i THIS SCR ANTON TIUJJUJNJFIIIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 189fl. ()c gcrcmfon CvtBune Published Dnlly, Hxcjpt Sunday, by Ths Trlbuno Pulllhlnff Company, ot Tlfty Cents a Month. New York Ofllco! lfO Nnssnil St.. s. s. vm:niAND. Solo Accnt for I'orelnn AdvertlnlnK. Entnred at the Postofllco nt Bcrnnton. Pa., an Seccna-CIass Mnll Mutter. Whrn spneo will prtmlt, Tho Trlbuno Is alwnys clad to print nhort letters from Its friends bearlnp on current topics but It rule Is that these mut bo otgncu, Cor publication, by tho writer's real namo. TEN PAGES. SCUANTON, OCTOlinit 27, 1S99. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Justice of the Supremo Court J. HAY DIIOWN, of Lancaster. JiuIro of the Superior Court JOHN I. MITCHELL, of TloRn. State Trenwurer-LIKUTIINANT COL- ONCL JAMKS E. UAHNETT, of Washington. County. Conimlssloners-JOHN COUniHTt MOP. HIS. ot Scrnnton; JOHN PENMAN, of Olyphnnt. Auditors WILLIAM E. JOHNS find ASA E KIEPEn, both of Scranton. Election day, Nov. 7. Anti-Imperialists should now lnitet that Jails nnd lunatic asylum1? bo abol ished because they aro not (onductcd with the "consent of tlio governed." A flanhood Test. IF IT WERK not for tho con temptible character of the anonymous eleventh-hour at tacks which nio anneal inc In certain Democratic newspapers apalnst the military record of Lieutenant Col onel Bcirnett, the political tactics thus reealed could be tolerated with equan imity, Inasmuch ns they nio drawlnc to Colonel Harnett's stiiwoit thousands of decent citizens In all narN of Penn hylvanla who might otlietwlse not have taken nn active Interest In this so called "off year" campaign. Hocard lne; simply the political effects of thU copperhead abuse, we are convinced that It is tho best thine which could linve happened. Tho people hae been educated beyond the neilod when the appearance of a mnn as a candidate for office supplied warrant for the delufrlnp of him with reeklnp defama tion. "WIiIIp large latitude still Is per mitted In the discussion of tiolltlcal careers and methods, no Ami1: lean with a spaik of manhood In him now adays sanctions the wanton lnvnslon of other relationships for the purpose of exposing a candidate or a public servant to obloquy. Wo had a lvld demonstiatlon of this tiuth In the pub lic's attitude duilng the lecent Little libel suit, when without a dissenting voice It condemned unailngly the lirut.il libel thiowr upon tho ptosecu tor's milltaty lccoid. Hut tho fact that this latest conspir acy of chnractei-ns&j&slnation Is like ly to f.iil In Its attempted purpose pic sents no reason for withholding from the projcctois of It the f cumulated exe cration which their tactics desere. TTnder tho els,tlng clicumstances the election of Colonel Harnett becomes a duty which the decent people of 1'enn hjhnnla owe to their own helf-iespect. F.illuto to ote for him would hignlfy acquiescence in the inouosltlon that no restialnt shall hereatter encompass the political tilcWors who may choose to mark for malicious lllficatlon the man who, by appealing before the peo ple ns a candidate for office, shnll In tel fere with their plans or obstruct the pathway of their ambitions It Is not Harnett who Is now on trial; It Is the manhood of Pennsylvania. - An occasional report of some minis ter who seeks notoriety by attempting to get funnv at the expense of tho administration, after the manner of Dr. Powers at Hoston the other night, proves that the pulpit at times shel ters men whom natute intended for auctioneers. An Important Law Suit. LEGAL BATTLE which will bo watched with Interest by oveiy newspaper worker In the land and by most other Americans, was begun yesterday in New York befoie Judge rici tt In Su preme couit No. ', in the form of an application for an injunction to re htr.iln thirty labor leadcis ropieeiitliiE TpoRinphlcal union No. C, the Print ing Trades' council and othet labor organisations fiom "advising or urg ing, in any way, adveiti'ieis to i of rain f i mil iiationlsing the Sun; attempting to pi event any newsman from fcelllnj tlu- Sun: Intercepting emplojes of tho Sun nnd attempting in any way to In duce them to leave tho Run's employ; nnd interfering in any other manner with the business of the Sun, tho con duct of Its business or its relations with readers, ndvetlseis or em ployes," This suit is an outgiowth of the ac tion of Typogiauhloal unloi. No. f. on August E in calling uut on si.-lltj nil union printers then in tho Sun's cm tlov because, the 'in management n fuscd to dlschaige the machinists in its employ w'ho weio not membeis of tha unicui. TOie Sun, it Is set forth, was paying the union scale of wages nnd had asked the union to admit the mnchlnlsts into its ranks, li.it the un ion refused to do this, ordered tho machinist discharged and when the Sun declined to comply with this de mand, began a strike which grew In to a general boycott of tho Sun. Notice of this boycott is pasted all over New York city and in surrounding cities and towns and appears in mnny places in Scranton. In the plea of tho Sun't- counf,el it Is conceded that this boycott has been very damaging. Tho averment Is made that tho clieul.U'on of the Morning and Sunday Sun has been reduced by C0.000 copies and that of the Evening Sun by 40,000 copies, while the Ions In advertising Is estimated at $300,000, The manuBemon: of tho Sun disputes the rlglit of any labor union to say whom it shall empioy, what th twtnsof employment shall bo or, in 'the vent ft dissatisfaction with tho Sun'fl"'nmthod of conducting its bi.M ress affairs, to use tho Uojcjtt as a A method of criticism or coercion. It has retained nblo counsel mid declnred lis Intention of carrying tho case to tho :u!lst extent of tho law if ticcesnry In piesetvatlon of wrtat' It bel'eves lo be lln rlcMs. It will bo perceived from these rep resentations Hint tho issuo hero raised coco to the heart of th nliUlonm.ln between employers and labor unions. Ono clause In the Sun's Dotltlon that which seeks to pi event tho defendants from attempting in nny way to in duce employes of the paper to leao tho Sun's employ seems weak. Tho courts have reocatedly nfllrmed tlio right of strikers to offer In nn orierlv manner arguments to men whom thev wish to persuade to quit woik, Provid ed that the offer Is niadi under rult nble circumstances ot time nnd nlnre. It must not involve tresnas; it must not be emphasized by threats, -oolten or implied; and mtuially, although wo do not lccnll that this point hns over been pnsaed upon judicially, it should not Involve misrepiesentatlon or falsification. The othor clauses in tho Sun's petition, If sustained by ev idence, are moie important. No man lias the right to conspire with other men for tho purpose of doing Injury to tho business of nr opponent; and no man or combination of men has the right to execute a put pose of Injury so detei mined upon. If the Sun's suit shall make these points clear It will do 'law-abiding woiklngmen a genu-, the service. As showing how relations stand be tween England and the United States It is interesting to note that tho Lon don chamber of commerce has invited tho Now Tot It chamber of commerce to select a time next year and become its guest. The invitation has been nc ceptcd nnd tho visiting delegation will include mnny of tho foremost men in getting ready their impromptu speeches and Jokes. Life Insurance Again. EFERUINO TO our corres pondent's comment in yes terday's Issue on our edi torial on tho subject of life insurance, we do not wish to be under stood as recommending any other kind of insurance that what is called reg ular life insurance. We have no great confidence In what is known as the n&sessmcnt plan. Assessment companies weie for the most pait established to meet a. want which at that time tegu lar Insurance companies paid little or no heed to, but this Is all changed now. There are many life insuiance com panies in which life Insurance may be had at pretty near tho lowest cost at which It can bo affoided, and for this reason the assessment companies, we Imagine, aio likely eventually to go out of business or gradually change over into regular methods. Respecting the magnitude and Im portance of life insuiance, it is suffi cient to state that M- thousand, seven bundled nnd sixty-eight millions of dollars of life insuiance is now can led by the regular companies doing busi ness In the United States. This is certainly a great tiust and tho public is justified in asking that the officers and manageis of these companies real ize fully the impoitance of their le sponslbllltles. P.espectlng tho figures ghen concerning the lapsed insuiance, wo hae verified tho conectness of our figures by referiing to the report to which one of our correspondents directed our attention. We find the lapsed Insurance ns stated in the tluee laigest companies for last year to be ono hundied and sixty-one millions of dollais. This does not include matured or surrendered policies. The matured policies amount to seven million nnd three hundred thousand dollnrs, and the surrendeied policies to flfty-lhe millions of dollars Two of the companies In question do not state how much insuiance was writ ten, but not taken, but one nlone re ports foity-two millions of dollars of insuiance of this class In respect to the statement that management expenses include taxes nnd lepnirs, etc, on leal estate owned by the company, this is true and al ways was so, jei our compaiison Is still a Just one. That our readers may know exactly what these latter Items nmount to we would say that three million dollars would probably coer oAery such item in the tluee companies refened to, thus leaving twenty-fhe million dollars as the amount expended in a single year for expenses other than taxes, etc. Our oouespondent ens, also, in supposing that we believed that the agent was oveipald. On the contrary we think ho Is undeipaid, or peihaps we should moie tiuly say that his compensation Is not pioperly adjusted. Regular life Insuiance companies and their agents have no better filend than The Tilbune, and it is In their inteiest and that ot their policy-holders that wo suggest closer attention to econom ics in management. Whether the company bo big or little, the need of economy Is tho same; and the belief Is widespread that there is yet largo room for its exorcise In life insurance management, without disadvantage to tho agent, hut to tho obUous advan tage ot the policy-holder. The entire production In this country of guard rails for tiolley cars Is con tiolled by three companies which late iv established a pool nnd hoisted prices. The re&ult is that the Union Ti action company of Phllndelphia is buing its guai d rails in Scotland and Geimany. The American pi Ice Is $75 a ton; tho foielgn pi Ice, tno. Including freight and duty. EMortlon Invariably recoils. Tho Allentown Chronicle and News published a "pecial edition recently Mn honor of tho unveiling of the Soldieis' and Sailors' monument erected in that city by tho county of Lehigh The is sue was handsomely illustrated; con tained much data of Interest concern ing tho heroes of the war of the rebel lion and was n creditable publication In every way. m ... An Iowa wilter, James T. It, Green, has solved the trust problem In a sen tence. "What is leally needed," ultes he, "is an application of tho golden rulo to commerce." How funny business would look conducted on sucli n basis'! Almost half a billion dollars more are In circulation now tlrnn when Erynn va nominated In ISOU, nnd every dollar Is art good ns gold. Is it surprising that our Democratic friends, like to forget their free sliver folly? The honors necorded Admiral Samp son at Trenton show that it is possi ble for a man to bo recognized in his own country without nny especial of foits In his behalf on tho part of the yellow metropolitan mob-agitators. President JtoKlnley in his annual Thanksgiving ptoclamatlon intimates that wo have much to be thankful for. It Is evident that tho president has not been reading the Scranton Times. "in the case of the Philippines," says Admiral Dewey, "there is mercy in force and untold misery in proctastlna tlon." In other words, General Otis must make n, move. Live snakes are beginning to crawl into Wllkcs-Harro hotels. This ought to have a tendency to simplify temper ance woik In that city. Emit deposits in Nebraska Increased ?3,000,000 last year. No wonder Colonel Uiyan is worried. In spite of the efforts of the antls In England, Joo Chamberlain does not seem to repent. LIFE INSURANCE. Editor of Tho Tribune Sir. In your issuo of Oct. 21th you drew somo compailsoiifi In regard to life insui ance ns to thd cost oi expense of man agement between tho "Three Glunts," as jou were pleased to term them, und tho smaller old lino companies. As tho ques tion of life insurance is rather a complex ono and ono which any lajman or out sider Is excusablo for not thoioughly un derstanding, I tako tho liberty of submit ting to jou the following statistics In hope that jou will clo them space In jour paper. Ily a careful study of tho expense tables for 1&99, wo And that the average epense rato for tho threo so-called Giants Is "'a per cent, of their total In come. Of tho foity smaller companies operating and charteied under tho laws ot the United States, wo find tho incrago expenso rato was 29 per cent. From tho above facts j'ou can easily seo that jou were mistaken In your statement that the cost of business In comparison with the smaller companies was excessive in tho largi r companies. Well knowing tint the public generally hesitates to go into ilgures, I will nvold ns much as posslblo vnlng tho tables or statistics and mako the matter ns plain ns I possibly can by stating that these ratios of expense are. however, b' no means reliable. lioth T.iber and Lewis, our authorities on in Mii.tnco, tell us that it is Impossible to dttermino for any company tho valuo to the insured of a high or low expenso rate For Instance, we hao among tho smaller companies one company that has the ex tremely low expenso rato of 11 per cent, and another of ll'i per cent. Appaiently, this low expenso of management would indicate a better return to tho policy holder. Hut docs it do so? As a matter of fact, txpcrlcnco demonstrates that this low expense rato has not made the In surance an j cheaper to the Insuied. On tho contiorj, tho two companies that hao this exceedingly low expenso ato hao not Increased their membership to any appreciable extent in past j'cars. A stationary membership means an in cteaod mortality; and in those two com panies wo have a mortality of S7 and Hi per cent, respcctivelv, of tho Ameilcan expectation of los hllst in tho three larger companies wo have a higher ex pense rate and a deith r.ito very little in excess of CO per cent of tho expectation. You will therefore seo that tho contract of the policv-holder Insured In the larger companies may cost a llttlo moro In nc tunl expense of management, becausa those companies are putting large amounts of now business on their books, nt.d new business is necessarily expen sive. Hut, on tho other hand, the gain by reason of this revv business In tho low mortality of the cnmpanj' would moro than compensate for tho extra expenso late five times over. I would diaw no lnIdlous comparisons between tho 1 irger nnd smaller com panies, becauo I believe tho Interests of llfo insurance aro admirably nnd cheaply sered In nearly nil of our legal reservo companies. Hut In order that tho matter may bo moro clearly understood, I will gio nn Illustration of what Is really the component parts of a llfo Insuranco con ttact: Wo will take ordinary life for Instance (this means a whole llfo pollcj- pajablo annually as long ns the Insured may live), nt age 3Z, tho premium on which on a 3 per cent, basis would bo about $S per thousand Of this $2S each company, do ing a legal reservo business, Is compelled to put Into the reserve under tho super islon of the different states, J12.8S. Tho allowance demanded by the American experience of mortality is $s93. Theso two amounts which must bo collected (one to satisfy the laws of the state, tho other to satisfy the laws of nature) to gether with $6 2S for expenso or emergen cy fund nnko up tho total sum of $23 Tho dividend which each company pays Is tho returned portion of tho expenso and cmeigviicy fund which remains un used bj' reason of economy of manage ment nnd that portion of mortality which n mains unused by reason of a lower death rato than that expected, together with tho inteiest earnings In exces of 3 per cent, on tho reservo and whatever other assets tho companj' may hold. From the abovo table we will gather that the only possible waj to cheapen in suianco to tho policy-holder would bo to reduce tho premium on tho pollcj-, such reduction to eomo out of tho $G 2S of tho expense nnd emergency fund. This might bo done to a very limited extent with safety, but life insuranco cannot deal with chance. It Is far safer to ltcp tho expenso nnd emeigency fund at Its present rate, leturnine to tho policy holder the unused poition of this fund, rather than to tako tho risk that would bo necessarily Incurred by a reduction of expenso In advance. I would further say that In this table of expense of the foity smaller compan ies doing business throughout the United States, I have counted tho expense of tho Industrl il companies, or companies mat no not ii an industrial and ordinary business. This expense rato Is unfair to those companies, because, nceessarllj their Industrial business Is moie expen sive than the ordinary branch, but It only selves to show tho fallacy of ratios of nny sort In llfo hiburunce. As a llfo Insuianco expert remarked to mo a few dajfl ago: "Itatlos aro tho most gentlemanly manner of lying ex tant." The most of cur companies nre mutual companies and thus guaranteo to tho Insured his insuranco nt cost. Tho stock companlej aro economical and ably managed, nnd to nny ono who prefers stock insuranco to the mutual plan, a cheap Insuranco Is guaranteed. Wo now come to tho question of lapses You assumed In your article thnt all In suranco was taken for tho sako of pto teotlon, nnd that n lapse means misfor tune to the insured. To nny student of Insuianco this nssumptlon Is manifestly untrue. All insuranco men know that nt lease W per cent of tho Insurance sold Is sold not primarily for protection but for Investment. In mony instnnces peo. plo take policies to cover a debt. When tho debt Is extinguished, having no fur ther uso for tho insurance, they with draw tho surrendcr-vnluo (usually the full reserve), Hnd havo thus had their Insuranco or protection nt a rato lower than could bo furnished by nny term In surance. This also applies to tho in sured when tho policy Is taken for tho benefit of aged patents or sisters who ma bo dependent upon them. When tho need for protection censes, the cash oluo Is many times wlthdiawn. Then ngnln, many joung people tako insur ance n n sort of savings bank, with drawing tho cash when they need same to go Into business for themselves. t would further sny that tho relatlvo percentage of lnpses between tho "Thrco OlontB." nnd tho forty Bmullcr companies dos not differ materially. -13. II. Uetts. Scranton, Oct, 20. ASSASSIN METHODS. Pittsburg Commercial-Gnzctte. Chaiacter nssasslns tire at work in Pcnnsjlvaula In u desperate eloventh hour effort to piomoto tho fortunes of tho Democratic partj". The object ot tho cowardly assault Is Lieutenant Colonel Jumes E. Hurnctt, candidate for stato treasurer. Tho at tack upon him is not made by inllltury men, but by the staj-nt-home.s, tho cop perheads, the sympathizers with rebel lion. Not ii word of testimony that is worthy of credence havo thej brought forward from military men as n basis of their charges. Not n flaw exists in Col onel Harnett s mllltury record us known to his superiors Ho served many years In tho National Guard, and roso step by step In rank until ho was second In eom innnd in his regiment. When tho war broko out ho volunteered with the rest and did his duty with them. Ho showed his patriotism, brnved the perils of Luon swamps and Philippine fevers, Spanish and rebel bullets, while tho men who now scoff nt his courage sulked at homo and from tho snfo distance of 10,000 miles Invented their theories of how a soldier should fight. o Until Colonel Iiainctt became a can dldnte for Gfllce yes, not even until months nftcr that event not a word was breathed, not a suspicion raised, that he was not nmong tho bravest of the gal lant Tenth, nnd not n voice wns raised In tho section of tho stato where ho wns born and reared lellceting either on his business nbillty or his social standing. In all tho scores of letters sent home by tho Tenth boys In Manila nnd widely published In both tho city nnd tho rural pres, not a hint was dropped of nnj dis satisfaction. Ho was a hero until ho consented to run for ofllce. Then anonj mous cowards arose, and In anonjmous letters to tho newspapers began to tell what anonvmous members of tho regi ment had to say of their lieutenant col onel. o It is highly probable that Colonel Har nett Incurred the displeasure of somo members of his command Ho was a strict disciplinarian nnd tho men whom ho was Instrumental in punishing for In fractions of military rule" may have some resentment. If the docket of the summary court ofllccr were made public It would doubtless t uveal the names ot nnj nnd nil members of tho Tenth who fnncj' they have a grievance. Hut who but a coward would rely upon such sources of Information In an effort to blacken the character of an officer and a gentleman? The leglment does not ex ist and probably rever did exist in which certain prlv ates could not bo found ready to find fault with tho nets and orders of their superiors. o Tho copperheads of the 'COs who would not tight on cither side, jet assumed lo know how campaigns should bo fought and won, were of the same class ns these latter-day criminal Ignoramuses, who stab In tho dark. Grant wns assailed for cowardice; eveiy military hero of mod ern times has had tho samo experience. Every soldier candidate since tho Civil war has been attacked by men who know no moro of military matters than thev know of common honesty nnd manly principles. Tlitro nte many low-lived scoundrels who nre willing to destroy a reputntlon for political gain. Hut their tactics meet with no encouragement from honest men In either paitj, and there foro do not succeed. Tho expectation that they will be successful In this case Is an Insult to tho Intelligence of Penn sylv anla, AN EMPIRE ON REVIEW. From the New York Tribune. Tho troubles in South Africa are a second tlmo placirg the Htltish implio on review before tho woild. The first time wus Just after the Jameson raid Great Britain was then at tho height ot her "splendid Isolation." There was somo unpleaant, not to say menacing, talk upon the continent. Tho spectro ot hostile lutei v union began to take form. It was necessary for the Insular Athana sius to mako a deniorstration, against not tho Transvaal, but tho world. The word was given. And In tho twinkling of an eje, from every wave made hollow of all tho Seven Seas, there seemed to start a British battleship, with decks full cleared for action Never, perhaps, was a moro staitling exhibition inndo of a great nation's leadiness for whatever emergency mUht appear. Never was there quicker recognition of such readi ness by tho potential thrcatencrs. As that amazing reservo fleet steamed Into view tho posblo meddleis vanished. As "Oom Paul" put it in his racy speech, "Tho Old Lady just sneezed; and then where wero they9" For answer, hero Is what tho Neuo Frelo Pres-.e, of Vienna, says: "Theie can be no question of tho Intervention of any European power. No ono will rob tho British Hon of his prejV o Today this second levlew Is of a differ ent character. It Is not tho navy, but tho armv. Now, tho British arms has been much despised upon the continent since tho memory of Wateiloo began to fade. Its hideous mismanagement in the Crimea dlsciedlted Its sj sttm ns much ns Hal aklava honored Its individual valor; and slneo then It has, had to deal with none but petty tribes or with remote enemies Upon tho fields of Europe It hns been unknown, and Waterloo has been eclipsed by Duppel, Sadovva and Sedan. With no conscription, outnumbered moie than ten to ono by rivals, and scattered to tho four corners of tho earth, it has come to bo regarded ns a negligible If not an out right minus quantity, but now that es timate Is reconsidered. With a prompt ness, a smoothness nnd an ease tliat mako tho Continental captains rub their eyes, a British nrmy Is mobilized nnd sent half way nround tho globe for no tion, nnd it bhows a fitness of phjslcal condition, n perfection of equipment and of discipline, nnd, In brief, nn nil-round efficiency thnt exelto tho amazement and admiration of even the Geiman hendquar ters staff nnd call therefrom a formal but most cordial compliment True, it Is a small nrmy compared with what tho great mllltarj' powers could put Into tho field. Hut slzo does not alwajs count It shows In field action tho efficiency which a German expert in the Soudan campaign pronounced "simply Incredible." Tiue, also. It has to bo summoned from dis tant parts. But then, too, nil the scatter, ed colonics stand rendy with their con tingents, It is not an nrmy from Great Britain nnd Ireland alone, but from that Greater Britain which includes tho Do minion of Canada and tho United States ot Australia. o So the world is made to reallzo that tho British empire is still a military force on land as well as sea, and on sea ns well as land. Tlitro has been somo vain talk of Europe's opportunity, vvhllo British hands aro busy in South Africa, for mak ing anti-British advances elsewhere in tho world. In tho first place it is not to bo believed that nnj- power or powers havo such a purposo or deslro; and In tho second plnco It is to bo observed that dcsplto her business In South Africa Great Brltnln Is Just ns free ns over to denl with nny other foe Tho hnnds with which sho has been expected to grnppla with Russian or French or German ag gression aro not tied nor busy Her fleet Is not engaged in the Transvaal, Just a few shlpt under tho gnllnnt Chichester tho friend of Dewey nt Manila nro suf ficient for her purposo there. All tho rest remain on duty ns before nround her coasts, in tho Narrow seas, In tho Medit erranean, nnd wherever thero Is an Inter est to guard or a mennco to check. It Is not In vainglorious boasting nor In swaggering Jingoism, but In tho calm confidence of well prcpnred nnd well test ed strength, thnt tho British empire stands on review today, ready nt every point, on land and sea, to keep alike her martial drumbeat sounding nnd her peaceful commerce moving nnd her vnst realm Intact nil around tho crimsoned circle of tho globe. "BULL RUN" RUSSELL. Editor of Tho Tribune "Sir: Can you glvo mo any informa tion nbout 'Bull Run' Russell, a war correspondent for a London paper in 1SG2; how ho came to bo nicknamed 'Bull nun,' etc.? Answer through Tho Trlbuno nnd oblige a subscriber. "Respectfully yours, "-A. J. Marsh. "Scranton, Oct. 21" William Howard RuBsell was during the civil war n correspondent for tho Lon don Times. He wrote for his paper nn account of tho bnttlo of Hull Run which caused his exmilnlnn fmm im Mut-fi-,,-,, nuny, henco tho nlcknnmo. Tho nccount kuvu u iruimui version ot tno military unreadiness of tho North, and for this reason gavo at tho tlmo gieat oftenso In otllclal circles. It did good, however, in educating public opinion ns to tho weak nesses which it pointed out. In the Pub Hn T.lhrnrv vmi will find l t,,,. .,nl..nna Mr. Russell's Diary narrating his experi ences in tno iiein. After his expulsion from tho Northern nrmy, Mr. Russell entered tho Cnnfoilnrnrv una fniinwv iia fortunes wo bellcvo to tho end. PERSONALITIES. Henry James talkes as ho wrltes-In epigram. Stephen Crane, tho author, is now liv ing in n rural suburb of London. Ho dis likes city life. F. Marion Crawford is now in Slcllj-, and does not expect to return to America for at least a j'ear. Tho Khedive of Egypt draws n salary ten times as great as that of tho presi dent of tho United States. John Campbell, of the Cameron High landers, Is tho j-oungest major In tho British army. Ho Is only 27 years ot ago. Muyor Buck, of Portland, Me., a gen tleman 75 j cars of age, has just com pleted tho feat of walking to tho summit of Mount Washington, N. II., nnd back again. Conyngham Greene, British agent in tho Transvanl, Is an Irishman. He Is a brother of Plunkett Greene, tho singer, and a nephew of tho later Protestant archbishop of Dublin. Tho Queen Regent of Spain has pre sented to tho Spanish Casino nt Tampa, Pla., COO books for Its public llbrarj'. They aro intended to show appreciation of the manner In which tho Spanish citizens ot Tampa, wero treated during tho recent war. Helen Gould has given Maury Sutton, of Baltimore, a law scholarship, which Includes hooks nnd board In tho Univer sity of New Y'ork. Mr. Sutton, who served In tho Cuban war, attracted Miss Gould's favorable nttentlon when In the hospital at Montauk Point. "In all tho two years and a half that I havo sat at the cabinet table," said Sec retarj' Long tho other daj "I have never seen President McKlnley give tho slight est sign of irritation or impatience oven when ho was under great stress and in trying circumstances. On tho, contrary, ho has alwajs been patient, and even cheerful. He Is tho most nmlablo ot men." Ornamental Floors, such as we olTer 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. WTashingtoa Ave., Scranton, Pa. Face to Face sa.2FvlllrJ k "The pleasure of a confidential chat is doubled by the sweet breath that goes with a well-ordered system. And that is always insured by Sweet breath, bright eye, RIPANS - TABULES clear complexion, RPANS TABULES m A now ityle pocket conUlalntr TM mii tibuiz In paptr o&rton (without clMn) Ii now for aula at romo dnii iiorM-rou mn cuxts Thli low irlcl nort U IcUsndej for tho poor ami the rconomlc&l Or o doiSn of to flro-crnt cartoni (130 ubolfw) cn b hA4 by will t7 winding fort7-elfrht ceutt to tho Uii-ai pii.miai, Coktuit, No. 10 upruco Dtrtoc, Now York-or a iliiglx uxton (tin ilwW) wlU to lent tor a unit, "" ' " WUrW'lli in. You Cannot Think No matter how hard you tiy of 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 iiavb it. 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. Rey molds Bros STATIOXURS nnd ENGRAVER. Scranton Pa. - Tun Modkhn Hai'dwaiik hTonii For Incandescent Gas Lamps. Best Hantels Made 2$ cents. Others for 15 cents. FOOTE k SffiBAIl CO, 1 19 N. Washington Ave. The HMot & Coeedl Co0 Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 04 Lactoanma Avenue Lmtlher Keller LIHE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Tnrd andOnloa West Lackawanna Ave,, SCRANTON, PA. ..VMIIiCLtS 1 FINLEY'S The of the Seasoo A purchase of near ly 2,000 yards ena bles us to offer the greatest value in up-to-date silks that that have ever been brought to this city. The lengths varj from 5 to 15 yards each, and for com plete Dresses, Sepa rate Waists or Fine Wrap Linings, are the opportunity of a lifetime. They are arranged into 3 lots as follows AT 69c 88c $11,25 worth worth worth $1.00. $1.25. $1.75 to $2.25 Sale Opens Saturday Morning. 530 and 532 LACKAWANNA AVENUE For Weddleg" Presents, 0 The largest and finest As sortment of Sterling Silver-ware Prices ranging from $i.o? to $IOO.OO. UEtCEREAU k (TONNEIX 130 Wyoming Avenue. Heating Stoves, Ranges, Fun maces, Pliminnilbflng amid TJoimig. GUWSTER k FORSYTH, KS.S27 PENN AVENUE. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Acent for tut Wyomlaj DMlictij? Milling, Illantlii, Sporting, Hmokelui and tno Hopnuno Chemical Co npauy $ HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tiucty I line, On pi iuiiI Kxuloiitrt. lloom 401 (Jon noil Ualldto;, tjoraat'ju. ilk Sale POWDER, Auu.vcim TH08 TORD. - - - Plttaton, JOHN n. SMITH & SON, Plymouth, V. G. MULLIGAN. - Wllkes.Uarfo.
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