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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
DIED.

North Scranton, Sept.
81 1898, Mrs. Elizabeth Grifflths, 90 years
of age, at the residence, 3O1 Spring
street. Funeral arrangements not yet
made. Wilkes-Barre papers please copy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
Dougherty and Thomas,

Millners, will have their fall opening
tomorrow, Friday, and Saturday at
their handsome parlors, 1913 Wyoming
avenue ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
One More Opportunity

to visit New York at low rate. Le-
high Valley September 3Oth, October
1st and I'd. Three days limit. Rate
from Scranton. Pa. $500. See l.. V.
ticket agents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

OPENING SOCIAL.-Prof. Siegel for
mally opened his dancing academy last
evening with a complimentary dance,
which was attended by a large number OF
his former pupils.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
D., L. & w. EXCURSION
To New York City, $500.

Tickets good on any regular train, go
ing Sept. so, Oct. / and 2; returning
until Oct. Sd inclusive. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

DAUGHTERS ELECT OFFICERS, -
Hiawatha council &C. Daughters of Poca-
hontas, at a meeting held Monday night
in their quarters in the new Guernsey
building elected the following staff OFF,
cers Mrs. Mcdonnell, prophecies; Mrs.
Transue. Pocahontas: Mrs. Roberts. we
nonah: Ira Lee, Powhatan; Mrs. Beers,
trustee for eighteen months. Mrs. NJ. D..
Roche was chosen to represent the coun-
ell at the great sun council to be held
at Philadelphia next month.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

NEW LAW STUDENT.--E. A. Jones, a
graduate of the School of the Lacka-
wanna, and a matriculate of Yale, was
registered as a law student yesterday in
the office of d. j. Davis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
Ayers
SaPSapaPlIId

"For many years have been constant
sufferer from kidney trouble, and have
tried number of largely advertised kidney
cures without benefit. At last friend sd-
vised me to try Ayers Sarsaparilla. The
use Of eight bottles of this remedy entirely
cured my malady. MARY MILLER, 1898
Hancock Street. Brooklyn. N. Y. -..u.,.s.d :
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
Barber Wanted

At once at Flaherty's, 1881 Pittston
avenue corner Cherry street. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

MDONNELL NAMES ANSWER
Through Willard, Warren & Knapp, f..
Mcdonnell made answer to the equity
suit brought 10 restrain him from COM
Ing into possession OF lot OF land in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

SELLING WITHOUT LICENSE.-For
selling liquor without license, John Phil
lips, of the South Side, was arraigned
before Alderman Millar yesterday on COM
plain of Morris f. Dyer. Phillips waived
hearing and was held in $500 bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

CALLING THEM IN.-The open cars
of the Scranton Street railway are be-
ing mustered out of service and into win
ter camps at Linden street and Provi-
dence road barns. The closed cars ere
being mustered into active service as rap
idly as possible. Ultimately it is m
tended to store all open cars in a new
barn now in course of construction near
the Providence Power house
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

MILK FOR A FINISH.-Arter drinking
other things to excess, young man
known as DOC" Lavelle grappled with
a bottle of milk at o'clock yesterday
morning on a Penn avenue stairway.
While drinking the milk he yelled out his
toasts so loudly that Patroman Marker
ran him in. He described himself as %
years old and a clerk by occupation.
Later in the day he was fined 50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Clerk of the
Courts Daniels yesterday issued marriage
licenses to the following: Robert Bruce
Nicol, of Archibald, and Hannah Coates.
of Peckvipe; DR.. Charles w. Colborn, or
600 NintL/street, and Hannah S. Heiser,
of Ashley Maurice Forbes. of New York
and Elizabeth Carroll, of Dunmore: Cur
tbs f. Decker. of Benton. and Bessie Pru-
ner. of Dundaff; Charles Holly and Gertie
Harris. of Benton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

FINED FOR FIGHTING.-Two young
men describing themselves as Samuel
Dembo and Harry Levy were fined 50
each by Mayor Bailey yesterday for fight
ing on Washington avenue where they
were arrested Monday night by PATROL
man Parry. .N..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

TWO CHARGES OF THEFT.-Thos.
Sullivan was yesterday committed to Jail
in default of $500 bail on each of two
charges of larceny preferred against him
before Alderman Howe. He was accused
of stealing a razor and watch charm from
John j. Cawley, OF 212 Mulberry street
and a flute valued at $50 from Professor
NJ j. Lovern.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

PAVING CONTRACT.-At last nights s
meeting of the pavements committee or
select council it was decided to recon-
mend that the contract for paving Dix
court in the rear of the city hall be
awarded to NJ. j. Ruddy. He proposes to
do the work for S1.75 per square yard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28

MRS. COYLE IMPROElNG.-At the
lackawanna hospital last night it was
reported that Mrs. Dennis Coylc, the
would-be suicide, was slightly improved
and that the possibilities of her ultimate
recovery are growing brighter. She now
greatly regrets her rash act.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-28
MerCeread & ConneII,
sole Agents for this Territory

THE LARGEST AND FINEST STOCX
OF CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRl A
SILVERWARE IN NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
PRIZE LONG STAPLE COT
TON SEED.

Several years ago a stalk OF
long staple was found in a field OF
King Cotton. Two springs ago
secured scme Of these seed, and in
the fall of 1896 ! was awarded the
first prize of $3.50 at the Vicksburg
Fair, and sold the bale at rs cents
a pound. Last spring after the
high water went down ! planted
this cotton again, and on rich land
it made Just as much, and ripened
as early as the most prolific short
staple The Vicksburg Cotton
Co.. sold this cotton for me as it
was picked by ordinary tenants
over the whole plantations at %
cents when other cotton was sell
ing at y. The length Of staple is
l.: inches, and it has a small seed.
can ship by boat on the Missis-
sippi River. / have a limited
Of extra pure seed which
I will sell at very reasonable rates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
cotton Planters Journal.


The current number of the
journal is an improvement on all
the issues that have gone before
it, The magazine is promptly
taking a place among the most
practical and helpful agricultural
publications of the country, and is
evidently in the hands Of men o.
intelligeuceand discretion. Among
its many valuable articles it CON
tains thoughtful and well writ
ten one on country buying Of cot
ton, by Mr.. A. j. Aldridge, of
Washington county, and a short
article on the Ieyee system, by
Chief Engineer Starting, wi J.,
though brief and concise, yet Ca
tains 50 much that it is here re
produced in full:
The levees which serve to con
fine the hood-waters of the great
river are not, as is sometimes sup
posed, two continuous lines Of
parallel walls, skirting either
bank. On the contrary they con
stitWe several distinct and indie
pendent systems. This separation
is rendered possible by the con-
formation Of the great hood-plain
or alluvial valley, This is moth
ing more than a series Of extensive
bottoms, > similar to those of an
ordinary creek or river. These
tracts, however, instead OF con
sisting of a few acres or Il few
hundred acres, comprise thousands
of square miles. They are bound
eu by the approach of the river to
the hills, first on one side then on
the other, rs at Helena, Memphis,
Nicksburg. These points serve as
natural limits to the several leyee
systems.
The principal of the great bot
toms are the St. Francis basin,
in Missouri and Arkansas,
on the right or western bank of
the river; the Yazoo basin, begin
ming at Memphis and ending at
Yieksburg, on the Mississippi
side; the White River basin, in
Arkansas; the Tensas basin, in
Arkansas and Louisiana; the
Atchafalaya and Pontchartrain
basin in Louisiana. Each Of these
is defended by a system of leyees
of its own, entirely independent Of
any other system, maintained by
one or more organizations called
Leyee Districts. These are power
full local corporations, with power
to raise revenues, in a manner
specified by law, condemn lands,
build and maintain levees, etc.
Since 1882, a great deal of
money has been spent on Ieyees by
the United States government, I'M
der the administration Of the Mis-
River Commission. This
has not caused the local organiza-
tions to relax their efforts. In the
case of the two Mississippi dis
tricts, the State Levee Boards have
since 1882, double the
money that has been contributed
by the general government.
The levee system is not yetnear-
" complete throughout the river.
1t is a gigantic task to hold the |
Hoods of SO great a stream, and |
.he land which has to bear the
burden is still largely unsettled |
md the population consequently, |
sparse. Vast progress has been |
made, however. in the lower Mis- |
;issippi district. The number of |
3ubic yards of earth formerly in |!
he leyees was about six millions;
low it is about twenty millions
The average height in 1882 was
bout fleet; now it is about 10.
rhe end is plainly in sight, and at
he present rate Of progress a mid
lle-aged man will SEQ its compile
ion before he reaches old age.
VIM. STARTLING,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

Yazoo Railway tooXtcnd the line
to Yazoo City, Miss which is
thirty miles further south than the
nowproposed extension will reach
when completed, At lazoo City
the line willagam connect with the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley tracks,
and this extension will open up Il
fine and fertile country not al
present traversed by any line oi
railroad. -Vicksburg Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
WANTED 70 PURCHASE 100000
White Oak Slaves of the
following dimensions:
26x 4 1-2x1 3 4.
% K 4 IL xl 81.
37x6 1-2xl IA
10 X 8 to 7x1 81.
For prices and other paptic-
ulars call on or address,
E. C. g. W. v. GRACE,
Factory South Hiuds st.
FOR RENT.
EUBANK PROPERTY.

Comprising the plantations Of Cal.
iforBia.' "Porlor" and Oak Hul"
Thos' PLACES adjpi aud are worked as
ono plan'atinu Located 4 miles uortb-
cast OF Lnngwood, station on the
Rive stde Division e the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley I;suroad. 1920
acres iu the tract 702 acres la cuH
walton, l20 acres deaicned, 1898 acre.
timber. Three dwellings,, steam gin.
bqrns, stores sud necessary csbns.
Wfite for terms to
THH MIDDLEsEX BASKIN0 Co,
Memphis, Tenn
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
Am H. JAMES, Mound, La.

Radgessy X -. keep q superior
grade Of Whiskiea, Wines and Cigars,
and all they ask is a trial from the
public 10 convince them Of The fact
Every effort viii be made TO please al
who enter their doors. aud expert aud
accommodating barlenders Will be found
ready to Oh ~ orders ia the most sat
isfsclorT msnner.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26
BURIAL ROBES.
OPEN DAY and ETGH1
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
Yaaoo ard Mississippi Valley R, r,

Connection made at Memphis with
all lines for the North and East and
West, at New Orleans for the Gun
coast resorts and Southern Texas and
California.
Through tickets TO all points now
on sale at the \ Il NJ, '. X. H., depot
Office; baggage checked through. For
information rs TO rates, routes elc''
write OF apply to
L, NJ MIDDLETON, Agent,
Johu scott Div. Pass. Agt.,
Memphis, Tenn.
W. A. Dellond, A, G. p. Agt. n. o,
A. II. Hanson, G. r Agt. Chicago
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-03-26

We have the only exclusive
ly Wholesale Liquor House in
the Delta, T IsENBERG.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

That is by high authority said of good
wine. 1t is quite as applicable to men,
parties and all the things that go to make
life pleasant and agreeable Though we
have not seen the honesty of Candidate
Swallow questioned. that gentleman
seems TO think it necessary TO inform the
people wherever be goes that ne repre-
ssnts political honesty. Mr.. jerks has
taken up the same role. But as he repre-
sents certain well known political party
whose record is full Of dishonest practices
and conduct. for which its leaders have
asked Oblivion for the last thirty years,
we recognize the necessity for the bush
over the threshold Of its abiding place.
Mr.. Swallows party has never admins
tered publicly, and therefore can not be
arraigned for dishonesty. His party has
no history, and need not be impeached of
plnndering schemes. But honesty is of
various kinds. A man might scorn 10
rob till, pick pocket or loot bank or
treasury, yet be ali the same a stranger
to moral honesty. If Mr. Swallow would
be as careless in administering State af-
fairs as be has been in the matter Of the
regulations Of others, the honest men in
this State do not want him for Governor.
II he thinks money is more sacred and
valuable than reputation, his party. if
honest, should repudiate his leadership.
He is very free 10 charge business dis
honesty upon other people. but we have
not seen in any of his utteranees anything
more than loose general charges. He ad-
mits that he does not mean that the State
has lost money by stealins. He says that
this is not the charge. If there has been
no loss by stealing, we can not under
stand how the State has suffered any
money loss from anybody.
1t r. apparent that if deliberate decep-
tiOn Of the public. or the attempt to de-
eeive, is dishonest, then the continual
protest against dishonesty urged by Mr.
jerks and DIR. Swallow has some reason
at the bottom. They are both depending
upon false impression to be created and
directed against the Republican party.
Yet the party that is held up as model
by Mr.. jerks had pretty much its own
way for upwards of thirty years in Penn
sylvania. In that time it should have
made some reputation for honest and
economical management Did it make
such a reputation? The records show
whether il did or not, and the records
show that after thirty years it LEFT the
State with a funded debt OF forty mill
ions. and all il had to show was a few dry
bitches and perhaps few big fortunes
accumulated by its leaders. The Repub-
lican party came into power in 1861, and
set about paying off that burdensome
debt. It found the lands of the farmers
buFdened with stated taxes and put the
burden upon corporations. 1t has not
only paid the debt rolled up by the party
OF Mr.. jerks, but big war debt. due to
the dishonesty Of the same p4rty.-North
American.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

GENERAL WILEY has made to Sec.
retary Alger, who is now examining
the camps in the West and South,
some grave charges Of fmismaBagement
against the men in the medical and
other departments in the army. He
describes the state of affairs at Chicka-
mauga when the troops were there as
very bad. The men were compelled to
work hard, he says, and when they fell
exhausted by the beat there We're 30
litters to carry them to the hospitals,
and no nurses, and they were compel
led to suffer for hours without atten-
tiop. He asked, he says, for boilers, so
the water from the shallow wells might
be boiled for the men, but the quarter
masters said none could be had. OF the
medical director at ChickamaGga Gen
eral Wiley said: "That man is a veter-
mary surgeon, and doubt If he could
d DctOr anything above horse. He had
no military training whatever. When
he was asked for disinfee:aats for sinks
he said disinfeetants were not needed"
These are serious matters, and if the
charges are established they will ex-
plain much of the horrible condition
of affairs at Chicksmauga- II the Pres
ident's commission can get the testi-
mony of men like General Wiley it can
make an int sresting report.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28
Death of DR.. Apule.

Rey. Thomas G. Apple, d. D.. Phi. D..
IL D., died Saturday morning l7th inst.
at S:l5 o'clock at his home on the College
campus at Lancaster, Pa, at the age o,
% years. Many readers of the HERALD
will learn with regret of the death OF thi.
noted theOlogian, philosopher preacher
and educator. After DR.. Nevin, DIR
Ranch and DR.. Schaff, DIR. Apple was on,
oft most efficient and prominent ex
Founders of the Christologicsl system OF
philosophy and theology and wrought
efTectually TO establish the Reforme,
Church in the United States on this solid
basis.
DIR. Apple was graduated from Mercer
burg College in 1850; he taught in Easton
Academy he labored in the ministry al
Greensburg, Mechanicsburg and Green
castle. Pa he was President Of MERGERS
burg College from 1858 10 1871; he was
called to the chair of Church History and
New Testament Exegesis in the Theologi
cal Seminary at Lancaster, Pa, be sue
ceeded DIR. Nevin in the Presidency OF
Franklin and Marshall College in 1877
and served till 1886. While President OF
Franklin aud Marshall College DIR. Apple
continued to teach in the theological sem
mary as before and in addition taught
ethics, aesthetics and moral philosophy in
the College.
DR.. Apple became widely known as a
writer and preacher. His writings and
sermons were always able productions,
and clear and logical in style. As n
preacher he was calm and collected. He
was not a sensational speaker, but he was
lucid, vigorous and earnest, and his
discOurses never failed TO interest his
congregations. No one who honestly
gave him his attention could fail to be
edited.
Amer the death of DR.. Harbaugh, in
1867. DIR. Apple became editor Of the
Mereersburg Review, now the Reformed
Quarterly Review, 10 which able theolo-
gical periodical he was for many years a
prominent ntibutor. He held this
position until few years ago.
DIR. Apple was also one Of the more
conspicuous figures in the important
proceedings of General Synod some years
ago when the policy Of the Church as to
doctrine and worship was 10 some extent
settled. He was sent to represent the
Church at the Reformed Alliance in Phil
adelphia in 1850. and the Pan-Presbyte-
rian Alliance in Belfast in 1854.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28
rHROPP The WINNER

Joseph E's Pole Knocks the Persinmen-
Joseph E. Thropp. Of Everett Bedford
county, was nominated as the Republi-
can candidate for Congress In the Twen-
tieth district of Pennsylvania on the s7th
ballot at Johnstown, Wednesday night
The nomination was made on the first
ballot taken Wednesday night The
Cambria county conferrees voted for
their candidate, Mr.. Evans. The Somer-
set conferrees cast their ballots for
Thropp, and the Blair county men voted
next and for Thropp. Mr.. Thropp's con-
ferrees, OF course, voted for him and his
nomination was secured a motion to
make the nomination unanimous pre-
vailed.
As soon as Mr.. Thropp had been noti-
fed Of the nomination he went into the
conference room aud made q speech Of
acceptance. followed by the other three
candidates, each of whom pledged their
support of fhe ticket and promised TO
work for its success.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28
Doesn't it seem strange to have real,
live, regular candidate for Congress?


The Emperor of China has resigned
his power to the Dowager Empress, " ho
has ordered the ministers to deliver to
her in future their official reports.
Admiral Cervera arrived at Madrid on
Thursday. In an interview he said he
had a clear conscience regarding Santi
ago. Nations, he said, grow great by
their victories and not by their defeats,
however glorious they might be. Spain
had lived in dream, and she now had
to face a reality. The admiral added that
his warships were not destroyed in bat
tie, but by fire.
Two men were instantly killed at the
Pittsburg Exposition Thurdsay night
while giving an exhibition of a sham
naval battle.
President Mckinley has notified the
Spanish that they must begin the evacu =
alton Of Cnba and Porto Rico not later
than October 18th, and must have with
dawn all of their military forces before
December 3lst-
Col. Willis ]. Hulings, Of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, has been promoted to be
a Brigadier-General of Volunteers. Col.
Hulings was at the front of the fighting
in Porto Rico.
IN the October Ladies' Home Journal
Edward Box devotes much of his edito-
rial page to showing country girls ard
women the way to make their lives mean
more-how they can partake more fully
of the true enjoyments Of life. He has
prescribed a method Of country living
which can readily and pToiitahly be rur-
sre1, and which viii go far toward the
emancipation of the country woman
from much Of The drudgery, and tighten
the isolation Of farm life.
The commission appointed to investi-
gate the administration Of the war de
partment is annoanced as follows: Msj.-
Gen. GTeenville NJ. Dodge, Msj Gen.
A Med. McCOok, Brig. Gen. John NJ.
Wilson. Msi Stephen &. Mills. Charles
DENNY. Gen. James A. Beaver. Capt E.
p. Howell and Col. James a. Sexton
The commission has already organized
and will enter upon its duties inmedi
ately. The President feels thas the YER
dict of the commission Will lie acceg ted
Ly al fair niIded persons.