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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28

is out of the vein of material progress; at
Belgrade he begins to see countries and
cities taking on an Eastern look; on the
third day he passes through Sophia, the
semi-barbarous capital of Bulgaria. and
on the fourth he arrives at the filthy
capital of the "unspeakable Turk" Few
realize that a further short sea voyage
of thirty hours brings one into a zone of
progress as vigorous as our own. Sc
bastopol, at the end of the Crimean war
squalid Tartar village, has now, with
its magnificent terraces and quays, the
air of n great European seaport The
Crimea itself, known to us, through ac-
counts of the Crimean war, as a mere
trackless plain with an Arctic climate, is
now fast becoming one of the greatest
wine-produclng countries in the world.
Directly across the Crimean peninsula the
plains of the Doneitz, which have slum-
bered for centuries in isolation and ST.
lence broken only by the march of Tar
tar hordes, have recently taken on an ap-
pearance similar to that of the environs
of Pttsburg twenty large factories for
the manufacture of agricultural impe-
ments being now at work in that locality.
Across the Caucasus, beginning at the
eastern short of the Caspian sea, Russian
engineering has built n railroad over the
shifting sands of the Bokhara desert, and
from the quagmres of the Oxus TO the
once mythical city of Samarcand, the
capital of Tamerlane, but few years
ago on the limits of the known world
deep in the wilds of Tartary. over this
immense region the same activity of
progress can be seen; huge barracks,
which in those deserts seem to have risen
in the night like a mist, are filled with
soldiers, who are being educated in the
arts Of war with all the military science
of Europe. Here the cotton acreage is
extending so rapidly that railroads have
not kept pace with it; and caravans
sometimes from ten to twenty miles long
are hurrying the crop from all directions
| to the railroad terminus.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Rev. James Hughes spoke at the
Baptist church last night, taking for
his topic Ten Years Work as a Mis-
sionary in Africa" Many people lis
, tened to his lecture and were pro-
, foundly moved.
A large delegation of the Scranton
council Junior Order United American
Mechanics expect to visit the Pioneer
City council tonight.
Mrs. l.. A. Bassett, Mrs S. O.
Shields and daughter, Helen. and Miss
Susan Jadwin attended the Shlager re-
ception at Scranton yesterday
Miss Mary Pengelly is in Pleasant
Mount attending the wedding of Miss
Flora Moase.
= Frank Blair, formerly of this city,
now of Clarenceville, Long Island, was
in this city Wednesday.
Res, William Gislon, of Old Forge,
and John Byrne, of COnstableville.
were guests at the parochial residence
yesterday.
- Rev. Charles Lee has returned from
Martinsburg, w. Va, where he had
been attending the synod.
j. j. F. Moran, of the West Side, will
leave today for Colorado Springs, Colo
!, where he will spend the coming winter
Miss Olive Moon gave a card party
; to number of her friends at her home
T. on Terrace street, Wednesday evening
Emmons l.. Peck is in Pleasant
Mount, where he attended the wedding
of a relative.
! Daniel Thomas has resigned his Posi-.
ton with Tucker az Maxey.
Matuon Abbey. of Salem, Wayn,
county, is visiting her brother, NJ. o
: Abbey.
. Iiss b. Gerrity, of Delaware street
. called on Scranton friends Wednesday :
Miss Agnes b, Mills, who has beer
visiting in Brooklyn, has returned
y home.
Mrs. Putz, of Susquehanna, is visit
ing friends in this city.
j, p. A. Tingley has returned from
Binghamton, n. Y, where he spent tn,
past few days.
Mrs. j. S, Berry, of Canaan street, Il
visiting friends al Wilkes Barre.
Miss Blank, of Brandt, is the gues
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
zoLA NOT A DEGENERATE.
Novelist Has Submitted Himself for
Examination as a Test

From the Medical Record.
nthropology--thanks to the labors
of Lombroso and other scientific men
of the Italian schoool-occupies a much
more prominent position than was at
one time accorded to it. Max Nordau's
startling theory that genius is only a
form of degeneration, although not ac-
cepted in it's entirety, is yet regarded
by many as worthy of some considera-
ton.
Until recently no genius has offered
himself as a subject for investigation.
Now, however, Zola has stepped into
the breach and has allowed a thorough
study of himself to be conducted by a
number of French specialists. Wheth-
er Zola can be looked upon as a genius
is point upon which probably no two
persons will agree, but that he is pos
sessed of abilities far above the aver
age will be conceded by all, and that
he has, judging from his writings,
| many of the mental attributes of de-
generation will also not be denied.
1t appears from the investigations,
| the results of which are published in a
pamphlet by Arthur Macdonald that
physically Zola is somewhat abnormal,
| but peculiarly 50: that he is neither
| epileptic nor hysterical, nor is there
the slightest sign of mental alienation.
Although he has many nervous trou-
bles, the term "degeneracy" does not
apply to him wholly.
Magnan classes him among those de-
| generates who, though possessing
brilliant faculties, have more or less
mental defects. 1t is true that Zola
has orbicular contraction, n cardiac
spasms. thoraic cramps, false angina
pectors, sensory hyperaesthesia, obses &.
sions and impulsive ideas; his emotiv-
ity is defective, and certain OF his
ideas are morbid; but all this is not
sufficient to affect in any appreciable
manner his intellectual processes. His
strong and harmonious constitution
gives him immunity; his intellect is
not contaminated.
Toulouse says he has never seen an
obsessed or impulsiVe person who was
so we'll balanced. Yet Zola is a reu-
| ropath-that is, a man whose nervous
system is painful. Heredity seems to
have caused this tendency and con-
stanr intellectual work to have affected
the health of his nervous tissues
Now it is a question whether this
neuropathical condition is noe an eX-
citation that has given rise to the in
tellectual ability of Zola; whether Il
diseased nervous system is a necessary
cause of great talent or genius is quite
another question. Yet pathological
facts have been such constant concom-
itants of great talent and genius that
the relation seems to be more than a
temporal one, and suggests the idea of
cause and effect. However, before this
burning question is finally decided, il
will be necessary to make a study OF
several other geniuses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
TAYLOR NEWS.
Knights of Pythias Entertainment
and Smoker-Personal and Other
Notes.

One OF the most pleasant social
events of the season was that of the
Taylorville lodge, No. 462, knights of
Pyt which took place on Wednes-
day hing in their rooms in Reese's
hall A. event was q smoker and
entertainment. Invitations were sent
out to different organizations of the
Knights of Pythias and the Dunmore
and Petersburg lodges were represent
ed. The following programme was
rendered In connection with the smot-
er. James f.. Watkins was chairman
of the evening. Mr.. Watkins in
short and happy speech called on the
Watkins musical family for a selec-
ton. They responded aud rendered
their parts with much credit. An ad-
dress was afterward given by Mr..
Charles RidGeway, Of the DunmOre
lodge and a duet was rendered by
James +. Watkins and David NJ.
Davis. John T.. Evans next favored
the audience with one of his choice
Iecitations. A selection then followed
| by the Watkins family; address by
| c. ]. Quick, Dunmore lodge; song and
dance by Comedian Joseph Coombs;
solo, George Phillips solo, j IN
| Coombs; selection. Watkins family
After the programme was rendered a
repast and smoker followed.
Arthur Reed is improving from his
recent sickness.
The funeral of the late John Toole,
| of Minooka, who was instantly killed
| in Greenwood mine on Wednesday,
will occur this morning from his late
| home. Burial will be made in the Mi
nooka cemetery.
Any one having money from the sale
| of tickets of the recent excursion of
| the Protestant lodges of tins place is
requested to turn it in by this evening
to the committee which will meet in
Mrs. Winterburn's.
Invincible CCmmandery, No. 252,
knights of Malta, will meet this eVen-
ing in Reesa's hall.
| Miss Gertrude Watkins, of Grove
street, was the guest of Miss Elizabeth
| Lloyd of Jackson street, Hyde Park.
superintendent and Mrs. William B.
Owens, of North Taylor, attended the
| funeral of ;he late Richard Hall, of
| Hyda Park, yesterday.
Steps have been taken to organize
a football team in this town from the
Taylor Reds base ball team. The
| Reds have achieved distinction by
winning from some of the strongest
teams in the county and with little
practice with the pig~skin the new
organization will no doubt make an en-
viable reputation, as the team is made
up of splendid individual players
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Feldman, of
New York, who have been visiting the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Reinhardt, of this place, have return
ed home
Don't forget to attend the Halloween
social of the Christian EndcaVor soci-
ETY. of the Presbyterian church this
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Harlowe, of Washington
street.
Several cases of diphthcria have been
reported to the board of health.
Lackawanna lodge, No. 49, Ameri-
can Protestant association, at theil
last meeting, elected the following Of
ticers: Jacob Reese, worthy master
Richard Winters, worthy deputy mas.
ter; William @. Howells, recording
secretary; Thomas NJ. Davis, financial
secretary; Thomas d. Moses, treas.
urer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
ALL ABOUT YOUR WATCH.
Some Facts About Timepieces Which
Many Persons Are Not Aware Of,
From Pearson's Weekly.

Open your watch and look at the
wheels, springs and screws, each an
indispensable part of the whole Won
derful machine. Notice the busy bal
ance wheel as it flies to and fro un-
ceasingly day and night, year in and
year out This wonderful little ma
chine is the result of hundreds of years
of study and experiment.
The watch carried by the average
man is composed of ninety-eight pieces.
| and it's manufacture embraces more
| than 1000 distinct and separate opera
| tions. Some of the smallest screws are
| so minute that the unaided eye cannot
| distinguish them from steel filings or
! specks of dirt.
! Under a powerful magnifying glass
perfect screw is revealed. The slit at
the head is one-fftieth of an inch WIDE
| 1t takes 30S,00 Of these screws to weigh
! a pound, and a pound Is worth e317
The hairsprlng is a strip Of the finest
! steel, about nine and one-half inches
| long, one-hundredth of an inch wide,
| one e-four-hundredth of an inch thick.
1t is coiled up in spiral form and finely
! tempered.
The process Of temperng these
| springs was long held as a secret by
the few fortunate ones possessing it,
and even now 1t is not generally known.
Their manufacture requires great skill
and care.
The strip is gauged to one-fifth of an
inch, but no measured instrument has
as yet been devised capable of fine
enough gauging to determine before
hand by the size of the strip what the
strength of the finished spring will be.
A one-five-hundredth part of an inch
difference in the thickness of the strip
makes difference in the running of a
watch of about six minutes per hour.
The value of these springs when fin
ished and placed in watches is enor-
nous in proportion to the material
from which they are made. 4 ton of
steel made up into hairsprings when in
watches Is worth more than twelve and
one-half times the value of the same
weight in pure gold.
Hairspring wire weighs one-twentieth
of a grain to the inch. One mile OF
wire weighs less than half a pound
The balance gives five vibrations every
second 800 every minute, $4,000 every
hour $4,000 every day, and 157 $50 0O(
every year
At each vibration It rotates about
lone and one-fourth times, which makes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
ADULTERATIoN OF FOOD.
English Are Adopts in the Business
Especially of Sauces and Jams.

L Ipill inc Oull
From time to time one reads much
in the newspapers concerning the adul-
teration Of American food" said an
eminent New York analytical chemist,
that the average consumer might
be tempted to believe that this is the
only country in which such fraud and
deception is practiced. But this is
for from being the truth for during
a recent visit to England l had occa-
sion to test the qualities of various
eatables there, and the result was
that 1 found they contained much
larger percentages of deleterious mat
ter than our own products possess.
"For instance, bottled fruits are
in England colored green by the addl-
ton of copper in the form of sulphate
(biue stone.) A knife blade immersed
in the juice of the fruit would rapidly
become cSated with a bright deposit
of metallic copper. The English have
not adopted the simple and harmless
plan which the French have of giving
an apparent green color to their pre-
served fruits and olives by the use of
bottles made of green grass. Sauces,
potted meats and fish are constantly
adulterated or colored by means of
Armenian bile. This is done partly
by custom, but chiefly to conceal the
dirty appearance of the pastes and
sauces. The British public will have
it's anchovy sauce red. The uncolored
sauce is unstable, though super
ior to the red abomination, the filth
being removed fIom the former, while
in the latter ii is merely concealed
terated by the mixture of inferior
fruits. Marmalade frequently contains
apple pulp or even turnips. Coloring
matter and artificial favorings are
frequently ueed.
"AningeniOus industry goes on large
ly in London which is wholly unex-
pected by the public. Raspberries
oranges and other fruits are purchased
| by the wholesale chemists and the
| juice extracted. Then the pulp is
bought for a low price by the man
| ufacturers of cheap jams for flavor
| ing and placed upon the market as fine
new season jam or marmalade. Mus,
| tard is adulterated with flour and
| tumeric; pepper with husks of seeds
| and any kind of dust that comes han
| dy to the dishonest vender. So thai
the business of the drug grinder offer:
| Just as much temptation to the adul
terator in England as it does in Amer
| lea"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
FOOTBALL YESTERDAY.
Scranton High School Eleven Defeat
Local High School Team.

Yesterday at Alumni park the Scran-
ton High school football team admin
istered the poignant medicine of de-
feat to our High school eleven. The
day was an ideal one for players, but
a trine cold for the spectators. The
locals were outclaSsed at every point
and their playing failed to show a
redeemng feature
why they should endeavor to play
against such teams as the Scranton
eleven is beyond comprehension. The
game was a brutal exhibition, not
withstandng the high score run up
by the visitors. Gates, a half-groWn n
boy of the home team, was hurt so
badly that he had to be taken from
the game and Fitzpatrick substituted
in his place.
The game was uninteresting on ac-
count of the one sidedness of 1t. The
teams lined up for the first half with
scranton in possession of the south
ern goal and Carbondalc kicked Oft.
From that time to the end of the half
Scranton did not lose the ball once,
and succeeded in scoring twenty-three
points. In the second half Scranton
kicked to Gates who fumbed and
Scranton succeeded in scoring eleven
points in about four minutes actual
playing. Then the game was called
on account of darkness, the total
score being 81 to in Scranton's favor.
The lineup was:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
Three Doctors In Consultation.


"When you are sick, what you like
best is TO be chosen for a medicine
in the first place; what experience tells
you is best, to be chosen in the second
place; what reason Q. e., Theory saws
is best to be chosen in the last place.
But if you can get Dr. Inclination. DR.,
Experience and DIR. Reason to hold
a consultation together, they will give
you the best advice that can be taken"
When you have bad cold DR.. In
clinatior would recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, because it is
pleasant and safe to take. DR.. Exper-
fence would recommend 1t because il
never fails to affect speedy and pre-
manent cure. DR.. Reason would rec
ommend 1t because it Is prepared on
scientific principles, and acts on nat
ure's plan I'm relieving the lungs, op-
ening the secretions and restoring
the system to natural and healthy
condition. For sale by all druggists.
Matthews Bros, wholesale and retail
agents. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
5. II. s.
MORRISON AT THE GRAND.

The great Lewis Morrison and n
company of clever artists presented
Faust" before a large audience at
the Grand last night. 1t was Mir. Nor
risons first visit to this city and the
audience was greatly pleased with
him. He is peculiarly adapted to the
role of Mephisto, and although he has
many imitators, there are none that
can initiate him as he is. The audi
ence was an appreciative one and ap-
plauded vociferously. The parts of
Faust and Marguerite We're eXcep-
tionally we'll portrayed and the whole
company was far above the mediocre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
TOWANDA.

The only Elmer T.. Vance Comedy
company, which is always given a full
house every season that Manager
Kirby is fortunate to book dates with
for this place, will again visit our
theater- goers and give a three nights
stand. This comedy company gives
the popular play Of the Limited
Mail" Patent Applied For" Rene,
the Rope Walker" "The Hidden
Hand" Friend Tom" and the most
famous French comedy, La Clgale."
This company comprises nearly twen-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
JOSEPH MURPHY.

The legitimate Irish comedian. Jo-
seph Murphy, will be seen at the Grand
tonight in shaun Rhue,' the greatest
of all Irish dramas. Mr.. Murphy is
favorite with CarbOndale audiences
and should not be confused with mis-
brother, John, who also portrays irish
roles. He is supported by splendid
company and carries d large amount
of scenery. Judging from the advance
sale of seats he will have a fair sized
audience.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28

The decline in thirty years therefore has
been from about cents to mills-or a
fall of 5S rer cent. Even this does rot
represent the whole of the actual de-
cline, because for the earlier years the
records are incomplete and the roads on
which the rates are not now ascertainable
are those which with the least business
had the highest rates. The real average
for the country in those days was un-
doubtedly even higher than the figures
indicate. Taking the figures as they are,
however, the report says that the de-
crease sis probably not exceeded by that
in the price of any important commodity
among those largely shipped by rail-"
This is the exact opposite of Mr.. Bryan 3
assertion, and while Mr.. Bryan was only
guessing for political effect, the other
statement is official and backed by figures
which are interchangeable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
DECLINE IN FREIGHT RATES.

William Jennings Bryan, in the cam
paign of 1896, declared in one of his pub
lie speeches ttat there had been no re-
duction in railway rates commensurate
with the decline in prices of other COM
modities. The statement was imme-
diately challenged and shown to be un-
truthful. The United States government
department of agricultural has now is
sued an official and authoritative state
ment on the subject in the form of a
very carefully compiled document by Mr..
IL. Il. Newcomb, of the bureau Of statis-
ties. The decline in rates per ton per
l.. cl,c i1n q hnnil q f0llnpyS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28

197, 100, 900 revolutions every year. Take,
for illustration, a locomotive with six
foot driving wheels.
Let it's wheels be run until they have
given the same number of revolutions
that a watch does in a year, and they
will have covered a distance equal to
twenty-eight complete circuits of the
earth.
All this a watch does without other
attention than winding once every
twenty-four hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
THE COMING FAIR.

There is much talk in and around the
city concerning the big fair which will
be conducted by the Mitchell Hose
company in the Watt building. Prep
arations are well under way and the
affair promises to be the largest of its
kind ever held in this city. They have
decided to present a gold watch as a
prize to the lady selling the most
chances on the fifty dollars in gold
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
Russia's Astonishing Progress.

Truxtun Beale, In Forum.
While the Anglo-SaNon race is today
the dominant race of the world, those
who have seen the immense material de-
Velopment Of Russia must admit that at
the end of the next quarter-century the
relative power and influence of the
Anglo-SaXon race will be much dimin-
ished. The traveller who takes the Ori-
entail Express at Paris for Constantinople
runs down an inclined plane OF civiliza-
tion. o reaching Vienna he feels that he
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
FUNERAL TODAY.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Ellen
keating, whose death was given mem
ton in this paper yesterday, will be
held this afternoon from the home on
Pike street. The cortege will move at
8 o'clock and proceed to St. Roses
church, where the usual ritualistic
service will be held. The interment
will be made in st. Roses cemetery.
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Of her sister, Mrs. e. B. Gardner, OF
Washington street.
Mrs. w. E. Watt is visiting her par
ents in Wilkes-Barre.
Mrs. j. p. a. Tingley is visiting
friends in Binghamton.
Miss Minnie Kyle has returned to her
home in West Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28

njure the hard-earned reputation of this
paper"
What have done?" inquired the art
list.
"Done!' cried the editor. "Why, you've
come pretty close to getting some natural
colors into the cartoon for our illustrated
Sunday supplement, when you ought to
know that our readers aren't used to it
and won't stand 1t. Just get your brush
and work in some pink grass and a girl
with dark green complexlon."-Chicag
Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
(. CARBONDALE.

tThe Carbondale correspondence of The
Tribune has been placed in the hands OF
MIR. J. M. Forbes. All complaints as to ir-
regular delivery, etc, elso news items
should be addressed to Roberts Rey-
nolds, news agentsl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-28
On Dangerous Ground.

was excited.
"Are you trying to ruin us?" he de-
manded.
The artist falteringly replied that he
had no such intention.
zone would think" continued the edi-
tor. that you were doing your best to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03
AFF|DAWTS
Filed Yesterday In the Griffin Di-
v0rce Case.
ADAMSON'S DISPOSITIONS
UNEGUIVCCALLY AND POSITIVE
LY DENIED BY -FOUR PARTIES.

George Roach, j. H. Griffin, Judge
Loofbourow and Attorney George
Westervelt the Affants-Affldav4ts
of Both Sides Admitted as Part of
the Record On Appeal.