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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1?, 1900.
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lad to print short letters from Its friends bear,
inn; on current topics, but Its rule la tlit Jnese
must be signed, for publication, by tho writer
real name,' and the condition precedent to ac
ceptance la that ill contributions alialt be sub
ject to editorial revision.
TEN PAGES.
BCRANTON, NOVEMB13R 12, 1000.
The bargain counter syndicate la try
ing hnrd to mnko Itself believe Hint It
has Quay licked, but Its dally reitera
tions arc HUBgestlvu of skepticism.
Future of the Democracy.
IT IS ANNOUNCED with great
litisitlveness In many places by
manv men of lilirh renown that
the Democratic party must be
leot'Riinizcd. This opinion has been ex
pressed with two exceptions every four
yeuts since tin first election of Abra
ham Lincoln. It Is a quadiennlnl fca
tute of after-olectlon comment among
those who fondly call themselves the
disciples of Thomas Jefferson. "We con
cur heartily In the opinion tha.t a re
organization of the Democracy would
he highly deslrnble. It Is impossible to
imagine Rovcinment In the United
States without the mechanism of politi
cal parties and it Is evident that when
only one party can be In power at a
time the party out of power, being al
ways liable to get In, should be ns good
a party as possible.
But though there Is much high
sounding 4ulk of a reorganization of
the Democracy to conform to the glori
ous principles of Jefferson and Jack
son, with an occasional tribute to
Cleveland thrown In, nobody has yet
clearly defined just what It all means
or how the proposed transformation Is
to 'be effected. If It means riddance of
free silver but testoratlon of free trade,
the wisdom of the change is certainly
debatable. If It means a pitching over
of Populism, Socialism and the Tlll-man-Altgeld-Pettigrew
type -of An
archism, with extinguishment of dema
gogic appeals to the poor to go gun
ning for the scalps and treasures of
the rich, It Is respectable, but It means
a frightful loss of votes. If it means
doing nothing, proposing nothing,
simply yelling "halt" at the Republi
can procession, It Is Interesting on the
score of frankness but hardly Import
ant enough to Justify the effort.
The eminent gentlemen who are
loudest in their exhortations to their
Democratic brethien to reorganize are
likely to discover before they are done
with this matter that the rank and file
Is pretty well satisfied with the Democ
racy as It is. Their party has always
been wrong and they are used to it.
Those who prefer to be identified with
a constructive and progressive party, a
party of optimism, a party of expan
sion, have already enrolled In the Re
publican column and are under no par
ticular temptation to leave It.
Among the messages of eongrat-ula-tlon
received by President McKlnley
was one from John Wanamaker. John's
contribution to the Republican cause
was to try to defeat Republican con
gressmen. Campaign Methods.
APART FROM: the work of the
various s,tate committees,
the Republican national
committee In the campaign
Just ended arranged for nnd paid tho
expenses of 15,000 public meetings, be
sides distributing nioie than half a
million dollars" worth of liteiatute.
Speakers and llteiature were the best
that could be secured and both did
excellent work.
The literary department, thanks to
Perry S. Heath, was especially efll
clent. It kept tho malls and wires busy
distributing, not long-winded discus
sions, but crisply worded facts, put
Into newspaper English. Secietary
Heath's Idea evidently was that If the
voter could got information In front
of him in clear, understandable shape,
he would much prefer to construct his
own opinion with reference to it,
without interference or aid. This Is
tho Journalistic view. People are like
Jurymen, who 'Ignore much of tho
special pleading, but give close atten
tion to salient evidence.
Tho old Idea of n campaign commit
tee as being simply a headquarters for
financial encoutogement to every bi oft
en down office holder, oniro seeker, or
rommon hoodler willing to apply Is
..exploded In -most communities and
must soon disappear entirely. With
'It will go much of the nausea super
induccd by extravagant and wasteful
use of money In politics. In place of
it will come literary bureaus aiming
Vfo put documents of Interest before
'every voter nnd an appreciative view
of party Journalism as offering the
"'great constant means of political pub
, llu education.
The Russian government officially
denies that It Is hard up. There Is
.reason to suspect that Russia Is lie-
'ijng roughly handled by the 'Interna.
tlona) campaign liar,
B One Sign of Danger.
ATr-HK ARBITRARY notion of
'I ' the "jiacftlng combination In
" JL adding a cent a pound to tho
- i bl"i,B Plt:o t beef, pork
, (4jlll, nton, without nnj; rise In tho
,PiI,q of livestock, is one which clearly
tmlls for legal Investigation. A con
uplracy to extort money by unjust
boosting of tho prices of necessaries Is
r clearly contrary to common law as well
as In obvious conflict" with the Sher
man anll-tust law; nliil Inasmuch as
jthe success or failure of this voijsplracy
'depgnds luigely upon IU telatlons with
Interstate commerce, means of remedy
ought nob to be Inaccessible,,
One of tho ablest of the newspaper
ambassadors stationed 'ut Washington,
Walter .Wolltnnn, of the Chlcntro
Tlmes-Heratil, In a recent article saldi
"Already Republican leaders of the
hotter sort admlb that they have
teamed one great lesson In this cam
paign. Thq .danger to the Republican
party In that, rightly or wrongly, It Is
regarded by many men ns the party of
the rich, the parry of the trusts, the
party of the favored classes, tho party
of the money power. If tho Republi
can pnrty Is to save Itself from defeat
in the near future It must nob only
purge Itself of whatever tendencies It
may have In this direction, but It must
convince the country that It Is not
traveling thnt way. It must do that
by legislation. It must solve the trust
problem. It must put a Rtop. to nil sus
picion of alliances with plutocracy. It
must modify Its tariffs and Its war
taxes. It must In every wny show that
under llw rule there is to bo no up
building of favored classes at tho ex
pense of the masses."
Mr. Wellman's diagnosis of the situ
ation Is clearly correct. Bryanlsm
went down because Its chief advocate
overdid the role of appcltant to class
prejudice and discontent. But we have
to go back no further than 1892 to find
n mnn In the Democratic party who
keyed his Indictments of Republican
ism In Just tho proper tone to win over
the non-partisan reserves which hold
the balance of power In presidential
elections, drover Cleveland talked
ponderously of the "communism of
pelf," und a majority listened. The
Jtepubllcan party cannot always have
u Bryun as Its opponent. While It hns
no reason to fear mere demagogism
when addressed to discontent, It must
take care that Just complaint cannot
be laid at its door. It Is not a foe of
wealth and enterprise, but neither is it
the shield of scoundrelism. Those who
use their wealth to oppress must be
brought to book nnd the Republican
party must do its share to bring this
about.
Under n special charter, requiring
all public franchises to be sold to the
highest bidder, n street railway fran
chise was nuctloncd off In -Syracuse
the other day at the magnificent sum
of $1. This was certainly cheaper than
mortgaging a majority of the coun-cllmcn.
A Busy Session.
IT IS EVIDENT that the approach
ing short session of congress will
have Its hands full. Ordinarily
the three calendar months of the
second session of a congress ore occu
pied almost entirely with talk and
wrangling over the routine appropri
ation bills. But this time, In addition
to the annual supply bills, some im
portant general legislation is pending.
One of the first measures on the
house calendar Is the bill to Impose a
prohibitive tax on oleomargarine col
ored to imitate dairy butter. Power
ful inlluences are at work both for
and against this bill and the fight of
last session will be repeated. In the
senate the Nicaragua canal bill which
passed the -house shortly before ad
journment last summer is a special
order for the first week and its dis
cussion is bound to Include a wide di
vergence of opinion covering the
ground of contention over the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, which Is yet unrati
fied. Another important subject is the
provision of an army to take the place
of the 40,000 regulars and 35,000 volun
teers whose term of enlistment expires
by limitation next July. The country
having declined to be scared at the
campaign cry of militarism, congress
will be expected to fit the number of
regular soldiers to the existing need
and also guard against emergencies.
The ship subsidy bill, congressional
teapportlonment with a reduction of
representation where large numbers of
citizens are disfranchised, and reduc
tion of war taxes are also themes of
certain discussion If not of specific ac
tion; and the new colonial problems
will press heavily upon the short ses
sion even if the drafting of legislation
for Cuba and the Philippines shall
have to be deferred until the ensuing
congress. Farewell oratory from poli
ticians about to expire Is to be expect
ed, and this, with the necessary rout
ine work, will make up a busy session.
Tt strikes us that the worry over
Bryan's future is superfluous. He will
take care of his future all right. There
is much greater reason for those whom
It concerns to worry over the Demo
cracy's future. That Just now looks
anything but hopeful.
InComlng Years.
HP
HE ESTIMATES of future
nonulatlon based nn nnst
J United States census figures
tecently published by Presi
dent Prltchell, of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and referred
to In The Tribune nt the time, nre at
tracting widespread notice. For refer
ence purposes we iep-at them:
Calculated
Vc.ir. Population,
ll'IO l'l,iU,000
1020 IM.m.OOO
lino ipo.rtn.ooo
200(1 3S5,8fl0,00U
'JIM 1,112,807,000
J5IK) 11,330,000,000
2000 lO.SJ.Y.'TS.OQO
Few of us need corcern ourselves
with the remoter years, when the
crowd will be so thick that
men will have to Jump six feet
or higher Into the air to find
room in which to turn around;
but tho prediction of nearly 200,000,000
population for 1950 appeals to the Im
agination und self Interest of those
whoso expectancy of life teaches be
yond that date. Perhaps a thlit) of
tho Americans now nllvu will be liv
ing then and the prospect of partici
pating In the great activities and de
velopments of tho Intervening years
Is, as Piofessor Holden In a cut rent
comment points out, well calculated to
Inspire them.
If this general ratio of Increase
should apply locally, Scranton In
1930 would have closo to 250,030
population, but such ft result cannot
bo expected unless our citizens who
have means put their spara change to
work In projects of local development.
Tho departure of Industries from
Scranton to other communities Is a
recent sign of the times by no means
reassuring. Effort to counteract this
tendency Is needed and needed badly,
OUr's hns hitherto boon a public
spirited city with ready nnd generous
encouragement for new enterprise.
This reputation must not bo lost.
The last 'Virginia legislature tried
nn experiment In the liquor business
which Is of Interest. It authorized
tho establishment, at Franklin, of n
sample dispensary. Whiskey nnd other
spirits nre sold in packnges only, tho
smallest being a half pint, nnd It can
not be drunk within ten feet of tho
dispensary. There can be no entrance
except through the front door, which
Is kept open from sunrise to sunset.
The Mate gets one-fourth tho profits,
nnd three-eighths go to the town of
Franklin for general purposes and
three-eighths for school purposes.
This dispensary was opened six
months ago. In that time, (afTer pay
ing In full for the stock on hand nnd
meeting current expenses, the board
of managers have cleared $600, of
which $1B0 goeg Into the state treas
ury. The success of this experiment,
at least from the revenue point ot
view, is likely to lead to state assump
tion of 'the saloon business, placing
Virginia In the cntegory with South
Carolina.
The much heralded Ice itruftt In
quiry has ended In a failure to con
vict. That there was a crooked rc
tlonshlp between the Amfrlcan Ico
company and numerous Tammany of
ficials is plain, but there was no evi
dence directly connecting Mayor Van
Wyck with It. He escapes,, but Tam
many must take a trouncing.
From Indiana comes news of a
movement to recommend Harry S.
New for secretary of war. Mr. New
is the Indiana national committee
man with an excellent record. But
the man tor secretary of war Is tho
man now holding that office. His peer
does not exist.
Progress Made in
the Philippines
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Manila, P. I., Sept. 12.
THE CIVIL COMMISSION', Judge Taft presid
ing, today inaugurated the application, un
der civil administration, of the principles
of American fairness and honesty to Philip
pine affairs. In public session the commtasiet
introduced, discusned and made law four bill!
appropriating to the needs of these islands a to
tal of ?2,010,435.14, Mexican currency, of tin
six millions surplus of Mexican currency turned
over by the army to the commission Sept. 1,
and now in the insular treasury.
Modestly -and without ostentation, with dig
nity, common sense and that American democra
cy and directness which pleases all men when
ever and wherever it is found, the five members
of the civil commission undertook their first pub
lic legislative action this morning. When their
methods and their attitude at this public ses
sion became generally known and are discussed
and digested by the Filipino people, they can
not fail to be pleased therewith. The commis
sion has shown a considciation of the wants and
the rights of these same people; there waa no
clouding of official action in mystery and secrecy;
the work of the new legislative power was hon
est, earnest and open and showed a sure intmt
to do well by their wards. Successful legisla
tion for the Philippine people imperatively re
quires two conditions the first is what to do,
the second is how to do it; and it is believed
(he second is fully as important as tho first. The
Filipinos arc sensitive as to the way in which
they are handled; and legislative measures, ex
cellent in Itself, loses one-half of its efficacy if
not promulgated and adminlsteicd in the right
way. Just what this right way may be( in Its
details people here do not ct know; but 'today's
session showed clearly one valuable thing,
namely that the commission has beun operations
in this right way.
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The session opened at 10 o'clock-, all five
members of the commission being present. Mr.
A. V. Ferguson acted as secretary and transla
tor, and Mr. V. I.. I'epperman as recorder. The
first bill was introduced by Oeneral Wiight. It
appropriated two millions, Mexican, from the
insular treasiuy for the construction and repair,
urder the supervision of General MacAithur, of
hlghw.ivs and bridges throughout the Islands.
Outside of the representatives of the press and
a couple of army olHcers there were but three
rillpiuos in the room. Judge Taft hail pub
lic ly announced Hut discussion of all bills would
be allowed, and District Attorney Torres was the
first Filipino to claim this piivilcge before the
crmmlssion. henor Tories made clear the fort
that he did not come to attack the bill, but to
pialsn it, and he complimented the commission
on its promulgation, declaring It .provided for
what the people, and particularly tho agiicul
finalists, most needed. Sejjor Torres then went
on to say that under the Spanish regime public
moni'jH had often been misspent, and ho out
lined the s.vstcm ot Spanish proceedings in pub
lic improvements, which made such nut-admin-istratirn
possible. He asked the commission
for information as to how the provisions ot this
bill were to be carried out, as he was fearful
that unless caiefully watched, unscrupulous con
trattois would find opportunity to illicit this
two millions of the people's money from bringing
to the people the greatest amount of good.
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For the benefit of Senor Torres and the people
at large General Wright explained that the ac.
lual work of constiuctlon of the roads and
bridges was to be done under the supervision of
General MacArthur, who lemains the evetutivo
head of the Insular government until pacification
is thoroughly accomplished, at which time the
civil government will complete the vvoilt of road
building. General Wright further pointed out
that the constitution of these roads would fur
nish employment to a large number of worthy
people who needed the work on account of re
verses suffered during the insurrection, and that
the building of highways was as necessary for
the government as for the people; themselves.
.Iljdge Taft then addressed tho commission and
Senor Tones In the following wouls;
"We assume that the pergonal character and
equipment of tho present military governor Is a
stiltlclent guarantee that the work will be done
quickly and economically. Naturally, 1 lie im
mediate ilrpjitminU of (lie work will be under
the supeivision of the corps of engineers, who
arc- paid from the treasury of the United States,
The chlrf engineer, Captain Diddle, is a grail
uate of merit of West Point academy, and a
man nf the highest attainments and personal
clmrartri Senor Torres and the public at large
liny rest assured that there will not be a repo.
titiou ot past orcuiicnccs under the Spanish re
giiiic,
"We aie aware that unless the law Is propeily
curried out it Is a failure, Tho laws of the
Sp.iiii.li government, hi far as I have Inspected
them, are all riuht. The defect lias been in not
canying tlum our Wc hope in this, our first
bill, tu prr.ciit an object lesson tn the dllplnos,
and convince, them that we have Intelligence
miHclrnt In enact wise laws and ieo that they
are enforced,
"It Is tn be Infeircd," continued Judge Taft,
"that all hills are fo he administered as Is this
one. The greatest need of these islands today
l paelllcatlon, and' nothing contributes so much
to policing quel the celeilty of movements of
the police as good roads, ami roads constructed
for that purpose ilso help to improve tho com
merclal inti rests .it the couutry.
This nppropri ition is in the nature of an
emergency appropriation, and the necessity for
its immediite appropriation Is the true ground
for its expcndltuie. The military governor is at
the head of tie military machine. He has
under his control (15,000 men paid from (he
United States treasury, and they arc widely dis
tributed throughout the Islands. He can call
tn bis assistance as fine a body of engineers as
can be found In the world. This is why this
Pill Is framed to give the military governor dls.
cretlonary power to spend the money appropriat
ed. "I ought to add, after coniultlng with General
Wright, that this bill has been approved bv tho
secretary of war upon rcon.mndatlon of the
military governor. The governor, by his eco
nomical administration, lias accumulated a sur
plus of $0,000,000, The fact that lie has been
able to do this t regard ns the strongest earnest
of his able administration ol altalr."
Senor Torres expressed himself as lilglily sat
isfied with the explanations given him by (Idl
ers! Wright and Judge Taft.
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Sonor Felipe Culderon then adtlrosesd the com
mission on this bill, setting forth that If It wsi
so provided tint the country people should be
given opportunity to work on the roads during
their Idle months, when they were not occupied
with harvesting, ho bcnelitlst result to them
would b greater limn If no selection ot time
and aeaton were nude.
The pertinence and scre of Senor Cnldcron's
remarks were freely admitted by tlie commission,
and It was suggested that he put them In writ.
Ing and submit them to the military governor.
Discussion on the first bill here ended and It
bframc law by the unanltpoiu vote of the com
mission. 1
General Wright tlirrt Introduced a bill pro.
vldlng for an appropriation of $,",,000, Jfcxlcan
currency, for the purposes of making a survey
to ascertain tlie most advantageous route for a
railroad Into the mountain of Menguet Prov Inre,
Island of I.uron, and the probable cost thereof.
In speaking of this hill General Wright explained
It was but preliminary to measures calculated to
open up a rich country, and th axpcndlture by
a prvate corporation of considerable money In
rallrosd construction, all to the advantage of the
people. "It will make the beautiful mountain
ous country of nfnguef," said the general, "con
venient to the public. I might say that In these
mountains la found a perfection tn climate; a
climate In which both natives and foreigner can
recuperate from disease prevailing In these
islands. People In III health can tako on vigor;
or, from a business standpoint, It opens up a
country rich in coffee and coal nnd. perhaps,
gold. Thcro Is also extensive cattle raising. I
know of nothing that will benefit the Islands
more than the intentions of this measure.
"I also desire to say in this connection that
the commission has specific instructions from
President McKinley, through the secretary of war,
to push this work an fast as money and men
can do it. Moved by these directions, this bill
was introduced. The engineering party is now
In the field and on the scene nf operations."
This bill also passed and became law without
a dissenting vote.
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Professor Moses then introduced two bills, the
flrat providing for an appropriation of $2,G17.fHl,
In American gold, for the purpose of paving the
salary and expenses of Mr. F. W. Atkinson from
May o to Sept. 1, 1000, for services rendered and
expenses Incurred by him under direction of the
commission preliminary to foi malty assuming
the duties of his office in these islands. These
services consisted In an Inspection and study
of certain industrial and manual labor schools In
the United States. Professor Moses' second bill
presided for $100 in gold In payment of the
salary -for the month of September of the prop
erty clerk in tho department of education.
These) two bills were passed without discussion.
The commission adjourned at noon to meet
in public session again In two das.
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The foregoing Is a record of the commission's
first legislative proceedings and the local press,
both Filipino, Spanish and American, ore com
menting most favorably not only on the meas
ures adopted, but also on the manner of their
adoption. The fact that tlie commission makes
its seasions open to the public and gives op
portunity for any Filipino to discuss and express
his opinion upon the measures under considera
tion is a moitt popular prevision, yet it will
probably cost the commission considerable loss of
time In listening to Inopportune and irrelevant
remarks from Filipinos who desire to "hear them
selves talk." The love of notoriety and of mo
mentary prominence is well developed in those
people, and the opportunity afforded by the com
mission to indulge these tendencies is too good
to lose. Tho temptation to occupy the center ot
the stage, to address in public the highest power
in the land, to make proud oratorical effort in
the hope of their words being reported in tho
local press nnd to pose before thc.r countrvmen,
is one which will doubtless bring many Filipinos
to bore the commission witli flowery Spanish
phraseology and to tax tho great pillcnec of
their able secretary and excellent translator, Mr.
Ferguson. But, they have made their bed and
they must lie in it; they have announced that
discussion will be permitted and this popular
provision can hardly be rescinded.
Yet there is one consolation, to listen to the
English translation of u Spanii.li speech, and vice
versa, is of great prictical aid to the student of
Spanish and the commissioners are one and all
studying Spinish.
SCRANTON'S NAME.
David C. Harrington in the Philadelphia Press.
'I' notice in a recent issue of the Press an ac
count of the deith oi Kcv. J. 1). Mitchell, with
the statement that he formerly resided in Scran,
ton and had been largely instrumental in chang
ing the name of that place fiom "Sleepy Hol
low" to "Scrantonia," and afterward "Scmn
ton." Your correspondent is in error, as the
place was never called "Sleep.v Hollow," It vas
named "Slocums Hollow," after .Fo-epli Slocuin,
one of the early settler there. Ills sister vj
the little gill tint was captured In the W.voining
Vallej by the Indians and carried west. She
was adopted by the Indians .nd mariicd an In
dian chief, she was found thiough the cfiortt
of the late Hon. John W. l'orne.v, while he was
editor of the I'lrss, and her identity established
by her brother, Joseph, who subsequently vi.-itcd
her.
Tlie Hon, Geoige W. Scranton, his brother,
SV-Jdon T. Sciatitmi, and cousin, Joseph II. teciari
ton, were living in Sennton at the time that
Mr. Mitchell was pastor Iheie. Tley were large
ly tfterested, were promoters and ,ioneeis cf the
I.aelcawanna Iron and Coal oompiny in Scianton.
When they went there, fiom 1810 to 1812, the
place was called "sloe urn's Hollow." After they
had started In business u postolllee was estau
lished und its tlr?t name was "llurri&on" after
President Harrison. Ily both thec names I knew
it as early as ISP).
The name "hciantonia" was adopted and used
byt a very shoit time, when it was chinged to
"Scranton," the latter being its name when It
was inroriwratcd ns a borough, When the city
of Scranton was incorporated it Included within
its limits tlie hornuglia of Scranton, I'rov Idenco
and 11 do Park and the townships of Frovldcnce.
.Mr, Mitchell was a man. of large, commanding
presence, and, if memory serves me right, was
the first 1'resbj tcrlan minister to live in what
was the borough ot Scranton, although the 1UV,
N. G. Parke, of Wyoming, had preached there
for some time and established a Presbyterian
church.
I knew Mr. Mitchell fiom 1552 until he left
Scranton. Hp was the rastor of what is now the
First Presbyterian church, and many of his
fiiendii still residing in the city of Sciantcn will
remember bis labois there,
VOTING BY MACHINE.
Fiom the Philadelphia Press.
Voting machines were used In a lumber of
cities in New York state in the recent election
and the testimony Iroin "every one of thiso
places is that tho maihincsj worked udmliably
ami justified evciy claim made tn their favor.
One of the chief merits of this method ol voting
Is the upecd with which the results can be an
nounced. In Flmlra, X. V., for Instance, the
count was made public fifteen minutes after
the polls closed and the result was known in bt.
Paul, Minn,, an hour before the count fn any
ward In the latter city could be given out. It
is safe to say that had the miehliio method of
voting been in use all over the couutry the final
result on president could havu been announced
before 10 o'clock election night, except perhaps
in Kentucky and Nebraska, and every one but
newspaper men might have been in bed by It
o'clock. The Australian sjotcin of voting Is an
improvement on the old ticket sytem, but it
Is clumsy and slow in operation. There Is very
little doubt that voting by ballot will be ills
raided ultimately everywhere in this country
and voting by machines substituted,
AN OPINION ON BRYAN,
From the New York Sun.
Much good nature tfis been wasted on Mr,
Plan's supporrd honesty of conviction and pur
pose. Ills course this jear has shown that he
is only a shallow trimmer with an inexhaustible
thirst for talk and olttc-e. Ihc man Is essentially
hollow, artificial and theatrical. If ho teems
honest and sincere to himself, tt is only be
cause like many Iragl-comcdlans of private life,
he is tlie dupe of his own acting. Ilrsldes, he
han talked to long that words must have lost
their definite thapn and coloi for him.' We havo
no wish to julge him severely, and his palpable
deficiencies ot reading and reflection are pleas
in abatement for litm; but when lie talks about
his "houet" fight, remembrance of his uiontlia
ef iiilirepreMiilaticiii and evasion rise in every
impartial mind
Outline Studies
of fliiman NaHir?
A Story for Art Lovers.
QUT l.V ONI! of Cleveland's eastern suburb
lives nu ancient ilame of Pennsylvania
Hutch persuasion. In addition to this tlie Is an
acknowledged inastei of the art of housekeeping,
ami the evidences of her nralncM are v-orth going
mile on a suburban car to Inspect,
Some time ago she determined to pslnt the
woodwork In her kitchen. She didn't want a
nun mussing around, and m she determined tu
wield the brush herself. She went so far as to
purchase n quart can of ready-mhed pilnt of a
light blue tint, Thi she took home and tald
aside to an alt a favorable opportunity. When
the opportunity finally came, one cool June af
ternoon she had no hni-li. tint lime was pre
cious, the nearest brush store was" a long dis
tance away, and necessity Is the mother ot ex
pedients. She went upstairs and came hick with her
hushand'a lather brush.
Then the can was cut open and she spread on
the blue mixture in a great hurry. The brush
from the shaving mug didn't lipid much at a
time, but with frequent dipping it worked fairly
well. But when it csmo tn portion of the Job
where she had to reach high she presently found
that almost a much paint .ran down her hand
and wrist and arm, as went on the wall. Hut
finally the Job was completed.
In a hurried way she washed out the brush
and replaced It, and then set nbnut preparing
the evening meal. Her liege lonl returned from
hla dally toll presently, but it was too dark to
call hi attention to the Improvement. Ilrsldes
she meant to go over It again and touch up
the thin places.
After supper the husband went upstairs to
shave and the old lady sat down in her favorite
rocker in the living room to look over the even
ing paper.
Presently there wa an agonising cry from the
upper regions:
"Amellal Amelia! Come quick I hat de blue
sickness!"
The startled old lady histlly climbed the stairs,
and there stood the old gentleman before the
looking glass on the bureau, his ejes popping
from his head In terror as he stared at his own
countenance.
"Vat It ccs, Hclnrirhi" she tremblingly cried.
"Look, look, Amelia!" he almost shrieked.
"Ton't you see dot mortification was setting in?
Jfy plood vas alt conchestlng in my walnsl Look
atjtny face v once I"
..And he turned Ills agonizing rountcnince to
ward her. It wa completely covered, ears and
nil, with a light blue tint.-
Tlie old ladv stared at It, and she stared at
tlie shaving brush, ami tlien she dropped into a
chair and threw her apron over her head and
ehrfeked with merriment
"Vat It ees.Amclla?" cried her astonished part
ner. "It ce de paint brush I mean the latter
brush," she cried, "f painted de kitchen mlt
it!" And she went on with her hilarity.
Tlie husband was a good-natured man, and,
besides, he felt gicaf"ly relieved.
"Veil," he said, with an effort to be sarcastic,
"f s'posc ven jou uset my latter brush to paint
kitchens mlt it, you will usct my razor to open
lobster tans mlt It."
Then he staled again at his (thistly reflection.
"Veil." he slowly added, "ven I uset plue
paint for lattcring my face T should uset a
puttv knife to shave me mlt."
And he laughed as he said it. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Cambridge's Witty Lawyer.
W1
IIBNCVER a group of Massachusetts lawyers
net to telling yarns it Is dollars to Uougn-
nuts that one or more will concern the late
Henry W. Paine, of Cambridge. One of the
most" brilliant lawjers of his generation, it Is
Iiohable nevertheless that he will be chiefly re
membered for his exquisite gift of repartee.
It was Paine who, on being interrupted during
an argument by a notoriously brusque Supreme
court justice with the remark, ".Mr. Paine, that
is not law," replied instantly.
"It was law until jour honor spoke."
On one occasion while riding from Cambridge
to Boston on the horse cure with a green bagful
of irlieep-covorcd volumes in his lap, Paine was
addressed by a jouthful acquaintance, a Harvard
student, with the remark;
"You have quite a load, Mr. Paine. Law
books, I suppose."
"Oh, no," said Paine. "Merely Supreme
court reports."
Not long before hit death Paine became In
teiested in a case, as a matter of charity, in
which a lad of sniue 15 jcars was charged with
arson. Paine defended the boy and offered ton
tluivc evidence that he was, ti all piactlcal
purposes, an idiot-and totally irrespi siblc. Nev
ertheless the jury in the ease, after a charge
fiom the court which was virtually an order
for acquittal, brought in a veidict of guilty.
That presiding judge then addressed l'aine: "You
will move a new- trial, I presume, Mr. Paine,"
Paine rose with a demeanor that was painful
in its solemnity.
"I think your honor for join suggestion," he
said, "but I am oppressed with the gravest
denbts vv lint tier I hive the right to movo for a
new trial in this case. Your honor, I have al
ready asked for and have received for my Idiot
client tlie mot precious heritige of our Knglish
nnd American common law a trial by a jury of
his peer."
The judge then ordered the xeidict set aside.
New Yoik Fun.
He Was Going.
T WAS a one hoise wagon loaded with boxes
1 and baircls, and the driver suddenly turned
into the curb and go: down and stood off a few
feet and looked earnestly nt the horse. Four
or five pedestrians came to u halt, and one of
them promptly called out:
"That horse Ins got a chill and you ought to
unhitch him!"
"It's u case of bots," added a second.
"He's got the blind stnggers, or I don't know
an) thing about horses," put in a third.
The four or five pedestrians gicw to Ave or
ten, and ten to twenty or thirty,
"He's balky, eh?" quelled a fat man, as he
forced his way into the crowd.
"Holler In his car!" shouted a boy who was
up on balky horses.
"All jou fellers get hold and push the wag
in!" commanded a cltin, who appeared to
be a born leader of men,
The crowd grew to fifty, eighty, 100, and the
street was blocked. Men examined the wheels
on the wagon, the feet ot the horse and the
harness. The driver stood there with lines and
whip in hand, and said nothing and made no
move until a policeman forced hLs way into tho
crowd and excitedly asked;
"Now, then, what's all this about? What's
the matter here?"
"Niithln'," wm the calm icply.
"Horse sick?"
"Navv."
"Is he balky?"
"Navv."
"Then why don't you go on?"
"I'm goin'."
And he put his toot on the hub of a front
wheel and sprang to his seat and drove eft at a
sharp trot, and all the wondering crowd tald
as it looked after him was:
"I thought so all the time." St. Paul Dis
patch, LITERARY NOTES.
The Thanksgiving number of The Satuiday liv
ening Post is dated Nov. 10. '1 lie opening ar.
tide is "The Leaders in American Diplomat- ,"
by Hon. John W, Foster, founerly senctaiy of
state, Hon. Frank A. Vundcrllp, assistant sec
retary of the treasury, contributes "'Hie Onwaul
Marcli of Amirlciii Trude," Hon. Carter II.
Harrison, major of Chicago, has an aillcle on
"The Defacement of the Modem City." Major
Arthur Griffiths, of the Iliitisli army (retired),
has an anecdotal Bketth of General Wolselcy.
"The Adventures ol a Pioneer I'loinsman" are
told by Captain John J, Heiley, Tho fiction In
cludes "Senate Hill 678," by llrand Whltlock;
"For Dlvirs Iteasons," by Charles llattell Loomis;
"The Ilanner Dearer," by Mrs. Burton Harrison;
"The Diary of a llarvaui Freshman'," by Charles
Macomb Flandran; "Mooswa of the Boundaries,"
by W. A. Fiascr; " 'Enry 'Iggins' 'Kirt story,"
by Joe Lincoln, and "A Supper by l'ioy," by
Paul Murciico Dunbar. 1 lie re la a half-page
poem called ''The Ujllad ot Ozy II. Orr," by
Holnuii F. Day. The editorial page deals with
timely mbjectsi the department of Men and
Women of the Hour contains new (toilet, and tlie
"Publlck Occurrences" tcjl of the efforts to
capture South American trade.
With tho single exception pi Frederick Douglas,
Booker T. Washington la the greatest leader ol
the negro race who hja come up nut of slavery
itself. F.very one knows what Mr. Washington
has done at Tuakegce and elsewhere for the edu
cation and Uplifting of the race, tt Is also true
that he I man of Intensely Interesting persomt
character and history. All these things lend
peculiar attractiveness to the scries ul autobio
graphical articles which Mr. Washington lias
written tor The Outlook under the title, "tip
from Slaverj-." The first Instalment Is In the
November magarlnc number ut The Outlook, and
I prefaced by n lifelike and slrongly-drawn
portrait made for The Outlook by the artist, Mr,
Alfred Houghton Clark.
The eoclal and tiutcil.il rather than the poll Il
ea I growth uf the United States, is the motive
ot "The lltpahsliin of lite American People," by
I'rofisscr Pdvvln Erie Hpirks, of the University
of Chicago, Tlie book describe the mivcment
of the people across tin- tontlnent, weivlng In
local Mrlnry nt cverj- point and showing how sll
these Incident have led to tlie making of lit"
union. Houtes .! migration, means of travel,
and Increase of communication are given a large
space, fhe book Is proltisely illtislratrdKvllh re
production from photograph of historical places
and rare vvood-ruls, which the author has spent
many years In collecting. It will be published
by Scott, Forcsman & Co., Chicago.
THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
From the New York Sun.
The equanimity with which the American peo
ple accept the decision of n popular election and
their cheerful acqiilcsc cuce in it, however bit
ter may have been the preceding political con
trovcrtj', afford the best assuiancc of tho un
changed Maintenance uf our political Institu
tions. o
The truth Is that never before was this re
public so securely established In unity and per
petuity as tills election has proved It now to
be anchored. Popular government Is now safer
from subversion by Imperialistic, militaristic or
oligarchical force and (endemics than ever be
fore in our hlstorj'. During Hie whole period
from the formation of the constitutional Union. up
to the close of the war of secession the security
of the republic was ronstantlj' menaced. The
bond binding together tlie stale was alwajs
weak, lhreals of disunion, eiriy utteied and
persistently thrown our, finally culminated in
the Civil war: thus proving that the unity es
tablished by the cntistlttitir.il was artificial and
not compacted by a common national pride and
sj-mpithj-. The election ot Lincoln in ISfiO
merely furnished the occasion for catrylng ou
rtirh threats, for In no way did It assail or at
all affect the constitutional rights of the se
ceding southern states. Then the republic was,
Indeed, In mortal peril, in peril of "Imperial
ism" and of "the man on horseback," or from
"militarism " Hut it passed through the awful
ordeal unharmed and popular government, made
more real by the destruction of slavery, wa
firmly Intrenched for the first time. Tlie last re
maining restraints on popular suffrage were re
moved and popular sovereignty was established
In very truth.
o
At the election of last week fifteen million of
voles were cist and the moat majestic inanlfes
tatlon of the power and development qK popular
sovereignty in the history of mankind was made.
Kvcrj-wherc throughout the foity-flve states of
the Union there was complete nnd cheerful sub
mission to the mandate of the popular will. The
seceding states of 1S60 again arnjed themselves
in opposition to the president elected as the Re
publican candidate, by giving nearly all of the
electoral vote which wiil be cast against him;
jet nowhere in the old secession Confederacy Is
there now any trace of rebellion or even dis
content President McKlnlej' will bo Inaugurated on
the 4th of next March for the second time with
the most complete and cordial ncquicsccnco of
the American people since tho first inauguration
of George Washington. American liberty is now
secured aa never before and the love of it and
the determinition to,preservc it from every as
sault are now- stronger and more universal
among tho people than at an.v past period of the
republic. The onlj- break in this concord i the
negro disfranchisement at tlie south; but that,
reactionary spint cannot long continue. The
time is not distant when the southern states
themselves will be eager to get into the current
of American sentiment by discarding feelings, and
discriminations which belong to a past period
when the harmonious and passionate spirit of
American nationality had not j-ct been de
veloped. i.
aiTAY'S RETURN FROM ELBA.
From the rittsburg Dispatch.
Claims and counter-claims with regard to the
Pennsjlvania scnatorshlp go on vigorously, but
without much effect on the public: estimate of
the situation. While the fuslonists clilm Quay
lias not a majority the fact the public know is
that he won most of the places where they gave
him battle and where he was not given battle
the Republican candidates were already pledged
t,v him by the state platform,
Tlie Philadelphia Noitli American.whlch speaks
for Mr. Wanamaker, taj-s that the ontl-Quay
managei did not reveal their whole strength,
that some who ran and were elected ns Quay
men or stalwarts will vote against him when
the time comes. Wc take small stock in lids.
Quay, Stone, Reeder, Durham and the rest of
tlie state machine are apt to know their men
beforehand. Besides, there will be no such ex
cuse for bolting Quay next January as existed
last time, when lie was under indictment at
Philadelphia and tlie cry "No Trial, No Caucus''
was good justification for revolt. Since then ho
has been rehabilitated by tho court and en
dorsed by his partj-, and his men have suc
cessfully rim the gauntlet of popular election.
Those therefore who wish at nil to be consid
ered within the pale of party organization will
find it much more difficult than before to find
an excuse for going bad: on their pirty's en
dorsement of the "Old Man." Whether people
liko Quiy or not should make no iota of differ
ence when it comes to dealing vvitlt the facts.
The fuslonists may put up to tho last almost
as stiff and beautiful a bluff as the redoubtable
colonel himself eould and certainly would do if
occasion required, hut the situation is rather
ogalnst them this jcar.
The Beaver county Napoleon is returned from
r.lba, He will find his way to new opportunities.
Whether they are to end in a Waterloo later on
or In credit to him-.clf and benefit to the public
depend upon the use he may moke of them.
For the present It is enough to note that tho
signs point to the control by himself and hi
colleagues of the legislature and ecnatorshlp.
THREE LITTLE NEWS NUCrGETS.
Over) four liundredw eight of scaling wax per
month Is ui-cd by the Orcat Seal, of which tho
Lord Chancellor of Kngland is tho official cus
todian. A ucnutory has been built at Rouen and oth
ers are in tntirso of construction at Havre and
Marseilles. lotst jcar 1,51.1 bodies were urinated
in France,
Humming bird In Minora, one of the Philip
pines, are vciy pugnacious. Hundreds of them
simultaneously attack a huntsman and seriously
injure him.
ALWAYS BUSY.
Man wants but little here below,
And soon he'll want no more,
But while he's here he wants tha best;
That'll why he likes our store.
Shoes for till the walks of life.
Shoes for all brasona" of the jcar for every
member of the family.
Ladles, in our Ulovc-flttlnj Mclha $-1 Shoes
wish to live forever, they art; so delishlful.
LewisReillly
Established 1SSS.
Short tor ill the walks ol lilt.
Wat! Ej
If LEY'S
Laces,
Lace Jackets,
and
Trimmimigs
Laces today occupy a moM
important part in Dresi
Trimmings than ever before
needless to say that ouf
stock was never so com'
plete as now comprising
the very newest and choicest
things in Laces by the yard
as well as all-overs. '
Jackets, Boleros, Collars,
Fichus Ties, etc., in real hand
made Irish, Russian, Arabian
Cluny, Point Venice and
Duchess Lace in iact all the
latest and most fashionable
things that are now aud will
be in demand for the season's
use.
A few Extra Choice Marie
Antoinette's in Applique Re
naissance; entirely new and
exclusive.
Beautiful assortment of
lace gauntlets and gauntlet
materials.
Elegant line of all-overs,
in Gold Effects and Gold
Cloth.
510-512
lac:
We Have
J mist Received
A large assortment
of Miniature Calen
dars for the coming
year, such as are
used for fancy work
and designs. As the
stock in this partic
ular line is always
limited, we would ad
vise that now is the
time to get what you
want.
ReyooldsBros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Building
JlercereaM
& Coeeell
Now open for business at
our new store, 132 Wyo
mimig avenue.
We are proud of our stora
now, and feel justified in
doing a little talking, but we
prefer to have our friends do
the talking for us,
A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to call and see us,
IEECMAU k NELL
Jewelers and Silversmiths.
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ot all bUtv, liitMliu lliicUhf.il anJ Birdieye,
delivered in any jurt of the city, at tho low-eat
l'llte.
Oidtra itcelvid at tlie office, Tonnetl build.
fnir; item Kiul; telephone No. 17 Wj or at tht
mine, telephone No. .'72. will be promptly
tended to. Hulas supplied at thi mint.
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