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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-16
The Easter Gloves are

he Easter Gloves are
selling away beyond our ex-
pectations-Ks the goodness,
the tboroughness, the honesty
of our GloUeS that makes them
SO decidedly popular.
We are giving the Richmond
women a regular dollar-and-
a-quarter Glove for a dollar
and guaranteeing fall the
new tans, modes, pearl, cham
payne, ox-blood, brown, white
and black four large pearl
buttons-heavy stitching in
black and self-and tit at the
counter. Dollar a pair.
Foster Patent Lacing Kid
Gloves, in all of the desirable
shades of black and assorted tans,
with narrow stitching, guaranteed
as to quality and wear 81.
The Favorite Kid Glove, 4 large
pearl buttons, heavy stitching,
nicely made, in all of the pretty
soft shades of mode, tans, pearl,
black, white and OK -blood; would
be cheap at 81; our price 75c.
9TH. Always Busy store"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-16
Mr.. George kennon.


Mr.. Charles T.. Burlington died Wodncs-
dav at the residence of bis mother. va
west Cary street. I'm the thirty-nrst year
Of his age The remains VIII De- taken
10 Philadelphia this morning for inter-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-16
School andCOn6rrnatiOn Suits
FOR BOYS.

It's pleasure to pick Clothes for boys from
such a stock as we've gathered for Spring and
Summer wear. $148 or 5000, or almost
any price between Clothes up to the GLOBE
standard of goodness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-16

Mr. John H. Anderson died M lD.n
o'clock yesterday morning 40 nus RESI- .nco
an church Hill He formerly resided in
Essex county. whence DIS remains VIII
Doe carried to-day at noon for nt,rment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

while Utah has 5000. Nevada and
Vermont have almost to mile the
same railroad mileage, but Nevada has
an area of 10000 square miles and
Vermont an area Of only 1900.
The total railroad mileage of Eng
land is $4,000, less than that of Illinois
and Indiana together, and the total
mileage of the United Kingdom, Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland Ghere is
a larger railroad mileage in Scotland
than in Ireland) is less than that Of
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The disparity between the States in
the matter of railroad building is in
creasing for new lines are being push
ed constantly in some sections of the
country while others are neglected. In
Connecticut, for instance, the present
railroad mileage has Increased less
than 100 in the last seventeen years,
though in the same period the rail-
road mileage of Florida has increased
from 51S to 5000. Virginia has doubled
its railroad trackage since 1880; so has
Kentucky; but Washington state has
increased its mileage in the same per-
iod from 2S9 miles to $3.50 miles.
1t is supposed popularity that there
has been less railroad development in
the South than in many of the North
ern States, but the contrary is true.
From 1880 to 1889 the railroad mileage
Of the middle Atlantic States-New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, and Maryland-increased so per
cent, .,and that of the five north central
states-Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, H.
liuois, and Wisconsin-60 per cent.
But in the same period the railroad
mileage Of what are called the Missis-
sippi Valley States-Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Kentucky and Ten
nessee-increased 100 per cent, and
the railroad mileage of the South At
lantic States-Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, West
Virginia, and Florida increased 120
per cent. The average cost of con-
structing a mile OF railroad is $65, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
OUR RAILROAD MILEAGE.
Is Irreguiarly Distributed over the
Country and Growing Unevenly.

From the New York Sun.
New York Is the first of the States
in respect of population. Pennsylvania
is second. Texas is the largest of the
States. California is the second largest.
Yet neither New York, Pennsylvania,
Texas nor California stands first in
respect Of railroad mileage; that dis
tinction belongs to Illinois. The rail-
road mileage Of Illinois exceeds 10000.
The significance of that figure may be
understood when it is known that the
railroad mileage of Russia is only 25,-
900. Second in the list of States in
railroad mileage is Pennsylvania. New
York comes sixth, Kansas Iowa, and
Ohio being ahead of it.; Kansas has
a railroad mileage of $500, Iowa $780,
Ohio, of $500, and New York Of S,2OO
The railroad mileage of New York
small as it is by comparison with that
of some other States is large when
compared with that Of some European
countries. The mileage of Spain, a
nation of 100000 people, is only 1900
and that of Portugal lis but 1900,
though the population is three-quart-
Crs as large as that of the Empire
State. Montana with an area of LAG, 900
square miles, has only 2,7O0 miles of
railroad, while New Jersey, with only
1900 square miles, has 1900 miles Of
railroad. Utah and Minnesota are al
most exactly the same size, and the
little difference which exists between
them Is in favor of Utah, but Mime
sofa has only 1900 miles Of railroad
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or six boxes for $3.50 at any druggists, and
sent for two boxes. ] used the pills faith
fully and they gave me an appetite. then
sent for four more boxes, and before had
taken all of them my feet and legs which
had been cold began to get warm.
al was q member of the Town Board that
summer and had 10 be carried and put into a
wagon to 60 TO the meetings, and in fact was
helpless as my neighbors know. In August
l could walk around the house by pushing
chair. | kept getting better and managed
10 move around more. until at election time
that year, | walked with cane to the polls,
a short distance from my home. ] continued
to take DIR. Williams Pink Pills f6r Pale
People until / had taken eighteen boxes. L
could then get around, and to-day walk to
the post Office and back, a distance of one
quarter of mile, three times day, and
attend TO my duties as postmaster.
"In the spring Of 1898 | was elected town
clerk, which Office l held for three years, L
had previously been a justice of tho peace
for thirty.two years. l am now 70. years OF
age, and have lived in this town for about
forty-six years. For nearly fifty years
worked at the blacksmith's trade. ] am
able TO do work in my garden now, and saw
some of my wood. | consider that my res
toration to health is due to the use Of DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
EDWIN Il. TRIPP."
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
ed day Of June, 1897
HOMER HANNAH, Notary Public.
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A Fearful Experience
A POSTMASTER LOSES the USE OF his
Legs AND ARMS.
Edwin R. Tripp, Of MiddIefeId Center, Meets with
a Hazardous Encounter Which Renders
Him HeIpIesS.
From ot,eoo Republican, COoperstown, NJ r.

Mr.. Edwin II. Tripp,. the postmaster at
Middlefield Center, N. Y, recently had
dangerous experience which left him in a
helpless state. His system was so much
shattered that it was feared he might never
recover.
In an interview with reporter Of the
Republican, regarding this experience which
had attracted considerable attention, Mr..
Trip stated:
"In March, 1892, was taken with what
afterward learned was locomotor ataxia, and
was unable to walk, and l kept getting
worse until l lost the use of my arms. |
doctored with two skillful doctors but re.
ceived no benefit and also used a ""' ic
battery but kept getting wo-- .Oc-
tors told me they could - more. This
was in May and June, 1892. / gave up all
hope Of ever having the use Of my limbs
again, and did not expect to live very long.
i was unable TO dress or undress myself, and
could not get around the house unless was
moved in a chair.
~ think it was in June that read Of the
case of q man in Saratoga Co., N. Y, who
was taken very much az myself. He had
taken DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People which contained in n condensed form,
all the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves, and had been cured by their
use.
"I learned that the pills were prepared by
the DIR. Williams Medicine Company Sche-
nectady, N. Y, and only cost 80 cents box
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MONEY MICROBES.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
A scientific association in one of the
smaller towns had engaged a lecturer to
deliver a discourse on bacteriology. One
of the members of the society being un-
able to attend turned over his admission
tickets toA friend who said he thought he
knew somebody who would be Interested
The tickets passed as thankless gifts from
person to person until they fell into the
hands of a farmer and his wife. ON learn
ing that a magic lantern was to be en-
ploycd they resolved to attend, even If it
did mean the trouble of Eitching up and a
little loss Of sleep. They took seats away
back in the hail and made no sign of APP
proval or objection. When the lecture
was concluded he was heard to remark:
"NIary, was you payin' 'tcntion?',
"Yes. AS good as | could"
Are ye sCart?"
I'm scarf as much as I could under
stand of it,
Did you take notice of whut he sail
about all them live animals that we can't
see?"
Yes, An must say I doubted it till he
proved it by showin' the picters."
"Do you remember his remarks bout
nearly every kind Of sickness bcin' due TO
these here microbes?"
Yes" she answered. "But l don't see
whut were goin' to do about it,"
"Mebbe you jned me in bcn' specially
impressed by his statement that one of the
easiest ways of passin' these microbes
around to where they do damage is in the
handlin of miney"
Eyes"
There was a long pensive silence.
"Mary," he said with a sigh.
"What is it?"
81 don't like TO seem to complain bout
whut some people would look on as a
blessin'. But I can't help thinkin' you an
med get more fun out O. life If we could
run some resk of not bein' so outlandish
healthy"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
"WHERE'S HITT9"
Before He Would Speak Lincoln
Wanted to Know.

Congressman Hit, of Illinois, began
his career as a reporter on the Chicago
Tribune, where his eXpertness as q
stenographer caused him to be assign
ed to report the speeches of Abraham
Lincoln in his celebrated Joint debate
with Douglas in 1858. Lincoln came to
depend on his young friend SO that his
first thought, when facing an audience,
would be to see that Hit had his PEN
ell ready. On one occasion the chair
man of a meeting had introduced Lin
coin to the great audience who had
gathered to hear him, and every sound
was hushed and every head bent to
catch the first syllables that were to
fall from the lips of the orator Lin
coin was observed to be uneasy. He
craned his long neck this way and
that, peering about the front rows of
the eXpectant multitude. Then he
broke the stiffness with the sudden
query, where's Hitt?" The suecta-
tors exchanged glances, thinking some-
thing untoward had happened. No
body understood the question except a
few newspaper men, who were aware
of the part played by the young stem
ographer.
Again Lincoln made as il to speak.
but only to ask, anXiOusly: where's
Hit? Doesn't anybody know where
Hit is?" A reporter who stood near a
window, after taking a quick survey
of the landscaDe, called back: IT'S
all right; Hits coming" And he
was. He had been to dine with a
friend, and accidentally overstayed his
time. AS he pushed his way into the
hall, all breathless, Lincoln heaved a
great sigh of relief, and soon plunged
into a speech which, by many critics,
was pronounced the most effective OF
the campaign.-The Illustrated Amerl-
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MOURNING.

From the Dover State Sentinel
A week ago a major of the Victoria
Guards died, and was given a military
burial. The regiment is a crack one, and
we went to see the procession. When the
mournful pageant was over we stood
thinking of the solemn scene-those sad
faced men, the reversed arms, slow tread
sad music and touching sight of flag
draped coffin, and unused helmet Some
one touched my elbow and said:
"Was the dead gentleman anythin' TO
yc, ma'am?"
mo" said /, smiling in spite of myself
"Ye booked so sorry, l was full sure he
was somethin' to ye," she continued dis
appointedly.
He was a human being, and a brave
soldier; that should be something to all
of us"
"Yis. Yis, to be sure. do be feeling
that way meself this marnln' But
wouldn't it be grand, ma'am. mournn' for
a man like that, supposin' he was some
thin to ye."
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CoNFEssIoN.-Tertulus had also af-
BRADFORD'S FIRST PAPER
Files OF the Bradford Gazette Give an
Interesting View of Early Life and
Times iu Northeastern Pennsylvania.
From the Towanda Review.

From the Towanda Review.
A most interesting and valuable
volumn is n file of the Bradford Ga
zette, Bradford countys first news
paper, now in the possession of Dallas
j. Sweet of this city. Pouring over it's
yellowed pages one gets view of the
life and times of the young town and
country obtainable nowhere else.
The Bradford Gazette was establish
ed by Thomas Simpson in August,
1913, one year after the erection of
the country and only 43 years after
the first white settler, Randolph Fox,
started his clearing at the mouth of
Towanda creek. The first paper pre-
served in the file owned by Mr.. Sweet
is No. 5, and is dated September Z,
1913; it was published regular until
August 23, 1914, when it appeared as
q half sheet, and was discontinued.
on April 10, 1915, Burr Ridgeway
revived the paper, publishing it for
three years. Considering the means OF
communication then existing the Ga
zette covered it's new field very well.
Those We're the stirring days of the
War Of 1872" and much space was
given to war news on the land and
sea, much of it many weeks or months
old. In the issue of Feb. /, 1914 ap-
pears the financial statement of the
county commissioners, Justus Gay
lord, William Myer and Burr Ridge
way.
The total receipts for the year We're
$2,646.27; total expenditures s2,743.-
SO; among the items is one of $120.75
for clerk hire, and the bounties paid
for the killing of wild animals, in
Guiding wolves and panthers, was
S272;S7.
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CONTEXT,-In his address before the
Sanhedrin, studied last week, Paul an
nounced his belief in the resurrection. AS
the council was composed OF pharisces
and Sadducees, the one holding and the
other rejecting this doctrine, (Acts xiii,
81 a great dissension arose, and Paul was
taken into the castle for safety. Later
company of desperate men bound them
selves to kill Pau, and when this became
known, the captain sent him under
strong guard to Felix, the governor who
resided at Caesarea. Five days after,
Ananias, the high priest, accompanied by
the elders and Tertullus, an advocate, fol-
lowed to present their charges. After an
address by Tertullus, the governor per-
mitted Paul to speak for himself, a mark
of great favor. That speech, delivered
with utmost composure, and evidently
without prcmeditation, will engage our
thought today.
SALUTATION.-Tertu began his
speech with excessive flattery, (verses 2
and - which must have been as offensive
as ii was false. Paurs salutation was re-
spectful, simple and manly (versc 49, He
expressed his pleasure and gratitude In
being permitted to plead his own cause
before one who had been many years
Judge to the nation" That reference to
the past service of Felix was in no sense
complmentary,-is was a mere statement
of fact for a purpose. Tacitus, a Roman
historian of that time, informs us that the
governor had been several times involved
with the Jewish patriots and zealots,
whom he describes under the name of
robbers, upon whom he inflicted severe
punishments. Indeed, his term of office
was full of troubles caused by the turbu-
Nent Jews. Paul intended to say that he
considered it very fortunate that he stood
before a ruler, who, by such experiences
had learned the character of the people,
and was prepared and disposed to judge
rightly.
NONCOMPLIANCE this brief appeal
to the ability of Felix, the apostle plead
ed mot guilty" to the charges made
against him. He maintained the plea by
three considerations. Frst-Only twelve
days had elapsed since he entered Jerusa-
lem, and five of those had been spent III
Cacsarea, a period of time altogether too
brief for any SCditlous movements. (verse
IL Second-During the week of his stay
in Jerusalem no one had found him in the
temple in the synagOguCs, or In the
streets, disputing with any one, or Great
ing disturbance of any kind. (verse 12)
Thrd-Thcre was absolutely no proof that
could be presented to support the accusa-
tions made. These three points formed a
complete answer to the first part of the
speech of Tertullus, who claimed that
Paul was "a pestient fellow, a mover of
sedtion," or, in other words, disturber
of the peace, and an enemy of the govern
mcnt.
CONFESSION.-Tertu had also af-
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FINALLY SETTLED.

"VauxhalT' and "Claverack," the
original name of the Connecticut pur-
Chase.
FINALLY SETTLED.
In 1922 the name was still a subject
of contention. The Gazette was now
dated Meanwhile. This finally be-
came, when the subject had entered
into the county's politics, the Demo-
cratic favorite of the opposition. This
went on unabated until 1928; at that
time Judge Ryon was senator from
this district. 1t is said that, through
the influences of James =. Bull and
William Patton, Democrats, he op-
posed the Incorporation of the village
for some time on the ground that the
incorporators had selected the name
"Towanda." But after some time he
consented, and it was finally settled
officially and permanently in the incor-
poration act. The tradition yet re-
mains that there was a private meet
ing OF the citizens, and those at the
meeting petitioned the legislature for
the incorporation under the name Of
Towanda, and that before they We're
detected by the other side the bill had
passed and become law.
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NAMING THE TOWN.

The paper of May 16, 1915 contains
some important items in the history of
the borough of Towanda. The notice
Is headed Naming the Town." and
then says that at a meeting of the
Court of Quarter Session in the town.
ship of Towanda, on May s, 1915, Hon.
John b. Gibson presiding, upon the
petition Of the inhabitants of the town
plot, laid out for the seat of justice, to
wit: Simon Kinney, Charles +. Wells,
Harry Spalding, Obadiah Spalding,
Ebenezer b. Gregory, Jesse Woodruff,
A. c. Stuart, Adam Comfy, John T..
Kent, Andrew Irwin, Burr Ridgeway,
and o. II. Holden, being all the said
inhabitants John Franklin, julius
Tozer, Joseph Kinney, John Saltmarsh,
Joseph Kingesbury. David Paine and
others, citizens of Bradford county,
setting forth that the inhabitants of
the town plot have unanimously
selected Monmouth for the designa-
tion of said town, and all agreed to use
that name for the county town. Per-
mission was asked of the court, and
given to spread this proceeding on the
courts record.
Then for the next year the paper
Is dated monmouth CIOWanda town.
ship.) The final naming of Towanda
is of itself quite a history. Col Means
was one of those positive men, and a
political leader in the county; a Demo-
crat--then called Republican-and he
had been the chief influence in locating
the town where 1t stands. The issue OF
the Gazette Of March 4, 1916, is dated
Williamson" and Burr Ridgeway ex-
plains:
1.-The name of this village having
become the source Of considerable
strife, the editor, willing TO accommo-
date all. announces new name this
day-may it give satisfaction and be-
come permanent" This prefix of
civilian" was as much intended for
William Means as had the name of
"Meansville." The place now had ad-
vocates who called it all the various
names Of WILLIAMSON, Monmouth,
Towanda and Meansville, Pine Grove,
etc. For so small a place it was al
ready much named. and each name
had its advocates as we'll as It's ap-
ponents. To all these were added
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firmed that Paul was a "ring-leader of the
sect of Nazarenes," (verse 3D. intending
therefore to make him an offender against
the church, and to cast contempt upon
Christianity. In his reply Paul confessed
that he was q Christian whom the Jews
called a hereto, but defended himself and
his religion against unjust aspersions. lie
worshipped the God of his fathers, (verse
~ The God of Abraham, the father of
the nation, g Tim. !, 80 lie believed all
that was written in the law and tho
prophets, accepting the Old Testament as
the rule of his faith and practice. e Tim.
iii, 1GD He had hope toward God (verse
15) expecting u resurrection Of the just
and the unjust, as all his countrymen did.
(Dan. xxi, 2) Finally, he was conscien-
tious, seeking in all his career to be right
with God and man. In short, he wor-
shipped the same God, held the same
Scripture, cherished the same hope and
honestly sought to lead a good life. 1t
was improper to call such man q here
tic.
OCCUPATION proposing to give tho
fullest and clearest possible account of
himself, the apostle next proceeds to show
why he came to Jerusalem and what he
did after his arrival. His errand was
friendly and benevolent (verse III His
people were in need and he had come with
aims, (lNOIl. Nv, lJ'D an act lHdL NOulu De
regarded as praiseworthy by all, whether
Christian, Jews or heather. Having dis
charged this office, he had entered into
the temple to perform acts Of purflca-
tion, required under the laws of Moses.
(verse 49, This he had done in a respect
full manner, not with any noise or confu-
sion, not with q crowd gathered about
him whom he might incite to disorder
While thus engaged certain Jews from
Asia, CAots xxi, 26.) some of those people
who previously annoyed him, came into
the temple and found him. This plain re-
cital of the whole case showed conclu-
Sively that he a pure minded, well-behdv-
ed citizen, had been the victim of envy and
malice.
ACCUSERS.-Onep point further and the
defense is complete. Where were the
men, the Jews of Asia, who found Paul in
the temple, and raised a persecution
against him? (verse 49, Why had they
not como to Caesarea as Witnesses Their
absence was presumptiVe proof that they
had no reason for accusing him. But in
as much as they, who alone knew what
transpired while he was in the temple,
were not present let those who had come
say whether in his trial before the coun-
Gil any evidence of his guilt had been
produced. (verse 20) He appealed to them
there and then to state whether on that
occasion he had behaved himself improp-
| erly, in any particular, except that he had
announced his belief in the resurrection,
| thereby causing dlssension between Phar-
| isees and Sudducecs. Here was a bold
challenge to his enemies to produce testi-
mony against him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
LARGEST HOTELS
In THE WORLD
One Will Cost One Million, the Other,
Seven Millions.
AT ONE MEALS COST FIFTY CENTS

At the Other Five Dollars Would
Hardly Procure the Guest n Smell
Antithesis in Hotel Construction
and Management as Represented in
the Mills Hotel and the Astoria in
New York City.
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Equal TO the Occasion.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Hullo, George. Back from the sea-
side?"
"Yep."
"Come back engaged?
"Yep."
"How many?"
"All Of them, was the only man there"
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