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Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
BEAUMONT
FUEL OIL, PROFITS OF COMPANIES OPERATING IN RUSSIA
FUEL OIL

Up to the date of the discovery of the Beaumont fuel oil field, the Baku field of Russia the important i'll the world.
 Although the Russian oil field is located 600 miles from any port, and although its oil companies peed to outrageous royalty to the Russian Govern ment the companies ray enormous dividends.
 The stock of the Russian Petroleum and Liquid Fuel Company sells for 320 per par and pays dividends the of 50 per per In the field the stock in Noble Bros Company sells for 24S per cent par The stock of the Baku Napa Company pays 50 per per ill dividends and sells for 7S0 per par The stock of the Caspian Socee pays IS per par and sells for 735 per its par value These companies all large and very strong financially of them having capital of less than s5,OOOOOO.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07

proper treatment for young men for whom the government provides an edu- cation and pay while being educated. if they show disposition to be mu- polls Journal.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07

and she could again take up her house. hold duties" He is very thankful and hopes that all suffering likewise will hear of her wonderful recovery. This valuable liniment is for sale by Elvey & Hulett.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
ONLY 8,ooo FEET FROM THE GUFFY-GLADY'S CUSTER.

Fortyhve acres-The company controls under lease the oil and mineral rights to fory6ve of land in the now famous J. w. Bullock survey, only 5000 feet from the Gufy-Gladys oil we'll Said land being fully de- scribed ill prospectus.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
DIRECTORS:

D. A. DUNCAN Cashier Beaumont National Bank, Beaumont, Texas.
 N. C. ABBOTT. of the firm of Coemen & Abbott Attorney at Law, Houston Texas.
 N. L. McFADDEN, Oil Operator, Victoria, Texas w. H. IRVINE Stock and Bond Broker, Salt Lake City.
 HAL GREER, Attorney at Law, Beaumont, Texas.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
EUROPE CLIPPING THE COUPONS

Uncle Sam is in the position of the farmer with a mortgage on his farm, the interest of which he Is just able to pay. Although he has the appearance of prosperity. he is barely able to pay his interest and keep the machinery of the farm going. He works hard, but the profit of his labor goes to the man who clips the coupons. Europe is. clip ping Uncle Sam's coupons.-St Paul Globe
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07

Kicked out" is the complaint of the expelled cadets of West Point. That is
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07

OFFICERS: N. C. ABBOTT, President. D. A. DUNCAN, Treasurer. FRANCIS HALL. Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
A CORNER FOR WOMEN
PRETTY SPRING DRESS.

A very pretty dre.I is one made of white mousselne de laine. printed with Pompadour flowers. The bodice and skirt are trimmed with silk ribbon adorned with Pompadour garlands which keep the pleats in place. Th5 yoke and sleeves are of white batistS and the armlets of ribbon.
 INTERESTING TO BRIDES.
 The archbishop of Canterbury has in his keeping book containing the sig natures of all royal bride" and bride grooms married in England.
 In Denmark. when a man dies, his wife is obliged to remove her wedding ling from the third finger of her left hand to the same finger of the right hand. In this way a widow is always easily distinguished, even though she no longer wears mourning for her late husband
 What common saying "to dance at tendance" iS' What is its origin? In the middle ages 1t was the rule that d bride mu'. at her wedding dance with any one who asked her. no matter what his estate or how objectionable a person. The expression to dance at tendance" Is but a survival of this cus- tom.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07

RECEIVED PROPER TREATMENT.
Arizona republican., 1901-06-07
CAPITAL $50O,0OO.
DEPOSITORY,

BEAUMONT NATIONAL BANK.
The oasis., 1901-06-15

citizen said he had known some horsethieves who were possessed ot some very good qualities. To which it requires no very great perspicacity to reply that such men are not to be trusted with office because of their good qualities, but to be kept out of office because they are horsethieves. The most honest men may be a bit slow in paying their debts, because they may be overloaded in a business way; but they pay when they can, and they can be trusted to deal fairly at all times and in all situations some ot those who are the most prompt pay have to be watched all the time to save their taking undue advantage of those with whom they are deal- ing. The commercial valuation of man is not always the stan ard Of his real character, and there are men who could not get ten dollars worth of credit who would not stoop to a mean action, while there are others who have fat bank accounts, who acquired their financial standing through long series of mean actions to which they readily stoop- ed. Motive is the true standard of estimating character, and the petty man, with petty motives eventually gains the contempt of the commun- ity in which he resides, and finally reaches a stage in which he is barely tolerated. His good habits cut no figure in the estimation of his fellow citizens; while his pettyness, mean ness and small trlckery became so we'll understood that he is without friends, save those whose friendship is bought, and without standing except at the commercial agencies. And when such men come to leave this world they leave 1t without leaving alive soul to think kindly of their memory; and as shrouds have not pockets they cannot take
 along that for which they beslimed
 their immortal souls, but if they
 could it would be incinerated.
The oasis., 1901-06-15
HABITS AND MORALS.


 ed a sermon the other night on question of morals that ought more often to be elucidated, if not in the pulpit; then where those who have been trained on pulpit ethics can near it, He took for his text Mark Twain's joke "A man may have no bad habits, and have worse." The point was of course, that good or bad habits and good or bad char acrer are not necessarily the same.
 Our puritan inheritance has taught us to confuse the two things. A man of "good morals" in pop ular speech is man who does not drink, smoke, swear or gamble and is faithful to his own wife. Iago was most of these things, and some of the most dangerous characters in history have been all of them. Good habits are virtue, and some bad habits are uncompromisingly vicious, where indulged in modera- ton or excess. But good habits do not guarantee good character, and some bad habits are DO proof of essentially bad character. A man who is true to himself, his friends and his ideals, faithful and honor able in public and private trusts, is good man. even if he smokes to excess and drinks in moderation. A man who is false, treacherous and mean, low and bitter in his standards and petty in his motives is a bad man, no matter how good his habits. And the first man may still retain some of the virtues of honor even if he acquires the vice of excessive drinking while the second can gain no honor from strictness of habits and has none to lose from laxaty.
 This does not mean that we are to return to an eighteenth century standard, and consider debauchery and prohgacy rather virtue. The world has grown far too sober for that. The contrast of Charles and Joseph Surface, in the School for Scandal" is not quite so favorable to the prohigate brother, in a modern view. We have revived, and justly the puritan condemnation of bad habits. even the bad habits of a good man. But we need, specially in our theoretical moralizlng, to emphazise those qualities of un- swerving honesty and uncompro- missing honor, of which good habits are the worthy adornment and bad habits but an unworthy di6gure- ment.
 Nor are we to overlook the glar- ing deficiencies some men possess on account of a few excellenct qualities they may present. Men can be named close at home who are noted fol their scrupulous hon. esty in ordinary business dealings who cannot be trusted for a moment in matters of more req
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
BOUND BY FOUR
MASKED men
BUT S6-YEAR-OLD MRS. WILLIS
DIDN'T FAINT.
The Burglars Entered Her Home
Near Scott Early Yesterday Morn
ing and Bound and Gagged Both
Her and Her Son, Securing Only
$l.e0 in Money--Plucky Old Wo-
man Worked Herself Free and
Went to the Rescue Of Her Son,
Who Was Nearly suffocated.

Mrs. Whistler" Willis, an aged
widow nearly 80 years old. but as
plucky as il she was only quarter that
age, was bound and gagged by four
masked burglars who broke into her
home in Scott township at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning and succeeded final
ly in getting all of Il dollar and ninety
cents.
The burglars burst in the front door
and made direct for the old lady's
room. They forcibly took hold Of her
and. when she showed resistance.
handled her roughly. She was bound
and gagged and tied to the bed. The
burglars then entered the room of a
son of the aged woman, who was Sleep
ing nearby.
They quickly overpowered him and
after binding his hands. tied a pillow
over his face to prevent him from max
ing an outcry. They then ransacked
the house, but the only thing they
deemed worth taking was $1.90, which
they found in a cupboard.
Now the ordinary woman of any age
would have been so thoroughly fright
cned that she would have been power
less TO do anything if placed in Mrs.
Willis position. Not so with this old
lady of eighty-siy, however. She
worked and worked at the knot on her
hands, and, after an hours patient
trial, succeeded in untieing it. She
then unfastened the gag and the rest
of her fastenings and fastened 10 her
sons room.
She quickly united the pillow which
had been fastened over his head and
found him nearly suffocated. He was
unconscious and did not regain con-
seriousness until 3 o'clock. When he did
he raised the alarm, but the burglars
We're nowhere to be seen.
Mrs. Willis and her son went to Car
bondale yesterday and secured the as
sistance of Officer Moran, who made
an investigation of the premises. Feel
ing runs high among the neighbors of
the Willis on account of Mrs. Willis
extreme age, and every effort is being
made to run down the perpetrators Of
the outrage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
new HOME FOR THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Seymour Davis, of Philadelphia, Sc
lected as Notwithstanding
Will Cost Over 100000.

Seymour Davis. of Philadelphia. the
architect of the Young Mems Christian
association building, has been selected
as the architect of the new building
which the First National bank is 10
erect on the site of its present building.
His plans We're chosen from among
the nineteen sets submitted in competi-
tion. They call for a substantial look
ing and ornate granite and steel build
ing tifty-two feet in height and as long
and wide as the present building. 1t
IS TO cost upwards of 100000. The new
building win be used exclusively by
the bank.
A feature of the interior arrangement
Will be a manganese steel strong box,
twenty feet long, ten feet wide and nine
feet high, with walls three and one
half inches in thickness, which will be
absolutely burglar proof and do away
with the necessity of safes.
The work of tearing down the old
building TO make way for the new will
be begun in the course of u month.
The bank will have temporary quarters
in the new Blair building. at 422 Lack
awanna avenue, which takes the place
Of one of the buildings destroyed in the
explosion of Aug. 4, 1900. The moving
will take place THANKSGIVING day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
TO LUMP APPROPRIATIONS.
Plan Adopted in Allegheny May Be
Tried Here

\ movement Is on foot. backed by
several councilmen and city officials to
lump the appropriations for each
bureau in the appropriation ordinance
for the next fiscal year.
This nan has been in operation in
Allegheny for years. Controller Howell
has received a copy of one OF tile AL
legheny appropriation ordinances and
1t is on file in his Office for the in
Spection of any councilman who may
desire to look at il.
The present system of approprating
money in this city provides for an
itemizing of every single appropriation.
For example If a certain sum of mon
ey is appropriated for the bureau of
health it is itemized in the appropra-
ton ordinance something as follows:
Salary of health officer, $1,000; inciden-
tails, printing and stationary, $50; sal
AIRY of crematory employees. 81 400; rum
ming expenses of crematory, $1,000, etc,
etc.
The advantage of appropriating the
money for each bureau in lump sum
will be the doing away with the ne
cessity of transferring small balances
from one account to another At pres
ent if one account is exhausted and a
balance remains in another it is neces-
sary to have an ordinance passed pro-
vding for transfer of this balance
before it can be touched for any other
purpose than that for which it was
specifically appropriated. If the APP
preparation was Jumped, the director
could use his discretion in expendng
it.
The Jumping of the appropriation
would not do away with the itemizing
of the estimates. in order that councils
might see what the money was being
apprOpriated for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
AGAIN 1T Celebrates.
Dime Bank Officers Entertained by
Director Goldsmith in Honor of
Increase of Deposits.

The officers of the Dime Deposit and
Discount bank enjoyed another COM
memorative dinner last night. 1t was
given at the Scranton club by Director
Sol Goldsmith and was commemorative
| of the banks deposits reaching the
| $1.5OO0 900 mark.
There were present Simon Lauer Da-
via Spruks, c. II. Schadt. James Fitch
w. J. Lewis, NJ. II. Dale. Solomon Gold
smith, f. j. Lynett. c. S. Seamans, w
j. Carney, II. G.. Brooks, Charles du
Pont Breck, A. i. Fancois, George B.
Jermyn. II. q. Durham and G. f. Hess
The dinner was served under the d-
rection OF the clubs manager, II. T..
Wilkins, and was a very elaborate af-
fair. The tcn-course menu was as fol-
lows:
Martini cocktails.
Blue points.
Mock turtle a la Anglaise Sherry.
Celery Olives.
Crabs a Ia Dablc. llaut ssuternc
Chicken cioqucttcS with peas Chirnpas ne.
Roast tcndellon Ecci, mushroom sauce.
string beans larscnue potatoes.
Roman punch la Chartreu.c.
Broiica Philadelphia squad on toast.
Lettuce salad.
Rouuciolt cheese and crackers.
Fancy Ice cream. Assorted cakes.
Cafe noir.
In the center of the table was floral
boat composed of 100 American Beauty
roses, and about. in immortelles on Il
green base, We're the figures "$1. 500, 0OO"
SmlaX, lilies of the valley and dainty
candelabra added to the Identification
of the table.
Mr.. Goldsmiths favor TO each guest
was paper cutter, with q silver blade,
and buckhorn handle, q new silver
dime being imbedded az the end of the
handle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
PERSONAL.

w. W. Scranton is in New York.
Hon. Alfred Hand and daughter have gone
to New Mexico on a pleasure t,ip.
Miss Rosa Roos, of Pine street, left yc.tcrda,
to visit friends in New York and Philadelphia.
Miss Laura Witticki, oi Lake Ariel, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Robert BUSHNELL OF Clay ave
nue..
Anthony Scanlon and son, DR.. l.. I. Sc3nlon
have returned home from \ trip TO the Pan
American exposition.
Harold A. WatrcS. of Colonel l.. A. WI.rcs
who graduated with horors from Princeton uni
versity this year, has entered the University o
rennsy yvania, to take a three years course ir
law.
Prof. j. s. Satcr, formerly OF Columbia uni
vcIsity, New York, Is in the city, arranging io
the formation ol class in French. Prof Sal
Ter, by system 0i his own. impals a placlica
knowledge OF everyday French to his pupils il
five weeks.
Attorney A. j, Coibon will sail on the Fem
sy!yanip Saturday Tor Hamburg. 10 spend sly
weeks oh the continent for lis health. lie
leaves lcrc today, TO attend !. meeting oi til,
national executive board OF the Patriotic Oldcl
Sons Of America, in Philadelphia, and tomorrow
will proceed to New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
AN ALUMNI FORMED,
Graduates of Bloomsburg Normal
School Organize and Banquet at
the Jermyn.

Graduates of the Bloomsbury State
Normal school in this county last night
succeeded in organizing an alumni as
sociation. The meeting was held in
the Jermyn parlors, ON the second floor,
and was attended by iifty-three grad
uates.
I.uzerne county has had an alumni
organization for the past ten or twelve
years, and the LackaWannu grads have
Ions been striving to form an associa-
tion. Yesterday was regarded as an
opportune time for the forming of such
II body, as the county teachers insti-
tute is now being held in this city aud
il was thought that more teachers
could be reached in consequence than
under ordinary circumstances.
DR.. j. =. Walsh, principal of the Nor
NAL school, anl wife, ana Prof. G.. f.
Wilbur, came up especially from
BloomsbVrg to assist in the organiza-
tiOn.
Upon motion OF Prof. David owens,
principal Of No. Is school. Prof Wilbur
was made chairman of the meeting.
w. II. Jones, of West Scranton, was
chosen tcnporar! secretary. The cleo
tion of officers was then made. Fol
lowing are the officers: President,
Prof. II. II, MOI gan, principal of No.
IA; vice presidents, j. c. Tuckert, of
Clark's summit: Miss Martha Vau-
CHAN, of Scranton, and Miss Gertrude
Reese; Secretary"treasurer, Prof David
Owens, corresponding secretary. Miss
Bessie Davis, of No. 10 school. 1t was
decided that the foregoing officers. to-
gether with Watkin Williams, of West
Scranton, and Miss Name Thomas. of
No. % school should constitute the cX-
eCutiVe COMMITTEES.
After the business session adioum-
ment was taken TO the dining room,
where a tempting menu was served.
Short impromptu speeches We're made
by the following: President Moltsans,
DR.. Walsh, Prof. Wilbur, Prof. II. y.
Davis. of Dunmore; Prof. Little. of
Washington, ID. G., and Prof. David
Owens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
New Member of d. & H. Board.

New York, oct. 80, \t meeting Of the
board OF governors OF the Delaware and Hudson
company today, {, A. Peabody, IT,, representing
the A,lor interests, WAS elected member to
succeed the late Aimed Van SandtNogdt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
ADDRESS TO MEMBERS
OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS
Issued by the President, Hon. Fred
eric w. Fleitz-Coming Election
Considered.

=.
| hon Frederic w. fleltH president or
| the Pennsylvania State League of Re-
publican clubs, has issued the follow
ing address to tte members If tho cluh.
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Mrh'h'F ana tI!' Installation I'M" once Oh mat
spiehnla young h'pnh'G'h theodore Roosevelt,
decreased majority III inns the tiOialtLr OF re
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
LAWSUITS Are
VERY LIKELY
COMPANY is TO PROCEED
AGAINST STRIKERS.

Legal Steps to Be Taken to Recover
Property of the Company Now in
the Possession of the Striking
Employes-Explanation Iof the
Strikers Reasons for Not Giving
1t Up-General Manager Silliman
Declares the Company Needs No
Financial Aid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
California Excursions.

Leaving Washington every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at a.55 D. m.
via Southern railway, New Tourist
Sleepers, personally conducted. go
through to San Francisco without
change of cars. conductors or portcrs
The route is through Atlanta. Mont
gomery, New Orleans. Houston. San
Antonio. New Mexico. Arizona and
Southern California. The cars are the
very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist
Sleepers, brentwood finish. high back
seats, sixteen sections, supplied with
linen. etc. same as standard sleepcrs,
lighted with Pintsch gas. room for
gentlemen and two retiring rooms for
ladies. Three and one-half days to
Mexico and Arizona, four days to Los
Angeles and five days TO San Francisco.
Rate for double berth Washington to
San Francisco only 500.
Charles l.. Hopkins, district passen-
ger agent, Southern Railway, S2S Chest
nut street. Philadelphia. will be pleased
to furnish all information. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
SPEICHER- -STURDEVANT.
Ceremony Performed by Father Grif.
fin at st. Peters Cathedral.

one of the most charming October
weddings of the year was soemnized
yesterday, when Miss Clara Floren-
tina NJ. Speichcr and Edwin j. Sturde-
want, prominent young people OF this
city, We're united in marriage. The
ceremony was performed in st. Peters
cathedral at 4 o'clock, before II large
gathering of friends. Father j. j.
Griffin was the officiating clergyman.
10 the pleasing strains of the
"Bridal Chorus played by Prof W.
=. Schilling, the bridal party proceeded
down the aisle. The bride wore a
handsome gown OF prunela, trimmed
with point lace, and carried roses. She
was attended by Miss Lou A. Fisher.
OF Wilkes Barre, who wore IL dress of
royal blue material, and carried carna =
tions. Edward a. White, of this city,
was best man.
After the wedding a reception was
held at the home OF the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Specher, of aa3
Prescott avenue. The house was
beautifully decorated. a large num-
Der of guests We're present to extend
their well-wishes to the young couple.
and during the evening number OF
ceived from various parts of the coun-
try. supper was served by Hanley.
Upon their return from the wedding
tour, the young couple will take up
their residence at lS5 Prescott avenue.
The bride is a handsome and talented
young lady, who is very popular among
the young people of this ity. The
groom, Mr.. Sturdevant, is one Of he
city's most promising young business
men.
The out-oftown guests present We're:
MIR. and Mrs, Thomas Keller and
daugter Flora Mr.. and Mrs. John Al
lis and daughter Josephine, Mr. and
Mrs. Gusta Fisher and daughter Ger
trude, Miss Emma Fisher, Miss Lou A.
Fisher and Mrs. Lena Keller, of
Wilkes-Barre: Mr., and Mrs. John No
ian and family, of Carbondale: Mr..
Iohn McNulty, of Carbondale, and Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Kuenzel, of Philadel-
pha.
Smoke the pOyonO &c. cigar -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31
ToNrGHT's ENTERTAINMENT.
Programme That Will Be Given al
Country Club.

Following is the programme OF an
ertainment TO be given at the Coun-
try club tonight:
PART l.
Play" "Roscbcry Shrub, Scc," a comedy in
one act and two scenes.
CHARACTERS.
Hannah Dewey, a wiry Presby tcran maiden OF
sixty winters. Mrs. g. lu u. DiminCk
Sarah Jane, her elder sister, with a touch OF
rheumatism 'or sup'm" Miss Elizabeth Howell
Jennie, their niece, tncat and pretty,
Mrs. james q. Sandcrson
Bob Taylor. an every day sort OF country fcl.
low .........,......Mr James q. Saudcrson
scenc--A country sitting room in the United
States. Timc--rhc present.
Notc-four hours are supposed TO clapse bc.
tween the scenes. when the curtain is drawn Tor
a moment.
hinrf symphonic ..',....,.......,,,....,ll Haydn
Mr. Charles Docrsan. MIR. Harvey Black.
wood. Mr.. Eugene Ham. Mr.. Widmcyer,
Mr.. James Blair, ir., Mr.. ". !. Tcrrcy,
Mrs J., y. Jrrmyn, Mrs. George Rice, Mrs.
W. j. klots. Ms. 7. G.. Won Storch, Miss
Fcnnypackcr Misses Reynolds. Miss Arch.
bald, Miss Dale, Misses Matthews, Miss
Spraguc.
Sketch OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mr. Clarence Learned
Coon Songs .,..................Mi Miss Freda kann
hinIer symphonic Rombcrg
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-31

Thed diagram for the High school
lecture and entertainment course has
been placed at Powelrs music store,
where the remaining ticket holders can
reserve seats for the entire course.
Single admission reserved seats three
days before any number The course
will open Monday. November 4, with a
concert by the Park sisters and a
reader.