THE SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 189&.
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SCRANTON, AUGUST 29, 1833.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Juitlco of the Supremo Court J. HAY
KIIOWN, of Lancaster.
JudRp of the Superior Court J09IA1I R.
ADAMS, of Philadelphia.
Stale Tromuirer-MKirrnNANT COI
ONKL JAMUS i: UARNUTT, of
WoMilnKton
Election dn, Nov, T.
The roimcilmanli' petitioner who
want the mayor to trespass on the Ian 1
of the L:ieknwanna Iron nnd Coal com
pany for tho purpose of Interfering
with the Scranton Hallway company's
exercise of a prlwite rlRht of way re
mind one of Artemus Wnid, who was
wllllnffto put down the cruel rebellion
If It took all his wife's iclatlons.
Christian Science and the Law.
The com of the Relher child, nllefred
to have died becuuse denied medical
attendance on account of parental In
clination toward the faith cure, brings
tip In our o'n community n ciuestlon
which hn of late years commanded
general attention the question of tho
law's relationship to pchlcal healing,
so-called. The facts in this particular
case remain to bo established hence
we defer specific comment; but tak
ing this Incident as a starting point,
how far ought the nuthoiitles to go In
the dliectlon of intetference with the
alleged curative practices of those
who yield allegiance to the doctrines
of Chllstlan Science?
We have hitherto traversed thl
ground but it may not be amis'? to
repeat the suggestion that the law In
Its application to human disease should
bo enforced wherever nnd by whomso
ever It is violated, not with particular
virulence or bitterness towaid any
class or &ect but because It Is the law,
nnd binding as such upon all good citl
7ons alike. If the law forbids a man
to practice healing for pay without
first having teglsteicd ns a physician
nnd complied with the prescribed re
quirements, then that mnn should be
prosecuted, whether he be a Christian
Scientist, a Spiritualist or an Agnostic.
The religion ho professes has nothing
to do with It. It is a simple question
of the violation or non-violation of a
specific law, to be decided In accord
ance with the facts as revealed through
judicial pioceedlngs.
Similarly, In the matter of placatdlng
contagious diseases. If the law s-ays
that this shall be done, those who dis
obey that law should be haled Into
court and made to account for their
negligent i. Judgment upon those in
nocent of guilty Intent shoutd be len
ient nnd admonitory, but If any cul
prit or s-ct of culprits bets up a mnrtvr
dom pose and tries by means of spec
ial lellglous pleading to claim specl.il
exemption calculated to erect a special
class In the community with unauthor
ized Indulgences, then the magistrate's
duty Is to come down hard nnd estab
lish an example. The law has no right
to go into lellglous debates Its pur
pose Is to keep tho peace and pre
serve to the best of its nbillty the gen
eral health and welfnio: and In execu
tion of this purpose it must show
neither fear nor favor.
General Miles has expressed to a Chi
cago repoiter his satisfaction with the
way things are now going In the War
department and his wish that his
friends will permit their enthusiasm
foi him to subside sulllclently to enable
the new secretary of war to effect his
purposes unhampered. Good for Miles.
Lei tho mischief breedets take notice.
The President at Pittsburg.
The words uspiI by President McKln
ley yesterday In welcoming to their
homes the mrvlUwj etenns of the
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment deserve
to be tend and te-iead by every
American citizen until their Import Is
fully digested and forever afterward
nnmltrtakablo. Give especial heed to
this:
"Peace lit ought us tho Philippines by
treaty cession from Spain. The senate
of tho United States ratified the treaty.
Tvery step taken was In obedience
to thf requirements of the constitution.
It became our territory, and Is ours
ns much as the Louisiana purchase, or
Texas, or Alaska. A body of Insur
gents, In no sense representing the
FPntimtnt of the people of the Islands,
disputed our lawful nuthorlty, and een
before the ratification of the treaty
by the American senuto were attacking
the very farces who fought for nnd
seelrred their freedom The
world will never know the restraint
of our soldiers their self-control un
der the most exasperating conditions.
For weeks tubjected to the insults and
duplicity of the Insurgent leaders, thev
preserved tho status quo, lemcmber
IntC that they were under air order
flora their government to sacredly ob
serve the terms of tho protocol In let
ter nnd spirit and avoid all conflict
except In defenso pending tho negotia
tions of tho treaty of peace, They
wert1 not the aggressors Thoy did not
begin hostilities against the innurgents
pending the littlllcutlou of the treaty
of peace In the senate, gieat as was
their Justification, because their orders
from Washington forbade It. I tako
all the responsibility for that direction,
Otis only executed the orders of his
government and the soldiers, under
BrcafjiroVQcatlon to strike back, obey
ed "" Until tho treaty was ratified we
had JfQJiuijDrlty beyond Manila city,
bay rndjixhDr,.Ye then hud no oth
er Title to" defend, no authority beyond
tha to maintain. Spain was still In
posiessWh "of-thei romalncjer of the
archipelago, Spain sued for peace.
Tho truce, nnd treaty were not con
cluded. The Hist blow wna strucK hy
the Insurgents. Our kindness wan re
ciprocated with cruelty, our mercy
with u Mauser. Tho flag of truce, was
Invoked only to be dishonored. Our
soldiers were shot down when minis
tering to the wcunded Filipinos. Our
humanity was Interpreted ns weak
ness, our forbearance ns cowardice.
They nssalled our sovereignty, nnd
there will be no useless parley no
pnusn until the Insurrection Is sup
pressed nnd American authority ac
knowledged and established. The mis
guided followers In rebellion have only
our charity and pity. As to the cruel
leaders who have needlessly sacrificed
tho lives of thousands of their people,
nt the cost of some of our best blood,
for the gratification of their own am
bitious designs, I will leave to others
tho ungracious task of Justification
and eulogy."
Well may the president recommend
that every soldier and sailor who, by
serving beyond the time of his enlist
ment until a new army could be or
ganized for his relief, saved the Amcrl
enn nation front tho disgrace of chaos
In the Philippines and pieserved un
sullied the fruits of earlier victory,
shall have a special medal of honor.
Hut what of those who, from snug re
treats at home, have been encourag
ing the enemies of their country nnd
in effect firing on our soldiers from
the rear? We hope to see tho sov
ereign people adjust this account also,
Kroni tho financial standpoint the
United Stntes as a colonlnl power Is
succeeding quite well Cuba, us was
noted yesterday. In Its first half year
of American supervision, yielded In
revenue nearlv $l,r00,000 more than she
cost; and now we ate told that a pro
portional Increase In revenues has oc
curred In Hawaii under American oc
cupation, American rule in Porto Rico
and the Philippines has not hall a fair
chance yet, but from all wo know It Is
reasonable to conclude that the finan
ciering of these new dependencies will
bo conducted efficiently and honestly.
Would that we would feel equally at
ease as to tho other results.
An Agreement with Canada.
Announcement is made that an
agreement has been reached between
the United States nnd Great Riitaln
touching the Alaskan boundary dis
pute which will close the controversy
temporarily until congress can meet.
It provides, we are told, that the "Can
adians shall have the use of a port on
the Lynn canal. There Is, however, a
distinct declaration that this tempoi
ary occupation of a port on the Lynn
canal by British customs officers shall
In no way affect the final settlement
of the boundary question, but both the
British and American Interests and
claims will be fully teserved. Tho
use of the port Is to be temporary un
til the question of ownership of the
disputed strip Is finally settled to tha
satisfaction of both countries.
Under this temporary agreement,
also, so at least the story goes, Cana
dian white pine lumber not dressed,
tongued or grooved, but Including logs
nnd rough boards Is to be admitted
free into the United States. In return
for this, citizens of the United States
are to have absolutely free access to the
Canadian flshciles with rights of land
ing, to secure bait or prepare the catch
for the market. Great Hrltaln also
consents to a modification of the treaty
regulating the building of warships on
the lakes In such a way as to permit
the creation of a reasonable fleet of
modern ships to be built above tho
Niagara Falls. Quebec coal Is to have
free entry over tho New England boun
dary, which will relieve the mills of
that section of their present depend
ence on Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia. In return, the Western coil,
including that from the bituminous
fields of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, Is
to be admitted free to the Canadian
border. It Is also stated that Great
Hrltaln agrees to a radical modifica
tion of the CIayton-Bulwer treaty so
as to permit the building of the Nicara
guan canal by the United States with
certain guarantees In regard to neu
trality In case of war. The tempor
ary agreement or modus vlvendl thus
established Is to continue In force un
til November, 1900.
This news belongs within the cate
gory of Interesting It true. it comes
from the Washington correspondence
of tho Philadelphia Press, usually good
authority; but very piobably It Is put
out as a feeler. An arrangement sim
ilar to that outlined above, provided
It let the coal question alone, would
satisfy American opin(on. There Is
no disposition among our people to bo
unnelghboily to Canada. If she need3
a Pacific port and will offer a fair
equivalent for It. let her have it by all
moans, nut It Is not the part of wis
dom to complicate such a contioversy
with side Issues relating to reciprocity
in coal.
O.ie does not have to look to tho
Philippines or Armenia for examples
of cruelty these days. Judging from re
ports of the experience of the man who
was Injured In a runaway near Peck
vlllo the other night. It seems almost
Impossible that even the tramp fra
ternity of America could furnish fiend
who would deliberately rob a helplei-s
man who was suffering from agonizing
palrr and laugh at his appeals for aid.
This Is an instance which Is almost
enough to make tho reader regret that
the Inhuman wretches could not be ap
prehended In a locality where lynching
is pievalent.
Tho Tammuny managers of tho
Dewey roceptlon refused to allow
$1,500 for the accommodation of visit
ing newspaper men but aro to spend
J2.G00 In breakfasting 400 favored
guests on the morning of tho land pu
rade. Tammany presents many queer
aspects and this ono Is certululy as
queer as any of them.
Thoio seems to be qulto a contrast
between tho French police system of
fiction, which has for years been tho
admiration of lovers of detectlvo
stories, and the French police system
of reality as demonstrated by tho
Dreyfus tilul.
In one respect tho faith healing busi
ness accomplishes good ends. It puts
life Into u good many Usy people who
Imuglne that they are HI.
EXPANSION'S CALL
TO THE LAWYERS
WORK OF THE AMERICAN BAR
ASSOCIATION.
Oponing Address by ex Senator Mnn
derson, tho Acting President, Re
views the Nation's Colonial Duties,
Sketches Some of tho Obvious Ten
dencies in Legislation nnd Con
siders tho Trust Problem.
Buffalo, Aug. 28. The American Har
association, which met here today, was
called to order by ex-Senator Charles
F. Mandcrson, of Omahu, Neb., the
acting president. In his opening ad
dress Senator Mandeison reviewed
with approvul the work of the letent
peace conference, particularly empha
sizing the good to come from the pro
ject of arbitration outlined by the con
ference, puld his lespects to the Inter
national Law association, many of
whose members are In attendance here,
and continued:
The gathering of the giuln from the
bloody fields of war has been had, but
what tho harvest may be Is ns yet an
unsolved problem. With the Philip
pine Islands, in armed lcslstancc to the
exercise of powers legitimately ouis
and the performance of duties Irre
sistibly devolving upon us, the situa
tion is Intensified. Much dispute Is
there us to what ure these powers and
what these duties Many or the argu
ments are more historical than logical,
and are based upon theories utterly
subversive of the fundamental princi
ples ot the law of nations, and prac
tically destructive of the lawmaking
power.
Our Supreme court In 1831 recognized
"the settled principle In the law ana
tho usage of nations, that the Inhabi
tants of a conquered territory change
their allegiance and their relations to
their former sovereign Is dissolved."
Frequently thereafter and particularly
In 1857, after the conquest of New Mex
ico, It Insisted upon the same rule,
holding to the tight of military occu
pation and "through nnd by that
means ordaining a provisional or tem
porary government for the acquired
teirltoiy "
Amongst the consequences which
would be necessarily Incident n the
change of sovereignty would be tha
appointment or control of the agents
by whom and the modes In which the
government of tho occupant should bo
administered 'this lesult being Indis
pensable In order to secure those ob
jects for which such a government is
usually established.
ON HOUND LINES.
Our government has proceeded upon
these lines of a principle recognized
and acquiesced In by all civilized pow
ers. The president has Issued his or
ders based upon this law While In
sisting that since the cession from
Spain our "powers as military occu
pant are absolute and supreme," h
guarantees tho protection of pi Hate
rights ot persons and property, the ad
ministration of Justice under tho or
ganized courts and the freedom of tha
people to pursue their accustomed oc
cupation The collection and administration of
revenue, the care of public and private
property, the restoration of commerce,
the movement of trade in its accus
customed channels are all provided for,
and standing In the way of an order
ly, beneficent "provisional or tempor
ary government." arc Insurrectionists
In arms, revolutionists In battle array,
encouraged In their rebellion bj politi
cal theorists who would If they could,
adopt a policy not only Utopian but'
emasculating, one that would make
the gieat tepublic a weakling to be
flouted at and scorned by the Powers.
DUTY THAT IS PLAIN.
Tho plain duty that devolves upon
this country is to suppress this revolt.
with film strong hand put down this
InsuriPCtion nnd when our sovereignty
is acknowledged and our supremacy
made manifest with kindly guldnnco
and geneious nld lead these people of
the Asiatic seas to self-government,
and insure to them "domestic tranquil
ity, provide for their common defense,
piomote their general welfare and se
cure the blessings of liberty to them
and to their posterity" as provided In
the Constitution of the United States.
If a separate autonomy can be safely
had for these Islands, nnd I sincerely
hope It may be, we can surely trust the
congress that it will be granted. If
with Hawaii and Porto Rico they are
to become dependencies, colonies or
territorial possessions wo can safely
rest upon the w Isdom of a people that,
In thp past, has wrestled with far more
dlfllcult problems, taken with safety
teirltory more vast, and, under then
existing conditions, more remote, as
similated populations most distinctly
foreign, rid itself of the fearful Incu
bus of domestic slavery and quelling
nn Insurrection greater than any that
history records, restored a dismem
bered Union nnd rejoined disunited
states with a bond of cement so s-tiong
that tho paradox came that disunion
meant a more perfect union, and seces
sion meant accession.
In Cuba we are pledged to the res
toratlon of complete tranquility and
tho Inauguration of a stnble home gov
ernment Tho impositions and horrors
of Spanish rule, will, under tho guid
ing care of this country be replaced
by a just nnd humane government
created and maintained by the people
ot that fair Island of the Antilles. If
she shall come to us In the future, It
will bo of her own volition and on such
teims us a treaty of annexation may
Impose.
Tho questions that arise as to all
thes.0 possessions, whether they are a
piesent fact or In expectancy, are those
of law rather than politics Tho lawyer,
not the politician, must write the com
pact that shall unite these distant
parts.
THNDHNCIHS OF LKGISLATION.
AVe bid fair to become a government
by boards, bureaus and commissions,
If their liiciease. so marked for somo
time past, and particularly In the last
year, Is to continue. A horde of ofllco
holders, usually terving for a salary,
but sometimes paid by fees, has been
called Into being to examine. Inspect,
license and legulnte AVlth phvslclans,
milk venders, dentists, barbers nnd
embalmcrs undergoing examinations
and receiving diplomas before they can
come Into contract with us, it would
Fcem ns though we are safely guarded
from tho crndle to the grave The cost
Is great, for these boards and officers
with their deputies, ofllce forco and
necessary assistance, running Into
many thousands tho countiy over, re
quire nn Immense mihi for their main
tenaiue Thu additional patronage
given to the governors of states nnd
mnvnitt of cities Is large, and some
might see In this great Increase of
chances to reward for political favor,
somo lurking element of danger. Hut
the- compensation for cost and danger
Is that our corpus Is to be scientifically
cared for In life nnd our corpses
nitlstlcally preserved Irr death I
am glad to report one Instnnce of
economy In our much inspection In
Missouri the olllce of Inspection of
wntermelons, crented In 1895, in each
county In the state, has been nbollshed
Hut I regret to report that In the same
&tate a beer Inspector hns been created
to examine thnt alleged non-lntoxlcat-Ing
hnvorage and pronounce, after ap
propriate trial, upon Its merits.
nJlroads aro oJ-v-oj.-g tho roi-Lint
of legislative courtesies nnd cannot
complnln of any lack of attention nt
the hands of tho law-makers. The
railroad commissioners In many states
have enlarged powers. The effort at
governmental regulation that looks
towaids absolute control nnd the con
flict between rights that nro Intrn-stato
nnd those that are Inter-stnte. con
tinues and will do so until the Federal
Supreme court dllnltoly and with ex
actitude decides the tule that will con
trol the power ot direction and guid
ance by the state authorities on the
one hand nnd the federal commission
and tribunals on the other. It Is to
be hoped that the court of last resort
will soon settle the Important question
of whnt Is the basis upon which a rea
sonable rale shall rest.
TRUSTS.
The problems, legnl nnd political
that are the most absorbingly import
ant nnd likely to lead to far-reaching
results In law-mnklng and statute con
struction nre those Incident to socall
ed trusts, pools and combinations In
manufacture, commerce and trude The
legislative dlillculty seems to be to
draw the line thnt should divide the
objectlonuble trust or monopoly that
defies the natural laws of trade, from
the desirable corporation or the con-
rnntmtlnn nf stiltnl irirlupHvn nf iroorf
Vesults. To strike down the one and
not cripple the other Is no easy task
for the law-maker. Concentration Is
the order of the day, Industrlen of Im
portance and enterprises of magnitude
can only be carried on with success by
bringing together that aggregation ot
capital nnd limitation of personal lia
bility permlssable In the crentlon called
a corporation This nrtlflclal person
has accomplished. In the gathering of
the raw material from the store Iioufps
of nature, the making from them In
shop, mill nnd factory, nrtlcles of use
oi ornament, tho gathering of them
In mart, More nnd warehouse to vend
to tho consumer nnd the dlstilbutlor.
of them by the numerous channels on
wntei nnd land, more of substantial
advantage to mankind than any other
Instrumentality. The century now
closing has seen dining Its hundred
yenrs nn advance on all lines of pro
duction, with corresponding benefit to
the consumer, such as has been afford
ed at no other peilod In tho world's
hlsloiy. Corporations that have for
their purpose a lettering of methods
of manufacture, fbIo or distribution
the chenpenlng of the making of the
article produced; the improvement In
the stylo or convenience of tho finished
product; 'the economy In its vending
and transportation, aro a great good
to mankind and In them, legally con
ducted, there is naught of evil to our
race. No more disastrous calamltv
could befall this republic, thnt largely
by such concentration of capital, w Un
file safeguards thrown nbout the In
vestment, has kept for Itself Its own
splendid market and Is now capturing
the markets of the world, than a blow
administered, either by statute or de
cision, destructive of those corporate
Interests that are honestly capitalized,
fairly based and legitimately managed.
AN ALARMING DRIFT.
Viewing the work of tho law-makers
and the courts one cannot but feel
some nlnrm at tho drift of both, whilu
realizing that the action of many ot
the corporate creatures made by law
are such as demand as to them that
u halt should be called and their ng
giesslve advances cease, even If their
destruction must be ordained to stop
them In their career The fear Is that
we may go to extremes and that In
wiping out tho Iniquitous trusts we
may destroy the legitimate corpora
tions. The public mind Is excited by
the yellow tinged articles of a partisan
trust and the loud mouthlngs of bint
ant politicians, seeking simply party
advnntage and keeping of power or the
gaining of patronage to be dispensed
In plitforms parties will vie with each
other In denunciation of trusts and
combinations and with meaningless
phrnHcs, "full of sound and fury," seek
to capture the votes of the groundlings.
The evils that exist cannot thus bo
remedied. Laws framed In haste that
are designed to obtain political ad
vantage, or arp based upon popular
outcry, or unreasoning prejudice, como
usually to plague and torment their
inventors. Adam Smith Is right In
sajlng that "the occasions on which
a government can help or Intervene
are, a certain well-defined province of
action excepted, exceedingly rare nnd
ought to be looked on with tho gravest
suspicion and permitted with tho great
est hesitation "
That evils exist that need legislative
correction cannot be galnsayed.- Over
or fictitious capitalization, monopolis
tic tendencies lending to the destruc
tion of fair competition, the decrease
of producing cost with advance of the
price to the consumer, nre wrongs de
manding a lemedj; but the cor
rective cannot be safely npplled
when unreasoning denunciation, fu
rious hostility and desire for partisan
gain rule tho legislative mind, nnd
truckling to popular outcry sways the
Judicial declslcn.
EVOLUTION OF THE TRUST.
Nearly all the states have what aro
termed anti-trust laws, nnd In them
the term trust has received much en
larged .definition We recnll when tho
term signified nn organization by
which tho control of several corpora
tions wns vested, by transfer of stock,
or otherwise, In a central committee or
board of trustees, who controlled or
suspended the work of any of the cor
porations at plensure, and could thus
regulate production and defeat compe
tition, thus conti oiling the prices of
the necessaries and conveniences of
life. This surrendering of the powers
of a corporation, by Its own act, to
the control of a trust was nn act of
legal hnrl karl nnd afforded ground
for a forfeiture of Its charter by the
state. This penalty being Invoked,
many corporations seeking lesults not
to be permitted bv way of trusts, form
ed new corporations of great magni
tude that swallowed the sninller which
became extinct It Is estimated that
over MO of these organizations have
been formed that have taken over thp
stock nf many corporations, In all lines
of Industry, with a capitalization ot
billions of dollais represented by pre
ferred and common stock. It Is be
lloved that tho preferred stock repre
sents more In value than tho property
purchased, nnd thnt the common
stock usually has no real basis nf
value. Those who sell their plants or
stock to these enterprises, the gllbcd
tongued promoters who launch the
Hchein" nnd the persuasive hankers
who float the stock of the over-capitalized
vpnture nro tho ones who reap
the harvest, while the gullible ones
of the public who Invest In the stock
are tho losers
LAnOR TRUSTS.
Ill considering the course of stato
legislation on the subject of com'
blnntlons. ono cannot hut be struck
with Hoir.? Inconsistencies that cim
only be explained by tho necessities
of politics. When it Is considered that
labor cost Is the very large per cent
age of everything that Is made ana
sold, It seems stiango there should lis
no Inhibition upon organizations that
exercise a complete nnd monopillstlc
control of about all tho trades nnd exist
to maintain the price of wages or to
Increase them We rend no enactment
nnd hear no denunciation of combina
tions that, bv most drnstlo methods,
frequently bring widespread iuln In
their train, add largely to the cost of
both the conveniences' nnd necessaries
of life. Statutes afford many strange
contrasts, but none more lomarkabio
than this that combinations may
exist and be fostered to advance 0
tho consumer the cost of lalx r, but
organizations to advance tho price of
tho finished article are to bo punished
with severity. The reconciling of these
Inconsistencies and the attempted en
forcement of tho stato laws solving the
most nbsorblng problems will bo
watched with tho most Intense Inter
est Thp earnest hopo of every patriot
Will '' tbat Hinea wha AnfnrnA It urtll
bo guided by the light that will come
from calm, deliberate Investigation,
and not be Bwayed by the catch
phrases of the political demagogue.
LITERARY NOTES.
Laird & Lee, Chicago, have Issued a
hamlKomo dn luxe edition ot tho popu
Inr Itnllnn story, "The Heart of n l)o, '
one of tho most wonderful psychological
analyses of childhood ever written. The
tnmu publishers huvo Issued In vest
pocket form an l'ligllsh-rrench and
rrcnch-UngllHh dlstlonary, containing
ovct; fiO.000 words and meanings an In
valuable, book to tako with one to Paris
next icuv
Lieutenant Colonel J U Alllo. late
Genera! Shatter's chief of staff, now in
Manila, will tell In the September Scrlb
ner's somo curious things about thp se
cret society which has been tho back
bone of tho Insurrection In the Philip
pines. Among tho vlrllo articles In Alnslee's
for September Is a paper on "Tho
Alaskan Houiuhiry Dispute" which re
vjews understanding! the whole subject
Another, on "The Author of Dnvld
Ilarum," Is nn Informing glimpse nt the
personal qualities and peculiarities of
a writer who lias achieved exceptional
posthumous faille.
The September t'cnturj, the "Salt-water
Number." Is to be full of storlci
poems, plctiiics nnd articles relating to
the seu The editor of tho Century At
Ins, In writing of tho International Date
Line for this Issue, discloses the curious
fact that, b tho acquisition of the Phil
ippines, the United States Is the on) na
tion In tho world whose trade will have to
croes the date line to reach un Impor
tant part of Its territory.
ndwlu Mnrkhnm. uulhor of the "Man
with tho Hoc," has written it poem on
tho Drefus affair that will appear In
tho September number of McPlure s
Magazine The same number will con
tain a character sketch of Admiral Samp
son embodying reminiscences and anec
dotes of him from persons who knew him
Intlmntelv through his bo) hood and from
his Intimate associates In the nnvy
MEDITATIONS OV A BATCTER
LOR. When u want 2 go 2 kolledge & ain't
got tho mone) go eny how.
The pratest fulo In Ameryca lz tho
m in thnt thinks he lz tho wisest.
II)or education Hint never ruined mo.
1 wish It had.
When ii take a Miss, u generally makes
a mistake
I mlto lcrn 2 luv a parrot. If It wuz ded;
buto a Nu Woman never!!
A dood lz llko a would-pecker (no of
feiise 2 the would-peckcr Intended) a
pretty big bore.
When i c a man sitting around the
Htov chulng Sllnkker I generally cums
2 the konklulon, that lilz wlfo urns It
Tho grntest dlfrunse btvvcen n woman
t a nto day klock lz that a klok runs
down Itself once In nte das, but a wo
man runs down bur nabois every da In
the week
Eye generally kalkulate thnt the man
that sits a round with hlz hands In hlz
poklts alnt got nuthln else their.
U nln't ever nn Lgoatlst. It Is aluz u'ro
nabors.
Tho dlfrunso btween a law iiro .t a
gait post lz thnt I stands up Itself, ft
the other lies 4 hi? kllants
Sum fokes lz like a K.is.o-meeter HI
u strlk a match 2 It Their lz lots ov
gas but their nln't much lite.
When I o a lazl mnn 1 no he wood
make n good mowslck tcecher bcause ho
tz so glide nt bcctlng Hme.
Lllot Keys Stone
m
PERSONALITIES.
Ambassador Choate Is visiting Andrew
Carnegie at Sklbo Castle.
ll.iror.ess James do Rothschild owns
tho finest collection of fans In Hurope
Colonel Rice, of tho Twentv-slxth In
fmtrv, was a clai unatp of Admiral
Dewey at Noiwlch uidverhlly.
Governor Plngrec, of Mlchlgnn. savs
ho knew nothing of polities and took no
Interest In them until he was 47 ears
old when ho was elected mayor of De
troit. Queen Victoria hnr epresed a wish
that Sir John 1'ullerton should retain the
command of the Victoria and Albert, Pi
splto of his nrprouchlng pioniotlon to
tho rank of vice admiral.
Major Marchahd, whem rival factions
aro combining to enlt Into tho hero of
tho hour In Prance, was born ut Tlmls
sey, a vlllcro on the rdce of the district
where the Macon wlno Is grown. Ills
father Is a carpenter.
Dr. Richard Knndt, tho German trav
eler, whoso leccnl Journej to the i-ourco
of the Nile has attracted much attention,
Is to bo paid an annual salar) of 7.CiO
marks by the German Torclgn ofllce to
enable him to continue bis explorations.
Tho only editor without one kind of
arms In the United Stntes Is said to bo
Aaron Smith, editor und manager of tho
SInuiit Pleasant, Tex , TImcs-Rcvlcw. Kor
all this lack ho turns out "copy" ns fast
ns any veteran In tho business, and ma
nipulates a opewrlter with his feet
Ilobton's police nto now looking for a
Georse Simpson, whom thev claim Is tho
wors-t mnn In America. He has been .1
burglar, horsa thief lncrndlarv, forger
and bigamist, and now he Is wanted for
a murder committed nt Dover, N H ,
elBht vears ago Slmpt-on bepan his ca
reer of crlmo while ho was a preacher,
nnd robbed many hous.es before suspi
cion was directed to 1 im He then trav
eled around tho country, occupying pul
pits In hnnll towns on Sunday and swin
dling on week days The man whom ho
killed whs u sheriff, who was In pur
suit ot him with a posrc
1 ani 23 years old and have been employed in .lit; actuary department of a life Insur
ance coiniuny for J ears. A little more than a jear ao 1 began to liavu very kevire head.
ache, Irom which I was not free night or day. My doctor told n- tl at it w ji from my
stomach and the want of cxcrcite , so, besides taVine, Ins medicine, I purchased .1 bicycle
to ride for exercise. I i.ever Knew then what it was to be in any other ua than const),
rated, my bowels not moving iomctinics in three clays. My weight was reduced to 117
pounds, for I was slowl) starving inytcH rather thin eat a good nual, knov ing what the
aficr-effeet would be. About five or six weeks ngo two friends and imself were eating
dinner when my trouble came up a a subject ot conversation. One uf my friends took
a small packet out of Ills pocKct and handed me two 'lahules, saying . "Take one alter
ou finish eating and one before you go to bed. 'I hen buy a box to-morrow and jou'll
be kurprised at the results." lie was right I was surprised at the results, I purchased
apackigeof Kipans Tubules tin next day The first rnckage seemed to relieve 111c 1,0
much that I purchased the second, and have been taking them ecr since, Thev lunt
surely nude a man of me again, and I only wish that I had .1 "before and uftcr taking "
picture, for it does not seem possible (hit stub a change could have taken place in such a
short time. I never tire recommending them to my friends.
WANTT1I.-A ru. of had Health tb&t K 1 1' A N ft will not hrnclU SVml flro iriti tolUpanaClitnililtl Co.
No. IOSHrui Btrurt, Now York, fur IOmiiipIvii ana l,uu)tr.tliii.jiiiuii H 1 1-A N tClururQirni, ,r Witfukuttft 1
IK vnu,my Imi hiul uf all UnJiiurUt who aro lllliitf Ci Mil it .lumluiit nirdi. Inn nt n riHKltrut,, prune lit
tjuilsb iwlu u prvlougltro Ouuum nlK(. ii lbs word U i t'AJi 3 VU Urn u kit, Aiivct bv wtttlllui
tar
Automatic
Paper
Fasteeer
Fastens papers in a jiffy,
feeds itself aud improved in
every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We arc still sell
ing the Planitary Peucil
Sharpeners. The only sharp
eninp; device which never
breaks the lead. Un 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 lilanic JiooKs ana
Typewriter's Supplies,
Ry molds Bros
STATIONERS anJ KNGKAVER3,
Hotel Jermyn Buildinp;.
FOR
A Xweaty-Year
Gold-Filled fee
With a HSJeweld
Walftam Movement.
GMaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCEREAU & OMELt
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 nnyone hot, ex
cept the man who charges a higher
price for equal ciuality, and he Is nu-
rn"rns.
Just think of these and get cool.
Refrigerators at reduced prices.
GURSTER & FORSYTH,
325-327 PENN AVENUH
Lmtlhier Keller
LiriE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Jnrd andOmos
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
$10
FIN
IT:
1U
New Fall
Dress Goods
We open today
our first importation
this season of choice
novelties in
Crepoes9
Sergei,
Cheviots,
Tweeds ete09
Also a magnificent
line of
Plaids for
SMfltiosrs
All Exclusive De
signs.
SlOanrJ 532
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Tiik MonnnN HAnmvAiiK Hroaa
Pearl
Ag'ate
Ware
Special sale this week.
Low prices on our en
tire Hue.
BOTE k SHEAR CO.
119N. Washington Ave.
The Huot &
Coirraell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
iU Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
cieueini Atent for tha Wyomlnx
imtrloiro'
ailnlnt limning, HDortlns, Hmolteietl
una lbs Itcpntmo Ctioailca.
to up.iny
HIGH EXH053VE5.
1 uftty lfne, Cnpt unit i:xploJi:i.
Kooin ID I Ucmiioll iiutiaiu;.
bcrautaa.
AQH.NUIU4
THOS. rotm . Pltteton,
JOHN B SMITH & SON, - Pl mouth,
W. V. MULLIGAN, WllUes-Daire,
WPIIFS
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