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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25
TAYLOR.

The following programme will be rem
dered in the concert tn be held Friday
evening under the auspices of class No.
of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school: Address by chairman, Rev. F..
A. King; organ selection. Miss Ray
Morgan; duett, the Misses Grifilths
recitation, Miss Della Decker: solo, Mr..
Richard Watkins; recitation, Miss
Flossie Banlield; duett. Misses Knapp
and Morgan; recitation, Master Harry
King: solo. Miss Blanche Banfield :
recitation, Mrs. John Neeley; solo. Mr..
Charles Dibble: recitation. Miss Nellie
Cardwell; duett, Mr. Watkins and Miss
Besecker; recitation, Mr.. John Gwinne
solo. Mr.. William Jones; recitation, Mr..
Fred Winslow: solo, Mr.. Thomas
Owens, solo, Mr.. James l.. Watkins.
All of the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western employees from here, who We're
combating the fire at the Pettebone.
have been suspended, excepting John
X. Jones and John Il. Price.
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A Birthday Party.

In commemorative OF the tenth birth
ouy VI Willie Gibbs. u number of young
friends met at his home, 1893 Park street,
last Saturday evening. An enjoyable
evening was spent. Those present We're:
Nellie Gibbs. Maud r. Collins. Maud A.
Collins. Nellie Downing, Ella Estabrook,
Laura Gibbs. Katie Griffiths. May
Bates, Clara Moorish and George T..
and Richard Joll. Charles and Willie
Gibbs, Frank Bates, Fred Moorish,
Herbert Gibbs Charles Downing, Willie
Shelly, Willie Gritiiths and Dwight Nc
Mullen.
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Highest all Leavenng Power-Latet U. Govt Report
R0H!a.!!! g! Rsk!Gs Rs*assE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

through here yesterday for Factory
Vile where they will test for oil.
A Christian Endeavor social VIII De
held at the Presbyterian manse FRIDAY
evening". An invitation Is extended 10
all.
We will soon have the pleasure OF
hearing Pinafore by home talent.
Mrs. o. H. Williams is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. George Heminger, Oh
Weatherly.
Mrs. Joe Harding Is visiting friehds
in Scranton.
We are pleased to see the smiling
countenance of our station agent, r..
Belle, on the street again after several
weeks Illness
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If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth,

Mrs. winslow'u Soothing Syrup has
been used for over Fifty Years by Mil
lions of Mothers for their Children
while Teething. with Perfect Success.
It Soothes the Child. Softens the Gums.
Allays all Pain; Cures Wind Collie and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. Sold
by Druggists in every part Of the world.
Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle. -
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MAEIEID.

william Walker was in Carbondale
last night.
The new Chestnut street bridge is
fast approaching completion.
Mr.. Shear. of Syracuse. n. Y, will ad-
dress public meeting at Edmunds
hall at the Mayfield house tonight. All
are invited. The subject will be build
ing and loan associations and their re-
lation to the working man.
Frank Smith was Carbondale visit
or Monday night.
Charles l.. Hoyt spent Sunday in
pjftston
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25
LAID AT REST.
Mrs. {. q. Ellis Buried Yesterday Artef'
noon Impressive Services.

Mrs. {. q. Ellis Buried Yesterday Artef'
noon Impressive Services
The funeral of Mrs. Ellis took place
yesterday afternoon and at her iate
residence on Wyoming street the ReV.
q. A. Place. of the Methodist Epls-
copal church. conducted service. The
remains were conveyed to the Jer-
myn Methodist church where the Rev.
II. Glendale conducted the service. The
sacred ediiice was crowded and marks
OF mourning were manifest. Mrs. Ellis
was q very estimable lady.
The pallbearers were Frank Hemel-
right, George Davis. Frank Diets, sam
uel Rhode, Edwin Meller and John Will
liams.
Out of town people who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts,
Ashley, and Mrs. Edwards, Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES intense itching
and stinging; most at night; worse by
scratching. II allowed to continue tu-
mors form, which often bleed and ulcer
ate, becoming very sore. Swayne's
Ointment stops the itching and bleed
ing. heals liberation. and in most cases
removes lne tumors. At druggists, or
by mail, for so cents. DR.. Swayne &
Son, Philadelphia. -
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PATRIOTIC SERVICE.
Rev. T. l.. Jcpson breaches Sermon
Upon George Washington.

At the Berean Baptist church last
Friday night very patriotic service
was performed. The Rev. Il. Il. Jepson
read as a Scripture lesson the thirty =
fifth Psalm, which was read by the
immortal John Adams, at the COM
mencement of the first American con-
gress, and commented on the beauti-
full pleadings of the Psalmist. Nh.
Jepsun took for his text Esther iv, IA,
And who knoweth whether thou art
come to the Kingdom for such time
as this?''
The sermon was inspiring and in
structive. The singing was beautiful.
especially was the singing Of ply
mouth Rock" and the anthem.
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NICHOLSON.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kane. Of SusQue-
hanna, visited her brother. F. N. Boyle,
over Sunday.
There will be q dime supper in the
lecture room Of the Presbyterian
church Wednesday afternooN. All are
cordially invited.
The drill and other machinery passed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25
WILKES.BARRE.
Wants $4,000 la IMAGES

Jeanette Young yesterday brought
suit against the Pennsylvania Coai
company for $4,000 damages Tor the
loss of her husband, who was killed III
a boiler explosion at Avoca last Decem-
ber. Similar suits by three other par
ties will be brought this week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25
Personal Notes.

Ralph w. Rymer. of Jermyn, stu
dent at the seminary, is attending u
banquet of the Wyoming club at Wes-
leyan university. Middletown. Conn.
Mrs. J. q. Shepherd. wife OF SUPER
intendent James q. Shepherd. Is very
low, and her life is despaired OF, Ut.
Burnett gives very little hope.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25

Miss Jennie Harding. of Wilkes
bhrre, is visiting in the city.
John Roche. of Scranton, was a vis-
itor ia the city yesterday.
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CARbONDAlE.

tEeaders wifi please note that advertise
ments. orders for job work. and items for
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon & Co., newsdealers. North Main
street. will receive prompt attention: Of
lice open from Q. m. to 10 p. MI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Cas.olia.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castora
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-25
Cured My Baby
Cured Of Pains in His Lungs.

Anthony Yeager contractor l31 Hill
street. Wilkes Barre, Pa. says three bot
ties of DR.. Alexander's Lung Healer, the
famous cough cure, cured me Of asthma
and pains In my lungs after pneumonia.
No cough medicine like 1t. 1t saved my
life. For sale everywhere. 25c. per bottle
Valley Drug Co., General Agents, Wilkes
Barre. Pa.
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PREVENT I
Coughs, Colds, Pneumonia.
Cured After Great Suffering

Mr.. Charles Anderson, 100 Fell St.,
Wilkes Barre, says: = bottles Of DR.. Alex
apder's Lung Healer entirely cured me OF
a severe cold IN my chest and lungs after
l had tried 3other cough cures and failed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
Teachers College, New York.
PRACTICAL CIVIL SERVICE.

The beauties and goodness of the civil
service system were clearly stated by st.
Paul's Republican postmaster, who re-
Gently closed his four years in Office,
the last three being under Democratic
administration. His farewell address to
his carriers and clerks concludes as fol-
lows:
Each one of you should be at all
times Il Jealous missionary of the gospel
of political salvation through civil serv-
ice reform. To the civil service law
most Of you owe your appointments,
and all of you owe your secure official
tenure. To the conscientious enforce
ment of this law and the consequent
divorce of the postal service from par
tisan politics much of it's phenomenal
efficiency is due. To do it's current work
would require at least twice the number
of men now employed if appointed and
dismissed under the old spoils system.
For three years l have held this office in
subordination to officials at the capital
with whom | have not had or pretended
to have particle of sympathy or affilia-
tion on the political issues of the day.
Yet in no single instance during all that
period has a political question been
raised in any matter of appointment, of
administration or any other matter. l
have been as well treated at headquar-
ters as could have been had been a
Democrat. You have been as we'll treat
ed by me as you would have been if you
had all been Republicans. AS matter
of fact, do not know today the political
or religious opinions of per cent of
your number -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
To Get Good City Government.

You have only to make your munich
pal corporation like your business cor
porations and you have solved the prob
lem. You need not say that that cannot
be done. 1t cannot be done by three
cheers and brass band. 1t cannot be
done by newspaper editorials three
weeks before election. 1t can be done by
beating the politicians at their own
game. Their game is organization. ST.
Clair McKelway.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13

Some towns are everlastingly chasing
new fads or will-o'the-wisp schemes,
and our neighboring city is one of them.
Someone q few weeks ago sent some cou-
pons for piano contest to Phiadcl-
phia newspaper which is engaged in this
''sheil game" and Immediately the city
was enthused from top to bottom.
Everybody wanted the city to win a
piano, the newspapers boomeI the plan,
committees We're chosen to gather votes,
and for Il week Hazleton cut a figure in
the contest. But the staying qualities
were not there, and the city stands as
much chance of winning piano now as
Harwood or Halle Brook.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
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sections

The aggregate number of criminals in
our prisons of all kinds is 82,329, or
1,el5 out Of each million inhabitants.
The total for the western states is 1921
to each million and for the northeastern
l,624. These statistics are to be modi-
fed by the consideration that many
criminals in the east flee to the west,
while scarcely any western criminals go
east.
Another very significant consideration
is that within ten years the sncrease of
criminals has been far less in the west
than in the east In the western section,
from 1880 to 1890, there was an increase
of 22 in each million, while in the east
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
A PROMINENT DEMOCRAT.
RAILROAD TIMETABLES
THE DELAWARE, SUsQUEHANNA AMI
l. SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect December Is, 1885.

Time table in effect December Is, 1898.
Trains leave Drifton for Jeddo Eckley, Hazlo
Brook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Road, Roam
and HaZeton Junction at . 30, d OU Il IN, 10 p
m, daily except Sunday; and G3 a NJ, 3S p IN,
Sunday.
Trains leave Drifton for Harwood, Cranberry
Tomhicken and Deringer at 30 II m, p IN, daily
except sunday; and Z U3 II m,Ls2 3S p III, sun
day.
Trains leave Drfton for Oneida junction.
Harwood Road Humboldt Road, Oneida and
Sheppton at u W IN, 4 10 p m, daily except sun
day and O3 IN, 2 IS m Sunday.
Trains leave IIuzleton Junction for Harwood,
Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 81 a
m, daily except Sunday; and 53 II N, - III,
Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, HarwOOd Road, Humboldt Road
Oneida and Sheppton ut -, II 10 Il m, i6 p IN,
daily except Sunday; and 81 Il IN, 3 Us p m
Sunday.
Trains leave Deringer for Tomhicken Gran
berry, HarwOOd, HaZleton junction, Roam,
Beaver Meadow Road stockton, Halle Brook
Eckley, Jeddo and DrittUn at 2 p, 8 10 p IN,
daily except Sunday; and 9 81 III, 5 Or p III,
Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt
Road, HarwOod Road, Oneida junction, Halle
ton junction and Roam ut II III, II 40, . %
IN, daily except Sunday; and % II III, 3 a
p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow
Road, Stockton, Halle Brook, Eckcy, Jeddo
and Drifton at % p M, daily, except Sunday;
and G a m 3 A m, sunday.
Trains leave Huzleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow Road, Stockton Halle Brook, Eckley,
Jeddo and Drifton at %, 8 AZ, 26 p III, daily,
except Sunday; and 10 0s ii IN, 5 IS p IN, Sunday.
All trains connect at laZletOn junction with
electric cars for HaZetOn, Jeanesvile, Auden-
ried and other points on the Traction Com
pany's line.
Trains leaving Drfton at 90 IN, HaZletOn
Junction at 6 - Il III, and ShepptOn at II m,
connect at Oneida Junction with Lehigh Valley
trains east and west.
Train leaving Drifton Mt 30 a IN makes con-
necton at Deringer with u. Il. Il. train for
Wilkesbarre, SunDury, Harrisburg and points
west.
For the accommodation of passengers mt way
stations between Hazlcton Junction and Der
niger, an extra train will leave the former
point at 3 50 p IN, daily, except sunday, urriv-
Ing at Dernger at % III.
LIInER O. SMlIH. Snpcrintcndent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
Grand Opening

and exposition of the seasons novelties.
Millinery, dress goods, silks, ladies' suits,
skirts, capes and Jackets and all departments
is now in progress and will be continued for
the whole week.
We extend most cordial invitation to the
ladies of FreeIand and surrounding towns to
visit us during opening days, assuring you in
advance of every facility to see and examine
without feeling under any obligation to pur-
chase Superb decorations of Easter lilies,
callas and palms. Courteous and prompt at
tention in every department.
Our millinery department is under the
supervision of Miss White, of New York city,
who has spared neither time nor effort in the
endeavor to secure the choicest and most
fashionable goods, and who is prepared to
give unbounded satisfaction to all who favor
the department with their patronage.
Special inducements in all departments
during opening week.
ANDREW j. HARE.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13

We present this week graphical
representation of criminal distribution in
the United States as disclosed by the
census OF 1890. The second chart shows
in "A startling manner that crime is on
the increase. Some of the principal eX-
plantations or causcs for this condition of
affairs are promised under Live Ques-
lions for the near future
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
FREELAND, PA, APRIL 10, 1896.


If the United States government open
ed up agencies throughout the country
for the sale of groceries. dry goods or
any other article of general use, what a
protest would 90 up from the dealers in
these goods? Yet in every town that
has Il postoIlicc the government compels
the postmaster to act as agent for the
govern ment printing Office at Washing
ton.
Stamped envelopes with the business
address of individuals printed thereon
are furnished by Uncle Sam, who, by
buying envelopes in large quantities,
can supply them Il few cents per thou
sand cheaper than the printers.
1t is small piece Of business on the
part of the national government, and
congress should either put stop to it
or else have the postmasters act as
agents for all other kinds Of goods.
There is no reason why printers alone
should be selected to compete with.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
A NEW VIEW OF. THE AGRICULTURAL
DEPRESSION.


The thinking farmer might get good
deal of comfort from the figures given
below, compiled by Mr.. G. Wood Davis,
concerning the increase Of agricultural
products during the last 80 years. The
tendency has been to lay all the depres-
sion of agriculture upon the demonetiza
tion of silver, but the fact is that the
farmer has been prosperous in times Of
decentralization of silver.
The prostration of farming and the
low prices of land throughout the coun-
try are due not SO much to the fact that
they are incumbered with debts, said to
be more burdensome than ever now in
consequence of the gold standard, but
that farmers have been competing with
free arabic lands. The generosity of the
government has placed in the hands Of
many thousands of citizens millions of
acres Of farming land situated i'll the
west. Coming into the possession of farms
without any great outlay of capital, the
owners have been able to place on the
markets produce at lower price than
those who were located on high priced
creased out of all proportion to the pop
ulation.
The following table for 80 years, end
ing with 1889, shows the percentages of
increase:
Per cent.
Population. Ia
Number of farms. s............................ .26O
Cattle 1Sl
SWINE w
ioales OF COTTON .Ul
BushelS or corn .20l
Bushels OF wheat..... $50
bushes OF oats' All
The natural result Of such production
is the lowering of the price of agricul-
tural products and the depression of
farming interests. Everything points to
prosperity in the near future, for the free
arabic lands which have been converted
into farms SO rapidly during the last 90
years are about exhausted. If this be so,
the number of farms in operation to the
number of inhabitants, aud in that case
the amount of their produce, will more
nearly equal the consuming power of the
country. The whole trouble with the
farmer is that for the last ten years he
has produced more than the world s
market would take at a paying rate to
himself. The natural results of such a
condition have followed
Looked at from this standpoint, we
cannot see that silver has had anything
to do with the result. The indications
are as the number Of farms decrease in
proportion to the population, that agri-
culture will soon begin to regain its
former prosperity.
FRANK L. MCVEY.
Teachers College, New York.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13

I close with two queries: /. Why is
crime increasing in the east more rapid
ly than i'll the west? 2. What shall we
do to decrease crime? 1 hope to see them
fully answered in these columns.
j. W. CALDWELL.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
j. November Il. 1898.


Anthracite coal used exclusively, insuring
cleanliness and comfort.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FREELAND.
sos, s 25, 49, 10 Al IN, 3j, 2 q, 3 Is, "a,
9 IL, 5S, %, s 81 p IN, for Drfton, Jcddo, LLm-
Der Yard, Stockton and Hazeton.
05, s 25, 933 II m, -, Is, - p m, for
Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Phila.,
O5, 8 80, IOI m, 227, 425, 6 So p m, for
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah and Pottsville.
72G, 8 Is, 10 So a m, II 81, - D IN, (via High
and Branch) for White Haven, Glen Summit,
Wilkes Barre, Pittston and l.. and B. Junction.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
II 40 m and 3 "a p m for Drifton, Jeddo, Lum-
her Yard and HazetOn.
3A M for DelanO, MahanOy City, Shenan-
doah, New York and Philadelphia.
ARRIVE AT FREELAND.
728 Q ~ 40 So, II 81 IN, IL So, 2 l3, "a, 3 80,
8 IS, A. p IN, from IIazletOn, stockton, Lum-
ber Yard, Jeddo and Drifton.
%, 921, 10 81 m, l3, "a, IS p m, from
Delano, Mahanoy City and Shenandoah (via
New Boston Branchl.
IL 81, ) 81, s ~ I'm, from New York, Easton,
Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Allentown and Mauch
9$7, 10 Sc IN, l2 IS, 5 80, 5s, A p IN. from
Easton, Phila., Bethlehem and Mauch Chunk
9S, 10 Al M 22, p p IN from White Haven.
Glen Summit Wilkes Barre, Pittston and l.. ant
B. junction via Highland Branch).
SUNDAY TRAINS.
II 81 m and 3 10 p IN, from Hazleton, Luza-
ber Yard, Jeddo and DrittOn.
II 81 IN from Delano, Hazleton, Philadelphia
and EastOn.
3lOpm from Delano and Mahanoy rcgipn.
For further information inquire of Ticket
CHAs. S. LEE, Genn Pass. Agent,
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. supt. East. Div.
A. W. .NONNEMACHER, Asst q. p A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-04-13

A pair of Wear Well shoes will outlast
anything bought at the same price.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-09-03

nounces our newly discovered but high
ly esteemed friend, King Hotu, SUI
preme high chief of the Funny Fellows.
The Jolly king with his baud of hu-
morous chaps will entertain the young
and old on Saturday afternoon. Octo-
Der Sd, by mirth-proyoking parade
through the decorated thoroughfares
of the city. Act No. 3 on the pro-
gramme of gold will be delineated by
the st. Louis Fair Association through
its Thirty-sixth Annual Exhibition.
The stage for this event will be set on
the morning of Monday, October 9Th,
and will not be disturbed until Satur-
day, October 10th, when the curtain
drops on pleasing feature of ST. Louis
Carnival. A blaze OF light athwart the
darkeued Eastern skies. strange Great
ures of inconceivable forms dartiug to
and fro in the heavens and weird
sounds on discordant tom-toms waited
on the breezes from the seas announce
on the evening of Tuesday. October
9th, the approach of a mysterious ca
valcade OF beings from another
sphere. As this mighty army settles
on the streets of ST. Louis for trium-
plant march through it's avenues of
wealth and beauty, his august high
ness, the Mightiest of the Mighty, the
astute Yelled Prophet, is seen in its
van. robed in purple and gold and car
rying a wand charged with the powers
of magic. In order that the season of
carnival be highly successful, his high
ness, the Yelled Prophet, King Hotu
and couriers from the Fair Association
and St. Louis Exposition have issued
an edict ordering the MISSOURI PACI-
FIG RAILWAY and IRON MOUNTAIN
ROUTE to sell tickets to St. Louis and
return at greatly reduced rates from
all points on their lines. Complying
in full with the edict of such notables,
the management of these lines will
piece the above mentioned rates in eff
feet. For full particulars and copy of
programme giving attractions in de-
tail, call on local agent, or address H.
G.. Townsend, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, St. Louis, Mo.