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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJG-TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1899.
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SCHANTON, JULY 18, 1S9D.
The attempts of tho Uoston nntl
imperlallsts to enlist the colored rncc
In treason nre not liable to oe crowned
with success.
Tho Proper Remedy.
The exlstcnco of nn unpleasant tem
per amont some of our volunteer tiro
men, which on two recent occasions
lias seriously hampered tho service,
may In part be accounted for by the
disrespect shown to tho department's
wishes In the appointment of the pres
ent chief: or It may be partly duo to
the carelessness with which the city
has recently treated the department In
the matter of keeplnc Its equipment
In repair and otherwise showing a de
cent regard for Its Interests. The
public Itself Is not blameless In this
matter for It has not lately manifested
the licht kind of appreciation.
But whatever the cause, the fact
that tho service ut present Is handi
capped should be sufficient to cause a
renewal of the movement to reorgan
ize the department on the basis of
regular pay for regular woik done.
The man who volunteers his services
In lighting flic is hardly to be blamed
for not relishing tho placing over him
of olllcets in whose practical experi
ence and executive ability he has a
lack of confidence; nor is It surprising
that general neglect on the part of the
community in furnishing suitable ap
paratus and In acVnowledglng Its In
debtedness for hard woik performed
at Imminent peril should engender a
spirit of recipioclty. Insubordination
or slackness In discipline is censur
able, but the city of Scranton Is not
now In position to say much in way of
coniDlaint.
Tho only way to avoid these recur
ring episodes Is t(i put the department
on a paid basis.
Mr. Garman still shows a reluctance
about leading the state Democracy
upon any "personally conducted touts"
this season.
The Passing of Elwell Otis.
The joint circular of the war corres
pondents at Manila ends the usefulness
of Major General Elwell H. Otis in the
Philippines and it should lead to his
early lecall. It convicts hhn of having
deliberately lied to the American peo
ple, his employers; and of having lied
when the truth would have done Just
os well. If these words seem harsh,
bear In mind that during all the time
that Otis was sending his optimistic
fairy stories of mliaciilous ictorIes
over tleelng natives who were always
represented as being on tho vet go of
collapse, there was not a minute in the
day when the patriotism of the country
would not have approved any expendi
ture In men or treasure needed to con
summate the results liO so airily imag
ined. Ho had only to state his need;
ho had only to indicate the facts; but
Instead of that he either was Incom
petent to measure the situation or else
he was morally too cowardly to face It
In true military fashion.
Tt Is of the highest importance that
the siipiemn authority in a territory so
far removed from the capital of the
nation as is the Island of Luzon should
be vested In .1 man in whom the great
public at home can have unshaken con
fidence. The American people are not
children, to bo played with, but sover
eigns Mho demand of their servants
stralghtforwaid obedience and candor.
They want to know the exact dimen
sions of tho task before them In tho
Philippines and they do not want any
more humbug. General Otis had an
uninterrupted chance to prove himself
the master of the situation but It la
now clear that ho has failed. He has
not Kept faith with either the admin
istration or the people and in the pro
cession of great events ho must accept
the consequences of his failure and
make way for some one else.
As tho prospects for obtaining cash
from the American government be
come farther removed, Agulnaldo's ad
miration for the breast, of mother
country Spain increases.
The Fate of Andree.
The latest scientist to give an ex
planation as to the fate of tho ex
plorer, Andree, is Newton Harrison,
editor of the Electrical Age, and an
authority on electrical matters In gen
eral. Mr. Harrison advances the
theory that a danger more to be dread
ed than Ice and cold awaits the Intrepid
explorer who ventures near either of
the poles. He states that there Is much
scientific evidence to prove that at each
of tho earth's axes is an Immense vol
cano and that tho enormous opening
extends far toward the bowels of tho
globo. The writer asserts that it Is
probable that Andrea's balloon may
havo lloated over the earth's chimney
and havo been drawn down the flue
Into the volcanic fires below, whero
cremation would have been Instantan
eous. This theory In Illustrated by an
engraving In tho Philadelphia Times
In which the Icebergs are pictured as
being heaped right up against tho
chimney that leads from the rodhot
furnace. How Mr. Harrison expects to
keep tho lco from melting about tho
outlet of the north polo volcano is not
explained, but judging from the de
scriptions no amount of a3beatos would
ho sudlclent to prevent moisture at
least about tho chimney tcp. Of course
until sonio better theory Is brought
forward, It Is likely that Prof. Har
rison's disposition of the case will have
to be accepted. It seems ns though It
would havo been hotter, however, to
havo represented explorer Andreo af
ter the style of tho soda fountain
calendar In the act of drinking him
self to death with carhonatcd Ice
water, to tho delight of a circle of cur
ious polar bears. There Is some
thing nbout tho amalgamation of
hat lava nnd Icebergs that Is
puzzling to tho reader who Is not In
the advanced stages of scientific research.
From decisions made by tho treasury
department it sometimes looks as
though thu heads wero endeavoring to
mako rulings which would cause tho
public as much trouble as possible. Thu
refusal to forward letters that havo
been stamped with revenue lnstcnd of
postugc stamps seems like a nonsen
sical piece of business, but the last
order which decrees thnt bankers muBt
not place stamps on checks where pur
tics writing them have neglected to do
so, but must return the checks
to tho sender, approaches the
limit in fool laws. It is dlfll
cult to understand what excuse
can be udvaneed for a ruling that Is
certain to cause so much annoyanco to
business men.
This Year's Municipal Convention.
According to tho programme pre
pared and advance Information fur
nished, some important questions In
volved in municipal administration are
to be discussed ut tho third annual con
vention of the League of American
Municipalities, which will bo held at
(Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 19-22. The pro
gramme committee of tho league, con
sisting of Mayor Jones, of Toledo; May
or Flower, of New Orleans, and Mayor
Gray, of Minneapolis, lun e settled upon
five topics which will each bo given
nn entire tesslon of the convention for
discussion. These five topics are: "The
Municipal Ownership of Public Service
IndusHics," "The Contract vs. the Per
Diem System for Public Works," "Tho
Collection and Disposal of Garbage and
City "Wastes, ' "Public Hath Houses
and Play Grounds" and "The Special
Assessment Sstem for Public Im
provements." Three or four papprs on
each of these topics will be read to tho
convention, after which the questions
will be discussed generally by the dele
gates on the floor.
That tho consideration of these Im
portant municipal problems at this
meeting of city ofllclals from all parts
of the country will disseminate a great
deal of valuable Information and re
sult In bringing about Improved public
service in tho various cities leprescnted
cannot be doubted. On tho garbage
question, for instance, which has long
been a perplexing one to our city offi
cials, tho f 01 mul patters are to bo pre
pared by such eminent authoiltles as
raptaln F. M. Gibson, deputy street
cleaning commissioner of New York
city; G. Everett Hill, formerly assist
ant to the late Colonel George E. War
ing; Dr. William C. Woodward, health
ofllcer of Washington, D. C; Dr. Quit
man Kohnke, president of the health
board of New Orleans, nnd H. J. Gon
den, editor of "City Government."
The discussion of public bath houses
and play grounds Is to be led by Mayor
Joslnh Qulncy, of Boston, and Mayor
Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo, both of
whom have had much experience In the
institution and maintenance of thesa
pleasuiablo and healthful municipal
entetpilses. Authorities of no less abil
ity will present the leading addresses
on tho other topics, the object of the
programme committee being to brine
out at this convention the very best
experience and thought on the various
subjects by assigning the preparation
of the formal papers to city ofllclals
who have devoted unusual efforts to
tho solution of the problems Involved.
Aside from the live topics which
have been chosen for general discus
sion, many other Important questions
of municipal administration will be
treated In special addresses to bo de
livered at other sessions of the con
vention. Tho important problem of
public water supply, filtration and dis
tribution will be dealt with In address
es by Judge Georgo Hlllyer, president
of the water board of Atlanta, Ga., and
for years a closo student of this sub
ject; William R. Hill, chief engineer
and superintendent of water woiks at
Syracuse and first vice president of tho
American Water Works association:
John C. Trautwine, jr., chief of the
Philadelphia water bureau, and others.
An Important feature of the conven
tion will be a joint debate on the mu
nicipal ownership of public utilities be
tween Edward W. Bemls, of the Agri
cultural college of Kansas, nnd Allen
Illploy Foote, of Takoma Park, D. C.
The discussion of this question will be
participated In by Mayors Qulncy, of
Boston; Ashbrldge, of Philadelphia;
Jones?, of Toledo; Baker, of Providence;
Weaver, of Louisville; Maybury, of
Detroit? Woodward of Atlanta; Phe
lan, of San Francisco; Akin, of Evans
vllle, Mac Vicar, of Des Moines, and
many other mayors and council mem
beis who have given the subject care
ful Investigation.
It would .pay the city of Scranton
to send its oouncllmen in a body to
this convention.
The greatest dlfllculty experienced
by tho New York automobllo mnners
Is In avoiding arrest for rapid transit.
It is said that the temptation that con
fronts tho automobile operator is much
greater than that which prompts tho
man behind a pair of fast trotters to
give them tho rein, and few can resist
the impulse to violate tho laws when
a clear track is presented.
Bryan as Agulnaldo's Ally.
Mr. Bryan has again formulated his
political creed on the subject of the dis
position of the Philippine Islands. In
a communication to Clark Howell, edi
tor of the Atlanta Constitution and
ppmocrallc National committeeman
from Georgia, he says:
"I favored tho Bacon resolution
which promised the Filipinos Independ
ence as soon as a stable government
could bo established. I believe, fur
thermore, the United States should pro
tect tho Filipinos from outside inter
ference while they work out their des
tiny. In other words I bellovo we
should treat the Filipinos as we havo
treated the peoplo of Mexico and of
South and Central America. Monarch
ies ure founded upon force, but repub
lics are founded upon consent. The
declaration of independence asserts
that governments derive their just
powers from tho consent of tho gov
erned. If the declaration is sound wo
cannot ilghtfully acquire title by con
quest or by purchase from an nllen
monarchy whoso title wo disputed U10n
wn furnished nrms to tho Filipinos. If
tho administration had given to tho
Filipinos the assurance of Independence
which was given to the Cubans thero
would have been no bloodshed. If tho
assurance Is given now, hostilities will
cease. No one proposes to withdraw
the soldiers until a stable government
is established, but It will be easy to
establish a stable government when It
la known that our occupation of tho
Philippine Islands Is only temporary.
Forclblo annexation would be criminal
and contrary to our code of morality."
Whenever tho Filipinos shall provo
themselves capable of exercising Intel
ligently and with self-control the In
dependence upon which Mr. Bryan lays
so much stress, thero will be no diffi
culty tn their getting It. But the kind
of qualification which they exhibit to
day In plstttng wholesale assassination
of foreigners, In disregarding flags of
truce, In mutilating dead bodies and
in enforcing bandit supremacy over
terrorized native races is so far re
moved from the kind which the Ameri
can peoplo want that talk of independ
ence ut this time Is decidedly prema
ture. Mr. Bryan should not be so dis
trustful of tho humane Intentions of
his fellow-countrymen as to demand
that they give unnecessary bond.
Captain Andrews, the venturesome
mariner who attempted to cross tho
Atlantic in a boat twelve feet long,
was picked up exhausted 700 miles
fiom the coast of Ireland. Captain
Andrews had plenty of provisions to
last through the trip, but he discov
ered that It Is necessary to have sleep
us well as food when on a journey of
this kind. The experience of the cap
tain should prove a warning to ven
turesome people of his class, but It
probably will not. The fact that his
body did not go to feed the sharks
will, no doubt, prompt other trips of
tho same character by those who are
In search of fame regardless of con
sequences. N?W Birth of th?
Japanese Empire
From Yesterday's Washington Post.
TODAY marks the beginning of a
new era for Japan. It is the
date appointed for tho inaugur
ation of her new treaties with
this country and the other treaty pow
ers and for the consequent termina
tion of the conventions and subsidiary
arrangements which have regulated
her foreign relations since Perry's
time. Exterritoriality and all tho
other special privileges and Immuni
ties hitherto enjoyed by foreigners In
Japan are now eliminated, and the
government of the empire assumes the
exercise of all the prerogatives of In
dependent statehood. As a conse
quence, Japan stands today alone
among Oriental countries on a footing
of complete International equality with
the nations of Christendom.
o
The story of the revision of Japan's
treaties Is replete with Interest not only
as the record of a remarkable diplo
matic achievement, but also as the his
tory of steady, persevering and Intelli
gent effort against apparently over
whelming odds. Before she made the
attempt to obtain It, such a thing as
equality in treaty relations between
Eastern and Western nations was un
heal d of. Under the old treaties Japan
had no jurisdiction over foreigners In
her territories and no power to make
them subject to her laws. Stipula
tions intended originally to secure
nothing more than a Just and equit
able protection of foreign rights had
been extended by specious construction
far beyond the limits they were first
meant to cover, until the Jnpanese gov
ernment found it Impossible to en
force the simplest and most salutary
law, If It touched foreign Interests In
any direction, without the consent of
the treaty powers. Such a state of
affairs, naturally distasteful at any
time, became doubly Irksome with tho
changes which followed each other so
rapidly after the restoration of the
Imperial power in 186S. Japan va3 ad
vancing In every direction tave one,
and thero she found a barrier which
bade fair to Indefinitely delay all pro
gress. For It was plain that, struggle
as they might to assimilate to their
needs the resources of modern civiliza
tion, the Japanese people could not
achieve symmetrical success If they
remained In the condition of semi-Independence
which existing treaties Im
posed upon them. With progress In
every other direction, some ameliora
tion of their relations with foreign
powers was necessary, not for senti
mental reasons merely, but for the
sake of many and most vital mate
rial interests.
o
How to secure such amelioration was
the problem which presented itself to
Japanese statesmen at un early day.
In solving that problem they undoubt
edly chose the proper course, for they
sought to obtain success by proving
that they deserved It. They did not
conflno themselves to demands based
upon abstract right, but offered Instead
what were happily termed "the guar
antees of accomplished facts." "iTou
ask us, ' they said to the treaty pow
ers, ' for laws based upon estern
models, for an educated nnd Independ
ent Judiciary, and for tho pledge of
liberal treatment to commercial and
Industrial Interests. These aro precise
ly the objects for which we havo
been striving on behalf of our own peo
ple; they aro the loglcol sequence of
all that we have done since we tlrst
began to takn tho West as a model.
After years of earnest endeavor, we
now show you these and other like re
forms, not In an experimental stage,
hut as parts of a well-established sys
tem In successful operation."
Tho answer was conclusive, nnd to
day Juvan, through her efforts to pro
mote tho welfare of her own people by
tho establishment of enlightened laws
and liberal institutions, reaps the re
ward of an equal place among West
ern nations, it is a result upon which
she f.hould bo heartily congratulated,
by none moro heartily than by the
reoplo of this country, which has al
ways, wo may say without boastful
ness, been a conspicuously slncero and
consistent friend of Japan.
TOOK CHANCES ON RAIN.
In his book, "Figures of tha Pnt,"
Joslah Qulncy tells of a. Journey that he
marlo In strtgecoach days awny back In
182(1-from Boston to Washington, with
JiiBtlco Story, of the Federal Supremo
court. Tha Justice was telling of tho
routlno of tho court s Washington social
life. "Wo dine." ho Bald, "onco a year
with tha president, and that Is nil. On
other days wo tali's our dinner together
and discuss ut tablo tho questions which
aro argued befoie u. Wo are great as
cetics and oven deny ourselves wlno ex
cept In wot wiuthcr."
Hero tho Judgo paused as If thinking
tho act of mortification he had mentioned
placed too sovero n tax upon human
credulity, nnd presently added: "What I
sny about wine, sir, elves you our ruie,
but It does sometimes hnppcn that tho
chief Justice wilt sny to me, when tho
cloth I removed, 'Brother Story, step to
tho window and see If it docs not look
llko rnln.' And If I tell him tho sun Is
shining brightly Judge Marshall will
sometimes reply, 'All tha bettor, for our
Jurisdiction extends over so largo a ter
ritory that the doctrine of chances makca
It certain that It must be raining some
wlure.' "
RETURNING GOOD FOR EVII.
From tho Detroit Free Press.
"I caino upon u couple of boys fighting
on tho street tho other day," said tho
portly man. ns ho laughed at tho recol
lection. "They were both smeared over
with eggs and wero fighting llko a couplo
of wildcats.
"As a usual thing I do not bellovo In
Interfering with quarrels nmong children,
behoving that It Is better to let them
light it out and settle their differences :n
their own way.
"But they wero fighting so fiercely and
were using: such bad language that X
thought It best to separate them.
"Getting hold of their collais, I pulled
them apart and demanded nn explana.
tlon.
" 'He throw a rotten egg at me!"
shouted tho younger of tho two as ho
struggled to get at the other boy again.
"This was undoubtedly a fact, as the
boy's clothing was a strong testimonial
to the point In evidence.
" "Tut, tut,' said I. 'you should have ro
turned good for evil.' "
" 'I did, he sobbed, the reaction having
set In. 'The one that I throw at him was
a good one!' "
SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION.
From the Stanford Interior Journal.
Jim Frie of Hustonvllle tells this of
Jim Coulter of Mlddlcburg. One day
when Mr. Coulter was at Liberty a very
young mun with a very bald head came
Into tho hotel. Ho was a stranger, and
Mr. Coulter, by way of commencing a
conversation, said to him:
"My friend, I am not asking to guy
you, but I would like to know how It
comes that so young a man is so bald."
"it was in this way,' ' he replied.
"When mv time to get hair came, they
said there was none left but red, so I
told them I dldn-t believe I cared for
any."
As Coulter has a very red head, ho was
satisfied to let the conversation drop.
PERSONALITIES.
The salary of tho Archbishop of Can
terbury Is $CO,000 a year.
Some of tho Democrats who have seen
Mr. Bryan lately say that he Is waxing
fat; that he Is making money fast; that
ho Is now worth about $200,000, nnd that
from his recent book ho lecelvod royal
ties amounting to $33,000.
The late Rev. Dr. Hall of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church of New
York, during the last years of his life,
received the largest salary ever paid to
a clergyman In tho United States, which
was $20,000 a year, with a manse. Mr.
Beecher received $20,000, without the
manse.
A great granddaughter of Betsy Boss,
who mado the tlrst American flag, la liv
ing In Washington. She is Mrs. South
wick Guthrie. Mrs. Guthrlo remembers
her great-grandmother, who died when
she was a child of Ave. Mrs. Ross was
ninety at tho time of her death, but
when sho mado the first flag she was but
23 and qulto girlish in appearance.
Lord Charles Beresford In citing Il
lustrations of tho causes which havo con.
trlbuted to the decadence of China tells
of a Chinese general who Is supposed to
have 10,000 soldiers under his command,
but who keeps only SOO In service. On In
spection day thousands of coolies aro
hired at eleven cents each, so that full
lists may be returned to Tekin and a
ear's pay obtained for the larger num
ber. Sir William C. Van Home, late presl
dent of tho Canadian Pacific Railway,
nnd Thomas G. Shaughnessy, present
president of that Canadian corporation,
were born in the United States and re.
eclved their railroad training In this
country. James J. Hill, one of the four
or five great railroad organizers and
managers In tho United States, was born
and spent tho early years of his life on a
bleak Canadian farm.
At tho battlo of Shlloh, Colonel Hen
derson, the probable speaker of tho next
congress, got a lump of rebel lead which
has been a source of trouble to him ever
since. Tho surgeons cut oft his leg on
the battlefield to save his llfo and mado
a poor job of It. Tho wound never
healed, and four times since has that leg
been amputated, tho last time less than
a year ago. Tho quality of Colonel Hen',
derson's nerve may bo Judged by tho
fact that on that occasion he declined to
tako ether, but sat up on tho operating
table and I'lrccted tho operation himself.
Three times beforo It had been badly
dono without his supervision, and this
tlmo ho intended to have It right. In
many respects Colonel Henderson, writes
W. E. Curtis, is the opposite of ex
Speakor Reed. He has a soft heart, which
Reed has not. Ho will cry llko a baby
at the funeral of a friend or when some
poor old soldier tells him a story of bor
row nnd distress, and ho has even been
known to wipo his eyes at the theater
over the imaginary wrongs of the hero
ine. Mr. Reed never shed a tear.
R. P. Scott, the Inventor and million
aire of Cadiz, Ohio, who Is a candidate
for tho Republican nomination for con
gress from the Sixteenth district, has Is
sued a card to tho public In which ho
says: "I proposo that the nomination be
put up nt auction and knocked clown to
the highest bidder. I will lead off with a
$10,000 bid for tho place, and, to beat the
Garfield law, not glvo anything to get
elected, but if elected, will donato the
Hilary as It comes duo to sending four
students from each county to a college,
giving them $300 each or $250 a year, or
If any county prefers may havo two
students nt $i00 a year. It a congress
man should pay for the honor, why not
do It In a legitimate way and tender a
great good to tho community, Instead of
prostituting our Ideas of liberty and con
stitutional government by buying votes?
If wo want bosslsm and corruption, lot
us be honest and cut sham out. Let us
get together and say we aro a set of pol
luted scoundrels, we llko It and prefer
to keep It up. If you do this I will agree
to put moro genuine corruption Into the
canvass than niiy other man or Buffer
defeat at the polls."
THE LATEST ACQUISITION.
For The Tribune.
I'm glad I'm old and feeble,
And my quick-step's gone nwny,
I'm glad I'm dried and withered,
And my hair Is tinning gray,
For I offer no Inducements
To that nineteenth century slug;
Tho latest acquisition,
Tho modest (?) Klsolng Bugl
I'm glad I'm not a beauty,
And ns stunning as u Queen,
With tho chaimlng ways und figure
Of a maiden sweet sixteen,
For I'd tme to find eomo mothod
To keep away thnt slug: )
Tho latest acquisition,
Tho modest (?) Kissing Bugl
Eliot Kays Stono.
Scranton, July 17,
.WITH A SMILE IN EACH.
A Fact.
Teacher Now, Tntsy, would it bo prop
er to sny, "You can't learn mo nothing?"
Patsy Ycs'm.
Teacher Why?
Pntsy 'Causo you can't. Boston Trav.
clcr.
Tho Main Drawback.
"I hate to bo In debt."
"Don't llko to pny Interest, eh?"
"No, It's tho principal of tho thing
that Bothers mo." Clcvolund rialn Deal
er. Comparing Notes.
"My husband," said tho llttlo lady,
with pardonable pride, "bought me a sea
son seat In tho hlghcst-pilecd theater
In tho city."
"A mcro trifle." sighed the Imposing
caller. "My husband bought a neat In
tho United States senate and It cost moro
than tho wholo theater you're talking
about." Detroit Freo Press.
Dash of Gaiety.
The doomed man feared the people who
wnltcd nlong tho way to the scaffold.
"See how they stare at mcl" ho cried,
ngonlzedly,
"Yes, thnt what you might call rubber
ing It In!" observed tho executioner,
playfully, deeming It not amiss to Inject
un clement of gaiety Into this otherwise
somber affair. Detroit Journal.
Friendly Pointer.
Tho Benedict When I nm away from
homo my wife writes to ine every day.
Tho Bachelor Well, It's your own fault.
Why don't you leave her enough money
to last a few days. Chicago News.
Not Always Good.
Tommy Grnndpa nre kings and queens
alwnyB good?"
Grandpa Not always, my boy: not
when thero aro aces out ogalnst them.
Tlt-Ults.
Much Understood.
"How did It happen that tho Ameri
can young woman who led the demon
stration In Paris wasn't compelled to bo
quiet sooner?"
"It was a mlstako all round. Tho Bng.
llsh peoplo thought hho wus speaking
French nnd tho French people thought
sho was speaking English." Washington
Star.
The Unexpected.
Bill Ben to tho races?"
Jill-Yep.
"What did you do?"
"Put my money on a horso nnmed Gas
Meter; I thought there wasn't a thins
living could boat a gas meter."
"Well?"
"I'm a fool to suppose for a minute
that I could tell what a gus meter is go
ing to do." Yonkcrs Statesman.
Tho Right Idea.
Weary Willie and hit friend Frowsy,
strolling along the seiibhore, stop before
a sign leading: "Notice! Bathing Is Dan
gerous. Quicksands." Weary Willie
Dere. Frowsy; clero's true public spirit
for yor. Dat man's a true public educa
tor. I don't know who dat feller Quick
sands Is, but he's got do right idea uv
t'ings an' ain't nfrnld to say so, an' If
he wuz hero I'd take off mo hat to him.
Leslie's Weekly.
DANGER.
"You had better not go boating with
Ada," said Tommy to his sister's fiance.
"Why not?"
"'Cause I heard her say sho Intended
to throw you overboaid soon." Ex
change. SMALL BEGINNINGS.
A traveler through a dusty road strewed
acorns on the lea:
And one took loot and sprouted up, and
grew Into a tree.
Lovo sought Its shade, at evening time,
to breathe Its early vows;
And ago was pleased, In bents of noon,
to bask beneath Its bows;
Tho dormouse loved Its dangling twigs,
tho birds sweet music bore;
It stood a glory in its place, u blessing
evermore.
A llttlo spring had lost its way amid tho
grass and fern,
A passing stranger scooped a well, whero
weary men might turn;
Ho walled It In, and hung with care a
ladle at the brink:
He thought not of tho deed ho did, but
Judged that toll might drink.
Ho passed again, and lo! tho well, by
summers never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parching
tongues, and saved a Ufa beside.
A dreamer dropped a random thought:
'twas old, and yet 'twas now;
A simple fancy of Ihe brain, but f.tiong
in being tiuc.
It shone upon a genial mind, and lo! Its
light became
A lamp of life, a beacon ray, a monitory
flame.
Tho thought was small; Its Issue great; a
watch lire on tho hill,
It shed its radlanco far adown, and
cheers the valley still!
A nameless man, and a crowd that
thronged tho dally mart.
Let fall a woid of hope and love, un
studied, from tho heart;
A whisper on tho tumult thrown a tran
sitory breath
It raised a brother from the dust; it
saved a soul from dcith.
O geunl O fount! O wjrd of lovo! O
thought at random on'.!
Ye wero but little at tho first, but mighty
at tho last,
Charles Mackay.
'A boss burner In a sewer.plpe factory nt Alton, III,, had such a severe pain in his
right side that he could get hut little sleep or re?:. lib doctor tulil him the trouble was
a disordered liver. The man had alwajs been healthy before, ind cioubted wint the
doctor told him, but he knew something must be done, and tool- the physician's advice
and treatment. He got relief, but it was not lasting. His ubtiiusiit expvleuce is
given in a letter, in which he sa)s : " I read some of the advcrtlsemeuts about Kip.ins
Tabules, and concluded to try them, and had used less than onc-haif dojtn Tabules when
the pain disappeared. Of course I felt a little doubt as 10 whether !: would return or
not, so took a few more to bo sure. The result has tatUlicd me that one dollar spent
for Ripans Tabules will accomplish more than live dollars spent for so-called advice
and treatment as meted out by the ordinary practitioner."
A new rtjla packet contalnlntr tbk himhs ttmua Id a paper carton (without Blij) U n jvr for nla nt uni
Jro torM-rpa m OKari. TU low-urtoeJ ton U InWadoJ fur Uia poor mdUo ecoBsmlau. One tlwii
&VLSZi!"ifSno'" ll.J!5bMl,,) 5" J" haa Jy ',uu bJ "aMn lortyljbt oenci t) loo iiiums Cmaioii
OswiHT, . 10 Bjiruco BUwt, New York-or a uilo carton iivuu wUl w tea. tor a?e ccoU.
Star
Automatic
Paper
Fasteoer
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself and improved iu
every respect. Prices lower
tb.au ever. We are still sell
ing the Plauitary 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
Hue of Blank Books aud
Typewriter's Supplies.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
ir
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled Gase
Willi a IS-JeweM
WaMiiam Movemeat.'
Both
Qmaraeteed
The Best Watch iu the
Whole World for the Money.
MEMMEAU k CORNELL
150 Wyoming Avenue.
n
THE LONG GREEN
lawn around tho house, or tho llttlo patch
of grass In tho dooryard, require constant
attention to look beautiful.
Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn
mower which you find Isn't sharp, and
then say Bharp things about It which
makes your wifo Fad. but como in hero
and buy a lawn mower that will cut llko
a razor and runs as easy as a bicycle.
Tho labor saved will amply repay you
for the bmall outlay.
And Mich things as Pruning Shears and
Grass Clippers that will glvo satisfaction
are hero too.
GUNSTER k FORSYTE,
323.327 PENN AVENUE.
LMther Keller
LinE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard and Ofllco
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
IV!
7 ? rr6-"''
FNLEY'S
Foulard
Iu order to make a com
plete clearance the first aud
last cut of the seasou now
takes effect ou our eutira
stock of
Prim ted
Fomilards
aud our Hue beiug of stand
ard quality ouly, we are giv
iug you au opportunity to
procure a first-class gown at
very moderate cost.
Every pattern is of this
season's production mostly
black aud navy grounds
ill neat designs, aud our
closiug prices are
5c aed 79c
a yard, formerly jc to $1.25
We are still showing a
good assortment of
Wash
Jap Silks
iu plain and cord effects
"colors absolutely fast,"
which we are closiug out be
low cost.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
0-
TlIC MODEJIN IlAUDWARE STOHG
Per Cent,
Saved if you
purchase your
LL4
now. The ranges are
the same kind we've
been selling. The price
is the only difference.
FOOTE k SHEAR CO.
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
0-
The Hiflot &
CoooeM Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
04 Lackawana Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueucrul Agent for tlis Wyoiuiaj
DlatrlctfJ.-
Ululuc, Ulaalliift Sportluz, HmoUsloM
and iho ltcp.iuno CUeuilcX
Co uiuay'i
mm explosives.
tulcty Vnst. Cap uinl Hxploieri.
Hoom 101 Oaauflll Ualiaiuj.
ticrantaa,
AGKNUllii
TII0S. FORD, - - - Plttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN, - Wllkes-BiiKC
Silks
20
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