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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-14

J. Keuchlcr of Texas thinks he has found something new in the rings which mark the growth of trees. Every one knows that the thickness of these rings varies in any individual tree. MT. 7Ia,rhIcr says he has discovered that in Qny given year all trees standing near together show the same variation. His theory is that the thickness of the ring is q record Of moisture of the year. His inVestiga tionS cover 132 years, and he finds that sixty of these were very wet, six extremely wet, seventeen average, nineteen dry. eight very dry, and six extremely dry. The remaining sixteen seem to be unclaSsitied.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

pal places OF honor
sue of the New York
to an interview with
Gsr on current issues The
pressed are so utterly bar
EGinslity. weak in structure
6yold ot point that Mr. Dana
ia discharge from his employ the
yYSwliest printers" devil" who could not
bettsl express himself for publication,
Yet Croksrs comments are OF import
ance, tspid as they are. because they
reflect the intellectual caliber OF the
man who rules 100000 citizsns ia the
Vealthiest city Of the western hemi-
sphere; makes laws for the 5000, 900
Inhabitants OF AmerisGs foremost
state; and through his representatives.
in the two branChes of congress eXer-
cises at times controlling influence in
national Legislation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

Now that the court has, upon rs.
argument, fully sustained Mayor Cou-
nell's course with reference to the
evangelist. Rice, it may be well to give
final review OF this whole case, III Or
der to make clear Just why the mayor
was impslled to pursue it with some
persistence, and also to disabuss tie
minds of those who may have felt,
upon an incomplete understanding Of
the fsctS, that the mayors policy waD
tinged with severity. What to begin
with, undoubtedly inciiued the mayor
to n rigid enforcement of the municipsl
laws with reference to prohibited as
semblages was ths fact that, working
with small pOics force TO MaintaiL
order at a time when many men were
idle and when certain elemsnts OF dis
order were uncomm0nly active, he had
presented before him the necessity
either OF preserving strict discipline or
Of spbjecting the police force through
relaxed control, to unusual diiliculties
and perhaps serious danger. Very nat
urally he chose the form,r course, and
once chosen, it was pursued und.vist-
ingly.
The attempt Of Rice, in defiance OF
the law, to collect u large crowd that
blockAdsd the public right OF passage
would, had It been ignored. have en-.
coursgsd other attempts, possibly for
less peaceful purpose The law, how
ever, does not give police officer the
option Of discriminating between law
breaking evangslists and law-brsaking
takers The police officers duty is to
prevent street blockadss and arrest the
blockadsrs II he neglects this duty,
he renders himself liable to suspension
tAhd fine. Officer Feensy. who at
rested Rice, simply did his duty. Had
b failed to arrest Rice he would have
T.olatsd his duty, aud the mayor, in
condoning such violation OF duty,
would alta time OF unusual gravity have
encouraged other violations Of duty and
paved the way to perilous disorgsniza.
tion OF the police force If. after Rice
had forcibly resisted SffiSsr Feeney.
the mayor had discharged Rice, he
would hsys invited every law breaker
In Scranton 10 resist police officers and
in short time lawlessness would have
been the rule and an arrest, the excep-
ton.
But the worst danger Of all was on.
countsred when. upon an incorrect
l presentation Of the city's case before
khs county court. the mayor was at
FIRST overrulsd. The real logic of that
Sseiiion, had it been sustained. would
have been freeing OF all influences
now restraining lawlssI assemblageE in
Scranton. and the inauguration Of a
pandsmonium scarcely less und esirable
than the commune OF Paris For, il
kRlce could ssiks the streets. resist ths
Yolice officer, threaten the mayor and
ds6y all legal authority without rem
dering himself liable to punishment.
this decision would have melted evsry
other bad citizen to pursue a similar
course OF bull-dozing and obstruction
and the municipal polics authorities
would have been powsrless to prevent.
lis not, therefore, strange that upon 3
re.argumsnt, with all the facts for the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

eough thsir representatives
l5cils, make no mistake in de-
ing the Same partisan spirit onee
kore by voting for the retention OF a
public servant who has thoroughly
demonstrated his fitness for the place
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

TO avoid advertising crack men who
sometimes do not ma,srializs on the
daylOf the meet the racing bosri have
ruled that clubs shall be notified a
stS.ted time in advance whether a rider
shah ccrnpste or not. To this a penalty
has been attached. and failure to
compste will nsceSsitate forfeiting it ut
the privileges OF tho League or
American Wheelmsa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

Bssides the s. 900 in diamonds that
will be offered as prizes at the coming
meet, there viii bs a lsc Of othsr valu
aDls prizes too Vulnerable to mention
The LIST in all probability will foot
about $500
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

A careful estimate by two proninen,
bicyclists places the amount invested
in whesls throughout the city at
$3.50, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

A CLIMATE which has had the varied
weather that o1rs has had during the
past few days may be uncommonly
rough on asphalt psvementS. This
may explain why 50 many Of our as
phalted Etraets ara traVersed by large
cracks and why the upper crust is 30
liable to erumble from ordinary pres
sure from vehicles If this hypothesis
De correct. /: IS evidently time to move
for either new paving or u rrsw Cll
mate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

ONE OR two excitable western con
temporaries arg sgitated lest the free
silver element at Hsrriso burg next May
should try to stampede this Republican
state convention. The fear ID un
founded. Republicans do their think
ing in advance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

The STREETS Of Scranton yet belong
to ths citizens OF Scranton, and to such
visitors to Scranton as are content
to abide by scranton's laws All others
had better steer clear.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

GooD WORK. well done, entities City
Engineer Phillips to q re-slestion; and
good work, we'll done will see that he
gets his dus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

A MARKED revival in the slate indus
Try is discsrnibie just now id the Dem
oeratic newspaper saDStums
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09

IT Is A.FAcT Of general experience
among newspaper publishers that the
ismand for compIets report of tho
Breckinridge trial came not alone from
persons OF confssssdly lax morals, but
rom heads Of families and high stand
ng members Of churches Nor are we
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04
ACurIous Phenomenon.

A most curious phenomenon-thea action
Of solids held in suspension in moving wa
ter-may be practically demonstrated, says
VI. Gallois, by taking a bottle Of white
glass. about inches in diameter and with
a fat bottom. putting into il to the depth
Of about one-iifth inch some tine and very
clean silicious sand. such as will not inter
fere with the transparency Of the water,
filling the bottle with this and c0rking IL
so as TO exclude all air. On giving the bot
tie a rapid movement Of rotation around its
owp axis. either by placing il on turn
table or by suspending il from previously
well twisted cord, all the sand will be pro
iected upon the cylindrical sides Of the bot
tie by centrifugal force
This rotation movement Of the bottle
will gradually communicates itself 10 the
water. progressing from the sides 10 the
axis. the rotation lasting As long As the
sand adheres 10 the cylinder. As soon as
the water turns with the same velocity as
the bottle containing IL, the sand Will, on
the bottle being suddenly stopped, al once
Quit the sides and precipitate itself toward
the center OF the bottle in the form OF a
cloud. and then reassemble its particles on
the bottom in the form Of a cone, having
the same axis as the bottle, and being high
er as the velocity Of rotation Is greater
Finally, the cone hattens As the velocity Of
rotation grows less. until the slope OF the
conical surface Is the slope Of equilibrium
Of grains Of sand in still water.-New York
Sun
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

The crop Of suicides Is larger this
year than ever before. Hardly day
passes that the morgue does not
claim several victims. and the coroners
are kept busy issuing permits for the
burial Of aristocratic suicides who shed
their mortal shackles amid wealth and
luxury. II j. remarkable that these I'M
fortunates should choose the summer
time for their ghastly work. when life
seems to offer 70 much 70 the weary, the
oppressed and the disappointed asked
one Of the keepers Of the morgue today
how he accounted for this.
His reply confirmed my own opinion
Said he. lyon notice that most Of the
'stifTs are women. don't YOU Well,
them's all sentimental suicides The
gals has been disappointed in love OF
suthin O. that kind. and when they sees
other folks enjoying life-th' singin o
tn birds. ri fOwers. an all that sort o
thing. ye knOw-it makes them fee
wuss'n ordinary. an they 90 oif'n jump.
into tn river OF cuts their threats -
New York Cor. 81. Louis Republic.
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ne GOT IT.
story Of Faithful servant Who obeys1
Orders.

There T. a man 10 this town who has a
male servant who j. more faithful than any
dog that was ever born. He never questions
az order II the man ~as 70 tell him 70
walk down 10 the foot Of Main street and
jump OF dock. be would do the walking
and the jumping witha simple and unques-
tioning faith.
The other day a friend Of the man came
into his Office and asked the man 70 lend
him his servant for a short time. The
friend wanted package which he had left
% his house. The package was too vaiua-
bic TO intrust 10 a messenger boy. and he
wa too busy 70 90 after il himself The
man loaned the servant. and the friend gave
him these instructions: NOW. John, want
you 70 20 up 70 my house aud walk right
up the front steps. The door will be open,
and you 20 right up stairs. You 20 in. and
you will find big package on my dresser.
That's the package / want, and II you get
back in an hour I will give you a dollar"
The male servant listened attentively
and said that he Understood his instruc-
tons He hustled out and in less than an
hour returned with the package. He was
not in very good shape His face was bruised,
and his coat was torn. One Of his eyes was,
blackened, and the kin was of the knuc-
kles Of his right hand.
"Holy Moses, Johnr' exclaimed his EN-
ployer. What have you been doings7
Been in a fight" replied John grimly.
with whom"
"Fellow up at that mans house"
"What were you fighting abouts"
"Why." said John in the most matter Of
fact way. she didn't want me TO walk NJ
the front steps. They had just been paint
ed"
well. why did you walk up them them
John looked reproacbfully at his employ
er. Didn't be tell me 70 go up the front
steps for that packagei' be asked
Yes. but
They hain't no but about IL. He told
me to go up them front steps, and wen
up EN-. paint or no paint had to hgh
the coachman. but went up"
HE seems 70 have given you a prett,
hard fight" ventured the employer.
-Huhi' smiled John contemporary II
wasn't patch on the one the housekeepe
and the chambermaid gimme"
The man began 10 get alarmed DO yol
mean 10 say you fought everybody in tina
house;" he asked severely.
Il dunno" replied John gravely. Il lick
ed the coachman. and the housekeeper. an'
the chambermaid. aud the cook II the
was anybody else. didn't have no trucl
with them. But" he added triumphantly
Il got the package. and done what / wa
told. and I'll 90 back and lick the rest 0
the folks II You say sO."-Buffalo Express
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

A son Of Horace Mann. who lives in Wash
ington. has an unusual fashion Of signing
ali documents. He l. Mr.. B. Pickman
Mann and j. well known a. writer Mr..
Mann i a graduate OF Harvard and holds
an important position in the patent ofhce.
The colon which follows the first initial
would De Greek 10 the wayfariug man. but
il Is only a symbol for Benjamin some
wears ago the American Librarian AssoeiA-
ton. Of which Mr.. Mann i a member. was
much exercised over some manner OF alb
breviating names 80 As TO decrease the
work OF cataloguing. which in large libra
ries is enormous They adopted list Of
common names Of persons which should b
abbreviated by using the first letter Of the
name followed by colon. For the sake
Of consistency, aud believing the custom
would be good one. they adopted the fash
ion.
The late Mr.. Ben: Perley Poor. known
80 long and 50 favorably in Washington
used this style long before the company Of
learned librarians approved il. The list nov
In use is a large one. some Of the most com
mon signs are W; for William; II; foi
Henry, aud J: for James - Washington
Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

F. NJ. Pitcher and A. L. Beckwith are
two farmers who are both well known
in Americas. Tuesday they were TO
gether in a buggy coming here. and
when they were near Joe Roney's place
a chicken hawk liz on the side Of the
road Look at that hawk said Mr..
Beckwith. Yes. see him. said Mr..
Pitcher. They drove on, and the hawk
didn't move. They drew nearer and
nearer and finally were almost up 70 the
bird. Mr.. Beckwith took up his whip
and as they reached the hawk made a
crack at 1t. The blow struck Just night,
and the hawk was struck full in the
neck. The crack was 50 well made that
the full force was executed and tbs
head was cut clean Of The gentlemen
brought the hawk and its head to tow
with them.-Americus GA Times-Re
corder.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04
MANS INHUNANITY TO HIMSELF.

The most inhuman outrages, outrages which
would disgrace the savage. man p-rpetrates
upon his oHn system By swallowing drastic piir-
Eatives which convulse his stomach. azonir- nts
infesriues and weaken hi system MANY people
constantly do this under the impression that
meiicaments only which are violent IN their
action. ald particularly cathartic-. sre o. any
avail Irreparable injury TO health j. wrought
under this mistaken idea The laxative which
most nearly approaches The benedceut SETON Of
nature Is Hostetter's Stomsch bitter-. which 4.
painless. but thorough. and inviEorates the In
fe>final canal instead Of weakening and irritat
ing 10. The liver and the stomscn share IN the
benign Discipline instituted By this CON pre-
heusire medicine. whose healtLtul iu1lence /
felt throughout the system hilarious, rneu
matte. kidney aud nervous complaints succunt
% T.
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ON The GREAT PRAIRIss.
yastness. Isolation and Monotony Reign II
the TreeIess Plain stretches.

vastness. Isolation and Monotony Reign In
the IreeIess Plain stretches.
II there be any region 10 the world where
the natural gregdrious instinct OF mankind
should assert itself. that region j. our
northwestern prairies, where short, hoe
summer is followed by long, cold winter,
and where there j. little in the aspect OF
nature 70 furnish food for thought On ev-
cry hand the treeless plain stretches away
TO the horizon line In summer IL j. check
cred with grsainfelds or carpeted with grass
and flowers, and il j. inspiring in its color
and vastness, but one mile Of Il j. almost
exactly like another. save where some wa
tercourse nurtures a fringe Of willows and
cottonwoods When the snow covers the
ground, the prospect is bleak and dispirit-
/ ing. No brooks babble under icy armor.
THERE'S no bird life after the wild geese and
ducks have passed on their way south. The
silence Of death rests on the vast landscape.
save when IL Is swept by cruel winds that
search out every chink and Granny Of the
buildings and drive through each unguard-
ed aperture the dry, powdery snow.
In such region you would expect the
dwellings, 10 be Of substantial construction,
/ but they are not. The new settler is too
poor TO build Of brick or stone. He hanls a
few loads Of lumber from the nearest rail
way station and puts up frail little house
Of two, three or four rooms that looks a.
! though the prairie winds would blow II
away. Were il not for the invention OF
tarred building paper the fimsy walls
would not keep out the wind and snow
With this paper the walls are sheathed un
der the weatherboards. The barn Is otter
a nondescript affair Of sod walls and straw
roof. Lumber is much too dear to be useC
for door yard fences, and there Is no inclo
sure about the house. A harbed wire fenc'
surrounds the barnyard. Rarely are Their
any trees, for on the prairie trees grow verl
slowly and must be nursed with care to ge
a start. There is saying that you mus
first get the Indian out Of the soil before
tree will grow at all, which means tina
some savage quality must be taken from
the ground by cultivation.
In this cramped abode, from the window
Of which there j. nothing more cheerful II
, sight than the distant houses Of other sc;
tiers, just as ugly aud lonely. and stacks o
. straw and unthrashed grain, the farmer
family must live. In the summer there
a school for the children one, two or thre
miles away. but in winter the distance
across the snow covered plains are too grea
for them 10 travel In severe weather. Tn
D. schoolhouse Is closed. and there IS nothin
7 for them TO DO but TO house themselves an
! long for spring.-Atlantic Monthly.
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The Word Vim.

According TO my opinion. the use Of this
word as a synonym Of energy. yigor, etc,
has arisen ia this way: Some pedantic jour
nalist, considering perhaps the Anglo sax
on noun strength" too vulgar, and wish
ing TO overawe his readers with Latin ex-
preston, chose the word wis" probably
in connection with verb governing the
accusatiye case, but reluctant to offend
against the sacred rules Of Latin grammar
he employed the accusative win"
This mode Of expression may have been
repeated several times, and As the people
liked the sound Of the word, even without
knowing what il meant, they also en-
ployed il in instances in which no accusa-
tive was required, and thus the misused
word became a current expression.-Notes
and Queries
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

The organizer OF an arctic expedition was
approached by delicate looking fellow
who wanted 10 join the party.
you don't look as II you could stand
II" ventured the organizer.
You'll find me a kind Of a singed est
fellow" he replied confidently.
Have you ever been in the arctic re-
gions,n
mo, not exactly"
Have you had any experience in that
line at allsn
The applicant got brace on himself
We'll" he responded. Il should say
had. I was engaged for two years to a Bos-
ton girl" And the organizer accepted that
as a recommendation Free Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

Things 80 by contraries In China. we're told
We'd ike TO be there for day.
We're weary OF writing Of incidents old
That occur in the same prosy way
There the kind servant girl she explodes. We
presume,
And blows Up the kerosene can.
While the mule IS kicked into = midnight Of
gloom
BY the hoof OF the meek hired man.
The buzzsaw rubs ap against some one to 80
II he's really and truly alive.
And Is all mAngled up 10 such degree
That Il cAa't for a moment survive
There sons all are staid. sober. earnest young
men.
With giddy and prufigate pas.
And husbands ind wives who can bake nov
and then
A cake quite As good A. their mas
The old. wayback farmer comes into the town
With a strange deck Of cards In his sleeves.
And falls on the shArpers and does them up
brown.
As their pockets OF cash be relieves
The KUN which % often brings sorrow aud we
Because IL has strangely exploded
Is blown out Of sight. since Il really dontkaoW
That the uAn whom il fools with : loAded-
In China our 3oksrs could take their old Jokes,
AID turning them t'other end TO
Might work them al on on susceptible folks
As something entirely new.
The reason there's nothing fresh under the sun
In the Newspaper columns today
Is because everything that may hAppeni Is done
10 precisely the old fashioned way.
Nixon Waterman In Chicsso Journal
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

The major was telling how be had won
battles which others had claimed the glory
Of when suddenly one Of his hearers said,
Il saw man yesterday who would give the
world to kick you"
kick met shouted the major Il de-
mand his name. sir.'
well, il you insist on knowiug-but.
mark you, major, it must 30 no further
the man was old Sergeant Billy Waters Of
the First artillery. who lost both his legs
BY the explosion Of a shell. Faith, he'd
give all he has or hopes to have to be able
to kick any body. London Tit-Bits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

Primarily speaking, the summer man
Is not fool by any means. He Is boil
ing over with business, but was never
known to have done days work III bis
life. Fortunately be has inherited con-
siderable money and Is there 70 add an
additional sum 10 that already on hand
by marrying one Of those western young
women with pretty face. musical laugh
and a rich father. This kind Of men
generally become very corpulent a. age
increases. and as good natured as well.
and why shouldn't they:-E1change-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

"And what j. your youngest son doing'"
Hes preparing himself TO teach school in
Idaho replied the young mans mother.
Hes quite busy with his books then"
mo. He has given up his books and
spends most OF his time in the gymnasium
and at the shooting gallery. Washington
star
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

students. teachers fmzie or femalsl. clergy
men and Others in need Of change Of employ
rrent should not fail 70 write 70 B. johnson &
Co Richmond. Va Their great success shows
that they have got the true ideas sb0Ht making
money They can show you how % employ odd
h0urs probably.
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MACK g. CO.,
9 and a Front ST.. San Francisco
.A SPEEDY LAUNCH.

The launch CYCLONE. one of
the speediest boats Of its size on
the Coast Length, 80 feet:
depth. 5 feet; beam. 6 f-2 feet;
7 feet from top Of cabin TO bot
tom of keel; half-glass cabin.
This launch, fitted with the
celebrated HERCULES Gasoline
Engine. s-horse power. in per-
feet running order. is offered for
sale at great bargain For
price and particulars address
PALMER & REY,
Portland. Or.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-08-04

A Captain Blondell al oxford. Ala.
offered twenty-five dollars 10 any one
who would get into a boat and allow il
to be blown up with dynamite 50 that
Blondell might show his hfesaving
methods. a young man named Nicely
accepted the offer and was blown about
forty feet into the air unhurt, but on his
return TO the waters surface he zlighted
IN the fragments Of the wreck and re-
-eived a fractured Lex and other injuries.