c THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1899. itfy &ctbto ri6une I iltilKlietl Dully. Ktcfp". HutiiUr, hr Dm lithium Publicans Company, lit Hfty Oeiiti li .Mom Hi. iw nrkOlllcc: .mi NimiuiM., S. M. VIIKF.I,M, foleAcPiil for I'orelisn Atlvcrlliltix. hit nhli at tiik wuropptcic at rrtANrosf, I'A., ABHINIHC1.A1H M All. MATTMt. TEN PAGES. VI!A.'.Y.,l APUIl. IS1)1). Tlir ri'sultitloii vltli whkli Mayor Molt- It. piifoii'liiK tin- likycli ntitH'itru'c Is ihoti'UKlilv I'oinnH'iHlnMn. It I liljsli ilni' th't iil;lfH tltllnic kIwiiM b- til 1 1 immi'ii. The Cznr's Pence Congiess. Tin- fHKutliin lilch Iiiim ln'Pii fil" uihii'l ti ri'iufwnl the I'liltrd Htnli'w It llu- illtl'I'lllltlonill rilllSIf!"' Mlllill N iisci-nilili' m Miiy In in i no iiiit.u f llolluiul ilium liivliiitlim r tin '! of IttMiin for tin- iuiiioo nf onnslili'r iiii; "meiiHiit t fur n fiotioiul illiutimu-nii-iit nf tlir )m- will. AtiH'i-U'aiH tn:i ii"t iixMire!, riinipnii' f.ivombly .i to i-hinnctei. nlilllty iiml eminence with Hint "f nuy other iiuttmi thctc tppn'SiMilril. AinbiifsiMliii's Whlti! mul Newell mid F'iel(li'til l.nw lyplly Hi llncHt element In tlir rlvll llle f their intuitu and fiiptiilns I'loaler anil Ma lion, for tin- army and navy, will ml' iMiHti'h teim-cent tlir t'K'hnli'nl Kmnvl i iIk Jiiri-xMiry to such tlelilxMJltliiiifi. I'll.' ilrhwitlnn In Its Individual lew.- ihiiiIp fur thi- litgltcM poUllltIfS of ii i 'hi istiiin ilvlliziitnn. but It is vvoild l v l riiinisli to illstlnctiMi between ihcmlfH whli li nil lilfiil and eniull iIoik which aie Inexorable. 'I'bi' dawn of the millennium Is a lnnir way on' mid until It N l cached It l" linllllllK IeS tllun plctllll"-(Ul! ffill to ndviic.it1 intertmtkinal aban donment of tin- aits and aflcnccf if win Human existence Itself I? wai. It a- from birth to death a war against I ho win Id, the flesh and the devil, and no sun ess ecr cotne.1- i-.ivi1 thtiHlRh luitd and painful llghtim;. The Ilfiht niR innv not be with fists or bludReons it inic-lietsi, but the utidcilyiii ptln i Iple of i!tt In tr sttength and cuniiliiK and wit asalnst the qualities of the opposition Is the one nei viiilve char .K tfi'lstle of hitiuaii histoiy and ii will be so us Iritis as Hie eailh shall lust and the heavoni unfold above. It fugnllluu of this truth Is essential to a Jul eoniprehensloii of Hie irn" tieal possibilities of III" peace move ment which. In the cz.u's cyiiKie.ss, is soon to renin! one of Its notable man ifestations. Yet, as mankind. In the Ions nurse of miiIuI development, has KiMiiunlly been eduialed Id subiirrilnate In some iJpkti'! Indhldual will and liupuUef to the eutnniou lesttalnt as exeiexd (hroiiRh llistltllllons nf sovet nmeiit. lirst cturyliiK peisonal dlffetences Into outt beCnte jilcKlns up n club and lnaliilnir the contr.uy neighbor, and as. In the nsKtecue. this slow substi tution of the pro eM.s of leasnn lot the luoeesses of jiassloii has b it impioving results commended itself 11 the heller Judgment of the better ln-ople of the eat Hi, It Is In line of IiirIo to hope ih.ii a time may tome when nations, draw ins: lessons fioni Indi vidual experience, will take steus In try their own aues at Issue bv Hie lirlm Iple of a i ourt and Jury, and use Hie sword very much as the pnlicema.i uses Ills baton In execution simply of the liit kit police duties of civiliza tion. Let Us not be too optimistic. It is not ptnbahle that any man now allxe will live to see the end of war as nil Instalment of pioRies.s. Wars, it has been well said, nie the tluindei stoinis of civilization. Thev ate ouaslnnnlly necessary to clear nwny aci timulati-d injustices and to put Into iid relief the elemental moralities. Such a war was Aniei lea's last one as ilKlileous u war as anv In the saeied leeords shen Hie Sujuetne Ituler of the unl iers appealed to lm-n's eoncliiu.siies.s ns a lerltable Mar l.nul of hosts. The czar's congress, could pro; Ide no ma chinery of International adjudication that would have been effective In ilulm In yeais or in lenturlis what that unc'biiet Hash of lonilkt did In six months' time in lipidus: out the dry rot am! In letting' the pine air and the sunlight Into Sjianlsh-Amcihaii civilization. Wais such tis these will incur from time to time m lonir as the devil kocs about unchained, ami sen sible men must expect them and pie pare for them, must provide unm! Ktins. Rood linwdcr ami ool beef and clnthliiB. so that when the call . nines, clvllljcatlon may Ket tluoush with Its sm-Klca! wotk as ipilcklv ami cheaply and withal as smcessfully as imsslble. Any talk of disarmament which ovet looks this necessity Is the Idle prattle of children or th" vain babble ( fools. Nevertheless, the police duties of civilization do not leiiuln standing iirmles that In time of general pen . cunHiiu.illy croud each othei for e. h"W loom, nor do the belter Juds; nieiils of the times SUR-Rcst and sune tioii the prevalent attitude of bullyl.st.i ainnjiR the Kieal rmweis, wIuih hips are kept poised on national shoitldets, naval watchdogs used in ti.uk each other's footsteps and the lule obeyed to li l him ur.ib who lias ihx ijiikIii And lr t hlia keep who iaii. Ileie. If at all. dlsurmament talk I timely and hete. If at aV. Is wheie the toi ner stone of reformation must be laid. The Philadelphia 1'ivHS ftUKKcsth lh.lt the in-vv capltul bulldliiR at llarrls hltrK inlild be utilized between ses slim as an hospital for the lunatic. Why only between sessions? The 'Problem's Pivot. 'I'here shall be Kuurameed to ih i'llllipplue pooile," so inns the pin. clnuinlioii of the I'nlied .States cow inlssldiieis, "jin hnnc-Ht and cffectlvn civil service" "I'lion the currying nut of tills pinvUldii " mu8 the sSyru usi. PiiMt-rHaudanl i.mts the whole pioblcm of thu sine. , of the United, .Stated In Its iiiuimkc epi of Its Islam! poSHesslniiH. .Solely lii.ctmso the civil service of Hit Spauls.li Bovcrnnient In tlicst Islunda has been ciliiUiiully cor- nipt nnd Inolllclent hni Its colonial power fnllen In ruins, "It was the same stoty everywhere. Pi oni Cuba. Potto Men and the Philip pines to the smallest nf Spain' depeti ib-ticlcs. eolonlal nlllce-hnldliiK lias been only another name for unspeak able .selilshnes", ippiPMlmi nnd ex ploitation. It was turn and tut ii about. When one Weylet had siilll clentb fatteiieil upon Hie substance of the people whose I IkIiIs and lives he was supposed In uttilld, nnulher Wcyler was appointed. Colonists were only n means of subsistence for nlUr" linlili'is. and tlnnllv Hiero fell one lluhtulnit bolt nnd Hie whole rotten edifice crashed to eaith. We should be blind Indeed It we failed to see mid ptotlt by Spain's example. We nni.it Kiintil the civil rmhts or these strain;.1 ililldicti nf the trnplcs even inoie vlKllanlly llmii we kuiihI our nun, Without hesitnlloii and with- jilt thnllKllI of polltlilll spoils wetllllit hr1 lii.insi and ellltlent In our iniiniiRi lllent of llVlr nfflllis. niheiwlse, fai'u'e "Thru the adiiiltilsiiatlon under which the Spatllalils weie epclled should send such men as Schurman. Deuby and Worcester to i eprescnt Its jiollcy In the Philippines Is In Itself a pledKe that so fin as this administra tion Is mil pi ned Hie best stienBlh iff the nation shall be put forth there: and that these lumnilssloners should solemnly avow that honest and effec llv civil set vice Is th Runiantee nf this nation to the people of the Philip pines Is sulllcicnl asstiiunce of a Re publican duty iccoRiilzed and as Hiiuird." In spite of the ulRiiment.s of people who aie asalnst war and Tavor arbl tiatlon. it Is evident to nlmosl every body that the tecent iiipltl nnd effec tual thrashlnK: that Spain received at the hands of the l' tilted States has done mote to prevent war In futute than u doen cats' talk on aibltta tlon. Dust. Aeioidini.' to Profussot Wiley, the chief chemist of thu ngrlcultuial de partment at WushiiiEtoii, if It wasn't foi d'ist man would have to tit v Ise a new plan of existence. The ptofossor enthuslnstiially adds: "You could not hive a a.udcn or a faun without dust. It would not he possible for u crop to Slow unless the soil contained an or piuispi capable nf converting nltioKcn ous matter Into nitric ncld. NUiorcii is indispensable as plant food, and plants tan asiinilatt It only when pie sented In the foi m of nitilc acid. Th'it Is Incapable if auto-locoinotlon and can be listtibuLel only thiouph the dust which Tails upon the oll and upon the leaves of trees and plants. Hence dust is etsi'iiHal to the pursuit of airilcul lute, and If It wasn't being- carried about i ontantI on the liec;: tlnoUKh He1 air we would slniplv have to milt fainiln?: animals would have nothing to feed upon, and we would have neith I meat nor bread nor veRelables." ColtiK deep!' Into bis I heme, the ro-fer-or Itiluimo Us: "The soil Is dfn tlnually beliiR revived and inleflfd ftoin the pal lleles Hint ate floatiiiR about In the Htmospheie. They come from two sources; lirst. Moms of the earth's suifpce cailRht up by the Mind and distributed elsewheic, and. second, what we call cosmic dust that l, min eral matter nf melcoiic oiIrIii. The heavonl bodies ate lonftantlv shul dime tiacmonls of iron nnd othei mill et. tl substances, which fall with Rteat velocity, nnd when they icaih the at morphcie that surrounds the eaith me In ult-tl by ftictioii and catch 9ie by (onliut with the oxygen. They are then binned to ashes and scattered In minute and invisible atoms. Some of the larger pieces lh.it become detached f Kim the stats leach the earth without Ileitis; entirely consumed. We mil them meteois; but the little partiiles that permeate the air, because nf this pei petual and violent botnbaidment fmm tic.1 stais, are lomposed of phosphoric acid, polash and other chemicals, which at'" absolutely essential In lenewitiR the feitility of the soil. What We all tei-n-stial dust is also of Kieat Importance to uriIi allure. In many pl.ues the soli Is almost entirely composed of par ti K-s that have been left tlu-ie by Hie winds. The clouds ate water dust, l-'oi; Is a mixture of water, coal, tenestrial and meteoilc dust. The dust from the strpets of cities Is of a composite na ture and eanles all soils of fragments and atoms In vmlous st.iRes of decay. It lias .1 hlch doKifce of ngi iculttttal sUnlticatice, becaus- It Is loaded with uemis nf nil kinds." The complninihR' itreup of Sctnnton who diiiiiR- the relent bilef sllnips" if spilna: hmi been sttoimly tempted to piof.inlty by Hie clouds of dust that becloi; e.ves and nose and ears should fel deeply indebted to Piofehsm Wiley lot his ItuetestlnR ami sympalheiic ex puliation; and heteafler. when they are InhalliiR: these Innumorable and lr lepietslblc iteinis we trust that they will cuib theli auuoyauie b u-llectlnsc that It Is a jiecessaiy s.icillbi to anil- lUllllte. Whi'ii the Filipinos have been con vinced, It vviiuld not be a bail Idea to forvviuil i ptochimatlou of some sott to pacify the baUed-beau dyspeptics who are hissliiK at the administration from classic lloston. Figuies That Surpass Fiction. Stalistlcs of trade may be dull read ing to pei sous who see In them noth ing more than a lot of tiresome llguies, but to Imaginations educated so that I'ltili llgure stands for vital human aitlvlty and means, among othei things, employment to labor, Inci eased miifoii and cunvenlonios, homes made happier and life brlghtei, they ate the iiiost fascinating kind of litetntuie. Theie have iciently been published at Washington by the buieuu of statis tic In tabular foi m some flguies leln the to the ))henonicna biowHi of the tocelgn commerce1 of Ihe United Stntcs which, propcily Intel pietcd, beat the liniiglnlnes of a Jules Veine or a Jl, a. Wells. Tho table tiiowa thut u deiado ago France, Cermany and tho United Kingdom exceeded tho United .Stated In their exports, those of the United Kingdom, being more than double our own. In lb7 tne ,a8t year for which full companion cau be made, those of the I'nlted StHtes were Rroater than those of J'rnnrc or Oerntany, nntl but -s per cent, less than those of (Iron I llrltaln, vvhlle now our oxpotts of do mestic nieichnnillsi1 exceed those of llieal JJrllalu 1'ioni 1S8 to 1S9T our expoits Increased it I per cent., while those of the Cnlted KlnRilnni fell off 1.4 per cent.; I-'iunce showed an In crease of but 1U.S per cent.; Nether lands. 31.6 per cent.:. Htltlsh Attstrul usla, !i.!i jier cent.; Illinium, less than 1 per cent., and llusln a decrease of 8.1 nor lent. Germany showed a Rain nf lil.5 per cent, from 1MH to li??, the llRtires for eutller yo.ns not beliiR- In form to pijrmlt an ncpuiute and just comparison. In Impmls the Ifiillod Stales showed an Increase of but f, li per cent, from IRSS to ISflT. while the I'nlted KliiRdoiu showed ltf B per cent.; Xethailiinds, III per cent.: and Itus s'a fil.t per cent. CJermuny showed itn Inciease nf I0.S per cent, from 1S!U to JMiT; Knincc, llelslum und lliltlsh All slialasla showed a sllRht ilecreuse In their imtioitutintis from 1SSS to 1S!)7. China Increased her Imports IS. I pel lent, ft om t SSS to U!iT, nnd Japan In- oi eased hers 121.9 per cent., while In cxpoits China Increased 1S.I per cent, nnd Japan BS.I per cent. Xo other country shows so latRe an In crease In exports and so small an ln- tease in Impotts meantime as does the I'nlted States, while no other Is able to ptesenl a rerord such as Hint which outs has mude In the fiscal yea 1S9S of expoits double the amount of the imports The unlfoini report of Americans m tittiieo from abioad that the business InterestM of continental Kurooe uie alarmed at the oxtraoidinnty Ini otitis of Aineilcan competition and are oast Iiir' about vainly for piotectivo expe dients Is better nppi eclated after caie ful study of the forcKnlnR: flRUres. As the United States steps over the threshold of Hi" twentieth century she is. without exaggeration, the HlrotiRcst power on eaith, although by no means full grown. Xear HalesburR-. III., on Tuesday Mis. .lames Mansfield, Democratic nomlneefor school controller beat Mr. .Fames Mansfield, the Republican nominee, bv an ovei whelming- major-' Ity; but .lames W doubtless consoled by the lellectlon that Hie oltlcc re mains In the family. An English holelkeeiier who was sued for lef using to serve lefresh ments to a cycling viscountess clad In bloomeis ljasi been acaultted and this Is another aigunient for an Anglo Ameilcau alliance. UeniocratS should not be too hasty In lormlug conclusions on the situa tion until It has been ascertained posi tively what pi Ice Prof. Cleveland will pay tor his Jeffei.-on dlnnei. .M ei bunks are now at woik upon a new liuine lor the Washington Stjr which Is In lie the finest building for exclusively newspaper purposes In the woild. The Star deserves It. The lack uf news from Die fus leads to the supposition that the chaining of Satan during the Lenten season must have also cotked up the Devil's Isl and. Notwithstanding the pigeon season Is on, very little Is heard of "Wolfert's most" these days. Altgcld. of Illinois, like the gie.it .lohn I.. Sullivan, went Into tie ilng once too often. The Difficulties of Yankees in Ciiba. Prom a l.ettei b Charles K. l-'Mu-r. ,l. 1 . in thu Chicago Kri did 0AV1NO to the fact that Iheie Is no established government In Cuba, anomalous situations ate con stantly arising. Some of these tue ludicrous, some1 annoylng.some out jageous When Spain suriendeicd the Island Piesldent AloKlnley Issued a pioelamatlon lontlnulng In forte and etftct the ilvil and penal codes, with such modifications as mllltar occu pancy demanded, until a stuble govern ment iiitild b" organlztd. And It thus huppens that theie Is a country float ing the starr.v flag ot the tieest people on eat th, yet b-lng operated under cus toms and laws belonging to the middle ages and a defunct moii.tr lis. Some kind of law has lo be follow.!, to be sure. Cuba has no government of her j own. wiin power to unmake and make j laws. Nor was our ooii'iuest one for possession of this tenltory. no matter what may be the logh al ovitcomt of the illogical situation. Thciefote prospect ois. investors mil permanent Incomers llml themselves doing business In Spain, In so far as the regulations nnd liberties of the island are concerned. They view with satisfaction nnd toniplnceiiey Ihe situ-spangled bannei ovei head, hear the beating of our drums, the sounding of our reveilles and the t.lls of our bugles and feel that they aie safe in eiiy.iglng In legitimate business to be iiinducfd on ptiucitilct) governing busi ness In the slates. Yet when they eoiue lo engage In ihelr puisults they aie sent to people whosn language they know not: the.v aie not always ticateU with the civility ilghlfully thcli dm, and are made to bow obeisance to the veiy laws their soldbrs fought to over tin ow laws burdened with Spanish ex tortions, Injustices, exactions and ctiin In.il lii'iulsttlotis, o "oi Is this the only anomaly. There aie Ihiee governors from the United States holding appointment over Hav ana Yet In municipal matteis A met I inns uie flntllng It necessary to humble themselves In submission somw tail It subjection lo en additional governor foi the getuial laws and a civil inaynr for lililliiiipal edicts. The situations nte so Indicate ami complex Hint lie oullnarv citizen fmrn the stnies baldly knows Just wheie "he Is at." (Jover-lior-CiHieral Hiooke Is siiiieine mili tary and civil iuthotlty for the whole Island. Havana Is a pail o( It. Con era I Kitrhugli i.e. is military gov ei nor for the piovince of Havana. The ty Is u pint of It. Oeiuial I.udtow Is gov-i-litor of lluvatia. the cltv Itself. IJut this is not all. There is u Cuban civil governoi Oovernor Moia who Is chief cxiciitive of civil anil legal affairs for llcvaiia, while l here Is also a mayor Ml. I.acostn who admllllsteis munici pal laws As theie uecniK tc be an In terminable admlxtiue under Spain's methods of doing business of govern mtilUiI Ulund a.ud iniinlein.U in.it I eru It can b. seen nt n glance that the con ditions mo worse than cunfoitnded. Heneial Hioolie, though not holng cUIni to b?lnc n slnWMiifiti, lawyer or politician, Is yet engaged III uttemptlng to tiansform the Ntipnleonlc lode, penal otid i Ivil, Into an Anieiluiiilzed system. (5enil.il la e seems to have become n inele llctliehend Hnniieh liavimi been side-Hacked In an olllce currying with It distlncHoti, pel haps, but absolutely no oppottttnlty to display his ability In functions of statehood. Hovel nor General I.udlow Is maklny a inott ex odlelit mllltar gov ei nor nf Havana, pieservlrig the peace under i ntiiltloiis full of dangerous pnsslbllltlec and put ting the city In b?tier sanitary condi tion than ever before. Hut It-ls stilctly wlHiln Hip limits of (ruth to rciotd that he is being mlled upon to perform I duties of a nntiiie bclonglnR In the con slttutlotial lawyer iuthi than to Hie milltaiy oHIti-. Theiiv ate many Ainetlcaiis in Havana, nccusiomeil to i It'll i.itvHi i.indiiini r,rr,i,. tt.i.riA tii,i. ..,, n i' t- ..: nil. h. ....... . )i' rt I"" 1 smml obstrvailons go to convince them ' that some such commbslon as was sent ' lo Honolulu should be sent to Havana at once to take bold nf the numerous compleiiltle? of the situation and bilng order and discipline out of the con fusion now existing. o tJUf people were lecelved with le Juicing two months ago. Alieady they aie being looked upon with suspicion anil aiiltiR'oiiism. Atblttaiy methods and the confusion and distrust ailslng out of the compilcaltnns iel'iied to are largely the cause nf this change of hc.ul. Piospectots and, lnvestots have come to believe that they ate eonsldeicd legitimate piey. Theie seems lo be a great deal of fi It Hint. Complaints ate heard on every street corner and people aie redlining lo the stales disappointed with the way things are being uuducted, and cry ing "Not yet" when asked about the advisability of Investing In the Island. It seems to the observing onlooker as If .Mr. Mclvlnley might conserve the best Interests of both peoples If he could spaie some of his epciienied statesmen and Jurists to come lo Cuba and sot things going upon a legal and business-like' basis at the ealllest pos sible moment. o Life Is made up of little things. The flea is mole annoying than the el -pliant. In Cuba's business affans lit tle things Irritate and minoy peopla and thus cause liiitatlons of greater proportions. An American citizen en gaging In a highly creditable business project lecelved a delivery wagon a short lime ago. The municipal lax for operating It is $1T a jear The fls al year was eight months gone, but he had to pay the full amount lor the four months' use. It would have been the same bail he brought It in the last dny of the year. The case was taken before the military authoiltles, but that's the way Spain did business. Mi. McKlnley has pioclnlmed Spain's law In force, and the Imposition stands. The city license for n retail drug stole Is about J1S0 a year, payable In four ciltarteily payments, at the end of each quarter. Xot even If a man wishes to pay in advance tnay he do I so. And since, under this legulation. the last ciuarter's tax Is not collected dining the quintet, an Intel est charge of 6 per cent, for the tluee months Immediately falls due. L'nder the old regime the lallway employes paid 10 per cent, of their .salaries to the Span ish government. The Spanish govern ment has been driven ftoin the island, but the laws have been continued, and this tax Is still being collected It Is also required that a met chant Rive n bond for doing business. A letall drug gist, for Instance. Is requited to give bond In the sum of Jo.OOO that he will do no wtong. The bond secured and accepted, this oideal being attended by many annoyances, mid the license being paid, he has yet to pay r. cents tax for oveiy letter on his shop. If he buys out an oltl business he must pav for the old lcttets as well as tor the new ones which take their place. This is the way Spain did It. and her laws still govern Cuba The medical piofes.slon pas a sum of iJ.ftwi per annum lo the government. The doc tors meet toward the end of the fiscal year and the honest ones icpoit the amount of business they have done. The others name whatever sum tliey please. I'pon the aggregate amount the J.'.eUO Is assessed, each paying his pioportlou. If the doctor Is disposed to be nlggaidly he has had a hard year. Theie Is also u nominal city tax amounting, It Is stated, to about JGO a j ear. payable quarterly. No one seems to be able to tell to whom this must be paid, nor where, nor when. A physician Is IhiikuIsIiIiir: In an "In ciiinnnlcadii" nil under a chiirse of ctlmlnal malpiactlce. lie was a con tract suiRenn iluiim; the late war and upon belnir dlsehaiKed decided to lo cate In this city. Almost iuinicillalely I he was arrested for practiiitiK without, , a license nnd for weuilnir bib uniform after havhiff been illsclmifled. Ills de fense was that he had not letelved his tormal ills hat pe: that his civil ian clothlui; had not yet leached him fioni the states, and that ns the Ainer k.in Hag1 was lloatlnfr he ptesumed he had a llKht to praetlie until some rov oininental lesulatlon should make It iiecess.ai-y for him to piocuie 11 iet inlt. I'pon these explanations his case was dismissed and he was admonished to leave the Islund. Not aeceptlns; the admonition, not bellelvinic the military itulhotltles had the vlybt to older an Ameiiciin citizen away fioni Cuba, he coiitlnued to ptactlce ban wceU he litsi a case fotlowitiR some slight upei -itlrui. lie was again appiehendetl for ' inatilclni; without n penult, and wlul- being: htitl 011 this chaiRe was uiieste.l charged with tin- death of the patient j und with buvliiK' niatlc an at tempt to I seciito the power of attorney of the deceased that he mlKht administer his business nffali'h. With the merits nf the loiiteutioii the AuiMlcaii colony , ate not especially Inteiested. but thetn f exists the greatest IndlKiiallun that an American subjeet. a physician who I went to war that he might give suc cor to the wounded and sh I; soldleis for the states, should be placed "In- ' coiuutilcailo," wheie he 1 an see neltll- J er wife, attorney nor It lends for tluo? 1 days while the government Is limiting up its case. If the military guveruor has no power to set aside such Imrhailc pinitlccs It should be quickly vouch- J sftl'ecl unto him. If he nlicady lias such power it ought to be cxculsed 1 The right Kind of a commission, clothed with aiithinil.v to nmiuve ail such causes of friction as they hiIm.-, ' Best Bicycle Built FLOREY & BROOKS. Airts. J4 could do much successful oll-pourlng on the troubled wntets down this wny. SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. Tim posilblllly of the spontaneous com buMloii of coal when stoied In largo ipmiitllles In dosed iiockcls, as on ship1 bnnlil, Is now so well ncngiilzed that In ft liostnn electric light station now un der construction an unusual arrangement Is fuovliled for ventilating the roul so as In pre hide this pusslblllt.v. l he pocket Is designed to have a rapnclt nf st.mxl Inns, nnd at ever column mound Ihe mil piiektl Is a siiuare pipe, with bell and spigot end. snniethtng like a sewer pipe, lUtnclied with the bell mil ilovMiwiird, to the Inner Mange nf the columns. A space Is left between the spigot of one pipe and the nilMccnt bell end of the plpo above. n1!. -i ii . . ...... ,""" ? " K," " f" ' ' - nllnws gases that might distill from the coal to Hint their way to Hie atmosphere thimigh the veutllnlliis; pip's. SONG OF THE SHIRT WAIST. H.ilU! th" pipes ol Pan tile iileiitllng llke a nweetlie.itt li.terceding In behalf of l.izv fellows nowailns fur the promt mid painted tulip and the meek and lulntnl Julep are h-IiIchiiii again uloag ! Illn s at Id ways' i Yes. It wotk. a cliai's niiiliileg when ne Knows llial iiatuies v nnlng from the uplands, and the lowlands and the metes When Hie noontide glnvvs In splendor when the nights are soft ami tender and the captivating sliht waist icappctti' licn Ihe liver pad Is vvlltlttg-aint the lily pail Is tilting on the breezo hrdltnpl?tl bosom of the pool Wl-en the ripe red rose comes pleasing and the rlpo red nose stops sneezing anil ll.o little hoys py hookey fmm the schcol. It Is lawful to be lazy win a h tleiir ild.fnshlniud ilnlsy bi'iiihes n nit'-,wo from the fragiant yester yen is When the ileitis are sweet with clo er and cbe. still my he.vrti mm cover When the airy, falty sliht w.iisi icapp. n! When the violet blo-setns bappv-on the lo.itlet of the chappie When we hustle out tho old mosquito bar When the tipn bee holds wuss.ill In Ills hone.v suckle castle when the troubadour Is tuning ids catarrh. When Hint tlretl. tt.insceilderit feeling Into every heart ccmes stealing svvectlj pensive, like a sunny maiden s tears When the hhil choirs lift their volces wheii. In sort, all rnrth leinlces- anil the iiunieiiiiiital shirt waist lcappcais' New Orleans Times-Democrat We are ShowSog This Week a great variety of clcgaut goods in ring Serges, Cteks aitt Maids, You will find tbc prices as the goods. W. J. DA VI 213 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa. and h unacc LAiiuhr .vssoimiBNr v ramjet I.N' THE CITV. Plumratoii eg TT d 11 11 irn ini n irn GUNSTER & FORSYTB, 325 and 327 PENN AVENUE; l&'fS. m a ji j -- 11 1 tsl r'jsrc n 1 A farmer in the State of Washington has solved tho prob lem of counteracting the evils of a fanner'b life by using Ripans Tabules. As it is often the case, tho farmer's wife was ihr wiser, and having read about Ripans Tabules, insisted upon her husband trying them. He afterwards said : "Well, I am glad I had sense enough to try them, for after a few days' use I could eat to satisfy my hunger without suffering." For years previous to this he had been suffering from a dis ordered stomach and often its symptoms made life positively hateful. Now he enjoys a good, hearty meal as well as any one, but to guard against the effects of over-indulgence, Ripans Tabules are always to be found in his vost pocket. TITlNTEn.-A caorttdh?4llhlhil It I p A'N will not btnrOt flit hiUh ptlnmil rtnlocg llf. I ncl"rlftf. NfrtMh.wnritRTP'A'N 8 m tho pukm and nrt.pt ontulxtttui. KIT'A'N S, M for 11 emu or Iwclr. pKkm fur 1rnu, may b had at uj drug tnrs Tn lamplea and on. ihrt and Irjtlmonl.ti will h mailed to addr.u for i ecati, tvt wa-ded to the Klpani Cbcmtul Co.. n. U Iproc St., New York. . Odd a Lamps Wc have a number that wc will close out AT COST This is a chauce to get a good lamp for little money. TIE CiEMONS, FERBEK, O'MALLEY CO. 4 'J 'J l.ackiiwiiiin.i Av4tui Lewis, Rellly & DaivleSo ALWAYS BUSY, The march of honest progress will ever in crease: 0 li r Shoes for Spring arc FIT to march the earth lewis, leilly & MYies, 1 14-1 ib Wyoming Ave. Come ii and ask to sec our Wedgewood Blue, Oriental "Rose, MAMAS LINEN, The most beautiful shades ever display ed in stationery. AJ1 Sizes in Stock to & 3 Wc have the usual complete line of Office Supplies. Reynolds Bros STATI0M:KS and KNGK.WERS, Hotel Jeiinyii Building. book b5ndSini NEAT. Dl'HAr.U: HOOK CINniN'j i.s what voir nr:i'.in ir von l.i:avk voir oitumt with tu.j TiiiHUM-; uiNonnr. FINtEY', .FECIALS ix- HOSIERY The following FIVK num bers in Fast Black Hoiscry, arc offered at tempting prices for Just One Week. Boy's heavy seamless double knees and soles, sizes 6 to 9',. 10c, worth 15c. Boys' Kx Heavy Seamless, single and corduroy rib. A regular 2CC stocking. J9c. pair or 3pair?or 50c. Boys' and Misses' Kx Heavy "Full Regular Made" and Heimsclorf Dye. Good value at 3c. . Only 25c. Ladies' Kxtra Ouality, "Full Regular," made expressly for us and stamped with name. Warranted Hcrms dorf dye. 25c a pair. 25 dozcu ONLY. Ladies Fast Black, our famous half dol lar qualitj'. (For this sale only). 35c a pair or 3 pair for $1.00. In addition to the above mentioned specials, wc desire to call your attention to our unsurpassed assortment of fine LISLE and SILK drop stitch aud lace effects. Both Fast Black aud Fancy Col ored Weaves. From 50c to $2.50. In fact, wc have newest novelties in Fancy Hosiery. all the. Ladies' 510and5a2 LACKAWANNA AVENUB "1 TtiKoi)B f ilAnuvTAKB rirortit. 5M '1 1 Keep vour nose on the giindstonc. Re alive to what is going 011 around you. Live buyers are taking' advantage of our olfer ol NicMe-FIatea Trays For 25 cents each F00TE k SHEA CO. Jtfl VVA-SHlNfiXONAVR The Hunt & ConintelD Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. iH Lacfcarama Ay&iuc HENRY BEL1N, JR., oeiifiui Agent tor tli Wyoiu.ai UlitilclU' DUPONT iliulns, inulliis, vporlliii;, Hiimi.ij.Ki ami lliu ltti.uiii'i C'lieinic i. I ump.iuy tulrl.v l'iic. i up ami Ki.iH:i. liuuui Mil I'oiumll llmtliu,. Mjruuliii. fie PBIIEI. AUKXUllii 'hum, rom JUHN It. hMlVll.HO.N N.U MbLUUA.V, PIMHi riyinout I iVllltuj-lUr.'i 4 , j'rf!!;;;
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