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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
For Borough Improvement.

A movement Of soma consequence Is
noticed in pittston, Representing very
accurately the conditions Of the typical
early mining town, that borough has
for many years exhibited evidences OF
u tendency toward reform. II has
gradually dawpsd upon the community
that streets paved with rough cobble-
stone; cutters DISTRACTED with accum'
ulatious Of refuse, back alleys ologged
up by ash dumps and garbage piles. aud
waste drains !raversiug the surface in
stead Of being placed underground do
not represent the best possibilities OF
small municipalities aud are insufficient
either 10 attract immigration or to pro
vent removals to communities Offering
superior inducements.
The effort to get this progressive
sentiment localized upon some specific
and practical plan OF public improve
1nsnt has only just been successful;
hut now that a start has been made,
good results may quickly follow. Upon
a valuation exceeding 800 900 the
borough OF PItt>ton Sireldy mas y
bonded debt Of between $50, 900 aud
$40. 900 The law permits boroughs to
issue bonds to within $ per cent. of the
total borough valuation. Eight pr
cent. Of 800 900 would givs room only
for Sl6 coo 10 SIG, 900 OF usw indebted.
ness, whereas, 70 mak5 u respectable
start toward a modern system Of sew
ers and paving would require at least
calculation a $50, 600 bond issue, this
bein. TIE amount decided upoa by the
recent mass meeting Of Piststou
c~it:zsns This dilemma, however. could
be solved first by IN increase in the
vajuatiou, which is ahsurdiy low; and
secondly. by ! slightly increased tax
levy devoted to the liquidation OF 3
portion Of the outstanding Indebted.
ness. The valuation OF PiItston Der.
odsl ought certainly to Dc Is hiEh as
the valuation Ut Plymouth borough,
which is above 81, 100, 900 or OF Nauri-
coke, which is more than 81, 00O. 900.
Such valuation would sivs room 10 IS
$50. 900 worth OF new bonds, while
Il tel-uili extra levy for borough pur-
poses would furnish $4,000 annually
to be divided between thu sinking
fund and general expenses.
II may be taken for granted, too.
ia this connection that with public
sentiment interested ia the bo:ough's
government, many economies in aG.
ministration will help to swell ths
treasury. irrespective Of the proposel
bond issue. Money has obviously been
expended ia the past in a careless il
not criminal manner. This has been
recently ~instarcsd in sensational revel.
atoms as to grading aud paving con-
tracts, for which large overcharge'
have oeea discovered, To bring abouI
Visible improvement will naturally
cost some money but it will probably
cost far less than obstructiouists i'm
acine. The enlistment Of a commnn
iIy's active interest in its own govern
ment Is generally a sure precursor Il
importan; economies followed by bet.
ter public results.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
Grim R'op'i'a Rich Harvest,

There never vast governor Of North Car.
olina who could more delightfully."- entertain
the governor OF South Carolina. or, for
that matter, any man or woman who cnIno
within ear shot Of his genial personality
than the late Senator Vance. He could
tell n story 50 that the telling was moro
than the tale. and no was as fun Of anec-
dotes rs n %honeycomb IL full of honey.
Death made sad work last week among cur
distinguished citizens. Senator Vance,
David Dudly Field and General Slocum all
went together on the inevitable journey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

The ASSERTION is made in tha Wash
iugton correspondence OF the Phiiadsl'
phia Record that several Republican
senators are rolled upon by the social
lists to vote for the income tax. This
may be true, hut We doubt II. The
moral gulf between the senator wbC
would depreeiate the poor mau's dollar
50 per cent, through free coinage oil
declining silver bullion. aud the man
who would put tho burden OF taxation
on = small class may not be large; but
neither policy has any place in the Re-
publican platform in time OF peace,
Both are fundamentally and hopelessly
wrong
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
PoLITlCs IN SMALL Doses:

Representative Stone, OF Warren, will be
renomiuated without opposition.
Jack Robinson claims he already has
sixty delegates and will get enough more.
Ex.Collector Tom Cooper is out Of Office
for the first time in tw%enty.four years.
Charles B.. Smith will probably make the
legislative race against Captain Flaunery
in LuZerne's Fifth district.
Cooper for congress is the idea in Della
ware county II Jack Robinson gets the
Lieutenant ~governorship.
Editor D. A. Orr, OF the Harrisburg Pa
triot, knows when it is time to stay inside.
He will not be Democracy's candidate
against Hastings.
Colonel Singerly is quoted as having con
ceded Hastings election by 300, 900 plural,
ity.
Ex- Representative Brumm and Majoi
Sam Losch have locked horns in a merry
fight over the Schuylkill Republican con.
gressional nomination.
Tom Cooper doesn't expect the Demo
Gratis to carry more than two congress dis.
tricts next fall; the Eighth and Ninth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

gifted and versatile mau, as second
only to that Of Mr.. Blaine. Yet pol.
ished. amiabls and witty as Mr.. Depsw
undoubtedly is. and in the face Of al,
most phenomenal gifts Of oratory and
honorable Vancouver. the executive
head of the Vanderbilt railway inter,
eSts nus not impressed the country u.
me ~ th.s from whom mr. sd ma r.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

IF IN THREE months South Cardinals
fifty seven dispsnlaries sold S249, $50. 70
worth OF "Ti!lman red-eys," at 3 net
profit Of 81, 1853 80. how long will it be
before each state will be its own sa.
loJn keeper? At this rate each one Of
Colonel Tillman's depots could pay the
$500 license exactsd in this state and
yet be the winner to \ yearly amount
Of 81, 298.84. No statistics as to alco.
holiam's South Carolina effects under
the new law accom- pany the report of
the state liquor commissioner; hence
the let gain to the people from this
curious law remains, as before. a mat
ter OF individual conjecture,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

wages, own 4, 200 railway cars which are
used in Transporting his goods, aud has 700
or 500 horses to haul his wagons. FIFTY or
sixty thousand persons receive direct sup
port from the wages paid III his meat-pacs-
ing business alone, II we estimate fami'
lies on the census basis. Hs Is n larger
owner OF grain elevators than any other
indlvidual In either hemisphere; he IL the
p up lrtnr # II Inc ctory which 'nrns
NJ 70 % olncr ~ 100 to-. d y'ar, an
pt vHv r ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

hibiting any person from owning moro
than 100 acres Of land. IL is said that
this bill was constructed at tho request
of only one man. II, therefore. there
are other men possessing equally UNIQUE
mental conceptions, n postal card to
p II r will. perhaps, bring the su' q
to head. I = is VIII t the sen t
or; - r no longer - II 49,.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

AN INSTRUCTIVE example of what
Populism leads to ia supplied in Ssna-
tor PETERS recent bill TO force the sec
rotary Of the treasury to issue $3.50. 900,
900 in Treasury notes. to be loaned TO
towns, %boroughs and counties withou:
| interest; and at the same time pro-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

OK II east side OF the Susquehanna
river, within y radius Of two miles
from the center Of Pittston borough,
reside sufficient persons to populate aud
maintain an efficiently governed third
GLASS city, The consolidation of these
communities under one centraliz)d au.
thority 10 certaiu to come some day.
WHY not now?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
lit SCRAN TRIBUNE.
SCRANTON. APRIL Il 1894.

THIS JOURNAL recognizes the fact that
it caunot hope to please those who
utili2s every public question for the
partisan advancement Of Democratic
ambitions; and it has the good sense
not oven TO try.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
A Typical American c, On Nc.
HO1tiau Hem.

biOdtiAg NGH.
Philip D. Armour, Chicago's richest citi-
zen, is perhaps the greatest trader in the
world. lie Is also one OF the greatest
manufacturers in this or any country. In
this capacity alone he employs l2, 900 per-
sons, pays 80. 900, OC0 or 81, 900. OO0 yearly In
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

If THE friends OF Senator Cameron
have serious aud weighty public aggu-
ments lu favor OF his reelection. now
10 the time to begin the debate, Tho
public is not pr, judioed, 1t merely
wants fair play.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

UI- E|t"I|" III q tIp u Nt IUU
IL ia lily urn 4 he past winter Is 3.
timated at Sl5,O coo 600 This il an enor.
mou6 credit on the right side # che ledger
for tho commercial metropolis % the coun'
try. Good heaped up and overlooking
can come out Of Wall street on occasion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
Young Adopts in Crime.

For the pu6lic'S own sake u most
searching inquiry should aud doubtless
will bs made into the circumstances
which led l9-year.old William Walsh
and his juvenile confederates TO adopt
and pursue their long and conspicuous
career OF crime The conditions which
impellsd these ingenious aud persistent
little thieves TO prosecute for months u
systematic campaign Of burglarious
evil doing the boldness Of which would
do credit TO rogues Of thrice their age
should b. defined with uncommon
care, aud then studied most earnestly
by local advocates OF social reform.
No fact is more conspicuous today
than that juvenile depgAyiGy is on the
rapid increase. What are the causes
Of this increase? Why should an age
Of unparalleled civilization at the same
time be an age Of unparalleled aud fast
multiplying crime? At what point or
points do these striking condolences
unite in the intimate rel ationship Of
cause and effect? How ay this rela-
tionship be broken? What practical
steps OF immediate local utility will
bring Us by the shortest cut to the core
Of this difficulty and enable US to effect
a whole or partial cureg
These are the questions which ought
TO occupy the mIuds Of all earnest re-
formers; and they are questions which
should be in soml measure illuminsd
by a complete Investigation Of the 50
called hoy burglars gang, It will be
possible with all the facts in this case
before US to reach important conclu
sions tending to guide future punitive
and corrective efforts. If civilization
aud education bring only dangers,
without their cure, it is tin9 this gen
sration knew it. Aud much that is
wild and reckless in our current phil
osophy awaits correction by the vivid
presentation Of common, yes, too com-
mon. sociological facts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
GOSSIP
OF Politicians.

The Philadelphia Record persists in
confusing Mayor Council with his I'M
Gle. William Connsll: but when we re-
member that its proprietor. Mr., Sing
erly. is trying the pescemaker role in
the face OF coming 300, 900 majority
for Hastings his little pom slips Can be
excused.
Everything Is said to have bean ad-
iusted for the nomination OF Repre-
seutstive Joseph Sibley against General
Hastings. He is believed to be suffi-
GENTLY Democratic to carry the Demo-
cratic vote and also close enough to
to the Populists to enlist in his sup.
port free. silyerites, nationalist and
dissifecIed citizens generally. Besides,
Mr.. Sibley Is rich and not averss to
using his wealth in a to de.
light the party workers.
Nominee Mcdonald, whose appoint
ment to the Kingston postmastership is
hung up in the senate, owing to the
energetic opposition Of Representative
Hines, is busy getting siGners to a pc.
titiou endorsing his candidacy. He i:
said to be receiving some prominent
support; but Hines is still confdent
that Mcdonald will not be confirmed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
Apt and Appreeiated,

DltIUN JtUTNUT'
Senator Lodges description of the Dem
ocratic tariff theory as 'the gospel OF de-
spatr" will DO thoroughly appreciated by
I thousands OF workingmen whom the Will
son bill has deprived OF their livelihood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

Beautiful New Ducks,
Striking New Galatea Cloths,
Handmade Dotted Swisses,
Novel French Wool Challies,
Quadruple Printed Brocaded Cashme rings,
Plain and Dotted Serpentine Crepes,
Scotch Crinkle Ginghams,
French Swivel and Lace Effect Ginghams,
American Creponettes, the latest,
French and German Printed Flannels,
American and English Swivel Silks,
Irish Printed 40-inch Linens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17
SENATOR CAMERON haa doubtless
heard from Donegal ere this.

REPUBLICANS NATURALLY rejoice that
Democratic congre ssional p~artissns.
after all their blusler, must now eat
quorum-counting crow. But the real
significance OF their surrender extends
far beyond the jubilation Of faction or
party and becomes a subject for homes.
national Thanksgiving. 1t is the vindi.
cation Of the right OF the majority to
rule.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

A new line of Black Silk Grenadines,
Printed Japanese Silks from % cents upward,
Changeable Glace and Tafeta Silks,
Plain and Figured Surahs,
Black and Colored Satin Sublime,
Black and Colored Engadines,
Covet Cloth, the latest Wool Novelty,
Black and Colored Rayures,
Black and Colored Diagonals and Serges,
Changeable Brocade Dress Novelties,
Black and Colored Broadcloths,
Black and Colored Cravanettes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

Z >u..iu ppuu -, ,pA oAY
u ~steauier gam.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

COLONEL BREcKiNRIDGE's alleged con.
spiracy to ruin him existed long before
he was born Its other name is social
self-protectiop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-17

baltimore American.
An income tax would not only be un-
popular. hut un-American aud uncoll0ct'
IDLE.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
Where There Are No OdOrs.

In that country once known as the
Great American Desert embracing a
portion of Texas and Arizona, there
are no odors," said r. =. Senter of
Dallas. "These luscious grapes and
many ctler fruits grow, especially neal
the cross timber country, out there
is no perfume; wild flowers have no
smell; and carcasses of dead animals.
which in dry seasons are very plenti-
full, emit no odors. 1t was always sup
posed to he a treeless plain, upon which
no plant could grow or breathing thing
could live; but a large part of it is
now successfully cultivated, and but
for the rarity Of the atmosphere, caus-
ing the popularity 1 have named, and
the mirages, which are even more per-
feet, than in the desert of Sahara, no
n would look upon it as a barren
country now. Another similar feature
common to the desert land is that OBJ
jects at n distance appear greatly mag
nified. A few scraggy mosquito bushes
will look like a noble forest; stakes
driven into the ground will seem like
telegraph poles."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

The boys who are brought up under
a military system certainly learn the
art Of strategy. This was well illus
trated i'll Prussia some years 6 in
the following manner:
The receptions of a certain Prussian
generals wife were for some reason
uncongenial to the youths under his
command, and unfrequented by them.
The general, a strict martinez, was i'm
prudent enough to reproach them with
their shortcomings in this matter, and
to demand a change in their n
at his very next ball, when the
guests were assembled, the tramp,
tramp of marching feet was heard
upon the staircase, the door was
thrown open, and there marched into
the a whole corps of cadets, who,
with their young officer at their head,
halted and stood at attention.
"What is the meaning of this? ?"
shouted the general.
THE first corps of cadets, to dane
ing commanded" replied the youth,
saluting as though on parade.
Take them away" screamed the
general, beside himself with rage.
Fright about face, march," was the
calm and unmoved answer, and the
cadets marched out in the same order
as they had entered.-Harper's Young
People.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
SAVED HIS PARTY.
Why senator Harris Entered Poll
tics Nearly Half n Century Ago.

Why Harris Entered Poll
tics Nearly Half a Century Ago.
This is how Senator Harris came to
enter political life. He told the story
to a Washington Post reporter in the
cloak room the other day. 1t hap
pened away back in 1917, nearly fifty
years ago. In one of the state senator
ial districts in Tennessee two Demo-
Gratis were in the field, while the Wings
were united upon one candidate. This
meant the defeat of both Democrats
unless one of them would withdraw.
A crowd of gray-headed Democrats
waited upon Mr.. Harris.
IF you will annOunc yourself as n
candidate" said they, lit will force
a convention or a primary, n man
will be named. and a split in the party
will be averted."
Into the fight went Mr.. Harris. He
appealed to the rival candidates to
draw straws, pitch head or tails. have
a primary, do anything that would
leave the field open to n or the other.
They would not do it. A meeting was
held. Mr.. Harris took II candidate
by the hand, led him to the front of the
platform, and said: IF you will with
draw, 1 will"
NO" said the determined aspirant.
Mr.. Harris took the other man,
brought him into the view of the peo-
pie, and made the same proposition to
him He also refused.
All the oDstinacy of Mr.. Harris ma
ture was aroused. "Then l will stay in
myself" said he, land I will beat all
three of you-twO Democrats and one
Wing"
And he did it. He had a majority of
$50 votes, the largest V polled in
hat district. Hhile he was in the
legislature the state convention was
held and he was made a presidential
elector.
This was the beginning of all my
woes,' says Mr.. Harris, for then l
was led irretrievably into political
life"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
An Critical Illusion.

The apparent rise and fall of tele-
graph lines as you pass them in the
train is an optical illusion caused by the
fact that the weight of the wires makes
them dip between the supporting posts
to a level considerably lower than their
points of support on the posts. No wire
could bear the strain of being stretched
quite level. Some slack to allow for
this dip is absolutely necessary. Hence
the course of the wires is a succession
of curves, with the ~conveXities down
ward; and the eye, when rapidly pass
ing them tr%ansversely, notes that the
wires rise toward the approaching post
and sink as they leave the receding one.
The illusion is that the wires and not
we appear to be moving. A similar illu-
sion may be noted in looking at a field
of burrows, if these be at right angles
TO the railway. In this case, as by the
laws Of perspective, all receding parallel
lines converge to a vanishing point; the
burrows appear as the spokes of a huge
wheel rapidly revolving with the val-
ishing point as it's axle.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15

hand sharply at the moment of deliv-
cry, allowing the ball to roll off the
fingers instead of being released from
all points at the same moment.
To produce the in curve grasp the
ball firmly between the thumb and first
two fingers, the remaining fingers being
doubled in the hand. Throw the ball
at a height equal to the shoulder. At
the instant of releasing it from the
hand twist the fingers sharply towards
the body, allowing the ball to roll off
their ends. The firm hold on the ball
in throwing this 'shoot" permits of
both greater speed and greater accu-
racy than in almost any other deliv-
cry.
For the out-curve secure the ball in
the hand by pressing it firmly between
the fingers and base of the thu NIB. In
delivering the ball to the batsman
throw the arm forward midway be-
tween the shoulder and waist, the palm
of the hand up. At the moment of re-
leasing the ball turn or twist the hand
quickly to the left, allowing the ball
to roll off the side of the first finger.
Although this is the easiest of all
curves to pitch, it is most difficult to
control. Only practice will make per-
feet in this. AS great speed as pos
sible should be used, for a swift ball
changing direction only a few feet from
the batsman is much more difficult to
hit than one travelling slowly n curry
ing half a dozen yards from the home
plate.
For an upshOOt the ball is grasped in
the same manner as for the in curve.
In throwing, however, the hand is
brought down palm forward, perpen-
dicularly in front of the body, the ball
rolling off the end of the fingers as
the hand is twisted suddenly down
ward.
Very few but professional players
ever master the drop curve. Almost
all amateurs throw instead the out
DROP which, as its name indicates, is
a curve half way between the out
and the drop. This is not at all diff
cult to pitch. The ball is grasped as
for the out curve, but in throwing the
hand passes diagonally across the body
from a little above the right shoulder
to about the height of the belt OIL the
left side. The ball is released when
directly in front of the home plate.
In the true drop curve the hand
travels perpendicularly in front of, and
the palm towards the body. 1t is very
difficult to give sufficient speed to a
ball thrown in this manner 1t is the
lack Of force which makes the down
curve so hard for amateurs to mas
ter.
There are variations on the regular
up, down, in and out shoots which are
wonderfully effective when learned.
The ~''up-out' is such a one. In princi-
pie it is the same as the 'out." In de-
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-15
BEAR AND UMBRELLA.
Brufn Is Not So Courageous ms He
Is Commonly Painted.

Bruin Is Not So Courageous ms He
Is Commonly Painted.
How much danger is there to the
pound in a wild black bear when you
meet him in his haunts, accidentally
and at close quarters? Mrs. G. II. La
than, wife of mine host at Oak Lodge,
on the Indian river peninsula (Brevard
county, Fla.). can tell you exactly.
There is a cleared train leading from
this same Observation-Disclosures to
the beach half a mile away 1t runs
through Il dense and f~earfully tangled
Jungle of cabbage palmetto, live oak
and saw palmetto. which forms a liv-
ing wall on each side of the trail.
About twelve months ago Mrs. La
tham was returning from the beach
alone, and armed only with an UNI
brella. When just a quarter of a mile
from this very porch, she heard the
rustling of some animal coming toward
her through the saw palmettos. Think
ing 1t must be a r%accoon, she. quickly
picked UP a chunk of palmetto wood,
and held it ready to whack Mr.. Coon
o'Ch IAN ANttN LIN Ia 1T tIltIStN.
All at once, with a mighty rustling,
out stepped a big black bear within
six feet of her! The surprise was mu-
tual and profound. Naturally Mrs.
Latham was scared, but not out of her
wits, and she decided that to run would
be to invite pursuit and possible attack.
She stood her ground and said nothing,
and the bear rose ON his hind legs to
get a better look at her. making two
or three feints in her direction with
his paws. Mrs. Latham pointed her
at the bear and quickly open
ed and closed it two or three times.
"WOof!' said the bear. Turning about,
he plunged into the palmettos and
went crashing away, while the lady
ran homeward as fast as she could go.
much for the Savage and aggressive
disposition of the black bear.-W. Il.
in st. Nicholas.