The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-31

l. III ioSutlS Ilt bduStS W newspaper It.
porters of the city, Chief Hickey in
| augurated a reform for which he is en-
titled to credit. 1t would not be bad
| idea for the newspapers of Scranton to
| follow up this excellent suggestion and
arrange credentials whereby every legti-
mate newspaper worker might be known
at all times. With the constant increase
in the city's population and interests gen.
orally, the army of roustabouts, who pose
as reporters, has grown accordingly, and
| may be numbered among the irrepressiblc
| nuisances. In time of big fire. disaster
or a free lunch, the wildcat journalist is
present. He takes up the time of officials
in asking idiotic questions and by charac-
terstic assurance and ill-manners brings
the real newspaper man into disrepu;e.
He generally claims to represent some
nearby paper that would not be apt to
send representative, or some far away
city journal. In nine cases out of ten he
does not represent anything and Is prompt
ed solely by curiosity or desire to obtain
a free lunch. Scranton has harbored
some frightful examples of the wildcat
reporter, and a movement that would
have tendency to put check on the ca
reer of the individual who would create
the impression that newspaper reporters
of Scranton are a lot of ill-mannered free
lunchers, whose stock in trade is impu-
tion.
a traveller, who has evidently Travelled
in Northeastern Pennsylvania contributes
the following directions for working the
road" Get a machine-one with an upper
deck and cushion seat preferred. Then
get six farm horses that are living on bor-
rowed time, hitch on, and find a good long
piece of level road. Then commence on
. I, Il let nn1 int ha
street stumps, stone walls, rail fences,
brush, or anything else that will make
the road impossible. Be sure you don't
allow anyone to follow behind and keep 1t
in condition that some unfortunate travel
er might pass. After you have "fxed'
one side of the road. then tackle the 9th
er and complete the blockade. Never
mind removing any rocks or stones from
the road: you might save horses lives or
broken wagons. When you have succeed
ed in dumping all the movable material
into the thoroughfarc, then leave the job
rest for week. Travellers may give you
"A. standing invitation to so where you
won't be obliged to carry an overcoat. but
that don't matter. After you get every
thing on your farm completed, why you
might finish tumbling out of the road the
road the stuff you tumb'ed inf the
teamsters have not already done it for
you. BY following this formula the peo-
people will know you have been working
the road"
With the addition of Olynhant cars on
the Laurel Hill tracks to Dunmore the
service Of that line has been greatly inn
proved. Direct cars to No. 6, thus doing
away with the transfer system, 1t is be-
lieved will also be of great convenience
during the coming winter. At the present
. h., do TO han rNft he
new line from Dunmore is one of the most
delightful of any upon the trolley lines
leading from Scranton. While the traffic
upon the new road Is not large, it will
open up new territory for suburban
homes; and 1t is believed that in a few
years increased enterprise in the vicinity
of Throop will make the Dunmore and Oily
phant branch one of the most profitable
of the Traction system. Within the past
few months many improvements have
been made in the street car service under
the present management, and the system
will doubtless be brought nearer a state
of perfection before another season has
passed.
The Scranton World cannot discover
that the local base ball club has made any
better showing under Manager Griffin
than when directed by that veritable hoo
above a whisper in base ball circles, who
had charge of the club at the opening of
the season. 1t may be that some member
of the Wilkes-Barre Base Ball assoca-
tion is furnishing material for the World.
The reference to the Scranton club seems
to be in the line of Wilkes-Barre thought.
II is to be hoped that this Is the case.
The slap given the Scranton ball club, if
penned by resident of the city, should
cause a Russia leather blush of shame 70
mantle the cheek of every admirer of the
national game within the limits of Slocum
Hollow, Bucktown and Ra2orvile
Ths'is great year for whlskeress can
diGates. Mckinley, Bryan, Frank Black
and Timothy Woodruff have hairless
faces Colonel Fitzsimmons and Nate
Nidaver vii. do well to remember this
and visit a barber before the Democratic
county convention assemblies.