'?f?W i st . S f E Vf THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1900. v.- Publld Billy, Ft wpl Sunday hr The Trlb. M PubllahlDij Company, at Filly Cent a Month. ttvr b. nicHAnt), editor. 0. r. BYXBEB, llmlnca Manager. C , York Ofllcct im(Am Sol Agent for Foreign Advcrtlalnff. Entered at tht Poalofnce t Scranton, fa,, Gecond'Clnu Mill Mailer, When space will permit, The Tribune Is alwaya clad to print abort lelleri Irom It, friend war, Inif on current topic", but It, rule 1, that tlieae Inuat be nlRnecl, for publication, by thn writer i teal name; and the romllllon precedent to ac ceptance la tint nil contributions shall be tub iect to editorial revision. TWELVE PAGES. SCRANTON', NOVEMBEIl 24, 1900. Tho rcportpd ilet'lalon of tlie ways and mcitUH oomtnlttco to recommend the re moval of the fitnmp vvnr tax on chcckH, toloBratriH ntul express receipt will re ceive general npprovnl. Those taxes nre vexatious and belntr no longer neces nary shmilel Iip promptly roppiitpd. Pay ns You Go. IF A PRIVATE business man, by rcabon of his slow payment of bills, bad to pay from 10 to BO per cent, more for everything he bought than the competitor who buys for spot cash, he would speedily reach one of two conclusions. Either he would be sold out by the sheriff or he would pull himself together and adopt the cash basis. The city of Scranton Is now on the Ioiik term credit basis and It In paying n big price for Its carelessness. The man who does work for It has to figure not only on the market value of that work but also upon the cost and trouble of collecting his pay after It Is earned. Tho contractor who bids for a city contract estimates so as to pro tect himself against yours of waiting for what is due him. In this manner perhaps ono-third Is added to the cost of city business and charged back upon the taxpayer unnecessarily. To change to a cash basis will re quire both a new bond ordinance clearing off outstanding accounts and a flat adherence in future by councils to tho rule of passing no appropriation ordinance the money for which is not already In hand. These results can bo accomplished if public opinion will In sist. The suggestion has been made that Taul Kruger might go in person to Queen Victoria and either address a personal appeal through her to the British people or compel tho British government to restrain his movements and thus Intensify public sympathy for him. That would certainly give Downing street a number of anxious moments. The Associated Press. AS RHOUr.ANIZED under tho laws of New York the Asso ciated Press, the annual meeting of which has just been held, is stronger and In better condition than over before In Its his tory. It has fir. members, which in clude, with a very few exceptions, the representative daily newspaper press of North America; and in control of Its management, ns directors who under the by-laws must direct, nre fifteen men whose names nro synonyms for journalistic enterprise and integrity. The list was printed in the news col umns of yesterday's Tribune but merits another notice. Frank B. Noye.s of the Washington Star Is one of the men whose business genius has made the Star newspaper the most profitable as well as one of the best properties of Its class in the United States, with an nual earnings estimated at $250,000. Victor F. Dawson, of the Chicago Record and Dally News, stands at the head of western publishers, a rank closely approached by Harvey AV. Scott of the Portland Oregonl.in, M. H. De Young of tho San Francisco Chronicle, Charles W. Knapp of the St. Louis Republic, Charles P. Taft of the Cincinnati Times-Star, and George Thompson of the St. Louis Dispatch. From the eastern states the selections Include Whiteluw Reld of the New York Tribune, concerning whose posi tion in public affairs comment would 'be superlluous, Stephen O'Meara of tho Boston Journal, Don C. Soltn of the Now York World, Herman Bidder of tho Now Yoik Staatz Zeltung, Albert J. Barr of tho Pittsburg Post und W. L. .McLean of the Philadelphia Even ing Bullotln, the latter reputedly the ablest newspaper director in Philadel phia; and from the south, In addition to Mr. Noyes are Charles IL Orasly of tho Baltimore News and Thomas CI, Rapier of tho Now Orleans Picayune. Politically tho new board Is fairly distributed; geographically It repre sents every section and natural news center; and In respect of the character and lilgh ability of Its membership It presents no point of criticism. These men propose to give their time, skill and Influence to the work of develop ing tho news service of the Associated Press, which Is already In the range and reliability of Its news by far the best service In existence. In that work they nro to have tho cm dial sup port and co-operation of 612 prominent newspapers which by reason of tho imituul character of tho organization benefit Individually only as tho Asso ciated Press Is advanced collectively. There are cheaper news services than (lie Associated Press, which rep resent necessarily nn Inferior guaran teo of permanonco and certainty of pervlce. They will servo a good pur pose In stimulating competition and preventing tho larger nrsanuntlon from growing careless. General FJUhugh Lee, now with drawn from Cuba, declines to express on opinion as to tho probable outcome of the experiment of Cuban Independ ence. In this he Is wise. Results, not predictions, must determlno this prob lem.. in case Senator Culloin shall not muster a majority in the senatorial caucus It Is to be hoped that the Re publicans of Illinois will elect to suc ceed him a man of Aral-elans dualities and experience, like, for example, Rob ert H. nut. A published Interview with Senator Wellington, of Maryland, recalls to mind one of the political suicides of the recent campaign. It Is surprising that Wellington's opinions should bo con sidered ns having any news Interest. Reapportionment. Editor nf The Tribune. Mr: Will jnu kindly Inform n number of con stant readcia of ynur valuable paper, nmotiir llirm injdelf, v bother, (Wording to the constitu tion of lue United States Hie representation In nitinre,, nnd lenato depend upon tb number of voter in a dWrlrt cir l.ito or upon the number nl I lie population an furnished by the i-omm? If the former li the r.ie, h.ia the reprucnta I Inn of lluiso e.tati'4 wlikh have extended tin" lialiehlc Id women been lucre Jedf And If the hitler I the en-, I, not a revision nnd morula lion uf representation In regard to Its relation In tho Imreoiod or decreased population of n vl.'ilo or dUtrlet every ten jenrn a matter of course without the ticeeolly of nny notion of iotiKies? Vmir editorial, "Tho Only Panacea," In tnday'it Nviie of The Tribune Lai rr.lnllleil my Men., on the subject, At It vylll no doubt line the tame elf eel upon many other ot jour thinking readers, .you will greatly aid in all by tiniurtlng the above questions. Vrrr Irulv yours, Cur! Sailer, II. D. Si rnntnii, Vov. 21. THE FOURTEENTH and Fif teenth amendments answer thoroughly our correspond ent's Inquiry. Section sec ond' of the Fourteenth nmendment Is as follows: "Representatives shall bo apportioned among tho several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons In each state, excluding Indians not t dxed. But when the right to vote nl any elecrlon for the choice of electors for president and vice-president of the United States, representatives In con gress, the executive and judicial offices of a state or the members of the legis lature thereof Is denied to nny of tho male Inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or In any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be re duced In the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citi zens twenty-one years of age In such state." Section first' of the Fifteenth amendment reads: "The right of citi zens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United Stutes or by any state on ac count of race, color, or previous condi tion of servitude." The meaning of the foregoing Is clear. Population la tho basis of tho apportionment of congressmen, but in states which restrict t'he suffrage rep resentation Is to be reduced in propor tion to the restriction. Nothing in the constitution authorizes or contemplates an Increased representation of states permitting woman suffrage. Every ten years congress reapportions the num ber of congressmen, allotting one member to a certain ratio of popula tion. The present ratio Is one In 173, U01. In order to keep tho total mem bership of congress within wleldy limits the new ratio will be larger, about one in 200,000. This reapportion ment must occur whether notice shall be taken of the wholesale disfranchise ment of colored citizens in parts of tho South or not. But if the constitution is to be obeyed such notice will have to be taken nnd representation reduced accordingly, for the language quoted above is mandatory. To deal with China justly would on the part of the European powers be bo easy that It is surprising none of them has over tried it. Protection's Latest Phase. "T-HE AMERICAN people are I paying $200,000,000 or moro JL. n year to foreign ship own ers for ocean carrying. They ought to do their own ocean carrying and thus keep this money at home. The ship subsidy bill is a plan to encourage them to do this. It of fers inducements for tho construction and operation of new ships of Ameri can register, giving in subsidies to tho owners of such ships under prescribed conditions and limitations enough, ac cording to the judgment of the ex perts, to offset tho higher coat of American labor, which at present Is the chief obstacle to successful Ameri can ecoan steamship competition agalmk. the well-established and small wage European lines, In other words, it applies to ocean .shipping the Identlcnl doctrine and principle under the workings of which our great inland industries have bean built up that is to say, the doctrine and principle of protection to Ameri can labor and Invested capital. Tho. Democrats used to tell us that wo could never have homo Industries without meeting the low wage levels of Europe. The Republican party dis puted that us&ertlon, Insisted upon a Protective tariff, and enjoys today an unitualllied vindication in tho form of nn industrial prosperity never so pro nounced, with wage levels never so high. What has been done for our fac toiles and mills can be done for our ship yards and docks. We can develop the Infant Industry without saci Hieing tho superior American wago nnd it Is the policy of practical statesmanship to proceed to do so without delay. Just think of it! The United Stute-i is today tho largest manufacturing na tion in the world, with the greatest export business and the longest coast lino, washed by tho waves of the greatest commercial oceans; yet It does not carry a tenth of Its own enormous and growing ocenn com merce. It hns, In unequalled abund ance, every material nocessnry for tho building of great ships and u genius for meehunlcnl achievements well cal culated to put It In the lend of mnrluo architecture nnd construction. It has natural facilities without limit and In active capital In great plenitude, Yet other nations do Its shipping nnd pocket tho profits, while also In largo measure dictating terms. This situa tion to Americans of spirit is Intolera ble, and the remedy proposed, not hav ing been tmpplantctl by a better, Is certainly worthy of a trial. President Kruger should not feel coo much elated If Paris becomes hysteri cal with joy over his arrival- It does not tako much to produce hysteria In the French capital! nnd It Is ft kind of hysteria Bhat buttcrB no parsnips. Chairman Jones still believes Mr. Bryan one of the greatest men In America, but he hns lost faith In Dem ocratic political forccants. Chicago ministers continue bo thun der against crime nnd they do Lot linvc to go out of the olty for subject fruitier. Since election the cheap burlesquo nnd minstrel Jokes tipon Mark Hanna Bt-cin to have lost their flavor. The weather continues favorablo to tin good rondn movement. TOLD TJT THE STABS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Antrolabo cnl: 4,0.1 n. m., for Saturday, Nor. 24, ItXW. & A child born on thin day will notice that man's conduct fixe his value in everything ex cept, perhaps, I lie matter of wage. Oood luck that Is not accompanied by a little energy and enterprise will eeldont benerlt one In a tnanclal y. Fame aeldom cotnea at the time It would be mnt appreciated. It l never pofslble to nonvlnce an Ignorant man by argument. The man who nltempts to eiplaln or excuse a blunder, generally tnalies othcre. Man'rt wImIoki Is nt times mado moro impres sive by exhibitions of folly. Some men enter politics and become diplo mats; others lead church choirs". Ajacchus' Advice, Feel; not to barm your neighbor. It Is wrong, and besides be la liable lo eoak you in future. Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs XXV. THE MUNICIPAL CHARI TIES OF PARIS. New York, Nov. 24. THK Mi;.NICir,U.lTT of Paris c.ercies a tute l.ige over Its people which is in marked contrast to that of most other foreign and Aineritnn ritlc.s. The numerous Ilfe-iuving stations alone the banks of the Seine and tho cuiul?, iiiiiIiuIjirc stations for instant tmccur In i.is- of street aicldcnts, oitfanizations for night medical nnd suigital relief, hospitals to which llber.il contributions are made, night lefuges for men nnd women where no charge is made for shelter, nnd organizrhtlons for the rescue, mainte nance nnd proper instruction of ch.ldicn who arc neglected or friendless -ire examples of some of the humanitarian functions opciated by the municipality. Although Xmv York city contribute millions to the relict of the poor, destitute nnd unfor tunate every year, but a small per cent, of the amount is dispensed by the city itself. The sit uation is quite different In Pnrii. Here public thnilty i.s centrally controlled as one rompre-bcii'-ie unified department, under tho namn of l,'AsIstancn Publirpic a Pari", which has absorbed nnd systematized almost ovcry Important agency for relief nnd succor. This organization is under tho authority of the prefect of the Seine and his superior, the minister of the interior, and is dl lcctcd by n single responsible director, who is nominated In- the prefect and appointed by the minister. Hut the director Is guided in nil im portant mattcis by a council of surveillance, which meets not less than once in every fifteen days. In tho hands of this great board of public charity lests the dispensation of a rc i nue of nearly 3,000,fl00 francs, or WM0.00O. The board has twenty members, uhuli include the prefect of the Seine and the prefect of the police, the foirner being, by viitue of bis office, picst dent of the hoard. Of the remaining eighteen, me nro diiectly appointed horn without, while of the thiiteon others two must bo members of the municipal council, one representative of the council of i.tate, one of the Court of Cassation, a licmpital physician, :i hospitnl surgeon, a pro fessor of the faculty of medicine, a member of the chamber of commerce and a number of other city vf(l.Ial. Ilcsidra discharging tho regular duties of a similar organization the board acts as a civil service board, ns it would be called on this side, filling all subordinate positions accord ing to lilies and regulations of its own for mi lieu. Membership is for a term of six years, and one-third retire eery two years, but nre eligible for re-cleition. The high character of this board is nssuied by thp nature of its composition, and under its enlightened super vision every fentiiro of the woik of public: chai ity makes steady progress, nnd there Is no over lapping of difterent agencies, such as is only too common in some countries. More out, tho cost of administration is minimized. Morn than (10 per cent, of New Ybrk's $7,000,000 annual donation to charitable purposes Is ex pended for salaries nnd machinery, while that of Paris will not reach half that amount. The night refuges for men and women nro run as separate Institutions in raris, but upon slightly different rules than In the United States cities. Here they nre called lodging 'housed, and they aro prepared for men only; be sides, they will receive the most diseputablc spCLlmens of "trampdom" without question! but in Paris no vagabonds or unworthy characters are admitted. One particularly good feature is that they are freed, in every possible manner, from the taint of pjuperism. 'Hie refuge provided for men fs taken advan tage of by those in quest of employment, and no charge is made for admission or for shelter for the first tlueo nlghk). A worklngman on piesentlng himself at the office of tho Institution furnishes his name and is given a ticket, A suit of clothing is also supplied him, bis ordl inry suit ielng in every case- taken charge by the ofllcers to bo disinfected in tho Bteam dis infecting nppaiatus, which Is nn essential part of the Institution efficient disinfection In Paris is recognired ns Indispensable and a hot shower l.it It is alo to be taken. He is supplied with u basin of soup, and at a given hour is required to be In bed. The dormitories are well lighted, ventilated, clem and frto from the odor which is common ly so noticeable in the vugunt ward of similar institutions, while, the same may be raid in respect to the dining room nnd other of. liees of the institution. The doimitorles are fit ted with single iron bed.ste.iils, supplied with two mattiesscs, one wool and one straw, and the netessary linen and blankets, pillows, etc, are supplied. 'the workman Is provided in the morning with a breakfast of soup and bread, and is not required to perform any labor In re turn for the hospitality afforded him. Workmen who are unable to obtain employ, incut in the city lave tho oppoitunlty of doing work in connection with tho institution, such as wood chopping, carpentry, talloiing, stone dress lg, etc, and are paid for tho 6amo at the rate ot 4'i cents per day of right hours. At tho disinfecting station, which la fitted up with all the latest and most eiuclent appaia. tus, nil the clothing and bedding In connection with tho liiitltutiou Is continuously being car ried nut. The buildings nre kept sciiipulously clean and the grounds are kept in tin tame condition. Victor Hugo has Immortalized the sewers ot Paris n bin I.es Miseiahlch ami the general im piisslon obtains that the system nnd all per taining thereto, us well ns the sinltatlon of the city In gereral aio among the best If not the best in the woild. Hut an Inspection would soon dUilliulonlzo the misinformed. lu the matter ot house drainage, Paris is behind every other city ot Its size in the more progressive countries. The waste pipes fioin baths, sinks and lavatories are usually found to bo connected directly to chains or soil pipes; there is no pro per disconnection of tho house drain from the sewer, and no provision made for the ventilation of drains'. Not until quite recently lias sani tary plumbing began to be intioduced In Pari sian homes, while the piovlsions for public lava tories, etc., aie still of the moat primitive tjpe, Many of the public conveniences are positively obnoxious and indecent in many particulars, leveallng a state of attain that would no. be tolerated in any Knglith or American city. It Is to be expected that this in not true of the twellest part of the city, but when one passes oil from the main thoroughfares it li only too evi dent, Aside from IhcM particular tho system wilt compare favorably , with that of other larger rllles, and, In some tespecls, will csccll nmny others. Tho l'ntls sowers tales not only the sewage from houses, but also alt the water from the surface ot the roaeti. There Is an ctcc.s the amount of sand washed Into thtni, owing to tho system of street cleaning, tn addition to this tlm sowers are not laid at srll-clcanslng grades," find there) nre, consequently, deposits nnd accumulations to a serious extent so serious that an atmy of POO men l always employed In keeping tlicm clcnn. Some of tho sewers are provided with sand clumbers, to facilitate r,ie of removal, but special forms of newer cleans Itig nppamtus nre In common ie. No system of sewer ventilation has been adopted, but the aowngi- Is of a weak nature, owing to the ex cessive amount of surface water with which It Is diluted nnd to the comparatively smnll pro portion of water e Insets In the city. Access to the sewers l gained by entrances In the public footpaths-there are no inanlnvlo entrances, such as aie commonly ued lu Ameilran cities. A section of the sewers Is or dinarily open to the Inspection of the public on the second and fourlb Wednesdays in eaeli month from May to September. Th descent Into the sewer Is made by a flight nf stone steps. The trunk sewers are throu In number and the largest ot their kind in tho world. They measure l teen feet and sia: Inchii In width and twelve feet in depth. Practically they are anbwnys nnd they are used no such, there being an electric line of trnm can In connection with the system running throughout tlm line of trunk sewers. Hestdoi this tlirru aro footpaths on either side ot the fewer channel, which Is jh open elite la In the canter of tho subway. Tho subway Is lighted by electricity. Cnirled on brackets nlong the walls and roof of the subway are the various pipes for the supply nf flltercel nnd unflltereel water, hydraulic mains, pneumatic tubes nnd cables for telegraphs nnd telephones, each one of which Is well distinguished by enameled lettered plates at short Intervals. In addition to tldi, the names of the various streets followed by the sewer aro also Indlrated by similar plates, as well as nvcry Junction, whether from a house or a tributary sewer. The most crupulous cleanliness in the care of the sewers la observed ond the workmen arc provided with every mod em convenience for the performance ot their work. The men me neatly uniformed and bear nn nir of Intelligence that Is not commonly found In men In their position. Taken as a whole, the system is tho gientcst in the world, but equal excellence Is not found In all Its branches, notably thosn already mentioned nnd some others which nre barely alluded to. It is encouraging, however, tor Parisians, that a move, menl is now under way whereby the entire sys tem will be Improved and some of the most dis tressing features will probably disappear during the coining year. . INTERESTING FIGURES. Edllor of The Tribune Sir: In your editorial "Looking Forward," published sonic days ago, you gave some Inter esting predictions of President Prltehett In re gard to the population ot the United States for vnrlousj periods in the future. '1 limning per haps It mtht not be without interest to those of your readers who are curious In such matters, J append for their gratification the results of some calculations 1 have made, based upon his torical elatn of the past 110 years taking first a looking backward before a looking forward. The first census of 1730 gave a population of 3,PJI),21I. The second census of 1800 gave a pop ulation of 6,X03,403, being nn increase for the decennial period of 33.1 per cent, at nn average 3 early rate of 3.054 per cent. C'onsus nf IStO pop ulation, 7.359.8M, an increase of 30.3S.I per cent., at a yearly rale of 3.13 per cent.; census of 1S20, population, 0,63.1,S22, increase of 8.1.307 per cent., nt a yearly rate nf 2.017 per cent.; census of 1S30, population, 12,8fllt,O20, increase, 3.1.53 per cent., early rate, 2.P13 per cent.; census 1840. population, n,0r,9,451, increase, 33.2ii per cent., yearly rate, 2.P07 per cent; cen sus 1630, population, 23,1111,871, ineiease, 33.S6R per cent., early rate, .1.113 per cent.; censm 1800, population, 31,441,321, increase, 33.3S per cent., yearly rate, .1.09 per cent. ; census 1&70, population, 39,53S,371, increase, 22.03 per cent., .vearly rate, 2.0eJ per cent.; census 1SS0, popula tion, .ri0,153,7M, ineiease, 30.08 per cent., vearly rate, 2 18 per cent.; census 1800, population, 0ll,0i!!l,7un, increase, 25.381 per cent., yculy rate, 2.30.1 per cent.; census 1000, population, 76.2U3, 220, increw, 20.07 per cent., yearly rate, 1.1)22 percent. At this list rate of ineiease the popu lation would double in 30.4 yeais. Also, the population from 1ST0 (o 1000 incioascd at an aver age yearly rate of 2.740 per cent, nnd doubled in about twenty-five years and seven mouths. ?o much nnd so far for looking backward. o Looking forwaid, President Prltehett predicts that in 1010 our population will bo 01,07.1,000, showing a decennial increase of 21.05 per cent., at an average j early rate of 2.18 per cent. In 1030 his figures are 1.10,887,000, an increise for the two decaeles nf 41.30 per rent., at an average yearly rate of 1 74'J per cent. For 1930 his fig ures are 190,740,000, an ineiease of 39.31 for the two decennial period, nt nn nvoinge yearly rale of 1.07 per cent, l'or the year 2000 his figures are 383.SflO.ono, being an increase of 102.20B per cent for the fifty jenrs then ending, being an aveiage j early incienn- of 1.42 per cent. For the year 2100 I'icsidcnt Pritchett's figures nre 1,112, 870,000, Miowing nn increise nf lhS.4 per cent in one hundred ye.u.s, at an average j early rite nf 1,003 per cent. Piesldent Piitchctt is quoted as sajlng: "Should tho piesent liw of growth con tinue until 2000 the United Stutes would contain 11,000 persons to the squire mile of surface." Here is an important mistake-. From the calcu lation above picsentrcl the increase of population from 1890 lo lliOO was shown to be 1.022 per cent, per year. At this rate of increase the population In 2000 woulel be 312,017,710. The land surface of tho United States (not including tho great territory of Alaska, 377,390 miles) Is computed it 2,970,000 squaie miles. Tills would give 172.4 persons to the square mile, and not lt,000, ac cording tn President Prltehett, as quoted. o Tho history of the present century now just ending pheds only a partial and uncertain light to guide us in our (-peculations on our country's future. Causes nf which wo know nothing and cannot conjecture in.iy arie and very materially disturb nil our speculations. S. Carbondale, Nov, 23. THE YOUNG IDEA. V. E. Cuttls, In tho Chicago Record. Then aro 10,7.15,302 children and young men and women being educated in the schools and colleges of the United Mates 1,30.1,921 in private institutions, the remainder in public schools, as follows; Public Private , schools. schools Elementary lt.iW-MSS 1,19.1,822 High schools and academics., ISs.M'l 114,074 Universities and colleges .... 30,030 73,201 Professional schools 8,310 4ii,30l Normal schools 44.SO.S 21,572 Tiicro aro 214,527 irlionlliou-es, dormitories and other buildings In the United States devoted to education, ond they are valued at ?324,W.V235. There nrp 413,Wfl teatheis-131,70.1 men and SS.1,867 women. In 1S99 the people of the United btatcj spent $1D7,2S,C0.I to eilucala tiieiv dill elieu, which Is 5-2.07 per capita, of papulation, and fl.20 per capita of children of tho school age. The avenge salaries paid school teachers in the entire United Slates in luntl was fl5.23 a month for men and ?37.14 a month for women, A SMOKY CITY SNEER. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. The mero idea of Scranton getting Into the same class with PlttsLurgl DESTINY. Written for tho Tribunes Why does your path to oft cross mine, To what unhappy endT When I may liaully clasp your hand, May only tie your friend? So many meties In. the scalo Tvvixt status, mine and thine, To your's I never shall attain, You may not come to mine. And never while the sad earth turns Tho' many a veary while, Will jour heart know that heavy tears Itctlect jour careless smile? Why should you? Hut two passing ships, We speak and straightway part. Why should jou care if your barque sail On o'er a breaking heart? -K. V. H. 9. ooooooooooooooooo THie People's Exchaegeo A POPtlt.All CMIAIlINd IIOtlSF. tor the rt lleneflt of All Who Have Houses to ' Itenf. Ileal Palnto or either 1'rnneriv tn Sell , or Exrhange, or Who Want Situations or i Help These Small Advertisements Cost ' tine Cent a Word, Six Insertions tor Vive i rents a vv ord r.xrept situations vvanteo, Which Are Inserted Free. ooooooooooooooooo For Rent. V""t. jfWVVV STom: foii iikvp. fa pkh month, in epilro ltlchard Darron, Odd Fellows' building, Prlceliurg. FOII HF.NT-LAltfir. PLEASANT IIOOM9I USF, of bath. Hit Mulberry street. bTEAM IIEATEP FLAT ON ADAMS AVESUR, 21. W. T. Hncki-tt. STEAM HEATED FLAT ON ADAMS AVF.SUE, 5. W. T. Ilaekett, STEAM HEATED FLAT ON ADAMS AVKNVF,. if-10. W. T, Ilaekett. STEAM HEAIKD TLAT, S ItOOMS AND HATH. M0. Ilaekett. STOIIES, OFFICES, HUtNH. HOUSES, FLATS, rooms nnd factory space in all pails cltj. W. T. Ilaekett. W. T. HACKETT IIFYS. SELLS. UBNTS, !N surcs, exchanges, nppralses nnd cares for property. For Snle. SEVERAL LINES OF HUSINF.S. KSTAbLISHED nnd paying. . T. Ilaekett IF YOU WANT TO BUY. SELL, 11EST, INSURE, exchange property, bee W, T, Ilaekett. FOB SALI)-A FIRST-CLASS STOCK OF readj'-made clothing and gent's furnishing goods at n bargain. J. L. Tracy, Real Estate Exchange, Waverly, Jf. Y. F1KE 4ND miROLAIl PROOF SAFE. CON- taln large welded steel and Iron vault. Wns made originally for bank. Must be sold promptly. The Weston Mill Co., Scranton, Pa, FOR SsLE-CONTENTP OF HtJUSE FURNI ture, carpets, bedding, etc. 832 Washington venue. Wanted To Buy. WAVTED-SECOND-HAND SLOT MACHINES; muat be In good onlcr; state particulars as tn make and price. Address L. )(., general de livery, Scranton, l'i. Boarding. TWO YOUNCi MEN WILLING 10 OCCUPY ONE room can have excellent board with family; no children; living within three blocks of post office; front loom with bath room on same Horn; steam heat, gas, large parlor and piano. Im 100, Scranton. MRS. JAMES P. KENNEDY, LATE OF NEW York citj-, has opened a first-class boarding bouse at 841 Adams avenue. German tabic. Evtrj thing new and home like. Tabic boarding. Wanted. FURNISHED HOUSE large, roomy and Flackett, Price building. WANTED MUST BE finely located. W. T. LANDLORDS SEEKING TENANTS, Oil TEN- nnts seeking houses should sec Hackitt, Price building. WANTED-A GENTLE SOUND FAMILY CAIt liage team of hordes. Address X. Y. ., Tribune office. Board Wanted. MAN AND WIFE WANT HOARD IN PRIVATE family within fifteen minutes' walk of D., L. & W. Depot. Address Board, Tribune. BOARD WANTED FOR THREE ADULTS AND one small child, in respectable Jewish fam ily, living in first-class neighborhood. State price. W. A., Tribune office. Help Wanted Male. LARGE HOUSE WANTS CAPABLE MEN AND women to act as general agents. MOO yearly salary; expenses; extra commissions; brilliant opportunity. Stafford Press Co., New Haven, Conn. MANAGER-OLD ESTABLISHED MERCANTILE house wants honest, capable man to manage branch; salary $123 month; extra commissions; no soliciting required, hut must take general di rection business and lie ambitious; good refer ences and $800 cash required; experience as man ager not ncccssMry if qualified in other respects. Manager, Drawer 74, New Haven, Conn. MAN WITH HORSE AND WAGON WANTED to deliver and collect; no canvassing; HI per week and expenses; WO cash deposit re quired. Collector, Uo 73, Philadi'lphla. WANTED-E.VERGETIC SALESMEN; EXPEHI- cnere" unneceuiry; liberal proposition; outfit free. Aller Nursery Company, Rochester, N. Y. Help Wanted Female. WANTED-FOR CITY. LADY AGENT TO VISIT our customers nnd distribute samples. Call in evening 333 Plttston avenue. Boston Tea Co. Agents Wanted. AGENTS-MALH AND FEMALE, TO SELL A fine line of perfumery; credit given; profu ahlo cmplo.vnient. Campbell Perfumery Co., Worcester, Mass. Salesmen Wanted. EnTTlo' iXsANSi5hOoT"1 country work; $100 salary and commission. R, O, Evans & Co,, Chicago. Salesmen wanted to bell our goods by sample to wholesale and retail trade. We aro the largest and only manufacturers In our line In the world. Liberal salary paid. Address, CAN-DEX Mfg. Co., Savannah, Ua. Recruits Wanted. VI MARINE CORPS. U. S. NAVY, RECRUITS wanted-Able-bodied men, eervlcs on our war ships in all parts of the world and on land in the Philippines whan required. Recruiting of ficer, 101 Wyoming avenue, Scranton. Lost. LOST-BETWEEN THE BICYCLE CLUB AND Marion street, Thursday night, unset dia mond. Reward If returned tu Scranton Dairy Company. LOST A FAIR OF EYE-GLASSES ON GREEN Ridge street, between Llbraiy and Monscy avenue, Reward for return to 1023 Sanderson a enue. Money to Loan. HONEY TO LOAN-STRAIOIIT LOANS AT once, Curry, Council building. ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY TO LOAN-rjUICK, straight loans or Building and f.oiu. At from 4 to 0 per cent, Call on N, V. Walker, 314-313 Council building. Personal, DEAFNESS CURED OR NO PAY. Rowan, Milwaukee, Wis. C. II. SITUATIONS WANTED SITUATION WANTED COLORED MAN AS waiter In boarding house or poiter; any kind of woik. Good references. Aeldiess J. S. O., Tribune, EXPERIENCED bTEKOGRAPHER DESIRES TO sit Ion; good references. X. Y, L., Tribune, smu'rioN wanted-ry a young girl to do dining room work, kitchen work or tu nurse children. Apply 20S Meridian street. SITUATION WANTED-BY YOUNO MAN DRIV ing team; lias had experience in tho gro cery business und t.s well acquainted with all parts of tho city. Address 12 East Market St. Real Estate. HYDE PARK AVENUF., LARGE LOT, Ckrt Anurous ri.i iTiounc. 1,030-W!LL BUY NEW HOUSE, 0 ROOMS AND bath, Green Itldget cash 130 balance, easy terms. M, II. Holcatc, $1,700-W1LL BUY NEW 7 ROOM HOUSE, Green Ridge i 1S0 rash, balance monthly payments. M. II. llolgate. MOOtJ-WILL BUY ll-ROOM HOUSE, LAttOF, lot, barn, Penn avenue, Green Ridge; cash payment, 9300 1 bilanco to ault purchaser. M, ft. llolgate. $1,600 WILL BUY DOUBLE, HOUSE, LAlion lot, Boulevard, M. IL llolgate. $5,o00-WILL BUY FINE O-llOOM HOUSE, .lUsT finished, Green Ridge. M. II, llolgate. 91,600-WILL BUY LARGE SlHSOLK HOF.Si:, lot 00x181 feet, Green Ricl. M. II. llolgate. $0,600-WfLTi BUY THE ANKLEY PROPERTY, North Main avenue. This is a finely finished home, hard wood, large roomt well arranged; lot, 50x102 feel; gooil Inrn; property mint be sold. M. II. llolgate. $7,G0O-WIL!j BUY BFSINES's PROPERTY, renting for ?SC4. M. II. llolgate. 350-WILL BUY LOTS, DIAMOND FLATS. M. It. llolgate. ?IO,000WILL BUY BUSINESS PROPERTY, lower t.ackawanni avenue. M. II. llolgate. 1,800-WH,L 'BUY -ROOM NEW HOUSE, 000 block Irving avenue. r.,G00-WILL BUY COMPLETE HOME, FULL lot, Wheeler avenue. M. II. Holgate. ipl.OSO-WlLL BUY SINGLE HOUSE, S MINUTEI! walk tn court house. M. II. llolgate. NAY AUG SECTION, MODERN HOFSE. $2,500. W. T. Ilaekett. NORTH END HOUSE, EASY TERMS, $1,050. W. T. Ilaekett. WEST SIDE DOUBLE HOUSE, NEW, ?1,800. W. T. Hnckett. PENN AVENUE. NO. 410, BARGAIN, $5,000. W. T. Ilaekett. WEST LACKAWANNA. NO. 912, INVESTIGATE, 91,300. W. T. Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE. DUNMORE, MONTHLY PAY- ments, $2,800. W. T. Hackctt. MADISON AVENUE. STEAM HEATED HOUSE, $8,500. W. T. Ilaekett. NAY AUG SECTION, BEAUTIFUL HOME, fil.OOj. W. T. Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE. STEXM HEATED HOUSE. $7,500. W. T. Ilaekett. CLAY AVENUE. DESIRABLY SITUATE!) RESI dence, $3,301'. W. T. Hackctt. ADAMS. CORNER OLIVE. GREAT BARGAIN, $3,500. W. T. Hnckett. NORTH END, NEAR MARKET, BARGAIN, $800. W. T. Hackctt. OLIVE STREET, RENTS $000, INVESTIGATE, $0,300. See Ilaekett. MADISON, NEAR GREEN RIDGE, FINE LOT. $1,S00. See Hackctt. SOUTH MAIN. LINCOLN HEIGHTS, MODERN house, $3,700. See Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE', DUNMOEE, DESIRABLE house, $2,000. W. T. Hackctt. ADAMS AND MARION. THE HOsS PROPERTY, cheap. W. T. Ilaekett. MADISON AVENUE, GREEN RIDGE, DES1RA ble, $1,800. W. T. Hackctt. SUMMIT AVENUE, PROVIDENCE. DESIRABLE, cheap, $.(,000. W. TV Ilaekett. PROVIDENCE ROAD. NEW HOUSE, CHEAP, 91.M0. W. T. Hackctt. PRICE STREET. LARGE LOT, TWO HOUSES $.1,000. Sec Hackctt. PRICE STREET. LARGE LOT, TWO HOUSES. $2,500. See Hackctt, 1HEODORE STREET, TWO LOTS FOR $S(M. W. T. Hackctt. ELMHURST. 11-ROOM HOUSE, 2 ACRES, $2,500. Sec Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE. FINEST OF FINF. $16,000. W. T. Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE, NE PLUS ULTRA, $27,000. W. T. Hackctt. CLAY AVENUE. VERY FINE DOUBLE, !),00(). W. T. Hackctt. COURT STREET, NO 721, GREAT BARGAIN, investigate, . 1,00ft. See Ilaekett. MADISON AVENUE, STEAM HEATED, $12,300, reduced $',501. Hacketl. COLFAX AVENUE LOT, NOTHING FINER, $1,300. W. T. Ilaekett. CEDAR AVENUE, NO. 321 VALUABLE Busi ness property, $12.1W. Ilaekett. CHINCHILLA. MODERN HOUSE, SEVEN acres, $4,000. W. T. Hackctt. WALTON FIVE ACRES LAND, FINE, $1,800. W. T. Ilaekett. CAPOUSB AND MARION, VERY DESIRABLE, $4,000. W. T. Ilaekett. WALTON. PLOT WITH BARN, FINE, $1,20 1. W. T. Hackctt. NORTH MAIN' AVENUE. BUSINESS PROPER TY, $4,200. W. T. Hackctt. PRESCOTT AVENUE, HOUSE, BARGAIN, $1,800. W. T. Ilaekett. SILK.MAN STREET, A FINE BARGAIN, $700. V. T. Ilaekett. CEDAR AVENUE. ODD FELLOWS' HALL building. $11,000. See Hackctt. JEFFERSON AVENUE HOMES, $3,000 TO $30,. 000. See Ilaekett. ROSCOK. ON O. .V W BEAUTIFUL VILLA, $5,000. Huckett. , ELECTRIC AVENUE, NO, 418, BARGAIN', $1,70'i. W. T. Ilaekett. IRVING, NEAR DUDLEY, LOT, $1,200. W. T. Hackctt. NORTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, FLNEhT OF fine, $22,000. Sec Jlackett. MYRTLE STREET, .MODERN HOUSE, $.1,500. W. T. Hackctt, LACKAWANNA AVENUE, Sir.AM block, $lh.(. See Ilaekett . HEATED NORTH END, NT Ml DRIVING PARK, LOT, ?00. See Hacketl. COLUMBIA AVENUE. FINE LOT, $1,530. W T. Hackctt. FARM ON D L. & W 1R ACHES, $1,000. Seo Hackctt. VACTORYVILLE, BEAUTIFUL HOME, $2,10u. W. T. Ilaekett. PROVIDENCE ROAD. LOT 80 FEET FRONT, $730, See Ilaekett. HARRISON WENl'E, LARGE LOT, $1,400. W T. Ilaclett. HARRISON AVENl'E, LARGE LOTS, $1,2" T, Ilaekett. CLARKS SUMMIT. BEAUTIFUL md: ,.u..., , r.,v.-.. ... (, ,..,,..,,, CENTRAL CITY, liTSI.NT.SS PROPER TV 1 lug 0 per cent net, $21,000. Ilaekett. home, $.1,000. W, T, lliekett, hellf.vue" .house on leased fiiioi WOO. W, T, Ilaekett. I'lllNfWr AVENUE. $7,000 JioUIU.E for $5,000. Hackctt, THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST OF PIM '. tle which W. T, lliekett hat for IN cnmilete 1UI Inclu lea fcvrr.il hundred in.ir lie ran locate ou on nearly every street in Seiuiw ton. Business Opportunity. SEVERAL LINES OF BUSINESS FOR SALE, KS. talilUheel ami paying W. T. Ilaekett. IF YOU WANT TO IIUY OR SELL A I1UM.NT. . sec W. T. Hack-It. Impounded. IMPOUNDED-THREE COWS AT' BELLES' LIV- ' cry, 'ii'J Adam avenue; two Hilit reel and one dark. Owner uu have them by paylwj for hoarding und advertising. W. Hello, Pound Keeper. HLEY'S U Liimee Goods We will Offer on Saturday ami Elegant New Stock Thanks giving. -512 We Have Just 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 chis partic ular line is always limited, we would ad vise that now is the time to get what you want. ReynoldsBros Stationers and Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. ilercereaiia & Connell Now open for business at our new store, 1132 Wyo miing avenue. We are proud of our store now, and eel justified in, doing a little talking, but wo prefer to have our friends do the talking for us, A cordial invitation , is ex tended to all to call and see us, MERCiBREAU'& C0NN1BLL Jewelers nnd Silversmiths. . i i Mount Pleas ant COAL At Retail. Coal of the beat quality tor domett lo ie met of all fiit, including Buckwheat and Hlrdteyt, delivered in any part of tint city, at the lotnett pi ice. Oidcrs received at the cilice, Connell build Inic; i com 3ek); telephone No. 1702; or at thet mine, telephone No. 272, will be prqniptly t tended to. Dealers aupplied at tht milt. mv. Pleasant Coal Co. ". ' J' ., ,. Sa 'it i