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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
Section ~.

An ado Of some proportions has late
ly been made over the twenty-second
section of the Dingley law, and Attor-
ney General McKenna is reported to
be now considering whether that Sec
tion is valid. The section follows:
That a discriminating duty OF ten per
centum ad valorem, in addition to the
duties imposed by law, shall be levied
collected and paid on all goods, wares
or merchandise which shall be imported
in vessels not of the United States, or
which, being the production or manufac-
ture of any foreign country not con-
tiguous to the United States, shak come
into the United States from such con-
tiguous country; but this discriminating
duty shall not apply to goods, wares or
merchandise which shall be imported in
vessels not of the United States enti-
tied at the time of such importation by
treaty or convention to be entered in the
ports of the United States on payment
of the same duties as shall then be pay
able on goods, wares and merchandise
imported in vessels of the United States,
nor to such foreign products or manu-
features as shall be imported from such
contiguous countries in the usual course
of strictly retail trade
1t is evident from the wording of this
section, not less than from the explana-
tions of its responsible author, Senator
Elkins, and the other senator's whose
votes gave it vitality, that the intent
was to put a stop to favoritism to for
eigners over Americans. The section
means, among other things, that the
Canadian railroads, which are largely
creatures of subsidy will not he able
benceforward, by means of the bond
ing privilege, 10 underbid American
railroads for the transportation to
American consignees of freight from
seaboard to interior and thus divert
from this country money which might
otherwise remain in domestic dstribu-
ton. There are certain sections, as,
for example, New England and the
northwest, which prefer to see the
American railroads underbidden, be-
cause it means to them more business
or cheaper freights. The representa-
tives of these sections in congress now
claim that this section was put through
without their knowledge and is a trick
of the railway lobby at Washington.
They offer no proof In support of their
contention, and therefore it is not wor-
thy OF serious notice. But if the inclu-
sion of the discrimination duty in the
tariff bill was trick it evidently was a
trick in the right direction and 10 pro-
tectionist who cares anything for con-
sistency can afford to offer objection
to II.
The rational view of this matter is
thus presented by the Detroit Tribune,
a journal which IL II considered only
local interests would have considerable
excuse to oppose the discriminating
duty as a blow to the shippers of its
neighborhood: Some OF the roads on
this side of the border will doubtless
suffer somewhat; but the great
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
HER POPULARITY.

The public raved, the critics praised;
She soon became the rage,
For twas agreed she didn't have
An equal on the stage.
Her stipend was, I've heard 1t SAID
A thousand dollars per,
And every manager was glad
To fix a date for her
charm
What power did she possess?
II was not histrionic art
Nor vocal cleverness.
She couldn't act a little bit;
Her singing was a crime;
But the little dear had been divorced
The sixth or seventh time.
Cleveland Leader.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

transcontinentai roads will gain. New
England has become the exit toward
the Atlantic of the Canadian roads, and
Boston and Portland, doubtless, VIII
lose some business which the Canadian
lines now bring them. The extreme
northwest may have to pay somewhat
larger freight rates to the seaboard,
and the Michigan Central may suffer
in its Canada Southern branch. But II
protective measures were all to be
abandoned because they cost some Sec
tions money, the policy which the coun-
try has sustained from the beginning
of the republic must be totally re-
versed. Foreign ships are forbidden to
do q coasting trade in the United States
for the purpose of securing that trade
to our own ships and our own sailors
and our own capital Why are not the
men and the money engaged in rail-
reading in the United States quite as
much entitled to similar protection
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
Not q Bad Idea.

A Republican who voted for Lin
coin" but is too modest to give his
name advances in a communication to
the Wilkes Barre Record the sugges-
ton that in order to free the Republic
can management of the state treas
ury from the suspicion which has been
excited against 1t during the past few
months the present state treasurer. Mr..
Haywood, invite a thorough investiga-
ton by persons concerning whose i'm
partiality and thoroughness there woul
be no doubt in the minds of the people.
He formulates his proposition thus:
Let the party named challenge a
complete and searching examination
of the assets of the state treasury by
a committee composed of such Repub-
leans as Senator Kaufman, of Lam
caster, Senator Goblin, of Lebanon,
Representative Coray. Of Luzerne. and
Representative Stewart, of Philadel-
phia, together with two such expert
accountants as they may select. If
the treasury is all right a report TO
that effect by the men named would
at once carry conviction to the Re-
publcahs of the state and restore the
confidence of thousands of good party
men. 1t would give to Candidate Bea-
com practically the full party vote.
which otherwise it will be impossible
for him to receive. No one of sense
believes that such action as / suggest
is necessary to assure the election of
Mr. Beacon, hut Republicans also feel
that his success by a greatly reduced
majority would be singing rebuke
to the party, inasmuch as it would in
dicate public distrust Of Republican
integrity
While it might be objected that such
an investigation would be irregular,
without specific warrant in law, and
in effect a reflection upon the work of
the legislative committee which recent
ly conducted an inquiry into treasury
affairs, and brought in a report ap-
proving the treasury management ir
every detail, yet in view of the euloSis-
| tic comment made in the present state
platform upon Mr.. Haywood's admin
istration, no less than as a testimonial
Cf his personal willingness TO submit his
work to scrutiny whenever so request
cd. Mr.. Haywood might do an effective
| stroke for the party by confoundinS
| his critics with the very invitation they
| profess to desire. If we were in his
place we should certainly do this and
| thus effectively cork them up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

In his speech before the Nebraska
fusion convention Wednesday, Mr.. Bry-
an stood by his old battle cry of '16 to l,
without asking the aid or consent of
any other nation" ana what is more,
he carried the convention. with him.
The coming November election in Ne
braska will disclose to what extent Mr..
Bryan's hypnotic influence of last year
has survived falling silver and dollar
wheat; but in any event 1t is already
clear to the unprejudiced onlooker that
Mr.. Bryan himself is a personal factor
i'm American politics who will in future
have to be reckOned upon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

If those who defend the modern use
of the injunction as a weapon in the
conflict between labor and capital care
for consequences, they will not oppose
a reasonable restriction of this use by
act of congress and the state legisla-
ture. 1t is evident that unless the
power of the equity courts in this direc-
tion be circumscribed, the whole struc-
ture Of our judiciary will stand in peril.
congress are not important in them
selves, but they become important when
1t is realized that they voice the thought
of at least seven American voters in
every ten.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

Resolved, That the platform adopted
at the National convention of Democ-
racy in 1896 be endorsed fully and
without reserve."--Plank Second in the
Platform of the Lackawanna Democ-
racy, adopted Aug. a. 1897
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

The propriety of a general partici-
patton by Republicans in today's coun-
ty primaries should be apparent. The
interests of good government in Lack
awanna for the ensuing three years
call for free and frank expression
of the will of the membership of the
majority party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

A case is reported from Montgomery,
Ala, which strikingly illustrates the
divergence possible between law and
justice when shrewd legal talent is en-
ployed to effect the separation. Doug
lass White. a negro, five years ago
killed a woman. He was tried and sem
and the sentence of the second trial
was life imprisonment: at a third trial
he was sentenced to fifty years impris-
onment; fourth trial reduced the term
to twenty years; a fifth to ten years,
and now, after six trials, White stands
legally acquitted. And yet there are
persons who cannot understand why
there is lynch law in this country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

their long violation of moral
law. The whites who made their bed
in slavery must now lie in the after
effects thereof: and the government
which wrote on its highest statute that
the colored brother was free should pro-
ceed to give effectiveness to that man
datp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

We notice that the Times continues
the name of Nj. II. Griffin on the Demo-
cratic county ticket which it keeps
standing at the top of it's editorial page.
Has not our contemporary learned yet
Of his refusal to run?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
STILL CHEAPER FREIGHTs.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

FROM tne DiopatNh'
The Pennsylvania railroad has adopted
an excellent plan to cheaper transporta-
ton, and the cheapening of Transports
ton is the one greatest need of this coun-
try, The plan is simple. The carrying
capacity of cars is to be doubled, the
drawing power of locomotives is to be
doubled, the heavy trains are to be con-
trolled by automatic brakes. Result,
enormous saving in weight Of rolling
stock, additional saving in power eX-
pended in overcoming friction upon
curves, saving in wear OF rails, which is
in as direct proportion to the number OF
wheels as to the weight of the load above
them.
A movement was begun in this direc-
tion, led then by the Pennsylvania road
twenty years ago. The results were so
satisfactory that the idea spread to all
important railroad systems. The wonder
is that it was not carried farther before
this. There have been several achieve
ments in other branches of business, how
ever, within these twenty years that
make it easier to make this extension
now. This is notably true of steel man
ufacture. Heavier rails are needed for
heavier loads. The rail makers have met
this part Of the problem satisfactorily.
But the steel manufacturers have done a
made it possible to construct steel frame
cars, at small cost, giving the required
additional strength without making a
proportionate increase in the weight OF
the cars.
The advantage of the new construction
is made apparent in the estimate of rail-
road authorities that 1t will reduce the
cost of carrying freight to about SO per
cent of present cost. That is an item of
tremendous significance to producers and
consumers, as well as TO carriers. 1t is
a matter of the utmost Importance to the
whole country, for it means, when gen.
orally adopted, an advantage that will
enable American producers to compete
with the world upon more favorable
terms.
Even this advance does not mean that
the limit has been reached. The time
should come soon when such corporations
as the Pennsylvania railroad will per-
ceive the advantage OF cement read
bed over the present ballasted ways
when they will discover cheap enough
process for making cement to warrant its
use. on such a roadbed the weight OF
cars can be doubled again. Dust will be
dispensed with without the trouble and
expense of sprinkling with oil. The ever
increasing cost of wooden ties will cease
to be problem and maintenance of way
will be reduced to a fraction of the pres
ent outlay. All this means that another
| 20 or 80 per cent. can be taken from the
cost of transportation for the joint bene'
| ht of producers, consumers and handlers
OF all clases of commodities consum.
nation devoutly to be wished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
Absent Mind ed.

Professor (after having been absorbed
for hours in a pile of rare manuscripts)
LET me see, 1 was going to do some
thing-what the deuce was l going to do,
anyway? (After thinking half an hour)
Oh, yes, now l remember / wanted to
go to ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

An economy amounting to 100000 a
year has been instituted by Immigra-
tion Commissioner Powderly in the
running expenses of the Ellis Island
station. May the good work continue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

State Treasurer-J. S. BEACON, oil
Westmoreland
Auditor General-LENI q. MCAUbEf, y,
of Chester.
Election day, November s.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
ItLooked That WAY.

Somebody must be cultivating the
widow"
"Yes."
Anyway her weeds have disappeared. !"
Detroit journal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
The Unkindest Cut of All,

Mudge-I think a woman on bicy-
Gle is one of the ugliest sights there is.
Yabsley-She isn't half as disgusting a
spectacle as a fellow on a tandem with
your own best girl.-Indianapolis Jour-
raj
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

That the Democratic party needs re-
organizing is undeniable. But per-
haps the most economical way to ac-
conrlish this is to let the party as
at present constituted perish and trust
TO luck to evolve a better one from its
remains.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
THE KLONDIKE GOLD BUG.
Editorials and News.

j. Cicero Simms has shaken the yellow
dust from his gum boots, and has re-
turned to Tacoma. Simms was a high
school graduate who came here to teach
elocution and at the same time show up
the virtues of Bacon's never-tear over
all. There has been no call for overalls
or elocution in Klondike and j. Cicero for
some time past has been peeling potatoes
and broiling ham rinds down at Zeke
Woods all night lunch in order to pay
his passage back to the east. The re-
quired number of nuggets were secured
last week and Simms took his departure.
Before leaving he made a few comments
upon the dense ignorance" as he termed
1t, of the locality that has no use for
summer weight overalls and boy orators.
Some of the boys decided that j. Cicero's
talents should be recognized and they
placed him astride d rail and conveyed
him to the outskirts of the city while
Henry Eppstein marched at the head of
the procession playing Just Tell Them
That You Saw Me" on the Cornet.
The editor of the Bug has been re-
quested to advocate i'm these columns the
formation of base ball club We are
at loss to know what act of indiscretion
the Bug has been guilty of in past that
should cause such a request to be made
to a peaceful and law-abiding citizen like
ourself. We might perhaps be induced
to write editorials in favor of a training
school for toughs. we might be per-
shaded to turn the bug" into the or
gan of the White Caps and Kentucky
moonshiners; in fact we could be talked
into carrying razor, but the columns
of the bug" shall be kept sacred Don't
ask us to open them to the subject of
'long drivers singles" "baggers," and
lot of other gibberish in the same
line that leads the ordinary reader to be-
lieve we are getting foolish. No, sir! We
want nothing to do with base ball and it's
attending evils!
The bug" wishes to say a few words
in reference to some choice town lots that
are offered for sale in an "ad'' in another
column today. The property offered by
the Glacier Park Land company is situ-
ated high and dry. We can assure our
readers that there is no malaria and no
mosquitoes in the locality. The coal and
other minerals are not reserved and pur-
chasers may enjoy canned vegetables
and fruit the year round. The Glacier
Park Land company is reliable concern.
1t consists of the editor of the Bug" and
our first wife's brother, Sam Van Valken-
burg. These lots can be reached by rope
| ladder or balloon. Now is the time to buy
| home and stop paying rent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04

- u
child born on this day will notice that
the fellow who never had an original
idea in his head is usually the first one
to yell ''plagarist."
People who never see any good in the
world are usually the ones who spend the
most time thinking of themselves.
AS the rule the whole human family is
not so awfully bad. It's only the fellows
who have the money.
Delegate elections promise to be more
exciting tonight than the real thing a
few weeks hence.
1t was unkind In Mayor Bailey to ap-
point the new park commission just as
the leaves are beginning to turn yellow.
Ajacchus' Advice.
If YOU are a candidate
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-04
Aiacchus' Advice.

If you are a candidate
Without a heart of stone,
Look out for the delegate
Who'll pick you to the bone
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j. Gunder-
man, of Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted
to make this extract: ST have no hesitation in
recommending DR.. Kings New Discovery, as
the results were almost marvellous in the case
of my wife. While was pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Rives Junction she was brought
down with pneumonia succeeding la grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last
hours with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. A friend
recommended DR.. Kings New Discovery; it
was quick in its work and highly satisfactory
in results Trial bottles free at II. c. Pierces
drug store. Regular size soc and 81.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Daniel Litchfield's Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT
- IS. In Probate Court, holden al Newport
In said District, on the 26th day OF April.
A. ID. 1897.
An instrument purporting TO be the last
viii ana testament OF Daniel Litchheld, late
or brownington, in said district, deceased, be-
Litchfield, the custodian thereof for probate
~ is orde red by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified TO appear at a
session OF said court to be held at the office OF
- +. ID. Carpenter, in Barton Landing, on the
zlss DAY OF May, Al ID. 1897, at O'Clock, p. m,
ana show cause, IL any they may have, against
1T is further ordered that a copy OF the record
or this order be published three weeks sue
newspaper printed at said Barton, previous
to said time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest,
1920 r. w. SPEAR, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17

When we look at the matter of the
Temperance reform only, and con-
slider how, in s1s56, the sentiment
against the liquor traffic was such
that statuary prohibition was being
enacted in large number of the
states, whereas now the aggregate of
the nations drink bill has rolled up
to not less than a thousand million
dollars, and in bat a single state has
prohibition an assured foothold, we
may fairly conclude that war did not
strengthen the general moral sense of
the people. We may thereby also
learn something of the durable value
of the services to the associated
causes of liquor prohibition and home
protection rendered by Neal Dow in
the northeastern most corner of our
national domain.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
HINTS ABOUT THE LAMPS.

Keep them clean.
Fill the lamps each morning.
Look especially after the burner.
Do not try to burn old, gummy,
dirty oil.
Lamps having metal bowls are best
and safest.
Have good wick, and keep it
properly trimmed.
Do not fill lamp when burning-it
is dangerous.
Use the best oil to be had: it is the
cheapest, the cleanest, the safest.
In case of accident, keep cool, and
attend to business right away.
Have a closet for the lamps and
their belongings and keep them
there.
Trim off that portion of the wick
which has been burned out-no more.
In getting new burners, see that
there is perfect fit; also in regard
to the wicks.
Handle the lamp carefully when
af1ame; it is an invaluable friend, yet
contains elements of disaster.
Never turn down the lamp SO low
that the combustion is imperfect; it
poisons the air beyond endurance.
If lamp tips over and is not brok-
en-, right it Immediately; if broken,
pick up the part containing the wick
and blow it out, or toss it out the
window Good HonseEeeDi11u
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Estate ofMargaret Rganer Of
Irasburgh.

GTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT.
- SIS; In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District on the 23rd day of April,
A. D. 1897.
D. b. Webster, administrator of the estate
OF Margaret Ranger, late of Irasburgh, in
said district deceased, presents his admins
trat1On account for examination and allow
ance, and makes application for a decree of
said deceased.
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court,
that said account be referred to session
thereof to be held at the Office of B. F. D. Cart
penter, IN Barton, in said district, on the 21s-
day OF May A. D. 1897, for hearing and decis
notice hereof be given to all persons inter
ested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the Orleans County Monitor.
newspaper published at Barton, previous to
said time appointed for hearing, that they
may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, IT any they may have, why said &C.
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made.
1920 F. E. ALFRED, Judge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
Did You Ever

|Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and get
relief. This medicine has been found to be
peculiarly adaptad to the relief and cure of
EaIl female complaints, exerting wonderful
direct influence in giving strength and tons
Ito the organs. If you have loss of appetite,
headache. fainting spells, or are
nervous, sleepless, exciteable, melancholy or
troubled with dizzy spells, Electric Bitters is
the medicine you need. Health and strength
hre guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only
fifty cents at II. G. Pierce's drug store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-17
FOUR SIMPLE DESSERTS.

No Ito one-half pint of milk add
the same of coffee; sweeten a little.
When boiling hot, add two table
spoonfuls of cornstarch, wet up in
cold milk. Stir well and pour off,
when it thickens, into shapes. Serve
with cream.
No. 2.-One pint of milk, sweeten;
one-half cupful of stoned raisins.
When hot, add two tablespoonfuls of
corrstarch Flavor with lemon.
Cook and serve as in No. 1.
No. 3.-One pint of milk, one half
cupful of blanched and pounded al
monds, one quarter cupful of sugar.
Heat and add two even tablespoonfuls
of cornstarch. When little cool,
add beaten whites Of two eggs. Serve
with whipped cream.
No. 4.-One quart of milk, flavor
ing, and one-half package Of gela-
tine. Soak one hour in the milk,
then let it get warm (not boiling).
Pour into mould. It makes a very
delicate blancmange.
CoRNMEAL GEMs.-Beat two eggs,
add half cup of sugar, two coffee
cups of sour milk, one teaspoonful of
saleratus, one teaspoonful of salt, one
cup of flour, and enough cornmeal to
make a stiff batter. A tablespoonful
of shortening improves it. Have the
pans very hot and creased well; bake
twenty five minutes