davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
DIR. DOYLE'S PLANS.
He Will Lecture in America But Not Write
q Book.

nc w Ill III AluSllGd -NOl hIllG
Book
Tribune readers doubtless remember
how they were pleased at Conan
Doyle's Study in Scarlet" in which
Sherlock Holmes figured. Well, Doyle
he must be called DR.. Doyle by the
way-is in this country now. He came
to deliver series of lectures, and this
is how a group of Gotham quizzes were
entertained by him the other day:
What / want to know, DR.. Doyle"
put in a little gentleman with whis
kers, who had been bursting with ina
bllity to restrain his curiosity, What
/ want you to tell me Is whether you're
going to resuscitate Sherlock Holmes.
You threw him down a precipice in
your last story about him, but couldn't
you manage to have him crawl out
and go in for some more adventures"
DIR. Doyle smiled. WELL" he re-
piled, Il had an impression that it
wouldn't do for Sherlock Holmes to
outstaY his welcome. Yes. Sherlock
Holmes is quite dead"
Perhaps" pleaded the little gentle
man. you might some day change your
mind and let him climb out Of that
chasm?'
"Oh might" answered the novelist,
"after few years, but l wont prom
ise anything"
DR.. Doyle seemed a good deal pleased
at the almost boylsh excitement of the
company at the thought that Mr..
Holmes might be resurrected some
day.
Then some one else ventured: "I sup
pose you're going to lecture on Amer
leap
Lecture on America? Not l." said
the doctor Before l left a magazine
wanted me to write my impressions of
this country, but l declined. | felt
that while I might have a great
many impressions. and vivid ones, too,
they might not be So"
What do you intend to lecture
about?"
81 have three lectures The first
Is entitled Facts About Fiction:' the
second, Novels of George Meredith ;
and the third, Readings and Reminis-
| cences.' The lecture on Meredith, I am
told, will be little heavy and uninter-
esting for this country, where there is
1 not alarge amount of curiosity on that
| subject The lecture on myself is the
one Major Pond seems to think will be
the most popular"
I'm 1t l give my early recollectlons,
and speak about short story writing,
and the detective in fiction, dealing es-
pecially with Sherlock Holmes. In
Facts About Fiction I speak of Ste
venson, Olive Schreiner, Rudyard Kip
| ling and others who have left their i'm
press on literature"
You know Kipling, well PERSONAL
ly?"
only very slightly. I shall speak
more of his works than of himself"
I'm a speech you made before the
Authors club in London recently, you
complained that the novelist was not
sufficiently recognized in England"
II did. ] think that writer's of fiction
are more recognized in America than In
my own country. Poets are made
poets-laureate and receive peerages, as
do historians and biographers, but the
writer of fiction, whose talents are per-
haps of as high an order, though of a
different type, is not rewarded in that
way. Now in this country, If l remem.
ber rightly, you often bestow consul
ships and that sort of thing upon nov,
| elists,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

right, and the expense OF the machines
together with that of other contem-
plated improvements, will cause an out
lay of about $4,000.
The Machines Advantages.
The most important advantages Of
the type-setting machine are the
amount Of extra reading matter that
can be furnished patrons of paper at
slight expense, and the new and clean
faced type that is presented the reader
each morning. AS will be seen by the
description of the Linotype that fol-
lows, the type for every paper Is entire
ly new each day.
For more than a century past ef-
forts have been made to do away with
the slow work of composition and dis
tribution in the daily newspaper Office.
Mechanics of an inventive turn almost
without number have endeavored TO
solve the problem. But in every In
stance the inventions have failed to
stand the test of practical application.
Among others who have struggled con-
tlnuously with the problem was Bal
timore mechanic named Ottman Mer-
genthaler. For many years Mergen-
thaler and his associates labored cease
Iessly In the work Of perfecting ma
chine, at the expense OF thousands or
dollars.
After a series of failures and disap-
pointments Mergenthaler finally sue
ceededin producing machine that was
intended to do away with the use of q
single letter type and substitute solid
lines each In one piece. This machine,
operated by keyboard like a type
writer Is known as the Linotype"
Only Eight Years Old.
The machine was placed before the
public inA1SS6. Owing to opposition
which met\ the Invention II was only
after years OF persistent effort that 1t
was established as reliable and desir-
able invention worthy of q place beside
the perfected press; the sterotyping ap-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Type Setting Now
Done By Machines
Explanation of Improvements Wrought
in This Copy of the Tribune.
LINOTYPE MECHANISMS USED
Short History of An Invention Upon
Which More Than Four Million Dollars
Were Expended Before Cent
Was Received III Return.

The management takes pleasure this
morning in presenting to readers The
Tribune in it's brand new dress of type
that has been prepared for print on
type-setting machines. For several
months past the leading daily newspa-
pers of the country have successfully
operated the wonderful machines which
are destined to revolutionize type-set-
ting and advance the standard of news
paper work throughout the land. Prac-
tcal investigation has demonstrated
that the mechanical device which, to
a great extent, does away with hand
composition and distribution in print
ing office, has at last been perfected
and that the system is no longer an
experiment and that it is only a mat
ter of time when every first-class print
ing office in the country will be equip
ped with type-setting machines.
The Tribune, ever in the front rank
in the march of improvement, has been
the first to introduce this mechanical
device in northeastern Pennsylvania,
and the Office Is now provided with four
Mergenthaler Linotype machines of the
latest and most improved pattern. The
Linotype machines used in The Trib-
une Office have been purchased out
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

which is kept full Of especially prepared
type metal. and another movement Of
the machine shoots enough hot metal
into the moulds to cast a line Of type,
which drops out In its proper place on
a frame near the keyboard, while the
operator Is setting UP another line.
Az soon as line Is cast automatic
Eripers move towards the moulds with
marvellous precision. One pair grasps
tho spaces between words in the line
ana swings them into the proper chan
mel for immediate use again, while the
other set catches the type molds and
llfts them to the top of the machine,
where each letter is droped into it's re-
spectiVe box right side up. By the ar
rangement of the apparatus only a
Few molds Of each letter are required,
ana the little bits Of brass are almost
constantly in motion as they travel,
tireless, round and round upon their
endless journey while the machine Is
In operation.
The illustration Of the keyboard and
metal pot" give faint idea Of the man.
ner in which molds travel in fulfilling
their mission. The type molds which
are situated in the section marked A
at the touch Of the finger keys drop
down In the channels designated q
to the level G.. When the line is full
on G 1t is carried along the lines above
q In the direction of the arrow to the
melting pot. The line and spaces near
X are lifted along course Of the dotted
lines to the position in which they are
caught by the gripers. R represents the
line of molds in readiness for its eleva-
ton to the distributing bar T at the top
of the machine.
The machinery OF the Linotype Is
run by an electric motor, and the type
metal is kept hot by gas Jets which are
continually burning under the metal
pot.
Operated By Union Printers.
The distribution Of the matrices into
their proper channels after leaving the
gripers would seem to be the most diff
ficult problem in the whole machine,
but In reality the device is the most SIM
pie. AS will be seen by the illustration
each matrice is provided with teeth like
the notches Of Yale lock key. Each
letter is notched differently The ribs
of the distribution bar upon which the
molds are thrust by the griper fit these
various notches and are varied in
length. When mold on its travel
along the distributor reaches its proper
chanel the rib that holds it to the bar
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
IN THE DARK.

The fields are silent and the woodland
drear,
The moon had set, and the clouds hid all
the stars;
And blindly, when football met my ear,
reached across the bars.
And swift as thought this hand was
clasped In thine
Tho darkness hung around us ana
above,
Not guided by uncertain fate of mine,
But by the law of love.
l know not which of us may first go hence
And leave the other to be brave alone,
Unable TO dlspel the shadows dense
That veil the life unknown.
But II llnger last and stretch once
more
A longing hand, when fades the earth
ly day,
Again II will be grasped by thine, before
My steps can lose the way.
The Independent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
lie Came Hack.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

From the indianapolis Journal.
At Richmond, peculiar circumstance
has come to light with regard to Warren
ID. Jewell, a member of the Eighty-fourth
regiment of Indiana Volunteers. For sew
eral years the local Grand Army of the
Republic post has decorated the memorial
monument in the post room for him as
one of the unknown dead, Jewell not
having been heard of since the war closed.
At a rcent reunion of the regiment, how
ever he showed up and said that he had
been living in Kansas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Key Board and Metal Pot.

writer little piece of brass resemb-
ling the key to Yale lock drops into
its proper place on line. Upon the
end of each piece Of brass, or matrice,
as it is called, is the mould Of letter
of the alphabet corresponding with the
key manipulated by the operator.
Works With Human Precision.
The ringing of little bell warns the
operator that the line is full of moulds.
The touch of a lever sends the line to
the left in the vicinity of the metal pot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

II lOii iliS bNNlOiN
"Bethink you ere you strike"
The assassin paused with his glltterlng
poniard raised in air.
Contemplate, the victim argued fur
ther, ''the risk you run of being proved
insane If you kill me-
The dagger fell upon the pavement.
With a snarl of mingled rage and fear
the desperate troubled the crouching fig
ure at his feet for cigarette and strobe
away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

paratus, and other improvements that
have made the modern newspaper pos
sible.
The Linotype machine is not a type
setting machine in the ordinary sense
of the wordOn the contrary it is a cast
ing machine which prepares the lines
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

ready for use on the press or on the
sterotyping table. The operator sits
before the keyboard Of the machine as
shown in the first illustration, and by
simply manipulating the keys and va
rious levers is enabled to turn out lines
of type already cast with astonishing
rapidity With each movement of the
finger after the manner Of the type
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
His Hearts Desire.

From the indianapolis Journal.
Weary WatlIins-How would you like to
be disposed of when you are dead?
Hungry Higgins-Ginerally,l would pre-
fer bein' picked in alcohol but l am so
hungry today that l would just as soon
be stuffed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

union printers, and the young men in
The Tribune composing room in charge
Of the machines have made surprising
progress in learning the keyboard and
have already gained an unexpected de-
gree of proficiency In their work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

to the low hundreds, doubtless. 1t is
unquestionably fair to put the num-
ber at $500 and the price at $500 a year
each, thus getting total of Sl,75O,OoO
per annum.
In Tabulated Evidence.
From all these figures the following
table is made up:
Per Annum.
Houses of prostitution.......... $5,451 oVo
GFeen Boous. ..'...........,....''''.. So'0Vo
Samplers. ...................".... Iz,VlO
MeTChants' '.'..'..'. '....'.....''... SO'VyV
1euulers' .,...'..................... loiUVV
Signs, fruit stands, bootblacks.. 25,000
saloons ....'.................."" Lf5UVOO
Grand total. al.......................S s., ass, 600
This, of itself, is larger every year
than the full indebtedness of the states
of Vermont, Delaware, West Virginia,
Florida, North Dakota, Montana, Wy
oming, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah, Idaho, Washington or oregon. 1t
almost equals each year the debt Of
New Hampshire. South Dakota, Mis-
sissippi or Colorado.
That gives an idea of what the blood
money levied yearly by the New York
police amounts to. Now let us get a
glimpse of the total for the thirty
years during which this system is
known to have been in vogue.
Millions Of Blood Money.
Suppose that thirty years ago the
blackmail amounted to only 10 per cent.
Of what it did last year, and that It's
growth since then has been uniform.
The figures then would run approx
mately thus, like this: 1863, $3.50, 900;
1864, S715, 900; 1866, $920,00O; 1866, $1,OS5,-
900; 1867, 81, 1,250,000 1868, 81, 900; 1869,
81, $50, 900; 1870, 81, ,745 900; 1871, $1,910OO0;
1872 $2,O75, 900; 1873, s2,24O,OOO 1874, S2,-
4O5, 900; 1875, S2,57O,0OO; 1876, S2,735, 900;
1871 S291O,OOO 1878, $S,075OO0; 1879, $S,-
14O,O 900; 1880, $3,2O5, 900; 1881, $S,S70OO0
1882 $3,545, 900; 1883, $3,71OOO0; 1884, $3,-
5000; 1885, $4,040,000; 1886, $4,2O5,0O0
| 1887, $4,37O, 900: 1883, S4,5450O0 1909, $4,-
10000; 1890, $4,S75, 900; 1891, $5,O3O 900;
1892, IS, 1876, 900; 1S9S $780, 600; 1894, $5,-
1926, 900. The enormous total of this
amazing array of figures is little less
than the inconceivable sum of 100000
900, or, exactly, $97, 7,5S0,O0O.
| The bonded debt of New York state
alone equals this great figure; 1t Is
larger than the combined debt of all
the western states. 1t is doubtful if
| in the history of America any one fam
| lily has really owned property aggregat-
| ing in value this stupendous sum. And
| yet it represents only what the pO-
! lice of New York city have demanded
and received as bribes to induce them
| to break their oaths of office and prosti-
tute instead of protect the city.
Truly, New York has reason to hide
! her head from shame.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Schools.
Dentists.

DIR. WILLIAM A. TAFT-SPECIALTY
in porcelain, crown and bridge work,
Odontothreapla. Office 10i North
Washington avenue
C. C .LAUBACH, SURGEON DENT
list. No. 1l5 Wyoming avenue.
R. NJ. sTRAT7oN, OFFICE COAL EX-
change.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
NT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.

AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestic
use, and of all sizes, delivered in any
part of the city at lowest price.
Orders left at my Office
NO. 118 WYOMING AVENUE,
Rear room, first floor. Third National
Bank, or sent by mail or telephone to the
mine, will receive prompt attention.
Special contracts will be made for the
sale and delivery of Buckwheat Coal
VIM. T. SMITH.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Miscellaneous.

BAUER'S ORCHESTRA - MUSIC FOR
balls, picnics, parties, receptions, we'd
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address r. ]. Bauer, conductor,
III Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert,s mu-
sic store
HORTON d. SWARTS-WHOLESA
lumber, Price building, Scranton, Pa.
MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twlne.
Warehouse, 1870 Washington ave-, Scran-
ton, Pa.
HORSES AND CARRIAGES FOR SALE
at 1888 Capouse avenue.
ID. L. FOOTE, Agent.
FRANK p. BROWN & CO., WHOLE
sale dealers in WOODWARD, Cordage and
OIL cloth, 720 West Lackawanna ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Seeds.

G.. r. CLARK & CO, ,SEEDsAIEN AND
Nurserymen; store l46 Washington ave-
nue.; green house, 1850 North Main ave-
nue., store telephone 1872.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Hero of Honor.

Hero of Honor.
The college student kicks his way
To glory and clean through It;
If he's not king Of football now,
He's hair-apparent to it.
Detroit Free Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Loans.

THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND
Loan Association will loan you money on
easier terms and pay you better on in
vestment than any other association.
Call on S. N. Calender Dime Bank
building
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

ends and the mold therefor drops off
into its place at once.
The Linotypes in The Tribune office
were set up several days ago under the
supervision of ]. II. Bedell, an expert
machinist in the employ of the Mergen-
thaler Linotype company, and they bid
fair to accomplish even more than has
been promised, They are operated by
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Architects.

DAVIS & Won sToRCH, ARCHITECTS.
Rooms "a, 25 and %, Commonwealth
building. Scranton.
Il. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT. OFFICE
rear of COG Washington avenue.
L. l., BROWN, ARCH. b. ARCHITECT,
Price building, l26 Washington avenue,
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE 125 and l27 FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZIEGLER, Proprietor.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
w. G. SCHENCK, Manager
Sixteenth ST., one block east of Broad
way, at Union Square, New York
American plan, $3.50 per day and upward.
SCRANTON HOUSE, near D., L. e. W.
passenger depot Conducted on the
European plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

JOS. KUETTEL, 5l5 LACKAWANNA
avenue, Scranton, Pa, manufacturer Of
Wire Screens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
Teas.
Wire Screens.

GRAND DUNIoNTEA CO., JONES BROS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13

to the low hundreds, doubtless. 1t is
unquestionably fair to put the num-
ber at $500 and the price at $500 year
each, thus getting a total Of $l,75O,OoO
per annum.
In Tabulated Evidence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
LAWYERS.

]. M. c. RANCk'S LAW AND coll
lection Office NO. SlI Spruce ST., oppo-
site Forest House, Scranton Pa; col
lections a speciality throughout Penn
sylvania; reliable correspondents in ev-
ery county
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-06
Personals.

Kate Brown and James Thornton,
an estimable couple from MinOoka,
will begin housekeeping after Lent
S. R. Callary and Richard b. Sheri-
dan. of NantioOkP, are visiting R j.
Callary of this side William Callary,
Of ths same place. national secretary of
the Ancient Order Hibprnians Board
of Erin, was visiting on this side Sun
day and delivered very interesting
address to the mem bers Of Division No.
4, of Minooka.
John Siglin is improving rapidly
under DR.. Walsh's care
Select Councilman c. W. Westpfahl
is in New York city, He will be back
tomorrow
Mrs. James Barrett, mother OF P, A
Barrett, is seriouslyill
Mics Louisa Mcnamara, Of South
Washington avenue, is visiting in
Olyphant. and her sister, Sarah, re-
turned last night from a trip to Avoca.
Johnny Connors, the ysar-old son
of Thomas j. Connors. of Csdar ave-
nue., started to school yesterday. He
was shot in the eye some time ago
while squirting into the bore of a
loaded Flobert rfls. He is now able to
see slightly frcm the organ, which in
time promises to recover its full power,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-06
A GREAT cP7oRr UNITY.
A Whole Library In Itsslf-The Ency-
olopedia Britannica.

A Whole Library In It5elf-Tho Ency-
olopedia Britannica.
The world renowned Encyclopedia
Britannica, which we offer to our read
ers at tie unhsard rate OF only 10 cents
day, is unique and splendid work.
1t has no peer among encyclopedias.
There is but one Bible for the Chris
tians one Talmud for Hebrews one
Koran for Mohammedans. and there is
but one Encyclopedia Britannica for
the people who speak and read the
English language, and VINO turn to it
as the one comprehensive, all incl usive
and authoritative epitome of human
knowledge in all its branches.
To possess this matchlesS work is to
own a whole library and have access to
information ou every subject within
the domain Of human experience, study
or inquiry. The extraordinary terms
announced on another page upon
which the great Encyclopedia Britain
MICA will be supplied to our suOscrib.
ers, are only for few days now
Remember this fact.
A few years ago the complete edition
or the Encyclopedia Britannica cost
nearly 5000, thus preventing any but
the wealthy from purchasing it. We
are now able to offer later, better
and more complete edition in TWEEN ty-
five volumes, comprising total of over
%, 900 pages with 67l maps and plans.
over 10000 illustrations and $50 900
subjects.
We have confidence in it and we
know our subscribers will be benefited
by having this great work TO consult.
In proof of this we are willing to send
the entire twenty-five volumes, with all
charges prepaid, aud allow you to pay
S. per month. Can we do any more2
There is no further excuse for not
owning this great reference library.
Take advantage of the offer now. Do
not delay.
This grsatsst Of libraries is now on
exhibition at 437 Spruce street
Remember you have but short time
which to decide.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-06

The regular weekly meeting of the
Hyde Park Literary and Debating 80
cisty occurred last evening ut its rooms
on South Main avenue. 1t was unan-
imously decided to hold IL banquet at
Fairchild's hotel on Monday evening,
April 0. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term:
President. Phillip j Davis; vics =
president, John NJ Edwards; record
ing secretary, Emerson Owens CORES
pending secretary, Wallace Mosar;
treasurer, viii J. Davis; critic, Charles
House; eargeut-at-Srms, Arthur d.
Wis; executive committee, Charles E
Daniels. John Hughes, Herbert Hall ;
membership committee, ID. j. Jenkln',
Waiter Jones, David Owens
After the officers hal been regularly
installed President Daniels vacated the
chair to his successor, Mr.. Davis. and
the programme of the evening was
opened with debate, "R solved, that
the present system Of reformltory
schools has u tendency to increase
crime The debate was opened for
the affirmative by Charles h Daniels,
who spoke strongly on the subject,
stating that there was a contamination
in the atmosphere of raformatory
schools Wallace Moses spoke in the
negative The debate was decided
unanimously in favor of the negative.
The next number on the programme
was an essay on "Wit, humor aud
Satire" by Charles House, which WIS
very good. The Indispensable question
box occupied the tins Of the members
until adjournment.