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SOUANTON, AUUUHT 24, 1899.
With tlio National netall Grocers'
organization fighting the sugar trust
and John D. JlocUpfuller of tho Stand
ard Oil company flchtlnfr tho Uutchers'
trUBt nnd u few other sreat romblncn
making war on each other, tho poor
man should get his llviiiB at a cheaper
rate than has prevailed for some time.
America nnd Germany.
A prominent German writer, Hiiro
Munaterburg, In the September Atlan
tic gives a clear and clever critique
on tho present situation between Amer
ica and Germany, which, If read iv
accepted by the right people, would
have a good effect. Like most of the
preaching In this world, It Is heard
by those who are already converted.
Herr Munsteiberg deplores the fnctOn
which apparently exists, nn I attri
butes It largely to a definite misun
derstanding, legardlng which he says:
"No sincere observer can deny that
the two peoples do not like each other.
It Is not real hate, or even aidmu.ilty
which separates them: It Is a kind of
antipathy, a half-ethical, Jul.' aes
thetic aversion. It would be super
ficial and wrong to deny this feeling,
and to maintain that their dUlllto
means commercial rivalry; both, ate
too fair and broad-minded--too Ideal
istic to dislike each other on ac
count of wheat and suenr atvl pork.
They might struggle about the tarllf
but tariff struggles become no!.v and
tindlgnllled affalis onl because t'.ie
musses lack mutual respect. They do
not like each other beeaus-' thsy do
not regard each other as gentlemen;
tho American thinks tho rWnun ser
vile and reactionary, narrow -minded
and narrow-hearted; the Geunan
thinks the American greedy and vul
gar, brutal and corrupt. A3 long as
the people feel like that, all the diplo
macy of tho two governments can
merely apply plasters to the wound?,
but can never thoroughly heal them.
Only one course Is open for nn or
ganic Improvement: The two nations
must learn to understand each other
nnd to feel the Inner accord of their
real natures, or at least to overcome
hostile prejudices."
He then proceeds to descriiu the
many misapprehensions whk'i exlit
on both sides and gives a graphic pic
ture of tho ludicrous blunders which
are made. He asserts that the emi
grants' who lirlng so much thrift and
Industry to our shores are not the
ones to disabuse the American mind
of the popular delusions nnd hints
that the American tourist who Is
known In Germany as American is us
ually the loud-voiced, objectionable one
w hose gives color to the trans-Atlantic
prejudices. The American who truly
represents our nation Is so unobtru
sive and quiet and bent on gaining
as much culture from his foreign tour
as to be Indistinguishable from any
other well-bred traveler.
Not a small part of the mistaken
ideas, he declares, are to be attributed
to our yellow journalism and Inci
dental to this he speaks of the wide
spread falsity of the portraits given
of Emperor William, and In this con
nection says that there Is one living
American whose personality most
closely resembles the German emperor
and that Is "tho biilllant young gover
nor of New York, whom many Ameri
cans hall as tho future president."
As to the Idea of American freedom,
Herr Munsterberg insists that while
he loves and admires America, yet
with a president who has such an
unlimited power, with such domina
tion of party bosses, city administra
tions under the whip of spoilsmen, tho
economy and tyranny of trusts and all
under the autocracy of yellow jour
nalism, Germany, to him, seems freer,
adding significantly that Alger could
not have stayed as chief minister In
Germany one year In face of tho pro
tests of tho people. In summing up
the writer suggests that the chief
misunderstanding among Germans
abroad Is that Americans have no
idealism, when the truth Is that they
are Idealists In most respects.
The fnct Is thnt the feeling between
Germany and America Is, on this side
at least, much ns Mark Twain de
clared the reports of his death to be,
"greatly exaggerated." Americans
have too many good, honest and peace
loving Germans In every eomnlunlty
to be much wrought up over Germany's
attitude toward tho United States. To
be sure tho socialists who come from
that country to stir up strife and dis
seminate atheism are undesirable rep
resentatives of their native land, but
they seem to become naturalized, as
it were, all through, In the course of
a few years and vex their adopted
homo but little. Our press likes to
caricature Germans as it likes to cari
cature every other nation under the
sun and spares not Its own dearly be
loved statesmen and politicians, but
there Is no deap-seated repugnance to
Germany, and little fear of any overt-
act of hostility on the part of the
United States,
The Drooklyn Eagle pays Bryan tho
left handed compliment of Baying that
he talks uncommonly well for a man
who talks altogether too much.
An Uncertain Outlook.
Tho Dreyfus trial continues to brine
foith proofs of tho racial projudlco ex
isting in France. In the last day's pro
ceedings the evidence came out that
when at military college Dreyfus had
achieved remarkably ' high standing
durlnTs the: flrst year and that while
still holding the place reached by his
Intelligence and faithful work, ho heard
that a member of the examining board
had boasted of putting a low mark op
posite Dreyfus' name because they
"did not want a Jew on the headquart-f----t",
- ... ,
ers staff." Thus tho feeling permeat
ing to tho core of army sentiment can"
only glvo to fnlr minded people tho
conviction that n i matter how Inno
cent tho prlsunei imiy lie. he Is light
ing tho great battle of hUMIfe ugalnr,'.
tremendous odds.
80 twisted, so tortured has been tho
patriot le spirit In Fiuncu during tho
Tenuities of her history that, slipping
forlornly from her despernte grasp 011
one frail Idol after another from the
splendid mockery of ktngs and emper
ors from the Commune nnd the Repub
lic, she Anally has nothing left but tho
Army, the hollow, pretentious typo of
what was once her pride nnd glory. To
this she cling? with frenzied lingers
nnd far bettor In her eyes Is the de
struction of nn Innocent man, of hun
dreds of Inocent persons, than that
tho honor of the Army shall bo
smirched. It Is not alone the racial
prejudice, menacing ns Is the ominous
cry of "Mort .iux Julf," which Drc.vfiH
must combat, It lu something deeper,
wider reaching and more significant,
extending far back to the well springs
that gave the French people the life
of their greatest glory, their bravery,
and theli greatest weakness, emotional
uiiicllablllty at times when cool, calm,
unbiased judgment Is demanded.
The refusal to make a martyr of M.
Guerln Is an Indication of strength
rnther than weakness on part of tho
French government. The foolishness
of this seeker of notoriety can best be
cured by ildlciile. Tho storming of
Gueiin's fort nnd the loss of life would
have dignified the act of the cranky
antl-Dreyfusard; but tho spectacle of
the would-be agltntor behind locked
doors bewailing the absence of mutton
for his Sunday dinner, eliminates en
tirely the heroic features necessary to
claim the admiration of the public.
Tho Mongonlian Alliance.
The reports of an alliance between
China and Japan which It is under
stood will result lu the reorganization
of the military affairs of China under
instructions from the latter goven
tnent, will no doubt cause tho European
Powers that contemplate appropriating
portions of the Flowery kingdom to
make haste. An alliance of this nature
under tho leadership of Japan Is some
thing that may well be designated ns
the "Yellow Terror." Under proper or
ganization and equipment an army of
4,000,000 Mongolians could bo muster
ed by the two countries. To compare
a well drilled army of these formidable
propoitlons under elllcient leadership,
to the undisciplined hordes that fled
In confusion before the Japanese a few
years ago would be absurd. The exper
ience of the English with the army of
Hgypt has demonstrated that discip
line and ahle leadership will accom
plish astonishing results In any local
ity. A few ye.ir,s ago the Egyptian
soldiers were regarded as the most
cowardly upon earth. In tho engage
ments with the followers of the Mahdl
they would scatter like sheep at the
npproach of the enemy, and were worse
than useless at nil times. Under In
struction of British officers and stimu
lated by the example of British sol
diers the cowardly felalheen of tho
Nile soon became valorous warriors and
shared the honors with the white men
nt the famous battles of Omdurman.
Within the past few years Japan has
demonstrated her ability to deal with
the situation in an intelligent manner
if given the opportunity, and the Pow
ers of Europe may well feel uneasy at
the prospects of an alliance of tho
character above mentioned. The bar
barian host, unorganized, undisciplined
and armed with antique Implements of
war Is to be pitied rather than feared
by the armies of civilization; but the
barbarians equipped with modern
fighting appliances, well-drilled and
under efficient leadership will bo ablo
to make the approach of a yellow war
cloud an occasion for general appre
hension. Several hunters In the Adirondack
region have already been shot this bea
son, but thus far no fatalities to the
deer have been reported.
Decrease in Forest Fires.
The devastating forest fires in Cen
tre county are the subject of renewed
discussion over the gravity of these
annual conflagrations, and the laws
aiming at their prevention are again
being brought to the front.
The fire laws passed In 1S07 are two.
First, the act of March SO, making
constables of townships ex-ofllc!o fire
wardens for the extinction of forest
fires, and the piotectlon of forests
from Ares,
The second act makes It tho duty of
the county commissioners to appoint
persons under oath, whose duty it
shall be to ferret out and bring to pun
ishment all persons or corpoiatlons
who either willfully or otherwise cause
the burning of timber land, and to take
measures to have such fires extin
guished where It can bo done, and it
provides a penalty for fulluro on part
of the county commissioners to attend
to this duty.
As Is frequently the case with bills
which legislators Introduce, the first
act made no provision for tho payment
of services rendered by the cx-olllclo
fire wardens, and Judge Lindsay, of
Warren county, has therefoie decided
It to be unconstitutional. The Superior
court has, however, lecently afllrmed
the constitutionality of the act anil
Forest Commissioner Rothroclc pro
poses to enforce the law.
Statistics show a phenomenal de
crease In losses from forest tires ninco
tho passage of these bills. In ISflO the
loss to this stato was $537,000; In ISDS
the report shows but $53,000, nnd In tho
past ten years a decrease of $1,000,000
Is recorded. Whether this good show
ing can be entirely attributed to the
fire laws Is doubtful. The chief ienson
for the decrease In forest fires, If judg
ment can be based on observations In
Lackawanna and adjoining counties, Is
that there are no more forests to burn.
So thoroughly uhd conscientiously
have these fires performed their fiend
ish task each successive year that fuel
for tho flames has been exhausted.
This fact, together with tho persist
ence with which Pennsylvania hind
owners are endeavoring to wlpq out
the woodlands trym tho fuce (if tho
earth, is larcsly -responsible for the en
couraging report. Public sentiment
may nlso have some effect on tho law
less element which has frequently been
the nionn.of starting great conllagra
li.ns. and more care Is now observed
i'y railroad companies In extinguishing
Mi'' flames kindled by locomotive
sparks. However, It must naturally
fullow that where there are no forests
there can be no forest fires, nnd as
arbor dnys ve not systematically ob
nerved In this state, the record of losses
from forest conflagrations must natur
ally show u decrease.
A philanthropic nnd enterprising
Now Yorker hns opened an "all night"
shoe store with a view of catching the
customer who wanders home at 3 a,
m. The shoo dealer declares that a
man In a happy frame of mind after
an evening nt the club Is more likely
nt this time to be suited with patent
lenthers than nt uny other; or If he
happens to fall nsleep during the try
ing on process, the sale Is even more
assured. There are all-night saloons,
ull-nlght cigar stores and all-night
dentists and brokers, doubtless nn all
night hatter, tailor or art dealer might
succeed admirably. There are minis
ters who have a night bell a marriage
bell and are glnd to open unto him
who rings nt the most unseemly hour;
Why should not other reputable busi
ness men besides the shoe dealer run
opposition to the saloon nnd tho club?
Who knows but that a mnn who has
set forth with the determination to get
one more drink may not be beguiled by
the poslblllty of purchasing a necktie
or a now shirt, nnd thus another lino
of self sustaining missionary work bo
established.
The lot of a Methodist preacher 13
not always a. happy one. He must
move every five years whether he
would or not and tho Methodist par
sonage Is a favorite resort for thieves,
who apparently doubt tho ministerial
following of the Bible Injunction to
lay not up treasures on earth, as they
habitually break In and steal his dona
tion gifts and his nnnlv.ersary silver.
Hut not every minister Is called upon
to suffer what happened to a pastor of
a Washington (D. C.) Jlethodlst
church. He was at Bar Harbor tho
other day and naturally enough the
authorities believed that no real
Methodist preacher could afford the
tariff at that swell resort, so they
promptly arrested him under the hal
lucination that he was a murderer in
disguise who had killed a man In
Washington. After the unhappy
preacher had been handcuffed and
yanked around the place for a while,
the mistake was discovered, but his
wounded feelings are still unsoothed.
Bridgeport, Conn., Is agitated over
street sprinkling. It appears that city
has a most admirable ordinance which
provides that the traction company
must sprinkle the linos, and two feet
outside its tracks, twice a day, and not
more than four times, but the ordin
ance has not been enforced this season.
The people desire to know why. The
traction company excuses Itself by the
statement that Its trolley sprinkler Is
out of order and the new one has not
arrived, while the Bridgeport Evening
Post sarcastically sugests that the com
pany should now be required to get Its
snow ploughs In repair In order to bo
ready for blizzards next winter. .The
Scranton citizen has never contemplat
ed the bliss of having the streets
sprinkled from two to four times a day
by anything but his own garden hose
and the idea of having a trolley
spi Inkier under the management of
the traction company Is one that fills
him with admiring awe.
Ed. I Kean, of the Publishers' Press,
has succeeded In forwarding by mall
a bitter complaint regarding the cen
sorship of news from the Philippines.
It Is possible there may be some foun
dation for the statement on part of the
correspondent to the effect that Im
portant news has been suppressed by
the cable censor, but when one looks
back at the fairy tales that flooded
the yellow newspapers at the time of
the engagements in Cuba it is easy
to realize that the world might better
occasionally miss an Interesting item
of war news than to be kept In a state
of constant unrest through the un
bridled efforts of the feverish war cor
respondent. In spite of lurid reports of present
disturbances it Is believed that Paris
will become calm enough to rake in
American dollars over the counter on
the date of the opening of the world's
exposition.
PERSONALITIES.
Major Marchand y Journey acrobs
Africa cost France $000,000.
The CIiIqabo Tiibune suys that Uourko
Cockran was once a porter for A. T.
Stewart.
Bliss Perry, tho new editor of tho At
lantic, has been a piofcssor of Bngllsh
literature at Princeton.
Inia Dalby Cook Is tho name of a post,
mistress of a town in Oklahoma. Mia
Cook will piobably not remain bint'lo
very long.
Tho statue erected to Dr. William Pep
per has been placed In position in tho
garden of tho Unlveislty of PennsyUunla.
It will bei unveiled in September.
Mrs. Anson Jones has Just celebrated
In perfect health her eightieth birthday
In Houston. Tex. Sho is tho widow of the
pirsldent of tho Texas republic. Sho is
president of the Daughters of the Repub
lic ot Texas.
.Mrs. Rathborc, wife of Mujor Estes C.
Rulhbone, director of tho posts ot Cuba,
was one of the organizers of the Daugh
ters ot tho Revolution In Ohio, where her
husband was at one time a member of tho
utulu xenute.
Uooker T. Washington, who made a
careful study of foreign social conditions
durliiB his recent trip abroad, toys tlui
negroes of the south are, except so far
ns mobs uio concerned, In u better con
dition than the poor of France.
Tho father of Rt. Hon. William Court
Uully, speaker of tho British houso of
commons, was John Gully, a butcher, and
nttcrwurds a prlzo fighter, who grew rich
and was a member of parliament lu 1S3.
Speaker Gully receives a salary of $23,000
a year.
Captain K. Ross Smith, of the One Hun
dred and Fifty-ninth Indiana volunteers,
who, It Is said, had tho distinction of bo.
Ing tho joungest captain In tho United
States service during tho Spanish-American
war, bus again been honored with a
captaincy In the United States service.
Ho was only 1!) years old when h took
bin company to tho field. Ho Is the only
son of Captain S. M, Smith, a veteran of
the Civil war, and his home Is In Wash
baton, Ind.
ARCHBALD'S
POPULARITY
tConcludcd from Page 1.
for superior court Judge. The plat
form will endorse tho administration
of President McKlnley nnd Governor
Stone nnd pledge the party to n re
duction In the expenditures of the de
partments of tho state government.
General Frank Reeder, of 'Enston, will
succeed Attorney General Etkln, who
retires of his own accord, as chairman
of the state committee. Tho committee
will not bo so largely attended as form
er gatherings on ncocunt of it being
nn oft venr and there Is every Indica
tion thnt It will dispose of Its business
In short order. Senator Quay Is on
the ground nnd he will attend the con
vention as a delegate from Beaver
county, while his colleague, Senntor
Penrose, will represent the Eighth
Philadelphia district nnd serve as
chairman.
Anti-Quay Leaders.
Senators Wm. Fllnn, of Allegheny;
David Martin, of Philadelphia, and
Wm. Sproul, of Chester, are the most
active anti-Quay leaders In the last
legislature who are here to watch tho
making of the preliminaries of the con
vention. Senntor Fllnn will be chair
man of tho Allegheny delegation and
Senntor Martin will stay away from
the convention entirely, this being tho
first state convention to which he has
not been a delegate for a long time.
Some of the anti-Quay delegates will
vote for Supeilor Court Judge Dlmner
Beeber, of Philadelphia, an appointee
of ex-Governor Hastings, whose term
expires on the first' Monday of next
January. Ex-Renresontatlve Emer
son Collins, of Wllllamsport, will pre
sent the name of Judge Beeber to the
convention. James L. Miles, president
of the Philadelphia select council will
do the honors for Mr. Adams. There is
apparently no opposition to Col. Bar
nett's nomination ahd his friends con
fidently believe he will be nominated
by acclamation. Richard B. Schandrett
of Allegheny, will make the nominat
ing speech for Barnett. Congressman
Marlott Broslus will nominate Mr.
Brown. Judge Wm. I). Wallace, of
Now Castle, this evening, announced
that he was no longer a candidate and
that he had advised his friends to vote
for the Lancaster lawyer. The name
of Judge T. W. Morrison, of McKean,
will be presented by J. W. Burton, of
Smethport, and seconded by Wm. Erlce
of Warren. Deputy Atorney General
Fleltz will speak for Judge Robert W.
Archbald, of Scranton, and H. M. Ful
ler, of Wllkes-Barre, and James W.
Scarlett, of Danville, will name ex-Attorney
General Henry W. Palmer, ot
Luzerne. The names of all these can
didates for supieme Judge, except Mr.
Brown, are expected to be withdrawn
before the result of the ballot Is an
nounced and hla nomination be made
unanimous.
Senntor Quay Arrives.
Senator Quay reached here this morn
ing from his Mountville farm and he
Is staying with Governor Stone at the
executive mansion, where many of the
visitors called upon him today to pay
their respects. E. A. Van Valkon
berg, secretary, and William T. Tllden,
chairman of the executive committee
of the Business Men's league, and oth
er active anti-Quay leaders over the
state have headquarters at the Com
monwealth. They are apparently
making no fight against the Quay pro
gramme, except the selection of Mr.
Adams. A meeting of the nntl-Quay
leaders and their followers will be held
tomorrow morning to determine upon
a line of action for the convention.
The Allegheny delegation met this
evening nnd by a vote of 17 to 5 en
dorsed Judge Beeber, Several of the
delegates from Philadelphia will also
vote for Beeber. A meeting of the state
committee was held this afternoon to
make up the roll of delegates for tho
convention. Chairman Elkln presid
ed and made a short speech In which
ho referred to the pleasure It had given
him to be associated with those who
had been of such valuable assistance
during the Gubernatorial campaigns.
He spoke of the bright party outlook
and said that the state would cer
tainly be again carried by the Repub
licans and thnt the outlook was ex
ceedingly bright. Mr. Elkln stated
that he had received no notice of con
tested seats and knew of no seat being
contested. He suggested that In order
to avoid delay a committee on contest
ed seats be appointed which should
Investigate any contest that might be
made. This suggestion was adopted
by the committee and the chair ap
pointed the following committee;
E. B. Henderson, Jefferson; E. L.
Relnhold, Lancaster; C. II. Speakman,
Chester; Tlinmna Tfllrniv Snsminhnn.
na; Caleb S. Brlnton, Cumberland;
George P, Blackburn, Westmoreland;
S. B. Cochran, Armstrong.
Senator Fllnn's Statement.
Senator Fllnn, chairman cf the nntl
Quay organization In the last legisla
ture, gave out the following statement
tonight:
Seventeen of tho twenty-two members
ot the Allegheny delegation agreed to.
night to vote fur J. Hay Brown for Su
preme court Judge nnd Hon, Dlmner
Beeber for Superior court judge. As no
other nnme will be presented fur state
trensurer Colonel Barnett will undoubt
edly ho chosen by neclamatlon. Tho Al
legheny delegates further agreed to op
pone any resolution favoring ex-Sena
tor Quay's re-election to the United States
senate or any action of the convention
commending Governor Stone tor his un
constitutional appointment of ex-Senator
Quay, or his unwarranted reduction of tho
public school appropriation.
Tho feeling Is unanimous among tho
anti-Quay delegates that nothing can pre.
vent a continuance ot the flcht ugalns-t
Mr. Quay's ie-electlon. The peoplo will
not bo guided by muchlno promises of
reform this ear. They hao had a sur
feit of hiich pledges during tho past four
years. The IlRht ngnlnst Quay nnd Quay.
Ism will bo continued with Increased en
ergy In every county In the stato until
not only tho extinction of .Mr. Quuy has
been accomplished, but legislation for
ballot reform, personal leglstratlon, and
equalization ot taxation han been en
acted. Mr. Quay cannot be elected by
tho present legislature. The Unfted
States senate is not going to stultify It
self to give him a sent and the next leg
islature will be so overwhelmingly anti
Quay that Mr, Quay will pass Into his
tory only as a name.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Tho Transvaal has seventy-four gold
mining companies.
There are nearly 1,000 stitches In a pair
of hand-sewn boots.
Parisian gourmands devour 100,000
pounds ot snails dully.
The only royal M. D. In the world Is
Queen Amalle, of Portugal.
Iron mining gives employment to more
than 17,000 persons In Englund.
Tho law of lege majesty Iibb been ap
plied by tho Berlin courts to the verses,
."Mo und Qott," recited by Caotuln Cosh.
Ian nt New York recently, and the edi
tion tht had. been published for snlo In
Germany has been confiscated.
Fried wasn soup Is considered a great
delicacy In China. It Is stated that they
are quite an acquired tnste.
A soap frctory at Acapulco, Mexico,
has an output of 100,000 pounds a month,
nnd finds It difficult to supply the de
mand. The Long Island railroad has adopted
tho rulo that passengers are to leave the
cars by tho front doors and enter by the
rear door.
It Is estimated that at the beginning of
the new century England will have S2.
000,000.000 tons of coal Btlll unused and
nvnllnble.
About 100 yinrs ngo tho uso of starch
for stiffening the frills nround the neck
was considered highly icprehcnslblc, if
not positively sinful.
In six of tho largest cities of Switzer
land foreigners mnkti up 40 per cent, of
tho population; but of these all but 10
per cent, were born In Switzerland.
It Is calculated that during the Lon
don senson tho nvcr.igo amount of money
spent dally In flowers Is $2.',0U0, most of
which goes to foreign flower growers.
In 1SSG-7 thcro weio 2,00."i professors and
Instructors at ull the universities of Ger
many. In 1SM-7 the number was 2,481, an
Increase of 19 per cent. In a deende.
The Bank of England destroys about
$350,000 of Its notes every week to le
place them with freshly printed onei. Ono
evening In each week Is set apart for tho
making of this cxpenslvo bonfire.
Running horses nre unknown in' Rus
sia." No one drives there without having
n thin cord with a running noose around
tho neck of tho .nnlm.il. When tho ani
mal bolts the cord Is pulled and tho
horse stops nr soon as It feels the press
ure on tho windpipe.
A homing pigeon owned at Church, In
Lancashire, has been returned to Its
loft after a remarkable adventure. It
was caught by ono of tho crew of tho
Cunard liner Luranln off the Newfound,
land const, taken to Liverpool, and then
dispatched homo by rail.
Anthony Hudson, the first white settler
In Pierce county, Wis., Is still living,
having lust pussed his hundredth mile
stone in life. He Is actively enguged In
farming, and cultivates thirty acres with
out employing help, his wife lending him
assistance In harvest time.
French rnlhoad companies have, been
ordered by the courts to provide their
passengers with season tickets without
advertisements. The Western railroad
had Increased tho number of advertise
ments until n season ticket wns as thick
as a pockctbook, nnd commuters re
fused to carry them.
WHAT THE POET'S OFFER.
Tho Flower of Fame.
Ho sought It before tho billow of spring
on tho meadow was seen,
When only tho flush of the willow was
tracing the rler with green;
He scanned to tho edge of the fraying
snows that dappled tho mountain
slope.
And ever too lato tho Mnrch sun rose, for
ho searched the world with hope.
I saw him at noon of tho summer day,
and that was tho favorite hour
To one who had hunted fiom Starch to
May and never had found a llower;
For the light was full as though tho sun
were aiding his eager quest,
And there was no warning shadows to
run o'er his path from cast to west.
And still In September's purple and gold
ho was hunting the grudging ground,
But not with the steady eye of old or the
springtime's Jojous bound;
If he btopped In his feverish roaming,
'twas to question tho darkling air;
Too early came tho gloaming; ho was
searching with despair.
1
And while, for a chance of tho rarest,'
ho wanders In storm or heat,
Ho Is blind to tho charm of the fairest;
ho Is crushing beneath his feet
The flower of every valley, the flow r cf
all tho year.
Deep In whose broken blossom the dew
lies like a tear. Tho Century.
Boil It Down.
Whatever you have to say, my friend,
Whether witty, or grave, or gay,
Condens-e ns much ns ever you can,
And say it in tho readiest way;
And whether you write of lural affairs,
Or matters and things in town,
Just take a word of friendly advice,
Boil it down.
If you go spluttering over a page,
When a couple of llne3 would do,
Your butter Is spread so thin, you see,
That tho bread looks plainly through;
So, when you have a fatory to tell,
And would liko a little renown,
To make qulto sure of your wish, my
filend.
Boll it down.
When writing nn article for tho press.
Whether prose or erse, just try
To settle your thoughts In tho fewest
words,
And let them be crisp and dry.
And when it Is finished nnd you suppose
It Is done exactly brown.
Just look It over again, and then
Boll it down.
For editors do not like to print
An article lazily long,
And tho general reader does not care
For a couple of yards of song;
So gather your wits In the smallest
space,
If you want a little renown,
And every time you write, my friend,
Boll It down.
Anon.
Come and hear the children sing1
Ripans Tabules just the thing,,
They core the sick;
They banish pain ;
One gives relief.
And you can buy ten for five cents.'
WATTED -Aonw.oMudhealchthatriil-A'N'Swni not l.cno1l. Bwl ilv.i i-rat to Itlpni HimlcAl OX.
Wo. in8piumHlrl,N YorU, for Ittmaplniwl l.ouotntlmoal ill XV t"-A , 10 ri.r5il, or II !u.M tor
U centi, way 1 lu.1 of all ilpi'Wt.U wllo nrnwDllmc to ll low pru'l in IdnontainoiteriU) prulll. riMT
btnith pain awl ptolons life. Ono glrn rvllef. Mow tho wor4 lej l"AN 8 on tho uackel. Accept n luUtUut.
Star
. Paper
- Fastemier
Fastens papers in a jiffy,
feeds itself and improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We are still sell
ing the Plauitary Pencil
Sharpeners. The dnly sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
yonr 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
STATIONERS nnd ENGRAVERS.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
FOR
A Iweity-Year '
Gold-Filled Gase
Willi a ISJeweM
Waltlaam lavement,
Both
QMaraeteed
The Best Watch iu the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCEEEAU & CONNEli
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Temperature Tamers.
Plenty if things right hero to make
the hot weather not only endurable
but enjoyable.
And the price at which wo offer them
Is not going to make anyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
pilce for equal quality, and he is nu
merous. Just think of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
GUNSTER & FORSYTE,
323-327 TENN AVENUE.
Laflther Keller
LJHE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Vard and Odloi
West Lackawanna Ave,,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
INLEY
New Fall
Dress Goods
We open today
our first importation
this season of choice
novelties in
Crepoes,
Serges,
' Cheviots,
Tweeds ete09
Also a magnificent
line of
Plaids for
and
Skirts,
All Exclusive De
signs.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
-a
The MonEitN IlAitnwAnK Sroao
Doo9t
cook the
Cook
Get a Gas Range
save time money, too.
We have 4 Estate Cook
ers, (3-buraer, oven, and
broiler.) This week
$9oOo
FME k SMEAR CO,
119N. Washington Ave.
-
The Humit &
Comurnel! Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
04 Lackawanna Arams
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueuem. Agoul for ttia Wyoiulai
lmirlciO-'
u
nirrnu nr
Aiming, lllAitlns, .Sportln;, HiuoUelon
uud the Itcp.umo CUe.ulc.i.
Co'iipauy 1
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tufcty i-'usc. Capi ami i:cplo4a:i.
llooni tut (Joiiuell UulliUu;.
AUKNCllii
T1IOS, FOnn, - Plttston.
JOHN 11. SMITH & EON, - Plymouth,
V. V. MULLIGAN, - Wilkes. Barrc
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