THE SCRANTON TlUBUWJfi-TUJESDAY, NOVEMBER 21', 1899. C?e gcwmfon Crifiune rtihllMinl Dttly. Except Smulny. l'" TA1 Tribune Puiillshins Company, at Fifty Cents n Month. New York ortlcc! 150 N.ikhp.u St.. fl. 8. VHKIJI.AND, Solo ARcnt for 1'orclsn Ailvertlelng. Entered at the Postomce nt Rcrautoa, Pa., as Gcccnd-ClaEB Mnll Mntter. When r-pnre will permit, Tho Trlbutia Ift nlwnys Rind to print slmrt lottots tnw ltd frler.d tuTtrlnrr on current toil" hut ItB rule to that theso must be islgned, tor publication, by the writer's real name. TEN PAGES. SHIANTN. NOVKMnnn 21, 1S?D. Ailw!rl Potvey lifi'i ttnnsforred to his wife- the homo vielilci1 to him hv nopulnr subscription. Mi. Ucwey r.lreaJy hail ample wealth and there I? fornu disposition to qtuslion the pro prletv r,l Mil- uilmltui'H Action, 'but his l canons therefor aie douhtloFS satis factory to him. and that Is the main point. Personal Registration. AYS THB Phlladrlphla Press: "In one of the Scrnntoti newspapers a writer declares that no statute or constltu- provlslon would prevent tho V tlmial RtufftnK of the ballot box before the election beplns. ns Is done In this city. A provision for personal registration would do very much to prevent such a rime. It would mnUo the padding of the voters' list practically Impossible. There would be no mniKln of names against which to mark bollots for the purpose of stuffing c boxes. In hun dreds of divisions names of non-vot-evs. many fictitious, nre put on the ase.v.soiH' list for the use of repeaters and ballot-box snuffers. Personal regis tration would prevent this." The reference here is to the recent letter of Mr. Hannah published In The Tribune. It Is possible that the Pros un lorestlmatc the ingenuity of the men who make a practice of perpe trating fraud nt elections. A personal reftlidration law prevails In New York Ity Dots that prevent Tammany from colonizing voters anil voting them on fictitious registrations at pre I'lnrt nftoi precinct? It Is not more difficult to Impersonate before jegls 'ratlon boards than before election boards. If the corrupt intent exists nt the one place it will probably ap pear at the other place also; and where there Irt a will to be crooked there Is usually to be found a way. V do not oppose personal registra tion, on the contrary, we favor it for the reason that it tends to make the average voter less forgetful. Cut it is not a panacea. It will not revolution ize human nature. The announcement made by Chair man Jones to tilt elTeet that .Mr. Bry an will be the next Democratic presi dential nominee, does not seem to have created much of a stir. Our rierchant Marine. Tr AST YEAH, according (i. tho 1 commissioner of Immigration. Js e Amerltun vessels entiled a fraction less than !l per rent, of our exports and imports, the small est percentage In our history. Mean while the tonnage opeiivtlng under cur coasting 1-nvs, amounting to i,nl.Vj92 gross tons, was the largest in our his tory and gronter than tho coasting ton nage of any other nation. In seagoing tonnage the United States Ins droppe-1 from second plate t.i sixth, ranking be low Norwav and Spain; but sn least wise tonnage It stands nt the head ot tho list. Thl shnv that thr American peo ple have not loFt the knack of soamnn hlp Their gigantic coastwise business is -n eloquent testimonial to the con trary But lther nations nave th ad vantage over them in sen-going "ar il, ig. and It Is woith while lo inquire "ny Tito coasting trade is restricted I i vblr- built ami owned by Americans on.1 tbe competition therefore i among Am. rlcans exclusively. Slut ih. inln t.te an American wishes to onrrngo in t'i lntern.Ulonal carrying mule he Is cuntninted by the fnct that ships made. ' iu England are 10 pu- cent, cheaper I than Amerlcit" hlrs. Cv thin lnls. If I be buys an Amorleai'.-miu'e snip, he must not uiilv Invert, as first capital, j ISO to tho foif-ign ship wnor'p do- I inr. but must chargo up each year a ' .'irger mm for depreciation and Inter est Then the labor uon In operating u ship with American sailor is on the . vrige 2.1 per cent, greater than that i.f the toielgn pblir n thai It has b.en nurihtrateil through notir.l exper. ti-nce tlcit, as between two ten-knot tiilght Hlenmshlps of, ray, I,?or, toii'5 1 burdtn, one under American registry, the ether under British, the British shin can take In during oi'e seajon's wruk WB.OOii less in gloss receipts than tlu- American ship and yet yield t r. iitiol profit, or, to put it diftrrently, the fixed charges of the Hiltish ship 1 r . '0,000 less than the fixed charges i.f .ho Amoiluin ship, which explains sshy, thivniltlsh ship does the business. TJ10 new ship n'bsldy bill about equalize this difference bud makeu It possible for tho American ehlp to bid successfully for a growing percentage ot tho world's, r.iirylns trade. It Is probably well for the common wealth of Kentucky that Governor Jlradley nnd not Mr. Ooebel has charge of the guns. Tlie Morals of Congress. "fl""" 'TAT A conservative paper I like tho Washington Star . jL Miould feel Impelled to sound a note of warning tj t'ongress upon the Huberts case, In tho direction of admonishing Its mem bership that they do not themselves violate the anti-polygamy law in force In the district of Columbia and thus tempt th partisans of Hoberts to make reprloals, Is far from flattering to iIjr moral tone of congress. Tho Slav thus concludes a long discussion of the Jtoborts case: "The Kdmunds anti-polygamy law Is In force In the District of Columbia and tho territories, and there havo been several convictions iu the dis trict courts, though norm extending to pardons of prominence. T.ie law 1'ornjir.Qticiid'B violations of the marital obligations 'whlnU Jn.tho courts would ; bo termed Infidelity, an well oh n plur ality of actual murrlugen; and If the violation of this law Is fotmally re cognized by tho huuso an ground fur tfxptiNton from membership In i'uii- j Kiel's, it will be expected nave a beneficial intluoncc upon the moral tonq of congress, If It doen not deprive both houses of a quorum before tint necessity for obedience of the law Is fully Appreciated. A strict enforce ment of the law, with the expulsion from congiess as the penalty, would roon result In gie.it care being taken In congressional districts In the seff-u-lion, of candidates for congress and in n very strict regard for tho pro prb'tlrr on th part of member after gUlng In congress. This congress having to deal with tho Iloberts case will probably feel compelled In pre serve n moral record such as no con gress before lias done and such as no legislative body In the world Is be lieved to have reached. The expulsion of Jloberts is almost certain to be followed by many prosecutions and Boine expulsions If the moral Indiffer ence of past congresses should prevail In this." If tho agitation against Roberts shall be tho means of cleansing only partially the national capital of scan dal It will not have been In vnln. But congressmen nre seldom as black as they are painted. The fact that the now head of tho firm of Harper & Tiros, has ben editor of jtho Now York World and also of tho North American Heview. and succeed ed In bcth positions, indlcnte3 in Mr. Harvey the versatility which wins. That Bond Purchase. -im TIECNNT action of the secretary of the treasury In offering to buy JH.'i.UUU.OOiJ worth of goornrront bondi to say, tho Island of Tutulln.containlng, has been variously Interpreted. Some i in Pago Pago, the finest harbor in the critics have professed to see In It a. j pacific but It also secures from Ger Wnll street device to affect the specu- j manv perpetual equality of trading latlve market. Others have regarded . rivileiros In the territory taken over It ns having been Intended ns an object lesson to lllusttato to the country tho need of a mote elastic currency sys tem. The fact thnt the government's offer to buy bonds ha3 not brought for ward any gerernl offering of bonds for sale shows that the stringency which wtis believed to exist did not exist hi any serious degree and therefore the claim of Wall street Influence does not appear plausible. But before credit ing with dishonorable motives n public official who has always borne an honorable reputation It would be fair on the public's part to hear what ho has to say. We quoto from an interview with Secretary Oage printed in the Chlcag-) Tlines-Heriild; "In a general way the course of finances, ns indicated by the history of tho last three weeks, was produc ing not only agitation in New York but a growing anxiety thtoughout the country in tho minds ot those who weie engaged In productive industry, like manufacturers. The manufac turer has to buy law materials, often times far in ndvanco of his immediate necessities. Ww have capital enough to pay cash down, but tely upon the use of credit. "When anxiety and doubt about the future reach this clasj they check operations The fear that such raw materials as they may con template buying will not, when th-j labor cost shall ne"e been added, find a maikct at fair pi ices naturally causes them to hesltee. So It can l teadlly seen that the question was not a question of Now York alone, but that it was possible the far-reaching effects of this anxiety might touch every Indurtry in tho country. Whether It would go so far or not was a ques tion which neither the secretary it the treasury nor any other human being could possibly determine. In such matters one cannot draw definite conclusions from a sot ot facts, how ever clearly understood. It Is tho In fluence of these facts upon the mlndi and imaginations of the public that ennncit b measured. "It was the department's fair belief that the situation si manifested in Now York would by natural causes I cure itself. On the other hand, the ! Mutation was delicate a id might at, any time be seriously nggravaicu uy some unforeseen circumstance. It Is fuither to be considered that the treasury Itself was In danger of ng guvatlng the situation by a further locking up of funds in the vaults of the government to the prejudice of In dividual and business Interests. Ap peal ances Indicate they aro not ab- solute certainties that tho receipts of tho government will bo In excess of Its expenditures. This atgument alone would seem to Justify as a prudential stop on the part of the government to make it possible, under ptoper condi tions, to transfer moneys from the treasury, whore they were doing no one tiny good, to the market, whf'a "" nS"t usefully employed. Tho proposal to buy bonds was a proposal which would bo operative only to the extent (hat the holders of such securi ties might see In the necessities of the market an advantage In exchanging the best bonds nt tho current market price. ror rnsu runns. in omer wornj, "' treasury did not Invade the street with fresh money, and thus Interfere M-lth tho natural relations of men with each other. "From quite another point of view tho transaction Is Justified. Under the law It Is the duty ot the Secretary of the Treasury to buy for tho sinking fund out of surplus lownues United fltates bonds to an amount equal to 1 per ,ont. of the public debt, together with a sum In addition equal to one year's Interon on the whole amount heretofore purchased for the sinking fund. The requirements of the statute mike It tho duty of tho secretary to buy. If surplus revenues be adequate, Fomethlng more than $30,000,000 of bonds each year for tho sinking fund. Unfortunately for tho last nine years there has been no surplus revenue available for such purpose, and until tho present no purchases have been made, .should the snipltts revenues of the treasury bo adequate it will be tho secretary's duty to make further purchases from tlmo to time. It Is not a matter of choice with him, but a matter of olllclnl duty." This explanation appears reasonable on its face. It meets and fits tho known facta, Including the clrcum- I stance that Mr, Gage had had previous opportunities In abundance to "work" Wall street had he been dishonorably disposed, and had utilized none uf them. Those who assume In the secre- tnry'w action an unworthy motive havu nothing but their own ever ready sua- pleions In olfer an a basis for the as sumption. The number ot men willing to believe without proof that men ot personal Integrity anil nooJ reputation become, In high ofl'.cc, corrupt and venal Is foitunatcly small p.rd porhapa hardly worth considering. Hut although Secretory Gage dors not say ao, we Incline lo believe 'that fie had another motive In offering to buy bonds at this particular time. Con gress Is poon to meet. It will contain many members whose minds aie un decided as to tho need ot currency re foim. An offer to buy bonds would do no hnrm In any event. The govern ment had tho money In reserve to buy In $23,000,000 worth without Injury to nny interest; the purchase would mean nothing worse than a reduction of tho government's debt, and reduc tion of one's Indebtedness Is a. wise move whenever It can bo afforded. But beyond this, a demonstration of the Inelasticity of the present currency pystom would be likely to Incline to. wnrd currency reform many members of congress who had not realized fully the need of greater flexibility In the secured papor circulation. Hence tho object-lesson at this opportune mo ment. It Is significant, In this connection, that published forecasts of the presi dent's message nil predict a straight out executive recommendation of cur rency reform. - As we RUspected.Sccretary Hay had a trick up his sleeve In the Hamoan set tlement. The United States not only gets all that It wants In way of terrl toiy out of the Samoan group that Is ..------ by Germany. With this arrangement everybody ought to bo satisfied. It has become quite the fashion In swell actions for divorce on the ground of adultery to conceal the name of the co-respondent. Judges hear testi mony In chambers, seal the evidence and keep the entire affnir as much as possible In the dark. No doubt this Is wholesome so far as the nauseating details are concerned; but Is the guilt of the home-breaker not deserving of at least the penalty of publicity? Is there no punishment? Anthony Comstock was taken for a genuine sport in u New York museum the other day. Anthony appears to have considerable fun In the perform ance of duty. No one poems anxious to learn any thing about the opinions of Brother Brlgham Koberts on expansion. Nearly all reformers are liable to lose Interest when once Inside ot tho stockade. HUMAN NATURE STUDIES. His Wife's Comment. A certain Washington man congrat ulates himself on the fact that he has the best wife In the world. To tell the truth, he has not yet Fettled down so much that he does not enjoy a little whirl "with the boys." S ometlmcs these celebrations develop Into orgies) cf magnificent proportions. It Is hero that wlfey's good disposition asserts Itself. When her husband comes home !n the wee houts and Is groping vainly for the banisters, he is not confronted by an irate spouse at the top of the stairs. He Is not compelled lo listen to n curtain lecture before he is al lowed to sleep off his potations. Ho is confronted by no sour looks when he gets up the next morning with a fever-dlzzv head, consonantly he feels srtlcken with remorse. Ho evens things I dors until theso havo exceeded six thous un with his conscience, or tries tn hv ! '"1 m a single year, but there has been purchasing line raiment and various articles for the feminine toilet in or der to make himself believe that ho is In some degree worthy of such a wife. Hut the good wife herself has come to undrrstnnd the meaning of these gifts. Not long ago the husband went to Now York on tome business. Con tact with convivial friends and nu merous "high balls" produced it Hac ehanallan time that lasted for three days. With sobriety comes remorse, and the Washingtonlan went down to a fashionable dry goods emporium and outdid himself. He bought an elegant dress and tiimmlsigs, which looted up two hundred and fifty dollars. He expressed them to his wife and awaited developments. In a day or two came a letter. It was not very nffectlonnte, It is tr.-V, but It was a good long one. It recount ed tho effects of the recent cyclone at the cnpltal even more lvldly than it was described in tho newspapers. The torrid weather also rco-lved honorablo mention. All the details of tho latejt neighborhood gossip were fully cited. No mention was made of the receipt of the dress In the body of the letter. The posts Blpt, always the best part of a woman's epistle, consisted of this brief sentence, which tpoke volumes: "You must havo had an elegant time." Washington Vost. Raised Hie Rank. An engaging manner Is useful every where. This axiom is amusingly illus trated by a story which Justin Mc Carthy tells. "Soon after the civil war," he .says, "I happened to be stand lug on a bridge In New York, amusing myself by studying the crowd, when a shrill, youthful vnlco accosted me with 'Cap'n, shine yer boots?" Tho chance distribution of military titles was ready und liberal at the tlmp, when so many soldiers were returning to civilian life, and I paid no attention to tho Invita tion. Just then a rival bootblack passed, and Imagining where tho cause of my Indifference- lay, he advanced, nnd, pushing past the unsuccessful claimant, he gave me a military salute and appealed to mo with the captivat ing words: 'General, shine yer IkioIs?' I had my boots shlned on the spot." Monogamy Explainotl. Mnrgherlta Arllna Hamm, tho well known traveler and author, railed when in China upon tho wife, or rather tlvi wives, of a great mandarin. Her visit partook of tho nnturo of n festival, so novel wns the experience to tho Chi nese women, whose lives uro passed almost entirely within the walls of their yameii. They examined her clothing, and were partly pleased and partly nstonlshed at It. They were shocked by her shoes, and especially by tho fact that her feet were not confined by binding. Finally, rplatcs tho Philadelphia Post, ono of them said, through tho Inter pieter; "You con walk and run junt as well as a man 7" "Why, certainly."' "Can you ride a pony as well as n man?" "Of course." "Then you must be as strong as most men." "Yes, I think T am." "You wouldn't let a man boat you, not even your husband, would you?" "Not at all." The Chinese woman paused, laughed, and then said: "Now I understand why foielgneis never tnko more thun one wife. They are nfrald to." Oavo Herself Awny. "Did tho postman leave any loiters Mary?" the mistress asked, on return ing from a visit ono afternoon. "Nothing but a post-card ma'am." "Who Is it from, Mary?" "And do you think I'd read It, ma'am?" nBked the girl, with an in jured air. "Perhaps not. But tin,' ono who sends me a message on a,, post-card Is either stupid or Impertinent." "You'll excuse me, ma'am," returned the girl, loftily, "but that's a nice way to be talking about your own mother!" Sydney Journal, McLoan's Sense of Humor. John B. McLean, the recent Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio, Is not without a nice sense of humor, as the following story proves. One day a now reporter on the Enquirer addressed Mr. McLean ns "Mack." "Now, don't call me 'Mack,' " protested the proprietor nnd editor In chief; "call mo 'Johnny;' 'Mack' sounds so stiff and formal.'" CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Rochester Post-Express. Tho death penalty 3 Inflicted for mur der In all the states and territories of tho United States except In Colorado, llhotlo IsWnd, Maine, Michigan, and Wis consin, but In Kansas thero can be no execution without the formal pet mis sion of tho governor. We know of no In stance in which a state has abolished capital punishment and then returned to It. In several states tho death pen alty Is Inflicted fur crimes other than murder. In Louisiana for assault with Intent to kill, arton, burglary, adminis tering poison, and nsiaults on women; in Delawaro and North Carolina for ar son, burglary, and as,.", mils on women; in Alabama for crson, robbery, trcuson, and offences against women; In Georgia for mayhem, arson, nnd assaults on wo men; In Missouri, for perjury and as- saults on women In Virginia, Wcht Virginia, South Carolina nnd Mississippi, for arson and nssaults; In Florida, Ken tucky, Tennessee, Texas, nnd Arkansas for assaults on women; In Maryland for any variety of arson. In some of these states the court may substitute Imprison ment. o Tho laat statement that we have seen regarding the death penalty in Europe Is tho following: 'Switzerland Abolished 1ST!. Since re instated by two or tlnce cantons. Prussia From 1S00-TS out of 4SI con demned to death only one execution (Uo del). Portugal Capital punishment abol ished. Itoumanla Abolished. Tuscany No execution for fifty years. Ilussla Capital punishment retulneit only for treason and rnllltnry Insubor dination. In theo countries tho death penalty Is In use bo rarely that it may almost be said to be discontinued: Austria Prom 1ST0-79, of snfi dcatn sentences, 10 executions. Norway From UC9-7S, of 11 sentences 3 executions. Sweden From 1S89-78, of 32 sentences 3 executions. Belgium No executions since lSll. Number of murders ten years before, 021; ten years after, "03. Finland No executions slneo 1S21. Murders extremely rare. Holland Capital punishment abolished 1ST0, with decrease In murders, despite Increase of population, is becoming more nnd more dUTIciilt In this country to f-ecuro conIctlons on tho charge of murder. The number ot rnur deis in 1SS2 was 1.4C7, with 121 exe cutions. Since then tbero has been a steady increase In tho number of rnur almost no increase In the number of executions. Whllo the population was inerciMng 20 per cent., tho homicidal crimes wire increasing 400 per cent. And It Is a fact that the lynching in thn United Stales exceed the legal execu tions. In 1537. for examp'le, there were 165 lynchlngH and only 12S legal executions. 1 The legal executions In recent years 1 have been as Tollows: 1S')7, 1&; ISOS, Ki; t 1SW. 1H2; ISO). 1JJ: 1S93, 1'JC. and W2. Pj7. ! Tho legal executions In 1S'J7 occurred In tho following Mates: Georgia, 13; A'lr- glnla. 6; Kentucky. I; Missouri, S; North Carolina. 4; Alabama, 5; Arkan ' sas, 'i; Maryland, 2. Louisiana, 5: New Mexico, B; Texas, 5; Mississippi, 2; Ok 1 lale'ina, 1; Indian territory, 2; Tonnes- see, ,; south Carollnj. 2: West Vir ginia, -1: Klorlda. 3; Delaware, 3; Cali fornia, 5; New i'ork, 7; Illinois. 6; Mtn nes da. 1; Now Jcrtcy, 5; Ohio, 1; Wnsn 1'igton, 2; Idaho, 2: Indiana, 1; Oregon, 2; Cot ncctlcut, 3, Booth Dakota, 1; 1'unnsylvaiila, 4; Nebraska, 1. PERSONALITIES. llllss I'errj's first uprearance In print was as tho author cf a short ttory la tho Atlantic Monthly, of which he bus now becomo the editor. The Intention of tho 12.irl of Dunmoro to explore New Caledonia Is snld to be not wholly unconnected with the recent reports of marvelous gold discoveries In that colony. Cicorgn J. Fuller, tho American ttnttlng horso expert, now In i;urope, has been engaged to teach tho Czar of Ilussla how to manage n Hotting horse. Mr. Kul'.er Is a veteran ot the Civil war and over CO years old. Alan Arthur, tho son of tho deceased president, Is rarely een In New York. Ifo travels a good deal, but makes his home in Paris. He Is a man of wlilo culture, an accomplished linguist, and a most agreeable gentleman. Mrs. Sarah Terry, of Philadelphia, has Just celebrated her ltftth birthday. Her father fought in the war of the revolu tion. Sho spent several years of her youugor life In Denmark as companion of tho wlfo of a former Danish nmbas sartor to this country. Tho prime minister of 1'gnnda, who bears the Eomewhat remaikablu names of Kaleklro Apollo, U expected In Ihis land shortly. Ho Is, during his stay, to be a visitor to Sir Henry Stanley, whoso knowledge, of Kaleklro Apollo's country Is extensive. Ah Yu, a Chinaman who enlisted In tho United States navy In HSI, and who was on tho llagsldp Olympia, Is now un Invalid from Eomo sort of lung trouble, and has, accordingly, received a pension ot CO a month. Ho has the distinction of tho being tho first Chinese pensioner of tho government. Dr. Low Is Bwlft, of Mount Iown ob servatory, California, recently received tho ninth medal for autronomlcal dis covery. It was awarded for thn discov ery of an unexpected oomet on Manh 3, 1S0D, and In given by the committee In charge of tho Donuhuu Comet Medil fund, at this city. NUBS OF KNOWLEDQE. More than 1,000 kinds ot rubber shoes are mndo In tho United States. Tim postipflcq building at Vlrglnln, San Diego county, Cal., Is made ot an old piano box. Haiti lins never been known to fnll In that part of Egypt between tho two lower fulls or tho Nile. Tho proportion of paupers to tho pop ulation ot England Is lower now than It has been for forty-live years. As early ns September orders weie placed In Wisconsin tor 50,000 ChrUf rnaB trees, lo be shipped east. Tho Nile Is the longest river In tho wot Id, 4,31)0 miles. Tho Nlpref Is 2,500 miles and tho Zambesi 1,000 miles. It Is uo unusual thing for n. vessel ply ing between Japan and London to carry 1,000,000 fans ns n single Item of Its cargo. For r. champion to need three puts when within a foot of tho cup Is a record for 111 fortune on tho green. But this, be It remembered, wus alter the fateful twelfth hole. The largest dry doil: In tho world, which will accommodate two- ot the largest war shins In the wotld tit one time, nud have room to snatc, will soon bo completed at Newport News, Vu. The athletes of Greece In ancient times, .when training for physlcu,! contests, were fed on new ehece, llgs, and boiled grain. Their drink was warm water, nnd they were not allowed lo cat meat. It Is averred by a famous Chinese doe tor that nervousness Is kept out in" the Celestial empire by tho use of soft-Bolcd shoes. Tho hard soles worn by tho Anglo-Saxon rnco nro enld lo be the cause of their extrcmo nervous temperament. Of twenty-live countries nineteen have flags with red In them, tho list Including the United States, England, France, Ger many, Austria, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Mexico, Chile. Portugal, Venezuela and Cuba. A medical man prophesies that If for the next ten years tho present relative death rates are maintained, In 1900 thero will bo more deaths In tho state of Now York from cancer than from consump tion, small-pox nnd typhoid fever com bined. Only commercial houses thnt hnvo paid taxes for tho privileges can do business through agents In P.ussla. Traveling men nre also obliged to pay Individual taxes fur permission to sell goods as represen tatives of theso houses, whether they are domestic or foreign enterprises. The Swedes nre probably the tallest people In Europe, and have, on tho whole, erect, handsome figures. To some extent this ndvnntago Is duo to physical exercise, for Ling's Swedish gymnastics nro compulsory In tho elementary schools, and much used In other schools and col leges. Home demand absorbs almost all the street cars our builders can turn out, so that tho export trade In this line has been temporarily nbandoned. Ono or two ex port houses In New York, however, havo been doing a lively business In second hand horse cars, a large number going to Mexico. ALLITERATIVE. Cnllow curate, cycling, calling. Courting coy Clarissa comes. Consternation, carriage crawling. Captain Corker! Crikey! Crumbs! Coachman, calling, crlng, chiding; Coasting cleric cannot clear; Crash colossal, clean colliding, Checking cleric's crazed career. Caleb Corker, colnless captain, Called contemptuously "Chawles." Calm Clarissa comes condoling, Censures Caleb's contumely; Curate's crimson cuts consoling. Comforts "Chawles" consumcdly. Captain Corker circumvented. Creeps crestfallen, can't compete; Clarissa cheerful, "Chawles" contented, Consummation, euro complete. London Truth, 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 Irom. Hstimates furnished and all work guaranteed. Hill & Conoell 121 N. "Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. The Himt &. Cooeell! Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 Lackawanna Avenue Limther Keller LiriE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Vord nnil Onioi West Lackawanna Ave,, SCRANTON, PA. For Weddflmig1 Presentee . . The largest and finest As sortment of Sterling Silver-Yare Prices ranging from $r,oo to $ioo.oo. 130 Wyoming Avenue. Heati mg Stoves, Raniges9 Fun maces, Plumbi eg To o flOflOi GUHSTER k FORSYTH, S2S-327 PENN AVENUE. - The Modfkn Habdwakk Sior.s. New arrivals pat terns that will surely please you. If you want the best, come here. FOOTE & SHEAR CO. 1 19 N. Washington Ave. HENRY BELIN, JR., Ueneral Acent for tin Wyomlax District .'. illDlnc, Wasting, Sportlus, S.uoUo:)H and tbu Hepiuuo Cuoiiuc.v. Co upany'i era explosives, tufcty I''ue, Cain and nxploilsrr. Iloum -101 Co un el I HuUdla;. bcr.ut)u. Aail.NUlKi THOS. FORD. JOHN II. SMITH & SON, W. E. MULLIC-AN, - yittston. Plymouth. WIlkes-B-ure. MTU -ft?0 LMllllf Dishes DUP0HT8 rain. i immim 1 An unsolicited tssilmonUIn rlio value jnilcYCellcr.ee of Rlpani Tabulc, comet (tun one of thi Lett known tienographcri In l'hlhdclphla, a sentlcrnn who for a number cf yeatt lias beea connccred nuhonc if the largest bra'.er-ze firms i.t that city, " Stenography," he says, "has Iven my life study Tn It I have riven all my time and attention. I occupy a position of trust and In order ta merit tits confidence reposed In cae I have lo give very close attention to my duties. I would be unable to da this were it not for the us? of Rlpans Tabules, which 1 consider the only successful remedy for ills cf the stomach and liver, and furthermore the nerves. About a year ago I became a sufferer from nervous dyspepsia and Indlseuion to such a decree that I was tn constant dread of falling behind in my work. It was a friend who firit told me of Rlpan Tabule, and advised me to male trial of them. I did so and the relief was ab.olute and Immediate, and in a month I was prac Ileal ly as free from the trouble as 1 was before it brgan. 1 havo continued to take the Tabules, at Intervals, ever since, because I find them not only excellent for keeping the general system in tone, but for the purpose of occasional slight stimulation, I can sincerely recommend Rlpans Tabules. The duties Incumbent upon an eapert stenographer and practiced typist i.re sutre and exacting. To be able to talc dictation at a rapid rate ami from men who are entirely different In their methods require a steady hand and a clear head, The ordinary stenographer will tell you that be cannot do bis work properly unless his physical condition Is good." A n.w sty! idwk.t ronulnlna ten nip t.nrrju In a rrr cartou (without rlauO U now tor sale at iam druc storr.-roR mvk rkMl. TtiMAw-iTiwil iwrt litnttndru for th toor antl Qi ttNinoutlcaJ. Onodosa of the ilii'-.fiiirnrtoiuiimt.ibul.a) .n t lu.d lj mall bv wodlrur forty itfht ienti to the luravs ('bijuc CoKum. .No, IV Spruce Siren, Nt surl -crunuilo carton trim iinuuaj will bv seat for are ceaWs. F8 un ley's Dress Trim jran loirs. The Meteoric Display Proved a Flat Failure The Opposite can Safely be said ol our present stock ol Dress TrSmmSo :s ...AND.,. Qaroitmires Which are attracting: more attention then any similai line of goods ever shown ia this vicinity. The goods are so elaborate and the line so extensive that a personal inspection of the same is the only way you can get acquainted with what wa are showing and we suggest that you make au appoint ment to look them over, when we will be pleased to give you all the time and attention at our command in helping you to make your selections. 550and512 LACKAWANNA AVENUB r-r i TIME SAVED IS MONEY EARNED Somef&iHg to 7 f o 1L4 Ansl We Have It Peira CsLrboe Letter Book No Press. No Water. No Work. No Time. Any Ink. Any Paper. Any Pen. A Perfect Copy. Reynolds Bros Office Supplies Our Specialty. 339 Wyoming Ave Honor.. n:rtMYN. m wn r t: us V V - A - .A 1. MMl
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