SM2. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1900. ra-" Published Dnlly, Rxcept Sundny, by The .Trlbuno I'libllnhlng Company, at lf ty Ocnt a Month. ' L.1VY S. mrilAItD, Editor. O. P. BYXHEK, nuslno'9 MonaRcr. Now York.Ofllcc: ISO Nasrnu St. 9. S. VRKE1.AN1), Bote Agent for foreign Advertising. Entered at' th Postofllce nt Srrnnton, Pa., aslBocond-Clnes Mb II Mutter. When epucn will permit, The Tribune I always Rind to-print short Icttern from I in friend!" hoarlnR on current topics, but lt,B ritlo In thnt those miKt he sltjncd. for publication, by lhr writer's real name; nnd thi! condition precedent to acceptance Is' thnt nil contributions thall bo subject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, MARCH 6, 1900. It the report js 'true that the Intro duction otS tile 'army re-orpanlzatlon. dill h.ns re-opened tho Mllrs-Cotbln foud, the mibllo will bo Justified this time In Instating upon a settlement Which wllLsottle. ' Misunderstood. ASfJUlJflKa' that the newspa per "f the Mississippi valley . correctly rellect public opln . "fonrtls evident that much nil.4ipre,ltonslm of the pending Iukik latlfin fof Fiicrtu RlcO Still exists. The qhleuKO Vlmes-lJcrnM has boeu looked Upon ns" nn "administration orunn;" Its editor was', one of the men who made sir. MuKlnley president. Tot that" outspoken journal does not hesi tate to say, nnd many other Republican paiiors In the tnlddli- west are s.ij Ing In nubstanco the same: "Xrt two million dollnr sop of cus toms rebated for the use and benefit of distressed Puerto Rlcans can tints tile conscience of the American people or lull to sleep the suspicions that In sist thnt Ki'os injustice Is belntf done to Puerto Rlcans becaiu-e the stiKur and tobneco ti lists ilnail Cuba nnd the Philippines looming In the future. President McKlnley's mistake Is blj? with the porslbllltles or serious disas ter for his party In this year's elec tions. It may not jeopard his own re nomination nnd election, but It puts a whip In the hands of every Demo ciatlc speaker with which to scourge Republican congressmen wherever they appear for re-election. What answer, for Instance, can Congressmen Mann, Rou tell and Foss make to the charge that they preferred to serve tho ulter ior Interests of the sugar and tobneco trusts than to obey tho dictates of 'our plain duty' as pointed out by the president last December'."' The Times-Herald Is undoubtedly honest In Its opinions; but It has thus far failed to explain to lt3 readeis Just what the "gross injustice" consists of. Is It gross Injustice to Puerto Rico to give her tho $2,000,000 of revenue col lected while she was being held under military rule? No sensible man can say yes. Is It gross Injustice to levy upon her exports to the United States a revenue tax equal to 15 per cent, of the duties In the Dlngley bill nnd then to give her this revenue to apply to the expenses of her government and to start her educational development nnd public Improvements,? If so, where does the Injustice come In? Puerto Rico cannot be governed without pay ment of taxation. Most of her people are so poor now that they cannot pay n direct tax. What easier way has the Ingenuity of man devised 'or the raising of revenues than by putting a small charge on goods passing thr,)ii-h the custom house a tax paid In the first Instance by the wealthy importer and. If charged back at nil by them upon the conruinlng public charge 1 back In such a manner as to make the chaige almost Imperceptible to tho In di Idual consumer? Now us to the sugar nnd tobacco trusts whnt are the facts? In the V. m c houses of Puerto Rico these trusts have during the past few months ac cumulated stocks of sugar an 1 tobacco In anticipation of the opening of our ports on a free trade basis which, un , der the provisions of the bill passed by the house on Wednesday last, can not get In without the payment of $230,000 customs duties. Where do you suppose the trusts stand on this ti..'S tlon? Aie they In favor of a bl'i H.et nssesses them a quarter- of a mlllio'i dollars when they had flguied upon frttlng thehc accumulator: stocks Into the UnlUd States duty fiee? It Is one thing to cry "gros Injust ice": it Is another thing to show a warrant for that cry. The Republican assailants of tho Payne Puerto Rlcnn tariff bill are piling up a lot of ' cam paign thunder for tho Democratic spellbinders this year, but they have not yet disclosed a scintilla of Justlll catlon for their attitude of alarm. 'A Harrison presidential boom Is re pojt'ccl from" Indianapolis, but the p ob nto'lMtlcH are" that the McKlnUy boom .ylll not r'etlii Prophetic, TJTintnr: T, says a London dls. I,. cr. patch, a practically unlver ", JL-" ' tjal scntlivu.-nt In Great . - , i -Britain In favor of permit ting Canada, nnd the other colonics wrill-h have heljied In prosecuting tlw South African "war to havo a volco In determining tho settlement, "Fngllsh men vppparently are ( olivine ed," tho dispatch adds, "that the giowth and petoettilfy-1 'Of tha 'empire depends largely on tho'.aidnt loyalty of tho colonies,' and .they ibelleve that such Jbyalty can 'be' secured only by Inviting jfo ftUlWt jtosslple participation In tho attaint Ifit -the Imperial covernment. The whole trend of Fngllsh aspiration today 1b toward a concentrated realm, as opposed to a sovereign state with gren,t qiitljJnK .jplonjes." Tfflfc Uettdlf p&sstbte became after years' o'f $ a (lent "preparation the col onies are1 now' at last fitted for Integ rWtaa.tflUi.thejerr.plrp. Their nitron cttltfrnehf rrb'rn'W' 'role of dependents WBftlfiMkd, and sealed In the blood ot ttarfpWntmwhom sthey fcent to do baTaSTXoth "common cause. In a narrow sense the Dominion of Canada had no need to send troops to South Urla The grievances of the Vltland- ' crs did not directly affect them. Tho Afrikander conspiracy to domlnnto South Africa and to delicate its fertlto plains nnd endowed mountains to an oligarchy reproducing In the twentieth century tho Ideas anil ideals of the seventeenth did not menace a single Canadian of prominence. Canada could easily havo kept out of the affair and Justified her non-intervention to tho world. Rut the best evidence that British administration Is not the ty ranny that It Is sometimes represented to he Is shown In the fact that not only Canada but every other colonial con stituent of tho British empire whoso Inhabitants have risen to the plane of the Fngllsh language nnd the Eng lish law and Institutions quickly rushed with offers of men and money to the defense of the Imperial standard and has looked upon this war as ltd own. The spectacle Is prophetic. It tenches that the jnd of that empire Is yet a long way off: and It cnnbl:s far-seeing Americans to look fotward to a time I when In Puerto Rico, Cuba and tho ' Ptllllrtlni Vt.-k Ctnra rsl Oldnna tHt command from the body of the native people a similar devotion. Evidence Is constantly coming to tha surface to Indicate that the spirit of old Kentucky Is only slumbering. Two car loads of army equlppage, five can non and two Catling guns were among the I ncldentnls that have precede! Governor Taylor to London, where ho expects to establish state offices. The South nnd Expansion. -jr-llfi POSSIBILITY Is alarmlnrr 1 ruiiiu in wiu uiiiiuuujw uuiiuj- crats at Washington that the forthcoming Democratic, convention In Georgia may take coun sel of Its own convictions rather than of the political necessities of William J. Bryan nnd declaie unequivocally for expansion. The sentiment of Georgia Is overwhelmingly In favor of expan sion; the leaders of tho Georgia Dem ocracy are for It, and It Is nothing but their fear of getting out of tune with the next Democratic national platform which causes any restraint of their real sentiment. One of the foremost Democrats of Georgia is John Temple Graves, editor of the Atlanta Journal. He divides with Clark Howell the mantle of tho late Henry W. Grady as the chief ex ponent and spokesman of the new south. Mr. Giaves Is an out-and-out expansionist. He Is for It because he believes It Is the will of Providence and that in Its direction He our finest opportunities. But ho Is also for it from the standpoint of tho selfish and sectional Interest of his section: and on this sub-dlvlslon of the subject we may well quote his words: "Tho great staple and material pro ductions of tho South would expand and nourish In the mighty markets of the East. Tho colossal trade of China nnd Japan and the unlimited markets of the undeveloped but teeming Orient mean as much and more to the gulf and southeastern states than to any other section of tho republic. If it be argued that the recent concession by European powers of an open door In China gives to us all the commercial opportunity that we desire there, It is a truthful and logical answer to say that the onen door was swung wldo nt the bidding of our naval base at Manila. It would have opened to the diplomatic, touch les easily, If at all. hut for tho superb possession won by our navv In the Pacific, and It would not be likely to remnln open If we should haul down our Hag, withdraw our tronrs, and become a mere cruiser In Pacific seas without this magnificent archipelago to give us the dignity anl standing to enforce our interests there. "Rut more directly, this Incompar able Interest In tho Pacific ocean has made the Isthmian canal a certainty. This great enterprise has been tossed about for twienty years In congress and never was assured until Dewey's guns gave us a new and unanswerable nigument for Its completion. An.i this Isthmian canal, when completed, will make these gulf and South Atlan tic states almost the exact geograph ical center of the vast currents of na tional and International trade, fructi fying and enriching that section with unparalleled development and prosper ity. The commercial Interests of the South In tho Greater Ameiica is obvi ous and transcendent." This view Is certain to spiead rap Idly among the people of tho gulf states. Fiom the remarks of President Mc Klnley at the banquet of tho Ohio so ciety the other night, it Is easy to 6eo that the president's critics have inot been nble to persuade him that he Is an Imperialist. Shall the Federal Constitution Be Revised? S THE constitution of tho United States In need of revision? Should there be another groat I constitutional convention? The Idea at first suggestion seems to verga on sacrilege, yet wo aro seriously told by a speclil writer In the Washington Stnr that It Is getting a hold upon pome 'Of tho most thoughtful men in public life. "There are," siys this writer, "few men In congress, asIde from those who are utterly Indifferent to nnythlng ex cept merely temporary policy, who do i not agree that the present tendency Is to break away more and more from the restraints which tho constitution , has been regarded ns putting upon tls policies of government. This Is Justi fied upon tho gtoundn of necessity a-lslng from tho growth and develop ment of the nation. It is argued that If the framers of the constitution had any conception of the nation to bo built upon the foundation they laid the conditions existing at tho time of the framing of the constitution did pot admit of its being madu broad enough to meet that nation's needs for all time. Not to speak too Irroverently cf that great Instrument, It was of neces. pity r patchwork in which each of the states or colonies contributed a patch, and the doubts and anxiety of the tltuo found, expression In thr color of tha patches. What once stood nut In glar ing colors hos now faded; time has re duced the whole fubrlo to a common shade, but that shade Is Indistinct and gradually becoming colorless. "Comparatively few men among tho class responsible for government today, In cither the legislative or executive ; branches, nnd perhaps In the Judiciary, have much respect for the narrow re straints of the constitution. A sugges tion of their existence with a right to be respected provokes outbreaks of Impatience in every debate In con gress. The only open question appears to bo whether the restraints which arc deemed Inconsistent with our present national character and a hindrance to expansion shall be Ignored and allowed to become a dead letter, or whether the problem shall be dealt w'th more directly by a reconstruction of the con stitution to suit It to the changes that have come about during its honored existence of more than a hundred years. Those who are Inclined to the Idea of a reconstruction by a constitu tional convention at some time in the near future are Influenced by the be lief that the Inevitable result of try ing to overcome difficulties by avoiding or Ignoring or by new and strained Interpretation of things which con flict with present and future polhie will bo the development into a condl fiin of having only an unwritten ccr. stltutlon, as has Great Britain, tho written Instrument becoming obsolete; and that we will have a new constitu tion In fact, though not of record. They feel that If we are to retain a written constitution tho changes In it made neccssaty by new conditions should bo made In writing in order to preserve stability of our Institutions." i The probabilities are that the Star's contributor is drawing somewhat heav- i ily upon nn Inspired Imagination. That ' the present constitution is sufficiently ' elastic Is shown In tho fact that con I stltutlonal warrant can be found by any reasonably clever Interpreter for the most antithetical policies. There) may now and anon be specific amend ment. One Is now pending which nas In It much merit tho proposition to ' prohibit polygamy within American jurisdiction. Another amendment may 1 become necessary in time In connection with our newly formed territorial re sponsibilities; one specifically asserting the power of congress to fit the boot to tho foot. But the main bulk of the great charter is eminently satisfac tory, if we can always have broad guaged men on our Supreme bench there will be little real trouble on this score. Cecil Leslie, the advertising agent of the celebrated Franklin syndicate. i is now in the tolls at New York. What i ever his motives, the results, or the final disposition of his case, it must be admitted that Leslie was a first class advertising man. In the absence of other topics, the wise acres are now speculating upon the chances of a war between Great Britain and France. It will happen when France is ready for suicide. Mr. Kohlsaat in the role of furnish ing ammunition to tho enemy Is a new illustration of the adage that politics makes strange bedfellows. Outline Studies of Hainan Nattire Not a Classic Congressman. A CERTAIN member of the house of IfitlNUIIIltntll'nC mimnUun tmA Sam .,.. vii.ti,it , vo, imiuvicaa 11111; IU1- ever more, met u newspaper correspond ent In tho lobby the other day, says tho Washington correspondent of tho Now Yoik Sun, and mysteriously invited him to accompanv him to his committee room Tho correspondent cast a chew of to bacco out of his mouth In anllclDatlon, nml t r.1 1 j,.im1 , ti iv u , n . .. m . .1.. .... I.. ' .,. ,uuuni:u wiu aiuicaiiiuu IU LUU BtUlU- b-iii ut the piact Ui-higuutod. I "Say," s,ald the member, looking about carefully to see that only tho two of them were present. "I want to ask you a ques tion In confidence." "Oh," responded the correspondent la n tone of disappointment, "is that what you wanted?" i "Yes; nnd if you 'can give me the in formation I nm after you will do me a great favor." "All right," said tho correspondent, re covering his wonted spirits, though the otner Kind were lacking, "what is it? Go ahead with your rat killing." "Well," began the member in a manner reminding ono of tho preface to a book, "t had ono of the boys look over a speech I nm going to make just to see what ho thought of it nnd make a suggestion or two to Improve It, If necessary, and he's got something Into that I am not up to." "What is it?" nsked tho correspondent as the member hesitated. "Well, I'm fairly well up on tho Bible, and when I come across the sentence 'anywhere from Dan to Bccrsheba,' I know whnt It means well enough, and also know nbout Dan and the other one, I had that in the speecb, but he said it wns a chestnut by this time, and it would sound more tony and abreast of the times and literary culture to change It to 'from Title to Colophon,' and I told him 'all right,' but didn't let on. Now, you are a friend of mine, and I want to ns-k yon about this. Ab I said, I'm up on , tho nible, but I don't know the classical business a little bit, nnd while I can kind of catch on to Title. I'd like to know who In thunder Colophon was. Do you know?" The correspondent explained, and the member saw to It that his cast-out chew of tobarco was not wasted. Where Bulk Wns an Advantage.. XWH.LIAM M. EVARTS, with all his ' wit and brilliancy, was once out witted by Senator David Davis, who weighed over SCO pounds, nnd whoso llg uro was nearly tho some In circumference as it was in tho perpendicular, relate;-; Harper's Weekly, He and Evarts were twitting each other about personal size at n dinner ono evening, and finally Da vis said: "If you will let me chooso tho course, I will bet you n hundred dollars that with three yards Btart I can beat you In a rnco of one, hundred feet." Everyono nt tho tnblo laughed and said: "Take him up, Mr. Evarts." Tho wager was laid, and Mr. Davis wbh asked when ho would race, to which he replied that he was ready at once. The wholo party then adjourned to tho courso chosen by Senator Davis. This proved to bo an alley between two houses just three feet In width and a hundred feet deep. He stepped Into the mouth threo yards, said "Go!" and walked quite leisurely, Mr. Evarts could get neither past him nor under him, and he called Davis bae-k to the street and paid the bet. Couldn't Fool Anybody. A GERMANTOWN girl and a Tioga n youth, who were married last week, have been brought to a stern realization of the truth of a certuln old proverb about the plans of mice and men. After the ceremony, which was performed at the home of th bride's parents, in Ger mantown, they repaired to the Hotol Walton, thoroughly Imbued with the idea of fooling tho public. "Wo musn't let people see that wo have JiiRt been mar ried," warned tho groom. "Wo must act us though wo hnvo been married a long time, and nobody will suspect." Tho brldo agreed to this, nnd at tho hotel un observer might have thought they had Just Indulged In a tlff.so told and stu dlotlily polite wero they. But In the seclusion of the bridal chnm ber this tcrcrvo was thrown ofT, and tho marrlago eertlftrnte became nn object of the greutest Interest. The bride suggest ed that she placo It under her pillow "to dream on," and this plan was carried out. They left the hotel the next day nnd went to Atlantic City. It wns not until they began to unpack their baggage that the precious marriage certificate was missed In consternation tho brldo admitted th-it she had left It under her pillow at tho Walton. This tearful announcement completely unnerved the groom, and, rushing to the hotel office, he called up the Walton over tho long-dlstnnce tele phone, explaining his predicament, to the amusement of everybody within earshot. But the 'phono wouldn't work, and there was n lively exchange of telegrams be fore an assurance came that the certifi cate had been found and would- be for warded to Atlantic City by mall. Since then tho bride and groom havo given up tho Idea of trying to fool tho public-Philadelphia Record. Sent Ooebel to His Fate. THE MOST trifling incident In Ken tucky, as elsewhere, may lead to mo mentous events, a fact Illustrated In an incident told by M. 13. Gable In tho Pitts burg Times. Tho state election eonvnls-t-lon, tho creature of tho Goebcl law, had derided that William S. Tavlor. Repub lican, and not Wllllarp Qoebel, Pemccwit, was elected governor. Goebel was In bin room nt tho Capital hotel, Kinnkfort, preparing to go to bed. . Urey Woodson, member of tho Democratic national com nilttfo for Kentucky, dropped III, Gocbel declared that he was done with his t'.ght for governor and that he was ge.lng to take tho ilrst train next morning ba"k to Covington to resume the practice of law, Woodson now left tho room, Intending also to go to bod. For some reason, however, which ho cannot to this day explain, he lirst went dotwi to the hotel lobby. Thero he Incidentally told a friend what aoohol had said. The friend rushed frantlcplly to Goebel's room nnd made him promise not to go homo next morning. Then bo got to work on tho wires. Next day nearly a hundred Dem ocratic leaders from over tho stnte flocked to Frankfort. They Insisted thnt Ooebel contest. He did so. The result Is known. Goebel will be dead n long time. His state Is In turmoil. The results, the end, the sorrows, tho tragedies who can say what they shall he? "Great God," said Urey Woodson, the day his friend was borne to the cemetery, "If I hnd only gone to bed that night, Instead of to tho hotel office." Suggested the Grocery. ADMIRAL VON DIEDERICHS, the new executive of tho Imperial Ger man navy, is not the cold, calculating personage depicted bv the American press when he annoyed Admiral Dewey In tho summer of MS at Manila, relbtes the Saturday Evening Post. Thoso who know him well describe him ns a highly educated, well-bred officer with a lnrge fund of good nature- At Ceylon, while eating breadfruit for tho first time, cne of his staff who wns a naturalist, said: "The tree, besides supplying bread fruit, also produces a nutritious oil or vegetable grease." The admiral looked up. "Why not call it tho bread-and-butter fruit tree?" CONVENTION CALLS. First Legislative District. Notice la hereby given that a conven tion of the 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, We&t Side, for tho purposo of nominating a candidate for tho legisla ture to represent said district and elect ing two delegates to attend tho Repub-lie-an state convention to be held In liar rlsburg on April 2j, I'M. The primaries will bo held on Saturday afternoon, March 17, between the hours of 4 and 7 o'clock. According to the rules govern ing tho Republican primaries ot this leg islative district rotlce of the date of said primary election must be given by the district chairman at least twenty days before said primary election and each candidate must register with the district chairman his full name nnd pnstoffico address and pay his assessment fifteen days before the primary election or his name will rot be placed on the olTUIa! ballot. No votes shall bo counted for any person v. ho has not complied with these conditions. W. A. Paine. Chairman. Attest: Joseph Jeffrys. Secretary. Scranton, Pa., Feb. 22. l'J'O. Second Legislative District. Notice Is hereby given to the rtepubll can voters ot tho Second Legislative dis trict that a primary election wtll bo held on Saturday, March 17, I'M between tha 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, nnd to nominate a candidate for the legislature. The con vention to computo tho vote will be held on Tuesday, Murch 20, 1900, at 1 o'clock p. m., In the court houso In Scranton. In accordance with tho rules governing this district tho candidates will be voted for directly by the voters at tho pells. 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 name will not bo placed in the official ballot, neither will any votes cast for him be counted. The district vigilance committees In the various precincts will conduct tho election and the 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. the members of the said district vigilance committee. Frederick W. Flettz. Chairman. Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretary. Third Legislative District. In pursuance ot a resolution of the Re publican ttandli.g cemmltteo of the Third Legislative district of Lackawanna coun. ty, adopted at a regular meeting held on Saturday, the 21th day of February, 1900, tho district convention will bo held on Tuesday, tho 10th day of April, l'.'OO. nt 2 o'clock p, m in tho arbitration room of tho court house, Scranton, for tho pur pose of nominating a candidate for tho legislature and electing two (2) delegates to represent said Icilhlutlvo district In tho stute convention to be held ut Har rlsburg on April 23, 190), and transacting such other business us shall bo brought before It, Vigilance committees wilt hold primary elections on Saturday, tiro 7th day of April, 1900, between tho hours of 4 and 7 p. m. Each election district shall elect one person, a qualllled elector of said district, to act as a member of tho legislative standing commlttco for tho next ensu ing calendar year, wheso name shall bo certltied to on tho returns to tho district convention. Candidates who havo 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 C, which reads as follows: "Kuch candidate must register his full name and postof lice address with the chairman of the legislative standing commttteo, and shall pay his assessment to the district chair man at least twenty days before the pri mary election, or his name will not be printed on the official ballot." Saturduy, tho nth 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, 21, 1900. JUSTICE FOR PUERTO RICO. From the Philadelphia Press. President McKlnley has cut tho ground from under tho objectors to tho Puerto Rlcnn tariff at a stroke. Ho ends tho chorus of criticism over tho "oppression" of Puerto Rico by proposing to give tho island tho entire sum, $2,uuS,455.SS, paid orr Imports from Puerto Rico in tho past eighteen months, since Puerto Rico came Into tho possession of tho United States. This Is twice tho nnnual revenue of Puerto Rico tinder Bpanlsh rule, when about ono million dollars In silver was annually raised by taxation. In other words, Puerto Rico starts with a gift from the United States treasury of twice Its usual yearly Income for all purposes. This windfall comes without warning or expectation, tt rights the wrong which President McKlnley was unable to rectify under which tho delay of congress has left Puerto Rico paying full duties for the entrance of Its products Into the United States. It carries a step farther the principle that tho duties levied nn colonial products on entering tho United States ought to be used for tho benefit of the colony. It closes the canting criti cism that tho United States was treating tho Island "worse than Spain." Whnt Spain did In Its last year; as re ported In tho "Statesman's Year-Book," an Impartial authority, wns to levy tnxes of $1,091,009 nnd expend $781,000 In tho island, tho remainder, $310,000, being Span ish profit on Its colonial possession. Tho United States In eighteen months has paid all the cost of its army nnd navy, which Spain levied on the Island; de frayed the salary of Its military govern ors, which Spain paid from Puerto Rico revenue; poured In supplies, public and private, to nld tho sufferers by tho hur ricane, nnd now gives tho Island $2,0T, 4E1.SS duty paid In this country on Tuerto Rlcnn Imports. Such duties In every European colonial system go Into the homo treasury. Jamaica would bo put on Its feet tomorrow If the English treas ury wero ns liberal. It will not he. No nation has ever dealt thus liberally with a dependency. m M. S. QUAY. From tho Washington Post. Mr. Quay, In our opinion, has been the victim of n persecution without parallel n3 regards meanness nnd hypocrisy. Tho loaders of thu attack upon him wero men notoriously open to ever accusation of political chicanery which they them-selve-s hurled at Mr. Quay, without ono tltho of his personal ability and power. Tho primary elections which havo taken place since Mr. Quay was defrauded of ills rights in tho Pennsylvania legisla ture show that he retains among his sup porters an overwhelming majority of tho party, and It Is safo to assert that, were tho people of Pennsylvania to declare themselves at this moment, he would be chosen to succeed himself almost by acclamation. PATIENCE. I put her letter by, because, With dimming eyes, I needs must pause To fashion somewhat of her smile From memory, a little while; To feel again the gentle touch That mads me wonder overmuch If such a soft caress of love Wero not for ransomed ones above Instead of for my earthly bliss , This handclasp sweeter than a kiss. I put her letter by a bit To muso and marvel over It As something rare beyond the ken Of common thought and mortal mens As something that tho tender years Have traced with not ungrateful tears. A sweet good-bye. it Is, to say Shoil meet mo "later In tho day." And still I wait! And still I wait! Tho years have gone tho day Is late! A shrine of myrtle for her dust A letter yellowed with the rust Of tears a prayer to understand Her signal from the peaceful land. I put her letter by!-I know Its promlso will be kept, and, so, Through misty eves my soul shall smile And wait in patience yet awhile. Chicago Record. Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & ConinielE 121 N. WuHhJiiiOrt Ave., ALWAYS BUSY. CT SIAPS," IFFM FIMITME H'ftcJ ?H fif VtV, "KORKS More friends every day. The cause easy to buy, easy to wear. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. Lewis. Rellly & Davles, Ut-U Wyoming Avenue. Railroal Men Get Ready for Ittuspectfloo We have now n 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 skin out. We are here to fn r,if r,....i-o ; as good a3 gold." Prices low as any. as IBCERiEM &C0NNELL 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. Heating Rannges9 FtmiraaceSc Plinmnilbnirng and ttniesr. GUNSTER & FORSYTE, M6.377 PENN AVENUES. The Hunt & Connell Go. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Biillders Hardware. 04 Latifcawana kizm HfcNRY BEL1N, JR., Ceuuiu Agent lor tus W'yom.ai Distrlc: . AiiiilUk, illustliii, spurll ut, 1 a j ;j,jii uua Uiii Ilopanui UueuiiiM. Co tin ry HIGH EXPLOOTB. taieiy i-uie, Cain u.ul .tiotaft ttouut 401 Connell Uulliiu;. ejcrarHjo. AUUNC1U4 THOS. FOUD. ... pulsion. JOHN B. SMITH & SON, . Plymouth. W. E. MULLIGAN. . Wilkr.Ilrre iireiT's8 8ss on nciffl irPTOPlEUOo EVA: Every afternoon about 5 o'clock I begin to gape and yawn and I yawn and gape and yawn till bed-time. If I nip one yawn in the bud the next follows almost im mediately and is bound to be a regular jaw-breaker. MAY: I had such an experience myself one time, and I re member asking the doctor whether one should try to keep from yawning, and he said no, that the act of gaping gives to the blood more oxygen and acts-by mechanical pressure on the heart and lungs. If one has chronic gaping it is a symptom which should caus the affected one to look after her general health, tor it is a sure sign that something is wrong. MRS. Moore : It is pretty well understood that yawning is an ailment that comes from indigestion or lack of tone in the system and may be cured by taking a Ripana Tabule before retiring. After a few days of tin's treat ment the tendency will disappear. FILEY'S FQMD 1U8 km CHM1JE8 We have just opened our spring line of New Foulards, and take pleasure in calling your attention to the same, representing, as they do, tha CREAM of the best manu facturers' line for 1900. Dif fering from last season when most everything shown wa9 in Blacks and Navys, this season's Hue 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- "Liberty Satin" finish. Our challies Are too haudsome 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 weo1 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 5. e Tenchers 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. TMciCarlbraLettertok With this book the simple act of writing produces a copy. Any letter he.id 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 verv little cost. Two sizes and bindings in stock. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Kngravers, Scranton, Pa. 1 rl $&&?$ h s3aasirvss r 'pw- I- ,; h ,r. .
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