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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

HE FRANCHISES of the
Scranton Railway company
Il. without exception provide
that where the company
occupies a paved street or where a
street used by it is paved subsequent
ly to it's occupation the company shall
pave between the tracks and also
specified distance on either side in the
same manner as the rest of the street
is paved. In certain instances the
company is allowed an option between
vitrifed brick and asphalt but in no
instance has 1t received any author
ity to lay it's share of the paving on
a cheap sand base while the remainder
of the street is paved on base of
concrete.
Yet the Scranton Railway company
has laid thousands of square feet of
paving upon sand base. not only
cheating the city out of its due but
also imposing unjust costs upon the
taxpayers. For the sand base permits
surface water to soak underneath the
concrete and by freezing to bulge It
out of position, thus causing the nu-
merous humps and cracks to be seen
in our asphalted streets. Travel over
these mounds and ruts not only is in
convenient but 1t also is very destruc-
tive to the pavement and therefore a
considerable part of the necessity for
costly asphalt repairs is traceahle to
the traction company's violation of
contracts with the city.
Thanks to the easy-going methods
OF the past, this one among numerous
instances of traction company evasion
of plain obligations has gone on with
out serious objection But now that
the company has flung down an inso-
lent challenge to the people of this
valley based upon its fancied ability
To do as it pleases irrespective of pub
lie rights or public sentiment, II will
be the public's own fault If the trac-
tion company shall not speedily be
made to repave in accordance with its
contracts. The man who can make II
live up to it's agreements in this par
ticular is the mayor of this city, Hon.
James Moir.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

of Syracuse on Saturday
GO evening, Hon. Chester Hol-
combe, for twenty years
connected with the American legation
ut Pekin, delivered a lecture on the
Chinese problem which, as summar-
lied in the Post Standard, makes in
structive reading.
For 500 years. Mr.. Holcombe con-
tends, the policy of the western ma
tions in China has been one of wanton
depreciation and utter faithlessness.
The Chinaman has had no rights
which the westerner was bound to re-
spect. Beginning with Raleigh ani
Drake, the heroic freebooters of Eliza
beth's time, the course of nations has
been as if cruelty calculated to make
China fear, hate and 1espise the Chris
tians. Chief among the marauders
has alweys been Great Britain, the ma
tion which, Mr.. Holcombe SAYS, has
been held to be the leader in Christian
civilization, the nation which seized
the island of Hong Kong and made
China pay an enormous indemnity for
trying to prevent by perfectly legal
means the importation of opium into
China; the nation which conducted n
long war with China in order to force
her to ALLOW opium to be imported,
and the, nation which, at the present
day. derives a vast income from the
fax on opium exported from India to
China as an intoxicant. If anything
prevents China from national recovery
ard REHABILITATION, it Will, in Mr., Hol-
combes opinion be. the opium traffic,
and Great Britain will be responsible
The behavior of some of the allied
troops in Peking since the recent out
break bestin has been not less shame
full than the records of the past. For
instance, Mr.. Holcombe says that for
every white woman who suffered in
dignity at tina hands of the Chinese
rabble lat least twenty-five Chinese
women have suffered at the hands .ot
the foreign troops. The wells of Pc
king are ehoked with the bodies Of
these women, who, according to their
beliefs, when the criminal insult has
been offered them, have no remedy
and no prospect but suicide.
In contrast with all this, Mr.. Hol-
combe asserts that we of the United
States have reason to be proud of al
most every step which the nation has
taken in relation to China Pres!-
Dent Mckinley and Secretary Hay
have saved China from dissolution.
The open-door policy, which has now
been agreed to by the powers, ami
which makes the rights OF trade once
acquired by nation in China inviola-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Stations in New York-Foot OF Liberty street.
n. r., and South Ferry
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 2j, 1900
Trains leave Scranton for New York, Newark
Elizabeth, Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem, Al.
lcntown Mauch Chunk and White Haven at $50
A, m; express, l.l0; express, $50 D. m. Sun.
days, els p. m.
For Pittston and Wilkes. Barre, $50 a. m., l. 10
and g. so y. m. Sundays, 2lt p. m.
For Baltimore and Washington, and points
South and West via Bethlehem, $50 a. M, llO
and z 10 n, M Sunday, 2,l5 p. IN.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, ETC., at $50
a. IN. and ll0 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg, via Al.
lentown, $50 a. m. and l.lO p. m, Sundays
2.l5 p. m.
For Pottsville, $50 a. m. and l,I0 p m.
Through tickets TO all points east south and
west at lowest rates at the station.
II. p, BALDWIN. Gen. Pass Agt.
j. II, OLliAuSEN, Gen. Supt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
TO JEssIE's DANCING FEET.

How, as a spiders web Is spun
With subtle grace and art,
Do thy light footsteps, every one,
Cross and recross my hearth
Now here, now there, and to and fro,
Their winding mazes turn;
Thy fairy feet so lightly go
They seem the earth to spurn.
Yet every step leaves there behind
A something, in thy dance,
That serves to tangle up my mind
And all my soul entrance.
How. as the web the spiders spin
And wanton brcezes blow,
Thy soft and filmy laccs in
A swirl around thee flow!
The cobweb meath thy chin that's crossed
Remains demurely put,
While those are ever Whirled and tossed
That show thy saucy FOOT
That show the silver grayness Of
Thy stockings silken sheen,
And mesh Of snowy skirts above
The silver that is seen.
How, as the spider, from his web,
bangles in light suspense,
Do thy sweet measures flow and ebb
Sway my enraptured sense!
Thy futtering lace, thy dainty airs.
Thy ever charming pose
There are not more alluring snarcs
To bind me with than those.
Swing on! Sway on! With easy grace
Thy witching steps repeat.
The love dare MOTTO thy face
] offer at thy feet
William d. Ellwanscr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Unsatisfactory.

"~HE EXPLANATION offered
by General Manager Sill
- man of the Scranton Rail-
way company's intended
curtaiment of the transfer privilege
belongs to the variety which doesn't
explain.
The people through their represen-
tatives have given to the progenitors
of the present monopolistic street rail-
way system the free use of many
valuable and busy streets-a gift so
highly priced by it's present owners
that they have capitalized 1t and spec
ulated upon it to the extent of mill
made transfers were promised and
pledged. There was no reservation ex-
pressed or implied that a rise in the
cost Of traction materials or a sue
cessful effort of underpaid and over
worked employees to secure more equit-
able conditions of employment would
be used as a pretext by the owners Of
these immensely valuable free fran
chises TO throw such ordinary business
fluctuations back as a charge upon the
grantors. We do not believe that such
a sneak trick will stand in law; but If
it should. 1t would still stand utterly
condemned in morals and would brand
its engineers as men bereft of all
further claim to public consideration
or respect.
A per cent tax on gross receipts,
hitherto defeated in councils by meth
DDS liable yet to increase the popula-
tion of the jail, should be the citys in
slant answer to this impudent threat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

lachie over the spey, at the beginning Of the
century, showed great advance in the concep.
tion Of what was the safest form In which to
apply cast iron to an arch.
Sir John More. the only English general to
gain lasting fame by the conduct of retreat,
in which he outwitted Napoleon in the winter
Of 1sOs.0, had Just be made colonel of tie Fifty
second British regiment at this time.
Denmark and Norway ceased to be governed by
one crown. Sweden had been ruled by her
own king since early in the Sixteenth century.
The Newfoundland fishery became Of great i'm.
portance, over $1,000 seals being the catch for
this year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

A practical suggestion toward d.
vorce reform is offered by Governor
Odell of New York who advises that
service of summons be proved and that
all cases be heard in open court. The
publicity of open hearings would be
an incalculable deterrent upon divorce
proceedings. AS it is now. the star
chamber method OF screening the mis-
deeds of correspondents of standing
amounts in effect to an official inyi-
tation to men and women to misbe-
have.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Delaware and Hudson.
In Effect Nov. %, 1900.

In Eject NOV. 20, lJUO.
Trains for Carbondale leave Scranton at 6.2o
753 S53, TO- 13 a. m; 100, 1.20 24i, 1852, 5.29
6.25, T.57, 0.15, Ills p. M; l.l6 a. IN.
For Honesdale-6.20, 1913 a. m; 2.44 and
$50 p. m.
H. 55 a. m l.2s, 2ls 333, 4.27, G.lo, 74S, 10il,
II. 80 p. m
For l.. V. r. II. points--6i5, 1l.55 a. m.; 2.1s,
4.27 and 1l30 p. m.
For Pennsylvania II. r. points-6.i5, o.3s a.
m; 2.1s and 4.27 p. m.
For Albany and all points north--G,2o a. m.
and 3.52 p. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Carbondale-0.00, ll33 a, m.; 2,44, 1852,
547, 1852 p. M.
For Wilkes. Bane-9.3s, ll,55 a. m; 15s, 3.2s,
627, S.27 p. m.
For Albany and points north-Sj2 p. m.
For Honesdale-0O0 a. III. and S.52 y. m.
Lowest rates to all points in United States and
Canada.
]. w. BURDICK, G. p. A., Albany, n. Y.
II. W. CROSS, d, F. A., Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

The resolution extending the thanks
of congress to Captain Clark and crew
of the battleship Oregon for bringing
the warship ''round the Horn" i'll time
for the engagement at Santiago comes
trfe late, but will nevertheless be
appreciated by the tars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

When the transfers are discontin-
ued there is nothing to prevent many
people from walking. No exercise is
more beneficial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Time Table in Eject Sept II, 1900,
Trains for Iawley and local points, connect
ing at IIawoy with Erie railroad for New York,
Newburgh and intermediate points, leave scran-
ton at 70j a. M and 2,2j p m,
Trains arrive at scranton at 1880 a. m. and
0.lO D. IN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

The South African war has demon
strated that the social favorite gen.
eral is liable to lose his brilliancy in
actual service.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

The recent transactions in Wall
street have made the proverbial lamb
feel like a March lion. Shearing time
is probably close at hand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON. JANUARY o. 1901.

federation Of corruption in city
legislation is always a losing game for
the community that practices 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Special Notice.

sUPERFLUOUS HAIR-SUPERFLu0US HAIR,
warts and moles removed by electric needle,
harmless. painless, permanent; charges moder-
ate. Helen S. Buchanan, Dcrmatologst, 3l2
Washington avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

in the Booz case. almost everybody
seems to have had a hand in conduct
ing affairs at West Point, save the
officers in charge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Wednesday Morning, Jan.2

Lasting for one week.
We have re.arrauged our
whole price list for this event,
and invite one aud all to par
ticipate in the exceptional
values that we will offer; and
although we only make quo.
tations on one or two num-
bers you will find all the un-
mentioned ones equally as
good values.
Special lot of So German Linen
Napkins, extra heavy quail
lty, usual value Si.25 doz; 90.
now ................ wv
Special lot Of 72-inch Bleached
Irish Damask, an excellent 10.
81. value. For this sale. .... |OC
Special lot, one case only Mar.
seilles Quilts, full size and
hemmed. Worth $I.35; q NJ
These are but THREE in.
stances out of many, but they
will serve as good as a dozen,
our whole linen department
being at your service tor ons
week at reduced prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

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; Peoples ;.
; Exchange. ;
X A POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the y
v n Benefit Of All Who Have Houses to O
o Rent, Real Estate or Other Property to Sell X
y Help-These Small Advertisements Cost O
4 One Cent a Word, Six Insertions for Five X
x Cents a Word-Except Situations Wanted x
y Which Are Inserted Free. o
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Help Wanted-Male.
wANTED-A GOOD ORDER COOK; WRITE
stating terms, ETC., Ut once Hinman HOUSE.
suoHfoeton.
TWO ACTIVE MEN FOR TEMPORARY LOCAL
position Several wecks) Salary. S3.OO per
day. Address, Manager. P. o. Box 1927, Phila'
delphia.
Help Wanted--Female.
GIRL WANTED FOR GENERAL HoUsEwoRK.
George Okell, Coal Exchange Building.
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Recruits Wanted.
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MARINE CORrs, U. S. NAVY. RECRUITS
wanted-Able.bodied men, service. on our
in the Philippines when required. Recruiting OF.
hcer, lo3 Wyoming avenue. Scranton.
Situations Wanted.
SITUATION wANTED--BY A GOOD GIRL FOR
general housework. Call or address ;. W..
1877 5. Grant avenue.
SITUATION wANTED-BY A YOUNG MAR.
ried man to drive store wagon or teamng.
or any kind Of work. Address l.. W., ls2i
jackson street.
A YOUNG MAN WANTS A POSITION OF ANY
kind; has had six years experience in gro
Gerry store. Can speak English and German. Ad.
dress A. j., 6l5 Lee court, City
wANTED--A POSITION AS BooKKEEPER, BY
young man. Address, Z. T., care OF Trb.
une.
POSITION wANTED-BY A YOUNG MAN TO
learn the electrical business, at present
studying electrical engineering. b., 7O6 Scran'
ton street, Scranton, Pa.
A YOUNG LADY WISHES A POSITION AS
second girl in good family; has had three
years experience as housekeeper; also handy with
the needle; is willing to do almost anything I,
hotel work preferred Address A., Tribune OF.
fce.
WANTED--PoSITToN AS TUTOR OF LATlN,
Greek and Mathematics. Address, ", Y, e.,
Tribune.
SITUATION WANTED--BY A YOUNG GIRL, II
years OF age, to take care Of children or do
light housework dish washing in hotel or
restaurant. Call at 4o6 Putnam street.
SITUATION WANTED--BY GIRL IA YEARS
old, to take Of children or do light
housework, or help with second work. Call at
4O7 Ferdinand street.
A YOUNG LADY DESIRES POSITION AS SEAM
stress; good sewer; IS cents day. Ad-
dress G. F., Tribune.
wANTED--woRK BY THE DAY FOR MONDAYS
and Tuesdays, as laundress: would like oihGe
to clean; can give best OF city references. Ad-
dress NJ. NJ, 702 Elm street.
SITUATION WANTED-BY AN EXPERT LAUN-
dress, to 60 out by the day or take wash
ing home; best Of city reference. 526 Pleasant
street Call or address.
BoOKKEEPER WOULD LIKE POSITION: THOR
oughy reliable; single double entry. Ad-
dress Bookkeeper, 11l4 Fairfield street.
Wanted-To Rent.
YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE WANTS FOUR OR
five rooms for light housekeeping; any To-
cation above Adams avenue preferred Address
Box 20, Tribune office.
COUNTRY HOME WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES
Of Scranton wanted to rent by the year.
Healthy location; near depot; state rental and
describe the place. Responsible Party, Trib
une office
Room Wanted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Schedule in Effect May 27, 1900.
Trains leave Scranton, D. & H.
Station:
Gas a. m, week days, for sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington and for Pitts
burg and the West.
9.3S a. m, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
B ltimore, Washington ard Pitts
burg and the West.
ais p. m, week days Sundays,
1.5S p. m.) for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West. For Hazleton, Potts
vile, Reading, &c., week days.
4.27 p. m, week days, for Sunbury,
Hazleton, Pottsville, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
j. b. WOOD. Gen. Pass. Agt
j. b. HUTCHINSON, Gen. Mgr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Room Wanted.

GENTLEMAN WANTS LARGE, WELL FUR
nished room; desirable locality, with oil
without board. Address f., Tribune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LOAN-QUICK,
straight loans or Building and loan. At
from to 9 per cent. Call on N. v. Walker,
31i.315 Connell building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
The Truth About China.

~ EFORE THE University club,
X of Syracuse on Saturday
GD evening, Hon. Chester Hol-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Board Wanted.
Money to Loan.

MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORTGAGE.
any amount. N. II. Holgate, Commonwealth
building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Wanted-To Rent.

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE WANTS FOUR OR
five rooms for light housekeeping; any To-
cation above Adams avenue preferred. Address
Box 26, Tribune office.
A COUNTRY HOME WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES
Of Scranton wanted to rent by the year
Healthy location; near depot; state rental and
describe the place. Responsible Party, Trib'
une office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
A Model Governors Message.

.NHERE Is general concur
renee in the opinion that the
Il inaugural message of Gov
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Just One Instance.

HE FRANCHISES of the
Scranton Railway company
Il without exception provide
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Schools.

SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA SCRANTON,
Pa. Course preparatory to college, law. medi.
cine or business. Opens Sept. 18th. Send for
catalogue. Rev. Thomas NJ. Cam, LII. D., prin.
cipal and proprietor; W. 4. Plumley, A. ~,
headmaster.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

SITUATION WANTED-BY A YOUNG MAR
ried man to drive store wagon or teamng,
or any kind Of work. Address l.. W., 1s24
jackson street.
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Business Opportunity.
Wanted-To Buy.

wANrED-sECoND.HAN SLOT MACHINES;
must be In good order. state particulars as
10 make and price. Address L. NJ, general de-
livery, Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09
Seeds.

G. n. CLARK & CO., SEEDSMEN AND NURS.
erymen, store 20l Washington avenue; green
houses, 1850 North Main avenue; store tele.
phone, 7S2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

.HE EXPLANATION offered
by General Manager Sill
- man of the Scranton Rail-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

JOSEPH KUETTEL, REAR 5ll LACKAWANNA
avenue, Scranton, Pa, manufacturer of Wire
Screens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-09

YOUNG MAN WANTS A POSITION OF ANY
kind; has had six years experience in gro.
Gerry store. Can speak English and German. Ad.
dress A. j., els Lee court, City
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-07-02

Of the good roads movement that It is
exceedingly infectious. and when once
started spreads with great rapidity.
That has been The experience of Mas
sachusetts, NeNi Jersey and Connect
cut, and it is now pretty safe to ex-
pect that New York will not be an eX-
ception to the rule. A well made and
well kept thoroughfare demonstrates
its value so conclusively that there is
no use in attempting to deny it in the
presence of any one who has seen the
truth. Thus the number of advocates
of road Improvement continually null
tiplies. and minorities are converted
into majorities in manner surprising
even to themselves.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-07-02
: - warnInr For shln..

The principle Of wireless telegraphy
is to be used in making an automatic
warning for ships when approaching
dangerous rocks or shoals ln weather
that renders both lights and fog-horns
useless. Experiments are now making
on the coast Of British Colombia. with
the promise of satisfactory results A
metallic conductor SIS fixed Mt an ele-
walton, AMI from It electric waves are
sent over q zone seven miles in width.
If ship provided with a receiving in-
strument comes within this zone St is
at once automatically warned of the
danger and the direction and distance
Of the danger IS automatically re-
corded.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1901-07-02
Electrical Possibilitios.

In discussing the noiseless possibili-
ties Of the future, the editor Of the
Electrical Review gives this hopeful
outlook for the future:
In the ideal city distracting noises
will be unknown, ana dirt and all un-
clean things will be kept without it's
pale. Electricity is the magician that
can, and assuredly will, work the
change.
This Admirable day may not be SO
far away. Electric power stations and
electric light stations are being located
farther and farther away from the
city's heart; the horse car the steam
locomotive. the engine in the base
ment. the coal stove. are one and all
being replaced by the quiet odorless
and effective electric motor by the
electric locomotive. and surely but
slowly by the electric heater.
The rubbertired electromobiIe is
rapidly replacing the driven horse. and
Will replace him not only for driving
but for heavy hauling purposes.
The awful and constant volume of
sound Of his unnumbercd thousands
OF iron-shod feet hammering resound-
Ing payements will disappear forever.
and with it ninety per cent. Of the 9th
and odOr of the street with the pass.
age Of the horse will 90 also the stone
pavements.