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are made of imported Swedish iron, the
next grade of American soft steel and
the cheapest grade of common Ameri-
can iron. TackS are also made of cop
per. Some tacks are timed, and for
ship use, tacks are galvanized. Tacks
are made of sizes ranging from half
ounce to 24-ounce. The tack commonly
used as a carpet tack (the ones you
get in your bare feet while waltzing
with the baby at a. mo- is an S-ounce
tack. A 24-ounce tack is about Ia
inches in length.
There are great many kinds of
tacks. made for IA great variety OF
uses, and they are put up in many diff
ferent forms. There are gimp tacks,
looking-gl tacks. upholsterers' tacks,
trunk tacks, lace tacks, basket tacks,
brush tacks, coffin tacks, shank tacks,
lasting tacks, miners tacks, cheeseboN
tacks, carpet tacks and tacks for IL
score of other uses. Within the past
dozen years, the sale of double-pointed
tacks in all sizes has increased nun
dred fold, owing to the greatly in
creased use of electric wires. Double
pointed tacks are also used for tacklng
down straw mating and for other pur-
poses. TackS that are sold in papers
are put up on full weight halves and
quarters. the weight indicating the size
of the package. Almost all kinds of
tacks are also sold in bulk in 20 and 30
pound boxes and 1OO-pound kegs.
A one-ounce tack machine will in
day make about 100000 tacks. The iron
is fed into the machine in long strip
little wider than the length of the
finished tack, so as to allow of material
to be upset for the head. An S-ounce
machine will make about 100000 tacks
in a day, or about 200 pounds Tacks
that are put up in papers are weighed
out and the papers filled by hand. Com
paratively few tacks are put out now
in tied-up papers; they are mostly put
up in little pasteboard boxes. THESE
boxes are packed in larger boxes, ana,
in turn, in cases for shipment. A COM
mon tack package is Il case Weighing
about 100 pounds. The annual tack
production of the country Is estlmated
at about 10000 tons.
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Knights of Mystic Chain.

Three months ago Electric City Cas-
tie No. 3S, organized Degree team"
which by this time have become quite
proficient in their work. At the regu-
lar meeting to be held at Cooperative
hall, Tuesday evening. the castle Will
confer the Esquire degree on several
new applicants.
This being the teams initial work,
the members are requested to turn out
In full force. Great interest is mani
tested In degree team work by various
castles throughout the city, and 1t has
stimulated Electric city castle to en-
deavor to have degree team without
a peer. Further, the castle on next
Tuesday evening intends to organize n
uniform rank" several members hav-
ing already pledged themselves to en-
roll. For the purpose of making the
meeting a grand success the reception
committee issued invitations to Green
Ridge, Petersburg and Scranton uni
formed ranks to attend the meeting.
said ranks have accepted, and Will be
present in full dress.
Not member of Electric City castle
should be absent when the roll is called.
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at the Hickory Street German Pres
byterian church held reception and
social for the young folks at her resi-
dence, 715 Cedar avenue, few nights
ago. The affair was charmingly con-
Quoted. and after several hours social
converse, light refreshments were
served. Those present were: Misses
Carrie Scheucr. Esther Evans. Anna
Mcister, Mamie KEEPER, Laura Schwal-
bach, Minnie Schank. Florence Ham
men, Bertha Martin, Christine Hart
man and Master Willie Meister.
Dr. Schley's Lung Healing Balsam Is
guaranteed to cure all coughs. mo
cure. no pay For sale by all dealers.
An entertainment and social Will
take place at St. Mary's hall this even
ing, under the auspices OF st. Mary $
Glee and Dramatic association.
Miss Fannie Reig. of Wilkes Barre,
is the guest of Mrs. lama Conley, of
Slocum street.
Camp 43O. Patriotic Order Sons of
America, will meet in regular session
this evening.
There was a very large attendance
at the meeting in the Young Women s
Christian association rooms on Cedar
avenue yesterday Miss Meredith led
the exercises.
The new Methodist Episcopal church
and parsonage. being built on Pittston
avenue. is nearly completed, and dedi-
catory exercises will take place in the
near future.
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WHAT WE OWE TO THE WIND.
It Is Natures Great Vitalizer and
Energy Builder.

| From the Philadelphia Press.
The rela ton of fresh air to vitality
is demonstrated in a striking manner
| by the investigation of Professor Edwin
Grant Dexter. of the University of Illi-
| iois. He has made a painstaking study
of calms in the city of New York. or
rather the effect of calms on the records
of the public schools, the police courts
| and the penitentiary. The whole num-
ber of data considered and tabula ted
by him is 1922. all to show the effect
of calm, that is the absence of any
wind movement exceeding four miles
an hour on the human organism.
He notes the unexpected fact that the
absence from schools during calm
weather was more than three times the
average for all other kinds OF weather,
which of course includes the very cold,
| the very wet and the very windy wea tn
err. as we'll as the normal. 1t is in the
| calm weather that children are not feel
! ing well, and it is then that the dis
eases peculiar to childhood are most
prone to visit them. The criminal rec
| ords show less assaults, disorder and
| violence during calmS than at other
| times. There are more policemen laid
off. more errors made by clerks in banks
and a larger number of deaths when
the air is stationary, or nearly so, than
when it is in motion.
The conclusion of Professor Dexter is
| that during calms those life phenOme-
ma which are due to depleted vitality
| are excessive, while the phenomena due
| to excessive vitality are deficient. This
|
| act observation. The source of our en-
ergy is oxygen. If that is deficient we
are devitalized, less capable Of both
good and evil. A stagnant or slowly
moving air in large city is robbed of
it's oxygen and vitiated by the eXhala-
tions of thousands of men and animals.
When the wind prevails a fresh supply
of uneXhausted air is constantly NOV
ing in to take the place of the old.
| This is the condition most favorable to
| human attainment, as experience de-
monstrates, and Professor DeXters in
vestgations do strikingly verify.
| While this inquiry does not estab-
lish anything really new, it gives us a
| clearer appreciation of the value of
wind as the earth's purifier and vital
izer The beauty of calm, still nights
had been sung by poets from time i'm
memorial. but it is not accidental that
such periods are also associated with
death. Then let the winds blow while
we give thanks. Old Boreas and his
various relatives have not received the
credit that should be theirs. for though
at times they bring with them cold and
storm and destruction. they purge and
purify the earth and give life and hope
and energy to its people.
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ATE THE RAILS.
Hungry Wolves Stopped Traffic on ar
Early Northwestern Railroad.

From the Buffalo Express.
About 1872 one of the first railroads
of the northwest was built in the terri
tory of Washington from Walla Walla
to Walula. along the banks of the
Walla Walia river, and following the
general line of what is now the Oregon
Railway and Navigation cOmpany's s
road between those points. The road
was II primitive affair, and was built,
owned and operated by Dr. Baker. of
Walla Walla. Ii had no Pullman cars,
chair cars or buffet cars. and the day
coaches We're mostly platform or fiat
cars Instead of having a right of way
the road had permission to go through
the fields of the farmers. Consequently
the road was not Il rapid transit one,
as the train hands had to get off and
lay down the rail fences and put them
up again after the train had passed
through.
The roadbed was constructed by lay
ing crosstieS six or eight feet apart, and
on those laying wooden stringers for
rails. The heavy traffic over the road
caused the rails to wear in spots so
that train wrecks and smashups We're
of daily occurrence These We're not
serious, for when the train crew saw Il
wreck coming their way they would
hop off and let it wreck.
The annoyance. however, soon became
detrimental TO the interest of shippers,
so the owners had to devise some means
of overcoming the difficulty. Rails of
standard railroad iron We're out of the
question, as they had TO be shipped the
Horn around" and freighted by wagon
anita a distance SIr,tn iron cDnll NOT
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GREEN RIDGE.

George Gibson, of Buffalo, spent the
Sabbath with his family on Monsey
tvenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Clearwater
have returned from three weeks visit
at Lake Mohegan on the Hudson.
Miss Susan Dickinson, of East Mar
ket street has returned from an eX-
tended stay with Honesdale friends.
W. J. Watts, of Philadelphia, spent
the Sabbath with his family, who have
come down from their summer home at
Glenburn and will occupy their Ca
pouse avenue residence during the Win
ter months.
Mrs. Andrew Nicol and daughter, of
Sanderson avenue expect To leave this
week on an extended western trip,
They will be absent about three
months.
Joseph Golinski, of Meylert avenue
had Anthony Mankel, of Grove street,
arrested Saturday evening because he
had conhscated about half "a ton of coal
which Golinski had picked and left on
pile. The case was taken before Al
derman Bayley, where Mankel gave
bail for 5000.
Mrs. Fred Cavell of Green Ridge
street, entertained party of little
folks Saturday afternoon in honor OF
her son. Fray's. ninth birthday, About
twenty guests We're present. Mrs. Cav
ell was assisted in entertaining by Miss
Jessie Cavell.
Mrs. c. +. Tobey and son, Clarence
of Electric avenue, have returned from
few days stay with friends in Sus-
quehanna.
n. II. Ludack, formerly of Green
Ridge, now of Northumberland, spent
the Sabbath with friends here.
Mrs. Griffin and daughter, Alice have
returned from a three months western
t,'in
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GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

William Davis. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Davis, of McNichols court. was
admitted to the West Side hospital
Saturday.
There will be a meeting of the West
Scranton Republican committeeman and
workers in Cooperative hall. on North
Main avenue, this evening at 8 o'clock.
Major Everett Warren and Thomas H.
Dale will be present and address the
meeting.
Miss Evelyn Apgur of the Postal
Telegraph company, is home from a
visit with Wilkes Barre friends.
Reese r. James, of Fourteenth street.
is seriously i'll,
Miss Ruth II. Beddoe, of South Main
avenue. and Miss Florence A. Fowler.
of Jackson street, are home, after a
short visit with friends in Carbondale.
Miss Ida Loney, of South Seventh
street, is convalescing, after an attack
of typhoid fever
Miss Elizabeth Mary Bisbing. of
Chestnut street, is home from Mount
Pocono.
Miss Helen Phillips, of North Lincoln
avenue is quite i'll.
Alderman b. Davis returned home
Wellington, son of Mr.. and Mrs p.
W. Tague, of Jackson street, is on the
sick list
Mr.. and Mrs, y. G. Mayo, of SWEET
land street, are entertaining Mrs. Jo-
seph Utter, of Sparta, y. j.
David Jones, of North Fillmore ave-
nue.. has gone to Pittsburg
Miss Alta SHUTTER, of North Rebecca
avenue, is entertaining Miss Anna
Murray, of Tobyhanna,
The marriage of Miss Mary Belle
Freeman to Edwin Bouton will take
place at the home of the brides par
ents, 1lOl South Main avenue, on We'd
nesday evening,
Rev. Upham, ID. d., LID, professor
of practical theology in the Drew Theo-
logical seminary, will address the Ep-
worth league convention at the Smp-
son Methodist Episcopal church on
Wednesday evening.
The Woman's Home Missionary
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NORTH SCRANTON NEWS.
Mass Meeting of Republican Voters.
Keystone Dramatic Clubs New
Oficers-Other Notes.

The Providence Republican club con-
Quoted an enthusiastic mass meeting in
Haggerty's hall on North Main avenue,
Friday evening. The meeting was
opened with an Introductory speech by
Select Councilman John Won Bergen,
president of the club. Several address,
es were delivered by Candidates j. G.
Morris and John Penman for county
commissioners, and Senatorial Candi-
date Jordan.
NJ. II. Patterson delivered an impress
sive address. He urged every faithful
Republican to stand by his party and
to vote the entire ticket from top to
bottom. He advised the Republican
workers of the city to hold such meet
ings regularly each week until election
day. Reports from the committees on
arrangements and from the various
ward committeeman We're heard.
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Social News Notes,

A very novel autumn party was held
at the home of Miss Stella Saul, of 129
North Hyde Park avenue. on Friday
evening. The cosy rooms were prettily
decorated with cut flowers, palms and
beautiful autumn leaves. Dancing,
music. and the usual games pleasantly
passed the hours away. Miss Stella
Saul and Frank Dolphin pleasingly
sang solos, while Miss Josephine Lam
gan and Edward Saul rendered instru-
mental music. At a late hour refresh
ments were served.
A paror party was given at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Worden, of 22S
Bromley avenue, on Saturday evening.
in honor of w. j. Schall and G. G.
Munro. of West Pittston. The hous"
was neatly decorated with palms and
the national colors, and games, dancing
and music were the pleasures enjoyed
until midnight. when Mrs. WOrden
served a delicious supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. David w. Reese, of
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Funeral of Mrs. Mullen.

Saturday morning the funeral of the
late Mrs. Alice Mullen, of 337 North
Sumner avenue, who passed away af-
ter a short illness on Thursday morn
ing. took place. AT Q o'clock services
were held at st. Patrick's church,where
Rev. j. j. Dunn ofliciated at a solemn
mass of requiem. Miss Johnson played
the funeral music.
Among the many handsome casket
bouquets. set pieces, etc, was a beau
tiful set piece from Mrs. Thurman. At
the close of the sad services the funeral
cortege moved to the Cathedral ceme-
terry. where interment was made. The
pallbearers We're: William Larkin,
Thomas Cavanaugh, John Mullen, John
Prester, Patrick Gilroy and John Nc
DermOtt
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Until Wednesday Night,

Stock in the Northern Sc ecurty Oil
and Transportation company. Of Texas,
represented by i. G. Morgan & Son.
will be sold until Wednesday night next
at ten cents Il share with Il certificate
for barrel of oil free with each share.
Mr.. William Fl. Freeman, who is in
Texas looking into the affairs of the
company in the intsrests of some stock
holders in this city. reports as follows:
Beaumont, Texas, Oct. II. 1902.
"B. G. Morgan & Son, 103 North Main
avenue. Scranton, Pa.
Have carefully examined the prop
erty of the company and find all o. X"
send for prospectus and get particu-
lars
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Rev. T. A. Humphreys, formerly of
Sharon, Pa. the newly elected pastor
of the Plymouth tonsrega tional |
church. entered upon his partorial
duties yesterday and preached both
morning and evening to crowded
houses. Rev. Humphreys is clear,
forceful speaker and impresses his au-
diencc with the rich, edifying thought
of his discourse.
"Paul's Great Message was the SUBJ
ject of his morning sermon, while the
"Divine and Human Side was the
thought from which he delivered a
mastery sermon at the evening hour or
worship. The church has been without
~ pastor for some time, and Rev. MT.
Humphreys enters upon his duties with
the heartiest welcome from the churcn
members.
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THE TARIFF AND THE TRUSTS.



While the United States Steel corpora
lion, through combining vast interests
and industries. makes and sells the blik
of certain products of iron ana steer IL
turns out only 5o.l per cent Of the tota'
of all rolled products. And AS rolled prot
nets are very important articles IN the
iran and steel business, this is proof that
a great many concerns outside or the steel
trust are making and selling theH
Meanwhile new concerns are planned anu
many additional plants are partly puil''
and before long the proportion OF So""'
made by mills not affiliated with the trust
will be vastly increased THIS Is Il piS
country and no industrial combination
can permanently control It's mahulac-
tures.-Troy, n. T., Times
Perhaps some esteemed Democratic
friend will tell us the name of one-Just
one--trust that in all the history OF me
world was killed by free trade. Don't al
speak at once
The Democrats do not want trusts at
tackled except by destroying protection.
There is method is this because tine Dem
ocracy is the same old protection tariff
enemy as before
There Is not the slightest doubt that
the trusts would be destroyed by remoN-
ing protection from our industries: but
business of all kinds would so To smash.
Legislative tinkering with business
and political agitation of purely business
issues are responsible for more loss, am
noyancc ard suffering than all the wars
of the world Trade makes its own laws,
everywhere and always I'm the end, and
experience has shown them to be the
wiseSt and most equitable of all laws,
They are and have always been, the
outgrowth of business necessity and the
inherent honesty and fairness Of intelil-
gent public sentiment, The sooner this
fact is recognized in this country and
acted upon, as it Is in England, for OK
ample, the better will II he for every
class in the community" Financial
News.
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Officers Elected.

The keystone Literary and Dramatic
club. one of the strongest amateur
dramatic societies in this part of the
state, has elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: President. Mich
ael Gerlity; vice president, John Sher-
man. recording secretary, Peter Regan;
treasurer, Joseph Lotus; manager.
Thomas Evans: trustees, Thomas
Evans and Thomas Clark. After the
election a social session was held.
The officers will be installed tonight,
and the installation will be followed
by d smoker and luncheon.
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Simpson Rally Day.

The Sunday school Of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church enjoyed it's
rally day exercises yesterday at the
usual Sunday school hour. The services
were opened by the singing of a hymn.
followed by prayer by the assistant
superintendent, Charles w. Lull. The
Simpson male quartette then sang Il
selection. as only that quartette can.
This was followed by a brief address
by the superintendent, George l.. Peck.
The primary department also took d
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WEST SCRANTON
Rev. IT. A. Humphreys Enters Upon His
Duties as Pastor of the Plymouth
Congregational Church.

part. which was greatly enjoyed. Miss
Louisa Sampson recited. and Miss
Sylvia Jones Sang a solo, which were
greatly enjoyed. Another selection by
the quartette was then given. Rev.
Hugh G. McDermott made few re-
marks suitable to the happy occasion,
and then the secretary. l.. X. Jones,
announced the honor list. After Il Sc
lection by the audience, the services
were brought to a close they being the
most successful ever held.
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An OLD AND wsLL-rRrEp REMEDY.

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
for children teething, is the prescription Of
one of the best female physicians and
nurses In the United States and has been
used sixty years with never-failinG sue,
eess by millions of mothers for their chill,
dren. During the process OF teething ITS
from pain. cures diarrhoea, gripping i'm tbs
bowels, and wind-colic. By giving health
TO the child II rests the mother. Price.
twfcty-lye cents q hottla-
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Evans court, were rendered a surprise
party on Friday evening. A very fine
musical programme was enjoyed there
being solos by Misses Stella Dunn and
Louisa Schadt, also Prof. Rossar Da-
vies. AT seasonabe hour Mrs. Joseph-
Inc Decker and Miss Genevieve Reese
served lunch. Jacob Harowitz took
several flashlights,
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OBITUARY..

MISS DELLA COYNE. a well known
and esteemed resident of South Scranton,
died last evening at q o'clock in the fam
lily residence. 420 Genet street The de-
ceased young lady was Y years of age.
and is survived by one brother and two
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society of the Simpson NJ. T.. church
will meet at the home of Miss Helen
Peck on Chestnut street. foot of Lafay-
cite street. this evening. Election OF
officers and other important business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Peck and
daughter Rachel, of Price street, are
home from Allentown.
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MAKING TACKS.
There Are Many Kinds for a Great
Variety of Uses.

FTOH IIIV I1USIUII TTNTtIII'
A Herald man came up from Brock
ton the other day and shared a seat
with a man whose business is the man
ufacture of taclis for shoes and other
purposes. Naturally they began to talk
shop" and among other things the
Herald man learned that the best tacks
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sisters as follows: Thomas III. Coync
Anna l.. and Elizabeth q. Coync. with
who she resided. She was a niece of Sc
lect Councilman Malachi Coync, and was
highly regarded in the community. No
arrangements have as yet been made fol
the funeral.
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MISS DELLA COYNE, Of 433 Genet
street, died last evening at $50 after ii
long Illness.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-21
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
BIG STRIKE THREATENED.
POLICE TRYING TO BREAK UP MILL
WORKERS ORGANIZATION.
PAssAIC IN FEAR OF IOTs-PENNsYLVA-
MA MINERS LEADERS STIRRING
Up FOREIGN OPERATIVES.

Passaic March ~ (SpeciaD. .-Passaic is
threatened with Of the worst strikes it has
ever experienced. The police to-day. through
Chief Hendry announced that unless strenuous
efforts were made "A strike which would tie up
every mill of any size in city. and affect fit
teen thousand men would take place on April l.
The police have known for two weeks that
strike was impending. In fact. Chief Hendry
and his men have been trying to break up the
organization which has been formed for the sole
object of causing a general tie-up of the mills
Two of the leaders from the Pennsylvania coal
regions have been at work in Passaic for two
weeks organizing the Hungarians, Slavs, Ital-
ians and other foreigners. who make UP two
thirds of the mill workers Of the city. Last
Sunday a meeting was held in the mill section.
at which the leaders made addresses in foreign
languages and one thousand men paid an as
sessmeut of - cents each to join the organlza-
ton. Another meeting is to he held next sun
day The complaint Of thc leaders is that the
foreign workers in the mills do not receive as
high wages as the American born operatives
get The owners say that to make general in
crease of wages at this time would bankrupt
them.
If the strike takes place on the lines laid down
10y the leaders, the mill owners say, it viii mean
the precipitation of a series of riots. y few
years ago, when there was a small strike Of
Hungarians and Italians several riots occurred
as the q desperate lot, and not more
than one in ten speak English The prlnci-
pal mills to be affected by such strike Wouid
he the Botany employing forty-hve hundred
hands; the Gera, employing one thousand; the
Waterhouse the BasCh. the Manhattan and
PassaiC Print Works. and the Reid Il Barry
mills.
should occur he would he compelled to take
drastic measures. Action looking toward the
settlement of the trouble is to be taken at once.