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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28

One of the most interesting problems
which confront the railroad men Of
today Is to determine what is the exact
increase Of cost to the railroad COM
panics in running q train at high
speed over the cost of running it at a
moderate speed. Thus far the prob
lem has not been answered with any
thing like mathematical exactitude.
There are certain items, however.
which can be brought together in a
group. These must be taken into ac-
count in the solution. F. "A. Delano.
superintendent of motive power OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road. in an address made before the
Western Railway club. classified the
items. The Burlington runs the fast
est train in the west. The matters
TO be considered are. he says:
1. Increased fuel consumption.
>. Higher grade or standard OF ma
chinery, material and service required
for extra fast trains.
IS,
maintenance Of machinery, permanent
way. etc.
4. Increased risk of accident by
breakage OF machinery, injury to track,
etc.
5. Increased risk of accident. such
as collisions with other trains, ana
risks taken to avoid collisions.
6. Delay to traffic on account of keep
ing the road clear.
Increased fuel consumption will ap-
proximate IS per cent. This on the
supposition that a speed of sixty miles
an hour Is made instead Of thirty miles
an hour. AS result of this demand
engines which formerly handled ten Ur
twelve cars to a train have been dis
carded or put on branch or light SER
vice. while engines of twice their power
cannot handle trains of equal length
and weight under the new conditions
Of required speed.
In the extra fast service no expense
Is spared. The master mechanic gives
increased attention to the conditions
Of the engine and cars. Only the very
best Of materials is used. Just as an
instance. The waste is specially pre-
pared and the coal is selected and
broken before 1t is put on the engine
From the roadmaster TO the section
man the road service Is keyed up tC
top notch to keep the track safe tC
the fast train.
The added cost in tine wear and tear
of the machinery and the track il
more than considerable. 1t is hard to
determine the risk to other trains The
extensive block and signal systems
would not be required We're it not fol
the high speed trains Their initial
cost Is small compared with the cost
Of their maintenance.
A most difficult and serious factor il
the delay to other traffic due to high
speed trains. Altogether it is not go.
ing too far to say that the increase II
the rate of speed is not accomplished
without the expenditure Of at least two
dollars where one suftced before.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28
freight has been increased from six to


The plans for the new Lehigh Valley
depot at East Mauch Chunk have been
changed to such an extent as to save
the company almost 100000. Even
with this change the building, when
complete. will be a credit to the town
and to the railroad company.
An extra large force Of carpenters
will be put to work so as to get coal
running through the breaker as soon
as possible. as there Is an increased
demand for coal. Tho officials Of the
company will lose no time In hurrying
the work along. Times.
The work Of clearing up the interior
Of the Dodson No. 12 shaft which was
damaged by fire last July is progress
ing rapidly and a large force OF men
has been put on this week to hurry
the work along. The work in the shaft
is about completed and the carriage
has been placed in position. The sur
veyors were on the ground on Friday
and staked out the ground for the new
breaker and as soon az that Is done
work on the new structure will COM
mence,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28
D., L. & w. Board for Today.

Following Is the makeup of the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
Wednesday, Feb. 49, 1900.
WILD CATS SOUTH.
] a. MP. Singer
8 a. MI. Rowe. with w. d. Warfel's
$50 a. NV. A. Bartholomew.
8 a. ma. i. Ketchum.
a. mo. Kearney.
10 a. mp. Gilligan.
p. MI. McCue.
p. m.--James Ginley.
8 p. NV. II. Bartholomew.
4.45 p. m.-F. Hallett.
SUBMITS.
$50 a. M, north--G. Frounfelker.
II a. M. south-McLane. with warrick' 8
men.
llao a. M. north-H. Bush.
FULLER.
10 a. m.-Peckins.
PUsHERS
a. m, south-fiouser
1i.30 a. m. south-M. Moran.
Up. m. SOUTH NJ. Murphy.
10 .. m. sovth-C. Cawley.
PASSENGER ENGINE.
$50 .. MN. Magovern.
WILD CATS. NORTH.
q. m, 2 engines-J. z. Masters.
II a. m, 2 engines-C. Kingsley.
p. m, 2 engines-J. OHara.
p. m, engines-T. Fitzpatrick.
George Wandall and men and c. Town:
send and men will report at my office al
$50 q. M, Wednesday, Feb. Is. A" {. 5.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28
rrhe Revised Classif tion.

Nearly ell Of the trunk line railroads
and connections which use the official
lfeikht classification have sent in
their votes on the changes recon-
rended by the classification commit
tees It 10 expected that supplement-
ery classification will be sent out
within Q few days. The leading traffic
u,anageIs believe that they have elm
mated the Objectionable features OF
the oiiicial classification and have met
the wishes OF large proportion of the
dAlprers.
There II scarcely a doubt as to the
adoption Of the changes recommended
BY the committee. The complaints of
luntust differences between the rates
on carload lots and Less than carload
.lot4 have been adjusted in what the
tiAhic managers term Ia liberal spirit
yhere 10 no trcth In the report from
ths west that the number Of classes OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28
Hoods SoaIabasM

HOODS PiIls surs uvsr liis; she peairrltasiag aal
only osTkS5Ve 70 SxEo vltk NoodS UsSsapaIllIo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28

Aleck-Well. Uncle;. this Is very differ
ent from the farm. isn't It?
Uncle RubeIt feels strange. sure
enough: but guess the owners of them
new tangled things know all about wat
ering their stock. just the same.-Auto-
mobile Magazine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-28
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
CASE OF RUNNING FAST RAIL.
ROAD TRAINS.

Way the D., L. & w. Board Is Made
Up for Today-Revised Freight
Classification on the Trunk Lines.
Work Of Clearing UP the Interior
Of the Dodson Shaft Is Progress
ing-New Lehigh Valley Station
at East Mauch Chunk.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
County Commissioners.

The board OF county com missioners
adjourned Wednesday be oreldolng
80 they heard the pleas OF the i'm
protinate result tina. NJ. j. Spen-
GERS personal property tax was re-
duced S25. AS stated before the board
does not take very enthusiastically to
the work OF equalization at this lat e
date.
DR.. f. d. Teas, the newly elect ed
county coroner, was appointed coun-
ty health officer also, at a salary of
S6C per annum, in place of DR.. Jewell.
OF Moran. The two offices are gener-
ally held by the same person and
hence the change.
The matter of letting the county
printing coming up the weekly
REGISTER was renewed for the year
1900 as before at one-half the legal
rates.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

A good, new 4-room house, well
located, in lola for $500.
5-A nice little home for $40 in
this city
GA nice new broom house, not
yet finished, to rent to a responsible
party. Located ON Washington ave-
nue., Ready in few days.
"A nice dry lot, well in, for 5000
Also some nice lots for S2l0 and S2l5
and number Of other lots not so
close in for $40.
8-A number of good dwellings and
scores of vacant lots for sale, some of
which are cheap. He would gladly
show them to anyone wishing to buy.
Remember the place, Room A over the
post. office.
"a nice lot, well in, for 5000; also
some nice lots for S2l0 and $2l5. A
number of other lots not 50 close in
for less than 800 each. Remember
his address, Room A over the post
office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
GET RICH QUICK.
Remarkable Offer Made to an lola
Business Man Which He Neglects
for Local Opportunities.

The following unusual letter was
received through the mails yesterday
by Chas. b. Spencer, the druggist,
and he appreciates the jNke OF the
opening paragraph so mu3h that he
allowed a REGISTER reporter to read
it despite the heart rending appeal at
the close:
My Dear Sir: Confidential
Your name was sent me by my
son (who is my travelling representa-
tive) as a shrewd, reliable and trust
worthy man for me to cooperate with
in your vicinity and l therefore take
the liberty of making you PROPOSE
ton that ninety-nine out of humid
red up-to-date men would gladly
grasp if they could personally ex-
anime my work, thereby convincing
themselves of the absolute safety of
my offer.
The writer Is an expert engrsver,
having for twenty-five years been en-
ployed in the Bureau of Engraving,
Washington, d. c., and for twelve
years was superintendent Of one OF
the largest Bank Note Companies in
the country. During my leisure l
took up as side issue the duplica-
ton of Ones Five's and Tens, and as
these were the original demonstra-
eions l had worked upon you can be-
1--we me when l say they are perfect
duplicates.
Now my dear sir, am fully aware
of the suspicion and prejudice that
you naturally will entertain for my
proposition, as you will on first
thought class it as coming from a
green-goods or sawdust swindler, but
if you will lay aside that prejudice,
apply common sense and look at my
proposition from business stand
point. compare 1t with the methods
of these petty swindlers and you will
credit me with not being fool enough
to waste my time addressing a man
of your intelligence and standing IN
the community.
The methods of the so-called green
goods swindlers have been exposed
from time to time in the daily press
They send out seductive circular let
ters to Ignorant farmers, with news
paper clipping in regard to counter
feit money, etc, falsely pretending
that they are the parties spoken o
In the article, and offering to sell tina
which they have not, inducing then
to send on their hard earned money
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
PAVING, WATER and LIGHTS
Some Interesting Figures Obtained at
Pittsburg by Mayer Servey and
Commissioner Harris

Mayor A. j. Servey and Street
Commissioner John Harris returned
Tuesday from a two days visit at
Pittsburg where they asked questions
and obtained figures about street
paving, water works and electric
lights, three things in which lola is
vitality interested right now.
Pittsburg is a city about twice the
size of lola and its expense account
figures up like this: fire hydrants,
S5,0S5; water for street sprinkling,
$3.50; electric lights, 81, 800; fire depart
ment, $2,2l7; city officers, police judge,
clerk and chief of police, $50 month;
three policeman, $50 month.
The revenues are as follows: twen-
ty-one joints, $4,000 annually; police
fines for December, 81 400. The water
company gets $4,000 annually from
the railroads, $5,085 from the city and
$4,000 from the eleven hundred pri-
vate consumers at So per snnum.
The street paving is vitrified brick
laid by contract at Sl.29 per square
yard, and the brick costs 50 thous.
and. The city pays for the center
third of the street and the property
owners put in the curbing and the
third adjoining their property,
Careful figures made by Major
Waite as to the cost of first class
modern water works plant of two
miles of ten inch mains, tower, pump
ing station and machinery
five miles of six inch pipe, all laid
together with good electric plant
with fifty arc lights, $4,000.
The mud of late has led dozen citi
zens to remark that the paving car
begin in front oftheir places tomorrow
If the city wishes. The lola brick
can be had for So thousand or cheap
er, and the price OF laying would re
main the same, greatly reducing tn,
cost.
The estimated water works is
plant that would never become to-
small. whereas Pittsburg is now
spending $4,000 in engagements.
The two Investigator now have
ideas and plans and are very enthusi
astic about the whole business and |
really looks as if lola might be on tn,
eve of making great strides.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
BUBoNIC PLAGUE IN MANILA
SIX Cases and Four DeathS--Preparations
to Establish Observation-Disclosures Cap
ture a Trooper and Three Horses.

Manila, Jan. 9.-The bubonic plague
is yet sporadic. There have been six
cases and four deaths. Preparations
are being made to establish hospitals
and quarantining. Great numbers of
provincial natives are coming to Ma
Mia, with the result that the city is
overcrowded, the increase in accom-
modations being inadequate, and the
rice necessary for food stutfs is more
expensive than at any period during
the last ~ years. The plague is dan
gerous 10 the oyercrowded, under-fed
and unwashed natives and Cinnamon.
Americans avoiding direct contact
with the disease are safe.
A force of Filipinos charged ~ men
of the Third cavalry, who were
scouting behind San Fernando de
Laubon. One trooper and three
horses and carbines were captured.
The enemy fled.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
East lola Cottage Meetings..

These meetings were held weekly
at the homes in the community and
were well attended. The devotion
and the music were fully up to the
mid-week services of our churches
and were taken up at the close of the
Sunday School effort of the past
summer.
This school was organized in the
grove by the kind permission and aid
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bunnel and main
tanned until fall weather threatened.
The average attendance was forty
and will be renewed in the spring
with fair prospect of church build
ing before another summer passes.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

WANTED-We will pay $1,000 a
week salary to either a man or wo-
man to represent the Midland Month
ly Magazine as a SUBSCRIPTION solicit
tor. The Midland is the same size as
McClures or the Cosmopolitan 1t.
is now in its sixth year and is the
only Magazine of this kind published
in the great Central West. A hand
some premium given to each sub
scriber. Send 10 cents for copy OF
the Midland and premium list to the
TWENTIETH CENTURY PUBLISHING
Co., 81. Louis, Mo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
and sending them valise of sawdust

and sending them a valise of sawdust
or a brick or some such in return.
The reason these rascals find it pro-
fitable to work this game, is because
they know and they take it for grant
ed that the people in general know
that there are hundreds OF thousands
of rs-counterfeit-in circulation,
and as men have no moral scruples
against increasing the money circula-
ton lin fact the majority of people are
in favor of doing it by law, as witness
the late greenback craze and the pre-
sent silver agitatiOn) they are induced
to send on their money on the very
liberal terms held out tn them-5 cents
buying a dollar or some such absurd
price,
No intelligent man would do it, for
their very proposition Is ridiculous;
not alene the "buying of a pig in a
bag" but man has only to stop and
consider the cost of engraving, press
es, printing, paper, etc, to see the
absurdity of the offer.
Now, compare these methods with
my proposition: Firstly: l am not
addressing IAN ignorant farmer.
Secondly: 1 do not want you to send
me one cent. What / want to know
is whether you will be willing to CO.
operate with me in the disposal of my
goods providing | prove to you be-
yOnd all dou bit. that my work is all
claim it, that it cannot be told from
the genuine, even by experts. Under
stand, do not want you to invest one
dollar until you have examined my
entire stock from one to one hundred
thousand dollars, compare them with
the genuine and in fact submit them
to any test you see fit, then after you
are thoroughly Satisfied on every
point, you can decided whether you
accept my proposition or not. The
fact is, an investment of $500 will give
you an immediate return that life
time of toll in your present business
would not do; this without injuring
friends, neighbors or your fellow.me
To convince you of the safety of the
business l will, upon receipt of tele,
gram-as per enclosed n0te-send you
a sample of my work and l will also
appoint place to meet you, 30 that
you can personally examine my en-
tire stock.
If for any reason you decide not t.
cooperate with me, trust as al
honorable man, you will honor thu
protection that the word "CONFI
DENTAL" insures to all communi
cations, and not be so heartless as t,
destroy my lIfe's work, 80 kindly
burn this and let the matter drop
( Trusting, however, to hear from you
Immediately, remain, CONFIDENT
! ally yours,
: Oldest Steel Flate Engraver in U. s.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
Real Estate News.

N. V. Moore is in the real estate
business, If you wish to buy, sell,
rent or exchange property see him.
He is located in room A over the post
Office. Here are few samples from
his list of properties.
IA good bottom farm to rent, %
miles from lola. Cash rent.
2-An Oklahoma farm for sale.
IA farm for sale or exchange near
Nevada, Mo. Would take farm or
city property here or stock of hard
ware or groceries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
New Library Books.

Among the new books recently
added to the lola City Library are
the following, the list being furnished
by the librarian, Mrs. VIM. Knapp:
opie Reed.
Kentucky Colonel.
Mrs Alexander,
Broken Links
Charlotte Brame,
Dora Thorne.
From Out the Gloom.
The Duchess.
The Hon Mrs vereker
fhe Duchess.
Chas NJ Sheldon,
In His Steps.
Hosener,
The Jews.
Church,
Early Britain
James Lane Allen.
Kentucky Cardinal.
NJ airy Holmes,
The Tracy Diamonds.
Voynicn,
The Grady.
Amanda Douglas,
When Kathie Married.
Julia Magruder,
Beautiful Alien.
Marion Harland,
sunnybank.
Pratt
Rhoda Thornton's Girlhood.
Arlo Bates,
A Wheel of Fire.
Richard Whiting
No. John Street
Phillpot
Children OF the Midst
G Henty
Under brakes Flag.
With Give in India.
Frances CaIruth,
Those Dale Girls
Chas Dudley Warner,
That Fortune.
Henry Sienkiewez,
Pan Michael
BOOKS REPLACED.
Rosa N Carey,
Wooed and Married.
Only the Governess.
Heriats Choice.
Uncle Max.
Edna Lyall,
Donovan.
A Hardy Norseman.
Mary Holmes,
Tempest and sunshine.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

Among the new books recently
added to the lola City Library are
the following, the list being furnished
by the Librarian, Mrs. VIM. Knapp:
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12
Teachers Examiners.

The regular county examination
for teachers certificates will be held
in the High School building at lola,
Kansas, Saturday, January ~, 1900.
GRANT BILLBE,
County Superintendent.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

p. S.-For obvious reasons l have
omitted all names, dates, etc from
this letter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

According to the comptroller's re-
port the net bonded debt of New
York city on January l, 1900, was
$252, 676, OBS.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-12

The street railway barn at Ham
mond, Ind, was destroyed by fire yes
terday. Thirty-two cars were burned.
Loss, $150,000.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
PORTLAND WELL
WET DOWN
While Salem Enjoyed Summer Day Portland
Nearly Drowned.

We have had little rain in Salem
this week, just enough to lay the dust
nicely, but Wednesday while it only
threatened here Portland was fairly
swimming. A Portland paper says:
1t rained harder for 10 minutes yester-
day tternoon than II has ever been known
TO rain before IN Portland. 1t came in
torrents, and the down.pour can be
given no other name than cloudburst.
In 10 short minutes 70-1O0 OF inch fell,
and before 20 minutes had passed the
rain gauge Of the Weather Bureau reg
istereda total fall Of one inch. The
storm was record. breaker, and during
the hour that it lasted the streets
we're flooded by the total rainfall Of .25
inches.
Even the oldest inhabtant cannot re-
member more than four or flve such
thunder storms in Portland during a pc
riod Of fifty years, counting even the
electrical disturbance Of last May. The
way the thunder rolled in yesterday fol-
lowing the jagged flashes Of lightning
would have been considered creditable
in any Eastern thunder-point, and the
rain certainlydid come down in hurried
fashion. The first rain came at 2:l8 p.
NJ. At 3 o'clock II approached its height.
At 3 80 the storm was over, and had / .25
inches Of rain 10 its credit.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
REVIVAL IN REAL ESTATE.
City Property Beginning TO Change Hands a
Satisfactory Prizes.

City Property Beginning 10 Change Hands al
Satisfactory Prizes.
The long overdue revival In Salem
real estate has arrived. At least, the
advance guard has put in an appear
ance.
The auction sale in the Parrish estate
last week realized prices fully up to ex-
pectations, and other transactions are
reported.
The sale OF the fair ground store by
Theo Nolf TO Mr.. Spitzbart, recently
from Iowa, was the most important Of
the late deals. The store and three
acres of land brought $500, exclusive of
the stock OF goods.
Jasper Skaiie, from Polk county, has
just bought the n. W, Garretson place
in East Salem and will make his home
there. The price paid was 1850.
Geo. Gwauch has bought the Tom
Welch property on Fourteenth street,
yaying $500.
2. Vercler has bought the Robert
Finch block on Commercial street in
South Salem.
These four deals were made by Fred
Hurst, the rustling real estate dealer,
and that gentleman reports other trans
actions in process Of negotiation. Mr..
Hurst has been in the real estate busi-
ness here for long time and is thor
oughly acquainted with the situation,
and his deserved reputation for reliabil.
ity and push brings him the cream of
the business.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
Bryan and Stevenson Leave Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 8. The
Democrats and others who made up the
crowd here yesterday that attended the
Bryan and Stevenson official noti6ca-
tion, have nearly all left for their respec-
tive homes. The special trains from
Chicago and Milwaukee left shortly
after midnight. With the exception Of
a short stop in Chicago, Mr.. Bryan will
probably go direct TO his home in Lin .
coin, Neb,, and Mr.. Stevenson will go
to Bloomington. Among the matters
decided upon at last nights reception
was to open.the active work Of the cam
paign in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin the first week in September.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
Harpsr & Rros,. Plant al Auction.

NEw York, Aug. 9.-The property OF
the Harper & Bros. publishing plant
and the real estate belonging TO the cor
poration is being sold here today at auc.
tion under foreclosure proceedings. 1t
includes the right to use the name of
Harper 4 Bros, together with the copy
rights and authority to publish Harper's 5
Weekly, Harper's New Monthly Maga-
zine, Harper's Bazaar and Harper's
Round Table. The real estate includes
the franklin Square property, valued at
Sl ,aO0, 900.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-09
A Remarkable Inyentor.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. ,9.-Today be-
ing the Goth anniversary of the birth of
Garrett House, who died at his home
here recently, recalls to those who re.
member the deceased for many years
back the fact that in his death the world
lost one of the greatest inventors of the
age. He was the originator Of the type
writer idea and was one OF the most fa-
nous organ and piano builders this
country ever produced. Mr.. House was
born at Johnstown, N. Y. He patented
his first typewriter in February, 1867.
His first start in organ building was
made in 1916, and he remained in active
business life until October Of last year.