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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

the Truth. is earnestly labor
ing to have restored the an
cient and dignitied title of
mayor to the civic head of our muni-
cipal government. We cannot see that
il matters very much on" way or an
other. Mayor is All appellation of re-
spectacle. historical. if not of classical
lineage. We introduced the word, as we
introduced the office which it implies,
from England. England borrowed the
office and its functions from France.
1t is very possible that the world itself
is Indigenous to France, although phil
ological anliquaries may trace 1t
further back. SO far back, in
deed. thar no trace can be found of its
original meaning or application We do
know, however, that when France was
founding Il monarchia dynasly after
the death of .Attila, Mayor of the Pal
ace" was synonymous with all that was
cruel, brutal or vicious and
degrading to human nature, human
freedom, and human dignity. The
Mayor of the Palace was functioEary
in those days of internecine strife and
savage retaliation who became for Il
time supreme until iii the ordinary
course he was murdered ana his rival
or assassin temporarily stepped into his
place. When Il stable and hereditary
dynasty became established under
Pepin, the Mayor of the Palace became
:, court functionary, or, more probably,
para site, and in the course of time was
transformed into public or municipal
functionary
We give this brief and imperfect sur
vey of the office and it's origin, not be-
cause it can concern single person
interested in the progress of modern
municipal affairs, but because it has
been adduced frequently AS one of the
most repulsive features Of the ripper
bill that recorder was established
for mayor" We do not know why
recorder" was so substituted, nor that
there was amy good or sufficient reason
for the exchange. No doubt ther" was
some purpose in it, good, bad or indif-
ferent. The mayoral dignity is prinlar-
lily magisteriai and ceremonial The re-
corCicrs of the three second-class, cities
of this state have no mugisterial, and
scarcely amy ceremonial functions to
perform Their Office is mainly eXecu-
tive appointivr and supervisory.
The ripper bill, it may be anticipated,
will undergo some changes during the
next legislative session. We do not
think that there is any deep seated
public sentiment in favor of the res
toration OF mayor" for recorder" as
an abstract of nomenclature if the fun
damental provisions which have
given and are giving such rrefragabla
satisfaction are allowed to remain as
they are, with such modification as
time and experience have approved,
| Recorder is II good descriptive, demo-
| cratic term. 1t answers every purpose,
| Much more important than the question
of the name are the character and fit
ness of the man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

"HE REPORTED sarcasm of
Mr. Lloyd concerning the APP
parent instability and ca
pricousness of the heads of
the big coal companies finds Il sympa-
thetic response among many who are
not partisans of Mr.. Lloyd's side of the
controversy. Al no time has the atti~
tude of these magnatcS been such as
might be expected of men large enough
to occupy such large positions. John
Mitchell can teach all of them valuable
points in good generalship.
We think that the instability and evi-
dent friction among these men COM
prise the best answer possible to the
assertion that there is Il coal trust II
there were Il coal trust, it would have
one head and one policy. That head
might or might not be shrewd and that
policy might or might not be enlsht-
ened and wise, but in any event there
would be uniformity where now every
interest seems to be striking out blind
ly for itself like allies in II panic.
The one clear advantage which might
follow complete recognition of Mr.. Nit
Chells union is the necessity it would
involve of an equally complete until
cation of employing interests in tie coal
trade. With both sides 50 thoroughly
organized that Il war between them
would mean the annihiiation of both,
the Incentive 10 peace ON a basis of
mutual respect would be powerful. In
time this will come about, in some form
or other, All the indications are now
pointing To it.
In the meantime, the position of the
individual operators Is the only posi-
ton among those which have been as
sumed ON the operating side which is
consistent and logical. They fought
until outside pressure forced a cessa-
ton Of fighting and now they propose
that the presidents commission shall
not be thrown over as mere makeshift
arrangement bur held strictly 10 the
limit Of its duty under the president 5
sweeping charter of Instructions. Thus
the country will at last be put in the
way of learning the truth about the
anthracite industry, which is an essen
ial of any permanent adjustment of its
details.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

Special Officer Theobald of the Gus
employe can occasionally perform his
duties too well. Theobald, through
anxiety to make a record for himself,
il seems, has brought the department.
into disrepute by ill-advised seizures Of
imported goods, and has been removed
by order of the secretary of the treas
ury His experience should prove a
warning 10 overbearng and over-zeal-
Gus officials.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27
Powdered SILK.


~ in economic chemistry, which
a will prove OF special interest
in Northeastern Pennsylvania,
is chroncled in the Scientific American,
Although it reads almost like tale OF
fiction, the statements are made from
facts no longer in doubt.
IN brief, it is the accomplishment
Of process whereby the Skinned
milk now regarded as waste at most
dalries is utilized in the production of
a dry powder containing the nonfatty
solids of milk in a fornl TO render them
available for food purposes in any eli
mate,
Al present one hundred pounds OF
milk will yield on an average
four pounds OF butter and the
remaining ninet-siX pounds are
thrown away, II not wholly vast
ed, at least used TO very little purpose.
Under the new process this waste will
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The latest explanation of the kaiser s
recent visit To King Edward is that he
went to sound Edward on his attitude
in case Germany should purchase the
Danish West Indies in defiance of the
Monroe doctrine and get into trouble
with Uncle sam. The story goes that
he got no satisfaction, but inasmuch as
it is munifestly an English story, pos
Sibly put out for effect, it need not be
bility we shall have to cross swords
with Germany over the Monroe doc
trine sometime, but the time is not now,
nor is it near. The dogs of war have a
long snooZe ahead of them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The fact that not single army post
commander in the entire service has
reported improved conditions as a con-
sequence of the abolition of the cam
teen while from hundreds OF COM
manders comes testimony showing Il
very large increase in ill-effects, should
weigh heavily with congress Our boys
in blue should not be sacrificed 10 SEN
timent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

electrical power for about one-fourth
the present cost and electric lighting
proportionately low. A convenient river
Is certainly a. great asset.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The fact that the country has not
been seriously Jared by Mr.. Bryan's
publication illustrates anew that sill
very-tongued oratory often looks very
commonplace in cold type.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The speculative mania which has APP
parently prompted Colombia to take a
margin" on the Panama canal may
prove expensive for that country in the
end.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

A Viennese banker has decided to
publish "A newspaper for nervous per-
sons. 1t will contain no reports of
crimes, or accidents, or other things
liable to shock or Jar the sensibiiities
of delicate temperaments, hut will ems
phasize the soft side OF life. 1t should
prove an interesting experiment, espe-
clally as it's protector is rich and can
Stnpl IT.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

In 1919, John II. Stevens, an easterner,
looking for western homestead, start
ed for Texas, but was held up by a
snow storm near the Falls of st. An
thony, and finally decided to locate
there, prc-empting 100 acres of land.
That was the beginning of the city of
Minneapolis now containing 1000
people. Who says this is not the age
of romance?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

by means of dams and turbine wheels
constructed on the Susquehanna thirty
five miles above Baltimore, inhabitants
of that city are expecting soon 10 get
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27
EDUCATIONAL.

SCRANTON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
SCRANTON, pa.
II, ], Foster Pres. Elmer II. laval, Treas.
II, j, Foster Stanley l., Allen,
Vice President. Secretary,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The afternoon journals that settled
the coal differences again demonstrated
that one should look in the columns OF
the morning paper for reliable news
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

We think that 1t is about time for
Uncle Sam 10 take off his gloves in
dealing With Colombia for canal con-
cessions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

1t now develops that David Il. Hill
was not the Jonah that the Democ-
rluy itsel. hoodooed the New York
game. We suspected as much
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

The best sauce for today's dinner will
be Il little Kindness to some unfortun-
ate. II you don't believe it, try it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

yield a by-product weighing nine and
one-half pounds. and commercially as
well as scientifically, far more valuable
than the butter itself. 1t Is calcula ted
that the full saving possible to be ef-
fected In the United States as result
of the perfecting of the long-sought
process of powdering milk will exceed
in value the entire wheat crop.
OF course, in this process, all the fatty
substances in milk are lost. The pro-
duct comes out in form and appearance
not unlike the whittier grades of corn
meal 1t is soluble and high in nutri-
tive value. 1t also has dietetic useful
ness commencing it strongly to physi-
clans. To make Il perfect milk from
this milk powder would necessitate the
addition of fats similar to the butter
fats, but this would probably no. bother
the chemists much, especially after
their success in the manufacture OF
oleO.
II 1T is true, as recently stated
in the New York Herald that a Col
umbia professor has devised a sure
thing process. whereby the nutritive
qualities Of the common potato may be
confined in IL tablet warranted to keep
in any climate, there will soon be no
soldier or explorer who may not carry
adequate rations on any march and in
the midst of hardships live like a king.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27

SO long as old General Gomez lives
and gives his support to the admins-
tration in Cuba. there will be little dan
ger Of revolution. The way he squelch-
ed the cigarmaker's strike by threaten
ing to take up arms against the strik-
ers on the ground that they were revo-
lutionists threatening the safety of the
government is an interesting object les
son in Latin American character. AL
though these Cuban bourgeoisie have
no sense of humor and are, therefore,
easily wrought upon by demagogues
and fanatics, they have wholesome
fear of IL stern military figure like old
Gomez. This quaint survival OF the
old-time soldier of fortune may have
his ecccntricites and, from an Anglo
Saxon standpoint, his shortcomings,
but it is very evident that he fills val
liable no less than "a picturesque and
dramatic place in the Cuban scheme
of things. May his shadaw never grow
less.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27
Flavor" or Recorder"

~ TR ESTEEMED contemporary,
the Truth. is earnestly labor
ing to have restored the an
cient and dignitied title of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-27
A Consistent Attitude.

.HE REPORTED sarcasm of
Mr.. Lloyd concerning the APP
parent instability and ca
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
now lie Fooled the Dog.

4 gentleman who IS fond Of studying
wild animals in their natural surround
tnss once had an opportunity of seeing
for himself an example Of the cunning
for which the fox has ucco@o proven
bal
AS he was standing near the bank Of
q river one winter day. lie saw foz
run out upon the ice and make straight
for 4 hole. At the edge OF The opening
he stopped, turned. followed his tracks
back to the bank. ran down Tile stream
and paused TO await developments.
In little while dog came lv@rju,
out Of the woods, with his nose CLOSE
to the ice and snow. He ran along the
ice with his head down, following the
scent until he reached the opening II
was then too late TO chech his speed
He plunged into the water and was lost
under the ice.
The fox meantime had waited In
plain sight TO watch the effect Of his
little trick After the dog came late
view the fox remained perfectly mo-
tiouIess until lie saw his old enemy
disappear Then, with Al took on his
face which seemed % combine good
natured grin with mild cu4trmrt. hg
went uonchaIantly of about U.s bust
ness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
Mum mics.

In estimating the value Of a mummy
its medicinal qualities are no longer
appraised and thus the problem Is cas-
Ter Of solution Its value must have
been greater when it formed a regular
part Of the matcria medica. tntl
pretty late In the eighteenth century
mummiea entered into a great variety
Of drugs, halms and other medica-
meuts
As the genuine mummy was then eX-
pensiye recipes We're given by many
ancient writer's for converting human
flesh into mummy Usually only Ger
tain portions Of the body were used.
and these were beaten, dried. macerat
Ell and splced out Of all likeness TO
their natural condition; hence beaten
to a mummy"
Numerous illusions are made to the
practice In ancient literature. ana IN m
OLD play. Bird In Gage" are the di-
rertIous. Make mummy Of my flesh
and sell me 10 the apothecaries."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
"I.iftinE the King"

One Of the picturesque English coro.
nation ceremonies which have been
discontinued is that Of lifting the king
In the old days the monarch always
slept at the palace of Westminster on
the night before the corouption The
regalia. which are still, technically
speaking, in the dean and chapter Of
Westminster, were brought by them to
Westminster hall In preparation for
the ceremony These were arranged
on a long table the crown, the scepter
the spurs and SO on The king when
he descended from the palace to West
minister hall was lifted by his mobiles
on To a marble chair
The lifting of the king into this chair
was II survival of the old Saxon custom
of carrying the King on his shield The
custom survived up to the time of the
coronation of George ~ When the
monarch was secuted in tile ella + he
III oacc directed by pointing his finger
which Of his mobiles should carry the
various parts of the regalta to the alb
hey, and the procession began.-Lon-
don Taller
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29

The home rule of Ruskin's mother
was we'll nigh Puritanic III severity,
His toys were few and his source OF
amusement limited. lie says:
For toys had a bunch OF keys to
play with 50 long as was capable OF
pleasure in what glittered and jingled,
as grew older had cart and a bah
and when | was six years old two
bo,ss Of well cut wooden bricks
With these modest but still think
entirely sufficient possessions and be
ing always summarily whipped if
cried, did not do as | was bid or tum-
bled on the stairs, soon attained Sc
rene and secure methods Of life and
motion and could pass my days con
tentedly in tracing the squares and
comparing the coIors Of my carpet. ex-
aiming the knots i'm the wood of the
floor or counting the bricks in the op
poSite houses.
There wer" also intervals Of raptur
Gus excitement during the filling Of
the water cart through its Ieathern
pipe from the dripping iron post at the
pavement edge or the still more al
mirNhle proceedings OF the turncock
when be turned ana turned until a
fountain spraug up IN the middle of
he street
But the carpet and what patterns i
cou@ dnd in bed covers dresses or
wall papers to be examined were my
chief resources.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29

One OF the late beliefs Of the med
zeal profession is that many people
die each year while asleep from heart
disease that II brought on by night
mares or bad dreams 4 specialist on
the heart said recently that in his
opinion IN nine eases ont Of ten OF
deaths fl ted heart action was stop
ped by fear which injurious q. ans
brought on
Il have taken part in thousands OF
autopsies." said this expert, and in
many cases made a study Of the hab
its OF those who died | found that
the majority had been sufferers from
Nightmares or other nocturnal dis
turhances OF dreamland and that FIRE
quentiy they woke UP Ia the middle
or the night completely exhausted and
gravely alarmed through some pHrtic.
ulariy vivid dream If people are
frightened to death while awake when
they have their full senses and hope
FOR relief. Why Is II not doubly likely
that they die from fright while ASLEEP
when their courage IS dwarfed by fac
ulties temporarily aGectedt'
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29

Ever think what success" in life
means to a man? That he work like
a dog as long as he lives and send his
wife abroad and his children away to
school, Then when he dies he must
leave a competence for his loved
ones" in order that they may con
tinue to live without work. Ever hear
of a mans loved ones being criticised
for failure to do their duty toward
him: But from the time the boy is
eight years old to the time the man
is tottering with old age he never picks
up a book, newspaper or magazine
without seeing something with refer
ence TO his duty. But did you ever
hear of any one owing duty TO tnan
or boy?-Atchisou Globe
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
Why He W. Eniectad

The soul Of rajah who had been
released from the cares Of this world
and an ancongenIaI wife presented
himself at the gates of paradise.
Have you been in purgatory yet? 2
demanded Brahma
NO, but | nave been married"
Enter then. 1t is the same thing"
At this moment another soul arrived.
who begged Brahma to allow him also
to enter
softly. softly, Have you been in
purgatory YETI
NO, but neither has that other fel.
low. He died the same day did"
Yer! true, but he had been mar
ried"
Married, indeed! Why, l have been
married three times"
Away, then, to the lower regions" -
said Brahma sternly. paradise is not
made for imbeciles"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
4 TRANSIT OF VENUS.
asw a. Was Observed BY Party OF
German Scientists.


On shelT way between Ie,FM ana
ieherah the members q an expedition
sent 70 Persia ~ the German govern
meht 70 obserFethe trahsit"t ehuS mel
solitary European iady RIDING ~ tue
opposite direction. u member oi 'h'
Ehshsh colony, "ho was ~ clever hs
sue vas beautiful Having oceh long
resident III f1tsia. she was fearless
y ridlhs alone long WY ail"ad 81 heF
caravan. me Germans hnfNeled at
such an apparition In such a dreary
waste wondered she wasn't afraid
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29

The female wasp spends the winter
in torpid condition. and when spring
arrives she hunts up some sort OF
sheltered spot appropriate for nest.
Having selected the retreat size pro
ceeds to lay Within it the foundation
of home. For this object earth viii
not serve her turn. The substance Of
which the walls and chambers Of the
house are to be composed must be
none other than the finest paper made
Of wood pulp. mixed with u sort Of
sizing, worked to a paste ana finely
spread in sheets
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
RoIogna.s Leaning Tower.

Bologna has two great square tow
ers the Asinelli. which Is 80 feet high
and was erected III 1909. and its rival
the Gurisenda. which was built one year
later ana was originally much higher
and Is rendered peculiar hy its de
cided inclination 10 one side. It IL
now only LOB feet high the width Of
one side IS - feet the walls nj the
base are i feet 8 inches thick, while
higher mp they are t Feet inches. Its
origin Il somewhat obscure, hut it was
certainly intended to Guido the AsI.
neIli and both were for retreat in trou-
hIouS times. Some say the original i'm
tention VAS 10 make IT lean but 9th
crs contend that either the ground has
settled or there was defect in the
engineering This unique relic was 81
little thought Of by one Of its later p 5
SCISSORS that ii was sold In 1906 fer 10
lire. something less than $4t
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In MetaphoricnI Sense. They
Are auife Cnrninun


Maritime expressions. used meta
phorIcaIly, are. in fact. very common
We say a couple are "Splictd," young
man is the "mainstay" Of his family
an intruder puts his oar-in.' tile mem
her from Wayback steers through"
a man is hard up" sometimes taken
ahacI" or has the wind taken out of
his sails" a topper is Slowed" loafcr
"spus a yarn" sometimes tries the
other tack and a ruler steers the
ship OF state" through troublesome
times.
This last metaphor IS extremely an
Gent by the way. Horace refers to
Rome as a ship at sea. and plutarch
says the Delpnic oracle referred to
Athens In the same way. 4 Tamil
saying emhodies like metaphor The
soul is the ship, reason is the helm
the oars are the souls thoughts. and
truth is the port" An old collection
of English proverbs contains this one:
The tongue is the rudder of our ship"
4 Malay maxim says. The boat which
is swampcd at sea may be baiied out,
but the shipWreck Of the affections is
final"
Aristophanes, Pl8utus and others use
an expression which comes down to
US as an English saw. TO row one
way and look another" An old Eng
lish proyerb (l614l was, 1T is not good
TO have an oar In every ones boat
United Service
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-29
A Corkxcresv ~feeple.

The StNeple Of the parish church
Chesterfield, England. is often calico
the "corkscrew" steeple, for I'd has 90.
quite a biz twist. This is due TO the nc
ton Of the sun on the wooden and irot
materials. and the warpiu@ is more pro
nounced TN the ease Of Chesterfield
church than in any other church il
England Barnstable and Bristol ant
one or two other places have leaning
steeples, but their tendency is decided
~ to lean and not 10 twist The
church at Chesterfield is the nearest
rival in the United Kingdom to tia
leaning tower at Pisa.