w VmTJT" -spcv f TyWlHWW'rWIW :nr. A"ffWft w THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1900. a " -wrrm. tS..UIl..i.,.. TV.!!. t'.AAmt GnnillV. llT The Trill- une Publishing: Compati, t 1'IHy Cents a Month. MVY S. HICHAM', Miter. O F. UYXIli:i:, HtiMnnw Manager. New York Offlce: 150 Xg-ju St. Sole Agent (or foreign Advertising. Entered at Hie t'osteflloe at Scranton, ra., Second lias .situ .Matter. Wlen space will permit, The Tribune Is nlwaM Ktail to rlnt short litters from IU friend hear lmr on current topics, lmr Its rule I tint tliise mint l.o signed, (or publication, by ,""" e iral name: and tho condition precedent ae. ccptirce Is tliat nil contrlliutlons idiall le subject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. SCUANTON, SnPTKMHmt 1, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Nntlonnl. rrfiMnt-Vir.T.i AM McKINM'V. Vfct-lTtalclciit-TIIKODUKK IlO0CT TXT. Stnte. ConarFme not-I ar?f O.M.tlII A A. GROW, ilUlir.Kl II. n'l.Hiinerie. Auditor Cencral-E. I). llAKDr.XBElial!. County. ConaTcss-TVTi.tT M COVNKi.Ii. Jndgr orORUi: M. MAI SOX. Sheriff-JOHN II. H'M.OWS. Treasurer-.). A. SCISANTOV. Ihitrlct Attorney WIXIAM II. LEWIS. I'rothonotarj JOHN rol'l.l.AND. Clerk ot Courta THOMAS I'. 1ANII".LS. Itccordcr ot Deeds i:MH IIONN. Ileslitcr of Wills W. K. HICK. Jury ComniisjIoner-IUiWAItl) H. STUItOr.S. Legislature. First District THOMAS .T. Ttr.VXOI.nS. Second District .IcHIN Si lll.UKll. .III. Third District KIIWAIU) JAMI.S, JU. Fourth. Di.lrict-I A. I'lIlI.lHN. The resignation by 13. G. Itussell of trie general superintendent?!' of the Delaware, Tjackawanna and Western Kallroad company Is less of a surprise to those acquainted with the com pany's affairs than to tho outside pub lic Ills successor, Sir. Clarke, lias ex cellent recommendations and Is re puted to bo a man of his word. Ridiculous." Tho ncpubllrin newspapers are now finding ex cuse for the conquest of tho Philippines and ex pansion of our rountry In present direction, In tho ptirchaso and annexntlon of the Louisiina purchaso under tint piod old Democrat, Thomas Jefferson. There Is no comparison wh.it ever between expansion of territory in the Louis iana purchase and the Philippine conquest. Louisiana was a contiguous tirritory, entering a uild, unpeopled nnd unbroken stretch of contin ental teirltory. Acquisition ot it did not run templtte the subjection of an alien people to an tocrotto rule. On the djy that territory nine into the possession cf the t'nlted States it en tered upon Its destiny os n I md of liberty and of free, populir, constitutional goternimnt. There is no llimocrat who Is opposed to cxpnn rion of tho Jefferson i in hind. Jifforson sought to expand, and he did, ns a matter of fact, ex pand, tho republic. lie did not propose to form an outljing eolonv to be governed as a satrap-, The comparison between the Loulslint pnrrlnse and the Philippine pun-huso Is ridicu lous. The Time '. LET VS Snn how ridiculous this) comparison Is. The en tire facts in tho caso were piesented by Hon. William Dudley Foulkc In an article printed on this page In Tho Tilbune of Aug. 21. For the benefit of any who may not have read this instructive contribution we now recapitulate) some of its sali ent facts: Tim Louisiana put chase cost $15,000, 000; for tho Philippines Spain received $l!0.noo.OOO. Fifteen millions In Jeffer son's time meant a. good deal more than J20.000.000 raenn today. New Orleans then had 7,000 inhabit ants, mostly French, Creoles and half breeds. Not one of them was asked to give his consent to the transfer. The first government provided for tho Louisiana purchase put the. ap pointment of all ofllcers in tho hands of the president, without reference to tho senate. Ho had absolute and un limited power. No emperor ever had a greater. Later the purchase was divided Into two districts, tho southern district known ns tho Territory of Oilcans; A territorial government was established, In the formation of which tho Inhabit ants had no sharo whatever. The gov ernor, secretary, legislative council and Judicial officers nil were appointed by tho president. Jefferson, in December, 1S03, declared tho natives to bo "as In capable ot self-government as chil dren;" hence be governed them ns lie Klnley is governing the Filipinos, lead ing them up, btep by step, to self government, ns fast ns they showed fitness for it- Tho only dlffetence is that in both Porto Ulco and the Phil ippines larger liberties ate accorded to tho natives than were accorded under Jefferson's scheme. As Mr. Foulko well says: Uvery essential hit for which the present ad ministration is ilinmim, d, short ot ailuil war, ixisiul In New Orleans In len.1 and l'-ui, iimhr tlie adminl.tr itlnn of the millior of the llccliru tun of Indcpinilintf. 'lhe Inhabitants cf New Oihin-i win, iiidiid, ton wial, to rilst b.t force of arms. They might him done itni that if Purr's con-pir.uj hid not primitunly inllap-ed Ibie ttjs n gntcimmiit without tho cnti-uu of the gotirnid; a title inntijol to us bj Frame otir tcnltory of whldi Prince had not hem in KMslon fur trter forty jeir. Here was the rule of mwly m quired ttiritory us a colony imperial rule autuiutlc iiile not our Tagals ml Nigrum, but iir Caucasians and agiiiM ihdr will. It U true the Hpu1atluii was not io lsrgo as that of the Philippines, but the criiiih of the administration aio (Hmiu-Iiu- this tjuitlim as uutti r of principle, and It is ju.-t . 1 .id in rlnrlile to rule fill) thoiiviml piople without t hi ir inn-ent as It Is til rule ten mil iums Iho tenltnrlal gntirument of Louisiana wis teiniorary, thougli pait of that tinltort, Oklihoiua, is not tit admitted to the I'lilon, and uuotlur pirl the Indian territory will per liijs neter bo mi .tiimittid. Tlie goternnicnt ot I'm to ltlco Is alsn ttinponrj u is iun tho K'iMimniiit ttlilili e slnll t t .il.l ili in the 1'liil ippimj, and tlie llepubllian phtforin protulx-a tint the laigesl nuaurc of elf-got criiment con KMmt with the ttilftrc ot the piople shall be alhitteil Hum. Whctlur at any time hereafter thc.t shall bo ailiuittiil to full statehood Is fur fiiluio cnii-ldiralloii. It Is Jmt as wumg In prin ciple to rule pmple ttlthout t lit Ir Con-int for ine yiar, or for the jiars, ns It is for a hundred ji irs, If, theuforc, the wrung of imptr'atbni lia been Introduced Into our free gouumicnt, it Ins In c ii dune not by William MiKinle.t, in the tear I'M), but bj Thiimas JclTcrnon, the Idol of the Hiiniicratic pally, In 1M1. It 1 the author pf the Hiclaration of Independence ttho was the St.t imperialist, the fir.t emperor of our "colo nial" domain. It Is tnie that the Philippine.! are further off tlun LouWana, though we can luniniuiilcate with them more quickly tliau Tjmmas JilTcrson could with Ne Orleans. It Is true lhe I'acltlc ocean 1 wider than the Mississippi liter, though it li hardly mqic iliitiiult to reach Manila than it was for our ancestors to penetrate the vast phlns lie)ond the Father of Waters. Hut in determin ing the great world emcMlons that Ho before lis, the powcMlon of the Philippines may be as tin portant to the American people hereafter as the poseulon of Louisiana was In determining the question ot prcilcmiliunce; upon the Ainirlun cuutuit'iit. Vlint Is "ridiculous" In this matter Is tho endeavor of the Dcmocrntn to mike It nppcnr thnt the present ad ministration rontomplntes the enslave ment find spoliation of the Filipinos. Not a mnn ot them really believer It. It li fale that the editor of tho Timel "tried Inctfcctiiillv to squelch" the free coinage of sil ver at the Kansas City contention. He oted for the Insertion of the plank, loth In the atnle eMe Ration and In the contention. The Times. lleniembcrlnrr how earnestly, early In ISM, the editor of tho Times had ad vocated tho Rold standard, we sup posed of course he opposed tho fiee silver plank iilonp with the majority of the Pennsylvania delegation at Kansas City. His statement to tho contrary shows wc were in error. A9 n supporter of free silver at Kansas City, Mr. Lynett, since his return to Pcranton, shows an unpaternal anti pathy townrd his own political off spring. Our Export Trade. T Iin nXFOUTATION ot man ufactures continues to form the most striking feature of our rapidly expanding cotn A year ago the record of a dollars a day for every busi merco. million ness day In tho month was considered a phenomenal ono; now a record of a million dollars a day for every day in tho month, Including Sundays and holidays, is the ordinary every-month affair. Kven In July, which is usuullv a dull month In exporting, the tot'il exports of manufactures were $34,u4",flt2 and formed over 33 of the total ox ports of tho month, whllo for tho seven months ending with July, the total ex ports of manufactutes were ?26S.309,1SC. forming 33.CG of the total exports during that period. In 1SC0, exports of manufactures formed 12 of the total exportatlons; in 1S70, 15; In 1SS0, 12: in 1SD0, 17.8; In 1695, 23; In 1S99, 2S; in the 7 months of tha calendar year 1900, 33.6G, and in the month of July, 1900, 35.05. In 1800, the exports of manufactures averace-1 3,4 millions per month; In 1870, tlmy were a little over 5 millions per month: in 1SS0, they were less than 10 millions per month: In 1S90, they were 12V4 millions per month; In 1899, they wete 2S millions per month, and In tho fiscal year 1900, 3G million dollors per month. This rnpld growth In the exportation of manufactures Is particularly grati fying when compared with that of other nations which have heretofore chiefly supplied the world's markets In manufactured goods. In I860, our total expoits of manufactures were but $40 34!i,S92; In that year those of the United Kingdom were $G13,35S,2C2; by 1S70 our own exports of manufactutes bad In creased to $GS,279,764, and those of tho United Kingdom were $900,lCS,2:i; In 1SS0, exports of manufactures from the United States were $102,859,015, and those from tho United Kingdom were $970,CS1,400; In 1S90, exports ot manu factures from the United States wete ?15l,102,37C, and those from the United Kingdom wete $1,0S9,155,7S7; in 1900, exports of manufactutes from tho United States had reached $132,2S4,33C, while those from the United Kingdom in 1S99, the latest avaliuble year, were practically the s.imo s In 1S90, being $l,092,r,G3,072. Thus it 111 bo seen that our exports of manuf.kVtures are now ten times as much as in 1SG0, whllo those of tho United Kingdom are but V,i times as much as in 1SG0. The growth of the American export trade Is the most significant f.ict In the buslnes affairs of the world. Can tho country afford to take political chances liable to affect disastrously Its continuance? Tho United States contributed lib. orally In assisting down-trodden Cuba to throw olf tho yoke of Spain; tho United States paid $.'0,000,000 for the Philippine Islands and Is spending millions more In the endeavor to re store order In that far off land and up lift its people; but what Is tho United States going to do for the negro at homo who Is being disfranchised, mnl treated and driven by blind prejudice from nearly every occupation whereby a man may earn an honorable living? The Race Problem. T" HH EMINENTLY philosoph ical opinion is propounded by that most Interesting American, Colonel Henry Wntterson, apropos of anti-negro riots in New York and Akron, thnt "there is a deal of human nature abroad In tlie land. The race question," he adds, "is In good tiuth a serious question. It involves a problem the solution of which the wisest have not been able to compass, the end of which the most sagacious cannot see. Those who know most about It discard all theorizing and throw themselves back upon a simple, childlike faith in (Sod, who can lalso up as Ho has cast down and who doeth till things well." Faith In the Lord la a beautiful at tribute of well-developed manhood, but faith without works Is dead. With to. gard to tho negro, and especially with reference to the Improvement of him as a factor now nnd herenfter to be reckoned with In American society, how do tlie people of tho North nnd the people of the South compare? Wo nsk tho question in no sectional spirit nor as tho Pharisee would, being duly conscious of northern shortcomings-, but In the pursuit of truth. Only the other day In a New Or leans letter In the New York Run we read: "There nre two factions In tho South on tho negio question. Ono be lieves that tho negro race will be ele vated by education, nnd tho South be niUanced by tenchlng nnd Improving tho negio. The other still chcilshes tho ptlnclple of tho ante-bellum slave cole, which made It a felony to teach a negro to read and wilte without the pet mission of the master, nnd Is op posed to giving the negro nny edu cation whatever, on tho ground that It ruins him as a field hand and gives him a false idea of his position In soci ety. While not advocntlng the denial of nil education to the negro, this fac tion proposes what Is tantamount to It, namely, that the money paid Into tho stato trcaeuiy by white property owners shall bo devoted to the support of the white schools, while that de rived from negro taxes shall be em ployed In the negro schools. As tho latter amount would be only $10,000 or I m.QOQ a year, In Louisiana, It would close every negro school In the state except one In New Orleans. Tho fac tion that believes in negro education has been in n large majority hereto fore, nnd all propositions ns to tho closing of colored schools have been voted down. There Is reason to fear that the recent race troubles havo given strength to the reactionaries, nnd have Increnscd tho number ot whites who believe that education has n demoralizing Influence on tho negro." Tho samo article quotes ex-Chief Justice Campbell, of Mississippi, ns having expressed pretty nearly the samo nonchalant philosophical dictum uttered by Colonel Wnttcrson and as adding thereto this supplementary opinion, which the colonel no doubt would not corn to endorse: The negro 'learn a grett many things at school which unfit him for his ordinary and necessary condition, which make him unhappy and whlih fill him with desires Impossible of realisation. IMucatlon among the ran- is a great provocation of discontent. It is true that the education gltcn the negro does nirt amount to much and discontent seems to be the only resuilt from It. lie learns enough to read Incendiary literature like the negro Charles In New Orletns and then he Is ripe for dlsturbince. The negro should have remained In Ignonnee. Tlie methods now used to solte the negfo problem (bv educttlon) will make that problem a feirfnl one. The ne groes are getting further and further away from the tery basis upon which fhey can remain peaccibly in this countrj, a distinct recognition of tho rachl superiority of the wnltes. This gltes the only assurance ot birmony between the two races. "In the meantime, In New Orleans," adds the Sun correspondent, "tho school board has decided to make a radical change in the education of negro youth. From this time for ward, all grammar schools for negro children will be abolished, and the edu cation furnished tho negroes In tho public schools will be restricted to the primary grades. In place of higher or grammar school Instruction, a course of manual training will be Intro duced." We are not prepared to dispute the wisdom of tho substitution for the Illiterate negro ns he appears In tho South of manual In place of academic training. It has many arguments In Its favor. Many of the wisest negroes concur In It. Uooker T. Washington especially indorses it nnd his opinion carries enormous weight. Hut the question presents Itself, If the negro Is to be educated manually because the whites view him with contempt in any other than on industrial relation as a hewer of wood and a drawer of water what will be the result when he comes Into Industrial competition with the whites; when labor unions will nsk for legal protection against his competitive labor and the samo hue nnd ery which has effected his disfranchisement will be raised to ef fect his ejection from tlie avenues of physical toll? Tho North has Its flashes of violence but the motive Is not race hatred. There Is no hatred ot the negro nor fear ot the nogro in tho North. North cm people do not demand that the negio shall keep away from school lest ho become discontented. If this, argument were to bo applied logically and completely, It would do away with popular education. It is essentially im pel ialistlc and undemocratic. M The Tribune in Its crcilltible and populir sup port of an iudcpcmhnt mil rillroid to tide water, his told its leaders if the inmtlcp of the nnthiaiite railioids, in chirgirg inditluuil coil operators noiliitint tolls and tiklng the imjnr portion of the profits of mining and stopping tne silo of millions of tons of anthraiite coil an nil lilt- hj pretenllng competition, In the sale of coal in the llnston. New York and other markets at rcisonihle figuies. That the btilldlnr and lompetitlon bt the proposed netv line would prctent dlscrimimtion and Inlustlce. The nib louls of the countrj, that enter, or piss through etery stite in the t'nion, hue a mutual under, standing, one as binding as before the Sherman anti-trust law- was pav-ed. The Times. It was to reach and bieak up Jut such "mutual undeistnndlngs" that lhe Judiciary committee of the present congress on June 1 last brought before thilt body a Joint resolution providing for n constitutional amendment which should give congress power to regu late trusts or combinations wherever found. This failed of adoption because the Democrats would not support It, Tho Republican majority did Its part but tho Democrats dunked. Yet they have tho hardihood to contend that tho Republican party is dominated by trusts. Professor Coles announces high flood days for September. Is evidently to be tho banner for orators. twenty This month It begins to look ns though Now Yoik would be obliged to turn tlw Dewey Arch over to Thice Oaks, Mich. As tho Ice season Is neaily ended Mr. Croker fls that it will soon bo safe to talk against tt lists. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJaccbus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astiolabe cast: 1 13 a. in., for Saturday, Sept. I, 1000. . S E& A child born on this day will notice tint tho dollar that is alwats kept In cue's pocket seldom does anv thing but Jingle. Authorship Is not a partlculirly elangerous ship to sail in, but it is generally a slow craft when one is on a toyage to a golden goal. If some people only knew who little they know other people would not have the opportunity of finding It out. It in't the coat that makes the man these da). It's the slilit waist. The man of high and original ideas Is seldom recognized until after death. The inaM.ot of one man Is Habits to bo the hoodoo of another. BY THE SEA. Here, where In peace tho mighty ocean rolls, (Map!) As 'twere alive with grandeur ot great souls, (Map! Map!) Where, far away, the dreaming sapphire sky (Map! WIT!) Doth bend to kiss the waits which limpid He. (Slap! Mop! Map!) Hero care Is blottrd out by rlih content (Map.) And drowsy day with dewy eve is blent. (hlapl Map!) Here Peace, In all her calm serenity, (Outhl Flap!) Doth smile upon the bosom of the tea, (flee whit!) Here, where the surf Is sighing out Its song, (blapl) While happy fancies Into being tnrong, (Wool Ovt.tvl Slap!) Conici smillns night with all her twinkling irevv (ItlfU Slapl) (Drat tint mosquito! He has run me throughl) (SLAP I) Baltimore American. Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs XIII. BUSINESS MEN AB CIVIC REFORMERS -THE WORK OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MER CHANTS' ASSOCIATION. FiailflATIVr.LV speaking, six years ago tho rlty of San l'raticlsco win a flounder ing around in as dirty and miry a politi cal muck heap os could be found In the Unite 1 Slates. Kseept lor tha outward signs of elvlllMllou, as shown In the public build ings, beautiful resldrnces and attempt nt pub lic Improtements, It would require no great stretch of the Imagination to fancy oneself back in the days ot 'ii, when hn and order were it the low ebb. Politics dirty politics controlled all func tions of the city adininltritlon. Consequently the police, fire and other elcpirtments were run to suit the scaly side of the population. Oitnb lers lielel high carnival, the rum-seller dlsicgirdcd tho law, the streets were filthy, poorly pittd, lighted nnd cared fur, and the public treasury was, to all appoirances, created only for the "casv boss," and to be looted by the gang, "It's a long lane thit has no turn." Mtny citizens of San I'ranclsco thought there was no change In store for them. Hut, with nn aroused public sentiment some of the more hopeful felt the turning point would be reached. And so, forty-seven who were of one mind In the matter funded themseltea together In an orgmlzatlon named the Mrtchints' association, whose object wis to better the cltle conditions In that city. Tho outlook was so discouraging that the most snngulne among the charier members would searedi- hive Imagined tho membership would oter nacli 1,000. Yet toihv there nro 1,220 firms enrolled as active members of the association, making it, numerically, the largest commercial organisation In the world This remarkablv rapid Inirease of membership affords gratlfting proof thit the association has (lie confidence and support of the community. Strength of numbers has proven to be an Irre sistible force In suppressing the vice, crime and misrule which hid held undisputed sway for so s lent; a time. During the last four years municipal affairs In "in Krinclsco Kite undergone many striking changes. 'Iho public highways are better clean ed, pived, sprinkled and lighted. The raids on the public treisury bate been discontinued. A complete tratisformUion has taken place in the cltv administration. An obsolete, elefectlte code of local laws has been supplanted by a modern, progressite charter. This metamoi phosls has come none too soon to fit the cltt of thn Oolden Catc to pioperly handle the gnalrr commercial interests f the Pacific coast, which recent national etenls will make Inet liable. To the undaunted efforts of the Merchants' association may Justlj be ascribed the prelimi nary steps that led to the creation and adoption of the new charter. The first fiscal jctr of Its operation has Just been rounded out, and to the em lent satisfaction of its builders. An or ganic, law Is not created for n ehy. It exUts often, with minor changts, for a generation. No fair opinion, theiefore, cin be giten .is jet upon the pleasing results fi Mowing its adoption. 'Ibe leal test, and the l.i'tltig benefits will come with time, when Its weakness and stretulli will be retetled. Ilaed, as it Is, upon the three eardiiul principles of citll sort lee, economli.il administration and home rule, the present form of gotcrnmont cin neter lapse Into tlie old state. "City goternment Is business, no polities "' "Citll serticc is the bils of citlo progress" 1'pon these two fundamental doctrines the as-o. ciltion rested Its case in f.uor of the meilt s.tsrem in the ndminlstrition of munielpil affairs. The kesnote of tho Mn Trinci-co Hurler is the article upon citll seniee It is the corncitone of the entire structure. Without tho merit st tern to control the appointment, promotion and rcmot li of public rniplntc, the main purpo-.c ol the charter would be defeated and tlie whole instrument would fall tr pieces. The incuibcr ship Is a tirit In Its delennlnition that the pre tlslons toucliliii; this matter shall lie faithful!) executed. The work of the eitil sertlce commK-don, which was created bt' tlie new cbirtcr, bis I n conscientiously performed nnd the rtiiltt lute been satisfactory to tlie most critical. No paitt or faction has been fatored. The charter protisiuns for such a commission were so elilTeient from tho-e in use in ant other citv that pioneer work wis performed b.t lie' commissioners in "tolling the rules, regnlitloi.s and criminations which should be emplojcd in tlie detail woiklng of the commission. The'-e we're all caiefiillv gone oter by the e lilef of tin I'nlted "tites civil service cniinnlxvlon, who un hesltntingly pronounced them models of their kind, and frinkly confessed tint he obtained some new ideas therefrom, which could be u-ed to impioie the sjtem emplojed by the I'cileril government. The ehsalned divisions arc sIt, coloring cleri cal, mechanical, custodial, engineering, medical and police sertlce. Tho number ef applications received for each division nnd sub illiMon, during th first six months of the fiscal veir, was as follows: Division A. Clerical service: Copjlsts, ST3; stenographer and tvpewriters, W): onllnirv clerk, f'fl; bookkeepers, .in, experienced clerks, lid; register clerks, 45; court room clerks, .11, ofhoe deputies, 00; secretaries, S. Division 11 Mechanical service: Sewer clean ers, US; bricklayers, 30; rammers and pivers, 'd, tinners, 10; plumbers, 40; plasterers, l'i; pilot ers, flV, masons, j; machinists, 0; cabinet tnik ers. 3; cirpentrrs. 111. Division (' fusfndlil service: Janitors, 37. elevntor men, 20; messengers, 21; hostlers and teamsters, Ola; matrons, 21; storekeepers, 0; com mbsiries, 3; foremen, 75; Inspectors, SI; super intendents, 8 Division I) fnzlneerlng service: Hodmen, 0, clnlnmen, S; linemen, S; repairers, 1; diitls men, li; architects nnd surveyors, S; tehgiaph inspectors, 1; telegriph operators, f; steim en gineers, 20; ileetrleil engineers, 17; civil engi neers, 1 , mcohinical engineers, 1. Division r -Medical ten ice: lleilth ofhoe rs, 2; sanitary In'reetois, 4,1; ho-pltil implotcs. It, ambulance utti nJ.itits and nurses, II; phii ma cists, 1 . Division F. Police senlci: tfinnls, tl; watch men, r.l; van driicrs, 17; jillors, II; bailiffs, 21, policemen, IP1-. Miscellaneous, 10; total, 3,531; laborers, 2,00't, gra-ul tot it, fi.ltl. Thus fir tlie examination have been conduct oil by the Irani. The result is tliown in the following talle: 4 . v z s examination, 5 !-:? 1 & Z -2 C" ?. ropjlft I 5T5J 4ii) 1SI ITiTl "?sTf !.b Setter cleaner .. 1 115 (il 21 l.Si- II Stoi,op.-tt.po ... 52 30 10 201.1.151 5 Court stenog. . . s 7 .1 2 2S 57 4 Oidinary clerk .. Cm. IM 11 2Sb f.5.13 t Totals fl.IIOH.07ll ll-l m, 17 40 111 Ovvliu to tho vigorous campaign conducted b) the association the city no longer has to bear the merited reproa:li of Ylltors and strangirs that the condition of the stieets is dlsgueiful to n metiopolilan community. On tlie eon trary the continuel Improvement In sweeping nnd cleaning the itihllc streets clblts frequent commendation. The dirt) thoroughfare, so in splcuous a few jears ago, nre now compiiatltilt clcin. Moreoter, the uniform nnd stMinutic sprinkling of the sticets, also conduettel hi the elty upon the plans and spec libations of the ns soclation. Is soiling the vexed chut problem and will relieve the intrchints from the uns.itisf.ii torv method of spi nkling at their uwn expense Marked Improvements In pavements hate also been effected. The obsoleto cobble Is disappearing Under the district (Ian inaugurated b.t the asso ciation, modern pavements will soon be tho nilo on nil the principal street The dangerous ilUgurcment of poles and wires is rapidly vanishing under the cffoilite municipal oidinance prepared ly the association. When compared vith similar organisation in other cities) there j no federation of business men which has beei so fruitful of good results as that ot the Mm limits' Association ol (-an Francisco. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Tlie Transvaal coiimltlees Amstcidam receive nun voung mm who want to they can get free tnnpcn. but there are no luiils for In Ilrutsels and plliallona fioni in lhe army If io South Africa, ii a purpose. It i but a shoit time since Verdi founded nla noble asvlum for axnl und invalid musicians mil coinpo.cia , Milan corie.pnn.lc'it sava that the maeslro )i n further endowed the asy lum by making over to It nil the lovallie due to Mm upon his music during Un lifetime and 1so tha greater parts of the profit) alter hts death. In opening a Cuban orphans' fair In New York recently the procession was headed by eighty Japanese, Including a woman and two girls In Jlnrlklshas. The midden Increase In the Jap anese population ol thit country is a notable ill omittance. Ouesses on the population of the United Kates returned by the twelfth census range all the way from 70,000,000 to 100,000,XO. The treasury department figures the per capita cir culation of money on the estimate of J7,UOO,OUO ot population. Coal has been selling In ustrla at M0 a ton, and some of the fierman schools have leen closed for lack of fuel. P.xporta of Amerl.an coal to Kurepe are becoming common, An ftig. llsh syndicate 1 said to hate contracted for 2,(X)0,fl00 tons of Alabama coal to be foivtaidd by way of New Orleans, ALWAYS BUSY. You are Invited to our eleventh annual sale ol school shoes. Lew5&ReI!!y Kstablished 1SSS. Wholesale and Retail. H4-116 Wyoming Ave. & Comeell JJEWJELEtS Temporarily ut 139 PENN AVE CONTINUED And -Bargains ii Jewelry, Silverwear, Etc Net iamaeo! Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. GH00L JjHOES " r A " STOP WV The time to stop disease i before it really gets started. Then it is. easv. Almost all disease starts in the stomach. A little trouble planted th- e will spread its branches all over the body. Indigestion draRS behind it a lenRthcning chain of disease. Indigestion makes impure blood, it males assimila tion poor, makes the body weak, causes loss of flesh, and makes a hundred openings for disease to enter. Stop indigestion and jou stop the rest. Go to the root of the trouble and you soon kill the branches. Keep the digestion in good order and you may laugh tn the face of sickness. RIPANS Tabules are for the digestive organs for stomach, liver and bowels. They stimulate the appetite, help diges tion and assimilation of food, keep all the organs healthily active. They cure indigestion that means biliousness, sour stomach, flatulence, head, ache, bad blood, bad complexion, pimples, erup tions, constipation and half a hundred other things that arise from the one cause. They cure the cause the rest is easy. One Tabule is a dose one gives relief. It should be taken at meal times, at bd time, or whenever a premonition of a need of it is felt. You'll feel better, and quickly too. (OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Extraordinary , Contest The Scranton Tribune Offers Unusual Induce ments for Earnest Efforts on tike of Active Young Persons The Tribune nims 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 seel the co-operation of ambitious, intelligent young men and women, and to gain their help have pint into exe cution a plan that will interest every one. Wc are going to give scholarships and other speci.nl 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 Ttibune 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 tea 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 willl 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. 1. Scholarship In Wjomlnir Semi nar (I jejrsl iiicludin:; tui tion ami ho nd ?1,000 2. Scholarship in Kevstono Aejd- einv- (1 vcars), tncludmtr tui tion and I o.ird SCI 3. Sc St Inner f II l'lano, Incl.idlnK Mool and soar! (on exhibition at I V. f!iiernse.v's. Sit Washington avenue) Couise In l'lano Iixirmtli u at Seranton Conservatory of .tu-isic- Cnli'tnlilt lllcjcle, h ilnievs, l'Jil model (m exhibition at t'onrail llrotliers', 2H Wjo luinz avenue) ''ehohirshlp in "-erantou llusiiics I'olieu'e, coinmerrlal courMO... Scliol irsiilp in vrauton lluslne-9 College, shorthand com, ., Solid Uohl Watch, lalv's or pen I Ionian's (oi. exhibition at I'll- no .vhlmplT's, :.17 l.jcl.i wanna avemn) Teh I'lmtri ( i I., l'oco II C.un eia, 4"i (on exhlb'Hon at the (Irli'm rt eotnpanj, 2if) VA..W milt.- .iviiiuel Ladv's s,I ;ld Watel., or (iiiithiinn's MlM Mlver Watch (on exhihlllni at llu (.cue hrlilirrifl'ii, JIT l.ael.J vvanui avenue) 4S3 CO to 10. 2.l!0 Karh co-trstant falllnz to seeure ono of iltisf spci i il it winds will lx c-tven In. (ID) ni tint of jll tie money he or hc turns in w OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO C.CD BLISS OUR m'y , Mm.J'., cja.Ms"l-" - - a r vv-.Xi. --.ws..' -v t - "Ooirrt ,99 weair If you haven't tlu ptoper ofllce sup. piles. Come In mid five s a trial. We have tho laigcst .nul moat com. pleto line of ofllce supplies In North eastern Fennsjlwinlti. If It's a Rood thliiff, wo have it. Wo make a specially of visiting cards and nionosLuu btatlonciy. ReyiraoldsBiros Stationers and Kngravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. 000000000000s00 RULES OF THE CONTEST The special reward will t given to the persons securing tlie largest number of points. Points will bo credited to contestants sccurltiK new subscribers to the fccranton 'tilbune os follows: Tolnts. One Months' Subscription.. .50 1 TIiifp Months' Snbsi notion.. 1.25 3 Six Months' (subscription.... 2.50 (1 Ore l car's Subscription .... 6.00 12 Iho rontistant with the highest num. bor of points will be given a choice from tho list of special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number of poinds will be given a choice of the re maining rewards, and so on through tho list. T.ach contestant falling to secure a ppeclal reward will be given 10 rr cent, of all monev he or the turns in. All subscriptions must be paid In ad vance. Only new subscribers will be counted. Hencwals bv persons already on out subscription list will not be credited. No transfers can be made after credit has once been given. All kiibscrlptions, nnd the cash to pay for same, must be handed In at The Tribune office within tlie week In which they are secured, so that papers may be sent to tlie subscribers at once. Subscriptions must be written on ManVcs, which cm he secured at lhe Tribuno othYe ,or will he sent by mall. lhe contest will clone promptly at 3 o'clock Saturday evening, September 29, I'm OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ikh4 Good 'Myers Will find our new line oC Fall Cheviots, Camel's Hair, Pebble Cheviots, Vicunas, Whipcords, Armures, etc., etc., worth looking over styles and price being cor rect. These in black only Broadcloths, Venetians, Plaid aud Stripe Back Cheviots, in. a full range of colors and black. A new cloth which we now iutroduce, and which being thoroughly shrunk and spot less, will prove an excellent cloth for hard wear; in a good range of colors, including Silver and Oxford GreySt Brown, Blue, Etc. All the new numbers in our "Guaranteed Black Taffeta" from 19-inch to 27-inch wide at lower prices than ever, to open, the season. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE- EO MNN Early Dress
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