The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-30

NEWS BOILED DOWN.

The average annual income of professional
criminals is estimated at ahout 81 6u0. Ibis
means that the community pays them yearly
| sdlaly of SioO,OO0,OOo. After this is spent Tor
their maintenance we pay annually S2O,w00O
for their detection, conviction and support, un'
der national, state county and city auspices.
In 1896 the fusiOniStS carried Colorado by 1884,
00o majority. In lSiS they carried it by 5000.
In 1900 they carried il by ?l,O0O majority. and
this spring the Republicans elected a mayor Of
Denver by LOO plurality aud carried Colorado
Springs. At the present ratio nj gain Colorado
will soon again be a strong Republican state.
The number Of retail hquor dealers in the
United States at the close Of last year was 2O,,.
0O0. The total vote of the Prohibition party IN
the same year was 300 OOO. New York has the
largest number oi liquor dealers, Illinois is
| end and Ohio third. Pennsylvania has the larg
est number of prohhtionists, New York is sec.
| ond and Illinois third
Fifty counties Of Alabama 20 of Arkansas 20
u Florida, 1873 of Georgia, 30 OF KENTUCKY, %
of Louisiana, 10 of Maryland, - of Missouri,
| 90 of North Carolina, 20 ot Tennessee, l2O Of
| Texas. - of Virginia and 40 oi West Virginia
| have adopted Temperance regulations which pro.
| hibit the sale at retail ot liquor within their
| territory, save medical prescriptions.
\ man in North Carolina was selling standing
timhcI-wdlnut trees The man who was buying
| came to very handsome tree. lie told the
| owner he would pay as much as $50 for that tree.
| The owner did not sell, but sent tor experts. lie
| got SlJo0 for the tree (curlcd walnut as il
| stood. The man who cut il down realized 5000
| for 1t on the cars. II shipped to New York
and vCnCcrCd one-siXth to half an inch. The
| sales were watched. Tie tree brought $4,000
| \ singular ire occurred recently at a dwelling
| house in Philadelphia. Underneath the paror
| window was dresser upon which was glass
| globe which, it is supposed became 50 heated
by the suns rays that it ignitcd the window cu,-
| tans, tho flames extending to the dresser, which,
| with its contents, and the curtains, were de.
| stroycd before the fire was CytinguShed. There
| was no fire IN the pulor CRATE. nor was any per.
fon in the room where the fire originated.
| New York city had al the beginning Of the
| civil war population Of about onc.Qudrtcr Of
| what it is at present, $4,000. Taxation for city
| purposes now SlOOOOO,Ooo was then 5000, ,O0O.
| The police department cost 81 ,G0O,OOO and puolic
| schools Sl,100,0Dn. some Of the items Of city
expenditure forty years ago were for Tho mayor :
| Office, S20,c0; the law department (Which nov
costs 800 600, $6,ooO and the board OF health
| (Which now costs Sl,GooOIO, SiOOoa, The fire
| department, then a volunteer organization, cost
| So. coo
| It is curious fact that although Missouri
| elected its first governor moro than eighty years
| ago, is one of the largest and most populous Of
| the states Of the county. and that from its
| geographical position on the border line be.
| tween North and South, has occupied an impor.
| tant position in national aNaus, not one OF IT'S
| governors has ever been conspicuous in national
| politics, with the single exception Of g. Gratl
| Brown, who ran for ViCe.prcsidcnt in ls72 and
| was Overwhelmingly defeated for that Office.