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SCHANTON, AUGUST 25, 1698.
RLI'UULICAiN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.
Clovernor-WILLIAM A. 8TONE.
Liiutenunt QONcrnor J. 1'. S. QOBIN.
Becretary of Internal Afulrs JAMKS W.
LATTA.
Juilse of Superior Couit-W. W. TOR-
vr.u.
Conrrcsimen nt - Lnrse SAMUEL A.
DAVENI'CHT, OALUSJIA A. UHOW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMKS C. VAUGIIAN.
House.
Tlrst Dlstrlct-JOHN It. TAHR.
Bfcoml Dlstrlct-JOIIN J. SCHUUEIt, JR.
Third District .
I'onrili Distrlct-JOH.V !'. REYNOLDS.
COLONEL STONE'S TLATFORM.
It will bo rrjy purpoao when elected o
so conduct mjvclf us to win tho respect
and good will of tlioad who have opposed
mo ns well nu those who have given mo
their support. I shall bo tho governor
of the whole people of tho Bt.itc. Abuses
have undoubted!) grown up In the legis
lature which aro neither tho fault of ono
party nor tho other, but rather tho
growth of custom I'nncccrsary Investi
gations have been authorized by commit
tees, rcsultlng'ln unnecessary expense to
the stnte It will bo my care nnd pur
pose to coriect these nnd other evils In to
far us I have tho powci It will bo my
purpose while governor of I'cnuxvlvnnn,
as It has been my purposo In the pub'le
positions that I havo held, with God's
help, to dlschirgc mv whole dut. The
people nre greater thin tho pirtlcs io
which they belong. I am onlv Jealous of
their favor I shall only attempt to win
their approval nnd my cNperlmce his
taught me thit that can bct be done by
an honest, modest, dally discharge of
public dutj.
If Teddy Roosevelt receives the nom
ination for governor of New York, cer
tain factions will doubtless realize that
the Spaniards had no cinch when they
tried to check the Rough Riders nt El
Caney.
The War Department.
Critics of the war department, of
whom there rip rvrmy these davs and
who aie by no ineins limited to ono
political party, do not hold that nmong
the responsible heads of departments
theie has been want of patilotlsm or
inclination to escape work. Certainly
with refetence to Secretary Alger no
one can honestly charge lack of de
votion to tho national cause, for an
abundance of that devotion was shown
by him when. In the eaily stages of
preparation for the war ho met a lack
of appiopilated funds In an emcigency
by drawing his personal check for one
million dollars and advancing this sum
to the government until eongiess had
made available other funds. In nil
fairness his critics must admit that lie
did the best he could, nnd we daie say
all his suboidlnates did likewise.
The tiouble, as tho gjnoial public
views it, was not wilful neglect, but
inadequacy of executive ability. The
task v.as too much for tho war de
partment. The depaitment methods
vvpn not fitted to so sudden an emer
gency. There was too much red tape,
too much pulling and hauling, too
large an emphais on forms and ceie
monies and too little of the spirit 'of
aggressive push and get theie. The
men in the depaitment who were ex
perienced and capable mllltaiy men,
whose profession It wis to take hold
on such an occasion togardliss of poll
tics or led tape weio not civerv a
chance. The public is morally con
vinced, for example, that if iieneial
Miles had had absolute .tnd vncondl
tlonal authoilty over all tho matteih
properly pertaining to bis oillce as tho
commanding general, with rower to
enforce his views to the limit, things
would have gone more smoothly and
results would hive been reached with
much smallei friction and waste. This
is upon the assumption, which we be
lieve is thoioughlv Justifiable, that
Miles knew his business as ,i trained
soldier better than politiclins re
cruited from civil lite could bo ox
ppcted to know it for him. All past
war3 have shown the necessity of such
centering of authoilty in one skilled
general. Cur civil war showed it con
clusively, two jeuis of lighting being
almost wasted because the aimles had
no adequate head.
At eveiy point where tho war de
partment took hold it made mary blun
deis whlih n more efficient organiza
tion, babed not on politics or pull but
on soldierly merit and expert profes
sional knowledge, would hav e ohviated.
The very fact that generals deemed
worthy to command thousands of men
were not permitted to choose the staff
oificera under them on whom they
had necessarily to icly for the suc
cessful execution of their plans, but
had to take the men designated by po
litical or bureau Influence at Washing
ton, a large pioportlon of whom knew
nothing of their duties unci had to be
educated at the soldiers' expense, ex
hibits the paralyzing Inadequacy nnd
unfairness of tne present mllltnry sys
tem This sou of thing permeated
tho entire war department from the
Becietary of war down. In peace times
it may have made little dlffeience. Hut
In wnr times it made all tho dliference
Imaginable. That we won against
Spain was not due to the ability shown
in the management of the vnr de
partment, dllllcult as Its vvoik may
have been. It was lather in spite of tho
department's inefficiency. Wo won be
cause t.von with unfit clothing, poor
guns and Insufficient food our boldlers,
ome on the battle line, aro tho best
flgnten In tin. world. Let not their
valor and hardihood under adverse
conditions blind us to the need of a
thoioueh overhauling of our cumbrous
and mismanaged war department.
.Such u revision is Imperative.
As the Now York Sun well says:
"Since It Is now apparent that this
country mumaiiita'tna 'larger mili
tary ptbiUhmnt in the future, it is
of tho first Importance that wherever
nearness In our mllltiry system was
demonstrated by the preat and sudden
strain of this war It shall be located
exactly by cm ef til and scientific In
vestigation. Starting, after a genera
tion of peace, with an army of only
25.0C0 men nnd a staff orcanlzatlon
somewhat antiquated, wo have ac
complished wonders In the short space
of three months, but grave defects In
the system have appeared during the
process, and thtlr causes must be dis
covered by pjtlcnt and expert examination."
Whatever ma be the preference of
volunteer army ofllccrs the place for
privates In tho volunteer ranks who
are not needed for garrison duty In
the new teirltorlcs Is home. There
they can get good food, good clothing,
good care when sick and very prob
ably earn more than service pay.
Their families In many cases need
them; their friends nie eager to greet
them and It would bo a shame to keep
a man of them In uniform one minute
longer than Is absolutely nccnsary
for the bucceis of tho cause for which
at much sacrlllcc they volunteered.
Trusts and Their Denouncers.
America Is the only country In the
world In which It Is legarded by one
part of tho population a crime against
labjr to amalgamate for safe-guaidlng
the llnanclttl interests which are in
volved in groat commercial undertak
ings. A trust Is no more antagonistic
to the rights of labor than the rights of
laboi aie antagonistic to trusts. Labor
nnd capital rise and fall together.
Their Interests are Identic il; and these
are not for to seek. Profit Is the re
waid of Investment nnd direction, as
wages ure that of labor. No capitalist
will Invest Ids money In nn undert ik
ing that does not bring him Immediate
or potential piotlt; no laborer will work
wltlout the wages of labor. The Idea
of laboi has been restricted by Ignor
ant demagogues and egotistical Joui
nallsts to manual or mechanical labor;
wheieas labor, in the strict economical
serse of tho term, Is unqualified by
conditions of production, whether It Is
the result of hand, or eve, or brain, or
Intelligence. A man who has nothing
to bilng but his unskilled labor Into
the market must accept tho lowest liv
ing wage, because ho Is placed In com
petition with an unlimited supply of
the s cnic productive force to a limited
demand. It is useless for men of his
class to form a combination or trust or
union, becuuse the supply of manual
labjr Is Inexhaustible in count! les
where industrial life has become bet
tied. Where labor is skilled, nnd con
sequently limited, we find lrdustti.il
unions or trusts. These are on all
fotus with conimeiei.il trusts. They
aro formed to keep wages at a certain
standaid, ilgldly laid down by tho cre
dentials of the trade. They seek to
minimize the force of competition in
that paitlculnr trade, and consequently
to maintain the highest wages procur
able. This N exactly what a trust, or
combination, oi amalgamation of man
ufacturers does. Thev form a trust
or union for the good of each, fot tho
good of all It seems Inexplicable that
the foresight that is so highly com
mendable In vvorklngmen Is obnoxious
and repreherslble in the manufacturer
or producer. In cither cabe the ques
tion of innocence or guilt depends for
Its answer upon whether the stiength
thus concentiated Is dltectcd to good or
bad ends.
The English government has given
another pi oof of its good will by al
lowing Dewey to dr dock his bhlps
at Hong Kong. In a narrow Interpre
tation this is an infringement of neu
tiality, hut legal hair lines ought not
to sepaiate fi lends.
Let Us Have the Truth.
While the matter is not now one of
the first Importance, jet In the inter
est of fair play a definite understand
ing should be reached with reference
to what patsed between Generals Shat
ter and Gaicla duiing their co-operation
at bantiago. Versions widely dif
ferent in purport are now in cltcula
tlon and It Is desliable fiom many
standpoints that the truth should be
known
Geneial Shatter, for Instance, sas
Gaicla got mad and wlthdicw because
the Amei leans would not make him
governor of Santiago. He says this
was why Garcia declined to be pies
ent on the occasion of Toral's surrender
and he bas that during the Invest
ment of the city the Cuban foices
showed their woithlessnoss by permit
ting 5,000 Spanish reinforcements to
P.ibs through their lines and enter tho
city. Admiral Sampson, on the other
hand, pas the highest compliments
to Garcia and Intimates that the iea
son why Garcia did not Join Shatter
in wltnebslng Santlago'b bunender was
because Shatter did not Invite him to.
In this assertion Admiral Sampson Is
coiroboiated by the Cuban biigadicr
geneial, Joaquin li Castillo, who was
an ofllccu In the Amei lean navy. Gen
eral Castillo hujs.
Pcr-ionalli, I "must bay thut General
.Shatter has iiIu.ijh tieated me with iho
greatest cciiltes. ills mlsundctMitndiu,;
with Geneial Gtucla was occ ibloned by
the fact thut specific ptomlHB had been
made to the latter which General Shatter
either would not or could not carry out.
Uefore tho American foretb landed Gen
eial Shatter and Admiral Sampson met
General Gaicla at Ascrraderos for a con.
ferenee, at which I was pioent. Gen
eral fihafter there, of his own accord,
promised General Garcia that on tho sur
render of the city it would bo turned
over to him. So lute as tho day before
the surrender Gereral Shatter told mo
that tho SpanlMi prisoners would be
marched outside of tho city, and that the
Cubans would be allowed to entci. How
evei, when the surrender cumo wo -were
told that wo could not enter, General
Shafter summing up the situation
finally by salng, "After all. this is
American territory, captured by Amo'l
can arms." This statement, taken in
connection with the fact that not a sin
gle Cuban flog wts allowed to be raised
and that General Garcia was not In
vited to be present at the surrender, nat
urall caused Indignation umong our
fcrces. It appeared that nil consideration
was being paid to the wishes of tue Span
laids, and the Cubans treated ns out
casts The only words tald by Shafter
to Garcia concerning the sut render
were, "General. I buss you will be glad
to see some of your friends tomorrow."
The fallura to Invite Garcia was as de
liberate as the failure to invite Admiral
Sampson.
General Castillo adds:
It Is said that the Cubtns did not fight,
but only, attacked the provisions. General
Garcia had no pack animals, and to feed
his 5.00U men, who under orders of Gen
eral Shafter were nlwajs to occupy the
right of Gereral Luw ton's and General
Ludlow's forces, he detulled "JiO men to
carry tho ptovlslons from Slboney eight
miles to the frcnt. Tho result was that
a continuous stream of Cubans appeared
walking through, tho American linos
heavily laden with supplies. Tho Amer
ican soldiers, lgnoiant of tho mission of
these carriers, iiaturally charged then
with selfishness unci gluttony when they
themselves wero waiting for commissary
supplies at tho front, 1 do not doubt that
many of tho paclflcos, half starved and
nearly naked, picked up food and clothing
which was found scattcicd by tho way
side. To therefore charge the entlro Cu
ban peoplo with being dlBhonest Is as un
just as It would bo to make similar charge
against tho Amcrlmn forces because
seven of them committed robbery nt a
Jewelry storo lit Santiago, for which they
aro Imprisoned. As to the Cubans not
lighting or working, wo havo the letters
of Generals Lanton nnd Ludlow, who
alone nre ablo to Judge, becnuso th"lr
forces only wero near tho Cubans, that
the Cubans worked hard nnd fought will.
The trenches on tho right, occupied by
their forces, wero built bv the Cubans.
General Garcia In all things subordinated
himself to tho orders of General Shnfter.
Ho mhl-cd the latter tint to cut off re
lnforeements ho was desirous of going
further Into tho country, so that, even
though tho Spaniards should forco their
way, there would bo nmplo time for Am
erican forced to come un and catch them
between two lltrs. General Shatter an
swered, "Let them come Into tho town.
That will only augment the distress
there." This Is also vouched for by Gen
eral O. O Howard. Tho only orders
Garcia hud were to keep constantly to
General Luvvton's right, and these orders
he obeyed to tho letter. That the Cu
bans fought Is proved bv tho large num
ber of killed nnd wounded.
Hero nre certain specific statements
which nre either true or false and the
question of their truth or falsity can
readily be answered if proper Inquiry
be Instituted. If Shafter told Garcia
In Snmpson's presence that Garcia was
to occupy Santiago Sampson will re
member tho fact. One word from him
or. that score will settle the matter.
Again, if Shafter told Garcia not to
mind about cutting tho Spanish re-ln-f
ireements off, homebody must have
heard him say this somebody whose
testimony will be accepted as conclu
sive Let the public be Informed ns to the
trutn in this matter so that false Im
pressions, if any have been made, may
be corrected.
It would undoubtedly savor some
what of political Injustice If after the
fine administration that he has given
Governor Ulack of New York should
be set aside in favor of another. But
politics is not alvvajs dominated by
giatltude. Besides, there's a senator
to be elected at Albany next winter.
Senator Hansborough, of North Da
kota revives the suggestion of a Joint
piotectorato over the Philippines, to
be shaicd with England, France, Ger
many and Russia. None of these na
tions did our fighting; to none be
longs either the lesponslbllitles or the
rewards.
While the receipt book Is open in
the settlement of affairs at Cuba and
Porto Rico Uncle Sam might as well
check off the Philippines also.
It Is an encouraging sign that many
of the fellows who were in favor of
expanding the currency aio against
the expansion of territory.
Merchanf Marine
Mlisf Be Rebuilt
Trom the Times-Herald.
THAT OUR war ships came out of
the condlct with Spain practically
unscathed, after having debtrojed
almost the entire navy of our m
tdgonlbt, is a fact that must
arouse the nation to a sudden realization
of ts capabilities and resouices as a
builder of bhlps. If wo can build the Lest
ships In the world tbtro is no reason
wh we should not develop the greatest
merch int marine that flcuts tho teas. If
we are about o enter upon a new era "f
commeicidl expai sion as a irsult of re
cent territorial colnim ttt, which give us
new hlphwajs to the east and new of pot.
tunltles In the West Indies, it Is time to
seriously consider the problem of how to
divert our expoils and Imports to Amer
ican bottoms. In ether words, the war
brings up for the conslderatkn of con
gross tho possilillty of icstormg our mer
chant marine.
o
Although we can beat the woild In
nearly all llr.rs of manufacture and can
undersell England In the products of Iron
and steel, It Is admitted en all hands that
wo are handicapped by rot having a mer
chant marine of cur own of any consider
able tonnage Tor a quarter of a cen
tury or more wc havo been almost wholly
dependent upon Great Britain for tho
transposition of our experts and Im
ports She has built a vast merchant
marina for this purpose and now controls
over M per cut. of the entire merchant
tonnage of the world If our earning
trade lias to be turned over to foreign
ers. Great Britain as the greatest trad
ing nation, Is entitled to all she can get.
Hut Great Britain is now cur most for
midable rival In manufactures. She will
be our chief competitor for tho trado
that is ubout to ho opened up through our
new acquisitions In the Pacific. It is a
wise national policy to allow our most
formidable commercial competitor to ear.
rj tho bulk of the goods we ure about to
send Into these new markets?
o
Senator Elkln's bill, which is still penJ
Ing In tho senate, provides a discriminat
ing dut of 10 per cent on imports by
other than American vessels. But even
If this measure should be adopted It
would afford only partial relief, us our
exports vastly exceed our impo-ts. The
Elklns bill would leave our export trade,
which now averages more than JlOn.ooo,.
000 a month, according to the govern
ment bureau of statistics, open to the
competition of the nations. The question
of government nld for the development
of our merchant marine should receive
the early attention of congress. The end
of tho first decade of tho twentieth cen
tury should seo our flag fljlng from steel
merchunt vessels In every port In tho
world.
EXPANSION WINS AT SARATOGA
V
Prom tho Philadelphia Press.
Balauk. when Balaam refused to curse
the Israelites, was probably not a whit
more surprised thin the various anil
imperialists on Saturday when the Sara
toga convention not only tailed to pass
any diastlc resolution opposing national
expansion, but, on tho contrary, took de
elded action in fuvorof the United States
meeting In full ho responsibilities the
wnr has created This Is certainly not
the result tho antl-lmperlallsts hoped for.
They were conspicuous In tho call for
the congress, and ever since tho call
was out have been making It cledr thit
they thought the time was ripe for a
frank propaganda on antMmperlttllslIc
lines. They have also been particularly
vociferous as to their right to meet and
discuss theisltuaticn. tesentlng any criti
cism of their Intentions or the wisdom
of their movement. When a congress
thus called, thus boomed and thus at
tended falls to respond to tho antl-lm-pcriallst
wall It Is clear how little op
position there is at large to the United
States doing Its duty by the lands and
peoples tho war has put Into Its keeping.
o
The Saratoga convention listened to
Mr. Curl Schurz and jet adjourned
without resolving that Belgium or Hol
land should bo asked to look utter tne
Philippines. Not only that, but although
Mr, Schurz despaired of America and
Americans, and held wo could not ad
minister any of our new possessions
honestly, and, in fact, were practically
Incapable of colonial cxccutlvo skill, the
congress took an entirely different view
and resolved that we should treat the
conquered peoples as wards, should not
return them to Spain, and after estab
lishing a protectorate should give them
a chunco ultimately to set up house
keeping for themselves or come Into the
United States by permanent annexation
Tho McKlnloy administration, moreover,
was commended, tho annexation of
Hawaii was rot denounced, nnd alto
gether tho congress behaved as nny
representative body of broad-minded
courageous Americans might have been
expected to net. Tho dclegntcs recog
nlzd that tho duv for puling sent!
mentallsm was past nnd that the prerent
demnnds positive, not negative, sta'es
mnnshlp; a. progressive policy that looks
forward, and not a weakly, tentative
policy that looks bickward.
o
Of course, tho nntl-lmpcrlallsts will
now declare that they never expected
nnj tiling to come from the Saratoga
convention, nnjhow. But In view of the
loud-sounding declarations ns to the
purity of their Intentions and tho ad
vance explanations that tluj did not In
tend to embarrass tho ndmlnisttation
their ecmpleto tout Is amusing it i.
In fact, the most diverting episode of
tho war. Forgetting the humors of the
situation, however, the action tnken Is
most Inspiriting. It shows that such
men ns William Dudley 1'oulke and
Chancellor McCracken nro not iccrcaiit
to tho demands of tho hour Not lgnor
unt of tho difficulties that confront their
country, thev repudiate the groveling
pessimism that flouts their manhood
and would meet tho new responsibilities
with confidence that tho opportunity will
not want for men nor the pioblcms a
triumphant solution
A LESSON FOR CERVERA.
Prom tho Lancattcr Examiner.
Admiral Cervera has won the admir
ation of the American peoplo by his
chivalrous ceirtesy to Hoi son and his
men, and they have returned the com
pliment by giving him cverj where 'hat
henrty reception which brave hearts
feel the wholo world round 'for 'lie
fearless. The admiral lepicscnu the
best elements of civilization braver
generosity and enlightened humar.lt
Perhaps ho never was cheered more
heartily In his own countrj than here
wherever ho visited. This Is nil heroic
on our part, slrrply because it is tho
most intense expression of christian uni
civilized feeling. Admiral Cervera sajs
he Intends to come back to t.s He wants
to study tho country nnd tho Instltu
tlons that have made It so great nnd
so generous It will be a profitable tud
for so lntlllgent a Spaniard to mike
And when he sees how the school house
crowns every hill, and learns that cvcr
man in tho fleet and nrmy that so com
pletely overwhelmed the Spanish power
has had opportunity to educate his mind,
the great Spanish admiral mu have some
gcod advice to glvo to his counti, Tl per
cent of whoe population nre unable to
read or write. And he may learn some
thing ulso of the results of our absolu o
divorce of church and state, of our Jcal
ous guardianship of personal liberty and
of our supremo regard for manhood. He
may not work immediate reforms amid
tho medieval minds of his countrymen,
but he can still sow something which, like
seed cast on Indifferent ground. ma In
tlmo reproduce itself and fertilize a lunl
The best object lesson he can have will
bo the liberal government we will In
augurate In Cuba and Porto Rico, and
perhaps In several of the -Philippine
Islands. The old countries will lind
that tho school houe leads to the vc,y
foundation of civilization HLertv of ac
tion and freedom In thinking and speak
ing. AN IMPORTANT CONGRESS.
From the Philadelphia Press.
The short session of congress of next
winter can deal with onl tho most press
ing of tho questions growing out of the
war. Tlmo will forbid it. 'I he great Is
sues whoso decision will affect the na
tion for generations to como will be
brought before tho congress to be chosen
in November. No sm ill men should bo
elected to It No ward politicians should
find n scat there. The only test should
be merit and cipaclty to deal with ques.
tlons In a bioad way. If Republicans
will follow this lino In nominating can
didates for the Plft -sixth congress, in
which they will undoubtedly have a ma
jority, they will have no cause for l egret
when tho work of the congress Ij done.
PRANK PRAISE FROM THE
SOUTH
Prom the Atlanta Constitution.
It has been fortunate for the country
that wo havo had In this eventful eur
us president a broad-minded, deliberate
and clear-headed man. No one can esti
tflate tho harm that might havo come ..o
tha country If the executive office had
been occupied by a rush or a weak-kneed
man. by a narrow partisan or a sec
tionalism We horor President McKinley
for his calm, prudent et positive course
and for his broad and liberal comprehen
slon of tho truth that where the Re
public is Involved there bhould be no
North, no South, no Edst and no West.
TO ADMIRAL VON DIEDERICHS.
Ach, Admiral von Dledcrlchs,
I vunt to bbeak mlt ou;
Yust listen for a lecdlo und
I'll tolt jou vot to do;
Sail from drm Plillljpeamas isles
A thoun nd miles aboud
Fer dot Dewey rran 1U got ou
Lf
JOU
doa.Vd
vatch
ouldl
Ach, Admiral von Dlederlchs,
Der kaiser vas a peach,
I'm v tiling to admit id, bud
Dare's udders on der beach;
So, darefore, dot's der rejson vy,
Doan'd led jour head ged stould,
Ter dot Dev ey man vill got jou
Uf
jou
doan'd , '
vatch
ould! -
Ach, Admiral von Dlederlchs,
Vot pltzness haf jou got
In loatlng py Manila ven
Der heat-valves ere bo hot?
Vy doan'd jou jcost oxcoos joursclf
Und durn jour shlbs abouid?
Fer dot Dewey man vlll got jou
Uf
jou
doan'd
vatch
ouldl
Ach, Admiral von Dlederlchs,
Vy vlll jou bo a clams?
Go ged some udder Islands vlch
Are not oil Uncle Sam's.
Yust wrote to Kaiser Vllhelm. j-et,
Und dell him dare's no dould
Fer dot Dewey man vlll got jou
Uf
jou
doan'd
; atch
ould!
Baltimore News.
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Fine Mull Ruffled Curtains, the 98 cent kind, at 79 cents'
Fish Net Ruffled Curtains, the $1.25 kind, at 98 cents
Fish Net Ruffled Curtains, the $1.60 kind, at $1.25
Fish Net Ruffled Curtains, the $1.79 kind, at $1.39
Bobinet Ruffled Curtains, in a large variety, at $1.79, $2.29, $2.98
$3.19, $3,39 and up
Wtf I6 not charge you for pole and pretend to
give you bottom prices on each. An inspection will
Cottage Rods, White, Oak and Mahogany, 15
Always Busy
SUMMER, 1898.
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, Reilly k Mvles,
114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
LITERARY NOTES.
Arthur Ilceber, art editor and critic,
has Just finished a series of four articles
on "A Centurj of American Rook Illus
trations," which will appear in The Book
man during the forthcoming season.
Norman Hapgood, whoso dramatic cri
tleibms, Mist in the New York Evening
Post and during last season in the col
umns of tho Commercial Advertiser, at
tracted ii gieat deal of attention, has
been engaged to conduct a new depart
ment In Tho Bcckman on the Drama or
the Month. Mr. Hapgood Is one of the
most brilliant critics ot the stage In
America.
Francis Ljnde, whose btorj', "A Ro
mar co in Transit," has been one or
tho most widely read books of the
jeal, has Just completed another
novcletto which Is bald to ccllpto
anj thing 'he has jet written. It is
entitled "A Wcrshlpful Anccstrj'," .and
takes Its cue from tho recent growth
of interest in pedigrees. Tho story be
gins In tho October number of the Wo
man's Home Companion.
Theodore Waters has a poem, and W.
It. Culver an article in tho September
Homo Magazine, on the Battle ot Harlem
Heights. Mr. Walters' poem Is remark,
able in munj w&js, and Mr. Culver's ar
ticle presents several facts of Revolu
tionary interest that are not generally
known. This was the only Important
Rovolutlonury battle on Manhattan
Island There aro many relics of tho
fight still remaining. The article Is well
Illustrated.
Tho question of territoiial expansion
wilt bo discussed In The Century for
September by two publicists of differing
views, one the Hon. Car Schurz, formerly
United States minister to Spain, In a pa
per entitled "Views on American Imper
ialism", tho other the Hon. Whltclaw
Rcld, formerly United States mlnibter to
France, etc , In a pdper bearing the cap
tion "The Territory with Which Wo Are
Threatened " A significant article in the
bumo number will be "America, Spain,
und iFrunce," by Emlle Olllvier, the
French statesman, who warmly espous:a
the American caure. Professor Woolscj",
of Yale, also will write of "Spain
and her American Colonies "
Harper's for September features the
following papers, which certainly make
an Inviting arraj : "Dujs In the Arctic,"
notes from tho Journal of Frederick
G Jackson. (Portrait and thirty-three
Illustrations from diavvlngs by Clifford
Curlctou and lUrry C. Edwards and from
the author's photographs; cngiavlng by
E, Schladltz.) "Tho New Fiscal Policy of
tho United States," by Worthlngton C
Ford "Some Thoughts on the Policy of
tho United States," by James Brjce. "The
Experience of tho United States In For.
elgn Military Expeditions," by Professor
Albert Bushnell Hart. "Social Life In
the .British Aunj," by a British officer.
(Five illustrations from Drawings by R,
Caton Woodvllle). "The Turk at Home."
by Sidney Whitman, F R. O S. "Mr.
Gladstone. Reminiscences. Anecdotes, and
an Estimate," by Georgo W. Smalle,
Second paper.
COMPARISONS.
The Increase In the population of the
United States In ten jears has been 25
per cent.: that of Great Britain has been
9 per cent., that of German 12 per cent.,
Russia U per cent., France less than one
per cent. During this peilod Great
Britain's commerce has increased 2Vj per
cent and that of the United States and
Germany 15 per cent., while the trade of
France has steadily declined.
P
HILL & CORNELL
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying n bran Beditead, be sure that
fon cet the best. Oar bras Belitoadi are
all mads with seamless bra.ii tablnj sad
frame work la all of steal.
They cost no mora than many bodsteadi
madoof tbo open seamlen tublns. Every
bedstead is highly finished and laoquereJ
under a peculiar method, iotblnx erer hav
ing been produced to equal It. Our new
Bprlnj Patterns are now on exhibition.
Hill &
Conoell
At 121
North Waihlnttoa
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
Blank Boots,
TyyewnteB9 Supplies,
Letter Presses,
aM
Hie largest line of
supplies aiol sta
ll N. E. Pena.
Rey molds Bros
Stationers and
Engravers,
HOTEL JUMV BUILDING.
130 Wyomlne Avenus.
Great
MSdsMmmer
Lamp Sale .
Until Sept ist we will offer
our entire line of Banquet,
Princess and Table Lamps at
fron 25 to jo per cent, dis
count, We wish to reduce
stock. If you are in need of
a lamp this is a chance to
get a bargain.
TIE CtEMQNS, EERIER,
Q'MALIEY CO.
122 Lelcawunrt Avrnu.
9 . o
fllfffif
BAZAAR
throw it 5n these prices, but
convince you of the fact.
cents each, complete.
UNPRECEDENTED
Towel
BARGAINS.
We Place on Sale
TODAY
A Purchase of
eoo Doee
Oermae
Laeee
Towels
Which are undoubtedly
the greatest value ever
offered here or else
where. The lot con
sists of
in Sti
Heavy Enofltefi Fringe
Are extra large size of
fine quality and come in
Turkey Red and Blue
Borders, also all White.
The price will be
W)C Each or
$3 per Do2en'
And we guarantee that
they could not be dupli
cated at less than one
third over this price.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Geuoral Agent for tne Wyomlaj
District fo:
Mining, UlnMtng, Nportlni, Hmolteleil
and tb Itepavino Cnemlci.
Company
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tniety Ku.e, Cap nnd Kxploleri.
Itooiu 401 Connell UulUlns.
bcruntao.
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JOUNa8MITHi30X,
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