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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

The value of the fruit consumed in
Great Britain every year is estimated at
G10,000,000.
Two hundred new designs in penny
toys are brought out every week in
Whitechapel, London.
Production of pig iron in Russia is
estimated to have increased from Co.,
600 tons in 1887 to 2,1o4,OOO in 1898.
Belgium had 103 strikes last year, in
volving 1926 laborers. Only in ~ of
these cases did the strikers win com
plete, and in eight partial, success.
New York made between 5000, OG0 and
100000 fewer cigars in the year ended
April thnn in the previous year, and
more than 120, 100000 fewer paper ciga-
rettes.
a machine that will greatly reduce
the cost of harvesting has been invented
for the harvesting of sugar beets. This
means q few more laborcrs will be look
ing for work in the cities.
1t is reported that DIR. Linde, one oil
the inventors of machinery to hquefy
air, is engaged in work on a small piecs
of apparatus which will weigh less thar
2H pounds and will produce liquid ali
in IS minutes.
Reports from % British towns SHOW
that London, the only one supplied will
river water, has almost the lowest dealt
rate from fever-67 per million. Tn
rate at Plymouth is 40, while at Glasgow
it is 1874, and at Belfast il reaches 1867
The invention of n machine which vii
automatically fold, wrap and address
newspapers is announced. 1t was re
Gently tested in New York and found t
be phenomenal success. Two me
can operate six machines, thereby dc
ing the work of "a men. The machin
will soon be on the market.
The remarkable theory that undel
ground waters. like the ocean. are q
fected by the moon is advanced by
Guichard, French chemist. lie is lie
to this conclusion by an investigate
of certain wells near the coast. the WI
ter of which rises and falls with II
tides, yet has a composition disprovin
the explanation of direct connectic
between the wells and the sea.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
The rnconqu~rnnIe sparrow.

The sparrow has Kept up a cheerful
campaign against the human race for
thousands of years. While all the big
game is being exterminated in both
hcmispheres. r.lis CHEEKY little bird bids
fair to outwit his enemies and go on
chattering down the ages. All Boston
is now arrayed in two camps, for and
against the sparrow. But he does not
ask quarter from his enemies OF favors
from his friends.-C Christian Register.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
HINT for pewey Relics.

The house in Montpelier, VT, which
DR.. Julius Dewey occupied and in which
oil of his children were born was orig
inally small, but was several times
added to. Within the last two or three
years, wishing to replace this modest
structure with handsomer, more mod
ern edifce, Edward Dewey, the second
son, sold the dwelling ard barn (retain-
ing the grounds) for $3.50. Three days
afterward the buildings were resold Tor
$500, the last purchaser, who paid the
cost of removal, placing them on lot
on State street. Since the battle OF
Manila this house, as the birthplace and
early home of its hero, has been an OBJ
iect of interest to tourists and relic
hunters. The latter, indeed, have
threatened to carry it away pieccmeh
n souvenir fiend in one instance wrench
ing off silver-plated faucet and leay'
; ing the water running in the bath
rom with the pressure OF the full sys
TEN of 15s pounds.-Boston Transcript
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17
steamed Clam. Served i'm shells.

Wash the clans thoroughly; arrange
neatly in q steamer. which stand over a
kettle Of ls,iling water, and boil rapidly
for 90 or 80 minutes. Lift the CLAIMS,
saving the liquor that has filled the
shells, and strain into small cups, add
bit of butter and busting of pepper.
When about to serve to your guests
stand each of the cups in the center OF
n large soup dish and arrange the CLANS
around. With an oyster fork the CLANS
may then be removed from the shells
dipped into The liquor and eaten. Serve
very hot.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

A learned doctor says that onions are
really sweeteners of the breath in ths
long run. They rectify disorders OF
the stomach, carry off the poison accu-
mulating in the system, act as vermi-
fuge, and, if eaten raw, will often check
a violent influenza. To eat a small
onion every night at bedtime is good
way to cure sleeplessness. as well as
certain head troubles. 1t soothes the
nerves without the evil effects Of a
drug. The torment of earache is often
relieved by the application of a roasted
onion heart, and onion sirup for cough
is too well known TO need more than
mention.-Housewife
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

would you say onestpolitics is, OF
'are?'"
ais of course. Honest politics is al
ways singular. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-17

Mrs. Gotrox-Bridget, some of my
jewelry is missing.
Bridget-Well, don't come to me
it, mum! I'm no kieptomaniac!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
CONCERNING TRUSTS.


I-hll'l u nt ! IlDunt--
Sir: 1t seems quite evident that the
slogan by which the Nebraska Colonel
hopes to excite the masses ana ride into
power during the next presidential cam
paign Will be, Down with combinations
of capital, down with the man who has
mad brains and foresight to conceive
and plan a business enterprise greater
than his individual capital, and has done
society and mankind q grcvOus wrong
by combining his own financial strength
with that of his noighbor to make the
product of his brain of some value"
That sCheming demaEoCueS, To further
personal interests, have succeeded i'm Gre
ating jealousy in the minds of ia" masses
against all combinations Of capital l.
patent to any careful observer. and tic
greater the combination. the stronger the
feeling. These combinations are dc,
sCribed In fiery rhetoric, as mighty zoe
topuScs' stretching their long arms
around ana sucking the life blood of the
people. Such statements are very alarm.
ing and aS 4 voter and one of the ptO,
pie, have been examining the most
vulnerable points where this huge beast
could attack mo.
First, aS to the cost of articles that
belong i'm the list of neccsSarins of life
that are said TO be controlled by trusts
| am surprised to find that the whole list
can b" had for less money than they
could he bought before there were anN
trusts. | find sugar which is ContrOlic,
by one of the oldest truSts--Can be bought
at one-fourth the price il sold for IL
those halcNOn daNS-Oft referred to Il,
"bcfore the civil war" | don't need I,
mention II, every one knows about (
cent milk in this city. Second. as to my
personal right to manage my own bust
ness and affairs, | fail 10 find the lcas
inclination ON their part to interfere in
any manner or dictate i'm any way as t'
what | shall or shall not do.
| cannot understand why the mana Ser'
OF these awful commercial trusts do no
| use their fun privilege as free bor
American citizens and double tho pTiC,
| of their product and brand them "tIus
| goods" and establish general boycott
Oh any one who dares to buy from out
| side parties. They may he smart in thei
| line, but they are away behind the mod
| ern methods of obtaining their just an,
| lawful rights from the people.
| y. +. Rice.
Scranton, June !.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
1.-THE SONS OF TOLL"
Editor of The Tribune.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: II Is the sons OF toll that give
value to everything. Gold, silver and
other precious metals when Disconnected
from labor have no value. II is labor
that keeps the wheels of commerce go
ing. If il were not Tor the wurkingman
Great Bratain and America would not be
today what they are i'm wealth, honor
and dgnity. II We would sustain the
glorious name of America we must hold
the lGboring class in higher esteem than
We have done,
In them consists our power ana great
ness, and without them our mountains
would be sealed and our vast plains
barren wilderness. Who besides the
workman provides cradle for the babe
and a coffin for the aged? Many coun-
tries would suffer IL it were not for the
power and skill Of our twelve million
Workmen.
Who is it that raises our coal to
heat the hearth in the hut and pal
ace? Who constructs the printing
presses that gives us all the news OF the
world, but the workman? They IL Is
who construct the rails for the irish
mail 20 that passengers can he con
veYed from Iollyhead to London be-
tween breakfast and supper. They run
the trains which convey passengers from
Maine TO California. They have wrought
the means to send messages by tCle-
graph and telephone; they have con-
structed magnificent bridges across our
rivers; they have built our large cities,
adorned by world renowned architecture
The boats made by them have made it
possible to institute international COM
merce; to send tho everlasting gospel to
every nation; and to spread Christian
civilization throughout the whole world.
All these things could not occur apart
from their adventures. In going dowa
into the bowels of the earth to bring
forth coal and the precious metals our
lives depend upon the laborng men as
we travel through deep valleys over lofty
mountains, and across the ocean. There
is no man more worthy Of respect than
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

BROOKLYN; Miss Henrietta Hamilton
and Miss Alice Rogers, of Rochester,
and Miss Sibyl l.. Bowers and Miss
Alice Dominick, Of New York, were
the bridesmaids. John c. Holllster.
of Grand Rapids. Mich, assisted his
brother as best man. The ushers were
Michael Gavin, r. l.. Clarke and Roger
sherman Baldwin, OF New York; John
d. Thomson, OF indianapolis; S. Brinck-
erhoff Thorne and James B. Neale. Of
Scranton; Nelson Barnes, of Chicago.
and ID. G. Adams, Of Utica, N. Y. The
bride wcGe a costume Of white satin,
duchesse lace, tulle. orange blossoms
and diamond ornaments. Mrs. Wat
son Is. Dlckerman gave an elaborate
wedding breakfast and reception after
the ceremony at her country place near
Hillanddale Farms"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

the workingman. No other can be
called a real producer Would that
We might see how useful and bene-
fetal TO the world the wurkmsmdn
Is. They virtually sustain all other pea
Pile upon their feet; and yet they seem
to be trodden upon by everybody. |
could write for hours upon his life and
toll, and | consider him worthy of our
highest esteem and regard. And since
the success of the world depends upon
him surely he should have the highest
wages the best clothes and the choicest
food. Success to the workingman is the
wish Of J. r. Jones.
pittStOn, Pa. June l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
IN ABLE HANDS.


Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The report Of Puderewsk1s marriage,
followed by an official dcniai by his man
ager and by the statement that he is
more fond of single life than ever, and
by the further statement that he has
been robbed OF large sums of money by
an agent of his estate in Poland, will
have the effect of greatly enhancing his
musical reputation. padcrowskfs de
partmcnt Of publicity" Is in able hands.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
INEFFEcTUAL AS DETERRENTs.
From the New York sun,

FROM the New YORK sun
The circumstances leading TO lynch
ing, no matter how atrocious, cannot
rlghtfully be made on any sort of plea
an eXtenuation for so awful a crime
against civilized society Nor has the
experience Of mankind proved that cruel
and unusual punishments are cGectual in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
The Studio OF
John Brdindrd

The work of John Branard is at
tracing the attention Of those whose
favorable Judgment in art is worth
having.
1t was just in passing that | dropped
into MIR. Brainard's studio in the Re-
publican building one day last week,
| had a leisure half hour and before |
was aware the half hour had become
an hour and a half II is always in
teresting to me to note the thoughts.
the ambitions and the work Of an orig
inal man or woman and this interest
II was that prolonged my stay in the
Brainard studio.
Mr.. Brainard has unquestionably
been influenced by the master, Aman
Jean, under whom he studied in Paris
for two years. The decorative aspect
of a picture is the one most frequently
painted by him. Both his youth and
his facility, however, forbid that he
should see only with the eye of the
decorator and paint only with the un-
usual and sometimes fantastic brush
of the stained glass school, He has
adopted a wise coulre in devoting his
study to the luethods of those masters
OF character and symphonic portraiture
'
the last named i'm particular does John
Brainard frankly avow allegiance and
/ by his work is he most dominated.
Dominated is not the exact word to
apply TO Brainard's work. He is So
quick to grasp the inricacies of a
method, the secrets Of "A mannerism
| that one almost says: How remark
| ably like an "Aman Jean" that painting
| is" But when you see a "Burne Jones"
| effect in another, Brainard and
| Whistler method in still another, you
| will feel as ! do that he is not really
| dominated by any one mans method,
| but that the artistic sense i'm him is
so comprehensive that it absorbs all
| the methods that seem best and re-
solves them into "A composite manner
that constantly increases in effective
ness.
| These thoughts suggested themselves
( as | saw Mr. Brainard at work on his
| large canvas after Edward Burne
| Jones THE Star of Bethlehem" This
! painting, while not completed, is still
| far enough along to enable one to judge
| its effect. 1t is, of course, purely dec
| orative, essentially the fresco, both in
| treatment and erect. The color scheme
is pitched in high key. The COM
position fills the eye with a sense Of
| beauty. nobly conceived, generously
! proportioned and tremendously exc
Cuted. The gentle face Of the Mother,
the awe and the devotion of Joseph
and the Wise Men are all in the best
vein of Burne Jones. This painting
is being done on an order and is TO be
| placed in the chapel Of the convent
i'm St Paurs parish, Green Ridge. It
| win be finished within the week
To my way of thinking, the best
| large work that John Brainard has
done is his portrait, THE Young Wi
! dow" This was painted in Paris more
than a year ago and it shows the ef-
feet Of artistic environment The
widow wears no weeds, but is gowned
i'm the rich black that delights an ar
lists soul, A large hat with black
plumes crowns the graceful figure and
from the shoulders negigently falls a
velvet cape. She is standing easily,
and her hands, her gloves and her oval,
pensive face are the only high lights
in the picture. The expression is well
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

caught. 1t is melancholy that
should go with such an attire. a mel
ancholy too light for widows weeds
too discreet for gowning in color. The
attention is irresstibly drawn, as the
young widow intended. to the inter-
esting face and the dress Is deliberate
ly selected as the best possible setting
for her style of beauty. And such is
woman.
that Mr.. Brainard painted in Paris.
The color scheme in this is brown and
dun green. The fair Parisienne is
seated. She has the tawny hair. the
brilliant red lips and the pallor of ne
type that Bernhardt loves to
tray. THE Lady with White ...vvcs,"
japanese portrait entitled "A Har-
mony in Pink and Green" a brilliant
effect in girls portrait entitled
"Papillon Jeune," and the study of a
portrait entitled "Thc White Lady"
are other examples OF Mr.. Bralnards
skill in portraiture. The original of
The White Lady" was sold while Mr.
Brainard was in Paris.
In painting these portraits Mr..
Brainard has gone to the best sources
| for his methods. He adheres to no
particular school, but extracts from
each the best thought and the best
| form of endeavor.
Mr.. Branard is also landscape ar
| tist of more than ordinary promise.
| His two pictures from different
| points of view in the Luxembourg Gar
! dens. his "St. Germain Despres" and
his landscape "At Barbizon" show that
lie has absorbed much of the advanced
| thought and methods of the school of
which Manet was the high priest.
1t is not as a painter of actualities.
| however. that Mr.. Brainard has been
! most prolific. The purely decorative
and the imaginative sides of his art
nature have manifested themselves i'm
| title pages of the Aubrey Beardsley"
| mode, posters after the most advanced
! ideas dainty water ColOrs, exquisite
| in tone and texture, numerous clever
sketches Of people and places on hard
wood panels and exquisite monotypes
the printing of which is done by a
| process invented by Mr. Brainard him.
self. Some of these monotypes. par
ticularly those printed upon japanese
| silk paper are marvels of delicate
! beauty.
Mr Brainard's studio is no show
place. 1t is essentially a work shor
where paints and Canvascs abound
Several strong casts are scattered
about and fencing fols indicate tn,
form which the artists taste for ath
letics takes, Everything else make.
for utility
Mr. Branard will remain in Scran
ton for some time. His portrait an,
decorative work will keep him EN-
ployed as long as he wishes to remain
here. His originality, has quick per
ceptiveness and his artistic instinc
unite with his excellent art education
in making certain his permanent an,
notable success in this city.
Aria Bee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
The End in View,

"Aren't you afraid that your daughter
will come home from college knowing
more than you do?'
"Well-we shall consider our money
thrown away II she doesn't"-Detroit
Free Press
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

deterring people from crime, and civiliza-
tion, consequently, has abandoned them
as Ineffective against crime and demOral-
izing to those who administer or observe
them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

under this heading short letters of in.
terest will be published when accompa-
MED, for publication. by the writer 8
name. The Tribune will not be held re-.
sponsible for opinions here expressed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
:&lGNNNtObibiD
= HER POINT OF VIEW =
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Memorial day gives rise to a variety
Of sentiments concerning it's observ-
ance. 1t is a beautiful custom. the one
day of the year set aside when the
graves of dead soldiers are made bright
with the flowers that fail a sweet sac
rifice TO memory and honor Gradually
II has widened in its scope until the
last resting place of any one whose
friends stil live is reasonably certain
to be decorated, if only by bunch Of
field flowers plucked by some child's
fingers. Even the unknown graves are
often thus adorned, The other day a
young girl was overheard To say: "Oh,
mamma, let's put few flowers on this
poor lonely grave. It's some little baby,
and there never is anybody who seems
to care about it, and We have so many;
surely grandpa and grandma won't
miss just these" And the mother
silently nodded assent, and her eyes
grew misty again as she thought Of
the quiet sleepers there who never more
would miss anything the world could
give
Every year troop Of children from
the Home for the Frendless walk Sc
dately into Forest Hill cemetery to the
spot where a single shaft marks the
Home plot. There are many graves in
long rows known only by numbers.
Some are tiny ones, where are laid the
little mortals who almost "never wept
or smiled" so brief was their journey
through the world, into which too often
their own received them not with well
come and saw them leave unmourned.
There are long mounds, too, where old
I women, who had outlived happiness,
sleep as well i'm their narrow beds. pro-
vided by charity, as do their neighbors
in the shadow of the stately monu-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

How will the babies know who they
are when the Resurrection day comes"
aniously inquired one small girl whose
handful Of buttercups We're placed on
the shortest mound at the end of the
row. Don't you see, they haven't any
names, only numbers and surely they
will forget before Gabriel comes" And
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

DR.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Gates entertained
at dinner last evening. when Rev. and
Mrs, Il 7. Y. Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs j.
W. Browning and Rev. Dr. r. Dunn
were the guests
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

community. Consequently, this an
nouncement of their tiftieth wedding
day celebration is received with the
warmest congratulations. Recently
Mr. Richmond disposed of his vast
coal properties in this region and will
devote the remainder of his days to
the enjoyment of well-earned leisure
in which will be continued the active
interest he has always held in philan-
trOphic and intellectual pursuits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-01
shipping Memoranda.

Jacksonville. Fla. Aug. S1-Entered.
steamers lroquois, Kemble. New York,
and cleared on return; Cherokee, Mckee,
Boston.
Charleston, S. c.. Aug. S1.-Arrlved.
schooner Henry Clausen, Jr.. Newcomb,
keunebec.
Fernandina. Fla. Aug. S1.-sailed,
steamer Bencliff (BD, Leganger, Rotter-
dam
Madeira. Aug. S1.-Sailed, Chatfeld
Key West, Fla. Aug. 3l.-Arrived.
steamers Cocoa, Dillon. Miami, proceeded
to Havana; Leona, Wilder, New York, and
proceeded to Galveston; schooner New
Venice, --, Cuban coast.
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 31.-Arrived,
steamer Baltazan (Br). Milestone, Mar
settles via Port Eads; Pilot boat Sommers
n. Smith, Dunn, off Vera Cruz; bark Fri
day Ger, Fair, Brake.
Sailed, ship Regate (NoO, Christensen,
Hamburg.
Cleared, steamer Euskaro (Sp), Aralucia,
Liverpool, via Newport News.