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THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-AVEDNEtfD AY MORNING-, AUGUST 4, 189T.
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SCHANTON, AUGUST 4, 1S97.
Under the ballot law as recently
amended the name of a candidate must
not appear more than once on one bal
lot by certificate of nomination or by
nomination papers. The effect of this
provision seems likely to bo hurm
ful to the Judiciary since It will ren
der futile general Indorsement of Judi
cial candidates.
The Dlngley Hill and the Parmer.
One of the arguments' which has been
freely employed In the past by the
Democrats to nllenato the agricultural
vote from the Kcpuhllcan party an ar
gument, In fact, which entered largely
Into last fall's campaign was that no
matter how much protection was given
by the Kepubllcan party to the manu
facture! s, It could be depended upon
to leave the farmer out In the cold. So
well had that point been played by the
enemy that last fall It was ono of the
Greatest obstacles with which Repub
lican campaign speakers had to con
tend. In the meantime the Republican
party has framed a tariff bill. Let us
ceo whether or not It has neglected the
farmer. Comparisons between the WH
Mn and TMngh-y law are made some
what difficult by the fact that the
duties Of the latter arc In the main
specific while those of the former are
principally ad valorem. Hut the ap
pended table will be clear after a mo
ment's study:
VIIon Dlngley
Law. Law.
Cattle Jess than
a year olrl 20 per cent. $2 per ha
Other Cattle
worth not more
than $14 20 per cent. J3."j per hd
Cattle, worth
more than fll..2i per cent. 27',i per ct
lings 20 per cent. Jl.tu per lid
Horces, w o r t h
not more than , ,
$150 20 per cent. $30 per lid
Homes, worth
more than $150. 20 per cent. It per cent
Sheep, not less
than a year old. 20 per cent. $1.50 per hd
Sheep, les-s than , ,
a year old 20 per cent.'je per lid
Harley 30 per cent. 30c per bu
llarley molt 40 per cent. 45c per bu
Buckwheat 20 per cent. 15e per bu
Coin 20 per cent. 20c per lm
Outs 20 per cent. lJe per bu
Oatmeal 20 per cent. le. per lb
five 15 per cent. 10c per bu
Wheat 2o per cent. Me per bu
Flour 20 per cent. S3 percent
Uutter 4c. per lb.... Ce per lb
Milk fresh) free 2c per Bal
Ileans 20 per cent. 45c per bu
V.Kgs 3c. per .loz..5? per loz
Hay K per ton.. $4 per ton
Honey 10c. per gal.. 20c per gal
Hops 8c. per lb.... 12c per lb
Onions 20c. per bu... 40c per bu
Potatoes 15c, per bu.. 23c per bu
Straw 15 per cent.. Sl.Snpr ton
Vegetables 10 per cent.. 23 per ct
Fresh water llsh 'je per lh
Apples 20 per cent. 25c per bu
Peaches, plums,
pears 20 per cent. 23 per cent
Ilerrles frio 1c .per at
Cranberries free 23 per cent
Orapes 20 per cent. 20c prcu ft
Bacon and hams. 20 per cent. 5c per lb
Fresh beof, veal,
mutton, pork .. 20 per cent. 2o per lb
Lard 1c. per lb.... 2e per lb
Poultry (live) ...,2c. per lb.,.. 3c per lb
Poultry (dead) ,.3c. per lb.... 5c per lb
Tallow free S4C. per lb
Salt (In pack-free 12c ptrewt
nes)
Salt (In bulk) ...freo 8c per cwt
"Wool freo ....'..... 11 to 12c. lb
Hides freo 20 per cent
Flax free $3 per ton
As the Troy Hecord says, "it needs
only a glance at these schedules to
convince ono that the farmers nre well
cared for by the new law. The In
creased protection will not guarantee
them prosperity but it will do much
to lessen the ruinous foreign competi
tion which has ndded so much to their
burdens under the 'tariff reform' re
gime. The Dlngley law does not pro
tect tho manufacturer at the expense
of the agriculturist. Its endeavor is
to treat nil fairly. It is not perfect
but it Is consistent." Under Its opera
tions tho hay and dairy Interests of
Northeastern Pennsylvania will not
suffer as they suffered while the Wil
son bill invited ruinous Canadian com
petition. What has become of that promised
new light of Nikola Tesla, which at a
fraction of the present cost of Incan
descent electrical Illumination was to
yield ten times as powerful results?
The Principle at Issue.
Tho fact that 2t out of tho 37 profes
sors In the faculty of Hrown univer
sity one lest, than a two-thlids ma
jorityhave signed a letter protest
ing against tho action of the trustees
In seeking to discipline President An
drews for Independent thinking should
give pause to those who Imagine that
thlH episode Is of llttlo consequence.
After asserting that tho statement that
the position assumed by Dr. Andrews
relative to the freo coinage of silver
resulted In pecuniary los3 to tho col
lego was untrue, tho letter concludes;
On tho ono hand wo havo tho problem
atical or Imaginary addition of a certain
number of dollurti. On tho other hand wo
have, throughout tho whole Intellectual
life of thu university, tho deadening In
fluence of known or suspectedu-eproBsion,
Our students will know or suspect that
on certain subjects tho silence of their
president has been purchased or Imposed.
If tbo resignation of Dr. Andrews Is uc
cepted, tho burden and tho stigma fall on
his successor. If our young men suspect
what we havo Intimated concerning his
public utterances they will suspect It of
Ills classroom instruction. If they sus
pect It of the president, they will suspect
It of the professors. Confidence In the
instruction of the university 1? fatally
Impaired. Tho history of American col
lego administration furnishes only too
ninny examples of the demoralization
which results from political Interference
mid from tho suspicion of bondage, But
ter by far to follow tho cxamplo of Har
vard, tho mental freedom of whoso presi
dent Is not only tolerated, but prized; bet
ter by far to Imltato the authorities of
tho Massachusetts Institute of Technol
ogy, who valued Francis Walker too
highly, oven If they had not known him
too well, to think of checking his utter
uncea In tho causa of bimetallism, or
lather, let us say, butter by far to follow
the nobler traditions of nrown university,
within nnd without whoso walls Francis
Wnyland In n piotectlonlst community
for so many years taught without re
straint tho doctrines of free trade.
Tho action of the Hrown trustees be
comes absurd when carried further. If
a college president may not express his
convictions on an economic problem
unlesft they suit tho men who mako
donations to tho college treasury It fol
lows naturally that he should teach no
truth not first approved by those men.
If they believe, for example, that it Is
right to wreck railroad properties so as
to buy them In cheap at sheriff's sale,
or to purchaso votes In councils for
franchise grabs or to gamble or rob In
any of the devious forms by which
many great fortunes nr- nowadays ac
cumulated, then' the president of the
college which these men give money to
must tench accordingly, and not only
must tench so In tho school room, but
must net ns If he believes so when out
side his official Jurisdiction. This is tho
logical consequence of tho prlnclplo
sought to bo established In connection
with the presidency of Hrown. It Is a
principle absolutely futnl to lhtellcc
tunl honesty, belittling to New England
manhood nnd directly at variance with
the fundamental principles of Ameri
can liberty.
On the same prlnclplo could the pul
pit be fettered so that preaching of tho
Ton Commandments would be waived
out of deference to the shortcomings of
tluu leading pew-holders. Tho moment
It becomes noised nbioad that gag law
rules the university nnd the church wo
might ns well give up the attempt to
maintain a freo government, for its
chief pillars will have been shaken at
their foundation. It Is proper that a
college president as well as a preacher
should confine his teachings to elemen
tal and eternnl principles and not put
his paramount authority as an exposi
tor of truth to the hazard of this, that
or tho other election. Tho level of the
college president should be higher than
the level of the speculator In ballots.
Hut once on his level ho should be let
alone by men who are his Inferiors.
They destroy his usefulness the mo
ment they try to appropriate him as a
peisonal chattel.
If the present owners of the Scrantnn
base ball club should close up the
club's affairs and retire, leaving Scran
ton without representation In a base
ball circuit, It would perhaps be Just
as well. Their experiment has resulted
In a manner to warrant discourage
ment. Money has been spent freely
upon players, the manager hns been
accorded his own way nnd everything
which could be done from the propri
etary standpoint has been done to In
sure clean and successful sport. In
return for this players have shirked
work nnd dissipated, the manager has
apparently failed to maintain effective
discipline nnd the home attendance
has fnllen to a point which promises
steady loss. Until some menus can bo
found to compel the men representing
Scranton on the diamond to earn their
pay and keep In a business-like condi
tion, the attempt to maintain profes
sional base ball in this city had better
be abandoned.
Is There Sufficient Business to Sup
port the Nicaragua Canal?
Joseph Nlmino, Jr., tho tariff expert,
onco chief of the United States bureau
of statistics, contributes to the Wash
ington Tost certain facts bearing upon
tho question of the construction of the
Nicaragua cannl which open Interest
ing possibilities of argument. He
quotes tho remark of tho Japanese
foreign minister that the Importance
of the Hawaiian Islands "will be Im
mensely Increased by the construction
of tho Nicaragua or Panama canal,"
and then proceeds to show wherein In
his opinion Count Okuma Is In error In
this surmise.
He nsserts that tho commerce be
tween Asia and Europe will never de
sert tho Suez for either the Pannma or
tho Nicaragua cannl, and offers as his
reasons for so believing that the pas
sage via the Suez canal is the shorter
route, with coaling stations at con
venient Intervals and with sea level
nil the way, while on tho contrary tho
Nicaragua cannl route would involve
220 feet of lockage, an abandonment of
the beaten path of travel and only one
coaling station (Hawaii) between
China, Japan and the American main
land. The lack of coaling stations
along tho way would, Mr. Nlmmo
thinks, effectually closo the Nicaragua
or Panama route to merchant vessels
desirous of going to Europe from Ja
pan and Northern Asia, since It would
necessitate a great disproportion be
tween coal and cargo during the 7,500
mile run from Yokohama to Oreytown
or Panama, and of course Southern
Asia's traffic with Europo Is assured
through the Suez canal.
Turning next to tho question as to
tho possible commerce between Asia
and the United States, Mr. Nlmmo
notes that the distance from New
York to Calcutta Is 4,850 miles less by
the Suez route than by the way of
Nicaragua or Panama; while from
New York to HongKong the difference
of 550 miles in favor of the American
canal is offset by the Suez route's sea
level and better coaling facilities.
From Now York to Yokohama is 3700
miles shorter via the Nicaragua than
via the Suez canal; "but Just hero,"
says Mr. Nlmmo, "arises an Insupera
ble commercial condition which tho
proponents of the Nicaragua canal
porslsently Ignore. It Is altogether
Improbable that any considerable pro
portion of tho commerce of Japan with
tho United States would take tho Nic
aragua or Panama routo for tho follow
ing reasons: Tho principal imports Into
the United States from Japan are tea,
raw silk, and manufacturers of silk.
In the futuro these products, In' all
probability, will be Imported at San
Francisco and other Pacific coast ports,
and thenco b shipped east by rail.
Tho samo Is true as to our trade with
China, Let It bo, remembered that tho
centre of population In tho United
States Is In the state of Indiana, a lit
tle east of tho meridian of Indiana
polls, and that two-thirds of tho pop
ulation of this country Is located west
of tho Atlantic seaboard states. Our
commerce with Asia in the future will
undoubtedly centerat San Francisco1
und other Pacific coast ports, and
thenco bo distributed by rail through
out that vast section of tho country
between the Pacific coast and tho At
lantlo seaboard states. It is absurd
to suppose that tho products of Japan
will to any extent pusa through the
Nicaragua or Panama canal to At
lantic seaports of tho United States,
and thenco be shipped weat of tho
Allegheny mountain! by mil. Anyhow
the magnitude of our entlw commerce
with Asia la relatively quite small.
It Is only about one-tenth that of our
commerce with Europe." Mr. Nlmmo
concludes:
The general fact governing this wholo
American Isthmian banal question Is that
the need of such ntfaual, If It ever ex
isted, has been entirely met by the con
struction of tho Suez canal and tho trans
continental railroads of tho United States.
Tho Suez canal Is on tbo direct lino of
ono of tho world's greatest; commercial
currents, nnd has nut a slnglo railroad
competitor, thus securing to It tho mnlls
and tho entire passenger express nnd
freight trnfllc as well as tho heavier
freights In tho trade of Europu with Asia
nnd Australia. Tho Nicaragua canal
route, on tho other hand, Is not on any
Important lino of commerce, and it meets
tho competition of six transcontinental
railroads, each ono of them less than half
tho length of the canal routo to eastern
trndo centers. If It were practicable to
construct oven a single railroad, compet
ing as Bharply with tho Suez cannl ns
would any one of our transcontinental
rnllroads with tho Nicaragua or Panama
cannl, such railroad competing with tbo
Suez cannl would utterly wreck It finan
cially, for It would nt onco divert from It
tho malls, all tho passenger, express, nnd
fnst freight traffic, nnd In time shnro
with It In tho enrrtago of tho heavier
freights. I have within tho last two years
presented carefully prepared computa
tions proving that If tho Nicaragua canal
were completed It could only secure
about 910,000 tons of shipping annually.
No proponent of tho Maritime Canal
company of Nicaragua has nttemptcd to
controvert my computation, which was
explnlned In detnll. That company has,
however, put forth an unsupported claim
thnt their routo would secure 8,000,000
tons of shipping annually, nnd persist
ently refuses to explain how feuch com
putation was made.
These figures and deductions nre
timely In view of tho likelihood that the
canal question will soon assume form
before congress. It Is In order for ad
vocates of the Nicaragua waterway to
refute Mr. Nlmmo's conclusions.
The question of the height of tho
Dlngley tariff, now much discussed, Is
a good bit like the question of tho prop
er length of a man's legs, which Presi
dent Lincoln said should measure tho
distance from the body to the ground.
The proper height of a tariff Is ono
that measures the difference between
homo and foreign wages, and that Is
tho height of the Dlngley tariff.
Sir Charles Dllke has Joined the Brit
ish publicists who fear a war between
Great Hiltaln and the United States.
Sir Charles ought to know Americans
well enough to realize that they will
never light so long as treated fairly.
Americans Abroad
Mttsf be Protected
From the Washington Post.
Tho action of Ambassador Whlto nt
Berlin In endeavoring to secure the re
lease of Alfred WesMIng, son of a nat
uralized American citizen who was draft
ed Into the German nrmy, Is likely to
lead to correspondence regarding soveral
other sv.ch cases In which the German
petty officials havo acted In violation of
German treaties with the United States.
Cases arise at almost every consulate in
Germany, and almost every month, where
American citizens of German blith visit
ing friends or relatives In tho old country
aro seized by the local police and tho
effort made to draft them Into tho nrmy.
The Imperial German government has
fully acknowledged the rights of Ameri
can citizens to protection against suwi
treatment, but tho comparative Indiffer
ence and timidity of United States of
ficials has per.nltted tho local officers to
bully and worry such citizens until they
havo In many cases been glad to escapo
fiom Germany with their lives. Tho em
bassy has rarely, If ever, pushed ono of
these cases to tho point of obtaining
n money Indemnity or any other kind of
nn Indemnity for the American whose
rights havo been Infringed. Tho resolute
example of Great Britain, in exacting
smart money from Nicaragua for expel
ling an Englishman, and similar examples
on tho part of other European powers do
not seem to have stiffened tho backbone
of United State ambassadors sufficiently
to drive the German government to tho
point of making apology and reparation.
o
Secretary Blalno pushed a case against
tho Bavarian government with such zeal
that tho Bavarians finally poimlttcd tho
young man to desert under their eyes,
and declared that this ended the corre
spondence. 'Even In this case no Indem
nity was obtained for tho enforced ser
vice of the young American 11id no apol
ogy for the insult to the American namo
or for tho violation of treaties. It Is a
prevalent theory nt European courts that
If any particular secretary of stato of
tho United States pushes a strong case
vigorously, tbo matter can bo staved
off until ho leaes office, when his suc
cessor Is usually found to take llttlo In
terest In tho case. Tho United States In
this respect lack tho continuity of for
eign policy which distinguishes other gov
ernments. Tho release of Americans thus
Impressed Into foreign service Is usually
obtained after long delays and aftor tho
presentation of full proof of citizenship,
but the victim escapes with so keen a
sense of tho potty tcrror3 of German rulo
that ho does not seek the recovery of
lines illegally paid or reparation for his
wrongs, becuuso of the fear that perse
cution will be visited upon his relatives
In tho old country.
o
A striking case of tho Insolent defiance
of American treaty rights by petty Ger
man officers has recently been laid be
foro our ambassador In Berlin by Mr.
Henry F. Merritt, who was, until July 30,
United States consul at Barmen. He was
called from bis office on October 2fl. 1SW,
by the brother of a young American,
John Schaefer, who camo to visit rela
tives In Germany early In the month.
Schaefer had taken the pains to transmit
to tho city officials his certificate of nat
uralization us nn American, his brother
taking tho document to tho registry of
flco nnd announcing to tho proper of
ficials that ho had returned to Barmen
upon a visit and was a citizen of tho
United .States. Notwithstanding this
formal evidence, ho was again summoned
before tho local authorities on October 23,
and was told to obtain from tho United
States consul rotnn proof of his citizen
ship. The official finally said that ho
would himself write to the consul, but
his letter was not delivered at the consul
ate until several hours after John Schae
fer had been put under arrest. He was
taken out of his houso at 7 o'clock In tho
morning by a local police officer, -was con
ducted to tho police station, nnd refused
tho use of tho telephone to communlcato
with the consul and was told that "Your
cGnsul can do nothing. You will havo to
servo three years. American citizenship
U no good here." After being kept In tho
police station about four hours ho was
taken beforo a magistrate, and, without
opportunity for defense or explanation,
was conveyed to tho prison at Elberfcld,
where ho was stripped of his clothes anil
given an outfit of prisoner's underwear
nnd the spron worn by criminals at hard
labor.
o
Consul Merritt was Informed of the ar
rest by tho brother of John Schaefer, and
went before the law officer of tho govern
ment In Elberfeld and Insisted that
Schaefer should bo released and brought
lntohls presence, Tho German States'
attorney stated that If Schaefor wos an
American citizen tho Barmen police wouia
not daro arrest him, and promptly or
dered his release. This was not tho end
of Mr, Scliaefer's difficulties. He again
received notice, a few days later, to ap
pear again beforo the Btatca' attorney
at DJberfeld with his certificate of natur
alization. The consul accompanied him,
and the officials again admitted that thero
was no reason for the arrest nnd persecu
tion of tho young American, Consul Mer
ritt left Germany soon after surrendering
his office on Juno 30, and tho sequel to
tho prosecution of Schaefer hns only ro
cently como to him. It seems that the
petty German officials again got after
him and demanded that bo sign a paper
ntklng to bo admitted as a Qermnn citi
zen. Mr. Schnefcr, being compelled to
remain somo tlmo longer In Germany,
finally yielded to this persecution In or
der to prevent tho Ill-treatment of his
German relatives. His case was laid be
foro tho ambassador at Berlin, but was
pushed with so llttlo energy that Mr.
Schaefer became convinced thnt tho em
bassy did not enjoy tho degreo of annoy
ance which they were caused by tho pres
entation of Ms case. If Ambassador
Whlto proposes to adopt a, more energetic
policy It will be a source of great gratifi
cation to American citizens of German
birth visiting their native land.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
From tho Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho Nicaragua Canal commission has
entered uopn lis duties, and tho question
of tho feasibility of constructing tho
canal under tho auspices of tho govern
ment of tho United States will probably
form ono of tho Important topics for dis
cussion at tho next session of congress,
Incidentally to this discussion tho pres
ent status of the Clayton-flulwer treaty,
signed by tho representatives of Great
Britain and the United States In 1850, for
the purpose of preserving tho neutrality
of the cannl, will provoke earnest, If not
acrimonious debate,
o
Tho Nicaragua canal would furnish a
short-cut passage from the Atlantic to
tho Pacific ocean for the commerce of tho
world. It would shorten tho sail from
Liverpool to San Frnnclsco nearly 7,000
miles, and the distance by water saved
from Now York city to San Francisco
would bo nearly 10,000 miles. Thcso fig
ures, without further detnll, suggest vnst
possibilities In the way of shortening
transit for tho sea trade of tho world
and promlso financial success for tho pro
ject unless the cost of construction Is
greatly In excess of expectations. An en
terprise of this character Is always haz
ardous for Its first promoters, and the
enormous sums looted from the confiding
Frenchmen who Invested so freely In tho
I'nnama canal havo made It moro dlffl
cult to finance such projects. If care
lully carried forward tho canal would bo
a magnlflc.ont work to mark tho begin
ning of tbo now century. It would enor
mously augment our coasting trade, and
If It fell Into the exclusive possession of
a foreign power the canal would seri
ously Impede our naval operations In tlmo
of war. It la Inconceivable that the
United States would be content to pay
toll to foreign ownership of n waterway
which may become the most valuable
possession of the kind on the globe. Tho
citizens of Great Britain are reaping
grtat profit from the Suez canal, which
Is now operated largely by English cnpl
tal. o
When tho proposition to finish the Nic
aragua cannl under tho auspices of the
United Stntes was under discussion dur
ing the last administration, n letter ap
peared In tho London Times on tho sub
ject, which, doubtless, presents tho Eng
lish view of the Nicaragua canal ques
tion. The writer, who had lived In Nica
ragua for some time and professed knowl
edge of tho local conditions, said that In
view of tho far-reaching difficulties of a
political or International nature sur
rounding the enterprise, tho guarantee
o tbo bonds of tho Maritime company Is
the nearest approximation which the
United States government could make to
complete ownership of tho canal, to avoid
a violation of the sovereignty of Nica
ragua nnd Costa Rica and a departure
fiom the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty, but in
nny case, In bis view, under the terms of
tbo Clayton-Bulwer treaty a ship canal
between the two oceans must be neu
tralized, ns was the Suez canal.
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The Foreign Relations committee of the
senate will Investigate the status of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and the Intima
tion Is made that the committee will re
port In favor of Its abrogation. It Is
urged that England has practically an
nulled It by nets done In Central America
In contravention of Its terms. On several
occasions this government has Insisted
that tho treaty was no longer binding
upon It, but Great Britain, whatever In
terpretation may be placed upon her ucts
In Centrnl America, has given no sign
that she regards tho treaty as n nullity.
The diplomatic difficulties Involved In the
controversy as to the present binding
force of tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty are
Important, but not more serious than
many others which have yielded to states
mnnllko treatment. The probable cost of
the enormously expensive Nicaragua
canal undertaking, nnd tho extent to
which the United States should commit
Itself financially to tho support of tho en
terprise, nre matters to which tho coun
try should give very careful considera
tion. Tho advantage of tho completed
canal to the country Is obvious enough
If we aro not obliged to pay too high a
prlco for It in the way of international
complications or the exhaustion of our
treasury.
WHO OWN THE RAILROADS f
From the Post-Express.
Who own tho railroads of this coun
try? Tho statement Is often mado that
the transportation lines aro the property
of tho millionaires. Thero nre many peo
ple who bellevo this and think that the
tendency of tho times has been townrd a
concentration of ownership. Statistics,
however, do not show that this Is tho
case. Tho general tendency has been to
ward an Increase In tho number of stock
holders in tho great railroads of tho
country. Wo havo beforo us statistics
covering tho railroads of New England.
In 1S98 thero were 8.G47 stockholders of
tho Boston and Albany road, us against
8,220 In 1S93; an Increase of 427. The hold
ers of tho common stock of tho noston
nnd Malno road were 5,721 In number
In 159C, as ngalnst (1,405 in 1S03. Similar
Increases aro shown in the statistics of the
other roads. Tho nverago number of
shares held by each stockholder Is nine
teen In tho case of one railroad, twenty
flvo In tho case of another, twenty-four
In another; thlrty-threo In another, and
In only two cases do the average number
of shares exceed fifty. The statistics
show that the ownership of tho roads Is
widely distributed and that during tho
past four years nt least, the tendency
has been toward still further scattering
of stock among a largo number of hold
ers. TOLD DY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn hyAJncchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabo cast: 3.33 a, m., for Wednesday,
Aug. 4, 1897.
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A child born on this day will bo glad
that his pa owns no stock In the Scranton
base ball syndicate.
A glimpse at official llfo Is llko cham
pagne thirst. It often ruins tho man with
a beer pockctbock.
It is rumored that Jack Neat is to be
amontf tho delegates from the West Sldo
to tho coming convention. Weill Weill
Well!
A few months hence returned Klon
dike miners will probably be as plentiful
as olden tlmo Kansas grasshopper suf
ferers, m
WHAT'S IN A NA9IU?
If my name were Evan Evans,
What a burden and a bane!
If my namo were David Davis
Could I sign it without pain?
If my namo were Philip Phillips,
Could I llvo beneath the load7
If my name were Lewis Lowls,
Suro I'd seek some lone abode
Would I ever daro be Jaunty had
They christened me Recs Rees?
If my name were Owen Owens
Could I havo a moment's peace?
If my namo were Thomas Thomas
I could never smile or sing,
But my name Is William Williams,
Which Is quite another thlngl
Orlanne M, Williams, In Wllkes-Barre
Record.
GOLDSM
We Told
That we were going out of the carpet business, and the fact is verified by the ab
sence of a single yard of carpet in the roll in our store. But we have a few made
up carpets and rugs which are to be closed out regardless ot cost or value.
Read the description and sizes and we are sure you will be interested:
1 Light Goblin Axminster Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 10 ft 6 iu $28.50
1 Dark Goblin Axminster Rug, 9 ft x 12 ft 27.50
1 Dark Goblin Axminster Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 10 ft 6 in 22.00
1 Light Moquette Carpet Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 12 ft 6 in 19.25
1 Green and Pink Axmiuster Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 10 ft 6 in 118.70
1 Light Tapestry Brussels Carpet Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x n ft 6 in 115.98
1 Ecru and Brown Moquette Carpet Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 12 ft 6 in 20.00
1 Blue Body Brussels Rug, 12 ft 7 in. x 12 ft 25.00
1 Green and Red Jap Rug, 12 ft x 15 ft 11.98
1 Red and Blue Jap Rug, 12 ft x 15 ft 13.98
CMrtaflo Departmeet
Special sale of Momie Tinsel Silkolines, beautiful new patterns, 10 cents
Silk Finished Silkolines, new patterns, 9 cents
500 Dowaline Cushions, with ruffles, at 39 cents
We can save you money on Lace Curtains, Heavy Curtains and Draperies.
FIILEY'S I iTiT
To Qean Dp tbe Balance LiOtllCS MlC WCJffS J
f StoCk Of Many a man Is judged. Carelessness in jf
j dress 3s a fair indication of carelessness w
npv o 1 t Ul an other things. Benefit hy this lesson '(;'
1-lPfilffl irfPVfll ! and buy one of our up-to-date suits. If ;,f'
Jl 11 llllUlUyi J it don't fit we make it fit.
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Wash BOY LE I IMIOW I
W 'llll 416 LACKAWANNA AVPNilTP. '((,
Ood
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6CeetaYard
Former Prices 12c,
15c mi 18c.
ALSO
SMkaMee
Comfortalbles5
At $l9o
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
The only real good fruit
3ar in the market today.
Try them once and you
will never use any other.
We have them in pints,
quarts and two quarts.
TIE CLEMONS, EEEEEE,
MAIXEY'Ca,
422 Lacka. Ave.
TIE OGH1MC
MIT JB
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3
Yom
Lew5s9 ReMly
& DavieSo
ALWAYS BUSY.
AUGUST SALE
SUliEE FOOTWEAR
COOL SHOES
FOR HOT FEET
IEWIS,REIIXYAYIES
114 AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
Well! Well!
J tost
Thiek of It!
OOO-I'AGE LONG DAY BOOKS, LEDG
KIIS OH JOUUNALS, FUMj DUCK
BINDING, 8PIUNG BACK, GOOD
QUALITY PAI'EIt, pQJ 95
Theo
Tfoimik AgaSmi
A LETTEK PRESS, BOO PAGE LET
TEH BOOK, BOWL AND BRUBII COM
PLETE 0NLy $5.00.
Uej molds Bros
Stationer and Engravers.
Hotel Jerrnyn Bldg,
10 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa
So
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ARE YOU?
Well, so nro wo. Hut let us sec If vo can't
Interest you. Have you bought a
Garden Hose,
Lawn Mower,
Lawn Sprinkler,
Ice Cream Freezer,
Refrigerator,
Window Screen,
Screen Doors,
Hammocks,
Oil Stoves,
Gas Stove
Or Cooler
TblsSummer? If not, do you need ono? If
you do como In and get our prices. Wo'nre
sewing luennove nooui ai a sncriuce. wti
GIVE EXCHANGE 8TAMPS.
FOOTE k SMEAR CO,
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agont for the Wyomlnj
District for
Mlnlog, Blastlug,Sportlngi S1nokelo.11
and tho Repauno Chemical
Company's
HIGI EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms Sit!, 213 nnd 214 Commonwealth
Bulldluc, Scranton.
AGENCIES:
TIIOS, FORD, Plttston
JOHN B. SMITH d: SON, Plymouth
E. W. MULLIGAN, WIIUes-Barru
IT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for.domestto us
and of all sizes, Including -Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of the city;
at the lowest tfrlco
Orders received at the Offlce, first floor.
Commonwealth building-, room No f,
telephone No. 2C24 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
I. To SI
DUP0lr8