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SCrtANTON, APRIL. 21, 1900.
TWELVE PAGES.
For Vice-President,
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
EEPUBLIGAN NOMINATIONS.
Legislature,
l'iisl lilslrlit-TIIOMAS J. KKYSOMIS.
Second lUstritt .JOHN f-CIIKIIKlt, .lit.
Ihlrd DIstrlU-KmVAIlD JAMKS, J II.
The nctlnn of the housp judiciary
romuilttbc ycstcriliiyln K'portliiR favor
ably IlcprcHcnlutlvc Council's bill cu
ntltif: a middle Judicial district will bo
Meleoirm news to the lnrge body of lltl
pauts In this section who at present arc
put lo Inconvenience by reason of fro-,
quent cemipulbory attendance at the
federal court when sitting In Pltts
lutrjf. The 'hanees of the passage of
this HtioriKly endorsed measure are
thus muter Lilly brightened.
Seniority Vs. Selection.
Till: 8I3NTn military com
mittee haw. we are Informed,
materially amended the army
rcnisunlzatlcm bill proposed
liy Secretary Knot. Most of Its changes
relate to details which outside of army
circles trie unimportant: but ono
change which lias been made In the
Hoot bill .seems to us to be vital. V,'a
refer ti the elimination of the pro
vision which authorized making every
third piomotlon lo the grade of colonel,
lieutenant colonel and major in the
line by selection.
In favor of this elimination it was
nigued that If a door were loft open to
the politicians, future promotions In
the army would be by "pull" and not
by merit; hence the senate committee
adhered to the present lulo of promo
tion by seniority. Secretary Hoot, on
the other hand, contended that it was
"all wiong to Keep the ambitious, vig
orous, enielent fellow down by a hide
bound rule to the Mime level as the
chump, the dull. Idle, indifferent fel
low, who Is Just able to keen iir the
army anJ avoid being tinned out on an
examination. It is entliely reversing
the whole principle on which the great
ness and the elllclency of the Ameri
can people have been built up to say
that meritor ious conduct and zeal and
energy and activity shall never be re
warded." He proposed to put the se
lection of men for promotion entirely
in the hands of boards made up of ex
perienced arrd hlgh-stundlng olllecis
who could, he thought, be depended
upon to see that Justice would be done.
Tlie secretary's position in tills mat
ter Is sound. If the army Is to become
nn elllclent Institution It must allow
the merit within Its ranks to Use above
mediocrity. In no other way can the
highest elllclency be assured.
The Idea of sending warships to Tur
key to collect what the sultan owes Is
not entertained at the state depart
ment In Washington for the reason,
nceoidlng to the Washington Post,
that faiich an action would be "resent
ed by Hurope." There may by reasons
why the waishlp Idea I.s yet prcma
tine, but we will wager that fear of
Huropean resentment Is not one of
them.
The Negro and the Ballot.
HNATOU CHANDLEIt has In
troduced a bill "for the pre
trillion of the denial or the
abridgement of the right of
citizens of the United States to vote
orr account of color." It provides that
"any requliement of any qualification
for suffrage, pi escribed by any state
in Its constitution or laws which di
rectly or Indirectly by express words
or by any device or subterfuge Is made
to apply In Its terms or In Its opera
tion to the great body of the colored
citizens of the sUute, while It is trot
made to apply to the great body of the
white citizens, is heieby declared to
be unconstitutional, null, and Inopera
tive." Other sections of the bill
authorize colored citizens to vote ie
garcllebs of race or of state restric
tions. Colored citizens are also given
the right of action for damages
n train t icglstratlon boards icfuslng
tliein the right to register.
Senator Chandler says that he does
not.Intend to press th bill at this time
buW'nnts It recoided for future refer
ence. In this decision ho Is wise. The
Intent or the measure Is liieproachablo
liul the ifiethods nre faulty. In the
first place It Is not always practicable
to 'say what constitutional or statu
tory provisions for a lestrlctlng quali
fication or qualifications upon the suf
frage are specially meant for or ap
plied exclusively to negroes. The
North may have Its suspicions but
congress cannot legislate on the basis
of mere suspicions. Secondly. It Is
not within the power of congress to
take from a state the right to impose
qualifications upon the nuffrage or to
exempt any class of citizens from such
qualifications. In this matter, with
one proviso, t the state Is supreme: It
must not discriminate.
What, then, Is the lemedy for a con
dition of affairs which gives to the
vofer In some of our southern states a
representation In congress equal to
that of six, seven or ten voters In the
North? Is it to attempt to force the
southern people to accept uncondi
tional negro domination? We doubt If
there Is nny pacific method by which
this could bo done, even If there were
any considerable deslro to do It. The
O
belief that the abrupt bestowal of the
suffrage upon the negro before he had
had tiny fair opportunity to qualify
himself for nn Intelligent exercise of
the privilege was a mistake Is not de
creasing: and If the states where Il
literate whites and bla. ks together are
In a dangerous majority' shall make
and' enforce with faltnces educational
or, property qualifications or both,
with the Intent to keep away from the
polls those not fitted to be there, ob
jection crtnnot seriously arise. The
objections which exist today are not
nltned nt the principle of suffrage res
triction but ut the unfnlr discrimina
tions which it Is believed are Intended
nnd practiced: dlscr rnlnatlons ns hos
tile as was slavery to the genius of
free Institutions.
The remedy was well outlined In the
Crumpncker bill which political timidi
ty has held back for a season. Let
the South restrict the suffrage ns It
may please: but restrict Its represen
tation In congress proportionally. Do
not permit one vote south of the Ohio
rlvev to have the weight of ten votes
on the northern Bide. The honest and
Intelligent element In the South can
not take offense at a proposition which
Is so manifestly fair as this Is. As for
the other elements, let them howl.
Oeneral Ruls Hlvern, who Is holding
ofllce under General Wood, should not
be In too great a hurry to llx a time
when the United States must set up
nn Independent republic In Cuba. He
should recollect that that Is a matter
as to which Uncle Snm lias also the
right to an opinion.
Qood for the Party.
RKPUICSKNTATION is being
made In certain quarters
that the Introduction In the
state convention on Wed
nesday of a resolution presenting to
the Philadelphia national convention
the name of Charles Emory Smith as
Pennsylvania's choice for the vice
presidential nomination would provoke
dissension. On this plea effort Is be
ing made to prevent such Introduction.
Provoke dissension? On what
ground? There are certainly no per
sonal grounds. We cannot think of a
man In public life who has fewer per
gonal enemies than Charles Emory
Smith. There may be political disap
pointments charged against him be
cause ho Is postmaster general; these
always exist where there are offices to
fill. There, mny be resentment at the
present tactics employed by the news
paper of which Mr. Smith was former
ly the editor; but If those who hold It
are fair they must acquit him of res
ponsibility. The day that ho took of
fice under the administration of Wil
liam McKlnley ho laid down his edi
torship and gave to the American peo
ple an undivided service.
Do the Ilepubllcans of Pennsylvania
want it to be said that because this or
that Individual ofllce seeker did not
get the postolllce in his town or be
cause one or another politician has not
concurred In all the contents of a cer
tain factional organ tiro present op
portunity to secure for this banner
Hepublican commonwealth represen
tation on the Hepublican national
ticket is to be Ignored? Are the large
Interests of the state and of the na
tion, the history-making of the next
four years, to bo regulated on the
plane of petty prejudices and mis
understandings or Is there to be a
breadth of policy commensurate with
the expansion of our new duties and
responsibilities?
Where is there another Pennsyl
vania of national size against whose
Indorsement by next Wednesday's
convention the snme flimsy objections
could not bo made? Every man worth
anything has to take sides and by so
doing give room for offense; but who
among the prominent Hepubllcans of
our state has In the various factional
controversies of the unhappy past held'
more consistently than Charles Emory
Smith to the principles under discus
sion as he viewed them and gone less
Into bitter personalities? Where has
theie been a pen or a voice moie
scrupulously respectful of the lino
which separates privileged criticism
fioni personal vituperation and slan
der? Provoke dissension? If just Indorse
ment of the high Hepubllcanlsm of
men like Charles Emory Smith, the
eloquent orator, the accomplished dip
lomatist, the wise administrator and
clean and brilliant man of large public
affairs. Is to threaten dissension In a
Hepublican convention, then by an
means let us have a little dissension.
It will bo good for the party.
There are still no signs on the hori
zon that the McKlnley boom Is to be
endangered by Admiral Dewey.
Foreign flissions.
r-IIAT A PHEJUDICE against
I foreign missions exists very
JL widely Is well known, and
at no class of foreign mis
sionaries Is It directed more earnestly
than at the Christian men nnd women
who nro striving to introduce the light
of Christian civilization Into the great
empire of China. Every little while
there Is u riot In China In which a lot
of property Is destroyed or a number
of people are killed. If Americans are
concerned, our state department has
to Inquire into the matter, a deal of
bother Is raised and then In some of
our papers Is sure to appear a series
of diatribes asalnst the missionaries,
who aro blamed with stirring up all
this fuss. The line of argument runs
that the missionaries, having volun
tarily entered Into the dangers of
evanglllzatlon In that far-off strong
hold of pagan superstitions, ought
not to expect or to receive the protec
tion of the United States government
when, by the simple act of withdraw
ing from Chlntse territory, they could
avert all danger.
Wo refer to this topic on this occa
sion not to provoke a- controversy on
a question of religion but us u. prefuco
to a quotation which we wish to make
from a speech delivered a few days
ago ln Evansvtllc, Ind., by Colonel
Chnrles Denby, for many years United
States minister to China, nnd long the
dean of the foreign representatives at
Pekln. Colonel Denby knows as much
of the affairs of China ns nny Ameri
can living, and In the course of his
Evansvllle Bpecch he took up the sub
ject of the missionaries, and said:
I made a study of missionary work In China.
1 look a man-of-war and visited almost every
open ort In tho empire. I lived at l'ekln and
knew that city. At cadi one of these plaees I
lilted and Inspected every tnlsslorary station.
At the schools .the scholais were arracd Iwfore
me, and examined. 1 went through the mission
ary hospitals, I attended sjnods and church cer
vices. I saw the mlsslonarres In their homes. I
saw them nil, Catholic and Protestant, and I
liavc the some opinion of them all. They arc
all doing good work; they merit all the support
that philanthropy can glo them, t do not stint
my commendation or bait or stammer about
ork that ought to bo dona at home Instead, of
abroad. I make n,o comparisons. I unqualifiedly,
and In tho strongest language that tongue can
utter, glte to these men and women who are
lUIng nnd Hyltg in China and In the far U.ist
my full and unadulterated commendation.
In China tne missionaries arc the leaders in
etcry charitable work. They glc to the ai
tiles largely out of their scanty earnings, nnd
they honestly administer the alms of others.
When famine arrhes and It comes every jear
or tho rivers Inundate the soil with never
ceasing frequency, the missionary Is the first
urn) the last to glc his time and labor to
alleviate suffering. They nro the writers of
books for the Chinese. The first graduates of
the finest western colleges supply and practice
surgery an unknown art among the Chinese.
Ihey flglit the demon opium, About their re
ligious work I have only this to say, that he
who teaches Christianity teaches modern civ Dila
tion. They have crowded schools and churches.
They make converts many of them. There is
backsliding in China as there is backsliding
bercj but the general trend of progress goes on.
Many of the achievements of modern China are
due in part to missionary work. The merchants,
the seamen, the diplomatists, and the consuls
have done much to open lip China to com
merce; but the mlsslorary has also done Ids
share. Therein tomes In our worldly Interest
the interest of the non-rellglous man, of the
merchant, the carrier and the manufacturer. It
must be admitted that civilization promotes
trade that the more a nation becomes clvllired
the greater are the wants of the people. Then,
If the missionary promotes civilisation, he also
promotes trade. When he opens a school he
opens also a market. Inspired by holy real, he
goes to countries that were never trod by the
mere haul's foot; but the drummer follows on
behind, and, soon, our textiles, our iron, our
flour, our coal oil, nnd many other things are
regularly bought by eager customers. To the
missionary all these results are subsidiary to
his holy purpose. Ills supreme object Is to eon
vert the heathen, nnd the colleges, the schools,
the doctors, nnd the iharlty arc but means
toward this end: but they are noble means In
which even the infidel nnd the unbeliever may
well take a part.
Thero ore riots In China. Yes, and there are
riots here. Occasionally a good man or woman
is killed by a mob; but let mo say with pleas
ure, if not with pride, that during my stay of
more than thirteen jcars in China no American
was injured. Some of the missionary houses
were burned down, but for these Injuries the
Chinese government amply paid. I have talked
to jou too long aliout my friends, the mission
aries, but I have not said the half that I would
like to say about them. The doctrine in this
country is to tolerate but not to praise them.
My doctrine is to tell, if I can, the simple truth
about them, and when that is known tho cavil
ing, the depreciation, the sneering, which too
often accompany contents on missionary work
will disappear; and they will stand before the
world, as they ought to stand, as benefactors
of the people among whom their lives are spent
and forerunners of the commerce of the world.
An opinion of this kind must have
weight with Intelligent people.
m
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio ex
tols the recently adopted platform of
the Pennsylvania Democracy as a
model Instrument and commends It to
the favorable consideration of tho
Kansas City convention. We did not
know that Governor Campbell was
such a humorist.
The Question of the Hour.
(From the Towanda Reporter-Journal.)
TT -T -rE AGREE with the Scran-
ton Tribune that a great
opportunity Is presented
to the Republicans of
Pennsylvania. The Republicans of the
great Republican states have been un
able to agree upon a candidate for the
vice presidency. Pennsylvania has a
distinguished citizen he Is not a can
didate who would meet all the de
mands of the ofllce and who Is, in the
best sense of the word, available. If
the Republicans at their convention
next week shall with united voice pre
sent the name of Charles Emory Smith
for the place there is a strong probabil
ity that he would be nominated by the
national convention at Philadelphia In
June. It Is a nomination that would
unite factions In this state and would
add strength everywhere to the ticket.
Mr. Smith would nil the office with dig
nity and conspicuous ability. He Is a
Republican tried and true, a typical
American, a clean and conscientious
citizen, nd a statesman, whose wide
experience, proved ability and con
spicuous services aro a guaranty of
his faithful and successful performance
of all tho duties of the ofllce. He
would bo an Ideal candidate. Will the
Republicans of this great state rise to
their opportunity?
During the present complications
arising from the failure of the sultan
to settle tho bill of Indemnity promised
the United States some time ago, the
position of All Ferrough Bey, tho
Turkish minister nt Washington, Is not
ono liable to excite envy. All's reputa
tion as a statesman will depend en
tirely upon his ability to "stand oft"
the collector.
The Duke of Arcos Is to iccelve an
other Invitation to Chicago, to a cele
bration which takes place In August, ir
nothing happened to Spain on tho date
of the proposed celebration it Is ex
pected that the minister will overtook
tho Manila day Insult and enjoy some
of our proverbial western hospitality.
Queen Wllhelmlna has just given the
Boer peace envoys a hearing at Tho
Hague. In these days of general sus
picion and turmoil, Wllhelmlna Is about
tho only ruler who will listen to peace
talk not backed by battleships.
Good looking brunette models ought
to do quite a lucrative business just
now posing for yellow Journals as
Puerto Rlcan society ladles who have
been reduced to want by American
rule.
Among the captured Filipino docu
ments Is ono In which Agulnaldo
boasts that one Filipino soldier is
equal to four American soldiers. In
sprinting, yes,
And now Admiral Dewey denies that
he ever analyzed the Democrats.
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Today all England Is anxiously awaiting news from AiafekliiR, where Colonel Baden
Powell has so long been holding out against hinvy odds. The picture shown herewith is
the best ever published of this British officer, whose braveness and sagacity have won for
him the admiration of a nation.
THE RICHARDSON CALENDAR.
UNDER THIS heading tho New
York Sun has presented In
skeleton form the curious his
tory of Hon. Jnmes D. Richard
son's connection with American
literature, as follows:
Sept, 12, ISO.). Itlchardson, as chairman of the
house committee on printing, rrporteil a bill,
dran by himself, which contained a provision
allowing the r-ale to private Individuals by the
public printer of duplicate plates of government
publications. Passed, with Mr. Ilingley'a amend
ment making it illegal to cop)rlght any govern
ment publication.
June II, 16!)4. Richardson, as chairman of the
house committee on printing, reported a resolu
tion providing for an edition of 0,000 copies of
a public document reprinting the messages and
proclamations of all the presidents. Adopted.
June, 1891, Ulchard-on, as nn historical en
thusiast and public-spirited seivant of the peo
ple, volunteered to look after the compilation
of this document himself.
June, 1894. Richardson procured 'the insertion
of an amendment. In the senate, giving him
"full power and discretion to do thU work for
and on behalf of the committee." Adapted.
Kcb. 22, 18'sl. Richardson winle a preface pub
licly dedicating to his country the time and la
bor he might spend on this compilation.
April 11, 3800. Richardson announced the Im
mediate apearancc of Volume I, of "Messages and
Tapers," nnd offered a resolution providing for
the distribution to senators nnd representatives
ot their respective quotas. Asked what was to
become of the fraction, or remainder of the edi
tion, amounting ns then estimated to Goo sets,
or over, Richardson replied tliat under the law
the fraction would go to the superintendent of
documents "to be by him distributed mainly
upon orders of members of congress."
April, 1890. Richardson procured at the sen
ate end of the capltol the insertion of an
amendment providing tint the friction of the edi
tion should go "to the compiler," that is, to
Richardson. Adopted.
May 18, ISM. House adopted a resolution pnv
vlding for an additional edition of 13,000 of
".Messages and Papers." Actual cost to govern
ment estimated at 75, cents per volume. Rich
ardson silent.
May 22, 169fl. Resolution for 15.000 extra
copies amended in senate so as to give the com
piler the "fraction" again.
May 11, 1897. Richardson besought congress
to make Mm a gift of a duplicate set of the
government plates, K-tlmatcd the actual cost
of Bame at $1,200. Informed by Mr. Cannon that
tho public printer's estimate of cost was $.1,t00,
he replied that Mr. ('.union was probably right.
Questioned about possible claim to cop right,
Richardson replied tli.it nidi conj-right was ex
plicitly prohibited by law. Congress voted the
plates to Richardson.
May, 1897. Richardson began to impress the
legend, "Cop right, 1897. by James P. Richard
son," upon the tucccsslve volumes of this pub
lic document.
April, 1899, or thereabouts. "Committee on
distribution" begin to advertise "Messages and
Papers" as a work of thrilling interest, author
iied by tho government, and of such inirMnrc
that a private publisher could not have pro
duced it for less thin a million dollits.
July I, 159'). ltl hard-on put to piess the
tenth and last volume ot "!cs,-.ii-es and Papers,"
repeating his declaration that if the book "shall
prove satisfactory to congress 'and the country,
I will feci cniii,)ensut.il for rnv time and effort."
August, 1899-Agenls of "Committee on dis
tribution" bctin lo sell topples of Mevugcsj
and Papon." at f'H a set, on the pretense that
the government was behind the distribution of
the work, and that sets were allotted as a mat
ter of favor only lo selected persons, a few in
each congress district, the edition of this govern-
nirnt tttllilb .itintl li.ldnf lirfn ltmlliMl C.k I', iim
" Jan. , It.., to Jan. 1, 1S9-:, M separate
resolutions in congicss piovldlng Tor finlher edi
tions of "Messages and Papers" of from 7,000 to
C0.0OO copies for fiee distribution lo the people,
wcr referred to Mr. Iticharo-nu's con.nuttee u
printing and chloroformed there. ono was
ever icxirlcd.
Jan. M), 1900. Richardson's attrition was
called In congress lo the fraudulent practices of
the ajcnH of the "Coiiiinlttep on distribution."
Richardson replied that he had nothing lo do
with the sale of the work, flic! made a contract
wlllr liarcus. "a man of high Chirac ter," by
whlili lie, Richardson, received "a small toy
alt." February, MOO. Richardson applied lo con
gicss for permission "to compile, edit ami pub
lish, without expense to the government, the
stale papers and diplomatic correspondence of
the late Confederate states." Permission granted.
Such is the skeleton history of one of the
most audaciously conceived and unscrupulously
promoted schemes on record for the acquisition
of a monopolistic' franchise nnd the exploitation
of public llleiary propeily for private gain.
The constant buidtn of Richardson's frequent
"statements" ami "explanllons" has been that
congress has Imposed rqioii him a work of tre
mendous magnitude, in comparison Willi which
the donation of a few fragment of editions, and
a beggarly set of duplicate plates was hardly
worth the mention. What he has actual! made
out of tho Job is a matter of conjecture. Itlch
ardson knows to a dollar, but wc don't. Let uj
try a few ligi.rcs:
Commercial value of "fragment" of (list
government rdltlon of (1,000 sets, esti
mated by Richardson's colleagues at
from MO to 700 rets, at 110 a set: Meld
ing at the minimum estimate a possible. 5,000
Same for the second government edition
of 13,000 sets, the "fragment" also
voted to compiler 5,000
Actual cost of production of duplicate
plates, as estimated by public printer... 3,600
".Small rojalt" of let us say $2 a set on
let us say 20,000 copies of "Messages'
and Papers" marketed by "Committee on
distribution" , 40,000
Total to iircliardsoti lo dale $3l,C00
The Hon. James 1). Rlcliardson'a salary as a
statesman during Hie entire period of six cars
alnce ho went Into the business ot compiling
government publications for private sale lias
been less than tst0,000. Wc repeat that our es
limate of his gains through literature at $5.1,000
is conjectural, and is advanced subject to cor
rection by himself, If he sees fit to correct It.
PERSONALITIES.
The I'mprni of China hii a weakness for dia
monds and wears them in spite of a Chinese law
foihldding women lo wear jewels.
The newly elected senator from California, Mr.
RatKl, is an enthusiastic, garclniir, and lu pro
duced two new varieties of ices.
William II. Ilradbury, tho mlllloiialic Intel
POWELL.
owner of San 1'rancisco, amuses himself for an
hour or more every clay by running the elevator
in Ids hotel.
Henry T. Plnek, the author of several well
known liooks on evolution, is mal.liih' a study
of the love sioiics ami popular talis of Japan.
C.irolus Dunr alwajs smoVcj while painting
a portrait, except, of course, when a lady is the
sitter. He Vas that he finds the greatest In
epilation in a pipe.
Tho king and queen of Sweden will leave Swe
den In April, proceeding first to Kngland to visit
(Jueen Victoria, and later they will visit the
Paris eeposltion.
Lord Salisbury has an antipathy for tobacco
smoke, and smoking Is strictly forbidden to
guests in those apartments at Hatfield House
which are occupied by his lordship.
The London Sphere ir authority for the state
ment that Colonel Vlllcbols cle Jlarcull, the
Kiench adviser of the Doers, receives 230 Kruger
sovereigns a month for bis Btrvices, or the equiv
alent of $r,000 a ear.
Marshall O. Wuggoner, of Toledo, 0., the noted
convert from infidelity to Christianity, has at
last burned his infidel library, which had the
reputation of being one of the finest in the world.
He had spent thousands ot dollars and traveled
far and wida to collect it.
Ceneral George M. Randall, who is visiting in
Washington, will leave for Seattle at once, and
on May 21 will sail for Alaska to take command
of the new- military department of Alaska. A
great deal ot work has been planned for him to
do. Among other tilings two thousand miles of
overhead nnd submarine telegraph line will be
constructed. ,
Miss 1'annlo Davis, the celebrated pianist, docs
not believe in devoting too much of the day to
practicing. She sa.vs that more than four hours
of tliis makes a pianist a machine and not an
artist. Neither does she make even this a dally
institution, for it is her invariable habit to
frond at least two months of the year in abso
lute Idleness.
Representative Mercer, of N'ebr.islM, is a de
votee to euchre and vers- seldom loses a game.
The other evening In Washington, however, he
did not win a game, and it was decided that he
ought to be consoled with a booby prize. This
consisted of a Phllippino baby made of raisins,
figs and other fruits, with cloves for eyes. It
was the first time he had been honored with a
booby prize.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 1.31 a. m., for Saturday, April 21,
1900.
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A child horn on this dav will have a fondness
for base ball and Ico cream soda.
Almost every one Is eligible for record in the
"blue book" containing names of people In
Seranton who need spring medicine.
The piesent peaceful relations between this city
and Wilkes-Rarre are not expected to last loni,
after the base ball season opens.
Some men who would be failures as bank
presidents make good bowlers.
The unsuccessful genius Is alwas known as a
crank.
The most agreeable man sulTrrs in silence.
Next to lioing born beautiful Is the ability to
dress beautifully.
AJacchus' Advice.
Do not waste your time sighing for distinction
and wealth. Wish for a million dollars and a
contented mind.
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hi ill & Connell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
EVERETTS
Horses nnd 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 Kverett will
send you a first-class outfit
EVERETT'S LIVERY,
230 DIx Court. (Near City Hall.)
IFF16E
FURHITURE
ALWAYS DUST.
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SIIOKS TOR SPRINd,
dasi: ham. siior.s,
OUTINcl SIIOKS,
TENNIS SIIOKS,
riSlllNO BOOTS
Lewis & Really
114-110 Wyoming Avenue.
For
Weddtag
Presents?
Yes, we have them, in
Sterling Silver, Rich Cut
Glass, Clocks, Etc.
An interesting variety
of the richest goods in
America. Prices the low
est, guarantee perfect at
MERCEREAU& CONNELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
The Hnnot &
Cooeell Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 LackawaiM Aven
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Aeentforttta Wyomlnj
UUtrlct. j.-
Mining, Ulastlng, Sporting, SmoUelsii
unci the Itepmmo (JlieinlttJ.
Co.rrpnny's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tnlety Fuse, Caps nnd Kxplodstj.
Koomtol Connoll Uulldluj.
dcraatja.
AGE-NCIK-l
THOS. FORD. - - - Plttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. - WIlkes-Barre.
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A lady living in one of the large brass manufacturingatieTof 1
Connecticut, writes: "My ten-year-old daughter, Irene, has been'
troubled with terrible sick headaches and spells of vomiting ever since
she was a little tot. Her father thought she would outgrow them but
she didn't. She did not chew her food enough, and what she threw
up seemed but half digested. Through the advice of a friend I
began giving her ' '
Ripans Tabules.
She was benefited at once, and after a treatment of one week the
trouble ceased, and she has not had a bad spell since "
, . S.'n?re Wt!u R, this ,,etter. thf lady states that she has reduced the
dose to half a Tabule a day and the good effect still continues, and she
believes that the use of the Tabules may soon be wholly discontinued,
for her daughter appears now to be absolutely well.
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The season for
o A
-ts.
Is again upon us, and our
preparations for its recep
tion are greater tlian ever
as you will be ready to admit
when you have looked over
our line of
1900.
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
ilks and
Fouilards
still continues.
510-512
LACIAWANNA AVENUE
The Neostyle
Duplicator......
It will print 2,000 copies
from one original writing,
drawing or music, and 1,500
copies from any original writ
ten on any typewriter. We
are agents for the above and
have one in use for the in
spection of any one interested
in duplicating machines.
The Planetary Pencil Sharp
ener, improved, The Star
Paper Fastener, improved.
We will put either in your
office on trial for a few days.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Hngravers,
Seranton, Pa.
Wc e-airy the largest line of office supplies la
Noilheastern I'ennsjlianli.
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