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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

the members are alive to the necessity
of it's passage.
The funds to be transferred by the
ordinance can only be used for the pay
ment of bills incurred since August /, ,
when Chief Zizelmann became chief.
All claims over and above the appro-
priations incurred before that date will
of necessity have to be provided for,
next year. as deficiencies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
HOWELL HELD IN BAIL.
He Is Charged with Counterfeiting
Medicine Labels.

Morgan F. Howell, of this city, who
was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, on
May 25, charged with counterfeiting
the labels of the Lydia Z. Pinkham
company, and who has since been con-
fined in the Luzerene county JAIL was
arraigned before Alderman Donohoe,
of Wilkes-Barre, yesterday and held
in $500 bail for a further hearing on
September /.
Howell claims that his arrest is an
outrage and that he is being prosecut-
ed by the Pinkham people solely be-
cause he has proven himself able to
write better advertising copy for
the medicine he sells than
than the Pinkham people can for
theirs, He promises some sensational
evidence when the hearing is held.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

men, who stripped and whipped her
until she tainted from loss of blood,
The wOman's companion ran away
when she was attacked. 10
When Mrs. Centerbrook recovered
consciousness she dragged herself home
and gave the alarm. She has some
articles which the white caps dropped
in their haste. 1t is hoped that these
may lead to the arrest of some Of the
assailants,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
DROWNED AT CAPE MAY.
Three Bathers Get Beyond Their
Depth.

Cape May, Aug. 2O.--Ellen Young,
Salina Newhauser and Albert ].
Schwab, all of Philadelphia, were
drowned in the surf at Cape May
Point today. They were bathing and
got beyond their depth. Schwab made
a noble effort TO safe his companions,
holding their unconscious bodies above
the waters surface for some time.
Just as a boat that went to their res
cue reached his side he loosened his
grasp on the women and sank out Of
sight.
The women were taken ashore and,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
FIREMEN'S PARADE
HAS BEEN CUT OUT
NEW CHIEF is HEROIC IN HIS
ECONOMY.

Says the Money Used for the An
nual Procession Is to Be Spent for
Necessaries This Year-Condition
of the Department Demands the
Most Rigid Economy and He Pro-
poses to Practice It--Won't Be
Bulldozed by Threats of Men with
Alleged Councilmanic Pulls.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
MUST VIEW WITH ALARM.

From the New York Sun.
Whoever thinks that putting down rebellion
in United States territory is imperialism and
worthy of reprobation, the ant.Philippine view
must look upon Gen, Chatfcc's march to Pckn
with scarcely less horror than that with which
the rescued Conger lately looked out upon the
bowling Boxer mob.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
DESCRIPTION OF
CHILDREN'S WARD
NEW ADDITION TO THE LAcKA-
WANNA HOSPITAL.

It Will Have Accommodations for
Fifteen Cots for the Care of Sick
and Injured Children, Besides Two
Isolation Wards for the Treatment
of Cases of Contagious Diseases.
Usefulnes of the Intuition Greatly
Enlarged-The Building Is Equip
ped in the Most Modern Style.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
SPEEDWAY NEWS.
The eSpeedWayH Hote,
'(Open All Year,

A Rrst.class city hotel on the mountain, and
soicits the patronage Of the public
Rife Range is open.
Carriages leave Mears building corner at 6l5
a. M, $50 a. M, SIS p. m. Leave Speedway
Hotel, 7.3O a. M, 500 p. m, 900 p. m.
Chickens and Wafles every Tuesdays, Thurs.
days and Saturdays dnners-Or for a party Of
by phone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

although the usual methods for resus-
drowned persons were resorted
to for two hours, they could not be
brought back to life. Schwab's body
has not yet been recovered,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21
CONNECTICUT WHIIECAPs.
Twelve Masked Men Strip and Whip
Mother Of Children.

Middletown, Conn, Aug. 2l.-Mrs.
Adolph Centerbrook went out walking
last night, leaving her small children
at home alone, When near Essex the
woman was seized by twelve masked
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

CAUFIELD FUNERAL.-Tho funeral OF the late
Laura Caufcld OF stafford avenue, will take place
at O'Clock this morning, with interment in
the Cathedral cemetery
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

EXCURSION To HEART LAKE.-Thc congre.
cation Of st. GATHERINGS church, Kingston.
Father Marley, pastor, carried 900 people to
Heart lake yesterday over the Lackawanna rail-
road
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Read the full description of The
Tribune's Educational Contest on
fourth page.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Read the full description of The
Tribune's Educational Contest ON
fourth page.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

BEWARE OF CECuMBERS.-M Michael Kenny,
Of Carbondalc, died very suddenly last Saturday
and an autopsy performed on Sunday revealed
that lis death had been caused by an overin-
dulgcnCc in cucumbCrs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

AFFIDAVITS If NECESSARY c. T.. Eli
cnbcrgor, OF Spruce street, now summcring at
Gouldsboro, is the prize fisherman of the latter
named place. While fishing in one Of the nearby
lakes saturday evening last the doctor caught
two pickerel, measuring twenty-five inches
and weighing four pounds, and the other meas
uring sixteen inches and weighing one pound,
nlnNnn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

FUNERAL OF MRS. MANDREW. funeral
of the late Mrs. j. II. Meme Andrew, of Hawey,
will take place this morning at 0.3O O'Clock from
the home of Mrs McAndrcw's daughter Mrs. Il.
F. llowlcy, 4l6 Elm street. Dunmorc. Interment
in the Mt. Carmel cemetery. The remains were
brought from Ilawlcy yesterday afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

CASE OF LARCENN.--lrias Weaver was ar.
raigncd before Alderman KaSson yesterday,
charged by d. F. Rcddngton with the larceny
of several articles from the livery stable of the
United States hotel. The case was amicably set
tied
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Arrangements for large parties
by phone, 4o74.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

Breakfast, 6 to 9 a. m.
Lunch, ! to 2.3o p. m.
Dinner, 6 to 9 p. m.
Lunch all day In Cafe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

CORNER STONE LAyING.-Thc corner stone
of the new Catholic church at Inkcman will be
laid next Sunday afternoon at / O'Clock by NicaI
General Garvcy. of Pttston The sermon will
be preached by Rev. John Loughran, of the
Cathedral
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-21

GOING TO CUCAGO.-Ezra Griffin post, No.
1a0 Grand irmy of the Republic, will go 10 Chi
Cago on Sunday August 90, to attend the nu-
tonal cncampmcrt. They will leave in special
,ars On train No. >, which leaves Scranton at
s. rs p. IN.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
origin Of "Saerling.n

Sterling Is derived from the name by
which the dwellers in eastern Germany
were known in the twelfth and thr.
tenth centuries. They were called
EasterDings. The purity not only Of
their money was very famous, but that
Of their silver especially SO, and coin.
ers and silyersmaths were fetched from
those parts 10 improve the quality Of
our own manufactures
So far back as 1897 two counterfeit
ers, who sold spurious silver articles
bearing simulated royGl hon and the
goldsmGth's marks, were sentenced tn
stand in pilory at Westminster, with
their ears nailed thereto and with pa
pers above their heads setlIng forth
the nature of the otfense for which
they were so disgraced, After this
degradation they were publicly march.
ed to Cheapside. put in the Mllory
there, and had each one ear cut off,
finally being conducted back to the
Fleet prison and having to pay fine
of 10 marks each.
It seemsthat i'm recent times the rec.
ord price for Elizabethan silver was
f70 los. per ounce. For old articles
in this metal the sum usually ohtain-
able ranges from G. to Gl7 per ounce,
according 10 the artistic workmanship
displayed on them.-f.ondon Tele
graph.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
Artificial Diamonds.

II is well known that in the manu-
facture of carbon steel microscopic
diamonds are formed, and the cur.
ious fact is stated by the Scientific
Press that from the examination OF a
number of steels from a variety Of
processes identical results were given.
A piece weighing 300 grams was cut
from lump of steel and treated with
nitric acid, the insoluble residue col.
lected being mainly graphic carbon.
After being washed with water it is
boiled three times with Tuning nitric
acid, which partially dissolved the res.
idue, hydrohoric acid and the tuning
sulphuric acid being used, then there
remains nothing but graphite, which,
after being washed, was melted with
chlorate of potash. The insoluble resi-.
due obtained fell into the bottom Of
. vessel filled with iodide Of methylene,
he little transparent octahedrons visi.
bic through microscope, which burned
on Q sheet of platinum without any
ssh, being the diamonds.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
uls1uDarsa a 1oa.,AH
Finding the "key.Log" IL the Prob
lem 70 be solved

"A log jam is one OF the most for.
midable problems we have to encount.
err in our line of business" said Mis-.
stssippi lumberman. I'VE had several
big ones on the ,Iascagoula and its
tributaries This wear and tremendous
jam some distance above Moss Point
was dynamted only last week.
How they begin is difficult to ex'
plain. A few dozen logs will become
wedged for an instant in narrow
part of a stream and in less time than
Fit takes me to tell it, hundreds OF
others will come swooping down and
pack themselves in an intricate, close.
knit span, reaching from bank to
bank, and almost as solid as a rock
The force they exert is something
marvellous. During recent jam in
my section saw a lot of logs plunge
under the edge Of the blockade, and q
few seconds later they pushed their
way up through the very middle OF
the pack. tossing timbers as big
around as a mans waist into the air
like so many toothpicks. The noise
they made as they drove through the
mass was simply deafening. It sound
ed as il the solid earth was being
torn up by its foundations. When
the logs passed under the jam they
were evidently caught in such way
as to still further obstruct the i'm
prsoned stream, and were hurried up
ward withall the irresistible energy oil
millions OF gallons Of rushing water
"Thc breaking Of jam is very
Mcklsh operation, and seems to be
largely matter OF instinct with old
rivermen. The lines and angles Of
strain is such blockade are so com.
pfcated that the best engineer i'm the
world is apt Ito go wrong in inddcat-
ing the proper point Of attack. A
veteran lumberman, on the contrary,
will often take long look at the
mass and then point out the key log
The key log is the timber on which
the strain centers, and when it is
blown out or pried out, the pack, in
almost every instance, will break up Of
itself. had an old fellow in my EN-.
ploy a few years ago who could locate
a key log nine times out of ten. He
couldn't read or write, knew nothing
about engineering and was unable to
explain how he arrived at his conclu-
sions He said 1T came kinder mach.
ral.'"-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
MOtherly Cats.

The wife of an army officer owned
two cats-mother and daughter. Both
these cats, within few days of each
other, brought kittens into the world
The mother had three, the daughter
one. This daughter had always been
a pleasure-loving cat, without stabil.
ity Of character. She was terribly
bored by the obligations of maternity.
Almost before her Kittens eyes were
open she deserted 1t, going off for a
twenty-four hours fun and diversion.
Then it was that the mother, now a
grandmother, rose To the occasion.
Although she was no longer young,
and although she was quite worn with
nursing, having brought up many fam
lilies, she went TO the rescue of her
grandchild, says a contributor to Har.
per's Bazaar. She got into her daugh-
ter's bed, stayed there long enough to
wash the kitten, TO feed it and to cud-
die It; then she took it back to her
own bed. where 1t lay among her kit
tens. Whenever the daughter return
ed from one Of her iaunts, she would
60 to the grandmother's bed, pick out
her own kitten, carry it home to be
nursed. and so relieve herself; then
she would go off until necessity forced
another return. The patient grand
mother always resumed her ministra-
tons, and only when both sets Of kit
tens were weaned would she neglect
for moment the deserted grandchild.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

The Indian corn propaganda ait the
Paris exposition and the conventions
recently held in the west in the inter.
est of corn producers have brought
out the fact that over 20 important
products are now manufactured from
corn. One of the most important Is
distilled spirits the demand for which
has increaed greatly since the inven
tion of smokeless powder, in the man.
ufacture Of which the spirtlls are used
to "a great extent Among the other
products mde from corn are mixing
glucose, crystal glucose, grape sugar.
anhydrous grape sugar, special sugar,
pearl starch, powdered starch, refined
grits, hourine, deNterine, British gum
graduated gum, gum paste corn oil.
corn OIL cake, rubber substitute. gluten
feed, chop feed, gluten meal and corn
germ. Wirh the present economical
methods Of manufacture not a particle
Of corn is wasted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
CHECKS GREAT AID SMALL.


A few days ago Hon. Ellis H. Rob
erts, the treasurer of the United
States, signed two checks, one for 2
cents and the either for $l37,594, 65215.
The same routine was necessary for
each. The 2-cent check gave just as
much trouble in the clerical routine
of the office as the check for millions.
The wide difference illustrates the
wonderful variety of the financial
operations of the national gove nment,
says the Philadelphia Post. Nominal
ly, the revenues of this country are
$3.50, 100000 a year, but in handling
this almost incredible sum the trans
action reaches several billions of dol
lars. Uncle Sam not only collects an
enormous amount of money, but he
pays it out in many thousand differ
ent ways, and every cent expended
goes through labyrinth of red tape,
which, though tortuous and compli-
Gated, is necessary safeguard for
the money OF the people.
We do'not hear much of the treas
urer of the United States in the news
and discussions of the day, but, after
all, he is one of the most important
othcers Of the government. He is cus-
todian Of all the moneys and OF the
securities pledged by the national
banks for their circulating notes, and
for public moneys deposited with
them. There are sub-treasurers in
nine cities, and all Of these are under
his order. With the secretary Of the
treasury and the comptroller, he signs
oil warrants for payments, and with
the register, all checks for transfers
Of moneys from any repositories. He
pays by checks interest on registered
public securities and redeems national
banknotes and ,jorn government cur
rency. Upon his suggestion are deter
mined the denominations of United
States paper printed for circulation,
and this is the man who has to be as
careful about 2 cents as about $780,
100000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

" is not alone on questions Of hand.
writing that handwriting experts are
called upon to testify. Thumb impres.
sions, around which Mark Twain Ia
"Puddin-head Wilson, built his ingen.
ious story, have sometimes formed
the basis Of very convincing testimony.
Conan Doyle said TINT Carvalho's de-
ductions lin the case of the robbery Of
$4,000 from a package Of tho Amer'
can Express Company, for nicely Of
reasoning and extraordinary coinc.
dence, ecMpscd anything any one ever
dared put into fiction.
In 1894 Asa Guy Quincy was tried
on the charge Of stealing large sum
of money from the express company.
1t was proved that Quincy had opened
the safe where the package had been
placed, taken it out and deposited In
another safe. 1t was found that Z
large sum was missing.
The evidence was purely circumstsn'
tal. The envelope containing thu
money bore upon IL, however, thumb
impression. Mr.. Carvalho TESTIFIED
that THE impression on the envelope
and several impressions Of Gurney'i
thumb correspondent exactly, and con,
tended that there were no two thumbs
I'm the world alike, BUT such evidence
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
Fear In High Climbers.

A famous steeple Chamber was asked
II he ever felt fear in his business.
"Of course | feel fear at times" he
said. "Fear is common to all man.
kind. Not to feel fear is courage. To
overcome fear is the real quality Of
courage. l divide the nerve force Of
man into two parts-the impelling
force and the restraining force-the
same impelling force that causes a
body Of recruits at first to run under
fire and the restraining force that
causes them to overcome for various
reasons the first natural fear. So, in
climbing, one unused to ii is by far the
natural impelling force of his nervous
system afraid, afraid that his legs, his
arms, his support, will give away and
plunge him down. Shakespeare, who
touched all human emotions, touched
on his feeling Of fear in high places
when in King Lear he pictured Ed
ward at the cliffs of Dover.
"The one way toget over the natural
fear is by some restraining force from
either within or without. | remember
once when I was a boy at sea | was
ordered aloft by the ateand trembled
with fear and begged to be let out Of
it. Upon my soul can't go up there
This was the first impelling impulse.
But when the mate touched me up
with the ropes end I was at the top
of the mast so quick that the mate
could not follow. So if you happen
to be with anyone who shows signs Of
fear in high place few sharp slaps
on the face will bring him to himself"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

An English farmer was one day al
work in the fields when he saw party
OF huntsmen riding about his farm
He had one field that he was specially
ANXIOUS they should not ride over, a
the crop was in condition to be bad
ly injured by the tramp OF horses; Sc
he dispatched boy in his employ "a
this field, telling him to shut the gate
and keep watch over 1t, and on no ac
count to suffer it 10 be opened.
The boy went as he was bid, but
was scarcely at his post before the
huntsmen came up, preempOorily or
dering the gate to be opened. This
the boy declined ITO do, stating the Or
ders he had received, and bis deter
mination not to disobey them. Threats
and brides were offered in vain.
After while man Of noble pres
ence advanced, and said, in command
Ing tones, my boy, do you know mel
am the Duke Of Wellington, and
command you TO open the gatel"
The boy lifted his cap, then answer.
ed, firmly, ~ am sure the Duke OF
Wellington would not wish me to dis
obey orders ] must keep this gate
shut. No one is to pass through but
with my masters express permits
sion"
Greatly pleased, the sturdy old war
rior lifted his own hat and said, ~
honor the man or boy who can be
neither bribed nor FRIGHTENED into
doing wrong. With an army OF such
soldiers | could conquer the world"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
Som. extraordinary shooting by the

Some extraordinary shooting by the
British gunners is recorded. The con.
ditions Of firing were iluat each guns
crew should score what IL could in
three minutes, beginning at2,oO0 yards
and diminishing to 1000 yards, and
then increasing to 1000 yards again.
II is asserted that the Blake fred 14s
shots from his guns. liuting he target
40 times The best crew fired 10
shots and made IS hits The Royal
Arthur's best gun crew hit the target
IA times out Of Is shots.-N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

There have been about 100000 PEG.
pie in America when this century
opened. France had five times a.
many people; Germany, and even Aus
tra had four times Americas popula
tion;' Italy had three times as many
and so had Great Britain. Even Spain
had double our number Of people, and
little Portugal almost our rival In
numbers. We have more people now
than any European nation except Rus
sia which leads us.-N. Y. Post
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

Senator asked the beginner In
politics, "have you ever had any trou.
bic in carrying a convenIuion?"
NO." said Senator Lotsmun. THAT
Is, not when have done q little Of
the necessary work Of picking 1t up
and-h'm packing It before hand"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

Europe not only produces more than
one-half of the worlds wheat crop,
but consumes almost the entire worlds
surplus. North America. on the Other
hand. raises between one-ffth OF tho
worlds crop and Is the worlds great
surplus exporter.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

Iowa has an 0ctogenardan assocs
ton. about fifty members Of which re
gently attended picnic in Union park,
Des Moines. No man under so u en-
gibls to membership in the society.
he oldest member IL N. A. Bacon Of
De- Mdnes, who is In HE iolst year
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

"That fellow over there has the
sweetest temper ever knew"
II don't wonder at it. There isn't
any room for his angry passions u
rise."-f7evelapd plaindealsr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

"The tattooed man says he gets 50
respondent at times that he thinks Of
committing suicide"
"He ought to be watched. One ON
easily see that he has designs upps
his own person. philadelphia Bulb
din.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

A Visible Sight ........Ffa
"How sensitive Rodney Jones is
"Yes. he takes II as personal 90 II
you get of street car when he 10
yetting on'-Chicago Record.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

William Kerr OF Providence Il still
pursuing the trade Of Matchmaking at
the age Of 90 years. after Sc years work
u Il.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02
ASA McREYN0LDS.

And beneath II the sentence from
Thomas Hardy.
FRANK II. BR0KS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-08-02

The hay dealer does business q .
large scale.