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SCRANTON, JUIiY 20, ISM.
When the war department Is put In
charge of a man who commands their
confidence and respect, ub seems now
probable, heaven be praised, tho people
will not be so skittish, Mr. President.
Russell A. Alger.
The man does not live who could
hac filled tho olllce of secretary of
war during tho past fifteen months
without exciting or tecelvlng sharp
criticism. A generation of neglect hi'l
weighted down the war department
with barnacles and Incompetents and
the work of renovation would have
been a Heiculeun task even In a time
of profound peace. Add to this the
extraordinary duties and demands of
u suddenly organized war involving
large opemtlons In two hcmlspheies
and jou hae a combination of difficul
ties to overtax a Balnt.
Yet General Alger could have weath
ered this storm had his tempeiament
been dlffeient. He tit sensitive,
fretful, Irritable; he sttoked the pub
lic fur the wrong way, he had, tt
would seem, no conception of the liner
qualities of tact, patience and good
humor which differentiate big men
from little men. There was vindictive
ness in his make-up; his response to
criticism was retaliation. No meaner
thing was ever done by a public of!1
clal than Alger's use of Theodora
Roosevelt's private letter &ent to the
war secretaiy as one friend and former
official nssoclato would addiess an
other; sent under tho seal of confi
dence by a man who had given of hta
means and of his time to organize and
direct a unique regiment dedicated to
his country's service and who had per
sonally led It with great bracry
through a trying campaign In the en
emy's countty, a petulant icsuirec
tlon of this letter and its publication
coupled with ostentatious rebuke, gt"
lng tho appeal ance of a contemptible
intent to knife a brae soldier be
cause he had dared to tell the truth.
Tho moment that levelatlon of Al
ger became public It was evident to
all fall -minded men that ho was not
the man for tho place. It may be true
that he has been blamed for man.
things unjustly; it piobably Is nun
that within the limits of his abll'ty
nnd understanJ-nj he did tho best ho
could. SUM, as ..mo went on It became
more and more evident that he was
not the man for the place. Ills un
fitness became more than a souce of re
grot. It grow into a national sore. It
filled the army with dissensions; It led
increasingly to popular exasperation
and It was fast sapping the political
strength of McKInley's adminlstiatlon
when the long hoped for resignation
came.
It certainly came none too soon.
The minute strlkeis use violence and
deny to others rights they claim for
themselves, that minute they touch
the fuse to their own undoing.
The Peace Congress at Work.
The information which the public has
received In cable repoits fiom The
Hague lelatlvo to the woik and work
ings of the Peace congress has neces
sarily been meager; a public service
has therefore been performed by the
Washington Star, In conjunction with
ceitaln other papers, In secuilng from
n most efficient correspondent, Edward
Marshall, ono of the heroes of the San
tiago campaign, a series of letters by
mall giving ample and Interesting de
tails. Mr. Marshall gives this picture for a
Btarter: "Every important nation rep
resented at the peaco conference, ex
cepting only Germany, had a war on
Its hands when Its delegates talked
peace. The United States was fighting
In the Philippines, Fiance was fighting
in Algeria and had by no means se
cured peace In Madagascar. England
Is never without Its little wars In In
dia and In others of Its colonial pos
sessions. Russia Inside of three weekj
had three small Insurrections to put
down and was fighting the natives In
China. Holland for twenty-flvo years
has been conducting war In Sumatra.
While the French delegates sat and
calmly discussed means of wiping out
International warfare tome of the
most prominent nnd Influential of their
countrymen In Paris were trying to
overthrow the republic at home, and
President Loubet found It necessaiy to
call out 15,000 soldiers to guard him
while he drove less than flvo miles to
a race track. Resides these actual war
like disturbances there rose on the
horizon a black cloud Indicative of an
armed struggle between the English
government and the Doers In South
Africa a cloud which has by no means
been dispelled as yet. Certainly theio
was reason for the meeting of the hun
dred men who went to Tho Hague to
talk of peace. Ton times their number,
whllo they sat In conclave there, wero
busy In their respective nations plan
ning war."
To Americans It will be agreeable to
learn that the American delegation was
the subject of profound Interest at Tho
Hague. Mr. Marshall on this point tes
tifies ns follows: "I have bean much In
Europe and much with European dlplo
mats. I know that while their feeling
toward America has, In tho past, been
friendly enough, they still failed to
take us berlously. It did not occur to
them that we were a people likely to
either help or hinder their plans. If
the peace conference had been called a
year ago and our delegates had at
tended they would havo been tieated
courteously, but their opinions would
havo had llttlo weight In tho delloer
atlons of the body. As It was, Andrew
D, White, Seth IjOW, Captain Mnhan,
Fiederlck D, Holls nnd Captain Crozler
formed a. fjioup which vvus really the
center of Interest around which tho
peaco conference revolved. Not oven
tho Russian delegates, teprescntlng tho
monarch who called the conference,
were regarded by tho others with tho
Interest shown In the Americans. Tho
first question asked by a European
delegate who had homethlng to propose
was not what will Russia think of It?
or what will Germany think of It? or
what will Franco think of It? but what
will the United States think of It?"
As to J,he work of tho conference, It
was done mainly In committee. Apro
pos, Mr. Marshall tells of a clrcum
stanco which wo do not remember to
havo seen mentioned In tho cable dis
patches. Says he: "It was In one of
tho first committee meetings that the
delegates for those Ihiropean countries
which had endeavoied to conspire
against us at the time of tho Spanish
American war showed their hostile
hands for tho first and last time. At
this meeting It became cident that
certain governments Intended to take
advantage of the peace conference to
clip tho wings of tho American eagle.
Within tho year they had been taught
that these wings weio mighty andwero
capable of carrying tho Interesting
bird not only from ocean to ocean In
his own dominion, but wherever else
he pleased to soar. This effort on tho
pnrt of the Kuiopenns to prevent futuro
American flights came In the shape of
a blow at America's Nlcaraguan canal
plan. There is no American enterprise
at which Kuropo looks with more sus
picion and dread than she does at tho
probability of complete Ametican con
trol of this proposed water highway
between tho two great oceans. It fell
to tho lot of Frederick V. Holls, tho
secretary of the American delegation,
to discover a little Joker In one of the
propositions submitted which might
have resulted seriously. This Joker was
a passage adroitly and diplomatically
worded which provided for nothing less
than control by a committee of tho
powers of all lnteroceanic canals in
time of war. Mr. Holls so lgorouslv
and completely shattered this bright
Euiopean dieam that Euiope could no
longer doubt the ability of our dele
gates to look after the affairs or doubt
the positive certainty of a firm stand
on the part of tho United States
against anything which might In the
slightest degtee pioe contrary to the
Interests of America."
The Americans, this coi respondent
tells us, went to The Hague Instructed
to try to bring about a peimanent
board of arbitration made up of mem
bers of the state departments of all
nations; to biing about the abolition
of privateering on tho high seas dur
ing wai; the neutralization of all float
ing property owned by piivate owners
and not by belllgeient governments,
nnd tho measurement of Indemnity,
not by the nations at warfare, but by
a jury of the other nations They have
not succeeded as et In all these under
takings, but It Is batlsfactory to know
that they hae made their mark.
General Wood Isn't saying much
down at Santiago but the vital statis
tics show that ho Is doing a heap.
Mr. Robinson Made a Mistake.
City Treasurei Edmund J. Robinson's
refusal to give the collector of poor
tax his accustomed place In the treas
urer's office will place him In a very
embarrassing position for the poor tax
man will have his usual desk room
there, notwithstanding Mi. Itoblnson.
Tho latter has evidently fallen Into
the bad habit of allowing others to de
cide questions for him. It's a conven
ient but dangerous practice Mr. Itob
lnson does not quote tho authority by
which he would banish the poor tax
collector from his office. He contents
himself with saying he does not want
him there
One of the strong arguments used In
favor of the erection of a city hall was
the centralization of city business that
would follow and the great conven
ience such a centiallzatlon would be to
tho taxpayeis One of the greatest
causes of complaint when tho city offi
ces wero scatteied about tho city
como from those who had to chaso
from one olllce to another to pay taxes
and when the city hall was completed
the building committee of councils,
with a laudable desire to minimize the
annoyance connected with the pajlng
of taxes, provided that the poor tax
collector should have quarteis in the
city treasurer's office.
This airangement has been very sat
isfactory to tho people of the city but
Mr. Robinson does not like It and has
served notice on the collector that he
can go down Into the basement or any
where else ho desires but that leave tho
city treasurers quarteis he must Mi.
Robinson has made a mistake. The
public wants the poor tax collector to
continue to do business at tho old stand
and he will. The city tieasuier ought
to be wuiy about accepting advlco
fiom those whose thwarted ambitions
induce them to watch out for oppor
tunities to injure their political ene
mies. "Oom Paul" say the Transvaal, by
yielding, will gain the applause of the
world. Wo don't know about that, but
wo do know what It would have gained
had It refused to yield.
Truths Which are Obvious.
It Is peifectly true, ns Adjutant Gen
eral Corbln says, that In time of war
tho status of newspaper correspondents
Is precisely that of camp followers.
They are subject to military law anj
can bo shot by tho commanding officer
at his pleasuio. General Otis, if ho
were bo minded, could order a squad of
soldiers to execute every conespondent
in tho Philippines and there would bo
no redress. This Is conceded.
On tho other hand, every Intelligent
Inhabitant of tho United States Is pro
foundly Interested In the operations of
our army, navy and civil officials In
thoso far off islands. A good many
Americans have relatives In Luzon,
among the soldiers. Others have friends
there. All wish to know how nffatis
aro being conducted there, and as citi
zens and sovereigns all havo tho light
to know. The administration which
should undertake to deny this light or
to put unnecessary obstacles In tho
way of tho transmission of Information
to tho people at home would assuredly
hear from public opinion In no uncer
tain way.
It may bo convenient for tho moment
for tho government nt Washington to
nnnounce that It will Ignore tho state
ment of cloven reputable war corres
pondents to the effect, not that a rea
sonable censorship has been Imposed
upon their communications that Is not
tho point but that the commanding
officer in his official reports has Imls
lepresented the situation. Tho govern
ment mny give out that such a charge,
deliberately made by men in whoso
Judgment tho country has not yet lost
confidence, will bo Ignored; but tt will
not bo Ignored, and our form of govern
ment will not permit It to bo Ignored.
It must bo Investigated. If true It must
bo remedied. If false tho men who
made It must be punished.
Tho American people are not quitters.
They havo started In to enforce mcrl
can soeielgnty over the Philippine lsl
unds and establish order and civil law
with liberty, and they will complete
tho Job, whether It takes ono soldier or
a million soldiers, ono year or a cen
tury. The administration has mo rea
son to fear a falling off in popular sup
port as long ns It treats the public fair
ly. But It will simply manufacture
difficulties for Itself and make haider
the work which It Is In duty bound
to supeivlso If It shall In any manner
convey to the people an impression
that the people are being fooled.
Truths so obvious will not be lost
siqht of by tho president or his ad
visers. Ex-Governor Hastings Is now head
ing a llvgly anti-Quay light In Centre
county, which will bo decided on Sat
urday. If he should win, It would
probably put him again Into the foro
fiont of state politics, but If he should
lose who knows?
A Gcimnn author, F. E. BIIz, of
Lelpslg, offers to bet 50,000 marks that
general dlsaimament and universal
peace will bo accomplished within CO
jears. We hope that he will win.
Roosevelt is the man for secretaiy of
war. If he will take It. Otherwise, Gen
et al Wilton or Green would come next
In order of popularity and public favor.
A few words fiom Hon. Oscar Wil
liams on the Manila situation would b
in order.
Coniintiolis Spread
of English Speech
Prom the New York Sun.
N SCHOOLS now oponlng in the Phil
ippines, undei thi auspices of our
government, tho pupils, are required
to btudy English. Por tho llrbt
u time, Piliplno children have an op-
puttunity to learn another language.
Not even Spanish a taught under tho
old regime, and only thoso who could af
lord to pay lor extended studies had an
opportunity to acquire languages other
than their own In tho common schools
of Porto Rico nnd Cuba tho study of Eng
lish has been Introduced this year and Is
pursued thero with diligence and gratifi
cation. In tho government schools of
Egpt tho study of English, though not
obllgitory, hns been specially fosteied for
ten j ears past by the otter of prizes, and
tho lesults oro Interesting The per.
centngo of pupils choosing English ros-e
from i in 1SS9 to 35 In IbW advanced to
ID In 1S07, while last ear bT per cent of
nil tho students In these schools wero
learning the English language These
are the common schools for tho common
people. In tho technical nnd professional
j-choolj Prcnch still predominates, for
tho reason that there nro ns et no Eng
lish schools where bojs can purbiie cours
es of advanced study. Measuies nio
now In piogress to bupply this dellclency.
.o-
Mr Gladstone wrote an article In lbSS
In which ho pointed out that a century
ago only 13,0)0,000 people spoke English;
that at the time he wroto It was tho
langungo of 103 000,000, and that If tho
rato of extension continued It would bo
spoken by 120 000 000 In 10, and by S10,
000,000 In the seir 2 000 It is believed
that Mr. Gladstone's prediction for lr00
hns already been moro than fulfilled The
careful estimates of the millions of per
sons speaking tho chief languages, made
In 1SD7, nnd undoubtedly tho nearest ap
proximation nitalnable, assigned to the
Chlneso lnngunge 400000 000, English, 1J0,
COO.OOO; Russian lOOOuO.OOU, Hindu. 00,000,
000, German, CO.OOOOOO; Spanish, -IS.OOO.OuO,
nnd French, 46,000 000. Tho reasons why
English Is distancing all rompttltois in
tho raco to becomo n world language nro
easy to see. Tho English-speaking peo.
pies havo moro extensive business, edu
cational, nnd social relations with all tho
rest of tho world than thoso speaking
any othci language, and, therefore havo
a bpeciil advantage In spreading tho uso
of their tongue. Putthermoro, they
alone of all peoples except tho Russians
hav o room and to spare for an enormous
lncreaso of their own number In their
own domain Scores of millions of this
lncreaso will somo day Inhabit vast re
gions of North Ameilca, South Afilca nnd
Australia where cllmato Is propitious nnd
rnpnclty for supporting human life is still
imfathomed No other languago except
tho Russian can havo the privilege of so
enormous an extension in the regions
whero It Is nlrcadi tho vernacular.
It has been said of the English-speaking
peoples that they havo contributed llttlo
to the htud of language, though thev
have gratefully accepted the labors of
foreign philologists This may bo true,
jot though tho English race may not
have ndded as much to tho sclenco "f
langiuge as tho Germans havo done, It
has been spi ending Its lunguage through
tho world nnu Insuilng ltn futuro position
as the languago of International business
nnd of diplomacy. Wo seo Its most Im
portant rivals today studs lng English
In all their advanced schools. When the
congress of social science met nt Berlin
In 1SC3, Bismarck, then the Prussian pro.
mlcr. rcmaiked to M Rendu tho Trench
delegate "Wo Geimans aro conversant
with Trench nnd English almost fiom
birth, whllo jou French havo the disad
vantage to know no lnngunge but jour
own." Ho nlso said that ten jears ear.
Her not a soul at tho Trench embassj at
Berlin understood a word of Gorman A
half centuiy ago tho Ignorance of edu
cated Frenchmen of foielgn languages
was notorious, nnd thnt Ignorance was
both tho effect and tho sign of tho su
premncj of Trench boforo which foreign
ers bowed down. That time has passed,
no ona can now accuse tho Fir nth of
neghctlng English nnd Germnn. for thoy
nro studied at piebont In every advanced
bchool and collego of Fiance.
:o
Eleven vears ngo tho Volksraad of tho
South African republlo passed a law for.
bidding tho ubo of nny language except
Dutch In tho courts, In all public offices
and even In tho transaction of business
In tho market places Tho vico-presldeut
of tho republic urging the p usage of the
measure, said It was not ton much to ox-
pect that a peoplo which had fought to 3
free would uphold Its own language, nnd
ns for him, he would glvo every drop of
his blood to maintain Dutch ns tho na
tional languago of tho Transvaal. To.
day most of tho newspapers of thnt
countiy nro printed in English, half tha
men speak nothing but English, many of
the schuolH, both In Johannesburg nnd
Pictorla, give Instruction only In Eng-
ltali, and all now foresee that In tho near
futuro English Is destined to bo tho prev
alent language. Tho Increased study of
English In Oriental countries of lato yet.'s
haB been a subject of remark. In recent
leports of meetings of the Royal Ablatio
society und of Interviews at tho Chinese
legation In London we Ivivo heard of OrU
entnls who spenk our lungungo as well
ns thouch It wiro their niUlvo tongue,
nnd In other wais havo shown again tho
capacity fur Improvement of tho great
Asiatic races of Jnpan, Indln, China nnd
the Islands of tho Ben, under tho training
of the English specking peoples).
-n.
Much hns been wild of Into of tho des.
tiny of the Anglo-Saxon to bo tho chief
agent In spreading enlightenment nnd
piogress throughout the earth. No fdgn
paints moro directly and unmistakably In
that direction than tho wonderfully rapid
diffusion of tho Endlsh language, tho ex
pression of tho energy, tho eclcnoo nnd
tho philosophy thnt have mido w ostein
civilization tho dominant forco of the
world.
MILES FOR MANILA.
Prom tho Washington Post.
Tho officer who should bo sent to Ma
nila and placed In supremo charge of our
military operations In the Philippines 'a
Major General Nelson A. Miles. It seems
to us that ho Is entitled to this distinc
tion by virtue of his rank and hli
nchlovementF Whatever mny be said or
thought of General Miles In other re
spects, there Is nnd can bo but ono cstl
mato of him as a soldier In action Ho
it experienced In command. Ho Is known
ns a fighter of resource nnd prowess, and
It Is a fnct that when most of the pres
ent genernl officers of our army wero
cither In civil life or In very subordinate
military positions, he was leading divi
sions In tho most tremendous conflict of
modern tln.es nnd making for himself a
brilliant record In tho nnnnls of warfare.
At present Genernl Miles occupies nn
anomalous nnd, wo should think, a dls
tasteful position Ho Is tho "genernl
commnndlng," jet ho has no command.
He Is tho ranking ofllccr of tho United
States army, yet ho has neither author,
lty nor occupation Perhaps in times of
peace tho arrangement would bo inevit
able; but these are not times of peace
tho countrj Is engaged In n struggle a
thousandfold moro difficult nnd moment
ous than that paltiy skirmish before San
tiago last summer and there Is a dis
tinct and pressing need for tho services
of tho commanding general Tho place
was his by right nt the outset. It Is his
now, by icason of the fullure that has
been mado by others.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
In India orly ono mnle In ten and ono
femalo In 100 nre nble to read.
Tho value of American exports from
Newport News Increased $22 0nO(iuO iu tho
fiscal sear of 1S97, nnd $30,000,000 In tho
fiscal j ear of ISA
In ten jears American life Insurance
companies have doubled their assets, the
amount rising from $o37,12S,(12 in 1SSS to
$1,314,901,198 In 1E"S
A"Church Arms" tea saloon has been
opened at Atl intlo Cits. N J . with many
of tho characteristic decorations of tho
ordinary liquor saloon
It Is estimated thnt this jenr tho Ield
of the three prlnclp il grains will be.
Corn, 2,121,U)0,000 bushels, oats, 773 GS0.OO0
bushels, and wheat, 5C0.1 10,000 bushels.
Delawaro county contains 212 public
schools, 170 of which nro giaded. This
lb claimed to bo more In proportion than
any other county In the state. The BIblo
Is read In every school
A writer In tho Geiman sciontlfia peil
odlcnl Globus denies that Insanity Is on
the Increase, and that tho reciuitlng Meld
exhibits a larger amount of phsslcal de
generacy than In former generations
Cuba and Porto Rico used to bus nn
nually $3,000,000 worth of shoes of Span
ish manufacture, nnd a clumsy nrtlclo
they were A much better crndo of
American shoes Is selling In tho Island
now for 50 per cent. less.
Senator Depew snss ho believes that a
course of lectures on tho opeiatlon of rail
roads would ho a valuable addition to all
our leading colleges, considering the large
part which railroads play In our every
day life and how llttlo they aio under
stood. Tho total length of railroad In tho
wcuid amounted In 1&97 to 431,730 miles,
nnd In tho flvo jears from lc93 to lS'tt the
total Increase was 34, 13 miles or 8 9 per
cent. Tho same sear the total length
of railroad in tho t'nited States was 1M 27S
miles, an lncreaso In five spara of 3 G
per cent. North and South America and
tho West India Islards aro credited with
over one-half of the total mileage, or
23(5.213 miles.
There nro ninety org inlzed counties in
Nebraska, but a number of theso are
counties In namo onls McPherson coun
ts. Neb, cast only 81 votes In the presi
dential election of 1890 and only 23 voles
last sear Thomns county east only 113
votes In U9G nnd only 90 Inst jear Blame
county cast 141 votes In 1VW and 10S votes
last sear, nnd Hooker county cast 30
votes In 1S9G and 31 lnt jear. Grant
county cast 1S1 votes In 1696 and 139 last
yeur.
Notwithstanding recent complaints of
Cuban Journals that tho service was over
loaded with Americans drawing high sal
aries, nn official list recently compiled
shows that thero wero on May 2 only
thirty-two Amerlcurs, less than 10 pr
cent of tho whole force, against il4 Cu.
bans, elghty.four Spaniards and four of
other nationalities. The Cubans make
up 61 per cent of tho whole number or
emploses, nnd tho Spaniards n little more
than 23 per cent." Tho salary list, basjd
upon an nnnval rate, gives the Americans
$V)S00, or 17 per cent of tho whole; the
Cubans $1S3 S40. or CI 9 per cent : tho
Spaniards $',S,7S0, or 19 S per cent , nnd
thoso of other nationalities $3,420. The
Cubans hold tin majority of the clerk
ships, and aio being substituted for Span,
lards where a better Cuban can be found
than the outgoing official
CAMP MEETING SONO.
When do trumpet cm n tootln' nn" do
stubs doy nm a shootln' an do owls
des um a hootln' In do trees,
When do earf It um a quakln' an' de dead
dey nm awnkln' nn' do people nm a
sliakin' In do kr.rcs,
When so' hca' do lollln' thundcy nn' dt
lotks tm rent nsundeh nn do hosts
nm In delr wondch stnndln' awed,
An' o" fin' so'self u tremblln whllo do
nntlons um asaemblln', O! slnnah,
what yo' gwlr.o to tell do Lawd?
When do planets git a knockln' at each
uddei mi' a rockin' an' do tempests
seem a mockln' at o' woe.
When do da'kness nm a fallln' an' de
buzza'ds am a sr.ualln' nn' do angel
am a callln' yo to go,
When do sun hab quit Its shlnln' nn' dt
brack wolves am n whlnln' nn' ds
mou'uehs lay replnln' on de sod,
An' yo' nsked to tell do story whnt so'
doln' up In glory, O! slnnah, whut
yo' twine to tell de Lawd?
When jo' see de righteous swlngln' up de
road an' all a Blngln' tvvcll de earf II
bo a rlngln' wlf do psalm,
When doy for delr wings an' rally In de
golden rlvch valley slngln' hnllelu-jah-hally
to de Um',
When do hills dey am a crushln' an' de
sulphur flame's a flashln' nn' yo" feel
do cuttln' lushln' oh do rod,
When do sheep nm' belli chosen from d
goats, whnt jo' bupposln', wicked
slnnuh. you'so a gvvlno to tell do
Lawd?
Ohl hero' de vlnl'a broken an' de wrath-'
ful fiery token with Its awful flame,
Is chokln' up de sky.
To' do dragons git a baikln' an" do earf
begins to darken, ask do Mahsteh fo
to hearken to jo' crj',
Stop jo' slnnln' en' transgressln', llssji
to do wnhnln' lesson, git yo" wicked
knees to prersln' on de sod;
When j-ou'ee at do bar an' Satan nm i
oyeln' yo' nn' wtltln', tremblln'
nab, what yo gwlne to tell de LhvviI'
-Denver Evening Toct.
LITERARY NOTES.
"David Harum" Is selling nt tho ra'to of
2,000 copies n. day,
IlHrold Frederic's posthumous novel,
"The Market Place," Is meeting with
even moro success than did his "Theron
Wnrc."
"Rlchnrd Carvel" Is In Its seventh edi
tion, nnd slnco Its publication three weeks
nga It litis sold ut n into of ono thousand
copies a day.
Sir Charles Dllko Is a master of Brit
ish colonial questions, and tho student
of history nnd politics cannot overesti
mate tho Importance of his now book,
"Tho British Empire," Just Issued in
America bv tho New Amsterdam Book
company, Tho work Is n complete rev low
of tho Encllsh colonial system.
Edirnr Stanton Mnetny. nulhor of "A
History of tho United Slntcs Navy," has
Just completed "A History of American
Pilvntcers," which will be published by
D. Appleton & Co Tho nuthor has based
his book on forgotten monographs, un
published log books, and data drawn
from descendants of noted prlvateers
mcn. A number of rnio nnd curious photo
grnphs is not tho least Interesting fea
ture of "Among tho Hlmnlnyas," Just
published by tho New Amsterdam Book
company. Tho book was written by Ma
jor I.. A Wnddell, of tho British army.
Ho spent fourteen years exploring tho
"Roof of tho World," and has given us
many new nnd Interesting facts of this
stupendous range.
"A Dash for a Throne," bv A W.
Mnrchmont Is, It Is expected going to be
come one of tho must popular novels of
tho season. It Is tho story of a human
derelict who was fur from being a Purl
tan In his outh, nnd Mr. Marchmont hns
pictured his hero ns n sort of social
Monte Crlsto Tho book Is soon to bo Is.
sued by tho New Amsterdam Book com
pany. Mr. Mnrchmont s "By Right of
Sword" has already exhausted seven
large editions.
Kipling Is having a grrnt deal of trou.
ble theso das Ho has twenty-throe law
suits ogilnst American publishers and ho
Ins now taken up the cudgels ngalnst ono
of his earlier publishers, Thncker, of
India. Years ngo Iip wrote "Department
Dltles and sold tho copj right for $150
Tor iivo yenrs Thncker made J200 profit
nnmnlly on the book, but three venrs
ngo tho venrly profits Jumped to $2 500
I.ntely Kipling uuthorlred his ngent to
buy back the I'opyrlpht but Thackei
wants $10,000 for It Kipling is angry,
but he can do nothing
PERSONALITIES.
C. P, Huntington's hobby Is chemlstiy
nnd, llko Lord Sallsbuts, he spends much
tlmo In his private laloiatoiy
Jeromo K. Jerome has written nnd pub
llehed sixteen novels in eleven seals.
Senator Hanna has bought s-cvernl
handsome paintings In London. He Is a
great admirer of James McN. Whistler's
work.
Napoleon the Thirds last dwelling
place, and tho scene of his death Camden
House, Chlslehfist, and Its beautiful
grounds is In future to bervo ns a golf
course
Henry J. Elllcott, the Wnshlngtoi
sculptor, has been declared winner of
tho competition nt Raleigh, N C , for a
life-sized statuo of the late Senator Zebu.
Ion B Vance
Senator Carter, of Montana, Is said to
bo one of tho best experts on metals In
all tho West Ho can tell nt a glance
whether a specimen Is genuine and
whether It Is worth "looking Into"
Marcus Dalv, tho topper magnate, 's
n sood shot with a rlllo and spends his
vacations In the hunt for big game. Tho
lesults of theso expeditions have llllcd
his house with trophies of the chase.
Sarah Bcrrhaidt, after her seuson In
England, will make a long toui of Eur
ope, visiting Norwas, Sweden, Denmark,
Trance, Switzerland, Austria-Hungary,
Bulgirla and Turkes, returning to Paris
In November
President H O Burt, of tho Fnlon Pa
cific ssstem, whoso recent Incognito ride
In a baggage car was noted In the papers,
frequently uses this method of travel. Ho
believes In "getting down nmong tho
men," nnd not long ngo nppolnted himself
a member of a wrecking crew, doing good
work In severnl minor sm ishups
A nleco of Attorney General" Griggs,
Miss Elizabeth A CurtK Is ono of tho
latest translators of Omar Khavyam. At
n recent reception given In her honor by
her undo
sho overheard one prominent
man Inquire of another ns io
. ,.r,v.,,. .. ..!. 1 ,1,, ,,mn
was "Oh' n plied the woman
society worn
who Omar
addressed "He Is a new colored poet
like Paul Dunbai."
Amos li Allen, of Alfred, Me , seems
llkels' to be the congressional successir
of Thomas B Reed from 'he Tlrst dis
trict of Maine Mi Reed and Mr. Allen
wero collego classmates, graduating from
Bowdoln In 1MM Mr Allen has been a
member of tho Mair.e legislature, and for
mam scars was ckrk of courts of York
(ountv. Since Mr. Reed was Hist elected
speaker. Mr Allen has been his prlvato
sccretars. Governor Powns has not
vet received Mr. Reeds icslgnation, nnd
therefore a dato for the tpeelal congres
sional election has not been fixed.
REFLECTIONS OE A BACHELOR.
Woman Is the slave of fashion; man is
tho slavo of woman
The reason Cupid wears wings Is so he
can fly out tho window when poverty
ecmes in tho door.
Tho woman who really thanks n man
for doing something never sass a wotdj
she Just looks it
Tho only wny a man can keep his wlfo
from wouylng nbout his motuls Is for
Mm to woiry about hei health.
New York Press.
A Kentucky school teacher who had for years endured what she describes as
"perfect maitvruoni," from headache and dyspepsia, vntc, in a letter from Louisville,
to say " When I was teaching school in I'utsbuifj, Laurel Count), .a friend, a mer
thant there, who lias also saffercd much from dvspcp-,ia and headache, said he had
found a sure cure for these diseases in Kipans '1 abules, and he gave me a few tc- tiy.
1 found my headaebc left me. I ihtn stnt to .cv York, to the manufacturer, for a
box, and whenever troubled with indigestion took them. I toon found uyself much
better: but, after some months and after indulging imprudently in citinrr. I again
suffered from my old enemy ' indigestion.' I sent to loulsville and got a box.
Tindlng great relief from this I got anotliei, which ccrtalnl) moved my confidence nt
the medicine. I grew so much better that I now only take them when I Iwd I need
them . but If I am imprudent in eating I find nothing better than these abules. Hcing
a teacher, I lead a sedentary life, so that oftentimes I find myself bilious and feeling
heavy and dull: then I avail mvself of the good effects of Kinan. labues. lhs
gentleman from whom I bought the first Tabufes tell me that he lias found them more
beneficial In sick headache than any other
infallible indjspepsia."
. ..... .,.,.nn1ru. Aint.ini nffTrM nnAtil! YjlllUf
(In,ty.tnrs..v6ll FIVE UKKT rnUlOMT rloml QTt
v i.k .j . ,.w.. v-..- a. -. -- - . i .
'WHfAMI Pitt. IV oyructi oinrvwi iw",wrMH(wvMiwv,v,,"',,n'""""""'""'
Star
Automatic
Paper
Fastemier
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved iu
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We are stilt scll-
nig tiie nauicary reiicii
Sharpeners. The only sharp
ening device which, never
breaks tlie lead. On trial in
your office for io days free of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties iu office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blank Books aud
Typewriter's Supplies.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
A Tweity-Year
Gold-Filled fee
a ISJeweld
i Mavemefflt.
Both
QuiaraLeteedl
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCEREAi & MJNELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
. J2S- """"',t"785llW,il
THE LONG GREEN
lawn around tho house, or tho llttlo
i ?' K,? '" th. J" ,rJi?1V,11vr.iautro C01
attention to look beautiful
Don.t borrow Jour nPShboi's
patch
constant
lawn
mower which sou find Isn't sharp, and
then sas- sharp things about It which
makes your wife s id but como In hero
nnd buy n liwn mower that will cut llko
n razor and runs as easv as a blcsclo
Tho labor aved will amp'y repay you
for the small outlay
And such things ns Pruning Shears and
Grass Cllppeis that will give satisfaction
are here too
QMSIER & EOESYTI;
S2S-327 PENN AVENUE.
LMther Keller
LiriE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard nnd Otllca
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
remedy.
Like myself, lie thinks they ate
El In fc t
iiwpr Mi-ton (without r!au) It now tor 1 at om
urnlod I r he pf an 1 theecomnUvil one dona
. i . . . .
II tnttilldea I r iue iKriiui ih.wi'i ,,..".. . .. .....I
FOR $10
V...b,,(ll(i,l?M 1
' ' fkvMAt 1
1 ViJjOl 4
INLEY
k
Foulard
Iu order to make a coin
pletc clearance the first aud
last cut of the seasou now
takes effect on our en tiro
stock of
Pri irated
Fomlards
aud our Hue beiug of stand
ard quality ouly, we are giv
ing you an opportunity to
procure a first-class gown at
very moderate cost.
Every pattern is of tlii3
season's production mostly
black aud navy grounds
in neat designs, aud our
closing prices are
50c amid 79c
a yard, formerly 7c to $1.25
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.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
-o
The JIonicnN IfAnnwARE 8ionn
Fer Ceil
Saved if you
purchase your
now. The ranges
are
tue same kind we've
been selling. The price
is the only difference.
N
FODTE k SHEAR CO,
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
0-
The Hunt &
Cooed 11 Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Bu31ders Hardware.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueuwal Agent ror tU9 VVyomiai
DlstrlctO
.Mining, lilaitlnsr.Hportlnc, HmoleeloJi
nnd tho He'nauno ChemlcA.
Lo npaiiy'
UGH EXPLOSIVES.
titftty Irup, Cnpi nnd lltploler.
Uoom 101 Conuell Italldtu;,
dcrutoa.
AUKKOIbH
thos. roni).
JOHN H SMITH & BON,
W. V, MOLLIQAN,
Vlttston,
Plymouth.
WUUes.bavre.
Silks
20
GAS
MICE
DUP0NT8
POWDER.
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