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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-09-07
@apne Gpuntp.

SunrsbaIe. .-Dis 81. idbrIi6e 4dsr,
bau. 4usitsauns bes Counties fnoet am
8 A. uno 5. Oftober ftatt.-Der County
@onpsnt Der 8spubIifansr tritt am Won.
tag, ben 25. September. bier suiammen.
Die ;u nominirenben 8eamten limb {:
Bsifssnber Rihier, Brotbonotar, Rsei.
ftsr unb Rscorber, Sdsriff. Difriitan.
malt, Gommiidre uno 4ubitoren. Ser
osmoiratii6s Gonpeni iinost am elsibsn
Gage ftatt; sritsrer am Radmittus uno
Iebtersr am Ibsne.-gnos CONS purbe
am Sreitas i'm beutiden fatb. 5rieobofe
bssrOist.-Srau Bertha Better furb in
ibrsr 0obnuns an Sumter Strabe am
5rsitae mad elmer aranfbeit bon iehs
Nonaten i'm AIter bon SO Sabren uno
tpurbe am Sonntas sur IsBten 8abs be.
hattst. Cine Todtsr unb flnf Sbbne
ibsrlebsn fe.-Wlit bsm Auffd0sn bss
.. 4 $. Ganalbafins III am Woniae
besOnnen tporben uno eifris tpiro bamii
fortssfabren. Das aufrdumsn ber
Grlmmer bsr alien @rapitp 8abn, bas
Nisoerreibsn ber @sbiube unb 8srbren.
men Oer uIten 2obleneurs beiddftiet aud
pisle 4Ibeitsr.
B9r anssisen Fnben bur& bus ,,@o'
4enblatt" bic tpeitsfe Berbreltan8.
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ituf@ulbis sebn Sabre eefbma@' $
fet.

8or ,sbn Sabren tpurbs George gOunss
BON ROHie. q. g., aesen ben feline IA.
idbriss Sdpsisr anilass erbobsn bate,
nessn iriminsasn gneriffs i'm srisn
@rabe. trOsbsm er iid bis babin zines
ausseaeitnsten 2eumunbs erfrsuts. in's
3ubibaus esibidt. aus bem sr srit Dor
einisen 2aesn entlufen purbs. als er
Sabsim anIanste. itidte feline S1msfer,
bic iib mittIerweiIe perbeiratbst bate,
nod ibm, ba iie fsbr irunf mar. unb sr.
tldrte in 9sssntpart zines prisfsrs unb
msbrerer 9sussn, bab iie Dor ssbn Sabren
etsen ben 8ruber falides 8eusnib ab'
seIest. Sic erfldrt, baB iis ii& ieiner
3sit nit stpsi Wdnnsrn peri@porsn babe.
ben Bruoer su perosrben. Ser cine babe
oor brei Sabrsn SeIbfmorb bssanesn,
Der anbere III cine prominsnts PsribnIi&'
felt Der Stabt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-09-07
.Meeir~ . in Sfotten.

Die 3ieIsr 8bsbs tpar Der SdaupIab
sines rlnfaaes, Der Isi&t pisl idIimmers
5olsen bate baben f6nnsn. DaS 2litsn.
panssribiff ..Ieeir" nit einem 9splaes.
ment bon $500 Tonnen unb 1900 inbieir.
ten 9ferbsfrdften, bas sur Reierpe. Dibi'
lion Der Office sebbrt, fubr nit abeebIsns
ostsn 2ibtern unb i1pa4em Dampf, um
sinen Iorpsbo.Ansriff - eS finben sur
3sit BEL 8isI srbBsrs Iorpsbo' nsbunssn
itatt = abauipebren. spif&sn 8ieI uno
Darnemiinbe. aIs ss bon bem fGottii6en
Dampfer ,.glbefOpIe" mittidiffs anse'
rannt tpurSe. Ser idOttiide Dampfsr
baits sinsn idarf eei6nittenen Bug unb
truf ben Banssr iiber @ufer, rib Elm Q
0uabratmstsr srobss Sod in ben ftari
abeerunbeten ganssr uno riB baS Dedes.
fdlb fort, pobsi iein Bug poaftdnbis
ssrtrImmsrt tputbs.
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Wpre Scranton.

- Senrp @rab bon On Narfst Sirabs
erbielt am Disnitag in Der Didion Oline
rurb cine porssitise Sprenauns b6fe
Sdniiipunben on psri@lsoensn 80rpei'
tbeilen.
Sarrp Sones bon Spring Strabs
ipurbe am Samitue in Der go. l Storr
Dline BON einsm 5elfenfau betrofen unb
itper ON 8idsn unb ben Siften perlsbt,
ioeab man ibn nod bem DiOfes 2aplor
Soipitnl bef6roerte.
- Die polisei nurbs am Oonnsrifas
benaGribtist, bab aus Der Sheune bss
Sames 2eib an BrOpioence 8oao elm
9fsrb ssfiObIen tpuroe. 2sib erIanste
iein Bferb am Sonntas 3u Bear Safe.
mo- es 0m. Saa an elnsn Sarmer Der.
fauft bate.
- Ser 9iabrise Srunf 5dIOsfie. bei.
fen @ltsrn an We8onousb 4psnue tpob'
men. purbe am Sreitas nabe oem @apu'
aa BREEDER bon elnem 2adawanna Yafs
ias,srsus eetrofsn uno setDotet. Ser
3us iiberfubr isinen 86rper uno er mar
iofort tobt. Gr polie sur 3eit auf einen
3us &obIeniarren iprineen unb bemerfte
ben 9uhasisraus ni4t seiiis 8snu8. um
cemielben ausautpelhen.
-Sranf Ule@Iosfp tpurbe am 5reitas
in Der Slough ano Reaop Ullne getDetet
unD fsin SanoIanser SObn Gb'8na ee'
fdbrlib perlsbt, ale iie in lbre Rammer
,ui iidtebrten, ebe cine porbereitets
Sprensuns erioIst mar. Cine nsbsnan
erfoIete Sprsnsuns bielien iie fir bic
lbrise unb Iis betralen ebsn bic BANNER.
aIs ibre nit iur6tbarer 9spuIt Ioseinp
uno pls oben uerIief. 9elbe tpobnten an
8oulsparo Npenue.
= Die @oroners @sibnorsnen. tpeIds
ben Goossfaa Der iugenolibsn 2c6tel
oer gbslsuts Better Relber BON 8ract
StraBe ndber unteriuhten, fanoen ON
Oonnstitas Nbenb, baB bas aine BEN
0unssr srIas. neil es ni6t bic moths
penoige drstlibe 8sbanoluns Benohsr
bate. Die gltsrn eluuben on BIZ
,,@buItian Science" 8sbanbluns uni
tperben fiir ibre Nahldflsfeit, bic un'
sweifeIbaft ben 1ob Der 8Ieinsn bsrbei'
fGbrte. peroummt.
- 4m Sonntas Abeno. ndbrenb bs'
BEL Sobn S6dfer on Tbrorp StroBe il
aoit ssbsnos IIbsrt Mbite einen &epol'
per pubte, entIuo iib bsrielbe sufdaii
unb bic ausel brans Der 8 Sabre alter
Iohter oes Soldier in ben nnterleib
Das Nibdsn tpuroe nad bem 2ufa
unnna SoipitaI sebrati, mo cine Oper
alton ibr grIei6tsruus peri6affts. Wbii
psrlieb onsebli6 baS Saus, um einel
4rst su rufen, mu8te ii& aber ftatt eei
fen uniibibar.
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eeuts4e seeleute aefeiert.

Der bsuiide 2rsussr ..@sisr" bsfinbsi
ii6 bsianntlid gum msbrp6dentIidsn
Aufentbalte bebufs 8ornnbme bon Rs.
paraturen in San Sraneisco, @aI.. uno
Sffieiere tpis Wanniduften finb bic Sel.
ben bss Cages. Dis bsriibmts bsuti1.
caIiforniids @aitfreunbidaft bstpdbrt ii6
aud bier. Die @eisli4aft ;. Seutonia"
unb Der ..Sreunbiduft Sdnssrbunb"
baiten Offieisre uno Wannihaftsn aIs
gbrsnsdite bel elmer AbbaItuns nit na6'
folesnbsm Gansfrdnsdsn 3u @aRs. unb
Der 9eutide arieser. 8erein bate bic
2anhsIeute uuf ben Q. September, ben
Seban. Gag, su einem 9aIa.8aq unb
Iebenbsn 8llbern einselaben. gluberbsm
perbsn bic 8sfuder bon pribatsr Seits
mitginIabunssn f6rmIid ilberiddttet. 9is
8siuder babsn uisl sur Ssbuns oss
anisbsns bss Deutidtbums beisstrassn.
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SelifateHen.

slide: Reus Soudnbii&s Sdrines
unb Ruiiii&e Sarbinsn, Sumburser
9lale in Del unb @sIee, Gapiar, Sar.
oiHen in 8ddien, 2Obher, appetit SiIbs.
sefodter WiadereI, aieIer Sprottsn in
Del.
adfe: Sromase be 8rie, 2ie6sr.
trans. Cream. @riiner, Sdneber. Sim.
burger, Baditein unb Sanb 8die.
@urit: SaIumi unb gsrpsIat, @ies
ner, nit ober obne Sauerfraut, unb
Sranifurtsr in 8a6isn.
Spe3iaIitdten: OdienmauIs
SaIat. 2isbie's SIeifd' Grtrait, OIibenDI
bsim Quart. 2amm' 8unsen in 16pfsn,
Gbparb 9 ietsder,
$50 2adaipanna 4re.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-09-07
gsiltesbarre Sfadrtaten.

Sumpbrsp 8ritdarb bon PIpmouib
tparb ON Srsltae in Der Nottinebam
Wine sipii4sn einem Barren un6 Der
Seitenipanb sefanssn unb 10 bDS ser.
orldt, bnb er am eIsidsn abenb itarb.
= Gbppfat elliott g. 8insner bon
Sasleton bat Der 2uSsrne So. Abpotaten
9eisai6aft ieine pribute 8ibIioibet tum
@eidsnf esmudt; iie ioa cine Der psrtb.
Uoafen in bieiem EbeiIe bes Staatss
iein.
= Ser Sarbise Dm. 9opIor, tpeIder
an elmer 2eaersrabupe in 8inefon be'
ibdftiet mar, tpurbe am Sonnerftaa bon
elmer eroBen @rbmoiie bssraben unb snt.
ains fnapp bem @litldunsstobe. enttam
aber nit elnsm leidt perrsnften 8eins.
8m. gtseie bon 2aursl Stun. ber
am Wiontus elmer Grcuriion mad Woun.
tain Bari beiipobnie, tpplte am Nbene
ben Sus BEL 9eoreetopn perIahsn, se.
rietb aber unter bic Rdber, bic ibm beibe
8sine bbs seroriidten unb aud am 8opfe
perIestep eS 1T frasli4, ober am Ssbsn
bIeibt.
= Bel einem Taubeni6isben am Won.
tae Nahmiltas babisr purbe Der liz
idbrise Daplo 8. 2sipis aufdais eridofs
fen, aIs er cine perpunbete Taube Gins
fanssn poats; stpsi Der Sduben. Sobn
Bates uub Sobn SoneS, tpurben arreilrt
unb un!er 8lrsidatt fiir ibr gri4einen
Dor ben @rObseidworenen ssitelt.
-3wsi iunss Ndb9sn, zines bon
9libIep unb oaS anbere pom iiiolihen
Stabtibeils, nuroen am Sonnerfae
Norssn auf einsm 3use ubssfabt uno
piseer beimsenommen, ais fie na4 @bis
cdso rslien tpOllten. mo ibnen bon elmer
frau lobnsnbs 8siddftisuns periproden
pureen mar. Sic neren unaweifelbaft
fir Elm 8oroea bsiimmt unb ioaten iie
fiH nisber psrlOden Iafen. 70 perben bic
Gltern fie sinsm Snitiiut iibsripsiien.
- Die RepubIiiansr bss COUNTIES no.
mirtsn um Dienitae fol8enoe 8samten
8idter. 8. 8. Saliep; 8esiher. SObn
Mainparins; S6asmeiitsr, Yblllp 3.
3aub; Gommihdre. Sobn W. Sones
unb VI. .. Sap. ID. .. WiIIams uno
6. U. Winsr purhsn als Delssaten sum
Gationalconpent neminirt uno fur @m.
Weainlsp aIs Ptaiibent initruirt. Die
Gruipforb Gountp ReBeIn fiir Primdrs
pablen uuroen an9enommen.
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Gen Sieber Serbft grippe.

Die Spmptoms bon Ssuiieber unb Ga.
Grippe iino ieentii6 /; Niebersei6lassn.
belt. Sdnupfen. gntsiinbuns ber
SdIsimbuut Or. Sumpbrsps' Specific
IT" iurirt bsibe; 25 @snts bel alien
Apotbsisrn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-09-07

< Sn api. q. o., ii Sranf @rouf i'm
sllier bon SO Subren ssitOrben. @r tpur
niht nur Der lsBte iibsrIebenbe SoIbnt
aus BEN 2rieee bon 1919, iOnbsrn uu6
Der iItsts 9enIipnir.
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gSsnn Sbr elm sutss 'IliitsI babsn
polIt, Gusr Blut su reinisen, bic R.rusn
su hdrfen unb bisGonfitution su irdftisen.
10 braudt SOOb's Sariupariaa. @s'
brau9t nur Soob's.
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staat obto, etast soItba

Gucae eounfp, IS.
8ranf 8. Gbtntp bsi6pDrt, hab or
bsr 6ltsrt gsi6Gfts StsiIbabtr ba Jirma
9. 5. &btnsy & Go. III, psl6t Sc.
iG6fts In Der Stabt 5plspo, tn pbsnssnanntsm
County uub Staait tbut, uub bnb bsiasts 5irma
bic Summs pun tinbunbtrt Dollars
fir itptn 8al BON 8atarrb bs,absn wirb, btr
eur6 ben @ttrauh BON SalI's Ratarrb
8u nitt esbsiIt psrbtn fdnn.
6ranf 8. &bsnty.
8tihpcrtn Dor mir unb unttr,
) Siestl. iGrisbtn In msinr @tstnHari
e~~~' am September u. D. 1886.
u. W. @Italon, STtnili1sr gfptar.
Saa's aatarrbsSfur pirb innsrlih stnpm.
men, unb pirft birst auf has 8lut uns bic
idItimissn Sbraa&u bee Syftms. eabt
sud umiOnif 3susuiiIs fcmmtn.
h. ). @btntp & 60, dpltbp. ..
20 gnfauft BON alien Apptbftru, 75r.
pals 8amiIitu piatn iiup biz bsiisu.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
knows his business.
SOME TITLED EDWARDS.
Terrible Scenes In the Luxembourg
at the Time of the
Revolutions.
From the Nineteenth Century.

From the Nineteenth Century.
The notorious Nine. du Barry. who was
not a lady. showed pitiable cowardice. The
Due de Chatelet covered himself with blood
in a vain attempt at suicide, and was. in
that condition, conducted TO the hlOodier
scaffold. AS a rule. the condemned We're
de Lausunp received his sentence with alb
Solute Indifference, and with the smiling
grace which belonged to the plus cnurtois
des seigncurs Francois He asked leave
of Samson 10 finish another dozen oysters
before he started. and Went to death with
absolute sang froid. The prisons then We're
s'etait refugiee; ellie n'0sait plus Sc montrer
en- public The number Of prisoners was u
great embarrassment To Robespierre and TO
his Jacobins. Coliot d'Iierbois proposed to
mine and explode the prisons. and other
schemes we're considered for DISCRIMINATING
the suspects en- masse. The wretehed pris-
oners were IN constant dread of being
maSSacred. "yIe de auuleurS cette crueile
revolution 4 lmpr:inees au fond des ames
SenSibleS,"
The Luxembourg was crowded TO the
roof. and contained about Il thousand sls-
poets: and the same number in proportion
were confined in the other sixty prisons of
Paris. The Connie de Saiut Public. using
alleged cunSpiraCieS az Il preteNt. thinned
the number OF captiveS even 10y sixty 4 day.
but the guillotine worked only too slowly.
\ system Of spies, who had. to report to
Fouquicr Tinville, was organized: and one
Boyenval. who gained the confidence of too
trusting victims. and gave himself out as
a secret Royaiist, rendered eminent service
to Rohespierre. one prisoner had hand
some slippers. BOyenval said they could
only belong to an aristocrat. and put the
mans name down on his fatal list On the
morrow the victim was put TO death. A
young lady. n painter. obtained permission
to accompany her husband in the prison.
She learned that BoyenNal had put down
the name of her husband "a man incar-
cerated by mistakeI as Il counter-revolu
tionary. The wife implored mercy of the
ruthless mouton. and he consented to sphre
the man. 'mais a une condition" The
Wretched wife submitted. but the monster
had her husband executed next day. The
brutal and terrible Marine was inspector of
the luxembourg. This agent national
await Ia police DIES files publicueS," but lie
arrested modest women who had the mis-
fortune To seem to him TO be pretty. and
lie compelled such to strip naked. attaching
To refusal the penalty vi being sent to the
Salpetriere.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
Chief Wanted to Trad. Wives.

A plucky little Western woman. Mrs
Laura McGregor. has recently returned 10
the United States after 4 trip of more than
seven months in the Arctic seas. north OF
time that a white woman has spent an
entire season iu this legion of the great
frozen North
Mrs. McCiregOr is jhe wife of the captain
of a steam whalsr. and the trip was made
upon her husbands snip. Her trip was
were trading with the F.skimos a ceIebrat-
ed chief of that region actually proposed
10 trade wives with Captain McG;resor. and
finally became 50 insistent upon making
the bargain that he had to be forcibly
elected from the ship. The wife whom h.
was a hideOuSly ugly sauaw with swarthy
features. who could uor speak a word o;
English.
Mrs. McGresor kept her eyes open dur
ing tn. voyage. and brings back many in
teresting stories of the life Of the native
Eskimos they met. With a woman's
quickn.ss for such details she observed
much of the life of the natives of that re-
giOn which would scarcely Ie observed BY
a man. She found the Eskimo women
quite as vain and proud of their primitive
surroundings as the women Of civilized
countries. The squaws begged for every
article of dress she had. and if the chanc.
came they would nave no hesitation In
stealing it. As fast, she SAYS. as she could
make II wrapper or some other simple
article they would bssiege her for it. offer
ing to exchange almost anything they
owned.
The hats Mrs. McGregor wore were OBJ
iccts OF special admiration. They deligh
in bright Colors. and the more gaudy tbs
trimmings the more IL pleased them. Mrs.
them with the wings of the native birds OF
the North TO their great delight
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

United States. But there has been no call
on the national guard under section "
since the act in question was passed, conse-
Guently. no pay or emolumcnts attach 10
the office.
The supreme court of Missouri has set
tied that question in the case Of Cannon
vs.. Lafayette county. 80 Mo. page 6'9. In
that case the court SAYS: The right OF a
public officer 10 fees * derived from the
statute. He is entitled 10 no fee for serv-
ices he may perform unless the statute
gives II. When the statute fails To provide
a fee for services he is required to perform
the state Tor compensation for such serv-
ices.
Again. in the case of Citizens vs.. Davies
county, lo9 Mo-. epaEe GG!. the supreme
court uses the following language: A pub
lie officer is not entitled 10 compensation
by virtue of a contract express or implied.
the right 20 compensation exists. when it
exists at all, as a creation OF law and as an
incident 10 the office.
There is no compensation attached to
the office of an officer of the national
guard. consequently he does not fab with
in the puryi-w of section 4, article u. of
the constitution of this state, and is in
nOwiSe affected thereby.
II am therefore Of the opinion that tn"
act of lSH- j. still in force: that the mem
bers Of the National guard are affected
thereby: that the officers and men who
volunteered in the service OF the United
obedience TO the state. nor of their oaths
which We're taken as member of the Ma
tionai guard of this state: that the officers
and men are still members of the Nation
al guard. as they have not been discharged
10y operation Of law. nor in accordance
with any provision of the law OF 1884,. the
only law enacted for their government.
and the only law under which they could
h- discharged "a members or officers of the
National guard Of this state. Respectfully
yours. JOHN O'GRADY.r
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
A HAPPY new YEAR
KANSAS CITY LOOKS FORWARD TO
1T WITH HOPE.
Never Had SO Much for Which Ia BE
Observation-Disclosures celebration
To-day-HOspitnlity Comes
Tomorrow.

Twill be a happy New Year. a merry
New Year. a jolly New Year. this first day
of the year of our Lord. 1sgs. for it has
been a long cycle of time since the city
and the country has had SO much 10 be
thankful FOR. and they will celebrate this
condition OF affairs in Il most Hitting man
ner. Never in the history Of the city has
there been such general prosperity, and
with the conditions indicating Il Contin-
uance of the good times. every Kansas
cityan feels like celebrating in some way
as the ghost OF the old year departs and
the lusty infant takes his place.
To-day Will be one largely devoted to
rest and deVotiOns. More to the latter.
for there is so much for which thanks
should be returned. The churches have
made preparations as never before.
The oIdtime custom of watch services"
is being dropped gradually every year. and
last night but few were held in the city
churches. The efforts of the various con-
SregationS We're devoted 10 the services OF
to-day. TIT interiors of the churches to-
gay VIII be bowers of beauty. and especial
~ me musical programmes have been very
generally prepared.
To,day Will rot be generally celebrated
as the real new year. for the Publications.
the frolics. and the dances Will all occur
tomorrow. Although Monday will not De
d legal holiday. there will be little bust
LESS o"ne, as most of the merchants in
'tHu l y CioSe their places OF business fOr
at least half of the day. and the day
VIII be observed throughout the city
as the real New Years day. and ,he
young ladies of the city. together with
the Old ones as well. will be at home" To
their gentlemen friends.
me Elks moved from the New York Life
buiidlng yesterday. and are comfortably
enSconced in their new club house. the old
| Wisconsin Club. corner Grand avenu. and
Seventh street. Decorators.
and house cleaners are husily engaged in
getting the house in readiness for the re
ception TO take place on Tuesday even
ing. The plans OF the committee will
transform the interior into a veritable
palm garden. and the opening promises
of the season.
me Kansas City Club will entertain its
friends from II o'clock until b o'clock in the
evening on Monday.
The Navajo Club. of Armourdaie. will
The ". G. +. I. wi viii a%i hoId TWo Gospel
PRAYER meetings New Years day. One at
2l0 East Nineteenth. and one al Roberts
mission. Third and Walnut. COFFEE and
bread and butter will he served. The tin
cups We're donated by Doggett and Emery.
bro Thayer q Co. the coffee ami sugar
by Austin and by Reinhardt. and the bread
friends.
New Years eve was observed in Kansas
city, Mas; last night by a large number of
II O'Clock last night than there has been
In the city for at least a year. Watch meet
ings Were held IN u number of the churches
and several OF the social organizations held
watch parties TO ring The old year out and
the new year in. \ humber of the polite set
will keep open house Monday. while a few
will receive New Years calls this after
noon.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
TELLS ALL ABOUT 1T.
Secretary Of Fire Department Gives
interesting Statistics Regard
ing ISgS Fires

The secretary of the fire department has
come forward with a full explanation OF
the numerous exciting incidents during the
past year caused by combustion and rum
Ors of conclusions i'll Kansas City. He Is
able TO tell why, when and where the ne-
partment ran 10.2i9 blocks. nearly 500
miles. during the year. in answering SIS
alarms. hut after travelling 1885, blocks
on missions of investigation and asking
1890 questions and spending numbcrlesS
sleepless nights he gave up trying to dis
cover the causes of 10 fires. They will
forever remain, with the Lady and The
Siger. one of the mysteries of the age.
out OF lightweight separate ana distinct
ife causes conteSting. he gives the deadly
gasoline stove first honors. with Il record
OF ~SiNtY-rine fires. y protest on this de-
ciSion comes from the flueS of Kansas City,
based on the ground that when "A suoty
fiue burns out il l. entitled TO as much dis
credit as a Hue inherently defective. and
should. If put in a separate class at all.
be rated above the ilue. naturally depravrd
and without yolitfon in its shortcomings
But for these petty iealousies dividing the
nues into two factions. they would have
led the score with SeVenty-sIN fires.
There Is considerable rubbish in the fig
ureS on spontaneous combustion, but here
again "A strong candidate was shut out.
because fourteen. piles OF. rubbish refused
TO be classed with what they styled com
mon trash alleging an aristocratlc family
relation 10 science.
80 iiAA+A'" u. &c l'blft
issues and took second place by a scratch.
Eleven scratched matches joined the COM
bine of carelossly handled articles at the
last moment, bringing the total up TO ~.
II was a job lot that included tobacco
pipes. candles. benzine. torches. etc.
Sparks formed a temporary organization,
with the motto As the Sparks Fly Up
ward" which 50 strongly appealed Ia l.:
fiues and TWO rubbish piles. that they for
sock their natural allies. II gave Sparks a
membership of 81. They We're affiliated with
i locomotives. stoves and furnaces and Sc
cured fifth place
Among the causes that Were left at he
pole or dropped out of the race altogether
We're: Smoking out mosquitoes. 3: struck by
lightning. 6: light reflected through Win
dows false alarmSD. 3: overheated cupola. !.
The long table of statistics has this among
other curious distinctions: boys and
matches. q; children and matches. =.
A favorable report is made by the depart
Tnent on the working of the alarm system
put in last July. During the recent storms.
when the wires about town Were unrclia-
BILE. and in many places down. the value of
underground wires for the fire department
was clearly demonstrated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

dow the teller will pay out nothing hut
those crisp new bills 80 dear to the femin-
in, heart and every arrangement Will go
toward giving the ladies a privacy in trans
acting their banking business which cannot
be secured in the ordinary banking house.
In this new banking house the cashier
and the assistant cashiers will be in the
front. entirely away from the tellers and
general business Of the bank. Their To-
cation is upon 4 slightly raised platform
in the south end of the front lobby. In the
extreme southeast corner of the room is d
private Office to be used by the president
or cashier in confidential matters. The
desks for the cashiers are upon the plat
form outside OF this little consultation
room. The platform is surrounded by an
oxvdized railing surmounted by a brass
rail-. The floor is OF polished hard wood
with rich rugs strewn about in profusion.
The lobby is of tile. The cashiers, desks,
like all of the desks and other furniture in
| the bank, are of polished solid mahogany.
In the space still inside of the tellers'
| cages are thirty individual desks for as
many ~bookkeeperS and accountants.
The room for the president and directors
is located in the rear OF the counting room
| and is surrounded by a balcony with tables
for the Us. OF the mail clerks and the
clearing house. In the basement IS an