wsmmmfmmm .r&z? THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1800. tfy gctcmfon Crifitme Pulillrhed Dally. T2.xcpt Sitntlny, b' Tho Trtbuno Publlxhlne Company, nt I' lily Cento a Month. New York Olllcc: 150 Nnnrnti St.. B. 8. VHEHl.ANO, Solo Agent for Foreign Advertising. Entered nt tho I'ostofllcp nt Sernnton, Ia ns Setcnd-CliiBS Jlnll Matter. When fpaco will permit, Tho Trlhuno l nlwitys clud to print short letters from Its frlcr.ds hcnrlng on current topic but ItH rule In that lheo munt bo signed, for publication, by tho wrlttr's real name. SCRANTON, JULY 27, 1SD3. The city of Scrnnton should linve a pnid flro department befitting' ltb elzo. The Cloven Hoof. Evil associations, says the adage, corrupt good mnnners. Tho Scranton Kepubllean's proximity to the dis reputable Scrantonlan must be re sponsible for tho maudlin outburst in yesterday's Itepubllcnn directed against the secretary of the Flro Underwriters' association, Mr. John M. Hughes. To understand this spasm of libelous billingsgate It is necessary to know that the Itepubllcan on Monday printed nn article proposing a paid fire department limited to seven com panies of 32 men In the aggregate, In cluding a chief and his assistant. On Tuesday The Tribune pointed out tho utter Inadequacy of such a force in a city having so many wooden buildings as Scranton has, scattered over so large a territory, and' quoting Mr. Hughes ns saying that under such a system suburban risks would have to bf rated us "unprotected" and all oth ers, not In tho Immediate vicinity of tho hose houses, ns "poorly protected." Our Intent vna not to discourage tho proposition of a paid department, for which we have been lighting for years, but to Illustrate the necessity of be ginning a paid service on a broad basis of effectiveness, which Is the wisest economy. Mr. Hughes did not volun teer the opinion accredited to him but gave It courteously in response to our request. In expressing this opinion Mr. Hughes committed no crime, neith er did he Indulge In personalities. His was simply an expert opinion In modest language on a topic of public Interest and Importance. Yet mark the result. Yesterday's .Republican In the course of n long article abusive of The Tribune (that part wo Ignore, since wb are used to It), goes out of Its way to print the following1 libel: No one ever knew before that Hughes,, the chrbunele of tho i;n4?rwrlur.V association, could think. As will bo seen from the nboe, ho trlo.l to think and demonstrated his asinine qualities In n marked manner. JJut this was no surprise to people who kuev,' Hughes. Since his appointment to tho olllce his head has been so swelled that lu became overbearing and Intoleinnt, so much to that people woidd prefer goiiu; to meet his satanic majesty rathu than encoun ter the upstart, who, by n pL'e, of nepo tism became secretary of th? I'nderwrit. ers' association. IIu;;!ie w.is compara tively unknown In tlw city until ho was "Jollied" by a Tribune reporter Into giv ing nn Interview upon a subject of which he knew Just as much about as he knows of common courtesy. And of tn.it he knows nothing. During the residence of Mr. Hughes in this city ho has conducted himself as a gentleman should; he enjoys tho generous respect of his colleagues In the Insurance business In this city and of others who know him, and we have never heard that he spent his money offering golf prizes nt the Country club while workmen dependent upon him, owing to their innbllity to collect wages due, had to borrow money of friends in order to buy food. Abuse from such a source, therefore, is tho highest compliment. No ono will bpgrudge Genera, Alser his popularity In Detroit. The pity Is he ever tore himself away from such admiring neighbors. Misinformed. The Philadelphia Times has been misinformed when it says: It Is authoritatively announced that Judge Archbuld, of Scranton, has ap pointed u comniutoo consisting of pioiiii nent ollickil and citizen It -publican of Lackawanna county, to take charge of his cumpatyn und boom him as a candi date tor Supremo Judge. Judge Arch bald's special weakness as a candidate for the llr.st Judicial tribunal ot the state U in tlm fact that ho has been booming hlnuclf most uggressdvtly during the past eur, and now that his efforts to boom hlmhelt have been most effective as iv boomerang, he announces a committee oi' distinguished citizens of his county as specially charged with his Interests in the contest. Tho ono olhclal position In tho state that should be won without thu candidate resorting to tho usual methods of modern political contests Is that of Supremo Judge, and tho man who most ardently booms hlmrclf should, as n rule, be accepted as among tho least fitted for the place. Uut In disregard of this well-accepted principle Judge Arch, bald has not only been most actively Im portuning support for his nomination in every section of the state, but he now seeks to btrcngthen himself by announc ing U long.llst'.of highly reputable names as going- to the frr.nt to battle for his cause. In creditable contrast with tho efforts of Ji.dgo Archbald havo been tho efforts of the 'friends of ex-Attorney Gen rralTalmet in the adjoining County of Luzerne. Tho leading members of thu l.uzqrno bar voluntarily moved to mako Mr. Palmer their candidate, and they havo made tomewhat active efforts to prorrloto his c.aiidldacy. They wero not assigned to their task by Mr. Palmer nnd thusjmportuned by tho candidate to Im portune others to bupport him. Tho Lu zerne bar, recognizing tho unimpeach able character, high legal attainments nnd creditable Judirjitl qualities possessed by Sir. Palmer, wero entirely Justified In announcing him as a candidate nnd urg ing his nomination upon the Republicans of PSnnr.ylvunln. ms altitude Is entire. ly commendable, nnd will strongly ap peal, to "tho Intelligent and fair-minded members of the bin- of Pennsylvania. If a Supremo Judge (a to be taken from that sci'tlQ.n, which could bo dono with pro pr'ety, It mrst bo obvious to all not influ enced wholly by mere individual or par tisan 'interests that Sir. Palmer should bo nominated, Th candidacy of Mr. Palmer we do not now Intend to discuss nor do wo propose to Instltuto any comparisons betwpen the methods employed by his friends and. the friends of Judge Arch bald. For the present we arise to re mark" simply that the committee ap polntpd to look aftepJdge Archbaid's lntereslsJJAviis , .appointed by cx-Judgo Wlllard "as chairman of a mass meet ing of representative citizens of Lacka wanna under thu authority of a reso lution Introduced by one of their num ber and adoated by h mass meeting unanimously. The right of the rep resentative citizens of this county to takq this action is Incontestable nnd tho criticism of the Times, being based on misinformation, is consequently void. Concerning the charge that Judge Archbald has overstepped the limits of judicial propriety In aspiring to an honorable office In the direct line of promotion, It Is accompanied by no specifications nnd thereforo doss not mrrlt consideration. Wo arc not aware that any one In behalf of tho Lacka wanna enndtdate has thus far sought to further his interests by assault upon his competitors for the nomination. Such procedure would not bo author ized nor tolerated. AVhnt motive, there fore, can The Times have for sandbag ging Archbald professedly In the inter est of the Hon. Henry W. Palmer? Ono by one the conspirators agalnHt Dreyfus fall nnd still the French re public lives. Justice often travels a rocky road but It Generally reaches its destination. Try Benson First. The following letter from a mother In Hyde Park, duly signed, was re ceived by us on Tuesday: Editor of Tho Tribune. Sir: 1 desire In tho sacred name of wo manhood to thank you und your most excellent paper for your part In helping to drive out of existence Mich a licen tious, polluted and Infamous thing in black and white as tho Scrantonlan. Be llevo me, In your efforts you have back of you the rrayer of decent womanhood. Tho character of no woman Is safe so long as tho merchants of this city main tain such a vile publication. Lei mo give ono Instance of Its Infamy. A week or so ago three or four eminently respectable young men and their pure and Innocent sisters went to Lake Ariel to spend Saturday evening and Sunday. It was a private party of brothers, and sisters yet snored ns was blood rela tionship the snako came up, und tho characteni of these brothers nnd sisters were held up In tho filthy Scrantonlan of Sunday last to public ridicule. When brothers and sisters are not safe from tho blackmallnig taction of this devil-like sheet how can others expect to escape? Hut there's a powerful Influence at work for tho good ot the city. In or.o organization to which I belong thero nre 110 women who have pledged them selves sacredly to patronize no storo that helps to keen the Infamous reptile alive. I know hundreds of other women who have made similar pledges. If the decent women of tho cltv the mothers nnd daughters who have regard for mor ality and self-preservation would only do ns we are doing, withdraw their pat ronage from the business men who lam port this destroj'er of home nnd fireside, Its pestiferous career would soon end. In comment we wish to suggest that before applying the boycott, which is a distasteful weapon nt best, these ladies appoint representatives to wait on the offending merchants and put before them the reasons why, out of respect to the mothers and daughters among their patrons, they ought not to contribute in any way to the mainten ance of the infectious, home-polluting Scrnntonlan. Some of the merchants, we are confident, have not looked at tho matter In this light. They have given no thought to their moral responsibil ity as advertisers In a publication which systematically outrages every principle of decency nnd In its evil ef fects upon the community Is worse than a pestilence or a famine. They have simply aimed to distribute their business announcements without stop ping to inquire whether In so doing they nre helping to support a public nuisance. As honornble men ot good Impulses, with families of their own to protect, they ought to bo readily susceptible to arguments from the standpoint of the homo offered in good faith by protesting patrons, whom they cannot accuse of having any axe to grind or grudges to vent. Frank talk of this kind, between merchant and patron, would undoubtedly do practical good. It is the fair way to take hold of this thing; and only when It shall have proved unavailing would we ad vise tho women of Scranton to con sider more drastic measures. Yet in counseling moderation along this line wo recede not one lota from the position that tho dirty and dis gusting Sunday organ of blackmail and vice must be unconditionally cleaned out of this community. It is a standing affront to decency and a mocking challenge to civilization. If the common sense of our business men and the Intelligence of our reading community be Insufllclent to take this vile thing by the throat and choke out Its villainous existence by stopping all business dealings with it, either as ad vertisers or as subscribers, then the help of the law must be Invoked and Its insolent sponsors, their hands drip ping with th" rottenness In which they traffic, must, for the public safety, be disinfected und quarantined. Not the lea3t of Ellhu Root's advan tages Is that ho comes Into office ab solutely unpledged and untrammeled. He can hew to tho line, letting tho chips fall where they may. How to Govern Cuba. The report that the new secretarj of war will give early attention to tin problem of Instituting civil government in Cuba is both credible and credit nble. Pacification has been accom plished. It Is time for the next step. We are to guide tho Cubans lu the setting up of a government of their own. Wo are to allow them to have their way so far as we think they can be trusted to havo It. I3ut we uro responsible before tho world for Its stability; our moral Indorsement gives vitality lo its credentials; wo are, therefore, the deciding power. Cubans must accustom themselves to this fact. The moro they declaim against it the farther they' postpone tho day of their own Independence. Everybody knows that eventually Cuba will bo annexed. Destiny will force this. Intrigue cannot block It. Uut we are to consider now only the means of puttttug Cuba as quickly as possible on tho road to fitness for self government. Tho futuro can take caro of Itself. The present duty Is the duty that calls. General Wood In Santiago has set the pace. Ho has kept his soldiers in the background; has appealed to native ambition, self-lntorest nnd pride; has encased the hand of steel In the velvet glovo and the result Is that civil government already prevails In everything but the namo throughout the province over which ho has Juris diction. The Cubans are ruled by Cu- bnns under his tutelage; ho simply guides their work. Secretary Itoot con study Santiago precedents with Interest nnd mental profit. m Tho postollleo department has Just bdon placed upon record for another prnlseworthy net In suppressing n, mail advertising scheme at Boston, where by gullible people are induced to act ns ngents; mnkc purchases of useless articles, and allow themselves to bo swindled in other ways while under the Impression that they havo drawn large prizes for the solution of alleged puzzles, so slmplo In construction as to be comprehended at a glance. This class of fake advertisers are little bet ter than "green goods" men. and the policy of the government In protect ing tho credulous against their cun ning schemes should bo universally commended. The sheriff nnd posse were obliged to take charge of a danco In Indiana tho other night, nt which one man was killed and twenty were Injured. This seems another evidence that social life on the banks of tho Wabash ia best depicted in song. It Is easy to perceive that Mr. Bryan still retains his grip on the Democratic party. The quickest way for his op ponents to unhorse him is to let him go his own gait. Canada's anxiety to pick a quarrel for England to settle Is enough to pro voke a spanking for the dominion from the hands of the mother country. When it comes to a Question of up holding law und order in communities mennced by riotous mobs all good citi zens arc as one. Having stolen a march on the cam paign liar President "Ocm Paul" Kru ger ought now to have his whiskers trimmed. The moro that is learned about In gersoll, tho man, the greater the pity Is thnt he circumscribed his own use fulness. OUTCROPS OP HUMANITY. Ingersoll's Greatest Speech. It was not until he delivered his mem orublo kpeech In nominating James O. Blaine at Cincinnati, In lblti, that Colonel lngursoll's reputation as un orator be came national. His triends In Peoria weio proud of tho fact, and very much elated when he was chosen to present lilalne's name. Knowing the capabilities of their townsman, a. large delegation of Pcorlutis, including his brother, Ebeu C. ingersoll, accompanied him to Cincinnati to witness his tftort und share in his triumphs for it was generally expected, in thu West at least, that lilaino would bo nominated. On arriving at Cincinnati his friends wero surprised to learn that ho had as yet mado no preparations for his speech, had not so much us a rough draft or noto of what ho was going to tuy. His brother und friends, knowing his IndlttcrencQ and carelessness, and realizing the Import ance of tho occasion, urged him to lutlre to his room und prepare his speech. Ho only laughed at them, however, and. In stead of complying, put In his tlmo around the hotel corridors talking politics and having a good time. This went on until the night before the day on which tho nominations were to bo made, und when "Bob" and his brother nnd one or two friends retired to their room, which they occupied lu common, about 12 o clock, they supposed, of course that "Hob" would at least make a draft or somo notes of his coming speech. In stead, however, ho Immediately prepared to retire. Ills brother and friends again urged him to sit up and make somo prep, aratlens for his speech. "Don't you worry about my speech, boys. I'll have that all right." ho said and tumbled Into bed. IIU friends fol lowed his example, very much discour aged, and with fearful fotelxulliigs of a failure. Tho next morning, when "Dob" awoke ho found his friends already up and making their toilet. "Hold on, boys," ho said, as they were about to leavo the room. Then he arose, pulled on his ttousers, and, steoplng to tho vnlddlo of the room In his shirt sleees, and his sus. pcmlcrs dangling down his back, ho re luarscd tho speech he had been evolving In his mind. When he had concluded, his friends stood Fpollbound for a mo ment, nnd then. It Is said, his brother throw hU arms around his neck and wept for very Joy. A few hours after ward he delivered tho speech almost word for word, nnd though It electrified that great convention and mado him world-wide fame. It fulled of its great object. New Yoik World. Anecdotes of Ingersoll. Sir. Ingersoll's arguments were of the reductlo ad absurdum kind. One day In a talk on tho rars with Talmage he said: "Then you would like to live In a place. Hrother Talmage, where every one had to bo good by law?" "Certainly," said Talmage. "You would like to llvo whero every ono had to go to church regularly every Sunday?" "Yes, that would suit me." "Where no man could got a drink and swearing was not permitted?" "Yes. that's the place for me." "And where every man would have to keep regular hours?" "That would be heaven" on earth," said Talmage, smiling and striking his knee with his open palm. "Well," said Bob, looking over his glasses, "you'd better go up to Sing Sing. That's tho way thoy do there." needier waB very fond of Bob Inger soll. Ingersoll's Republicanism, nntl slaverylsm and patriotic lovo for Grant and his Boldlers won Beecher. This Is why he Introduced him to his Plymouth church audience. Still, Beecher wns nl. ways Joking tho great agnostic. One dny I asked tho great divine If he really liked Inrrcrsoll. "I can't hell. It." he said. "I lovo all my fellow men," and then ho udded with a humorous solemnity, "And I say now, when Itobcrt Ingersoll dies whether ho goes to heaven or hell. I- Iwlsh him Joy!" It Is an old story that I havo told many times, but tho death of tho locd ugnostlo makts It new again. When Ingersoll was thrilling audiences with his great lecture on "Robert Burns" Beecher went to hear him In Chicago. At tho Palmer House I asked him how ho liked It. "It was a wonderful entertainment," said Beecher. "Ho held his audleneo ev ery minute. Ho Is a great genius and I should llko to write his epitaph." "What would you write?" I asked. "Oh," said Boechrr, us ho rubbed his two front lingers on his thoughtful brow, It would be n thort epitaph. It would simply he: "RODEHT BURNS." -Ell Perkins. In the Sun. His Denomination. During the first years of his career as nn nctor. Colonel W. F. Cody had In ono of his theatrical companies n Westerner named "Broncho Bill." Thoro wore In diana In the troupe and a certain mis tlonnry had Joined tho aggregation lo look after tho morals of tho Indian.'. Thinking that Broncho Bill would tear a little looking after also, thu good man secured a scat by his sldo at the dinner table, nnd remarked, pleasantly: "This Is Sir. Broncho mil, Is It not?" "Yens." "Whero wero you born?" "Near Kit Milliard's mill, on nig Pigeon." "nellg. Ions parents, J suppose?" "Yans." "What H your denomlrntlon?" "Sly what?" "Your denomination." "O-nh-ynns, Smith & Wesson."-Sourco Unidentified, INGERSOLL ON LOVE. "Lovo Is a transfiguration. It ennobles, purifies and glorifies, in true lnnrrlago two hearts burst Into flower. Two lives unite. They melt In music. Every mo. meat Is a melody. Lovo Is a revelation, n creation. From lovo tho world borrows Its beuuty and tho henvens their glory. Justice, self-denial, charity nnd pity uro tho children of love. Lover, wife, mother, husbnnd, father, child, home those words shed light; thty nro tho gems of human speech. Without lovo all glory fades, tho noblo falls from life, nrt dies, music loses meunlng nnd becomes were motions tf the nlr, nnd virtue censes to exist. Never theless, tho home must bo a true home. Fow men have been pntrlotlo enough to shoulder a musket In defense of n board, lng house. And tho marrUgo bond must be ono of mutual nffectlon, not of com pulsion. Tho marriage of tho one woman to tho one man Is tho citadel and fortress of civilization. Without this womnn be comes the prey nnd slnvo of lust nnd power, whllo man goes bnck to savagery nnd crime. From the bottom of my heart I hate, abhor nnd execrnte all theories of life of which tho pure and sucred homo Is not the corner stone. Tnko from tho world tho family, the fireside, the chil dren born of wedded love, nnd thero Is nothing loft. Tho homo where virtue dwells with love Is llko a Illy with a heart of fire tho fairest flower in all tho world." TOUCHES OF SENTIMENT. The Birthplace of Robert Burns. Though Scotland boasts a thousand names Of patriot, king and peer, Tho noblest, grandest of them nil Wns loved nnd cradled here: Here lived the gentle peasant prince, The loving cotter king Compared with whom the greatest lord Is but a titled thing. 'TIs but a cot roofed In with straw, A hovel made of clay; Ono door shuts out the snow and storm, One window greets tho day. And yet I stand within this room And hold all thrones In scorn, For here, beneath this lowly thatch, Love's sweetest bard was born. Within this hallowed hut I feel Like one who clasps a shrine. When tho glad lips at last have touched The something deemed divine. And here tho world through all tho years, As long as day returns, HTno tribute of Its love and tears Will pay to Robert Burns. Robert G. Ingersoll. To a .Humming mra. Creation rare! O, fairy bird elusive phantom bright, Now darting through my open window, whero Tho drooping rose. spray scents the wood land air: Now poising, fixt in space, a living gem, Well, like a sentient, pulsing ray of light, Disporting 'mong tho flow'rs, too swift for sight, To mingle thero Thy emerald with the gold, thy scarlet, pure. With warm shade, whero the lilacs hldo from view The crumbling wall thy bronze, with purplo hue Of fragrant Iris thou, Indeed, alone, The name of fairy queen of birds shouldst own! Peerless shall thy magic spell endure By waywnrd fancy ever to allure, O, vision fnlr. Emllo PIckhardt In Boston Globe. How to Tell a Lady's Age. You ask me, as though I were ono of tho sages, To tell from your lady friend's noto what her nge Is, And wrlto It down neatly In ono of your pages. Now, the years of a man ono mny easily hit, For unless he's grown gray any nge he'll admit; Except a lono celibate too long he's tar- rled. And now has got anxious 'bout not get ting married; But a lady, with much of hard guessing 'twill boro you To arrive at 'an age she's arrived nt be. fore you! I say. It Is hard at her ngo to nrrlve, And seeing won't help for what arts she'll contrive! And yet, not so hard; guess below twenty-five, And you'll coma pretty near any lady alive! "New, no Joking!" say you; I see, and tako wnrnln': To be. sure of her ngo find the yenr she was born In! Dennis Wortman. An Empty Glove. An empty glove long withering In tho grass Of Time's cold pulm. I lift It to my lips. And lo, once moro I thrill beneath Its lips. In fancy, ns with odorous flngcr-tlps It rfaches from the years that used to be, And proffers back love, life and all to me. Ah! Beautiful she was beyond belief: Her face was fair and lU3trous as the moon's; Her eyes too large for small delight or smiles of them were Laughter's afternoons; Their tears were April showers, and their love All sweetest speech swoons ero It speaks thereof. Whlte-frulted cocoa shono against the shell Were not so whlto as was her brow below The cloven tressts of the hair that fell Across her neck nnd shoulders of nudo snow; Her cheeks chased pallor with a crimson stain Her mouth was like a red roso rinsed with rain. And this was she my fancy held ns good -As fair nnd lovable In every wise As peerless In pure worth of womanhood As was her wondrous beauty In men's eyes. Yet all alone I kiss this empty glove The poor husk of tho hand I loved and love. James Whltcomb Riley. Slumber Song. The night wind is swinging Tho sweet slumber tree. Tho leaflets are shaking, Sly baby, to thee. Then rocknbye. dearie, Thy mother In near, And, snfe lu her keeping, There's nothing to fear. Softly tho long shadows creep Sly bnby Is going to sleep. The fancies aro playing at hlde-and. go seek. In pink and in whlto in your own dim pled cheek, And whispering low In the soft, fading light That welcomes the realms of a loving goal-night. Hushabye, dearie! Softly tho long lashes sweep My baby Is fast, fast asleep. -Selected, NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Kansas has 2,750,000 cows, it cost $20,000 to Mont tho Paris. Exports for tho voar ended Juno SO, 1SW, wero 1,227,H3,425; Imports, $657,077, SS8, Tho value of nil tho precious stones found In tho United States In 1S5S wns $100,020. as compared with $130,ti73 in 1S07. Within tho past year diamonds huve a lvanccd in value at least 25 per cent. Tho United States last year Imported $20,000,000 worth. All but 0 of Kansas' 113 counties havo railroad lines. Yet tho total mlliMgo of tho state Is decreasing, owing to Popu late legislation ngalnst ra'irouds. American printing presses have ap peared In Edinburgh, nnd the only nd verso criticism made Is thnt they turn out papers faster than Is necessary. It Is now estimated that tho loss oc casioned by tho recent flood In Texas amounts to lS,vO0,O0O, oue.thlrd of which s,um represents tho cotton destroyed. Russia's 23,433 miles of railroad already built and the 12,000 miles now building will bo equipped throughout with West Inghouso nlr brakes, an American con tract worth $12,000,000. Henry Wattcrson bcllovcs that tho best way to deal with the Baker-Howard ven detta in his own state Is to withdraw tho soldiers und let the two families tight It out until they shall have exterminated each other. Tho number of stamps, stamped en velopes nnd postal cards Issued by tho Post Offlco department In the fiscal year ended Juno 30 was G,lfi2,020,525, valued at $92,059,167, an Increase of 552,"01,K3 In num ber and $S,4GG,720 in vuluo compared with the previous fiscal year. It is likely that the mascot of the Co lumbia will bo Billy Terror, the goat mascot of the battleship Jtassachusetts. This remarkablo animal chews tobacco and spits like a native, nnd Is by long odds the smartest goat In the navy. Ho also mascotted the monitor Terror in the war with Spain. Lightning caused the death ot 307 per sons In tho United States last year, and a property loss of $1.H1,SS0. Few of tho deaths occurred In cities. Tho annual number of thunderstorms at given locali ties In this country averages between thlrty.flvo and forty-five. Tho maximum Is In tho Southeastern states. A volume of clippings valued at $2,500 13 to bo presented to Admiral Dewey upon his arrival. Tho book contains between Its solid silver covers a wealth of print ed matter, from profound editorials on tho admiral to humorous poetry regard ing him, and from the comments of tho president and cabinet down to the Jokes of street gamins. The chair of anatomy In Edinburgh medical faculty Is probably the most valuable of any professorship In tho world, being worth nbout $23,0u0 n year. Ono of tho professorships In the Univer sity of Berlin Is worth $15,000, but thero tho popularity of a professor has a great deal to do with his compensation. In tho United Stntes tho collego faculties rccolvo fiom $1,500 to $1,000 a year. AH the personal paragraphs nnd society news that nppenr In the London papers Is paid for except that which relates to the royal family, tho nobility nnd tho dlplomntlc corns. If nn ordlnnry citi zen gives a ball or mnrrlC3 off his daugh ter or entertains tho prince of Wales at dinner ho Is compelled to pay for his glory. Sometimes the report of a ball or a wedding costs $300 or $100 for every newspaper It appears In. From Sunnyslde, a new town Just founded in Utah, all women are to bo rigorously excluded. Tho scarcity of water from which the new town suffers Is not, as might bo supposed, tho causa of this regulation. It Is duo to the fact that the managers of tho town have not yet acquired clear titles to all tho mining grounu In the vicinity, nnd they fenr that If the miners nro allowed to bring their wives lu complications might arise through taking up ot claims by families. The Slontreal Street Railway company has at Its own cost Insured all Its em ployes against accident or total disable ment to tho extent of $1000. A substan tial lncrcaso of wages has been granted to nil motormen nnd conductors who have been In service of tho company for two yenrs, whllo frco uniforms will be sup plied to thoso of five years standing. These concessions, which havo been grunted by the company of Its own voll. tlon, will mean the payment of about $33,000 extra per annum lo the men. Each dlf.patch from General Otis costs the government about $223. Tho cable toll saro $2.23 a word, nnd Otis' messages averago about 100 words In length. At $2.25 a word, tho weekly telegraph bill Is $18,000; In a month It reaches $72.0'W. and for the period slnco tho beginning of actual hostilities $2251,000, these estimates being approximate. Cablegrams from Slnnlla nro relayed IS times In transmls ston from Washington. The relaylns points ore as follows: Washington to New York; thence to Canso, Nova Sco tia; thenco to Valencia, lilsh const; thence to Plymouth. England; thenco to Lisbon, Portugal; from thero to Tan glers, Slorocco, north coast of Africa; thenco to Slalta, In tho Sledltcrrantan sea; thence to Alexandria, Egypt; thenco to Port Said; thence to Suez; thenco to Aden, Arabia; thenco to Bombay; thenro to Penang; thenco to Singapore, Slalay peninsula; thenco to Lnbnan. Borneo; thenco to Hong Kong, und from Hong Kong to Manila. The tlmo required lo mako this circuit, In ordinary cases, is threo hours and 20 minutes. The dis. tanco traveled Is approximately 13.000 miles. If thero wero a cable from San Francisco via Honolulu tho distance would bo only 8,000 miles. 3 1 A Southern farmer, whose home is somewhat in ihe backwoods, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent said: "1 am 6i years old, and until I was nigh unto 50 years old I was always well and peart, then for a long while 1 suf fered with indigestion and could not eat anything Ibirdly at all. My daughter, who lives in the city, sent me some of KlpatlS told mo how to taku them, and they have completely cured me. I want you to tell everybody how I got cured, for it is a blessing to humanity." Star Paper Fastener Fastens papers in a jiffy, feeds itself aud improved in every respect. Prices lower than 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 line of Blank Books aud Typewriter's Supplies, Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, Hotel Jermyn Building. FOR $10 A Twenty-Year Gold-Filled Gase a 15-Jewcled Both Qmiarainiteed The Best Watch iu the Whole World for the Money. MEtCEMAU & C0MELL 150 Wyoming Avenue. THE LONG GREEN lawn around tho house, or tho little patch of grass In tho dooryutd, requlro constant attention to look buiutlful. Don't borrow your neighbor's lawn mower which you find Isn't sharp, and then say sharp things about It which makes your wife End, but come In hero nnd buy a lawn mower that will cut llko n razor and runs as easy as a bicycle. Tho labor saved will amply repay you for the small outlay. And such things ns Pruning Shenrs nnd Ornss Clippers that will give satisfaction are here too. GTOSXE1R k FORSYTE, 823.327 PENN AVENUE. Luflther Keller LiriE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Ytinl and Olllco West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. aotties I FINLEY Colored IotI ists The ftnal reduction oi the season takes effect this. morning, and Shirt Waist prices TODAY are 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 ' i o, Or about half their value, and at these prices the sale may only last a few days. Therefore, Come Early0 S10and512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Tub Mohkrn JlAnnwAiiit Store Automatic Blue Flame Oi! Ranges Are wickless, valveless, odorless. We have marked our few remaiuing ranges very low. BOTE & SHEAR CD, 119N. Washington Ave. The Hoot & Coeeell Co, Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware.' 134 Lackawanna Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., ueuerui Accnt for ltJ8 Wyominf District :u raiwnps Ailulng, lllustlnc. Hportlnj, i-Siuokolotl unit ttio Ilopuimo CUonUcU Lo iipimy'l HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tultty l'u.if, Cnpi nml Ktplo.Htl. Uooiu l()l Couuell UuUdlu;. AOKNOllii THOS. FORD. - - Plttston. JOHN . SMITH & BON, - Plymouth. W. E. 5IULLIGAN, - Wllke.Uoitc, W W to yyryiu POWDER.
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