THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1900.
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feCUANTON, AUGUST 2, 1000.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.
President VIM,IAM Me.KISI.EY.
Viccd'rreielcnt-1 UKOPOItK ItOOSrATXT.
State.
Cor.ercmien-M t.iree tlAM'SHA A. CHOW,
iinni'itT u i'oi:ittn:uKit.
Auditor (ItncMl-K. ll. IIAIlDEMir.llOII.
County.
ConRfew W'IMUM CONNKlX.
Jii.lze fiioiirn: Jl. W.Vf-oX.
Mierlfl-JOIIN II. 1T.M.OWS.
Trrniirir-J. . srUAVTOV.
District Attnrnej WILLIAM It. LEWIS.
I'tolhoni.trtrj -JOHN COl'KLANI).
fieri, ol fnurta THOMAS 1. DVSIF.LS.
Reroietcr ol Deed I'.MII. HOW.
Itcirl.tcr of Wills -W. K. WOK.
Jury Commlssien-r-l.mVAHtl 11. STUROtS.
Legislntlvo.
rirt nitrlrt-11IOMS .1. HKVNOl.llS.
Second Dlstrlct-JOHN M IIITKIt, .lit.
Third niMrlrt-CIlUAKti .MMKS, JU.
Vomth Dutrkt I. A. PIIILIllN.
A first clns1? detective would make
short work of this burglary fad.
The Danger Behind Bryan.
IT IS TKUi: that wo are in the
midst of watm weather, that
election Is some time off, and
that very likely the Times would
bo glad If The Ttlbune would keep
still while the former Is filling the air
with the shallow sophistries of llryan
lsm; but we are determined If possible
to nail up Its Inaccuracies where tho
public can see them and prevent any
honest inquirer from being deceived.
Wo explained yesterday how the
election of Hrynn might easily carry
with it Democratic control of congres.'i
thus rendering possible the enactment
of a free sliver law. The Times moots
this by saying that the Democrats In
congress would repudiate their plat
form and refuse to vote for such a
bill. If that is the Democratic idea
of manliness and political good faith,
wo cannot regard public servants act
uated by such principles as safo men
to entrust with the running of our
government.
Hut there are, we have learned,
two wnys by which the election of
Hrynn, even though congress should
remain Republican, would endanger
the soundness of our currency. Sec
tion second of the gold standard cur
rency net of March 14, 1000, directs the
secretary of the treasury to set npurt
in the treasury $150,000,000 In gold coin
nnd bullion to bo used as a fund for
tho redemption of United States notes
nnd treasury notes. It provides further
that "whenever and as often as nny of
said notes shall be redeemed fiom said
fund, It shnll be tho duty of the secre
tary of the tieasuiy to use salu notes
so redeemed to restore nnd maintain
such reserve fund" In any one of three
wnys, namely, by exchanging the notes
mi redeemed for any gold coin In the
General fund of the tieawury. by ne
ruptlnc deposits of gold coin nt the
treasury or sub-treasury In exchange
for United States notes so redeemed,
and by procuring gold coin by tho ipse
of said notes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.700 of tho re
vised statutes of tho United States. It
provides, finally, that if the secretary
of the treasury "Is unable to restoie
nnd maintain the gold coin In the le
Mrvo fund" by one of these thiee
methods. It becomes his duty, after tho
gold coin and bullion In the fund sh.'ll
lall below $100,000,000, "to restore the
name to tho maximum sum of $l,"0.
OT0.0C0." l'ut the gold coin nnd bulllcn
"together with tho ledcemed nolen
held for iih ns provided In this sec
tion, phall at no time exceed the maxi
mum sum of $l,p10,000,000." A president
and rectotnry of tho treasury favor
nhlo to tlo maintenance of the gold
standard would have no difficulty
under til pup pioliliinn In preventing
the establishment of a sliver H'and-
anl. "On the other hand," says the
Financial eiiiontelo, "Is it not obvlnui
that at n tlmo of ncule dlcredlt, such
as occurred twice in President Cleve
land's administration, with a laggard
an a secietnry of the treasury, or evm
with an ofllcer In authority who was
on the alert but n little slow in finding
out thnl he could not get the needed
gold by nny ono of the thieo ways
provided, or was slow In putting out
his bond pioposals Is it not ohvlniM
that there Is an opportunity here t
wreck our standard and bring on sil
ver payments without defying or dts
obeying the law? One offering of fifty
millions of bonds might be floated; but
oncoJedj9;redlrjire.vail and the offer
lngsj,wd.upi fcctvp Uo be repeated indefi
nitely. TTow'long under such circum
stances would It be before the demand
for ttur securities would be Eupplled
andShe market glutted?" The editor
of ttte Times, who Is an export banker,
certainly ought to appreciate what
loss .of credit would mean to the gov
ernment under these circumstances.
Tht second way that Mr. Hrynn nni
his 'tecretary of the treasury could
wreck tho gold standard was pointed
out 'at the tlmo the Act of March 11
wasjbefore the conference committee
of tje house nnd senate, nnd Is thus
explained by the Rochester Post-Express:
"Suppose the reserve fund had
beeiydepleted to the extent of $55,000,
000 and had fallen to $95,000,000. Then,
under the act, the secretary of the
treasury would be obliged to sell $50.
000.000 of bonds to restore It. With tho
ealejfcompleted, the reserve fund would
consist of the $93,000,000 In gold re
malting in it, tho $50,000,000 In cold
produced by the bond Bale, and the
$J5.000,000 In notes that had been ie
deemed, making a lulnl of $200,000,000.
Hut ns the law provlflM thnt the gold
coin and bullion 'tosehr' with the re
deemed notes tiel'd' for uso ns provided
in Mils sectloivshall at no time exceed
th," ronxlmum fcutn of $150,000,000, at
IcnBt $50,000,000 of the $r.r.,000,000 of the
redeemed notes In the buieau of Issue
and redemption would have to be
turned Into the general fund of tho
treasury. When thnt was done, these
notes could be used again for tho pay
ment of the current expenses of tho
government, and used In that way
they would be put into clictilatlon an,l
made available for drawing more gold
out of the treasury. Tho Intent of the
framers of tho law was. of course, to
prevent nny such use being mnde of
the notes. With a president nnd sec
retary of the treasury favorable to the
gold standard, such Uhe would doubt
less bo prevented In some wny. But
there Is not the slightest renson to be
lieve thnt Mr. Hrynn and his secre
tary of tho treasury would ttoublo
themselves about the discovery of the
way."
We do not see tho philosophy of ex
pecting sound money men to vote for
Hrynn because, If elected, while his
Intention would be to do mtechle:,
those around him might bo nble to
keep him from doing It. Tho editor of
the Times would not hire n reporter
on such a basis.
If reports are correct Pntcrson au
thorities can serve the Interests of
good order by giving n number of her
talkative citizens of anarchistic de
scent a ride in the patrol wagon.
A Study in Horn's.
Tim ELAUOllATK efforts of
tho New York Journal,
Scranton Times and other
organs of Urynnlsm in
communities hostile to fiee silver to
make tho public believe thnt while
Hrynn himself was humored out at
Kansas City by tho adoption of a free
silver plank that plunk In reality did
not mean anything nnd should not be
noticed present a curious study In po
litical morals. The Journal, for In
stance, devotes half a page In poster
type to an attempted demonstration
that "Free Silver 13 Out of Politics,"
a conclusion which It reaches in this
remarkabla manner:
Troof that a congress composed entirely o!
Democrats would not pau a fire coinage Mil
Is afforded by the pioeecdinRs of the Kansas City
comention Itself. That was precisely such a
body. Ihcie were no Iiopublkans in It. None
but Democrats took part in its proceedings, and
Inoie than three-fifths of them were opposed to
free silver. In the committee on resolutions the
representatives of twentj-thrcc states, with 570
delegates in the convention, voted ntnln-t the
free slber plank, and the rrprrmnUttrro of only
twenty-one state", with 312 delegates, oted for
It. 'Ihc list of the slates voting on each side U
even more rcmarkablci than the totals. It is:
FOIl ntr.i: SII.VKH.
Democratic
Members of
Votes In Present
State. Convention. Congress.
Alabama 21 9
Arkanas 10 G
Colorado 8 0
Delaware II 0
Idaho 0 0
Iowa 20 0
Kansas 2ft 0
Kentuiky itf V
Maine 12 ()
Mavathusitts SO 3
Missouri 34 U
Nd.r.i-ka IS 1
Keiada G 0
New Hampshire 8 O
North Dakota n 0
South Carolina 13 7
Tumeric '' 8
Ul.il a 1
Vermont S 0
Washington 8 0
Wyoming 0 0
Total
312
M
aoaixst rm:n &n,vi:it.
Democratic
Members of
Votes In l'rcsi nt
State. Contention, Congress.
California 18 1
Connecticut iZ 0
Florida 8 '2
(linrgla ,. 11 11
Illinois 43 6
Indiana 30 4
LotiUliUn Ill G
Maryland 10 2
MUhlgan 28 0
Mlnm-uta IS 0
Mi-i-ippl IS 7
.Viw .Icr.-i'y 20 2
New York 72 IS
North Carolina 22 0
Ohio 4G G
Oregon 8 0
I'cniK.ihanla Gl 10
lthod Mand S 0
South Dakota 8 a
Texa 80 12
Virglnii 24 in
West Virginia 11 1
Wisconsin 21 U
Total .... 570 100
Thus, the states that ot(d against the free
slliir plank not only had more than three-fifths
of the delegates in the lomentlon, but they
luu luii-thlrds of the present Democratic rep
reservation In longiess. Only nine of the twin-ty-one
slates that uded for silver have any
limocratlc representatives in congress nt all,
Sixteen of the IwiMv-thtcp states thnt voted
against the free coinage planks are represinted
bv Dimocnts In the house. Mtneover, Maine,
M.iMulmsitls, New Hampshire and Vermont were
(onuttd among the frfe silver foues at Kansas
( iiy. ny reprtsentatlves that might go to
Washington from tint nglon would vote u-Min I
a silver 1,111 And but for the feeling n' rwi .
delegates tint the candidate ought to h i
platfurm pnsonall.1 acicptuble to him the :' r
strength In the convention would have I i
much les than It was. Honoring Mr ltr)..i
firm ronvUtious, the delegates yielded to ln
wi.hes in that lespect, but when lluir consti
tuents roiiie to eleit their representatives in
congress they will be governed by no such con
siderations. TIiokc li present Jtlw will vote in
the future, as they have in the past, as the men
that elected them command, anl that meins
that at least two-thirds of the Democratic, as
well as all the lie publican numbers of the
houv will refuse to support a free coinage bill.
We beg our readers to examine the
foregoing carefully. Can It have any
other meaning than that the platfoim
makeis at Kansas City, the accredit
ed leaders and spokesmen of the Dem
ocratic party throughout the United
States, were deliberately untruthful
nnd Insincere when, to tickle Mr.
Hrynn's fancy, they with conscious
duplicity adopted the plank which fol
low: "We reaffirm nnd indorse tho prin
ciples of the Nntionnl Democratic
platform adopted nt Chicago in 1806,
and we relternte the demand of that
platform for nn American financial
system made by the American people,
for themselves, which shall restore
and maintain n bimetallic price
level and, as part of such system, the
Immediate restoration of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16-to-l,
without waiting for the aid or con
sent of nny other nation."
When before in the history of Amer
ican politics did a great political par
ty fro before the people soliciting their
suffrage from the exfllcltly stated
basis that one of Its main platform
declarations, the only one which pro
voked any discussion or excited any1
public interest At tho time of its ndop
tlon, does not mean what It says and
wag not Intended to have, any mean
ing at all 7
Tho result of the contest over the
election of n conntabli In thn Eighth
ward, which leaves unchanged the ,
original choice but ptttn n bill of costs
Upon the county of $200d, or tnore ,
than fli for every legal vote enst, Is
not likely to popularlxo this form of I
political enterprise. Thnt Justice
should prevail in the election of our
ward constnbles Ih, of courMe, very
necessary, but paying $2000 for the
matching of tit against tnt In a con
test that ends where It began so far
as tangible results are concerned It
a luxury of wnrd politics somewhat
expensive to those who hnve to foot
the bill. It would be cheaper to pacify
every defeated candidate with a pen
sion. llitnrlsm.,,
T
-HE TIMES raises the point
thnt in uenerni Manuer
son's table showing the
cost of the Amerlcnn regu
lar army compared with the cost of
European armies, the official figures
for 1S9G were used, Instead of the fig
ures of 1899. Certainly. The general
was comparing the ?ost of the var
ious armies on n strictly peaco basis.
If he hnd taken tho current war ex
pen&e, exclusive of pensions, it would
have given a per capita cost of $1.63
for mllttnty on a war footing in Porto
Itico, Cuba nnd the United States,
Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, tho Philip
pines and China as compared with a
peace basis per cnplta cost of $3.20 for
Frnnce, $2.70 for Germany, $2.32 for
Great Hrltnln and $2.05 for Austria,
notwithstanding thnt tho American
soldier is better paid, better fed, bet
tor clothed and provided with better
facilities for travel than nny other
soldier on earth. Nor Is It fair to
Include pensions In tho computation,
although chaiactorlstlc of the Demo
cratic politicians to grumble at them:
for In tho matter of pensions we ure
the most liberal nation in the world,
a liberality which only a Democratlo
editor would charge to "militarism"
and condemn. As to the necessity for
sending troops to China, are wo to
understand that the Times is opposed
to tho rescue of our imperilled minis
ter and citizens In that country and
anxious to economize at tho expense
of their lives? Thnt is what Us talk
Implies. If that Is its idea on tho sub
ject of militarism, it ought to have
the manliness to say so frankly, and
let tho public know Just where it
stands.
In our telegraphic report this morn
ing we give extracts from John P. Alt
geld's speech delivered yesterday at
Toledo. They Illustrate the mental
processes of this ablost member of
Hryan'n Kitchen cabinet nnd show In
unubually clear relief the spirit behind
the Hryun movement. For disregard
of fact, for adroit appeal to prejudice,
for Ingenious Imputation of unworthy
motive to those in positions of public
responsibility nnd for pretended zeal
In behalf of tho poor and oppressed
unaccompanied by acts of substantial
sympathy this outgoing of the anar
chist ex-governor of Illinois might well
have appeared originally as an editor
ial In the Scranton Times.
Assistant Secretary of War Melkle
John of Nebraska, after personal
study of the political situation In that
state, predicts that tho Republicans
will carry Its electoral vote, gain the
two senators and elect all of their
candidates for representative in con
gress. The prediction may be opti
mistic, but if the voters of Nebraska
shall vote In accordance with their
business interests It will be fulfilled
in every particular.
Superintendent Hrockway, of Elmlra
reformatory fame, has simplified tho
situation by tendering his resignation.
As lie will remain on the pay roll for
another live months on a leave of ab
sence, however, It Is probable that
some dissatisfaction still exists nbout
the scene of trouble.
Two Zlon elders of Chicago who at
tempted to preach a strange religion
nt Mansfield, Ohio, were promptly
mobbed. And yet soma wonder why
the heathen Chinee cannot tolerate the
Christian teachings of the white evan
gelists. Young couples who have been in
vestigating the theories advanced by
tho Chicago lecturers on "How to Live
on $3C0 a Year," have decided that It
an best bo accomplished by frequent
ly vlRltlng the old folks at meal time.
Senator Wellington of Maryland who
nnnounces that he will oppose tho re
election of President McKInley, has
discovered that "that third party feel
ing" Is not as prevalent in Maryland
as he had supposed.
The legations at Pekln are undoubt
edly safo, but tho condition of tho
boiled oil correspondents of the yel
low dallies does not socm to improve.
AS TO NATURALIZATION.
Kditor of The 'tribune.
Sir: Today's Tribune contains the following!
"QUnsTlOX ANSWK11KD. A subscriber asksi
'If my father is a naturalized citizen and I
came, to this country under age, can I run for a
ward or city office after I beiome of age with
out being naturalized?' No. You must be
naturalized. Hut if your father was naturalized
before jour birth abroad, you ire citizen and
eligible to any office,"
The foregoing ejurstton Is Indefinite, and your
answer correct only on condition, Section 2173
of the Itevised Statutes, sajst "The children
of persons who have been duly naturalized un
der any law of the United btatts be
ing under the age of twenty-ones years at the
tlmo of the naturalization of their parents, shall,
If dwelling In the United States, be considered
as citizens of the United SUtti."
In State vs. I'enney, 10 Arkansas 621, the court
sajs: "The naturalization of the father, Ipso
facto, makes his son, then residing in the United
States, a citizen."
In 07 Mo. 311, the language 1st "Minor chil
dren, though born out of the United States, If
living- within the United States at the time of
the naturalization of their parents, become citi
zen by virtue of the naturalization of their
parents."
In S33 Illinois 61)1, It Is held mat this Is not
so If the minor children came here after the fa
ther had been naturalized.
Very respectfully,
J. Elliot Ross.
Scranton, Auk. 1.
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Only Genuine Photojjraph of Tti
King- of the
Germans Hold the
Balance of Pouter
Washlnjton tetter In the Chicago Iteeord,
BY COMMON CONSENT the result of tho pres
idential election this J car hangs upon the
states of the middle west, several of the
spaisely settled tranmlssliulppl common
wealths and Mar; land, Delaware, West Virginia
and Kentucky. In IBM McKInley carried all tho
states In question which lie this side of the
Mississippi river. Of the transmlsslssppi states
which are to figure prominently in K00, llrjan
carried four jear ago Koulh Dakota, Montana,
Idiho, Wyoming, Nebraka and Kansas, with a
total of 31 electoral votes. He was S elec
toral votes short of the number necesiry to
elect. It Is contended by Democratic managers
that the transmlssimlppl states carried by llrjan
four years ago, with the single exception of
Washington, are safe for him again this Jear,
a claim which the Itepiibltcans are by no means
ready to concede. At any rate, It Is qulto cer
tain that Democratic success cannot be
gained without gains eat of tho Mississippi
river. This fact, as well as the new issues
which have come to the front since the last
election, makes the middle west and one or two
of the eastern states the battle ground of the
campaign.
Since the former Democratic states of New
York, New Jcrey and Connecticut are con
ceded to the Republicans by moft of the Demo
cratic leaders, the parties are to lino up for the
decisive struggle In the states of Illinois, Michi
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Wet
Virginia, Kentucky, Marjland and Delaware. The
first six of these states contain a laige fiernnn
American population, and it is this fact which
leads Democrats to hope, through tho Issue e,f
Imperialism, to reverse the deiislve Itepublican
majorities which these states gave in 1VM. It
Is the ronfldent claim of the Democracy that the
Oerman-Americans who were so united for Mc
Kinley four jears ago arc lining up by th
thouoantl for Br' an because they object to the
imperialistic Ie ' neles, So called, of the present
administration; that, und,-rstanding tho fr,
sliver question to be at leost asleep for a Ion.
time, tho Germans hare no fear of ilanrer to tie
existing gold standard and are ready to record
their opposition to imperialism and militarism
Tho Republicans do not admit that they are In
any danger of losing any considerable number f
German-American votes, but they coniede that
there Is considerable dissatisfaction among them
because of certain administration policies which
the Democrats have chosen to designate as "im
perialism." In this view of the case It Is Inteiestlng to In
vesligate the strength of the Gernnn- vjuerlcan
vote In the debatable states. I'nfnrtimatelv
the twelfth renins will not be lompleted In time
to give exile t figures with regard to the dMiIlm
tlon of the German- mtrlean population. Th.'
figures of the eleventh cenis, however, plve an
excellent basis for eMimites. By estimating th.
Increase of the German-born populatlcn and the
natives of German-born parentage at 20 per cent.,
which is neiieveii to ne conservative, and esti
mating one voter for every five persons, the Ger
man population and vote in the nine battle
pinuncl states In which this vote Is Important
would be about as shown In this tabic:
Germsn
population. Vote.
Ohio , fOT.IKK) Kil.tnc)
Indiana , 321.(100 r.l.2is
Illinois Ml 00) 102.KH1
Michigan 30.I00 TO MM
Wisconsin T31,Ouo rn,2-fl
Mlnneota 3.11,000 m,oo
Nebraska 19(1,000 ai.'JCHI
Kansas , 130,0k) 30,0(10
Kentucky l-ji,000 2I.WH)
There Is no nay to tell Just whit proportion
of the German-American vote McKinl-y got in
1100, but It Is estimated that he received twin
SO to 00 per cent, cf It. The returns of 1VM
show that a change of 21,000 votes would have
changed the rfsult In Ohio. Indlam, with e
change of 0,000, would have been Democratic;
similar results would have been achieved in other
states as follows: Illinois, "1,W0; Wl-consm,
fji.OOO; Michigan, 29,000; Mlnmwita, 27,000, and
Kentucky could have been Democratic by the
change of a mere handful. The mention of
Kansas and Nebraska serves only to suggest that
If there really Is any Oermin-Amerlran slump
to the Democratic party the Hepuhlitan hopes of
winning these states this year are not base! on
reasonable grounds I'rom thee estimates It (an
be seen that it will not take much of a (banco
of German votes to win several of theso states,
unless the Republican party makes compensating
gains amonir the new oters of the native ele
ment. It need nut be surprising at tho finish
to find that the German-Americans have not
changed very much, It is recalled that list
year the war Issues, Imperialism and militarism
were thoroughly fought In the Iowa state cam
paign, nnd it was claimed then that the Orrman
Americana were In open war against the He
publican party, and yet with 117,000 German
American voters in thn itito, nearly all of whom
voted for Mc-Kinley In 1S0O, the Republican ma-
LITERARY NOTES.
Th August number of Prank Leslie's Popular
Monthly, which Is the regular mid-summer fic
tion number of this periodical, may fairly bu
called an epoch-making achievement In ten-cent
magazine literature. A summary glance at Its
table of contents serves to Justify this claim.
Here in a single number are included stories by
F. Hopklnson Smith, A. Conan Doyle, Mary K.
Wilkins, Kdgar Kawcett, Alix John, Marietta
Holly ("Joslah Allen's Wife"), nnd R. K. Jlun
klttrlcki illustrated articles by the Infanta
Kulalle of Spain, Ciptaln Robert K. Lee, nnd the
Rev. H'. I). Rankin: and poems by Harriett
I'rescott SpolTorri, I.ellth M Thomas, Ksmuel Mln
turn Peck, Ethel Morse, Frank L. Stanton, Wil
Ham Hamilton Hnjne. Madison Caneln, If'nry
Tyrrell, Martha McCullach-Willlams, flattie
Whitney, Roy Farrell Greene and Wallace Dun
bar Vincent, The contributions of these well
known and popular writers are presented with
the collaboration of Illustrators equally famous.
With characteristic Initiative, the editors of
Alnslee's Msgszlne devote the August number
to the younger writers of American fiction.
Those represented arc Stephen Crane, Harry
Kllllwell F.dvvardi, brand Whitlock, John D.
Rirry nnd Kugcno Wood. Stephen Crane's "The
Kicking Twelfth" Is a battle story, nnd the
vivid picture of the bloody field which he has
presented must convince the reader anew that
American literature has cause for regret In tin
untimely end of this author.
Major Pond has secured Julian Ralph for a
lecture tour In this country during the coming
autumn and winter. He has Just received a most
ercouraging letter from Mr. Ralph stating that
Lit and Wong- Ch'cn, Queen and
Pekin Boxers.
the physical condition of the dlstlnguUhed cor
respondent was greatly Improved, as ho Is rapid
ly reeovirlng (rem the Injuries Hut be met with
In South Africa. Ills phjslclans encourage him
to hope that the leg he exp-cteel to lose, and in
which he said that he bad "no confidence," will
now be neirly ns Rood as ever, as a resu't of
careful treatment. Mr. Ralph uses no pictures
with his lecture. He savs: "If I cannot talk
well enough to keep on audience Interested, I
would rather not talk at all."
The August Homo Magazine Is particularly
strong In fiction. There are four stories In all.
Among them a humorous sketch by Morgan Rob
eitson, cntlt'ee! "i:tiacts fiom Noah's I.Jg", a
tjpical Wolfvllle story by Alfred Henry Lewis,
entitled "Miort Creek Dive," and a remarkable
story of the Doer war, "The Soft, Fair Hand of
Fate," by Philip V. Mlghels. IMvvIn L. fcibln has
a story of on adventure In a WcFtern "cjclono
cellar" -entitled "A Matter of Indebtedness."
Cutclifle Hyne's next novel, "The Filibusters,"
is to be ready soon and Is slid to be in his "hesi
stap-dasli stjte." i lie story deals with the
participants In an expedition that successfully
captures the presidency of a Central American
republic.
The publication of Gertrude Pix's novel of
socialism, entitled "The Inngc Breakers," has
beeti postponed until September.
MULTUM IN PAHVO.
Merchants, manufacturers and professional men
in Chicago who employ boys are combining to
refuse applications for work from all lads under
10 jears of ago who confess to tho cigarette
habit.
London Is to have a religious dally ns a regu
lar institution. A. F. Clarke, of Wlmhleton,
Is to be the editor. The paper is to be sold
for half a penny nnd will be called the New
Dally.
The Presbjtorian Hoard of Home Missions
comes out with a clear balance sheet, carrjing
over no debt to the next fiscal year. The Board
of Foreign Missions is behind, but hopes to pull
out.
The output of gold of tha Klondike legion for
this season is estimated at from $20,000 010 to
".M.OOO.OOO, or about double that of u jear ago,
which large increase is chletly due to improved
methods of working the mines.
Notwithstanding tho ditriciiltles and dangers
itbndlng a trip cf from 1,200 to 1,400 miles over
"now and ice in the most ine'ement season of
tho jear, no lcs than 700 people left Dawson
for Nome between Dec. 4, lSjn, and March 1,
rioo.
The sixteen electric floats built In New Orleans
it u cost of $12,000 have been told to Denver lor
an exhibition there, and they will then be sent
to Wichita, Kan., for the next street fair. They
are the first electric floats built In the world.
German) ' export In fteel rails Is Increasing
each year. In 1MU she exported 119,110 tons,
we.itli !t.!.:i;Vi,2(K). In lS'H it increased to 12I.W9
tons, worth s.l.O'll.OOci. The importation of steel
rails into Germany decreased from 3,512 tons
in 1'9I to 2d7 tons In IPS.
A number of wool growers have leased from
the Union Pacific Land company nearly a mil
lion acres of land in Colorado, which will be
used as a winter range for sheep grazing. This
Is the laMc-t tiansactlon of tho kind which
Ins been nude In this country.
" SySsi
Partlonlav Interest centers nround
our $20 Tlire-e-I'lece nedroom Suites.
And it is not dlfllcult 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. Tho decision generally
Is that theso are better In evjry vay
than nnytb'.ifj ever offered at the p'lco.
Hull & Connell
121 N. "Washlnjiioii Ave.,
The Hiuiinit &
GomeeM Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting,' Electric
Light Wiring, G3
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Lackawaaaa Aveati
J'AM S-gT-iTiay- -- -"'' ' '-til I
nrcereaiui
& Conimielll
JEWELERS
Temporarily at
13P PENN AVE
CONTINUED
TlVTn
Jl 1LMJL
AsM Bargains la
; Si
W damaged
Our full force of
workmen at work
again, as usual.
Watch Repairing
and all kinds Jewel
ry Repairing and
Engraving done
promptly.
ALWAYS BUST
CsVrfSSgf
Auust sale summer shoes arc (tolntr. 13.00
Ilussts, M.oo; 3t.oo Itussets, 82.50. Wholesale
nnd Hctlil.
Lewis &Reil!y
Established 188S.
H4-316 Wyoming Ave.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
tienenu Agent Tortus Wyoinlaj
District i-
illulnij, lHn-itln,Hportlii;, Uuioittiaii
fciiU u.e Hepuimo (Juainic.
(.o lipuujr i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tulety husA Cups nnd lixpLMsri
IttKim 401 Uonuell llaiUlu
dontntia.
THCH. FORD. - - . Tlttston.
JOHN B. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
V. E. MULLICIAN. - Wilkes. Bcrre.
kAiiiJJaU
WPBIT'S
POUIS
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I am a farmer located neat Stony Brook, one of the most malarious
districts in this State, and was bothered with malaria for years, at times
so I could not work, and was always very constipated as well. For
years I had malaria so bad in the spring, when engaged in plowing,
that 1 could do nothing but shake. I must have taken about a barrel
of quinine pills besides dozens of other remedies, but never obtained
any permanent benefit. Last fall, in peach time, ! had a most serious
attack of chills and then commenced to take Ripans Tabules, upon A
friend's advice, and the first box made me all right and I have never
been without them since. I take one Tabule each morning and night
and sometimes when 1 feel more than usually exhausted 1 take three in
a day. 'I hey have kept my stomach sweet, my bowels regular and I
have not had the least touch of malaria nor splitting headache since I
commenced using them. 1 know also that I sleep better and wake up
more refreshed than formerly. I don't know how many complaints
Ripans Tabules will help, but I do know they will cure any one in the
condition I was and I would not be without them at any price. I
honestly consider them the cheapest-priced medicine in the world, as
they arc also the most beneficial and the most convenient to take.
1 am twenty-seven years of age and have worked hard all my life, the
same as most farmers, both early and late and in all kinds of weather,
and I have never enjoyed such good health as I have since last fall; in
fact, my neighbors nave all remarked my improved condition and have
cnirl S. Inhn. what are vou dointr to look so healthv ?"
" ' J' J . . .. .
drnr eoru-rokriTK rsVTS TMslow.prlcoet ton U Intended for It. poor snd (a. eoaomlcaj. One, dm of.
?vr-.f m.,..ti!:: iSiuii.il V be tail b raul br Mndlnt fortMlnhi enu to the, lurues dinner.
,w iljlo caekei enniAininir tih i"'"l.w''"i''"V'-v.", -A 'AT.
flrrMunt oiirtons (120 (ihx'tsl c- be tavt bj mfJl by stndln fortr-elejht oei
etiet, o. le Buru'w StreMI. NswToru-or clinic esrton itmtuulw wills
?LU mtr also l lead of k-nxr,geori storokMimrt, owc.uU aj at Uun1
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Cone
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INLET'S
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Two Specials in
Hie
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IIIM
To close the sea
son on two lines, w$
will offer:
One Lot of io
pieces Fine Figured
and Stripe, French
Pique at 23c a yard.
Former price, 35c.
One lot of 7 pieces
extra quality, Dres
den Figured and
Stripe French Pique,
at 25c a yard. For
mer price, 45c.
Full line of White
Piques from 15c up.
S10-S12
LACIAWANNA
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If you haven't the proper office aup
piles. Como In and give us a trial.
Wo have the largest and most com
plete lino of office supplied In Nortti
eastern Pennsylvania.
If It's a good thing, wo have It. Wo
make a specialty of visiting cards and
monogram stationery.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Builditt
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