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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH Iti, 1001'..
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SCHAN'TO.V. .MAUCIl l. 11)01.
Si-rnntnn l also known In fttinc ux
otii- of the cltlen thiit han not iiiImI Mr.
CarncRlo for a library. Scntnton ban a
library than can compare favorably
with any monument to one of the best
it 1 1 koiih of IN earlier days of pio.-l-etlty.
An Outrageous Accusation.
Willi, K tboie who have
Unowledpe of the- situa
tion in thf anthracite
oal teslons will not
copi-lder soi Inii.sly the SKiy upon coal
mlnltiB situe the strike which np
irnrcd In the Scrnutoii Times last
pvonliiR. lest It may be mislead
ing to some who are not fninil
lar with methods of picputliir; eon I
for market and are not aware that
tdltorlal matter of our evenlnp con
tctTiporary Is often cbaiactcrlzed by an
nb.sencc of fact. It may be well
to enlighten the public upon ,i
statement which retletts not onlv
upon the )-inmoteis of the chief
Industry of Hcranton, but upon
pioduccrs of anthracite toal every,
whcic. The Times says:
Mme the -triVe lal fall tin- fuel .ihl lv
the (orporatloiH Iua hciutno abominable. V
bli. pereentace of elite ha been mldeil, peilup
to make up in p.iil tor an sch.nnc In ivauet
tn the mlnei.i, v are Inlounc-t that the -ne-chaniial
pkkers hae tip inehct airjiieed tn
allow more slate to loiiuln with the coal, uml
lest rate It cxrrt iril b.v the liunini alate pliUcK.
Slate elch nioii- tlun foal, nnd ii-ij pniiiMl
i-f tin- foinier is an intith t;ahi fin the pioilucer,
but ll U dihone-t and ilMt the lotMitiicr ulm
bu, or doMiet tn bn, nirl, 'Mil- iui-ihinli.il
llc plil.ei.s in be mi niranueil .i to ei hide
lmol every iouiul n( hlale a it ue IIiioiikIi
the 1-real.er; while a ni.ill hmh iiIhkc nl l.iti
may be eiii.ahlc, the niib-nt inlcni nf ilm
corporation to iiupo-t- upon the puldii- by d.
Inir late for coal .i they 1uw t late i. mi
justifiable, and call fur the power of the l.cr
to bp enfotecd asahM the Kieedy and rapailoua
pindiiccr.
To any one poss-esslns; knowIedK!- of
the worklnRs of a i-olllery, ttotu the
breaker boy tip. the absurdity of the
nbove becomes apparent at ti Klan-e.
The percentage of slate and bony al
lowed in anthracite coal ready for mar
ket was llxed in the year IMiJ, and
It Is well known that there has been
no chaiiBe since that date. All eoal
that comes fioiu the breaker Is ieu
larly Inspected by an Individual who
Is not connected with the mines a
soon as it Is loaded upon the cars for
shipment. A car that contains quanti
ties of slate above the llxed percent.
Ke C4 p?r cent. In stove sizes) Is con
demned anil sent back to the bleaker
to be scteened iikuIii. The percentage
of slate varies ut-cnrilliiK to the .sizes
of coal, but the llxed allowaiu-e lot
each size Is the same this year as
last year and, in i'aet, every year stipe
ISP;'. Tlte statements In regard to t lie
manipulation of the tueihanlcal slate
picker and tilt- other aiTantrenR-nts by
which the "la-pac-lous produeer" Is sup
posed to cheat the consumer an- all
nonsense, and no mii probably is ia.t.
ter aware or this than the wilier who
makes them.
Many readers, peihaps, will be will
lllfi to Rive the Times the beliellt of
the doubt and concede that It Is
Ignorance rather than nialUe that has
prompted an editorial effort apparent
ly so evil In purport. At this time,
however, It would bo better for tile in
terests of the business community If
the efforts of the fiction writers of ibe
Times eould In- conllned to polltlial
or other eifuslons which aie usually
taken with a ki-uIii of suit. '
It Is to be hoped that the establish
ment of a government for Sctanton
will not prove as perplexltur as the
Cuban and Philippines problems.
How About This, AUners?
NO MAX Is capable of belnjr a
mine Inspector who Is not
conversant In tint hlsitest
degree with the ptactlcal
' nnd scientific principles of mining, eon
sequcntly to secure competent mine
Inspectors by a process of election by
the people would require that the can
didates ahould be examined before
beltiR nominated. Kew men, It Is safe
to say, who would make desirable can
didates would be anxious to pro to the.
tioublo of brushliiK up for an exam
Inatlon and Kolnjr throtiKh the ordeal
of a competitive test as a preliminary
to two subsequent contests, one at the
primaries and the second ut the, polls,
with all the uncertainties attendant
therein, uncertainties that are multl
piled by the fact that thousands of
men, easily the balance of power, who
will have a say In the choosing, niij
totally iRimrunt of the requirements of
n candidate or who would vote purely
front a political standpoint. This Is
ftoni the Inspectors' viewpoint. Tito
miners themselves best know whether
It Is wise to thus open the door for the
etili-Htice of political sttlfc Into Hair
orRanlziit'lon.
That the number of mine Inspecting
should bo increased Is- very likely n
sound contention. In fa' tie has
necessary to double the number? Would
not the addition of eight assistant, or
even six, one nplcce for the four large
districts and two for the four smaller
districts, be HttlllcleiUV
The ntlvance teporls of the Interstate
talltoad commission show that' there
nio three times more employe killed
on the liillronds than In the mlnfR for
every thousand employed, und the ratio
of Injured Is tenon the railroads to on
In the mines, Comparing our reports
with the Hrltlsh toports out- ratio of
killed and Injured In the mines Is the
smaller, ami we produce twice the
tonnage for the men employed. Taking
these ihlncs Into consideration together
with the fuel that the mines of the
Pennsylvania anthracite teuton ate
pattlctilurly dangerous because of their
great depth and gaseous nature. It
would seem that the insp'-clloti Is not
very lax. No violent revolution Is
nc-deil to make It as elllclent as It can
teasonably'be expected to b".
Crowding on cages or c.'.rs In the
slope: lining cat ttldKts from a keg,
white a naked lamp is wotn In the cap:
neglecting to give sitlllrlcnt warning
befote tiring a shot; opening safety
lamps to tellght them or to light n
pipe or squib, or the penny wise, pound
foolish practice of working n dunger
otts distance beyond the props, ate
some of the ftequent causes of accl
dents, and for these the miners alone
are to blame.
The most eirtcli-ut mine Inspectors
are frequently offered official positions
with mining companies. They ate men
whom the inlnets should not wunt to
sie go out of the state's service. To
liopo to keep them In the service of the
state at a Miliary less than they are
now receiving would be futile.
In such an Important matter us the
.selection of the man whose experience,
'.'duration and good sound Judgment Is
to stand between them and dnnger, the
miner should act with the greatest de
liberation. Theoretically the Horner
bill Is wrong. What do the thinking,
conseiv.tt I ve. experienced miners think
of its practicability":
Theie Is no reason why Mr. Hryan's
Commoner should not do a thriving
business In the line of medicinal ad
vertising. There are lots of remedies
on the market calculated to cure the
uillletloiis that iltive one to nryanlsm,
Capital's Humane Side.
ANDltrcW CAHNKGIir.S gift of
$4,000,000 as a fund for the
benellt of old and disabled
emoloyes not only Is strik
ingly tnuulllceut In Iti-elf. as are most
of Mr. Carnegie's benefactions, which
posterity will appreciate with even
greater warmth than they are apprecl
atqd today, but It is likewise siglllll
cant of the tendency, frequently point
ed out In these columns, of employers
to tecognlze that a man worn out or
disabled has a JUHt claim upon the ser
vice In which he lost his power to earn
a living. As the Philadelphia Pi ess
aptly puts It. "decade by decade this
principle and piactlce has a wider
recognition in great corporations and
In time It will be universal " Accept
ance of It is general In Kurope and
rapidly increasing In the Cnlted States,
where it will In time go far beyond
anything known elsewheie for the
same i capons which are putting Ameri
can Industrie far in advance of all
otliPt- Industries.
In Mr. Cutnegle's case tin- gift Is in
the nature of a faiewell lemembrauce
of trustyemployes who have by fidel
ity and elllileuey contributed to his
enrichment. In Hie case of other em
ployers not yet ready to retire from
active business pntsults the Idea Is
being worked out along different p--s
but the piinelple of gratitude and up
piedative lecognlllott of faithful ser
vice Is the same. For example, one of
the much maligned "trusts." the Na
tional Hlscnlt company, Is Just now
sending to all Its employes a circular
letter of which this Is the tmrpoit:
I'lii' diieiioi. of tl- minpoiv, ile.irlnj: In np
plemeiil the inlnr.t in iti w Irate nlieady .honn
bv Hi nnplo.w., Iui- .iiuhoiied the iiimiiiK
iilln In .isl't eniplr.ien In imi-.tiiig tlieh .nlnj.
in the cotupin.v'H piiteiiiil (u b. All einphne
who w.,. tn hue i,i,C' .luii- of pii-frm-d ,tm"k.
In he paid tor in In-lJlliueiiN al pilu- which
will be ipmh-d iibr.ut nvliv euli innnlli, un
nuke application In do n In die manager of
llu- plant with which the enipto.w i roniieded.
on blank pimhled for th. pmpo-e. whh h can
be lud ft ..in ih- in.iii.im-r. The ftit pani.il
i.iiiu-nt tuward the -tnik mud mootupaiiv the
applltatloii, p.utl.il pajimnU In be in jiiiuiuiN
ot tiM (.-i.() or nnilllih- thin-of. The man.n.r
to wlmin paiti.il p.ijmenU aii' nude will leeeipt
tor i-.li It pjj tm M In the eniploje. An .mount
will be opined wilh the cpiplnti- on the bool.t
ol the louipjio at IU Keneral otttie. In t lilc-jju,
and .ill paillal uunonH ma-le JXJin-l the put
iIij.h t,( tin- .l.aie of aluik lifeiu-d tn i ,e
iii'dib-il to lhi annum. Inleii.i , j.
lowed tn the rtnplntp b the tnuipany on eai h
paitiat pjiment ;,i ,ut,, r m.r ,,.'( ln n.
limn, ditinu troin llu- II1.1 ,i n. umtU after
It I. nude. . n,r,n a the implode shall make
full pa.Miient for the shall- of .lock, II will be
Itari.fi-riiil in Ihe name of Ihe eniploje on the
b.iokn ot Ihe company uu,l Ibe loi k iHttticale
dilivued in him or lur, without ant 31ldltlot1.1l
i-p-u-e, Jlln nhhh anj dliilend deilated nil
.inli stoik will h, paid In tin- employe, lm
Ihin lu a wile at tin- mei'tinjr. of iliKkliobleit
of ihe ininpan.i. tn.i dl,i-nd which ,u
Ium- 111 lined on the luu, nf .lock between the
line II hat betii buinilit bj the lolilpjny and
llu- date on wliiih It l dan. fined to the riu
ilo,ie, will he xben to Ihe rmplu.ti- when he or
.In- inakoi full p.ijnunl f,,r it. lest lutere.t at
the tap- of 4 per lent, per miiiuui on the amount
the luinpjiu- ha. paid for the hare, tlilt inleieft
l-i be cninpiiti-d fioni the dale of application
from the unplne fot the at iiiliement of the
luie In the lltne nlieti It hat been Iran.feired
to him or hei. It la unileratnoil that the em
jiloje doet not heinme the owner of the khare
of .toil; putoha-.ed until It l pihl for in full,
'honld the euiplo.te ullow iIt ron.etutlve montbt
In ilapM, wllhont inaliltii; any .ntlil payment
lliteie.t will ii-,iu to an rue, and the .uni io the
rredll of the mcoutit will be relumed to him or
her upon application tln"-rir Should full pav.
Iiient for the khare ot Klnik In iiietlnn not be
made by (he employe within two jt-arn alter the
application It lecelved. the companv retervet the
rlvlit to camel the an.inuement by teliniilnir
to the nnplo.w the amount he or ehe hat alreadv
paid In. with accrued Inteicst. i:mployet nuk
liitt pa,meiit on the foirguliiE plan ami for any
icaon tlenlrliur to dbeontlmie them tnav have
their money returned, with aicttiecl Intrr'ett. bv
nuklnir applUallon to Ihe manajrer by whom
they aie eniplojed. In ci.e an employe leaves
the employ of the company for anv came, he
or the mut thin pay up In full fr,'r the ihare
whlih lut been tnWiibeil for, and rrcele a
ecrllflca'e thetefor, or take the money itarutlng
to Id or her account, with ncrnud inieretl. The
foietrolns does not pirclii-le the purehiso of lock
for cj.h by rmplo.vea throinsli tho general offleea
ot ( hlcairo. Purchaie by Inilalment I llnilt-d
to five slinici.
The preferred slocl; of the National
lilbcult company Is paying 7 per cent.
IntcieM. und thejo Is $2'I,&25,J00 oul
tandliig, owned by L',402 persons, more
than 1,000 of whom arc women. Tho
Idea In wUIiIiir small quantities, of
this stock to be In tho hands of each
employe la ftunkly stated to he "that
there may be a community ot Interest
between all persons connected with
the active work of tho company, from
the chairman of Its board ot directors
to thr youngest man or woman on Its
pay rolls," It Is nn example of busi
ness shtewdness working tor ctedltable
ends.
On Monday evening, In fit. Luke's
parish house. 11 lecture will be given
under the auspices of the ficranlon
Engineer's club, by a representative
of the N'utlona I Cash Register com
pany, which will explain In detail and
Illustrate by stereoptlcon views what
Is being done In and around the Im
mense factory of that company at
Dayton, O,, to cultivate harmonious
nnd even affectionate relations be
tween employers of labor nnd their
employes. This let-lure Is to be free,
and the Kngmeers' club has asked The
Tribune to make the Invitation ns pub
lic and widespread n" possible. The
success wrought by the management
of that large inanufacttirlug estab
lishment In solving the social as well
as the business problems of modern In
diiftry, when conservatively described,
leads more like nn Arabian Nights
tale tint 11 a. chronicle of sober fact.
We will not now anticipate In this
dliectlou. The lecturer will tell all
about It and those who cannot b?
ptcfent to hear hint 'may read all
about It In next Tuesday morning's
Tribune. We strongly urge that all
hear or teud this lecture, both for
what It contains and for what It fore
tells as to the lines nlong which the
future development ,of Amerlcnn In
dustrial conditions on their social side
Is to take place, In spite of the med
dling Interference of occasional miser
ly employers on the one hand, and un
scrupulous labor agitators on th
other.
Some of the visiting statesmen In
Cuba evidently do not realize that It Is
much safer to talk for publication In
the Congressional record than for the
edification of the uneasy citizens ot
that Island who are but without the
excitement of a revolution of some
kind on hand.
There Is a suspicion that the country
at this time Is taking more Interest In
the signing of the national league out
fielders than In the contemplated pro
test that Is to be filed against the ad
mlnlsttatloti at Huston by atttl-imper-la
lists on March 30.
There seems to be no object Ion to
oleomargeilne that looks like real but
ter. It Is the oleo that Is made to re
semble the highly coloted blonde pio
dttctlon of the dairy that Is to be re
tired by law.
Cnltss Kudyaid Kipling has an at
tack of grip or measles or something
very soon he may have difficulty In
even being classed wlin the literary
"and othets"
The last days of the buckwheat
cake will soon be revived by a tou.-ll
of new maple syrup.
.1. Plcrpont Morgan ought to be
neailng the Miliary stage.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchus,
Tlte Tribune Astrologer.
A-liolahe !: I. Ml a in., to S tunta-. Vai h II,
Pill.
'tJfc 'I 4Z
ihlhl Irolti on lhl -i.i.v will nlwet'M- lli.ll I no
"lippii' bdl it ilhlc in male iiu-ie talk in
siianton tlun it did at ll.iiiiLtiitr.
Laughter will 1 mi- In Hue. tb 11, It I. .aid, In-.
II I- alua.it itifl.iull to ;il .1 nun with iudliie--lion
In lake Ihe 1 Heine.
S'.itl" ldi'..titt 11: ili.tjllUe an- .0 well dit
K'lil that Hie) air ncwr leionli-d
iloitolV bill I. Renel.illy illi'illve whillo-t
hi- iiii'dicitnt an- 01 mil
lie tni-idon of fix K'louiul hou lijijicen aicoiti
pllihcd,
A bad tiienior.t often .ales tii.111 a lot 1.1 wont
Tiie lumioik It iiji h.i in. nl.it
Ajacchus' Advice.
'I lit- hcM way to t'l'Mc .1 man. admit. iliou ,u
tiutl Kond judgment it tn lirifc -illl liilll.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
XL. A FORTUNE IN THE WASTE
PAPER OF NEW YORK.
New York. March Hi.
THKItK IS a fortune thrown away
annually In the waste of New
Votk city. The poor of Pat is could
be well housed, fed and clothed with
the proceeds from the waste of this
cllv. This statement Is not based on
mere supposition, but upon facts
gleaned from an experiment which was
tried by the elty authorities last year
In caring for a certain portion of the
city's waste.
Kor a period of twelve months the
refuse and waste gathered front street
cleaning districts Nos. 12, It and Hi
was delivered at a special station,
where It wns carefully separated Into
Its constituent parts and such as could
be utilized for any good purpose was
sold for what It would bring and the
balance wus destroyed. The area cov
eted Included a population, according
to the census returns, or 116,52,1, Kvery
class of house, shop, store nnd a few
factories tire to be found within the
districts, so that the results of tho
year's work would form a fair basis
for estimating the value of the wasto
of the whole city.
During the year I2,!tl7 loads of sep
arated refuse from carts holding four
cubic yards, weighing l00 pounds pet
load, or. In tho aggregate. 3.S26 tons,
were t;uthered from this territory. Ot
this amount. IS per cent, to CO per cent,
was burned as useless, and from 5 to 8
per cent, was worthless, while about :S7
per cent, was marketable, Tho matter
reserved for sale contained 3,0."S,18
pounds of paper, which was classi
fied as follows; Manila paper, 471,385
pounds: news, 003,301; mixed, 412.866;
strawboard, 6S7.20S; mixed wrapping,
u31.13G; books, 18.C20.
There was a totul of 576.S12 pounds
of rags, classified as follows: Woolen,
1S.617; white, 41.4.&0; mixed, 116,650;
blue-It, 1!):j,825: bagging, 48,053; twine,
21,070; softback carpet, 18.7D5; hardback
carpet. 79,820; wool carpet, 3.91S; llnsoy
carpet, 7.1S0; old coats, 20,915; stock
ings, 4.390.
Among other nrtlclcs there were
found 80,810 pounds of old Iron; 491
pounds or copper. 2,090 pounds of zinc.
1,607 pounds of brass, ;m pounds of
lead, 9,769 pounds of old rubier.' S6.160
pounds of old allocs, 400 pounds of hair
TALKS by the
PUBLISHER
One Year of the Flat Rate It Will Now Be Applied to
All Advertisements, New and OIdj.jt.J.t..JoM.i)j
ON APItlL 1 The Tribune will have been operating under the flat rate for
advertising one year. The position It has taken In the matter has been
warmly commended on all sides, and It has nothing to regret regarding
the action It took on April 1, WOO. It was a twentieth century move and one
which other papers must eventually follow If they hope to retain the respect
of advertisers, The Tribune's representatives, when they In personal conver
sotlon have endeavored tn convince prospective advcrtlers that the price first
quoted for a given space was absolutely the lowest, have been repeatedly met
with the argument, both Implied and spoken, that "all newspapermen nte
liars," The Imputation hits been tefttted and the tespeet of the advertiser
has been gained In every Inslnnce, as one after .another has hec.otne con
vinced that Tlte Tribune Is making no false boast but Is standing loyally
by Its standard of honest, straightforward business.
As has been tepeatedly said In these "talks." the Hut tale has been ap
plied to ull new buslues. but those merchants whose advertisements have
appeared continuously In the columns of The Tribune for years were not
disturbed, us It would not be fair to change prlcps without ample notice.
A few of these have had advantage of a slightly lower rate for a year and
yesterday they wcte formally notified of a change In rate, to tuke effect mi
llionth front dote, on April IS. The notice rends us follows:
Scranton, Pa.. Moich IS. 1001.
Dear Sir:
On April 1 of Inst year The Tribune adopted what in known as the
"flat rate" for advertising, applying it strictly to all new business, but
could not, of course, interfere with existing contracts. The "flnt late"
is based on two distinct principles, via.:
First, a price per inch, based on the number of inches that an ad
vertiser uses within n year.
Second, a price that is fixed and adhered to in every instance.
After verv careful consideration n rate was adopted that is en
tirely equitnlile to all and in accord with the service that The Trib
une is able to render. A comparison with the prices named in exist
ing contracts showed that some advertisers were paying a trifle more
than the new rate nnd othors a little less. The new rate has now
been in use for nearly a year, nnd The Tilbune takes this means of
notifying its customers that on and after April 15, one month from
date, it will be npplicd to nil advertising that is now in its columns.
If you are one of the few advertisers who will be tequired to
slightly increase your outlay we feel sttie that you will recognize the
justness of The Tribune's position in tho matter and be willing to pay
n price that is guaranteed to be no higher than that charged every
other merchant who receives the same nervice nt the hands of The
Tribune.
In nearly every instance the adveitisers whose ates will be slight
ly 'raised have been carried in our columns since its first issue, nearly
ten years ago. and although The Tribune's field has broadened con
tinually they have never been asked to pay more for a service that
has increased in value every year. We appreciate those who have
been our patrons ior so many years, but believe that in fairness to all
we arc taking the only right position In the matter.
With best wishes for your continued prosperity, we beg to remain,
Yours very truly.
The Tribune Publishing Co.
When The Tilbune adopted Hie Hat rate for advertising, putting all on
equality, it took it long Hti-p forward towatil dignifying tho business side
of local Journalism. The local custom used Io he. nnd to some extent still
l. to solicit advertising by quoting a high price and then falling to what
ever :uice the advertiser would pay. Tills gave the latter the generally er
roneous Impression that he wns getting n rare bargain, but It led to all
kinds of discrimination, some advertisers paying twice as much as others
for tlte same service; It was unbusinesslike, unfair and, from the standpoint
of newspatier sclf-respeet, suicidal; moreover. It was a business method that
the advertiser would not for a moment tolciate In the sale of his own goods to
the public.
The ab.-ence of a definite fixed price for advertising and the taking of
business on the anylhlng-you-ean-get principle led to another result unfair
to the local advertiser. It enabled the foreign advertiser the patent medi
cine and proprietary article firm thiough experienced adertlslng agents to
haggle with the flexible publisher for the best positions In the pnper at th
lowest rates and to carry his point nine time out of ten. We know of in
stances In which the best spaces in some impels hive been farmed out tn
foreign advertisers at from one-half to one-third the prlee demanded of the
loeal merchant for Inferior position. This Is grossly unjust and utterly de
moralising to newspaper values.
The Hat rate puts every advertiser on an equality ullh every other. The
merchant who takes space In this p.tper under Its tonus can rest assured
that his competitor lit the next block Ik not receiving a rebate or discount.
Nor can any outsider get Into the paper on better terms than n local pa
tron. We could print double, perhaps treble the quantity of foreign adver
tising which we ate now catrylng If we would shade the price. Wo could
double our local volume hut not value of business If willing to Join In a
scramble for advertising quantity regardless of prlee. We eharge n fair
price for a service than which theie Is none better In our Held: and we stick
to that price. This. ie contend. Is the only business-like and equitable way.
and the many kind words fioni the business men of Scranton demonstrates
that we are not alone in our belief.
cloth. 7ti." pounds of curled h-ilr. -.100
old hats, 12 loads of tin cans, 10 mat
tresses. '.'.SOD barrels and 29,','Ori proprie
tary bottles. Hesldes all this, It must
be remembered, theie was an Immense
amount of matter of all classes gath
eied by the countless number of rag
and garbage collectors who do a busi
ness Independent of Hie city depart
ment. Taking these llguies as a basis for
estimating the amount of refuse col
lected from the boroughs of Manhattan
and Hronx for this year, at the same
time allowing for the natural Increase.
It would amount to HL'.ooo tons for
twelve months. About :'i per cent., or
S.1.S40 tons, represents Hie paper and
rugs, It is Interesting to note that the
dally newspapers In New Vork con
sume :1j0 ti'ns of paper per day. of
which, it is estimated, one-half remains
in the city nnd Is not sent into circu
lation through the mnils, This one
half will amount to H3.S70 tons during
the year, . To this vast paper' heap
must be added the Immense stack ot
printed matter, such as circulars, post
ers, advertising letters, etc., and the
refuse from the weekly nnd motithly
publications.
About one-half of this vast total ot
waste paper llnds Its way back to the
nianufttctuier through private chan
nels. while much of It Is consumed In
the furnaces of ofllce buildings, insti
tutions and the like, with most un
satisfactory results. Kor example, the
I-Vderal authorities In their building
down town undertake to destroy large
quantities of paper, ami owing to th
flttce draft due to the tall chimneys
nnd the poor combustion, half-burnt
paper Is distributed Impartially over
the neighborhood. I-'or weeks' together
last summer the atmosphere of a sec
tion. Including parts of Broad, Wall
and Kxehnnge streets was. nt certain
hours, loaded with floating ushes and
half-burned scraps of paper, and on
several days in particular the walks
nnd pavements In the vicinity of the
custom house, were literally carpeted
with charred fragments of burned gov
ernment records.
These crude methods of disposing of
this particular kind of waste are bound
to become a thing of the past very
soon, for steps are now tinder way
whereby n niodernl'cd destructor, one
which Is patterned after an Kngllsh
destructor, will li Installed before tho
year Is out. Hut It Is not the inten
tion of the authorities to burn nil tho
wnsle pnper. It will be utilized In two
wpys; first, by the sorting and saving
of that which Is matketnble.
Whlln the worth of clean paper and
rags depends upon the demand and
the price upon the market quotton.
yet the records of the past few years
shows tho average would be about $
I er ton the season through for u good
quality of stock, and tho poorest qual
ity, about ?6.
Assuming the nbove figures to be
correct, nnd taking Into consideration
the fact that tho waste would be dis
posed of at n much less cost pet ton
than by the present system, nioi" than
$;!00,ono Mould be saved to the ct In
this Item alone. Mtit after disposing of
tho nabible patt of tho rags nnd ptp?r
there remains the combustible part to
get ild of. which, by following the
practice of foreign cities, can be dis
posed of at a profit by converting the
heat obtained from the combustion
Into horse power.
This forms the second method of util
izing the waste paper, rags nnd other
combustible waste, Of the grand to
tal of ttibblsh collected, about ,"i0 pet
cent. Is good only for combustion, nnd
Is, therefore, to bo used as fuel, It has
been demonstrated that this class of
gatbage. In the modernized furnace for
Its combustion and for utilizing Un
bent nulls for the creation of steam,
has In it one-tenth the value of coal.
This menus that New York city towsd
out to sea last year more than o,(M
tons of coal, which had a money value
of tr.,000. This rubbish was wor.se
than wasted, for after being dumped
Into the see It wns blown, dilfted and
tossed about by wind, tide and waves,
much of it landing on the shores and
beaches of ihe health resorts, there to
become a nuisance and menace to
humanity.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
".inlinij 1- 1,-li-buli-d f-n the ImiiiIih ulm-li
piove that til' hUliiiit-.iili it via- inhabited to
irrrat slant- lleunlly tour ren tombs luie
been binttd Mhiih 'su.t 1I11 l.eelm oiei nine
f, I b.n?.
In (hi- e.us 1.1')- ,utd MP' (,-ini.ltl.l held m-i
end plaie In rhiihuildliii;, hill, fur urlon lea-m-iik,
the slilihulhlln; It- I'"' lu- leielieil miil
uu inijiili's In tin- I'nlted Slalr thai II ha
placed fii'iuidiiy thlid.
It Is estimated tl.it Mitnu h tetjutant 1 heat
tin- public unniully (in nf fjul.rjrj) hi nelliti'.
foam in plan- of beer. 'Ihe fine for not flllliii
a Elaa to th" limit is 1i1. plus two ui-ekV
luipiisoiiniitil, but iiuiphilut I' s'hloni made,
'Hie pre;deiit of I'n Unite Shoitln-; snol.'li
l.a us oiled 11 leller Iroiii th- llrlllsli war nf-tin-
iiskitiB hlln i'n itifiitiiialiou telaliie to Hit
rifle mines. It I piopn.i'd to model the I'.nu-ll-h
ranges .ifier the sw,h x.i.tem, wlilili is ion-
aldeted the best In the ivoild.
Last,
i.os-r w urn: sd iiiiisiii.k pitpv. in;
ward If leliiined n rt.V Montoe auiiue.
Situations Wanted.
Mil' VITUS WASTL't) U A itOMAN TO t;0
out by the da.t i aniline. Ironini; 01 deaniinr.
or take na.hlnK lionu tall or addiess l-'l!i
Cedar aimiie.
A IICI'MXTAIILK liilll. WOI 1.0 I.IKK TO Ho
rookln;; 1,111 jli bct leletrnee. Pleae .all
at 5)1 lletirci-j aienne, P.nle Pa.k. flly.
V.STi:il-A PITI'VriON IIV AX i,..M,KltlKXlT.H
ftsnogrjiilier and Opewritei ; best icforem.t
Riien. Ail'liets It,, lilbuno nlliee.
sni'viiox w vs it:i)iiy a mhso iiiiil. n
eaia old. 10 take i-are of (l.lldreti, or to do
Mult housewnik. tall I'M Throdoir tr.ii,
Ploiidrnir, Pa.
sniMios' wxii:n-iiv a vorxii i;nu. io
do (teneral hoiLcnoik, 'JIJ Putnam illtet,
rlty.
siti'miov v.mi;ii- in a uiiti.. i" viiaik
old. to do light hoiiw-wiiik. Addloa -flu
Putnam si i eel. North llnd. tlty.
si'iTATiox WASTi.ii-nv itooiiiii:i:i'i:'.t.
etnployrd at piesent. but who wlhe to
change. Addioa P. (I,. iie ol Ttlbune.
sniATiox VAXTi:n-nv nov ok ir. is
.11 olflie or oloic: icfruincs. Addict) (1.
II. I!., this office.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
The
People's
Exchangee
v
A POPtrt.AP. ( MIAttlNO HOUStf lor the 9
V " Deneflt ol .Ml Who Have llames to ,
A rtcr.t, Ileal Dilate, or Other Property to Sell
Y er Kxrhange, or Who Want Situations or
0 Help These Small AiberthemenM ?ojt
A One Cent a Wont. Fix Inacitlom tor I'iva
Y Cents a Word-Kieept Situations wanttd,
0 Which Are IruerteJ Free.
0
00000000000000000
Help Wanted Male.
ACTIVi: I.X rtV Uttr.i: l VSITAtTTIllSd
house; Hd.t( In cih i-ahl fur 12 dajV trial,
promotion and permanent kwIIIoii It satlsfactor),
ldre.M O. P. P. Co., Ilox ltr'7, I'hijilelihla. Pa.
l.OMI PMWni.MIHtl I'lltM WISIIIW TO I'.N'.
gar;e a manger lor hunih In S.-ranlon, wh"
tun Iroeit sim tn l,i, mid Rl.e utexpeetlon.il
nletemi'. Stlary for l-rat .leaf, Mft' lr inontii.
Aihlrcw Manage!, llo TS. I'MUlf l. Ij.
Help Wanted Female.
VANTi:i)-l!ll!l. roit T.inur IIDISKWOUK. IV
family ol two. tall wionil tloer r. II Adams
an nue.
WAVITP-lilltl.. Ml lAIti:
help: tiem cll.i ; tl.'i'i
II, thin ofhVe.
lOlt l llll.ll AMI
per week. Address
It MIX SIl.K WIXUUIN AMI noiMIIXIK:
ftleo.lv Mink nnd ltternn ccale ot wages
paid. Apl'b to Palace PILIion .Mannfacturlty
t -.. South Alli-ntimn, P.i.
Salesmen Wanted.
r.NKIKIKTIO SUXSMAS-SCIIOOI. bfl'PUKS;
ronnlrv woik; ftm) Mlary and commlvlon.
It, O. Kva'ns A- Co.. I'liii-nto.
r.M:nriKTio suxmiw. scuoot, mjppi.iks.
fniinlri- wi-rk. $luil "alary and commissions.
It. O. i:aiii k .. Chlcaso, III.
Wanted.
WANTMI-SKCOMIIIAXI) lltON" SMOKCSTACK,
21 or '-'S Imhei ,11 diameter, about :I3 feet
lone, (li-eeri Itidiir Lumber C.
For Rent.
i'Olt HUNT- I'llUM MA l.nillKH FCIIXIMir.l)
or unfiiini.'-liiil, .1 medium ftlred desirably
liniiii : well h-talril In tiieen Itldip-. For pa--tlnil.'.ic
adilress II, Ihia ollke.
TWO IIOI-r.R OX IM. MIAIl M MHOS'
Alll'ei. IIJll IU IIUllNII" HUH-', 1-lKll- nn'lin, (III
liniri)ienients; Mil. HurIo hnu-,e, nine toonnj
iii.proviiiienla; $17. It. S. Lciiis, rorner Jlarion
and Adams,
MoitAtii: uooms voir hunt at phicxs
langing tioin s.1 upward, and any ic, ihi't
pioof aid jui-t uciily helm icpnlred. nur uwn
kty. See .1. C. Zuillieh, 517 Laekaivanua aie
line, real estate.
iioi;m:s roit iikst vr anv piticr, and is'
any part of tho clti. See ,1. ('. Zutilleh,
tral estate.
10R ur.xT-iiitooxi nofsr, ox tiik cortsnu
of ijultcy, Ollie stuvts; S'o. 51 3 cjulni-jr aie.
nue. (torn the tint of May. Also for sale. Any
pailles wishing to rent this place do not annoy
the picsrnt triutils, but c-ill and see .1. C. Z-jr-flleli.
and he will explain all real e'tate.
1011 iii:nt MNfii.i: norsi:, with improvi:.
ment", In nlty; price. !'). Apply to W. V.
JlisltiEer, T0S Montoc aicnue and 1)., L. ti W
defi-d.
nit iiKNT-noi m.p iiopsk. i.atksp im-
pniiemeuts, loiely location, aurioiindi-d with
Ireerf, 21." and ;i:i Madison uieiiue, Cieen IlldRe.
I'Olt PKNI'-s-Jii ';u MONTH, STOPX, fil
l.ai kaivantia nieiiue. Inquire on premises.
DIMIIAM.i: IIOINK (IN MAPISOX AVr.SHB
for tint; modern linpimeincnln. Apply to A
tti.', s-ii I,.m kaivaima annuo.
HOTiif. nut itp.xr-iNijriiti; or mhs. t. l.
.foncj, Main ktreet, Taj lor.
P22 CnilKX ItlPfiK, STIil'.CT, TIIX ROOMS,
modern Improicmcnta; steam licat, furnished;
desirable; $J5.0fl.
For Snle.
TO!! M,r.-A MILI.IXIMIV STOllK Or I.OSO
etfl1llsinient. desirah'y locatril and with
first -it. is tusloni. Wants to eel! at once and
at a tauifce. Me .1. 1 . Zurllieh.
nvi: riiiii,i:iiiir.s ox larch stiikkt, as
folloiik- Tluee liouses and lot, n.ti)Q; one
liniio anil lot, H.-.'i'); one hoive nnd lorncr lot,
ii.M); two honei and totner lot. S'J.Sfle). These
are liiur barcalns if .1011 want to buy. Call anil
see .1. C. .nifllel., .117 Laekawanna aicnue, tho
real e.stlite oitent of Si ranlon. -
KOIt MAMI Id IIKAVV Dlt.MT HOICKS ASH
I eixmI ihliei's. at 'lil-at O.ikford court.
,1. M. Fia-lil.
iiAso rim h.i.: -noon maki:: lTiuuiir:
lery 1 heap. Apply In W. W. lllsj-liiRer, ""H
Menioe aidiue,
roii sAi,i:-ioi'sirtv plai i:. xkaii pi.iias.
snl lake In Siir)iiehanu.i county; --'.i acres,
tV-100111 home. Iiarn, fruit. r-rott, attorney,
.Mean bulldlnir.
Ileal Estate.
ncuTiriL uitooM Mstii.K iioi'm; nv:
all- on the miner of (Jnlni.i airnue and
Oli'i tie"; ste.nu beat nnd all iniproiemenls;
inj cihjiI b.irsaln; tnnl Ik- fold soon, f.all and
.1. C. Zuiilieh, M7 L.iiKiiianna avenue.
roit sai.i:- mimi: vi:itv iilmtikcl pitop.
erty a-n fJtandilew aienne and Columbia aiv
nuej lery (heap. Also lots at anv prire. Ilusl-ne-
pl.uf!- for sile w tent. Abo any amount
of othees: kteani he.it; iheap. See .1. C. Zurrlleli,
il7 l.iKkaw.itiua avenue, ti-jl estate
a vr.iiv ski: n-iiooi sist.i.t: iiopm: roit
i-iile leiy 1 heap on .lelTersnn aienne; all liu
1 roietiuiil"; li- if lot. f-OslSI'i; will sell leiy
ihe.ip, hn- .1. I'. .iirllh-h, leal eatatr, j7
Lackawanna tiieiuie.
uoi'M I'oii itKM' sn roit sai.i: ix av-
-ail ol Ihe iltj, and 1W0 faima for rent or
a!.-. see .1. ( . .urrlirh.
I'Olt SM.K- stilML VKItV III: t' I IKI'l. IMIOPKII
11 ontirauililew avenue and Columbia aii-nue.
very ihi-ap. AU) lots at anv price. Itiislmas
pi 111 for sale or lent. A lo any amount of of.
tlies; lejin beat: iheap. sie .1 . Ziirlleh, 317
liil.iiwanna avrnue, leal e.tjie
For Sale or Rent.
ion sai.i: on iii'.nt iiii: niinixo imiik
llulel; el-uar.lP HiiiikIi-.i. pos,oslo-i ulien
011 tin- hr-i d.ij n Vpnl. ip'i- Io V'llll.ini
lialg. tan I.. Itnb.ti nn' "situ' lirew-n.
Wanted To Buy.
xri;i)-M:(;osi)iiASTi slot machixps;
mutt he In ,o')J order, atato particular! as
to make and prb-e Address I JL, stneral lie
lh cry, fccrantoti, Pa,
Business Opportunity. '
7t soi iii si in iii; mosi'.i" i
s.o, 's. litalll or ' -ii "ii "ii siiull Iiite.tnieiii
mile Ii- ns ill in. - ban l,i. We Jle not hiol,,"s
and tin not ii'lult n 1 mint. Khmer i Co., I 0.
.ao soil. LmI I.e lliiij.. II1I1..RO.
i.rsi.ii mill 111 v iisi.r is"ri:in:sT is i;--
talilisri'il liilni'sa in luuton, and. If inn
ihasir desire, will Insuie nicntlily talny of ?7.Mii
betldea uiiul blunt- in pioliis. (all or cddiiMs
lieort'e C. Voi inn. s"" Coni.ill htilhllni;.
ATuViicTn'r v. .1. 1 'tm si.r. . u i-.i.i.-
1 .lablisl eil and pioi-i-i'ioua stjllnneiy mid
piilillnit biislne.s. Aililies ii r, AHanHi-
kiiy.
Money to Loan.
JIOSKV IO LOAN' OX IMI'llOVi:il I ll lll.'AI,
ctatc. IIKSIIV 11IXIN. .III.
I II V II. WKI.I.LS.
THOMAS SlMIAIil'i:
ilO.NliV TO LOAN OS IIOXII AND MOU MIAUL,
toy amount. M. II. Iloljatc, Cominonwealth
bglldlne.
ANV AMOUNT Ol' SIOXCV TO LOAN -tjUICK,
tralgh1, l-ians 01 Itiuldlns and t.01,1. At
from i tn 0 pit' rent. Call on N. V. tValkcr,
-I 3U-315 Ccnncll buildin;.
FIHIEY'S
- We are displaying
our new selection of
'priaig'
Shirt
Waists
Every style is new
and all the patterns
are our exclusive de
signs. Our line em
braces: Dimity Waists,
(In White and Colors.)
1
White Pique Waists,
White Lawn Waists,
White Embroidered
Waists,
White Corded Waists,
The "Senior" Black
Silk Waists are un
excelled in style and
fit.
A line of Black
and Colored Silk
Waists at $3. 75, well
made and perfect fit
ting. A rare bargain,
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Our windows full of odd.1
and ends in
Box
Statioeery
that will pay stationery buy
ers to look at and examine.
Mostly all Whiting's finest
papers.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers nnd Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
Recruits Wanted.
WASTED FOIt U. S. AftMV: AliLC BODIED.
unmarried men netuccn agm ot ii tad .0:
cltitcna ot United States, of good chartct-r and
temperate hablta, who on speak, read and
wrlto Enfttish. Pecruita upecially deaired foe
ncrilce In rhlllpplnea. For information apply
to rtccruitlns Office, 121 Wyoming ave., Scta
ten, Pa,
3
Miscellaneous.
exjivis
Attk WMS
nni:ss plaitkps inn salk, t.-. cf.nts; fo.
mer price, 1.W. Mrs JlaeDonald, !30 Wash
ItH'lon an nue.
PLCKVILLi:, PV. MAIItll 13. lTOl-BV TIIR
underslBiitsI, applliations will l recelieil
for the position of engineer at the electric Peril:
plant of IllaW-ly borough. All applications mull
be In by .Much V. Address communications to
Prank i Ilenjanitti, seen-tar)', Prckiille, r,
fly ordir of Ceo. W. Williams, President niakely
boiounh council.
LEGAL.
NOTICK. IS IIKKLBV OIVKN THAT AS Ap
plication will be made to the Goiernor n
Pennsylvania, on the L"Jth day of March, A, n.
ttflt, bv Cinis D. .lones, ft. I". Ile.inolds. Charln
Sthlager. L H. Sturges, John T. Iltchardj, T. C.
Von stotch, Samuel Saniter. Itlchard O'Drien, M.
.1. Ilealev, W. O. I'ulton. C. .. Woolwerth, M.
I'. Carter. Thomas Spraffua, and others, nuclei
the , t of the Oeneral .sj-semhly ol rennsyl
vania entitled "n Art for the liKorporatlon and
ii-Kulalion of banks of discount and deposit,"
approved Ihe lath day of May. 1S7H. and the ,tr
rral i,uiilniient thereto, for a charter for an
Intenih-il banklnc lorporatlon to be located lu
scranlnri, Pa., I be called "The Peoplt'a Dank,"
with a capital stock of One Hundred Thonanl
llollaia iVIOil.WWl t1"" character und object of
iihleb are to do a neneral banklne husnesa, snl
shall ban- the power a-id may borrow or Jen!
tncney for nh period a llnv may diem proper,
n-av ilUiniuit bill f rxihaukc, fnreiicn or ilomea
lie' promlasory not-s or other neeotlahle papci',
and tin- Inters t may be rei cited in adiante, ami
nlull haic Ihe 1I3IU to hold in trust as cotlit
rral aci-urlly for loans advances or discounts, es
tate!, real,' perxiual and mixed, Ineludlnr; tho
notes, IhiuIs, nblluallona or aiinunls of the
t'nlled stalls, indlilduals or corporations, anl
to pitrclua-, lolleit and adlust Ihe tame and ti
dltnnse theieof for the bcnelll of the corporitloii,
or for the pjinrnt ol the debts as secutlty fsr
ivhlrb the same miy be held, and for there par
Pilo, to liave. pownei and rnoy all tho riht.
benctlls and prlillrircs of said Ait of Auemhly
and i'lpplitnents theteln.
AttTHtn DUN'S'. Micltor
'10 Till! IIOLIir.l!"- 'II- HOSDS M'MIIFRA
.eieu (Ti, flalil (Hi. foityone (41) and
forty-ids (IB) of th.- 1 olllciy L'mciiicrr Compau--,
lieln'i the bonds bcarlnc dale October 1st, I'M,
and Kirtncd bv tiusl noituaice of thlt dste,
Please Take S'otlce Hut In pursuance of llm
proiltlona of Ilia said lunula and the Inut niori.
saite glun to .-icuie Ihr same, the bonds as
uuinbeird alme ban he,en chaixn h.i lot for
pajmeiit on ihe flint day of April. Iffll, md yi-i
are hereby notified that the s.nne will b pild
011 llio flii.1 ill) of Aptll. PA) I, at Ihe Lacks,
wanna Tuist and safe llepolt Company, Trustee
named In the tiu-t mortaaee aboie icftrred to.
Inirether mIIIi Interest coupons attached thteli
,and remaining unpaid, ami that Inlnest will
tease aner uic s.iki uiu-.
TIIK HH.I.IKin I'.Xf.lSEI'n COMPANY
r-ciantnn, Pa., Kcbiuary -jth. l'JOl.
IE HAVE
', x-