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SCRANTON, JUNE 18, 1900.
For Vice-President,
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
CongreMmcn-aH.arge OAMJSHA A. GIIOW,
HOIlKItT II FOKIUIEHKH.
Auditor Ocncul-E. B. llAltDK.Sill'.IUlll.
County.
CongriBi-WlU.IAM CONXF.M
Judge nmiHli: M. WATSON.
SlierllT JOHN II. FKI.LOWS.
Trcaurcr .1. A. SCIt.WTOV.
District Attprncj-WII.I.IAM n. LEWIS.
l'rothnnotar) JOIIV ( ()l'IXM.
Clerk of r.imt IIIOMAI V DANIELS.
Itmnnlir of Dpeils KMIL, IIONN.
lltglstcr of UIIIi-N. K. IlKCK.
Jury ComiiiMonir KMVAIH) 11. STUIWr.3.
Legislative.
Kirn I)lslrlct-T!IOMA! J. UEYNOI.n.S
Second District JOHN M IIKCKK, Jit.
'Ihlrrl I)iitilt"i:iAISI JAMES, Jit.
romth DiUrkt -P. A I'lllf.llIN".
They may be able to lend Colonel
fjoosovelt to tho vlc presidential
trough but they have no nssurance
that they can make him drink. A
Poosovelt rsfusnl meand business.
The Crawford System on Trial.
-VROM THU standpoint of tho
fl party's welfare It may well
1.r lirvf-inrl Mtn, Vi a nnllmlaMn '
view of the Crawford county
primary system held by Mr Chitten
den will be vindicated by longer ex
perience. The system undoubtedly has
its advantages. Chief among these Is
that It permits all who wish to run
for public olllce to do so, ooenlv and
nbnve board, and deprives those who
run and lose of the chance to secure
an audience by alleging unfair prac
tices. Such allegations mny be made;
In the light of human nature they are
to be expected; but, of course, they
lose, practical force in view of the cir
cumstance that the primary was as
open to tho defeated candidates as to
the ones who won.
Hut while conceding this advantage,
It cannot be ovei looked that Ihe new
system has Its disadvantages, also,
foremost among which Is the necessity
It creates of putting candidates
through the ordeal of two long and
expensive campaigns in a community
where as a rule one Is generally
enough to satisfy tho temperate nppe
tite. This would not be so bad If the
enemy had to do the same thing. As
a matter of fact, with the Democracy
spared this necessity and free to
frame a ticket calculated to take ad
vantage of any geographical gaps In
the direct primary nominations, the
odds are unequal and in any but a
presidential year they will call for In
creased endeavor on Ihe part of Re
publicans If party supremacy Is to he
maintained, Even with a presidential
campaign to nsslst In strengthening
party lines, we nre convinced that
theie will be plenty of work for every
loyal Republican between this and
election day.
However, before passing final Judg
ment it will be well to await the sys
tem's further trial. "Wo are not mak
ing vii r upon It The comments
made or quoted have been simply for
the purpose of bringing to the public's
attention how the system Is viewed
from different standpoints. If It
should In time work out a bettered
condition of local politics, all will ben
efit trom Its continuance; If not, the
party has a ready remedy at com
mand. The honors paid to General Otis at
home offi-et a gieat deal of newspaper
criticism at long range.
No Roosevelt Stampede
WE VENT
there I
can In
rTURE to say that
Is not a Republl-
In the country who
would not be personally
glad to have the vlce-presldentlal
nomination go to Governor Roosevelt
If it could go to him honorably and
with his free consent. His hold upon
the esteem of the people Is exceeded by
that of no other young man In public
life; and the enthusiasm which his can
didacy would Inspire in consequence of
its nppeal to tho young men of tho
nation would undoubtedly add life,
color and fervor to the campaign. He
Is pre-eminently the tyo of man whoso
candidacy would be effective in stimu
lating the plcturesqueness of a political
contest, nor Is ho to bo regarded as
lacking In tho more substantial quali
ties desirable In high ofllce. His ca
reer has been one of clean, manly and
welj-rounded development. Ho is to
day; unquestionably tho coming man In
national politics; a man strong and
wholesome and Invigorating alpng
every line of his contact with the ac
tivities of his generation.
Hut the real friends of Governor
Roosevelt concur In his belief that the
present Is not the time nor Is the vlce
k presidency the place for changing the
current of his political career. Thoso
who are the Instigators of the projected
stampede to Roosevelt aro not his
closest friends nor can we believe that
they are actuated wholly by motives
of unselfish regard for tho party wel
fare. They are trying to uso Roose
velt as a pawn In a game of politico,!
manipulation. Piatt doea not want
Roosovelt at Albany. Tho corporations
do not want him there. Neither can
use lilni us they would like to use liiu
chlet executive of Now York state,
l'.ul neither dares to tako open post
tlon agahiBt him, for both know that
on eucIi an Usuo Roosevelt, acting In
self-defense, would carry the people
with Hm. Tho one convenient way
which Piatt nnd the corporations have
of trying to get rid of him Is to
nmnoeuver for his nomination for tho
vice-presidency, under the representa
tion that public sentiment Imperiously
demands It; when, as a matter of fact,
the public sentiment which Is Intelli
gent and reltcetlvc does not demand
such a nomination nt such a time and
for such a purpose, but on tho other
hand Joins with tho governor himself
In resisting and resenting It.
Tho position of the Pennsylvania
delegation will bo disclosed nt today's
caucus. It cannot safely be assumed
In advance. Hut no matter what Penn
sylvania may do, tho Influences which
will control tho vice-presidential nomi
nation nre not subject to stampede,
nnd the choice will como" ns a result
of well matured conviction and not In
any surge of excitement.
The charge Is made tl'nt In the mat
ter of tho Chinese crisis the adminis
tration nt "Washington Is wobbllntj. If
It should art prematurely tho charge
would be made that It was pluylnt,'
Jingo for political effect. No course
could avert criticism from tlioso anx
ious to criticise. Hut the public is not
akin? stock In these campaign howls.
It has learned to have full confidence
In the man at the holm.
An International Task.
N
O NKCKSSITY exists for n
wnr among the European
powers over the question of
protecting treaty rights and
putting down disorder In China; tho
problem In Its immediate aspects is
simply one of quick police action In
tho behalf of humanity. Despite the
speculation of newspaper writers upon
the possibilities of friction in carry
ing through an international concert
of foreign action in China, we predict
that such a concert will be In effec
tual and harmonious operation within
a few hours If it does not already
exist. Public opinion ns educated in
this age would not permit a cabinet
in Europe to hesitate a moment nt a
time when the cable is hourly tolling
of foreigners tortured and slaughtered
by n Chinese mob. Like a great flro
or cyclone, the Boxer uprising Is one
of those appalling phenomena which
force, for tho moment, a sinking of the
conventional distinctions and appeal
Imperiously to those primal Instincts
that humanity holds In common.
Nor do we feel inclined to accept
the pessimistic view, so vividly pre
sented in the London correspondence
of tho New York Sun reproduced on
this page, that In the performance of
this Joint police duty for civilization
the European powers are likely to get
Into a low among themselves serious
enodgh to light the, llres of a great
International war. The execution of
any large programme by co-ordinate
allies or agents Is fraught with possi
bilities of discord In matters of de
tail; but so far from tending toward
a great war, we opine that the fel
lowship and mutual sharing of dan
gers and troubles In a Cnlneso law
and order campaign would tend in
directly th opposite direction, making
for a broader cosmopolitanism among
the military forces of the co-operating
powers and enabling the various cabi
nets of Europe to dlseover through
closer acquaintance how many of their
rast differences nave teen artificial
and unnecessary.
It seems to us that any other hy
pothesis would be equivalent to as
suming that the governing forces of
Christendom are the forces of mischief
and evil Instead of the forces of good.
If that hypothesis were correct on any
large or permanent scale, the logic ot
It would require civilization to shut
up shop and confess Itself worsted. But
wo know that civilization is doing
nothing of the kind; that, far from
It, she Is making very evident progress
all over the world, and the challenge
to her strength presented in this
Hoxer uprising will give her merely
nn urgent opportunity to make In one
bold move a giaud clearance of obsta
cles in a field where she has most
to do. Tho task Is international, but
the nation which lags Is the nation
that will lose. Self-interest as well ai
humanity calls for swift agreement
and conceited action.
Piatt and Quay will find Mark
Hanna a hnrl man to trip.
In the Philippines.
GENERAL OTIS' ai
organized resist
Philippines has
assertion that
Istanco In tho
s ceasL'd is
onflnned by the almost dally
announcement of the surrender ot
once prominent Filipino ofllcers with
small detachments of armed followers
who have tired of the luckless role ot
guerilla fighters. Within tho past ten
days as many as five native generals,
iepresenting tho most distinguished
remnants of Aguinaldo's army, have
either surrendered or been captured,
and with them more than 1,000 small
arms. In the same period ns many
small commands have been overtaken
and dispersed with such heavy loss as
to end their effectiveness as menaces
to American control.
This state of facts Is entirely con
sistent with the assertion of General
Otis that for years to come a latge
military force will bo needed In the
Philippines as an aimy of occupation.
This would be truo In any territory
Inhabited by 1,200 different tribes and
racial offshoots Just emerging from a
condition of Insurrection and receiving
their first Introduction to oiderly gov
ernment. It would be truo In Penn
sylvania If Pennsylvania were popu
lated as Luzon Is populated. It does
not mean that a state of war exists,
but that the disturbance and unsettle
ment of the people Is such that only
by the presence of a well-distributed
army acting as a police force can the
discordant elements be held under con
trol until tho Institutions of civil gov
ernment can take root In the soil and
develop tho strength of self-support.
If such an army police foreo were not
on hand to ovetawe the lawless ele
ments, a very few brigands and ban
dits would Hiifllce to terrorize the
peaceably disposed natives and pro
long the chaos which It Is 'our plain
duty to remedy. Fortunately our army
officers aro now pretty well acquainted
with the task before them and with
the factors they have to encounter In
Its performance; and while tho prog
ress Coward pacification will not be
meteoric there la no reason to doubt
that It wilt bo gradual and sure.
It was hoped that the Philadelphia
newspapers controlled by tho ,Vana
makcr Influence would have tho com
mon decency to suspend their dally
washing of factional linen In public
during the period of the presence In
Philadelphia of tho Republican na
tional delegates, who are not concerned
therein; but evidently the hope Is vain.
Progress of Indian Relief.
w
ITIIIN THE first five
weeks ot Its existence
the New York Commit
teo of One Hundred on
Indian famine relief has received In
money contributions $72,223.76, of which
$70,000 has been cabled to India. If
every flvo cents sent to the famine
districts saves a life, as Is said, this
Is nearly a million nnd a half of lives
saved for one day. Unhopplly tho eco
nomic conditions In India are such
that those now In need of food must
bo supplied, not for n day merely, but
for months, first until nature shall
prove kind In tho matter of crops; and
then until those who havo been greatly
reduced by the famine have been nour
ished sufllclently to enable them to
support themselves. It Is a gigantic
task put upon the benevolence of civil
ization and for that very reason It
must be mot If civilization Is to avett
disgrace.
The Committee of One Hundred begs
us to say that It will furnish Illus
trated circulars, subscription forms,
collection cards, contribution envel
opes, etc., without charge and express
age free, to churches, Sunday schools,
young people's societies, King's Daugh
ters, lodges, committees, etc., engaged
In Indian famine relief, and that It
will bo glad to correspond with all
who arc Interested. This committee Is
wholly and freely at the service of all
engaged In this work; therefore, no
one should hesitate to ask co-operation.
The committee has created at
Bombay the Amcrlco-Indlan relief
committee to receive and distribute Its
funds. The chairman Is the United
States consul at Bombay, Hon. Will
iam II. Pee; Its executive secretary Is
Robert A. Hume, a distinguished mis
sionary, and the remainder of the com
mittee is composed of eminent busi
ness men of Bombay, both European
and American, a number of mission
aries, and Chandavakar, a Hindoo
most highly esteemed by the people of
India at large both native and Euro
pean. In other words, its macninery
for conveying relief to places where
most needed Is effective and expedit
ious. Those who give will not give In
vain.
We sometimes wonder If Timothy
Woodruff has been getting his money's
worth.
The Great Problem
Involved in China
London Letter in Yesterday's Sun.
W
HKTlIF.lt THE M011E sensational reports
from the Far East are true or false, there
remains no room for doubt that the task
of subjugating China has now been im
posed on the civiliied world and must be as
sumed intantly and systematically. The true
nature of the situation was fully realized by
lxrd Salisbury two dajs ago when he summoned
todaj's special cabinet meeting to decide on the
IlrltMi policj-. The ominous truth Is likewise
pirfectly understood by the Paris, Iierlin and St.
I'ctersburg governments, which will be the princi
pal actors In the great drama about to be
cnautcd.
The question of the moment is, anil the peace
of the world fs Involved in its answer, Can the
tcnative agreement for tending a Joint expedi
tionary ford- to Pekin be extended to the opera
tion of the great punitive army which must now
subdue China? The issue, unfortunatelj-, Is not
as simple as It seems at first glance. It would
be an easj' problem If each power had men
available in similar numbers ami position as
have the United States in the Philippines, but
England would lute'to send men from India and
South Africa, and France and (lermany from
home, if each country contributed an equal con
tingent. The only country which has a large
force close at hand and ready to act immediately
Is the one power which, rightly or wronglj-, it
under the gravest suspicion in regard to the
causes of the present crisis and which stands to
gain a long-clurUhed ambition if she is able to
eontiol its development.
THE M'SSIAX DUfinEAIt.
The point to be settled before any genuine
hJrinonj of the powers is possible in simply this:
Will liussla consent to forego any individual and
disproportionate advantages no matter how large
a part she may take in the subjugation of China?
Furthermore, will she undertake the task in hear
ty co-operation with all the other forces available
as a strictly military matter, leaving all politi
cal questions to be decided at a future confer
ence wherein she will have only a proportionate
voice? Thtso questions in one form or another
are agitating the European cabinets at the pres-
mt inuinint as nothing has disturbed them since
the last great war ami all daj have kept every
ambassador In Europe in constant comniunicatl n
with his chiefs and with the foreign office to
which he is accredited.
'ihe whole problem, let me repeat, would be
simple and local as regards the international
politics if Husla wire eliminated or if her good
faith were bevond suspicion. No other power
hceks teirltoiial aggrandizement in China or any
thing bejnnd the recognition and protection of
foreign rights in the empire. It is Russia'! well
known desire to ucqulre Pekin, In Northern
( hlna, In addition to Manchuria, coupled with
the fact that the officially incited disturbance
comes at the latest possible moment before Oirat
llrltain is fieed ficm her entanglements in South
Africa, that brings the oar's government under
natural Mi-picion.
WHO STARTED TIIR ROW?
There have been many direct Insinuations of
Russian Intrigue in connection with the Iloxer
rising In the recent despatches from China, but
nothing tangible Is forthcoming, ft Is Incredible
that any mind In Russia could deliberately In
cite the massacre ot foreigners in China, such at
Is now reported to tic taking place. What Is
suggested frcelj-, even In friendly circles In Paris,
is that Russia connived at some anti-forolgn de
monstration, which was not designed to be seri
ous bejnnd an opportunity for Independent Rus
sian action with her large forces-avallable at
Port Arthur. I there is anj truth In these sur
mlscs, it Is now certain that the game has got
bejond Russian control.
No great power, not even the United States,
which have been spoken ol In rather contemptu
ous terms in Europe during the past few dajs,
will fail to join in the sternest punitive measures
If today's despatches from the teat of disturbance
provet true. Russia, therefore, will not be per
mitted to act alone in any event and nu oppor
tunity will be allowed her to gain ,my great
political advantage from the aituatlon, For In
stance, it it be true that the Otrman minister has
been killed, Germany will begin a war on China
the moment the fact it authenticated, The al
ternative, therefore, of concerted action by all
the powers Is a general scramble, which would bo
almost certain to produce ruptures between those
engaged In the rival games of grab,
THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE.
It it necessary to speak In plain language about
the American attitude as viewed from the Euro
pean standpoint. It should be said at the out
act that Europe doca not desiro to Induce the
United States to take any action whatever. On
the e-ontrary, the Old Wcrld would be most
pleased It the United Statei did absolutely noth
ing, Even England haa no strong wishes in the
matter unless, Indeed, the United State should
enter Into a complete partnership with her for
the settlement of this question, but It is per
fectly understood that any such thing Is out of
the question.
Apart from this consideration, therefore, Eng
land, like tho Continental powers, would bo glad
If the United States would keep hands off. Of
course, if the United States adopted a policy of
Inaction, her Interests would reecho scant con
sideration In an future deal made in China.
Promises of the open door are excellent things
when Interprets! In generous good faith, but
nothing is easier In practice than to keep to the
letter of such an agreement and destroy the sub
stance. It Is a simple truth to say, therefore,
that the diplomatic world puts a .nw value on
the assurancrs recently given the United States
by ccrUIn countries.
What Europe docs ask of America In the pres
ent grave crisis In the world's affairs is this,
that she make up her mind and retrain from
wobbling afterward. That Its voice may now bo
most potent, let America Insist that China shall
be punished for her grate violation of Interna
tional law, let America contribute her full share
ot men and means for this purpose, and let her
at the same time demand the limitation of
China's punishment to military, without political,
penalties and a general concert of the powers
would be well nigh assured.
Independent action by the United States against
China In the present situation in Europe is re
garded as absolutely Imtxwlble. Limited or par
tial American co-operation In dealing with the
crises can bo scarcely tolerated. The United
States must use all their atallablc resources in
the Far East as freely as all the other poweis
will do or keep aloof altogether from concerted
action with the powers.
MissioNAity ritoni.EM.
There Is little disposition In Europe to flnilyre
the local causes of the lloxcr uprising. Otherwise
the missionary question would become prominent.
It Is so generally assumed that political Intrigue
is at the bottom ot the trouble, that n basis ot
permanent anti-foreign prejudice Is Ignored,
There is no doubt, however, that the hatred of
inMonarlcs has been Intensified recently.
Along this lino it Is curious tint rumors were
in circulation In diplomatic quarters a few diys
ago that the Russian government had made In
quiries as to the possibility of Europe and Ameri
ca permitting the Chinese government to place
certain restrictions on the Immigration of mis
sionaries, such as confining their labors to tho
ticaty ports. According to the current report,
the llrltlsh government has already given Its em
phatic Intimation that the scheme would meet
with Ita strenuous opposition, and nobody lure
tloubls that the United States, the country next
interested in missions, would take a similar un
compromising attitude.
Hut diplomatists do not believe that the mis
sionary question fs seriously responsible for the
present crisis, except as It Is one of the under
lying prejudices of the Chinese mind which has
been played upon for ulterior ends. Tho sole
question at the outset is whether civilisation can
administer a stinging blow to the barbarism ot
Asia without breaking the peace of all Chris
tendom. It is a curious demonstration of how small the
world has grown, and of how interwoven arc all
its affairs, that today's rumors that President
Kruger is at last ready to surrender should have
an important bearing, and a peaceful one, on the
great issue which the chancelleries of Europe
must decide within the next few hours.
IN DEFENSE OF THE CRAWFORD
SYSTEM.
Editor of The Tribune
Sir: As several ejuotations and editorials in
jour paper leave the Impression in the minds of
jour readers that the Crawford county sjstcm
is a failure, will jou kindly permit the review
of the case bj' one who was an early advocate of
this sjstcm to present the opposite side and pre
vent what Is In his cjes a lelapsc into the bar
barism of the delegate sjstim? The tendencj- to
ward the reference of all nominations to the indi
vidual voter is becoming widespread. All through
the cities of New York state and through the
title) of the central west and northwest It is
being adopted as the nearest to the ideal the
town meeting sjstem. Even rotten old Mississip
pi, after throwing out all its black Republican
voters, opens its caucuses to all nominations and
not only chooses its senators by the individual
vote, but even now is submitting the planks of
its party platform in tho primarj-. It seems to
me thit In the face of all this a return to the
delegate sjstem would be against the best reason
and experience of the countrj.
It cannot be claimed that as a method of party
organization the Crawford county sjstcm is a
(allure. When adopted the city government was
completely in Democratic hands. The county
government was half lost and the remnant saved
by a compromise. The Democratic party was
united and triumphant and the Republican party
disgraced and broken into fighting factions. Two
years of the Crawford sjstcm have given us
executive control of the city, won the battles
of the county and school board lights with scarce
ly money enough to pay the return Judges, and I
today oners the people me strongest ticket irom
a political point of view that has ever been con
structed and one that would have been impossible
to frame in the dajs of the quarreling bosses. I
think experience has demonstrated that all the
people have more sense that some of the people
and that the united party that is now lining up
for the presidential campaign faced by a broken
and torn Democracy, Justifies entirely the faith
of those of us who advocated the Crawford sjs
tem. o
It may be claimed that a portion of the pri
mary vote it illegitimate. This is probably so,
but when compared with the McKinley vote
scarcely S per cent,, and this is hardly surpris
ing when at an important election, with all the
safeguards of law, probably more than 10 per
cent, of the voto in this city Is unqualified ami
Illegal. As to the quality of the nominees, I
consider it demonstrated that a notoriously cor
rupt man cannot be elected, while the most
radical reformer is apt to meet public approval.
Tho actual working of the sjstem teems to be
that the candidate having the confidence and
good will of the people can register and then
sit on the back ponh and smoke until ilectlon
day and win, while the candidate who is little
known or unfavorably known must supplement
his personal friendship with the two-dollar vote.
It is useless to deny the presence of this venal
vote. It has alnaj-s been present and alwajiwill
be, and experience has demonstrated that it is
only dangerous when the purchaser can cheek
and assure himself of the deliverj' o( the goods.
This can be prevented by sjstcm and effort. Of
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the effect of this venality, at present the venal
voter sells his vote for one or two ofHcet and
votes honeotly on the remainder, realising pcr
haps (2 to 10, Under tho delegate sjstcm his
vote went for a glass or two of beer and Ihe
delegato sold the whole official list to a slate for
200 to H.WO. Surely you will approve of the
greatest good to the greatest number.
The one point urged against this sjstcm Is Its
heavy expense, but It is well to remember that
this expense is purely voluntary. The spectacle
of a retiring officer going to Europe with a ru
mored hundred thousand Is a strong Incentive
to gamblers to lay heavy odds for their suites,
but why should wo sjmpathlrc with their losses?
H seems to me the lesson of the primary is this:
Serve the people honestly and usefully and It
will not be necessary to hire an elephant to un
successfully adterthe tho candidate's virtues.
Your editorial of tho morning after election told
the truth. It had been expensive, but it Justi
fied the faith of the adoatca of the Crawford
system that one cannot boodle the whole people,
and after one or two minor experiments I bfcllevs
the cITort will be abandoned and thciparty im
proving their Juddgmrnt by constant practice,
will furnish ua office-holders ot higher and higher
grade. Yours,
C. li Chittenden.
Scranton, June 10.
AN UP-THE-V ALLEY VIEW-
From the Archhald Cltlren.
The Criwford county sjtcni of conducting pri
mary elections was submitted to a rigid test last
Monday and we regret to say that It his been
found very deficient. The principle undorljlng
It is all right, but In a mixed community such
as ours It Is hard to apply It successfully. No
doubt the iiower to noinlnite Is placed more
directly with the people under this sjstcm than
It was under the old, but there are still the
same opportunities for the use of corrupt Influ
ences. The difference is one of degree rather
than of character. Heretofore It was necessary
to debauch one man. Now the corruptlonlst, in
order to gain his point, must use his Influence
with many. Another defect of the system as it
is applied in this county is the latitude it al
lows those of an onnos-tte political belief to as-
'sist In making nominations which they arc not
bound to abide by nt the election It Is true
that this trick could bo resorted to under the
old sjstcm, but there arc greater opportunities
for It now. It is hard to frame rules that will
entirely rid nominating conventions of fraud and
trickery, but under the sjstcm now In operation
the evils arc aggravated lather than avoided.
Whin jou add to these the great expense of a
preliminary campaign and the enormous amount
of work the canvass for a nomination makes nec
essary It may readily be seen that those who
oppose the present plan have considerable reason
for their opposition. As wo said at the outset,
the principle is all right, but It must be adapted
to suit the conditions existing here. It ought
to be possible to do this without entirely elimin
ating its essential virtues.
NXJBS OF KNOWLEDGE.
The number of penniless men in the Klondike
is placed at 3.UO0.
An aparatus has been devised for automatic
ally photcgrarhipfe' people a3 they enter shops
and other places.
The Philippine islands have taken $777,329 mer
chandiso from tho United States, thus far this
jear, against $S1,850 last jear.
Ualtimore Is said tu contain the hrgest negro
population of any city in the woild. The coming
census is expected to show at leal KS.OOO.
Kruger pennies are being purchased as souve
nirs throughout Cape Colony, it being assured
that r.o more of them will be coined after the
var.
The tallest and largest chimney south of New
York Is now being constructed for the use of
the United States bureau of minting and en
graving. When completed it will bo 223 feet
high.
The great Industry of tinningln which
housewives are now taking special interest was
known as leng ago as the daj-s ot Pompeii, and
our pj-stim is practically tho same a.s was used
at that time.
A new headlight for locomotives will, in (he
opinion of experts, prove of great value in cer
tain districts. It is a powerful electric lamp,
with a rctlector so arranged that the raj's will
be thrown vertically into the air to a consid
erable height. The exoct position and direction
of a train will thus bo made known even in hilly
districts.
Particular Interest centers around
our $20 Three-Plece 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 theso aro better In every way
than anything ever offered at the pVIco.
Hill & Cornell
121 N. Washington Avo.,
& $ & 8r 4s 4 & 4 4 4
6 SlZCS
5xT x
to i
X 14X22
v
to $95
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ALWAYS BUSY.
You Keow'
We Grow
Eolargemeinit
Sale of oc
chool Shoes
For Boys
and QirlSo
Lewis &ReiMy
Established 1888.
134- 31$ Wyoming Ave.
For
Wedding
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
iERCEEEAU &C0NHELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
The Went &
Connell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Laclawana Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tha Wyomlaj
District j.'
Wlalng, Ulaitlns.Sportfns, Smoeim
Mid llao Kepumio Uue.nlca.
Co u.iny'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
ulety I usf, Caps and llxpluiaji
Uoom 401 Coanall llulldfui.
Scruutua.
AUUNlHl&J
TH03. FORD, Flttsion.
JOHN B. BM1TU Ss SON. - Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. Wllkes.Bs.rre.
ouroiips
POiOEB.
My age is forty-two, and 1 am a housekeeper for a family. Ripans
Tabules were fust taken by me for dyspepsia, headache and bad heart
burn. They were given by a friend, and they helped me so that I
bought a box, and I would not now do without them. They are the
best thing I ever tried. I tried different things, but none which did
me as much good as Ripans Tabules have. 1 still take them in the
morning. I would eat my breakfast, then would throw it up, and
would be so sick and have the headache so that I would have to go to
bed; my heartburn would come on and I would be in misery all the
rest of the day until I took a Ripans Tabule. Now I feel like another
woman, and don't throw my meals up. I am in earnest and thankful
that there is such a good medicine to help any one.
An ttjrlepaiketcontelnlPL'rat ntrixa liuutln pair urton (without glut) Itnov for ul U Mat
drn?Biort ron riVK cuts. ThU low priced tort ! Inundl for the poor and tm rcoonmlcAl. Onedoitm of
tuu flTe-etnt r&rtona (1 ttbukit) in bo had by mall by sending foityWbt MnU to tho lUriya CaamcHl. Coa
riT. No. mfinrDwi.treet,He iljr or lnilcsrwin(rrK nnfLiil wllllwMnt fornix rnn RiruaTiSVU
muj alao bo bad o( grocers, joucml itorekceper, new. aetnti and at liquor store and barber shop.
FIILEY'S
We desire to call
your attention to our
fine stock of
Qloves9 .
Belts and
Fancy
Also to the -fineil
assortment of
HANDKERCHIEFS
in hand embroidered,
Real Valenciennes,
Duchesse, Point Lace
Etc., Etc.
All of which arti
cles are especially-
suitable and appro
priate as presents
for the
Young Girl Graduate
510-512
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INVITATIONS,
CALLING CARBS.
Are you interested in the
above ? If so we invite
you to call and see what
we have in the latest and
newest styles of Engrav
ings. We have several
new sizes to select from.
Y General Stationers and En
X gravers,
w Scranton Pa.
A Hotel Jermyn Bldg.
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