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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNJ5-.TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1800.
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BCRANTON, AUGUST IB. 1899.
The attempted iissasslnatlon of
Maltre Lnborl by means of a shot fired
from behind differs merely In detail
from the attempted assassination of
Captain Dreyfus by means of forgeries
nnd false reports, Tho nssallant of the
eloquent nnd able French attorney Is de
scribed as a fanatic clad in homespun.
The assailants of Dreyfus were sneaks
nnd cowards clad in gold luce and
broadcloth. Inevitable justlco will be
hastened by this new exhibit of llend
lshness. The Man with the Hoe.
The man with tho hoe will have no
one hut himself to blame If he does not
turn to golden account the bright op
portunities of these cheerful August
days. Throughout tho country there
Is reported a scarcity in farm labor.
An employment agency in Chicago has
for several days been advertising its
willingness to pay $0 a day for engi
neers to run thrashing machines, $4
for feeders and suckmen and from
$2.25 to $2.60 for common harvest hands,
including board, yet it cannot supply
the demand for this class of labor
which comes to It from the great grain
fields of the Northwest. In many cases
employment Is guaranteed to competent
mon for n specified period of time, say
sixty or ninety days, and yet the sup
ply of workmen Is Inadequate. In
some loralltles the railroad service has
been crippled by the desertion of sec
tion hands, who have been tempted by
the higher offers of pay to leave the
track for the harvest field.
Of course this Is a periodical and not
aeontlnuotts phenomenon; yet It shows
that the man with the hoe is not nec
essarily an nbused and a downtrodden
being. If ho stands on his barren half
acre and' gazes stupidly at the ground
it is because in earlier years he lacked
tho "get-up-und-git" to take advantage
of Galusha A. Orow's free homestead
act and thereby have n part In the
great agricultural operations of tho
fertile Northwest, which annually, at
about this time of the year, culminate
in harvests requiring thousands of ex
tra helpers. The government is not
at fault for this. It gave him the finest
free chance than any ordinary citizen
ever had offered to him from the pow
ers that be: and It has made those
once barren plains to blossom with all
the conveniences of modern rural civ
ilization. If the man with the hoe has
a kick coming, he should begin by kick
ing himself.
The reported Intention of the new
management of the D I- & W. to
return to the normal use of mileage
books Is welcome Information. Idiocy
never performed a bolder stroke than
when it devised the present scheme of
exchanging mileage book coupons for
tickets, and required this tedious oper
ation to b performed at the same
window and before the same olllclal
employed in the general sale of tickets.
A Man of Destiny.
It Is again currently reported that
owing to lll-henlth Vice President
Hobart will decline a lenomlnation
and that political leaders who are
nware of this Intention are taking it
for granted that the vacancy thus
created will be filled by the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt. It is said in
support of this theory that within the
past few weeks well-informed New
Yorkers who had previously looked up
on Governor Roosevelt's renomlnatlon
and re-election as matters of course
have ceased to consider them In this
light, being assured that Roosevelt
would prefer the vice-presidency and
that the way to the gratification of
this preference will soon, bo cleared.
Wo offer this gossip for what It is
worth, but at the same time we trust
that It Isi erroneous. An arrangement
of tho kind suggested would bo unwel
come for two reasons. In the first
place, Mr. Hobart has conducted him
self po admirably In tho vlce-preslden-tlal
office and in a quiet way been
nf such effective assistance to the
president that his retirement on any
account would be regretted, in the
second place, the most cursory knowl
edge of tho talents and characteristics
of Colonel Roosevelt Is sufficient to in
dicate that lis vice-president of the
t 'lilted States he would not be well
placed.
The hard part of our colonial prob
lem Is ahead of us. While the new
dependencies have been under military
rule, the presence of American soldiers
in them has been an Incentive to
watchful public scrutiny nf the doings
of their administrators, both at Wash
ington and in each of the dependent
Islands. Ro long ns it shall remain
a matter of life and death to the sons
of anxious American parents whether
tho rulers delegated by our government
to supervise the publlo affairs of Por
to Rico, Cuba and the Philippines are
honest or dishonest men, fit or un
fit for their responsibilities, there Is
scant likelihood of an utter collapse
In our system of colonial administra
tion. The dunger will come when tho nov
elty shall have worn oft; when most
of tho troops shull hnvo been called
home; when public Interest In the ex
periment, having witnessed a favor
uble beginning, shall begin to lag;
when the pressure of spoilsmen for ap
pointive places in the far-away ter
ritories shall encounter from public
opinion a decreasing opposition; and
when, with a good bit of tho present
moral tension relaxed, the men who
servo their country In these distant
possessions shall become Increasing
exposed to the temptation simultan
eously to serve themselves, Our
scheme of government Is sure to give
forth good results when the popular
will nnd tho popular conscience are in
unison nnd thoroughly roused; the
peril dates from tho moment when
these twin agencies of genuine re-form'
Bhow Indications of lassitude.
The doctrine, so frequently vindicat
ed In our history, that for ench emer
gency In American government Provi
dence may ho dependent upon to sup
ply the man has for some time, In the
Judgment of many, been pointing to
Theodore llooaovelt as tho Individual
Intended by destiny for tho coming
occasion which we have Just outlined.
In a peculiar sense he has grown In
to recognition ns a slngulnrly fortun
ate and admirable type of the com
mon honesty, the native energy nnd
tho inherited high purpose of the
American people. Successful as n. fight
er in war, he has shown to even sup
erior advantage ns a resourceful, cour
ageous and high-principled worker In
peace. His honesty and his nerve are
both warranted to last through calm
as well ns through excitement, lie Is
n growing man, with the capacity for
growth which Is one of the prime es
sentials of large statesmanship-, nnd
the feeling Is already very widely dif
fused, among thoughtful nnd crlllcat
men ns well as among enthusiasts, that
tho quality of selection which gave to
tho nation In Its recent emergency a
Dewey, a Leonard Wood nnd an Ellhu
Hoot Is the kind of quality needed to
safeguard the early stages of the es
tablishment of a colonial system on
the basis of common honesty und good
faith.
For these purposes a vice presidency
Is Inadequate. Tho preference of the
people Is more likely to be In favor of
the highest place of nil when tho ap
propriate moment shall come In, let us
gue3i, the year 1904.
Very soon, under present Intentions
of the post olllce department, you will
be able to secure from the letter cur
rier who delivers mail at your door
registration of valuable mall matter
which you may desire to have posted.
Thus the postal service goes continu
ally forward, and hope Is renewed that
wo shall yet have penny postage.
An Unhealthy Doom in Iron.
Whatever may be tho value of Mr.
Hull's remedy for extraordinary booms
In pig Iron which, our readers will re
member, contemplates the listing of
pig Iron certificates on 'change und the
opening of the production of pig iron
to general speculation the fact is be
yond denial that such booms as we are
now experiencing are, in the long run,
unhealthy. People who are now bene
fiting will In the near future have to
yield an equivalent In suffering on ac
count of this boom and a moment's re
flection will show why.
One year ago 18" furnaces were In
blast, with a weekly capacity of 206,
777 gross tons; the year before that
152 furnaces were producing but 165,37S
gross tons per week; today, the weekly
tonnage, with 244 furnuces in blast, Is
267.G72, and from one boundary of the
country to the others every contriv
ance which by any Ingenuity can be
converted into a blast furnace Is being
rigged up so as to contribute Its quota
toward supplying the present phenom
enal demand. More than that, all the
largo rail plants are being pushed to
their extreme capacity, and large ad
ditions In most cases are being plan
ned; every little plant which in ordin
ary times Is hardly worth operating
nt all is now being dusted out, prepar
atory to being fitted with rolling milt
attachments; and If current reports
are trustworthy, several Immense new
rail and billet mills are to be erected
as soon as possible in different parts
of the country. The mania to increase
production at all hazards has taken
general possession of the trade.
Let us frankly admit that all this
feverish nlght-and-day activity is all
very well while it lasts. Let us also
concede that very likely a new era In
demand has been entered upon by the
trade In rails, billets and structural
shapes; a period of growing markets.
Rut who can rightfully expect this
moderate and gradual growth In the
export trade to accommodate the ti
tanic and sudden Increase in produc
tiveness resulting or sure to result from
the present spasmodic boom? Unlike
some other forms of Industry, the steel
business requires for Its successful
conduct not only great capital, which
cannot afford to He fallow between
booms, but also a class of labor which
cannot be gathered together In the busy
season and set adrift In the slack sea
son. There Is In this Industry a pe
culiar need for steadiness both In op
erations and in profits, and violent
fluctuations In prices are diametrically
opposed to these cardinal requirements.
Operators of railroads have dlscov--ered
through sad experience that the
Jerk and lag style of railroading, the
policy of rushing trains one hour and
then loitering along with them the
next hour, does nut pay. Hence a
regular rate of speed is decreed and
workmen are hold to the schedule. Sim
ilarly In the Iron trade, what Is needed
Is a gradual and steady pull ahead and
not llts and Jerks, followed Inevitably
by slow downs and steps. It ought to
be within the ability of the leading In
fluences In the steel rail Industry to
bring about a better degree of uniform
ity In these matters. No sensible man
can believe that It Is a healthy or a
wholly necessary condition when tho
ton of pig Iron that In January last
could not find a buyer at $10.60 now
brings up Into the twenties and Is like
ly ere the year Is over to command $30.
This Is not genuine business conval
escence. It Is a form of commercial
delirium and for its brief period of
abnormal life the Iron trade must In
evitably pay a round price In subse
quent depression.
Exact uniformity Is of course out of
tho question; but are these quick ex
tretnes of vicissitude entirely beyond
check?
Americans will take notice In con
nection with tho Transvaal situation
that the government of her Ilrlttanlc
majesty does not put oft preparations
for war until war Is upon It. John
Bull -sent delegates to the peaco con
ference nnd kept an eye on Paul Kru
ger at the same time.
The IJostoti- Transcript gives some
Idea of the rapid manner In which
spruco forests are being devastated In
order to supply tho demand for wood
pulp for the paper-making Industry In
the following: "A cord of spruce wood
Is equal to 615 feet bourd measure, and
this quantity of raw material will
make half a ton of suiphlto pulp, or'
one ton of ground wood pulp. News
paper stock Is made up with 20 Jer
cent, of ground wood pulp. The best
known spruco land, virgin growth,
possesses a stand of ubout 7.000 feet to
the acre, tnktng the best ns a basis.
Twenty-two acres of this best spruce
land will therefore contain 1G4.000 feet
of timber. An average gnng of log
gers will cut this In about eight days.
ThlH entire quantity of wood turned In
at any one of the large mills will be
converted In a single day Into about
250 tons of such pulp ns goes to make
up newspaper stock, This pulp will
make about an equal weight of paper,
which will supply a single large metro
politan newspaper Just two days.
The picture of Secretary Root as a
hard-working, systematic and self
contained man with an unusually quick
perception In short, a human thor
oughbred satisfies tho country and
convinces It that tho change to Hoot
from Alger was wise.
Another National Park.
Tho project to crente a great na
tional park or forest reserve in the
beautiful lake country of northern
Minnesota by setting aside 7,000,000
acres of tlmberland Is one In which
all lovers of nature should feel an In
terest. The tract mentioned Is one of
tho few that have not been reached by
the rapacious- lumberman and an en
terprise looking to its preservation is
praiseworthy. It would put nn end to
timber devastation In that region, en
courage propagation of game, and pro
tect from exhaustion the hundreds of
lakes ami streams with which that
country abounds, Rut why should the
federal government be aBked to under
take the project'.' Why should not the
state of Minnesota undertake it, Just
as New York is undertaking to create
a great public park In tho Adlron
dacks? The scheme could not full to
pour money Into that state. Already
thousands of persons unnually visit
this wilderness at the headwater's of
the Mississippi to hunt und Psh and to
recover health, and establishment of
the proposed park would attract ad
ditional thousands. Moreover, It would
be Minnesota which would chiefly gain
from protection of water and timber
supplies in this region. The federal
government owns nbout 3,000,000 ucre3
of land In this tract, and probably
there would be no objection to its con
tributing this land to the park, but It
Is difllcult to see why It should be ex
pected to do more. The park would
really be a state Institution, and Min
nesota is rich and thriving enough to
bear the cost of the scheme.
Some of our esteemed Wllkes-IJarre
exchanges seem disposed to work
themselves into a frenzy over the Re
publican state ticket mystery. If our
friends will tuke the trouble to in
form themselves they may readily see
that there is an open Held and that tho
talk of "slate-making" is all bosh. In
any event, the Wllkes-t'.arre editors
can find better occupation than echo
ing tho wnlls of tine Wanamaker woe
searchers of the Philadelphia press
who seem to have become entirely un
balanced upon the subject of state
politics. ,
A decrease of 26 per cent, has been
noted in the number of bicycles which
entered Falrmount park In Philadel
phia In July last, compared with tho
number recorded for July of last year;
and the inference that, bicycling In
general Is on the decline seems to be
sustained by observation. This, how
ever, is not a cause for regret. As the
"bike" goes the "automobile" comes
and even In vehicles we have illus
trated the invaluable law of the sur
vival of the fittest.
Richard Croker announces that he
was wrong In making statements some
time ago in favor of retaining the soil
won by American soldiers in the Phil
ippines. Any readers who have been
in doubt as to whether the adminis
tration should bo sustained in its en-'
deavor to restore order in the Philip
pines will doubtless bo convinced by
this last manifesto. No mistake can
be 'made in adopting a creed In opposi
tion to that of tho Tammany chief.
In morals the question whether two,
three or all of the Italians lynched at
Tallulah had applied for naturaliza
tion Is not Important. An American
ized Italian ought to be as well worthy
of the protection of the authorities as
any other kind; and In any case the
full force of civilization should be
brought to bear to wipe out tho stain
of murder by the mob.
Recent reports from Monroe county
Indicate that there is a necessity for
some of Senator Tillman's regulations
in tho preparation of the wet goods
down there. When citizens of Strouds
burg begin to encounter twelve-foot
black snakes In the morning before
breakfast it Is pretty conclusive evi
dence that tho popular beverage needs
analyzing.
Governor Rradley and others de
nounce Congress Al. Berry's warning
to Colonel Bryan to keep out of the
stato and avoid being shot at as an
insult to Kentucky. They are confi
dent that antl-Goebelltes will be satis
fled In making faces nt the orator pro
vided he refrains from discussing tho
Baker-Howard affair.
Atkinson Is now seeking Justification
at tho hands of returned soldiers from
the Philippines. When the boys fully
understand that tho lives of many of
their comrades were sacrificed through
the indirect influence of Atkinson and
mischief-makers of his class, ho will be
liable to get satisfaction In quantities
too copious for comfort.
Kx-Mlnlster of War Mercler, the
leather-lunged accuser of Dreyfus, Is
another eminent example of tho adage
that the barking dog never bites.
It Is doubtful if tho Van Wyck presi
dential boom will recover from the
paralyzing Influence of the first dose of
knock-out drops,
,
General McArthur's men would seem
to be Justified in striking tor shorter
hour u4 umbrellas.
VOICE OF THE PRESS,
Paid for Nows.
From the St. Louis Star.
All tho personal paragraphs and so
ciety news that appear In tho London
papels are paid for except that which re
Intra to the royal family, the nobility nnd
tho diplomatic corpx. If nn ordinary cltl.
sen gives a ball or marries off his daugh
ter or entertains the Prince of Wales nt
dinner ho Is compelled to pay for his
glory. Mrs. John W. Mackny, Mr. Will
lam Waldorf A3tor and other ordinary
pernons, native or foreign, in London so
ciety, pay for every notice they receive
In the newspapers; sometimes the re
port of it ball or a wedding costs $300 or
jloo for every newspaper. The following
standing announcement will bo found In
tho London papers:
"All society, personal nnd fnshlonablo
r.ii,rns;rnphF except those relating to
royalty nnd official Incidents, will be
charged for nt a minimum rate of ono
guinea for two lines, each succeeding lino
ten shillings und sixpence additional,"
Thereforo when any of your friends In
London send you a copy of nn English
newspaper contnlnlncr a personal notice
I you may understand It has been paid for.
Making Good Ills Promise.
From the Chicago Nows,
Andrew Carnegie Is making pretty good
progress in his new work of distributing
his wealth. Since Ismilng his declaration
of devoting tho remainder of his days to
doing what good ho can with his money
iio has given away over half a million, In
cluding $250,000 to nn F.ugllah college. Tho
other day ho gave Fort Worth $.'.0,000 for
a new public library building, nnd has
followed this up by the offer of n slipllar
hum to San Diego, Cal., for a library pro.
Vldlng a site Is donated nnd tho library
maintained ns at present. No ono ex
pects tho Scotch-American philanthropist
to work overtime in his new vocation,
but it Is pleasnnt to note that he Is mak
ing good his self-imposed promise.
Mexico and Sliver.
From the Now York Tribune.
Mexico has grown rich under her sil
ver standard not because of, but In spite
of It, tho rcot of her prosperity being
good government, wise economic and
commercial arrangements, good faith
with tho public creditors, hospitality to
foreign capital and enterprise and Intelll.
gent and. systematic encouragement of
her home industries. In these commons
It would havo tnken a currency of Chlneso
cnsli or Lnccndtvo cowries to prevent her
prosperity. Her silver standnrd, whllo a
detriment to her, could not benumb her
productive activities. Rut she wants a
gold standard, feeling herself entitled to
be up to the level of tho most solvent
states, nnd the signs are that she will
get It without any grent delay.
PERSONAL.
Marcus Daly, the copper king, is to
take u trip to tho Philippines In a new
yacht now building for him In San Fran,
clsco.
Hogarth nnd Wrlnge. tho men who will
sail tho Shamrock, are but llttlo over 30
years of age, but have been sailing in
yacht races for several years.
Tho king of Greece delights In taking
recreation In tho fields. He can plow, cut
and bind corn, milk cows, and, In short,
could nt a pinch keep a farm going single
handed. Krnest Reycr, tho noted French com
poser, author of "Sigurd," "Salammbo,"
nnd other operas, as well as many or
chestral works, has been made a grand
officer of the Legion of Honor.
President Eliot, of Harvard, is credited
with being opposed to the recent order of
tho Harvard Law school's faculty which
admits women to the law courses, pro
vided they nro graduates of Radcliffe.
Paul Do Longpre, tho artist, announces
that he will give up working in oils al
most altogether. He believes that water
colors are better suited to portraying the
delicate tints of the flowers which he
paints.
The late Captain August Llgowsky. of
Cincinnati, was the oldest German editor
In the United States. Ho raised a com
pany and served with Carl Schurz.ln the
war of the rebellion. One of his sons was
the Inventor of tho clay pigeon.
Professor S. Watasl. a noted savant In
the field of natural science, has arrived
at Vancouver, B. C, on the way to Japan
where he Is to fill n university chair of
natural science In Tokfo. He was for a
year nt Johns Hopkins university, and
later at Chicago university.
Charles E. Bessey, who has Just been
elected chancellor of the University of
Nebraska, has, since he first entered col
lege, spent most of his time In botanical
research. From 1&&0 to 1S97 he was bo
tanical editor of the American Naturalist,
and slnco 1S93 has been editor of John
sons Encyclopaedia.
Tho Count Leon d'Ursel, member of tho
Belgian diplomatic service, who has Just
arrived In this country, and Is now stay.
Ing In Nw York, Is a brother of tho Bel
gian Duke of Ursel, who, besides being a
Gcrmnn prince, likewise enjoys the odd
title of "Baron Hoboken." He is nn
undo of the wife of Colonel Du Paty de
Clam.
George J. Zolhay, of New York, has re.
reived a commission for a statuo of Jef
ferson Dayls, to be erected in the family
plot, In Hollywood cemetery, nt Rich
mond, Vn at the expense of his widow
and daughter, Mrs. Hayes. Tho statuo Is
to bo seven and a half feet In height, and
to rest on a granite pedestal of suitable
porportlons.
Professor Lnpponl, medical attendant
of tho pope, says that he cannot remem
ber the time when his august patient was
so well. On learning of the death of Car
dlnel Mertcl, dean by age of tho Sacred
college, tho popo exclaimed: "Shall I
only remain the last survivor of the car.
dlnals created by Plus IX?" In fact, only
three besides Leo XIII are now left.
Colonel Charles E. Jones, the historian
of, Georgia, has prepared a list of the
surviving Confederate generals. Tho Con.,
fedoracy had In all nineteen lieutenant
generals, of whom seven still survive. Of
the SI major generals sixteen are living.
an f 'be 3C5 brigadier generals, 92. In
other words, of tho 473 general officers to
whom the Confederacy confided tho lead
ership of Its great armies only 115 remain.
The surviving lieutenant general are
James longstreet, Alexander P. Stewart.
Stephen D. Lee, Simon B. Buckner, Wnde
Hampton, John B. Gordon and Joseph
Wheeler.
Wen Gen. William Ludlow was sta
tioned at Detroit several years ago In
charge of the river and harbor work ho
was visited by a contractor who wanted
to do some government work. With hit
visiting card, tho contractor put on tho
table a fifty-dollar bill. General Ludlow
drew forth two cigars and gave the con
tractor one of them. Then turning to the
table and not seeing a match, he took
tho fifty. dollar note, twisted It into a
lighter, set It uflame nt tho open grnto
fire, nnd lit his elgar with it slowly and
carefully. Then ho handed tho burning
stump of the bill to the contractor.
A well-merited compliment hus been
paid to a popular uuthoress, whose works
have given enjoyment nnd elevation to
thousands o.f readers, by tho foundation
of a Charlotte Yonge university scholar
ship In tho Winchester (England) high
school for girls. Miss Yongo resides nt
Otterbourne, five miles from tho cathedral
city, and the Idea, which originated with
Sir Walter Besant. was heartily taken
up, subscriptions having come from ull
parts of tho world. The presentation of
an nddroH was made by the bishop of
Winchester to Miss Yonge, who for her
years appeared In good health, and was
cordially welcomed.
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TOO TOO.
A tutor who tooted the flute.
Tried to teach two young tooters to toot;
Said tho two to the tutor,
"Is It harder to toot, or
To tutor two tooter to toot?"
-Printers' Ink,
ODDITIES IN PBINT.
More than 3,000 persons nre burled an
nually In tho paupers' cemetery of Ucrlln.
In tho south within tho last live months
$17,000,000 of new capital hnB been Invest,
cd In cotton mills.
It Is a popular belief Unit a hotly bush
planted near a dwelling protcctH the
house from llghtnltig,
There are now published In Paris 2,5&
periodicals, newrly 100 more than were is.
sued tit tho corresponding date last year.
Tho most costly parliament In Kuropo
Is that of France. Tho senute and chain
ber of deputies eat up unnually $1, 500,0m'.
There nro SS silk plants In Pennsyl
vania, and tho output of silk ribbon In
the state has been doubled In three years.
Kamchatka may toon become ns popu
lar a resort ns tho Klondike, ns gold has
been discovered thcro In promising quan
tities. During tho fiscal year of 1S97-98, tho
United States sold $20,000 worth of type
writers in Mexico and $18,000 worth in Ar
gent inc.
It is estimated that at tho beginning
of tho new century F.nglnnd will have
62,000,000,000 tons of coal still unused and
available .
Tho average number of horses killed In
Spanish bull lights every year exceeds
5,000, whllo from 1,000 to 1,200 bulls nre
sacrificed.
Tho average weekly wages of tho mon
employed In the cotton mlllH of Maine nre
$7.5.8. of the women $3.00 and of tho chil
dren $2.73.
Among birds the swan lives to bo tho
oldest. In extreme enses reaching ".0J
years; the falcon has been known to live
over 162 years.
There are 1,170 paper and pulp mills In
the United States, producing annually a
million tons of paper nnd more than CO),
000 tons of pulp.
A German nrmy officer estimates that
In the century Just closing no less than
30,000,000 men havo been killed In war In
civilized countries.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
New York Is said to have 7,500 barber
shoos and 2.0W b.irbers.
Even radishes nre adulterated now m
Berlin. They nre dipped Injo aniline dye
to mako them look fresh and pink.
H is the opinion of a German oculist
that the use of ordinary slates by school
children tends to produce short-sightedness.
As a substitute he recommend pen
and Ink, or an artificial white slate with
black pencil. Tho latter have been In
troduced In somo of the German schools.
Broad street, Philadelphia, Is unique In
being exactly 11" feet wide nnd eleven
miles long. It Is now paved with as.
phalt for seven miles, but will soon bo as.
phalted Its entire length, and then nave
the distinction of being the longest
nnd widest smoothly paved straight
street In the world. It passes through
the heart of tho city.
0 Tho "shining privilege" on a. Now Yoik
ferry boat lino is a valuable one, and
the person who acquires It is compelled
to pay a good round sum. Then he em
ployes boys to labor for him at $.1 a
week. Tho Statcn Island ferry line shin
ing privilege, for Instance, Is In tho hands
of a padrone named Vincent Catogglo,
who pays $3,500 a year for It. Ho clears
at least $12,000 a year from his manage
ment of the bootblacklng industry.
In Boston tho other day a balky horso
held up thirty trolley cars nnd blocked
traffic for over an hour, remaining im
movable whllo mud was rubbed In his
mouth. Ignoring a blazing paper with
which his whltkers were singed and ex
hibiting tho utmost . contempt for a
blacksnake whip wielded by a muscular
driver. A happy thought finally struck
u. bystander, who procured u soda siphon,
and, taking deliberate aim, squirted half
Its contents In tho animal's car. As
soon is ho recovered from his surprise
tho horse started off down the street at
a two-minute gait, and the blockade was
lifted.
LIFE'S IBONY.
For The Tribune.
A lad on bis vucatlon went.
To regions cool and shady.
By woodland rtream he pitched his tent,
Great show of fishing made he.
A maid her summer outing took
Down by the dashing ocean
In certain quiet little nook
Just suited to her notion.
Yet strange to say, that girl und boy
In their month-aplecc vacation
Took very, very little Joy,
Oot small exhilaration.
The lad among the pines repined,
The maid sighed by tho seaside;
"O were she here!" filled on sad mind,
While "All Is lonely!" she cried.
When reunited were the pair
Who'd suffered separation,
They vowed henceforth through llfo to
share
Both work and recreation.
And now they'ro living In a cot
On means that scarce would board ono
Their former outings pleased them not,
But now they can't afford one!
Orinna 31. Williams.
Peckville, Pn., Aug. S.
Of a man employed as a candy maker at Macliias, Me,, one ni his friends '
relates : " I have known him for years and until very lately 1 always heard him j
complaining about his food distressing him, and feeling more or less badly
about all the time. His work naturally keeps him confined n good deal, and he
has very little chance for exercise. Lately, having heard less complaint. I
thought l would call and see to what he credited his improvement. He Mid :
' Foi years I have been troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia. At times I
would be diziy and my head very dull, especially after eating. Then I world
have distress and palpitation, caused by gas in my stomach from food fcr.uent
ing. The only thing I could find that would give ir auy relief was soda, and
from that I got no lasting benefit, but of late I have stiuck It rich. My em
ployer directed my attention to
RIPAffS
and theyaretheone thing that has fixed me up all right. lam feeling splendid
now, and 1 recommend them to you and alitor stomach trouble."
tar
Paper
Fastener
Fastens papers in a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved iu
every respect. Prices lower
than, ever. We are still sell
ing the Planitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The ouly sharp -j
cuing 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
hue of Blank Books aud
Typewriter's Supplies.
Rey molds Bros
STATIONERS nnd ENGRAVEK3.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled Gase
Willi a 15-JewcIcfl
WaMlam Movement.
Both,
Gmiaraeteedl
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCHEAB k (MNELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Plenty of things right here to make
the hot weather not only endurable
but enjoyable.
And the price at which we offer them
Is not going to make anyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
price for eO.ua! quality, and he Is nu
merous. Just think of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
GUNSTER & FORSYTH
323-327 PENN AVENUE.
Luther Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Vnrd and Ofllca
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
TA
$10
FINLEY'S
Menu's
FmiraiisMmgs
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 be
had iu our
Perfect Fittta
66
MONARCH
99
Negligee SMrts.
than iu auy other we know
of. You will find here a very
interesting line to pick from
and at prices altogether to
your advantage. For an en
tire week we will offer tho
choice of our entire line at
each.
Former Price, $3.50.
And no better goods shown
at any price. These come
with one pair of laundered,
separate cuffs and with or
without collars to match shirt
2 OTHER SPECIALS
Iu same line of goods Oils
at 39c, marked from 50c.
The Other at 50c, marked
from 75c. Comfort also for
the boys in our
lAMEB-BOTN
BLOUSES AHD WAISTS
One Line at 39c;, for
merly joe. One Line at
88c, formerly $1.10. Size
6 to 14 years.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Tin: Modern HAitmvARK Sronn
Sterl5eg
Raeges
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.
FOOTE k SiEAt GO.
119 N. Washington Ave.
The Hoot &
Coeiniell Ca
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
134 Lackawanna Aran
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
lOcneiul Agent for tua W'yomluj
DUiric;
Mmliii lllastlnr, .SporHns, 4moKs.4i
uuii ilio ltopaima Cue.nlci.
Co npany t
HIGH 1EX1PL0SIVB.
Kiel j- 1'ua Cup 1 and ICxploioci.
Uubiu 101 Coanell UulliUu;.
tiorautj-u
AGU.N'Ulia
thos. Fonn. - - - .pittston,
JOHN It. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth,
E. MULLIGAN, WIlUtJ.BartO.
$1.00
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