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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-21
SCRANTON, DECEMBER 81, 1894
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide, 74O feet.
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population. 1884, 100000
Registered voters, 20,599.
Value of school property, S5O,OW.
Number of school children, 12,OOV
Average amount of bank deposits, SlO,-
900, 900.
It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn
sylvania.
Canproduce electric power cheaper than
Niagara.
No better point in the United States at
which TO establish new industries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-21

Rogues generally squirm when hit
Cleanse common council.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-21

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-21

ENTERED AT THE PosToPFIoE AT SCRANTON. PA. AZ
szooND.oLAss MAIL NATTER.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
DEGRADING WOMANHOoD.

The picture OF life at Saratoga given
In the Sunday World" OF yesterday was
overdrawn In no detail. How does the
Empire State like 1t?
Above all. how can we endure the
prospect of womanhood's degradation by
the gambling and drinking which are
not merely tolerated but encouraged in
this gilded den? What is to be the eff
feet on future generations OF the evils
which here and now for the first time
hnd full scope and swing?
The male gambler or the male drunk
ard is vile enough creature, but his
case Is not always hopeless. There is
always a chance that his manhood may
reassert itself and rescue him from his
bondage. But the degradati ion OF woma n
hood from drunkenness or gambling liz
hopeless. The gentler and softer ele-
ments OF her nature. which should be
her support and defense, are perverted
into potent energies OF disaster. Her
very sex is her doom; her ruin Is ire
trievable.
VIII the State of New York permit its
falrest and most famous watering place
to become nursery for those twin evils
OF gambling and drunkenness among
women?
The evening world., 1894-08-20
TO PREVENT STRIKES.

| The National Commission now in Chit
cago investigating the recent strike is
paying great deal Of attention to tn,
question OF preventing or avertlng strike,
In the future, and is incidentally acquir.
Ing small modicum of Information on
the methods used in the past
The great corporations, who are the
chief sufferers by strikes. appear TO be
interested In the work OF prevention only
after the strike is over. Then their first
tardy remedy Is to pardon the rank and
file of the men, but to blacklist the lead
ers. That Is to say. the men who
have taken prominent part in an at
tempt to improve the condition OF the
workingman are to be treated as Grim
inals.
This remedy is ineffective for the sim
pie reason that the leaders are nearly
always good workmen, and escape the
consequences of their crime by getting
employment elsewhere.
The only other solution OF the strike
difficulty presented by the corporations
Is the prescription OF labor unions. This
has been frequently tried. but is mani
testify impractlcable. Small employers OF
labor may succeed in getting along with
only non-union men, but 1t Is not in the
power or the great corporations TO prevent
the forming Of unions. They might as well
try to have their men disfranchlsed by
law for Joining a union as to prescribe
them by edict
The methods adopted to prevent
strikes have been lamentable failures
Yet no sensible man believes that a
The evening world., 1894-08-20

Last week the good friends OF the poor
| sick babies contributed 81, 9O2 ss to the
Fund.
This makes the total subscription for
the health campaign of 1894 81, 1862 49,
To this amount $685. was added to-
day, so that now the Fund has to it's
| credit the handsome sum OF sls,S2S. So
The 100000 goal may be won this week,
FOR the Summer birds are flying home
ward and pity for the poor little spar
row and robins who have been Gagged
up In town all vacation long may ex-
press itself In liberal donations.
This is the beginning of the end OF the
season. and II those loyal and compass
sionate readers who have fairs, enter
tainments and bazaars on hand for the
babies benefit will work hard, just
one week more this most beautiful
charity will close its seventh year Of
usefulness with the colors Of victory
and the banners OF health flying.
This morning the corps OF free physi-
cinas begin the fifteenth week of medi-
cal service to the children OF the tene-
ment- house poor. They have splendid
record to show:
1853 visits made
l2,S0 patients prescribed for and
treated until cured.
3.039 cases provided with medicine, and
thousands of destitute children fed and
naked babies clothed.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
GOT A DOLLAR FROM EACH.
A Clever SwindIer Victimizes Resi-
dents of YOnkers.

YONKERS. Aug. GA well-dressed.
ine-mannered young man, who intro
duced himself as Walter T.. Living
stone, and said he WAS member OF the
WestChester club, victimized number
OF prominent residents OF Yonkers last
week OUT ot small amounts OF money.
lie called at the residence OF Mr.
George, In South Broadway, and In
CURED for DIR. Flagg, who lives next
door. The young man was so informed
by DR.. Flagg's sister, and was also in
formed that the doctor was away. The
young man appeared 10 be disappointed
when told that DIR, Flagg was away He
explained that in changing his clothes In
the morning before leaving home he
had lef' all his money in the pockets OF
another suit, and that he had an en-
gagement 10 play polo nj the club, and
wanted to borrow a dollar from the doc
tor, who he said he knew. Miss Fiagg
loaned him the dollar, which he said
he would return the next day.
Since then 1t has been found that he
told the same story to various neigh
boTsA, and always succeeded In getting
q loan Of q dollar
The evening world., 1894-08-20
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.

Stirring news from the seat Of war I'm
the East may be looked for at any time.
The Japanese fleet, whose movements
were recently subject OF speculation,
has shown up 1t has appeared In the
Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, and 1t is preparing for
an attack on the Chinese Gibraltar Of
Wei-Hai-Wei.
The defenses OF this fortress are mod
ern and complete. 1t is considered i'm.
pregnable. and with European soldiers to
man the guns 1t probably would be; with
the Chinese 1t is different.
At any rate. Japan Is planning an at
tack both by land and sea. II she can
succeed in landing any considerable force
OF soldiers the situation will be very in
teresting. as China Is pushing troops for
ward and making preparations for the
coming engagement. 1t is a singular cir
cumstance that the first test OF the great
modern Inventions OF destruction should
be made by the two nations of the East
which held out the longest against the
introduction OF all foreign ideas.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
THE SICK BABIES FUND.

Charity is among the sweetest things
That remain to us on earth. The poor
have permanent place In our affection
at all times. But II seems that this
Summer, with hard times everywhere.
charity is taking "A greater interest than
ever before In its wards II YOU doubt
This statement look at the Sick Babies
Fund column. There you will ind that
IN about twenty weeks the friends OF
humanity and the practisers OF phian-
thropy have given out OF their pockets
nearly $4,000. The actual figures are
SlS,SGS.SG.
These figures are not eloquent of the
hlg-heartetncss ~ the world to-day, but
they voice in the luudest tones the pupu-
larlty OF THE Evening Worlds" Sick
Babies Fund, In fact II Is not "The
Evening Worlds charity now. but the
peoples charity.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
A -OLIsHING THE PEERS.

The impending abolition OF the House
OF Lords was again announced in the
cable news from England last week.
and we are at a loss to account for this
reappeaIance OF this venerable item,
whenever news is scarce we expect the
cable to be occupied with an announce
ment that the House of Lords is going
to be wiped out, When yacht races arc
on and war news Is looked for, the
Peers are usually allowed to enjoy their
hereditary prerogative undisturbed.
Win the Peers are abolished. II will
be time enough to give the news; also
when the leopard changes his spots or
the Ethiop his skin. II John Bull ever
had any idea OF depriving himself OF his
dearly beloved Peers he has abandoned
1t under The conviction that II is better
to endure the Peers lie has than fee 10
others such as make up the Senate OF
the United States.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Here's woman's Champion.

To the Editor:
should like to know why It is that so many
persons seem to delight In belittling the female
sex In this column instead OF considering It a
duty and an honor TO uphold and elevate them
Time and again we are assaulted with letters
from would-be critics condemning women for any
little failing they may possess. or that these
critics imagine they possess. Much more to their
credit would II he did they extol their good quail
ties and endeayor TO make them objects OF admira-
ton instead OF advising their fellow men to be-
ware OF them as II they were dangerous animals
II women have a fault. nine out Of every ten
men have the same II a girl Is a bookkeeper or
clerk she was probably forced to 1t by male
cooks and dishwashers II she is a firt she has
been educated and encouraged by man. II she Is
sporty and INDUCES occasionally In hard drinks
she inherits the taste from a drunken father. and
II she marres for wealth or title she only follows
mans example. All OF us are too ready to con-
denim others for a shortcoming without considering
whether we, ourselves, possess the same Better
for everybody did we follow that old maxim:
People living In glass houses should not throw
stones" I am not n woman sunragisi, but |
believe that what Ia fair for one Is fair for all.
and now that woman has been 20 unceremoniously
dealt with should like to see the men criticised
a bit THE DRAKE.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

The plants most generally required in
the kitchen are balm, basil, burnet, gar
lie, hyssop, parsley, chives, chervil, bor-
age, sage, marjoram, mint, tarragon,
thyme, &C.; these are all useful not only
in actual cookery, but for all manner
OF drinks and vinegars. The leaves Of all
these plants should be stripped from the
stalks and put away in tin boxes; they
should be kept free from damp. The es-
sentially primitive country plan Of tying
up the sprigs in loose punches and hang
ing them up to the ceiling In the kitchen,
or even the living rooms. may be excel
lent as far as freedom from damp is con-
cerned; but obviously there is the dis
advantage that good deal OF dust and
dirt must accumulate upon the plants.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
More on Gains Wife.

To the Editor
In connection with the question OF " Where did
Cain get his wife," It may interest some OF your
readers to know where mention can be found OF
Adams children. other than those named In the
Bible.
Keatins's History OF ireland. published In Irish
about the year 1900. and which is more collec-
ton OF old Irish legends than history, mentions
| think three daughters. 1 am away from home
now and cannot verify. but perhaps some OF your
Irish readers have the volume handy. don't
give Heating an authority on the subject. but
AM sure he did not Invent them himself.
There must have been some writings bearing on
the matter, and 1t is only natural to suppose that
couple who lived to the good old age OF our
first parents would have had more children than
those mentioned in the Old Testament. In those
old days. before family ties existed, as they now
do marriage with ones relations was not looked
at in the same way that It is now. We have had
g. 900 years education to assist in viewing It In
its proper light. DUNAvANsA.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Was There a Female AdamS

To the Editor:
In answer to where Cain got his wife. we nnd
In Genesis L., 81. that God created man In
his own image. male and female created he
them"
In the second chapter. eighteenth verse. God
said 1t is not good that the man should be alone
will make him helpmeet for him
In verse % the rib which the good Lord God
had taken from man made he a woman and
brought her unto the man. in chapter v, verse 2.
male and female created he them, and called
their names Adam In the day when they were
created"
Now we nnd that God created the male and
female Adam at the same time; that Adam was
put into the Garden OF Eden to dress and keep
It. 1t is then we find him alone. Then Eve was
made mot created). more beautiful to look upon.
1t Is supposed by some that the woman that
was created. not being pleasing to Adam, he
banished her to a strange land. and that she
became the wife of Cain. There can be doubt
that Eve was not the nrst woman, but like many
other things It is past finding out Let who will
give US further light. @. REX.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Dainty Breakfasts.

People are out OF sorts in the morning,
and a dainty breakfast is something for
a cure. The daintiness consists, for the
most part, in attention to details. Have
cloth clean, the dishes bright. the butter
hard. the water cold, the coffee hot, the
cream cold, cold tea Or the milk boiling
hot. A bit Of mint or parsley Will make
almost any prepared dish tempting. and
a little cracked ice adds 80 per cent to
the flavor of the fruit. These accessories
will not satisfy hunger, but they please
the eye, which is an element in the fine
art of dining.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Tooth Brush,

Don't use stif brush. Hard, virv
bristles make the gums sore and cause
them to recede. Don't buy big brush,
The smallest with smooth back, slight
ly conceived handle and medium bristle,
OF uneven lengths are the best for clean
Ing purposes. As matter of fact, too
much Importance Is attached to the yalus
of the tooth brush. The main thing Ia 10
dislodge the small particles Of food from
the teeth. For this purpose two things
are indispensaole-a thread and tooth
pick. That done. rinsing the mouth 10
all that is needed. Dental floss is a f,at
thread easier to pass between the teeth
than twist and less liable to cut the
gums. Wood or straw toothpicks are
only used
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Wash and De Clean,

Bathing is medicinal-stimulattng II
cold, soothing IL warm and disinfectins
If hot. plunge or shower bath II
the best kind Of a tonic, while a steam
bath is excellent to draw Off infiamms-
ton. Those people who like to think
that daily bath is a waste OF water,
and that the practice Is weakening to
the system, might learn a lesson from
the plumber. Bathing the body IL sim
ply branch Of good sanitation. Tn
cleanliness is bad sanitary work. De-
fective plumbing in a house leaves the
pipes choked with waste and forces
back the poison generated by decay. On
exactly the same principle the human
system Of drainage is impaired by lack
of bodily cleanliness.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Bathroom Fixtures.

weighing scales. Manufacturers submit
designs on application, the machine be-
ing adapted to the space at hand. Aside
from utility, the enamelled iron and
polished steelyard is quite ornamental.
The fashion of painting the bathtub
has spread all round the room, and now
the walls are hung in sanitary or tile
paper. vanished, and the floor. wood
work, mirrors, washstand, demisbaths
and linen cases are done in ivory. That
these dainty toilet-rooms have refin-
ing influence there Is not the slightest
doubt
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Freckles and Carrots.

There are two kinds of freckles, sun
and constitutional. The first come from
the sun. last all Summer and disappear
at the approach of Jack Frost; the 9TH
ers come from a superabundance Of iron
in the blood or bad condition of the
liver. Citric acid, applied to "the
pinches of Phoebus." is recommended by
reliable authorities. No harm will bs
done the face evan II they do not come
Off. The discolorations will wear of as
the weather and the sun cools. and q
diet Of carrot Is said to assist nature.
Nothing will do away with the consti-
tutional freckle but blood purifier or
liver reform.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
The Pretty Plum.

Eat plums If you want to be pretty.
This Is the plum season, and the fruit
was never better. The plum as pre-
Jude to breakfast is simply a charm for
the system, after a dinner II is golden
aid to digestion; eaten In the evening IL
cools the blood and delights the pal
ate; its action on the stomach Is me-
diclnal. economical and healthful.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
An Excellent Tooth Powder.

Equal parts OF CASTLE soap, orris root
and precipitated chalk Is one of the best
tooth powders known. Plain CASTLE SOAP
used every two days will keep sound
teeth in good condition. Chalk is the
principal element in all tooth powders
the precipitated is trihe whittier, though
no better than the prepared chalk. Flaw
ored with orris or wintergreen chalk is
one OF the few perfectly harmless dem
tifrices on the market
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Pure Air Il OdorIeHs,

Pure air. like pure water, is colorless
and odorless. Smells are suspicious. Be
certain when an odor Is detected that
there is something in the air which
should not be there; II permitted to re-
main 1t will cause trouble. Pleasant
odors. like the breath Of flowers, or the
fragrance Of balsam, new-mown hay
and pines, are 1uctuating; nature does
not waste her sweetness. Unpleasant
odors are pervading and get stronger as
warning Of their danger. If the offend
Ing cause Is not removed instantly health
will begin to decline.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
You Should Eat These Tbinp.

Rice, with stewed pl inns, is building
material for good color. Hominy and
honey will kindle spirituality into clear
consciousness. After breakfasting on
an orange an egg, a corn muffin. butter,
coffee and stelilized milk, one should
have clear conception OF the object OF
life. Macaroni and tomatoes, graham
biscuits and raspberry am, olives, roast
ed bananas. with cream and sponge cake
should put the consumer into a sweet
and sunny frame Of mind. That's what
the acknowledgements -physico students
Of DEVELOPMENT say.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

place, which he has lodged with Park
hutsts Society. The case Is TO be further
argued In court, and 1t is to be hoped
that IL his charges are well founded an
example will be made OF the proprietor
The police in many instances have
shown themselves incompetent or UNI
willing to cope with fragrant violations
or this sort. A few more Sallades and
krafts may bring them to proper real
ization of their duties.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Pure Air Puriaes the Blood.

There is nothing like pure air to purify
the blood. One day in the country, on
high ground. under a shady tree. is
worth all the cures in therapeutics. A
sail down salt river or tent on the
beach when the sun is up is another
excellent tonic. Bad air makes bad
blood or keeps It bad Soiled air can
no more purify impure blood than dirty
water can cleanse soied clothes. Fresh
water, good soap and clear air are
needed for nice laundry work, and they
are invaluable to the human system.
Get out of doors and let the lungs and
blood have clean air
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Gotten Up in Three Days.

To the Editor.
We are four little boys who read your good
paper and know what good you are doing for the
Sick babies, and we thought we would like TO
d. something too. So, assisted by Marx Hartman.
the proprietor " Park Circle Hotel. who kindly
gave US the use Of his hall. and his little
daughter, Leo. who danced some hne fancy dances.
and her little friend. Frances Cody, who played
several choice objections on the piano, we gave
an entertainment and charged cents admission
TO all our little friends and as a result inclOse
81 for the Sick babies Fund
Hoping to do better next time, we remain, re-
spcctfuy.
Eddie Cody. Henry Ring
George Danson. Willie Phelan
Sixteenth street, South brooklyn
The evening world., 1894-08-20
A True Gentleman,
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Speaking OF gentlemen and the courtesy they
show to ladies. will give you my experience
which shows that there are still some true gen
tlemen left.
Last Wednesday, accompanied by my sister. !
went out for u stroll and 1t being a very windy
day, my parasol blew out OF my hands and went
gAllopIng down the street at a lively rate
gentleman flor such he surely was. although
dressed In laborer's clothes) chased the dancing
parasOl. and after considerable trouble, restored
II to me. Its grateful owner.
When l thanked him he politely raise his hat
He was q gentleman. HELEN
The evening world., 1894-08-20
What a blow" VIII DO.

A blow" in the open air will bright
en-. cleanse, rest and strengthen the
eyes; purify the blood: wash out the
lungs, and flush the air passages Of the
nose and ears; quicken sluggish circula-
tion; strengthen weak digestion; bright
en- the complexion and often resist the
progress of disease. In the flood Of pure
air the poison Is driven out of the sys-
tenn. Go for blow" II you want to
be clean inside.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

Air In a living-room is made impure
by breathing and by burning gas. One
gas-jet consumes as much air as eleven
persons. Those nervous people who are
In the habit OF going to bed with the
gas lit as a protection against bur-
glars should not neglect the windows,
for in three quarters of an hour the gas
will spoil as much fresh air as would
do man the whole night An ordinary
individual uses a gallon of pure air
every minute one gas burner uses elev-
en- gallons minute. No matter what
the weather may be, have the window
open while the lights are burning to let
the impure air out and pure air into the
room.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
blackberry Pudding No. 2.

Into a pint of boiling milk stir two
tablespoonfuls of constarch made
smooth with a little cold milk. and add
two eggs beaten with two tablespoon
fuls of sugar, or more, according to the
taste. Spread a cupful of blackberry
jelly or jam in the bottom of a pudding
dish, pour the cornstrach mixture ~
1t, and bake. Any fruit. jam or jelly
may be used for puddlngs of this kind.
The evening world., 1894-08-20
To Make Herb vinegar.

This Is the best tina OF year for max
ing herb vinegars; tarragon, shallot. cap
sicum. garlic and chilies are all sep
arately useful for this prepation, and an
excellent "vinaigre printanIer" is pro-
ducad rs follows: Dry dn the sun II pos
sihie) some small cress. tarragon leaves,
burnet. chervil. thyme ana basil. Put
The evening world., 1894-08-20
He Didn't Think He'd Do It--Bu
He Did"

To the Editor
VIII some one advise me. Several months ago
while in the presence of a couple OF young ladies,
relatives of mine I made a boast that II q GER
tain young gentleman was to do As he said he
would. viz: Come into room where was sit
ting with a number Of ladies and gentlemen and
take a chair from alongside me, srunt and walk
over to the other end Of the room . would punch
him. Now. then. much to my disgust the young
man did as he boasted he would 30 now what l
want to know is how get out OF It honor
ably' don't want to fight, want to argue
WILLIAM BARNHURST
The evening world., 1894-08-20
Nice Eruit SaIad

Take box OF preserved guavas and
pour them with their syrup into bowl.
Add large glass of sherry and table,
spoonful OF lemon juice, few cherries,
strawberries. grapes, raspberries and
quarters of orange, Place on ice and
serve very cold with sponge cake.
The evening world., 1894-08-20

To the Editor
Inclosed ind sc6O for the Babies Fund 1t
would have been more. but the owner OF the
house In front OF which we had our fair drove
us away and In the excitement some one stole
from LII. Yours
Gussie Block, Mabel Dolen
Alice Boen, Josie Ottiyell