THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1899.
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SCHANTON. MARCH 21. 1P9.
Asulniildo tell Ills troops tlmt he
uill march Into Manila Inside of twen
ty days. Tills Is ios.lblc but the con
ditions of the entry may be different
front his expectations.
Now Complete the Welcome.
Auspicious nnd cordlnl was the Tlilr
cunth'H welcome Iwiiii' nntl ovciy jier
fi;m conrerned In the preparation ami
In tin? execution of the arrangements
deserves from the community a vote
if tliankn. The parade marked nn
epoch In local history ?nd the ban
quet and reception ursro In keep
ing with their occasion, Veins litncv
the liu'ldentH of Hits cimmcmor
titlon will lie recalled by rii;t;l rnn
who now are boys and described by
thoin to children and grandchildren
yet unborn: for it will be n cognized In
local annuls as mm king the formal
close of tlv war which, though the
briefest of nil the country's resorts to
hostilities', was .vet In its wide-reach-lilK
effect net linos the nmrn significant
war In American history; the war
which nt n Frnke terminated tlie re
public's boyhood dream of a splendid
and permanent Isolation and carried
to all the nntlons visual announce
ment that the slumbering giant among
the world-noweiM was to slumber and
to dremn no more
Uut today this multi-colored spoe
t?cle of jubilation honored by the pres
ence and participation of distinguished
guests from near and far s no more;
tings will come down, the hunting be
laid away and for the "pomp and cir
cumstance of war" will be substituted
the hard-scrabble, pitiless hustling of
peace Wo are not a sentimental peo
ple. Our heroes do not long linger in
the public Imagination. He who was
the recipient of plaudits, yesterday
may be the victim of kicks today If,
prcsumlm,- too much on short-lived
grace, he p.-ts In the way of the pop
ular "push" or seeks to do business
with the future on the capital of a past
tense. There is an unconscious brutal
ity in the haste with which our coun
trymen make their way through life
that points for thin occasion u very
necessary moral; and it is that before
our duty to the soldier boys of yester
day can be considered as fully and
fairly discharged, generous provision
must be made for the comfortable re
turn of every one of them to the ways
and walks of peace.
Many do not need this help but
many othtis do. We owe to all the
ptacticnl as well as the sentimental
welcome which, not content with tlag
wavlng and applause, takes each hero
by the hand and escorts him to a fit
ting civil opportunity.
The story of John Sherman's death
lias been tracid to the French Cable
company which had hendquailers dur
ing the war in a locality that was
seriously disturbed by heavy cannon
ading off Mule St. Nicholas. That ex
plains It.
State Inquiry Into Trusts.
U'pon motion of llepiesentatlvc
Woodruff, of I'hllodelphla, the Penn
nylvntiio stnt" house of representatives
hns adopted a resoultlon providing for
the appointment of a commission to
Inquire Into and report on the question
of trusts and how to remedy them. Tho
preamble to the resolution covers so
much ground that it is worth quoting
In full. It lolluws:
Win re is, 'Iheri h.is Pi-en during iccent
years a rapid multiplication and extension
of (iirpornllon:) iiiu' tii.sts; aria, wheiv
us, il if. alleged by many observers that
lhl growth of coiporntH power is largely
due in tin- inct that hi many branches
of industry meat combinations of capital
appear to be usenlliil for obtaining the
best results at the least cost anil tor
supplying the wants of the people at 'be
lowest possible prices; and. whereas, the
Increase of corporation' and hums lias
been accompanied by xi.cli serious, evils
and abuses that there lias been nn uigent
dtmund for lesl.-Iattve tiinedles; an 1.
wili'iviis, there Is a treat diversity of
opinion as to what -bould be done, and
while some declare that everything must
be left to the opera tier of the laws of
supply and demand and tree competition,
others are Insl.ting that nets should be
pas-cd which might paralyze our indus
trial enterprises and be exceedingly In
jurious to tin pubpe welfare; and, where
nx, it Is obvhuia that resolution wdl ht
better than inuscrimlon. if we can dls
ouver rutisfactorv niethr.tU for in nice!
Ins the Interests of all and lor avoiding
tne evils wnue piesemng me economic
advantages of corporate activity; and,
wherean. the Importance of this prohlun,
nnd the legal and practical dllllcultles
which 'It presents, are sach ns to requlro
Ihn cnretul Inves ligation and maturo de
liberation of men of eminent ability nnd
tepresentatlve of vailour. interests; ilieic
fore bo It resolved, etc.
The resolution pntt of Mr. Woodrutt's
production calls for it commission of
fifteenthree senators, five representa
tives and heven citizens, four of whom
are to be named, one apiece, by tho
state board of trade, tho Pennsylvania
legislative labor league, tho Pennsylva
nia liar association and the I'ntrons of
Husbandry which after due organiza
tion Is to confer with commissions ap
pointed in other states, or acting on
lohalf of the National government for
similar purposes. It shall also have tho
power to expend a sum not exceeding
a total of $5,000 for actual traveling
and other expenses, including clerical
assistance, stationery and postage. All
public cmployesarclnstructedto furnish
the commission with all needful Infor
mation and to assist It In every pos
sible way. Tho report of the commis
sion Is to contain a full statement of
Its concluslons.wlth the data or reasons
upon which they are based, and Is to
bo published promptly. Tho governor
i.i to Invite other states to co-operate in
the Inquiry. '
In support of hlB proposition Mr.
"Woodruff made an extended and Judic
ious review of the field of recent Indus
trial consolidation, showing'what new
problems the tendency to consolidate
lias Introduced into public affairs, und
he quoted with effectiveness from tho
speech of ex-d'restdent Harrison before
the students of tho University of Michi
gan, in which the ex-presldent sold: "A
way must he devised to place corpora
tions under proper restraint nnd to
bring to the tax toll tho vast aggre
gate of untaxed personal property.
Five-sixths of tho voters of tho coun
try fuvor a revision of corporation
laws, limiting the purposes for which
corporations may bo organized, super
vising tho Issuing of stocks nnd bonds
and putting other restraints upon them.
An even larger proportion of our peo
ple would give their cmphntlo Hupport
to tho proposition that tax burdens
should fall equally upon nil property."
All of this Is Interesting, not bo much
because of the promise which It holds
out of lmmedlato betterment In legis
lation ns because of the sign which It
supplies that tho public mind Is con
cerning Itself with the problem. In
quiry and meditation are tho proper
preludes to action.
Before taking leave of the subject
of yesterday's demonstration mention
should be made of the community's ln
oVbiedncss to the late commander of
the thirteenth. -Colonel Henry A. Cour
""ti. Dining the dlfllcult cares of tho
yeni now closing he proved himself a
careful, Intelligent, painstaking officer,
alert In the Interest of tho men under
his command and Invariably mindful of
tho responsibilities resting upon him.
There weio few colonels In the service
whose records exhibit a cleaner testi
monial of fidelity and efficiency.
Playing to tho Galleries.
The interrogations asked by tho
Fow bribery probers of the various
members of the legislature border
directly on the farcical. There prob
ably Is not a member of either house
who nt some time or other In some way
oi- other hns not been approached on
every one of the questions prominently
enteting into the senatorial canvass,
with arguments, persuasion and the
suggestion of political trades. "We have
no direct knowledge that this is true,
but it is reasonable to suppose that
politics at tho state capital Is not es
pecially different from politics else
where; nnd there never were two poli
ticians yet who when a fight was on
did not go through the conventional
formulae of tho game In their endeav
ors to promote the particular objects
l hey had In view. To do so Is human
nature.
When fool questions like these at
Hanisburg are put before members It
Is plain that the Intent Is not to un
earth corrupt practices but simplv to
play to the galleries and to kill time.
.o man who has taken a bribe will
hesitate to commit perjury to cover up
his crookedness. Going after bribers
with brass band accompaniments
doesn't give the quarry any uneasiness
if bribery there has been. On the other
hand very few men who have made
political deals Involving future office or
patronage for themselves or their
friends are likely to go on the witness
stand and give their arrangements
awnv. There Is no power to compel a
member to Incriminate or besmirch
himself; nnd it is often convenient for
politicians under oath to be allllcted
with short memories.
Up to date the drum-boating investi
gation demanded by tho bolting "re
formers" has developed nothing more
than two or three contradictory accu
sations und denials, ns to which public
opinion divides on factional lines. No
bod v has brought forth any evidence;
all is assertion nnd hearsay on the one
bund and sworn denial on tho other.
The subjection of tho entire member
ship of tho bouse to a theatrical cate
gorical examination will leave matters
precisely where It found It, with each
side calling the other hard names und
no substantial proof of crookedness on
either side. In tho meantime there
seems no prospect of the election of a
senator prior to the designated date of
adjournment, less than four weeks
hence; nnd If the legislature Is sensible
it will henceforth cieslst ns far as pos
sible from these transparent factional
monkev tricks and attend strictly to
tho business of law-making.
Secretary Alger has issued an order
Intended to censure Generals Miles and
Breckinridge for using the inspector
general's woiklng force In the hunt
for evidences of rotten army beef. It
It high time for McKinley to show Al
ger the door.
..
Dreaming in Vain.
With characteristic unselfishness out
good friend, Colonel Watterson, has
again dedicated himself to the thank
less tusk of saving the Democratic
party. Colonel Watterson eaves tlii
Democratic party periodically but the
perverse creature invariably refuses to
May saved. This time the prescription
written for its redemption by our ami
able Blue Grass confrere departs from
the time-honored precedents und plung
es neck over heels Into modern social
ism. Omitting foreign relations, con
cerning which he considers expansion
as inevitable. Colonel Watterson would
huve his Democratic brethren dismiss
their fruitless wrangling over dead Is
sues and get together for the formula
tion of a lino of domestic politics hav
Ins these four ends In view:
First Tho desttuctlon of combinations
of capital designed to limit production, to
rul-n prices, nnd to promoto monopoly.
.Second Tho raisins of the public money
by taxes fairly divided between produc
tion and consumption; beginning with a
tailft for revenuo only and ending in a
graded income tax, oppressive to no class
or Interest.
Third The recovery to the peoplo of all
franchises belonging to the people, but
inverted from public to private uses, by
the purchase of coiporatlons and indi
viduals, corruptly working through state
and municipal legislation.
Fourth Such a reorganization and ie
form of our judicial system as will re
move the courts farther from tho Inllu.
ciico of tho rich and make thorn more
occesslble to the poor; a result not to be
reached by excited appeals and revolu
tionary menaces, but by calm, conserva
tive methods, originating In the benign
and orderly operations of an enlightened
public opinion.
Wo must npplaud the Ingenuity of
this programme; as a vote-catcher
nothing would be more effective If tho
public could be Induced to credit tt.s
sponsors with sincerity. There In no
possible doubt that the overwhelming
majority of the people today opposa
trusts, favor public ownership of pub
lie franchises and want courts of Juo-
tie? which know absolutely no distinc
tions between rich nnd poor This ma
jority also favor equitable- taxation, al
though not on free trade or graded In
come lines. Hut what confidence could
any man feet In tho ability of tho Dem
ocratic party, If elected to power on
these Issues, to execute tho Watterson
programme honestly, intelligently and
Judiciously, showing neither fear nor
favor to any man? That party has
never yet exhibited any sense of lldellty
to platform promises nfter election. Us
Incoherent constituency is simply t
Jumble of opposing and discordant ele
ments useful only ns a ciude kind of
check upon Iho party In power. Tho
fatuity which causes It to array Itrelf
ngalnst the patriotic national sentiment
of the country In every time of war and
Inspires Its myopic leaders to use the
microscope Instead of the telescope In
formulating a foreign policy to dispone
of the problems bequeathed by war ef
fectually removes It from consideration
as a fit Instrument for tho working out
of nny considerable or substantial do
mestic reform.
Our Kentucky friend is dreaming In
vain.
The Duetsche Zeltung of Vienna is
perturbed at the ominous activity of
tho American republic in ncqulrlng
commercial footholds In Turkey und 't
concludes a note of warning to the
European powers by predicting that
"when the Americans once secure a
hold of the markets of the Levant their
vast resources and business capacity
and the energy nnd vigilance of their
consuls will give them tho lead In
many classes of goods." Our esteemed
Austrian contemporary Is substantially
correct. Uncle Sam means business.
The six leading generals In the Cuban
army having unconditionally Indorsed
the position of General Gomez with
reference to disbanding tho army and
notified tho assembly to that effect, tho
time would appear to be nigh for tho
assembly to take a tumble to Itself and
dissolve.
John Shot man has written an nppen
dlx to his autobiography bringing tho
record down to tho first of the present
year. It ought to make interesting
reading.
People who are demanding better fire
escapes should waste more energy In
the Interest of buildings that are not
constructed to burn like tinder boxes.
Buyers of canned goods will hereaf
ter probably Inquire whether they have
been prepared for army rations or home
consumption.
Mr. Bryan has no desire to sit in a.
banquet hall that is liable to have
"mene, mene, tekel upharsln" mural
decorations.
It will probably take a couple of
years to decide who aro the Demo
crats, the Bryanltes or the Belmontitos.
Statesman Brown, of Westmoreland,
camo very near striking the combina
tion of the senatorial deadlock.
Th? Regulars Both
Ashore and flfloaf.
In these days when everybody 1 prop
erly paying tributes of honor to tho vol
unteers tho latter, wo are s-.ure, will feel
that It is only fair to give due credit,
also, to tho regulars, ashore and alloat.
Henco we quote tho following from nn ar
ticle in tho April number of llnrper's
Magazine, written by its staff artist dur
ing tho war, Itufus F. SCogbaum:
HAVE often heard with pain and
indignation the flippant, ungen
erous sneer nt tho man who fights
for pay. It is undoubtedly true
that the ranks of the army and marine
corps and to a lesser degree tho crews
of the navy, for In this service the
admirable apprentice system, which it
is a rlty is not moro widely extended,
furnishes constantly an excellent ele
ment In tho make-up of tho ships' com
paniesare mainly recruited from the
vast numbers of the unemployed, who
Join the colors under stress of poverty;
but environment, example, the tradi
tions of tho services, soon exert their
Intluence, and a very large projiortlon
of the enlisted men remain, for at
least a portion of their lives, soldiers
or sailors from choice, Just us others
in civil life are mechanics farmers,
tradespeople, doctors, lawyer, or even
writers and artists. Forming, as they
do, In the community a class by them
selves apart, yet are they sprung from
the people, fiom all parts of a great
nation, with all Its virtues, all Its
faults, but with the attributes of cour
age, patriotism and robust physical
vigor, qualities which the American
people iossohs to u high degree, fos
tered and developed by careful and
intelligent training of officers and men
in both land and sea services. All
sorts und condition fill the ranks
from the college graduute to the farm
er's boy, from the deep-chested, long
legged Yankee Usher to the wharft
rat of a soa-slde city; most of them
aro hard-listed, hard-headed, rough
hewn men. Some fall by the way-side,
a few are unworthy of this or any oth
er honorable calling, but by far the
great mass are bright-eyed, vigorous,
dean, mnnly fellows, respecting them
selves and others "first-class fighting
men," o
One of those admirable women, a lady
prominent in the eood deeds of Hih
J Bed Cross, who gavo her strvloes dav
after day at one of the supply-bureaus
of the society, said to me, recently:
"Wo can always pick out a 'regular'
among the soldiers we see here. Not
many come to us, but those that do are
Invariably clean and neat In appear
ance, respectful nnd deferential In
their demeanor towards the ladles here,
with a modest courtesy of bravo men
that goes straight to our hearts." t
can bear that statement ready witness.
I have seen them under many circum
stances In war and In peace, In the
field and in garrison, on shipboard and
in port, on and off dut and 1 havo yet
to meet the regular soldier or sailor
who has treated mo otherwise than
with decency and civility. I happened
to be In Tampa last spring when the
troops were paid. Somo twelve to fif
teen thousand regulars, infantry, cv
alry, and artillery, had received their
money, and tho streets wero crowded
with tho men I had occasion to go to
the postoffico, but I gavo up the at
tempt to reach the "stamp-window,"
ro packed wns tho room with soldiers
buying money orders tr. send to tholr
bonus. Although tho drinking plaee.i
were wide open nil through the prin
cipal streets, and no visible restraint
wns plnccd on any one, soldier or clv
lllnn. who desired to visit them, I saw
no Instance ot disorderly conduct, and,
during tho whole time thnt these troops
wero encamped at Tampa and the vic
inity peace and good order prevailed
nmong them generally, except In Iso
lated instance?.
I wonder how many of our peoplo
know that hundreds of the line fellows
on Admiral Sampson's ships had not
set foot ophoro on liberty for more than
kIx months mnnv of them for oven a
longer period until they met with the
enthusiastic welcome that all, high and
low, vied with one another In extend
Ins to them on the return of the fleet
to New York? All through the weary
waiting at Tortugas and Key West, be
fore the breaking out of the war; all
through the long monotonous days and
anxious nights of tho blockade; all
through the tropical summer, through
wind and storm, bombardment and
chase, and tho last glorious fight with
Cervora; through the hard and cease
less work In the torrid waters of Guun
tanamo Bay no lclsuro had been theirs.
Would not any one with a drop of warm
blood in his veins make Indulgent ex
cuses if, free for tho time from the
rigid discipline of the ship, In the ex
uberance of brawny health nnd high
animal spirits, many among them
yielded to tho temptations of the lavish
hospitality pressed upon them by an
admiring and patriotic people? Yet out
of about two thousand men ashore on
that occasion, but six per cent, of the
number overstnld liberty, and practlc
illy all of them reported for duty event
ually. Taking the Instance on that oc
casion of one of these ships, the New
York, as nn Illustration, of two hun
dred and twenty-five liberty men all
but three returned on board on time. X
think that under the circumstances the
incident speaks volumes for the char
acter of the men and the discipline of
the service.
NEWS AND COMMENT,
According to Professor Knnnn. of the
agricultural department nt Washington,
who has recently returned from a mis
sion of inquiry into the agricultural pos
sibilities of the Philippines the chances
of money making out there by tilling tho
sou are good. Bays lie: "The sutrar
lands aro excellent. I examined many
sugar estates, nnd find that their large
profits aro not due so much to tho quality
of the soli as to tho exceedingly admir-
fiblo climate. There Is an evenness of
temporaturo which Is very desirable for
sugar, and a largo rainfall. That Is a
great thing for tho rice, which wants los
of water. Their cane can grow all win
ter, bo they give It from twelve to six
teen months to mature. They commence
cutting when It Is about twelve months
old. A man can take a small farm, put
it in sugar cane, get labor at 3 a month
or work It on shares to a profit. It is
not customary to hlie labor by the month,
but tho wares for farm laborers will av
erage probably $J In gold or $6 In silver.
Tho farming Is mostly done on shares.
Tho proprietor gives his tenant generally
one-half of tho crop nnd then buys It from
him. Tobacco nnd coffee aro mostly
worked by hired labor. Tho hemp Is paid
for by wclRht. There Is a wide fleld for
our capitalists to go Into tho plantation
business. There is lots of money to be
mado in well managed estates, but our
peoplo must learn tho business first. An
Englishman In Hollo hns authority from
London to buy all the plantations ha can
get, provided the United States holds tho
islands. Tho cllmato is all right. It 13
comfortable at night nnd In the morning,
but hot in tho middle of tho day and
early evening. Hut by adapting himself
to the conditions there nn American can
get along very comfortably."
Opposition to the big department stores
Is not limited to tho United States. In
Germany tho government has proposed a
scheme of tuxatlon aimed directly at
them. Tho bill provides that three factors
aro to determine tho taxation, tho num
ber of branches, the number of employes
and the amount of rent. It divides the
brandies Into Jive groups, food and drugs,
clothing, furniture, glass and jewelry.
Establishments trading in two or more
of these groups nnd employing more than
tvvonty-llvo persons come under tho now
law. Those engaged In two groups pay
10 per cent, of their profits tu taxation,
three, 15 per cent.; four, 20 per cent.;
live, 25 percent. Shops engaged In three
groups and employing tweiity-flvo per
sons pay an annual, tax of 20 marks for
each ono of tho twenty-live, nnd 10 marks
for each additional employe. Stores with
branch establishments will bo treated ns
It all were under tho same roof. Co-operative
stores will not be taxed under tho
iipvv law. Tho bill is Intended to create a
good lmpreshlon nmong the small shop
keepers who supported the coiij-ervatlves,
who aro anxious to strengthen the party
In tho largo towns and among the Social
ists, and who regard department stores
as a dangerous extension of capitalism.
Tho methods employed by the I'orto
Iticau lishermen hi catching llsh arc very
primitive. Most all of the llslus aro
caught in crude traps, which are anch
ored fin the banks of the waters fre
quented by the llsh to be trapped. Or
dinarily they aro not baited. Some Utile
lino llshlng Is done, but it Is unlmportniu.
Very few of tho fish boats havo live
wells, nnd us a result of this lack of mod
cm llshlng boat equipment, the fishes
that aro caught have to bo marketed tho
same day, and as Ice Is a luxury there,
the tlsh have to be eaten the same day.
Very little. If anything, is done In Porto
Hleo In the wn nf curing llsh. or prepar
ing them to be i.ived for future yalo or
consumption. A lew lisliermcn come over
from the British Islands of Tortola and
Cullbra to llsh in I'orto Hlcan waters.
und they sometimes corn their catch in a
very crude way, and the llsh which Is
thus temporal ny preserved Is marketed
at Santa Ciuz. There are moro than a
thousand varieties of edible sea and fresh
water fish In Porto Itlco nnd Its vicinity
and Yankee enterprise will probably turn
this piscatorial abundance to good ac
count. Beforo adjourning, the legislature of
North Carolina took every appointment to
office away from the governor except tho
directors of the asylum for the Insr-ne,
and to these offices they virtually forced
the governor to appoint tho men whom
they selected. Instead of the governor
appointing to the various offii.es, tho leg
Maturo proceeded to elect the officers of
tho penitentiary, of the Agricultural de
partment. of tho Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, of the two asylums for the deaf,
dumb and blind ; the Board of Internal
Improvements, tho Stale Librarian, tho
keeper of the capltol. the Shellfish Com
missioner, tho Surveyor of State Lands,
and created the office of Insurance Com
missioner nnd elected the commissioner.
They repealed the railroad commission
act and enacted u law establishing a cor
porate commission, which hns all the
powers which tho railroad commission
had. Tho right of tho legislature to do
all this Is In dispute and a decision from
tho state Supremo court is expected at
an early day.
Tho Illinois Humane society wants a
law passed providing for whipping as a
punishment for wife-beating, robbery,
hurglary and certain classes of assault.
The cat-o'-nlne-talls applied to the bare
hack is to bo tho Instrument of punish
ment. Sixty lashes Is to be tho maxi
mum. The sponsor of the measure re.
ccnlly told the Chicago Berord that when
first asked to Introduce tho bill ho re.
fused, but nfter reflecting iio came to the
conclusion that the measure was a good
one. He wus particularly Influenced In
arriving nt this conclusion by utatlstlcs
showing the effeot of a whipping law In
lessening crime In England. Some fifteen
years nrro such offenses as wife. heating
and hnld-uos wero Increasing at an
alarming extent In England. Tho whip
ping law wns passed, and, nccordlng to
the figure, there was a porcrptlblo and
sudden docreiiHO In crimes of tho kind
that wero mndo punlshublo by whipping.
At the present time the punishment is
rarely Inflicted, though tho law Is still on
tho statute books.
James Taylor, of Now York, bought a
tract of land In Pine UIII, In the Cntskllls,
two years ago, erected n summer homo
and laid out n park. Recently the courts
decided that tho salo of tho land was
void and that Mr. Taylor must lose his
residence and tho pnrk with Its Improve
ments. Tho citizens of tho village wore
greatly stirred up over tho decision nnd
took sides with Mr. Taylor. They callea
a moving bee nnd helped to movo tho
house und barn off the tract onto nnothor
piece of land. An Injunction was ob
tained to prevent the removal of tho
house, but It came too late. Mr. Taylor
had saved his house. Gumption had tri
umphed over law.
The Supremo court 1ms affirmed tho
constitutionality of tho act of 1S03 which
provides that suits for damages arising
lrom personal Injury sustained at tho
hands of railways must bo brought with
in two yenrs from the date ot tho Inlury.
If not brought within this tlmo limit
there can bo no legal recovery.
"I would never havo believed It," said
tho serious-fneed man, "had I not seen It
with my own eyes,"
"What?"
"A farmer friend of mine fed his chick
ens on a mixture of meal nnd sawdust,
and of twelve eggs hatched out eleven
produced hens with wooden legs, nnd Mio
twelfth was a woodpecker." Philadelphia
North American.
THE EEIE PLAN.
From tho Philadelphia Inquirer.
Up to the present time tho county of
Lackawanna is said to havo paid over
threo hundred thousand dollurs for the
luxury of election contests, it now has
nnother such contest on hand which wi-1
presumably cost somo thousands moro.
Methods differ apparently In different
counties. Out in Erie the other day the
Republican candldato for congress, who
wns detented Iiv a few votes, but who be
lieved firmly that he could reverse the
verdict before any fair tribunal, declined
In the public Interest to make a light.
It was his notion thut it would be nn out
rngo to sublect the peoplo to tho cost of
on Investigation merely to vindlcato him
self or his pride. Wo commend tho Erlo
plan to Lackawanna. Where there s
proof of fraud a contest should bo mado
as a matter of principle, but there Is en
tirely too much of tho business of con
testing in order that candidates may get
back somo of their campaign expenses
and a lot of lawyers and witnesses got
fees.
THE WEATHER.
"Scurlous like!" said tho tree toad,
"I've twittered for rain all day,
And I got up soon,
And I hollered till noon,
But tho sun just blazed away
Till I Just climbed in a crawfish hole,
Weary at heart und sick at soul!
"Dozed awav for an hour, .
Anil I tackled tho thing ugaln;
And I sung, and sung.
Till I knowed my lung
Was jest about glvo In;
And then, thinks I, If It don't rain now,
There's nothln' In singin', anyhow.
"Onco in a while some farmer
Would como a-drlvin' past,
And ho'd hear my cry,
And stop an" sih,
Till- I Jest laid back at last,
And hollered rain till I thought my throat
Would bust right open at every note!
"But I fetched her! O, I fotched her!
'Cause a little while ago.
As I kind o' set
With ono eyo shet.
And a singin' soft and low,
A volco dropped down on my fevered
brain,
Sayln' it you'll just hush, I'll rain!' "
James Whitcomb Riley.
and
iriace
LAIIUKST ASSORTMENT Of IIANOK
IN THK CtTV.
PlMmlbflinig
and Tflnelinii
GHTODER k FORSYTE,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
Kan
S. Sfeiil
,0 mwh
a l y ' vvj -v-
a r . :
I aim to keep Ripans Tabules
always on hand. They are such a
fine medicine, visitors, and others at
our house, come in for a share also.
A ncv ntylfi packet cnnUlnlncr Tv Rirs taL'I.m In fpr ctrt&n (without tfUv li now formic at torn
dniKntures-roH pitk Cesi. ThMo prjVmUort ti (ntrn4rt Cor thMwnrnn.l lheoMomlcvil, One dozen
of thi'tlTo-cenl crton(IWubicn tihdly uu,ll by sendlnir forty-lffbt tvntu toth Kirovs CotKHiCib
CQurxttXt $o. id bpruce btrevt, w ork-or a i.nelo eartou uk i8PLE) will bo wot tyr ut mit, ,
Odd
Lamps
We have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chauce to get a
good lamp for little money.
CIEI0NS, FERBER,
WAIXJEY CO.
4J'J Lackawanna Aveua
t
Lw5s9 Rellly
ALWAYS BUSY.
The march oi
honest progress
will ever in
crease; Our
Shoes for Spring
are
FIT to
march the earth
yis, Eellly & tovies,
1 14-116 Wyoming Ave.
!t(l3S0tt
WRITtJ IT DOWN
As your needs suggests anything I" the
ofllco and stationery lino and when your
list is full bring it to us and wo will mu
prtfce you with the novelties we have le
ceived In up-to-date supplies for your of
llce. Wo havo everything in tho Blank
Book line. Filing Cabinets. Document
Boxes. Postal Scales. Box Iiles and the
largest assortment of Box Stationery in
the City. Whiting's Wedgewood Blue, tho
very latest color. In nil sizes in stock.
Ry molds Bros
STATIONERS anil ENGRAVERS.
159 Wyoming Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
foflodflini!
NEAT. Dl'BABLU BOOK BINDINCi
IS WHAT YOU BECEIVn IV YOU
LEAVE YOl'H OBUEB WITH THE
TBIBUNE BINDERY.
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and
Chflldree's
Department
Our Spring Opening of
TV.I I ,i i
and
uodte
j-arvts puice mis wecK, coin r
racneing on Monday, and wo
invite every interested party
to attend the
of this particular line oi
goods ever placed on sale by
us. The daintiest things im
aginable are here for your in
spection in Silk, Silk Mull,
Chiffon, Straw, Lawn, Eta,
and in prices ranging from
25c to $12.00 each.
Our line of
9
Is not surpassed by any es
tablishmeut and comprises
garmeuts in Silk, Cashmere
and Bedford Cord, and the
prices range from $2.00 to
$15.00.
In Iufauts' Long and Short
Nainsook and Fine Lawn
Dresses we carry a very ex
tensive assortment.
New line of Babies' Fine
Flannel and Knit Sacques
and Jackets, Knit Bootees,
Etc., Etc. in fact, every
perquisite that a "Baby De
partment " is expected to
supply and all at popular
prices.
510and 5H2
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Tun MonKux Uahou-ark Stohe.
n
!
Keep your nose on the
grindstone. Be alive to
what is going on around
you. Live buyers arc
taking advantage of our
offer of .
McMe-Plaid Trays
For 35 cents each
F00TE & SHEAR CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVK.
The Hoot &
CoraneH Co0
Heating, PJumblng,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Ladawaima Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
l-uueuu Agent lor ma Wyomiuj
District-.)'
0
PUT
J
roiiEB.
Ml nl:i), iliastln?, Hporllnj, Smol:ala4l
mid mo Hepmuio (JUaiutml
Co.uiiiuy'i
HIGI EXPLOSIVES.
l-nlety 1'uwi Cups anil Kxplo.lsrt
Ituoui 101 Council llutldiuf.
boruutoa.
DO)
AGENCIES
THOS. !rORt.
JOHN H. SMITH it -ION
W, ti MULLIGAN.
Httltl
Plymouth
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