The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-05
THINGS OBSERVED AND NOTED.


THINGS OBSERVED AND NOTED.
Viewed from q dsinterestel stand
point, things politically are pretty we'll
mixed NJ 50 far as the coming local
election is concerned. Clsrg5S and
counter charges are freely made by ths
representatives, Of the several parties
Jus. what the result OF these charges
will be is hard 10 iorstal Som9 have
gone SO far as 70 have inserted in au
ont OF town paper statement TO the
effect that certain active worker in
the Reform ranks once upon time
opened an envelope belonging 70
Pullman aud distracted portion Of the
s. contained therein The individual
to WHOM the charge Is directed makes
no denial A. Is we'll known during
political times much abuse is % bs eX.
pectel' aud b9 ,le candidate good, bad
or Indifferent, be generally Is made the
target for such abuse. Personal abuse
however. is 10 ~ deplOra1 aui should
be discontinued, for 10 is neither edity-
ing or honorable so tlr as decent psO-
pie are COucerued Like the bOOme-
A0l-t III AaA1 sAAA-N NAA4 W EN-AN NTAp ~
generally r3coils with far greater force
aud with much more disastrous rs'
suits those pursuing such dsspIcable
methods. Tae present fight IS one cal
culatei to improve the interests Of the
town. not a personal issue between the
several candidates Therefore have
dOue
Louis L Downing, Of the Wss: Side.
contributed the following pretty
verses, under the caption. Mother,
70 yesterdays Wilkes-BLrrs Leader:
lhar's a tombstone ov-r yOudsr, in the
churchyart on the bill,
Thet l think an awful sight Of an AN sure
ever will
1t 'aint so big a some around it, nor it
didn't cost q slSlt,
But my thoughts turn ever TO it, an es-
DecIa.iy so at night.
It's ben thar now these many years an i'll
leanin toward che ground,
An it.. almost 10 sight amid the bigger
ones around.
But fer all it's modest shown 'longside OF
any other,
It's dsarer far than all the rest. fer by it
sleeps my mother.
Ef you he'd A mother, boys thet's as kind
and good as her
Alless thinkiu' o. your good a. o. mine she
4 speakin gently TO you, when you ben
bena7in' bad,
And kind o. smotherin' Of it down when
she talks it Ger with dad.
say, ths5 ct your mother IS az good to
you as niue,
Love her while she's li7in' yet: respect an
treat her kind.
Fer the time is surely comm, just as sure
As sure kin be,
When tharlI be a new stone somewhar'
an you'll think the same as me.
Mr. Downing. although very young
man, is a clever verse writer, and
many Of his compositions find their
way into the columns Of the mstropoI-
tan journals
Candidates for state delegate to the
Republican state convention are be-
ginning to pop ID on the West Side
Among those prominently mentioned
are, E A. Corey. ic, and Justice D;
the Peace James Z Enret. Ere the
time rolls around a lively conflict 10
prophesisd In the event Of eithir con.
.estant being elected, the district will
be well represented.
#kK
Certain individuals who evidently
have not taken tbs trouble to acquaint
themselves on the law governing the
qualification Of candidates for Office,
have become int b1sd with the halluCin-
alton that James Kennedy. of the
Second district Of the Sixth ward, who
is \ candidats for councilman, ia not
qualified. The contention ia based on
the fact Of Mr. Kennedy having re-
moved from the state some two years
ago and located in another state Ad-
mitting all this, the fact OF Mr. Ken
nedY having returned and taken up his
residences here last July brings him
within the pale Of the law governing
such cases, for it specifically sets forth
that for voter TO regain his residence
requires but a six months residence in
the state.
That the art Of photography is kesp-
ing sDaca with the art an1 science Of
the times ia fully illustrated by the
many specimens Of work which are TO
be seen at every photograph studio not
alone In Pittston, but In every city as
we'll The high standard Of the work
which ia at present being turned out
by our local photographers ia evI-
lencd by the large business they arc
doing and bsspeak volumes for the op-
orators abilities.
For BtrpNg SCAIug Rp,rtuFu aud n1I