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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03
Vaccination.

Editor OF The Tribune.
sir:--The communication Of natural disease
to the healthy. in order to afford protection,
especially against smallpox, was known and
practiced in a crude way far back in time
passed II is mentioned in the sanscrit Vedas
that the Brahmins employed puss procured from
smallpox vesicles. They kept the puss for
year before using, then moistened it with water
from the sacred Ganges and applied it, aiter
rubbing until red and scratching the place for
operation with a sharp instrument
The ancient Chinese practiced what was
known as ''pock.sowing' which was done
by putting pledgcts OF cotton saturated with
smallpox virus into the nasal cavities of young
children.
1t is recorded that the Arabans and Circassians
inocculatcd with needles, while in North Africa
incisions were made between the fingers, and
among some of the negroes the operation was
performed in or upon the nose.
II was the custom in Constantinople lnder
the Greks to have old women take charge Of
the vaccination procedure, as they regarded
it revelation OF st. Mary.
incubation was generally favored from the
first in Germany and little later became popu.
lar in Italy and France, Near London, Robert
sutton, in the year 1867, professed to have made
fifteen thousand inoculations without a single
fatal ease.
farmer of Gloucester named Jesty, in l77I,
is pointed out as the first TO inocculate with
COW poX, but Edward Jenner of Berkley in Glou.
cester, England is considered to be the pioneer
in the general introduction Of this method, and
is known throughout the civilized world as
the father OF vaccination"
The first vaccination was performed in l70G
upon a boy, with matter from the hand of a
girl who had contracted COW pox while milk.
ing.
The transmission oi humanized virus through
the system OF the COW, and its subsequent EN-.
ployment in vaccination, was first practiced
by Troja, of Naples, Italy.
DR.. Waterhouse, professor OF medicine in Har.
ward college, in the year 1900. was the first
to yaccinate in the United States.
IL has been thought by many that the human
body undergoes a complete change every seven
years, therefore vaccination should be repeated
as often. This, however, Is a speculative and
not proven theory. Again, il is supposed that
vaccination renders the person less liable to the
effects of certain skin euptions, such as acnae,
erysipelas, cancer scrotula, etc, but this sup
position also remains TO be verified. The say-
ing that ian ounce OF prevention is worth a
pound OF cure" is true, and II is also evident
that drop OF vaccine, properly applied, u
worth a hundred pounds OF cure in case Of
smallpox.
Under the modern and scientific methods Of
preparing md administering vaccine there is not
one chance in five thousand OF any bad results
| following its use
Vaccination is simple and nearly painless. 50
that children under Ave years OF age will seldom
| resist the operation.
The virus causes sore, which usually begins
| about the third or fourth day, and heals in
| the course OF ten days or two weeks.
| Dr. j. c, Bateson.
Scranton, Pa, Jan. 2.
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FOR THE cRITTENToN MISSION
Donations Acknowledged by the Di-
rectors.

The directors of the Florence Crit
tendon Home, No. 71a Harrison ave-
nue., wish to sincerely thank the fol-
lowing friends who have so generously
supplied our needs and made for us a
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year:
Christmas Oiferings-The Sunday school OF the
Elm Park church, Si5; also two wagon loads
of vegetables, fruit, grains and numerous other
gifts Mrs. A. d. stelle, dozen oranges,
dozen bananas, / basket grapes; Mrs. j. a.
Price, $3.50 OF sugar; Mrs. James p. Dickson,
l turkey; Mrs. G.. 5. Weston. l turkey; the
Great A. and p. Tea store, pounds coffee
l pound tea; Mrs. c. W. Matthews, so yards
seersucker gingham Z. G. Coursen, dozen
oranges J. l.. Fordham, check for $50; Mrs
Alfred Hand $500 for Christmas use; Ladies'
Aid society of Ninth avenue mission, Carbondale
pieced quilts; Mrs. Anna sanderson, nuts
Mrs. W. 5. Diehl candy; J. g. Nicholson, 80
pounds -four; Mrs. A. d. Dunning, Sl0OO; Mrs
W. G. Tunstall, cans fruit.
December OGerings-Dr. Hand, condensed milk;
DIR. Anna G. Clark, medical services; Mrs. H. l..
Simpson, dozen oranges; Mrs. W. ID. Kennedy,
2 dozen canned goods; Mrs. A. d. Stelle, tur.
nips, onions, apples, potatoes; Mrs. j. f. Chand-
Ter, literature, clothing; Mrs. Aria Williams,
gnghams Mrs. James p Dickson IL cans fruit;
Mrs. j. l.. Crawford, pair new shoes; W. j..
Marvel, 4 dozen lemons; Mrs. q. W. Fritz,
cans grape butter, pairs shoes; Mr.. Brooks,
Newark Shoe store, ] pair shoes; Mrs. j. >. Me-
Anulty. go yards muslin, 25 yards outing flannel
Scranton Dairy Co, milk daily; Lackawanna
Dairy Co., milk daily, ice cream monthly; Mrs.
Diehl, Marberger, Carr, Armbrust, South Side
store, meat Zeidler's, bread; Lindner's, bread,
cake, pie; Pierces market, vegetables Miss Eek
roth, 500; Friend, sl.O0; Bessie Haston, 800;
Friend, West Pittston, sl.oO; friend, Peck.
Vile, Si.0O.
Friends interested in the Home are invited
to call at any time No special reception day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

Barefooted and unprotected from the
icy blasts of the wind. except what
scanty shelter was afforded by a thin
night robe. Jacob Englc, 16-years-old
son of Peter Engle, of 925 Meadow
avenue, was found roaming in the
woods surrounding Lake Scranton yes
terday morning.
When picked up by kind-hearted
farmer, young Engle was speechless
from his long exposure.
His thin, wan face was blue, he was
shivering from the intense cold, ana
his feet We're badly frozen.
If Engle succeeds in escaping from
terrible experience without the loss
of one or both of his feet, he will
be an exceedingly lucky youth.
Engle was brought to the Lacka-
wanna hospital, where he lay all day
long in a semi-conscious condition.
When seen by a Tribune reporter he
could only speak incoherently, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

The will OF Amasa Dean, late OF Dali
ton, was admitted to probate yesterday
by Register Koch. Letters testament
tary We're granted to the decedant's
nephew, w. D. Russell.
Judge Edwards yesterday granted to
Mary McNulty a liquor license for the
remainder of the year for her hotel
property on Dunmore road, for which
her tenant, Mike Butler, failed to take
out the license that has been granted
for the place right along.
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secretary, r. J. McCawley; inside
guard, r. M. O'Brlen; outside guard,
James II. Taggart; recording secre-
tary. John M. Brown; trustees. Tim
othy Burke, II. J. Collins, DIR. c. Il.
Thompson, I. ]. Duggan and John Col
ligan; physician. DR.. Walter Reedy.
The new house committee, which
takes charge for the first year of the
new century. consists Of the following
members: James II. Taggart. w. f.
Shean, II. NJ. O'Brien. Thomas Bush
nell and Frank Coughlin.
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AND STILL 1T GROWS.
December Business at Postoffice
Largest in It's History.

The receipts from the sale of stamps,
stamped envelopes and postal cards at
the local postoffice for the month of
December just ended were the largest
for a single month ever previously re-
corded. The receipts were s17,S42.15,
and for the same month last year were
$4,29l.15. showing an increase for this
year Of just S3,551.
The receipts at the Office for the last
six months, or since the last report
was filed, We're as follows: July, s13,-
506.07; August, $i3,SS4.0l; September,
slS,619.42; October, $17,73S.46 Novem-
Der, Sl6,2O2.03; December, s17,S42.15;
total, $92792.14, or an increase for the
same period over last year of no less
than I7,S653O.
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HAS LEASED THE STERLING.
Fred S. Godfrey Will Conduct Fa-
nous Wilkes Barre Hostelry.

Fred S. Godfrey, proprietor of the
Jermyn, yesterday leased Hotel Ster-
ling in Wilkes-Barre, and will here
after conduct both hostleries.
The Sterling is a seven-story stone
and iron building, erected four years
ago, at the corner of River and West
Market streets, by a stock company.
1t is larger than the Jermyn and quite
as handsomely furnished and ap-
pointed.
It's latest manager was w. A. Reist
Mr.. Godfrey succeeded him yesterday
and is now in Wikes-Barre instituting
there the system of hotel management
which has made the Jermyn such u
success
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03
NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Enjoyable Evening at knights of
Columbus Club House.

The newly elected officers of the local
branch of the knights of Columbus
were installed last night in the club
room, on North Washington avenue,
by District Deputy w. F. Sheen. There
were a number of visiting knights
present from Carbondale, Pittston and
Wilkes-Barre, and an enjoyable time
was had after the installation cere-
monies.
The officers installed We're as fol-
lows: Grand knight, ~. Bourke; dep
uty grand knight, John j. Murphy;
chancellor, John NJ. Guffey; warden, NJ.
f. Brown; chaplain, Rev. j. V. Moy-
Ian; advocate, Hon. NJ. f. Sando:
treasurer, Thomas Bushnell; financial
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Alienated Wife's Affections.

A capias in trespass was yesterday
issued by John Bolick against John
Fritz. Bolick charges Fritz with alien
ating the affections of his wife, Olena
Bolick. Damages in the sum of $1,000
are asked.
Bollck lives on South Washington
avenue. Fritz is a young, unmarried
nelghbor Attorney w. w. Baylor rep
resents the plaintiff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03
COAL MEN IN
Big DISPUTE
TREspAss SUITS GROW OUT OF
CONSOLIDATION OF MINES.

Joseph b. Dickson Called Upon by
z. B. Sturges and w. j. Lewis to
Show That He Did Not Make an
Inequitable Division of the Pro-
ceeds Of the Sale of the johnson
Coal Co.-Bolick Wants $4,000 for
the Loss of His wife's Affections.
Other Court Matters.
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The Best Cold Cure

is one you can take without interrupt
tion to business. One that does not
effect the head or hearing like the con-
tinued use of quinine. one that cures
speedily and leaves you feeling fresh
and clear-headed. Such a one is
Krause's Cold Cure. Price 25c. Sold
by Matthews Bros. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

GANG or TRAMPs ARREsTED.--Last evening
a telephone message was received at police head.
quarters announcing that gang of tramps were
fighting In the old South mill Lieutenant Davis
and squad Of police were dispatched to the
scene, but only secured two Of the Migrants,
the Others having flown before their arrival.
Later In the evening three more were captured
and lodged in the city hall station house. The
men are typical Representatives OF the hobo
species and had lately taken up abode in the old
mill
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TWO MEN BADLY BURNED.
Their Lamps Ignited Gas in Eddy
Creek Mine.

Michael Larnodnic and George
Gerotch. miners employed at the Ed
dy Creek mine at Olyphant, were re-
ceived at the Lackawanna hospital
yesterday, badly burned about the
face, head and shoulders.
The injured men ignited a quantity
OF mine gas with a naked lamp. which
exploded with terrific force. injuring
them as noted above.
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FAILURES OF
LAST YEAR
sEvENTY.NINE OCCURRED IN
LACKAwANNA COUNTY.

The Liabilities of the Concerns Were
$345,742 and the Assets $144, ,43O.
OF the Failures Fifty-seven Were
in This City and the Other
Twenty-Five in the Region Outside
of the City--Number Of Failures in
the City Has Grown Year by Year.
The Bankruptcy Ast.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

NIGHT OF MUSIC. Anida Koch for.
nerly Of Scranton. will appear at the Lyceum,
in Scranton, Friday, Jan. is. supported by
fourteen artists. The programme ie divided into
two parts. the Ancient, at the time Of WASH.
ington; second, the Modern, as at the present
time. The programme will he amusing, inter.
esting and instructive. c. Guy Smith, direct
descendant Of sally Washington, will appear with
the company as George Washington.
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PAY DAYs.-1he Delaware and Hudson clerks
at Scranton and Carbondale were paid yesterday,
and the employees of the Lackawanna office dc.
partments also received their December earnings
yesterday. The employees of the following Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western collicries will DC
paid on Saturday: Archibald Bellevue, Bri5bin,
Cayuga, Continental, Dodge, Hampton, Holden,
Hyde Park, oxford, Pyne, Sloan and Taylor.
Heretofore several days were consumed in max.
ing all of the above pays.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Under this heading short letters Of interest
will be published when accompanied, for publica.
tion, by the writer's name The Tribune does not
sSurue responsibility for opinions here expressed
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INST ALLArlON TONIGHT. The officers. elect
oi Palestine Senate No. 9G}, Knights Ancient
Essenic order, will he installed tonight at Malta
Temple in the tueYscy building. The affair
will be followed by luncheon, provided by the
now Officers.
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To the Republican Voters of Six
teenth Ward.

The Republican voters of the Six
teenth ward of Scranton will please
take notice that the primary election
for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for the office of alderman in the
said ward, and also for the purpose
of nominating one assessor of voters
and election officers in each district OF
said ward will be held on Saturday,
Jan. l., at the respective polling
places. between the hours of and Z
p. m. The last date for registering
with the secretary, Walter IL. Davis,
will be Monday Jan. 7.
by order Of the vigilance committees
of the respective districts.
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IoDoWSN HELD IN BML,-John .Zodowski,o of
Third street was held under 800 hail by Alder.
man Milllr last night, on the charges OF as
SaGlt and battery end threats, preferred by Alex
anler isbick. The assault is alleged to have
been committed on Nov. % last.
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ECLAT SOCIAL. Tho social and entertain.
ment held at Excelsior hail. New Years night,
proved a decided success. During the intermis.
sion Misses Gross and Turvey and Mr.. Whitbeck
gave n very pleasing entertainment. Miss Gross
gave two recitations in her ever drol and pro.
ncicnt manner. In her Delsarte posings she made
decided hit. and many are The predictions
made for her future success.
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COMMlTTED BY SQUIRE DOLES.-John
Stakes and Charles kocdcE, of Taylor, were com.
mittcd to III" county Jail 10y 'Squires Doles and
Crthth Yesterday on the charges Of assault and
battery
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

LECTURE by ELI PERKINS.-Eli Perkins will
deliver his celebrated lecture on wit and wis
dom at the Scranton High school auditorium on
Jan. -.
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NOTARIES APPOINTED.--The following Scrar.
toniaEs wc"e YESTERDAY appointed notaries by
Governor Stone ard the appointments were con.
inred by ths senate: Walter +. Gunstcr, George
H. Shircs, Aaron V. Bower, Charles d. NeuGar,
NJ T. Sandl, Milton ". Lowry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

MEETINGS OF COUNCILS There will be 4
regular meeting Of select council tonight and
an adjourned meeting of common council.
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ANDREW PETCAUGu INJURED. Andrew
pctcauSh. .of Plymouth while riding on u trip
Of cars in the Avondale mine yesterday, was
caught and squeezed between car and mine
prop, He was taken to the Moses Taylor hos
pital His injuries are not serious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-03

Presented herewith is a tabulated
record of the failures occurring in
Lackawanna county for the past three
years, an analysis of which presents
some important features. 1t should be
remembered that this Is n record OF
absolute commercial failures in which
no account Is taken of retiring traders,
who, while unsuccessful, liquidate in
debtedness and accept their loss. Such
instances are numerous and the figures
given represent what might be called
"a small proportion who retire unsuc-
cessful from the mercantile world.
1t will be observed that the number
of failures In the city has steadl ly
grown and the increase over 1899 is
notable. OF the fifty-seven, however,
twenty are found in the class of
saloons, hotels and restaurants and
Jointly they represent onlya small pro-
portion of the total default. One fail
ing trader with debts of about $4,000
should really have no part in the rec
ord, having been insolvent to that ex-
tent prior to locating In the city. The
total Indebtedness for the year is about
$4,000 less than in 80, which about
equals the amount in one instance oc-
curing Just prior to the close of '99.
In no individual case in 1900 have the
liabilities exceeded $4,000, and II is
worthy of remark that there has been
no failure of any important manufac-
turing concern. the tota! amount OF
debts in that particular line being
about $4,000, not quite 8 per cent. of
the whole, divided among three small
industries.
FIFTY-SEvEN FAILURES.
Thirty of the fifty-seven failures in
the city were recorded in the last six
months of the year, and in only a few
instances was the miners strike given
as the direct cause of the failure. The
conservative course of both jobbers
and retailers, before and during that
period, is believed to have avoided
some serious consequences that at
times appeared imminent. Unlike '9S
and '99, the record for 1900 is not at
tended with any failure of consequence
wherein contemplated fraud was evil
dent, and 1t seems to be conceded that
the existing bankruptcy law has had
a manifest restraining influence among
the class which is largely responsible
of business for the year is believed to
have largely exceeded that of any pre-
ceding year and except for the ten. por-
airy interruption during the strike col
lections have been satisfactory. In
some lines the situation has been i'm
proved by the elimination of the un-
lawful element, many of whom We're
compelled to retire from business.
The operation of the collieries to
their fullest capacity, the more fire.
quent wage payments and retirement
from business of several company
stores are all taken as indicating
further improvement in retail busi-
ness.
SOME STATISTICS.
The following statistics We're COM
piled at the request of The Tribune by
the local agency of r. G.. Dun & Co.:
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CITY NOTES

TICKET - WON. The candclabra chancad of
at the Excelsior club was won by ticket 80.
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CHEAP NACClNATION.--Just l05 children
Yesterday took advantage OF the Hahnemann hos.
ptal's generous offer 10 vaccinate all arms sub
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FALLING OFF IN MARRIAGES.
Instead of Natural Increase of zoo
There Is a Decrease of 200.

There was a decided falling off in
the number of marriage licenses last
year, as compared with the previous
year.
In 1898, Clerk Daniels issued 1,456
licenses. In 1899, the number reached
1872. At the same rate of progress
sion, the number in 1900 should have
been over 1,S00, but it was only 14S6.
or thirty more than in 1898.
The last license granted in this
county in the Nineteenth century was
to Douglas Bunting, of Wilkes Barre,
and Romaine Seybolt, of Scranton.
The first license of the new century
was taken out at IL o'clock yester-
day morning by Patrick j. Flynn, of
234 Meridian street, and Minnie Tobin.
of 221 Wyoming avenue. At l.30
O'clock a messenger boy brought to
the girls home the first announcement
of her marriage and the information
that they We're bound for New York
on their wedding tour
Others who are bent on starting the
new century in double harness are.
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & NJ. T. Howley, ,231 Wyoming ave,
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SOME STATISTICS.

piled at the request of The Tribune by
the local agency of Il. G.. Dun & Co.:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-25
IN TOUGH WITH THE RRIGdNDS.
MIssionarics Succeed in Comm VI n ieas- ing With Miss Stones Abductors.

Missionarics Succeed i'm Commuuiea.
 ing Ntth Miss Stones Abductors. Constantinople, Oct. 24-The mission aries who are operating from Samakov, Bulgaria, are at last in touch with the briRands who abducted Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companion, Madame K. S. Tsilka, according to dispatches re- ceived here to-day, though whether ne- gotiations for the ransom have actually been opened is not disclosed. The mis- sionaries on the spot are expected to conclude the business with the utmost dispatch.
 Washington Oct. 24.-Nothjng has been received at the state department from it's agents in Turkey and Bulgaria touching the case of Miss Stone for the last three days, This fact is regarded by the officials here as indicating that these agents have not been able to se- cure q trace of the missing woman. Up to this moment the department has been dependent upon the missionary advices for news as to the movements of the brigand bands, having failed to get information through it's own agents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-25
HAYES QUEER ACTIONS.
1nsanity Expert Testifies -The Pris-
 oner's Mother Insane.

Litchfield, Oct 24--An unexpected sensation was sprung to-day by counsel for John T. Hayes, being tried in the Iitchfieid superior court for the mur- der of his former sweetheart, Miss Win nifred Cooke. Dr. John Harrington, superintendent of the Danvers Insane Hospital of Massachusetts, and also one of the doctors for the defense, tes tified that he visited the prisoner in the county jail here on two different occasions since last September. He made mental and physical exanina- tions.
 Did you talk with Hayes about Miss Cooke's death?" asked Judge Briscoe for the defense T did, sir" replied the witness. Now relate what Hayes told you'
 Here the witness told the story of the shooting as related to him by Hayes. Did he say whether he shot her or not?" asked Judge Briscoe.
 "He did," answered Dr. Harrington,
 The said he never shot her. Again he said he could not believe he ever shot her. Again he said that is he did shoot her he did not want to live, that he would just IS soon die and did not care what became of him" The witness said that Hayes appeared to believe the words he uttered
 Previous to hearing the foregoing story pr. Harrington said he knew Mrs Hayes, mother of the accused, an in- mate of the Danvers Insane asylum. He read from the official records of that institution brief history of Mrs. Hayes record, showing that Mrs. Hayes had delusions of prosecutions and at times was violent
 One hour and thirty-fiye minutes was consumed by the defense this after noon reading a seventy -six-page letter, containing 4,000 words, which was writ ten by Hayes to Miss Cooke, after the engagement was broken. In the letter Hayes made two threats that he would kill himself on the grave of Miss Cooke's mother, and that he would de- stroy her good name. Portions of the letter were not read in the court. The court then adjourned until 10 o'clock to- morrow morning.