TMK SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, APRIL 1G, 1900. $f$i Wit anion ri6tme I uMUlieel Daili. llxerpt Sunday, l.y The Trlji o Publishing Company, at Fifty Cents a Moiilli. line - 1.1 vv s, IIICIIAIII). Keillor. (l. Y. HYMiKK. Ilrslness Manager. New York Office I 150 Nassau Pt. S. H. Vlir.l'.liANI). Sole Agent for l'oielgn Aihcrtlslng. , Knlcreil at (lie l'ewtofllce at Kcranton, l'a., as hciuiicl.Class Mall Matter. Wlicn space will permit, The Tribune I ) najs clad to pilnt thort letters dom llsKrlerow brailtiK on (inn tit topics, lint In rule ft tliat these int be signed, lor pulilltiillon, by the Miller's iral name; and the (omlltloii prrce-elctit In acceptance- is that all toiitiibulioiis shall be subject to editorial revision. HCOANTON, APHIL 1C. 1900. FOR VlCK-PRKSIDKNT, CHARLES EMORY SMITH, OF PENNSYLVANIA. STATE CONVENTION CALL. To the Ilcpiiblleuii Electors oC I'ciiiwyl- niilu: I Jiu illicclcil bv the Itcpublloan t.ilo tummlttou tu iinnoiiiii'o tlmt tho Heptile Ileum nf 1'ciiiinylvniilii, by their duly cliose'ii lcpiexeiitiitlvcie, will meet In con. pntloii ill tho oporn louse, 111 llu- It.v i)f llnnlsbiiiR, on WYtlnesclny, Apt II 23, 19W, nt 10.no o'clock .1. in., for tho pmpoHo ot noniliuitliiK canellelutcn fur tho lollowlnj; odlir'H, tc wit: Ono portion for the clllen of miilltor goti. Cl ill. Two peiKOHH lor tho ofllec of colires3-jimii-iit-lntRO. Tlilit-tvo persons! (fonr-nt-liunc) nr lues (1rritt.il clectom, cud to choosi- rlRlit (leltRtiU") nml eight nlttrnutoiU-liiis 10 tho Ilepulillcnn n.itionnl convention to h" held In I'hllurlelrhlu on Tuesday, tho ninrteentli dn ol June next, and for tho tteiti'-. ictlcti ilt sudi other buslnrss ns limy he picsenlod In necoiel.inco with the rule iidoptcd nt the flale coinenllon held In llnirlsbiiif,' en AiiEU't 21th. hist, tho lepiusentntlon In (he stc.te convention '.(111 be b.T-ed on the olo prllrel nt the .it presidential ilecllnn. i'ncler thli mle rrch loirlslulHo dlstih t Is (iilltled to ono deleK'it' 1"C every two thousand otes cast for tlifi li'eslilcnti.il deitois. In lW, and un uilJI tlniiiil delemite fur every fraction of two thoumnd vote1' polled In exeesH of one thoi's.'ii.d. Erich district Is entitled to the same rtimlicr of delegates ns tip-roi-nted 11 In the convention of lfM. II y older of the Kcpiibllear. atato com mittee. Frank ISeeder. Chairman. W. Tt. Andrews, C. n. Vooiheos, Sec retaries. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Legislature. Flr-t Distnrt THOMAS .1 ItllYNOMIS. second PMiiiit mux snir.ri.i:, .in Third Ili.'riit KDW.Mil) .l.MI, .11! The Ciawford county system of making party nominations opens to candidates and to newspapers alike a. profitable door to political udvet Using. The candidate who wishes his claims to leach the people can llnd no bottev medium than the dally press. Lnckwanna's New Judge. 1 " UK APPOINTMENT by Gov ernor Stone of Hon. John P. Kelly to 1111 the vacancy created by Judge O.unstor's death was a natural eonseiiuence. Hist ef the pieeedcnt sat by the Republi cans of this 'iimity when they indorsed Judge ilutister's nomination, and sec ondly r- the action of the Lackawan na liar nrroeliuion and membeis of the bui in urging minority loprcsentailun on the b-nch and In recommending Mr. Kelly by an almost unanimous vole as the nun appioprhitc for the place. The signllliao.ee ol th'H exceptional In-doisenir-nt tioni the nunibcis of tho legal profession in our county was ac centuated by the- fact that a majority of the advocates of Mr. Kelly's ap pointment weie Ropublkans; and un der these circumstances, stalwart ns he Is. the governor had no alternative but to "omply Mi. Kelly tlui" comes to the judicial position as It were by the summons of his rijofesslonal confreios, without luulng solicited the honoi and at pecu nlaiy K.iciiilce through its acceptance. At L' he Is one of th youngest judges on th'i Pennsylvania common pleas bench, yet his cxpeilence has been inany-ilded and tends to tiiulp him thoioughly As a Iegirlator ho has seen how our laws are made; as a district attorney whose term of nlllce was no'.i'hle for tho Ildellty with which the public Interests were conserved he has leaii'cd practically the condition i our couiily as tuey affect the woik of our courts, and as a practitioner he has displayed the Judicial tempera ment and a mind of nututal power whkli I: both wc'l trained and growing. ruder these clieumstaiif es It Is not unfair to expect of our new judge a servi.'o absolutely true to the best Ideals of tho bench. Within tho past foitnlght thieo deaths of young girls due to intem perate Jumping of the rope have been reported. It should be a warning to patents. : Cleaning House. ";A-"?VIH SPECTACLE of a Judge fii a fearlessly using the power , Ifl!." "of' his ofllce to corioct -. " abuses so long tolerated as to se'enrfneur'able' Is one -which strong ly ap'peats to the public favor and that "Is tho'spectacle which Is now to be wiVnesseuyin the ofilclnl conduct ot his ionov,-Judgo Edwaids. v T)ft!eyeut, Investigation of the grand Jury, .although it did not go to the llm Mt f "flicT public expectation, was made "l)oss1blo"chTeIly through his vigorous Insfhiirtions and support. It Is hoped HantlTe'lfVv'eU that the start thus made jvlH bn followed up. It Is cettaln that future grand jury which (wishes to (.strike out from the shoulder will be "Suro;tj; tho court's complete co-opera- Another evidence ot an aroused pur pose to clean house In county .affairs was HlwTyh-'b'y Judge Edwards on Sat urday In his amendment to the rules -ot court which cuts down to a rca "Bonablo limit tho power of the com Ynonwealth to multiply court costs In "peCW "baMeS, WhtH recent grand Jury, "It wlfll f yimorfibercd, scored unmer- 'fUJjV-SM ildSr.men an(1 Just'ces who .hai?ftty6tty Mitigation for the purpose vof raiding tho county treasury: and folJgjinar put this idea the court now rgle.s .that "costs shall not bo allowed I & ttfa "ktiendanco of more than three wltnesBs for tho comiiionwenlth, nor for the service of n subpoena upon the Rfiine, In surety rases; mid In eases o nssmilt nml battery anil malicious mis chief costs shall not be allowed for the attendance of more than tlvc wit nesses nor for the service of a sub poena on the same, unless In tiny of s.ilil cases otherwise specially allowed by the court." It Is calculated tlmt this addition to rule T of the court rules will effect a saving to the taxpayers of $15,000 n year, which Is nearly four times the salary of 'he JtulKe who made It. In denying the story that the Ameri can military attache ut Pretoria had become un ally of tho Hoers, Consul Hay addressed his denial directly to the adjutant general of the nrmv, In stead of to the secretary of state. It Is not believed, however, that this sen sible avoidance of red tape will preju dice the consul's standing w 1th the state department. Mr. Smith Has No Bar'l. A N i;STKIOMED correspondent reminds Tho Tribune "that Charles Ihnoiy Smith lacks ono of tho popular qualifica tions ns n vice presidential candidate In not 'having a 'HarT, nt tho com mand of the campaign leaders." That Is true. And It is also true that If the Philadelphia convention Is looking for ii inon?y bag and not for a man with every essential qualification for tho ofllce, Mr. Smith Is not to be consid ered. Ho has not only not got a bar'l it his command, but IMr. Smith Is not n ilch man. His life has been ispent in the eiulchment of ethers and in assiduous effort to elevate tho country. Ho has demonstrated his ability to master every public question that has evoked agitation or that has attracted the best thought In this country. Not n tyro In politics, possibly, yet ho Is not past master in the technique; of political wire-pulling. He Is a sim ple, pliln, honest, clean man. Ho has won distinction In life by conscientious effort. Wh"thor as "dltor, writer, dip lomat, or as the active head of a great governmental department, he has com manded the respect, tho deference, the admiration, the confidence of the coun try. No higher achievement can be won by mortal man. Such men are not apt to own bar'ls, but they enjoy it pricelerc possession In having the absolute confidence of the people. A ilch man on the Republican presi dential ticket is not a party necessity this year. The country Is rich and is adding dally to Its great and Immeas urable wealth under a Republican ad niinistiaUon of the government, Tho more fortunate beneficial les of this phenomenal prosperity me inseparably allied w 1th the Republican' party. To tne wIst policy of that party they owe their accumulations. They are deeply concerned In its perpetuation. Rut the whole country Is acutely Interested in the election of a vice president this yeai The nomination of home un known and untried man and solely on account of the sl?i of his campaign contribution, will meet with emphatic nml indignant Republican protest. Put a man on the ticket who measures up to the piesldent himself, though ho should be as poor as the proverbial chin eh mouse. Nominate a man for the vico presidency whose name and achievements will at once challenge public criticism and Inspire public con fidence. In this sign Chailes Emory Smith will win. The direct election of senators will probably come In lime. Inasmuch as the public appeals to favor It. Rut its coming will not Improve the senate. The Hollister Collection. OMETIME AGO our esteemed contemporary, the Truth, called attention to the fact that the collection of Indian antiquities so caiefully gathered by the lato Dr. Hollister and representing un exhibit of nlstoile value not to be replaced was about to bo offered for sale and noted the possibility that the collection might be taken away from Pcranton. In another column will be found a statement on this subject, the facts in which were secured from Mrs. Hollister, and which confirms what our contemporary has said. Wu agree with the Truth that the loss of thli collection to the city of Scranton and to the Lackawanna valley would bo Irreparable; and wo trust that steps will promptly be taken to avert such a mlsfoitune. The city could 'veil affoul to buy the collection and pluce It In a suitable building In Nay Aug park. Failing that, Individual enterprise should sup ply tho omission. This collection must stay In Soranton. The determination of the Republican leaders to push the shipping bill to a vote nt this session of congress Is ac ceptable to the country. If wo can get out of having to pay nearly $200,000,000 n year to foreign ocean canieis tho sooner we begin to tiy, tho better. The Paris Exposition. HTV1H FOKelAL. opening on Sat- I urduy at Paris of the new- JL est World's exposition begins ii new chapter In the knit ting together of the nations In the brotherhood of peace. Tho Paris exposition was first pro posed by M. Jules Roche, minister ot finance under tho administration ot President Carnot, in July, 1892, and a decree announcing It was Issued In the same year. The cost of tho exposition, proper, is $27,000,000, which does not in clude tho $10,000,000 Invested by con cessionaires in side shows or tho cost of the various individual exhibits. Tho buildings, sixty 4vo In all, coyer 3nn acres; the exposition Is to continue until November 5 and It Is expected that during this Interval of 204 days Paris .will entertain 40,000,000 visitors and pocket from them $200,000,000. Hence It Is safe to guess that durlnz s this exposition Paris will be too busy to think about a forelcn war. The United States government Has appropriated $1,210,000 for Its showing at Paris and has alotcd to It 300,000 sqltaio feet of space. Its pavilion lrt between that of Turkey and Spain not a cheerful location but the Interior arrangements will be calculated to atone for the Inappropriate neighbors. Within are to be all tho American newspapers, tickers giving the latest quotations from Chicago und Wall street, every facility for easy corre spondence and an American postofllco to which American visitors can have their mall directed: also the claesltled exhibits, which, In magnitude and In terest, will eclipse any on the grounds. Space will not now' sennit oven the most cursory review of these: nil will bo fully exploited In print In due time; It seives the present purpose to say tlmt Uncle Bam has arranged to take his proper share of the first prifces. Appropriate and happy were tho words of tho president of France when, In formally opening this mighty enter prise, he said: "in com nil lie the coieinnunts and peoples of the woild to make with ih h cjntlicsh ot hunfin linndluoik the l'lenih n public has thought not niily of assembling hue the Usiblc nuruls of the earth and renewing en the holders of the Seine the ro'irtesy lmpitallty and elegame of earlier renonii. Our ambition Is higher. H goes Infinitely bojond the eclat of passing fetes and is not limited by Oiatccr patriotic satisfaction we may feci today by the promotion of the amour piopre and our material Interests. "Trance wished to make a brilliant contribu tion to the cause of concord among the nations. She has strhen uinst lentlously for the good of the world at the end of this noble icntiiry, in width, alas, the Ictory oei error and hate Ii not complete, but whUh leaies us a IK lug faith in human progiess and the institutions ot social citnomy whlih bcio ouupy a largo plaie. They will stamp this exposition In a special chaiactcr by making known to us what taih state is doing to poifut the art of living In soci(t). They will make the 1000 exposition a great school of mutual Inst mi lion. "It Is, without doubt, a Milking spectacle, that of knowledge disciplining the forces of the ph slial woild and the subduing nature to uiipic (edciited combinations hum which we extract cinwiilna" advantages and ethical enjoyments. Hut, although genius dominates meie mateilal, it Is Infulor to justice and virtue. The highest form of beauty cannot be Indicated In the numbers on our catalogue; it is Wstblo only to the moral wnse. It Is realised when the highest minds. Joining their efforts like the machines in these galleiles, aie auimitiil with one common motive and Fciitimcnt of unity, t take pleasure In dc daiing tlt.it all governments -render homage to this sttpcilor law. "And it will lot be the least result of this gnat concouiso of good will that, although rude (strifes have agitated the Industrial and (conoiiile worlds, the people have ncer failed to put In the front rank the eflorts and means to lelicve Hiffeilng, to organize help, to piead knowledge, to improve ecnditons of libor, to as sine pensons In old age. 1 am convinced that, thanks to the constant relteiatlou of certain guierous thoughts which have been with the e piling century re-echoed, the twentieth eentury will see somewhat more of brotherhood shining out over fewer miseries of all kinds and el long we shall have advanced an important tlep, though the labor Is flow-, in our piogress toward the happiness of humanity." To this noble eentlment so aptly spoken the civilized world will cheer fully subscribe. The Paris correspondent of tho New i ork Sun H not impressed with the architecture ot tho Ameilean pavilion at the Paris exposition. He writes: "The building, with Its great dome without Hanking wings as oiiglnally designed. Is huddled between two oth ers and stands a aiitable eyesore. It Is surmounted by a caricature of tho national bird, which looks like a bedraggled wet hen trying to dry its wing3 in the sun." It is to be hoped that tho contents ot Uncle Sam's shack will be sufficient to make due amends. It will not be long before every hon est Republican dissenter will bo forced to admit that the administration knew what It was about when It declined to make fuH-fledged American' citizens ot the tropical unfortunates of Puerto Rico. The nation's experience with th-; affranchised negro has tuught the wis dom of conferring new citizenship cautiously. It Is tine that $01,000,000 Is a big sum to spend In one lump for naval devel opment, but the fault for its bigness belongs to the congresses which skimped naval appropriations In the past. Mr. Hryan may have had nervous moments when the Dewev boom was first launched; but it is not believed that ho Is now threatened with In somnia. m TOUB PRETTY POEMS. TBSSVhON. l'are will, thy soul, who wast a soul to us, Killed with the tenderness of man's lalm hlirngth! bwilt was thy glance Into the heart of man: Thou savvM his need for heart-food, and thy bialn Spiead the bvvect banquet for the heart we hold. And we ietcd by the gentle words And ill "the tender glace" of thy calm purity. How we were stiired when Knoch Aiden tame, . ml crouchdl hcneain uie wmwow- en ins noiiiei How the heart leaped when charged the Light lliigide With all the mastery of man's fierce mood! Ah. wo hac untitled (lie eagle In his swoop. Duwn to the nag. and felt the need for wings! And we have laid aside the book and thought That death weie sweet if it weie clowned with May. Faie well, thj foul. 1100 rn. Peace for a moment, filends the Dane's asleep. Ami In that sleep bath ended, for his time. Among us, all the bcattacbe and the shocks Tliat flesh is heir to. He bad Buffeted well The slings and airows of outrageous fortune, Tho pangs of despised love, the law's delay, To gioan and sweat under a weary life The Dane's asleep long live the Dane In hearts He hath awakened to the beautifull And in that sleep of death, what dreams may come. In that fai, undiscovered country from Whose lioume no ttaveler returns, may no Oppiessor'a wrong, no proud man's contumely Disturb the mighty dieam l'eaiel filcnd the Dane's asleep. ClbMOIlK. llaikl like a wind-harp's note low singing romos The sound of a sweet old tunc which childish lips Can puttie to old age and nuke age mvi't. And through the theater-lights there Hash the lights Which gleam through moital ryes from souls 10. arc Willi tiust that man is made in image of Ills inakerl Hark! What Angel came to earth With tills mad rush of battle-facing steeds Whin blood leaps swiftly up to meet a lance? An. well, a lover's ong breathes gently by And then the baton glimmers to a rune Which fairies dance to on a moonlit green When forests are a-qulver with the spring, Kuar.Ni; Finm. lie touched the common page ot dally life, And pictures grew whiih mirrored hidden things, Shot through with sunshine and all glints of bliss, because he'd felt an angel's kiss one day, ' While to bis band a feather fluttered down, Tho which he took and fashioned to a pen. W. 11, Vclth, in Rochester Tost-Express. Outline Studies of Human Nature What He Knew About the Transvaal A OUA1NT little story concerning Mr. Chamber- lain, which, If It lie not tme, has at least originated from sonic one who has studied the (olonlal secretary, slid his ways pretty closely, is lichig told, a)i the Chicago News. It Is said that one day lately Mr, Chamberlain was en gaged In conversation with a friend In a well known London hotel, v. lien a oung man ap proached with a illhldenee that bespoke h great desire to exchange a few' cords with the great man or be snubbed in tho attempt. ".May I speak with Jou for a moment, Jlr. Chamberlain? he asked. "Certainly," was the ready reply, and the politician rose from his seat. "I cannot say It here," said the young man, glancing nervously around and leading the way to a remote comer of the room, Arrived there, he spoke his Important communication In Mr. Chamberlain's ear. "I am on the staff of the . and I should esteem it a gieat favor If jou will tell ine what jou think of the present situation in the Trans laall" Mr. Chamberlain started, looked sharply at him, and then, bis severity softening into pity for the oumr man's simplicity, lie said: "follow inel" Leading the way like a man requiring still greater secrecy for what he bad to impart, be walked thiough the dining loom Into a passage, down some steps Into the reading room. Into the drawing room and finally Into a remote and curtained elark corner, where after a hurried glance round to make sure there were no eaves droppers, he whispered In the joung man's ear: "My friend, I really don't know anything about Itl" Kipling and the Pirates. A X AMt'SINf coirespondenec on a small mat ter lecently passed between Itudjard Kip ling and a London firm of publishers. There airlveel, care of the Arm, which deals exten sively in American books, n letter addiessed from America to Mr. Kipling. It was lepostcd direct to blm at ltottingde.in, with a formal note in these words: "The inclosed letter has Just reached us from Amcilca and jou will sec we had to pry a letter fine of three pence on it. Your obedient ser vants, Cay k Bird." The following acknowledgement reached Mers. flay & Illrd a few ilajs latei, datid. o! ionise, him Mr. Kipling's house, the lllmi, Hotting dean: "Dear Siis: Itudyard Kipling deslies me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of Nov. :0. The letter jou inclose was ftom a firm of pirate puhllsheis on the I'aciflc slope, ami Mr. Kipling is glad to learn that jou are only three pence out of pocket by It. Faithfully jotus, S. Ander- bon. To tills it seems Messrs. f!ay & Bird replied in these terms: "hi forwarding j-ou the letter from America addressed to our eare, wo thought we were doing a courteous act. We did not know from whom it came, but because it was 'from a firm of pirate publishers on the i'aciflc coast' jour secretary reports mat jou are glad to learn that we aie only tluee pence out of pocket by it. This strikes us as the action of an 'Absent Minded Beggar.' ours falthfullj-, Gay k Bird." Mainly About People. A Liberal Youth. A GOOD STOBY Is going the rounds at Hatvaid concerning a last jcar's graduate; a dutiful son and an Industrious student, jet withal n somewhat literal youth, relates the Chicago Jour nal. At the beginning of his concluding jcar, Ills father, who was Just setting out for Kurope, said to him: "Now, Hairy, you get jour degree, and I'll send for jou to come over and travel all sum mer." Ilanj- was delighted. "Father," said he, "I will." He studied faithfully all the college j'oar, and in June went through, with fljing colors. Then he cabled bis father: Yes." But the father, alas! had forgotten his Impul sive offer. He mused over ino message, won dered, and then cabled back: "Yes, what?" The son was in turn perplexed, but being a well-trained lad, he did not remain long in the dark, and, tired by duteous real, rabled back: "Yes, sir." letters of explanation followed and he Is now making the "grand tour. Sense in Broken English. VI7HKN TI1K proposition to subdivide the Chero- ' kee reservation was on foot a delegation of United States senators visited Tahlequali and addressed a meeting of tho Indians in the opera bouse there. They advised the Cherokees to take their lands In tcvcialty and to become a tinl tory in the Union. In the audience was Soggy Saundcry, a fun-blood Cherokee, who had held office ever since he hid learned to talk Knglisli biokenlj. He had listened attentively and arose with true Indian dignity. "White man who Jus' talk put me in mln of a storj' I onre heard it. Man goin' to get hung; he's lawyer tole him dls: i can save it neck from bcirg hung.' ilow do dat?' ask it prisoner; i pay jou fl.Oflo jou save it my neck ' 'AH lite,' said it dat lavvjers, and he gave it that hwjeis money $1,000. Den dat lawyers he tell it die prisoner: 'You go shoot It jourself in bed.' Dat's what white man want it lieie now he want Cliulluekec Indian to kill hisse'f." The speech brought down the house, San Fianeisco Yac. England's Great Resources. TUB C.HOCF.HY man on the corner relates that a couple ot daj-s ago a little girl entered his emporium and timidly laying down a dime asked foi 10 cents' worth of candy. "It's for papa," she said. "I want to 'spiise him when he comes home." The gioeery man proceeded to dig out some of his stock when i o little girl interposed. oon i give me that kind. Give me caramels. I just love laramels." "But 1 thought these were for papa," the grocery man lemarked. "I know," explained the little girl," but when I give tnem to papa he'll Just kiss me and say that 'cause I'm such a generous little girl he'll give them all back to me. So jou'd better give me caramels. Memphis Scimitar. Did Not Take the View with Him. r OMI'AItATIVKLY few people knew the bu- moious side of the late Dwight L. Moody; jet among the neighbors and friends of his boy hood he was known as a good deal of a wag, and a neatly laugh was a benediction to blm. One of his 'old friends, Mr. Geoige G. Itock wood, ot New York, then Ids summer neighbor, standing with 1dm one day In fiont of his home in Northfleld, elwelt with great enthusiasm upon the beautiful view of th Connecticut river and the rolling uplands presented from the s'pot. It Is one of the finest stretches of landscape in the entire state, and all who have seen it has ad mired It greatlv. "Yes," said Mr. Moody, "that's the only fraud I ever committed. When I ptucliased this place the, poor fellow that owned It went off and left the'vicw and never came back for It." The Force of Habit. WHEN n young man the late John Lewis, R. A., went to India and Kgypt and was away about eighteen jears, relates London Tltdllts. When he returned to his mother's home in Port laud Place be almost immediately pulled off his boots and commenced to bunt about ono end of the parlor fender, ami seemed terribly put about. Ills mother, of course, asked him anxiously what he wanted. "My sllppeis," said he. "When I went away I left them Just down theic. Now, wheic aie theyl" t NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Kentucky fmnlihed more 6oldiers, Confederate and Union, than any other state, according lo population. The Tugcla river has bcci known to rise forty feet In a single night, owing o tliun'.ertouiM on the mcrntalnv It costs $1,400,000 a jear to maintain the twen. fy.four io)-al palaces of Kinperor William throughout the Oerman Kmplre. Estimates of tlermaiij'a foreign trade In US') thow jkSM.OOO.OM extcss, In Imports, agal'ist ('37,000,000 cue ess Imports in 1S06. Indiana, with a smaller population than Mas sachusetts, expends in poor relief more than three times the amount paid In Massachusetts. Soil was brought up from a depth of 3M feet ftom a coal mine In Belgium, and from it sprouted weeds of a species unknown to botan ists. It is said that there are over 3,000,000 golf balls used each jear In the United States, Amer. lean plajcrs being particularly prodigal in tbeir use. The majority of the golf balls come from Kngland. They are dlfflcull to manufacture, slight dlflernees In composition Interfering with their usefulness. Nelson was 3D when he von the vlcloiy of the Nile. Wellington was only 10 when he opened the l'enlnsular war. Cromwell was 40 when he won at Naseby. Twelve pounds only Is the weight of the new automatic machine gun under experiment In tho United States at my. It fires 450 shots a minute and can be tairled by ore mm. We buy, each jcar, l,iXiO,000 sentimental val entines at an average cost of 10 cents each, and 20,000,000 comic alentlnes, costing 1 cent each. This In turn means an outlay of .10O,O00. It Is noted that ot thirty-four great battles tw-elio were fcund on Sunday, sli on Thursday-, five on Wednesday, two on FrIJaj-, while Men day, Tuesday and Saturday claim two apiece. The latest estimate of the population ot 3rentcr New York made by the boaid ot health Is .1,031, f.0l; divided as follows: Manhattan, 2,007,241; the Bronx, 174,370; Brooklyn, 1,217,1M; tjueens, 1.16,553; Richmond, 69,200 The multiplication of new compounds In or ganic chemistry Is something appalling. In 168.1 the total number ot carbon compounds ie corded was 10,000, but a newly lcvlsed list by Dr. M. M. Ulclitcr enumerates not less than 07,000, And the end seems jet far off. The Hospital Hook and Newspaper society, which distributes reading matter among liopl tals, prisons and similar institutions in many paits ot the country, has issued Its annual re port, showing that last J ear It distributed B.612 liooks, 27,'777 magazines, 71,110 weekly and il lustrated papers, and fully 200,000 dally papers. Itcturns of our militia forces for 1889, Just transmitted to congies', show- n grand total of 10,343,152 men avallble for military duty, run ning from 5,000 for Alaska to 800,000 for New York and 012,004 for Pennsylvania. Ohio has 050,000, Indiana 500,000 and Massachusetts 433,537. The organized mllltla number 7,521 officers and 03,813 men, a total of 100,339. PERSONALITIES. Jerome K, Jeiomc declares the beginning ot his good foituno was when the Inundation of his father's mires at Cat ncn Chase, Fngland, sent him out Into tho world In scfreh of work. Governor Nash, of Ohio, Is an authority on the history of that state, which be has made a life long study. His library of woiks on this sub ject is piolably the largest and most valuable extant. Loid Albemarle, the Colonel In command of the London Imperial Volunteers, is the third holder of that title within nine jears. Ills grandfather was an ensign at Waterloo at the age of 10. Colonel George T. Perkins, of Akron, O., Itu piesented to that ilty eighty acres of land, to lie used Tftr park purposes, and largely as play giounds for children. The propcity Is valued at $100,000. There has been found in Havana a diary kept by ltufus King while in that city for Ills health in 185J-53, up to the time when, by special act of congress, he took the oath of office for ths vlcc-picsideney thcic. 1'rcsldent Angel!, of Ann Arbor university, says the fame of Michigan is worldwide. When last in Egypt be asked a donkey driver If be named his beasts. "Oh, jes," was the answer. "This one is Kalamazoo." President Iladlev. of Yale, is an admirer of Picsident Oilman, of Johns HopUns. "I never saw a man with such a capacity for work," he said the other daj-. "I thlpk he is the hardest working man in America." Congiessman George II. McClellan, of New Yoik, i3 regarded as the best story teller In the house, and when there Is nothing important be fore the chamber Ids desk Is the center of a gioup of members who enjoy a laugh. representative Biadlej-, of New York, speaks German, French, Hebrew, Polish, Italian, Irish ami Bohemian. Ills district while the smallest In the area, is dense in population, and in cludes more than a dozen nationalities. Atnnog the regular callers at the house of Jo seph II. Choatc in London arc many men well known in literary circles. Ttudjatd Kipling Is an old acquaintance and Thomas Hardy and Henry James are frequently seen there. Dr. II. F. Blggar, John D. Rockefeller's phy sician, saj-s that Jlr. Rockefeller is nearly phjs leally pel feet despite his sixty years. Dr. Blj gar attributes this in part to Mr. Rockefeller t habit ot sleeping for a few houis every after noon. "Claj mount," the new home of Frank 1!. Stockton, the author. Is an estate ot 150 acres of forest and field, near Charleston, W. Va. The old colonial houe stands en a hill overlooking one of the most beautiful portions of the Shen andoah Valley. If .1. C. W. Beckham makes good hlj claim to the governorship of Kentucky he will douhtless be the jotingest state executive In this country. He was 30 jears old a few days before the November election, and thus just eligible under th Kentucky constitution. Thomas Darragh, of Granite Mountain, Tex., claims to be the oldest Republican living. He voted for John O. Fieinont in 1856 because Fre mont was a mighty hunter, and he says that it Roosevelt was in Texas they wouldn't think of any other Republican for president. Miss Maud L'arlc is spoken of in Kngland as the successor of Rosa Bonheur. She Is said to be one of the greatest living painters of aniinil life, If not the greatest. Dogs are her particu lar specialty. All the noted dogs In Kngland are "Bitting" to Miss Karle for their portraits. Mascagnl, who has Just finished the score of a new opera, "The Maskers," which is to be pioduced In Rome In April, lias at least mado a certain amount of talk about it in advance by dedicating It to himself. The dedication runs: "To mj-self, with my distinguished consideration and unchanging esteem." Congressman Robert W. Tajler, who led the fight against Roberts, the Mormon, Is an Ohio nun, who comes from the sturdiest stock of the Western Reserve. He was born In New Lisbon in 1852, was educated at the Hudson Acad emy and Western Reserve college, and began life as a school teacher In his ntlvc town. Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & Connell 121 N. Washington Ave.. EVEEETTS Horses and carriages are su perior to those of any other livery in the city. If you should desire to go for a drive during this delight .ful period of weather, call tele phone 794, and Everett will send you a first-class outfit. EVERETT'S LIVERY, 230 Dlx Court. (Near City Hall.) IFME F1JB1IT1BE ALWAYS BUSY. Jm0 Start 'KORRECT SHAPE" More friends every day. Tho cause easy to buy, easy to wear. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. Lewis &ReIHy 114-116 Wyoming Avenue. For Wedding Presents? Yes, we have tlhern, an Sterling Silver, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Etc. An Interesting variety of the richest goods In America. Prices the low est, guarantee perfect at iEECEREAU MONNRt 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. The Himtut & GonMieM Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 iadOTama AveiiE HENRY BEUN, JR., lieneiul Agent for tua Wyoinmj District, j.- Wining, Hlastlng, Sporting, Smolceun unci thtj ltepiitui3 Cuemlct. t'o.npauy's " HIGH 'EXPLOSIVES. tufety Fuse, Caps und KxploJs.'l. itoom 401 Connell HuUdlu;. bcrautoa. AGKNUtti-J THOS. FORD, - - - Pltlstoa JOHN B. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth. W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wllkes-Brre. wreiri pome. A wealthy Brooklyn society woman, well known on account of her benevolent influence and the prominent part she takes in social, philanthropic and church work, tells this story concerning her exptrience with Kipans Tabules: "An attack of la grippe, from which I did not fully recover, left me in such a debilitated condition that I was obliged to go to North Carolina for the winter in search of health. I had tried many remedies to improve my condition but without success, and had finally decided to give it up. Nothing seemed to do me any good all the remedies given mo- and spoken of by friends were tried without any satiifactory result. Kipans Tabules were offered me by a friend, who spoke so highly of them and insisted so much ttiat I had to keep them rather than risk giving offense. I did not really intend to use the Tabules at all when I started for North Carolina, hut my friend persisted in writing about them, and finally I promised to try them and finally did so. I found them excellent and immediately effective. At first they served the purpose of an alarm clock in the morning. Sctli Thomas never made one that was more to be relied upon. They strengthened and invigorated me and made me feel , so fine all day that I am simply delighted with them." . 4 r A new style packet conUlnlnir tkx icrrimi TAsrurs In a paper r arton (without elusl Is now for saj at sora I rlruff storn-roR , rrx chits ThU low nrlord sort U Intended for Ibe poor uid the coonomta&l. One dosea ' of the flre-cent cartons (ISO t&bulet) ran be had by malt by eroding forty-eight cents to t&e Hirues CnuaCab Comtaxt. Wo, 10 Bcruce Direct, .New York or a eloale carton itui tuvuu) wUl be sent for art ocatt. . FIILEI The scasou for Is again upon us, and our preparations for its recep tion are greater than ever as you will be ready to admit when you have looked over our line of 1 No finer or more complete, line has ever been at your disposal, Designs, patterns and materials have never been prettier, and we invite your inspection during this week. Our sale of Shirt Waist 5 Iks and Fouilards still continues. 510-512 lACIAWAMA AY1ENUE We are displaying a com plete line of Easter Cards, Booklets and numerous Nov elties in Hand-Painted and Burnt Leather Effects. Rey molds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Scranton, Pa. VV cMMcS) 900 Easter Novelties i u N (i a1 i ' i ' " i ' 4 .': 4 . . .. I - i . . .ILruH. a th LZilrxzimiifZVZM'mLM. r..a'ii'' wdytfitfflMiaiitiMM mmmmmmmbmimmtmk
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers