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THE SOTANTON TRIBUTE- THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1899.
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Tribune Puhllchlne Company, at Fifty
Cents a Month.
New Tork Office! 150 Nnsnu Bt..
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Bote Agent for Foreign Advertising.
Entered nt the PoMoffleo nt flcrnnton.
Pa., ns Seccnd-Clasfl Mnll Matter
When rpner will pctmlt, The Tribune
In always glad tn print hort letters finm
Its friends henrlng on current topl"
but ltd rule Is that these must be nlgnd,
tor publication, by tho writer's real name.
SCRANTON, DKCEMDKIl 14. 1S99.
A reference wan made yestcrdav to
nn Interview with President Clark of
the Scrnnton Railway company, In
Tvhlch he offered to co-operate far n
viaduct on West Lackawanna avenue,
but nfter the editorial piiKO lnil closed
It was foutul necessary to hold this In
terview over. It appears on another
page this morning.
fir. Scranton Ruffled."
IN YESTERDAY'S Republican ap
peared the following: "Presi
dent Y. W. Scranton, of
the Scranton Oas and Wntcr
company, was somewhat rulllod yes
terday, owing to the letter which he
signed and forwarded to Tho Tribune
for publication appearing In n changed
form. Speaking to a Republican re
porter on the matter, Mr. Scranton
said: 'The editor who receives a let
ter duly signed from a responsible par
ty and who afterwards garbles It, Is
unlit for tho association ot gentle
men. "
The Standard dictionary dellnes the
verb "garble" In this manner: "To
change u document or writing usually
villi evil Intent, by suppression or eli
sion; mutilate, pervert, falsify." The
best way to ascertain whether the edi
tor of this paper "mutilated, perverted
or falsllled" Mr. Scranton's communi
cation of Dec. 11 "with evil Intent" Is
to compare the text of that letter ns
It appeared In The Tribune with tho
text as It appeared In tho Republican,
which followed copy literally. Such
a comparison, now evidently called
for, will disclose that The Tribune's
blue pencil made three elisions, name
ly: (1) The omission of the words "late
lamented," In the phrase, "the late
lamented Colonel Boles." This In no
sense perverted Mr. Scranton's mean
ing unless It saved him from an oh.
vlous error. Colonel Roles, as events
mny prove, Is neither dead nor sleep
ing. (2) Tho elision of the word "piddling"
in the sentence: "Vet why rates in
Scranton, with Its immensely varying
heights nnd dependent on two little
piddling streams, should be invariably
compared," etc. The adjective "pidd
ling" has a significance not necessary
to tho argument.
CI) The crossing out of a reference to
the fact that tho mayor of the city Is
privately Indebted to the Scranton Gas
nnd Water company for water received.
Inasmuch as this was the elision which
chiefly "ruined" Mr. Scranton we take
occasion to explain that free as The
Tribune Is to criticize Mayor Molr's
public and ofllclal actions and politics
(and we don't owe him any mercy
politically) It has never yet Intention
ally Invaded the circle of his private
life and It will not knowingly permit
any contributor to do so. If this was
"garbling" then we are guilty as In
dicted and proud of It. Tho right of
editorial revision In the rejection of ob
jectionable words, phrases nnd sen
tences not destructive of meaning or
proper nrgument is claimed over every
contributor and it will not bo waived
in any case. To this rule we hereby
Invite the most careful attention.
Mr. Scranton's opinions of tho editor
of The Tribune are a matter of minor
account, Just as are his other personal
allusions. Tho question before the com
munity is whether the water rated for
industrial and commercial purposes are
too high. If they are, they must come
down. On that point we suspect there
Is very general agreement.
Kxactly one hundred years ago this
night, there passed away In Mount
Vernon, Virginia, a man in whose
memory posterity has erected Imper
ishable monuments. Concerning the
career of'Oeorge Washington It Is not
necessary to. ppcak. Rut how bis even
would open In pride could he awaken
this morning nnd Pee the great repub
lic as it now spans the continent and
tho seas.
Spare the Trees.
CHRISTMAS time ngaln bring
n tinge of sadness when one
contemplates the nccompany
Ing wanton destruction of na
ture's handiwork In order that ths
supply of "greens" for decoration may
be ample to meet nil demands. ThU
.year, ns In past seasons, thousands
of hemlock and spruce trees that hav.-
"contributed to make the forest nook
nnd dell the Ideals of it poet's dream
.will bo sacrificed that they may fur
nish n few hours pleasure for decorat
ive purposes or wither unsold about
Jtho premises of seme florist or shop
xnan. It seems strange when perus-
Ing accounts regarding thousands that
nre being spent or will be devoted to
The rcclulmlng of arid tracts In vari
ous Ioralitles about the world, that the
.business which will in time, if un
checked, bring .disastrous results at
home Is allowed to go on unnoticed
'save perhaps by n few thoughtful per
sona who aro regarded by the rest of
humanity as cranks.
During the past f.eaoon tho scarcity
of water In towns up thf Lackawanna.
valley caused much nnnnyar.ee and In
fact suffering. Rut for occasional
copious rains the reservoirs could have
scarcely supplied the Ucmnnds for do
mestic uses. Public meetings were
held In pome instances and water com
panies were denounced, yet no on.i
seems to have thought of tnklng steps
by legislation or otherwise to prevent
jho wanton destruction of the timber
tractr. along the banks of tho Lacka
wanna. -river which In tho past aided
In preserving the water supply gath
ered ..from the spring and autumnal
Kilns 'and the snows of winter. Kvery
wherea nloriK tho entire Jepgh of tho
fetreion vtntlF'tho"' farina uf Susiuehan'-
na, county nrc reached a peeno of des
olation Is presented Indicating that tlw
work ot the lumberman, bark-peeler
nnd fire fiend hns been nil too welt per
formed. Where tho mctfnrchs of tho
forest otiri. acted n" nature's cold
RtomRe.kceiitng moisture In the ground
nlmost until midsummer days, tlm
blnalng rays of sunshine of early
spring now full upon n barren waste
baking almost every pallida ot natur
al moisture from the earth that has no
protection save that afforded by strag
gling briars nnd ferns.
The wat'T question l In a stale nt
present In the Lackawanna vnlley that
Is Indeed serious, but there can bo no
solution other than In the encourage
ment of tree planting nnd In the pro
tection of th: few patches of wood
land that remain near the headwater.'
of the Lackawanna river imJ Its trib
utaries. Spare I he trees,
Recent Intelligence from Cuba relat
ing to the feeling over the promotion
of Clcnernl Wood Indicates that the
army olllcer Is in danger of passing
the netor In the way of nursing oetty
Jealousy.
That Paterson Verdict.
FROM SUC
coroner's
ter of tho
SUCH reports ot the
s Inquest In tho mat-
tho Paterson wreck as
have been published In the
newspapers, the verdict's silence with
respect to tho engineer of train 96 ap
pears as a surprise. On the face of
the testimony as well as upon the face
of the obvious circumstances of the
wreck Itself, it has seemed to most ob
servers that tho speed nt which trnln
00 was being run around tho curve Just
this side of Paterson would have been
Injudicious In any contingency, nnd
was doubly so In view of tho engineer's
knowledge that therp was a train not
far ahead. Why, then, did the coro
ner's Jury say nothing on this point?
It Is easy to criticize a blunder after
its commission No doubt the flagman
of train C should have dropped fusees,
as the rules required. For notolng so
be Is now held to stern account and it
Is unlikely that the public will Incline
far toward him with sympathy, al
though had almost any other railroad
man been In his place It Is open to
doubt whether he would have acted
differently. Rut without reference to
this matter, which will In due time re
ceive Judicial attention, tho Important
question remains to be nnswered why
train PC, coming around a curve Into a
station, was permitted to travel at a
rate of speed which would have mer
ited censure even had no accident fol
lowed. It Is belter to bo safe In the move
ment of railway trains than to be fat.
Tho tendency to make up lost time is
upon many railroads often carried to
an extreme. The public might wisely
moderate to some extent its clamor fot
record-breaking runs and nut a little
more ginger Into its insistence upon
the running of trains cautiously around
curves nnd In the vicinity of stations.
It is the public which Is chloflv re
sponsible for fast running. Its patron
age goes to the "flyers" nnd trains
which run moderately fast lose when
subjected to speedier competition. We
have been pleased to notice that since
the Paterson wreck all passenger trains
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western use more than nverago cau
tion In coming Into stntlons. Tho pol
icy Is prudent and It should have tho
public's approval.
The ndvaneo of wages of cotton mill
employes In Georgia Is another evi
dence of n prosperity which smiles up
on all these days. The mill owners ot
the South have been confronted by no
persuasive elements In tho way of la
bor unions nnd It Is not known that a
demand has been made on part ot tli3
employes. Under the circumstances It
would not have been difficult for tin
manufacturers to have kept the rate
of wages stationary and the voluntary
increase is but another pleasing sign
of the good times that render Joyful
the closing months of the nineteenth
century.
From present prospects trouble Is
brewing between the big nnd little
leaguers in the base ball enterprise.
Tho magnates make another mistake
In quarreling among themselves. Rasa
ball Is not in a condition of popularity
at this time to survive many internal
conflicts.
It Is probable that at least twelve
Democrats in congress will vote directly
for the gold standard bill, while maiy
others will undoubtedly dodge tho Is
sue. If. Mr. Rryan can be persuad.M
to keep on talking the vote may be
unanimous.
The French government Is keeping
very quiet at present on tho South
African war question. With the Paris
exposition among the enterprises of
the future France cannot at tills tlnn
afford to indulge In many jingo antbs.
The nlcklc-ln-slot machines flourish
like the proverbial green bay tree In
Scrnnton these days. Somo on-1 inut
derive quite a revenue from the exhi
bitions that nre evidently not art
works for art's sake solely.
In the matter of employment for wo
men, Chicago, of course, leads tho
country. A slxteen-yenr-old girl of
innocent airs nnd peachy complexion
has Just been arrested there for burg
lary. In addition to other terrors the Brit
ish soldiers in Soutli Africa are men
aced by ten tons of plum puddings
which are expected to arrive befote
Christmas.
In order that there may be no mis
takes made in future controversy, It
will bu wellto Jot down tho nddiesa of
tho original' McKlnley nnd Root mnii
at once.
The Marlowe-Tabor divorce suit Il
lustrates anew the folly of husband
and wlfo attempting to become cele
brated simultaneously.
This talk of Indian Bummer weather
nny open winter seems to have driven
the goose-bone prophet to the woods.
Senator Pettlgrew shows an inclina
tion to net like Billy Mason'o understudy.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES.
Obedience of Orders,
The following dialogue, current nt
the time, between one of Stonewall
Jnekson'H soldiers and the provost
gunrd, Illustrates Jackson's tact at
eluding his enemy, and also tho obed
ience rendered and the confidence re
posed In lilin by his troops:
The orders read on dress parade thft
evening before Jackson left tho valley
to take part in the seven dayf light
around Richmond were, that in casi
the army' moved before further ordera,
the nnswer from every soldier to any
and nil questions from those not con
nected with the nrmy shall be "I
don't know." On the march tho pro
vost guard found a soldier In a cherry
tree helping himself, when the follow
ing took place:
"Who are you?" demanded the guard.
"I don't know," replied tho Boldlet."
"Where are you going?"
"I don't know," which was no doubt
correct.
"Where have you been?"
"I don't know."
Where Is your command?"
"I don't know."
"To what command do you belong?"
"I don't know."
"What are you doing In that cherry
tree?"
"I don't know."
"Are those good cherrle3 you are
eating?"
"I don't know."
"Is there anything you do know?"
"Yes."
"What Is It?"
"Well, tho last order I had from old
Stonewall was that I was not to know
nnythlng until further orders, nnd gen
tlemen, I would see you all d d be
fore I will know nnythlng until Old
Sto.iewall takes that order off." Waco
Times-Herald.
Mistaken Identity.
The little daughter of a distinguished
French scientist hnd never seen a
monkey; so when an organ-grinder, ac
companied by Jncko in cap and jacket,
appeared before the house her father
took her out to view tho creature's an
tics, expecting that she would be much
amused; but after a single glance the
little mnld hid her eyes against her
father's coat skirts and refused to look
again, seeming much frightened and
distressed.
Ho soothed nnd coaxed her, wishing
to overcome her fears, but for some
time In vain. She would not for a mo
ment think of feeding the monkey with
a biscuit, ns she wns urged to do; In
deed, she would not even lift her
face.
"Rut you are really very silly," tho
father said nt last, turning to take her
indoors. "He Is such a harmless little
animal."
"Animal!" cried the little girl, stop
ping short. "Oh, let mo feed It, papa,
that will be fun! I don't mind ani
mals, but 1 thought It was such a
dreadful little boy!" Pearson's Mag
azine. General Buller's Obstinacy.
Of General Sir Redvers Ruller's ob
stinacy and opinlonatedness I could
tell many n story, says a writer In the
London Mall. 1 remember one In par
ticular, In which Lord Charles Reres
ford, now In this country, was con
cerned. Tho scene was In Egypt, dur
ing the Nile campaign of 18S3. Ruller
got into a discussion with Reresford
ns to tho proper channel that should
bo taken by their steamer In descend
ing through one of the cataracts. Each
obstinately defended his own course.
Rut in the end that which Ruller In
sisted upon wns adopted, and the
steamer got through without accident.
"You see I wns ilpiit," cried Sir
Redvers, "mine was the right course."
"That was mine, too," coolly replied
Lord Charles. "I only recommended
the other because I know you would
go against whatever I said."
Told of tho Sultan's Navy.
A good story Is told of a Turkish
man-of-wnr which was ordered to
Malta. When tho cnptaln had got his
ship clear of the Rosphorus, It struck
him that It would be ns well If ho know
where Malta wns, for ho had not tlu
slightest idea. So ho Inquired of a
passing vessel, whose captain offered
to point It out on the chart. Rut the
Turkish captain preferred to follow a
vessel which ho knew was about to
sail for that port.
Unfortunately a fog came on, nnd
when it cleared off the vessel In front
was no longer the same, though tho
captain knew It not. For days ho fol
lowed tho .ship, nnd at last reached
port, when, addressing the authorities
that came on board, he said, "Malta,
I presume?"
"Oh, no," was the reply. "This
Liverpool."
PERSONALITIES.
Is
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is to make her
permanent home In New Orleans.
Joseph Chamberlain llnds his chief re
laxation and amusement In having his
daughter read French aloud to him.
Reuben G. Dayton, the blind student
at tho Yalo Law school, Is a candidate for
honors this year. All his text-books aro
read aloud to him.
President lladley. of Yale, believes In
the old maxim about early rlslnsr. 116
Is up and about by fi o'clock every morn
ing and generally In bed by 10 or 11.
Alfred S. Hun well. who. us an un
official delegate at the coming consress,
la to represent Hawaii, Is said to bo one
of the few foiolgncis who can speak the
nativo Hawaiian language with any de
gree ot accuracy.
Prince Serglus WolUonsky, who visited
America In the Interests of the Russian
minister of education In 1693. and lectured
at Harvard and Cornell, has Just been
appointed govirnment superintendent of
the Russian Imperial theaters.
It In said that tho DuUo of Connaucht
wanted to go to tl.o Soutli African war,
but that Genral Ruller, In his parting
Interview with the llueen, Mild: "You
havo many good odleers, but only three
sons. Keep them nt home," Victoria
acted upon this advice.
George Wyndham, the under secretary
of state for war In Great Britain, though
only S3 years old, has been In parliament
several years, and has won a reputation
ns a strong debater. Ho entered tho
nrmy In his twentieth year and saw hard
service in Afrli-u. Ho has also found
time to edit an edition of Plutarch as
well as a volume of Shukespeare's
poems.
Cnptaln and Madame Dreyfus continue
to lead a very quiet life nt Carpentras,
receiving few visitors. Bpeclul precau
tions are still adopted by tho pollco of
ficials, but they aro regarded as prac
tically superfluous, for not a single un
pleasant Incident lias been recorded since
Captain Dreyfus arrived at tho Villa
Quliitlne.
Professor W. M. Davis, of Harvard uni
versity, who has recently returned from
his sabbatical year abroad, says that the
Kuropean university men were generally
surprised to learn of tho size and wealth
of Harvnrd university. Tho gifts from
graduates caused surprise, as no such
custom exUtH abroad, and tho system of
following sabbnttcal years also caused
much comment.
WORK AMONG SOLDIERS.
What tho Y. M. C. A. Is Doing for
the Men Who Are Serving Their
Country Abroad.
The many friends ot tho Younff
Men's Christian association residing in
Scranton, especially those who nrc in
terested In the work of the Interna
tional committee among the soldiora,
will be pleased to noto the forward
movement along this line. When con
gress Increased the United States nrmy
by nddlng several new regiments, It
failed to make nny provisions for ad
ditional chaplains and consequently nil
the regiments which have been or
dered to reinforce General Otis In tho
Philippines have gone without chap
lains. Not being able to Induce tin chap
lains of the regular army posts to salt
for Manila, Secretory Root appealed to
tho International committee of the
Young Men's Christian nssoclatlon,
urging it to put men on ine trans
ports and to rend others to the Phil
ippine Islands nt once.
Mr. Root said that he appreciated
the efforts of certain public-spirited
citizens to furnish the soldiers with
reading mntter after they reached the
Islands, but that absolutely no provis
ions were being made for the men
during the fifty or sixty days they
were on board the transports.
Going at this great problem with a
will, W. n. Miller, secretary of tho
nrmy and navy work, secured and ful
ly equipped with a field Young Men's
Christian association outfit, tho fol
lowing, who have already been sent
out : Frank Gloerkner. of San Fran
cisco, who sailed on the Hancock: C.
P.. Carlisle, of Iowa, who sailed on
the Thomns; John M. Phlpps. who
sailed on the Me-.uls, and John M.
Dean, of New York, who sailed on the
Logan.
Reside books, papers, magazines and
field equipment, the Monde, which left
New Yurie n few weeks, ago, had on
board six carrier plgconr from the
homing station In the Krooklyn navy
yard When eighteen hours out, on3
of these birds was released and
brought back the first Young Men's
Christian association message ever
sent by a field worker to the homo
secretary by means of a carrier pigeon.
The message reads as follows:
Dear Mr. Miller: Wo aro eighteen
hours at sea, with none seasick. The
Meade, crew, officers and soldiers are all
right. Our work on board Is promising.
A number of officers have asked mo
about the circulating llhrary. Somo have
asked about tents nnd others regarding
stationery. All are Interested In accom
modations and benefits of tho Young
Men's Christian association. Plan now
Is to organize an association to secure
n chorus and form a literary society on
board nt once and to enlist ns much help
from the ofllccrs i r.d men ns possible.
Tl'tre aro many men on board who
have seen rcrvlco In the Philippine Isl
anis nnd I have been able to learn from
thein something about the needs of tho
soldiers In the en nips around Manila.
This to all Interested In our work by car
rier plKcon. Phlpps.
Nearly twenty tons of equipment
were sent to the Philippines by tho In
ternational committee In October.whlch
Included 1,000,000 envelopes, 1,000,000
noteheads, games, tents, organs, song
books, testaments, pens, Ink and scores
of other things which the war depart
ment does not furnish, but which are
essential to tho average soldier's com
fort. Through the kindness of several In
this city, it1 Is reported that a second
box of magazines, weighing 3S0 pounds,
was sent to New York last week by
our home association.
FOR ADMISSION TO THE BAB.
Semi-Annunl Examination Will Be
Held on Monday.
The semi-annual examinations foij
admission to the bar of Lucknwanna
county will bo held In one of the court
rooms In the court house, Scranton,
Pa., on Monday, Dec. 18, 1SDD, and sub
ject to the following order:
Monday, Dec. 18, lSW-Blackstonc's
Commentaries, S.SO a. m. to 1 p. m.
Agency, 2 to 3 p. in.; Partnership, 3 to 4
p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1S09 Contracts, 8.30
to 10.30 a, in.; Constitutional Law, 10.30
to 11.30 a. m.; Common Law Pleading,
11.30 to 12.30 p. m. ; Trusts and Trustees,
1.30 to 2.30 p. m.i Criminal Law and Stat
utes relating to Crimes and Criminal
Procedure, 2.30 to 4 p. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1S09 Practice, 8.30
to 10.30 a. m.; Evidence, 10.30 to 11.30 a.
in. ; Sales, 11. 3u a. m. to 1 p. in.; Quasi
Contract. 1 to 2.30 p. m.; Torts, 2.30 to
4 p. m.
Thursdny, Dec. 21, ISM). Equity nnd
Equity Procedure, 8.30 to 10.30 a. in.;
Corporations, 10.30 a. m. to 12 in.; Kcnt'3
Commentaries (Volumu 1), 1.30 to 2.30 p.
m. ; Elementary Law, 2.30 to 3.30 p. in.;
Domestic Relations, 3.30 to 0 p. in.
Friday. Dee. 22, 1S93 Decedent's Es
tates, 8.30 to 10.3U a. m.t American Com
monwealth (Rryce). 10.30 a. m. to 12.30
p. m.; Bills and Notes, 1.30 to 3 p. m.i
Federal Procedure. 3 to 4 p. m.
By order of the Board of Examiners.
LIFE'S HUMOROUS SIDE.
The Prevailing Craze.
Teacher Bobble, did you look up tho
story of tho prodigal son, us I told you?
Bobble No'm. Mn wouldn't let me
tnke the Bible. She's pressln' autumn
leaves In It. San Francisco Examiner.
The Unpardonable Pait.
It Is getting "found out" that Is really
the curse
Of our wrongs, for It can't be denied
That the rat In tho trap may be not a
bit worse
Than the one that Is on tho outside.
Elliott's Magazine.
Dangerous Work.
Spacer Good-bye, old man. You may
never seo mo ncaln.
Scribbler-Whnt'H tho matter?
Spacer I've got to Interview a man
who has discovered a new explosive.
Now York Journal.
To tho Kicker.
If you e'er know that happy day,
And reach that placo I tell you true
Whero you con havo things Just your
way,
Tho world will all be dead but you.
Dcrtolt Frco Press.
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The largest retail drug store in America is that of Hegeman & Co
on Broadway in New York City. A reporter who went there to learn
how Ripans Tabulcs were selling bought a five-cent carton and asked?
" Do you have much call for these?"
The head of the department replied : " The sale of Ripans Tabulcs
is constant and :s increasing. Almost every third customer asks for
them. Satisfaction with them is very general. When once they are
begun I notice that a permanent customer for them is made. This, I
believe, is through their intrinsic merit. I think them specially useful in
the general run of stomach troubles."
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HOLIDAY GOODS,
A Fine
Silk Umbrella
As a Cliristmas
Present for Either
Lasly or Gentleman
is as appropriate as anything
we can suggest.
We had this in view when
we made our selections and
the goods fully meet our ex
pectations.
The handles, of Natural
Woods, Plain and with fine
Pearl, Sterling Silver and
Gold Mountings, are the most
artistic and unique of any
line we have ever shown,
"The wearing qualities are
beyond question."
The "Golf," "Tally Ho" and
"Automobile', are among our
latest handles and these we
are showing in exclusive de
signs, and in regard to prices,
you can take your choice from
$3-75 to $i7.5"o. Select now,
while the line is unbroken.
Should you want the Best
One Dollar Umbrella pro
curable, our $1.35 quality
will be yours at this price for
just ten days.
Fine line of Children'3
Umbrellas from 50c up.
5110 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
Holiday
Opeeapgo .
Calendars, ,
Booklets, Bibles,
Prayer Books.
Gold Pens,
Gold ink Stands,
Leather Card Cases,
Fountain Pens,
and a Handsome As
sortment of 1900 Diaries
In fancy bindings, suit
able for Christmas Gifts.
Rey molds Bros
Office Supplies Our Specialty.
139 Wyoming Ave
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