The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-08

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


A PROPOS of the much discussed
~ milk question, the basis of COM
a. plant in the case of a large dairy
company has recently been discovered
after some weeks of careful detective
service. A great deal of fault was
found by the patrons of one of the
chief routes in this city and the COM
pany was unable to locate the difficulty
Finally very close watch was set upon
the delivery man, the detective follow
ing after him and exchanging the bot
ties already left for these he carried
with him. and taking the ones under
suspicion back to the depot for exam
nation. In many cases they were
found to be far under requirements
and after considerable trouble 1t was
discovered that the enterprising en-
ploye had a large 10-quart pail full Of
water. by judicial minging of which he
was causing a little milk to go a long
way. The sudden change in the quail
ity of the milk supply on that route
nearly caused collapse of the pat
rons.
4 FAR as Scranton Is concerned
~ ordinarily, the moon might as
- well go out of business. No one
pays much attention to her here. Once
in long time we may pause long
enough to decide whether 1t is a fire.
reflection from the steel mill or the
rising orb of night which appears to
the eastward; but generally speaking,
the exceptional illumination of Scran-
ton by electricity quite puts her out.
1t is different in the country, where they
plant potatoes and beans in the moon
and make up most of the social calen-
dar according to her vagaries. Then
one realizes, after stumbling in inky
darkness for three weeks. why a moon
was ever created to make glad the
fourth.
Tuesday night the Hill people had a
brief opportunity to appreciate the ef-
forts of wellmeaning, thoroughly in
cOnstan. moon. About Z o'clock the
street lights went out and only ghost
ly. soft radiance slipped down like 4
benediction. over the dimness. In that
pale light the city took on an appear
ance almost never viewed before. The
picture seemed entirely unfamiliar, and
a vague poetic beauty bathed towers
| and roofs where white CLEANS Of frail
snow fall accentuated the details.
straight overhead sailed My Lady
Moon-something more than bow
| but yet like the fair little canoe on Il
silent sea where here fathomless path
was marked by star tipped light. 1t
| is a pleasant thing now and then to be
reminded that somewhere following
our mad haste in a stately fashion Of
her own, we have a light that isn't
set on pole and turned on or off at
the will of some man down in the
power house by the river
r HE ABSENCE of little children
from the streets. the cars and the
. shops is marked nowadays in this
| city. Perhaps we haven't quite reached
| the stage when a stranger visiting
Scranton would involun,arily think Of
| Hamelin town and wonder If here, too,
| had the Pied Piper entered to lure
away the little ones into the Enchanted
| Valley Mothers are timid about taxi
| ing the small people of the house
hold with them on shopping tours, in
crowded cars and stores and thus the
scare Of contagious diseases is having
| it's effect in unexpected ways. The
street car company notes the difference.
likewise the toy-dealers and confec-
| TONERS.