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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

Garden seeds that will grow are
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

DR. Gasson this afternoon oper-
ated on w A Stewart who has
been sick for several months past.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
REVENUE OF OCEAN LINERS,
Advertising Is One of Their Heavy
Expenses.

Somucl A, Wood in An>lec's.
All the big liners and nearly all the
little ones, with ships coming into the
port of New York, have their Offices
in the breezy new buildings of State
street or i'm lower Broadway. No line
owns its own offices in New York, and
the rent that they pay aggregates
about Sl50,0OO per year. The White
Star line and the North German Lloyd
line, in the new Bowling Green Build
ing, and the American line in the Em-
pire Building, pay the largest rentals.
Lines with offices i'm old buildings pay
probably half as much, or about $4,000
year each.
Among the heavy expenses of the
newspapers and magazines, and the
printing of thousands of circulars and
passenger list, baggage tags and books
descriptive of the vessels and service
of the lines. The printing bills of The
Hamburg American and the North
German Llody lines are respectively
100000 a year. and the bills of the
other lines somewhat less, The big
lines eNpend little in insurance pre-
miums. Nearly all have their own in
surance funds, made up of the money
that they would pay for premiums If
they insured in any marine company.
The insurance fund of the Hamburg
American line is about $3,000,000 The
Cunard, the White Star, the American.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03

the North German Lloyd have insur-
ance funds below this figure. On a
great ship like the Oceanic. the White
star line takes only IA part of its in
surance fund, putting the rest of the
risk in the hands of some company.
The risk on twin screws is small, and
that is one of the reasons why the
single screw has practicallycbecn ban
ished by the greatest lines to cargo
service.
The lines that pay the largest divi-
dends are the HampurG- American. the
North German Lloyd and the White
Star. The last annual dividend de
clarcd by the Hamburg American was
ten per cent. and that of the North
German Lloyd eight and onc-half per
cent The White Star occasionally de-
clarcs a dividend of fifteen per cent.
The earnings of the cunard line have
been smaller; but they will increase,
as the line has gone into the cargo car
rying business on d large scale. This
is the estimated value of ships dock
ing at New York belonging tn the chief
lines: Hamburg American. $la.00O0O0
North German Lloyd. $1,000. 600; White
Star. $l2.000,000; Cunard. $4,000 600;
American. including Red Star, 100000
600; Atlantic Transport. $4,000 900:
French. SS,000O0O; Holland America,
81 900 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
THE PASSING THRONG.

George Barnhart spent Sunday in
Scranton.
Charles Wilson, Of Oneonta, spent
Friday in town.
Peter Coleman. of Scranton. spent
yesterday at his home on the West
Side
Mrs. Hartung and daughter, Eliza
beth. of Forest city, spent Saturday
in town.
Mrs f.. G. Ely of Salem avenue,
who has been seriously ill., is much
improved.
John Morgan, of tho Star Clothing
House. spent Friday evening in Sus-
quehanna.
Miss Emily Kirk. of Philadelphia,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. NJ.
Turner, on River street.
L. V. Tucker. of Jackson, is visiting
at the home of his son, j. NJ. Tucker,
on Belmont street.
Miss Lizzie Owens. of Taylor, spent
Saturday as the guest of Miss May
Timer. on Wyoming street.
Walter Cramer, who has been a
guest at the home of Councilman
Robert Whitfield, has returned to his
homo In Scranton.
Mrs. Clyde Nicol and children, of
Jermyn, and Miss Ada C'onger, OF
Newark. n, J., spent Friday with Mrs.
G.. II. Dimock, of this city.
Mrs. Ada r, Johnson and Miss Min
ME Bliss. of Washington place, have
returned from Washington, y. G.,
where they have been visiting friends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
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PROGRAMME FOR
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Annual Meeting of the City's In
structors Set Down for Week Com
mencing Monday, Dec. 2-The Pro-
gramme as Prepared by Prof. E. E.
Carr, Superintendent of Schools.

Prof II. f.. Carr. city superintend-
cnt of schools. has completed the pro-
erainmc for the annual institute of the
teachers, which is set down for the
week commencing Monday, December
>.
The sessions for the teachers, which
will be held each morning and after
noon will embody every feature that
has proven helpful in school work. and
the most capable instructors Will be
secured to carry on instruction.
For the public. Prof. Carr has aimed
at securing high class entertainments,
which VIII take place on the evenings
of the week. lie has sought the aid of
the Brockway bureau, and this means
that Carbondale will be provided with
decided treats during institute week.
The first entertainment will be on
Monday evening. December ., when the
Slayton Jubilee singers will be the at
traction. The ability of these singers
is attested in the following clipping
from the Chicago Inter-Ocean:
"'Old Plantation Days was given by
Slayton's Jubilee singers. AS the cur
tain rolled up it showed the company
in dresses and suits which might well
have been Worn amid the cotton fields
and corn. They sang old melodies and
hymns which even today may be heard
in the South. and sung them with such
pathoS that the audience recalled the
singers again and again. She whom
they call the original Black Patti
sang Away Down on the Suwanee
River and when she tried to leave tho
stage such an encore was given her
that. stage manager or no stage man
aCer she was forced to come out and
sing Annie Laurie and the stage
manager defied. the rule of No on
cores was broken. and that was why
the line of carriages before the audi
torium stood half an hour later than
they We're ordered"
An intellectual treat will he offered
"n the following evening. when Colonel
Henry Wattcrson. the gifted editor of
the Louisville Courier journal. will de-
liver one of his celebrated lectures.
"Abraham Lincoln and Money and
Morals"
Rev. DR.. Stafford of Washington. n.
c., the distinguished Shakespearian
lecturer. will be here on the succeeding
night. DR.. Stafford's renown as lee
turor renders as supcrfluous any COM
meni on his ability.
Tho Smith sisters, who have also been
heard and enjoyed in this city. will
give the closing entertainment to the
mrivaled series arranged for by Prof.
Carr.
The efforts of Prof. Carr in securing
these distinguished entertainers will
undoubtedly he met with hearty re-
Sponsc and the capacity of the opera
house wilt he taxed during this course.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
THE TWIN SCREW STEAMER.
Economical and Sure Compared to
the Single Screw.

Nearly all the famous liners of the
world are twin screws. There are.
however. Il few remarkable single
screw ships, which are nearly as swift
as some of the great twin screws.
Notable among them arc the Cunard-
erS rmhria and Etrurd, which were
launched respectively in 1884 and 1850.
They did not develop top speed until
they had been almost fifteen years
in service. The White Star liners Ger
manic and Britannia. which were
built in 1874. and are, there fore, among
the oldest single screws anoat, have
made quicker trips from Queenstown
within recent years than they did when
they were new. The characteristics of
the White Star single screws arc their
Steadiness and durability. Represcn-
tatives of the line say that the Brit
annie will be just as good as she is
today probably ten years hence, These
shiDs Will doubtless be the last sim
gle screws of the White Star line, The
single screws are heavy coal consul
mers, and. in case Of the breaking of
a shaft, they are practically at the
mercy of the elements, The twin screw
is comparatively economical in the use
of coal, considering her great speed,
Her propellcrS may he used 10 steer in
case the steering gear gives way. or
the rudder is smashe by the Slapping
Of the seas under the counter. There
have been several instances when, on
account of damaged steering gear or
ruddor the twin ship has guided her.
self nearly halfway across seas by her
propellcrS alone.
The value of the screws as an ac-
cessory to steering has been frequent
ly demonstrated, The most notablo
case, in which the Hamburg Ameri-
can liner Norman,ie mow the French
liner I.'AquitaincD, barely missed de
struction by collision with AN ice
berg occurred during her maiden
t,ip on May -, 1870, Th2 herSs had
been drifting down into the steamship
lane, enveloped in fog, for several
weeks, captain Charles Hobich, the
commar.ier of the Normannia,
thought he was steering a course far
below the pclilous iceberg region, The
liner was steamng at the rate of
about seventeen knots when the look
out on the forecastle saw Il great
TIN zee peaked ice spectre materialiZe
from the mist Captain Hebich, who
was on the bridge, observed the vision
AT about the same time the loOkouts
shouting warning 10 the
commander, ran aft for their lives,
The commander shivered a bit as he
pictured the destruction of the ship
against the wall of ice. lie ordered
the helm put hard over Then he
ran To the lever controlling the signal
to the starDoard engine room and sig
nailed to the engineer to stop the great
machine and reverse at fun speed,
The shin swung as if she We're pivot
cd, just grazing with her port side
the precipitous wall of the berg, one
younS woman on the promenade deck,
who Was sitting near the ran drink
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
Social Doings.

Miss Ethel Atiken delightfully."- enter
tanned at her home, on Garfield ave
nue.. on Saturday from 3 until & p. IN.
The function was i'm honor of her
guest, Miss Mills,
Miss Bessie Hudson was pleasantly
surprised al her home, at Childs, on
Friday evening. The guests at the en-
joyable affair were: Nernie Bigelow.
of Tirzah; Cora Williams, Myrtle Ben
nett Frank Bennett. George Emmons,
Carlton Ronham, of Herrick Centre;
Ethel stanton, Matte Stanton, Charles
Stanton. Mr., and Mrs. James Muir,
Herman Marshall, of Clifford; Charles
King. John Hudson, Alfred Swigert,
Frank Hudson, Clara Hudson and
Simon Larkin, of Childs,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
OLYpHANT.

The reorganization of the school
board will be held tonight. a slate has
been agreed upon which will so
through without any opposition. The
new board will be composed of the
following members: First ward, Thos
Nealon, Joseph Kelly, +. j. Howard;
Second ward, j. w. Patten. John j.
I.ally, Thomas Weaver; Third ward,
Thomas Lenahan, Patrick Lansan. Will
liam McMeans; Fourth ward. +. Fl.
McCann. William Hoyes. Thomas Sy-
mons.
What promised TO be an interesting
game of base ball was stopped in the
second inning by rain on Saturday af-
ternoon, The International Correspond
ence Schools team and the ELEPHANT
club were the opposing teams. Neither
side scored. Griffin pitched for the
visitors, while Hall occupied the box
for the locals. Another game is being
arranged between the two teams.
The mock trial."The Celebrated Wat
ermelon Case" held in Keystone hall
Saturday night. was enjoyed by
large number of people AT the con-
clusion of the trial social was held.
The bazaar of the Primitive Metho-
dist congregation. which has been in
progress in the Sweeney building on
Lackawanna street during the past
week, was brought to close Sa aturday
night. In the contest for the doll Miss
Sarah Nichols had the largest amount
and was awarded the prize. A good
sum was realized
David Waddel. of Wilkes Barre is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. u. w. IIar-
ris, of Delaware street
Mrs. John r. Edwards, of Edwards
vile. is visiting relatives at this place
Mr.. and Mrs. George Watts, of the
Electric City, spent yesterday with
Blakely friends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
SHOOTING AWAY HAILSTORMS
Description of Combat Between
Clouds and Cannon.

An actual combat between clouds
ana cannon is an interesting spectacle.
says Eugene p. Lyle in lIverybody's
Magazine. 1t is more than likely to he
stirring. Here is one that proved So,
though, aftrr all, it was but lively
skirmish. Throughout the morning
the sun had burned down on the
beautiful vineyards of Denicc But to-
wards noon heavy dark clouds began
to climb up sluggishly out of the
southwest. These We're the first scouts
OF the enemy. But they were not I'M
expected. for Il bulletin of warning
kad gore OFT long before from the
meteorological bureau. 1t needed only
the hosting of Il yellow flag from the
central station. and within IA few min
utes thereafter all the guns were
manned. But now the forerunner of
the storm had rolled on and up to-
wards the zenith, and close behind
them crowded the solid black phalanX
of the main army itself. This was the
precise second for the attack to begin.
The director of artillery in the CEN
trail station gave the signal by firing
the first gun. There was tho sudden
pun of chalky smoke and the whist
ling of the whirlwind-rnG as it tore
into the clouds. \ second gun answer
ed, not 800 yards away, and new
whistling reinforced the dying away
OF the first. In the same instant the
cotton-like patches of smoke burst
out here and there over the vineyards,
and with each came the duh boom and
the angry note of the projectlc. On
the part of the earth the engagement
had become general
As yet the clouds had made ne
answer, hut they were lowering anC
sullcn. Under them lay the camp ot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
TAYLOR.

The Scranton Traction company has
at last shown its enterprise by put
ting an extra car on the Taylor and
Duryea line, This affords the public
IA twenty minute service and will be
greatly appreciated,
The William Tell Rifle club held
their annual shoot on Memorial Day.
on the Tell range, West Taylor. The
scores of the winners We're as fol-
lows: No. John Harger, 50 points,
prize ST. M. John Shields, 50
points. prize Sc; No. 3-Tlrch Horger,
6S points, prize, So; No. 4-Casper
Zuhrer, 6S points, prize 81, No. a.
John Deininger, 81 points, prize So;
No. 6-Arnold Moore. 63 points, prize
$3.50; No. michael Strine, 81 points,
prize 81: No. s-Casper C. Shields, 81
points, prize $50, No. o-Casper !.
Shields, 81 points, prize 81: No. 10
Henry Weisenfuh, 81 points, prize 30
cents; No 1l-Casper SlaEli, so points,
prize 80 cents.
This town has been visited quite
frequently by burglars of late. On
Saturday morning an attempt was
made to burglarize the store of Athcr-
ton Bros, on Main street These
mlscreants We're effecting an entrance
into the store. when discovered and
frightened away by several residents
in thai neighborhood.
One week from tomorrow--June II
will occur the joint excursion of the
Taylor Silver Cornet band and the
Taylor hose companies, Nos. and
,. which Will be run TO Mountain
Park The committee and members
of those organizations are working
like beavers to make the event a
memorable one. Tickets are being
rapidly sold and the rates are very
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
THE CARBoNDALE MACHINIsTs.
Expect an Answer Today from Presi-
dent Trautwein.

The answer of President Trautwein,
of the carbondale Machine company,
to the demands of the employees, sub
mittcd about two weeks ago. is OK
pected today. as that official prom
ised on Friday that the men could ex-
poct Il reply by the beginning of this
week.
The chief demand of the men is for
n nine-hour day. Whether or not the
men will go out can only be con-
jectured. From the conversation of
the employees, it can he inferred that
they expect and will demand q deli
mite answer: that is. they will not he
satisfied with the assurance that the
machine company will abide by what
ever decision is agreed upon by the
other concerns Of this part of the
state. The men want definite an
sWer as to whether or not the nine
hour -daN schedule will go into Of
feet at once. and it is suspected that
they will not give any conslderati ton
to different answer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03

reasonable-65 cents and 40 cents for
adults and children respectively.
The picnic of the Taylor Union
drum corps at Weber's park on Sat
urday evening, was very success
full affair. The event was literally
ratronized and undoubtedly the pro-
moters realized neat sum from the
undertaking. which they will use in
purchasing equipment.
The game of base ball scheduled
for the home grounds between the
Reds and the West Scranton Alerts
on Saturday, was called off. owing to
the rain.
While out advertising their coming
excursion on Friday evening. the Tay
lor silver Cornet band met with a
slight accident. when rounding the
turn near the Pyne colliery. At that
point the road Is very narrow and
while making the turn the wagon
came In contact with a large stone
which separates the thoroughfare and
the sidewalk. The pole of the wagon
was broken and the horses became
frightened, and the activeness of the
driver alone prevented serious rc-
suits. No one was hurt. but the in
strhments We're somewhat damaged
Acacia lodge. No. $40. Free and
Accepted Masons, will meet in session
this evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Lewis, of Do-
yer. N. j., have returned home after
visiting relatives in South Taylor.
Emblem division. No 81. Sons of
Temperance, will meet in regular ses-
sion this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gritfths and
daughter spent the Sababth visiting
relatives in Jermyn.
DR.. J. S. Porteus is home from
Reading. Pa. where he attended the
grand conclave of knight Templars
during tho past week.
Miss Susie Harris. of Union street,
spent yesterday as the guest os
Fl lends in Moscow
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
FOUR CHILDREN TAKEN.
Deaths Sad Visitation at the Home
of James Lannon.

one of the saddest Nistations of
death in this city in many months
has come to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, James Lannon. on Pike street,
the past few days.
Since Thursday, four Of their chill
dren have been takn from them, lcav-
ing the home saddened and desolatc,
with hut one surviving child the
Youngest, aged about one and one
half years,
The cause Of death in each instance
has heen spinal meningitis. The first
death occurred Thursday. the second
Friday, and yesterday two of the sur
vivlng three passed away. These
were the oldest of the little ones.
Tho parents hearts are torn with
the grief of their afliction. and the
sympathy of the community goes out
10 them i'm the overwhelming loss
they have sustained
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Gavin. a plumber employed by
| Sullivan & Ryan. stepped on a rusty
| rail while at work on Wednesday. He
| went to his home in Jermyn. His
condition became so serious that two
| doctors had to be called in. Signs OF
| lcckjaw are manifesting themselves.
and considerable apprehension Is
shown.
At a meeting of the district execu-
| tive board of the Young Mems 1nsti-
tute. it was decided to run the an
nual exclusion of the Institute to Lake
| Lodore on August "a. The societies
| participating will be those in the dis
trict comprised by Luzerne. Lacka-
wanna and Susnuehanna counties.
Charles Humphrey is confined to his
home on Salem avenue as the result
Of an accident to his knee. Some
| time ago he wrenched his knee. but
at first thought 1t not very serious.
Later, however the member grew
worse. and now his leg Is confined in
a plaster cast.
Rev. Maynard r. Thompson. of the
First Baptist church Of Jermyn,
preached in the Berean Baptist
church yesterday. in DR.. Whalen's
place. Rev. W. b. Grow. the foun-
der of the Baptist church of Jermyn
preached in Rev. Mr.. Thompson's
place.
Joe Cans. of Baltimore. knocked out
Bobby Dobbs. of Minneapolis. in the
seventh round at Baltimore Friday
night in bout scheduled for twenty
rounds. Dobbs formerly resided In
Carbondele.
The contract for Gabriel Pugliano's
new three story brick building to he
erected on Dundaff street. has been let
to Contractor J. +. Robinson. Work
will be begun Immediately
r. $. Joslin left Friday for Buffalo.
He will visit his daughter. Mrs. Al
len. and incidentally take in the Pan
American exposition. He will be
away about A month.
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
company has sent a force of men to
Hancock to build boarding house
and erect a saw mill on the Jones
tract of land just across the river at
that place. preparatory to saving the
timber on the lot.
Charles Hoyle. of MayIield Yard.
who was admitted 10 Emergency hos
pita some time ago for injuries re-
ceived on the railroad. has fully re-
covered ana Has DtpIl ulStudl ecu ltpIi
the hospital.
Revs. A. r. Chaffee. of Carbonate.
and &. NJ. Bell. of Ariel. We're in
specting the Sterling church last
week. with a view to building a SINH
lar one at Ariel, In the near future.
Mrs. John Morrison. Misses Lydia
and Margaret Morrison and A. j.
Hansen. of this city. We're in Scranton
Saturday attending the funeral of the
late Miss Sadie Ciilmartin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devere Christian. of
Lake Como. have taken up their resi-.
dence here for the present, where Mr..
Christian is working.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Matthews. of
Grove street. are rejoicing over the
birth of baby boy.
Arthur Pizer, formerly with ]. y.
Stockcr & Co.. of Jermyn. has ac-
cepted Il position at Cramer's market,
ON Lincoln avenue.
r. Arthur Rutherford. Of Princeton
university. is home to spend the sum-
mer with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Rutherford.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
Tonight's Council Meeting.

There will be regular meeting of
select council this evening.
There will be several important meas
ures TO come before this body, but chief
among them will be the municipal
water plant ordinance, which will come
over from common council for concur
renee.
How this measure will fare in the
upper branch remains To be seen. The
missionary work done in its behalf
among common councilmen was quite
effective, and there viii be no lessen
ing of the heretofore vigorous cham
pionings during the stay of the ordi-
nance in select council.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03

ing soup. fancicd that the spcctacls
WAS chiefly for her amusement. She
reached over the rail. so she declared
and almost succeeded in pattng the
berg. She was made aware of the
danger when the swinging stern of
the ship. assisted by a heavy swell,
thumped against the berg, splling the
soup over her dress. The port GUAR
ter Gangway was smashed by thirty
tons of ice that toppled on the deck,
and some of the plates on the port
quarter We're bent. Captain Hehich
said that if his ship had been a single
screw there would have been little
hope for her and the 1900 souls aboard
her one propeller rushing one way
at full spcced, and the other churn-
ing the other way. with the aid OF
the rlddor, turned the ship within her
own length.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
The Musicians Union.

The local union of musicians held
it's final meeting yesterday and Sc
cured its charter.
The union comprises about all of
the musicians within Il radius of ten
miles from Carbondale, and is already
in a nourshing condition.
Prof. Allan Lawrence, director of
the Lawrence band, of Scranton, was
among the visitors present at the
meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03
The McNulty Child's Wound Healed

The i-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Kate McNulty, of the West side. who
was IN a dangerous condition from an
infected wound just under the right
eye and which threatened the sight
of that organ, has been discharged
from Emergency hospital. The in
fection has been entirely removed,
and the little one will soon be we'll,
despite the gravity of the afniction.