THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1899.
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H. M. VllUKIANI).
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IMrill HAT THE 1-OSTelH'lCK AT M-ltANTONi
J'.., A tHeiNTCLA.S-M MAIL MATTI3JI.
TW E L YE JAGEa
SCJl A NTO.N -! A KC'H 11. 1 M3.
Oovorneir Uioukc'H clce'lslun to infoun
tho so-called Cuban usHi-nibly that this
country cannot wait Imlwlnltoly for It
to ilor-lt'c with rpfurcnn to nccopl'iu
tin- tJ.two.OOu iit'Si'iit fmnt Uncle Sam
Is timely. U thn i'uImiis don't want It
thpy can letup 11 nione.
Interest on City Balances. '
Whatever motives inny have prompt
ed iln- peudliiR Inquiry Into the fUcs
tion of lntemt on city balances It Is
Ml -evident that It city funds hear In
terit that Interest should neciuo tr
the taxpayers and not to any Indi
vidual. The lty treasurer. In salary
and authorized commissions, Is -well
paid for his work. He receives from
tluse souroe- about $0,000 a year on an
nveiape. or more than twice the legiti
mate iifpome of tho mayor, city con
tinue r or city solicitor; and the duties
ipiilred of him aie easily performed.
If the olllce were filled as similar ot
tli c. la private eoiporations aie filled,
then- would he no difficulty In securing
on abundance of capable applicants on
a -alary hauls of $6,000 a year or even
lesv.
If tltere N a $.".,000 or $(5,000 Hem of
annual Intel est money on city balances
nut accounted for In the public ac
count Hip propriety of an inveitlfia-'
tion Is apparent. If the law has not
hltliPito made provision for the con
version of this Interest Into the city
fund"; If the city tieasureis of the past
havp put this monev Into their pockets
on the piinclple of the small buy who
Muds it stiay penny In the middle of the
mad and takes posses-Mon of It in de
fault of anybody to dispute his owner
ship It will be evident that the public
.telf nnd not any Individual Is to
blame. Hut the disclosure of suih a
(ondillon of affairs would naturally
point out Its own remedy and the time
liness of its adoption would need little
uixumcnt.
The ttustee of an estate belonging to
n widow and. orphans would be ac
counted an unprincipled man who
should pocket the Intel est accruing on
trust funds; and It Is a cut Ions com
mentniy on the dlstoited view of mor
als which prevails in relation to public
office that men who In their private re
lations are scrupulously honest and ev
act In their accounting between man
and man frequently In public affairs,
especially In matteis Involving politics
or the management of the public's gov
ernmental business, forget all these
fine scruples ana seem to think It no
sin to lake everything they can lay
hold on and to keep all thev can take
so long as they do not flagrantly vio
late mi express statute. It is time for
the raising of the moral standard In
poMtlons of public trust.
it Is stiange when one comes to thlnK
of It that the bottom could be tempor
al lly knocked out of such a exeat in
stitution as the United States inr. y
through the efforts of three obtiuc
ionists like Senators Tillman, Uutler
and Chandler.
Concerning: Nay Aug Park.
If a popular vote could be taken to
fleclde whether the city of Scranton
hould postpone or take up at once the
improvement of Nay Aug park to tho
utmost extent of Its piesent lln.meial
ability, we have no doubt that the ver
dkt of tho people would be vii tually
unanimous for taking the matter up at
once. The same would be true of the
other parks', aequlicd or proposed; but
the vote on the lmpiovement of Nny
Aug would represent tho widest public
Intel est becausi It Is the tesott of the
great majority in summer lime and It
will necessailly be the great centtal
link In any chain of paiks.
Thcie should be no politics and no
smlonalism In the consideration of
this subject by councils. Xay Aug
pail; draws upon all patties and all
mi lions fur its jiatuinnge. Tlu-ie- was
not a waul nor an election district In
the city whlih last year did not con
tribute liberally to the number of plean
ure seckeis v ho fiequenti'd Its swlugn
and iirhoiF .mil playgrounds or enjoyed
In some v. ay the tool of Its shade and
the vitality of Us pmc all. AH classes
were represented hut especially the lit
tie dillditn of tho poor; children whose
parents cannot afford to take them
timing the summer months to the
mountains or the seashore; children
who consequently get their only nci ca
tion in places immediately at hand.
The city owes to these chlldteu the
proper piovlslon and equipment of
pluygrnunds. and similar conveniences
in public nmuspincnt. The debt should
not bo put off. Public opinion should
di mand Its pa nient promptly.
We do not uudcitake lo tell touncils
whero It can got the money for pink
Improvement?, but we ventuio to say
that If the city solons will tako counsel
of business men nnd apply tho knife to
puiely political appiopiiathms and to
notorious wastes in tho present way .if
running things, they can without add
ing a dollar of taxation ptovide a fund
for paik purposes suflicient not only to
meet tho current expensis of a llbeial
paik administration, but uho to accu
mulate a fund for tho adoption of u
general plan of paik betterment. Wo
know- that this Is the opinion of moto
than ono councilman and It has ovist y
uppeaianco of being reasonable.
It Is to he hoped there Is truth In the
I'.Mirt that Japan has ottered help to
t'lilna If sho will resist tho absurd do
mnndft of Italy for a part of tho Chi
nese coast. Japan should proclaim an
OiK'utal Monroe doctrine.
Mib, UloomfleltUMooio was, lather
mote canny than people jjuvo her credit
fir being with regard to the Keeley
motor. Hor grandson. Count Von Kos
en, of the Swedish-Norwegian legation,
Is London, Is In this country, for tho
jmrroee of settling up tho estate, and
declares that dining tho latter years
of .her life his grandmother lost fklth
In Keeley nnd In recent wim had given
him nn allowance of but $.'.".0 a month.
Her estate has not been Initialled by
the aid furnished the inventor' nnd Is
now between $.',000,000 and $3,000,000.
Some canned roost beef which Ar
mour's man says was like that bent
to the in my was served to the inein
bris of the court of Inquiry at "'hlrarfo.
They ate it and pronounced it excel
lint, which, of couise, dlspjses of tho
whole matter. Just the same, It I &Ir
nllkant that I he war department lias
announced Its discontinuance of the
purchare of canned roast bee.
Tho Revenue Problem.
The i final ks of Hovei nor Stone before
the house ways and means committee
on Thursday supply mateilal fot study.
Said he: "I stated In my Inaugural
address that wp were In debt $3,500,000
nnd had no funds with which to pay
this debt. I llnd that the estimated ex
penditures for tho coming fiscal .vear
will be "omethlng over $lf,000,000. Our
anticipated levenue is $11,S7,000. The
pioblem about which I am disturbed Is
how to pay $10,000,000 with $11,000,000.
I find no way out of It except by an In
cieaso of revenue. I nm told by the
auditor general that the estimated rev
enue, 311.CS7.000, Includes the addition
al sum to be derived by reason of the
lecent decisions of tho Supreme court
upon the subject of the capital tax of
corporations, so that we may bo esti
mating perhaps more than we havo the
light to estimate. The estimated ex
pendltuies of .$10,600,000 do not Include
any sum whatever for the Capitol
building. I am not disposed lo suggest
what the cost of tho State capltol
ought to be, but I take It that tho
I-eslslatuie will make some ptovlslnn
for it. This sum, Whatever it is, should
be added to qur estimated expendl
tuies. If the lowest Item for the new
building among the bills introduced
should be added to the estimated ex
penditure we should then have an es
timated expendituie of SIS.GOO.OOO, or
as to the two millions is to inn for
two yea is, $17,600,000.
"I tlo not think this floating debt, the
deficit of $3,500,000, should l all paid
within the next fiscal year, but I want
to pay It during the in-xt four ".ears. I
think at least one-fourth of it should
be paid during the flscnl year. Tho
sum of $2,000,000 per yeai additional
revenue should he provided for by this
leslslature, at least for the next four
yeais. Undoubtedly some money can
be saved by the Appropriation Commit
tee by the reduction of appropriations
to pilvate institutions, hospitals and
schools, hut if all appropriations to
those objects should be cut off, It would
not leave us out of our present diffi
culty, and we will find an absolute
necessity for increasing our appropria
tions. The National Guard demands
$123,000 n year more than heretofoie,
made necessary by the Increase of the
National Guatd and the return of tho
Guard which has been In the United
States service. Sixteen hundred Insane
people aie today without accommoda
tion in our insane asylums, and we will
find it extremely difficult to leduce our
legitimate expenses. All these atgue
for Increased levenue."
The governor lelterated his inaugural
recommendation that tho section of the
act of 1891 which returns three-fourths
of the personal piopetty tax to the
communities be susnended for two
yeais. On this point he said:
'1 am not wedded to this plan be
cause 1 have suggested It myself. The
peisonal propel ty tax Is a state tax;
It Is state revenue, it does not belong
to the communities and never did by
ilfiht. It Is state money, and has been
simply given to the counties through
the mistaken notion of our financial
ability to make gifts. It is rightfully
state revenue, and belongs to the
state and it seems to me teasonable
that tho state should be petmltted to at
least use Its revenue to lift It out of
Its present embanassment." The
governor was willing that an addition
al tax should bo placed on beer, as pro
posed In a pending measure, but dep
ucated increased taxation of corpora
tions as likely to do moto haim than
good by discouraging new enterprises
ami causing suncndeis of charters with
a view to reorganizing under chatters
obtained In other states. The governor
in this tnlk said nothing about tho
school appropriation but ho gave an In
timation that In the absence of addi
tional revenues for state putpose ho
will be constrained to approve bills only
for the suppoit of thestate government,
the Insane Institutions, the National
guard, semi-state Institutions and hos
pitals that caied for sick soldiers. A cut
In the school fund is one of the possi
bilities. Tin- situation Is not a plp.it ant ono
for executive, legislature or peonlc but
It seems to be a logical development of
tho Intemperate factionalism of the
past four yeais, which has sacrificed
everything to the sgoilng of points
against the opposition. Nor Is relief in
sight.
A new inagaclne gun Is being tstod
by the navy department. Voi: sight,
pull tho trigger once nnd tho thing
shoots seven times without slipping.
They need a. fovv thousand of these at
Manila.
Dewey's Health.
Conflicting i lories eoiueinlug tho
health of Admiral Dewey hnvo iscived
the puiposo of newly illustrating the
hluh esteem in which he Is held and
of bringing out tho fact that tho piesl
tlent tome time ago cuus.-d woid to ho
tent to Duwcy thut he could come homo
whenever he cared to, General Whit
tier, one of the recent anlvnls from
Miuiitu, admitK that tho climate la rath.
t trying on Dewey, who Is ii years
old and not lobust, but he says that
th" admiral, in addition to wanting to
"sco tho thing through," bus a fear
of attracting public attention If ho
should return at this tlmo and would
rather nvold than court demonstrations
In liis honor.
Theje Is probably moro in this last
clause than appears at first glance, At
Manila tho sun may he hot and the at
mospheie moist but Dewey can dress to
tuit and havo his own way. In tho
United States, in his desire to avoid
the charge of being thought ungrateful
or discourteous, he would be at tho
beck und nod of several million ap-
plnudlng fellow countivmen whose pur
suit of him, with dinners and recep
tions nnd the like, would constitute a
far greater danger than Montljo, Agul
ualdo. Old Humidity and nil the other
pestilences of the Orient combined,
from the standpoint of his health,
thoiefore, he Is between the devil and
tho deep ten nnd It ho chooses tho sea
wo must not overlook thut It Is whero
duty calls.
Let n hope that n way nC escape will
optn soon fiotn both poills, po that tho
nation's naval hero may be saved from
both his foes nnd his friends.
General l.udlow bus cabW to the
war department from Havana that tho
deaths In that city In February, i'.'O,
were 51 per cent, loss than In Febru
ary, 1S9S. Tho white man'. burden In
Cuba Is evidently on tho decline.
The Tactics of tho Blackguard.
' The natural Mugwump propensity to
attribute, corrupt motives to nil who
decline to subscribe to Mugwump doc
trine Is well Illustrated by today's Is
sue of Harper's Weekly. Discussing
expansion this polite "Journal of civili
zation" says: "Wc are In the Philip
pines now, and It Is the Intention of
the administration to remain there
purely und solely for purposes ot gain.
Mr. McKlnley calls It destiny. This
fustian und bombast indicate tho hol
low ness of the pretension. They (the
expansionists) are after vulgar gain.
They want the Philippines for tho
money there Is In them for themselves
and their friends. It Is openly charged
that every stop in our war with Spain
was tainted by commercialism, nnd
that the friends ot tho president com
pose a syndicate which Is employed In
capitalizing and financing patriotism,"
etc.
This Is tho substance In exact lan
guage ot n page editorial given over
by Harper's Weekly to abuse and ridi
cule of those who tlo not shaie Its pe
culiar opinions as to public policy. It
does not directly accuse the preseldent
of tho United States of being a knave
and boodler, but it Intimates that he Is
a hypocrite and that his friends and
advisors arc mainly rascals and rob
bers who ought to bo Immured In jail.
What Is the provocation for this tirade?
Absolutely nothing save that the con
ductor of Harper's Weekly disbelieve
In the retention by tho United States of
the Philippine archipelago, although
they have never In their paper offered
any hint as to how this nation could
have governed Its conduct differently
under the circumstances which havo
existed since the first day of last May.
The significance In this attitude of
Harper's Weekly lies In the fact that
It must represent some kind of a fol
lowing In public opinion. It is unlikely
that the paper would print that kind of
contemptible innuendo and force It on
readers who did not want such stuff
served out to them. We hear much
about the harmfulness of yellow Jour
nalism; much in condemnation of Its
lies, fakes and filthy sensations, but
what can be expected of the sewer
sheets of the country when the fore
most pictorial weekly catering for the
support of the highly cultured classes
sots an example in blackguardism
which the least conscionublo of the
yellow journals would scorn to Imitate?
The alarm manifested In Mexico over
the suggestion that the United States
should control South America Is a
waste of anxiety. With Cuba, Potto
Hlco, the Philippines and Congressman
Bailey on its hands theie is no reason
why the administration should court
moie trouble.
Vice Admiral Philip Howard Co
lomb's statement to the effect that If
conditions had been dlffetent the Unit
ed States might not have whipped
Spain, is worthy of consideration from
tho fact that it will probably cause all
to rejoice that things wete not li
ferent. Joe Wheeler is to have his choice be
tween a brigadier generalship in the
legular army, which Is the highest po
sition open, and a seat in congress. AVe
trust that ho will choose the latter. )n
army matteis his voice and intlucnce
next session will be invaluable.
An enthusiastic writer for one of the
leading papers of India, in describing
I.ady Curzon, sas that "her color is
like that of molten gold," and that "Imp
voice resembles the voice ot a cuckoo."
In Chicago it Is. doubtful if this would
be consldeted a compliment.
Leonard Wood, who was a captain in
the regular army whi tho war began
and who becaino In six months a major
general of volunteers, Is to be appoint
ed a brigadier geneial in tho regular
seivlco, the highest position now open.
Ho deserves It all.
In deciding to appoint Geuew.l Shrift,
er a major general, the president per
haps has reference less to quality than
to size.
1ke those at Manila, tho Insurgents
at Harilsburg use smokeless powder,
and their mniksiuanshlp Is very bad.
Tho I'lghth Immune ot Tennessee do
not appear to havo been immunes In
the matter of the whisky microbe.
Tho Mole St. Nicholas concspondent
id now buny wilting ruinois concern
ing Senator Quay.
TOLD BY THE STABS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astiolabo Cast. 4 W a. in., for Saturday,
Mulch IV, low.
It will be appiuciit to a child bom on
this day thut lots oi people about us
will in v or he u howling success at any
thing except the howl.
It is it matter of doubt whether It Ih the
little knowislgo thut gives muii Inllutuu
lion of the lin.id or a bail cuso ot indiucj.
lion makes the subject most dlsiigieeuhK
persons who fall to contribute to tlui
Mlrr tarilor's iund fur the national tun
vention oiiRlit to bo nhlhud to rido a
couple ot miles for their mull on u. buck
board. No patriotic citizen will sltep tumoriov
night until llio Thlitccntti regiment has
leturncd,
AJacchus' Advice.
Ho not tnd lottfis to Wllkes-llarre
that have not been sealed with wax.
NEWS AND COMMENT
.luclso H. H. UitMwIn, of the funnel tl
tut Bupremo Court or )3iiors and pro
fessor ot coiiHtttutliiuul law hi Yale uni
versity, believes that modern methods
ot punishing cilme aro altogether loo
lofluod; that they are not nvere rnotifjli
to havo any dutetreut cff ct upon tho
criminals whom tbc ore Intended to re
form. Judgu Hiiltltvlu stated hl3 case at
n ri'cent meeting or tlir Munlilp.il Judys'
Association uf e'tumrctlcut, before width
ho read h paper mi "t'orpuial 1'tiiilnh
ment." "Soclcl." wilil .Indue llaltHvlu.
"n'Cds to be pi'oticted from the cilml
mil und tho sending ot .uiiiig und old to
trip penal Institution, whcie they nro
fuithcr schooled In crime, dues nut an
lonfjcr have tho sanction ot the commun
ity. Whipping Is. a form of ptmUhin.-mt
which all men shilnk from Tin Htlgmn
of It Is felt alike- by luirdcnid criminal mid
liovliu lu ei line. Moreover, tin p.iln Is
thnrp, and i omparatlvclv of slum dura
tion. On the other hand It Is admitted
that to tho criminal It makes but llttto
tllffcrcnco whether bo Is sent to prison
for ono j car or half a score, for many
of them find bitter homes nnd certainly
better care there than an. when- rle.
To tho Industrious and selt-rispectliw
citizen Imprisonment Is a dreaded pun
ishment, but not so to the old uffvnilir."
Judge lialdvvlu reviewed the effect
which tho whipping post had had In
Southern states, und snld It could bo re
vived In Connecticut with advantage to
tho community and to the cihnlnal
classes. Ho described wlfe-beatlng as a
crlmo that could bo treated advantage
ously by tho application of tho lash, nnd
ho nlso thought that It would bo tar
moro beneficial lo bos than a term in
tho Iteform school. He declared that
many young men and boa would reform
their ways If, on Ihelr first appearance
In couit they received a sound drubbing
Instead of being sentenced to a short
term In jail. It was only silly prejudice
that could piovcnt the i constitution of
thin pood old Connecticut blue law. In
any cao tho professor was persuaded
that what tho criminal classes of Con
necticut und other states needed above
all things was a. good. old-fah!oned
whipping post and a vigorous adminis
trator of the same Ho thought that the
time hud como to put nn end to the
attractiveness of modern Jnll life and
to substitute something In Its plnec tint
would really be dlstnsteful to those who
fell under tho Jurisdiction of tho courts.
Washington official circles havo fallen
victims of tho stoijy habit. It has even
gotten Into tho white hotisc. Says a con
temporary: President McKlnley has been
nn admirer of the stogy for years. He
acquired tho habit whllo a member ot
the Ways nnd Means committee and got
It lrom John Dalzdl, Pittsburg's lepre
sentatlvo. Congressman Dalzell Is nev.r
without a pocketful of stifles. Tho pres
ident's friends say that It has got to be
a regular thing with him to have n stosv
for a companion when he Is studying out
tho perplexities of otllce. Uvcry week a
box of stogies Is shipped to tho white
house from Pittsburg. 1'ecently the
in. ker odopted a special brand for the
pi -slilent, but It Is doubtful If he enjoys
their nroma moro than ho did tho rank
weeds Dalzell passed around In the com
mittee rooms of congress. The custom
adopted when President McKlnley ,is
chairman of tho Wavs and Means com
mittee holds good today. Sereno 13.
Payne, of tho Twenty-eighth congress
district of New York Is an admirer of
tho Pittsburg article. When the' brain cf
tho Ways and Means committee works It
must have smoke . It Is Just as essential
as air. When tho commltteo works the
air is soon filled with Pittsburg smoke,
and some of the best legislation has been
framed amid its surroundings and under
Its Influence. Speaker R'-ed is another
lover of the Pittsburg stogy. He ordeis
them by the thousand. General Joseph
Wheeler stocked up well with stogies be
fore entering tin Santiago campaign. Al
ston Gordon Dayton, ono of West Vir
ginal's repiesentatives, revels in Pitts
burg smoke. All the senators and con
gressmen from West Virginia are fond of
Wheeling stogies but these are too strong
except for tho haulened tobacco burners,
us thoy are made ot the strong Kentucky
leaf, which kills a beginner at ten paces.
Representative Gear, of Iowa, Postmas
ter General Smith and a host of oth-r
prominent men have become addicted to
the stogy.
All accounts fiom Havana agiee that
Maximo Gomez is tho big factor In tho
Cuban situation. His word Is law among
tlm Cubans. Dr. Charles 13. I'Ishcr, a
hlcagoan, writing fiom Havana to the
Chicago Record lu description of Gomez s
tilumphal entry, sas: Plainly dicscd
tnd poorly mounted, he lode without mlll
tury corrlUL'ti or eltort at pictense. Just
what he K ho looked a man of the p
pie. Grim vlsaged, of few woitls, stc.-n
almost to cruelty, determined almost to
obstinacy, just almon to charitableness.
It Is not strange that this man has been
able to command tho icpect and admlr
itlon of this humble and hospitable citi
zenry. There aie but few of his lpc
anyweheie. Genual Grant was one of
them. Gomez is as homely as Lincoln,
almost as wise lor his day and genera
tion. Tho cmlldnuce of tho populace- !n
him Is sublime. One ot theli lieutenants
told mo it day er iwe ago that pcison
illy ho preftrs annexation, "JJul," said
he, "watt until we hear fiom Gomez, tf
lie opposes iiniie-ution I nm opposed to
It. If ho f.ivois It 1 will vole lor It. If
h shj-h 'Take the field' I shall take it.
And as with nm so with the people C
Cuba. What Gomez sns we shall do."
This man Is holding office under the pies
tut Amuli in-Cuban ugliiie. He speaks
the sentiments of the masses as I have
lit ard thmi. Asking -un-ilur hiMirgent
olllccr hove old Genera! Gomel: Is lie rt
piled that he was alien p TO, but good tor
seventy more. 13xpi using doubt on this
scoru 1 was told that nt oi.e time tlurliiw
the lato uupli"iisantnts.s ha had MibslstoJ
for thrco weeks on nullvo giasts and
roots, and had fought a succi-sslul bat
tle through ii whole day with tbreo man
goes und .i snake for rations.
The clerks w-hnsn duty It Is te prepar
a statement showing the number ot invv
olllces uuihotUcd bv toligiess at Its last
st'Fslon have a tlllllcnlt tapk this ,cti,
says tho Sun. Not only has tin re In en
mi abnormally laige amount id legisla
tion cri-atli.g new otllce , but lliey must
nlso construe! tin- Anny lluoiganlzatlon
bill and dettiinlne Just what additional
forco of enllslid men and otlicers It pro
vliles for. Uesldcs the lucic.uo In ilia
in my, eiigies.t liu putlinrlzid. In addi
tion to tho clerical fon-e inado iims-sirv
by tha war Willi Spain and tin usual
Increase of ilepiutmintal foiee, tlui ap
pointment ot many a'iouiind emplo'in
and utllciulH. These uro pioviiltd lor
chiefly lu the bill authorizing tho taking
of tho twelfth ct iirtii.s. Iiieludlng tlm
enumeratois, whose seivlco will bo nnlv
temporary, tin lu will bo nciuly fionKJ
census c-mploje.s. Then there an tlm ml-
.11. 1. .i.j ,.. tli, .i,,. tn.liir1 r,iril,l In flu.
Personnel bill; tho lommlsulon and i-in I
ployes neccssiry to iraK" a national ii.ua
of the Vlcksbuig battlefield: the com
mission to Investigate the Jstiiimis f.iliul
lollies', with Its Mirviiig panics. iw
clerks nnd attaches to the Paris i:,poy
Hon iimimlsslnii, and many eommlslun
eis to select sites for new public build
ings. Aceoidlng to tho Washington Star.
Chief JiHtlco Melvlllo Western Fuller Is
one ot the most accessible-, un.isuinlng
and slnecro of public men In Washing
ton. Ono of his daughteiH said leccutly
that the chief Justice smokes the sum"
priced cigars nnd tho smio number of
them eveiy day us he did when a hiltf
le.s hnrilstci. lie is exceedingly wunn
onilcal lu his personal expenditures. Ho
dislike n to buy new t luthes. Ills friends
suy ho does not eat enough to keep a
child allvic ill i dally luro Is a cup of
coffeo for hrcuklutd, u glass of milk mid
two or tlnee invv osleis tor liuith mid
n simple dlnnei, pielerablj lu the N",v
Ungland ttjle. He- Is very loud of nulled
cod and pumpkin pie. He never walks
He does nit euro for cauls. In face,
bonks itio his -only passion. Ilo rends
tv crj tiling, from philosophy und bio.
graphical works to the most seiisutlon.it
dotectlvo stories, lie goes to bed early,
sometimes by 7 o'clock, and reads. Ho
has no favorlto author, but fimls some
thing good In ovorythtng. He and .lustieo
tlhlrus sometimes find a great deal of
eiulct amusement putting characters of
Dickens Into tho clothes of tho pcoplo
who confiont them.
Tho slatlstlclan of the New York Run
presents lu a recent article some Inter
esting facts nnd figures concerning tho
teb graph buslnesi. The total length of
tho telegraph of tho wot Id, land and
marine. Is lu excess of ri.iwO.vWJ miles, and
tlm larger part of It Is In America. It
has been computed that the nvcrago cost
of a telegraph messago sent fiom one
point of tho United States to another was
H In ls7i). a2'i cents In lsw. Sl.tl In 1SJ.
31.2 lu I'M, SO.i In 137 and SO cents lu
IMS. Tho United States e-onllnue at tho
lunel of nit countries In tho volume) ot
telegraph business done. An olllclal state
ment of the telegraph service of tho
United Kingdom, which Is under govern
ment cnnltol, shows that In 1ST0 there
wero sent lu r.ugland, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales tl,S.'3,i;7 telegrams, whllo Inst
ear tho total number of telegrams sent
was 8J,029,0!V). The Increase In some
other countries Is epilto ns large. In the
United States In 1-.70 the total number
of telegraph mc.ssat,ts sent w-ns rU57.'ill.
Last year tho number of messages sent
was, approximately, f-0 000,00), a laiger
number than was furnished by any other
country In tho world.
The board of managers of the Swedish
statu telegraph system has asked for an
nllowanc o of $7S9,i)00, to bo expended dur
ing thrco j cars, for tho extension of tho
telephone system In tho kingdom. Tho
government makes about 0 per cent, profit
on tho money thus far udvunced for such
purposes. Still, tho state telegraph and
telephono lines arc managed Just ns much
for tho convenience of tho people ns for
profit. Tho number of Interuibun tele
phone conversations during last year ex
ceeded 2,700,000, and the frequency of tho
telephono calls necessitates tho building
or new lines.
DON CAMERON'S OVERCOAT.
Prom the Washington Time?.
"I havo heard It said and used to havo
tho samo Impression myself, thut Den
Cameron was cold-blooded and selfish,"
said a senator recently. "I will tell ou
how I came to change my mind. I was a
member of a party that went out to
Pittsburg a few -.cars ago to attend a
banquet at some club. I think It was tho
Ameilcus. It was about Ihe middle of
winter and the weathei was bitterly cold.
When we started back trom Pittsburg It
was In tho teeth of : raging blizzard.
Hlght on top of tho Allegheny moun
tains we ran Into an Immense snowdrift
and stuck hard and fast. In our paity
were Quay, Chris Magee, and perhaps a
dozen senators and lepresentatlves. Wo
had a pilvate car, and, of course, were
attached to tho end of the train. It was
so cold ejven In tho car that none of us
removed our heavy lur-lincd overcoats
We huddled up together, shivering, and
tiled to make belluvo that wo wero en
ioying It. Present!? a brakeman entered
tho car cairlng a lantern but wealing
no overcoat. As ho passed Cameron stop
ped him. 'Cold out. eh?' he said. 'Yes
sir,' said the brake-man, 'rather: about
10 or 13 below zero, 1 think.' All of us
except Cameron drew our coats around
us a little tighter and shivered.
" 'Where aro you going now?' said Cam
eron. 'Back to flag the second section,
which Is running ten miles behind ns,'
was the answer. 'But you have no ovci
coat,' said Cameron. 'Oh. I don't mind
that: I nm used to it.' Without saying
another word Cameron sprang to nls
feet, pulled off his ulster and had it on
tho broken an In a Jiffy before ho could
utter a word of protest. Several younger
members of the party Immediately ten
dered tho uso of their overcoats, but
Cameron waved them all aside. It was
two hours before tho brakeman returned
w ith Cameron's coat Tho It e Ident placed
Cameron In a new light lu my eyes. I
never heard him called cold-blooded that
1 do not think ot It."
and
J,AKUi:ST ASSOIU'MGNT OF UANbUi
IN TIIU UTV.
PtambSeg
and Ttaeflmi!
GUNSTER Ei FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
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Furnaces
I f f I "--VvW.
zzZ4fft$0p8i,i -"far, h''rrl r-7f -ik i K -zrr
I am an electric lineman and have been for the
last eight years. About two years ago I commenced
to be troubled with dizziness in my head so bad
sometimes that when I went up a pole I was like to
fall off. About four months ago I was told to try
Ripans Tabulcs and took three or four every day f
two months before I could say I felt cured. Now i
can climb the very highest pole without being the
least giddy. I always carry the Tabules with mc,
taking one or two a day to keep me in trim.
.. VVANTKIlt -A l-asn of had bralth thot R I'P-A-N Swill not lHnv!lt Frml rwili to lUn.m rt..ii -Ko.
lu Bpru.-o stmt I, M w V i.rk. Cor 10 mmiil mid l.coo iwii.Eciii , I r-A-i s, HM "t i cFJrTj 2 ff .
Uuliliiuniu.lprol.iUre. 0i cireo relief. JoMlfcieriit-ir-jl-.vScu tho Jau Aci ug wUuIJS
Odd
amp:
Wc have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little moucy.
TIE OUEMMS, FEtM,
ALLEY CD.
422 LitclcavTauna Aveuuo
Lw5s9 ReiMy
ALWAYS BUSY.
The march of
honest progress
will ever in
crease; Our
Shoes lor Spring
are FIT to
march the earth
Lewis, M13y k Mvles,
1 14-116 Wyoming Ave.
vtC
KKSMtofe
WR1TH IT DOWN
As your needs sur,gests am thing I11 the
olllce and statloneiy line and when our
list Is full bring It to us and wo will sui
Iiils ou with the novelties wc havo le
celvcd In tip-to-ehtto supplies for your of
tleo. Wc have ev crtlilng in the- Hlank
Hook line. Piling Cabinets, Document
Iloxcs. I'ustnl Scales Ilox Tiles and tho
largest assortment of llo Stationery In
theC'ltv. Whltir'i's tVedgcvvood Itlue, the
veiy latest color. In all sizes In stock.
Reynolds Bros
STATION MS and ENGRAVERS.
i ;9 Wyoming Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
book
biedta!
NI1AT. THKAHU; fJUtiK 1HNDIXJ
I IS WHAT YOU ItlX'hlVll If YOW
ii:a h Yotn oitiJirit with tut,
Tium si: uiNDKity.
ib2rw Jr,oi
TTV
INLEY
There is no need to
elaborate on the charac
ter and general make-up
of the Shirt Waists car
ried by us, viz.
we vvotild simply say:
Our advance styles are
here and on exhibition,
and are deserving of your
time and attention.
Never has our line com
prised so fine a collection
of choice things as we are
showing for the season of
1899 in
So
Scotch
Qfi oghams
and
PiqMes.
Ym are cerially' in
vited U our Splng Open
ing of these gooSs all of
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
j-
Thb Monrns Hakdware Store.
Eeameled
Ware
Is cleanly, looks well,
and lasts long.
It is
Economy
to purchase these goods
and we invite inspection
to our carefully selected
line.
FOOTE & SHEA! CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
The HMot &
CoannelU Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
434 Lackawanna Avenue
HfcNRY BEL1N, JR.,
Otucrui Ayent I ir tha tt'yoiuiuj
UiHltlot t-
PlfiESL
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una Hit) Itcimiins ejuomtci.
t'omiuny t
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
hutvty I'uxe. Ciip mid i:-:plo.tor.
llooui 101 Couuell Uuliaiiij.
euruataa.
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mo", Fnim wint.0
J011Nll.BMiniA.iON PlymoutU
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