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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
A Facetious Tragedfan.

Hamlet" said Mr. Stormington Barnes,
thoughtfully. reminds me of cat"
''Ha-ha" said the admiring friend, Il
know why. Because 1t keeps coming back"
mo. Because it has 50 many lives l
have seen Hamlet murdered not less than
forty-seven times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

1t remains to be seen whether the Euro
pean forces In China can postpone settle
ment Of their own private difficulties until
after the real business with China is cleared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

The situation In New York has not quite
rea ched point where the only safe place
for q colored man Is on the stage Of a thea
ter warbling q coon song"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
A Great Dtsadxantaxe.

The man who thinks he knows 1t all
To trouble sure Is turning.
For he gets lazy and fOrgets
While other folk are learning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

A law against whistling on the streets at
night would make life serious problem for
q beiated citizen whose hopes are centered
on an owl car half q block distant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

By way Of setting China a good example
this government makes it's announcements
of terms and Intentions in the most direc.
and unmistakable language possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

Next month the school children will he
gin their usual effort to keep UP with the
terrific pace that has been set In curren,
geography
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

Did the empress dowager become femin-
inc Nero and have her capital set on fire
that she might place the blame with the
Christians3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

General DeWst Is too busy with other
matters to take of his hat and bow when
the English masnanimously compliment his
fighting Qualities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

1t is now reported that the King Of Greece
lost $4,000 in less than an hour. He is one
of the monarchs who are never heard OF
except in connection with some hard-luck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
An Inference.

From the New York Tribune.
Mr. Croker says he sees very little differ
ence between imperialism and trusts Then
are we to regard the Ice Trust party as the
imperialist party?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

A member Of parliament was recently
mobbed by his constituents. And yet our
members of Congress think they have
~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24

UIn order to avoid delays. ON nc-
count of persOnaI absence, letters to
THE STAR should not he addressed
to any individual connected with the
Office but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Depart
ments, according to tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-24
Gettins Back It New York.


The psterang out Of the Devey anch
movement II another redainder that New
York IL the greatest four-nush monument
town In tha WOx2h -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13

Application will be made to Cover
nor Stone on Friday. Dec. 2s. for the
charter of the Reliance Coal company.
a newly organized corporation. OF
which D. NJ. Reilly is the temporary
president, and which will conduct
operations on Il large tract Of land in
the Third ward of this city and Dick
son City borough. Ninety -seven acres
of coal land have been leased from the
Price, Pancoast and Throop Coal COM
pany and twenty-three acres have been
leased from Alfred Harvey.
Besides these, an undivided half part
of the coal under a stretch OF fifty
eight acres, known as the Hartwell
tract. has been purchased from the
present owner. Ira T.. Hartwell. All
of the land Is practically virgin terri
tory, and has never before been
worked.
AS far as can be aScertained by a
study of the neighborng coal lands.
the tract Is supposed to contain about
one and quarter million tons. The
members Of the company are: NJ. j.
Kelly, T.. A. Bartl. David NJ. Reilly,
Michael Grimes and NJ. f. Sando.
A temporary organization was ef-
fected at 4 meeting held about ten
days ago. when Mr.. Reilly was elected
president, Mr.. Sando secretary and
Mr.. Kelly treasurer. The company is
capitalized at 100000. The charter is
expected to arrive here about Satur-
day, Sept. 90, but it is doubtful If a
permanent organization will be started
before the first of the year. Active
operations will begin Immediately af-
ter this move.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Laborers Go on Strike.

Fifteen laborers at the Bliss col
li"ry at Nanticoke will stop work to-
day, as result of refusal of ths.
miners whom they depend on for
wages. to grant them the ten per cent.
increase. President Nichols, of Dis
trict No. !. held a meeting of the col
liery's miners last night at Nanticoke
10 take action regarding the matter,
and all the miners present agreed 10
give their laborers the increase.
The mine Is operated by the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road company, and the ten rer cent.
increase is In effect. as at the COM
panys other collieries, The laborers
are not paid by the company, but re-
ceive their wages direct from the min
ers.
a few of the gangway miners. how
ever, claim that they are not favored
with a regular ten per cent. increase,
and therefore refused to pay the men.
Their increase consists In seven and
Il half per cent. off of the price of
powder and two and half re-
duction on other supplies. The laborers
will not return to work till they receive
the December increase and II promise
of continuance.
President Nichols is in hopes of
reports which have appeared concern
ing the Lackawanna company not
granting the increase at the Bliss.
Taylor and several West Scranton
mines, are without foundation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Special Examinations.

For some time it has been the prac-
tlce on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad to require an
examination of the oversight and hear
ing Of all persons wishing to enter
the company's service, and also of ex-
amining the present employees.
In order to bring about more rapid
conclusion of these physical inspec-
tons, special car No. 5O3 has been
fitted up, in which these examinations
will now be held. The car will be
placed on a convenient track to the
passenger station and Dr. G. d. MUIR
ray will be in charge of it during the
next few days. commencing at 1.30
o'clock this afternoon.
Lackawanna trainmen were yester-
,iay acquainted with this action by a
bulletin issued by Superintendent L.
NJ. Rinc, and all conductors. baggage
men, brakemen. drill masters and drill
men are asked to report at the car
as soon as possible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
ices adjusted, the men will cease

ances adjusted, the men will cease
work.
There are between fifteen hundred
and two thousand men at the COM
pany's large breakers. and from pres
ent indications II looks as though they
will go on a strike. as the company Is
obdurate and refuses to remove Nor
gan until he has been legally convicted
of the charges against him. He is an
outside foreman. and the employees
claim that he has been guilty OF en-
torting money from men who applied
to him for work. and also Of obtaining
money from miners, by threatening
them with dismissal unless his de-
mands were complied With.
A hearing in the case was recently
held before several of the company off,
cials. at which II number of miners tes-
titled against Morgan. Another of the
miners grievances Is the fact that the
company insists on nine inches topping
at their collieries, while other mines
only ask for six inches. Another OF the
mems complaints Is that the Kingston
authorities refuse to announce whether
or not they will pay by the semi
monthly system during the coming
year, as will be done by most of the
companies after January 1. The men
at the mines all desire this.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
This and That.

General Superintendent T. NJ. Clarke.
Of the Lackawanna, left for New York
city Tuesday night.
Superintendent Dudgeon, Of the
Lackawanna, has issued two bulle-
tin orders from Buffalo. In one Of
them the speed of trains over bridge
No. 49, west of Nichols is increased
to twenty-five miles an hour The
other reduces trains speed to six
miles an hour ever bridge No. II, one
quarter of a mile east Of Nichols.
AS result of the recent conference
between the freight departments of
the Central Railroad OF New Jersey
and the New York, Ontario and West
ern company, a report has now been
drawn up regarding the present con-
dition of the movement of the traffic.
This will be Immediately forwarded
to the companies transportation de-
partments.
superintendent Loomis, of the Lack
awanna coal department, has accepted
the resignation OF William Penn Morgan
from the position of foreman Of the
Diamond mine of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western company, to go
into effect Saturday. There are sew
eral candidates for the place. and it
is probable that Mr.. Morgan's sue
cessor will be today named by Super
intendent Loomis. '.''
All of the machinery has been re-
moved from the Weston Mill property
on Lackawanna avenue. now owned
by the Delaware and Hudson COM
pany, and everything is in readiness
for the work of tearing down the pres
ent structure, and beginning the con-
struction of the company's new freight
station. 1t is not likely that any ac-
tive steps will he taken. however, be-
fore Jan. l. 1901.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
cAeysrmAs,
FINE FURS

The many who have made their purchases of furs for
this winter doubtless welcomed the sudden drop
the mercury Theyv had but little opportunity yet
them Thereu be plenty from this time on.
Therel be better time make seection- better
place than this Fur Store in which to make it. The
is very wd embracing about everything that
you'll to look All of sterling quality, conscienti-
ously put together There neck scarfs at 81 and
Jacket for $4,000. Handsome Collarees of Stone Mar
Bear, Mink and Sable Stone Maren Boas Electric
Seal Jackets Persian Lamb Coats Genuine Seal Coats.
Mems Fur Lined Coats, lined with Mink, with
Persian Lamb Collar and Cuffs others with Collar and
Cuffs of Russian Sable and onte fur stock will in
terest you 1t is attracting large number of Christmas
buyers, for nothing makes a acceptable gift than
piece of nice fur.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Annual Convention.

Considerable comment is being
aroused in labor circles by the an
,lual convention of the United Mine
Workers of America of District No. l.,
which will be held next month.
The miners will convene at Edwards
vile and the session will be opened
on Jan. IA and continue several days.
1t will be presided over by President
Nichols. A number Of important
matters to the men of the district
will come up for action.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Florey & Brooks, 2l1 wsss'"ste" Sxs"ss:
- DIR. DENSTEN
- 1aS lbysician and Surgeon
AA- 311 Sprull ST.
3Sz3 Ilmpe Lturt BUILDING
SCRANTON PA.

men and children. CHRONIC NERVOUS
BRAIN AND WASTING DISEASES A SPEC.
iALTy. AT diseases sfss eth q the Liver Kidneys
Nose, Throat, and Lungs, Cancers. Tuniors,
Piles. Rupture. Goitrc. rheumatism, Asthma.
Catsrrh NaIioeoeele. Lost Manhood Nightly
Gonnorhea, Syphilis, Blood Poison, Indiscre.
tion and youthful habits oblterated. Surgery.
Eits; Spile9pSsyS Tape and stomach Worms CA
months treatment only $500 Trial free in
Office Consultation and examination fles
Office hours daily and Sunday, a. IN. to
p. N.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
O. and w. officials Have Gone.

The officials of the New York, On
tario and Western Railroad company,
who were in the city during Monday
and Tuesday. all left the city Tues
day afternoon and yesterday morning,
Vice President Kerr being one of the
last to depart.
1t is now announced that their visit
was in the nature of a general in
spection of the company's coal mines.
AS yesterday stated in The Tribune,
superintendent X. Il. Williams and the
out of -the-city officials visited the Mt.
Pleasant colliery Tuesday morning.
The Pine Brook, Capouse, Throop,
Raymond at Archibald. Johnson at
Priceburg, and Pancoast, We're among
other of the mines inspected
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Finishing the Pays.

The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company has now completed
the work of paying at the mines.
yards and shops, and thera will be no
more work for the paymaster until
Saturday, when the trainmen will be
paid This months Lackawanna pay
roll was large one, the ten per cent.
increase at the mines causing it to
assume far larger proportions than Of
roCa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
Trouble at Edwardsville.

The condition of affairs at the Kings
ton Coal company's mines at Edwards
willie is at present in a very disagree
able state. The company has been given
specific notice that unless Foreman
Thomas Morgan is removed by Decem-
Der 15. 1900. and several other grlsv-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-13
NEWS OF The
LABOR WORLD
NEW COAL COMPANY HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED.

It Has Secured Coal Land in the
Third Ward of This City and
Priceburg-Special Examinations
for Lackawanna Employes-Cause
of the Trouble at the Edwards
willie Mines-Annual Convention
of District Union No. 1. of the
Mine Workers, to Be Held Next
Month.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14
A View Of the Armst rong Works at rslswick

cat does not get other food than is pre-
scribed.
?. If you cat is fourteen months old
it is past the rapid growing period,
and you cannot reasonably expect a
cure from that source. If the cat is
lean and neglects its toilet it probably
has worms, in which case take three
grains OF santonine well mixed in a
half teaspoonful of butter, and with
this smear the cats fore paws. You
can readily understand how it will take
the medicine. Your cat may be of a
nervous temperament and fly into a
fury, easily mistaken for a fit, caused
by the incessant torment of fieas. II
an examination reveals the presence
OF these parasites, use Glenrose dog
soap to destroy them.
3. The bite or scratch of cat in z
At is not regarded as poisonous. but a
few cases of blood poison have resulted.
Human life is too valuable to run the
risk. from the fact that the true con-
ditions can never be foreseen.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14

into partnership really scientific man
named Whitworth and at the London
exhibition Of 1861 they both exhibited
what was termed the Armstrong gun
which was pereeptibly deficient in
those features for which Krupp was
already famous but which was a mark
ed Improvement upon anything that
had at that time been seen in Eng
land. Both Captain Blakely and Mr..
Treadwell vigorously claimed these
plans had been appropriated; but as
Mr.. Armstrong was already appointed
engineer to the war department. the
war Office stood by him in the face
of considerable outburst of iudig-
nation. TO silence clamor he was
knighted on the grounds of having in
vented the Armstrong gun. On the
occasion of the queens jubilee in 1887,
he was further created Baron Arm
strong, nobody being ever envious
enough to deny to Lord Armstrong
his honors or his exceptional good for
tune save thse who still remain du-
bious as to how his lordship mysu-
fed the real inventors. one of whom
was an American
Whatever doubt there may be about
Lord Armstrong as the inventor there
could be none to deny his claims as a
/ keen observer. II was this faculty
while fishing which at first enabled
| aim to devise means TO turn the site
OF primitive water-wheel into that
of great arsenal and later to rear
there factory where are now struck
or the various armaIhents OF the Brit
| sh empire. II was the same faculty
OF observation that prompted him 10
remedy the defects OF the old can
a5a az Sebastopol. and which some
times burst on being discharged. He
noticed that the welding together OF
what might be called strings of steel
produced a singular tenaclty and hav.
ing ia his mind the principle OF tht
old twisted barrel OF the common mus.
ket he conceived the pattern Of gur
which is now known as the Armstrong
gun and which consists OF series o
strings Of steel so welded as TO resis
the bursting strain. II was not, how
ever. until si5.000.000 of the money o
British tax payers was expended tina
the experiments were complete whicl
gave us the Armstrong gun. and thi
sum no private inventor could pro
cure and none but the British govern
In short. therefore, what is calle'
I the Armstrong gun is partly an Amer
lean invention. and il is a sort o
poetic justice in this Armstrong sur
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14

periments in gunnery and perfecting
those processes that Armstrong pro-
fessed to have discovered. The law
yer-inventor was fortunate to get as
ISOLATED with him some men whose
influence reached into the govern
ment; and throughout these expert
ments Mr.. Armstrong was profusely
furnished with government funds and
at once extended government patron
age. The British government in fact
made Armstrong ad Armstrong made
the guns from designs said to be own
ed by man named Blakely in Eng
land and Treadwell in this country.
1T is says the University Magazine
printed in 1864, "the misfortune of the
Armstrong gun that as an invention
all its notable features should be con-
tested by many claimants" About
this time Mr. Armstrong had taken
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14

ian In all parts of the world and is a
sad revelation of the fact that. while
preaching peace and arbitration to
~other nations, Great Britain still goes
xr,n annexing and so enlarges the mar
wet for her various manufactures.
sf,outh Africa is the farthest example.
a Looking therefore over the suburban
city of Elswck where all the cannon
n OF her wars have been turned out,
we would be reminded that in every
Z year of the present reign the United
< Kingdom has had a little war on hand
even IL we did not learn 1t from other
sources.
The great arms factory at Elswick,
which is thus in a sense a memento
OF British colonization. England owes
not to her aristocracy, but TO the skill
and genius of representative OF her
great middle or commercial classes
They are the makers of England. The
others never originate anything save
a bunder in diplomacy or a raid on the
treasury.
The history OF the Armstrong family
Is quite typical of the methods pre-
yailing in the British army before Mr..
Gladstone abolished the purchase sys-
tenn. 1t is not without interest In
<eonnection with the now famous Arm
strong gun which It Will surprise a
great many people who read this ar
tlele TO learn that it Is partly an Amer
lean Invention.
William Armstrong who was born
in 1910 was a Newcastle attorney and
while engaged in fishing on the site
of Elswiek he saw where a waterfall
might be usefully employed for pro-
polling machinery. He erected a
hydraulic machine which as Newcas-
tie was port Of some importance
came TO be employed in moving cranes.
turning eapstans and closing dock
gates. There was no phenomenal
success achieved in this work but
when the cannon used at the siege of
Sebastop0l had failed, he proposed TO
employ the motive power he had dis
covered and his hydraulic machinery
to the subject OF gun making. He
now quit the practice OF law and be.
came a practical engineer. Prior e
the date Of the Crimean war the pop
uiar Knowledge of military and naya
mtetrs was very limited and wher
Mr. Armstrong proposed 10 replace thu
unwieldly cast-iron and bronze can
mons used in the Crimean with NOR,
superior modern guns. the British
parliament voted readily the sums o
money necessary for carrying out ex-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14
THE PUZZLED CENSUS MAN

Got any boys?" the marshal said
To a lady from over the Rhine.
AND the lady shook ner flaxen head
And civilly answered, "Nein,"
Got any girls?" the marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine.
And again the lady shook her head
And civilly answered. 'Nein,"
But some are dead?" the marshal said
TO the lady from over the Rhine.
And again the lady shook her head
And civilly answered "Nein."
Husband, of course?" the marsha,
said
TO the lady from over the Rhine.
And again the lady shook her head
And civilly answered. "Nein!"
The devil you have." the marsha,
said
TO the lady from over the Rhine:
And again the lady shook her head
And eivilly answered. "Nein!"
Now, what do you mean by SHAKING
your head
And always answering 'Nine?'"
"Ich kann NIGHT English" civ;,,r
The lady from over the Rhine.
John G. SAKE.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14
A PERFUME FAD.

A recent compilation of statistics
shows that in 1899 American dealers
bought more than a half.milllon dol
lars worth of foreign cosmetics and
perfumes. The late Kate Field said, q
few years ago. that American women
spend SS2 200, 600 a year in those toilet
luxuries, most of which," she said.
ARE poisonous" Both statements 90
TO prove that immense sums are spent
annually in this way, although there is
a wide discrepancy between them. Per-
fumes certainly arc much In vogue
again after the few years comparative
disuse. There is suggestion OF deli
cacy and daintlneSs in a faint odor that
appeals to the artistic nature too
strongly to be kept in allegiance. The
difficulty with perfumes is that unless
one is careful they may be used too
freely, WITH the consequent seeming
.coarSeness which follows all excess.
\ good way is never to apply liquid
odor directly to an article of clothing,
but keep sachet bags everywhere in the
wardrobe BY this means, every arti-
Gle OF clothing has faint aroma. toe
subtle to Se defined. Some women
even make tiny sachets to sew on the
sleeves at the underarm seam.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14

The Armstrong gun works cover
about 80 acres at Tyneside and, unlike
the Krupp gun works at Essen, they
have been built up within the lifetime
OF the present Baron Armstrong who
has given his name to the famous guns.
AS a private arsenal for the production
.of artillery, warlike stores and iron
clads, this establishment has no SUI
perior in the world save that at Essen.
In one respect the Armstrong gun
works claims TO be superior to Krupps,
and to be the only factory in existence
where a man-of-war can be built and
completely equipped for action. These
immense works, the spires and fur
naces of which can be seen for miles
before one approaches the city OF New
castle-on-Tyne, extend for a mile and
a half along the river front and give
employment to about one-third OF the
population of that north countrie"
town. Yet this vast center of mill
tary activity has been a product OF
these comparatively peaceful times
that have settled upon all other coun-
tries save England since the Crimean
war.
While commerce has been the chief
occupation OF most of the other large
nations with the exception of the
Franco German war of 1870. which did
not last fully six weeks-the growth
OF this arms factory reflects to de-
gree that is highly interesting the in
cessant military activity of Great Brit
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-06-14

the kindest, the dearest. the best Of
fathers; that she loved him SO dearly,
and was so grieved to disappoint him;
that it must not make any difference
in his love to her; and that he must al
ways care for her the same; but tnat
she could not marry the duke.
1--WE will say no more about 1t, then,
Ethel. l will write to him today. Why,
child, how pale you are. You need not
be unhappy over it No one can force
you to marry; and you never shall
marry, Ethel, with my consent, until
you are really and truly in love-