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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
ANSWERS TO TIE TREE PUZZLE.

Social trce pear: nearest the ses. beech dandie7:
tree spruce: tree where ships may be- bay: tell
tale ircp whispering pine: warmest clad tree mr.
the k!gsablc tree. tulp-tree lansuishng tree phe'
Chronological tree. date palm; traitors tree. Judas
tree sad tree weeping willow or the cypress tree u-
hcal;osi tree (sck, sycamore: the tree that bears
curse fig tree: the dancing tree. capcr: tho emu
iors mo-. palm. the Industrious tree. spindle, or
room. me enc that will stand still. mango.
.r asnen the Egyptian plague tree. locust: the one
reithcr nm ror down hin plane; the contemplate
trto rnedItr: the most yielding tree rubber the
,,dilsh brown tree coffee or copper beech; me
roddish blue tree plum: and the tree like an Irish
nurse cork. ,.,,-. ....
T'he above answers down 10 tho unhcalthiest tree
we're cent by = Amelia Thorn who sent the puZzle
TN. Others were sent by V V. VINO also sent the
complete set In addition 10 the whispering pine IN
answer TO What's the triitale tree V. V. gives
the peach and the unhcalthicst tree sne mon
lions both the sycamore ara the upas. VIII v '.
kindly send her full name and address Tor enron.
ment? She is entitled 10 n badge. as are also all
the readers who send In answers to the puzzle.
The answers TO the Tree Puzzle that whore sent
I'm by L. ]. Daggett. of North Ferr!sburs. W. differ
In some respects from those of other contributors
and are given below: Cnhealthlesi trcc feverbush
tree that bears n curse. Lombardy poplar reddish
brown tree chestnut or hazel; tree Ike an Irish
nurse. evergreen.
Ellen Mes Marshall sent in answers to the tree
questions One which 10 particularly good ana az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

s,r. must tell you how much enjoy the wom-
ans Page ! eagerly read It every morning. and
there are 20 many instructive and interesting
.h,ncs IN its columns that II ought TO be in every
home. God bless the good work you are doingi
Sincerely MRS MRS. JOSEPHINE DIXON WHITE.
Tarrytown y. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

Every one may not agree with the abdve deScrip-
lions Of the different poets. but IL Will certainly he
entertaining to find out who are meant Inc names
will be published next Sunday. Does any one WANT
TO Try 10 send them I'm IN the mean lime?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
silver hut this was scarcely effective a. the
tinted composition.
poRrRArrrJRE OF CHILDREN.

PORTRATTURE OF OriILDEr@.N'
"There Is no form Of portraiture 80 wen aoap'eu
"a children MS the intaglio. The beautiful uncon-
so,ousness Of real children Is preserved well
Oh. cortour and the texture of the flesh The time
will come when this will be more widely recognized
and appreciated.
"I,rectiye work demands the coloring OF the bass
rcllefs and thu intaglios to harmonze Win the
color scheme OF the room. know or nothhg more
UNPLEASANT or irreconcilabe with the tenets OK good
taste than absolutely white casts Let the tofms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

To remove grass stains soak and rub the spots In
water and cream OF tartar. II garment Is MIL
dewed lemon Juice is said to remove the stain. II
the stain IS hard TO eradicate soak In gallon OF
water in which a tablespoonful of chloride or lime
has been dissolved. Rinse thoroughly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

MRS KATHERINE HOOPER PRESCOTT. THE DE-
sIGNER, TELLS SOMETHING ABOUT HER
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

The article elsewhere on this page,
from thc pen Of the veteran union sol
der and Washington correspondent,
General #. V Boynton, makes an an
alysis of certain conditions which the
best judgment Of the country cannot
fail to approve. General BONnton has
fought heroically with his pen for jus
tcc at the hands Of the government in
behalf of needy survivors of the Civil
war and dependents of soldiers killed
in service or through disability con-
tract,d while i'm service: but he will
he sustained by every honest fellow
veteran in his contention that the we'll
tO-dO porsiOn"r whose place on the
tension rolls crowds out Il Comradc in
need or adds an unnecessary burden
upon the backs of the people is dcserv-
ing. not of honor but of shame.
In every community are men draw
ing pensions who ought to be ashamed
to accent from the government aid
which they do lot need, while other
men, their surariors in Valor and de-
serving, need aid but are toe proud to
ask for it 1t is not easy to undo this
inequality but congress should 1T
least try to undo it. IT has never yet
made the attempt, and until it shall
have tried and failed there win be no
relevancy i'm the assertion that the
matter Cannot be rightad
General BoyntOn appeals to- the vet
craTS themselves To take the initiative
i'm this demand for a Just revision of
tn" rolls, aud it is a wise suggestion.
As a class th"y have moro than the
average mans contempt for the caInU
follower and the bounty jumper. They
alsu realize that while no real Ameri-
can heGrudgos \ penny IN pensions
justly placed, it is dangerous To the
whole pension system to have the opin-
ion strengthened from year to year
that IT, pension rolls are not as they
should lie. An administration is now
in power which would conduct a revi-
sion II the rolls fairly and without
pr' iudice against deserving enroll
ment@. Such a revision would allav
popular dissatisfaction in tie premises
for years a. come.
one remedy proposed IS the publca,
tipn oi all the names un the roll-near-
y l,OOO0OO. Il would b. a formidable
task, but it would doubtless accom-.
plish mach gool. Publicity harms NJ
honest man but 1t carries dismay tC
those whose characteristics require
darkness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
THE MESSAGE.
From the Philadelphia Press.


President McKinley's first annual mes
saSe thoroughly reflects the intellectual
and moral qualities of the outhor. 1t is
frank. direct, lucid, earnest and wise. 1t
is the product Of a sincere man, a clear
thinker, a trained and experienced lcgis-
lator and a practical and saGaCious
statesman. 1t will deepen the steadily
growing conviction of the country that
the helm of the government is in tho
hands Of a sane, wholesome and discreet
ruler who brings to the high issues OF
state the largest sense and the pureSt
purpose The message is not the Ordi-
nary reorganization of department re-
ports. They are left to speak for them
selves. Tho president devCtes his own
paper to his own original and responsible
treatment of eXigent questions. Since his
accession nnc months ago he has COM
frOntcd an unusual number of problems
of the first importance in domestic ana
foreign affairs. lie has met them with a
Sobriety, Judgment and resolution which
have inspired confidence. and the eXpOsi-
ton of his temperate, conservative and
jLdicious policy which finds place in this
message viii command d hearty public
response. He makes ii plain that he has
strong and earnest convictions which rise
above the shifting currents Of the hour,
and that he will follow them with cour-
age and fidelity under deep sense OF his
public responsibility.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
An Admirable Selection.

The acceptance by Governor John w.
Griggs, of New Jersey, of the presi-
dents invitation to become attorney
general of the United States in place
of Joseph McKenna, who is to be nomi-
mated tor the Supreme bench, will add
strength to cabinet in need of
strength at this very point.
The public has had but one chance to
gauge the capacity of Attorney Gem
eral McKenna, and upon that occasion
the test did not result satisfactorily.
His opinion upon Section % of the
DinEley bill was neither clear in word
ing nor satisfactory in it's import. 1t
read like the work of a mind habit
ually subject to confusion. In this re-
spect Governor Griggs presents admir-
able credentials. His messages, speeches
and academic papers have been nota-
BILE for the clarity of their English, the
sweep and directness Of their logic and
the ripcress of their common sense.
Among many examples which occur to
mind we recall with especial distinct
ness the paper read by Mr.. Griggs be-
fore the American Bar association at
its last annual meeting-a paper con-
sidering the tendency of American
state legislatures to legislate not wise
ly but too much. 1t was by all odds
the best paper read at that assemblage
of the brightest lights of the legal pro-
fession; and while it dealt with an in
tricate problem it showed powers of
coordination and digestion such as
appear to be needed badly in the office
of attorney general.
In other respects Governor Griggs
fulfils the requirements. He is an
American of culture, breadth and firm
ness, and a Republican who has won
fair claim upon Republican admiration
and esteem. New Jersey by his pro-
motion will lose a fine executive, but
the national administration will gain
recruit destined, we believe, to oc-
cupy a large place in the determination
! of it's efficiency and popularity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
The Situation in Cuba.

Quotation was made in Yesterdays
Tribune from a letter i'm the WASH
ington Star from Havana, written by
Charles NJ. Pepper, correspondent en-
iuNirg the entire confidence of all who
know him, The same issue of the Star
which contained the presidents mes
spgc presented also another letter from
Mr.. Pepper giving additional details
of the failure Of the autonomy pro-
grammc.
In substance, Mr.. Pepper says that
the conservative Spaniards in Cuba are
sulleuly hostile to the Sagasta re-
forms, not fighting them openly but
under cover doing all they can to block
effective progress. The Cubans who
have espoused Blancos cause repre-
sent chiefly wealthy residents Of Hav-
ana who have had no alternative save
Punishment. They argue that inde-
rendenCe will come soon anyhow, and
tnHt since they cannot without impos-
sible sacrifice join the insurgents in the
field, the next best thing is to make
"A show Of acquiescence In the Sagasta
programme, pending the complete fail
IRE Of the Spanish cause. Mr.. Pepper
adds:
General Blanco's plan OF conclliating
or persuading the men who have been I'm
revolt against SpabE's authority 10 quit
for consideration mpst be measured by
results. So far these are not encouras-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
Need OF Revision
Of Pension Rolls

General II. V. Boynton in the Sun.
C7OR the first time since the pension
ii appropriations began to assume
n enormous proportions 1t seems GER
III tain that the subject will receive
proper and earnest attention from
congress. 1t begins to be seen that a
pension list which tnirty-two years
after tho close of the war closely
approximates half the total number
of three-year Cnlistments, and which
is still rapidly growing, demands serious
consideration. II is a case where the as
sistance is needed of the veterans who
sprang to arms in 1861 before pensions or
bounties were talked of or thought Of,
Their aid Is a patriotic duty, now as
then. They owe it to themselves to
frown upon unworthy pensioners on the
rolls and unworthy applicants
o
The pension roll now far exceeds the
membership of all the patriotic societies
of veterans which the war created, in
fact is considerably more. than double
the membership of all of thom-Grand
Army Of the Republic Union Veteran
Legion. Union Veterans Union, Military
Order OF the Loyal Legion, Society of the
Army of the Potomac Society of the
Army of the James, Society of the Army
of the Tennessee, Society of the Army
of West Virginia, and the Society of the
the contemplation of numbers to the con-
sideration of the cost, 1t appears that
next years expenditure for pensions will
require more than half the yearly receipts
as calculated upon those of the month
just closed The present estimate is that
the roll will cost $3.50, 0,0O00O0. To put the
matter in still moro striking form, this
annual outlay will require $32 900, 900 more
than the total receipts from customs,
estimated upon those of the month of
November last as an average. If this
annual expense be compared with the in
tcrnal revenue receipts estimated on the
same basis, il Is found that the entire
revenue from this source, with the eXCep-
tiOn of 81, 000,G0 will be required to pay
the pension roll. Looked at in another
shape, if line could be formed equal in
length to one made up of all the three
year veterans of the war and every
other man should he advanced pace to
the front, the numbers in either line
would then but slightly exceed those on
the pension roll, and more than every
other dollar Of the government revenue
would be required to pay 1t.
More startling still does the magnitude
of this pension payment appear when its
amount is compared wi,n the items of
annual appropriations. These in round
numbers We're the appropriations for the
current fiscal wear:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
The conviction of Van Horn.

Seldom has a case of deliberate MUIR
der been so clearly established in a
pennsylvania court as was done by the
nyosocution in the trial Of Van Horn.
or1 seldom has the thrcadbare eNpcdi-
ent Of the temporary insanity defense
been more ineffective 20 Decluud the
pullic judgment as to the prisoners
guilt. Van Horn has mad the benefit
OF a fair trial and his conviction viii
rc viewed by the community as no.
table vindication of Justice in a court
which orCc erred IN the side of too
much lenicncY in it's jury room.
1t is gratifying to observe that the
iuries If LaCkawanua county are be-
ginning to place by their Ncrdicts in
cases of homicide an adequate estimate
upon the sanctity of human life. We
do not on principle believe in capital
punishment, hut so lors as this remains
tho panaIty of the state for first de-
gree murder it is clearly to the best
interests of the community that the
law should have its way. More harm
Nv far would come from its evasion
than from its rosolut" and uniiinching
enforcement. The callows may not
realize expectations as q deterrent of
the erayest of crimes, but it is more
likely to work for good order than a
diTusion Of the knowledge that emo-
ticnalism in the Jury room would offer
i'm it's place virtually a premium upon
murder.
Apart from the verdict in this case
th" testimony made public by it ought
in Il ,ightful Interpretation to work for
good ends. The case in It's entirety
supplies wholesome warning against
the indulgence of Illicit passion, with
it, ino,itable train of miserice Culmin-
atinC i'm ruin We sometimes incline
tu the belief that public teachers of
morality do not place sufficient stress
upon the doctrine. approved by all hui
man experience, that the wages Of sin,
and especially of sexual sin is death.
Here is an object lesson which should
not be permitted to escape the thought
full study Of the public.
What a pity that Mr Bryan dislikcd
the nlpSsagC,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

81 wish" said the artist, who had been
so absorbed in his work as to neglect his
eating, that you would send out and get
a nice large head of cabbage"
Certainly" replied his wife; have
You an inspiration of a new still lifcE'
"No; | merely want it for a pot-boicr.'
-WaShingtOn star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

phanage, to the Truth reveals a pitia-
bl" shortage i'm the financial resources
Of that admirable institution, which in
seven wears has cared for upward 1t
500 poor orphans and destitute negroes
While TIE people Of the South ought TO
support this and other institutions
which arc legacy of its own maltreat.
ment of the colored race, 1t remaiEs
for the Charitably inclined citizens of
the North to supply the. funds which
the South neglects to- supply. Human
ity should know no distinctions of race
or section.
The president lays stress on our
friendly relations" with Spain. But
should this republic, dedicated to lib
erty and humanity, strain duty in or
der to maintain friendly relations with
power guilty of the inhumanity
which the president openly charges
upon Spain during more than two
years of the Cuban war? DO we in a
| rightful view of the case owe to Spain
punctiliousness of neutrality such as
| has made us passive witnesses of her
| programme of wholesale eXtermina-
| tfon? The trouble with McKinley's
Cuban policy is that his own statement
of it conviCts him OF having spared
| for time when the necessities of the
| situation called for Knockout blow.
In the presidents opinion, the gov
ernment of Sagasta has entered upon
a course from which recession with
| honor is impossible" The same is to
| be said of the government of Maso.
The burglar, foiled of his villainy, is
not the man to place in charge of the
| bank he would have ruined" Spain,
after indorsing Weyler for two years,
| is not to be trusted to continue in
sovereignty over Cuba.
| The Mexican Herald, commenting on
| McKinley's message. says it was fortu-
| nate for the American colonies, in the
revolt against Great Britain, that the
French king did not take the same
view of their belligerency as does the
| president Of the United States of the
Cuban patriot cause. Why not also the
president of Mexico? Mexico has not
| yet recognized Cuban belligerency.
|
| The fact that the London editors and
the Populist congressman both dsap-
prove the presidents message tends to
reassure the rational portion of the
| public that it must be all right.
| ----- Q
Is the president certain that civil
service reform Is in favor with the pco-
pie?
A yawp from Weylcr is next in order,
| and then n rpyOlution in Spain,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08
TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON. DECEMBER 8, 1897.

Spain can thank her stars that she
had the president of the United States
and not the emperor of Germany to
deal with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

PENSIONS JOf next NeAf........... l1U,UUOO.D
1t will be seen from these figures that if
the cost Of congress the printing office,
the library and the botanical garden, cX-
pressed in the item legislative, and the
agricultural department be taken out OF
the above column the pension for next
year will equal the total cost of the re-
naming government service. That is to
say, the cost of pensions will, with the
small exceptions noted, equal the entire
salary list of the government in Wash
ington and throughout the country. the
expenses of all the departments, includ-
ing the whole judicial system. the cost Of
the army and navy, postofflce deficiencies,
public buildings, fortihcations and ships,
rivers and harbors. the department Of
labor, and the whole expense of the
White House and its salaries, A long ar
ray of prominent items, such as those for
the coast survey, the life-savng SER
vice, the lighthouse system, the Indian
service the General Land office, the
Marine hospital service, the National Sol
dieTs Homes, the customs service, which
are included In the above figures, might
be added to still further emphasize the
point under consideration.
' %
Pension reform has been a question
which for years has been forcing itself
upon the attention of congressman. 1t
has been put aside from year to year
because. from motives which are easily
understood, and which have much to
commend them, there was a general dis
position to provide for the growing bur-
den rather than seem even to be turn
ing the cold shoulder to veterans. But
with pension expenditure requiring
more than half the present yearly rev.
enues, and at time when these reve-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

The endless chain. the endless drain
and the endless chin all ought to be
regulated by congress, especially the
nndleSS chin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

A letter sent by Rev. d. J. Jenkins.
Of the Charleston, S. c., Colored Or
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

William Mckinley, let it be said to
his credit, is not a mere phrase maker.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

A yawp from Weylcr is next in ORDER
and then a revolution in Spain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

What pity that Mr. Bryan dislikcd
the message.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

More startling still does the magnitude
of this pension payment appear when it's
amount is compared wI,n the items of
annual appropriations. These In round
numbers We're the appropriations for the
current fiscal year:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

Is the president certain that civil
service reform Is in favor with the pco-
pie?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-08

The fact that the London editors and
the Populist congressman both disap-
prove the presidents message tends to
reassure the rational portion of the
public that it must be all right.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23

AT the opening OF services last
Sunday evening, fsev. H. c. I'D. OF
the Congregational church, extended
a general invitation to everybody to
attend the Christmas tree and enter
tainnfens, to be given by the Sunday
SchUel of that church, at the Skating
Rink, tomorrow evening. The enter
tainment, we understand, will he partic
pated in by no person but the Sunday
School scholars, and everybody may
attend with the full assurance that
they will give you one OF the best
evenings entertainments that you
have ha1 the pleasure OF enjoying 1oi
some time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
YOUR HOLIDAY TRIP

can be made via the Northwestern
Line on excursion tickets which Will
be sold at reduced rates December -,
25 and 81, 1897, and January l, 1898;
limited to January 4, 1898, to points on
the North estern System within 2OO
miles of selling station.
For tickets and information. apply to
agents, Chicago g. Northwestern KY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
-Chas. Mitchell & Co. have

-Chas. Mitchell & Co. have got
their new hardware store about ready
to open to the public. They have got
o part of their stock in and the balance
of it will be here this week. They
have put new shelving and counters in
to the building and ftSed it up with
electric lights and will have one CT the
neatest Llaces Of business in town.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
Owing to the Congregations

Owing to the Congregational
Church Sunday School giving a
Christmas tree at the Rink tomorrow
evening and the Odd Fellows dance
next Friday evening, the regular
meeting night of the Modern Wood
men has been changed, for this week
and next. from Friday evening to
Thursday evening. All neighbors are
requested to attend the meeting this,
Thursday, evening, as there will Re
work to do.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
-Rhinelander Herald.
Henry

-Rhinelander Herald. Henry
OConnor has decided to locate at Ash
land and practice dentistry. He has
bought out an old established Office
there and will commence doing bust
ness the first of the new year. e. l..
Dimich was awarded the contract for
doing the plumbing in Mart Hirzel s
new saloon and restaurant building at
Eagle River.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23
u. 3. ROGERS, +. E. Sullivan & Co

j. B. Rogers, j. E. Sullivan & Cos
gentleenanly manager, is a'out the
busiest man in town these days, still if
you drop in upon him at the old stand
he will find time to show you the finest
line Of fall and winter suitings ever
brought to this city. re does his own
cutting and he will a.-r;"te2 yop a
TT
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-23

The news was in error in the last
'SS0e IN saying that the public schools
would have two-weeks vacation for
'"e holidays. If they had been little
"'ore careful in reading the last RE-
VIEW, they would have seen that there
was 10 be but one weeks vacation.