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The herald., 1896-08-09
7. s. Van DYKE on q Bronco

Editor Herald: Mr.. r. S. Van Dyke.
IN the August Farmer has started out
to ride what he calls the financial bron-
cho. Many man in the west has gone
out gaily on the bronco and come back
sadly on shanks mare. Van Dyke treats
neither OF the questions of points that
men like Senator White, Frewen, Bal
-FOUR, Cernuschi, Seyd, Senator Morgan
ana other strong, clear thinkers ad-
vance: one Of these Is the presumption
ina that the SUBSTITUTION of gold for silver as
the standard of the money unit In Ger
many, scandinavia. Venezuela, Costa
Hica, etc., and the vast gold accumula-
lion Tor war or gold standard in Russia.
austria. etc, the resumption of specie
payments on the gold basis by the United
France have added to the value of gold
as expressed in things. Gold being in
greater demand it is but natural TO as
sumo that this metal has followed the
course common to all commodities and
increased In value. On the other hand
yer may well be assumed to have dim;n-
ished the value of that metal.
If this point is admitted then tho seo-
ond point Is demonstrated. viz. that
debts and fixed charges have been in
creased. The claim that debts of =
standard similar to that of the federal
public debt have doubled seems ia he
borne out by the facts. They have been
doubled in products, and that is what yya
have to pay them In. AS the people,s
written contract gives them the option
to pay in either gold or silver, it is har
to see why they should not enioy the
benefit of the option. AS far as bushels
of wheat are concerned, or any other
standard commodity, the silver meas
urement would express the original con
tract, and the gold measurement would
double the debt. COIN
Arizona, August 4, 1896.
The herald., 1896-08-09
as "he." if she had no right to vote as

as "he," if she had no right to vote as
hep
"The polls are not decent for women. u
No? Well why do some men make a bar
room of their own home, filling every
room with the fumes of tobacco and the
air heavy with profanity? Why do the
men have the polls such filthy places
anyhow? What is there III the nature of
polling place that even good men seem
to think that it must be as vile and un-
clean as 1t Is possible to make them?
Why do not the women see that the men
are thoroughly fumigated before they
come home for fear of contagion? for
filth Is breeder of disease.
politics are of necessity corrupting "
Are they? A knowledge of government?
Then its time that the men get out of
politics, for If science that treats of the
welfare of a nation is necessarily cor
rupting, 1t would naturally contaminate
all round. Evil communications" you
know, corrupt good manners" and II
certainly must extend to the home.
"If women voted it would bring dis
cord in families What a calamity,
Seeing discord never crossed the thresh-
old of these same families; never any
broken heads or broke hearts before.
voting would be the first element of dis
cord known to the human family.
THE most refined women will not
Note. w no are tHey: women who
wear decollete dresses that cause the
women who want to vote to blush for
their refinement" women who sip
champagne and twitter trif1ing moth
ingness; women who are butterflies of
fashion, with no thought outside of their
own selfish environments?
bad women will vote" Well. who
have better right? Good women Will
vote to protect those women. and those
women will soon learn that by voting
they can help protect themselves; be-
sides bad men vote, but does that de-
prive them of their right Of suffrage?
Women will vote as their husbands or
The herald., 1896-08-09
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Challenge Issued


William Everett Hicks of Jersey Cit,
has challenged John Graham Brooks OF
New York upon either or all of the fol-
lowing propositions:
First-That neither in the design OF
nature nor in governmental expediency
can be found a justification for wage
earning toll by women.
Second-That wage-earning toll by
woman is an evidence, not of nationa
progress, but of national retrogression
Third-That that nation will be the
happiest in which the least wage-earn-
ing toll is done by women.
Fourth-That the presence Of women
in the ranks of toilers Is a reproach to
our civilization and menace to poster
ity.
Fifth-That the increasing number OF
children in the army of toilers is of the
same sort of progress" that the ''ad-
vanced woman" glorieSin.
Will some of our bright women take
up the challenge for the benefit of the
benighted westerners?
BEN s. MAY.
The herald., 1896-08-09
McLachlan,s Conscience

Editor Herald: This ponderous mem
ber of congress. blandly confesses tina:
in defiance of his convictions. This year
he accepts nomination from conven-
tion in favor of financial doctrine en-
dorsed specifically by the state conven-
tion, but considers that he has right to
betray his constituency at the behest of
national convention dominated by
Wall street.
How convenient it is to have men for
candidates who are willing to put their
consciences in the hands of caucus, a
committee or convention. How much
reliance can the people place in such
men? The people cannot be we'll served
unless their representatives have con-
sciences and the virtue to be governed
by them. Two years hence it is not i'm
probable that McLachlan will be on the
silver side. Men have the right to
change, but 1t is unfortunate for poll
tician to change too often.
A REPUBLICAN,.
The herald., 1896-08-09
Ladies' Shoes

fathers do" No they won't, unless they
honestly believe that they are right.
Women are going to look to the best man
(or woman) regardless Of how the male
portion of the family vote.
Women do not know enough to vote. %
Strange! that is just what she has been
saying of the men for the last decade or
more. Perhaps the men are right, since
1t is out of the question to suppose the
wife and mother could be as intelligent
as the Indian. Chinaman idiot or minor
OF course, her intellect being below the
average Of this group she could not grasp
the full power Of the ballot or her intent
to put 1t in execution.
ut will lead to a dangerous intimacy
between the sexes" VIII it? They do
not meet now in the streets, attend the
theaters, dancing all night to alluring
strains? Do not meet and mingle in con-
stant daily life? Still sit prescribed on
the other side of the church isle? Do
they?
Well, the nonsense Of it all is clearly
shown in the objections themselves, and
is proof enough of womans right to the
ballot.
BEN S. MAY.
The herald., 1896-08-09
La0an,s ProphecY

Editor Herald: This is what John A.
Logan said in the senate about the de-
monetization of silver. Time has proved
the Importance of his utterances. VIII
the reign Of the gold syndicate end this
fall? 1t looks that way now:
II can see as the result of this legisla-
tion (the demonetization of silver) our
business operations crippled and wages
for labor reduced to mere pittance.
1 can see the beautiful prairies of my
own state and the great west, which are
blooming as gardens with cheerful
homes rising as white towers along the
pathways of improvement, again sink
ing back to idleness. can see the hopes
of the industrious farmers blasted.
can see our people of the west groaning
and burdened under taxation to pay
debts of states, counties and cities, in
Cured when money was abundant and
bright hopes of the future were held out
to lead them on. ! can see the people Of
our western states, who are producers,
reduced to the condition of serfs to pay
interest on public and private debts 10
the sharks of Wall street, New York,
and of Threadneedle street. London,
England SOLID SILVER.
August a. 1896.
The herald., 1896-08-09

told old Uz to go ahead. Findley re-
moved his hat and walked out in front
of Carter and said, with deliberation
and emphasis:
''Mr. Carter, if this earth was one
piece of parchment and the sea one
basin of ink and every quill upon earth
was one quill, that parchment and that
ink would fall short, sir, of being able to
describe the corruption Of your old
heart, sir
Carter said never word, but stood
with uncovered head, until Uz was
through. Then he said:
Mr.. Findley, stand sir, until cuss
you" Old Uz bowed his head and Car
ter said:
Mr.. Findley, had all the talent ever
produced in Europe and America COM
bined in a solid phalanx and was to un-
dertake to speak of you, would then
fall short of describing the corruption Of
your old heart, sir"
. This settled the difficulty. The two
men resumed friendly relations. The
custom of'"cussin' out" was thus intro
duced in the Ozark country.-StL Louis
Globe-DemOcrat
The herald., 1896-08-09
Beaten Already

Editor Herald: When James McLach-
Ian returned from Washington a few
weeks ago, he declared openly that he
was going to make his canvass on the
free silver platform, the same as he had
preached before in and out of congress.
What caused his sudden flop to the gold
standard? The fine Italian hand of
Mark Hanna seems visible all over the
country in Republican circles. Jim Nc
Lachlan will be beaten worse than was
Hervey Lindley. The people of the
Sixth district will repudiate the weak
tool Of the Hanna syndicate.
REFORMED REPUBLICAN,.
Los Angeles, August s. 1896.
The herald., 1896-08-09
Word DueIs

"Cussin out" used to be one of the
ways of settling controversies in the
Ozark country 1t originated with old
Uz Findley,and John Carter. The Find
leys came from Georgia. Old Uz took
great interest in politics, and wher-
ever he went he was followed by a ven
cradle negro named Bosen, whose duty
it was to steer his master home when
he needed help. At one of the earlier
elections old Uz and John Carter be-
came very angry with each other. 1t
looked as if nothing but fight could
settle the issue between them, when
suddenly old Uz shouted: Mr. Carter.
stand and be cussed."
Carter removed his hat, walked out
about ten PAGES from the crowd, ana
The herald., 1896-08-09
Ontv for a Season

Canton, where Mckinley lives. is
fifty miles from Cleveland. where Mark
Hanna has his palatial home. Between
Hanna's Office and McKinleyS house
there is telephone. 1t is there for the
purpose of facilitating Hanna's instruc-
tions to Mckinley. This arrangement
enables Hanna to keep string on his
man, but it belittles the Napoleon of
the Republican party. Mckinley will
hear some dismal walls over that phone
early in November, for there will never
be telephone between Hanna's office
and the White House.-The Coming
Nation,
The herald., 1896-08-09
cIcveIsnd's Plurality

Editor Herald: Will you please an
swer the following questions in your val
auple paper and greatly oblige one Of
your subscribers:
What was CleveIand's plurality In 1892
The herald., 1896-08-09
TO THE EDITOR F:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4&AAAA4Ay

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Owing to the very large number OF coh ,l,
munications received lately by Inc 1enaiu
on tho currency and other political qucs.
tions, correspondents will understanu tnas aa..
there may be some delay In the pupiicat,on ,a ral
OF their letters. Correspondents a'e g. iI 1.
quested to cultivate brevity as Iar rs
consistent with the proper expression oi
fhair yiewu
The herald., 1896-08-09
The Ohio Electoral Vote

Editor Herald: Sir, will you inform
your readers through your paper the
number of electors from each state this
year and explain the way in which they
do their voting? You will do your read
ers a great favor by so doing as there
are great many that do not understand
how 1t is done. SUBSCRlBER.
(The following is the electoral vote OF
The herald., 1896-08-09

Electoral votes necessary to a choice. .224
Electoral votes necessary to choice
224
There is, properly speaking, no pop
ular vote for president and vice-presi-
dent; the people vote for electors, and
those chosen in each state meet therein
and vote for the candidates for presi-
dent and vice-president. EDITOR)
The herald., 1896-08-09

Try our port md sherry wines at IS
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Tele-
phone 3o9.
The herald., 1896-08-09
Stein-BlOch Co.'s
Men'e GhOco

Broken lines and sizes Of Burt
& Packard's finest French
patent calf Shoes; reduced
from IS f5to....................... to.
The herald., 1896-08-09
ITEMS Suits

OF Imported English Worste
in black and gray in either
sack or cutaway frocks; all
cut down from SIS to $3.50
The herald., 1896-08-09
ITEMS Shoes

Finest hand.sewed Real Rus
sian calf, In all the very latest
and swellest styles, were "a o
pair; now one-half. lf.............
The herald., 1896-08-09
ITEMS Shoes

Hand-sewed French Calf in
exquisite quality, in the sty-
lish razor and Piccadilly toe.
were 80 the pair; now one-half
The herald., 1896-08-09
Mems Suits

OF Imported Blue Serge, tailc
ally fine style and that did,
do and should sell for $50;
but here tomorrow
for
The herald., 1896-08-09
Mems Shoes

Splendid quality Of satin Calf
in either congress or lace,
pointed or square toes;
reduced to o.....................
The herald., 1896-08-09
Ladies' Shoes

Finest French Dongola Kid
Oxfords and cloth-top South
ern Ties in the SWEETEST lasts
of the season; reduced to. =.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
MARCHED WITH THE OLD MACHINE,
He Would Not Have Done So but for
the AIderman's Considerations.

But for the thoughtfulness of Alder
maa Millar the Hook and Ladder COM
pany would have paraded yesterday
minus one of its leading members.
Peter Weinss the West Lackawanna
avenue boot and shoe maker had just
gotten into his uniform and was about
ready to start for the company head
quarters. when Special Officer Jack
Tierney placed him under arrest on a
warrant sworn out by p. j. McAndrew.
of Scranton street, charging assault
anG battery. Much to Weinss' cha
grin he had to accompany the officer
TO Alderman Millars office. Arrived
there he pleaded 10 be released until
after the parade, and apprecating how
terrible misfortune it would be to q
tiremen 10 he deprived of the honor of
participating in the annual parade, the
alderman allowed him 10 go on his
own recogniZance and promise to be
on hand AT o'clock.
WeinsS was there II the appointed
hour to face his aCcuser The hearing
developed the fact thai McAndrew left
a pair Of shoes to be repaired at
Weinss' shop and upon calling for
them Yesterday morning found that
one of them had been lost. Some kind
OF disagreement arose and both men
became very angry When Mean
drew left the shop a hoy who had been
listening to the dispute told the cob
bier that he had seen McAndrew take a
haif dollar ont of the pocket OF a coat
which was hanging in the shop.
Weinss FASTENED after McAndrew,
overlook him, and according to the
weight Of the evidence adduccd. as
saulted him.
~ u I,.,ll IA,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
REAP TRESPASS SUIT.
Was the Property Injured or Dam.
aged by City's Action.

The trespass suit Of Michael Reap,
Of West Market street, against the city
Of Scranton and Contractor Anthony
Knight for alleged damages done TO his
property by the construction of a re-
tanning wall OH his land when the cul-
vert over Leggctts creek was built in
1883. was on trial all day before Judge
Archibald. The case was not finished at
adjournment and il viii be resumed
this morning.
Mr. Reap went on the stand veSter-
day and testified that his property was
worth about 81 500 before the retaining
wall was pnt up, and since then ii has
not been worth more than $500. Three
or four witnesses estimated that his
property was damaged from 5000 to
81 900 by the retaining wall.
On the part Of the city testimony was
given representing that Mr.. Reap's
property, instead Of being damaged,
appreciated In value about 800 or $500.
Select Councilman Finley Ross. OF the
First ward. was acquainted with the
premises before the wall was built. At
that time the fair market value of it,.
he thinks. was not more than 800, and
the construction of the culvert and the
retaining wall has enhanced its yalue
to about 5000. How this is possible Mr..
Ross accounted for from the fact that
the property is several feet below The
level of the street, and before the wall
was built there was nothing to stop
surface water from flowing down en-
the premises,
Edward F. Blewitt, who was city en-
gineer when the culvert was construct
ed, gave the measurements Of the wall
and estimated that it was built about
five feet in on Mr.. Reaps lot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
AMATEUR BALL NOTES

The HarmOnies accent the challenge
ot the Scranton Reserves To play at
Athletic Sark Saturday. \. j. Carr
manager.
The Taylor Reds challenge the Sena-
tors, Of Green Ridge, to q game on the
faylor grounds, Friday or Saturday
afternoon. Answer in The Tribune
CVan G. Watkins. manager.
The Sunsets challenge the Taylor
Reds to a game on their own grounds
Sunday, Sept. 81, at go sharp. If not
5cCepted we consider them afraid. An
swer through The Tribune. r. Tigue.
captain j. j. Manley, manager.
The Harmonies, one of the crack
amateur base ball teams of L.acka-
wanna county and the Scranton Re
serves will play at Athletic park Sat
urday. Both teams are made up of
strong players. The Harmonies are
made up of such well known amateurs
as Conny Coleman. Gaughan, Crossin,
Cawley, LOTUS and McAndrew. while
the Reserves comprise some of last
years champion Young Mems Chris
Ian association players who made
good records in the professional ranks
this season. Fhc Reserves will be
James Dean, Frank Malott and Will
lam Hoffner, who played with the
Hamilton club of the Canadian league:
William Coughlin. of the Pawtucket
'lub, of the New England league: John
Dunn. of the Toronto club of the East
ern league; John O'Neil of NJ oslo. wfo
played with the st. Bonaventure Col
lege team: Reese, Mcdonald and Gill
!efan. Game will be called al 800
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
WAS VERY MUCH ARRESTED.
One Officer Had Him aud Another
Was Looking tor Him,

Occasionally there Is really truly"
case of the office seeking the man
but seldom does it happen that two
offices are seeking the same indiviiua!
at the same time. However. there was
an instance of this here Yesterday.
One OF the offices was Alderman Mi
lars, the other was that of Dun
more justice Of peace. whose name did
not come 10 tho surface. The indi-
Vidual who was 50 much sought after
was Il. E. EscOtt an cX-colleCtCr for
the Security Building and Say ings
union. of which Albert Eall is score
tary.
When Special officer Thomas Jor-
dan. representing Alderman Millar's Of
flee. arrived with warrant charging
Escott with fraudulently collecting
money in the companys name, went to
Dunmore to sec,ire his man he iound
him in the custody of a Dunmore Of
ficer. who had arrested him on war
rant sworn out by some patron of the
company in ThroOp. who, IT seems. paid
some money to Escott and afterwards
learned that he was no longer en-
ployed by the company.
Escott was taken to the county Jail
and Alderman Millar caused notice to
be served on the sheriff that the pris-
oner was wanted in the Eighth ward
when the Dunmore parties had got
through with him,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24

over two weeks ago q partial con-
tract was made with the Baltimores to
play here but there was misunder-
standing about the division of money
and the Scranton management had
considered the deal off until Jennings
put in an appearance here yesterday.
He consented to accept for Baltimore
SO per cent of the gate receipts. Scran-
ton to receive the remaining 40 per
cent. and the grand stand admissions.
If rain prevents the game Baltimore
will get n guarantee of $15.
1t is probable that Scranton's batting
order will be as follows: Ward, first
base: Meaney. right field. Dean. sec
ond base; Griffin. center field: Cough
lin. third base; O'Neil. catcher; Dunn,
left field and pitcher; J. Brooks. short
stop: johnson, pitcher and left field.
Baltimore finishes the season IN New
York city on Saturday, plays a sun
day game in Newark, here on Monoay
and Wilkes Barre on Tuesday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
the Bttcnbcndcrs aud Eurckas
PLAYED IA Good Game ! cstrrday.

When Israel Blttenbendcr bought
bats and balls fot Number Of young
men TO play base ball with he little
.ralizyd that such a capable aggrega-
ton would be upholding his name on
The diamond as Yesterday humbled the
pride OF the Notch at Athletic park,
The BitteubcnderS We're reinforced
by the addition OF Messrs Dean, Cole
man, Giileran. Malott and Morris Pos
ner, who have been playing profess
~ional bah this season at Hamilton,
ont; Windsor, \. Y, and Bloomsbury.
Pa. TO say that they figured con
jpicuoUsly in the game is putting i,
mildly.
Dean played a faui.loss game at Sec
Ond and batted and ran bases aud di-
""ctcd the other players like a Veter-
an. COlemau's batting was Il feature,
Ge having three singles and triple
out of five times at bat. Malott. Gil
leran and Posner also hatted well. and
Gilleran caught a good game.
For the EurekaS f, Regan and Gal
lagher did the best work, while Moran
Jatted and ran bases well. having a
triple and three stolen bases. McHugh
caught a difficult foul in left field and
f.. Regan stopped hot one AT second.
\ large number of friends of both
teams We're in attendance. Following
Is the detailed score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
STARTING OUT RIGHT.
Forty iOung Men Who Will Cas-
Their First Vote for n Winner,

Forty young men who, will on Nov. s
cast their first vote. and who propose
to cast it for Mckinley, Protection and
Sound Money, subscribed their names
to the roster of the First Voters club,
organized last night in the Central Re-
publican club rooms, Washington ave-
nue..
The club effected temporary organ
i2ation by electing George W. Mar
shall. jr.. chairman, and p. S. Walter.
secretary. After listening to rafting
good speeches by some of the best
takers among the young men, and dis
cussing plans for the future, adjourn
ment was made until Thursday, Oct. l,
when permanent organization will be
effected
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
AUTUMN LEAF EXCURSION.
To Riverside Park, LanesbOrO. Pa.
Friday, September 25th, 1896, via
the Popular Delaware aud Hudson
Ruilrnnh

Riverside Park is situated ON the
most beautiful and picturesque por-
zion of the Susquehanna river, on
which two elegant steamboats, make a
round trip of fourteen miles for twen-
ty cents.
Bathing, toboggan slides, fina
merry So-round and II large pavilion
add to the attractions of the park.
Special train will leave Scranton at
$40 a. IN. and returning leave the park
at $50 p. m.
Fare for the round trip, adults s1.0o;
children 65 cents. For further infor-
nation address II. ". Cross, district
passenger agent, Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24
COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR.
will BE Held at Bloomsbury from
October Is to II.

The Columbia County Agricultural
society will hold its fOrty-second an
nual fair Oct. 13 to II. 1896 at
bloomsbury. The fair will be larg-
races will be held on Wednesday,
Oct. IA, with the following events:
day, Oct. H. with the following events:
One mile novice, one mile open, two
mile county handicap half mile open.
and three mile handicap, followed by
80 class pacing and $50 class trot-
ting.
Thursdays races-o33 trot, 222 trot,
One-half mile running, and race for
farmers horses.
and 2.4O pace.
Saturdays races-227 trot. free-for-
all. and one mile running.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-24

Jersey Central Railroad company, had
10 be carried out of the boarding house
by force. was yesterday discovered TO
be the black sheep of a very excellent
Luzerne county family
Her brother. when notified of her ar.
rest and incarceration, decided to al
low her to remain in the county Jail
for time in the hope that she will
consent to go to the House of the Good
SheDherd