"Wwnsn . , v- 'fc $ tm.f-imr-- THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. 1898. ' v - I'nbllibacl Dally, Kxcopt Hundny. hr tha Tribune I'ublUhluj Company, at fifty Cent a Month. New York OUlcc: 15ti NamauSt., a H. VHKKLANU, Bolo Agent for I'orelan Advertlaln;. LMued at Titr. rosTorrtcr. at bchaxto.v, TA., AS 81COND-CLAKS MAIL MATTKIt. SCHANTON, AUGUPT 24, 1898. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATE. Governor-WILLIAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Governor J. 1". S. GOniN. Secretary of Internal Affairs JA.MKS W. LATTA. Judpe of Superior Court-W. W. rotl- TER. Congressmen - nt - Largo SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT, GALUSHA A. UUOVV. LEGISLATIVE. Senate. Twentieth Dist.-JAMKS C. VAUGI1AN. House. First Dlstrlct-JOHN H. KARH. Second Dlxtrlct-JOII.V J. SCHEUER. JR. Third District . Fourth Dlstrlct-JOHN l IU5YNOLDS. COLONEL STONE'S PLATFOKM. It will bo my purpose when elected o so conduct myself ns to win tho respect and Rood will of those who have opposed me ns well ai. those who hao given mo their support. I shnll bo tho governor of tho whole people of tho state. Abuses have undoubtedly grown up In the legis lature which arc neither tho fault of one party nor tho other, but rather tho prowth of enstcm. Unnecessary Investt. Rations huvfl been authorized by eommlt Ues. resulting In unnecessary expense to the state. It will bo my care and pur pose to corrert these and other evils In o far ns 1 have the power. It will be my purposo while governor of Pennsylvania, ns It has been my purpose In the public positions that I have held, with God's help, to discharge my whole duty. Tho people are greater thnn the parties 'o which they belong. I am only Jealous of their favor. I ihall only attempt to win their approval and my experience has taught me that that can best be done by an honest, modest, dally dlschargo of public duty. The Republican legislative nomina tion made In the Second district yes terday will rnmmniHl the favor of the rulillc generally. John J. SVheuer, Jr.. represents especially the large body of thrifty citizens who arc of German descent, but Is In nil things thoroughly American and In line with progressive pubic; sentiment. Concerning the Third district convention comment for the present Is reserved. Inspiring. It must bo counted ns perhaps the greatest gain of tho war with Spain that by means of It American public opinion has been broadened unci so bered. Two pestiferous classes of ex tremists who In ordinary times were wont by reason of their success in noise-making to appraise themselves as tho real representatives of public opinion have been subordinated by great events into their proper relation to the general mas. Tho Mugwumps and the jingoes the pessimists and the hotspurs have each been pushed aside while under s-tress of new responsibil ities the reserve strength and dignity nnd self-command of the people nt large have asserted themselves, with lnvlgorntlon of all the currents of our national existence. This fact Is very strikingly illustrat ed In the result reached by the recent conference at Saratoga, which, though called by a Mugwump minority In the belief that it would afford n conspicu ous vehicle for the exploitation of that captious and belittling cult, was quiet ly taken In hand by the educated com mon sense of the country and made the medium of rational deliberation. It Is illustrated again in the sane nnd Ju dicious tone which has instinctively been taken by the more responsible and repiesentatlve journalism of the country, well typified In the article whi.Mi we reprint on this page from the Atlantic Monthly of contemporary date. A mote impressive example of a great nation ilsirg majestically to a groat opportunity has not been seen In modern times than Is how visible In thu stately acf eptance by Americans of the duties whlcn have como In the wake of a war without precedent In Its motive, spirit and icsults. He must be a man destitute of Imag ination who does not feel that it is well to be living nt such a time In such a country under such a piomlse of ex- rinded uscf.ilntss,. All's well that ends well; yet In view of the cumulative reports of Gorman "fi'shnet-s" at Manila we wish that our government would frankly ask tho government at Berlin for an expla nation. As Dewey said to Dledrlchs, If there's to be war let us be manly and above board about It. The meanest tl.ttig on earth Is thfc snoop, A Wail. There Is no writer for the American press, If we except Evening Post God kin, who can clothe perverted argu ment in prettier English than Joseph O'Connor, of Rochester, sometime edi tor of the Post-Express. Hear him: Wherever our material civilization has gone hitherto, tho American spirit has gono with It, quickening and informing it, bearing liberty, fraternity, equality nnd government with the consent of tho governed; but it Is now proposed to go forward In the European spirit, nt Its worst, asserting superiority, denying equality, laughing at fraternity, repudiat ing tho doctrine that all men aio created free and equal, endowed with certain In alienable rights, to secure which govern ments are Instituted among men, but maintaining tho doctrino that mlgnt makes right, that the vast majority of men were created to be ruled by those that speak tho English language and that governments ure Instituted to carry out our will as sclf-appolntcd guardians of humanity. The immediate provocation of Mr. O'Connor's wall is the probability that American conquest of Manila will be followed by the permanent occupation of the Island of Luzon, together with tho exaction from Spain of guarantees calculated to correct notorious abuses In her administration of tho remainder of the Philippines. He calls this rob bing Spain. It Is a robbery In which the educated people of I.uron nppear to concur most heartily, Inasmuch ns they have facilitated It by every means In their power and are now fearful of but one thing that wo may not keep what wo havo won. How In such a situation of affairs Spain's title can be consid ered valid we leave to Mr. O'Connor's Ingenuity to explain. It will be likely to ptiz;.lc him to devise a process of Jugglery sufficiently deceptive to mnko it appear that Spanish government In any Spanish colony has over boon gov ernment "with the consent of tho gov erned." Certainty governments nro Instituted ns guardians of humanity. Otherwise they would have no excuse for, existence. Argument with the Scrnnton Times Is Impossible, because It refuses to rec ognize facts and prefers to wallow In demagoglsm. Its misinformation Is only equaled by Its mendacity. Wo have only to say to It that The Tribune stnr.ds by Its original proposition that tho welfare of Scranton calls for such nn arrangement In the steel rail trade, call It by what namo you please, which will enable rails to bo made and sold at a profit rather than at a loss. For tunately this seems to be assured. Inequltablo Naval Promotions. Wo have already called attention, In a general way, to tho fact that under tho Inequitable system of promotions obtaining In the navy the advancement of one officer for meritorious service Is made at the expense of other officers who have done nothing to deserve a set-back. This was illustrated in the awards of promotion made by the president after the naval battle of San tiago, whereby the advancing of Samp son's captains pushed back Dewey's captains In two cases two numbers each and In two other casps one num ber each. To appreciate what this moans It Is necessary to understand that promotion In the navy from grade to grade is determined by number. The officer highest In rank nnd senior ity Is number 1; the one next him is number 2, nnd so on down. When number 1 retires, number 2 becomes number 1, number .1 becomes number 2 nnd so on down. The arbitrary ad vancement of an officer from, say, number 20 to number 13 means simply that numbers 19, 18, 17 nnd 10 are dis criminated against; that they have to pay for their brother officer's advance ment. As a naval officer In a letter to the New York Herald puts It: "Tho latest case Is that of the com manding offlcer of the "Wlnslow, ad vanced ten numbers. Tho government orders the advancement, tho ten men Jumped do the rest. Practically each one of them has been ordered to give Lieutenant Bernadou a note for about $601, payable In portions, nt tho dates of promotion to the different higher grades. This amount is computed on the basis of promotions for 1897. No one questions Lieutenant Bcrnadou's gallantry; that his boat was shot very lull of holes, and that those on board had an awful time of It until hauled out of the fire by the Hudson. But con sider the men Jumped. One on the Bal timore and another on the Concord commanded a couple of the gun divis ions whose terrific fire wiped out the Spanish fleet at Manila. Another, In the same capacity on the Texas, took part In that wonderful running fight at Santiago. What have these men done to be required by their government to hand over $601 out of a meagre salary? Their reward must be that of the gen eral service. Not serving In command rank, they can expect no other. And others of the ten, rolling and pitching on the Havana blockade, sweltering In this tropical heat, doing the work cut out for them cheerfully nnd well, with out complaint. Why should they con tribute $601 when tho government Is much better able to do It?" It should he stated that In making promotions after this fashion the presi dent Is fully conscious of the Injustice It works but under the law has no oth er way to signify his own and tho na tion's appreciation of specially brilliant service. The administration has tried repeatedly to secure from congress leg islation placing promotions on a fairer basis, but until recently congress paid scant attention to naval matters and probably did not appreciate the im portance of the administration's re quest. Two modifications of the Jump ing system of promotions are suggest edone that the president be empower ed to reward conspicuous gallantry by Issuance of medals of honor; the other that he be given authority, within rea sonable limits, to Increase tho pay of men specially meritorious, such in crease to be a certain percentage add ed to their salaries during active ser vice and good behavior. This would recognize good work but not punish other men probably Just as capable but not having equal chance to gain dis tinction. Undoubtedly this matter will be taken up by congress nt Its first opportunity and adjusted properly. It Is to be hoped that the efforts of tho National Educational association to se cure the amendment of prevnlent me thods of spelling so thathereafterwords may be spelled exactly as they are pronounced will benr fruit. "Altho" answers fully us well ns "although"; "tporo" ns well as "thorough;" "thru out" as well as "throughout," etc. And the advantages in economy aro ob vious. All that prevents the substitu tion Is the natural aversion of tho public to the change. This, against all arguments and despite tho decided ad vantages in its favor, has long milita ted ugalnst the adoption of tho metric system and It equally discourages hope of an early victory for sensible, spell ing reform. 'Pacific coast steamship companies have the advantage of the average bus iness enterprise. They do not havo to advertise. When a lull occurs they tell a reporter of u now mining strike In tho Klondike region and are obliged to turn business away forthwith. Tho author of tho brilliant letters from Honolulu, Guam and Manila In the New York Sun is Oscar King Davis, who ulso contributes to Harper's Weekly. In our Judgment these are the best examples of good reporting that the war has produced. Despite tho former perturbation and theatrical alarm of the Philadelphia Press, tho Wllkes-Barre Record and other anti-Quay papers tho wicked lieutenants of tho wicked senator whom they had pictured ai sitting up nights to scheme mischief against Ke rcsentntivo Coray of the Second Lu zerne district must havo been very harmless In fact, for Coray has been renominated without a dissenting voice. That certainly was a picturesque co incidence of fate which sent homeward-bound Captain Morcu, formerly of the Cristobal Colon, through the lines of Saturday's parade of warships. This intelligent Spanish officer waved farewell to each American battleship, remarking as he did so that he had friends among every crew. Tho Amer ican public cheerfully recognizes In such men ns Moreu and Ccrvcra. antag onists worthy of unbounded respect! but It Is not ready to agree with them that no Spaniard could have been guilty of blowing up tho Maine. Span lards like Ccrvcra and Moreu are tho exceptions to the rule. While wo honor them wo must not forget tho typo of Spanlnrd that shot tho crow of the Vlrglnlus, murdered Dr. Ruiz, Impris oned Hobson In the lino of our gun fire and ordered sharp shooters nt El Cuney and San Juan to pick off Amer ican surgeons and nurses nt work un der tho Red Cross flag. Let not respect for decent Spaniards blindfold us to the necessities of dispassionate Justice. Another test of armor plates which havo been treated with the Krupp pro cess Is soon to bo made under the aus pices of tlu navy department. If claims are realized we shall be able to build 19-knot battleships with 10-Inch armor us well fitted to resist attack and with ns large a steaming radius as our present tjpo of IS-lnch 15-knotteis. General Garcla's omclal report of his operations at Santiago makes no note of friction with Shatter but simply sny.i that tho Cuban forces withdrew because their mission In that campaign had been fulfilled. Hns a mountain been manufactured out of a mole-hill? r.ullt, building or authorized, tho United States has 13 battleships. Sho needs at least 20, the best that can bo built. Of armored cruisers we havo 2; wo need 40, the faster tho better. This will equip us to keep tho peace. Citizens of Oklahoma and Texas will rejoice that their favorite amuroment is to be rendered less expensive in tho future- by Dewey's recent victory, which is expected to reduce the price of hemp ropf CO per cent. , Chronic invalids ought to take inter est in the statement that a man In New York dropped dead recently while boasting that he had never been sick a day in his life. A canal department that had squan dered $9,000,000 of the public funds would be delectable gnme for Governor Roosevelt. He wouldn't do a thing to It. m Admiral Dewey also displayed keen judgment in neglecting to fix tho Ma nila cable until the strategy board had tal.cn a recess. With Camp Alger tho hotbed of ty phoid and malaria it Is not surprising thut Russell A. occasionally becomes feverish. Tho Columbia county Democrats evince a desire to break a link In Grant Herring's endless political chain. The Identity of tho Individual who blew up the Maine is tho only thing lacking. Secretary Alger's apologies are ac cepted, but don't let It occur again. War Benefits and Responsibilities From the Atlantic Monthly. 1' iUlU T HE PROBLEM ot governing coun tries not only separated from tno Unttcd States, but populated by different races and accustomed to different institutions from ours. Is a new problem; but it Is u problem that our English kinsmen have so successfully solved that we shall bo dull Indeed if wo do not succeed, with their experience to instruct us. Tho present popular mood regarding this new task, as regarding most other large undertakings in which a national spirit must play an impor tcnt part, seems to be a deep-seated and safe mood. Tho people, thero can hardly bo doubt, prefer to retain tho terrlto;y that has fallen to them by the fortune ot war, nnd they do not share the forebod ing of the intelligent minority, whoso in dividualism estranges them from tho na tionnl feeling, and who see grave dangar to our instltulons In such additions to our political tasks, National feeling Is a. safer guide to national dovelopmcnt than tho mero reasoning process of critical minds. At nny rate, it at last becomes tho only guide. o Tho danger to our successful manage ment of Cuba and Poito Rico, or even of tho rhllipplno Islands, consists, not In their distance from cur shores, but In their dlfferenco of population and Insti tutions from ours. They cannot bo con verted Into American states by any stat utes, and no laws can change their char acter. Nor Is thero nt.y need that thev should now or over bo converted into American states. Wo are cemmlttcd to two duties; we havo by cenquest takJn upon ourselves a solemn obligation to the peoplo of tho cor.ouered Islanda to insure stablo government, and the nature of our Institutions forbids that wo should set up any form of government except one that nt tho earliest possible mo ment bhall become self-government. Even If wo wished we could not shirk these responsibilities. Wo cunnot leavo the peoplo of theso Islands either to their own fato, or to tho mercy of tho now defeated and disorganized Spanish rule, or yet to tho mercy of nny predato.-y nation that might selzo them. Wc are become responsible for their develop ment. n Precisely what form tho government ot theso several Islands ought to take can bo determined only after careful study of their peoplo and conservative experi ment with them: but to predict that we shnll mako a failure in tho effort to pre paro them for self-government Is a child ish distrust of our capacity. Wo have never had a task Just like. thU, but wo havo had tasks more difficult. Nor will our undertaking such a task Involve us In entanglements with European nations it wo succeed. Tho European nations, It so happens, will look with somewhat greater respect upon American efforts nt tho government even of Manila than they would havo looked six months ngo, But without too great regard to Euro pean opinion it becomes our duty sol emnly nnd patriotically now to take our new duties and responsibilities In hand, and, ns a groat nation committed to one great policy of human liberation, pro cced for tho advancement of civil Izatton, Tho great republic can havo no trlbuto-bcnrlng colonics! but It can help weak people to self-government. And It will be found that tho government ot each Island will present Itself, not ns It now presents itself to the timid, as a task Involving revolutionary dangers to ourselves and complications with all tho other governments of tho world, und a denial of the doctrines of tho fathers, but rather na a practical task that pras tlcAl and patriotic men can successfully accomplish, -o Tho main icsult of tho war, tho froa dem of Cuba from Spanish misrule, has been achieved, but tha full fruits of li will ripen more slowly than most men a first supposed. Sympathy with tho Cuban Insurgents has led many persons to regard them as capable at once of self government! but the conduct of a part of them during tho war has confirmed tho Judgment of thoso men who knew them best that tho removal of Spanish rule will not immediately nor easily lead to tho self-government of Cuba. Tho com plete conquest of tho island by civlllsa Hon will bo accomplished through Amer ican Industry and commerce, which will now follow American arms. Brigands are ns certain where roads aro lacking as rebellion where government Is oppressive. But the futuro of Cuba presents no in superable difficulties, though Its subjec tion to civilization may requlro a con siderable time, In his proclamation con cerning tho government of Santiago, '.ho president Indicated tho proper courso to pursue; local govcrrment to bo permitted, to bo required, In fact; the United States to maintain military control so long as military control Is necessary for the se curity of life nnd property, but to relax It, nnd nt last to give it up. when a com petent local government has been cre ated nnd tested. The process will not be very different In principle trom tho pro cess of tho reconstruction of the local governments of tho southern states thirty years ago. If the Cubans do not at first show capacity for self-government, tho certain lncrcaso of American lnfluenco and even of American population In tho Island will greatly hasten Its coming. Tho engineer will follow tho soldier. The harbor of Havana will bo opened to ths gulf stream a necessary nnd easy piece of sanitary work that tho Spaniards have been going to do for a century; tho cities will bo properly drained and yellow fever will be eliminated from tho scourges of our own shores. Cuba will present no very serious difficulty till tho time comos when It may wish to bo admitted Into tho American Union as a Btatc. o And tho samo plan whereby local self- government will be built up In Cuba will apply, with modifications, to Porto Rico. One Island will becomo an independent territory under our gcarcitanshlp; tha other will bo directly ctded to us. But tho crsentlal elements of their government under our tutelage- must be tho same, for tho moral obligations that we have nssumed aro tho same, nnd there Is but one great principle of government that we can ndhoro to. How much territory It may bo wlso to retain in the Philip pine Islands It is Impossible to foresee; but tho prlnclplo that should govern our action is clear. Wo want no "colonies." can Indeed have no "colonies," in the con. tlnentnl sense; but wo must fulfill every obligation to Spain's conquered subjects that our conduct of tho war In Asiatic waters has put upon us, without icgard to tho colonizing ambitions of tho Euro pean nations; nnd wo shall hardly fail, moreover, to keep whatover strategic ad vantage our navy has won, in either ocean. -o Tho war. then, brings within tho sphere of English-speaking civilization two of tho most valuable of tho Antilles; Inci dentally the Hawaiian Islands, and per haps a part of th Philippine group, and these results can be only jood. But In achieving them we havo achieved other results quite as great, nnd no less great becauso they were unexpected. Wo havo recovered our own national feeling. Four months ago, wc were a great mass ot peo ple rather than a compact nation con scious of national strength and unity. By forgetting even for this brief time our local differences, we havo welded our selves Into a conscious unity such as tho republic has not felt slnco Its early days. Not only have the north and tho sou'h forgotten that they were ever at wai for time nnd Industry had already well nlght brought this result but the I'acinc states are nearer to tho rest of the Union than they ever wero before, and tho great middle west Is no longer estranged from tho seaboard. We can work out our own problems and build our own fu ture with a steadier purpose. o This consciousness Is the keener be cause of tho Increased respect that othr nations have for us. Tho United States was never beforo understood In official Europe, perhaps not even In official Eng land. When tho war was begun most at tho contlnantul nations failed to con ceal their contempt for us; they now re. spect us as ihey never dreamed ihcy should. Nor Is It only our naval victories that havo given the world n somewhat new conception of the United States, Quito as Impressive has been the absence of tho old-time barbarities of war and cf warlike vlndlctlvcness. To send homo across the ocean a captured army, to pa role the officers of a captured squadron, to feed not only tho victims of Spanish misrule, but the Spanish themselves, havo laid emphasis on other reasons for war, than the old reasons of the punishment of enemies and tho conquest of tribute bearing territory. In humanity to tho enemy this war Is without parallel. Both tho power and tho nlms of tho republic aro more clearly understood in Europo than a half-century of peace could havo reealed them, and (In no spirit of boast fulness) we might add tho Amcrloan character, also. o It la to bo hoped, too, that wo have had some effect on the medieval dlplomasy of Europo. Wo havo often been called blunt and discourteous In our diplomacy no doubt with truth; for European diplo macy Is a dilatory art, that has always been as courteous as It has usually been mendacious. Ministers havo seldom said what they or their martens meant. New, If the dealings of civilized governments with one another are ever to advance be yond evasion and cunning, the old di plomacy must change to republican di rectness and frnnkr.ess. It need not taKo on discourtesy In manner, but It must speak the truth and keep faith. If wo havo even In slight mcasuro dlscredtte.1 the old mendacious and dilatory meth ods, wo havo done t-cmethlng toward fur thering political civilization. o Nor will the Impulso that asserted It self In the war stop with the war. Tho spirit of the people once having looked outward, American enterprise will seek new fields of conquest not by arms, but by trndo and legitimate adventure. Our navy has revealed to ourselves not less than to tho rest of tho world our rightful place nmong tho nations. Modern trans portation, which wo have done most o develop, has changed all Interniitlonal political conditions.' By reason of It wo are already "entangled" with other peo pies, In ways that tho fathers could not foreseo nnd that no policy can prevent. The great outward pressure that all na tions feel Is tho pressure of commerce for new markets; nnd stntesmen, whether they know it or not. minster to trnde, and through trade to civilization. With larg er and further-reaching political duties. too, which appeal to tho Imagination rather than to the private greed of men, our public life will onco moro rise to ths level of statesmanship. m ' . NATIONAL RESERVES. From tho Houston Pest. The war will hive failed to practically Impress upon us one of Its most valuable leffons if there is no reorganization forth, with of our militia arm of service and ot tho naval reserves. Of more Importance than tho land militia will bo tho naval volunteers of the future, for by them the big navy to bo built must be largely manned in time ot war. There ought to bo national reserves both for the army and navy. Tho etate militia crumbled as a dependence In tlmo of war as soon as the call for volunteers was made. In some states the mllltla arm was found to GO I MiWTlFT Have Yomi Ever Visited Our Rung Department? If not, it will pay you to do so. number of bargains that we know save you money. A Hurtle Sale of Rugs Beautiful Rugs at 39, 49 and 59 cents. Symrna Rugs, 49, 69, 79 and 98 cents, Khaskoi Rugs, 30 in. x 00 in. $1.39. Tapestry Rugs, 30 in. x 60 in. $1.25. Velvet Rugs, 30 in. x 60 in. $1.23. Axminster Rugs, 27 in. x 54 in. $1.79. Crumb Cloths, 62 in. x 72 in. 98 cents. Always Busy SUMMER, 1898. Our annual July and August sals of Summer Footwear Is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room. lewis, Rally k Bavies, 114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE. bo a purely paper or dress parade estab lishment, while thero was no uniformity of equipment or organization anywhere In tho country. To organize such forces In time of peaco will avoid to u great extent too, the favoritism or politics In the of ficering of forces that has disgraced our preparations for war since tho present conflict began. Wc are a great people, with great Interests to guard, and we will be criminally reckless If war ever again finds us so unprepared as we wero in April last. A SECONDARY MATTER. From the Chicago Tribune. "What salary would you oxpect?" asVed the theatrical manager. "When you havo a tinner or a supper served on the str-ge." demanded tho gift ed but gaunt tragedian who had applied for a job, "Is it a real meal?" "It Is." "Then wo will waive all discussion as to salary," replied the tragedian. SELF-CONFIDENT. From the New York Sun. Tho samo confidence of success with which we went Into war remains to us now after tho war is won. Wo have not a shadow of a doubt that we shall bo able to sustain completely the new re sponsibilities of government which como to us in peaco as the fruits of war. AN UNFORESEEN DANGER. From tho Clnclnantl Enquirer. Of course, all the results of the war could not be foreseen, There is danger that it will till up the lecture field. ALL WILLING TO TAKE IT. From the Pittsburg Times. When It comes to tilling tho offices down in tho gulf thero will bo no trouble to find plenty of lmmuncs. EITHER WAY. From tho St. Louis Republic. In taking and holding Manila we are playing both a winning and a Luzon game. FRUITFUL AFFECTION. Tho language of flowers somo peoplo may suit, Then why not the language of veges and fruit? Tho Vegetarian. I will "beetroot" to thee, my dear, My lovo will never change, A happy "pear" we'll be, my dear, To wed "lettuce orunge." Do not "turnip" that pretty nose; Excuse. I pmy. the hint. But kindly list while I proposo; My offer Is well "mint." My "celery" Is small, but these Are now our "salad" days, And If my people I ap-"pea6e," They'll find tho means und ways, For I havo "raisins" to believe That at some future "date." A large sum I shall receive; Wo tan afford to wait. And, after nil, v. ho cares a pin? A "fig" fcr Fate, forsooth! How "applti".ly wo live when In Tho "caull ftowrr" of youth. Away with "melnn"-choly, then, There's no causo to re "pine," I'll be the happiest of men When I can call thee mine. O. D, Lynch. MILL & CORNELL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Bedatead, be sura tht Joa get the best Our brass Bedsteads ar oil made with leamlesa brsu tublu: and frame work is all of steal. They cost no mors than many bedsteads made of the open ssimless tubtns. 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