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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19
Collar Buttons

You've bought buttons for less money
than we ask for this lot, but a bette.
button for twice the money you've
never bought. Come in and stock up.
Buy lot. then If you drop one while
you're dressing, you can leave 1t to be
found when they sweep. Just slip In
one of the extra ones and save lot OF
temper and profanity. Get quarters
worth anyhow; they're three for 4
quarter or 10c. each.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19
Gents Silk Vest Chains

The pony" chain, braided silk with
rolled plate slide. small lot to go to-
day for a quarter. 25c.
Then here's the regular style. Good
rolled plated ends, bars. slides and
swivels; pure silk tape. These are the
best plated chains in the market and
never bring less than $500 at your jew
elers. We have made a lucky buy on
lot and we're going to share the good
thing with you, so YOU get one of thase
chains for $l.00 II you come today.
Worth $500 IL its worth o cent. Sew
eral styles to select from,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19

TO Cure Cold in One Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19

Ask Your Dealer
for McGarrah's Insect Powder. Is and
l0-cent boxes. Never sold in bulk
Take no other. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19
Baby Rings

We've got the best baby ring for the
money ever sold in Scranton; it's IL 25c
ring the region over, but today it's
yours for dime, 1Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19

You can't buy happiness. but il you
are suffering from dyspepsia. scrofula,
salt rheum. impure blood, you may be
cured and made happy by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Pills are the best family ca
thartic and liver medicine. Harmless,
reliable, sure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19

Try Jordan's one-half minute stews
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19

Try JOrdan's one-half minute stews.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-19
RexfOrd's.
Ladies' Watch Guards

Silk watch guards with solid silver
slides and swivels. also some in rollei
plate, worth soc. to 75c., choice today
for q quarter, 25c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
The Turkey season.
ra,.or Of dc nlsnatch

To the Editor Of the plspatch
Please inform me when will the turkey
season begin. i ,oO, &c
II shall be unlawful for any person 70
xiii or capture, or offer for sale. or puy,
any partridges or quails. between the
1st day OF January and the 18th day OF
october, or any pheasants OF ruined
grouse or wild turkeys, between inc IL.
day of February and the 18TH Gay OF
September in the counties west OF inc
Rlue RiSSe Except Rockbridge)' ana III
Rockbridge and in the counties east OF
the Blue Ridge except Prince Eo"arul'
between the 18th of January and the 18TH
dav Of october, and in Prince Edward
between the 1st day Of March and the
,s,b dav of october, or at any time 10
take or destroy the eggs of partridges or
oua,Is pheasants, or rufiied grouse. or
wild turkeys. or catch them with nets or
traps.
There have been very many local acts
on the subject OF game and hunting since
the publication OF the Code The only gen.
eral act that we can recall now is one
about cartridges" II Is unlawful to Kill
or capture cartridges until after January
> 1894 We see that our querist dates his
query from Shanghai" which Is post
office in King and Queen county. We give
below a provision OF an act approved
March Z, 1894. about wild turkeys In King
and Queen county. and 1t is that it is
unlawful for any person 10 shoot, kill. or
capture wild turkeys in the county Of
King and Queen between the 18th of Feb
ruary and 18th OF October of each year
The fine is not less than $40 nor more than
SOS, or Imprisonment until the fine is paid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
crammnticai Points.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Arc the following expressions correct'
"If I was managing the campaign
I would" etc. 49,, .,
The latter IL intended 10 signly q uo-
probation OF the action.
Lynchburg. Va. -
l. No. III I were managing" &C.
would be better. There IL a good deai
Of learning about ut and the suoJunc-
tive mood" IN Latin. and grammarians
have said and written much about ii
and the subjunctive." In English; ou'
many writer's have employed III
with the Indicative. and sort OF rule Tor
II has been deduced. viz: When there Is
no. or not much, uncertainty. doubt, OF
contingency about the matter treated OF;
q x-it he comes tomorrow. 1t Will show
his usual punctuality. But the rule is not
respected. and ought not to be.
2. IT can but perish II 60" means one
thing. and II cannot but perish II go.
means another thing. The former means
that nothing worse than death could
happen TO the speaker If he went. The
latter means he could nc< syoid death II
he went.
"To deprecate" an action Is TO fear II.
or rather to feel uncertain as to how II
would operate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Notice to Corre.pondents.

No notice will be taken OF anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our first attention
will be given to the letters Of those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We cannot publish copyrighted songs
and poems without the permission OF
the owner OF the copyright.
This column Is not an advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necessitats
the advertising OF any persons business
OF wares.
Nor will any attention be given to long
strings" of questions. Every week
numbers OF correspondents ignore this
rule OF ours. and afterwards wonder why
their queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered because
similar ones have been recently answered
We cannot undertake 70 ascertain the
value of old coins. For that information
write 10 some dealer IN them.
We cannot undertake TO answer queries
by mail; we can only answer them
through this column
We are frequently called upon 10 re.
publish poems and songs out We WIN
NOT undertake to do so, except where
the production called for has some MS
torical or peculiar literary merit, and IS
not of easy access to the average reader.
Address Query Editor. Dispatch once
Richmond. Va"
n. u. We do not read unsigned iettetA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
National Platform I'm 1892.

To the Editor of the Dispatch
VIII the Dispatch please pupiish 'ns
financial plank OF the Democratic plat
form Of 1892? D. W. - -
Waverly September Goth.
Section Z. We denounce the Republican
legislation. known az the Sherman &C.
of 1890. as a cowardly make-shift. fraush'
with possibilities of danger in the future
which should make all OF its supporters
az well as its author. anxious LOT ~
sneedy repeal We hold to the use ol
both gold and silver as the standaro
money OF the country. and to the coinage
OF both gold and silver without discrimi-
nation against either metal or charge iot
mintage. but the dollar unit OF coinage Oh
both metals must be OF equal ihtriiisi,
and exchangeable value. or be adjusted
through international agreement, OF py
such safeguards OF legislation as shai
insure the maintenance OF the parity OF
the two metals, and the equal ROVER OF
every dollar at all times in the markets
and in the payment of debts; and we de-
mand that all paper currency snall OF
kent at par with and redeemable IN such
coin. we insist upon this policy as espe'
ciaiIy necessary for the protection OF the
farmers and laborfng classes the nrs'
and most defenceless victims or unstaDi'
money and fuctuating currency.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Cnntain Mamtt, c. =. n,

To the Editor OF the Dispatch
read in your paper some weeks ago
an account of the part taken by Johh
Newiand Maffit in blockade RUNNING
during the war. Can you inform we
whether or not he was a son OF ,he ceis
brated Methodist evangelist. Jonh ~.
MafBt. who created such sensation at
the old Trinity church, on Franklin street
next below the Exchange Hotel ethe
hotel was building at the time). ABOUT
the year 1872? was at that Tune
scholar in a school kept In the oasemeh.
Of the church by Albert @. Stubs ano
well remember the excitement among INC
Nethodists OF Richmond.
can only recall among the large SENIOR
ne had now living In Richmond Mr'
stephen Putney. the shoe dealer, Ihir-
teenth and Main streets. His father or
uncle the late Stephen Putney. was one
OF the most prominent members Oh inc
church at the time. KENT NOhNi''
Yes: Captain Mafiitt was son OF tne
celebrated minister TO whom our cor
RESPONDENT refers. This we learn from D.
{ Martin. Esq, attorney at law. OF VII
mineton. n. c., one of whose sisters mar
ried Captain Mafiitt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

unmixed with earth near the roots Oh
trees, as in very dry weather the manure
will absorb what little moisture there Is
tn the soil. Thoroushly decomposed barn
yard manure can be yell mixed with the
earth used In filling the holesNp which
trees nave been placed. The trees when
young require o heterogeneous fertilizer.
which may be supplied by sowing the
ground to crimson clover or COW peas
and ploughing under after the formation OF
seed or either OF these crops When the
trees have reached their bearing age the
fertilizer should consist largely Of potash
with a much lower percentage OF phos-
phate OF lime.
II our correspondent will write to the
United State Department Of Agriculture
he can obtain pamphlets discussing inc
subject In detail and giving the results OF
experiments made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

The man who tries to live 100 days In
q year is likely TO find something giving
way before the year is complete. The
human animal is remarkably strong or
gaiization. 1t is astonishing how much
abuse it will stand and still hold together.
With proper care il seems well nigh in
destructible. What is proper carer
Right food at the right time, right
work, right sleep, right rest. Not one
man in thousand can have these things
or will not, If he can. Next best thing
is the remedy. If the machine is out of
order il must be niended. DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery is medicine
for the blood and nerves. II helps storn-
ach and brain and INDEPENDENTLY
lungs. All weakness and disease seems
to lead to lung trouble. Consumption
kills more men than rifle balls.
The Golden Medical Discovery"
Strengthens out the digestion-that's the
FIRST step to pure blood II, searches out
every disease germ and kills It. 1t per-
fectly purifes every PORTION Of the body:
II furnishes food for the tired nerves and
the tagged brain. It builds up health
and strength and flesh Nothing else is
like it. Nothing else Is "just as good. :"
human Ills that Il not caused or aggravated by
constipation. Headache, heartburn. sour stoui-
ach. biiousness. and pslpitation Of the heart are
ali caused BY constipation. That trouble Is
sg y sss pss sse a.sr y sr De-
Your money back u they do. Cost twenty-five
cents at the druggists. II re l. dishonest he
wiz oaer something said TO be Just as good"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Medical Examining boards.

To Sac Editor OF the Dispatch:
Please inform me how many States and
Territories have medical examining
boards. A SUBSCRIBER.
Snake Creek. Va.
The following States and Territories
have laws regulating the practice of
medicine and surgery. and certificates
granting examining boards, which re-
quires the applicant to stand an exami-
nation, to test his proficiency before he
can apply for a license from the license
granting officer or officers:
Alabama, Alasga--no board. Arizona
no board, Arkansas. California, Colorado.
Connecticut, Delaware. District OF Column
bia, Florida. Georgia, Mathematical
laws, but no examining board, requires
q diploma from recognized medical col
lege Of good standing. Illinois. Indiana
medical laws but no examining board,
requires a diploma from a recognized
medical college Of good standing. Indian
Territory, Iowa. Kansas-medical laws
but no examining board. Kentucky
medical laws. but no examining board.
Louisiana, Maine. Michigan-medical
laws, but no examining board. Massachu-
sets. Maryland. Minnesota. Mississippi.
Missouri. Montana, Nebraska. Nevada
medical laws. but no examining board.
New Hampshire. New Jersey. New
Mexico. New York. North Carolina. North
Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma Oregon. Penn
..vlvs MIA Rhode Tsland--medical laws hut
40 examining board. South cxxciina
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
New Hooks.

p.cr, TRAITS AND TENDENCIES OF
THE AMERICAN NEGRO. BY FRED
eriek l.. Hoffman, f. S. s., statisucian
OF the Prudential Insurance company
~ America. New York. Published Tor
the American Economic Associa lion by
the Macmillan Company; 327 pages
Mr.. Hoffman at one time resided In
Richmond, and subsequently at Newport
News and has several times contributed
articles to the Dispatch. About ten years
ago he commenced the collection and IN
vestigation OF vital and social statistics
OF the colored population OF this country
and the present exhaustive and elaborate
nubIication Is the result of these years oil
Investigation and study. IL Is unquestlon-
ably the most thorough work OF its char
acter that has ever como under our oD-
servation. and the labor expended upon
II in the way Of calculations is something
staggering. Mr. Hoffman tells us he Is
German bv birth. and after stating that
he was. fortunately, free from a personal
bias that might have made an iinpartlai
treatment OF the subject dirhcuit' aads'
by making exclusive use OF the statisu-
cal method. and giving in every instance
a concise tabular statement OF iacLs' Dc
Heve that ] have made II entirely pos
sible for my readers TO arrive at their
own conclusions, irrespective OF inc w.
ductions | have made"
Mr. Hoffman divides his general sub
iect under The heads: Population" Vital
Statistics" "Authopometry." Race
Amalgamation." Social Conditions and
Tendencies" Economical Condition and
Tendencies" and Conclusion" In the
very beginning. in discussing the question
OF "negro numerical supremacy when
danger, he says, has passed away. II II
ever existed, he proceeds 20 antagonize
Gilliam's prediction that the increase OF
the coored population would be 50 per
cent. per decade, and the further predic-
ton that in seventy or eighty years the
blacks would largely predominant In every
southern State. AS he says, and proceeds
to prove, Gillian and many other writer's
OH this subject relied In their calculations
On one element only Of natural increment
81 population-namely. the birth rate, but
ignored the far more important influence
az the death rate.
Mr.. Hoffman treats every question bear
ing upon the present and the future OF
the negro race. and Of the negro In every
section of the country. So largely does
proper appreciation of much of his work
depend upon an examination OF his voluni-
inous tables and his calculations. that II
would be impossible 10 give anything
ike a comprehensive review OF the volume
without a reproduction OF some OF these.
Some OF his conclusions. however. are
very suggestive OF the broad study he has
given to his subject In all OF It's phrases.
In discussing lynching. for instance, ne
says:
THE crime Of lynching Is the effect OF
a cause. the removal Of which Hes In
the power OF the cclored race"
Again he says:
UNFORTUNATELY for the negro. the course
of the fare Is Influenced by those who
have filled his mind with false ideals,
who. commencing with forty acre and q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
s,aewa,,s---Lesai Tender.

10 the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please answer the following questions
I. BY any city ordinance are mer'
chants prohibited from obstractlng the
sidewalk to any extert by merchandise
OF any kind. and by gang boards anc
wagons In process OF receiving or Tor
warding soods7
2 In the case OF a deb. contracted can
The creditor legally enforce payment In
currency. either silver or gold! ROGO.
1. Sidewalks may be obstructed by
placing merchandise thereon not exceed
ing three feet and with gang-boards,
while actually receiving or delivering
merchandise. but not otherwise.
2 Unless the contract specially pro-
vides otherwise. II can be discharged In
any iegal-tender currency. and the credi-
tor cannot demand any particular kind.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
silver Dollars.

10 the Editor OF the Dispatch;
VIII you please inform me through. your
columns the number OF silver dollars IN
circulation. and II the United States mas
the power TO coin into silver dollars the
silver bullion that is now In the Treasury
4 redemption OF the silver certifcatesF
A READER.
]. The amount of silver dollars in cir
rulation October /, 1895. was s55,l4s.527.
2. The government has the right to coin
the silver bullion It now holds into collars
for the redemption OF silver certificates
except the seignIorage, which cannot De
coined
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
when the Twentieth Century Be-
gins.

To the Editor OF the New York Times:
Your correspondent Mr.. Perrin makes
a very palpable error In his letter as
cussing the beginning OF the twentieth
century. In the Times Of September "a.
He SAYS that man born January l. le'V'
would not be 100 years Old until January
|. 1901 This is objectionable. The man.
or child. would be year old January l.
1901; he would be 80 years old January l.
1899; and 100 years old January i, 1900. 80
the Saviour, were He here. would be l'sV.
wears old January l.. 1900. and the next
century should begin at that date.
The whole discussion arises, as was
well stated in the article you quoted from
an English authority in your issue OF
September 10Th, from the difference De-
tween cardinal and ordlnal enumeration
BY cardinal computation the present cate
September "a. 1896. is 1896 years months
and "a days from the agreed birth oil
Christ. and. therefore, the twentieth cen
turv will begin January l. 1900; by ordi'
nal reckoning the present year Is the
eighteen hundred and ninety-sixth year
Of the Christian era, and the century
win begin January !, 1901. presume
there Is no means OF establishing which
system was used in the beginning, but
as the cardinal method is exact. and the
ordlnaI an inexact and misleading way
OF counting, ! think you VIII md tha'
mathematlcians. civil engineers. and al
persons dealing with figures and with alb
solute measurements OF space and time
Will incline 10 tho former, and had thai
the twentieth century will. or should
begin January l. 1900.
EDWARD ALDEN.
Brooklyn. n. Y, September "a. 1886.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
A Gold watch nnd Free Coinage

10 the Editor Of the Dispatch;
III were TO send an 1S-karat gold watcn,
,ase 10 the mint. would they coin H. anu
send me the whole amount made? IhshK-
ing YOU IN advance for this favor, am
truly yours,
Orkney Springs. Va.
The Superintendent OF the Philadelphia
Mint informs us that a watch case j.
usually OF too small value for the pur'
poses of the mint.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
who sends the Cards.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Please oblige a reader by stating IN the
Query column Of your next Sundays issue
who provides and sends cards announcing
a marriage-the brides parents or the
groom's?
The parents of the bride furnish invita-
tions. announcement cards. decorations
supper, ana everything pertaining to the
entertainment OF a wedding. IT would De
bad form for a groom 20 announce that
a marriage had taken place or would take
place in the house OF another person.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Cow Losing Her Cud.

no the Editor of the Dispatch:
Is there such a thing as cow losing
her cud, and II so, what Is good for II.
w. J. S.
There Is no such disease or condition as
.qosing the cud." When the COW (or any
other ruminanO is H. one OF the hrst
symptoms noticed is that she does not
''chew the cud." that is, she ceases TO
ruminate. The symptom is not diagnostic
of any particular ailment. Chewing the
cud." or rumination, Is the act OF remast-
icating food that has been partly masti-
Gated and swallowed once before
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
state Financial Plank I'm 1893

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
VIII you please give me the iuii ,eN'
OF the financial plank In 'he PLATFORM
adopted by the State Democratic Con
ventioiI- which nominated the late nonor-
able Charles T. o'Ferrali for Governor
please also give me the text OF the
financial plank Of the convention OF loes'
before which this same man was an uh,
successful candidate for the guoernatoria'
,,osrsS,,atIor Yours truly.
J. G. p.
Franklin. Va
The state Democratic Convention o.
1893 merely reafirmed the financial plank
of the national platform OF 1875. Tree
coinage with the cooperation OF foreign
nations.
The State Democratic Convention oil
1889 had in its platform this plank:
seyenth-The Democratic party OF VIZ
ginia fayors the complete remone'iza''oh
and the free coinage OF silver.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Ieona.
no the Editor of the Dispatch:

no the Editor of the Dispatch:
As you publish many poems OF interest
Cor the benefit Of your readers. sub
scriber requests that you will add one
more to the list. by publishing a little
poem called "Leona." which was very
popular contribution to the literature OF
the day some twenty years ago. The
first line runs;
.'Leona, the hour draws Nigh" etc.
! will thank yci for copy In your
column OF Queries aud Answers.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Well; let some one send us copy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

ciety of the Daughters of the Revolution,
and 1t has an introduction by Mrs. Adlai
f. Stevenson. presdent-general Of the
society. Through its story form the book
appeals to many young readers VINO
would not be attracted to it II it were cast
in a more formal mold. 1t is most gene
rously illustrated. there being picture
to almost every page, some OF them from
recent photographs made specially for the
hank
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
silver Certificates.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch;
Please state through tho Query column
whether silver certificates are issued on
silver bullion OF on coined silver dollars !,
Thav were issued on bullion bought at
the market price ruling when the bullion
~yao tauCbf %
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Name of schooI-House.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch
VIII YOU please answer in sundays
Dispatch. the following question. 10 sett's
a disagreement:
What is the name OF the schooi-house
at the corner of Lombardy ana Ma'p
streets? NE"roNi
The name of the public school at the
corner Of Lombardy and Main streets Is
''West-End School"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
p,b,ic-schooI Tcaching.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Please inform me whether IT IS requirec
by the State law that teacher shai
teach ten months before ne shelI De al.
lowed to teach in the pubic schooiS vi
..,,v Respectfully.
W." ZATA.
Roanoke. Va.
No: there Is no such law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
LEGAL Tender.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch;
VIII you please inform me II l can
compel a person 20 whom ! owe sioo 70
accept 100 silver dollars in payment. or
IN other words. is a 81 yer dollar iegai-
,arasr "a that amount? w. NJ. A.
silver dollars are lesal-tenders for all
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
Dand ruG.

TO the Editor OF the Dispatch;
what is a good remedy for excessive
dandruff?
There are many remedies ohereo i0i
sale Enquire at the nearest druggists
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04

South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas. Utah.
Vermont. virginia, Washington, West
virginia, wisconsin-medicai laws Du'
no examining board, wyoming-medicai
laws but no examining board.