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SCIIANTON, OCTOHIltl 9. 1S90.
KEPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Justice of tho Supremo Court J. HAY
imOWN, of l.nnciistcr.
3U(!bo of tho SupiTlor t'oiirt-JOSIAII K.
ADAMS, of Plrllnilrlphln.
Btato Triuurer-MEUTi:NANT COL-
onei, ja.mi:s e. iiAKNurr, of
Washington.
County,
commissioner'"-john rotminn Mon-
IMS (if Scinnton; JOHN PENMAN,
of Oh pliant
Audltnrfl-WII.t.TAM E. JOHNS nnd ASA
i: Kinrint, imth ot strantoii.
Election tiny, Nov. 7.
Thf rolo of martvr ! nlwnys as
sumed by tho editor of n pallidal sheet
Wrrn punishment Is threatened
Brought to a Focus.
Tin m n behind tho Runs In Manila to.
dn (it In fmnt nf the m lioolhorrve. of
law mid ordei nnd will bo followed by
the men with th" wt ImoK and the llllilc.
brlim-lng tin aits nf IMIIr itlon, risptct
for 1 it . i II c I nrdi I and the w, Hiiro of
lounti) Si i tnr Knot, at QuIiim III.
H
n:i: in a scntenci:. we
have picsentcd the whole
nre for expansion Tho
now perietal y of war, In
hi- flrt publli dellveiaiiee since hi In
came one or the pus dent's olllcln' t. un
til t'is-ely formulates the lsuo in a
manner detilng contradiction or ova
Morr His aiit sentence nt once fits
the faets of the past the tempi r of the
present and the IrrosKtlble l"clc of tho
future
t'pnn what fiontlcr ms the American
lille cracked that It did not herald the
HWlft approach of the church nnd
school'' "Win re has th flag gone tint
cIom- In its wake has not followed the
ruble and the let book, with their
spei di trirle reMilts of liw, ordci and
v oil-rounded devil ipmoiU? Upon
what rate, upon what soil, Ins Anerl
can soietelgnty ever laid the harsh
hand of tyranny ot oppression? When
In its history has Its widened Jurisdic
tion failed to bless, materially nnd spir
itually, eieiy worthy soul over whom
its aegis has been extended or neglect
ed to oiien new doois to pletv, thrift
nnd ambition0 From whom has It ever
substiated a hair's weight of genuine
and wholesome freedom"
The rebellious Tagalogs of far-off
Luzon nny not Know American hls
torj it Is new to them. They mas
sif tor four centuries of SpinlMi mis-rule
not piibiss tho quick discernment to
differentiate immediately between the
hand that lobs and tho hind that aids
Time must oieueome their .suspicion",
epiiiuico must te.uh tin m the truth
nbout merlcan Intentions and insti
tutioiis Hut It seems to us tint the
pxnulhe ofllcials of this government,
lnborlng ns they are under a burden of
great responsibility, liavo u right to
expect of educated and Intelligent
Ami lie .in citizens a hettei comprehen
sion of and a finer faith in the ehar
netei nnd Intent of Amei lean nile,
whether exorcised upon tho mnln land
or upon tho dependent islands of the.
sea than prevail omong tho l diets of
Spanish oppression; and tint libel" and
culls from theso citizens both should
ceise
When Lieutenant Colonel Harnett
tomes to Seranton he will find a united
paitj determined to ghe to Agulrr
aldo s allies In Lickuwanna us sound
a trouncing ns the Fighting Tenth
gave to Aguinaldo's followers in Lu
zon Cuban Criminal Law.
O.METIIING like the spirit of
the abused wife hlih
piompts her to take tho part
of the abusive hus'nr.l the
moment a humane stranger undertakes
to teach him a lesson In benv i i ap
pi u is to prevail among the legal fin-
ti i nits in Cuba with n spcit to tho
Amiiiiau proposition to reform nnd
to Impmse tin antiquated Latln
Ameilean svstem ot eilmlnul Jurispru
dence In voguo In that Island. Not on'v
do the native lussyeis alllrm that they
do not want a change but thv have
the hnidlhood to assert that the srub
Stiurtlon of tho Anglo-Saxon fcjstem
juld be a chango tor the ivori'. II me
is a specimen opinion, Feeured by u
Washington Star representative In
Havana from air eminent Jurist who
has practiced law not only Irr Cuba and
South Amei lea but also In the United
Mates.
"A great ado has been mndo In tho
I'nlted States and by mlslnfoimi'd per
sons heie bpcnuse the proceedings rf
the first stage of a prisoners tilal
with us ate held in secret The answer
to this Is that the practice has been
sanctioned by custom, which Is strong
er than any law, and that it has al
wavs been found to work well. Be
sides the second stage of tho trial is
public, and all tho pioceedlngs of tho
llrst are then made known. There must
he some secrecy nbout the pnesj of
ascertaining tho guilt or innocence of
the accused, ns Is home out by tho
manner of conducting affairs In your
own grand Jury si Btom. I have studied
tiro Anglo-Saxon criminal laws, and I
have no hesitation whatever In euylnii
that ours nre In eveiy way superior
to them In accomplishing tho ends of
Justice. To my mind tho ripest fruit
of your system Is tho court preside 1
over by Judge Lvnch. No suth revolt
ing crimes committed In tho name of
Justice have ever been perpetrated In
any country ruled by Roman luw as
the lynchlngs which occur so frequent
ly In your highly civilized Uu ted
States, Again, It Is a matter of com
mon knowledge that muidorers caugh'
red handed, who have escaped coavln
tlon through some technicality, or be-
s
cntno of some eloquent advocate' np
pent to the feelings of tho Jury, nrc
common nil over your country. It Is
not ho with us."
Trial by Juty, It should bo unuV
luVr
nn u
it In
stood, Is unknown In Cuba. A man
nn filed, thrown Into prison, kep
solitary confinement during i longer
or shorter period, Is secretly examined
by a Judge, whoso solo duty seems to
be to convict, nnd Is not cen allowed,
the prMlcKe of counsel until his publls
trial, which taken place nt the pleasure
of the Judge. Such n thing ns permit
ting a prisoner to he rolensed on ball
is at course unkown, nnd tho habeas
corpus net has no place In tho code.
All of this naturally urate1? harshly
upon the Amei leans sensibilities nnd
Impress upon him na most disrepu
table. Hut, like the Cuban lawyer's
reference to the Ametlcnn system, It Is
possible thnt our people exaggerate the
exceptional Instances of Injustice nnJ
underestimate tho percentage of In
stances In which tho Latin method
permits Justice to be administered.
In other woids, tho trouble li? less
with the system than with tho condi
tion of public education and morality
sui rounding and Inlluenclng Its opcui
tlon. A Just Judge, ocn under the
Cuban system, ould administer lustlec
probably ns easily us crooked Judges
or Jutots tinder tho American ojst'm
could nullify it. Our first concern In
Cuba should be the education and the
moi.il Improvement of the peoji'e, es
pecially tho oung riom thl3 as n
foiintnln souice nil good .hlngs will
How.
"Agulnaldo represents only about 40,
000 out of S.000,000 people In tho 1'hll
Ippluc Islands. W'u could not Justify
tinning over our authority in the Is
lands to u dlctntor iepies,ontlng such
a small poitlon of the population"
Admiral Pewoy.
For President In 1901.
A
NOVEL- VIEW ot the Dovvev
presldcntlalquestlon is taken
by the Democratic Philadel
phia, Itecord, which sas:
The hero of each of oui great vsars has
been rewarded vslth this highest gift of
the Amcilcau piople, unci It would be
eh lined u re punch to the tountrj should
Admiral Dessei alone fail of attaining
si eh well nurlted holier. Ho has lamed
all the people ian give him, ami If ho
shnll Use the lessnrd which lie deserves
sslll not be denied Hut Admiral
Dosses toilu stunilj as our national hero,
sslthniit the slightest slain or tarnish to
iiliFcme that glory of which wo all Dem
ocrats ami Jte public ins ullKc, aro so
proud, nnd nothing cuiild compensate us,
or him, for lessmlng in the slightest de
gn e the reverence with which lie is re
garded. He his earned his high
pl ico In the nation's regud In tho posi
tion h'sIkiuiI him bv Picsidint Mclvln
lis, who liis given him constant support
nnd the highest appreciation This being
so, Admiral Pcwcv could not be true to
hlmclf If ho should change his politics ns
a. me ins of person il ndsaneement nnd al
low himself to be used ns a means of
supplanting the administration through
whoso ngencv ho obtained the oiinortu-
nltv he so well used of miking his name
Immortal ya wtu wo had
IJcwey free from ol ligations, KafP an,
sound In the Demoi ratio ranks, but ns
tb it cannot be It is our hope that In pull
ing down his admirals pennant nnd tak
ing his pl ico In the bodj of our cltlren
hhlp ho will not find nni lessi v level In
the vsholo eountrs s grateful regard.
These eminently sane and sensible
observntlons on tho part of our es
teemed contemporary are followed by
tho suggestion tint if. In 1901 the Re
publicans shall not nominate Dewey,
the Democrats will, taking him on his
own record and merits, without a plat
form. The Record's faith In its parts 's
ability to select so wisely five years
hence is beautiful, considered In tho
light of the Democrac's present cn
mi'di merit for a veiy Inferior favorite,
AVIlllam JenningD Hrvan That party
must free Itseir from its old love before
it ean contract an honorable alliance
with a nos
Hut we aio content, ns no doubt Ad
miral Dewey also Is, to remit this deli
cate question to that distant future. If
in 1901 Admiral Dewey shall bo alive,
is ell, and anxious to Karn a noss- trade
it is exceedingly unlikely that he will
base to apprentice himself to such a
sorry master ns the Rrvanlzed Democ
r acy. The more probable supposition Is
that then, as now, he will stick with
rare good sense to his familiar profes
sion, nnd cast his vote and voice for
his frierrd and benefactor, McKinlcv's
logical successor, Theodore Roosevelt.
The Filipinos have done nothing to Jus.
tlfy tho I'nlted Strtes In m il.ing- war
upon an Inufteiislve peoplo on tho other
side of the globe Times
- jirurrenmo-7 was it right for
Agulnnldo to pie-uriango an attack on
our lines when, neither In word nor in
deed, had our nuthoiltles been other
wise than kind to him and to his peo
ple' Having staited In to assassinate
out soldiers, ought he to bo given his
own wa ?
Ashore and Afloat.
HAT AMERICAN is there
who can contemplate
without slnme the state
J
ments of fart made be
foio tho IndustUnl commission on Fri
day last bj Mr. Frank Nenl, represen
tative of a largo shipbuilding llrm in
Philadelphia?
"Of the 2s,000 000 tons capacity as.
Figned to International oceanic trnde,"
said Mr. Neal, les than 300.000 tons
nre of Amei lean registry. In other
words, allowing 3.00J tons to the vessel,
there are only 100 American vessels en-
Kugeu in transoceanic oarrvlng." jjr,
Xcnl said that there was not a single
Aineilcan line with nil American ves
sels transporting freight across either
the Atlantic or the Pacific. The Amer
ican Lino is the nearest approach, al
though several of Its steame-ra have
boon constructed nbroad.
AVo ate selling to the woild at large
more than a billion dollars' worth of
produce annunlly (soon It v ill be a bil
lion and a half) yet out of our profits
on this giowing export trado we aro
diverting Into tho poeketR of our com
mercial rivals rrearly $200,000 000 or 20
pet cent of our entire gross receipts
from exports. Wo nre doing this by
hiring them to ship our goods for us.
We are hiring them to ship our goods
for us because we have not ships of
our own In which to carry this great
volume of commerce.
Tho Republican pnrty proposes to
correct nil this. It proposes to fnnct
law giving moderate subsidies to Amer
ican vossols, so as to cnuble them to
w
compete successfully with the cheaper
ships nnd chenper crows of other na
tions which now have tho run of tho
world's ocean carrying trade. This
policy will encourugo American capital
ists to build ships nnd sail them under
tho Amoilcnn ling. It will ninko It
possible for these American ships to
carry merlcan crews nt tho American
rate of wages nnd still earn n profit In
tho face of Kuropenn competition. It
will cost somewlicro In tho neighbor
hood of $10,000,000 a year when In full
operation, but It will give us a respect
able merchant matinc, enable us to
keep at home a large part of the nearly
$100,000,000 now anrually paid to for
eigners for ocean freight, and provide
us with n fleet of vessels capable of
nuxlllaiy naval use In case ot war.
Piotectlon Iiub made our Industries
supremo on land: It will do likewise
for our Industries nlloat.
"While our armies are moving for
ward In the remote parts of the world,
the armies of our Industry, of our en
terprise nnd of our progress are not
less successful nt home. While our
Hag Is carried forvvnid In triumph
irr distant climes, the gieat work and
progress of this people nt home BtnmH
absolutely uninterrupted, and the
American people were never ao happy,
never so contented, never so prosper
ous In all their homes as they aie to
day under tho administration ot Pres
ident McKlnley. Confidence has boon
eveiy where established, enterprise ban
been armed with new vigor, nnd our
people nre moving forward with an
encrgv, a confidence, a hope and a
suceess which Is absolutely unprece
dented, oven In our glo.ious career of
success " Postmaster General Smith
at Qulney, III.
Dewey's good sense has trgaln been
manifested In the frank manner In
which ho has accepted the homo nro
vided for him by the American peo
ple. When offlclally informed of the
gift tho admiral expressed his gratifi
cation without hesitation and signified
hl3 choice of location in a practical
wny, arrd did not remark "this is so
sudden1
Of the nearly $19,000,000 worth of ex
ports going out of Havana in the first
eight month3 of this year tho United
States took nearly $13,500,000. or 71 per
cent. Theso figures show where Cuba's
natural maikot is and leave no doubt
of Cuba's ultimate annexation. The
logic of trade, which annexed Hawaii,
is tenfold more powerful In the case of
Cuba.
When the United States prepared for
war with Spain certain English critics
commented on our slowness. Uncle
Sam can nosv return the compliment.
"Yacht racing, like politics, Is evi
dently full of uncertainties.
Why not decide the cup ownership
this year by steam yachts?
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
He Was TJnaimed.
A good stury Is being told In Germany
of tin. nntl-beuilte burgomaster ot Vienna,
Dr I.ueger Three solders waited upon
him tho other dny as n. deputation, und
during the courfeo of the Interview ho
akid tho llrht one: "What would ou do
If tho impcror ordered ou to shoot the
burgomaster of Menna?"
"1 hhould Mioot him," was tho stolid
rcpl
"Oh," said the doctor, "svhat may be
jour religion?"
"I am a 1'rotostant "
"In that caso I nm only slightly Bur
priced ut run "
Tho second soldier gavo tho samo kind
of nn answer, i.ass tllo Washington Post,
nnd In reply to nn imiulry as to his faith,
declared that ho vsas n. Catholic. This
rather startled tho burgomaster, who
thcuiipon turned to tho third soldier. Tho
latter replied: "I should not thoot tho
burgomaster "
"And whs not, my friend?" nsked the
doctor. "What Is our religion?"
"I nm a Ilcbress "
"What1" said the burgomaster. "Don't
j oil knoss' th it I am the greatest Ilebross
hnter in nil Austria nnd Hungary? And
jou would not shoot mu? '
"Oh," replied tho man; "it Is merely be
cause I do not carry n gun. I am the
drummer of my regiment."
A Poker Story.
This poker story Is told In tho Xcw
York Sun on tho authority of u welt
known colonel "I was coming home
from Europe, ' sns he, "sshen tho game
beran. Thero ssns 0ear Patten, a thea
trical rnnnngei ; Jim McCormlck, a poli
tician; lid Cobbett, an udsanco agent;
11111 JlcCliue, a nossspaper man, and my
self McCluio dmlt Patten drosv ono
card McCormlck took three, Cobbett
tsso, mjself one. nnd McClure, who ssas
dealing, stood pit We bet nnd bet nnd
raised and ratted until nil of us had
rl"Kcd far more than wo could afford to
10ie l'lnallv thero vsas a call nil around.
"McCluie laid down his pat flush
Patten showed four clRhts, ho had hi Id
llrrou ot tlum nnd caught tho other. Jit
Cormlek felt good for a moment ns ho
sliossed four nines he hnd caught tsso
to Ills original pair, Cobbett laid down
four tens, basing caught ono In his four
card draw Hut I made 'em all look
s-lck when I plajed a hand thnt I held but
once In my life befoie It was u roal
Hush nf hearts, gentlemen, and"
'Hold on, Colonel 11111," shouted tho
Sun man, "jou said Cobbett held four
ten How many tens ssero there In that
pack?"
"Young man," said tho colonel, after a
silence that had been so dense that jou
could cut chunks nut of It, your mind Is
too analytical. 1 have nothing to say
in my defence. I was cnnled away by
my enthusiasm. Let's havo a drink."
A New Critic.
The Into Tranclsquo Sareoy was, sajs
the Youth's Companion, for forty years
a figure of great prominence In Trench
literary life. As a critic of tho drama he
was looked upon ns ono having authority,
nnd'prnlse from htm meant success to tho
struggling plujss right
Ills criticisms were honest, fearless and
Independent, und tt Is remembered of hlnr
thnt ho refut-itl tho honor of belonging to
tho Prench Academj, lest ho should como
under obligation to favor tho plajs writ
ten by other members.
Hnrcey's good sense was often put to
tho test. Ono day a friend came rushing
Into his room, waving a paper.
"What's tho matter?" Inquired the
critic.
"Hero's some one," cried the other,
"svho has been calling jou 'nn Imbecile'
In print! Aro you going to chnllengo
him?"
Sarcey smiled. "Certainly not." ho re
piled "I owo him mv thanks. Tho pub
lic will soon forget tho word 'Imbecile,'
and will only remember having reud my
name."
Won on His Second Wind.
"It was such a good Joko on mo," said
tho girl In tho gray velvet tormo to tho
gill In tho blue velvet shoulder-capo, us
they stirred their hot chocolate, "that I
must toll jou.
"You know how John has been nronos.
Ing to mo nt rcgulnr Intervals ever slnco
ho was out of knickerbockers. Well, ho
did it ngnln tho other night, nnd, with
his itsunl fatality, choeo tin occntdon when
I w ns v ei y cross
"Ho did It a little, more awkwardly
than usual, too, deliberately choosing tho
old-fashioned method of ottering mo 'his
hnnd and heart.' "
Hero sho paused to drink somo choco
late, nnd tho girl In bluo asked breath
lessly what she snld
"Oh'" remarked tho other, In tho tono
of one relating nn event of no lmport
nnce, "I told him that I believed I was
nlrendy provided vslth tho full quota of
bodily organs, and that 1 wouldn't deprive
him'"
"Atur what did he nay?"
"Well, llclle, that's the funny thing.
Ho seemed to brnco up. nnd snld politely
thnt nt any rnto there was no doubt about
my having mv full shnro of check! Arm
I was so delighted to find a man capable
of even that much reparteo on being re
jected that I accepted him!" Collier's
Weekly.
Ho Wasn't Alnrmed.
Tho old gcntlemnn who runs tho second-
hand book storo near tho capltol Is ready
of wit nnd quick of tongue, sass tho
Washington Post. No ono knows this
better than Thomas H Reed. Ono day
last spring Mr Reed pass(.d tho book
storo In a driving rnln. Tho eccentric
ossner of tho plnco pat In the doorway
calmly smoking his pipe, whllo tho vol
umes ssero being snaked.
"Don't ion know thnt lour books aro
getting vsef" nsked tho speaker, vslth
frlcndli Inteiest.
"Oh they II bo dry enough when It
comes to rendln' 'em," camo the philo
sophic reply.
She Frankly Criticized.
Science meets occasionally with humor
ous rebuffs. Professor Helen Campbell
who until a lenr go occupied tho chair
of Domestic Economics In tho Knnsns
unlverslt, lectured ono evening beforo a
literary society In nn out-of-the-way
town. At the end of tho nddress ono of
the committee, a tall, gaunt woman, said
aloud
"Well' I thought I was going to learn
something, but It vsns Just n lot of ordi
nary housekeplng mixed up with long
words nobody could understand!"
A Useless Presentation.
At tho meeting of a board of gunrfllans
It was proposed thnt nn honorarium bo
presented to tho clerk, who had been very
energetic In tho Interest of tho board.
A vsell-ine.inlng but somewhat unedu
cated member aroso and startled his
hearers bv remarking-
"Gentlemen, our worthy clerK don't
wnnt nothing of the sort If vse give him
a honorarium bo ssouldn't have time to
play it A sum of money would bo of
much more service to him." Answers.
A Successful Shower Bath.
A Scotchman was orrco advised to tnko
shosser baths. A friend explained to hlnr
hosv to lit up ono by the tho tiso of a els
tein and colander, mid Sandy nccordlngly
set to work, and had tho thing dono at
once, Subseqaentlj, he was met by the
friend who hnd glsen him the ads Ice and
usked hosv ho enjojed the bath. "Jinn,"
said he, "It vsns line 1 liked It rale we el,
and kept msel qulto drj, too" Relng
nsked how ho managed to tnko the shosser
and jet remain qulto drj, he replied.
"Gracious e dlnnn, surely, think I ssns
sae daft ns stand nblosv tho water ssllhoot
,u uniDrclla'" Tlt-Rlts.
OUR GROWING MAP.
Attorney General Griggs at Qulney, 111.
I wns Interested to see that vast con
courso of school children who turned
out this morning, all with flags in their
hands, to welcome tho president of tho
United States. It took me back In mem
or j to tho dajs whin I vsas an American
schoolboy, and I remember that In those
dajs when I opened my geography I
could find nil tho territnrj of the United
States upon ono continent and on one
page, but noss, when jour children open
their books and uro told to point out
tho possessions over which tho American
flag lloats In sosciclgntj-, it tnkes tsso
continents to disclose that terrltorj
(Cheers )
o
What do theso school children learn
about theso Islands that havo como to lis
They will be told by their teachers that
within a j ear there has been added to
our domain u. vnst archipelago In tho
Pacific Ocean, peoples with eight or ten
millions of souls who speak moro thnn
a seoro of different languages, who com
poso moro thnn tsso score different dis
cordant nnd disconnected tribes They
will bo told that for moro thnn MO jears
these Islands, rich In n itural possessions,
feitllo In soil, hnso been governed by
Spanish authoiltj', and that down to tho
end of this nineteenth century of civiliza
tion nnd progress, thej- have attained not
much moro Intelligence, not much more
civilization, not much moro wealth, nnd
no moro liberty than they had attained In
those dnjn when the great Spanish gal
leons carried home annually from theso
Islands their wreath of gold nnd elisor
to enrich tho treasury of King Philip.
They will bo told tint todij the United
Stntes of Amei lea possesses bj- solemn
treatj, signed und rntltied by Spain,
accepted nnd approved by tho senate
and tho congress of the United States and
Us president, tho onlj' lawful sosetelgn
tj' and authorltv over these Islands, a sov
ereignty and authorltj recognized and not
disputed by any n itlon or peoplo on tho
fuco of tho earth. Thej- will bo told that
In ono of theso Islands, ono of theso nu
merous tribes h is raised an nrmy of In
surrection ngulnst tho American ting, that
thej, whllo our soldiers ssoro in peaceful
possession of Manll i attempted to rise
and murder them and the Amerlc in re'p
rescntatlses then , that they Hied on the
iVmerican 11 ig, that they dillod Its uuth-
orits, und thnt they have attempted bj
murder, b' conflagration nnd by arms
to drlse tho lawful authority of tho Uni
ted Stntes from tho Island of Luzon
Tlitv sslll bo told, theso children of
Vim s, thnt theso men who have at
tempted this cimiprlso not ono-tenth per
ci ut of tho peoplo of theso Islands, nnd
tho answer thnt Is to be mado to those
who nsk what sso aio to do about It Is
tho plain und simple nnssser that was
given in IbGl "If nny man uttempts to
haul dovstr tho American 11 jg, shoot him
on the spot." (Cheers )
o
And so, my friends, jour president,
jour sccretaiy of ssnr, jour secretnrj of
tho n-nsj", aje, nil lojnl peoplo of the
United States, nro strlslng to malntnln
merely tho lawful authorltj of the United
States In theso Islands; to do their plain
nnd slmplo dutj', to necompllsh th it svhlch
under their solemn oath they have prom
ised to do, for vshnt? To maintain not
only tho full dignity nnd authorltj' of the
American Hag, but to carry It on ac
cording to a policy that jou belles o nnd
I belles o Is a wlso purposo of providence,
which, after 3W jeirs of despotism and
Ignorance, has opened tho door of theso
Islands to American Intclllgeiu e, to
American civ lllatlcti. to American pro
gress, to American prospcrltj Tho full
tldo of prospcilty tlosss through this Inn I
majestically and unrulllcd us this great
rlosr llosvs by your cltv We want a river
of progress and Intelligence, of Illicit j
and civilization, to flow Into theso Philip
pine Islnnds and over them nnd over all
to float, now nnd forever, tho flag of
tho American Union" (Tiemendous ap
plause )
NUBS OI? KNOWLEDGE.
Tho Street Hallway JournnI estimates
tiro llto of iron rmhs for overhead ulrea
ut tlitrty-threo uars, and of woodun poles
at eleven jetrs.
Tlio total valuo of tiro lumber annually
manufactured In tlio nortliweHt. including
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, la
H0O0O.OW.
Traneo losest oery ear by Infection
nnd cnntiiKlouH rtlaoaseH .110,000 llen or
nearly double tho number of lives lout In
tho rraiiLo-I'msKlan vnr of lb7o
New Yorlt ranUs flint In nrunufai lu a,
ropulatlon, printing and publishing,
hops, liny, potatoes, buckwhent nnd milch
cows; second In salt, Rllk goods, malt and
distilled liquors, miles of rollssny nnd bar
ley; third In ngrlculturnl Implements,
Iron ore, iron and steel, oats nnd rje;
fourth In wool.
Tho cheapest' postnl sen Ico In tho
world Is that of Jnpnn, vvhero for two
sen about seven-tenths of u penny let
ters nro conveyed nil over tho empire.
Gns nnd electric lights enn bo auto
matically extinguished nt a predetermined
tlmo by ib new English dcslce having a
disk resolved by clockwork with adjust
ablo hands on tho face of tho disk, which
nro set to coma In contact vslth tho key
nt tho desired tlmo to cut off tho gas or
electrlclt
InenndeFCcnt gns mantles nre strength
ened against breakages by a nesv French
process, consisting of suspending tho
mnntle beforo Incandescence In a tubular
well filled with a liquid mixture of paper
liber nnd water, a current being created
to deposit a coating of fiber on tho mnntle.
Tho hoiiHclmnt Is nlmost nn tinknosvn
quantity In this eountrs, but In England
It reigns on tho Thames. So much of
English soclul llto In tho rummer has wa
ter lor Its setting tl.nt owners of house
bo its spend ns much euro on them as
Americans do on their summer homes
The surface of nfphalt pavements can
bo repaired, when broken, bv the uso of
a nosv machine, which has a heating ap
paratus can ling both si cam nnd oU
pipes, which Is used to soften tho pave
ment nnd lit It for resurfacing with tho
roller carried nt the rear of the machine
In the hull of tho Olimpla thero nro
1.SI7.570 pounds of steel; of brass, 113 000
pounds; wrought Iron, lSO.eXX) pounds; cast
Iron, 151,400 pounds and tho steel rivets
weigh 313S0O pounds. There vsero ex
pended on the hull 9II.S70 hours of labor.
In the machinery thero nro 1 1SS.C1G pounds
of steel, -in 472 pounds of brass, 313,510
pounds of ssrouglit nnd 379 IIS pounds of
cast Iron, besides 31.&00 pounds of steel
for nuts and rivets Tho lnbor In fabil
cntlng tho machinery nmounted to 011.
211 hours, so that, presuming sucn a thing
to bo possible, sais a vsrlter In Collier's
Weekly, H would base taken no less than
1,V)1,12() men, each vsorking ono hour, to
hnvo built tho Olimpla Tho proportion
botsscen tho cost of material nnd lnbor
gives C2 per cent, to labor.
and tetos.
Ornnmental Floors, such as we
offer have been in use in Europe
for generations. Tlicy 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 & Coenieflfl
121 N. Washington Ave,
Seranton, P.i.
A11 offer this week tliat
you will appreciate.
We Will Make
A Fall Overee!
Light or dark goods,
elegantly trimmed and
tailored. Pit and goods
guaranteed,
FOR $20.00.
Wo Jo DavSs,
213 Wyoming
Arcade Building
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The advertisements of the Ripans Tabulcs arc made up mainly
from actual experiences reported by those who have been benefited
by their use. No two persons have exactly the same story to relate,
and yet although the particulars vary with every case, each variation
has its counterpart in some other person who will be interested in read
ing the account and likely to be benefited in the same degree by using
Ripans Tabules. To encourage the procuring and sending in of the
particulars of remarkable cures and benefits worked by Ripans Tabules,
the proprietors make a practice of presenting a small white and gold
mantel clock, manufactured by the Seth Thomas Clock Company of
Thomaston, Conn., delivered carriage paid to any person who reports an
actual case with sufficient accuracy and detail, with name, age, occupa
tion of patient. The name is not used in an advertisement without
special permission, but is needed to make possible a verification of the
facts as stated ami that they are given with entire good faith. All
correspondence should be addressed to the Ripans Chemical Company,
No. io Spruce Street, New York.
Yom Cannot Think
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. We cater
for the up-to-date trade and if its a
good thing in office wants we havk
ir. We still put the planitary pencil
sharpener on trial in any offiice for
ten days free of charge, Our line of
Stationery and Engraved work is as
dainty as ever and wish you to in
spect our lines.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS.
Seranton Pa.
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TirK MODKRN IlARDSVArilS BTOrtH
Bimtclhiers9
Supplies
Scales,
Cleavers,
Steels,
Black Brushes,
Boning Knives,
Splitting Knives,
Steak Knives.
We -sell Nichols Bros.'
Cutlery. Every piece
warranted.
FME & SHEAR CO.
119 N. Washington Ave.
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The HMot &
Cooeell Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Laetoana Avene
LufltHier Keller
L1HE, CEMENT,
SEWER PIPE, Etc.
J ard nnd Oillca
West Lackawanna Ave.,
SCRANTON, PA.
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TT
IMLEY
lauket
a!.
A few interesting facts for
"Blanket Buyers." Blatikett
never were cheaper than now
but will be a great deal
higher Blankets will be sold
here "For One Week Only,"
cheaper than at any other
time this season. Now is the
time to buy Blankets and
HERE is the place to buy
them, All Wool Blankets, in
White and Colors both 10-4
and 1 1-4 FOR THIS SAUJONLY
$3050 a Pair
Three Specials
In Fine California
Blankets at
$4 $U, $11,50.
We carry a choice line of
Cradle and Crib Blankets
Blankets for Single Beds ;
also in extra large sizes.
A full line. Special line
of Fancy Blankets, for Smok
ing Jackets and Bath Robes,
for this sale only $1.25.
Wonderfully handsome line
of Silk Covered Down Quilts
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
FOR
A Twenty-Year
Gold-Filled Gase
a iS-Jeweled
Walthall Movement,
Both
Gmiaraeteed
The Best Watch in the
Whole World for the Money.
MEIOTMAU & CONKELL
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Heati og1
Stoves,
Rainiges9
Funriniaces,
Plumbing
amid
GUNSIR & FORSYTH,
S!3-327 PENN AVENUE.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
oencuii Anent for tus Wyoralaj
DUtrlotfj.
&
POIIEB.
illulnc, HlBitlng.Rpartlne. HmalcsUll
and the Unpiuno UridiulaAi
LomiMiiy i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tnlcly I'iikc, Cnpi nnd Kxploisci
Uoom 401 IJonnoll llullJla;.
Scr-itit.il.
AUfclNCIitt
fiios. romi. - - vituton.
JOHN D 8M1TU & BON, - Plymouth.
W.' V. JIULUQAN. - 'WilUes-Uarie.
Sao
POUT'S