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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

The pittsburg Daily News contains the
following sketch of Philip j. Thomas, OF
this city, who was recently elected treas
urer OF the Pennsylvania Labor LeSislh-
ton league: MIR. Thomas was born IN
the County of MonmoHthshire, Wales, on
March y, 1863. His father was large
contractor, and at the age of 10 the son
was regularly iEdentured as a carpenter
apprentice. In 1865 while he was still an
apprentice, Ne Joined the Amalgamatcd
Association of Carpenters and Joincrs
Manchester dlvisoin, and from that time
on he has worked for the greater power
of the organization. Sixteen years ~.
Thomas has been a resident of Scranton,
Wnere ne has made himself felt as labor
| leader. When he came to Scranton the
city was without a building trades unioA,
| but today thee is not a trade in the town
| that is not organized. In this organizing
Mr.. Thomas has done his full share. lie
| is now PRESIDENT of Building Ira les
council ana general organizer of the
| American Federation of Labor. He has
been A delegate 10 a large number of the
| trades conventions. The last one to which
he was delegate and where he was elect
| ed to his present office, was the State La
| Dor leagues convention in Pttsburg. Mr.
| Thomas has written a number of news
| paper articles, condemning people OF
| Scranton who send work to other towns,
| which. he says, could have been done a.
| chcaply and as good at home. Some geo
| pie say | have hobby said Mr.. Thomas.
| Maybe | have; If so, it is protection II
| home industries. My articles on this MAJ
| ter have been read and commented on
| throughout the state, and l am glad to say
| that, so far, | have not had dissenting
reply to the sentiment"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
BYRON WRITING

That ''sheOl' was paved with good
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the assertion. Don't let yonr good
resolution to buy only the best Blank
Books, Office Supplies, Type
Writing Supplies. ETC., at our store
be a paving stone. We keep the best
in variety and quality. We also make
a speciality of Draughting Supplies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

Secretary Wallace, of the Mckeesport
board of health, has drafted bill for
presentation at Harrisburg requiring all
persons practicing midwifery to be regis
tered and licensed, and license to be grant
ed only to such as upon examination shall
prove to be of good moral character ana
to possess the required knowledge. y vet
ernarian says Mr.. Wallace Is compelled
to pass an examination before he can prac-
tice obstetrics upon the animal; now
much more should the practitioner upon
the human subject be compelled to show a
proper qualification?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

The residents of Moscow were somewhat
amused last week by the advent OF hyp-
notist FROM Scranton who proposed to daz-
zle the townspeople by an exhibition, and
incidentally line his pockets with coil,
Everything was sailing along smoothly
ana he was in "A fair way Of reaping the
reward Of his eNertons, To excite pub
lie interest the hypnotst put a subject
TO sleep i'm the front window of a promi-
nent store, and awed the natives by the
announcement that the subject would re-
main i'm a comatose condition several
days or until awakened by the hypnotisr.
TO all appearances the subject lay in an
unconscious state. On the afternoon OF
the day set for the exhibition a large
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

When you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

Two men employed by Alderman Howe
yesterday finished a job which they be-
lieVe to have been the coolest job in the
city. They were detailed by the alderman
to seiVe an attachment on the housenoli
effects of a tenant in the fashionable part
of the city, who had failed to pay rent,
The law prohibits the serving of such an
attachment at any other time than dur
ing daylight, and the delinquent tenant
was up in all the techniCalities of the law
in relation to the case. The men armed
with the necessary papers went on duty
the 18th of this month and from the
break of day to nghtfall they kept their
VigilS for the wary tenant. one of the
watchers was stationed at the rear door of
the residence ana the other at the front
entrance. During the day the hunted
man stayed inside the house, safe from M
trusion, but at nightfall, when the sentricS
had Withdrawn, he came out for exercise
and fresh air, Ncighbors in the vicinity
of the house were put upon the needle
point of curiosity at seeing two m N
watching the house continually, and tnelr
curiosity knew no bounds on seeing the
baker the butcher and other tradesman
beCkoned TO place beneath an upper WIN
dow The sash would be raised and a
piece of paper containing a note was low
cred on string. The tradesman would
examine the note, then repair TO his wagon
and procure the supplies desired, which
would be tied to the string ana pulled up
by the besieged party. Thus for over "A
week. did the beleaguring force wait, but
yesterday they We're rewarded, for the
| tcuant paid the rent and the alderman
| raised the siege.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

The Andrews committee will ask the
state to appropriate 100000 to pay the eX-
penses of its recent investigation of mu-
nicipal conditions in Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, but a fight will be made on al
lowing it one cent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

The laws passed in this and other states
against the sale of oleomargarine orig
mated at a time when there was a reason
able doubt as to the healthful character
of the compound. The manufacturers,
however, now claim that it is pure arti-
Gle of food, and if this claim be true, it
should be allowed to go on the market as
freely as any other kind of food OF
course, it would be deception to allow 1t to
be sold as pure butter, and this the law
can very properly prevent. But if it is
plainly labeled as oleomargarine and sold
for exactly what it is, there should be no
objection raised.-Philadelph Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

Another bill for the correction of pri-
mary election abuses will be introduced
at Harrisburg by Senator John II.
Brown, of Westmoreland. The new bill
will re-enforce the one already intro
duced by Senator Brown and Will pro-
vide for the direct vote of the people for
all candidates without the Intervention OF
delegates and conferrees.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27

Representative Seyfert's bill to inllict
jail for three months or a 800 fine, or both,
on anybody engaging or participating in a
game of foot ball is bit of sportiveness
which is less funny in cold type than 1t
seemed before it was spawned. somebody
should tell Mr.. Seyfert that as humorist
he is not a success.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
Reception.

The reception rendered by the
Congregational Y. P. S. c. E. to
the faculties and students of the
High school and Normal was a
thorough social success. A spirit
of sociablity was manifest that is
often lacking at such gatherings.
The church parlors were very
tastefully decorated with golden
rod, while IN the rooms above
where refreshments were served,
Il e floral decorations were sweet
peas. The walters we've some of
our most prominent young girls
and their dainty toilets Of white
added much to the beauty OF the
scene. Many familiar faces were
seen among the throug that filled
the parlors to over wing, but
the mar ority were strangers who
have come among us for the first
time and who we are sure must
have felt that they are welcome
to our churches, our homes and
our society.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
The Toledo Weekly Blade.

Every intelligent family needs
in addition to their local paper. .
good national weekly. The great
est and most widely known general
family newspaper is the Toledo
Weekly Blade. For thirty years
il has been a regular visitor in
every part of the Union and is
we'll known in almost every one
of the 10000 postofices in the
country. It is edited with refer
ence to national circulation. 1t
is a Republican paper, but men of
all politics take it, because of its
honesty and fairness in the dis
cussion of all public questions.
1t is the favorite family paper,
with something for every mem Der
of the household. Serial stories,
poetry, wit and humor; the
Household department, (best in
the worldly. Young Folks, Sun
day School Lessons, Talmage's
Sermons, the Farmstead, the
Question Bureau (Which answers
questions for subscribers), the
News Of the Week in complete
form, and other special features.
Specimen copies gladly sent on
application, and if you will send
us a list Of addresses, we will mail
copy to each. Only ST. year.
If you wish to raise club, write
for terms.
Address THE BLADE,
Toledo. Ohio.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
Address THE BLADE,
Toledo, Ohio.

DIED. -Me]ber Johnson, oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Johnson.
He had water Of the joint last
fall and had to have his knee
tapped. He seemed to be getting
better until last spring when he
had to begin to walk on crutches.
About two weeks ago he was
taken worse and continued to get
worse until last Thursday when
he died. The funeral was held
last Saturday, Rev. Johnson of
Martell officiating. The remains
were taken to the Martell ceme-
terry.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
Northern Wisconsin State Fair,
Chippewa Falls, Wis.

September 13 to II inclusive,
excursion tickets will be on sale
to Chippewa Fall3 at $2.65 Tor the
round trip good to return until
and including September IS, 1897.
F. P. AINswoRTH, Agt.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
But Once in a Life Time.

" NLIaHl VI InlS City was the
scene of a lare but pleasant gather
Ing Friday, Sept. 3. It was the
occasion Of an old settlers party,
gotten up in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan McGregor of
Pasadena, Cal. who are visiting
the home of former days for a
few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Me-
Gregor settled i'll this place in the
early days even before there was
a scmhlance Of the present beauti-
full city OF River Falls.
The party consisted of the fol-
lowing, ali early settlers of this
part OF the country and former
acquaintances Of the McGregors,
and all of whom were between
the ages Of seventy al d eighty
years: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Stiles,
Mr. and Mrs. McGreg, r, Mr.. and
Mrs. Late Pomtroy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Chapman, Mr.. aud Mrs.
William Purves, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Stevens, Mr.. Gibbs and
Mr.. Frank Pomerov.
Such an assent lage of COM
paratively healthy old neigh bors,
meeting after so long an absence
and at so ripe an age, is rarely
witnessed. Yet the occasion was
one of the pleasantest, stories of
former days were rehearsed, in
cidents long forgotten by some,
yet carefully treasured III memory s
storebouse by others, we're pleas
antly talked over. Such meetings
come bnt once In a life time.
Then youth and by-gone days are
lived over again with all the dis
agreeable things and hardships of
life left out.
None Of the convencies peculiar
to modern civilization existed
then. But they enjoyed life in
their way just as keenly and per-
haps more so than we do now.
Though they cut their broad acres
with a cradle. they were not
obliged to pay for an expensive
machine, and they gave employ
ment at good wages to their
neigh bors. The money was left
at home. 1t was in circulation
where 1t would do the most good !.
They had it in their homes
to lay up for rainy day and now
enjoy all the blessings of modern
civilization. While we bless the
inventor who made it possible to
cut and bind the products Of the
farm with machines almost human
In their execution, yet who shall
say that perhaps after all these
were not the most prosperous
times. They at least laid up of
the good things of life in abund-
ance, while they see the youth of
today, though surrounded with
all the modern appliances and
improved facilities, struggling
for mere subsistence, while ex-
ercising the greatest economy,
living, as it were, from hand to
mouth even though half the
world is starving for the products
of his handiwork.
All of this was, no doubt, re-
counted by that representative
assemblage, in mind if not In
words, and each secretly blessed
the good fortune that gave him
the opportunity to meet this age
of close margins for the masses
with full hands.
Mr.. McGregor favored the COM
pany with good old Scotch song.
Dewitt Strahl took picture of
the gathering which will be highly
valued in future years.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

We have the finest and biggest
Ink Tablet on the market and are
selling it for 10cts Barnard &
Clough.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

o. D. Pettet is putting an ad-
dition to his new dwelling.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

A choice line of chamber suits
at @. w. Newcom5 & Cos.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14
Local News.

A full line of overalls and
jackets at APP Roberts.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

C. Korth is having we'll drilled
on his property on east Cascade St.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Mrs. Mersh has sold part of her
farm east of this city toJ. Johnson.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14


o. D. Pettet is putting an ad-
dition to his new dwelling.
A choice line of chamber suits
at @. W. Newcom5 & Cos.
C. Korth is having a we'll drilled
on his property on east Cascade St.
Mrs. Mersh has sold part of her
farm east of this city TOD. Johnson.
Ed Hamilton has moved on the
old Wilson farm in Kinnickinnic.
Tie exer ;ises at the Baptist
church Sunday evening were very TO En-
good.
August Boles has moved to LIF.
River Fails and is working for
Mrs. Downer Snook
Charles Ensign has moved into
the house he recently purchased W.
of E. H. Daniels. ES%
Fred Eastman goes to work in
Hudson fo1 w. II. Putnam some
time this week.
The I. O. G.. T. holds it's con-
vention in New Richmond Tues LII
day and Wednesday.
Irwin Eaton has returned from a. WI.
Ellsworth where he has been
lathing the big hotel.
O. w. Newcomb Company Only 10
have new line Of window shades =. -
of all sizes and grades.
Mrs. Henry McMahan, who has xso..4.
been very sick for long time, is ElUulllt
on the road to recovery. nru
Fl. A. Wilson of Kinnickinnic, -"
is moving to Minneapolis where
he will run grocery store. wv
The masons have commenced NM
work on w. H. Avery's house
four miles north Of this city. oo,.s,
On Friday evening, Sept. II, Thew
will be given concert by Miss
Mowry assisted by local talent. 'o -
VIM. Lowell, living three miles ~ -
east of town, lost horse on
Thursday last from sunstroke, ~
Have you seen that new line of TN
Box Stationery that we are selling
for cents2 Barnard Clough. Sold by
If You are looking for bargain
in pair of shoes, call and see US. naa,a,
N. H. W1eER & Son.
w. Piper of Minneapolis, will
bring his threshing machine into
Mann Valley this fall to thresh.
John McKeevor of Oak Grove,
is moving on w. F. Marshall's
farm % miles north of this city, 4. NJ
Nh, MiChelS
church is progressing rapidly
nnder the direction of A. Symes. RIverF
We underst and that VIM. Wis.
Richardson will move his family
to the southern part of the state
soon.
Chas. Nelson expects to go to
housekeeping soon. He will oc-
cupy the house opposite the gas
house.
A large line of fall styles of car
pets and rugs at o. w. Newcomb
& Co.'S. You should call and see
them.
Nels Youngren has purchased
the Dan Currier farm in Mann
Valley and will move there IN the
spring.
The River Falls train ran
special to bring the people from
St. Paul on the 10th after the fire.
works in the evening,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

w. Piper of Minneapolis. will
bring his threshing machine into
Mann Valley this fall to thresh.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

John McKeevor of Oak Grove,
is moving on w. z. Marshall's
farm d miles north of this city,
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Ed Hamilton has moved on the
old Wilson farm in Kinnickinnic.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

If you are looking for a bargain
in pair of shoes, call and see US.
N, Ell. WIGER & Son.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Have you seen that new line OF
Box Stationery that we are selling
for 5 cents? Barnard & Clough.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

VIM. Lowell, living three miles
east of town, lost horse on
Thursday last from sunstroke
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

The work on the new Methodist
church is progressing rapidly
under the direction Of A. Symes.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Tie exer Uses at the Baptist
church Sunday evening were very
good.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

On Friday evening, Sept. H.
will be given concert by Miss
Mowry assisted by local talent.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

The masons have commenced
work on w. Fl. Avery's house
four miles north of this city.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Irwin Eaton has returned fror
Ellsworth where he has bee
lathing the big hotel.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

Fl. A. Wilson of Kinnickinnic,
is moving to Minneapolis where
he will run grocery store.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-09-14

O. W. Newcomb & Company
have new line Of window shades
of all sizes and grades.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-27
1913 BUSHELS PER ACRE.
Deep Flowing and Shallow Cultiyating Did
the Work,

Deep Flowing and Shallow Cultiyating Did
the Work.
Inc editor of this paper has been
writing and talking in farmers insti-
tutes on the advantages of deep break.
ing OF lands as the practicable and sci.
entlhc mode of growing large crops Of
corn Last year Mr.. H E. Wood, of
virginia, raised 1853 bushels of corr to
the acre. We copy his mode or man
aging the land from the Richmond
Planter, so the readers of the Agricul.
turlst will see that he pursued the very
system that we have so often advised
the Alabamians to pursue. He saws:
when | commenced to farm this
land, eight or nine years ago., It had
been cultivated for a number of years
prior to that under the tenant system,
blowing the land in the spring with a
two horse pillow one day and planting
the next, a most ~ruinous and disastrous
system to both land and tenant. The
land was as fertile eight or nine years
ago as it is now, perhaps more 80. My
first return of corn per acre from the
land was eight or nine barrels (4O to 45
bushels. l commenced to fallow the
land in the early fall with 'Stark's
Dixie four horse plow,' with two oxen
hitched to the beam of the plow, and
two horses hitched in front of them.
The Stark plow' is very deep, from
beam to land being about eighteen
inches; thus | was enabled TO plow the
land to the depth of sixteen inches.
Frequently the beam would touch the
land whilst blowing.
This blowing was first done in the
fall of 1888. The following summer
1854 l gathered from one acre of this
land 1O6 bushels of co~rn!raised under
the old method of running the rows
four feet apart and laying it by with a
one horse pillow. I plowed this same acre
in the fall of 1894 as l did in 1898. The
spring of 1895 was so unreasonable l
could not plant until the 7th of June. l
checked the land three feet each way
and left two stalks to the hill. l worked
the corn twice with an Iron Age Cul.
tivator,' aad left it level. This acre
yielded me 1853 bushels of corn. In ad.
dition to the corn, there was, on the
same land, a fine yield of sofa, red and
white beans, planted between the corn
hills. Had the corn fully matured, l
am sure the yield would have been
greater. My object in writing this is to
impress upon my brother farmers the
importance of deep fall blowing, also
my experience with checking and cult
waiting the crop level as compared with
the old method of blowing with a one
horse pillow and leaving the land in
ridges This land, which produced the
thirty barrels per acre, was an alluvial
deposit naturally very fertile South
ern Agriculturist.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-01-27
A NATTER OF CHOICE.
A Youth Who Had a Preference and Risked
His Life on 1t.

A Youth Who Had a Preference and Risked
His Life on 1t.
A Capitol Hill man has a son about
twenty two years old, and the young
fellow is very nearly a chip off of the
old block.
Not long ago-that is to say, during
the Christmas holidays-the son went
to visit friends and relatives among
the snow clad hills of Vermont, and,
of course, while there put in as much
of his time in a sleigh as he could, be.
caus he knew the Washington climate
was not conducive to that sort of
amusement, and he wouldn't have an
other chance.
Perhaps it is needless to remark that
whenever he went sleighing he took
with him n of those pretty, pink
checked girls, for which Vermont is
justly famous.
And as far as possible a new one
every time.
Such is man at t~wenty-and later.
The pitcher can not be taken to the
well too often unless it become broken,
and it happened in the case of the
Capitol Hill laddie that on one of his
trips his horse ran away with him, and
not being the most expert driver in the
world he was almost at the mercy of
the frightened animal. For a mile or
more he managed to keep the horse in
the road, but beyond was a hill and a
stream with a narrow bridge over it.,
just at a turn in the road, which could
only be taken at a slower pace. The
girl called his attention to this and
%nervously suggested that they jump
out, but he wouldn't have it 80, and
assured her that he would be RESPONSE.
BILE.
That sounded well, but when they
approached the turn, the horse would
not stay in the road, and dropping the
lines the young fellow grabbed the girl
and waited for the end, whatever it
might be. In u minute more the entire
combination flew the track and lit in a
snow bank twenty feet deep. Some
people who saw the accident fshed
them all out, and for a wonder nobody
was much hurt, though the sleigh was
damaged.
When the youths father heard the
story, he was indignant.
why, you young jack, The exclaim.
ed, what in thunder did you drop
those lines for? You might have known
what would have happened"
well, pop,"h he replied sheepishly.
VI couldn't hold the horse and [ could
hold the girl, and what else was there
to do9'-Washington Star.