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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
Civil Service Reform.

The progress or CIVIL service REFORM
has been steady and continuous in this
country. The first legislation in its be-
half was effected in 1858, when congress
passed an act permitting the president
to hold examinations to determine the
fitness of applicants for certain offices.
The next bill was introduced in 1864 by
Senator Charles Sumner. This was fol-
lowed by the jerks bill in 1866, the
Schurz bill in 1869 and bill. introduced
in 1871, which authorized the president
to prescribe regulations for the admis-
sion Of persons into the civil service Of
the United States and ''to employ suit
able persons to conduct such inquiries"
In December, 1850. the present law was
proposed by Senator Pendleton in the
form of bill that failed to be reported
from the committee to which it had been
referred.
Then. on July 2. 1881, Guiteau. a dis
appointed spokesman. shot Garfield, and
In the following December the Pendle-
ton bill was re-introduced. 1t again
failed to pass, but was successful at the
following session and became a law
Jan. 4, 1883. 1t provided for the appoint
ment of a commission to classify the
civil service and to throw such offices
as 1t should agree upon open to those
who have satisfactorily passed COM
petitive examinations. During Presi-
dent Arthur's administration only few
more than $4,000 places were placed
under the operation Of this law. Presi-
dent Cleveland during his first adminis-
tration added 1883 places; President
Harrison, $3.50; and Cleveland during
his second term had, up to last May,
added 1874 places. On the 9Th Of May
by one order he put 29,399 more places
under the protection Of civil service
rules, and later he added several hum
dred other offices. Altogether, about
$1,000 of the 100000 places in the federal
civil service are now under civil service
rules, the most conspicuous exceptions
being the 10000 postmasterships and the
10000 day laborers' jobs.
Although the minor politicians have
always been opposed to this reform, for
the ample reason that it very mater
tally curtails their opportunity Of ex-
tracing personal profit out Of politics,
the sentiment of thinking people Is in
creasingly manifested in its favor The
st. Louis convention took due recogni-
tion of this fact when 1t called attention
to the fact that the civil service law
was enacted by a Republican adminis-
tration, and pledged itself to its thor
Ough enforcement.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

We will be just to Wilkes-Barre. The
Pittsburg Times did not know what 1t
was talking about when it said:
wilkes Barre is never surprised to
wake up and find in the morning paper
O statement of some more Of the town
falling out Of the town boundaries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

It is good sign that among the
nominations which are being made
throughout the country for the next
congress there is q large representation
Of practical business men. It used to
be thought that the best man to send to
congress was some one learned In the
law. Lawyers, therefore, have long pre-
Dominated In that body. But the fact
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
TOLD BY the STARS.

Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: a33 q. m.. for Friday.
June 26, 1896
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

THE ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK.
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZETGLER, Proprietor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26
Wire SreenS.
Hotels and Restaurants.

JOS. KUETTEL, REAR 61l LACKA
wanna avenue, Scranton. Pa. manufac
turer of Wire Screens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D.. L. & w.
passenger depot. Conducted on the
European plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop.
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ROOFING g.,
326 Washington Ava,
SCRANTON. PA
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

c. c. LAUBACH. SURGEON DENTIST.
No liz Wyoming avenue.
r. M. sTRATTON. OFFICE COAL Ex-
change.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND
Loan Association will loan you money
on easier terms and pay you better on
Investment than any other association.
Call on 8. N. Calender. Dime Bank
building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

Not since Sumter was fired upon and
the nation sprang to arms to defend its
being, has the American sentiment been
citizenship Of America has felt that its
is today. The reason for this Is not far
to seek, nor hard to find. It Is because the
citizenship of American fias felt that its
integrity was assailed by nerveless for
eign policy, both IN business and In poll
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

BAUER'S ORCHESTRA-MUS1c FOR
balls picnics. parties, receptions. ID.
dings and concert work furnished. For
terms address r. ]. Bauer. conductor.
III wyoming avenue. over Hulbercs
music store
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-26

MEGARGEE BROTHERS. PRINTERS
supplies. envelopes. paper bags. twine.
Warehouse, $50 Washington ave.. Scran.
ton. Pa
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
NOT TO BE COMMENDED.

Mr.. Polk Miller, of Richmond, Va,
is no doubt fine success in delneat-
ing negro character, but it speaks
badly for North Carolinians when they
are driven to employing him to lecture
over North Carolina to raise money TO
erect the monument to Senator Vance
We know nothing shabbier of North
Carolina character than this. No one
five years ago could have persuaded us
that our people had SO little patriotism,
pride, generosity, appreciation and
gratitude. In the great war the War
Records show that North Carolina
lost in battle, killed and MORALLY
wounded, 1852 men, and that over
10000 died in all during the four
years This too with a total white
population of 629,o42. But after
Training and blowing all North Caro-
sna now with 100000 population,
has not been able to raise 81 900 for
monument to the great War Gov
ernor, who fought, was i. prisoned,
and suffered for his people, and was
their most popular citizen, but has to
call in the services of lecturer from
another State to get few hundreds
more. 1t is disgrace to our people.
We do not pretend to understand the
indifference of our people. Going to
hear a pleasant lecture, getting the
worth of your money, in order to show
your gratitude and admiration of
Vance, is on par with people who
attend ice cream "festibles' on the
plea of giving something and doing
something for the Church. Whining
ton Messenger.
Commenting on the above the
Laurenburg Exchange says:
AS we look at it, it is a sad rehec-
ton on the patriotism, the love of
sterling qualities, the make up of great
and honest men, to permit such men
as the great Vance to 60 down to his
grave wearied with the fight of years
for his States greatest good, without
placing a marble shaft above his resting
place, erected from voluntary contri-
buttons, instead of those paid in for
moneys worth and taken in laughing
merchandise. Let's be more patri-
otto.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.

When freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard to the air.
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric OF the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streakings from the morning light.
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle bearer down
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land.
Flag of the brave, thy folds shall fly,
The sign of hope and triumph high!
When speaks the signal trumpet tone
And the long line comes cleaning on
Ere yet the lifeblOOd, warm and wet,
Has dimmed the glistening bayOnet-
Each soldier eye shall brightly burn,
And as his springing steps advance
Catch war and vengeance from the glance
And when the cannon mOuthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud I,
Aud the CORY sabers rise and fall
Like shoots Of flame on midnight's pail!
There shall thy meteor glances glow,
And covering foes shall shrink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger OF death.
Flag of the seas, on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave
When death, careening on the gale,
OWecpS udTkly TOuLu tue DelIlcu odil,
And frightnd waves rush wildly back
Before the broadsides Keeling rack,
Each dying wonder Of the sea
Shall look at once to Heaven and thee
Aud smile to see thy splendOrs fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag OF the free hearts hope and home,
BY angel hands to yalor given,
Thy stars have lit the welk dome,
And all thy hues were born in Heaven!
Forever float that standard sheet.
Where breathes the foe but falls before
before US
With freedoms soil beneath our feet
And freedoms banner streaming Ger
uSo
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
The Newspaper.

The following paragraphs are taken
from the last issue ofthe Southern Pub.
Usher, of Charlotte:
A good, enterprising newspaper is
the life of a town.
The ideal editor is the one who
knows just what to keep out of his
paper.
The burden which is well borne be-
comes light" and the ''ad.'' we'll prin-
ted brings heavy results.
Those who write for newspapers
ought to know that they should not
write on both sides of the sheet.
There is probably nothing which
helps build up a town more than a
newspaper. Its influence is far-reach-
ing and it carries facts concerning the
town to incredible distances, and those
who have not seen a city cannot but
judge it entirely by its newspapers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
SHORT THLKS ON ADVERTISING.
copyright by Charles Austin Bates.

tCoPyIlRHt W CudEIeS AuStin bateS.I
talked the other day with a man who
had failed in the drug business. He said
tha5 he didn't believe that advertising a
drug store paid, and that it was 80 differ
ent from other businesses that adyertis-
ing could not possibly help it.
He said that his store had been an ex-
ceptionally good one; that the location
was very fair, and that the stock was
above reproach, but there were two other
drug stores nearby which had been there
for some time before he cane. The peo-
pie round about we're acquainted with
them, and to some they were Just u little
bit more conveniently situated than the
new store.
My friend the druggist didn't try ad
vertising. That is the way he knows
that it does not pay. He said: ::People
do not realize that there is q difference
in drugs-that the paregorc they get in
one drug store is better than that which
they get in another"
mans business. By advertising he would
have introduced himself to the people,
and they would have become acquainted
with him and his store in that wav. By
advertising he could tell them that there
were different grades of paregoric, and
that he kept the best grade; but he didn't
try it, and SO he knows positively that
advertising doesn't pay.
Maybe he would have had to advertise
three or six months, or possibly for a
year, before he would have found that he
was gaining actual profit OIL his adver-
Using expenditure.
Advertising d new business il, to a GER
tain extent, like advertising in the dull
season. 1t is the after effect that must
be looked at and not the immediate re-
turns. Even if a new man were to meet
his prospective customers personally, it
would be some time before he would make
actual buyers of them. 1t is this way
with travelling statesmen. The first few
trips in a new territory do not consume
very many pages of his order book. In
the mean time he is getting acquainted
advertising. lie is letting people know
who he is and what he is doing, and what
he wants. Ii he is pleasant and courteous
and persist ent, he will win trade, but it
takes time. Do not expect an ad. to do
more than man.
Arnold's Bromo Celery. The war scare
causes headaches. This remedy cures
them. 10 cts.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Study of Advertisements.

study advertisements, and 1 know
where and when to purchase the house.
hold supplies. l know of no bette,
way to practice economy, aud do YOU
know it is a wonder how soon YOU
learn to detect the real from the false
lntultlvely. almost. You hear a good
deal nowadays about the ''practica
pages OF magazines and newspapers
but tor me the practical pages are those
containing the business announcements
OF reputable business houses. The
housekeeper who takes advantage OF
the practical hints in those pages shows
deal more common sense than does
the one who tries to furnish a seven.
room cottage with a lot of soap boxes
covered with denim worked in fancy
stitch, and to feed her growing family
with never ending "reminiscences of the
meal that went before. To the eco
nomlcal housekeeper advertisements
are the most important part of any
publication omankind.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
New York Fashion Letter.

The tailor gown with slight decrease in
the skirt is one of the favorite Spring cos
tunes. While the newest skirts for utility
dresses are somewhat smaller, the evening
tollettes and costumes of gauzy fabrics re-
tain the tullness of the past winter, but the
tendency of a | skirts of the present epoch
Is to bring the greater part of the fullness
directly in the back. Street costumes are
popular made with an Eton Jacket, a gar
ment which will largely supersede the
blazer for the coming summer. The Eton
Is cut rather short on the hips with pointed
or square postillion effects in the back and
with front ornamented with plain or
fancy revers. The new Louis XIV coat
models are vesy elegant with wide revers
and with their hip pockets on the vest.
The Spring sleeves from the best New
York houses are slightly smaller with a
dropping shoulder effect. Many of the i'm
ported sleeves are made with several ruffles,
Jockeys. shoulder capes or elbow pufs over
a tight lining. The Bishop sleeve is the
favorlte for wash materials, as we'll as for
skirt waists. This sleeve is often tucked or
trimmed with bands of insertion. Silk
waists still form part of the costume, though
those In the Louis form are more popular
than the draped or shurried waists of last
season. The outside jackets for early spring
are slightly shorter than those of last sea-
son: They are tight fitting in the back
with loose front and turned over revers.
Some are seen with narrow belt in the
back, but at the underarm seams the re-
malndsr of the belt slipped inside. French
challles show designs in Dresden effects,
with Empire garlands and with Persian
colors. Dresses made of these fabrics are
ornamented with Marie Antoinette fichus
and are much trimmed with ribbons. For
these items Conformation we are indebted
to the Mcdowell Fashion Journals, which
are ~ ways abundantly rich in descriptions
and designs.
La Mode de Paris and Paris Album of
fashions cost $3.50 per years subscrip-
ton, or 80 cents a copy. The French
Dfessmakeris $500 per annum or 80 cents
copy; and La Mode 81 so year or Is
cents copy. If you are unable to pro-
cure either of these journals from your
newsdealer do not take any substitute.
but apply by mail to Messrs. A. Mellow
ell X Co., 4 West 14th Street, New York.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
"A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR "
That is What Writer Says T. A.
Slocum, M. c., of No. 1873 Pearl St, ,
New York, is-His InfalIibIe Cure
for Consumption,

That is What a Writer Says T. A.
Slocum, M. c., of No. 1873 Pearl ST..
New York, is-His InfalIibIe Cure
for Consumption.
The GOLD LEAF is not in the habit ~
giving patent medicine endorsements or
publishing free advertisements of same
but is going to make an execution here
purely in the interest of the pub ic. 4
relative of ours, Mr.. E. l.. C. MANNING
Deputy High Constable, No. 261 East
Main St, Norfolk, Va, in n private letter
to the editor. under recent date. saws.
| have observed from Your ADVERTISING
columns the advertisement of T. A. Slo,
cum, NJ. e.. No. 1S3 Pearl Street Nav
DIRK. He is 0. X and his medicine will
do what he claims for it.
Several years ago was run down in
heaith and was reduced to 10 lbs. |
tried his remedies and in twOmonths was
IN perfect health and weighed l26 lbs:
now weigh 154 pounds. '
some years ago my friend Mr.. J, II.
Faber, photographer, of this CITY, told me-
mat he had consumption and that he had
nad several hemorrhages. l recommended
~. Sl0cum's remedies. and he at once or
uered the free trial bottles of the Doctor
medicine. He continued the treatment for
some months and was cured When Mr..
faber began taking the medicine he
welghed 13S pounds; now he weighs ole
pounds and has never had a hemorrhace
since ''oi A"so
Dr.. Slocum's medicine is an ipfallible
cure for any pulmonary trouble. wasted
mesh, dropping energies, etc. If any per
son who Is run down in health will avail
nihisei1 OF the treatment of DR.. Slocum
lie VIII In niue cases out of ten he 70 >
stored to good health. His first paskaee
OF two phials Of medicine will be sent fra
TO any one who will write to him.
Dr. Slocum is public benefactor to suf-
1erlng humanity. Hundreds of the peonl,
OF this city have received benefit by the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Alfalfa or LuCerne.

The national department of agricul-
ture has just issued an interesting bulle
tin on grass, in which some valuable
information is given concerning AL
falfa, more generally known in the
South as Lucerne. For the loose,
sandy, loamy lands of the South, no
grass crop will give more satisfactory
results than Alfalfa, when proper care
and attention is given to its culture.
From this bulletin we condense the fol-
lowing, which is commended TO our
Alfalfa seed weigh 60 pounds to the
bushel.
For a hay crop, sow "a to 80 pounds
Of seed to the acre.
Sow clean seed.
In the South and Southwest and in
California sow them in the spring or
autumn. Sow in drills. In the South
sow in drills 16 to 20 inches apart, and
cultivate the first season.
DO not cover the seed too deep.
Alfalfa grows best on deep, sandy
loan, underlaid by loose and perme-
able subsoil. 1t will not grow if there
is an excess of water in the soil. The
land must he we'll drained.
Alfalfa is deep feeder. Plow the
land thoroughly; the deeper the better,
Alfalfa thrives best in soils contain
ing lime, potassium, and magnesium.
1t does not grow we'll in soils contain
ing an excess of iron, or where lime is
wholly absent.
Cut for hay when the first fl ,wers
appear. If cut in full bloom the hay
will be woody and less nutritious;
Cut for seed when the middle clus-
tiers of seed pods are dark brown.
To make Alfalfa hay, cut in the
forenoon and let it wilt; then rake into
windows. 1t should be cured in win
drows and cocks, and stacked or put
in barns with as little handling as pos
sible. Great care is required in order
to get it in stack before the leaves be-
come too dry and brittle. The leaves
are the most nutritious part of the hay.
Cover the stacks with caps. This
will prevent loss by molding when it
rains.
1t is not safe to pasture either cattle
or sheep on Alfalfa, as they are liable
to bloat when fed green. Feed them
the hay or practice soilng.
There is no better or cheaper way of
growing hogs than to pasture them on
Alfalfa. One acreage will furnish pas
turage for ten to twenty hogs per sea-
son.
Horses can be pastured on Alfalfa.
There is no better hay for work ami
mails or for young, growing stock.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
The Men Who Help Community.

The following from an exchange is
every wold true:
The kind of men who build up a town
or county, and enjoy life and make the
best citizens are energetic, enterpris-
ing and liberal men; who believe in
living and letting others live. and who,
when they get dollar. don't squeeze
it until the goddess of liberty feels as
though she had on a corset. Such
squeezing is what causes the hard times
and stops the circulation of the Amer
lean eagle. If it were not for the broad
guaged, enterprising men, it would be
impossible to build up prosperous
city. Life would be one big game of
grab, and the devil take the hindmost
would be the order Of the day.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Advertising and Logic.

The advertising of firm is built on
| regular and successive steps. For the
great voice in the newspaper tells the
world that John Smith has something
to sell, what it is good for, what it
costs, and creates in the customer de-
sire to find out more about it and to
| buy it. Then comes the customer to
the store. An attractive store has a
great deal to do right here, and the
customer meets the man who is going
to do the selling.
Up to this time the advertisement
has been sort Of letter of introduce
| ton of customer to salesman. Now
this is where frst-class salesman
shines. The salesman has most of the
question to decide as to whether the
customer will buy the goods or not. OF
course, conditions may prevent even
the best salesman from making Il sale,
but IA great many times he is the mas
ter Of the situa ton and can make the
advertising of the firm pay or not pay.
Then there is another point. The
goods may not be SO good as the custO-
mer believed them, so that even good
salesman cannot sell them. That's the
fault of the advertisement in the first
place.
To make advertising pay, you have
to start-same as in logic-with right
premises. If your advertisements are
good and in the right places to attract
customers; if your store is attractive,
if your goods are the same as you said
they were, and if your statesmen are
capable, there's bound to be sale,
some profit and some paying advertis-
ing. UDder those conditions, alone,
your advertising cannot help but pay.
But if one ofthe conditions or "prem-
ises' are not right your advertising
may not pay.-We Hardware Trade.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09
Grow More Small Fruit.

As an exchange pertinently remarks,
it has been stated, and with truth, that
farmers do not produce a suf1iciencJ OF
small fruits for their own use. Some
of them have large crops for market,
but there are thousands of farms upon
which the strawberry, currant, rasp-
berry, grape and gooseberry are never
seen unless purchased. Farmers de-
prive themselves of the luxuries which
they can produce at home by not grow
ing such fruits. The above applies as
we'll to people living in towns, who
own lots, as it does to those in the
country. 1t pays to grow small fruit
and more attention should be given it..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

a New England exchange, in speak
ing OF the prosperity of the South,
says that it is due in no little measure
to the great efforts on the part of its
people to develop their section. But
back OF all this, it says, is the supreme
faith in their great natural advantages,
which only need development to pro-
duce the most ample return in the
way OF riches; consequently, to a man
they are at work to open up their re-
sources in every direction.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

Confidence and honesty were cast in
the same mould. United they give
strength to rule and control the COM
merce of the world. With good credit
the weakest merchant is strong; without
it the strongest merchant is weak. Gold
can always buy merchandise, but can
not always buy credit. Character is
credit, and is Of higher value than
money or merchandise. With a good
name you can be trusted with each:
without it neither gold nor goods can
win confidence.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1896-04-09

1t IS laughable to read that in the
case OF trouble Spain will unite with
England. What can Spain do? 1t
looks now as though the revolutionists
IN Cuba would keep her busy. The
only result of war with Spain would
he the acquisition Of Cuba by this
country. few thousand American
troops woul speedily settle that bust
ness.-Erfhaner.