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to editorial rovlslon.
SCRANTON, JANUARY 25, 1900.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL DIUKCTORsTC. C. Fcrber, E.
D. Fellows.
Tho propensity of tho festlvn burg
lar to nlso take ndvantnRe of tho sea
son (if prosperity In Scrunton should
bo dlHcmuagcd by police as well as
tesldents.
Charles Emory Smith.
WKY NOT honor the coun
try, honor tho Repub
lican party, honor the
greatest of all tho Re
publican states and elevate tho of
fice In this Republican year in thu
nomination of the vice-presidential
candidate? Why should not the vice
presidential cnndld.it" bo tho peer of
the presidential candidate? Why longer
keep up the figure-head political foot
ball business that has often made
the vice-president, If not nn object
of eommliiciutlnn, a simple nobody?
The Republican purtv never lacked
the courage to do the light thing ut
the right time. Isn't It the light time
now to sto?) this hilly and Indefensi
ble practice of nominating the vlce-presldr-ntlal
candidate upon the theory
that he has got moiv money than
brains? Why not nominate a tried
man of affairs In every way worthy
to advise and succeed the president?
Now, when thete U no attention
about the nomination of President
McKlnley, Is the time to consider this
matter s-eiiously.
Tn this rplilt The Tribune suggests
tho nomination of Postmaster General
Smith. Ho Is among the best equipped
men today In public life. Jle is a
great editor, a, great writer, n gteat
executive officer, a forceful speaker,
a successful diplomat, a wise coun
selor; a man of splendid equipoise,
honest, courageous and in the prime
of uctlve manhood. Long1 before hla
hasty summons to Washington to be
come a cabinet ofllclal, he was the
trusted adviser of the president. The
announcement of his appointment as
postmaster general was a great sur
prise to the country. TRs name had
not boon mentioned In that connec
tion, but the president, who has not
made a single mistake under the most
exacting and perplexing conditions,
mad" the selection on his own respon
sibility, and acted without hesitation,
or consultation. At the time there
was a cilsis In our relations with
Spain. An Immediate declaration of
wnr with that country was Inevi
table. The president wanted a man
In his cabinet who had proved equal
to every exigency. He turned to
Chatles Emory Smith, the eminently
distinguished Philadelphia editor.
The Felection was not an experi
ment. The two men understood each
other. No mistake whs made. And
It is dollnrs to douehnuts that the
president will endorse everything The
Tilbuiit- has said In reference to Mr.
Smith's nomination for the vice-presidency.
The Tribune doesn't know
that Mr. Smith would accept the nom
ination, but what it Iris said in this
connection has been said In good faith
and upon Its own responsibility.
With M Roberts and the Sultan of
Sulu occupying the tenter of the
stage, his oriental excellency, Abdul
Humid, of Turkey, is in danger of
eclipse.
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A Champion of England.
IN VIEW OK the diversity of
opinion which obtains in this
count! y regaining tho mcrltn of
the South Aft lean controversy,
lome interest altacheh to tho views
f a famous naval expert like Captain
A. T. Mnhan, who served this country
so brilliantly as a member of tho
navul strategy board during the war
with Spain. In a letter to the New
York Times Captain Mahan writes:
"When the population now known as
the Uitlnnrters were encouraged by the
Poer government to enter the Trans
vaal and to develop the sold fields,
the period for naturalization, fixed by
the law of 1SS2, was five years; but
before the time came that the new-
come: s could avail themselves of this
right the law was, In IMiv, changed, the
period bointr extended to foui teen
years, with further restrictions of
. method whleii made the franchise still
more llliisniy. Whether this was
sti Icily ex post facto legislation I am
not lawyer enough to know, but It Is
clearly a violation of fair dealing' nnd
Is wholly charactetlstlc. May I sug
gest to our citizens generally, and to
. Poer sympathizers especially, the In-
advisability of public meetings on this
question? There aie very many anion?
us, myself certainly one, who feel as
strongly In favor of Great Britain as
" others do of her opponents. Lot us all
'be. careful not to provoke onn another
by Immoderate expression of opinion,
to which public meetings tend. Those
on one side provoke retaliation on tha
other. Nay, they may mako It neces
sity; for In tlie problems of tho near
future good understanding with Great
Eiitaln is too Impottant for us to per
mit the Impression that we are Ml
against her here, and we may find our-
t selves In tho unseemly state of patty
divisions for and itg.UiiHt foreign
Kites, as In th beginning- of this cen
tury between tho French and Uiltlsh
parties," avail, mysoK of this oppor
tunity to tsay that, In my Judgment.
'o'H.wily Is tho cause of Great Utltain
just, hut to have failed to uphold It
.would have been to fall In national
honor."
Tho opinion of Captain Mahan are
not binding on those who do not agros
with them: but It must ba admitted,
that he has had excellent opportunity
to recognize tho value of tho Rood will
shown to tho American cauoo by Great
Britain throughout our late wnr; that
his view of tho desirability of retain
ing that pood will Is worthy of serious
consideration and that his counsel an
to the unwisdom of making unseemly
party division for and against foreign
states is wholly sound and very
timely.
Kroin the standpoint, of self-interest
the United Stutcs Is not Intimately
concerned In the future of South Africx
beyond sharlns the general wish that
South Africa's future may ho prosper
ous and In harmony with intelligent
principles of government; but tho
United States has many substantial
Incentives, to say nothing of common
giatltude, for trusting that tho pres
tige and Influence of ilreat Britain
among the nations shall not seriously
decline and that the circle of Anglo
Saxon civilization, resting on human
liberty and orderly law, shall neither
bo contracted nor weakened In any
portion of the globe.
An abortive effort has been made by
the Democratic senators to reconsldsr
the vote by which the Samoan treaty
was ratified, their claim being that
they hnd voted for ratlflcatloii not
knowing that the Island of Ttitulla
was to be annexed. Neither by a all
roc t nor an Indirect net do they intend,
they say, to Indorse the "criminal pol
icy of expansion;" from which fact It
Is evident that the Democracy, as rep
resented In tho senate, Is frightfully
defective In common sense.
To Exclude or to Expel,
THE DISCUSSION In congress
upon the Roberts case
hinges upon the right of
that body to deny admission
to a member-elect whose credentials
of election are regular, as In Mils case.
The majority of tho special committee
to whom Investigation of the matter
was assigned hold that Roberts should
bo excluded because, In disobeying tin
Edmunds anti-polygamy law, he dis
qualified himself from holding any of
fice under tho government; because
In words nnd acts he sets himself
above the law of congiess; and be
cause tho state of Utah has broken
the understanding, upon which she se
cured statehood, that polygamy had
been and would be abolished within Its
borders.
The minority, on the other hand,
while concurring In the finding that
Roberts has practiced polygamy In de
fiance of the law, hold that tho proper
disposition of his case Is to recognize
the regularity of his credentials, ad
mit him to membership and then expel
him under tho constitutional clause
which reads; "Each house may a
termlne trie rules of Its proceeding,
punish Its membeis for disorderly be
havior, and with the concurrence oC
two-thirds expel a member." Tho
mlnoilty argument Is that by adopting
this course the house would avoid es
tablishing a precedent which might, at
some future time of public excitement
and passion, be utilized to work in
justice against members-elect who
might chance, for reasons not con
nected with the regularity of their
credentials, to Incur the disfavor of a
majority of the people outside of their
respective districts.
It is asserted by well-informed ob
servers that If there were a secret
ballot the minority report would bo
adopted In preference to the majority
report, for the reason that It has be
hind It the preponderating weight of
logic and common sense. That, per
haps, is a matter of opinion. It will
be Interesting to see which view of
constitutional Interpretation congress
will take.
The capture of Osman DIgna, tho
French Mohammedan, has relieved
tho desert of one of Its most trouble
some terrors. Osman was considered
a great sheik, but his greatness con
sisted chiefly In the inclination nnd
ability to disappear at the pioper mo
ment. While his followers fought
blindly looking for deliverance or par
adise at the last moment, Osman took
no chances, but always put miles b3
tween himself and the enemy when
defeat was threatened. But for this
exhibition of disbelief in tho lcllglon
that ho had adopted, it Is probable
that Osman DIgna's military career
would have been bi ought to a close
years ago.
Colonel Bryan's Proteges.
ACCORDING to Prof. Worces
ter, many of the tribes
among the Filipinos collect
human heads ns our boys
collect postage stamps. "They have,"
says he, "practically no marriage law.
Their prolessors of mathematics, by
counting on their toes, are able to
count as high as twenty. The average
nnn, however, can only count as high
as three. If they see photographs of
themselves they do not recognize the
plctiucd face. They are absolutely
without religion. They are Intolerant
of any one who does not agree with
their views. If any Filipino said
among Filipinos what Is said against
retaining the Islands In our national
congress, the majority, without ado,
would take that man out and shoot
him. That's how they treat opposi
tion. And because of that they con
clude that the people in this country
who nre supporting tnem must be In
the majoilty. They cannot under
stand how persons not in tho majority
should bo permitted to utter such
views and live."
Prof. Worcester had tefeience not
only to tho Inhabitants of many of tho
smaller Islands, but also to a consid
erable fraction of tho population of
Luzon. There are educated Filipinos,
to bo sure; this Is shown In tho Taga
log provinces, which foiraed the thea
ter of Agulnaldo's revolt B-it most of
these educated natives are smart only
in a superficial manner; many of their
Instincts are savage; many of their
ideas of government arc crude and
despotic. The Incident at Manila on
Tuesday of tho mob which hissed,
hooted and but for our soldiers would
doubtless havrt attacked Archbishop
Chupelle because of tho Intense preju
dice existing aaginst the friars, is n
fair sample of the fltners of tho better
class of Filipinos for swlf-Rovornment.
And yet Candidate Bryan nnd the
Democratic party want tho American
people to assume all the responsibili
ties of a protectorate over such a
heterogeneous aggregation without any
power to secure Internal tranquility.
Representative Hull has introduced
a bill making General Shatter, who Is
on the retired list of the regular army
as a brigadier general, a major gen
eral, for having "distinguished himself
during the wnr with Spain In command
of a separate army;" and the critics
of Shatter arc prompt to protest. The
bill should pass. Whc-i.. Shatter
was, or was not, nn overpowering suc
cess, he did the best he could, his army
accomplished what it undertook, and
It will not encourage other generals to
raise hypercritical objections In Shat
ter's; case.
We welcome the Chicago Tlmcs-ller-ald
to the rnnks of those who object
to the coupling of the preposition
"with" to the word "differ" In such
sentences ns: "We beg to dlfter with
you." "With" signifies neainess. A
may dlffer with B from C; that Is,
when A and B think alike, hut when
A and B think differently A cannot
"differ with" B, but must "differ from"
B. The cateless use of "with" when
"from" Is meant Is a grammatical
fault of inexcusable prevalence.
Mr. Bryan's refusal to meet a pair
of genuine Filipinos in New York tho
other day may be taken a an indi
cation that the otatorical candidate
still has a suspicion that anti-expansion
is loaded.
The case of Webster Davis will
probably prove a warning to the de
partments at Washington to refrain
from sending any more sick officials
to South Africa In search of health.
Some of our statesmen should re
member that many who start out to
be makers of history are known to
posterity simply as creators of dis
turbance. TOLD BY THE STABS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Asttolabe Cast: 4.0S a. m., for Thurs
day, January K, 1900.
M
.
A child born on this day will notice
that in real llfo "virtue hath is own re
ward," principally In the way of pleasant
reflections.
Tho pen-on who writes poetry to euro
.a pain in tho heart, could In most In
stances secure relief moro quickly with
pepsin tablets.
Scranton worklngmen who read Phila
delphia yellow papers must he surprised
to learn of their own miserable condition.
Somo persons would rather freeze than
enjoy pleasant weather In winter time.
Many well meaning men aro very poor
marksmen.
The unexpected, of course, alwnys hap
pens at the wrong time.
Ajacchus' Advice.
It Is well to have faith In almost ev
erything, but tho bunco-steerer.
Outline Studies
of fltiman Nature
An Expensive Cablegram.
A Philippine war cortespondent for an
Eastern paper sent in nls usual dispatch
for tho day from a Uttlo town out on
the Prlng line, iclates tho Chicago Trlb
une. Under tho rules tho dlrpatch had
to be aUdiesscd and sent direct to tho
press censor, Captain tlreen, who, after
he had passed upon It and struck out
matter he regarde.1 as objectionable, sent
It over to the cable station. There the
conespondent's co-laboior was to review
it ami strike out anything from the
mcNSHHO that ha had ulit.Hly sent. Hut
he had himself hurried out to nnothcr
part of the firing line in tho afternoon
and left word at the cable office that
tho messages which camo In from tliu
111 st correspondent should be sent Just
as they wcro to tho paper in New York.
The first correspondent, thinking Ills
co-lnboicr was to edit his message in tho
cable ofllce, hud, after writing his mes
sage, put on the following potstrlpt:
"For heaven's sake send mo a new pair
of khaki tiousers. Somo soldier stulo
mlno yesterday, and I am wealing some
pants I took away from a Filipino. Send
mo also a pair of socks, two cans of sar
dines and a, bottle of whisky. Wo cm
liiargo It all up ns street car faro or fod
der for horses, or something like that."
Tho censor, of course, let the post
script go as it was written, for he sup
posed the man ut tho cablo station would
blue pencil It, But the co-laborer was
not theru and tho night operator had no
ordeis to do anything but send messages
ns they camo In. Besides, ho did not
know but what It ruleht bo a code. So
ho sent It to the New York ofllce.
There were (3 words In the postscript
nt $L'.f.O a word gold, amounting In all to
$157.50.
What did tho telegraph editor In New
Yolk think when he received that appeal
for n. pair of khe.kl trousers nnd a bottle
of whisky? Nobody knows. For the
saddest part of this story Is that It Is
true.
It D.d No Good.
Tho following story on Lord RobcrU
gained great currency In the British army
a few years cgu. says Collier's Weekly.
The dirtiness of tho Afghan is prover
bial, and It Is saU that on one oecuslon
Gonerul Roberts captured a soldier who
was so exceptionally dirty that It was
thought necessary, for tho safety of the
whole camp, that he should be washed.
Two genulno Tommy Atkinses were tola
off for this purpose. They stripped tho
titlsonc-r and scrubbed ut him for two
hours with formidable brushes ami a
largo quantity of softsoap. Then they
threw down their brushes In disgust and
went to their captain.
"What la It, men?"
"Well, sir," they icplled, somewhat ex
citedly, "we've washed that 'ere Afghan
chap for two hours, but It warn't any
good. After scrubbing nlm, sir, till our
urms were llko to break, blessed If wo
dldn t come upon another suit of clotheu!
Overawed by Oreatness.
II. A. Cuppy, Ph. D., who Is now a suc
cessful editor In New York, studied at
Franklin unlveisity, where- he was grad
uated; at Oxford, England, where ho got
his degree, r.nd at Heldleberg, relates till
Saturday Evening Post. Professor Jow
ctt, whoso Llfo and Letters aro Importai.t
literary contilbutlons, was ono of tho
most Intel estlng rersouulUlcs to Dr.
Cnppy when a student at O.ford. In his
collection of anecdotes about the profes.
sor ho tells of ai alMng tour which ono
of tho matriculates took with tho peda
gogue. "It was a great tiling to get an invita
tion to walk with tho professor," he said
tho other day, "and tho youi.g man who
was tho fortunate guest was n cm
barruted that ho was unablo to carry
on sensible conversation. After they had
been on tho road for about thirty min
utes tliti pupil finally cpuukrd up courage
and remarked, 'Nice d&.v. Professor.'
" 'Do you really think so7' was tho far
away answer of Jowctt.
"Another half hour passed and tho boy
Btnmmorcd out.
" 'Nice road, Profensnr.'
"The teacher responded, 'Do you really
think io?'
"Tho mntrtculnto began to boll In his
bones and to get even moro frljrhtcnod,
but he ninnaged to nsaln blurt out,
'Clouds seem to bo filling up with ruin,
rrofc.'ssor,' to which tho answer was:
"'Do ou renlly think so?'
"The two returned to tho college ground
nnd the professor said, 'Well, young man,
wo have been walking for sovonil hours
and everything you said has been as
stupid ns It possibly could be.'
"Ills companion replied: 'Do you really
think so?'
"Tho professor looked at tho young man
a moment. Then ho smiled nnd grasped
his bands warmly. From that time on
conversation never flagged during their
walks."
Not in His District.
Politics Is absorbing; so the gushing
young woman who had been talking to a
congressman at last decided, relates the
Youth's Companion.
"See those distant stars," she said, In
a soulful tone. "Did you ever pause to
think that they may bo worlds?"
"Ye-es; I believe I have thought of It, '
was tho somewhat dubious reply.
"And that they may bo Inhabltnted by
human beings that hope nnd struggle as
wo do," continued tho young woman.
"Oh, did you ever glvo deep thought to
theso people bo far away, unknown to
WJ?"
"No," was tho unhesitating answer,
"I've never thought about them at all."
"Why not?" demanded his questioner,
with sudden briskness of mnnncr.
"Well." said tho man, reflectively, "I
suppose cue reason may be that they
don't vote In my district."
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
t In Woman's Realm $
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
ONE OF THE best statements which
we have seen on tho woman's club
problem Is attributed to Mrs.
Henry W. Palmer, of Wllkes-liarre.
Sho says: "If, by the term 'Woman's
Club' Is meant a. clubhouse, where women
shall congregate to gossip and puss tho
tlmo which belongs to tho home, I am
not In favor of It, nor do I bellovo It
would ever bo popular among American
women, ns we lovo homo and children
too well to bo satisfied when unnecessa
rily away from them. If you mean by
'Women's Club' a gathering of women to
discuss topics of mutual Interest and
beneilt, I am heartily In favor of them
and bellovo them one of the best means
at hand today for the advancement of
woman. As man Is the home-provider,
woman should be the home-maker, and
everything that will In any way conduce
to the betterment of the mome should be
encouraged. Woman's clubs, rightly con
ducted, are a great educator. Woman's
life, naturally, is a circumscribed one:
bounded by the four walls of home. Sho
Is In danger of becoming Intellectually
narrow, dwarfed, biased In opinion, Judg
ment and creed. In no better way can
sho broaden her mind Intellectually and
spiritually than by the advantages
which a properly conducted woman's club
can give her. Whllo every woman should
Know how to provldo tho mast healthful
material food for tho new generation
growing up under her motherly rnd
house-wifely care, sho should also be
ablo to give her children tho benefit of
her carefully-gathered knowledge of all
subjects that make for the betterment
of theso children the future citizens of
this great Republic. The mother in the
house holds tho reins that guide the
world. Nor should her influence stop
with the young people of her household.
It should go out Into tho world about
her; tho little world In which sho moves,
her town or city, and leavo Its Impress
upon every young mind In her vicinage.
WHAT subjects shall be discussed?
As tho true and paramount rea
son for the exlstenco of a woman's
club is not for self-culture, per 3e,
but self-culture In its bearings, upon the
generation of the young people who are
moulded by the women of today in tue
homes, so let tho subjects to be discussed
be those most vital to the proper devel
opment of these young minds. Art? Yes,
to train the heart and eye to see the
beautiful In tho created world, and so to
lead them to see the origin of ail beauty
In tho mind of tho Creator. History?
Yes; not for the glorification of tho he
roes of the world's battles, but to find
In proper perspective how both war ana
peace have their placo in tho develop
ment of the grand plan which goes
steadily on toward the perfection of the
lmllNldual, though race and nation fall.
Science? Yes; that wo may learn that
till Is good, and evil Is onij misapplied
energy. Religion? Yes; that we may
lio ablo to give a reason for tho faith
that we haei Inherited and which today
Is on trial. Politics? Yes; that wo may
teach our children tho difference between
statesmen and politicians and besides
these we should discuss whatever else
will enable woman to be a wise and safe
teacher and example for tho on-coming
nrmy of young American citizens. The
social or card club is of no material
value, as nn afternoon of card-playing
leaves tho players mentally ns well ns
physically fatigued, without tho recom
pensing satisfaction of having acquired
somo new thought or knowledge for fu
ture use; tho essential difference between
n bright woman nnd a dull ono being
in tho ability of tho former to utllizo her
new ideas, as she does her kitchen scraps,
warmed over for the next dav's appe
tizing lunch and enjoyed by all."
THE COOKING SCHOOL at the
Young Women's Christian assocla
tlon cortlnues to flourish to an en
couraging degree. This week's les
sons are on eggs, and strange to relate
they aro fresh eggs which tho classes aro
cooking Into delicious dishes, when
housewives at home are unablo to pro
cure such edibles for the family consump
tion. Theso are real country eggs and
tho pupils take much delight In eating
the omelets and other things as fast as
they uro cooked.
A CLASS WHICH was busily engaged
In making a practical application of
tho lesson yesterday afternoon Is
composed of Mrs. R. G. Brooks, Mrs.
W. R. McClnve. Mrs. T. R. Urooks, Mrs.
Wlllard Matthews, Mrs. G. . Brooks,
Mrs. Bush, Mrs. J. L. Connell, Mrs. L. It.
Stclle, Mrs. Georgo C. Yocuiri. Mrs. James
Shepherd and Miss Florence Richmond.
Miss Smith described a simple process
for ascertaining tho conditions of an egg.
It should bo placed In water and if It
sinks placidly to the bottom It is a trust
worthy article. If It stands on one rnd
It Is u very doubtful egg nnd shouldn't
bo given tho benefit of tho doubt. If it
floats well tho less further considera
tion given to that egg tho better, al
though It may bo well to treat It with re
spect until nt u safe distance.
THE FOLLOWING recipes are given In
this week's lessons. Next week the
preparation of a breakfast menu
will bo given:
Plain Omelet 2 eggs, U teaspoon salt. I!
tablespoons water, ',3 tablespoon butter,
pepper. Separate yolks from whites, add
water and seasoning to yolks, beat until
lemon colored. Beat whites until still
and dry. Then fold and cut Into beiten
jolks. Heut omelet pan and butter sides
and bottom. Turn In mixture, spread
In evenly and place on rango whero It will
cook slowly. When well browned under
neath placo pan In oven to dry off top.
Fold nnd turn on hot platter. Serve wlih
Thin White Saueo 3 tablespoons butter,
IVi tablespoons flour, 1 cup milk, U tea
spoon suit, pepper. Put butter In saueo
pan, stir until bubbling, add flour and
seasonings, stir until well blended. Pour
on the milk, stirring until milk Is hot,
find mixture smooth.
Cream Toast Cut stalo bread In H-lnch
slices, toast a delicate brown, dlo In thin
white sauce. Place In dish and pour re
maining whlto pan co over It.
Poached Eggs Iluvo shallow pan two
thirds full balling salted water. Break
egg In cup. Slip carefully Into water,
set pan on back of range, cook egg slow
ly. When firm removo egg to round
piece of buttered toast,
Soft Boiled Allow onn quart of water,
to eggs. Put eggs In water, cover, set
on back of range or table, let stand six
minutes for soft boiled.
Hard Boiled Eggs Put eggs In saueo
pan of water. Placo on back of range
nr.d cook below boiling point of wntcr IS
minutes.
THE MAYOR AND THE LAW.
Ilarrlsburg Stnr-Independent.
Tho mayor of Scranton Is greatly dis
turbed over tho exlstenco and Inllucuco
of "speakeasies" In that city. In a let
ter to tho councils of the city he makes
his complaint, and begs the help of that
branch of tho government In tho work
of eradicating the evil. "While It Is prl
maiity tho duly of the district attorney,"
ho writes, "to bring to Justice violators of
tho liquor law, tho failure of theso offi
cers lo perform their duties Is no excuse
for dereliction on our part."
Tho "speakeasy" Is essentially a growth
of corrupt or Inefficient administration of
local government. As Mr. Molr, mayor
of Scranton, states tho enforcement of
tho liquor law Is primarily a duty of tho
district attorney, but tho mayor Is
equally obligated to the community to
enforce the law and the policemen are
Invested with constabulary powers f'.r
that purpose. That being tho case, It is
not clear why councils should bo nl:ed
to co-operato In a movement to rcpless
holes-in-the-wnll as they are sometimes
called.
ALMANACS FOB 1000.
The Philadelphia Times Almanac this
years arrives nearly a month behind
schedule time, but Is undoubtedly more
complcto In tho way of furnishing a
record of the events of ISDO. It Is fully
up to thu high standard In other respects
nnd may bo numbered among tho best.
Tho almanac for 1D0O issued from tho of
fice of tho Wllllamsport Sun Is a flno
specimen of tho work that can bo turned
out from an inland printing ofllce, nnd
contains much valuable data given In a
condensed form. It is a credit lo tho
Sun establishment.
The Philadelphia Inc.ulrcr Almanac for
1000 contains a vast amount of matter of
particular Interest at this time, especially
In tho way of statistics and othvr Infor
mation regarding the army and navy of
the United States and our new posses
sions. It will be useful ns a book of
refcrenco from thin tlmo hence.
JESTS-NTITS.
A Girlish Dream.
"I'd llko to marry a lawyer."
"What for, Arabella?"
"Ho wouldn't bo always arguing with
me." i
"How do you know?"
"Lawyers never arguo without a fee in
sight." Detroit Freo Press.
Not Likely to Meet Them.
"I suppose in heaven we shall meet lots
of people who will be surprised to seo
us."
"No; that kind won't be thcre."-Chl-cago
Record.
Alert.
"Tho great danger," said the grave citi
zen, "Is that we will drift Into a paternal
form of government,"
"Yes," answered Mr. Mcekton, with a
sigh; "Henrietta seems worried about
that every tlmo I speak to tho children."
Washington Star.
Not in Demand.
Biggs I'd havo you know, sir, that I'm
a self-mado man.
Dlggs Oh. that's all right; but If I
wcro you I wouldn't waste any money
In taking out a patent. Chicago News.
One of Many.
New Cook What docs your husband
llko for his breakfast, ma'am?
Mrs. Growells Oh. he likes anything
we haven't got. Chicago News.
te memum
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 HUSY,
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Mr
AM TAP I'AIWlEKr ItUIIIlKIt AND
Lewis. Rellly & Davles,
Ut-110 Wyoming Avenue.
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FURNITURE
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DUIHIS,
WATCHES,
JElELif
Aud a large stock of
Clocks, Silverware,
etc. Every article
we sell is guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
MERC1EMAU&C0NH1ELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,
Ranges,
FtLfliraaces,
PlMmMinig
Ttalmig,
GUNSTO k FORSYTE,
825-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Connell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, ' Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agont for tas Wyoraluj
iJUU-lct.J.-
Jilning, masting, Sporting. SmoKalati
nd Uie Repauuo UuomlcU
Co npsiuy i
HIGH EXPLOSIVE
lulety l-'inr, dips unit K.tplo..tci
itooiu 401 Co mi oil Uulljlu;.
Scruntjo.
AUK.NCIE4
THOS. FORD, - - - .Vlttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wllkei-Barre.
iireii's
POWDER.
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Face to Face
The pleasure of a confidential chat
is doubled by the sweet breath that
goes with a well-ordered system.
And that is always insured by
Sweet breath, bright eye, RIPANS TABULES
clear complexion,
RIPANS TABULES
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drug itorc-!xH rivi cum. imalow iricei urlUli)Ieuaed for the poor and Tho economic). One down
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Specials
We have a surplus of sev
eral lines of Dress Goods,
which must be moved at once,
and have put such prices on
them as ought to make quick
selling. There's not a piece
in the eutire lot but what is
seasonable, and at these re
ductions the assortment will
not last long.
25 pieces Mixed Fancies,
nave been good sellers
at 50c. Reduced to..
14. tiece3 All Wool Cheviot
and Homespun Suitiners, 40
inches wide, have -
been 48c. Reduced to
15 pieces English Cheviot
aud Covert Mixtures, good
value at 75c. Re- A n
duced to.... 49c
Large assortment of Fine"
Plaids, Venetians, Mixed
Suitings, etc., at one-third
off regular prices.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
ExceMi
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A complete line for 1900,
for office and pocket use,
numerous styles of Cal
endars, Pads aud Stands
to select from.
Blank Books
and the largest and most
complete line of office
supplies in Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building,
Scranton, Pa.
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