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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
SEX AND POPULATION,
Egypt Not the Only Land Where the
Men Outnumber the Women.

from the Sun.
The London Post has lately called at
tention to the statement that Egypt is
to enjoy the singular distinction of be-
ing the one country in the world where
men exceed women in number. By the
latest census the male sex in the do
minions of the Khedive exceeds the
female by 10000. This alleged distinc-
tion of Egypt lacks, however, the inn
portant feature of being accurate
Egypt is not the only country in which
women are outnumbered by men; there
are others-several others--and in the
number of these are the United States.
BY the census of 1890 there were in this
country 1,513,510 more male than female
inhabitants. In Australia the dispar-
ity between the sexes is even greater
than 1t Is here. Nor can this prepon-
derance of men be ascribed to the COM
paratively recent settlement of the
United States and of Australia, for in
Italy men outnumber women, and by
the last italian census there was an
excess of male over female inhabitants
in the proportion of 5000 to 1880. Nor
is Italy the only European country in
which this disparity is to be found. In
Greece the percentage of male inhab-
itants is higher even than it is in Italy,
and so it is, too. in Servia and Rou-
mania.
In all the South American countries.
with the exception of Chill and Vene-
zuela, men outnumber the women, and
this is particularly the case in Brazil
and in the Argentine Republic. In
England's South African colonies, in
India, and in Canada, as we'll as in
Et Hlt, the number of male inha bitants
exceeds the number of female inhabi-
tants, and it is not easy therefore, to
see how such an error should haYe been
made as to say Egypt was entitled to
the distinction claimed for it, provided,
always, that an excess of male pppu-
lation may be regarded as a distinc-
tion, which most certainly every gal
liant and chivalrous man must unouali-
fiedly deny. Egypt's claim to any par
ticular prominence in this matter is
based on very slender foundation at
best. By the census previous to the
last one it was shown that the total
number of male inhabitants was g.
100000 and the number of female in
habitants was 3,416,000. In popula-
ton, therefore, of nearly 1000, 900 the
excess of female inhabitants at that
time was 14,000 and if since then the
scale has been turned slightly and now
shows small preponderance of men,
there is certainly nothing in 1t which
particularly calls for any great dem
onstration Of surprise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
LADIES' AID SOCIETY.

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church have elected the
following officers to serve during the
coming year: President Mrs. G. T.
Meaker; vice presidents, Mesdames Q.
c. Moore, A L. Patterson, c. T.. Spen-
GER, j. L. Burr, r. b. Vannan, d. b.
Robbins, A. Gillis, S. S. Jones, o. Nor
gan, r. b. an Bergen, e. Tunger and
Miss Sarah Gerrond.
Secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Ray
nor.
One hundred and twenty-five dollars
were realized from the dime books,
which were handed in at the meeting
There are still quite a number out and
this sum will be considerably increas-
ed. The ladies who have become deep
ly interested in the needs of the city
hospital, decided to take upon them
selves the furnishing OF the four rooms
T. the addition recently built. The work
will be done at once and the rooms will
be given as cosy and home-like an ap-
kearance as possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
PECKVILLE.

The Rev. James Hughes, late of South
Africa, is conducting a series Of evan
gelstic services in the Baptist church
at PeckVille, and last night he referred
to the strained relations between Spain
and the United States. He said, though
he DEPRECATED war as the Offspring of
the Internal regions in most instances,
yet he considered that there were times
when war was less dscred!table or sim
full than peace, for in many instances
ii might minimize human suffering and
put an end to the gross outrage of
the fundamental laws of human life.
War, because of it's indescribable hor-
rors, should be the very last remedy re-
sorted to for the purpose of correcting
rational and international disorders.
When this is not so. 1t is something
like engaging satan to cast out sin.
The treatment of the Cubans for sew
eral years, years laden with groans
and shrielSs of poignant anguish and
stained with the blood of the innocent
and the helpless, and the present con-
dition of the tleeding starving Cubans,
consequent upon the treatment to
which they have been subject for such
along time, appeal with what should be
an irresistible force to every instinct
of true manhood and to every princi-
pie of Christian people to put an end,
q speedy end, to the diahOlical cruelty
and the fiendish outrages to which that
people are and have been subject. Fer
sonally, / should be devoutly thankful
If this could be done without resorting
TO hostilities, but if not, I would say
that q short, sharp campaign would be
far more humane ana entail far less
suffering than the protracted slaughter
and suffering to which the Cubans have
been subject, and are likely to be sub
ject for an indefinite time, unless there
he some intervention. Trouble is evil
IDENTIFY brooding, but let us pray that it
might be destroyed before it is hatched.
The government of this nation should
have the prayer and sympathy of every
right thinking man in this vast coun-
try. Times are critical, and big with
great Dotentialities, and the strain up
on our legislators must ne enormous.
We need clear heads, stout hearts, and
calm spirits, for critical international
questions are looming in the near fu-
ture, which will tax to the full extent
the wisest and the strongest to solve.
Every child of God, every lover of
honour and humanity, should earnestly
pray that the Great Ruler of the ma
tions should intervene and bring sweet
harmony out of the present discordance
and tumult, but should it be other
wise designed | am pleased to believe
that the whole nation will be at the
back of the government, and that in q
short time the cancer will be cut out
and Cuba will be healthy and strong
again.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Some unknown persons tried to gain
an entrance to the store of John Nc
Dermott, of the East Side, on Wednes-
day morning last, between the hours
OF IL and / o'clock, by removing q
large pane of glass from the window.
Just as the opening was made, two
gentlemen happened to be passing by
at the time and frightened them away
before they had secured any booty.
Evidently they were amateurs.
The marriage of Miss Emily jackson,
formerly of this town, to Mr.. George
Doyle, of Peckville, took place at Bing-
hamton on last Tuesday Miss jack
son is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jackson, of Third street. The young
couple will make their future home at
Peckville.
Thomas e. Grifiths, of North Main
street, was on business in Scranton on
Wednesday.
Misses Cora Davis, Myra Hills, Carrie
Murray and Sarah Mullen, students of
the Stroudsburg State Normal school.
arrived home on Wednesday evening
to spend the Easter vacation with their
parents.
George Cobb, of Dunmore, was doing
business in town yesterday.
A. j. Gavin was a business caller in
Scranton, Wednesday.
John Jermyn, Of Scranton, was the
guest of his niece, Mrs. F. 5. Friend,
of South Main street.
Frank l.. Phillips. Of Traders Ma
tional bank; r. ]. Flitcroft, of the on
tario and Western railroad company,
and James j. Williams, of Scranton,
were callers at the residence of j. d.
Stocker Wednesday.
Mrs. II. a. Whitman, of South Main
street, was visiting in Scranton last
Wednesday.
Mrs Herman Kiefer, of Simpson,
called on her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Carey on the South Side.
A cave-in occurred on Cottage street
near Mayfield yard Wednesday after
noon. Patrick Walker, the Mayheld
yard merchant, was driving toward
Carbondale when a short distance
above the Dixon property the ground
sank beneath the horse, carrying the
animal down about two feet
John II. jenkins was on business in
Scranton yesterday.
Work was suspended at the Della
ware and Hudson colliery yesterday,
at 10 o'clock, on account of breakage
Of the carriage. The work will be re-
sumed today.
The Rev. Isaac Thomas, Of Oracha,
preached at the Congregational church
last evening. Mr.. Thomas will leave
today to visit his son in New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
BREWERS AND WEALTH.
"roft in the Business in England as
Well as IN the United states.
Frm the Sun.

I'm lilS Duii'
1t is popularly supposed that more
beer is made, drunk, exported from
and kept on hand in Germany than in
any other country in the world, but the
latest figures show that in respect to
the volume of beer manufactured and
sold Great Britain rather than Ger
many stands first, and it appears, too
that the profits from the brewing busi-
ness are greater in England than in
Germany. A statement recently pub
lished among the mortuary statistics of
England showed that the total amount
of personal estate disposed of in seven
years by the wills of 119 English brew
ers was f19,94S,S57, with an average OF
fl67,637 each. In other words, the aV-
erage estate of these brewers was $780,
600. Boss brewers in England, as is
the case in the United States, too, are,
rs a rule, wealthy men, and some of
them are very wealthy, as the record
of their investments, benefactions and
expenditures attests very clearly.
The reason for this opulence, if it
may be so described, is bot, however,
to be found in the fact that beer brew
ing of itself is particularly profitable,
but Is due to causes which in Great
Britain. as in the United States, are
exceptional. A majority of the veter-
an English brewers, as of the Ameri-
cans, are men who thirty or forty years
ago began work in a small way as
brewery workmen, and afterward
achieved distinction as the heads of
small concerns. Beginning about ten
years ago in England and the United
States, the business of brewing ale,
porter, and lager beer began to be con-
solidated and little by little the smaller
concerns were absorbed or abandoned.
the output of the larger concerns was
increased, and in great many cases
the former brewery firms were sue
ceeded by stock companies, the capital
ization of which was based to a con-
siderable extent on "the good will of
the concern" This good will, the re-
suits of many years of labor and of
advertising, was turned into cash, and
the brewers were thereby enriched or
became possessed of cash resources
which men in other lines of trade and
manufacture had represented chiefly
In material, stock effects. or real es-
tate.
There was approximately 10000 brew
cries in the United Kingdom, and the
great majority of them are small con-
Germs. In the United States there are,
approximately, 1000 breweries, many of
them large concerns, but the number
Is decreasing every year. notw1thstand-
ing the increase in the sale of beer
which is now come to be regarded as
"the national drink" in the United
States, as it is already In Germany
In England the consumption of spirits
is relatively larger than the oonsump-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
MOSCOW.

A local institute will be held in the
Moscow graded school on Saturday,
March &c. There will be two sessions,
one at 10 a, m. and the other at 1.30
p. m. All who are interested in the
progress of education are cordially in
vited to attend. Arrangements will be
made to entertain all visitors. The pro-
gramme is as follows: Song, institute;
primary language, Miss Nettie Vail;
song, institute; school discipline. Miss
Nora Finch; song, institute; interme-
diate arithmetic, Prof. Fred Powell;
baritone solo, Prof. w. A. Kelly; song,
institute. Afternoon session; Song,
institute; civlcs, Miss Jessie Kern;
duet. Wandering in the May Time"
Sarah Van Brunt and Valeda Wilbur;
address, Scientific Temperance" Mrs.
o. e. Vaughn; solo, Mrs. J. NJ. Noack;
address, Prof. George Howell; violin
solo, Daniel S. Gardner; song, institutes;
"Mensuration of Plane Surfaces" Prof.
NJ. w. Cummings: baritone solo, Prof.
w. A. Kelly; address, Superintendent
j. c. Taylor; trombone solo, "The
Message" Mr.. John Clouse; song, in
stitute.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A POET,
James Whitcomb Riley Tells the Sad
story of His Life.

James Whitcomb Riley, the quaint
genius of the "Hoosier State" once
wrote brief biography of himself. and
this is his story: "The father of young
Riley was a lawyer of large practice
who used, in moments OF deep thought
to regard this boy as the worst case he
ever had, This may have been the rea-
son that, in time, he insisted on his
reading law, which the boy really tried
to do; but, finding that political econ
omy and Blackstone did not rhyme, he
slid out Of the Office one hot, sultry
afternoon and ran away with q patent
medicine and concert wagon, from the
tail end of which he was discovered by
some relative of his in the next town
violently abusing bass drum. This
was a proud moment for the boy; nor
did his peculiar presence of mind en-
tirely desert him until all the county
fairs were over for the season. Then,
afar off, among strangers in a strange
state, he thought it would be fine to
make flying visit home. But he
couldn't fly. Fortunately, in former
years, he had purloined some knowl-
edge of trade. He could paint a sign
or a house-or tin roof-if some
one else would furnish him the paint,
and one of Riley's hand-painted picket
fences was a rapture to the most ex-
acting eye. Yet, through ell his stress
and trial, he preserver a simple. joyous
nature, together with an ever widen
ing love of men and things in general.
He made friends, and money, too
enough, at last, 20 crafty the highest
ambition OF his life, namely, to own an
overcoat with fur around the tail of 1t.
He then groped his way back home,
and worked for nothing on q little
country paper that did not long sur
vive the blow. Again eXcusing HIM
self, he took his sappy paragraphs and
poetry to another paper and another
town, and there did better, till he
spoiled it all by devislng a Poe-poem
fraud by which he lost his job; and,
In disgrace and humiliation shoe-mouth
deep, his feelings gave way beneath his
feet, and his heart broke with a loud
report. So the true poet was born"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
OBsEQUles.
Several Organizations Attend tho
Funeral of James v. Irwin.


The funeral of James v. Irwin took
place from his late home on Spring
street yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The services at the house were con-
Quoted by Rev. T. Z. Jepson, who
preached an impressive sermon. Two
funeral selections were sung. The
casket was draped by an American
flag.
The funeral procession was very
long one. William II. Davies post 1S7,
Grand Army of the Republic, Olive
Leaf and Lackawanna Encampment,
l. o. o. F. and the locomotive shop en-
ployes attending in body. The Grand
Army had charge Of the remains after
leaving the house and a squad of honor
composed of the firing squd surround
ed 1t on the way to the grave in Brook
side cemetery. The post ritual service
was read and salute was fired.
The pallbearers were James Lynady,
Samuel Lingfelter, owen Gilmartin,
Frank Ludwig, ]. B. Ridholls and
Thomas Boyle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
. LOCAL AND Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jdslyn, who were
married by Rev. G. An Place, Phi. d,
"Wednesday, left yesterday for a three
weeks wedding tour. after which they
will reside in Rochester, IN. Y, where
Mr.. Joslyn will have charge of the
Eentlemen's furnishing branch Of a,
urge department store. The bride was
iss Minnie Cowles. Many friends wish
be happy young couple Godspeed.
The funeral of James Kenny, jr, who
has killed in Wilson Creek mine We'd
Nesday will be held from the home
of his uncle this afternoon at three
o'clock. Services will be held in St.
Rose church at $50, after which inter-
ment will be made in st. Rose ceme-
terry,
The partition separating the library
from the Sunday school rooms IN the
First Presbyterian church is being re-
moved this week and the room thus
gained will be divided between the pri-
mary and intermediate rooms.
Miss Annie Burns, who has been book
keeper in y. w. Humphreys store for
several years, has resigned the position
and Will on Saturday return to her
home in Scranton where She has Sc
cured a position with the Colliery En-
gineer company. Miss Burns has made
knany friends during her residence in
bis city and they will greatly re-
nSer departure from the city.
q. II. Moon, of River street, is
. pertaining Miss Sarah Atkinson, of
,slifford.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Fletcher attended
The dedicatory services of the new
Presbyterian church in Susquehanna
yesterday.
Miss r. Helen Passmore, of Strouds-
Surg Normal school, is home on her
Rster vacation.
r. and Mrs. G.. S. Kimball will re-
from Florida early next week
Eugene Decker and daughter,
of Avoca, are the guests of Mrs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
\ ANOTHER WEEK OF PLAYS.

Next Monday night Ethel Tucker
AID her company of metropolitan en-
tertaibers will commence a weeks en-
gagemAnt at the Grand Opera house,
opening in the beautiful society COM
edy drama "Queena," play that made
Miss Tucker famous. 1t admits of
handsome costumes, beautiful scenery
and stage effects, all of which the
company carry with them. A special
feature will be the famous Symphony
Lady orchestra, of Boston, consisting
of seven young ladies. each a solo
player,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
The EARTH CAVED.
Portion Of Fallbrook street settled
Into No. 3 Workings Yesterday.

At three o'clock yesterday morning
portion of upper Falbrook street
dropped into the workings Of No. 3
mine. The cave does not extend en-
tirely across the thoroughfare, which
has been kept open to traffic.
The disturbance caused great alarm
in the John Kinback household. When
the earth settled it snapped the house
water pipe from the main and the loud
report which followed was made doub-
ly terrifying by the stiffness of the
night. 1t took the family some time
TO discover the cause and recover from
the shock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25

Decker's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Newton. on Canaan street.
william Healey, of Dundaff street,
aged sixty years, died Wednesday even
ing of lung trouble. lie is survived by
a wife. five sons and four daughters.
The funeral will be held at st. Rose
church tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25

|ne cough mixtures
her the cough. But the
breeze fans it into life
ter put the cough out.
at is, better go deeper
bnother the fires of in
lation. Troches can
b this. Neither can
cod-liver oil.
Scott'S Emulsion can.
Elycerine soothes and
comfortable; the hy-
sphiteS give power and
|ty to the nerves; and
feeds and strengthens
keakened tissues.
SOC. and si.oo, all druggists.
n a BOVINE. Chemists. New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25

tion Of beer. 1t is a somewhat peculiar
fact that the Scotch and Irish, dissim-
liar in SO many respects. consume ex-
actly the same per capita amount of
beer in a year. and that the English
consume exactly double the average
of Irlshmen and Scotchmen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25
c CARBONDALE.

1.-THE Carbondale correspondence of Tho
Tribune has been placed in the hands OF
Mr.. c. r. Mum, Salem avenue ana
Church street. to whom news items may
be addressed. All complaints as to ir-
regular delivery, etc, should be made to
W. j. Roberts, news agent.1
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-25

sition among the business men of that
place as q dealer In belt dressings and
roller bearings.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-05
CHERRIES SALE.

By virtue of sundry wits of fierf facias, to
me directed, issued out of the Burlington
Circuit Court of the state of New jersey, Il will
sell at public sale, on
SATURDAY, JULY I6, 1898,
between the hours of II and 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day (to-wit, at o'clock) at
Benjamin W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
N. j..
All those four pieces, parcels or lots of cedar
swamp and pine land situa in Bear Swamp,
in the township of Southampton, lying ada
cent to each other and containing about twen-
ty-nine and three-fourths acres, devised by
David b. Coles to Joseph ID. b. Coles, and of
which David b, Coles became seized by deed
from Allen Fenimore and others, commission
rs, dated October 3, 1865, recorded in Book s
of Deeds, page 20S, &C, and by Deed from
Jacob l.. Citizens and others, commissioners,
dated March q, 1867, and recorded in Book Il s
OF Deeds, page 1879, &C., in said Clerks office,
and by Deed from John b. Stockton and wife
dated March g. 1867, and recorded in Book b s.
page POP, &C, in said Clerks Office
Seized as the property of Allen NJ. Fenimore
and Joseph ID. b. Coles, trading, &C., defen-
dants taken in execution at the suit of Nj
Keturah Coles, ct ais, plaintiffs, and to be
sold by
WIN. A. TOWNSEND
Late Sheriff.
CHAs EVAN MERRITT, Atty.
Dated June s, 1898. PRS. adv. fee, IS 90 I
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-07-05
CHERRIES SALE.

By virtue OF writ of tieri tacias, to me d.
rected, issued out of the Court of Chancery OF
the State of New Jersey, will sell at public
sale, on
SATURDAY, JULY 23. 1898,
between the hours OF II and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day (to-wit at 2 o'clock) al
BENJAMIN W. Zelley's hotel, Mount Holly,
N. j.,
All the following described farm and planta
ton, situate In the township OF Medford in the
county of Burlington and state of New Jersey,
ana by recent survey thereof is bounded as
follows, viz. Beginning at a corner TO Ben
jamin Shreve's land and also corner to Arthur
Tayor's land and runs thence ~ north thir-
ty-two degrees and fifty-two minutes west
nine chains and twenty 1.-TWO links to stake in
Arthur Taylor's line and corner to Mark
Moore; thence (2) north twenty-four degrees
and flfty-twO minutes east thirteen chains an
twenty eight links to a stone corner to Charles
Peacock; thence (3) north thirty degrees
and forty-tive minutes west three chains to d
stone thence az north fifty.one degrees and
thirty-tive minutes west two chains and
| twenty seven links to stone; thence (5)
north seventyeight degrees and fifteen min
uteS west seven chains and seventy links to a
stake in the middle of the public road and
corner to Charles Peacock thence (6) along
the middle of said road north twenty-three de-
grees and thirty minutes east fifteen chains
and eighty links to stake corner to Whitall
| Brannin thence % along his line south sixty
seven degrees and ten minutes east thirty
| three chains and sixteen links to a stone cor
| ner to Branin; thence (S) north twenty-five
degrees and ten minutes east eight chains and
| fifty -hve links to a stake corner to Branin and
Charles Collins thence (9) south sixtyseven
degrees and twenty minutes east seventeen
chains to stone corner to Collins thence Q0)
south two degrees and ten minutes east four
chains and SeVenty-five links to q stake cor
ner to Collins; thence (lD south sixty-tive de-
| grees and twenty minutes west twelve chains
ana seventy links to stake corner to Collins:
| thence Q2) south sixty-one degrees and thirty
seven minutes west thirty eight chains and
twenty-five links to the place of beginning,
containing one hundred and six acres and
| twelve hundredths of an acre OF land, be the
same more or less. Being the same premises
which Henry b. Paul and wife conveyed to
j Ohm Smith by deed.dated February r. 1887
and recorded in the Clerks office of Burllng-
| ton county, in Book o IL OF Deeds folio 5O7, &C
| Seized as the property of John Smith, ct ux .
| ct als defendants, taken in execution at the
suit of Martha S. Hollinshead, ct ais, adm
&C., compliments, and TO be sold by
| JOSEPH S. FLEETWOOD,
G, Nj HILLMAN. Solr. Sheriff.
| Dated } une 20, 1898. (Prs. adv. fee $l3 go