THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1899.
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TWELVE PAGES.
St'HANTOX, Jl'LY R. 1S99.
The fact that the propiletor of the
Tlnipn recently liptlllonetl for n narber
nrtnpuH parinont In front of hi resi
dence sorpi to Indicate that the penny
clronrltul'H battle nK.ilnot tho nsphalt
unakf wits designed entirely for .tho
nnllerics
He-Elect Dr. Phillips.
The prospect that tin Hoaul of Con
trn v III re-elect Ocoiro W. I'hll
lips pilnclpal of tho HIkIi School
will bo nppiovpil by the Brent hotly of
the citizenship of Hcranton and by none
more loiillilly than by the pupils who
hap imss-ed under his supervision. That
tlurr hap been tinnieessaiy frictions
in the High School and that poslbly
Pi- Phillip ma 'In some minor nicit
teii have lieen folKPtful of the Fome
vhnt olumlnnim Injunction" lsuecl to
hi a it Mil Ion time may be conceded
v thmit nllertlnK the tact that In Its
mi I n ipults hi" mipinltlon of the
Iflpli School's work h is been admirably
CU eeflll t
mi the fits! day of last Jlii, lefeirlnt;
to ili (amiMipn for the city suppiln
tPiKlPiuv then In proKn"-". Thf Tilbune
ml. I and now tuKi i pleasure in re
P' Mini: 'Tlie ltj of Scr.inton Is ev
er clinnly foiumate In lmlnff two men
s. well placed ni aie Tilnrlp.il Phillips
and f-uperlntendrnt Howell The for
mer has made of the new hlsh school
s .111 thine moie thin a meie Jumping
of plaee in the public school loute. he
hi made It a ladlatlii.T center of the
etillie educational svstein of the com
munity. -pndliiB uplifting ouiientb of
en r and Inspiration in every dl
iciilon He ha done -o well In so
bitef a time that In all kindness we feel
cmisti allied to HtiKKct that for the
elt s sake he should not be disturbed.
The high belionl is by no means .1 ilu
itihtcl woik. It ha- M-l to bo broadened
nrd improved. PintVisnr Phillips, alt
niut admit. It jue-eniinently the man
to continue the Immediate penonal di
rt ctlon of this evolutionary piucesi
and on the piofoslonnl Hide It cons-tl-tutes
by no means an inadequate ambi
tion '
I'he city of Priarton is qivatly I"
cl.bttil o Oeoure V Phillips It owes
laicelv to him the Intioduc tlon Into the
w rk of its ' hools of the modem edu
cational method and pilnclples which
t da haxe the approval of the Mib
t intial clementH in the community
but which, when Di. Phillips tiit-t took
hild of the schools were ci'iuidiunus
chleily lv their alienee. So fai as
one individual de-fMis, ncdlt for a
pinr-Mp riovniii'iit lKupfeiailly in
w.Uinc; the eo-opeiation of many, ho
iKsues It for putting the ndministia
i hi of our schools upon the tight track
and fot liiltl.iiliiK the merit sstem in
place of the wholesale and summaiy
diMiilswil of teachets for political
califs whli '1 prevailed without ills-pui-e
pi lor to ills accession to the city
biippiiutPiulonc) a dozen yeais ago
hatc-ei allowance of lexognltlon
must be made to others for subsequent
rltMlopmruib in this diiectlon, to the
pioneer In this vitally nececsaiy woik
of ic onstuiction all ftlends of educ.i
tl n ow-e a peimanont debt of snati
tud Tor this reason it is Intenrely un
til n-nnt that a f-ellng or tstiangement
Mould have developed between Dr.
Phillips and Superintendent Howell hi)
f-u as to eiitei into and cmbairasb thMr
ci trial iclutlous. I'lum nun of their
ciniactei and itaiulinK' bctti-t things
rue to be expected, and may not un
reasonably b- demanded. The time is
oppoitunc to point out to all coneenud
tint pergonal piefeiencei and pieju
di ib must be subordinated and unlt
of iifoit among all admlnlstiative of
ftieis In the i-ohools must be enfoiced
ome of the causes contributing to
jnist discord can be obviated In future
If the pic 1 le oi tiriauton will elect to
r pieent tl i :n on the Hoaid of C'untiol
iixii of Juclii lal tempeianicut and a
t-lMieie aim .utelllgmit Inteiest In the
welt ire nt lb" -1 hnois, instead of men
r ulv to i-nt M upon a moment's notice
Into fnc tlcuat Intiluues and eaqn to
ei ate fuc tlcu nl divisions amoiif; teai h
eis ititl theh fi lends AVhn tin- school
b ird Itself 18 lent b feuds and mn
oucted on the ptliulple of "to the vie
t.is belong tho spoils," it la futile to
h pe foi harmony among the men and
women they put ir charge of behool
w 11 K. The peanut type of politician
has no place on anj bihool bo, ml, least
of all on one chaiged with administer
ing the educational lntere.-ts of 1J0.0U0
people. I'ntll tills typj is eliminated'
tluie will be ttoulilo at frequent Inter
als of tho hind which now illlh with
ritbpleasuie cveiy Intelligent citizen Of
Eeranton,
AVith ;o,ono Christian Endeavor dele
Rales In town, the wicked city of IX
tiolt must have been convinced cro
this that the wot Id at large Is not so
bad as painted
A Real Octopus.
So much has been said of late
In the columns of a flutulent afternoon
contemporary about octopuses that tho
public may be luteicsted In u de
scription of a real octopus. In tho
Kan Francisco Call of lecent dute the
raptuin of a balk plvlng between that
port nnd Honolulu told this story of
the monster which nowadays does
bucIi frequent set vice In tho meta
jihoig of PopulUtlc oratois und Jour
nalists: Its ejos won lmpe, of a greenish tint
aril Burnt) win' 1 protruding, ltn mouth
hovvuvtr, was not to veiy larg. and It
appeared to bo ehuped like a panot's
Ml), Us tentutlcH were tupeilng, and.
like lu body, of a gr&)Uh color, covcrul
cv IMi RpotB It appealed to ponxesii tho
hamelecm-llke power of 1 hanging tho
rolnr of thefco spotM hi 11 moit cxtruordl
nniy manner a. ffit ns the eye could
detect the cluinRcs; ihy varied from a
very rich crlms.011 to a dark, dull brown,
there charge, i.'j doubt, Indlaatlnt; tho
ilsh vtatc of incitement under which tho
iTfsluie vvns at tho lime. Suddenly the
(letPpui rtbf barged n hi go Jet of a datk
cnliirod fluid full IMo the eys of Iha
winliHb. and then umhlnK forward with
tho inplcllly of an uirow it encircled in
pii' with the lonj' tcntaclis, and In un
nllii'i iiionitnl tho victor and the Mill
qtilshfil had dlsippiorcd below tho iur
face of t lie vvnttr In a few moments
me re we had fcnlled right over the ci 110
and found the -water wan colored almost
liiii-k for a fpace of fully 200 feet In dia
meter, nnd we nnllrrd an tdor Bllghtlv
rcfemblliiR Iodine rltlng from the water;
0111 patent log linn of snow-while cotton,
which was towing astern, was colorid al
most black, and It has not yet assumed
Its white froiiup's although It has lowed
In tho wnler fully SOO miles since tho
above episode About twenty minutes
after wc had pnbeif ever this spot wu
raw the huge creature again on tho sur.
lace rnjovlng Its meal In 11 very leisure
Is iiviniicr rolling the body of tho un
fortunate Minllsh over and over and bit
ing off Inrgo mouthfula with Its cruel
looklng beak.
If the octopus editor of the Times H
wise h" will file this bit of descrip
tion away for future reference.
In 62 cities, according to statistic
collected by the Chicago Tribune,
Fourth of July accidents resulted In
the death of .! persons, In tho wounding1
of 1,071, and In flic losses amounting
to $119,1iT) Of the Injured i'27 were
hurt by cannon ilrecrackcrs, 113 by toy
cannons, t0 by powder explosions, 69 by
sK rockets. 113 by guns and revolvers
and 15 by stray bullets. American
patilollsm needs to curb Its explosive
ness. Settle the Strike.
The propiiPty of a conference be
tvvenn the men who are now on strike
lu tho building trades and their lato
emplojrrs is Indisputable. The prin
cipals In dispute should once more
come together and see If there Is not
a basis of agreement acceptable to
each. The stilke has bhown BUlll
cient strength on both sides to war-
tant an attempt at Its self-adjustment.
Tailing that, the community,
which snifters most, will be Justiiled
in Insisting thiougli public sentiment
upon arbitration.
It Is fair to the strikers to say that
they have comported themselves with
supeilor discretion under the difficult
elietimstances which such a move
ment invatiably entails AVe are not
entirely sure that the strike was wise
in tho first place; from the standpoint
of the gencial community, upon which
the chief burden has fallen, It must,
bo said that the probable gains from
the stilke, if any, do not appear likely
to offset the certain losses, which the
ic preventatives of the fitrlkeis them
selves estimate at high In the hun
dieds of thousands of dollars.
JJut that is a matter now beyond
lec.ill. As Ml. Cleveland &aid, it is
not a thorny, but a condition which
confronts us a condition which must
be faced with regard rather for the
futuie than for the past, A continu
ation of the htilke means continued
lobs, which mubt fall, In some pro
portion, on all concerned. Let an
honest cftort be made, therefore, to
discover In a sphlt of mutual concili
ation whether this prospective loss
cannot bo averted. If it can be and
is not averted, the persons responsible
for the failure to avert It will com
mit a moial crime.
(if eour.se no one In this age will
due a.sbeit that a coipoiatlon has any
lights, but Intel fcience with entei
pilse fot the convenience of the pub
He, Just fji the sake of bothering a
coipcu.ition Is bad Judgment, to say
the least, as opponents of the paik
loop nid) dlbcover.
An Emphatic Disclaimer.
The denial given by Bilgadkr Gcn
eial Hiurl-on Giay Otis to the stoiles
of alleged atioelties committed by our
soldlci In the Philippines which have
foimed a huge pait of the btock in
tiade of the nntl-lmperlalist agitators
Is not necessary to protect the reputa
tion of 0111 troops In foielgn seivice, for
those stoiles have never lecelved cre
dence fiom any consideiable number of
Aiiici leans: but nevei theless as a mat
tei of Justice it is worthy to go on
iPioid Has this observant Journalist
buldlei who was in the thick of the
fighting In Luzon:
' The leports to which you allude, the
mm dei or maltreatment of prisoners,
cte, are without foundation in fact,
and aie nothing short of a libel upon
our niniv in the Philippines. So far
fiom these charges being true, the very
opposite is the truth. Tillplno non
combatants, nb well as captive soldleis,
have been treated with humanity nnd
with maiked consideration In a state of
war, tukliiR Into account the numerous
nets of treachery which our troops have
had .1 fair right to lesent nnd punish.
The wholesale buinings of towns, vil
lages and hamlet which have been
lepoiled In this country aro true, but
tho Filipinos themselves bet the flies.
I msclf secured a copy of the Infamous
tovvn-buinlng order, Usued officially In
Spanish, by Luna, 'General-ln-chlef,
of the operations,' as he signed himself.
This order was Issued in the month
of March, dining our advance upon
Malolos. and It settles the question of
who old the burning.
"I highly commend the military nd
ministration In Luzon, noting particu
larly that theie have bctn no berious
mistakes committed, that splendid
American tioops, both volunteers and
icgulars, have won eery battle against
the Insui gents: that the army has been
adequately provisioned and efficiently
handled, that tho sick have been ten
derly cared for by capable hospital
corps; that moitallty nmong the sick
had been small though percentage of
cases had beon laige; that moitallty
from wounds also has been small, in
proportion to the whole number hit;
that recoveries from wounds have been
signally successful, that tho dead in
battle or from disease have been rev-
L crently burled, either on the spot or
borne In transports across the wide sea,
to be consigned to earth by tho hands
of their relatives or friends, and finally,
that the honor of the flag and the au
thority of tho 'government have been
upheld by the army In Luzon, In a way
that ought to make every right-thinking
man proud."
This statement was made particular
ly to the Washington lepresentatlve of
the New York livening Post, the paper
which has beonmost asslduousln circu
lating' tho libels In question. Wo do
not believe that It will stop tho Post
ftom repeating with traitorous unction
the magnified or manufactured gossip
which docs seivice In giving pretexts
for copperhead opposition to the gov
ernment; but It will make future repe
titions unmlstnkably malicious and
prevent their acceptance by any sane
man.
Responding to popular criticism bo
cause of the fact that on July 4 nono
of the foreign embassies or legations
at Washington except that of Turkey
displaced flags In tribute to the day
we celcbiate, one of the members of
the diplomatic coips calls attention to
the fact that our own federal govern
ment took no official cognizance of
the day. If this Is true, tho Washing
ton authorities need a shaking up.
A Camden man states that ham fat
applied to the wound will In a few
houis reduce the swelling caused by a
caress from the "kissing bug." This
Is well woith remembering, assuming
that there Is a kissing bug.
General Wesley Merrltt does not
propose to be left out entirely in the
Fhlllpplne campaign. He will fight a
few battles In the magazines next fall.
In speaking of himself as a "fat
chump," It Is believed that ex-Governor
hogg was thinking of the other
fellow.
In Time o! Peace
Prepare fop War
Krom a Paper Head Tteeently at Utlca
by Lieutenant W. G. Jlaer, of Water
Mile, N. V., 1'ormcrly of tho United
States Nav.
T
11 E old eternal truths are still tho
truths of todaj. Victory In the
future will come as It has alvvajs
come In the past to those who not
only show courage and hkill In
the
actual shock of conflict, but nbo
cool mid wise forethought in making
icad for that conflict far in advance
One hcais It oflen bald by persons who
aro prone to mistake for thought the
lepetillon of aged aphorisms, that some
people intend to have peace come If they
light for it They imagine that they are
giving utterance to a biting and con
clusive harcasm, when In reality they are
biutlng a profound ana simple truth.
ll tho pjaco the world has ever had has
been obtained by lighting, and all the
peace that any nation which is neither
bubject nor trivial cai. ever have Is by
readiness to tight if attacked Weak-nc-s
and fear and defcnsclcssness mean
war and dishonor. Readiness, prepara
tion and courago mean honor and peace.
And, there feu c, I fey to ou do not let
the people close their ejes to the nccessl
tics of the case Keep up the agitation
and Interest In the nutter. We must
1 cop the subject prominently before us.
We need moio ships more dry docks,
more amor, more gun?, more oflictrs,
tnoro men.
o
During the last bcsslcn of congiess,
notwithstanding the gloiious work which
had bcin done bs the navy during the
war, the gicat and seemingly Insur
mountable dlincullies which had been cx
peilenccd In gettlrg binllclent ships for
the war, and the general feeling through
out the country in fuvor of enlarging and
reorganizing this service. Its affairs re.
celved but scant attention at the hands
of congress. Tho enly Important measure
besides the opproprlatlon bill advocated
b the service and passed by congress
was the naval personnel bill, and tint
vi as so amended and changed tint It does
not answer the puipose for which It was
Intended. Tho armor plate bill, the bill
for new- ships, were both cut down so
tlicy fall to accomplish the plans of tho
department. Onb last week tho Navy
department purchased ZM tons of armor
plate for four monitors and a small quan
tltj for three battlenhlps .IS tons for cai h
ship This Is simply In order that the
work of riveting on these plates may
proceed and tho completion of the es
sels be no longer dclajed Tho main la
bile, howevcivof supplslng plates for the
s'de armor of these vessels and thieo
others authorized last winter cannot bo
settled until congress rgaln takes tho
question under advlbcment. Until an
agreement Is reached us to the price to
bo piid there Is no opectatlou that any
of the six battleships building and au
thorized can postlbly be completed.
o
Tho bill for a national naval reserve
of officers and men, which I regard ns
one of the most desirable of them all
for, as Its title shovuS, It proposes, to pro
vide a reseive force which can bo called
on in case of war and Is composed of sea.
faring men who will be obliged to tako
at least a two weeks' training on board
a man of war and under regular officers
iv er Jeai, and Is under the natlonil
authority as much as the regular estab
lishment this bill was not even con
sidered, tho excuse being that there was
not sufficient time And so with the bill
for additional dry docks, and on es.
terday I read an article from the Un
glncer copied by the Army and Navy
Journal, which puts this matter In Its
proper light nnd In so much better lan
guage than I have at command that I
take tho liberty of quoting It In Its en
tlretj . "One point the United States
has signally failed In or omitted to
reckon at Its Milue Tho clocking accom
modation in tho government jaids Is
pnictlcall at present of no value what
ever, and had the country been obliged
to meet n renlly formidable enemy at sea
iccently, instead of tho effete, badly
aimed and indifferently fought vessels
of tho Spanish navy In tho case of a
mishap with one of her largo battleships,
It Is quite possible that the Injured es-
sel might have gone down for want of a
dry dock to cut her In Tho three
private ship building jards of the United
Htutes aro rather better off In this ro.
spe"t, but they are still wretchedly pro.
vided with largo dry dorks, and It was
fortunate for the American nnval depart
ment that they had not to fall back upon
prlvato yards for docking accommoda
tions last j ear." And tho sting of this
ciltlclbm Is In tho fact that It la true?
I say wo must not let the people close
their eyes to the necessities of the case
Ilemember that It takes jears to build
and equip plants and foundries with fa
cilities for making the ordnance and tho
armor of today. We are forced to do It
a little at a time, and therefore forced to
keep tvcrlastlrgly nt It Peace Is the
time for preparation for war, nnd our
next war Is not likely to be with Spain
We, cannot all be honored by seats In the
council halls of tho nation, whero our
voices raised In the furtherance of this
object would be heard by thousands and
tens of thousands, yet nono so humble
but what he has on Influence nnd power
to continue the Intelligent and patriotic
discussion and acltatlon of this subject
and it mii6t bear fruit, for It Is common
I sense ordinary business sense, love of
sweet land, our homes, everything Ihut
makes llfo worth the living.
LITERARY NOTES.
Cy Warman's now novel of railroad life
Is entitled "Sncw on the Headlight." It
Is said to plcturo dramatic phupes of n
grrat rnllroi.d strike Tho book Is pub
lished by D. Appleton & Co.
"The Automobllo lu Common Use
What It Costs, How It Is Operated, What
It Will Do,"-ln short, tho automobile,
or horseless vehicle, as wo find It In ac
tual service today, Is the subject of tho
opening article of McCiure's Magazine
for July.
Mrs. Hobcrt Louis Stevenson, the widow
of tho novelist, has been ppendlng tho
winter In Madelia. It will be recalled
that sho collaboiatcd with Stevenson In
some of his books, fche has written a
short stoty for the July Scrlbnor's, enti
tled "Ance."
Tho August Cen tu 1 y ivlll bo a Mid
summer nnd Travel Number, containing
many articles of seasonablo Interest.
Among Ha contents of pnolher character
will be a brief paper by Major-Gcncral
Leonard Wood, Military Governor of tho
Province of Santiago, tersely setting
forth "The Present Situation in Cuba,"
and the outlook for tho future.
Tho great wurk which has engaged
Professor W. Z. Ripley for so long, '"I ho
Races of Europe," Is nearly ready for
publication by tho Messrs. Applcton. Ibis
book la said to fuinhli n lucid descrip
tion of the present llvh g population of
Europe fiom the standpoint of tho phvs
tent anthropologist, and to show tho in
timate relationship v hlch has gradually
arlhen between man and Ills geograph
ical environment.
Professor Angclo Hellprln's Important
work, "Alaska and the Klondike," Is
said to present for the first time an ac
curate general account of the region
which has so recently become famous
Much has been written about the Klon
dike, but a laige proportion of this mate
rial contains so many exaggerations that
a proper perspective is Impossible. It
was for tho purpeso or discriminating
between fact and fancy by means of a
personal knowledge of the region and
Its vnrled conditions that Professor Hell
prln, an experienced traveler and tho
leader of tho Peary Relief Expedition
of 1SD2, mado his Joun ey through tho
region Ho now presents the results of
his observations In a scries of graphic
chapters which describo tho features of
the Journey, the chiractcr of the coun
try nnd tho life of the mining camps.
To those specially interested In the prac
tical possibilities of the region, tho book
will mako a special appeal. Students
wilt find It the first adequate presenta
tion of the Klondike gold problem made
by a geologist, and It will prove Invalu
able to prospectors and others practi
cally Interested, since It furnishes assist
nnco not to bo found in anj other pub
llcation Tho Messrs. Applcton will
publish this book shortly.
PUT TO THE TEST.
rrom. tho Chicago Timcs-Hcrald.
"Count," she said, "jou must give mo
scmo proof that jou do not want me for
mv money alone."
Ho looked at her silently for a moment,
nnd a subtle sort of sadness seemed to
spread acioss his features. Then ho
spoko slowly, softly, as If he had been
hurt:
"I will do theos thine u ask," ho
said; "I will pmve that I want to marr
you for yourself onl I will do thecs
thing on one condition."
Tears of happiness rose to her ces
She threw her arms around him and
kl'scd him. nnd then she sobbed:
"Ah, darling, I knew ou would do so
I have felt from tho tlrst that my ncblo
Rruno was no mere fortune hunter.
What Is the condition, dearest?"
"That jou will prove ou do not mar
ry me onl for my title," he replied
"Oh, well, ' she said, "let's diop the
subject. Can ou bo leady by a week
from Wednesday?"
THEY THOUGHT THEY KNEW.
From tho Loulsvillo Evening Poit.
The lesson, was fiom the "Prodigal
Son," and tho Sunday school teacher was
dwelling on the character of the elder
brother. "Itut amidst all the rejoicing."
ho Eald, "there was one to whom tho
preparation of the feast brought no Joy,
to whom tho prodigal's return gave no
pleasure, but onlv bitterness, one who
did not approvo of the feast belrg held,
and who had no wish to attend It. Now,
can any of ou tell mo who this was?"
There was a breathless silence, followed
by a vigorous cracking of thumbs, and
them from a dozen smpathctlo little
geniuses came the chorus, "Please, sir,
It was tho fatted calf."
HE STOOD CORRECTED.
From tho Chicago Tribune.
"Cooking school? H'mph! I suppose
ou've learned cver thing except how to
bake bread, young woman?"
"Yes sir. N e don't bako bread at
cooking school "
"Oh, jou don't? '
"No, sir. We bake tho dough."
TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.
Senator Clark, of Montana, iccently
laid an nsphaltum walk before his wet-tern
home, and the composition being not
jet dry caused a temporary boardwalk
to bo erected with tho sign "Take the
boardwalk." Some local wags noted this
and the clay after Its appe.11. mce catricd
oft the walk and wrote under the tlgn
the words "We have. '
TO VICTIMS,
I sing the hjmn of the Conquered, who
fell In the battle of life
Tho hjmn of tho wounded, the beaten
who died overwhelmed in the strife.
Not the Jubilant song of the victors for
whom tho rebounding acclaim
Of nations was lifted in choiu:, whose
brows wore the chaplet of fame.
But the hjmn of tho low, and the hum
ble, tho wearj und broken lu heart,
Who strovo and who failed, acting brave-
ly a silent nnd detperate pait.
Whoso jouth bore no flower on Its
branches, whose hopes burned In
ashes avvaj,
From whose hands slipped the prize thej
had grasped at, who stood at the dj-
Ing of day
With the work of their llfo all around
them, unpltled. unheeded, alone.
With death swooning down o'er their fail
ure nnd all but their faith overthrown
Whllo the voice of the world shouts its
chorus, the paean for those who have
won,
While the trumpet la sounding triumphant
und high to the breeze and the sun
Gay banners arc waving, hands cinpplng
and hurrjtng feet,
Thronging after the lauiel-crowncd 'vie-
tom who stand on the (IcM of defeat.
In the shadow, 'moniMt those who are
fallen nnd wounded and d Ing and
there
Chant a reciulem low, place my li.ind on
their pale, knottel brown, breathe a
prajcr.
Hold tho hand that is hclphhs ml wlili-
per, 'They only Hie ilctoiy win
Who have fought the good flcht nnd have
Minnulrhed the ilemoi iht tempts us
v 'thin.
Who me held to thlr faith, unsfducea
by the prize that tho world holds bo
hUh;
Who have dared for a ilgh euis to mf-
fer, resist to fight, It need be. to die "
Speak, '.i'bton ; vvhi are llfo h victois?
Unroll thv lung nnnals and siv
Are they those whom the world railed
tho victors, who won the success of a
day?
Tho Martyrs or Nero? Tho Spartans who
fell nt Thermopj lae's trjst,
Or the Persians and Xerxes? Ills Judgcsc
or Bocrates? Pilate or Christ?
Froml Blackwood's Magazine
1 country, determination to protect our
HE DID NOT ATTEND.
At tho ireent Unitarian festival In Bos
ton Secietory Long told this story:
"During tho winter I went with the pres.
Idcntlal party to Savminnh, whero wo
were most kindly and courteously re
celved, Hvcrythlng vvns done to make
the visit pleasant. On Saturday after
noon we were taken down the river, nnd
on returning the chairman of arrange
ments said. "Tomorrow Is Sunday, 1 nd
ou will hnvo the day to j ourselves. Wo
have all sorts of churches In Savannah,
nnd ou cun go wherever you wish'
'Well,' said the president, 'I am a Metho
dlst, and I think t will go to the Metho
cllst rhurch ' After the others had ex
ptcsscd their choice, I said 'Hnvo you
not somo little struggling Unitarian
church here In your cltv?' 'No,' was
his reply, 'but we have a run.down Epis
copal church that Is almost as bad ' "
EVOLUTION IN TENNESSEE.
From the Rogcrsvillo, Rovlew.
A girl, named plain "Mary" at her
birth, dropped the "r" when sho grew
up and becamo Miss May. As sho be
gan to shine In a social way, she changed
the "y" to "o" and signed her letters
Mae. About a year ago sho was married,
and now she has dropped the "o" and it's
Just plain "Ma." That's evolution.
PERSONALITIES.
James M. ttarrlo announces his Inten
tion of visiting this country next autumn.
Sir Julian Pauncefote says that ho will
rctlro from hla Washington post next
April.
Lord Kitchener's favorite book Is the
Koran, a copy of which ho always car
lies with him.
Secretary Hay Is a devout Omar Khay
yamltc, nnd he has tho best collection of
editions of the Rubatyat In this country.
Henry W. Grady, son of the founder of
tho Atlanta Constitution, has announced
his candidacy for tho city council of
Atlanta.
Great preparations are belnsr mado for
the dinner to bo given to Richard Croker
on his return from Europe by tho Demo
cratic club of New York.
William Dean How ells subscribes In
termittently to a clipping bureau for Inci
dents In real llfo bearing upon whatever
themo ho may bo treating in novel form.
Raron Nordenskjold, tho Swedish nat
uralist and explorer. Is financially ruined,
as tho result of his becoming Involved
with a Swedish publishing house. Ills
loss Is $300,000.
Paderevvskl has postponed his arrival
hero until December, so that he may give
his personal direction to the rehearsals
of his first opera, which will bo sung at
Dresden In November.
Ex-Senator George F. Hamlin, ot Kan
sas, Is tho son of Europo Hamlin, and
had three uncles whose names were
AsH, Africa and America. Vlco Presi
dent Hamlin was the son of Africa.
Raphael JoselTy will make a tour of
the principal cities of the United States,
beginning In the early part of November,
appearing In recitals only. He will limit
tho number of anpearances to 60.
Frederic C Pcnfleld, of New York, who
was United States diplomatic agent and
consul general to Egypt, has been award
ed tho decoration of tho Palms of the
Academy of France In recognition of his
paper on "Biltaln's Exploitation ot the
Nile "
The colored people of Philadelphia are
raising $10 000 in order to place In Tnlr
mount park a monument to Bishop Rich
ard Alln, the founder of tho African
Methodist Episcopal church, first as a
local organization, in ITS", and ns a Na.
tlonal church In 1S1G.
President McKInley Is said to h ive the
best memory of nnv man ever In politics
not excepting Blaine. He never forgets a
face, rarely a name. Recently ho was
passed by a man who, recognizing him bv
his pictures, bowed They met at the
next White house reception "I'm glad
to meet ou again," said tho president.
"Again'' When before?" "On Pennsjl
vnnH avenue, nt 5.30 last Tuesday af
ternoon." REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, July 8, 1899.
We have eleven hundred pair of
link cuff buttons. The reason of
so many is because we wholesale.
Don't it look reasonable that we
can sell you a pair of buttons as
low or lower than elsewhere.
Prices run: 25c, 50c, gr.oo, and
gold ones, $3 and $;.
THE REXFORD CO.,
132 Wyoming Ave.
The comparative value of these two cards is
known to most persons. They illustrate that
greater quantity is not always most to be desired.
The Ace expresses the beneficial quality of Ripans
Tabules as compared with twice as many of any
previously known dyspepsia cure.
A tjw eljl. pickrt conUlnlB T iirui T.trtxt la rpr f rlen (without kIm U now tor m!i nt fm
ra? tlottt-rum rir curt. Thl low prioM ton ll Intend.i Cor tho ponr nd tho rconomlnl. Ono iloicu
1 tno&TentcAnon!CI3Ut,ulct) ran ho hid brraiilbr wndlnir forty right tnt to (he UltillC milieu.
C011T4 1 r, o. 10 opruco Biroi, Ni w York-or a ltl crtB etui xttvui) will to ut Jr nte cuuU.
tar
Automatic
Paper
Fastener
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever, Wc are still sell
ing the Planitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The only 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 Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies,
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Twenty-Year
a ISJeweM
Waltlam Movement.
Both
Gmaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MMEMAU & OMEU
130 Wyoming Avenue.
THE LONG GREEN
lawn around tho house or the little patch
of grass In the doorjaid, rcqulro constant
attention to look beautiful
Don't borrow j-nur ndghboi s lawn
mower which sou find Isn t sharp, and
then saj' sharp things about It whlrli
makes your wife sad but eomn In hero
and buy a lawn mower that will cut like
a cazor and runs as easv ns a blcjcle
The labor saved will amply repay you
for tho small outlay
And such things us Pruning Shears and
Grass Clippers that will give satisfaction
are hero too.
GUTSIER k F015YTH
S25-327 PENN AVENUE.
Luther Keller
LinE, CEMENT,
5EWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard and Oflloa
West Lackawanna Ave,,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
FINLEY
One Week Devoted to
At Reduced Prices!
In order to get our stock
of Colored Shirt Waists
down to normal propor
tions, we have made a
general reduction of from
15 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
CamMc,
Gtagliaffls,
CorM Gimgliams and
And we venture to say
that no more attractive
line is shown this season.
The following numbers
you will find exceptional
value:
Percale Waists Reduced to
43c, 65c, 75c and $1.00
Value for
65c, 85c, 90c and $1.25
Glrcham Waists
$1.25, $1.50 and $1.75
Value for
$3.50, $1.85 and $2.00
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
-
The Monsn: HvanwASE Store
We've
Talked
Alaska0oo
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.
FOOTE & SHEAR CO.
119N. Washington Ave.
-
The Humt &
Coeoell Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.-
iU Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueueral Agent for tu, Wyotuloi
Ulstilutftr
lllnlnc, nuttlngr.Kportlne. HmolcoLUI
aud tho llepauno UbsmtcU
Company'!
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
lalcty fuft Capi and Kiplotsri.
itoom 401 Cnauell llullllai.
tscrtiatoa.
THOS FORD. - Plttgton,
JOHN B SMITH & BON, - mytaouth.
I V. MULLIGAN, . WIUtn-Bwre.
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