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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
Chicago, Milwaukee 81. Paul Railway
DEBORAH Branch.

f0llOws:
Chicago. :. ..7:55 q. m. Milwaukee. $50 a. m
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
Leaving and arriving Trains.
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Rock Island, Chi
cago, Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha and
Burlington. Depart 400 p. m. Arrive l:30 p. m.
Cedar Rapids Accommodation, Freight and
passenger. Depart $50 a. m, arrive 5:l5 p. m.
On Wednesdays the accommodation train
leaves DEBORAH at 1910 q. m. instead OF at $50
q. m. All trains daily except Sundays.
J.W. LAWHEAD, Agent c. X. /. Il p.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-07-30
A. w. KRAMER & SON,
CASTALIA, IOWA.
EVERYDAY PRICES AT OUR STORE.

You will invariably find
that the regular prices at
our store are as low as the
special prices quoted by
other stores for theirspecial
sales.
Williams news., 1902-01-11
Profits to Be Made in Copper Shares.


 One hundred shares in the United Verde, at the nominal price of S100, are now worth s3O,OOO, and they pay s1OO per month in dividends. One hundred dollars invested in 1897 in Centennial Copper com pany is now worth S36S.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1896 in Osceola Copper company is now worth $3S2.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1890 in Tamarack Copper company is now worth $632.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1893 in Boston & Montana Copper company is now worth $1 ,S66.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1896 in Arnold Copper company is now worth s1 ,S70.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1893 in Wolverine Copper company is now worth $5,6O0.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1893 in Butte & Boston Copper company is now worth S5,6OO.
 One hundred dollars invested in 1880 in Calumet & Hecla Copper company is now worth $7.650.
 In many cases the dividends which these investments earned aggregate more than the original capitalization of the companies L. A. Mining Review.
Williams news., 1902-01-11

asia nearly all of the railways are owned by the governments of the various colonies, and in India a large portion of the 25,O35 miles in operation is owned or guaranteed by the Indian government.
 It is especially with reference to the railways of the United States that the bureau of statistics figures present details suitable for com parative purposes. They show that the railway mileage of the United States was, in 1880, 23 miles; in 1S40, 2,S1S; in 1850, g. O21; in 1860, 3O,262; in 1870, 52,- 922; in 1880, 93,262; in 1890, 166,654, and in 1900, 194, ,321; and the addition of the mileage con struction for this year, estimated by the Railway Age at 5,057 miles, brings the grand total for 1901 to 199,37S miles. It is only in more recent years that statistics of opera lAOlA aIC ACCOldlIk NO the bureau of statistics figures, the number of passengers carried was, in 1877, 42S millions; in 1890, 520 millions; in 1895, 529 millions, and in 1900, 5S4 millions. The growth of the freight business is shown by the figures which state the number of tons of freight car ried one mile. These figures are: for 1883, 39 billions; for 1887, 61 billions; for 1890, 79 billions, and for 1900, Al billion tons. While the length of railways and amount of freight tonnage have been in- creasing, the cost of freight trans portation has greatly decreased. The average cost of freight trans portation is given by the bureau of statistics figures at 1.24 cents per ton per mile in 1882, 1.03 cents in 1887; .93 cent in 1890; .S4 cent in 1895; 80 cent in 1897, and .75 cent in 19OO.-Republican.
Williams news., 1902-01-11
RAILWAY MILEAGE.
Growth of Our Roads Since 1S30-Com-
 parison With the World

Of the Onlted states Tn lJOl than in any preceding year since 1890 lends special interest to some fig ures just published by the treasury bureau of statistics regarding the railways of the United States and of the world. According to these figures the steam railways of the United States now aggregate prac- tically 100000 miles, and those of the entire world nearly 5O0,OOO miles. To be more accurate, it may be said that the figures of the bureau of statistics show the num- Der of miles of railway in opera tion in the United States at the end of 1900 as 194, ,321, and add ing the estimate of the Railway Age, 5,057, the construction for the year 1901, brings the grand total for the United States to 199, ,37S miles. This, it is understood, does not include railways operated by electricity, of which the mileage, exclusive of street and suburban roads, is now considerable and rap idly increasing, so that it may safe ly be said that the railway mileage of the United States, exclusive of those for street and suburban ser vice, is fully 100000 miles. For the entire world the London Daily Mail Yearbook for 1902 contains the total miles open for traffic at 4S4, ,34S, of which 22O,657 miles were in North America, 6S,605 in Europe, 5,5SO in Asia, 2S, ,364 in South America, 15,76O in Africa, and 15,2S2 miles in Australia. Thus the United States has two fifths of the railway mileage of the world, and a larger mileage than any other single country. Compar- ing the mileage of other countries with the United States, the United States stands first with 199,37S miles; German Empire, 31,934; ; Russia, 29,S94; France, 26,613; India, 25,O35; Austria-Hungary 22,919; Great Britain and Ireland, 21, 1000; Canada, 17,657; British Australia, 15,266; Argentina, 1O,- 419; Italy, 9,S1O; Mexico, 9,6O3; Brazil, s,71S, and Spain, $500 miles.
 Of these half a million miles of railway in the world, it is esti- mated that about one-third are owned by the governments of the countries in which they are located. About nine-tenths of the railways of Germany are owned by the national or state governments; about two-thirds of those of Russia are owned by the government, and nearly one-hah of those of Austria Hungary are also owned by the government A large portion of the railways. of France will become the property of the government about the middle of the present century. In Italy nearly all of the roads are owned by the govern ment, but are operated by private
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
VAIN Of HIS VAN,
Drayman overton Again Discourses
Polysyllabically on Wilkes Barrels
One Superiority.

George Overton, colored, n "profes
slonar drayman from Wilkes Barre
who from one point of view is the mos
important witness in the Thornton in.
surance case was on the stand. yes.
terday, and repeated the story he sc
grandiloquently told at the former
trial.
Before starting out on the narrative
Mr.. Overton asked if he might make
an explanation. When told to fire
away he delivered himself thus:
II labor under the hallucination that
| may formulate some statement which
in case | did not say before | want it
should be remembered l have not the
exact notes. But what ] say will have
some bearing on the case anyhow"
Il suppose you feel better now" re-
marked Mr.. Lenahan quietly.
At the last trial of the case Overton
the intricaces. technicalities and merits
of the business of "prOfesSional'
drayman, and wound up by declaring
with enthusiasm and pride that Scran-
ton had no van to compare with the
one he owned. Yesterday he neglected
to publish Scranton's inferiority in the
van line and was leaving the stand
when the usually serious and dignifed
Judge Archibald halted him with: "Mr.
Overton how does your van compare
with the larger vans in Scranton?"
Overton fairly bounded back to the
stand. Here was the opportunity of
his life. If there was one subject that
was to him pet subject that subject
was this subject of THE Superiority
of Wilkes-Barre over Scranton in the
Matter of Vans" And the judge want
ed to know.
Overton was so thoroughly agitated
over what he thought he was going to
he allowed to do that he could not get
started. The delay was fatal Judge
Archibald thought that possibly after
all he could get fairly good insight
to the real merits of the case without
expert testimony on comparative van
ology, and kindly but firmly he indicat-
ed to Mr.. OVerton that he needn't
bother. Mr.. Overton came down again
from the stand looking like Il boy who
had discovered that the circus pass
wasn't good.
Mr.. OvertOn's testimony which bore
on the case was that his immense van
was filed three times by the goods
which he carted from Thornton's
Wilkes Barre residence to his new
home in Kingston, where the fire oc-
Cured.
A number OF other witnesses mostly
friends and neighbors gave testimony
to corrohorate the claim of the Thorn
tons regarding the quantity and quail
ity Of their furniture ana books.
The plaintiffs side is still being
heard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
MANY CONFUSING NAMES.
Director Roche Has Discovered All
Kinds of Conflicting Street Titles.

In preparing a list of the streets to be
used in lettering the street signs soon
TO be Installed, Director of Public
Works Roche has discovered not only
Il number Of Implications, but also Il
number of other things which he be-
lieves should be rcmedied at once.
In Il number of instances, streets
which are practically combinations OF
| each other, though they may not con-
meet, have entirely different names. For
| example. Gibson ana Cemetery streets
run in the same direction and directly
opposite one another as do also Olive
street and Dram boulevard. Director
lsoche's idea is that these streets should
be named the same. There are numer-
Gus other similar instances in various
parts of the city. In one particular
case there are four different streets
which could properly be grouped under
one name.
The number of Implications and con-
fuslng names is also large. There is Il
Bedford street and Bedford avenue,
rs we'll as George street, a Gorge
street and a Georges street. In some
cases thoroughiares running north and
south are designated as streets, and
thoroughfares running east and west
are termed avenues. The terms of "A
city ordinance are thus expressly vo-
lated.
Director Roche has asked councils for
the appointment of Il special joint com
mitlee with power To definitely settle
for all time these conflicting points.
Common council has already decided in
favor of the adoption of this sugges-
tion, and it is believed that select coun-
ell will concur in this action at tomor-
row nights meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
HAS MODIFIED VIEWS.
City Solicitor Believes Act of 1874
Regarding Contracts Is in Force.

City Solicitor q. w. Watson as in
dicated by his recent opinion on the
question of contracts submitted tn
council last Thursday night, has some
what modified his views on this sub
ject after making Il more exhaustive
study of the various acts of assembly
covering this matter.
1t will be remembered that in his
opinion furnished city Controller Co.'S
tello he intimated that under a strict
Interpretation of the Ripper" bill no
contracts for city work of any kind
need be executed except at the dis
cretion of the executive officers of the
municipal government,
lie now contends that is his opinion
the general act of 1874 requiring con-
tracts for all works in all municipalities
has not been repealed by the "Ripper'
except in so far as it is amended by
the third class city act of 1889 which
eNcepts repairs of streets ana highways
from the various kinds of work which
must be done by contract,
Mr.. Watson said yesterday that the
Pittsburg authorities hold the act of
1874 10 be still in force and not affected
by the passage of the Ripper" bill.
lie believes, however, that the present
system should be continued in force in
this city until such time as councils
adopt general ordinance specifying
what work shall be done by contract
and how such contracts shall be award
ed and executed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

a civil service examination for place
as assistant in the Philippine service
Will be conducted In the Federal building
on December and 10. Those passing the
examination will be certified for places in
the various administrative departments
III the Philippine Islands with q splendid
opportunity for promotion. Thirty days
leave of absence is granted yearly, and
and employees who are promoted to $500
year get forty days. An examination
for chemical clerks in the department of
agriculture will be conducted on Dccem-
her q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

to call the teachers sharply to account
for talking among themselves.
The directors association will meet
in annual session at 10 o'clock This
morning in court room No . and Will
have a second session at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. The directors will be
addressed by both superintendent Jones
and Superintendent StetsOn,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
WANT TO fight
CONSUMPTION
MEDICAL SOCIETY ADOPTS ME-
MORTAL ON SUBJECT.

After Pointing Out That 100 Deaths
Occur from This Dread Disease in
Scranton Every Year, 1t Is Recon-
mended That meteorological Lab
oratory Be Established by the City
and That a Medical Inspector Be
Appointed to Instruct Patients as
to General Hygiene.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
Two BOYS Missing.

1he disappearance OF two boys were
reported to the police last night. They
are George keegnn of 219 Franklin ave
nue., and Archic's:arley. of 80 North
Washington avenue. The lIeegan boy is
IL years old tall and slim. wore dark
coat, short pants and dark soft hat. The
other boy has red hair and wore a dark
serge coat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
See the Cut Man.

Effective and attractive half-tones
and line cuts for card, advertising or
any other purpose, can be secured at
The Tribune office. We do work that
is unexcelled, do it promptly and at
lowest rates, A trial order Win con-
vince YOU, ss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

Contractor Dale expects to be able to
continue work on the Providence road
pave for fun month longer. and be-
lieves that he will have reached the
Diamond crossing before winter will com
pei nm TO stop work. This will be about
onc-half the Job.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
Meeting of w. C. T. U.

The Central Women's Christian Tenn
perance union met yesterday afternoon
at their room in Guernsey's hall. Mrs.
d. b. Hand conducted the devotional eX-
ercises and Conner Reese PRAYED. He
spoke along the line of the duty to sup
port temperance papers. lie told of his
work among the young people of the
West Side. A good deal of information
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

| pulsory for physicians to report cases OF
| tuberculosis coming under their charge
| to the bureau of health, and that. unless
| the physician expressly states that it is
unnecessary. a medical inspector of the
bureau Of health should be detailed to
visit the patient and give such instric-
tions as TO the care of the sputun. gen.
eral hygiene and sanitation of the prem
| ises as may be necessary to prevent the
spread of the disease: further be it
Resolved. That it is the duty of the
bureau of health always to disinfect and
renovate the premises. after removal or
| death of a consumptive patient and as
often as practicable during life; further
be it
Resolved That there should be erected
and maintained at the Hillside Farm or
elsewhere. If more practicable. II sana-
torum for the treatment of early cases
of consumption: further be it
Resolved. That it is the unanimous
opinion of the Lackawanna County Medi-
cal society that judicious and energetic
action, as above outlined will, in a few
years. save 81 to 80 lives in our city
each year, and later can reduce tuhercu-
losis to a comparatively rare instead Of
the commoneSt disease.
Not an Experiment.
In closing this memorial, the society
WISHES 10 lilSlSt lual IL tshS lOr llolIliIlS
which is experimental or of doubtful
value. 1t asks for measures the value Of
which has been absolutely proved in
other cities. BY such means. the rate of
deaths from consumption has decreased
16 per cent. in Philadelphia and s. per
cent. in New York during the past few
years. In this city. the rate is increas-
ing. 1t Is fully time that the sacrifice of
over 100 people a year s.'ould be pre-
city will surely save from 25 to 30 lives
yearly. The cost III money and labor is
not large, and. considering the sure re-
turn. il is indeed insignificant. The ac-
tivity of the members of this society,
both as physicians and as citizens, is
already enlisted 1t is now necessary
that the public shall take an intelligent
and active interest, and that sufficient
funds shall be appropriated for proper
municipal regulation.
Finally. the society would add that it
considers that the unanimous recommen-
dations OF a BODY, comprising practically
the entire regular medical profession Of
the county. should in matters of the
public health carry imperative weight.
The committee has interested both
Recorder Connell and Superintendent
Allen, of the bureau of health, in the
matter. and when the estimates for the
next HScul year are presented TO cOun-
ellis they will undoubtedly contain
provision for the establishment of such
a laboratory as recommended and for
the employment of Il bacteriologist and
medical inspector, as suggested.
A committee from the county society
will appear before the estimates COM
mittee of councils and request that
these provisions be included in the gen.
eral appropria tion ordinance.
Vote for John Il. Jordan, Republican
candidate for state senator. *s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
THERE ARE TOO
MANY STUDIES
w. w. sTETsoN SAYS THAT
COURSES NEED PRUNING.

In Lecture at the County Teachers
Institute Yesterday He Said That
the Educational World Is On a
Grand Drunk as Regards a Null
tiplicity of Studies and Needs to
Swear off-Superintendent Jones
on the Philosophy of History.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

w. w. Stetson, superintendent of
| public schools for Maine. took a de-
| cided stand against multiplicity OF
studies and in favor of u return to
some of the old time methods in a
talk on "Some Essentials" delivered
at yesterday afternoons session of the
county teachers institute.
II believe in text books" said he.
"and ] believe in recitations and in
many things connected with our edu-
cational system but also believe that
the children should be taken out in the
they may see the range and possibilities
of things about them. In my opinion the
crowning weakness Of our publie school
system is that we're on a sort of drunk
as regards the teaching of II multitude
Of subjects.
a time: to sober off. as it were and
have revival of the old time thorough
ness and mastery. Let us teach the
children to read intelligently let us
teach them to add UP a column Of
figures a yard long correctly the first
time; let us teach them to spell words
as they should be spelled, in short
let us teach them the few simple, neces-
sary things thoroughly and let them
gain strength from the mastery Of
these things before we indulge in the
ornamentals"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
Wife Beater Committed.

Patrick Murray, of 2l3 Broadway, was
irraigned before Alderman Rudy yester-
day' charged with heating his vile and
attempting 10 Kill her. He was commit
ed in default of 500 bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
To Begin Next Monday.

Director of Public Worke Roche has
received word that the contractors Tor
The big Nineteenth district main sewer
viii positively begin work next Monday
with several hundred men
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

An echo meeting of the recent Baptist
state convention will bc conducted to-
night In the Shiloh Baptist church. when
Rev. J. u. Boddie, the pastor, and sew
eral of the delegates, will make reports
of the gathering.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
In and About
>x>xxThe City
Teamsters' Meeting.

Transfers Local union, No, 2s9. held a
meeting last evening. ana decided that
after Nov ], the initiation fee will he S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

resignation To take effect. November
|. He proposes To devote all his time.
hereafter, TO the patent slate picker Of
which he is the inventor. Mr.. Emery
has been on the letter carrier force
since June /, 1859, .,t..y
lie will be succeeded by John T.
Williams, of Peckvlle, who heads, the
list of waiting substitutes. Mr. Will
ltams was appointed Il substitute July
20, 1901.
This promotion leaves Joseph +.
Barrett of North Ninth street at the
head of the waiting list,
Vote for John b. Jordan, Republican
candidate for state senator. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

BY Exclusive Vine from The Associated Press.
Washington, ID c.. Oct. 2S.-Pensions
granted: Alexander Travis, of Carbon
dale N2; Alkaline kehley widow, of
Clifton, IS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29

was cleaned from the responsive reading
on the subject. The Union Signal" SUBJ
ject next week, Women In Politics"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
May Come Here.

II shouldn't like to be called q
Socialist" said Mr. Jones, but | want
to say that ! think these same class
distinctions will arise in this country
before long and the inevitable crash
will come if we as Il people do not con-
tinually guard against it and keep our
minds educated, clear fresh and
bright"
Miss Arnold continued her talk on
nature study speaking in the morning
on the age of trees and explaining in
most interesting manner how the
ages of trees can he told by counting
the rings in the trunks. This method.
she said, is not absolutely accurate but
it gives Il fair general idea OF the age
OF a tree. In the afternoon she gave an
instructive talk on Where the Insects
Go in the Fall"
die as individuals in the fall they do
not die as species. In the majority of
instances The young insects liberate
during the winter having been hatched
out from the eggs laid by the females
just before the approach of fall. The
cellars of our houses, said Miss Arnold
are peopled With countless mosquitoes
and house flies during the winter. lying
dormant until the approach of spring.
Miss Margaret Gordon rected i'm an
extremely clever manner portion of
Bulwer Lyttpn's Last Days of Pom
pei" at yesterday afternoons session
and the singing led by Prof. John r.
Watkins was again am enjoyable feat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
CARRIER EMERY RESIGNS.
Will Be Succeeded by John T. Viii
liams, of Peckville.

Letter Carrier Fred Emery. yester-
day rendered Postmaster Ripple his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
Pensions Granted.

Vote for John h. Jordan, Republican
candidate for state senator 50
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-29
Difficult to Hear.

The exceedingly bad acoustic proper
ties of the main court room, in which
the sessions are being held, render it
extremely difficult for the instructors
TO make themselves heard and they
We're obliged several times yesterday