TJJE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1900. 80 cnon $r(8tme t'ubllhf.l Dally. Except SutuLiy. The Trllmni" I'ulitUlilns Cotnpuiy, 1'iriy CttitH a Month. by at MVY 8. IMC11AIID, Editor. O. P. in'XllKi:, Uu'lnsi Manner. New Yolk Olllce: 1, Nnwnu St. s s vi(t:t:i.ANi. Eol Agent for Fomljtn A-lvcrtltlnjj. Knttrcd ut tli PottolUc-- nt Pormitim, I'ii., tin Bi.io.iiW"liwt Urtil Mntlcr. When Ppnrr will titrmlt. Tho Trlliuno li nlwmi plml to print (-hurt li'tti'ri finm Itx irleiuli boiiiliiK on luirrfnt tuplm. Imt iti title I' tint tlii'fp must bo ulnucd, for tuihllrntliin, bv tho wrltorV rial name: nml tho (umlltlon pri-nikut to uterinum o l that -ill tfotitrlhiillniM iluiH bo BUbJi'tt to rilltorlnl tMnn. TEN PAGES. "sl'IlANTON, rnmujAiiy 1C, 1&'J. EEPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. pi-iioot. Dinr.r'fons.-c. c. rcrbcr. v. D. rollons. Mnrium says hi ofllrlnl nrts nt Tt otoi In woo Iricproarlialilc. Tim tioulttr. ms v.o tinilcTRtiitiil It, was with tin1 niti thai ho didn't do. Now for the Viaduct. Al5i:Pl'f. STC'DY of tho vla- diii-l plans I" oalcnlUril to n niow ii'iiio-ltton iitnoni? thoi" who lmf n-i? iidi-d the 1.1U-lu-r of tho vhoh. xtiod n tho pi"P(,r iin'th"d of cotiPiuutloiv TliK il must 1 iiiiino In mind, wnu'i! co-t fit Ini tin n' riinotint of moiU'S peihuin half n inlll'on dolkii". hi it-us t!i plnn cm bodied In tho , nill'iu- imposition pro vl b's for .'oi innwnltJneo that iiitild In nil oil tiitdH- lh iJthtr niftliod. Pi n ol Mot to rnil .l'.7.00ij np tho ..uHiot of tho ltid of a safe lias'.iSK way fur jjodostitnns ami vo. tilth's iivor tho nitwn'K i: kiIImjv ti.n !. nt Hip f"it of tin VY-t I.-ivki- onna vriui hill it hridly nios uy to tnf-i'iil aiK'iinoiitr This ncil N orryw hcif nmliMtooi A hind Viovidiiioo . -s wnMird ir tho ' tim "l tho ihof-aiids who ,l.illy rtiws ihii. it. 'i' Us m tli.it tho nrln il pen.'! 1 ,K" of V.ul:s ii'id ill-iillltliM has Mthi'itii l)ein mhii'.I. bur tin iill Is i not tnous nnd i nntlnvi lly lui'io.irituf. Not onlv thai, hut tho littoiinptlons to tt.itll.' ato both aimoj lnpr and lostly anil thpso. nl'o mio InnonslnfT Til.1 uocs'-Hj fot piihllo piotootlon fiotn ilu-. iiciils nnd liiti'iriuitliin- Is .1 nutter that mint pis t.nt onh the 41. (pi'i) pooilo llvttit,' on the Wos't Sid, hut .ilao pM'ty othor icsidont rt Sor.iti ton and all wlio trade tl.oroln. Tho .llniinatlon of till. nuW.nne has b ioiiu' an impel lou. ii"(',uiK Tho stati tin nt of tho iji'wt lirotn lnp piiiiiinltti o. iito "titfil In tstei d.i'.' Tilbuno, N ttuo nnd tlmclv !n iM'ty pat tU11l.11. Till. Is noi -i ." tlinal ontoipiluo but .1 ni.'tto" vital to tho wholo i- It v. Lot us ihspoo of ihp subject by Mitln1? to ouistmu tho ladr.ct. . llosolutlons of i-yinp.itliv foi 111" linots from thi. tlfio 011 miy not poem out of pl.no In Kentucky. -BpHi: STATKMKNT ot Cover B nor 'J'.nloi, of Kentucky JL which I, inintid in full on another page, hiinus togcth 1 r In a coiuli nuiiinrr the salient facts nt a Munition which even yet bonlots on anatchv and whlih at 000 time .seemed to tlue.itcn niolutlon. It 1 Ii.ns up lor tho.-e at 11 distance nianv tliiups not pii'itouMy undeitoiHl bv lh-m. That .TudffO Tayl " was faiily elected governor of Kentueky la-t fall In spite of the oik rations ot a paitUan election law pasi-ed f r th' piess puipose of pi eventing lUpublicat. buccci- Is not denied by nujbod. Tliat he was In augurated governor upon the face of the tetiiins which had been approved bv a fUato boatd of i lection commits plmit is made up whollj of Democt.its 1 a mattet of hl'toty. That the 10m plcclon of the Ifii-latuie had been rhangid by fraud In tlie count so as to give a suttlcliMit Goehel nnjoilty 111 Joint billot to foice the unseating of Taylor in ia-i the state boar'' failed lo i-NtlngulMi his pint illty Is believed by all the lti publicans and many Dem ounts In Kuitucky. I'p to the time that Govt 1 nor T.i;.lur deilaied the leg lslatuie of rianUfoit iiiljouined and by piotliinuitlon ordeied It to conveno In the town of Ivondon, he had th? un.tnlmoiH sympathy of decent people tluouphout the count iv The justice of his cause was iiuImii11 lecos nUed. That action looked nibitivi! and high-handed. It Injun d Taloi'h c,i(ie Ipfoic the geneial imbllc Iln lug sharply criticized it. we eonsi.U r It fait to pl0 space to JiIh eplati.tion of conditions and rois-oiis whicli Impelled hint to t.ik It. It will be notiied th it his illation of he toiibtltiitlr.n ot Ken tueky sustains the legality ot hid Uillpe. Tho ton-tltUllou empuweis tlie ( goxitnor to adjoin the KgNlutuio to! 11 pl.ici of s.ifety lining inwiiecUou: he Is tho sole judge as tq vrhpn liisur no.'tlon lochi. ' If U did 11.1 rxls.1 In thv, 'uprhluK ii,f tl' Goebi 1 mlnoiity uililiU' tHo orderly rholu ot tlv; in.i joiity It leit.ilnlv did Impend In tho pitsonce at Fiankfoit of mobs ot pas sionate citizens eiiDJiiir'two or ihree weapons upleie, and jitluod by tho un fortunate shooting ot Uoebel to n idtch of 111 nines. All the elements of an Iniuiii'c'tlim weie piivent in tho situa tion which immediately followed Goe liel's assassinntlijn;, nothing but the fotethought of tho gnveinoi' In having nil hand for emergenclt's a sulllelent foice ot ttoopn saved the capital city fioni wholeaalo vloleuee'. It Is clear fioni the govetnoi's state ment that lie acteJ at that ciUls, not In panic, but according to a plan which hied been xure(nlly matured after, due. examination oftbt Kentucky constitu tion. -He was the Co facto and as yet the de Juie executive; insurrection up poured to his Judgment to be 11 fuel alieady In progress; and he used the executive ;wer accordingly. When tlie Imminence of danger ceased, the troops weie Bent away and tho ad journed legislature was called back. There can bo uu criticism of (lovcr- nor Taylor for itnvltiR derllned lo be tiav thi will of the mnjorltv In a douhtftil rompromlno with the Msiurp 01s. A cotnpronilxf could only havu bepn toU-rutoit It n'0tir.v to preserve the pence: ut host It would hnvo, been tetnpni a ry. TI1I1 Inlntfs the case up to Judge TnftV doi'lslon thai the Federal equity court ltns no Jurisdiction to prevent removal from state olllee. Ofllce, the cout t h"ld, Is not jiroperty. Office can li" almltilivil hy constitutional amend ment; ptoperty cannot. Tho Immediate practical effect of this 1ufus.1l of the Tutted States circuit court to Inter feie tin on a tho case Into the Ken tucky state rout ts, which are avowed ly p.ittlsnn, and Instil c the early oust ItiB of tho Hcptthllenn nfllclals, from Taylor down. Hut to Rot the Demo cratic claimants installed by a process of iKiith-an ptostltutlon eMendlng all the way 11)1 ftom fraudulent piltnarlei to piejudlced and pcrjtued courts will bo, In tho end an oxpeiisho victory for tho Democratic party. The man hood of Kentucky will not stand for It. The wind-up of thp affairs of th older of Tnntl Indicates that the mem bus will pet almut fotty pi r cent, of their ililtus This Is Indeed 11 surpilsi to nriny, and the membcis are more than foitunatc. When the day of set tlement anhis for a gct-rlch-qulck Hocltty or In fact any other seheiiio that Is stipposod to rIvo ,-omethinpr for notliltifT, tho inembers iisuallv lnvo little to show for their money nslilj fiotn 1 et tlfltati" of stoil; or net'lpts lot c-.sh paiii in. 1 he Secret of Carnegie's Success VKI'.V GnXl.UAL Mirpi-No li Pleated by the IlKUteh of Ptoflts of the Cainegle Steel company made public In eoi't-i ot Homy C. Flick's law suit against Andrew Cainegle. Tho fact that in last .veai's sway of low prices in the steel trade, when many rail and stiitittij.il mills did not get back a new dollar fit. an old, the Caitiiglo cnirpnnv cleaned up $.!t,OQ(,000 over and above every expense would sound ln rredlble if -ttiled by an outsider; but wbojj affirmed In a legal paper by one who lias had lh" best of 1 nances to know, it must be a copied us u. revela tion in the possiblllth s of cllleient man agement. Location has done much for the Car nei'if concetti It Is near the gient 1 oke dKtilet, It has limestone close at hand. It is tlie imitating center of many linnoitant lalltoad si stems, it has the beni'tlt of fiver tianspoi tatlon wist ai'd south, It is not tar removed fioni the giext kikes and It Is a natural rentet of distribution In the rail, struc tiii.il and billet steel Industty There advantages of location aic not unim poitnut. Th would give to Plttsbui!; steel pi eduction a lead which competi tion could not take away nnd, in dull tlr.ns, sjiull the dlffeience between piotit and loss. Hut they are not aloii cnoiich to account for a '1, 000,000 pioht In a enr when the maloiitv ot steel mills consldeiod It a lucky out come If e rpense and Income balanced. Tho ficl is that the Cainegle concern pi 1 septs .1 tonne illustration of the gioat economy and effectiveness of centralized capital Intelligently dliect ed tow aid a sp."ific end. Tlie aim of Andiow Cainegle lies been to pile th" lion and stud tiade. This aim he has never lost sight of. (In the contraiy, lie has caused it to become the aim of all his buslnt:-'! associates. The latter do not work simply to eain their sal itilcs. They wotk to advance the com mon inteiist. in doing that wotk they m c tt'lvoii a fiee baud. If 11 new ld'.i Is vv oiked out in Japan, .1 Cainegle 1 nglneer is sent to Japan to investigate It. If 11 liuw idea presents itself In Hraddook or Homestead. It Is t sted 1 egai dlcsh of iost. It is nothing tor the Cainegle people to spend on e'jpeil mcnls millions, of dollais a year. sJoine of these expeihnents fall, otheis sue c d, but all the time the productive capacity of the plant is increasing and the cost of pioduetlon, as measured In the unit of output. Is decreasing. They aie not content to get their machin ery and equipment up to a certain level and then tit still for a peilod of eai-3 while competllor.i progicss aheaa of ihein: they set the pace. In these respects the Carnegie Steel company is the model business enter prise of its kind In the United States If not in tho world. Fiurressful competl tl in with It is only possible along sim ilar lines. So long as Mr. Fiiek does not ques tion his reco'd n a coif player, An diow Carnegie evidently does not In li ml to w nty ovei mtllion-dollai law suit tll'lis. Regulating the Lake Levels. ALT II .,.1. LTIIOFGII It Ivn been de- ded by the leadfts at '.iihlngiun to have 11 j;"n- i'ii iivor and ,, 111 hop bill tbis year, enough leglilnlnn tr'atlns ot cimstwlse ard inlan 1 nav.gitl.'n il iimii r cotitiiui'iation in Keep the com nlttees of congicss in chtttga of this MihjcLt as busy as ovei. For example', on Wr-ilno'dtiy the entire time nf the Imise inmir.ltto wns occupied with 11 discussion between two eminent 011 giue'eis ns to the feasibility of con Htiuctlng n il ipi actoss Nlngaia river sutllclent to tas. the level of Iika Kile thtee feet, and to icrulnte tin contents of.that capricious Ink; so tli.it their depth will bo oppioxlinatclj tho same the j-ear nround. To accomplish this put pose by dt edg ing out the hatbots and channels of navigation would com $",o"'i,0i'0 at this ttart, uccotdlng to Mr. fieoigj Y. Wlsner, of Dctiolt, a member of th's deep waterways commission that Is figuring out the possibility of landlw ocean steameis nt Detiolt, Chicago and Duluth. Then thete vould have to hi a lot of addition il diedglnt; every lit tle while, to keep tho harbois and channels clear. What a dam would cost capable of holding back this ad ditional volume of water he dia not say, but presumably It could b built for much less than ROOD 000. 9uch n dam, Mr. "Wlsner declared, would also ralsii Lakes Huron and Michigan and fully compensate for whatever loss might coiiio to the latter In conse quent e of tho openliifj of tho Chicago drainage canal. Major Eymmons, the army engineer In charge of harbor Improvements a: Uuffnlo, dissented from most of Mr. VVItsner's opinions. He claimed that the lalalnK of tho lakes would bo a matter eoncernlns which Canada should have a suyj that the danger from Hoods during the beating of a high wind upon th C.'nnadlan shore would be Increased. Inasmuch as Lake Krlo nlrcady lifts Itself eight feet higher than ordinary under wind pres sure: and that many aerps of Improved laud lying close to shore would go un der If the dam should be built, opening a bli? door to damages. He therefore suggested that an International com mission of American and Canadian engineers be appointed to consider tho question thoroughly. The suggestion Is sensible. There should be a careful Investigation. But If a little engineering work nt Niagara, river will more economically accom plish tho purpose of providing safe navigation for low dnught lake ves sels than the tedious harbor nnd chan nel dredging operations now Intermit tently nuthotlzed, then by .til means let the dam piojcct go on. Although General Kitchener has dropped Into the thinking part In the South African campaign, It Is not likely that he Is asleep. The full text of Mr. Macrum's secret veiltUs the universal suspicion that the young man had spring fever. Tneio scoin to be nothing" very alnt mlng about the prc.ont cold wave, save the Hag. OHHine SMdies 0! flaman Natdre A Kentucky Comedy of Errors. T HCIti: IS A story of a joung lady who 1 was much ailsihe.l and courted by a joung man, who one da kissed he-r nsaltiBt her will. It made her furioiu, and shu lntllgn uitly exclaimed: "if you dure kiss mo again. I'll tell my father! She meant it, bat he took It for the usual feminine blur: of such occasions utid repeat! d the doe on the spot. Khc ran out of the room to the bnek porch, where hei father hud Jusl finished oiling his cun. 15ut by tlie time she ai rived there she found out she wasn't as mad as she thought she was. nnd hatching up an ev en e lor her sudden appearance, sain. "Papa, go In and show Mr. Blank your gun. He Is u great authority on birds uml guns!' "1 will," sUd the father, who Is ai enthusiastic sportsman, and he made for the parlor, gun In hand. When her father entered the parlor Unit uimg man didn't ev n v alt to say good-bvj nor was ho paitlcular about his manner or pi ice of exit. He broke through the window nnd struck a speed hi thought would distance tho gun B3 lull as tho old man. It was with difficulty the fatlur cor 111 red him 11 few days later, and ex plained; then It was a mouth later be foil tho gill could pel su ulu him she had not lnti titled 11 practical joke, nut he Is molllllid now, and goes to see her, und, ma) be, repents the mic robo doses, but she don't "tell papa" unv more. Polk County News. Had the Dead Wood on Her. it. WILL" she icl timed. "I will not 1 live with jou another day." "You'll leave me, will you?" he calmly asked "Ves; I will" "When?' "Now light oft this minute." "You'll to avvav?" "Yes, sir." "I wouldn't If I were jou," "Uut 1 will, and I defy you to prevent me. I have suffered nt our hands i. long as 1 can put up with It " "Oh, I shan't try to stop you." he nuletl.v replied "I'll simply report to the police that my wife h:s mvstcrlouslv dis appeared. Thev'll want jour description, and I will give It. You wear No. 7 shoss; jou have un extta large month; you walk rtlff In our knees; jour nose turns up at the end; ces rather on the squint; voice like a "Wretch, ou wouldn't dare do thai." she screamed. "I ccitulnly will, nrd the description will go in all the ihidcts." The.v ghired at each other a moment la silence. T hen It was plain to bo seen ho had the dead wood on her. Ohio Stato Journal. Moody on the Higher Criticism. TUniNG Till: dlicusslcn of the Brlggs hercxy case some jears ago I soiiKht an interview with Mr. Moodv on "higher criticism." writes . V.. Curtis In the Chicago Ilccord. "I'm not up to that sort of thing," ho raid, with a twinkle In his eye. "You see I never studied tlnologj, and I'm pre cious clad 1 didn't. Thcro urn so ninny 'hlngs in the I'.ible thit everjbedy can uiuU'tstjnd that I'm going lo pieich about them until thev cue ctlnusted, find then. If 1 hive any time left. I'll take up the texts 1 don't understand." ' Aleut vou ever asked to discuss dlr.l cult pussohss of Scilpturc?" I Inquired. "Merry, yes." answered Mr. Moody, "alnn-st everj dnv, hut 1 always answer people jiit-t as I hive nnswered j-ou, nnd tell them that there Is sitlsfatttnn and consolation inoujli In the pioinls"s ot the Saviour, all tltnt nnjbody can want. Tho single veie 'Come unto Me, all je that labor nnd are heavy laden and I will give jou list.' contains all the theology and rUlilon that l need, or any other man or woman," ' Hf'd His Share. D rcrjNTLY a tnc'.lcal ninn told this mie nt a profes onal banquet .. lnr.fr kilnni " cnl.l 111.. jl.Anlrtr ? numUr nf tho nie.lU.il profession died and In due time rpproachi-d the gates of "e iieia-tirui l.aiui 110 was, or course, uccosted bj St, Peter. " 'What is jour name?" asked tho aged doorkeeper. " "tim Jones,' was the reply. "'W.'iU was your business while on earth?' " 'I wns a eloeli r.' " 'Oh, n physician, eh?' " 'v es, sir " 'M ido out jour own bills, I Hiippose?' " 'Yes sir.' " 'Col'", tid 'em vourfelf?' Why 'vhv ves, sir,' stammered the wondetlni, shade of the physician. "And then St. Pater threw wide tho portals nnd said: 'Oo right In, my friend; if jou'vo done Hint jou've hud punish ment enough.' " Colotudo Springs Facts. A College Joke. JOHN UAKP.ETT, tho ex-minister to 0 Slam, Is a graduate of Dartmouth college. Thcrebj, sajs the Washington Post, hangs a story which wns told cs. te-iday in the senate murblo room. H.untl was Invited to a Dartmouth dinner, and was, of couisc, called upon for a speech. As ever) body knows, ho has 11 t uthi r exaggerated Idea ot his own Important e. So he began, In Btllt cd fashion, to relate tho prominent p.irt be took In the Orient during ami after the war with Spain. "When I was In the cabin of that mug nlllcint vessel, the Oljmplu," begun Bar rett, "whiro 1 hud been called to consult with thut brave man, George Dewey, la older that wo might protect together the Interests of our common country, tho sriulckt republic which tho world has ever known, Dewey placed his hand upon my shoulder, und solemnly said to tne " "Who stole Widow Perkins' squash pie?" Tho voice was the voice of an old class, mute of Hnrrctt. It broke upon the speech with the force of nn exploding shell. Instantly all the Dartmouth men solemnly nnswered: "John Uarrott." The ex-minister to Slam grew red and emburrani ed, floundered through n few more sentences, und sat down. The Crucial Moment. 4WOULD YOP mind tcllltv,' mo how " jou bicnmo a uutecssful man?" nrked the vUltur. "Wh t couldn't talk about that now," answered the man with a worried look, "It's too eaily In life." "Hut vou have made a fortune and en ulluetn' sreat enterprises and secured the cot tldt nco and rppliiuso ot jour peo ple nnd " "Oh, jes. But that's nil In my regular work. Haven't jou heard about what we'lo doing now?" "Why-cr, I can't say that I have." "Wo're ccli'g to give n party. It'll be one of Iho biggest ever, and j-ou'll lnvo to wait till my wife sics how I bchavo beforo Its decided whether I'm a success or not." Wuslilngton Star. Sanger in the Church. H OTLONG since the bishop of li was 1 a guest ut a illnnet parly In Birming ham, sajs the Golden Penny, when a lady noted for her witty remarks, who wns u guest, s.ild: "Do you know that there am times when It Is dangerous to enter a church?" "Whnt Is that, mndam? " Inquired tl.o bNhop with great dlgnltj. straightening 111 111 s f in his chair. 'That there nre times when It Is posi tively dnrgncits lo enter a church," was the lmU's 11 ph. "That cannot be, madam," said the bishop, "prav explain " "Why." said the Indv, "It is when thcro Is a cation nt the tending desk, a big gun In the pulpit, when the bishop is rhtitglng his cbigy, the choir murdering tho anthem, mid the organist trjlng to drown tho choir." The Woes of Haytl. THE AID Your excelluicj'. there Is an other cruiser in the oiling. Tlie president of Havtl Heavens and earth! Another one of those infernal foreign collectors! The aid 1 can't make out hl flag, jour exe ellencj". The president Oh, It don't make nnv difference. They all tnke turns In coming. Tell him to call ncaln tho first ot the month. The aid But they always laugh when I saj- that, and tell me thoj'll blow the rover off the whole Is-land if you don't settle Instantcr. Tho president I suppose I'll have to, but, by gum! If this thing Is going lo keep up we'll all have to go through tho Intel national h.iukrupUv couit and commence over again. Cleveland Plain Healer. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. The Bible Is being translated into the Philippine dialect. Missouri has suffered tl" 0)0,000 loss by tornadoes since J III ISS'i the United States did ! 1 p"r cent, of the woild's commerce, In 1jS It did ti.-,. In the battles ot the Franco-Herman war tho propoitiou of kllli d to wounded was k.ncially 1 to 4'j. Temperaneo advocates will be plrnsed to loam tint one mm In six of the Biit ish navj is a teitot.iler. Of 7,1') men who enteieel one of tho stnte prisons in n given time, 1; 0o0 ad mitted that they were drunknid. A St. Louis woman was asked hov rbe mrmged her husband. "Feed him well nnd tiust to luck," was the answer. If our Southern states alone were as densel.v settled as (Vrmnnv thev would have a population of over IW.ijOO 000. Thou aro In Havana more beautiful hothcs and iles.int carriages thin In any city of equal se In tho Fnttcd State?. In ls;i there were 71,000 tons of steel maiie In the whole woild. In 1W the Fnlteel States alone made !t,0?J,O00 tons. Of the food plants now In use onlj pumpkins und 11 few snipes plums and berrlis were orlgln.illj found In tho soli. The nut trees alone of the world could at a pinch feed a population tlui'e times as great as the present number of inhabi tants It is estimated that the various thea ters and opera houses in (iermanv reieive subventions, to tho amount of nbout $D0O, 000 a j ear. Oats, barlev and re orlglnateel In the wild forms along the Mediterranean Tho first noted species of wheat wero brought from Persia. China's new railroad from Canton to Hankow, which, with Its branches, will ties l.om miles long, Is to bo built entirely by American capital. About 50 per cent more business s be ing done In the United States, as me.u Hied bv that tellable test the volume of bank dealings, than was dune in 1S92. On the express trains running between Vienna and Constantinople th" use of ,1 sleeping berth costs CO cents first cUhs and 40 cents second class for every 12 hours. It is announced tint the French gov ernment, looking out for a new source nf revenue, has determined to plant fruit trees all along the public high roads of France. A bird's eve view1 of the santtniy sltua tlon of Hurope shows that It Is tlie damp chill, cloudy North which Is henllhj, and the drj-, warm, sunny South which is un hcalthj The Le Conto peai, which has revolu tionized pear growing In Southern Cali fornia was orlglntilh the Chinese sand juar, glow 11 seluly for ornamental pin pose. In the dnvs of Queen F.lbobeth tho floor of the retiring room of actors was nl wajs envond with grren rushes, and It thus acquired the name, whlih wo still use, of tho "green loom." The cost of tho rallvvnvs of the United States up to ts'17 was $11,77.".im. Th it of tho world was $!.'i,'iJ.0OO,wi This conn try stood ut the head of the list, thrn came Ore at Britain, then France, New Orleans hab scented the largest floating dry clock In tho woild. The dock Is being construe ted by tho government. It will be lil feet long. l"i) feet wide and 2S feet In draught, nnd Is capable of lift Ing nnv ship ever built. It will cost !, 0 000, nnd Is to bo completed In tho fall. "Ausplnarloiis" Is a word toeently add- ed to some of tho dictionaries. It origi nated In Oklahoma at tho time of the opening of tho lands to tho public, and csnie from the same source as tho word 'jooner." which was coined into tho lin gunge about tho same time. "Auspinari ous" meanH fresh, rather Impudent. The Orient lurnlslied us with melons, cucumbers nnd onions. Kgg plants and tomatoes were dlscov e red In Peru, Quinces, pears, currants und large white grapes in ISurcpe, whllo tho mo.it com mon of our vegetables, celery, lettuce, cabbage and spinach, were transplanted from tho shores of tho Medlterrnni an. In 11S6 astrologers sold the world would ho destroyed by the conjunction of tho planets. A few .venrs later another alarm was raised, and in rx ennon uouiari claimed a mountain had opened In As syria and a scroll hnd been shown him on which was written the prediction tho world was coming to nn jjd. Ho fright ened everjbodj-. Baron Toll's expedition organized for the exploration of the New Siberia Is lands and 8annlkoff land w III set out next Juno from a Norwegian port, whence It will proceed to tho mouth of tho Lena, on the bnuks of which, at u point above tho town of Yakutsk, It will pass the winter. During the summer of vol', tho expedition will begin its exploration toward the north. oooooooooooooooow I In Woman's Realm 00000000000000000 Mil AVB HITHKU of you n Iwok." was II the niixlous Inquiry given out by Superintendent Howell's authority to tho eager pupils of a grammer school yesterday, the sumo with purposes of correction. They ejed it doubtfully. Some way li looked all right but one hand went up and one faro bore a euiekii smile. "What la It, John?" inked the teacher. "Have either of Je a book?" replied John, triumphantly, while most of the other ihlldren regarded him with envj". lint tho teacher shook her head and then another hniid.wav id In the air and nn excited voice shouted, "Now, of coiuse, thut Whsu't 1 1 jht. It should be 'luive either of jouse a book?'" And then the teachers face bote an express ion which reflected tho lh night of the possibilities of the Hngllsh nuigtiago in Scriinton. JUST WHY the street car mnductors should have such a prejudice ngalnst opening a ventilator l Ineompielien Bible to the average mln 1. After the air has been rigidly excluded all the way from Taylor to Throop nnd from Peck vllle to Scriinton, and from Plttston mil back a half day or more.the Inside at mosphere Is apt to become well a trifle weary, to say tho least. One woman who rides frequently Is evidently re garded with disfavor bv the conductors. One of them, a bice, polite one, too, who doesn't project J'ou down the aisle nt double quick time with his hand confid ingly placed i,n her back mid loesn't tread on her froek while stretching to a strap, wns heard to remark vesterdav. to a recruit Just as she was clambering on the step: "O Jimmy! There she comes! Ye mnv as well go In there and Jab open n. ventilator. Y' ran shut 'tn again when we get down town." M' US. fiKOmin is a dear little old lady, tho oldest in the Homo for the Fileadless, and sle. had a birthday on Wtdnesdij. It was her eight) -llflh and It was appropriately celebrated. Mrs. Walker gave a birthday dinner for her. 'I hero was n splendid big birthday cake fiom a kind friend nnd, of coure, valen tines galore. The pathetic story of this old Hngllsh Indy's life is 0110 to stir the heart, nnd her patient, beautiful way of living that llfn has brought to her scores of friends who wish her birthdays may bo man). THi: NEW course connected with the Hardcnbergh School of Music Is at tracting much nttent'on. It contem plates the Instruction of people who, while not having great skill In music, can le.u 11 to thoroughly understand the great compost is and thus ndd manv fold to their eujovment. The course will lie opened as soon 11s u suffle lent number of applications ate received. t THH AWri'L prediction bv Mi. Far tic Chapman Cntt. th. new president of tho National Suffragists, that be fore the end of the twentieth century there will be n woman pieslduit of the United States, U an outlook which will cause the average man of the period to feel resigned at the tmpiobablllty of be ing alive 10 e the elav. THAT Second Presbyterian supper Is tonight, and no mistake. It Is to be tho tine st one of the jear and the la dles ot tint ehuich know how to serve a supper. LIFE AND DEATH. To live for tho good of others. To gropo In llte's dismal balls. To help our sisters nnd biotheis, To comfort the one that falls; To travel tho broad and natural path, To gratefully forgive, To live for nil ot the human race Thus it Is to live. To die in tho twilight of happy thoughts, To die ns tlie autumn dies. To fade from me glitter of human llfo As the sunlight fade-. In the sides; To know that the world Is better. To have uttered the human cty, And to know In the night that the cry was heard Thus It Is to el'.e. Percy Fltztiugh, In Brooklyn Eagle. ifiiEOP Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & Coranelll J21 N. Wahintoii Ave., A!.WA .S HUhV, They Mast Go IDoulbie-Qmck That's the order we gave o 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole Shoes for ladies aud gentle men. Prices from $1.0 TO $3.00. Lewis. Rellly & Davles, 114-115 Wyoming Avenue. FURNITURE ST.tl Mlmi lea Get Ready for lospectlomi We have now a full line of all make1, of Watches that we guarantee to pass. Buy your Watches of an old reliable house. Not some agent who will open shop for two or three months aud then skip out. We are here to stay. Our guarantee is "as irood a3 gold." Prices as low as auy. MRCERMU&CONNELL i3U Wyoming Ave. Co.il Exch.tnue. Heatflllg, Stoves, Raeges, Fnnreaces5 111! GUNSTER & FORSYTH, 823-227 PENN AVENUH. The Hunt & ConiraeEl Co. Heating, Plumbin Pr .t Gas Fitting,. Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 LactaOTiia Arams HENRY BELIiN, JR., lei.eriu Agint for tni Wyoiuni liii.r.u. Alliens., llUhtlng.Spoilln; -e.uou.ilt 1111U luu Kapimu Oao.uiv.. Co up ill HIGH EXPLOSIVE. tttlely 1 iii Cups ami .tpiuliri. itooui -(01 Con mill liuiUui;. MiUMJIM THOS. FOnD. - Plttston JOHN B. bMlTII & SON. Piymuu.lt W. E. MULMOAN, - WllKc-liarr- Mfmr POWDER. A fireman who lives in a Pennsylvania town suffered from a sore mouth and tongue for a year. Doctors told him it came from his stomach and would not get well. He concluded to try Ripans Tabules, and says: " I am happy to say the first box cured my mouth and tongue, and I don't know how to praise them enough." Anew it) 1 iwfaPt rrttiUlnirurTZMiiiPiii T4Btt,w nur rtor-r.tt.nTKCKHtJ Itus low priced rt u of tut) flTe-caut rarfcutisilM t wuicxit 1 uu u inm uj tu mi i nv finv ! iuv iir. lii C0flrT. ! 1 bvnK burnt, .v YurW-vr it iuU--.wiy-uu tunuta will Lw kui for JU cnu. IILEY H 0000 Our January Clearance Sale of Underwear was so successful, that we are now enabled to open up for Spring, an entirely New Little Of the freshest and dainti est undergarments that the most perfiict skill and artistic workmanship is capable of producing. The line as usual is complete from the plainest to those more elabor ately trimmed, and comprises everything in Laaics , Misses' ana CMMrei's GarmcMs Some extra special num bers in matched sets for wedding, etc., etc., at tempt ing prices. SALE OPENS MONDAY . . . 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVEWUE Tlie fmg PlatineMcs. Teachers and superintendents de siring for class use in picture study, something that is substantial and inexpensive will find these beautiful new reproductions of great value. We h.ive 100 dilTerent subjects to select from. The prices are very reasonable and the assortment is complete. TSielPsaCaribiiiLeffe.rBtto With this book the simple act o( writing produces a copy. Any letter head can be used and a copy produced from pencil or any kind of pen and ink. When the book is filled, extra tillers can be purclused Irom us at very little cost. Two s,izes and bindings in stock. Reynolds Bros Stationurs and Engravers, Scran ton, Pa. In h pupor carton (without clawO li now for in ten let fr tli i or ml ihuttunnuitral. fc)atnAmt One dos n Hew Muslin Under- wear 1 - IM-ufc.irVJfc
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