THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1899.
Published Dally, Jlxeipt Bunduy. by Tho
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SC'ltANTON, AUOUST 4, 1S99.
Tho sower sheet's rstlmnt' n dam
nces to Its character Is too motlMt bv
far. It should have sued for o. mil
lion. Street Car Facilities to Nny Aufj.
Where a different" exists between
renponnhlu men, very often It can be
settled by a little mutual concession
A difference now exists between the
city of Scranton ns represented by the
ninyor and the Sctanton Hallway com
pany over the light of the latter to
hulhl nn extension which will enable
It to furnish suitable accommodations
for the multituilfs who In summer
time frequent N'.tv Auk par't. The
compiny claims the right to build this
loip lint by lrtui' of ti Brunt made to
It by the Lack.ivvnnnn Iron and Coal
irmpiny, whkh itlll holds tho title
deeds to the streets that ate nflocted.
The city In the person of th' mavor
claims the rlsht to prevent the corn
Winy ftom buildlnsr the loop because
nf the epltatlnn of Us municipal
franchise. Tho mavor let the company
go on until it had almost completed
the line and then suddenly intervened.
There tho matter stands.
On the legal hide an Issue is present
ed involving good opportunities foil
mgument both pro and con. It is ap
parently true that tho Valley Passen
ger ftanchlse under u lilt It the right
to use Mulberry and 01Ic streets anl
Arthur avenue was conceded for two
years no longer holds good so far as
the unoccupied portions of these
streets ale concerned. On the other
hand, the fatt that the portions In
question are not yet city property but
lemaln tho property of the Iron nnd
Coal company seems to give standing
to the Hallway company's claim that
it has from the Iron and Coal tom
pany a valid right of way. We do not
pretend to know enough about law to
figure out the legal solution of these
contllctlng problems, but it H evident
that If the issue Is sent into the courts
for determination no settlement will
be reached this iear and maybe none
until too late to affect the parl.wnril
travel next season. While the law yets
would be teailng each othei's argu
ments to pieces the great majority of
Scrantonlans w Whlng to go to the
paik would hae to take chances on
the piesent utterly Inadequate car ser
Ire or would hae to walk. Inci
dentally all persons leslding nca" the
pail;, who when they purchased lots
In thnt locality weie promised street
car facilities on the t-tiength of tho
It in nnd Coal company's agreement
with the Tiattlon company, would be
fmced to endure for an Indefinite time
an Inconvenience already too long pto
Innged. This being true, why should not the
city and the sticet railway company
tome together and harmonize thelil
differences" The city wants good car
ladllties to and from the pail;: so
dcies the company. If the city objects
to giving a franchise away, or to re
newing a canceled one without a con
sideration, why should not the com
pany, een though holding a private
right of way, offer as an equivalent for
the lifting of tho city's embargo a
certain stated yearly sum, or n per
centage on paik fates, or both, to be
tontiibuted with the understanding
that It must be applied to improlvng
the park and helping to make It at
tractive to the people? This would
be a good business policy In any event.
We leallze that tho company feels
that It was not fairly treated by the
city when it was allowed to spend a
large sum on the proposed extension
before the city Intervened; from tho
companj's standpoint this undoubted
ly savots of Injustice, since the com
pany claims thai Its tight of way Is
alld In spite of the lapsing of tho
franchise; but there is a third factor
to be consldeied, namely, public con
venience; and to facilitate this both
company and mayor ought to be will
ing to make concessions
A special leason whv this matter
ought 10 be adjusted In some way
within the next few weeks consists of
tho fact that when the firemen and
letter eairleis hold their conventions
in th's city in the fall there will be
an unusual necessity for prompt ami
adequate car facilities to and from
the park. It these aie to be provided,
woil: must not be longer deferred.
Chief Insurgent Fllnn, just back
fiom Europe, says Quay will never
again sit In tho United States senate.
Tlnfo will show whether ea air makes
goo3 prophecy.
.Secretary Root's Beginning.
The mourn i In which Secretary Hoot
began his caieer In the war depart
ment insplus confidence. His flist offi
cial act, we nie told, was to take Ad
Ju'.mt iJinoiul Cm bin In tow and call
frn Major (iuieiul Mlb s. The three
wert In conference for half an hour
nil when they emerged all were smil
ing. Tho action Is said to bo without
precedent but it looks like a very sen
fibla and timely one, If, as ive suspect,
It wns toneelved with a view to biing.
Ing these twp subordinates Into a bet
ter mutual understanding.
In-wtlting of tlici Incident, the Wash
ington correspondent of tne Uomociatlc
Philadelphia Heeord, who has been a
paitisan ol'Mllos ugalnut Alger, has
tho gtaco to saj "Setict.try Hoot,
wlvfhns been known as a diplomatist
as welt a it fighter, began tho mo3t
important task ho has ever undertaken
nt the,Jeelniiliig today and In tho best
foslbla."way, nnd as ,a lesult has al
ready ostn-fillshed a modus Vivendi be
tween GerrgJ Miles and Adjutant Gen
ual Coibln,"v,'hlcli will end, ho hopes,
In lusting peace, to his advantage and
tnaUof thn government and tho coun
try. 'He has made It thoioughly well
niitSritootl In ' a MurfneUv courteous
and pleasant way that ho proposes to
be secrotaiy of war and to :un' the
War department, at the sumo time
utilizing to the full tho military ex
perience and wisdom of both General
Miles and General Cot bin, as well ns
the other army officers on duty at tho
war department, who will, of course,
have to look after the technical mlll
tary affairs, while Secretary Hoot Is
devoting himself especially to the great
questions of administration, partlcu
laily respecting the Islands taken from
Spain. Secretary Hoot seems to have
tho strength, as well as the diplomacy
that Secretary Alger lacked, and there
fore to bu able to manage tho con
Hiding elements In the War depart
ment and make them work together
for good. This Is more Important than
any mere change In the language of
regulations or In tho character of led
tape."
The country Is heartily weary of tho
Jealousies and bickerings nnd depart
mental Intrigue which were so evident
dm Ing tho leglme of Secretin y Alger
and It wishes Godspeed to Secretary
Hoot In his new task of putting things
In order.
Tho opinions of ptlvute soldiers con
cerning GenernI Otis are Interesting
but not necessarily Important.
A Woik for the School Teacher.
The spirit which Americans would
like to sec exhibited by all the inhab
itants of out now dependencies Is in
dicated happily In a letter recently
wiltton by the major of Ponce, tho
leading city in Porto Hlco. Last June
tho pupils In the Hiynnt and Lincoln
public schools of Plalnflcld, N. J ,
prompted by Dr. It. K. Carroll, United
States commlsslonei to Porto Hlco,
presented to Mr Can oil one large and
309 small flags for the American free
school nt Ponce. Tho gift was duly
forwarded and In acknowledgement
the mayor or alcade of Ponce, Luis
Poirata. Doria, has written:
"The patriotic net of the Hryant and
Lincoln public schools of Plalnfleld In
sending to tho American free school
of Ponce a beautiful national flag and
a number of smaller ones bo that our
children might appropriately celebrate
Decoration Day nnd July 4 deserves
the piaise of all persons who truly en
joy the greatness of the American re
public. Fortunately today my small
Island of Poito Hlco Is an Integral
part of that gieat country, and I as a
Porto Rlcan am proud to bo called an
American. I have unlimited faith In
the future of Porto Hlco under the
gallant flag of the Stars and Stripes;
for a country formed under tho Influ
ence of the good advices of Washing
ton, Franklin nnd Lincoln cannot but
cany, wherever Providence beckons
It to go, freedom and progress. I am
not at nil impatient and am tranquilly
awaiting the unfolding of events, be
ing sure that sooner or later we will
gain my always cherished Ideal the
fulness of American citizenship."
It Is, after all, thiough the schools
tathnr than through any especial poli
cy of political administration that the
piobltms of reconstruction must be
solved In these new dependencies. If
tho Porto Hlctn, the Cuban and the
Filipino young can be taught what
American principle.- nlean and what
the American Intention with respect
to their political futuie is, the nxt
generation in those Islands will put
aside tho suspicious ami the supeistl
tlons of tho piesent nnd co-opera tu
cordially In tho forward movement.
Mr. Bryan's plea for more American
school teachers In the dependent Is
lands Is sound In principle, although
made by him at an unseasonable time
for partisan purposes entirely. When
tho proper time comes the school
teacher must complete the task which
the soldler-pollccman has been com
pelled to begin.
Governor Plngreo considers tho
American newspaper the greatest
mennnce In existence. It Is to cranks
nnd fakers.
Electrolysis.
A newspaper clipping now on Its
rounds quotes one Mr. Houston, of
Boston, an electrician, as follows:
"The days of the underground cast
and wi ought Iron gas, water and steam
pipes are about numbered. Hlectro
Ijsls Is playing high jinks with the
Iron pipes In all the big cities, and In
a few jeais from now tho water pipes
will become so weak that they will
bin st every time any pressure is put
on them on account of being conoded
by tho action of (he powerful cur
rents " He says glass pipes will be
used. "In many cities In Europe and
this countiy glass pipes arc used In
the streets for convejlng water, gas,
oil and steam, and they give peifect
satisfaction. Theie will be no electro
lysis where there Is glass, as glass Is
nn almost absolute non-conductor of
electricity. Inside of tho next five
years Investigation will show that
electiolysls has practically destroyed
every high pressuie water and gas
lino In every city in the country. Tho
lion pipe will bo replaced with glass
pipes, and all danger from electroljsls
will have disappeared. It will be a
haid blow on the lion Industries of
tho country, but w 111 boost the glas3
factoiles. I will venture the predic
tion," Mr. Houston adds, "that seven
yeais fiom now nothing will be used
for underground piping of nil kinds
wheie high pressures uro carried ex
cept glass."
L'lectiolisls, we are told by those
who have made ti study of electrical
phenomena, Is caused vety largely by
the ti alley system of travel. If you
will obsetve wheie two ialls are joined
on a tiolley car line you will seo that
wires connect one tall with tho other,
forming, with the ialls, a continuous
circuit. When this circuit 1b broken;
when tho electrical current which It
Is supposed to take cite of is per
mitted to go into tho ground, It Is said
to exeit a disintegrating effect on both
iton and lead pipes within a consider
able tadlus. Under certain conditions
pipes a mile away fiom a poorly In
sulated trolley system havo been
known to soften and become almost
putty-like.
If these assertions of tho expcils are
not exaggerated It H evident that a
broad basis of future litigation and
trouble Is being laid by careless uscis
of electricity. The law In its treat
ment of problems In equity growing
out of applied electrical energy has not
jut been formulated as carefully us
it must be in future; but on broad
lines It In safe to conclude that tho
person who as a result of negligence
or carelessness Inflicts upon another
damage which could by care have been
avoided can bo held tesponBlble. To
think otherwise would be to doubt the
efficiency of Aur courts of law.
Tho singular thing about this whole
matter Is that while electricians warn
people ngalnst the use of iron and lead
undei ground plpeH In the vicinity of
applied electrical currents, and show
by evidence that such use Is extrava
gant because likely to necessitate fre
quent renewals', civil engineers, build
ers nnd plumbers go right on using
them. Evidently there Is a difference
of opinion as to the reality of these
alleged dangers; tout Is it not a mat
ter of sufllcient importance to warrant
a thorough Investigation?
Good doctrine was that put forth by
Iowa Republicans on Wednesday when
they afllrmed: "There shall be no
division among us until all In arms
against the flag shall confess the su
premo lights and honots and shall
know that, even In the farthest
East.lt Is the sign and protnls&of equal
law, of justice, and liberty through
out the land and to all the Inhabitants
thereof " This is the doctrine which
William J Hiyan ought to study.
Au Intoleiable Anomaly.
The gieat lesson to the American
people of the lecent war with Spain,
according to Hishop Hogan, of Kan
sas City, Is the crying necessity for
a broader knowledge of maritime af
falis nmong tho young men of the
country. America should take her
rightful place among nations in in
terocean tiafllc. "Whenever I travel
abroad," the bishop adds, "I always
strain my cyeB looking, too often In
vain, for the American flag among the
great shipping wharves of the world.
That Is tho sort of expansion I would
like to see occupy some of the atten
tion of the American people. Destiny
has marked out America's future and
we could not change It if we would.
Tho acquisition of the Philippines,
which seems to be one of the Immediate
possibilities, as well as Ameilcan dom
ination ovei many other islands of the
Orient, will force us to become nn Im
portant factor In tho commerce of
Asiatic waters. We are already mak
ing wonderful Inionds commercially
In many other markets of the wot Id,
but to our disadvantage our com
merce is being cairled In foreign ves
sels. Everywheie In the world we see
ships laden with American merchan
dise Hying the flags of other nations,
and every year thousands of Ameri
cans go nbioad in English, French,
Dutch nnd German steamers. I be
lieve we should attach more Import
ance to this subject In our schools, so
thnt our young men may be Induced
to study navigation and allied sciences
peitalnlng to ocean traffic." Tor a
country with tho enormous wealth,
magnificent coast line and incompar
able Industry of the United States to
be dependent for ocean carriage on
other nations is an anomaly too ser
ious to last.
OUTCROPS OF HUMANITY
Hadley Closed the Debate.
Aithur T Jladicv, who has bten piesl
dent of Yalo for three weeks, has a rep.
utatlon for repartee among the under
graduates which has for jeais, p.ivk a
New York Sun correspondent, formca a
featuro of university tradition. A tj id
eal Hadley answer two yearb ago closed
tho Yale-New York Voice Incident jo
abiuptly that tho Volco has never seen
fit to reopen It. After tho Volco had at
tacked Yalo for its laxity in enforcing
total nbstlnenco Profc-bor Hadley took
up tho cause. In concluding ho quoted
Arnold, of Hugby, telatlvo to a "college
of Christian gentlemen."
II. A. Hull, of Now London, wrote nn
open letter to Professor Hadley, asking
him:
"1. Where should a Christian gentleman
drink rum?
' I. When should a Christian gentleman
diink rum?
"1. How should a Christian gentleman
drink rum'
"4. Why should a Christian gentleman
dilnk rum?
"I use tho name 'rum' generally. 'In
Ills name," vhat answers do you think
ought to be given?"
Piofcsor Hadley sent him the follow
ing nnswer:
"If u young man asked mo thoso ques
tions for his own guidance, I should say
that the Gospel obviously pi escribes no
fixed rule, but that ho hud better not
drink In doubtful cases If he asked me
tho questions, not as a guide for hi owi
action, but us a basis for Judging others.
I should toll htm frankly that tho Gospel
was far moro explicit In urging abstl
nenco from sweeping statements than ab
btlnenco from alcoholic drink."
This was two j ears ago, but Mr, Hull
has not been heard from since.
Secret of the Hush.
While C'hauiicey M. Depew, says the
Aigor.iut, was ut the Omaha Exposition
he and Picsldtnt (.'alien uy of tho New
Y'ork Central, chanced to go Into u booth
on tho Midway Plalsarce It was a tame
entertainment, and their stay thero would
havu been very brief txtept for tho fact
that they had scarctly taken their seats
Leforo there began a steady inpouring
of people, which continued until the small
auditor lum was crowded. Hulf an
hour's waiting failed to leward their
patient expectancy, however, and Mr.
Calluway suggested that they movo on.
Just then ex-Secretaiy of Agriculture J.
Sterling Morton pushed his way through
tho crowd, and, extending his hand to
Mr Depew, exclaimed:
Well, Dr Depew, fo ou aro really
here' I thought that 'barker' was lying."
"What do ou mean?" Inquired Mr. De
pew. "Why, tho 'barker' for this show Is
standing outside and Inviting tho crowd
to 'ttep up lively' and pav 10 cents for
the pilvllego of seeing the 'great und
uily Chuimeey M. Depow.' "
President Dwlght's Stock Story.
It W net tho habit In largo colleges for
the undciguduatfs to come closely In
rortact with tho president, but those
few who did call on Dr. Dwlght found
him to bo tho soul of courtcsj, sjmpathy
and kindness, Eveiy year It wiib tho
custom of tho doctor to deliver a couikq
uf "tnllcs" before tho freshman cluss. As
tho class changed euch enr tho doctor
repeated tho same advlco In practically
the same language each season. Theie
wns ono story which he Invuilablv told.
It was concerning William M. Evnrts,
and Illustrated tho pleasure that u well,
trained mind derives from Itself. "Mr.
Evartv once said," tho doctcr used to
...ay, "that he ulwavs liked to talk to him.
pelf for two reusons. rirxt, because he
lllecd to har a clover mun talk, and sec
ond, because he enjojed having a bright
man for a listener." Saturday Evening
Post.
His Customary Way.
To illustrate that tho thteo scoro and
thirteen vcara of life were mnroly n mat.
ter of tlmo Judge Clayton, of Delaware
county, Pa jumped1 from a trolley cur
before It stopped Ho did not land ac
cording to calculation and mtulo several
acrobatic evolutions before ho tested
qulelli. Tho conductor rushed up to the
fallen Jurist and Insisted upon having tho
supposed Injured man's name, as the
company's rules require. Thereupon
Judge Clayton nroo nnd exclaimed ve
hemently, "I'm not hurt, blast yout
That's tho wnv I always get off a carl
Pittsburg Dispatch.
President Hadley Confused.
It Is told at Ynlo that Professor Hadley
was riding to eollego ono day In a howo
ear when old Professor Sojmour, Greek
department, got onnnd warmly greeted
him. At tho samo moment tho conduc.
tor camo up for his fare. Mr. Hndlcy
for an Instant was In a dilemma; ho rose,
and cordially shaking hands with the
conductor gave Professor Seymour his
car fare.
TOUCHES OF SENTIMENT.
The Mother's Prayer.
Iloforo high heaven's golden gateway
stood
A host of souls that were not wholly good
Nor wholly bad, awaiting tho decree
To tlx their fates for all eternity.
Within, tho vicar angel scanned the pleas
ihut had been offered In behalf of theso
liy souls on eatth; tho solemn masses
said;
Llp-Iltanles; each scivico for the dead,
Tho sweet petitions from uplifted eves
Mutely beseeching mercy from tho skies.
Looking on thece. a light of radiant graco
Illumined that fair angel's beauteous
face '
Ho let his glances softly linger whero
Thero hono a djlng mother's feivent
pr.ajcr
For her lost son, sent with her latest
bttath
Forgetful of herself e'en when In death!
The angel blotted out his page of sin
And first of all thnt host ho entered In!
-Cluskey Cromwell, In Washington Star.
My Song.
My song shall be a joyous one:
Of shany nooks and meadows fair,
Of birds and brooks and summer ulr,
Of peeping violets that wear
A brightness lent them by the sun.
My song shall be a simple one:
Of rustic homes and voice of praise,
Of plenty blessing trugal vvns,
Of peace requiting well-spent days
And rest that comes when toll is done.
My sorg shall bo a thankful one:
For whlsp'rlngs by tho breezes brought,
For teachings with sweet meaning
fraught,
For nobler alms nnd purer thought
And hopo of heaven when life Is done!
Frank B. Thomas, In Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
The Poet.
His home is in the heights, to him
Men wage a b.attlo weird and dim,
Lire Is a mission stem ns fate,
And song a dicad apotolate,
And tolls of prophecy aro his,
To enso tho steps and lift the load
Of souls that falter on the road.
The perilous music that be hears
Falls .from the vortlce of the spheres.
i
He presses on before the race,
And sings out of a silent place,
Llko faint notes of a forest bird
On heights afar that voice is heard;
And tho elm path he breaks today
Will somo tlmo be a trodden way.
But when tho race comes tolling on
That voice of wonder will be gone
Bo beard on higher peaks nfnr,
Moved upward with tho morning star.
O men of earth, that wondering volco
Still goes tho upward way: relolce!
Edwin Markham.
Under the Eaves.
Hidden by disk and dust they He
Under the spacious eives;
Rusty nnd broken and all awry
The castaways of years gone by
Tho gloomy depth receives.
Leather-bound books of quaint design
With yellow nnd well-f raved leaves,
(Chit fly telling of things divine,)
A cr.ickcd decanter enlabelid 'Wine"
I'ndcr the gloomy caves.
A tiny cricket a broken chair
A brlndle cowhido trunk;
A strange old stove, so rough and square,
Filled with rusty cooking-ware
And other kitchen junk,
A Httlo Cradle, rudo nnd plain.
How farcy round it weaves
Thn talo of mother joy and rain,
That nil theo fleeting years had lain
Fnder the gloomy eaves.
And so to each pnor castaway
Some tender t.uuv cleaves;
The gentle volco that oft lid say
Oh savo it jet ni.other day,"
Under tho spacious eaves.
-Boston Cornier.
A Fable.
A Wild Boso grew bv tho pasture wall,
A beautiful shrub with branches tall,
With wonderful color and rich perfume,
A daisy looked up at her rosy bloom.
"Of which aro you proudest, Roso so fair.
Of your stems or leaves or jour flowers
rnre?"
"Of neither," said Rose with a graceful
bend,
"I nm proudest of my roots, sweet
friend."
i
"Of your loots? Those ugly things dowi.
In the earth?"
Here all tho daisies bent with mirth,
And a bobolink swinging on a twig
Sang and danced nls loveliest Jig
"Of my roots," said tho Rose, "for they
work nwey,
Down thero in tho darkness, day after
day,
Contented If only tho flow'ers blow
Up hero In tho sun, while they toll be.
low."
Unlversallst Leader.
The Seasonable Question,
Sun like a furnace hung up overhead,
Burnln' and blazln' nnd bllstcriu' red;
Sky llko an ocean, so bluo and so deep,
Ono Httlo cloud-ship becalmed and asleep;
Breezes all gone and the leaves hanglu'
still,
Shimmer of hent on the medder and hill.
Lnbor nnd laziness calllu' to me,
Hoe or the flshln" pole, whlchil It bo?
There's the old cornflold out thero In tha
sun,
Sholn' so plain that there's work to bo
done:
There's tho mean weeds with their top's
nil a-sprout,
Seemln' to stump me to como clean 'cm
out;
But, there's the river, so clear and so
cool,
Thcro's the white lilies afloat on tha
pool,
Scenttn' tho shade, 'neath tho old mapla
tree
Hoe or the flshln". pole, whlchil It be?
Dusty nnd dry droops the corn In tho
heat,
Down by tho river a robin sings swcot,
Gray squirrels chatter as If they might
say,
"Who's tho chump talkln of workln'
today?"
Robin's sour tells how tho pickerel wait,
Under the Illy -pads, himgiy for bait.
I ouchter make for thut cornfield, I
know,
But whero's tho flshln' pole? Hang
tho old hoe1
Joe Lincoln in Saturday Evening Post,
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Tho men of Chicago Bpcnd $3,500,000 a
year for shaves.
Tho second city of tliy British, Emplro
In slzo is Calcutta.
An area of tho world's conl fields !s
471.SOO square miles.
Land In England Is S00 times ns valu
able now as It was 200 years ago.
This country consumed n.1,000 000 pounds
of tea In 187, valued at $12,000,000.
Russia consumes on nn average no less
than 7,000,000 tons of liquid fuel a year.
Great Britain buys moro than 20.000
horses In tho United States every y ear.
An electric automobile In France re
cently ran 121 miles without recharging
Liquid fuel Is fust taking the place of
coal on tho vessels plying In tho far
East
At Wardbury, Norvvnv. the longest day
lasts from May 21 to July 22 without in.
terruptlon.
It Is estimated that the consumption
of beer In tho entire world amounts to
$1,OSO,000,000 per annum.
An Immense steel rnll order has been
nwauled to tho Carneglo Steel company
for Prussian railroads.
In Berlin the pawnshop Is a roynl and
philanthropic Institution. Any profit that
Is mndo Is spent on charity.
Tho copper production of the United
States In tho vear 1893 was tho largest
over recorded In a single year
It Is estimated that nt tho beginning
of the new century England will havo ,
000,000,000 tons of conl still unused and
available.
It has been estimated thut English peo
ple uso an average of tight matches each
person per dav, and unuually over 1,700,
000,000,000 are burned.
At Roubalx, one of tho Socialist strong
holds of France, the 11,000 public school
children receive freo food and tlothlng,
at tho expense of tho town.
Electricity has been applied to tho man.
ufacturo of glass A pot nf glass can be
melted In llfteen minutes that by the
old process would rcqulro thirty hours.
During tho iilue years ended Dec, 31,
1MU, tho New Yolk bureau gives tho
cost to labor organizations of stilkcs,
lockouts und boycotts as $1,S00,1C3.51, or
$210,083 00 per yeni.
It Is reported from Washington Hi it
tho United States Navy Department has
under consideration the housing of sail
ors while on shore similar to tho system
of European countries.
It Is proposed to Import several thou,
sand Chinese direct from China to work
on tho coffeo plantations of southern
Mexico. Tho crops me suffering owing
to a lack of native labor.
Perhaps tho only word thut Is the samo
In nil languages Is the "Hello!" In re
sponse to the telephone call. Whenever
there Is a telephono line tho word Is In
use, and means jU3t what It docs In Eng
lish New Y'ork city annually pays 'J) in
gold, In one payment, to every blind per
son who has been a veur a resident of
tho metropolis, nnd who has not been
an occupant of a city Institution during
tint time
Eighty-four per cent, of the entire
state of Idaho Is still public land, amount
ing to moro than 41,000,000 acres Of this
nre.i It has been estimated by the govern
ment Geological Survey that 7,000,0W)
acres can be successfully iirlguted
If the reports of the ciimlnul courts
of tho state of New Y'ork may bo taken
as an Index It Is safo to say that crlmo
Is on the decrease In the United Stntes.
In 1897 there wero 4 521 convictions, as
against only 3,507 In 1S9S. This shows a
decrease of 590, or nearly 20 per cent.
An odd monument was desired by nn
elderly maiden lady who died a few
weeks ago In Athlone, Ireland She Wl
a foitune of 27,000 to bo spent In the
erection of a church, provided that her
body should bo converted Into ashes and
used In making tho mortar for building
the edlllce.
At a meeting of middle class women of
Athens, held recently. It was decided in
ask parliament to Impose a heavy tax
on nil bachelors over 40 years old Tho
passage of any such measure Is said to
bo unlikely, for the Chamber has bccoir.o
tho chief resort of well-to.do hachelors
Consequently the tax would hit them
heavily.
Tho most costly ond precious wine In
tho world Is that contained In a cask
numed tho "Rose," In tho Bremen Town
Hull tellurs This Rudeshelm, of tho
vintage of the jear 10u3, Is of tho color
of old ale, and has a wonderful aroma,
though a rather hard taste. It Is never
sold, but Is used exclusively for the slcit
of Bremen.
Whales' teeth form the coinage of tho
rijl Islands. They nro painted white nnd
red, tho red teeth being worth about 20
times as much ns the white The native
curies his wealth around his neck, tho
red and white of his colnnsre forming a
brilliant contrast to his black skin. A
common nnd curious sight In tho Fiji
Islands Is a newly married wlfo present
ing her husband with a dower of whales'
teeth.
Tho Chicago Trlbuno gives tho origin
of the round robin When citizens of
ancient Athens, wished to piotest against
the tyranny of their ruler, they drew- a
clrclo at the bottom of their manifesto,
divided It Into cqunl compuitmcnts by
drawing lines from ths tlrcumfereneo to
tho center, nnd signed their nnmes in tho
spaces sni made, so that It was Impossi
ble to tell who was tho flrst mun to sign,
and, consequently, the leader of tho con
spiracy At tho banquets of tho old
Romans a list of the guests was made In
tho samo way, so that no one of them
could feel himself particularly honored
nbovo tho others
Ijjlfifp fSf L
For about to a years now I hare bcsnt&Uns Uipans Tabules, which I elaln lue t.etnlhe oI re'hf
nu cure of an awful headaihe wlilch bolliercifne a nreat deal I am twenty four yean of ae ond a
lenographer. When cperaiina t-e typenritcr 1 wouij often lute on awful hea-lache, and 1 woulj wake
up ti the mornlns with n dull ccnuilon and u ihumplng a if came one wai li.itias mc on loo of iho
head. 1 had no anbltlon, nnd iu eat anything la the mornlns r3 a troub!:. I became whito looUni:
and haeeard. One day I net n Iriend who aslccd what v.x. tl.e natter wiih inc. I stated Is bin jjt
how I fell He laid 1 '- Tale ere of thc-c ihlnj" (a Ulpans Tabule) and ie how they'll knock it cut of
vou W ell, that hjuit what the did. I tiled 10 feel at If there wat a big ball of wind or soirethhg
like a hard lump Iu ray tloraacli. When 1 took the, Klpani labulc it teemed to act at once, ai d In a
week or two I "ad an appelite and could tleer, nnd ihe nln both In ny head and tloinach Ind left I
recommend Kipani fabulet to all pertont lufferiug from cramps brought on by drinking Ice ater on
hot days On Snnday, July 3d, I wat nut vitillng the tick for the Odd fellowi.of which I am a raea--ber,
and took violent paint In my ttomaeh, which almmt doubled ni up, while I wat on a Href tear. I
managed to get home the bettwav I could, and after taking whisky, ginger, blackberry brandy, etc .
which really did np good, I thought of Klpant Tabule nnd took one. VVhen it had a little time It
gate me relief and I then took another in the courte of half an hour, and before dinner I wat out on the
ttreet again vititlng the tick nearer home. On the 4th of July one of iny brother! wat taken with
crampt and I wanted hlra to tike one of the Tabulet, but he did not want to take them. When the other
medicine he tried failed he wanted to tiy them, and wat In a different stale In five mlnulej,
...,vliJF.n T CD, of bJ1 health that R W-A'N S wiU not UnolU. bond 1 ccnta to Ripaai Chemloat Co .
r.'?l?i'k W f'Pl V,1! L" lu-UmorUiiU U I !- X, lit for tcoU. or U pwketi for ccuU, may be baj
pi all ciruirifUu who ire i wlllbur to tell n tuilnl madlclne at a loodumto protlt. They UtaUa pala and prolottr
life. One glrce relief. Note the word ll fl-A JC3 ou the packet. Accept no iutwUtuti " P" " pni(
Star
Paper -Fasteimer
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved in
every respect. Prices lower
thau 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 and
Typewriter's Supplies.
ReyeoldsBros
STATIONERS and KXGKAVEK5.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
A T?eity-Year
Gold-Filled fee
With a fSJeweM
Walttam Movement,
Both
Omiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
HEffOTMAU k dMELi
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Plenty of things light hero to make
tho hot weather not only endurable
but enjoyable.
And tho pi Ice nt which wo offer them
Is not going to make anyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
pi Ice for equal quality, and ho Is nu
merous. Just think of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
Grasira & IFOESYTI,
325-327 PENN AVENUE.
Lather Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard and OlUea
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
FOR $10
FINLEY'S
Colored
lit rt
ists
The final reduction o!
the season lakes effect
this morning, and Shlrb
Waist prices TODAY aro
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
jj. o,
Or about half their
value, and at these prices
the sale may only last a
few days. Therefore,
Come Eariya
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
TUB MODEltN HAlmWARK ST0RB
Are made of heavy ma
terial, smoothly and
strongly put together.
The most durable cans
made.
FOOIiE k SHEAR CO.
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
The Hoot &
Cornell Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric FJxtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 LaciJOTaiM Araiie
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Otutioi Agent for tUa Wiomlaf
UintrlotfJ
yorului
DO k IP
D)
Willing, Wasting, Sporting, Smokalnil
und ihu Itopauuo Uueiulvj.
Iu niiany 4
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tnfety lfne, Cnpi nnrt KttiloJeri
Uoom 101 Connelt Ualldfu;.
tiorautau.
THOS. TORD. - - .Vlttston.
JOHN . SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
1;. MULLIGAN, - WUKes-Barre,
W
W $ 1
Buiil
Milk
Cans
minn
ujvuiir vLy uv
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