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THE SCRANTON TMBUJNE-.FIUDAY, JANUARY 26, 1900.
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SCnANTON, JANUARY 26, 1900.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL Dini:CTOnil-C. C. Terbcr, u.
D. Fellows. fiwj .
The rltlzeii who wishes to tuko the
tnenouic of the present mayor of Scran
ton should not fall to tend his latent
message, setting forth 14 honor's
compliments, gilevnce:i, hnlluelnatlons
jind Idea-.
The End of Polygamy.
Till: OVKKVHi:i,MINU vote
by uhli h Hilgham Unbelts
was I'vcluded fiom congress
Is a fair lelle-x of the Amerl
an people's wish and will. It sounds
the death knell of poljg.imy and of the
ntte'nipt to cany .Mnrmonlsni Into na
tional polities. The Monnon Inlluence
may sm ho foi a time In I'tah: but
)'olgamy as n political sto k In ti.ulp
nt. iiiiv lingo scale has been vetoed
effectually.
It is significant that congic-s did not
stop o gle much heed to the consti
tutional questions of methid In gettini;
till or Hobetts. The legal niguments
In favor of Hist siatlng and then ex
pelling weie sliong: It Is possible that
after the excitement of the moment
shall hae cooled theii stiength will hi
recognlzid more generally. Hut the
nudaclty of IloneiK piesumptlon mad
dened public opinion; line points In con
stitutional Intel pret.itlon weio simply
swept away.
This ln Ident teaches plainly that the
house of leptesentatlves at Washing
ton Is quickly responsive to the pub
lic's asset ted will.
Filipino repiesentathes In this coun
try find that Mr. Hi van's halo becomes
lather Indistinct when viewed nt slioit
tango.
m
The Case of Puerto Rico.
THK POri'LATION of Pueito
nico Is about 1,0(0,000. Un
der Spanish mle the Island
expoited coffee, rugar and
tobacco to the ulue of ?1P,000,000 .iiinu
ally,oraboul?10 per capita. It has been
nearly two o.us since Spanish nile
ended and In the Intel val Puerto Jlleo
has had no expoit marKet. To make
matteis worse, the liuiiliaue of last
j ear almost destiojed ari entire eai's
ci ops and left thousands ol inhabit
.ints liomekss, destitute, and without
means of gaining a livelihood. TJie
icsiilt is that the Island todav Is on
the eigo of i n In. The following pio
tuie of londltlons Is diawn by the
delegation now In Washington topic
senting the x'uerto Kleo chambei ot
commerce:
"Men hunts have been compelled to
limit their opeiatlons; banks hae sus
pended making advances i agiit ultuial
properties are heavily moitgaged; and
In many inijn woik has been suspend
ed; laboiers aie out of employment;
whole families aie In mlserj, and hun
ger tliieatens eeiwheie; the poor
I a t m luboieis being in suili state nf
destitution as they have never been
before In the hlstoty of the Island. This
T'nlted Mates government, with a zeal
and Intel est woithy of all pi also, Is
sending i.itlons nnd supplies to iellee
the poor; but this Is Insutiicient. a
more -heroic lentedy necome.s Import
tlve, and this can only be found In
Justly appljlng, and with all uigenc,
freo tiade with the United States, thus
giving the count! y the benefits of th-j
Intel change of coiunieico with ma
Nwth Ameiitan republic, of which
Puetto Hlco Is an Integral pait. This
reform, which we aie glad to see that
the admlnlstmtlon faors and conld
cis Just .md neiessaiy, and whlih
shoulil be granted as a constitutional
light, cannot and must not be delajed,
utiles the United btates wish to
shoulder the lesponslblllty of the seii
ous, ri.ivo and dlsastious lonsequences
which shall mlse theietioni."
Legislation In remedy of this deplor
able situation Is now- pending In eon
giess but Is opposed by spei lal Inter
ests In a splilt nf seltlshness ant
laigely unfounded alarm.' It i villains
to be denionstiated whether congiess
will have the courage to do piomptly
Its manife.stdut.
Kentucky e.pects, in a fi w nionths.
to eletlde whether pravits or hutt"t.t
are most effective In pieseiving oide
The Religious r-roblem in the
Philippines.
A
CCOIIDING to William 12.
Uuitls, a thoiough under
standing exists between tins
government und Archbishop
Chapelle toneeinlng the affulis of the
Catholic chuich In the Philippine-.
The archbishop's mission as the rep
resentative of the pope Ih to reoiganlzo
the rhurlh In the Philippines upon tin
eame basis that exists In the United
States. "Theio Is," pays Mr. (Juttis,
'no Intention on,the pait of our gov
ernment to cfntlscate or occupy with
out fair jerrtuneratlon any propeity
belonging to the chuich, but the estates
and other pioptity belonging to tho
lellglous oiders, or whose title Is In
the name of the bishop, will bo taxt-d
like any other propqrty. The only ex
ceptlon will be such propeity as Is ac
tually used for worship or for educa
tional purposes. Then will be no oh-Jccton-to
the friars le'malnlnjj In tlw
Philippines provided they do not In
terfere with political and civil affalis,
and conflrj0 their actjvlty exclusively
to ecclesiastical matteis. The schools
will be secularized, ulthough there will
be no objection to the establishment of
Rothollc schools provided the church or
the people prefer to maintain them.
No public money will be given to thJ
support of nny sectarian Institutions,
cither educational or benevolent, and
the priests will not be allowed nny
other privileges or Immunities thuu
they enjoy In this countrv."
To this policy Archbishop Chapelle
has given his assent nnd the purposo
of his Journey to Manila Is to aid In
its execution. It appears fiom the to
ports that the opposition of u large
majority of the Filipinos to the friars
Is so intense that there Is a. furious
clamor for their Immediate? expulsion.
Were It not for the restialnlng foicu
of American authority, It Is probable
that mob violence would be dlreete 1
not only against the friars, but also
ngalnst other representatives of tlu
Catholic church In the archipelago.
Hut General Otis has Instructions
treat this whole problem strictly In
the American way. There will be no
religious Intolerance; no wholea!o
proscription of any denomination, sect
or class, livery legitimate light of the
church will be ptotected, but no spe
cial privileges or exemptions will be
allowed. If any individual among the
frlais or among nnv of the In other-
hoods dIobes the law he will be sub
ject to airest and tiial i.pon a footing
with all other mnlefaetors; pu-judlces
either for or against hint because of
past conditions will h" ictupulously
Ignoied. The church and the state In
the Philippines have dissolved putnei
ship but no feud is to bo cultivate 1
between them: each In Its own way
will stilvo as best It m iy for the up
lifting of the people.
Captain 1-oary has (Wed up a tat Iff
for Guam without taking the trouble
to consult the government at Wash
ington. Leary's enteipilse Is of a na
ture that Is liable to tause a collap'e
in red tape.
Independence, Real and Alleged.
OXCll MOItn have the hopes of
the Mug.v limps been d'islied.
Governor Kooscvelt has ear
lled his point In the eontest
over the nomination of n successor to
Supeilntcndent of Insuran e Louis F.
1'iijn; that Is to siy, he has foiced
the Heptibllcan oiganlratlon In New
Yoik state, or, as the Mugwump
would sa, the "1 latt machine," to
recognize the piopiiety of lespeditifj
his constitutional pierogallye; nnd he
has at the same time avei ted an opun
factional wai between himself nnd
Senator Piatt.
Amongst n ceitaln element in Now
Yoik, the fact that lSoos-velt goes
light on having Ills way as gov ei nor
and executing In good faith the policies
to which be Is pledge 1 without Kick
ing up a row which would weaken for
eais to came the party which elected
him nnd iepe.it the old factional feuds
that landed (Si over Cleveland In tlm
piesldentiil i liair gives great offence.
Dr. Piiikhunt, who b his quixotic
ciusado on ' Plattlsm" v. h.'i' lloocelt
was a candidate did what he could to
emlniiass Roosevelt's cleetien, rcveal
(d on Wcdnisdav tin- piiamount de
sire of these independent lefoimers
when be telegiaphed to the gov ei nor,
with tincorhtious Impel tine nee: "I
ou Ulstliit tlv, unr-ompiomlsingly and
pioniptlv tluow down the gauntlet t
T. ( Piatt, the btale will stand by
volt. 'Choose ye this day whom ye
will serve ' "
Yet, sa.s the New A oik (oneopond
c lit of the Philadelphia Ledger. Gov
ei hoi Hoosevdt ha't been able to ion
duet the government of the stale with
conspicuous suicesa even by put suing
his policy of ro'isult'.ng with Piatt and
the e.ther party lenders His appoint
ments luxe been "xcellrnt, hi? ndmln
Istiatlon honest and carable, and much
reform legislation has boon parsed or
advanced, lie seems to have been ah
solutoly consistent In n-jranl to Pan.
Ft out tlie Ih st be has said that Payn
could not i emaln us supoilntindent nf
Insutante, and he has never eiepat tod
fiom the sti light line of that detci
mlnation. lMn has altaikcd him and
lllled the air with tin oats, and Tlttt
has pleaded fur haimony but Hooso
xr It has said that Pan must go, and
Pavn goe The govt rnor wins the
most notable ictory ot his admlnis
ttatlon." It Is fortunate for the Kcpuhllran
partx, for the people und foi himself
that Governor Roosevelt, although
genuinely Independent in the sense
that he will not sacrltlvu piluciple to
expediency, has u sutriclent ai qualm -unco
with the genus tinnk to leeog.
nlzj the idiocy of trjlng to gii alon,r
In politics without an oiganl7atIon. lie
is not to bo led into a personal spite
movement. He stands us gov et nor for
ceitaln eleailv defined piinelples if
government which, in ouler to ! put
into ptiutlce. must hav tbo suppoit
of u nujoilty of the liglstatois. If
Piatt i an help him ti coniinand that
nmjoilty It Is his duty to keep on gond
terms with Piatt so long as he can In
so with fflf jospet. lie s froveinnr
and he minks (,ut the lines nf his own
administration: if there shall evii lie
n quairel It will have to bo begun by
botuo one else.
Theie uio two kinds of independent o.
On" kind Is latloral: tlie other Is a
slave to Its own prejudices The lat
ter kind Is evidently not Roosevelt's
kind.
A Factoryvllle subscriber asks wliy
the United Stales paid Spain $.'0,000,
U00 for the Philippines. The explana
tion given by Judge Day. who was tlu
chaliman of the peace, commission, U
that It was found necessaiy by tlu
conimlssion, in order to nvett Uuto
pean complications, to tako over thu
Phllirplncs, nnd the fJO.OOO.OoO wus
paid In order to pcifect our title ant
nlso as an act of gencio3lty to Spain.
The precedent followed was that whlca
tho United States established In set
tling with Mexico after the Mexican
war.
THE PKOPER TICKET.
From tho Scrunton Tutth.
Penusvlvanla would be honored In tho
nomination of Postmaster (lenernl Smith
to tho vlco presidency, and tho Republi
can National convention, wlileli meets In
l'bllailelpblu next summer, will pmvo
worthy of Its opportunity if It in ikes tlin
tkk.'t MuKlulev mid Kmltli.
SCOTIA'S SONS'
' ANNUAL SPREAD
CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH
OF ROBERT BURNS.
Sctnnton Caledonian Club Ban
queted in Guernsey Hall Feast
Was Followed by a Period of
Speechmaklng and a Dance.
Thomas Russell, W. Scott Collins,
Mayor Molr and Rev. George E.
Guild, D. D., Responded to the
Toasts.
Over n hundred persons Scotsmen
nnd their families Inst night partici
pated In the annual banquet of the
Scranton Caledonian club. The occa
sion was In honor of the one hundred
and foity-llrst anniversary of the birth
of Scotia's haul, Robert Hums. It was
celebrated In Guernseys hall, on Was i
Ington avenue.
Following the banquet proper therj
were two hours and more of speech
making and song, the evening conclud
ing with a dance of eighteen numbers.
Tlie affair was ni ranged by the fol
lowing committee: Chief James R.
Drummond; Second Chieftain James
Tutnbull, Thlid Chieftain John K.
Lamble, e-Chleftain James Heattle
and Clansman Wallace Molr.
The banquet was served by Catere'
Ira Mitchell in the basement dlnliu
hall, the members nnd their guests
matching theie fiom the nitdltorlum,
wheie hud occurred an Informal re
ception ft oin S to 8.30 o'clock.
Chief James U. Diummond opened
the banquet quite Informally nnd Rev.
George 1. Guild Invoked the divine
blessing. Following was the menu:
MUNU.
Roast Tuikev with Cranboiij Sauce
Poik Roiled Ham
Celeiy Lettuce
Mashed I'otatoi s Potato Salad
Cubbagn Chow Chow Red Heots Pickles
Rolls .Assorted Cukes
Grapes (Jrangis Ilatianas Apples
Hiick Ito Cream
Tea Coffee Chocolate
Among those present weio:
Walter Morton, John Hlggar, Jr.. and
Alex. Gillespie, of A oca: John H.
Kvans. Alexander Campbell, Ulslj
Powell, IJttbv U. Yost. C. H. Weber,
Thomns Allison. Mr. and Mrs. j. T.
Wilson. Frank Herton, Kate Jeffrey,
Maggie Murray, Mr. and Mis. James
Heattle, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Lim
lie, Mr, and Mis. Lindsay McMillan.
Miss Hell i Caldervvood and William
Donaldson, of Dunmore, Samuel .Mor
row, of Muesli", Mrs James Calder
'wood, and William Wiggins, of Avoci:
Coui.ty Commissioner John rentmn
and Miss Jennie Penman, of Olvphant;
Tlmnias Ruddy, of Hav ley.
THi: CITV GUKSTS.
JIavor Molr, Mis. Molr, Mr. and Mrs.
David S. Joi'ii, Mi. and Mis. Thomas
Luke. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Walker,
Mr. and Mis. Thomas Gammell, Mr.
and Mis. James Tuinbull, Mr. and
Mis. Geoige Held, Ml. and Mrs. Peter
J-mlth. Mr and Mrs. W. Scott Collins,
Mr. and Mis. T. N. Tho.nen, Mr. nnl
Mis. , a. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. John
Simpson, Mi. and Ml. John Hamil
ton, Mr and Mis. D. Mnekie, Mr. uni
Mis T C. Walsh, Mr. inil .Vr. Alex
under Jelitey. Mr. nnj Jlij. AVilliarrb
Coulter. Mi. and Mrs. .lohif'MoMIHaii.
Mr. and Mis. Joseph Seigle, Mr. and
Mis ;. s Igle, Mr. and Mis. Andrew
Coulter, Mr nnd Mis. J C. liruce. M.
and Mis James Haddeii, Mi. Alex.
Hailden. Mrs W. Mmche, Mrs. I. Jer
fiey, Mis. D. V. Wlnl, Mis. James
llaivlo. M-s.. M. J. iIor.ui, Mis. J:,
llinellne.
Misses Moll. Maiguel Stevenson,
L'lin.i Raftei. HtssJe Slupheid. Louisa
Hauim. Jcs-ie Melntvre, Mirgaio:
Gleneifiss, ICatlierine Hush, Hauison.
L Williams, Mar Mai tin.
Rev. Geoige n. (Jiilld, D. V., Thomas
Hendeisnn, William Campbell, Hugh
Jeitiey, J Cailer. John Jeftiev. O. J.
Henopp, John Luton. A. S. Thompson,
Mr. Llnnev. Patilck Hannlik, J. i:.
Lewis, James Gieen Robert Davidron,
Hector Campbell, Riadfotd Samson,
John Hoitliwlek, M. J. Walsn. Anthonv
Gillespie, P. J. Dougheity, John "White,
Joseph Raker, R. L. MeCtea. J. T.
Williams, William I.yall, Alexander
Ffe.
The stage of the nuditoilum was
dtnped with tho United States colois,
n laige Scottish flag and an equally
laige one showing St. Andiew'p cross.
Seated with Chief Diummond, who
presided, weio Mayor Molr, Rev. Dr.
Guild, Thomas Ru,sell and William ft.
Collins. After a piano oveituic, play
ed by Professor C. F. Sift. Chief
Diummond spoke verv brieily, bis re
marks being a simple but hearty wel
come to those present.
Till: FAMILIAR CHORUS.
"Theie Was u Lad Was Horn In
Kvlo," was s-ung In conceit, us It al
wa.vn N at these annual Caledonian
gatherings. Tho familiar choius
Robin was a rovln' bov.
Rantln', lovln'. r.intlii'. roWi!1
Rnlibi was u iovIii' bov,
Rantln , rovln', Robin.
as muni set veil to set the gathering
i Into Its pioper Seuttlsii fervor apd en-
I thusl.wm.
I The chief toast of tho evening,
"Memoiy ol Ruins," w.is Ilist on the
pio?i.tmmo. It wis dellveted by
Tlinmat, Russell, u popular speaks
I among lo, al Scotsmen Ho ?ald:
! THOMAS IM'SSIM.I.'K Sl'I'I'i'll
Wo meet tonight In what might be
called u doublo capiclt.v. First, wo
nu' t as it eoinpiny nf Sioicli folks, far
nivay limn inn native land, but v.ltli n
love foi that bind whlih no illntance can
dimmish oi lime ounce. We gather to.
gether somewhat saddened by the largo
nunibi r ot om gallant fcllow.couuti
nun. wbn have rctonlly died on tint Held
of battle, uoblj lighting for their coun
try's heiioi a sadness, howevei, which
Is somewhat modified bj the knowledge
wo possess that Ibero nro no biaver sol
dltis on this earth than tho Scottish
Highlander. It mu be that theie havo
been mistakes In connection with this
war, but
"Thelr'b led to leason why;
Thiir'8 but to do or die"
when their generals led them on.
Theio cannot, 1 think, bo tho shadow of
a doubt mi which side tho one whom wo
tonight meet to honor, would havo been
on he vho wtote "A man's a man for u'
that" and "Scuts who hao wf Walliu o
bled" would luivo burst foith Into tho
gi cutest iiullgiiatlou iiKulnst tho baso In
giatltuile, inequality and ts ranny which
tho lloeih luivo been practising ngalnst
tho pooplo they Invited to coma and de
velop their country. And In this lario
gathering of Scottish people tonight,
without any dlnilulsliment of our patriot
ism for this, uiir adopted country, or
with any less respect for our worthy
president, we exclaim with nil our heart,
"God savo tho Queen."
Rut second, nnd principally, wo meet
to commemorato tho one hundred und
fortj-llrst anniversary of the birth of one
who has not only u national, but an in
teiiitillonul reputation as u poet u poet
who Is overs whero r.dinlred for his patri
otic nrdor, bis Intense love of his bonnlo
Scotland, Ids perpetuating of tho Scottish
dialect, his hatred of all that savored of
sham and hvpocrlsy, and his splendid ad
vocacy of tho causa of Hrotherly love,
Rquallty nnd Fraternity. Yes, gre-it
eauso havo Scotchmen tonight to bo Joy
ous beeuuso of tho fact that 111 yeais
ago there was horn In n lowly thatched
cottage near Allow ny Kirk nnd tbo Rrlg
o' Doon, the man whoso nnnlvcrsary Is
more generally celebrated, nnd who his
moie monuments erected to his memory
than any man who ever lived tho Im
mortal Robert Rums!
A WONDKRFUL PERSONALITY.
No words of mine can properly portray
this wonderful character. What a per
sonality was his and what a story! How
exhaustlngly fascinating it Isl 1 elo not
know nnythlng so Intensely Interesting In
history, except It bo tho Ilfo story of tlie
great Abraham Lincoln. Plowboy, farmer,
flax dresser, exciseman, then suddenly
the poet of n nation, then the admira
tion of tho world, then the lament of n
nation, then Immortal! As a study ot
human naturo tho story of tho llfo ot
Robert Hurns Is Intcrstlng from start to
finish. Ills lowly birth, his rustic boy
hood, his extraordinary dllllgence In cdu
eating himself when a mere boy and
which contributed more to his success
as u poet than any other thing; bis "eter
nal propensity," ns bo himself calls It,
to fall In lovo with every pretty woman
ho mt, his pravcni and his rovcls, his
pletv and Impiety, bis Intense patriotism,
his lovo of nature and all tho dumb ani
mals even tho tiny mouse, "Wee, sleeklt,
tlm'mus, cow'rlng beastle," claiming his
affection; his poverty, bis failures at
farming and other occupation", his til
umphant success In tho highest i calms
of poetry nnd his traglo death at tho
early ago of 37, all go to mako up a storv
which Is thrilling In Its Interest, crowded
with warnings and with encouragements.
A BRAUT1PUL PRAYRR.
It Is dlfllcult to know which of his
poems to ndmlro most, the serious or tbu
humorous. The world cherishes his
memory In loving remembrance for boih.
but I presume more for tho serious than
the humorous. Ills "Collar's Siturday
Night," o vlvldlv descriptive of the poor
laimer's S.-nttlh home, nnd so full of
admiration lor all that Is gexxl and noble,
showj to tlie woild that the heart ot Rob
eil Hums wan rightly fixed; even though
his passions often led him to wander far
fiom his exalted Idenls. What a beau
tiful prajer tor his country be puts up
In thij poem when ho sas:
"O Scotia! my dear, my native foII!
For whom my warmest wish to heaven
Is sent!
Long may thv Irmly sons of rustic toll
Re blest with health, nnd peace, and
sweet content!
And, Oh, may heaven their simple lives
prevent
Fiom luxury's contagion, weak and
llo;
Then, howc'ci crowns and coronets be
rent,
A virtuous populace mav rise the while,
And stand, a wall of lire, arouqd their
mtich-lov'd Isle."
And then what more exquisite In all
poetry than his address "To Mary In
Heaven:"
"Thou lingering star, with less'nlng ray,
That lov'st to greet the eailv morn,
Again thou usher'st In the el iv
My Marv from my soul was torn.
O Mary! dear, departed shade.
Where Is thy place of blissful rcst?
Stcst thou thy lover lowly laid?
ileir'st thou the groans that lend his
breast? '
We do nut hear much about his poem
called "Tho Vision," but Andrew Carne
gie, In a lecent address, names It as tho
best of all Burns' poems. Read It again
and maik Its beautiful language.
Hut now, having thus dealt with bis
somewhat serious poems, how tan I ib -scribe
his humorous ones? Did ever man
have such fun out of life ns ho bad, not
withstanding all bis tioublcs? Ho slm
plv bud to sing. He was as full of song
and could sing as easllv as the lark. It
was his lellef at all times to burst Into
song. As he hlmtelf sajs:
"l.eeze me on rhyme! It's a;.o a treasure,
Jlv chief, amalst my only pleasure
At liame. a tlel' at wark, at leisure.
The Muse, poor liizzle!
Tho' rough an' raploch be her measure,
She's- selduni lazy."
A GOOD DAYS WORK.
Can't 1 make our ejes sparkle with
pleasuto as I remind ou ot thu utisip
prouhible and Inimitable tale of "Tarn
O Shunter" and Ms gray mare Meg
written In a slncle day and whlih somn
one hits e ailed tho best single da's woik
dono In Scotland since Rruce fought
Riinnockbiirn. Or bis "Tw.i Dogs" or
"Hallowe'en" or "Holy Wllllo's Prajer. '
And whin you hear bis songs sung as
you aro hearing s-omo tonight: when sou
hear his "Nannie's Aw a," his "Unnki: an 1
Hraes O Ronnie Doon." his "Auld Lang
Syne." his "Scots wha h.ie wl' Walliu o
Rled." his "What can a oung lasslo dae
wi an auld man," bis "A man's a man
for a' that." bis "There was u lad was
boin in Kyle." his "ll.il Ha! the woolu
O't," his "Flow gcntlv, sweet Afton;"
w hen on hear theso ssung. w hat are tbo
feelings that tako possession of jour
henrts? Ate they not feelings of longing
for a sight o" bonnlo Scotland again, ns
well as feelings of great gratitude to tbo
man whoso songs are capablo of creating
audi feeillncs?
Wo oil lament his somewhat untimely
death. Wo wish he had been spared
longer lo give us more of his apparently
endless stream of melodious song. Wo
have the Idea that had ho lived longer,
had old use with its tempering Infttienees
been granted him, he would havo en
tidied the world still more with his soul
stirring poems, and exemplified In his
own life tho noble virtues and charac
teristics of his Satuiday Night Cottar.
Rut this was not to be, and wo do not
repine. I say nothing tonight ot tho
fallings of Robert Rurns ns a man. A
i. tie fill re-perusal of his life eonipcls mo
lo say that ns thcro are alwas more
white sheep than black, so the good In
his llfo gieatly exceeds the evil.
IN MRMORY F.TRRNAL.
Piteous end was his. In as far as a llfo
like his has an end! A (lower diooptng
while It blooms! A sun setting In mid
day! A leat falling In mid-summer! Hut
Scotchmen will icase in live on ibis earth,
the bills and mountains will be oblltir
ateil, the tlveis and seas will bo diied
up before we foi git the magnllint wotk
ho pcrfotmod for his iniintiy and for tho
world Judge mm Mmtiy: wor nis r
rois tluow the mantle ot eomplito furget
f illness. Let his woik of hallow inn
Scotland and the Scottish tongue bo
fondly remembered. Let his great liu-mali-lie-artedness,
his belptulucss to tho
poor, his cluerlncss In times of blaek
despair, his tendunes to the dumb ani
mals, his luvo and enro for weans and
wife, his lovo nf honesty and bis rever
ence fur bis Maker be d illy piactl'-ed by
us, his ardent admirers. And let his
songs be sung, let bis po ms bo read
and his praises resound till tongue of man
bo forever silent,
"Around tho globe bis winged words
have passed,
Horno on tho summer breeze, or wlntiy
blast;
And tho' his harp Is hushed by Death's
cold baud,
Its wondrous tones still echo round tho
laud,
As somo bright star, upon tho brow of
night,
Undlnumd by soars, still sheds a lovely
light,
So shall his fume, In every ago and
clime,
Remain untarnished by tho touch of
time."
W. Scott Collins responded to tho
toast "Scotland, the Land of Our
Rlrth," His address Included a gen
erous flow of humorous story and ane:
dote and kept his hearers In good hum
or. "America, thcLnndof Our Adoption,"
was the toast to which Mayor Molr re
sponded, "RurnB loved and spread the
piinelples of freedom which have pre
vailed and do prevnll In this countrv'.''
he said. "Tho same characteristic In
Scotch people generally accounts, in i
measure, for thu presence heic of so
many of that blood. Every true Scots
man," ho held, "mnkes n true Ametl
can." In responding to tho toast ' The Scot
tish Pulpit," Rev. George K Guild, D.
P., said It wns nn Intelligent nnd edq
t'cted pulpit, and It was strdly sclp
turnl. In being scriptural It was ev
thodox. It was nlso nearly always t ;v
crentlallv vvlttv.
Among the music mirmViM were a
violin solo by George WulUmhnvv:
vocnl solo, "Who's at My Window,"
by Mrs, Josephine C. Walsh; vocal solo,
"Scots Wha' Hac'," by ex-Chleftaln
Lindsay MncMlllan; vocal solo, "Marv
of Argl." by Mrs. Thomai Luke; vo
cal tolo, "Star Spangled Rainier," ex
Chlefialn Lindsay MacMU'an: selec
tion, by Prof. Wnlklnshaw'ii euchestra;
vocit solo, "Tho Hells of Sevilli," by
Miss Ruby Yost; vocnl so'o, "Flam,"
by David John; vocal solo, "Maty," by
Mis. Jcse rhinu C. Walsh; antle. "Auld
'-or.j Sne," by the company.
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
Africa has nearly 7eo languages
About liiU.OW tourists visited bwltzcrlalid
duiiug the past summer, und their cxpcii
dltutes til u estimated at l.M.W.UWU francs.
A biesclo geared to "10 will be belli to
the Pails Rxposltlou. The lront spiuckct
contains M teeth and the icar sprocket li
teeth.
Theio Is a rosary In the Hilllsh Mu
seum made of tho vcltebiae ut a siinku's
bickbutie. Another Is composed of lul'wt
teeth.
Prussia, acid and essence and oil of al
monds are made from the poach iitul
piuno pits and these lluvois uic used In
many wass.
Hy the recent Improvement in tho Ca
nadian canals u vcs-cl 'JTO fet long, eliaw
Ing II feet and cat ij lug "2,oA) tons, can
p is fiom Lake Uric to the sea without
bie liking i ngo.
It Is not gcnei.illy known that tl.ero
Is still living In Riuopo a luro held of
Ruteipeau bison laigcl, ptohiblv, than
thu herd of American bl-on which roams
Yellow stono l'aik. These laru animals
mo preservid by the CVar of Russia In
the Impel lal forest ol Rleilovcgc, In Lith
uania, und number ton,uilihig like 7c).
Twenty-thrco miles of aluminium eablc
will be used to transmit S.O'K) horse-power
at a pressure of 10,l") volts fiom Tin Iff -vlllo
to Haitfoid, Cunti. Tho cable Is
three-fourths of un Inch In diameter and
consists of seven strands, each mado ot
seven wires. At the present pilce of up
per the saving to bo mado by using alu
minium will amount to 5J.JQ0.
In Bokhara, where tho finest nnd
most costly camel s bulr shawls uro made,
tho camels aie watched while the lino
hair on the under i art ot their bodies is
growing. It Is so c.uofully cut that not
n hair Is lost, and It Is stored until enotthn
lias been accumulated to spin. Tho jam
made from the hair Is of surpassing soft
ness, and Is de-d nil sorts of levels col
ors .
A writer In Foi est and Stream asserts
that tbo criminal tendency is manifested
lo a greater or less extent by all tne
lower animals, and ho has compiled a list
of elghtem e rimes, which aie commonly
committed by birds, beasts or reptiles.
The indictment It eludes murder, parri
cide, fiatrlcide. suicide, theft, kidnapping,
highway ruble! y, pols'gamy and drunk
enness. It Is calculated that tho Tn.OfK) American
touilsts In Rut ope last summer spent
about $l,'iO0 apiece, or a total of JldO.OiW.fr) i,
or n little bit more th ill the value of Ne
braska's .uOOOU.iiuO-bushel irop of corn at
20 cents a Lus hel. In other words, this
country contiibutes to Rurope eveiy star
and chlellv to Great Biltaln nearly
enough to p.ij" the chue nf the British
national debt or the cost of the British
army.
One of tho big railroads running nut
of Chicago has eh mged the arratigi tnei.t
of Its cms on Its passenger ti.tlns. The
sleepers and parlor ears are next the en
gines, the loaches next tho sleepers and
the b iggage and i pres cars at tho irar
of tho trains, the old order of m ike. up
being reversed. It lias been demon
strated th.it the car.i diicctly behind an
englno rldo eiisiet than those fai tiler
buck,
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Standing Desks,
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Coal Exchange.
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Light Wiring, Gas
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A gcntlemnn of New York City, who had found Ripans Tabules
an excellent tiling for dybpepMa, observed after using about fifty tab
ulcb that they were in his case a great kidney and bladder washer.
' About two hours, after taking one," said he, " I urinate so copiously
that I at one lima almost became alarmed. Once it seemed as though
something thick like mucus was passing also and a slight pain or
btoppage was noticed " On consulting a physician this man learned
that the fact that he passed an increased amount of urine while taking
the tabules was in no way detrimental, but rather beneficial, and that
the momentary stoppage was caused by a collection of the mucus
washed out of the bladder by the unusual flow of urine, and was a tfe
sirable thing to have brought about.
A ntw Myl paiAit rnnttinlneTEV nn-iKS tibclh In raprrrarton (without rim) it Bow fur Mi at wm
drujr ure ro ivkc-t IhU low irlcwl .rt uinunim lorth" piwrwid the.conomlail. iintdiii. &
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A Few Specials in
Hosiery and
Uoderweafooo..
For Friday aM Saturday!
To close out several lines
on which the sizes are more
or less brokenwe offer them
for the two days mentioned
at the following prices:
At 119 Cents
One lot of Gents V Hose.
in a good assortment of
Fancy Colors, as well as
all Black. Most of them i
30 and 3?c goods.
At 21 Cents
One lot of Ladies' Fleece
Lined Vests and Pants,
Extra Quality and Heavy
Weights worth 33c,
At 19 Cents
One lot of Ladies' Fleece
Lined Hose that were
from 25 to 35c, in Solid
Black also Black with
White Sole or White Feet
At 75 Cents
Gents Natural Wool
Shirts and Drawers. One
of the best Dollar lines of
the season some sizes
wanting.
At 43 Cents
2C dozen Gents Grey1
Ribbed and Plain Shirts
and Drawers Fleece
Lined assuredly the best
value for price shown
this season.
These prices are for Friday
and Saturday only.
510-512
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numerous styles of Cal
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Blank Books
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