fX--r;.99, V'v"5T e V v VTrY " '"'''If THE SGHAMTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900. $0e Sctanfon $r(6une .Published Dally, Exctpt 8unday, by The Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty Cento a. Month. MVY 8. RtCHAnD, Editor. O. F. BtXDEK, Business Manager. New York Office: 180 Nassau St. 8. 8. VHBELAND. Bole Agent for Foreign Advertising. Entt-rcd nt the Pnstemeo nt Scranton, Pa., as SecondClnss MM1 Matter. , When space will permit, The Tribune Is always glad to prfnt short lotterg from Its friends bearing on current topics, but its rule Is that these must be signed, for nuhllpnf Inn. Uv ifin wtlAta tnl tiiimn! nd the condition precedent to acceptance. ia mat an contributions snail do suojeci to editorial revision. ScnANTON, MARCH 30, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Legislature. Dlstrlct-TIIOMAS rir?t noi.ds. HEY- Second Dlstrlct-JOIIN SCHEUKlt. Jit. The Philadelphia Press does not want a constitutional convention until Its side can control It. Judging from the recent primaries, the Press may have to wait u long time. The Only Real Cuie. T iHKRD IS one phase of the grand jury's Inquiry Into municipal rottenness, qulto apart from any probable legal results, which certainly merits thoughtful attention. The city Is be ing advertised far and wide ns a mis governed city; as a city where valu able legislation directly affecting the public welfare Is notoriously a matter of barter and sale: in other words as a city uninviting to the business man who wishes to secure a new location for his industry or commercial enter prise. Our board of trade can extol the economic advantages of Scranton In a way. to create on open minds a highly favorable impression but how can it convince strangers that Scran ton is a safe abode for men of honest purpose when the political morals of the town, as revealed from time to time in legal proceedings, show up as they are now being emblazoned in the public prints? "We raise this inquiry, not to dis credit the grand Jury's work nor in the belief that acquiescence in crime is in the long run a wise policy, but rather to bring to the attention of our busi ness men that they arc very directly and deeply interested in the problem of cleansing the Augean stable of our city government so that this over hanging menace of ill-fame may thor oughly bo dissipated. The conditions which make imperative such periodical investigations as the one upon which our grand Jury is now at work have grown up in this town in large part through the non-participation of our substantial citizens in municipal af fairs. Many men who are largely in terested as owners of property or of business enterprises in the welfare of the city have taken practically no part whatever In the details of politics and of city administration; they have not used their influence to strengthen good men in councils or to retire bad men from places where they are dangerous; they, have treated the whole subject of city government as a matter of in difference or as a theme of jesting, a good many of them preferring to buy special favors when desiring them and being willing to let the rest of the city business go as It may please. The fault for boodle councllmen Is not altogether with the poor specimens of manhood who seek local ofTlco for the purpose of selling themselves to the highest "bidder. Putting an occa sional boodler in Jail may make the business of corruption a little more secretive but it will not eliminate the Inclination to buy and sell nor perma nently purify the currents of city gov ernment. If Scranton is to be redeemed there must be a systematic and intelli gent movement having back of it the whole power of the honest element of our population and especially enlisting men of ripe Judgment and business acumen who are not playing factional games or working for this or that dubious personal end but who are will ing to fight practically for the protec tion of their own pocketbooks and for the real betterment of municipal af fairs. A battle waged with determina tion on these lines under a leadership Inviting public confidence and not in methods overshooting the heads of the multitude could in two or three years work a vast change for the better; but unless this shall bo done there will be very little peimanent relief; not even though a few additions should be made presently to the population of our jail. The czar of Itussla evidently feels that the power that has not a war of some kind on hand at this period Is in danger of losing prestige. TVhat the Open Door Means. WHEN, LAST autumn, Sec retary of state Hay un- dertook to securo from t1 J I the, yarlous powers hav ing territorial or other Important In terests, in China written assurance of fair treatment for the citizens of the United 'States In all matters coming within -their jurisdiction he placed be fore Great Britain. Germany. Russia. Prince; -tal'yantf-Japan three specific request, namely JHrst-r-That they will In no wise In terTer"yTtn' any' treaty port or any veqted'lffterest within any so-called "Bher.es ot Interest" ar leased terri tory th'a'b they may have in China. BcorJd-That thVcnlneso treaty tar-iff-of tfte time being shall apply to all merchandise landed or shipped to all such ports as are -within such "spheres ofinterest',t (unless they be "frea porjs") no matter to what nationality It may-'be' b'elong and that duties so leviable eh'alUbo collected by the Chi nese government. Third That they will levy no higher hartor duties on vessels ot another nationality frequeptlpg any port In sucji lDlifirjp'iilia"rj. ilyUlbe levied on-.vewlsVAt.tlfelr own nationality, and, no Silgh'er railroad charges over line bM-controlled or operated with in helr'pnereV' on merchandise be longing to citizens or subjects of other nationalities transported through such "spheres" thnn shall be levied on simi lar merchandise belonging to their own nationals transported over equal dis tances. To these requests each of the six powers has replied In writing, affirm ing Its willingness to do as requested, providing the other powers will do like wise. The reply of Germany contains this Interesting passage, which frank ly states the common position: "The imperial government has from the be ginning not only asserted, but also practically carried out to the fullest extent, In Its Chinese possessions, ab solute equality of treatment of all na tions with regnrd to trade, navigation and commerce. The Imperial govern ment entertains no thought of depart ing In the future from this principle, which nt once excludes nny prejudicial or disadvantageous commercial treat ment of the citizens of the United Stntes of America, so long ns It Is not forced to do so, on account of consid erations of reciprocity, by a diverg ence from It by other governments." The "open door" means, therefore, that no discrimination Is to be prac ticed by a nation with a foothold In China against the citizens of any other nation which now has a Just claim to equal treatment. But If one power shall begin to discriminate, the others will either retaliate or fight. Wo can best keep the "open door" open by having nt command a naval force like ly to make the prospect of war unin viting to any nation exhibiting symp toms of bad faith; and by keeping on sufficiently good terms with the falth kceplng powers to make improbable the necessity for an actual recourse to war. A strong navy Is, though, the safest guarantee, for it Is something which no foreigner can under any cir cumstances misinterpret. Says one of the Philadelphia news papers In which Mr. Wanamaker ad vertises largely: "Negotiations are al ready discussed between the Demo crats and Insurgents looking to fusion against the Quay candidates, and nn early effort will be made to reach hard and fast arrangements." Not a doubt about it. Hut it is one thing to nego tiate and another to deliver the goods. To Be Decided at Last. T HE FOIlAKEIt bill for tho government of Puerto HIco, upon whlchn vote will bo taken In the senate next Tuesday, authorises tho organization of a civil administration to be com posed of a governor appointive by the president, of a legislature partly ap pointive and partly elective, nnd of an appointive judiciary. Tho governor nnd his cabinet council will practical ly control the details of administra tion, subject to guidance from Wash ington In matters of general policy. There Is to be In Washington a resi dent commissioner from Puerto Vtlco, receiving $.",000 annual snlary and act ing as a representative of the island In its dealings with tho federal gov ernment. This commlS'loner Is to be appointed by tho civil governor of Puerto Itlco. Tho Inhabitants of the Island are dcllneil as "citizens of Puerto Itlco, and as such entitled to ,the protection of the United States." For purposes of revenue the rates of tho Dlngley tat Iff are to bo applied to all Imports entering Puerto Rico with two exceptions. For a ten year period, beginning April II, 1S99, cer tain special privileges of minor im portance are to bo accorded to Span ish tradesmen as stipulated In tho treaty of Paris; and In reference to commerce between the Inland nnd tho United States 13 per cent, of the du ties of the Dlngley tailfl nre to pre vail at both shore lines, plus a tax equal to the internal duties on similar articles of domestic production sub ject to Internal taxation, with the ex ception that articles of necessity im ported into Puerto Rico from the United States are to be admitted fres. Whenever tho legislative assembly of Puerto Rico shall have put In opera tion a system of local taxation to meet the necessities of tho government of Puerto Rico and shall have formally nppilsei tho president ot the United States ot that fact, the latter shall make proclamation of the fact, where upon "all tariff duties on merchandise and articles going into Puerto Rico from the United Stntes or coming Into the United States from Puerto Rico shall cease, and from and utter such date nil such merchandise und arti cles shall be enteted at the several ports of entry free of duty; and In no event shnll any duties bo collected af ter the 1st day of March, 1902." All the collections of duties and taxes thus provide-.! for are lo bo handed into the Puerto Illcan pocket book for tho public purposes of the Island. This in bubstnnce Is the bill likely to be adopted by the senate on Tucs dav of next week and likely soon af terward to become a law. It leads up to free trade as rapidly as possible while taking Into due account the Isl and's urgent need of immediate reve nue nnd the fact that no plan for meeting this need hns been proposed more equitable or feasible than a. tem porary revenue tariff. On the question of a form of government, It establishes for the present a parental form with tho United States 'acting iih a kindly Mentor nnd guide; nnd wisely leaves to the future questions which will ailsp when these men and women In the infant class of citizenship shall have been promoted through the various grades until ready for grad uation. The New York legislature has passed a bill prohibiting the use of trading stamps. In Pennsylvania the trading stamp appears to have passed into ob livion from natural causes, adding more prosf to sustain tho belief that tho world Is growing wiser. The decision of the International As sociation of Machinists to educate tho masses by starting theatrical com panies on the road will be regarded with apprehension on nil sides. The stuffed bird element In the mil linery trade has been vanquished by tho crusade against the barbarians who slaughter feathered songsters for hat trimmings, and the Easter bon nets this year will be adorned with flowers only. It Is to be hoped that this Is not a spasmodic wave of hu manity that will soon pass away, but that the vigilance of the bird defend ers will be unrelenting until the end of time. A hundred year olub has been form ed In New. York, but It is doubtful if many of the members will live up to the title. Mr. Mncrum tftlll fails to compre hend why the realtal of his case should caiiBe so much mirth. The sultan of Turkey observes that tho powers have again fallen Into tho ultimatum habit. The Speaker Gives the Reasons Why From a Letter by Hon. David B. Hender son to nn Iowa Constituent. I CANNOT gather from your letter what you personally think of our action In the house, or what you think of the president, who thoroughly agreed with us and worked with might and main to get tho house bill passed, and has boon so working In the senate. The question for me to settle, as an Individual representative Is, what Is my duty? That question I nsked and answered when I worked with my as sociates to pass tho Puerto Rican bill. Now let me get this matter clearly In your mind, for sooner or later the country will understand our position. o First. There are large quantities of tobacco nnd sugar in Puerto Rico, bought up by trusts and syndicates. They want to get that Into the United States free of any duty, nnd when once In, of course, It will sell In the markets at the same rates as the tobacco and sugar which have to pay the full tariff rates, thus giving hundreds of thou sands of dollars profit to the syndi cates, etc. Tho trusts and syndicates are fighting the bill, nnd I have given you tho reason why. There has not been, nor Is there now, to my knowl edge, a lobby here working for the Puerto Rlcan bill, but these syndicate nnd the codfish Interests of New Eng land and other Interests, including the flour interests, are all trjjlng to get into Puerto Rico without paying tho l.r, per cent, duty on their product as proposed In the bill. While under the Dlngley law a tax of $1, to illustrate, is imposed upon a certain article, un der the house bill It would only pay fifteen cents. o Second. Now, why have we imposed this 15 per cent, ot the Dlngley tariff? Let me answer this and fix it in your mind : Puerto Rico Is poor nnd has been swept by devastating and de structive floods. Her people are not at this time, and in their present con dition, able to pay the expenses of their government. No one wants the United States to pay the expenses of running the " governments of any of our several new possessions. The peo ple themselves. In each of the Islands, or groups, should pay their own ex penses. How Is Puerto Rico to do this, now that she has no local government? We must first give her a local govern ment, and both houses of congress are at work upon that problem, and in my opinion that problem will be wisely solved when it is done. But it will take a year and a half or two years to formulate a government for her and to put It in running order, so that those people, with their own government ma chinery, may raise money to run their own government. In the meantime what should we do? Follow the advice of the syndicates and trusts nnd tax this desolate Island or their lands, or their limited productions or do as we propose and put this trifling duty upon their exports and Imports and give every dollar of it back to them to run their government? This will be felt by none except the nyndlcates and trusts and rich interests that will do tho buying there nnd the shipping to Puerto Rico. Indirectly, of course, some of this will be paid by the con sumers, but It will fall lightly upon them, and tho burden will be Imper ceptible, while a direct tax would be simply brutal and Inhuman. The bill also provides that this tax shall ex pire in two years, which Is time enough to allow th,e government ma chinery of Puerto Rico to get into working order. There Is no proposition to put a permanent burden upon Puer to Rico, but It is merely a temporary expedient for her own Interest. o My friend, never was a bill so mis represented and misunderstood as our Puerto Rlcan bill, and the time will come In the near future when those who propose a direct tax, which would result from absolute free trade, will suffer In every possible way for their misguided conduct, for their selfish acts. What the senate Is going to do Is problematical. It has its share of cowards. The senate Is always the body upon" which the great interests concentrate their efforts to defeat prop er legislation. But this fact remains, that I have the knowledge that I have done my simple duty, nnd havo dona It In consultation nnd In co-operation with the president of the United States, whoso heart is quick to feel the nilllctlons of this little Island; I havo done It in conference with such men nv Allison, Foraker and the earnest patriots of the senate, who, defying special Interests nnd combinations, ar trying to map out a plan for the pres ent needs of Puerto Rico, and to keep our country so that it will be unfet tered and fitted for the wise treatment needed, for all of these now posses sions. - a PERSONALITIES. Miss Hall Calne, sister of Ihe novelist, Is playing Polly Love In "Tho Chris tian" In KnKland. Tho Rejmblleans now have only one governor In tho southern stales Gover nor Daniel L. Rus-sell, of Noilh Carolina, whose lerm expires next year. Walter Wellirun. tho W.irhlngton cor respondent, who has hud experience with Arctic exploration, favors un Antarctlo expedition and thinks congress should appropriate J150,t00 for the purpose. Fathero Ohborn. of the Church of St. John tho Evangelist, Boston, who hu: spent seven years among the lepers of South Africa, Is raising a fund lo estab. llsh an American medical station for llio benefit of tho sufferers from that dis ease in that pari of the world. Guerrlta of Cordova, the most popular of Spanish bull fiiihtcis, has experienced religion and withdrawn ftom the bull ring. Ho visited tho thrlno of Our Lady of tho Pillar at Haragossn, became con vinced that bull fighting wits wicked, went homo and cut off the lone lock of hair that marks tho torero. It Is said that Admiral Dewey's son receives a sainplo every time an article named for Dewey is put on tho market, whether It be a cravat, a collar, a hat, a cigar, u brand of whiskey or anything cU-e. Ilo hns decorated IiIh room with ,these sample.'', and it Is probably tho most remarkably decorated room In America. FREE TRADE KNOCKED OUT Concluded from Pag L) us our constitution. All our progress to ward liberty and popular government, made since tho adoption of the consti tution, has been achieved not by vlrtua of that constitution, but sometimes In spite of and over It. Jefferson, wrote a bitter denunciation of human slavery In tho Declaration ot Independence, and called It an "exccrablo commerce" It was stricken out by Georgia and South Carolina, and slavery was recognized In our constitution. But slavery was op posed to the spirit of our Institutions, nnd while legalized by our constitution nnd defended by armies as brave as over marched unflinchingly to death, consti tutional slavery went down before instt tuttonal liberty; and Appomattox wob the capitulation of the word of death In our constitution to tho spirit of life in our institutions. Our Institutions Our Security. And so our security, the security of our island wards, tho security of liberty, Is not In tho written word of the constitu tion; It Is in our institutions which are. tho .spirit of the constitution. England has no written cor.slllutlon; France has an Ideal written constitution, and yot England has liberty ntid law; France has bureaucracy nnd military absolutism. It Is these freo Institutions that lit America make kings and emperors Im possible, and have, for a hundred years, wrought for a larger liberty and a more popular government in spfto of written statutes and written constitutions, where ancient wrongs were sanctioned nnd dis trust of the people was established even in tho highest written law. And it Is tho spirit of our Institutions that will pre vent tho abuse of power by American nuthorlty In Puerto Rica, Hawaii, tho Philippines, or nny other spot blessed by the protection of our flag aye, and wrltA "Appllrarrt" nnrnnn thrt hroW of him who, even In a thought, would wield a sceptre. It Is our freo Institutions working now In one way, nnd now In an other, now by one method, and now by another, after the fnshlon of our practi cal race, that will establish order, equal laws, freo speech, unpurchased Justice and "life, liberty nnd the pursuit of happiness," throughout our ocean pos sessions. And It Is the snlrlt of our In stitutions working slowly perhaps, upon the mind nnd characters of our children wards, wjilch may, In the distant end, develop them to that high state of self government, with all Its burdens nnd blessings, to which those Institutions, af ter centuries and centuries, have devel oped us. .... We must not read our constitution by tho dictionary only; we must read It by the great lexicon of our Institutions and their history. As to Puerto Rico. Coming to the Immediate subject of his speech, the Puerto Rlcan bill, Sena tor Beverldge said: Reciprocity with Puerto Rico is not only a matter of duty; It Is a measure of economic .wisdom. It Is the recip rocity for which the great statesmen of the republic have planned nnd tolled. And It Is reciprocity not with a foreign country, but with our own possessions. It Is n reciprocity of nature; Puerto Rlcan products supply what wo need and can not so well produce; we supply what Puerto Rico needs and can not as well produce. It Is a reciprocity decreed by natural laws to which our acts must In tho end conform. It Is a reciprocity "not mado by hands, eternal In tho heavens." It Is a reciprocity of predes tination a relation established In tho nature of things, nnd as Inevitable ns was our conflict with our race antagonist In tho recent war. When our markets are onen to Puerto Rlcan products In dustry will, and must of necessity, be stimulated as by the wine of llfo Itself nil throiich. our l.slnnri. tho uponlo Will prosper, money will pour Into their with ered hands, and Puerto Rico, now deso lato, will be placed in tho position of prosperity ..Instilled by its resources, Its location and Its possibilities. And with her prospcilty sho will In turn endow us. Her markets will exclusively bo ours; for our tariff against Europe nnd tho world will be her tariff against Eu rope and the world, nnd so our clothing und flour and corn and Implements, and all the products of our farms and mills and looms will have exclusive markets there. And the more prosperous we make her by offering our markets, to Puerto Rico, the more she can buy of us, nnd will. Increasing prosperity means increasing desires; Increasing prosperity means moro money to satisry tnoae nc slres. And so, this act of simple Justice creates a now and exclusive market for what wo raise and make, and supplies the money by buying from our own island necessities now purchased from foreign lands. But to close our markets to our own possesion or to make those markets dear and dimcult, is to take from our masses the necessities pro duced on our own territory; and to make tho markets of our own dependency dear and difficult to our producers Is to deny to ourbclvcs the opportunity to sell our own products to our own possession. It Is a situation which even tho necessity for Instant financial relief could not ren der endurable to tho government of tho United States. As to Latin-America. In the course of his argument, the senator presented this new thought: It has been tho dream of American statesmen for three-quarters of a cen tury to make the great republic the friend and protector of the weaker South Amer ican republics, until finally the colors of our flag might Intertwine with theirs the symbol of mutual trust, mutual af fection, mutual trade, mutual prosperity, and mutual defense. Into deeds this great thought hag gradually grown, as all vital thoughts do grow, and must, until Pan-American congresses actually convene beneath tho stars and stripes, and the bureau of American republics Is a part of the machinery of our progres sive government. Senators, our growing influence in South America is fraught with blessings to the republic, second only to tho trade of the golden orient. This great advantage, this long-fostered Influence in South America, wo propose to foster still. Wo have appropriated tho J2,OfJO,000 readv money suggested by the president. we will adopt a civil government and reciprocal trade. And thus, by a generosity without precedent, we establish forever our friendship with all Latin-America, which republican statesmen have so long, so patiently and so painfully been erecting. . In conclusion he said: For these reasons 1 favor immediate reciprocity and I shall go on record as voting for amendments, giving immediate und unrestricted freedom of trade to our island of Puerto Rico. But If we in tho scnato who bellevo that Puerto Rico shall have reciprocity at once nre not able to so amend the bill, I shall after voting for reciprocity amendments oto for the civil government bill as modlilcd by the committee. But wo must not deny civil government to Puerto Rlcans a mo ment longer and because tho bill as modi fied Insures freo trade with Puerto Rico ns soon us the civil government of that Ibland provides a system ot taxation ot its own I will vote for it. So that tho sooner Puerto Rico gets civil govern ment the quicker It will get freo trade under tho modifications which tho com mlttco hnve mado to tho bill. I shall bo glad if tho bill bo so separated that we migm vote ror civil government witn out tho revenue feature, although the commlttco has modified that feature so as to secure early freedom of trade. But as the bill stands unless we can amend we must vote for it as modified by the committee and civil government must no longer bo denied to the people of Puerto Rico. Delay of civil government to the people Is denial of justice. And so I shall vote for the civil government bill because it establishes civil government at onco and It also establishes absolute reciprocity in tho near futuro. It ought to establish unrestricted trade Instantly und it may be that the house will to amend It If wo should not so amend It here. But If wo nre not able to so amend It hero and If the house should not so nmend it but ndopt the modified civil government bill, tho commltteo and mod ifications do give us' tho absolute cer tainty of unrestricted trade at no distant dnte. The bill as a whole, whllo not what I would nave it, in its failure to plvo immediate and unrestricted trade to Puerto Itlco and In other particulars, nevertheless docs establish civil govern, tnent which may not be delayed another moment and does Insure early reciprocity and so is a step In the right direction In our progress as an administering nn tlon and in is a recognition of those great principles on wnicn tnat progress ue- penas. WATER WORSE THAN FIEE. Fifty Thousand Dollars Damage In Checking a Slight Blaze. Philadelphia, March 29, A slight blaze In the Orlnoko silk and uphol stery mills today resulted In the loss of nearly $30,000. Tho nutomatle sprinklers with which tho mill is fur nished were put In operation by the flames and flooded the building, dam aging nearly the entire stock ot silk and upholstery fabrics. A spark from a loom caused the Are. B. F. Solomon's Sons proprietors of the factory, reside In Paris. GENERAL WOOD A PAPA, Pine Young Daughter Appears In the Palace at Havana. Havana, March 29. Mrs. Wood, wife of the governor general, gave birth to a ten-pound girl at the palace today. "Mother and child are doing well. The records of Havana do not show the birth here of any other governor gen eral's chltd. Under the Spanish re gime the wife of a governor general, when expecting maternity, Invariably left for Spain that the child might be born there. The afternoon papers had gono to press before the palace event was an nounced, although the Discussion learned of It Indirectly and was thus able to say: "We wish all happiness to the governor general, to his wife and to the Cuban little girl, who, we hope, will be a fervent partisan of the independence of her native country." SUTTON'S WIFE ACCUSED. Coroner's Jury Says She Gave Her Husband a Fatal Dose. New Tork, March 29. The coroner's Jury which heard the testimony In tha Inquest Into the death of Charles Sut ton, January 21, at Nctcong, near Dover, N. J., today brought In a ver dict to the effect that Sutton was killed by the administering of a doso of strychnine and that his wife, Emma K. Sutton, gave the deceased the drug. Sutton was a brakeman on the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western rail road, and Mrs. Sutton claims that her husband's relatives are responsible for the prosecution, because she refused to give them half the money coming to her from a railroad beneficial society to which Sutton belonged. BIO STRIKE AVERTED. Carpenters and Contractors of Buf falo Reach a Compromise. Buffalo, March 29. An agreement has been reached by the Carpenters' union and Carpenters' Contractors' as sociation whereby the threatened strike of carpenters on Monday has been averted. The carpenters demanded a minimum scale of 0 cents an hour, eight hours to constitute a day's work. The agree ment reached provides for an eight hour day, the men to receive 25 cents an hour for rough work, and 30 cents un hour for finishing. Time and a half will be paid for overtime and double time for Sundays and holidays. NOT FOR MR. BRYAN. Ex-President Cleveland Denies a Presidential Rumor. Princeton, March 29. Ex-President Grover Cleveland wns interviewed to day in regard to the statement that he Is in favor of the renominatlon of William J. Bryan for the presidency and will vote for him if he runs again. Mr. Cleveland denied that he had over given any one authority to mnke such a statement, but further than that he declined to give expression to his views on the subject. JUST WHISTLE A BIT. Just whistle a bit, If tho day be dark. And the sky be overcast; If muto bo tho voice of the piping lark, Why, pipe your own small blast. And it's wonderful how over the gray sky-track, The truant warbler comes stealing back. But why need ho come? for your soul's at rest, And the song In the heart ah, that Is best. Just whistle a bit. If the night bo drfar, And the stars refuse to shine; And a gleam that mocks the starlight clear Within you glows benign. Till tho dearth of light In the glooming skies. Is lost to the sight of your f,oul-llt eyes. What matters the absence of moon or star? 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Tie Prang Platinettes. Teachers and superintendents de siring for class use in picture study, something that is substantial and inexpensive will find these beautiful new reproductions of great value. We have 100 different subjects to select from. The prices are very reasonable and the assortment is complete. With this book the simple act of writing produces a copy. Any letter head can be used and a copy, produced from pencil or any kind of pen and ink. When the book is filled, extra fillers can be purchased trom us at very little cost. Two sizes and bindings in stock. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Scranton, Pa. ioa.1 kr .iidir-f f..v tlirkt mot la lha luAMa C , ti.ii.)fi r r ii. i-thiiii knu aronoanoM. iiuhoim cart ait (lu Iwtjwl u wot tor At oa. FINT IP' Tie Pel Car bonLetter look wl I V ! u - fi ' V,
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