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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
WILL CANADA COMMIT SUICIDE
The New York Journal says:

The New York Journal says:
That there should be strong feeling
In Canada favoring the exclusion of
Americans from the Klondyke gold
fields is natural. If there is any justi-
fication for protection, surely the prin-
which all other protected things can be
bought. And there is no nation on
earth that can with less consistency
than the United States object to en-
countering protection bars. Besides
we have not been in the habit of using
Canada very we'll In the press of more
important matters we are prone to for
get her and her interests and sensi-
bilities, whereas, Canada, being HUI
man, is Sorely conscious always of her
existence and consequence. Our tariff
and the alien labor law, and the gen
eral Selfishness that goes with national
bigness and strength, have hindered
sentiment. Throughout the colony we
are viewed with jealousy and dislike.
1t is not strange, therefore, that this
population of imitation Englishmen
next door to US should want to keep
their gold diggings from being over
run and appropriated by Americans.
Nevertheless we doubt if the men at
Shorr-sighted as to decree that no cit
izen of the United States shall be per-
n1itted TO dig for gold in the Dominion
Such a decree, however well warranted
on the grounds of retaliation would
prove extremely irritating to this coun-
try, and it is profoundly to Canada's
interest, as she regards it, not to jar the
temper of the overshadowing republic.
Let the decree issue. and every Ameri-
can who is not a mugwump would be
moved to say to his neighbor: I'VE
can't dig for gold in Klondyke, be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
OUR STREET NAMES.
civilian Ward Crane in August Lii

Civilian Ward Crane in August Lip
pincOtts.)
Judging by the names given to our
streets, we Americans might be con-
sidered the least aesthetic people in the
world. Nowhere else is there such a
general regard, in that respect, for sys-
every other consideration. Such a 10
cality as the corner of Avenue A and
Twenty-third street" is almost as
distinctly American as Algonkin
sippi and Saratoga. The result is that
many of our city maps look like mix
ture Of the English alphabet and the
multiplication table, with a few proper
names thrown in to relieve the mOnot-
ony. A foreigner is apt to be led by
this state of things into thinking of
our large cities as places where social
life goes on with absolute and mechan-
zeal precision-a notion that has a fam
lily resemblance to the European idea
that nOn-urban Americans are formed
on model made up of Leather stock
ing and cowboy. Yet it is by no
means certain that this widespread ig
noring of everything but business
methods" in naming our thOroughfares
does not to some extent influence our
character as a nation. Shakespeare to
the contrary Notwithstanding, there is
much in name, and though a rose
by any other name would smell as
sweet in a physical sense, the associa-
tons that would be lost by the change
have a sweetness of their own which
could not be easily spared. Our habit
of depending for street titles on mere
alphabetic and numerical signs may re-
act on us in way that is not advan-
tageous. We are quite practical and
prosaic enough now, and anything that
tends to make US more sa is not to
be desired.
If this kind of nomenclature were ap-
piled to whole cities or states, its bare
ness and hardness would be more inn
mediately apparent and its incongru-
ity more quickly felt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
JOHN BROWNS GRANDSON.
Relative of the Noted Abclitionist
Starts for the Gold Fields

Seattle, Wash, July 27.-When the
steamer AlBi sailed for Alaska, carrying
a load of gold hunters, few in this city
and no one the boat knew that a
grandson of old John Brown, who died at
Harper's Ferry, was aboard.
Young John Brown is a dentist. He came
to Seattle six years ago. He soon mar
ried Miss May Hughes, one of the pref
test girls that ever lived in or saw the
town of Black Diamond, or many
larger city for that matter. DR.. Brown
practiced dentistry in Seattle, Everett,
Salem, Ore, and several other places.
While here he had offices in the Collins
building. On the south side of the latter
still the words 'Dr. John Brown. dem
tist," painted over a patch as big almost
a Klondyke mining claim. DR.. Brown
went last year to Cook inlet, coming out
with the same amount of gold as all the
others. Like his grandfather, he has not
given up, but goes marching on to the
gold fields.
When living in Everett DR.. Brown once
made application to ]. w. Gum, then a
life insurance agent, for a policy. In the
midst of the questioning Agent Gum read
from the blank form:
us your father living?"
Eyes, SIR
tIs your grandfather living?"
mo, SIR
From what cause did he die?'
Executed was the answer, without
the slightest change of tone or look.
observation-disclosures that?" said the ques-
toner, becoming interested, but not read
ing from the insurance book.
Il happen to be a grandson of John
Brown, who was hanged at Harper's Fer
ry,'' was the quiet answer.
"Great Scott!' exclaimed Gum. ''You
a grandson of old John Brown
The life insurance agent was speeches.,
and when he had recovered DR.. Brown
quietly told that he was born about eight
years subsequent to his grandfather's
death, and that he only heard of him as
having the reputation of a fanatic.
well, come down town with me and I
will introduce you to a man who knew
your grandfather" said Mr.. Gum.
In few minutes they were face to face
with an elderly gentleman with a kindly
face.
Major Goldsborough," said Mr.. Gum,
''a1low me to introduce my friend, Dr.
John Brown
DR. Brown, shake hands with Major
Goldsborough, who helped to capture your
grandfather
The introduction was a sensation that
would have looked well on a stage The
two men shook hands almost affectionate-
ly and for the next three hours CONVEX
sation ensued in which the historic events
of antebellum days were retold by per-
son who had a part in enacting them, and
the descendant of another whose soul is
marching on"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

(EfOm the AtchlSOn GIoDa.)
Good fellows" seldom pay their
debts.
Never go to a lawyer when you want
assistance in settling a fuss.
We say that after a man passes so.
his wife has no excuse to be jealous of
him.
When a girl thinks she is awfully
sweet, she finds it difficult to keep the
opinion to herself.
What a scandal it would cause if an
undertaken gave way to cheerfulness,
and whistled at his work!
We refuse to write a wedding notice
longer than five lines if either of the
contracting parties has been married
before.
Is it just? Is it honest? Nine out
of ten spring chickens sold at the gro
Gerry stores are roosters. Why should
the pullets always escape the frying
pan?
An Atchison woman went north late
ly to visit her mother, and rest, and
writes home that she is doing the house
men, as her mother is sick.
An Atchison society woman may be
seen every Tuesday morning carrying
a small alarm clock; she is starting on
a round of calls, and sets the alarm so
it will go off when it is time for her to
stop talking.
One of the toughest women in Atchi-
son, when a child, was forced to go to
church twice on Sunday, and as often
as possible during the week. Maybe
that is what is the matter with her.
The writer of this had about the same
experience when a boy, and it made
him tough.
An Atchison woman will consent to
let her husband go to Alaska if he will
draw up paper to the effect that if
he hasn't returned in three years, it
means that he will never return, and
that she is at liberty to marry again.
She doesn't want any of the Enoch Ar
den business in hers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
Irvine,s Son Writes a PLAY.

London, July 27.-At the close of the
season at the Lyceum theater last night
Sir Henry Irving made a speech in which
he announced that he would produce in
December a play by his son. Lawrence
on the subject of Peter the Great, which
will be followed by another original play
by H D. Trail and Robert HichinS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
DAWSON, OF DAWSON CITY,
Gains Further Notoriety in Connec-
ton With an Elopement.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 27-J. M
Dawson, prosecuting attorney of Nod
away county, Missouri, after whose
father Dawson City, the Mecca of the
Alaska gold seekers, was named, and
Miss lola Green of Kansas City, Mo-,
were married by Judge Gates of the
circuit court this afternoon
There are rumors of an elopement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
Weather Indications.

Chicago, July 27.-For Kansas: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday. posi-
bly, preceded by showers in northeast
portion this afternoon; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

Halls Hair Remover contains the
natural food and color-natter for the
hair and medicinal herbs for the scalp,
curing grayness, badness, dandruff and
scalp sores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

The Monarch of Patent Medicines,
Beggs' Hair Remover. 1t makes new
have no hair. Take no substitute. At
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
GLOBE SIGHTS.

(From the Atchison Globe.)
Good fellows seldom pay their
ebtS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

Never go to a lawyer when you want
assistance in settling a fuss.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
DUNMOKE.

At the last meeting of the school
board an amendment was made to the
new school law, which has been in eff
feet since October, transferring GER
tain power of the superintendent to the
principals of the various schools. I'm
der this amendment parents or guar
dians are not necessarily compelled to
see the superintendent in person, but
can apply to the principals of the
schools to which the pupils attend, in
order that the pupil who has been alb
sent from school six half days may be
reinstated.
S. G. Kerr, of Scranton, will deliver
his popular lecture, "A Trip Through
Ireland" in st. Marks parish house
this evening. The lecture will COM
mence at 7.45 o'clock. Admission will
be 25 cents, Mr. Kerr's ability as an
entertainer is well known and his il
lustration of Irish wit and humur are
not only enjoyable but instructive,
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Jay of Web
ster avenue, have returned from a visit
with friends in Binghamton, N. Y.
Miss Margaret Lalley, of Archibald,
is being entertained by Miss Tessie Nc
Hale, of Elm street.
The Independent Order of Hepta-
sophs, through their treasurer, G. w. b.
Allen, has paid $4,000 to Mrs. NJ S.
Stark, it being the death policy of her
husband, who died a few weeks ago.
The members of the Welcome Social
club dancing class are requested to
meet on Friday evening in the future,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14

commencing with Friday evening, Jan
uary 10. The class was formerly held
on Saturday evenings.
David Turnbull, of Grove street spent
yesterday in Avoca, where he attended
the funeral of David Cranston.
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget OHoro,
widow of the late Michael OHoro, took
place yesterday morning from her
home on Pine street. Services We're
held in st. Mary's church. after which
lnterment was made in Mount Carmel
cemetery. The pall-bearers were Bry-
an Healey, James Hollerin, James
O'Horo, Patrick Lyon, Michael Halpin
and Thomas O'Horo. Deceased had
been resident of Dunmore for a num-
Der of years and died very suddenly
Monday evening while visiting a neigh
Dor, Death was due to old age and
heart disease. Two step-children sur
vive her, Health officer p. f. O'Horo
and Richard O'Horo. .....
James Young announces to the public
that he will not be & candidate for
county treasurer.
Mrs. A. S. Snyder is ill at her home
on Dudley street
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Joyce,
of Throop street, a son.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
MINOR MENTIONINGS.

The Patagonia Social club will hold
a social this evening at Iachariah nan.
The following have been elected as
officers for the Ladies' Aid society of
the Scranton Street Baptist church:
Mrs. b. G.. Beddoe. president; Mrs.
Cora Merrifield, vice president; Mrs.
William Fowler, secretary; Mrs. Bush,
treasurer.
The entertainment given last even
ing at the Bellevue Welsh Calvinstic
Methodist church for the benefit of NO
13 school at Bellevue, netted between
$40 and $45. The programme, as print
ed. was given with one exception, in
fun. Edwin Bowen and Morris Thomas
sang two of their favorites in fine
style. The West Side Brownies, under
the direction of Miss Matte Watkins,
were the chief delight of the evening.
Miss Watkins is teacher in the school.
The money will be used in purchasing
books. Professor j. Henry Kemmer-
ling, principal of the school, Is chiefly
responsible for the success of the bene-
fl, his complete work showing itself
very forcibly. ...,.. A.,
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
James will take place at 23O o'clock
this afternoon from the family resi-
dence on Hyde Park avenue. Arrange
ments have been made so that the fu-
neral will be at almost the same time
as the funeral of Miss Margaret will
Jams, which will take place at the
same hour but shortly after the James
funeral, from the home on Pleasant
street.
Choice cut flowers and ilower de-
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 544
Spruce. 80
Reese Davis, of Syracuse, is visit
ing friends here.
Frank II. Belden, of the Delaware,
Lackawanna' and Western machine
shops, has been offered the position OF
assistant secretary at the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association. he
has accepted, and will begin the new
duties next Sunday.
The latest and best styles. Roberts,
126 North Maine.
Mrs. Lawrence Burke, of CARBONATE
is visiting on this side.
The funeral of the late John II
Smith will take place at $50 o'clocF
Sunday afternoon from tie WashDurf
Street Presbyterian church.
We laundry stiff collars with sof
button holes. Crystal Laundry.
Mrs. John Harding of Barton, n. Y.
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. f. +
Doty, at the Hampton Street Method
| ist Episcopal church parsonage.
.Murellor Green, of Tenth street, i:
confined to his home by illness.
Charles James is recovering from hi
recent injuries.
| Dr. E. Y. Harrison, Dentist, Mears
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
THE AMERICAN BIKE.
1t Is shipped All Over the World in
Great Numbers.

American bicycles must certainly be pre-
ferred in all parts OF the Worlu 10 any
other makes, If the values of the exports
of bicycles and cycle merchandise, as
given by the United States treasury de-
partment, are a criterion. Few persons
beside those directly interested have a
fair conception of the immense number OF
wheels that are monthly exported to Vari-
GUS foreign countries. The great demand
for Amercan-made wheels is great trib.
ute to the skill of the manufacturers or
this nation and the quality of their pro-
During the month of September the
value of bicycle and cycle sundries eN.
ported to foreign countries was 1892 1882.
Estimating the value of each wheel to be
S25, that would be an equivalent TO the
sale for export alone OF l2llS wheels IN
one month, or 4S4 wheels per day. These
figures are for exports only. They Will
convey a fair idea of the magnitude of the
cycle industry in this country,
During the nine months of 1896, includ-
ing September, the value of the exports of
American bicycles and sundries was S3, l55,-
G57 Allowing $50 as the average value,
these figures would be equivalent to 1856
bicycles shipped in nine months, or an
average of 4O6S per month, or 563 per day
Thus it will be seen that the exports for
September We're somewhat lower than the
average.
Great Britain was the heaviest purchas
er, the exports to that country for the
month amounting to slO6,7l4; for the nine
months Sl020,g7l, a decrease of nearly
5000 from the average for the nine
months The figures for the nine months
show an average shipment per month tai
which is at the rate of 45S7 per month (25
working days to the month";, or 1Sl per
day, Certainly there must be some SUI
periority of AmeriCan-made wheels over
British productions when the demand for
American cycles is so great as to require
an expectation of an average of 600
wheels per day, The following table
shows the value of bicycle shipments:
September Shipments
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
PROVIDENCE.

A large number of citizens residing
in the Third ward met last Tuesday
evening in the rooms on Fulton street
occupied by the Anthra cite Social club,
for the purpose of discussing the advis-
ability of organizing a hose company.
Speeches We're made by a number of
those present. The result of the meet
ing was the organization of a company
under the name of Independents. The
following officers We're elected to serve
for the ensuing year: President, John
McAnulty; vice president, James Flan-
naghan; recording secretary, Thomas
Leonard; financial secretary, Patrick
Martin; treasurer, John Mccormack
The new company numbers thirty
members. Another meeting will be
held tomorrow evening. At Tuesday
nights meeting it was decided to run
a ball in Mulherin's hall on Wednes-
day evening, February 10.
John Lotus, of Leggetts street, is
slightly indisposed.
Misses Katie and Hannah Thornton,
of West Market street, have returned
from a several weeks stay with friends
in Philadelphia.
Mrs. William Chappell, of North
Main avenue, is visiting friends at
Newark, n. j.
The Citizens band has reorganized
under the leadership of Professor Geo
Crump. Two meetings a week are held
for rehearsal The band is composed
of we'll known musicians, and under
the direction Of such competent man
as Professor Crump is sure of a sue
cessful future.
The Bouquet dancing class met for
practice last evening in Browns hall.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
GRANT IN BATTLE.
/ e Smoked Cigars and Whitfield
Sticks During the Conflict.

AS the general felt that he could be
found more readily, and could issue
his orders more promptly, from the
central point which he had chosen for
his headquarters, he remained there al
most the entire day. He would a times
walk slowly up and down, but most of
the day he sat upon the stump of a tree
or on the ground, with his back lean
ing against a tree. The thread gloves
remained on his hands, a lighted cigar
was in his mouth almost constantly,
and his penknife was kept in active use
whiting sticks. He would pick up
one small twig after another, and some
times holding the small END away from
him would rapidly shave it down to a
point; at other times he would turn the
point toward him and work on it as if
sharpening a leadpencil then he would
girdle it, cut it in two, throw it away
and begin on another. We had long
been accused of being a nation of whit
tiers, and this practice on the part of
such conspicuous representative
American seemed to give color to the
charge. He seldom INDUCED in this
habit in subsequent battles.
The occupation played sad havoc
with the thread gloves, and before
nightfall several holes had been worn
in them, from which his finger nails
protruded. After that day the gloves
disappeared and the general thereafter
went without them in camp, and wore
the usual buckskin gauntlets when on
horseback. 1t was not till the Appomat-
toX campaign that another pair of
thread gloves was donned. There was
mystery about the use of those gloves
which was never entirely solved The
| impression was that Mrs. Grant had
purchased them, and handed them to
the general before he started from
Washington, and that. either in def
erence to her, or because he had a no.
! ton that the officers i'm the Eastern
armies We're greater sticklers for dress
| than those in the armies of the West,
he wore the gloves continuously for the
| first three days of his opening cam
paign in Virginia; that is to say, as long
as they lasted under the wear and tear
| to which he subjected them.-C" Cam
palgning with Grant" by General Hor-
ace Porter in the December Century, }
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
MINOOKA.

The school board met yesterday at
No. ! school.
The newly-elected officers of the
O'Connell council, Young Mems Insti-
tute, will be installed this evening.
The Republican conferees met at
Moosic yesterday to apportion the diff
ferent offices. Tax collector, auditor.
justice of the peace and school direc-
tor We're assigned to the west district.
The Archibald received one supervisor
and the Southwest district the other
the town clerk and treasurer. The con-
ferees will hold another meeting Satur-
day evening at Adam Fasshold's hotel
in Greenwood. The primaries will be
held this afternoon between the hours
of and Z.
A new social organization, built on
the plan of Gotham's Tuxedo club, has
been formed by number of our promi-
nent young men.
The aggregation that made up the
personnel of the Democratic conferees
board appear to be much inclined tc
abolish primary elections
The coming banquet of the Young
Mems Institute is causing much gos-
sip in social circles, as the affair prom
ised to be one of the grandest social af-
fairs ever conducted in this place.
Adam Fasshold is mentioned as o
candidate for supervisor. Mr.. Fass,
hold was defeated at the last election
Nevertheless, he made creditable
showing and his friends are urging hin
to make another effort.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
CONRAD
HALTER AND FURNISHER
Two Weeks in Florida.

To see Florida is a pleasure: to visit
it is privilege; but to spend a fort
night within it's borders is an epoch.
There is great satisfaction in wit
Messing the ripening of tropical fruits
in their own native land, and a peculiar
joy in.wrestling with old oceans waves
when lakes and rivers at home axe all
icebound. one appreciates the Won
ders of modern invention and railroad
development upon leaving the neigh
borhood of good skating one day and
finding himself in the vicinity of good
bathing the next. Yet this can be
done, and the man who prefers hunt
ing or fishing will take his accountre-
ments along with him. for Florida ex-
tends a cordial invitation to all sports
men.
Whoever would exchange for two
weeks the uncertain climate of the
North for the delightful and Spring
like sunshine of Florida should take
the personally conducted Jacksonville
tour of the Pennsylvania Railroad
which leaves New York by special
train Jan. 26. Excursion tickets for
this tour, including railway transpor-
tatiOn, Pullman accommodations Cone
berth), and meals en- route in both di-
rections while travelling on the special
train, will be sold at the following
rates; New York, $4,000; Philadelphia,
S4S,OO; Canandaigua, $52S5; Erie, $54 So;
Wilkes Barre, 5000; Pittsburg, $500
and at proportionate rates from other
points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other in
formation apply to ticket agents, tour
ist agent at 1896 Broadway, New York
or to Geo. w Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-14
PARTY MONDAY NIGHT.

A number of friends gathered at the
home of Mr., and Mrs. Fielze, of South
Sumner avenue, Monday evening and
spent most delightful time, the fea-
lures being games, dancing and piano
selections by Miss Martha Evans.
Those present We're John Denabaum,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wagstaff, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs e. l..
Rcber, Mr. and Mrs. c. Cammer, Mr..
anu Mrs. T.. q. Whitmore, Mrs. Barr
ler, Mrs. C. Shooster, Mrs. f. Gloor,
Win Price, Mrs. c. Sanker, Mrs. E.
Reynolds, Mrs, Hunt, Mrs. j. Michel,
Miss Anna Fielze, Mrs. S. Wagstaff,
Mrs. j. Cammer, Mr. and Mrs j. Dena-
baum, Misses Verna and Lettie Wag-
staff, Emma rBarzler, Pearl Sanker
Bertha Shooster, Doretha Michel, Geo
Sanker George Whitmore, Wesley
Reber, John Denabaum and Beverly
Reynolds. supper was served at mid
night.