V THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- THURSDAY. MARCH 3. 1898. ruhlMiffl linlly, Kxpont mtnlay. by llw Tribune I'ubllMitnjr Company, at I'lny Cents a Month, The Tribune's telegraphic news is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or Xcw Yoik paper circulated in its field. Those papers po to press at midnipht: The Tribune receives new s up to 3 a. in. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. 1 mi in 11 at uti- i'niot ric r.xr miixs-tov, I' V., AIMlloSP-CI.XM M Ml. MAttril TEN PAGES. SlKANTON, MAItCH ivis. N'nwspnpei (inslp nnu points to Con Ktcmnan Ol111Mc.nl. of Ilairlslnug, n.s n ptoliaMe eompiomlsp (undldatc fm Ri.M'inoi In the exi-nt that n tuieo of tin fattloiis r.m In- dicliireil nnd Clone I Stone pulled off Ml. 01mtead Ik a i mil turns, iliplciniallc nnd nble i iitlpiiiiin who would iinquestloualil.v niaki' u iiotiulni iiindldntp and a srluidld pixel not. 11lf linnilnntlon vx otili) If. ix ! un p.ntx xxiHinds to heal ami vxiiiild ii'inoxe tompletily all Just s,i"Utids for n bolt. An Ujsly Situation. li lux III the Maine Inu'Mlsiitlnn. miIhi intentional nt not. N ninkliiK r 1 iinre Act blent max mipeixelte to ( mh 1 1 tills telidilKX but otheixxlve the ImiKi 1 Jlie Ml diet Is piitpilU'd tlio n.illi 1 Iiei nun's th" piolmlillltx r xxni f- a inlipiuenP of It It Is Intllll.tU'd, and the sunpiwlttmi Is plausible, that tin iieilltols 11" .Spain ate "-tie'iistlicn-Inn the hands nf the pixeinlng olllclals nt Madlld. xx ho leiogule the futlllt nf 1 war with the I'nlted States. Till" iniiilily 111 1 iintf fm the tnet that n P 1 ilmi of tin Spanish pres has al ii id.v heuii to dlMU tin iiuestlon nf a 1 liKleinnlt.x tu tlir exinl that the de sn in lion uf Hit Maine should be ttaced b niiiio fimntir A week iikii tills xm nlil iK.t hnxe been linsslble ll Is not dlllleult In M,id helxxeell tlK bi s ,if the adnillil-tialliiirs nutslx-iii- at Vv'uslili'Rton lh.it tli piesldent I ili"po-eil to make II as easy fm Spain U' hi t nut of Ibis mlsfm tuni- as in- can xxitlmut leerumo to A hi ban hnnoi and Ann 1I1. in luteie-ts. The leinaik nf Benelux I.mip, easiiallx nnd In fi'imnllx made that iimblnc In the ex 1 1I1 111 p 111 hand iniiiuitid the Spanish Kixeininent nlllelally xxlth the Maine's dftructloii may not line been ile Mgm d lot use In Mxdild in quieting the i.ibble theie Iml it will In mix exent -iie that piiipovi and tend to make It easx lor the Spanish govi 1 nnient, xx lieu tin neces-sitx slntl cumc, to vol unter iudemuity lor oui lostet. as a proof of fileiuHhlp " Itoth goxein uniits ale skatiiiK on thin lie. but both rcail.e that xai xxould in no xnj mind mattets. The danger In this .situation, as xe view It, lies not so much In the eliiu aiter ot the lepnit of the Maine couit of iiiqiilij as in the fact that ludipend 1 nt of tlie .Maine dlsastei xxe luxe a duty to pel fm m with leftietue to ( uba xxhkli xx 111 be as little lellshcd b b pal 11 as xxould :l peremptoij de mand fiom us inr Indemiillk.itlon. The mtixlt.x of the iiiRiirgents, the piattltol paialsls of the little mllltniy stiength xx tilth ic mains to Spain In Cuba, and tl.e out In noil Illinois nf the famine among the starxlng letnneentiadoes combine without legnid to the explo sion of a fm might ago in Havana har lioi to make a crisis full lo the biim of ominous possibilities The nilmlnlstiatlon exidently xxants to tempmie In this latter matter until tin Maine affali can be got out of the xxax. but with the Internal condition of Cuba limit1! silt li a stiain something is llnble to snap at anv minute and Kin" k the llnely designed peace plans into MiiitheifPiis, Tlinifoie it lie hnoxes us to liaxu our xxarshlps in Mined, nulled and aimed, and to k' ep our powder diy." Spain, It aopeais, has managed to seiape toeithei siinitleiit money to pint ill e .111 ontlun on tluee Chilean xx ai ships Tlieie aie conthiKeneles In vhlfh ''pain xxould nted them. iMust He Probed to the Bottom. The goxi'tnor of South Caiolin.t has crtt t -.(1 a lewaid ot SuOU for the detec tion of the ciiminiils xho lecently mur iliied the negio postmnstel at Lake City In that btale and sought to eie m.ilp his xxife and Piilld. That the olfer xx is made In a peifunitorj manner nnd did not slgnlf nn lnllell)lp dtteimlua tlmi un the exceutlxe s pail to bilng lb - iis'isslns to lusilre at any tost si ems to lie b''ond doubt The Cll.llle.s tin News nnd Coin lei. a Deniocialie .Mppr in tunc It xxlth Southern senti ni' nt. says of It: We ntPtpt tin- governor's olfti of a le vant ot JVnl for the iippicheiiblon and mivictlon ol Hit member" of the Lake 'it mob uh indicating in some mciisnie tin (1 glee of tilt ulft nt In Ills pxis It l Iniidt quale to the pill pose In xltw. The i ports ague, th it there xxeie sex'eial Imiiiliid Irtfli 111 the mol, unit the gncr nut h ylfi r anioiuits to honu'Dilny mil a l"llai a lieiut. ami ur ilouln that tin re xx 11 1 xxould be xxoitti tile ll-ili Ami oxen if nil the members of the limb should lie niipiehtiidid It would lie Idle to Innk for tin Ir 1 oiivlellon In 1 Iip state eouits. The onlx hope of tlie outragnt law In this rase Is In the Culled .Slates mints, xxlieie the trial xxonlil ho. f n e iinin local pnlllieul liiiliieiutM, mid tlt.it Is wluie Illii mob shoiili Ik Hint. Secietaiy Long suld n Tuesday that tlje't'tihlnpt mi that day had dexoted lets time", to (ousldeiatlou of the .Maine flii!r!tuah to consideration of tlio Lake City tiagcd.x This Is good news The Maine Invtutlijutlun Is In safe hands. It tan be let alone for a time without ilsk to any national Intel em But the plotted minder of an otlliei of the gov ernment by an oigunlied mob of his telloxx -citizens, not 011 ai count of any pioxocntion xxhlch he had glxei) in xxmd or deed, hut simply for the lea Htm that his skin viih black while the skin of his assassins was white this seems 19 be a crime of such hideous ,.111.(1. fouiililable propoitlous that the federal government must run Its per pftnttoiH to faith nnd bring them to Justice if It takes the nation's last man and ast dollai. H 1h inoio than personal murder. 'IMa In' pilntlple an act of insurrection against the nation. The men who llueatoncd Hint If n negro was appoint ed posttnimlcr nt Lake City they would kill ! I111, and who executed thut threat, "ttuck at tlio iiPBio directly but through him tlioy tiuck 11 Mow of tteason Into the xpiv vital of the fedeial govern ment, They might ns well have plotted to nufslnate the piesldent lilmaelf. The necro nn the choke of the inti Joilty for postmaster. Attack on him, theiefoie, wai ntlnek upon the founda tion pllfitlplp or our flee Institutions This eplKodo imwt not i (include until oveiy miitliei'A nun of these cowardly midnight us-ms'sini Is made to tlnngle as .1 wilutur.x vx inning at the end of ten or mule feet of stout hempen rope A tempcinle nnd Judicious comment Upon the Maine dWastei Is made by tin' Toronto Olobe, which ecttalnly Is unlilucd. The Olobe admits that the excitement and leseiitnient of the Ami'i Iciin people aie nutuinl, but It thinks that Mil these (uses second thoughts aie useful A disposition to weigh exldenee and allow foi ptejudlce will not Injuie the leputntlon of the I'nlted States for displaying n pioper national splilt. and the leaders ot pub lic opinion and the newspapers should be slow to be inirlcd along xxlth the U,l " 'I tic Supreme Need. All Aniei Icons uipable of taking n laigi xlew of a ctitleal situation must (ouetii unit set vedly In the temaiks on the need nt sti linger national defence whlili we repioducp on this pagp from the IIoi hi"-ttr Demon at and Chionlclf Dven's of big linpoit following each oihi'i inpldly In tlio xxoild's nffalis point to this iKi.ii with Ineipaslng em phasis of wattling. Tliioughout ruropp there is Intense 11111 est. .-'o many men are kept out of ptixliit tlxe Industiles In older to main tain gioat standing ainiies that con tinental Illirope Is slowly yielding to the ill int. Colintiles that used to sell roods ti us nnxx hnxo to buy food of us to keep their people from stntxlng Thoy bux, lipf.uisc ((impelled to; but tin humiliation luxolxed In the t hinged lel.itimiship souls then i pinion nt if-. In I'r.iiiip and fiwmmw the v dis cilinin.ile agaii st some of our cport In Atist'la n inline mlnl-t -t opcnlv ad xbps a trade uimbine it all Kuiopp ag lips' us Thnip Is not a cmintiy In Ihiri pe which Is honestly fileiidly to ns Lngl Mid could be xxon over, nnd ltiis-sli Is not ugninst us, rlinply be liuisp she has not yet felt the steel ot mil loinmeioliil 1 o'lipillllon. Hut with tlie sliiele cm option of Kngland xxo hnxe not n filend In Uuiope, and xxlth Ki, gland xxc aie moie olten quairellng th m .-.nt. Turning to .South America xxe And that the scntb icnt of earnest and set lous fiiendshlp for thli country is lim ited to one nation Venezuela. The Latln-AniPikan republics as a nile ate Icakus ' the primacy of the United States nn 1 In the exent of trouble would help us 01.lv to the etent that they should find It necessary to help them selxes in these countiles ltunpeau Ivanl'eis do th foreign barking busi ness and Kuiopean ttadeis command a Inge piopoitlon of thp Import trade We earnot get Into those inai kots xvlth out (low ding Luiopean inteicsts out They don't like out ciowcling as It Is They xx 111 like it the less as It Increases and all the llgures go to sh'oxx' that our epoit ttade, now the hugest tint It has cxr been, Is bound In the net fev veni' to Increase liiimensel. Looking, ilnally, to the gloat aienn of futuie liitti national competition the Client we peicelve that the mili tant poweis of I'urope, hox-erlng over Its covetel tenltory xultuie-llke. arc a'nnd inil walling for a xx.ir of spolin tlnn. They menu to light lor spoils. We must, therefore, be prepared to de fend oui ow 11. In si mt. though some men talk of peai e theie Is no xisihie lift in tlie clouds ot xxat. As Iuiopan goxern ments, siibmeiged bv buidens nf debt and mll.taiy expense, had tl "mfplves lclrg steadily dlstai'ced by th'e young .mil xigciotib I'nlted Stutes, they xvlll not look to atbiti.itlon tteatles to slgnl fx their chagiln; but pushed on by a feimciit of internal ignoinu e, foflal lsm and nnarchNm, they xvlll eventual ly eliose the xx capon of desperation sullen and vengeful xxnt Teietofoie xxe luxe been absent Horn tl clr calcu lations and Immune fiom their attacks. This xx as be cans j xw xxere busied xxlth Internal dexolopment and cMd tot get In their way. Uut now, hnxlug lipgun to 1 each out for our lUlitful share of the icimmcice of the wmld, haxlng In (ourse ot lnevitabl" evolution reached the national stature xxhlch necessitates the playing of a major part p the dra ma of the xxoild's aftaiis, xxe no longer can espctt the xxateisof the seraratlng 01 eans to constitute 0111 sufliclint coast dtfenie not the uusuppoited xxoids of kindly diplomacy to b an adequate safegu.iid of our met chant innjir.e on Us xvhlte-xxlnsed missions of tiade to the xxmld's innumerable ports. AVu mutt aim ourselxes for ttmiblo, and. by being mined, olthei axert It alto gtther 01 be In condition to pnt"ct our-i-elxes wlitn it imn js The Klondike lellef expedition that was to have been fitted out by the government hns been abandoned, and the lelndet'i- (inputted fiom Lapland to be used In drugging supplies, will be sold. It hus been asteitnlned that the mine-is of the Yukon who possess the leeiulsite dust may piocuie all the pro visions that they lequlie Nothing now rimalns lor the liungrj Kloudiker theiefoie but lo '-hustle for the dust." A Qreat Kallrond. Xt only its .'S.000 block holdets but also all other Amerlcun tltlzens ought to bo lnteiested In the lesitlls achieved by the management of the I'ennsjl vunla llullroad lompany, the lutgest coiporatlon In the vvoild and, in the opinion of many, tlio whitest " From the lecently published annual lepoit It Is possible lo lp'ttn some (nits concern lug th? comp my'.s business In 1897 and as Its business Is a barometer of the state of trade In generul the llgures ato doubly significant. 'tlio company's gross earnings In 18U7 were UM.SlS.ono, an Jncrease of $,C00. 000 over th'e pievlous year. Tlio oper ating expeni-cs weie ?S7,C00,0OO, nnd the net earnings therefore $10,1137,000, the latter u gain of 5,3.3,ne over 189G. This is the largest Increase in net earnings made by any lalltoud in the United Stales, and more than four-fifths of it Is duo not to economies In management, but to an augmented volume of busi ness done. After all necessary chatges hud been piovlded for, th compnny put to Its credit In tlio profit and loss account the luindsomi sum of $.!2,S2: OuO. or '-' per ( ent. on Its common stock. The I'enitHjlvanla system last year did ono-sex-iiitli of the passenger bul iiesF of the cotintiy and handled rather moie than one-sevenlh of the country's freisht tiaflle. The scale of Its llscnl opetatlons was onc-thlid thut of the fedeial government. Its fori e of em ployes xx as twice ns large as the com bined forces of the patriots dining the Uevolutlor.nry xvar. Its pay roll xxould 11111 the governments c f one-ciuatter of the HtAtes in tlie Union. The Plngref potato patch plan of out door relief as tried In Philadelphia last year xvns evidently a mtccess, judging fiom the leport just made public. Hy an expenditure of $1,800 ninety-six fam ilies tompilslng 528 persons xxere af forded employment dutlng the summer mouths and their produce wns valued at nearly $0,000. In other xxoids every dollar Invested yielded more than $3 and "grent Inipiovemcnt was ouserxed In health and morals." Evidently l'ln gree planted better than lie Knew. This was the plan, which fell tinough in Scranton. According to Father Weber, the lton dout c'leigyinun, and a number of others who think with hlr. what goes on In Cuba Is none of our business. Put the lecords show dlicctly to the con trary. Th"y show that In the throe ye.us of Cuba's Internal xvar American tiade has suffered to the extent nf nt least JoOO.OOO.Cuo. and certainly that's our business. Then, again, the loss of tin Maine may become Spain's busi ness. In which event It would nko bo oui 'business, rather Weber Is mis taken. King Cieoige of Gteece xxns probably the most i.npopulat monaich In Euiope until some one shot at him the other day. Now his good cpualitl"S are glar ing. If the amateur asvassin had been a good mat tainan It Is piobable that George xxould haxo been the subject of many eulogies Irom u sorroxxlng na tion today. The peculiarities of the human lace tue indeed puzzling. ' OMicrpi Wnde llnmi t m, a llcutor-ant-Eenernl In the Southoran Confed eiacv, ii'lvNes If war shall ailsc be tween the United States and Spain that the people ot the South remain at home and let the Not the i tiers fight it out. Wade U 53 years behind the timei. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Iloroacor? Diuxvu br Aiacchni, Tlio Tribune Attrolojor. Astrolabe Cast. 2 "A a. m . for Thursday, March J, MS. 4E (L (Ml 'i it It A child bom on this diy will wontltr xxhy leportets xxlth niiaichistic appetites aie sent to icport the Martin trial at Wllkes-Haire. Moilcin diplomats arc best illustrate I b tlio man xxbo cun tari.x on peaceful toiixeisatlon xxhlle prcpaiing to rcatli for ,i knife in ills boot. tn lte.it of war with Spain our golden halied rxeiilng oontemporailes propose to burn a little powder on the ciiculatlou qllestleill. The newsbov xxho jells "ixenlug-' pi ners at 1 o'clock p. m is rushing the stui "et, so to speak. Aincclms Adxicc. Thin-skinned officials who object to nexxspaper comments should tonsolo themselves bj the thought that the press seldom ciltlelses anj but persons ot im portance Shun the socletv of solemn-looking nun. They are liable to be humorists. Beginning a Neu) Era oi Prosperity 1'ioni the PhlHilelohla Itecoid STATISTICS rtgaullng the produc tion of Itessemer steel Ingots and I. ills In the United States in 1SW, presented In the most recent bul letin of the Iron nnd Steel asso ciation, show that all pievlous records achlextd In this industry have been broken Tlio Increase over lust j tar's production exceeds 31 ptr cent The total piodiictlon of Ilessemer steel Ingots In lRff was n, 171.313 grosb tons an ln cicase of 1..V.1 lii tons oxer that ot lSJfi. Tlio statistics of tlie production of Hes suiier steel Ingots In 1M)7 In Great lirlt aln am not jet at hand, but the output was probably less than In ISM, owing to the piolmiKcd strlko ot certain classes of tlio workers. o Until the jear 1M) the annual output of Hngland exert did that of the United States. In that year xxo caught up to (Jteat Hiltaln but In the folloxxlng yeir we fell behind In the race and remained In second place for sex-eral succcsslxe j,eais. In 18S1 the United States produced '.!,130,3M gross tons and (Ircat Britain 2, 140,701 gloss tons of Bessemer steel In gots. Uroni th it time on xxe haxe main tained Hist place, nnd each year, xxlth but fexv cxctptloiis. we have Intt cased cur lead, as the folloxxlng table of an nual outputs lu tons will show: United Oieat Yi ar. Stntts. Biltalu 1&.'I S.l.S'Wl 2,014811 IS'U ,...1217,417 lG-2.00: IR'U 1,lbS,Ui l.'OO.MO isii 3 2i-.Lsn i tss.r.i isiM n,r,7i.:u3 j.5a.-..3si JS. ,12 1.K5.2. IVrt 3.911,!i0il 1,813812 W7 r..t7.',"ir. Thefo iUiucs un xeiy slgnlllcant Thej show u ilslng tendency In production lu this tommy and a falling tendene. tu flreat lliltalu. The Inerease In produc tion In 1S'7 over that of lil exeetds In gio"s tons the entire iiiodiictlon of Orcat iliitaln In any ear prior lo WM and neaib cnuals tlm output In that yeur. It piobably exceeds the t ntlre piodiic tlon of Oieat Iliitaln In 15OT o If xve noiv tin n to the manufuctuie of sltil rails we find an equally sin prising exhibit, an follows: Unlttd Year States. IMiO 1.8G7.S.17 1S91 I 2930:.! Great Britain. l.Ol'i.ljiIrt GU.fiii! :az us '.79,2G r,9i,r,2o IA)(,3 M7.1T6 1K'2 i nsT.'i&s 1,219, m i.mu.uri i,y't,c2s i.en,3&i 1813 1S9I IS'ij ISlii U97 The (Oiistructlon of new railroads has been steadily declining In this countiy slnee 1SS7, xx lieu li reached 1J.!S4 miles. Since ISM tho niinual increase has been less than S.OoO miles: yet xxe note an Increabe of more than half a million tons lu tho piodiictlon of sietl rails In 1S.'i7 oxer that of the pievlous year. What do thesn llsiires Indicate? They are ling ers nil pointing toxxard foreign lands. Wo havo not only begun to export steel rails and other pioducts uf lion und hteel, but xvu have alriady become such hire exporters of these commodities that pro duction has been greatly stimulated. ci ln ls9 our exports of Iron and steel amounted In valuo to $ts,70'i,23l. In 1S7 to $G',7lv,,:!TJ. Our Imports of Iron and steel In ISM amounted lo $:o,5U'3', nnd in 1'97 to 14.5H.8G. Thus It appears inut the excess of expoits ovtr Imports of Iron and steel In 1S17 amounted In value to J4S.247.417 as compared with $.S.10S.tO In ifMA The gain hi exports Is nearly SO per cent. In ono car, and the decline In Imports Is nbout tlio siime. Our ex ports of pig iron Increase d from r.2.071 tons In lfifi to ZC.'.C'in tons In 1S07, and of steel rails from 71,121 tons In ISW to 14S, 190 tons In 1S17, During the snme peilod tlie importation of steel lalls declined fiom 7 71(1 tons to II" tons. The value nf locomotlx'cs and sexxlng mnclilnes export ed Inst xenr exceeilrd $3,000,00) for tacb class; of metal working nmt'hlnery sent nhtoad, ox'er $2,000 OJ0, of pumps, neailv $1,1100,000; of typewriter, ovtr $l,'.ni,0on, and of other machines, oxer $10,1100 ono O. Inildfis' haidixure xxe exported oxer JC,(Ol,C0C xxorth. ot plpis anil fittings, oxer $1000 00(i; of hollers, oxer $0no,000! of shot -inakli)g machinery, oxer $400,000: of scales and balances, oxer $100 0)0. nnd of Moxes and tanges a quantity of equal vilue. It Is not possible lit It fly lo enumeiate moie than a small number of maniifiic turn! artlchs xxhlch have cotitributed lo sxxell the totnl of mil exports. It Is now conceded bv all xxdio ore conversant with the facts that tills country has entered upon n new career of prosperity largelx due to Its ability to manufacture better goods nt loxvcr prices than any othT country In the world. OP I'AltAMOI'.NT I31POUTANCC. Kochester Democrat and Chronicle. Tlio matter of prepaiatlon for a possible xxar xxlth Spain Is not the most Important matter now befoie the country. IJack ot It theie is a far latger and fat more Im portant fU"stlon. Ttrccnt ex puts ha p demonstrated that this country can nexer keep Itself free fiom the ilsk of xxar no matter how dKctoetl) and Justly It con ducts Itself tow aril other nations; that no more than the rest of the xxorlil xvlll the United States bo allowed by other na tions nud by events to decide for Itself tlio question ot peace or xxar. Ilecent ix outs haxe nKo demonstiatid that tills nation, with all Its wealth and Innite strength, must sedulously and iiiixlomly hustle to get Itself In n position to met ex en on tolerably equal tonus one of tlio weakest nations of I'ui-ope In a state ot unusual exhaustion. The ijlare of the Maine explosion has rcxtakd to us, as by a lightning flash, the ildiculous, humiliat ing and perllons position In xxhlch xxe haxe so long blindly and lecklcssl. rested. To get out of this position Instantly, to so proxldo for the oxcr-prcsent contingency of xxar as to minimize tlio risk of war. Is the duty that llci neatest to this nation. Thnt is tlie one great, vital matter to which congicss should now subordinate every other present question as soon as It has mado such Immediate preparations us ate now possible for the imminent skirmish with Spain. .MILLIONS OP 1III1LES. I'rom Ilaipcr's Weekly. The circulation of the Bible In this country Is enormous, steadx-, and con stantly Inci eases. Of Bibles und Testa ments the American Bible society annual ly sells or gives axvay about l.fiOO.OOO. the Internatlon il Bible ngencv sells about WlCKXi, und other large concerns, of xxhlch there are four or tlxe In Nexv York nlone, circulate n great many moie. With such distribution as that In constant operation one would think the demand would pres ently lie supplied, but that Is not the ex perience of dealers, Tliex say the demand Increase) nil tho time. That must lie be cause -nflo,0io or 1000 0i nexv citizens aie bom exerv vear In the United States, and a large proportion of them presently get nexx Bibles. The Idea of starting a nexv citizen In life with a second-hand Bible is not popular "Nexv boy (or new girl). ii"iv book," Is the rule, and tolerably foitu nate children have a fair collection before they have grnxxn up A moderate allow ance of the sacred xxritings for one Amer ican citizen Includes one family Bible th it belongs to the parents one family Bible lor ones own family: one Testament In lirgt mint uetl in childhood, one con venient Bible presented bv mother: one Bible In llexllile covers Mibscqueutlx ob tained; nt least one obsolete Bible con taining the Apocriphi; one Testament, revised version, the Book of Psnlnis sep i- rato. n few Bibles to be kept in church; an olllee Bible, nnd perlnps otheis. PAKMCRS ABANDON THE PUT.. 1'iom tlie Chicago Chioulele. In accounting for tlio reasons foi the failure of tho Cob Bipo Manufa'-turliig companj at One nemo. Osigo eounty. Kansas, the explanation Is made that one reason for the deciease lu demand Is that farmers are In such good condition lliun clally that they have discarded their fa vorite p'pes, and are noxx smoking t Igars. This Is bad for the cob pipe (ompnnv, but It Is to be hoped that the can eousolfl themselves for their loss by conti nipl.it ing tlie Improved (ondltlon of the west ern f.nmeis. Tlir. I'UOl'EIt TI'ST. from a Speech by Gdui.il HariWon Wealth should nelthei bo the object of our enmity nor the basis ot our con sideration. Tho Indlsirlmlnate denunei.i tlon of the ilch Is mlsehbvous. It pci xerts tlie mind, poisons the beait an 1 furnishes an excuse for crime. No poor man xxas txer m ido rlther or happier bv It. It Is Quite ns lllogk.il to despise n man bcciu.be he Is rlth as beeiuse he is poor. Not what a man has. but xvh.U he It, se'ttlcs his class. I'NiJJ.INU SYMPATHY. Vrom the London Chrunlile Whatever our illHagieenunts with the I'nltid States max- he from time to time nnd hoxxexei apt xxe ate on both sides of tht Atlantic to use shaip words about cull other's shortiomlngs. at bottom xxe all legard Ameilea as-to use the phrase-ologx-, of sport "oi side" In the great game of the xxorld Havnflaod Clulea U IIE CLOSING OUT I OUR Or' Ol It OPEN tal'OUli ClllNA l'AT '1LRNH At Costc 11' YOU WANT A CHINA DINNER SET NOW IS THE. TIME TO BUY WE ARE TAKING AUOUNT Ol' MOCK AND WANT 'IO CLOSE OUT UIIIXKFOUR LINES BEI'ORE rEU RUARY 1. TIE CLEIOKS, FEEEEK, raIXEY CO. J'J'' LucLuxxauna Avenue'. 60USMIX tier Thae Honey In the Baulk, The small investment required now to obtain a first-class Jacket, Cape or Suit, will yield at least 200 per cent, to the purchaser. We haven't many winter garments left and the few that we have are good in every respect. All of them late arrivals of this winter s productions, consequently with but a few week's wear will be good as new next winter. Note the Prices: $5.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments, 6.00 Ladies , Misses' and Children's Garments, 8.00 Ladies' and Misses' Garments, 10.00 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Garments, 15.00 Ladies' and Misses' Garments, By securing some of these rare bargains you will be pro tected from the chilly blasts of March, and probably save a doctor's bills. Lewis, Reilly ALWAYS I1USY. TRADE BUILDERS For Men, $2.00, $2,511) and $3, Honest Shoes. lewis, Reilly & BavieSj 11 1 AND IIO WYOMING AVENUE. THE MODEItN HARDWARE STORE. Stop a Mute WHEN YOU ABE PASSINfJ BY OL'It PLACE AND LOOK AT THE DISPLAY Ol-' IlItUSIIES IN OUK WINDOW. WE HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK Ol' IN THE BRUSH LINE. ALSO NOTICE TU THESE 'J 00 Lb ARE (.ItADE AND "EVERY RANTED. ALL 'iOOh HIGH. WAR- 1F00TE k SHEAR CO., 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. ffllL k C0NNELLpS T A 1 t flflfliX 1 rini Hjnrh n choice Mock to select from caunot bo fouad elsexvhoro liilUHpurt oftbo ututo. And xrbon you consider tho modernto prlcei at xxhlch tho goods uio miuked Is a further ilalin on the uttoutlon and eoaslderatlou of till) ers. GJFT SUGGEST JONS. WlilllNO DKSKS, DlItiSIMlTAllLLi. KANCXTVllUN, ClIhVAl, Ul.ASShS rAULOIlCAIllNbH. ML'sioO.xntSErs, CUI'.IOCAIIIM.IS, ItouK Cvsr.s, KAhcv llAaKtrs, I OU.SOHS, WOltKTAllt.ES, EXSV ClIAIIU, On.r CiiAiiis, iM.AlnClIAIIl'S Rock Kits, HllAVtNUhl .SD 1'KDI.STAl.S, 'i'Aiiountnei. All at lOHtst prices cotulitent with the blu'li quality uf tbo uoodt. Hill & ConinieH At 123 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. IUK Cfc The Very Best Cloth log MarafactMred Is the only kind we have; you can buy it as low as you would have to pay for the ordi nary, Call and see what we are offering. BOTH 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, FINLEY'S Dress Goods Opeetag A newspaper ad., however elaborately gotten up, could not do justice to this depart ment, and particularly so does tills apply to our Elegant New Line of ,S M Greiaitoes Which have only to be seen to be appreciated. This week we are making a special showing of these, and cor dially invite your inspection. Every design au exclusive one. iroeaie 116 Will also be extensively in use the coming season for Entire Dresses as well as for Separate Skirts, and we are prepared to meet the early demand. We mention 3 specials as worthy of your attention, knowing they cannot be equaled at these prices : No, 1, 10 Pieces Kxtra heavy, Gros-Grain B10 cade, all silk, and value for 75c, Special, 59c No. 2, 10 Pieces Gros-Grain and Satin Brocades, extra width, and value for qsc, Special, 75c No. 3, 12 Pieces Best $1.2-; quality Biocades, wear guaranteed, Special, 95c ONo duplicates of the above num bers, ana these prices are for this week only, Our line of Liberty Satins is now complete. 510 and 512 . LACKAWANNA AVENUE AZAAR 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 7-5 MUCKLOW SJ SIX BAYS' TRIAL If it breaks a point bring it back. Now In general uin In the public school, eltv hall and court houv oMecs, and liiniiy private busi ness places In tlio city i OURifora prlco saved in lead and the time wasted lu old fashioned chopping. STATIONERY, ENGRAVERS, HOTEL JERMYN UUILDINO. IHO Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., (Jcncral Agent for tho Wyomlnj Dlntrlctfjr Mlnln?, !llnllng,Hportlns, HmoUeloil uud tlio Rcpauuo OhemlCA. I'oiupauy 1 Hid EXPLOSIVES, hufcty Kue, Caps and Ktploden Rooms 2VA --'tn and -Jit Coninionxvea'tS tlulldlng, scranton. AGENCILA 'JllO, FORI) JOHN II. SMITH ASON. E. W. Ut'LUOAN, Plttstoi I'lymoatli WilKes-Barrj ML PLEASAHT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestla uia and of all ilzes, Including Buckwheat ami Utrdscye, delivered In any part of tbo city at the lowest rlc Orders received at the Offlce, flrst floor, Commonwoalth bulldlns, room No ; telepbooa No. 2321 or at the mine, tele phone No. S12, will be promptly attended to. Dealers suppllvd at the mine. WE 1 SMITE Ptoelairy Pencil Pointer DUP0HT8 PIIIEB. J .. i 'V 'V , i4bjrw.Jf j Ul
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