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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30
Tourist Cars on Nickel Plate Road,

Seml-weekly transcontinental tourist
cars between the Atlantic and the Pa :
chic coasts are operated by the Nicke,
Plate and its connections. Tourist cars
referred TO afford the same sleepinr oc-
commodations, with same class ne
mattress and other bed clothing tbo,
are provided in the regular Pullman
sleeping car service. These touris,
cars leave Boston Mondays and Wed
nesdays. and leave san Francisco Tues
days ana Fridays. Berths In these
tourist ears are sold at greatly reduced
rates. Conveniences are offered without
extra cost for heating food OF prepar
ing tea on coffee, affording every facil-
ity for comfort on a long journey, es-
pcciallN for families travelling with
children. Lowest rates may be obtained
always via the Nickel Plate road for
all points in the west. For special in
formation regarding all trains on the
Nickel Plate road, including these tour
list cars, consult your nearest ticket
agent, or write r. ]. Moore, general
agent 2sl Main street. Buffalo. N. Y. -
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Smoke the popular Punch ioc, cisaS.
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bass: W. a. Roberts. bass: Frederick
Widmayer, violinist, and Harvey
Blaclwood. 'celloist.
Banquet for Delegates.
Tuesday evening. December 10, u
banquet will be rendered the delegates
and visitors at st. Thomas college hall.
Bauer's orchestra will furnish music.
There will also be large number u,
smaller receptions by the various crafts
to their national officers and delegates.
One of the principal subjects to ou-
cupy the attention of the convention is
the Chinese exclusion net. The Pacific
coast delegation, headed by j. r. Nor
gun, of Portland ore, will fight vigor-
ousy to have the convention not only
declare for the rc-cnactment of the
Geary law, but for an extensive widcn-
ing of its scope TO make 1t more strn-
gent. The matter of the government
letting out ship-building and other big
contracts to private contractors will
also come in for a big share of atten-
ton. The union men want that the
government should do its own work.
because it pays good wages. exacts only
eight hours labor and never has
strikes.
y tight is likely over the question OF
jurisdiction over engineers and tiremeil
at coal mines. The stationary cngi-
neers' and iiremcn's organizations VIII
demnnd that these men be turned over
to them. The United Mine Worker $
will oppose 1t. AS the mine worker s,
will have the largest delegation of any
organization represented In the con-
vention, it confidently expects to win.
The controversy between President
Shafer of the steel workers. on the
one side. and President Gompers anu
Vice President Mitchell on the other.
at the close of the unsuccessful steel
strike. will likely he the occasion of
some lively discussion.
The convention is to be held under
the auspices of the Central LABOR
union. Its committee of arrangements
consists of John RI. Derine. chairman:
George Gothier. secretary: Hugh
Francy. treasurer: Stephen Price. JOS
eph Williams, Richard Roberts. Wal
ter Jones. Daniel Coleman. Joseph Oil
Yer, ". &. Patterson and w. a. Stan
ton.
Walter Jones. president OF the Cell
trail Labor union. will act as messen-
ger of the convention, and George
Gother as sergeant at arms.
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Notice.

ON and after Dec. l. the price fui
carriage on all custom coal will be nd.
vancetL The rates will be as follows;
Pea coal. S2.50 per ton: prepared coal
S3 per ton; chestnut coal. $3.50. stove
coal, $3.50; furnace coal, $3.50 per ton.
Team Owners Association,
John II. James. Pres.
Peter y. lIaan. Sec.
Scranton Nov, IS, 1901 -
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Runmaee Sale.

\ runmage sale by the ladies of the
Plymouth Congrega tional church at
$40 Spruce street. today. Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday. Large assort =
ment Of goods. %*
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Christmas Novelties.

Something entirely new in hand
painting on buckskin. just received
from BoZcman. Montana. Berans. 112
Wyoming avenue >"
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TO BEGIN HIS THIRD TERN
Congressman William Connell Left
Yesterday for the National Cap
ital-Caucus Held Today.

Congressman William Connell left
yesterday for Washington, d. c.. accom-
panied by his secretary, John r. Will
liams. Today Mr.. Connell will attend
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Benefit OF Young Ladies' Society.

Miss Beatrice Herford. the monolo-
gist. will give an entertainment at the
Bicycle club house. Tuesday evening.
Dec. 8. under the auspices of the Young
Ladies' society of the First Presbyter-
ian church. 50
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

Or. S. c. snyder dentist. has re-
moved to 128 Adams avenue. -
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Mems Felt Boots
Roast Pig

at low prices at Mahon's shoe store. 32s
Iackawanna avenue. ~
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at the brunswick tonight.
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Your Feet

will be kept dry il you wear Mahon';
shoes 3aS I.ackawanna avenue. *%
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NEW MASONIC TEMPLE.
Beautiful Building to Be Erected at
Bloomsbury.

\ beautiful Masonic temple is to DE
erected by the members of the Masonic
orders of bloomsbury,
1t viii be located on the NJ. g.
brinkcr property on Main street.
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Dr.. N. Y. Leet Has Removed

His Offices from the First National
Bank building to corner Wyoming ave-
nue. and Spruce street over Dime bank.
Entrance on Spruce street, -
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FREIGHT TOO SLOW.

81 always ride ON passenger trains"
he said in response TO an inquiry.
"Freights are too slow. l generally
ride like did today on the back step
Of a vestibuled train so the trainmen
can't see me between stations
He says that he has lived by beg
gng from house to house or hitting
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Smoke the Pocono sc. cigar.
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MANY NOTABLES
Are TO ATTEND
ON THE EVE OF THE BIG LABOR
CONVENTION.
Scranton Will Entertain Six Hun
dred Visitors Who will Include
Among Their Number Most of the
Prominent La.or Leaders of the
Country-Delegates Will Be Pres.
ent from Great Britain. Canada.
Cuba and Hawaii and Every State
in the Union.

Scranton is on the eve of entertaining
portant and most representative con.
rentions that take place in the United
States. the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor This is
to be the twcnty-iirst annual The
twentieth was held in Louisville. ny
1t is only the largest cities that can
secure the convention. and that II came
to Scranton is signal honor.
The American Federation of Labor IL
composed Of SO national and interna :
tional unions; 20 state branches: 3ll
Central Labor unions and l,2OS local
trade and federal unions. the last
named being organizations directly af-
filiated with the federation.
The convention will have 800 delegates
and as many more visitors. The dele
gates will represent 1T50.000 men. in
every state in the union. and the col
onies of Porto Rico. Cuba and Hawaii.
Some delegates will represent intcrna-
,lonal bodies: some. national bodies,
and some local organizations like the
Central Labor union of Scranton. The
Central Labor union OF Scranton. for
instance. with 5000 members, will he
represented by one man. Richard s.
Roberts. of Local 213, United Mine
Workers Of America. One OF the dele
gates from abroad will be Senor Santi-
ago Iglesias. of San Juan. who will rep
resent the Federation of Labor OF Cuba
and Porto Rico.
This is the gentleman who was re-
Gently arrested on landing in cuba. be.
cause of a belief that he was hent on
dangerous agitation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

Roast Pig
at the Brunswick tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

vid Stephens, tenor; Arthur Morgan,
bass: W. A. Roberts. bass: Frederick
Widmayer, violinist. and Harvey
Blackwood 'celloist.
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Smoke the new Kleon &c, cigar. .'
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Smoke the popular Punch ioc, cisas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-20

the homemade bread is considerably less expensive, and as, in cases where
 a houseworler is employed by the week,
 the cooking of bread involves no extra labor expense, the scale of cost tips de-
 cidedly in favor of home made bread,
 to say nothing of the scale of quality.
 cook them at home with hired help, and
 this may be said to be true of foods generally, though it must be noted that
 no allowance is made in the eXperi-
 ments for wear and tear or for the cost
 of equipment. Eight or ten people con
 ducted the experiments, living as one
 household and not far from the New
 England kitchen in Boston, from which
 much of the ready-cooked foodsWas ob-
 tained. In one case all the food eaten
 for three days would be bought out i side the house and delivered, and in the
 other case all food would be cooked
 within the house. The menus were in both cases, of course, the same, but va
 ried for the different sets of experi-
 ments. Generally speaking, they called for a breakfast, luncheon and late din-
 ner of considerable variety and sub
 stance without elaboration. The exper- iments proved CD that a. well-varied menu of good quality could be provided for a large family from food prepared outside the house; (2) that the expense was greater when the food was bought outside (3) that there was a great sav- ing in time and labor by the purchase of food outside. The report adds: In general, may we not conclude that 1t might be possible to do away with all cooking In the house when the increase in expense is counterbalanced by the saving of time and labor? Tn small families especially, where the cost of food is greater in proportion than in large families, the meals might easily be entirely cooked outside, making it possible in small house or in an apart- ment to dispense with aNmaid Again, to purchase food ready cooked might give the mistress time to do more prof. itable work. In a small family the ex- act amount required could be purchas- ed. This would save much of the waste, both in buying and serving, which seems unavoidable when the small quantities needed are cooked at home.
 Of course what has been done in Bos- ton, as above related, might not show what could be done in New Haven or | other places. But the Boston experi- | ments are interesting and significant.
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Committee on Lamps and Street
 Lighting.

The Committee on Lamps will meet at Rooms 10-11, City Hall, on Wednesday eve ning August 21st, 1901, at o'clock, for tue purpose of considering the following peti- lions. Interested parties are hereby noti- fled to attend.
 Petition of J. E. Miller for electric light on East street, opposite Locust street.
 Petition of George l.. Ives ct al. for cleo tric light on Spring street between Button and Hurlburt streets.
 Petition of Frank W. Wright for electric light corner Pearl and Pleasant streets
 Petition of the officers of St. Luke $ Church for Welsbach lamp on Bark street between Crown and George streets
 Petition of Henry Hicks for electric light corner Orchard and Charles streets.
 Petition of r. H. Brethauer for electric light corner sylvan avenue and Stevens Petition of Walter II. Seaver ct al. for electric light corner Whitney avenue and Gamer street.
 Petition of W. ". Farnam for gas lamp feet north of Hillside Place and change of location of lamp on east side of street.
 Petition of Timothy Eagan for a lamp corner Morris and Rosette streets
 Petition of John Larson ct Al. for gas lamp on Mansfield street least side) be tween Hilton and Munson streets,
 Petition of Patrick Kent ct al. for naph- tha lamp on Blatchley avenue between Pine street and Old Shore Line railroad. Petition of Thomas Chadwick ct al. for Welsbnch gas lamp on east side of Dixwell avenue between Munson street and Argyle street. Per order,
 ]. F. SAVERS, Chairman. Attest H. HOPKINS, Clerk. au19 3t
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FOR ANIMATION.

| It Is not at all surprising to read that | there is well organized movement on root to secure the annexation of Cuba | This movement did not originate in the i United States, but in Cuba, and among the most prominent business men of the island. Those who have large business | interests in Cuba have determined by Q.
 careful study and comparison of all the conditions that there Is only one rem edy for the distressing industrial condi- tion of the island, and that is through annexation. They have interested the
 Havana chamber of commerce. the lar- gest industrial association on the island, and have laid plans for the formation of an association which will work
 through the manufacturers and export CTS of the United States in order to se- cure annexation or close reciprocal treaty between the two countries. Pres
 dent Galban of the Cuban National bank is one of the principal figures in the movement and will outline the plans for redeeming Cuba. A com- mittee Is to be organized to go to the United States and open offices at New York Washington and Chicago.
 Of course. Cuba will never be really happy or prosperous until she Is free and independent as a part of the Unit ed States.
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IRREPR ESSTBLE.

It's Volubility.-Prosp Pur, chaser-Can that parrot talk?
 Salesman-Talk? Why ma'am, wt call that bird William Jennings Bry- an."-Puck. | why is the Isle of Wight a fraud?'
 Because it has Needles you cannot | thread, Freshwater you cannot drink Cowes you cannot milk. and Newport you cannot bottle Bits.
 Generous-"He has married a for tune but he is too generous to keep it long"
 "yes?"
 why. even his wife has only to ask him for money and she gets it!"-De- troit Free Press. Stubbs-When I write poem hus- 1 tie 1t off to an editor as soon as possi- 1 ble.
 skitts--Any special reason? Stubbs-Why, you simpleton, want | to get it back again as soon as possi- ble-Chicago Record Herald. l Genial Doctor (after laughing heart | fly at joke of his patient's-Hal Ha! Hal There's not much the matter with youl Though I do believe if you were on your deathbed you'd make a joke!
 Irrepressible Patient-Why, of course I should. It would be my last chance! Punch. Bacon-What was the trouble be- tween you and your wife?
 Egbert-Oh, only little difference about some repairs to a hole in my trousers.
 Well, how did it come out?"
 "Oh, it's all patched up now."-Yonk- CTS Statesman.
 "I wonder why Noah couldn't con vince his wicked neighbors of the dan- gers of flood?"
 Maybe" answered the Kansas far mer, discontentedly, "it was because they had planted corn, and weren't afraid of rain in any quantity."- Washington Star
 An Old Sailors Opinion.-'Did you know" said the newly arrived shade, that a number of people are, discuss ing your career during the deluge with some skepticism?"
 Well" answered Noah, q suppose that is to be expected. A man cant expect to mix in naval affairs end not have books written about him ''- Washington Star.
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THE BABY'S WRONGS.

Of all the many victims of popula
 prejudice and perversity the baby il
 most frequent and the most pathetic says Health Culture. It would seen 1 that in his treatment everything tha
 should be done is omitted, while those things tbat should be omitted are ener | getically attended to. The soft, spon gy body, with it's delicate flesh and car tilaginous bones, eshould be free to eX- pand in growth or in breathing. But from the first hour of his birth the l swelling ribs are crushed tightly to- gether and compressed against the heart, lungs and stomach by the crue belly band. We hear much about the evil effects of the corset, but the dam age done by the corset is nothing com pared to the evil effects of the belly band.
 Then the little body must have air But the perverse attendants cover the child with many thicknesses of clothes, so that neither can the precipitation es- cape nor can the oxygen get in And the little body must have exercise. In order to, be well the tiny limbs must be fourished and the feeble little body must squirm. But in most cases neith- CT parents, nurse nor, alas, even the doctor realize this. So the baby Is carefully tucked" in between many blankets, even the arms being kept un- der, lest he catch cold"
 The baby needs air, the pure, free air of out of doors. Even with the poor little pinched lungs he may live if he gets pure air. But he sleeps in q cra- dle, nicely covered up, with veil over his face and perhaps another thrown over the cradle.
 Then the feeding! Of all the sins against the innocent the overlooking Is the worst He is fed every two hours. Why every two hours and not every half hour no one knows. The one would be as logical as the other. The baby is fed every two hours. Of course his little stomach cannot possibly di- gest its meal and get ready for another in that period, so one meal Is thrust into the stomach on top of the former hoalf- digested meal. There the whole mass promptly ferments. Then the baby is thirsty oftentimes. But he sell dom gets water. Many babies never get water and suffer continually from what physiologists call tissue drouth."
 So here are a few of the hardships of the helpless little stranger in land of cruel ignorant but energetic giants. He should be free; they bind him. He needs air; they smother him. He needs but little food and much water; they stuff him, often against his will, with improper food and deprive him of wa ter. He would be quiet; they jounce and toss and pat and 'jiggle" him.
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TIE COLOMBIAN UBLE.

It is difficult to tell just what is hap
 pening in South America, but whatever
 is happening there the duty of the ] United States seems to be plain. United
 anna for two purposes One of them is
 to protect the interests of United 1 States citizens in the disturbed region.
 Other countries will also protect the in-
 terests of their citizens. But by treaty
 with New Granada. which is binding | upon Colombia, the United States has an additional right and duty which no other power possesses, in the matter of protecting railroad traffic on the 18th
 mus of Panama. That treaty was con-
 cluded on December 12, 1S46. and gives
 to the United States the right to guar
 antee the perfect neutrality of the isthmus in order that free transit may
 not be interrupted. The people of Co.,
 lombia may engage in revolutionary
 enterprises and change their govern
 ment as often as they please. The
 treaty, however. in the view oe Ameri- can statesmen. imposes upon this Gov ernment the duty of protecting the isthmus from foreign invasion, in order that free transit may not be inter rupted. In the event that Colombia, by reason of domestic disturbances, is not able to keep the route open, the. United States is authorized to intervene with force for that purpose. It has been al- legged tkat the President Of Venezuela intends to make war on Colombia and seize the Isthmus of Panama. Under the treaty with New Granada, the United States Government. it Is claim ed, would be bound to intervene to pro- tect the isthmus from an invasion by Venezuela.
 The United States can and will judge | for itself when any occasion arises for exercising its authority on the isthmus. So ear the movements of warships are simply precautionary.
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The old Residenter.

If rain or hail or sleet or snow
 Severely sweep our little town, While brooks and rivers overflow And level great wrought bridges down, When wreck and ruin quite appall The hearts of men more wise than he, The old inhabitant recalls
 "A bigger storm in '63!' If weeks of drought the farm lands
 scourge,
 Twas worse than this In '4S!" If early frost we have he'll urge: 'The fall of GO 'twant this late!' And when the house from OCT his head Was burned he turned with much of bliss When safely out and proudly said
 'The one l had before beat this.'' It seems to be his chief delight To conjure up in memory A shorter day. q longer night, More strange, forsooth than now there
 be: And should this verse he chance to sec, And know I sing his we'll known trait, He'll say: "A better one on me feller wrote In 'GSr'
 Roy Farrell Greene fin Brooklyn Life.
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JOURNAL AND AUGUST 70 ol

had made an Impression on him and my name was Smith. Therefore when he
 heard any one speaking of Smiths he broke in with, Yes, l saw her at the coming out party She is lovely crea- turen"
 The lovely creature paused to laugh a bit at the recollection, "When my mother died" she continued, more seri- ously, The wrote me a charming and touching letter of sympathy, free from the conventional platitudes with which most people endeavor to console. l was touched and pleased. I forgot all my resentment toward him at having hurt my self-love by mixing me up with other lovely creatures and beautiful Smiths A few months after mothers death I met him. He inquired for my husband and then said, in his dreamy fashion: And how is your mother?' was dumfounded, but l managed to re- ply My mother is dead, and yours was the kindest letter received on the sad occasion.' He retired red as a rose with vexation and modification. But he is clever and charming man in so many WayS-anu ne Hdu thought me pretty when I came out--So l forgave him.
 'Six months later, when my husband and I were on our way to Europe we ran across my absent-minded beggar on the steamer. He rushed up to me, delighted, apparently, and we sat down for chat. Just as I was detailing the family news and what had happened to all of us since we had met before he broke in with And how is dear Mrs. Snith?' I looked at him for a full min ute, I think Then l said, as coldly and quietly as I could: She is still dead, thank you:' "-New York Commercial
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MADE IN ERM.4NY.

England is much disturbed by Ger
 man competition in trade, and the United States, though of course entire ly secure in it's own proud place, is not | icing It. The London Telegraph thus expresses some of the English feeling concerning it: How can we expect to compete with a country where thou sands of apprenticed clerks, the busi- ness directors and commercial travel lers of the future, attend their continu- ation schools for two hours in the
 morning-from o'clock to 9. Then
 they go to their offices, and long before
 attaining their majority they are pro-
 ficient in at least a couple of living
 languages, have thorough grasp of the whole theory and practice of for
 eign trade, and, above all in their own
 special line have got quite to the bot
 tom of their business. Between fifteen
 and nineteen with us the State knows
 next to nothing of its youth though
 that is the very period in which perma- nent character and faculty are shaped. The thousand boys who might have become technical experts or commercial travellers as fluent and persuasive as their Continental rivals in as many tongues would be worth million of the elementary instructed, who retain little more on the average than a strong taste for cheap fiction. Our expendi- ture upon education is largely a colossal waste, and our failure to provide sec ondary system such as can alone bring the seed to harvest is a national disas- ter and national disgrce
 The German trade schools have been in operation for three generations and they have undoubtedly done much to spread and establish Germany's trade. Other countries might well initiate them and the United States ought to surpass them.