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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
PECULIAR JUSTICE.

The plans for the new Hotel Jermyn,
to be erected upon tho corner OF Wyo-
ming avenue and Spruce street, call
for a bay window four feet wide, to
occupy space on Spruce strest where
a flight Of stone steps lod to the base
ment Of the old Forest House, and also
suggest another bay window near
the entrance of Oakford court, in a
locality that has heretofore been COW
cred by porches and bay windows Of
the buildings which are now being
razed
But Building Inspector Nelson, upon
the advice of other city officials, it is
said, proposes to prevent the erection
of these bay windows that have been
deGigned to rest upon land that has
never heretofore boen used for eide
walk purposes. Yet Inspector Nelson
and other officials nave not discovered
the namsles5 protubsrance that has re.
Gently encroached upon the sidewalks
in front of an apothecary shop at the
corner Of Washington avenue ani
Spruce street, only block away.
If tits really fact that present laws
are adjusted for the restriction of en-
terprise and protection of nuisances it
might be we'll to make the matter an
issue of the next campaign.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
THE MILK COMBINE.

There was much complaint last year
at the quality of milk sold to Scrantoni-
ans by soma local dealers Not little
Of that milk gave plain evidence of
having been adulterated. Some OF it
LETT sediment in the bottom Of
the can or jar, while much of it failed
to come up to the standard of the heal tn
officer.
Milk now costs retail consumers 8
cents per quart. This is the winter
price. In summer the price heretofore
has been cents There is in progress
a consolidation of local milk delivery
agencies the ohjact Of which, as out.
lined by the movements promoters, is
to do away with the expense OF main
tanning several depots, and otherwise
to Introduce economies into the busi.
meas There will not, it is said. be anv
increase In the retail cost of milk.
These facts or assertions, which ever
they may prove to be, are given spnce
to here in order that individual con-
sumers may govern their conduct ac.
cordingly. II economies can be intro
duced into the business Of milk pur-
veying by pooling of interests. they
ought, in common fairness, to bs di
vided with the retail patrons. 1t ia
very essential that the milk which is
sold in this city should be pure and
fresh aud wholesome. Auy adultera-
tionp, il discovered, will be rigidly
prosecuted Any unwarranted increase
in prices will be resisted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
COUNTY PRINTING.

Under a recent order Of the court,
the printing of the list Of applications
for license in this county was awarded
to the Republican and the Times AL
though the law does not say. in as
many words, that tho two papers in
which this advertisement shall appear
must be journals of largest circulation,
this is u clear and natural inferencs;
There Is no greater reason why the
county should pay largo money for
small value than why the manager OF
II private business should do this. If
the honorable judges Of the Llcka-
wanna court. and more especially the
president judge Of that court, had per-
mltted the equities Of the case to in
huence their course. they would have
elected those two Scranton newspapers
which offer the two best bargains i'll
advertising
This would not have been difficult
thing to determine. The testimony OF
merchants would settle IL, in favor OF
The TRIBUNE first and Of the Truth or
the Republican next. Any claim that
the placing Of this legal advertisement
in the Democratic organ would fulfill
other than partisan political require
ment cannot he advanced, even in
jest The selection of the Times. there
fore. was from business standpoint n
deliberate blunder, and it cannot be
defended on any grounds consistent
with fair regard for the business in
terests Of the taxpayers
The question is, why should the
judges ON the bench order an expendi-
ture of the public funds which they
would never decide upon were thu ex-
penditure oas made on their own indi-
vidual accounts2 Why should the
county advertising be placed by their
direction where 1t will not reach the
eyes Of the people?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
WE NEED A GAR.

There are times when one longs for
the imperiousness Of an emperor or u
czar. General laws can fit only the
common run Of particular cases. In
rectifcation Of unique and peculiar
wrongs, wrongs which no set of law
makers could foresee wrongs which
involve cunning ingenuity Of author
ship just sufficient to evade ths general
statutes there is needed some such
hsxibility in justice as comes when
wise rulers have extraordinary powers.
Olo Of these instances when we
should like to have Scranton ruled by u
emperor or car has bsen supplied
through the mathematical mind Of the
individual who is responsible for that
Washington avenue outrage. that in
decent exposure Of naksi greed, that
extraordinary exemp pliication of inii-
vidusl gall" which, at the corner of
Spruce. has formed itself into an archi-
tectural seizure OF nearly half the
public thoroughGars. A healthy cz2y
in control in these parts would make
short work Of this unmitigate1 atrocity.
AS it is, we understand that the city
of1icials are virtually p2werless. They
lack explicit authority 10 interiors,
ami fearing to establish an untenable
precedent, they sit back Rnl view the
daily progress Of defiant nuisance. In
tho case OF new structure like Dir.
Jermyn's hotel, which will bs real
credit to ths city, they have sulsav-
orei to interfere; but in tho case OF
this old and ihf fimmqblo rat trap ut
Washington and Spruce they ara hyp.
Noticed through ths lack of direct
jurisdiction.
That's why we neel n czlr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
That's why we neel n cz IT.

IT IS unnecessary to drag the present
Mrs. BreckinTijge iuto tho nasty pub.
licity Of her husbands lawsuit. The
question whether she wants to remain
his wife after recent revelations afford
ing Scriptural and legal reasons for II
Divorce is one for her TO settle with her
own conscience aud her own honor.
While there ia little doubt what the
general decision would be in such n
contingency, she, and not the American
public. has the question to decide. and
she should not be hounled while con
sidering Il.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

THERE IS a story in Washington that
while Josiah Quincy was assistant sec
retary of state, his relations with Sec
retary Gresham became so strained as
to necessitate the acceptance by the
president of one disputant's resigna-
tion. What pity Mr.. Cleveland didn't
promptly discharge them Doth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

the reward that our honorable judges
deign to administer to faithful sor.
wants whose returns are messages OF
surprising calm? Is this the Judicial
greeting which awaits advance couv-
iers of a kind of little coal field mil
lenium?
Luckily, the labor of these lynx eyed
miDions Of justice can stand most
searching investigation. There is
nothing in it to dread exposure. It is
AL sweet. pure cipher. 1t is all one
vast, translucent naught.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

BEFORE THE Brazilian era of re -ad-
idstnent aad reconstruction shall have
ended, it ia barely possible that some
American official will be called upon
to grant shelter to bounded rsvolu-
tionists. In such An event we truOt be-
will prove to be tn, man for the occa-
sion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
SCRANTON. MARCH q, 1894.

THERE is something radically wrong
in laws that allow the unscrupul Gus
man owning few feet of land to ruin
the property of his neighbor by the
erection of unsightly architectural
nirhtmarPs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
Truly q Grsat Country.

nom u Census hrpOTL
The total number of manufacturing es-
tablishmcnts in tho United States III lSJO
was 355, ,4Ol, against 25S So in 1850, The
capital employed in these was S. Ia, 49,
3OS, the wages paid s., 2S2 s23, 265. the cost
of raw material, etc, So, 1853, SGS. 1858 and
the value Of the product $3.50, lO7,624.
Deducting cost OF raw materials from the
value of the product, profit of S49ll, ,2S9,-
2Il appears.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

AN IMPORTANT phase Of New York's
coming state constitutional convention
will be its consideration of the expedi-
ency Of permitting women to vote. A
decision, either way, by deliberative
as5emblaGe of its distinguished char
actor would have far reaching inhu-
ence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

On PERSONAL grounds it is to be re-
gretted that so genial, able and popu-
lar Republican as Colonel Tom Stew
art should feel impslled to pull out of
the race for the lieutenant governor
ship nomination His candidacy en-.
counterod only praise, in q personal
sense, and was unfortunate m tinly in
the fact that other candidates had
gained commanding start.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

UWTWTO WFWFI
The constitution OF the United States
guarantees to every qualified citizen the
right to deposit FREQ ballot. The bosses
Of the political parties exhaust their in
gsnuity in deyising schemes by which tho
ballot will only be as FREQ as their minlons
will allow il to be.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
Chicnn1 Errnfnn .Lnnrnnl.

Machine politics. bossism--exi through
crime. and murder is but the dernier resort
Of the professionally who belong to
the machine and are its concolnitaut. To
stamp out this sort OF political work,
which menaccs. Chicago and every other
city Of the land rs well as Troy and Cot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

If THE report bo true that Judge
Craig will devote sp,cial session of
the Monroe county court to the work
of ferreting out those too previous
StroudsburS lynchsrs. it is to be hoped
that be will meet with batter success
than the recent lukewarm coronsrsjury.
The stain of that infamous lynchiag
will linger on Pennsylvania justice ua-
til every prominent factor in the law =
less episode shall have had his case cor.
rectly passed upon by the court.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

GOVERNOR FLOWER should invest in
II denomination, for purposes of vindi-
cation. But we could not conscien-
tiously advise him to lay many odds on
getting a sntisfnctorY AividenA.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

ham ana Gravesand, is the duty. of the
hour. All other reforms are secondary to
this, for without this reform first no otter
can be accomplished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

Boston journal
1t is not strictly accurate to speak Of the
seigniorage bill as Mr.. Bland's bill. II Is
true that Mr.. Bland was sponsor for 1t IN
the house, but it should not be forgotten
that the original suggestion cams from
Mr. Cleveland's secretary OF the treasury.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

MEN LIKE Labouchere are strong by
reacon of the fact that it is easier to
criticize than to perform; easier to tenr
down than to build up; easier to block
ade progress than TO achieve it, The
fact that he and his band Of impracti-
cal extremists, by sudden flank move
ment appealing TO all the disaffeoted
elements in the Liberal party, made
especially responsive 20 the transitory
uncertainty consequent upon a change
Of leadership. were enabled momentar-
lily to leopard the success of the Rose
berry ministry is less OF q ref action
upon that ministry than it 10 testi-
nonal to the effectiveness of guerill la
warfare. The calm sense Of the lab
eral party soon rallied to their new
leaders support, just as it will rally in
similar crises to come.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

REFORM IN municipal affairs C0nnot
occur until in our large cities there are
elected to publio Office men vino could
unhesitatingly be trusted in private
bnsinesS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

trash that finds its habitual way into
the mayors court or alderman's Office.
he should be prepared to bear all the
odium OF his chosen associations, and
screening him ought to be the last
thing for any official to think of doing.
In this kind Of evil doing the most er-
fective of all reformaiive agencies is
publicity; and it is the falsest Of false
charity to screen convicted genteel
vice while compiling tho unlnnrential
FOUNDERS to become hardened and bra
zened in the cheap glory of police court
notoriety.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

REPREsENTATIvE HATCH is said to be
hopeful Of getting his anti options bill
passed this session; and in such con-
gress we cannot gainsay him,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
Tho View Of All Orderly Persono.

HtbJWg COmmercinl-Gazeite
Tie lynching OF the negro Puryear in
Monroe county was even more atrocious
than the crime for which he was in jSil.
The community in which the crime was
committed is diss sraced by the proceeding.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

The EARLIER symptoms Of dyspepsia
such as distress after eating, heartburn
and occasional headaches. should not be
neglected. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla IL
you wish to be cured.
HOOPS PILLS cure all liver lille, bilious
ness, jaundicc indigestion, sick head
ache. ="
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
No Seat, Reduced Fare.
The strap passenjaire
/, a good passenjaire,
But he ISM a multi-milliOnaire.

~ hO-OClL lhlLCt
Rung up with caire,
Is enough for the weary strap passenjaire,
st LOUIS Post DiSL dtch
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21
DRESS GOODS

Fixings way Handkeh Bows
and children abound with great plenty and the low
known before
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-21

We exhibiting choice collection Of Taeta Glace
Broche and Taffeta lmprimo. Printed Habtuae and Ka
Ka Silks; also, designs in Black MORE Antique and
Moire Mrror
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13
A MALAGASv ANTS NEST.
The votry Peculiar to tho Great Forest ea
 Madagascar.


 Madagascar.
 All who have journeyed through the great forest must have frequently noticed large black or dark-brown balls attached to the higher branches of trees, which are called 'votry." They are generally little larger than a football, but occasionally attain the dimensions of a beehive. These are ants nests If you take one down and examine it Ca rather ticklish business). you will find that 1t consists of tough substance exactly resembling dry cowdung. This. however, is not to be found in the depths of the for est, and is, therefore, not the material of which it is made; it is composed of earth mixed with vegetable fiber, but so manipulated as to yield a stiff parchmentlike substance. On the outer surface are numerous entrances into the interior.
 Now, if you can find it in your heart to be so ruthless and cruel, take a knife and cut a vertical section through the nest; you will discover that it is made up of more or less irregular con- centric galleries, the floors of which are about as thick as shilling and about quarter of an inch apart Each of these floors. or layers, is sup ported by number of pillars rising from the one immediately below it. Near the surface of the nest number of ants may be seen, but in the center there is a perfect swarm of them, all doubtless wondering what can have caused such terrible catastrophe. But they waste not n moment of time in idle speculation. See! they are all as bustling and as busy as they can be, and their first thought is to save their helpless young and their guests. For guests. indeed, they have.
 If you carefully examine the ants you will see one here and there with very minute red insect on it's back, evi- dently intent. even at the risk of it's own life, on securing the safety of its little guest. This insect, placed under a magnifying lens, turns out to be beetle. What purpose it serves in the economy of the nest have never been able to make out. Attached to the branch or twigs that pass right through the nest there are little leathery caps, which contain eggs and small grubs. Of what are these the larv;e? I know not. If someone gifted with more than ordinary patience could study these ''votry" and the life of their inmates, the result would. l am sure, prove of interest. Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13
Little HamStedo.

A kindly, honest and simple little man was Frederick William Hamstede, originally city clerk of London, and a versifier who concocted worthless dog gerel, for love and not reward, at a rate which would surprise most poetas- ters. Yet his claim to remembrance lies now in the fact that Thackeray called him dear little Hamstede," and loved and protected him from banter with strange and touching chivalry. If anyone laughed at the great novel; ist's attachment to so insignificant a protege. Thackeray would exclaim: No oue shall say word against little Hamstede in my hearing. love little Hamstede l tell you l love little Ham stede, and as for his verses over which you have been making merry. all care to say is that take more pleasure in reading his poetry than 1 do in reading your prose.' The secret of this large hearted protection was not far to seek. Hamstede was dwarf and hunch- back; he had been crippled by falling from nurses arms in infancy, and could not get about without cane. Thackeray, the giant. loved him for the sufferings he had undergone. - Youths Companion.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13
A WINTER AFTERNOON.

 Der sunny fields and pastures Where the pcnnyroyal grew, And the aster by the roadside
 Raised smiling eyes of blue, 2he quiet flakes are drifting,
 While breezes lightly blow, he wide gray woods are brilliant With the glory of the snow. Der trees that stand and shiver In the sunset flashing red; Above the withered grasses,
 And brown leaves dull and dead: In tiny nests deserted,
 Where the mother birds sang clear When the apple blooms were falling In the springtime of the year From misty clouds that brighten In the sunsets crimson glow, Across the snowy woodlands
 Still drift the flakes of snow. Behind the purple hillsides.
 Like witch, the winter weaves A crown of silver beauty
 To hide the faded leaves Earth trembles, half in sorrow,
 While her pine-trees, weird and low. Tn mystic music murmur
 The secrets of the snow Angelina W. Wray, in Harper's Bazar
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
He Meets Cool Man In Town m East
 ern Connecticut.

He Meets Cool Man in Town m East-
 ern COnnccticut.
 'I think about the most curious man I ever met" said the retired burglar. "I met in house in eastern Con- necticu., and l shouldn't know him either if should meet him again un- less should hear him speak; it was so dark where met him that never saw him at all. had looked around the house down stairs, and actually hadn't seen thing worth carrying off; it was the poorest house I ever was in, and it wasn't bad-looking house on the out side either. got up stairs and groped around little, and finally turned in- to a room that was darker than Egypt. I hadn't gone more than three steps in this room when I heard a man say:
 "'Hello, there
 " Hello says |.
 {" Who are you?' says the man, bur glar?
 And said yes, did do something in that line occasionally.
 Miserable business to be in. ain't it? said the man. His voice came from a bed over in the corner of the room, and knew he hadn't even sat up.
 ''And said: Well, dunno. got to support my family some way
 "'Well, you've just wasted a night here, says the man. Did you see any thing down stairs worth stealing?
 And said no 1 hadn't.
 '' Well, there's less up stairs, says the man, and then heard him turn over and settle down to go to sleep again. I'd like to have gone over there and kicked him, but 1 didn't. It was getting late and I thought. all things considered, that l might just as we'll let him have his sleep out"-N. Y. Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13
Thinking of something Else.

Judge Peterby is very absent minded. An interesting family event. which had been expected for some time, had occurred. The judge was at his desk studying some abstruse problem when the door opened, and servant announced that it was boy.
 What is his name, and what does he want? Is he messenger boy?' asked the judge absent-mindedly. = Alex Sweet. in Texas Siftings.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13

Why is Jack such 8 favorite among the ladies? He is neither rich nor handsome" ''Oh, but he never att tempts to guess their ages. "--Phila. delphie Record.
The Forrest City times., 1894-04-13

Aristotle said that the proper age for marriage was thirty-seven for . man and eighteen for 6 woman.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-25

EDITOR SIGNAL 1T Is being circulated
that the department placed the blame upon
myself for the robbery Of the Weiser post
Office which occurred while was postmas-
ter. AT the time | received a letter from
the department exhonerating me from all
blame in the matter. ! showed you the
letter and am under the impression that
you published the same. AS matter of
Justice to me | wish you would state to
that effect. G.. M. HIxoN.
We remember Mr.. Hixon showing
us the letter referred to, which wholly
relieved him from any censure for the
robbery, but we did not publish the
letter, only making mention of it in
the following notice, which appeared
in the issue of December 20, 1892 :
Mr.. Hixon is in receipt of letter from
the department stating that he will not
have to suffer by the robbery of the
Welser postoflice, and that he will receive
his full salary as there is no doubt as to
his perfect integrity and immunity from
blame. A most worthy and commendable
act on the part of the department
Subsequently Mr.. Hixons salary
was refunded to him in full.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-10-25
Sale Of School Bonds.

In compliance with an order of the
Board of Trustees of School District No.
|, of Washington county, in the state of
Idaho, made and entered of record on the
25th day Of September, in the year 1894,
Notice is hereby given that the said
Board of Trustees will sell coupon fund
ing bonds of said school district. amount
ing to the sum of three thousand dollars
(S3, 00000). said bonds to be payable and
redeemable in five years from date OF issue,
bear interest at a rate not TO exceed eight
per centum per annum, payable annually,
and TO be issued in denominations TO suit
the purchaser.
Sealed bids will be received for said
bonds up to and including Monday, The
10Th day of October. at five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day. when the same will
be considered by the Board.
Bids will not be considered that are for
less than the par value of said bonds, and
the Trustees hereby reserve the right TO
reject any or all bids.
Bids should be directed to l. F. Smith,
Clerk School District No. l, Weiser. Idaho.
Dated at Weser, Idaho, this Goth day
of September, A. d. 1894.
l. F. SMITH,
Clerk of the Board of Trustees.