'4 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1900. (Se cronfon CriBune Published Rally, Esccpt Runday, by The Trib une Publishing Companj, at Fifty Cents Month. UVV S. IlirHAIIt Kdllr-r O. V, IlVMIKK, Ituitni-M Manager. New York Office i 110 Nasss.ii St. S. S. VltlT.f.AND, Sole Agent for foreign Advertising. Entered at the Posl office at Seranton, r., it Second Class Mall Matter. When spare will permit, The Tribune Is always flail to print short letters from Ha friends beat inn on current trples, but Its rule la that these must be algncil, for publication, by the writer 5 leal luinc ana the condition precedent ' ceptirre Is that all contributions shall ba subject to editorial rcltlon. 6CKANTON, AUGUST 27, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. Preslclenl-WIMIAM VeKlM.r.T. !ec-l-isident-llILOIOHK KOOSCVCI.T. State. ConuriSFmrnaMarirr-nI.t'ItA A. C.llOW, HOIthllT II. K('KHI)i:ill"ll Auditor Ccneral-K. D. IIAIIDCNUKROH. County. Conre-WIM.I IM tONNKI.l jiidpp-r.ronur. si vatson MirrlfT .IfllN II. IKI.t)Wt. Tramrer-.l. A frCltANTON. I'lft.-Lt Attorney WM.1AM n. I.V.WIS. Prrthrnotarv -tOIIN COPKI.WI) Clerk of Courts IIKIMIS P. DASIIXS. ltecrder of Deeds-KMII, tiONV. lleUsier of Wllls-W K I1FCK. Jury ComtnliiluPir-r.HWAMJ II STUflfiCS. Legislature. Fliht DMrlrt TIIOMVS I. HTYNOI.D. See. nd DHIrlit -IOHN CIIU'F.n, -IK. Third Dlstrlct-rnWAnt) .TAMI'S, Jit. Fourth Illrlil-P. A. PIIIMIIX. If It Is "unmitigated gall," ns the Times pays, to hold aloft tho Ameri can ling where It has been planted In IpbuI sovereignty at tho cost of heroic blood, the country needs less copper headl.sm and mora gall. How to Win. w iTiiouT Domrr," fjay.n lhe rhlladel Lcdeer, "the most convincing reason presented for th public apathy of which the campaign managers com- plnln Is that Intelligent voters have long believed that the result of the contest of 1!00 between Mr. McKlnley ntid Mr. llryan would end as did that of ISM, viz., In the defeat of the latter. Tho only difference In the result Is commonly thought to be that Mr. Ilryan's defeat, nnd Mr. McKlnley'a victory, will be greater in 1900 than they respectively were In 3S96. A sense of confidence In the certain tri umph of the Republican paity ap pears to pervade the entire country, nnd there Is little or no doubt felt by an overwhelming body of voters of the re-election of President McKlnley by a largely Increased majority In the electoral college." Tle belief that President McKlnley will be re-elected Is apparently well founded. Tho reasons why he should be re-elected ceitalnly far outnumber and outweigh the reasons why ho should not. nut no battle was ever won by a policy of apathy on the part of the forces expecting victory. It is Just when the Republican party is most sure that it Is most unsafe. Tho Democrats are hungry and thirsty for the emoluments of office; they have, the aid of all sulking Republicans who didn't get office ns well as of the discontented elements of society of every partisan complexion; they will fight like fury. They must be whipped by actual fighting in return. lilt Tribune knows the public has sulTcred as much fiom the trust ri 11 the pit couple of .veari us am other niuc, ami et The Tritmn ln not had n vord to my during the present cr pending cimpilsn on 1 ltr'-Ts The limes. O, yes, It has. It Is quite ready to discuss the Tammany ice trust. Impzrinlism Defined. AT LAST we have an authori tative dellnltlon, from thi .Democratic national commit tee, of the meaning of tho word "Imperialism" as used by tho m.ikcis of tho latest "paramount I sue." In one of the campaign docu ments sent out by that committee we read; lmiuL!l-ri Is .1 pollcj of government timkr wliti li the peon!.' aie not all equal hctoro tin. livv, a polliv which rnngniies both eitirrus .in J HihJeeW undu one snuuUnlj. lhe theory of AmiiUMii gmriueiit Is that of a true 1 1 public, where nil rltlnu are rqml, where all cltlirns art" conceded In 'me lertuln unalienable rights si.d where the covcinmenl derives its just pr.w tis wlily 'rem the consent of th govermd. " whv'r un.hr ne lovrreUnt; we hive both ilcnioiiicj and despotism ne lute an em pire. In the stntes of North nnd South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi there Is one sovereignty. Many years ago an effort was made to niter that sovereignty. It failed. Today the sovereignty of the United States over these four southern states Is unques tioned nnd Impregnable. Rut are tho people of these four states equal be fore the law? Are tho rights of all these citizens, ns guaranteed to them in tho constitution of tho United Kta'trM, secure and Inviolate? Is there in J them no policy of government wlrjvh recognizes both citizens nnd BiiBJoi'tB, which, without representa tions, laes a large part of the clll 7.eijshlp held subject and governs It without the consent of the governed? Why worry nbout "empire" In tho far-oft Philippines when, according to tho Democratic national committee's test, a much worse form of Imperial ism Is being conducted In flat disre gard of the Federal constitution In tho henit of the solid south. Tho United States should not "get out of China" before every right as sured f her citizens either by treaty wltti the-Chlncne government or by written pledge on the part of the for eign powers assenting to the open door has been safeguarded to the best of human ability. Stimulated, doubtles,ny the txeep tloiyil usefulness of the special com meoflal and diplomatic courses of stufly Inaugurated some time ago by the University of Pennsylvania, the trustees of the New York University announce the establishment of a school of commerce, accounts and finance, which is to be a professional school In every sense of the word and not merely a part of the under-gradu-ate training. Its Idea Is to uo for the young man wishing to equip himself (or a business or consular career what a law school or school of medicine would do for tho young man anxious to become a member of the legal or medical profession. This Idea Is most timely. m If the Times Is In earnest In Its opin ion that the flag of Its country Is a "symbol of dishonorable conquest and tyrnnnlcal oppression," no wonder It wants to haul Old Glory down. Hut wo don't believe It Is In earnest In that opinion. It has simply formed the bad habit of talking through its hat. About Fine Hauling. JUST A WORD nbout flag-hauling. Tho Times says: "Tho Amerlcnn flag was hauled down In Tripoli. Tho Ameri can Hag was hauled down In Mexico. It was hauled down on other historical occasions. Tho American flag ha.s been planted In Cuba. The president promises to haul It down. It has been planted In Pekln. The president prom ises to haul It clown. Tho adminis tration docs not find It difficult to haul down the flag anywhere but In the Philippines, where It has no business." We suppose most of tho readers of tho Times know they should it they don't that neither In Tripoli, Mexico, Cuba nor Pekln was tho American Hag lifted In sovereignty duly ratified by solemn treaty. In the Philippines tho Hag Is flying because a treaty of sovereignty, which William Jennings Rryan helped to ratify, and which, we aie free to confess, could not have been ratified except for tho votes of the 17 Democratic senators whom he Milled to Its support, makes the Phil ippines as completely tho territory of the United States as tho tenltory comprehended within the Louisiana purchase was when President Thomas Jefferson bought thnt great tiact, now the richest and most promising pirt of our domain, from Napoleon cf France, "without tho consent of the governed" and pioceoded to govern It Very much ns President McKlnlev Is proceeding to govern tho Philip pines. To say that tho administration "has no business" In the Philippines is to forget that It has to put down a guer rilla warfare kept up by bandits and free hooters who nro encouraged In their resistance to Amerlcnn authoilty by the treasonable encouragement held out to them by the tlag-haullng ele ments of tho home population. Gen eral Lawton laid his life down in the execution of that business: and one of the last messages he wrote for th guidance of public opinion at home was this letter to ex-Mlnlster Barrett, which today has the solemn emphasis of a message from tho tomb: "I would to God that the truth of this whole Philippine situation could be known to every one in America as I know it. If the real history, Inspiration and conditions of this in surrection, nnd tho influences, local and external, that now encourage the enemy, ns well as the actual possi bilities of those islands and peoples and their lelntions to this great East, could be understood at home, we would hear no more talk of un just 'shooting of government' Into the Filipinos, or of hauling down our flag In tho Philippines. If tho so-called nntl-imperiallsts would honestly nscertnln the truth on the ground nnd not In distant America, they, whom I believe to be honest men and misinformed, would be con vinced of the enor of their state ments and conclusions and of the unfortunate effect of their publica tions heie. If I am shot by a Fili pino bullet, it might ns well come from one of my own men, because I know from observations confirmed by captured piisoners that the con tinuance of fighting Is chiefly due to reports that aie sent out from America." They talk about apathy, but we don't expect to see much apathy in tho manner In which the patriotic people of these United States will express at the polls next November their opinion upon the proposition to tlnow up both duty nnd honor in the Philippines and strike colors to Agulnaldo. St. Louis and Kansas City councils are both considering antl-nolso ordin ances intended to diminish tho volume of noise In our lushing city nffaits. It would pay tho councils of Scranton to look into this subject. The Demagogue's Style. IN Tllli COLTISH of his speech nt Topeka accepting the Popu list nomination, Mr. Rryan of feied an interesting Illustration of his prevailing method of Inciting feelings of prejudice between classes or groups of the population. He was pointing to the scarecrow labeled "militarism" when he said: It 100,(100 men are withdrawn from the ranks of the, pioJuccrs ami plnied as a burden upon the backs of those who remain, it mi:-t mi an l r iter hours, birder work and greater suerllke !or those who toil; and the farrier, while he pajs more than his share ol the expenses of the ami), hsi no part in army contracts or In elevelopin,: companies, and his sons are less likely to fill tho life positions in the army than the sons of those who, by r son cf wealth or political piomincnec, eert Influence at Washington. Now all this depends. If 100,000 men are withdrawn from the ranks of tha producers when there Is no need for them and kept In Idleness at the pub lic cxpeiiHs It moans what Rryan says. Rut If they are withdrawn to right n wrong, to restore order, to pave the way for a better govern ment nnd a better civilization; In bhort. to bo used Intelligently for a beneficent! purpose, then the whole country gains by their use, farmers and farmers' sons Included: and If there are any army contracts to be let or developing companies to be or ganized In the next decado or two and tho farmers' sons don't get a good Hhare of the profits, It will be b. cause the farmers' sons of the next generation will be duller and more stupid than wero the farmers' sons of the last generation, who constitute jnore than 00 per cent, of tho moneyed men and successful business mana gers of today. The president of the United States, the secretary of state, tho secretary of war, the secretary of tho navy and the postmaster general merit nn lu- crease In salary. They are doing more and better work than their pre decessors and their responsibilities are larger. Says a contributor to Mr. Wnna makcr's North American: "It the president will declare unequivocally that tho Philippine Islands nro to be governed under the constitution; that their people nre to be guaranteed nil the personal Immunities of tho bill of rights, including trial by Jury; that they are to have the solo power of tax ing themselves except as to such Fed eral taxes ns are uniform throughout the United States; that they are to own their public lands now claimed by the friars; that they are to control their own franchises; that they are to be released from tho threat of the constant presence of nn army of oc cupation; that slavery in the Sulu isl ands under the American flag will not be tolerated, and if further, as an evidence that lio is speaking in earn est, ho shall Immediately order Gen eral MncArthur to arrange for a ces sation of hostilities pending agree ment as to tho methods by which a stable, native government can be in stituted under tho sovereignty of the United States, the people will accept this ns a fair compromlso and will not bother as to tho responsibility for the past." Unhappily for this pretty pro gramme, the treaty of Paris does not put it In tho power of the president to say these things. Congress alono has that power. The Tribune protests agslnst hulling down the tins wrongfully holitcd in conquest of a people, who for IOC ears lme been milling for inde iend"nce ngalnt foreign inradcra ond oppressors llut lh Tribune a few clajs ago exiused the Intillnj down of the American flag to Area: Britain In Ahski oer territory which the United States purchased of ltussla and oer which there had ncer been a dispute. The Times. We did not excuse tho hauling down of tho American Hag to Great Rrltaln In Alaska, for the sufllclent reason that tho American flog has not been hauled down to Great Rrltaln, in Alas ka or elsewhere. The only Hag haul ing which we know to be In contem plation Is proposed by those who would strike colors to Agulnaldo, and they won't succeed. Ten years ngo the South had 1.2S2, 000 cotton spindles; today it has near ly 6,000,000; the value of Southern manufactures produced during the past year exceeds $1,300,000,000. Only In Its politics is the South at a standstill. American conquest of the markets of tho world continues persistently. For July our exports were $100,447,470, compared with $94,92(5,170 in July a year ago. Expansion can't be stopped. Pasf, Present and FtiUire of China A11F.CENT IsMia of the Akron, 0., Star pub lishes an intcreting narrative of the ex periences and observations of Itev. and Mrs. C. V. I'rultt, of Hwang Hslen, China, who .ire temporarily residing in Akron as the guests of relatives. Itev. Mr. Pruitt went to China is a Iloptit missionary nineteen jeara ago; his wife went as a I'n sbv tcrf m missionary fifteen icara ago. Ihelr work in China has been con fine il for the greater part to North China, es peciilly the province of Shan Tung, where the ISoxcis began their demonstrations. They have relatives In teranton, notably Professor Lane, of tho International Cxvrrii-pondcncc aehools. As soon as the ISoxcr uprising grew serious, in the latter part of April, Mr. and Mrs. I'rultt and their three children withdrew from Hwang fUlen and proceeded, in sedan chairs and on bi cycles, to the coast. They got to the cost ut Tung Chow, finding the excitement increased ns thej progresed, and they were taken with eithrr refugees on board a "hlnee gunboat, the II li Chi, where they were splendidly protected I j her Chinese commander, Commodore "ah, who did his utmost. On scant rations himself, jet ho cared nobly for the Christians fleeing from his countrj. From this they were transported by a Japanese steamer captained by a Chinaman, who declined to start until u Japanese official took control. Thus the) flnilly got from Che Koo to Shanghai, where hey embarked on the regular line steamer Oailie, July IS, reaching San Franckco August 11. They admire China, speak well of the people In many naji and will be glad to go back to their work as soon as the way shill be open. One very Important point In this connection as noted by the Mar in Its talk with Mr. and Mrs. Pruitt, was that the Chinese In the section where he. worked were tolerant of all rcliclons, and did not resist the teaching of Christianity. Thev were curious to know of It, and gave him a respectful hearing until the very recent dis turbance. In his own preaching he had advo cated Christian doctrines by their own excel lence, not by attack upon the Chinese views. He had spoken positively upon practical moral itic, and had met with Chinese approval there in. There were Confucians, Iluddhlsts and Tao lts among the people, and some men actually adopted all three forms of faith, tn fact even among the Christian converts, some showed at times the traces of thee different rellgons. It was not the preaching, then, of the missionaries, nor their lives that caued the conflict and feeling, except as tho consciences of intelligent Chinamen reproached them as to their super stitions, instances of which Mr. Pruitt gave. Some of the missionaries make trouble by too much elc pending upon the :lvll power In appeals for their converts to their consuls under the treaties. Ibis would set aside the local magistrates, who v ould be irritated thereby, and become ucly against the missionaries for resorting to the con suls. This hss had much tn do with causing trie opposition to the missionaries, as representatives of the foreigners, and it Is the and foielgn feel ing that is deepest In China. "The foreigner must 1.0," they say in China, Just as Dennis Kear ney in California started the cry that "the Chinese must go" and that very thing is felt today in China, Mr. Pruitt savs, for the Chinese nrgue that if their people must leave America, the American people must leave China. This aggravates their deep, Inveterate hatred of ev er) thing foreign. The Intrusion ol Improvement', such as tele graphs and railroads, has made Immense troubl, too, because they are aguinst all the Chincc traditions Worse than all this, though, have been the aggressions Of foreign nations, rtussla and Kngland and Germany and France, and even Italy, taking foit after fort, slice alter rllce from China, until her people hare begun to hate every foreigner, for fear o wore jet to torn The new i of these things spreads rapidly all over the empire) now, Mr. I'rultt sajs, stirring up the people. Shanghai Is the center of China for the outIdc world, and in that lily are printed ervrnl Chinese dallj papers that go all over the empire In some way, single copies go ing tn towns and being read by Individuals there tn otbeis, who tell the news to others, so that the word spreads rapidly, nnd greatly dlstoited at thvt. Americans appear to he better con siJeied in respect to these matters than tho pcoplo cf other countries. Japan, Mr. 1'iultt thinks. Is true friend of Chins and honest to help that countr) as best for the good of liotli, bnause they must stand together as aialnst the western nations For this reason he believes that Japan's course in recent events Is sincere, and that her fender of her good oihces to nego tlate vvth the powers for price is meant to be he.ncctl) helpful. Now that Pekln has been entered bv the al lied troops and the legations md thoe under their prrtectlon rescued Mr and Mrs, Pruitt both think the rnl irlils In China his come. All depends upon the way that the powers treat with China I ut ovidentlj nellher of these oh servers cf lliinem1 conditions had great confi dence as tu the outcome. The reason for this was that the legations hive been so blind to the warnings cf trouble. For two years FnglUh- printed paperi hat a preached Just whit has come to pass, pointing out the resentment aroittcel by the agitators. The mlalonarles iptaklnir the lancuiEe mingled among the people and, talking with them, had observed the unrest and reported It to the proiier ipisrtcrs, but the torcljn minis ttni were out of touch with all this, knew noth ing of the lsnifuscj, and were persuaded by the I'lkln authorities that all wis pleasant and rate. Time has told how untruthful were these repr sentitlons, and the Chinese themselves, said MM, Prultt, express their opinion of the truthfulness of the Pekinese by the nickname they irtve cf the Oily Lips. Should these sweet speakers be listened to by the power too Intently, trouble may come of It, worse than what has hap pened: while to take the right course now will help thoroughly for a lonK time to corns. China has been Ritherlne arms together ever since the wir with Japan, the best of modern weapons In abundance, nnd his been drilling In modern fashion. Another dorlopmrnt atnee that time, but net known then, and rcmaikable toi lLs absence In that conflict, is Chinese pa trlotlrm, the care of the Chinese for their coun try because It Is their country. Tills was mi known lfore, and the Prnitla bear vrltnesa to It as do alt other closo observer of etcnts in China. The most marked evidenco of this Is In tho Doxers. This society Is eighty jcars old at least, and Is an outgrowth of those secret so iletles so common in that land. H has developed finally Into the form shown by IU present motto, that In four Chinese characters neatly says, ''that the foreigners must go, that China is for the Chlnrse." It means extermination of the white man on the soli of "The Illc Country," not from hostility to him so much as for his supposed hos tlllty to China. This Is a patriotic purpose, thoueh Ita manner of enforcement may be bar barous. 0 Another element that has come to China In these later days, of which both Mr. and Mrs. 1'ruht spoke with particular hopefulness, is the rerorm or progresslie movement, so marked two sears ago In the edicts of progress by the em peror, now about S5 years old, until he was sup pressed by the empress dowager or put aside somehow, lie beeaine inteiested in reading the ll.ble and In the achievements of other coun tries, lie cortrasted the example of Japan In its progrrsslieness and particularly admired as a model of what a ruler might do for his count r) l'eler the Great of Ku-tsia, lie had as confiden tial advlcers men of modem ideas and ol prog ress, who belicro that the best thing for China Is to keep Itself In line with the great world at large, and that thus the country can be kept Intact against all Invaders and can go for ward to greater things than it has ever known. Tho empress dowager, however, scattered, or killed, or exiled these men of progress, and it is not certain now that the emperor Is actually alive. If he Is, he is kert In his palace sur rounded by wives', and not free to act at all as he would, even If In his feeble health he cared to do so. The empress does not even need to be able to sign the state pipers that she prepares and puts forth in his name, for his name can be signed for him without his knowing it. In spito of what the empress dowager has done to Kmneror Kwang Ilsvi, even naming rrince Tuan's son as his successor, yet the progressive party Is not suppressed but is spreading, anu makes Kwang Hsu's restoration to full power its immediate purpose. Thus the Chinese them selves are divded, with the most patriotic and unselfish not fearing the foreigner, but courting his co-operation and believing in building up China in western wnvs against western aggress ion. Mr. and Sirs. Pruitt think well of China and her people from what they hare seen and it these elements can get control have high hopes for her future. NOTES ON POLITICS. An Incident occurred on a I-ackawanna train going Into New York the other day. Among tho occupants of the smoking apartment of a Pullman sleeper which bad tome through from Chicago were a prominent western manufacturer and a stump speaker employed by the llryan na tional committee, lhe former was a smalt man with one hand partially disabled; the latter a six-footer. They talked politics, at first cas ually and then with animation. Suddenly the llryan spell-binder started in to make one of his professional speeches. In the course of which he called President McKlnley a "cut-throat and murderer " That roiled the manufacturer. "I want jou to understand," he said, "that I am personally acquainted with William McKln ley; that I sen id alongsida him In the civil war snd have known him Intimately ever since; that a purer-minded citizen does not exist and that you will either apologize to these gentlemen for the libel you have Just uttered and take It back or I will throw you out of the car win dow." The Drvan spell-hinder flushed, twisted, and hemmed and hawed, but seeing that other man meant business ho finally stammered forth that he had not meant his words to be taken liter ally. Whereupon another occupant of the car arntee and said: "My friend, I, too, know William McKlnley and account him one of the noblest men I ever met. I see jou are given to hasty speech mak ing and to sajing things jou don't mean. Now I, also, have a weakness. There Is a nerve trouble In my shoulder which often compels me to strike out with my flat when greatly excited and coarse abuse of McKlnley produces Just the kind of ex eitement necessary to irritate tills tiouble. I would advise In the Interest of peace that we sep arate. I got into this car first and don't feel like vacating, fcupose jou go forward Into the next car" And the spell-binder withdrew. One of the gentlemen connected with the Michigan end of the Dr. Hand Condensed Milk company which organized In this city last week was Hon. W. Peach, of Lexington, Mich., pre siding judge in 1 common pleas circuit which includes threo counties situated In the "thumb" district of the state, north of Detroit. In the community which Judge Peach halls from the Democratic partv Is discerning enough to appro, elate the superiority of Republican rule, for when he last ran for the judgeship only four votes were cast against him, and this jear the Republican nominee for 6tate senator, Hon. A. E. Sleeper, treasurer of the new milk company, Is unop poed While In Seranton Judge Reach was asked by a Tribune man to givo his views upon the po litical situation In Michigan. He was especially asked If the Issue of "imperialism," so-called, had mule any inroads upon the Republican strength. "Not that I have heard or otpserved," he replied "In one corner of onr state there Is a settlement of Hollanders, ordinarily Republican, who this jear are somewhat disaffected on account of tho noer war That is the only disaffection I have heard of and it Is not likely tn survive the cam paign. Tour years ago the silver sentiment al most scared the life out of us by the manner in which, up to a few daj-s before the election, it threatened to disrupt tho Republican following. This j-ear there Is little or no sentiment for silver. I see no reason whatever why Michigan sbeuld not be accounted Republican by a laruer majority than In 1606. Then we had 66,000 plurality." "The story about an alleged misunderstanding over the selection of a jcounty ihalrman is with out basis or foundation in truth." Roderick Random. Here are the facts: A meeting of the Demo cratic candidates was held last week and at its conclusion two of the candidates assured The Tribune that Mr. Durkln had been chosen chair man. On Ihelr authority we announced his elec tion. Scarcely had the paper containing this an nouncement been delivered before certain other candidates rushed In to say that the subject of the chairmanship had not been eonsldried; that the) nost certainly had not assented to Mr. Parkin's seleitlon and that they regarded the annuoneement of his selection as a shrewd fac tional trick, attempted by Durkin's friends with a view to forestalling opposition. Perhaps to night's meeting will straighten tho matter out. Tho Times thinks "it goes without sajing" that the "unrest of labor" will ensue this year to the advantage of the Democratic ticket. Dem ocratic administration In lH and 1S!io cauied considerable unrest among labor; It threw nearly two million American worklngmen out of im plement nd compelled manj of them to sub sist at free soup houses and ether dispensaries of public 01 private charity. That should not "ensue to the advantage of the Democratic ticket." POLITICAL HOME THRUSTS. The Democratic orators are bring Instructed to use the soft pedal on the 16 to 1 plank of the Kinsss City platform, Thin do they apply the scuttlet policy to their own declaration of prin ciples. Chairman Jones of the national Democratlo committee, speaking ex-oltlclo, solves the Thlllp plno iuestton In t very few words. When asked the- question, "Can Mr. Rryan withdraw the troops from the Philippines Immediately It he la elected!" replied, "Why nott They were ordered to the Philippines. Why can't they be ordered back! They were taken In boats. Why cin't they Ik brought back In Iwatst" The senator teems to hare forgotten alt about the "atahte government" his party platform stands pledged to give tho Islands. It will be recalled that Mr. llryan wired his corgratulatlons to the lite Mr. Ooehel upon his "election" to the Kentucky governorship. He should hasten to felicitate the North Carolina ml shirts upon the disfranchisement of the negro voters of that state. JEFFERSON ON EXPANSION. From 1 Letter to President Madison, 1609. No Constitution was ever before so well cal culated as ours for extensive empire and self-government. ALWAYS DUST. You are Invited to our eleventh annual tale of school shoes. Lewis (&Re51!y Established 15S8. Wholesale and Retail. 114-116 Wyoming Ave. nerceream & Comeell JEWELERS Temporarily at 139 PENN AVE. CONTINUED TTs U.J11R Jewelry, Silverwear, EUc Hot iasMgedl Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. GiH00L H0ES MAIIE .iOijiJLJL A West Philadelphia watchman, 68 years of age, suffered from a bloating sensation. The doctors told him he had dyspepsia, but their prescriptions did him no good. Heat last gave up doctors and medicines in disgust, but was induced to try Rip. ans Tabulcs. After taking three boxes he writes, " I feel like myself again. I would not be without them, and recommend them to all my friends." ' vOOO-COOOOOOOOOOOOO Extraordinary Contest , Tie Scranton Tribune Offers Unusual Induce ments for Earnest Efforts on tne Part The Tribune aims 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. Dy 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 Tribune 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 they may succeed in winning for it All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Editor of tne 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. Scholarship In Wsomlmr Semi nary (4 years) including tui tion and board $1,000 Scholarship In Kejstone Acad emy (3 years) Including tui tion and hoard 5CI Schmer f--I! l'iano, including stool and scarf (on exhibltiou at J W. Guernsey's, 31i Washington avenue) 485 Course in Tiaso Itatructlon at Scranton Conservatory of Mu sic Columbia Ulcyclc, Chalnless, 1000 model (on exhibition at Oonrad Brothers', 213 Wyo ming avenue) Scholarship in Scranton Business College, commercial course... Scholirship la Scranton Business College, shorthand course .. Solid dole Watch, lad.v's or fen tleinan's (01, exhibition at F.u irene Schlmplt's, ;rt ijieka wanna avenue) Tele-l'hoto Cycle Poto D. Cam 75 CO S 0 era, 4sS (on exhibition at the CriCin Art company, 200 Wyoming avenue) 40 Lsdy'a Solid Gold Watch, or 10. (lentleuian's Polld silver Watch (on exhibition at Ilu gene Schlmpfl'e, 317 Lacka wanna avenue) 30 $2,439 Each contestant falling to secure one of these special rewards will be civ en ten (10) per cent, of nil the money lie or she turns In. OOCXKX00000 66Doo9t Swear 99 If you haven't tho proper office sup. plies. Come In and give us a trial. Wo have the largest and most com plete line of ofllce supplies In North eastern Pennsylvania. If It's a good thing, we have It. Wo make a specialty of visiting cards and monogram stationery. Rey molds Bros Stationers find Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. r for lAift ftt wnna UlfAi tlntdnwn 9 KlPiM rnmrat. t for Ave ce&U. fccD BClIS, , -w ,OUR I 00000000000000000 RULES OF THE CONTEST The special rewards will be civ en to the persons securing the largest number cf points. Points will In credited to contestants securing new subscribers to the Scranton Tribune as follows: Points. One Months' Subscription. ..$ .50 1 Three Months' Subscription.. 125 3 Fi Months' Subscription.... 2 60 fl Ons Year's Subscription .... 5.00 12 The contestant lrlth the highest num ber of points will be given a choice from the list of special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number of points will be given 1 choice of the re mslnlng rewards, und so on through tho list. Kach contestant falling to secjre a special reward will be given 10 per cent. of all money he or she turns In. All ml, rip tions must be paid In ad vance. 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 lias once been given. All suUcrlptions, and the rash to pay for same, must he handed in at The Tribune otBce within the week In which they are secured, so that papers may be sent to the subscribers st once, Subscriptions must be wrltt-n on blinks, which can he secured at The Tribuno office ,or will be sent by mail. The contest will close promptly at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, 1000. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FINLEY For late summer or early Autumn wear, we are showing a very complete line of New Plaid and Stripe Back Suitings suit able for Rainy Day, G- o 1 f, or Bicycle Skirts, including the popular Greys, Tans, Blues and Blacka New line" of cheviots, both plain and hairline, in Ox ford Light Grey, Blue B- own, 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 cost price; and there is still a fairly good assort' ment to pick from, 510-512 LMAWAHHA AVENUE V J
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