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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-11
MANAGEMENT OF STATE INsTITU-
TIONS

their actions. or whether we snail adopl
for the management OF all the institu-
tions Both plans are in operation. in our
as we'll as The
separate board plan contemplates body of
the unfortunate Glasses. not forgetful Of
the great burden. that those classes are
tSeH S1a 6e to S 5gd s3 aed
nection with the institution to which they
persons form centers of influence and edu,
cation and exercise an extensive ana
on the Subject in which they are inter-
They appoint officials without reference
for merit. and retain them in the service
Indefinitely Their attitude toward these
officials is one of support and encourage
The single board plan pres Yrnsisnt 1 bnsil
training and experience experts in the con-
duct Of Institutions, and in the treatment t
devoting their whole time and energy to
their duties and receiving adequate com,
fudge of the Qualifications needed for
superintendent stewards ana Se otne er s sIso
cses an npe9 ali nS
to decide finally what expense ought to be
incurred and pass upon accounts IN o, they
into the discharge of their duties: These
are the highest ideals for either plan. and
results fall far short Of the ideal in both
The dangers to which the separate
board plan is liable are that men with the
qualifications indicated and who have the
means. SO that. they can afford to devote
the requisite time to the work required
without compensation. are difficult to find,
and that in practice political consdera-
these positions. That as a result. the
resident member becomes to all intents and
purposes the board for the institution, and
that its management Will be given a turn
interests; that each institution thus, be;
comes separate factor. and the local
member or board. becomes, an advocate;
advancement. without reference to. the
needs of the other institutions. or of the
best interests of the state as whole.
AGRICULTURE
In the realm of production. our greatest
interest continues to center about the
farm. While we can point with pride to
our manufacture numbering and mining
industries. 1t is after all the condition of
the Minnesota farm that marks our prog
ity, and it commands for us the proud po-
stion which we occupy among our sister
states. Its interests are our interests. Its
needs. our greatest concern. The same
is making itself felt in other fields of pro-
duction has invaded agriculture.
Farming is no longer mere routine trade:
success is conditioned upon intelligent
skill as well as industry. Our farmers
have the industry: 1t is the province or
enable them to ACQUIRE that. art and skill
which mere practice on the farm does not
afford We have already made great adj
vances in that regard: we are In the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
>il0liilliljili6iliilCiGiGE:
Brief Chats -"
With Advertisers
ADVERTISING MADE
PROFITABLE BY
GOOD BUSINESS
METHo ps.
'N,gNNlNeMN.V N,V.N.N!0lgl NlNNNS

vertise don't succeed. 1t is their fault
not advertising's fault
one of those same men might get
bolt of seasonable cloth and shove
il back on the shelf until the edges
got faded, and the goods musty and
dusty, and it would be valueless.
Run your advertisement as you do
the rest of your business. 1t takes
common sense to do either.
DO not buy up the sides of barns
and cover them with white and black
paint; do not buy little tin signs to
tack around; do not dishgure farmers
fences: do not go into fake schemes.
Use the newspapers.
Use the best one in town the one
that goes to hundreds of families each
week and is read by them. and then
handed over to the neighbors to read.
a paper with prestige and influence:
a paper that goes to the homes of the
better element of citizens in the city
and country--the people whose trade
you desire. The people who are in
telligent enough to read paper are
the people who have intelligence 20
make a good living for the family and
naturally spend money freely and yet
wisely -NewspGperdom.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

Apia by the only way of steamship
travel, from Rarotonga to Auckland on
one line and from Auckland 10 Apia
on another, no vessel having arrived
at Apia direct from Rarotonga within
a year. On the hour of his arrival the
Apia collector of customs commented
on a greensboro watch charm which he
was wearing, and said that he had
learned of the interest with which the
native people of Rarotonga had listened
10 the travellers account of the Vener-
alton with which the Maoris regard the
jade as an almost sacred ornament
The collector of customs could not re-
call when or where he learned that fact
he just knew 1t, that was all. This
trivial story had apparently in some
mysterious way come faster than the
traveller by steam.
Yet another instance: The press as
sociations of this country had accounts
of the strained relations of the Ameri-
can and the German sQuadrons in Ania
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
What others SAY.

If you Orly keep your store open
part of the time would you expect to
get as much trade as the man whose
doors were open to the public all the
time?
If YOU only tell people what you
have to sell part of the time can you
reasonably expect to do as much bus
mess as the man who keeps everlast-
inglN at it?--Bates.
Successful advertising means first to
arrest the attention of the greatest
possible number, after which so to
marshal ones facts as to make clear
to your readers that which is plain to
you.-ChicagO Dry Goods Reporter.
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10 those whom they may concern, but
even more distinctly to those whom
they do not, The first South sea sur
prise is that the islander of fact never
stirs "A finger to put himself i'm line
with the islander Of the books.
1t Is practically impossible To trace
the channel Of the news. One may sur
round himself with servants who know
rot a word of English and may be as
secret as lodge in discussing plans
yet knowledge of them spreads with
speed and with an accuracy which be-
comes less and less In proportion az
the distance is greater. one is almost
tempted to believe that the news is
carried by bird in the air. And il is
not only things done and words spoken
that are thus published, even unspoken
plans become known, to the great hind
rance of business combinations.
Some explanation may be imagined
tonga. 600 miles away. lie went tc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

harbor as they existed in February,
1889. This news was published in the
first week in March. There was no
possible way of learning single thing
as to the outcome. For four weeks
Samoa was out of the world. No
steamers could call there and no cable
existed. 1t was certain that no one
could get line of news before the first
of April. Yet in the latter part of the
third week of March the American
newspapers published a brief account
OF a naval engagement at point blank
range in Apia harbor. German ships
were sunk, American ships We're sunk,
many lives were lost. it was said. The
story could be traced back no further
than Washington, 1t came out of the
navy department in an unofficial way,
and il the officials traced il still
further back to any source, that
fact was never made known. In the
course of a day OF so all the papers
pointed out the inaccuraey Of the news
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

and showed how impossible it would lie
to have any sort OF information before
the fixed date OF the mail. Now this
story was false in every point. There
was no naval combat point blank in
Apia harbor, nor at any range in Sa-
moan waters: yet all who were famil-
lar with the South seas knew that
something had happened and that the
news had come through the South seas
news service and waited for the facts.
Note the date: it was at the end OF
the third week in March that this news
was published. The April mail up from
Samoa brought the news of the mem
orable hurricane. of the wreck OF the
Adler, the Eber and the Olga of the
German navy, of the wreck OF the
Trenton and the Vandalia, and Of the
beaching of the Nipsic of Admiral
Kimberley's squadron. And this took
place at the beginning Of the third
week In March.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

to account for the rapid spread of news
from place TO place on a single island.
or from island to island Of single
archipelago, But the mind cannot
comprehend the diffusion of knowledge
from archipelago TO archipelago where
there is no accommodation except
by the most roundabout ways. Yet
news spreads from Islander to islander
along channels which they either cam
not or will not explain, and from the
islander il comes to the white man.
Such news is sometimes accurate, Of
tener quite wrong; but the man wise
in the ways OF the beach knows that
something has happened, and awaits
developments.
Here is an instance: Last year dis
tinguished student of the MaOris OF
New Zealand, S. Percy Smith, surveyor
general OF that colony, made an ex-
tended tour of Polynesia. Before go
ing to Apia. his last stop was at Raro~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
Advertising Not a Mystery.

There is great deal OF talk about
advertising being something hard to
understand.
Advertising is the least mysterious Of
all things.
There is no secret about advertising.
II stands for itself
There is more mystery about no
ADVERTISING" Once ana "A while a fel-
low can plug along and make a small
competence, and retire from business
fairly we'll o-do. The wonder is. "How
did he do it,
He is generally a man who keeps
open from ) o'clock in the morning un-
til II at night, burns coal oil, does his
own sweeping out, squeeZeS penny as
if it were his all, never enjoys himself
socially, and is known in the commun-
ity as AN old mossback, but-"he is hOn-
est and does what he says"
But the man who adveTtses comes
out i'm the broad daYlight--with edCn
issue of the paper. Everybody knows
why he is making money--that he isn't
afraid 10 tell what he has to sell, and
what he sells ii fOr-and they go TO him
with the confidence inStilled by con-
tinued publicity. for no one could ad-
vertise to sell gold dollars for 20 cents
and do it right along, because either
the gold ollars would be counterfeit, or
the man would bust up i'm business
And did you ever notice that the ad-
vertiser has bright tidy store? That
he is a public spirited citizen? That he
and his family enjoy themselves social.
Iy?
That's the reason that advertising is
not mysterious.
1t makes a man Of a man. II makes
him power in community.
Once in while some men who ad-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

Advertising is the force which drives
tn" pulse Of trade
There il no advertising equal to
newspaper advertising.
\ good advertisement in a good
newspaper which tells OF the merits
Of Il good article, is bound To bring
good results.
II YOU are not advertising in the
newspapers, begin now; and give your
advertising thought and attention. If
yOu do this you viii soon be firm he
lever in the value of newspaper adver-
tisinC.
Lives ut "HusIlers" all remind us
That To make our business rise
We should leave old ways behind us,
Get up speed and advertise.
Mansfield. O., News.
The newspaper is the only profitable
advertising medium for the local retail
merchant il being the only medium
that reaches the people fresh each day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
COURT HOUSE GROUNDS.
Paid moving. sprinkling

lawn, ShOVeling snow,
and other work on G.
II. grounds ..............$ 49, %
Barber Asphalt Co.. use
of steam roller .......... 25 90
Clark Lowry, trees. S........ 80 90
Repairs and sharpening
lawn mowers ............ 3G Is
New hose and plumb
ing, etc .,....,.....,...... 16 II
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
ANNUAL
STATEMENT
OF THE
COMMISSIONERS
OF
LACKAWANNA COUNTY

Showing Receipts. Disbursements,
Condition Of the Finances and Ac-
counts Of State and County Taxes
for the fiscal year ending December
IL. 1908.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
SOUTH SEA NEWS SERVICE.

Mysterious Way in Which Tidings
Spread in the Island of the Pacific.
From the New York Sun.
The second surprise which awaits
the newcomer in any South Pacific
archipelago is the way in which his
acts and plans became known not only
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
DISBURSEMENTS
ASSESSMENTS

Pald assessors for making state
ana county assessments, making
tax duplicates, school copies
and transcripts of mortgages
and judgments .....,.,,,,......,. ..
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It is a curious fact that the many
merchants whose advertisements are
Always found in the various fake ad-
vcrtisng schemes which come and go
in this and other cities, seldom, If ever,
Use the newspapers to talk To the pub
lir. and if approached by a represen-
tativc Of good newspaper on the sub
icct or advertising. they generally in
form the solicitor that advertising
does not nay, and cite the amount
they have spent i'm the previous year
Tha, such advertising does not pay,
any one who has given the matter the
least thought knows.
The only sure. business bringing.
profit Aiming medium for the local
dealer is the newspaper. Good news
paper advertising. if properly handled,
is bound to bring good returns. The
smaller merchants can secure Just as
good results from the use of advertis-
ing space proportionate to the size of
their business. and stores, as the de.
partment stores ana other large deal
as who use large spaces.
'rhc great fault with the average
user Of small space is that he merely
places his name and line of business
therein. and leaves it run indefinitely.
Such advertising may bring some bust
ness hut il cannot bring the returns
that it should. ana would if kept
changed continually with terse. inter.
"sting announcements i'm regard to the
goods for sale.
There are many dealers in this city
who are using small aud moderate
-pa,c--trum two to eight inChes--tu
good advantage. Among these are Mil
lar & Peck, Reynolds Bros. Lewis.
Reilly & Davies, Gunster & FOrsythe
Clemons. Ferber d O'Malley. Charles
L. Griffin, Lackawanna Laundry, NJ.
Norton, F.. q. Coursen The Weston
Mill. PierCes Market, Hand & Payne,
Economy Furniture store. Louis Con-
rad, Mercereau Il Connell. Florev x
Brooks. Newark Shoe store Standard
shoe store, and Williams q McAnulty.
There are no doubt others that deserve
mention in this connection that do not
come to mind at present.
There are scores of other stores in
his city that could be advertised on
the same plan as those just mentioned,
with great profit to themselves. If
many of them spent the same amount
in the newspapers that they are con-
tinually throwing away on fake
schemes. they would he able to secure
a good space in one or two of the daily
newspapers constantly, which is the
only shortcut" to reach the people
who buy.
The merchants of Binghamton organ
lied against fake advertising schemes
about six months ago. and in that time
have saved themselves $1,000
The home newspaper is the best ad-
Nertising medium, because it is read
carefully by the entire family. The
best newspaper is generally the home
newspaper of every city inasmuCh as
the intelligent people of moderate
means are the ones who compose the
great bulk Of regular newspaper read
rrs. and know a good thing when they
see it. They are also the class of poo,
the ones that advertisers want to
reach.
The Tribune is the acknowledged
home and family newspaper of this re-
gion, which accounts for its unexcelled
standing as a tirst-class advertising
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
PRISON EXPENSES.
REGISTRATION.

REGISTRATION.
Paid assessor of voters for MAX
ing May and December regis
tration ..".,....,.............e...$ S,799 50
ROAD DAMAGES.
Paid viewers appinted
by court ...,.........,,S SO OO
Damage to land taken
fro public road ...,..... 1924 %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
RECEIPTS

RECEIPTS.
Amount received by County
Treasurer NJ. j. Kelly, from
county and bridge tax duplt-
Gates and other sources Of
revenue as shown by the state
urcr ...,......,.....,'.., .$329,572 IS
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount of disbursements from
county and bridge funds as
shown by the following state
ment of the county commits
slOnerS on county warrants
Nos. | to 1863 inclusive, and
disbursements made by the
county treasurer as shown by
the statement of said treasurer. 2Sl,6S0 O9
ments .....,',,,',,...i .,,'''''',,.. 47.s92 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

The merchants of BinghamtOn organ
lied against fake advertising schemes
about six months ago. and i'm that time
have saved themselves $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
DIVISION OF ELECTION DISTRICT

DIVISION OF ELECTION DISTRICTS.
Paid commissioners appointed by
court .s...ss...ss.s.ss.sssss.ss IL 80
ELECTION EXPENSES.
Paid election officers and
rent Of polling places. ll9 80
Ground rent for polling
Printing ballots. instruic.
ton, return sheets, etc. SEQ u
Repairing, moving. set
ting up and storing
Delivering ballots and ~
other election blanks. 100 Il
Clerks appointed by court
TO compute election re-
Publishing sherirr's proc. -
Supplies to election boards so o.
= 1880 IS
ELECTION CONTESTS.
Pal dwitnesses in election con
tests ........................... 81 i6..
EASTERN PENITENTIARY.
Paid board and clothing of con.
NlCt s,...,............,....,.. Sill 70
ENUMERATION OF SCHOOL Chill
Paid assessors making enumer-
alton Of children ...u....,....,.S l,ob2 %
INSURANCE.
Paid insurance, county prison
and court house ...,...,.,...,..'S l52 W
IMPEACHMENTS
Paid costs in Impeachment case
of Alderman Kelly ............,S 264 80
INSANE CONvICTS.
Paid physicians for examinations
of and report upon mental con
diton of persons alleged to be
insane '''.',',.,',.'''''''''''' " II
INQUESTS.
Paid s. +. Longstrect,
COnOfef OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sAl,OtU VI
$. w. Benjamin chemist. 125 %
Jurors at inquestS ........ 99 w o-,oo
PRINTING AND STATIONERY.
Paid blank books blank forms,
pencils, pens etc ......,..'..'.''N 500 %
PREMIUMS.
Paid bounty on wild cats foxes.
etc, including fees of Justices 4Sl 20
POSTAGE.
Paid postage stamps .............S 40 90
STREET SPRINKLlNG.
Paid Dunn Sprinkling Co .......$ 30 W
FIRE WARDENS.
Paid for extinguishing forest
ureS .,.......,.,,,.''...'..''S - VI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
A Few Facts.

Advertising is the force which drives
the pulse Of trade
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
ADVERTISING
AGRICULTURAL so

Paid for publishing commits
sioncrs' annual statement. and
other advertising ......,.,.,,,...
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
BRIDGES

BRIDGES.
Paid A. Il. Wetherby for
TWO stone arch bridges
in Newton and West
Abingdon tOwnships....S so ~
Harrison Gardner for
stone arch in Greenfield
township .,.,............ $40 90
Nandervoort & kizer.
abutmen. in Blakely bo-
rough ..................... 1874 90
Groton Bridge Manufac-
turing Co. for three
iron bridges i'm Newton
and Benton townships
and Blakely borough. 2.l20 90
Mclaughlin & Snyder
for stone arch bridge
in South Abingdon town
ship .........,............. 200 90
fessionai services ...'... 2OS 70
Bartl & Smith ............ 10 80
S. w. Roberts, railroad
fare, etc, for com
missioners and engineer
locating sites and in
sepcting bridge work.. Is 81
Giles Roberts, railroad
fare, etc, for commits
.sioners and engineer
locating sites and in
specting bridge work.. % 90
Livery bills ................ 1900
Advertising bridge let
tings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850
c. j, Thomas, for stone
arch in Dalton borough. $40 90
4 L
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
COMMONWEALTH COSTS.
COURT EXPENSES.

Paid aldermen, justices, cOnsta-
bes and witnesses in common
wealth cases ..........,..,.......S4 & a. 5S5 63
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

There il no advertising equal to
newspaper advertising.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

The Tribune is the acknowledged
home and family newspaper of this re-
gion, which accounts for it's unexcelled
standing as frst-Class advertising
mndium.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES..
Paid Freeman Leach. treasurer,
premium to agricultural socie-
ties as provided by law........"S 200 90
APPREHENSION or MURDERERS.
Paid reward for apprehension
ana conviction of Van Horn...S 200 90
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18
ROAD DAMAGES
STATE HOSPITAL.

Paid keep of insane ConVicts
from LaCkawanna county .....$ 2I3 70
STATE INDUSTRIAL REFORMATORY.
Paid care of inmates from
Lackawanna count .......,....s 4Jl 80
STATE AUDIT.
Paid T. w Thayer, auditing ac-
counts of county officers .....s $50 %
SITNDRY EXPENSES
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

ASSETS.
Cash in county treasury.S 4O3sI o.
Court house building. $4,000 OO
Furniture and fixtures
in court house ..,..,,,, 59'D0 W'
Court house grounds. 2OO,WO w.
County prison building. l29,OO ~
County prison grounds. D'OOO NJ
prison ..,,,..........,. 5000 90
Due from collectors
subject to commits
sions and generations. 10000 Ol
Due from state ,,.,..,... 1850 u
Total assets ,.,........,.......'..s%D .s%D'Oo- %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-18

TAXES REFUNDED.
Paid taxes overcharger and re-
tunded ...'.''''.'.''''''''''''. - is
TEMPORARY LOANS.
Paid Scranton Savings bank.
temporary loans .............,...S 42,b3j "a
Total amount of disbursements
by the county commissioners
on their warrentS from Nos. 1
to 5,SG9, inclusive .....,s.........S2j9,4 42j 81
In addition to the fore
going the following
disbursements were
made by the county
treasurer from the
genTa county fund.
to wit:
Interest on county
bonds ,........,..,......,S 1900 ~
County institute ......,.. 200 90
city institute .,........,., 200 on
Commission charged by
county treasurer.,...... 1884 81
Total amount disbursed from
the year 1898 .,,..,.............,.. 2Sl, $50 O9
STATE TAX ACCOUNT,
Valuation of money at interest,
bonds, mortgages and jude-
| ments, etc, assessed in Lacka-
| wanna county for the year 1885
subject to four mill tax for
| Staet purposes, as reported to
board of revenue commission
Of tax .,,,,.,,,',..,,,.,s g. io2 IS
| From which deduct county
| county tredsurer's cOmmis-
sion .......................... 264 %
| Total amount state tax ......,$ 70 221 SO
! Rebate ..,..,.,.,,...,..,..,s 1860 i9........
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-09

by the price OF sugar in London. Evel
at the lowest prices OF wheat. &c IA,
continued a paying crop in the United
States. under intelligent management.
So the sugar crop. under equally good
management. will be a paying crop.
But the conditions OF the sugar in
dustry in these Islands. confronted a.
it may be. by an over-productiol with
in ten, fifteen or twenty years. de-
mand the utmost conservatism in
management. The practice ~ uo.dias
large reserves Of cash. is not favored
here, but the men who have. and who
inherit. large experience n these AZ
fairs. in the older communities. know
the value of il. These reserves are the
reservoirs which supply nourishment.
when the streams OF prosperity sudd n
" run dry.