i, SCKANTdN TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24f 1900.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCKANTON, FRnnUAIlY 21, 1900.
The Assoi'lntril Press report of Mon
day's anil Tiiesdny'H battle nt Panrde
burtf drift, (riven to tho public lu yes-ti-rduy
afternoon's ptperH, and. bj
cuiifo of Its dramatic Interest, repro
duced i'ls.pvhi;rt Is onu of those ran;
chronicles nf the times that mark
turning points In the world's! history.
It is tho best feat In Journalism yet
developed by the South African war.
The Quay Case Taken Up.
WltATF.Vr.U MAY HE tho
lestill of tho final voto
In the senate upon the
iiuchttuii of mlmlttlns M.
K. Qihv on Kiihertiatoilul appointment
a speeulafloli ehlelly confined to the
b.irRnln counter nowspapci.-, which
hitherto have foolishly Imagined that
their artificial noise war. going to de
cide the question the majority of six
cast yestenlav for the motion to take
up the Quay can? as a matter of the
hlt;h0st privilege Is n fortunate Indi
cation. It shows that the fnlted
States senate owns Itself and is not
ready to hire out to any factional spit"
conspiracy for the purpose of further
ing mendacious minority IntrlKite.
The question is properly one of su
preme privilege. Klthcr the common
wealth of Pennsylvania has a consti
tutional right to Its full representation
and voloe in the deliberation"! of the
senate, or It has not. If it baa such
.1 right every minute of unnecessary
delay In according due recognition
thereto Is an outrage, not only upon
the temporal y appointee, but also upon
the people of Pennsylvania and tho
constitution of the "United States. The
question of government for Hawaii or
Puerto Itlco is trivial by comparison
with whether the constitution of the
United States permits a great and
original state in the American Union,
first in Industry and second only In
population, to be deprived by the in
trigues o a few malcontents of the
representation in the highest law
making nfsembly In the government
that Is freely nccorded to a cow-patch
like Nevada or a dot on the map like
llhode Inland.
This Is an issue far bigger than Quay
and antl-Qury. Y.- feel well satisfied
of Colonel Quay's ability to hold hid
end up In the futuie politics of Penn
sylvania so long as he shall choose to
remain active In party management,
regardless of tho giotesquc endeavors
of the Martins, Fllnnt and Wanamak
crs to "reform" him out of their way.
nut It would be it serious matter af
fecting adveisely the welfare of every
state If prl liege should ever be denied
to the question of a state's constitu
tional right to full and equal represen
tation as Intended nnd demanded by
the founders of the republic
Lord Kitchener has the military Idea.
Keeping everlastingly at It until the
enemy surrenders unconditionally is
the true secret of great generalship.
The Courts and the Press.
A BY-LAW of the Associated
Frets stipulates that no
member shall purchase news
from any person, firm or cor
poration declared by the board of di
rectors or stockholders to be antagon
istic to the Associated Press. News
papers without voting power In the
election of directors, by this instru
ment, could be cut oft whenever the
board of directors so willed, regard !;
of any question of paying the cost of
service; and newspapers with voting
power could be cut off If out-voted.
The decision as to whut constituted tin
antagonistic seller of news was arbl
trary with the board, which thus had
a certain power of censorship over
most of the newspapers throughout the
United States.
The case of the Chicago Inter-Ocean
against the Associated Press arose out
of the fact that the directors of tho
latter threatened to expel the Inter
Ocean If it continued to buy spejls
news fum the New York Sun. No
reason has ever been given to the pub
lie why the Sun should have been de
clared antagonistic The Inter-Ocean
applied for an Injunction to -Leiit
the A,s?oclated Pu.t8 f,on, cw.w,,.,
it. The application was denied In two
lower courts but was granted on a p.
peal to the Illinois Supn-me couit,
which, In the eouise of u.s opinion,
held that the by-law relating to "an
tagonistic" competitors war. monopo
listic In character and prejudicial to
the 'public welfare. The nub of its
opinion 'Is cortipilsed within the ful
iM'luu words, which should be put in
letters of silver on tablets of gold:
When a rorpotntton Is created, there
Boe with It the power to fiuiet by-laws
for Its.iiovernineiu and gultUuue, as well
uj for the guidance and government of
its members. This power is necessary to
enable a corporation to uccnmplWl the
purpose of Its creation. Imt by-laws
nrtirt he rf.asonablo ami for a corimtnio
purpoe, and always within chattel Urn
its. They mutt always bu btilctly subor
dlauto to tho constitution and the gen
eral law of tho Jnnd. They must not In
fringe (he policy of the stule nor bo hox.
tlla to tho, public welfare. Attempt to
placo restrictions on trade, nnd commerce
and to fetter IndtvlduU liberty of action
! preventing competition nro hostile to
public wHfaie, and direct, tho Interests
of the pcpjde, Sudi fll tempts by a cor
pcratlen aio an abuse of its .poruto
fraichtse. ' public policy sequin.. that
corporuton.s. n the .eiclso of powers,
must be coutlned bUictly within their
charter JlmltH and not be permitted to ex.
crcUe pctvtih bejend those ,,m.ly
conferred. Tho Unto provides fur the
creation of lorporallons. The corpora
inn I ' '"-enturo and must always con.
form to Its policy. This duty on tho part
of cot pore tli lift to do 110 acts hostile to
the pi llry of tho tr-to grows out ol tho
fact that tho Irithhtturo Is presumed in
ii.wn had In view the public Interest
when a charier was grunted to the cor
poration nnd n rirpatiura from Its ehnr.
ler rurpotc will be allowed llleh would
bo hurtful to the public.
The Associated Press was meant to
be an association for the mutual bene
fit of Its stockholders ar.fi members and
not nn Instrument of warfare against
Journals or news agencies considered
by the bond of directors to be "an
tagonistic." For ft man who has to stand tho
nbuse, falsification and goadlnir which
are directed nt him, Senator Quay, in
spite of the Wrttiam.iker llternry bur.
oatii seems Htlll to be doing fairly well.
Advice from the Chinese Minister.
VEUY WORTHILY did the or
ator of tha day at the open
ing of the University of
Pennsylvania's new law
school, Mr. Wu Ting Fang, Iho Chines"
minister to this country, acquit him
self in his discussion of the themo:
"The Proper Relation of the United
States to the Oilent." The address,
delivered at Philadelphia on Thursday
In intent English, was n masterplcc.i
of Intelligent philosophy; and tho oc
casion nf It. in which a teptesentatlve
of tho oldest civUU'.aticn on rarth ap
peared In the 10I0 of mentor to the
newest, was rettalnly memorable.
The .speaker deftly praised' George
Washington, both for what he did and
for what he did not dc, asking where
another Instance could be found of en
tile subai dlnal Ion of personal am
bition to the public welfare. Thence
reviewing the growth of the ftate
which Washington did so much to
create, ho alluded to its latest terrltor.
lal expansion, which, as a. Chinaman,
ho welcomed; and entered directly
upon his theme, one of the first re
quisites toward maintaining proper re
lations with the Oilenlals Is, he said,
to understand them, and to Judge thorn,
not by your standard, but by their
own. He diplomatically suggested that
a trained consulur service on a merit
footing Is desirable and thought that
a chair of the Chlnesu language and
literature In our leading universities
would be most helpful In the training
of men who In future will be sent to
administer our affairs In the Orient.
Constant Intercourse between tho
East and the Wet o necessity, be
continued, requires a common medium
of communication. The stoiy of Babel
ban n moral to it. It was the confusion
oC tongues that scattered the people
of the earth toward the tour winds.
Reverse the process and you will, he
said, bring the nations of the world
together. He noted the rapid growth
in the employment of the English lan
guarv In the East as the language of
business communications, and thought
it might one day become the universal
language, hut in the meantime he play
fully reglstred his personal piotest
ayalnst Its atrocious spelling'. A pho
netic spelling of English would, ho be
lieved, .save ninny loielgners sleepless
nights. A congiess of American uni
versity piofessois and school teachers)
should be convened to take up this
question, i.o that a simple and uniform
system ot spelling and pronunciation
may be adopted.
Coming directly to our responsibili
ties, he said: "Tho policy of a wisa
statesman would bo not to enact laws
for the newly acquired possessions
without thoroughly studying the local
requirements nnd peculiar circum
stances, or to extend the laws of the
mother count) y which mlsht be un
siulted to the conditions of the new
tenitoiles. No iinnecessnr change- In
the existing laws and customs should
be made. No encouragement what
ever should be given to the ill feeling
of one race or I'lnsn against another;
no step should be taken toi please or
conciliate one class In the community
at the expense or to the detilment of
another cla?s; no race or class legis
lation should be tolerated. Tho policy
of the new ruling power should bf
strictly impartial, fair and just: no In
terference with long standing customs
should be allowed unless they are
cruel or Injurious to good morals.
Education Is a great rrfoinvjr, and if
free schools are established, similar to
the excellent public schools in this
country, great result? may bo ex
pected." Then followed this sensible
suggestion:
"This republic is young, and this la
the fit st time she has acquired colonies
10,000 miles away. The experience is
novel to her. Theories, however excel
lent, are not safe guides, especially In
matters of legislation ard government
with respect to an alien tace, and If
erinis should bo committed the con
sequences might he very serioti. It
is no disgiaco to turn to these Powers
for some kwons which have bad cx-peih-nce
In the administration of col
onlc England and Trance have uc
quhed posse-slons in Asia, tho totmer
possessing teuitoiies which aie not
fnr fiom the Philippines, and bavins
had to solve pioblems similar to H103,
with whlih jutt aie confronted, if a,
commission should bo sent to thosu
co'onies to invisilgate the systems of
gov rninent In actual operation, ti
btudy the experiments which have
pioved successful, and to find out what
legislative etiaitments have been found
suitable to the Asiatic people, this gov
eminent would be ablo to learn sonn
useful lessons, and at least to avoid
making mistakes which might after
wards ba regretted and difficult to
coireet."
There are few American statesmen
who could have spoken In hotter vein
or moie to tho point.
T'ie American mules that have been
making so much trouble for the Brit,
ish at' Cape Town were probably re
crulted in the vicinity of Senator Billy
Mason's home.
Failure to Convict.
RUSSELL HEADLEY, ex-dis-trlct
attorney of Orange
county, New York, takes Is
sue with General N. M. Cur
tis, the leader of tho movement to
abolish capital punishment, whose
views were recently noticed on this
page. Mr. Headley believes that tho
prevalence of murder is due to tho
failure to convict Instead of to the
death penalty yet existing In many
states. He says:
"In 18SS, 2.1SS murders were commit
ted In the United State, for which
only 231 persons wore punished; In
ISSf), there were 3,567 murders, and 274
convictions; In 1890, 4,290, with 223 exe
cutions; In 1S91, 6,000 murderu, and 200
executions, and In 1892, tho number of
homicides had swollen up to 8,000, with
the same disproportion in regard to
the convictions, and so on steadily In
creasing up to tho present day. Small
as Is tho number of executions as com
pared with the murders committed, yet
this proportion Is seen to be yet more
pronouncd when we consider that not
all of these, are legal executions, but
In the sum total arc also included the
victims of mob law. Thus, we find
that lynch law claimed In 18S8, 142
hitman beings; In 1889, 176; 1890, 127;
1891, 192; 1S92, 23S; In 1S93, 204, and
dropping to 196 In 1897. According,
therefore, to the figures, It Is seen that
so far from capital punishment being
enforced In practice, It Is not enforced
at all, In any proper pense of the word,
and the fearful Increase In the crime
of murder cannot with ansf show of
logic be, therefore, laid to the fact
of the existence on the statute books
of the present law."
Mr. Headley attributes this failure
to convict more to defective prepara
tion of cases by the commonwealth,
owing to Inadequate detective service,
than to prejudice In the Jury box
against sending murderers to the gal
lows; and he argues that "It is of the
greatest Importance that the highest
grade of Intelligence and the best
trained detective ability should be util
ized by tho state."
There will bo no disposition to dis
pute this latter conclusion; but re
garding the cause for so many failures
to convict In cases of homicide our
observation does not agree with that
of Mr. Headley. It certainly is a fact
of general knowledge, so far as North
eastern Pennsylvania Is conoerned, that
Jurors will vote to put a murderer In
prison when they will not vote to hang
him; and that acquittal or disagree
ment in capital cases is very frequently
due to this Inherent reluctance rather
than to doubt of guilt. The abolition
of the death penalty would tend to
increase the proportion of convictions
and thus add to the law's deterrent Influence.
Herr Most, the anarchist, has taken
to tho stage. If Most had adopted th
profession years ago much of hli
wasted energy might have been made
profitable.
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Civil Service Reform.
N AMENDMENT to the civil
service law has been pro
JL. JL posed by Representative La
coy, of Iowa, which has the
merit of htrlklng a happy medium be
tween those who want office holders
elevated Into a separate caste and
those who want no civil service regu
lations at all.
Mr. Lacey's bill provides that "all
persons now or hereafter employed in
the classified civil service, unless re
moved for cause or as provided by law,
shall serve for a term of five years
only from the dates of their several
appointments, subject to all the rights
of removal, transfer or i eduction as
provided by law. They are to be elig
ible for reappointment without fuither
certification from the civil service com
mission, but upon such reappointment
shall b subject to such examination
as may be provided by the head of the
department, bureau or office In which
such person is employed; such re
examination shall be a practical one
nnd shall be made with reference to
the qualifications and fitness of such
pel sons for the service In which they
are to be employed."
The practical advantage to be gained
from such a measure Is the check it
would put upon the tendency of thi
average federal place-holder under tho
existing civil service rulss to grow !n
"upplshness" with growth In ago of ser
vice and to feel independent of super
visory authority. Tho best woik is
seldom done by the employe who Imag
ines that he Is holding down a life Job.
Another encounter bns Just taken
place between the "soph" and "fresh"
elements at Cornell, and arrests will
probably follow. If the festive stu
donts would confine their efforts to
bruising each other's beads It la prob
able that little notice would be taken
of the srort, but the accompanying de.
Ftruetlon of furniture and window
glass generally makes It necesary that
some one should be called upon to
settle.
Although the editor of the Montrosa
Democrat publicly bewails th'f fact
that tlw f.umeis only iccelve 11 cents'
a dozen for hen's eggs, It Is suspected
he secretly rejoices that tho seasonable
product Is within reach of tho ilch
and poor alike.
- .
Almost any actions is willing to be
come the target for severe criticism
and fat box ofilce receipts.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribuae Astrologer.
Atirolabo cast: 3.it a. m., for Saturday,
Feb. li, ISw.
& CT y,
A child born mi Ibis day will notice
that success In ilfe oft mi depends jnoro
upon a "pull" than push.
A chronic kicker Is seldom successful
in anything save, tho destruction of his
own footwear,
llopo springs eternal In the hearts of
the school board of six.
Objection to slot machines seems to
come entirely fiom contributors.
There appeals to be need of a viaduct
between tho Scranton Republican and tho
mayor's office.
When marriage fails to open a man's
eyes, then his case Is Indeed hopeless.
Tho crops of Haster eggs and Klondike
parties are early and numerous.
Ajacch'us' Advice.
When promoters entice thee, mako
them furnish accommodations on tho
ground floor.
He Approved.
"How did you llko tho symphony con.
cert?" asked the young woman.
"Well." answered tho young man, "it's
better than .. good many shows I'x'o seen
lately. Thero wasn't tmvthlni: suiurc.
1 live In it." Washington Star.
CURRENT VERSE.
Vagaries of Spelling.
A fisherman Bat on tho quay
Partaking of afternoon tuny;
When a lady cbtno by
Who winked with one y,
And whispered, "No sugar for muay."
A man was committed to the gaol
For stealing a tonpenny naol;
The Judge was severe,
And gnvo him one yere,
Without any option of baol.
A grand old bootmaker of Hawatden
Ussd to pcnd the whole day In his ga
warden When his friends akt him why
He lookt up at tdn sky,
But only replied, "Pcy you pawarden."
It Is said that Nathaniel FAIcnnes
Lived wholly on brmd and broad
bblennes;
When Invited to eat
But a morsel of meat
He answered, "Just think what It
mmlcnnesl"
A thoughtful young butcher named Mowll
Una a tetiJcr and srnsatlve sowil;
When ho slaugnlctcd a sheep
lit- always would weep
And pay for ti funeral towll.
A sailor, who sported a queue,
Wns civil to all that he knueue;
tf ho came under firo
Ho used to retlie
And say, with a bow, "After yueue."
Tho Dowager Duke of nuccleugh
Was famous for Irish stpugh;
When asked, "Do you hso
Any onions In stuso7"
Ho cautiously answeted, "A fcugh."
A groom of tho royal demesne
Was tho finest old man ever scsne;
But ho kept out of sight
In a ditch day and night,
For fear of annoying the quesne.
Tho nmlnble Commodore Hnlzh
Set sail down tho channel one dalgh;
When asked, "Do you know
Which direction to go?"
Ho unsworod, "I'm feeling my walgh."
One autumn tho Marquis of Sicynes
Shot a partridge with Infinite peynes;
Then he cried, "I'm afraid
Of tho havoc I've made!
Soe only one feather romeynss!"
Westminster Gazette.
Nemesis.
Tho small boy stole his neighbor's grapes.
His sin
Did not impress him overmuch.
A grin
O'erspread his freckled little faco
As he
Broke bunches off and gobbled them
In glie.
lie ate, and ate, and ute, and ate, and
nte,
And ate.
And all tho time his wicked Joy
Was great.
Ho did not think how wrong It was
To swlpo
His neighbor's grapes before they were
Half ripe!
But, oh! before the clock struck 12
That night,
That wicked boy was pale as chalk
With fright.
He realized at last how very great
A sin
It In to steal, though It be but
A pin.
For awful gripes Ids stomach filled
With woe.
And ho ejaculated. "Oil!
Oh! Oh!"
The morul Is now hed It, boys
"Don't twine
Your neighbor's gr.iper at least until
They're ripe."
Somcrvlllc Journal.
Remember Me.
"When this you see. dear friend, remem
ber me,"
Old-fashioned, trite and neither new nor
clever;
And yet expressing what will always bo
The longing h ipr, to bo remembered.
How often have theso simple, common
words
Implored thu net of loving recollection;
How nft have struck and sounded mora-
ry's hnrils
And stirred emotions of a past affection.
And so my tribute to your book at last
Comes but to this: wherever you may
be,
Though far away, though years on years
bo past,
"When this you see, dear friend, re
member me!"
K. N. Westcott (author of "David
Harum.")
Keep A-Smilin.
If you've parted with yer cash,
Keep a-smllln';
Never think of action rash,
Kerp a-smllln'.
Never wish thet you wuz dead,
Ef you want to git ahead,
BU-jr hu.s'le up instead,
Keep a-?mi!in'.
Ef yer feelln'-kinder blue
Keep n-smllln'.
"lis the only thing to do,
Keep a-stallln'.
Ef the gc-slp t'dls her tales
And yer chniar tor assails,
'Tls advlc th'M never falls
Keep a-smllln'.
Trouble helps to make us strong,
Keep n-smllm'.
Try to slug a cheerful song,
Keep a-smllln".
Better keep a pleasant face,
Better hus'le up yir pace,
An' 1 think you'll win the race.
Keep a-Hinllln'.
Joseph A. McGulre, In Buffalo Newi.
NO SECRET ALLIANCE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho alarmists who have been appre
hensive of a rrerel alliance between the
United States and Great Britain should
have their fears quieted by the official
statement of Secretary ll.iy. Replying
to tint Inquiries contained In a resolu
tion of tho llouso of Representative?, ho
says that there Is no truth in the charges
of a tecret alllttnce with the British
empire; that no secret alliance, conven
tion, arrangement or understanding ex
ists .between the United Slates and any
other ration, and that, under the Con
stitution, all treaties require tho ndvicA
and consent of tho Semite. That llreat
Britain was friendly to us during Ihn
war with Spain Is undeniable; but thin
wns duo to no secret compact, but to
ties of laco andelf interest.
Some of tho European nations ba'o
alliances, nnd, In all probability, siuet
understandings with each other. Mils
Is possible under their forms of govern
ment. Their contiguity geographically
has made It necessary for lln-in to i.iako
such arrangements. But the Ut.lted
States, If It shall adhere to precedent,
will not be tempted Into entangling alli
ances that might bind It to Interfere In
broils that are essentially not Its con
cern. Washington's farewti! i.ddress is
btudded with advice against meddling
with tho affairs of other nations and
bristles with argument that permits of
no dispute. This country has become
great not merely becauso of Its natural
reeourcos, but largely becaase of Its
form of gox eminent and its adherence
to tho policy shaped for tho Infant re.
public by Washington nnd tho fathors.
Our army and navy nie maintained for
the protection of the United States, and
aro not to be requisitioned by any other
power. Every instinct of patriot him eon.
Jures us to attend to our own buxhv.'tis
and avoid tho pitfalls of foreign alli
ances. Tho rumors that President Mo
Klnley has mado a secret compact with
Oreat Britain originated nbrimd, and
were circulated here by demagogues and
Ignoramuses. Ambiguous statements by
certain English politicians were Inter
preted by tho Continental press us In
dications of an understanding between
the United States and Great Blltnln.
The rrpresentatlvcVlrltlsh statesmen de
nied the truth of such reports, but It
suited the mischief tnakets, at homo
and abroad, to discredit the denials.
o
The mixture of races In this rountry
offers an Insuperable obstnelo to any
permanent alliance with a. foreign na
tion. Every American citizen, what
ever his ancestry, respects and Is devot
ed to tho American flag, but a great
diversity of view prevails respecting
svmpathy with other countries. Preju
dices nnd preferences, Inherited or ac
quired, exist among many citizens, so
that should tho administration Indicate
a disposition to favor Russia as against
England, or Germany as ugalnst Prance,
or Spain us against Italy, it would be
llko tossing a firebrand among stubble.
Becauso of our constitution, of our tra
ditional policy and of popular sentiment,
wo can huvo no secret alliance with any
nation no matter how tordlal Its atti
tude may be towards us pro torn.
HEALTHY AMERICANISM.
From an Oration by Justice Harlan, of
the United States Supreme Bench.
Now, more than at any polled In our
history, Is it necessary that wo bo faith
ful te sound principles of government
and liberty regulated by law. Our
country has reuched a critical and mo
mentous period, and the utmost vigilance
and the most unsollHi patriotism are
demanded from every genuine American.
The time has come when wo must be
Americans, through and throunh. We
hive no right to turn our backs upon
public affairs, or to become Indifferent to
the fate of our Institutions. Sllll less
have we a right to enjoy the blessings
and protection of this glorious land while
continually saying and doing that which
serves to strengthen tho hands of tho
enemies of the republic. Some people
havo a strange way In which to manifest
their devotion to countiy. They rarely
see in tho operations of the government
anything to approve, and they never fall,
when tho nation Is having u dispute with
other peoples, to say that our country Is
wrong and our adversaries right. And
they do this even whllo our soldlets
are In far distant binds endeavoring to
maintain the rightful authority ot the
nation. Somo have not hesitated to say.
In the most public manner, that those
who from Jungles ainbush and shoot
down our brave soldier", are lighting the
battles of liberty and doing only what
thoy havo a light to do. what their
honor requires. These men are never
happier than when attempting to per
suade their fellow citizens that America
is entering upon a dark and perilous
future, and that all so far accomplished
for tho liberty and welt being of tho
people will be lost If the nation doer not
retrace Its stens.
o
For my own part, I believe that a
destiny awaits America such as has
never been vouchsafed to any people, and
that In the working out of that destiny,
under tho leadings of Providence, hu
manity everywhere will be lifted up and
power and tyranny compelled to recog
nize tho fact that "God Ia no respector
of persons," nnd that He "bath made
of one blood nil nations of men." Let
us have cm abiding faith that our coun
try will never depart from the funda
mental principles of right and Justice or
prove, recreant to the high trusts com
mitted to It for the benefit, not alone of
the American people, but of all men
everywhere on all tho earth. We havn
had our davs of Kloom and djikncs.
Wo have had political storm.-t that Form
ed to threaten the destruction of our
Institutions; nnd now nnd then we may
have been somewhat faint hearted as to
our destlnv and doubted whether all was
well for tho Great Itenublle. But thoso
storms pas ied away, and we rejoice that
our apprehensions weie gnMit.dl"Ss. We
may expect storms In the future; for
nothing worth pre serving lu i ever been
achieved by Individuals or nations ex
cept through trials and sacrifices Take
coinage in the I ellef that the Ameiican
people are pine In hi alt. nnd have no
deslie or purpose other than to malntnlu
the rmthorlti of this nation wherever
our Hug flouts, and to preserve unim
paired to the latest generation the free
Institutions given thorn by tho fathers.
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to SeJect
from,
H5E! ft Connell
121 N. WiishinRton Ave,
I .
They Mtnst Go
DoiiMs-Qb cfc
That's the order we gave
o 2,ooo pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies aud geutle
raen. Prices from
$1.S0 TO $3.00.
Lewis. Rellly & Davies,
1H-116 Wyoming Avenue.
OFFIOE
FUB11TOK
ALWAYtf UUSY,
If
Eailroai Men
Get Ready
for Inspection
We have now a full line of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will opeti shop for
two or three months and then
kip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good a3 gold." Prices as
low as any.
mCEM&D&CCMElL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Stoves,
Ranges,
Fyinnacas9
Plumbiaig
Timing.
GiMSTER & FORSYTH,
ES-SH PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Connell Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fatting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lactexim knmt
HfcNRy BELliN, JR.,
Oefctrj. Agent rr tuj iVynmu;
D13.1 ic; !
iiJMnj.', Ulailllif, MnDiUn;, -,ucJ.idiJl
una iuj llfiiunj Cue.mca.
HIGH OTLOSIYB.
nitty lum I'uik mid AitKt
ttouui 401 ;mrii)U tJiiiMm;.
deration.
AliK.NCifc.-J
THOS. FORD. - - - Tlttston
JOHN B. SMITH & BON, - Piymouttt.
W. E. MULLIGAN. Wilkn-florrf.
WHIT'S
POWDER.
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Jm&iw I ffl 1 11
JXassSsRF&te c -tS&4! 1 I ' I ft I
A resident of Wyoccna, Wis., a veteran of the late war,
writes that he had suffered from stomach and bowel troubles
ever since the war, and had been treated by more than a dozen
doctors, besides trying almost all kinds of patent medicines. He
tried Ripans Tabules and says that " they arc the only thing I
ever used that has begun to fill the bill for all kinds of stomach
tioublc. My daughter," he adds, " is eighteen years old and
rather delicate ; poor appetite and inclined to be consumptive.
Of all the medicines she has tried, the ' Tabules ' have done her
the most good ; she has gained in health and strength so that
she lias gone to Missouri on a visit."
Autrl'P.rl.itrinlJvlnliirTKkiriiTiBiiKltiiur'.riaHnrwtli'.utelw)Umrorlttia(
dnif irp-rt it h.hchnt. IM.li'W'tiur.ft ruit v I'llnd.d foi thtHruiid ih .coiiomifml. OndM
of tit. lire cnt &rl tiMl xiulmloii 1 K'l.Kil t,v r Bit I J fviiiliii ir1 ft, felt' rwnt. to the IttfiMCwlMWAfc
I'.tur.sT. ho. 10 ivivtv btftnt. New Wl-ur t hui-U i.naulttw Tiiu ll wUlkMHBtfur Oluctal.
FUJI'S
fiium
silks aid
CHAUJE8
We have just opened our
spring line of New Foulards,
and take pleasure in calling
your attention to the same,
representing, as they do, the
CREAM of the best manu
facturers' line for 1900. Dif
fering from last season when
most everything shown was
in Blacks and Navys, this
season's line comes in colors
and shades more appropriate
1 for a summer garment and
comprises the New Blues,
Greys, Heliotropes, Fawns,
etc., etc., both in the "Natu
ral Foulard" and "Liberty
Satin" finish.
Our Challles
Are too handsome to de
scribe and our assortment
NOW is far more extensive
than in any season heretofore,
but on account of the scarcity
in all the finer grades, this
condition will only last for a
limited time, and early buy
ers will get by far the best
selection.
See our exhibit this week.
510-512
Tic Praag Platiacttcs.
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 have 100 different subjects to
select from. The prices are very
reasonable and the assortment (s
complete.
The Pea CartooiiLctter Book
With this book the simple act of
writing produces a copy. Any
letter head can be used ana a copy
produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
filled, extra fillers can be purchased
from us at very little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
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