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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
Not a Sanitary Device.

The Providence Journal sounds note
of warning against the proposed plan
of utilizing garbage for animal food in
the following:
The feeding of city garbage to swine
is one of the practices that sanitarlans
are endeavoring to abolish. There is
good reason for objecting to this
method of swill disposal. 1t has been
shown by the Department of Agricul-
ture that garbage-fattened pork is re-
sponsible for disease and DEATH and as
pork is a common article of food it is
important to prohibit whatever tends
to make it more undesirable for the
table. The hogs reputation for un-
cleanliness is due in part to the man
ner in which he is kept The popular
notion is that he enjoys eating stuff
that other animals will not touch and
the result is that the hog is obliged to
eat things unfit for the stomach Of a
self-respecting creature. He would eat
wholesome food, but he can't get it in
consequence of the belief that the sour
and half-decayed matter collected from
city back yards is good enough for
producing pork, and, while this is bad
for the hog, it may be even more un-
fortunate for those who eat pork chops
and ham.
The doctors for years have pointed
out the dangers lurking in pork not
cooked thoroughly. Trichinosis, a dis
ease which kills thirty-five per cent of
those attacked by it, is caused by eat
ing pork in which the parasites have
not been killed by extreme heat A
hot fire will render infected pork harm
less, but Notwithstanding the oft-re-
peated warnings of doctors and health
boards, there are hundreds of people
who never think of the necessity of
cooking pork through. Many unknow-
ingly take the chances Of contracting
a disease which will have a course OF
three or four months if it does not
| prove fatal 1t is, therefore, the duty
| of municipal governments, If possible
| to protect consumers of pork from the
| consequence Of ignorance or careless.
ness in the kitchen; and, although the
| local supply of pork may be small, II
is important to bear in mind that cpl.
denies of trichinosis have been traced
! to a few diseased hogs.
The new process of treating garbage
may not have the approval of few
individuals who want cheap food fol
their pigs, but it will be commended
by the thousands who are at the mercy
| -
should be adopted on the ground tina
cleanly methods are conducive to com
fort and health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
MILLIONS SPENT FOR BUTTONS

From the New York Evening World.
The small boy who delights to collect
buttons may please himself with the
thought that king once shared his
weakness. That was Louis XIV, in 1885,
when his craze was at its highest, he
spent no less than 5000, 900 in this strange
form of Indulgence. Among the items
of which this expenditure was made up,
are the following: Aug. l, 1855, two dia-
mond buttons, value 81, ,S66 fracs; seventy
five diamond buttons, value 5S6,S03 francs
on the buttons for q single vest he spent
100000. OF the 1852 "boutonnieres" used
162 contained five diamonds each, and the
remaining 12 were single diamonds. 1t Is
estimated that during his lifetime this
foolish monarch spent no less than $5,-
O00 900 on buttons alone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
The Increase of Gold.

From present appearances the in
crease in the production of gold is
liable to cause a revolution in the cur
rency of the world. According to an
exchange, one Of the notable features
of the money of the present and the
one likely to seriously affect monetary
conditions In the near future, is the
astonishing increase in the production
OF gold, as compared with silver In all
the great mining fields Of the world.
This is not because OF any increased
demand for gold over former years or
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

1t is growing to be a certainty that
General Woodford and the Duke OF
Tetuan occupied themselves during
their interview in awed admiration of
each other. About all that can be
gathered from the general thus far Is
that the duke is such pleasant man.
while the duke protests that he finds
General Woodford a delightful person.
Just why the queen Regent should
have given such sympathetic well
come" to the general is not explained,
unless by the possibility that the Span
iards intend to bring him and his mis-
sion to grief.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

The injunction is a great institution
Jut there are some people whom even
the ponderous machinery of an intunc-
.ion can scarcely extinguish. Editors
seem to be on this list, as Wisconsin
Judge has discovered, after getting out
an injurction against an editor who
had published something offensive
about the judge, who was endeavoring
to be reelected The Supreme court
has decided emphatically in favor of
the editor, who will no doubt proceed
to roast the judicial candidate with the
flames of a seven-times heated furnace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
DOES WARM BLOOD CAUSE CRIME ?
Providence Journal:

Providence Journal:
1t will be instructive to see whether the
epidemic" of crime which has caused
more or less comment during the summer
will be continued now that cooler weather
is at hand. The presumption has been
that extreme heat has something to do
with the commission of murder and other
gross forms of misdeeds, and surely the
great number of lynchinss at the South,
where the temperature has been highest,
and the many and varied crimes of sem
sational character in New England have
suggested a connection of some sort be-
tween them and the mercury. 1t is not
strange, indeed, if when mans blood is
heated his brain is correspondingly at
fected. though just how we must leave,
perhaps, to the psychologists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
Railway z Barometer.

The Minneapolis Times calls atten-
ton to the fact that the railroad is one
of the best of barometers indicating
the state of business.
The benefits of the great crop yield
and the heavy foreign demand there
for with prices for wheat double those
of year ago, are apparent i'm all lines
of business activity, and notably so in
the increased earnings of western rail-
roads. The bank clearings of the coun-
try FOR the past two weeks made a
record in magnitude Of gain but enor-
nous increases in railroad traffic and
the practical application of these fac
tors in increasing dividends, are par
ticularly encouraging.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
road about ten days ago declared an
extra dividend of per cent. on the
stock, in addition to the regular per
cent. semi-annual disbursement. The
investor, therefore, sees a 4 per cent.
stock changed to at least a per cent.
basis, and presumably to 6. for if the
road could earn, as it did, better than
per cent. in 1896, what can it earn in
such year as 1897, with so promising
a year as 1893 following it? In other
words, this great grain carrying road
is the first to respond to the radical
change in business and to share among
its stockholders the benefits already
derived in the few short months of re-
vival and confident of ability to MAIN
tain the increased disbursement.
For the first time in over fourteen
years st. Paul stock has sold above
800, its par value. As a safe per
cent. stock it should be worth par
what it's investment value is on 8
per cent. basis the investor will de-
termine, while Wall street will occupy
itself in speculation as to a possible
per cent. per annum basis of evidence.
The Northern Pacific is showing a
greatly improved condition and the
traffic of all the western roads shows
most encouraging gains.
These are examples of the meaning
OF the return of confidence" and
there are many others. The improve
ment of the business of the railroads
is an early demonstration of current
revival of business. With the passing
of the governments financial compli-
cations, with the unwholesome and dis
turbing tariff agitation ended for a few
years at least. business at last has a
chance, and aided by nature is i'm
proving it to the full, and thus early
the substantial results are in sight
\ Funds are pouring, and will pour forth
more freely into the channels of in
Vestment and trade: new enterprises
will be undertaken, improvements will
be made to established industries, plant
and equipment will be enlarged and
many more men will find employment
once the great bulk of idle capita
starts forth into activity.
Philadelphia is now compensated fol-
all her worry over the gas lease. Hel
cricketers have beaten the Britons by
four wickets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
From the Springfield Union.

Under the Wilson law, salt was ad-
mitted free into the United States and
the salt industry IN the western part
of New York suffered seriously Wages
were reduced and many mines We're idle
The Dingley bill, the awful instrument
intended to promote American industries
imposed duty of eight cents a hundred
pounds on salt, in bulk, and twelve cents
when in packages. Note the result The
salt mines are busy, wages are some
what higher and there are more men en-
ployed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
Question of Woman's Rights.

The civilized world anXiously awaits
the result of Mayor Harrisons latest
experiment in giving the management
of the street cleaning into the hands
of a woman. The mayor is foxy in
placing her at the head of a force of
twenty men. II she We're directing q
squad of women in the cleaning opera
fions the work would probably pro-
Aress slowly, as their ideas of the
proper way to do it would clash. No
two women ever agreed on the exact
method of cleaning house and twenty
one women would doubtless have twen-
ty-one different ways of cleaning the
streets. If the boss decided that the
procedure should be bias, some other
woman would insist on having II laid
out in cores and would want the front
breadth for herself. The next would
pout If she couldn't have a committee
appointed to consider the advlsability
OF tearing up the whole pavement and
cleaning 1t on both sides, while some
of the others would disagree on the
principle of cleaning infront of saloons.
If a woman is to run the street clean
ing department 1t Is wise to give her
dominion over men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
The Twilight of the Seal

1t is probable that the next decade
minatlon of the Alaskan seal. These
interesting creatures will soon be found
only In the museums of natural history
and the precious skins once so lavishly
worn by the curled darlings of society
will be but a memory, for unlike old
lace, diamonds and stiff brocades, seal
skin cloaks will not bear handing down
for many generations, since when a
sealskin garment begins to grow
shabby nothing in the world can show
wear more frankly.
While the loss to commerce from the
be great, individually speaking, the real
loss to the country will not be worth
mourning, for the seal menagerie up
in the Behring sea has been a very
expensive luxury for the United States,
not to mention it's tendency to produce
annual quarrels between America and
England. But as regards preserving
the animal for the interest and in
struction of future generations, this
country should naturally feel an in
tense desire, although just why great
effort to increase Canadian profits
should be made is not clearly seen. 1t
is unmistakably true that for some
years an enormous sum has been ex-
pended by the United States for the
protection of an industry of which
Great Britain and Canada have been
the chief ones to take advantage. 1t
is no wonder that England is not Wild
ly anxious to participate in a confer
justing or revising the sealing regula-
tiOpS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
PEST OF THE SOUTH.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
1t is not the better class of citizens in
New Orleans that is trying to burn a
schoolhouse because it has been selected
as a yellow fever hospital but the better
class does not seem to be able to re-
strain the class that is doing this idiotic
mischief except by actual force and a
great deal of it. Even New Orleans is
not free from that pest of the South
the ignorant vicious and law-defying
rnob.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
SINCE BABY CAME.
Since baby came

Since baby came
The birds all sing brighter, merrier lay;
The weary, darksome shades have fed
away,
And night has blossomed into perfect day
Since baby came.
Since baby came
The world is joyful and the home life
sweet.
And every day with brightness Is replete,
And time speeds by on swift and light
somefeet,
Since baby came.
Since baby came
Dark, grim-faced sorrow is replaced by
mrth:
At last | realize lifes precious worth,
And far-off heaven seems very near to
earth,
Since baby came.
Florence G. Baird, in Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

Bicycle teachers have troubles of
their own. The Louisville man who
went off riding with pupil and was
pursued by an angry wife, also awheel,
is probably willing to testify to this
assertion. The wife knocked the other
woman down several times and then
proceeded to "do" her husband. When
she had finished with him. he was ready
to accompany her home, although his
former companion was left weeping by
the roadside.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

to suffer something In case OF failure,
is difficult to see why they should not now
acquiesce and try to do better in the fu-
ture. II is hardly possible that, having
failed to get the powers by the ears
in the first place, any course which may
now be pursued will bring about this re-
suit. Greece must submit, for 1t is quite
evident that Europe is well united in the
matter of making her submit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

MacMonnies' poor Bacchante is still
in disfavor, The w. c. 7. L. of Kings
county object to having her placed in
the Metropolitan museum. Boston will
now feel vindicated. The objectors to
this work of art should make a little
trip to the Metropolitan gallery and
that mosquito netting be placed on
one or two of Hans Makart's divinities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
GABRIEL ON A STRIKE.
rom the Elmira Advertiser:

From the Elmira Advertiser:
Mile. Couesdon, the famous prophecies
in Paris, announces that the angel Cab
riel has gone on strike. He refuses lon
ger to inspire her. She thinks that he is
waiting for the coup that is to restore
monarchy in France. A very plausible
explanation surely!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

to his sweetheart, telling of a sudden
call to Baltimore. AS their wedding
day was fixed for october Q, the young
woman in question naturally was con-
siderably exercised over her lovers
mysterious departure. This is an end
ing TO a romance that may well be
initiated by modern story writers who
regard the finale Of divided by death"
or false to his VOWS" as their un-
erring choice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

The testimony at the Luetgert trial
deduces the fact that the sausage
maker in prosperous times paid his
wife the munificent sum of SO a week.
1t would not be surprising of she did
pack her handbag and go away when
the prospect of a reduction became
evident
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
SPECIAL SALE
DINNER = Sets
TO CLOSE OUT ODD PATTERNS.

Porcelain, worth $500: sale price. ..ys 90
One 1l2-piuce Brown Printed under
glaze, worth $500; sale price ...... 800
One &5-piece American China Brown,
Border Pattern, full gold lined and
gold illumination, worth 5000; sale
price ,.,..,''',''''''''''','... ~ W
Seven 1l5-plece Brown and Blue Eng
llsh Prints, clean, nice White Gran
ite, worth sl2.OO; sale price ....".. 3 90
One ll5-piece Gold Band set, worth
5000; sale price ......,,.....,......., II 20
Six 100 and ll2-piece Pretty Hand
painted filed in Patterns PinD
English Porcelain, worth Sll.0O and
$500; sale price .............S9,00 and 10 60
DO NOT MISS the opportunity IL you
need a dinner set.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
PROPHETIC.

From the st. Louis Republic.
The population of the town of Tomb
stone has declined from 10000 to less than
1,O00. In picking out a name its founders
were altogether too far-sghted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
A PROBABILITY.

From the Detroit Free Press:
Every day the conviction deepens that
at least one set of experts at the great
murder trial in Chicago is guilty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

Oil fields designated by spiritualist
geologist in Cattaraugus county, N. Y,
more than forty years ago now prom
Use to yield rich returns. The locality
designated by the "geologlst" is now
being prospected with every reason to
hope for profitable boring.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
state.

Stutcs
state Treasurar--J. $. BEACON, of
Westmt rtiarG.
Auditor Geucral-LEVI q. MCAULEY.
Of Chester
County.
sherifr-CLARENCE E. PRYOR, of
Scranton.
District Attorney-JOHN r. JONES, of
Blakcly.
Prothonotary JOHN COPELAND, of
Carbondale.
Treasurcr-W. $. LANGSTAFF, of Seran-
ton
Clerk of the Courts-THOMAS L. DAN
1ELS, of Scranton.
Recorder CHARLES HUESTER, OF
Scranton.
Register-WILL1AM X. BECK, OF Mos
COW.
Jury Commissioner - CHARLES WIG
GINS, of Scranton.
Election day, November ..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

The New York salesman who walked
out of a Chicago hotel one morning
last week and could not be found by
the aid of Chicago detectives, official
and private, was surprised to discover
on his return to New York that he had
been the cause of much anxiety in
three cities, had nearly driven his
sancee crazy by his disappearance and
VAS generally believed by his friends
,o have been murdered. All this was
ecause Sf telegram that never came
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

The disappearance of a governor
from such a state as Michigan would
seem to be something to cause con-
siderable uneaslness, particularly when
it is Governor Pingree who is lost. No
one ever was able to lose Altgeld nor
Tillman during their terms of office and
it would be difficult for as big man
as Governor Hastings to go far out of
sight of the people, but it is evident
that the Michiganders should put a
tag on their governor when they let
him out on vacation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

of decreased demand for silver. which
Is always marketable abroad, but be-
cause gold is being discovered so much
faster than silver, the proportion Of
gold to silver in the worlds coinage
material is constantly increasing, and
gold promises to be still more plenti-
ful in the future. Some people believe
that in few years gold will be so
plentiful that gold coins, hardened with
some cheap amalgam, covering all de-
nominations and having ample dura-
bility, could be put into circulation.
each coin having the standard weight
and fineness in it. In any event. the
increased production of gold Is bound
to have a very appreciable effect upon
the financial arrangements of the
future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

A somewhat remarkable Jail delivery
took place in Salt Lake City last week
when a general amnesty was granted
to all persons. The occasion was the
triennial housecleaning, when it was
decided to fumigate the cells. About
twenty offenders were thus released,
most of whom were plain drunks and
tramps, although a number was doing
time for larceny. Then a war was
made on the remaining occupants, a
horde OF vermin, that had made jail
life no dream even for tramp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

Has always been pro-
verbal, and OUR constant
ly growing trade ON lower
and medium priced goods
only tends to show that
we are also to the front
ON this lime of goods, as
we'll
To demonstrate this
fact more fully than ever,
we have placed ON sale for
the next TEN DAYS,
Three Great Specialties,
that are well worth the
attention and scrutiny of
the closest buyers--as we
guarantee them the best
values i'm NEW GOODS
offered this season
1, is a line of Mixed Chew
lots, strictly wool and
am All cloth for general
wear. This week, $l.9S
a Dress Pattern
2, choice lime of jacquard
and Camel's I'll a | r
effects. An imported
cloth and shown only i'm
the newest color-com-
binations. This week,
$3.35 a Dress Pattern
3, a line of high class
"Crepon" effect. "Nov-
city" Suitings, also i'm
the latest COlor-Combl-
nations. Looks equal to
goods at more than
double the price. This
week, $4.S5 a Dress
Pattern
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

= . TG
To a child born on this day 1t will be ap-
parent that the Lackawanna grand jury
is prepared to try cases.
Current portraits Cf General Tracey
look as though they had been borrowed
from the Garfield tea" advertising de-
partment.
Speaking of street cleaning, there seems
to be considerable dry dust on white
wings" these days.
There is no particular objection to the
new woman who can make pumpkin pie
the ol1-fashioned way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
Aiacchus' Advice

If you imagine that the world is gettin
too good, read the political stuff that az
pears in our esteemed unterrihed contem
DOraries
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune AstroiOger.
~ 9 lie

Astrolabe Cast: Lac a. M, for Wednesday,
September 20, 1897.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29

Philadelphia is now compensated for
all her worry over the gas lease. Her
cricketers have beaten the Britons by
four wickets.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08

y Woman's headaees may
come from several causes. She
may have headache arising
from nervousness, or from di-
gestive disturbances. Nine eases
in ten. her headaches come from
disorders peculiar to her sex.
1t may show itself IN the symp-
toas which are characteristic OF
Il dozen disorders. Thousands
of tIIses, women have been treat.
ed for the wrong disorders. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
was compounded for the sole
purpose ofrelieving womankind
of these ills and pans. Thou
sands of women have testified
that after taking treatment from
several physicians without bene-
hit. the ~Favorite Prescription
cured them completely and
quickly. 1t has been used for
over thirty years, and has an
gnbroken record of success.
The woman who hesltates is
invited to send II one cent
stamps to cover only the cost
of mailing a copy of Doctor
Pieree's Common Sense Medi.
cal Adviser, which contains
plain. clear infer nation about
all of the organs of the human
body and their functions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-08
WV WANT MUCH.
OF Course We are Always
Glad to Accommodate
Our Subscribers il Pos
sible.

"Say, kernel, he said, rs he walk
ed into the editors Office and
stamped about 20 pounds Of mud
on his boots against the legs OF the
stove, II sorter thought I take yer
paper ef you'd do the square
thmg.-
"Why, Of course, we are always
glad to accommodate our subscrib-
ers.r
"Well, here's little obituary of
Aunt Kalline-hit's jes' ten pages
o. foolscap an won't make much, !
reckin'.n
"We'll print it,"
"An' you'll send 40 copies Of the
paper to this ERE list o. relatives,
won't you"
"Yes."
"An' next week my daughter
Scrilly Is going to get married.
reckin you'll print hull lot about
that?"
LOT course, that news"
"a say, I've got one the finest
young shotes you ever have saw.
| want you to cum out some day
and write up hit"
~ shall be glad to do So"
"You amt got dozen or two
ole magazines whut you've dur
read layin' Ground handy, he,
your
YES. here's three or four"
"Thanky. Jes' put me down fei
three monts' an Ill hand yon tbs
quarter along this fall sometime
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