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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
wide Range vision.

bal,oorist mile ab1ve the earth COM
rad US.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
Waves in n Gale.

During the most violent gale waves are no(
more than forty-fiye feet high.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11

Sunday Only, One Year s1.bt
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Payable In Advance,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

land. Sweden and Germany while pro-
ducing great quantities at home. The
manufacture In the United states Is
mainly controlled by one combination
Of capitalists, the Diamond Match
company but a rival has lately arisen.
Probably S,5O0,000 worth are annually
produced in Great Britain, where the
daily consumption Is estimated at 2OO,-
100000. More than one firm in that
country produces 100000 day. and
one Birmingham establishment turns
out daily eight miles of thin wax paper
and converts 1t into "vestas' In Swe-
den and Norway, where, of late years
the trade has developed with great
rapidity, there are some GO factories,
5000 matchmakers being employd in
Jonkoping alone. Germany and Aus
tria together have as many as 45O fac
tories. One firm in Schutenhoter, in
Bohemia, employs 2i00 persons. The
four principal manufacturers in Vienna
furnish employment to 5000 people. In
France making matches, like the trade
in tobacco, is a government monopoly.
China, Japan, Brazil, and other coun-
tries now manufacture matches. and
those of China compete with Swedish
goods in the German markets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

saw all the sights with the eyes of n
shrewd. practical, far-seeing Chicagoan,
says the journal of that city. When he
returned he announced that his conclu-
sion was that there was no place like
America
Europe" he declared, "is pretty much
all fraud The importance and unique.
ness of everything is grossly eXaggerat-
ed to attract American tourists and get
their money
keen sense of humor and his habits of
observation, managed TO enjoy himself
He still finds pleasure in telling how he
shocked some of the natives at Pisa
The guide was pointing out to him
and his wife the wonders Of the famous
leaning tower
"Grand wonderful, magniique! Is 1t
not, monsieur" said the Italian, In
Fronchified English.
He threw his head back and waited
with Il satisfied air for gush of elouent
admiration.
Say said Mr.. Downey slowly cock
ing his head to look both ways at the
tipsy tower, "do YOU know. we'd never
have such building in Chicago. We d
condemn 1t. I'll tell you what III do. ]
will make the city a proposition to
straiEhtcn that tower, aud I'll do it as
cheap as anybody
The proud inhabitant was amazed lie
gaSpcd for breath.
"Why m-my g-E-Eood man" he STAN
ncrcd. "if we did not have the tower
lean we would not have the tourists here
aud could not get their money"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Conflicting Legal styles.

\ good anccdote is told of the two cell
ebrated barristcrs, BalfOur and ErslInc.
Balfour's style was generously verbose.
Erskincs, on the contrary, was crisp
and vigorous. Coming into court one
day Erskinc noticed that Balfour's ankle
was bandagcd.
"Why, what's the mattcr?" asked Frs
kline.
Instead of replying, "G fell from Il
gate" Balfour answered in his usual
roundabout manner:
"I was taking IA romantic rambc in
my brothers garden" he said, land on
coming to u gate | discovered that I
had to climb over 1t. by which [ came
into contact with the first bar and graz
ed the epidcrmis of my leg, which has
caused slight extravasion of the
blood
"You may thank your lucky stars" re-
piled Erskine, that your brothers gate
was not as lofty as your style, or you
would have broken your neck"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
HELPED uIMGET HIS PAY.
President Lincoin's Kindness to
Tired and Lost soldier.

From the New York Independent.
one day in November. of the year re-
ferred to President Lincoln had been at
the Office of the Secretary of War; and
was traversing the long halls at the
War and Navy building. sedate, unas-
suming and unattended, when he met a
worn soldier. in tatterod uniform of
blue, evidently at loss among the
many doors along the corridor. For a
moment he watched the man as he
wandered uncertainty from point to
point and then aCCosted him.
My good man, whom do you wish to
see?'
The soldier looked at his questioner
and, noting the kindly interest in his
face, replied that he was just from the
army of the Potomac, having been dis
charged the day before, upon the eX-
piration of his three year term of SER
vice, that he wished to go to his home
in Vermont, but that he had been
obliged to stop in Washington to get
the money that was due him, as the
regimental paymaster had given him
an order. for the money payable in
Washington. For hours he had been
wandering about the city and the pub
lie buildings. looking for the officer to
whom his order was directed. but as
yet he had been unable to find him.
He had been told that the paymaster
general was in this building, and he
was now looking for his office.
The presidents face beamed He
knew that the paymaster general was
not the person who actually paid the
individual soldier, and he did not know
where the proper officer was to he
found, but he did know chat through
his assistance this bronzed and ragged
private. who eXemplified the great
self-sacrificing loyalty of the nation,
could be paid, and taking IA blank card
from his pocket, he held it against the
wall and with a short pencil wrote up
on it as follows:
This poor soldier is in distress be-
cause he can get no pay. Will pay
master general please have him put ON
the right track to get his pay.
NOV. ., 1864. A. Lincoln"
Handing this message to the veteran,
he directed him where to find the office
of the paymaster general and instruct
ed him to present the card at the door.
1t is unnecessary to state that the
soldier promptly obtained his pay and
left the capital for his Green noun
tain home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
POPCCN ILLUMINATtON.

Early in the century an ingenious
Frcnchman utilized The wel!-known
fact that the rapid compression nf air
creates intense heat, in d hglt-strikins
apparatus made like popSun closed
mt the end. Placing amadou in the
closed end and forcing the piston down
with geat force, sufficient heat was
generated to kindle the tinder, and a
light could be procured from it with a
birthstone match. This apparatus was
uncertain and easily put out of order,
and never came into common use.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
NEGLECT Is SUICIDE.
Plain Words From Mrs Pnkham Corroborated by
Dunmore, Suffering ~


IL drowning friendly showed
refused it, would be committing suicide!
Yet that precisely what doing they about their
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
MATCH USE GROWING.

Statisticians whose opinions carry
weight estimate that the average daily
consumption of matches i'm the Uni
ted States is 225,OO0,O0O to 23O, 600 900.
This country has been q large importer
of these articles, especially from Eng
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Eight Massive Volumes

Application membership should made office this newspaper
be examined.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Chicago Enterprise ut Pisa.

When Public Works Commissioner
Downey, of Chicago, was plain Joseph
Downey retired contractor" he and his
wife took II European trip. Mr.. Downcy
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
DIPPING.

The splints are dried in revolving
fragments and splinters and arrange
them in parellel order, and then are
put into n filling" machine of Amer
lean invention which sticks them into
the dipping frames. These frames are
is inches square, and each is made of
Al thin strips of wood like blind Stats,
lying side by side, and loosely held
together by iron rods passing through
the ends. Twenty-Five hundred splints
are placed by the machine in parellel
rows between the strips of each frame
so separated that no one splint touches
another. Tightening the screws on the
rods draws the slips together and fast
ems the splints into the frame, which
Is then ready to go into the dipping
room. The splints in the frames are
heated and their projecting ends are
dipped in parattine, which is kept liquid
by warmth in shallow fiat-bottomed
pans. After this bath has been abb
sOrbed the matches receive their
heads, the igniting substance being in
some cases kept in a uniform thin
stream in a pan, and in others supplied
by an endless rubber belt. A skilful
workman can dip $500 or 1000 frames.
or about 100000 matches in a day.
After dipping, the frames are arranged
in a heated apartment to dry.
Almost every manufacturer has his
own special mixture for tipping the
matches. One published recipe gives
the ingredients as one-half part by
weight of common phosphorus four of
Chlorate of potash, two of glue, one of
whiting, and four of finely powdered
glass AS ii makes a less noisy match,
nitrate of potash is sometimes substi-
tuted for chlorate. Other oxidizing
agents used instead of or i'm connection
with these salts of potash, are the oxide
of manganese and red oxide or dioxide
of lead According to Gautier the
igniting mixture for ordinary matches
made in France is composed Of three
parts Of common phosphorus, two of
lead dioXide, two of sand, and three
of gum. The same author states that
safety matches are dipped in a COM
position of five parts of chlorate OF
potash, two OF sulphide of antimony,
and one of glue, and that the rubbing
surface is a mixture of FIVE parts of
amorphous phosphorus four of sui
phide of antimony and two and one
half of glue,
The times., 1898-01-02
IN TIE NATURE OF a VETO.
The commissioners Report on the
CfpitaI Traction, Extension

The District Commissioners have pre-
pared heir report on house bill 4o72 to pro
vide for several extensions of the lines of
the Ca pitui Ira action Company. The biil has
already been fully described i'll The Times.
1t has been under discussion by The Com
missioncrs Tor several days, and I he subject
of seyeIai hearings granted to the Metro
politan Railway and citizens in various
sections OF the city affected.
The report is III the nature Of q veto
of the bill as il now stands. no one of
the extensions receiving approval except
with much suggestion of difficulties. On
the whole, too the report is non-com-
init tai, lea wing almost everyt hing TO the
wisdom of tic legislators.
The paragraphs devoted to the pro-
posed change of the present route west
and south Of the Capitol to one along north
B street and then through the Capitol
grounds east Of the Capitol state that
street north at its present width IS too
narrow for {; double track, as il would
leave onl! fourteen feet outside the TWEEN
ty-une used by the car line. The Com
missioners state that they do not care to
express any opinion of the proposed extern
sion Though the Capitol grounds, believ-
ing that matter properly to be within
the jurisdiction OF Congress itself.
The Commissioners suggest with regard
to reat biI,g the baltimore and Ohio sta
ton end also avoiding the ma arrowncss
and steep grade Of B street north, that
the present Capital Traction line connect
with the Metropolitan line at + street and
Indiana avenue northwest, and use the
tracks of that Tbah from that point to
First ard East Capitol streets, thence pro-
ceetfing in front of the Library building
to thei present tracks on street south.
With regard to tile extension west OF
the State. War and, Navy Department
building, the Commissioners call attention
to the Mario wness OF T werty- sixth street.
and suggest that the extension be along
g and Twenty fifth streets and returning
along I w enty- sixth and f streets. A sug-
gestion is made in this connection with
regard to an Improvement not contour
plated in the bill. Twenty sixth street
and the NJ Street Bridge are said 70 be
entirely too narrow for the line as it
now runs on them both for safety md
convenience. The Commissioners recon-
mend that the Aqueduct Bridge across
Rock Creek be wfdened and used by The
railroad. thus avoiding the DETECTION from
Pennsyivania avenue and the narrow
street and bridge.
The Commissioners state :tie the Mount
Pleasant loop would be great con-
yenience to the public. They state that the
narrowHess of Fourteenth street extend
ed and Of Howard avenue and Park street,
however, makes their use fmpracticable,
and Recommend that the loop be not mad e
1til the streets he wiflpQPd.
No mention Is made OF the amendment
TO the bill proposed by the Metropolitan
Railway, allowing that company to use
the Mount Pleasant loop track.
The times., 1898-01-02

A pretty romance or absorbing interest to
Washington peoplecame toa happy cuimina
tioD in New York yesterday. The principals
were Prof. Alexander Melville Bell, the
scientist, and father OF Graham Bell, of
telephone fame, and Mrs. Harriet G. Shib-
ley. OF Harrowsmith, Ontario. They were
married at the Park Avenue HoteIat 1890
o'clock.
Yelrs have dealt kindly with the bride
groom, " hoat seventy y-eight, is erect and In
twenty.fi years his junior, well pre-
served, handsome woman. Both bride and
bridegroom have gray hair.
The ceremony, which was performed by
the Rev. DR.. Patterson, of Binghamton,
a pupil OF Prof. Bell in Edinburgh Univer
sity forty five years ago, was with essed by
relatives and two friends. Two OF the
guests, whose whit ened hair and marks of
age added to the picturesqueness Of the
scene, Were David 9. Bell, OF Washington
eighty years old, a brother of the bride
groom, and Col. John HitZ, seventy years
switzerland as consul general here.
The others were Graham Bell Prof.
Bel.'s oIl'y child. and Miss f. NJ. Bell
daughter of Graham Bell, OF Washington,
Miss Hattie Mace, OF Tamworth, Ont.
and Harry W. Guess, OF Harro ysmth,
Ont, niece and nephew of the bride, and
c. C.. ShayHe, of this city.
Prof. Hell, two months ago had never
81, I,fs
He was guest of DR.. Kennedy, at PAr-h,
Ont, IN November. and there saw pho
tograpt of Mrs. slibley. The face made
an instant and lasting impression his
mind So that the aged professor finally
confessed desire to meet the woman
So he and DIR. Kennedy drove to Harrow
smith. sfxteen miles away, and he was
presented.
Mr. Shibi-v had beea a widow for three
year ard Prof. Bells wife had been dead
foui teen months. There was no reason
why The two should not marry, as fate
mad them lovers at first sight, In spite 3f
the gIeat a ge of the fond lover, aad after a
brief oourtship the question was ask ed and
answered
wier affection for Mrs. ShibIey turned his
mi.iG Ia ma triInDny. he thought OF DIR. Patter
son. his pupil of nearly half q century be
for, and asked him TO perform the cere
mOay. The clergyman accepted the invita-
tior, and in New York met the aged pro-
fessor foI the first time since his early
mIElpGd.
Before reading the brief service at the
hotel, DR.. Patterson made short address
filled with touching "reminiscences OF the
pasu In spea king OF his college days, he
clergyman said:
The charming Prof. Alexander Melville
Bell. in the young and vital manhood Of
thir, three years, is row seventy-eiglit.
The dafk-haired pupil OF twenty-one years,
stands before You, gray and siXty-six. The
little boy OF six that l remember so well
tGra ham BelB is now the most famous
man of fifty that civilization knows"
The bride was dressed In black ana
wore q hat, the feathers Of which lent a
bit oi color to her costume, and carried
bouC, ,uet OF vioiets. Prof. Bell also Wore
black Ali saiuted the newly made 10 III
and wife after the service and tllen lie
Ertsrs left III e parlor.
Til couple will live at Prof. Bells iand-
soIco he II in this city.
The times., 1898-01-02
DIR E,yansss will.

The latest information regarding the will
OF the late DIR. Thomas W. Evans, the
American dentist, is that. although il may
be attacked there is little chance to set
it-aside. All the clauses are not KNOWN,
but it transpires that DR.. Evans remem.
Bered ali his relatives. He made about
thirty legacies, of from 900 to see, 600
each, and by special mention he excluded
from inheritance John Evans and his heirs.
DR.. Elfns left five-siXths of his fortune to
Charities III Paris and elsewhere including
several institutions in Philadelphia. among
which is the proposed museum and dental
College. These, however, will not inherit
in the event of complications arising.
The times., 1898-01-02
BROOKLYN BARRIERS HAPPY.
Greater New York Shops May Keel
Omen on Sunday.


Open on sunday.
New York, Jan. lone of the priv yileges
of citizenship in Greater New York which
many Inen of Brooklyn, Long sla nd City
and other localities outside Of the Old city
OF New York hope to en- Joy hereafter is that
of being sbaved on Sunday.
This privilege was taken from them as
well as from all the other cities OF the
State except New York and Saratoga. by
the last legislature, which passed law
closing tarher shops ON Sunday except i'll
the twu-tities named. The latter W. ex-
emptcc OIL the plea that they Were stop
ping pl ces on Sunday for travellers from
distant sections of the country. VINO rested
and were shaved OF; the first day of the
week
The BARRIERS in all the Greater New York
TERRITORY Relieve that the law exempts the
grea ter city aud are preparing to open their
shops for business tomorrow. While
there is some doubt as to the legality of
this step, il is not likely that the police
will interfere with them. and unless some
of their own number test the provisions OF
the law there viii be nothing 20 prey ent
the BARRIERS. from shaving on sunday here
after.
The times., 1898-01-02
IN REGULAR ORDER ONLY.
Chains VIII Not BE Advanced in til,

Chains VIII Not He Advanced IN Tie
War Depa rtmeut
The auditor for the War Department
has ruled against advancing claims fur
back pay and bounty. Commenting en-
his decision, the auditor says:
"A compliance with the numerous re
quests made for claims to he taken up
and settled cut OF the order of their e
ception would work great injustice to a
large ard worthy class OF Claimants
who have no influence Of themselves, nor
influengIal friends to solicit favors in iileir
behalf.
1t is believed that proper regard for
the rights OF all parties requires claims OF
the character mentioned 10 be examin ID
and disposed u: in the order Of their filing
10 this ofiice- exceptions being made 1nly
when the party ia interest is in .indigent
circumstances and actually suffering FOR
pecrniary aid the facts iastifying the ex-
ception being certified upon the personal
knowledge OF = responsible party. or eStat-
Iished by Droof 1t is ordered accordingly.
No claim win be made special lpon ger
eonsl request"
The times., 1898-01-02

The popularity of tue LINDSAY Course
was manifested Friday evening by theat-
tendance of a large and pleased audience
at Central Hall. The management offerfor
next Saturday night Gen. John B. Cor
doii. in new lecture, entitled The First
OF tic Confederaog." On this occasion all
the COMMANDERS and officers of thevarious
Grand Army and eX-Confederate legiuns
in Washington viii be invited to attend.
The safe of course tickets Will be dis
coI,tinued from date. but the holders of
sane Will be entitled to all the privileges
throughout the entire season. 1t
The times., 1898-01-02
Killed hy the Cars.

Baltimore, Jan. William NJ. Smith, a
weU-known young blacksmith, of Towsol,
was killed q $50 O'CLOCK yesterday after
moon by a south abound passenger train Oh
the Baltimore and Lenigh Railroad. Smith
had beer engaged in cutting ice on the
Clark estate, and was walking toward
Towson over the railroad trestle near the
Sheppard Asylum, when he was struck by
the train. 1t is supposed that the dead
man misiudged which truck the approach
ing train was on, and stumbled, and was
unable to get out OF the way i'll time.
The times., 1898-01-02

The marriage at noon on Tuesday next
of Mrs May Stanley Lay, the widow of
Wiliau Matthew Lay, to First Lieut.
Count Won GoetZen, military attache OF
the Germ an eIabassy, viii be celebrated a I
the residence of the bride-elect, No. 1911
Jefferson place. The Service viii be
solemnized hy Re-. DR.. Mcneil, Of the
German Lutheran Church, which is the
one ATTENDED hy DR.. Won Holieban and
the members of the embassy, in the pres
ence of & brilliant gathering Of diplomats
and residential friends, who vii also be
guests at the wedding Breakfast, which
Will succeed the marriage rite
The religious ceremony will be preceded
by a civil contract, which will be per
formed by justice Of the Supreme Co1rt.
A fter the wedding breakfast the dis
tinguished couple Will go to California
for six weeks tour, prior TO sailing for
their horne ill Germany.
The times., 1898-01-02

Keep Your eye on Representative Gran
ford of Teyas," said "A gentleman from
that State last night. ''IIe is quiet,
unassuining gentleman, but when the op-
portunity presents itself he'll wake up the
natives, as he is one of the finest orators in
the West
The times., 1898-01-02

The naval cadets gave their usual
New Years hop Saturday nj ght, in
theii aInory in Annapolis. which was
eayly patriotic with hunting and flags
Among the 500 guests present were
the following from Washington: Miss
Adams, Miss Sigsby, Miss Elliott Miss
ID els. Miss Peachy, Mis- Scott, Miss
Houston Miss Mannix, DR.. Kemp and
MI. Frank Gentsch.
The times., 1898-01-02

When ordering a bevera "a that is Superior.
in quality demand Heurioh's beer, and do
not drink inferior grades; they are cheaper
in price, hence they are inferior in quality
Phone Arlington Bottltng Co. for a Ease
of Mrerzen, Senate OF Lager, No. sd
The times., 1898-01-02

Interest at Wimodaughsis for the past
week was centeref in the current topics
talk Last Monda ymorning, s the Chinese
minister Mr.. Wu. was in attendance, Miss
Richards had much TO sa about the oct''i-
pane Y OF China by Germany, England and
Russia. Her careful handling of the ones
tion eiicited the applause of tie minister,
who Coniplimented Miss Richards on the
eiearnesS and correctness of her state
ments. When leaving he remarked thdt lie
would come again, and IL is possible nat
he ma answer questions In regard TO the
social condition OF China.
Mr. WI was pleased To remain after the
talk, anc was escorted through Wimodargh-
sis apartments by the president, Mrs.
Anna s. Hamilton and Mrs. Dickerson,
vice president.
The times., 1898-01-02

I'm not smoking tonight" said Mr.. L.
y. Trammell, of Richmond, at tie Metro
politan, to a Times man last night II
came down the Avenue just now, and while
the cold wind nearly froze me the Salvation
Army stood out 10y the Ben Franklin Mont
rrent and held services L thought if they
could face such weather 1 could afford To
give up a half dollar and l did,
The times., 1898-01-02

New York is splitting things wide open
with her celctrat tion Of Greater New York, =
said Mr.. Leroy Simpson, at the Shore,13 n.
iast night, lat il can't hold a candle for
the demonstration which viii take place
when the American people elect William
Jennings Bryan President, as is stie to he
done. I travel extensively, and everywhere
find his cause in the ascendency.''
The times., 1898-01-02

Col. Arch Hughes, of Tennessee, is in
the city, and his friends hope to run hiIn
in as the dark horse for marshal of the
Middle district of that State. Col Hughes
was a delegate to the national Republican
convention.
The times., 1898-01-02

Hotel proprietors say less number OF
Congressman and Senators live at hotels
now thar ever before. The majority of
them either keep house stop with pri-
vate families.
The times., 1898-01-02

ii would not surprise me to see Reagan
cclie back t. the Senate remarked Mr..
+ J.. Wright, OF Texas, at the Cochran.
His record is a good one, and il crowd
or cid Confeds get around and begin the
cry that he is the only living member Of
Jeff Davis's cabinet, 1 tell You ii viii
have its weight. Its a hot Old fight m
III. Lone star State. There are .io.en
or more candidates Tor governor and the
campaign has scarcely opened. Gov. Cui-
bc. scn seems 20 be a favorite for Senator. :