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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
A GOOD THING TO NAVE ON HAND.

From The Frankfort Ledger
A Frankfort lady hearing that her cook had
applied for n divorce asked what was her reason
Tor so doing. Well ma am said the cook me
an Jake has alters got along pretty well. but
- done got my sister a divorce for Sll 40 and
I thought I'd jes: git one while they Eas
cheap"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

written and composed for this trio by Oscar We'll
lfogert and OHrien, Billy Van. Adele Purvis-
onr John lie Clair, juggler: Bills Magin and
lbllIS the sisters Taylor. Zanelo. contortionist:
JcWett. magician; George NJ Devere. banjoist;
nierre ana ms educated bear. and John Wech.
vocalist The continuous concert to-day win
oHer many Vocalists and speciality people
Memorial week will be Il cycle week at the now
St Nicholas Music Hall. a dozen of the uptown
wheeling associations have reserved seats for the
performances. w. ii. Barber. the trick bicyclist
remains. with Miss Truly Shattuck Miss Ely
CoShlan. Gcnaro and Bailey William De Boo
the whites, Vaughn and Grant and the Lane
sisters. The newcomers include Mile Orocco
Mike Fenton. soft shoe dancer: MardO. a clown
JuSSler; Terry and Elmar. in dances, and Tim
Crohln. y smoking concert is announced for to-
night
AT the Pleasure Palace the Black Patti Trou
DadourS IN Il new programme. and reinforced by
new singers. viii continue their object lessons in
the advancement of the African race CHIEF
among the newcomers is BILLY" McClain and
there Is a new equilib-iSt and hand balancer
Marsh Craig. besides Hodges and Iaunchmore
Popular programmes are arranged for the sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

and Gordon. the Fremonts in The East Side
couple: Farrell and Taylor, Belle Hathaway
with her troupe of Russian hounds performing
aoss ana monkey actors; John and Margaret
'ieioS MISS Gerue ellison and the Mahr sisters
souvenirs Will be distributed at the Lyceum
Iheatre on Tuesday evening in honor of the
Bugle." '
Emile Gautier's horse-training act has been
received with much wonder and enthusiasrn al
Roster q Biars 1t is a most remarkable per
iorhance. and is not like anything else ever done
mere This weeks bill also includes Williams
ana walker. who will make their first appear
anCe since their return from London: Miss
Naude Raymond, Robert Vernon the sisters
hawthorne. Madeline Marshall and Kitty Kel-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

DAY concerts. at which the Black Patti and no,
seVenty-hve people appear afternoon and even
ing. ~ N'eH-
Inc continuous performances at Tony Pastors
ana Proctor's Theatre. Twenty third-st will stin
DE continuous through the summer. if they can
DE made so. and the Pleasure Palace and the new
ST Nicholas Music Hall will try brave il out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

son. the sisters Nichols I.oola Mitchell NIL.
Louise de Fnsppes. Matthews and Bulger and
Grau's Swiss Mountainecrs. special Decora-
ton Day matinee will be given tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

The Man from Mexico" is losing no friends
a' hoyt Iheatre, and it shows indications Of
a power to go for some time to come always
supposing that hot weather does not come and
Spoll everything The fftieth performance will
be given Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

Memorial Day will be fittingly observed at the
Eden Musee The American Gallery has been
1 1Ts'Ir'-tSeu ara some changes have been made.
The exterior Of the Musee as well as the interior
VIII be decorated with flags and bunting The
ooIcheStTa VIII give concerts afternoon and even
iilS arr the programmes will consist of National
and military airs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
SUMMER AMUSEMENTS

HE OUTLOOK FOR THE WARM wEATtIrr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30

These are the entertainers who will cheer the
visitors at proctor's Theatre. Twenty third st.
inns week arthur and Jennie Dunn I'm musical
and comic specialties: Winnifred sullivan frank
McGly mn and Lewis Shave in Les Chanteurs"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
Shortage iu Potato Crop.

Not since 1892 has the potato crop
Of the United States proved so nearly
failure, says the American Agricult-
urist in Its final report Of the yield of
1897. Compared with the liberal crop
of last year, there is an apparent fall
ing off of nearly 50 per cent. in ton
mage, and the quality of the whole is
greatly deficient. County and town
ship returns from all the leading potato
growing states to this weekly news
paper show the yield of potatoes to be
$4,000, 900 bushels, against 245,ooo,-
900 in 1896, sS6,ooo,ooo in 1895,
IS5, 100000 in 1894 and only 1857
900, 900 in the short crop of 1892.
The average rate yield per acre is
placed at 64 bushels, taking the country
at large, against sc bushels in 1896,
So in 1895 and 6a in 1892.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
ACIPHER CORRESPONDENCE
1t Broke Ills Heart Until All Was Ex.
piained.


piained.
When Mrs. Cardemon came back to
her writing aga,n aiter being ne but a
few minutes, she found Mr.. Csrdamon
standing in the middle of the floor with
terrible, ghastly. deepairing look
upCN his face and In his hand sheet
of her pretty note paper.
Sophia" he said sternly. though
tears trembled on his eyelashes and his
voice was husky, sophia, tell me;
what have you been doing?"
why, I'm sure / don't know" eJac-
ulated Mrs. Cardamon. Il was writing
here at my little desk when happened
10 think that hadn't mixed the bread
LEFT the room for only few minutes
and now ! get back to find you gone
clean crazy"
Sophia" responded Mr.. Cardamon
brokeniy, 81 almost fear that | am go
ing crazy. You and 1 have lived to-
gethcr az man and wife for nigh onto
forty-two years, and / leave 1t TO you
IL have ever eiven you cause TO tlink
of me as other than The kindest, truest,
most loving and devoted Of husbands.
Yes yes, Nathan, but tell me-
WAT. woman, until | have done,
continued the old man solemnly.
Never. by word or deed have you had
reason to believe that there was any
other who supplanted you In my affect
ions. All OF my actions have been open
and clear | have kept nothing from
YOU. and now to find that you are keep
ing up secret, clandestine correspond
ence In cipher with some oDe,--l do not
want to know who II is,--it breaks my
heart. t-breaks-my-heart
But what makes you think this,
Nathan? Tell me-"
This" shouted Mr.. Cardamon, way
ing the paper toward her wildly, this
is the damning PROOF After you had
left the room so suddenly | found 1t
where you had hastily concealed 1t
under a copy of the Home Tidy Maker
and R!c Rae Gazette. l can see, even
with my old eyes, that II Is to some
man named Mat The rest is in ciph-
er. Oh, Sophia!"
May | see 1t. please" asked Mrs.
Cardarnon. coldly. And the old gentle
man silently handed her the sheet OF
delioately scented note paper, upon
which was written, IN handwriting un-
deriab,y hers:
Mat. Oh J. sh in sh, ch II, dc in
1st st OF last row o. square, chs to-
gether, then &c IN loop ch /, dc in
loop. ch /, sh in 81. turn. Oh l. sh in
sh !, ! &C In loop, ch l, sh in sh, ch 10,
sh in sh, turn.
Tell me. Sophia" said Mr.. Carda-
mon, with agony IA his voice; tell
me. who is thai 'MaI?"
And Mrs. Cardamon looked him
square in the eye and answered, Lamp
Mat, you old foo'; aad if you aren't too
jealous III fnish copying the direct
ions out of the paper TO send to cousin
Julia. Harlem Lie.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
CHEWING GUN.
How One Factory Has Increased its Bust
ness Enormously.

now One Factory Has Increased its Bush
ness Enormously.
The largest chewing gum factory In
the world Is in Cleveland, Ohio. Only
few years ago its owner was a poor
man, making his gum in the basement
of an old building, Offering in vain his
whole business for few hundred dol
lars. and with his wife as his sole as
sistant. Now his three hundred en-
ployes make profits for millionaire.
The very air around the factory IS
pregnant with the composite fragrance
Of the essence used in flavoring. En-
,ering by the packing rooms, the white
walls, the fine drift sugar lying every
where and the rows Of white capped
girls folding the crisp papers wit
the deft rapidity of machines give a
first impression of odorous whiteness.
The gum making begins in Mexico,
its foundation being chicle gum, the
chocolate colored evidence of the nase-
berry tree. The natives gather, pack
1t in barrels and send 1t north. At tho
factory it is picked over and crushed,
then placed in large kettles, together
with sugar and fiavoring extracts.
While cooking the revolving cylinder
within the kettle keeps the mass con-
stantly stirred. When cooled it is
carried to a table where q group of
girls knead the ginger er-bread-looking
stuff, mixing 1t in sugar until It at
tains the needed dryness Transferred
to another table 1t is rolled out to
thick square cakes, worked as a cook
would pastry, but with sugar taking
the place of flour. These cakes are
then pressed back and forth under a
steam roller until each is in thin strips
about eighteen inches wide and a yard
long. A grooved roller cuts 1t into
squares which are laid on a tray and
left for twenty-four hours. After n
days drying another grooved roller
marks 1t into the shape in which 1t is
sold when it is broken and sent In
boxes to the packing room. Here 1t is
wrapped In paper, placed in dainty
boxes and then sent to the inspecting
room. where each box Is opened, ex-
amined and passed. All through the
process may be noticed the same accu-
rate care and economy. Some girls
In the inspecting department are kept
busy scraping unevenly-shaped pieces.
Every broken scrap is saved and re-
turned to the melting kettle.
The factory is complete in itself, and
has many departments. The top floor
Is given up TO the manufacture OF
pasteboard boxes for the gum. The
basement is a light, airy printing Of
flee, where many hands are busy with
the labels and advertising A railway
switch loads and unloads everything
at the door. Six brands OF gum are
made in the building. OF one brand
alone-.he Yucatan-the bookkeeper
says that $4,000 miles had been sold in
ten years, that in each day of the last
ten years thirteen and half miles
had been the average sales.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
Millions of Vouchers.
Systematic Files IN the Sub Treasury in New
York.

In the vaultlike attic of the United
States sub treasury building in this
city there are more than 10000, 900
cancelled pension checks and other
vouchers so Systematically filed that
the assistant treasurer can within ten
minutes put his hand on any particu-
lar one of these vouchers run back
about thirty years, and the bits Of
paper are row accumulating at the
rate OF 100000 year. A large pro-
portion of the government dlsburs-
ments are made in New York, and it
has been the custom of every United
States assistant treasurer to carefully
file away the vouchers.
Experience has proven the wisdom
OF this precaution, for scarcely a week
passes that demand is not made on
the New York sub-treasury tor the
payment of some old claim-usually
bounty or a pension-extending
back from ten TO twenty years. Some
time ago resident of one of the far
western states sent in what appeared
to be valid claim for war bounty,
due more than thirty years ago. By
direction of Deputy Assistant United
States Treasurer Muhlman search was
made among the flies in the sub.treas-
ury attic, and within few minutes
evidence was found that the claim
had been paid many years before. In
most cases where claims are made for
back payments the cancelled checks or
other vouchers are found packed away
in the file boxes.
In some instances old war claims
appear which have not been paid, and
after proper investigation they are
llqu:dated. Such cases usually come
from the rural districts, and frequent
ly follow the death of veteran of the
war, whose long neglected or for
gotten papers are overhanled by sur,
Vlvlng relatives. ''But in the matter
of the great bulk of the old claims
presented here" said Deputy Assist
ant Treasurer Muhlman, "the govern
ment is saved trouble and expense
because of the preservation of the
millions of vouchers. ."-Meao Y0rk
Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
An Honest But Shre,vd Yankee.

There is funny case of internation-
al honesty down in Arizona, just on
the line between that territory and
Mexico. a Yankee farmer lives there.
one Amasa Barrow by rame, and it is
his business to raise chickens. Chick
en- feed is cheap in Mexico, and chick
ems bring fine prices in Arizona. but to
raise fowls in Mexico ard bring them
across the boundary, or to buy the feed
and bring it across, would involve the
payment of a considerable duty, which
would eat the profits about as fast as
the hens could eat the corn. AS for
smuggling, that was not to be thought
If.
Amasa is Yankee, and Is so hon.
sst that his neighbors say he wouldn't
take advantage of a man in horse
;rade. But he is also full of Yankee
ingenuity and, after deep cogitation,
he built a long, slim hen coop, one
half of it in Arizona and the other in
Mexico. On the line there is a gate.
Over the line there are barns contain
Ing feed. At feeding time the gate is
opened and the chicken fancier Shoes
mis- flock into Mexico, where they eat
heir meal. Then he shoes them back
20 the protection of he American flag,
where they digest this Mexican grain,
lay their eggs and carry on their fam
y affairs Mr.. Barrow saves about
lfty per cent. on grain, and makes that
much on his chickens, and if there is
any smuggling done it is done by the
innocent and irresponsible bddles -
Washington Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
Sheriff and Deputies to Face Murder
Charge
Luzerne County Grand Jury Finds True Bills
Against Strikers SIayers.

The grand jury at Wilkesbarre on
Thursday returned true bill against
Sheriff Martin and his deputies for
the Lattimer shooting. The true bills
included nineteen for murder, one for
each man killed, and one for the vic
tins considered collectively.
Thrty-six true bills were found in
the same way for felonious wounding
against the same defendants, The fact
that true bills have been found occa-
sions no surprise, as this action was
expected. If the jury had ignored
the bills the defendants would have
been at once rearrested.
The likelihood is that Sheriff Mar
TIN and his deputies will elect to be
tried together. The re-entry of Gar
man and McGahren who withdrew
from the case at the time of the pre-
liminary hearing, indicates that the
pro ecution will be pushed with vigor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
Salmon That Jump Fifteen Feet.

The first fall on the Mingan is about
,hree miles from the mouth. 1t is for.
.y-six feet high in three pitches about
equal in height and with seething
pools between. The spawning beds of
he salmon are on broad, gravelly bars
'ar up the river. They must surmount
this fall once a year in order to reach
them. We camped on a sand bar be-
low the falls, and watched the strug-
gle. The broad pool below the fall was
so full Of these royal fish, that their
tails and dorsal fins could constantly
be seen sticking out of the water. Ev-
cry minute one or more fish would
make a rush from the depths below,
spring far into the air, every fibre
quivering, and time after time fall
back, only the most powerful and de-
termined occasionally succeeding IN
passing the first pitch. Above that. ev-
cry nook and crevlce in the rocks
where the salmon could obtain q rest
ing place, was crowded. Great mon
sters they were, weighing from twen-
ly-iive to forty pounds. How they ev-
er made the second and third pitches
| DO not know, for there was not the
good starting chance that they had in
the deep hole below the first pitch -
Scribper's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
WOMAN'S WORLD.
lights and Shades of Iife-How Women
Can Do VI Missionary Work at uOme.

lights and Shades of Iife-How Women
Can Do Missionary Work mt Home.
One of the chief responsibilities de-
yolving upon the summer tourist is in
The line of missionary work. Uncon-
sciously, whether she will or no, this
drty is thrust upon her. Strangely
enough, though, 1t is not in the inter-
ests OF her fellow tourists. II is the in
habitants of the various places that she
visits who are so benefited; those indi-
viduals who, having all their lives long
iwelt within a stones throw of the OBJ
lects OF interest which the tourist has
come so far to see, are as grossly ignor-
ant of them as-well, as the tourist is
If the objects OF interest in her own
town. The curious part of 1t is that
these aborigines are so satisfied with
their ignorance. They positively pride
themselves upon 1t. At one resort this
summer a New York woman spent
much of her time in enlarging upon the
tact that though she could see the Met
ropoiitan museum from her home yet
she had never so much as crossed its
threshold. She was a woman, too, not
devoid of appreciation. She had scour-
I'd every art gallery in Europe with en-
thusiasm. The Metropolitan was simp-
ly too near neighbor to have any in
terest in; that was all. The average
Pbiladelphian that one meets has never
set foot in Independence hall. A maj
0rity of the Bostonians one met this
summer were barely aware Of the eiil-
istence of the Shaw monument. Real
ly," said a westerner, who had so
planned her summer trip that it am
ounted to a pilgrimage to the Shaw
monument more than anything else,
I spent most OF my time in enlighten-
ing BOstonians upon that monument.
Those few that had seen it knew moth
ing about 1t. One Beacon street cam
era fiend recalled 1t with an oh,
know what you mean now. It's that
thing that they don't allow you to
photograph unless you promise not to
sell the pictures " The glass flowers
at Agassiz hall, Cambridge, that repre-
sents the rarest cont rlbutions to botan-
Ral study in the world, are another
thing upon which the bean-eaters are
preternaturally ignorant. A year or SO
igO Boston club woman was the guest
OF honor at club meeting in Jersey
City. The subject of the paper for the
day was these glass flowers. 1t was
exhaustive in every detail (being writ
ten by Il woman who was not Boston,
lam When it was finished the presid-
ing officer turned to the visitor and
said: Now, Mrs. Blank. you are from
Boston; you will tell us all that has
been left unsaid about these wonderful
flowers, won't you?"
1t was trying moment for the Bos-
ton woman. Never in all her life had
she so much as heard OF the flowers
until that afternoon, much less seen
them. She managed to gasp out in
my-Coub e. and d-how-he-undid-me style,
however, that 80 much has been said
and, on the whole, so well said" etc.
And the first thing that she did on her
return home was 10 go out TO AgaSsl2
hall. Cambridge and take look at
the glass tiowers.--Philadelph Times
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
l'scfli iNIi,Idl.-Ared Nyompn.

The Intelligent middle-ageu woman
Is ii most excellent person TO have
around if she Is deft-handed, quick
wiLted and interesting. But most mid
dle-aged women are given TO retro
spection. If they have to earn their
own living there is feeling of disafiec-
tion and disappointment that seriously
interiereS with excellent service. Girls
are ambitious and continually looking
ahead tor the promotion that does not
always come TO persons of mature
years. Besides, they have a future and
they feel it, and whether it Is in busi-
ness or in marriage, they are perpetual.
ly on the lookout for opportunities.
There are few more doleful situations
than those in which old people with
out any accumulation of savings find
themselves. While they are competent,
faithful and panstaking they are al
most certain to be opinionated and in
MANY Instances tenacious in clinging
to old ideas and traditions. And so
they travel about hopeless and home
less Sometimes one of them gets a
position with quiet people, who are
not sticklers Tor the manner of doing
things. and will get along very well.
do not even attempt to keep up with
the rush OF events, do not seek out and
utilize some of the very excellent ma
terial that one tinds in these middle
aged women. AS useful man around
small place, the old man is likely to
prove very satisfactory, and a good old
woman eau be very helpful and make
herself exceedingly agreeable in a
household. Perhaps she cannot do
very hard work. but she rarely looks
for large compensation. 1t is a great
pity that there Is not some society or
some means by which these really USE
fnl persons can be placed in families
where their services are much more
needed and would be highly appre-
elated. New York Ledger.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE.

Henry George, candidate for mayor
of Greater New York on the Jeifer-
sonian Democratic ticket, died at five
o'clock Friday morning at the Union
Hotel, New York City, from apoplexy.
Mr.. George had retired late Thurs
day night after addressing three large
meetings. He seemed in his usual
health. About three O'Clock Friday
morning Mrs. George was awakened
by the convulslve movements of her
husband. He was moaning family.
Jumping up, Mrs. George found her
husband in dying condition.
Henry George, who was noted for
his championship of the single tax
theory, was not an old man but was Of
an extremely sensitive nature. Those
who knew him well feared that he was
overworking himself IN the mayoralty
campaign. At times he was incohe-
rent during his campaign and his whole
temperament appeared to have under
gone a complete change. He had not
been IN strong health for three years.
In 1879 he published his now fam
Gus book, progress and Poverty"
In 1880 Mr.. George left California
and located IN New York, where he
continued to live until his death. In
1886 he was candidate for mayor of
New York and made an excellent
run. 1t was in that campaign that
he started his single.tax paper. Mr..
George was again a candidate for
mayor of New York this year, having
received the nomination and indorse-
ment Of several parties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-11-04
Personally Conducted Tours via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
SEASON OF 1878.

The Personally Conducted Tourist
System of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is the highest perfection yet
attained in railway travel; 1t affords
all the comforts and conveniences OF
modern railway equipment, and at
the same time eliminates all anxiety
and annoyance inseparably connected
with individual travel.
For the season of 81 and '9S it has
arranged for the following tours -
CaAJovnia.-Four tours, leaving
New York, Philadelphia, and Pitts
burg January s, January 81, February
I6, and March 10. With the excep'
tion of the first party going and the
last returning, all of these parties VII!
travel by the "Golden Gate Special
between New York and California
stopping at interesting points en- ro"H'
Horida.-Four tours to Jackson
vile will leave New York and PhlIa.
delphia January IS, February 8 ana
u
2a, and March 8. The first three
admit of sojourn of two weeks IN
the "Flowery State" Tickets for the
fourth tour will be good to return by
regular trains until May 81, 1895.
Tickets for the above tours will DC
sold from all principal stations on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For detailed itineraries, giving rates
and full information, address lhoS'
f. Watt, Passenger Agent western
District, Pittsburg, Pa. E, 5: Hal'
rar, Division Ticket Agent, Williams
port, Pa. or Geo. w. Boyd, ASSIST
ant General Passenger Agent, Phll"-
delphia. II-4-a"