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l'u , tin Simml-Cliin Mull Mutti r.
Whin Hpi.ie will tieimlt, The Trillium
U nlvwi.vi Kim! to pt Hit Klmrt lotterH from
In frlonilH In uliw on eurnnt tuple, but
If rulo ii tint tin ib must lie hIkiiciI, for
jiiiblli.itlun, by tlu- uiltir'K mil ti tme:
id. il th loiitiltlon imrtiklit tn atirptiimo
Is that all iciiitrlhutloii-i shall by sulijeet
to 00.1 tot lid le'Vlslou.
TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON, JANUARY 2V, 1900
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL DtRUCTOItS -O. O. 1'crbeT, i:.
U. lltous.
The Tilbunc has recilved an anony
mous letter questioning the elalm of
our eorrcHpotident. "T.ivlnrvllle Min
er," to be u miner: thli ! us mucli ns
to accuse The Ttlbune of lyltiK when
It Intioducid hU f-erles of lettctc. Wo
repent that "Tnv loi villi- Miner" Is an
actual miner who lias been through
every strike he desnlbcs.
There Are Limits.
COLUNHL HHYAN'S notion ot
an independent Filipino ie
public under American piotec
tlon would Involve ten-fold
the "mllltiulsin" and "Impel lallsm"
liuldint to dliect American contiol of
the I'hlllppltn's. I'm as It N now, we
need nnlv enough snldleis to mt.lill:i
and maintain older anions; the natives
but If the ARillnnldo tMe of plotteis
who would hold the olllees In a Fill
plno republic know that the United
States stool pledged to bail; them up
In .nothing they mlRht do, tlu- would
ptobably liiive us Involved In war with
some other power nine-tenths of the
time. While the Kuropean nations
would UMiecl our title if we diiectlv
asseited s-oveieltfnty they mlnht not ho
readily .u knowledge our rluht to set
up a firebrand "Independent" Kovern
nunt wheie it would be likely to scat
ter sparks of tumble anions; their
neai-by colonics and dependencies. We
had hard work Kettinp: the Huiopean
powers to respect our Monioe doctilne
which warned them off our imme
diate continent. Is It likely tint they
would peimlt us to build a diplomitb
deid line around a o-called Independ
ent government in fir off AMa an 1
meekly acquiesce when we told them
that this Malay dictatorship must be
permitted to do as It pk.iMdV Theio
are limits to Intel national foibearanc.
Suih suppoit as Ilobeits tjot came
mostly from the Demoeiats. They aie
apparently wedded to eeiy wroiis
side.
As to Limiting Inheritances.
--Iin I'ltnsiDKXT of the No
I Yoik Bar association ie-
JL contly pioposed thit the
stjte should l a limit to
the alue of Inhei Itanees. his own idea
being that, for foui icihuns, no man
ought to be allowed to hand down more
than $10,000,000: riist, there Is at the
prtscnt day no good purpose to 1).
f-ered by glltiR a man power to li.ui-
mlt moie than $10,000,000; second, t;u
gieat power which gieat wealth gives
cannot be cnti tinted as safely to thoe
Mho inherit the wealth as to tho'3
who acquit e it by their own eseitlons,
thltd, no estod light would b in
filnged and no injustice done to any
one by the pioposed legislation fouilh.
a gieat deal can be done for the ,iinII
mation ot social conditions, tne bettu
ment of the mases of the people and
the enhancement ot cIvIIUjIIop. with
the money which would come to the
treasury If the htate woie the heir of
the st. i plus of eeiy man's foituiv
above S1(),000,(00.
As with ceitaln other founs of taa
tlon, which app.uently dodge some
peisons and hit otheis, the question
of erecting a ten million dollar limit
to Inheritances is one whlih does not
seem to come veiy dose home to the
great majoiity of people. Yet It I" .if
moie or less direct Interest to all, foi
should such a limit, or one like It, be
fixed, the benefit would accrue to the
people in bulk, inasmuch as It would
tend to discouiagi) the upbuilding of
gieat lamilv fortunes which me the
banc of lepubllcs and Impel mm of
huge wealth to do as Andrew Car
negie Is doing, dlstilbute tin It surplus
while alle to watch oer its use. It
would not be confiscation, for the light
to acquire and hold piupeity does not
neiehs.nlly Imply the right to ;
queath It unconditional The laws
governing the transmission of pmpe-ity
lifter death aie cieatlous ot the btnto
which the state can annul or modify
nt pleasure. Attacks upon the lonstt
tutlonnllty of lulii-rhinee taxes have
almost uniformly failed In our higher
courts, the piluelple prevailing that
while man is entitled to enloy the
fiults of his labor and Is not to be
dispossessed except as a penalty for
some transgression ot the public well.
It lests with the community to say on
what terms he may glvu away that
which Is his, for the community, no
less than, the giver and the receiver, is
a paity in intetest.
What Is the proper limit? Here Is
the point of chief dllllcultv. The cli
cumstances of bequests aie seldo.n
twice alike; and he would be a dating
man who should undertake to lay do.vn
an Inflexible uile.
Colonel Hryan Is right In s lying that
he Is not pleading the cause of the Fili
pino. He thinks he Is pleading the
cuuse of William Jennings Jiiynn. but
time will show that he Is mistaken.
Colonel McClurc thinks tint the loci
Democratic politicians In the east who
ere shouting for Hi van In order to up
hold their own factional supremacy
ought to bo fair with that gentleman
and tell him fiankly that he hus not
ono chance In a million to be elected
piesldent next fall. What good vwmU
.hiu do? To n man of Hiyan's elastic
totnperament It Is not a question of
clutlnn; what he foetid on is notoriety
und ujiplaufce. Let him be the bl tont
ine In the IV moeiallc main nhow ntul
he will not cute who may beeoniu pros
Mi ul.
Mi. IViinnni.ilter' North Anierlc.in
occupied pait of ItH Hint pane In yes
terday Ifhup In a blaeh-faced typo tm
tiiitin:enic.nl of how Colonel Hi. van hid
complimented It foi Its opposition to
tlii- SleKlntey administration's Philip
pine policy. Colonel lliy.ui'H compli
ment was hIii owelty bestowed. The
nun who eoried In Iliu rlson'M cibltiet
In mulcting lots of nsslstance to thd
lX'tnoetaey these days:
The Vice Presidency.
o
Vll T:STi:n.Mi:D contempor
ary, the Wllker.-Darra Hcc
ord, asks If the leidcr.i of the
dominant faction of tha He
publlian party In l'entisvlvanla nre
leadv and willing fo accept lion.
Chailei Hmcry Smith for the vice
piesldcncy. We cannot spnk for
them. They must answer for them
selves Sonic of them, wo know, are.
Others, If not ready now, will be when
the i arty sentiment shall demand It.
The main question if, Ijo the Republi
can people of Pennsylvania, want
their stale honored and their
paitv stitngthened by the nomi
nation on the presidential ticket
of a man posseslntr th" attrac
tive and creditable qualities of the
present postmaster general? And If
ho, are they willing to rive expression
to their preference in simtlmcnt which
the party leaders will appreciate and
lesp( ctV
The Kecoid Intimites that there are
Kcptihtic-.iiis in this state who hue
been "bitter and relentless enemies"
of Mr. Smith. We ate not Informed on
this rubject. We should be surprised
if It woie tine. Mr Smith, In his re
litlons tow aid the unlnppy faction it
divisions long pievaknt in our com
monwealth, has alwajs had and has
denily expused strong and nt inly
opinions; but he has never descended
to mud-tlnouing, he has never played
the sneak, the hypocrite or the beaier
of false witness; he has lnvaiiably
letained his dlsnltv. his chni.ie.ter anJ
his celf respect. Few men who, fiom
c mil eminent, personal friendships or
a dlffctent understanding of questions
at issue, mav In the past have bc"i
differently allgt.ed than the accom
plished formei editor of the Press,
have felt less than a high regard for
his courtesy, his candor and his clean
and gentlemanly Instincts. He may
have had opponents, who In the boat
ot factional tilfo lnve given as well
as taken eneigetlc blows; but "bitter
enemies"7 We do not believe It.
It Is laigely for the reason mentioned
by the Ilecord that we so strongly
pies i nt this tlin the suggestion cf
Mr. Smith's candidacy namely, In or
der to give what the Hi cord admits Is
tin- dominant and controlling faction
tip opportunity to dcnK.nstrile, In the
face of the clamor by which It has been
.n IntempTati ly assailed, that It does
lne recognition for ability, puiity
and Integrity In public life, and that
It is big enough, broad enough and
brave enough to extend Its hand bo
jond the chasm with an ovniture for
what might be the beginning of an
hor.oiable reconciliation. In s.ijins?
this wo .tie not mushy enough to be
lieve that reccne Illation with the pio
fcsslenal spite vcnttis Is either pos
sible or desiiable. Hot them there Is
but one fat". They must bo stamped
out Among the clean and decent Ite
piibllmns of cur state theie Is, how
ever p. glowing vv carl in h at largely
piofi tsnnil factional stilfo .and a fcel
liu' which ic-embles hope for a more
hunionlou' political ei.i. If the vlc3
picsldentlal candidacy ot Clmrl s
lhnoiy Smith would In any manner
tend to knit tocrcther sevei.'d thread".
Its piomotion by the best Republican
sriithnent of the comnionwcaltn vvoull
become n public duty,
Tlieie are Indications In the metro
politan pies.s tint Mr. Hian Is again
becoming addicted to the cameia habit.
Opium' Smoking and Morphine.
-Tr-HH WJIOLH civilized vvoild Is
I excited over the denth of a
JL oung gill In Philadelphia
fiom the lesults of sniokliv;
opium and the ease Is cited as a hor
ilble example of tho influence of the
heathen Chinee over the tiuiiitlaii
.voting woman who would save his soul
Too much cannot lie s ild on the t ib
Ject nnd too ilgld iiuthoilty cannot be
e.xei"Ieil ovei the foolish joung gills
wl o. fiom .a mm bid and mistaken Idea
of icllglous dutv, become' the teachiis
ot the Chinos.' according to the
methods usually adopted. That there
Is contamination .and pollution for the
gill Is too ceitaln a sequel.
i he fac ts ot the e'.ise under discus
sion, howevei, seem to Indicate that
the Philadelphia opium victim was n.it
u sufteiei fiom the deb inching Influ
ence of the Chinese 'is much as from
loprobentatlves of her own nee, Amer
icans who themselves woie opium
fiend?. Theit is appaicntly no cer
tainty that she taught the Chinese In
Sunduy school, as It lb denied that
.she was in any wa connected with
the chiiKh at Hist nntned In the re
poits Th" fnct lemulns that she hid
icqulifd the habit and knew as mucn
If not more of the methods emplojed
In opium smoking than tho companions
of her fatal debauch.
To icpeat the .statement made above,
It Is well to give wide publicity to the
case ns jn awful warning to parents
and to ovei -devotional joung gliU.
Hut then' is another elde to tho opium
question on which plisiclans, tieigy.
men and the piess aie too silent an l
that Is tho vast giowth of thri mor
phinci linblt among people of all
classes. The little hypojiermlo needle,
tin tiny bottle filled with the Insld
lop Jiug, Is Just as enrlly procuiea
as thu "hop" which ltllltd the yoiiiK
opium smoker, tt Is such a convenient
anodyne for pain; It brightens the
skies so when huslness and domestic:
nffalis cloud the day: It brings suci
delightful dreams. One pool, weals,
young gltl dies in nn opium Joint and
horror is felt In the heart of cvfrv
reader of her pitiful end, but dally and
houily the victims of the morphino
lnblt pass by with no protest and but
little warning from those who watch
their swift downfall.
The children, the young people, the.
men and women of society should h"
adjured not nnlv to tuin aside if mm
the temptation of the opium pipe, but
also from the danger, no less menac
ing, ot the drug habit In nny form,
Montrose Is agitating the canning
factory entei prise, which cannot fail
to be ot vast benefit if the project Is
cnrrled to successful operation. The
citizens of the beautiful little town on
the hills have expended much energy
and money in the past In piomotln
railroad schemes In order to provldu
shipping facilities, but seem to have
lost heart when on the verge of pros
perity. Without Industries calculated
to Interest outside capital, the railroads
have proved a cuise to the town. If
the people of Montrose can be per
suaded to make room for the canning
factory, the silk mill, or, In fact, any
other Industry that wilt furnish a
market for the faimer and ready em
ployment for the wage earner, there U
no reason why, In time, it thould not
be one of the most prosperous of coun
ty towns In the state.
The United States circuit court of
appeals agrees with the lower court,
In the case of Oberlln M. Carter, con
victed of swindling the government,
that couits martial, so long ns they
abide by the rules made for their pio
ecduie, aie not subject to Intel fo.'cnce
or review by the civil courts but have
plenary Jurisdiction. Carter's friends
threaten to nppeal to the United Stitis
Supieme L'outt, but they might better
save their money.
The iccent disaster at Ashley Is an
other argument In favor of shipping
explosives In mill quantities. A thirty-ton
lot of dynamite Is not a pleasant
caigo to contemplate at any time.
It is expected that Count Hon! Cas
tellane and the editor ot Figaro will
lontlnue to spuin each other until
within shooting distance.
Now that the case of Mr. Robert",
of Utah, has been disposed of, the
eountiy is piepared to hoar from Mr.
Roberts, of Africa.
As the day3 go by, Mr. Pettlgrow
continues to demonstrate how a patri
otic statesman should not act.
How did it happen that tho mayor's
grand disti lbutlon of vol bat bouquets
omitted the city controller?
Occasionally the conversion of a
Chinaman Is reported; but It seldom
lasts.
What this country needs Is an equal
ization of Its weather.
Another Letter
Concerning Water
Hdltor of The Tribune
Pii : Tho burning question of the
hour appeals to bo tho water question.
Nothing is moie essentl it to the wel
fnio and piogit-s of any city than an
ample supply of the gte.it necessity of
life, watei, and at a price that would
be a blesslnir to all nnd a bin don to
none. Tho Scianton Gas and AVater
company have appaicntly lost this
view of the- case, and water Is metered
out to small Industries, hotels, etc.,
at almost piohlbltoiv rates. In fait,
theie is no but den so he.avv us the
present watei tax, 20 cents per thou
sand gallons, on them. Hotel closets,
wash basins, etc.. aio fiee to tho pub
lic. All othois can contiol their water;
hotel men cannot. Then the iinfali
wholesaling of God'a gioatest gift, as
though It were a manufaetuied prod
uct, at prices ranging from C cents
per thousand gallons to 20 cents per
thousand gallons, a difference of 2"0
per cent. In favor of the large dealeis
against the sninll dealct.! Water,
man must have; nothing Hves,
bieathes or grow.s without It. Theie
are other staples thnt enter into the
economy of existence, biead, moat,
vegetables, etc., all manufaetuied oi
elev eloped by man. How would It be
If a difference of V0 per cent, existed
between the first handler and the last
consumer of those products: they aie
pioducod by man and sold to the con
sumer at nn nvoiage profit of 10 per
cent. Water given by God, tho gtcat
ct necessity of all.
Til. Tanner lived fix weeks without
food; he lould not have lived one day
without watet. Nothlii'r stinns;les
joung Industiles so much as condi
tions of this uatuie, and any coming to
this cltv, nnd be'ng made nware ot
such conditions, tf they studied their
own Interests, would promptly stay
nwav. Watei nt pieent rates un to
JO 000 gallons per day Is n complete
offset to the rulvantape of cheap fuel.
It Is tiuo that the attendance at the
municipal hall the other nlcht was
small; the domestic consumer was con
spicuous by his absence; his turn has
not yet come. This Is the fhst tvvlst
of ttie thumb screw, otheis may come
later. If a ehaige of 20 cents per
thousand gallons can bo made, nnd
the dear public stand It, what easier
wnv to Increase the Income of the
company than bv Increasing tho
ch.nges to "0, -10 or SO cents per thou
sand gallons, and so on ad libitum?
"It Is a cinch " Any complaint to the
ofllce Is met by the answer, "go over
jour plumbing end stop the leaks."
1 have spent WO within thu last two
months on plumbing. Tho piessuie
of the water, vaiylng fiom SO to DO
pounds to tho square inch, nnd churn
ing the sand, giavel, dirt and other
Impurities fiom the main Into the
house pipes, destroying the scats,
valves and wavhets, ni ikes It Impos
sible to kee-p plumbing tight under the
high nnd ever varying pressure that
exists here,
o
It wus q grand Idea, perhaps a little
sardonic, to bullet a giand monument
In the shape of a beautiful road, rival
ing Home's famous Applnn "Way,
mound a beautiful lake on top
of u high mountain, and then
wilnt; tho price of It out of the
community. This condition of things,
I blelcve, has retrogiaded Scran
ton two decades, and It seenil
to mo tho condition of trusts, syndi
cates and monopolies Is such that the
truth of Ignutlufl l)oiiiiell'a "Caesar's
Column, or Two Thousand A. 1)," ate
In u better vvav to be icallzed than
lMwnul Heilamy's Idvlllc "Looking
Haikvvnrd." The lion Mnlden of Wur
tombing was merciful ns compmed
with the relentless r;taP of tho mon
opolies of today. The end came soon
In her cinbtaces: now It Is linked
agony, long diiiwn out. Hlectilcitv Is
measured out by volts, heat by cubic
feet, to all consume!. In water here,
small dealeis me disci Inilnated
against to the tunc ot 310 per teiil
There ntc concerns In this cltv which
keep their tups opened so as to waste
fiom fifty to sevetity-ilvu thousand
gallons per day, to get In on the low
i ntc. and the water company luupj on
leakage. Theie uro cities that tiiinil)
evciy gallon of water, and cairv it
for miles, for !!& cents per thousand
gallons, flat.
o
I am Informed that the Susque
hanna can bo biought to our doors In
unlimited quantities for less than $100,
000. The quality of the water Is as
good as the Lehigh liver water, which
Is part of the Scran ton svatem, ns it
Is entirely out of the coal moasute.i
above Plttston. Would It not bo a
good Idea to fieo out selves, and also
assist In developing our city, by taking
advantage of that fact? Is all spit It
ciushed out of us, that we should
crouch and cower like bolaboted
houncl3 'neath the mastei's lash, nnd
make no effoit to fne ouiselves? I
wonder If the day Is far distant when
scientists will lie aide to contiol the
air we lucnthc; capital corner the sup
ply nnd meter it out at so much a
breath (any price they please). Hienth
Ib no more of a necessity than water.
To buy thousands of acres of water
shed, build reseivolrs sutllclent to sup
ply a city of a million Inhabitants, la
expensive pities over the Poeono
mountains, to ncqtilie Hi go piosiei
ties ot Inestimable uiowticcllve and
speculative values, mid loo per cent,
water to their stock In the past vein
and then saddle the entire burden -if
this Immense prospectively vntuablo
piopeity upon a population not to ex
ceed CD.O00 that, certainly, Is enter
piise. (The Piovidenco Gas nnd Water
companj) furnish tho North Hud. We
have nbout thtee thouMind late pav
ers. The Gas and Water eomuany do
not depend entliely upon small
streams for their supply, if the Lehigh
liver is one of their bases.
The cltv of Scianlon used millions
of gallons of watoi to Hush Its etieets,
and private houses used water without
stint on their lawns, In tho streen
and In many instances rubber hose
foiming fountains that weie going
day and night In hot we.ithei; all this,
bcloie the Hlmliuist reseivolr was Un
ified, and no comulalnt was made of
the demand exceeding the supply; ro
It would seem that tho immense Im
provements vveio for other put noses
than the meie supplying of Sciantons
population. Is It Justice that the con
sumer here .should be saddled with all
this and bear the but den of so called
Improvements that thev never ask--d
for and can't use for, perhaps, a hun
dred yeais, If ivr.' In the meantime,
"Man's Inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn."
Yours very resuectfullv,
W. II. Whvto.
Scianton, Jan. "G.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Fiom tho Wtlkes-L'.iiiu Record.
In another column Is ic produced an
article! from Thu Scianton Tribune, sug
gesting Hon. Chailes Kmor Smith tui
the vice inesklcnll.il nomination. 1 hote
ls no Republican la Pennsylvania, or In
any stuto lor that mattti, whoso nom
ination for second place on tho pres.
dentlal ticket would be more gratifying
to tho Record, and we doubt not that
such recognition of one of the nhlcM and
puicst Re publicans in tho state would oe
equally gratlfvlng to ever man in the
paitv wlin has battled side bv side with
Chattel Kinciry Smith for lie iter nnd
noble r conditions In politic", state and
national. Is this suggestion of our Setau
ton lontempor iry practical? That eiucs
tlon must be nnsvvLied b those lVniisl
vanl.i Republicans who luivu up to tills
tlnn been tho bitter and itliiitkis ene
mies of Mr. hinlth and the oppouuits ot
all the retorms In our put ho has s
vallintly battled loi.
o
The Republicans who constitute tin
dominant faction of the pm in Pi nn
Schauta, inul who will eontiol tho stati's
delegation in tho tnsiiln national con
vention, will have the ibcidiir; whethoi
or not the nitimpl shall bo m ule to nom
inate a Ppiuisvlv.ini in loi vke president,
and if so whether Clunks Rmory Smith
bh.ill be the man. lie stands for all that
Is best lu Iti-pilbllcatilsin. He champions
the principals, and policies tint niailo the
party sreit and that have kept it in
power In the national government almost
contlnumisl) foi fortv jeats ft Is never
a ralstako to nominate for a gieat ollke
a man whose- fame has for its founda
tion ability, purlo and Integrity, Me.i
of tint stamp alwavs have- a povveiful
hold on the Intelligent m issos. Clunk's
Hmnrj Smith Is a man ot that .stamp, and
it follows that hi" nomlnition for vice
prcsldtnt would be Intensely gr.itlflng
to tho ir.iu.sos ot this, state, and of the
entile country.
o
Put as wo have slid, thi question
whelhei or not this splendid Ppiiuslvanl i
Republican shall be uigid upon the en
suing Republican nitlonil convention for
the vlio piiIdentlnl nomination will di
pend upon the men vim v.lll constitute
or eontiol the "tale's delegation, 'i ho
.girat Republican commnnw a'lli Is en
titled to sit'h recognition, and will do.
serve ctnHikiation, and dojbtkss m
trcclve It, if our dt ligation "hiP present
the name of chailes Hmoiy Smith. Our
Scranton contemporary Is In ai-cotd with
the dominant faction of the I. publican
pai iv, the taction with which Ch tiles
Hinnry Smith has not been and Is not
now liUntdlid Are the lenders of that
faction ready and willing to accept Mr,
Smith for tho vice prvsldcui i ? If so
there will be no difficulty lu presenting
a united flout In inakin; a battle for
his nomination.
PERSONALITIES.
Sir f'hatles Nicholson, solo surviving
iiumbei of the llrft Austral! m parlia
ment, has Just entered on his ulneU -second
eai.
Mrs. I.vdla liindlov, of Peoria, 111., who
rave SVitWJ duiiiir; tho e.ir to pliltin
tin oplc objects, stands second on the Hot
of women largest glvois lu tho eounti).
The name ot Samuel Smiles has been
so long foigotten bj the leading public
that iniiny will pmbabl be sui priced to
barn lint tho nillhoi ot "Self-Help" is
still ullvc. llo lives In London
All tho Hohcnollem pt luces bom
since 17-'.' have slept In a curious old
eiadle of c in veil oak. Oa tho four sides
Is caived tho text: "Ho liath given Ills
angels dim go over thee, to keep thee in
all His wnjs,"
John V. Rockefeller udvkes young men
to keep a careful recoid of nil expendi
tures and reielpts, so that at tho end of
every ear they may tell whether they
are saving enough to provide agilniit tho
Inevitable lalny day.
Though tlm eleiinin emperor employs
Berlin tailors, ho believes In giving pro.
vtncluls eniplovmeiH nbo, In every lm
poituut town there Is a court tailor, who
occasionally bus the honor of suppljlng
tho emperor with a uulfoim.
Lady Suruh Wilson, whose daring
deeds In the South African war, and par
ticularly her "cio-mlle trip across the veldt,
havo nuulo her the subject of giuural at
tention, Is the llrst woman war corre
upondcnt bearing a courtesy title.
Oldeon Haw lev, tho oldest locomotlvo
engineer on the j.nkn Shoro Sc Mlchluaii
Southern railway, lutwcen llufTnlo anil
Chicago, and probably thu oldest engl
in or lu the United States. Is soiui to be
retired on a penlon of $07 per month.
Senator Hoir amities himself bv com
piling odd Htatltc. The other day he
said ho had found that 9i per e cut. of the
piesent ciitigresmpu wrvr frock coats
and silk lnts to the peslon, but that a
majority of tho senators stick to busi
ness suits.
Ohio's Inquisitorial tax laws have
forced It. M. lliintia, the sell iter's bro
ther, to mike bis permanent icsldent at
Thnmasvllle, On. He explains that tho
laws enforce "a constant ti imitation to
commit perjury." and he is fleeing from
that temptation.
currentTerse.
Night Wanderers.
In the silence of tho nighttime,
When thu eat th Is hushed inul sleeping,
And tho wakeful stats are keeping
Solemn watch from out the "ley,
Go the birds their guide notes calling,
Clear and strong their erics come falling,
With a wild nnd rhthmlc endence,
As to Southern haunts they fly.
Seeming but ns wandering voices,
Roaming In tho upper regions,
Or llko strange tongued spirit legions,
Gathering to a mystic trjst.
Strong, unswerving, faltering never,
As if guided by some power.
Through the trackless wastes of ether,
Through the moonlight and the mist.
Do they see a shining pathway,
Pliellt cloud or spirit gliding,
On before them guarding, guiding
Through the perils of the air?
This wo know not, but believing
That all creatures weak or needing.
Have the Father's love around them
Cnn we doubt that He Is there?
M irgarct N. Lev Ick.
Ideals.
I'd like to be tho nut of man
Who walks with lordly stjlo
And who each creditor may scan
With a superior smile.
On checks nnd coupons I had set
My hopes, when hopes were row.
But plain "mall ch ino Is whit I get,
And I'm right thankful, too.
I'd like to bo a man of fame.
With tilatidlls from the crowd
And often stop to hear niv namo
lte-ei lining long and loud.
But I am mighty glad to meet
Some good ft lend tli.it I know
When walking earclss down the street
And hear him say, "Hello,"
I dreamt of laurels which I'd wear
When with the great I sat.
I'm lucky if I tilde tnv hair
With a new-purchased h it
Life's humbler pleasures are so sweet,
"J'l" wasting time to fiet
O'er benefits jou hoped to meet
Instead of what jou get.
Washington Star.
Mute Witnesses.
Tho soft lamp gilds my desk tonight;
My books stand all a-rovv.
I turn them o'er, and to my slcht
They seem to sorrow sol
The ancient rtnmes of love and death
Tint were such comfeirtcrs
Set m now to know some living breath
That .ill about them stlis.
Story and fable, quaint and good,
They speak so bltterl!
Not us tho hand tint penned them would
That they should speak to me.
A little comment scribbled fine.
A flngei-pilnt, a bit
Of folde-d paper at some lino
Tells how we talked of It.
Allien the poet and the sage, ,
Gold-edge and ruet-brown
A penciled word upon a page,
A corner folded down!
The glamour of the verso is flown;
The cut leaves seem to bleed.
In the dim light I read alone
The- hooks 'she loved to read.
Post Wheeler 111 New York Tress
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Roll Top Deskb,
Flat Top Desks,
5 tan ding Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock 'to Select
from.
Hill & Connell
121 Washinu'ion Ave,
ALWAYS 1I'-Y,
AM TAP LAIt'lL"'' lU'ItllKH Mi
Lewis. Rellly & Da vies,
U 1-110 W online Avenue.
IFHIBE
FiBHTlK
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KVt T FOR fZ'tt'iiZr.iA I
WATGHE8,
JE1EUW
Aud a large stock of
Clocks, Silverware,
etc. Every article
we sell is guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
MERCEREAU&CONNELL
ISO Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,
Raoges9
Fiiiriniaces,
Planmlbflinig
and
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GMSTER & FORSYTH,
SSS-iZl PENN AVENUn.
The Hiiot &
Coeeeli Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
iU Lac&aw anna Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Oeueiui Auent fir tin V yomlaj
UlHIllO.. )'
ifJtlns, Blatln, norMns, Sina'ca.M
uud iijo Itcp.ium Cue uu'4.
Co i 1 ly i
I EXPLOSIVES.
rutely hiixe ("up. mil Ixp.itj.'i
Hoom iul Commit ualliiu;.
bcrautij.
AliK.XClii
titos. ronn. - vittmon.
JOHN B SMITH & SON. - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. Wllk-llarre
DUP0NT8
PIWKi.
TRIED IT ON THE DOG.
,stevjj5iK
I have taken about five dollars' worth and know that Ripani
Tabulcs arc the best medicine in this world. I was sick for ten
years, not only feding bad with one complaint but it seemed to me
I bad everything. I never knew what a well day was and could no!
cat nor sleep hardly. I know I spent a hundred dollars or more with
deictors with very little result, but after taking Ripans Tabules I
can s.ty I am a well woman. They have also done my husband more
good than anything he ever took. lie is an old soldier and got very
feeble and deaf and could not work. He was three weeks under the
doctor's care and I got him to take Ripans Tabules and he is now
all right. I had a dog and he got the mange and lost all of his
beautiful hair. My husband was going to have him shot, but I told
him he should not do anything of the kind till I had tried Ripans
Tabulcs for him, and I did try them and they were just the thing.
My dog to-day is well and fat and his hair has all come in. I would
not take fifty dollars for my dog and every one around here
knows what a sight he was and what a beauty he is now.
A hdy who rrail the above testimonial mM : "HI knew how to (jive R'l'P'A'N'S
to tny dog I should like to maKc ne of thu same remedy," On innuiry it via ascer.
tained that )) itittinc a slit in a piece of meat and Inserting a T.ibule therein the dog
tv allowed it readily and lud hU medicine In him before he knew it,
WANTED t-Ar of ldhrlththtHt 1-A'V-Swlll tut Un.1t. Rani fW rrnta to Rlpaiu ClimWl Oo
fo. inhpniceflln".!. J.w Vtrlc, lor 10, Acij.lt. un I l.livtiiilnionUtie IV! I' A N s, 10 fur S cvnU, or II p.rkvtl tot
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FIMIE Y' S
A Few Specials in
Hosiery and
Underwear
For Wi&zy m& Saturday
To close out several liuss
ou which the sizes are more
or less broken we offer them
for the two days mentioned-
at the followiug prices:
At 19 Cents
One lot of Gents a Hose,
iu a good assortment of
Fancy Colors, as well at
all Black. Most of them
30 and 3 ijc 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
2 s; dozen Gents Grey
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.
512 .
IACEOTAMA AVENUE.
00000
A complete line for 1900,
for office and pocket use,
numerous styles of Cal
endars, Pads and Stands
to select from.
Blank Books
and the largest and most
complete line of office
supplies iu Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building,
Scranton, Pa.
Excelsir
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Bancs
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