r-'-v. j--p' ' h'jKJPh - 3Kr v-i- - . W"9pr 'l 'sivrTCT r tifffi'-sfM 7,7!-; , "l", lit Ti;i , IV IT"'! . I . - ' ,'? THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900. (5e Scranton $r.6une Published Dally, Except Bundny, by The Trlbuno Publishing Company, ftt Kitty Cent a Month. MVY S. RICHARD, Editor. O. V. mXBEIJ, Dullness Manager. Now York Office: K0 Nassau Bt. S. S. VREKkAND, Bole Aeent for Foreign Advertising. Enttrcd at the Postofllre nt Scranton, Fa., as Second-Class Mall Matter. When space will permit, The Tribune. fi always j?1ad to prfnt short letters from its friends bcarlm on current topics, but Its rule Is that theso must bo signed, for publication, by the writer's real name! and the condition precedent to ncccptanca Is that all contributions shall be subject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, MARCH 27, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Legislature. First Dlstrlct-TIIOMAS nuv- NOI.D8. Second Dlstrlct-JOHN SCHliUER, JR. The Philadelphia Press certifies that Nominee Reynolds, of the First Lacka wanna district, Is free to represent the people of his district "In the highest eense." This assurance of Mr. Rey nolds' freedom from entangling fac tional alliances will be welcomed by many voters In his dlstilct. An Invaluable Example. ONE THING may be said for the present grand Jury In ad vance of any authoritative knowledge of Us proceedings. It 'ms exhibited genuine courage In sticking grimly to Its quest for proof of corrupt practices. It Is sparing no effort to run down rumors of guilt and Is casting forth Its drag net with skill and vim. In this It Is to be commended. What ever may prove to have been the frui'.s of Its industry and the public can af ford to await In patience the complete I finding the fact that it hns taken such Arm hold upon the subject in hand will set an example to future bodies of its kind which will Insure a closer and a healthier scrutiny of official conduct in all departments of the local govern ment. It would be unfair to hope that it may discover evidences of corruption, for that would 'be equivalent to assum ing, in -advance of proof, thdt corrup tion exists. But it certainly may be hoped that If there is any part of the rottenness which rumor Insinuates, Its probing will uncover the facts and put the culprits In the criminal dock. Let the good work go on. The Philadelphia Inquirer claims that in the legislative primaries which have been held thus far, the friends of Colonel Quay have made a net gain of 10, and It predicts a gain of 12 nioro in Philadelphia. This would seem to indicate that the Wanamaker "re form" movement is strongest on paper. - . In Self Defense. AN ORGANIZATION of many of the most Influential citiz ens of Pittston, including representatives of every re ligion, race and political party, has Just been formed for the purpose of taking an active hand in the govern ment of that town. The association, for which a charter has already been granted, Is to be known, we learn from the Evening Gazette, as The Taxpayeis" Association of Pittston, Ta. The objects are "to seek, by vigilance and co-operatbn with the city authorities, to promote the good government of the city and to safeguard the intciests of the tax payers: (a) By suggesting necessary legislation, exercising watchfulness over proposed legislation, and taking steps to prevent legislation which might bo inimical to the welfare of the people; (b) by careful attention to the subject of taxation, I. e., seeking to in fluence the cltv authorities, so that taxation may be kept as low as is con sistent with the position nnd require ments of the cltv, and to secure an honest and economical expenditure of public funds; und (c) by striving to se cure a full and Impartial administra tion of the laws by which the cltv Is presumed to be governed." The association begins with a mem bership of 60. who agree not only to pay $1 annual dues apiece but also to stand the levying of a pro rata as sessment based on the value of their respective properties for the lalslng of such revenues as may be needed in the prosecution of the association's work. It is intended to organize permanent activities, educational, advisory and detective, for the promotion of the pub lic welfare. We wonder If Pittston needs such worlijworsethan Scranton. The long silence of ex-Congressmar. elect RrfWf tH aVousea the suspicion that ho may be writing a book. A Leader Demanded. r-r RITES THE Washington correspondent of Cram'3 Magazine: "Among the names recently discussed as pjf"5yaJjlblo ylce-presldentlal tim ber,"" that' of Postmaster General Charlerf'Elnory Smith loom3 forth as especially fitted to shed luster on tha ofllce. A Connecticut man by birth, a Neyv. Yorker by editorial adoption, now"-arid 'for twenty years a factor In Pennsylvania politics, he more than any other represents that Eastern sec tion which, by common consent, is thoilghT to Bo entitled to the honor. By -educational, Journalistic, poetical. dlplqm.ftfjg.aivl aJrnlnltratlve training he ftjtflleil fed 'are few for a broad grasp'of . (he UutJeV pertaining to that ofllce. For my own part I should much like to write, speak and cheer for our brilliant" postmaster general." Such Is the opinion of all who know Mr; Smith." ;$Ve have yet to hear a dls sentlrigWlce; N It Is a continual source of surprise to politicians and public men.ln. other states that his extraor dlnSfX' '.qualifications do not receive from (118 Republican' party In Pennsyl vania the assertive recognition which they 4esenre; If hd lived In any. other Mate, do you suppose that his felloiv Republicans would have left him so tar in the background that only by vir tue of presidential Initiative necking him out for preferment nnd honor was ho placed within the sphere of his de serts? Would they, in the peculiar op portunity now presented, fall to press forward his candidacy for the vlce presldcncv? We know, for on every hand we hear It asserted, that the Republican masses of Pennsylvania hold Mr. Smith in the highest esteem and look with pleasure upon the recognition which he Is winning by means of his excep tional endowments In the omclal circle ho now adorns. Wc know that the Republican people of Pennsylvania would delight to sec htm nominated for the vice presidency on nccount both of the personal tribute to himself and of the honor thus to bo reflected upon their long-Ignored common wealth. Why, then, nre they passive In the matter? Why do they not take the steps necessary to make their wishes known nnd felt? The occasion demands a leader. The South African war clearly teach es that bravery without disci etlon Is vain. In the Enemy's Camp. I T IS UNDENIABLE that the Re publican party has got Into something of a snarl over Puerto Rico. On the surface It looks like a bad snarl, but pretty soon the common sense of tho party will gain the mastery, fluttered citizens will be calmed and all will be again serene. How Is It, meanwhile, with the oppo sition? Lest wc should be accused of bias, wo Intend to summon a recog nized Democratic authority, the Phil adelphia record, to the witness stand. Says the Record: "It Is a long, long time since tho Democratic party had on opportunity as bright, in n presi dential year and before tho meeting of the conventions, as that which is now offered." Our contemporary dwells lovingly on this brightness; magnifies tho Republican differences, belabors Mark Hanna and the trusts and avers that the people are literally hungry for the chance to elect a Democratic president. But there Is a large "but" In tho Record's forecast the "oppor tunity of tho Democratic party de pends: upon the assemblage of a wise and truly representative convention which shall realize that the Democracy ought not to be tied to the fortunes of any one man, but should be the party of the people, as its name and traditional principles signify a party with living Issues, seeking success not for the vindication of a particular man and his doctrines, but from patriotic motives and far-reaching purposes." To bo more specific, our contempor ary wants Its brethren In the Jefferson ian faith to toss Jonah Bryan over board, drop the free silver corpse, and stop the Idiotic outcry against expan sion. "That a majority of intelligent and patriotic Democrats believe that the Philippine archipelago rightfully belongs to the UnltedStates now and for all time, and that all talk of Its independence is mischievous folly, Is," says the Record, "fair to assume from the attitude of nine-tenths of the Dem ocratic papers of Influence. There Is further proof In the steadfast refusal of any number of Democrats to Join In the unpatriotic clamor of the mis called antl-lmperlallat agitators. They cannot be persuaded that a prolonged territorial condition, such as most of our states have experienced, would be a hardship too great for the Filipinos. or that a people too primitive for such a condition are lit for self-government to the degree that absolute Independ ence requires, intelligent people are not to be frightened by the bugbear of Filipino competition with American la bor. It has been proved in the pa3t two years that the superior skill and greater productiveness of our workmen place us beyond all danger of serious rivalry In any quarter." Democratic victory, our contempor ary thinks, can be snatched If the Democratic convention will put Itself abreast of the times; but It mourn fully adds: "It Is useless to deny, however, that at this moment there Is the danger that a convention which will not represent the best Intelligence of the party will prefer to proclaim Its loyalty to a dead Issue rather thun triumph at the polls." We are not so sure about there being the possibility of a Democratic victory under any circumstances: but the Record's in sight Into Democratic prospects while Bryan Is the chief mogul has certainly the weight of Inspiration. , The Puerto Rlcan question promises to offer almost unlimited scops for the campaign liar. New York's Tunnel Roadway. -HE UNDERGROUND rail- I way tunnel upon which JL work was begun In New York city on Saturday is to bo 20.61 miles long and to cost $36,500.- 000. Upon Its completion, four and a half years hence, It Is expected that persons residing In the Harlem section of New York can be conveyed to the city hall In fifteen minutes. The conditions under which this un derground railway system Is to be oper ated are worthy of studv. The rapid transit commission which has the mat ter In charge was empowered to lay routes, prepare plans und specifica tions, select motive power, etc. That being done, as President Orr explained in his speech at the breaking of ground on Saturday, the right to construct Is vested lr tho city, provided after open competition an acceptable lessee Is found who will agree to construct and operate the road for a term of not les,s than thlity-flve or more than fifty years, paying as rent tho Interest on tho bonds Issued by the city for con struction purposes, and a further an nual amount of not less than 1 per cent, on the cost toward tho creation of a sinking fund which Is to protect the principal of the bonds as they become due, tho lessee meanwhile to give se curity that will be satisfactory to the commission for the full performance of all contract and leasehold obligations, This lease has been found In the Rapid Transit Subway Conatructjon company, of which August Belmont Is president, and the franchise for tho construction and operation of the roadway has been I disposed of by a financial arrangement under which, to use Comptroller Coler's words, "the city will become the owner of tho roadway within the lifetime of men now living, nnd without calling upon tho taxpayers for a cent." The contractor for the excavation work and building is John B. McDon ald, who has given a $3,000,000 bond fot tho faithful performance of his work. Some Idea of what that work will bo may bo derived from tho following In formation taken from tho Now York' Herald: "Two million cart loads of earth will be taken from the excava tions. More than sixty-five thousand tons of steel beams will bo used In constructing the tunnel. Almost twen. ty thousand cubic yards of enamelled facing and common brick will be set In arches, tunnels and stations. Five hundred thousand lineal feet of under ground track and sixty thousand feet of elevated track will be laid. Nearly fifteen miles of sower will have to be taken up and rclald. Eight thousand tons of cast Iron will go Into tubular tunnels and station construction. Five hundred thousand square yards of granite blocks and asphalt will be nec essary to restore the streets." In London there are 101 miles of un derground railway, and It Is expected that If the 20.61 miles planned for New York shall be operated satisfactorily the time will como when the whole of Greater New York will be honeycombed with subwayc. When the bill to return to Puerto Rico the money collected In duties on tho products of the Island brought to tho United States was before the son ate, Senator Jones, the chairman of tho Democratic national committee and Democratic leader in the senate, moved that the money, $2,000,000 In round numbers, should bo returned to the men who paid tho duties. Who woro those men? The records of the Treas ury department show that 91 per cent, of the duties involved were paid by the Tobacco and Sugar trusts. Senator Jones' motion, therefore, was equiva lent to demanding that tho United States treasury pay over to these two glanf trusts In the neighborhood of $1, 900,000. Yet the Democrats accuse tho Republican administration of being dominated by trusts. Tho Millinery Trade Review for April publishes a warm denial of the story, recently circulated throughout the country, to tho effect that large num bers of song birds In Delaware are being slaughtered for the Easter bon net trade. The Trade Review de nounces the story as a malicious canard and says that there is no demand for birds this spring. While in this In stance It may bo possible that the Delaware despatch was untrue, a glance at he fashion plates of the past will convince all Interested in tho preservation of Bong and Insectivorous birds that it is well at all times to keep an eye on tho movements of those in charge of the millinery supply stations. To some it may seem a trifle unfair in General Otis to suppress treasonable newspapers in Manila when so many In this country are allowed to publish mischievous articles unnoticed. When the Filipinos have been sufficiently edu cated, however, to comprehend yellow Journalism and take the utterances of the hot air writers for what thev are really worth, it is probable that the Filipino Journalists will be allowed greater liberty In their mission of keep ing the public pulso In a state of ac tivity. . The Tobacco trust has 3,000,000 pounds of tobacco and the Sugar trust 15,000 tons of sugar In Puerto Rico, waiting for the chance to get them Into tho United States duty free. This fact helps to explain why the Republi can leaders want a temporary tariff on Imports from that island. Grover Cleveland, In his two terms as president, vetoed 313 bills. William McKlnley, In three-elght3 of Cleve land's time, has vetoed Just 2. Five bills passed over Cleveland's veto. Not a single member of either house has yet voted to pass a bill over McKln- ley'3 veto. TOIL. It was millions and millions of aeons ago, When tho stars were nebulous mist, And cosmlcal dust shono with luculent glow Llko an Inllnlto amethyst That the God of tho embryo universe rose And fctnlled through the opallno haze, When lo! every atom with Industry's throes, Pulsated and throbbed at His gaze! Attraction, repulsion, unceasing turmoil, Jehovah's Ilrst canon ordained; No growth, no development, only through toil. Was ever can ever-be gained. And bo through the cycle of myriad years, Since the dawn of Creation's day, Each life-Germ has struggl'd, In sun shine, In tears, For tho goal that was far away. t In tho dim, fur-distant Laurenttan past, Dwelt the Adnmtc protozoan, That was spawned from tho ooze of the ocean vast, And has crept and climbed to a throne! By labor Incessant tho primitive cell Of tho dark, Eozolc Ago, Has writhed and squirmed through abysses of Hell, Till It reached tho brain of the sage! By labor through labor tho earth Is re deemed! Tho stars sing no dirges of woo; And never a Seraph has spoken or dreamed! Of Misery' g "Man With the Hoe." Tho heroes, the giants, the saviors of . men, Who illumine History's page, All humble, und diligent workers have been, And tho halo of every age. 0 Sluggard! condemned to a Ufa of dull ease Shut out of the race and the strife What Is thcro thy hunger und thirst to appouso For tho boon of a useful life? Yo drones und lncupablcs victims of caste 1 Whut Vumplro's venomous tooth What cankerous poison did wither and blast The Olympian spirit of youth? The camel that mutely tolls under its load Tho ox that plods patiently on Aro worthier under tho yoke and the goad Than Fortune's degenerate son! Aye, Labor Ih over tho solace of man, Whom It wrought from Insensate clod; And which, by Its magical ulchemy, can Lift him up to tha foot of Clod! Punxsutawncy Spirit. Record of Man Who Has Charge of the Goebel Mtirder Case Condensed from the Louisville News. LAWYER THOMAS C. CAMPBELL, who has been engaged to manage the prosecution of tho Goebel assas sination case in Kentucky, has a Cincinnati record lis a criminal lawyer that reads llko a dlmo novel. It Includes among other things a connection with tho Cincinnati riot of 18S1, In which flfty ono people were killed and 00 wounded, nnd a $700,000 court limif-o burned; his In dictment and trial for an alleged attempt to brlgo Michael Zabe, who was sum moned as a Juror In tho Bcrncr case, which caused tho riot, nnd his arraign ment before the Bar association on a mo tion to disbar htm from practice. o Tho stato of things In tho criminal courts In 18S1 In Cincinnati was shock ing. It was openly talked of by tho peo ple of that city and of all Hamilton county. Tho criminal codo had been so fixed as to glvo tho defenso tho right to challenge proposed Jurors until it was almost Impossible to get a Jury disposed to anyone but the murderer. Indictments were held up for a consideration, and a regular system of blackmail prevailed In the administration of Justice. Just when peoplo wero beginning to bo aroused, a peculiarly atrocious murder was com mitted. William Kirk, ,a stableman In Cincinnati, was murdered by two em ployes, William Bcrner, a young German, and Joseph Palmer, a mulatto. Up bobbed Tom Campbell. Berner's father had money and could afford to employ a "great criminal lawyer." Tho trial pro ceeded. Campbell succeeded In getting a separation of tho Indictment. Tho pecu liar atroclousncHs of the crime was made plain as day by the commonwealth. On Monday, March 23, 1SS1, tho Jury brought In tho verdict of manslaughter. So dis gusted was Judge 8. R. Matthews at this miscarriage of Justice that ho forgot tho dignity of the bench and audibly said It wus "a d d outrage." He did tho best thing he cculd under tho law, giving Bcr ner twenty years In tho penitentiary. o Excitement quickly ran to tho danger point. A mass meeting was called to meet at Music Hall on Friday night, March 28, 1S84. Eight thousand deter mined citizens crowded their way Into that big building. Thoso who could not get In swarmed on tho outside. Tho best cltlzpns of tho town wero In charge of tho meeting. Speeches vigorous and Impas sioned wero delivered by men of tho highest standing, und after tho meeting had adopted resolutions strongly con demning tln1 Berner verdict and ad journed, tho thought camo to hundreds "why not go to tho Jail and hang the murderers, especially Berner?" Tho lino of march was started In that direction. Tho mob Increased In numbers rapidly, and soon thoy wero battering down the doors of tho Jail. In a few minutes thev had possession of the place, but having no leaders and not knowing how to break the cell doors, wero quickly persuaded by a modcrato number of police to leave tho place. Afterward they returned to the attack, were met by a force of deputy sheriffs, policemen and militia, and the first blood was shed, the militiamen fir ing a volley Into the crowd and driving them from the building. In tho mean timo the young murderer, Berner, in charge of a deputy sheriff, was on his way to tho Columbus penitentiary. o But the mob had forgotten about him by that time. They wished to avenge themselves for tho death of their com rade. They attempted to smoke tho mili tiamen out of the Jail by setting fire to tho building. It was now after midnight. Two small offices attached to the rear of the Jail were fired. Coal oil was poured In at tho window. Tho militiamen had tho prospect of being burned alive. Vol ley nfter volley wns sent Into tho mob. Finally about 3 o'clock the mob dispersed. The hospitals and tho morgue were filled with dead and dying men. The first day of horror was over. Governor Hoadly of fered Sheriff Hawkins the aid of all the troops In the state. It was found that the First regiment of Cincinnati, t with tho police and deputy sheriff s, would' havo all it could do to protect the Jail. Tho offer of assistance was accepted. The Jail was strongly barricaded and men put on guard. Saturday night the mob grew In numbers and confidence. The Jail barri cades looked ugly, so the thousands gath ered about tho court house. A storming party battered down tho Iron doors in tho court house front in a few mlnQtes. A crowd broko Into the county treasur er's office In the northwest corner of the basement. The idea came to them to burn the building which hud witnessed such miscarriages of Justice. Soon fires were started In all the basement rooms. Then the crowd went Into tho South Court street side of tho bulldln?. Intend ing to lire tho offices there. They were met by a volley from a company of mi litia. They still udvanced and another iftadly volley checked them. By this tlmo the Fourteenth regiment had ar rived there from Columbus and, in clear ing the streets In the vicinity of the court house, killed a number of men and wounded many others. But In tho mean time tho court houie was practically de stroyed. o Sunday was tho third and last day of the tcrrorfl Tho city was filled with troops by this time. Thero were attacks mado on tho barricade In broad daylight. At night this was continued. Volley tir ing: and the Galling guns did deadly work. By 3 o'clock Monday morning the mob was conquered. Fifty-one men had been killed, about two hundred wounded, and a Beven-hundrcd-thousand-dollar court house had been destroyed, as a re sult of the lidUmulon over a veidlct ob. tulned by Tom Campbell, tho man who is now In chargo of the Demociatlc plot to fasten tho killing of Senator Goebel on tho Republican office holders of Ken tucky. o Amid all the mourning for the dead and for the lost honor of tho city, Campbell was not forgotten. Reputablo attorneys becume very much allvo to tho necessity of Investigating his practices. People who had kept silent about him began to talk. He was Indicted by the grand Jury for attempting to bribe Michael Zabe, who had been summoned to appear as a Juror In tho Berner case. Campbell was arraigned beforo Judge Johnston June 9, 1SS1. Tho trial was hot and Interesting. On June H tho Jury reported that it could not agree soven stood one way and ftvo another; although how the seven stood, whether for conviction or ac quittal, was never learned. o But Campbell's trials before the public and tho courts did not ceaso there. Early In April, at a regular meeting of the Cin cinnati Bar association, a committee was appointed to Investigate the professional conduct of tho "great criminal lawyer." After an Investigation lasting for' somo time tho committee prepared an Informa tion against Campbell and presented It to tho district court Juno 7, 1RS4. and asked that it bo filed. It was filed later and a hearing set for July 15, 1884. It finally camo to trial Nov. 20. Evidence was taken from Nov. 21, to Dec. 28. On Jan. 3 the argument began, and on Jan. 8 the case was submitted. o Thoso who had charge of the prosecu tlon wero the ablest, most influential and most honored lawyers In Cincinnati E. W. Klttrldge, still one of tho leading Cin slnnatl nttornoys; W. M. Ramsey, now dead; John R. Holmes and W. H. Tnft, until rccontly United States circuit Judgo and now chairman of tho new Philip-' pine commission. The charges In tho criminal information constituted a tcrrl. flo nssallment of Campbell's character, He was charged with having a bad repu tation for Impeding the administration of Justice by packing Juries and suborn ing perjury. This was stricken out on a demurrer of tho defense as not being suf ficient In law, even If true. Othtr sec tions of the Information charged him with a conspiracy to pack a Juiy In favor of an official charged with embezzling the cltj'R funds, with swearing falsely In an affidavit, with conspiracy to mako ovl denco In a caso and with attempting to bribe a man summoned to appear In the Berner Jury. Judgo Tnft. In his speech for the 'prosecution, said he would grant that the defendant had nil tho qualifica tions of a good lawyer save Integrity. On February 3 tho district court returned its finding In tho disbarment case. They ac quitted him of all the charges savo tho ono that ho used the power nnd liftluenco of his position as prosecuting attorney of the police' court to further tho collection of a debt In tho Interest of his client, Walter Gow. For this, owing to the "staleness" of tho charge, ho was nomi nally suspended from practice for ten days on nccount of "technical miscon duct" and fined the costs of tho case. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. The population of London increases by "0,000 a year. Berlin has 14 pctsons whoso annual tncomo exceeds $2jO,000. Brcslau has a paper chimney 60 feet high and perfectly fireproof. Philadelphia has 41 wards and two branches of the city council. Chicago has 33 wards. It Is probable, that lumber shipments from the head of the lakes for 1900 will aggregate 500,'XK) feet. Exports of manufactures from tho Uni ted States In January Increased over 1899 $9,7SO,0"0, or 18 per cent. Tho Victoria Cross measures one inch and two-fifths square. The actual weight of tho metal Is 434 grains, Jus li',4 grains less than an ounce. Its IntitiiMc vulue is a penny farthing. The "bloodiest battle of tho century" was that of Borodino, a Russian vlllugc, where Napoleon fought the Russians on September 7, 1812. Nearly SO.iWO men were placed hors du combat. Education costs $150,r'j9,!09 a yea. 'n the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany. Tho United StUcs spends threo-sovenths of tho whole amount, and leads with an educational per capita of I2.C7. The Retail Druggists' association of Philadelphia, which represents more than 70 ncr cent, of the trado In that city, has resolved that Its members refuse to sell soda water, confectionery and cigars on Sunday. Eighty thousand elephants aro required unnually to supply tho world with ivory, and most of them como from South Africa. The Boer has shipped lions tiom the Transvaul to all lands, and he has killed seven thousand of tho beasts with in Us borders. German authority estimates that al most a third of humanity speak tho Chi nese language, that the Hindu language Is spoken by more than 100,000,000, tho Russian by S9,O00,00O, while tho German Is spoken by 57,000,000 tongues and the Spanish by 4S,000,000. The First Baptist church In Dover, Pa., has converted a building heretofore used for church social aftatts Into a shirt factory In which church members are given preference In employment. Five per cent, of tho wages is to revert to church work In tho town. Llfo ana property nro as safe In Mex ico ns In tho United States. It Is not difficult to find a perfect climate ranging from CO to SO degrees In tho shade tho year round, night and day, whcio good railroads. Water nnd market uro at hand. Thoso who havo never enjoyed the luxury of seven months of bright sun shine without ono dreary day cannot realize what It means. PERSONALITIES. Frederic Harrison has been appolnt:d Rede lecturer for tho present year at the University of Cambridge. General Wheeler has brought home with him a collection of Philippine curios valued at a considerable turn. Senator Hoar's fad is the cultivation of flowers. When not in Washington ho spends several hours a day in his garden. Tho namo of Colonel Kckowlch, the hero of Klmberley, Is much mispro nounced. It should bo pronounced "Cake- wlch." Ex-Senator riillctus Sawyer, of Wis consin, has given to different towns in his stato flvo hospitals and thrco public libraries. Mayor Van Wyck, of Now York, has issued a dictum to reporters In which ho positively refutes to bo interviewed for' publication hereafter. Senator Bcverldgo makes it a rule never to return a card with tho "not In" that disappoint so many callers, but sees each of his visitors if it lu possible for him to do so. Miss Ella Little, an American, has re ceived a doctorate at tho University of Heidelberg, "summa cum laude." This is the first time the distinction has fallen to a woman. Thomas Wcntworth Hlgglnson, after somo close study of tho subject, reports that ho finds law and Journalism the most attractive professions to young men Just leaving college, tho latter calling being the moro popular because a man can earn a living at onco in It. Sir Henry M. Stanley Is quoted in tho British papers as having declared at tho start of tho South African war that a more thorough knowledge of tho country was essential to -English success, "And how can that bo had?" ho was asked. "It can be bought by one thing." he an swered, "and that ono thing Is blood." Thcro nre two senators at the national capital who are never too busy to stop and exchange greetings with persons who' npproach them In tho proper spirit. And they are opposite types of men. One Is Senator Morgan, of Alabama, and the other Is Senator '.Mason, of Illinois. Neith er of these men Is ever In much of a hurry to discuss current affairs. Just beforo Kipling left England he was lunching at a rest.iurant In Fleet street. In a lit of absence of mind ho got up from his seat und began walking away without paying his score. Tho waltrcbS. with a readiness of wit which delighted tho whole room, called nut, "Mr. Kipling Pay, pay, pay." the well-known refrain of tho "Absent-minded Beggar." Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, ' Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill k CominieM 121 N. Washington Ave., !raKjf?7t Kgdflj ALWAYS BUSY. M CORRECT SHAPE" More friends every day. Tho cause easy to buy, easy to wear. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. Lewis. ReJUy & Davies, 114-118 Wyoming Avenue. 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 opeu 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. MRCEREAU&CONNtBLL 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. The Heot & Cooeell Co Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Waring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 Lackawanna Avenue HENRY BELIN, JR., General Ajent for tn9 Wyotnluj UUtrloc .'. WlulnJTuintlt)E,.Sportlu;, Mjjomiiii and llio Kepuuno Oue.ulcu. Co.upnuy' tmety Kuie, Caps and Kxplo.la.-t ttoom 401 CouuaU HalUlu. bcrautja. THOS. FORD. Pittston. JOHN B. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth. W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wllkes-Brre wroiT's ronER. I Lave always been strongly opposed lo lending my name or influence to put before the people anv medicine not in general use by the tncdic.-.l profession, believing that ere nine-tenths of the so-called medicines now in use stricken out of existence mankind would be the gainer and the science of medicine no loser. I-'oj the past few ycari. my wife, who is now sixty-two years of ace, lias sulfered terribly from indigestion and could not take even a small amount of foodln her stomach without causing distress, and Iho only relief she could get was from the use of bi-carboimte soda, which was'only tern, porary. Last March I saw Ripans Tabulcs recommended so highly that I mado up my mind to get some and unknown to my wife give them a thorough trial. Through a drug, gist I obtained a package of the Tabulcs and my wife commenced using them. They were of full strength and acted too freely on the bowels. I then wrolcand obtained omo of the chocolate coated Tabulcs of half tho strength and these acted like a charm. My wife is now herself again, can eat a good meal without the least distress and has dis. continued taking Kipans Tabulcs. However, a good supply is kept on hand for fear tbf old enemy may again appear. 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