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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Our Purposes and Plans.

These be briefly stated. We p,,rposcd to
gain legal proof that the laws were being broken
and then call oil the proper officers TO enforce
the same We began with seeking evidence as
to the sale OF liquors Oh Sundays by both the
licensed and .he unlicensed saloons, and natural
" sought at the same time evidence of the nm.
licensed sale of liquors. Very soon these were
found to he complicated with other offences and
abuses Gambling was openly carried on in most
OF these Saloons and both the violation of the
laws as to liquor selling and the gambling were
so open and apparent that it was evident that
the police had full knowledge of tho facts. This
implicated them as connving with the law
breakers And then we began to he aware that
the police and the powers which made and
controlled them were protecting crime rlA
consabnlary OF the county found to br of
the same sort. II then being manifest that these
officers of the law were blackmair.g the lawlcss
element. we must needs seek evidence of this.
AS soon as we went to the grand jury with
our first cases, which had been prepared with
great care, obtained evidence that the Jury
was controlled by something else than the law
and the evidence, and the farther proceeded,
the more evident this became. While this worl,
was being done through our local agents. we
put in the field expert detectives to ferret out
tho bribery of the members of The city govern.
mcnt.
1t need not be said that the discovery nf
bribery and the obtaining of adequate legal
proof of tho same is Of the most difficult
parts of reform work. Both the brbc.giver and
the hrbc-takcr are criminals, and they are like
lN to act secretly with witnesses of their
deeds However, so reckless and so common
was this crime among our officials that soon
w" had collected enough proof 10 warrant ar
resting about a third Of all our councilmcn. And
while, with great pains, patience and expense
tins special testimony was being secured, other
important lines of evidence concerning Other
official misconduct and protected crime were
h'inS followed, and are being pursued until this
div
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Further Duties.

A few words may he said as to our future
work. AS it has not been our policy to tell
what we were going to do, but rather to do it
and thus to let it become pubically known,
can say very briefly. That feel the import
ancc Of holding fast what we have gained and
keeping vigiant watch over all that we have
begun. IL cannot be expected that a
few citizens shall maintain a pcrpc,,l-
al organization 10 watch over the in
tercSts which We elect and pay officials to at
tend to. But hope at least to secure the
pnritcation of onr jurcs, and to make jury SER
vice by responsible citizens the rule; to CON
Wet all bribc takers and all brhc givc,s; to
purify the various departments of the munich
pality;. to organize the city in the interests of
non.partisan good governments; to secure,
through the growth nj public sentiment and
public virtue, general cooperation with our
purposes and aims; and TO make it perfectly
clear that it is wisdom and economy to admin.
lister the affairs of The city in an honest, straight
forward and moral way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Repairing Done Gratis.
4 ACKAWANNA
q THE"
LAUNDRY.
SHOW THAT MEANS SOMETHING
What the Wonderful Buffalo Bill Has
to Offer This Year.

The bringing into existence of a new
thing in amusement, the popularity of
thrilling spectacular lessons in history
taught by the exhibition headed by
Colonel w. l.. Cody Buralo BID. has
demonstrated the fallacy of the old be-
lief held by amusement caterers, i. g.,
that the public did not want preach
ing or teaching as Il fea ture of their
amusemcnts. AS the Wild West and
Rough Riders exhibition deals almost
entirely with history, and is a moving,
living picture of the historical events
presented, so far as possible, by the
Identical individuals who made the his
tory, it cannot fail to be Il teacher,
hence it appeals to not only those who
are seekers of amusement. but also
that larger class, who seldom seek
amusement for amuSement'S sake
alone, but who are thinking students
of past and passing events that have
interested the world. A visit to the
Wild West is largely a substitute for
extensive travel. 1t brings into view,
IN it's large arena, bits of life as lived
IN regions far remote. 1t presents
events of interest that would. had it
not been that Colonel Cody and Nate
''vion.
sew features this seasonal band of
real Beers, direct from the "veldts"
of South Africa. Big, athletic. beard
ed specimens of the sons of the Dark
Continent, whose struggle with the
worlds greatest military power has
neld humanity spell bound for the past
two years. Alongside these stubborn
fighters will be ranged II platoon of
tEeir most gallant foes, also fresh from
The CORY "kopjes" of the land of gol-
len 'veldt' and diamond district.
y detachment of Strathcona Horse.
Canada's crack regiment, recruited
rom the Northwest Mounted Police.
canada viii also contribute to the
Wild West arena, this season, a feu-
! sure that has for fifty years been the
>ulwark of law and order on her vast
Northwest frontier, squad of the red
coated Rough Riders whose iron hands
- laye held in check red and white out
avs from the Red river to the Rockies
and from the dividing line to far with
n the Arctic circle. a phase of life
amiliar to the public only BY reading
IF it, will be placed before Wild West
audiences this season In the presenta-
.loii VI q crew oI nlell VINO nave been
secared from the government life-sav-
ng service. This band of coast patrol
viii illustrate the dangerous and thrill
Eg methods of the rescue of shin
wrecked human beings on our stormy
oasts
All will remember the months of sus-
oense experienced last summer when
The legationers We're imprisoned in Pc
sin, and their final rescue by the allied
'orces of the Russian, German, French,
IEnslish, japanese and American sol
Hers. who marched through the
Flowery Kingdom to their rescue. This
Norld's historical episode will be pre-
ented in all its realism, in a gorgeous
aseantry and glittering spectacle of
le strife for power now taking place
the Orient, THE Taking of Tien-
'sin."
Home grown asparagus. 10 and 90
fnts. Coursen. -
Ask for keliy's uninn prackara a.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Get ttysburg, Pa, June Bird to Sth.

For this occasion the Central Rail
road of New Jersey will sell tickets
from All stations on its line in Penn
sylvana To Gettysburg, Pa, and re ,
turn at one way fare for the round
trip Tickets will be good going June
LIST to 9Th inclusive, and for return on
or before June 10Th. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
REFORM WORK
IN SCRANTON
ADDRESS OF DIR. LANSING AT
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.

It Was Delivered at Yesterdays ses-
sion of the Convention of the Ma
tional Municipal League-Told in
Detail of the Work That Has Been
Done in Scranton in the Way of
Improving the Morals of the City
and the Administration of City
Affairs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Union Made Clothing.

Is the only kind We keep in our stock.
This springs styles are shown in all
their beauty and the most fastidious
can secure just what they desire, We
invite an inspection and a comparison
of prices. Richards& WTth, 326 Lack
aWanna avenue. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

police officers OF the city will be sworn
in next week. 1t would have been
done this week, he said, had 1t not
been that Director Hitchcock went to
Rochester, to attend the convention or
the National Municipal League.
The recorder would neither say nor
intimate whether any of the members
of the force would have to walk the
,,lupk
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Guernsey Hall,

sli Washington ave-, Scranton, Is the
best and most reliable place to pur-
chase a good Piano. 1t will pay you
to call and get prices and terms. ]. w.
Guernsey, Prop. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Organs for Sale Cheap.

You can buy a good second hand Or
gan as low as $1,000 at Guernsey Hall,
j. w. Guernsey, Prop. 3l4 Washing
ton avenue, Scranton, Pa. -
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Special Rates

via the Delaware and Hudson Rail-
road and return on account of the
great musical concert by Nine. Schu-
man-Heink. Miss Maud Powell and
Mr.. Frangcon Davis at the Lyceum
Theatre Tuesday. May 2lst. 1901:
,Nin1n of tiuin PA
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

At the convention of the National
Municipal league in Rochester, n. Y.
yesterday. Rev. /. j. Lansing, ID. D..
delivered the following address on RE
form in Scranton"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

TO Obtain-beg1n at the Beginning
on Monday morning next the second
| educational contest of the Tribune Will
begin. as has been previously an
| nounced The contest this year will
| he on lines similar to those that gov
| erned the contest of last year. the main
| difference being in the superiority of
| the special rewards and their greater
cash value.
The first special rewards, for there
VIII be two. are four-year scholarships
in Lafayette and Swarthmorc colleges
! each of the value of $1,000. which Will
be open to the choice of the one who
comes in first in the contest. The con-
test will last sixteen weeks, which
means a weekly salary to the first two
| contestants of nearly $63 a week. or
about $lO.5O day for q working week
of six days. The practical results Of
a four years course in Il great Amer-
can college like either Lafayette or
Swarthmore cannot be figured in dol
lars and cents-they are too far reach
ing to enter into such a calculation.
The young men and women who have
worked their way through college are
invariably the ones who are at the top
of the roll of honor at graduation time.
because they enter the institution
with an aim and object. The Tribune
will afford a way to attain these ends
through this contest, and although
our way will occupy only a little more
than three months of work. the results
will be accomplished as thoroughly as
if as MANY years had been spent by
the wouldbe collegian in his own un-
aided efforts.
These two collegiate scholarships
are not the only ones offered Another
Is a three-years' course in the state
Normal school at StrOudsburg. valued
at sG75. There are also others; five of
them.
Those who start right in on the first
day of the contest will. Of course. se-
cure an advantage that may be of
great help to them before the contest
is over. On Monday morning full
description of the contest. with the
rules by which it will be governed, the
spe cial rewards that will he given and
other necessary information will be
printed in The Tribune.
Any person. of either sex who
wishes to enter the contest can send
their names in and on Monday morn
ing they will be put on the list. Books
of credit blanks and a small book of
instructions will be sent to them and
they can begin their canvass at once.
If there is any one who does not
fully understand the features of the
contest and are undecided about
entering. we should be pleased to send
them detailed statement of the plan.
Address a letter to Editor Educational
Contest, Scranton Tribune, Scranton,
Pa, stating whether you wish to en-
ter or to receive a full description of
the plan first.
Monday will be the first day. There
is no better way of beginning than be-
ginning at the BEGINNING.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
The Great Coi.ina Cigar.

Queen of Key West clear Havana,
Samples free today to introduce. Two
phones. Dean. 4OS Connell building. *'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
TO BE SWORN NEXT WEEK.

Police Officers Will Then Know Their
Fate.
Recorder Moir stated yesterday af-
ternOOn to Il Tribune man that the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Full Line of Fresh Huyler
Every day. Coursen's. ="
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

and diseases arising from an impure
state of the blood T.ichtys Celery
Nerve Compound is an invaluab BILE Spe-
cifc Sold by Matthews Bros. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
Smoke the Pocopo sc. cigar.

Smoke the new Kleon cigar. Sc. =.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & NJ. T. Howley .231 Wyoming ave,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Try the New SC. Cigar "Kleon."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
For Female Complaints

Guaranteed long Havana filler.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
WILL BEGIN
NEXT MONDAY
CONTESTANTS SHOULD SEND IN
. THEIR NAMES AT ONCE.

The Tribune's Educational Contest
Will Be Launched That Day for
the Second Time-The Superiority
of This Years Special Rewards.
The High Salary That Will Be
Given to the Two Highest-A
Chance for Collegiate Education
That Would Otherwise Take Years
to obtan-Begin at the Beginning
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

Home grown asparagus. 10 and 20
fnts. Coursen. -.
Ask for kelly's union crackers ss
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
POINTS FOR THE TRUCKER.
A Reputation For Good Packing Is
an Asset of Big Value.


The kind OF packages used in han
ding the different truck crops varies
greatly in the different trucking re
gions. and the packages are now in
many cases very different from those
that were used in the early days OF
the business.
After many trials the cheap gift
package made of thin veneer was de-
vised which in some of its forms Is
now so universally used. In the east
1t would be utterly impossible to han
die the present volume of business in
any but gift packages. For berries
quart or sometimes a pint box or bas-
ket is used, and these are packed in
crates for shipment.
In the west the popular package for
most tree fruits. tomatoes and many
other vegetables was for many years
rectangular box holding one-third of
bushel. with sawed ends or heads, a
middle piece ) by inches and veneer
sides % inches long. This package
finally became discredited through
the pernicious practice of placing the
best specimens at the cracks and fill
ing the middle of the box with culls.
1t is now comparatively but little
used.
There has been no greater drawback
to the trucking industry than the va
rious forms of dishonest or false pack
ing. and it is indeed remarkable that
growers will still be so shortsighted
as to continue the practice when its
evil effects are so well understood.
In the east, particularly in the PENN
sula region, an open slat basket hold
ing about five-eighths of a bushel has
long been a popular package for tree
fruits and many vegetables. 1t is Il
| cheap package and one in which the la
Dor of packing is reduced to a mini
mum. In many ways it is very salts
factory, but for long shipments of the
more delicate products it would be
better If made broader and shallower.
These open baskets require the cars
to be shelyed. In Michigan some form
Of fat handled basket is largely used.
In the south light six quart veneer
basket packed in four basket or six
basket crates is most used for toma-
toes, peaches, etc. Beans, peas, Gu
cumbers and many other vegetables
are packed in bushel crates.
In adopting package it is always
best to study the taste Of the market
1t is proposed to supply and to con-
form to the prevailing usage. Buyers
always prefer the package TO which
they are accustomed, and in most cases
they will pay more for goods in what
! is considered a standard package than
| In one that IS unusual.
Whatever the package, the greatest
care should always be used in selecting
and packing to make the goods as neat
and attractive as possible and at the
same time of uniform quality through
out the package.
Only good, sound, honestly packed
goods should be sent to market, and all
culls should be vigorously thrown out
and kept at home for stock feed. The
average prices realized for truck prod
ucts would thus be greatly improved,
and one of the most annoying features
Of the business would be eliminated.
A reputation for good packing is an
asset of the greatest value to the truck
shipper.-F. S. Earle, Alabama Station.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
sbort nrd sweet.

Perhaps one of the shortest court
ships was that of an eminent jurist. He
was on his way to hold court in n
town when he met a young woman re-
turning from market.
''How deep is the creek and what
did you get for your butterY asked
the judge.
up to the knee and ninepence," was
the answer IS the girl walked on.
The judge pondered over the sensible
brevity of the reply, turned his horse.
rode back and overlook her.
II liked your answer just now," be
said, "and like you. l think you
would make q good wife. Will you mar
ry meT'
She looked him over and said, Yes" P"
"Then get up behind me, and we Will
ride to town and be married"
She did get up behind, and they rode
to the courthouse and were made one.
1t is recorded that, brief though the
courtship had been. the marriage prov
ed n pre-eminently happy one.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

Mems good solid working shoes double S
Mems good solid working shoes, double s.
Mems good solid working shoes, double S
Mems good solid kid boots, double sole al
BOYS good solid working shoes, tap SOLE.
Women's calfskin shoes, heel, button or
Women's calfskin shoes, spring he el........
Women's felt shoes. leather foxed ...........
Girls calfskin school shoes............... ....
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
She Was the Ghost.

"a certain lady and her family" says
Sir Mountstuart Grant-Duff in his
DIARY" "hired a place in Scotland
which was haunted by the ghost of a
woman who was to be seen constantly
at night wandering through the rooms
and passages. When the family arriv-
ed, the lady was much struck with the
place and said. 4 must have been here
before. for | know this place so well,
only there ought to be two rooms here,
and there is only one
"The agent replied that within few
weeks the owner had caused partition
TO he taken down and made the two
rooms into one Still the lady was puz-
zled at her knowledge of the place, till
she remembered that it was house
she used to 20 to in her dreams.
"Well, some time passed, and the
agent was up at the house again, when
the lady complained that one part of
the contract had not been fulfilled
They had hired house and ghost for
the summer, and no ghost had she seen.
The agent replied: of course not, be-
cause you are the ghost. We recognized
you the moment we saw you"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

When Hazen s. Pingree was coming
into prominence in Michigan politics,
he was in Washington one night and
strolled through the corridors Of VII
lard's hotel. which he had not visited
since war times, when il was the popu-
lar rendezvous of the city, political,
military and otherwise. 4 friend intro
dueed him TO Colonel Mosby. the old
guerrilla chieftain.
.Why. hello, colonel" said Pingree in
his bluff. ofThanded way, just as if he
was in the habit of meeting Mosby ev-
cry day. Il have not seen you for 70
wears. but | remember very well the
last occasion when we met"
"Ah," said the Virginian politely,
what incident recalls it to your mind!
l really fail to remember you, much to
my regret"
"Oh. we'll" said Pingree, you would
not be so apt as to remember the day.
was captured by your men, and, hap
pening to be wearing a very good, near
ly new uniform, you confiscated it on
the spot and gave me your old ragged
butternuts. But that's all right AHs
fair in love and war, I know. Let's
have n cigar"
Without a word of protest Mosby ac-
cepted. and a long friendly chat fol-
lowed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

We eau save you big money anything in the line
the same give you the best rubber made aud the
cruntv 10 select from We carry the celebrated rhl
ROUGH TIP ON TOE and buy them in wholesale lots rgh
saving the profit of the wholesale or middle man This
aud fos cheaper than others buy them from whoe
line you get goods right fresh from factory Call and
want prove to you have just what we advertise
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

Live stock at the Buffalo exposition
will be judged on the following dates:
Sheep. Sept. % and 26; horses, Oct
0 and 10; poultry and pet stock. Oct
% and "a.
"Fine" bone fertilizer signifies such
as will pass through sieve with holes
one-fiftieth Of an inch in diameter and
coarse" such as will not.
"Gassing" trees with hydrocyanic
gas is the latest treatment for scale.
1t requires business ability of high
order TO market truck crops success
fully. 1t is by far the most important
part of the business for it Is useless
to grow good crops unless they can be
sold at a profit.
For borers the New York state en-
tomologlst recommends an injection In
their burrow Of carbon bisulphide, us.
ing long nosed oil can.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
BEAN STACK.

grown crop and cross boards nailed to
either side a short distance above the
surface, with support Stats on top of
these. Beans piled up about the cen
tral stake are proof then against any
wind, while no moisture can injure the
bottom. Lastly, If a bit Of cloth is
thrown over the top and tied in place,
as suggested in Fig. 2, the crop will be
quite safe. whatever the weather is.
Peas can also BE harvested with com
plete success in the same manner.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

So many here that would be almost impossible to
mention, all, so will let few of them
Speak for the Rest.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Bottles.

In using bottles these two hints
ought to be so borne in mind that the
practice Of them becomes habitual:
Always keep the label uppermost
when pouring from a bottle, so that II
any liquid trickles down the side the
label misses it. Result-your labels
keep clean and legible for much longer.
Secondly. if you want to deliver
drops Tor very small quantity of liq-
uid just moisten the lip Of the bottle
with the iinger.-Exchange
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
TrnnhIe Either Way.

Mrs. De Good Why aren't you going
to church?
Mr. De Good-Last Sunday the roof
leaked. and three or four drops went
down my back.
Mrs. De Good-The roof has been re-
paired since then
Mr.. De Good-Huh! Then they'll be
wanting money to pay for the repairs.
-Ney York Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
STACKING BEANS.

A Stack That IN Proof Against Wind
and Moisture.
Beans are a crop that has to be stack
ed up in the field to dry before housing
In the barn or granary. The small,
high stacks as ordinarily made, how
ever, are in danger of being blown over
by the wind and in greater danger Of
absorbing moisture from the earth
The best way, according to an Ohio
Farmer contributor, by which this can
be avoided is to use the combined foun-
dation and support presented in the IL
lustration. Fig. l shows long stake
driven firmly into the ground near the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21

One of the most remarkable cases OF
suicide was that of the king of Falaha.
on the west coast of Africa.
The king was attacked by Moham-
medan force, and, finding resistance
impossible, be assembled his family
and principal officers, and after ad-
dressing them and intimating bis de-
termination never to accept Mohamme-
danism and inviting those who did not
agree with him to go away he applied
a light TO a large quantity Of gunpow.
der collected for the purpose and blew
into atoms the palace and all who were
In IT,