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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
COG PRINCIPLE OF MERTHYR.

With reference to the statement that
the cog principle was adopted by IRE
vithick in the early part of the century
at Mcrthyr TydGl. Dafydd Morganwg
writes: 'AIr. Trcvithick was not the in
VcntOr of the cogCed wheel and rack
locomotive, neither did he adopt that
principle. nor was il used on the Pen
darrcn tramroad. Trevithick's locomo-
tive Caginc, which was put together by
Mr.. Reese Jones. worked in 1903. j
knew Mr.. Jones well, and ! have fine
portrait Of him, as well as of Mr.. Ire
vithick. In 1911 one Mr.. RlenkinsOp
patented his cog wheel locomotive. The
teeth Of his large cogged wheel fitted
in a rack, which was laid down paral-
lei with the tram plates. y locomotive.
of this kind was used on the tram
ways from Dowlais to the canal side be-
tween Jaclisons bridge and the IRON
bridge at Merthyr. This tramway ran
from the canal over Jackson's bridge.
passing Bethesda. chapel and the pot
terry (where the Drill Hall now stands).
Then crossing the turnpike road 1t
PASSED i'm front of the cottage in Pen
darrcn park, where Mr.. Rees Jones
lived, and then parallel with the road
to a point near where the Cottage hos
pital is Here It crossed the road again
to the right-hand side, on which side
II continued all the way to Dowlais. ]
don't think the cog and rack were used,
except on that part Of the line, where
the gradient was l in IL or in Is. l
remember the rack on that part of the
road from near where the new theater
Is to a point near the bottom of the
lsnc 10 GwaClodygarth, where the hos
pital is. The rack was there as late
as 1SA2-3 | am not certain whether the
cog and rack We're used on any other
! part of the line or not. 1t was not nee
cssaly on level ground at least"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
A CoLLIERY DISPUTE.

Recently mass meeting of the Mar
dy collieries was held TO consider the
dispute between the employers and the
men In respect to the prices to be paid
to the workmen for working the Butte
seam A few months ago the umpire
submitted his award. giving a detailed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09

list of prices identical with the Fern
dale list OF prices adopted for working
the Butte seam at the Ferndale COZ
leries which are, situated in the ad-
Joining district. Owing TO dispute as
to the Interpretation or portion OF tne
award, a large number of workmef, IN,
Guiding rippers and colliers, aosenteu
themselves from work without notices,
and claims and counter claims were
made by the employers and the men
respectively in respect to the cases.
With reference to the rippers the court
decided in their favor. The judge stat-
ed that with regard to the miners the
award was binding upon both parties
as long as it was not set asiue. ne
miners. therefore. VINO contenueu that
they were not bound to do the secoio
rippings or to cut the bottom, haa ~
pay the damages claimed by the cont
pany, Notwithstanding the TACT ,hde
the Judge remarked that the work OF
second rippings devolved upon the rip
pers. The question in dispute Is very
irnuartant one. and really II aftects
very large number Of workmen lnul-
rectlv outside Of the Mardy coliieries.
The meeting resolved, however that
,yorl, should he resumed upon the
terms suggested by William Thomas
Bry-nawcl Aberdare, chief agent or tne
collieries, pending the uecisLoiis 5,., -, 'ro ne
appeal case, ana h2t an aSIev.,iunt S,,, 80 "a
drawn up between the elnp''s '''
the woFkmen.
" u Il
THE TINPLATE INDUSTRY.
T., enooI,irc- of the gigantic steel pool
that was recently established in the
United states, L. IT. Loughrlan, one OF
the Oldest tinp,atc makers, has eN-
,,,.e,,,,l no onininn that IL the steel pool
.I,1,,Id hn q siIrcess. II will not be ninety
da,,s min most of the American fac
tn,.fes Crn closed. He says ,.kIuerican
tirrlatn makers are scllisyrIlch under
coe, without knowing it. Si-eai:ing of
himself he said. "I have been in the
rolling mill business for many years
ana know lust what 1t costs to operate
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09

Particular Attention Given to Collections.
Prompt settlement Guaranteed. Your Busi.
ness is Respectfully Solicited. Telephone IS4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09

OFFICE HOURS from 7.3O q. m. to . p.
m. q hour intermisson for dinner and
supper)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09

Elbert Hubbard Is again alone on tho
deck of the Philistine. W. Blackburn
Harte lasted just nineteen days, and then,
as the result of Il disagreement over terms
of pay. left for Boston. Mr.. Hubbard
will forego his customary summers trip
to Europe end edit the philistine himself
which means that 1t will have things in it
worth reading.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-09
PRACTICAL USES.

The uses to which this invention can
be put are numberless. To be able
to preserve the record of our own
thoughts which we can read off at
will: to be able to take down the
thoughts Of another when they may be
unconscious of the operations; to fathom
the brain of the poet: to examine the
minds Of the insane: to discern the Sc
cret thoughts of our friends. and TO
trace the workings Of crime In the brain
OF the criminal are all fields of unlim-
tied boundaries. operations of which
science has as yet scarcely dreamed
To lay the soul under microscope, and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
PLAYED WITH A SNAKE.
Atlanta Boys Singular Escape From
the Fnngs of Il Reptile.

FreQueuters of Il South Broad street
saloon were treated to II very unusual
spectacle Monday about noon. y little
three.ycar old baby boy WAS seated on n
table with IL big and vcnomous look ing
South American rattlcsnalie coile,l
around its tiny arms and neck \
motley crowd was crclcd about the scene
looking on it in utter amazement. The
snake would push its horrible head
through the little hoy's curls and would
saiute the crowd with It's why tongue.
The brby handled the deadly reptile an
parently without fear, and it seems that
companionship for the entertainments of
the public and for the replenishmcnt of
the baby's fathers purse.
The name Of the father is Israel
Borochoff, ana he lives ut So Cartwell
street He is IL tailor by profession. 1t
Is mis- custom to start out early in the
morning with his baby, always fanctully
attrcd, and his snake, and to visit the
iii sferent saloons of the city during the
day and rake in the sheckels. He usually
finds i'll these places Il crowd of beer
drinkers, who are readily attracted hy
such scene as he exhibits. lie first
takes the snake out OF its wooden box and
then takes up collection from the gang
WIN Nltc PROMISE tiltlU the klu should 10
Il Kind of song and dance act with the
snake in its arms. Then occurs Il scene
that is rarely witnessed outside of cir
Gus side show or dime museum
While Borochoif was giving an cXhibi.
ton III South Broad street saloon at
noon Monday Policeman Thompson en-
tered and was Mortified mt the spectacle.
lie Immediately decided to place the trio
under arrest, and conducted snake, baby
and man TO the station house. The
authorities consulted for some time as to
what kind of case TO make against the
man, and finally decided that there was
no law to cover his mistiemeanor and dis.
missed him They were of the opinion,
however, that Borochoh should either he
run out of town or be turned over to the
Humane Society, to be dealt with for
cruelty TO children. Borochotf attempted
to explain at the station house that the
snake was harmless, and that it was ONLY
pet OF the family. lie claimed that its
inngs were removed and that it came
from South America.
The animal is about Il foot long and
has every appearance of being an old
time Georgia rattlesnakc, with the excep-
ton of the head and rattles 1t is about
as dangerous looking reptile rs one
cares to see. The firm of Papa, Snake &
BABY may be seen most any day in
different saloons Of. the city.-Atlanta
Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
MONKEY PLAYS \ VIOLIN.
Can Render Several Waltz Tunes iii il
Creditablc Manner.

John {. Warren, Il young musician of
Philadelphia, purchased an organ-grind-
er monkey some time ago because he
was charmed with its dancing and
Thought it would add pleasure to the
evenings mt home, when ne played the
violin, with which instrument he is Il
fine performer.
Noting the perfect time kept, ana also
that his monkey was apparently able to
initiate every act it saw, he concluded to
try to teach it to play violin, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer For some time
very slow Roadway was made, hut finally
JockO seemed TO catch the idea and would
ply the bow over the strings, with, how
ever, very little regard to time or tune
For IN hour each day his master tried to
teach Jocko the elements of music, and
after the mans patience was almost eX-
haustcd his efforts were crowned with
success, and the monkey began to play
one tune fairly well.
That tune once mastered seemed to
awaken all of the lateut musical talent
of the animal, and he became passionately
attached to the violin, becoming more
proficient each time he PLAYED the nsru-
ment Now he executes several waltZcs
taking the violin in his arm in correct
position and Keeping time with his feet
ana head as he plays, not only furnishing
the music, but waltzing 1T the same time
While his master does not expect him to
become II model to play, he is neverthe-
less very proud of his monkey and
claims that he is a better player than the
average man who considers himscl fairly
proficient. Mr.. Warren has almost closed
deal by which he is to dispose of the
monkey violinist to the proprietor of IL
Boston museum. The price to be paid is
to be over $500.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
GENEROUS THOUGH A CAR.

When the Emperor Nicholas l visited
England in June. 1911 he spent IA week in
London diving ut the russian embassy
and at Windsor castle. His presents on
lenving included six gold snuff boxes
with his portrait set in diamonds, for the
lords in waiting: eight gold snuff boxes
with his cipher in diamonds, for the
cquerries and grooms in waiting: c2,0O3
among the servants ut Windsor castle,
besides Il separate gift of 81, GEO for the
housekeeper. y hundred brooches, rings
and watches were distributed by the
master Of the HOUSEHOLD among various of
the dependents, 5000. to be continued
annually, was given FOR II cup ut Ascot: IL
pnrure of diamonds, value ut c2,000,
went to Mime. Brunnow, the Russian
ambassadress, and -, 500 was given Cor
charities, including 81 coo to the Society
for the Relief of Foreigners i'll Distress IL
London Truth.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
DISUSE OLE STATES.

Apropos of the Trbunc's article on the
disnse of states in schools, Il corrcspon-
dent writes: The ease with which pri-
mary scholars who are permitted to do
all their work with pencils acquire II
graceful, correct and lcgible handwriting
has been matter of great interest to me,
and nov believe that the di fliculty cx-
perienced in learning to write was caused
by using the slate and pencil long time
before was permitted to have "A pen or
lead pencil Habits formed in tryin" to
make figures and letters on II greasy slate
have never been overcome in fifty years
of writing. New York Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
POE,S HOME.
Cottage in Which the Poet Passed His
Last Years

a few minutes walk from the railroad
station ut Fordham, forty years ago il
quiet country village, but now fast be.
coming part of the greater New York.
stands the cottage in which Edgar Allen
Poe passed the last and beyond doubt the
most peaceful years of his feverish life.
1t is II simple affair, built more than
seventy years ago; long, low and box.
shaped
The sides, as we'll as the roof, are shin.
gled. y broad porch shades the entrance.
and near by grows Il vigorous cherry tree
planted by Poe in 1871, and which rarely
fails TO bring out Il full crop Of fruit
On the lower floor of the cottage there
are two large square rooms and a kitchen.
The middle room was used by Poe rs IA
dining and sitting room. ana there he IT.
ceived his visitors. until his became i'll
He then occupied the front room as Il
bedroom, and IL WAS there he died The
second floor has three low-ceiinged rooms.
and the front room, which was the same
size rs the one below, was, it is said
i'oc's fnvOrltc room. An old. fashioned
brick chimney runs MP through the root
ana has IN open fireplace, where II cheer
iul fire can blaze and crackle in winter
In t0is room "Chnronmcr and ''Eure
ka," two Of the best known poems, were
written. Poe rented the cottage sin the
sprung OF lolu, anu with his wife and
mother, Mrs. GLENN. went to live there
His wife, Virginia, was then suffering
from consumption. She rallied for Il
time. but soon again began to fail, and
died in the following year. The ground
about the cottage comprise grassy, shady
hollow. y ledge of rocks overlook the
cliff and valley below. TO the east the
view stretches to Connecticut, and over
the Sound to the hills of Long Island
blue and shadowy in the distance
Here Poe spent the happcst lays of his
Lille. Ills expenses were small, and his
duties only such as he cared to assume
lie took long walks, often going to the
city on foot, and labors were lightcned
by visits from friends and admirers. But
the end came all too soon. y few months
after the death of his wife, Poe set out
on his fatal trip to Baltimore, and Il fort
night later silence had fallen upon one of
the strangcst geniuscs OF his time.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
HE STAY put"
y Woman Who Knew Something Of tn
Way to Handle Spoiled Bows

y W oilti w no anew something OF the
Way to Handle Spoiled Boys
y weall-lookinc, over dressed woman
sat in Il street car the other day and with
her badly over. dressed and badly.sroil-
ed boy of about i years, who seemed in
cined to do nothing but squirm and
wrigglc and everything his weak. wllnd
mother told him not to do, 1t was
muddy, aud the boys feet were covered
with slime and mud from the street
You must sit down, Reginald said
his mother: you'll get mud on the
dress of the lady next To you.n
But Reginald declined to sit still, and
his mother said:
Reginald, do you hear mes'
Course do
Then why don't you mind"
Don't want to-
Then lie began 80 sauirm more vigor-
ously than before.
Reginald, why don't YOU mind NAM
MAJ
Cause don't want to-
is that the way TO talk to mamma?'
It's the way talk mamma is
ashamed of you. Don't you see, you are
getting mud all over that lndyss dresss'
Don't care it am" You naughty,
naughty boy. Now sit down and be.
''Won'tni
''Won't ch?''
The speaker was the lady into whose
lap Reginald had deliberately and design.
edly thrown the mud
She was vigorous. Spirited. looking
woman, about 40 years of age.
Won't, hey:n she asked again, rs
she grabbed the dazcd Reginald by his
velvet collar and laid him across her lap
wont, hey she asked for the third
time, as She brought her good right hand
down again with telling force on the
awe, stricken youngster.
III let you know what you will an
what YOU won't do!' she said, Jerking
Master Reginald to sitting position
and Pumping him down on the car seat.
Now, you set there an don't you
bulge. You hear me. Il your ma can t
make YOU mind | kin. Now, you stay
right where you're putt
And he did, but he and his mother
seeming to be too badly dazed to make
ANY objection to II proceeding that de-
lighted the hearts of all of the other oc-
cupants of the car.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
SANKEY'S MOST FAMOUS HYMN
The Sudden Inspiration From News
Dlper Poem


At a great gathering recently in Den
yer Mr.. Ira w. Sankev before singing
Inc Ninety and Nine which perhaps
oil all his compositions is the one that has
brought him to tho most fame, gave an
account of its birth. Leaving Glasgow
Tor edinburgh with Mr.. Moody, he stop
rcd ut II news stand and bought u penny
religious paper. CHANGING over it as they
rc''e on the cars. his eye fell upon II few
little verses in the corner OF the page.
fnrnng 20 Mr.. Moody, he said: "Iye
found my hymn" But Mr.. Moody was
Dusty engaged and did not hear u word
Mr., Sankey did not find time to make Il
tuhe for the verses, so he pasted them in
his music scrap book. One day they had
an unusually impressive meeting in Edin-
Durgh, in which DIR. Bonar had spoken
with great effect on"The Good Shepherd. ~
At the close of the address Mr. Moody
beckoned to his partner to sing some
thin" appropriate. At first he could think
of nothing but the 1--WE lty third Psalm,
but that he had sang so often: his second
thought was to sing the verses he had
found i'll the newspaper; bat the third
thought WIS how could it he done when
he had no tune for them? Then the
fourth thought came, and that WAS to
sing the verses anyway. He put the
verses before him, touching the keys OF
the organ, opened his mouth and sang,
not knowing where he was going to come
out. He finished his first verse amid
profound silence. He took II long breath
and wondered: if he could sing the second
the same way He tried it ANA succeed
ed. After that it was easy to sing.
When he finished the hymn ,hc meeting
was ali broken down-thc throngs were
crying and the ministers were sobbing
NIL around him.
Mr.. Saullcy says it was the most in
tense moment of his life From that
moment it was II popular hymn. Mr.
Moody said Mt the time that he had never
heard Il song like that. # was stunt. ut
every meeting and was soon going over
the world. While travelling in the high.
lands OF Scotland 1t short time later, Mr.
Sankey received letter from lady at
Mclrosc, thanking him for singing the
verses written by her sister. That sister
WAS Elizabeth c. Clcphanc. He wished
To call it THE Lost sheep but Mr..
Moody insisted upon call it Ninety and
Nine" whenever he announced it. MIR
Sankey firmly believes that God inspired
him to sing that song with such effect,
an'l the honor should he IIis.--Outlook.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
coNKLING COACHED sTETsoN.
lie Gave the Manager a Trip as to TIL,
Ethics of Correspondence.

Ethics of Correspondence.
An interesting incident in the life of
the late John Stetson, the millionaire
theatrical manager, is recalled by the
article in the Evening Sun of October
s. headed 'Ethics of Correspondence. {"
1t happened several years ago, when Mr.
Stctson found himself named as cores
pendent in n suit for divorce brought by
New York man against his wife.
On the day when Mr.. Stctson was ex-
pected to testify in the case he was one
of Il party of friends who took n sail down
the bay in Il yacht. Roscoe Conkling,
question, was one of the party and there
made the acquaintance of Mr.. Stetson
The conversation touched upon the di.
vorce case, and Mr.. Conkling began to
question the correspondent.
Now, when the lawyers ask YOU to-
morrow whether you ever had any rela-
tions with this woman, ,whatll you sny:'
asked the jurist.
I'M say No replied the Boston man.
Then continued Mr.. Conklng,
they will ask if you would admit the
Intimacy, If you ever had any. What'll
You say them
Mr.. Stctson thought IL moment and
then replied: I'd say No
NO you wouldn't" said Mr.. Conk-
ling.
''What would I sny>' asked Etetson.
You would say: Never having been
in position OF that kind, cnnnot
say. -
When Mr. Stetson took the witness
stand the next day he testified exactly rs
Mr.. Conkling hid said he would. This
was the beginning of IL long friend ship
between the two men
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
FIRST THERMOMETER.

The first THERMOMETERS was made in
1921 by Il Dutch physicist, named Corne-
Illus Van Drebble, and consisted of il tube
filled with air closed ut its upper end and
dipping ut it's other extremity, which
was open, in Il bottle of nitric acid diluted
with water As the temperature rose or
fell the air in the tube increased or grew
less in volume, and consequently the
liquid descended or rose. This instru-
ment is now known as the air thermom-
ettr, but as its measurements were
based on no fixed principles it was of
little use.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10

own physical makeup. Half knowlct dee
which is little better than pure ignorance,
opens the way TO an untold amount of pain
and wretchedicss
Few women realize the influence cxcrtcd
on their bodily and mental well-beiug BY
the special organism Of their sen 1t is hard
for them TO believe that the little drain
which goes on from day TO day is sufficient
to sap away the very life forces. Yet it is So
Tho weakness, exhaustion, melancholy :: the
periodical pTostration and sometimes almost
torture has no other cause, two-thirds of the
time, thar the abnormal unhealthy condi.
ton of the gcncrative organs. Strangely
enough even doctors often fail to recognize
the TRUTH For this condition there is nc
other remedy i'll The world so helpful and
certain Is Dr.. Picrcc's Favoiitc Prescription.
1t restores health and vigor to the feminine
functions and renewed vitality 20 the entire
body 1t heals inflammation, stops dis,
charges, strengthens the ligameiits and
builds up the internal tissues which cannot
be reached by :" local treatment" It IS OF
inestimabie value 10 voting women and 10
prospective mothers. greatly lvssciliug tie
pains and peril5 of childbirth If taken dur.
ing pregnancy. During the change Of
life" it Is imvaluablc.
Dr. pietco's great took Tho Peoples Corn.
mon Sense Medical Adviser" has zoos pages.
profiisciy illustrated over CO pages are de.
voted to NvOnnau'S diseases with suggestions for
homc-treatniert IL will bo sent ne by Woridi
Dispcnsary Medical Associations e5s Main street,
Buffalo, y. Y. on receipt OF 81 oac-cent stamps
70 cover cost OF mailing only.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
REMARKABLE CURES

The book now being sent out for one
cent stamp by the Blood Balm Co, of
Atlanta, Ga. certainly shows Botanic
Blood Balm Oi. l}. 81 To he IL wonderful
remedy for building up and curing all
manner of blood and skin diseases. Their
certificates arc from well-known people,
and the cures performed almost stagSer
credulity. 1t is n fine medicine, far bet
ter than the many substitutes to be lust
us good" Buy the old reliable and long
tested B. B. ID Sl.00 per large bottle.
For sale by druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
CATTLE AS LAND PRODUCERS

In eastern Australia hundred million
sheep and great herds of cattle and horses
now feed upon pastures covering fiat
ground which thirty years ago was II
desert of soft sand, so "rotten" that the
feet sank ut every step. This once worth
less ground has been beaten into com
pact soil by the feet of the sheep and cat
tie, and it is believed that other great
desert expanses may be turned into pro-
ductive pasture and in similar manner.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
CHRISTMAS TEMpTRESS

am really dlighted at the interest
my boy Tommy is taking in his writing. "
said Mrs. IIickleby. ''IIe spends two
hours II day ut it,"
Really? How strange! How did you
get him to do it?''
ooh, rs for that, told him to write me
out IL list of things he wanted for Christ
mas and he is still at it"-Ilarper' $
Bazaar.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-10
ROSSINI'S READY WIT

Ari!itti prints in his "reminiscences II
pleasant little..mot OF Rossn When
Mime. Arditti was first presented to him,
the great composer bowed and said
Vow know why Ardit:i composed III
l}acio' cThe kissO" Again. when Arditti
had done Rossini some triiling service the
composer was profuse in thanks, and cor
daily offered him as IL souvenir ''one of
my wigs" which were arranged on stands
on the chiilonier