r --"r - .a- f-Vff , , l-"-e7l ir t t-ry ja , -k Wfn"' 1P v ' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1900. h... 1 & 0e cranon Ztiimt Pub1lha Dalljr. Ept Btmtor. byTh Tribune Publlchlng Cumpany, at Fifty Ctnti a Month. Naw Tork Offleet ISO Nanau St.. 8. S. VHEELAND. Bota Agent for Foreign Advertising Kntered at the Postofflee at 8crantoo. Pa., aa Beccnd-Claiii Mall Matter. When space will permit, The Trlliunn la always plan to print short letter from Its friends boarlm? on current topic, but Its rule Is that these must be plgned, for publication, by the writer's nnl name, and tho condition precedent to acceptance Is thnt all contributions of whatever tiatnro and bv whomsoever sent shall uo subject ta editorial revision. SCKAXTOX, .TAXUAKY S2, 19C0. STATE CONVENTION CALL. To tho IUpubllcan Electors of rcnnsl- Minlu: 1 nm dlrccti-d by tho Hepubllc-un stato commlttic to iiiitiuiineo that tho UeiHili llcatis of rciinsjlvanl.i, by tlulr duly chosen reprcintatlies will nut In ton entlon ut tho opera lioue, In the illy or UorrlMniiR. on Wednesday, April 2", 1", nt 10 30 o'eloek .1. Ill , for the pilipci-u or nominating candidates for tho following offlics. to wit: One person for tliu cilice or auditor pen. eral. Two persons for tho ofllie of congress-man-at-Hw. Thlrtj-two persons (fiiiit-ut-l.il etc) for presidential electors, i.nd to choose Iplit lebjfHtes and clsht altcrnatis-at-1 uso to the Jteptiblli'in mtlon il e "mention to In- held In riilladelphlu on Tiiciliiv, the tilm U filth ilnv t f Jtinn next, and for tli3 trans.ictlrii of such other business as m ly be pic-i-Mid In nicurdniue with the rule adopted at tin Mate loiiMiitlon lit Id In llarrlsbuiK on AiiBiisl 21th, Irst. tho rcpic-entatlon In thi Mate "munition will be I as-od on the vote p' lied at tho last pirsldi ntlnl elf ( tloti I'l d r this rule ei'ih 1 tjlsliitlvo illMiIrt Is cntltlnl to one dehsato tor fcV twn tlious ind votes cist for tho pfpsldrntl il (Itrtois, In Vi:, and ait aiidU tlonal dchfrate for eir fraction of two thousand vote polled In cios of one thousand. Kicli dltrlet Is eutllld to the Fame numt er of drlffntes as rep itcntcil It In the convention of 1W II v order of tho Hejiubllein state com mittee. Vrnnk Herder. Chilrm.in W. n. Andrews, C. R. Voorhees, Spo re tarlts. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. SCIIOOl, DmnCTOltS-r. C. IVrbrr. K. D Tellows Tho Tribune lost a faithful bcivant nnd tho rommtinlty a piomlsintr cateer when Ilirold Green, the carrier boy, was killed on Haturdnv morning. To his ntrlcken patents the sympathy of this office goes out abundantlv. Halt Wild-Eyed AKitation. SO LOXfl aa the coal companies In this lpgUm express their wllllnsness to meet and tieat with any 01 nil of their mi ployes on all matlocs peitalnlnff t) their mutual relations. It Is haid to understand why anvbodv out In In dlan.tpolh in no way connected as an einplove with the coal business of the Lackawanna alley should under take or bo permitted to have a decid ing voice In the quebtlon of whether this community should have visited upon It the nvvful misfortune of a strike In the mines. Let the miners of this valley meet the mine-owners and talk over nil is sues between them, as men to men. Let evety cffoit be made on tho part of both to set to tho bottom of all differences nnd to adjust those differ ences in a straightforward, honorable manner. Thl'i Is the fair-minded, American way. In no other way can tho mutual piospeilty of mine emplojes and employeis bo promoted and the peace nnd good older of the commun ity be pirserved. All men who real ize what disaster is piesaged to labor in the leckless pioposlllon of a gen eral sttike .it f now- confronted with the seiious duty of putting tho clamps on vvlld-eed limitation and of using thcli good ullices to Itihine the su premacy of reason. They can do this If they will. The announcement of the Incut able natuic of the malady allllctlng Judge Ounster will In some measure piepaio the public for tho blow which Is be lieved to be not only Inevitable but near at hand. An honoiable caieer is closing most painfully and the public's ajnipathy is intense. A Country Lawyer. UI'OX Tin: occasion of the tenth annua, banquet of the Ohio society of Chicago, h'dd lasi week the spenke. of honoi was Hon. Willi mi It. Day, foiiuoi scciotaiy of .stati . Those who b.ivo loisonal ncfuahit;tnco with Judge luy already know', nnd those who do. not i in icm assuu-il. that he Is no t pouter of hv perbole, but a man of uncommon mnsoi vutlsm and con ciseness of speech- et In c our hiding a review of the Ainoliar. lilstoiy of the last two .t,ais lie wus moved to t-.i. with both eloquence and truth: "It luib lung ben. the boast of Jmi;- land that hir citizenship carried with it a guatantee of protection wherever lier people went. Tonight there Is no - fla;? which cairles with It more respect " from nil tho peoples, of tho earth than .tho baniur of the fieo, which wherever It Heats over the tea 01 over .tho land Mands and shall forevei stand for tha highest llbei ty, tho most advanced civilization and the giratcst oppor- tunlty un where anoidcd to tho child- I en of men." Tor not a little of the respect todiy commanded by their Hag the Ameil can people are Indebted to tho clean and clear Americanism of tho "coun try lawyer" whom President McKin ley called ut a critical time to conduct tho affairs of the department of stato; nnd who, having done brilliantly what was. his to do, quietly stepped back ngaln Into tho more congenial atmos phere of tho courts. m One of tho natural consequencc3 of returning prosperity Is an Increase of Immigration. In the last six months the gain i cached neatly 50,000; this year Commissioner I'ovvderly cxpacti an Increase over last jear of lOO.OOij immigrants. It Is too bad that this immense Inpour la not better liltuied. Undoubtedly tho problem of what to do with tho friars will be tho most ticklish one which the Amorlcnrr mi thoiltles In the Philippines will be called upon to solve; but tho chart of duty la plain. To every man Justice; to no man special favor. Inasmuch a the opening of Wyom ing avenue could not In nny event have been Ions delayed, It Is undoubt edly well tlut tho ndvnntnRca acciu Ins from It should bo renllBcd ns soon as practicable. The withdraw nl of nil obstacles to tho early completion of this Improvement Is highly satisfactory to public opinion. Fictitious Fears. o X SATtTUOAY Secretary Knot and llovetnor (Joneral Davis had a confTenca w Ith sev eral members of tho ways nnd means committee regarding tho 1'avnu bill to extend the United State3 revenue laws to Puerto Hlco. The ad ministration Is using tveiy pioper mean.) within Its power to expedite the passage of this bill, Inasmuch ns Puerto Hico would soon be lulned should It not ilnd n mnrket for Us ngtlcultuial piodutts; nnd Satuiday's heating was Instructive us showing the lack of substance In the objections which have been Interposed. Tho pilnclpal interests which me fighting the Payne bill mo the domes tic sugar pioducers and tho Connecti cut tobacco growers. In his remarks at this confeience General Davis punc tured the claims of both by show Ing, first, that Puerto Hlco tobacco does not In any wny compote with Connecti cut seed tobacco, Inasmuch as the for mer Is a filler tobacco while the Lit ter Is used as a wrapper leaf; an 1 secondly, that the pel 11 to the domestic sugar Industty from the free admis sion of Puerto Itlcan sugar Is not woith consldcilntj In view of the fait that we already Import 1, 100,000 tons of sugar a year, of which Pueito Hlco has never contributed more than fiO.OOO tons, or only the one-thirtieth part of our necessity sugar tmpoits. Tho natural grow th In per capita consump tion of sugar In the United States would more than cat up the Puerto Hlcan pioduct oven though that pro duct should, ns a result of the Intro duction of American methods, increase very largely. Chatles Aimstrong, a member of the j'uerto Kican ciiamnor or commerce, estimates that it will not bo possible, under the best cltcumstances, to pio ducc In Pueito Hlco more than SO 00 j tons of sugar a jear. A production that large, If accompanied by a nor mal coffee and tobacco ctop and by the usual trade In fruits, would, under fiee trade with tho United States, make the Island piosperous bejond any precedent; jet If all this sugar weio to come to the Amor ban mainland It would constitute only two pounds apiece for each Inhabitant, while the per capita consumption In the United States ex ceeds sixty pounds, and Is steadily glowing. Thus It death- appeal.! that tho fears of huitful competition' fiom Pueiti Hlcan products held by ceitain spool il Intel ests In this country .no largely If not wholly llctltloun. Yet If they were more substantial they would still not remove the peculiar nature of our obli gation to give to the Inhabitants of Puerto Hlco, who welcomed Joyously tho military assertion of American soveielgnty, the amplest protection and piospeilty. It somehow pleases the Philadelphia Inquirer to look upon the proposed new railroad outlet for anthracite as only a bluff. Tho Intel ests opposed to this pioject would give u good deal to be convinced that the Inquirers view Is accuiate. The Proper Site for That Soldiers- Monument. HOSn WHO have examined tho design of tho memorial monument which Is soon T to bo erected In honor of the fallen soldleis nnd sallois of Lackawanna countv, and who also have taken note of tho suuound lngs of tho suggested site for this monument In the court house square, must havu been Impiessed with tho unfitness of the site. Xot only would the lofty column be dwaifed by tho bulky buildings In the Immediate ilclnlty, but the chm.i-.ter of the soil of couit house squat o is sui h that unless tho foundations should be sunk to an exceptional depth theio would bo danger that tho shaft might at any moment topple ovei. A monument of tho rommnndliiR propoitlons conti mplutcd In the plan1 vvhldi are on inhibition In The Til bune window. In order to appear to the best advantage, should hive, first of all. mi unobstiiictcd backgiounj and a Held free of districting m dls tuiblng fe nines. Xixt, tho site should, If possible, bo oik of lorsldeuiblo ele vation and in a lout lun uppropilato to tho ineniotltrf t bo perpetuate d. The court house squaie mlht do If It viio an open paik, minus the couit house; but even then, tho suiiounJ Ing network of business, nef'vitlos would lessen Its uppropiiateness. What site, vie deslie to ask, could bo moiu fitting for this line monument, which is to tower ion feet above the ground level, than Xay Aug park, the coming chief pleasure giound and recreation center of this valley? Jf a plot of giound woie to be oftcted In tho park to the county commission els nnd suitably bankd up in the form of a Kuge nnuml with gtasiy slopes and tho monument rearodmajts tlcally from an elevated foundation in tho tenter, the effect would bo vlst'olo for miles Inth up and down the valley, and an additional incentive would bo supplied for making- Xay Aug paik what it ought to be. , Last year, oir ulmost a starvation basis, Cuba's revenues exceeded $15, 000,000 for 1,200,000 people. What will the Hemes bo when the Island fully recuperates? The Secret of Business Success- T Hi: DKATIl In Xew York on foaturday of James pie, founder of lie llim oT James Plo & Sons, mmufactur cis of soap and soap powders, enable 1 tho newspapers to tell how ho laid thy foundation of his Immense business. "About 1S.60," says the Sun, "Mr. Pyla Invented soap powilei. He had an of lice then In tho Tilbune bi'lldlng, and ho whs pretty well acquainted with Hot nee Oreeley. Greeley told him that tho way to prosperity In business vvns to ndvertlse, but Mr. Plo didn't look nt It in thnt way. Greeley was so cet laln that ho told tho soap man that if ho would advertise in the Tribune toe a i tar persistently and It didn't pav, lie wouldn't bo chat cod a cent for It. Mr. Plo took tho advice. He adver tised that jear, and nt tho end of tho year tho icsult was so encouraging that ho p ild more than he had expect ed to pay, nrd Inct eased the amount of money that he spent the following year for advertising. In his time he was one of the most siueessful adver tisers In tho country nnd his l'carllno' beenmo ft household word." Mr. Pyle hnd a good nitlclo to sell; his methods of doing business wcie prudent nnd honoiable, but ho did not widen tho Held of his commercial ttansactlotis until he Informed the peo ple thiough the newspapers of tho mer its of his article. Tho moment he learned that advertising paid ho ad vet Used continuously, thus preventing any lapse In tho public's memory. This is tho true secret of business success. John Huskln, who passed away at Hr.intwood, Unglind, on Saturday, was tho greatest w liter of prose who has conttlbutcd to Ungllsh literature, an I upon occasions rose to the Bummlt of genius in ills criticism of life and man tlets. Hut hls.greit intellect was not well balanced, nnd so hi- fell out of Joint with the times In which he lived and quenched his brilliant mind 'n mental innrmitleH which a better phil osophy would have averted. He had tho power but not the sunshine which wins. The Vtov. Wilbur T. Crafts, who accused the prc!df-nt of drinking champagne and shaiplj scoicd him for It, has learned that the alleged chimpagno was onlv mineral water. Whether he has also learned to govern his accusing' tongue will appear here after. Helping the Poop to - Help Themselves W. U. Cuitls, in Chicago Itecord. 0 XI3 OF tho most practical char ities I know of ! the Chattel Loan association of Baltimore, which was otgnnized a little more than a jear ago that tha wot thy poor of that city when com pelled to borrow money might escapa the pajment of usurious rates. Law lence Turnbull is the president and W. X. Flnley Is the manager. It Is noc a chat liable Institution, but Is con ducted upon purely business principles. It docs not loan money on sympathy or sentiment, but In evety case ic qulies good security and forecloses moitgagoj in case of default. The advantages it offers ever tho regular monej- lcanei.s nio the low iato of In terest charged and the application of justice In the settlement of Its ac counts Loans are made on household lutultiuo to woithj- persons in amounts ranging Irom $21 to ?2j0, with interest at the tato of (1 per cent, a jear, the principal to bj paid In week ly or monthly Installments, and ars renewed upon similar terms If It Is apparent that the bonnwer Is unable to pay Intel i st or principal because of misfortunes for which he cannot bo held responsible. When a person d.--slres a loan ho must make application In wilting to tho company nnd state what secutlty ho Is able to give. This application must bo accompanied by a fee of $1 to pay the expense of ap pi.ilsement. If the aipralser reports that the applicant Is of good charac ter and Industrious habits and that the propel ty is worth tlnoe times tha amount asked for, tha loan Is made and a moitgare upon the furniture or other propel ty Is tiken. o The association was organized by the Hev. Dr. Habcock, of tho Brow a Memorial church, Ptesldent Gllman, of Johns Hopkins unlversitj-, and oth ei men of practical benevolence In Baltlmote. whose sjmpathy was stirred bj- reports brought them by mission voiliPts concerning thu extortionate intes paid to money lenders by tins poor. Thev discovered ono famll v hlch. being out of emplojment, was cnnipelffd to borrow 5'0 to piy the expenses of a funeral. Tho broker chatged them n fee ot !5 for making tho loan and $5 a month interest. Af ter paving1 this interest for thiiteen months a total of $J9--tho family was unable to pay on the fourteenth month v. hereupon Its furniture was seized and was about to be rold at auction for the b"ncllt of tho Hiylork. when the mission vvoiKcr Intel ft r til ami tin i tepid to bilng tho case boforo the giand jutj-. A genoial Inquliy fol lowed which disclosed that tho me chanics nnd othi r wage-tiineis of Kil tlmore weie In the habit ot paying all tho vvav from 10 pel cent to 1,000 per tent for bonowed money, and that 5 per cent, a month was considered a teesonable rate for sum.i of $100 mil ovei, and S per cent, n month fot smallei amounts. It was discover el also that 2,W street railway conduct or in tho i ity. who weio icqnlred to make '.ecuiity deposits of &G oath bo fore the j- received their appointment, weie In the habit of borrowing their tnonev fiom loan broke-s who chaigt-J them at the rate of i per cent, pe r month Interest. , o Dr. Habcock tells a stotv of a. work ing woman who pui chased n llttlo homo nnd nnanged to jay for It r. monthly Installments. Iielne; taken 111 she was unable to meet these obllgi tlous for sevci.il month until her de ficit amounted to $25. Being tlue.it- ened with foreclosing she found that she could borrow Jri to make her pay ments good by filvinr a mottgago on her futnltiite, but v quid have to pay ?5 n month interest, which was ex actly the amount of tho monthly In stallment due upon her house. If she attempted to keep up the payments on her house and tho Intel est upon tha loan nnd pay $5 u month toward tho pilncip.rl it would absorb her entire Income. Dr. Babe oik sent her to tliu Chattel Loan association. which loaned her the money at the iato of 0 per cent, a jiar, to bo paid In month ly installments. Duilng tho last year SS8 similar loans were made, fur a to tal amount of $15,000. Tho net loss was only $161 in Intel est defaulted. Two mortgages weio fort closed. In both instances beeauso of attempted fraud on the pait of the boirowets. Tho ap plications refused on ncrount of mis representation amounted to about $5, ooo. Loans went ruado to nil kinds of pc-oplo dentists, doctors, liwj-ers, teachers, nilnlsteis, clerks, nurses, diesnni.ikets, mllllneis, hucksters, po- llccmcn, butchers, baiters, car driven but the most of tho applicants wera mechanics, who were either 111 or had Illness or deaths in their families, or were thrown out of employment. In several cases loans were ma-Jo to peo ple who needed a small amount of cap Itnl to start in business, and it Is said that In every caso both Interest and principal vvete promptly pnl.1. It was at ranged lo loan the Ktrcct car con ductors $V) to mako tholr deposit with their employers nt tho tat of $1, or 6 per cent, a year, Instead of the 21 per cent, which they had been paying. o Mr. Klnlcy, the manager, says: "There Is an Impression that wo aie making money bv the keg, but that Is a mistake. Wo charge only C per cent, on loans, nnd If nil our inon-y was out all tho tlmo wc could not make more than that. Whllo our ex penses nr small, they have to be de ducted from earnings, nnd there nro occasional loss, s, although they nro very small. In n large city like Chi cago such an entci prise ns ours would not emly bo of Inestimable bcnellt to the honest poor by protecting them against tho money sharks, but would bo a fairly good Investment. I think that, after all charged nnd expenses nro deducted, our profits will bo cental to the Income that would bo derived If our capital had been invested In a single ordinary mortgage. Hut the benefits from a. philanthropic stand point cannot be measured. I know of no other business that comes so near the heart of humanity." ooooooooooooooooo I In Woman's Realm I ooooooooooooooooo T1IKY WKItC two ladles, tho wives ot prominent residents of Seranton and they were going to ono ot tho exceltint plays at the Ljceum the ater last week. They presented tickets at tho door and as tho usher was show ing them to seats, he suddunlj stopped and lookid puzzled. The ladles grew cm barrasjed as h" kept them standing in the ullo whllo ho assiduously perused thu cheeks in his hand. Klnallj ho nst.ed rather dlllldently: "Where did jou get jour tickets?' "Why our husbands guvo them to us," they answered In a high kejid unison. "What's the matter with them?" "Well, there Isn't anything tho matter with tho tickets," lc answered cautlotislj-, "or they wouldn't have been taken at the door, Lut these cheeks are 'way off." lly this tlmo one of tho la dles was on tho verge of tears nnd the other endeavored to grab tho little slips of cardboard to study them for herself. "I'd like to know what you mean," sho demanded, "and if jou don't give us scats at once I'll know wl.at's the trouMo with thoro ch"cls." "The trouble'" re plied the joung man in desperation. "Why the trouble Is thit tin so checks are for the iJnlctj'." Then he found seats after some de liy In lccntlnsr them .mil tho two sat down and intditnteil In silence about tho awkward Incident mid thought things about husb.irds who lnd never befoio been su-pectid of vWItlng tho pHco ot amusement mentioned on the checks. . TUB rOLI.OWINO are extracts from the Press smpolum: "Mrs. Joseph A. Seranton, wife ot cx-Congress-m.in Scinuton, Is a linn bclievet In women's clubs which exist for the mu tual bcnellt of members or for philan thropic purposes. Tor women whose homo tics do not dcniat.d nil their time,' said Mrs. Seranton, 'the clubs open up possibilities of Intellectual breadth and a relief from tho narrowing grave Into which they are too likely to slip as years advance. Mrs. Willurd, wife of Hon. H. X. Wlllard, leccntly resigned from tho Superior court bci.ch, expressed her self nverso to the movement which seem3 to culminate In club life for women. She Is a tlrm believer In woman as a home maker and believes that therein is her highest mission. 'Aside from that,' sajs Mrs. Wlllard, 'she can find amplo em plojment In chirltablc work, which ap peals on evcrj- hand.' Mrs. I, a. Watrcs, wife of tho ex-llcuttnant governor ot the state, whllo not a club woman, believes that women's clubs, conducted with some definite purpose bejond that of n merel srclal n iture, nro a valuiblo outgrowth of advanced thought. Mrs. II, M. llniis, wlfo of II. M. Boles, of tho stato boatd of chin Hie s, docs not favor anj- sort of outside Interest which occupies a wo man's tlmo to tho exclusion of the high est Idea! of home life. 'I find In chtrlt able work,' said she to a Press represen tative, 'an nmplo substitute for tho club lite, which has not jet become a great fad In this cltj-.' " AMONG TUB Interviews published jesterd ly In tho Philadelphia Press, on tho subject of woman's clubs were several from ladles of this elt Seranton Is In no senso a club town even loi men. Thcj- haven't jet reached the point of "civ Miration" where Ihej- deslro to spend their evenings away from home. Consequently tho Seranton woman finds It ncccssarj- to scurry through all her outside Interests in the hours Intervening between meals and be rtadv to intcitnln iho head of tho houses after dlunci. There are uch a multitude of ehatltlis which occupy the attention of Scianton women tint they h.ive little time for the soelil side of club life. Iho Green Hldge Wnman'sclub bis taken up woik which will bo of great valuo to its members nnd the communltj-. It Is an active, earnest organization with no filvolous purposo but with a hign aim of culture?, mutual Impioviment and benefit unit with a widely exerted Influ ence on tho i Ity In general It has tho Hue Idea of what a woman's club should be. "D O YOU know why Major Moir went out of town so suddenly and staled away so long.'" In- qulicd a waggish resident or Green Itldgo of a t.ilr neighbor. "Why no," answered "he with Inteitst, "e eept that ho w.inttd to go round .New York and otlui places to seo if somo e cuso could be found for biiauton." "That's all light" replied tho man with a significant smile. "Hut ho con fided to a loundlmau tlut ho wasn't n. coward but tho thought of tho Green Itldgo Woman's club camping out In his office for nnbi dj- could tell how long weakened htm and ho felt that ho needed u cluinue." This at counts tor tho fact, that two families In Green Itldgo aro not exchang ing friendly calls Just at present. M1 1SS KATU S-MIT1I, the teacher of domestic sclinco at tho Ynun? Womtn's I'hilMlwi a-soilatlon, is u .Michigan gin, Paving gone from Kulnm-i7oo tn study tho art of cookery in lloiton. She was giadtiulcd us one of a class of thlitj. Tl.o stliuui Is unablo to fin nli-h gi.iduatis enough to supply the demand, -u popul.u Is tho Idea ot having competent It.btiucticn on tho nil Impoitant subject of food. Many of the pupils mo ut once ergagid foi positions In tho roimal schools of Oo.-ton whuo cooking is In tho curriculum, 'ihey .no thoroughly equipped for tho task In all Its In arches, hiivlug hid the advantages of tho best K-lci.tiflo Instiuctlon fiom Kimo of the most famous professor In Harvard, us vMI ns practical experlonio undt r tho dlreitlon of tho ablest author 1 ties to bo tetured. A MO b MONO TIIR now books published by docki, me. m iv: uo, nro somo wlioso leautlful and nitlstto covers lu.vo been designed bj- Miss Morse, super. Intendeut of dravvius in the public schools of this city. THU ItUADINO of Mrs. Iliith McUu cry Stuart will bo tho attraction of nil book iovers tonight nt tho HI cjrle club. With a sjmpathrtlo knowledge of southern llfo moro truo even tlinn Cable's, she has propped tho sentlmentnnd quaint humor of the slmplo folk otitldo tho beaten track of the novelist and repeats theso in it natural, charming way which Is tho delight of the magazine reader. To lu-nr her read these sketches will add a fascination to the Btorlcs which hnvo becoma so popular. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. At Iceland ponies arc fed In winter on fish heads. Husslii has C.".n,000 princes and other hereillturj- nobles. Scotch distillers made too much vvhlskj-, und now havo W 000,000 gallons on hand, Husslan soldiers are supplied with handkerchiefs at tho expenso of the gov ernment. Perhaps tho first Industrial exhibition on record was held In 1MW, In tho It ith bans of Xiucmbcig. Tho newest artificial paving blocks to be adopted In Gcrminj- aio mado by com bluing coal tar, sulphur and chlorato ot lime. Thero Is urgent need In the City or Mexico for more foundries and machine shops capable of doing llist-class work In reasonably prompt time. Horseshoes In Japan are simply slogs of twisted straw, nnd during a Journey many havo to bo curried to replenish those which nro worn out. According to the ninth nnnu.il report ot tho Xow York stato commission In lun ar j-, there nro held in tho various asj--lums for tho insane in that stato S1.CS3 persons. Bggs In cold stor.igo waichouscs in the United States at the present time arc said to aggregate tho very considerables amount of 2.ST.5 000 cases, or 75,CIW,00O doren, or 907,800,000 eggs. More than 40 per cent, of tho peoplo of Great Britain coulJ not write tlulr names when Queen Victoria ascinded tho throne. At the present tlmo only 7 per cent, of the population nro In that con dition. Scientists havo discovered that tho memory Is stronger in summer than In winter. Among the worst foes of tho memorj- aro too much food, too much phjslcal exercise, and, strangely enough, too much education Iron-cloth is mado for tho first tlmo In tho United States at a Worcester mill. It Is a great industry In Manchester, Ungland, and In Germany, but no Amer ican manufacturer has befoio attempted It. Iron-cloth is used very extensively for overcoat and ulster linings. At the piescnt tlmo thero aro between 500 nnd 1,000 men in Xew York who arc worth a million dollars or more. In 1515, when Xew York had a population of 110, 00), thero wcro only nineteen men who wero nssessed at $100,0)0 or more, and the highest assessment was only JJOO.uuo. Pigs wero Imported In Xew Zealand by Captain Cook about 1770, and. soon bci coming wild, Increased to a rem irkable degree. A century later wild pigs wcro so abundant In tho llax thickets of the provlnco of Tarnakl, on tho Xorth Island, that a hunter could shoot fifty In a slnglo daj-. A church in which only two services are held during tho jear Is surely a curl oltj, jet jou will find such n ono In tho middle of a large field near the vlllugo of Towton, Engluul. It was orlglntilly elected ns a memorial to Lord do Clif ford, who fell In the battle ot Towton In 14G1. Tho longest steamer routo given on the hjdrogrnphlc ofllco may Is that conncvt ing Xew Yc 't and Usqulmault by way of Capo Horn, lfi.'-'OO miles This Is exceed ed by the track used bv sailing vessel connecting Xew York nnd Yokohama vli tho Cape of Good Hope. This Is lCPuO miles in length. Tho notion that skj--scrapeis nro of modern American origin is controverted by Professor Lanclanl, who notes that In nncient Home, In tho time of Augustus, laws were passed, on tho ground of din ger from fires ugainst tho high buildings, somo of which reached an altitudo of ten to twelve stories. Tho beer which Is consumed through out tho world In n slnglo jear would mako a. lako six feet deep, three and three-quarter miles long, a mllo wide, or 2 310 ncres in area. In this vast lake of beer wo could easllj- drown all the Bng-IMi-sneiiklmr people, to tho number ot 120.000,00", throughout the entire world Japan, not to bo behind European states In clvlllzitlon. Is going to -end out an arctic expedition. The reason given is that If Japan Is ever to com pote wth England on the sens It must develop In tho Japanese the spirit of ad venture nnd of discovery which Ins mado the English powerful. The onlv places left to bo discovered aro tho north ai.d south poles. Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Otflce Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & Cornell 121 If. Washington Ave., ALWAYS liuav, &&U&& Mm tekM&Si Tispr ON TOP IiVWSKSl lU'HlUMt N1 LKA'iaKIt NllOKHOUhU. OFFICE FM1TM1 FBtjfl SHHBflwMqJ HLfli 'HK p03 jr., Ik Rv V f A ( h C T - iSJMil I -. iw Ik . Lewis. Reilly & Davles, 11I-110 Wyoming Acnuc. POMNHK, fATPES, JEWELRY And a large stock of Clocks, Silverware, etc. Every article we sell is guaranteed to gi,ve satisfaction. JSftERCEMAU&CONKELL 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. Heat tag Stoves, Ranges, Fmireaces, Plmmbiinifi GUNSTEK k FQEOTIIi, 32S-327 PENN AVENUE. The Hunt & Comeell Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 Lackawanna Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., Oeneiul Agent for tus Wj-oiulu UUtrlci.j. Ululng. lliusUnx.Sportln; Sma'celau aud ilia Ucpuuuo Cueajlfal Comp mj HIGH EX1PLQ5IYSS. tulcty 1 use, Caps aud KtiUcUj.-i. Itooui 401 Council UilUUtu;. boraatjo. AbUMHbJ tiics ronn. JOHN B. SMITH & SON. W. E MULLIGAN. Plttston. - Pl mouth Wllkes-Uarre ouroirs POWBEB- M. U xv "L.T f ' P T I! '!!' rvrJEHBi My little girl, eleven years oki, has had all her life a very serious and btiibborn constipation. I had given everything-1 could think of, and still once in about two or three weeks she would wake at night crying pitifully with pain, and for two or three hours would suffer intensely until finally relieved by frequent enemas. All this was very wearing. My brother insisted I should try Ripans Tabules and finally he got them for me. I tried them, giving her two every night for awhile, then two every other night, then she took them herself when she felt like it. It is now about three months since she has had any trouble, and her bowels arc in a very healthy condition. Her color is good and she is gaining flesh. As I have given her no other medicine I ascribe her improved condition wholly to Ripans Tabules. A new rtyte pack, t cental nlnff tcn R1PA1.S Tine'ixs drojf afcorv. you. rilKiHMTtt Thtu low i rk ml oc me nre rem (An.)niuti.iiuir)mniK- bad t.r man wvw. . . w. f .v w.. .... . v. a v. m -M....V FINIEY'S Dress Goods pedals We have a surplus of sev eral Hues of Dress Goods, which must be moved at once, aud have put such prices them as ought to make quick selling. There's not a piece in the entire lot but what i seasonable, and at these re ductions the assortment will not last long. Tiiese Prices Are M Moaalay, Iiiesfllay aM Wednesday Oily 25 pieces Mixed Fancie, have b?cu good sellers . at 50c. Reduced to., oy'- 14 pieces All Wool Cheviot and Homespun Suitings, 40 inches wide, have , been 48c. Reduced to -S 15 pieces English Cheviot aud Covert Mixtures, good value at 75c. Re duced to Large assortment of Fine Plaids, Venetians, Mixed Suitings etc., at OXU-THIRP ovv regular prices. 110-512 LACKAWANNA AVENU2 ixcebir 00000 A complete line for 1900, for office and pocket use, numerous styles of Cal endars, Pads and Stands to select from. Blank Books aud the largest and most complete line of office supplies in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Reynolds Biros Stationers and Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building, " Seranton, Pa. fir ,u.js. 1 r -?, 1 v -ezrrv-H. j ' v uy lanes iDULEJlnaprrarton(rlthou fl v.Hnofi)rJoattora ortl. tumid 1 vr Iho poor 1111 1 lit. cvononlral Ocwdoaea UT mall oy win lnu torn-, LLt f-tubi lo cba Hir.M CUSML In a paj by aun luu run-. Ucbt re ul lo ih HiraMe'uiHOAi. .. m.M v. ' .."J "... vu rvu, tVf BW OTIMflb
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