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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

OF your honorable body TO employ me as
an individual or spo cial auditor. and, as
stated In my communication of Sept. 10.
1899 there IL no constitutional prohibition
against your doing so. for the constitu-
tlon prohibits an increase of emolumcnt
only by act of ass, mhly.
If your honorable body elect TO pursue
this course | will be glad to confer with
u committee you may appoint with The
object of fixing compensation for services.
[ am Very respectfully,
Il. Howell, city Controller.
a letter from the boards solicitor.
y. j. Reedy, announced that Judge
Archbalds decision declared a portion
of the act under which 'hc preset
board Is acting as uncons ,itutional.
Mr.. Gibbons was in favor OF immsii
ately appealing from the decision Ia
the supreme court. Mr.. May thought
that even If an appeal WAS taken II
would be necessary first to engage the
controller for the interv ming pc TOD
Of two or three years before the dec!
sion of the court would be han led
down.
Mr. Barker thought that :he boa q
should not act rashly and that 1t would
he wiser to enter into at least tenn
porary arrangement with the control
Ter until the handing down of the opi.;'
ion next month as to whether III,
board of twenty-one Is constitutions
or not. Mr.. May moved that the mat
ter be referred to the finance como,i.
tee and Mr.. Jennings amended that !
advisable they should in addition u
comforting with the controller, direc
the solicitor to take an appeal IRON
Judge Archbald's ruling. Both th
original motion and the amendmcn
were adopted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
THIRTEEN NEW CITIZENS.
They Were Granted Naturalization
Papers by Judge Archibald.

Judge Archibald granted naturaliza-
ton papers yesterday morning to thr-
teen applicants. Their names. present
residence and nationality are given be-
low in the order named: Gabriel Pa
lucci. Of Old Forge. Italian; Giuseppe
Schettino. of Old Forge. Italian: Emil
Ponisard, of Dunmore. French; Will
lam Barcs, Twenty-irst ward, Polish;
Benjamin II. james. of 1927 North Main
avenue. Wales; Jacob Smith. All Penn
avenue, English; Thomas Danvcrs, Of
$50 Warren street. Welsh: John Dan
vers. of $50 Warren street, Welsh:
George Chappell. of 333 Oak street,
Welsh Richard O. Lloyd. of 119 Rock
well street, Welsh: Michael Walsh of
Carbondale township. Irish: Michael
Farrie, of Carbondale township, Irish:
Patrick }. Kelly, of Carbondale town
ship, Irish.
a dozen other applicants were stood
aside because they could not answer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
John M. Harris Re-appointed.

Attorney John NJ. Harris was ycster-
day appointed by Judge Archibald az
a member of the law examining board.
In doing 50 the judge said:
At th.s time We are called upon to fill
the vacancy in the board for the eXam-
nation of students at law caused by the
expiration of Mr.. John NJ. Harris term.
Usually We do not rcappOint. We have
made that an almost inVariablc rule for
the reason that we consider this duty
one that should be assumed from time
to time by different members of the bar,
and the three years service seems to be
long enough for any one
But the present course of examination
II in a formative state and Mr.. Harris
has done 50 much to bring this line OF
examination to its present excellent state
that We feel as though 1t needed his
ruding hand for another three years.
and as hc has consented to serve. taxing
upnn himself this voluntary obligation.
which is arduous. we have concluded to
reappoint him. We feel that Mr.. Harris
l. entitled to this compliment, for We
know Of no one who has done more to
raise and keep ny the standard OF eX-
| animation than has he in his connection
with this board. We therefore. take
| pleasure in reapponting him for another
| term of three years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
Marriage Licenses.
Court House News Notes.

F. W. Costello. of Duimrre. was yes
terday appointed an auditor of the
Scranton poor district.
The appeal in the case Of Thomas
c. Melvin against James Flynn was
yesterday referred nv the court to At
torney NJ. A. McGinlcy.
In the case of T.. ]. Walsh against
f.. j. Ehrgood and others a verdict Of
s4G40s for the plaintiff was yesterday
awarded by agreement.
The case of Carrie Place against DR..
w. II. II. Bull. an action to recover
wages alleged To be due, was yester-
day referred to Attorney G. +. Pitcher.
by the court.
The preliminary injunction in the
case of R. T.. Hurley against the Della
ware and Hudson cana! company was
yesterday continued until further or
der Of the court.
4 rule To show cause why proceed
ings should not BE- vacated was yes
terday granted in the case Of Susanna
! Tripp and others against Ahram w.
Brown. The rule is returnable Jan.
! IL, at Q a. m.
The rule to show cause hcretofnra
granted in the case Of the common :
wealth eX rell. Alya Daley against j..
+. Robbins was yesterday made ab-
solutc. and 1t was dccreed that q
writ of quo warranto issue as prayed
| for in the information. 1t is mad" re.
| turnable Jan. 90, at 9 a. m.
Shadrach Il. Lewis and Eliza Lewis
his wife. owners of two residence prop
critics fronting on Main street in May
field, brought suit against the New
York, ontario and Western Railway
company yesterday to recover s. 00t
for damages done their property b,
the construction of the defendant con-
pany's railroad along Main street. II
front of their properties. O'Brien
Kelly are attorneys for the plaintiffs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
THE CARRIERS CONVENTION.
An Action Directed Against the Citi-
zens Committee.

Suit was yesterday instituted by At
torney r. p. Duffy to recover $500 from
the citizens committee which had
charge Of the arrangements for the
letter carriers convention. He repre-
sents Joseph Melvin. surviving partner
of McTigue Il Melvin, proprictors or
the Westminster.
A contract was made by the COM
mittee to have the New York Letter
Carriers band and Drum corps quar-
tered at the hotel during the week of
the convention at the rate of $l.50 per
day for each member.
There was some grumbling on the
part of the musicians over the crowd
ed condition of the hotel so the COM
mittee, after the second day, took the
band men to another hostelry, leaving
the drum corps at the Westminster.
The committee offered to pay for the
actual entertainment which the hotel
had furnished. but the proprietors in
sisted upon receiving the full amount
of the contract, alleging that they were
willing to perform their part and that
il was through no fault of theirs that
the band men were taken away.
The citizens committee is composed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
AS SPECIAL AUDITOR,
Board of Control Considering the Ad-
visibility of Employing the City
Controller in That Capacity.

The matter of hiring city Controller
Howell as a special auditor of school
board accounts came up at last even
ing's meeting of the board of r)rtro!
and after much discussion it was final
ly decided To refer the question to the
finance committee that body to confer
wiqh the controller regarding the CON-
pehsation to be fixed.
The question came up when the fol-
lowing self-explanatory letter VAS
read:
Jan. s. 1900.
To the Honorable the Board of School
Control.
Gentlemen: ] submit herewith a COPY
of the opinion in til" case of WaShburn,
Williams x CO. vs. t.. Howell, city con-
trollcr. Under the ruling of Judge Arch
bald | am relieved of nv duties. with re
sOcct to school matters which ! have
Until Jan. T. 1900 performed as required
by statute and precedent.
AS cited in the opinion Of city Solicit
or \. \. Ncsburg. it lies within the power
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
ANNUAL PosToFFICE REPORT.
Is Being Prepared by Assistant
Postmaster Powell.

Assistant Postmaster Powell has
commenced the work Of compiling the
annual report of the Scranton post
office, and it is thought that it will he
ready in the course of IL week.
The carriers have completed their
work of making II count of all the
numbered houses and unmarked streets
in the city and an itemized list of these
is being prepared for submission to
the authorities in Washington. The
task proved to be a little more horcu-
lean than it was at first supposed to be.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

in the car on the night of the accident.
He said the car was going very fast.
He described the flash of fire that
came from the controlling box and
said it fri. = encd him very much. He
was standing on the front platform at
the time and had his coat sleeve
burned. lie started fnS the rear of the
car and saw OBoyle. who had been
sitting in the middle of the car, do the
same. O'Boyle went out on the back
platform and when he reached it ne
saw O'Boyle lying in the roadway. he
notified the conductor and the car went
back to where the man lay. The case
will be resumed this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
WHAT TIL, LAW SAYS.

The law says that the taxes on a
property divided by Il municipal boun-
Diary line shall be collcctablc by the
municipality in which the property
owners mansion house is located. The
question for the court to decide is
which of the houses in question consti.
tuIes Wheeler's mansion house.
The following attorneys were admit
ted to practice in the superior court:
James ]. U'Malley, Arthur Dunn and
r. i. Duffy, of Scranton; John +. Jcn-
kins Rush Trescott, ID. o. Coughman,
of Wilkes Barre; Il. j. Flynn, of Gem
tralia; Frank b. Holmes, of Strouds-
burg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
MR.. BURKE's RESIGNATION.
f
Will Be Read at Next Sundays Con,
ventioo.

The resignation of Timothy Burke
from the Office of president of the Sec
ond district of the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Benevolent union of the dio-
cese of Scranton will be read at next
Sundays convention, to be eld IN
South Scranton.
Mr. Burke Is unable to give to the
position the time and attention the du-
ties require and hVce has rendered
his resignation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
A Couple More Divorces.

Married March IA, 1898, deserted
April /, 1885," is part of the record N
the divorce suit which Jacob NJ. Hamm
yesterday instituted against Mary \.
Hamm. He declares ne gave her no
Just cause or provocation for leaving
him. OBrien e. Kelly are his attor-
news.
Thi ough Attorney c. L. Haw!ey. Mrs.
Jen ie r. Finn yesterday made appli-
cation for divorce from her alleged un-
faithful husband, Marion w. FINN.
They were married Feb. u. 1871. ana
lived together till Oct. |, 1899.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
Educating the Women.

"Why is it that you always keep your
seat while women have to Stand?' one
Iarlcmitc said To another on the way
home by elevated train.
81 do 1t with malicious intent" was the
reply. 81 am helping to educate w,mcn
to wait for the next train."-Ncw York
Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
SUPERIOR COURT
BEGINS ITS WORK
JUDGE M1TcHELL's FIRST AP.
PEARANCE ON THE BENCH.

There Were No Formalities Attend
ing His Induction and the Court
Got Down to Business with Sim
pie Introduction from the Court
Crier-Largc. Attendance OF Attor-
neys from Out-of- Town and Many
Spectators Came in to View the
Siik-be gowned Bench.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
OPENING OF The
COMMON PLEAS TERM
COMMISSIONERS APPEAL WAS
CONTINUED.

fudge Albright, of Lehigh County,
Who Was to Try 1t, Found That
He Could Not Come Here at This
Time-Other Gases Continued-1m-
portant Case of Patrick Connor,
Guardian, Against the Scranton
Traction Company Is Now on Trial.
Other Court Matters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

of fifty-five of the most representative
men of the town.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

stood on the borough side of the line
to the portion of the farm on the town
ship side. and took up his abode thcre-
in, with his wife. leaving his mother
sister and niece living in the old farm
house on the borough side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

the examination questions. They were
advised to book up and try again.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
The I.acakawanna list is to be calle,
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
A SCHOOL CASE.


The case of Eisenhowe" appellant.
against the Centralia school district
was argued by eX-Judge 7. II. b. Ly-
on, for the appellant, arl 10y T.. j.
Flynn. for the appellee. In lS9d F.isen-
hover was hired as principal Of the
Centralia high school for 4 term of
three years at salary of SS5 per
month. In the summer IF lS17 there
occurred a dispute because the prin-
cipal declined to mark the eXamira-
tion papers unless allowed extra COM
pensation and the board dismissed
him. Eisenhower in due time sued for
his first months wages and secured
a verdict of sSj. which the school dis
trict paid At the end of the year he
sued for wages for the remaining cigh.
months of the nine months term ana
had verdict returned against him.
the court deciding that his first suit
was suit for damages and barred
him from further recovery. From this
Judgment the appeal was taken.
The appellants contention Is that the
statute limits the causes for which 4
teacher can he dismissed to four,
namely, incompetency. brutality, neg
ligenGe and immortality, and. as the
minutes Of the board read that Eisen-
hover was dismissed because of his
having been elected. it follows that he
was not dismissed at all; that the ac-
tion of the board was a nullity. ami
that in refusing to allow him to teach
the board had simply suspended his
duties without severing the contract
between them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
CONTENTION of APPELLEE.

The appellee's contention is that Els
enhower cannot split up his claim and
bring suits for portions OF it as he
wills. He had an action for damages,
prosecuted 1t. recovered judgment, and
therefore was barred from proceeding
further on the same allcgol violation
of contract.
The case of Wheeler and other exc
cutors against Potter. is an appeal
brought to test the meaning of the
word las" in the clause of the arbi-
,ration act dealing with the taxing OF
subsequent costs in an appeal from
an alderman. 1t reads "the costs shall
be taxed as other costs in the case"
The question AZ issue is whether "as"
means "as well as or "in the same
manner as" Attorney Arthur Dunn,
of this city, represented the appel
lants and Attorney C.. o. Dersheimer,
| of Tunkhannock, the appellee.
W. l.. Little for the appellants and
| l.. j. Jordan for the appellee, pre-
sented the arguments in the case of
Meshoppen borough school district
| against Wheeler. Wheeler, it appears,
| owns a farm that Is partly I'm Meshop-
| pen borough and partly in Meshoppen
township. The farm house Is located
| on the borough side. but just about
| the time the borough undertook the
erection Of high school building
! Wheeler moved small house tina;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
TO DETERMINE THE SIZE

Cut a strip of thick paper so that the ends will
exactly meet when drawn hghip around second
Joint Of the finger. Lay one end or this diagram
at the 0, and ord II the number the other end
indicates
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

These rings are genuine roegod plate having the
appearance and qualities OF solid gold and guaranteed
the makers last years with ordinary usage. Me-
patterns and very popular.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-08
CHAPTER VI.
The Parting.


From that moonlight night when her
one great prayer had been refused, her
wishes disregarded. her eanest suppli-
cation set aside, Ethel Gordon was
completely changed. She had been
gay, willful, and defiant she had exer-
cised her power with half-laughing
enjoyment of 1t; but now all was
altered. She had laid no tragic plans.
she thought of no revenge, she did not
assume the airs of tragedy-oueen.
nut 1t seemed as though the brightest
part of her youth and beauty had faded
from her.
oir Leonard heard no more those
sweet snatches of song which had once
charmed him so completely: he heard
no more the low. silvery laughter
which had been the very joy of his
heart. Ethel grew grave. calm, and
ulgnihed; she went through her dutIss
as usual but the laughing caprices the
repartees. the pretty, CAV. graceful
whims that had seemed part of herself
were all wanting now. Sir Leonard
looked at her sadly, as one might NJ !
bright-winged bird that had heer
grievously wounded.
She never resumed the subject q
their past conversation; whatever 81
Leonard said she listened to withou
comment, making no reply to hi
hints about the beauty of St Ina
Bay, His marriage was not as yet pub
licly discussed but most people VIII,
learned what arrangement he ha,
made guessed at IT,
Ethel heard much of what was sal,
--eoniectures, remarks. expressions o
wonder and of approval-but she ut
tered no word. The beautiful face an,
the proud heart kept their own secret
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-08
SAINT GEORGE FOR ENGLAND-A
SONG.

Britain loves the men who sweat
In the furnace and the mine,
Faithful till the eyes forget
Daylight and the sweet sunshine
Lusty arms and quick to forge
The fighting armor of Saint George.
Britain loves the fustian fellow
STOPPED to sickle, spade and plow,
Who in the brown field and the yellow
Dutifully bends his brow:
He cuts a stick to feed the fire,
John Barleycorns Saint Georges
squire
And she loves the higa-stool hermit
Shiny elbows, pasty face,
For however men may term it,
Buy -and-Sell's a true mans place;
BY the club and by the pen
'Prentices are Saint Georges men
But give her redcoat and bluejacket
Who plow the blue and reap the red
Mine wall of steel and crack it
Round his shaft the Dragon curled
Buy and sell their lead for lead:
Spearpoint in the Dragons gorge,
His helm lightning to the world
Saint George himself, Saint
George, Saint George.
John Swinnerton Phillimore in
Literature.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-08

taking. They utilize the wide level
fields and get from a few acres as
much as ordinarily they could from a
quarter section by the usual course of
farming. The object of the crop being
to secure seed, they do not give the
tillage necessary in producing melons
for market, but, nevertheless, have
enormous yields. The crop is planted
from the middle of May to June 90,
and is, after being cultivated. we'll ir-
rigated twice-in a dry season three
times. AS the season progresses the
melons grow so large that there is no
possibility of horse cultivation, and
Nthe farmer simply waits for the ripen-
ing. which comes in the latter part of
August up to September 20.
During this month is the threshing
"a unique experience on the plains.
Two kinds of machines are used, both
On the same principle-one run by
hand and the other by horse power.
| Ihe latter is more common, and may
be seen in operation on any of the
melon patches. The thresher has for
its basis large cylinder from the
surface of which project many small
iron spikes, intended to tear and break
the melon. The cylinder is set at the
bottom of the hopper, into which the
melons are thrown from the wagons.
Leading from the cylinder is a large
sieve-bottomed inclined carrier, over
which the mingled melon pulp and
hn
with the seeds, passing through and
falling to the ground, the rinds and
pieces of vines being shoveled out to
a heap as refuse.
The melons are cut several days be-
fore the threshing, and are allowed to
begin to decay. so that they may be
more easily broken and the seeds come
out with less difficulty. The pulp.
which comes through the sieve, is
placed in a vat or tank, where water
is added, and the whole mass is left
% ferment. In this process the seeds
sink to the bottom and the pulp, which
remains on top, is labeled out, the
seeds washed, then spread on sheets
in the sun to dry. The pile of rinds,
when it becomes too large for COM
fort, is not moved-the threshing ma
chine is changed to new location.
The machine is run easily by two
horses with tumbling rod attachment.
The seeds are sold to Chicago and
eastern wholesale dealers. The price
varies from 8 to Is cents pound, this
year being rather low on account of
the large yield. The yield to the acre
runs from $50 to 800 pounds, which,
as the land is worth only S. or less,
makes good return. With an income
of $25 and the cost of raising esti-
mated at So to $12 an acre, giving fair
wages for all work. this makes one of
the most profitable crops that the
western Kansas prairie lands can
raise. In addition to the melons
threshed for seed, there are few hum
dred to be sold for eating, often max
ing quite an addition to the returns of
the year. 1t is estimated by the farm
ers engaged that the crop is far better
than any of the grains when the price
is an average one, as tire is seldom a
failure