THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1899.
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SCIIANTON, JULY 25, 1899.
In situations like that In Cleveland only
one thlnB daro bo done and that Is to
enforce the law unconditionally.
The Proper Cure.
In Instituting nults for criminal
libel against the editor of the Scran
tonlan some of his victims have chosen
tho right path to Justice. Personal
chastisement is wasted on him and Is,
moreover, contrary to law. Tho
law should be respected. It Is ade
quate to reach and to punish even so
vile a debaucher of the freedom of the
press as Is this unscrupulous peddler
of defamation and tilth. -
Public opinion In this country is noted
for Its patience. It will submit to a
groat deal of abuse and annoyance be
fore resorting to stern measures. But
when once It makes up Its mind to
clean house It generally completes the
Job. Tho public opinion of Scranton
has long tolerated tho outrageous li
centiousness nf this Sunday blackmail
ing shett with meekness and resigna
tion, but there are Indications that It
Is growing tired, its patience Is giv
ing out. It is getting ready to turn
the hose on.
The Philadelphia Press learns that
General Wesley Merrltt will be return
ed to the Philippines. Considerable
travel, expense and other costs could
have been saved had Mcrritt been kept
there. But the place by right belongs
to the major general commanding.
The Proposed Special License Tax.
The proposition which the mayor
has recommended to councils to in
crease the revenues of tho city by super-Imposing
upon the large taxes al
ready exacted a sweeping series of li
cense taxes upon local Industry and
commerce, for the purpose of patch
ing out tho city's Income and offering
new Incentives to councilmanlc ex
travagance and Jobbery, can be com
mended only on one ground. If It
should prove to be the straw that
would break the camel's back of pub
lic Indifference to slipshod and waste
ful methods of city government, it
might bo worth while to try it In the
hope that It would be the effectual
means of forcing a revolution for tho
better In city management; but not
on any other account.
Let us examine some of tho provi
sions of the Harrlsburg ordinance
which the mayor wants reproduced In
Scrnnton. For example, contractors
are to pay from $5 tn $100 a year spe
cial tax, according to tho volume of
business done. In operation this
would mean that they would charge
it back on the men that employ them
In building operations; and these men,
If employers of lnbor or dealers In
merchandise, would In turn charge It
back until finally It would fall upon
the men who work for llxed wages.
These could not charge It back; they
would have to pay the original tax.
with possibly some accumulated per
centages added. In like manner tho
special tax on real estate agents, in
surance agents, butchers, instalment
houses, lumber dealers and local deal
ers In various articles of necessity,
together with most of the other taxes
provided for In the Harrlsburg ordin
ance and urged by the mayor for re
production in Scranton, would eventu
ally settle down as an nddltional charge
upon tho earner of a -Ixed wage. Tho
others could and doubtless would by
pretext or surcharge escape these In
creased levies; but the wage earner Is
at tho tax collector's mercy. He must
pay the Increased charges on tho
things thot he buys because the thlngit
that he buys are necessary to his ex
istence; but It by no means follows
that he would get more wages where
with to meet these Increased expenses.
He might or he might not; that is un
certain; but the increased taxation
Is as certain as death. There Is no es
caping It If ono have only his labor an
a capital.
What Is the necessity for increased
taxation In Scranton at this time?
Have we reduced the unnecessary ex
penses of city government and cur
tailed the wastes until there Is no fur
ther opportunity for the practice of
wise economy? Aro we ns citizens
getting full value for the taxes we al
ready contribute to the city's support?
These aro questions which must be
answered In' tho affirmative before
public opinion will sanction the Im
position 'of. V lot of special revenue
taxes of doubtful Justice and certain
to, create Irritation. Yet if tho thrust
ing, on of a new layer of taxes Is neces
sary to awaken the patient public to
the necessity of cleaning house, that,
of .course, Is another story.
Tho Irrepressible deslro of Governor
PlQgrec to use General Alger as a club
Willi which to whack at the adminis
tration takes a good deal of the ser
iousness out of an otherwise nwkward
situation.
The Anglo-Saxon of It.
In reference to tho bombastic talk
of .Sir Charles Tupper based upon his
statement that the United States has
ref.used to. arbitrate Its boundary dis
pute with Canada, the facts are that
theUnlted States was willing to nrbl
tiute before an unprejudiced tribunal
all subjects within range of arbitration
but. Canada Insisted upon packing tho
court and lugging In subjects as to
which there could be no reasonable
difference of opinion.
The threat of Sir Charles to Intro
ducfi'aCOttawa a bill restricting min
ing privileges In tho Canadian gold
Melds to British subjects is humorous,
fiucji legislation would, tn tho present
condition of the American temper, pro
duce tho enactment at Washington of
law's which would effectually cork ud
nil the profitable avenues of the Do
minion's trade with the United States,
and be tho means Is a very Bhort time
of compelling the Ottawa authorities
to sue for mercy.
It would be a good Idea for the lead
er of the Canadian Conservatives not
to become too vociferous In references
to this matter. The territory which
now (lies the American Hag along the
coast of Alaska and la the abode of
thousands of American settlors who
entered upon It In good "fnlth, with
Ottawa's acquiescence and Washing
ton's npprovnl, will remain American
tetrltory until tho Americans volun
tarily decide otherwise. As such Its
title will be defended by every meups
necessary to a successful defense. That
Is the Anclo-Saxou of It.
The business men of Havana are de
sirous that military rule should con
tinue in that city. In fact thov are
willing to accept Imperialism, colonial
ism, expansion, or anything la j that
will bo accompanied bv a sulllclent
number of troops to keep brigandage
and the spirit of anaic.hr under con
trol. Our Inelastic Stall System.
Says Senator Proctor, who was a
most successful secretary of war: "t
think that In due time you will see a
reaction against some of tho abus?
wheh has been visited upon Secretary
Alger. Ho has been very seriously
misrepresented. Ho Is a good business
man, and ho has worked hard and ably
In his position, and he Is not deserving
of tho severe criticism which has been
passed upon him. When General Alger
took charge of the War department
ho found himself hedged about with
many dllliculties, over which he had
no control at nil, and which was an
outgrowth of the American system.
Willi European governments It la cus
tomary to make chances In the staff
and to make such reasslgnmcnts as the
circumstances demandbut our system
Is positively Inflexible; a man upon tho
staff Is there during his milltnry life,
and the Secretary of War Is not free
to reorganize the business of his office
to the best ndvantnge. General Alger
had no rsponslblllty nt all for some
of the policies or acts for which he Is
criticised, and I doubt if any other
man in his position could have done
differently."
Opinions similar In tenor have been
advanced by Senator Hawley, the
chairman of the senate committee on
military nffairs. Postmaster General
Smith and a number of other well-Informed
public men. in fact, the In
flexibility of our staff system has be
come a topic of general complaint.
Without considering the personal factor
of this situation as It affects General
Alger, the broad need of a reorganiza
tion of the staff system Is now so
clearly Impressed upon tho public con
sciousness that public opinion will de
mand of the next congress some legis
lation In relief. Possibly one of the
reasons which prompted the appoint
ment of Mr. Hoot as Secretary Alger's
successor was the administration's de
sire to secure expert legal ability In
that office for the purpose of drafting
legislation calculated to modernize and
give elasticity to our antiquated staff
system, whli.li is the tap root of the
evils In war management at which
public opinion so justly complains.
Dr. Swallow will probably continue
to be a conspicuous figure in the Pro
hibition party of Pennsylvania, but It
Is not likely that ho will be allowei
near the steering gear In future.
An International Incident.
The lynching of Ave Italians at Tal
lulah, I.a., last week, which has been
made the subject of official action 'by
the Italian government through Us le
gation at Washington, re-opens a ques
tion Involving an npparent wenkness In
our Federal constitution. In tho sim
ilar case which happened In New Or
leans nine years ago, Mr. Blaine, as
secretary of state, pointed out to the
Italian government that the federal
government In the United States had
no power to compel the government of
a state to depart from its fixed custom
and procedure in treating crimes of vio
lence committed within Its borders. He
said tho federal government would ex
haust Its moral Influence In the en
deavor to move the authorities of Lou
isiana to do what Justice demanded In
the case; but It could offer no further
promise or guarantees.
The government of Italy replied that
Its treaty and diplomatic relations were
with the government of tho United
States and not with the state of Louisi
ana, and falling to move Mr. Blaine
from his position of non-Interference It
for a time withdrew Its official repre
sentative from our capital. Tho alfatr
was subsequently patched up by con
gress voting an Indemnity to the fam
ilies of the Italian citizens who had
been lynched In the Now Orleans, antl
Maila excitement, thus admitting the
wrong in our side of tho case but not
setting It right save in the lmmndlato
aspects. Now, In the same state, an
other party of Italians has been lynch
ed In defiance of the treaty stipulations
which assure to them tight of tiial for
offenoes charged and full protection of
our laws until regularly convicted of
crime. Tho gravity of this situation Is
increased by tho coincidence visible.
It Judicial review of tho facts In the
present case shall show that thesa
Italians were Illegally treated, ns ap
pears on tho face of the reports, there
will bo open to our government In hon
or no alternative from a prompt and
generous proffer of reparation. Tho
personal merits or demerits of the Ital
ians who were lynched do not enter Into
the discussion. We havo admitted
them Into our country under solemn
guarantees of equal protection before
our laws and we cannot let the mob
spirit In Louisiana supercede the cov
enants of tho nutlon. .PTit adjusting'
this ono case will not be enough. Thoro
Is need of constitutional authorization
for federal Initiative In tho prosecution
of all cases at law Involving federal
relations,
Tho Philadelphia Itecord warns
friends of the administration to remem
ber that among the most determined
opponents of the administration nrmi
bill In tho last congrees was the pros
pective speaker of the next congress.
Hon, David B. Henderson. We will
wager thnt General Henderson knows
better now.
Tho recent effort to form a labor
party In New Yor'c will no doubt ho
without beneficial rovtlU so far as tho
laboring man Is cont'd no). A labor
party conducted upon principles of
sound sense might bo of great value
to tho worklngman, but tin organiza
tion thnt Is sure to fall Into tho hnnds
of the misguided persons who arc at
present fomenting striken and ap
plauding lawlessness can accomplish
but little in aiding the man who ac
tually tolls for n living. In future as In
past tho wise laboring man will cast
his vote In tho Interest of tho party
thnt has best looked after his welfare
In lawmaking and in ohaplng tho gen
eral conditions of the country.
As tho days pass tho Kentucky feuds
nssumo a more serious aspect. Tho
Hownrds, the Whites, the Bakers nnd
tho Griffins havo received encourage
ment to continue hostilities by n decla
ration of war on part of the Phil
pots. It Is not definitely known what
element Is to be ulded by tho Phll
pots, but so long as they are handy
with shooting Irons they will doubtless
be welcomed by those who are anxious
that the excitement should continue.
It Is stated that Agulnaldo was once
the editor of a boy's paper In his
younger days. Tho $3 printing press
has been responsible for a considerable
amount of agony In this country, but
it seems ulmost too much to charge the
Filipino agitator with having been a
"boy editor."
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Chicago has contributed nearly 7,000,000,
so far In war taxes.
Tho French death ralo exceeds tho
brlth rate by nearly 20,000 annually, and
there Is no Immigration to mako up the
dellelency.
Russia's Asiatic possessions are three
times tho tlzo of England's, but hold
only 23.O00.OU0 lnhnhitnnts, as compared
with England's) 297,000,000 subjects.
In Kansas, sinco ISM, every year end
ing with the flugro 9 has been a great
corn year, while every year ending with
a cipher has shown a falluro of tho corn
crop.
Successful experiments havo been mado
In Paris with an automobile watering
cart, nnd S00 of these will bo put In ser
vice, replacing S00 horse-power carts now
In use.
Tho English promoter docs not Intend
to bo outdone by his American brother,
and many Klondike companies have been
formed with an aggregato capital of
many millions.
The official records of Kansas show
that thero are 61 counties In that Btato
where thero Is not a single bicycle. It
follows without saying that In 61 of the
105 counties of Kansas tho roads are
practically unfit for travel.
Tho kissing bug was Invented by a
band of Washington correspondents, to
give them a sensation for' tho dull sen
son. They even Invented Its alleged
scientific name. Entomologists say such
nr. Insect does not exist.
In Manitoba thero are 2,500,000 acres
under crops, of which 1,600,000 is wheat.
Charles P. Jones and Charles Virgin,
two amateur divers of Astoria, Ore.,
have found $"A000 In the hulk of a steam,
or that was sunk olt Portland moro than
30 years ago.
A famous Chinese doctor assorts that
the uso of soft soled shoes by the Celes
tials Is accountablo for tho fnct that
they seldom suffer from nervousness.
Tho hard soles worn by tho Anglo-Saxons
aro said to be the cause of their ex
treme nervous temperament.
Tho X-ray besides being used as a de.
tcctive for living smugglers, is coming
Into play as u mummy Illuminator and
will prevent tho Arabs from palming off
plebeian clay as tho genuine. If not only
daughter of tho Pharoahs, but ever, tho
amulets on tho breast being plainly vlsl.
ble.
An examination of a sample of roasted
"coffeo berries" recently seized in Paris
showed them to be entirely artificial. A
chemical analysis disclosed tho presenco
therein of ashes, gum, dextrine, etc., and
the microscope showed grains of wheat,
starch, vegetable debris nnd animal
hairs. The berries wero beautifully
molded.
Somo largo English tlmbermcn who
havo been making a tour through tho
lumber regions of the United Stntcs wero
struck with tho enormous wasto of tim
ber duo to tho stnvo Industry, which
slaughtered the trees, taking only the
best without regard to other uses which
might be subserved by a moro conserva.
tlvo method of operation.
A London capitalist has offered to con.
struct at Southend a hugo sea wall, at a
cost of $3,000,000, and asks In return per
mission to use the tidal forco for working
n generating plant to supply London with
electricity. He guarantees thero shall
never bo less than three and one-half
feet of water on the beach; In fact, It
will bo a huso marlno lake.
Four agents of tho Nashville, Chatta
nooga nnd St. Louis railroad measure In
height respectively 0 feet 3 Inches, 6 feel
3 Inches. 0 feet 4 inch, and 6 feet 3',4
Inches, and their nggregato weight Is
1.01S pounds. Thoy havo been pho'o.
graphed together, and would like to hear
from any other railroad that can furnish
a group of four their equals In feet and
pounds.
Fifteen cents seems to bo a pretty
steep price to pay for ono banana; yet
that Is tho price charged at Boston for
bananas of tho red color of tho first
quality, whllo those of the second quality
aro sold for five cents. Tho reason given
for tho higher prices for tho red bananas
Is that great damage was done to the
crops In Cuba bv tho war, nnd that the
banana output has suffered llko every
thing elfee.
Army Doctor Barth, of Koeslln, Gcr.
many, has discovered that singing pos
sesses health-giving properties. It Inten
sifies, ho says, tho respiratory move
ments, thus rendering the lungs cupablo
of dealing with moro air. This Increases
and strengthens tho action of ull tho or
gans of tho body, appetlto and thirst In.
crease, and tho more frequent movements
of tho diaphragm and tho wall 'of the
abdomen materially aid digestion.
Compared with tho enormous capital of
somo of tho English banks tho largest
American Institutions dwlndlo Into In
slgnlllcuuce. The National Provincial
Hank of England has J79.0O0.OOO; Bank of
England, $73,000,000; London and West
minster Bank, $70,000,000; London Joint
Stock, and Lloyds, each $60,000,000; Union
Bank of London, $.15,000,000; London nnd
County Banking Company nnd Bank of
Liverpool, each $10,000,000, yet tho salaries
of American bank presidents range from
$15,000 to $50,000. while tha president of
tho Bank of England receives but $10,000.
A MINOR MISTAKE.
From Tlt-Ults.
The 'squire's eon had just been or
dained, and on the following Sunday he
was to take tho niomlnt; service in his
natlvo village.
He was u young man and very nerv
ous. However, he did his best, and re
turned to tho vestry, bavins accom
plished the scrvlco to his own satisfac
tion. "I think I got through the service with,
out a, mistake. John," ho remarked to tha
old clerk, who was helping him oft with
his surplice.
"It was first rate, Master Dick," said
the old man with enthusiasm. "I don't
know as I ever hoard It better done."
After h pauso ho added, "But tho old
parson, ho never gives us tho evening
service In tho morning."
HUMANE DOCUMENTS.
Blaine Would Havo Hesitated.
When Wendell Phillips was last In
Washington ho was for a few minutes
on the lloor of tho United States senate,
surrounded by a gioup of semtt'jivi,
among whom, says Hurpiv Mngui.-ie,
was Senator James O. Blaine, nlways a
favorlto with Mr. Phillips. It so hap
pened that a few weeks before this
tlmo Mr. Blaine, In presenting to con
gress tho statuo of Governor King, first
governor of Maine, to bo placed In tho
rotunda of tho cupltol, had commented
severely on tho loyalty of Massachusetts,
and especially tho Fcderullst party, dur
ing tho war with Great Britain In 1S12.
Of this party the father of Wendell Phil,
lisp, John Phillips, was a conspicuous
member. When Blaine's speech was
mado Dawes nnd Hoar wero tho sena
tors from Massachusetts, and they both
essayed some sort of nn Impromptu reply
thereto, but did themselves llttlo credit
In parrying the thrusts of Blaine's glit
tering mpler. So, when Wendell Phillips
met Blnlne on this occasion ho said to
him, laughingly: "I wish 1 had been a
member of tills bodv for about nn hour
tho other day, when you mado that
speech attacking the Massachusetts Fed-
eiallsts." "Ah." said Mr. Blaine, with
thnt ready wit which never deserted him,
"If you had been hero I shouldn't havo
mado that speech!" PlttRburg Dispatch.
General aalliffet's Chinese Salute.
The Prlnco of Wales, hearing that his
Intimate friend, General Galllffet, had
taken to bicycling, often Invited him for
n snln In the Bols, In Paris, but Invar,
lably received tho answer, "Not yet! Not
yet! When I am certain of myself." As
this stato of uncertainty was so pro
longed tho prince had abandoned all Idea
of tho promennde, and, In fact, had al
most forgotten tho general's accomplish
ment, when ono day. Inviting Galllffet to
dine with him nt tho Cafo Chlnols, ho
was surprised to hear the reply: "AgreeJ!
And I will come on my wheel."
"On your wheel? Never!"
"You shnll see."
Surely enough, at tho hour fixed tho
prlnco saw his guest pedaling up tho
street. Wishing to astonish his host
still moro, de Galllffet, when directly op
poslte, nttomptcd a profound military
salute, but this was beyond him, for,
losing his equilibrium, tho next moment
ho had measured his length at tho prlnco's
feet. However, It was not like tho gen
eral to bo beaten by a llttlo thing llko
that so, quickly picking himself up he
hastened to explain how, ever possessed
with a keen senso of tho fitness of things,
ho was but greeting his superior with a
hlgh-casto Chinese salute.
SHOULD THINK AGAIN.
From tho Brooklyn Eagle.
"No state." says tho Constitution, "can
bo deprived without Its own consent of
equal suffrage In tho senate." That
means that a stato must affirmatively
show Its willingness to be deprived of
equal suffrage In tho senate, which Is In
credible. Those who think that the fall
uro of a legislature to elect a senator
registers the "consent" of that state to
bo deprived of equal suffrage In the sen.
ate, should think again. It Is not a ques
tion of Quay, or no Quay. It Is a legal,
Impersonal, constitutional question.
EXPLAINED.
From Life.
Minister No, sir; I don't
Henry VIII, or Nero ever
believe that
did a mean
action.
Visitor (aside to n friend) What a re
mnrkable person!' Is he quite right In his
mind?
Friend Perfectly. You see, bo's been
preaching funeral sermons almost exclu
sively for twenty years.
THE INVALID'S MECCA.
From the Chicago News.
Traveler Is this a healthful locality?"
Native Well, rather. Wo havo had but
ono death In nlno years, and that was
tho doctor.
Traveler Indeed! And what did he die
of?
Native Starvation
THE USUAL WAY.
The host "Now that they're divorced,
what kind of an arrangement is to be
made?"
The pessimist "The town house will go
to the wife, tho country place uud sta
bles to tho husband."
"And tho children?"
"To the devll."-Llfe.
SEVEBAL.
"Henry, did you attend tho lecture last
evening, ns you expected?"
"Indeed I did. Amanda, and I tell you I
had a great treat."
"Unless appearances belle the facts.
Henry, you must have had a Kood deal
more than one." Richmond Dispatch.
HER SAU TATE.
Tho wlfo of a Poet, biographies show it,
has happiness rich and raro;
In rapturous revel he deigns to dlbhevcl
her carefully done back hair.
He calls her to listen, with glances that
glisten, to songs of his sensitive soul,
While sho is discerning by odors of burn
ing that cook, with her fancies of pen
ny romances, Is rinding a heaven with
X 37, and dinner is dono to a coal!
1
Oh, there's nothing that's weary or hard
In the life of the wife of a buid;
No maiden would choose to reject or
refuse
The offer to marry a son of the Muse!
Her duties should bring her to cherish
her singer with readiness prompt and
gay.
When nature beseeches for pines or for
peaches, clear turtle or Crown Tokay;
For him In a holder t Jewels must
smolder cigars of a flavor unique,
And as for tho payment for food and for
raiment, If creditors claim It she never
must name It, for If he should know It
the sensitive poet would warble no
moro for a week!
1
For a elngcr'B a flower In tho sun,
And ho shuts at the sight of a dun;
Tho creditor storms and tho creditor
sues
There's not any money In sons of the
Muse!
A poet In passion must follow tho fashion
by choosing a. love for life,
Somo Beatrice, or a I'ctrarchlan Laura,
or somebody not his wife,
It's strictly do regie for her to inveigle
tho Bard Into tropical rhyme;
The wife, If neglected, must not be de-
jected or deeply affected, but try to
be happy on proso that Is scrappy and
frequently snappy, and leavo to her
betters, tho "onllo begetters," the
sonnets and letters whoso raptures
and rages the subsequent ages will
read In his pages, and wceplngly won
dor why destiny's blunder had torn
him asunder from somebody fitted
with him to bo knitted if law had
permitted and he could havo fitted
and quietly quitted the woman half,
wltted and not to bo pitied who fet
tered his fancy sublime!
For the wife who would check or control
Such beautiful union of soul
Deserves to be slated In all the Re
views For marring the life of a son of the
Muse I
Adrian Roos in Literature.
PERSONALITIES.
The rewards of lltcraturo aro fret
qucntly disappointing, but many a worker
In other branches of activity would bo
satisfied to leavo his fnmlly the $140,000 be
queathed by tho novelist, William Black,
to hla wifo nnd children.
It is now stntcd that tho German em
peror will certainly go to Cowcs In Au
gust In his yacht. Ho will visit the queen
and witness the royal yacht squadron
races. It Is not, however, probable tint
ho will visit London unless Incognito,
Tho Fremdenblntt (Tourist Journal),
which Is published dally at Vienna, has
tho unique honor of having on Its stalt
tho oldest working Journalist In tho
world, Herr Leopold Hitter von Blumen.
cron, who wns born on February 21, 1801.
Prlrco Bolrnd Bonnpnrto had a house
warming In Paris a few days ugo, on the
completion of tho mansion which hn has
been building during tho last seven years.
Almost every room contains nn ethno
graphical collection of souvenirs of Na
poleon. Tho library occupies threo spa
cious galleries, each 110 feet long, a light
Iron gallery giving access to the upper
shelves.
Secretary Alger's departure from tho
cabinet will leave In It only threo of
thoso members who entered It at the be
ginning of the administration, namely,
Messrs. Gage, Long and Wilson. Tho
number of changes that have occurred
In the two and a half years of Its llfo
has been very unusual. Six cabinet of
ficers In all have resigned Secretaries
of Stato Sherman and Day, tho latter
wiui uucepicu a. unncii riuioh jungcsint';
Attorney acnornl McKenna, who ac
cepted a position on the Supremo court
bench of tho United Slates; Postmaster
General Gary, Secretary Bliss, of tho In
terior depurtment, and Alger.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, tho millionaire
blcyclo manufacturer, first snw a bicycle
In Philadelphia nt tho Centennial expo
sition of 1S76. He was fascinated by the
machine and spent several days In study
ing Its mechanism and unconsciously lay
ing tho foundations of his great fortune.
Lord Russell, of Klllowcn, Ireland, owes
his marvelous advancement as much to
his indomitable pluck as to his great ubil.
lty. Born nearly sixty-seven years ago
In Ireland, ho was called to tho bar nt
the ago of 27, and after nearly abandon,
lng tho law In despair reached In 18&6 tho
dignity of attorney general, and, what
wsa moro gratifying still, an Income of
$150,000 a year.
Mnjor Webb C. Hayes, of Cleveland,
has been appointed lieutenant colonel of
tho new Thirty-first Infantry. He Is a
son of tho late President Hayes, and has
for somo years been a resident of Clevo.
land, whero he Is second vice president
of tho National Carbon company. He
went Into tho Spanish war as major of
tho First Ohio cavnlry. He was trans
ferred to tho staff of General Shaftcr
and was slightly wounded at the battlo
before Santiago on July 1. For gallantry
on that occasion ho was mado brovet
lieutenant colonel of volunteers. Sub
sequently ho served with the First Ohio
cavalry through the campaign In Porto
Rico. Tho Thirty-first Infantry will ba
commanded by Colonel Petltt, who is a
natlvo of Columbiana county, O.
Captain Dreyfus In prison nt Rcnncs
rises early and spends hours of the duy
over tho documents bearing on his case.
Ho Is astonished ut every turn ns ho ex
amines tho Immense mase of matter, and
his only break Is when his wife tails nnd
when ho is obliged to take exerclso In
tho prison yard. Ho does not retlro un
til midnight, and sometimes even later.
Ills power to labor after what ho 1ms
endured In the last four years astonishes
his friends, and causes tho admiration
of even his enemies. Ho cats llttlo, not
becauso ho is ill in any respect, but be
causo of this close application and Its
mental strain. Ho smokes a great deal
and Is very Impatient to don his new
uniform, ordered a few days ago. This
ardent desire to abandon civil clothes
shows bis full courage, nnd his deslro to
fight. Tho abandonment of his brother
officers has nwakencd In him a feeling of
wounded dignity.
ALL SHE NEEDS TO KNOW.
Sho Isn't very witty, she Isn't very wise;
Rut when a girl has dimples, and glitter
ing stars for eyes, ,
Hair llko sunshine gleaming, nnd voico
both sweet and low.
A little bit of nothing Is nil she needs to
know.
Sho does not talk of X-rays, or Inter
neclne strife.
Of Eastern persecution, or Ills that both
er life;
Of massacres In China, Inhabitants of
JInrs
And sho adores light vaudeville, not oper
atic stars.
Sho has no aspirations, sho longs for no
career;
Sho has no wish for suffrage, of tyrant
man no fear:
Sho never wroto a novel, a poem or a
piny
Sho prefers a bonnet to laurel leaves
or bay.
She's never heard of microbes, bacteria
nnd tho like.
Of snclologlc questions why laborers
have to strike,
Why some have nil tho money and somo
have all the work;
Or why tho poor Armenian Is harassed
by tho Turk.
But, O, she smiles and dimples at every
thing that's said;
And, O, her hair Is golden, and, O, her
lips are red!
Her eyes are real cerulean, her voico Is
sweet and so
A llttlo bit of nothing Is nil sho needs to
know.
Cassell'st Saturday Journal.
A barkeeper living in Jersey City, N. J., lias
been troubled a great deal with dyspepsia, heart
burn and sour stomach. " I have tried everything,"
he says, " but found no cure until I was induced to
try Ripans Tabules. They are perfect. I always
use them for my children for constipation. I always
keep them in the house. I have induced friends to
try them, and they all indorse them."
k n itylt pocket conllnln im onus Tina In a pap" carton (without trim) to bom for ! nt nii
dniSom-wmiciro. TU low prl..! urt I. InK-iiSi-d for ttw poor auj iho wimrtul, (in iUvski
Sli lie n"oenl ; carwnjaa) tatulw) can ue bad Ljrrnail bj kihIIim fortjlela i-euu tu tlio Uirixt Ciiwncu,
rwHT, No. 10 Spruce Btreet. New Vorlt-or a iliiile carlon (Ten tclev.1u Iw unt for Htu rcnu. fin-in
latcui out alM b bad ef groccre, general itortkorpcri.uewi afcun and at liquor iWrv. and barbvr abort.
naxf
Igrvccm,
Star
Paper
Pasteoer
Fastens papers in. a jiffy,
feeds itself and improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We arc still sell
ing the Planitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The only sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
your office for 10 days free of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties in office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS ami ENGRAVERS,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
HAID
HV
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled fee ' '
Witba 15. Jeweled
Walftaffii Movement,
Both
' Qiuiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCEREAU & CQMELi
130 Wyoming Avenue.
.jsa-
THE LONG GREEN
lawn around tho house, or tho llttlo patch
of grass In tho doorynrd, requlro constant
attention to look biautlful.
Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn
mower which you llnd lsn'l sharp, and
then say sharp things about It which
makes your wife sad, but como In hero
and buy a lawn mower thnt will cut liko
a razor and runs ns easy as a bicycle.
Tho labor saved will amply repay you
for the smnll outlay.
And sueli things ns Pruning Shears nnd
Grass Clippers that will give satisfaction
are hero too.
OTSTER k FORSYTH,
323-327 PENN AVENUE.
Luther Keller
LinE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard and Ofllca
West Lackawanna Ave,,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
7 W ' A- -"'-
7V- VN. Sis
1 1 77 ;,'
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rwl(TCHfH(,irjiY1"ij!iiUj
FINLEY
Colored
lit rt
Jsts
The final reduction of
the season takes effect
this morning, and Shirt
Waist prices TODAY ara
in most Instances only
half what they were less
than a month ago. Our
object being to make a
complete and speedy
clearance.
The sizes are still well
assorted, and you can un
doubtedly find among this
line just what you want.
The entire price list
runs from
1L O,
Or about half their
value, and at these prices
the sale may only last a
few days. Therefore,
Come Early0
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Tun MonEii.v HAitnwAnn Store
AiitiMitic
Btae
Flame
Oil
Ranges
Are wickless, valveless
odorless,
We have marked our
few remaining ranges
very low.
FOOIJE & SHEAR CO),
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
The Hyot &
Coinieell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
04 LaetoaiM Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Oeiitiul Aecnt for tin Wyoinlaj
lJistrlctfJ?
u
mrm vWirv
ftuulng, lliustlnz, Spartlnj, ttmoUaltll
una tbo Itcpauuo CUumtca.
Co.uputiy'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
ii.lcty lune. Cup i and KxploJo.-t
Itoom 1U1 Coimoll lluUJlu;.
EjcruuUa.
ACJENUm
THOS. FOim - Plttston.
JOHN 11. SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
I V. U. MULLIGAN, Wlllies-Barrc
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