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TEN PAGES.
.SCUANTOX. MA11C11 113. 1S99.
Tlio Dnlzel'. scnnlorlal )joom also
net-ins lo need mi njipllciitlon of "pir.
syl vat I no."
Gicetlng the Volunteeis.
On mm day of Hip community's for
mal wrlronip lo Iti liome-POinliiR cltl-
ii "oltllcM tlip people- of Krtnntoii anil
t Inity have nun li to be thankful for.
I'liey (nn bo thankful Unit tlie-y weio
.ilv Hoped to kIw lo tin- M-ivlce of the
nation In io-pohm to the iiielelc-nt's
nil n Huh a body of volunteers as e-ve-i
Mtcppod fiom the walks ol pesicp Into
the iwivs, of war The men they save
wpip mute than voltinleens ns that term
i-- mniuionl)' uxed to ilNtlimuNh tm
. lulled snldlcis lioin dilllc-el; thny were
the flower of a trained militia, fullv
t'iuliM'il and pit parrel, when th(v left
s. laiitmi, to enter at onci upon nn nc
iie and rlqrorotis c-nmpalKii
Til. di Iny.i. the Intenupted liopcw, the
'in may In rump while other lump
v-n iniiclilllK to the liont llH"-e weie
a pint of the lortune.-i of win, e-MilIeitule-M
Ut.nvv not how .iv that thev vvif
iIik to no l.illlt of the leRlnient Itself.
That organisation. In pet'inine-l and
ill.-r iplliu. III eaK(ines for tin pent of
dutipT and in patriotic willingness to
do unci to dai", ns the peer of any
Ii math the llupr. It did with fnitltiiili
and patience the duty that was 10
ili'in 1 of It; made inniifully Its iaeted
s-.n iltkis to the pc-etllc-ncc-svvliloli swept
thioii?h the ill-kept (amps .uiIHcps
whiili hip einolled upon the ImpcilMi
allr IWi of the nation's patilol-iuailvrs
- mil n-ivv, above all cle. the people of
thl city and comiiiunlty mav lojolco
that 11 Ik home aaln, bionrccl and
stunl fiom the lout? exposuip but
bin miis; back a name as honoutble and
s-l ntlps as It look away, with tlio added
cl.it nn which Its patient hoivIco (Stab
llshrs Tin iomiiiiinitj' siertinij to thes-e
inr-n '-hould be all the moie piitl'itlastlc
md em dial in lew of the faet that
tie y wimp lenuiipd while in ihe crvl(v
t i do the haidesi woik whkU holilic-i-,
(an hi asKed to do namely, to sit and
wait while otbeis fought. The men on
Up III Ins lino had the thousand-told
-tlniulus-of the tempestuous excitements
f battle to uuiy them along In th
pi lfoi mance of dutv and their lioiolsm
in maiiv inst mkis was involtmt-iry, al
most liv -iciii.il. it was the unlet,
Wi aij. ili-cemi.iKeel hen es in (.imp, who
did their duty under eeiy conceivable
ell-i oiiiapi ment. fighting down the
.loom and homefck kius-s and dos-palr
.in I sticking to it thiough the sheer
Miinglh of their disciplined will who
deseie 1 1 diii dKci-rnlng opinion the
hmhest and fi.nikeH commendation.
All honor, then, to the muc and
steady, eoneady, ti tic blue patiiots of
the Thirteenth'
The effort to woik up anatluiul shl
ri oxer the execution of Mrs. place
he ems very fortunately to have died
u-bornln.
Ballot Reform. v
A eli eiilar leccntly Issued by the
Pennijlvhiila Hallot Kofonn .iM-mln-tlon
Inais entertainingly as well as
iustnn tlely upon the disability clause
In the ptci-ont ballot ael whldi the
gislatiuo now In -ot-slon has been
uski (I to amend. As showing the c.nc
.sniss ,ith which tlio act was drawn
It dhects attention to tlio lack of any
definition of what was meant b dis
ability and (itiotci, tin- clastic Intel pic
tatlon of the late Judge "W'iekhain, to
wit "A oUv'b disability may lehiilt
from ignoiance of the law. Inability to
nail or wilte. defecilvc vision, palsy,
eci'SHle in i ViHisness, pioduiing ab
noiinal self-distrust, or other causes."
This catalogue nftauscs with the gen
eral addition at the end, might In the
astKiallon' opinion be mude to cm
biace almost. p-oiythlng. In point of
fait tin- mantor has come to this; A
man ays thill' he wants a'jslhtance and
p gits it. bo t'aeru any apparent (ause
Ol lint
The ilreular tilso points out that
tflcii' was, and .still is, no ptovlslou fur
t st,nj. tlio gootl or bad faith of the
il. ilui.ition that 1 lt'iisuii of dlMibll
it assistaiwo Is ileslicd, and In this
( niiectlon i again iiuotes ltom Judge
Wiikhaiii. "I do not think the Miter
in ..bilged to .state the uatuie of his
disability Tito law confers no jiowci
on fintiun ollheih. to forco him to lay
bn1 pet haps In the piesencu of k of
ling bjstandeis- specillc physical or
ni jital Inllrmlfcs which most men,
K'i lined by a feeling common to
humanity, seek to hid liom oven their
i is. st ft lends" Tlio lesult of this,
t. duulnr adds, ls to lendet a dee
luatiou, tlio truth of which tilde Is
i ixldeif no means of testing, a time
. ol to make it tlio occasion of a closer
-Iulnlon of voting- than was ever
i usEiblu under the old law, and to ren
(! r llio party woikers more absolute
tla.n ever over people, who could innko
ncat-Hlghtedness, nei vousnes, or even
willful Ignoiunce of the law, a giound
of disability.
Ii icineiU of these notoious defects
the pending Keator ballot bill pro
v,de. that "It any voter befoio ieeel
,ns; his ballot declares to the judgo of
diction that he uuinot tead it. or that
fiom any phskal cause lie Is unable
to matk It, the Judge fOmll iciiulie him
to make oath or alllimatlon to the fact,
suiting it specincally, and shall then
Ii unit him to belect one qualUted eke
toi uf the election dlstllcl as a help
i who shall bo peimltted to enter a
.line (ompaitment with him. Tlio
sold helper shall (list dec hue, upon
ath or alllimatlon, that ho will not
.ill. nipt to Influent o the Mite of tlio
.i.d oter, but will only glso him the
I U ho mil' dohlie, and that ho will
not disclose tlio contents ot tlio ballot
to uny one excopt when icrpultcd so
in do In any legal proceedings." The
kill nlso icirulu-a a tecord to bo Kept
of the names of the assisted voter and
of his helper, and of the cause of tlla
ability nltcged, and It leaves no appar
ent loophole. With such a law on the
statute- books It will bo easy to keep
a check on fiaud at the polls If the
people don't want fraud.
With lefeience to these large combin
ations of capital which nro now form
ing Attorney Oeneial Griggs says Ills
personal judgment is that the danger
Is not so much to the community nt
largo ns It Is to the people who nro In
duced to put their money Into the put -chase
of the stink. Ho Is right; yet
at tlio mine time there Is danger
enough to the communltj to warrant It
In tuklnc mensuies tb ptotect Itself.
The Remedy for Ttusts,
The lecent asset lion by The Tilbuno
that one of the (list duties of the Plfty
slth congiess would be to giant dls
( letlonaiy power to the piesldeut to a
(luce oi suspend the piotectlve tailff on
an altlele of genelal necessity whose
doniestle pioductlon had passed into
the monopolistic conttol of a pilce-ials-lug
tiust finds IndoiseniPlit In a high
iiuaiter. Aftei noting that the past
font ti en months hate witnessed the
foiniutlon of no less than M) tiusts with
an aggiegate capltallzallon of ocr
$.'.000 000 00(1, the Chicago Times-Heiald,
cpttaluly good admlnlstiatlon author
It j, comments as follows with the em
phasis of double leads:
"While we do not sluuo In Ihe hys
teilinl lew of the tenlblo portent of
these aggiegatlons of qapltal as 'de
touilng'monsteis 'mninmoth monopol
ies' and as 'constituting a monstrous
oligarchy or monopol,' we do believe
that wliPiovei they stllle competition
and enhance pi Ices to the consume!
tho should be lcgaideil ns Inimical to
public pollcj and should be shown no
ini'Hj b (oui ts or leglslatuies. How
far a trust or combination whlih idles
sold upon the natui.il mid economic
loicos of oiganbatlon and capital to
Incioasc and cheapen piodm Hon, and
which lesults in supplying a bettei ai
tlcle at a lowei c ust than could be pio
duced under iimipetlthe londltlons,
mav be Justified Is u question tin de
bating societies. It Is uudoubtedl.V the
duty of legislatuies and courts to pio
toct society fiom the aggiegatlons of
capital which destioy competition in
order to enhaiup pi Ices j.-(ir these
theie can be no excuse, piotcction or
defense.
"So wlirn an body dc dales that It
Is the duty of the Itepublican party to
lepeal ovi'ii piotcctho duly tinder th"
shelter of whldi Its benellclailes have
organized a tiust oi combination of an
sou to advance pikes the idea meets
the views of The Times-Heiald to a
dot. The put pose of the piotectlve tar
iff was to foster Industiles, not to pro
tect monopolies Most (eitalnly It
should be the duty of congiess, in both
blanches of which the Itepublicaiis
have a majoiltj, to abolish or suspend
the pintcctlve duty on the products of
anv industiy which has been organized
into a trust and which has atbltiailly
raised the prices of such pioduets. Xo
nnjicy or consideration should be show n
to any omliIii.it iim of capital that
takes advantage of a piotectlve tariff
to mulet Ameilcau lonstmieis. It
should be the first odlce of the Itppub
llinn majoiitv In congiess to fice Its
skills liom all lesponslbllity lor tiusts
which under shelter of the tailff exact
high pikes fiom the people. AVheievoi
the piotectlve tailff enhances the piice
of the pioduets of a tiust to the Ameil-
cun consumer It should be reduced or
icmoved ontlidy."
Legislation of this kind Is the more
nccessaiy in view of the iccent state
ment by Attornpy ("Jencial Oilggs that
the siheinian anti-trust law now on the
statute books does not icaeli the niajoi
It.v of the gieat trade combinations con
icining whldi tlio jieoplo nowadays
complain. Mi. (Jilggs' words on this
point wcie those: "The Sherman
in t does nut give to the J'cil
iial couits Juiisdlotkm over any
(Ombinatlon constltutlm; a lestiaint
and monopolv of tiade, uii1ps-
sin h tiade is what is Known as Inter
state oi Intel national tiade and com
meice. A combination or tiust for the
puiposo of maintaining a monopoly in
the manufacture of a necessary of life
Is not within the scope of the Sherman
act and ennnot be suppressed by the
Fedcial couits. This was decided In
1S9I. In the case of the United States
against the combination of sugar com
panies." This being tiuo, it will be
come the duty of congiess to discover a
means t,, ie-lnfoice the piesont In-
sulllcleiit power and authoilty of tlio
fedeial government. The lemc-dy sug
gested at the beginning of this article
is drastic but in a tough way 11 would
undoubtedly bo effectual. We shall
favoi It until n better one appears.
Gent-ial Kagan Is not so bad off after
nil. He diaws a. good salary and Is not
bothered by lettei .wilteis who deslie
buttons fiom his unlloim.
The Big Show and the Side Show.
The difference In the matter of Jeffer
soulan banquets which has iiilsi'n b'
tween Mr. Jlijan. of Xebiaska, and
Mr. Ilelmont, of Xew Yoik, could gold
humoicdly be suggested for nihltr.itiui
wu- it not fot the vital pilnclplc.-t In
volved; but those luiuclples iptiUe It
tiagie The Belmont ,so-(all"d Demo
ciats who invited Bryan lo talk to them
within a iO-mlnute rule at a $U-u-p!ate
llelshazzur least aie- evidently Gold
Hugs, bold and baie-laced icD.-esenta-
tlves of the Money Power; In shoit,
Plutociats of the woist oider. Could
tlio ineck and Popullstlo Mi. Bryan do
otherwise under these clrcunisitances
than to repel their Insulting overtuies
with seen n'' .Then thu SO-mlnut'j run,
that added insult to lnjuiv. Biyan
limit himself to :'0 minutes? As well
ask the majestic Mississippi to flop
ubout and flow up the hill.
The refusal of Mt. Belmont to icoi,
nlze Mr. Biyan's light to oucstl-i-i his
Democracy Is nn additional evidnico
ot her perfidy to the cause. Mr. Br.vr.ri
Is cither the boss of the Deinoc -alio
menagerlo or ho Is not. If ho Is not,
why did Belmont waste a postage
stamp on him? If ho is, Is it not tieiii
on to question his authority? Uran
polled six million and n half votes three
yeurs go, u. round million more than
any Scmociat before him ever polUd,
Thomas Jefferson not excepted. Ho
has also made moro speeches than any
other Demociat has ever made and he
has done mote talking since than any
other man In his party or any olhe:'
patty. Jefferson In these partic
ulars Is not a clrcumslnnce o William
Rryan. Uelmont ought to bo ashamed
of himself.
Title, Uelmont, Crokcr and the other
gold bugs cannot be forced to defer to
Uryan, but If they don't llko his sty'e
they ought to originate one of their
own without tiylng to infringe on the
Democratic trade mark. Just now the
Bryan part ot the menag'lo Is tlio
main show and the other Is simply a
tuppenny side show. The lielmonts
are not Democrats; they have bolle'.l
their party nnd now through lliyuu
their paity tells them to continue to
Hock by themselves. This iny cost
the Hrvnii contingent a fo.v u i'.l'on
votes, but what aie votes lo vlet'ms of
sixteen to one?
Xewspaper pot traits of MKs C3aidner,
of Texas, the young woman that Col
onel lirymt refused to kiss, completely
vindicate the champion of fiee silver.
Doing Its Work Thoroughly.
Says the Chicago Times-Heiald;
"There Is no atlempt on the patt of the
beef court ot inquiry to conceal Its be
lief that most of the charges of General
Miles have been specifically proved,
and such as have not have had suffic
ient foundation to wnniint his making
them. As to the manner In which he
made the charges public, that Is not
within the piovlnce of the board. It Is
the wish of th" members, however, that
the t'UthJn legaid lo the tiso ot a pre
servative other than cold air shall be
absolutely pioved or dlspiowl. The
packers will be given eveiy opportunity
to tell the truth, as will also surgeons
and membeis of the regular and volun
teer armv."
While In Chicago the asset lion set
afloat by the yellow Journals thn- Judge
Advocate Davis was manifesting par
ticular hostility to Miles was answered
bv Mr. D."vls In these wonls- "I am
not running aiound cnteilng denials, i
have not at any time manifested any
hostility to iTenpral Miles and do not
enteitaln anj hostility to him. I am
Judge advocate of this court, and as
such have conducted the Investigation
as an officer of the couit should, with
absolute impartiality to all conivined. '
The progiess of the Inquiry has al
le.idy dispelled among thinking men
any Impression -which might at Hi st
have been i utci tallied that the court
was disposed to Indulge in whitewash.
It has pioccded with caution and de
liberation but Uf woik has ben thor
ough. When It lepoits to the president
It will have somc'thlng to sav. Its
nfmneiS) mo anny ofllcois Ii. good
standing, who are just as deeply con
cerned as Is General Miles In the army's
welfare and who have as little sym
pathy as he or any other man can have
for the lotten contiactoi or the inttcn
staft s.vstem responsible for sending
unfit food to the union's dpfpndrts.
The weakness i f the- civilian board of
investigation was lesqinnMhle for the
public prclucllce with which the pies
cnt court of Inquiry had to contend at
the beginning of Its labois.
The backward spiing bus almoin de
stiojed hope In the bieast of the laging
flood correspondent.
People still have to consult the alma
nac to be convinced that It Is spring.
FUttire DeuelopraenI
of Sotith flnwica
1'ioni ihe Xew nk Sim.
TtrnOST of the South Ameilcan
l states have lite teased their
V population several fold since
JuLI the.v thiew otf tho Spanish
joke. Only in a few states has foi
cign Immigiatioti been a eiy inipoit
ant factor In the Incieaso, though all
the u publics promote Immigiatlon by
all means in their power. Bve-n Para
gua, which is commonly legaided as
the least cnteipilslng among them,
pa.vs the passage of lmmlguints fiom
Buenos Ayies, and supplies oxen and
farming tools, to be paid for In pio
duce or labor. All thu republics have
vast, unorcuiiled spaces that some day
will contribute largely to the national
wealth. But at piesont theio aie not
enough hands to till the soil or stait
the wheels of mnnufactuic. Hven ill
Chill, one of the most piospeious
states, theie Is no densely piopkd le
gion except the piovlncos around Val
paraiso and Santiago. If an.v part ot
the clvlll.ed woild has reason tu do
claie that the human race Is not equit
ably and rationally dlstilbuted It is
South America. With Buiope over
crowded and the United States no long
er clamoring for foreign labor, there
is no more inviting field than South
America, and the coming centuiy is
ceitaln to witness such a vast addition
to tho pioduclng and consuming ele
ments of the continent as to give It a
high place In the woild's industry.
This fact Is now undoubted, and It
atllims tho wisdom of those nations
who are now laing broadly the found
ations for the futuip development of
their commeiclal relations with South
America.
Only 10,000 foielgneis have made new
homes In Colombia, wheie the land now
waste would support In comfoit a nun
population twenty times as large aR
it is today. It is a land not only of
tiopical heat, but of rich, pioductive
plains thousands of feet above sea lev
el, wheie the air 1h biaclng and salu
brious. The republic has earned the
leputution of protecting the pioporty
and tights of foreigners. - There is n
German colony In the Cordilk-ia3 of
Kcuodor uiounel the sources of the ltlo
Toachl, and a few other colonists navo
settled In Guayaquil. Beutdor will
be moie attractive to foielgners when
good highways replace the bridle paths
that arc now Impassable for about halt
the year Less than 1.000 Huiopenns
and Americans aie as jet settled In
Bolivia. About one-sixth of the popu
latlon of Lima, the capital of Peiti, aio
Juiiipeuns. Italians cany on the great
er pail of the small retail tiade, while
some ot tlio most (imminent wholesale
dealeis aie Imgllshmen and Get mans
nnd about ii',000 foielgners live In P-'iu.
The great need of the (ountiy i labor.
Xo country piodutos finer sugtr than
her nairow coast stilp, but Iubor In
the cane fields Is costly mid Instllelent.
The finest patt of tho count iv hti etches
i along the uougr wa.uui ot Lb Anuvon
on thiyKastern slope of tho Andes, n
region of rich soil nnd healthful and
temperate climate, where Huropoans
arc nblo to engage in Held work. This
legion has little development, ns yet.
o
Major Scar.', In a lecture iK'foro tho
American Geographical society, has
said that Peru, moio tlmn any other
nation, Is cnpvlng our laws and meth
oils. Wu have Impoitiint Interests
there, for Ameilcan cnpllal Is Invested
In the mines, In shipping, In lallroad
building and in ngtlculture. The most
extensive sugar machinery plant In the
world Is at Latilflco, near tho coast, nnd
Is tin pioporty ot air American. When
the people weio suftoilng from the
Chilian InvaUon the pioperty of for
elgnus was sacrledly gunrded fiom
spoliation, and the poiisid"iablo foreign
element In the country testifies to the
adequate pictictlon given to foreign
Interests. Chill has nown In popula
tion moie ltipklly than any other Anil
ine legion. Theie aie about 100,000 for
eigners In the countiy, but the annual
Immigration Is small, though steadily
encouinged by tho government A list
.stretches of good line! still await the
farmer, and considerable colonics.
chiefly Germans and Swiss, have set
tled In the southern piovlnces. Ot late
veins the Italians have headed the list
of newcomer.-". The mining Industries
of the not Hi and Santiago and other
manufacturing nnd tiadlng centres
Irtve especially attracted Immlgintlou.
o
In the next century Atgentlna's
giovvth bids fair to bo coinmonsuinU'
with her ast resources, and newcomers
from over the sen will be a mighty Mo
tor In tho lesults achieved. Ah end v
theie aie ovii l.OnO.OOO iorolgneis In
the republic, a third of whom live In
the city of Bui nos Ajies, and the cen
sus of IWi showed that the total popu
lation ot the state had moie than
doubled In twenty-sK jeais, which Is
commensurate with our own enoimous
glow lb in the most flouilshlng period
of Immigiatlon into our coutitij. With
Its salubrious climate and fe-iltlo soil
Paraguay (aiinot always lemaln stag
nant for lndc of labor to tin n Its re
souicps to account. Over 30.000.000 peo
ple live in Italy, whoso au-a Is about
tho same as that o' Paraguay, where
scarcely :!00,000 pel sons have their
home.-'. It Is .i land that gtows ling
llsh vegetables as well as coffee, large"
ciops of mel.p and the finest timber,
and now that stable government has
succeeded th days of i evolution and
turmoil the way of the lc-publio to
wealth and powei should not be doubt
ful. o
Ivci since Brazil emancipated her
slaves in ISM the labor problem li'is
been of the lltst importance, and the
government has tried to solve it by
piomoting Immigiatlon The dlmato
of the southern states of l'atana. Sunt i.
Cathailna, ltlo Grande do Sul and Sao
Paulo makes them moie sultablu than
nnv other p.iit of Bta7.ll fur s'-ttlenient
by Buiopeans Heie the most suciess
tul ( olonles have In on planted, and
Mr. Beaumont, ot tho I.iltish legation
at Illo do J.ineiio, who has iceently
returned fiom P.uana and Santa C.ith
niina, savs that he was much in'ptess
ed by their air of piosperltv. About
50,000 Poles. Austrlans and Italians ate
settled In th" nlnoty-thice centres of
colonization In Paiana. In Santa Cnth
arina, Goiinan Inllucnco Is parrmount,
nnd tho 60,000 Germans theio e(iort a
large amount of produce, chiefly agii
cultuial. In Bio Grande do S-ul the
foreign colonUts, three yeais ago, nuni
bercd IOS.000. and over iiOO.otin Immi
grants have cnteli'il Biai-ll since 1-TI
Bcttci tiansjioit facilities aie ( Hi of
the chief needs of the countiy. Manv
ai tides of food now imported milit be
piofltablv raised at holm- If iusy pe
cos; to maikets weio available.
ii
The pastoral courvtiv of Uruguay has
nttiarted about 100.000 Inimlgrants In
eighteen vcais, but labor is still scarce,
for ;lth growing population mine
lands lit e taken up. Venezuela has u -eently
concluded arrangements which,
It Is expected, will bring many Italian
fatnieis to tliecountiy. The tacts giv
en heie are sufllctent to show that the
Southein republhs are gnteliiallv gain
ing the population whldi they need to
Incieaso or develop their prospeiit.v. A
study of the piogicss they have alteady
made and of the clenients of elevelop
ment to bis toitnd In their natural
sources of wealth n funds abundant cv I
deuce that a splendid futuie Is In more.
feu- the t-OUthein (Mil of the Weslcin
woild.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
An nitlile in the April number of (Im
pel 's Magazine gives a bint as to whv tlio
battleship Ougon has lu.cn able to tiavel
10 lX miles In a jcar without losing a day
or a dollar lor icpaiis. It is liom tlio
pen ot Bear Admiral Beutdslee and de
seillas the final trial test ot thu ship bo
luro bet acceptance by the government.
A Initial Beaiilsleo wis chltt nt the test
b 1xi.it cl ami 111 nuriatlug tin- i ileum
stunies ot tie ttlp ho sjvs "As liidlea
ttve ot the- ehuiaetcr of tin builder. Mi.
living Scott, and ot his wuik, a little
Incidc, which I-ok place at ubout 'his
Unit- is win tin of incntlou. Tin- sea wan
pciuili g ov et the bows In f n e-u masjsoj,
mid lushed aft In ilvets, until, stilklng
tho foot of the I'm waul timet, It del
igid with spiuj every one stntiom d
there Mi. Sec.tt was conileu tably seat
ed under the leo of the- pilot house, ap
parently ns uncancel in d as tliounh ho
wero a passenger. He- detained me u mo
ment to i hat about.sutuo matter of tilttlug
Importances ns I was hurriedly passing
him, being up to niv eves In business.
Now 1 am a man ol nervous tempei i
ment, mil 1 gtew Impatient Thu con
stant succession of successes cm ever.
trial of tho ship had stior.gly biassed me
In In. i favor, and ( dtc-aded that at this
crucial lest a join tail might heat, or
something e'su go wrong. I was ( -dtLd.
nnd Mr. Scott noticed It
"'What's your heiry, admlt.tl ' What
are ou excited about'." he asked.
"Grent heavens, Mr. Scott' I an
swered, 'why mo ou not ex"ltcd'.' Tho
breaking of a 10-cint bolt may cost ou
a hunikid thousand dellais.'
"'Yes,' ho answered, 'f fully icallzo It,
but It isn't going to bicak, I know them
all personally.
A Catholic cleigvnniu of Whltostone. X.
Y, has iiilsi-d a piotcbt In his congiega
Hon against the carelessness ol the joun,'
men who come to early miis. with un
shaven faces and untidy dress when la'cr
In tho elav they aio seen with trousers
rienscd with mathematical pteclslon and
other Indications ol titte utlou to appear
ances and fastidious taste. Mo plainly
states that liereuftei thev must como lo
church ni laved In their good duthes or
elso they need not como al all J lo is
suspicious that they do not deslii u
kneel In their btst attlte and pioposes to
Institute a lefoim In this ho will nav
tho corilliil indorsement of the women of
the lunil If not ot the melt. 'Ihe blejele
has beefi accused of being u-iqioiislhli-for
much of the latter ehi cmle'sness
of Riinda attiie among lioib stes, hut
particulate In the ease of oii"if men
who make their wheels the excuse foi a
geueial luck of icspect for the elay ,i
far as ell ess Is concerned, but It seems
that the iiatuia! masculine fondness for
going about on nil possible- occiihIoiis In
an unconventional and oven work-a-day
garb cannot bo eutliely attributed to tho
demoralization of blc cling.
Jl la ualiaibllt hiiuiiiU'II IbuX lua.rrl.A.1
men havo tho largest share of tho worrits
and enres of tho world and that tho sin
glo ones mniiago to cscapo rather suc
cessfully, but now uud then wo hear ot a
single, man who has troubles of his own.
Down In Stroudsburg tho Methodist con
gregation wants a young clergyman who
has bcin acting in tho capacity ot a sup
ply. It in a pastorate to which Is at
tached what Is commontv understood as
J "u married man's talary" and tho bishop
oirccting tlio conrercupo fs determined
that it married mini must fill that pulpit.
The pcoplo Insist that they must havo Iho
attractive young man or nobody and
there Is. tho dllcitimu. Tho clergvtnan In
question has apparently no fixed matri
monial intentions and while ho doubtless
realizes that ho might find a. wife among
Htroudsburg's fair daughters, yet ho
feels that to make a choice at this slago
of tho gumo would be to pwclpltatn him
self from tlio frying pan Into tin) tire.
Tho annunl conferenco with thn bishop
and bis cnblnet ot presiding elders has
never beforo appealed In the light of a
matrimonial agency and therefore It Is
not sin prising that the joung minister
Is puzzled as to what ho should do, iec
ngnlzlng, ns ho docs, tho fnct that much
of his popularity Is duo to his unmarried
state.
Governor Stanley, ot Kansas recently
rccilveel this note; "Dear Sir I under
stand ou said you was going to take a
week oft to tear up the big pllo of let
ters asking von for Jobs. If everything
elso Is gono 1 would like tho Job of tearing
up tho letter."
ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
FARMER,
THE
The summer wind Is snlffln' round the
bloomln' locust trees,
And tho clover In the pastur' is a big day
lor tlio lices.
And thev been a-snlngln' honey, above,
bo ml and on tho sl
Till thev stutter In their buzzln", and stag
ger as they H).
They's bepn a heap o' rain, but the sun's
out today
And the clouds of the wet spell is all
cleared away,
And the woods Is all the greener, and the
grass is greener still;
In liny rain ngnln tc-morry, but I doa t
think It will.
Some av the ciops Is rulnfd, and the
coins drovv mud out.
And piophasy the wheat will be a failure
without doubt;
But the kind I'i ov Icloncc that has never
failed us jet.
Will bo on hands onc't more at the
Meventh hour I bet.
Does the mceldfr lark rompl tin, as ho
swings high and dtv.
Through tho waves of the wind and tho
blue of the sky'.'
Does the quail set up and whistle In a
disappointed way,
Br hang his head In silence and sorrow
all tho eln?
Is the chipmuck's hrnlth a failure"' Does
he walk, or does be inn?
Don't tho liit.zuds ooe around up theie.
Just llko they've alius dune?
Is tluv uu thing ho matter with the
loustei's lungs or voice'.'
Ort n mortal bo coniplalnlti', when dumb
animals lejoice?
I
Then let in, one and all, bo contented
with our lot;
The Juno Is bote this morning nnd tho
sun is shining hot.
Oh. let us nil our heatts with the glory
of the day.
And banish ev'iy doubt and care and sor-
lovv far awaj !
Wbntever he our station, with Piovl-
drnco for guide,
Such flim clieumstiinccs ort to make us
satisfied,
l'or the world Is full of rocs, and the
lose s full of clew.
And Hie dew Is full uf heavenly love thit
drips for me and yon.
James Whllconih Riley.
and
m
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I.AItGHST
ASSOnT.MEVT OP
IN Till: CIIY.
UANOES
PlMIlIbilInig,
and Tfleeio!
GUHSTER k FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PNN AVENUE;
MBfCS
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Social obligations lead to the keeping of late hours. Dining is
done at a time when the stomach should be at rcs.t, anil the food and
drink are of a character so rich that digestive disorders are .sure to
follow. A brilliant and fashionable society woman of St. Louis recently
said : "In consequence of late hours and late suppers I would often be
possessed next day of that 'tired feeling I have read so much about.
Because I would not arise until late, my regular exercise was neglected,
and I ate irregularly at home alo. Eventually I developed a large sized
case of indigestion, and, aside from the suffering it caused me, it ren
dered me, with my nervous temperament, exceedingly irritable It was
at ray sister's suggestion that I tried Ripans Tabules. but they accom
plished all I could have wished ; and now, whenever 1 am feeling badly
or have been irregular about my meals, I always take a Kipans and, as
a result, I constantly enjoy the best of health."
A new l jl Pi krl roBUlntna im urtf tuclm Wi pnprr rxrton (without flirO U nnv for fl al arm
dni corfa re iivkctkt. Itilshii. prim wn UtAutKtl fortl. pooi mt tb rrnnomrnj. On., dotrit
Til lIvtK-nitcaitAiMllStubslnlntl V) hut ly nudl by wnitttR fortJJ,-bl Cf uu lo Oio HiriNS CnmiClI.
CoNrmr. . II t?rne tMt, .lw in-L-oc :uxl crto (tvm iuiuii will koaniit lor flt inu.
Odd
Lamps
Vc have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to crct a
good lamp for little moneyi
THE CilEiOHS, FERBM,
422 Lackawanna Aveimia
LewiSo Reilly
ALWAYS BUSY,
The march of
honest progress
will ever in
crease; Our
Shoes for Spring
are FIT lo
march the earth
Lewis, Mllj & Mvic;
114-11(1 Wyoming Ave.
!ZiY.r4zi
WRITE !T DOWN
Ab jour tu-r-cH hUL.scst-i anvlhiiii? In tho
ofllco and sutloneij lino .md when your
list 1 1 full bring it to us and wo will mh
itlso vou with Ih-- novcltle-e vvo havo re
ceived" In up-to-d.cto Miipiillei tor jour of
fice. Wp h.no overvthliu in Ihe Iilnuk
Hook line Plllns Cabinet- Document
Bom ". J'ot.if Si-nlei liox l'lles nnd tho
IarK(i-t .isMntmciit ,if Hot Stationery In
the fltv Whltlr.K'a AVeilsevvoo 1 Ulue. tho
verj latest eolor. In all bUes In stock.
Reynolds Bros
SrATIONERS .iad UNGKAVCRS,
i -Q Wyoming Avenue.
bcranton, Pa.
book
btadtai
ni:at. nriiABLi: hook uinuinci
is what you hixm.im: ir you
li:ai: yoi'u ononit with Tin:
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o-
Tjik JloiiFnx llAr.DWAr.n stohhi
Eeameled
Ware
Is cleanly, looks well,
nnd lasts long.
It is
Economy
to purchase these goods
and we invite inspection
to our carefully selected
line.
FOOTE & SMIEAt CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
The Hunt &
Cooeell Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
9
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware-
04 LacMwaiEa Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Asent for tho Wyotnlui
UUtilcttJ.'
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una tho Itopiumo UUsmtaa.
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