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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1809.
(je 5cranfon v(6une
rnhlhhM Dally, Kti'BpS Sitmliv. by thu
rltiunei'ubllsutu; C'ompiny, at fifty Centi
Trltinn
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SCP. ANTON, lWtmUAIlY 20, 1S09.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS,
Mavor-JAMP.S MOIH.
TriaHttrcr-TIlOMAS 11. ilROOKS.
ontroller-I-'. J. WIDMAYUK.
b'choul Directors - IOIIN COI'mUR
MottuiH, m:uicu: h sirmns.
AeKOM-UVIMM JONDS I'lllMI'
kinsland. r rf ro'i,i:n.
Election Day-I'cbruary 81.
To oteis who ballot In accordance
with tho prompting of portiona! preju
illi'o or habit or who mulso their fran
i hKo a eotninoillty of trade we can
say nothliiR, because on such people
imminent and reason are generally
wasted, but the Intelligent and con
vrlentloiis clapi of citizens will, we
think, hrh'c with u tint tomorrow'?
I'lectlon enlN for thoughtful action lu
tho Interest of the cmninunlty nt large.
Tho city has i cached a turning point
In Its history where one sign post
hpells piospeilty and pmqreps nnd tho
other bankruptcy and luln. Upon the
men cho-'en for olllce tomonow will
hugely depend which pathway the t Ity
Ik to tlavi'l, Its giont need is for In
telligent, ltepubllian administration.
Not Voith the Risk.
"When the I-Vbruniv eVi tlon nf 1W6
was held no member nf the Democrat
ic jmity In Seiantnti wan inoie popular
tlian the iites'iu inaot. lion. James
(!. llalloy. IIIh Ictoiy oxer tho then
ltopublleau unminee. while In no seiiMJ 1
n peranum one, neing tamer a- kui
nf ceitnln well known lttpubllcnn inal-
outents, wits- aided by the belief, soil
ml unions his le How -citizen", that
if elected he would make a patlsfnetorv
mayor and Mistnlt the dignity and'
piestlgo of the otllce It Is no peerct
that this expectation nnd belief hae
not been icnlUcil. It Is no ycrot that!
tho ailmli Islintloti of Mnjo" Uallcy
has been a steady transition from bid
to worse. Wo tlto thli fact In no do
Hiro to humiliate- Mr. Uallcy, for whom
wo mo sincerely rony, but as a re
mlndertoltepttbllcans that bolting their
party ticket nnd helplntf to elect u
Democrats candidate Is a hazardous
undertaking, and not woith the risk.
Uor the parts 's take lay aldo per
gonal feeling and vote tunimiow for
Moir.
A Test as of File.
it must bo confessed that the 1.1
pldlty with which the Fiench assem
bly elected u hitcressor to M. rnure
and tho nhciice of ftUtlon attending
tho event luswlic more hopeful expec
tations concerning Fiance's Immediate
ftttuio. True, the new president of the
Trench lepublle, M. Loubet, Ij descilb
ed hv his contemporaries na In many
lospects a negative man, who dtir
lug tho animated times attending the i
pi ogress of the Dreyfus nftnlr has;
mnnaged to conceal fiom the public
his leal opinion of this tiansactlon;
but, on the other hand, it is admit-!
ted that he Is a man of unblemished i
personal linnm. of wldesineatl cultute,
largo education and the peison.il qual-1
lty which wins from olllclal associates,
confidence and icspect, and fiom tho j
mai'seii, friendly feeling. TImo will
soon show whether he has gilt nnd
stamina; if lie has, Republicanism in
Franco may be sued,
Feu men have been summoned to
national leadership in the face of great
er tcspniiHlbllitlPs and peiils than con
front President l.oub t He has to
deal not nlimc with a cils-ls In politics1,
but also with a cilsls In mot ills.
gnliint Hit appaient will of a major
ity swerved hv piejudlee ho has to
stand fur the suptemacy of civil over
lnllltaiy law. for the light of a de
fendant to know the natme of the
accusations against him nnd the men
who aio his accusers, for tho tilumph
of tho cat din, tl vlttuey of an enlight
ened demociacy over the man-dwarfing
tendentlc of an Illiberal nrlstocia
cy. Although l.j irtuo of his oillco
the cunimiinder-ln-chlef of the French
at my ho has to notify that great po
litical oigunlntlj'i that Its so-called
honor Is nothing but dishonor if it
insists upon condemning Is victims ar
bitral U, and as the highest magir-
trato of the people ho has to Inform ! Tho trans-Slbeiian railroad is not be
the volatile populace that tho clamor ing built to extend Russia's comineice
of the boulevards Is not Justice nor .but to give her a btrateglo position
tho presidential office a property of which contemplatca tho control ot
passing excitement. These will be his north China, whcie sho already has
duties If ho is to Use to the occasion CO.OOO soldiers. The great nations
and In Ing lepubllcanlsm In Franco which should foim this alliance bhould
through plot and trouble to security
end the wot Id's respect. Otherwise
ho will become simply an Incident
momentarily toMcd upon the surface
of events and destined soon to dlsap.
pear Into obscurity if not Into infamy.
It la a test to try tho man's soul.
The world awaits the Issue.
A vote cast tomorrow for Thomas R.
Rrooks for city treasurer will never
be legrettcd.
To Exemplify Expansion's Benefits.
Preparations for the big exposition
by meant, of which the citizens of St.
Louis and tho Southwest Intend In 1003
to celebrate, the centennial nnnlvcisary
of the consummation of th Louisiana
purchase, our first national net of ex
pansioneffected. It is interesting to
recall, without the consent of tho gov
ernedate progressing favorably. It
Is the Intention of tho projectois ot
this timely commemoration to mako
tha affair reflect adequately tho entei
pilso, civilization and courage of the
American people and to this end they
will work with the energy nnd liberal
ity characteristic of our newer com
munities. There aro very few Mug
wumps In this gient empire won from
tho wilderness, and though some of
the senators from states within the
area of the purchase opposed the rati
fication of tho Paris treaty they did
so us an act of small party politics and
not as a reflection of tho will and opin
ions of their constituents.
Tho exact scope of this intended ex-
position has not yet been denned, but
If It shrill bo no further than tn show
tl o elTcctlvencss of Anglo-Saxon
pluclc, couruRo nnd Ingenuity In enr
ijliiK forwnid over nnturnl difficulties
tlio bunellta nnd conveniences and
glories of modern civilization It will
do enough to shame lira fnliit-lirtirted
folk who, with this evidence now be
foie them In all the tcrrltoiy not In
cluded In Urn oilRltial Thirteen Col
onies, jet alXot to doubt the ability
of this full-grown nation to dlhchnrKO
ltn obligation In the islands taken In
trust fiom Spain.
The Democratic patty Is nn unsnfo
executor of public trusts. Don't let it
continue to misgovern Seranton.
Tho Bip; Puzzle of tho Nations.
The head of the Ungllsh navy, Lord
Charles Herosford, who has tecentlv
completed n tour of China undertaken
at the Instance of tho associated cham
bers of commerce of Great Htltnln, la
In this country for tho avowed purpose
of Stirling up American public opinion
to n point where it will sanction u
great commercial ulllnnic between
Giuut llrltnln, Germany, Japan and the
United Htates for tho control of the
Undo of China What ho hns to say on
this Important subject is well worthj
of a hearing. We quote from an Inter
view published in the Chicago Record:
' Conditions in China arc ripe for tho
formation of a commercial nlllnnco for
tho control of its almost incalculable
trade by the nations of tho world which
are most entitled to It, viz., Great Brit
ain, the United Stntes, Germany nnd
Jupan. China is now Mmply dtittlng.
It is In nn unsettled condition. Several
Returns Insui i ei tlons even now men
ace, its stability. It has no army or
navy and Its dilft Is toward Inevitable
dissolution. Should this not be check-
d there will bo a general scramble
for control by the gn,at mitlons of ,ho
eaith whin tho final collapse comes,
and the division and partition will be
deli l mined not In propoitlon to tho
commercial interests of the countries
of the wot Id, but by the strategic posi
tions they hold. This Is recognized by
Kusda, which, with trnall trade rela
tions, Is ptepailng to dominate all noith
China. Once In control and a heavy
Inport tariff established, the commer
cial world will be fenced to pay tiibute
to Russia It It wlfches. to extend its
Hade into the gicnt Mnnchurlan dls
tilct. It Is to the Intel est of Gloat
Htltnln, Gci many, Japan nnd especial
ly the United States to have China prc
bfived Intact, to have the present
tieaties maintained and to continue the
policy of open poits.
"This meant, tho continuation of tho
glow th of tiade which In now hotting
slrongl.v in 1 i or of the United States.
Dining the last four yenis the tiade of
the United Slates with China in cotton
has inciea&ed 121 per cent in Quantity
and DD per cent, lu value. Our Biitish
ttade with China In cotton has gone
down In tho same time 13 per cent, in
iiuantlty and Mj per cent. In alue.
These conditions nro tine In a luoie
limited measmo In regaul to machin
ery, ore, llour, etc The advantage of
thorter distance Is with the United
States. Thcie is no Jealous-y on our
pait because of your gtowth, for even
if your present population Is trebled
theio is still plenty of loom for both
of us '
Asked if an alliance n.s suggested
would not ptcclpltato war J-oiel Chailen
said: "It would mako war impossible,
It would bo an alliance twenty times
stionger than tho trlplo alliance which
lias picseivcd the peacu of Uurope
Russia nnd Franco cannot bo blamed
for looking after their own Intoiests In
China, but their interests are not com
meiclal, and If established will tend
to check if not ciush tho commercial
growth In the tast of the countries 1
have named wl lch now have a com
mercial footing in China and must
maintain it. None ot these nations do
bit es the acquisition of tenitory. Their
armies and navies nte not maintained
to secure colonies or additional teirl
torj, but nio simply tho lnsuters, and
protectors of commerce."
In icply to the question, ' What defi
nite plan will you propose for accom
plishing thin ttade alliance between
Great Biltain, Germany, Japan and Un
united States"'" Lord Charles s-ild:
"An International commission should
be selected by these nations to discuss
the matter In all Its bearings and for
mulate details for cairylng a commer
cial nlllunco Into effect. Russia and
Franco should not be Included because
they liao little trade In China. Nor
Is It their disposition to secure trade.
leorganlze and officer tho Chinese
army. At present It is but a provin
cial oiganlzntlon, with no uniformity
ot equipment or armament. Tho auny
should be maintained to piotcct tho
commercial Interest of all, and with
Its organization stability would return
in China, nnd tho unsettled conditions
which have prevailed since tho war
with Japan would chango to thoe ol
permanent prosrerlty. The plan will
meet with tho assent of the intelligent
men of China. I talked with many
mandarins of high rank nnd heaid no
wotd of dissent from this Influential
clafas. German commetclal organiza
tions favor It. In Japan, whero I
stopped for a fortnight on my way
fiom China, my mission received un
qualified approval. At Hankow repre
sentatives of the business Interests of
all tho great nntloni which have ex
tensive trade relations with China wel
comed my plans with enthusiasm. It
may be possible that tho great benefits
to be derived by the United States from
this nWlonce will be overlooked by tho
people at large, but I am certain they
will not bo by the commercial organi
zations of the country.
"Tho resources and possibilities of
China are vast. The country Is rich In
minerals gold, Ellver, Iron, copper, pet
toleum, etc ull awaiting development
which will follow tho Introduction of
American machinery. As railroads nro
built Into tho Interior nn unlimited Held
Is opened for tho Introduction of all
classes of American manufnotuied arti
cles. Theie is in this movement thu
Inceptlon of a grcnt epoch In the his
tory of the wot Id, of vital Importance
to tho two gieat Ungllsh-spenklng na
tions, and which will result In more
firmly establishing peace nmonjr nil the
nations, extending civilization nnd bet
tdlng humanity."
With tho object thus outlined Ameri
cans ot Intelligence aio In full sympa
thy. The only point of difference In
opinion Is as to the pioprlety of trying
to freeze Russia nnd France out. They
Miould be Invited to attend a congress
of tho powers on the subject ot China's
future, nnd then, If fnlrly outvoted,
they could with entire Justice and pio
prlety subsequently be mude to respect
the will of tho majoilty.
The proposition of the military com
mittee of tho non-ito to Increase by 100
tho number of West Point endets Is
dictated by tho necessity for provid
ing our cnlargad army with moro sub
mom ofllccrs. There ate now SG7 ca
dets; If the proposed Incieaso nhall
prevail there will be 4G7, ot whom piob
ably 400 nt graduation will on an aver
age be eligible nnd available for ser
vice as second lieutenants, fills will
not fill nil the vacancies occurring In
an army organized as proposed by tho
Hull bill, but it will give a working
basis and the icmaltilng vacancies can
bo filled by the- promotion ot non-com-mlsslnncd
olllcers upon examination.
The o.tra cost will be a trifle over
half a million dollars a year, but It
Is clearly Justified by the demands of
the service.
Ry means of the thirty page edition
tlm Tioy Rocoid has given an exhibit
of the morcnntlla and Industrial re
souiccs of the collar and cuff metrop
olis which Is as creditable to the pap
er ns to the city. It Is a fine example
of progressive Journalism Uedlcnted to
public usefulness.
Jones, Rlnsland und Fowler aro thu
people's candidate for assessor. They
owe nothing to bosses or corporations.
Thi will be elected tomonow by the
vots of tho umall pioperty-ownlng cle
ment who want an honest assessment
and a fair deal.
A Michigan legislator has lntioduced
a resolution to make tight lacing a
(time In the Wolverine state. As the
bill will open up a vast Held of In
vestigation and tho ptojoctor proposes
to be chciliman of tho committee, tltPte
may bo method In his madness.
Siciotaiy Algol's troubles seem to
bo unlimited. He Is now chaiged with
having furnished tho United Stute.s
army with sweat shop pants that were
made for ton cents u pair.
In view of tho destruction of the
oyster crop and preach crop It is a
pleasure to announce that tho egg crop
promises to bo up to the demand this
year.
m ii
Jlonis and Shires for school dircc
tois stand for Intelligence nnd pto
gress in local educational affalts. F.lect
both.
As Senator Hoar readn the accounts
of tho pi oxidant's Now Ungland leccp
tlon ho must bo lonrsomer than ever.
Trod J, Wldmaycr was admittedly
one of the best controllers the city
'ver had P.e-eloel Mm tomonow.
Mr. Sibley's logic had the effect of
drawing tho fire of masked batteries
on all tides.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Diawn by AJacchus,
The Tilbune Astiologer.
Astroabo C.ibt 4 SO a m for Mondaj,
lbiu ir JO, 1SK).
M
A child born on this day will notice
thul the siatltutlu ot somo people is ,il
w.i3 tempered by the prospects ot futu-.o
favor.
Contemplated luvenge Is sweet. Ittit
tho real articV) often tails to fulfill expec
tations. A mngnifjlng glass Is novcr neccs-i.iiy
vvluii Mewing tho faults ot our neighboi.
Many a groat in in would become donur
nllzed It placed on tho business end of a
Scr.intou trolley car duilug a bllzAird.
If thlnns turn out right at Harrlsbutg
we ma ue able tomo time to celebrate fct.
Wanuniakot's day.
It Is .m cNliibltlon of bid taste to criti
cize that which wo imitate.
Parody and ridicule hive made many
a cheap lltcrau effoit famous.
PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT
I want to bo a magistrate
Ait Oilental potentate,
A cuiiieiiuentlul,
lutlucntlal,
Oriental
Potentate.
I'd llko to rule a tropic Isle,
Not very big, say one squat e nill
Is thetu for mo no
Filipino,
Small casino,
Tioplc islo?
When I am prlnco li- tho Levant
I'll ildo the sacred elephant ;
Tho wlilto and creamy.
Wow and drtamy,
lirlght and gloomy
Rlephant.
And when I go abroad In state
My bpVndor boon will subjugat
The reverential,
Dlffeiemlnl.
Noueontljl.
Fourth estate.
rour-nnd-tvventy brown Negillos
With fans will keep away mogqultlcs;
Mulevolcntiul,
Most potential,
Ffbtllentl.il.
Dig mosquitoes,
O, I will bo supremo, I'll be,
lit rule without a Cabinet:
A icfcreutlal,
C'onfeitntiiil,
Dcpaitmental
Cabinet.
And I will bo no celibate
My harem a fair sjnUleataj
A conflilfntl.il,
Preferential,
Most eiiontlal
Syndlci tc.
Twill bo wldo open when I'm ruler,
Rach night we'll havon huh. hula;
A soul entrancing,
Jov u.nanelrg,
Musclo dancing
Hula-hula
Then let mo lmvo a tioplc Ma
A llttlo bit of Nattiro's bmlle,
A toft and balmy,
Fair and pilmy,
Nov er quslmy
Tioplo laic, Life.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Lord Clint les Uercsford, the British ad
miral, diplomat and publicist now In this
(iitlntrj onco came near to Involving the
UnltPil States and Rngland In wai It was
In Mi. neresfotd, then n ottlh of 1 1,
was n midshipman on the llrllHh ship
Clio, anchored In Honolulu liav. One
night, as Charles I, Rhodes tells Hi
story for tho Chicago Record, the Amei
Ican flag was hoisted our tho British le
gation by some voitths of tho town, and
when tho good people woko up in tho
morning there, to their astonishment. It
was floating whero tho union Jack ought
to float. That day somo ladles of Loid
Charles' acquaintance chaffed him about
tho insult" to tho British flag and Jok
ingly nskid him why he did not ictent tt.
Ho said ho would. That night, with sotno
or his companions, ho went to tho Amer
ican legation and toro down the Amorlcnn
coat-of-ntms which burmounted tho gate
way and curried it aboard tho Clio. Tho
American, minister to Hawaii at that
Hino was Dr. James McHrlde, of Orcgo'i.
who ts descilbed as a man of strong
character, licking In polish, but very dc
tumbled. It was Just about tho tlmo of
'ho fall of Richmond. Feeling among tho
Americans was strong over tho Mitbon
and blUlell affar. It becamo nolsei!
about that It was men from the Clio who
had committed what wu3 called an out
lago, and political slgnlllcance was given
to it In tho minds of tho Americans. Di
McHrldo at once sent a peremptory nies
sigo to tho British minlnter, R. c Wlh
hut evlihntly his calmer tudgmuit a Ut
ile lour recognized thai It was nie'iiv a
bmMt piunk, for the same dav he fn.
lovud his mcbsago with a note In whMi
ho said that, after thinking the matter
over, ho hud concluded that If thu lie n
icrponslblo for tho act should be in
quired publicly to replnco tho blgn be
would consider that tho end of tho mat
ter. "Otherwise," he added, "I must con
Ider It my duly to submit tho matter,
with art Its consequences, to the linme-
iilato action of my government." Tho
(conditions were courteously compiled
with, for when It became known nn boatd
the Clio that kcrlous consequences might
follow Lord Charle inumdliiUly in
formed Captain Tomnonr that ho w is
tesponslble. At 10 o clock Suttiril i
moinlng, April J. 1V3 the hour appoint
ed by Minister McDildc, Lord I'h.ulis
with tho otheis who had engaged with
him In thu prank, in thu preruiicu of qulto
.i ctow J teplaccd tho sign over tho giuo.
Although congress Is usually ery gen
erous In gianllng pensions and has often
bi stowed them where they are not dt
uirved, sometimes tlK most desoivlng
eases aio attindcd with tlu greatest op
position and delaj. We have an niustri
Hon of that Jii't now, writes W. R. Cur
tis, in connection with a bill to penbinu
tho widow of the I.tte Admit al Warden,
who commanded the Monitor In Its his
toric engagement with tho Merrlmac and
was ono of tho grett heroes of tho war
Admlr.il Wonlen died about a veur ago
totally blind When he was taken from
tho tmrot of the Monitor after tho bjl
tlo It was lound that his eyo sight vis
badly injured and lie never fully rccov
i'd it Dutlng tho Uibt enrs ot his life
he was not able to read or writo or rec
unnlzo his ft lends and buffered inUncl
nut only f rot i Ids eves but Horn othi r
wounds rcceivid In tint battle". He was
never free from suffering A numbci of
admiring ft lends presentl him with a
moLilst home, nnd his lotlrcd nay nndi
him comfortable duilng tho lust cars ot
his llfo, but he left nothing to his widow
except the hoitt,e, nnd her only income
now is tho rnt bho receives from it.
whllo bho lives In a boarding hou"-o, Abo' t
a car ugo a bill granting her a pension
of (,0 a month w is passed by tho house
of representatives. The isennto lncreab"d
tlu amount to $100, tho houso cut it down
again, and It has since been kicked back
and forth between the two branches of
congress without much proi-pect of pass
age. One pitagraph In tho president s Bast in
speech has bi en greatly admired by Hi"
motoric tans, who claim tint It Is ono f
the llncst lilts of Rnglish ever spoken It
Is this: "I have no light or knowledge not
c unimon to my counts Miien. I do n t
piophesv; tho prchent Is all absorbing to
me, but I cannot bound my virion by tlio
bloodstultied ttenches mound Manll i
winro every nil drop, whether fiiun th
veins of nil American "oldler ot a inls
nudi'd Filipino, Is nnguish to inv hunt,
but by tho board rans-'e of fiituie jean
when that group of Island- undi r th
fmpulso of tho car just p.u- d sin. II
hive become the gems nnd glmli-h nl
tho--o ttoplcal beas, a land ol plenty und
of incrcablng possibilities, a p iple
ditnnsl from savago lndolenee nnd h.ib
its, devoted to the arts nf peace In t'ou h
with the commerce and tittdo of all ua
lions, onjojlng the blessings of ficedom
of civil and rellgloin Illicit), of edueatlDn
and of bonus and whoso childicn und
children's children shull tot ages heme
bbss tho Amcilcan republic because it
emancipated and redeemed thelt falhei
l.iiid and set them In tho pathway of tho
wotld'b best civilization."
Ulsltop Fowler Is a full-fledged expan
sionist. "Tho civilization of tho Filipino
and tho establishment of 1 iw and oiel t
ou tho Inlands Is a tedious process, but It
Is worth doing," says he. "It is too bud
that It was ncccscaiy to kill bomo of
them, but they brought It upon theni-
bclvci-, and besides It is part of the bvs
tcm. Tho Islands will pay for our civiliz
ing Influence on tho sumo principle that
a school teacher Is relmbuised for his
pedagogical sorvlces If tho inhabitants
piovo unlit to govern thomtclvcs It will
tako but a genet atlon to make tho newly
acquired territory Anglo Wuxon. '1 lien,
lot tho Filipino keep up or go under.
Just ns suits his caliber and inclination
This huo und cry against Imperialism' Is
all bosh. It Is nothing mote nor less than
a piuty howl. Tho attitude of somo of
tho patty leaders ccemplllles tho homely
balng that 'one's afraid and the other
dassn't.' My opinion Is that the Philip
pluos should be governed from Welling
ton until buch tlmo as tho natives an
able to tako cam of themselves If cvu
Out tlmo arrives. Then Icavo It to oo
grandchildren to tako thu Islands into tho
Union If they seo lit."
Tho president's remarks In the Massa
chusetts state houso last week woro brief
but cffectlvo. bald ho: "1 um glad to I
on this historic ground. It revives num
oi les sacred In American life. It recalls
tho struggles of tho founders of Massa
chusetts for liberty and Independence.
Their iinsiltlsh sacrlllccs, thelt dauntljss
courage nro tho Inspiration of all lovers
of freedom ever w bet e Their lives and
w oi ds creep Into ivory American home
In tho beginning of our natlonul exist
ence, and even before1, this was tho honni
and fountain of libeity. It Is tha homo
of liberty now, and I am puio that what
these great men of iho past sccuroil lor
us they would navo us transmit not only
to our desetiulants, but carry to op
pt eased people whoo Interests nnd wel
fare, by the fortunes ot war, aro com
mitted to us. Wo may reguid tho situa
tion boforo us as a burden or ns nn op
portunity; but, whether tho ono or tho
other, it is hero, ur.d conscience mid clv
llzatlon riqulro us to moot it bravely.
Desertion of duty Is not an Amcrlc in
quality. It was not tho custom of tho
fathers ami will not bo the piuctlco of
their sons."
A young woman from T'ngl nd who wa3
visiting tho Lteblg family at Munich re
cently was stricken with Ivphold fovor,
and her phvslcluns looked for her death
ut any moment. It occurred to Baron
von Lloblg that possibly ho might save
her If tha foods given her wcro dltrestcel
prior to entering tho stomach, llo tent
for a tender young chicken, cut it up nnd
macerated it with a fow drops of b
drochloric acid The acid practically di
gest! d tin mi it and tho pulp was given
to the paiu it in 'very small quantities at
first. Tint Url rocovett-d, and now, notej
it foreign correspondent, the Munich pa
peih nro tinging tho ctungos on the fact
us something uwful to contemplate that
not even a friend under Lleblg's roof Is
safe from his experiments.
Perhaps tho boavlest load ever hauled
by homo power In tho United States was
successfully tratikported through tin
sticets of Pittsburg ono day last week.
It consisted ot two largo armor plates
for a trust company's new btiglnr-proof
vault. The weight was 8T,2fiO pounds and
i powerful horbes were tequlred to movo
It
At the farewell dinner given in New
York thu other iveulmr to Ambassador
Joseph II. tiioato Attorney denem! OrUffs
mnui' u gor.u point. He said that the ship
of state had a lino pilot In the president,
and u fine crew lu the AmerUnn people,
but tin ro wde some passrngirs nbonrel
who now that the ship was out at sea
were MtisUk. Tiny Were pravlng tho
captain to g"l biek to n quiet port "Hut
who ever heard," asked the sneaker, 'of
a captain pnjlng anv attention to tho
fniis of rcaslck paHsenger"'"
AN'iHRACITE PROSPECTS.
Fiom Iho Philadelphia Stockholder.
Palpable evidences of the gradu tl but
suro outwot kings of tho so-called antlir i
elto coal deal ut length are coming un
mistakably to tho surface. It cannot bo
doubted that since the beginning ot tho
ear a new policy has controlled tho an
thracite earning railroads, and that tho
rltuntlun of tho liado guieially has un
dergone great Improvement In tho direc
tion of a moro businesslike adjustment
of output with relntlon to consumption,
and of thu maintenance of stable and
moro profitable prices Olllclal announce,
mint Is Just made thnt Vlco President W.
II. Truesdul", of the Rock Island, lum ac
cepted the presidency of tho Lackawanna
and will enter upon his duties on March
1. Ho will represent Moigan-nndcrbllt
sentiment. This Is a change of far great
er significance than Is supetllclally appar
ent. Its meaning. In brief, Is that tho
ehlcf disturbing factor lu nil attempts
hitherto to produco a better stato of
atlulis among the anthracite interests Is
to bo Immediately eliminated, nnd tho
current efforts for better control of tho
anthracite tratllc nro to bo quite material
ly promted, Further substantial ovidonce
In tho bamo line Is found In the fact that
the movement for combining under ono
bend the Individual operators is actually
under wav, the more prominent collieries
In I ncknwnnna and Luzeine counties nl
leudy having been oiganlcd provision
illy. Thus r.ir seven of the latgesl out
side producers, representing Invented cap
ital of upwards of $1000 000, lmvo entered
the agreement which Is to fotm the nuc
leus of a coinbln itlon of 'ill Individual
operators. It Is true that tho ostensible
purpose of this organization Is to Inaug
urate moro clfectlvo competition with tho
larger companies, hut It a well-understood
fact that it forms merely part ot
tho general progrimme of centralization,
and is a nccoshirv preliminary to the ab
sorption by the "combine" of nil tho in
dividual Interests In tho anthr.iclto fields.
Thus, quietly, the deal Is progressing, an 1
thoso at piescnt disposed to regard Us
consummation with a degree of skepti
cism will wake up some morning, not re
mote to llnd it a very substantial icallty.
A LITTLE ARMY HISTORY.
From the New Yoik Sun
A llttlo more than thirty years ago the
.;eneial of tho United States armies was
In command ol n million ol nn n io king
known to tho wotld had ever been nt uio
head of sueh an overpowering lighting
foico. There had been nothing llki it In
the legends of Ncincs of Kublnl Khun,
flit- glitter from tho b lyone ts In tho gtcat
levlow, when tho nnny collected about
iishlngton mm died for two dais past
tho white bouse, would havo lit tho city nf
Washington. Thu Riuslan czai or tho
German emperor lias never seen tho like.
A few months later that enormous mili
tary organization, having accomplished
Its purpose was dissolved. Rveu tho
higher gt.ides of command wero kept up
only long enough to do honor to tho most
distinguished of the surviving generate.
Tho in my sank almost ill once to a
meagre farca of IJIhW men, led by n ma
Jor general. The country which had ex
peilenceel the very gteatest of nil wars
ended It with its republican sentiment
undiminished In the faintest degree, 'iet
the cry of "militarism" Is raised In op
position to the enliigement of our uriny
from 21000 men to 100 000, t meet tho un
precedented dutes bit to us by vlctniv In
n wir with a foreigner. It sounds ns
though ono part of the nrmy bill's oppo
i.ients must havo been born vesterday and
the othet must be ns lgnoinnt ns Philip
ph. i" savages of the Institutions and Ills
tnrv of the United States
and
m
in
LUlUK-sr
ASSOIli'MRNT Ob'
IN 'Jilt: CITY.
K.Y.NtilH
PtamWimg
and Ttamiiinii
GUriSTER & FOlSYIHt
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
,MMCS
aces
,5 .-rrraVrlV L'Vm.'tw'R" -4qw R?" r1- J-k--v J S- '. w'-fts
"Wo hatl a ncifilibor who EtiiTereil from a chronic skin elisc.t30, tHiwrna they
calleJ it. Ho was always uqkiej' boela batlii with vvluut man m tlio water
and luasiuK with cuticura soapsf, ointrrwnta and resolvents llo used to bo con
Btantly scraloliiug whenever ho thought lunottlf uurelteervceli sometimc3 his
6km wan red or raw and a little drop of water w ould eudi in places now and
then. All at once I noliccyllhathe had seemed tolw free from the annoyance
for some time, ar.d L-nowmr Uiat l.e had battled with it peims'ently for two or
hriH'jeaM I ofeVud hira what remedy had finally brought about u rcault bo
doirabJa and ho told mo TJipans Tabuks
' But llipans Tabnles aro moiely a euro for indigestion ! " kW I.
"1 know thai,'' ho auaworwl ' but tho doctors all agree that eczema is
one of tho ways that imlinewtiou manifests ibelf."
Our neighbor (Moodj is his name) lakes otio Tabtilo every uight of his life
now, tnd if ho has cither indict -turn or ccwma ho ilooa not know it.
It must bo a decidod relief to him to bo ablo to get along without bo much
eocati'hing.
ivc tinroa-won nrtemi TUu low i r re4Mi i.lutwll rr tfe iivwruHliii nunamiial. iiDtdmlnT
U Wfcu3fentrsru(llliibult CAaboLul Uj neAll bi m I.Jiut runy-,:hl eauut tulko lorikl CiumkuZ
tUMun, H, It ttuc SU-Mi, htw oik.in H113I0 crei inui tkvuu) allU ki lw Utt cmuT
WU BAVK A NU.MI1KU OK I'lNR
III UIP8
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get u
good lamp for little money.
TIE CIMONS, FERIBER,
O'MAUEY CO.
4'J-J LacUawJiuin Aveiui
ALWAYS BUSY.
Av$zS
vswc:
insjirr
i-
Our Shces in quality alwajs on top al
ways easy on jour feet and very eas on
our purse keep us "Alvvujs Ilusj " At
tend our 23 das' sale.
Lewis, nelly k Mvles,
l"wit, If. Cwfl
V &&:
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You cannot think, no matt r how
haul jou tiy, of n more conwiiient
and better equipped statloneiv store
than otii s, In addition to the largest
lino of nfllee supplies In Noitbeistern
Pennsylvania. We lmvo lilunk Hooks
of every description, Typewriters' Pup
plies, Draughting Materials, Letter
Presses, Postal Scales, etc. AVo are
agents for Hellion's Mimeographs nnd
supplies, and the famous Wornlckt Sec
tional Pnok Cases.
A complete line of lCnuffman'3 Cor
poration Hooks In stock.
Reynolds Broj
STAIIOMIUS and lAOUAVKKS,
i jo Wyoming Avenue.
Book
HO!
NI1AT, DL'ItAlILIl nOOIC IlINULVr
is what you m:ci:ivn ir von
liiavij vol it oitiJiin with Tin:
TItlllCNi: liiNKUUY
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LllCl!
WJJ1 open on Wednes
day of this week and wd
invite every thrifty house
keeper to make our Linen
Department her head
quarters during the next
ten days.
We cannot enumerate
here the many good val
ues that are in store for
you in
' Hue Talk Linens,
Napkins,
Liiieli CMlhs,
Towels,
Etc, Etc,
But can assure you that
you will 'find our low
prices on Fine Goods fully
as tempting as on any of
our previous Linen Sales.
Sale opens on Wetoes-
day,- Feb. 22,
erfme for tei ttays,
510and5H2
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
lnr Monunv llAitiiw.vnrj Htoiif.
Gootl P.iint, properly applied
.ultls much to the appearance
of articles. We have
louse Faints
Carriage Paints
Mh Enamels
Bicycle Enamels
Vamisies and
fanmli Siasns
A complete stock of Paint
Brushes always on hand.
F0OTE & S1EAK CO,
110 WASIIl.MirON avi;
The Hinot &
Comieell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
434 Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BEL3N, JR.,
Oiueiui Agent fur tuo Wyounaj
limtllottJ.-
3
num nrv
UiuIhe, liliiitlUB, sporttnj, rtmolcelull
anil Uie Kupauiio Ubouilool
Coiiipuny
HIGH EXfLOSlVES.
tntety ruc, Cap inui lUplodari.
lloom tOl l'onuU llulUla.'.
boraulju.
AQUNOlUli
aim 1'onn,
JOHN' li. SMI I'll A -ION
W.IiMULLIQAN.
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