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ECnANTON, AUGUST E. tR98.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS,
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I ' BTATB. '"'I'jyJC
Governor-WILLIAM A. STONB.
Lieutenant Govornor-J. P. 8. OOBIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs JAMES W.
LATTA.
Budge of Superior Court W. "VV. ron-
TER.
Congressmen - nt - Large SAMUEL A.
DAVENrCUT, OALUSHA A. UHOW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Republicans l unreservedly for sound
money. Tlicie Is to be no compromise
with financial hctoslcs. They must be
cxtiipatcd a detrimental to the na
tional progress nnd Individual pros
perity. Tho nold stnndard Is the only
feasible nionotiiry stundnrd for ii na
tion which tnalntnlns international
comnicivlal relations. Kven Russia,
the least piogresstvo and civilized of
modern European powers, has ndopted
the gold standard, and so hn Japan,
tho most progressive of all Eastern
nations. Knglund has Introduced the
gold standard Into India: Russia nnd
Germany will force It In China, and
the march of events In Spain. The
whole, world, therefore, Is practically
on a monometallic basis.
Tho sllvcrlto demagogues will, of
coutse, call this nn International con
splrncy, nnd so on. It Is, bow over, n,
conspiracy that rules and orders tho
world, und a conspiracy which has the
natural as well as material resources
of civilization at Its back.
Secretary 'Alger will find Teddy
Roosevelt a livelier foeman than John
Sherman. . ,
After tho War.
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Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMEg C. VAUGUAN.
House.
First Dlstriet-JOHN R. FARR.
1'ourth DIstrlct-JOHN P. REYNOLDS.
COLONEL STONE'S PLATFORM.
It will bo my purpose when elected to
to conduct myself as to win tho respect
nnd good will of those who havo opposed
me as well au those who have given me
their Biipport. I shall bo tho governor
of tho whole people of tho state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up In tho legis
lature which nro neither the fault of ono
party nor tho other, but rather tho
growth of custom. Unnecessary Investi
gations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to
tho state. It will be my care nnd pur
pose to correct these and other evils In f o
far as I have tho power. It will bo my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
us It has been my purpose in tho public
positions that I havo held, with God's
help, to discharge, mv whole duty. Tho
peoplo nro creator than tho parties to
which they belong, I nm only jealous of
their favor. I shall only nttempt to win
their approval nnd my cxperlcnco has
taught mo that that can best bo done by
nn honest, modest, dally discharge of
public duty.
m
Sagasttf politely Inquires If we de
telre him to understand that we Intend
to keep Manila, and echo very unani
mously replies: "We do."
'Alger and Roosevelt.
Secretary Alger lias done his repu
tation no good hy making public, with
ostentatious rebuke, a manifestly pri
vate nnd unofficial letter from Then
dore Roosevelt which apparently re
flects upon the volunteers at Santiago.
Written doubtless under tension and
in the breezy freedom characteilstlc of
its author, that letter was evidently
never meant for the public eye, nor is
it fair to infer from it that Colonel
Roosevelt underrated the volunteers
further thnn on nccount of their poor
equipment, for which tho war depart
ment and not the volunteers was re
sponsible. That Colonel Roosevelt,
while n little sarcastically treating tli"
"ptate troops," should boom his own
command Is only natural and by no
means to his discredit.
A large man occupying the cilice of
secretary of war and conscious of tho
trials and privations through which the
colonel of the Rough Riders had passed
as well ns appreciative of the valor
and efficient Impulsiveness which he
lias displayed on nioie than one occa
sion In the service of his country would
havo folded Colonel Roosevelt's letter
up, Dut it in his vest pocket and said
nothing. The course which Russell A.
Alger has chosen to pursue In tho
premises goes far to reconcile Impar
tial observation to the belief that ho is
Bcarc-idy the caliber of man to occupy
tho w.ir poitfollo when there is real
business on band.
...
The Washington Post suggests that
pv-I'retldent Harrison be asked to
serve as one of tho Ameilcan peace,
commissioners. The countty cculd not
have a better on
The formal conclusion of penco with
Spain has now become simply a matter
of arranging details. But In beating
Spain we havo performed the easiest
of our tasks When the blood Is up it
is easy to fight and especially when
cheered on by an unbroken string of
victories. The American army and
navy are not to be blamed for the fact
that they did not In this Instance havo
the good fortune to go against an op
ponent worthy of their mettle. Not
withstanding the weakness of tho op
position, the spirit shown In battle by
our soldiers and sailors has been all
that reasonable observation could ex
pect; In fact, at every point of tost it
has excited the most enthusiastic ad
miration, not alone of our own people
but of critical and perhaps Jealous for
eigners as well. On that scoie thcro Is
everything to commend and nothing to
regret.
Rut It Is fitting that tho public should
be saved from tho deceptive assump
tion that with the removal by peace of
Spain's armies from our pathway our
duties and responsibilities will end.
What we have done In war has been
done In the stimulus of battle, with the
knowledge that valor shown would
gain immediate recognition and victory
won be tho password to renown. Even
where the ambition to win personal
distinction did not key our llghteis up
to the high pitch of heroism there was
at least the natural excitement of war
making to quicken interest and sustain
nervous tension. Now, however, "the
tumult nnd the shouting dies," and
we must enter, soberly and with pa
tient tact, upon tho complex and try
ing problem of reconstruction, bearing
In mind that we shall have to deal In
each theater of our constructive ac
tivities with a population destitute al
most of tho Hist principles of fitness
for stnblo btatehood nnd requiting to
be almost entirely metamorphosed In
character and Ideas before our work
umong them will begin to bear sub
stantial fruits in better goernmcnt.
It is a task which no other nation
has. over set for Itself In a manner so
unselfish as our own: and it Is one
that wo may be sure, will, ore it Is
concluded, tiy to the utmost our pa
tience nnd our temper. If we went
into war somewhat nlrllv we shall soon
enough dlscoer that wo will need in
this woik our maturtst Judgment nnd
our most substantial abilities. It will
be a lahor calling for far greater hero
ism thun any which the lighting part
of the war elicited, billllant ns were
the American featslit aims; for It will
be a labor of dedication to a high
ideal, to be performed under clicuin-stancf-s
of the utmost dlscouiagement,
fur from the npplause of mankind and
voiy probably often without vlsibin
progress or appi eolation. Yet we must
do it. Our self-respect, our Individual
and collective honor, is at stuke.
Spain's idea of honor to which ?o much
in blood and treasure has been vainly
and uselessly sacrificed must be put In
contrast with a form of honor fertile
In good though maybo slow results for
conization.
We believe that the Ameilcan repub
lic will prove equal to its nev tespon
slblllty, but It will do well to realize at
one- that the task before It is the
greatest which it has seen since tho
reconstiuctlon period following our
own civil war.
cred his freedom of Judgment and ac
tion. It Is difficult to see how these
alternative opinions ran bo escaped.
For if Shatter Is fit to command an
army corps in an Invasion of the en
emy's territory his Judgment ns to con
ditions und nerds nt the ft out should
havo the immediate assent and recog
nition of department chiefs thomoelves
remote from the field of active opein
tlons; nnd If ho Is unfit to exorclso nn
Independent command those who keep
him In ono nro rncm'ps of the public
welfaro mciltlng immodlnte. ejection
from the public service.
Wo do not wish to be harsh or cen
sorious, but It Gccms to us a duty
owed by the commander-in-chief to the
families and fi lends of our soldiers un
der Shatter's command to make n
searching Investigation of the whole
conduct of that glorious yet notorious
ly mismanaged campaign, with a view
to ascertaining why it was that the
Invnnlon was rondo without even ap
proximately adequate prepaintion nnd
why that after victory was unexpected
ly won through the Incomparable grit
of tho men in the ranks acting, It
seems, virtually on a spontaneous Im
pulse, these gallant warriors have been
left practically unprotected to battle
In the blistering tropical heat and rain,
without tents, cots, mattresses, or even
change of clothing, against the rav
ages of malarial and yellow fever,
whllo the commanding officer and the
department officials at Washington
wrangled by wlro over non-cs3eiUlnls.
President Nicholas de Pierola, of
Peru, Is said to bo the "Napoleon of
South America." The attitude of Peru
towards the United States indicates
that Nicholas and his followers may be
anxious to brush up asulnst a Waterloo.
It Is refreshing to observe that Gen
eral Miles succeeds without any of this
Santiago blundering or back-talk; but
may bo that Is because Miles will not
stand any nonsense from the rear.
Et. Fairfax Schley of Trpderick.
Md.. a cousin of tho hero of Santiago,
says the commodore is a Cleveland
Democrat. This Is the unkindest cut
of all.
It is evident that the revenue tax
should be raised for tho benefit ot citi
zens down in Union county. People
who see snakes twenty feet long are
getting too much for their money.
all ports of Europe, China, Japan and
tho East Indies, to Brazil, to Cuba, to
Central Amcilcn, Iluwnll, Mexico und
Africa, tho valuo of this class of expor
tation for the enr amounting to $3,121,
110. Our cotton goods went to every part
of the world, China, British Noith Ameri
ca, South America, and Oceanlca being
tho largest purchasers, the total exports
of cotton manufactures for the year be
ing JI7.02I.00., against I9,!)00.277 In 1800.
Peoplo In Aft lea and China and llrltlsh
East Indies and Cuba and llrltlsh Aus
trnlasla and Jipan nnd Moxlco as well ns
nil parts of Europe, me riding our
blcjclcs, the exportation for the e.r
being $0,815,120, agulnst loss than two
million ilollurs in tho fiscal year
Hot. Our exportation of copper and
manufactures thcicof have Increased
enormously In the past few jcars,
being $S,1S0.8T-. In tho tisral year Just
ended, against S1.S17.7DS In 1&S5. Of refined
mineral oils tho exportation during tho
year amounted to Jj1.7S2,31G In aluo.
nguinst $17,012,409 In ISiS. The valuo or
the ycai'B exportation of oil Is slightly
less than that of the piocedlng year,
which was $r'6.li.lS". but tills Is due al
together to a reduction in ptlce, tho num.
her of gallons exported being CJ millions
lMP.ltpr Minn In th npnnf-illne- VP1P. I2vCrV
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part of tho wotld acceptod and used our j
Illuminating oil, more than U million
Rations going to Africa, tf) millions to
Btltlsh Austinlasln. 41 millions to China,
and Si millions to Japan. The largest ar
ticle or class of articles Included In the
list of exports of manufactures is "man.
ufacturcs of Iron and steel." The value
of this slnRlo class of cvports In 1S08 was
$70,367,527, ngalnst $i0,10G,ls2 In lf.03, and
$17,7C3,03t In 1SSS, thus showing un in
crease of r.'X per cent. In ten years, while
curiously there has been a corresponding
decrease In the Imputations of manufac
tures of lion nnd stool, which fell lrom
$1S,902,7:7 In 1SS3 to H2.C13.U13 In 1SSS
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Tlis following tablo Includes the more
tmpoitnnt qi tides of domestic mnnufac
turo exported in the (lsc.il e.ir lS'JS. .oin
parpd with thoco of 1SSS:
Articles exported. 1S0S.
Value.
Starch $ l.SiO.'JJJ
flax, hemp, nnd Jute
manufneturrri
Instruments for tclen
tiflc purposes
Cars, carriages, etc....
Fertilisers
Tobacco, manufactures
of
Paper, and minuf.ic-
tures of
Parallino and pararT.no
YW1X
Ccles and paits of....
Agilculturat Imple
ments Chemicals, drugs, dyes
and medlrlncs
Cotton, manufacttnrr.
of
Leather and manufac
tures of tlMSfili
Copper and manufac
tures of 32.1S0.S72
Mlncrnl oil, refined ... 51,72,310
Iron nnd steel, manu
factures Of 70,367,527
COLISi
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EAZAAI
Our Popular Honnrly Sales
Resumed Until Further Notice.
Friday Aftermooe
From ? to 3 o'clock.
Ie Basemnieet
Ladies' Ribbed Lisle Vests, 4 cents.
At 2 cents per yard Good Bleached Twilled Toweling,
At 2 y2 cents per yard Printed Challies, new styles.
At 3 li cents per yard All of the best Calicoes.
At 4 cents per yard Good Dark Outing Flannel.
At 5 cents per yard New styles of Percales, 1 yd wide,
At 6 cents per yard The best Dress Ginghams, the 10
cent kind. .
1W.
Value.
2,5i7,4C5 1,',516
I.770.S01
3.421 410
1 S.9.S3J
4.E1S.403
5,43UCI
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C,6IC..?J
7,e0'.72i
6,411,76.";
37.OJ4.03:
714.011
2.243. 7.m
I,S55,l"i
3,178,107
l,n7S,Ml
V,1C3,'.'2
3.C1S.1S7
5.CW '172
J." O13.1S0
0.DS3,tll
3,812,708
1 7, 012,403
From 3 to 4 o'clock.
MAIN FLOOR.
All 15 cent Belts, 8 cents.
All 25 cent Belts, 15 cents.
All 3 J cent Belts, 19 cents.
25 cent Lily Dress Shields, 10 cents.
3 cent Lily Silk Shields, 15 cents.
9-inch Rubber Dressing Combs, 7 cents,
Toilet Paper Containing 1300 sheets, 3 rolls for 25c,
50 cent Black and White Kid Gloves, 25 cents.
$1.00 Best Millinaise Silk Gloves, 49 cents.
25 cent Sun Bonnets, 17 cents.
SECOND FLOOR.
Ladies' Linen Color Crash Skirts, 35 cents.
Ladies' Colored Pique Skirts, 49 cents.
Ladies' White Duck Skirts, very wide, deep hem, 73c.
Ladies' 9S cent Night Gowns, 59 cents.
The balance of our stock of Foulard Silks at 21, 3; and 49c. This is about half price.
Always Bmisy
President Palma implies that Gener
al Garcia t too touchy. Theio is rea
son to believe that President Palma
looks at the matter correctly.
If General Blanco had good judg
ment he would hurry up .and surrender
whllo tho lunches nre being provided
at Uncle Sam's expense.
It Is reported Dewey may raise two
of the sunken Spanish ships. They
might bo useful as nwful examples.
For secretary of war: Tljeodore
Roosevelt, n man who can do things.
17,70,3.031
COAL IN SIBERIA.
Exchanges Intimate thnt Don Carlos
only pietcnds to be n pretender.
Porto Iticans realize that all things
come to those who wait.
Fast Becoming Ihe
World's Workshop
Inciiaim llepubllcans.
The Indium llepubllcans have. In
dorsed every act of the present nation
al administration whllo conferring en
thusiastic praise upon the noldieis and
sallois of the present war. Tho In
diana convention has simply followed
In the footprints of nil tho Mate con
ventions that have been held up to the
present time In Indorsing without qual
ification tho general nets of tho admin
istration. President McKlnley has not
alone brought dignity nnd statesman
ship to the great cfllce which he holds,
but he haj bi?on accorded the trust of
his fellow countrymen without distinc
tion of politics or platforms to an ex
ceptional degree. Abroad he has
gained tho admiration of foreign
statesmen for his wisdom and modera
tion nnd executive ability. No occu
pant of the White House since Lincoln
has fulfilled the office of president with
greater success Bnd more modesty, and
with less national friction in a sudden
crisis. Tho cabinet ofllcers whom
President McKlnley has brought to
gether have also fitted their posts with
conspicuous credit and ability. Mis
tnUes havo bcpn mode In tho depart
ments, and wo have not been slow to
point thtm out Dut It is humanly
Impossible for tho head of one depart
ment to superintend it and to keep Its
Intricate workings under cortrol In nil
their ramlflCRtlons. Tho charges which
havo bpeu made agarhst tho medical
administration of the army arc grave.
If ono branch of the military seivlre
more than another should be exempt
from accusations of maladministration
It Is that portion ot It upon which d
pend the comfort of the sick and
wounded, nnd upon which tho health
of the entire army to a large. If not
sole, extent depends. Mitt no country
ever yet went to war fully prepared to
meet every emergency as it (uodu.
The financial plank ot the Indiana
By talcing Gunhan In the Ladrones
we get a coaling station, a good har
bor, 420 square miles of fertile terri
tory and 8,000 population 3,300 miles
west of Honolulu, 1.C0O miles east of
Manila and 1,350 miles southeast of
Yokohama in other words, n decided
ly convenient jumping off place.
Who Is to BlameP
The paralysis of common sense in tho
war department, concerning which the
American newspaper press, taken as a
whole, was disci eetly silent whllo our
army ut Santiago confronted an un
conqucred enemy, Is conspicuously Il
lustrated In the necessity which forces
the division and brigade commnndeis
subordinate to Genernl Shufter, upon
tho Initiative of Colonel Roosevelt, to
sign a Joint repiesentation betting
forth that to compel the continuance
of our troops at Santiago under tho
conditions of nnn-pteparntion nnd In
sufficient equipment today exhtlng
thero would be equivalent to dooming
every survivor of tho invading cam
paign to nn Inglorious and needless
denth from dlbeate. Upon this point
the commanding ofllccis aro unani
mous and emphatic, and their message
of protebt should bo followed by a
radical Inquliy Into thp causes which
finally drovo them to such nn oxtra
oidlnary procedure In tho interest of
the men under their commands.
This affecting uppenl, coming on top
of the incriminating evidence which
has recently reached tho public us to
the utter collapse of the hospital nnd
commissary features of tho Santiago
cumpalgn, will Inevitably cause public
opinion to crystallize upon one of two
conclusions: (1) Either that General
Shatter is grossly incompetent for the
work entrusted to his direction, or, (2)
that there has been Intolerable aslnln
Its upon the part of those who have
supervised his movements and hainp-
Washington, Aug. 1.
IIIL1 our wonderful export tr.ulo
In tho llpcal year Just ended has
attracted much intention, the
most Interesting ami ically won-
ucriui leniure or it lias ueen, 'n
somo degreo nt linst, overlooked. Whllo
our exportatlcns ot agricultural produos
during tho jcar huo been wonderful,
sui passing In i.aluo those of any preced
ing car lu the history of the countr,
and thus attracting universal attention,
tho exportation of manufactures K when
considered In dotall. equally Interesting
in Its bearing upon the general commerce
and prosperity, both present and future,
of tho naticn.
o
The exportation ol drnicstic manufac
tures in the llscal year ISIS lh set down ny
tho iccords of tho bin can of statistics, of
the treasur department, nt .'S,S71 M.
which is neatly twelve millions of dullirs
greater than ary preceding car In tho
history of tho cointry. This is especially
Interesting lu '.lew of tho foct that iho
imports of manufactures during tho jenr
weronhnormallj small. In ndditien to this
It is reasonable to suppose that the pur
chases of manufactures by tho people of
this country In tho prosperous venr Just
crded wcro unusually great, both by rea
son of tho increased earnings and the
further fact that during socral preced
ing years their purchases In these lines
had, because of the financial dopretsion,
been light. Tor these two reasons, the
smallness of Importations of manufac
tures and tho prohablo increased eon
bumptlon of manufactures by our own
people, it is reasonable to suppose that
tho home demand upon our own manu
facturers was unusually great, thus re
ducing, to somo extent, tho nttentlnn
which they had formerly been nblo to
give to nn invasion of foreign markets.
In ndditlon to this. It had been feared
by some that tho Increased customs rat's
adopted n enr ago would result In a re
duction of the purchases of our goods by I
ruizens u inner nuuuns, uui inis expec
tation was not realized.
o
In view of tin so facts the largo expor
tation ot manufnctuics In the c,ir just
ended is, to say the least, n ery notable
feature of tho commerce of this romatk
ablo ear Tho total exportation or nun.
ufacturcs for the sear, ns already indi
cated. Is :SS,!71,4I1, which Is moro tha-i
"oiiblo that of a decado ago, almost thiee
times bb much as that of 1SS0, moro than
four times ns much us In 1S70, and seven
times us much us lu lSiiO. How much thu
Centennial exhibition had to do with
nu aliening a taste throughout the woild
for our manufactures and products
which were thero exhibited would bo dif
ficult to f.iv, Lut it is un inteicstlng tact
at lenst thai In tli.it year (1870) tho ex
portation of :nunu fa cuius for the tint
time touched Hip 130 million dollir line
nnd slnco that time has gone steadily
forward until in 1FM It reuehed ,,S,871,U3,
or nearly 12 million dollars moro than In
any ptccedlng year.
o
What are the manufactured articles
which we havo so freely exported, and
who havo been their putchascrs? To an
swer these In detail would occupy much
spaco for they Includo almost eviry ",arlc
ty of article that could bo Imagined and
go to every part of the world. Of ugrl-
cultuial Implements the exportutlous nt
tho fiscal jcar IK'S were J7,'j09,7J2, ngalntt
..Ct1.1S7 In 1S.8. They went to Great
llrltuln, I'rance, Germany, Diltlsh North
America, Central und Smith America,
TlrltUh Kast Indies and Australasti,
other parts of Asia nnd Oceanlca, and
even to Africa, while tho great grali
fields of Tlussla also drew Hrgcly upon
our manufacturer In this lino. Our cars
for street and steam i all ways went to
Prom Coal Tuide Journal.
Tho Kuznczk coal beds in tho go em
inent of Tomsk aro recognized ns a relia
ble source of coal for Western Siberia,
they aro 27,000 square miles in extent, and
contain the exceptionally good mines or
Koltschuginsk. Heds of anthracite are
also found. Other coil beds were fou.id
in Western Siberia and In the Steppes,
und of these the most productive proved
to be the Karaganclnseh und the Ka,"!
Tcheku deposits. r.ioinble results were
obtained near the station of Sudshenka,
on the Central Siberian line, where seams
of coal of good quality were found. 'Iho
fitness of this coal as fuel for use in loco
times was fully proved by tho minister
of communications, who peinonally made
experiments with It on one of bis jour
nejs through Siberia. Steps will be tJitJii
this year for woiklng this supply of coal,
nnd tho nccetsary funds have been allot
ted by the commission. Apart from tho
Sudshenka coal beds, geological investi
gations wcro also undertaken In the sec
tion of the Ccntial Siberian lino in tho
rich coal fields of Kuskunskija, Kuos
kovskija and Antropovsklja. in tho gov
ernment of Yenisei. The Central Sibe
rian surveying section also discovered a
deposit of brown coal in tho Trans
Bilkal district, near ake Baikal, at My
soowaji. As to tho results of thp East
ern Siberian geological suivey. the pres
ence of coal was established at the fol
lowing places' Near tho vlllige of Tchir.
emeboskoJe, on the River Angora, in the
povernment of Irkutsk, at Wjssokaia Du
brava on tho River Uelaja lu tho gov
ernment of Tcmsk; and along the railway
embankment from tho town or Nljnl
Oudinsk as far as the village ot Kimll
tciskoje. Of theso coal deposits thp first
named aro especially worthy of atten
tion The nilnlstiy ot communications In
tend"! to work these coal mines foi sup
pi Ing tho fuel for tho Ice-breakers to bo
used on Lake Baikal, and this will be
found to bo perfectly feasible, owing to
the means ot transport afforded hy tho
Angora River. This will also bo the
caso with regard to the brown coal if
Mybsowaju. In case this cral piovcs fitted
for uso as fuel.
MILL & CQimiLL
121 N Washington Ave.
SUMMER, 1898.
TFffVrH
FINLEY'S
Our annual July and August sale of
Summer Footwear is now on. All our
Russets must go. You need the Shoes.
We need room.
Lewis, ReiUy & iavles,
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
AN ORDINARY ACT OF WAB.
.
THE POPS.
How dear to the Pops is tho strong reso
Union Abolishing pnsbes and clipping the fare;
That walking is good for a frail consti
tution, Tho doctors agree, there Is virtue In air.
Tho rough outdoor weather will braco up
tho peaked"
And glvo them a vigorous bearing in
stvle;
There's health and long life for tho ones
who feel "streaked,"
And poor folks can travel for two cents
a mile.
Thet3 bravo icsolutlons are built for the
masses
To curry tho favor of hayseeds, I think:
Tho fuhion officials will glvo up their
Iiasscs
When cattle won't graze and when
horses won't drink.
The Pops nrc the gayest old gang of deceivers
In setiich of fat ofllco that ever wcro
known;
Tho Porteis. tho Benton Marets and
Clemdcavers
Will cling to u pats like a dog to a bone.
Their feelings may chnngo for n time In
convention.
When platformh aro built to "get ui
on"; but. stop
Tho good lesolutlon and evil Intention
Distinguish the man who U known an
a Pop.
They howl for reform, hut they hustle lor
plunder
As soon as a fat paying office Is near;
Tho liop'j of our land Is to turn tho Pops
under,
To glvo theso pretenders n scat in tho
rear.
Just think! At the State House tho
grasses wero giowlrg.
The tops of the pig weeds 'most kissing
the sun.
While, feet upon desks, the officials wero
blowing
To hayseeds of what tho teformeis had
done.
Somo out In the country were grinding
thplr axes,
And using the hard-handed farmers to
turn.
By pledging theireelvts to reduction cf
taxes;
That husbandmen soon would havo
money to burn.
And now they appeal to the downtrod
den masses
By "smashing" themselves with com.
mcndablo grit;
And walk Yes, I think that they wlll
aber nit.
Nebraska State Journal
Prom the San Francisco Bulletin.
Professor GOldwin Smith thinks that if
our fleet attacks Spain at home it will be
In violation of the Monroe doctrine. It Is
curious that statesmen of a certain school
never lccognlzo the force of the Monroe
doctrine except when it can bo construed
as woi king against tho 1'nltcd States
The sumo high authority did not see how
the Monioo doctrine applied to the enc
zucla boundary question. The. boundary.
It was urged, was to bo determined by
tacts, many of which weio established
before the Monroe doctrine was pio
claimed. The asseitlon of th right of the United
States to prevent a European power from
acquiring territory on this continent coulj
not affect tho right of Great Britain to
hold territory she possessed when the
American law was put on record. But the
Monroo doctrii.e, which was held power
less to prevent an extension of British
tcrrltoiy in Venezuela, is now consldeud
strong enough to paralyze the arm of the
United States when raled to btrtke n
vital blow nt n nation with which wo nro
at wui. Should tho United Stutes an
nounce its purpose to nnnex Spain, or any
part of Its homo territory, the Monroo
doctrine might bo invoked against it.
It might reasonably be held that if we
did not permit Kmopo to acqulio tenltorj
on tho American continent we should
not bo permitted to acquire territory In
Europe. But even Mr. Goldwin Smith
should not wish tho Monroe doctrlno so
far out of Its purpose as to restrain the
United States from an ordlnury act or
war when war exists.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buylnz brass Bedstead, be surei that
you get the best. Our brats Bediteads are
all made with seamless brass tubing and
frame work Is all of steel.
They cost no moro than many bediteads
made of the open seamless tublns. Every
bedttead i highly finished and lacquered
under a peculiar mothod, tiotblnj aver hav
ing beon produced to equal 1L Our new
Spring Patterns are now on exhibition.
Hill &
Cooed!
Leather
Qoods9
Notions, Eteo
To effect a complete clearance on ev
erythlng in 'Taney Notions" we will
close tho season with a "General Clear
ing Up Sale" on
Laaltes9 Leatfeer Belts,
s
At 121
North Washlnston
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
gs,
COOKS FOR THE ARMY.
Poughkecplo Eaglo.
Ono of tho last acts ot congress before
adjournment was the raase f n law
authorizing the enlistment or cooks in
both tho regular nimy nnd the volunteer
scivlce. An nrmy of strong men, woll
cured for, can defeat twice its number of
sick, displiltcd and Ill-fed ones. And n
all theso elements of htiength nono Is
moio important thnn the food Just b
plenty of food Is better thdn "earcity, o
well-cooked food is better than that
which is 111 prepared. Indeed a hod) of
men fed on scanty rulons that r. served
to them In such condition ns to bo paten
with relish and digested, is far nettei i ft
nnd can perform more duty than the
iumc number with moie than they can
cat, but si oiled In cooking.
In the Crimean war, Sever, the f,.rn-tu-Pronch
cook, gained the gratitude of the
entire allied army by gclng among the
soldiers nnd teaching them how to cook
theli rations so as to make them rala
tablo nnd nourishing. Ills work changed
tho whole condition of affalis before Be
bastopol, and It was the opinion of kho
best nuthorltles that ho contributed as
much to tho capture of tha stronghold ns
did tho generals In command. Wo have
mado advances In many things slnco the
war In the firmcu, but none of them Is
likely to moro beneficial than the Intro
duction ot intelligent nnd skilful cookoiy
Into tho army.
REACHING OUT.
s,
Tyyewriters9 Supplies,
Letter Presses,
s,
Law Hanks
mi tie largest line of
office supplies and sta
tionery ii li E Fenna,
New York Journal cf Commerce.
livery year makes It moie obvious that
our peoplo aro destined to take and to
hold tho place of tho leading manufac
turing nation of tho world, and ovry
month makes moro foolish tho claim that
wo need not trouble ourselves about for
eign markets, It Is a slmplo question of
self-preservation with us to find nn outlet
for tho surplus products of American la
bor. Anything that tends to narrow that
outlet must tend to retard the natural
growth of this republloj to subject tho
country to intermittent Industrial panics,
and to dwarf tho enterprlbe and confine
tho Irgltlmato ambition of a vigorous, in
ventive, and progressive people.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and
Engravers,
IlOTKL JKltMYN UUILUt.'IO.
130 Wyoming Avenuo.
Sets,
SMrt Waist Sets,
ties, Etc, Etc.
Our assortment of "Fine Goods" In the
above lines being still largo, prices have
been cut proportionately, nnd you will
find them during this sale, low enough to
fit the occasion.
An unlimited assortment of Leather
Belts.
25c. goods cut to 15o
C9c. goods cut to 15c
50c. goods cut to 0o
(Wc. goods cut to 0o
NAILHUAD BELTS, "FRENCH MO
ROCCO." inc. quality cut to 2c
$1.00 quality cut to 75o
FANCY SILK AND ELASTIC BELTS.
Our J1.23, $1.M and Jl.'J goods, in
one lot at 9o
A few fine Fiench Enamel and Jewel
Belts will be closed at exactly one-halt
price.
ONE LOT Chatelaine Bags, 50c. qual
ity, cut to S3o
ONE LOT Moiocco Chatelaine Bags,
$1.00 goods, cut to i9o
All finer grades at like reductions.
Choice lino of Shht Waist Sets In
Sterling Silver and Fine Gilt, an ele
gant assortment at '-Jo
One-half gross Fine Shirt Wuist Sols
an ubcorted lot,
To close nt loc, worth double
ONE LOT Ladles' P. K. Ties, best
goods, at 130
China Silk String Ties, largo assort
ment, thiee for 25a
Line extra heevy Silk String Ties, our
23c. quality at three for fOo
Wo will offer "Special for this Sale" our
"Own Brand" of Choice Taffeta Ribbons
No. 40 at ( 23e
No. SO at ) 2Sc
Elegant color assortment.
Midsmimmer
Lamp Salle .
Until Sept ist wc will offer
our entire line of Banquet,
Princess and Table Lamps a'
from 25 tb o per cent, di
count. We wish to redn
stock. If you are iu need
a lamp this is a chance
get a bargain.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyomlnj
District for
OUfllT
B
raiia
to
TIE CLEiQNS, FEME,
0'MALLEY CO.
4U2 Lacliawanua Aveua
Mining, Ulastlne, Sporting, Hmokelaii
and the Kepauno Chemical
Compan; 4
HIGH EXf LOSIVES.
fcufety Kuie, Caps nnd Kxplodari.
llooin 401 Connell Ilulldlnj.
Scranton.
AGENCIES;
THOS, FORD,
JOHN 13. SMITH ASON,
W. E. MULLIGAN,
Plttiton
Plymouth
WUWoi.Iiarrt