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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

copies of second class publications are
to be subject to a rate of one cent for
four ounces The conditions upon
which "A publication shall be admitted
to the second class are defined as fol-
lows:
First-It must regularly be issued at
stated intervals as freqtkrtly as four
times a year. bear a date of issue, and
be numbered consecutively.
Second-lt must be issued from known
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Third-It must be formed of printed pa
per sheets, without board, cloth, leather,
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tinguish printed books for preservation
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lshed for the dissemination of informa-
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ing herein contained shall be so construed
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And provided, That all extra numbers
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furnished by the latter, shall be subject
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every four ounces or fraction thereof:
And provided further, That it shall not
be permissible to mail any given article
or articles, or any part of any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical, Sc
gregated from the rest of the publication,
except at the third-class rate of postage.
1t is further provided that publishers
and Others, whose publications shall be
admitted as mail matter of the second
class under the provisions of this act,
shall be required, before depositins
such mail matter in the postofiice. to
separate the same into United States
mail sacks or bundles by states, cities
towns and counties, as the postmaster
general may direct
1t is estimated by the postotfice de-
partment that the enactment of this
measure will go far toward making the
whole postal service self-sustainng
Such prospect would, if realized, un-
doubtedly facilitate one cent letter
postage, and in this hope the Loud bill
after careful amendment probably de-
serves a trial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
Carving on the War.

There cannot be fair objection to the
organized activity of business men in
politics, provided the objects of it are
worthy and useful to the public good.
On the contrary, it is to be invited as
one of the safeguarding influences of
our free institutions. But when men
of wealth representing in small num-
bers large control of corporate power
band together to build up a permanent
political machine, they must expect
vigilant scrutiny not unmixed with
popular suspicion.
The determination of Mr.. Wanamak-
er and certain Of his millionaire friends
to continue within party lines what
they are pleased to call war" for
purer politics is announced with care
full attention to dramatic effects. 1t
is their privilege as Republicans to
battle for party supremacy and in do
ing so by fair means they are wholly
within their rights. 1t is equally the
privilege of the masses of the party to
reject their overtureS for public confid-
enCe whenever it appears that selfish
motives and vicious methods discredit
war has not made good its high sound
ing pretensions. The public has seen
that it has exhibited no perceptible
Improvement in methods of campaign
ing; that where the organization 1t
attacks has legitimately used political
patronage to reward political service
1t has combined effusive promises with
a corrupting lavishness of cash un-
paraleled in the history of modern
politics. In such a division it is COM
mon sense to prefer the alleged frying
pan to the open fire.
To carry on the war" on the lines
which underlaid the Wanamaker SEN
atorial fight is to offer insult to Penn
sylvania Republcanism. 1t is to pro-
woke a bitter factionalism, with pos
sible party disruption, to no sane pur-
pose. If, smarting under exposure,
Mr.. Wanamaker shall persist in his
threat to employ his millions in u
mad search for revenge, it will be the
plain duty Of self-respecting Republi-
cans to rally around their incompar-
able leader, Senator Quay, and renew
in future the rebuke of Tuesday night.
1t isn't the popular view to hold that
every member of a state legislature is
not eX-officio a thief, a boodler and a
knave; but in the interest of justice
it is we'll to remember, in the language
of Governor Hastings message, that
'it is an unhealthy condition in the
body polite which invites fatuous and
unWarranted criticism and condemna-
tion. Respect for and obedience to law
involve also the same sentiments for
the lawmaker" Let the lawmaker,
however. strive always to merit re-
Spect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
For Postal Reform.

The abuse by many publishers of the
second-class postage privilege is so
notorious and the need of a fairer clas-
sification is so plain that we need
offer no apology for giving again a
synopsis of the Loud bill to reform
this abuse. The Loud bill, it may be
said, has the active support of the
postoftice department and has already
passed the house.
The bill provides that mailable mat
ter of the second class shall embrace
all newspapers and other periodical
publications which are issued at stated
intervals, and as frequently as four
times a year; but shall not embrace
publications purporting to be issued
periodically and to subscribers, but
which are merely books, or reprints
of books, whether they be issued COM
plete or in parts, whether they be
bound or unbound, whether they be
sold py subscription or otherwise, or
whether they purport to be premiums
or supplements or parts of regular
newspapers or periodicals. Returned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
POSSIBLY OVERDRAWN
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.

NTOTl INt IHIIdUtIpHId BUIItIIH.
Disdaining imitation in the master pas
sion, the youth of this end of the cen
tury seem to have established a code of
conduct. If marry they must, it is only
a concession to certain conventions, to fill
the purse or to enlarge the sphere of
personal indulgence Love-making or the
feeling of the tender passion has passed
entirely from what may be called the up
per segment of the youth of the land.
Honest lovers, adoring husbands are still
to be found among the millions who have
not been touched by the chrism of social
selection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

portance and distinction, or, at least, It Is
in the province Of him that holds II to
make 1t so. The action of the caucus,
when affirmed by the general assembly,
VIII offer to Mr.. penrose the opportunities,
the possibilities of a career of eXtraordina-
ry honor to himself and of usefulness to
his country. Opportunity so great carries
with 1t similarly great responsibility.
Should Mr. Penrose appreciate the great
ness of the one he cannot well fail to rise
to the heights of the other"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
Reports Concerning Cuba.

1t is reported from Washington that
the Cameron resolution recognizing the
independence of Cuba is virtually dead
in the senate. From other sources we
are informed that President-elect Nc
Kinley has requested his friends in the
senate to defer serious action until he
can be inaugurated president. A third
piece of information has it that the
Canovas ministry in Spain is about to
expire; that Senor Sagasta, the liberal
leader, is to succeed Senor Canovas as
premier, and that he will disclace
Weyler re-appoint Campos and extend
to the belligerent Cubans large and
conspicuous olive branch.
But by all odds the most interesting
narrative in these beclouded premises
is the story by James Creelman in the
New York Journal that Mr.. Cleveland,
at the instigation of wealthy friends
who have large pecuniary interests in
Cuba, has given secret assurances to
Spain of armed help from this govern
ment, If ultimately necessary to the
subjugation of Cuba. We can hardly
credit this circumstantial accusation,
yet it accords much too closely with
the present executives singular ac-
tions in the matter to be dismissed as
preposterous.
Meanwhile, whatever the flying ru-
mors, we are not prepared to believe
that the American people have grown
utterly selfish or that they will fail
when the proper time shall come, to
make quick work of the Spanish reign
of terror which has for so long a time
desecrated the fair and fertile gem of
the Antilles
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
MENTIONED FOR GOVERNOR

From the Scranton Truth.
Our esteemed townsman, Congressman
Connell, is prominently mentioned at Har-
rsburg these days for the next COVER
nor of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Connell would
make an excellent governor, and his hosts
of friends in this part of the state would
greatly like to see him in the gubernator-
ial chair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

The individual or corporation that seeks
to obtain from you. dishonest advantage
over his neighbor or competitor, or to
bring gain to himself at the expense CT
the state, as well as the briber and lob
byist, should be driven from your halls,
as the common enemy of the people.
If these timely words of advice from
Governor Hastings shall be needed by
the new legislature, Pennsylvania will
the endeavor be steady in that direc-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

general must necessarily undermine
the foundations of our form of gov
ernment, If persisted in and tolerated
by the freemen of the commonwealth.
The debauchery of the franchise
should not only be stigmatized as n
crime, but punished as a crime. The
use of official position to which cit
zen has been elevated by his fellow
men for the purpose of controlling the
public will against the public ad-
vantage, or the use of the power or
patronage of office to advance selfish
interests or thwart the public judg-
ment is on a level with the crime
of the briber and the ballot thief The
oticeholder should be the peoples SER
want, not the peoples master. A law
upon our statute books divorcing from
official station the use of patronage
which perverts the honest Judgment
of the people is demanded by all right
thinking citizens. From Governor
Hastings Message.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

VIZ " sSFsC
1t will be apparent to a child born on
this day that no one save a Scranton
young man would be able to extract $1,000.
worth of sweetness out of two kisses.
If every man could only run his own
business as successfully as in Imagination
he can superintend the affairs of his neigh
Dor, this country would soon have pros
perity to burn.
The Wilkes-Barre Record appears to be
suffering al present from another compli-
cation of dyspepsia and mugwump scla-
tica.
Although the crop may not prove a fail
ure this season, it is certain that Uncle
John Wanamaker cut no ice at Harris
burg.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not sit uD nights looking for graft
tude, Bread cast upon waters nowadays
usually sinks on the return voyage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
EDUCATION NEEDED.

From the Carbondale Herald.
The Constables of LaCkawanna coun-
ty went through their quarterly farce yes
terday. The new Legislature should make
a large appropriation for the education
of the constables in an institution for the
deaf, dumb and blind. Poor fellows, they
need it
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
BYRON WRITING

That ''sheOl' was paved with good
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the assertion. Don't let your 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, 1897-01-07
SCRANTON, JANUARY Z, 1897.

The real friends of Mr.. Wanamaker
should suggest to him that If he is sin
cere in his wish to uplift Pennsylvania
politics, he will need to institute a good
deal of reform in his own methods
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

THE lack of school facilities in the
country is causing many of our citi-
zcns to move to the boroughs and cit
les in order to educate their children.
This tendency is harmful both to the
centers of population and to the coun-
try districts. The time has now come
when the rural districts should be sup
piled with high school facilities equal
to those enjoyed by the towns and
smaller cities of the commonwealth" !"
From Governor Hastings Message.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

1t is too bad that what Mr.. Wana-
maker doubtless meant for a bit of ap
plause-ca pturing heroics should leave
upon the public mind the impression
of q whine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

With the success of Penrose, what
Brother Wanamaker would call "a new
era" is begun in Pennsylvania politics,
and it is the era of brainy young men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
Bad
T

To carry over seasonable
goods for a whole year. IT'S
better to turn them into cash
at the end Of the season, if
possible. That's the reason
we are selling Holiday Goods,
Oil and Gas Stoves at such
alluring prices that it must
cause their transfer from our
possession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
HILL ! CONNEL[' 5
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

Our Holiday Display of useful and
ornamental articles was never 50
large as this seasons exhibit. The
advantage of having so large and
varied an assortment to select from
will be apparent to all who contem:
plate giving presents of substantial
and artistic cha racter, or buy ing for
their own use.
Writing Desks,
Dressing Tables,
Cheval Glasses,
Couches,
Rockers,
Reclining and Easy Chairs.
Music Cabinets,
Parlor Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Nernis. Martin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres.
Book Cases,
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
figures.
HILL & CONNELL,
1871 & 1873 Washington Ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

''The corrupt use of money in the
control of elections. both primary and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

There Is Something Lacking
In the feast that provide for the inner
man alone-the eye should be pleased too.
Dainty Glass and Beautiful China are half
the dinner, u cracked plate or chipped or mud
dy glass has depressing effect, Our stock
of Chihs and Glassware give unlimited scope
for the exercise of good taste. The quality is
of the most superior order and the cost is
very low.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus
The Tribune AstroIOger.
r S.A srTt,
N>fSS w osTeC

Astrolabe cast: 1.l6 a. m, for Thursday
Jan. Z 1897,
The Press., 1897-12-09
How Lover Worked.

Samuel Lovers daughter, Mrs. Fan ny Schmid, writes her recollections of "The Author of Rory O'More' for The Century. Mrs Schmid says: His industry was such that in the busiest years of his life he did not even grant himself time to look at the daily papers, or to read any new book that was much talked of. His wife always read the pa- pers and the new books for him, giving him in conversation resume of the news of the day and the contents of the books, so that he was always we'll in- formed of everything that was going on. If anything exceedingly important was on hand in the political world, or if any part of a book was particularly interest ing or we'll written, these she would read to him while he was painting.
 Many artists are as dumb as fishes at their easels, but he could converse charming1y while he was painting, which was particularly pleasant qual- writing he worked indefatigably, and seemed to be independent of the "moods" to which many artists appear to be victims. As to his songs, he used to say himself that he never wrote a song in his life except when he couldn't help it.
 The songs used to "come to him, generally words and melody simulta- neously, so that he had only to write them down. Frequently the idea of 8 song would come when he was occupied with something quite different, as, for instance, while painting. He would then leave his easel, write down the idea and return to his work. Afterward he would return to the idea and work it out.
The Press., 1897-12-09
Machinery and Men.

Since 1846 machinery has on an enor- nous scale supplanted manual labor. The knotter of the self binder completes a round of mechanism which threatens to make the farmer man of sedentary habits. If the cotton boil remains un picked by machinery it may be because the botanist must first produce plant maturing all at once instead of at suc- cessive periods. In superscding the hand the inventor often succeeds by feats far removed from imitation. Merganthaler replaces the typesetter by arranging matrices from which lines of solid metal are cast. Lanston's machine for sim- liar purpose exemplifies a noteworthy aim of nvention-initiation by means involving the slightest exertion possible. An operator at keyboard symbolizes 8 manuscript as 8 series of punctures in 8 strip of paper, the pinholes free pulses of compressed air which actuate the machine. Initiation, however, reaches its final form in electrical devices. A clerk in New York perforates successive messages on a paper ribbon, which, driven between electrical springs, trans mits 8, 0GO words minute to Philadel- phia. Intelligence in such feat as this is given only that part of task for which it is indispensable. All else is committed to mechanism actuated at @ speed and with force denied to nerve or muscle. Culture.
The Press., 1897-12-09
MINERAL WATERS.
Why and How They Benefit Those That
 Drink Them.


 Drink Them.
 When a patient reaches 8 mineral water health resort, he is examined by the resident physician and ordered to drink certain quantities of the water at certain times during the day. These are increased from day to day until the maximum quantity needed is reached. He is ordered to drink one or two glass fuls upon rising, two or three glasses between breakfast and dinner, the same quantity in the afternoon and couple of glasses before going to bed. The pa tient is urged to take it whether he wants it or not He may say that he is not thirsty, but that makes no differ ence; he must take it as a medicine. The quantity is increased until we have known 80 glasses per day to be taken.
 A part of the benefit derived is be- cause of the rest and change of scene. A part, perhaps, is from the small quantity of the salts and other bases contained in these waters (we are not speaking of cathartic or chalyb beate wa ters), but the benefit from this source is very slight. The secret of the cure is in the quantity of water taken. If the wa tCI Uo puI6, lIOo HULL OISduIC uotGS1i and taken in sufficient quantity, the re- suits will be substantially the same, re- gardless of the ''traces'' of lithia and small quantities of sodium chloride and other salts. You can perform these cures at home with the ordinary drink ing water, if of good quality, if you will require the patient to take it in the same quantity as at the springs. It is very easy to add lithia if desired, but you must not lose sight of the fact that the quantity of water (not Hthia) taken is the important thing. It acts by food ing the kidneys, by washing out the bladder with a copious, bland and dilute urine, by unclogging the liver and | clearing the brain. The patient feels better from day to day; he is better. Irritable bladder is relieved, the kid neys act freely-are washed out''- and many effete substances are carried out with the flood. This clears the way for the liver to act freely and normally, for there is an intimate relation be- tween the liver and kidneys. New 1 York Ledger.
The Press., 1897-12-09
KlondYke Gold Fields.

A Fortune to the Lucky Ones. Write for information how to be one of the lucky ten to be sent to the Gold Fields with complete outfit and Five Hundred Dollars i'm Gold. Enclose 10 cents in stamps for illustrated catalogue. c. EDWIN HOLLAND, General Manager,
 28 School Street, BOSTON. MASS.
The Press., 1897-12-09
Imposing on the Dealers.

Aside from kid gloves, there is no article sold in connection with which merchants are so imposed upon by their "best'' custom CTS as umbrellas This is a tender theme. The tempers of the wives of our best customers are not to be trifled with when it comes to re- turning half worn gloves or umbrellas. With dignity not attained on any oth- CT hemisphere in the habitable globe, she sails into the store of the merchant, slams down the battered relic that has acted as playhouse and tent for the chil- dren of the neighborhood and demands new umbrella for the miserable apology sold her only three months ago." She declares it has only been used three times and only with the greatest care. The merchant has to &C., cept this as final. offers her the choice of his stock, and she sallies forth with the air of 8 oonqueror, conscious that she has triumphed. Then he pockets his loss and wonders what the next imposi- tion will be, and people wonder why so many retail merchants fail or commit suicide. If an umbrella is properly made, of good material and decently used, it will wear for years. Hard Wart.
The Press., 1897-12-09
Nero and Big Noses.

Nero never liked a person with a large nose. He fippantly told the sor- rowing relatives of Plautus-whom, it is alleged, he killed-that it was only on inspecting the corpse that he discov- cred that Plautus had so large nose, and if it had been pointed out before he would have certainly spared his life. Life with such nose, coolly added Nero, "wou,d have been ample penance f0r any erin ''
The Press., 1897-12-09
HARVESTING.
How the Ugly but Toothsome Creatursa
 Are Caught.

How the Ugly but Toothsome Creatures Are Caught. MT. A. Ulrich of Chicago, who once | lived in New Orleans and is familiar with the matter of which he speaks, sends in the following very interesting account of the way in which crawfish are taken by the men who fish for them. He says:
 | "Around New Orleans there are swamps which are always being hunted for crawfish, and yet the supply is un- limited. So numerous are they that one cannot leave fish on string in the wa ter, for they will tear the fish into shreds. --
 "A small net about the size of but terfly net, about ten cords, each two feet long, and cents' worth of meat com- l plete the outfit for one person. | "In the swamp there are small islands and long necks of land which intersect one another in all directions and upon which the catchers go
 | "The start is usually made in the early morning, when the sun does not shine so fiercely and walking is much easier.
 Arriving at their destination, they cut their meat into small pieces about two inches around. Each piece is now attached to one of the cords. After this they are thrown into the water, and the other end of the cord is attached to 8 | stick which is stuck into the ground so | that the crawfish cannot pull the meat away. One usually waits few minutes, and then when the cord is gently raised the catcher will see about half dozen crawish with their pinchers stuck into the meat, eating ravenously.
 "The net is now gently put into the water directly under them, and with @ sudden jerk they are landed, for as soon as they strike the air they will let loose of the meat.
 "The crawfsh are of a large species The writer has caught some measuring 10 inches from tip to tip. These are by | no means uncommon
 ''The average catch for three persons is about an ordinary bucketful. The meat when prepared right makes de-
 icious delicacy."- Forest and Stream.