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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1000.
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(5e Scranton ri6une
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Is alwayn glad to print short lotto frnm
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Its rnlo Is that these must be signed, for
publication, by tho writer's real name;
and tho condition precedent to acceptance
Is that all contributions shall be subject
to editorial revision.
SCitANTON, MATCH 2, 1900.
The coronet's apparent inability lo
keep lej?al engagements has resulted
In the fnlllnp through of a number of
oases begun by him with every prom
ise of thorough Investigation nnd has
repeatedly put to annoyance both wit
nesses and court. Tho coroner means
well, but appeurs to bo unable to keep
his fighting boots on long enough ut a
time to accomplish tangible results.
Tho public is watching with Interest
his conduct of tho' Weaver case.
As to City Lighting,
THE W.TTETI of President V.
W. Scranton, of the Scrun
ton Electric Light nnd Heat
company, In refcienco to
tho city lighting contnict, repioducod
elsewhere, deserves attentive cnnEld
crntlon. Its statements of fact put
the question in a new form.
Strvlco at a reasonable prlco 1ns
he en supplied by Mr. Scranton's com
pany for thirteen years. Thevo has
been Just complaint, fiotn time to time,
that councils have erected lights where
they were not needed and have thus
heen extravagant will: the people's
money; but the blame for this docs not
attach to Mr. Pcranton nor to any ons
employed In his Interest, The rate
charged per lamp has Ken a fair rate;
tho statistics clearly prove this.
When the written contract ran .out
the Scranton Electric Light und Heat
company continued to t-.upply the city
from year to year. In view of Its largo
Investment In plant, murh of which
would bo rendered valueless by the sud
den termination of Its business ar
rangement with the city, It would be
no more than lair or. the part of the
city, if it desired to terminate this ar
gument, to give adequate notice. Wo
doubt that it would gain anything by
terminating the contract. That, how
ever, would depend upon the bids. Hut
t.i be fair tho call for bids should
specify that the contract, when let.
would date r.t least one year ahead.
Then, if another bid should win, Mr.
Scranton would have- a reasonable
time in which to dispone of hlc plant.
To cut him off at the drop of the hat
would certainly he ungenerous and un
just. Wo hold no brief for President Scran
ton. If It were a pert.or.al mntter wo
should have good nwson to say noth
ing In his behalf. But In a public af
fair of this majmltuoe the city of
Scrpnton cannot afford to perpetrate an
Injustice.
We fully agree with the Rev. W. A.
Quayle, of Indianapolis, that tho ex
ploit of the Itcv. Charles M. Sheldon,
of Topeka, Kan., in hippodroming a
ccheme to run a secular paper for one
week, "as Jesus would." is a bit of
sacrilege Impudent In the extreme.
Democrats and the Constitution.
T
iHB CONSTITUTIONAL ar
gument of the Democrats
that tho clause "all duties,
Imports and excises shall be
uniform throughout the United States"
refers to territory captured or annexed
does not stand in the light of prece
dents. Louisiana was ceded to the
United States In 1803 a result due to
the sagacity of the father of Democ
racy, Thomas Jefferson. Out of this
great tract of land which is now the
beat of a mighty republican empire
Orleans territory was organized in 1801
nnd admitted as a state under the
name of Louisiana in 1812.
At the time of the Louisiana pur
chase our tariff gave to goods import
ed in American ships a 25 per cent,
preferencs duty. The Louisiana treaty
gave a similar reduction to French and
Spanish merchantmen trading at New
Orleans, thus, as Charles A. Gardiner
pointed out In a masterly address de
livered before the New York State Bar
association, a year ago, establishing
lower duties there on French and
Spanish imports by 23 per cent, than
elsewhere In the Union. For eight
years this condition continued. If the
present Democratic reading of the con
stitution is correct, then during all of
this time that great Instrument was
being wantonly violated by an arrange
ment Thomas Jefferson's own. It
must' be disturbing to this great states
man's shade to have his modern fol
lowers accusing him by Inference In
one, breath of having ben the cham
pion imperialist of history nnd In tho
next breath arguing, as Bourke Cock
ran tried to argue at Boston tho other
night, that Jefferson wasn't really an
fxpanslonlst after all, but simply a
victim of appearances.
The fact of this whole matter Is that
the Democratic party Is repeating an
aid trie. When It runs short of real
1sucb and are not take an aggressive
Hand Its leaders Invariably discover a
means to appear as heroic defenders
t the constitution. They are perfect
ly willing to read tho constitution
Ither way; all they stipulate is that
the Republican party muBt first give
them a cue so they can take the op
posite side.
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The correspondent deputized to keep
Atulnaldq Jn sight haB evidently run
out of cable tolls.
The act of, Lord Roberts In requiring
General Cronje'to present himself, after-
bJs'suTtender, at the British camp
viJb a sevrlty invited by Cronje's
prior.. refusal of proffered aid for the
wDWtaitahd children In the Boer laager.
It was what, on the merits of the case,
this stubborn old warrior deserved;
8vrtheteM tbs British victor would
have put himself In n better llslit be
fore the world's opinion had ho shown
gi cater magtidmintty lo n prostrate
foe. The Julius Caesar stylo of war
fare Is out of date.
The Tagat Insurrection has been
suppressed, but the Filipino Junta at
Hong Kong Is still doing business nt
the old stnnd. This is but another
Illustration of the fact that the agita
tor who operates nt a safe distance
from danger is tho most dlillcutt thing
In tho world to pacify.
Freedom Will Qaln.
T
HE MARCH FORUM con
tains an Interesting article,
"Rights and Wtongs in
South Attica," written by
Ueorgc F. Uecker, of tho United States
Geological Survey, who passed several
months In tho Transvaal four years
ago nnd equipped himself by ca-eful
study for the expression of a fair Judg
ment. Most of his article consists of
a review of tho history of tho rela
tions between the Uoers nnd the Eng
lish; but hero Is his conclusion:
"The Uoers nro fighting for race
domination, for tho enthrallmcnt of In
dustry, for the maintenance of a social
condition which Is mere seml-clvlllza-tion.
The English arc fighting to ob
tain for lirltlsh subjects In the Trans
vaal no greater rights than all white
foreigners enjoy In every portion of
the British empire and In the United
States: tho light of franchise on rea
sonable terms, reasonable Industrial
conditions, and liberty to be civilized
after tho manner of Anglo-Saxons."
Mr. Uecker does not agree with those
who think that the Boer community
has a right to complete cantiol of Its
own teirltory and to bo as uncivilized
or as tyrannical as it may choose.
"There Is," he affirms, "an Internation
al right corresponding to the right of
eminent domain. Alt rights ate en
Joyed either by nations or by indi
viduals on the tacit understanding
that they be exercised with duo con
sideration for the rights of neighbors
and of the greater public. A state
may not oppress tho subjects of other
powers, nor commit injustices under
tho shelter of pettifogging interpreta
tions of treaties and convention. The
Boers want a monopoly of tho rights
of freemen. They are fighting for free
dom to deny freedom to others."
There may be differences of opinion
on these points, but it is safe to as
sume that as a result of this war
South Africa will be opened to tho
letter and splilt of moderti civilization,
with equality of rights and civil privi
lege from the Cape to tho Limpopo.
Democratic campaign orators nro al
ready preparing to add tho lifteen-per-cent-Puerto-RIco-tarlff
battle cry to
their vocabulary of woe.
Cause and Effect.
T
HAT THE prosperity of last
year was very great is a
matter of general knowl
edge; but some figures in
the New York correspondence of the
Philadelphia Ledger, taken from a
statement of a leading New York
banker base'd on returns made to him
by some of tho largest mercantile
houses In the country, give a new idea
of tho extent and diffusion of that
prosperity.
The statement shows the business of
sixty leading houses. In fifteen trades
and' fourteen different states, in the
territory extending from New York to
Colorado, and from Georgia to Minne
sota. The trades represented nro
wholesale and retail dry goods, whole
sale groceries, tobacco, cigars, silks,
hardware, furniture, packing, gloves,
clothing, leather, cloaks, collars and
cuffs and boots and shoes. These
firms have an aggregate capital of
$122,432,000, an average of $2,150,000 for
each firm. The net profits in 1S99
amounted to the enormous sum of $35,
223,000, an average of $617,000 for each
firm. The rate of profit was 28 G-10
per cent.
"There can," says the Ledger corre
spondent, "be no question of the ac
curacy of this exhibit, and It is, to
say the least, amazing. It reveals the
prosperity vi the country In a shape
that every one will understand and
appreciate. There isn't a stock and
bond sold on the New Yoik Stock Ex
change which pays nn annual divi
dend or interest equal to this. With
the exception of the Carnegie com
pany, the Standard Oil company, three
or four trust companies and a few
mining companies, there are no cor
porations doing business In the United
States which yield n return, on the
money Invested, equal to these mer
cantile houses. Think of earning over
28 per cent, a year, when money can
be borrowed on call In Wall street at
2(iT2 ptr cent., and when government
bonds are selling on the basis of 14
per cent, a year. The banker from
whom I obtained the remaikablo sta
tistics in regard to the profits of mer
cantile houses believes that It Is not
too much to say that the business of
the country last year was done at an
average profit of 13 per cent."
Republican administration, with na
tional expansion, Is a good thing to
continue In power.
That western blizzard
tears on Its way east.
melted to
For
National University.
BILL HAS BEEN Introduced
In congress by Senator De
pew creating a coiporatlon
A
to be known aa tho Uni
versity of the United States, and to
have tho tight to hold real estate, ac
cept legacies, confer degrees, etc. Tho
government of the Institution Is to be
vested In a board of regents, composed
of heads of other leading institutions
of learning together with tho president
of tho United States, who is" ex-ofilelo
the head. In scope the proposed uni
versity Is to confine Itself to post
graduate and special courses of study,
paying particular attention to matters
which concern the government. The
Idea briefly Is to provide adequate
means for the prosecution of tho most
advanced research. To this end, con
gtess Is asked to make over the twenty
acre truct of land formerly used by the
Naval observatory, which was otlgin
oily Intended for this very purpose; but
Is not asked lo appropriate any money.
Theto have been many theoretical
objeptlons to tho Idea embodied In tho
penow bill, covering mainly tho ques
tion of tho propriety of npplylng fed
eral funds tn nn Institution of learn
ing directly useful only to n few. The
present bill, by waiving tho appropria
tion feature, escapes most of these
criticisms. It Is evidently Senator De
pew's Idea that If congress will simply
give federal sanction to the project, In
dividual liberality will supply tho en
dowment nnd wo daro say he Is right.
A national university of the highest
grade, broad and progressive In scope,
situated at the national capital, where
tho eminent men of every generation
would be dinwn toward It and where
Its opportunities of usefulness would
bo practically unlimited, certainly
ought to make a powerful appeal to tho
public spirit of cultured Americans of
means and rapidly accumulate an en
dowment that would enable It to take
tho leadership over tho advanced
scholarship of the age.
We have never been impressed with
tho argument that the state should ter
minate its support to education at tho
high school door. It Is true that the
bulk of attendance is In the lower
grades, but the scholar who pursues
post graduate research Is not less n
public asset than is the citizen who
Just escapes Illiteracy. The state does
well to centtnlize its energy upon the
common school system, which, as has
been said, is the nursery of good citiz
enship. But surely the state can well
afford to lend the weight of its ottlclal
sanction to tho project of a supreme
school designed to be to the educational
Interests of tho country In a certain
sense what the Supreme court of the
United States Is to the Judicial system.
Especially can It afford to If it does not
cost anything. ,
There Is a dearth of political leaders
in Kentucky at present. The fate of
Goebel has undoubtedly persuaded
many that It Is better in the long run
to stick to horse breeding.
LITERARY NOTES.
The fetid of tha Montana millionaires,
now being waged in tho United States
scnato is the subject of a. dramatic nar-
ratlvo In AlnsWs for March. Tho great
est engineering feat the world has ever
seen is described by John Ward, F. 8.
A., In "The Conquest of tho Nile." Tho
Mammoth dams at Assouan and at As
stout will practically recreate Egypt. An
udtnlrablo compound of senso and humor
Is ottered in "Fortunes Made In Small
Inventions," by Harvey Sutherland. The
expenses, tho salary list and the receipts,
together with many unpublished details
of opera, management, arc agreeably
treated In "The Utslnej-s Side of Grand
Opera," by Gustav Kobbe. Full of the
smell nnd stir of the sea is "Tramp
Steamships of tho World," by Samuol A.
Wood; "The Iteal Howells" Is welcomu
because In It wo see the famous novelist
xtudhd as a man rather than as a writer.
In addition, there Is u striking war story
by Stephen Crane; the continuation of
General Klng'H novel and stories by
Chauncey C. llotclikiss, Ewan Macpher
son and Howard ridding.
The last few years havo proved so rich
In geographical discoveries that there has
been a. pressing need for a resume of re
cent explorations nnd changes which
should present in convenient and accu
rate form tho latest results of geographi
cal work. Tho additions to our knowl
edge have not been limited to Africa,
Asia, and the luetic vecior.s, but even
(in our own continent the gold of tho
Klondike has led to a better knowledge
of tho reslon. The want which Is In
dicated will bo met by "Tho International
Geography," u convenient volume for the
intelligent general reader, and tho li
brary which presents exnert summailes
of tho results cf geographical science
throughout the world at tho present
time. This book, which is to bo pub
lished shortly bv D. Appleton & Co.,
contains nearly COO Illustrations and maps
which havo been specially prepared. It
Is designed to ptcsent In the compact
limits of a single volume an authoritu.
tlvu conspectufc of tho science of geogra
phy and tho conditions of tho countries
at the end of the nineteenth century.
Napoleon Bonaparto appears In tho
March Century In a now role that of r
temperance advocate. In tho second In
stalment of Dr. O'Mcara's hitherto un
published "Talks with Napoleon" at He
lena, It Is recorded that, having a pain
in his side, the ex-emperor asked his phy
slcan to show him where his liver was
situated; and tho latter, in somo re.
marks on the causes of Inflammation of
that organ, mentioned Intoxication as ono
of them. Thereupon Napoleon remarked:
"Then 1 ought not to have It, as 1 never
was drunk but onco in my life; and that
was twenty-four years ngo, at Nice.
1 drank three bottles of Burgundy, nnd
wait completely drunk. O, how sick I
was tho next day! I wonder how a man
who onco gets drunk can ever thlr.k of
doing it again."
In accord with tho expressed deslro of
Mr. Moody, his biography is'now being
ptepnred by- his sou, William It. Moody,
nnd will bo published by subscription
fiom tho press of Fleming II. Revell
company. Naturally this will bo tho
only work having tho approval of tho
family or being in nny senso authorized
or authentic. Announcements having
appeared of several "Lives," somo even
claiming to be "ofTleial" of "tho only
woik approved by tho family and
friends," it lias bpcomo a painful neces
sity to disci edit all such wotks and to
state that any other than the authorized
biography referred to will bo issued not
only without tho approval but regardless
of tho uigent piotest of tho family and
friends.
Evcr body's Magazine for March Is rich
In th.it soit of pleasant I Hiding that
combines Instruction with quick and otsy
Interest. Of tho Important articles is
"A Gllmnso or tho Getm World." by O.
W. Wlnttrbuin, M. P. This l the "sim
ple explanation" for tho month, nnd
takes up tho subject of bacteria and tho
enormous amount of good they do io
humanity. It tier.ts of thlr otlgin and
labors In a fascinating wav, and Imparts
an astonishing amount of infoi motion In
u manner wheh makes it stick to tho
memory.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
March Is fortunate In Its leading feature,
which is an elaborate and finely Illus
trated account of "The British Army, at
Homo and in South Africa," by Major
General Nelson A. Miles, commanding
tho United States Army. General Miles
reviews and analyzes the Imperial British
military organization In all Its branches,
und with particular referent o to tho ob
stlnato war now engaging ull Its energies
tn South Africa.
"A .Tasto of War In Luzon." Is tho ti
tle under which Phelps Whltmarsh, tho
special commissioner In tho Philippines
for Tho Outlook, describes his stirring
experiences with Colonel Bell In the fight
Ing and foiced mauhes In tho northern
part of Luzon by which tho Insurgents'
at my there was dispersed. Mr. Whlt
marsh also furnishes many Interesting
photographs. ThoMrtlclo appears In the
March Mugazlno Number of The Outlook.
The Living Ago announces a four-part
story, called "Misunderstandings," trans,
laled from tho French of Madame Blanc,
to begin in tho number for March 3. The
"misunderstandings" referred to arUe
from tho freo nnd unconventional con
duct of an American girl In Paris, nnd
mo story is, in effect, a new "Daisy Mil
ler" from tho Parisian point of view.
"Unique, expressive, captivating slang"
Is the description which best applies to
tho llttlo volume of "Billy Baxter's Let
ters" which has been Issued by tho Du
qucsno Distributing company of Iturmar
vlllo, Pa., In memory of tho author, Will
lam J. Kountz, Jr., tho bright young Al
legheny county newspaper man whose
recent death caused a widespread shock.
City Government Is the name of n,
monthly publication Issued from Troy, N.
Y which should be tn tho possession of
every municipal officer nnd student of
city problems. It covers thoroughly tho
whole field Indicated by Its title and Is
each month a compact encyclopaedia of
timely knowledge.
In the March number of McCIure's
Magazine, Walter Wellman tells another
story from his recent extraordinary expe
riences in the Arctic. Ho will nlso glvo
tho conclusions from his own cxpcrlcnco
regarding tho only feasible way to reach
tho Polo, telling what It is and what it
Involves.
Oeorgo F. Bcckor, United States geolo
gist, who hns traversed South Africa,
tells in tho March Forum his views of
tho Anglo-Boor yvar. Ho credits tho
Boers with many admirable qualities, but
shows conclusively that they are In the
wrong in tho present conflict.
Tho perron who wishes, In rending a
story, to bo held spell-bound by Intensity
of interest nnd intricacy of plpt should
purchtso "High Stakes," by Lawrence L.
Lynch, published by Laird and Lee, Chi
cago. It is enough to make Wllklo Col
line." ghost havo a spasm of envy.
Governor Roosevelt's third nrtlclo on
"Cromwell." In Scrlbner's for March,
compares the conditions nt tho end of the
English Civil War with those at the end
of tho American Civil War. It also de
scribes Jho battle of Preston.
"A History of the Spanish-American
War," by Richard H. Titherington, based
upon official reports, Spanish nnd Ameri
can, nnd other sources of authentic In
formation, Is to bo published shortly by
D. Appleton & Co.
Tho last issue of tho Reform club quar
terly. Munlcplal Affairs, is devoted to ex
plaining how a city may be made beauti
ful. The subject Is considered from a
variety of standpoints by authors of na
tional refutation.
Tho second number of The Successful
American, tho monthly Journal of con
temporary biography, has appeared and
Is repleto with timely Information about
several score of tho prominent Americans
of tho day.
A new feature of tho Cosmopolitan Is
tho causcrlo entitled "Men, Women nnd
Events." which gives some of the fresh
est nnd most accurate personal anecdote
and genteel gossip of the time.
Tho continued popularity of "David Ha
rum" is Indicated by the increasing fig
ures, which are said now to have
reached 425,000.
CONVENTION CALLS.
First Legislative District.
Notice Is hereby given that a conven
tion of tho Republicans of the First leg
islative district will bo held at 3 p. m. on
tho 20th day of March next, at Co-operative
hall, West Side, for the purpose of
nominating a candldato for the legisla
ture to represent said district and elect
ing two delegates to attend tho Repub
lican state convention to be held In Har
rlsburg on April 25, 1900. The primaries
will bo held on Saturday nttcrnoon.
March 17, botween the hours of 4 and 7
o'clock. According to the rules govern
ing tho Republican primaries of this leg
islative district rotlco of tho date of said
primary election must be given by tho
district chaltman at least twenty days
beforo said primary election and each
candidate, must register with tho district
chairman his full name and postoftlco
address and pay his assessment fifteen
days before the primary election or his
name will rot bo placed on tho ofllelal
ballot. No votes shall bo counted for nny
person who has not complied with these
conditions.
W. A. Paine, Chairman.
Attest: Joseph Jeffrys, Secretary
Scranton, Ta., Feb. 22, 1000.
Second Legislative District.
Notice Is hereby given to tho Rcpubll
can voters of tho Second Legislative dis
trict that a primary election will be held
on Saturday, March 17, 1000, between tho
hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p. m., for tho
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district in the com
ing Republican state convention to be
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 namo and post
office address and pay his assessment
twenty days beforo the election or his
name will not bo placed In tho official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
bo counted.
Tho district vigilance committees In
the various precincts will conduct the
election and tho result will bo reported
by the return Judge to tho district con
vention, which will bo composed of tho
return judges of tho various districts.
A written notico containing further In
structions will bo sent to the members of
tho said district vigilance committee.
Frederick W. FIcltz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretary.
Third Legislative District.
In pursuunce of a evolution of tho Re
publican ttandhig cemmltteo of tho Third
Legislative district of Lackawanna cemn
ty, adopted at a regular meeting held on
Saturday, tho 21th day of Fcbiuary. 1900,
tha district convention will bo held on
Tuesday, tho 10th day of April. 1&J0, at 2
o'clock p. m., in tho arbitration room of
the court house, Scranton, for the put
pose of nominating a candidnto for tho
legislature und electing two (2) delegates
to represent said lcplslitlvo district in
tho state convention to bo held at Har
rlsburg on April 2", 1000, nnd transacting
such other business as shall bo brought
beforo it.
Vigilance committees will hold primary
elections on Saturday, tho 7th day of
April, 1D00, between the hours of 4 nnd 7
p. m.
Each election district shall elect one
person, a qualified elector of said district,
to act as a member of tho legislative
standing commltteo for tho next ensu
ing culendar year, whtso name shall bo
certified to on tho returns to the district
convention.
Candidates who havo thus far regis
tered their names with the secretary ut
903-901, Mears building, Scranton, Pa.,
and those who are desirous of registering
will observo tho requirements of rule 6,
which reads as follows: "Each candldato
must register his full name und postof
ficc address with tho chairman of the
legislative standing committee and shall
pay his assessment to the district cnair.
man at least twenty days before the pri
mary election, or his name will not be
printed on the official ballot."
Saturday, tho 17th day of March, 1900,
Is the last day for registering and paying
the assessment.
T. J. Matthews. Chairman.
Attest: J. E. Watklns, Secretary,
Scranton, Pa., February, 28, 1900.
A WAR EXPERT.
Although no man of mighty deeds,
Ho has my admiration keen;
Ho enn pronounce the names ho read
And knows just what the war map
means. Washington Star.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
l In Woman's Realm
COOKING HAS been nn established
courso recently In voguo In many
normal nnd several high schools of
tho country. As a rulo It has been at
tended with excellent results, from a ccr.
tain standpoint, ns It Is said that more
girls marry at enco after being grad
uated from schools whoso curriculum
contains a cooRIng courso than from oth
crs not thUB equipped. But Philadelphia
hns decided to pitch nut the range, tho
pots, kettles and pans, neck and crop from
Its girls' high school. Tho renson as
signed Is that tho schedule of studies is
so full that cooking occupies too much
tlmo which can moro profitably bo de
voted to higher education. Tho reason
not assigned Is said to bo that the girls
nro tired of cooking nnd of spoiling thrlr
hands with dish washing, burns and other
disadvantages connected with tho opet
ntlons, all of which goes to show that
girls nro pretty much ollko In their views
of kitchen duties whether tho dish wash
ing Is a part of tho homo curriculum in
tho morning or taken with nmollorallng
icaturcs in tne shape or a fancy apron
and a group of merry companions In the
afternoon at school.
Tho cooking school at tho Young Wo
men's Christian association, although
pursued under practical plans continues
to bo ns popular ns at first und will bo
Inter exploited by many Lenten break
fasts and luncheons by tho clans mem
bers. Arrangements for tho second
course nro now being made. It Is prob
ablo that somo of the- classes will prcfor
a short series of chafing dish lessons.
ONCE UPON a tlmo this town was
lighted by gas; at least such was
tho allegation. Tho company fur
nishing tho illumination hael a very ac
curate calenelur, being every bit as elab
orate even to tho jokes, as tho almanac
popularly supposed to be dally perused
by tho farmer. Foot notes relating to
the moon were especially complete as to
details, although they were not so much
In the way of "Now plant potatoes," nnd
"Pole beans today," ns stating when that
luminary was scheduled to be full. On
those nights tho gas company muelo
money for not a bit of gas was turned
on. Clouds might obscure all light but
the moon was promised to shine and If It
failed In Its contract that wasn't tho gas
company's fault. Hcnco there were very
many dark nights In Scranton and tho
unhappy citizens wandered to and fro
on the face of the earth making many
"by and forbidden paths" to quote from
the old time "experlenco" meeting. Is
that what wo nro ngaln coming to In the
Immediate future?
PEOPLE WHO contemplate reading
Sapho from tho public library aro
doomed to disappointment. A num
ber of Daudet's bcoks are to bo found
therein and in fact Sapho was for somo
time, but tho solitary volume which the
librarian deemed enough for Scranton's
tasto in that stylo of literature long ngo
was worn out, being ns bad outsldo ns
In, and it has never been renewed. Hcnco
theso tears from como of tho would-be
readers.
IF YOU WANT a bandanna waist,
sleeves and all, you must buy four big
bandannas. They cost a dollar each
nnd really when combined, say In blue
and white, mako a beautiful effect. Tor
a bolero with sleeves over a white or
ganella or silk under bodlco three nro
amply sufficient.
THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS
now has the largest number of In
mates in its history. There are seventy-three
in nil.
HER STRONG POINT.
She has no dog to fondle,
She hns no cat to pet;
She does not own n parrot,
Shu leads no social set;
Sho writes no learned papers
To rend whero women moot.
But she can get up dishes
Her husband likes to eat.
And they are saving money,
And find that lifo is sweet.
Chicago Times-Herald.
FURIIT
&
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Ofilce Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hill & Cooeell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
ALWAYS WJSY,
They Itot Go
BouWc-flJuIck
That's the order we gave
to 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoe's for ladies and gentle
men. Prices from
$1.E0 TO $3.00.
Lewis. Reilly & Davlcs,
UM1J Wyoming Avenue.
OFFICE
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Railroad 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 open shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarautee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
low as any.
MHCEWBAU &C0MELL
I3U Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,
Ranges,
Fiuirnaces,
Ptamblng
and
Tin ins:.
GMSTEIS k FORSYTE
326-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Haunt &
Connell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.-
434 LadOTama Arans
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent Tor ttia Wyoming
l)istrlc;.i.'
Ululng, liluHtlnc.Sportlti", SiuoltJ.dii
lid the Ilepauno Uhomlcj.
Co .lnnny't
HIGH EXPLOSIVE
tulcty 1 live, Cun nnd Ktplulafl.
Itooiu 101 Connell Utllldluj.
AUlINfllii
THOS. FORD, - - - Plttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & EON, - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIQAN. - WllUes-Burro.
lureirs
P01DEI.
I find Ripans gentle and natural in their action and I
would not be without them in the house.
My children are generally troubled in the summer time
with a variety of complaints, chiefly arising from a disordered
stomach. This year I have given them the chocolate coated
Tabules, with the result that, even during the hot spell,
their health has been unusually good.
Ripans Tabules are, I think, the best possible family
medicine, and I have lately heard many friends speak
highly of their wonderful curative properties.
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I tjjuDUi Dafdja tM bid ( graven, ffeocrnl iUrcH'eri uo juuu uJ a Iwuur torta and barber tliopfc
EY'S
h.L JLL4
We have just opened our
spriug 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' Hue 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,
jtc, etc., both in the "Natu?
ral Foulard" and "Libert!
Satin" finish.
Omr duaMles
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- 1
ers will get by far the best
selection.
See our exhibit this week
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVEOTE
Tlie fmg Piafinete.
Teachers and superintendents de
siring (or 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.
! paper rartontnlthotit glavlls now for Mia at mm.
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