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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

There is good reason for the popular.
ity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Davis & Buzzard, of West Monterey,
Clarion CO., Pa, say: SIT has cured PEG.
pie that our physicians could do moth.
ing for. we persuaded them to try q
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and they now recommend it5with the
rest of u.s." 25 and so cent bottles for
sale by L. Stabler &C.,.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
Alexandria Market. january =

The wholesale commercial markets, on 49,
count Of strikes aud the unsettled state of
the Stock Exchanges, due ID the delay BIZ
Congress in deciding on some settled financial
policy, are very weak and prices OF .cadng
articles are lower Flour is very quiet Whga.
ranges from 80 TO 81. Corn AZ to As E}e
30 t. 5$$, Oats 80 to 81, latter for white
both in ear load lots. Eggs 81 to % Batter
try, Potatoes, all kinds of reduce. Groceries
and Provisions are easy. Wheat Bran. other
Mi!leed and Cotton Seed Meal are steady
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

On New Years Day the ALEXANDER Is.
zErrE entered the ninety-sixth year o. its
lifc-almost century. Despite this fact tie
GAZETTE is giving prompt aud reliable news
In fearless expression of opinion, in pure and
choice selections, and in able defence OF cor.
rect political principles, is far ahead of many
papers greatly its junior.-Iarea Sentud
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

The ALExASDRIA GAZETTE celebrated New
Years Day by entering upon its 96th vo.
ume. Few papers in this country have bad
so long life, and from its inception in char
of the same family-the Messrs. Snowd.u
Long life, vigorous and useful, for it ami al
connected with it.-Southe,7 Chmchmal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

M. L. Taylor, of the firm of TAYLOR
Bros, grecers, Park and Willoughby
avenues, Q Norfolk, Va, used Quratol
for run-round and recommends it to
all friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
Court Of Appeals Yesterday.

White against First National B4rL
of BIuefeld: writ of error refused.
Bell s. Co. against Farmviile AID
Powhatan Railroad Company; argued
and continued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
BALrIMoRE. Jan. 24.-Flour dun and

BALTIMORE, Jan. Z4.-FI0ur Dun and nm.
changed. Wheat very quiet; No > red spot
51dla5199; month 5II4a57h; Feb 5-4a
51"l; March 5Si2a5S@.; May 5974a50;
steamer No 2 red 54tia54la; sou'hem
57a,. Corn dull mixed spot and month 46ig
a46al Feb 46a,a47 May 49a491l; steam
er mixed 543i bid; southern whire ~ .a
Al; do yellow 46a47 Oats stcadier; 80 ,
white Western 36a37 No . mixed do BIB
abs. Rye inactive No2 57a5S HAY SLOW
good TO choice timothy So so to $13 90.
Coffee firm; No Z 16. Other articles ur-
changed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

Brig. Gen. Stephen Y. Benet, Q. S. A.
(,etired), died in Washington ruesdIl
in the sixty-eighth year OF bis age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

Three persons were burned to dealt
and two seriously injured at fire in
morocco factory last night in Brooklyn
n Y
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24

The mercury dropped to 2O0 last
night and ice again formed on the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-24
LOST.

Y OST.-Six- months old YELLOW SET
IL TER DOG. Has white breast and star oil.
head. reward will be given il returned to
ZIG south Washington street. jan24 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
Compulsory Education Assured.

The proof of the pudding, as Cover
nor Hastings intimates in the message
announcing his approval of compulsory
education, is in the eating thereof. Ad-
vocates Of the Farr law are content to
rest their case upon fair test of that
law, in the belief that while experience
may dictate minor changes it will not
fail to vindicate the underlying princi-
pie.
Nor do We wholly share the COVER
nor's anxiety as to the laws operation.
A measure which has worked for good
In almost thirty other states need
hardly be regarded as of doubtful
utility as applied to Pennsylvania. The
new law should have fair chance, un-
hampered by official suspicion; and con-
demnation will be in order when 1t shall
have failed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

time, and that 1t might as well come
| first as last.
In this particular, the electrical COM
panies of Pittsburg have set whole
some example to number of similar
| companies in Scranton. The opposition
| of the latter to the lamented Browning
| ordinance requiring overhead wires to
be taken down and laid in conduits Is
fresh in the publics memory. 1t suf-
feed at that time to defeat this needed
reform; but will the people of this city
rest content with that unwise settle
ment? VIII they not be inclined one
of these days to reopen the discussion
in a manner which will insure a more
progressive result?
Every year is bound to bring with 1t
new electrical wires. The continued
stringing of these deadly surcharged
filaments overhead will simply involve
those who thus string them in extra
expense when the inevitable order
'i'ii pe Sfeh ioi 'heh ou' i''' i"u'
1t would seem to be the policy of econ
omy as well as of the public welfare
for the electrical companies volun-
tarily to prepare to undo the overhead
wire nuisance. If they shall neglect to
do this, when the city Itself seriously
takes the matter in hand the conse-
quences may not be altogether pleas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
Foolish Congressional Reapportion-
ment

Under the scheme of congressional
reapportionment proposed by the sem
ate committee, Lackawanna county
now the Eleventh district, would, in
conjunction with Susquehanna form
the Twelfth. The addition of Susque-
hanna would add 4O,O93 to the present
districts population, making 1872, ISL al
together, as against ,2O3 population
In Luzerne county, which remains
district by itself-the Thirteenth.
Upon the basis of the last presidential
vote, the new Twelfth district would
contain Republican plurality of 1,526;
or estimated upon the basis of the vote
for supreme court judge in 1898, the
plurality would be 1,49S. Upon the
basis of last years gubernatorial vote,
the district would have a Republican
plurality of 1851.
The linking of Wayne with the pres
ent Eighth district would give, upon
the basis of the vote for Hastings, a
Democratic plurality of 1883; but this
would, under ordinary circumstances,
probably be multiplied by three. The
hitching of Bradford and Wyoming to
Sullivan, Lycoming and Union would,
on the basis of last falls vote, give a
district with 6,397 Republican plurality;
but upon the fairer basis of the vote for
Supreme court judge in 1893, that plu-
rality would be 4060. Potter, Tloga.
Clinton, Cameron and Mexican would
have. ordinarily. Republican plurality
approximating 4,5OO. But while this ar
rangement of the present Seventeenth
district wuld insure it's returning Re-
publican successor to CONGRESSMAN
Kulp, it would throw into jeopardy Re-
publican prospects in what is now the
Thirteenth or Schuylkill district, which.
by the addition Of Columbia would.
even on the sanguine basis of the vote
for Hastings have a Republican plu-
rality of only 625, which replaced a
Democratic plurality, in 1893, of 1,165.
But there is absolutely no reason for
the dismemberment of the present Fif-
teenth district. The Republicans of
Wayne county do not deserve to be
hopelessly linked to the now irreclaim-
able Eighth. Nor is Lackawanna coun-
ty so stationary in population as to re-
quire the addition of another county in
order that 1t may meet the necessary
ratio. The next census will unques-
tionably show that Lackawanna alone
will have reached, and perhaps over
stepped, the ratio; hence to disturb it
now. without gain to the party, would
be an indefensible action. Let the SEN
ate committee reserve it's attentions for
districts showing marked discrepancies
and not undertake, against the wish Of
the community affected, to split up a
series of districts which are already en-
tirely satisfactory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
POLITICAL POINTS.

The proposed hitching of Susquehanna
county to Lackawanna, and of Wayne to
Northampton, Monroe, Carbon and Pike
is bitterly opposed by leading Republican
politicians in northeastern Pennsylvania.
They claim there is no general demand for
a new deal in this corner of the common
wealth.
In political circles there Is already some
discussion of the question of representation
from this district to the next Republican
national convention. The names of Will
lam Connell and John II. Williams as dele
gates, and of Conrad Schroeder and Major
Everett Warren as alternates have of late
been freely mentioned. These gentlemen
are representative Rpublicans. and II they
should consent to go, would unquestion-
ably make strong delegation.
The Harrisburg Patriot yesterday paid
the following handsome compliment to q
popular young man well known In this
city, although resident of Oyphant:
Charles p. O'Malley. of Scranton, Is the
youngest member of the house. He is not
yet "a years old and Is one of the rising
members of the Lackawanna county bar.
Mr.. OMallcy began life as breaker boy
He Is hard working, conscientious tnd
efficient legislator and an honor to his con.
stituents."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

big success. Then the subject Of opening
on Sunday led to bitter fight against 1t
by the clergy of New York. Reiche want
ed to keep 1t open and Coup opposed 1t.
They could not agree, so Coup suggested
that they dissolve partnership. But this
was no easy matter, and finally Coup
said: Lets flip q penny; the winner gets
the whole layout; the loser gets out" 1t
was 80 agreed. All Coup's money was IN
this thing, and Reiche didn't have q dollar
outside Of 1t. The throw of a penny meant
poverty to one and a big load to carry for
the other. Coup took a penny from his
pocket and told Reiche to call 1t while In
the air. Then Coup tossed 1t. Reiche
called heads" The copper fell to the
floor and spun around for a few moments,
while both men stopped eagerly over 1t.
They were the only witnesses. Finally
the penny began settling with the tails"
side underneath, and Coup saw that he
had lost. ~ didn't wait for the copper 10
stop" said the old Snowman, In telling the
story. but told Reiche he had won fairly.
Then picked up the penny and got out
as per agreement. But have carried that
penny in my pocket ever since. ! wouldn't
part with 1t for $1,000"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
ECKLEY BRINTON COKE.

From the News-Dealer.
Smokeless towers and silent wheels,
Today, on the lonely hill,
And the restless hands are folded,
And the tireless heart Is still.
The eyes that pierced tho darkness
or the very earth are dim,
And of all his wide dominions
There Is only grave for him.
He walked wherever the toiler
Had shapen his sturdy tread
When the scented way of the roses
Was his, IL he cared, instead
And wherefore hath he striven
If not for gold and gain?
Did he fashion his wheels of iron
For torture and human pain?
Answer, o lips that tremble!
Answer, o fearful eyes!
That ask Gods peace and blessing
Upon him where he lies.
Yea! twas for you, my brothers,
With tireless brain he strove,
And the smoke from his grimy towers
Was the incense OF his love.
And after the weary struggle
No curse falls on hts head
No trail of blood to tarnish
The blameless life he led.
Peace and farewell, o Toiler!
God grant that some day shall see
This sad old world as happy
As your dream would have It be.
john s. McGroarty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus. Tho
Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: 248 a. m. for Friday,
May II, 1896.
&


Moon rises ii q. m.
From the attitude Of many representa-
tives of Christianity towards the erring,
1t will be apparent to q child born on this
day that should the command LET he
who Is without sin cast the first stone," be
heard In our midst, the air would be-
come black from the shower Of rocks that
would be hurled at the unfortunate.
Doubtless many readers of arguments
against blmetallism will be surpriser to
know 1t, but the nefarious, debased and
despised silver dollar will still purchase
several pounds Of round steak at the mar
kets.
There Is occasion for surprise at the
defeat or the school flag bill at Harris
burg. ISL to be the rule that anything thor
oughly American need not hereafter ex-
pect show in Pennsylvania?
From the warmth of the Corbett- Jack
son-Fitzsimmons controversy it begins 10
look as though some one wanted to fight.
Ajncchus' Advice.
Keep thyself cool If necessary reflect
upon the weather Of the past week.
Ask no favors Of the candidate after
election. 1t Is easier to catch trout from
South Side ash dump than to touch a
representative of the people who has been
there.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

Wilmington's Republican club has
vigorously denounced J. Edward Ad-
dicks, the gas magnate who, It is al
legged, tried to buy a senatorship; but
the denunciation unfortunately comes,
as is often the case, after the mischief
has all been done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
Bury the Electric Wires.

An ordinance has just been adopted
IN sPtttsburg providing that no more
electric wires shall be put up on streets
which have already two lines of poles,
and that one-eighth of the wires al
ready up shall be put underground
) each year for eight years. A promi-
nent feature of the discussion Of this
ordinance was that none Of the elec-
trical companies opposed 1T, they realiz-
Ing that the abolition Of the overhead
wire nuisance is bound to come some
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

Who asked for the Joining Of Sus-
quehanna country to Lackawanna In
the new congressional apportionment
bill; and who Is responsible for the in
suit put upon Wayne? Let the sem
ators who stand sponsor for this alb
surd arrangement point out their
prompter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
SCRANTON, MAY II, 1895.

Tho American people. from tradition
and interest. FAVOR BlMETALLlSM. and
the Republican party demands the use OF
BOTH GOLD AND SILVER AS STANDARD
MONEY, with such restrictions and un.
der such provisions. to be determined by
legislation, as will secure the mnintcn.
0nce of the parity OF values of the two
metals. SO that the purchasing and debt.
paying power OF. the dollar whether Of
silver. gold or paper. shall be at all times
equal."-Republicau National platform.
Iuue 7. 1902.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
HOunding a Patriot -.

The neglect of the administration to
grant Admiral Meades request to be
placed on the retired list. taken in con.
nection with the withdrawal of his
leave of absence, indicates that while
they cannot, under our forms of gov
ernment. order him to be hanged. drawn
and quartered for venturing to speak a
few straightforward sentences of clean
cut American patriotism concerning
their miserable conduct of foreign af-
fairs, the Cleveland nd-Gresham- II Herbert
combination intend, during the next
two years, to make life as unpleasant
for the gallant seaman as their petty
ingenuity shall discover how. He is to
be kept ashore on waiting orders, and
in this manner subjected to the mean
est treatment that a commissioned
naval officer can receive from his
nominal superiors.
But even this apparently does not
measure the malgnity of the cuckoo
brood. We have the Philadelphia
Record following up the administra-
tion's small methods of vengeance with
charge that this brave and popular
seaman, whose popularity with the
Yankee tars exceeds that of any other
officer now in the service, is Crazy
The charge is on par with that once
brought by ignorant chroniclers against
General Grant, when they accused him
of being drunk at the battle of Shiloh.
If craziness is what causes Admiral
Meade to fight like Trojan in time of
battle, and utter stirring sentiments of
patriotism in time of peace, the quicker
his detractors at Washington and else
where get some of the same wholesome
brand of insanity into their anaemic
veins, the better it will be for the credit
of the executive branch of our govern
ment.
OF course, the net result of all this
bounding will be to establish the ad-
miral deeper than ever in the affections
of those of his countrymen who are not
yet ashamed of the Stars and Stripes,
nor afraid to stand up for the institu-
tions which they proudly signify In
this sense, the despicable do!ngs of the
administrations henchmen are to be
in part commended. But the episode is
another sickening blot upon a record of
infamy such as no othe. Democratic
president save perhaps Buchanan has
ever impressed upon the pages of our
history.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

If William c. Whitney should by any
accident imagine next year that he
would like to run for president on the
Democratic ticket, keep your eye on
him. Despite his politics, he Is an
American and a patriot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

The Philadelphia Record claims the
present business revival as product
of Democratic legislation. Well. the
of reviving to. even up their work as
deprCssorc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

The esteemed Lancaster New Era is
evidently afraid that IL the United
States would once more open It's mints
to American silver, placing tariff on
the foreign article, there would be a
regular flood of silver bullion to be
coined. But where would this flood
come from? The amount of silver ore
in this country is practically known
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

D. The Pennsylvania Oral School for the
Deaf, in this city, asked the legislature
for an appropriation of $Sl 600 Chair
man Marshalrs bill gives it $4,000, a
moderate reduction compared with
some on his list, but yet too large. 1t
is a pity that so rich state as Pennsyl-
vania, with NEARLY $4,000, 900 of idle
money in its reserve fund, cannot afford
needed appropriations in the cause Of
charity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

If the Democratic party. on any is
sue, could command public confidence
It's prospective espousal of sIlyer's
cause would prove dangerous to Re.
publican reascendancy. But as it is
the people, we suspect, will look to Re.
publican craftsmanship to solve the
currency tangle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

Hereafter, in Pennsylvania, the
wholesome principle Will be recognized
in the statute law that even the state
has some rights which the indifferent
parent is bound to respect
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

A good deal of valuable space is be-
ing taken in a number of esteemed con-
temporaries in needless discussion as
to the unit Of measure of value in this
country under the statute of 1892. That
language, and it says distinctly that
the silver dollar should be the unit. But
We are living 1O3 years later than that
date: and the subject of contemporary
concern is entirely distinct from the
statute Of 1892. All things considered,
1t is high time we had more pertinency
in the running debate of the currency
problem at present on in the newspa-
pers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

The middle of May, 1895. will become
noted, among other things, as the time
when the advocates of the Cleveland
kind of dishonest state bank currency
fell to calling their opponents swindlers
and knaVpS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
EXCUSE AMPLE:

A teacher in city school received the
following note from the mother of boy
who had been absent for a day or two:
"Dere nam; plese eggscuse Willy. He
didn't hav but one pare of pants an KEEP
him home to wash and mend them and
Mrs. O'toole's goat come and ct them up
Off the line and that awt to be eggscuse
enuff, goodness nose. Yours with respeck,
Mrs. B."--Harper's Bazaar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

Major Handy Is of the opinion that
the Wanamaker senatorial boomlet Is
likely to become. dangerous. The ma
jor always was optimistic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

Drop a penny into the washington
new income tax decision.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

quantity; and the cost Of mining It can
readily be ascertaned. Is not our con-
temporary, therefore, worrying over a
danger which has no foundation in
fact?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

And now 1t appears that the refusal
Of Admiral Meade to be cross s-examined
by the administration completely ties
its hands. This is fortunate-for the
administration.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

AZ n Ball Come. You'll Hear En-.
From the New York Recorder.
Some fellow who thinks he knows things
says there are 1852 ll5.0H,4l5 sounds in
the human voice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

An nOverpowering Thought.
From the Roxbury Gazette.
Hoiley-What did you think OF the Jokes
sprung at the minstrel show last night?
Bozlig-I thought of their age, that's all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17

The fraud of '76' has been replaced
in Tennessee by the fraud of '95.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-17
FUNNY LITTLE ONES:

FUNNY LITTLE ONES:
Flossie went down to the seaside in Jun'
and the first day she saw the bathers from
the hotel windows she shouted to he
mother: ooh, mamma, come and see thu
people in Gods big bath tub"
In the hotel where Flossie was stopping
she took a fancy to riding In the elevator
and she nearly worried the life out OF thu
elevator boy, ringing him up. One day HI
was not in IA very pleasant frame of mine
after about the seventh trip and she no
ticed 1t. "Well," she said to him with az
air of apology, II suppose you think
ought to own machine of my own"
with her father and mother Flossie Wen
by sea to New York from a point In N'r
glnin, leaving in the evening. The mex
morning they We're out of sight of lan'
for the first time in her experience. He,
father had taken her on deck and sh'
looked all around the waste of water for {
minute or two and then she remarked IN 9
tone of considerable surprise: my good
ness, papa, 1t must have rained very hare
last night."-Detroit Free Press.
80
REPRINTED BY REQUEST:
| dreamed u dream in the midst Of my
slumbers,
And as fast as l dreamed it was coined
into numbers.
My thoughts ran along in such beautiful
meter,
I'm sure / ne'er heard any poetry sweeter
It seemed that a law had been recently
made
That a tax on old bachelors pates should
be laid
And in order to make them all willing ,c
marry
The tax was as large as man could We'll
carry.
The bachelors grumbled and said twas
no USE
Twas cruel injustice and horrid abuse,
And in order to save their own hearts
blood from spillng,
To such a vile tax they would ne'er pay q
shilling.
But the rulers determined their scheme to
pursue,
So they put all the bachelors up at ven
A crier was sent through the town to and
To rattle bell and his trumpet to blow,
And to bawl out to all he might meet on
his way:
"Ho! Forty old bachelors sold here TO-
day.
Then presently all the old maids in the
town
Each one in her very best bonnet and
gown
From thirty to sixty, fair, plain, red and
pale,
OF every description, all focked to the
sale.
The auctioneer then his labors began,
And called out to all as he held up a man:
How much for a bachelor-who wants to
buy?"
In a twink every maiden responded, II, l."
In short, at n hugely eXtravagant price
The bachelors We're all sold off In u trice,
And forty old maids, some young. some
older,
Each lugged an old bachelor home on her
shoulder. Anon.