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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1900.
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SCRANTON, MARCH 1, 1!00.
An order for 2,000 tons of steel rails
for railroads In Norway, the first ever
taken by nn American" company, has
been received by tho Sparrows Point
mill. Expansion enn't be stopped.
Theory and Condition.
WHEN President McKlnley
said that the free admis
sion of Puerto Rlc.in
products Into the United
States was a plain duty he spoko
from the standpoint of the welfare of
the people of that Island and he spoke
tho truth. But later developments
came Into consideration and forced ti
temporary postponement of free trade.
One of these wns the need of an easy
me. m of obtaining revenue for paying
the Hand's current expenses until a
systematic revenue plan can bo worked
out. The easiest way known to mun is
to put a revenue tax on Imports. That
was why the Republican leaders In
congress, with the president's full as
sent, proposed to charge upon Ameri
can products Imported Into Puerto
Rico and upon Puerto RIcan products
impartedinto the United States a duty
equal to 2T per cent, of the rates laid
down In the Dlngley tariff. This was
bubsequently reduced to 15 per cent.
The money thus, raised goes Into the
Puerto RIcan treasury; not a penny of
It, barring tho expense of collecting
the part taken in at our custom houses,
remains in the federal possession. It
Is calculated that during the two years
which this arrangement is to run Puer
to Rico will thus receive $1,250,000 In
cash per annum, or enough to pay all
her political expenses, with something
over for Internal Improvements. The
duty Is so small as to represent no
hindrance to trade between the island
and the mainland; except for this rev
enue feature, of which Puerto Rico
reaps the entire benefit, it is equivalent
to free trade.
The other development, not foreseen
by the president when he wrote his
regular message, was the discovery
that if congressional assent should be
given, or should even seem to be given,
to the doctrine that every bit of terri
tory newly acquired by tho United
States immediately falls under the
constitutional decree that "all duties,
imposts and excises shall be uniform
throughout the United States," and not
under the article of the constitution
which clothes congress with power to
"make all needful rules and regula
tions respecting the territory or other
property belonging to the United
States," It would be seized upon by the
Democratic leaders as an opportunity
to hold before native labor the peril of
Malay competition in the Philippines
on a free trade basis, and probably re
sult In the defeat of the entire expan
sion programme. When the president
and his advisers discovered this cun
ningly laid trap of the opposition, they
very naturally took steps to avoid it.
Under the bill passed yesterday in
the lower house of congress, Puerto
Rico, the first new territory to call for
congressional action, receives all the
substantial benefits of free trade with
a good revenue feature thrown in, but
the question of its constitutional status
is passed upon In a manner to leave
congress free to enact for Hawaii,
Guam or the Philippines, similar or
different regulations as the future may
make wise. Congress, in other words,
does not Indorse the Democratic con
tention that free trade necessarily fol
lows the flag; it lends its weight to
the view that territory Is "property"
in the language of the constitution, to
bo regulated either on a free trade, a
low or a high tariff basis, depending
upon the peculiar circumstances of
each case. Free trade with Puerto
Rico will come. Free trade with the
Philippines may never come; certainly
It will not come at tho expense of the
home worklngman.
The president in his message outlined
the Ideal theory; the Republican ma
jority yesterday, with his fullest as
sent, fitted the theory to the practical
condition.
As a racy play, "Sapho," in Scran
ton, displayed a pace about like that
of a superannuated truck horse on a
jwo-mlnute track.
- Intervention in South Africa.
AYS MONTAGU WHITR lh
k' unaccredited representative
of the South African republic
in this country; "The war
"Vlll not end until Pretoria falls, and
"whan1; the British reach the Transvaal
'cajikal- many- thousands of lives will
are'been lost. Tho Boers believe
that Pretoria Is impregnable. As' to
intervention, the outlook is not pleas
ing:.' i see no hope In Europe, unless
Ttussja' should tako action, and that
Joe's" bet appear likely. I believe Em
jieror "William would like to stop, the
jvar, but he doesn't exactly know how
.to go about It. The only hope is in
-the United States. No other power
tan mediate, and the administration
pppears to be lukewarm. Fublie opin
ion in the United States seems to count
or little, eo far as its influence upon
the administration Is concerned. All
Jhese meetings throughout the coun
try, h direct evidence that tho sentl
tnen't of the people of the United States
Tavora medlitlou, count for nothing
Vlth the administration."
(; Montagu la mistaken. Publie opinion
n trie United Stabsn, does count for
itnucH With" the admlniatratlon; but
.thelatter discriminates between the
publhrpplnlon which la founded on In
telligent study backed by common
enaei, and the mere effervescence of
excitement founded on prejudice
Vi!i
or sentimentality. "These meetings
throughout the country" we are to
havo one in Scranton next Sunday
represent only a small fraction of tho
American people, and while a good
many who attend them nro In earnest,
a good many others go and denounca
England 'because for a number of
years past that has been customary
among them. PersonR of conservative
temperament do not see In tho South
African war any necessity calling for
public meetings or Impassioned ora
tory on the part of citizens of fho
United States. They recognize that
speeches which may be delivered
largely for partisan effect In, let us
say, Scrnnton, Pennsylvania, cannot
possibly Impcdo tho forward march of
Lord Roberts' victorious army In Or
unpe Free Siate; and that unless the
American people are ready to shoulder
muskets and wnde Into the fray bel
ligerently and assertively they had
much better keep cool and pay ap
propriate attention to their own af
fairs. As to mediation, it is only possible
on a friendly basis when known to bo
nrceptablo to both belligerents, and
tho administration is In a better posi
tion to ascertain tho wishes of tho
belligerents than are Its Irresponsible
critics. Wo say on a friendly basis,
for wo tako It for granted that no
American out of a lunatic asylum seri
ously Imagines that the United Statea
should endeavor to Intermeddle by
force In a remote row as to which It
has not a penny's worth of direct In
terest of any kind.
A number of Porto Rlcans are In
Washington to protest against tho
tariff measure before congress in their
Interest. While tho new citizens are
undoubtedly sincere in the present in
stance, experience with frco trade
would doubtless soon teach them that
some sort of a revenue will be neces
sary to pay tho expenses of running
the government and that none are bet
ter able to contribute to this fund
than the Importers. In any event the
affairs of the Porto Rlcans will be
safe In the hands of a Republican ad
ministration. A Game Worth the Candle.
THE MUCH DISCUSSED bill
to Increase tho foreign trade
of the United States by pro
moting the ocean merchant
marine has been favorably reported to
the senate from the committee on com
merce, with certain interesting
changes. The changes have had four
purposes in view, namely: 1. To en
courage the building of now ships In
the United States. 2. To Induce our
citizens to construct freight carriers.
3. To attract present nnd prospective
American ship-owners to tho excep
tional opportunities upon tho Pacific;
for the development of American
trade. 4. To compel vessels to carry at
least half cargoes each time they
leave the United States on a foreign
voyage, their compensation being re
duced In proportion to the extent that
they fall to carry such cargoes.
In reporting tho hill to the senate
Senator Frye pointed out that existing
vessels are to have the benefit of sub
sidy for ten years while vessels here
after constructed will receive It for
twenty years. This Is expected to en
courage great Improvements In ship
building. Of the $9,000,000 in annual
subsidies provided for, only $2,000,000
Is to go to ships of over DO knots speed.
This limit Is expected to stimulate tho
construction of freighters, which are
most needed in the development of our
foreign trade. "It Is recognized," said
he, "that tho more rapid expansion of
our export trade will be with the Ori
ent. This will especially stimulate
new lines of steamships from our Pa
cific ports to Asiatic countries. To
make it particularly attractive and
also possible for our citizens to develop
that trade with American-built ships,
30 pV cent, of the maximum compen
sation Is reserved for our vessels upon
the Pacific, while, of course, there is
no limit to the extent that they may
participate in the other "0 per cent, by
increasing tho number of ships In our
foreign trade."
In order to induce those Americans
who have hitherto found it necessary
to go abroad for their ships and sail
them under foreign Hags to expand
their present trade with American,
built ships, provision is made for th3
admission to American register of for-eign-bullt
vessels owned by American
citizens, on condition that they have
tonnage built in American shipyards
equal to that admitted to our register.
Compensation Is withheld until this
new tonnage Is built, and a forfeit of
$10 per ton required If It Is not built.
This foreisn-built tonnage that is ad
mitted receives only one-half the
amount of compensation paid to American-built
vessels. All such vessels,
and their equivalent tonnage to be
built In the United States, are to be
excluded from any participation in our
coastwise trade. Compensation Is also
withheld from owners of existing
American vessels until they havo had
built In American shipyards tonnage
equal to 23 per cent, of that for which
compensation is asked.
By requiring vessels to carry on out
ward voyages tonnagp equal to" ona
half of their gross tonnage beforo they
can secure benefit of subsidy tho dan
ger Is prevented that empty ships will
be run simply to mulct tho govern
ment. A most important change In tho
amended bill Is that which so arranges
the subsidy as to make it impossible
for any type of ship to recIvo especial
favor, and to prevent tho monopoly of
any class of trade or route by any one
line or by any special type of vcssal.
Should it appear that any class of
ships or any line or any route was
more remunerative, right there the
greatest competition will center, a re
sult fure to prevent the enjoyment ot
any undue favor by any ships, lines
or routes, During ten years any
American citizen or corporation may
enter into a contract with the secre
tary of the treasury for a period of
twenty years to put on a lino of ships
or class of ships on any route, or In
uny trade, and obtain precisely tho
compensation his rivals receive, the
number, size and speed of his ships
being equal.
It is Senator Frye's opinion nnd he
Is one of the best informed men in
the United States or. the subject of
shipping that tho Immediate effect of
the paspngo nf this bill will be to assuro
within five years the construction of
approximately a half a million tona ot
now ships in American shipyards, to
increase the efficiency of our shipping
in the foreign trade at least three-fold
In that time, to largely and permanent
ly reduce rntes of ocean transporta
tion, to thus Increase our export trade,
to eventually bring the cost of con
structing ships as low In the United
Statec as it is elsewhere, to place at
all times at tho Immediate command
of the government effective ships and
trained men, to have our mails car
ried free and to gradually put on end
to our present payment of about $175,
000,000 a year to tho foreign shipping
doing our foreign carrying.
It is a game worth tho candle.
No one will probably be sorry that
the $25,000,000 milling trust has col
lapsed. If there Is ono commodity that
should be frco from the grip of tho
combine it Is certainly tho product
that is the main article of food for the
millions. The fact that capital has
frowned upon the milling trust Is an
evidence that the world la not so en
tirely given over to tho oppression of
the hungry as many would have us
suppose.
-
Barrowe, the kidnapper of "Baby"
Clark, Is said to bo insane. The ef
fects of yellow journalism are some
times slow, but are usually sure.
The recent state of the elements has
been almost sufficient to cause frac
ture of tho goose bone.
Probably the English experienced the
greatest satisfaction In making Cronje
cringe.
Outline Studies
of flliman Nature
Wasn't That Knd of a Cake.
AN EAST END car was loaded down
with shoppers, mostly women, for it
was in the middle of tho afternoon. Con
versation was proceeding at a great rate.
It was like- a pink tea or a session of the
sowing circle. But all at once a hush fell
over tho fair chatterers. A negro lad en
tered, bearing in his arms an immense
cake, three or four decks high, and frost
ed over from pit to dome, as they say
of a theater. There was a profusion of
flowers by way of decoration, and deli
cate traceries of gaudy lace completed
tho embellishments. Tho cake was so
largo that tho negro could scarcely carry
it.
The cako told the whole story of the
wedding, tho bridesmaids, tho orango
llowers, the flower girls and tho banquet
afterward. Every femlnlno heart In Unit
btrcet car was a-flutter as its owner
gazed speechlessly upon the evidence of
a wedding to be.
Finally, when tho car stopped to let on
another passenger and everything was
very still, ono lady took courage to nsk
the negro whero the wedding was going
to be.
"Whut weddln'?" asked the negro, his
eyes nrotrudlncr.
"Tho wedding that cake Is for."
"DIs ain't no weddln' cake."
"No?"
"No'm. DIs yeres er cake walk cake."
There was a smllo that reached from
ono end of the car to tho other, and very
soon conversation was resumed as before.
Memphis Scimitar.
Repartee in Congress.
MY OBSERVATION and experience
in the house has been that it is ex
tremely dai. serous to interrupt a man
who is making a speech," observed Rep
resentative Champ Clark, of Missouri. "If
he has good control of his mental appara
tus, tho chances aro all in his favor. I
onco received a stunning blow myself,
which exemplifies my original statement.
It was in tho last congress, when the
house wa3 trying to flx a time for de
bating the civil service law. Some gon
tlcmnn had proposed that the time
phould bo divided equally between the
friends and opponents of the law. Colo
nel 'Pete' Hepburn, of Iowa, told the
houso that ho thought tho time should
bo divided into three carts. Ono portion
should bo given to tho friends cf the
present law. There were others who
were In favor of a partial repeal only;
they should bo given a portion of the
time. Then Colonel Hepburn said the
other portion of tho time should be given
to tho Democrats, who were for total
repeal of tho law.
" 'How do you know that?" I was rash
enough to ask him.
" 'Because it is wrong, and the Demo
crats nro always wrorg," ho retorted.
Afterward," added the Mlssourlan, "I
crossed over to the Republican side and
congratulated Colonel Hepburn. I often
refer to that Incident when I lecture."
Washington Post.
No Commiseration Necessary.
TWO GIRLS met in a dry goods store
yesterday. They had evidently not
scon each other for some time, as tho
trend of their conversation proved.
"What good times we used to have at
the lake." said one.
"Yes, I like our own resorts," replied
tho other, "better than on tho const. Oh,
bay, whero Is my old flame, Perry? J
think tho world nf that boy."
"Oh, he's married."
"You don't say! Who to?"
"Me."
"Well, of all things," replied her friend,
flushing.
Tho convtrs-aticn drifted, but a short
time later reverted to Its old channel.
"Say, Hetty, remarked Perry's wife,
"did you meet Johnny out In San
Francisco?"- and then added, "He told
mo that summer ho was there that ho
could not Hvo without me."
"Yes, I met him In Los Angeles."
"Poor fellow! I feel sorry for him. He
Is a bachelor yet, I Buppose."
"No, he's married."
"You don't say! Who to?
"Me."-Snlt Lako Herald.
Millais' Preference.
T HE FIRST MEETING between John
Mlllals, tho artist, ond Mrs. Jopllng,
a pretty society woman of London, oc
curred at a private view of the old mas.
ters at Burlington House. Mrs. Jopllng
was walklnsr with a well-known artist
when Mlllnls approached; "A good show
of old masters," remarked the artist after
they had exchunged greetings. "Old mas
ters bo bothered. I prefer looking at the
young mUtresses," eald Mlllals, with a
humorous glanco at Mrs. Jopllu. Ban
Francisco Wave.
Made Them Forget the Errand.
AT THE ANNUAL dinner of the Mlchl.
n gan association Senator McMillan told
this story, says tbe Detroit Frco Press:
"Burrows came into my committee room
one day," began Mr. McMillan, "to see
me about an appointment. Bringing his
flat down hard on a table, he declared:
'Senator, we havo got to have this placo,
and we must mako the president know
it. Tho thing to do Is to go down there
now, right away, and insist upon It
"Burrows was so forcible about It that
there was nothing else to be done; so l
ordered ray carriage and we btarted for
tho white house. President McKinlay re
ceived us, and was very kind. He offered
us cigars. Wo smoked. Ho discussed
current topics, and finally told us a story.
It was a good one. As he finished, a
messenger camo to tell Mr. McKlnley
that a deputation was waiting. Gracious
ly excusing himself, tho president retired,
and Senator Burrows and I Went out,
still laughing and discussing tho presi
dent's story. Entering our carriage, wo
continued in a Jovial mood until we wore
opposlto the treasury building, when I
ventured to rcmarkt
" 'By tho way. Burrows, what wns tt
wo went to see the president about?'
'.' 'By Jove, I forgot all about that,' ex
claimed my colleague."
Ceased to Be Surprised.
Q N THE opening day of -the session of
w tho Fifty-sixth congress, says the
Criterion, a tall, gaunt man, shambling
of gait, with "high-water" trousers, a
slouched hat mashed In any old way,
and an overcoat that needed brushing,
presented himself at tho center door of
the house of representatives. Ho start
ed to walk right in. but wns stopped by
ono of the doorkeepers, who said to htm,
testily:
"Say, don't you know you can't go in
there?"
"No, I don't know it, my friend; I
thought I could," ho snld, mildly.
"Nobody but members allowed In to
day' "Well, I'm a member; Congressman
Cushman, of Washington."
"Ohl I beg your pardon; walk right
in."
As Mr. CUshman strode In tho hall tho
astonished doorkeeper looked after him
for a moment and then turning to his
assistant on tho door, said:
"Say, Bill, did you see that? Well, after
. ? -L aln,t cot the nerve to Btop any
thing. John Bright'" Threat to His Wife.
TWO CHARACTERISTIC anecdotes ot
John Bright aro given In Sir Edward
Russell's memoirs, which he has pub
lished under the title, "That Reminds
Me ." Bright was supposed to be a
total abstainer, but once when Edward
Mlall was very nervous at the prospect
of having to mako an important speech
In the house, Bright said:
"Well, Mlall, if I were you I'd for onco
go and have a pint of champagne."
Mr. Miall did as ho was told, and tho
result may be Judged from tho narrator's
comment that "champagne on an unac
customed Interior Is not always a cura
tive or a tonic."
Bright "rarely had any difference with
hla wife," but occasionally they were not
at ono about the children. When they
came to a point of absolute dsagrco
ment, he used to say:
"Now, I tell theo if thou doesn't do
what I wish,- I'll go straight to Mr. Glad
stone and ask him to mako me a knight,
to which the answer invariably was:
"Oh, anything rather than that."
True Gratitude.
C OON AFTER tho first distribution of
committees In the houso of represent
atives Representative Foster, of Chicago,
w.as introduced to Speaker Henderson.
Ho had received but one committee ap
pointment and that an obscure one. Ho
remarked: "I am on a fine committee,
Mr. Speaker." Mr. Henderson beamed.
"I am very glad, Mr. Foster, you like
your appointment," he said. "I always
like to please tho gentlemen of the
houso." "Oh," cald Mr. Foster, sol
emnly, "I refer to tho committee of tin
whole. You know I am a member of
that." While the speaker was gasping
for breath the new member from Chicago
added: "At the same time, if you aro
very anxious to please. I would not object
to being In your debt for somo other good
committee." And the speaker passed his
box of Philippine cigars. San Francisco
Wave.
CONVENTION CALLS.
First Legislative District.
Notice la hereby given that a conven
tion of the Republicans of the First leg
islative district will be held at 3 p. m. on
tho 20th day of March next, at Co-operative
hall, West Side, for tho purpose of
nominating a candidate for the legisla
ture to represent said district and elect
ing two delegates to attend the Repub
lican state convention to be held In Har
rlsburg on April 25, 1900. The primaries
will be held on Saturday afternoon,
March 17, between the hours of 4 and 7
o'clock. According to the rules govern
ing the Republican primaries of this leg
islative district rottco of the date of said
primary election must be given by the
district chairman at least twenty days
beforo said primary election and each
candidate must register with the district
chairman his full namo and postofflco
address and pay his assessment fifteen
days before the primary election or his
name will not be placed on tho official
ballot. No votes shall bo counted for any
person v. ho has not complied with theso
conditions.
W. A. Paine, Chairman.
Attest: Joseph Jeffrys, Secretary.
Scranton, Pa., Feb. Si, 1300.
Second Legislative District.
Notice is hereby given to the Republt
can voters of the Second Legislative dis
trict that a primary election will be held
on Saturday, March 17, 1900, between the
hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district in tho com
ing Republican state convention to bo
held in Harrlsburg, and to nominate a
candidate for the legislature. The con
vention to compute the vote will bo held
on Tuesday. March 20, 1900, at 1 o'clock
p. m., In the court house In Scranton.
In accordance with the rules governing
this district the candidates will be voted
for directly by the voters at tho polls.
Each candidate must register with the
district chairman his full name and post
office address and pay his assessment
twenty days before the election or his
namo will not bo placed In tho official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
bo counted.
Tho district vigilance committees In
tho various precincts will conduct tho
election and tho result will be reported
by the return Judge to the district con
vention, which will bo composed of tho
return Judges of tho various districts.
A written notice containing further In
structions will be sent to tho members of
tho said district vigilance committee.
Frederick W. Fleltz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretary.
Third Legislative District.
In pursuanco of a resolution of the Re
publican s tandliigr committee of the Third
Legislative district of Lackawanna coun
ty, adopted at a regular meeting held on
Saturday, the 24th day of February, 190O,
the district convention will be held on
Tuesday, the 10th day of April, 1900, at 2
o'clock p. m., in tho arbitration room of
tho court house, Scranton. for tho pur
pose of nominating a candidate for the
legislature and electing two (2) delegates
to represent said legislative district in
the state cqnventlon to be held at Har
rlsburg on April 23, 1900, and transacting
such other business as shall be brought
before tt,
Vigilance committees will hold primary
elections on Saturday, the 7th day of
April, 1900, between tho hours of 4 and 7
p. m.
Each election district shall elect ono
person, a qualified elector of said district,
to act as a member of tho legislative
standing committee for tho next ensu
ing calendar year, whose name shall bo
certified to on the returns to the district
convention.
Candidates who have thus far regis,
tered their names with the secretary at
903-901, Mears building, Scranton, Pa.,
and those who are desirous of registering
will observe the requirements of rule G,
which read as follows: "Each candidate
must register his full name and pnstnf
flee address with tho chairman of the
legislative standing committee, and shall
pay his assessment to the district chair,
man at least twenty days beforo the pri
mary election, or his namo will not be
printed on tho official ballot."
Saturday, tho 17th day of March, 1900,
Is the last day for registering and paying
the assessment.
T. J. Mntthows, Chairman.
Attest; J. K. Walking, Secretary.
Scranton, Pu., February, 28, 1900.
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I Id Woman's Realm I
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THE FACT that a clergyman at Beth
lehem has announced to his congre
gation that five hundred maidens nre
included therein who should be married
by tho men cf his congregation Is at
tracting considerable attention, lie in
cidentally remarks that tho glrln aro
pretty and modest and agreeable ns any
In tho atata nnd that the men aro too shy
or too stingy to propose. )Ic, therefore,
ns an encouragement to moro unttvprlso
promises to perform the ceremsnles for
nothing and It Is stated thnt his words
aro already resulting in tho announce
ment of numerous engagements.
There Is no doubt In the world that tho
snmo condition exists In every rhurch In
this city nnd while It Isn't at nil ccitnln
that tho young women would bo airxtous
to havo tho minister lntcrfero in their
behalf ns regatds piabcullno -apathy to
their attractions, yet wo all know any
number of men who would marry if
somebody should suggest that as a proper
course for them to pursue they need
only a llttlo encouragement from some
disinterested person to make them ac
cept tho Idea with alacrity. It will not
do for tho suggesting to como from tho
girls themsehes. Oh, dear no! but a kind
friend, a clergyman, for Instance, might
thus easily bo tho medium of making two
hearts happy nnd at tho same time se
curing a fee for himself, tho latter con
slderatlou.ot course, not weighing In the
matter.
IF THE awful stutcment recently made
by Mr. Bok Is truo that womr-n In
business havo boen tried and found
wonting and are rapidly going back to
domesticity nnd therefore safety and pro
prlety there should be a boom in tho mar
rlago market and a corresponding depres
sion In the divorce quotations. According
to some eminent thinkers the Increasing
number of divorces is chiefly due to the
fact that women are tired of keeping
houso and homo and yearn for office and
business life.
Now Mr. Bok's theory should show re
sults. He gives tho startling Informa
tion that the number of women filling
hospitals and Insane asylums with nerve
broken victims is vastly on tho Increase
and that tho profession of typewriting so
largely taken up Is death to women as It
injures the spine and produces untold
horrors of nervous diseases. Hence, ac
cording to his theory the girl of 1900 must
revolve back to where her great grand
mother left oft In tho early century and
have marriage as her only prospect in ltfo
since men are refusing to employ her In
a business capacity.
It is a rather doleful outlook for the
college girl, tho high school maiden and
women in general who havo been pre
paring themselves for a business career.
At any rate tho times are now declared
to be good and it is certainly tho cler
g man's opportunity for encouraging
matrimony.
REFORMERS, as a rule, like to do their
reforming with a very long pole and
formaldehyde pervading tho atmos
phere, probably with tho memory in their
minds of tho proverb: "He who sups
with the devil should have a long spoon."
In tho modern rendering tho long spoon,
or pole is transformed into a newspaper
stick, or a column.
((THERE ARE different ways of doing
1 penanco through Lent," remarked
a professional man yesterday. "In
the caso of women they seem to mostly
take It out in dental work."
JINGLES.
Delusion.
"He dreams of me," the maiden thought,
As his abstracted glance she caught.
But, for a fact, his mind was set
On ways by which ho cash might get.
"She thinks of me." .the man declares -"Such
musing mood her fond face wears,"
But, truly, Just beneath the rose,
Tho damsel's head was full of clothes.
Indianapolis Journal.
Returning from the Club.
Although "night's candles are burnt out,"
And bright the sun's first ray,
He bears tho rattle of tho cans
Along the milky way. Judge.
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from,
Hill & Comniell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
ALWAYS BUUY,
They Must'
That's the order we gave
-o 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies and gentle
men. Prices from
$1.80 TO $3.00,
were
FIIRMmiHE
Lewis. Reilly & Davles,
X14-116 Wyoming Avenue.
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 open shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good a3 gold." Prices as
low as any.
MIERCERJEA1I &C0NNELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,
Ranges,
Fnflrnaces9
Ptamralbing
Tiningo
GUNSTER & FORSYTE,
88-827 PENN AVENUE.
The Hamt &
ConneM Go.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 iadawaima Mam
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ueuetui Agent for tai Wyoming
DUtrlol.'j;
la
liming, Blasting, Hponinj, dinoUstati
and Itaa Jtspuuuo Chemical
Cojipuuy',
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tuiety Hk Cnp ana !-;xplo.t:i
ilooiujol Connell uulldlaf.
fciorautoa.
AGKNUIIM
VHOS. FORD, - - - Plttston
JOHN B. SMITH & BON, - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - WUkes-Borre.
A m1ii.nt wlmiti 1 knonr
IHP01TS
pitmm
Q.'l t Lt51 'iTn'i fmfMNsil
office. I have een the-n In hl traveling La. In drawer of hl dlninK-room jideboard
there Is a con.unt supply. Ome I nw tome In hi. litnins kit; for he it iomelhing of a
tporttman, and he generally can fith one up front hit waistcoat pocket on occasion. The
Tabulct teem to be with him in about as constant demand at tobacco with a tailor, 1 asked
once how he could hive tuclt frequent use for Kll'ANS T ABULKS, and he told mo thltt
' 11 tomelhlng In bushiest nnnoyt melt upsets my noraach, but a Tabule taken at the lime
neutralizes the bad lntluenic. When 1 Iratcl I am apt to be troubled v. ilh constipation, but
Tabule at night Insures a pleasant and healthy movement In the morning. If I drink a glass
of wine too much, or eat a dessert that hat a tendency to upset me, a Tabule it an antidote.
When liiMnj in the sunshine threaten! a headache, a Tabule cures the tendency; and what
It good (or me is often just as great a boon to a chance companion. For that reason I always
have them within reach. They don't cost much, and they never do any harm. I would no
more think of depriving myself of their beneficial ministrations than I would of going with
out my frequent bath or occasional cigar. Since 1 first learned abour Kipans Tabulct m4
their wide application, I have bad fewer tick days and life has mote tunthiuc in tt." I
TTTT
NIEY'S
U
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
for a summer garment and
comprises the New Blues,
Greys, Heliotropes, Fawns,
etc., etc., both in the "Natu
ral Foulard" and "Libertv
Satin" finish.
Our Challies
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.
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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 is
complete.
With this book the simple act of
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 fillers can be purchased
from us at very little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros,'
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
mlwavt hat a kuddIv In hU deilc it thft
FIIUM
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