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SrnANTO.V. At.'Ot'ST 14. 1?09. .
Justice for Dre.vfun will probably nr
rlvo In tlmo to nfllx n proper Inscrip
tion upon Ills tombstone.
New Markets for Anthracite.
Tin- Philadelphia Ledger hns fatted
nttcntlon to Hie fact that It wis a
happy thought to make an exhibit of
American nnthtucito at the l'arls show
next year. This Is mi American pro
duct, which Is losing Hh market, anil
N likely to lose It more rapidly In
thrt near future It Is well to face thr
mI tuat Ion and provide a new market,
If possible, to reinforce the present
nn.. As a fuel for ordinary, wnr'.ui
day use anthracite has been supplant
ed by bituminous to a law extent al
H'udy.'und Is being further supplant
ed constantly. There Is reason to sup
pose that, before many yearn, both
will h largely suppn-eded by electric
ity. Hut this will not destroy the use
fulness of anthracite; It will merely
change Its use. It Is a luxurious fuel,
and as such will always be In demand
for stove, furnace aud open grate Hies,
while the demand will Increase as Its
merits heroin known. It Is now used
for that purpose In the homes of those
who can afford It nil over the United
.States, but there Is a large market
u waiting It In Europe, where anthracIL
coal Is practically unknown and bltum
nus Is now the universal mineral fuel.
Its display at" tti Purls Kxpositlon will
Introduce It to thousands of people
who have nevev seen anything like It,
nnd should be the m'an:; f Introducing
It to a wide circle of consumeis across
the Atlarillr.
Tho calamity prophets are still obliged
to postpone dates.
One of the Burdens.
With each additional report from the
Queen of the Antilles It becomes more
apparent that the United States must
not shrink from assuming the burden
that has been thrust upon the country
by Interference on behalf of the Cubans
who were struggling for liberty a few
months ago.
Jllss Clara Itarton, the veteran presi
dent and founder of the Hud Cross soci
ety, who Is at present in Cuba, pre
sents n pathetic picture of tho DO.OOO
orphans who have been taken under the
fostering care of tho organization.
Thgse children, whose parents were the
victims of General Weyler's cruel con
centration scheme, are found In every
city and town in the western jiart of
the island, and but for the active bene
ficence of Americans most of them
would have perished long ago. As It Is,
few of them have been exempt from
disease due to Insufficient and improper
food, and most present the appearance
of living skeletons, to Judge from pho
tographs which have reached thH
country. In nearly every large town,
according to Miss Barton, n temporary
asylum for these little unfortunates has
been opened anil placed in charge of
young Cuban women who have volun
teered thujr services. Her" they are
not only provided with wholesome food
and clean clothing, but are given their
first instruction In reading and writing,
after tho kindergarten methods. It 13
surprising, says Miss ISarton how soon
after admission to one of these asy
lums the emaciated forms of the chil
dren begin to till out and take on tho
aspect of health. Normal weight and
color speedily return In a majority of
eases, for childhood is quick to recuper
ate, and the good Samaritans In chargo
feel abundantly rewarded for their
labors.
Money In large amounts has been
necessary that this good work could
proceed. The liberality of Americans
has made It possible that much In past
could be accomplished In the way of
rollevlnsr the sufferings of these un
fortunates, but fresh funds are con
stantly requlrejl.
Miss Harton's statement of what Is
being accomplished In the way of train
ing up the Cuban children to be useful
citizens should Induce benevolent per
sons to see to It that tho financial part
of the undertaking Is soon placed upon
a firm foundation.
Tt begins to look as though Secre
tary Hoot might yet discover Oeneral
Miles.
Capture of a False Prophet.
The religious fanatic who appeared
at Manila thi- other day as n yelf-np-polnted
prophet and predicted that
Manila would soon be taken by Aguln
nldo's forces, has been captured by
tho American police and placed In Jail
at tin early stage In his career ns a
prognostlcator. During his brief car
eer ns a prophet, It is said that this
gllb-tongucd Individual had succeeded
hi gathering quite a following des
pite the fact that the general condition
of affairs ut Manila should have con
vinced even tho most Ignorant' Fili
pino that the lecaptuvo of tho city
would be an Impossibility. The Man
ila prophet Is doubtless n fair repro
sentalvb of many other so-called pro
phets, who have set themselves up,
in times of httife and Btress, umong
yellow, brown and red peoples. They
are tho creatures of religious enthusi
asm combined with racial pride and
ignorance. It is tho mission of each
oiio of these preuchen; to declare to
his listeners, "Wo aro tho chosen poo
pie." Ho knows nothing of tho vast
world nnd Its billions of denizens, but
believes that his ovn focus Is the cen
ter of human activities.
Theso creatures lire interesting stud
ies. For many years it was debated
whether 'they woro rank impostors or
were self-deceived Into believing thom
Belves tho agents of tho supernatural.
Tho latter is tho hypothesis now gen
erally 'entertained by ncliolars. Tho
Muhd) was, In recent years, the mo3t
nramlr.r f theso false prophets. Ho
predlrtcd eternal victory for his brown
hosts' of tho Houdan, hut death paved
lit m from th'j realization of crushing
defeat. Tho prophet of the Afrldn, In
Northern India, has been another tx
ample, leading his lollowers to halt Id
against the t'.rltlsh by the assurances
of heavenly aid.
The disposition to sinllo nt tho cred
ulity of thesi) Illiterate denizens of
tho Orient who blindly embrace tho
teachings of the false prophet, how
ever, should be less marked when one
considers that right at homo In a Innd
of tnllghtenment the teachers ol falla
cious doctrine.') and freakMi lmllueln
ntlons can always find it following. So
long hh Kdwaid Atkinson and his lieu
tenants are out of Jull and can llnd
listeners, we have no right to serious
ly condemn the blind followers of a
Ma'hdt.
The question of musical Instruction
in the High school, for the teachers,
and whether or not to add to It the
further work of musical teaching in
the graded schools, conies up this even
ing before the High and Training school
committee. Various names have been
suggested for the position, or positions,
us the case may be. Of the candidates
Professor Derman, who has so admir
ably (tiled the. ofllee of instructor and
musical director, Is among the mot
prominent, ns he Is the most experi
enced, having been engaged In this es
pecial line of teaching for eighteen
years. The public knows him as an
"all-around" trained musician, and a
thorough chorus leader and orchestral
director.
Race Problem in Cuba.
According to the Chicago llecord the
clamor for home rule In Cuba has sud
denly been hushed by a new problem.
Cubans areapprehenslvolest their Isl
and may become a "black republic"
like Santo Domingo. Hitherto this
danger was not nrt'iiaclng because un
der the "constltucion autonomista"
granted by Spain suffrage wa3 limited
to those owning property. As an
Americanized Republic Cuba will have
to make all male citizens over 21 years
of age and over eligible to vote and
hold oillce. Thus Cuba- will have a
voting population of:
Whites other than Cubans M.000
Native white Cubans VS,ii
Other native Cubans claiming to be
whlto 23."W)
Negroes ,0W
Total voters -MW.OuO
Of tho whites other than Cubans not
more than one-half, 1 Is thought, will
qualify as Cuban citizens. Thus the
negroes will be In the majority from
the llrst and in all probability will
maintain their supremacy, and, acting
together, assert their power.
Naturally tho white Cuban Is not
pleased with this prospect and a rem
edy Is suggested in annexation by the
conservative element. This, the an
nexationist believes, would Induce an
Inllux of whites from the United States
which would nugmeut the white popu
lation sufficiently to make It dominant.
Unfortunately, however, there is little
reason to believe that Americans would
supply the required white majority,
and there would lie some chance that
American negroes, Instead of Ameri
can whites, would till the Island.
At the best the race problem In
Cuba promises to be a troublesome one.
The present negro population of Cuba
will Increase more rapidly than the
white population. Contractors and op
erators of now enterprises are likely
to Import, negro laborers under con
tract, who In time will be added to the
population of the Inland. A remedy for
this condition Is not apparent. While
the colored man of Cuba has rights
that are not to bo disputed, It Is by no
means certain that he will be success
ful If It comes to governing. Tho
situation In Puerto Itico is much the
same as In Cuba.
An eminent Frenchman It la said has
discovered that love-sickness may be
cured by hypnotism. According to thi
scientist It will be no longer necessary
for the rejected suitor to blow out his
brains or kill the object ot his affec
tion on account of unrequited love,
lleforo arriving nt a point when a tras
1c act becomes necessary the patient
simply visits a professional or amat
eur hypnotist wht by the aid of a few
passes causes the heart llssure to heal
and place the subject In condition to
observe the freckles upon the face of
his best beloved and note that her
shoes appear to be too tight for grace
ful carriage and locomotion. The Im
portant discovery of tho French scien
tist would be a boon to tho affection
ate genoially, but for the fact that
hypnotic subjects are largely In the
minority. Tho exhibitions given by
experts In imparting the mysterious
force demons tt ate that about only one
or two In twenty are susceptible to the
Influence- of the operator. Until science
can furnish some more universal rem
edy, therefore. It will bo seen that sui
cide Is about the enly thing left for
thou whose limine aro easily warped
by tho tender malady.
The recent round-up of royalists at
Paris appears to have been a step In
tho right direction In the Interest of
tho French republic. While tho Drey
fus cose proves that the affairs of tho
government have no( at nil times been
conducted upon lines of equality for
ull, the iitlmlnlritration Is without doubt
superior to any thing that could be
offered by I'aul Deroulede and his fol
lowers. The Wllkes-Barrn snake editors havo
evidently turned their attention to the
manufacture of strange tales regarding
the stutus of state polities, judging
from some of the specials from that
city which uppear In the, Philadelphia
papers. '
Altgeld's denial of the statement that
he considered tho 10 to 1 business u
detriment to the Democrat party came
Just In time. Some people were on tho
verge of crediting him with the pos
session of a 'few grains of sense.
Konersyi Morcler's promised bomb
shell at tho Dreyfus trial exploded In
tho wrong place.
If reports aro true the discharge of
Mrs, Kyler, the matron of nn asylum
for poor girls at Tronton, will be light
punishment. According to testimony of
assistants which has tint been refuted,
this woman subjected the helpless chil
dren under her control to tortures un
rivalled outside of the Spanish lliqulst
tlon. It Is to bo hoped for tho good
name of New Jersey the matter wilt
not bo dropped with tho simple dis
charge of tho Inhuman creature.
The persecution of the Mormon elders
In the Southern states Is Hahlo to prove
one of tho Incentives to keep nllvo this
peculiar rellclon which would soon
cease to llnd converts far from the head
centre In Utah If nllowed to die out In
peace. It Is tho opposition that places
adherents In the light of martyrs that
j stimulates enthusiasm In almost every
wild belief, und the mobbing of mis
sionaries will undoubtedly cause many
to rally to their banners who would
havo otherwise looked upon their prose
lyting with Indifference. Tho. Mormon
faith, which rests upon tho gospel of
the lute Joe Smith has had a remark
able existence when one considers the
ridiculous career of tho orlglnul prophet
and tils silly book. It Is probable that
the persecution of the early saints of
Mornionlsni has had much to do with
prolonging the lite of the church and
cementing Its members together In a
way that has caused leaders to teach
their (locks that it Is no sin to take ad
vantage of a gentile In business or nny
other transaction. Persecution digni
ties a religion that should bo laughed
out of existence by sensible people.
Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
Is at least entitled to credit for frank
ness. Ho proposed to give the people,
of his state good whiskey at reasonable
rates and Is not afraid to say fo.
If the present warm weather con
tinues the "political pet" will probably
for comfort's suko be boiled on tho uas
stove.
The judge In the Dreyfus trial ucts
like a man who does not propose to
change his mind without good cause.
PERSONALITIES.
Illshop Torreglannl, head of the Itoin
un Catholic diocese of Armldule, Austra
lia, weighs 3G3 pounds.
The Prince of Wales holds the record
as a godfather. He has ncted In that
capacity on no fewer than beventy-llvo
occasions.
Lord Kelvin has resigned the profes
sorship of natural philosophy in the
University of Glasgow, which he had held
for llfty-three years, Ho Is now 73 years
of ace.
Visitors at Nantucket a few days ago
were surprised to see John Flsko In golf
clothes. Tho historian has, In fact, be
come an expert golfer, and Is very fond
of the same.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, writes all
his stories with copying Ink. This en
ables him to take press copies, nnd to ob.
tain exact duplicates without the aid of
-u clerk or typewriter.
P.inlel D. Kmmett, the nathor of
"Dixie," is living at the age of hj the life
of a hermit. He spends most of his time
within doors, and Is seen on the street
only when taking his Sunday afternoon
drive.
John, Conquest, chief Inspector of tho
criminal Investigation department of the
Metropolitan police at New Scotland
Yard, London, Is to rctlro from the force.
Mr. ComfucHt Is known to tho greater
number of the prominent men of Knglnnd.
Kx-Secrotary Illtss has given $2ou to tho
Dewey house fund, and says the gift
would have been larger had he not nl
leady given to another fund for tho
Dewey memorial building, which Is to
form a part of the admiral's old college
at Mlddleburg. Vt.
Professor George Forbes, of London,
the well-known electrical expert, Is nt
Niagara Falls, the guest of the otllclaU
of the Niagara Falls Power company.
Professor Forbes was connected with the
power company when the harnessing of
Niagara's energy was llrst undertaken.
Tho Gratia Duchesn Serge of Ttussla,
the elder shxrr of the czarina, possesses
many accomplishments, her greatest
gift being that of a borr. mimic and act.
ress; those qualified to judge, having seen
her ns an amateur, declare that t-ho
would have won fame nnd fortune on the
stage In any rank of life.
George Trusdell, who has been chosen
to the presidency of tho Washington
Traction nnd Klectrle Street railroad
company, declined by General Wood, was
himself a soldier, volunteering In tho
Twelfth New York at tho first call for
troops In 3SC1, and rising from private to
the rank of major.
Paymaster General Stewart, of tho
navy, who has just been placed on the
letlrcd list, has one ! tho most remuik
nble records In the navy. Jurlng tho lato
war he disbursed over thirty -seven mill
ions of dollars, and th.TO was ncer a
scandal, iiur a court of Inquiry, nor a
question, nor even a doubt, as to tho
proper oso of a cent tt tho money. Ho
bought all tho rations and r. 11 tho cloth
ing that were used by the sailors: he fur.
nitdied tho naw with Ice, tobacco and
delicacies for the sick; but there was
never a complaint.
Tho prime minister ot the Cape, Mr.
Schrelner, Is half a German, says Arnold
White In Harper's Weekly. His father
was a Germ in missionary, and Lis
mother nn English woman. Like oritur
people of mixed blood, Mr. Schrelner Isi
not remarkable for tho depth of his at
tachment to either strain. His loyalty,
however, to tho Boer element In South
Africa Is undoubted. He represents tbo
llond policy, and whatever It was. now
It Is certainly nntl-Ungllsh. Mr. Schrcl
er was educated at Cambridge, and is tt
cultivated and an able man, but In the
racial eleavago which now exists circum
stances compel him to oppose Sir Alfred
Mllncr.
THE SUNBONNET MAID.
1 don't profess to bo profound
About tho dress of Lady Guile,
Hut I can tell when one's well gowned.
Anil wears her hulr In ''tclnig stjlo.
My muse haw lilting tribute paid
To nil her costumes; but a sonnet,
It reciiih. to me, lit due tho maid
Who wears tho organdie sunbonnet.
A maiden up to dato Is she.
Yet linked with charms of bygone
styles;
And fated to lovo's slav'ry. ho
Who comes within the maiden's wiles.
Such framework does this headgear
prove,
With ribbon, bows and laces on It,
For winsome smiles, which perforce move
All men to lovo her for her bonnet.
A vlslpn In a irowtt of white,
A foot but of a babe, you'd think;
I see her now she's out of sight
In that sunbonnet made ot pink.
A pair of roguish eyes look out.
Two llps-ah, mnld, why do you don It?
I think ho know what she's about
When sho puts on that old sunhonnct.
I've loved tho maiden who plays golf,
And I havo loved the biking maid;
At times I havo gone sailing off
With yachting girls, and tribute paid;
And many others ulrls there nre
My diary tfdls of when I eon tt,
Out nnnn I've loved as much by far
As this witch. In the old sunbonnet. .
Philadelphia North American,
VOICE OF THE jRESS.
Tho Beauties of Soho.
From tho Newark Advertiser.
According to a statement which comes
from Ilobokcn the new managerial broom
of tho Lttckawnnnu rnllroad Is to sweep
iwny the primitive pnarcngcr stations on
tho line of tho Morris and Ussex division
and rrplucu them with modern otructures.
Tho promises of tho Lackawanna man
agement In tho past was of tho plo crust
order. There have been promises nnd
piotnlscs, but In no single wise tiny sub
stantial fulllllmcnt. Newark was prom,
lsed decent station accommodations at
Ilrond street ten years ogo, and the llrst
step has not been taken since to carry
out that promise. Hut If there Is Mncer
lly In tho new management whero thero
was nona In tho old, It the archaic sta
tions along the line nre really to go, let
It bo suggested to the president of the
Larl-.nwannn not to permit the work ot
demolition to begin until the relics aro
photographed for posterity. A picture of
tho station at llrcnd street In NewarK
will mnko an Interesting nntlqunrlnn
Btudy some yenrs hence as one of tho
lust specimens of the long past village
conditions of Nowttrk, nnd as a sample of
tho awkward architecture that belonged
to tho primitive management of the rnll
road. Hut there arc other stations tho
pictures: of which should go Into a mus
eum of comicalities nnd frenks.
There for example Is the passenger sta
tion at Soho. Nature built the substantial
part ot this cdlllcc. The main support
Is a tree. From J point near tho lower
limbs there project on either side roollng
timbers, llko an umbrella, supported by
wooden braces on the Inside. This Is tho
roof. Around the base of the tree thcro
Is a circular wooden bench. That Is for
the passengers. This unique shelter for
tho patrons of tho Lackawnnna railroad
at Soho hits been occasionally repaired
hut has never known betterments. Sta
tion ngents. Janitors nnd other expenslvo
accessories are economically dispensed
with. If the station Is exposed to pre
datory cows and goats the patrons of the
road are compensated for theso terrors
by plenty of fresh nlr nnd sunshine nnd
an unobstructed view of the surrounding
scenery.
Perhaps tho Lackawanna president has
never seen or noticed tho Soho station,
and If so we advise him to take a run up
to Soho and Inspect It. He might take
his kodak along. Whatever Is to be done
with tho stations along the road they
should be preserved by the camera, and
the Arcndlnn slmnlleltv of that structure
at Soho should especlnlly be photographed
as a reminiscence of the days when the
crochety octoBennrlun Sloan made tho
management of the Lackawanna a like
ness of himself.
British Rule in India. ,
From the New York Sun.
There has been plenty of evidence
within tho last four or llvo years that
British rulo In India Is not so popular us
it was once. This Is due In great part
to the attacks of the native press, which
are never answered except In the Journnls
written for und by Kngllshmcn. The gov
ernment of India listens to nil criticisms
with closed lips. Its olllclnls, like tho
members of the civil service In England,
tiro forbidden to reply. The rule works
well enough In Kngland, where there aro
always two parties, one to attack and
the other to defend; but In India no ono
not In tho employ ot the government Is
Interested in Justifying the government's
measures, and ns all Its servants nre con
demned to silence, the administration
stands In the anomalous position of being
continually under Arc without an oppor
ity of revenge.
An Uncertain Game.
From tho Klmlr.a Advertiser.
The Domlnlcnn revolutionists are get
ting their work In a rather vigorous
fashion. They may not feel so cheerful
when fqe government forces get Into the
field, and ngaln theso latter forces may
not materialize at all. Tho game Is less
certain than three card monte. The atti
tude of the aspirant, Jimlncz, Is amusing.
He remains In Havana anil when asked
why ho does not go to the front produces
a dltpatch telilng him to remain away
until sent for. '"You nre too valuable to
lose." Such a man, content with such nn
excuse, ought to go back Into knicker
bockers. The Idea that any tropical
revolutionist Is too valuable to lose, Is
proof that that the claimant Is In excel
lent newspaper hands, lie talks like an
emperor.
The Proper Course.
From the Washington Star.
If the Democratic party Intends to mnko
expansion the lending lsMte In Its next
campaign, li ought. In fairness and logic.
make Mr Cleveland Its candidate. Ho
was the first original antl-expanslonist
He was tho (lrst American ot promt'
lienco to hold his countrymen up as land
grabbers nnd marauders. Six years ago,
while Edward Atkinson was still deep la
the work of perfecting a fancy cooking
apparatus, and Mr. liryan was helping
to construct a botch tariff bill, Mr. Cleve
land was denouncing tho American min
ister to Hawaii nnd the captain of the
warship Boston ns consplrntors who had
assisted In tho overthrow of tho mon
archy In Hawaii for the purpose ot an
nexing those islands to this government.
- Canadian Gall.
From tho Blnghamton Republican.
Tho British admiralty maps of 1S37 nnd
1S!IS place tho Alaska boundary exactly op
tho line where tho United States con
tends that It should go. it expresses tho
honest Interpretation of the treuty by
Gerat Britain ns well ns by Russia. Tho
attempt of tho Canadians to make the
boundary movable and secure for Canada
tho biggest part of the Lynn canal and
valuable ports Is. In the language ot tbo
streets, a magnificent display of gull. Tho
United States will, tn all probability, stick
to Us not-budge-an-lnch position, and
the British government will acquiesce.
Tho Mad Trolley Car.
From tho Blnghamton Chronicle.
All over the country trolley cars hnve
been going on a wild rampage during tho
pnst week. People have been killed nnd
Injured and property destroyed In a dozen
of our largo cities. The only discoverable
reason for such an outbreak seems to be.
carelessness, puro and simple, und tin In
ordinate dcslro to make fast time. Motor
men and conductors of this eiass ought
to bo severely disciplined. A trolley car
run mad makes a bull in n china shop
a mildly obstreperous caso in compari
son. Italy's Demands.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Itnly's demand for tin Indemnity for the
death of her subjects who were lynched
In Loulsitiua will probably lifcntion a
pretty substantial sum. And the worst
of It Is that there Is no doubt as to the
liability of this government under Inter
national law. So long ns we permit law
less mobs to slay foreign residents whom
wo nro bound to protect from outrage
und mob murder, we tihull have to pay
smartly for tho privilege.
An Insult to Smoky City.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
It U somowhat provoking to find a pe
riodical llko Harper's Weekly telilng. In
connection with tho return of tho Tenth,
of tho great reception It will havo "when
tho regiment reaches Philadelphia, whero
n largo sum of money has been raised."
(lur plctorlnl contemporary should study
tho subject sufficiently to learn from
which end of tho stnto tho Tenth comes,
and what is tho chief city at this ond.
Ye Editor's Trims.
From the Perry, la,, Ilcpuullcan.
Homo low-ltvcit, disreputable, con.
tcmptlble and villainous wretch put Bomo
Hmburger cheese In our Ink bottle and
wo havo been huntlng-fpr a supposed de.
ceased mousn for three duys. We hud
Just decided to vaeato the ofllco when
tho uourco of tho malodorous funics was
located.
SKETCH OF ASTOR.
From tho Toronto Globe.
Mr. Aslor, whoso renunciation of his
American citizenship bus nrouscd so
much Interest In tho United Stnes, has
experienced somu of tho rewards ot
that cltlrenslilp In tho way of public
olllcc In his time, but hla life In America
has said to have engendered In him a
not ovcr-frlcndly feeling toward tho peo
ple of his native hind. Ho was born on
March .11, IStS, and Is thu gret-grandson
of the founder of tho Astor family on
this side of tho Atlantic, tho John Jncob
Astor, who came to New York from
Waldorf, near Heidelberg, South Ger
many. In 1S75 ho graduated nt Columbia
college, und enteicd the law olllces of
Lord, Day & Lord, and was later admit
ted to tho bar.. On Juno fi, V"i, ho mar
tied Miss Mary D. Paul, of Philadelphia.
In tho previous autumn ho. had been
elected on the Republican ticket an As
semblyman for the Klcvcnth district, and
was chairman of the committee on mili
tia and served on tho cities committee.
t
Tn 1873 Mr. Astor became a candidate
for senator In the Tenth district and was
elected, serving on tho committees on Ju
dlclary, commerce and navigation, and
mtlltln. Ho then mudo nn aggressive
campaign for congressman in the Sev
enth Congressional district and was de
feated by Judgo P. Henry Dugro. Later
he ran for congress ngaln. In the Klcv
cnth district, nnd the Into Roswell P.
Flower, nftcrward governor, dcteated
him. He spent a great deal ot money
In this campaign nnd his disappointment
nt losing was confessedly great. Presi
dent Arthur In 1SSS appointed him min
ister to Italy, and he served three years,
entertaining liberally In Rome, until
President Clovland appointed his sucees.
sor.
On Sept. 27, ISM, Mr. Astor sailed for
Rtiropo with his fnmlly, nnd has since
lived most of the time In Knglnnd. He
bought of the Duke of Westminster hid
famous estate, Cliveden, on the Thames,
and Is snld to have paid J2,.V)0.fX) for It.
In July, UO:, his death wns reported, na
the result of a false cablegram from Lon
don. He hns written several novels. In
cluding two novels of the Italy of the Re
naissance period, nnd owns the Pall Mall
Gazette, In which he recently published
an article which gave an .aristocratic
lineage for his family, purporting to traro
his descent from Pedro d Astorgj of rns-IIU-,
who lived In the eleventh century.
In this article Mr. A.stor also said a good
many unpleasant things of America. The
pedigree has been disputed In various
quarters.
Mrs. Astor died In December. 1S9I. Mr.
Astor hns three children William Wal
dorf Astor, Jr., nn Kton student; Pauline
Astor and John Jacob stor.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
From an Kxchunge.
Theie ate boino curious things In Eng
lish .it'llniK una pronunciation, unit tttu
Ktiowteage of tlieiti uoca nut comu by in
stinct, "if tin S and I und an O und a U,
1th uit X ut thu end tpen Su,
And all hi and u Y and uu hi spell un I,
lidy, what is thu speller to do','
Then it also uu b uuu an I and a G,
And un ii K D spell clue.
There Is nothing much left for the speller
to do,
But to go and commit Slouxocslglied."
It Is u cutlous fact that the letter "K"
Is us.-'d more than any other letter In the
Kngllsh alphabet. Kutii of the following
verses contains every letter In the alpha
bet, except the letter "K;"
"A jovial swain should not complain
Of nny buxom fair
Who mocks his pain and thinks It gain.
To quiz his awkward uir.
Quixotic boys who look for joys,
Quixotic hazards tun,
A lass annoys with trivial toys.
Opposing mttn for fun."
ODD BREAKS OF SPEECH.
A coroner's Jury In Mulno reported t'oat
"Deceased came to lus death by excessive
drinking, producing apoplexy In the minds
of tho Jury."
An old French lawyer, writing of nn es
tate ho had Jufet bought, added: "Thero
Is a chapel upon It In which my wlfo and
I wish to bo burled, If God spares our
lives."
On n tombstone In Indiana Is the follow
ing Inscription: "This monument was
erected to tho memory of John JlnkliiF,
acidentnlly Hhot lit, a marlc of affection
by his brother."
A Michigan editor received porno verses
not long ago with the following note of
explanation: "These lines were written
fifty years ago by rne who has. for a loig
time, slept In his grave merely for a pas
time." A certain politician. lately condemning
the government for Its policy concerning
the Income tax. Is reported to have sail:
"They'll keep cutting the wool off the
sheep thnt lays tho golden egg until they
pump It dry."
At a recent temperance gntherlng nn
orator exclaimed: "The glorious work
will never bo accomplished until tho good
ship Temperance shall sail from one end
of tho land to tho other, nnd with a cry
of 'Victory!' nt fnch step she takes, shall
plnnt her banner In every city, town anil
vlllnge of the I'nlled States." Another
spanker said that "all along the untrod
den paths of the future wo .can sen tlm
hidden footnrlnts of nn unceen hand.
Wo pursue the hhndow. tho bubble bursts
and leaves tho ashes In our hnnd!"
Selected
My complexion has improved, and I feel like a
new woman," writes the wife of a prominent real
estate agent of Philadelphia. "Not the new
woman of the present fad, but a rejuvsnated
and physically regenerated being. I write to
thank you for these benefits. They are a
result from the use of
Star
Automatic
Paper
Fasteeer
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself and improved in
every respect. Prices lower
thau ever. We are still sell
ing the Planitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The only sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
yonr 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.
ReyeoMsBros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled fee
Wfifta 15-Jeweled
WaMMm Movement.
Both
Gmiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
HERCJEMAU & COMELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Plenty of things right hero to make
the hot wentlier not only endurable
tint enjoyable.
And the price at which we offer them
is not going to make anyone hot. ex
cept tho man who charges a higher
ptlce for equal quality, and he Is nu
m"rous. Just think of theso and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
OMSTra k FORSYTH,
323-327 PENN AVENUE.
Lm their Keller
LiriE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc
Yard nnd Olllc3
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
WTl lis
1 NJ"-
FBLEY'S
' Men's
Furinilslhiliriig's
The predictions are swel
tering weather from 'now on
and if you study your own
comfort investigate our stock
of Men's Soft Front Shirts
as more solid comfort cau ba
had iu our
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MONARCH
99
fee S
than iu any other we know
of. You will fiud here a very
interesting line to pick from
and at prices altogether to
your advautagc. For an en
tire week we will offer tho
choice of our entire line at
.$1.00
Former Price, $1.50.
Aud no better goods shown,
at any price. These coma
with one pair of' laundered,
separate cuffs and with or
without collars to match shirt
2 OTHER SPECIALS
Iu same line of goods One
at' 39c, marked from 50c.
The Other at 5Dc, marked
from 75c. Comfort also for
the boys in our
fflAMEB-DOWN
BLOUSES AND WAISTS
One L3ne at 3Pc;, for
merly 50c. One Line at
88c, formerly $1.10. Size
6 to 14 years.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
THE MOIIKIIX JlARUWAIir. STORB
Ranges
Have the "Sterling" Transpa
rent Ventilating Oven Door,
"Sterling" Patent Lift Hearth,
"Sterling" Oval Drawout
Grate, "Sterling Oval Fire
Box and many other good
features.
Be sure and see the Sterling
Range, You'll want no other.
F0DT1E & SiEAlR d
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
0-
The Hyot'
Contoell Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.'
m lUckawaiiM Aratts
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Otucrtu Agent for tUs Wyoiulnt
DlsU'ioW'J.'
oypoiT
Ululoi, Ulubtlnj, Hportlnj, HinoKo.oit
tiuu thu liopnuita UlijuUcu;
t'o.iip.iuy'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
lately Kme, dipt and Kxploij.-i.
Uoom 101 Conitull tiulldtu.'.
ocruif.ja.
AUllNClbW
TIIOS, FOHD, - - .Vltteton.
JOHN 11. BM1TII & BON. Plymouth.
I w. li MULLIGAN, Wllkes-Barre.
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