THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1899. Published Dflllv, Kucept nnnilny. b The Trlbuiio I'libllRlilns Company, ut Tifiy Cent a Month. Now York Offlce: 350 Nassau St.. S. S. VHKK.t.AND. Sol Acent for rcrctcn AdvertliinK. Kntficd Ht the PosiiiOire nt Pcranlon, Va., as Soccnd-Cluss Mall Matter. When i-tuco vvllt prmlt. The Trlbun i alv'n Bind 14" ortnt nlwrt letters from Its trlctds b.allnR on current topic! but lti rule Is that Iim mtit bo clgnol, fdr publlrMlon, b' the writer's real imtne. TWELVE PAGES. SC'ItANT'JS', AUGUST 5, 1S03. In order to become Fcorotnry of war, Ellhu Hoot wnn obliged to relinquish a yearly snlnry of $50,000 ns a'ttorney for the Metropolitan Traction company. And yet some people Insist that all rnou enter politico for revenue only. A Weak Point in tho Law. The Investigation made by the cor oner In the case of Mrs. Lena G. Goblc, the midwife, discloses a weak jilace in the I'pnnxylvnnla statutes. It la well that this matter of the promiscuous practice of mldwlfeiy has been called prominently to the attention of tho public In older that tlio force of pub lic opinion may be lent to the effort of the reputable physicians of our city to weed out the Ignoramuses who prey upon the community on tho Mrength simply of ostensible diplomas from distant Institutions of piofesslonal In struction. While In homo Instances these diplomas may havo merit, they nre In themselves far too ilsky an In dorsement to be treated In so d?llcnto a hi .inch of medical iu'aetlcc as ofo stetiUs. Their- should be not only tompul.or t-eillllcatlon, but also sumo foini "f an expeit examination calcu lated to bilnjr out whether the appli innt to practice midwifery has the necessary know ledge and qualification. l'eople who employ charlatans cannot be trusted to protect themselves. They must he protected, and the quickest way to do this Is to draw the lino of the law tight and sharp arouiu" every avenue of danger. Canada, of course, will be satisfied with any Alaskan boundary lino that will slve the Dominion the gold and the United States tho snow-drifts. Justified by Results. What tho appointment of Rev. Dr. Cjeoige i:. Reed to the position of state librarian has alieady accomplished in the way of an Improved service In tho state llbrarv may b teft to an "Insur gent" omao to tell. The Philadelphia 1'iess was una of the papers which ex pressed displeasure at the dismissal of Dr. Ugle, but a dispatch to It from Harrhibuig: sas: "On Tuesday. August 1, the state library, which has been closed for a month In order to facilitate the work of cataloguing tho miscellaneous books on the card catalogue system, was re opened for public use, the work having been substantially completed. Pre liminary to the work of cataloguing, the library was thoroughly reclassified, accoullne to modern library methods, the woik Involving the shifting of every book In the library, many of these several times. It is now deemed advisable to Include tho law section also In the card catalogue. Wink on this department has boon lnauiruinted, and 111 be completed by Sept. 1. In th nrosecution of the work fifty-four persons, of both sexes. In nddltion to the resular llbraiy staff, havo been employed, most of whom were care fully trained under experts for tho technical woik that they weie under taking. Tho ndvantngo of a curd cata logue over a printed catalogue of any kind Is, that while Un- printed book becomes Increasingly obsolete as new woiks are added to tho library tho caid catalogue cannot be otherwise than al ways up to date and available- for use. Among other Improvements which may be mentioned Is the Tainting of the Interior brick walls, both In tho main building and In tho stack room, which relieves the gloomy effect pro duced by the hitherto discolored and unpainten wans. Anotner improve ment has been tho constiuctlon of a passage way from the lotunda of the executive building to the state library through the stack loom, so that in fu ture tho public can gain necess to the library from the executive bulldinc as well as through the main entrance on Fourth rtreet. The passage way Is separated from tho books In tho stack room by steel grill work. New tables have also been ndded and provision nyido to offer every facility possible to persons desiring tho use ot tho li brary." As wo knew would ho tho case, Dr. Reed's appointment has In less than a year been amply Justified by icsults. The .news that Secretary Root'H troubles havo begun In tho 'War de partment has not gained wldo circula tion savo In tho Journals of discontent ivhose edltom ure looking for grI,of. "News." A fair sample of the political "news" Inflicted" upon the public these mid summer days, by the Insurgent organs Is embodied in the 'following extract from tho Atlantic City couosnondutioo of the Phlladf Iphla Press, published yesterday In n most conspicuous nlaco 111 that newspaper: J; ilav liiown,"thc eminent Lancaster lawyer. Is to bo liarnul us th Republican mndldnty ' for Justice of the Supieino rourt. Ex.tienatoi yuay tin lntuiiu-.-d mid of his close pors-orul fluids here this evening. llo brnktj tho -news to Con. criMimn Camicll, of Scranton. In I'hlht rielilila"lhN 'utternoon, when tho I.nck.i wanna Republican lender ,callrfl upon him and inode a mini pica for Judge Airhbnltf, w)iqk candldapy was favored not only hyMr. Council, but by Attorney Gencial Elkln, Insurance Comrobitloner Durham, Senator Pcniot,o and other Quay hench irn. Mr. Quay broke tho news to At torney General Klkln horo tonight, and it k his prrmnt purpoH- to couirauulcato lis determination to name Mr. Jlrown lo jl) his hcnctinimi who may gather ibout lilni heru during tho next fow days. Tint .acta uro that Congressman Qonntjll did not. seo Senator Quay or any utierepreFpjitlnK him; that "or-flers'Mftlvo-not fiouo forth f or 'tho' nom ination of Mr. Ilrown, who so far ns we know is not a candidate for the place: and that If confidence may bo placed upon the representative exprcs slons of public and party opinion from prominent Republicans throughout tho state, the candidacy of Hon. It. V Archha'id In In exeoiirnt hhapc to mnko a successful Issue tit tho forthcottilns slate convntlon. With theso correc tion tnc Press at tide Is substantially tine. Thero is a volume of condensed &Ig nlllcance In Governor Roosevelt's re mark that "the whole history of the world shows that tho wrong done by the mere sentlmcntulist Is often of larger proportions and more elastic than any other kind of wrong." Coraruonscnso Principles. Those who nre meditating an appli cation of the boycott to the strike sit uation lu the building trades In this city would do well, before going ahead, to sto:, look and listen. Certain principles governing business relations nre Immutable. One of these Is the right of the merchant to buy of whom ho pleases and to sell to whom ho pleases on what terms he Pleases. The purchaser's right to buy when and whero he phases Is equally incontest able. Argument may be used to Induce people to buy In such a way as to help or hinder a certain cause, and It It be simply an interchange of opinion and beliefs, between man and man, and not a conspliacy to Injure somebody's bus iness, It la legal. The right of ench person to exorcise his own Judgment In the making of purchases Is, however, founded on a fundamental principle In American liberty and no attempt to abridge It can stand before tho law. You can lead a horse t water but you cannot make him drink. Tho American people respond readily to plausible argument and persuasion but when any ninn or set of men under takes to dictate to them concerning matters within the limits of their con stitutional liberty, then look out for trouble. Tho promoter of the plow trust, who hopes In have the combination ar ranged by October 1, explains that he Is laboring solely for the purpose of cheapening the price of plows. Wo would not, however, advise farmers on that account to wait until the trust Is formed before purchasing. Must Be a Mistake. Tho assertion Is made that General Alger, when secretary of war, author ized Generals Riooke and Ludlow and two other ofllcers In Havana to draw pay from the Cuban revenues In ad dition to their regular pay as officers In the United States army; but made no such provision for the other mili tary governors, such as Lee, Wilson, Hates, Wood and Carpenter. It Is said that Rrooke was allowed $7,500 a year, which with his legular salary made $15,000, the reason being that this sum was necessary to enable him to maintain in proper stylo the official and social prestige of his office. Ad jutant General Corbln Is quoted ns authoilty for these statements. Thnt the governor general should re ceive mote than his regular salary of $7,500 a year as major general n tho army Is plain, lie should not he com pelled to go Into his own pocket to meet necessary expenditures connect ed with his administrative oillce. If lirooke hnd been allowed $r.0,000 a year the American people would not object piovlded he did his woik well. We cannot afford In these matters to be stingy or parsimonious. Tho right man In llrooke's place would be worth $J0, 000 a year lo Cuba and twice that to the United States. Hut It discrimination has been prac ticed against the other military gen eials It should be stopped. It Is just as necessary to havo a well-paid ad ministrative service In Mutanzas, San ta Clara, Santiago and tho other pro vinces, as In Havana. Wo can hardly believe of General Alger that he would be a conscious party to the discrimin ation charged above. There must be some misunderstanding or mistake. Says Moorfleld Storey, the Boston antl-lmperlallst: "Every tyrant, every Inquisitor, every persecutor has plead ed a divine commission." And likewise every roppeihead and traitor. Aguinaldo's Allies. There hus been organized in Chicago nn Antl-Imperallst league whose mis sion Is to carry on un agitation throughout tho Central West In oppo sition to tho present administration of nffalis in the Philippine islands nnd to the policy of expansion In general. Its president Is J. Sterling Morton, who wus sectetary of the Interior In Grover Cleveland's last cabinet. Among tho other oflkers are Bishops Spauldln,; and Vincent, and Protessois Von Hoist and Laughlln. Tho league has published a number of letters of Indorsement which it has received from eminent men. Among others ex-Senator Udinunds wiltes: "1 am glad you nro to hold meetings In tln Interest of the true principles of our government nnd to oppose the con quest of people on tho other side of thu globo who do not wish to becomo either citizens or subjects of the United States a conquest which very few, If any, of its promote! h have undertaken to show would be finnlly of material or moral benefit to our country, and one tho Immediate evils of which in losses of life und health In our nrmy und of tho treasure of the United States, I fear, are et only half known." Another letter worthy of notice comes from President Eliot of Har vard. In It he says: "This nation was consocruted nt Its birth, as no other hns been, to high Ideals; to the Ideals of Justice, of liberty, of equality of rights Ideals which aro tho true prin dries of all civilization, nnd on allegi ance to which advance In clvllznton depends. Wo have professed to regard them, not only as our peculiar birth right and blessings, but ns also our special trust. Wo have been, Indeed, often unfaithful to them, but we never denied their virtue and their authority. Today, throujsu the, action of the na- tlonnl administration, each of theso principles Is violated, each of these sacred Idenls Is rejected. Tho course of tho nation, against Its bettor will, gainst Its conscience, has been turned from civilization towurd barbarism, Kvcry good citizen Is called upon nt this moment to uso whatever Influ ence, whatever power ho may possess, to rcstoro tho nation to Its old, true course. One end Is to be aimed nt ns preliminary to all others to bring tho deplorable and shameful war In the Philippines to a close." These e.xpiesslons nro fairly typical of the sentiments of the more Intelli gent and conservative opponents of tho administration's Philippine policy. They are held by men of personal res pectability and undoubted sincerity, Dut taking them ud In detail, without regard to tho personalities ot their uuthors examining them Judicially, In the light of nil tho facts, what warrant do we find for them? President Eliot says that today In tho Philippines wo uro violating the Ideals ot justice, lib erty and equality of rights. Where Is his evidence? How does ho -prove It? Our government has declared Its Inten tion to bo to establish order, Introduce liberty and open to all tho natlvo In habitants the wldo door of free oppor tunity. It was setting In motion the machinery to nceompllsh these ends when It was wilfully and wantonly at tacked by an armed force of natives said by reputable witnesses to repre- sent, not the Intelligence and character of the natlvo population but the ad ventitious and turbulent element. To day with armies In action to suppress rebellion It Is strengthening tho Unc3 of civil administration, letting Anglo Saxon daylight Into the mediaeval jur isprudence handed down from Spain, opening free schools to the nntlvc chil dren und doing as much as It can do ns rapidly ns It can do It to establish In concrete Institutions thoso very Ideals of Justice, liberty and equality of rights which President Eliot says have been violated nnd rejected. The presi dent of Harvard ought to know theso things. It Is sinful In him to be Ig norant of them and, In Ignorance, to utter slanders against tho government of his country; such Ignorance does not become the head of a great institution of learning. The Antl-lmperlallst league Is wel come to argue Its case, but It must re member that he who argues a bad case at a bad time nnd loses get prccltmis little sympathy. The leading Democrats of the coun try nt the present time are wasting the midnight oil In deep thinking parts, trying to devise some plan whereby they may smbarass the ad ministration and kill JQryanlsm at the same time. The Hallstead Herald celebrates Its second nnnlversary under present management this week in (tin appar ently prosperous condition. The Her ald Is a lively Inland weekly and de serving of success. From present prospeets the man with the hoo In this section of the state will receive unusually largo re turns from his efforts this season. With the arrival of genuine dog days the hydrophobia scare seems to have entirely subsided. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE, Tho fruit business of Omaha, Neb., Is valued at $l,5o0,u00 unnually. To maintain the charities department In Boston last year cost $U1,SIA The human body emits rays which act on a s-cnsltlvo photographic plate. In the vicinity of Norfolk, Va about l,50i) acres aro devoted to tho cultuio of ladlshes. An examination matlo In Rochester of the eyes of 1,005 bchool children showed that 2S2 had detective vision. Tho wool on tho back of a sheep is a shepherd's barometer. Tho curlljr the wool tho finer will bo the weather. Scotland has 110 patlshos without pau pers, poor rates or public houses, he nb. senco of tho last, perhaps, uccountlng for that of the first two. A recont contrivance for protecting tho legs of horses from flies consists of a band attached to each leg, with .a number of cords dangling from each band. English collectors complain thnt tho prices of raro books on musical topics ure going up rapidly on account of tho In creasing demand for them lor tho librar ies of rich Americans. Tho consumption of rubber In tho Unit ed States has attained enormous propor tions, und Is still rapidly Increasing. In ISM wo used 31,000,000 pounds. In 1S07 over 12,000.000, and in 160S 41,2:0,02(1. A plan has been adopted In England for political purposes. In which In every con. btltuoncy a Protestant hundred Is or ganized to promoto the teturu of Tro tcstant members to Parliament. Tho Chicago Tribune, having kept a record of crlmo for ten years, declares that the saloon business ot the United Htntes Is directly chargeable with a total of 53,130 murders during that time. Paper tooth are tho latest thing In den tistry. They aro made of papier-mache, which Is submitted to a tremendous pressure until they are ns hard us re. quired. Their peculiar composition ren ders them chean. An expert hns risen to explain that stage fright really comes from a disor dered stomach. He argues from this that ncrfons meditating public upoear. iincc-H should be careful of their diet and ndbero to regular habits. I.oud'a Island, on tho co.ibt of Maine, Is ono of tho very few places on earth where aio no taxes. This Island, other wise Inown as Muhcongus, was over looked when Malno became a state, nnd wns put Into no town or county. Twenty locomotives from the Baldwin nnd tho Schenectady Locomotive works will bo shipped to England In tho steam t.hlp Nuffield this week. This shipment makes i-omuthlng over sixty Amorlcan locomotives that havo been shipped to England in tho past year. Canals, nnd paitlcularly ship canals, ure costly undei takings. Tho Suez canal cost J100 0UO.O00. the Manchester Ship canal JW.OOO.MXi, tho North Sea canal !7.500.ii0ii, tho North Holland nnd tho Corinth call, als $1.1,000.000 each, whllo tho partly cum pletcd Panama canal hus swallowed up over ?m,ono,0iX). The koel of the laigext stejmor ever built on tho Pacific coast will ho laid nt the Union Iron works In a few days. Tho vessel In designed for the Hawaiian trade, and will ba built for tho American Ha waiian Hte-amship company, and bo called California. It will bn 4't feet long, and will havo a carrying capacity of $,0u0 tons. The Illiteracy of new recruits for tho English army Is commented upon by tho report Just published lu Lnndou. Only It In l,0i)0 pro well educated, and 18 nro utterly illiterate. Thirty-live per cent, of tho applicants are rejected for physt- cal disability, and this proportion la paid to show a slight Improvement over for mer reports. A divorced men's club has been organ bod In Alameda county, (Jul., for tho pur peso of sending out scouts nnd mission aries, men who havo found marriage a failure, and whoso object It Is to Impress upon mankind tho dangerx of matrimony nnd glvo thoso Inclined that way an op portunity to prollt by their had and liar rowing experiences. According to the annual pollco Jtt.ort thero wcro In 1S9S i'ti ouscs of sulcldo In New Vork. These were diviuul up in UiIm way: Ily burning, 1; by drowning, N; by suffocaMon by in;ans of gas, 157; by hanging, 70; by Jumping from balco nies, i; by Jumping fiom buildings, 2; by jumping ftom roor, 1; by Jumping lr m windows, 3; by kulfe, 21; ny poison, 27'J; by razor, 1, und by shootlngi HA More than 100 vears ngo Haron Hum boldt dlscovcrd tho dahlia, a smiill, sin glo flower, lu Mexico. It was scut by him to tho llotanlcal Gardens, Mudrld, where It received tho name ot dahlia In honor of the botanist. Professor Andrew Dahl. Tho same year It was Introduced Into England, whuru It was cultivate J under uhus. l-'or a few years It was lokt to cultivation, then re-Introduced into England. Cultivation soon developed tho doublo form, and every color except blue. Tho party of scientists who went to Alaska a mouth ago yb guests of 1J. II. Hnrrhnau, of New York, aro meeting with unqualldcd success, says a Tncoina dispatch. They have made several Im pel taut discoveries. Among there Is an Immcnso bay extending Inland over twenty miles. At the upper end of this hay they discovered a great glacier, In forlor only to Mulr glacier In size, but said to bo grander than Mulr In other respects. It was named Unknown llav. Pour other new glaciers, which had never beforo been teen by white men, wero found at tho bead of Dlrenchantnicnt Hay. In ley Hay, oppimlto Cai roll's gla cler, nn Immense glaelcr, three-quarters of a mllo In width, wns discovered, nnd named llarrimnn'M glacier. In the bay where tho Grand Pa. clflo glacier Is located observations wero taken which show that Its Ico wall has receded three miles slnco Mulr and Held visited tho locality and established their survey years ago. HUMOR IN RHYME. After tho Game. Ho wore a coat of scarlet and a little grayish hat, Ho had his airy trousers rolled neuily to his knees; up His laco and arms were burnished In tho sort of manner that Distinguishes tho royal game's unfail ing devotees! Oh, he played with nil tho vigor that ho had at his command; His i)"o was simply beautiful, or so I heard him say; His driving und his putting wero Immeas urably grand But twenty times ho said: "You know, I'm not In form today!" And after It was over, when tho man whom ho had downed "Threo up nnd two to play" had stolen sadly from the scene. He called a little crowd of his admirers around, And thfy stood nnd talked about It on tho final nutting green. He told them how he'd "lofted from be hind a bunker there." How splendidly he drovo nt No. 2 and No. 4; He rehearsed to them exactly hl3 per formance everywhere. And ho trembled with excitement as ho analyzed the score. I Ills "Its" wero ns the fishes that uro swimming In the sen, But for them ho would have beaten all tho records ever made; If the wind had not opposed him he'd "havo got tho fifth In three," He'd havo "made the eighth In four, It It hail not been for the shade." "If that stlmlo had not happened" he'd have saved a stroke nt six; Ills foot slipped just a little when ho drove for No. 7; A divot turned the ball at 12 nnd put him In a fix, And tho putting gieen was Just a bit uneven at elern. I left him as the sun wns slipping down behind tho hill. When tho fragrant breath of evening lightly swept his burnished cheeks; Ho was going over "Ifs" and "mights" nnd H'eculntlng still On tho way ho had been hurt by faulty bulgers, spoons und decks! Oh, tho royal gamo of golf Is all tho adjective Implies: Thero is ecstasy In putting, nnd to drlvo Is princely fun, But tho greatest thing about It Is In looking very wise. And gravely thcoilzlng when tho game Itself Is done. S. E. Klser. in Times-Herald. The Passing of the Pickaninny. 1'nto a little nigger A swimming In the Nile. Appeared quito unexpectedly A hungry crocodile. Who, with that fierce politeness That makes the warm blood freeze. Remarked, "I'll take a little dark meat, Without dressing, If you please." Ohio Stato Journal, To Be Expected. The centuries may conn- and go and bring us fashions strange, But through tho lapo of ages human nature doesn't change. Tho man who's never satisfied, In lan guage old and quaint. No doubt took ui his stylus and wrote letters ot complaint. When David slew Goliath, thero wcri whisperings, of course. That he didn't show much science or much military force. 'TIs truo ho won his battle, by an nccl- dental slip. It was biavo nnd very lucky -but It wasn't geneialshlp. And after Noah landed thero was proba bly remark 'Mongfet a lot ot envious deckhands on tho handling of tho ink. Ho somehow launched her safely nnd ho kept his craft alloat. But ho hnd a henp to learn about tho handling of a boat. Tho centuries mny come nnd go una bring us fashions strange; But through tho lupso of ages human na ture doesn't ehange. And In tho far, far future theso same comments men will scan On tho military horo and llkcwlso tho sailor man. rhllandcr Johnson, In Washington Star. The English Language. A farmer wns trying to plough With a Jackass hitched up to a cough, When they klcktd up a terrible rough. Said the- farmer, "It's hard. I nllough 1 could do near ns well with a nugh; I will rest "neath tho shadoof this bough. "Such driving for mo Is too rough, I'vo had of It nearly enough. I'll glvo this old Jackass a cough And quit, for I'm quito In a hough. All forming is nouFenso and stnugh And ploughing Is almighty tough. "With farming I'm glad to bo through -My wife, hhe Ih tired of It. tough. We're wot with tho rain and tho dough. And ploughing has made mo quito blough. "I'll sell out nnd pocket the dough, To the city I'll glad enough gough. I'll through down tho sovel nnd dough: I'll through down tho shoved nnd hough; In Wall street my money I'll blouah. "My wife has contrneted a cough, "flu tlmo for us both to be nugh!" New York Sun. PERSONALITIES. M. Dnpuy, three times premier of Prance, wus tho son of a hotel porter. Professor Rush Recs has nrccjr.ed a call to tho presidency of tho University of Rochester. Miss Mary Lovo Lawless, who died recently at Lexington, Ky., wob Abra ham Lincoln's first swccthcnit. Miss Clara Hartou, president of tho Red Cross, Is In falling health owing to her extra-onerous labor.) In Cuba. Mnrcus Daly, the copper king, l.i to tnko n trip to the Philippines in a new yacht now building for him In San Fran cisco. Tho Baroness Hurdctt-Coutts Is said to bo worth about $l,!W0,ti0 nnd hyr In come Is set down ns being closo upon $2,M0 a day. Addison Cammaek, tho Wall street bear, Is u born lightning calculator and amuses himself and his friends by tho exercise of this talent. John Burroughs, the critic, Is quito a hermit nnd lives by himself In n llttlo cabin on tho Hudson, half, way between New York und Albany. Hogarth nnd Wrlngc, the men who will nail tho Shnmrock, aro but llttlo over SO years of age, but hnvo been sailing In yacht races for several years. Verdt wears a long, loose, double breasted sack coat and baggy trousers o that nt first sight It seems .is if tho great maestro wero clad In pajamas. Ex-Secretary John G. Cnrllslo has been Invited to deliver an address on th cur rency of this country beforo tho students of tho University ot Chicago next tall. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 2d, whom Gov ernor Wolcott has Just appointed to tho stato supremo court bench. Is at work editing a new edition of Kent's Com mentaries. Visitors at Nantucket, a few days ngo, wcro surprised to sco John I-'lsko In golf clothes. Tho historian has In fact, be come nn expert golfer and Is very fond of tho game. President Eliot, of Harvard, Is credited with being opposed to the recent order of tho 1 larval d Law school's faculty which admits women to tho law couises, provided tlu-y nro graduates of Rad cllffe. Sleveklng, tho Dutch planlnt, who was Imprisoned for a whllo in Austria Inst summer for disrespect to a religious pineesslon, has. !t Is reported, eloped with tho daughter of a Vienna hotel keeper. Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, whose phenom enal voice has gained new qualities of richness nnd sympathetic tlmbro slnco her last American tour, hns been one ot tho greatest favorites of tho season In London. Ex-Postmaster General James A. Gary declates that he not a candidate lor gov. ernor of Maryland, and that ho will work for tho re-election of Governor Lowndes, who will probably be renominated by tho Republicans. Professor O. T, Corson, tho now presi dent of the National Education society, was born In Preble county, O., 41 years ngo. He was educated at tho Ohio Wes leyan university, and recently declined tho presidency of Athens college. Daniel Prohmnn, the theatrical man ager, was a newspaper man, when in 1S71, ho was employed to manage a walking mnteh. The receipts from this undertak ing wero moro than $10,000, and this sue. cess started Mr. Prohman In theatricals. Tho late Captain August Llgowsky. of Cincinnati, was the oldest German editor In the United States. Ho raised a com pany nnd served with Call Schurz In tho War of the Rebellion. Ono of his sons was the Inventor of tho clay pigeon. Prank Chopin Bray, who has succeeded Dr. Theodoro D. Plood ns editor of the Chnutaunuan is enly ."3 years old. Ho graduated front Wcsleyan In 1S90, having first served nn npprentlceshlp as a print er and uilng his earnings at this trade to work his way through college. Tho Chinese emperor must never turn a corner when out for a drive. If he Is seized with a fancy to drlvo out, which, fortunately, does not occur often, as It means enormous expenses, all tho streets must be mado straight: If nny houses in terfere they nro promptly swept away, while even a drled-up water course must bo spanned with a brldgo. Ono of Eunston's men writes that In tho latest engagement near San Fernando tho general went Into battlo at tho head of his bilgadc, composed of tho Kan sas, Montana and I'tnh troops. When the light started, however, General Funs ton forgot thnt he was In command of a brigade, nnd, leaving his btaff, orderly, horse anil nil, he- Joined tho Kansas bojs on foot imd 'personally gave them orders as ho led them to the charge. Colonel Charles E. Jones, the Georgia historian, has compiled a list of tho sur viving Confcdeiato generals, which show that out of tho original 19 lieutenant generals, 7 survive; of the SI major gen erals, 10 aro living, nnd of SCo brlKadlcr generals, 02 survive. The. living lieuten ant generals are James Eongstreet, Alex ander P. Stewart, Stephen D, Lee, Simon 15. Buckncr, Wade Hampton, John B. Gordon and Joseph Wheeler. President Harper, of tho University of Chicago, when, ns frequently, his physi cian advises a rest, accepts an Invita tion to speak out In Colorado, or dls. covers somo business which requires his attention In New York city. Ho Jumps on tho train, travels night and day, reaches his destination, transacts his business or dellvcis his address, and boards tho next train home. This sort of work, which would tiro most men out. gives him it "delightful rest." Ho says that he never siccus so well ns ho docs on the train, and ho comes buck "quito refreshed." Star Automatic Paper Fasteeer Fastens papers iu a jiffy, feeds itself .iud improved iu every respect. Prices lower than ever, We are still sell ing the Plauitary Peucil Sharpeners. The only sharp ening device which never breaks the lead. On trial iu 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. Rey molds Bros STATIONERS aud nXGK.VVEKS, Hotel Jermyn Building. FOR A Tweafy-Year Gold-Filled Case Witt a iSJeweld Walfta Movemeat, Both QMaraeteed The Best Watch in the Whole World for the Money. MIERCEEIEAU & (MNELl 130 Wyoming Avenue. Temperature Tamers. Plenty of thlnss rlcht here to make tho hot weather not only endurable but enjoyable. And the price nt which we offer them Is not Koinff to mnke nnyone hot, ex cept tho man who charges a higher pilce for eqtinl quality, and ho Is nu meious. .lust think of these and get cool. Itefrlgerators nt reduced prices. QMSTiEIt & FORSYTE, SK-327 PHNN AVENUE. Lmtlher Keller L1HE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard nndOuloB West Lackawanna Ave,, SCRANTON, PA. A LOAD OF DEMONS. The miseries of djipcpsio and bil iousness arc like a load of demons. Kach misery lias a different name, but they all belong to one fiendish family. And they all travel together. No uso trying to pet rid of any one of them by itself; you can't shaU'q oil a siDglo passenger. The only way rs to cut tho traces and quit the v. hole load at once. Headache, nervousness, eeastipation, mental depression, dizziness, dullness, lassitude, catarrh, shin eruptions, liver, complaint end a hundred other com-1 plaints are all caused citlw by a disor. dcred stomach or sluggish livcror bo els. Tut these threw gictt lire-supporting functions in regular condition end all) the horrible sympions will disappear f ogethtr. That ii v. hat Ripans Tabules do, TJut is vhy they completely enre every form r.d ipiptom of bilioajraesj and indigestion. They cure the sevnest loug-slanditig cases which hvrc Irrn pronounced "in curable." Tbeycuro after everything che lia failed. They cere to that you jji cored. The most tU-ptical people, whose sufferings bad caused tlicm to lose all faith in medicine, have been cured andconvincl by eras TSBULES.1 There is no other remedy for dyspepsia ami constipation so absolutely perfect and certain in it: action. They aie more llun a rr.crc relief. They impart new organic Urcngth end tone to the stomach and the entire di gestive trad so that digestion bccccies a natural and easy process. Th.'y aro the prescription of n icgular phyician ; nnd are recommended by the most skill ful doctnra in the woild, ns perfectly mild and harmless, yet absolutely cer tain in their efleci. They arc specially valuable ai a regulator and prewntivo for people of stdentary occupations, particularly vi-omcn. Thrrrt rtnff-rft &T"4 nil rriwtlpaUoa tf tlut Iboy f wLlfaiUftJjjlMMti(-fiiUrefi7fctfui that It fa WU fcpru to m rloifa, iu a f ihtol. dlirun. Rtpns Tftb-jlM liwure roMfant fupplr rf ur tlood an.1 vlxoroua ooptututlw lo rrrt.t tl.nctr emi Uhx. Ilywi r? rtruroinp a Imut vf t!rfvw-t. It. trcohk. II II'AN8,t TAJiUlJCa MILL $10 Jim'&Ul 5 aiV TTS IrfLEl Colored SHiIrt Waists The final reduction of the season takes effect this morning, and Shirt Waist prices TODAY ar in most instances only half what they were less than a month ago. Out object being to make 4 complete and speedj clearance. The sizes are still welf assorted, and you can un doubtedly find among this line just what you want. The entire runs from price lisl Or about half their value, and at these prices the sale may only last a' few days. Therefore, Come Early0 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUB THE ifODEltN HAIIDWAHE SrOBB Are made of heavy ma terial, smoothly and strongly put together. The most durable cans made. FOOTE k SHEAR CO. 1 19 N. Washington Ave. The Hyot & Coeeell Coa Heating,. Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware; 04 taekawama Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., lieuciui Asent for th Wyomla, District ur iUulns, lllnMlii?, Sportln;. SmolcalMi aud tliu Hcpauno OUemlcU t,'oiiiiiinyi HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tulcly Kua Cnp nml Kxplo lack itootu 1UI Couuoll Uulldlax. tiuraulaa. AGUNUlt Tiios. Fonn. ... rutiton, JOHN H. SMITH & BON, Plymouth, W, E, MULLIGAN, WllkeiBv(. $n BiuM Milk Cams DUP0Nr8 POUEffi. 1 m a . ii,jaaV',, 1 1. im WM 1 .. -.JiMatl in .-. ..-.
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