TIIE SORAWTOr-N TKIBU2TE -SATURDAY MORNIXQ-, FEBRUARY ltf, 1S07. 0e crcmfon CriBune 1't.l! mid Weekly. No Sunday Edition. Published nt Scranton, Pa., by Tit! Tribune Publishing Company. Ktw York' Iteiirepontnttvps I'ltANK H. HtlAY CO.. lloom 43, Tribune Building, Now York CUy. 1KTIIUED AT THE rOSTO?MCB AT BORANTON, PK. A3 FIC0ND-CLAS3 MAIL HATTER, SCHANTON, FTHHUAHY 13, 1897. One cannot refrain from admiring tlio energy, spunk and grit which the lit tle kingdom of Greece la showing In Its determination to prevent by force of arms the further massacre of Chris tians In Crete. To be sure, Greece may have an ulterior purpose. But even so, It has shown the courage of Its convictions In a way that does the Yankee heart good. Next Tuesday's Election. The city election which Is to occur next Tuesday has attracted perhaps less attention than It merits. Common counellmen aie to be elected In each of the odd-numbered wards, and these counellmen will soon after their iiuull- llcatlon participate In the election of a city solicitor and a city engineer. Se lect council, which Is unaffected by Tuesday's election, being Republican by 1 majority, and common council now standing 12 to 0 In favor of the Demo crats, It follows that If the Republicans can hold their own In the Nineteenth ward, where George Wlrtli, Jr., Is close ly beset by the Democratic candidate, Jacob F. Miller, and elect Henry G. Dale In the Twenty-first, councils after April G will bea tie on a Joint ballot and the present engineer and city solicitor can be retained. This Is worthy of con sideration by Republicans. Perhaps the most animated local po litical contest In the county will be de cided on Tuesday in Dunmore borough, where for the first time in this former Gibraltar of Democracy the Republi cans have unitedly nominated a com plete ticket and are confident of suc cess. The conditions In Dunmore this year ought to bo favorable to a Repub lican victory If the voters of that polit ical faith will to a man appear at the polls and vote. The borough govern ment has for so long a time been In the control of an unventllated Democratic ring that even If there were no definite reasons to suspect corruption and mis management it would be profitable for the taxpayers to Institute a change. We believe thess considerations arc being weighed carofully by the more liberal taxpayers of that enterprising borough nnd that this fact will be the means of swelling the victory of which the Republicans expect to be informed when they read the complete election returns In next Wednesday morning's Tribune. Another local contest in the outcome of which special interest will be taken Is in progress In the borough of Taylor. After the regularly nominated Repub lican candidate for burgess, James K. Watkins, had in convention fairly de feated W. G. llowells, the latter.through his connection with n Scranton morning paper, began to attack Watkins and Indirectly support the Democratic nom inee, Justice of the Peace Andrew Doles. The essential unfairness of such a course has not escaped the notice of the Republicans of Taylor, and while they are appatently certain to elect "Watkins, onlookers are curious to see Just how emphatically they will rebuke the smallnees of Mr. Watkins' Republi can opponent. In other communities whore local con tests are in progress along party lines our advice to Republicans is: Where the Republican candidates are reput able men, stand by them. From town ship and borough victories. Republican ism Is strengthened for Its larger strug gles in county, state and nation, A canvass of the New York senate, made by the Troy Times, shows a unanimous sentiment in favor of the appointment of Chnuncey M. Depew as ambassador to England. This Is un questionably an accurate reflection of public opinion. Intelligent citizens are for Chauncey to a man. More Testimony. And now, to the mass of other testi mony relative to the barbarities prac ticed by Spain in Cuba we have the re port of Richard Harding Davis, a young man who frankly says he went to Cuba prejudiced against the Insurg ents and returns vowing that the Unit ed States will be forever disgraced un less they forthwith Intervene to end the war on the basis of Cuban Independ ence. Mr. Davis begins his letter with this specimen citation: On the boat which carried mo from Tuba to Key West there were three t'oung girls who had heeu exiled for giv ing aid to the Insurgents. Tho brother of jno of them, Miss Clemenciu Arungo, is ti command of the Cuban forces In the leld near Havana. Moio than once tho Ulster has Joined him there and has seen fighting and carried buck dispatches to the Junta In Havana. So for this she and two other young women who wero also suspected were ordered to leavo tho island. I happened to sit next to Mlas Arango at a table on the steamer. I found that she was not an Amazon or a Joan of Arc or a woman of the people, with a muuhete In one hand and a Cuban flag in the other. She was a well-bred, well-educated young person, who spoke three languages and dressed as you see girls dress utter church on Sunday. This is what tho Spaniards did to these girls: After ordering them to leavo the Island on a certain day they sent detectives to their houses on the ipornlng of that day and had them undressed nnd searched to discover If they wero carrying letters to tho Junta at Key West and Tampu. They then, nn hour later, searched thum at the custom house as they were leaving for the steamer. They eeurchod them thoroughly, even to the length of taking off their shoes and titocklngs, and fifteen minutes later, when tho young ladles stood at last on tho deck of an American vessel, with tho American ling hanging from tho stern, the Spanish officers fol lowed them Micro and demanded that a cabin should be furnished them to which the girls might be taken, und they wero then again undressed and seurched tor the third time, It may bo said that this offensive de gree of vigilance Is a military neces sity. Rut we agreo with Mr, Davis In his doubt as to whether "the captain kof a nrltlsh passenger steamer would have allowed one of hla passengurs to Ibe stripped on the main deck of his vessel, or tho captain of a Rrltlsh I ramp steamer or of n, coal barge Ifhe author of "Gallagher" adds: Heforo I went to Cuba I -was as much Ipposed to our interfering there as wus iny other person equally ignorant con- corning tlio situation, but tdnce I have seen for myself I feel ashamed that wo should have stood so long Idle. We have been too considerate, too fearful that as a young tuition wo should appear to ills re gat (1 the laws laid down by older na tions, We have tolerated what no Kuro poan power would have tolerated! wo have been patient with men who litivo put back tho hand of time for centuries, who lie to our representative dallies, who butcher Innocent people, who gamblo with tlio lives of their own soldiers In order to gain a few more stnrs nnd an extra stripe, who murder prisoners of war, nnd who send American property to the air in flames. American property has been destroyed by Spanish troops to the amount of many millions, and no answer mndo to the state department's demands for un explanation. American, citizens linvo been Imprisoned nnd shot, some after a trial, and American vessels are turned over to the tises of tlio Spanish secret po lice. These would seem to be sulllclent rensons for Interfering. Hut why not j-'0 a step fnrther and a step higher, nnd In terfere In the nnme of humanity, not bo cause we are Americans, but boenupe we nro humtin beings, and becniise, within eighty miles of our const, Spanish ofllolals nre killing people ns wantonly as though thev were field mice, not in battle, but In cold blood rutting them down In tho open roads, nt the wells where they have gone for water, and on their farms, where they have stolen away to dig up a few pota toes, having first run the gauntlets of thn foils nnd risked their lives to obtain them. This Is not an Imaginary state of affairs, nor are these suppositious cases. I am writing only of the things I have heard from eye witnesses and of some of tho things I have seen. We quote Just once more from Mr. Davis, the son of one of President Cleveland's most Intimate friends: "I have the honor to have known Presi dent Clevelnnd for six years, and to have had tho good fortune to have listened to his views on many subjects, and I have learned to respect lilm and to admire him and to believe In him, and I know that ho must bo convinced thrice before he will net once. I also know that could he make a week's tour through Cubn ho would declare war on Spain by cable." Are all the men who say these things deliberate and malicious liars? Ts this government under no obligations to its flag, Its citizenship and to humanity bevond Questions of currency and the tariff? The Law and Order society of Phila delphia opposes the taking of tho license-granting power from the Judges of Pennsylvania on the ground that no other plan will prove equally elhclent. How does it know? A Short Step Forward. The Immigration bill as It will reach the president provides for the admis sion of any alien who can read and write in any language, and for the ad mission also of his Illiterate wife, pa rents nnd grandparents, provided pa rent and grandparent be over &0 years of age and can be supported by the adult male descendant. The periodical entrance of aliens who come here to work, returning with their wages dally, weekly or at other intervals to a foreign country, Is prohibited with certain exceptions, such as employes of vessels and railroads, and aliens wlio wish to enter with a view to teaching now arts or Industries. The latter can come in on a special permit from the secretary of the treasury. The bill as thus amended Is open to objection on tho score that It will be practically worthless for restrictive purposes, but it seems to be the best measure that can pass at this time. It Is a step forward; not a long one, but one which can subsequently be followed up as experience shall point out weak nesses In the law. The sentiment In favor of tho exclusion of unfit immi grants is strengthening dally among Intelligent people nnd it will Increas ingly bear on congress until the pro blem shall be solved with approximate public satisfaction. - Whatever her game, It must be ad mitted that the ex-queen of Hawaii is playing her cards with the adroitness of an expert. Present Libsl Law's Injustice. "Wherever," says Judge White, of Pittsburg, in a Jury charge defining the Pennsylvania libel laws, "there is a false publication the law Implies malice." Malice he defines to be "spite or Ill-will toward an Individual, or, It may be, an utterly reckless conduct without particular spite or ill-will. It Is a reckless conduct that disregards the character and lights of others, that Is malice In law, although there may be no particular spite or ill-will toward tho Individual." In tho case In which this chnrge was delivered the Jury took the view that the law's Inference of malice was well founded. Hut on the same day, In an other city, a case of, diametrically op posite gravamen arose which shows In clear relief the essential lnjustlco of the present libel law's supposition that a' false publication necessarily Implies malice. The Philadelphia Times, some months ago, received through ordinary channels from a reg ular correspondent whom It had no rea son to distrust, an Item charging a certain young mun In Chester with an unsuccessful attempt to commit sui cide. The Information had been re ceived by the Times correspondent In good faith from a police officer who hud never previously misinformed him, und wns published by the Times with hundreds of other Items similarly re ceived, but It was false and a suit for libel Is the result, Now note how oppressively the libel law in this state bears. on the publish ing business. If this young man hud been Injured In a lallway wreck caused by the error of a subotdlnnte employe of the railroad company, the railroad company could be sued for compensatory damages, but Its president could not be prosecuted criminally for aggravated assault. Yet huvlng been Injured In precisely the same manner by a, newspaper com pany, he not only has legal redress In n. civil action for damages, which Is fair and proper, but he can also bring a criminal suit against the editor and publisher, charging them with malice toward him, and the law as It today dlsgruces the statute books will hold that malice on their part must bo pre sumed until the defendants shall es tablish their Innocence being tho one exception now on record to tho time honored rulo that accused persons aro entitled to bo thought Innocent until proved guilty. To all this the Jury, In tho civil suit, can supetadd punitive or exemplary damages, making for one simple mistake, which was corrected as soon uu discovered, not only one pecuniary reparation In equity, hut nlso two distinct losnl punishments!, one added to the other. Is It any wonder such a libel law is condemned? Tlio steel rail flgh't goes merrily on, and one of the pleasant consequences of It will be that railroads will sttongth en their equipment, making travel both safe nnd more Inviting. This will In sure a hit get movement of pasrengors and freight, labor In various directions will tecelve more steady employment, and one of these days General Prosper ity, whom the public has boon ho nnxl ously expecting, will put In his appear ance before we know It. Of courst, tho rail war tuny go hard with Andrew Cainegln befoto he gets through with It; but It might better be he than the thousands of Idle mill employes In varl otis parts of tlio country who now want for bread. If the present legislature of Kansas were to adjourn sine dlo toduy, Itn leputatlon would endure. It would rest on three bills, the third of which has Just been spawned. The first was to punish assaults on women by a surgic al process. The second was to let county offices to the lowest bidder. And the last Is to force tallwny compa nies to atop their trains whenever and wherever passengers wish to get on or off. These are tireat days for Kan sas. According to the Publishers' Weekly, the number of novels Issued In 1SD0 was 38 smaller than In 1S93, yet there wete still 1,012 of them, or about S00 more than were really called for. Hut be fore we become too enthusiastic over the decrease, let us make sure It Is not the transient result of a temporary business depression. We fear the novel mills will resume with the rest. Jlisf a Word or Two of Casiial Mention According to the Rochester Post-Kx-press tho members of the staff of the Brooklyn Kagle repaired to the sanctum of the editor-in-chief of thut paper on Wednesduy to congratulate him on his re turn fiom foreign parts. The spokesman of the party Inquired If ho hud seen any city during his nbsence which he liked us well as Brooklyn. "No," responded Mr. McKelway with a voice suffused with emotion, "In the lunguugo of the familiar song, bo it ever so handicapped by arch itectural limitations and builders' blund ers, aggravated by inadequate upholster ing and tho involuntury eliminations from tho premises of multitudinous modern conveniences and embellishments there Is no terrestrial abiding-place of con temporaneous sentient beings, under tho star-fretted firmament that In an equit able competitive examination could snatch tho palm for esoteile or exoteric content ment from one's own private and per sonal couoreul hereditament." "You mean," suld the spokesman, "that bo It ever so humble there's no place like home?" "Why, yes," rejoined Mr. McKolway, "that's what I said." -O- Although lllshop O'Hara has passed ten years beyond the allotted three-score unci ten, he seems to have lost none of thut sense of dry humor and sarcasm which ho has always possessed In abundance. Dr. U. II. Trroop was made aware of thut fact the other day und took occuslon to repeat the episode to a fow of his friends. The physlclun und the prolate, whose res idences ure close together, have been firm friends for years. Iloth are over SO years of age and the advanced years of one or the other has often been the cause of sly and mischievous Jabs between them, The doctor made a neighborly call on the bishop the other day and stood waiting In the hallway while the latter was being summoned. Seeing the bishop coming down the stairs the doctor said: "Well, well, bishop, 1 didn't know you were vp there; I might better have gone to you and saved an old man like you the effort of coming way down here." The vener able bishop paused a moment, shot a glance at the old physician and proceed ed in his descent, remarking: "Queer, queer; I had Just been thinking how good It Was of me to go down and save an old follow like you the effort of coming up." George W. Stout, tho well-known marks man of the Thirteenth regiment, belongs to the peculiar coterie of puzzle students who furnish and solve Intricate questions that appear In many household weeklies and puzzle papers throughout the country. Tho puzzle enthusiasts can unravel com binations of words, letters, writing in cipher and other mysterious problems that would stugger the ordinary reader wno has but a limited knowledge of history, geography und genet a! biography. Mr. Stout has for some tlmo been engaged iluilng spate moments In compiling u dic tionary designed for tho use of tho puzle students, and when completed the work will probably be a handy book of reference for nil. Mr. Stout's puzzle noin de plumu Is "Lone Fisherman." It is needless to state that the contributions of "Lono Fisherman" are eagerly sought for by puz zle editors generally. -O-Dr. Hugh A. Clarke, of Philadelphia, has published a dictionary of musical terms. Dr. Clarke, It will be remembered, visited Scranton soon after the World's fair, bringing an otlslnal cantata which ho dcslied to have rendered for the first time by prize singers. In spite of efforts on part of prominent Scranton musi cians, u choius of eighteen voices was the largest thut could be mustered, and the composer teturned to Philadelphia disgusted. It Is not known whether Dr. Clark's new dictionary contains woida that would expiess his opinion of Scran ton prize singers. -O- Jame3 15. Gllfethor, one of the old nnl trusted employes of Simpson & Watkins, on Thursday assumed entire control of tho Harry K., Mt. Lookout and IUbylon collieries operated by thut film. Mr. Gll fethcr Is a man who has hud it wide and practical expeilenee In managing coal properties and Ids present promotion Is due to the faithful Kerviea he has for years rendeted the film. His new position la u most responsible one. HACK rilOM OANTOX. With a wardrobe that Is Jaunty and a traveling bug, brand new, lie Is smiling In the station ns he grants an Interview, His manner's very knowing and his every Blanco Implies That his ship has just been sighted; that his star Is on the rite. Ho Instructs you In tho management of government n(Yalrs, And you feel that he Is worthy of an of- ileo and ls cares, You wonder what exalted post 'twill be his lot to yaln, He Is on his way to Canton, an'd he's waiting for the train. A few days later ho appears. He looks a little dazed, Tho traveling bag seems smaller than It Vas when last you gazed. When you strlvo for conversation, ho has little more to say Than, "Young man, bewaro of polities; It really doesn't pay." He's not at all his Jovial self when stout ly ho declares ' "My time must be deoted to my personal affairs,'" There Is something In his manner that provokes a thrill or pnln This man who wont to Canton, and has just got homo again. Washington Star. STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. The And rows bill mnklng voting com pulsory Is not received favorably through out tho Btate. The general tone of the press comments Im well expressed us fol lows by tho Philadelphia Ledger- "Tho good people who nro Interested In thH cort of legislation ecotn to think that patriot Ism Is something which can be create 1 by law, that the spontaneous action of tho people can no longer be truMed to eon serve the liberties of the caunlry. -Tho proposition to drug cltlz. ns to tho polls to save the country is uu absurdity on Its face,jot It hns been gravely debated in constitutional conventiono and legisla tares, and ha1 found some earnest advo cates. In time of war It may be necESitry to recruit the army by conscription but an army of volunteers Is greatly to be pieferred to a levy of cotisclpls.. The Interests of the country and th" state aro very much safer In the care of tho volun tary vote than In that of the voters who nro driven to the polls througn fear of a line. The cuuse of good government would gala nothing from the voter by compul sion, who would vote with disgust and Impatience, nnd would probably vol'- lor the worst candidates to emphasize his ie Bcntmcnt. At tho first electlm occurring after the passage of the liclgiuu compul sory voting law the voters who wore foieed to the polls voted for Imaginary candidates, and did overytnlut; In their power to embarrass the election oflleers. The qualified, American citizen has an In alienable right to vole and an Inalienable tight to rcfrnln from voting if he so wills. Coercive voting could not be enforced vety long In any American common wealth. A statute so certain to become unpopular would be a nullity. It would become a dead letter as other laws habit ually violated by large masses of citizens huo become. Many citizens refrain from voting at every election, but their num bers nre not large enough to lead us to despnlr of the republic. The absence of a considerable contingent of qtialllled vot ers from any election Is rpgrettnble, but so long ns the vast majority of the vot ablc population are yearly found at the polls the absentees will not menace our institutions or call for compulsory voting ennctments. There tire certain compul sory civic services which nre entirely Justifiable. Jury service Is one of these. Compulsory education enactments are also defensible, to protect the state from tho perils of Illiteracy, nnd In order to extend tho benefits of the public school system as widely as possible; but It Is un wise to compel citizen to exercise th" fundamental duties of citizenship. It Is to be noted that the representative bodies who are Interesting thernielves in promot ing good citizenship have not Include 1 compulsory voting either nt primary or general elections in their schemes of re form. The proposition Is a seductive one to some, but It Is unenforceable, nnd for Mint renson, If for no other, It Is Imprac ticable and unwise." To compel every citizen to pay his own poll tax, so thut he will be under no obli gation to political parties, Is the object of a bill introduced by Representative F.d mlston, of Hradford. In the preamble to the bill Mr. Kdmlston says: "It Is appar ent that great fraud and Injustice are done bj certain citizens In cities of this commonwealth, who, In the Interests of party, nnd not for the public welfare, pay the taes of large numbers of their tollow citizens, and then hold the receipts of said payments until election day, thus largely controlling the vote of the persons for whom these payments have been made, nnd In many instances encourag ing what, In political parlance, Is called 'repeating.' " The bill then provides hat every cllizen of 112 years of age and over who desires to vote must pay his state and county taxes In person, nxcept that when physical disability or some other unavoid able cause prevents him paying It In per fon, he in.-.y give rn order to nnother per son stating the cause of his disability oi reason for his non-appearance In person to pay his ta'x'es, nnd the receipt will be given to his agent. Any failure, of the tax collector to comply with the provisions of the act shull be deemed sulllclent grounds for his removal from ofllee, and any per son assisting in evading the Intention of the net, or furnishing or causing to be fur nished money for the purpose of paying the taxes of any other person or persons, shall be guilty of n misdemeanor und be liable to a line of from $50 to S100, or lm pilsonment not to exceed thirty days, or both, ut the discretion of the court. Early In the present legislative session several Cuban resolutions were Introduced in the house and referred to tho commit tee on federal relations, of which H. H. North, of McKean county, Is chairman, These resolutions have been under Infor mal consideration. In tho meantime an effort has been made to secure not only the latest Information possessed by this national administration, but to obtain nu Idea of the. views held by the one which will come Into power March I. In answer to nn Inquiry a letter has been received from John Sherman, chairman of the com mittee of foreign relations of the senate, and the next secretary of state, In which, among other things, he says: "There Is no doubt a general sympathy among our people In favor of tha Independence of Cuba, but we do not wish to Involve our country In a war, nor do I think it politic to annex Cuba to this country.' Representative Wenk, of Forest county, proposes a bill wheieby tho county com missioners of the various counties aro authorized to take rooms or other prop erty of any citizen in which lo hold elec tions, whether the citizen likes It or not. It Is a speck" of "eminent domain" doe tilne such an has heretofore been enjoyed by steum railroads alone, liefore taking possession of the room or property the commissioners nre to tender to the ownsr of tho property the bond of the county conditioned for the payment of any dam ugo suffered by the owner of the property by reason of the entiy and occupancy of the premises. The amount or tnts uumaee Is ascertained by the appointment by the com t of threo dlslntereuted viewers. These viewers aie entitled to 52 par day for ouch day in uhleli they ure employed In useeriaininu tho dumuue. Representative French, of Washington county, has introduced a bill to aid par tics committed to Jail to be tried for crimes and misdemeanors and who 11 m without money or propu-ty to proem o counsel to defend thum. The bl'.l pro vides that uuh persons should be pruvi.1 cd with counsel and that the count shall pny tho counsel tees. The person se u-' lug such aid la compelled to make ai. at llduvlt that he has no money of his own. There Is a Eliding sealo of prices provid ed. For defending- a petson charged with a misdemeanor the attorney Is to receive 3; for a felony, he shall receive $10, and In case the prisoner Is charged with mur der the fee shall bo v!- According to Colonel Jim Hweaney, who I nothing If not truthful. "In tha present I'onnsylvanla legislature con bo foundoue gambler, one baseball umpire, one preach er, eight men who declare they are 'gen tlemen,' nineteen without occupations, twmty-yeven lawyers, soveral doctors, and one pugilist. Of the members, three have been convicted of larceny. 0110 has been tried for murder and acquitted, three have been In liisano asylums, elijht have been treated at Keoley cures ir.d four are divorced." Tho colonel Is too dlrcieet to name names. The fact that Governor Hastings visited Senator Quay In Philadelphia Thursday on the latter's Invitation Is Interpreted by politicians to mean that news of Import ance has been received from Canton, but the nature of It has not yet become pub lic. -il,:- The house committee on educntlon has passed favorably on the bills requiring tho same pay for fenialo teachers as mules receive for the same woik, and llx lug the minimum school term at seven mouths. It is now six. Tho house commltteo on counties nnd townships has made a favorable report on the bill requiring county auditors to meet monthly to pass upon bills beforo u ; H 1 Bs9 I "That's WdO Is tho remark universally passed between every visitor in our Clonk l)c jurlnumt since we begjin the GREAT QUARTER-PMCE CLOAK SALE. Ho hemming, hawing, dickering or bickering as to what garment you wanted, has been tiie occasion oi' more commendable talk than any an nouncement we have ever made. We had about 300 Fine Garments 3 days ago and still have about 100 left, every one of which must be sold. Jfot a garment in the lot but what would be worth from $10 to $15 under prop er business conditions. You can still have your Choice The next 2 or 3 days will probably take them all. There are also about 100 Children's Fine Tailor-Made Kcei'ers at $1.0S to $2.98. ft-Our Great Muslin Underwear Sale will continue during the entire month, as previously announced. There is plenty Tor everybody, and such ex cellent garments at such low prices never have been shown before. Lager BeerBrewery manufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 paid. All expenditures to $100 or ovpr I must be let by contract to the lowest bld- iler, Hnu no mil over full can ue paui uy the commissioners without the approval of the auditors. At present, In country counties, the auditors meet about once a year. It Is announced that a bill will bo pre sented to tho legislature creating in Phil adelphia an election board to take the control and direction of elections In that city. It Is Intended that this board shull have exclusive jurisdiction regarding the tiling of nominations and the many other details that precede and follow elections. It Is icported that Senator Quay may visit Harrlsburg after the Inauguration for the purpose of looking after th'j ie- form legislation to which tho Republican party stands pledged. Speaker Boyer ends the new capital agony by announcing plumply that he Is "agin" a change, TUB FIIIST DUTY. From the Sioux City Journal. Relieve the treasury from Its Immedl late necessities. Supply It with sulllclent revenue. Wipe out the dellelt. l'ut the government In a truly solvent condition. This will be enough for the extra session, although many other things ought to be done. Thon It will be time enough to en ter Into the subject of monetary legisla tion. Indeed, the way will then be paved for hopefully considering that Important matter. TIIE OHIO QUKSTIOX. Trom tho Brooklyn Standard-Union. We see nothing In the news from Ohio to convince us that Governor Uushnell will decline to do the naturaland hand tome thing by appointing Mark Ilanna to the senate or to destroy the pleaOn? anticipation that this act will be repeated by the general assembly and approved by the people of tho United Utatcs. Cur.day Feb. II. Valentine Day. Weath er unclmnaeable. A child born on this day will be cl-ver but not tortur.ate. An un certain day. Monday, Ktb. 1.1. Mercury textile to Saturn. Rain or snow. A child born on this day will be sharp and clever but inclined to uutruthl'ulne'js. A female will be unhapjiy in wedloek. Travel, but uvolj lettcis anJ wilting. Tuesday Fob. 10. Mercuty sesqu!quu rittilc to Mars. Weather unsettled. A child born on this duy will be fond of pleasute nnd fpei. 1 money freely. I'ush business beforo 1 p. m. Wtdnesduy. Feb. 17. Uun square to Her nchul. Weather stoimy. A child born on this day will be very unlucky In every way, Sell; uncertain for buslr.esj. Thuisduy, Feb. IS. Sun square to Sat urn. Weather unsettled. A child born on this day will be continually In trouble. Do not enter into disputes, Friday, Feb. 13. Venus sextlle to Nep tune. Weather stormy. A child born on this day will bo industrious und llse In life. Buy with care. Saturduy, Feb. 20. Sun parullef to Jupi ter. Weather fair. A child born on this duy v. ill be cuicletiB and lather unfortunate. Avoid females, but travel. TOLD BY TIIE STARS. Daily Horoscope Dmun by Ajticchus, Tlio Triliuno Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 2.33 a, m., for Saturday, Feb. 13, HOT. & M A child born on this day will listen In vain for the song of tho curly robin in the vicinity of Scranton. If th" prayers of tho man who charges 12 per cent, interest ure answered uccord. ing to his earthly demands, ho should be doubly blessed, It will probably turn out that many of tho heralded cabinet possibilities woro really of less consequence thun Bradley Martin at the Mrs. Bradley-Martin's ball, Comlo valentine (lends will exchange compliments, and perhaps portraits, 011 this day, A (Irst-class matrimonial bureau ought to be profitable in Scranton, G.B. u 1 ULJNC Advertise" Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER. Barrels Per Annum. WE HAVE anil have some good bargains to ofYcr you Knlisli Porcelain. Dinner Sets, decorated, tilled in patterns, 100 PIECES, $ 9.48 112 PIECES, 11.48 English White Granite Dinner Sets, decorated, fruit patterns, 100 PIECES, $5.98 112 PIECES, 6.98 E? We are also closing out some Unvlland China Prult Plates, decorated, at from $3.73 to $s.J7 per dozen. Real Bargains. See these goods In our Show Windows. THE demons, Fer O'Malley Co. 422 Lackawanna Av:. la HOT QUA! TEIIS. You Must have, Yol m-tit koop t'ioi3 chil dren w-iirin. Don't rise their young lives on cold llo r, in cold ronuts, Vo. y fow quurtori buy liu.uori now. We nro eloMu' tliem out. Veil iiiiik.i 10'tr own piled so long as y u iVm't got below ccst. 0 iuusi have thu room thoy tale. Foote & Shear Co. 1 1 9 Washington Ave. CALL UP 3S02i CO. OFFICU AND WAUGllQUSU. 141 TO 151 ..1I2RIDIAN STUECT. M. W. COLLINS, Manager. and BEIGLEU, THE BOOKW 437 Spruce Street. Orfculte The Commonwealth. JJfy, rik's&n Efllltel iiiKii ' MM I Can't Thi no matter how hard I try, of a bettor place to buy my ofllee and business sta tionery, blank books, type-wrlter'3 supplies, etc. than at Reynolds Bros. They have a large atock In every line to choose from, and you never can beat them on price on the down scale; and we also carry In stock a complete line of draughtsmen's supplies, e ros., Statiop.ers and EngravaH, HOTEL JERMYN UU1LDINO. By tho use of my now local nnaeathotio. No sleoi -producing agent. It is simply applied to tlio gums and tho tooth extracted without u partlclo of pnln. All other dental oporations porformsd posi tively without pain, F" WARRANTED 5 YEARS. Thesi) aro tho urns tosth othor charge from H't to i-J a set for. dontists TEETH WITHOUT PLATES. Goll aud rorcolaln Crowns; Gold, Silver and Cetaeut Filling, nt ono-half tha usual cost. Examination froo. Open ovoulugs 7 to 8. Sundays U to U a. m. !. BKII, DENTIST 316 Spruce Street, Next Door to Hotel Jermyn. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY B'JYIN NEW AND iw TFFTH FxTRARTF ILL Hi LilnliiUill WITHOUT PAIN 'Trjij din r I ri LLIH 00 loLL 0 Ladles' and Children's Wear. Seal ami Plush Sacqtics, Carpets and Feather Beds From L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Au
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