THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1900. 3 published Daily. I'vrpt Biini1ay.br TIip Trib une rubiitiiiiiK comrmiy. t nny C"lls Monlh 1.1VV 11ICII.VI".r. Keillor O K UYMIi:i:. Iliislruii Manager. .Sew Virk Onic: 1M Nassau . ANn, Pole Accnt lor VcrciRti Advertising. Kntrnil at Hip l'ftolnco at Scr'nton, bccoi'd Class Mail Matter. Pa,, as lcn sps will permit. 1 he Tribune l glad lo prl ' slioil bttirs from its filcf.ds car lug un umint tildes, but Iti rub? lj tlut tl te must be sinned, for publication, by y1 ' "J led name at-: tin- i-nmlltlon precedent o ao feplarco I- tla all cctitributlons shall Lo suojeel to cdllerlal revision. TENPAGES. PrilANTON, PIU'TKMUnit 28, 1000. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Nntiouni. I'resldcnt-WIU.IAM MoKINIXY. icc-i'rcai dtnt-1 IlLODOlli: HUUsIA -!.". State. romrrcssrnrnat-Iaree-llAi.USitA A. dlluW, KOIII'RT It. I (i:illli:illll. . Auditor (lcncral-E. 11. HAHIll'.NnnUOlI. County. Oonarosa-WIM.l M COSNT.t.t.. Jii'lu-Gl.dlKli: M WA'lhOX. MunlT U'lIN II. I r.M)VS. 'Ir.-..,irrr-.l. A. K'lllMOV. 1'i.t'b-t Atlomcv-vUl.t.UU 11 LEWIS. I'r tin Mildly -.H1IIN ( Ol'I.I.AM) 1 rk o( Courts 1INIM AS I'. liASII.bS. lb 1 rdcr til Dei 1I1 KMII, HOW. I! .nt.r i.f Wills -V. K. HICK. ..,- Jaiy Commissioner-KliWAltl) II. srUKJLS. Legislature. first niMrlct TIIOM s'.l. HI YVOLtlS. Scowl District- lillIN M'lllM'l'.tt, .lit. Thinl District i".llV MID JAMIIS, Jit. IVrtii tli District I'. A. I'llll.UIN. "If theie Is nny ono who believes the gold standard is a good thing, or that it must be maintained, I wain him not to cast his vote for me, because I promise him it will not be maintained in tills country longer than I am able to get lid of it." William Jennings Bryan in a Speech at Knoxvillc. Tenn., Dellv eied Sept. 10, 1800. The Only Basis of Settlement. H A VHIIV C1TIZF.N of tin- nn- i tlmirito coal fli'Ms would S liall with Joy cunlliniatlon of the flii'iiliitliiR rumiiiH that 11 settlement of the Kii'iiV coal stiiko Is near at hand. What tiulh theio In in thfso rumors Is not, ut lime of writing, known to Tlio Tiltiuur from any other MUirco than the new f paper reports. It Ih known, however, that the one tiling which has stood between the op iiators and the men was the deter mination of the former under no clr ilimstaiices to le'eognlze as parties In Interest the labor leaders whose bitu minous antecedents tended fo becloud tin Ir title to a voice in the disposition of iiuthiaclte affalis. Had a waiver of deslie for lecoKiiltlon come Iroin them before the stilke was declaied we have little doubt that there would have been no sti Ike, but Instead a series of nd justments pioeeedhiff directly between employe s and employed, on a basis of mutual concession. The obstacle to a settlement has n ver been the attitude of the Imll- blual opeiators, who, being closely In touch with the conditions and needs of their employes, have leooirnlzed the fall neps of some of the giluvaiircs ex press.'il, hut who, without the co-oper-Ulon of the gieat co.il-cairvliur Inter ests, have heen poweiless to take mat ters into their own hands. Theie Is one method and one method only wheieby a general anil sustained lu ciease In the w aires of the anthracite miners can be effected. This Is In rais ins the price of coal to the consumer. The coal-rarryiiiR coiporatlons, not the Individual operatois, lesulate coal prices. They alone, as the case stands, can piovlde tile means wheieby In crease In wage's can be paid without bankruptcy to the smaller mperatois. Anthracite coal should lulng more than It has hltheito brought in the matket, for it Is a commodity limited in quantity, not lenewable, and eveiy ton sold makes the unmlned ton more valuable in pioportion to the decrease in the available supply. If there Is a basis of settlement In sight It must take this factor into prominent ac count. Jfr. Bryan's continued solicitude for the "young men" is doubtless prompt ed by the fact that the orator is aware that the "old men" know better. The Real Paramount Issue. IN Tim OCTOUKU number of The lucrum, Senator Dolllver, of Iowa, the ono Htpublican who has talked William Jennings Uryan to a standstill, mid who Uryan ft-ais to meet in joint debate, takes several hard falls out of the Nebraska candidate through tlio medium or the pen. Dolliver's article is as full of bright points ns a gourd is full of seeds, and no summary or extract can ictual it In effectiveness. nut there . aro a few sentences distributed throughout it which lend themselves to extraction, notably: 'J lie iue ol fico trade, ulvv.iys hi. Mm under .nn.".Qi'")jIu-n-n iilunit tun I ii'iiuiu, uiilnl Un Dimucrjiii pally to hiiicss in J,vi, Tint vic tory was the nudist tliliij 1l1.1t 1011M lue happened tu tlie (uu tiailn piniurfjla, lor it lmnudl.lti.ly put I In' iUm trine In f ln iet of rvperiuue. Tor tucniy ,mji it luil enjnjeil the riipectablllty tint luloii.-s to lil.r.irii., nnlvir aity leiture roornr, pjinplib H .nut lmiient re. inarka. From that day It bml to aUml (rial In rpen court, confronted, by (ho itiiris aKiinst it, and by tho time llr. L'lecUiii inillnnantly refused to 6lim the tarlH law of It'll, It n uaittni; for iho comlcmnatlon cf the Amrrlian 1'iuple. Mr. llryan helped to frame that law, and tha only reason that in ISM it did nut he roine an Issut superior to all others v.n that it did pot havo (rlcnd left on earth. Tims a new Issue was indispensable, nnd in a tlmo of general groaning and unrest tho Democracy dropped freo trade and tool: up free silver. Senator Dolllver wittily adds: It will be admitted by every one whoso mind !i at all adapted to the consideration of such a auhjret, that the laat four yiara hae pli id sad haioc with the prophetic literature ol Mr. llrjan'i last campaign. II the patriarch Ncuh bad predUteil u drought In.leaJ of a delude, and j had adwH.iii'il a Mtein ol firisatlon Instead of j bulblliiir an nrk, hi frlind and relative! wmild , liave had lea rra.fiii to complain of jhim than Mr. Prvan'a dixiples now hair to complain of their leader. Jlr. llryan Js not emphasizing freo ellver today, yot he is pledge'd to it, nnd, if elected, could not with honor ItaU to try to redeem his pledge. Sumo nay tho Tlcpuhllcnns, between elec tion and his inauguration, could rivet down tlio gold standard beyond his power to tear it up and thus save the nation fioui a Uryan panic. There am otlieis, adds Mr. Dolllver, Who Jutlly their aupport ol Mr. Ilrjan by tho rrllcrtltw that In the predent stall- ol the law Ida oihnliilnlratlnn of tho treasury department Uuuld In- safe, because no statute could be en mini within lour jean aulborblni? n ileparluro linni the rxUllnR at.iiidiul ol xaluc. 'Hirer are In thin world plmii periwmi whoo nilvli.11 leads IIkiii tu 1-lt tinlortuiiatet who are In (irlsnii, ami lo iherr tip those condemned In ileith with the benlen nit innsolallon tint Ihey are nnl to be limited for dome time et. If the elect Ion now about to occur nhould leio the Imliutrlcsi and commerce of this people under nenlrnee ol death, suspended to await the action nt (he siiiate, there would be plenty "1 business lor all charitably disposed persons whose Inilu rme lontrlbulrd lo the Mnllit. Tlio senator from Iowa cuts Into shteds nit Hrynn'a sophlstiles nnd hal IticlnationT nbout tho rhlllpplnes, showing clearly that when llryan helped to ratify the Paris treaty ho made himself n party to what has fol lowed: and In conclusion says with re freshing distinctness: "As the campaign pioceeds it be comes more and more evident thnt there Is only one Issue of supremo slK nlllcnnce to tho people of the United States. Tlio question is whether tho foitunato and happy condition which now sunounds tho American people shall be dellbeiately voted down. That cpiestion concei ns every business In the t'nltrd States, enters into tho homes of the whole community, and must bo answered upon the judgment and conscience of all." That, after all, is the real paramount Issue. m The rulllanly assaults on Governor Itoosevclt In Colorado aro excellent ob ject lessons In their way. It is not fair to blame them upon the Demo ciatlc party, for, of course, no decent Democrat appioves of thorn. Hut they illustrate the preju dices to which nryanlsm nppeals and which lespond readily to the Hrynti fni in of agitation. Men like Alt'Keld, Tilinan. IVttlgrew, Cioker nnd I.entz ginUtntc hrcslstlhly to the lVipullstlc. camp and nre fair reptcsentatlves of the dlsoideily elements of society. The Real Contention. President MiKinliV bitter of Accept (I'rnm ance i HAS ItKDN asserted that thero r would have been no righting In the Plilllppln"s if congress had declared its purpose to give in dependence to tho Tngnl insurgents. Tho instil gents did not wait for the action of congress. They assumed the offensive they opened lire on our army. Those who assert our lespon dbillty for the beginning of the con lllct have forgotten that before the treaty was ratified in tho senate and vhilo it was being debated In that body, nnd while tho Uacon resolution was under discussion, on February 4, 1S9S, the insurgents attacked the Amer ican army, after being previously ad vled that the American forces were under otders not to f.re upon them except in defense. The papers found In tho lecently captuied archives of the insui gents demonstrate that this attack had been carefully planned for weeks before It occurred. Their un piovoktd assault upon our .soldiers at a time when the senate was deliberat ing upon the treaty shows that no nctlon on our part except surrender and abandonment wruld have pre vented the fighting and leaves no doubt In nny fair mind of where the !- rponsibllity rests for the shedding of American blood. With nil tho exaggerated phrase makjng of this electoral contest, we ate in danger of being diverted from the teal contention. We are in agree ment with all of those who supported the war with Spain, and also with those who counselled the ratification of the treaty of peace. Upon these two gieat essential steps there can bo tin issue, and of these came all of our responsibilities. If others would shirk the obligations imposed by the war and the treaty, we must decline to act further with them, and here the issue is made. It Is our purpose to establish In the Philippines a gov ernment suitable to the wnnts nnd conditions of the Inhabitants and to piepare them for self-government, and to give them self-government when they are ready for it. That I am aiming to do under my constitu tional authority, and will continue to do until congress shall determine the political status of the Inhabitants of the archipelago. io our opponents against the treaty? If so, they must be reminded that It could not havo been ratified In the senate but for their assistance. The senate which latlfled the treaty and the rang! ess which added its sanction by n large appropriation comprised senntors and representa tives of the people of all parties. Would our opponents surrender to the Insurgents, abandon our sovereignty or cede It to them? If that be not tin Ir puipose, then it should be promptly disclaimed, for only evil can result fiom tho hopes raised by our opponents In the minds of the Filipi nos, that with their success at tho polls In November there will be a withdrawal of our army and of Amer ican sovereignty over the nrchlpeiago; tho completo independence of tho Tagalog people recognized and tho powers of government over all tho other people of the archipelago con ferred upon tho Tagalog leaders. The effect of a belief in tho minds of the insurgents that this will bo done has already prolonged the rebel lion and increases the necessity for tho continuance of a larg army. It is now delaying full pea re In the nrchl pelago, nnd tho establishment of civil governments, and has influenced many of tho insurgents agani3U accepting the liberal terms of amnesty offered by General MacArthur, under my di rection. Hut for tlieso false hopes a considerable reduction could havo been had in our military establishment In the Philippines, nnd the le.ilizntlort of a etnblo government would be al ready at hand. The Paris exposition seems to havo been suffering fiom too much Midway fiom tho start, nnd now tha fakirs threaten to bring suit against the gov. ernment because they have failed to reap BUfilclent gains from the ven- turn. TI1I.1 last experience will doubt less accomplish much in tho way of suppressing the poputar Chicago fair fcatuto which of late has degenerated Into a nuisance in connection with nny entei tnlninent. Tlicro is still opportunity for ono or two more presidential tickets to get in the field before election. They Only Can Dim It. T IS KSTIMATHD that our ex poits for the calendar year 1900 will roach the wonderful figure I of $1,400,000,000. For tho eight calendar months of tho year they amount to $915,737,000, a gain of $123, 000,000 over tho same period last year. If the exports during tho remaining four months of tho year only equal those of tho Bame months of '99 tho total for 1900 will bo $1,3S1,000,000. Twelve years ago tho exports of the United States were only $693,000,000. In n, dozen years they have been doubled. Tor the elKht months ending with August tho butenu of statistics reports tho following figures: Klpht Months. 1SIW. Klsht Months lmx). $ 6iM,raio,m pr,737,15.1 Imports .. i:tpnrM ... ...$ rr,i'i,ra ... Tttt.iW.MS Total $1,S07,7S1,251 $l,,'if)17,OS7 For the remaining four months of) this year the Imports arc estimated at $285,000,000 and the exports at $1S5, 000,000. These estimates are only sllshtly in excess of the imports and exportH of tho last four months of 1S99, and aro therefore conservative. If attained the forclKti trado of tho United States for tho calendar year 1900 will foot up into these magnifi cent llguics: linpnrii $ svi.nno.noo i:purU l.iun.nmi.imo Total J,2JO,000,Oivj In 1SP1 the foreign trade of Germany amounted to S.'.riO.OO.'i.OOO, divided as follows: Imports. $l,:iO3,r,;o,n00; ex- poits. $352.415,0110. Ill 1S9S the exports of Great Uritaln were $I,43O,S14,OO0. At the present into it will not be long until the export trade of the United States will be larger than that of any other nation. This bright pros pect Is one that only the American, people themselves can obscure. Tho promotion of Prince Tunn looks like an Invitation for tho United States troops to prolong their stay In the vicinity of Pekin. It is doubtful if tho vest pockets of Mr. Uryan and Mr. Crokcr will be large enough to hold the electoial vote of New York. m President Steyn, of Orange, appears to have neglected to place his telephone number upon record. Ctirr?nf History Told in Figiires os SLY 5 per cent of the capital of this country is owned by millionaires. Iho aeraRO wealth per Inhabitant In the fnitod Mates is l,tm 0cr .1,000,000 of cur population aie In annual need and act i alb roc cite some kind ol ihantable awlsunce. In New Wk ell) there aro on an ateraee more than lOO.onu unemplotcd person-. Mure than 2,000 juople cam a lltini; In Paris by fortune telling, tluir tutil jcarlv urnlugs I ling estimated at '..OiHl.OX). In I don user lOO.Oim men, wniiiii nnd children gain their il.-.il) briail entliil.t lit poe'.et picking. Mo- than l"i,li,(Xi tWta are pild ain.ually to Lon don ptwiishop-i. Our M,imi.(i00 worth of diamonds aie stolen ttcrv Jear fr.nn the Soutli Afiiian diaini nil mines. Dining the ht tttcntj-flu- joars the Anurlcan piople late Imported ;iu,O00.COu wirth of pieciiius stones. It Hindus an average of more than 20,000,000 pins pir ilaj to niitain dislocated shirt walta, 11 place mkdng Mf-pcncUr button ami meet the otl.ir lu-idj ol the Aineiicjit people. Last tear there wire imported into the 1'nl led Statis our .OUu.oou.Uue grains of our in tli ml ilriig-iulnliie- costing our 1, 500,000. The ininufjttuie and salo of dolls 111 I'.urope emoil SO.OXhik.h) per jear. One firm in Pans turns out 2.1K.0 doll; a dij, and many other houses make iteii larger minibus, (hint c polls 11,ikni,ooo fins jiarly, Uur 7U,(KI umhiillas are lift In London ptlille iomijam.es cery jcar. 'Ihero are said to be our 400,000 cats in London, of wlikli half an- "unattached." The mint common name fur a town In Lngland Is Newton, which occur no fiwer than twenty-two times. ()( the 1,110 taiieties ol flowers known and cultltated In Lurope, scarcely 100 Into anj cdor, and of Hh-m' nearly AO hate an odor which is, if anjthlng, dlviL,iieabli'. ,1.1pm is tin- l.li (.'!-1 tciii-umer of tire in tlio wmld, the ai rage being J0 pounds per person a jear. 'Iho Anitilcans use but four pounds per capita, Belgium tws more tolncco, in proRirtion, llian anj otliir cciui.tr-, about 110 oiincis per capita yearly, wlilb1 Italy ii'cs only 22 ouncis More candy Is consumed In New York, l'hilu. elilphli and ''libagu than in the wliola of 1 lame. A siltir coin ic UMiilly in currency for about twcntt-HWii jcars. Tlnre ale about l'l'i.UOO.UOO old fashioned tojpir cints smncwhere, hut no one can locale them, except that occasionally a solitary spciiimn turns up In change. '1 lit" jin-l lour wicks alter the opening of the cleitrlt rallioid lit Cairo, Kgjpt, no lener than lightv perMuis were killed. Since tliat time the weekly nicusie of tictlms is seten or eight. llil- hliili rate of cmualllea Is due in part to ihfectlto cje.lglit cjo diseases pretalling in Kstpt. 'I he postal ten Ice establishment of the United States is the greatut business concern in tho world. Iho rctiniie of the postotlkc of New York Is more thin if,000.000 jiarly, with a net pidlt of Vi.OOO.IliO. In ls'.iS 0,211,11(000 pieces ol mall mittir were liandled in the United States, of which 2,W."),707,000 were letters. A trans-Atlantic steamer, t.urjiiig what Is called "a full Luro pean mill," usually brings 200,000 letters and M0 sacks of nenapcr for New York cltj-, to si) nothing of the 500 and odd sails fur other p'.ice. In IS 10 two sacks of mall was tlio nterngo brought orr by a steinicr. In l"is the United States goternuunt printed of two-cent postage stamps i.SOO.OH1), of special delitery 5,2JO,OfH, of stamps of all ill nomina tions 3,',0O,iMJ.'iO. MaoacliUMlts u.is 11101 e stamps In proportion than any oilier stite. It Is estimated that 250,000,000 mlerobii cm stand on a postage stamp without crowding. Tha mine of the man who counted them Is not glun. The total number of newspapers of all kinds publUhc' in tho world is U.SW1. Tho United Statu comes first, and far in adtauee ol all countileii, with ia,7ii) paprrs, and (Ireat fill tains comes next with 0,O.W. In Hm.la there arc only 711 newspapers, or one to ctcry 170,000 people. I.e Petit Journal, In Paris, has (lie largest daily circulation in the world, averag ing 1,000,000 copies; the paper which has the snullckt Is the Imperial ltd lew, published for the sole benefit of the Kmicror of Austria. It Is made up from translations of all the prin cipal Items In Kuropean papers, and the dull) edition Is three copies. Tho LnglUh language beads the lUt with the enormous vocabulary ol ".flii.oQO woids, while the SpanUli has only 20,0m), tho nrruian 80,000, the Italian 75,000, the Krcnch 30,000 and the Turkish 32, M0, Shakespeare's tonabnlary Is put at 13,000. Milton' at 8,000 and the fllble at rather less, When Dr. Murray1! new Kngll.h dictionary Is completed It will contain about tV,OXI words, of which one-halt hare come Into use during this century, ami of these the larger part are technical or iclcntlnc terms. A fluent speaker ullera between 7,000 and 7,800 words In the course ol u hour a uninterrupted sprakltii:. Many claims ol more thin usuil rapid utterance will rrarli e,0t and own D.uoo, but l'J." words per minute, or 7,5m) per hour, Is a fair atcragc. FALSE WITNESS AND PKOPHESY From tho New Yorli Press. Mr. Ilrjan, ol course, has talked to the wirc earners of West MikIiiU 11 Krcat deal about their not ccdlnj; their rharc ol pood times; Just as when he lulks lo (arniets In tho west he tell them the) Imen't had their share; tint the other fellows in the east cut It. We think the aire rarurs of West Vlrelnit are familiar with the fails of the case; but, ns it matter of record, we act down funic statist lis bearing; on the wane camera' share, as reported by natlond and In ternational UI1I1111.S, showing the Increase ol w-aces In lilt) nine dlllrrcnt trades, crafts and emphited: llrkkhiters hid their wacs Increased as fol lows! 1S1I7, 10 per cent.; lS'.H, 12 per cent. J IS'iO, 25 per cent. Holler maker, 1697, 10 per cent.; 1S0P, 2J per cent. UlackftnlllH, lso.7, 10 per cent. Hikers, ISiOli, 15 icr cent. Ilookblndcrs, 1S-17. ft per cent.! 1H 10 per cent. ; 1W), 2", per cent. Hoot and ahoc workers, 1S09, 0 per cent.; 1SD0, IS per cent. Coopers, 117, 3 per cent.; ISO?, 4 rer cent.; PS'N, 10 per cent. t.trpmtcrs, iv7, 5 per cent.; ISO', 8 per cent.; ttVQ. 15 per cent. KiiKlneers (loiomotbe), 1505, 12 per cent.; lS'i", RO per cent. Kneineeri (statlonar;), ISO?, 20 per cent.; 15D1, MO per cent. Horseshoira, 07, 10 per cent,; 16D, 10 per cent.; I I'M, 10 per cent. linn, tin ml steel workers, 1W, 8 per cent.; I!", 17 per cent. Machinists, IS')7, in per cent.; W, 1," per cent ; lS'io, 111 per cent. Mine workers, l'i7. 12 per cent.; 1S1?, 2(i per cent. 1W, m per cent. Spinners (cotton mule), , 22 per cent. Hallroad lilmrers, 11V7, S per cent.; lW, 7 per cent.; H19, in per cent. Wood workers, 1S171 1 per cent.; li, 8 per cent.; 1W, ir per cent. All others klinw xlmtlar Inereises, ,is the wace. earners know and as Mr. Bmn know; hut Mr. Ilrjan p.us no attention to the fiets. lile witness nnd itlnomy prnphen are his arguments, whether addressing the farmers ol the west or tho wr.pc earners of the eat. CENSUS CHANGES. Wiltcr Wellmin, in the chlcigo Times Heribl. Tlio 100 chief cities of the United Slates con liln 17.r,11-.20 Inhabitants, ngtlnst 1.l,l2il,3l'l In ls'). The Inereiso Is l,2'",17l, or 32 17 per cent. If the entire country had grown at the snne rite as the 100 ihirf cities the population of the United Slates would now be S2,7i7,M2. As .1 nutter of hit, it is iinofflclilly estimated, from census returns ilre.idy In hand, at 7,noo,(iOil. lit IS'Ml the 100 chief cities contained 21. 2S per lent, ol the popuhtlon of the country. Now, assum ing the whole population to be 70,000,000, they contain 21 17 per cent. The 100 leading cities of the United Stitrs now contain .1 greater number of inhabitants thin Ihero were In the whole United Slates sixty jears ago. There are more people In the HW chief cities of tho United States thin in all Spain. The increase in popuhtlon of our 100 eldct cities in ten jears has heen equal In tlio whole population of Sweden and somewhat great er than that of Holland. In ten jears the number of cities containing otcr 100,000 population Ins increased from twen-Ij-elglit to thlrt)--fHe, notwithstanding the h.-t that New York swallowed up Hrookljn. In these tnlrtj-litc cities theie a.e l.l,ooo,f,;i,r, Inhabit cits, or more than one seventh the population of the whole countrj-. Tlio Incieise in tlue thirtj-flve largest cities ha.s bun 4,202,07.", or 41 ."'! per cent. The num ber of cities with population from oO.OOO to 100, 000 are increised from thirty to thirty -nine, but their population Ins giown only 612,403, or 31.S0 per cent. HOW DAVID HAEUM CAME TO BE WKITTEN. An Interesting little anecdote Is told about how Divid llarum came to be .written. It is rather pathetl". It seems thit Mr. Wceott, the author, was the kind of a mill who could do pretty much anjthlng paint n picture, plan a house or compose a sointa but he had never made much monev ; so when ho became ill, and realized tint he might not Hie long, and would leave his family with little or no nionej, lit was desperate. "Write a book," suggested a friend and neigh bor to him one diy when they were talking our the situation. "I did make an attempt at It once," answered Mr. Wcscott; "I trlnl .1 love-story, but I couldn't make it go " "Add a little local color to it." said the first speaker; "take ono of the people almut here that jou know, and work him ii old , for Instince," mentioning character familiar to them both; "he'd be first rate." "That's a good Idea!" exclilmcd Mr. Wet. cott, and the result of this conversation was Dnld llarum; and jet "David" was never In the story at all as it wis flr-t conceived. Anna Wmtwortli, in the Octuher Womin's Home Com panion. M'KINLEYISMS. "Integrity and industry are the best posses, sions which a man can hive. Nobody can give them lo hlm or take them from hlin. He cannot acquire them by inheritance; he cannot buy them or beg them or borrow them. Thej- belong to the individual and are his unquestioned property. He alone can part with them. Ihey are a good thing to have and keep. They nuke happy honim; tliej- acldive success In cverj walk of life; they have won the greatest triumphs for mankind. No man who has got lliem ever gets into police icuit or be fore the grand urj or in the work house or the chain gang, ihey give one moral and matiri.il power. 'Ihi-y will bring jou a comfortable living, make jou respect jour self and command the repeit of j-our fellows. Tliej- are iiidlpinihli' to sneces. They are in vincible. The merchant requires the elerk whom lie cmplojs to hive them. The railroad corpora tion inquins whether the man seeking employ ment pen-iK.es them, llviry avenue of human endeavor welcomes them. Tliej- are the only kejj to open with certainty the door of opportunity to struggling manhood. Lmplojment waits on t lie in ; capital requires them; titlrenship Is not good without tin 111. If jou do not already lave thein, get them." "livery soldjer's grave made during our un fortunate civil war Is a tribute to American valor. And while, when those graves were made, we ilitTcred widely about the future of this gov ernment, tliosc dilleienccs were long ago set tled by the arbitrament of arms; and the time lias now come, in tlio evolution of sentiment and feeling under the providence of (lod, when in the spirit of fraternity we should share with jou in the care of the graves of the Confederate soldiers." "lleunlted one country again and one country forever! Proclaim It from the press and pulpit; tearh it in the schools; write it across the ekiost The world tecs It and feels It; it cheers every lieait North and Siutli, and brightens tho life of every American home. Let nothing ever strain it again, At peace with all tlio world and with ono another, what can stand In the path way of our progress and prosperity?" "When the mists fade away and we sec with dear vision, may wc not go forth rejoicing in a strength which has been employed solely for humanity and always tempered with Justice and mercy, confident of our ability to meet the exigencies which await us, because confident that our course is ono cf duty and our cause that of rlihtt" "It Is a great thing for men to be employed; and I have discovered that when (lie employer seeks labor, labor gels better pay than when the laborer seeks employ mint." "What a glorious future awaits us if unitedly, wisely nnd bravely we face Hie new piohlcms now pressing upon in, determined to solve them for tight and humanity." "Ihls government has proved itself Invincible in tho recent war, and out of It has conic a nation which will remain indivisible forever more." "The American people aro alvvajs ready for any emergency, and If a Merrimac is to be sunk there li always some one found to do it." The Publisher's Desk. You Want Boarders or TAoomcrs. YOU DON'T believe In advertising for them became. Jim prifer to have people lecommcndcd to jou. lias that lllled jour rooms at all times? Nol Hut jou are absolutely sure that advertising In a small way will do 11, jet jou don't advertise. You read The Tribune, and jou know tint the best cla's In the community read II. Yoit know also, II jou will give It eatcful thought, that the clisx of teopir jou get depends upon what jou clnrge. If your's Is a hlgh-rlass house, the people In It will be high class, tor jour price will fix lint. furthermore, you will take no one without referrni es, Now, then, for RO emts weeklj-, jou can adver tise for boarders or roomers. In The Tribune. Supposing jour little ad. runs for three weeks and It costs sou ffl.M And during that time jou have, through the ad. secured one bonder, on whom jour profit Is only 1 50 per week. He remains with jou for six months. So j-ou have mule a profit ol fl7.D0, less the cost of the ad. Supposing jou secured n gentleman and wife. Your profit would be double. No matter how little j-our ad., If jou will fol low the advice wc give you will make money. Don't be afraid to advertise. Wc can give jou an ml. every da)-, every other dij- or twice a week. Keep It In tlio paper till jour house Is filled, then get a larger house and advertise again. A WOMAN'S SONG. I. nr.rnoTHVL soxo. The world Is mlriain and pile with Ihc moon; 'Iwn petrels on equal wing take flight; And jou breathe a wonl through tho fragrant night, The lUp of the wind and the sea-wind's tune; And t lie stirs and love are alight. II. IIIIIHAL S.OVO. The birds aro nested so safe and vvaim; The beaches are drowned In a tlood of white That silvers the crags of jon spraj-tosscd height; In the shadows jnu fold me In jour arm; And the stars and love are alight. III. CIIADI K SON'O. The sea and the night and tho world are at rest; 'I he birdllngs arc hidden from mother-sight By soft, warm wings; with my heart all's right; for my lube, mj- babe Is asleep on my breast; And tlio stars nnd love arc alight. Yirnt Woods, in Woman's Home Companion. & Corned! JEWELEES Temporarily at ISP PE1NN AVE CONTINUED k ILt Jewelry, Sllvervear, Etc Net iaiiagedl Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. f & & & 4. V STA1 Meaos IESA c i 1D ' Many people ask, What's in a name? Shakespeare says that ar t rose would smell as sweet by any other name. Hut in trade a $4 name means very muchi We claim and there are thousands who j, will say the same thing, that our name stamped on a-shoe means ff ? that the shoe is the best of its kind. The best at the price. cj Why ? Because our name represents a life work in the shoe busi- . At ness. Our constant study, Our constant labor. And to it we'f t have given our best thought and our best efforts, and you have t, t iiciygie us. ixcw iuii .Jijica tui Our Melba For Ladies. In twentv-fivt 2 different styles A, to suit every ' body and fit all n feet. - a- L $i per pair i , LEWIS & mux, 4 4 AIjWAYH busy. ss .f. fy fc iif. ft OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TrSbta lie's Ed Meat tonal ntest The Tribune 's Roing 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 its iiducation.il Contest. By schol arships is meant a full course of study, paying the tuition charges in each, and in the cases of the two leading scholarships, Tlie 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 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 unJer 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 lo "Editor of tne t?.t..--i! .1 " i.,.,4. C.nnlnn T-IU O . .- f. . I 1-1. SLAUn-auuii.u inimical, ociiiiiiuu inuuuc, otrailion, ra. 1 lie Tribune will be pleased to answer any inquiries for additional in- u - l.!. ) ft-MAA AlAijsfc irtsVAsPAftvtyjst'-J bVa !a.. t ? 1 .-ftj- . luriiuuiuii nuu ures uiuac iuicic.ii.cu uj wme u in aouDt on any point. SPECIAL REWARDS. 1. Scholarship In Wyoming Semi nary (I jears) including tub, Hon and board ?l,ono 2. Schnhrrhlp in llloomsluiig Stile Noiinsl School (3) jears in eluding tuition and boaid.... 000 8. Solimer f.-n Piano, Ineladlng stool and scarf (on exhibition at J V. (iucrnscj's, 3U Washington avenue) & i. Couise In Piano listniclloii at Scranlon Conservatory ol Mu sic 75 B. Colombia Dlcjcle, riialnless, 19011 model (on exhibition at Conrad llrothers', 213 Wyo ming avenue) 73 6. Scholarship In Scrantnn Dullness College, commercial course... 60 7. Seholtrshlp In Scranton lluslncss College, shorthand course .. CO 8. Solid Hold Watch, lady's or gen tleman's (on exhibition at Ku gene SihlmpfT's, K17 Laika wanna avenue) CO 0. Tile-lTiiito Cycle Poto n. Cam en, 45 (on exhibition at the Orlfim Art company, 20U "joining avenue) 10 10. Lady's Solid Cold Wa'ch. or Oentlennn'a Solid Sjlvcr Watch (on exhibition at llu gene SchlmpfTs, 317 Lacka wanna avenue) 30 ?-M73 Each contestant failing lo secure ono of these special rewurds will be given ten (10) pir cent, of all the money be or sho turns in. v 8 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CC0 BUSS OUR I'Jrr:--: "Oomrt Swear 99 If you haven't tho proper olTlco sup plies. Conio In and give us a trial. We have tho largest and most com plete line of offlce supplies In North eastern Pennsylvania. If it's a good thing, wo have It. Wo make a specialty of visiting cards and monogram statlonerj". Rey molds Bros Stationers and lingravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. 4. ,J q, , ) )- el- 4 cl. A, ,U A vx w 'J OF! A SHOE Ws O. K r- r jinn miu viuiiii.ii. Our LevIs & D f For Gentle- 2 men. Twenty five different " styles. 8 kinds of Leather. t? 3 50perpri 5 114-116 WyomiBg kn- ESTAnMSIlEI) 1BS8. & JJi Jft jfc sfs X sf , rj, . ty sf. SL Lj; Ti. ii P 4 4 R v of yf OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 1 RULES OF THE CONTEST The special rcw irdt will bo given to the persons securing the largist uuinboc of points. Points will be credited to contestants securing new suhscribcis to the Scranton Tiibunc as follow s: Points. Ono Months' Subscription...? .50 1 Ihiec Months' Sulmrlptlon.. 1.25 3 Six .Months' Subscription.... 2.50 6 One Year's Subscription .... 5.00 12 Ihc contestant with tho highest num ber of points will he given a ihoiie frum the list of special rewards; the contestant with the second highest number of points will be given a choice of the re maining towards, and so on through tho list. Each contestant falling to secure a special reward will be given 10 per tent, of all money he or she turns in. All subscriptions must bo paid In ad vance. Only new subscribers will be counted. Renewals by persons already on our subscription list will not be ireditcd. No transfers can be made alter credit has once been given. All subscriptii ions, and the cash to pay A st be handed In at The X within the week in which V for same must Tribune otlko they are secured, so tint pipers may be Q sent to tne subscribers at once, Subscriptions most be written on blanks, which can be secured at Tha Tribune ollicc ,or will be sent by mall. The contest will close promptly at 3 o'clock Saturday evening, September 20, 1000. ooooooooooooooooov NIEY k Freecln Flannels Are the Correct TMag For Shirt Waists And are very much sought after. Our stock is en tirelyin keeping with the dem.afid, andAthis week has added many new things in "Printed" "Silk Stripes" and Embroi dered For those who are looking for some thing not quite the J weight of a flannel, we are showing a choice line of Fiic Printed! Casimeres In all the best col ors obtainable. For a pretty waist, dressing sacque or house gown there is nothing better, and as they are already hard to find, would recommend early se lections. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE iH,
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