THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1900. Published Dallr. Etcrpt Bundiy, by Th Trlh one Publishing Compsnjr. at Kitty CtnU i Month. MVY 8 niCHARD, Editor. O. F. I)Y.IIi:i:, lltilnesi Utnscer. New York Cfflcel 150 Nssu 8t. S. S. VlirPXAND, Sols Agent lor Korelg-n Adrettlilng. Entered at the 1'ostofflcs tt Sersnton, T., l Eecond-C'ltM Hall Matter. When spse-e will permit. The Tribune la i)i Klad to print shirt letters, from Its friends besrlng on current topic, hut lt rule Is that these must be signed, (or puMlratlon, liy the rltcr'a real name: and the condition precedent to acceptance I that all contilbiitlons ahall b fubject to editorial revlnlon. SCKANTON', JULY 12. 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Nntlonnl. rrcsldent-WIU.IAM McKIXLF.Y. Vice-President 1 IIKODOItP. llOOSKVF.I.T. State. Coni:rrm(nat-I.irse OAU'SIIA A CTIOW, noiniiT ii loi.iinniint. Auditor (lcncral-i:. II. II 11I1KNIIEUGII. County. rnncrfM-N r,u t rOVNT.l T .ludsr nrniini: m wvrsow Mitrlff .ioiin II Kri.IOWS. Irtasuicr .1. . CltNr)S. Jh.trlct Attoriin-iVIM.IVM It. I.r.WK I'rothoiiotflrj -JOHN rOI'l.TANM Cirri, .f rnir(-lllOlS P DAMLXS. Ilreordcr of lloeds-I.MII, IIONV. HrRister of Ills W. K. Ill CK Jury ConinilsjIoncr-UlWAnt) II STL'HGKS. legislative. Pint District 1li(lMS .1 Itl'.VNOt.DS. S-eennd llntrltl JOHN Sf IIP! Nit, Jit. Third District Kim Altl) .IAMi:, Jit. Pourth Uutriit P. A. Pllll.IIIX. The Citer-nwonil Pnlumlers who mis took thn census I'litiincrator for a bunco-stno-T crrod not without crusu. Sumo of I'nclc S.un's nuostlons erJ enough to nrnu-o suspicion. The American Position. THi: HKJNIFIPANT portion of Secretary Ilny's rliculnr of instructions to our foreign representatives concerning American policy In China Is contained In the following pai.igraph, and es pecially In what follow a the fourth specification: "The puiposo of the President Is, as it has been heretofore, to act concur rently with the other powers, first in opening up communication with I'ekln, ind rescuing the American olllelal, lnKsIonntles and other Americans win ire In danger; second, In affording all oosslble protection everywhere in China to Ametlcan life and property; third, In guarding and protecting all legitimate American Interests, and, fourth, In aiding to prevent a spread of the disorder to other provinces of the empire and a lecurrencc of such disasters. It Is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining th's last result, but the policy of the gov ernment of the United States Is to seek n solution which may bilng about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese tenltorial and ad ministrative entity, piotect all rights guaianteed to friendly powers by ttea ty and international law, and safe guard for the world the ptlnclple of equal and Impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese empire." Mark especially thes words: "The policy of the United States Is to seek a sojution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese tenltorial and admin istrative entity, piotect all rights Guaranteed to filendly powers by tiea ty nnd international law, and safe guard for the w oi Id the piinclple of eiual and Impartial tiade with all parts of the Chinese empire." In seek ing such a solution, the United States pioposes and needs no nlliance with other powers, but welcomes the friend ly eo-opciatlon of nil of them. Hut should any of the powers develop oppo sition to this policy, the words of Sec letary Hay leao no doubt of the gov ernment's intention to continue seek ing such a solution, using such mean'' as In its Judgment may be necesary. It is an unmistakable notification that the whole power and lnlluence of the United States are behind the open door for the purpose of keepin? It op;n. Other nations now know our intentions and can act accordingly. Mr. Hryan characterizes the Kansas City platform ns the gie.itest upon eaith, but modestly waits for some one else to nnnouncc the author's name. The Civilized Way. -lpVII-: I1ASIS upon which the recently hettled St. Louis JL street car strike has been reopened presents a strong argument in favor of clothing n high and Impartial court with power to take absolute Jurisdiction over matters of this kind. "The whole trouble," says the Aaso chited Press dispatch announcing tln action of the executive committee of the, railway men's union In reinstating thev strike, "seems to hang upon a quRstrruVnrfact, the men insisting that thev company had violated its agree ment whilo the company on the other hand fcinprmtlcally denies that such is th case. . The men claim that a ver bal! agreement wns entered into con currently with the written agreement and under the verbal agreement the company had agreed to re-employ all the, old men In sixty days, seniority in tho service determining the priority of re-employment. The officers of tho company declare that there was no BUejji vqrbal understanding and that tha'jinly ngteement made by them was theAwrltten ngteement which was pub lished at the time." If this Is the pivot of the controversy anJ if this difference in the under standing of a single fact is sufficient ground, (tq Justify a renewal of tho cosily .Inconveniences which the public Buffered during the first instalment of tho'strlke, then it Is likely to give im petus to the sentiment favorable to compulsory arbitration before an es tab'Ilstied "tribunal possessing ample poFer to bring the exact facts forward anij'to give Judgment accordingly. We permit ofer courts to adjudicate other Issues quite as Intricate and compli cated in their bearings upon the law. We permit them to try cases Involving life and death, and uoon the whole, with relatively few exceptions, we re spect them as being institutions ani mated by high purpose and a lofty sense of their obligations to society at large. Is a dlffetence over conditions of employment so vastly more difficult that the only way of settling It Is through the barbaric method of civil war? Not satisfied with his work In the Intel est of the Filipino rebels, Mr. Atkinson now predicts that not mnnr centuries hence tho farms of the earth will not be sufficient to keep the peo ple from starvation. It Is rather un fottunato that Mr. Atkinson will prob ablv not live long enough to see any of his prophecies fulfilled. Colonial Civil Service. AFT Sit NOTIN'I tho fact that by request of the Philippine commission the chnliman of ' the cential boaid of examin ers of tho United States civil service commission has been nsrlgned to duty in tho Philippines, for the puiposo of pteparlng a system ol examinations calculate 1 to develop tho qualifications of applicants for olllce under tho Phil ippine civil regime, the Indianapolis Pi ess continues: "Picsldont McKlnlev's attitude on the subject of appointments to the civil .service In this country has not been calculated to Inspire conlldenc'o in his good Intentions with respect to our new possessions; but, ns soon as it can bo definitely nseertnlned that the popular appiehonslon of tho devo tion of colonial olllcos to the spoilsmen Is groundless, and that tho president Is sincere in his Inter! Ion to adhere rigidly to tlio jnei It system In making appointments, much ciltlclsm of tho nilnilnlHttntlnii's colonial policy will be completely disarmed, nnd at tho same time much of tho antl-expanslon sen timent will subside, tine of the most fruitful sources of opposition to the icteiillon of tho Philippines and colon ial expansion generally has been this dread on tno p.irt of citizens who feared the effects of a julo by tha carpot-bag boodler and patty rpolls man " We don't know why President Mc ICInley's attitude on tho subject of ap pointments to tho civil service In tills country has not been calculated to In spire conli lence in his good Intentions. It Is of a nature well designed to do that. Ho has weeded out a good deal of tho humbug in the paper system of civil service reform that obtains In Washington tnd has made possible In manj wnys a closer accountability be tween responsible ehluf.s and their suboullnates. I3oth In tho example which he has set by his own appoint ments an 1 in tho measure of scrutiny which he lias mused to be placed upon the locommendations of ethers for ap pointments, he has shown a very pialsoworthy intention to keep the personal standards of his administra tion high and to give tho people offi cials In whom they can have contl dence nnd respect. Theio have been a few mistakes and a few disappoint ments out of the ninny thousands of names consideied, but u smaller pro portion than during any piecedlng ad ministration within our memory, nnd It ill beeomes frlen 13 of good govern ment to find fault at the few llttl blemishes without gllng Just recogni tion to the high character of tho Me Klnley appointments as a whole. Coming to the subject of the colnnlil civil service, It ia gratifying to observe that the same sensible policy has pre vailed. Fiist we had war conditions, when the geneinl who could handle troops effectively was the foremost consideration. They weie good gen erals for that purpose and they did their work well, whether In Cubi, Porto Hlco or the Philippines. It was the met It system as demonstrated In real life rather than on foimal ex amination papers that put them on the firing line Shatter anil Wheeler and Chaffee and Law ton; Andeison, Gieene, King, Meirltt, Otis, McArthur, Hates, Funston and when the lighting was over It was not chance that sent Leon ard AVood to Santiago and Hu, inn, nnd that chose Judge Tuft to head the peimanent Philippine commission. These appointments weie nil In con formity with the sensible nnd neces sary policy of putting tho light man In tho right place, and It Is the policy that must become permanent if the colonial experiment Is to succeed. Theie Is no nssuiance that the civil service examiner can evolve any scheme of queiles which will exhibit a man's fitness to do the big work that Americans must do in the new depend encies In older to bring order and progiess nnd contentment out of chaos. Hxaminatlnn papers aie an exceed ingly crude test of Intellect nnd no test whatever of character. The men to b- kept will have to prove their meiit In their everyday life and Justify in wotks the confidence lepresented in their ap pointment. We cannot succeij If our tesponslblo heads In the-e distant islands have their arms tied and their mouths gagged in civil scivlce led tape. Tho problem there, like most executive pioblems here nt home. Is to find the right ninn for tho top place and let him have his way In the woik ing out of details through his sub ordinates. Merit must bo proved in service and prized when found; we have very little hope that It will be evolved through any pencil nnd paper hocus pocus on the part of the grand high examiner of the civil service) com mission. "Divine Healer" Frances Truth, ot Hoston, has Just paid lines amounting to $2,500 for practicing through the United States malls. If Truth crushed to earth, rises again In this Instance, ho will probably conduct his hocus pocus healing operations by long dis tance telephone or express. A cork plank or two might prove of service In Mr. nrynn'a platform when It encounters tho whirlpool near the finish of the campaign. In the race with Porto Hlco pios perlly tho Democratic orators bid fair to become wind-id early In tho contest. In tho matter of Juggling the "Is sues" Orator Towno threatens to wrest the champion belt from Mr. Pryan. Outline Studies of fliiman Nafiir? Tricks of the Typewriter. JJ Kit PAUKNTS had no particular objection t ii correspondence with the young man, l.n they Insisted that all of hi letten should I read by them and alt of licr letter ahoulil bi mibmlttrd before bring pouted Of course let tirt v. rlltin under theic condition were too cold and fnnnil, mul the joung folks concocted a "(home that iorkril well for a abort time. When bo wrote to her he uote In those peculiar pit books nnd tigram that mean o miuh to the atenngraphcr and no little to the uninitiated W lit n her pirrnla Inltcil that ahe tnuat t'ant' lite those mjstcrloua marks, ot course ehe loiild translate them Into nny thing she nw fit. and the translations were alna.ia verj prim and proper ri.tdlnc. And when she aubmltlril translitlnna of the injsti'rlous m.irks she mule to arm! him her pnents could find nothing therein to crltb llsi , Hut pipi'a suspicions were aious"d, nnd one ila.v ho airurnl oi.i of the letters and submitted It tn a stenographer who mule a IP, lug lij re porting court prncii'diiiiit The court reporter Hot being In the seint mule a literal tiunsla tlon, nnd when pip siw 11 his eves stuck no fir out of his head tli.it they could hive ten si raped olf with the toriijic side of a barrel stau That endoil the ftcnogr.iphlo correspondence, but whn the poet reiinrkeil that "bote will tind a .!)," bo uttcicd a truth lint will go tl.un di ring down the ages with all the rctcrberatlons (onseipiriit upon a fat man stumbling ovir i row of fruit jirs. s before remarked, the Sweet Young Thing nnd lie were expert typewriters Up gol a midline and fixed It up, trnnsiioilng the letters mi the end of the little leurs that (dim up flsaln-t the ribbon, but not disturbing the let ters on the kejbo.inl. Thus, when he would hit the hi milked "a" the litter "t" would be Imprinted on the paper, and so on through the alphabet. of tnursp, the "c" ke) would mike "i," mid slinllnrlt all letters were switched about. The Sweet Young Thing wis ghin tho louibinithin, nnd she warpul her maihlne oer Into a similir condition When he wrote to her the lettir would re it I something like this: "i Ski lVbinJ l'Miici'i' P. oslili )?; cifhv w; ct c qroli bi.l mibm." When the Sweet Young Tiling ran this through her nuihini It produiu! the following result' "lj Own Puck) Dirling-I bun jou harder than n mule tan kick." The s.utt Young Thing's pircnts are now laboring under the Impression that she is study. Ing fireek, nnd they are dellghteil with the prognis "ho Is miking Omaha World Herald. Swallowed His Destination. A ri.P.VI l.M)i;it who Is just back from n, trip to Washington mjs that much as he was iinprtssed by the binuty and grandeur of the nitioiiil cnpltil and Its surroundings, the thing he rill renumber longest was a remark he heard maili by 1 inlorcd iliikhand on one of th liimlsnnie bolts that tike diily trips up and ilown the Potomie. These boits stop at mm) of the picturesque little Viruinli and Man hint rlier tonus that dot the binks of the historic rher and tike fi eight shipments to and from Washington. One of the tlifnus shipped fiom one of the ilownrirr towns on the boat the Cletelindir rode on was the goit of tho sort tint delight the fteng sm-ill bni. The Cleiel inihr was wandering about the hoit. Interest! d in the diffennres be tween the Potoiric ilur boat an I the I akrt Prle crift with whlih be was familiar, when he noticed the lolond cleckhind standing almost motionless btfore the goat, whlih was tied to one f the supports of the upper ileck. He was stratihing hU hud and apparently ler) mutli p!177leil "Whit's the matter?" the Cleielmder asked of the ihckbnnd. "Win," answired the colored man, "do goat ilono cat up whir he gwine to." The goat had slmplv chewiil up and swal lowed the tag on which wis the address to will h he was being shipped Cltcland I.calcr. "I'd Leave My Happy Home." T T IS NOT ofdn that an organ grinder contrlh- litis an.ithing to develop the stnse of humor whlih is implanted In a greater or le- drgric in all mortals. As a gtniral thing the organ grlndir awakis a suitmicnt Just the opposite, pirtiiulirly when he Inslsta upon grinding out pnp.ilar airs we haie luard so often that repeti tion is positiietr piinftil. One grindir, howeicr, plnid hitttr tli in he knew when he struck up in front of school N'o. S the cither day. The class in tlreek history was on the recitation bench One pupil was reputing tin- familiar story of Ileltn and Paris In all senousnes.! as she dosid tin telling of the tale she Hid "And she left her homt for him " .lust then the stiect oigin outside begin to pnl forth, "I'd lease in) hippy home for )ou." P.en the t -ach-cr was coinpellid to abindon ilignit) and join in the smile that sprenl thioughout the school room. Vlluny Picks. Tom Piatt as a Joker. Mil PIATT has neicr lost his loe of fun. al though he iloesu't look it. Vftir a gnat ileal of pirsunlon b) bis famlli he consent 'il to sit for his portrait to Artist Whipple. On the wall of the studio was a rcccntli finished ji-ir-tiait of John Micrmtn, whoe lime--in vli'ili he paid his nspnts to Mr. I'll-; hid ii'-t 'erg bun published. One ihi Mr. Piatt bad rlll-i tn tie stud o in an open cir on sth ani' ind sit down tn puse without noil i; ruMiuiu Hut lis ciat collar wis turned up. Mr. Wiilnpl", walling behind him, iiirnid ilo mi the .'u'lir, and Mr. Piatt, his glance lighting n the lowly rl.lshi'l portrait, rcmarktd: "Will, will, I hhouldn't brvc Klii'iod the sight of John Murmati's portrut would lre raised in) choler like Hut!" John Paul rjp cock, in Harper's Weekly, Half Dead. J AMPS PAYS' sa) In "The Backwater of Life," that as soon ns he becamo deaf his friends tried to hearten him by colleiting anti dotes of those who have made humorous mis takes through suffering a like Infirmity. Tho i tin lev of this method ma) be doubted, but suih as it is many lue had to endure it One story Is, indeed, to be toll rated because It refers to a gentleman who, although deaf, was not so miuh so as be pretended to be, A friend came to him and one shouted: "Will jou lind me lull a smcielgn!" "Whitr "Will sou lend me half a sovereign? was the still loudir petition. "What was Hut?" "Will jou lend me a sovereign?" 'Moil Mid half a sovereign btfore?" Youth's Companion. A Revised Beading, Q KN'KII M. HKNJsMIN V. Tit U'Y, ex-Secretary of the ri.iv), was once trjlng a case In the citv court which Involved the liabllitj of a piovlsion dealer for unwholesome pork. The point of Issue turned upon trichinosis, and the wold was lundleil about by counsel and scientific evpcits. The most Intircstid auditor was an old court oltlcrr, who listened to all Hi' arsu Hunts, sepeclallj to those of the general. "Oh, but Hut was an Instructive spiebe, gin cr.il. Ol knivv that pigs were unhllthj- animals, but I never knew tin)' had trliky noses before." Saturday livening Post. He Feared to Presume. X UK AMMHt'VS' tourist li so firml) convinced that lie is being cheated on all hands dur ing his Kuropian traveU Hut h1 occasionally oversteps the bounds of prudence. "What Is the price of this pin?" asked a jnung man In a Paris shop, handling a small silver brooch ot emiulslti workmanship, "Twent) francs, monsieur," aald the clerk, 'That's altogither too much," said the young American. "It's for a present to my sliter. I'll give )ou five franc for it." "Zen It would be tat I gave ze present to your sister," said the Frenchman, with a depreca tor) shrug, "ami I do not know mademoiselle," The King. Why He Didn't Call. A HAY nnd festive jouth who is cmplojed as a clerk in the Prniujlvanla railroad office bad occasion to go down to Wilmington on: rv tnlug last week, and while there he met a girl whn Impressed lilm as being worthy of culilva tlon. He asked If he mlgh! call, and was as sured that he would be welcome. "I lire In Newcastle," she said, "Hut where in New. castle?" he Insisted. "Oh, anjboily can direct you," she replied. "We. live In a great big iUh bcuse tho largest house in the town." CHINESE CONVERTS AT CHEJVOO. sPWsHfefcsW ssVisV jiiiHiiPHkku """ njjmnSNWjtk 2 These gooJ Chinamen, with their American teacher Rev Percy Grantllng Travers, are the principal objects of the Boxers' relentless halreJ All the hostile celestials detest for eigners.but their abhorrence of the compatriots whom they regarJ as renegades cannot be expressed In occidental phrases. lie was forced to be satisfied with that. On Sunday he took n run down to Newcastle, and when he Inmiired where the joung woman llvel tin' big Jail was pointed out to him "Tint's where she lives," said one ol the town bojj. "lit r fither's one of the lalters." The )oung mm took the next train back. Philadelphia Itecord. Heed's Little Joke. T OS-!! TIMi: Speaker Heed wMird to see a man on some pending legislation, and trlc grapbed for him to come to Washington. Tho man took the first train available, but a wishout In the road made It Impossible for the train to proceed doing to n telegriph station he sent this dispatch to the speakir: "Washout on the line Can't come." Iteed sent back this reply. "Iluy a new shirt and come an)way." POLITICAL NOTES. The Albany correspondent of the S)racuse Post Standard tells In detail, upon the authority ol pollticlins prominent at Kansas City, the story of David II. Hill's throw-down by Hichard Cro ker It makes an interesting chapter In dirty politics ami Is as follows "Almost from the hour that the Democratic state convention ad journed In Sew York city five weeks ago, the pins were set up to 'do' Hill at lvansis C'ltv. The plan was hatched In Tamman) Hill with the full samtlon of ( roker anil Augustus Van W.vok was to be the bencflilary Uicn the state con vention adjourned it was believed b) the state leiders that with the modification of the fiee silver plank the Democrats would hive a fighting chince in this state It was agreed tint Hill should be Sew York's member of the lonimit tee on resolutions to secure a modification of Hie declaration for silver. 'Ilirn whit hippened? Hill came back to Albin) and went to wink on the phtform. There was no fight; no oppnsi Hon; no dissitlsfactinn with his seleitlon-on the surfiee. I'ndcr cover, however, Tammany was working to smash Hill and elevate Van V)ik the man who was hissed In the state con vention as an Ice trust magnate Van Wjck ns the nominal state leider Is Croker's Ideal Van W.vrk wanted to git on the committee on resolutions Crokcr wanted him there, and Cro ker's lieutenants pivod the way for putting hint there, lliey went into the upstate districts and proeieded to 'salt' the delegation. MtCar nn and Shcvlln, who were In chirge of the Kings count) delegation, wero 'on' from the start, and Senator Murphy wis not difficult to get Norman P. Mack, the head of the Prle county di legation, also joined the deil. He is afraid of Hill and, furthermore, tho Croker brand of politics appeals more strong!) to him Hun the Hill brand. Thin there wis a man nunid llurke up in Franklin count). The Twent) thin! district was repiestntcd lij two Hill men llurke wjntid to get on in pi ice of one of them. Ills frltnds went to Hill Hill Mid that he did not care If the other fellow was agreeilde so liurke got on When It time tn a showdown in the delegation llurke came out from undir cover ami vottd agiinst Hill That was one of the Utile things Hut nude Hill mad 'the lit xt time he met Hurke he wouldn't speak to him. Tlu chanics are Hut llurke will hive occasion to re member this incident. Hill was not prcpired fur Crokir's treat her). He had no intimation that he was being fooled until he got In the confer nice. Then It was too lite to make .1 fight. He protested ami pliadtd, but ever) strap hid lucn pulled tight ami t inched ond he hid to take the dose prepared for him. Aftir the melt ing of tho New ork state delegation Hill was In better position to tight Tamilian) than Tain mm) was to fight him Croker had staked ev er) thing to belt him for member of the commit tee on resolutions After that he Ind nothing In reserve. Hill did not go on the committee as the representative of another's state bcause it would look too much like carpethagglng. Tam many got pinlcky, however, when it learned of his opportunity, and for fear that he might, tried to scare the silver men by declaring tint Hill was a radical anti silver man, was hostile to Ilrjan, ami would, if he bad bis way, disrupt Hie party. It developed very specdll) Hut Hill had more friends In the convention that the whole Tammany aggregation, and after he refused to go on the committee as the repnsntatlve of an other state, he was In almost constant consulta tion with the Democratic national leaders on the insertion ot some planks and the modification of others In the platform. It was on his advite that the plank denouncing Imperialism was nude conspicuous and It Is strongl) suspected tint it was due to tils efforts that the income tax plank was dropped." "When President MtKinley assumed office," savs the Philadelphia Ledger, "the finances of tho country were in a bail wa.v. Large sunn of mont) had been borrowed ly the previous ad ministration, because the annual revenue was In sutlklcnt to meet the annual expenses. In a few months after President McKInle)'s Inauguia Hon a new- revenue law was enacted, and, suite Hut time, partly beiause of a gnat, trade revival, the rev t nuts have been Increased, so that there !s promise of a surplus. var begun, not by the president, but by congress, with the ap rroval of both parties, if not at tho behest of the American people, was foii'.'ht to a successful conclusion in the course of a few months. It was ven costly, and war tales bad to be im pose el to meet the expends Hut the cssni. Hal facts lemaln that, during this admlnUtii tlon, the flmncea of the government were put on .a sound bislsj that credit was restored! that business revived, and that the country rntcicd upon an era of Industrial activity that shed Us blessings upon labor as well as capital, 'ihc campaign orator who forgets that, or seeks to be little it, will address deaf cats." According to the Times Herald oi Chicago, C.crman-Amcrltanj of the middle west d.slise William Jennings Ilrjan's free silvir theories now as much as the) did In 18'jfl. The 1(1 to I doie has not been made more palatable to them by flavoring It with antl-"lmperlallsm" and pro. Iloer declarations. Iteprestntative Herman Americans in Chlcajo and Milwaukee say so Public sentiment in St. Louis and Cincinnati and other tjplcal centers of (iermanlc thought nnd Influence runs in the same direction. While a tendency to desert President McKlnley on the Jloer and "imperialistic" Issues has been pro claimed all over the western country, and more than half believed by man)', It appar to have been effectually stopped, if It ever existed, when Ur)-n Insisted upon reiteration of the silver plank of Iblsl in the Democratic national plat form. (Iiarlea J. Honaparte, the lialtlmore reform-r and descendant of the great Napoleon, has do .eland for McKlnlej. He aajas "If the Dem ocratic party Is ever again to become a useful Instrument of government In the 1'nited States this ran be effected only b) a defeat so com plete and uneijivocal as to convince Its politi cians once for all that fellowship with socialism of any shade and in any form ran lead only to disaster. It must be thrashed into decency and common sense If it is to lie once more a party worthy of power, and the more thorough and un mistakable the thrashing the better for It and the better for the tountr) " The people of the 1'nited Slates are pa) ing 1 (100,000 a day for tropical prodmts used In American manufactures, or for food and drink Most of the artitles can be pioducd In a more or less degree In the Islands which hive leiently come Into closer relationship with tli I'ldted States. These articles comprise sugar, eolfce, tea, cotton, gums, cocoa, spices, rlie, tablnrt and d)c woods, liquorice root, indigo, cork wood, ivory, sponges, etc. As our Island pos sessions begin tn ihvelop undir merltan admin istration we shall procure more of such articles fn m those sources, and In return for our pur chases the people of the islands will buy more of the product of our firms and fat lories. This is the practical side of expansion and it is en tirely legitimate. "If the resolutions committee at Kansas City bad been less tlisticssed about the liners In South Africa and more interested In civil-service abuses In the lTnitcd Statts it would," sa)s the Chicago Record, "have served its party and the nation better thin it did." Pormer Congressman Henry I'. Johnson, of Indiana, who opposed the Spanish war, foueht the administration on the expansion Issue, was turned down by his constituents and then moved to St. Louis, has declared for Itriau. McKlnley was 2i' jcars of age when elected prosecuting attorney of his native count) In Ohio; Mr Itoosevclt was 22 .vcars of age when he was first elected a member of the New York assembly. ADLAI'S SNAKE STORY. Siouv City, Ia , Dispatch In tho Sun. Adlal K. Stivenson, Democratic candidate for vice-president, gave Prohibition states a link handed slap at 1 bano.uet given tn hinr b) Hie State Par association list jtar. where no .vine was served He was called upon to icspond ti .a toast, ami said tint he was not prepared to mike a speech, hut would till them a stor) about a man who struck a small prelulutirn town In the state of Main-', bringing with bin an abiding thirst. There beint no saloon ho uied a drug store. There he wis told that he could git whiskey only on i physician's prescription. He consulted a ph.vslclan, but got no relief and desperatelj' asketl: "What am I going to do about it?" The doctor said there was a nest of snakes not more than a mile and a half from town. If he could manage to get bit by a snake lie would hive to have whiskey as an antidote, and he doctor would make out the prit-ciiption. The nun with a thirst started off to the snake eive. An hour and a half liter be returned, tireJ, dusty and disconsolate. "Will, did jou do as I tol.d jou?" inmiired the doctor. "My dear sir," replied the mm with He thirst. "I called on, the snakes, but discovered that every one of Hum had their bites engaged for six months ahead." THE TWO MONKS. A worth)- monk, as ancient legends aj. Planted, with care, a tinder tree one div, Thinking with joy bow It would grow mum. And jield him pioft from the fiult Hereon. Pleased with his task, upon Hit spot be boweJ, Ami tn himself with pious pride he vowed: "Sow I will pray c.nh thy, and Hod will give Uhatc'cr I ask to make the sapling live." And to Ids tiedlt be It wilttcn now, Not even once did be firget his vow; Tint morn ami eve he cjme to view the tree, And asked for what he saw its need to be, He pr.i)ed for rain, and gentle showers fell, He pra.vcd for sun, an! surshlne can.c as well; And when he nked for dew, there came tin dc'v j Por winds to blow, then giateful bieeres blew. For storm to strengthen, cr for brat rr c-dd, Whate'cr he craved not once did fiod withhold; And jet) In vain Hie sclfih plan le tiled; Por all his pra)crs, the sapling d.ooptd and died. Another monk his tree had plant d, too, And day by day lt spreading blanches grew Above the wnv, to shelter as they pass nod's wear) ehlldien going up to mass; And travelers oft, aside tbeii burdens la'd, Sat there and lested in its peaceful shade. One d.i) thev met anion.; the shadows there, Just as the convent bell had called to pr.iver. "Sow, tell me, llrotlur John," the l!rt monk said. "Why )our tree- thrives, while mine, ala! Is dtad? I pruned it well and tended It with care, And twice each day I told Its needs in prajcr." lb- other monk In mcckicss bowed his heed, While with a sweet huinillt) he said: "My simple mind could not pit sump tn know Just whit was best to mike a sipllng griiA, And so I put it In tiod's c ire, i.nd 1 It the lest To Him who midi the tree, and knows the best, I never askul for sun or rain or fust, I only pra)ed: 'fiive what it needelh most " A V. Iliagdon, in Ximi's Herald. Particular Interest ccntctn around our 120 Three-Piece Dedroom Suites. And It is not illlllcult to decide why. There Is something about each piece which catches tho eye and Invites a better acquaintance. Then constiuc tlon and finish are observed and com parisons made. The decision generally p. that these are better in evjrr vay than anything ever offered at the rvlco. Hill & Cooniel! 121 N. Washington Ave., ? ISsV- 1? !-Vi I IXVs s L .- "jj.j, ,y jiil pmm ALWAYS DUST. tw Cool Shoes for warm feet, from CO ccntM up. Lewis & Really Established 1888. 134-116 Wyoming Ave. To the Public The reccut fire liaviug de stroyed our store, we have opened temporary quarters at No. 137 Petiu avenue, where prompt attention will be given to watch, clock and jewelry repairing. HitSAll repair work left with us before the fire is safe, and will be taken care of at our present store. MERCEKEAU &C0NNELL The HiMt & Cooeell Co Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 04 tactoam Avenue HbNRY BEL1N. JR., ticneia. Agent for ttu Wyonuaj Dtslllct - A'Jiilni;, muslin:, Hportlii!;, -1 iiiks.jii unci ico Ilenuiuij Oaeimca. Co npiciy 1 Hiieiy I use, cup, nmi l-'.pln ij.'s, lloom 101 CoqiioU HaiUiu;. aeraut) u AUKNUifcl-J THCS. FORD. - - . Tlttaton. JOHN II. SMITH & BON', - PJymou.U W. E. MULLIGAN. . WUUes-Il-rre. A barkeeper living in MM!T3S pews &fJbJhJ Wpl JMH been troubled a great deal with dyspepsia, heart burn and sour stomach. " I have tried everything," he says, " but found no cure until I was induced to try Ripans Tabules. They are perfect. I always (use them for my children for constipation. I always I keep them in the house. I have induced friends to try them, and they all indorse them." I A new style picket co itsloliy IB nrs tiocxm In a mncr csrtnntwtlhout rImji Is Sow for salt at tome . ar"l "S" "V 1' " rEN." ,f ' .' .I0" t'rJ''r!, ?'.rt ' lnnilt tor Ih. poor and tho ccoromlcal. One dincri nt be nvefr.t rartJ-u elSl tabules 1 ran be tid br null by scutllng forlj-MiliH null lu Hie lliriNt CuirL rcwrsKT. No. 10 Hprue-e htreet, New1nrk--r ' slide esooniirs iikui will bo rni forflvs rents. I'liial I Iaiplu may also U Lad of gtvctrs, cc-usra! storeUcpcrs, nvwi accuu aud at Itemor shirts u4 bar bar sbopa. FINLEY'S Omir July Sa! & Is- of Ladies9 Fiee Mmislie Underwear Opens Today And for one week vrjs will give you special inducements for laying in a supply at much leas than the season's prices. Our lines being bought with the greatest care(i and always with the interests of our customers as a first con sideration, you can therefore depend on picking from what is left of our early selections, at greatly reduced prices, the only difference being that all sizes are not now included ia the assortment. Exceptional values in Fine Lace Trimmed Skirts and Night Gowns. The last call on colored Shirt Waists at prices to close them out quick. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE OOOOOOOOOOOOOvOOO 0 0 WEBBING 8 0 0 1 INVITATIONS, I I CALLING CAflBS. X Are you interested in tho above ? If so we invito 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MYNMLBS BROS , 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 General Stationers Gravers, and En- Scran ton Pa. Hotel Jermyn Bids. 0 0000000000000000c Jersey City, N. L, has
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