THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-FRED AY MORNING, OCTOBER '29. 1897.
5.
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JUOaWJlJU 3I1VIC II
By JOHN R.
The mayor's court or Scranton, or
Kanlzcd In 1SCC, went out of existence
upon the adoption of our constitution
of 1874. The last of the recorders wis
Hon. WalsliiRlmm O. Ward. Judee
"Ward was ndmlttcd to the bar of Lu
zerne county Nov. 10. 1851, nnd has,
lieen practlclnK Ills profession for foi-ty-slx
yenrs. He was born at Dovr
Plains, Dutchess county, New York,
Oct. 7, 1S23, nnd Is now "4 yenrs old
He Is the oldest practitioner nt the
t.acknwanna county bar. lie rend law
with J. AI. Alexander, cst and upon
Ills' admission to the bar opened an of
fice In this city, where ho practiced
until his election as recorder of the
mayor's court In 1870.
In 1S75 he resinned his position and
npnln entered the practice of his pro
fession. He Is the senior member of
the well known and prosiorous law
firm of Wnrd & Horn. His life has
JUDGE W. H. STANTDM.
been a busy one. He has a kind heart
nnd sympathetic nature. He Is re
spected and beloved by nil who know
him. He is upright, Just nnd conscien
tious. By his wise counsel nnd helping
hand ho has nsslsted ninny a young
lawyer to fame nnd fortune. Remark
able success has attended him In the
trial of cases. He Is one of the most
successful civil and criminal lawyers
of Northnastern Pennsylvania. He
has probably conducted more murder
trials than any other lawyer In this
commonwealth. His useful life and
litany Rood deeds form n brlprht chapter
In the history of our bar.
JUDGE STANTON.
Hon. William H. Stanton was elect
ed In 1S77, by the Labor Reform party,
an additional law Judge of Luzerne
county. "He was born in July, 1843,
and Is a native of New York city. He
studied law In the otllee of Hon. V?. Cm.
"Vnrd, and was ndmlttcd to the Lu
zerne bar Nov. 10, 1SCS. Between the
years 1872 and 1877 Judge Stanton was
olepted to several Important nnd honor
able olHces. He was district attorney
of the mayor's court, state senator,
congressman and additional law Judge.
He was once editor and proprietor of
the Scranton Times. As a writer, his
style Is terse and perspicuous. Ho en-
Joys ti large practice. Fidelity to cli
ents Is his aim and motto.
August 13. 1S78, an election was held
for the erection of Lackawanna county
from a portion of Luzerne. The divi
sion was carried by a majority of 7,029
votes. On Aug. 21 the new county, the
sixty-seventh In the state, was declared
established by the governor's procla
mation. Hon. Benjamin S. Bently, of
VlllIamsport, Pa., an appointed judge,
organized the courts of Lackawanna,
county on Sept. 2, 1878, and tho ma
chinery of the new county was put in
motion. The appointment of Judge
Bently was made on the Ground that
Lackawanna county the moment It
was erected, became, under the provi
sions of the constitution, a separate
judicial district. A mandamus was
Issued by the Supreme court, wherein
It was decided thnt the constitution
did not execute Itself, but that legisla
tion was necessary, hence the appoint
ment of Judge Bently was Illegal and
void.
By the provisions of the new county
net. Lackawanna county was to re
main the same judicial district as the
old; hence the Judges of Luzerne or
ganized and held tho courts. It was
on the twenty-fourth day of October,
1S7S, that Hon. Oarrlck JI. Harding,
president judge; Hon. John Handley
and Hon. William H. Stanton, addi
tional law Judges of Luzerne county,
regularly organized the courts of this
county, In the old Washington hall, at
the corner of Lackawanna and Penn
avenues, In pursuance of the mandate
of the Supreme court. The "Bently
court" nnd all proceedings thereunder
were annulled. By Act of Assembly,
Slarch 13, 1879, this county was made
the forty-fifth Judicial district, and
Hon. John Handley assigned as presi
dent Judge, and Hon. Alfred Hand as
additional law judge.
1'IIIST PRESIDENT JUDGE.
Hon. John Handley was the first
president Judge of this Judicial dis
trict. He was admitted to the bar of
Luzerne county Aug. 21, 18B0. He com
menced the study, of law at Columbia
Law school, and finished his reading
at Washington, D. C. Soon afterward
he removed tn Scranton and com
menced the practice of his profession.
In 1874. when Mr. Handley was under
40 years of age, he received the Dem
ocratic nomination for additional law
Judge of Luzerne county, and was
elected over his Republican competitor,
Kdwln A. Osborne, esq. At tho expira
tion of his term, In 1881. he was re
nominated by his party for the samo
position, but was defeated by Hon. R,
"V. .Archbald, the Republican nominee!
Judge Handley had only limited edu
cational advantages In his early life,
but he was ambitious, and mado tho
most or his opportunities. Tho writer
orten heard him remark, in tho privacy
or his omee, how much he regretted
not having received a, collegiate
education. Determination to succeed
In whatever he undertook was charac
teristic of his nature. He was In tho
proper sense of the expression "a self
made man." Coming to Scranton a
poor .man, by skillful financiering and
Judicious Investments, he accumulated
on ample fortune. He was benevolent
and gave liberally to worthy charities
3f Was not until after his death that
the public actually knew how many
young men and women ho had assist
ed .to obtain an academic education,
In Faith and Hopo tho the world will
disagree,.
Dut all mankind's concern Is Charity,"
He was always kind and affable to
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JONES, ESQ., DISTRICT
young men; ho was ever ready to help
tho young practitioner. Ho possessed
one of tho finest private law libraries
In the state. Ho was strong In his
likes and dlstlkcs; ho occupied no neu
tral ground. Upon the bench he was
always dignified, deliberate and cour
teous. Ho was of most distinguished
nppearnnce. Upon leaving the bench
he retired from tho practice of law,
and devoted all his time to tho man
agement of his business Interests. Ho
died peacefully. His kingly form lies
In a beautiful vault overlooking tho
city of Winchester, his principal benu
flclary. JUDGE HAND.
Hon. Alfred Hand was the next Judge
In order of time. He was born at
Honesdale, March 26, 1S35, and gradu
ated from Yale college In 1857. Ho read
law In the olllce of Judge William Jes
sup, at Montrose, and was admitted
to the bar of Susquehanna county Nov.
21, 1859. Shortly after his admission to
the bar ho removed to this city, where
he has since lived. Governor Hoyt ap
pointed him, March t, 1872, an addi
tional law Judge for tho eleventh Judic
ial district, comprising Luzerne and
Lackawanna counties, and In the elec
tion of that year he was elected and
commissioned additional law judge of
the forty-fifth district (Lackawanna
county) for a term of ten years. When
Judge Handley left the bench, Judge
Hand became president Judge. He re
signed his position as Judge of this
county July 31, 1S8S, and on the same
day Governor Beaver appointed him
a judge of the Supreme court of Penn
sylvania, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Justice Trunkey. Judge
Hand Is connected with many of the
most Important business Interests of
our city. He Is a line scholar. His
opinions show wisdom, justice and
scholarship. Religious nnd charitable
Institutions have always had a friend
In Judge Hand. He Is one of the most
useful citizens of our county. He has
always espoused the cause of temper
ance. JUDGE ARCHBALD.
Hon. R. W. Archbald was born Sept.
10, '84R, ci Carbondale. He giadualed
at Yale college In 1871. He studied law
with Hand & Post, and was ndmlttcd
to ihe Luzrne county bar Sept. 17,
173. In 1SS4 Mr. Archbald was elected
additional law judge. When Judge
Hand was eli-vatcd to the Supreme
court, Judge Archbald became presi
dent judge of our courts. He Is the
third president Judco of this judicial
district. He Is an Indefatigable worker,
a wise and Just judge and a Christian
gentleman. He works earlv and late.
His opinions show much study and re
search. It Is, Indeed, a rare occur
rence for his opinions and rulings to
be reversed by the Supreme court.
Probably there Is no other common
pleas judge In this state whose decis
ions are so regularly afllrmed as Judge
Archbald's. He has a kind and agree
able nature and has the respect and
admiration of the entire bar. He hns
held court In many of the counties
throughout the commonwealth. Judge
Archbald Is qualified to fill the highest
judicial position In this state and coun
try. He presides over our courts with
honor, learning and dignity.
The name of James Archbald, de
ceased, father of the Judge, was the
synonym of honesty and Integrity, He
was superintendent of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company nt Car
bondale, for many years, and his mem
ory is cherished by the surviving pio
neers of the Lackawanna valley. Judge
Archbald owes his success to his In
dustry, Integrity and true manhood.
JUDGE KNAPP.
Hon. Henry A. Knapp was born July
24, 1851, nt the town of Barber, Broome
county. New York. He read law In the
ofllce of the late Hon. John Handley,
and was admitted to the bar of Lu
zerne county, Feb. 23, 1S75. He was an
additional law judge of this county
fiom July 1, 18S7, to Jan. 2, 1SSS, having
been appointed by Governor Beaver.
In 1SS7 he was the Republican nominee
for the same position, but as the coun
ty was then Democratic, he was de
feated by Hon. John F. Connelly. Dur
ing the short time that Judge Knapp
was upon the bench he made an ex
cellent record. His opinions nnd
charges to tho juries demonstrated
that he has an excellent Judicial mind.
As referee nnd master In chancery, he
JUJQE R. W. ARCIIDALD.
Is unexcelled. He has been county
solicitor for many years, and his de
cisions upon the many important ques
tlon.s which have urlsen In tho com
missioners' olllce have been generally
upheld by our courts. Ho has the re
spect and ndmlratlon of the bar, and
Is one of the most popular lawyers of
this county. He Is u member or the
wealthy and Influential law firm or
Willard, Warren & Knapp.
JUDGE CONNOLLY.
Hon. John F. Connolly was tho next
additional law judge In tho rotation or
time. He was born In Scranton April
27, 1853, and was educated In the Scran
ton High School and tho ColunVbU Col
lege Law School, of New York, from
which latter Institution ho graduated
In 187:;, receiving tho degree of LL.
B. He was admitted to tho bar of Now
York city May 18, 1874, and a few
months subsequently was admitted to
the bar of Luzerne county. He was
elected district attorney of this county,
and served with' satisfaction from 1883
to 18R6. In 1887 he was elected addi
tional law Judge of Lackawanna
county, for the term of ten years.
Judge Connolly was a man of great
natural ability. He excelled us an
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orator. Ho frequently mnde political
speeches for his party, previous to his
elevation to tho bench, and his pleas
ant voice was often hoard nt social
gatherings. The Judge was u terror
to criminals. If ho believed that a de
fendant was Justly convicted, and had
been previously convicted of a similar
offense, ho usuilly gave him tho full
pcnnlty of tho law. Judge Connolly
died In olllce. Our, county lost a fnlth
ful ollicl.il, nnd the people, a useful and
companionable citizen.
JUDGE GUNSTER.
Hon Frederick W. Gunster was
born Sept. 15, 1S45, at Lockweller, Prus
sia. HIm good father, Peter Gunster,
emigrated to America In 1S53, and set
tled with his family In Scranton. Judge
Gunster graduated at Williams College,
Mass. In 1867, and was selected by
hi? class to deliver the philosophical
oration, an honor which Is always
Jl'DQB 11. M. EDWARDS.
coveted by the ambitious college man.
He read law In tho ofllce of Judge
Ward, and was admitted to the bar of
Luzerne county Nov. 10, lbOS. He has
filled many important olTlces. Ho has
been district attorney, member of tho
house of representatives of Pennsyl
vania, city solicitor, solicitor for board
of school control for fourteen vears,
and an elector on the Democratic stalo
ticket in 1S72.
On Aug. 14, 1RSS, Mr. Gunster was
unanimously nominated by his party
for additional law judge, and was
elected at the succeeding election. On
Nov. 15, 1SSS, he wus appointed by
Governor Beaver nn additional law
Judge to fill the vacancy created hy the
resignation of Judge Hand. This
appointment was only until his re
gular term commenced. So popular
was Judge Gunster and so great was
the confidence which the public had In
h'ls Integrity and wisdom, that the Re
publican party nominated no candidate
against him. He has just cause to feel
proud of this, as party lines have al
ways been tightly drawn In Lackawan
na, county, especially at nominating
conventions. Kind, able, charitable
and just, Judr-? Gunster has left his
Impress upon the bar of Lackawanna
county for all time. He Is one of the
most scholarly, most impartial and
most merciful judges In our state.
JUDGE EDWARDS.
Hon. Henry M. Edwards was born
at Monmouthshire, England, Feb'y 12,
It'll, and came to this country with
his parents In ISO I, and settled in Hyde
Park.- Judge Edwards is a graduate
of London University. It Is not gener
ally known that lib was once engaged
In newspaper work. He was for sever
al years one of tho regular correspond
ents of the New York Tribune, Phila
delphia Press and other leading papers.
He Is well educated and an able writer.
Ho read law In tho ollk-o of Hon. F.
W. Gunster, and was admitted to tho
bar of Luzerne county Kob'y 19, 1872.
In 1SS5 he was "looted district attorney
for a term of three vcars. He was re
elected to the same ollxe In 1SSS. So
well satisfied were the people with his
administration of the criminal affairs
of our county, that they elected li'lm
additional law judge in 1893. His ad
ministration of the law has been just
and Impartial. His opinions and
charges are terse, able and logical. It
is a pleasure to hear him charge a Jury.
Ills diction Is the choicest, his illustra
tions are practical and convincing. He
Is always kind and courteous to the
members of the bar. He is of a de
cisive but sympathetic, nature, and
there is no man in this county occupy
ing an olllclal station who Is more
respected and esteemed by the people
than Judge Edwards. He Is the peer
ot the very best judges In our com
monwealth. In a future Issue tho careers, of
Judge E. N. Willard, Judge P. P.
Smith and Judge Charles is. nice, or
the Superior court, will be considered.
District Attorney's Ofllie, Oct. 2S, 1SU7.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYSHIP.
Views ot John It. .(ones Concerning
Its Solemn Responsibilities.
The rollowlng extract from a recent
speech by District Attorney John R.
Jones Is pertinent to the present po
litical canvass. It gives Mr. Jones'
conception of the duties ot his olllce;
"I realize fully the responsibilities
of my position, and It will be my con
stant endeavor to perform tho duties
of the ofneo with fidelity, Impartially
and to tho best or my humble ability.
1 have solemnly sworn to thus perform
my duties, and may I ever prove true
to the trust. The people of this coun
ty have seen lit to clothe mo with the
habiliments or public ofllce, and It will
ever be my highest aim to prove wor
thy or their confidence, and ir my
humble ability will permit, to receive
their commendation.
"The otllee or district attorney Is cer
tainly an Important ono In the admin
istration or public Justice. It Is ho who
represents the commonwealth In all
public prosecutions within tho county.
In the prosecution or violators of tlie
law, he performs an Important part In
tho protection of society from lawless
nef and crime. And the Interests and
welfare of society must bo protected at
all hazards. Upon .tho enforcement of
our laws and the punishment of wrong
doers depend tho stability of our In
stitutions and tho existence of the very
government itself. If crime were al
lowed to run rampunt through the
county and terrorize our communities;
If criminals are allowed to escape
through want of vigilance of public
olllcers, or having been brought to the
bar of justice they uro allowed to go
unconvicted through feelings of sym
pathy or sentimentality on the part of
.the Jury; or If having been convicted,
they do not receive sentences com
mensurate with tho malignity nnd
gravity of their crimes, as tho law pro
vides tho safety, tho welfare and the
happiness of all our law-abiding people
arc Jeopardized.
"Every safeguard should bo employed
hy public olllclals charged with the
preservation of tho public pence, for
the protection of society from crime.
Tho iwoplo have a right to expect this
from such ofllclnls. If tho thief, the
robber, tho burglnr, the house-burner,
tho rapist and the murderer, ns well
as the lower grade of criminals, can
escape from tho clutches of the law
with Impunity because of the failure
and neglect of public ofllcers to per
form their duties, or because Jurors
aro willing to condone the offense out
of sympathy, or from some other ul
terior motive, then will lawlessness In
crease In our midst; robberies, burg
laries, rape, house-burning and mur
ders be more frequent, and our good
people will bo In a constant state of
unrest, both as to the security of their
properties and their lives. And such
lawlessness creates confusion, chaos
and anarchy."
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STORYETTES.
When Gen. Lew Wallace was serving
as territorial governor of New Mexico,
a few years ago, he shipped home to
Indiana a carload of curios for his
friends. Tho collection Included a di
minutive Mexican burro, or donkey, In
tended for a neighbor's child as a pet.
When the car reached Its destination
the freight agent, In checking up the
contents of the car, misunderstood the
word "burro," nnd thinking that It wus
the phonetic attempt of some Illiterate
railroader to spell "bureau," was un
able to find nny piece of furniture to
fit the bill of lading. On the other hand,
he found In the car a long-eared don
key not Included in the bill. According
to custom, he promptly telegraphed
back to the shipping point: "Car No.
27.390, Albuquerque, consigned to Wal
lace, arrived minus ono bureau, plus
ono Jackass. Please trace and notify.
To a young lady who dcclnred that
Kentucky produced the handsomest
women, the fastest horses and the best
whisky on earth, Gen. Grant once made
reply: "I unequivocally Indorse the
first Part of your statement. As to
tho horses. I admit that also, for I own
some of them mvself, and I am con
sidered a good judge of horseflesh. But
as to the whisky, you -will pardon me
lt I doubt your position. Whisky in
order to bo good, must be old, and
your Kentucky men drink It up so fast
that It doesn't have time to get old."
While a well-to-do Parisian was re
turning recently by train from Havre,
during the first hour his only follow
passenger In the compartment was a
young man who made himself very
agreeable. Then others got In and talk
was general. Finally the Parisian
dropped to sleep. Presently the young
man, turning' to the other passengers,
with a wink toward the sleeping man,
said. In undertone: "I'll play a good
joke on my uncle," and he unfastened
the strap by which a small traveling
bag was slung over the shoulder of the
sleeper. "I'll change Into tho next
compartment at the first stop nnd my
uncle will wake up and think he has
been robbed. It will be fun to see his
face and I can watch through a little
glass In the partition. Don't give It
oway." The others grinned apprecia
tively and the young man presently
slipped out with the bag. Soon after
the owner of the bag woke up. Ho
missed his pouch from the strap and
Jumped up In great excitement, ex
claiming: "I've been robbed!" The re
sponse of his fellow-passengers was a
roar of laughter. This added anger to
the victim's excitement and he stormed
furiously. Finally one of the passen
gers assured the angry man that his
bag was all right: his nephew had It
In the next compartment. "My
nephew!" shouted the bewildered man.
"I haven't any nephew. I never had a
nephew. I don't know anything about
any nephew." Then It was the turn ot
the other passengers to be dumfounded.
But the thief got away and there were
several thousand francs In the bag.
A young American who wns bicycling
In Southern France was pushing his
wheel up a steep hill when he overtook
a peasant with a donkey-cart who was
rapidly becoming stalled, thouirh tho
little donkey was doing his best. The
benevolent wheelman, putting his left
hand against the back of the cart nnd
guiding his wheel with the other,
pushed so hard that the donkey taking
fresh courage, pulled the load up to the
top successfully.. The summit reached,
the peasant burst Into thanks to his
benefactor. "It was very good of you,
monsieur," he said; "I should never in
the world have got up the hill with only
one donkey.
SlIUWKItni) WITH KICK,
An Klcctriclnn's Novel Contrivance
at a Wedding Breakfast.
From the Sun.
The effort to stop the good old cus
tom of throwing rice at weddings has
proved a failure. Nearly two years ago
the antl-rlco crusade beuran In Boston,
and for a time the gelatine Hakes that
were substituted were used almost en
tirely. The chief argument against
rice was the danger that lay In the In
discriminate throwing of small, hard
particles. Serious accidents have re
sulted frequently from It, a notable
caso being that of a young woman In
this cltv, who got one of the particles
In her eyo and lost the sight ot It.
Another young woman almost choked
to death on rice which stuck In her
open mouth. Yet bridal parties are
showered with rice nowadays Just as
they have been for years. The antl
rlco agitation was short-lived, and now
that It has been crushed out entirely,
people seem to bo trying to make up
for the lapso by more elaborate Indul
gence In the old custom.
At a recent wedding breakfast In this
city a young electrician, who Is some
thing of a practical Joker.trled a brand
new device on the assembled company.
It was a paper ball, filled with rice,
and it stood In the centro of tho table,
and was so completely covered with
flowers that it was not noticed by nny
of the guests. By an Ingenious ar
rangement of springs tho ball could bo
broken and the rice scattered In every
direction by merely touching an elec
tric push button, which tho young man
had fixed In tho floor right under his
seat. At an opportune moment tho
Joker set his machine off, sprinkling
everything on the table with rice. The
rlco bomb was a tremendous success,
and the electrician has been asked to
fix up similar bombs Tor a hair-dozen
weddings to take plnce among ills
Wends this winter.
Avoiding Interruption,
"Do you have a telephone In your
homo?"
"No; I bomotimes havo to work at tho
oltico at night, and if I had a 'phone at
home my wlfo would call mo up overy
three minutes to see If I was there."
Chicago Record.
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STEATDY WORK
GOOD WAGgjSn
Get out the Vtfff 7 i
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SOUTH AMKHICAX CITIKS.
Reasons for Relieving tho Claim of
Kueiios Avres for Population.
Doubt, says the Sun, has often been
cast tmon the claims of certain Asiatic
cities, particularly Chinese -Ittes, to the
largo population which has been as
cribed to them, nnd recently there has
been much reason to believe thai some
ot the claims made for South American
cities in respect to population are equal
ly unsubstantial. The population of
Buenos Ayrc-s has, through immigra
tion, chlolly Italian, been largely In
creased during the last ten years, and
an onumoiutlon made of its Inhabitants
in tho month ot January showed its
population at that time to be iG3,S'.0,
or 100,000 greater, It Is claimed, than
that of Rio Janeiro, heretofore ugard
ed as the most populous city In South
America. These figures cannot be ef
fectively compared with those of nny
city in tho United States, for it Is a
somewhat curious fact that by the re
turns of the federal census of 190 there
was no city In this country having a
population between 500,000 and S00.U0O.
The four chief cities of tho country
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, had more than S00.O0O popu
lation each; the next group. St. Louis,
Boston and Bnltlmore.had bet ,von 40'.
000 and 500,000, but between 500,010 and
800,000 there were no American cities.
The municipal officials of Rio Janeiro
claim for it at the present time a popu
lation of S00.000, and do not sem to be
at alt Inclined to acquiesce in the claim
of the Argentine Republic. Thor.' has
been no ofllclal census ot the cities of
Brazil following the abdication of the
emperor In November, 18S9, but how lar
It may be accepted as a trustworthy
census is a question for by the Mine
enumeration the other lurse citlea of
Brazil. Bahla and Pernambuco, were
returned as having respectively 200,000
and 190,000 inhabitants each, th'augh It
is obvious that even numbers are rare
in census returns and are on almost
certain ear-mark of official gne.w work.
If. however, this enumeration be ac
cepted as thoroughly accurate, It Is dif
ficult to see how, since that time, the
population of Rio Janeiro could have
Increased to the present llgures claimed,
800,000. There has been, relatively, lit
tle immigration to It. Tho government
Is not altogether a stable oil'', and since
the overthrow of the empire the import
ance of Rio Janeiro as u capital has
'somewhat declined. Buenos Ayrcs, .in
the other luind, has had lt-t population
steadily increased by lh stream of
Italian immigration. New York city and
Buenos Ayros being the two foreign
1 orts to which, chlolly Italian ?mlgrants
go when leaving their own country, ut.d
Italian emigration Is now ilmost at its
llood In const-nance of the economic
conditions which exist In 'h. home
country, Buenos Ayrcs, It may bo rea
sonably concluded, Is entitled to the
distinction which is claim". for it of
being the largest city In South Ameri
ca. Tho City of .Mexico, the largest city
In Central America, had by th last
cer.sus a population of 323.000.
LINCOLN'S I.OVK I.KTTKK.
How the .Martyr President Popped
tho Kvcutfiil Question.
The original letter In which Abraham
Lincoln "popped tho question" to tho
lady he afterward married, ot which
so much has been conjectured, was
found bv accident after The Century
biography was completed, and It is cer
tainly an oddity nmong love letters.
Mr. Lincoln's letter Is addressed to
"My Dear Mary," and Is as follows:
"You must know that I cannot see
you or think of you with entire Indif
ference, and yet It may be that you are
mistaken In regard to what my real
feelings toward you are. If I knew
you were not, I should not trouble you
with this letter. Perhaps any other
man would know enough without fur
ther Information, but I consider It my
peculiar right to plead Ignorance and
your bounden duty to allow the plea.
I want In nil cases to do right and most
particularly so In all cases with wo
men. I want at this particular time
more than anything else to do right
with vou, and If I knew it would bo
doing right, as I rather suspect It
would, to let you alone, I would do it.
And for the purpose of making tho
matter as plain as possible, I now say
you can drop the subject, dismiss your
thoughts, If you over had nny, from me
forever, nnd leave this letter un
answered w Ithout calling forth one ac
cusing murmur from me. And T will
even go further and say that If It will
add unythlng to your comfort and
peace of mind to do so It Is my sin
cero wish that you should. Do not
understand by this that I wish to cut
your acquaintance. I mean no such
thing. What I do wish Is that our
rurther acquaintance (hall depend up
on yourselr. ir such further acquaint
ance would contribute nothing to your
happiness, I am sure It would not to
mine. If ySu feel yourself in any de
gree bound to me, I am now willing
to release you, provided you wish it,
while on the other hand. I am willing
and even anxious to bind -.on faster ir
I can bo convinced that it will In any
degree add to our happiness. This
Indeed Is tho whole question with me.
Nothing would muko mo more miser
able than to believe you miserable,
nothing moro happy than to know you
were so. In what I havo now said I
think I cannot bo misunderstood, and
to mako myself understood Is the only
object or this letter. H it suits you
best not to answer this, farewell. A
long life and a merry one attend you.
But If you conclude to wrlto back,
speak as plainly as I do. There can he
neither harm nor danger In saying to
mo anything you think Just in tho
manner you think It.
"l'our friend,
"Lincoln."
HOW Till. WOULD IS l'KI.
Good Things That Undo Stun Pours
Into the World's Markets.
From tho New York World.
The extensive shipments of frozen
poultry recently made from New York
to Europe suggests the vastness of the
scale on which the Improved arrange
ments for feeding the world are now
carried out. When America was dis
covered buyers In the largest European
product? markets counted by the dozen
at wholesale and hnd minds habltated
to the "great gross" ns tho largest
measure ot numerical quantity. Now
we nre obliged to count our eggs and
chickens not merely by tin? gross, hut
by tho million dozen. Last yenr Eng
land nctunlly consumed 13:1,000.000 doz
en eggs, paying $20,000,000 for them.
Ten million of them came from Ameri
ca. In 189C 'England Imported C70.C00 hun
dred weight of froaen beef from Aus
tralln.and over three times that amount
from the United States. A market In
London or In New York would often
show within tho space of 100 feet prod
ucts from every part of tho world, the
shipment nnd preservation of which
over thousands of miles of land and
water have been made possibly by the
process ot "chilling."
Although tho horrors of plnguo and
famine In India, existing whllr. we have
food products unused in this country,
show that the machinery of distribu
tion Is still very imperfect, it Is better
now than It ever has been In history.
The refrigerators Invented during the
last ton years have practically revolu
tionized distribution, and In doing so
have confirmed the supremacy of the
United States as the world's greatest
provider. Every one knows that we
raise grain by tho billion bushels, but
It Is only when we begin to export eggs
and poultry by the million dozen and
the thousand tons, and the humble hen
promises to bring in more momsy from
abroad than the haughty steel Indus
try, that wo begin to realize the possi
bilities of our greatness.
A POLITICAL POINTER-
If you Indorse the free trade and froo
sllver Chicago platform as the Lacka
wanna Democracy docs, "fullj,' and
without reserve," then work and vote
for Schndt, Horn, et. al. If you be
llevo In MeKlnley.protectlon and pros
perity, turn these agents ot Bryan
down.
BAD I'OK THE LAWYKKS.
A Connecticut Plan to Balk Thoso
W ho Try to Upset Honest Wills.
Prom the Hartford Times.
The only practical and simple scheme
for the prevention of attacks on wills
Is that proposed by Judge John H.
White, of Hartford, and defeated by
the legislature of 1893. It provides that
every person on making a will may de
posit It with n legal olllcer, who shall
give public notice that a will has been
so offered, and that all who wish to
attack the capacity of the testator shall
have a certain time In which to offer
evidence and bring the matter to a
decision. If no objection to the tes
tator's capacity is made within the
time specified the will cannot be at
tacked on that ground after his death.
The contents of the will are not dis
closed, even to Its custodian. No one
has any ground to attack It because he
Is left out or gets less than he thinks
he should have. Evidently people will
think twice about attacking the testa
mentary capacity of a man who Is
there to defend himself, especially
when they are uncertain how he has
devised his property, and may be bit
ing oft their own noses. As Mr. Swiv
eller remarked about the rooms at Bo-
vls Markls: "The contingent advant
ages are extraordinary." Under this
law there would be no premium on will
breaking.
The proposed law does not require
any one to deyoslt his will. It merely
gives to every person an opportunity to
make sure that his intentions regard
ing his property shall be carried out
and a growing scandal diminished.
Another idea Is that the legislature
pass an act directing the Judge In his
charge to the jury, In caso or will con
tests, to Instruct them as to tho weight
or evidence and the verdict that Is de
manded by the law. These will cases
present questions of law about which
the judse knows more than tho Jury,
and we enn conceive of no moro Infa
mous practice than that of breaking a
will on technical points, when the In
tent of the testator Is clear. Some
thing should be done to stop this con
tinued and growing raid upon wills.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TURNED AWAY
Impossible for tho (ircut Army ot
Clerks to Copo With n Itusl.-Ad-ditiontil
i:pcriciiccd Salesmen
Added.
The Chicago Combination Clothing
Sale, which Is now In progress at 211
Washington avenue, are simply doing
a land olllce business. Hundreds of
eager buyers were turned away owing
to the great rush. No wonder; look at
the prices. That tells the story:
Union Casslmere, Single and Double
Crcastcd Sack, regular price $9.00, now
$2.99. Uoys' Knee Pants at 9c, sizes
3 to 14 years.
Men's Serviceable Spring and Fall
Overcoats, worth $11.00. for $3.40. Fine
Silk and Satin Lined Fall and Winter
Overcoats, worth $1S.00 to $38.00, for
fi.20 and $12.3:5. Storm Overcoats for
from $3.00 to $0.00. They aro .vorth $9.00
at least. Men's Medium Weight Over
coats, In Meltons and Kerseys, all
shades, worth rrom $12.00 to $20.00, now
$5.20 to $9.70. Prlnco Albert Suits In
Clay, Worsted and Corkscrew, worth
$23.00, now $9.75. All tho new and nob
by Patterns, Single and Double-breasted.
Good School Suits, worth $2.00,
now S7 cents. Nobby Dress Suits, worth'
$3.00, now $1.18. Fine Dress Suits In
Fancy Casslmeres and Worsteds, worth
from $4.00 to $9.50, now $1.S5 to $3.25.
Odd Coats, Odd Pants and Odd Vests
will lie almost given away. Children's
Pluo Pilot and Chlnchllll neefers.worth
from $4.00 to $6.00, now from $1.75 to
$2.75. Children's Cape Overcoats, worth
from $2.00 to $0.00, now during this sale
from C9c. to $2.50. Hats worth $3.50,
now 75c. Boys' Hats worth $1.50, now
lKc. Bicycle Hose, worth $1.00, now 15c.
Collars.Cuffs, Driving Gloves, Neckties,
Handkerchiefs, all kinds of Shirts and
Underwear., Silk Suspenders, worth
50c. and 75c, now 9c. Overalls, worth
75c, now 37c.
Chicago Combination Clothing Co,,
211 Washington avenue,
Dickson, Pa Oct. 13, 1897. I was
troubled for years with nervous head
aches, I purchased a bottle of Hood's
Sarsaparllla and it did me so much
good that I continued Its use until I
was perfectly cured. Annie T. Mc
Nulty. Hood's rills urc the favorite cathar-
tic.
Skins on lire with torturing, dliflgnrlng,
itching, burning, bleeding, MvOy, and pimply
humors, Instantly relloiod by a warm bath
with CuTicmu Hoxr, a slnglo application of
CuTlctlii. (ointment), tho great skin cuts,
and n full dose of CtmcuiiA Himolvcnt.
fiioldthTouhontthewptM.roTTEiD.C.CoiP..Sol
Props., Uoiton. ' flow (o Curt Torturing IIumon,"fit.
DRDVIQ Clflll 8clpimJHlrpBi1flaui4 Be
up ana iwir tmnne a a ue
llfliilbj Cunci'4 8or.
HOHE DRESSHAKERS
Can Produce Absolutely Perfect Fitting
Waists by inlng the wondorfutna'd Blm'plo
QsSFwffi
mx.
A practical combination of Hair Cloth and'
Light Canvas. Any ono can una and get ni
good results ns tho highest priced modistcx.
For snlo at First-class Dry Goods Stores.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Hot Air Furnaces,
Sanitary Plumbing,
Gas and Electric
Light Fixturesi
ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRING.
bbI H HI H H AV H U H" jm
If Mm
THE
HiT k CONNELL II.
434 Lackawanna Ave,
I Ml I I I III .IIIWMMWIM
THE
PATENT
We Make It.
We Warrant It.
We Wholesale It.
THE WESTON ILL CO.
u. oiii,
213 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Hus full and complete stock
of all the latest up-to-date
styles iu
Belts, Waist Sets,
Rogers' Silver -Plated Ware,
Sterling Silver Spoon
at the very lowest
possible prices at
213 Lackawanna Avenue.
THE
10SIC POWDER CO.,
200HS I AND 2, C0M1TH ITLTg,
SCRANTON, PA.
MINING AND BLASTING
POWDER
MADE AT MOOBIC AND
daub woiuca.
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l I ROGERS'
tAFLIN A RANU POWDER OVI
ORANGE QUN POWDER
Electrio Dattorlei, Electrlo Exploders, far
plodlug blasts, Hutnty Fuao, and
Repaono Chemical Co.'s cxpLosiV .