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SCRANTON, JANUARY 23, 1900.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL imKCTOHS.-C. C. 1'erbcr, 11
15. 1'cIIowh. .
Tho varnncy In tho position of busi
ness manager of Tho Tribune crcntod
by the accidental death of Mr. Alex
ander Cratt; tit l'nter.von, N. J., on tho
2flth of last November, was tilled yes
terday by Mr.'o. V, Hyxbcc h)r six
yearn employed In tho tnanntretnent of
tho l'ntorson Presn. Mr. Uyxbeo has
had a thorough training In newspaper
production, Is highly endorsed by his
former assoclalcn and employers, ami
Is cordially recommended to tho good
ofllccs of our patrons and friends.
Hours, British and Busybodies.
THAT T11HUK Is considerable
sympathy In this country
for the liners Is a fact patent
to eveiybody; but when Sen
ator Hale says that nine-tenths of the
Atuutli'iiti people hope that Knglund
will be defeated In her effort to securo
better government for South Afilca ho
represents nothing more than his per
sonal belief. No census upon this sub
ject has been taken nor has there been
In any way a show of sentiment suftl
clont to warrant sweeping declarations
like thut so emphatically made by the
eenntor from Maine.
Thero has alwnys existed In this
country some prejudice against Great
Hritnln. .Much of It has grown out of
the wront's and fnlicled wrongs of Ire
land and has survived the expiration
of the more substantial grievances on
Ireland's part. Tho portion of our
population which has come to us from
tho countries of continental Kuropo Is
also Inclined to shnre In the unfriendli
ness for Kngland which Is characteris
tic of those countries. A few Ameri
cans whoso ancestry goes back to
colonial times benr an Inherited dislike
lor tho mother country. And more than
all the others, tho bulk of those who,
In any difference between nations, are
swayed mostly by their sympathies
without taking the trouble to examine
carefully Into tho facts, Is now appar
ently inclined toward tho ltoers, be
cause, on the face of things, the Iloers
are few and tho Kngllshmen many, and
It Is natural to applaud the under dog.
Very lately a political cast has been
Imparted to this matter by tho effort
of the Democratic leaders In congress,
aided and abetted by the antl-expan-Klonist
Itrpuhlli.Mii clique, Including
such men as Senators Hale, Welling
ton and Mason, to make trouble for
President McKinley and the Republi
can natlonnl administration, by bun
combe appeals for the granting to tho
Hoer republic of diplomatic recognition.
These men well know that under inter
national law It would be Impossible to
confer such recognition so long as tho
control of the Iloers" foreign relations
is by treaty expressly confided to Great
Hi Haiti; neither would It, as a matter
of policy, be wise, fair or just in view
of tho obligations tho United States Is
under to Kngland for sympathy an 1
moral aid exhibited during the late war
with Spain.
In view of this partisan or obstruc
tionist conspiracy, which cannot pos
sibly work out any benefit for the
Iloers, lmt can only embarrass and
annoy our president at a period when
he needs the full measure of his time
and energy to devote to problems that
are undisputed!;- within his jurisdic
tion, It seems advisable to suggest that
Americans of common sense refrain as
much as possible from worrying about
the South African struggle. It is not
a stiuggle which they are calkd upon
to solve ,,r meddle with. It is in good
hands. It will undoubtedly bo ended in
consonance with tho best Interests of
South Africa and the world nt large;
and In the meantlmu lei tho people of
the United States demonstrate that
they are fully capable of nilndlni; their
own basinets.
The men who will not oppose
opening of Wyoming avenue nro
coming more numerous every day.
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An American Abroad.
OMK INTERESTING Impres-
slons concerning European af
fairs have been imparted to
the press by Hon. Peter S.
Grosseup of the United Stutcs
Circuit bench, following his return
frqin un extended sojourn in foreign
lands. Judge Grosseup Is ono of tho
clearest-minded men that we have m
this country and ho never talks with
out saying something.
Tho judge says that not only tlvj
people but nlso"tho officials of conti
nental Europe nro In sympathy with
the Iloers, which is not surprising; but
to this he adds a statement which Is,
to wit: "In England I believe there
lias been a change of feeling. Tho
people realize that Kruger was taxlni;
his people, not to fatten his own purse,
as they at Ilrst believed, but to buy
arms to defend themselves against such
as tho'Jnmcson raid, and I believe that
If England could wlpo out the past four
months sho would bo willing to give
tho Transvaal her liberty." Fruitless,
however, is the contemplation of what
might havo beenl
Again: "The people of the future In
Europe nro tho Slavs. They are coming
on rapidly. Thero Is no more prosper
ous country In Europe than Hungary.
Her people have ns great talent as the
Americans have, they are resourceful,
nnd besides they nro Industrious and
1 economical. The Americans havo those
qualities, but are not so resourceful.
Home day the Slavs will give n differ
ent, complexion to Euiope. The three
Itrcat races of Kuropo arc the English,
Germans and Slavs, but If England
should loso In tho Uoer wnr she will
lose her prestige. Tho United KlhG
dom will bo divided and wrecked nnd
the Germans and Slavs will be tho only
Brent races of Europe."
As to Germany, France, nnd tho Paris
exposition: "Germany Is moving right
ahead, especially In manufacturing nnd
business. Gormnny now la tho great
power of the continent, France Is wenk,
slnggerlng. She Is diminishing In popu
lation, In political power nnd In liter
ary achievements, She has no great
men now like sho once had. In Ger
many the opposition to Emperor Will
iam Is not so strong as It was. They
still consider him ns somewhat erratic,
but have settled down to the conclusion
that ho hns a great mind. Had It not
been for tho Paris exposition there
would have been a revolution In Frnnce
last summer over the Dreyfus Incident.
The French can have a revolution nny
time, but an exposition only once In
ten years, so they postponed tho one
for the other."
The United States Is good enough for
us.
With tho Hon. William Mason on
their side the Doers are Indeed entitled
to sympathy.
For Vice President.
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NLY ONCE since this govern
ment was founded has Penn
sylvania, Industrially at least
tho Keystone of the. national
arch of states, supplied a citizen to fill
the olllee of president of tho United
States; and only once has ono of her
citizens been summoned to tho vice
presidency. President Iluchnnnn and
Vice President Dallas were both Denio
ciats. It therefore Is high time that
the Republicanism of the banner Re
publican commonwealth of the Union
had representation upon the national
ticket; and since tho re-nomlnation of
William McKinley for president will be
unopposed, Pennsylvania may right
fully nsplro to present to him a suit
able running mate.
Wo have been glad to detect among
many of tho representative Republi
cans of the country a disposition to ac
cord to Pennsylvania tho compliment
of supplying tho vice presidential nom
inee at the Philadelphia convention
plovlded the opportunity to do so wore
sought with earnestness by the wholo
party, regardless of faction. Should
this opportunity be embraced, we have
llttlo doubt that tho harmony thus be
gun would ripen into a wider and
happier fellowship and the future of tho
party In this state bo relieved of much
of the rancorous and malignant fac
tionalism of tho past. This Is only a
pergonal opinion, but the experiment,
at all events, Is worth trying.
Fortunately the occasion designates
the man. The brilliant success achieved
by Pennsylvania's representative In the
cabinet, Hon. Charles Emory Smith,
both ns a counselor In helping to shape
odmlnlstration policies; as an execu
tive whoso conduct of tho Intricate af
fairs of the post ofllce department. In
cluding the construction practically of
new posts In Cuba, Puerto Rico and
tho Philippines, has been successful to
a marked degree; ami as an orator,
whoso Impassioned eloquence and pol
ished diction have carried his fame
throughout the continent, points to hhn
as pre-eminently worthy of tho stated
united support for tho vice presiden
tial nomination.
The report that a poll of congress
shows an overwhelmingly majority in
both houses for the immediate con
struction of tho Nicaragua canal Is
decidedly welcome news. Speed the
consummation.
A Fit of the Blues.
D
R. PARKHURST is again
scolding his parlshoners.
The Christians of New
York, or at lest some of
them, are, ho intimates, Christians on
Sunday only, but six days of the week
they work like slaves to make monsy
and on Saturday night (ly forth to su
burban homes, leaving the city to tho
thieves and vagabonds. This Indif
ference to city Interests Is not limited
to New York but it does not appear
from tho statistical records that per
manent good was ever wrought by
merely scolding about It.
Dr. Parkhurst makes another asser
tion which would be very serious it
It had to bo taken literally, but for
tunately for humanity It Is susceptible
to a llgurattve construction. "More
children," says he, "are being started
In the direct road to hell every week
than all the churches, missions 'nnd
Sundny schools combined arc saving
In a year.-'
Some good Is doubtless accomplished
by the caustic rhetoric of which tho
foregoing Is a sample, but It Is doubt
ful whether in tho long run such
fierce exaggeration pays. Dr. Park
hurst cannot mean to be Interpreted
without discount. Vice In New York
Is unquestionably very bold Just now
but that It bears n larger (proportion
than formerly to virtue or that It
Is gaining on virtue nt tho ratio of
52 to 1 Is not proved and is, wo think,
incredible.
Tho good doctor is evidently a tem
porary victim of tho blues.
Mr. Mucrum is having some of the
troubles encountered by Admiral
Dowey In avoiding tho Interviewer
while on his way home, but seems in
no danger of dyspepsia from banquets.
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The Ostracism Cure.
OME REMARKS recently cred
ited to President Hadley of
Yale university have been tho
theme of widespread and vari
ous comment. Ho was talking Inform
ally before tho Candlelight club of
Denver upon trusts among other top
Ics, and ho said substantially that he
doubted If any laws could bo framed
In tho present stnto of publlo opinion
which would so effectually cure tho
abuses of trust by men at tho head ot
largo enterprises which preyed upon
tho public as would a social canon that
would not admit these men, while uu-
s
rcpentcnt In their sinning against the
public welfare, Into tho better circle!
of society. Later ho explained: "1
think that much more evil of every
kind Is controlled by ostracism than by
statutes that have no social penalty
behind them. Social ostracism will
servo as a remedy for any public evil.
It Is, In fact, the only effective rem
edy. It applies to evils connected with
trusts In the same way that It does to
any other form of commercial wronic.
I did not suggest tho ostracism of
trusts, but of tho Individuals who
grossly abuse tho powers which tho
existence of trusts placed In their
hands."
President Hadloy Is undoubtedly cor
rect In this view. Men wj nro smart
enough to circumvent the law so ns to
have no drend of tho penalty which It
prescribes are often very sensitive to
nny criticism which tends to injuro
their social standing and will go to
great lengths to preserve this standing
when showing Indifference to purely
legnl perils. Thus It comes nbout
that tho things which society strongly
condemns few men of means will haz
ard to undertake; as, for Instance,
to rob a church, a charity or a widow.
Yet many men who would halt at
either of these offences would show no
scruple whatever in cheating a com
petitor, buying a council, or alienating
tht affections of some other man's
wife, for the reason that upon those
latter offences society ns a rulo puts
little ban and Is quite witling to lift
that ban ns soon as the offender dem
onstrates that he has money, nerve
and a fair knack at entertaining,
It Is within the power of society to
clean up a good many of the public
abuses of our time, by simply causing
It to bo known that men and women
responsible for them may not have tho
much-prized smile of Its gracious favor.
Why this power Is not more earnestly
wielded In the interest of the public
welfare Is a question with respect to
which President Hadloy is unfortu
nately silent.
Tho animated contest which has been
waged among the Republican brethren
of tho mother county for tlfc Wilkes
Harre postmastershlp has been termin
ated. It seems, by tho selection of
Byron G. Hahn, chairman of the Lu
zerne County Republican committee.
Mr. Halm's appointment Is In the
nature of n compromise In the Interest
of harmony, but in it merit wins hand
some recognition and all concerned
may fairly be congratulated.
In duly, August nnd September last,
Imports entered Manila to tho value
of nearly $G,r00,000, or at tho rate of
$L",000,000 a year. Under tho 'old
regime the average yearly Imports of
the entire archlgclago vero only $17,
000.000. American sovereignty Is un
questionably a great trade tonic.
Only eleven of the fifteen inmates
that have escaped from the Trenton In
dustrial school for girls have been
captured. If tho New Jersey authori
ties would provide Mrs. Eyler with a
pack of bloodhounds, better work could
bo accomplished In gathering In tho
runaways.
It becomes moro and more evident
dally that tho press censor of South
Africa does not Intend to lot tho war
correspondent anticipate the magazine
writer.
Undo Paul Kruger may not be quali
fied to shine before the world as an
Ideal diplomat, but he certainly knows
when to issue a railroad pass.
Thero Is no question that cither tho
Filipinos or the press correspondents
at Manila have been' subdued.
WHAT STRIKES MEAN.
From tho Wilkes-Barro Times.
Tho word "strike" has a peculiarly un
pleasant sound to tho dwellers of this
valley and those who lived hern duitng
tho last two miners' strikes shudder at
tho mention of that word. Thousands
suffered In thoso dark days of u bitter
labor struggle and all for what? A
dream alone. Not only did tho unfor
tunate strikers, their wives und llttlo
ones, suffer tho pangs of hunger, but
scores of others also who were dependent
upon tho coal business. Hundreds of
homes were broken up, tho savings ot
years teattered to tho winds, misery pre
vailed all around, leaving scars behind
which are visible to this day. Tradesmen
by tho dozen who stood bravely by tho
men as long us credit was obtainable
sunk under their load, and but few ever
arose again.
The worst featuto of thoso strikes was
tho blow that was given to tho supre
macy of anthracite coal. It was a coal
then In general use, tho cheaper soft
coal took Us placo In lactorles und works,
so that largo customers were lost then
never to return. Another strike and It
will btcoir.o simply a house coal needed
In the whiter only. It will encourago a
still grenter vse for soft coal, of gas and
electricity for domestic purposes. It will
be another ,easo of killing tho gooso that
laid thn golden egg. At this period of
tho year and especially with such mild
weather as we havo been having tho de
mand Is fast falling off, so that a strike
now would not be such a severo blow to
tho operators. Tho men and their fnni
llle thu wc-ukcfct In the fray would be
the chief sufferers.
That there aro grievances, points for
adjustment, need for fresh rules, new
schedules and cquitablo payments, wo
doubt not. Of their nature nnd justice
wo are not qualllied to speak, but it
seems to vs tha. people who aro unable
to stand tho pecuniary strain of Idle
ness should seek other methods than a
strike to adjust dlllkultles and settle
grievances. When miners strlko they
compel Innocent railroaders, teamsters,
draymen, tradesmen, merchants and em
ployes nnd landlords to say nothing o
their defenseless wives nnd children to
euffer, too, without so much ns asking
"by your leave."
A strlko never pays. Let us suppose a
case, using only minimum figures. Tho
strlko lasts, say for threo months, thir
teen weeks, loss of wages, say JG per
week, J"S; threo months rents, Bay til',
store bills, etc., $11, or n total ot II 10.
Supposing tho strike to be successful and
a 10 per cent, advance Is granted, It would
tako 223 weeks or eighteen and a halt
years to mnko up tho pecuniary loss, but
tho suffering would ever remain uncom
pensated. The fact Is, a strike is just so
much lost time, and tho old proverb
rends, "Lost tlmo Is never regained." We
have referred simply to the losses of tho
mnn for whoso benefit tho strike Is In
nugurntcd, but for the other unfortu
nate workmen, such as wo havo namcct,
tho loss would bo truly great nnd irre
parable. These aro considerations worthy
the thoughtful attention of every lobar
Ingman In this stago of our eonl mining.
It takes a long tlmo and lots of capital
to build up a business and a community,
but tho rash net of a moment can scat
ter It to tho winds. Wo therefore trust
eoncrvatlvo counsels will prevail In tho
dlscpsrlon of all labor disputes.
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I In Woman's Realm f
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GREEN RIDGE has always been the
cleanest section of the city. Yester
day an odor of formaldehyde was
so all-pervading that It was suspected
tho residents had energetically deter
mined to fumigate tho out-of-door at
mosphere. There were those who In
timated that tho disinfectant con
ditions of tho air had been notlccnblo
ever since the commltteo of tho Wo
man's club had returned from visiting
tho dallies In tho vicinity, the tourists
having felt that vigorous sanitary
measures had to bo taken before they
could keep the Sabbath day In a seemly
fashion.
Tho Green Ridge Woman's club held
n general meeting yesterday afternoon
In the lecture room of tho Presbyterian
church, nnd such a meeting! It Is no
wonder that section of town Is giving
Scrnnton a continuous series of new
sensations, when ea many of its rep
resentative women can be brought
together In u common cause where
earnest determination and high alms
are so evident. The rooms were filled
with members and friends. Mrs. I. J.
Lansing presided and spoke in graceful
fashion of the hopes that had been ful
filled and of the ambitions cherished
for tho future of 'the club. Reports
were heard from the various sections.
Tho Art club was represented by Miss
Dorothy Dlmmlck Vho gave n clever
and humorous detailed account of tho
work of tho month.
It Is evident that the Economic sec
tion ,1s tho liveliest of tho quartette,
and tho president nrged more Interest
In tho others which are so ably con
ducted. Miss Anna Robinson gave a pleasing
report of the Music section, and Miss
Louise Gorecko told of the work of the
department of History. Miss Amy
Gerecke gave a most Interesting re
port of tho Economic .section, In which
sho spoke of the water agitation and
Us results and described the pro
grammes thus far taken up.
A social Interim followed, tea being
served by young ladles under the direc
tion of Mrs. G. W. Kear and Mrs. S.
P. Hull. A delightful musical pro
gramme followed, when Mrs. Newbury
sang sweetly, Miss Mary Dickson gave
several charming violin solos, accom
panied by Miss Clare Reynolds. Mrs.
E. C. Dean played piano numbers with
exceptionally fine execution.
Today the Economic section will hold
a most lmporant meeting, when reve
lations as to the milk supply of this
region will bo made to a degree calcu
lated to drive people to drinking other
fluids.
MRS. RUTH M'ENERY STUART
looks precisely like the portrait
published In Harper's Bazaar of
November 10, only prettier and younger.
Sho wore the same gown Inst night. A
beauty It was, too. One can never think
of her ns writing the dialect stories
which she read, notwithstanding the
additional charm and effect given by
her Interpretation. She looks like a
society woman who would bo tho
fashion in her set, like an Ideal club
woman who could write smart papers
which would confuse mankind; like an
elegant, brilliant social leader of the
times, but not tho writer of the rich
est humor ever penned by a feminine
hand. Sometimes you can't tell.
SHE WAS a little lady with a self
possessed air, and she was giving
reminiscences of other days. "Tho
Ilrst tlmo I ever used a telephone," she
was saying, "I went to the mirror and
patted my hair and put on my nicest,
sweetest company face, and then I went
and talked to that telephone as If It
was my pot enemy who had come to
call In her new tailor gown." And all
tho other women listened and smiled,
and wondered If they had not done tho
very same thing In the other days.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES.
Political Reasons.
To Illustrate tho position of ono of tho
ereat national parties aurlng a cam
paign noted for its Jlery partisanship,
Mr. Depew tells this story of the youth
ful ji.'il'clan and tho woilouiok.
"Xnc tutor in ono of tha smaller schot.ls
near mv natho town of Peekskii; had
drilled a number of Ms brightest scholars
in the history of contemporary pilttlc.
and to test both their faith and their
kuowledgo he called upon three of them
en' day und demanded a declaration ot
personal political principles:
" 'You aro a Republican, Tom, are you
not?'
" 'Yes, sir.
"And, Bill, you aro a Prohibitionist,
I believe?'
"'Yes, sir.'
" 'And, Jim, you nro a Democrat?'
" 'Yes, sir.'
" 'Well, now, the ono of you that can
Blvo mo tho best reason why ho belongs
to his party can havo this woodchuck
which I cuught on my way to school this
morning.
" 'I am a Republican.' said tho first
boy, 'because tho Republican party saved
tho cuiiutry In tho war and abolished
slavery.'
" 'And, Bill, why are you a Prohibition
ist?' " 'I am n Prohibitionist,' rattled off tho
jouth, 'because rum is the country's
greatest enemy and tho cause of our
crowded prisons and poorhouses."
" 'Excellent reasons. Bill!' remarked
tho tutor encouragingly. 'Now, why aro
you a Democrat, Jim?'
" 'Well, sir," was tho slow reply, 'I
am a Democrat because I want that
woodchuck.'
"And ho got It, too," added Mr. Depow.
Saturday Evening Post.
Outwitting Otis.
In tho rank uul fllo of the urmy no
subject Is mnro frequently commented
upon than General Otis' extremo con
scientiousness in matters of potty de
tail, says tho Chlcaco Tiibune.
During an ndvanco on the north line re
cently ono company had to llo down at
tho sldo of tho road for shelter from tlie
well-directed volleys of tho Insurgents.
Ono of tho privates nnd dropped his
haversack in tho mlddlo of tho road away
back, nnd, after tho company had laid
down, ho calmly stocd up and walked
down tho road toward the lost haver
sack. Ho mado a fine target for tha
Insurgents and tho bullets rattled atound
him pretty lively.
"Here, como back here. O'Malley,"
yelled tho lieutenant of the company.
"You'll bo klllod."
"Well," replied O'Malley over his shoul
der, "I might jest ns well bo killed as
have General Otis a-runnln' mo up hill
and down dalo and comln' over to me
house Ivery mornln' and a sayln', 'O'Mal
ley, why don't you pay tho government
fnv lint tinVAVBtlplf?' "
Then ho calmly walked on and got tho
lost pleco of property and, as ho came
back and sat down just In time to escape
a volley of Mausers, ho threw tho haver
sack on the ground and said: "And when
ho does come tomorrow mornln" to ino
houso I'll say, 'Otis, mo little man, you'ro
dead wrong. I never lost no haveysack.
Thero's your bloody old potato bag.
Tako It to tho government with me com
pliments.' "
Compliments.
An Interesting anecdote Is told of the
meeting of tho late Evangelist Moody
and Mr. Gladstone In England, says tho
Uuffnlo Commercial. Mr. Gladstone at
tended tho Moody nnd Snnkcy meetings,
and was deeply Improved. Heartily
grasping Mr. Moody's hand, tho old
statesman said to him:
"I wish I had your body."
Mr. Moody Immediately replied, "I
wish I had your head." ,
Mr. Gladstone responded, "I mean 1
wish I had your limns;" to which Mr.
Moody again replied, "I wish I had your
brains," nnd with hearty good wishes
they parted.
His Answer Was Reassuring.
Monsieur Cnllno, tho simple-hearted
nnd Ingenuous Frenchman, happened to
bo riding in a train in tho sumo com
partment with n lndy who was In con
stant fear of a smash-up, relates tho
Youth's Companion.
At every sudden stop, every jar, every
round of tho boll or whistle, sho cried
out:
"Oh! ohl Have wo run off tho track?
Is It a collision? Are wo going to bo
killed?"
Callno pnld no attention, hut remained
wrapt In solemn silence. Presently tho
lndy said to him:
"And you. sir, aren't you nfrald of rail
road nrcldents?"
"Not I, mndnme." answered Callno, re
assuringly. "It has been foretold that
I nm to die on tho guillotine!"
The nervous woman went Into hyste
rics, and Imd to bo removed lrom tho
train nt tho next station.
Nirvana.
A llttlo girl, who was trying to tell a
friend how absent-minded hor grandpa
was, said:
"He walks about, thinking about noth
ing, and, when he remembers It, ho then
forgets that what ho thought ot win
something entirely different from what
ho wanted to remember." Collier's
Weekly.
A TEACHER'S DREAM.
,'Twas Saturday night, and a teacher sat
Alone, her tnsk pursuing;
Sho averaged this and sho averaged that
Of all her class were doing;
Sho reckoned percentage, so many boys,
And so many girls nil counted,
And marked all tho tardy absentees,
And to what all tho absent amounted.
Names nnd residence wroto In full,
Over many columns and pages;
Yankee, Teutonic, African, Celt,
And averaged all their ages;
Tho date of admission of every one,
And cases of Hngellatlon,
And prepared a list of tho graduates
For the coming examination.
Her weary head sank lew on her book,
And her weary heart still lower.
For some of her pupils had llttlo brain,
And she could not furnish more.
Sho slept, sho dreamed; It seemed she
died,
And her spirit went to Hades,
And .hey met her there with a question
fair,
"Stnto w hat tho per cent, of your grado
Is."
Ages had slowly rolled away,
Leaving but pattlal traces,
And the teacher's spirit walked ono day
In the old familiar places.
A mound of fossilized school reports
Attracted her observation.
As high as the state houso dome, and as
wldo
As Boston and annexation.
Sho enmo to tho spot where they burled
her bones,
And the ground was well built over.
But laborers digging threw out a skull
Onco planted beneath the clover.
A disciple of Galen wandering by,
Paused to look at tho diggers,
And plucking tho skull up, looked thro'
the eye.
And saw It was lined with figures.
"Just ns I thought," said the young
M. D..
"How easy It Is to kill 'cm
Statistics ossified every fold.
Of cerebrum and cerebellum."
"It's a curiosity, sure," said Pat,
"By tho bones can you tell tho crea
ture?" "Oh, nothing strange," said tho doctor,
"that
Was a nineteenth century teacher."
Albany Journal.
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hill & Connell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
ALWAYS 11USY,
71
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Lewis. Reilly &. Davies,
ill-UG Wyoming Avenue.
Witt
FURNITURE
A La-"-
r in m ' -
7-".ifi- Mt
-TEH
DM!0ND89
JEWELRY
And a large stock of
Clocks, Silverware,
etc, Every article
we sell is guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
I1BECE1REAU&HELL
ISO Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heat 5 eg
Stoves,
Ramges,
Fmireaces,
aed
Tlnnmigo
GMSXEH & FORSYTE
KS-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Cooeelll Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 tacfcawanna Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tUs Wyouuaj
district rj;
Uiulnc, Ihaitlnc, (Sporting, HmoltolfUi
und the Ilepuuno CUoiuluii
Couipuuy't
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tulety hUBo, Ciip4 und UxploJuri
Xtooiu -101 Conuell IJuUaia;.
tJorautaa.
AUKNCIlil
THOS. FORD, - - Plttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - WllkOB-Bntro.
lureiTPs
roiiER.
1 .VM ft --rfii ifiPvWM. EU &3 3j r
The treasurer of a Brooklyn (N. Y.) Safe Deposit Co. was a sufferer
for fifteen years with nervous dyspepsia, and, like many other victims of
this dread disorder, tried everything suggested by physicians and friends
to attain relief and was always extremely gratified for even a temporary
cessation of pain, lie finally commenced with Ripans Tabules and,
after taking them a few weeks, found himself entirely cured. " I smoke
to my heart's content," said he, ' and eat any and everything, and I
have not had to take even a Ripans for the last three or four months."
His attention was first called to the Tabules by seeing them advertised
in the cars of the Brooklyn Elevated U.K. He has been the means of
selling hundreds of boxes of Ripans Tabules on the strength of his
cure, even going so far as to get his own physician to use them in his
general practicefor he "had givcn.my case up as hopeless."
A new itjle pwk,l contAirUiuc tkh Birixi jirrLH
Ml .toiv.-ron riv cxm. 1 hi. low tWtA .irl U
drutf
of ttrttte4)eQirarbu(Uuutu!ta)rftntK hartbi mall liy . nulni: forty. 'icht cult to iho ltu-j,'x('iuicli:
Covtaxt. No. II bpruro Blr-t. J.ew Vork-or it 1ncl cat ton (Tin im'LU) 1U lw km for Otc ou!
FINLE Y' S
Dress
Goods
pedals
We have a surplus of sew
eral lines of Dress Goods!
which must be moved at once,'
and 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.
Iktic Mces
Are for Meatoy,
25 pieces Mixed Faucie,
have been good sellers
at 50c. Reduced to..
14 pieces All Wool Cheviot
and Homespun Suitings, 40
inches wide, have tasr
been 4SC Reduced to 3
15 pieces English. Cheviot
and Covert Mixtures, good
value at 75c. Re- A
duced to.... 49S
Large assortment of Finejl
Plaids, Venetians, Mixed
Suitings etc., at ONE-THIRD
off regular prices.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
1
Excclsiir.
00000
A complete line for 1900,
for office and pocket use,
numerous styles of Cal
endars, Pads and Stands
to select from.
Blaek Books
and the largest and most
complete line of office
supplies in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Reynolds Bros,
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building,
Scranton, Pa.
in a paper mrt rn I without glut.) It now for via at
InUJiidiil for Iho ior and ihb wonomlrnl. on.
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