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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
Sixteen Hundred and Ninety to Ten.

ANO" wi oouiuuis
A straw OF about the dimensions of
telegraph pole floated along the cur
rent of public opinion lately in this
city. An open meeting was held
at Cooper Union to discuss the ques.
tion Of public vs. private ownership of
the rapid transit system. Both sides
were represented ON the platform, and
after the debate the audience were
asked to express its preference by vote.
The poll stood:
For municipal ownership. 1890
For private ownership. ........ 10
Those are about the proportions that
public sentiment would express itself
in any representative gathering OF
New Workers. There has been tre-
mendous advance of intelligence on
the subject since the people of the old
city voted four to one in favor of mu-
nicipal ownership. If they were al
lowed to vote now the ratio would be
no less than one hundred to one. 1t
would be an excellent idea to give
them chance to put themselves Of
ficially on record in the fall elections,
so that there could be no possible
doubt OF their sentiments.
Meanwhile the people of the metrop-
oils have proved again that when they
are really in earnest they can have
their own way, whatever the apparent
odds against them. The scheme to
grant perpetual franchise to corpo-
ration has been abandoned. A few
days ago Senator Stranahan thought
it was too late to make any changes in
the Rapid Transit bill. 1t had to be
perpetual franchise or nothing. Now
he has found that there is no trouble
at all in fixing fifty-year limit, with
twenty-five year renewals and the op-
ton of purchase by the city. What
ever must be done can be done. That
is useful lesson for public servants to
learn.
The fifty-year limit is an immense
gain, but there is no reason why we
should stop at that. No doubt if the
city built the tunnel the Metropolitan
and Third Avenue companies would
be glad to enter into liberal transfer
arrangements with the municipal
lines. 1t would be to their advantage
to do so, for they would secure to
themselves in that way the bulk of the
profitable short-haul traffic. Thus the
public would have the benefit of all
the surface lines, instead of part ol
them, and municipal rapid transit
would be the means of welding the en-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
Living Bsyond Ones Means,

DIR. George c. Lorimer, in an article
on Living Beyond Ones Means"
says:
"Some one has said that our child
rem desire to begin where we leave off.
Consequently, if they can procure the
elegancies OF life in no other way they
will secure them on the credit system
and pay interest on a cut-throat chat
tel mortgage, form of finance that
would bankrupt the Rothschilds and
lead to panic on every exchange in
the world. For it is fact that the
poor pay far higher for the accommo-
dations they receive than do the rich
for theirs. The not unusual outcome
of this kind of housekeeping is that
the debtor falls behind in his pay
ments, is annoyed by duns, borrows a
trife from friend to ward Off the
evil day and at last abandons hope, los
ing furniture and all that has been
paid as interest and principal.
ain happy contrast was the course
adopted by bright-eyed wife in Chi
cago. Calling at the house, I re.
marked, Your home looks very
pretty She replied emphatically, 1t
is pretty, for we have paid for every.
thing in it. Then she told me that
before her marriage her intended re-
quested her to select carpet and he
would buy it on trust; but that she
stoutly refused, and assured him tina,
tho bare floor was good enough fol
her until he could afford to pay fol
what he purchased. exclaimed
Bravo" and l am persuaded the lit
tie woman has made a good business
man of her husband by this time."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
A PIGEONS FLIGHT FOR LIFE.
A Speed Test with Sea Eagle Makes Thrill.
ing Spectacle.
San Francisco Chronicle.

oau rrdnclscO CnrOnlcie.
The passengers on the ferryboat
Piedmont, on the $50 O'Clock trip
from Oakland the other day, were
treated 10 the spectacle OF speed test
between a sea eagle and carrier
pigeon, in which the smaller bird won.
When the boat was opposite Goat ISL
and, P. II. Schlotzbauer, a pigeon fan.
cier of Alameda, released five birds.
Among them was the famous five-year-
old homer, Duke of Richmond, who
has proved his right to a title OF no.
bility in more than score of long
distance flights.
The pigeons rose into the air and
circled. several times. Four OF them
turned toward the east, but the fifth,
which was the Duke of Richmond,
was seen to flirt and drop toward the
Piedmont. Then the passengers made
out that the pigeon was being pursued
by large bird. The two birds were
at an elevation of 1000 feet when the
chase began, with the carrier a short
distance in the lead. As if by in
stinct, he dropped straight for the
place where his master had released
him, and. landing upon the ladies'
deck OF the Piedmont, futtered
through the cabin door. The sea eagle
was SO confident that it would strike
its prey that it did not check its pur-
suit until within ten feet OF the rail of
the ferry-boat. Then it wheeled sud-
denly, and lowering about the stern of
the boat for few moments, winged
its way back toward Goat Island.
Once inside the cabin, the fright
ened pigeon ran down the aisle until
it came to passenger reading news.
paper. AS if sure of protection, it
futtered up to his side and perched on
the arm of his seat. There it was
caught by Schlotzbauer and safely
Gagged. Schlotzbauer is convinced that
the old bird, in his many flights, has
had previous experience with hawks,
and knew enough not to trust to his
fleetness of wing in the race for life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
WHOLE NUMBER 2,O43.

quently related, he dated his pros
perity. He had always a high sense
of his religious obligations, however,
and was, indeed, the founder of Christ
Protestant Episcopal church, in
Montpelier, where his distinguished
son was baptized, attended Sunday
school and was confirmed, and which
became the ecclesiastical home of the
family. The house which he occu-
pied, and in which all of his children
were born, was originally exceedingly
small, but was several times added to.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
FOOD ADULTERATION.
THERE SEEMS TO BEVERY FEW
HONEST PRODUCTS.

Governments Chief Chemist. Wiley, Declares
90 Per Cent. of 1t Is Adulterated-Som of
the Products Poisonous - Milk. Honey,
Coffee, Mustard. Spices. Beer. All Are Often
Not at All What They Seem.
At least 80 per cent. of the food and
drink manufactured and sold in the
United States is adulterated, says DIR.
H. w. Wiley, Chief Chemist of the
United States Department of Agricul-
tuIe.
During the seventeen years that DIR.
Wiley has held his position in the de-
partment he has examined almost
every article of food and drink bought
or sold in the country. A few days
ago he testified before the Senatorial
Pure Food Investigating Committee
in Chicago. Here is the result of his
investigation:
Milk and milk products are robbed
of their natural fat and other fats are
substituted; they are artif cially col
ored, and milk is doctored" with
chemicals that it may not sour.
Honey is not only extensively
adulterated with glucose, but much
so-called honey is manufactured of
articles not one particle OF which has
seen bee or hive.
Cottonseed and sunflower oil mas
querade as pure olive oil. Lard is
manufactured of vegetable oils instead
OF the fat OF the hog.
Ground.coffee is filled with chicory,
carrots, caramel, date seeds, and pea
nut shells, while damaged flour,
crackers, or cereals are moulded with
molasses and colored to simulate the
coffee bean.
Mustard is nearly always mixed
with flour, which has been cOlored
with tnrmeric, and spices are often
more than three-fourths cracker dust.
Fully 70 per cent. of the beer is
made Of hominy grits, rice and grape
sugar or other substitutes for malt,
and jellies and preserves are often al
most entirely composed of gelatine or
substances artificially colored
and favored.
Most of the adulterations are of
such a character as to injure the
pocket of the consumer rather than
the health. Commercial fraud, ac-
cording to the testimony of chemists,
is chiefly the result, but loss of life
has occurred. In report made by A.
]. Wedderbrun, special agent of the
Agricultural Department, he calls at
tention to many cases of death. Cof-
fee, is, perhaps, the most extensively
article.
The total value of the food supply
of the United States has been esti-
mated at s5,OOO.OOO,OOO. According
to DIR. Wiley's estimate, 80 per cent.
of this is adulterated, or 81 SOC, ,0O0, 900.
to the american Grocer's
figures, which are the most favorable,
not more than 10 per cent. of the
is harmful or injurious to
the health. Taking these statements,
the result shows that there is $780,
600, 600 worth of poisonous food pro-
ducts put annually on the country
and "a, $50, 100000 of fraudulent pro-
ducts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
THE U. S. POSTAL SERVICE.
The Abuse Of Second. Glass Mail Rate Prvi.
leses.

sSSSSs
Few people, even among those
whose business relations with the
Post Office Department are such as to
afford them better opportunities than
others to know OF the results that
have followed the untiring labors Of
the Postmaster-General to increase
the efficiency of the postal service,
have even remote conception of the
results that have been accomplished
in this direction.
Year by year the extension of the
postal service has been continued
into the sparsely settled portions Of
the country. Constant improvements
have been made in the facilities for
transmitting and delivery of mail, un-
til it can be trnthfully asserted that
the efficiency of the United States
postal service is in every respect fully
equal to that of any of the countries
of the world. The fact that it is not
fully self-sustaining is in the opinion
Of the Postmaster General due solely
to the abuses that have arisen in con-
nection with eecOnd-class mail mat
ter. The increase in the amount of
second.class mail matter has within
the past two or three years been inn
mense and entirely disproportionate
to the general increase of the postal
business. The result OF recent in
vestigations made by the Postmaster
General shows that this increase is
not due to the healthy growth of gen.
uine newspapers and periodicals, but
more to the enterprise of merchan is
and manuf acturers in securing the
entry of their publications designed
solely to advertise their business. 1t
has been found that Notwithstanding
the fact that in order to secure second
class mail rates the publishe RS are re.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

tire transportation system of the city
into one harmonious whole. 1t is
only in that way that such au end can
be reached without creating a corpo-
rate monster so great as to over
shadow the government.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

JAPAN has new lighthouse made
of bamboo, which is said to resist the
waves better than any other kind oi
wood
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

WHAT has become of the old FASH
ioned woman who had a doctors book
that she swore by?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

THERE are more Germans than Irish
in the United States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
PECULIAR AND PERTINENT.

The first lifeboat was launched in
1870.
Parisians eat 100000 pounds of
snails daily.
The average person wears nearly ii
pounds Of clothing.
The swallow has larger mouth, in
proportion to its size, than any othe r
bird.
The distance from the furthest
point OF polar discovery to the pole
itself is 46O miles.
Great Britain has no fewer than
2290 magazines, 500 OF these being of
q religious character.
No married man in Vienna is al
lowed to 60 up in a balloon without
the formal consent of his wife and
children.
The Egyptian government has
agreed to undertake a survey of the
Nile with the object of enumerating
the species OF fish inhabiting its waters.
Rela Kittridge, of Belfast, Me-, says
he holds the worlds record for fine
writing, having succeeded in placing
$4,000 words on an ordinary postal
card.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

HEALTH
INSURANCE.
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Association

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month,
If you ese two limbs, COS TO 5000,
If you lose your eye sight, S2OS 10 5000,
If you lose one limb, SS3 TO $4,000,
If you are i'll $4,000 per month,
If killed, will pay your heirs. S2Os TO $1,000
If you die from notural cause, 500.
IF INSURED
You cannot lose all your Income when
you are Sick or Disabled by Accident.
Absolute protection ut cost OF $l.OO to
$2.25 per month.
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Ass0cla.
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1t has 1000 90 cash deposits with the States of
California and Missouri, which. together, with
an ample Reserve Fund and large assets, make
its certificate an absolute guarantee Of the solid
ity of its protection to its members.
For particulars address
J. l.. NJ. SHETTERLEY,
Sc, retary and General Manager,
San Francisco Cal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

BOMBAY is the leading pearl mart OF
the world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19

"THEY say she is clever conversa-
tionalist." "Clever? Conversational
list? Why, she's brilliant. She
doesn't even need to converse. She
can blast reputation just by the way
she shrugs her shoulders. Chicago
Evening Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-05-19
Business (ards.
You viii be Satisfied -

BY giving us just one trial, that 10
better 20 cent meal can be had in
the State of Washington than is
served at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
FOR MEDICINAL USE
ARE MADE OPERATIVE.
Councilmanic Measures Signed Yes
terday by the Mayor.

Mayor Bailey yesterday attached his
signature to the following measure:
Oridances: Providing for three elec-
trio lights in the Fifteenth ward and
three in the Fourth district of the Nine
teenth ward.
Resolutions: Requesting that Scran-
ton Railway company establish a
waiting station at some central point
for the accommodation of passengers !:
directing the mayor to prevent the lay
ING of any grade crossings not author
lied by councils; awarding to- Dona-
hoe & O'Boyle the contract for con-
structing the Tenth, Chestnut and
jackson street sewer at $2.471a per lin
cal foot; permitting w. w. Scranton
to construct, at his own expense. a sew
cr basin at the corner Of Linden and
Bank streets; permitting George A.
Connor to connect a private fire alarm
striker with the city system; extend
ing to President Mckinley and POST
master General Smith an invitation TO
attend the Letter Carriers convention
to be held in this city in November.
This latter resolution authorizes 4.
p. Bedford to select a committee OF
five to go to Washington with engross-
ed copies Of the invitation.
a resolution permitting the fire de-
partment to participate in last Thurs
days celebration was presented to tho
mayor for his approval yesterday
morning, He signed it without hesi-
tation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
DEATH OF ABRAM THOMAS.
Asphyxiated in the Bristol House at
Wilkes-B Barre.

Abram Thomas. a resident Of Nanti-
coke, was found dead in bed at $40
o'clock yesterday morning in the Bris-
tOl house, on Public square, Wilkes
Barre. Thomas boarded with Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Richards, in NanticoEe,
and came to Scranton on Thursday
and witnessed the parade. Illuminat-
ing gas, which poured from an open
jet, was the cause of his death.
After the demonstration Thomas
went to the home Of his relatives, at
2l7 Mullen street, West Scranton, and
there spent the evening, leaving this
city on the 1915 Delaware and Hudson
train. Before going away he informed
his father, Llewellyn Thomas, that if
he did not return to the house he
would go to Wilkes Barre and there
spend the night before returning to
Nanticoke.
AS far as can be learned Thomas
could have had no motive for ending
his life, and the indications are strong
that his death was accidental.
Thomas father went to Wilkes
Barre yesterday and made arrange
ments for the transfer of the remains
to this city. They will arrive some
time this morning and be removed 20
the family residence, on Mullen street
by Undertaken Tague.
Deceased was about % years of age,
and left this city on Feb. IS, when he
went to Nanticoke. He was a brother
of Miss Elizabeth Thomas Uillie Nor
ganog), soloist at Elm Park church.
The funeral will probably be held
on Monday afternoon and intermant
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
MR.. TRUEsDALE's VIEW.
New President Talks Hopefully of
the Anthracite Trade.

president Truesdale, of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany, takes an optimistic view of the
anthracite coal trade, and while he does
not say there will be no cutting of coal
prices by his company. he gives the
impression that as far as he is con-
cerned, prices will be maintained" says
the Philadelphia Press. THE outlook
is encoura ging and while he has only
been at the head of this company for
a short time, he is considering a num-
Der of important Improvements.
Mr. Truesdale in an affable manner
spoke in well-measured words of the
future of the company. and he thought
the outlook was encouraging. He dwelt
on closer relations between coal COM
panies and said there was no trust. but
the individual coal operators would be
looked after and the main thing would
he the keeping Of the production down
so as not to exceed the demand"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
WILL BE NO ROWDYISM
Firemen's Convention Here to Be
Conducted on a New Plan.
Delegates Will Readily
Fall in Line.

Both the executive and general COM
mittees of the liremens fair met YES
terday, the former i'm the afternoon
at Chief Hickey's office, and the lat
ter in the evening at the common coun-
Gil chamber.
At the meeting of the executive COM
mittee the main matter discussed was
the best means of combating the feel
ing that has spread that a firemen's s
state convention is undesirable, on the
ground that the crowd that will at
tend is a decidedly lively one. to put
it mildly. The committee realized that
there was no denying that the dele
gates came for a good time and insist
on having it, but it was the experience
of those of the committee who have
attended these annual gatherings that
the visitors invariably only follow out
the programme that is arranged for
them.
1t a word, the delegates did just what
they were encouraged to do by their
entertainers.
The Scranton committee proposes to
see to it that the public at large will
have no cause to complain of the con-
duct of those who will attend the con-
vention here. Firemen. the committee
believes, are Just like any other men
and can be entertained just like other
delegates are entertained. There will
be enough of this kind of entertain
ment provided to leave no time for the
Objectionable kind. Besides this, the
local firemen will be under strict "a
structions to discourage instead of en-
couragng any carrYings-on that will
not be approved by the most confirmed
lover of peace and quiet
The delegates will be given to un.
derstand at the outset and even before
they come here that Scranton intends
to show them something new in the
wo" of entertainment and there is no
question but that they they win readily
fall in with the committees idea.
The fact that 6. d. Wegman, one
Of SCrantOn'S most prominent business
men, is al the head of the committee
is assurance that Scranton need feel
no worry about the convention leaving
any very undesirable feature.
At the meeting Of the general COM
mittee there was little business Of pub
lie Importance transacted. The re-
ports of the various sub-committees
and delegates from the different COM
panies showed encouraging progress
and no end of enthusiasm in the COM
ing fair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
WOLFF IS A CLEVER sWINDLER.
Succeeded in Getting S75 of Morris
Swartzkopf's Money.

The grand jury yesterday found a
true bill against v 5. Wolff, who on
June l. swindled Morris SwartzkOpf.
Of Penn avenue, out of SO. On the
day in question Wolff entered Swartz-
kopGs store and after representing that
he was an agent in the employ of II.
Seigcl Il Co. of New York, succeeded
in getting him to endorse sight draft
on Seigel & 60.
lie had the draft cashed at the First
National bank and when the latter
sent it to New York for collection il
was returned with the information
that there was no such firm doing
business in New York as Seigel e Co.
SwartzkOpf had to pay the draft.
Investigation showed that Wolff is
a noted swindler. \ recent number of
the Bank Detective contained his pic
ture and a description of his methods.
If he can be located he will be called
upon to answer for his offense in this
city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
The New York, Ontario and West
ern Railway Company

propose running an excursion from all
stations to New York city on Monday,
April 10. Round trip tickets will be
sold on the basis of a fare and one
half, and will be good for return pass
age up to and including April Is, With
the Ontario and Westerns excellent
train service, and the low rates offered,
it is anticipated that this will be one
Of the largest excursions ever run.
Just at this season the large stores of
New York will be displaying their
Easter goods, and the theaters and
other places of amusement Offering the
best of attractions. If you are look
ing for a pleasant outing, and appre-
ciate picturesque scenery, fine equip
ment and superior service, we have
simply to say that you should not miss
this opportunity. The date, remember,
Is April 10. -