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SCRANTON, JULY S,
Pennsylvania Republicans will have
only themselves to blame if they shall
ever b Delamatered again.
Quay In Susquehanna.
In no county in the state are Senator
Quay's adherents making a mure reck
less or determined fight for the state
delegates than In Susquehanna. The
senator realizes that unless something
is accomplished in that county the
northeastern tier .will appear with a
olid anti-Quay delegation In the state
convention. Lackawanna. Bradford,
"Wyoming, Wayne and Sullivan are
surely lost to the senator and Luzerne
will follow. The Quay cohorts in Sus
' quehanna are fighting as though the
senator's salvation depended upon his
success there. In no coun.y have the
Republicans been more restive under
machine rule than in.' Susquehanna.
More than once they have revolted
when local machine leader?, in obedi
ence to orders from Quay and Cameron,
have attempted to apply machine
methods. Slever before his there been
' more glaring attempt made to over
ride the popular will in that cjunty
than ln the present instance.
When Senator Quay was in Scranton
three weeks ago today he summoned to
his presence a corporal's guard of his
faithful adherents from Susquehanna.
They promptly responded, headed by S.
6. Wright, the third-term register and
recorder of the county, and Tommy Kil
row, Wright's principal henchman. In
a conference with Senator Quay,
Messrs. Wright and Kllrow promised
to deliver the two usquehanna dele
gates, and Quay agreed to supply what-
r-Vr ."-" m'gnt necessary to make
tfu&eAfrtaftsssrr'I'a'e contract, then
and there entered into, at the Wyoming
house, Wright and Kllrow are striving
to carry out. The worst cf machine
methods are being employed by them
throughout the county to deceive the
honest Republican masses. The Dem
ocrats are assisting Wright and Kllrow
and the attempt will be made to vote
large numbers of Democrats In certain
districts at the primaries next Satur
day in the interest of Quay delegates.
Two-thirds of the Republicans of Sus
quehanna county are against Quay ard
Quaytom, as they always have been,
and on a square vote the local hench
men of the junior senator would be
ft, ten a n am
Vtout Wright and Kil-
Organlzed machine and
plenty of funds at their command, and
1 mi i A
- kaow how to -use them, hence the bitter-
- ness of the nghU The honest and self
respecting Republican masses of Sus
quehanna are, however, beginning to
- understand the situation, and are re
volting from the agreement entered Into
at the Wyoming house by a couple of
trading politicians by which their rep
resentatives In the state convention are
to be handed over, ibound hand and foot,
to Senator Quay, regardless of popular
. sentiment tn the county.
Register arod Recorder Wright, the
. head and front of the Susquehanna ma
chine, I fighting a battle for himself in
this contest. (Although favored beyond'
any other Republican, in being allowed
to hold one of the best offices in the
county for three terms, he is not yet
satisfied. He Is ambitious to succeed
' Harderiburg to the state- senate, and to
- accomplish that 'he must retain control
of the local political machinery. The
. honest Republicans of Susquehanna
hare had enough of this political cor
morant and his principal henchman,
"Tommy" Kllrow. This is a good time
to grre tbetn a- wholesome lesson, and
at the same time admonlrh Senator
Quay that wo two, nor half a dozen,
men carry the Republican party of Sus
quehanna county in their trousers'
pockets, nor will they ratify any such
sale of delegate as was made at the
Wyoming house three weeks ago.
If Quay has done a good deal for the
party la It not also true that the Re
publican party has done a good deal
. for Quay? To our way of thinking, the
- accounts balance.
t ; : Pava Mulberry Street.
' An excellent object lesson in the prac-
tlcal benefits of good street paving is
supplied by Pine street. Less than two
years ago this street was one of the
least desirable residence thoroughfares
on the hill. Today it is one of the most
Inviting and popular. Property values,
to two years, have risen on an average
fully twenty-five and in some instances
fifty per cent., all because In the inter
val the property owners along that
- street came to their senses and decided
to authorise the laying of a first-class
. pavement.
One of the obstacles encountered) on
fltie street was the excessive grade,
which In' the blook (between Madison
and Jefferson avenues necessitated the
; abandonment of asphalt and the substl-
iutlon of brick. ' Despite this break In
v the oontlnulty of asphalt, the aggregate
. 'effect ! most pleasing to the eye, satis
factory tc driysrs and enriching to the
' i yn of projrtrtr, on that street
There is not a resident on the street
who would today take back the amount
of his assessment for paving and have
the pavement removed. dSven those
originally opposed to the Improvement
are now unanimous in their commenda
tion of It.
In the case of Mulberry street, for
the paving of which an agitation is now
In progress, there are no difficult grades.
The street, beautiful now in spite of its
poor driveway, would. If paved, become
In short order not simply one of the
most desirable of residence streets, but
literally the most desirable in the hill
portion of the city. In our judgment
the paving of It with asphalt out to the
approach to the new boulevard would
in less than three years cau.-e Mulberry
street to discount both Jefferson and
Clay avenues in appearance and popu
larity. It is the one thing needed to
double realty values tn its vicinity.
Now that the street has .been graded
Its entire length to Arthur avenue, the
addition of paving would be the means
not merely of adding to the value of the
property fronting on the street itself;
It would add directly to the Ratability
of every foot of ground between the
crest of Webster avenue hill and Nay
Aug park. In this way it would benefit
the entire city, by quickening Its growth
In the direction of Its one yet unde
veloped park, and thus hastening the
time when that park will be the fine
and wvll-equfyped pleasure ground
which a city of Seranton's wealth and
size ought by all meant to possess.
We suggest that the residents of Mul
berry street who are In doubt on the
question of paving make Inquiries of
the residents of IMr.e street. Experi
ence is the wisest guide.
There are only two Republican states
In the I'nlon under the sway of abso
lute political bosses; and It Is a slgnlll
cant fact that In both Pennsylvania
and New York the self-respecting ma
jority of the party Is preparing to
throw such unrepubllcan dictation
overboard.
Mr. Beetem' Successor.
It would be Hie to pretend that
Scrantonlans have been overly pleased
with the recent conduct of the Scranton
Traction company's affairs. Upon the
contrary. It Is strictly within the limits
of truth to say that there has never be
fore been a time In the history of rapid
transit In this city when there existed
as general a feeling of dissatisfaction
with the service rendered and the
methods employed as exists today. Tet
It Is only Just to J. It. Dee-tern, the re
tiring general manager, to say that in
the Judgment of many persons well-informed
as to Traction company mat
ters, he is not, in real fact, responsible
for this public feeling, but has been In
part the victim of meddlesome supe
riors and In part the victim of financial
conditions beyond his power to remedy.
That Mr. Beetem Is an experienced,
capable and efficient manager of street
railway properties is freely affirmed by
those who know him well; and would
seem to be confirmed by his selection
for a responsible position of trust in
Philadelphia. We recognize In Mr.
Beetera an amiable and resourceful
man, and wish him well.
Now that the question of a successor
to Mr. Beetem Is being discussed It
seems a fit time to remark that If there
is a sufficiently qualified candidate resi
dent in this city, he ought, under or
dinary circumstances, to have prefer
ence over a stranger to our people. Con
siderable time is usually lost in "Intro
ducing" a new comer to such a trust;
and, then, the time required to render
him familiar with local conditions rep
resents another loss. There ought to be
brains and skill enough In Scranton to
give to the people of Scranton, Just as
soon as the financial handicaps Imposed
by distant speculators are overcome, a
first-class s treat transit service, second
to none In the United States. How
soon these handicaps can be
overcomefdeslrable
Is a question. But it Is reasonable to ex
pect such a result sooner under a man
agement in touch with this community
than under one imported rather to rep
resent certain outside Investments
than to conserve the true interests of
the property Irrespective of persons.
Thus far we have heard but one local
name mentioned in connection with the
new managership, that of a former
Tribune employe, Inspector Gallagher.
Whether he Is personally an aspirant
for the position or not, we do not know.
His progress in the Traction business
has been rapid and steady; and while
many persons disapprove of methods
used by him, no doubt In obedience to
orders, in connection with looal legisla
tion, we have yet to find a man person
ally at enmity with Mr. Gallagher. His
selection as Mr. Beetem's successor
would fulfil a prediction made nearly
three years ago by former associates on
this paper.
Advancing years seem to have
worked sad havoc in the junior sena
tor's political sagacity. His dally In
terviews and Increasingly frequent
open letters are not simply palpable
confessions of defeat; they are like
wise nymptoma of deiterlorlatlon.
Neglecting Its Home Interests.
We fear that our esteemed contem
porary, the Wilkes-Barre Record, 1st be
coming so partial to the interests of
the Reading railroad that it Is neglect
ful of some Interests which are to be
found nearer home. To the extent of
half a column it returns to the task of
championing a corporation whose atti
tude at the present moment Is mainly
responsible for the current demoraliza
tion of the coal trade; but the only
thing which It can find to say In de
fense of its distant favorite, apart from
a recital of muoh lrrelevenl ancient
history, Is as follows: "In- the face of
the most demoralizing condition of the
market, the Reading has demonstrated
Its ability to mine 21 per cent of the
total tonnage, and to obtain therefor
prices which are, to say the least, equal
to those obtained by any of It com
petitors. The receivers have proved be
yond the peredventure of a doubt, the
integrity of .their demand, and that
there was no necessity, of submitting
their claim of 21 per cent, to arbitra
tion, Arbitration means compromise,
and the Reading canuot compromise.
All consideration of equity and policy
forbid it." . -
This U merely the Record' assertion;
and authorities qurte as ejtine&t assert
directly to the contrary. It is asserted,
for example, that the Reading ha for
month been taking the lead In slashing
price for It line and city trade; and
that this shading of the circular has
gone so tar In many Instances that
while the big competitive companies,
with railroad to back them up, have
been able to meet the Reading price
and do business, many of the smaller
companies and the Individual operators,
with coal as their only resource, have
been literally forced to consider the ad
visability of suspending mining opera
tions altogether, until such time as the
costliness of the rate war among the
major corporations shall bring about a
permanent readjustment If the Read
ing's claim to 21 per cent, is so palpably
Just as the, Record declares, arbitration,
instead of meaning compromise, would
mean vindication, and the effectual si
lencing of the Reading's critics. Al
though, upon a fair basts we do not be
lieve the Reading Is entitled to 21 per
cent.. Inasmuch as that amount in the
road's moat prosperous duys, was never
mined by it, yet the point we criticise
Is not the claim Itself, which could be
better adjusted by experienced arbi
trators than in the newspapers, but
rather the essential unfairness of try
ing to enforce a certain demand, wheth
er just or not. In highwayman style,
thus opening the door to Increased ex
actions every time the sales agents
meet.
Although It la none of our business,
we confess we are curious to under
stand why the Wilkes-Uarre Record is
so much enraptured with the Reading
management that It can perceive with
comparative Indifference the spoliation
of the indvlduul operators in Its own
community, which is largely a direct
consequence of the Reading railroad's
insolence.
It is a noteworthy fact, which Third
district Republican should by no means
overlook, that all the abuse of Judge
Wlltnrd nowadays comes from Quay
shouters and Quay organs. Under such
circumstances a vote for the Quay can
didate for state delegate can hardly be
interpreted as a vote friendly to Wll
lard. One of Hr. Quay's Weaknesses.
Ordinarily when a man has been ele
vated to Ui foremost place In the coun
cils of his party and assumes to be its
undisputed leader his name Is connect
ed tn the public mind with some great
achievement which inspire popular,
admiration and reverence. Sometimes
this achievement takes the form of
valor on the battlefield; sometimes of
uneelfhih devotion to the cause of pub
lic reform; but whatever the character
of the public service It is usually such
as to command widespread esteem
wherever Intelligent men discuss it
Such an achievement Isi not absent
from the record of Daniel H. lHaatiings,
for it Is conceded by contemporary hls
torluns that the executive genius which
he displayed wihen called to superin
tend the work of reconstruction In the
flood-swept valley of the Conemaugh
has been rarely equalled and never
surpassed. That service to the public,
performed with signal effectiveness In
response to a call which instaintly put
every faculty to the test, muide General
Hastings governor by the largest ma
jority in political annals, four years af
ter his arbitrary rejection In the con
vention of his party had brought down
from an Indignant public the quick re
buke of an Instructive defeat.
It would doubtless be helpful to Sena
tor Quay In his present dilemma If he
could point to such an overshadowing
achievement in his own public career
as would at once enlist In his behalf
the unselfish sympathy of the best citi
zenship. The one thing conspicuously
paraded by his champions as proof of
the public's Indebtedness to him con-
sists of a speech of uncommon prolix
ity), by the Imtermltttrnt reading of
which In open senate, Mr. Quay forced
amendments upon the Wilson
bill, 'But it needs to be remembered in
this connection that had Senator Quay
and his friends accorded to General
Harrison, whe.ro president, the loyal
support which a Republican president
deserved, there might have been. In
1834, no (Democratic bouse to pass a
Wilson tariff, bill, and hence no need of
a serlail protective rpeech.
lly the way, what has Senator Quay
ever done In behalf of political reform?
Sam Wright, the three-term register
and recorder of Susquehanna county,
seems to think he is a little tin Quay
on wheels. When Myron B, Wright
was the leader of Susquehanna Repub
licanism he was friendly to Quay, but
he always respected the anti-Quay
sentiment of the Republicans of his
county. Ho labored for harmony In the
party; Sam Wright Is simply a dlsor-
ganlzer and demoralizer, and If he were
permitted to have his own way would
turn Susquehanna over to the Demo
crats in m very few years.'
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
Defining ths Heal Qusstlon.
Philadelphia Press: "The Republicans
of Snyder county are to hold another elec
tion for dolegate to the state convention.
Some months ago the county committee
cnose a ueiegate, but that method of elec
tion was not In accordance with the party
rules In the state, which require that dele
gates shall be elected In the same manner
that candidates for the legislature ore
nominated. It Is proposed In the elec
tion to be held on Aug. t to submit also
the choloe for chairman of the state com
mittee. The Republicans of the'eounty
should not permit themselves to be de
ceived as to the real Issue which they are
to pass upon when voting for some indi
vidual for chairman of the state commit
tee. The question Is not on of mere In
dividuals. It Is far above and beyond
that, senator Viuay has started a fac
tional war for the purpose of humiliating
Governor Hastings and weakening his ad
ministration and also to get himself In a
position to control the delegation to the
national convention next year In Mr. Cam
eron's behalf If practicable, otherwise to
assure Mr, Cameron's re-election to the
sinate."
II II II
A Chano for Voting Repnblloans.
Pittsburg Times; "Under the autocratlo
system which Senator Quay and his sup
porters would perpetuate and make worse
than ever the young men of the party
have had tittle or no chance for making
themselves felt or of injecting Into the
cold calculations of personal gain of the
old leadership their enthusiasm for the ad
vanctment of the great principles of the
party. Under the Quay system of one
man bosslsm, no young man can reason
ably hop to make headway politically
unless he agrees with the autocrat of
the party, or bis representatives, to do
their will regardless of party principle.
Consequently politics In this state have
long had little attraction for many of the
young men of the party endowed with
high principle and the ability, which if
exerted In the party's behalf, would have
made Pennsylvtnla take its proper place
as the most influential state In party
and national affair. The overthrow of
th Quay despotism and the substitution
of a leadership much mora largely de
pendent upon the people means therefore
a chance for earnest young Republicans,
which they have never enjoyed here, and
the result wUI bo, that the party, when
seeking for presidents, cabinet officers and
great leader. In the senate and house of
representaUve of the nation, will look
with as much confidence to Pennsylvania
for them in the future a It haa to Ohio
In the post. The young men of the Repub
lican party in Pennsylvania have there
fore everything to gain by supporting the
popular governor chosen by an unpar
alleled majority to be the party's leader,
end refusing longer to follow the selflsh
leadership which has twice given the
state a Democratic exeouttve and brought
reproach upon Pennsylvania Republicans
In national polities and governmental af
fairs." II II II
Some Points Well Taken.
Bradford Republican: "The popularity
of General Hastings as a gubernatorial
candidate lust year unquestionably aided
materially In awcliplng several Demo
cratic counties into the Republican col
umn and greatly reducing Democratic
majorities In all others. Certainly the
credit of these results cannot be claimed
by Benutor guuy. It would be a most un
generous act on the part of Republicans
in Democratic counties to Join Mr. Quay
In his attempt to turn down and humiliate
(lovtrnor Hastings and his administra
tion ut the command of Senator Quay.
The goVfcrnor Is entitled to the cordial sup
port of all Republicans In Democratic
counties. It Is easy to divine the mo
tives of Democrats In opposing the gov
ernor and supporting Quay. The gov
ernor beat them In their strongholds and
they fear his influence In the future, while
they have an abiding love for Quay and
Cumeron becauae through their degen
erate political bosslsm the state has suf
fered eight years of Dumoeratlc adminis
tration within the last twelve years.
Thesu are points well tuken and should
have weight."
II II II
Mr, Quay's l.enow Committee.
Philadelphia Bulletin: "It Is obvious
that an Investigation of the city govern
ment In the midst of the strife which now
agitates the party will be an Investigation
for politics only, even if we assume that
the Andrews committee was not originally
set up for that purpose alone. Kvery
on of Its members is a sealous adherent
of Senator Quay, was selected because he
was a Quay man, and will now take, up
the Inquiry chiefly with the end In view
of furthering the Interests of Quay's fac
tion. What should have been a calm, dis
passionate and Impartial Inquiry Into the
abuses and Irregularities of the municipal
system will be perverted into a political
Inquisition or a game of factional strat
egy. An investigation thus conducted will
be discredited tn the view of thoughtful
and disinterested Republicans', and will
not produce substantial results."
II II II
Want Leaders, Not Bosses.
Letter In the Altoona Gazette: "Our
country is free from kings and princes,
but we have what Is Infinitely worse
political bosses. Quay '.belongs to the
most virulent type of this species of des
pots. The state has been good to him, and
does not want to hurt his sensitive feel
ings, but the public tabi: la getting tired
of him and his brood of harpies. We want
leaders, not bouses, and we should not
tolerate bosslsm In Hastings or Magee
more than In Quay."
MAN AND BACTERIA.
From the Ptttsburg Times.
This Is the estate of man. Before he is
old enough to fall out of the cradle with
grace and comfort he is beset with the
bacteria that lurks In milk. The cholora
morbus protozoa of th" half grown apple
lies In wait for him. Mumps, chlckenpox,
whooping cough, teething, scarlet fever,
and a battalion of ills dog his steps with
out ceasing. These, however, are the dis
eases and maladies of long ago, and they
were discovered and fully classified by our
grandfathers. They had to take a back
Beat long since to make way for the mod
ern terrors that stand thlek to transform
mortals Into plain every day remains.
For a while liver complaint, heart fail
ure, Inflammation of the app;ndls ver
mlforms caeel afforded the horrors that
man worried about. But the vermiform
appendix grew unfashionable when every
body found one out of ordsr, heart fealure
was laughed out of condition, and com
plaining livers are Informed they have
nothing to complain of. So It has to be
ptomaines and bacteria or nothing. Bac
teria and their numerous close and dis
tant kin are not the worst things in the
world. A mess of Infusoria properly
cooked and seasoned Is as good as oys
ters or shrimps that have been out of the
water long enough to lose their certificate
of character. The anlmaiculae In the wa
ter is as nourishing and wholesome as the
same kind of stuff in the vinegar.
Of course we don't want to give up
beefsteak and depend on baclll entirely,
for we can't procure enough of them to
keep off hunger. But unless we get a hold
of too many of the sort that are affiliated
with infectious dlsenses we have the big
end of the club. The only way to get
along without eating any bacteria Is to
starvo to death and take to liquor. While
there may be found men who do not scare
at the liquor Idea, starving to dath to
avoid a good fat bacteria will never be
come popular. We can thrive on bacteria
as well as our ancestors did before they
knaw such animals existed.
THIHI) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.
In pursuance of a resolution of the
standing committee of the Third legisla
tive district of Lackawanna county, no
tice Is hereby given of a convention to be
held on Thursday, Aug. 8, 1MK, In th arbi
tration room of the court house, Scranton,
at 2 p. m for the purpose of electing a
delegate to represent said district In the
state convention to be hold at Harrlsbnrg
on Aug. 23, 1893, snd for the transaction of
such other business as muy properly come
before It.
The primaries for the election of dele
gates will be held at the several regular
polling places on Saturday, Aug. t, lt3,
between the hours of 4 and 7 p. m.
Districts are entitled to representation
In the convention as follow
Hun ton i
Clifton 1
Covington I
Dalton borough t
Glenburn 1
Gouldsboro .....a. 1
Greenfield t
Lackawanna township. South dla 1
Lackawanna township, West dla t
Lackawanna towmthlp, IQast dls I
Lackawanna township. Northeast dls... I
Lackawanna township, Southwest dls.
La I'lume
Lehigh
Madison
Newton
North Ablngton
Old Forge, First dls
Oold Forge, Second dls , 1
Old Forge, Fourth dls I
Ransom .v... 1
Scott t
Bcranton, Sixth ward, Third dls 4
Spring Brook 1
South Ablngton 4
Taylor, First word t
Taylor, Second ward.. 1
Taylor, Third ward I
Taylor, Fourth ward t
Taylor, Fifth ward , - 1
Waverly t
West Ablngton 1
Totals Ct
Vigilance committees will please take no
tic and act In accordance herewith.
JOHN M'CRINDLB, Chairman.
J. W. HOU8ER, Secretary. . - - .
. Scranton, Pa, July 17, UH. ' ' .
EDUCATION AND CRIME.
From the Troy Times.
There Is much difference of opinion re
garding the effect of .education upon
crime. Some believe that with the wider
diffusion of knowledge criminality is re
duced, while others are equally sure that
the contrary Is true, or at least that the
criminal tendency Is unaffected by ordi
nary school Instruction. This difference
of opinion Is made possible by the fact
that In no two countries are the condi
tions the same and that the shifting ele
ments of population make accurate com
parisons impossible. The Minneapolis
Times takes this view: "Since 1870 the
number of children In English schools has
Increased from 1,600,000 to 6.000.000), and
the number of persons In English prisons
baa fallen from 12.000 to 5,000. The yearly
average of persons sentenced to penal
servitude for aggravated Crimea has de
creased from 1,000 to 800, while juvenllo of
fenders have fallen from 14.000 to 5,000.
Some enthusiastic believers In the theory
that as education Is enlarged crime is de
creased Insist that the smaller percentage
la due to the greater percentage of per
sons who have enjoyed the benefit of the
Instruction In th schools. The experi
ence on one side of the Kngllsh channel,
however. Is curiously at vurluince with tho
experience on the ottyr side. In France
the criminal statistics and the statements
of the magistrates show that as schools
have been opened prisons have been tilled,
and that the diffusion of education hus
been accompanied apparently with an In
crease of crime, especlully Juwnlle crime.
A French Journal offers the explanation
that In France education Is simply Intel
lectual Instruction, while in England there
is not only Instruction but training; moral
and religious Influences are brought to
bear upon the minds of tho young."
Whatever may be the fact regarding the
situation In Uuropi there Is good reason
for believing that In the United Htntes
education dus reduce criminality. If, us
has beem said, "crime has morn than kept
pace with Instruction" It Is duo not so
much to defects In the system of Impart
Ing knowledge as to the Impossibility of
bringing ull th- elements of population
within the reach of educational Influences.
Within the last decade immigration has
been large, and no small part of the flood
hns be?n made up of the scum of hurope.
The undesirables of every class the crim
inals, the paupers and tho good-for-noth
ings of every country have b-.-en dumed
upon our shores, and the efTect has boon
distinctly and deplorably detrimental. The
general stundard of Intelligence has In en
reduced and the recorls of crime have
been lengthened. Our educational sys
tem is not p;rfect, yet It Is R.;rvlii.T a grand
purpose. It brings abou. tht elevation of
the moral as well as tho mental tone, as
Is proved by the conditions of every
community wher? there is any attempt ut
systematic education. Some educated
nu-n go wrong, but tho fault Is with the
character of tho men and the temptations
which surround thorn, not with the courso
of Instruction to which they were sub
jected In their early duys. Some members
of the churches turn out to bo criminals.
The fact is not lu) to lack of moral train
ing, but to their own want of moral back
bone, and possibly to special temptations
to criminality.
While human nature remains as It Is no
plan can be devised whereby all can be
made good. And no accural? account of
the moral working of education can Le
taken so long as the ranks of criminality
are permitted to be swelled by a tide of
foreign evil. Then, the old times were
simple times and the temptations to evil
were few in comparison with the present.
Today the rush for wealth, th: fierce com
petition, the ambition to make a good ap
pearance, and the worry of the modern
struggle all work for man's downfall. So
the task of tho church and the school
constantly Is Increasing in magnitude,
and It Is no fault of theirs If their suc
cess is only comparative. Our plan of edu
cation Is all right. Instead of criticising
K we should give it a fair show, and first
of all by Insisting that other countries
shall keep at home the horl.s of criminals
amd general undesirables which they have
found it so easy to let loose upon our
shores. We can tak3 care of our own,
but we cannot undertake to reform the
criminality of the whole world.
THEY ARE DEAD.
Thero Is a man who never told a lie-
But he's dead
Never said It was wet when the weather
was dry
Never said
He'd caught fish when he hadn't caught
one.
Never said he'd done something that he
hadn't done.
And wouldn't believe that the world was
Never scolded his wife, and never got mad
so bad,
A respector of men, a defender of woman,
Who believed the divine, and in that
which was human.
Meek as Moses he never was understood,
And the poor man died of being too good.
And he's dead.
There was a woman who never had gos
siped a bit
She's dead, too
Who hated scandal, nor listened to It,
She believed in mankind, took care of her
cat.
Always turned a deaf ear to this story or
that,
Never scolded her husband she never had
one;
No sluggard was she but rose with the
sun.
Never whispered in meeting, didn't care
for a bonnet
Or all the feathers that one could put on
It;
Never sat with the choir nor sang the
wrong note;
Expressed no desire to lecture or vote.
For the poor soul was deaf as a post also
dumb.
You might have called forever and she
wouldn't have come.
And she's dead. Exchange.
F
AT
Hill &
Conn ell's.
131 MO 133
WASHINGTON ftVE
Th Best of Them
All I the...
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Porch Chairs and Rockers.
Fins Rssd Cfcalrs and Rccisrs,
A Few Baby Carriages Left atCcsl
Cedar Chests, Moth Proof, In
Three Sizes. '
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SUMMER
URNITIIRE
Jill
GOLU'S
A Little Chat
With Housekeepers That
Want to Save Some
Fall is near at hand, and you will perhaps need some
Curtains, either Lace, Chenille or Derby, to beautify
some of your windows that have hitherto been treated
with indifference. Also some small rooms may re
quire a new Carpet or a Rug. If such is the case,
buy them of us now during the dull season, because
we are anxious to clear out all odds and ends, so as to
make room for our fall stock. Your money at inter
est brings you only 6 per cent, and by investing it on
household requirements, which you must have sooner
or later, it will bring you from 30 to 40 per cent.
frsA Yord to the Wise
LIGHTING
FRUIT JARS
The best and cheapest
Jar in the market. Give
them a trial and you will
never use any other kind.
THEY ARE EASILY SEALED
and just as easily opened,
no wrench or great
strength required as with
the old style of Jars.
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Clarence M. Florey, the
sporting goods dealer of Wyo
ming avenue, has devised a
scheme to keep the boys in
terested in the matter of base
ball. With every ten cent
ball or bat he will now give a
fine cap and belt, which are
uniform. Among the hustlers
is Mr. Florey.
OITING GOODS
make so outing-, whlck dopends upon yoar
outfit and the place where yon taka It, Wher
erer you take yours you ahoald hare an Al
outfit seleoted from our stock.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK:
BICYCLE PANTS AT $2.25.
CONRAD,
Lackaiuni lie.
THAT WONDERFUL
W.
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aid Personal Accounts,
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TRADERS
latlonal Back of Scranton.
ORGANIZED 1890
CAPITAL 250,000
SURPLUS, $40,000
BAMTTBti JTTNE8, President
W. W. WATSON. Vice-President.
A. ft WILLIAMS, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
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A. Finch, Pierce B. Flnley, Joseph J.
Jermyn. M. 8. Kemerer, Charles P. Mat
thews, John T. Fortar. W. W. Watson,
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ksM bm sad Anas ceneraly.
ON THt LINE OF THE
CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y
are located th finest ftshlng and hunting
KTotiads in ths world, DesorlptlT books on
application. Tickets to all pointa la Maine,
Canada and Maritime Provinces, Minneapolis,
k Paul. Canadian and United States North
wests, Vancouver, Seattle, Taoonia, Portland,
Ore., 8aa Franckoo.
First-Class Sleeping and Dining Cars
attached to all through trains. Tourist ears
fully fitted with bsddlnc, curtains and speo
tally adapted to wants of families may be bad
with second-class tickets. Rats always less
than via other lines. For fall Information,
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