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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25
ph;Iade,nhia Taliow Marx A.

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-Tallow is quiet
and unchanged. We Quote-City, prime,
in hogsheads, SAC; country, prime, In
barrels, Csc; country, dark, in barrels,
3ila3isc.; cakes, 4c. grease, SIC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25
Stoekholde r. Meeting.

TNHE a ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE
L stockholders Of the Lackawanna Trust
and safe Deposit Company, for the election
Of directors. for the snsuing year will be
February sed, l8p0 from 8 10 D. m. ~
HENRY BENIN JR, Secretary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25
DELAWARE AND
ttUDSON RAIL

Commencing Monday,
July 80. all trains will
arrive at new Lacka-
wanna avenue station
as follows:
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Sale postponed.

TNHE SALE OF GOODS OF PROVIDENCE
L Store Company has been postponed un.
til Tuesday, January 2SI 1884 at 10 q m.
j. II. 6TEELL. Manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25

6 ITUATION wANTED-BY A MAN WAC
- has had ten years experience in Q geu
eral store; best Of references. Address A. B.
Tribune offlce.
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CONNOLLY & WALLACE 20
.SitustIons Wanted.

SlTUATION wANTED-BY AN EXPERI-
- enced man ss salesman. beokkeepsr o,
shipping clerk; best references; Wholesale
trade preferred. Address @. A. L., Tribune
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25

BUY CRIPPLE CREEK
GOLD STOCKS AND PROPERTIES
Sure and Safe Investments. For Large
and Small Investors.
Write us for full Information. Statistics,
mans, etc, Furnished free.
The Mechem Investment Co., Chicago, m.
L. D.'KNEELAND, MANAGER.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-25
heip Wantc d-Femaies,

WANTED-GOOD GIRL FOR GENERAL
w housework; permanent place. Apply
li6 3 Hyde Park ave,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Parafnn is one Of the most valuable
products OF petroleum, and its manu-
iacture has been brought 10 such per-
lection that Il Is scarcely possible to
improve upon H. BY the most ap-
proved processes the wax Is redistilled
FOR the purpose Of reducing TO the de-
sired gravity and orystailizlng the wax.
Then the oil IL frozen by processes
similar TO those employed for pfoduc-
ing ARTIFICIAL ice. The apparatus for
this work is OF the most complete and
scientific construction. Enormously
powerful pumps force the frozen oil
into filter presses and convert the wax
into a solid cake. The uses Of parafiin
are manifold. and every detail Of its
manufacture Is oi the greatest Interest
70 al sclentlsts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

The chemical constituents Of the
mushroom are almost identical with
those Of meat, and II possesses the same
nourishlng properties.
For removing grease spots from
white linen or cotton goods use soap
or weak lyes; for oolored calicoes,
warm soapsuds; for woolens. sOapsuds
or ammonla for silks. benzIne. ether.
magnesia or chalk.
Professor Norton, Of the Massachu.
sets Institute OF Technology. has sue
ceeded In getting Roentgen photographs
OF the liver. heart and lungs sufficient
In plain 10 admit OF medical examl-
nation.
Il has been found by experiment
with different colored glasses that fruits
rlpen earlier and better under clear
glass than under any other Orange
glass increases the foliage at the ex.
pense Of the fruit, Violet glass, on the
other hand. increases the quantity oil
the fruit at the cost OF It's quality
Red, blue and green glass are hurtfu
20 all sorts OF vegetation.
The following Is a good remedy fol
vines or shrubs bleeding: Take twenty
ounces Of black pitch, three ounces o.
bees-wax three ounces Of resin. three
ounces Of tNlow; crumbio all together
well before placing over a hot Gre
thoroughly we'll mix, and apply warn
in a liquid state.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

reddish color. will be visible low in
the northwest The curved handle Of
the Great Dipper" points to Il. Its
name. Arcturus, can be found In the
book OF Job. At the same hour. nearly
overhead. In the middle OF the Milky
Way, will be seen the outlines Of a
large cross formed by stars. This cross
is In the constellation CygnuS The
largest star, at the head OF the cross,
is called Alpha Cygni. and the next in
size. situated at the point where the
beams OF the imaginary cross meet. ls
called Gamma Cygni. Concerning these
three stars Mr.. Lockyer. the English
astronomer, has recently made a very
interesting statement. Analysing their
light with the spectroscope, he finds
evidence that Arcturus ls almost ex.
actly similar TO our sun In It's compost
ton and Is cooling on. Alpha Cygni,
on the other hand. Is a sun very differ
ent from ours. and Is getting hotter,
while Gamma Cygnl somewhat re-
sembles the sun. but ls also increasing
instead OF decreasing In temperature.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Another form OF protective rosem-
hlancc." which exhibits much ingcn.
lous contriyance and skill Is some
times found among birds Some birds
hide their eggs among stones which
resemble the eggs In form and color.
The little "bottle-tit.' In England.
weaves a bottle-shaped nest out OF
moss, lichens and spiders webs. and
when placed In q tree or bush, the nest
80 closely resembles It's surroundings
that Il can hardly be detected. The
color and appearance OF the nest are
limitations OF the prevailing color and
appearance OF the particular tree In
which Il Ia placed. An amusing story
is told by Mr.. II. +. witherby In
knowledge, Of a "bottle-tlt" which
made a serious blunder In trying to
hide its nest. The nest was placed In
green holly-bush and was covered
with white liehens. It might be sug.
gested that the bird was color-bllndl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
~ lnniAN.a EnoLlali.


ne uas tooabaA.Ey Ce4al4~s4IsS
Larger xhan Is Manageable.
The Times Of India prints the sub
Joined remarkably worded petition
from an ex-member Of the silledar
mounted police. The request which
the writer wished 20 convey was that
he might be furnished with formal
certificate OF his service In the police
force: Tho humble petition OF -,
late Sllledar mounted police, ----, most
humbly showeth-That pity my grew
aneos, by trumbling steps have dragged
me before your honor's most greeted
chair. my days dwindllng 10 the short
est span. blessed lord give me relief
and heaven viii bless your honors
stores. That owing TO my adverse
fates. which had then frowned my
wife and my sister 10 retire ont from
their public lives. leaving my father
and sister In bed OF hopeless heaiths.
My father exposed out his perishable
dispositions There Is not a soul into
my family elder or younger than me-
TO attend on the sickness as above,
which then compelled me. by noiena Vo-
lens. to tender resignation Of my former
post By my own. leaving me no time
10 apply your honor for certificate.
by the blessing Of God and your honor
my father and my sister restored &C
their former health. but the money 80
saved for future expenses. When nee
essary for. has been exhausted on medi-
ching them. when found quite IN
yolyed In poverty. that We endured
severe hastings from the flummery hoor
even. came In bombay In search OF
my prey, presented by circumstances
to the commissioner Of police, VINO
asked me for a certificate OF my former
post. without which am refused ny
my bread. My humble services extend
ed over two years under your honor :
most suspicious orders. during when
toiled impatiently by my assianlv
and attention with a view TO starr Win
my further Advancement In lie hoh-
estly. Under the stern cravings OF
hunger. crave your lenleney VIII be
graciously pleased to stretch forth your
lonors august orders. only TO relieve
our lives from the panic clutches o.
starvation. Pray let me test the soia
OF my fortune In the alembic Of sue
cess. but let not my ardent hopes %
refused By rejection, because youi
honor's one word would supply my loN
wants Pray do not blast out my Ter
vent hopes without which ! am not Z
be taken IN any kind OF service. POI
which boon OF your honor's merc'iu
philanthropy and equity In charity
shall jointly invoke heavenly choices
blessings 10 dwell with your honor
ong life In years aud advancing chair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
A Nv Tahrlr.


A fabric OF beautiful appearance Il
70 be put upon the market-an I'm.
provement upon the waterproof coated
materials rendered thus impervioua by
treatment with the well-known india
rubber and other solutions The i'm.
proyement In this case consists In Civ
ing 10 the coated surface Of sues
goods a dressing formed by a Aim O,
powder made by reducing glass to an
lmpaipable dust and finely sieved 20
as 10 remove all orystallized appear
ance. this coating giving TO the surface
treated a ine. soft. silky and luminous
effect. Thus coated. the material may
be ornamented either before or after
vulcanization. by printing or other
method, In n suitable medium and In
the colorings preferred. the desired
pattern or design. For this purpose,
colors having an india rubber or other
suitable waterproof medium are select
ed: and. In order TO counteraot the ad-
heslve property. the material Ia treated
after ornamentation TO second coat.
Ing OF pulveriEed glare: this also pro.
duces a luminous appearance. while moi
being soluble In water. Il possesses IN,
advantage Of being more substantial
and lasting In It's effects than the or
binary powders employed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

I'VE protest against the action Of inc
Hon. Richard Seldom in monopoliAihs
the positions OF premier, colonial treas
urer. postmaster general. minister io'
customs. minister for native ahaiFS'
minister for labor. minister In charge
of the government life insurance de-
partmcnt, member Of the 0lobo assets
board. az well as being advisory d.
rector OF the Anglo-German gold min
Ing syndicate. as not being consistent
with his professions OF democracy.
Even II this told the whole story u.
would be an interesting example oil
multifarIous activity. But Il does not
In addition 10 the above Offices MI
Seldom fills a score OF others. sub
sidiary and supplementary, the names
and character OF which would be IN
intelligble 10 one not familiar With the
politics OF New Zealand. No man In
modern politics falls 80 little short OF
being ''the whole thing" His days are
full OF business. In his capacity OF
premier he must receive reports from
himself OF the colonial finances. cor
rect his own schedules OF customs, and.
n need be. rebuke himself for defective
collection and administration OF Gus
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

ment Of postofiees and post roads. lie
must then resolve himself into the
minister for labor and confer with him
self concerning the even perploxing
questions which come up In that Inn
portant department. Having then dis
missed a few papers laid by his own
hand upon his own desk. concerning
government life insurance Anglo-Ger-
man mlning syndicate affairs. Globo as
sets and Maori land questions, he has
the rest OF the day for the demands OF
his private business and social AFFAIRS.
His evenings are presumably free for
bis family.
Il Is perhaps unnecessary 20 state
that Mr.. Seldom Is a hustler. He Is
not yet seventy and looks less than
sixty. He has all the sprlnglness and
activity OF forty. lie was not trained
TO diplomacy. but possesses the advant-
age Of perfect knowledge OF the colony
which he may be said to rule. This
latter he has gained by a lifetime OF
hard work spent among all classes Of
the people and in all branches OF ac-
tivlty.
New Zealand, ono OF the falrest Of
the British colonies. Is perhaps the
llveliest and most up TO date. Il led
The world IN woman suffrage aod Is
Joint author OF the 20 called Aus
lrallan ballot Law. Il Il the paradise
u labor organizations. and It's work
lngmen are better organised than those
} IN any other eountry, This fact givei
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
MISSING LINKS.

Twelve tons Of cucumbers were
shipped from West Baldwin, Me-, IN
two days recently.
Out OF 100000 men who Joined the
Russian army last year. more than
200 900 we're unable 10 read or write.
Rice should In reality only be thrown
by married ladies At a wedding. as Il
signifies a welcome for the new re-
erult TO their ranks.
There are now more than 200 Ger
mans who have settled At Mlssler. Ga.
and who are making great success OF
the cultivation OF small farms.
When Governor Bradley Of Kentucky
l. out Of the state on private business
ne pays out OF his own pocket the
salary Of the acting governor.
II has been proposed by oltlEens Of
Portland. Ore. to build a bicycle, path
from that city TO the base Of Mount
Hood. a distance Of hfty-four miles
Immense damage has been caused BY
,he foods In india. Six thousand per.
sons are homeless. and thousands Of
acres Of crops have been destroyed.
Borchgrevlnk. the Antarctic explorer,
has just got married TO a young woman
IN England and has put aside his plans
for reaching the south pole for time.
Three young Hungarian countesses
daughters OF Count BasQuez Of Buda-
Posth. age fifteen, sixteen and seven
teen. are fitting themselves for the
variety stage.
Since the beginning Of this century
the use Of the Italian language. has
greatly increased, In 1901 Il was
spoken by l5.O7O,OOO people. and In 1890
II was used by Sa.iOO.OOO.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

A new lamp whic. has Just been In
vented by an Italian will. n all that ls
said OF Il be true, bring Joy to the heart
Of the housewife. The lamp. which Is
declared to be no heavier than one OF
the ordinary kind. generates It's own
gas. Tho cost. however. Is only one
afth that OF ordinary gas. while the
illumination Is as bright as that Of an
electric lamp and much whittier. A sim
gle lamp foods large room with
light. and as, In addition, It Is clean
and odorloss. one cannot wonder that
both the electric light and the gas COM
panios dread its rivalry. But unfor-
tunatcly the promises OF inventors arc
not always carried out to the letter.
Pittshurg Dispatch.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

added Importance to the protest above
quoted. Another fact Of iike Import
Is that Mr.. Seldom has long been the
"worklngman's friend" IN New zea-
land. He Is rugged. democratic. un-
ceremonious.
But the oldest aud most perplexing
problem in New Zealand politics is the
native" question. whta involves the
relations OF the aboriginal Maoris 10
the government. The Maoris. unlike
the blacks in the ncighbc-lng colony Of
Australia. have not sue, -mbed before
the advance OF Christianity and rum.
Indeed. they are not blacks AZ all. but
belong 10 the comedy. light skinned
family found IN Samoa and Hawaii.
In the ruder days. before the BrNiRh
possession. the Maoris we're tremead-
Gus fighters among themselves. They
had a system Of tribal feuds that Is
feebly reflected in the sicilian ven
delta and the feuds OF the Tennessee
mountalnoers. Thus they were gener-
ally At war.
The Brltish conquered them. but
made an engaging pretense Of buying
all their lands, Indeed. the purchase
and sale we're bona fde except that
the terms we're inexorably fixed b. the
purchaser. Some Of the lands. like our
Indian reservations. and still held In
fee by the aborlgines.
To this circumstance and 10 the
strong native Intelligence and combat
iyeneas OF the Maoris Is due the fact
that the aboriglnals are still very much
in New Zealand politics. They sit In
parliament and hold office. They have
discovered a rich vein OF eloquenee.
To some extent. since their contact
with the English. they have learned
the pleasing arts Of diplomacy, such az
lying and cheating.
Thus, II Mr.. Seldom had nothing Ia
do but attend 10 the Maorls, he would
be what Is ordinarily accounted a busy
man. But. as We have seen, this Il
only one budget pigeonholed In his
capaclous and many sided days work,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
DoUBLE-BARRELED DREAMS


INV AAN AN"ANA aNNAA"NA - -fA~~"N"@"
into Crsdunty.
They were discussing the subject OF
dreams and the broker, after hearing
from most Of the others. declined to
advance an opinion but said he would
relate a dream he once had and leave
his hearers TO draw their own CON
illusions. says the Detroit Free PresS
Il was a young man Of active habits
and anxious TO get rich by the short
est possible method consistent with
honesty. I found myself In the west
ern part Of what Is now the state Of
Washington. met rough miner who
said he was about 10 depart for the sec
tlon where the Blewett gold mines are
now being operated and wanted me 20
70 along. Ills induoement was that
We could realize 90 cents pan at pla-
Ger mining. which was a dazzling boz
nanza. also met n man whom | had
known In the east and he advised
against the project. because my pro-
posed partner was under suspicion. lie
had started out on half dozen expe-
ditions with some tonderfoot and al
ways returned alone. though nothing
had been proven against him. But
resisted all opposing advice and went
The third night out We spread our
blankets early and laid down. for We
were tired and a storm threatened. II
must have been about midnight when
had the most bloodcurdling dream
( As plainly as I see you gentlemen nov
| saw that rough miner, who was &C
customed 20 losing men whom he tool
out. standing over me with a draw
bowie and about TO plunge It into m,
breast. I could not scream or move
to offer resistance. The very terror o.
the situation must have awakened me
The cold sweat was pouring from ever
pore and Il was only when I realize,
the immediate safety OF my position
that could move. stealthily | move,
with my trappings TO where my horsl
was tethored. hastily prepared him fo
the journey and soon went gallopini
over the back trail imagined pur
suit but no shots were fred and m!
escape was assured"
did the man turn out TO be muir
derer?r
what man? The whole thing was
dream. told you. There was a dream
within a dream. wac never west o
81. Louis IN my life"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Tho smalless watch In the world Is
set In a finger ring. This novel time
keeper Is worn constantly by r. p
Holden. a Chicagoan. II has KEEP
perfect time for years.
The convenience Of having an aceu-
rate time-piece on your hnger and
therefore constantly In sight will ap.
peal TO every one.
The watch ring looks like an ordi--
nary seal ring. The tiny clock face {.
covered with a thick crystal set flush
with the surface Of the ring. The deli.
cate mechanism OF this dlminutiv'
tlmepiece Is completely buried In th'
band Of the ring. The setting is %
small. however, as not TO appear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

RAILWAY Accident CauAeu ~ hcA1
A passenger train on the North Brit
ish railway met with a curious accident
which engineers attribute to the In
tense heat which prevailed on that day.
The train when rounding a curve left
the rails and ran on the ballast FOR
nearly four hundred feet before Il could
be stopped. This state OF things was
brought about by the spreading OF the
rails from the expansion caused by the
heat. According 10 the report the Their
mometer on that day and at this point
registered i2S degrees. The deraillng
occurred At noon while the track was
exposed 10 the full rays Of the sun.
The expansion took place within a
few hours. as an Inspector had passed
over the road during the forenoon and
everything appeared TO be In the usual
condition. A the train approached the
spot the engineer saw that the rails
were badly warped. and although he
a. once applied the brake. Il was too
late 20 stop. The curious feature OF
the mishap was that the engine re-
NAMED on the track. having gone safe
y over the spread rails. In connection
with this account comes the statement
that the road had not been kept In the
very best condition.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Young Man and Annette J. want TO
know where one can learn designing
Answer: Among the best places to OBJ
tain instruction In this branch Of busi-
ness Is Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. The
pay one would receive for such work
when the course was completed would
depend entirely upon circumstances. A
few persons have a natural gift for
such work, and get good pay; others
do moderately well. and others. who
can merely copy or modify or alter cx'
listing patterns. receive very little.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01
BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.


st the present time there is more
steel used In the manufacture OF pens
than In all the sword and gun factories
In the world. Il
Carthaglnlans are said to have been
the FIRST who paved their towns with
stones. London was first paved about
the year 1888 Wood pavement com.
menced in 1889.
a famous old tavern. the Green
Dragon, In Blackirlars. London. Is being
torn down Il stands close TO the SIN
OF the house owned By shakespeureands
left by his viii 10 his daughter. Susan
nah Han.
The German empress possesses
unique tea service. The tea tray has
been beaten out OF an old Pruslan half
penny. the teapot Is made ont Of
German farthlng and the tiny cups
are made from coins OF different Ger
nan principalitleS
Scientists say that the banana issa
perfect food and will support life for
an indefinite time. The people OF the
United States appear 10 have found its
merits. An enormous inereabe IL re-
ported In the lmportations. reaching
lsst year an aggregate Of l1,iz7.sie
punches.
Ernest Faber. director OF the Johann
Faber pencil works in Germany, 'hha
stated that there are twenty-slx PEN
ell factories IN Bavaria. employing
about 10000 workers. and turning. out
100000 pencils per week The'hrm'
Of Faber alone makes nearly i,2so.ooo
pencils per week. =
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

There ls a strong sentiment growing
up In the public mind In favor Of blown
glass as against cut glass. and when
one has taken careful note OF the ex-
qulsltely tinted blown glass Of Mura-
no there ls little wonder. The glass
blowers Of this island have been stead
fly at work reviving all Of the beauti-
full old ideas and fancies Of the ancient
venetians. and the glass they are turn
ing out IL attracting deserved atten'
tlon among connoisseurs.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

Banana leaves serve many useful
purposes for Of them are made tough
paper from the thinnest tissue 10
thickest cardboard; clothing. hats and
brushes. mats and hammocks. MIL
lions Of pounds Of banana iiber. mis-
named Manila hemp" are each year
brought TO the United States or taken
TO Europe. and spun into eordage from
the hneness Of silk up through the size
OF twine TO the bigness OF mammoth
cables; and many a dainty handkor-
chief and bit Of fine lace has been
woven from the ilbers Of banana leaves
by the deft fingers Of the women OF
South America and Of the far east.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-01

while there may be some plausible
pretext for setting traps for mlschiev-
Gus persons and animals. there can be
but little urged In favor Of this prac-
tice when any number Of individuals
have access 90 the place In which the
traps are placed. An inventor has
brought out a device by means Of
which, when a safe-door Is opened 4
hammer falls, and a glass vessel con-
tanning poisonous chemicals Is broken.
The fumes OF the drug either stupcfy
or KIN the burglar. All this Is very well.
II no one but the burglar ever went
there. but should some interested per-
son attempt to open the safe. he might
forget that the trap was placed. and be
sufiOcated by the vapor Of the chem
ioals. Such devices involve too much
risk to the innocent ever 10 become
popular.