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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1901.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCUANTON', JANUARY 13, 1901.
The Times last evening remarked
that the common council meeting ot
Thursday nlKht "was broken up
through the saloon influence." This
rri'Dia a trifle harsh, soinlng fiom the
Times, when one considers that none
but Democratic members acted as ob
structionists by remaining away from
' the council chamber.
Going Too Past.
-TAIIE MAYO 11 has Issued notice
I of an uppoitionmcnt of ward
JL tepresentatlon "In pursu
ance of the Act of June 5,
1S05." The Act of 1S03 does not pro
vide a method of fixing apportionment,
that having been already provided In
the Act of 1891 as follows:
Hereafter the ratio oi representation in com
mon council In cities of the second class shall be
Oxed and determined as follows: In the month oi
luly preieding the ncxtugularmunicipal lUctlon,
after the passage of this net and cuiy fourtn
year thereafter, the members of common councils
shall be apportioned in the following minner: It
(hall be the duty of the assessors of t.iili waul to
return, under oath, n true and exact return of
resident taxahlis, to the president of the common
council on or before the first diy of July in each
jrar, when an apportionment Is to be nude, and
at tlie first meeting ot tlio councils thereafter a
joint comtnlttic ot flc, two from the i-clcct and
three from the common council, hhall be appoint
ed, who shall examine the Mid returns ami divide
the whole number of taxables by forty 'the quo
tient shall bo the ratio of rcpro-ontatlon for mem
bers of the common council; providing tint
should any uard hive an cxies of three-fifths
more than the ratio of taxable it shall be en
titled to an nddltlnn.il member; ami provided fur
ther, that i uli uard shall lue at least one mem
Ler of common coui.ctl.
Since Scranton has become olllcl.Uly
a city of the second clans, no return
of taxables has been mudo to the pres
ident of common council ami no Joint
committee of live has been appointed
to hold nn examination of such letmii:
hence no valid apportionment has been
arrived ill. The mayor's schedule of
waul repietentntlon Is cot reel mathe
matically but It bus, mi far as careful
inanity can discover, no binding force
in law. If accepted as a basis of ward
election the new members thus rhorfen
would come Into common council with
questionable credentials and if seated
would Involve the city In a risk of hav
ing all legislation In which ihcy inlgnt
participate attacked in the courts.
The action of the Democratic com
mands' In refusing to attend a regu
larly called meeting of their bianeh of
councils, so that the plain Intent of tho
net of 1S91 might be can led out
promptly In good faith, Is Indefensible,
Is a provocation to partisan retaliation
mid Is doubtless n factor In prompting
tlie mayor to proceed on his own ie
sponsiblllty. Hut two wrongs seldom
make a tight. The right and cafe
course to pursue Is to obey the law.
The law distinctly says how apportion
ment shall be made. To tiy to make
It In a manner not legally contem
plated Is to make haste inseeuicly.
lAte Imprisonment for the Paterrfon
wretches Is a penalty that flts the
crime. Now let public opinion bar the
door agalnt a mawkish pardon.
Taxing Public Utilities.
T-HR FRANCHISE proposition
submitted to councils by
JL the incorporators of the
new street railway company
uppeurs fair on Its face except In sec
tion B, which defines the amount nnd
method of Its taxation.
The company's proposition Is, two
years' exemption from taxation, three
years' payment of one-half of one per
cent, of gross receipts und every year
theteafter one per cent, of gross re
ceipts, this tax to bo "In lieu of any
nnd ull forms of city taxation which
Is now or may hereafter bo In force."
It Is true, that this presents a more
equitable basils' of taxation than Is In
.litrco' with respect to the Scranton
Railway company, whose only tax
contribution to the city in return for
franchises capitalized at millions and
police protection worth thousands, la a
pole tax yielding about $'J,500 a year.
nut It will, we think, he generally
conceded that tho Scranton Railway
company Is under-taxed. The proposi
tion to Impose upon It a tax of five
per cent, of moss earnings as soon as
this cun bo done legally has tho sup
port of a public sentiment thut Is In
no way disposed to be confiscatory,
but that Is fully determined upon
making this public, service corporation
pay Its Just share of the costs ot local
Rdverimient, even though, In order to
ifolhat, it may have to squeeze sonw
of the water out of Its Inatdlttala
capitalisation.
A Yfow company, becking privileges
in our streets, may plausibly clulin
that it voluntary offer to tho tity for
lufetlor franchises nf more than tho
city gets out of the pitscnt company,
to which It hns made sweeping grants,
should entitle It to public favor; hut
the city's remissness In the ono In
stunco should prompt It to bo doubly
exacting In the other. Nor should
councils over waive Its right to Im
pose qther forms of taxation than that
of a per contftge ot gross receipts.
Reservation otr t)iej, right to Increase
Paper ltcailinpr
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taxation Is a necessary public safe-
KuarJ.
,
H Mr. Carnegie ffttll Insists that It
Is a dlsrjraco to dlf rich, he will have
no difficulty In finding pcoplo about
llin country who will assist In giving
lilm a clean record long before the
time for his departure arrives.
Snlnrles Vs. Fees.
IULt, TO turn Into the nub-
excheauer the bulk of
the fat fees now diverted
Into the pockets of county
ofllclals has been drafted In Albany
and will receive the powerful support
of the Odell administration. In his re
cent message Governor Odell directed
attention to tho fact that a number
of county and city olllclals In tho Em
pire state were reputedly In receipt
of otllclal Incomes larger than that of
the president of the United States and
properly denounced UiIh state of things
as vicious and unwarranted. The bill
to lemedy It to some degree was draft
ed at his Instance.
In nil departments of government
there Is too much fee-lng nnd too little
hiring on a basis of business economy.
Dllllcult service attended with respon
sibility should be well paid. Those who
arguo for low salaries In public life
mnko a mistake. Modern conditions
focus upon conspicuous men a multi
tude of demands Involving personal
expenditure. They should have In
comes to correspond. But their In
comes should bo fixed on a salary
basis, with Its limits fully made pub
lic. This will enable a candidate to
know Just what to expect and regulate
political competition and expenses ac
cordingly. It unsettles the public con
science to have emoluments based on
the toll Bystem,
It Is proposed In the senate to retain
tho stamp tax on checks, which, as a
revenue raiser, yields $9,000,000 a year.
Thoso able to write checks which the
banks will honor will doubtless cheer
fully acquiesce.
The American Lumber Trade,
A"
IIOI'KFUL view of the lumber
Industry and trade of the
United States la expressed
In u monograph on this sub
ject Just Issued by the treasury bureau
of statistics at Washington. "Within
quite recent years, as everybody
knows, this trade has evolved from a
primitive nnd Imp-hazard Into a
heulthy scientific condition, involving
largo capitalization and intelligent
safeguards. The existence ot surplus
capital looking for new fields of Invest
ment has had a tendency to eliminate
the small-scale lumberman: nnd the
policy of European states in rigidly
limiting the annual cut of lumber to
something like the rate of Increase In
the growth of fotests has forced Kuio
pean lumber-consuming Interests to
come to the United States and Can
ada, especially for hard woods and
lumber for building purposes. As a
result, the foreign lumber trade of the
United States has grown enormously.
More lumber Is now being shltped
from the United States than at any
previous time, in the history of the
country. The total expoits of timber,
lumber and manufactured wood for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900,
amounted to $30,598,416. Imports of cor
responding products amounted to $10,
591,908, showing a balance ot almost
exactly $30,000,000 of exports of this
tiuss over Imports. About half of these
Imports come from Canada, consisting
mainly of planks, boards, logs and
shingles. Another principal feature In
our timber Imports Is tropical timber,
Including Cuban mahogany and cedar,
Mexican mahogany and cedar, and
mahogany from Central and South
America and Africa,
The wooded area of the United
States, uecordlng to the United States
geological survey, is 1,094,496 square
miles, or 37 per cent, of tho land area.
From this standing supply of timber
It is estimated that from 1.S30 billions
to L',300 billions of board measure feet
of lumber aie available. The annual
lumber cut has been estimated at 40
billions of feet; or approximately 2
per cent, ot our national timber re
sources. Of this cut, 13 billions are
credited to the lake region, 10 billions
to the Southern states, 6 billions to
tho Northwest and North Atlantic
states, 5 billions to the Central states,
4 to the Pacific states, and 2 billions
to the Mountain states. These figures
are only nn approximation, yet they
Indicate that our timber supply Is not
disappearing as rapidly as many per
sons had supposed.
Tho author ot the government mono
graph Is by no means convinced that
the country Is likely to have a timber
famine. On the contrary, he takes the
view that as soon ns the level of tim-
ber land values rises to the level of
lumber prices Indiscriminate cutting
win no lui'b'ciy iiuantioncu; mo more
far-sighted policy of scientific forestry
will prevail and forest llres will be
systematically prevented or controlled.
Mr. Cleveland's repeated assurances
that the country Is going to the does
do not appear to check Its progress.
The most effective "stop-thc-war"
committee for some time to come will
be the men who carry the guns.
Anyhow, no one has ever been
burned at the stake at West Point.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast; 3 00 n. in., 'for Saturday,
Jan. 1!), 1001.
A child born on this day- will be of the opin
ion that a. red of rial railroad is worth nillci
on paper.
It is to be hoped that tho second class city
may bo aiionipanled by llrtt cIjh municipal
legislation.
(irrat weallli may nol bring great happlncit
but It at least enables, one to talk saucy to the
tax collector,
Tho scarcity of crows will doubtless be a
serious bar to antl-(juay banquets,
Happy Is the man who ran acquire a bril
liant caieer unaccompanied by a mujdy con
science. It ! the easiest thing In the world for a
boaster to become u liar.
Any IckjI can easily see the fault of another.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
XXXIII. LESSONS ,TO LEARN
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FROM ENGLAND,
Ncw York, Jan. 10.
H
OW TO IllSrOSt: of the garbage wet nd
dry so that It will leld a profit, Is the
problem which confronts American cities.
Tho late Colonel Waring, Just before Ids
retirement and the reinstatement of Tammany
Hall, had evolved a scheme which promised to
make the collection and disposal of tho vast
amount of New York city' dally waste a profit
able undertaking. He lalculated to make that
department pay for itself.
it Is a pity be could not have been permitted
to carry out his Ideas. Ills mantle does not seem
to have fallen on anyone's shoulders.and the same
expensive methods continue to be employed on
this side ot the Atlantic.
American cities hae much to learn from Eng
llsh cities. For example, It costs many thousands
of dollars each year to collect and dispose of the
Karbauc wet and dry In New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, and, in fact, ill ot our large cities.
Some of them still make a practice of dumping a
largo proportion of the waste upon marsh or
waste land near the tuburbs, where In summer It
becomes a constant menace to public health.
Others, like New York, and Inland cities located
upon large or small rbcrs, dump their garbage
Into the water. None of them seem to li.ue real
ised that they arc palng large sums for depos
ing of matter that could be made to pay for It
self with right management,
Some cities are less wasteful i.an others, but
all ollko are tn be condemned for their lack of
enterprise in aolUng this problem. While much
progress has been made in the administration ot
municipal affairs along other lines, there has been
cry slight improvement over the primitive
methods of our forefathers. The citiis which
have Installed plants for the disposition of the
garbage In its various forms have taken a step
towards the solution of the problem from its
sanitary standpoint, but they have vet to learn
how to utilise the garbage so as to make it pro
duce something of value to the city, and Instead
of being a charge upon the city treasury, becom
ing a producer.
.St, Louis Is one oi the cities that his a reduc
tion t.vxtcm. It is known as the "Merz Ucdufc
tlon Plant." The owners of this plant obtained
good commercial returns from the handling of
the garbage. M, I-ouls pays at the rate of W
cents per ton per month per voter for the care
of Its garbage, besides paying $M,000 per annum
for the delivery of the gaibago to the owners ot
the plant Puffalo and Montreal, however, pay
but 30 cents per month per voter for the care
of their garbage, while Atlanta, Jacksonville and
Charlotte, .V. C' pay 31 cents for the same cart
el similar mailer, and in every case the work Is
accomplished In a sanitary manner.
These cities do not ue their street swciplngs
for fuel, and thereby lose much that would aid in
reducing other less Inflammable waste matter to
a sanitary rtfuso. Here Is where American cities
can Irani much from the cities of (ircst Britain.
In establishing a garbage disposal plant there
ate many and varied conilderatlons for deciding
whether it ii salvage or sanitation that Is con
templated; the local price of tho different fuels;
the ability of proper management to augment
these fuels with street sweepings and other In
thmmablc gaibage. The kind of furnace and the
character of the claims for its Ore box Is also a
itninl rd"t to ton-ddcr, for while there are many
fuel dclrncrs in the markit, it Is a garbage
disposal with the least expenditure for the fuel,
and that will nicominodate stieet sweepings as
a major part of this fuel that should be consid
ered,
The nature of the garbage to be destrojed will
have to be taken Into account, for wmic the cost
of cremating ordinary trash and combustible
watte of all kinds, such as meats, poultry, fish
wide are very Inflammable la very nnall, be
cause such garbage service Is a valuab.c agent
In the destruction of the so-called pure garbage
and night soil. The report of the relative pro
portions of such matters as found In ordinary
garbaec will determine the ultimate annual per
capita cost.
Fnzllsh cities have been conducting a garbage
department upon a more economical basis for
jcars. The well known methods ot Ulasgow, Bir
mingham, iMinlnirgh and others are familiar to
the Amerlian public-. While the character of the
matter to be Incinerated or otherwise sanitarily
destrojed varies, and tho heat units in different
coals "vary, It is known from the experience of
these I'.nglMi cities that street sweepings, with
the addition cf but a very small peicentage of
other fuil, have been used successfully to not
only Incinerate all other kinds of gaibage, but
that with their known percentage of one to ten
horse power to coal, they have converted enough
water into steam to furnish through djnamos
clettrelty enough to customers to pay tnc running
expense of their plant, and, at the same time,
pay a good lnteri-st to the city upon its invest
ment. If this can be done in Kngland it can be done
In America.
While American titles arc slow In adopting tho
ideas of tuo titles across the water in handling
the garbage at a profit, they arc leaders in sani
tary methods for collecting and disposing of the
waste of tho larger titles. For example, under
the supervision of Mr. Warren Slutler, commis
sioner of streets of Washington, I). C, one of
the finest svstcms In the United States for the
collection and disposal of garbage has recently
been installed.
The plant Is ot the reduction order, although
not exactly "ike the ones in fet. f.ouis and Buf
falo. The svbtcm now enjoyed in Washington has
many cxcdlent features, which arc seldom found
in other cities. One of them Is a specially
mounted caisson used in collecting the matter.
It consists of an oblong metal box resting upon
a wagon fi.inir, fiom which it can bo removed
and another put in Its place. It has metal lids
on each side to enable the collectors to put gar
bage in on the other side ot the wagon. Garbage
is collected from house to house nnd emptied
from the cans into the calieon. When the latter
is full It is carted away to the station and lifted
from the wagon to a flat car, without being
Jumped or lu any manner dlstuib-d. Another
caisson, which has been thoroughly cleaned by
steam at the factory. Is placed upon the wagon
and the collection continues. The cats loaded
with caissons ara conveyed to the plant and there
unloaded, freshly cleaned receptacles taking their
place.
The fietory or reducing plant is a building
100 by CO feet, and two stories high. The site
is upon an Incline, vvlieie the upper story on ono
side Is nearly on a level with the railroad, and
tho lower story on the other side Is open to the
opposite direction, giving the plant the general
appearance of a Pennsylvania bank barn. Hero
the caissons arc conveyed by an overhead trolley
Into the upper story or receiving floor of tho
building. There, as required, the refuse will be
! UtbrCugh I owning, in thi oor Into the redcu
lug steamers below,
As a guide to the employees of his department,
to the contractors and their men, and for the
Information of the genual public, Mr. Stutler has
Usued a manual to guide all concerned in the
collection ot garbage and waste nnd In the sweep
ing of the streets. In this manual instructions
ore given ami rules lild down Informing all of
thn courses to be pursued alike by tho employees
of the contractors, those of the municipality and
by the general public. The term "garbage" is
defined as all refuse of animal or vegetable mat
ter which has been useil as a food for man, and
all refuse animal and xcgetable matter which
was intended to lo used, including spoiled or
condemned food. The term "dead animals" means
all dead animals or parts thereof not intended
for use as food for min. Tho term miscellane
ous refuse is defined as all refuse from places of
residence, except gaibage and dead animals, night
soil and ashes, The term "ashes" includes ashes
from coal or wood and such mineral substances
as old plastering, etc., as may accumulate in con
nection with the ordinary occupancy of dwell
ings, but not such us may icsult from building
opeiatlons.
Mr. Ftutler has arranged that both garbage and
miscellaneous refuse shall be collected by ills
trills at stated Intervals. Garbago will bo rul
lecti-d every day or every two days, occordlng
to location and the season of the year. Ashes
will be taken once a week, and miscellaneous
reluse onec each week,
If Washington, which now has such an excellent
system, would take the lead and Inaugurate a
system upon the English Idci of making tho
refuse pay for its ov,n collection and reduction,
it would confer. a lasting benefit to the cities of
the United States.
HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
From tho W'llkes-Barre Dally Ncvvi,
Quotation from the different newspaper 011
th-t victory of Matthew Stanley Quay mako in
teresting reading, There arc many varieties of
cr.inmi'iit. Seme ot It 1 of th e yellow mud
variety ; other comments cf black mucky sort.
Somo ot it I whitewash. On tho whole, nd to
sum up the matter, perhsp no paper ha hit
the nail on the head with a sharp ringing tap
belter than tho Scranton Tribune, which has
this to soy among other things! "Threat to
keep up thLs family cpjarrcl are futile. The
people aro tired of It and want peace. When
a respectable reform leadership appears, ready
to use decent methods Inside party line, it will
be lulled with delight, but the common tense
of tho commonwealth is proof against attempts
to gold brick It."
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THE IMITATION SALOON.
Editor of The Tribune
Sir: In your editorial columns of yesterday you
quote from a Mr. S. Ii. Archer, of Saiatoga, n
criticism on the work ot the Y. M. C. A. and a
suggested improvement upon its work. 1 have
been conversant with V. W. C. A. woik for twen
ty years, first as a "young stranger" tor whom
Mr. Archer has expressed 60 nnith solicitude, then
os a committee worker, and for nearly fourteen
ycirs as a railroad secretary, a state secictary
and as secretary In Scranton. I think 1 may
claim, therefore, tint my knowledge of Y. M. C.
A. men and methods is fully equal to that ot Mr.
Archer.
I will not comment on the fact that If Mr.
Archer has been a Christian for twenty-live years
the subject of his faith ought not to distress lilm
even if it should be broufht to his attention
every night In the week. I should Judge from
his communication that be needs to have his at
tention called to It frequently.
This Is his criticism: "If you go to the Y. M.
C. A. every one Is Imbued with the idea that
the only subject permissible Is religion." I have
no hesitation in pronouncing this assertion to be
utterly untrue. Any Intelligent man, who will
study the prospeitus of the Young Men's Chris
tian association, ami note the wide ranire of work
tn social, physical and educational lines, which
always accompanies the religious work, will read
ily discover that Mr, Archer Is not an accurate
observer.
The work cf greeting the strangers is not
committed to "ill-advised youths," but to trained
workcis, whose tactfulnets and kindly desire to
help will not be ) ejected, except by a man upon
whom Christian courtesy Is wasted.
It is not the policy or the purpose of the Y. 51.
C. A. to thnist religion on strangers, but rather
to live it before them, to win their friendship,
and to make the Y. M. C. A. the most home-like
place to them In a strange city.
As to the suggestion of an "Imitation siloon"
as an Improvement, Mr. Auhrr evidently Is not
acquainted with tho history of philanthioplc ef
fort, ami does not know that bin Idea Is hoary
with antiquity, and that Ills "brand new scheme"
has long since been laid away as a well meant
but unsuccessful plan of work.
Ihc addresses of prominent railway ofllclals on
this very point, given a few weeks ago at Phila
delphia, would make Interesting reading for Mr.
Archer.
The fact that the X. M. C. A. has bought out
twelve prominent social clubs In various cities in
the past two years, and has grown strong where
they failed, and that a new Y. M. C. A. building
was dedicated cveiy nine days in the year 1000;
that six millions of dollars were given to the ai
soclatlons last .voir by level-headed business men,
that the daily attendance of young men averages
2,500,000, and that Y. 11. C. A. buildings In this
country arc now valued t twenty -four million
dollars, nearly all of them having been secured
in the list twenty years, would seem to Indicate
that the 1. II C. A. can hold its own against
an emasculated saloon any time.
Young men in America have no use for shams,
Mr. Archer's imitation saloon is a sham of the
most transparent kind.
The Young Men' Christian association does not
need tobacco spitting, saw-dust covired floors and
tin- other attractive (!) features of Mr. Archer's
plans, because it appeals to the ambition which
every true boy and young mm possess s, lo make
the most of himself, In mind, muscles and morals.
Oeorgc O. Mahy.
AS TO RIPPER LEGISLATION.
From tho Pittsburg Comnerelal-Gazctte.
Now that the senatorial fght Is over, the talk
Is renewed of charter leglslillon for the clt of
Pittsburg. With one exception every member of
tho legislature from Ibis eitv voted against the
Republican nominee for sinator. They so voted,
not because ot public emtlment, but beiausc
the power to dictate their nomination Is held
by iron who for personal reasons are inimical
to Senator Quay. It is quite natural, therefore,
that tho senator and hi friends should seek to
abrldgo that power by enacting legislation which
will deprive them of the control ol the city
government with Its attendant patronage. The
warmest frlenls of tho very able gentlemen
who now dominate the city will haully contend
that they held their plaecJ by reason of tho
extraordinary respect and confidence oi the peo
pie. They themelve make no such pretense.
Their only source of strength He In "Ihu co
hesive power of public plunder." Robbed of
this they would be us helpless as was Simson
after submitting his head to the caressing shears
of Delilah.
The Commercial Gazette is not prepared to
advocate, nor will tho peop'c Indorse, any leg
islation which has fur Its only object tho transfer
of the government and pationige ot the city
from ono faction to another; but It the proposed
measure will guarantco a reduction of taxation,
a wise, honest and economical administration
of the city's affalni, and a return of tho people
to power, they villi reerlvo our hearty support,
no matter how sweeping they may be, Thrrc
Is no doubt whatever that the people of Pitts
burg will favor a change In the personnel of the
powers which (or years past hav6 arrogated to
thcmtclvci the right of governing the tity;
but it must be distinctly understood that such
chango must bo accomplished by a change of
methods as well, and that the new regime shall
fulfill all ol Lincoln's requirements a govin.
ment of tho people, by the people and for the
peopbU is now a gove-nment of the people
by 1.
ALWAYS BUSY.
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Our Kew Century tvery-day sales go atong
right smart. 80c., 50c, Sue., toe., that' all.
Ladles' Comfort Shoes, 50c.; Miss' Solid School
Shoes, 60c.! Child' Solid fchool Shoes, We.;
Hoys' Solid School Shoes. 60c.; Men' Dress
ltubbers, 6O0.J Men' Arctics and Alaskan, 60c.
Our style aie pleasant dreams. Our pikes arc
pleasant fact,
Established 15S3. Wholesale and Retail.
Lewis&Reillly
114-110 Wyoming Avenue.
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The
People's
Exchange..
AroptJLAn CLr.Amsa housb for the '
Ilrnrflt nf All Who Have Houses to .
i Rent, Real Estate or Other Propeity to Sell
or Exchange, or Who Want Situations or '
i Ileln These Small Advertisements Cost ,
, One Cent a Word, Six Insertion tor FIvo
uents a word Kxcent situations vvanieu,
vvnicn Are inserted Free.
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Help Wanted Male.
Mvvs'wAyrnn""AT lkhmavs, 217 lacka-
wanna avenue.
tt'ANTKU RESPONSIiUH FII1M WANTS OI'.
flee manage at Scranton; $1,500 salary and
large percentage; $700 cash required; well se
cuml; position peimanent. Address Manufac
luiem, 133i Cherry, Philadelphia, Pa.
POSITIONS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT-THOlf-sands
of oppointments will be made fiom
civil (.crvlco examinations to be held everywhere
In March und April. Catalogue of information
free. Columbian Correspondence College,
Washington, 1). C.
Help Wanted Female.
WANTEP-TIIREE YOUNG LADIES TO CALL
at 1509 Pine. Good paying business. Van.
Help Wanted.
A RELIABLE FIRM WANTS A FEW MEN AND
young women lit once; only thoeo woo
mean business need apply. Come from 0 a. m. to
I p. in. to room 117 Board ot Trade building.
C. W. Bouni, general agent.
Help Wanted Male.
POSITIONS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT
Thousands of oppointments will be made
from civil service examinations to be held
everywhere In March and April. Cataloanu of
information free. Columbian Correspondent's
College, Washington, D. C.
WANTED A PARTNER WITH ABOUT $1,001
cash to take one-half Interest In a good pay
ing buslins in Scranton. Address Business,
Tribune oftkc.
Salesmen Wanted.
-X -SW"lkSS ArtHHsjlX"
SIOO MONTHLY: NEW PATENT
Bread Boards. Sample free,
shco Co., Cincinnati, O.
METALLIC
E. K. For-
ENERGETIC SALESMAN-SCHOOL SUPPLIES:
country work; $100 salary and commission.
R. O. Evans & Co., Chicago.
Recruits Wanted.
,
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 the Philippine when required. Recruiting of
ficer, 103 Wyoming avenue, Scianton.
Situations Wanted.
SITUATION WANTED -BY A COLORED MAN
In a private family, or yard man, or drive
team or woik 011 the firm. 607 Forest court.
A MAN SPEAKING nl.V. LANGUAGES WISHES
to obtain a position; has evperlenec in clerk
ing und canv asking; quick at figures; mairlcd.
Address 1010 Blair avenue.
WANTED-A SITUATION IN CHRISTIAN FAM
lly to do ginerul housework, by young wo
man, with 2-year-old child; country preferred;
riferences. Call or address 712 Harrison ave
nue, city.
For Rent.
FOR RENT-DESIRABLE STORE ON WYOMING
avenue. The best located small store In
the city. For particulars apply to W. T. Hack
ctt. Real Estate Dealer, Rooms tl and 10 Price
Building.
For Sale.
FCFiTSAtXPitdTmM
burn street. Inquire of Mary Molt Foster,
State College, Pa.
FOR SALE-RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS PROP
crtics In all parts of the city; exceptional
bargains. Money to loan on city property. F.
L. Hitchcock & Son, Real l'.statc and I'lrc In
surance, Commonwealth Building.
FOR SALE-TIIE DWELLING HOUSE CORNER
Vine and Adams avenue; can be bought cheap
for cash. This is a bargain you won't mret with
every day. Apply to F. II. Council, 113 Pcnn
uvenue.
FOR SALE CHEAP-ONE REGULATION 6IZE
pool table. Address Prltrlnrd's Darbir shop,
corner Court street and Providence road.
FOR SALK-COOD DRIVINO HORSE, FIVE
year old, weight 1120. Sound. Can bo seen
at Gorman's livery.
Money to Loan.
STRAIGHT LO NS
NO NONSENSE, REP-
logic, Attorney,
MONEY 10 LOAN ON BOND AND MOUTOxGK
1 ny amount. M, II. llolgate, Commonwealth
building
ANY AMOUNT OP MONEY TO LOAN-QUICK.
straight loans or Building and I.oj.i. At
from 4 to 0 per cent. Call on N. V. Walker,
SU-31S Conncll building.
For Sale or Rent.
sisis.ii,sssssyWyswii
rOR SALE OR RENT-FARM OF HO AGUES
write for information to C. M, Curtis, Llm
hurst, Pa.
Wanted To Buy.
WANTEDSECOND-HAND SLOT MACHINl'S;
rm-st be In good order, state particulars as
tn make and price. Address L. M., general de
livery, Scranton, Pa.
Furnished Rooms.
FURNISHED ROOM TO LET-HAS STEAM
heat; in private home, with all conveniences,
627 Adams avenue.
FOR RENT-TWO DES1R U1I.E ITHNIM1EII
rooms for gentlemen In pilvatc family. Ml
North Washington avenue.
Rooms Wunted.
WANTED-TIIREE OH FOUR UNFURNISHED
rooms for light housekeeping; give price unci
locatlou. W, P. Il Trlbuno office.
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With memorandum space
on each leaf,
gc Eacho
Just for a day or so.
ReyeoldsBros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
Real Estate.
HOUSES AND LOTS FOU HvLE ASP REST IN
all part ot the city. Sro J. O. Zurllleh,
Real Estate, 517 Lackawanna avenue.
J. C. ZU1IFLIEH, REAL ESTATE, SPEAKS
German und English. If you lino any housrs
for rent and cannot rent them, why do you not
let me have them! J, C. Zurtlteh, Heal Estate,
617 Lackawanna avenue.
1 AM LOOIviVCI FOR l'UOI'FltTIKS FOR RENT
nnd for talc on ('lav, Monroe, (julncy and Jef
ferson avmues, and all sldo streets In the city
and suburbs. I have nomo customer for the
same reach' to buy or lent. J. C. Zurllleh, Real
Estate, 517 Lackaivanna avenue.
J. a ZURFLIEH UOES NOT CIIAIK1E I.ARflK
lommlsslcns for renting and selling house.
My motto: "Smull piollts and quick sales." .1.
C. Zurfllch, M7 Lackawanna avenue, Real Estate,
speak German and English.
1 HAVE QUITE A NUMBER OF FARMS FOR
sale cheap. Ve -I. C. Zurllleh, 617 Lacka
wanna avenue, Real Estate.
DON'T rOlKUTT, ,T. C. ZURFLIEH SPEAKS
German and English.
$2,biZ WILL BUY AN EIGHT-ROOM SINGLE
new house; nil improvements; must be old
within one w.ek from Jin. IS. I'lOl. This prop.
erty is on Prescott avenue. This Is a bargain
anil can show good reasons tor selling. J. C.
Zurfllch, Real Estate, 617 Lackawanna avenue.
Board Wanted.
BOARD WANTED-FOR THREE ADULTS AND
one small child. In icspectable Jewish fam
ily, living ic first-class neighborhood. State
price. W. A., Tribune office
Room Wanted.
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GENTLEMAN WANTS LARGE, WELL FUR-
nLshed loom; desirable locality, with or
without board. Address E., Tribune.
Miscellaneous.
ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, MACHINISTS AND
Electricians New 10 page pamphlet contain
Iwj question asked by Examining Board of
Engineers; sent ficc, Geo. A. Zeller, Publish
er, St, Louis, Mo.
hflk
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD
holders of The St. Clair Coal Company tor
the election of directors and the transaction ot
suih other business as may properly come before
It will be held on Monday, Jan. 2S, lCOl, at the
office of tho company, in tho Library building,
Scranton, Pa., at .1 o'cloik p. in. At this meet
ing it is intended to amend the by-laws. No
transfer of stock will be made for the ten days
next preceding thi elate ot the above meeting.
N. O. TAYLOR. Secretary.
A MEETING! OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Thouron Coal Land Company will bo held
at the office of the Company, Commonwealth
building, Scranton, Pa., 011 Wednesday, January
23, 1901, at I o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
electing directors for ensuing year and to trans
act sucli other business as may be legitimate
and proper as stockholders.
THOMAS II. DALE, Secretary.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Enterprise Powder Manufac
turing Company, for the flection of directors
and the transaction of meli other business as
may properly come before it, will be held on
Wednesday, January 23, ItiUl, at the office of
the company, Scranton, Pa., at 3.30 o'clock p.
m. No transfer of stock will be made for ten
days next preceding the date of the above meet
ing. E. I. KINtiSBLIlY. Secretary.
OFFICE OF THE SCRANTON BOLT AND NUT
Co..
Scranton, Pa., Nov, 20th, 1900.
A meeting ot the stockholders of this company,
will be held at Its general olrlce, on the twenty
fourth day of January, A. D ll'Ol. to take
action on n proposed Increase of the capital
stock ot the company fiom fno.oou to 'J.UO.tWO.
L. M. IIORTON, Secretary.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE AN-
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Scranton Bolt unci Nut company for the election
of directors for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction of such other business as miy prop
erly be brought before it, will be held at the
ottiee of the lompauy, at the workj, on Thins
day, Jan. 21, 1901, at 2 o'clock p. 111.
L. M. IIORTON. Secretary.
ANNIE HUMPHREYS vi! ALFRED Hum
phreys. In the Court of Common Plias of
Lackawanna County, No. 207, November Tirm,
1900. To Allied Humphreys, the above-named
lcsnondent:
You are hereby notileel that the sheriff of
Lackawanna County has returned the subpoena
and alias subpoena non est Inventus and you are
required to appear In the Court of Common
Pleas of said County on the eighteenth day of
.March next, A. 1)., l'Jl, to answer the com
plaint of tho llbellant 'Hid lu tho nld suit.
C. II. SCIIAIir,
C. II. SOl-ER, , Sheriff.
Attorney.
ESTATE OF AMASA l)EN LVIE OF THE
Borough of Daltun, Lackawanna County, clc
ceased, Letters testamentnr.v on the above-named estate
having been gianted to the undersigned, all
persons having claims or demands nualnst the
said estato will present them fur payment, and
theso indebted thereto v 111 please make Inline
dhte pavment to W. II. RUhsEI.L, Etccutor,
Or A. '. DEAN, Attorney.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN Ap
plication will bo made lo tho Governor of
Pennsylvania, on tho 2Utli diy of March, A. D.
ll'Ol, lir Cvrus D Jones, tl. F, Reynolds, ('barb's
Schlagir, E. B. Slurges, John T. Illchaids, T, C.
Von Storch, Samuel Samtir, Richaid O'llilc-n, M.
J. Healey, W, G Fulton, C. S. Wuolvvorth, M,
P. Carter, Thomas Sprague, and others, under
the Ait ol the- General Amenably of Pennsyl
vania ei titled "An Ait for the Incorporation arid
regulation ot bunks of discount mil deposit,"
approved the isth day of May, liin, and the sev
eral supplement thsieto, for a charier for an
Intended banking coipoiulion to bo located lu
Scrintnn, Pa . to be called "The- !YopVi Bank,"
with a capital stock of One Hundred Thousanl
Dobars (100,(XI) the chancier ami object of
which are to do a general banking busnecs, and
shall have the power nnd may hormw or linl
money for such period us tluy may deem proper,
may disc mint bills ot eaclmigf, foreltn or domes
tie promissory nofs or otler ueirotlnble piper,
mu tho Interest may be ret lived In udvaniu. and
ilnll havit the liuhl to hold In trust a collat
eral security for loins advances or illiounti, es
tates, leal, perioral und mlmd, IncluJIng th)
notes, I10111!, obligations or accounts of tl,
United Stitea, individuals or corporations, and
to pure hit-, collect nnd adjust the same and to
dispose thereof for tic benefit of the corporation,
or for the payments ef thn debts as security for
which the simc may be held, and for IIicm- pur
poses, to Imc, possess and enjoy all tlie rlgnt,
benefits and pi Iv 111 V s of said Ait ot Assembly
and supplements then-to.
ARTHUR DUSN, Solicitor.
f3'P.frr.?.?r?,y. iv-...
Certified Fubllc Accountant.
E. O. SPAULDINO, 2J0
York.
BROAlilV.U, NEW
Architects.
EDWARD II. IVH,
bulldlhg, Scranton.
ARCIIIIECl', CO.N.M.IL
FREDERICK L. BROWN, AliCIHTI.Cl. PRICE
building, 120 Waslilnt'to) avenue, Sirantoii.
EY'S
H
JUL 1UN1L
New
Sprieg
Embroideries
Tim morning we place on
sale the most exquisite line
of
Em broideries
we have ever imported.
For this season many new
idea9 are introduced, and to
these we desire to call your
special attention, such as
Point Venice Edgings, In
sertings and all-overs. New
Rose Pattern All-overs, with
edge and inserting to match.
Fine Lace Edge Nainsook
trimmings and insertings.
Extra Fine Wide Insertings
for ribbon interlacing, entire
ly new.
Blind Embroideries and
Insertings for underwear
trimming, in a most excellent
assortment; in fact, the new
est and latest creations in
embroidery art it has ever
been our pleasure to plac
on exhibition.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVEN0B
Cabs and Carriages.
sWlBEiri lilED"! CABS AND CAKtUAOES; WWf
of wrvlcc. Prompt attention jlven orders by
'phone. 'Phones 2172 and 6332. Joseph Kslley,
11 Linden.
LawyerfT.
J. W. BROWN. ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL
lor-at-law. Room 312-313 Mean building.
D. B. REPLOOLE, ATTORNEY LOANS ItEGO
tiatcd on real estate security. Mttr building,
corner Washington avenue and Spruce street.
WILLARD, WARRKN ft KNAPP, ATTORNEYS
and rounsellors-at-law. Rspubllcan building,
Washington avenue.
JESSUP & JES3UP, ATTORNEYS AND COUtf-scllors-at-law.
Commonwealth building, Room
19, 20 and 21.
EDWARD W. THAYER. ATTORNEY. ROOMS
903-901, 9th floor, Hears bulldlnt.
I A. WATRES, ATTORNEY.AT-LAIT, BOARD
of Trade building, scranton, Pa.
PATTERSON & WILCOX, TRADERS' NATIONAL;
Bank building.
C. COMrGYS, 913 REPUBLICAN BUILDING.
A. W. BERT1IOLF, ATTORNEY, MEARS BLDO.
Dentists.
DR. C. E. EILENBEROER, PAULI BUILDINO,
Spruce trcct, Scranton.
DR. I. O. LYMAN, SCRANTON PRIVATE HOS-'
pltal, corner Wyoming and Mulbeny.
DR. (X C. LAUBACH. 115 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ull. II. F. REYNOLDS, OPP. P. O.
Physicians and Surgeons.
, E. ALLEN, 613 NORTH WASHINOTOK
DR. W.
avenue.
DR. S. W. L'AMOREAUX, OFFICE SS9 WASH-
Ington avenue. Residence, 1318 Mulberry.
Chronic diseases, lungs, heart, kidneys and
genlto-urlnary organs a specialty. Hours, 1 to
4 p. in.
Schools.
SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA SCRANTON,
Pa. Course preparatory to college, law, medl.
cine or busIm-M. Opens Sept. 12th. Send lor
latalogue. Rev. Thomas M. Cann, LL. D., prin
cipal und proprietor; W, E. Plumley, A. M.,
headmaster.
Hotels nnd Restaurants,
THE ELK CAFE, 123 AND 127 FRANKLIN AVE.
i.uc. Rates reasonable.
P. ZE1GLER, Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D L. k W. PA3.
enger depot. Conducted 011 the European plan,
VICTOR KOCH, Proprietor.
Seeds.
G. R. CLARK 4: CO., SEEDSMEN AND NURS.
erymen, store 201 Washington avenue; gresn
houses, 1X0 North Main avenue; (tor tele
phone, 7e2.
Wire Screens.
JOSEPH KUETTEL, HEAR 611 LACKAWANNA
avenue, Scianton, I 'a., manufacturer ol Wlr
Screens.
Miscellaneous.
DROSMAKIMJ FOR CHILDREN TO ORDER:
also ladles' waists. Lout Shoemaker, 211
Adams annuo.
A. B. 111110(19 CLEANS PRIVY VAI'LlV-sVxp
cess pools; no odoi. Improved pumps u7t1
A. II, Bilags, proprietor. Levo order ll'JO
North Main avenue, or Elike's drug store, cor
nir Adams and Mulberry. Telephone 051.
MRS. L. T.'kEI.I.ER, SC LP TREATMENT. 60c!
t.hampooliig, 60c; facial massage; manicuring,
2ic. ; chiropody. 701 Qulney.
BAFEiFs ORCHESTRA-MUSIC FOR HALL?
picnics, parties, receptions, weddings nd con.
ert work furnished. For terms address R. J,
Bluer, conductoi, 117 Wyoming aunue, over
llulbert's music store.
Mr.GARGEE linOS., PRINTERS' SUPPLIES, IjjJ!
veloprs, paper bigs, tvvir.i, Warehouse, 130
Washington avenue, Scranton, P.
THE WILKES IIAI1HE RECORD CAN BE HAD
in Scranton at the news stsnds of Beliman
Bros., Ilia Spruce and &03 l.lndru: M. Norton
Vi! I.nikawjiiiia avenue; 1, S. Schutxer, 214
Spruce street,
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