The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-29

sonists and contractionists.
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NEWS HND COMMENT
According to official reports 2,j57 ijj po:-
sons received assistance or rcliti from the
various charitable assC Citations of New
York state last year. This includes only
such associations as are organized under
the state laws and are required TO make
reports Of their transactions 70 the COM
missioner Of charities. 1t does not en-
brace a multitude of religious organiZa-
tons, mission schools, the Kings Daugh-
ters, the Epwurth league, Christian En-
deavor. bands of hope, AID societies, help
ing hands and the many bcnevoen:
branches of the Catholic church which
are always offering succor to the poor
and needy; and. of course. the amount Of
money. food and clothing distributed by
private individuals cannot be taken ac-
count of. The total amount of money
expended for charities last year by or
ganzed charities in the state of New
York was sl3, 100, $50. OF this $JG0G, 1876 was
disbursed through purely official and sl3,-
4a4, ,T5i through private agencies. In New
York city the number of persons receiving
assistance was 1,523,699. The hospitals, re-
l!ei societies and other associations took
care of 7jSG09 persons. The remainder
received what is known as outdoor re
Hef"--that Is. at their own homes. The
number Of permanent inmates of char
itabe institutions, when the latest count
wns made. WAS 7i,6a The number re-
ceivCd and cared for during the year in
such institutions was 269 III. Bear in mind,
these figures are only for one state.
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cream at dinner and buy a supply for the
round trip in New York. The same Is
true of CLANS and oysters. They stow the
shellhsn away I'm a tank which is half
full of rocks and seaweed. They draw
off the water every morning and refill the
tank with a hose from the sea, so that II
Is perfectly easy to keep them in good
condition for several weeks They keep
iopsters in the same way. Ice cream is
more difficult to handle. 1t takes about
800 pounds for the round trip for a pass
enger lisr OF $50. 1t is put up in cubes Of
one quart each, which are packed IN
pastcboard boxes after being wrapped in
oiled paper. The boxes are then slowed
away in tin cans or chests which hold
enough for a single dinner. These are
sealed ana piled up in the refrigerator,
where the temperature is kept even the
whole year around. According to W. Z.
Curtis, the fee cream that is left from one
known to keep in good condition for two
or three months.
Can q bigamist be admitted to mem
bcrship in the house of representatives, at
Washington? Mr.. Roberts who was re-
recently elected in Utah. Is said to have
three wives and in view of the fact that
Utah was granted statehood upon the
pledge that polygamy would be abolished
II is argued that congress should not ap-
pear to sanction its continuance by recug-
nizing the claims of polygamist.
Friends of Roberts say that while he may
be maintaining three wives he is merely
| fulfilling obligations contracted prior to
the admission Of Utah to statehood The
| question Is likely TO give rise to discus
sion when Roberts goes to Washington.
| If he takes his three wives with him, the
Utica Press thinks they may be ablc TO
| do some persuasive talking in his behalf
| In Denmark some one has discovered a
process by which milk can be preselv vi
| by freezing it into blocks, and the process
| is said to be a great success Fresh milk
| In cans cannot be kept longer than forty
| eight hours without losing something Of
| its favor, but is claimed that milk frozen
| by the new process may not only be pre-
| served an indefinite length OF time If kcpt
| In an oven tenn, eTature, but Is as entirely
| tree from disease germs as If ii had been
| boiled The Chicago Record says a com
| pany has been formed at Copenhagen
| with a capital Of $4,000 ~ perlect this
| process ana erect a plant capable of turn
| ing out 10000 pounds a day which can he
| shipped to amy part of the world i'm Ve5-
sells that have a refrigerator capacity.
| With reference TO an article now go
| ing the rounds of the newspapers claim.
| ing that the l.chigh Valley is about "a
| introduce theatrical car on its through
| trains, In which vaudeville companies will
| give continuous performances betwCe
| New York and Buffalo for the edihcatiO,
| of such passengers MS will pay for the
| privilege of witnessing them the Tunk
| hanECCk New Age remarks: 1--WE have Nc
| authority for denying the report, but W.
| venture the assertion that when the Le
| high Valley goes into such an enterprise
there win be brass knobs put on The
horns OF The moon tn prevent it hooking
the stars
The dairy industry Of Pennsylvania (.
one of the largest, If not the largest. o.
the states agricultural interests. Th'
total annual valuation of the dairy prod
ucts of the state is Sl9,GIj521. besides wha
milk is sold for immediate consumption
| Pennsylvania stands third ia butter pro
ductiou, with a total product of 56.l99 az
pounds, sixth in cheese production. will
a total of 5idLSs7 pounds, aud nth in IN,
number OF milk cows, with q total OF W.
254.
| Only one country i'm the world has
larger average OF individual savings de
posits than the United States. That d
little Newfoundland. Her average Il
S440.7i ours is S37S,3l, Next comes Can
ada, with S32797 Hungary is fourth wit.
'227.i9, In the whole United States ther'