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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
VALUE OF THE SPIDER,

New lOrk tribune.
NJ. Cachot is q FIenchman who has solved
the problem of utilizing the web OF the spider
by turning it into silk OF beautiful and fairy
fineness. delicate little machine contain
ing number of tiny bobbins is made to re-
volve conttn uously by n lightrunning gear.
The end of the web is caught while it is still
attached to the spider. and the little machine
is set in motion. The spider does not seem 10
mind having its web pulled off, and the move
uletely surrendered its shining structure. II
is then released, put aside and led until IL has
recuperated it's powers, and fresh spider at
tached to the gear. NJ. Cachot intends esta6-
lisning a large factory near Paris, aud Is ad-
vertlsing in the French papers for large guam
titles of spiders
The thread of the silkw orm is said to be one
thousandth OF an inch in diameter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

her naval forces.in American waters? Every
ship on the North American and West Indian
st atoms whose term OF service expires is re-
placed by more formidable one and great
sums are being expended in improving docks
and harbor delenses. Why this display OF
strength? Surely it is not for the protec. ion
of Canada; me most hopeless ress imst in the
reason to lear an attack on the United STATE S
By Great Britain.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
WELCOME THE LETTER-CARRIERS.

NE the most popular of public servants all the cities
of the land is the lettecarrie Every household has
eager for the posmans morning bell and oft the
eye distance nervousy awaiting coming
gray with his pocket full which hasten
be told.
The leer-carrer is bodys friend. He smiles he
filings the perfumed rssive OF familiar style radiant
in love- and his face picture sympathy
trembling hands letter light and yet heavy
half tells its melancholy by solemn black border He
be the OF beamng fortune of lowering ate
Joy sorrow despair His footsteps the
distance between and the worddistant hearts that
cherish and he often his welcome
Lettercarrer from of the Republic will be with
We shall be happy have them here and
them feel that they while
of the City OF the Golden Gate We them
in and make themselves home in this
heavenbet cline long their leave of absence Will permit
California hospitality and bespeak them
period of unqualified pleasure Thrice welcome then the
etter-carrers of the Nation. We have place in
hearts for them and they will find San Francisco to be in
hospitality well climate best convention city
America
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
A PAIR OF HOT DENrALs.
Philadelphia Record.

The Ameer OF Afghanistan denies that he
has been encouraging the tribe smen TO revolt
against English rule. And Senator stewart /
inferentially denies his very candid @ ana yI- sen
eih;e interview. as published by the New I ork
Times which proved so discouraging TO the
disgusted 81 verites. But the revolt and THE the
interyiew are botn complished facts. me
Ameer has been known TO trite Win 'Ae 'luth'
and the Senator is slippery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
THE FARMER AND THE SPECU.
LATOR
Kansas City Journal.


TO complain that the poor farmer gets only
lew hundred dollars tor his wheat while
rich speculators make fortunes, is about as
sensible as to point out that the manufacturer
gets only few cen is for pack of cards, while
the men who use them rake in thousands. In
esch case those who make the big winnings
are gamblers, and they make their money off
other gamblers, the difference being that tn e
cards are really handled, while wheat, in
most cases, is not touched at all. The farmer
exchanges his grain for what it actually
brings in the market; the grain gambler
merely bets on what the price is going to be.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
cALlFoRNIANe IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK N. Y, Sept. AT the St.
Cloud-E. j. Murphy. Hofman-S. Leben-
baum, 1. V. Selby, F. L. Noble. Vendome-
Mrs Erlett. Grand Union-W. E. Spencer.
NJ. Kohlberg is here buying. ]. Tallant
LETT the st. Cloud and sailed on the Allen for
Bremen Mr.. and Mrs. n. Canale and child of
Santa Cruz, Cal, sailed on the Kaiser Wilhelm
on the I'd inst for Genoa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
WE OUGHT TO EE HAPPY.
Cleveland lie ader

Democratic tariff reform plunged the coun'
try into misery and idleness. Protection Is
putting the people to work and making them
happy and contented. II nature IS nelp
ing the Republicans in the grand work Oh re,
storing prosperity, then the Republicans and
everybody else ought TO be supremely happy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

John Edward de Merit of Newport, Nebr.
although only Is years old, is attracting gem
erai attention by his ability as a preacher.
He has preached at Fort Scott, Kau.; Nevada,
Mo-, and many other Kansas and Missouri
Baptist church of Fort Scott last year, since.
which time he has been travelling in the rural
districts. He is not yet out OF knee-breeches,
and has all the airs + child, except his de-
livery as pulpit orator.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
REET-SUGAR AWAKENING.

Globe Democrat.
beet-sugar convention at Rome. N. u
few days ago was attended by 900 farmers
from one county They propose to @ 90 their
share to keep at home the $1O0,ooo,ooo year
now spent for foreign sugar.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Turkish authorities sentenced eight Armeniaus to
death guilt of there be
doubt enough.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

a colonel always q colonel" still prevails in
the South, and it applies in like manner 10
generals, ma jors and captains as we'll. A man
who may have acted for few hours, perhaps,
at the head of a detachment as lis colonel.
though actually q corporal. has since the
close of the war continued to be known as
nnIn
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
MUNICIPAL PHILOSOPHY. Y.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin.

The idea OF municipal ownership snouio De
extended at the mex spring election so as to
include the Aldermen In Ger tain bailiwicks.
1t is better fer the people to own the Aldermen
than to have them owned by interested cor
poratiops,
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
THE WAR ON THE AFGHAN BORDER.

n IsAFFECTION among the Brahmns of the cities Of
] Southern India and rebellion the quasi Moham-
medan tribes of Indian frontier trcubIous
times for the British in Asia The famine the plague and
faults of government have sedtious
schemes but the warfare the border due altogether
different causes. hostile akzas menacing
Hangu their tribal allies sping loyal
native blood at Gazarbund and enlsn fresh thousands of
Beloochees in strife against the Briton's power.
Cory flung his red banner the breeze in the
ChitraSwat district his dogs in the Toch Valley and
along Khy border he is painting
These wild campaigns being waged
The conundrum is rather difficult OF
the the bottom of it ALL is the Ameer plotting
his hook, Russian diplomatic schemers be
blamed for the uprising?
appeared plausible that. Mohammedan priests nave
great tribesmen religious fanaticism
spurrd to the of torch and brand and
bring Iamc down the British
ing Turk Europe and forcing Mosem
Theay. But England affects to think that her unspeak
enemy connection with the tribal
than ne al with Transvaal politics
declared his innocence in the matter
Lord Salisbury expressed his confidence sincerity OF
rulers proestation. As to the Gar having
in the business holding background until
Afghan rebels get foothold that then pre-
with 1.-THE of India in consideration of pouring
gems and gold into The Ameer's
chest-English ridicule the idea
lies with Sultan
il? Perhaps these Aghans have similar
American Indians before civilization properly
The wild aborlglnals have unquenchabe
thirst and when the spirit in their midst they
proceed paint
hawk work the requisite frenzy furious deeds
Their prophets urge on, they swim sea OF
slaughter till they snk beneath its wave unless timely
of Government troops stamps out he war in its
lncipiency
Perhaps those barbarous Afghans have been simply
hungry, and religion fan their spirits
flme When the British driven back into
their reservations and relieved them OF the bulk of their
and ammunition there will again the frontier until
British traders ship res and cartridges them in
exchange for native products and then
OF the tribes of the Afghan hills sweeping down
Punab for another awful dose of ueva medicine
lead and steel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Naturally President Mckinley somewhat disturbl by
the expressed resolution of crank kill him. Nevertheless
The crank who does any killing be notcel avoid the
bit of publishing plans specifications in advance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Pres
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery. .
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

So the coored candidate for the Naval Academy proved
spelling won't be admitted This pre-
anticipated although the public could in
just study had been determined
ind the cad et deectiYe
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
H. R1AcK. palnter. 12o Eddy stree.

TouRIsrs-Caiifornia glace fruits, soc ib., In el-
egaut fire-etched bxs. Just what you want for
Eastern friends Townsend Palace Hotel Bldg
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

One out of nine from D,nver to Peru for
gold at home again. having assisted the burial eight
comrades in South American fever districts People who
acquainted with that surprised the death of
eight but the survival of regarded
extraordinary.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

IF afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Druggists sell it at % cents
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

EngIands claim to Palmyra to rest firmly the
ground the island would be useful to her.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Among reliable City will doubtless
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Perhaps the abandoned scorcher would feel
pang of he happen among his
victims Alameda Judge who has decided the bicycle
rersonal property subject attachment
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
WHY THESE DEFENSES?
Philadelphia Ledger.

is II compliment Or threat TO this coun-
try that England is constantly Strengthening
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Managers of circus about take their
years. and during they
prosperity United States will be vgor.
support their ony greatest
formance their purely of
fake that will fall living up to its
boardbls than any other known.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Rumors that Padeewsk his hair more than likely
spring from the fact that he has his teeth
stands the value of ADVERT ing
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Prince Luigi is welcome TO write book intends to
people customs he knows nothing
of tain climbing, rning which authority
The who scales Mount Elias above such
q disad vantage being a Prince.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

Why anybody should want the Klondike when
and paid 80 hundred
is q circumstance to be easily understood
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

The woman burglar courts of Alameda
County asked favor of the yellow iournaistes
writing about her, An artist making illustrate
story OF the incident "Don" begged woman .don't
put children in Really the little
burglary They could reasonably held responsible for
the acts OF their mother But of course they Such
the of yellow journalism those girls to
escape of the stigma attaching crime? Not
yellow journalism knows and hire lady carry out
its plans
1t is impossible work sympathy for
the late young at Merced who in spirit bavado
pointed and pulled the trigger
his plan consderae than the one he
might followed of pointing at some head not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10
FUNERAL.

At ten o'clock yesterday morning Il
requiem mass was celebrated in 81
Rose church by Rev. J. J. Griffin over
the remains OF the late Mary Murphy
Father Griffin also preached sermon
in which he eXtollcd the exemplary IRE
OF deceased Many beautiful floral
offerings were made. The pallboarers
were: David l.. Walsh. Marcus lireh-
nan. Lawrence Malone. James ran
merry. John Gallagher, John j Brennan
=. j. McDonough and Henry laNeN'
Among the large number of friends IN
attendance were the following from
out of town: MIR. and Mrs John Nc
Gee and Mrs. Patrick Tighe, OF Iltts-
ton; Mrs. John Ambrose, of Suspue-
hanna: Misses Bridget Jordan, Made
line Harte, Margaret Brown, i. w.
Brown and Matthew Brown, of Scran-
ton; and Miss Elizabeth Hastings, OF
Dunmore.
The last sad rites over the remains
of the late Miss Harriet Walker, OF
Park street, were held yesterday al
ternoon. \ large number of sorrow
ing friends accompanied the remains
to Brookside cemetery
The funeral of Andrew Teeple Will
be held this afternoon at o'clock.
The Ancient order of Hihernans and
Brotherhood of Trainmen will attend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Delaware and Hudson.

On Monday, July ). trains will leave
Scranton as follows:
For Carbondale-G2O 7.55, s.55, 1915 a.
m; l2OO noon; l.2l, 2.20, 3.52, 5.25, 6.25, 7.57.
Sll, 1045 y. M; 1910 a. m.
For Albany, Saratoga. Montreal. Bos-
ton, New England points, etc, $50 a. M,
30 u. m.
For Honesdale-62O, S55, 1015 a. nj;
l2;o noon; 2O, 5.25 p. m.
For -Barre-6.45, $50, S.45, 9.3S.
1915 a. m, 1905, l2j, 2.2S, 3.33 Al, 600, $50,
For New York, Philadelphia, etc, via
Lehigh Valley r. r., 6.45, $50 a. M, u 05j
10, AL p. m. with Black Diamond EN-
press ll.S0 p. m.
For Pennsylvania r. r. points-045 9.3S,
a. m; 22S Al p. m.
For western points via Lehigh Valley
X. r., 100 a. M, 1905 3.33 with Black
Diamond ENprCsS) $50. II. 80 p. m.
Trains will arrive at Scranton as fol-
lows:
From Carbcndale and the north--6D
I45, $40, 9.3i, lO,iO a. m, 300 noon; lH,
22l, 3,2J, lS7 $40, as. 9i5. ll.25 p. m.
From Wilkes-Barre and the South-6t5
75O, $50, 1910. l1.55 a. m; lilo, 2H S4S,
$40, 62l G53, 9.O5, 94j a. M; 1905 a. m.
Complete information regarding rates
to all points in the United States and
Canada may be obtaircd at the ticket Of
flee in the depot.
Special attention given to Western and
Southern resort business.
j. w. BURpICK. G. +. \. Albany, n. Y.
II. W. CROSS. y. p n, Scranton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10
Central Railroad OF New Jersey

Uehigh and Susquehanna Divislon0
Stations in New York-Foot of Liberty
street, n. r., and Whitehall Terminal.
Anthracite CCal used exclusively, insur'
ing cleanliness ana comfort. o-
TINE TABLE IN EFFECT NOV: II, 1881
Trains leave Scranton for Ptttston
Wilkcs-Ba etc, at $50, 9l5 ll.3O a. m m
l2.4j, 200 3.0j, 800 no p. m. Sundays,SW
For Atlantic City, $50 a. IN.
For New York. Newark and Elizabeth
$50 (eXpress) a. m, l2.45 express with
Buffet parlor carr, 800 (eXpress) P;,- m
IN. arrives at Philadelphia, Reading Ter
minal 5.l9 p. m. and New York go p, m
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlc-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $50 a. m,
r. Is, 305, 800 except Phlldqelphld) y. m
Sunday, 215 p. IN.
For Long Branch. Ocean Grove, etc, at
$50 a. m. and l2.4j y. m.
For Reading Lebanon and Harrisburg
via Allentown, S.2V~d. m, l2'i0, O'OO y. IN.
For" For PottsviIle. $40 a. m, l2.45 p. m.
Returning leave New York foot of Lib
erty street, North River, at 80 (expressJ
a m 10 l3o, i.lj (CNprCss with Buffet
narInr carr D. m. Sunday, 40 a. m.
Leave New York, foot Whitehall street,
South Ferry, at 90S u. m, l,00, lbs, 3.5j
D. m. Passengers arriving or departing
coCer with all the elevated railroads,
broadway cable cars, and ferries 10
BroOklyn and Staten Island, making
G,lick transfer to and from Grand Central
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
9U0 a. M, 200 and i3O p, m. Sunday, G.25
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rate may be had On application in Rd-
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
IL. p. BALDWIN,
J. II. OLHAUSEN. Gen. supt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10
BURGLARY AT PECKVILLE
Thieves Break Into the ID. and II.
station, but Are Frightened Away,
Leaving Booty Behind--Mine Ace
cidputS

Burglars broke into the Delaware
and Hudson depot here early ystcr-
day morning. They first entered the
freight house by prying open the win
dow on the west side of the building,
and then broke open the door between
the freight house and the express Of
flee, and started to carry off several
packages of cigars, clothing and a
chest of tea and a set of surveyor s
tools They burst open and ransacked Il
several other packages Station Agent
w. j. Broad and Proprietor Spangen-
burg, Of the Harrison house. We're in
formed that burglars were at the de-
pot and they were soon on the prem
ises and saw one Of the gang going
out of the front door and another
standing distance down the track.
They fired at them with their revolvers
six times and the volley was returned
by the thieves They then gave chase
to the burglars. but were unable to
capture them as they had too much
of start. They secured no plunder.
Philip Williams. foot tender at the
Sturgcs shaft of the New York and
Scranton Coal company, met with
quite a severe accident last Wednes-
day by being struck with a car while
putting it on the carriage and re-
ceivcd severe injury to his right lag,
which will incapacitatc him for work
for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Smith, of the
West End, presented their son. Harry.
the first of the week with new piano
in honor of his siXt enth birthday
John COughlin. a company miner at
the Sturgcs shaft. was hurt last
Wednesday by being thrown by mule
which he was driving. His ankle was
thrown out of joint.
Jacob Depcw has moved his family
into the house of George Newton. on
Main street, known as the Jim White
property"
Attorney p. \. Maxwell OF Wilkes
Barre. made Il business trip to town
yesterday.
George Tiffany has bargained for the
property belonging 70 the Wise estate,
between the G. A. r. hail and the Hof-
fecker property. He will soon erect a
COmOdiOus dwelling house and large
livery barn.
Walter Lloyd, the clerk at the Har-
rison house. returned last Wednesday
from a two weeks visit with friends
at Rockville, Maryland,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-10

to rent and stick it is your shop vim
dow YOU must attach a stamp to IT,.
If you have a dog, the government
charges you 80; but pups are exempt
until they are weancd, under the sur
VcillanCe of the police. 4 carriage
costs you $l2, a saddle horse IS, a bi-
cycle 81. A billiard table is rated the
same as u Carri1ge--Sl2 year.
The Custom house duty on sugar Is
four-ffths of cent Il pound, the gov
ernment taN. on domestic and imported
alike, Is 6 cents a pound. Tobacco.
cigars and cigarettes, also matches.
are a government monopoly Consider
ing their quality, the profit on their
manufacture must amount to several
thousand per cent.
Many Of these items are, Of course,
national taxes, but as they are levied
Ivy municipalities in other countries,
they might properly be regarded as
municipal In any event they are dis
tinCtlY germane to the comparison Of
the cost of government in Paris and
New York, for the French national
government spends n great deal for
Paris aside from the municipal out
pouring.
EXPENDITURES.
1t is rather curious To note in what
ways the municipal council of Paris
puts out the SOS 900, 900 that it gathers
yearly. 1t is purely a Socialist body,
and some of it's expenditures have been
criticized rather strongly by the pre-
feet of the Seine, who is the govern
ment watchdog over its actions. Twice
i'm recent years, for instance, it has
sent large municipal funds to striking
coal miners i'm remote parts of the
country; which made some of the Paris
taxpayers squirm. The council is said
to be strictly honest. however.
OF course the largest amount goes
for interest on the city debt, $23, 346-
600. The Paris department, including
the Gardc RepubliCaine. requires So
$4,000; the Fire department, $3.50, 900;
schools and colleges. S5,79O,OOO; asy-
lums and hospitals ana public char
tiles, $6,732000; public works and fine
arts, $l,70O,000; streets, including clear
ing and repair, Sj,000.00O parks and
street lighting $2,j600OO; markets $40 =
600, and the OCtrOi service, $1,000, 600.
one of the small expenditures for which
the Parsians have never a protest is
$4,000 a year for two public balls which
the city gives at the Hotel de Vile.
The municipal government of Paris
ceases to tax you only when you die:
but even that act costs you something
Officially YOU can die in any one Of
nine classes. If YOU die in the first
you pay the city IS; then the scale
goes down to S120, which is the tax for
the ninth class. But as long as the
Partisan lives he pays the biggest taxes
yet imposed by astute finance officials
Under the Second Empire the highest
per capita tax in any year was $22
Since the beginning of the century the
population of Paris has increased Il
little more than fourfold; the munich
pal budget has increased thirty fold.
Had New Workers last year been
obliged TO pay a municipal tax as great
as that in Paris, the city revenue would
have amounted TO S53. 73O 600. At the
same rate the income of Greater New
York for 1898 would be nearly $95,O
600.
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CAN OUTRUN A HORSE.
But Gives Up when lie Has to Go
Against n BicvcIe.
From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.


Maine is proud of a citizen who has
greater speed and more endurance than
IA blOoded horse. He is Edgar B Welch
He lives in the village Of Webb's Mills
i'm Casco county. He is known all over
his section of the state as a swift tray-
eler, who prefers his own excellent legs
To riding behind a pair of horses or
astride one of them.
He thinks nothing of a run of twen-
ty or thirty miles, and can cover the
distance in a few hours and without
stopping to rest. He runs all the way
up hill the same as on the plain. and
when the distance is covered he
breathes but little deeper than when
he started, and is seldom known 10
perspire.
Mr.. WelCh has lived at Webb's Mills
all his life. He is tall, Well-propor-
toned and weighs about 40 pounds
He does most of his running for the
enjoyment of II. He is eccentric in his
habits, and when the notion to take a
trip strikes him he starts. be the time
day or night. On a trip to the White
Mountains his favOrite dog started to
accompany him, but died Of exhaustion
on the way.
Some time ago WelCh Won a race of
twenty miles against a span of horses
driven by {. q. Jepson, The race start
ed at Raymond Village and ended at
the principal street corner in Port
land. Welch was an easy winner. al
though Mr. Jepson urged his horses TO
their greatest speed, and they were
covered with foam when they reached
Portland. Welch was apparently as
fresh as when he started and seemed
TO be able to make a run Of twice the
distance.
Though he has phenomenal speed
and endurance, Wclch is not a success
i'm race. Some years ago he entered
a twelve-hOu race in a rink and took
fourth money, with 6lla miles TO his
credit. The shouts of the spectators
annoyed him and he could not hear 10
be crowded. When other contestants
came near him he would leave the track
and run along outside, which made the
distance he had TO cover considerably
greater.
Welch feels his superiority To the
horse, but he admits that the bicycle
can beat him As he tersely puts II.
he was mot born into this world TO
race with any such w-fangled ma
chimes as bicycles and trolley cars"
But he confidently believes that he can
beat any horse in distance race of
from twenty to fifty miles.