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By Tho Tribune Publishing Company.
VJLLIAM CONNELL, President.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICUi
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Weekly $1.00 a year.
IMIRID T TtIK rOSTOFflRIi AT SCSHSTOK; TX. AS
tlCOND-CLAia MAtL UATTIR.
SCRANTON. AUOUST G. 1S37.
Wo have no doubt that there nre
many gentlemen among professional
ball players; but the proportion Is not
yet sulllclontly largo to make It safe for
a club management to put a club on 110
more stringent basis of discipline than
Hb honor. It Is evident that so fnr as
n. majority nf the Scranton aggregation
Is concerned, the most needed thing Is
the docked pay roll ar.d the well-aimed
boot.
Ncarlng a Climax.
Information concerning the Cuban
problem Is beginning to reappear In
ptlnt, and thla thno It Is becoming
somewhat specific. Item the first is
supplied by the Washington Star,
which says that Senator Morgan, prob
ably the most determined Ameilcan
champion of f'uba nnd opponent of
ripam, nns mieiy, unci h'iciui hiki
views with President McKlnley, ex
pressed his entire satisfaction with
the executive's course nnd Intentions.
Inasmuch as he was up to a short
while ago very Impatient and almost
Irrepressible, he must have heard news
which appeared favorable to Cuba.
Item the second Is embodied in a
Havana letter to the Sun, the one
American paper which throughout the
present Insurrection has kept Its read
ers posted concerning the Cuban side.
According to this letter the poposals
lor peace made by General Weyler to
General Gomez, to discuss which the
cnrtaln-general asked the privilege
of an Interview, which Ccner.il Gomez
refused to grant, were embodied In the
following four articles: "1. The Insur
gents to lay down their arms In the
six provinces of the Island. 2. All
Insurgents now in arms to be par
doned by Spain, and facilities afforded
them to leave the Island or to fix their
residence In any part of Cuba where
they muy wish to live. 3. Cubans
abroad In sympathy with the revolu
tion, engaged in foreign countries in
helping the insurgent army, to be par
doned by Spain, and means given to
the poor among them to return to their
native land. 4. Home rule to be
granted by Spain to Cuba. Under this
system the Cuban municipalities would
be authorized to control their finances.
A general assembly, In which the six
provinces would be represented accord
ing to their population, would have
the control of municipal and pro
vincial affairs. The captain-general
would preside over this body, and have
a right to veto Its decisions, but all
decisions should be finally submitted
to the ministry of the colonies at Mad
rid. The captain-general would select
all civil employes except heads of de
partments, but he would, In all cases,
submit to the ministry of the colonies
' three names of candidates for each Im
portant position. The minister at Mad
rid would appoint one among the three
proposed. Cuba would pay the ex
penses of the Spanish army and navy
detailed for service In Cuba, the extent
of the service to be decided by the
ministry of the colonies. All possible
efforts would be made to satisfy the
claims of Cuban commerce and Industry
with regard to the tariff." The fact
that Weyler should concede so much,
although Intrinsically the plan Itself Is
worthless to Cuba, giving Spain still
the grip on the island's revenues, may
fairly be taken as an evidence of Span
ish weakness. A country which tights
according to Spain's methods In Cuba
does not offer concessions except under
compulsion.
Item the third is from tho same
source as Item the second, and may be
put in the Sun correspondent's own
words:
Weyler's attempt to secure a meeting
with Gomez for tho purpose of urging
him to sign a treaty of peaco was prompt
ed by tho general apprehension which
prevails la government circles in Madrid,
aH well as In Havana with rugaid to tho
Instructions given by President McKlnley
to Gen Woodford. Even the war, whose
present phase threatens Havana Itself,
does not claim so much attention from
tlw Spaniards here as General Wood
ford's mission. Senor Canovas cables to
General Weyler, ordeilng him to try to
arrive nt an understanding with tho in
surgents beforo the American minister
could make any proposals to Spain. Au
thentic Information from Madrid says
that Canovas and Sngasta liavo agreed
to stop their political dissensions with
regard to Cuba until It is seen what tho
American minlRter is going to do. The
Spanish authorities In Havana and tho
more prominent Spaniards In close con
nection with General Weyler believe that
General' Woodford is going to proposo to
the Spanish government .1 settlement of
the war on tho basis of an Indemnity to
bt paid by Culm to Spain, on condition
of the complete Independence of the
Maud. From a well-Informed person I
barn that this Information has been re.
celved ut tho captain-general's palace
from tho Spanish legation at Washing
ton. The general opinion Is that if any
such proposition Is niadu Spain will reject
It at once. No indemnity that Cuba can
jeasonably pay will begin to cover tho
extraordinary debt Spain has Incurred In
Cuba. If Spain accepts only a part of
tho money as un lndomnlty she. would bo
responsible to her foreign creditors for
the remainder of thn debt. At thn same
tlmo It Is certain that the Cubans will
not stop lighting on any terms short of a
declaration of tho Independence of Cuba.
How will the complicated question bo
solved? This Is the question that fixes nil
eyes upon General Woodford and his first
movements In Spain,
Here we have pieces of Information
from yvo different sources, which aro
entirely consistent, each with the other,
nnd In line, also, with the assurances
mndo a few weeks ago by President
McKlnleys close friends and supporters
that Ills policy 'With' referenco to Cuba
would be such, when unfolded, as to
command the full approval of tho
American people. Current nows as to
tho affairs of Spain In Cuba point un
mistakably to a weakening of Woylcr'a
grip. The presence of guerrilla rar
ttes " of ini'ursrents withlr. visible
distance of Havana, not once merely
but continuously, with skirmishes of
dally occurrence, dops not Indicate any
thing approaching that degree of pacifi
cation which would appear from the
Captain-General's , official prqclamn
' Uoiis. It "Will uo strange If thin pecu
liar situation shall not soon roach' a
decisive cllmnx.
. 1
The fatal flaw In Japan' whole case
with reference to Hawaii Is that Ha
waii, n free and Independent power, has
naked tho United Staten, another free
and Independent power, tp nnncx her,
and that In consequence of this freedom
and Independence on the part of tho
parties Immediately concerned, what
we shall do In tho premises Is none of
Japan's business.
Limiting Duty-Free Baggage.
Returns from our various ports of
entry bring complaints In ubundnnco
from tourists who, returning to this
country nfter a sojourn abroad, tilp
over the provision of the Dlngley law
which exempts from duty only $100
worth of new personal effects. Hut tho
provision Is a logical one from tho
protective stnndpolnt and moreover It
promises to be of material benefit as
a revenue producer.
It has been estimated that cabin
passengers hud brought home with
them on an average $100 worth of new
goods apiece. On tho bnsls of 100,000
tourists per annum this meant the free
importation of $10,000,000 worth of goods
most of which, If not brought In as per
sonal bagsage, would have been du
tiable at a high figure. If the same
ratio shall continue, duty will hereafter
be collected on $30,000,000 worth of these
previously exempted goods, and at an
average duty of 50 per cent, the Dlngley
bill would leallze on this Item alone
$b,,000,000 each year, or MlMclent to
arm and equip three brand new battle
ships, cover the deficit in tho postal
department, or pay interest on half a
billion dollars of the national debt.
There Is an Interesting lilt of history
back of the Inclusion of this $100 ex
emption In tho new tariff bill. While
it wns under consideration the tteasury
department decided to pick a passen
ger at landom who had declared no
dutiable effects and learn by actual
examination of his baggage Just what
he had brought from Kuropo free of
duty. The man selected was a passen
ger on tho St. Louis who arrived at
New York from Southampton on Juno
IS. He wns a man in ordinary station
In life, well-to-do but not ilch, and
this was what he had In his satchels
and trunks:
1 embroidered satin skirt; 1 gray cos
tume In two pieces; 2 silk waists; 2 senl
skln coats; 2 toothbrushes; 2 packuges
toilet powder; 11 pocketknives; 7 statu
ettes; 3 gins- top casks, two plated with
name; 1 drinking cup; 33 obscene playing
cards; 7 ladles' silk waists; 4 ladles' cot
ton waists; 3 ladles' coton shirts; i child's
dresses; 1 wool cape; 2 bicycle suits, three
pieces each, 1 autograph album; 31 pairs
gentlemen's hose; 20 odd hose; 5 silk ties;
2 pairs silk gloves; 5 pairs kid gloves; 1
cotton shirt; 1 piece embroidered black
satin; 1 green cloth Jacket, fur trimmed;
1 silk costume In two pieces; 2 dress pat
terns; 1 doll In case; 3 pieces cotton goods,
S yards each; 2 feather boas; 5 collar
ettes; 4 child's silk dresses; 2 child's cloth
dress; C pairs of silk stockings; 5 neck
ties; 13 pieces dress trimmings; 13 ladles'
silk waists; 3 tea gowns; 1 wool skirt; C
undershirts; 131 pieces silk, nbotit 1,174
yards; 1 piece satin, S3 yards; 1 pleeo silk,
31V4 yards; 1 piece cloth, 123i yards; 1 piece
cloth, 5'b yards; 13 silk waist patterns;
CS pairs gloves; 3 boxes cologne; S boxes
perfumery; 1 box toilet soap; 2 bottles; 2
pocketbooks; 1 penknife; 3 linger rings;
10 pieces tape; 1 drab cloth Jacket; 20 ob
sceno pictures; small lot personal effects.
Hero was easily $2000 worth of goods
which ought by every rule of equity to
have borne a duty. Estimates by the
treasury department coveting a period
of ten years placed tho average value
of such imports by tourists at $490 for
each person entering tho country; but
to be safe the sum wns lowered to $400
In the information furnished to con
gress. It is obviously unjust to Im
porters to make them pay duty on
freight Imports when passengers are
permitted to land baggage Imports In
large quantity free. Tho American
who wishes to do his buying in Europe
nfter having accumulated his money In
America should feel grateful that the
United States permits him to bring
back the fruits of his foreign market
ing upon any terms.
The report that Spain would like to
pick a quarrel with tho United States
In order to get an excuse to let Cuba go
doesn't fit with the excessive pains
vhlch Spain seems to be taking Just
now to keep on the right side of us.
Hut If it Is a quarrel she wants, there
ought to be little difficulty In arrang
ing fcr her accommodation.
nltn distance In as many directions ns
might bo .desired. Tho alleged achieve
ment of Tesla, for which ns yet wo
have only n newspaper reporter's ver
sion of Testa's own claim, unsubstanti
ated by testimony as to simultaneous
effects discerned elsewhere, while seem
ingly Improbable is yet only a crudo
approximation to theso dreams of for
mer yenrs. Th'o public, before plr.clng
too much faith In the foregoing report,
will do well, however, to await mora
definite Information. Teste's name has
been mndfto stand, sponsor for a
nutnlier of rhetorical wonders that Tes
la himself know comparatively llttlo
about.
..
Trotessor Henry W. Elliott, tho
Smithsonian Institute export on the seal
question who undertakes to prove that
ex-Secretary of State Foster doesn't
know anythlns about seals, begins his
open letter ns followo: "Inasmuch as
I have a closer personal knowledge of
this present question than any oth'er
man living and vastly more extended,
and Inasmuch as I am the author of
the modus-vlvendl of 1SD1-93, which Is
the only creditable step taken by our
government toward settling this seal
dispute since It began In 1S90 up to dato,
I desire to say," etc. Professor Elliott,
In the Interest of humanity, should take
good care of his health, for it Is doubt
ful if civilization could survive ms
demise,
i
In tho lato presidential election a mil
lion of Sound Money Democrats gave tip
their party for their convictions of duty.
They looked for reward neither in tho
spoils policy nor in the competitive civil
service. Philadelphia Record.
Just tho same there are several lead
ers Instrumental in effecting this re
volt who would enjoy olnco fully as
well as the next man.
Renders of the Forum magazine will
bo Interested In the announcement that
Dr. J. M. Rice, whoso articles upon
pedagogy have been the most signifi
cant ones of their kind during the past
live years, has been Installed as its ed
itor and expects to make it even moro
than formerly tho representative re
view of North America. The thorough
ness with which Dr. Rice has perform
ed his previous tasks points to the suc
cess of his new mission.
It Is hoped that "the people," who,
according to Mugwump report, are so
much gratified Just now at the presi
dent's civil service stand, will remem
ber their gratitude as long as the
spoilsmen will remember their disap
pointment. Usually "the people" have
short memories.
Referring to Senator Gorman's ver
satility on the money question tho
Springfield Republican says: "He has
stood on his feet, he has stood on his
head, and now ho passes the hat while
resting comfortably on his middle."
Tho collection Is the main thing, these
days in a good many quarters.
For dizzying and swiftly alternating
fluctuations, commend us to the pub
lished estimates of the progress of the
soft coal strlks.
If he doesn't have a care, the sultan of
Turkey may continue his electioneering
for a licking until he will unexpectedly
be elected.
Our Hawaiian friends should not be
come impatient. Annexation Is a boon
well worth waiting for.
The Campaign Liars
Are Still at Work
The Latest Wrinkle in Electricity.
A new discovery Is announced to the
credit of Nicola Tesla "the simultan
eous transmission of messages by
means of the earth's electrical currents
to as many scattered points on tho
surfuce of tho globe as may be desired."
The means by which this discovery was
reached are thus described, tho quota
tion being from a New York dispatch
to the Philadelphia Press:
Tesla had his rooms In tho laboratory
on Houston btreet darkened. Prom u
mom ndlolnlnc tho one In which he and
his visitors stood a current was turned on
invisibly. A huge black disk hung on a
frame about eight feet In dlumeter from
the center of which protruded a brass
electrode seven Inches in diameter. As
tho group gazed at this tho apartment
was filled with a crackling sound, which
Increased till it sounded like tho rattlo
of musketry. Bright flames shot from
tho electrode, not from polo to pole, as in
ordinary demonstrations. Like llcry ser
pents tho wavy colls of flame darted In
graceful lines around tho disk. The long
est sparks were fully eight feet from tho
point when they burst Into dazzling bril
liancy to tho vanishing point. These elec
trical sparks were undoubtedly tho long
est flashes of light ever produced by simi
lar means. It seemed like a terrific light
ning display with tho snapping, crack
ling sound displaying thd reverberation
of heaven's artillery.
"What uro you doing?" was aBkcd
Tesla, "I am producing," said ho, "an
electrical disturbance of Jntenso magni
tude, which Is continuing throughout the
entire earth. In other words, I nm pro
ducing a disturbance of the earth's
churgo of electricity which cun bo felt to
the uttermost parts of the earth."
"And tho result will bo?"
"Ah." said Tesla, his faco lighting up
nnd his spnro flguro vibrant with prldo
and cntnusiasm, "mat is almost incom
prehensible. This electrical disturbance
by means of certain simple Instruments
can bo felt and appreciated at any point
of tho globe. In this way messages can
bo sont to the cntlro earth around and
be taken up nt any part of tho earth
without thn aid or intervention of wires
In any way at all."
This reads like a page of fiction and
will need some verification cro It will
be lielleved. And yet It follows somo
wh'at logically tho discovery recently
credited to Marconi whereby messages
were transmitted several miles from
Instrument to Instrument without
wires. It has long been a dream of
telegraphers that by means of sensitize
needles wires could be dispensed with
and messages transmitted to an lndtft-
Glbson In Philadelphia Press.
It is amazing how a campaign lie will
ho used over and over again, even after
it has been exposed a thousand times,
simply because persons who circulate tho
falsehood think that tho peoplo are too
ignorant to discover the truth, A few
years ago tho New Yorlc World pub
lished, on the strength of tho assertion
of a Democratic member of congress, a
list of over 100 alleged trusts which wore
said to liavo been benefited by tho Mc
Klnley act. This samo list has been used
by twenty-six Democrats in tho house
and senate at this session as applicable
to tho Dlngley tariff bill. Figures have
been changed, but the list is Just the
same. There never was any truth in u
from tho sturt, and In many cases now it
Is absolutely ridiculous.
o
rrt, flrcf "trust" on the list is "the
anthracito coal trust." There Is no duty
on nnthrnclto coal, and thero has not
been any duty for over a quarter of a
century. A certain kind of coal, which
has less than S2 per cent, of fixed carbon,
which Is Imported Into California from
Wales, was held by eomo Judgo In San
Trancisco to bo anthracite. And under
tho existing bill a duty was put on that
kind of coal. Hut It docs not apply to
tho kind of coal mined in Pennsylvania,
and known everywhere In this country
outside of tho head of that Judeo, as anthracite.
others circulate In their speeches this list
of alleged trusts, snld to bo favored by
tho Dlngley bill, nnd glvo a false rate of
duty on steel rails, ns If that rate was
the samo ns tho Wilson bill, instead of
having boon reduced, ,
There aro many other similar misstate
ments, to use a mild word, In tho list of
alleged trusts, circulated ns a Democratlo
campaign document. Among tho articles
said to bo controlled by trusts nro flour,
bread, and milk, nrtlclcs which nny sano
man knows to be beyond tho power of
any trust to control. When so-called
"venerable senators," anu lenders on tho
Democratic sldo In tho house, deliberately
circulate theso falsehoods, It must bo as
sumed that there Is something morally
loose In tholr mnkeup. Perhaps It Is not
to be wondered nt, under tho circum
stances, that wo nro misrepresented nB a
people, and falsely criticized In Europe,
when our own "venerablo senators" de
liberately enter into this shameful work
at home.
MR. SHERMAN'S NOTE A SUCCESS.
From the Washington Post.
Now that England has reconsidered her
refusal to participate in tho confercn;o
rclatlvo to tho protection of seal life In
tho Pacific, it Is In order to Inquire
whether tho Sherman note to Ambassa
dor Hay, over which the Mugwump nnd
Angtomnnlac organs had such convul
sions of dismay, was as stupid and Ill
advised as itB critics originally declared,
o
One must estimate tho merits of a
measure by the standard of Its practi
cal results. Tho United States, by far
tho largest owner of seal rookeries In tho
Pac flc. set out to Interest itussia anu
Japan nnd Knpland In tho adoption of a
convention which woum secure tne ae
slred end of tegulntlng seal fishing, ar
resting piracy, preventing tho destruction
of the herds, and punishing unlawful de
predation. Russia nnd Japan at once as
sented to the proposal. Being owners of
rookeries themselves, tnty naturauy ra
vored an arrangement under which tho
rights of property would be respected.
Great Britain, owning no rookeries of any
value, nnd being, thererore, opposed to
nny protection 3f the rookeries belong
ing to others, naturally opposed the prop
osition. In her capacity ns tho universal
spoliator, sho Infinitely preferred tho good
old piratical dispensation under which
her sealers had flourished so long nnd so
mightily. Sho had the same objection to
an International agreement in the prem
ises that a burglar haq to tho penal code.
Tho question, then, was whether to go
ahead without England's participation
and formulato a convention which would
place her In tho attitude of a common
marauder, or to make such representa
tions as would show her the wisdom of
Joining in the conference. Evidently Mr.
Sherman prefcrrsd the latter alternative.
His note to Ambassador Hay disclosed
very clearly tho position In which Eng
land would be placed, so far as the Unit
ed States was concerned, by holding
aloof, and was in tho nature of a last
call on that predatory nation for at
tendance In the capacity of a reputablo
and law-biding member of the fnmlly.
a
Wo are not nt all suro that It wouldn't
have been bettor to proceed with Japan
and Russia nnd leavo England out of -o
arrangement altogether. Thero Is no visi
ble reason why these tnreo proprietors
should not get together nnd agree upon
a plan for tho preservation of their re
spective properties, without consulting a
fourth party who has neither rights nor
property to bo considered. The United
States government appears to have
reached a contrary conclusion, however,
and tho Sherman noto wns virtually a re
minder to England that tho door was
still open. Regarded in that light, the
noto can hardly be set down as a blunder.
England had already Ilatly refused to
tako part in the proposed conference. Tho
United States wished to bring about a
reversal of that decision. For reasons
not yet mado known and still invisible
to tho naked eye, tho administration
wished to rrnko England a party to the
compact. Tho suavltcr In modo had
failed. Lord Salisbury was truculent and
contemptuous in tho extact ratio of Mr.
Sherman's polltenoss. It wns then that
our Government saw fit to suggfst an ex
periment In tho lino of fortlter in re. Tho
result we all know. There was a loud
and angry roar from tho British press.
Our own precious Mugwump Journals set
up their usual scream about Jingoes and
rudeness and stupidity. There was the
Inevitablo British bluster. And then
came the announcement that Lord Salis
bury would "consent" to the conference.
It was the Venezuelan eplsodo repeated.
It was a fresh and crowning proof that
mere diplomatic pahtvor Is wasted on
Great Britain on this nation which re
spects only thoso who can and will assert
themselves.
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Upon the whole, wo ilnd tho Sherman
note a great Biiccess, measured by tho
standard of its purpose nnd results. We
should havo preferred a different policy
another way of meeting England's Inso
lencebut tho note had tho effect It was
Intended to ptoduce, and. to that extent
It was distinctly meritorious.
ANOTIIEK PIIIIiANTIIKOPIS T.
From the Chicago Tribune.
"It would put a great deal moro money
In circulation," tho man In tho fur-llnjd
coat was saying, "If everybody who owes
anything would simply pay his debts. The
amount might not bo much In any one
case, but In tho aggregate It would be an
Immense sum and do more than anything
else to restore confidence and bring gooci
times."
"That's easy to say," responded the
man In tho shtggy ulster, "but Where's
a fellow to get tho money? For Instance,
it has taken mo two whole days to rtiko
enough toether to pay my tnxea."
Taxes?" rejoined tho other. "Great
Scottl WT.at aro you doing that for? I
never pay my taxes till June!"
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Farmer Mces 12c,
15c aM 18c0
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ALWAYS BUSY.
Ti,., n trust la the next one In tho list,
and theio is no such trust In existence.
Then thero follow tho broom trust, tho
casket trust, tho cigarette trust, tho con
densed milk trust, tho copper Ingot trust,
tho copper sheet trust, and so on. It Is
pure Idiocy to say thero Is nny such
thing as a broom trust, when brooms nro
manufactured in hundreds and perhaps
tr, tvinnunnil'i of rjlnces In tho United
States. It is equally absurd to say there
Is a casket or a coffin trust. Instead of
tho bill benefiting the cigarette trust it
Just doubled tho tax on cigarettes, mnk
Ing an increase in tho tax of 100 per
cent. And yet tho Democratic campaign
talkers in tho senate, Including such men
as Vest, White, Jones, of Arkansas, and
others, circulate this falsehood about tho
bill. No change whatever was mado In
the bill In tho duties Imposed by tho
Wilson law on condensed milk, copper In
gots, sheet copper and on forty or fifty
other articles In tho list of the alleged
trusts.
o
One of tho trusts mentioned Is "tho salt
trust." Bait Is nroduccd in New York,
Michigan, Louisiana, Kansas, Pennsyl.
vanla, Nebraska, and In about half tho
states of tho Union, Such a thing ns a
salt trust would bo absolutely Imposstblo
In tho United States, nnd tno men wno
circulate this list know that to bo tho
fact. Hut In England thero Is a Salt
Union, which controls nearly nil the pro
duct of that country. The Tress corre
spondent attended a meeting of tho
stockholders of that salt union In Ches
ter, Eng a few years ago, and heard
the chairman of tho board stato that tho
prlco of salt had been Increased In tho
nrovlous year by limiting tho production.
That speech was printed In tho British
newspapers. Thero Is a salt trust In Eng
land, .but thero Is none In tho United
States, and never has been ono nnd prob
ably never will bo one. And yet Demo
cratlo talkers and newspapers nnd Brit
ish newepapcrs talk about our. legislation
In favor of tho salt trust.
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In tho samo way tho steel rail trust Is
IncUdod In tho list, and tho falso state
ment Is printed that under the Dlngley
bill tho duty on steel rails Is 17.81 a ton.
That was tho duty undor tho Wilson law,
but under tho Dlngley bill the duty has
been considerably decreased. Thero Is
not a member of tho Sonato Flnanco com
mltti'o who does not know that to bo the
j fact, and yet Mr. Jones, Mr. Whlto and
A PROFESSIONAL VISIT.
From id-Bits.
An impecunious doctor was waited upon
at his house by a stranger, to whom,
thinking tho visit "professional," he of
fered a chair.
"Thank you," was tho reply: "but par
don me, my Instructions aro to tako the
lot, unless you pay tho debt and costs.'1
ALSO
SfllkaMee
Comfortables.
At
A Pnlnful AwnkoniiiR.
Socialistic Orator Wake up! Wako up!
Let us kindle the fires of liberty.
Smlthson (waking from a doze) Durned
If I will Maria. It's your turn this morn
ing. New York Evening Journal.
HO AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
A. TEST FOR COOD SPELLERS.
If you can spell every word correctly In
tho following rhymes all legitimate ex
pressions you may consider yourself
qualified to enter a spelling bee:
Stand up, ye spellers, now, and spell
Spell phenaklstoscope and knell;
Or tako some simple word as chilly,
Or caucer or tho garden lily.
To spell such word a3 syllogism,
And lachrymose anu synenromsra.
And Pentateuch and saccharine,
Apocrypha and celadlne,
Jepnlne and homoeopathy,
Paralysis and choloroform,
Ilhlnoceros and pachyderm,
Metempsychosis, gherkins, basque,
Is certainly no easy taBk.
Kaleldoscopo ona Tennessee,
Kamtchatka and erysipelas,
And etiquette and sossifras,
Infallible and ptyallsm.
Allopathy and rl'eumatlem,
And cataclysm and beleaguer,
Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous. Intrigue,
And hosts or other woras an touna
On English and on classic ground.
Thus, Bering Straits and Michaelmas,
Thermopylae, Jalap, Havana,
Clnquefotl ana ipecacuanna,
And Rappahannock, Bhenandonh,
And Schuylkill and a thousand more,
Are words tomo prime good spqllers mlsB
In dictionary lands llko this.
Nor need ono think himself n soroy'.o
If somo of theso his efforts foil,
Nor deem himself undone forever
To miss the name of either river,
The Dnlepor, Scire or duadnlqulver.
Ntw Orltnns TlmevDcmoertu.
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Lawn Sprinkler,
Ice Cream Freezer,
Refrigerator,
Window Screen
Screen Doors,
Hammocks,
031 Stoves,
Gas Stove
Or Cooler
ThisSummor? If not, do you need one? If
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selling the ubovo good at a sacrifice. WE
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COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestlo ui
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of the city;
at the lowest price
Orders received at tbs Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No (;
telephone No, 2621 or at tho mine, tele
phone No. S72, will be promptly attendee
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
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