rjJE SCKAN'ION TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1899.
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SC11ANTON. Al-'GI.'ST 18, 1809.
The fact that Secretary Hoot has
decided that Allies shall no loiifior bo
Rr-nornl In nnino only Is anollvr prom
ising indication that the new olllulal Is
on the track that leads to success.
The Latest Posture of Colonel Brynu.
It will do no liurm to bi fair to Col
onel lirynn. nnd those Journals) which
arc accusing him of cowardice because
lie has censed to press the 10 to 1 Is
sue and bus begun to put increasing
emphasis upon untl-cxpnnslon are not
entirely fair. We havu no doubt that
Mr. ISryan Is still u free sllvcrltc. He
has said nothing to Indicate u modlll
cation of the belief expressed by him
on the coinage Issue three years ago.
lint as u political leader whoso first
need is votes he wisely adapts his is
sues to fit what he considers to be the
prevailing lumper of the time.
Tito llcpulillcan party has no need to
fear Colonel lirynn as an antagonist,
whether the Issue be one of currency
legislation or external policy. It Is
desirable that the sense of the pcopb;
be ascertained by ballot upon the ques
tion of expansion and If by taking the
negative side of that question Colonel
llryan can bring about a direct issue
'he H'ult Is greatly to be desired,
The country has observed that Colonel
Hryan has been In the past on the
wrong side of lending Issues. Ho was
a free trader when the obvious best
interests of the country demanded a.
piotcctlve policy, llcsults have sig
nally demonstrated that If the people
of the United States had followed Bry
an's leadership on this question they
would have regretted It. He was on
the wrong side of the currency ques
tion, as the extraordinary prosperity
which 1ms followed the victory for
sound money makes pluln to all. Rea
soning by analogy it is plausible to
suppose that he is none the less un
fortunate in his attitude on the ques
tion of expansion and If he wunts to
press that Issue to the front, by all
means let him.
In challenslng the external policy
of the McKlnley administration at a
time when an nlien foe is in arms
against American authority, Colonel
Urynn takes a polltlca' risk which
effecutually absolves him from the
charge of cowardice. To be sure, it is
his only alternative If he would not
disappear from view; but none the less
Is It a dnrln?, one might almost say
an audacious, feat. Let us not censure
the man too harshly. He Is built for
leadership. Once having tasted the
sweets of political prominence he can
not yield them up. Antl-expanslon Is
the only Issue which holds out to him
any conceivable hope and all that lie
can win out of thut he will bo entitled
to.
Anyhow, the ability of General Otis
to "boll down" despatches demon
strates that he has qualifications as a
telegraph editor.
A Most Important Issue,
(Philadelphia Press.)
What the United States pays to for
eigners for doing Its ocean carrying
trade Is to rotne extent a disputed
question. Captain John C'odman. the
well-known free trader and opponent
of protection to the Ameilcan mer
chant marint', in a letter to the New
York Times, under date of August 11,
puts the amount puid at $200,000,
000 annually. An estimate made by the
Treasury department ?ome years ago
from the best obtainable statistics also
lixed the amoun at J200.000.000. The
present commissioner of navigation Is
understood atfr careful investigation
to agree on $175,000,000 as a fair ap
proximation. Several cougrfssional
committees whh h have investigated
the question have varied In their es
timates from $200,000,000 to 5-.V),000,000.
Itut whatever iho precise amount, it is
an enormous sum to pay to foreigners
very year when by just legislation we
should keep at the very least one-half
of It at home.
Sir Holier' C! Iff en, the well -known
lrltl?h statistician. In a recent nd
dress. stated that tho gross earnings
of lirltlsli steamnhlps In the foreign
and colonial trade In ISflS were about
JSJO..10O.0OO. The ofilcial tonnago of
these vessels was G.0M,.0(! net tons. In
' hilling the coaming trade, witli 70).
000 net tons, and the registered colo
n!nl ntoam vowels, GOO.OOO tons, the ag
gregate of steam merchant vessels, un
der the Hrltlsh Hag last year was 7,
361.30'. net tons. Kxcludlng the colo
nial and the coastwise vessels, and the
remainder, according to Sir llobert
Olffen, earned $380,000,000, which went
far to make up the adverse balance
of trade against Great. llritaln, to t-ny
nothing of the earnings of her billion
Invested In foreign Ni-ruiities and in
foreign enterprises.
Without going into the detailed
ng?ne It. may be stated that nearly
one-lUth of the carrying dene in the
foreign and colonial trado loat year
by British stenmshlps wus In the trade
of the United States. The amount
earne'l by Hiitlh steamships In this
United .Statea trado was JGO.OOO.OOO. The
treasury hUUUUoh of the United States
trade for IT'S practically agree with
the Hrltlah statistics and show that
one-third of our ocean carrying trail i
by Htoam U carried on by lirlttah
steamship. As tho Uritlsh statistics
show that they earned $f0,0oo,000 n
thut Updo last year, it is fair to as
sume that tho remaining two-thirds
of the trade or mud corresponding
turns, whlen wuld make JISO.OCO.OM
us the amount paid to steamships in
our foreign trade.
The tonnage of the sail vessels in
the foreign trado last year, including
repeated voyages and excluding the
vessels on the Great Lnltwi, was 7.41S,
tits net tons, or about one-fifth of the
steam total, ft those vessels earned
(is much as the steam vessels It would
bring tho total up to J210.000.000. Hut
sail vessels do not e.ury pns?engern
and mulls and their freight rates, nro
less than those of steam vessels.
Hence an estimate of $20,000,000 for tho
gross cnrnlngs of the sail vcrsols In
tho foreign trnde would probably bo
fair. That would mnke the total $1S0,
000,000 for tho steam and $20,000,000 for
sail vessels, or an aggregate of J200,
000,000 paid for doing our foreign carry
ing trnde on the oceans. Deducting
the percpntnqo earned by American
vessels and It leaves nearly $182,000,
000 as the sum paid to foreigners.
If by legislation, as proposed at the
lust session Of congress, wo could save
one-half that sum, $91,000,000, annual
ly, it can easily be seen what an enor
mous gain that would be to our peo
ple. At least SO per cent, of that sum
would go lo labor In building, main
taining and running the ships. That
would give employment at $2 a day to
130.S30 men for every day In the year
excepting Sundays. That money would
be distributed in about every trade In
tho United States. That vast army
of men would support families ami the
additional consumption of farm pro
ducts and manufactures of every kind
would be enormous.
Shall the United States continue to
pay $182,000,000 annually to foreigners
for doing its ocean carrying trade, or
shall we as a nation do at least one
half of It ouselvcs and distribute tho
money nmong our own people? The
Republican party Is on record In favor
of keeping this money at homo. Tho
bill before congress at the last session
would lit time have brought about that
beneficent result. The highest amount
that could be paid In any one year
under that measure would bo $9,000,
000. What protection has done for tho
coastwise shipping nnd what It has
done In the Iron and steel, tlnplate and
tho other Industries Is known to all.
Tho question is, shall wo apply the
same beneficent policy to our merchant
marine In the foreign trade, or shall
wo continue to pay nt least $1S2,000,000
a year to foreigners to do that trade
for us?
The Hoston Transcript suggests that
Croker's flop to IJryanlsm is an Indica
tion that the boss is growing weaker,
in intellect, yes.
Indiana's New Township and Coun
ty Government Plan.
An interesting innovation in town
ship and county administration Is
about to be tried in Indiana in pur
suance of a law passed at the last ses
sion of the legislature of that state.
Wo are Indebted to the Chicago Hec
ord for the appended synopsis and ex
planation of its details.
,Taxpapers In Indiana will have two
complete estimates on township nnd
county expenses for the next year
placed before them In itemized form
in the weekly papers together with
notice that these estimates will be ac
cepted as the basis for allowances,
rales of taxation and operation dur
ing the following year unlet) in open
meeting beginning on the second Tues
day In September sufficient reason for
their reduction or elimination Is given
by the taxpayers, or the township ad
visory or county council boards see fit
to annul them There will be two sets
of estimates submitted. One will be
by the township trustee, covering alt
township affairs, tie allowance for
township oflicers' salaries, for wages
of teachers, keeping up roads, improv
ing or adding school facilities, Heat
ing and paying off Indebtedness, and
In fact every other Item that will come
up, even to ptirchnso ol school supplies
and what they shall bo and a close
estimate on cost. The second state
ment will be made up of estimates by
every county officer on expenses for
the ensuing year which will come
through his department. The estimates
of eacli county olllcer shall bo Itemized
even to stationery, printing, extrnor
dinaiy expense. The estimates of the
clerk shall Include even nil estimate
for jurors' fees during the ensuing
year, for changes of venue In docket
ed cases nnd for all expense, of meet
ing criminality, charity and keeping
the county's wards In different state
Instltiitlcnp. The estimates shall also
include the election expenses for the
ensuing year, tho estimates for tak
ing the assessments, for hiring office
and riding deputies, court expenses
nnd the smallest Items of expense
which shall come up during the ensu
ing year. Th itemizing shall bo so
complete that every taxpayer will be
abl to see what the demands of the
county will be for the ensuing year,
to ascertain the salaries paid, the esti
mated cost of supplies and the amount
that will be demanded. In fact, these
estimates are to cover absolutely ev
erything except tho regular obligations
of counties to the state, which are al
ways a certain per cent of taxes col
letted. On the first Tuesday following the
first Monday in September the newly
created township nnd county boards
will meet. The county "council" will
number seven The counties have been
divided Into four counellmanlc dis
tricts, each district being given one
member to elect. There shall be three
councllnicn-nt-large, who shall bo
elected by the entire county. The pay
of those members, even In the largest
counties, Is nominal. In counties hav
ing a population of 23,000 or less their
pay is but $10 a year, in counties up to
if.,000 it Is $ic, and counties with pop
illations above that $20. Uesldcs Inves
tigating and "auditing" nil estimates,
parsing on all proposed Improvements,
even to court houso tepairs. they
shall hear protests against published
estimate that taxpayers may make.
They shall finally make up the tax
rato levy for the ensuing year, bas
ing It on tin total estimates. All meet
ings shall be public, tho. auditor act
ing us clerk and tho sheriff serving the
same as to a court. The members
may e-xpel members by two-thlrds vote,
on any charges of suflhient nature.
No county councilman can purchase
nny bonds of tho cpnnty or takn any
contract with tho'county. After com
pleting their work of oxnnilnlng tho
estimates nnd passing or, them, fixing
the tax rate nnd instructing Improve
ments, Issuance of bonds and other
business, thoy shall draft all into an
ordinance which shall puis, readings
and consideration as n wholo before
adopted.
. Tho appropriations shall be itemized
for the special things made for, and
tho county oflicers cannot overdraw
any allowance: neither can they draw
from onu allowance nnd apply to an
other. Should the commissioners per
mit any allowance, to bo overdrawn
they are held responsible nnd may be
fined In n sum not to exceed $1,000.
Thcro uro limitations, the most Im
portant of which Is not to lot indeb
tedness go over tho S per cent limit.
Tho purpose of this fenturo of admin
istration Is to curtail the heretofore
almost unlimited poyers of tho county
unmmlsslonerH, to submit to the peo
ple the county expenditures and give
them an opportunity to protest, to
guard against extravagant expenditure
and to put a check upon tho treasury
departments. All unexpended appro
priations revert to the general fund.
It Is hold that by limiting tho expense
of tho ofllces to very close figures coun
ty otllcers will work to the lino and
there will bo n great saving.
Tho township advisory board Is sim
ply a stop nearer democratic govern
ment. The trustee Is to provide a sim
ilar itemized estimate, covering nil
expenses, and publish it three weeks
previous to tho sitting of tho township
advisory board of three free-hold vot
ers. His estimates aro to bo even more
In detail, if unythlng, than are thoso
required of tho county ofllclals by the
county council. On tho first Tuesday
after tho first Monday In September
tho township advisory honrti shall hold
Its meeting. It shall bo open to all
and the Intention Is to make It rather
a township meeting. Every taxpayer
will have tho right to protest or sug
gest. The advisory board then compiles
its ordinance, making appropriations,
passing on Improvements and all other
matters and finally retting tho town
ship tax rate. The trustee then oper
ates on these Instructions and allow
ances, following Instructions regarding
payments nnd all other matters. Spe
cial meetings may be called. The pay
of tho members of tho advisory board
is but $3 ayear.
On paper this project looks attractive
but it is well to remember that what
is everybody's business frequently Is
nobody's business. The existing sys
tem is good enough if taxpayers will
do their share, and If they won't do
that, no system will give forth satis
factory results.
Many are finding comfort in the pros
pect that the bicycle will soon, to an
extent, be superseded by the automo
bile, and that the nuisance of the
crazy wheelman who rides over every
thing may in time be abated. The
hopeful, however, should not count too
much upon the automobile epoch. The
machines are at present in the hands
of careful and conservative operators.
When Hie price will admit universal
uso It may bo different. The automo
bile In the hands of the scorcher will
be a greater menace to safety than any
means of rapid transit ever invented,
and shocking accidents may be looked
for when the' cumbersome carriage
comes into general use.
The unsettled stato of affairs in
Franco has recently furnished many
grains of comfort for the remnants of
royalty that have been clinging to the
outskirts of toleration for years past.
Many of the left-over princes are al
ready polishing up their titles prepara
tory to making a spring for unythlng
In sight when the expected upheaval
resulting from the Dreyfus affair takes
place. France Is most singularly
cursed with an everlasting stock of
restless mischief-makers who can al
ways secure a following no matter
what their title or creed may be, and
the close observer of events In the land
of unrest can only remark: "Vivo 1'
what next!"
He-married Lily Langtry announces
that she loves America, is coming hero
on another starring tour, and hopes
that the papers will not say anything
mean about her marriage, not even fo;
advertising purposes. Lily's wiBhe;
should be respected. The papers shoulc
Ignore her.
Hesults of the recent engagements ir.
Santo Domingo have doubtless con
vinced President Jimenez that it wil
be better to conduct his campaign bj
long distance telephone for some tim:
yet.
-
The recent war has shown that of
ficers with fighting titles in times of
peace can in some instances display
modesty during hostilities.
Augustus A an Wyclt would be justi
fied in remarking: Kt tu, Crok!
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 1.0S a. m., for Friday,
August IS, 1899.
-& D $&
A child born on this day will notice
thut In majority of cuses tho poet's
wifo is obliged to split tho kindling wood
while tho husband of feminine genius
cuts soggy bread.
When displayed with flour sack head
lino In the yellow newspapers, labor's
mutter of discontent Invariably becomes
a howl.
In splto of all tho talk about room at
tho top almost everyono prefers to get In
on the ground lloor.
A good many political figureheads would
raiso thunder If allowed to fool with the
steering gear.
Many who attempt to throw mud
simply succeed in smearing their own
hands.
Ajacchus' Advice.
In negotiating for a freo pun", remem
bor that there Is no way in which you can
Jolly the editor so quickly as to Inform
him that ou huvo made a fortune In
advertising In newspapers.
THE LOCUST.
There's a bug In tho tree, with a harsh,
high note,
Who tells of tho fierce long heat;
'Tin a heartless song thut ho sets afloat.
Its burden Is fur from sweet.
And you bravely strive, to forget the pain
And the sun that is blazing freo
Hut you strive in vain 'gulii3t tho shrill
rofraln
Of tho bug in the ma pi a tree.
Thcro Is many an hour that might still
bo fair
For some faltering toll worn friend
In splto of the care that ho has to bear
And tho sorrow that will not end
Wero it not for some babbling nnd
thoughtless one
Who prattles with gossip gleo
And from sun to sun lets his chatter run,
I.Ike the bug In the muplo tree.
Washington Star.
! HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
Neighbor to a Chief Justice
A family mimed Murray took up their,
residence very near that of Chief Jus
tiro Marshall, shjh tho New York Sun.
Hoth Mr. nnd Mrs. Murray had labored
industriously but unsuccessfully to gain
an entrance to the Inner circle of the
moro exclusive sat In society. They were
rnther conrso In manner, fond of display
ing tho evidences of a lavish wealth, were
aggressive and domineering In their In
tercourse with menials nnd cringing and
obsequious toward persons of social or
professional distinction. One cold, winter
day Judge- Marshall, In his shabby old
great-coat, and with his gray cloth enp
turned down over his cars, was standing
In the market houso at a llttlo distuueo
from a poulterer's stand, gazing In an ab
Btruetcd fashion nt tho display, whho
Mr. nnd Mrs. Murray were purchasing a
huge turkey. Murray observed tho old
man neurby, beckoned to him, handed
htm a card, nnd said:
"Here, my muti, take this turkey to
thnt address. Here's a shilling for you.
Now, hurry along!"
Tho Judge took the turkey and tho
shilling and walked to tho front door of
tho house, where ho snld to tho footman:
"Say to Mr. Murray that Chief Justice
Marshall, as a neighborly act, brought
his turkey homo for him, and that lie tie
cllnes to take nny pay for It," and lie
turned both turkey nnd shilling over to
the astonished servant.
Mr. and Mis. Murray hastened to cnll
for tha purpose of apologizing, but failed
to Bccuro un interview, and a long letter
of explanation received no attcntt on
whatever from tho Judge.
Paul Kruger Out-quoted.
President Kruger, ns Is well known. Is
fond of backing up his opinions by Scrip
turiil references. Hut it Is not matter
of common knowledge that His Honor's
quotations from the Hlblo aro often In
accurate. On this point a South Aft I.
cun correspondent of tho London Dally
News says: "1 have often enough heard
him quote passages to prove his points,
but his quotations luivo been 'misquota
tions. When Sir Hurtle Frero came down
from Zulutand, at the time tho Trans
vaal was British territory, and Just be
fore tho breaking out of the rebellion, ho
and Kruger had a conference. The men
who wcro there tell me that ut tho begin
ning Kruuer started quoting Scripture.
Hut Sir Hartlo had two texts ready for
every one of his, nnd, not content with
that, Sir Hurtle carefully pointed out to
him how each one of his tvxls was mls
quuted, and boro quite a different mean
ing from that ho put on it. Finally,
Kruger stopped altogether, and sat guz
lng in wonder at Sir Hurtle's apparently
unending stock of verses from the Hlble."
Knew a Thing or Two.
When a boy at school, the late Mr.
Spurgeon took u prominent part In an
swering all questions put to the class.
One cold day, however, tho teacher no.
tlecd that ho was so very backward that
ho remained tho whole time at the bot
tom of the class.
This went on for some time, and puz
zled the tencher, until he noticed that the.
flro was i)"ar the bottom of the class. Ho
Immediately changed the class about,
making tho bottom the lop.
He then had the satisfaction of hear
ing all his questions fully answered by
Spurgeon, nnd that young hopeful kept
tho samo seat, the only difference be
ing that ho was at the top of tho class
instead of tho bottom. Spare Moments.
An Honest Duke.
At one time the Duke of Wellington
bought a farm lying near his estate, and
heretofore very valuable to him. When
the purchase was concluded, his steward
congratulated him on having got such a
bargain, for, as he explained, the owner
was In difficulties and had been forced to
part with tho land.
"What do you mean by a bargain?"
asked the duke.
"It was valued nt $3,50i)," said the
steward, "nnd we cot It for $1,000."
"In that case," said tho duke, "you will
bo kind enough to carry tho extra $1,500
to the Into owner and never to talk to
mo of cheap land again." Youth's Com
panion. One on, Roosevelt.
Governor Roosevelt attended the last
convention at Cornell, and while there
was entertained nt one of the college fra
ternity houses. When ho was about to
leave ono of his staff said to him: "Gov
ernor, tho boys have an excellent library
In tho house nnd 1 think they would ap
preciate Its enlargement by a copy of
your 'Hough Riders, Teddy," relates
the Clilcuso Record, In an outburst of
good-fellowship, exclaimed: "All right
boys, I'll be glad to send you a copy with
my compliments; the book would bo a
very small return Indeed for your hos
pitality." Whereupon ono of tho bojs
replied, excitedly: "That's so, governor;
I've read It."
It Wns Time to Awake.
Judge Wheaton A. Gray, recently ele
vated to the Supreme court commission,
was hearing n criminal case In Fresno,
Cnl., on a warm day. At the end of a
long hnrranguo by the prosecuting coun
sel, says tho. Columbian, ho noticed ono
of the Jurymen asleep. As soon as tho
argument wns completed the Judgo ad
dressed the Jury In this peculiar manner:
"Gentlemen of tho jury, tho prosecuting
nttornoy has completed his argument.
Wake up nnd listen lo tho Instructions of
tho court."
PERSONALITIES.
Samuel F. Langhnm has been coroner
of tho city of 1ondon for fifty years.
Dr. Koch Is said to have asked of tho
Cape Colony Government tho modest
sum of $230,000 for his work on the rin
derpest. J. Plerpont Morgan, who nmuses him
self by keeping up ono or the finest ken.
nels In this country, has added to these
a new breed of dog of his own growing.
Oliver Iselln has designed for himself
a new yacht which will cmnblnn the com
fort of the owner wrth a speed that will
mako it prominent in the New York
Yacht club.
Arthur J. Balfour Is so often spoken
of ns one of tho younger English politi
cians that It comes almost us a surprlso
to find that lie Is 51. Ho was born on
July 23, ISIS.
Tho King of Greece delights In taking
recreation In tho fields. He can plow,
cut and bind corn.mllk cows nnd, in
short, could, In a pinch, keep a farm
going single-handed.
Henry James is probably tho best
swimmer among London literary men,
with whom nquatlo sports particularly
obtain. Ho recently made record tlmo
across tho Thames.
Genernl Miles Is an amateur photogra
pher of ccnslderable ability, and has been
engaged durlrg tho past week In devel
oping plates sent him by a friend in tho
army from Manila.
George aould has completely recovered
from the full ho recently sustained while
pursuing his tavorlto pastime of fox
hunting. No serious results followed
save a sprain 'of the right wrist.
Tho Duke of Beaufort has definitely
decided to have Chepstow Castlo put up
to auction early in October. This was
ono of the first flvo Norman castles
built In the reign of William tho Con
queror. Carolus Duran, tho famous French
artist, has been engaged to paint a fresco
for the dining-room of W. K. Vnndarbllt's
Newport house, which will include a pic
tare of the present Duchess of Murlbor.
ough, Mr. Vniiderbllt's daughter.
Cornelius Vnnderbllt, who has been cut
off from much active llfo by his bad
health, finds amusement In the phono
graph, which ho hus constantly nt his
side. This conveys to him airs from
tho latest operas, and Into It he fre
quently talks himself.
NUBS OP KNOWLEDGE.
Tho heleht of the rock of (llbrnltar is
about 1,437 feet.
Mormon missions have been established
In the Philippine.
Six Sun Domingo dollurs are equivalent
to one American dollar.
Lnnd In Knglnnd Is M0 limes as valua
ble now as It was 200 years ago.
Moro than W.Ouo Americans have gone
to Kurope blnce the llrst of Muy.
The llnest shops In n Chinese city are
thofo devoted to the sulo of cofllns.
In Mnnltobn there are 2,500,000 acres un
der crops, of which 1,00,000 Is wheat.
Music boxes for bicycles aro now man
ufactured by a firm In Hamburg, Ger
many. At Wardbuo'. Norway, tho longest day
lusts from May 21 to July 22 without In
terruption, Metallic furniture Is to be pieced on our
men of war as tin uddltonnl safeguard
agulnst fire.
A suit to recover 23 cents occupied the
attention of tho court In Geneva, N. V.,
for two days.
There aro 70,927 pcoplo In Iceland, end
they aro so freo from crlmo that but one
policeman Is kept.
Tho theft of electricity Is no crlmo nt
present In Germany, thcro being no ex
press law against it.
Thcro nro 2.2M foreign students nt the
Get man universities this summer, In
cluding 300 Americans.
It Is estimated that the consumption
of beer In tho entire world amounts to
$1,080,000,000 per annum.
In Prussia 11.1 school children under 13
years of uge have committed suicide
within the space of ten years.
In the last ItO years 1,500,000 unfortun
ates have been condemned to cxllo in Si
beria by the Russian government.
Over one hundred volumes of' the Re
bellion Records have been published by
the government at n cost of $2,TO0.0OO.
Half tho ships In the world nro llrit.
Ish. The best of them can be converted
Into ships of war In forty-eight hours.
An artificial rubber, as good as tho real
thing, Is now made of glucose nnd gly
cerine, mixed with sulphur oil, such as
lchthyol.
At Astl, In California, a cistern 101 feet
long by 31 fent wide nnd 24 feet deep has
been mndo In a. hlllsldo for the storage
of wine.
Japanese workmen nro obliged to wear
on their caps and backs an inscription
stating their business and their employ
er's name.
A clock Is being constructed for Liver
pool station In Loudon. The Interior of
its caso could allow live persons to dlno
comfortably.
An electric lamp for use under water
a consummation that 1ms bullied elec
tricians for years has been produced by
a Germnn firm.
Twelvo years ago ono sailor out of
overy 10(5, on an uverage, lost his llfo by
accident. Now the proportion has been
reduced to ono in 230.
Klght thousnnd men are engaged In
mining lead and zinc In Missouri. Tho
total output for 3S9S was 71,000 tons of
lead and 110.000 tons of zinc.
The lust of tho thirteen trees planted
by Alexander Hamilton to typify tho
thirteen original states In New York city
nro to be torn up by tho roots and swept
away.
The nails of two fingers never grow
with tho same degreo of rapidity. Tho
nail of tho middle finger grows with the
greatest rapldty, and that of the. thumb
the least.
Tho famous Blue Grotto of Capri has
now a rival in tho stato of Minnesota.
It occurs In a. lake, on the shoro of which
is a cavern of white limestone flooded
with water.
Extremes seem to meet In liquid air.
Applied In one way It can be made to
freeze mercury solid, while In nnother It
Is proposed to use It for the cremation
of bodies so that not even a trace of them
shall bo left.
In a new Indian club a framo Is formed
of spring wire, with a covering of leather
or other material, the handle consisting
of a colled spring, which Imparts flexi
bility to tho grip and allows the club to
bo swung with greater'ease.
A western paper notes that the ship
ments of pianos to farming communities
In thnt section have never been grenter
than during tho Inst few months, and It
pertinently says: "Farmers do not buy
pianos when mortgages cover their
lands."
Tho American Agriculturist has gath
ered and compiled statistics which show
that of 2,000 students in nearly 200 col
leges and universities in this country,
nearly 21,000 uro from tho agricultural
classes. Tho fnrmcr's boy still has a
thirst for education.
Penholders can be held in position for
writing without gripping them with tho
lb gers by tho uso of un Illinois man's
attachment, consisting of a plcco of thin
motal bent to nt tho portion of tho hand
between the ball of tho thumb nnd tho
base of tho first linger.
A Massachusetts man has patented an
antl-foullng coating for ships, consisting
of a layer of paint, a laer of commlnut.
ed soft metal, a second layer of paint nnd
an outer coat of comminuted copper, pre
senting a smooth surface closely studded
with buro particles of copper.
In Cuba tho kltchers are always on
tho roof or In tho courtyards back of tho
house. Only twice a day does tho Cu
ban housewife or servant prepare meals
at 10 o'clock, when she enters the kitch
en to mako ready 11 o'clock breakfast,
and nt G o'clock to cook the dinner, which
Is served at 8.
The lion of strength ami viRor sometimes becomes entangled and held In
the net of diseiuc. The fable has it that once a little mouse released a
lion from the toils that bound him.
re simple little thing., but they possess the peculiar qualities that will
serve to release every unlortunate from ay thrall of knots and threads
of disease that was ever created by a disordered ttomacli, a disarranged
digestive apparatus, or a sluggish liver. Ripins Tabules
ARE AN INSURANCE POLICY AGAINST SICKNESS,
and can be carried in the pocket or portemonnaie. One Uipans Tabule
taken after each meal will wta dyspeptic free from the entangling meshes
of disease ; because nearly every ailment is a direct result of a disordered
dlscition, and Ripans Tabules overcome the cuse and cure the disorder.
Star
Automatic
Paper
Fasteoer
Fastens papers iu a jiffy,
feeds itself and improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. Wc are still sell
ing the Planitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The only sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
your office for 10 days free of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties in office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies,
Reynolds Bros
STATION BUS and ENGRAVERS.
Hotel Jermyn Buildinsr.
FOR
A Twcaly-Year
Gold-FiUefl Gase
Will a ISJewdd
Walita Movcmcat,
Both
Gimaraimteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
HEMIMU k OMlEiLt
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
rienty of things right here to mako
tho hot weather not only endurable,
nut enjoyamo.
And tho price at which we offer them
Is not going to make nnyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
piice for equal qunllty, and he Is nu
merous. .lust think of these nnd get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
GraSTlER k FORSYTH,
S23-327 PBNN AVENUE.
LtmtHier Keller
L3HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Yard muIOMm
West Lackawanna Ave,,
SCRANTON, PA.
"Fa
$10
FINLEY'S
New Fall
Dress Goods
We open today
our first importation
this season of choice
novelties in
CrepomiSo
Serges,
Cheviots,
Tweeds etc09
Also a magnificent
line of
Plaids for
initio!
All Exclusive De
signs.
sa0and512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
4.
The Modern IIarpwarr Stork
Stertinig'
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.
IFOOTiE k SfflEAIR 00,
1 19 N. Washington Ave.
3
The Huinit &
Cooeell Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric FMures,
Builders Hardware.
(U Lac&awaima Aveaoe
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
lviieiai Ascnt fir tUa Wyonuuf
lUktrloi.j.'
DUPONT
iJJiilnc minting, Sportlnj, rtino.u.aii
uuU lliu lleputiiu UliguuiM.
rose ex!plosivs.
1 nitty I'iikp, I'lipi nnd Kxplola.-i.
Kouiu nil Connull Uulldlu;.
boruuUu.
MIIEB.
AUli.NCU'J-S
J'HOS. KOIIO. - . .Vlttston.
JOHN 11, SMITH & SON, - Plymouth.
W. li. MULL1UAK, . WilUes-Batre.
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