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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1890.
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SCltANTON, UliY 2S, U99.
Tho New York board of health has
taken steps to prevent the soft coal
nuisance In that city. If there Is any
Kround the Scranton board should fol
low suit.
Tho Supreme Test.
The removal of General de Xcgrler
from the French council of war In pun
ishment for his action In exhorting the
French nrmy to resist tho efforts of the
civil authorities to "humiliate" it brings
tho whole political situation In the
French republic to a focus. General
de Ncceler, it is stated, has been a
first class soldier, In rank only one
place removed from tho position of
chief general. It is nlso said that he
was not Implicated in any desreo in
the Dreyfus affair. Throughout that
cxcltinc episode, wo nro told, he re
mained scrupulously non-committal In
opinion on Dreyfus' Innocence or
Ktillt, contenting himself with saying
that tho affair was purely a Judicial
matter. His removal, therefore, It
must be assumed, was strictly a matter
of discipline, but one which cuts to the
heait of the Dreyfus agitation and all
the allied agitations In that it raises
the direct Issue whether tho army ex
ists for the republic or the republic
for the army.
Americans find It difficult to compre
hend the Dreyfus episode because It Is
almost impossible for them to con
ceive of a condition of public opinion
in a republic which seriously and with
passion contends that the army is
above tho government; that the gov
ernment owes Its first loyalty to tho
army and is only secondarily In duty
bound to protect civil liberty and civil
Institutions. If Generals Miles, Corbln
and the other prominent leaders In our
nrmy should, either personally or
through their followers, proclaim tho
doctrine that tho president, congress
and tho Supreme court are creatures
of armv sufferance, mere figureheads
in everything relating to army manage
ment; and that the first allegiance of
the American voters Is to the army,
which Is the depositary and safeguard
of tho nation's patriotism, tho one
high and mighty Institution in tho
republic, as compared with which all
other institutions ore of minor im
portance, a parallel would exist to the
situation which has for many years
made the French republic an anomaly
among governments. AVe In this coun
try cannot imnglne such a situation
as applied" to ourselves; but we must
try to realize that It Is the attitude
assumed not onlv by many army men
In France but nlso by a large element
of France's non-mllltary citizenship
how large, events will soon tell.
The deposition of Genera' do No
grler strikes this Insolent opinion a
blow full In tho face. France's new
secretary of war, tho Marquis General
de Galllfet, took office upon the pledge
that he would execute the will of the
republic If he had to wade to hl3 neck
In blood and he Is showing that this
was no bombastic boast. He is de
termined that the army must return
to Its proper place as tho republic's
servant, not Us master. If he wins, It
means the establishment of French
republicanism on u basis of unassail
able permanency. If he loses there will
be chaos and perchance another com
mune. It feeems a very easy matter for a
hoys' strike to develop Into a hood
lums' holiday.
An Object Lesson.
The assassination of General lieu
reaux, the dictator president of the re
public of Santo Domingo, apart from
its other aspects, Is Interesting as an
object-lesson In government. This
man, a mixture of French, Spanish nnd
negro blood, well, educated, speaking
four languages, a natural leader and
skilled In tho diplomatic wiles common
among the Latin-American races, was
elected president thirteen years ago,
-U that time the constitution of Santo
Domingo forbade the president's re
election, but Heureaux wanted another
term and tho constitution was changed,
lie was a progressive ruler and under
his sway tho people prospered, but It
was a one-man government, existing
pilmurlly by force. As Illustrative of
how things went we quote from tho
Sun:
'Jin the spring of 1SDS tho president
found hlmielf called upon to deal with
n Conspiracy against his power in the
province of San Pedro Maeorl. Gencial
Ramon Castillo, his minister of war,
had shot My before asked for 1,000 rifles
toTput down an incipient rebellion In
that province, nnd had gono there In
command to icstoro ordei. as he said.
InMead, he distributed tho 1.000 rifles
among malcontents In the province nnd
placed himself at their head to over
throw Heureaux. When news of this
htato of nffalis reached tho president
ha. nam word to General Jose Estay,
governor of San Pedro Macotl, to shoot
'Castillo, ,The governor's son tried to
carry out the order, but his bullet miss
fd'Gcneral Castillo und killed his son.
I'he mlnUter of war suspected the true
condition of nffalra, and so when a
summons came for him to return to the
capital he declined to obey It. Tho
summons ald that ho wns wanted to
taTi'o charge of important operations of
tlw war department, but the wily gen
eral, taught !y experience, replied with
frankness thut a former minister of
war returning under blmllnr clrcuin
stHneey had rijturned to his death; and
liecnled,,nttentlon tq the. fact that ho
hlmse'ir.l.a, three years before, acting
under tKn president's secret orders, shot
nd killed a formor governor of Snn
PeUro Maeorl. President Heureaux
A'as Unable to put down Castillo's In
turrtvotloiv by fore, -co ho Intimated to
Castillo that Estny had been the real
nuthor of tho attempt on Castillo's life,
and directed tho war minister to nrrest
Estny and bring him to tho capital.
This Castillo did. Estny was imme
diately liberated and Castillo was put
to death. Then, to encournga obedience
In future governors, tho president had
Estay killed for not having carried out
Ills Instructions to kill Castillo In Ban
Pedro Maeorl."
Just what led to tho present nssnn
slnatlon has not yet been disclosed;
but that n nile founded on treachery
and cruelty would be likely to provoke
assassination of the ruler could have
been predicted any time within the
period of lleureaux's administration.
Itepeated attempts hnd been made on
the president s life prior to the one
which put an end to it. It was In this
atmosphcro that General Maximo
Gomez lived and yet Amet leans wonder
why the Cuban chieftain Is not nn
Abraham Lincoln. Tho experience of
Santo Domingo, typical ns It Is of most
Latln-Amerlcan countries, teaches us
what to avoid in betting up an Inde
pendent government for Cuba.
Correspondents at Manila complain
that they are unable to write tho
truth. If any are prompter: to such a
desire General Oils should certainly
give them nn opportunity. It Is too
rare to be missed.
The Trouble with Canada.
Last winter the American commls
sloneis who were trying to negotiate
a general treaty for the settlement
of long-standing disputes with Can
ada, having como to tho Alaskan
boundary dispute, offered, ns nn act
of courtesy to Canada to lease to the
Dominion government for a nominal
sum a port on the Lynn canal, which
would give Canada a water outlet from
the Klondike gold region. Although
this is what she Is nnxious for, Can
ada rejected this neighborly proposi
tion with scorn, demanding that the
United States submit Its title to tho
Alaskan roast, which, until tho Klon
dike gold discoveries, had not been
challenged, to arbitration before a Eu
ropean arbitrator, well knowing that
the prejudice existing among Euro
pean officials against tho United States
would, as in the past, militate against
a fair decision. The American com
missioners replied that the United
States, knowing its title to be sound
and Just, would be perfectly willing
to submit It to nn arbitrator to be
named by any North or South Ameri
can power, which could have no mo
tive In Influencing an Inequitable ver
dict; but that no more Jug-handled
European arbitrations would be con
sidered. Hero the matter still stands. Can
ada wants to arbitrate before a Euro
pean arbitrator. Wo refuse. The
United States is willing to arbitrate
before a disinterested tribunal to be
chosen by Mexico, a wholly neutral
power, or by one of the South Ameri
can republics. Meanwhile we offer
to lease to Canada a port which will
open up for her a water route to tho
Canadian gold fields, but Canada de
mands that we surrender a port and
threatens to send soldiers to take It,
on the ground that ... Is Canadian ter
ritory; although the Canadian maps,
until within a few years ago. Invari
ably Indicated that the territory now
claimed as Canadian belonged to Alas
ka. It Is not likely that the threat
to send soldiers will be executed.
Should that be attempted, wo should
have to meet It and there would be
trouble. The likelier outcome Is that
Canada will calm down, accept our
proposition for a lease and look nice.
Secretary Root Is undoubtedly about
to enter upon u hard task, but there
are lots of editors about the country
who will be willing to tell him Just
how the department should be con
ducted. As to Compulsory Arbitration.
This proposition Is advanced by the
North American, of Philadelphia:
"Every corporation, whatever the In
dustry It conducts, whether public,
like a railroad, or private, like a man
ufacturing enterprise, Is a creation
ot the state. Theiofore tho state
may, before granting existence to a
corporation, Impose such conditions ns
It pleases. It is within the state's
right to require citizens forming them
selves Into corporations to agree that
In the event of differences with their
employes, those differences bhnll not
be settled by the rough trial of strength
called a strike or a lockout, but be
taken before an impartial tribunal for
adjudication. Here is the plain road to
that 'compulsory arbitration' about
which there has been so much writing
and talking that have led to nothing
practical."
As a statement of law this appears
to be correct. The only question re
lates to tho expediency of the appli
cation of this right. It must he ad
mitted that the worst sufferers from
a strike usually are persons not di
rectly concerned In It. Where a dif
ference between an employer and his
employes Is put to the arbitrament of
a strike, involving not only a tie-up
of their paiticular business, Imposing
losses upon other lines of business nnd
frequently producing scenes of vio
lence which terrorlzo Innocent peo
ple nnd necessitate temporary re
course to martial law, the public Is
the chief victim and on this account
It might feel inclined to demand com
pulsory arbitration.
Rut the piaetleal difficulty with our
contemporary's suggestion is tho samo
that has nullified other propositions
looking to the compulsory adjustment
of economlo disputes by arbitration. It
would lay the stress of compulsion on
only one side to the dispute. It would
compel corporations to nceept the ver
dict of arbiters without providing for
any assurance of Its ncceeplanco by
the discontented workmen. The stato
could say to tho coiporatlon: "Ac
cept our verdict or we will rcvoko your
charter," and tho corporation, need
ing a charter, would havo to submit,
nut It could not sny to tho omployes
of that corporation: "You, too, must
accept our vordlet," for It has no
means to compol thorn to accept. Tho
right of each man to work or not to
work as he sees lit Is a right beyond
tho reach of state legislation. The
utmost that the state could do in tho
event of a refusal on the part of the
workmen to ncqulesce In a state tri
bunal's decision would bo to throw
around the corpotntlon a protecting
force In case It should employ other
labor; and It does this now.
Wo confess that we can see no relief
In this direction.
Nlcntagua papers announce that tho
l.'nlted States Is anxious to "unncx"
that particularly lively plot, and tire
endeavoring to arouse Nlraraguan
sentiment against Buch a proceeding.
It Is probably safe to agree with tho
"antls" eo far as Nicaragua Is con
cerned. With Santiago yellow fever,
tho Georgia lynchers and tho bandits
of Cebu, the United States has trouble
enough on hand without arousing tho
black and tan patriots of Central
America.
The strange lark of Interest over the
news from the Transvaal Is probably
occasioned by tho suspicion that Undo
Paul's blue pencil Is passed over any
thing that would bo considered worthy
of a two column headline. Official
news concerning Paul and his mad Is
as devoid of thrilling features as a
census report.
A Spanish sailor formerly of Cer
vera's fleet has arrived In this coun
try and wishes to Join the American
navy. He Is convinced that the Yan
kee tar holds all of the dream num
bers In tho distribution of prize money.
The French government has Just dis
graced another general. In this coun
try the official act of degradation is
seldom necessary. The newspapers
usually attend to thut.
It begins to look as though a small
standing army would also he necessary
to look after tho "antls" who nro en
deavoring to exterminate tho African
race In Georgia.
Oom Paul Kruger evidently appre
ciates the value of a resignation with
a string attached.
OUTCROPS OF HUMANITY
Ingersoll's Kindness.
An incident Illustrative, of Colonel In
gersoll's character may now be told for
tho lirst time. Any ono with experience
In New York, especially with newspuper
work, knows how difficult it Is to get ut
men of any ttaudlng In the business and
professional world. Indeed It Is often
easier for tho camel to get through tho
eye of u needle than for a reporter to
get through tho door that opens Into
their sanctum sanctorum. Mr. Inger.
soil was, as the. Incident in question
fchows, an exception to this exceedingly
beltct clubs of people. He was always
ready to seo any one, and to do whatever
he could to comply with any reasonable
request that might bo made. One day
tho writer called upon him to get an in
terview on bomo questions that were agi
tating tho public mind at tho time. Just
at that moment, ho was exceedingly busy
nnd begged. In ilew of the tact that tho
questions illd not demand un immcdlato
unswer, that ho be excused. Ho wns so
considerate and pollto that his visitor,
who was entirely unknown to lilm and
who bad no eaithly claim upon his tlmo
or attention, readily consented. Upon
calling some days later, Mr. Ingersoll was
still immersed In the business that had
occupied his attention on tho previous
occasion. But ho promised that on a ccr.
tain day he would have tho answers to
all tho questions that had been submitted
to him written out on a typewriter nnd
ready for delivery. When the day came
round, the writer called, and on being in
vlted Into his private office, found him In
his shirt sleeves with a half-smokej
cigar nt bis elbow, laboriously writing
out with his own hand the questions left
with him. "Well. Mr. Ingersoll," said
tho visitor, after listening to a profuso
nnd humorous apology, "this is too much.
As nn entlro stranger to you, I have no
right to ask vou to subject yourself to
any such torture. If, however, you will
agrco to dictate slowly, 1 will take your
answers down In short hand und then
write them out myself." "All right,"
replied Mr. Ingersoll. "That Is a very
fair offer and I'll accept." With this
remark, ho picked up his cigar, lit It,
threw himself back in his chair, put his
feet upon his desk, nnd dictated as in
teresting and witty an Interview ns ever
camo from him. Tho writer ventures
to say from his experience and that of
newspaper friends that thero was not at
the tlmo another man of Mr. Ingersoll's
eminence In New York city that could
possibly havo been Induced to give such
an exhibition of courtesy to a stranger.
Rochester Post-Express.
Lincoln and the Quaker.
Here is a story of President Lincoln,
obtained by Curtis, of tho Chlcugo Rec.
ord, from the late Judgo Carter, who was
a member of congress trom Cleveland
during tho war nnd ono of Mr. Lincoln's
most Intimate friends. It telatcs to a
Quaker philanthropist from Philadelphia
who did not have a hnlr on his head, but
took a great Interest In public nffalrs and
was cnnbtantly culling at the white
house In behalf of somebody or other
who happened to bo In trouble, and tool;
up a great deal of Mr. Lincoln's time.
Tho president treated him with great
courtesy, nlthough his patloneo wns fre
quently tried. Ono day when tho phil
anthropist was particularly verboso and
persistent and refused to depart, al.
though ho know that Important delega
tions, wc ro waiting, Mr. Lincoln suddenly
lose, walked over to ,i wardrobe In tho
corner of the cabinet chnmber and took a
bottle from tho shelf. Handing It to tho
visitor, ho remarked:
"Did you ever use this alufr on your
head?"
"No, blr; I never did."
"Well," remarked Mr. Lincoln, "I ad
vlto you to try It, nnd If at first vou
don't succeed keep It up, They say It's
a good thing to mako the hair grow
Take this bottle with you and como back
In Fix months und tell mo how It works "
Tho astonished philanthropist coveied
his polished pate with his broad-brimmed
hat and loft tho room, whllo Judgo Car
ter, coming In with the next delegation,
found tho president over In tho corner
doubled up with laughter nt the success
ot his strutegy, nnd before he could pro
ceed to business the btory hnd to bo told.
The Two Brides.
Princess Pauline of Wurtcmbersr, who
wns married in November, had beforo
her marriage u somen hat unusual letter
trom u peasant girl. It tend:
"UearMIss Princess Paulino Your wed
ding U to bo on Saturday, und I wish
uu every happiness. 1 nm sine you are
very happy. My wedding Is on tho bunio
clay, und I should bo very happy, too, It
no lather wero not sltllni; In prison,
if your father were In prison, you, too,
would grlcie. Dear Miss Princess, t beg
of you, suy a good wold to your father,
so that ho may let my father off, or al
leust let htm out for a few houis, so
that ho may conic to my wedding. With
much love, Yours, .
Thero was too much fellow-feeling be
tween tho maiden In a palace and tho
maiden In a peasant's cottago to lot this
appeal pass unnoticed. It might bo a
fraud, nnd the father n hardened of
fender, but tho Princess wanted tn know.
tjho took the letter to the King of Wur.
temberg, and Inquiries were mado ns to
the degree nt culpability of this man who
must "sit in prison" on his daughter's
wedding day. It was found that ho was
only a jdltiht offender, and he was. not
only "let out for the woddlne," but was
given u free pardon.
To Dad's E.C3CU0.
Onco when John Vun Huron, sou of
I'rtaJtltnt Van Duron, was making t
Bpeeeh In behalf of his father, uu old
Democrat rcso lit tho audience, una up.
bt aided him as a bolter. Few men wero
mote effective 4 on tho stump or qultkor
at rcpurlcu thuu John, una ho replied
to Mm churuo with un anucdoto some
thing llko ihla: "Ono duy u mun on
horscbiick enmo up with a boy who wus
Loutcnillng with un overturned loud ot
liny, liintma (lf toasliig tho hay back
hi tho wiitfoti, tho boy was energetically
longing It hither und thltlirr, legurdlcMS
of whero It landed. Tho traveler halted
und wild: 'My young friend, why do
you work so furiously this hot wealher7
Why do you not lorn tho liny back in tho
wagon und be moru deliberate In your
labors?" Tho boy stepped, wiped tfic
streaming perspiration off his face on
his hhlrt sleeve, owl, pointing to tho pllo
or hay on tho roadrtdo, exelatmcu;
'Stranger, dad's under thai-,' and then hu
bet about work n.ore furiously than
eve-t ." Ilochestur Chronicle.
A Namesake Overlooked.
A story of the German emperor Is be
ing circulated In nimy circles. At a re
cent Inspection of recruits his majesty
nskeil one of them bin name, nnd wau
told "Andree." On his majesty asking
him If he wns nwaie that ho had a fa
mous namesake, tho soldier answered In
tho ntllrmatlve. "Who told you that?"
asked tho emperor. "My captain, your
majesty." "And what did your captain
tell you about Andree?" "Your majesty,
tho captain said that he only wished An
dree had taken mo with him!"
PERSONALITIES.
Eldrldge T. Gerry, In his houso on
Fifth avenue, New Vork, bus the finest
private collection of law books In the
United States.
Albert Plerro Levy, a resident of At.
lnnta, Un., was a clussmato of Dreyfus,
and says tho lntter was tho most popu
lur lad In the school.
Tho enmity between Senators Chandler
nnd Galllrger. of New Hampshire, wus
caused, it Is said, by a dispute regard
ing a postottlco nppolntment.
Colonel M. J. O'Brien, the now presi
dent of the Southern Express company,
started life ns a driver of ono of tho
wagons of the Adams Express companj.
RoBa Bonheur left many unfinished pic.
tures, among which was one depleting
horses running at full gallop. Though
offered JS0.OCO for this she refused to finish
It.
Tim Henley, tho cattle king of New
Mexico, Iihs more money than ho knows
what to do with. Ho has nn Income of
$87,000 a year, and lives In a hut that cost
about J60.
M. do Block, whoso work on war Is
sold to have Inspired the present penco
conference, Is a rich Dutchman, Co years
old, short, fat, gray-bearded and with
rugged features.
Carolus Duran Is next year to paint a
life-sized portrait of General Miles, to bo
hung In University hall, nt Harvard,
from which college General Miles re
ceived his LL.D. degree.
Governor Joseph D. Sayers. of Texns,
owns tho first federal Aug captured by
tho Confederates In the War of tho Re
bellion. Ho Intends prebentlng It to
tho Stato Historical society.
Rudolf Aronson Is trying to get Ado
Una Pattl to promise him another tour
In tho United States, nnd sho Is seriously
thinking of It. She has Just proved by a
berles of concerts In London that her
voice Is surprisingly well preserved.
Do Witt C. Cregler, ex-mayor of Chi
cago, went to tho Windy City In 1855,
nnd was urged to accept the nomination
for mayor. "Of a city of 60,000?" ho
ahked. "Walt twenty-five years and ask
mo then." He was elecetcd Just a quar
ter of u century Intel.
Secretnry nnd Mrs. Gage will remain
all summer at Chevy Chase, whero they
havo the handsomest cottage In the lit
tle community. They will, however,
spend a few days at Long Branch dur
ing the coming horse show, In which tho
vice president und attorney general have
taken such an Interest.
It will probably surprise most people
to know that Sir Arthur Sullivan Is the
Inventor of something else than tuneful
melodies. His brain evolved the contrlv.
nnce known as tho Sullivan safety shaft,
which Is so constructed that If a horse
becomes entirely unmanageable and bolts
It can bo released, leaving the occupants
of the vehicle in safety.
Dr. Edward Everett Hnlo says that
when ho brought homo his first report
from the famous Boston Latin school It
showed that ho stood only nlno In a clss
of fifteen. "Probaby tho other boys are
brighter than you," said his mother.
"God mado them go, nnd you cannot
help Mint. But tho report says you uro
among tho boys who behayo well, That
you can see to, and that Is all I care
about."
An officer who has been under Gen
eral Wood at Santiago says of him: "I
haw General Wood at his desk for three
days, when, I really believe ho wns the
sickest man in Santiago, unce, going
into the palace In the morning, I saw
him lean against the wall for support,
but In a moment ho braced up aguln and
went on and worked Just as hard that
day as on any other. With chills shaking
his entire body ho would pi ess his hand
hard against tho desk so as to stop tho
trembling whllo ho wrote."
POEMS BY EDWIN MARKHAM.
A Look Into tho Gulf.
I looked one night, and the Semlramts,
With all her mo'iujlnff does above her
head,
Sat rocking on an ancient road of Hell,
Withered and eyeless, chanting to the
moon
Snatches of t.onK they sane to her of old
Upon the lighted roofs of Nineveh.
And then her voice rang out with rat
tling laugh;
"Tho bugles! They are crying back
ngalu
Ilugles that broko tho nlghtb of Babylon,
And then went crlng en through Nine
veh. Stand back, yo trembling messengers of
III'
Women, let go my hair. I am the Queen,
A whirlwind nnd if blaze of swords to
quell
Insurgent cities. Let tho Iron tread
Of armies shako tho earth. Look, lofty
towers;
Assy i la goes by upon tho wind!"
And so sho babbles by tho nnclent road,
While cltlts turned to dust upon tho
earth
UIso through her whirling brnln to llo
again
Babbles nil night, and when her voice Is
dead
Her wenry llpt beat on without a sound.
The Goblin Laugh.
When I behold how men nnd women
grind
And grovel for somo place of pomp or
power,
To shlno and circle thro" a crumbling
hour,
I''ot getting tho largo mansions of tho
mind,
That nro tho rest and shelter of man
kind; And when I see them como with
wearied brain,
Pallid and powerless to enjoy their
gains,
I seem to hear a goblin laugh unwind.
And then a mcrnoiy sends upon Its billow
Thoughts ot a singer wise enough to
play,
Who took life ns a llglitsomo holiday:
Oft havo I seen him mako his arm a pil
low, Prink from his hand, and with a pipe of
willow
Dlow a wild music down a woodland
way.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
The Prussian nrmy Includes nearly 11,000
officers, among them 200 gencrnls.
Thero aro only 100,000 Britishers In In
diaone to every 3,000 ot tho population.
The toll of nn ordinary ship passing
through tho Suez Canal averages about
$1,000, Tho dlstnnco Is ninety-two miles.
It Is estimated that nt tho present
rate of growth London, which now has ft
population of 5,C57,O0O, will, In 1011, have
over 13,000.000.
At tho commencement of Berca Col
lege, In tho Eastern Tcnncn.ico Moun
tains, 1,80) snddlo horses wero picketed
on tho grounds.
Tho mnchlnlst employs n dog on his
lathe; ho takes a hog cut. If the tool will
stand it; the castings arc mado of pigs
of Iron, which In turn were fed from a
sow.
The Salvntlon Army has opened several
stands In Boston for tho sale of lee cold
lemonado nnd buttermilk nt one cent a
Kins. Over S.OOO drinks nro being dis
pensed dnlly.
Notwithstanding tho fact that Micro
Is nothing new under the sun, tho UnPcd
States patent office granted nearly 23.W0
patents last year to pcoplo who had hit
upon a new Idea.
Tho president of a huge tilephouo sys
tem has offered to pay $1,000,000 for a
telephnno repeater which would bo ns effi
cient In telephony ns the telegraph re
peater Is In telegraphy.
Tho boom In Inke traffic Is unprece
dented. Bates nro 13 per cent, higher
than they wero In '0,', 43 per cent, higher
than In 'flfi, E0 per cent, higher than In '07
and CO per cent, higher than In '03. There
Is mora business than Micro nro boats.
Tho Illinois Central Is constructing a
freight cur yard at New Oilcans which
will havo 2S miles of tracks and will hold
3,000 cars. The yard Is being so arranged
that cars can bo distributed from tho
reclvlng point to nny other point by
gravity. This will savo an Iminenso ex
pense for switching enrs In.
Tho camo of whist originated In Eng
land. It Is believed to have developed
from the older gamo of triumph, or
trump, which wns played as early ns
1530. In fnct. In that year sermons wero
preached denouncing the gamo ns one
that tended to take Mm mind off tho
truths of religion. In H2t whist Is first
mentioned In English literature.
In comparing tho countries by tho
length of railroad compnrcd with tho
amount of population that they serve,
we find that the colony of South Aus
tralia stands first with 52.3 miles for each
10,000 people, this result, of course, being
duo to tho comparative sparscness of tho
population. In the United States are f6
miles to each 10.000 Inhabitants.
Tho law recently passed by the Con
necticut legislature for tho protection of
the trailing nrbutus is said to be tho first
measuro ever passed In nny state of the
Union to foster the growth of a wild
flower. The enactment ot the law In
question Is said to have been largely duo
to a newspaper article calling atten
tion to the need of such a measuro.
Cnvlar, which Is mado fiom sturgeon
eggs salted In brine, Is tho most costly
pioduct of tho fisheries of this countiy;
and whllo largely relished by epicure, a
tasto for It must usually bo acquired.
Until recently Its manufacture was mo
nopolized by tho Russians, most of It be.
lug prepaied on tho Volga liver nnd Cas
pian sea, and at tho piesent time about
),000,00J pounds of It aro exported annu
ally from the dominions of the Czar.
The Indian population of tho United
Stntso Is Increasing ruthir than decrcas.
Ing, contrary to the popular Iden. By
the census of 1SS0 wo had 230,127 Indians
enumerated. By the census of ISM tho
total was given as 213,521, but It Is claimed
to have been imperfect, ns tho enumera
tor failed to do their duty on several
reservations, and the vital statistics were
so Incorrect as to be almost usctcss. In
IMS a census taken by tho Indian bureau
showed 262.0C3 Indians of adult age.
A painting representing four barrels
stuffed with United States bills of all de
nominations, from tho one dollar silver
certificate to the $1,000 treasury note, wus
seized by the Secret Service authorities
at Boston tho other day. It was very
cleverly executed, and represented three
months of diligent work on tho part ot
tho artist. In size, colors and tho small
est details tho bills wero faultless fac
similes of the denominations they repre
sented, even tho signatures having the
shades and characteristics of the orig
inals. Tho luckless owner had refused
an offer of $2u0 for the painting two days
before It was confiscated.
THREE SMILES.
Explaining.
"I nm clad to see that you punished
thoso men for cannibalism." said the
tourist to the Pacific Island king.
"Oh ahem thank you. Only It wasn't
for cannibalism they were punished -that
Is to say. not exactly. Their con
duct wns n violation ot our gamo laws."
Washington Star.
Wasn't Expecting Him.
Bobby -Sister never knowed you was
comin' tonight
Mr. Oldbow How do you know kIio
didn't, Bobby?
Bobby 'Cause she went nn' et onions
fer supper. Ohio Ptate Join not.
Woman's Passion.
"My wife always leaves our house In
prime order when w go nwa"
"What's thut for?"
"She wouldn't want even a burglar to
think sho was a poor housekeeper."
Chicago Record.
l&il SI
It is a fact which admits of no argument that a school teacher's task
is a severe one indeed, and it requires a perfect system and steady
nerves to be able to conduct a class room in a proper manner. That
Ripans Tabules help to keep the system in perfect order and strengthen
the nerves is testified to by a prominent school teacher in Philadelphia,
who says: "I have been teaching the Ninth Grade in the George M.
Wharton School for the past eight yesrs, and it is a hard matter to
comprehend what a task I have every season when I get in a new set
of pupils from the lower sections. ou see it requires great patience
and assiduity to discipline and educate boys, nnd the aok is a very
arduous one. Especially is this the case during the examinations) when
the work is very exacting and the drain on the system extensive. From
leaning over my books and marking up papers for five or six hours at
a time I get a headache and my entire system gets shattered, but a
Ripans Tabula always straightens me up, and next morning I am ready
for the task over again, feeling as fresh as ever from the effects of the.
magic Tabule taken on the previous night. It is ccitainly a wonderful
remedy for nervousness and invigorating a wasted system, and in this
I voice the sentiments of all the teachers in my section, every one of
whom has used them with equally beneficial results."
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anuc vuiw.un .,a vii. titin iu.'mihwj uii i.iuivuhou lur luv Mjvrui:u uiv ,viiiiuiiiii'aj, I, lie
of ibonve-ienti'artoniirju tabules) can Lo hud l,y muUby.'ndln2fniv,-lghtcnti toin HiriNirHB
CoumTi No, ID bjruc6 Btrvei, New Yurk-or a alutflo carton Uiu I"Ui. I nil tm ivul for Hit iiU
Star
Automatic
Paper
Fastener
Fasteus papers iu a jiff,
feeds itself and improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. Wc are still sell
ins: the Plauitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The ouly sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
your office for 10 days free of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties iu office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies.
Rpy molds Bros
STATIONERS and EXGRAVER3.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Twenty-Year
a 15-Jeweleol
i Movement,
Gmiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
ME1RCEMAU & C0NKELL
I jo
Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Tlenty of things right here to mnko
the hot weather not only endurable
but enjoyable.
And tho price at which we offer them
Is not going to mnko anyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
ptlce for equal quality, and he Is nu
merous. Just think of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
GMSTJER & FORSYTH,
313-327 PENN AVENUE.
Luather Keller
LiriE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard and Oflloo
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
In a paper carton (without (ilttt) tn now for ! tt loni
One doBta
$10
FINLEY
Colored
Shirt
Waists
The final reduction of
the season take3 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
runs from
price list
Or about half their
value, and at these prices
the sale may only last a
few days. Therefore,
Come Earlya
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
j-
TIIB JIOOEItN IlAnDWARR STOnB
Automatic
Blmie
Flame
Oil
Ramiges
Are wicklcss, valveless,
odorless,
We have marked our
few remaining ranges
very low.
FOOTiE k SMEAt CO.
119N. Washington Ave.
The Hiflmt &
Conoell Goo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Laetoana Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ocucrm Agent for Wa Wyouilaj
DisrtrloUJ."
if I ii In:;, Illaitlnj, Hportlns, ismoKaiail
urnl U10 Kc.tuuo (Jlmuuca.
Company'
EM EXPLOSIVES.
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Itootu 101 Council nullum;.
bcruutau.
AUUNlUbW
TUOS. FORD.
JOHN II. SMITH de BON,
V. Ii MULLIGAN, -
JPIttston.
Plymouth.
Wilkes-Ham.
W to $
DUPONTO
rome.
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