THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1900. ()c gcranton CriBune Wshed Dally, K'cept Sunday, by The Trlh ubllslilng Company, at lilly Cents a Month. Tubl une 1 I.IVY S IIICIIAItP, Kdlte.r O. F. UV.Ur:i:, Ilmlncss Manager. New York Ofllcc- l .Vss,u jmASDf Bole Agent for Foreign Advertising. Entered at the l'ostofflce at Stjanton, I'a., as Second Class Mb.I1 Matter. When space will permit, The Tribune Is always clad to print short letters from 1U friends bur. Ing on luriint trpic-s. but Its rule Is that ttiese must be signed, for publication, by tne writer c leal name, ami (ho condition precedent to ac ceptance is that all contributions shall be subject to editorial revision. RCItANTON, AUGUST 23, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. l'rcsldcnt-WIU 1AM MeKIM.l'.Y. 'oc-rrcsldciit-TIILODOHl. HOOSm IXT. State. Congressmen at-LargeOU.USIl A A. OUOW, iioniiu ii. H'i'.nnr.iiKit. ,. Auditor Gcncrul-K. 11. UAHDIlNDKHOII. County. Congrcss-WII t.l .t CONN! IX. .liidgc-GI (Ml(!i: M WATSON. H.crifT-.H'IlN II IKIXOHS. Tritsiirti-.l. A fcCHANTON. District Altorwv vWM.UM n I.KW1S. 1T tliciiotarv-JllIIV rOl'IXAM). Tlrrk of Court IIIOMXK I llANir.LS. Ifn order of Dccds-I'.MIL HOW. ilcirlstrr of Wills XT. K. 11CCK. Jury Commlsslorer-KliWAUl) II. STL'ItOES. Legislature. I'lrst Dlstrlct-T1I0M.S 1. miYJCOMIS. Second Dl.lrlc t-JHIIN scilKiT.Ti, JH. Third District KUWAITO .TAMhS, Jit. Fourth District !. A. 1'Illl.IilV. It Is nrobablo that the recent events about I'ekln will Induce nil mlSBlon nrles who remain In China In future to stick to preaching and keep out of politics. 1 Begin Aright. - hi: question of Sunday recreation, always one causing sharp divisions of public opinion, Is especially dimcult to settle In a community with varied rnclal elements. Whatever may be the voice of the church the civil authorities have to recognize the Im possibility of denying to the thousands of working-people, pent up In mills or shops on week days, the benefit of fresh nlr, sunshine and reasonable pleasure seeking during portions of Sunday. The Puritanical Sabbath has gone forever. TJut lflhat represented one extreme, care should also be taken to avoid the other. The question raised In the re peated arrests of James L. Koblnson for operating a noisy merry-go-round near Nay Aug park on Sunday, to the annoyance of citizens residing In Its vicinity, has broadened Into more than an attack on a particular nuisance and is now a question of public policy respecting the general management of the paik. Mr. Iloblnson has contend ed that If he was made to desist from Sunday business, which he professes iv willingness to do If not singled out for unfair discrimination, his competi tors should also be made to desist, and he Is right. The law should know no fa vorites. If It Is wrong to break the peace at one end of the park It Is wrong to bieak It at the other end or In the middle. The piuk ought to Vo kept free of traffic on Sundays and preserved as a common pleasure ground for all. The mayor should have the support of pub lic sentiment In stopping this tialllu on Sundays and In Inaugurating, eany In the history of the park, a broad and honorable policy of icspect for the proper difference between the Lord's Day and the ordinary days of the week. If the rule Is laid down now it will be easily enforced; If It Is withheld until the park Is converted Into a miniature Coney Island there will bo Increasing scundal and lawless ness, with Incalculable harm to prop erty Interests near Its borders, as well as to the good name of the entire city. speak disinterestedly, to take the Initialise, and In so doing secure the peace of the world. The United States wants no territory In China, and It will exctt its strongest diplomatic Influence against land-grabbing and dismemberment. It is enmeshed in none of the Kuropean Intrigues, and it Is unhampered by any previous Indications of faor or of hostility to any taction In official China. It went Into China to protect Its rights, and it will remain there solely to defend its cltltcns and property, to arrange for Ihe payment of indemnities and to aid In the restoration of onlcr. That It can withdraw Its troops with pro pilety before ihec alma have been accomplished Is highly Improbable, since In order to m.ikc sure of its Just indemnity claims there must be some stable Chinese government with which In dell, and the establishment of such a government can not be assured If the troops be withdrawn now Our third quotation Is from the Phil adelphia Pi ess, a recognized medium of administration outgivings: .No doubt longer exists, first, tint the empress was herself personally responsible for the attack on the legations or so closely connected with It through her agents that her personal knowledge and complicity must be assumed. Second, all branches of the Chinese army wcrei engaged in tho attack or In the rislstanco of the rem I col umn. Third, while l'rlnce Chlng, a member of tie Imperial clan, seems to have-nado efforts in behalf of the beleaguered foreigners, they were unavailing, and the legations emerge from their siege convinced tint they were attacked, If not by the direct orelers certalnl. with the active sjmpathy of the Manchu olllelals, from the em press elown to the last "bannerman" fresh from Ids Manchurlan clan. This Intelligence clears the field at I'ekln. As additional details are re cclveel. It will grow clear that a complete re organization must take place at I'ekln. l'orecd to enter the capital to rescue their legations, the troops of the powers cannot now be withdrawn. Order his to be restored In a city of a million inhabitants, a new Imperial administration has to be organized, i new goernmcnt established ami Its head selected. The empress and all her Manehu olllelals and appointees must be elimi nated On tlds task will depend the future of China, and the United Mites, which his shared in the events which have swept aside a Minehu administration violating ccrj clilm of hospi tality and the immemorial sanctity of envoys, must now keep Its tloops at I'ekln until the work of reconstruction has reached a stage In which retreat is possible without evading Inter national responsibilities or periling nitlotnl In terests, flcncral Cliitleo and his command will remain in I'ekln. 'J he Amerlein troops on their way to China will be landed, and. If necessiry, add to the American forces in I'ekln. Without entangling itself in the phns of other powers or alljlng Itself with their designs, the t'nlted States will continue to protect Its own Interests and urge on the other powers a course which will maintain the territorial integrity and adminis trative autonomy of the Chinese empire. Only tlds course can preserve the treaties on which American interests hang, Treaties which survive mere changes of government. Wo shall doubtless soon hear from the Democratic press and orators fierce denunciation of this programme. They will point to It ns Illustrative of "Im perialism" and "militarism;" of gov erning tho Chinese "without tho con sent of the governed;" of the "potent machinations of avaricious syndicates nnd favored army contractors" and as foretelling the early demise of our free Institutions. If thoy nre not within thirty days chaiglng tho whole Boxer uprising to the minions of cor porate greed, to tho octopuses and shvlocks of Wall street, nnd to Wil liam McKimcy ana .Mnik nanna wo will owe them an apology that will gladly be paid. Yet what Is the alter native? Assuming that the soldiers were temoved, how would the Phila delphia Ledger demand damages from a government which tuns faster than Its pursuers or collect of olllelals who cannot be located? Is the United States to pocket tho attack on Its le gation, tho wanton murder and pillage1 of Its citizens and the contemptuous disregard of Its treaty lights simply in order that It may economize In the cost of maintenance of a few bundled or a few thousand soldleis, not one of whom would vote to pull out befoie the job had been finished? The problem Is the most difficult and delicate one that the piesldent and his advisers have had to solve, but thus far they have displaced ability far beyond the general expectation and It would be nothing moie than common decency to let them have their own time and way In carrying the task through. 1111,300,707: In Michigan, J10.961.S96; In Indiana, J15.CTS,0C0; In Illinois, 136,646, 7!S; In Wisconsin, $28,787,009! In Min nesota, $18,70;,r,31j In Missouri, $8,451, 549; In North Dakota, $7,743,990; In South Dakota, $19,359,900; In Montana, $11,35S,583; In Wyoming, $16,531,773, In Colorado, $18,205,303; In Idaho, $8,266, 917; In Oregon, $7,599,989; In New Mex ico, $10,603,717; In Oklahoma, $6,381,533 nnd for tho whole United States the figures stnnd: ultA.ND TOTALS FOH THE UN1TF.D STATES. Jan. 1, 1900. tXO.P60.412 lll,il7,(Ml C1I.S12.10O 6SH,I0,2GO 122,GCj,01J Jan. 1, 1S90. Morses ? 600,HO,1M Mules 103,204,437 Milch cows 303,055,545 Other cattle .... 503,92S,41(1 Sheep 05,107,735 Grand total ....$1,511,390,339 $2,012,840,813 Increase under uio Republican administration of President McKlnley, $501,411,474. Is It any wonder that Mr. Bryan wants to change tho subject? Llttlo or no Interest has beon aroused by the coming Fltzslmmons Shnrkey contest to take place In New York tomorrow evening. From pres ent appearances tho lost exhibitions of the manly Art under tne Horton law will scarcely bring financial re turns equal to the sums expended for hall rent nnd llnnment. It begins to look ns though the gov ernment would soon need to charter a few transports to bring home the Cape Nome gold seekers, Christian Endeavor delegates and others who venture on excursions without return tickets. It Is not probable that tho United States can accomplish much In the way of annnglng affairs In China until some one succeeds In finding tho Imperial government. There Is n movement on foot to tax the Chicago clairvoyants $800 a year etch. In this scheme even tho prog nostlcators having the least experience can see their finish. Most people, In contemplating the erdlet In the Powers case, will be of the opinion that It was a waste of time to present the evidence to that Jury. Latest reports Indicate that there has been a cessation of hostilities be tween New York's Imperial police force and tho negro population. The next step In China will probably decide whether tho allied armies had objects In view other than the rescue of the legatloners. Pekln's famous "Forbidden City" will soon bo as easy of access as a Coney Island side-show. Gen. De Wet appears to be the FJylng Dutchman of the hour. The newspapers that propose to tell In advance Just what Mr. Conger thinks are haing a busy time. The Chinese Puzzle. IN ILLUSTUATION of the perplex ities by which the administra tion nt Washington Is confronted excerpts from editorials of ad vice In three representative Journals of the better type which unrjuestlon ably rellect shades of public opinion may possess Interest. Tho Philadel phia Ledger, ultra consetvatlve, says bluntly: Having rescued the American minister and his colleagues, the- American soldiers should be with drawn from the country as soon as pos'dble. It is not our business to nt up any kind of gov ernment there, nor to do antlilnir more thin protect American lives that may bo imperiled, and demand a settlement of our claims for damage fiom whitever government the Chimt.e themclvcs may establish. If we are going into the business of presiding stable governments for alien peoples, we shall have our hands full. The Chicago Itecord Is an independ ent paper inclined toward antl-lmpe-rlallsin. It Is disposed to espouse the Bryan side of the Philippine question b'ut with reference to the situation in China It says: Whatever difficulties may lie in store for the ctrillrcd powers in China, it is evldcit tlut the ifnltcd States, both as one of the interested fac tors and by reason of the skill and resource it hu already shown in diplomacy, occupies a po anion unique In its advantages. Thank to the common-sense methods of Secretary Uaj, it Is In a position to command consldcialion, at least, for whatever plans It may propose. In iti past dealings with two or more foreign pow ers China alvvajs has found It safe to rely upon the tendency of the powers to divide among themselves. The particular service which the au thorities at Washington performed was their grasping of a complication too delicate for other rations to handle The fact that affairs In I'ekln are no worso than they actually are Is largely due to the careful consideration but firm and c'stcrgetlc policy of Secretary Hay. It was tho American 'state department which first showed the way1 To secure statements of fact from the ministers In l'ekin and so clear from the atmos phere, ihe mass of rumors which clouded the Orient. It wss the American state department, also, which hit upon the bold and simple expe dient of demanding free communication with and liberty tor its minister as the only basis upon wvjjlch to negotiate for an arrest of tht advance uton Tckln. While thus acting Independently ajil blaring the path vvhteh the other powers wYre vjlifd to follow later, the administration has cooperated with those powen wherever co-operation meant actual progress toward the liberation of tha legations. The success of till diplomacy up to the present is of especial Importance In view of the precarious situation at l'ekin to day, Two tasks confront the civilized powers at the present time, when the future of an empire of 400,000,000 Is to be determined. Home tort of (table government Is to )c estab lished and adequate indemnities In some form are to be secured. It is as little likely that t'..i powers U1 come readily Into accord on the one question aa on the other. In this situa tion, with every nation more or leu hampered by 1U mistrust of th others, ! Is the United yt Dorentlj, which will bo qualified to The Test of Facts. FOUR YEARS AGO Mr. Bryan appealed especially to the farmers for votes, alleging that fiee silver would prove a panacea for tho depression then ex isting In tho prices of tho products of the farm. He is not appealing to the farmer now. Ills predictions went against him. Four years ago Major McKlnley told the farmer that piotectlon and sound money, by opening the mills, preserv ing the country's credit nnd creating new demand for farm produce, would benefit the fanner as well as every other class of Ameilean citizens. Let us see how his piedletlon tallies with the established facts. Pennsylvania Is not primarily an ag ricultural state, yet here are the fig ures showing tho Increase within tho past four yeats of the value of 11 vo stock owned by the farmers of Penn sylvania. They aie from the division of statistics of tho United States de partment of agrlcultute: - PENNSYLVANIA. R?CoIIecMns of Teddy in fh? W?sf V. i:. Curtis in tho Chicago Ilccord. AT. l'ACK.V of the lla w asrant h! Fisher and the mirror, knlcklncr off a corner of tho latter on the way. When Klsher emerged from tho cbor, wildly waving a towel ii one hand and a rator in the other, with one side of his face shorn and the other covered with lather, it teemed time to Interrupt tho festivities. So we locked I'lnnegan up In an empty box car, the nearest approach to a Jail we had. That night his partner helped him out and they went clown tho river, ttealing a boat on the way from Itootevett'a Klkhorn ranch. o "The next morning lloosevelt learned ol hit loss and started In pursuit, accompanied by two of his cowboja named Reawcll and Dow. Flnnc (tan had with him a half breed Indian and an old German who had been deeply Implicated In the worst of frontier crimes, cattle-killing and horse stealing, lloosevelt found the German alone In camp about eighty miles down the Missouri river, his two companions being off hunting. They made him safe and then sat clown by the bandlt'a fire to wait tor the others. When they were within twenty yards or so lloosevelt and Seawell covered them with their rifles and shouted to them to hold up their hands. FInnegan hesi tated for a seenrnt. lml tihen he recognized lloose velt he dropped his rifle and held his hands up beside his head. A lillrard was blowing that night and It was fiercely cold, to lloosevelt con cluded to He up until the weatner mocieraecu. He took away the arms from his prisoners, but dare not tie them, because If he did their hands and feet would In all probability be froien, so ho concluded to keep guard over them and take their chances. As a precaution, however, he made them take off their boots, which were safe ly hidden away, and let them He around the camp fire. It wouhl have been Impossible for any one to escspe In his stocking feet In that bllrzarel. While two of his companions and the captives tlcpt lloosevelt took his station with a double-barreled shotgun and watched for the first four hours, then turned In and was relieved by one of his companions. The next day he started for Dickenson, the nearest town. After suffering severely from exposure the ratty reached a ranch house, where he hired a wagon and a pair of horses from a rugged old phlns man, who could not understand why he took to much bother about the thieve Instead of hang ing them offhand. Plsclng the captlvea In the wagon, lloosevelt marched behind It through the tnow for thirty-six hours without sleep or rest, until he delivered his prisoners Into the hands nf the sh-rlff. He afterward appeared In court as the prosecutor of Tlnnegan and sent him to the penitentiary for a number of jean. "I have always wanted to get even with lloosc iclt for ciuotliig me in his book, 'Ranch Life ant the Hunting Trail.' as the writer of a certain puagraph In the Had Lands Cowboy. In 1581 a saloon-keeper of the name of noli Ilobcrts, fami liarly known as Wclchy, and another 'bad man named George Hijwood had a quarrel. Suddenly Wclchy whirred out his revolver and blirert away. Haywood staggered slightly, shook him self, stretched out his hind and gave back the, ball to hh would be murderer, sajlng. Here, man, here's your bullet. 1 don't want it. It had ghnced along his breast bone, gone through his body, gone out at the shoulJer. and, being ... .i.. ..,,! ,i,r-. the sleeve into his hand. Hajw-ood was cool enough to recognise the hu mor of the situation. "The night of the shooting both Iteoscvclt and I were In Ittmarck and came back the next clay. I hid lelt a tenderfoot printer in charge of the office and the responsibility of writing an account of an affair between two desperate men like Roberts and Haywood fairly froze his blood, nut tho next day was publication day and, , ot course, so enterprising a newspaper as the naa Lands Cowboy could not appear without a lull account of the fracas Bo my substitute wrote a very delicate and diplomatic report of the af fair and described It as 'an unfortunate occur rence between two of our most e.teemed fellow citizens' The phrase nearly killed nooevelt. lie thought It was the funniest thing that had ever happened. He quoted It In an article in the Century Magazine nnd afterward In his book as a sample of Bad Lands' Journalism. "Roosevelt returned directly to Medora from tho Chicago convention of IPSO, when ConkHnp; came so near nominating General Grant for a third term. He hid been one of the- delegates inira u iiii. t,mv.n away from SkllnT lie retted to vote for Grant with the rest of tho delegation and cast his vote for IMmunds. It was his first experience In national of $033,000,000 In the value of lire ttock, and there Is a round billion of dollars that has been paid In prosperity dividends by the Republican party to tho farmers for the single jear of HOT. The battleship Oregon will come homo with a patch on her hull. This waa the normal condi tion of the American laborer't trousers during the lata Democratic administration. JEFFERSON'S TEN MAXIMS. 1. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, Z. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself. 3. Never spend jour money before ou havo 4. Never buy what you do not want because It Is cheap; it will be dear to sou. 5. l'rldo costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold. 0. We never repent of having eaten too Utile. 7. Nothing It troublesome that wo do will ingly. 8. How much pain have cost us tho evils which havo never happened. 0. Take things alnujs by their smooth han dle. 10. When angry, count ten bctoro you speak; If very angry, a hundred. ALWAYS DUST. GM00L H0ES sOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ooocoooooooooooo Extraordinary Contest s leafs for Earnest Efforts on the Part You are Invited to our eleventh annual sale of school shoes. 3 EWIS 111-11B Wyoming Ave. ncnii -vr Established 1S8S. SKlDiL,L,Y Wholesale and Retail. The Tribune alms to largely increase its circulation during the next few months. It is the best and cleanest paper published In Northeastern Pennsylvania, and if It once finds its way into a family its merits will enable it to remain permanently. In order to introduce it we seek the co-operation of ambitious, intelligent young men and women, and to gain their help have put into exe cution a plan that will interest every one. We are going to give scholarships and other special re wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain the highest number of points in our Educational Contest. By schol arships we mean a full course of study, paying the tuition charges In each, and in the cases of the two leading scholarships, The Tilbune will not only pay all tuition charges but will also pay the board of the fortunate winners during the life of the scholarship, covering four and three years respectively. In addition to the ten special rewards, and in order to com pensate those who may enter upon this work and not be success ful in obtaining one of these, The Tribune will give to every one who succeeds in obtaining subscribers under the terms of this contest ten (10) per cent, of all the money from subscrip tions thev may succeed in winning for it. All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Editor of the Educational Contest, Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Pa." The Tribune will be pleased to answer any inquiries for additional in formation and urges those interested to write if in doubt on any point SPECIAL REWARDS. Jan. 1, 1000. $33,211,571 2,S7S,33S 82,171,160 lUtl.SiO 2,W$,30J $,6.10,313 Jan. 1, lVtfl. Horses S:.M1.02) Mules 2,210.0-13 Milch cows 2'All.Sm Other cattle 12,012, S79 fcheep 1,037.007 Total $iW.t02 0ill Increase 17.131.1S7 Here are the flKures of some of the more distinctively nprlcultur.il states, notable amonfr them Mr. llryan's homo state of Nebraskn: IOWA. Jan. 1, IPOO. Horses $3t,0.(.!.rVU Mules Milch cows . Other cattle bhecp Total .... Increase 1,330.01.1 .... 31.001.W7 .... 60.150.3S0 .... l,3W,27a ...$117.62.1,3.11 ... 62,20.1,510 KANSAS. Jan. 1, 190. ...f20,C09,W7 .. 2.F15.fi05 ... 11,778.371 S3,tM,G0t Jan. 1, 1000. $l,810.77 1,701,(100 4,OiVi7 72,iW0,7S3 2,147,510 $170,020,811 lMCKAIIIi, now of Chicago, was editor ad Lands Cowboy when Itnowvrlt hills up on the Little Missouri, and has mniy pleasant recollections of thoup da)s, Kijs he: "You cannot pay a higher compliment to Theodore lloosevelt than to say tint he won the friendship of every cowboy in tho Had Lands. Iliero isn't on earth a more independent, self thinking lot of men than these saine cow-punchers. Ihey have the faculty of shucking a man out of his eru-t and looking his red character squarely In the face. If they like him It is a pretty safe gucs that the man will pass mmtcr an.v where for his sterling worth, and it is Just as safe for any one who differs from Mich a conclusion nbout ltoosevclt to keep his opinion to himself In the Had Lands. The cow boy is perfectly willing at all times to back up in any way his friendship for Itoojevelt. t won der what would have happened to Altgeld if lie had delivered his Toledo speech at a Dad Lands round up? "Roosevelt had Just established his Chimney liuttp ranch and was driving in some cattle wnen 1 1 ended at Medora, so that I was contemporary witti him. Ills name was a little too much for the avciage cowboy, and at first he was gener ally known as Itoosenfeldcr. That he was de stined to popularity was shown by an almon Immediate change to nick-names, chief of which were "Old 1'our L'jcs," became he wore spec tacles with enormous glasses, aim "SKln Tooth," which has been sutucicntly explained by the car toonist. "Nothing amused the cowbojs more than Roosevelt's choice of words and manner of speech Ho is the purist In language-, and at first was unable to tackle the cow-punchers' slang. While driving tho first bunch of cattle to his Chimney Ilutte ranch a number of them started up a coulee. An experienced foreman would have shouted: 'Get i git on jou there and head them steers," or 'lilt the high places and turn 'cm.' Roosevelt's order, while equally sharp, nearly paraljycd the fljlng cow-puncher. It has lieen treasured and told and re-told wher ever two or more cow-punchers have gathered together. Standing in his stirrups, he opened his Me-el-trap mouth and jelled: "Hasten quickly forward jonder.' The wonder waa it didn't stam pede the herd. o "In the Chimney Ilutte horse herd," continued Mr. Packard, "was a broncho named Devil. When .ou find a horse in the west with such a name jou can he sure that he has earned it. Devil had. One after another the cowboys had tried their best to 'stay with the leather" on him, and none had succeeded, even with the aid of a 'life-preserver' and hobbled stirrups. He had been given up as a 'spoiled' hore, especial ly after he had acquired the plajful habit of trjlns to bite and Jump on the rider after he had thrown him "Roosevelt decided to ride Devil and tame him for a saddle horse. It took three men to rope and tic him clown while the blind and saddle were being put on, and he was then led to the edge of the Little Missouri nnd headed for a quicksand. Roosevelt mounted, Jerked off the blind, nnd then betan what was called at the time 'the gaul durndest panorammer the Dad lands has ever saw." The first Jump took Devil Into the middle of the quicksand and Macmon nies' fountjln became a squirt gun by compari son. Fand, water, Roosevelt and Devil seemed merged into a solid body. Finally there was a separation and Roosevelt 'ascended to take a look at Wjoming,' as Hill Jones facetiously remarked. The next djy and the next and the next there was the same 'panorammer.' but finally came a day when Roosevidt 'stajed with the leather' anil brought Devil, thoroughly tamed, back to tho ranch. It may not sound like much In the telling, but a man who can tame a horse with Devil's reputation can divide the last thew of tobacco with a cow puncher. And that is a final test of friendship. He at once became 'Ted- el' to cveiy cowboy in the Bad Lands, & Comeell JEWELERS Temporarily at 139 PENN AVE CONTINUED politics, and I will never forget l' nn"""'" of the methods vised by Senator Conkllng .nd others to coerce him And he alwa ys , would wind up hi, story with 'and, by flodlny. sir I won't be dictated to by any man. There Wt a -jnvptom wtit in It. to meant actly what he said, and in every fiber of his beng This very trait, with its corollary of ' ,1 ii tating to others. Is the point upon which hinges his multitude nf friend.,, r, even among those who do not know him. He i " n, ,L convictions as the cverhstlng hills. but Is alwavs amenable to argument. I no n tow a man," concluded Mr ackard "w o right-mindedness surpis.es that of Theodore Roosevelt." THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. ndilor of the Tribune- Sir: Our nation's former chief, "" Cleveland, once said In an address to men that "No nan can hide his talent In a nipkln ad be free from the contamination which, his sloth, duels 'deserves, nor evade the stern sen tenee which his lilt Newness l'"v"-' '" L" ol such suggestion may I say a word In support ot the already ovcrvv helming popularity of the Republican came! Specially now in the ex citiment of a presidential campaign. Referring t b rresldent McKlnley'. administration, uriiii .... . .. i.. n.t int and I regard It to ie onei ui n.i .. - . popular upon record and wortny of emutat on. Whit wa, said of Washington may be applied wtlh truth to McKlnley: "AH , suu-cicnt in ev- "l bcnileve"the" present administration to have been a Judicious and an exalted one which can be referred to with pride and inspiration by the 0 O r I believe further that the grand old ship of state should be piloted for another term by those distinguished in the service of their ..... i .iru- tried in the crucible of public opinion and found not wanting. I rcco. riitc In the Republican party the only party that can unite and lead to victory tho.c forces calculated to promote and best subserve the na tion's interest. 1'resldent McKlnley has proven himself an able stateman, a clever diplomat and the embodiment of RepubllcanUm, and In that name there Is stability, confidence and prestige, so important to the unity, progress and prosperity of these United States. This republic stands today the object of uni versal admiration, fche is lheld as a potent factor in the affairs of the world. Her position Is a conspicuous one, and her influence Is as serting Itself In the Interest of peace and to the betterment of humanity at large. To whom, I ask, do we owe our exalted position! The an swer precedes the question: to the wisdom ot the Itepubllesn party whose leaders have been men of Intelligence. We have a worthy Illustra tion in President McKlnley. We must credit him and his cabinet with having to deal with grave problems In which they hove come forth more than conquerors and one flag more honored and respected than ever before and with Increased prestige both at home and abroad. I take pleasure In contributing my mite to the best Interests of my country by adoption. Frederick Hartnoll. Scranton, Aug. 22. KESALF 1. Scholarship In Wjoinlntr Semi nary (1 years) including tui tion and board ? 1,000 2. Scholarship in Kej stone Acad emy (3 )ear) Including tui tion and board 601 3. Sohmcr 5 D I'iano, Including stool and scarf (on exhibition at J V. Guernsey's, 314 Washington avenue) S5 i. Course in I'iano listructlon at Scranton Conservatory of Mu sic 5. Columbia Dicycle, Clialnlcss, 1900 model (on exhibition at Conrad Hrothers", 213 Wyo ming avenue) 6. Scholarship in Scranton Business College, commercial course... 7. Scholirshlp in Scranton Uusiness College, shorthand course .. 8. Solid Hold Watch, la ly's or gen tleman's (m, exhibition ut Ku gene Schlmpll's, i!17 Lacka wanna avenue) 0. Telc-1'hoto Cjcle I'oco II. Cam era, 4x5 (on exhibition at the Grlfiln Art company, 200 Wyoming avenue) Laely's Solid Gold Watch, or Gentleman's .Solid Silver Watch (on exhibition at Ilu gene Schlmp.Vs, 317 Lacka wanna avenue) 10, RULES OF THE CONTEST The special rewards will be given to the persons securing the largest number of points. Points will bo credited to contestants securing new suliseribcra to the Scranton lriuune as rouows: Subscription. irt Si Months' Subscription. One Months' Three Months' Subset: Hon or One Ycar'a Subscription rointi. .$ .60 1 . 1.M S .2 60 a . 6.00 12 ?2,431 Each contestant falling to secure one of these special rewards will be given ten (10) ptr cent, of all the money he or she turns In. The contestant with the highest num ber of points will be given a choice from tne use or special rewsroa, mc coui.eiene. with the second highest number of V points will be given a choice ot the re- v. matntng rewards, and so on through the V list. 0 Each contestant falling to secure a A special reward will be given 10 per cent. V of all money he or she turns in. Q All suuscripiions must eie peu m u wnce. Only new subscribers will be counted. Renewals by persons already on our subscription list will not be credited. No transfers can be made after credit has once been given. All subscriptions, and the cash to pay for same, must he handed In at The Tribune oiflce within the week in which they are secured, so that papers may ba sent to the subscribers at once. Subscriptions must he writt n cm blanks, which can be secured at The Tribune office .or will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, 1000. ooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooo Jewelry, Silverwear, Etc Hot Managed Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. fiGCD BUSij 66 Doe9t wear 99 If you haven't the proper office sup piles. Come In nnd give us a trial. We have the largest and most com pleto line of office supplies in North eastern Pennsylvania. If it's a good thing, we have it. Wo make a specialty of visiting cards and monogram stationery. ReymioldsBros Stationers and Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. Horses Mules Mllrh cows ., Other cattle Sheep 413,1)00 Total J1,650,0OT Increases 43,203,850 NEI1UASKA. Jan. 1, UOO, Horse $lil,M'l,0 Mules 1,5-10,713 Milch cows 11,700,6')3 Other cattle 1S,0sO,2.1 Sheep 417,334 Jan. 1, 10OO. $ 2i1,(M,7f9 S.hn.K'J 22,0' iO, US ti2,I01.2S3 R.13.M1 $110,70,873 Jin. 1, 10OO. $ 28,120.312 2,381.007 21,320,490 40,220,210 l,e0,B07 . $18,922,001 , 63,222,833 $102,145,73! Total Increase , The Increase In New York In four yearB has been 26,128,055; In Texas, "Our country was not organized in those days and our nearest court of Jurisdiction was in Hit marclc, 103 miles to the east. Tho only real at tempts at recognlilng this Jurisdiction ended In Marquis de Mores' party shoottner a man named Luffscy, and it then became the fashion for the deputy sheriff from Hlsmarrk or Msndan to be stood up under guard and put on the first train east whenever an attempt at arrest was made. The Montana 'stranplers' afterward shot and hung twentv-elght alleged 'rustlers' who had given the Had Lands the reputation of being the toughest place on the frontier. "At a mass meeting In Medora Marquis de Mores was elected chief of the fire department and I was elected chief of police. Not long after ward a man namd Kinnegan 'turned loose and announced that It was 'his time to howl. A Mr. Fisher was In my oftlce shaving, the mirror being propped up on the feed-board of a Oordon press. One of the bullets from Finnegan'a Winchester went clear through the office and paased between POLITICAL HOME THRUSTS. One icar ago the Democrats could not talk enough about the "trusts." It was a theory fondly held that the "trusts" were held In trust IOr Vice ,riuvv.nv ftj - I issue In 1690. Why Is It that there Is so little) talking about the "trusts" by the Democrats now? Were it uot that the wilier of tho anti trust plank of the Democratic platform, Van Vi'ck, has kept the trust Issues fresh on Ice, that nichardson, of Tennessee, who presided over the Kansas City gathering, through his private book trust, has nude the "trust" Issue an open book; that Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, has found a truUworthy use of a "trust" In cotton as a means of extracting "velvet;" that Bryan himself u sceKing ro gei elected by means of a political fusion "trust," the "trust" Issue In politics would, during this campaign, be a rather rusty issue. The people of this country must have been prosperous in isra, as ine naiitiica oi inc ui office department ahowa they wrote more Utters and sent more mail matter that jear than ever before in the history of the United States. Yet Mr. Ho an predicted that if McKlnley waa elected the average citlten would not have enough money to buy a postage stamp. In contemplating tin evidence adduced In the Kentucky murder casea the fact that flOO.OOO was appropriated to secure It should not be ov rrlooked. In 1899 ten ttaple crops were worth upwards of VWS.OOO.OOO more to the American farmer than in 1SD5. Add to this Increase au advance " i r jw rr & widow sixty-eight years old, llvlnc In New York Olty, bad been dosing for nine iters, i constantly troubled with pains on her right aide, v. hlcli etncd to Iw caused by the al. ... . .nn.lv t-nnhlorl wltl. ruilnann tiftr rtrrhf filil mhlph ftf-inecl to UCV OaUSACl rjV I cm, wi.uua-uw .. --.... ...... ,-..-- -. -";.. .-:, " iii.::. .-,. ... .i:ir.i liver. Up to last juno soo naci Deen ircaiecj oy n numuer in pciysiciaus, bu "i nuuui .,oiun.-ti she had cutarrh of tho etomaclit auother atatecl taat It was ordinary dyspepsia, and nil) another prouounced It biliary calculus, or nail stones, for which he treated her several months without good result. At times the pains were so sovoro that hypodeimlo Injections of inorphlne were resortcu to. iue laxicni weigneu iiu lemuusi n: tinuriceui ,u uubmi and had very little appetite. Karly In June a neighbor Induced her Ui try lllpans Tabules. After uelm nausea ent hi FINLEY For late summer ot early Autumn wear, we are showing a very complete line of New Plaid and Stripe Back Suitings suit able for Rainy Day, Golf, or Bicycle Skirts, including the popular Greys, Tans, Blues and Blacks. New line of cheviots, both plain and hairline, in Ox ford, Light Grey, Blue Brown, etc. Also Cream Cheviot, just opened, very much in demand for sea side and mountain wear. What we have left in Foulards, Wash Silks and Fine French Challies are being closed out at less than co3t price; and there is still a fairly good assort' ment to pick from. ;lpa die ad gained is them two weeks the palps and bloating of tho stomach and collo ceased and rely disappeared. The patient bud practically recovered by September 11th. hha 1 eleven pounds, and could eat baked beans, among other dishes, without ill results. D i-A eaee of bd health that 11 1'PA'K S will not benefit. 8nd Ore cents to IUpans Chemical Co ns Street, New York, for 1 sunples and 1,000 toiUnionUli. R 1 l-A N 8, IS tor I cents, or II pocksu f e it ba hud ot all druzguiu wto are wllliag to tell m standard medicine at a moderate Profit. Hoy WANTED i No. IS boruee I liiuu pala and prolong Ills, One girt relief. Not. tie word K'l P-A-NH em tne packet, Acoest do subetlwta. 510-512 LACKAWAHNA AVENUE
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