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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

If Penrose's defeat for mayor shall
make him a United Staes senator, it
will be an interesting demonstration
that sweet are the uses of adversity."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

Mark Hanna says the cabinet will
be surprise. The guessers certainly
are striving hard to break the force
of 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

insult him. But the incident cannot
be said TO be complete until the sane
timonious gentleman in whose behalf
, Colonel Quay was insulted himself ex-
plicitly indorses or disavows that in
suit. John Wanamaker, what have you
to saw?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

Those who have Travelled i'm Germany
do not reed to be told that the average
opinion held by German officials of the
American people and the American
government is not high one. Per-
haps to this we owe the discrimina-
tions which have for some time past
been practiced by Germany at the ex-
pense of American imports into that
country-discriminat that have at
last provoked the president to retalia-
tiol. The situation which impels these
two countries with SO many interests
i'm common to wear commercial chips
on their respective shoulders is recip.
rocaily unfortunate: but there is con-
ISOLATION in the thought that the provo
cation is not Of our manufacture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05
To this suggestion every good citi-
zen will unhesitatingly say amen"

The threat of Mr.. Wanamaker that
If defeated now he will continue the
fight need not cause uneasiness. Men
have said such things before.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

or course it wasn't necessary. but
Congressman Grosvenor has taken the
pains to deny that he will oppose Tom
Reed for the speakership. and he fur
ther predicts Mr.. Reeds unanimous
election. The story of Mckinley fight
on Reed was really one of the thin
nest fctions of the season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

The Tribune wishes to call the notice
of it's readers to the fact that on New
Years Day it will offer for sale for'25
cents apiece, through carriers and at
news stands, the second volume of its
Political Handbook, the annual publi-
cation of which was begun last year.
The volume for 1897 will consist Of
about 200 pages and will be wholly of
home manufacture. 1t will contain
complete election and very exhaustive
census figures compiled with special
reference to the needs of Lackawanna.
Luzerne, Wyoming, Wayne, Susque-
hanna and Bradford counties; a care
fully prepared directory of local sOcie-
ties. and digest of general local infor-
nation, and in addition carefully in
dexed mass of useful miscellaneous
contents-the whole making. as we be-
lieve, the best annual Of it's kind ever
printed in the state. Advance orders
by mail will receive early attention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

After all this the professor wishes his
readers u merry Christmas and happy
New Year!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

1t Is said $1,000, 900 people die every
every year, and many Of these without
the aid Of q doctor.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

SAME OLD STORY-A Washington
attorney is rather noted for the facili-
ty with which he forgets financial OBJ
legations. He has owed a certain gro
Ger eight dollars for a year or two.
The other day the merchant cOnclud-
cd to try a new course with him.
Meeting him in his store, he said:
"Judgc, | have a customer who owes
me a small bill, and has owed 1t for a
long time. He makes plenty Of money,
but won't pay. What would you d0?"
I'D sue him." said the lawyer, en-
phatically.
"Wcll, / will put the account In
your hands," and the merchant pre-
sented a statement Of the account
against himself.
"All right. l will attend to it," said
the disciple Of Blackstone.
A few days later the merchant re-
ceivcd the following note from the
lawyer:
I'm the case of--against--,l
took judgment for full amount of your
claim. Execution was issued and re.
turned no property found Ny fec fol
obtaining judgment is ten dollars,
for which amount please send check,
VIII be glad to serve you in any Other
matters in which you may need an at.
torncy. Star.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
ORIGIN OF POPULAR EXPIRES
SIONS.

'Tell that to the marines" indicates
the contempt which, even TO the
present day, professional sailors feel
and express for the soldiers who form
a portion of the complement on board
a man-Of.war, says an exchange.
'Do at Rome Us Romans do" is
credited to no less an authority than
st. Augustine. who advised a convert,
doubtful about the propriety OF some
custom observed at Rome, to do as
other people did.
The term ''blue stocking is as old
as the year 400, at which date In
Venice a society of literary ladies and
gentlemen was organized, the mem
beers of which as a distinguishing
badge wore blue stockings.
''As tight rs Dicks hat band orig
mated in the days OF Richard Crom-
we'll, son OF the great Oliver, who, In
the humorous %parlance Of the time,
IDuiu Vic SIOWu 81 tiSbU tstut ~ Souiu
not put it OF his head.
"By the holy poker" is a popular alb
breyiatiOn Of an oath which became
common during the crusadcs. SPY the
holy sepulchre" was in the mouths of
all Englishmen during the two CEN
turtles that the crusades went on
LAS deaf as an adder" is an allusiOn
to the fact that the hearing OF many
kinds Of serpentS is far from acute,
owing to the circumstance that their
auditory apparatus is covered by the
outer skin or epidermis, which is shed
every season.
''The dog watch" u term used by
sailors, was once the dodge watch, Il
short watch being introduced between
those OF longer duration, in order that
too great an amount Of work should
not be put upon the same men in the
course OF the day.
ITO haul over the Goals" recalls thu
former legal custom Of trial by fire
the accused walking barefoot over
bed of glowing Goals and his innocence
or guilt being deduccd from the condi
tion OF his feet after a certain numoe
of days had elapsed.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

"Ah, my darling wife, said George
the week after his marriage, III your
husband were to die, what would you
do?"
II don't know, I'm sure, George
said the wife, rcHectiyely. II never
thought Of that. l must look into my
Book Of Etiquette and read the rules
for young widows"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
TIE SIGNIFICANCE OFLEAVE!

| Popular Science Monthly.
The purpose and condition OF the
life Of the tree are revealed in no
small measure by its leaves.
The needle Of the pine enables the
tree to withstand a hurricane on a
mountain top, yet its slender figure is
perfectly adapted to the task of
gathering light and air for the trees
life.
Not less plainly does the diversity OF
character in a leaf reveal the diversity
OF tree life itself. No two leaves are
exactly alike; no two trees are exactly
alike. There are specific as well as
generic differences which are strongly
marked. One tree leads a rugged, wild,
and struggling life; another an easy,
luxurious life. The rough and fuzzy
leaf OF the slippery elm, the silky leaf
OF the beech, the shiny leaf OF the
gray birch, these are all widely differ
ent; but there are also distinct differ.
ences between birches, Gins, and
NAPLES.
Still, there are pulling similarities,
and one is often compelled to study
minute details in order to make sure
OF q particular species. The catalpa
leaf is mentioned as that having the
simplest form. 1t is without divisions,
and has an entire and unbrokcn edge
The magnolia leaf, which is oval
might Us well have been taken as the
type; and there are Others equally sim
pie. The most complex form OF lea
Is excmplihcd ia that Of the horse
chestnut.
, A very interesting exercise may 81
had in tracing the difference in TIN
:, shapes OF the leaves OF trees Of tn
= same family, as Of the oaks, where W
: have the rounded lobcd red.Oak Leaf
and the 0boyate, evergreen leaf OF TIL
live oak, with numerous TRANSITIONS
y and dcrivative shapes. In the naples
q too, the typical three.lobcd, deepl.
indented leaf branches out into
= great diversity Of forms, all easily re
ferablc, however, to the primitive one
the pe~culiarities Of which are depend
ent upon the depth, the number, ant
y, the minutcness Of the notchings.
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bright woman will marry a stupi

A bright woman will marry a stupid
man, and vice versa, or words 10 that
effect. A brilliant, intellectual wO'
man, one that can write a novel IL
make your hair curl; a poem to bring
tears to the eyes OF u potato; sing a
song that will transport you TO the
very gates Of Paradise, will marry a
mar whose braln.pan Is full OF coal
tar and pounded Goldfish, and who
would rather sit on the back porch
smoking aclay pipe than listen to one
Of Handcl'y great masterpieces.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
GheAemorrat-S
FERTILIZERS FOR FRr,r

Writing in the American Cultir,
). w. Chambers says: How n
are improved with good i
vation and fertilization Is never :,
parent as in Strawberries. The
delicious Strawberries
raised could never be grown wifi
fertilized and CULTIVATED
More fertilizers are used for 3,
berries than for any other frui. |
but there is no reason why this sb|
he so. Apples, pears, peaches,
rants and gooseberrics all resnond
most as well to good culture. b,|
the case Of most Of these, the red
obtained are not noticeable the
year. 1t takes longer time to del
"a change in tree fruit than in !
vine fruit, such as the strawberry
There Is no set formula for 81
berries. Every man uses his
judgment, and the kind that he|
pens to have, or the kind that ID
cheapest in his vicinity. In the 4
dissolved South Carolina phosd
rock is very largely used, and
excellent results. Along the sea
fish and chum are found to be- Of |
in improving the strawberry
while seawecd, II properly id
posed, is not a bad substance to|
with the soil. In other parts d
country ground and dissolved
commercial fertilizers and bari
manure are the chief fertilizer
is sufficient to show that hundri
tons Of these various fertilizer|
used annually on strawberry bed
Tie peach orchards are iert|
pretty generally now, for these
refuse tn grow after u few years |
same soil II the right iertilize
not given to them. 1t is to sal
peach orchards from total destrd
that induces the owners to fe|
them. Nearly the same fert
mentioned for strawberries al
for peach trees. Bone, mira
soda and phosphate rock are spd
valuable. Lately, crimson clov|
been tried on the Delaware pen
with great results, and in ma
spects this Is the best manur|
can be supplied to the peach orc|
1t is not only cheap, but it en-
the soil permanently. Wood
are invariably good for all tree
The apples, pears and plums
spond to fertilizers in time, a
persistent cultivation marvclo|
suits can be obtained. Too mai
in well doing early in the stag
abandon this Intensive prod
fruit growing. Despite the Y
many farmers about apples beir|
paying crops, they are exceeding
tltable if the orchards are good
The difference between a Gulf
orchard and a neglected one 4
than one-half. In applying mai
these trees, the stable manure
to be thoroughly rottcd' tre3
nurc often causes the blight
ashes are excellent.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13
COMMERCIAL HERALD.


The Daily and Weekly CcKMERclaL
HERALD, printed at Vicksburg' Miss: Inc
Daily is the leading paper IN the Stare
and takes the full Associated Press DIS
patches over its own leased wires d! Il
special operator.
The Weekly is issued every Friday anu
is a comprehensive review ot all import,
ant events culled from h state ah'
Metropolitan papers mp to tue time VI
going I" press.
TERMS OF u DAILY:
| w
b u liS y"
= months.
| mouth. '"
TERMS OF TIE WEEKLY:
w
u lnOnthS. y
= months. 81
The Weekly with the New York
Worlds Great Fri Weekly edition 81 %
per year for the WI papers. INVARIABLY
IN ADVANCE.
Sample copies of the Daily or Weekly
Commercial Herald or Tri- Weekly World
sent on application. Address.
COMMERCIAL HERALD,
Vicksbury, Miss.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

The legislature made a big
in its appropriation for as1
The appropriation for tins y
$4,000. The amount has
been exhausted and several q
have not yet received their con
ton. It. will take at least s3'VY
to pay them all. Some kind o.
rangrmcnt will probably DC NJ
this year, but the bad break q
the appropriation for 1871 =
year the appropriation is obi!
when at least $4,000 will be r
to pay the assessors. The req
the difference in the approl|
for this year and next Is aug
fact that both the real ana Y
assessment is made for 1885,
1897 only the personal assesS'n|
be taken. The shortage for nq
will amount to from $4,000 to
Under the law the minimum
paid the assessors Is s0o"
many of the counties get more
assessors are paid 5 per cen1
State tax, where the compc"s'|
that basis amounts to as W
$500, the total for the se'e|
would be $4,000. II there IS
session OF the legislature tne
can easily be arranged put !"
sence Of one Of the assessors J"
to wait till the legislature
meets before they can get '"|
rant. The mistake Is e''oe']
to a. clerical error. The orig
was examined under the IT'D
that there might be a typos'|
error, but 1t was found 10 o s"'
the appropriation for sl9'vV1
Henry in the Commercially
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

There Is q very large por''o'|
solid South still slandl"s
gethcr and touching eloo"s
land and West Virginia
parcntly wandered out Of Y
In these two States the pe9p']
accept a force bill without
and with perfect good grace
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

Andrew jackson said; "iru
exists not where pomp anu ~ !,
the governing passions; ~ y y
dwell with the people," Nv. :
boring and producing Gus
form the bone aud slnew u
fcdcrucy.
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.,Op PRINTING.

the psxooaAr-srAR JOB asvJ'
very complete In every pas sua
running presses. quick delivery a 4
srYLn OF Job printius execa,su. !
os ss.sionsry and papers d slsa N
prices 70 suit the times O.s' hal, Il.
i,om.s scnd abroad for your '0'
Yu..oulxs ysur hous oslcs
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

A prominent citizen OF Al;
Cal, is suing his wife for div
the ground that she applies I'M
epithets 10 his hens, ducks an
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

A man was legally hanged
Indian Territory last week, al
the lynchers say their rights ar
tramplcd upon.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-13

Rabbit feet are no good and seeing
the moon over the right shoulder
ditto.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
In the House.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The House
cleared it's decks for adjournment to-
day by disposing of all the essential
business before It. which consisted of
conference reports on appropriation
bills. The presidents veto of the
general deficiency Dill proved eff
fectual, as the House, by a vote of
$40 to 149, refused to pass the bill over
the veto, and sent to the Senate a sub
stitute emitting the French spoliation
and other claims which had incurred
the presidential opposition. Although
there was little debate on the Indian
bill conference report, which involved
a compromise extending government
aid to church schools for another year
when it came to a vote the compromise
was rejected by the narrow vote of
So to So. An amendment authorizing
the states to make liens on arid lands
to cover expenses of reclamation was
adopted and bill passed limiting
mail which can be franked to written
and printed matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07

CHICAGO, June 6.-The gang of des-
peradoes who have been the terror of
the West Side for the last two months,
committed another bold robbery to-
night, holding up a store full of people
at o'clock in the evening and escap-
ing with $500 in cash.
The store was the general merchan-
disc establishment at the corner of
Fourteenth and Halstead streets. 1t
does a large business and is generally
crowded on Saturday night. When
three young men entered the place at
about o'clock no particular attention
was paid to them. Two of them made
their way to the desk of the cashier
and each one produced two revolvers
which they pointed at the cashiers
face. The cashier is a young lady.
They demanded all the money she had.
She refused to pass out the money and
while threatening to kill her if she
screamed, keeping his revolver leveled
at the girls head, the other grabbed
all the money he could lay his hands
on, pushed it into a bag and they
started toward the door. Many people
who had witnessed the robbery made
a motion as though to stop them, but
they kept the crowd back by threaten
ing them with their revolvers and as
they neared the door, the third man
turned on an alarm of fire and in the
confusion all of the men escaped. The
robbery was committed in the pres
ence of fully 200 people and on a
crowded and brilliantly lighted street.
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utah STANDS FOR FREE SILVER

for temporary secretary, NJ f. Mur-
ray of Sanpete, for sergeant-at-arms,
William Murray of Cache. The chair
then appointed Mrs. DR.. Ellen b.
Ferguson of Salt Lake and Joseph M.
Cohn of Salt Lake city a committee
to escort the temporary chairman TO
the PLATFORM
Colonel Ellis was greeted with cheers
as he took his seat. When the ap-
plause had finished he addressed the
convention as follows:
ut is a high honor for any man TO
be selected as the first chairman OF the
first Democratic state convention OF
this young and glorious state of Utah.
(Applause) This state which possesses
valleys that exceed the valleys of the
Nile in richness, that is walled
treasury of the gods as it has been said.
a state just admitted to the duties and
daughter of the republic, one now be-
ing ushered in upon its glorious career
I say, to be elected chairman of the
first Democratic convention of this
state is an honor for which I desire to
return to this convention my grateful
acknowledgment. loud applause) l
feel, when I look in the faces OF this
audience, that I am almost a stranger
here. l came among you but a short
time ago and cast my lot among you
1 have brought here my household
goods and gods, and here 1 expect to
serve that party which I have served
all my life, to the best of my ability
to the end. loud applause) Feeling
that this is one broad country, that
standing in a Democratic convention
anywhere within the confines of this
Union, have a right to be there; look
ing into the faces of this large audi
ence, and knowing that the very at
mosphere is permeated by the senti-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
INDEX OF roDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS

PAGE ONE.
The Democratic Convention.
Brown and Cannon Mum
Cleveland ON the Veto.
The Walling Case.
Crime in Chicago.
PAGE TWO.
BrutaIities of the Spanish
Gossip From Germany.
Venezuelan Question.
PAGE FOUR.
The Democratic Convention.
PAGE FIVE.
Business, Mining and Stocks.
The Prohibitionists.
Steizner-PurceII Fight Declared OF
PAGE SIX.
The Worlds Markets.
Rates For the Teachers.
PAGE SEVEN.
News From Nearby Towns.
At the Churches Today.
Newsy Notes From Ogden.
Industries of Japan.
PAGE EIGHT.
Yesterdays Work in the Courts.
The High School.
PAGE NINE.
Triple Tragedy ut Fresno, Cal.
Midsummer Carnival.
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be paid by the government. Another
item in this bill which seems to be

ESPECIALLY OBJECTIONABLE
is an appropriation in favor of Charles
P. Chouteau, survivor, ETC., of STA
445.75 in full satisfaction of the claims
arising out of the construction of the
fronclad steam battery Elijah.
1.-THE contract for the construction of
this battery was made by the govern
ment with Charles W. McCord during
the war, and he was to be paid there
for the sum of $3S6,00O. He was paid
this sum and s210,991 for extras and in
May, 1866, gave his receipt in full. The
assignee of McCord in bankruptcy as
signed to Chouteau and his associates
in 1868, all claims Of McCord against
the United States for the precise ex-
tras for which he had reeeipted in full
two years before. Chouteau brought
suit in the court of claims for his ex
tras and was defeated. cannot gather
from the facts 1 have been able to
collect concerning this appropriation
that it is justified on any ground. In
1891 my immediate predecessor vetoed
a bill allowing the matter to be exam
ined again by the court of claims.
IF the additional payment proposed
in this bill was made, the cost of the
battery in question would be almost
double that of the contract price"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-07
fsneciai to The Herald.l


WASHINGTON, June 6.-The appropria-
ton for site for the Salt Lake public
building and for the construction of new
buildings at Boise, Cheyenne and Helena
are still matters of controversy between
the two houses of congress.
Shoup, Dubois and Warren, however,
are pulling hard for the states they rep
resent, and will leave no stone unturned
to accede to the wishes of their constitu-
ents. All three of the gentlemen made
speeches today in favor of the buildings
at Boise and Cheyenne, but strange to
say, the two gentlemen from the new
state of Utah were as silent as the pro-
verbal clam, a fact that caused no little
comment among the senator's, who have
long since come TO the conclusion that if
one wants thing it is worth asking for.
The silence of Cannon when a bill in
favor of Salt Lake is on can be accounted
for, but just why Brown should display
so much Indifference to the welfare Of the
city he lives in is something that cannot
be explained satisfactorily.
After considerable debate the senate
conference was instructed to insist on the
three senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill.