THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, APRIL .11), 1800.
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S CKANTOX. APK1L 19. 1S89.
If wp uro not to repair the Htrccts
nocorcllnc to tho ecmtnu't nlienily ex
ecuted It becomes Incumbent upon the
opposition to pxplnlti hos and when
they nro golnp to lie repiilieil.
Tho SenfttorBhip.
Tlieie arp two ways of loolclnB at
the duty of the Republican member
or the legislature In the matter ot the
election of a United States Henator,
and both ways have arguments behind
them, hence there Is little good In
Bettlns mad because opinions differ.
Tho stalwart Quay men who aJllrm
that they cannot sin render to a minor
ity and that desertion of the regular
caucus nominee while lie Is under the
lejjal lire of thp same political enemies
who have ambushed his senatorial
candidacy would bo cowardly and ills
Kiaeeful aie undoubtedly sincere In
their opinion and It is an opinion
which does credit to their manliness
nnrt loyalty. Hvery vigorous, full
blooded man loes a stiff llghtei nnd
despises the turncoat or the quitter.
Iietter to go down In defeat with the
band playlnK nnd colois iljllijj than to
win by treachery or falnt-heaitedness
On the other hand, nmong thoe who
beg for compiomlse In me scnatorl il
btriiRRle aie mmiy who do so con
scientiously, in the belief that It Is
necesinry for the futuie welfare of the
Republican party These men put
bioad paity inteiests nboe any pei
sonal interest or ambition and while
Intel. speiscd among them ate a lot of
crooked sibemets th bulk of the sen
timent favorable to the endlnc of the
wejiatoilal deadlock by the election of
a compromise candidate Is public
spliltud and fali
If these contending forces wete in
nioou to listen to reason, an easy .n
out of the dilemma could be found
for both of them namely, to postpone
the adjournment of the legislature un
til aftf-r the conclusion of the Quay
trial, when Quay will elthei bo elim
inated by action of the Juiy or else
will have sustained bis claim of a po
litical conspiracy for his destt action
and made Imperative his te-clection in
indication. Tills would be fail alike
to Quay, the Quayites and the oppo
nents of Qua, liepublbau and Demi
cratlc. K"
A catoful leading of yestetda s c i-
dence in the Quay cae would seem to
coiroborate the adage that It's a long
lane which never tuins.
An Awful Example.
The danger to lie avoided In tin- vet
ting up of an Independent lepublle in
i'uIm is the ieadlnes with which tho
Latin race lends Itself to frequent poll
tical revolutions. This tendency Is
llble In all the Latin American ie
publlcs but espfdall so In Xicaiagua
where revolutlonai tumbles nie pei
ennlal, the latest, begun in Tela nary,
having just been suppiessecl with Im
mense damage to propel ty and agricul
ture as well as with consldeiable loss of
life. As illustrative ot how Indepen
dence works In Nicaragua, the count! y
with which we shall have to deal when
we take chaige of tho Nlcaiagua canal,
the following extract from W. 13. Cur
tis' "Washington correspondence in the
Chicago Record Is Interesting.
"The late revolution," wiites Mr.
Curtis, "was the sixth attempt that
has been made to overthrow President
Zeliiyn. since he declaied himself dic
tator five years ago. All of them have
been clue to the same causes con up
tlon and tyianny. Ho has conducted
the government as If lie owned the
country. He has Imprisoned, fined and
otherwise punished many prominent
nnd Influential men who would not
submit to his exactions or encouiage
his ambition He has endeavoied to
tuln and dilve from the country nil his
political opponents. He has compelled
some of them to pay forced loans of
large amounts. When they refused
they wete Imprisoned and often lmi
tally whipped. Some are still In ptisan,
but the most of them have succeeded
In escaping tluoiigh bilberv and be
cause Zelaya thinks they uio less
troublesome when they ate away fiom
home. Their jnopcrtv Is seized 'for
public ues.' and then ndveitlsed for
sale when tho olliclals are sure the
owneis will not be able to reclaim It. In
that way Belaya's favoiltes have been
nun- to oiuain vaiuaoiu estates at a
nominal cost.
'A lecent exnmple of Xelaja's meth
ods has excited profound Indignation
throughout the entire countiv. be
cause of the social prominence and
populaiity of the victims; but it is only
one of many similar cases. Senor
Tomuso .Mm Unas, a ilch, highly te
spectable and cultured business man,
who has had no part In politics, but at
tended quietly to his own affalis, and
has taken cnio not to offend Zelava, is
now In prison, without any public
charge having been made against him,
but, according to the gossip of the
snoots, 'for holding secret communica
tion with the enemies of tho country.'
His father was piesitlent of Nicaragua
for many years, niadu an excellent
record, and his memoty Is highly re
vered. Dr. Adam Cardenas, who was
also president and tho Immediate pie
decessor of Zelaya, Is now in exile. Ho
was also gieatly lespected and had
wide Influence. Kelnyn does not know
uhoie he Is, and Is In constant fear of
Ills return. Cardenas niairied a
dnughter of tho late Piesldent Jlar
tlnas, and a sister of Tomaso Mnrtlnns,
whoso mother lives with him.
"Some weeks ago Zelaya sent one of
his aids to the residence of Mr. Mar
tlnas to oxtoit. If possible, fiom Ills
mother some Information us to tho
wheicabouts and plans of Dr. Car
denas. He set u ttap for the old lady
by exhibiting what uppeared to bo a
jUegrum announcing that Dr, Cardenas
with a piuty of thirty revolutionists,
had been captured near Rlucllclils, nnd
lufoi med Ketiora Martlnas that the
president had sent the telegtam over
for her Infoimatlon. The old ladv. be
ing thtotvn nit her guard, declared
very promptly and emphatically that
the news was false, nnd that the tele
gram was a forgery i because she had
ipcclved a letter from Dr. Cardenas
within a few days, and that he was no
whete neat Uluellebls and had taken
no part in the i evolution. Hut both
she i' nil the lemnlndor of the family
refused to give any mnie information.
The president then ordered tho arrest
ot Mr. Mnrllnas and sent him to prison
until either ho or his mother was will
ing to tell wheto her son-in-law was
hiding. It Is expected that the next
step w ill be the confiscation ot Mr. Mar
tlnas' piopeity."
Oovernment like this must never pie
vail In Cuba.
If Senator Mageo Is still a believer
In tho iuIp of the maloiity as legls
tered thtough the party caucus, whv
does he not urge an extension of the
legislative f.esslon until the political
conspltacy against the caucus nominee
Is disposed of In tho courts?
The Lesson of tho Beef Inquiry.
Tho numerous prophecies which are
nppearlng In print purporting to toll
what the beef court of Inquiry will say
In Its foithcomlng report need occa
sion no alarm. The court can say
whatever It pleases, but the evidence
itself is before the people and eveiv
Intelligent citizen will constiuct a ver
dl( t of his own.
That evidence shows one thing above
all eWe It shows that the wat ile
p.utmpiit oiganlzatlon prior to the
bienklng out of hostilities with Spain
wiih In no condition to superintend a
wni Kor this fact no one man and
no one party nie responsible. It was
a heillage ot years of carelessness In
coneiess, carelessness the guilt ot
which belongs to both parties, but to
tho Deniociatlc pait.v more especially
because the lecoids show that from
this partj has alwas come the most
stubborn anil stupid opposition to army
leurg.inlzatlon and to geneial mllltaiy
preparedness for emergencies. Hvoiy
secretuiy of war since Ginnt's time
had besought congress to do something
In the nature of at my revision and
expansion, but congress peisistently le
futed. Kven when It was howling for
war with Spain it did nothing inoie
than to vote a sum of money, as If
money alone could oiganlze and con
duet, expeditiously nnd successfully,
out of law mateilals, a war covoiIik
two hemispheres
Alger has his faults. To be perfectly
frank, we don't consider him the man
for the place. Rut the Angel Oabilel
could not have taken hold of the war
depaitmeiit as It existed fouiteell
months ago and bioiight about with
out filctlon. mistake'-, lutilgues or Job
be! v the enoi moils lesults which the
Ainu Run at my has won in the past
yeai, winking, as Alger had to woik,
with a lotten staff sjstem, with onlv
the tiny .skeleton ot a legular aimy,
with no reseiM' nipph elthei ot ai 111.1
or of equipment .and with mn cask
multiplied suddenly ten-fold without
any coiiesponding multiplication of
ti. lined Mihoitllnalcs. 1'ubllc opinion,
In spite of the rotten beef, which no
dectnt man will apologia for 01 lot
give, 1 an aftord to be fall, evt 11 to the
unpopular piesent stcietuiy of war,
who, like the West, in tidier, did the
best he could.
The maor lesson In all this beef 111
quhy is that war Is a business which
has to be learned, and that the way
to piepaie for it Is to begin a genet
ation befoie the war begins The
last congiess shlrkrd aimy leoigan
lation, even after it had come to np.
pieclute its necessity. It lemains for
the people to see that the next con
giess does Its duty.
Hon U K. Jones Is an estimable
man, but Is he better fitted for the
support of Pittsburg's Insurgent legls.
latois than Hon. John Dalzell?
State Control of Police.
The Roosevelt udmiiiistiatlon, hav
ing been unsuccessful In secuilng tho
enactment of legislation which would
take out of Tnmmnnj's hands the pn.
lice department in New Yoik city, Is
now uiglng the leglslatuie at Albanv
to pass a state constabulary bill which
would put the police departmente of
all the cities of New Yoik state u'l
tler the control of a state boaul of ap
pointive bv the governor, the inteutlo 1
being to leoiganlze the police seivi.'e
on a basis of stead 1 tenure during
good behavior under civ II service tules.
To this bill Governor Roosevelt has
unic'servedly committed himself, of
fering as the principal icasou for us
adoption that the police should be n
far removed fiom politics as aie thu
employes of the postal service or th
members of the reguiai armj.
'onsulerablp objection to the Roose
velt piogramme has ailsen among lie.
publican lesldents of the various cities
contemplated by It The atgument is
made that for the statu to assume con
trol of local police woik would be a
violation of tho piiuelple of homo
rule, and while tatre Is geneial admis
sion that under a governor like Roose
velt this objection would be theorHi
cnl lather than piactlcal. his honesty
and fairness being conceded, It is 11U0
held that should Tammany at some fu
ture time elect a governor, the c"ils
of Tammany tules as exemplified la
the administration of the New York
city police uepartmenl would thus bo
extended throughout tho state, to the
Infinite haim ot the local communi
ties In studying this proposition we must
bear In mind that me legislature of
Now York statu deals more directly
with city government than does tho
leglslatuie of Pennsylvania. A ptopo
sltlon to vest the control of the Scran
ton police in Harrlsburg would seem
revolutionary In view of the fact that
the city government of Scranton h is
accustomed Itself to the piovislons of
the general act establishing classes of
cities nnd defining a uniform munici
pal scheme of administration for nil
Pennsylvania cities within a given
class. In New York state, on the con
trary, special charters are tho rule,
and interference from Albany Ij cus
tomary, What would seem revolution-
niy In Pennsylvania would therefore
appear commonplace In the Empire
state.
If a law could bo framed at Albany
tight enough to establish state super
vision of local police activities 011 a
genuine merit basis, with politics mini
Imlzed or eliminated entirely, nnd If
tio people of that state could be trust
ed always to chooso chief executives
of the Roosevelt pattern, so far at
least as Independence and honesty go.
objections to a state constabulary
would have little weight, ilut those
"Ifs" arc Important nnd in view of
them wo cannot wonder that on this
subject the present Intrepid executive
of the Empire stnte does not carry his
entire paity with him. His Is a bold
proposition well calculated to excltp
vigorous discussion; but we have our
doubts as to whether he will live to
see It enacted Into law.
A warfare In thp mattpr of slpeplng
car lates has been Inaugurated nmong
a number of western lallroads and It s
to bo hoped that It will spread. Present
Prices for this service are on the ex
tortionate basis of a generation ago al
though other costs of travel ha" de
clined steadily year after year. In some
states legislation has ilxed the prices
of sleeping cur berths within state
boundaries and while legislative lrgu
latlon of prices as a general proposi
tion Is undesliable there are exception
al Instances when it is necessary. The
companies which control the major 1 01
tlon of the sleeping cars are earning
today more money In propottljn to nc
tuul capital Invested than any ether
binnch of the transportation business
nnd If they cannot be leached by na
tuial competition they ought to be to
stiained by law. 'People who travel
long distances must sleep and they aie
entitled to facilities for this purpose at
fair rates.
Tn New York pxporlmvits with 0111
piessed air as the motive powei tor
stieet cars have alieadv Micecrded, and
soon many of the cars will be 1 (in by
tills power exclusively, the bottles con
taining the air being stored under
neath the seat". In in my of Ootlnm's
surface railway cais handy fresh r lr
bottles will piove a deckled conven
ience II General Luwlon has been criticiz
ing his mllltaiy supriora to yellow
Journal cot respondents he Is not tho
soldier Amerlcuns thhm 3n Is. Tho moie
piobable supposition Is that there has
been home newspaper ljlng.
The Wjoming confeience's oiiginal
resolution on the Philippine question
mav have been a trllle Infoimal but it
accurately stated the case. Spanking
an uniuly child Is often neces.ny fur
the child's well-being.
Ciokci's willingness to foiego his
Euiope.m vacation In oider to accom
modate the Mazet Interiogators will be
appieeiated by the newspapers. His
testimony belongs to the category of
waim s-tulf.
The giowini' populjiltv of William
Jennings Riyan amorg th" pen who
like Hi van's kind Is noted with satis
faction by the Republican paity. for It
welcomos n lenew.U of the combat.
Mr. Ciokrr announces that the Mazet
investigating committee is injuring
New Yoik cltj's reputation. Sometimes
a city has to lose its lepututlon In or
der to regain its lost ehaiactei.
Theie Is nothing heiole In Sectetaiy
Alger's holding on to hla pint"! In op
position to public opinion and cleat ly
contiaiy to the best inteiests of the
Republican paity.
The emperor of China and Dteyfus
continue to elst notwithstanding ef
foits of rumor to take them off by
suicide, assassination and natural
death.
Mr. Magee's declaration that he would
not now accept thf senatorshlp if It
weie offeied to him indicates a mind
well fortified against disappointments.
It will be necessary for Mi. Rivan
to interest some of tile fellows who qet
1 meal tickets tor $1 If he expects to
lecelvp a very luige vote.
To pacify the Philippines may be a
big contrnct but the Anieiiean people
are used to big contiacts. They do
not lay down under Hie.
Tor the next few dajs people will
scaiccly know whether to gu.ud against
sunstiokes or fiostbltes.
few public men have had quuncher
friends than Matthew Stanley Quay.
Talk ought to be cheap in a tele
phone fight.
HIS MODEST WAY.
Hi udder Jolinslng-Mlhtnh Slew foot.
wli.it jo gwliif chaige me fob de use ob
ju'iicu black coat foil a couple ob weeks.
Ill udder Slew feot What j o' want wld
a black coat foil two weeks?
lirudder JohnMug Midi simih-ln-luw
dont! died this niawnin', an' I wunts to
take a sliott mourn Puck,
MANHOOD.
Ho stands the test where i-ouls .110 tried,
And truest honor ilnd,
Who couqucis, manfully, the prldo
That lules in feebler minds,
Who seeks not rest in life's career.
Nor yet bejond the grave;
Whose heaven Is eluU's noblest sphcic
Not that which Idlers ciuve.
Ho covctp not the lorcPJug's place.
Nor vclnlv strives to tenn
Tho Muster's mind, but asks for grace
To do the best ho can.
His peace not torpor of the soul,
Hut haimouy within
Renouncing self to reach the go il
And tiliimph over sin
Once on the plow his hum! he lavs,
Ills eje ne'i r backward turns,
Fortune ho seeks In virtue's vvajs,
Ill-bought success he spuins.
Looking his fellow In tho fare
He sees Ood's Image there;
Whate'er may help to lift tliq race.
His Iiund Is quick to blmro.
Meekly ho takes life's dally tasks
As part of heaven's gieat plun;
This boon aught olso denied liei asks,
To bo a manly nun.
AiiKelx attend on such an one,
And stars their courses moo
To light his inthway to tho throno
And garnish It with love,
John Trolaud In BorlnctieJd fUnuiillaun,
NEWS AND COMMENT
Mr. O. V Williams, Pulled Htates eon
stri writes from Manila Philippine
Islands, us follows to the state depait
meiit regarding the health conditions of
that cltV! "I wish to refute tho state
ments Kenernlly 1 Imitated In tegurd to
tho health and climate ot the Philippine
Islands, Ilelng within the t tuple, they,
of course, luck the liivlgoiatltig rffect of
frost, and tho temperature avernces high
ot Manila about 7S 3 degrees Pahrenliclt,
but extremes nro not wide npait. and
during the last cnr I heard of no tem
perature below &7 degrees Fahrenheit 1"
tho Island, nnd none below the sixties In
Manila. Mercury In the shndo larcly
rises above 8." degiees nor above 1" de
grees In tho sun. Hclng on the coast of
n buj so lantn as to be almost 1111 Inlnnil
sea, nnd having rlcht miles to the cast
a lake with IPO miles of shoie, whose
waters seek tho buy thtough the large
and rapid Paslg, th city of Manila has
fresh air constHtitly. ns well as sea
breezes. Tho sewers of Manila are not
good and can never be first-class, be
cause of Its low level; but the rainfall
hero Is nbovo ten feet per annum and
Ulto evenly dlsM United, so that the
streets are rain swept and the sewers
well (lushcd-ulmost eveij elnv. There Is
also nn advantage In hot wet weather,
which hastens the dceav of veRetnble and
nnlmnl matter, this soon rotting and b
Ing washed away. Tho cllv water sup
ply Is abundant. The water is carried
in large iron pipes about seven miles
from springs, and is exceptionally pure
and npreeable to taste. I uso it every
dav ns a beveinge and have never e
perlcneed lit effects therefrom I hive
not been sick a minute since I loft tho
t'nlted States in 17 In lllthv quarters
smallpox mav be found almost any dav ;
but few deaths result, and the snnltiirv
measures of the piesent government
have been of benefit The death rate Is
smill, and It Is only neceswii to Mvc
properly to be entirely healthv."
lliiihard Kipling did nut at all like the
t'nlted States when lie first visited the
eountiy; but that wa In Isvrt, when ho
was going out to India to become a sub
editor nn the Lahore News. Years later,
when ho was wilting "The Light That
railed." he met. In Lcndon, a citizen ot
Illinois who Intel rend the Lahoie News
In isvn, and who lcspnttd the Imputations
found there. II was at a fi loudly and
Informal meeting or Amir lean and Ihij,
llsh npwsp.ipei men and w titers of more
serious matter, and the critic called Kip
ling's attention to some errcus In bis "Im
pressions '
"I think,' said he "nun are much thp
samn evoiy where A weak man in Amer
ica would be a wtak man in London or
Zultil ind. And theie are strong men east
and west, and everywhere."
Mr Kipling, who had admitted his er
ror, rolled clumsilv on his side, and vviote
on the flyleaf of a book:
"For there is neither East imr West,
Horde! , nor breed nor Ml Hi.
When two strong men stand face to lace
Though the come from the end- of the
eaith "
And this he tore out and handed to bis
American eiltie
"That's a good sentiment ' said tho lat
ter . "and It's the truth "
Tho incident was closed' alter tint,
and patty dlspeised. Hut worn i:,ist
and West aproared later In the lullal,
the Illinois inn 11 found himself in poss, s
sion of the otlgleal draft of that puitnle.
S.iturdaj Evriint; Post.
A Mobile Ala, dispatch to the Sun
tells tills Intc testing sloiv ".M R.
Hutchinson, consulting and supei vising
electrical engineer lor the Seventh and
Eighth lighthouse dlstilets mil for the
Mobile Light and Rnlltond rompiiiN. a
native of this cHj and giadiiate or the
Alabama Polvtechnlt In-titiitf. pland an
exhibition today an Instnenint he calls
the nkoulnlHon, which (liabl'cl Lvmin
Gould and Maitin Duraiit two vomg
men bom totally dial, to heat and ar
ticulate ns lnr us thev wei" able. Mulch
Insoii Is onlv JJ j ears old .mil has de
voted ni'ailj thiei e,i! to the. peifp.
tiem of his apparatus, which In the opin
ion of local medical 1111 11. N the most pii
feet Instrument Invented foi tilt purpose
of enabling lie- dial to in at On the
same electrical piimlple cmplovod Is a
lait.erappai.itus b which an lustiuiter
can communli ite speech to nuj nuinoer
ot pupils nt one llnu without confusion
Hutchinson has put togtthii a pmtable
Instrument with 11 sin ill pocket baitety,
liv menus ol which a deaf-mute was en
abled to heir the pln.vlug 01 a piano nt a
distance of slty teet i.nd to elitlt)Kiil.di
a voice In oiillmrv conveis itlon.il tones.
The voung Inventor bad pievioiisly made
i leputiitlon hi n as an cxpirt elecliicl.m
mid had also learnul what to avoid j
Injurious to subjects bv studviug tin toi
miillou of the e.u at the Alabama Medi
cal college "
Aecoidiur to the Railway Age the
piiscnt j ear is llkelj to see 11 KU.it 10
vival of r.ifliuad building It estimates
that aiiV) miles will bo added to the mile
age of the United S.ates, which would be
1 greater iceord thru that ot any j'e.ir
sineo ISM. Aecoiditig to the Railway
Age the building of 5.(i-' miles of rall
lei.iel means the investment ot about JlTo.
CKXiOOu and the permanent cinplo.vment of
i").0i1 men. Tables show mat there nia
y1 new lines projected oi under con
struction, with a total length of lO.KJ
miles of these lines less thin 2.5KI miles
of railroad Is In the New England 01 Mid
dip states. lu the Southwestern states
theto ain 111 new leinite under wav with
ii length of 1.VJ11 mills. Tho South At
lantic, Gulf and Mississippi Vnllej states
have an emu mlleago of new loads In
picspect, the Genual Noitliern and
Northwestern states have nearly noOo
miles piojietrd, and moie than I.Ou) miles
of 1 illroafls ire to be nullt in the Fa
cillc stales. The 5 000 miles of new trai K
tn bo built this jeai consists largely of
extensions and links for the Inie West
ein sj stems With these additions the
railroads In operation In the Lnit"d
States will lie In the 11c Ighhm hood nt
1P2in miles long, of a total value of
about SlS.'iiVHouO.iieo. nnd emplujlng a mil
lion men In their operation.
Will Allen While, the editor of the Em
norla Gazette, and the author of "What
Is the Matter with Kansis?" and other
productions of widespread fame lecentlj
got Into collision with an Irate sulnerltiei,
a politician named Sever je whom Whllo
had scalped cditoilallv In the mi-up
White was knocked down Now tin
question arises, was White aitneked
tiom the fiont or tho rear'.' Two citi
zens ot Empoila havi mude an affidavit
that Colonel Severy struck Edltm l.lto
in the face and not In the back. Editor
White mnkes reply as follows: Without
desiring to question the vei. icily of the
two gentlemen who swoie that seven
wns standing In front of W. A White
when he struck tho blow that felled him,
tho Gazette desires to offer In evidence
as exhibit 'A ' 0110 head. si7p 7V with a
largo lump directly In the back and one
$3ri suit of clothes with mud down the
front and not a spot behind, as exhibit
'IT When a man Is slugged fiom tho
back ho fulls forvvurd. The lump
nnd clothes are bit tir than a ictnek ot
nflldivlts miles high. There, Is no mark
of any biulso In tho front of .Mr. AVh'te's
face or head." Tho circumstantial evl
elenco certainly favois Mr. White.
An ofllcer of the adjutant-general's of
fice bus prepared a statement Miovvlng
that onlv fourteen cflicers who were In
tho regular nrmy at the beginning ol the
civil vvur survived to witness tho ending
of tho war with Spain. Theso ofllceis
arc Colonels C. 11. AVlen and C. V.
Hyrnc, of tho medical department; Colo
ncl A. K Arnold, of tho Eighth Cavalrv;
Colonel It. T. Frank, of tho Frst Artil
lery; Hilgndler-Geneial A II. Curej pav-ni.ister-goncral
of tho army, Colonel Jl
M. Hubert, Corps ot Engineers; Colonl
F. L, Guenther. of the Fourth Aitllleij;
Colonel J. M. Whlitcmoie. of the Onl
nunco depaitmeiit; Colonel A. F. Smith
of tho Thirteenth Infantry; Colonel R II.
Hull, of tho Fourth Infui.try; llrlgiidicr
General J, M. Wilson, chief of engineers,
t'nlted States army: Mnjor-Generul Was.
ley Morrltl: Colonel A. C. M. Penning
ton, of tho Second Aitllleij-, and Mujor
Jul,, l, Patliur, tit the tiu.1 ildlul tniT.t.
All except Colonels Alden and Iljrne nnd
Major Hakcr are giaduatcs of the Mill-
DY WAY OF JEST.
Dorothy's Answer.
It wns evening time In ono of the Lon
don hospitals, and tho nurse on duty wns
giving the Utile ernes Iholr last meal for
tho ela.v.
All, save one, were pntlor.tl.v watting
their turn to be served, the one In ques
tion being a llttlo rcsy-chceked conval
escent, who was calllig lustily for her
portion.
"Aren't you Just n little lmpltlcnt.
Dorothy?" Inquired tho kindly nurse,
with Just a tinge ot correction In her
tone.
"No, I'm not!" retorted Dorothj,
promptlv, "I'm a llttlo slio patient 1"
Answers. ,
His Chilly Mathematics.
"I suppose. or legnreV vouiself ns
sure to win," said the friend.
"Absolutely," wus the answer. 'I
can't lose If I'm elected I'll make ro
end of inonej. mil I've bet enough on the
other candidate to more than even up my
expenses In ens ot m defeat." Wash
ington Star.
His Natural Intel ence.
"That jouiig man over llieie tins a very
romantic name," said the village mni
den, who was showing her city cousir
around the hnmlet. "It Is Cluudo Wll
loughby Clendeniiliig, nnd"
"Ah, jes," lpsponded the voung man
from tho cltV "Where Is his barber-shop
located?" Judge.
Encouragement.
Yes. tho slender gill with tho pnle. se
rious fnio was ccntldcut she could act.
"Can. you sing and play tho mouth or
gnn ut thu same tlm?" asked the man
ager of the thentir. not unklndlv.
"No, sir," fnltered the gill
"Then " said the manager, "go and
leiun to do these and come back here,
and I inny be able to give j-ou a Job
washing windows "
For he could not find It In his heart
to discourage the nspliatlons of one so
earnest. Detroit Journal.
In the Manila Police Court.
"Who and what was the elocoascel?"
"He wns a tenderfoot from 'Frlco,
-our honor."
"And what Is jour excuse for killing
htm"' '
"He was the sixteenth blasted Idiot,
jour honor, who wen keel me with the old
g.ig about the insurgents plajlng a Lui'm
game."
"Die-charged " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
REXFORD'S,
April 18.
Money clieei fully lefunded on
any purchase lets you buy here
with confidence. Worthy goods at
right prices is bringing new tr.ide
every day.
A lady found fault with our
shirt waist sets. She said the as
sortment was so large that it was
troublesome to select.
50c to $10 the set.
REXFOKD CO.
132 Wyoming Avenue.
Qardemi Tools,
Poimltry
Screemi Doors,
Wiedow
Screens,
Refrigerators.,
GUNSTEE k FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
t,li . ,
My work as a school teacher often brings on a state
of intense nervousness, which prevents digestion and
results in severe headaches. I have found that by watch
ing my feelings and taking a
R1PANS TACULE
when I feel myself becoming tired and nervous I,
get relief at the time and pt;event further trouble.
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dnur Blorwrott ruf iiotm. Thltf low nncrrihoH U Intended tor (he poor and Ibe economical. One dote
f tlM Hra-rcntcmrloD CIS) UhUdrA) can be ua4 ly mall UT MadUur forty-eio'lit cent to lue mriK C HkltlVafa
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Tl Tt r
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This week
a great variety of clcgaut
goods in
Sprlig Serges,
You will find the prices as
the goods.
W. J. OAVIIS,
213 Wyoming Ave.,
Scranton, P.i.
Ts
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p:iou
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Lewis.
RALLY
&
DAV16S
Fine
HAND-SWeD
shoes
FOR
LADI6S
Come Si
and ask to see
our
"Wedge-wood BIuq,
Oriental Rose,
to
8
lao
to
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed in stationery.
All Sizes in Stock
tao
We have the usual
complete line of
'Office Suplies,
Reynolds Bros
STATION KRS .in J Q'GRAVEKS.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
LADies
I .v ''
114 & 116
Wyoming
Ave.
HNIEY
Foimlard Silks,
Waslh Silks,
Smimmer Silks
The perfectiou of printing
and designing in Foulard
Silks for 1899, shows a mark
ed improvement over the past
two seasons and we take
special pride in calling your
attention to our "unsurpass
ed" assortment of the
Finest Gooi:
Best S
The leading things are
black and blue grounds, with
neat designs in white, helio
trope, blue, etc. Black and
blue grounds with Persian
effects, also in white grounds,
with delicate printing ot
heliotrope, new blue,etc. Our
prices are
75c, $1.00 and $1.25.
Wash silks, that wash and
retain their lustre, and colors
arc shown in a large variety
of choice patterns. Prices
range Ironi
45c to 75c.
Elegant line of Japanese
Wash Silks and Summer
Silks, in plaids, corded checks
and stripes. Fast colors and
a large selection. Best goods
made
Only 45c.
Fast Black Wash Silks,
Habutai, and Waterproof
Silks in the new "unspottable
finish, at less than present
market prices.
510 and 532
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
j.
'Iiir MonciiN llAiiDurvitf SrJtto
Ideal
Gas Raoges
Will bake, boil and heat
water
Quicker,
Easier and
Better
than a coal range. It is
economy and pleasure to use
one.
FOOIiE & SIEAH CO.
lilt WASHINGTON AVI".
S-
The Hunt &
Coeeell Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
134 iKlmmm Avene
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Otutial Aoent ror Ilia Wyouuuj
District. j-
IIPIIT'I
POWDER.
Miulnc, Wasting. Sporting, Sniulca.tXl
uud Uio llep.uiut) Ciiemlui:
Luinpany 4
lira EXPLOSIVES.
tulctj 1 n, Cups nnd KxpliUori
ituoiii mi I'liniioii nmiaiu;.
tiuraulau.
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