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THE SCRANTON TMBUtf ti-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 189D.
(Je ferawfon $r(6une
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THN PAGES.
HCKANTON. SHPTHMUHU 5, 1S9D.
ItrPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Alstlco nf tho Supnme Court J. HAY
HnOWN, of l.tmraptor.
JUdRo of tbo Superior f'oiill-JOSIAII P..
ADAMS, of Phltmlrlnliln.
Btal" TrciiMirer-UtU'TnNANT COL
ONIC. JAMKS V. HAHN'KTT, of
Washington.
Election day, Nov T
Thorp Is no question thnt the letter
carrier' parade ;.estordny .n oho of
the most Interesting oern In Soranton
In ni.itiy a season. None who wit
nnsSul 11m moxements nf the splenilll
bod of liieti who marched tnoie like
wnr M-terans Minn civilians could fo5
nnjtlilnt; but piofound admiration foi
the lepipventatlves of the best ele
ments nf the ihll iitvIpc wlw iam,
liom all paits of the United Hlntes lo
honor the Klectile City with their pros
ctiee The letter ran lei s hae Indcd
piowd thenisehes to be the most
agreeable mil eaptlatlns Of uets.
The Philippines Campaign.
r.POHTS com-ernm? the sit
.Killoti lndliat that titer Is
a niaiked dlffercnee be
tween the opinion of Gen
pidl OtK who has Kininmuli (I the
in my In l.ll'nn from his hoidiiuarters
In Manila and that f tlen-inl Vim
snon who hns li"on In tho Mitel: of tho
lltrhtlntr at the fiont. CJeneml Otis Iras
lecenMy stated that lie did not need
nnv more eavaliy. but rnefTied in
firm v for the coming eatnpalRn Gen
eral ruiiRtnri says thnt the only wnv
to in'ittlte the lebuls and compel ihrm
to surrender Is to lun them down with
rnnlry It Ic theli lcKular practice
to fiijht from oner until dislodged,
when thej inn nwaj at a sped which
nui tioops are unable to match In pur
suit Dm Ins the liv season the coun
try Is well adapted for the use of cav
alry, accoidlntj to Genei.il runston's
opinion, and when a band of nntles Is
put to Hlght, c.naliy would be able to
run them down with tompainthe eat.e.
A few sue i offul put suits by cavalry
he bellees would so demorall7e tho
rebels that they would soon have all
the fight tnken nut of them. Hut he
argues against all nttempts to nego
tiate for peace by means of commis
sions and ptomlsos of amnesty. The
lebel Filipino Is not going to suiien
Uer until he Is well whipped. If over
tures aie made foi peace, they will
simply be tempoilzlng measures by
which the Ameiknns will be held in
rhock, while the lebel forces lecrult
fresh men and secure aims and am
munition Nothing but 11 flushing and
decisive !ctoi will effect the de
sired te.sult In fact, the soldiers of
the United States must learn to adapt
their tactics to the peculiar case be
fore them If they do not. tiny will
ding out Mir war foi a long time.
Th case Is- a peculiar one because
the lebels practice savage methods of
warfaie themselves but take advan
tage of the tulcs of civilized warfaie
v hen haul picsed A few bundled of
them will ambush a body of American
triops, Inflicting nil the damage they
fan When they are dislodged bv a
thaige, they take to the wood 4 long
enough to hide their guns and ammu
nition belts. As oon as this Is clone,
thc come out boldlv bearing flags of
1 1 tree and declaring themselves "ami
iitt" or tr'mds of the Americans In
the me.'int'.n-e. the rebels have (IKip
piareJ. and the soldiers, being unable
to find them, retire, whereupon the
wllv Filipinos gather up thtdr guns nnd
reak away to a place of safety and
lppeat the same trick later In the day.
It begins to look as though the
Ttnnjvanl war cloud would soon be ac
companied by thunder and lightning.
Heroes Unrewarded.
NI.KSS something Is doire nt
New Yoik to evade the IiliV
In reference to the lauding
of Chlntte, It looks as
though some ot the luavcst of tho
heroes at Manila IJiv would bo ex
cluded from taking part in the cere
monies In their honor on Dewey Day.
Shortly after th battle whle'i
marked a new era in American history
Dewey recommended that tho China
men who had assisted so efllclently In
lighting tho Spaniards be admitted lo
American citizenship The recommen
dation Inste-id of being noted upon by
congress, was referred to the treasury
department. The secretary of the
treasury, having no discretion In tho
matter, could not waive the law In
their behalf and there tho matter has
tested until Dewey's home-coming has
tgnln brought It up for consideration
Had congress acted as promptly on
this suggestion of tho admiral as i-r
rewarding the man who hod conferred
new glory on the American navy tho
country would not now be placed In
the ungracious predicament of refin
ing to honor brave men who deserve
well of this government.
The failure of congress to tako no
tice of Admiral Dewey's recommenda
tions leaves no course open for the of
ficials of New York but to exclude the
Chinamen. The Chinese exclusion act
Is explicit arid mandatory and If exe
cuted to the letter will not only pre
vent tho participation in the festival
parade of sailors who served under the
man In whoso honor It is given, but
will also estop them from landing In
tho city which for months has been
preparing to commemoratu an event lir
which these same Chlifamcn took a cred
it.iblo part, Tho only hopo Is now that
the Now Yoik collector of curiums ma
And a loop through which, In tho pres
ent inatanna. the Uv way ,be evaded,
u
Jf ho does this tho people will not cv
nrnltro too curiously the lojjnl grounds
for his decision. At any rate, tho
countiy should bo saved from the un
gracious rolo of refur'ng to aeroid due
honor to every man who nerved with
credit under Dowey on tho memorable
llr st day of May, ISPS.
The celebration of T.abor t)ay Mil
yeur hns been conducted under more
fftVorableN conditions Mum for many
seasons past. Not within the past
quatter of a century have the pros
pects looked moro promising for the
wage carrier than at present. Tho ic
vlvul of Industries nil over the country
has mndu It posnlble for the working
man In eveiy walk ol life to obtain em
plov merit If he feels disposed to em
brace the opportunity. With Mm nd
vnirce of wages In various tiades nil
may obtain comfortable Income h who
care to trend the avenues of toll. A3
to tho purchasing power of money,
efflcncy Is undoubted. Notwithstanding
the howl of tho sllverlte who bMlevoi
Mint we should have more money;
notwithstanding the agitation over
trusts and cnmblnntlcns for the pur
pose of Inct raring the pi Ice of commo
dities, there has never been n period In
the history of the country when the
purchasing power of a dollar was bo
great 01 when a dollar vould be so
ensih obtained as today. Organised
and unorganized labor may well ic
.lobe at the general prospeilty. It Is
to be hoped that all will appreciate the
situation nnd take advantage of the
turn In the. tide that If Improved will
make good times permanent.
The Curfew at Elmira.
LMIRA has now been unuer
the curfew ordlnnnte for a
month, and the Advertiser
considers the experiment out
of the doubtful stage. Accoidlng to
the Advertiser, one of the most inter
ring phases of It Is Mint the children
tnemselves understand it belter than
1 most of the elders ancr mane 11 suu-
enforrlng. The leason Is partly a
dread of arrest and paitly a dread of
summons of a parent if arrested, for
upon the arrest of a child the parent
must be sent for at once and tnformad
of It before a commitment Is made.
Iimaj be lnfened from this that the pa
luits do not wish the children to be
'oamlng the streets but do not fe-1
strongly enough about It to hunt them
up themselves nnd bring them ImcK
when they leave home foi an evening
of wandering.
The case is somewhat like that of
the compulsory school attendance law
which parents are glad to have some
one ele enforce. It is piobably trm
that in most cases children do not
roam the streets with parental consent
nnd approval. At any rate not a voice
Is heard In this city after a month's
trlnl in disapproval of the ordinance,
but. on tho contiary, the sentiment
once hostile or Indifferent Is now unani
mous of It Only one ntrest has been
made during that period The most
cordial approval of the nrle conies from
the police department, while all citi
zens agree that It Is wholly admirable,
for it is enforced faithfully and ra
tionall. flood sense is as importnnt
as ddelltv In its administration Up to
this time the iuIo Is a complete success
and Is resulting in a great deal of good.
The Advertiser sends greetings to in
terested contemporaries, noting with
dismay the habits of joung children a3
street walkers, and assures them that
In i:imira, with neatly r.0.000 popula
tion, the curfew Is a magnificent suc-
QC"S
With tho application of tho bung
starter to Mr. McLean's barrel It Is
opected that the campaign In Ohio
will become interesting.
Confidence, Credit and Capital.
I
N times of panic, savs the Wash
ington Star, capital is withdrawn
from circulation, banks suspend
payment, business men curtail
their
mlze
operations, citizens nilnl
their expenditure all contribut
ing to the depressing tendency of the
period. Investments are avoided as
immediately unpiofltable. Tho over
stocked market finds no purchasers,
although pilcea drop In proportion to
the demand. After a period the more
venturesome proceed to buy, to build,
to Invest, Industry Is gradually re
vived, trade arises from Its hiding
places, the banks And now deposltoro
who are willing to trust their savings
to these agencies, and the money cir
culation Is thus restored. Then, if the
general conditions nre favorable, pros
polity reigns, particularly If there Is
no mennce of disaster to the domestic
welfare.
This lb the process of financial hiber
nation and awakening It Is tho record
ot virtually every great commercial de
pression ever "xperlonced Just now
the country Is suffering paradoxically
front piosperltj, the reaction from the
tendency of capital to hold aloof while
tho markets are shaky. The stiel
famine Illustrates the case. Tho pi Ices
of all klndH of construction material
are vety high, duo to the unprecedented
demand. The manufacturers tan
command and obtnln practically their
own terms They will not guarantee de
livetles, and will at times even offer
premiums to their customers to with
draw their contracts.
This Ik because everybody Is feellns
the same Impulse to take ndvantago
of the good times, and construction
enterprise lis universal. How much
more profitable would have been simi
lar enterprises started before the pros
perity boom! The shrewd, far-seeing
capitalist who takes advantage of tho
depression to invpst his money, secur
ing low quotations on his purchases,
nnd finding an abundance of Idle labor
eager to work, reaps eventually a rich
er profit from his Investment than does
tho other who holds back when the
market Is dull and the air trembles
with panic possibilities, nnd then
emerges from his financial seclusion
only to find prices soaring skyward,
the mills glutted with ordeis end labor
scarce and independent.
Not only does tho fore-handed in
vestor llnd a larger profit In thus util
izing the slack times for his venture,
but he benefits trade by tho force of
his example. He contributes to the
restoration of confidence. He sets the
tide in motion, and It swells in pro
portion as others fgllow In his course.
K
To bo sure, there are very many who
realize tho forco of this process of
trade reaction, and would gladly ven
ture upon costly enterprises when the
panic prevails If they could And the
necessary capital, The rule nowadays
Is for the great majority of such enter
prises to bo financed on credit, nnd
panic times means scarce money, high
laten of interest and rigid demands
as to sccurlt. So the Intending In
vestor Is often forced to wait for art
taster money market before lie can
venture upon his expenditure. At the
same time the man with tho ready
cash, who Is independent of the money
market, Is supreme.
And so the phenomenal rush of In
vestment enterprises today represents
the tendency of the time toward credit,
In addition to Illustrating the confi
dence of tho people In tho contlnun a
of good times. The moment anyth'ns
ocvur3 to weaken this confidence the
credit system feels a blighting effect.
Operations are suspended, labor Is set
adrift; the mills are shut down, mort
gages falling due bring forced si.es,
with consequent losses, the banks be
r'n to call in their loans and to modify
their operations and panic threatens.
Tho house help problem is being
solved out In Chicago where advertise
ments appear in the papers asklrrg for
men to assist at house woik. It Is
stated at the free-employment agen
cies in thnt city that men nre accept
ing these positions dally and are giv
ing good satisfaction. Men are being
plnccd for housework light along, part
ly because girls nre not obtainable and
partly because some employers frankly
say thiat they prefer a man and ate
willing to pay him 20 per cent, mote
than Is usually paid a girl Tor her at
temi t at doing the same work. In the
majority of cases however, the situa
tion simply resolves Itself Into Inking
a man to do what has hetetofore been
considered as woman's Bpeclal work
or the family muBt board or live at
rcstautants or hotels
Some of our exchanges are offering
Interesting reading In the way of hls
toilcal home study articles The edi
tion of the piesent week however,
which deals with the Bonapartcs, has
been cadly marred by the efforts of the
artist. No one believes that Napoleon
III, with nil his fuults looked like a
liamf.at actor, or thnt Kugenle's face
bus furnished a model for tea box
illustrations. The home study syndi
cate thould drop the Aubrey Beardsley
style of portrait making.
The usual predictions of early fall
nnd hard winter are on hand. People
Mils season, however, will not bo apt
to tal.e much stock In the goose bone
and other prophets. It Is not likely
that the weather of last winter will be
lepeated.
The yarns told by Spanish prisoners
who escape from Filipinos convince
one that the Castllan possesses the
proper repertorlal Instinct for success
ps a war correspondent.
An exchange denies the allegation
that the poor man's chance In the
Klondike Is gone. The poor man's
chance to staive to death there is as
good as It ever was.
The public Is beginning to wonder
whether the ultimatum of Mr. Kru
ger or M.r Chamberlain should be c on
slderrd the real business proposition.
It seems to be the universal senti
ment among the visitors that the let
ter carriers know how to entertain.
As the subuiban correspondent would
remaik: Jupiter Pluvlus failed to
make his usual labor day parade.
General Otis is a copy editor who
believes In giving war views in a con
dented form.
PERSONALITIES.
Mrs Richard P. Bland Is collecting ma
terial for a life ot her late husband, the
famous silver congressmen
Henry Irving Is said to bo ns fond of a
cup of tea an a woman, and If It Is not
made Juct to suit htm ho prefers to brew
It himself.
Tho other Btatuo to which Indiana is
entitled In tho Cipltol at Washington
will prnbabl) be that of George W. Ju
lian, onco n Freo Soil candidate for vice
president Car el Iferulrlck Kruger, a nephew ot the
president of the Transvall Republic. It a
recent graduate of the Edinburgh I'nl
versrty, where he won tho Si me surgical
scholarship
John Philip Sousa has been taking les
sons In boxing and an exchange remarks
that now the man with the trombone
nuy get what he dc-crves when he plava
out of tune
Dr Azel Ames will go on record as one
ot tho gicntest vaccination manage m of
modem times Me roco.itly had cl.argo
of administering the virus to over a mil
lion Porta Means
Ir Kate Perry Cain, of Covington,
Kv , Is called "tho tuinplKo tirein." fho
owns nnd operates tho Covington and In
dependence turnpike, which Is one of the
buclcst highways In Kontutkv.
Colonel (Jcorgo Wcstlrighnue, tho fam
ous Inventor Is making quite an extend
ed tour In tho west, with the Yellow
ctone as his objective point. I!q Is ac
companied by his wife ond son
Di James llcnry Breasted, professor
of Egyptology tn tho University of Chi
cago and secretary of tho Chicago So
ciety for Egyptian Rerearch, will spend
tho next jcar In study abroad.
Pilnco Francis of Teck has just been
appointed purchaser of Irish horses for
the English army Plica Francis Is ono
of lire finest Judges of a horbe, conse
quently tho appointment Is a popular one.
Kenzo Oku, a localli famous agricul
tural chemist of Tokjo, has been Bent by
the Japanese government to study the
fishing and salt Industries of this coun
try Ho arrived In Americu about a
week ago
Miss Elolso Hnrd Thatcher, of New
Haven, who disd leccntlv.wns well known
us a writer of anthems She ;i named
after her father's friend, Admiral Hardy,
to whom Nelson, when dying, addressed
his fumous words, "Kiss me, Hardy "
Mnie. Pattl ircently sang at a cbarlta
blo concert nt Swansea. Wales Sho vvns
received ut tho station by tho mayor and
the corporation and escorted through tho
streets by re. guard of mounted police,
whllo tho crowds which lined the Bide
walks cheered her to the echo,
Lord Roscbery Is frequently embar
rassed by his youthful appearance Whllo
ut Cambridge recently ho wns wnlklnt,
ncW the postotflco after attending a po
litical meeting, when ho wus accosted
by tho proctor and hlH men, who mis
took tho ex-Prlmo Minister for an under,
graduate minus cap and gown, His lord
snip was greatly amused not to say flat
tered by the attention paid to him.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
Had the Advantage.
Mr. D , of Boston, visiting In one
of the small towns of Western Masst
chusctts, vvns taking a spin shortly af
ter his arrival, when ho was run down
(ns he claimed) by a negro nnd knock
ed oft his bicycle, says tho San Fran
cisco Argonaut. When ho got on his
feet ngaln ho wns so angry that ho
picked up a stone and threw It with
accurate aim at the colored man and
brother. This resulted In his arrest
and conviction In the local court of
Justice. "I will flno you five dollars,"
said the Judge; "have you anything to
sav?"
"Nothing," replied D , unmolll-
lled, "except that 1 wish I had klltoJ
the fellow."
"That remark will cost you flvo dol
lars more," rejoined his honor. D 'o
temper was not improved by this fresh
dispensation of Justice.
"Conversation seems to come high tn
this court,' he observed.
"Five dollars for contempt," prompt
ly responded tho bench. "Have you
anything moie to say?"
"I think not," answered the defend
ant, "you have the advantage of me
In repartee." Payment ot the flno
closed the case.
On the Wrong Scent.
First little girl (nt fashionable sum
mer resort) I'm awful glad to get
'qualnted with you, 'cause you're nice.
Second little girl So'm I with you
That's what wo come for. Mamma
says so herself.
"To get 'qualnted?"
"Yes, with hlce people people in so
ciety, you know."
"Why, that's just what mamma
wants. We're to get 'qualnted with
people in society."
"Ain't you In society in the city?"
"No. You are, aren't jou?"
"No. We've been rakln' and scrapln'
the whole winter to come heio and g"t
'qualnted with people in society, you
know."
"So've wo."
"Then your folks ain't anybody at
homo?" '
"No."
"Neither are we."
"Guess there ain't much use In us
gettln' 'qualnted."
"Guess not."
"Good-bye."
"Good-bye." New York Weekly.
John Buskin's Surprise.
Mr. Buskin was taking a morning
walk down the road just in front of
Brantwood, when he saw a lady seated
on a camp stool making a sketch of
the house, and with a courteous grace,
which Is Intensely his own, he ad
dressed her, Inquiring her reason for
choosing the house In question for her
subject.
"It Is the house of the famous John
Huskln," she frankly answered.
"Have you met Buskin" he was
asked.
"No, Indeed," she replied. "If I had
I would have deemed It one ot the
greatest prlv lieges of my life "
"Then, nindam, If you care to follow
mc, I will show him to you."
In a twinkling the stool and easel
w ere packed up, sav s tho London Out
look, and the aitlst eagerly followed
the guide. To her surprise and grati
fication, he led her up to the house, and
entering, bade his guest follow, which
she readily did. On marched the
str anger Into the drawing room; then,
placing his back to the fireplace, a fa
miliar attitude, he exclaimed to the
amazement of his companion-
"Now what do you think of Ruskln?"
Strong Disinfection.
The witticisms of Mark Twain, In
private life, would fill a good-sized
volume w 1th flashes of humor and
gleams of wit that are treasured by
his friends nnd neighbors.
Some jears ago his home in Hart
ford was Invaded by scailet fever, all
of his children being stricken with the
pestilence Mark Twain described the
disinfection that followed by saying
"We had a fumlgator so strong tint
It took all the brass off the door-knob
and all the tune out of the piano."
Anecdotes.
A Modest Bequest.
"Madam," said the soldier of mis
fortune, who was touring the coun
try disguised as a tramp, "I do not
want anything In the way of home
made delicacies for tho interior de
partment, but If It Isn't asking too
much I would be glad to have you do
a little sowing for me."
"Very well," replied the kind-hearted
lady, "what can I do for you?"
" "Tls but a trifle," said the unrecord
ed globe-trotter. "I have a button
here that I will thank you to sew a
shirt on." Chicago News.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Tho German army Includes moro than
10,(00 military musicians
In Ilnlv bread and sugar cost about
thrice what they do In England.
Something very similar to tho telephone
was used In China 1,000 jears ugo.
Bubbles made of filtered casitlle soap
suds and glvccrlne will last for days.
Twenty -five women havo been hanged
In England during Queen Victoria's reign.
It Is estimated thut about 400,000 acres
of land In tho United Stutes uro planted
with vines.
Germany publishes about 20,000 books
a year. Franco 11,000 Italy 9,000, England
6,000, United States 5,000
Ben Clench, the highest mountain in
Scotland, will havo an electric road to Its
summit and a sanitarium.
Among tho peculiar attractions nt tho
Paris Exposition will be a great machlro
for making clouds of all varieties at will.
Recently a ship of only 2,tV0 tons car
ried from Para, Brazil, to New York a
cargo of rubber which was Insured for
UOUO.OOO.
Mormoulsm has taken refuge In Swit
zerland Recently published statistics
apprise us that there aro no fewer than
1,100 Mormons scattered about tho Swiss
Republic
Tho largest mate ot pure rock salt
In tbo world lies under tho provlnco of
anlltla, Hunrary. It Is known to bo fDO
miles long, 20 miles broad and 250 feet In
thickness.
The glraffo was thought to bo nenr ex
tinction, but Major Maxes, a Hrltlbh ex
plorer, has found great herds of them
Bathers along the Now Jersey beach
aro sorely tried this year because, whllo
the averngo temperature of ocean water
In July and August hau been 74 degrees,
this seuson the average has only been CS.
Tho Liverpool corporation Is about to
Invest a quarter of a million pounds
($1,230,000) to provide eloctrlclty for street
rnlluay and other traction, lighting, and
all other purpose for which steam has
hitherto been used.
In West Africa tho natives hiss when
they are astonished; In tho New Hebrides
when they seo nnythlng beautiful. The
Basutos upplaud a popular orator In the
assemblies by hissing at him. Tho Jap
anese, again, show their reverence by a
hiss.
Twenty centuries before tho birth of
Watt, Nero ot Alexandria described ma-1
chines whose motive power was steam.
Ho also Invented a double-fcirco pump,
used as a fire engine, nnd anticipated the
modern turblno wheels by a machlrro he
called "ncolpllc."
A Tennessee company proposes to make
vaults secure ngnlnst burglars without
nnd Jails secure against prisoners within
by a B.vstem of construction which em
ploys vertical steel tubrs nnd hollow
floors and ceilings, nil kept constantly
charged with compressed air.
M. Dostre, in tho noted periodical, the
Itcvuo des Deux Monties, says thnt In
sorno portions of tho country Micro Is ono
liquor shop for overy eleven Inhabitants,
or every three adults, In other words,
he says: "One elector In four passes his
life In pouring out nlcnhol for tho other
three " The consumption ot brandy has
Increased fourfold since 1850.
CUBBENT VEBSE.
The Old Ranchman's Idea of the Au
tomobile. Ho was six feet threo In his stockln' feet,
And as thin as lie was tall;
His hair was kind of a saffron brown,
' With a crown llko a billiard ball,
Ills faco had n yellow, clnylsh look,
Eyes as keen ns a hawk,
Bristles of hnlr on point of bis chin
And kind of a swaggering walk.
You ask am I from Texas, sab?
You'vo struck it right, sah, yes;
I enlculnto my llx-up, Bab,
Was how you come to guess,
I run a kind of 11 boss ranch, sah,
But this hero mobllo talk
Gist stnrtcd mo to ?eo her work,
So I slipped down to New Ynvvk.
I thought I'd sec that feller start
From New Yawk, don't yer know,
nd follow 1dm a ways out on
His trip to old 'Frisco,
I didn't know ns hosses, sah,
Would be wanted any moab,
So I thought I'd watch that wagon, sail.
To find It out for suah.
I watched that mobile start, sab,
And watched 'em let her sizzle,
And turn and twist nnd grunt nnd groan,
And hump and howl and lizzie.
And bust and fix, and llx and bust,
And rig her up, yer know
Till every boilv Just whooped out,
"Put her off at Buffalo."
On your pavements hero In Buffalo
They'll slide around quite nice,
But outsldo of tho asphalt, sah,
They'll never cut no Ice;
And when It comes for general use,
Through country mud nnd snows,
They'ro llko a hog a-trylng, sail,
To root without a nose.
I've got an old mule on my ranch
Can beat that 'era mobile
From New York up to Buffalo
And give her 50 mile,
And I'm goln' to raise moro hosses, sah,
I've looked the ground well o'er,
Flno hosses will be higher, snh,
Than they cvtr wero befoah.
Yes, houses will be bosses, sah,
In spite of this mobile;
The wealthy folks will nil soon tiro
Of that machine for stile;
Tho fotir-ln-hnnds and tandems, ah,
And trotters flno and slick.
Will make these mobile fanciers
Look mighty cheap and sick.
Em Pierce, In Buffalo ftws
But Is That A11P
A little dreaming by tho way,
A little tolling day by day,
A Httlo pain, a little strife,
A little Joy -and that Is life.
A short-lived, fltotlng summer's morn
When happiness seems newly born.
When ono day's sky Is bluo above,
And one bird sings and that is love.
A little wearying ot the years,
Tho tribute of a few hot tears.
Two folded hands, the fainting breath,
And peaco at last and that Is death.
Just dreaming, lov Ing, dying, so
The nctois In the drama go,
A flitting picture on a wall,
Love, death, tho themes! But Is It nil?
Paul Lawrence Dunbar.
The New Century's Ideal.
The century old la pissing.
And fast on the scioll of time
Tho scribe Is closing the lecord
Tor ayo of wreck or rhyme.
A record of war an J carnage,
Of heartless greed of gain.
Of struggle nnd disappointment,
Of sorrow and of pain.
Ah' that is tho wreck nnd tho sadncs-,
But there's rhythm and rhyme and glee
In the lifting of heavy burdens,
In tho joynnco of men set free.
And out of tho din of tho conflict.
As tho years of tho century cease.
A voice from the Bblnelnud whimpers:
"Write for tho last word 'Peace ' "
Tor the past a benediction,
A hopo for tho years to be,
A message from out tho ages,
An echo from Galilee;
A breath from a higher nature,
A thought fiom a broader plan,
V word that knits men together,
A lovo that Units God and man.
Peace on thn broad Atlantic.
Pence on the Orient shore,
Pence at the court of the nntlons,
Peaco and nu "open door."
Peaco whllo tho wings of commerce
Sweep o'er the seas' broad span,
Peaco In tho heart and the conscience,
Peace and good will to man
Henry K. Rowe In Leslie's Weekly.
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