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THE SCRANTON .TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1901.
JEWS OF THE
LABOR WORLD
INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HAND
XING AIR BRAKES.
Contained In ft Circular Issued by
tha Officials of the Lackawnna
Road It Is Addressed to Conduc
tors, Englnemen and Brakemen.
Visit of T. A. Wells, of New York,
to the City Recalls an Incident.
Mltko Up of the D., L. & W. Board
Iqv Today.
The following Instruction for lost
i'lK and handling ulr brakes on tho
Ixickawannn railroad, linn been np
jiwivcd by the W'CHttnghouPC people
iyid adopted by several railroad!. It
1h pnrllculurly of Interest to local ra 1
lostd men JUBt now. In view of the
thorough comw of Instruction which
they arc now receiving:
IYtiJurtnrii, I'nclncnii'ii utul Hrakcmnii
I. .Ml rar rqul ped with air tnu-rt U msltclieu
lorltiir nr.d tctul l"forc loailng rmy .vml "t
1."imii.i1. awl ft nompMo tr"t of alt ear iiuixt
),i iniilc U citry oltit illicit! jii crRln.' I ill
..nmclcd from Hie tt,iln it aii air connection
liwi In nny way Iwin ilKvnmctid.
e. It U the duly nt eoEiiiirtotF. tnglwr.irti ninl
luilcincn to know tint the !r " ' thl',r
tr.liw hue ln-cn lrtcd strictly In accordance?
villi llicv Instruction t'rioro leavlni any yaiil
i.r tiilniiul lnri cir it.pectpr nri- IchmWiI,
ni,l tlip conductor, iii.einrnicn nd hraknmn
in it imffini the Mine tint at oicry point l"e
tli, cnnlnc t dl'connceltd from the train or
mi ulr connection li.io In .my vuy been ilUiun.
HCltCll.
.'. Tin car Im'wvtor niu-t be prcimrc-cl tn
piomtilly nuke uny iipali that It l pWdile
tn nul.v In a jar.1 II ncrrnury to int out the
mi n,i any oil the cor Inspntnr runt pi ice a
Icf.Mt card properly Idled out on cadi i-ar.
I. In riv tun mvtiiiM arc i-oiipUil to a tr.iln
li- a ilnul.li lidilor (hoy mii-t Ire fn .irrai'KOd that
ilm nil' v lit ln fpoiMtui flom tl.i bond Mislnc.
f-'iouM air ci frrw.ini rncinc iiccomv lnior.ilij
oi f Imman rn juxoiid tiiMr.i' miiil ho notl'M
f t.il.n ih'tso rt I r.ifci'. cneliinnan on lomjid
i nini' cult li a rut. I'n;rlnriii.in it. nccihI nulii,1
i-t i.ulcl on rntllni; In, itnltc scnlro ,i pllcjllon
1 1 1 or 8 poituN tn ffo that lw ha cf-iitrol ot
Irjln. It loiiilltloDi penult with f.ifcty trjl.i
lio-ild 1p sir ppri-l lKfi.ro mcoiuI etifclncinin a
M'liH'H lonlml. At first rrjrulir mop tlon of
inulni-. mihl ho rciewil
PASM-A'CI'lt Til UN"".
I. (jr Inspector Mill km- thit all !" aie
ii'i.pltil tocctlivr. and that all nit-out hhKh anil
umli'-rwlH am opn, picipt the r.'ir argh' ('"ik
ot the h.t cix.
!. Wluri cnolnc l loaplMl on. lite rtiiirnun
.lll charge all aulllarl lu "01U. twwuri ,
nd upon n i-lsnal ironi the ear iiu-pector ho will
make application of IS'IIk. allor wl.lili the car
rn-jifrtor will o from tin- enrilno to the lut rir,
icins thit all brake arp pmperly applloil unil
thJl pUtom ilo not trawl Iijw than li" nor mmo
than 8", licarin? In mlml that It U oir ileslre
to kctp the pWon trail on pawtuzer cars to
near as fi" an possible.
. Upoii airirins at the rcir of the train, the
rar Insiicctor lll tli;nil the civlnem.ui to
rilca-ic the hrakci.
I. It ulll be tho iluty ut the ie.ir braki'nun,
m well a the car intncclnr, to sro that tho
Imkni apply anil release on the lat i.u, after
vhlch the car Inweclor will return to ihe
engine, looklts mcr all iai to sci.' that the
brakei are released.
". Car IrKptitor nil) elsmi to the etiRiiienun
and conductor when the tet 1i lomplitid and
train ready to go, and In mi case will the
ipjlncman and ctnduclor lc.ivp the Miticn until
ihp train j rcportid ready bv the iar ini-iH'ilor.
il. far I.T-peitor will adjun tin1 pl'lou traiel
'o li" rn nil can at lay-our point,
rnr.iGHT iitMNs-'.
1. Car Ixipectou, absUted by tiain cre, ttIII
lutiple all hose, ico that cut-out locks arc ojKn
and that all angle cocki aic open, except thu
arslc cock on rear of last car.
I. The cnclneman, upon lociirititr the pre
urihed slffnal, will ihargo all car to TiVll.-i.
picfiurr. and as toon as the rterroiri hae
lieen iharpcd to TO 1U.. he will make a ncnlcp
application of IJ-ll,
.1. When the lnakc! have been applied, the
ar inspector will id.iit on one wde and a
brakiman on the other Md?, and go from tin'
mine to the lift ,ilr tar, tiawinini; all brake
md nxini; that pi-tonj do not travel more than
" nor lea tluii .V. During IhU uiue lime
Mnoth'r brakemin must start from the engine
uid ci oi,cr thf tup of the car and turn up
iM"h retainer. When the last car ii reaehid
and the bralM m each iar found tc bp in
proper order the prrsinlied tjgnal will be given
the fnennemm to release brake. Wlun the air
n the last car Iru released to a point whoie
the retainer ilt-e, the car Inspector on o-ae
Ide and a biaknnan ou the other Md ot th,
iriln will co to the iiiglne examining ill
Irakoi to ko tint they propeilr relae awl
that there aie no leak. The braketnati on toi
of the train will an to the erglne turning: down
Hie retainers on each car. The three men thcniM
lip acting together on i-neh mr.
I. Before ttartlns down tlie hllU at Panv
idle, Clark'a buinmlt. Lehigh, I'ocpho, I'ort
Morrlj, Apulia. I'ari, Sanr.nlt on Itlucj hranih
and hills on Montrose lmir.di, this tit mmt be
made arid the conductor and cnginimaii limit
know by gnil that nil tr(..incn are turned
up. If the lUalnpin, when tliey arc all up.
i tune ton much linking power, turn moueh of
them down to let the train proieed tinder control
of the eriglnciian.
.". The ngiilatiein of plMon Ir.nel should ti
ll ai.dlcd by car i.-upcctnr only
T. S. Lloyd.
Supcriutendi nt M. t M.
I. T. Cantkid, M:ter far Iluildci.
.pproed: T. V.. Claike, (,'eneial Kuncrinlendent.
How Wells Became Famous.
Tho visit of P. A. Wells, of Now
Yorlc, tn thlH city yestorilay, recalliM
an Incltlcnt In his careen- thai wua
probably never publiHheil, Jtr. AVelli
li the eastern paf-senser nprnt of tho
lSnlllmorc nnil Ohio Southvwstorn
railway, and vislta tho local repre
sentatives of tln Central Kallroail of
MiiW Jersey and Lackawanna rall
voadu In this city. Severul yearn uro
lie was on a similar visit when Hotel
.Icrmyn wis nbout to bo thrown open
10 tho public. Mr. Wells bad thf
honor of belns tho first Riiest tn allK
his hlgnaturo to tho new hotel ipkIh
ter. This fact more than pleased Joint
Inrmyn and Mr. Coilfrey, ,uul was tho
occasion for a quiet little tete-a-tete
it tho expensit of tho millionaire boti'l
owner and coal operator.
It was quite hito when tho Konlal
party dispersed, and Mr. AVells retired,
fcclInK highly honored at being the
first guest to register nt such n hos
telry. About the time he was enjoy
ing; the repose nml peace of mind that
lollows In tho wake of rood fellow
ship, Mr. Jermyn awakened him and
compelled the passenger agent to
dress himself and go down to tho of
llcfi nnd register again.
Tho cause of this unnatural pro
ceeding was due to tho fact that somo
other fellow had written his name
above the Illustrious name of Wells
on the new register, and John Jer
myn had torn tho page- from the
book.
D., L. & w. Board for Todfty.
Today's D., L. & W. board Is as fol
io n's;
WEDNESDAY, TED. 1!.
Wild Cat. Kant 8 p. m , T. J, Ir.ompsonj 10.30
p. hi., A. U. llamnntt; 11. CO p. m., J, A. Uuili.
TIIUR&DAY, ITa II.
Wild Call. Kant 12.50 I. in., John Ilennlgani
!l a. in.. O, liandolph; 4 a. m., J. F.nnlt; 6 a.
iu .1. fienltyi li a. nn, I'rank Wall; 7 . nn.
A. Ketchami 8 a. in., II. J. Larkin; 0 a. ra., T.
T. Naumant 10 BO a. m.. P. ailllgant 11.80 a. m.,
X. Uoudlcau; 1 y. w., I', UaJkt; 2 p. ,, J, J,
lluffyt K.45 p. m It. DUblngj L4J p. n , J.
Sunt.
Bummltii, Etc 5 i. m., Mt-r. McDonnell i
U p. m., east, 0. rrounfelkcri 0 a. rn., wrt,
NlcholJI 8 p. m., ca.t A. Khrgood, with It.
Doherly'a mem 7 p. in., cat from Nay Aug,
Kdwinl McUIMer; 7 p. m., west from Cayuga,
three engine, M. It. McLanej 7 p. m., wct
fioni Cayuga, fllnlcy.
Puller in a. m., K. II. Eecor.
1'uihti 8 a. in., Homer; U.OO a. la. Moran;
1 p. in., Murphy! 0 p in., Lamping.
l'anscr.fftr Diginej 7 a. m., 0tlr.ey: 7 a. in.,
Sini.tr! 6.J0 p. m, Stanton; 7 p. m., UcOovcm.
WIM Cata, U'rat 4 a. m., t. lliirgerty; 0 a.
m J. II. Masters; f) a. nn, John (lahagin; 11 a.
in., n. Klnenlcy; 1 p. in., ,t. Ik Manlen; 3 p. in.,
T. ntrraliicki S p. in. .lame Cutilgg.
This and That.
P. J. O'Hrlen, traveling car agent
of tho Wabash railroad, with head
quarters at St. Louis, wan In tho city
yesterday.
Henry Allen, contracting fi eight
agent of the Nickel l'late railroad, of
Ulcvclaiid, called on Lackawanna rail
road olIlclalH yesterday.
A hot-box on one of tho coaches
In No. 6 ttaln on tho Lackawanna
rnlltond caused a short delay yester
dny nftetnoon nnd attracted a number
of onlookers on tho stutlon platform
while tlu lepnliers weto nt woik cool
ing It off.
Tho now car uccountnnts' derail
ment of tho Lackawanna railroad Is
now located on tho third lloor of tho
Kit si National Hank building, whore
nn entirely new set of olllco furniture
has been placed for the convenience of
the employes.
KNIGHTS OP MALTA.
Ami cnminandiiy, No. Ill, at MiKn'poit, I'.i.,
on Tib. 15, will lonfcr the appendint OiiIt if
the lied Cro-n and Stputihre in full and itiig
liltleint form. The ih-preo will bo aceotnpanl.il
by n fun. display of dramatic lloor woik and
will iiuik an ciioch in the hUtory of this ti:
tcrprilng ouiniuand,
CinciiinitiH iiimnunilery, No. W, at ltirri.
bmg, on Kill. 0, gaic a Kxlal and reieptlon,
which was nttcndid by ovu four huiiduil I idles
and ii)inpinioin. 'the t'iuic.il and lllirnry pio
granime was very attractive, and Included ml
titers by bupiimc fonunander Sir .luhu II.
Hollman and Mr Oeorge W, luua-lierty, 1". f.
Itfrclanent wite liouiitllully fervid at the ilnv?
of the entertainment. Thin roiiimiiul is nilliely
at work ren-ulllng a lare ilass (or early ad
inlMioti. Oriental coimiiainloiy. No. 10. ut Cluster, on
Much 11 will dUbr.ito In ninth aiinlvcr-iry
!; enjojing one of in f.imou mppem Tho
fiaMionnmic loiniiiittec o' No. lOti has lonj en
JiijeiJ tame an an evpeit liody on miiIi rx canons
lXputy (irand Ccmmander Mr N. ('. Miller,
M. I)., of StrouiUlnug ha.s made a gineiuu
ifi.tribullon to the Knighth of Milla llcvpit.il
hind, whiili li Mevnllly growing. 'Hie lntiro-t
ii wldmjiieid. A letter jut reeeivcil irmn
Kedron i oniniandery. No. 271. .it Crookiton,
Minn., plcilgis it upnt to the mtorpii-e.
saiing Hut "you will rcielie a donallou kliott.
ly; and another on donation day, .lime S4, Irom
our command for the election ol n Malta Inn
pltal at Philadelphia In tho near Inline. 'Ihe
uplrit of our eommand' ry Is thai tlio Wist
tfiouli! not bo behind tie lint In this kplendnl
Moienitiit."
St. John' commandirj, No. 1'ii, t Mroudi
buig, admitted four polices en 1'ib. .', mal ln
their present mrmlienililp 2J0. Tliey intend to
hcip up the '.'.to pace, aided by an icrpllonal1v
fine rendition of the digues.
St, IVtir's lonunandiry. No. M, at TuUmy,
will i-elebrate Its tenth annlieiAiiv nn l'eti. !.l,
in their largo and hind-otne nniiiiil .ihimhu.
Seei.il mpreme and gland olllcirs .no expected
to le procnt.
Tlie Twentieth CentLiy Malta llookhl Is belli,'
Minidl by the Hie conimandiiie in eveij pail
et the stite, ami Is doing g-l woik In Hie
hamh of lho4o nliuM applications nie il.t-in-il.
Many cliwes are being orj:anl7id all ovr the
stale for -ihulsalon during March and Apul.
GREAT STRENGTH OF FISH.
Their Remarkable Agility Remains
the Despair of All Scientists.
I'lom the New Oileam Twcs-Dtinoiial.
"The flight of birds has been studied
time out of mind without yielding the
fust syllable of Kb secret," paid an
enthusiastic amateur natuinllst of
this city, "but it is not a whit more
mysterious than thu movement of fiwh
In water. Their speed, their sudden
leaps from fixed positions, their nbrupt
tut lis in less than their own length,
the extraordinary Ineitia thai enables
them to swim against tremendous cur
rents these and a hundred and oa'
other things have been the despair of
I'Vury Investigator. We know that
Mich miracles are pel formed In some
unuiner bv movements of the 11ns and
tall, but In nliif'ty-nlno cases out of .i
himdivd those organn ar. altogether
too small to account tor tho apparent
power lhy develop. In leHS time than
It tokts nif to tell It n three-Inch gold
fish In n glass globe will upset every
law ol djnnmlcs In the' text books. It
does things that aic theoretically Im
possible. While I wa.s In Washington
on my vacation last summer," con
tinued thi speaker, "a relative of mine,
who Is a designer In the bmeau of
naval construction, told me that th
lU-partmeiir expats had mudo exten
sive studies of the movements of dlf
fcient UhIi, with n view to Impnnlng
the hull lines of torpedo boats. What
little iliitu they cocurod proved useless
when applied to working models, show
ing conclusively that tho real seerec
had eluded the obseiveir. I have ,i
good-sized tank at home, li. which I
keep n number of small Ush, and at
dlll'eieiit times T have made t'onio cur
Iouh obseivallons, especla'ly as legtrlt
their speed. One of tho iifh .s a younp;
fresh water trout, about live Inch"
long on si'Vetal occasions I havo
watched It with a timing Instrument
while It was making plunges tor Hies
on the surface of tho water. It would
approach lelsuicly at not over six
Inches to the .second, until about half
h yutd fiom Its prey, and then leap
straight for tho mark like an nuow
from a how. Tho Intervening distance
would bo coveicd In approximately
one-tenth of n incontl. That doesn't
sound very remarkable In cold llguie.,
but Imagine a stenmBhir. Jogging nlons
at about fl vn knots nn hour, and then,
in the twinkling of nn eye, Increasing
Its speed to a mile a minute. The
feat would be no more astonishing
than Hint performed by my little trout,
and what niakou thu inlcry nil tho
greater Is the extremely delicate and
llexlblo character of Its tall and fins.
They Hcem to offer no purchaso worth
mentioning ngnlnst the water; It Is
as If an ocean liner had rt propeller
mado of gauze; yet, comparatively
speaking, they accompllth more than
tho most powerful machinery ever built
by mun. When nature gives up ths
secret, If she ever dees, wo nre apt
to see tho true submarine boat."
Library for Enaton.
By Exclusive) Wire from Tho AuocUtcd I'reii.
Hasten, Pcb. 13. Andrew Carnegie haj prom,
lied to donate $iJ,000 toward a free library
fund for Ruton, If the people of the city
agree to levy an au.ual tax for Uiu tupport of
tho inilltutioD,
JURY SAID
HE IS GUILTY
Concluded from Page 0.1
them. It appeared from tho evidence
of other residents ot tho locality that
there had been 'several lows anions
the Polish people of the vicinity dur
ing that day and evening, and that as
soon ns the police ollicers approached,
assaulted them. Attorney John M.
Harris represented the defendants nnd
George ?. Horn nr.slstecl Mr. Thomns
for tho prosecution. Tho verdict was
not guilty.
At adjourning hour Frank Zllllnskl
was on trial, charged wllh robbery by
Charles Ulasky. It Is nllegcd that tho
offense occurcd nt North Hcrnntou
while both men were reluming from a
wedding Inst September. The sum al
leged to have been taken was $30.
JUDGE GEORGE S. PURDY.
Oscar Hoffman was charged with
having committed nn assault uud lat
tery upon Joseph NIesatklewlcz. Tho
parties, who are boys, wore quarreling
on July last, when the defendant
struck the prosecutor with n stone.
The defendant was found not guilty,
nnd the coats Imposed upon the ptose
cutor, Joseph NIesatklewlcz. At. V.
Conry, esq., defended tho accused.
Joseph Usch, of 1'rlceburg, whm ar
raigned before Judgo Ptiidy for de
frauding n boarding homo keeper.
Charles Kordonskl was the prosecutor.
11 appears that Fordonskl lived nt
Prlceburg, this county, and claimed
that tho defendant agreed to pay for
the board of it young lady whom he,
tho defendant, Intended to marry. Tho
defendant denied any such arrange
ment, and said that the young lady
never lived with the prosecutor. Tho
Jury believed the story of the defend
ant and his witnesses and ace'tiltted
him, placing tho costs upon the prose
cutor. J. H. Wntklns defended IT.seh,
and Assistant District Attorney r.rnmer
represented the commonwealth,
Frank Kofchinskl, one of tho agents
of the Municipal league, was placed on
dial for pointing a pistol at John
Woelkers. lloth patties live on tho
South Hide. The commonwealth con
tended that the defendant drew two
levolvers from his pocket and held
them at tho head of the urosecutor.
The defendant admitted having drawn
the revolvers anil having held them
against tho proserutor, but did so be
cause he feared bodily haun from the
prosecutor. Assistant Dlstilct Attor
ney Rrnmcr represented the com
monwealth, and Hccib & Clrambs the
defendant. Tho Verdict was not guilty,
and Woclkeis will pay the costs.
John O. Gllboy was tiled on n charge
of selling liquor without a license,
ltobert Wilson, of the Municipal league,
was the piosevtilor. The attorneys for
the league wore Colonel K. L. Hitch
cock, James Clntduer Sanderson and
Fred K. Beers, and M. F. Conry np
pe.ued for the defendant. T. S. Huff
llng, an agent for the league and dep
uty constable of the Thirteenth ward,
testltled that on August 1, with Frank
Kofchinskl. he wont to the place of
John G. Ullboy and bought and paid
for ibeer. There were a number of
other men In the place at the time and
one of them knew K ofchlnskl and
asked (hem to have a drink on him.
They called for beer again, and It was
served to them. On two other occa
sions afterwards he was at the place
and saw men theio eh Inking, Subse
quently Gllboy was ai rested on Lacka
wanna avenue by the witnees. Gllboy
resisted arrest and he bad to call for
assistance to take hlin to the alder
man's ottlce, nnd also had to draw his
revolver. All of the evidence for the
commonwealth was not In at adlourn
lug hour.
Election Ollicers Appointed.
The following appointment of elec
tion ollicers was mado yesterday by
the couit:
Thomas Kenny. Judge ot election, to
fill tin- vacancy In tho Fourth district
of Fell township, caused hy the le
movnl of James Cut ley from the dls
tilct. John Klllr.iin, mlnoilly Inspector of
Nineteenth ward, Seconel dlstilct. to
till vacancy caused by the icmoval of
Adam Klllraln.
1. A. Morgan, Judge of election of
Third ward, Fouith district. Carbon
dale, to llll vacancy caused by removal
of i:. A. Morgan,
Patrick Dougherty, Judge of election
of Second district of Fell township, to
till vacancy caused by the disqualifica
tion ot Thomas Kennedy, who In a
candidate for town eioik.
Kearney's Objectionable Barn.
Attorney Charles li. Pitcher is tho
Plaintiff. In an act I cm in trespass
btonght yesterday against James T.
Kearney, of Wi'J Jackson street.
Mr. Pitcher owns a double dwelling
on Garfield avenue, which ho alleges
has been greatly damaged by Kear
ney's barn. Ho states that the bain Is
bulll close to the side of bis house,
and is so negligently attended to as to
make his bouse almost uninhabitable.
The plaintiff wants to collect dam
ages for the Injury done to his pi op
ens bs Kearney's barn.
Husband "Was Brutal,
Mis. Lydla Mouls, through Attorney
James J. O'Mnlley, began an action
yesterday to secuio a dlvotce from Wil
liam Monls. The parties live al Oly
phant and Morris Is employed In the
mines there.
The (Oiiple were man led on Apiil (5,
1S7S. and lived together until February
S ot this j'onr, when Mis. Mori Is says
sho was compelled to leave her hus
band bucuuse of his brutality toward
her.
Yesterday's Marriage Licenses.
Joicph !'. Pueliley Sainton
Annie flcirlty seranton
Samuel SI. Sillier Seranton
Hoe KlMicr Sermton
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
The polling place foi r.lmhutsl boiousli was
chanted to tho o.tico building of Jay Knleker.
boiker, oh Prent rtrcct, by the court yesterday.
I'rank fompton' attorney yesterday movnl for
a new tlial, but the reipiett waa denied, romp
ton was convicted Tuesday ol unlawful relations
uitli MIm llfglln.
Donahoc & Oiloylc yesterday began action
to iceoicr $r,S,40 fioni the city of Seranton for
work done on the North Main avenue, l'rol
dencc road and Phllo Mreet tewcr pyitem.
In the case of Justice of the Peace Nicholas
(11. nn nltailimcnU who jesleidaj hmucd lor
('rank Shannon and William Doaglans, non-attending
witiiessia, and in the cae of (,'omtahlc
Stephen Gllby nn attachment was Issued for
Pr, John S, Nile, of Caibondale, who was
subpoenaed aa a witness but did not appear,
i m
The Japanese Assent.
By Kiilushe Wire from The Associated 1'rrd',
Berlin. Feb. 13. Field Marshal Count Von
Watdtrsce, Ulegraphlng from 1'ckln, ayi the
Jtpanrae have given their assent to handing "cr
tho rdJtvShaa Hal Kuan railroad to the Urltlsh.
V COKE AND CHARCOAL.
Methods of Making aud Uses to
Which They Are Tut.
1'iom the New York Tribune.
"I nm often asked." mild M. W.
Swenson of Wllkcs-llarre, To., "what
coke consists of nnd what uses It Is
put. Coke Is coal with the volatile
matter burned off, what Is left being
almost wholly ilxed carbon. To reduce
coal to coke tho coal Is put Into espec
ially constructed ovens and allowed to
burn for about thlrty-slx hours. Only
sufllclent ulr Is admitted to the oven to
keep tho fire going, nnd this ulr Is only
nllowed to pass over the surface of tho
coal. At the end ot thlrty-slx hours
the volatile matter in the coal will
have been consumeel nnd tho rcsldum
Is called coke. It Is grny In color nnd
is punctured with nil holes,
"Coke Is frequently manufactured as
ii by-product, nnd a great saving Is
thus effected. This Is especially so In
tho mnnufneturo of gas, where tho
heat obtained from the volntllo matter
Is, sufllclent for the purposes needed.
The furnaces In use In the Boston Gas
company are constructed so that only
tho volatile) matter will be consumed.
Tho Boston and Maine railroad uses
on Hh locomotives the coke which tho
gas company thus obtains as a by
product. Coke was originally discov
ered nnd brought Into use In the man
ufacture of Iron. To nuinufactuic Iron
what in konwn as :i welding heat must
be obtained. When you go Into a black
smith's shop you will notice that the
blacksmith in heatlnj? the lion upon
which he Isnt woik plunges It Into the
deep, red bod of coals, throush which
the artificial blast, produced by tho
bellows, rushes. He gets his welding
heat In this lower, deeper-colored
Ilamo. He could not obtain It In tho
llnme above. When a welding heat
was needed originally In the manufac
turo of Iron charcoal was used.
"Hut charcoal, whllo effective, was
very expensive, and made Iron costly
and more or less limited In Its use. Con
sequently, when niithraclti', with Its 1)3
per cent of carbon and but 5 per cent
of volatile matter, was discovered Iron
manufacturers eageily substituted It
for ohaivnal, thereby reducing the cost
of producing Iron and proportionately
Increasing its use. But anthracite,
whllo cheaper than charcoal, had a
mighty drawback. U was not poious,
nnd it wa.s dllllcult to force a blast
through It. In the manufacture of Iron
wind Is a vital necessity, tons and tons
of wind, in the form of a blast, are
consumed for eacli and every ton of
lion manufactured. The density of an
thracite made It dllllcult to force the
blast through, nnd Interposed a set ions
and detrimental obstacle to Its use.
Then some one discovered colte, which
answeied all requhoments. It was
cheap. It gave a welding heat. And,
best of all, being jvorous. It gave free
Ingress nnd osress to the vitailv ne. -essary
blast.
Some coal is of so poor a character
that s'ou cannot gut n welding boat
from It, try as you mas'. For example,
at the blacksmith shops In the coal
mines In Colorado they have to use
coal brought from eastern mines to get
a welding heat, It being utterly Impos
sible to get It from the Colorado coal.
This country Is blessed with an enor
mous supply of coal, distributed over
a diversified area. Some of It, how
ever. Is of Inferior grade. Yet tho cost
of tiansportatlon causes It to be
mined. For Instance, In Kansas they
arc going down 400 feet to obtain coal
that runs but eighteen inches in the
Vein, They have to do It, however, "as
It Is the only coal they have. Coal Is
one of the most valuable natural
sources of wealth with which mother
nature has so bountifully and gener
ously blesped us. It will be an Increas
ing source of revenue, for the shoitagc
In L'uropo can have no other effect
than to broaden the markets for Anur
lean coal and coke, which will at the
same time command better and con
stantly Increasing prices."
It Takes a Remedy of Un
common Merit to Draw
the Unqualified Praise oi
a Successful Practicing
Physician.
Dr. J. W- Bates of Corfu, N. Y states .
'A most remarkable case has come under
my hands of late and has fully convinced
me of the wondei t I power of Dr. A. W.
Chase's Nerve Pills over diseases of the
nerves.
"A young lady who was treated for over
two years for epilepsy by two doctors was
given up to die. I found that her sickness
was not epilepsy, but nervous troubles, due
to menstrual derangements, and prescribed
four of Dr. Chase's Nerve Pills ft day, after
meals and at bed-time. Since that time she
has not bad a single bad spetl. Her health
has rapidly improved, she has gained about
fifteen pounds in weight, :md I do not hesl.
tate to state that Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve
Pills have saved her life and restored her to
health."
See that the portrait and signature of Dr.
A. W. Chase are on every box. Piice 50 cents
box. Six boxes for $2.50. Manufactured
by the Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co.
Buffalo. N. V.
,vi:stmiiW:i. HOTEL
Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Place,
NEW YORK.
American TUn, (3.C0 per day anJ upvrtrd.
Curepean Plan, 11.40 per day and upward.
L D. CIUWFOnD, Proprietor.
Hotel Victoria
Broadway, 51b Ait. tod 27tb Street, New York.
a Absolutely Fireproof
" ., cVk In 11,- .-,,.
ter of the
bopping
and theatre
district.
Pint . clasa
tnall Its ap
pointments. Entirely
new through
out.
European
Plan
Rooms sin
vcunva w swift-.), rropnnat cle Or ell"
suite, with or without hath, hot andcold water
andtelephonelneveivroom Cuisine uneicclled.
X For Business Men
f In the heart ot Una whoieaala 4.
district. T
For Choppers .
T t minutes' walk to Wnnnmalteraj
X S minutes to Bleirel Cooper's Die .
t Bture. Iany of access to the ereat
Dry Oooda Btorea. 4
4 For Sightseers
One block from B'way Cara, glv.
4 Inre easy transportation to all
. polnta ot Interest.
I HOTEL ALBERT t
I NEW YORK. ;
Cer. 11th ST. A UNIVErtSITY PL,
4. Only one lllock from Uroadwajr, -f
nnrimi RI TTn restaurant 4
t ttOOUn, 91 Up. Prices Rcasontbl. 4
:
ContiollvSdfallac
SCRANTON'S SHOPPAQ CENTER.
Loveliest of Cottons.
Cottou Fabrics of 1901. The writer has been gazing at them drinking in theif
beauty marveling at the Connelly & Wallace collection.
They represent Textile Art in its most exalted form the apotheosis of spinning,
designing and tiuting.
The makers of France, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and
America are fighting the same fight that waged between the mortal Arcbane and tha
goddess Minerva when they contested lor supremacy in weaving and embroidering skill.
The product ot all are outspread on our counters. Accord leadership to whom you
please. It is for your faiicy and taste to decide. Ev;ry yard exemplifies elegance.
Imported Mouseline De Soie mere
tissues, plain gauzy 'grounds, with em
broidered stripes of self colors, Q
fifteen different shades, price 05C
Embroidered Scotch Ginghams, one of
the strongest and handsomest -y
stuff: in the whole display OJyC
Embroidered Swiss scores of designs
varying from tiny dots to fancy stripes,
self and contrasting
colors 25c to $1.25
Imported Silk striped novelty Ging
ham in the best shapes of pink, blue, helio,
red, etc., very new aud hand- n
some 5UC
Mercerized Cotton G nghams of very
fine finish and in new designs, all
the best colorings 35C
CONNOLLY &
Union College
Painless Dentistry
(Post Graduate.")
All work done by grad
uates who are taking a
course iti our system of Pain
less Dentistry.
We only charge you for the
material used.
(Over Conrad's)
Electric Lighted
Trains
CHICAGO
& NORTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY
THli North-Western Limited service,
0,30 p. m. daily to St. Paul and
Minneapolis, cannot be excelled and offers
the best of everything. Any agent will
give you Information about it. Three
other first class trains from Chicago also
rj.oo a. m. Daylight Train, 10.00 p. m.
Fast Mail and 10, 15 p. m. Night Express.
Call on any agent for tickets or address
461 Broajaay, Adtf for
C0I Cl't 8t.,Phlladlphta
368 IVoaA fagtoft St., Boitott
SOI train St., Bulah
i2 Clark St., Chlcagl
43 i Wnct St., . Ci'ac'imat!
SOJSminfU St., Pill, burg
1S4 Supuhr St., Cvlad
HCampin Marllul, ihlrtit
IXIng St. .Call, To'Onlo.Onl
DR, DEISSTEN
Fhyslclan and Sur;,jn
311 SprJS) SI.
linip.e Court BuilJioU
SCRAN ION PA.
3Q5 LACKAWANNA AVE
r!o
All acute and tiu'onlc dl.ejb0S o( men, to
men and ihlldicn. CIIHOM' m.KVouh,
UHAIS AND WA&ll.Ve, WM'ASLS A SI'I.C
IAL1V. All dlkCuiM id tho l.ii.r, Kldm-yj,
UUridcr. M.I11, Wood, .mu, Womli, Cjt, ..ir,
None, Throat, and Lung, Cmcm, l'mpora,
I'llcs, Uuituiv, OoHic, HUoimuti.ni, A.tluiu,
CuUirli, Vuricocc-li), lt .VUnliood, Mtlitl
i:inlMluiu, all Female Dl'isp, Lcuconhorj, etc.,
Oonnorrhea, typliUlil. Weed I'oUon, Indiscre
tion and youthful habit. nblltFutvd. burgi-ry,
l'iu, rpllfpsy. Taro ami stomach Worma. CA.
TAllItllOZONK, bperltlu for Catarrh. 7,rco
months' tieatinent only S..(x), Trial free In
office. Consultation end csainlintlon fire. Of,
tiee hours dally and bundjy, S a. m, to u
p. m.
DR. DENSTEN
WALLACE,
t-fH--f-H-t
7
Spi Lace
w Curtain News
burewd buyers will take
prices made on our entire
small lots at a fraction of
I FURNITURE COVERINGS
V
4-
I
ARTISTIC
HIQH-QRADE BEODINQ I
I WILLlAriS&ricANULTYi
t -4
LEADERS IN CARPETS, WILL PAPER, DRAPERIES, X
129 Wyoming Avenue
THB
I0SIC POWDER CO,
Booms 1 and2,Com'ilh BTd'g.
BORANION, VJL
lining and Blasting
POWDER
Madct at JIooslo and Ruinlalc Worlcs.
LAPLIN RAND POWDBR CO.'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Xteotrlo Batteries. Kleotrlo rSxpIndtrt,
exploding blast, Safety fust tai
Repawn Chemical Co.'s bxpIV-
; 11 w so
Lager
-B.eer
Brewery
Manufacturers i
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
N. Ninth Btree-t, SCRANTON PA
Telcphons Call, 233:1.
Mercerized Chev'ots another ncV
cloth has the appearance of Mohair
Brilliantiue. in plain colors only. ... 5UC
Batiste Brilliantinc shier and filmy
like unto mull mercerized finish all in
the finest and newest foulard de . ,
signs, price 37yjC
Mercerized Chambtay entirely new
in plain colors only, very rich in
effect 5DC
Scotch Corded Giughams. plain grounds
d vided by clusters of stripes and
cords. 30 designs -tS5C
Embroidered Swiss, plain colors with
white designs, in neat embroidery
very new and handsome 5UC
Plain Swiss, of a very beautiful Q
quality, with silk embroidered dots.. o5C
127 AND 129
WASHINGTON AVENUB
444444.44444444444.,
,4
advautage ot the special
Lace Curtain Stock. Many
their real value.
COUCH COVERINGS I
0
1
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FURNITURE.
I HEAVY DRAPERIES t
-H4-4M.H'-M--Mf'4'
A Bad Brake
Is worse than no brake
at all.
We are now ready to
fit your wheel with the
latest coaster brake. If
you contemplate any re
pairs on your wheel for
the spring riding now 13
the time to get it to our '
shop. We will send for
aud deliver your wheel
when finished.
211 Washington Ave.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Ajrfnt for the Wjomlnj
District for
DUPONT'S
POWDER.
Ulnlnsr, nis.tlnu, Sporting, EmoVtleis and tH
Kcpauno Chemical Company's
High Explosives.
Safety fuse, Cars and Exploders. Itoora 491 Cos.
cell Dulldlnc, Bcruiton.
AUENCll'Ss
W I II
TI10S. rORD Plttstnn
JOHN B. SMITH k SOS Plymouth
W, II. UUIXIQAN WilkciDim
4.