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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

IT MATTERS NOT If YOU HAVE,
brolten thousand temporary pledges
my cure will restore you to health and
manhood. Address Confdentially, Lock
Box i2J, Scranton Pa.
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HELP WANTED.

PLEASANT HOME WORK FOR MEN
or women, day or evening; Sc to SIS
weekly; no canvassing or experience
needed; plain instructions and work
mailed on application. Brazilian Mfg. CO.,
New York City.
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CITY SCAVENGER

Alb. BRIGGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS
ana cess pools; no odor Improved
pumps used. A. BRIGGS, Proprietor.
Leave orders ll00 North Main avenue,
or Eiche's drug store, corner Adams and
Mulberry Telephone G040.
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I. sunday only,
I signihes that trains stop on signal for pas
sengers,
Trains POS and 206 Sunday only, Other trains
daily except sunday.
secure rates Via ontario 4 Western before
purchasing tickets and save money
through Wag1er buffet s." per and free re-
cining chair car New York 90 Chicago without
change. Passenger 49, "a -SI--cd 20
EWO Gents er MiIe.
j. @. Anderson, Gen. Pass AgS
n, Flitoroft, DIV PCss, Lgt. scranton, Pa
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REAL ESTATE.

- l. - -
CHOICEST CITY (CENTRAI) AVENUE
lots and houses: sewers, flag side
walks, gas, water, heat mains, electric
street lights. fire plugs, street cars;
minutes walk from court house square;
title perfect and guaranteed. Jones, 3ll
Spruce street
FOR SALE-MY RESIDENCE AT 235
ColfaX averue; just mpleted. All
modern improvements. iGrdwood finish,
sanitary plumbing, electric lights. etc.
Price reasonable. Address Frank Il.
Okell, 22O Broadway, New York city.
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troleum-Steady; refined New York, $40;
Philadelphia and Baltimore, SI35; do. in
bulk, S3.ij
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SCALE TREATMENT

\|N>N~>CN,\rNN~|~>~c~rNNN(
MRS. J.. T. KELLER, SCALP TREAT
ment, Soc; shampoong, Soc; facial
massage, manicuring, 25c; chiropody. iOl
Quincy.
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LOST.

LOST--LADIES' HAT, SATURDAY AF-
toinuon about O'Clock, Lackawanna
avenue between d. q IL. depot and bridge
Finder rewarded. Jenkins Pharmacy, 1Ol
South Main avenue
LOST-GREEN CLOTH LAP ROBE
with a plaid lining, Saturday evening,
between Clay and LackaWanna avenues.
The finder will be rewarded by leaving
il at the office OF the MooSic Powder
Company, corner of Washington avenue
and Spruce street.
LOST-BULLDOG, COLLAR MARKED
BILLY Craig" Liberal reward TOR
the return of the dog to r. Robinson )
Sons Brewery.
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POLITICAL.

| HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY NAME
for the office of common councilman
from the Ninth ward OF Scranton.
II. f.. PAINE.
AGREEABLE TO PROMISES MADE
last May TO a committee of citizens, [
announce myself as "A candidate for the
office of Mayor of the City of Scranton
Subject to the vote at the Republican
primary election under the Crawford
county rules. A. L. STEVENS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-12

play, there will appear between the
acts a fine line Of specialties and nov
elites, new and original, making
continuous performance. The Gamer
on Clemens company is undoubtedly
one of the strongest popular priced
company ever organized.
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"Uncle Toms Cabin"

1t is refreshing to know that we are
to witness a complete revival of that
famous old historical play, Uncle
Toms Cabin" as produced by AL. w.
Martins mammoth company, with
Milt. G.. Barlow, the famous minstrel
star as Uncle Tom at the Lyceum
Wednesday, Dec. 19 OF late years. the
American stage has been so deluged
with counterfeit and unreal presenta-
tions that all purported to be correct
dramatizations of Harriet Beecher
Stoves delightful novel, that the pub
lie was soon led to regard the an
nouncement of an "Uncle Toms Cab
in production. with but a little dis
trust
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

scheduled In ELECT May 40, 1898.
Trains Leave Wilkes Barre as Fol.
lows:
I.3o a. M, week days, for Sunbury
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balt.
more, Washington, and for Pitts.
burg and the West.
'o''5 a. M, week days, for Hazieton,
pottsville, Reading. Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun.
bury, Harrisburg, Philade,phis.
Baltimore. Washington and Pitts.
. burg and the West.
s.'2 p. m daily. for Sunbury, Harris.
purg.. Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Waoh,nston, and Fittsburg ami
o'oo p. M. week days. for Sunbury,
harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.
N ,LR WOOD, GenI Pass. Agent
LIB. HUTCHINSON. denerai Manager.
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MISCELLANE

BAUER'S ORCHESTRA-MUSl FOR
balls picnicS, parties, receptions. we'd
dinCs and concert work furnished. For
terms, adress r. j. Bauer, conductor,
III wyoming avenue, over Hubert S
music store.
MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine'
Warehouse. 130 Washington avenue
Scranton, Pa.
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ROARDERS WANTED.

ANTED-BOARDERS AT 6l6 Null
berry street; good location, pleasant
rooms; two minutes walk from court
house
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An affidavit, signed by the three de-
PENDANTS, was also attached to the petit
tion, setting forth the truth of the
statements contained therein. this afH-
dayit having been taken before w. Nell
son l.. West, notary public.
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PROFESSIONAL.

EDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT,
Connell Building, Scranton.
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f. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT, OFFICE
rear of COG Washington avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The argument for granting IA liquor
license within the school house district
simply hasn't a leg to stand on.
There isn't one word to be said in Its
favor. That the statutory law permits
the license board to do as 1t pleases is
NOT a reason. The license board is per-
mitted, by absence of statutory restric-
ton. to do great many things that
they don't do and never would do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
The Responsibility For Our Stricken
Soldiers,

To the Editor OF the Evening News:
Too much adverse criticism is made,
based upon the fact that The estimate
that two thousand lives or more have
been already lost in the war, and that
nearly three-quarters of these died
from disease, Is in effect fearful In
dictment of the war department. Dis
ease, of course, there had to be, but
there need not have been so much Of 1t,
nor need II have been so fatal, had the
troops been properly cared for. We had
the resources, but our incompetent Of
ficials did not know how to use them.
Such things are not misfortunes, but
crimes"
In round numbers the army consisted
OF about 1000. of mostly raw recruits,
undisciplined and unused to army hard
ships and exposure. and mostly unac-
climated. to the southern climate.
The loss OF 1000 men is only per cent.
of the army, which Is, under the cir
cumstances, but little more than the
death rate in other more or less health
full sections in time OF peace. in the mid
summer sickly season. The death rate
in Providence is ordinarily nearly per
cent per annum.~ No doubt many lives
might, and ought to, have been saved
with more time and greater delibera-
tion in raising and equipping the army
for prompt action. so hastily urged on
by the Jinges In charge.
More or less mistakes have been made
all along the line. from the head down.
They are not all chargeable to the head,
nor to any one department.
There can be no claim that Mr.. Me-
Kinley, with his other multitudiuous de-
mands. Is In any way at fault from not
executing details.
FAIRNESS.
Providence, RI, Aug. 25, 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
THE HERREsnoFFs' BID.

Probably a great many people here
in Rhode Island. and out of 1t. We're sur
prised at the absence of the name of
Herreshoff from the uncommonly long
list OF bidders for the new torpedo
boats.
The curiosity and concern are salts
fed now by the intelligence that the
Hcrreshoffs were bidders, as everybody
assumed they would be, but that the
bids were delayed beyond the time
limit for their reception by the odd in.
tervention of two railroad accidents
that bore the messenger bearing the
bids TO Washington. One of these singu-
larly unfortunate railroad accidents
was in Massachusetts, and the other in
Maryland.
1t is a question whether the Her.
reshoff bids may now be considered, but
the government is doubtless disposed
to stretch a point I'm their favor. The
Herreshoffs may be counted upon to
build these little craft of an efficiency
a speed and at a price which no COM
petitor can improve on. 1t will evil
IDENTIFY be to the advantage of the gov
ernment, as well as justice to the Her
reshoffs. II any possible way can be de-
veloped for placing some of the con-
tracts into the hands of our world
famous Rhode Island experts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
PROPER CARE OF WATCHES.
Hints by an Expert Which Should
Be Read and Remembered.

There are a great many little super
stitions connected with the handling
and wearing of watches as with every
thing not commonly understood. How
many owners of timepieces are wary
about leaving them with matchmaker,
lest some of the 'jewels" may be alb
stracted! II these people only knew that
the most precious Jewels in the ordinary
watch are worth about eight cents
apiece, and only about forty cents a
and they would look upon their watches
with great deal less of mystic venera-
ton and awe.
Wind your watch regularly. That
is the first great rule for watch wear
ers. In the morning is probably the
best time, 80 as to have the greatest
tension of the spring during the day,
when the works are most liable to
shaking and hard usage. Have your
watch cleaned and oiled regularly. The
delicate balance wheel makes 150, 600. 900
vibrations during a year. The best oils
will gum and clog where there is such
a continued friction. Keep your watch
pocket clean. Don't let lint and fine
dust accumulate i'm the corners. No
matter how well the case may close, the
subtle dust will work its way through
soon enough.
Chief OF all, curb your curiosity.
Don't open the cases and inspect the
works. They are there yet. even though
you have not seen them since yester-
day. II anything should occur to cause
them to stop don't try to find out your
self what 1t Is. A matchmaker will
charge you nothing for an accurate di-
agnosis, which involves no possible fur
ther injury. And don't try to regulate
the watch yourself. You may do 1t
successfully, but the chances are
against you. In fact, the chances are
that the watch may not need regulating
at all. All watches. except the best,
run faster in winter. slower In summer.
Yet some men set their watches with
every clock they see and move the reg
ulator too. X they can pry the cases
open.--Popular Science News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

To the Editor OF the News:
1 regret to say that the notice of our
session in the issue of the Gath inst, to
the effect that the most important SUBJ
ject Of discussion was a proposition
from kindred order, etc, etc, was in
correctly reported TO your correspond
ent. The matter was not presented to
our national council in any form what
ever, and there was no discussion of
the subject; In fact, no.reference TO the
matter was made during the entire ses-
sion. I feel that your correspondent lis
blameless, as he was doubtless given
the matter prepared for publication by
some person. presumably present at our
meetings. Our order admits members
of both the q. u. A. NJ, Jr.. .. u. A. M.
and American women. IT considers
equally both Of the above orders. i can
state officially and authoritatively that
the item above referred to Is untrue in
every respect, and no member had any
cause or authority to publish the state
ments made. Kindly give this denial
as much prominence as possible.
Thanking you for the space devoted to
the d. of l.. sessions by your paper
during our stay in Providence. i am
yours truly,
WILLARD l.. HAYWARD.
National Councillor.
Newark, N. j.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The war with the Spaniards is over.
but that between the generals not only
seems to have begun. but got fairly
under way. Not blood. but fink, will be
shed. Meanwhile an official visitation
of the +. X. might somewhat relieve
the tension and spare wearied public
the chickering's OF unauthorized meddlers
with the affairs OF brave officers who
have no thought of differences with
their comrades in arms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
A Bright Woman.

A Virginia woman who owns a little
land has gone into the business Of rails
ing sheep. She spent s25. paying SO a
head for ewes. and then turned her
flock into her pasture land. She raised
what she could care for on her land.
selling the rest as soon as they were OF
marketable age. She gave only about
one hour day to them and paid a boy
fifty cents a week to keep the sheep
sheds clean and the fodder cut up. She
has been In the business about Ave
years. The first year she came out $40
ahead on her experiment. AT the end
OF the fourth year she had a flock OF
sixty ewes, all she could keep with her
found she had a clear yearly income Of
Si5O.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

IN fulI hlast--no more thar sny other
class Of men.
Who II Dorney that q startling ex-
ception should be made In his favor2
That is what the people OF this town
would Ike to know. Let us pray that
the action on hls application will be
such that It won't be necessary to ASA
Of the license commissioners to find out
precisely what relationship exists be-
tween Dorney and majority of the
members that such an extraordinary
step as that proposed should be taken
for his personal benefit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

Allyn capron. Ord. Worth Basley. Will
liam Tiffany. types Of scores of big,
splendid boys. young officers fresh from
West Point. sturdy fellows I'm the ranks
from every walk Of life, Americans all.
whose lives have been given up at their
country's call. to realize that the war
has made aplenty OF mourners and TO
impress us with the grievous cruelty
inseparable from armed conflict.
But IL Is when the cost of duty and of
principle is great and is keenly felt that
they are made strong within men and
nations to do and to maintain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
pINcnINd THE PORTE.

The failure OF the efforts of our AM
bassador to Turkey to get any satisfac-
ton sor the claims presented by this
government because of the Staying of
Americans and the destruction Of
American property during the Ar
menian massacres need occasion no
surprise. and Is not to be charged to
any lack OF tact or energy on the part
of Ambassador Angel.
1t requires more than the ability Of
an ordinary collection agency to get a
bill out OF the Sublime Porte. Here is
the case OF Russia for example. That
mighty neighbor of the Turk presented
a bill for damages growing out of the
Russo Turkish war more than twenty
years ago. The bill was placed on file,
and Russia and Turkey have been hag-
Cling over the settlement ever since.
1t probably got so that the face of a
Russian collector became very well
known to the Sultan. but the collector.
nevertheless. couldn't get any satisfac-
tion for the account.
The sum now due amounts to only
four millions and half, and the Sultan
has consented to pay It after fashion
OF further postponement. He has given
the Russian collection agency series
of promissory notes covering the amount
and payable from time to time during
the next five years. The Russian gov
ernment is. OF course. at liberty to get
the notes discounted. but its own in
will likely be necessary to
that operation.
Perhaps. after twenty years or so. IL
our government is in position 10 ex-
ert sufficient pressure the Sultan will
be pleased to talk with "A Yankee coll
lector over the long distance telephone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
DEATH NOTICES.

CROSSwELL~-In this city oath inst,
George j. Crosswen, aged 43 years.
COoK--In Hamilton. gath inst, Rebec-
ca l.. Cook, aged so years.
GREENE--In this city. 25th inst,
Adelne Greene, widow of Edwin
Greene.
HALEY-In Warwick, the 25th inst,
Loretto, daughter OF Dominic and
Elizabeth Haley. aged / year, 8
months, 20 days.
HoLMEs-Jn Holmes Neighborhood.
North Attleboro, 18TH inst. Julia H.,
wife OF Charles +. Holmes.
HEGLER-In this city. 25th inst,
Henry j., son of Henry c. and
Catherine Hegler. aged months
and 3 days.
LUNDY-In this city. Gath inst, Mary
A. daughter OF James and Cathe-
rine Lundy, aged years.
McDERMoTT--In this city, Gath inst.
Luke. son of James and Eliza Nc
Dermott, aged 12 years. 6 months.
METCALF--Tn Riverside. 25th inst,
Mary Stewart, wife OF Michael Met
calf in her SD year.
MOTTON-In this city. Path inst. Judge
Robert Motion. aged SO years.
McQtILLAN--In this oity. Gath INST,
Ann. wife OF Patrick >McQuillen.
aged 4G years.
NfCHOLS--In Johnston, 2fth inst.
James William. infant son OF James
and Luella Nichols aged months
and 20 days.
QrINN--In this city, 2ith inst, Will
liam T., son OF Patrick and Bridget
Quinn.
scALLy-In Central Falls. 18th inst.
at his residence. 81 Parker street.
John scaiiy.
wEBB-1n East Providence. cath inst,
Walter Palmer Webb. In his seth
wear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

Where II the Hon. Tom Bickneil? Is
he not a member OF the Municipal
League and It's guardian angel? And
In not the League ever on the alert TO
see that all the interests of the schools
and the people are securely guarded? ?
Why. then. is he silent when a member
OF the League seeks to establish a bar
room almost within a school house
yard? II is said that Homer some
times nods." but nobody ever said that
the Hon. Tom was asleep. Can't some
one rouse him on the telephone 10 his
summer retreat?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The ossacrum. or sacred bone In the
human body. was so called because a
certain school OF Hebrew philosophers
located the vital principle I'm Il. II IL
said that "A learned rabbi. Joshua ben
Hananiah. once convinced the Emperor
Hadrian of it's indestructibility by show
ing that neither water nor fire had any
effect on n. and that no smiths ham
Nor would crush " backbones must
have degenerated since then. Perhaps
we ait down more. Were supposed TO
have lost our tails this way. M
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

Alexander steele. Of Marshall. Mo-.
who died a few days ago. was related
TO Gladstone. and he had many me-
mentos OF the Grand Old Man. His
mother was a Miss Jane Gladstone, a
cousin OF the great English statesman.
Alexander Steele was born I'm Scotland
eighty-three years ago. but came TO this
country at an early age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

A deposit OF earth strontian has been
found on Put-in-Bay Island I'm Lake
Erie. II is many acres in extent, and
one day last week so tons of the ma
terial was shipped away. The nitrate
Of strontia Is OF pure white color. and
Its utility is chiefly i'm the manufacture
Of fireworks. imparting to flame a very
beautiful. bright. crimson color.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The News does not wish to be UNDER
stood as objecting TO liquor license
being transferred to T. ]. Dorney, late
head steerer for the Municipal League,
but only wishes that the League would
confne its applications to suitable ter
ritory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

Not a Candidate.

To the Editor OF The News:
The statement in Woonsocket paper
that friends are mentioning me as a
candidate for the position OF deputy COL
lector of the port OF Providence is per-
sonally gratifying to the extent that
one Is gratified TO know he has friends,
but while appreciative of such n COM
pliment. I can only say that am not.
and cannot be. n candidate for this or
any other public office.
l.. b. PEASE.
Providence. Aug. 25. 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

This will be the greatest year in his
tory. From South Africa. the Klon-
dixie and Australia the precious metal
IN believed that this years output will
be nearly double that OF any previous
twelve months. The sales OF Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters are also incrcas-
ine very fast. and this year that famous
remedy will cure more people OF dys-
pepsia, indigestion. constipation. nerv-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

The war with spain was gratifyingly
short. IL has brought vast deal OF
honor and glory to our nag. From
military standpoint the sacrifices were
not large. But we have only to recall
Buckley" o'NeiIl, Hamilton Fish. Jr..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

There are two reasons that may be
advanced for the favorable approval Of
the application OF Dorney TO set up a
liquor saloon within i25 feet of the At
wells avenue primary school.
Both reasons. however. are negative
reasons
One is that there is nothing in the
statutory law prohibiting the license
board from doing as they please In, the
(. matter
The other Is that the limit. 200 feet.
formally prescribed by statute and
since then recommended by the school
committee and maintained by former
license boards. is purely an arbitrary
limit. There is no reason for it that can
be mathematicaliy demonstrated. The
limit might have been fixed at a thou
sand feet. or at hundred feet. Our
prohibition friends. for instance. would
prefer to have 1t fixed at a thousand
miles, while there may be few liquor
1ealers who would have 1t abolished al
together.
So there Is neither any law. nor.
strictly speaking. any reason for
maintaining sacred from the encroach-
ments Of the liquor business the terri
tory OF the public schools to the extent
OF radius OF 200 feet. At the same
time. no one viii claim that 1t would be
just as well TO have liquor saloon
next door to the school house. and long
established precedent has secured for
the arbitrary 200 feet limit the ap-
proval alike of the great majority OF
the community. who might prefer to
have II extended, and the acceptance OF
by far the greater part OF the liquor in
terests. which find that the limit is not
detrimental to their business.
Why, at this day. after long years
observance OF the rule. should the de-
parture be made Of breaking IT, Is
there any positive reason? VIII the
breaking Of the rule be OF any advan-
tage TO any public interest? On the
contrary. will II not be positive dis
advantage? who viii be benefited ex-
cert the particular liquor dealer who is
allowed 10 cross the boundary? is It
any part OF the duty of the license
board to benefit a particular liquor
dealer? Does their oath of office pledge
them to do service to any one or all the
liquor dealers when such service Is
against public policy and public senti-
ment?
Why should such license be granted
60 porney or anybody else7
II II any injustice To Dorney to re-
fuse him a license In this particular To-
cality where ne wants 1T
Dorney IL an right He is undoubt-
edly entitled to engage In the liquor
business. But--somewherc else. Mo-
body has any objection 10 granting
Dorney a license. Only ne should keep
outside the school house territory. as
others before him have been compelled
TO do--as the liquor business as whole
hna hcrefofore chcerfuIlv consented tn