THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1808. 0e Iscraitfcm CttBune l'iiblllid Dully, Ktcqpt Snndiir. bv Ilia lilbmiol'unllsulnc Company, al Fifty Centi Month. .New YorkOIUco: inilN'nn St., UN. VRKELANn, bote Agent for Foreign Adverlltlne. JTmitn AT THE rOSTOITICB AT KCI1 ANTON, l'A., AS S CONU-CI.AM MAM. J1AITKR. TUESDAY, DUCHMDRU 27, H98. Tlio public will doubtless nsrco with Ouiiornl Miles that experiments with embalmed beef should be made upon Bomeoiio other than tho soldiers. CoL Boies on Army Reorganization. We Kindly mirroiuler jpacc this morn Inn to a most Interesting and timely contribution by an eminent fellow -tow nsmau to the general fund of sug fjestionM concerning the Inevitable re organization of tin- nation's mllltaty forces and methods In the light of tho cpei It'iiees of our latest war. The author of this paper does not aigue over what might have been; he iccog nlzes plain conditions and proposes to piepare for them, Klryt, he wunts a regular army that tihnll bo Al In every respect save size, if "I'tranized with a minimum of prl atrn but with a maximum of trained ntlWi'is. an nimy TS.COO htrong could, he think in an emeigcncy speedily be ex panded to 130,000 without set ions loss of olllclency pending the "whipping In" of tho new I eel lilts' The veiy sensible Hiige-ption ht added that the command ing general of this permanent force tOinulcl be authorized to nominate his chief of staff corps und his aitny and ' corps geneials, these in tuin to name their next lesponsdble subordinates and l ho on down to colonels of regiments, all ' commanding olllcern having the privi lege of choosing theli own Muff officers. This arrangement would do away to a large extent with the political pressure for mllitnr.V honors or preferinentwhlch Is one of tho standing scandals of tho times., it would also enable the presi dent consuls and people to know ex nctly wheie at nnv time to locate le sponsibilltj for lcults. The general loinm.iudlug would be inoie tlian a flguiehead, ho would be, as lie should be, the woiklng manager of the mlll taty oiganlz.itlon, the "boss." Secondly, Colonel Holes' plan content plutos the oiganlzatlou of a untlon.il guai il which hill be national In fact; which shall be a genuine national te seive. His nigutnents foi the Hltch coik bill would suffer b abridgement; l"nd them as lie gives them. Heie, again, the controlling Idea Is to get as near an possible to piacticul military conditions; to dlscoutage any thought of play Mildlotlng, but to make the or ganized militia an essential and elllc lent part of the nation's defensive equipment. This Is the only possibles view of the subject If the teaching of jeeent experleiue It. not to be culpably disregarded. Colonel Hi .van's futiue undoubtedly depends upon the hatching of a new Ism " Next Week's Legislative Caucus. With tair allowance for tho unfore seen In politics, there is today eveiy icason to expect that at next week'3 caucus of the Republican membeis elect of the incoming house of repre sentatives Hon. John 15. Fan, of this tit, will be nominated for speaker by a laige majotltv If not by acclamation, and that his election will follow In due lourse. I'pon this ieult Mr Tarr, the city of Scr.inton, Xoithe.itern Pennsylvan ia and the commonwealth at large will bo open to congratulatlor. Per sonal! v it will be no small ttlumph for the vigilant and Industrious member f i om thi Fiist district, who by acces sion to the ipeakei's chair will ciown a legislative caioer of notable activity and usefulness. Fiom the standpoint of localitv such an outcome of the .speakeishlp canvass would be gratify ing since it would be the 111 Kt lecog nitlon of the Mud that Hcianton and Lackawanna eouutv have won, and since It would undoubtedly nssute for the peculiar and often complicated in teiests of the authtucite mining In dustry intelligent consideration In leg islative circles l:ut more especially would such a choice be fottuuate in its notification to the whole state that the power of the spt akei.shln Is to be used duilng the ensuing session for tho luu mould ing or factional dlffetences and for the expedition of nece.cs.aiy public business without extiavaganco oi scandal. Mr. Pan Is pledged and the paity Icadcis biblnd him aie pledged to this pro gramme, and by means of his election they will be In position to enfoice it. Their aim Is to have a shoit session, a 'lean session and one chai notarized b Industiy and prudence. Tho people will not fall to accoul to such a mo gramme unmistakable evidences of ap pieclation and suppoit. The man who celebiated Clulstmas propel ly will have no tired feeling In his head today. The Need of Economy. A current Interview repiesents the governor-elect, Colonel Stone, as as serting in emphatic terms the need of ilgld economy In the appropilatlon and disbursement of commonwealth funds. Ho Intends In his Inaugural addrtss to speak plainly on this subject. There must either bo decrease In expenses or Increase of revenue, and the colonel's pieference Is for tho former. In the interview Just alluded to ha Is made to say: "The entlro revenue of the commonwealth Is nppioximately JXl.000,000, and of this sum approxi mately $7,000,000 is upptoprlatcd for publlo and normal schools, Institutions for the feeble-minded, etc. School houses aro being erected everywhere, and tho obligations of the state on this score nro rapidly increasing. Now do not misunderstand mo. I heartily favor the broadest possible educational scope consistent with nu honest und enult able administration of publlo affairs. Pennsylvania Is now appropriating for tho conduct of her school system double the amount devoted by any other stato for tho same purpose. Personally, I wleh wo could doublo or quadruple tho bchool allowances If such a course would result In corresponding benefits, but the bare, blunt fact stares us In the face that to do so or to maintain the present scale the state must do Injustice to other Important charges." Whether theso words are an accur ate representation of the rjovcrnor elect's views will appear after the pub lication of the Inaugural address. It Is a fact that tlio present method of apportioning the school fund Is open to severe criticism; It probably Is true that If the method were revised so that no community could get fiom the state for educational purposes more than a sum equal to its own collection for school purposes a spirit of self-re-llunco would be engendered and tho stnto would receive n better return from a smaller distribution of money. Hut It Is doubtful If a proposition to cut the school appropriation would muster a majority In tho legislature even though thero wera urgent need of such reduction. The plea for eco nomy Is Impregnnblo In theory; but In practice the danger to be feared Is another hoist of state taxation. The heioes of the late war have the advantage over tho patriots of '70 ond '01. There are nowada3 mote news papers, magazines and women who are anxious to bo kissed. Advertising. The remarks of Sir. William II. Campbell, advertising manager for Jonas Long'o Sons, last evening nt Wilkes-Hane, befoie the Shoe Uealers' association of Northeastern Pennsyl vania, upon the subject of "Ad vei Us ing," reprinted In full in another col umn, merit perusal by every leader of The Tilbui'e engaged In tiade. They embody in short compass the best phil osophy of a fHUlculi but necessary icl enco. They are the advice und testi mony of an expert. The business built up by the fit in with which Mr. Campbell Is connected In one yearvln a new teirltory which already was experiencing sharp com petition Is a practical demonstration of tho value of Intelligently directed ad vertising. Of course ndvertlsing was not the only factor in this quick rue cess; but it was the indispensable foundation. Goods on shelves will not sell themselves. Tho people must bo Infoimed concerning them. Special bargains must bo exploited. Consum ers must be encouraged to look about them; to draw comparisons. Here Is where advertising, intelligent advertis ing, the establishment of a fair ac quaintance between buyer and seller, comes in. As the speaker well said. "The man who does not take advantage of the product of the pilnting press take advantage of all that thought and feclence and Invention have evolved cannot hope to meet the competition of him who ncqulres for his own use these business tieasures. It is as necessary for the man who Is manufactuilng for the people and merchandising for tho people, to put himself In touch with them, to make them know him and have confidence In him, as It Is to light tho lamps within his stoto when twilight comes." Advei Using, to be successful, must bo wisely used. It Is less necessary when people aro buying freely than when they are not. Just before Christmas ev erybody shops. After Clulstmas, tho man who advertises the best Induce ments dr.iwsi to his establishment what buyers thero are, and peisuades folks to buy who otherwise would stay at home. The best testimony to the efll cacy of advot Using Is supplied by the fact that the leaders In tho business wot Id continually spend millions of doHai" In advertising and employ In pieparlng and in supervising this ad vertising the best skill that high sal aries can command. They don't put out these immense sums of money with the Idea that It doesn't pay. Vailous in ess opinions indicate that Hobson's rocket sticks aro coming down near the printing olllces. Tho Remedy. In the Engineering Magazine Aithur Warren charges that the American warships off Santiago, in the morning befoie Cervera's Ineffectual attempt to escape, and for days pievious, wete unptepared for a fast run because many of their boilers were uncoupled and the ollleers on the Uiidge would not giant tho request of the chief en gineers to keep all machinery in icad iness for forced dtuught. Mr. Wunen excepts the Oicgon and Gloucester, which neglected no piecautlons, and which, in consequence of this thought fulness, weio enabled when the emei geney came to outdistance all the oth eis In quickness of attack and pursuit. An assertion of tliU nature teculres confirmation, but even if true it would not nigue Inefllcloncy. The Spanish ileet was destroyed with tho loss of only one American sailor. That showH that the precautions taken were ade quate. No doubt thero was friction between the line and tho engineeis. Theio generally Is. This Is not tho fault of Individual ollleers, but of an anomalous system, which cieates two dynasties aboard fhip, each of which Is bound to conflict in some manner with the other. Other navies have remedied this anomaly. The American nation will as soon as congress reaches the tubject and enacts the legislation with reference to It which naval au thorities without exception recommend. Tho naval personnel bill, now beforo congress, offers tho solution. This bill amalgamates the two departments, re quiring all engineers to bo navigator and naval fighteis and all navigators and naval fighteis to bo engineers. When the captain on the bridge Is a practical engineer, understanding fully the principles and use of the machin ery which moves the ship, and when the chiof engineer in command of that machinery is a also a trained sailor, appreciating the flno points in naval manoeuvers and tactics, this friction will disappear and the American navy, ship for ship, will be the best afloat. It Is again announced that Don Carlos refuses to abdicate. Hy this It Is pro binned he intends to remain ooncenled in n position of safety In tho under- blUBll. NEWS AND COMMENT One of tho queerest railroad in tho count! y is tho Nantucket Central, whlcn makes round tilps during tho summer season between Nantucket nnd Blnscoii set, Mass., u total distance of sixteen miles, Tho ronductor Is also general manager of tlio road, train dispatcher ond illusion HiirtTrlntomlent. Tho engineer Is master mechanic, chief of transportation mid overseer of the roadbed. Tho fire man drives tho express wagon between trips, keeps the books and distributes Ice A round-trip ticket for tlio sixteen miles costs SO cents for the passenger ond an other W for his trunk. A Becond trunk Is carried for CO cents and a tlitrd for 20 cents, but os the schcdulo allows for only threo trunks, tho conduc tor ruled last season that at tho fourth trunk he must begin over again at SO cents. Twice during tho year, owing to tho absent-mindedness of the engineer In not taking on coal enough at Nan tucket, tho passengers wero forced to walk along tho beach and pick up drift wood enough to steam to 'Sconsct. One trip was missed, ns tho conductor, who does not like cats, refused to carry the fellno pet of a departing family. A nov elty introduced has been tho entire aboli tion of tho steam whistle, partly becauso of Its waste of steam and partly because It frightens tho blue-fish oft shore. Tho inventive genius of the Yankee Is not declining. Says tho present commis sioner of patents, Hon Charlea H. Duel!: "Our total number of patents now ex ceeds COO.WC. In JSQ7 it was 074,369, to .iU. osl for Prance, 232,000 for Greut Britain. lUSSt for Geinmny and 1S9.74- for Hei glum Connecticut continues to bo tho homo of Inventors, and last year cot ono patent lor every 7Sfl of her Inhabitants. Next In order ale Massachusetts, one to every 1.1S0; District of Columbia, ono to every 1,316; Now Jersey, one to every 1.T77; llhodo Island, one to ovtiy 1,121; Now York, ono to even 1.PS3. Tho fewest pat ents wero grunted In propo-tlun to tho number of inhabitants in the following states: Seuth Carolina, one to every 17, 397, Mississippi, ono to eveiy 16,1 J); Ala bama, ono to every 15.D9S, and Georgia, ono to every 14,133. Tho fear that these labor-saving Inventions, which have rev olutionized industry, would deprive peo po of emplov rr.ent has not been realized. On the contrary they have opened new fields and created a demand for labor that Is unprecedented. In manufacturing In dustries tho capital Invested increased over 120 per cent, from 1SS0 to 1S90, or from J2,7iO,7C0 S93 to $C,13i,3D7,7S The number of employes increased from 2,7uO,7J2 to 4. 47C.SS4. Tho nvcragc yeailv wages of em ployes, which in 1R:9 was but $2o7, In creased to $429 In 1S90. I believe that tho next census will show even a greater in crease during the present decade " Prance, tho source of novel vices, has devised a new kind of dissipation, petro leum drinking. Savs a Sun correspond ent: "Tho Frenchman has gono ono bet ter, or worto, than tho Irish drinker of methylated spirits and seeks delight In petroleum. Tho habit has mado consid erable progress In Paris already; doctors havo already christened it 'Pctrolism' and its victims 'petrollnucs. Tho neighbor hood of tho Castillo Is tho chief urban center of the new vice, and there aro many of its votaries on tho outskirts of tho capital. The medical men have not jet had tlmo thoroughly to study tho ef fects of petroleum drinking, but their ex perience has been wldo enough to allow of a good many features being deter mined. As usual with all such vices, tho tasto grows upon the vlcUm until It de velops Into an Irresistible passion. Tho intoxication produced by peti oleum Is of a melancholy nature. Tho drinker Is sad, discontented and despairing, rarely quar relsomo or pugnacious. His sleep at night would not beem to bo very injuriously af fected by it, and, according to some opin ions, tho general health Is not so rapidly undermined as by nlcohollc drinks usually taken to excess. On this point, however, opinions differ. Soma doctors hold that the gravest organic changes aro caused by tho uso of petroleum, nnd that tho germs of mortal diseases aio called into being." Rev. W. IT. Sloan, agent of tho Ameri can Baptist Home Mission society, after a canvass of tho situation In Poito Rico, says: "I think there will not be tho slightest troublo about Protestants get ting a llim foothold in tho Island within a very short tlmo." Ho adds: "Tho first servtco I held In San Juan I got a congregation by going Into tho park, mounting a seat nnd beginning to read tho Scriptures. In other places I had to tako tlmo to advertise mself. After tho people were forbidden to go to hear mo I found myself known everywhere, nnd the people Hocked In great numbers to hear me. I do not ottrlbuto tho great out pouring of peoplo to hear mo to any ardent religious tendencies, but rather to their curiosity and their desire to honor nt. American The people nro very grate, ful to Americans. Their lojalty to us is qulto remarkable." Governor-elect Stone is quoted as say ing: "There Is not tho slightest doubt In my mind of tho acquittal and re-election of United States Senator M. S. Quay. Tlio obstacles to buch a result, being based upon nothing moro substantial than tho deslro of political enemies to wreak personal revenge, will bo swept asldo and the peoplo of this commonwealth will be permitted to understand that Mr. Quay Is tbo object of political persecution un paralleled." "Do j ou bellevo that tho supremo couit will sustain the demurrers filed on which tho stay was granted?' tho colonel was naked. "I do. As a law Mr I am unable to anticipate any other aitlon, and believe that, assuming all of tho charges to bo true, they do not con btltute an Indictable offense." England never stops to count the cost In a muter affecting her control of the be.it". Pour thousand men are engaged today in making Gibraltar ono of tho greatest coaling stations nnd depots for the refitting of wnishlps In the world. It will tako two or three ears et to carry out the plans for extending the docks and other accommodations requited for tha repitrlng of naval vessels and to securo perfect protection fiom outward attack for the vast quantity of coal that Is al ways kept In Hock at that great station. The Improvements aro to cost $16,000,000. As showing how a strike of oil affects tho valuo of real estate the fact Is noteJ that six months ago, near Parkersburg, W. Vn , a farm known as tho Drake prop erty was rented for $.J0. The man who leased the place lost confidence In the ter ritory beforo any development was mado and offered it to an oil land speculator for $110 His offer was refused by this speculator, but was taken by another. A few dajs ago the leai-o was sold for $100, 100 nd tho owner of tho lai.d has an In come from hts rovalties and lentals of ?:o.ooo. The nccuiar;- cf 30ino of the political reporting dono on tho Philadelphia pupo s may bo surmised from the f'ict that on the fsrao day that tho political writer for the Publlo Ledger charged Congress man Council with opposing tho Fnrr speakership boom tho Itecord man pic tured him ns being heartily in favor of Mr. Parr's selection. So many of the Western Union Telo graph company's operators In New York aio ill with grip that n large number of tho day foico had to be kept on duty last night. It is said that a hundred or more operators aio III In that city alone. Jlmlnex Costellanos, the last Spanish captain general of Cuba. Is tho 124th Span lard to hold that position. FOLK LOBE. Tho research Into popular beliefs Is an absorbing und not a profitless study, ficarcely a day passes that wo do not run across somo pleco of superstition that dates, In ono form or another, from a far antiquity. Salt Is spilled nt table, nnd wo Jest with our neighbor over tlio pros pect of n quarrel, half believing In tho sign, though wo may not know that tho rtomnns did tho same. A clog howls at night, and wo recall tho widespread be lief that tho howling of u dog forotolls death, but forget that our early Aryan nncestors assigned to tho dog tho ofllco of messenger from tho world of spirits. Tho even -day custom Is ns old as hu manity; tho nursery Jlnglo mny bo tmceel back to an origin In tho world's baby hood; tho familiar fairy tale which do lights nineteenth century children Is found In vnrjlng forms In all countries, point ing to a common origin In a remote age, cmbodjlng old Aryan myths, nnd giving us interesting Information of the concep tions of our nncestors regarding nnturo and human life. Llpplncott's. TOLD BY THE BTAHS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus, Tho Trlbuno Astrologer. Astrolabo Cast: 4 OS a. m., tor Tuesday. December 27, 1S98. 5S & A child born on this day will bo of tho opinion that It Is better to conceal Ignor anco than to display wisdom. There Is something wrong with tho wo man who does not care to know tho ptlco of her Christmas present. A good many self-made men havo been obliged to steal tho pattern. Crawford "ounty tules aio supposed to give the amateur politician opportunity for ti star engagement. Ajacchus' Advice. It Is better to glvo than to receive es pecially In a prlzo fight. A TREASURE. A clergyman who was interested In ev ery mebmer of his rural flock and who did all ho could to promote the happlnes' of Ids chargo called on a pious faxmor who had caused a sensation by preventing tho marriage of one of his daughters to a worthy young man. His object was not to secuie a fco, but to mako his young friends hanny. "Is not tho jouug man worthy and well-to-do" "Oh, jes," replied tho old man, testily. "Ho's a good man " "And Is not you" daughter old enough to be nlowcd to mairv?" "i'cs, yes. She Is 32 pit. Hut ou don't understanl, Pho's the only ono of my women tolks that understands how to feed calves tight in tho spring, and If she leaves me 1 II have to go back to raising hogs, and tho bottom has fallen out of tlc price of pork." New Yorit World. LOVE OF COUNTRY. At evening on tho platform stood A hero, reveling in tho hour When he, a kisser stout and good, Might show tho world his power. In dreams ho saw his line mustache Worn stubbly by tho lassos rash Who rushod to his embrace; In dreams ho heard tho tramp of feet As girls arrived, nil nlco and neat. In myriads for salutes so sweet From Ids exalted face. At evening men with muscles strong Paused to expostulato in vain, Tho hero bade them pass nlong Ills ardor they could not restrain. Said lie, "You must not Interfere With patriotism so sincere As tills they now display. Why thus they do wo cannot know, 'Twould bo ns hard as 'tis to show What made tho lamb love Mary so Wherever sho would stray." Publlo opinion fniled to teach. Its voice he would not hear. And still tho echoing shout he Inula: "To arms! Thoy'io here! Tho girls! Tho girls!" They couldn't stop him. Still he'd reach Across tho rail, mid spinster screech And giddy giggling far and near. And when they'd falter In their zeal He'd shout the pitrlot's appeal With that alluring smile, "Smack' for tho glory of tho free! Smack! for our country and for me' Smack! whcio tho wondering world may see. For this Just buits my stle!" Washington Star. '. - U&a.; U &siS Sn,KN'DIU A9S0rtT.MENr OF HOLIDAY . . BOOKS Booklets, Calendars, Cards, Diaries: EEII)LEMANV,ot;,!:o0k :iO;i WASHINGTON AVKNUli lielow Tribune Ofllce. Holiday Goods o That are gmi al year arotumi Q. W. Fritz has the best and largest assortment In his line. All suitable for presents. Among them will be found the follow ing: Harness $b to $250. Fur Robes S3 to $50. Plush Robes 2 to $65. Sleigh Bells 55c to $4. 50. Trunks 1.25 to $40. Traveling Bags.... 40c to $50. Shopping Bags.... 75c to $12. Chatelaine Bags. ..25c to $15. Dress Suit Cases. $1.65 to $25. Telescopes 25c to $10. Ladies' and Gent's Traveling Cases, Mani cure Sets, Writing Cases, Music Rolls, Cuff and Col lar Boxes, Pocketbooks, Card Cases, Purses and a host of useful and orna mental goods too numer ous to mention. 410 LackaYaana Avemiie GOLDSMITH'S Recipleets Off Unexpected ' Gfadstmnias Gifts Desiring to return the compliment will find it to their advantage to consult us because this will be the grand closing out week of our entire stock of special holiday goods. You will find a merciless cut on every article. It is against our business policy to carry over any stock of holiday goods. Everything must go at some price, it matters not how great the loss. The largest Christmas trade in our business career enables us to be liberal in dividing this week's sacrifices with our many friends and customers. ALWAYS BUSY Is Coming So Is S; His little friends, and big ones too, will be happy in our shoes. Lewis, Rely k Mvles, 11 1 AND 110 WYOMINQ AVENUB, Wki Yoe Are looking around for your Christmas Gifts 0000 remember our stock of Fine China, Cut Glass, Brie a Brae, Dinner, Tea, and Toilet Sets. QMOHS, BWE O'MALLEY CO. 4 22 Lackawanna Aveuuo A THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE. FIXTURES FOR TIIU HATII ROOM Soap Clips, Towel Eacte, Sponge Cases We have a nice line of the above goods. FOOTE k SHEAR CO. 110 WASHINGTON AVE. WOLF & WENZEL, UIO Adunu Ave.i Opp. Court Ilouib Gold Atents (or Iticbardton-lioyntoa'i lurnaces and IUdkoj. CMstmas C1E. 999 For Christmas Mill & Connell, 321 Washington Avenue, Have an unusual largo nwortmont of Chairs and Rockers SSf,on Ladies' Desks lnaiuuewooi,. Parlor Cabinets and Music Cabinets lu JIaliogany and Vcrnls-Martln. A VEW CHOICK Pieces of Bric-a-Brac, Tabourettes, a large selection : Tables, In endless variety. Hill & Coneell 321 Washington Ave. Maries TT 1 Various styles and bindings. The larg est assortment in the city to seject from for office and pocket use. Rey molds Bros STATIONERS and EXHKAVEKS. THE HUNT & CONNELL CO. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 Laekawaisia Avenue 899 Mff BAZAAt TTV Holiday Amieoiuiece meet 0000 We are prepared t show a finer assorted stock of than on any previous occasion. We make special mention of the following Hues, viz. Real Lace Handker chiefs, Scarfs, Collars, Jackets and Collarettes, also Laces by the yard. Spanish Lace Fichus and Scarfs. Fine Silk Petticoats. Ladies' and gentlemen's Fine Silk Umbrellas. Kid Gloves and Mittens for men, women and children, Gentlemen's Fine Silk Mufflers, Neckwear and Suspenders. Fine Table Linens.Table Setts and fancy Centre Pieces. Fine line of high grade Perfumeries, etc. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tha Wyomlaj UUtrlctfar liiulns, matting. Hportlnc bmoko'.wi und lutj Ropauno Uhemlo-ii Company HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tafcty fuse, Cips und Kxplodaci. ttooiu 101 Connell Uulljlu;. bcrautox AUKNCHki 'JHO, FOUR, JOHN II. bMU'lUt iOH, W. li MULLIGAN, I'lttVi PJymotiti Wllkej-Uirr NLEY'S CMstmas Got DUP0NT8 PlIOEffi.