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THE SCRANTON T1UBUNJ4-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1890.
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SCIIANTOX. Sni'THMlinit 2S. 1S.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Justice of the Sunt erne Court J. HAY
HltOWN, cif Lancaster.
Judge of tin- Supirlor Court JOSIAll 1!.
ADAMS, of I'lilliulelplilii.
State Triuiuicr-IJKl'Tr.N'ANT COL-
(INIII. .IAMi:S 13 HAItNETT, of
Washington.
County.
comtiiiPimiei-jouN cormnn MOtt.
HIS of Scrnnton; JOHN PENMAN,
of Olyphillit.
Aiolltors-Wlt.l.lAM 13. JOHNS nnd ASA
13 KIEI'Elt. both of Scrnnton.
13lectnn day. Nov. 7.
PewcyV opinion of Otli seems to
corroborated !' nil tho coll.iter.il evi
dence. Take Notice!
Uril NO TI1I3 past week wo
have toleintoil In silence th"
coai so abuse poured out
without piovoc.-ttlon by th.'
blmkRU.ud of the Set. niton Republican
upon two g' utleinon pi eminent In th"
publication of this papqr. Neither
fungi esstnnn Cotinell nor Postmaster
Hippie Is unfnnilllar with this kind of
vituperation, but lest picsent silence
.should be mlseonstiued. we now take
opi aslon to say In their behalf.
If J. A. Seinnton points i compatl
suii of leeoids, eltlipr polltlenl, enin
inorc lal or peisonal, lie can have all he
wants of It. If lie wishes to involve
tln tlckot claimed liv him as a fac
tional propct ty in a destiuctlve wai of
'm Hops, he must settle that with the
nominees nnd their fi lends. Wo mo
not partlculaily anxious to enter Into
peisonal journalism nor to embarrass
the fall campaign, but If forced to
drastic mensuies In self-protection, we
shall endenor to provide Intel opting
llteiatuic for the peiusal of whom It
may concern.
This Is not a tin eat noi Is it a chal
lenge. It is .i notification that tho
limit of patience has been i cached and
that beyond that limit lies war with
out compionils-e.
Diplomats who are endeavoilnpr to to
store peace In South Africa aie now
-'iilioiited by the announcement th:H
Kuily.ird Kipling has decided to o
ilivvn theie and engage In wilting
1-ji try.
Rowdyism's Sponsors.
TI1I3 nn.MAUKS. copied fiom
the Scranton Tiuth, upon
the disreputable exhibition
made by the followcis of
the Scrnnton-Fellows-Molr Spite
league at Tuesdays county conven
tion In hissing Judge and County
rhaltmaii 13. N. WIlKird for the ex
ciclso of the light of fieo speech un
ci. t a courtesy of the Iloor voted un
animously by the convention, rep.v
puit an unbiased verdict of eoinL'iuni
t Ion, to which exception cannot b"
taken. When men of Judge Wlllnidr
jo.irsand woik anil worth aie imu'ted
on the tloor of the conventloa of a
Volittcal party they have helped t'
found, or sneered at by beardless up
Maits as lepiesentdtlves of the alllt
htoi king class foi no other offense than
halng dated to differ In a matter of
opinion fiom the hoodlum element,
theie may well be paube for lellettlon.
It Is tine the tactics of the hlssei.t
aie simply a natuial dcelopmont of
the methods nnd llteiatuto of the Pel
lows-ricianton-Molr fttlumvlrate, es
( inputting the spite, onom and petty
meannes-s of their teacheis. When
mi n like Joseph A. Scranton can wan
tonly and maliciously vilify citizens
of prominence In his paper and !)
thought smart for doing so. although
th languago that he uses would In
m my instances put to blush een his
li.i7.in-faccd nnd foul-penned pupils
the libelous of the S laoljinlan, It s
not to bo expected that his Ignoiant
political dupes could enter the con.
puny of gentlemen without imitating
the Indecencies of their instructois
When blatheiskltes like John II. Fel
lows, notorious lor political Impudence
lupocrisy and gall, tan go about
among the people mlsrepiesentlng the
pjiltlcul chaiaeteis of men who have
done more good for tho paity and for
the people than over entered his nar
row mind to dream of. much less ap
preciate: and when lightweights like
James Jlolr can pompously ?tiut
about utteilug high sounding pledges
of political put Ideation while under
dark-lantein cover prostituting tho
police fotce of the city to vent per
gonal spites or accommodate personal
whims, it need not bo considered
ntrango that their actions should make
Irresistible appeal to tho anarchistic
spirit which showed up in Its truo
light lit Tuesday's rowdyism.
Is this tho kind of leadership for
the Republican party of l.iicUawnnnsi
county? If so, may heaven help th.
party!
In his Pittsburg speech the other day
Di. Swallow, It Is said, was very much
subdued In manner. This may bo in
Indication that tho doctor ptoposes to
put Ills antl-expanslon theories Pi
praitlce.
According to an estlmato pilnted la
the Sun, tho railroads entering New
Yoik city aro Incapable of canylng
inoie than 445,000 persons In a single
day and tho steamboats 23,000. That
Journal estimates that not more than
1,500,000 persons frbm out of town will
heo the Dewey celebration and It al
leges that the total hotel accommo
dation of Manhattan und Brooklyn Is
for 2,210,000 pel sops. If wo deduct
from this total tho number of resident
Kuests It will bo seen that oven 1,300,
000 strangers would exhaust tho hot-l
room. Those who have not engaged
u
fllceplnR nccomtnoilRtlnns In ndvance
liml. tlioroforc, better not plnn to re
main over night In Now York on Fri
day or Sutttrdny.
Tho Sultnn of Sulu evidently was not
bom yeslerdny. When Isltcct by ti
party of Amerlcnn newspaper corre
spondents, who were the first Ameri
cans to hold n pcrsonnl nudlencu with
him, tho sultnn wrote, In Arabic:
"This Is to certify that I nm like u
bioihef to the Americans nnd want to
know If they will treat me the same."
lie Is obviously n believer In reci
procity. Some of Dewey's Opinions.
i
r-IIi: Philadelphia Press prints
nn lntenlew with Atlmlinl
Dewey which bonis upon lu
face evidences of genuine
ness. Peonusp the real ot Inlons of this
limn me of exceptional Interest we
quote fiom the lelnatka asctlbed to
him-
"Do I think the Filipinos are ft for
f-elf government? Well, no, not JiHt
now. TIipv ptolnlily will be In a lit
tle time. Thev ire a vei y queer peo
plea vety queer mlxtute. Many of
them nre quite civilized anil good peo
ple, but I do not think they me lit
foi self-government just yet. Put
when I say that, I must add nt the
same time that they are trwo fitted for
it than tho Cub'tns. that they are a
better people than the Cubans In every
way I do wish however, tint the whole
business was settled, nnd 1 think
that after a little the Filipinos will
take kindly to us. of eouiie, like all
Malays who have had educatlon.il ad
vantages, they nre wonderfully capable
of imitative tonstiu Hon and nte mi
ni! table nitlnn when trained"
As to General Otis: "The last thing
that 1 told (His whin I left Atanila
vn this. 'You're tivlng to do too
much ' He's uown theie welling him
self out and more than once I hae tolil
him that If he did not give up some
of his woik or come home he would
die there In yoir. And I believe It.
too rieiiernl Otis Is ni umi"uallv
palnstnklng man. nnd he is not only
Orernor deneial and dltectlng the
movements o" the nimy In the field,
luit he Is working with might and roul
nt eveiythlng that comes to Ids no
tlce In the way of putting down the re
bellion nnd biinglng order out of chaos
In the Islands, it Is altogether too
much woik for one man. although
Otis has some exceptionally able lieu
tenants. 'With the new tioops being
hull led lo him and our eompai alive
familial Ity with what we have to ov
eicome there, I think that the out
look Is a cliporlnij one."
AVIth loference to the leader of the
Filipinos: "lie Is only ot average intel
ligence and abllltv The bin ins are
back of him. In Manila be Is held nt
his title worth, and there they know
who Is responsible for what successes.
If any. that have nttnlned the effoits
of the Filipinos to lebel against our
goeniinnt Agumaldo was only a
clerk In tho navy yaul at .Manila be
foie he took the field against the
Spanish. The men who netually have
the most Influence among the Filipinos
ate a nuniliei of Iawyeig, unquestion
ably able men."
Two miscellaneous opinions: "I'm
glad to pro any newspaper men. They
had a splendid lot of mn at Manila
nnd no matter what I told them they
never misquoted me or betrayed am"
conf'dentes. And thete levor was a
place they would not go when the
liglitinv was on. Neither by
inclination nor by training am I fitted
to hold the ofllco of president of th.3
United States. T have lived a tailor
und shall die one."
In pe.iklng of the Archbishop of
Manila, who before Dewey wont there,
had branded American sillois is "the
cum of the earth," the admltal told
this stoiy:
"The aiihblshop became a good
f i lend of mine In time nnd we passe J
many a plennt hour together on the
Olvmpla. I lemember veiy distinct
ly one day when he turned to me on
the quaiter deck, nnd pointing to tho
crew mustered foiwatd, said: 'Admiral,
ou must be a pioud man to Know that
ou have command of such a fine body
of men nnd to know that they respect
nnd love jou.' I answered that our
ship was nnl ono of many on which
the same relations existed and whern
the crows woo made of Just the same
line elinps The archbishop was very
quiet for a moment, and then s-ald
with every fIiow of feeling1 vCdinlr.il,
they aie not tho cum of the earth.
I have seen other ships of every nation
but I have never seen what Is shown
me on tho Amerlcnn warship.' I
culled to one of the men and asked
him. 'How much do vou get a month?'
'I'lghteen dollais,' ho said, with a
salule. That's mote than a wholo
ship's crew gets on beard a Spanish
man-of-war. Why shouldn't wo have,
the pick of tho earth? Didn't these
men show It the way they fought nt
Manila, and haven't thev shown It ever
since? The aichblshop was not tho
only man who was won to ndmlintlon
by tho bravoiy and splendid nppcnri
nnro of our men. They all liked us, nil
of them Hut they weio dl-titi-tfal of us
nfter S0o yoais of Spanish rule and ty
lanny. They thought we ui"ant to do
them good, but they woie not sure;
nnd well, It's too long a story to tell
now. It's bound to eomo right,
though."
No man can read these utterances
without entertaining a higher opinion
than ever of tho mr.n whom nil Amer
ica Is about to honor.
Circus poster Journalism Is outdoing
Itself In New Yotk these days.
Tlte Secret of It.
MI3N III3FOI
Dewey's tlr
brave, capa
III3FOnn Admiral
imi) have been
i.ipable and dla-
tieet and yet havo it
become heroes. What Is tho secret
of tho tremendous, tho unprecedented
outpouring of popular tilbute to this
naval olllcer?
There are many contributing pauses
the glory of a successful tight: the
uniform dignity yet unaffected kindli
ness of his nature; his simplicity, can
dor and self-poise 'but back ot all
and ubovo all la the fact that he and
the forces under his command put the
American flag higher In the estima
tion of all mankind than It had ever
been before and added to Ameilcan
prestige, opportunity nnd duty thi
largest chapter ever written ns a con
sequence of one creat event. Ho ap
peals to the ImaRlnatlon ns the suc
cessful pioneer In the Inevitable push
ing out of Amerlcnn power and au
thority Into the Rient thenter of future
world politics and giant developments
the Orient. He has opened a new
world to American enterprise and civil
ization. Tho work which he so auspiciously
begun will never bo undone. Tho flag
that ho has lifted up high shall remain
lilRh nnd sovereign for all time.
Three years ago there wore, In the
month of August, 2G9 deaths In Havana
due to yellow fever, two years ago, 121.
Last August, under American sanitary
conditions, the deaths from this dis
ease numbered 10. Hesults like this
are bound In time to commend Atneil
can lule to Intelligent Cubans.
It hns remained for the Ulsmarck,
N. D., Tilbtine to suggest the crowning
feature of the Dewey celebration. Th it
Journal proposes that Russell Sage be
made to dlstiibutc five cents' worth of
taramels among the crowd.
Tho enthusiastic wiltera who Insist
thnt Admltal Dewey Is once more
upon his "native heath," must have an
Idea that the Olymplu has been
beached bomewhero along tho Jersey
coast.
Some of the newspaper poitialts of
Mis. Potter Palmer, ealled out by the
maiilagc of her niece to Pilnce Cauta
cuzene, aie Lydla Plukhamlsh In ap
peal mice.
Pi Incess Cantacuzene-Spernnsky Is
doubtless congratulating herself that
she did not many a man with an un
eiiphonious name like Piincc P.anjlt
btuhjl. It w 111 be necessary for Captain
Dieyftts to pin on a Dewey badge If
he expects to receive passing mention
In the papers this week.
When Dewey Is greeted by Hiehard
Crokei, then, Indeed, will greatness
focus.
DEWEY STORIES.
Dewey ns a Spoit.
When the itcltiili.il lias lelsuie for It he
mjoja athletic sports, und while his fleet
wus at Hong Kong a shoit time beloio
war with Spain was ileilnied, ho became
much iiitiiu&tid in a boat luce. Tho
i vent had been nnange'd between a ciew
lioin the ltulelgh that had won sevend
vie tin lis and u crew fiom the Ol) nipla
that had nevei raeed before. Tlio crews
ot botli eiuisers were much excited over
the pioipective contest, but the bojs from
the Italeigh wue tin favorites lu the
betting. A few dajs bcfoio the race wus
to come off a certain Mr. Harper, a popu
lar liotelkieper at Hong Jvung, boarded
the Olympia loaded with money which lie
wanted to bet on the Raleigh's ciew. The
pallors of tho Olympia wire timid and
asked oelds that Harper would not give.
It so happened that Dewey vvanelereel
along the deck at this time. Tho men
stood ut "attention" and the udmli.il In
eiuiicd what was the tinublt.
"Well, j on tee, sir." tnlil one of the
men, "this man Is betting on the Ra
leigh's boat and we want bigger odds, us
our boat never raced before."
Hin per hero Intel posted" with some re
mark to the effect that the Olympiads
boat might be us goou ns the ltalcigh's,
even If she had never raced befoio.
"Might be." repeated the admiral in
dignantly, "might be Wh, hang It,
man, I never bet nor elo I cue outage bet
ting, but I'll liy you fifty dollars that Hie
is not only as good but better."
This was the signal foi mch cheering
as made Dewey ll isb to the roots of his
hair, nnd lis enthusiasm found so swift
un echo among the men that before ten
minutes had passed Mr. Harper was com
pelled to call n halt. When the raeo
euiuo off the Olvmpla's boat won. to tho
ele light of Dewev nnd his crew. Mr. liar,
per proirptly p del ids nets and departed
soi rovvf ully.
Tint evening the admiral called tho
racing crew Into his cabin, and after
eemgiHtiilatlng them on their victory,
piesented them with the $100 of his bet.
tho fifty he had won and the tlftj he
had bet. "for," he said, "If It had not
been for ou I would have lost It any
wav." And rutting snort their thanks
with a pleasant liugli, ho i-hook hands
with them all and bowed them out.
Dewey's Quiet Nerve.
A member of the Ainiy and Navy club,
wldle recalling icmlnlsccnees of tho ad
mit al, said:
"I was with him when ho was execu
tive ollleir of tlio Coloiado, and I remem
ber one incident which shows the manner
of man ho Is We had a fine crew, some
of them as powerful men as I ever saw.
Pour or live of them went ushoio ono day
and camo back lighting eliimk. The or
der wus given to put them lu lions, and
It wus found ellillciilt to e.any out tho
older, for the nun were dangerous
Dewey was notlllid of tlio situation. He
w.ib writing a letter lu his room at tho
time Ho went to the pi ice whero these
giants were, and he told them to coma
out and submit to tho Irons. They did
not stir. Then Icvc tuld quietly to an
oiderlj: 'Ilring me my revolvers.' When
lu possession of tl.e revolveis Dewey
called again upon the men to come out
and they did not move. Then he said
In tho samo quiet tone: 'I nm going to
count three; If you are not out heio with
vour hands held up on tho thlid count.
J mi won't come out of that placo alive.'
I Ho counted one, then ho coeked tlio re
volvcrs and counted two. Wo all ex
pi'e ted to hear the report, for wo know
that Dewey meant what hu said. The
men knew It, too. They stepped out
Just In tlmo to save their lives, nnd held
up their hands, and they Intel been par
tially sobered by their fright and tho
moial effect of Dewej's glance. Dewey
went back to his room and finished tho
letter ho was writing."
Respectfully Declined.
Whllo Captain Dewey was in command
of tlio flngslilp Pensncola of the 13uro
pean squadron, In 1SS5, a number of sail
ors went on shoro at Malta nud engaged
lu a street brawl. Tho next morning
the captain of the pott came out to tho
Pensacola to complain to Captain Dewey
of tho actions of his sailors.
"What can I do?" asked Dewey.
"Why, your men raised a riot on shore,
nnd vou can assist mo in arresting and
punishing them," wns the replj.
Captain Devvoy expii-sscd regret for tho
occui rence, but sulel that ho elld nut see
how ho could aid tlio captain of tho pott,
who, with a show of anger, retorted:
"You certulnly can paiado your crow
boforo mo In order that tho rlotets may
bo Identified "
Looking aloft, and pointing to tho Stars
and Stripes waving at tlio masthead,
Devvej made reply:
"The deek of this vessel Is United
States tcirltorj. nnd I'll parade my men
for no foiciguer that ever diow breath."
nis Devotion to His Men.
Although a thorough disciplinarian,
Dewey loves his men, and Ills devotion to
them wns made apparent when disaster
came to tho old MlknUslppI In 1M3.
Devvoy wns then a lieutenant. He was
the last man to leave tho vessel, and was
baldly nut of swimming reach of tho
Bhlp when the inngazlno exploded, Dewey
could havo ecnpcd easily, as ho was n
bold, powerful swimmer, but ho was too
unselfish to tiling of himself us long ns
nny of his comrndes were In danger. Not
far from him lie spied a seaman who wni
trying his best to keep nbovo water otter
bis right arm had been paralyzed by a
liulkt. Prwi struck out for him nnd
gave him a lift till they n ached n flout
ing spar. Then the wounded man was
towed nshoie In safety.
-All from the New York Sun.
Emulated Hannibal.
When Admiral George Dewey and his
younger sister, now Mrs Mary P Oreely,
were small children toRctlicr In Motitpe
ller, Vt , they nad an account of Hun
nllial crossing tho Alps. According to
Max Hennott Thrasher, who relates tho
Incident In Self Culture, tlio boy wus
strongly Impressed witti tho story, as. In
fact, he seems to have been with almost
anything pertaining to war. Just back ot
the stuto house Is a high and M-ry steep
bill, at that time probably bare or houses,
since even now only a very few have
been able lo perch upon Its slopes
Pitting himself and hi sister out with
such Impediment as he thought suitable
ono winter day, ami naming the high hill
the Alps, young Dewev stinted to cross
them, be being llannlli.ll and Ills sister
the army It was cold, and the giound
was covered with deep snow, but tlio
endurance of the aimv did not give out
until she had become so chilled that she
wns lek In 1ml for a week afterward
as a result.
Uetwcen Admiral Dewev nnd his sister
evlsted a sympathy of the most Intimate
nature. In one of his lettets to her after
tho battle of Miinlli bo said "Just a
line to think !iou for our klnil letter,
and nlo for our prajcrs for niv safety.
Perhaps they did help. Who knows?"
CURRENT VERSE.
World, Wise Old Woild.
Wolld, wie old world.
What may man do Tor thee?
Thou tli.it art gi eater than all of us,
Vv hut wilt thou elo to me
This glossj euive of the tat! grass spear
Can I make its lustioiis giecn mole ilear?
This tapering shaft of oat, that knows
To glow erect, as the great pine glows,
And to sway In the wind us well ns he
Can I teach It to nod moio giacloiisly?
The lnrk on the moss rail so high,
Winy, but pleased If I keep ni place.
Who eould glvo a single grace
To his flute note sweet and high.
Or help him find his in st hard bv ?
Can 1 add to the poppy's gold ono bit?
Can I eleeren the skv, or soften It?
13d ward Rowland SHI.
A Scandal.
Through man cars Its course it ran
To smlrih the lienor of a man.
And In the night of death's dark gloom
It came a knoeklng at ills tomb,
Hut when tho sun of truth shone out,
It fueled with the mist of doubt;
Of this man's honor all then lead,
And ho vv a 1 pialscd but ho was dead.
William Sydney Hlllytr, In tho New
York Home Journal.
The Family Mnn.
When eager nips tho frosty air
And bleak is autumn's breeze,
The poet sings of i asset woocls
And harvest views that please:
Rut, oh; then careworn family man,
No song Is In his soul
He turns but lrom the Iceman's bill
To urn up one for coal!
t
And when the surely shortening days
Mark summer's certain flight,
The poet sings of evening snug,
And home's serene delight;
Yet still the luekless family man
No comfort sees alas'
For all this means that he must pay
A bigger bill for gas!
St. Louis Republic.
The Sun Clock on the Floor.
A cosv little school house
Stooil under a big tree,
And the llttlo school within it,
Was droll as droll could be.
No tlme-pleco was upon tho wall.
No watch the teacher wore.
13ach child could tell tlio hour
Hy the sun-clock on the floor.
The teacher was an ancient mite.
Her hair wits touched with gray,
Site held thnt folks too often
ISy pride wore led astray:
And simple tlnlft nnd vlituo
She taui'ht the choicest loic
Her f.ivoilte object lesson,
The sun-clock on the Iloor.
And when, ns oft It happened.
The day wns clouded ocr,
When diiMy. dull and useless lay
Tho sun-clock on tho floor
Sho knew tho wooden clock nt homo
Would soon bo on the stiokc.
When the ne.irest furm-houso chimney
For noon began to smoke.
T. G. Osborne. In Western Teacher.
Town and Country.
God nindo the undlseornwg earth.
The earth It biought foith tiees;
Goel also made discerning man,
And man made faetoiles;
And so tho factory and tho tree
Aro parts e f Nature's plan:
Roth man-made mill nnd earth-made tiee
Should please the God-mado man.
Tho bobolink's song und the motormnn's
gong
Aro parts of one refinln;
And so Is the crash ot tho cataract,
And tho rnltlo of tho train.
The cattled hills and tho towered town,
Tho wood-path and tlio alley.
The vvorld-tliioneed streets whoso
sreama aro men,
And the rivulet-thtcntcd valley
Tlieso all mo tlio equal home ot the man
Who loves tho human brood;
Tho home of tho mnn w ho lov es the world
And calls tho vvliolo world good;
Tho robin's strain lu tho backvvood lano
To this man's ear Is sweet:
And co Is tho rhythmical pulso of Iho
pavo
AVIth Its tread of a thousand feet.
!
Ho loves to see the plne-treo grow
And see tho warehouse loom,
And see tho seumboats tlnong the
wharves
And seo tho buckwheat bloom,
For towns grow up beside tho streams
As oaks glow on the hills,
And mills spilng up like growing corn
Anel homes Uko daffodils.
The bieath of tho fields Its worship yields,
Llko prayer It rises high;
And tho smoko from a thousand chimney
tops Is Incense to tho sky
Sam Wulter Foss in Leslie's Weekly.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.
The nineteenth century closes with tho
year 19W. Immediately after midnight,
therefore, of Dec. 31, IDeiO. Is when tho
twentieth ccntuiy begins. In other words,
it begins with tho Ilrst second nt tho Hist
hour of tho tlnt dny of January, 1W1,
Tho twentieth ccntuiy will open on a
Tuesday nnd clone on u Sunday. It will
have the greatest number of leap je.irs
posblblo for n centurj twenty four. Tho
j ear 1WI will bo the ilrst one, then every
fourth lenr after that to and Including
tho car fOert). February will thre o times
have llvo Sundais: In 1920, 104s and 1970
Tho twentieth century will contain So.Wj
dai). which Inclcs but nno dny or being
exactly 0,218 weckH. Tho middle dny of
tho century will bo Jan. 1, l''3l.
Several iinnoiintemcntH tuo mido of
change to bo Inaugurated with tho oi.
enlng of tlio new centui. The Ilrst of
Importance In that Ilufnlu will adopt the
aregoilnn calendar This will ho done
by omitting Dili teen elnjn, the umnunt of
error tllnt will havo accumulated after
tho closo of February. 1900, Tho IUis-
Blans will then vvrlto Jan. 1, l'fll, Instead
of Dec. 19, 1300, or rather, Instead of both,
according to the dual system now In
vokuo Jn that countiv und in Greece. Tho
other Important announcement Is that it
is not at all unlikely that tlio astronomi
cal day, which now begins nt noon of tho
civil day, will begin with tho civil tluj
nt midnight. The present method of
having tho astronomical day to begin
tvvelvo hours after the beginning of tho
civil day is apt to bo confusing. On tlio
other hand, to havo tho former begin
at midnight, Just when nstronomets nto
often busiest, will bo to them somowhat
Inconvenient Scientific American.
THE HISS IN TOLITICS.
From tho Scrnnton Truth.
Tho philosophic mind, thnt one would
naturally look for under such n mllil nnd
unexciting method of making nominations
as that Introduced by the Cruvvfotd coun
ty system, was not manifest In Tui-s-day's
meeting of Republican return
Judges, othervelso tho disgrace) of hissing
such u pt online nl, venerable and ener
getic member of the puriv us the Hon
13. N Wlllntd would not have been in
dulged lu.
Judge Wlllard's set vice ot foitv yenrs
lu tho party harness, which he pleaded
pathetically, or his announcement that he
was about to retlie from active political
life, did not sulllce to shield him from
the slblllnnt Insults of his unfriendly au
ditors, llo told them that he wns unxlous
only for the good of Hie Republican par
ty , that he liud stood sliouldir to shoul
der with their fathers In lighting tho but
ties of Republicanism; but because ho
c mid not give his Indoisemeiit to the
new system he was cried down.
Tills wns simply shameful. Had Judge
Will.trd been addressing u convention of
the opposition party ho eoultl not have
been treated vvotse than he was treated
yestcrdav "In tin house of his friends.'
Ot the merits of the Crawford county
system, propeily applied, there can be no
doubt: still Its advocates and supportets
must show thnt they nre In fuvor of fair
pluv themselves If they expect to receive
fulr pluv from thoi who take exception
to their views. Indeed It Is the apparent
element of fulr pluv In the system that
bus commended It to Impartial minds. If
distinguished men llkei Judge Willnrd seo
lit to take issue with ft thev should, at
le ist, be listened to with respect
The hiss Is not u convincing argument
in politics, or out of It; and It Is but a
short distance from the species of eoer
rlon, that would denv flee speech, to that
which would deny the exetclse of a fne
vote at the ballot box. It Is right ami
propi r that those who contend for the
Craw foul eountv svstem should do so
strenuously; but they should nlso do so
decently and In ordei, and not by rc
eouiso to the tuctlcs of thoughtless hood
lunis. The Claw ford eountv system has not
shown Itself so strong in Lackawanna
that it can play the tvr.mt by offering
insult to Judge Wlllard or nny other
prominent Republican. Theie is nnother
tribunal to which Its work must be sub
mitted before it Is completed, namely,
that of the ballot box, und it Is necessary
that It should show Itself worthy of pub
Up conlldence und respect, if It hopes to
win the popular npprovul of tho voters
whoso verdict Is fnr more Important than
the action of return Judges or conven
tions. The Psychology of a Dream.
Percy I dreamt last night that you
anil I were married! What Is that n
sign of?
Htliel Why, tint Is a sign you were
dreaming! Puck.
A Paradox.
To crack this llttlo problem
Is haidar than a nut,
A woman's gown comes higher
Tho lower It Is cut. Life.
Onsameita!
Ornamental Floors, such as we
offer have been in use in Europe
for generations. They are no ex
periment, It is safe to consider that no out
lay will so furnish and enrich a
dwelling as these ornamental floors.
They are cheaper than carpets.
Floors laid and finished in best
manner.
Fine line of patterns to select
from.
Estimates furnished and all work
guaranteed.
Hill & Connell
121 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, Pa.
"j lib 5?N-tf
" I or jear. 1 nave- tillered with what I .uppoted to be dy.ncp.U and what lia. j alay. bn eiri
by pliy.lcUn. who havet treated me. hi. peculiar, ina.intici, a. it rome. on per oUiwll ever r
.!... n.mk.. 1.1.I 1 Inr tun nr I hr Innnlht
nR Jr dV."p."y an. Vw"... ?.
.hove "e.crihed foPr at lea.t .U year, it Interval.
I
above
apparent y having worn lueil out 1 lie iymptom. are a en. U"""V . " "V"" ,,-. a all thii
amounting lo agony at lime,, and while not exactl) a pln, it. in. n. di,ire.ine ey eu ih an J.ai in, a. 1 al 1 11 io
time I .utter to my .plril. become clepreed and my appetite . po.-r or eapr.cluu., '." f 'f''
like eailni; the dread of tl.e agony II will cause .keep, me Iron. It. 1 uiiiiji il.e .111 I u ua '" '
fiom con.iloallon and flatu ence Ihil year the atlai . came on earlier lhan mual (a win iuo miau e 01
JuYaand Reeling that I could not .land the comblnallon ol heal and dy.pcp.li 1 loUd around for
.JomVlh!n that mfuht relieve m. A copy ol a pamphlet aboul HI, an. 1 fc"jT,v "f mwom. Zcl
and my trouble Ueloubtleu asgravaieu uy ine.cucmaty inc . a... w.,...-.-..
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KO.lOHpniee Btr-t..Hew lor. lor l.up ... .. ... ;""":." . l.Vli,V . n.flemtai im.llt.
I WKSwrZXtZ ,fWlEiKk Acpt A .uUtttule.
M WM.
Yen CaMQt link
No matter how hard you try ol a
better place to buy your office sup
plies and stationery than at our es
tablishment. We carry our lines as
near complete as possible. Wc cater
for the up-tO'date trade and if its a
good thing in office wants we iiavi
it. Wc still put the planitary pencil
sharpener on trial in any offiice for
ten days free of charge, Our line of
Stationery and Hngraved work is as
dainty as ever and wish you to in
spect our lines.
Reynolds Bros
STATI0XKRS and liXGlUVfilU
Scranton P.i.
The Hunt &
Coeeell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 lactoairaa Avenue
--
Tnc MoDLiiN.HAttPWAiin stone
Econmical Gts Heaters.
"0l(.'.l II. tlM CUlMim"1 T
Fmall amount "I i,..- bill will he il
u room iiickh, .is tin i hivo
large raellatliu, Mirluce. We have
several sUe.3.
FOOTE & SMEAR CO.
119 N. Washington Ave.
s
Limtlher Keller
LiriE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
Vniel nnclOilloj
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
in iOUC Ol d J (lie mniuiuc 1 i " - m-- - r e
o W 3 "e Kr-'r, mmblul with lb. .y.nptom,
1 am a .tenugrapher and IV icwmer by profciou,
Co.,
1 for
Tliey
sxs.rt ti3vz
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This annual sale has becu
somewhat delayed on account
of several of our "Finest
Numbers" in damask being
delivered later than we ex
pected but now they're here
and are well worth waiting
for, as you will attest on an
inspection of our line. Never
have
Table LSmieinis
been handsomer than now,
and this importation contains
some of the "Choicest De
signs" in "Fine Double Satin
Damasks," that have ever
been produced. We have
Napkins to match all of our
Finest Goods generally in
S& and . size. Special prices
will prevail on all numbers of
Tafcle Damasks
A special feature of this
sale will be the finest exhibit
of Hand Embr oidered
Squares, Tray Cloths, Pillow
Shams and Bureau Covers
in pure linen that we have
ever handled.
5110 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled Gase
Will a 15-JeweM
WaltEaam Movement,
Both
GMaramiteedl
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MERCEMAU El CONWELL
1 -,o Wyoming Avenue.
Heating
Stoves,
Raoges,
Fnfliraaces9
P! Mm foi eg
and
To o
flmmini
GM3IE1R El FOESYIi,
123.3:7 mNN AVENUE.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
OcncriU Agent for tlia Wyomlnt
District fJ."
Jlinlns, Illastlnsr vsporlln?. Siuoltoian
unci tlio llep.iiino cuouuet.
LOlllMliy
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tutcty life. Cap mill Iltplola.i.
llooiii OI iJilltllclll HltlldlUJ.
acraalja.
AOKNCIUi
thos. rortn. - - - putmon.
JOHN 11 SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
W. V. MULMUAN, 'WIlHeb.lUr re.
MJTtJIl
U1E1 SILE
FOR $10
DUP0NT8
roioEi.