WW: '4 THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1899. "',"'''" ilplli'1WWIBWpWmriiwiiij;yp; I'uhllalicrt Dully. Uxwpt Sunday, by The Trlbuno f'ubllihlns Coinnuiiy, ttl "' UmtH a Month. Now York Olllce: 150 Nn3nu St.. S. 9. VM313I.AND, Solo Agent for Foreign Advertising Entered nt tho 1'nntotllcc fit Hornnlon, Pn., us Seccml-Olusi Mnll Matter. When fpneo will pttmlt, The Trlhuno Is nlwnyH fjlnil to pilut xhoit letter from llB friends hearing on current topic hut ltn rule Is that Iheno must bo plKtied, for publication, by the wilttr's real name. SCnAN'TON, JULY 13, 1S09. Can the Uullders' exchange, Justify Its refusal to hold a conference with the men on strike? The Dlvorco Problem. Tho stute of Indiana lma an uncom monly rureful system of collecting vital statistics and its figures on mar riage and dlvorco arc approximately accurate. Ten years ago tho number of divorces In Indiana was 10 per cent, of the marriages; today II Is 11.18 for tli" entire state and in some counties it is as high as 22 per cent., all tl cities reporting above the average. In ISO, 25,013 marriages were solemnized in the state and 2,890 divorces granted. Of these divorces, 2,103 were granted to the wife and 793 to the husband; or nearly three to one, a state of affairs tending to indicate that In the mar jlage co-partnership either woman's patience is less durable than man's or else she considers that tho gets tho worse part of the bargain. "While the percentages of divorces in tho counties containing large cities are higher than in purely agricultural counties, averaging twice as much, it Is an ominous fact that the increase in divorce percentages is almost uni form throughout tho entire state. This is accounted for in part by the fact that the laws of Indiana make divorce easy. For example, less than a week ago the courts of Marion county, In which In dianapolis Is situated, granted a di vorce to a young woman who hart been married less than one year. The wed ding had been a brilliant affair, and both of the parties belonged to the most fashionable society in the city. Tho husband stayed out late nt night, and on one occasion when the wife wished to discharge a servant he Inter posed to prevent it. This was tho prin cipal "cruel" treatment proved, but It was sufficient to secure the divorce. But it is not so much easy divorce laws as It is easy consciences which are to blame for the growing disrespect for the sanctity of family life. Wo do not Join with especial enthusiasm in the clamor fur more stringent divorce laws. They ennnot be made eo stringent that a man or woman seriously bent on se curing a dissolution of marriage, ties cannot attain the desired end. The dif ficulty lies deeper. It lies in tho super abundance of frothy and flashy views of life and its responsibilities; In tho diseased condition of social opinion which applauds the smart adulterer and inclines itself in the direction of ready ncquiesconce in social impurity so long as it isn't found out and dragged into scandalous publicity. Ono symptom of it Is shown in the geneial support which ostensibly decent people extend to shady plays or books or pic tures and In the eagerness with which they patronize and sustain salacious publications like the blackmailing Sun day smut sheet tolerated in this city. The whole tendency of this kind of thing is to inspire boys and girls with erroneous Ideas of social and domestic life: to poison their minds and morals; to fill their heads with nonsenre and their hearts with unruly passions which too often lead to social misery and dis grace. In such an atmosphere multi plication of divorces Is Inevitable. Making stringent the divorce laws will not purify the stream at its source. There must be a general cleaning up. Blunt old Captain Dyer, who com manded the Baltlmoie at Manila, doesn't mince his words. "The Ameil can soldiers," he says, "are enduring enough perils and hardships In the Philippines without being decried and denounced by a few Boston cranks." Municipal Special Laws. (Wilkes-Barro Record, Editorial.) The fact that the State Bar associa tion, in session last week In this city, voted -lown tho report of the committee favoring a change in the constitution so as to enable tho enactment of special legislation for cities, boroughs and townships, does not necessarily give tho quietus to that movement. One of the principal arguments against such a constitutional amendment, as presented by ex-Attorney General Palmer and others before the Bar association, was that the outrageous and scandalous special legislation abuses previous to lb"3 led to the calling of the convention that framed our present state constitu tion and caused that body to incorpor ate tho clause absolutely prohibiting special legislation; all of which is true. But it is also tiuo that the proposed amendment is so carefully protected by precautionary provisions that the abuses which necessitated the consti tutional convention of 1873 would be Impossible. Under tho former constitution the door was wide open to special legisla tion of all kinds; there was absolutely no restriction or limitation. It Is not proposed to now again throw open tho floors to the abuses formeily so Justly complained of. Tho amendment pro posed provides only that special legis lation for municipalities may be en acted after the people of tho city, bor ough or township directly Interested shall, by popular vote, have endorsed inch proposed legislation. There sun y would bo little danger of bpcrtnl .eglalntlon nbusea under a law so care lully guarded as Is proposed In thin case. By way of Illustration, tho needs of tho several cities of this commonwealth differ gieatly, nevertheless under exist ing conditions all cities belonging to the fcume clats must have the same iharter provisions. Wo fall to see what particular danger there would be to my public Interest If Wllkes-Barro, for nstancc, wero enabled to secure cer-ia'"- h'L'lslu-Uon which the people, by popular vote, declare they need and de sire, but which would bo of no ad vantage whntevcr to Bci anion or Head ing, and consequently not desired by those cities. On the other hand, why should special legislation needed and desired by Scranton and Heading bo denied them liccnusu the other cities of tho saino class neither need nor desire It? To give to each that which would be advantageous seems to us to bo en tirely In line with sound public policy as well as good common sense. The constitutional convention of 1873 was conttolled and tho constitution fiatned by eminent, wise and fearless men. They struck at tho worst of the abuses that prevailed under tho former constitution, not the least of which was special legislation. It Is not now pro posed to undo the work of the conven tion, but to modify it so ns to meet ex isting conditions In a certain particu lar. It Is not intended to revive abuses, but to rectify a too sweeping prohibi tory provision. It seems to us that there Is nothing unreasonable In tills, but, on the contrary, that which is commendable and necessary. At nny rate we hope to see the effoit renewed to secure the amendment at the next session of the legislature. Time certainly docs work out won derful levenges. Not quite a year ago Secretary Alger, stung by the Santiago round robin, dug up a private letter from Colonel Hooscvelt and made pub lic a garbled extract from it In the hope of killing lloosevelt's popularity among the volunteers. Now, Roose velt, nixt to McKlnley, is the most admired and influential official in the country; when ho is invited to a con ference at the White House Alger is left out; and Algol's Inevitable retire ment casts Its shadow before. An Extraordinary Situation in the Blue Grass State. The situation existing In the Demo cratic party in Kentucky is extraor dinary. The following public call has been Issued by prominent Democrats representing every county In the state; "All Democrats who bellove It the duty of the majority of the parti fairly ex pressed to rule and who are willing to subordinate their pergonal preferences nnd all minor matters to that will in or der to secure tho triumph of tho&e great principles which will promote tho pros perity and welfare of the whole people, tho success of populiir government and tho maintenance of liberty, and who be lieve that tho Loulsllle convention was dominated by force, fraud and treachery, and by a combiratlon of shrewd, selfish, machine politicians, who substituted their will for that of a majoilty of the party, and who arc not bound by this action, are Invited to meet with us at the court hcue In Mount Sterling on Monday next to toko such counsel and consult as to their political duty under tho circum stances and as to tho proper steps that should bo taken to avoid overwhelming defeat this ear nnd to securo success next." Tho facts behind this movement are these: When the recent Democratic state convention met In Louisville, 200 delegates were Instructed for State SenatorWIIllam Goebel, of Covington, lor governor, 350 for William J. Stone and about 540 for Wat P. Hardin, the previous nominee. There were also 300 contested seats. Hardin was tho ma jority choice of the party, he being a fiee silver man, while Goebel is an anti-Bryanlte said to bo In league with Senator Gorman, of Maryland, and John R. McLean, of Cincinnati. According to a signed statement issued by Stone after tho convention's ad journment, when Goebel and Stone saw that Hardin was In the lead Goebel proposed to Stone a combination. The terms of this combination were that if Stone would let Goebel name the per manent organization of the convention, tlui3 disposing of the contested seats, and also agree to let Goebel select two poisons that Stone would have tho power to appoint to offlco if elected goernor, Goebel and his friends would thiow their strength to Stone and nom inate him. Pursuant of this under standing Stone's friends gave Goebel the organization and then Goebel threw Stone and nominated himself. He did this by unseating Hardin men and seating creatines of his own, nlthough In many Instances the men thus un seated had in the primaries received C votes to 1 for their opponents. 35ut this is not tho only charge against Goebel. Last year he was In- stiumentnl in securing the ndoptlon of a new election law which Is so fla grantly unfair In Its discrimination against Republicans that many of the old line Democrats, who although firm partisans were still men who believe In fair play, were alienated. This law created a state board of election commissioners who In turn name the election commissioners for each coun ty, the county commissioners in their turn naming all election oillcors. The county board may at any time remove any election olllcer. The county elec tion boaid constitutes the canvassing board of the election returns In each comity, awaidlng or withholding cer tificates. In this manner Its members will pass upon the action of their own appointees, and, as may bo seen, tho opportunity for coirectlng u local fraud will be very small, for the county board Is In fact responsible for tho exist ence of the pieclnct boards. Tho pre cinct boards are allowed two days af ter election In which to make returns of the vote cast, and then they hand the ballots over to the county election commissioners, who count them and make out the certificates of election. Although these various boards all aro supposed to have minority representa tion, the Goebel law piovldes that a majority ahull constitute a quorum witli power to do business. Tho mln oilly, in other woids. Is ub.solutuly powerless to prevent fraud. Another section of the Goebel law ptovldes that when tho election of a governor or lieutenant-governor Is tontested, a board for deteunlning the contest shall bo foinied In the man ner following: On tho third day al ter tho organization of tho general as sembly which meets next after tho election, tho senate shall select, by lot, three of its members, nnd the house of representatives shall select, by lot, eight of Its members, and the eleven so selected shall constitute a board, seven of whom shall have power to act. Where It shall uppear that tho can didates receiving the highest number of votes given have received an equal, number tho right of ofllce shall be de termined by lot, under the direction of tho board. Where the person re turned is found not to have been legal ly qualified to recelvo the olllce nt tho time of his election a new election shall be ordered to fill the ofllce. Tho decision of the board shall not, how ever, bo llnal nor conclusive. Such decision shall bo reported to the two houses of the general assembly for the further action of tho general assem bly. And tho general assembly shall then determine such contest. In oth er words, ns the New York Sun points out, so long us there Is no contest that Is, when tho Democratic candidate for governor gets n certificate of elec tionthe determination of tho state boaid of commissioners is conclusive, but whenever ho does not get such ceitlflcate, whenever, on tho face of tho returns, even though complied un der Democratic authority and by Dem ocratic olllclals, a Republican is elect ed, then tho whole matter Is referred to a special committee, the members of which are chosen by lot, and If by any chance they should fall to do what Is expected of them, why, there Is still an appeul to the general assembly. It Is to the credit of tho decent Demo crats of the Blue Grass state that they don't want a cheat of this typo to be foisted upon them as governor, oven though he beais the title of a Demociat. Ward R. Bliss, the Delaware county "insurgent," announces his belief that Colonel Quay would now be elected senator if a special session of the leg Islatuic Bhould bo convened. Very likely. It is equally probable that ho will be seated on the strength of the governor's appointment. Quay is not worrying. The lesson to be derived from tho accident to the Paris is that It would be prudent to have at least two ofllccrs reckon the course of a ship and com paio notes, especially when the routa is an unfamiliar one. In guarding against errors in calculation two heads ought to be better than one. Christian Endeavor Delegate Boyd, of St. Louis, who made a speech at Detroit tho other day In defense of lynching, may be n proper sample of the Sunday school boy of the South, but it Is not likely that he will Induce many of tho northern delegates to adopt his creed. M. Zola is kept busy these days try ing to head off the yarns published In various American newspapers who cannot realize that the author's cham pionship of Dreyfus was prompted by any other Instinct than a desire for no toriety. One of the thlng3 which the next congress should do Is to provide one kind of stamps for both postage and Internal revenue use; or at least put revenue stamps on sale at post olllces. Colonel Kohlsaat, we Infer from tha columns of his esteemed newspaper, has conceived a strong affection for the recent colonel of the Rough Riders. That emotion is infectious. If Adjutant General Corbln Is to be the president's chief military adviser he should be put in command of the army. The commanding general should not be an ornament. The Sultan of Sulu has agreed to take his pension from tho United States government and live in peace on his particular reservation. The Sultan of Sulu is wise. Canada a Standing Menace to England 1'rom the New York Sun. HE blocking of an agreement with the British government on a modus vlvendl preliminary to a final settlement of the Alaska U fit boundary dispute, due to obstacles Im posed by Canada, affords an Instance and an evidence of the perils to peace between England and this country which are involved in the existence of the Canadian Dominion. So far as Lord Salisbury and Mr. Choate are con cerned, there Is every reason to believe that an amicable agreement upon a temporary boundary line would have been reached several weeks ago, but the Canadian government would not consent to It, and consequently the question still remains open, with dan gerous possibilities. In saying this we do not mean to Imply that this Alaska boundary dispute Is likely of Itself and at present to destroy our amicable re lations with Great Britain; but so long ns it continues unsettled it will be n cause of controveisy which may lead to unpleasant results in tho future. The attitude of Canada in these par ticular negotiations Is Indicative of a state of feeling generally toward this country which suggests tho ultlmnte possibility of such trouble for Great Britain. The cause of ths present dis pute, ot course, is the discovery of gold In Alaska, and It shows that whenever tho Interests of Canada coiiip seriously In conlllct with those of this country the Canadian government Is likely to make use of any disputation which It may hopo to sustain by demanding tho sovereign piotectlon upon which rests Us whole reliance. It feel3 that it can always tuin to England to fight its battles for it. o Thus Canada is always a possible faourco of danger for England. Its tcr tltory lies along the whole length of our northern boundary und is the only territory belonging to a Euiopea'n power which Is contiguous to us. If the re! uloiib of Canada to us wore in vailably and genuinely harmonious and sympathetic It would bo a dlffeiont matter, but actually, as the dispute over the Alaska boundary and other cau its of difference have demonstrated, there Is no such sentiment toward this country In Canada, but rather a cap tious feeling. As a separato and com peting country, it Is not leasonabio to .pent that its spirit Bhould be nfteo tlw.ate. Wo havo grown Into ono of the gieatest powers in tho world, with a population of seventy-five millions and enormous wealth and lesources. wl-.llo Canada has remained almost stagnant, with a population of only five millions, Inslgnlflcunt revenues, and comparative poverty. Naturally, envy and Jealousy of American prosperity have arisen: but Canada, In spite of its own Intrinsic weakness, can boast that It Is ft part of the great British empire, and that It gets thence a gigan tic power of protection upon which to rely for Its defence. It is a boy, but a big father Is nt hand to light Its battles. o The only existing cause of possible trouble between us nnd Gicat Britain Is, therefore, Canada, tho Biltlsh de pendency which stretches nlong our wholo northern boundary; a foielgn possession, offering Innumerable occa sions for irritation and resentment, be cause of that contiguity through thou sands of miles. Apait from Canada alone, our lelatlonn with Great Britain are now such as, apparently, to pre clude the possibility of friction between the two countries. They arc more than peaceful; they are cordial and sym pathetic to a degice that Is conducive to the pence of the whole world. Ex cept for Canada, the United States and England would now bo in cordial agree ment upon a temporary adjustment of the Alaska dispute, and there would be no prospect of future trouble In the question. A final settlement satlsfac- toty to both could bo easily reached hereafter, so far ns they fire concerned, for It Is simply a difference ns to a determinable question of fuct between two nations which are cordial In their friendship and heartily desire to re main bo. Now, what advantage Is there for England that compensates for this peril invited by the existence of the Canadian Dominion? If the disaster of a conflict occurred, of what value would Canada be to England? It would rather bo a source of weakness, for obviously wo could overrun It Immedi ately. Every competent military opin ion In this country, and perhaps in England also, agrees as to that mat ter. So long, too, as our relations with Great Britain are wholly friendly and both sides desire earnestly to perpetu ate the complete accord, Canada Is no longer necessary to England for any defensive purpose whatever. While continuing ns an English dependency along our whole northern boundary, however. It furnishes constant provo cation to disputes with us which, utter ly unimportant as they might be to the parent state, would endanger a rup ture of the peaceful relations between the two countries. For this terrible re sponsibility Great Britain gets from Canada nothing in return financially or politically. The gain to Canada of annexation to this republic would be vast for Itself, but tho gain to England in having removed thus tho only ob stacle to permanently peaceful and cor dial relations with the United States would be Incalculably greater. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Pins have been made for 450 years, but needles havo been used for forty cen turies. Something like 1,SM,000 squaro yards of looking glass are manufactured In Europe annually. More than 12,000,000 acres of the Sahara desert have been made useful for raising crops with the aid of artesian wells. Ituasla, with a, population of 127,000,000, has only 1S.331 physlclnrs. In tho United States, with a population of about 73,000,- 000, thero are 120,000 physicians. There are In this country 500 umbrella factories having an Invested capital of 50,000,000, of which more than $3,000,000 Is In the city of Philadelphia alone. Dried ornngo peel allowed to smoulder on a piece of red-hot Iron or an old shovel will kill any bad smell In existence and leae a fragrant one behind instead. In tho United States 20 per cent, of the population, a larger proportion than In any other country. Is enrolled at schools, the average attendance at which exceeds 10,000,000. Thero are lO.OOO locomotives In use on American railroads, representing an In vestment of 530,000,000. The average weight of an American railroad locomo tlvo Is 100.000 pounds. Our exports of manufactures havo more than doubled In tho last six years, more than trebled since ISM), more than quadrupled since 1S70, aro moro than eight times as large ns they were In 1S'0. and In lS'.'S nnd 1S99, for the first In our history, exceeded tho Importation of manufactures. The exportation of man ufactures In the fiscal year Just ended aernges moro than $1,000,000 for euch business day of tho year. The great nutritive powers of choco late aro now so generally recognized that it has been adopted for campaign uso In the armies and navies of almost every European gov rnment. The Increased consumption In Europe within four jears is 3.) per cent , ana although American lonsumptlon has during tho same period increased if) per cent., France alone con sumes seven times tho quantity used In the United States. The Osago Indians aro the richest com munity In the world, They number but 1.723 souls, all told men, women and children; they own 1 500,000 acres of valu able land, havo $0,000,000 in tiust with tho government, which pays 5 per cent. In. terest and have leases with cattlemen for tho uso of their pasture lands which bring them between $10,000 and $30,000 a year, without counting tho rent from tho agricultural lands and tho proceeds of 'heir labor. In I.uthunla. a prolnco of Itussla, It Is customary that the btldo's eais should ho boxed before the mnrrl.igo ceremony. No matter how ttndi r-hearted tho moth er inny bo, she always mukes it a point of administering a her.rty smack to her daughter In tho presence ot witnesses, nnd a noto Is made of the fact. Tho mother's Ir tentlon Is a kind one, thouUi tho custom Itself Is tad. The reason for It Is to protect tho brldo should her ma". rlage provo un unhappy one. In that case she will suo for a divorce, and hi-r plea will be that sho was forced Into tho nianlairo against her will, and on that score the verdict of the Judre will be In hei faor. Probably the longest beard in the world Is that of a metal worker at Vundcnene, near Nlevro, France. Th" man Is 71 years old. nnd In perfect health. Wb n H ecrs old he had a beard six Inches long. It grew fiom year to yenr, nnd now his hirsute attachment, when un rolled, has reached tho respectable. Iriigth of ten feet and ten inches. Win n this man goes out walking he carries Ms beard rolled up In n big skrln undei his arm, as tho old Unman senators carried their togas. In wlnlir time he winds his beard several times around tho neck, using it as a boa. Slneo tho man :s rather small In size, measuring but fue feet threo Inches, the beard Is moro than twice tho man's height. IF I KNEW. If 1 knew tho box wUeie the smiles aro kept. No matter how largo tho key Or strong the bolt, I would try so hard-- 'Twoulil open, l know, tor me. Thin oi cr tho laud and the sea, broad cast, I'd scatter tha smiles to play, That tho children's faces might hold them fast ' For many and mony a day. If I knew a box that was large enough To hold nil the frowns I meet, I would Ukq to gather them, oory one, Frum nursety, school, and stieet; Then, folding nnd holding, I'd pack them In, To the depths of the deep, deep sea. And turning the monBter key, I'd hlro a giant to drop tho box To the depths of the deep, deep sea, Boston Tianscrlpt, MASOAONI'S KOYAI. CRITIC. From tho Philadelphia Post. Moscngnl, the famous composer of "CM vnleilu Ilimtlcnna," u few years ago was askid to entertain tho rojal court In Rome. He did so nnd delighted his au dience. When he had Ilnlphed playing hi) started a conversation with n lulls princess who had Blood near tho piano during tho recltul nnd luul shown every sign of deep Interest. As n mutter of fact, she hud been Instructed by her mother to say, It the qrestlon should bo axkod, "that Murcagnl was tho greatest musician In Itulv." Tho compeser asked her which of tho gteat living masters o liked best, and the proud mother turned toward tho chili to hear tho pretty llllio speech which had been taught to her. lnstend of tho compliment came the withering remark: "Thero nr no great masters living. They nro nil dead." Tho musician cave a llttlo start and then said: "Your excellency, permit me to con gratulate you; you ate the most truthful crltio in Europe." NO MENACE TO OTHERS. Ex-rrcsldcnt Ilurrlron at Paris. Ameilcnn diplomacy has been. I think. peculiarly scntlmentnl. Our moral Inter ventlon for the oppressed und our lute In tervention by arms hno been In the In terests of liberty, not gain. Wo see open ing beforo us the wide door of commerce throughout tho world, nnd It must not bo thought unnatural, In spite of differences and stilfes. If a peculiar friendliness Is felt by us for thoso of our own lan guage and race ncross tho channel, but no one has suggested that for this either Great Britain or tho United States should assume nil the quarrels nnd animosities of others. Tho friendship of tho United Stntes for England Is not enmity for the rest of tho world. SAID IN FUN. Taken at Her Word. "Mrs. P. J. Ollllngton-aiggs is awfully mad at tho newspapers; she says they treated her so shabbily." "Did they? Such a prominent society woman, too." "Yes; bIio told them they must not say anything about her reception, and they dldn't."-Phlladclphla Bulletin. The Why. Curate I never saw stch a sot of idip's as I had to preach to this morning. Mabel (ono of the congregation) I sup pose that Is why jou kept on calling them "Dearly beloved brethicn." Tit-Bits. Sent His Wife. Minister I am sorry I didn't see you at church yesterday, Tammus. Tammus Weci, ye see, It wis slccan a wnt day it wlsna lit t(, turn oot a dog In. But I sent tho wife, slr.-Tlt-Blts. Weaving a Spell. lie I am rather In favor of the English than tho American mode of spelling. She Yes? He Yes, Indeed.. 'Take "parlour," for Instance; hnvlng "u" In It makes all the difference In tho world. Tit-Bits. The Kind of Bug He Was. She Papa was asking mo If you woro not a gold bug. Ho You just tell papa I am a kissing bug. And ho proceeded to demonstrate. In dianapolis Journal. A Gallinaceous Boast. "It," said the hen, ns she surveyed tho slzo-and-a-hnlf egg sho had just laid, "will tnko a pretty good hailstone to equal that." Even In the lower walks of nature thero Is ambition and emulation. Indianapolis Journal. Throwing It in His Teeth. lie To hear you til It one would think I never told a slnglo truth beforo wo wero married. She Well, ou did prevaricate to a con sldernble extent, but I'll glvo you credit for having told me tho truth once. He Indeed! And when was that, pray? She When you proposed. Don't you remember you mid you were unworthy of mo? Chicago News. Why He Was Angry. "What made him so mad?" "He told his wife she had no Judgment, and sho Just looked him over critically from head to foot nnd said 'she was be ginning to reallzo It." Chicago Post. A Latter Day Possibility. "Brlmblo seems to hao a good deal moro money than brains." "Yes, all he inherited from his father was tho money." Cleveland Plain Dealer Accounting for the Shortage. "Who was It that wanted me, Ber tha?" "A ragged trnmp, mamma. I told him we had nothing for him, and sent him away. "You shouldn't have done that, child. He may be one of these magazine tiamps, getting material for nu article on tho selfish lich people." Chicago Tribune. Moro Than Should Be There. William Dean Howells rises to say that genius Is simply hard work. Wlnt a lot of genius thoro must be In the peul toutnrles! Kansas City Times. ra JQFLg Lrf)-0-A Wllhvl:0- ) For (ho last year and six months I hail Loon troubled with tho mvr.S, anil had two physicians, whoprescrilMjil n blood tonic und to bat ho thchivi's with Baloiatua. Tho tonio did not heem to do mo uny good, &o I k.ivo up nil .nedicluo and usnl nothing but tho enleratus. The lures wero so itching .mil painful that I did not havo 0110 good uight'a ekvp wlulo I was troubled with them. I had them bo bad that I woro gloves nt night in ordi'r not tu bcrntch them, ns it took to long for them to heal. I also had to go to the expense of buying a rug in order not to ruin tho carpet in tho bedroom when laking tho saloratus bath, which 1 would havo to tnko threo and four times u night, and I tell you it was an awful ttoublo overy night. 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Sv York, " lOnsiurlonana: 1,100 titlmonlaN It 1 1-A'N S, 0(nr tcoU, or Ucklror f cenu, mav Im hail of all (IruraUtit Mm uro wlllinir (o tU a low rrterd rnedn inn ut a uKxtcrote pruftt, Tbrr Luusupuiuan'liuolongUOi. Ono cIvm relief, ."vole tlie word It 1 PA'.N Sou Che piKUt. Accrut no cuWtllul, Star Anfltomatlc ' Paper Fastener Fastens papers in a jiffy, feeds itself aud improved in every respect. Prices lower than ever. We are still sell ing the Platiitary 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 aud Typewriter's Supplies, Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, Hotel Jermyn Building. FOR A Twenty-Year Gold-Filled Gase Will a ISJeweM Walftoii Movement Both Q guaranteed The Best Watch iu the Whole World for the Money. M1EIOTEIEA1U k CdraiX 130 Wyoming Avenue. fcW'ii THE LONCi GREEN lnwn around tho house, or tho llttlo patch of grass In the dooryntd, require constant attention to look beautiful. Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn mower which you tlnd Isn't shaip, and then say sharp things about It which makes your wife sad, but como In luro and 4uy a lawn mower that will cut llko a inzor nnd runs as easv as a bicycle. Tho labor Baved will amply repay you for the small outlay. And such things ns Pruning Shears and Grass Clippers that will give satisfaction are here too. GMSTM k FORSYTH, 323-327 PENN AVENUE. Lmitlher Keller LiTlE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard and Ofllca West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. $10 I I J1 . S 4- fWiii jj-j mwWwAim INLEY Foulard Iu order to make a com plete clearance the first and last cut of the season now takes effect on our cutiro stock of Print ted Fomlards and our Hue being of stanfl ard quality only, we are giv ing you an opportunity to procure a first-class gown at very moderate cost. , Every pattern is of this season's production mostly black and navy grounds ill neat designs, aud our closing prices are 50c aed 79c a yard, formerly 70 to $1,33 We are still showing a good assortment of Wash Jap Silks in plain and cord effects -"colors absolutely fast," which we are closing out be low cost. 510 and 532 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Titn MonnnN Hardware Stohb We've Talked Alaska. 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. BOTE k SfflBAE CO. 1 19 N. Washington Ave. The Hurt & Coeeell Coo Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware.' 04 laftoraua Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., 0eue1.1l Agent lor tha Wyomlai nmr.oiu' 111 ulna, llliistln:, SimitlMi: mo;;o.oll uud tba Itcp.iuuD Cuaunca. t'o npiiuy'i HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tiilcty lfiw Cain mid lltiilo Utt. llooiu 101 Cnnuull limUUu;. ftcrautjo. Silks DUPOITO PIIIEU AUUNUlbM THOS. rORD. - - - Plttston. JOHN 15. SMITH & EON, - Plymouth. W. li JIULUUAN, m Wllltes-Barte. A
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