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The Barber asphalt snake's method
of colling about the repaired portions
of Lackawanna nnd Washington ave
nues seems to pleaso even the recently
delirious octopus editor of the Times.
Experience Is a great Instructor.
Two Changes Suggested.
The recent executive order giving
General Wood command over the pro
vince of Fuerto Principe as well as
over the province of Santiago puts him
In chnrge of the largest sub-division
of the Island, considered as to area,
and likewise the hardest to handle.
General Wilson, who has Santa Clara
and Matanzas provinces to govern, Is
meeting with splendid success and In
point of natural gifts and varied ex
perience Is probably the ablest of our
olllcyrs In Cuba, or, for that matter,
elsewhere; but his dllllcultles In that
pahtoial region ar- few In compatlson
with the tutbulence and Intrigues
characteilstlc of the Cubans Inhabit
ing Santiago proxlnce. Ills fine abili
ties are not wasted, but they arc not
put to the highest use. General Lee,
In command of Havana province (ex
clusive of Havana city) and I'lnar del
Mo, has relatively little to do, but
does that little well.
There nro two changes yet to be
made, however, in order to mlng the
adjustment of our colonial relations up
to the highest efficiency consistent
with the unavoidable limitations of
military rule. General Wilson should
be made secret.it y of war nnd General
Wood govennr general with piactl
rally nbt-olutc power In Cuba. The
pioprioty of the latter suggestion Is
g uerally admitted; that of the for
ini i 1b none the less capable of de
monstration. Geneial VUon was a
ci :ps commander in the Civil war and
was one "f the best of generals devel
oped toward the close of that great
struggle. Ah a senntor of the United
Stales he took lank with the ablest
and In his other civic relations he has
shown an uncommon mixture of schol
arship nnd high pilnclplcs with tact,
oxecuthe ability and common sense.
In the olllts nnw uns-attsfnitorlly filled
by General Alger, General Wilson
would lie an advisor upon whom the
president could lean with Implicit
confidence; a man equally at home In
civil or military matters; n man of fine
character and excellent discretion; In
shoit, a great Improvement In every
respect and a secretary who would
possess the full confidence of the army.
Let us hope that these changes will
soon occur.
If WllUes-Tiarre people do not stop
wrangling over the location of that
Spanish cannon, Governor Stone may
be obliged to take the gun away,
lest the combatants attempt to shoot
each other with It.
Profiting by Experience.
Such announcement as It has made
of plans for augmenting the army In
the Philippines shows that the admin
lsttatlon Is profiting by experience.
Of the ten volunteer regiments which
are to be lccrulted In this country not
one is to be nfllcered by volunteers.
Colonels, lieutenant eolor.ris and ma
jors are to be appointed from among
the captains and lieutenants of the
regular auny and only the company
ofllceis f i om captain down will be
filled by volunteer commissions. Whllo
nominally the entile ten regiments will
be volunteer leglments they will In
all practical purposes be as regular as
the regulais. Their organization will
be Identical with that of the perman
ent ivgular leglments; their arms and
equipment w 111 be similar and In stand
ards of discipline tho rules of the reg
ular service will be enforced resolute
ly. There Is to be no play soldiering
this time- no dictation by politicians
with Its frightful waste of human life;
and no undue concession to the spirit
which, among some of the volunteers
of a year ago, tried to decide the con
ditions of enlistment nnd oiganlzatlon
and threatened to make trouble if fav
orite oflicers were not handled with
kid glovc3.
Tho volunteer army of a year ago,
which had to be assembled In extra
ordinary hacte and rushed to the front
somewhat regaulless of preparedness
for dlfllcult campaigning on danger
ous foreign service, Included many
mistakes and none worse than the pre
judice which was shown In many quar
teis against the appointment of regu
lar ofllceis to volunteer commands.
This prejudice was not unnatural.
Civilians going to be soldleis natural
ly preferred to take their own oflicers
along with them. But hard experi
ence In camp and on tho battle-field
In a great many Instances taught the
fallacy of this preference. There wero
competent volunteer oflicers and In
competent regulars, but on the whole
It was soon discovered that the regu
lais excelled In accurate knowledge,
of their business. The regulars Knew
how to get supplies. They knew how
to locate camps. They Instinctively
watched over the sanitary conditions
of their commands and, finally, when
It came to fighting, the seasoned regu
lars were tho officers who accomplish
ed results with tho greatest economy
of human life and with the most pre
cision and dliectness.
Last year's need of hasto no longer
existing, and the lessons of last year's
experience standing out with unmis
takable vividness, tho administration
elmply does Us duty in putting the
new call for a volunteer supplemen
tary army upon a basis calculated to
Insure tho maximum efficiency. Fur
ther proof exists of Us capability to
accept tho teachings of experience Is
given In tho fact that the physical
qualifications of applicants for enlist
ment in the ten volunteer regiments
will be greater than those of appli
cants for enlistment In tho regular ser
vice. No man will bo accepted who
floes not possess a vigorous constltu
tlon, and soldiers who were discharg
ed from the regular or volunteer sor
vlc on account of disability contract
ed In tho war with Spain will not bo
taken. The coming campaign will be
ono of exceptional severity. It will
require physiques of Iron with i.orves
of steel. The enemy Is to bo not sim
ply beaten, but overwhelmed. Within
three months after the subsidence of
the rainy season the Island of Luzon
Is to bo' cleared of organized resist
ance to Amerlcun sovereignty nnd tho
foundations are to be under course of
erection for a reconstructed govern
ment on prim Iples of justice and hu
manity. This 1s a duty which re
quires In Its performance tho best
manhood that tho nation can command.
Mr. Bryan declares that whether he
shall bo nominated or not In 1900 Is
Immaterial to him. He would rather
he says, help some one also win than
be tho cau.se of his party'B defeat. If
this be his condition of mind he might
Just as well get to work on a letter of
withdrawal; for defeat Is written all
over the Democratic party's future.
Mr. Bryan's Vain Hope.
"The question of imperialism," says
Mr. r.ryan, "will bring more votes out
of the Republican party In the coming
campaign than In any of the campaigns
since the last canvass of Abraham
Lincoln." The statement Is ambiguous,
for tho reason that tho "question of
Imperialism" has not figured In any
campaign either before or since 18GI.
But If It be tho Nebraska orator's
meaning that an "antl" platform will
draw to the Democracy more Republi
can votes than have been deflected
In any presidential campaign since
Lincoln's second canvass, Mr. Bryan
must have read political history un
comprehending!. As the esteemed
Washington Star points out:
"The Democracy has made and lost
tlaee national campaigns on the Hne9
of understanding the popular Intelli
gence. The campaign of 1S61 was made
on that line. The country was asked
to believe the war for the Union a fail
ure, and set Mr. Lincoln down as a man
whose politics meant the total destruc
tion of the Constitution, But the peo
ple were sane. McClellan carried Just
two states, and received only twenty
one electoral votes out of two hundred
and thirty-three.
"In 1S72 the county was asked to be
lieve that a second term of General
Grant would Imperii civil Institutions.
He was pictured as a Man on Horse
back, surrounded by personal favor
ites, and riding rough-shod over the
law. It was thought that the nomina
tion of Mr. Greeley would 'bring more
votes out of the Republican party' than
any other than could be made. The
nomination was made, but the Republi
can votes expected did not materialize.
Mr. Greeley was so overwhelmingly
beaten that he went to his grave In a
few weeks broken-hearted.
"The nomination of General Hancock
In 1SS0 was made on a foolish calcu
lation of bringing 'votes out of tho
Republican party.' He was a Demo
crat, but the fact that he was also ono
of the most brilliant of the surviving
Union geneials was relied upon to
make heavy lnioads on the old soldier
vote, then largely Republican. The
calculation was wholly erroneous. The
candidate In his personality was most
attractive, but, as the representative
of a party leaning then, as now, to
unsound money, he went down to de
feat. The old soldiers who were Re
publicans did not divide at the polls."
The "question of Imperialism" can be
raised next yearonly In one way. Itmust
take this form and this form nlone:
"Shnll the United States scuttle out of
the Philippines and haul down Its flag
In the fact of hostile firing?" This Is
the only form In which "Imperialism,"
so-called, can figure In the pending dis
cussion. Some few hysterical Republi
cans of the watery blood type
may scare over the spectre which
Mr. Bryan threatens to utilize,
but how about the opposite
tendency among virile Democrats? Al
leady for every Republican of promin
ence whoso voice has gone forth In aid
of the Filipino Insurgents at least two
loyal Democrats of equal prominence
have announced their Intention to
stand by their government. In a mat
ter of this kind patriotism does not di
vide along party lines- and Republicans
may well view Ith complacency the
thteatened exodus of Agulnaldlsts In
view of the ret tain gain from Demo
cratic sources. ,
The brayings of Senator Mason of
Illinois on the Philippine question are
taken seriously only by those who have
not measured the honorable gentle
man's ears.
. Russell Sage.
It is reported that the life of Russell
Sage has again been threatened, and,
simultaneously, by an interesting coin
cidence, announcement Is mado by the
attorneys for William R. Laldlaw, the
clerk in Sage's office whom Sage used
as a shield against Norcross bomb and
afterward refused to recompense for
the damages thus Incurred, that Lald
law's case against Sage will be ictried.
This case has already had four trials,
in two of which Laldaw was awarded
heavy damages, but In each case Sage
has won out on appeal.
In effect, Russell Sage Is probably tho
most dangerous citizen of tho United
States. We say in effect, because it is
evident that he does not intend to bo
dangerous; he simply cannot help it.
He was born mean and ho has taken no
steps since to overcome the inherited
characteristic. He Is dangerous be
cause his small ways and contemptible
exhibitions of selfishness and stinginess
contribute immensely to the formation
of a class prejudice among the poor
against the rich. The anarchist Nor
cross did not aim his bomb at one of
the Vandcrbllts, although If IiIh enmity
had been Inspired by wealth alono
there were Vahderbllts far richer than
Sage was nt tho time of Norcross' at
tack. Norcross assailed Sago, perhaps,
in a not wholly Insane belief that of
all rich men Sage was tho meanest and
least useful lo the community ut large;
and bad (is the crlmo was, wo don't
know which of the two men, anarchist
or plutocrat, was In morals' the guiltier.
Men possessing the wealth of Russell
Sage owe largo debts to tho community.
This does not say that Individual anar
chists are to tako pistol or bludgeon
and try to collect on these obligations
forcibly. One wrong cannot bo reme
died by another. Yet the typo of char
acter which, In Husscl Sage's circum
stances It life, can be capable of tho
nbomlmible meannesses of which
Sage's treatment of Laldlaw Is a fair
illustration, is a standing reproach on
tho boasted virtues of American civi
lization and It should be the duty of
rich nnd poor nllke, by all honorable
means, to prevent its multiplication.
A school for backward children
has Just been established In Philadel
phia. This Is a long step In the right
direction. There aro bo many schools
about the country for awfully smart
boys and girls whose brains bulge
whllo tho muscles of their growing
bodies shrink, that It Is well that spe
cial courses of study should bo pro
vided for those in actual need of their
stimulating Influence.
United States Consul Pratt has
promptly sued for libel a Hong Kong
firm that published a book containing
the statement that he had promised
the Philippine lenders Independence If
they would assist the United States
In driving tho Spanish from tho Isl
ands. And thus another "antl" bat
tle cry has been undermined and blown
up.
People at large aro Inclined to doubt
the story regarding the Blnghamton
man who is living with several stitches
In his heart, though it Is probable that
that organ Is tougher In the breast of
the Blnghamton man than Is generally
supposed.
Senntor Tillman In his Fourth of
July oration denounced tho American
voters as slaves and fools. The fact
that Tillman can get an audience lends
color to the latter part of tho state
ment so far as his locality is con
cerned. Tho peaceful state of affairs between
Dewey and Von Dlederlchs, as Indi
cated by recent despatches, will hard
ly be liable to prompt any Intelligent
band to play "Comrades."
In trying to let Admiral Von Diedc
rleh down easily, Admiral Dewey puts
the blame on the newspapers. It Is
now clear that Dewey is, Indeed, a
great diplomatist.
Tho window-breaking Inhabitants of
Belgium undoubtedly take their politics
too seriously. They should throw- po
litical stones In the metaphorical
fashion only.
If a high tariff shall ever become no
longer a necessity for the United
States, the Democratic party, of
course, will be Us most enthusiastic
advocate.
A Chicago Judge declares the auto
mobile less dangerous than a horse
and buggy. It Is believed, however,
that this depends largely upon who Is
dtlvlng.
The bouquets which are being thrown
nt Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy are
fully deserved; It Is Andrew's politics
that Invites brick bats.
Yankee diplomacy at The Hague con
sists chiefly In making the other dele
gations to the peace congress fish or
cut bait.
In the matter of weather, what the
American people petition for Is a bet
ter equalization.
President Kruger Is rapidly di awing
near a close acquaintance with the in
evitable. The OUHook for
Spelling Reform
Dr. E. B. Andrews In New York Herald.
THOSE who discuss the reform,
while differing somewhat In tho
points they emphasize, substan
stnntlally agree. Three convic
tions appear to be nearly uni
versal: That some amendment to our
present spelling system is desirable.
That the modification ought to bo grad
ual an evolution, not a revolution.
That it should be voluntary and spon
taneous; no effort being made to en
force It In any way by authority. These
positions are wholly sound. There are
many Kngllsh words whose usual spell
ing cannot possibly be defended. It
wattes time and labor and obscures
etymology, nil without the slightest
compensation. Tho argument for le
form at these points Is perfectly con
clusive. Not to rehearse It at large,
the saving of time which might be se
cured by It in the education of the
young Is by Itself a convincing plea, the
moro so in view of the great number
of studies crowding for place In tho
curriculum. ,1
o
But tho Irrationality complained of
can never be done away at a single
stroke. Sensible spelling, phonetic or
other, will be of slow growth. Tho
Immediate emancipation programme,
urged by ceitaln udvocates of puro
phonlsm Is no less unreasonable than
other people's slavish adherence to tho
old spelling. We must be content to
see the crudities of current orthogra
phy laid aside a few at a time, perhaps
one at a time. Improvement here wilt
keep the snail's pace It has kept in all
the past, only perhaps quickened a
trifle by wider discussion. Spelling re
form Is no new thing, no fad fussed
Into notice by philological and educa
tional associations. Compare the spell
ing in an old text of Shakespeare with
that of a book fresh from Marmlllan's
press. Only yesterday "music" and
"ulmunac" weio spelled each with Its
"k,"
o -This
Instance gives a clow to the law
which genuine spelling reform always
follows. Whenever a totally useless
letter can be omitted without the
slightest obscuration of the word's
meaning that letter tends to bo dis
used, and is at last wholly omitted. On
the other hand, new spellings over
which we have to pause and reflect to
make sure what they mean are doc
trinaire. The use or advocacy of such
may bo set down as tho sign of a fad
dist reformer. In tho light of the law
Just stated a speller who simply writes
"tho" and leaves "ue" off prolog"
and its cognates is seen not to be in
consistent in declining to go tho length
of phonlsm. Purely phonetlo spelling
is not the goal, at least while our al
phabet has so few characters. At prea-
cnt a silent letter is often indispensable
to Indicate the proper sound of its
neighbor,
o
Not only do follies in spelling take
their own time In passing awny, but
you cannot hurry them with the lash
No step In the progress of orthography
has been made possible or easier by
any sort of coercion or dictation. The
movement has been spontaneous, and
will so continue. You cannot hasten it
by edict, uny moro than you can stny
it by Jest. If a man wishes to write
"though" for "tho," using just 100 per
cent moro time, work, paper nnd Ink
than necessary, do not Hno him, but
humor his whim. Wisdom Is Justified
of her children. Thoughtful men nnd
women become Impressed with tho un
reason of cuch spelling, and little by
little change their practice. Others
follow, Influenced by the cxamplo of
tho first. All is voluntary. Innovators
and laggards alike are derided. Tho
first spelling reformer who wrote
"music" for "muslck"' was pronounced
a crank. After a little any who added
the "k"' were considered cranks. And
so the reform has spread, never swift
ly enough to pacify faddists, ridiculed
by the thoughtless and the ultra con
servative, but not really retarded by
any.
OUR CITIES MORE HEALTHFUL.
W. K. Curtis In Chicago Record.
London Is the most healthful of tho
large cities of tho world, the death rate
thero In 1S37 being only 10.4 to tho thous
and. In tho United States for 1837, which
Is tho last year for which comparative
statistics can bo obtained, Minneapolis
and St. Paul were the most healthful of
our cities, and their death rate was al
most the some 9.1 per 1,000 of population
In Minneapolis and 9.2 per 1,000 population
In St. Paul, Denver and Portland, Ore.,
camo very close, with 10.4 and 10.0 por
1,000. This side of tho Mississippi river
Buffalo is tho most healthful city, but
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago gavo It
a closo race.
fl
it Is Impossible to got tho mortality
statistics for all of the European cities,
but the following table will show tho
death rate for 1S97 In twenty-one of them
In various parts of tho continent, com
pared with twenty-one cities of similar
size In tho United Btatcs. The calcula
tion shows that the average death rato
In tho twenty-ono European cities In 1S97,
with a population of 19,231,000, was 21.2.
If Calcutta and Bombay aro excepted,
and they properly bhould be, tho aver
age Is reduced to 22.9 per 1,000. Tho
twenty-ono American cities named havo
a population of 11,721,000 and their aver
ago death rato Is 10.1, exactly the same
as that of London. The reasons for tho
dlfleience In death rate Is very apparent.
The poor people In America have better
houses, better clothing, better food, bet
ter air and better sanitary protection.
Following Is tho table:
Per 1.00u Per 1,000
London 16.4 New York 17.9
Paris 19.8 Chicago 11.3
Berlin lG.l'Phlladelphla 20.1
Vienna 23.1 Brooklyn 20.5
Itorrwj 1i5.9i Baltimore 19.5
Brussels 17.4Boston 22.5
Moscow 31.9, San Francisco ..16.7
St. Petersburg ,.32.4,New Orleans ...27.2
Brcslau 26.DJ St. Louis 17.3
Prague 25.9 Pittsburg 19.1
Budapest 21.5 Cincinnati 16.9
Frankfort 19.2 Cleveland 14.7
Dresden 10.2 Detroit 14.2
Marseilles 2S.7 Buffalo 13.2
Constantinople .34.9 Washington 2H.9
Calcutta 2S.S Milwaukee 15.0
Bombay 44.8 Minneapolis 9.1
Dublin 23.5 St. Paul 9.2
Kdlnburgli 10.7 Loulsvlllo 15.6
Glasgow 22 (i! Portland, Ore. ..10.fi
Manchester 21,bl Denver 10.1
HOW THEY RAISE MEN IN
GEORGIA.
From the Philadelphia Post.
During a recent visit to the army camp
in Savannah General Joseph Wheeler was
entertained by a party of northern men
ut the De Soto, when, in the good humor
of ufter-dlnner cigars, one of tho gentle
men said laughingly:
"How is It, general, that the sleepy
farms of tho South produco such whirl
wind fighters in such small packages?"
"Well, general," said the little general,
pulling at a largo man's cigar, "I belle vo
I'll have to give you the answer an old
'cracker' woman onco gave mo when 1
asked her a similar question. Not many
years ago I had occasion to inaite a
saddle Journey through the pino barrens
of Geoigla, where most everybody Is a
'cracker' and mighty shiftless. Ono day,
however. I rode Into u little community
that showed such signs of thrift as to be
quite out of keeping with tho general
character of the barn.ns, I do assure you,
gentlemtn. I lode up to a cabin where a
gaunt old woman stood In tho doorway,
and asked her who owned these little
farms that were bo well kept.
" -That farm on the left belongs to my
son Jubez,' said she, 'and tho next ono
to my boy Zallm, und I ho next to my lad
Jason, and tho next Is my boy Potl
phar's place, and '
" 'Hold on, sister,' said I. 'How did
you manago to raise such a fine lot of
boys way off hero In the woods?'
" 'Wal, stranger,' she answered, 'I am
a wlddy woman, and all I had to raise
'em on was prayer and hickory, but I
raised 'em powerful fitquent.' "
A NAVAL SOLOMON.
From Spare Moments.
Captain McD., a canny Scot, was onco
In command of a troop ship leturning
from India. On board he had as pabsen
gers tlireo ladies, all wives of ottlcera in
her majesty's service.
Now It fell cut that tho cabin allotted
to them was lilted up to uccommuduto
four, and consequently it contained four
wash bablns, ono of which was far lar
ger than the other three.
For tho right to usu this especial basin
each lady put forth her claim, citing her
husband's position In the army. Hut tho
husbands, unfortunately, all proved to be
of equul rank, so to clinch tho matter
tha trio bearded tho captain in his cabin.
"Wo will leac It entirely to you, cap
tain," they said, "and abldo by your de
cision." Captain McB. cogitated duly, and then
declared solemnly, with tho faintest
twinklo In his giay eyes:
"Leddles, us It Is no' a matter o' rank,
I think it wull bo that tho oldest amang
yo buld havo the beegest bowl."
With mui mured thanks they tiled out
again, but that basin was never used dur
ing tho voyage.
A PLEA FOR ECONOMY.
Hon. Theo. Strong In I'ittston Gazette.
Somehow, there seems to be an unac
countable ambition with public otllclals,
when once warm In their seats, to mako
taxes higher, when tho wlso policy would
bo to maka them lower Just as rapidly
as could bo dono without detriment. A
stranger coming Into tho county, wish
ing to locate, first enquires after tho tax
lates, and many aro frightened away be
cause of tho heavy burdens laid on prop
erty. In It not tlmo to cull a halt? Our
people should demand that all needless
expenditures should cease and that con
stant effort should bo made towards re
duced taxation.
.
THE RIGHT PORTLAND.
From tho Wichita, Kan., Jiagle.
Tho other day Colonel Bleckley, tho
Missouri l'aclflo agent here, received a
letter from a man at Portland, Ore.,
thanking him for a favor performed by
Colonel Bleckley over ten years ago, Tho
man's namo is withheld. Ho had played
tho Wichita boom. Ha had won. But
It fascinated hlta and bo knew bo must
get away with his money or ho would not
get away at all. So, under Inspiration,
ho rushed Into Colonel Bleckley's olllee
ono morning and said sharply:
"Glvo mo a ticket to Portland."
Colonel Bleckley looked at him coolly
and nsked:
"Malno or Oregon?"
"I don't glvo a darn which."
Colonel Bleckley reflected. Hl9 com
mission on a ticket to Portland, Ore.,
was $2.50 moro than his commission on a
ticket to Portland, Me. Ho said to the
man.
"I get more for a ticket to Portland,
Ore., nnd I'll soi-d you to Oregon."
So that man got away from the boom
nnd went to Portland, Ore. Out thero
he went Into business nnd now owns
ono of tho big establishments of that
city. Ho ascribes his lucky stiike to Col'
one) Bleckley, und his recent letter was
ono of gratltudo that he had not sent
him to Portland, Me,
DEADHEADS AS KICKERS.
From the Columbian.
Fate, with wonted levity, had thrown
the sour nnd taciturn man Into the com
pan of tho talkatlvo citizen In tho rail-w.--
i quite nn Interesting game
wasn't lt7" said tho latter, as
In .1. Aid a newspaper Into tho Insldo
pocket of his fur-trimmed overcoat.
"I never read about football," was tho
solemn reply, "How true It Is,;' ho added
almost tearfully, "that this world la but
a fleeting show."
"Of course. That's ono way of looking
at It. I'vo felt that way about It my
self. But let mo nsk you something.
Are you putting In your money and hust
ling nrcund to make this world any bet
ter?" "What's the use?"
"Well, you'll excuse me for question
ing you. But you referred to tho world
as a fleeting Fhow. I'm a theatrical man
ager, and I'm Interested In anything In
tho show line. Now, I notlco that you
ain't In any hurry to get out of this
world, nro you?"
"No, I can't truly say that I am."
"That's nil right. You didn't nav nnv-
thlng to get Into this fleeting show, did
you?"
"Certainly not."
"Thero you are. There's tho old, old
story right In a nutshell. I never In my
lire saw a deadhead who wasn t a kick
er." HIS DOUBLE DEMISE.
From Harper's Bazar.
"Wull, wull!" ejaculated McLubber
ty, In the midst of his perusal of a news
paper which he had carelessly picked up.
"Eedad, poor Duffy Is dead again! An'
ut names to have happened In tho same
way as ut Id prayvously ho has been
blown up by a prematoor blast. OI
shud hov fought that wanco wud hov
been enough to satisfy him, but thin
he always was ono av thlm fellers thot
nlver know dhclr own molnds."
"Phwot are yez tnlkln' about?" asked
Mrs. McLubberty, In somo surprise.
"Duffy dead again? Is ut crazy ye aro?"
"No; OI do be r'ndln' ut rolght hero
In do papy, an' '
"Lavo me loi H at thot dockymlnt!
Whoy, yez Mi i -l i-he.id, dhls Is a two-year-owld
pni OI laid out to spread
on dho shllf!"
"Is thot so? Wull, ut relavcs me molnd.
Oi was sorry to t'lnk av such bad luck
happenln' to poor Duffy."
THE PEACE CONGRESS.
Tho colonels nnd tho malors found they
had some time to spare.
So they hied them off to Holland and the
public paid tho fare:
They tilted back their chairs and In a
vastly solemn way,
They talked of war pnd numerous kin
dred topics of the day.
They took up various subjects with both
gravity and wit;
Tho world stood by and listened, then It
yawned a little bit.
Tho chat proved rather lengthy, though
results were nothing great,
But every one admitted that tho speech
es wero first rate.
Washington Star.
REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, July 7, 1899.
A little solid gold watch got
slightly dented. We'll take a most
ridiculous price for it. Hand en
graved and a very pretty watch.
We won't tell you its original price
or you would wonder why we
would take Five Dollars for it.
THE REXFORD CO.,
132 Wyoming Ave.
die vast retired shipbuilder and htlll from States IilluJ, New York, lie wet In pretty good
health, but every day when he took what he called liU (WiWafNU,', that is, Us afternoon walk, he
was sure to have a sort of cramp which seised him In th. calf of bis leg wit.1, almost the severity of
an assault by a fcrodoas dof. He read about ih case of a ma whose rheumatlu was cured by
Klpioi Tabules and laughed at the Idea. He thought the man fool, but rcilliUs tba. L!s c n diffi
culty was a sort of rheumatic tince, he finally bought anduseJsomeTabules and of 1st. his friends
bare ncttced that he Is more chipper thau he had been for years, A My who knew him well asked
him about the dog that used to bite his leg In the afternoons and tho old roan s.iU t " He is dead and
Ripens T.bulcs killed htm."
rfi. pew strl rivket ooutUulnar rsx urin rsauues In a !pr carton (irithoat alau) is now for sale nt some
Arng start ro fire ran. this low tmod Lort L inundod for the lotr sad tlieaconouiicil. Oae,luu
ft the ore-crnl oar-ions (10 (Atmlocutn to hadbj uiall by suQiliufr furty-feltfht cents to tbe HifsNSCuawuuL
vVKrur. tta. U Bpruce Buret, How Yerk-of a siaU urtoa tUM xaimua; will be seat (or me ccau.)
tar
Automatic
' Paper
Fasteeer
Fasteus papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved iu
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We arc still sell
ing the Plauitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The ouly sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
your office for 10 days free of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties in office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blauk Books and
Typewriter's Supplies.
Rey molds Bro
STATIONERS and ENG1UVER3.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Tweily-Year
Gold-Filled fee
Will a 15-
WallMm Movement,
Both
Qmiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MEECEREAU k COME!!
130 Wyoming Avenue.
THE LONG GREEN
lawn around the house, or the little patch
of grass In the doorard, require constant
attention to look bruutlfiil
Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn
mower which ou find ln t nlmrp, and
then s-ay sharp thing about It whleli
makes your wife sad, but come In hero
nnd buy a lawn mower that will cut Ilk"
n razor and runs as ea,y as a bicycle.
Tho labor saved will amply repay you
for the small outlay.
And such things us Trunlng Shears and
Grass Clippers that will give satisfaction
aro here too.
GTOSIEIR k FORSYTE!,
323-327 TKNX AVENUE.
Lmitlhier Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard nnd Oflloa
West Lackawanna Ave,,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
TT
TP WPi
1
One Week Devoted to
At Reduced Prices.4
In order to get our stock
of Colored Shirt Waists
down to normal propor
tions, we have made a
general reduction of from
115 to 25 percent, all along
the line and our entire
stock is now at your dis
posal at tempting prices.
The new prices apply
on all
paras,
.gliams
.e Waists,
And we venture to say
that no more attractive
Jine as shown this season.
The following numbers
you will find exceptional
value:
Percalo Waists Reduced to
43c, 65c, 75c and $1.00
Valuo for
65c, 85c, 90c and $1.25
Glrgham Waists
$1.25, $3.50 and $1.75
Valuo for
$1.50, $1.85 and $2.00
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
3-
Tiie Moneiix HAitnwAms KTortS
We've
Talked
Alaska
000
REFRIGERATORS for ten
years, for we have a good ice
saving, food saving, trouble
saving, refrigerating story.
The saving of ice by using
our Alaska, will soon pay for
the Refrigerator. Special
prices this week.
FODTE k SHEAR CO.
1 19 N. Washington" Ave.
-o
The Hunt &
Coeirasll Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
04 Lacteana Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Oeuerut Asent ror tha Wyomlnj
District..).
tilulnz, Iilastlns. Hportlne, Hmolcelftit
iuiU ttiu ltepntmo Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
cutely l'iip. Clips nnd Kxplodsrt.
Uoom -lot Comiell UuUdlux.
eicrautaa.
AQKNOIta
THOS, FORD. - - . rittston.
JOHN U. SMITH & BON, - Plymouth.
V.'.. E. MULLIGAN, . .WllUw-Barte.
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Waist
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