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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, MAY 14, 1900.
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SCRANTON, MAY 11, 1000.
For Vice-President,
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Concrevmen nt t.nrpe riAU"HA A. (MOW,
lioncin ii. KOKRni:r.i:n '
Auditor (icrcul-i: f. IIAIlDCMtKRUll
I
Legislative.
First Tihtrlct illOMA'l J. HinNOt.li!
Second DWilUIOIIV K lll't T1. .III.
'Ihlul Diitrkt- rilUAIin .JAMHS, Jit.
c'uurtli District 1 A. PIIII.Drt.
Pecretjuy Root's recent remark that
the United .States might soon have to
light for the Monroe doctrine and
ought to be ready to accept any chal
lenge that comes Is substantially re
Iteiated by Senator Lodge, who ap
peals to have no doubt whatever that
a u.ir with Get ninny Is more than pos
sible. These men are not mere alarm
ists. H Is safe to assume that they
Kpciw what they are talking about and
have Grounds for what they say. Con
gress must not lag in the work of navy
building.
The Woes of Wannmaker.
THE UK IS NO ipason to sup
pose that John Wanamakoi'.s
version of what took placo
In the intei view between him
and Director of Public Safety English
states the farts to his own disadvant
age. Mr. English's version states them
somow hat differently, but by averag
ing the two versions we llnd thjit Eng
lish did visit Wanamaker to protest at
the abusive courseof Son Wannmaker's
North Amei lean, and that In the com so
of the conversation English took occa
sion to notify tlie senior Wanamaker
that the l.Uter's record had been looked
up and found vulnerable, the inference
being that Its vulnerability might, if
necessary, be exposed.
It was n foolish move to make. The
director of public safety should have
known better. He should have known
that Wanamaker's lelations toward the
newspaper pi ess of Philadelphia would
not be likely to permit a report of the
Incident to leach the public free from
coloring or prejudiced comment. 'Ho
should have known that tho Wana
maker millions aie probably potent in
securing In behalf of their possessor
an exemption from criticism which
would not exist in the case of a poor
man with a similar record. He should
not have given a man like John Wana
maker the chance to bid for sympathy
by posing before the people as n pious
martyr to high principle.
Rut now that the error has been
made, what of those alleged alllilavlts?
Suiely a man who Is so pione as Is Mr.
Wanamaker to comment sarcastically
upon the shortcomings tof his fellow
men, nnd who Is so fiee nnd geneious
in hurling stones of censure at others
who stand In his way or thwart his
Imperious will, can not object to having
his own record placed In detail before
the public. He is not an ordinary citi
zen In the pioperly protected seclusion
of private life but a chief fugleman of
political put ideation and reform, whose
hali) Is necessarily before the public
for amlnntion. Let Diiector English
make public whit he knows concern
'ng the genuineness of that halo. He
certainly has pt avocation.
It Is alleged that this man Neely,
who Is mixed up In the Cuban postal
f i amis, exhibited the Instincts of a
ilnancier when, after a lecent visit to
tho states, he' turned In an expenre
account of $lS00,lncludlng hotel chaiges
at the rate of $30 a day. Hut let us
at least bo fair enough to Neely to glvo
him the opportunity of defence. The
public thus far has heard only one side.
Pure Food.
WHAT IS KNOWN ns the
Rroslus pure food bill
has again come before
congress, having Just
been reported favotably fiom the
house committee 'on interstate and for
eign commeice. Us Intent is to pro
vide a means for the protection of
opsumeis against tho adulteration of
food products entering Into interstate
commerce, nnd Its provisions seem to
have been drawn with much care.
It establishes ih connection with the
ngricultuial department ,a chemical
'buwau which- is to have charge of
the' (Inspection and teat of food pro
j.diwls,, vender certain restrictions; and
.it rtiqulres that every product offered
-for sale which Is transported from one
state Into another shall bo marked
wwlth Its true name, with due penalty
for violations. The committee leport
says of the measure: "It does not In
terfere with nny legitimate trade or
industry, or prohibit the use of nny
-product whatever so long as that pro
duct hus not been duly adjudged In
""Jurjous.. to health by an Impartial com
mftHldril It lifts un Immcnso burden
froin the shoulders of the ictaller, who,
under existing state laws, Is made to
bear the buiden of the wrongdoing
of men outside his state who sell to
him. It icrmits him to secure a cer
tificate of purity from the men from
jvhoni he purchases, and this enables
the agent of tho government to fol
low to Its fountain head the mis
branded product and biing the penal
ties for v;olatlons of tho proposed law
upon tho head of the guilty man, and
not upon tho Innocent druggist or
the modest corner grocerymsn,"
The agricultural department after
an exhauitlvo investigation estimates
that tho amount of fraudulent ftdul-
terntlon rirnctlcecl In the food pro
ducts Bold In the United States ex
ceeds IS per cent., of which 2 per cent.
Ik Injurious. If It bo assumed tllat our
75,000,000 population consume on an
average only J2 worth of food, drugs
and liquors a weak npleee, hero Is
$7,800,000,000 nnnunlly, 15 per cent, of
Which shows $1,170,000,000 worth of
cheating, nnd 2 per cent, of which
Blvea $150,000,000 worth of chemlcnlly
Injurious cheating In The nation's food
bill. It should be stopped.
A three-fifths mnjorlty of the com
mittee on the Itinerancy of the Metho
dist lOpIscopul general conference favors
the abolition of the time limit of the
pastorate and will, It Is said, so teport.
This does not mean that the confer
ence will uccept the report without
amendnunt. There will no doubt be a
battle loyal when the main question
conies up for general debate. Hut the
trend of opinion seems to be ngnlns;
the time limit, nltough by most disin
terested observers Its abolition would
be regarded as a long step away from
one of the institutions which hhs
largely contributed vitality and indi
viduality to Methodism.
The Hope of the South. "
T
HK OTHER DAY there con
vened at Charlotte, N C, a
body of men likely to wield
fnr-renchlng Influence upon
the future development of the southern
states. Wo allude to tho Southern Cot
ton Spinners' association, COO In num
ber, and, although only four yeais old,
already repiesentatlvc of half a billion
dollars of capltnl, which Is rapidly
finding piofltnble employment In the
textile industry In tho south.
Tile proceedings of this association
are not In detail calculated to Inteiest
tho general public but In tho ripening
address of the president occurred a
passage which possesses public inter
est. After cogratulatlng the associa
tion upon the large attendance nt the
convention, he went on to say:
"A long period of depression Is at an
end, "every industiy is prospering;
every man who can work and will
work can llnd employment nt good
wages. Money Is easy, the finances of
the country are on a sound and safe
basl, confidence Is lestored, a bright
future awaits us, and we may confi
dently look for a period of industrial
development unequaled In the history
of this country. It gives us great
pleasure to give you a cordial welcome
ai all our meetings. There' will be no
division of territory, no Mason and
Dixon's line, with the manufacturers.
We are all toegther in one common In
tel est nnd one common cause. We arc
endeavoring to convert the raw ma
terial into manufactured products and
to find a good market in foreign coun
tries. Our exiHiit trade alone with the
empire of China, without any organ
ized efforts on bur part, will exceed
$2.",000,000. Wo should favor and urge
a permanent and vigorous policy on the
part of our general government In
favor of the 'open door' policy with
China, and we should hold and govern
the riiillppinf Islands, which are des
tined to become the dlstilbutlng center
of tho Eastern world, and make our
countiy the center of Eastern civiliza
tion. I hope to see this association
take decided action on this, question of
public policy.
"The great hope of the South is in
its manufactures. We ask for no class
legislation. With extended commercial
relations with foreign countiics, new
teirltoiy opened before us, wo can
plant our pioducts wherever our flag
floats, and successfully compete with
the world. We should give strong ex
pressions in favor of appropriations by
the state governments for building and
maintaining textile schools. There nre
many things we could do for our oper
ativesmake tenement houses comfort
able, adopt improved sanitary and ven
tilation regulations, build chuiches nnd
schools, and provide libraries. We
should do all In our pover to erect a
high standaid of morals, and elevate
and dignify labor."
These ate true words. They aie
fraught with weighty Import to tho
people of the southern states.
Refore an association of bankers the
other day Carroll D. Wright showed
by the statistics of savings banks that
habits of thrift are steadily growing,
notwithstanding fluctuations in pros
perity. In 1892, the year before the Inst
depression, the average amount duo
each depositor In the savings banks of
the country was $3.'S.0; in 1893, $369.Gri;
In 1891, $2G.'.S6; a decrease of less than
$1; wlille in 1S9.' tho amount rose to
$371.30; In 189G, to $370.50; In 1S97, to
$372.SS: in 1S98, to $383.51, laiger than
any preceding year In the history of
savings banks, while In 1899 it was
$392.13, larger than at any other period.
In twenty years In Now York stato de
posits in savings banks Increased from
$353,000,000 to $887,000,000, almost treble,
or nn average annual gain of $6,600,000.
Other states make a blmllar showing.
More than nny other nation the Ameri
can people possess the Midas touch.
The American minister to Turkey has
been granted an indefinite leave of ab
sence, and by all the rules of the gaino
the Turkish minister at Washington
ought to accept this as a hint to go
homo In a passion; but he simply
unities and hangs on. Meanwhile, the
sultan gives no signs of an Intention
to pay the old account that he owes
us and tho authorities at Washington
deny that they havo contemplated
making a forcible collection. Fortun
ately patience Is un American accom
plishment. In the ten years of Its' existence the
American society for tho extension of
university teaching has carried Instruc
tion, to n continually widening circle.
Lust year. In Pennsylvania nnd parts
of Connecticut, New Yoik, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, It maintained
95 full lecture courses, consisting of 559
lectures, delivered to an aggregate at
tendance of 127,470 persons. Tho alue
of this work Is inestimable,
It lsnnnounced that Captain (Carter,
who swindled tho government out of
$2,000,000, has been detailed at the
Leavenworth army prison for duty ns
' a clerk at headquarters, "which Is tho
most agreeable position that can be
found for him." Hy all means let Car
ter be made comfortable. Ills genius
for sin is entitled to due recognition.
Great stress is placed in Philippine
reports upon the harmonious relations
existing between the army and the
navy. The fact that General Young
has complimented Captnln McCnlla ls
telegraphed far and wide, as If it was
without piecpdent for a land oiTlcer to
be decent to a seaman. We wonder
why this Is.
And now the Tanner men, having
been falily walloped In open conven
tion, are threatening to defeat Senator
Cullom, the majority's choice, by dead
locking the next Illinois legislature In
tho Dave Martin, 13111 Fllnn style.
Under tho lesson of tho Quay vote they
can do It and remain respectable.
Senator Penrose Is entirely correct in
his theory that the big steel plants at
Uethlehem and Craddocks arc not de
pending for their existence upon drib
let government orders for nrmor plate.
The contrary Idea Is p. hallucination
which congress should abandon.
Professor Hclnrlch Dietzol Is the
latest European savant to predict the
downfall of tho United States. Heln
rich is alarmed at the growth of our
exports. Considering that he lives In
a competing country, this is not alto
gether surprising.
Edward Lauterbach's determination
to fight the Roer war in the Philadel
phia convention should cause Edward's
friend3 to give him some good advice.
Tho sale of postage stamps in the
last quarter ran $2,144,000 -beyond the
highest previous record, another proof
that prosperity is leally here.
The Roer campaign is evidently now
being conducted on the principle that
"he who lights and runs away may
live to. light another day."
USEFUL FOR REFERENCE.
From the Itoehcstcr Democrat and Chronicle,
Cciici.il Crosvenor, of Ohio, who has a Rood
recoid as .1 political prophet, has given out a
forecast of the probable result of the coming
Diesu'entlal election. The following table
bhowa the slates which be claims for MoKinley,
those which he concedes lo tlrjan, those whkh
be regards jo doubtful, the electoral vole of dill
state, and the Republican and Democratic plural
ities of four yiars ago:
l'lu
Prediction for 1U00. ralltles,
McKinley. liryan. 1S09,
Alabama
,. .. 11 "j.JTOD.
,. .. 8 72,5'JII).
Allanis
California 3
Colorado
Connecticut 6
Delaware (3)
l'lorida
(icorgia
Idaho
Illinois 21
Indiana 15
Iowa 13
Kansas (10)
Kinli.iky
Louisiana
Maine 6
Maryland
Massachusetts 15
Michigan 14
Minnesota 9
Mississippi
Missouri
Montani
Xclna-Ka
Nevada
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 10
New- York 30
North Carolina
North Dakota 3
Ohio 23
Oi egon 4
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142,49311.
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12,'JOyl).
281 It.
53,1381).
15,77711.
:l,221R.
1T3,2G5R.
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5S.727D.
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0.139D.
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13
8
9
17
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87,60211.
268,40)11.
11 19,2CfiD.
6,04911.
47.497R.
2.117R.
295.072R.
22,')78R.
D 49.517D.
1&1D.
12 17.915D.
15 202,0141).
3 61.0J3D.
40,40011.
42 10,o411.
40,49011.
11.487R.
102,fil''R.
583D.
I'cnnsjhann 32
Rhode Island 4
South Carolina
South Dikota 4
1Yun!scc
Texas
Utah
Vermont 4
irgrnin
Washington 4
West Virginia fi
Wisconsin 12
Wyoming 3
Totals 260
Doubtful.
171
PERSONALITIES.
The Marquis of Salisbury lias made his usual
rebate of W) per cent, to his agricultural ten
ants. sir .Tohn Lubbock, who was created a peer on
New Year's Day, is equally distinguished as a
banter, a saant and an authority on currency.
The bi.ottlsh prima donna, Miss Maclntyre, has
not been heard of for some little time, but It
seems that she Is now buccessfully fulfilling op
eratic engagements in Italy.
Collis P. Huntington is building a new coun
try house near Los Angeles, Cal. Ills lino col
lection of pictures is to be taken there, and
will be tliiown open to tho public once a week.
Julius RoUhoen, the Detroit-born painter,
whose work Is attracting so much attention in
the London galleries, is the sorr of Frederick Uol.
shoun, of Detroit, who was a pupil In Cologne
of some of Rermany's famous artists.
Heniy Saago Landor, the ciplorer of Thibet,
goes about Huston clad In a thin tult of clothes
and low shoes. Like the late Judge Charles
Daniel, lie never wears an gcrcoat. Boston,
he declaies, is tropical ns compared with Thibet.
Dr. John 1'.. Davles, professor of mathcmathal
phjsics in the University of Wisconsin, who died
rrccntly at the Presbjterlan hospital, Chicago,
where he had gone to have an operation per
fumed, was 61 j ears old, and has been a pro
fessor in the University since 1868.
The newspaper men In the Philippines arc tell
ing a story of one of their number, a new ar
rival, who undertook to explain to an officer
how he thought a certain attack ought to be
made. The officer listened so politely for twen
ty minutes that the correspondent, on departing,
asked hi name. "Otis," was the reply.
Abraham K. Klnier, of Utica, who lias Just
celebrated Ids 113th birthday. Is sd to le
the oldest Inhabitant of the state of New York,
lie was born irr Warren, Herkimer county, and
lost bis eyesdght at the age of 1)9, but otherwise
ir well preseried He has smoked and chewed
tobacco since ho was 10 jears old.
When it came to a choke between lovo and
tho rulnUtry Rev. Charles A. Smith, of St. Jo
seph, Mo., declared for Dan Cupid. He was
pastor of Holy Trinity Kplscopal church, and
was recently bethrolhed to a woman who bad
been divorced. The rules of hU dcnomlmtlon
forbade such u marriage, so he resigned his pas
torate. The late John Itiiskln gave away a great d;al
of riioue) during his life. Many yarn his an
nual income from his pen alono was $36,000, but
he lived on less than a tenth of that amount.
Indeed, lie used to say that a gentleman ought
to bo able to live on a pound (about $J) a day;
if he could not he deserved speedily to die.
Lord Kitchener lias a jounger brother living in
New Zealand, who. Instead of following his three
brother! Into tho army, chrre a lonely pastoral
life. Arthur Ruck Kitchener is a bachelor, 48
years of age, and tho owner of a flue estate at
Walhems (irange, near Dur.Uck, on the bbag
river.
l'lve helm-apparent to DiKllsh peerages have
fallen in bouth Africanamely, the Hon. I'. II.
S. Roberts, V. C, eldest son of Lord Roberts;
the Karl of Ava, eldest son ot tho Marquess of
Dufferln; the Hon. J. V. Cunimlng-riruee, eldest
son of Lord Thurlowj the Hon. William Mo
ClIutotk.Hunbury, cUnt son of Lord Rathdon
mil, and the lion. R. II. L. J. de Montmorency,
V. ('., eldest son of Viacount I'rankfort de Mont-inoreney.
Washington Uieu) bf
Topics of the Day
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, May 13. Neither the general
reader nor the tourist who may travel through
our new possessions can form any nccuratc con
ception of the amount and variety of the sub
jects that engage the constant attention of the
executive forces emplojed In the government
ot our Insular possessions. The Spanish govern
ment, It government it may be called, for cen
turies had moulded their customs and habits,
and was paternal In the sense that it did not
hesitate to Interfere with personal liberty, and
looked upon Its subjects not so much as moral
agents as creatures whose chief end was to pay
taxes and obey the laws ot a crushing, grinding,
hungry, Iniquitous representative of the king.
Vice was made to pay taxes, and indeed was
encouraged, as long as there was any money
In it for the authorities. Lotteries flourished in
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, and the
profits from this source were counted on as a
regular income. Drawings were frequent, and
hakweis of tickets infested the street corners,
hotels, cafes, and even the portals of churches.
These Institutions were openly advertised in the
press and with flaming posters, creating the
Impression that there was a short, sure, sate
road to fortune.
All this has been changed. Tapers giving
space to lottery advertisements are forbidden
the mails. The unholy business has been put
under ban, and this form of gambling that bad
nourished for over three hundred years under
the fostering care of Spain bad been stopped.
Oambllng has also been made the subject of
general orders by the military governors In the
insular possessions, and constant efforts are
made to suppress it, and they have succeeded
in driving it into the dark, so that it no longer,
as In days gone by, flaunts itself openly, inviting
the passer-by to venture his money on the turn
of a card. The brutal, bloody bull fight has
also been forbidden, and will soon be only a
memory among the people who owe their de
liverance from this relic of pagan Rome to
American occupation. Orders have been issued
also looking to the protection of animals, a sen
tlment that needs much cultivation among peo
ple whose ideas of mercy have been derived
from Spanish sources. By general orders pro
mulgated respectively in Cuba, Porto Rleo and
the Philippines, the laws relating to marriage
have been so changed that the ceremony per
formed by S priest or minister of any Christian
church, or by certain civil officers. Is consid
ered valid In law, and the expense hitherto con
nected with such ceremony has been so reduced
that the poor can no longer plead poverty as
an excuse for the Irregular customs that have
been ro prevalent among a large class of the
population.
These measures, and Indeed many others that
might be mentioned, are moulding sentiment,
creating a higher standard of official Integrity,
and preparing the Insular possessions for better
things, both In social life and in public busi
ness. It is a record that, when seen through
the vista of coming jears, will be somithlng
of which America can be proud.
nrunswick, Maine, a place of about 7,000 In
habitants, is probably the first municipality in
the United States to undertake forest planting
on a large 6cale, or what is practically the
Old World institution of a town forest. The
town owns a tract of about 1,000 acres of what
was once pine land, but long tincc given over
to fire and huckleberries. At a recent meeting
of the council $100 was appropriated to im
prove this laud by planting It to whrtc pine.
Seed will be purchased and a nursery estab
lished to raise the young trees. At the right
age they will be transplanted in rows and set
out in the positions they will finally occupy,
and will then require little more care except
protection from fire. The land at present is
absolutely unproductive. If the new plan is
successful it will not only be ornamental but
profitable. Town forests arc common in Ku
rope und often furnish a large part of the mu
nicipal revenue. ,
Tree planting for an unusual purpose has been
recommended to residents of the western irri
gation districts by W. L. Hall, assistant su
perintendent of tree planting of the division
of forestry, who has recently been in New
Mexico on an investigation. Agriculture in that
region depends largely on irrigation, and the
streams and reservoirs arc much depleted by
evaporation due to the heat and dry winds. Mr.
Hall recommends that belts of trees be planted
along every ditch and reservoir, not only to
shade them, but to shelter them from the wind.
The problem of preventing evaporation Is very
important, not only on account of the loss of
water, but because the percentage of alkali in
the quantity remaining becomes excessive.
The University of the South, at Bewance,
Tennessee, has placed its 8,000-acre tract of
hardwood timber near that town under the man
agement of the division of forestry. An official
of the division will mark all trees to be cut and
will draw up the logging contracts to provide
for the preservation of young growth. It Is in
tended to make the forest yield a permanent
annual revenue to go toward the support ot the
college. Another interesting tract to come un
der government supervision is one of about
47,000 acres, owned by the Adirondack League
club. It is In the Adirondack mountains of
New York, near Lower fiaranac, and Is kept
primarily as a game reserve. The working plan
will provide for the removal of all timber which
can bo spared without injuring the forest.
fhe Treasury department has ordered a special
agent to proceed to the Pacific coast to Inves
tigate the matter of the large Influx of Jap
anese coolies to this country within the last
few montlis. The question is still troubling the
immigration officials. Until two or three months
ago the Immigration of Japanese to the United
.States was small, It has increased so t to
excite suspicion that the men are coming here
as contract laborers. The Treasury has also re
quested tho State department to ask American
consuls to Investigate the matter and make re
ports. That our sales to the Orient are rapidly
growing is shown by the latest export figures
of the bureau of statistics. While there has been
a continued growth In our exports during the
past fiscal year, by far the largest percentage
of gain has been hi our trade with the Orient.
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To Kurope, our exports during the tight months
ending with February, Increased 6.4 per cent.,
as compared with tho corresponding months of
the preceding fiscal J car; to South America, 8
per eent.s to North America, 13.3 per cent.!
to Asia, 38 per cent.; to Oceania, 61 per cent.,
or to Asia and Oceania combined, 44 per cent.;
while to Africa there was a slight reduction,
owing to the disarrangement of commercial on
dltlons there! by reason of hostilities. Taking
our exports as a whole, it is found that the
Increase during the eight months has been 0
per cent., while the Increase to Asia and Oceania
has been 44 per cent.
Several thousand additional men will be em
ployed in our Iron ore and coal mines If the
shipping bill passes; several thousand more will
secure additional employment In the steel roll.
Ing mills, II tho bill passes; there will bo In
creased employment for those emplojed In the
transiwrtatlon agencies, If the bill passes; there
will be steady cmplojment for many jears for
100,000 more skilled worklngmen than are now
emplojed In our shipyards, If the bill passes;
in short, It will eventually lead to the reten
tion In the United States of the (2uO.OO0.O0O a
jcar now sent abroad to pay foreign shipown
ers for doing our foreign tarrying.
The receipts of the Philippine Islands from
date of occupation" to Jan. 31, 1900, reported
as having been deposited with the treasurer of
the Islands, werct
Customs $5,036,273 01
Internal revenue 510,193 10
SeUed funds 470,507 17
Miscellaneous 303,255 09
Total $7,250.590 17
The disbursements during the same pcnd
amounted to the sum of $5,827,488.41.
Taking the entire year of 1899, an-l the five
Islands or groups of islands, Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Hawaiian, Philippine and Samoan
islands, tho total for 1899 shows an Increase of
more than 100 per cent. In exports to those
Islands over the year laws, wniie me uut-vus
from them show an increase of nearly 50 rer
cent, over those of 1893.
COMPENSATION.
If the world, as it goes on Its Joumcy along,
With a lov and a cibc. a sob and -4 song,
Deals out in unfairness, it so seems to be,
It deals with all people, as with jou and mo.
When conning at evening you sec things arc
wrong,
Find that of sorrow there's more than of song.
The things that are bitter, by those have been
sent,
Mho see through the glasses that Knvy has lent.
Remember that critics do not write tho books,
The epicure's alwajs the poorest of cooks;
No wrongs have been righted by fault-finders, no;
If 'twas in their power, they would long ago.
Then over the list of those that you know,
With care and affection most carefully goi
And if of the numlwr there's one who is true,
In Joy and in sorrow is faithful to you,
Who meets you in spirit as friend should meet
friend,
Who shares all the sorrows misfortune can send;
Just give thanks in gladness, in happiest strain.
And it two on jour knccsl and bo thankful
again!
Helen Lelgli Sawln, In Tost-Exprcss.
Particular Interest centers around
our $20 Three-Piece Bedroom Suites.
And it Is not difficult to decide why.
There is something about each piece
which catches the eye and Invites a
better acquaintance. Then construc
tion and finish are observed and com
parisons made. The decision generally
Is that these aro better in every way
than anything ever offeied at tho price.
Hill & Connell
121 IN. "WashinEton Ave.,
EVERETTS
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 lirst-class outut.
EVERETT'S LIVERY,
230 Dix Court. (Near City Hall.)
4 $ 4' fc 4 4 4 4 4" 4 4 4
FOR THE
NEW YEAR.
6 ;
4
EP t0
place orders early for the class of ?
nuc ui samuics is nuvv icauy m
comnlete. but the best will co
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91
ALWAYS BUSY.
shoes for srniNO,
DASE RALL SIIOKS,
OUTING S1I0F,S,
TENNIS S1IOF.S,
FISHING D00T3
Lewis &Re51l!y
114-110 Wyoming Avenue.
For
Waddleg
Presents?
Yes, we have them, 3m
Sterling Silver, Rich Cut.
Glass, Clocks, Etc.
Am interesting variety
of the richest goods 3n
Aitnerica. Prices the low
est, guarantee perfect at
WERCEREAU &C0NNELL
J 30 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
The Hmiint &
Cooraell Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
CieoenU Agent tot tba Wyomlaj
DUlrlot.-i:
Alining, Blasting, Sporting, Sraotcrttu
Bud tho Hopauno Cuamtcai
Co 11 pony's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
kfclety Fuse, Caps ana Kxplodjts.
lioom 401 Coanell Duildlu;.
Ucrantiix
AUKNCifcH
THOB. FORD,
JOHN B. BM1TH & BON,
W. B. MULLIGAN.
Plttstoa
Plymouth.
Wllkes-Barre.
wreiT's
roiiEB.
" My complexion has improved, and I feel like a
new woman writes the wife of a prominent real
estate agent of Philadelphia. "Not the new
woman of the present fad, but a rejuvenated
and physically regenerated being. I write to
thank you for these benefits. They arc a
result from the use of
RIPANS TABULES."
HIIEY5
We open today in
our Wash Goods De
partment new line oi
that are the nearest
approach to silk of
anything yet made.
They come in the
very best Foulard de
signs in grounds of
Black, Navy, Yale
Blue,
Cerise,
Army Blue,
Plum and
Heliotrope, with
white dots, figures,
stripes, etc, and are
altogether a very de
sirable line of Light
Weight Fabrics for
Summer wear,
, Price, 3c,
510-512
iACXAWATOA AVENUE
The Neostyle
DinpHcator
000000
It will print 2,000 copie9
from one original writing,
drawing or music, and 1,500
copies from any original writ
ten on any typewriter. Wa
are agents for the above audi
have one in use for the in-i
spection of any one interested
in duplicating machines.
The Planetary Pencil Sharp-
ener, improved, The Sta?
Paper Fastener, improvedt
We will put either in your
office on trial for a few days.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
We carry the largest line I office supplies I
Northeastern l'ennsylianls.
French
Foihris
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