," which picscnts
the details of the cumuieue und conditions of
the Urltisli colonics In the jcai lSD'J roiniuicd
with preceding jejrs, has Jibt reached the ticas
urj' bureau of statistics. It sliowa that the
Uiitlsh colonies thr mahout the world tuipoilid
In 1899 goods valued nt over a billion dollars,
and of thl.s amount over $50U,iXX),(XK) w.u from
the United Kingdom.
England's large colon, nf course, Is lliltlsh
India. Its total import In 1VJ9 aie clvcn In
round terms at k,in0,(iil0 (r about !00,iKiO.
(ICO), of vhlch hVxl,000 cor about 20ii,0O0,
0C0), were impoitcel bum tin- Culled Kingdom.
.et In Impoitunic is anada, wlinic total
Imports amount to JL2S,OM(),000, but which tukea
only JCO,ti79,000 In value finm the United Kins
dom; the chief reason of this Hnall proportion
being her immediate pion.iltv to the I'nlle.l
Mates', which can suoplv more prompllj and
conveniently her variid vviuiK
Xet in Importance is the gioup of Aiistiailaii
colonics whose re orts show on the face an im
portation In round numbers of over j;70,',(H
In IK", though the fact that each colony counts
as "an imiwrtatioti," anj tiling coming fiom anj
other Australian inlopy, even though inerilj
brought across the line fiom ndjoii.in tirritoiy
makes this statement of Auctrallan "imports" a
misleading one. caieful unaljsls of the leal
impoit traele ot the u.tullju colonies shows
that their Impoituliores fiom countries o.it'iilo
of the Austialhu eoiiliuciit amount to about 5",
per cent, of tho sum which tliej name ns "Ini
poit." Ilaslng an estimate upon tills cu.iIjsIm
of tho 1S98 tlguics, It may be ussiimcil tint tho
Imports of the Australian continent in lsW wore
not far from 10,raii,ixif, of which the United
Kingdom, although located on the opposite side
of the globe, furnished over JiJS,yJ.crj(J in '.alue.
The value of the lniliort.itli.ru of (lie I!iltih
Wot Indies in 1ST) Is (1,711.01)0 mr about Ml,.
.V.S.OOO), of which 2,7::,CXI oi about fit.
OIli.OOO), were fiom the United Kingdom
The African colonics show tolal InipoiU of
jflKO.OOO.lXit) in value of which .',( KXI.COO uii
fmm the United Kingelom. Al the Cape of (iood
Ucpe aline the iiuporU of tho jc ir are In round
terms 10O,u00,0CO, of which t3,O00,OiM are from
the United Kingdom.
TALKS BY THE PUBLISHER.
THII TIMl'.S, In Its haslj icplj lei our "UK"
of lost iMturdit, eneleavniiil to tur Ilia
attention of advritlscrs .iway Irom the qui Htii.it
of a flat rate and elirect It low.iid elrrulitiun,
It would have advertise! believe that nothing
but quantity Is oi any viilue end have thi.ni l"se
eight of the fad that theic are dlffer.'iit eiuall
tlcs of circulation Just as thrre aie diflrrent
qualities ot various other eomuiodltle'i. Adver
tisers aro thoroughly satisfied wlt'i tho quillty
of circulation they ,:ct when thej patroni'o The
Tilbune, knowing that they get full value fir
their inonej-. In a letter ree civ eel jesterday nn
advertiser took occasion to refei to his put ex
perience. He said: "We once advertised in
pipers having a combined eiuulation of 2,00i,n)0
and afteivvard in a piper nl S,(00, and the last
paper did us as much ood a. all tho othcis
combined."
Hut this is not to the point. The Tunes quot
ed a portion of whit wo said on Saturday inoin
lng and attempted to answer It. In the poitlon
quoted was the question: "Is tlieie ,tu Reiver,
tlscr In tho city of Scrinton paying A2(l per
month for a 4-Inch ad, on a j early contract, even
In preferred position?" Wo did not mrntlan
the Times In our "talk," but It acknowledges
the prices quoted as Its own, thus! "lho rates
quoted III tho column headed 'The Other Ta
per' in the above quotation are the rates of the
Scranton Times, and strangely incredible m It
may appear to The Tribune, they aru pild by n
good many advertiseia who consider It a good
Investment," It would bo much more satisfac
tory If the Times had been moie specific in
Its reply to the question which it quoted, Now
wo will put it again and a little plainer; Is
there an advertiser in the city of Scranton paj.
lng $20 per month for a 4-Inch ad. In the
Scianton Times on a j-carlv contract, even In
a preferred position? Wo tnut tho Times will
spec If j'.
The Times fuilher Fays: "I believe the flat
rate is coming In this country and I believe It
Is a good thing," Thanks. We are glad the
Times "believes" It and trust It will soon havo
tho courage to stmd by Its convictions. The
Tribune alwaja lead in "good things," but Its
rates aro not ropjTlghted, and ore published
dally at the bead of this page. Why not adopt
the flat rate!
Think it over.
WORTH REMEMBERING.
IlllnoU' tcct-sugar output last jear was valued
it 250,000. About flvo thousand aeics vyere cul
tivated. Since 1373 the tailing ship tonnage of the
world has jono down from N.lbl.OOO tons t
8,000,000 tens.
Merchandise exports from Franca In October
Increased ! ,800,000 over ls99, and Imports in
creased (4,000,0X1.
The province of Manitoba, almost the same
site as tlreat Britain and Ireland, has only
210.000 inhabitant
lmfirui m inttiiVtfrn'i iiimifrrTHtnif' -"i .
" THE WORLD oMjM..
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO TODAY" jjjjjo
ICopyrlght, 1.W0, by n. 13. Hughes, Louisville.)
TOtNNIMl of the Nlntccnth rentury
wt a great epoch In ornithology. Audubon
was In the midst of a fifteen-year ex
ploration of tho depths ot the primeval
forests of America In long and hazardous
expeditions, far from tils family and bis
home, with only gun, game bag, pencil
and draw brush. These tripe resulted In his
portfolio being Ailed with 200 sheets ol colored
delineations ot about 1,000 birds. As all In the
least acqu tinted with Audubon's history know(
rats destrojed all ot these jeara of work while
the portfolio was left temporarily In the ware
hcuso of a friend In Philadelphia, which he then
railed home. He was therefore compelled to do
all of lit work over before his "lllrd of Ameri
ca," tho most magnificent work of the kind
ever given to the world, was published.
Alexander, another notes American ornitholo
gist was now teaching school near Philadelphia,
whero lie formed the acquaintance of llartrarn,
the naturalist, from whom he received much In
struction and encouragement.
Ktlennc Salnt-Hllalre Oroffrsy, a celebrated
French naturalist, was at this time a member
of the great scientific crpedltlon to Egyrt.
Jean Dory de Saint-Vincent, a learned and In
dustrious ornithologist, spent the year In ex
ploring Bouibon and other Hands of lUst Africa.
Two Important works on this subject appeared
during the year. Thomas Bewick's "British
Birds" was published. He Illustrated It with
wood engravings of his otvn making. I.e Valiant
published In Pails bis natural hlitoiy of America
anil the Indies, illustrated bv colored plates.
done In what was then considered the highest
style of art.
A fine specimen of the lre-blrd, one of the
most remarkable feathered Inhabitants of Aus
tralia, tor the first time was taken to Kngland.
It was fully described before the Mnncin society
of London by General Dvles as forming a new
genus ot birds.
Stephen Decatur, who afterward distinguished
himself by a deed pronounced by Admiral Nelson
as the "moat daring act of the age," celebrated
today his twenty-second birthday on tho frigate
United States. When trouble arose with Tripoli
a few months later and Commodore Hlchanl Dale
was hastily fitted out with a squadton, IX'ratur
accompanied him as first lieutenant of the Us
sex. Ills most conspicuous act the one to which
Nel'ou referred while on this expedition was
the burning of the Philadelphia, which bad been
captured bj- the Tripcllans. Decatur voluntecrcel
for the babardous task. He entered the harbor
of Tripoli, boarded the Philadelphia, set fire
to her and cscipod to the Intrepid through a
tain of shot and shell, Defjlng death through
years of sueh service as this, Ic was the lronv,
of fate for him to be killed In a duct at the age
of 41.
Sleel pen wens first made by a .fr. Wise In
buiidon, Vngland. They were In the form of u
tube or birrcl pen, the eelges meeting to form
the slit with sides cut svvaj- as In the case of an
ordlniry quill. These sold at 3 shillings each.
Ihcy were hard, stiff and unsatisfactory Instru
ments and vcre not In gieat demand; in fact,
steel pens did not become common, with all the
Improvements in the Interim, until another hill
ccntiirj' bad pissed away, the old quill pciform.
ing its office faithfully.
The British government made a piofit of :!4f,,7t
pounds sterling out of the lotteries then in ex
iAtenie In Kn,:land. A national lotterv in the
United States, warmly ndvocateel bj Jellerson
nnd other statesmen, was conducting regular
drawings.
Horn buttons were firt used. Ar the sime
lime Joseph Birnett Intioduced in Kngland a
button with two shanks or olher fastenings on
one button
Tho Bank ot France", second in Importance and
magnitude to the Bank of Unglaml, was founded,
A f inline was
United Kingdom.
sevnelj" felt thioujhout the
The G'eoigl.1 University was founded ot Athens,
t!a.
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The
People's
Exchamii
A I'Ol'ULAIl I U:.1SI.G lIOltSF for the
Q n Benefit of All Who Have Houses to A
A Bci.t, Heal Ilstato or Other Pronerty to Sell Y
Y or Uvelianc, or Who Want Situations or v
Help These Small Sdvertlsemints Cost ,
One Cent a Word, Si Insertions tor Flic
c ems a vvc.ru lix.-ept situations vvanicu,
Which Arc Inscited Free,
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Help Wanted Male.
TWO ACrivirIKX ToT'lKjiVoHARY I.OCU,'
position (seveial woek). Silarj, S3.0O per
ilay. Addic3s, Manager, 1 O. Bom 10J7, Phila
delphia. Help Wanted Female.
WANTIID AV i:.PKltli:.NTKl) film, FOIl OKN
oral housework. l(,".t Capouse- uvenue.
(illtl, w.vn:i 10H OSMIUM, HOUSUWOltK.
George Okell. Coal Kxclnnge Building.
w.vn:i-M!ini.i:-Afii:i woman as housi:-
keeper. Call at 101S West Lackawanna ave.
mie,
Agents Wanted.
AGIiNTS WANTKI) TO PHIJ, Till. LATKST IN
ventlon lor producing I. Kill T; beats elec
tilclty; cheaper than kerosene. Agents coining
money; largest factory; prompt shipments. The
Best Light Company, Canton, O.
Salesmen Wanted,
"sVH-atssvS-VO
KNBROKTIC SALBSMAN-SCHOOI, SUITLIKS;
country work; $100 salary and commission.
11. O. Kvons & Co., Chicago.
Situations Wonted.
WANTKD A POSITION AS BOOKKBLPLB, BY
a joung iiuii. Address K. I',, care ot Tiib-1
unc.
POSITION WAN1ED-UY A YOL'.SQ MAN TO
learn the electrical business, at present
studjing electileal cnulncciiug. h., TOO Scuii
ton street, Scranton, Pa,
A YOU.NCJ 1.U1Y WJSIILS A POSITION AS
second girl In a good family; lias bad three
years' experience as housekeeper; also handy with
the needle; is willing to do almost anj thing;
hotel work preferred. Address A., Tribune ot.
flee.
WASTED-POSITION AS TUTOlt OF LATIN,
Ureek and Mathematics. Address, X., Y., '.-,
Tribune.
SITUATION WANTFD-BY A YOUNd OIBL, H
j cars ot age, to take rare of children or do
Unlit houscwoik or dish washing in hotel or
restaurant. Call at 106 Putnam street.
SITUATION WANTKD-BY A C11BL 14 YKAIIS
old, to take care of children or do Unlit
housework, or help with second work. Call at
407 Ferdinand street.
A YOUNd LADY DUsIRKS POSITION AS SHAM
stress; good eevvcr; 75 cents a day. Ad
dress O, V Tribune.
WANTKD-WOBK I1Y THK DAY FOB MONDAYS
and Tuesdajs, as laundress; would like ofnee
to clean; can give best of city references. Ad
dress M. M., "(12 Klin street,
SITUATION WANTKD-BY AN EXPKUT LAUN
diess, to go out by tho day or take wash
ing home; best of city reference. 5il Pleasant
street. Call or address.
BOOKKKKPKB WOULD 1,1KB POSITION; THOU,
oughly reliable; single or double entry, Ad
dresa Bookkeeper, 1114 Fairfield afreet
iM.t.ssn.i sjsvj. . sJmMrl '-- -- sL.A..g. . . I, .I,., ,, ) mln ssl i-tlHF .
ALWAYS BUSV(
1001 "TU True. (
new century sale
FOOTWEAR.
FOB TIIF, I,AD1KS-They ore nice. New Cen
tury Vlcls heel and no heel, button and lace;
sixes 2',4 to 8, SJI.2S. Sew Centurv Vlcl .Veils,
smart stjles, sires 21a to S, $2.eV).
FOB 11IK MISS They arc for school. New
Century Vic! and Box Calf, spring heels; sixes
1H4 to 2, fl.
FOB THK tir.NTt.KMBN'-N'cwr Century Hum
Boots, Be Uosli; sires 0 to 11, $2.10. New Cen
tury Mining Boots; they ate to work; sizes f)
to 11, $1.50. New Century Mining Shoes; they
are to work; sles 0 to 11, 11.
FOIl TIIH BOYS They are to play. New Cen
tury Satin Calf Shoes; sires 11 to S',&, 85c,
OUIt GlIAHANTKi: OOi:S WITH KVF.BY TAHt.
It is to laugh thej- arc so ca;y.
Oh, jest Wo close evenings at (I o'tleck, ex
eept ijiturday. IMibllsheel lsfrs. You will
pleisc call for vour shoes before 0 p. in., except
Siturd.ivs, We are for business in the diy at
Hi and 110 Wyoming avenue.
LEWIS & RFJLLY.
We carry the most com
plete Hue for office aud
pocket use.
Calendar Pads of every
description. If you have
a staud we cau fit it.
IReyoolldsBros
Stationers und Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Duililing.
For Eont.
fob ri:.t-iwo tsTOHi: BOOMS MrrATn
at 201 and 20.1 l,.ie k.ivv iiina avenue. Inquire
of .loscpli Levy, .No. io Lack iwanni, or Krancr
Jims., ',y Lackawanna avenue.
Tor Sale.
, "ei Sksu-WH-'Vi,
Ftiit s.M.i: o.n i:b Tinnis 'ini: i.Aiior.
i.ouse. No. IJI Ne.ith humner avenue, laige
lot; hoii'o iiewlj painted, contains 11 Iug"
looms Willi 1, ltd. eluscts, etc., excellent sewc"
sjstem, full conncctlbns; hot and .'old v.aler
all tluough hou-e. This is one of the most
pleasuntlj lue.eteil bouses In Hie eilj ; stieel,
cars within rni block: also idiort walk lo the
location of the new ,plke factory; examine
properly. Ku.rulie I.. I' Wedcnian. l'aull BhH,.
i on salk--isonu.r. not si: t i.ji wvsh.
bum stieet. AddrtM Mary Mott Foster,
State College, I'a,
fob s.M.K-A i)i:i.ivi:itv tovniti:i) wakov,
has been In list- about two mouths. Suitable!
for a gruceij t,tore, drj goods hloie or olhti
mercantile purposes, pplv to William Craig.
fob sAi,K-tioon imiviNfi hoiim:, fivi;
jeors old, weight 1150. hound. Can bo seen
at IJorman's liverv.
Wanted To Buy.
WASTKD TO lUY-V CHEAP DOUBLB BllAY.
1'. N. II., Tribune.
WANTKD-SLCOMI HAM) SLOT SIACHI.STS:
must be in eood older, state particulars av
to make and price Address I.. M Bcneial de.
llvcij, Sernnlon, I'a.
Wanted To Rent.
WANTIU TO llhVr, A FIBMslII.ll HOl'Sl',
ccnirallv loc.tteel, about in minutiM will:
from posloffee; villi from fi to S rooms, and
nil modern Improvements, steam licit iiiefciicil
Or part of furnished bouse, with tie privilege of
llcht Iioiiel.ec.pln', by a sinill I imll.v i refennem
exchanged. Adilnis, l II , Tribune office.
Bortrd Wanted.
BOAim Wsvrnn-Fon iiirki: adults and
oue small child, in repevtable JcwUh tvin
ily, living in flrst.elass neighborhood. State
price. W, A., Trlbuio ofacc.
Rooms and Board.
-iW sssV'sWlfcs,sV,Vslv,'N
FOB BKNT-l'lRMSIIKD BOOM AM) BOAltll;
aljo table hoard, 1M Wathiuglon avenue,
Money to Loan.
MONKY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MOI1TOAOK.
my amount. M. H llulgate, Commonwealth
building,
ANY AMOUNT Oi MONKY TO LOAV-UICK,
straight loans or Building ami Loj.i. At
from 4 to 0 per cent. Call on N, V. Walker,
314 31 Council building.
Lost.
loVt-laoif's POCKSTIIOOK, BI'.rVI'.KN COV.
nolly & Wallace's and tsW block Washhutun
avenue; finder pl'.asa leavo at WW Wu..hliigtur,
avenue,
Speclnl Notice.
Hi,Km'i'.rtiris'''iiAiii--supi:iii'i,r4ii',4 hair,
waits ond moles icmoeed by cleclile needle',
harmless, painless, pirm.,nent; chatget niuder.
ate. Helen S, Buchanan, DeinutologUt, 31.2
Washington avenue.
Recruits Wanted.
MABINB COUPS, U. S. NAVY, RECRUITS
wanted Able-bodied men, service on our
war ships In all paita of the world and on land
In the Philippines when required. Recruiting of
ficer, 103 Wjomlng avenue, Scianton.
LEGAL.
IN ACCORDANCK WITH W.SOI.lTION 01 KF,.
led council, thero will bo a special election
held In the Thirteenth waul on Jan. 15, wot,
for the purpose of electing one pernm to seivc
as select councilman to till th" uiicNpirid turn
ol A. U. Lldstone, deceased. JAMUS MOIR,
Major,
ti ..isMfl 1 1 111 MlMtl "--
EXCEL8I0R
DIARIES
F08 W1
FINLEY'S
We cannot think of any
thing more fitting to open
the new century with than
our AnnualJanuary Sam? of
Table
Lioees
This being one of the many
departments in which we ex
cel we take rather a just
pride in announcing this, our
first sale for 190X assuring
our patrons that assortments,
qualities and values were
never more advantageous to
them than during this salo
which will open
.2
Lasting for one week.
We have re-arranged out
whole price list for this event,
aud invite one and all to par
ticipate in the excentional
values that we will offer; and
although we only make quo
tations on one or two num
bers you will find all the un
mentioned ones equally as
good values.
Special lot of 5-8 German Linen
Napkins, extra heavy qual
ity, usual value $ 1.25 doz; QO
now OC
Special lot of 72-Inch Bleached
Irish Damask, an excellent Q
Si. value. For this sale ' C
Special lot, one case only Mar
seilles Quilts, full size nnd
hemmed. Worth $1.35; b 1 rr
These are but THREE in
stances out of many, but they
will serve as good as a dozen,
our whole linen department
being at your service lor one
week at reduced prices.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
LEGAL.
DISSOLUTION TUB PAItTNHIlSHIP KX1STINCI
between James I'.. Quinu and James J, Mur
ray us (Julnn k Murray, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent, The business at W2 Lackawamu
avenue, eiianton. Pa., will be conducted by
James J. Murrnj-. All accounts will be paid ta
him and all debts of the firm will be presented
to him. JAMhS K. QUINN.
,f, J. MUUIUY.
5-cranton, Pa., Dec. 2'i, iiwo.
Till! ANNUAL MIXTINfl OF THK STOCKIIOLD
cm of the Tlihcl National Bank of Scranton
tor the election of directors will be held in the
clireetois' loom of the bank building on Tues
lay, Jan. K, HOI, from .T to 4 o'clock p. m.
W.M. If. PKCK, Secretary.
oirici: of Tin: scuanton bolt and nut
Co..
Scranton, Pa., Nov. 20th, 1000.
A meeting of tho stockholders of this company,
will bo held at its gcueial olllee, on the twenty
fouith clay of Januarj, A. D 1901, to toko
action on a proposed Increase of the capital
stock ot tlits company from sHJO.Ouei to J50,000.
L. M. HORTON, Secretory.
TIIK AN.SCAL MKKTTSf! OF THK STOCKHOLD.
cis of Then . White Manufacturing Com
piny will be held Tueaelav, Jan. 15, at 2 o'cloidc
in tho e.tllec of the company, 411 Linden street,
for the election nf dlic'dcis and such other
business as may pioperi.v come hefore the meet
ing. L. It. STKLLK, Ssccretarj-.
NOTTCK IS HKBI'.BY OIVF.N THAT AN Ap
plication will be made to the Governor of
Pennsylvania, on the '.Nth day of March, A. 1.
I'Vil, by Cvrus I). Jones, (!. F, Reynolds, Cliarlen
NrrJugir, 1 1. B. Stuiges, John T. Billiards, T. C.
Von Srmch, Samuel Samter, Richard O'Brien, M.
J. lleulcy, W 41. Fiillon, C. S. Woolworth, M.
P. Carter, Thomas hprague, und others, under
the Ait of the (lenrial Assembly of PennsjU
vjiiI.i entitled " n Act for the incorporation and
regulation of banLs of discount and deposit,"
Hpproved the bith daj of Maj', 1S7H, and the sev.
eral supplements thereto, for a charter for an
inti nded bulking corporation to bo located In
NMiitvn, Pa., to bo called "The People's Bank,"
with ,i capital stock of One Hundred Thnuvanl.
Doling (iflOO.OeJO) the chaiarter and object ot
which are to do u general banking busness, and
shall hive the power and may borrow or IcnJ
nionev If tucli period as lluv nuy elcem proper,
:y discount bills of mclunge, foielgn oi domes,
lb' promissory notes or otl rr negotiable papers,
and the interest maj lie received in advance, anil
shall have Hie right to Hold In trust as collat
tial security tor loans advances or discounts, es
tate, leal, pcrsoiidl ind mlsed. Including lbs
notes, bondi, obligations or accounts of the
United Stites, Individuals or coriiorations, and
to putcbas", collect and adjust the same and to
dispose thereof for the benefit of the corporation,
or for the psjments of the debts as security for
which tho same nuy be held, and for these pur
poses, to have, possess and enjoy all the right,
benefits and privileges of said Act of Assembly
anil supplements thereto.
ARTHUR DUNN. Solicitor.
NOTICK-IN RK: ASsKSSMKNT OF DAMARKS
and benefits to piopertlcs on Jackson street.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Lickawann
County, No. 0IS, March term, 1SH7. The under
signed vleweis appointed bj the Court of Com
mon I'leas of LaclvSTauna county, to assess the
cl images anil hine-IIU to properties on Jackson
street alleged to be tliinagtel on aeieunt cf the
grading and improvements authorized by ordi
nances of the City cf sennit n, heteby give notion
thut thev will havo their flint meeting; on said
Jaikron strret In the city of hoinnton, countv
Mill state ofottsald along the line' of said lm
piovements, on Monchy, the seventh Juy of Jan
uary, A. D., 11)01. at ID o'clock n. m., and vlc.r
the ptemlsis anVeted bv said grading, at which,
lime snd placo all persons inti'iested In ssut
damage and benefits and their witnesses will
have nn oppoilunlty lo be heard, should thev set
deihe. . .', COI.BOltN. JR.
F.VAN J. DAVIS,
M. J. BUDDY.
KI'AT.l'.n PltOI'OSM.S WILL RK BKCKIVKD
the oftlee of the Scr niton Board of Contfl
until Monday rvnilwr, Jan, it, iii.i. tor insii
lre n 1 K-.etiiiLT and ventilating svstem Into al
tine. In Nn. .I'i se bool In accordance with pfl
and sneelllcatlons prep in e by John J, Harrl
r'ln,-r. t.eid llljlW 'Hid KDCCitlCUlloll tA
sun In Ihe office of the architect of the buJ
ing. John A. Iiuckucntn, '
Ten iiei tent, of the contract price will be
tallied bj the board for one jear after the cod
Plellon ot the work. It hip sjstem snsu pr
Mtlsf.uteiiy, tliul pajment will then be mid
the contractor, otherwise tlio sum rciainra
ls ii ,1 tti leminlctc the svstcm. I
The sum of one hunched dollars In cash or
titled check Is to tie Inclosed Willi eacli
ulilfli turn shall be forfeited to the school
trlet In caso of refusal or oinKdon to eicl
contract within ten days after the awarding)
thu sumo. No bids will be read or consldej
width falls to comply with this reerulrcment. i
The board reserves the right to reject nsj
nil bids. Bv order of the Scranton Board
Control. KUGCNK D. FKLLOWSJ
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