r'W.i '', . THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SAlTltDAY, MARCH 30, 1901. t-?HI (Sc 5cranfo.t ri6ime tiihll.h.-d Unity. Kseepl Sunday, by The Tr'j. sine rublUhlns ifompany, at I-Illy Cents a Month. .nicsaaets 1.1. V H. IIICIIAUD. Mltcr. O I'. IIYMli:i:, Business JLiiUfpr. New York OlHiei l.'O Nassau M. . g. vm:i:i.vsi). bole Acrnt for toiclgn AdteitlsiUiT. I.nlercd it ll.e t'ostnfhe t Scrai.toii, Siciond CUM Mall il-itlcr. IM., as When Muccytvill rrrmil, The Tribune 1 oltsiti (ll lo print short Irtleis lron 1U filenili bur-Ina- en iiurei.t topics, but Hi lull li that t'ico must be signed, lor publication, by the writer rial nam; and the tonilliion pieie.lmt to c wptantf Is that Jll eonlrllei'loni shall be sutjeii t iililmal -elision. iui: viav ii mi: i on .u'VI'iitihim;. The following table shoitd tbe ptlto per Inch ut h Intertlon, spate lo he ued wllbln one je.iri Hunt I (Sldliutiml I'iiII UM'I.W. I'aper lIcaOmK I IWlluii l.i than Mil inches .tV. I .-JTJ I " VM inches : .il I .21 i.m in i .in I .i'. .iiifti ,y i ,r, .In wifw I. I .H I .I1 for lards of thanks, resolutions of tondolenee and similar contributions In the njlure of nd lenltlnc: The 'Iribunv makes a charge ofo cents a line, , , , Itatri for Classlfled AdicrtUing fuinlilicd on application. TWELVE PAGES. Sl'lt.WTOX, MAl.'CMt SO. 1!01. TmIh. In ilii ilnnl cloy foi receiving ni.inuici-liitH In The Tilbunu's uliort nmy contyst. The Intcnst j-liown In this competition 1ms been very ciiconr riKliiff. lljiwuril oC thirty ctcitles Intve lie- 11 .submitted mill so fur u our wc riMillKitloti Iiiih sono 'they iiipeiti' to hnve coti?iilfiiiblc in Mil. The lirinie Hi" the .iiulci' will be uiinuuiiictl in it jt t i!h-h unil his iiw arris uh hoon after wuiil ii.m possible, t'untestnnt.i will lie pumiptly ad vised. Judge Arclibald's Appointment. I lion of Hun. 15. V. Aich- 1 buhl for tho beni'li ot the new federal coin t Is one vtlile.li 111 be most welcome to (he peo ple of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The compliment, to Judge Archb.ild Includes not only lecognitlon of 111" Inilllaut and nt icil seivlee as a JuiIkc of the LitcUu Viimia (.otutM but alho very marked uji prccliitlon of his executive ability, lie Is to organize and shape the wotlt of u new tribunal which will take i.ink among the mon lesponsible In the laud; his commission Is for life. It Is haidly necessaiy to say that the piesident's selection has been wisely bestowed. 1-Yw JinUts In the country liao had the benetlt of a moie vailed wild exactliiK piopaiation. '1'he range ol his duties In the sixteen ytais uf his serxlce upon this local hem h has loxereil vell-nlKb cwi pluis'e of iiiuil- f li litigation and ( 1 1 piof of his ineilt Is shoiMi. ant only In the high imputation which his opinions have twin by leasnu nf their biviiilth, clear ness mid success in nmnliig the gaunt let of the appellate toiirls. but also In tli liuge share which li" bus had hi olfcilng MiitKt'Htioiis for legilutive leni edy of omissions and defects In exist ing .statutes, lie is not only an in. cur ate intetpieter ot thL- law but a r-on-Mlllftle Jlirlt in the widest souse. The people of Lackawanna county legiut the nectsflty which takes him fioni the bench in which lie came hy their election, but tiny lew with pleastii" ihl.s new token ol tlioir own 1,-00(3 Judgiiielll. and m- gialitlccl thai the puiiiiollou, wIiIIh Incica-liiH .ludge Archbald's ipicii'iiiultes of ii"eriilues.. docs not take hlin Mom our illy bin ui the contraiy niak"- Scrantou jum. Heally the home of the new tiibunal The practice in cumuli, ol pad ling li;jht oiilln.nici i mi as lo (.sieWM. tbi.e to live nun nv.-uiy Ihriiir. fm cciy one Hint is uallv ii-ecletl Is plainly Meloiif. i:m iiiankui vio.. constitute 11 pool ivliiecly. The i'll.'i I to compel eery nyw llnbi to in. v tiibllshei by sepaiate onlliianc-. Tin n lh; yeto pen can INeihiiim.te. A Battle Cry 1 hat Failed. IT IS NOW assm..i U. t il:eiu will bo no general inlie- siiik. It l llkewlso manifest that die threat of a strike, was tmai ibe tlrsi in the nature of a gisautlt bititf. calcu lated to enforce recognition of the chlel t'lHcera of the nilueis' iiulou by seating public opinion lu tho coal ileitis into domandlni; 11 of the largi' opuiatot o necessary guarantee of public order and bttalnets safety. Tho line, of leasonlnr whli li led up to the Jliv.loton convention's dee'ata Hon lor iccognltiou or n siilke as hiinied that If a strike v.tis threatened, business Interests llirouiiout the an ihiacito territory would take ilium', send fruntlu appoals lo I'loipoui .Mm -naii-to meet President Jlttt hell and nls . ssoclute In a joint conriici,ce, and Uilnu such pressuie to bear upon the cxecuthe rfllcialA of tho coal roads n y,'(ould pry Bomctlilnt; out of the uliiia ij'on.whlch J!r. Mltchsll nnd his coi lea'gues could exhibit to the mine work era" na a. proof of progn s. A tc of tho commercial bodies in the l.ehigh and Sultuyllsill districts were mmieiic-d lu thl3 way but tho mcie icpre.epia. live boaids ot trade and grouis of business, men kept then emu counsel nnd left Mlicivll and Moigau lo light It out. Ho, too. 'ili the great bod ol t.on wrvntlvo and espi-rienccd miner.-, at least In thu upper dl'trki. AVhlle they wojjld duulrtlcss have gono loyallj with their organiaatlon had u sltike been c.ilkd, tin overwhelming majoilly o Ihciii dlusiipi lived of a stiike lu lew ot the operators continuance ot the 10 per cunt, Incmiso unci lent no encour hgenient tr tho hotheads who wero for tivililm,' with or Jtnout leason. Whether Mlteluil met Morgan or not was totke;n a matter ot minor Im portance computed with the cuntlu uiiiicc of tin lr own good pay and stuady tlmo under tho bettered con. dllions in tone since last fall. They were not uu'jrateful :'or benedts u celved lit consequence of last fall's work but thty wanted a period of pence. Thus It has com? about that the bat tbi try of recognition or strlka hus upu'vd un lit luliuie, Uctu lias been no iiclJltloiinl recoRtilthn nnci tlier? Is U lio no Mi llc There Ik recognition of the treat body of mine worker, hut It cm m . befoio til" recent threat of ft Millie threw It burden of uncertainty and loss upon the busings Interest of the Piitliini'ltr region, it caineiln the o ei nt oni' oiTer. nmde public befoie the iiKembllng of (It.- Iluzleton convention, to continue the new wage basis until April, t;t0. All Hint una followed ha been simply the inn noouw ring of labor polltloluns to ii'.iiljint themselvp to the new flicuiiiatanc? without loss of pet.oiml pifHtlge. Tluy wiic will ing to threaten a strike and by that means ic bilng on a locul bitslnes.1 fenrc: but tbev cinted not, at mo cvui dil moment, take the awful hazard of c.nleilng n R'tiPiul stilke cm an un substantlat b.isN. because they knew !l meant, among othei things, their Individual t til ti. These me the cold fa(:t of the. case. The public can Judge of tliMn us It pleas? N'ow that Xglllnalilo Is slue of good clothing, regular lot and thro J squat e meals a day we dare ny he will bo glad hi ilrenin of Imjiei iallsni Is over figypt's Burled Treasures. MSTllltDAV'S hi let referenco o the recently discovered X tm jmbs ot ancient Kgyptlan kings brlnpii up for notice not only Mr. Potrle's report of the tlndlng of Jewelry that had ben the possesion of an Kgyplliin queen who lived 1,700 year befoiv the Christian ei a, but the leeent discoveries of far mote precious thing of pHpyti that have added so much to the tteasuri of lilbllcal and classical llt"ratuie. We tefer to these, especially to call attention to the latest appeal of Dr. William C Wlnilow. of Hoston, the vice piesldcnt and honorary secretary of the Atnerlcnn Kgyptlan Kxploratlon l'und. for the means lo carry on nt once the researches for other papyri documents of New Testament nnd clas sical times befoie It becomes too late to lesctie them. Of the one bundled and eighteen valuable papyil compiled In last year's finds, and distributed to various universities and museums In number pto rata of the total subscriptions teceived from these and their respec tive localities, the University of Penn sylvania and Ilaivard have received the greatest number and the most valuable. The very oldest extant text of Si. Matthew has gone to the tJnl veislty of Pennsylvania: that of St. Paul to Harvard. It Is cmlte possible that even mole ancient texts may come to light, both of the Xew Testament w titers and of famous (Steele authors. Many of the lluds are older texts ot not a few ot the gicatest Oreclan writers than any bedii known. What I now to be coiisiduied Is the fact that the Immense dam at Phllae, lr. cruise of cjonstiuetlon In order to make the 'He once moie the frult- lul smuce and nourishment of Kgypt, will be completed within the space of arirthei two year'. Through the last twenty cenlutles the tliy sands of Kgypt. blown acinss the land's ancient palaces, tempi" anil tombs, have pre served the papyil which they burled. As llr. Wlnslow points out, the ar chaeological exploters In Egypt have now but two yeais more lu which to tuny on thelt ies".nches befoie the lr ilgnllng watw of the Nile shall per meate thoroughly the (insert soil which has pre?iied so great tveasuies for Ihls geneiatlon. The lirijr.Ulon that proinls"S to icsiore Kgypt to lts- an cient liultfnlness, as when In Joseph's dus It was "tho gi.uiaiy of Ihe woild.' wilt link'' shou work of the inpyii not exhiiui'-d lufore the Phlloe da tn It completed. Ol. Wluslon's present appeal is to New- Vol I; to give $r.,000 Tor this special ,oik of search foe nut-tent document. If thai city, which so far has allowed Philadelphia and Hoston subset Ibeis lo suipass ii. shull respond as It should, Columbia t'rlveisity will be ih ulllmtiie keeper of many Invnlimbls ttc8MII(-S. I'.ul we should jusi like to usk. why soiib' ol Siiauton's publlc-spltlted i iuveim who ate able to do ho, may lot take pan In the woik to such extent as may make tho Sciauton lllnaiy the custodian, for the benefit of the si-el.eis after knowledge In this i!t and viclnilv. of sonic one or mine of these papyil of pi leek"" value. liultaln is noi only distinguishing her self this j.ear by the Pan-American exposition, but also by the discovei-y of the cancer get in. If she could locate and corral the tilke geim, UulTnlo would make a iepleudeni beginning ot the new cnlui y. Of 5ume Sctiuul iMetliuds. f-J- I UVAIV. aie many advantages, as has been picru by th iiunieiou mate schools i hut cany out t)i.- sytein, In having one subjeit taught by the H.inie ti'dcher to tb" sevetal giatles as xt tabled 111 one siliool building. Natuie Uid!i, which bat so great an effect in awakening tho mind, although It re. ctles the mosi perfunctory treatment fiom many teachei because of their own lack of lutoiest In It and of op portunity for training lu It, Is one of these subjects. Wheth'r the special teacher iroes from dins room to class room, or the classes lu succession go to tho teacher, the lesult has Justified Itself. Thero are Home other things that, It they are to be attempted at all lu pri mary and lower trrannnar grades, should "be, taught only by the specially tltted Instructor In them. I'nder the system ot having- tho one teacher of each grade attempt to teach all that limy happen to be touulred singing, for instance, whether or not tho teacher lu been gifted by nature with tho ability to discern "tunes" or to sttike a noto truly of course Interest lags and any success for the child is liable to fall. Thero l a convktlon giowing among many patent of young children In till cliy lliat theie Is something ladlcallv i-rons oi luelllilent In the system or method. of teaching ut present en forced lu the lower grades, lio It clear I) understood that it is not usually the teachera who aie eritleUed. They must do what they aio leinilred.to du by tUosc UiOft wkos; Xbck position de pond. WhatcAer they are compelled to leave undone that would be for the children' jjood, menially or morally, they must at all events get them ready for a written examination In certnln studies n taught In the prescribed text-book, Till, although to some children It I an eay thing to nut their thought and knowledge Into written phrases while to other that Is one of the irrost clllllcult of tak. I made the lest of nil alike for pro motion, These nie. a few of the things dwelt upon by many fathei and mother. Tlieiu ate many othei who express their dissatisfaction with inadequate result of a year's "schoo ;." while at a loss to state the fault they ibclleve to exist, itul all, alike, want Improve ment made. In case of falluio the chances taken hy (Senernl Kunston upon the expedi tion to capture Agulnaldo would iiavc been consldciecl foolhardy. Nothing hticceeds like success. Japan Is not anxious for a tight, but wishes It distinctly understood that she ha quite a stock of ammunition on hand. The only thing worse than not catch ing Agulnaldo, uppatcnlly, Is having him caught. TOLD BY THE STAR8. Daily Horoicope Drawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Atludabe rait: "."A . nt., lor Cilurday, March SO, rail. iblld bom nn (lili day will nollrc that tbn mu ho eay "thtre will be no strike" are en the lntrcat. Otbn ol Siantmi ic aware Hut trolley stein can boom (he rubtirb of jl town and t Hie cime time nroue feelinna more unpleatoit thin thMe cained by Indigestion. I'oitutie necr fall' to ranllr upon the enlcr prise that owni a franchUc and a town 11 too. Advice In reference to keeping within the cir cle of one' winter flannels will be iimiece.iry for a day or to. When (he Kidnapper of Asnlnaldo convilM the returns fiom the country prrsi he will bejtln lo doubt whether he (i Cencral Kunton, Hultjlo Bill or the Oar of Ituvij. Liquid refreshments in Scranton hereafter may be expected to gie one that eleten-liunitiecl. dollar 'eelir.ir. Scranton will hme no base bill ilub this year, but the bow-leu and (he boji who plaj niamlej (onllnur lo lute fun. AJacchus' Advice, I'o not Imagine that the world li aijaint .ion. Consult a doctor and you may find that it U joor liier Oil? Steel Exports Continue to Grow special Coiropondcncc of Hie Kranton Tribune. NVahliietoii. March 2". XI'ORT'S OP Iron and steel manufactures' from 7 the I'nlted Stalci continue to intrca'c. All analysis of the February expoit figures Iui JiM bren completed by the treasury bureau of (.tatMiis, and ll show that the total for the eitilit months ending with Febnury, Idol, i mv and a half millions In c of the iinpaulleltd figure of list jear. and ncoilj three lirne the total for the eight month ending with Febru ai, 1S91, thu sho'.tlni; an increase of 10 per cent, in a single jear and III! per cud. in the decade, lu the eight inontln ending with February, isol, hull and steel foiiued but .1 pr tint, of the total domestic export from Ihe I'tiltcd states; in tho eight month Just end."!! they fonn 8 per cent., being S1.U).1!. against -JTS.MJ.Tbs In (lie cor-n-'ponihiu; months of (lie fiscal jear. 1500, and ris,Sil,.',j( in Ihe same month of Ib'U - e Not only is the totiil ljtger in the atrgieirate, hut it cmerd a sieater dlteislty of producl. thu aliowlna- that the iiunutattiiren of the L'nlt ed Statei are not only IntreainK their output, but rath jear fabikallni: a largtr piopoitinn of t lit iv pioduct and tiituby ecinliipr tor them sehe and the labor emplojed thtreon a gieatir fclute ot tlie piohl airrulni; tn.m such manutar tine. V decade ago null articles a typtwritiM, b.t.wln, rbclilcal mathliico, ta.h regWeiK. laundrj inachlntry, puiups snd pumping maihlie ery. hoe mnctuniit ami oilier ankle Intohin a high degire of mannfactiue had no place in the export schedule of tho I'nlted Stairs; now they conslltuk' mi linioitant part of our annual exportation of iron nnd steel and aie steadily iutieavlnit both in tolunie and in Hie number of loici,'li market in which th flnil pictltabU sab's In 1VU no etpoit uf elettrical machlneiy were recoidrd. bill In 1MO the ll?in. fur elglit month liamjition had n-aelutl about ij.'.Wi.O)1), and for lb' eight month ending Willi Fibriuiy, this .tear, amounted In .si, 777.07.1, an inciease of l..ll .) in a tingle jeai. i:p.ut, of 6i,el rail luc leased horn Vtt,lil in the eight month end ln' Willi lYbruiij . l'il, to $l,sis,'.'U In the toi. Impniiillnir month of the (Ix-al tear I'.KIO -and SK,S'",070 in tho aiiie montli of Ihe fln.al jc-ar titil. l'vpoit of MttiiiK tiijtliliii hate lurr.MM'd in talue fiom fliSrz.bir.' in lh eight month emliriK l'h IVbnuiy, IS'H, lo t'.ncM.lw In tho eamo inoiitli of Punt, while Ihe tlgutes for this year aie ollijhtlt In low those of lit jear, being iJ,sj.lij'i, llxpoit of tycpttrilers wtie not up aialely vhinn In lb'd, but by lliU Ihe expoits tor right inonlh luil i oat Ik il l,;sJ,S, an liiiri'i'e oi Jsl,flisi oter the preceding car. s'lales and balanie hate iuciea-ad in expoit t.Uue oter tn prrtcnt dining Ihe ilrude, locomotive oter SIM pir ccnl. printing 'rev.e oter C00 per cent, and builders' liirdtiare oter :!00 ptr tent, l.tery Item in the ci.tirc non itludule shows a sub stantial inciease lu l'rfil 1 compared Willi ls'.il, but in a trtt initante there are decreased a compare ii tcltb I'lOO. presumably due to Ihe ad taiieed pilrs" ion"iilnil upi.u Ihe ukiimmiI tost of m.it rt ial. -ti 'Ihe area m Uoiilbutloii sleadil.t and i.ipidly enlaigcx. In t,nllilci haldare, for instauie, the espoit now g not onlv to the princlpil tonntrie of Kurope, but lo Mexico, Central and Ssiiilh Amrrka and Ihe Went Indle.s, Ilillbli Kast Indies. China, Japan, Mntiala-ij, Alum and the i.'blids cf Oieania setting machine and tjpe. ttiltcis lound a market In the most dlstjut inl and and the demand fioin the Kuiopean and other Icadmsr eountite is increasing, while the demand for electriial inachlntry is growing in evrrr ellieclion u 'Ihe fullottliig table thotts the espuilt of iiou ami M'"l leaiiufaitureti In eight months, ending villi 1'ebiuar.t, lull, compired ttlth Ihe eight moiillii ending: I'tbniaij, lS'M: IMghl month ending I'eb., 1S11. Feb.. 1WI. Toial iron and leel . . .Mi.f.JV.st $SI,C"j.!,1.12 bleel rails r.'n.isi fl.8so,ii73 Ilullder bJldttaie .... I.C.-il.SI 0.0V.IM l'.lectrlcal injthineiy .. not stated J.T77.C7.1 Uillets, Innots, elc il,li ;!,0(.7,37i Sett Iiir mat blue l.R",!W -.S.'r.C.'iJ Locouiotlte engines .... M7."5 -'.SJs.lill Steel bats not stated '.'.is'm.SII Muiclutal iron and steel, not stated -,".',M7 Wire JBi.510 -.,tnnin Tptllleis nol staled l.TM.DJI I'unipa and pump ma- chlnert lisil itslid l.l'IMl'tl Wire lull V'Vi S.'J.J" I'llmiiif rtesses M7,u.Tl iilM'.'S I'lre-amu (ibViOt bsO,.V.O liar lion 71,'JII n'i,ii'i6 Motes and ranges Ibl.Ti:; ;I7 1 .0(0 aules and balances .... -J I J.tsij SU.S'ij COnilECTIONS. Kditor ol Ihe riihuno hill III the ailltlc published vesienlj e-uiltleei "fir. McU-od and fluMlan svicnce," tho line tthlcli leads "ttithoiit diujt m hypnotism and splillual pmvor alo"e" should read without dines or li.tpnotlmi and b spiritual power alone. Also Hie line tthltli leads "When tte consider the ttitUhncs and tho huiiMtie nurvrl and iiue liltnde uf the bealiuj xthieh .lesui did" should liad sclfltulirsa Instead of srltlslincss. ItcmoU fully, Hat Id X. MiKct. TALKS by t& THE FLAT RATE AS VIEWED FROM THE AD ADVERTISERS' STANDPOINT jM.toMoo..o J- W1II0N AI)VI2UTlSi:ilf rates arc Incieased al UM whose hove what they had been previously, thtoiigh the application of the tint rate, pay the advanced pi Ice and admit that tho principle is the only cipiltable one. as nearly all Tho Tilbune' advertisers who ate thus nffected have clone: It Is the host proof possible that the Hat i ate fm- advertising Is the most honest, business-like way nf conducting this branch of a new-paper. On Monday, April l"i, there will be no advertising In The Tilbune on any other basis than the Hat rate, which Is nn absolute guarantee that every advertiser will be paying exactly the same price as every other advertiser for the same service. The price Is based on the nctual value of the sot vice The Tribune Is able to tender, icgardless of the rates of other local papers, and Is conceded by pub lishers In other cities to ho much lower than they ate lecelvlng. A few paragraphs from the Mall Order Journal, a publication that Is Issued In the Interest of advertisers, arc Interspersed through this nitlele. as they show conclusively how the general advertiser views the flat rate. NOT Cl.tiAR ON Till: FLAT KATH. Some merchants have gatheied from these "talks" that the principle of the flat rate must be all right, but do not fully understand its meaning. We The flat rate is the only logical rate for newspapers nnd maga zines. have tried to make this clear from time to time, but our manner of explaining may not have been as clear ns it ought to have been. Below we publish an explanation of this plan of charging for advertising ns published In the Galesburg (III.) Mall, under the title of the "Inch Contract," which thl paper adopted about two years ago. This article should be read carefully as It contains a very clear descilptlnn of The Tribune's flat 'rate. Wo have taken the llbeity of changing the flguies to conform to The Tilbunc's pi Ices. o that It will be moie cleaily under stood. Here It I: norr inch comiivct To Our Adtertlslng l'alions, ami lo Those Who Are Wondering: Whether VdtcrlUIng Would lie a Oood Intestment. Ilerogniing the fact that modem adteelising method demand an arrangement different fiom the oldstjle, arbitrary, Inelastic contract for a regular tpire, the Mail lus adopted a schedule of iiifli rates, which It is belleted will piotc eminently fair lo all concerned, though, of eome, contracts tor u-giilar spate will be made Willi thop who pitfer them. Manv ndtrilUt'ii. who wish to Herniate wlut they lute to fay to Ihe leading public, bt the Each day brings new converts to a belief in the flat rate and a universal demand for its adop tion will in time bo made, which publishers will have to meet. taiying conditions of trade, weather, special occasion, and the particular exigencies of Iheir own business, will Unci Ihe lii'li contract ja-t what ihcy want The old system of taking a ceitaln specitled spai e, sueli as a half-column or quaiter-cciluiim or column, tin uter dat, through the entire .teat, ha belli obsolete- in th. larger eilieie for a long lime, experience hating elimonstratrd tin' lie' Bieiie r pone lu been attained by t.irjing the extent of ad tertlslng according to llin condition above re ferred to. Alie.id.t- a nvmber of tialesbuig's Ijigest ad vcitUei hat' made ronllaets with the Mall on the inch bii'. and it is with the purpose of extending to otlur an sipporlunity to amll theiH3elte.s cf tbl klnel of contract that lid schedule ha been adopted anil this explain Hon I nude WHAT AN IMH IOSI11.UT .MFANs. 1 uder an Imh ronli.it t. tho Mall aaiees to sell lo Ihe adterllser a. intaln iiiiinbtr of luclies. uiidrr ceitain nindllluiis, at a certain fixed pilce, tho pilce being determined by the num ber uf Inches the adtertlser .igloos l ue within the space of ttvelte month. The adtertiser, on his paet. nitts lu ii-i- i certain spetifird riuinber ol inil.es witliln tttrftc month., the undemanding being tint If he d.ies not u-e Ihe number o! Indus c died lor by III contiatt In one .tear, he i to piy foi what he l.as used al ihe pitte called for by the Inch mIu dull, t hlcli tanes noui -'a rent an Inch for 100 inche, lo be used in one tear, to 1 Weekly Letter on , Miinicipal Affairs XLII. MUNICIPAL GOVERN MENT OF THE WORLD'S GREAT CAPITALS. Till! liOVnt.XMr.M' uf Wasliiuitimi more closely corresponds to tho adm!nilraiion ol Ihe ca'pital ut othei tiie.it nations than that ot anv other Ameili.in clt.t. nd it diners bom the other reU cipit.ils in lliat its cmln I liiiil power I renteieel In tie fedeul (jmeriiiniiit. l.nlise London, I'ails. Ileilhi, Vienna and Itoiue, it lias no liu.tor, or chhf exeeulttc; it Is eov etned b a hoaiil uf Ihree euniiilssliiiitia Al Iha same time it adnilliisirallte expense's mi' laistlv bomo hi the fedeial itoteinmcnl. All Inipruto n-.eiil. expriidllnies, iidiiilnistiallte lulls lions and Ibe Use are subject lo the ret lew of eommlltee in.lii both houses of congress. 'Hie oilier inles leieidloned lecilve large sum Irom Ihe national goteinments, but are- nol sublet t to the same control. A portion of Ihe expense of sustaining the nation' capital In l.utopeau ciiie is liorne hi- the iiitlonal KOMinmenl for ilm ir.ison that It belietts a pari of tlie eo'l of iiulnlalniiiff Ihe city's prestlRC I a leltlni.ile thaiise on state lunils. Till Is a pilnelple that mlijlii be applied to ihe metropolitan ellle of America, Xew York, lliltilio and l'luladelphla. ilirc Is no inunlclpal (iOternuiinl quite so in tiiealo as that ill xoeue in London. London proper 1 a mile squaie, ttllh a populailmi of a liille ntir :;7,iin, but (irealcr Luiidun eomprise loitv-ttto cities, euteilnir several counlles, and ha a population of inure thin l.Xi,(sW, I lie ill tl.iun of the expense belttten tlie inuiiltlpalltlia and the iioiernmciit Is so iiittiuuiili ' I" male .eparalion vell-nlgli Impo-slbh'. u apiuiixlmale Idea of ihe aniouiii may be funned by sIiIIiir tbe .eteial things xthle.li are tuied foi b.t Ibe stale and paid fur out of the national ireasui. 'lh niitiopulllan police, miisttriiu LW ofliceis and nien, I suppoited by the joternment. 'Ihe chief tcccltes .1 salary of fl'LOTI P1'" anuiiin, moie loan tho general commanding the I nil eel Mates uiui. and as much as the chief Ju-lite uf the fliltccl Mates Supreme court. There oio fifteen police court ulallen, mppoit cd by the tottrnmetit, the lend iiia.tnv holding couit In one, and tin justice lu caeli ot the omen, receiving a salary of :.ti00 per annum. "I'm itro 'biiade Is largely supported b tho slate, and cost In la00 oter H.SWi.iW, of which tne Insuiancc companies conlrlbiilcd lout JJJOO,. Wsi. The park sstems, state Hid munltlpil, In iludo more thsn R.00O scies, thiee-llfth of tvhlch arc maintained by the municipal ttotemnient. The total espenses of London In 1S00 smounted to more thin cfuj.OOO.oun, xthlle thoc of New York amounted lo about $M,no0,0O0. As tompstcd tilth that of London, the tottrn- the PUBLISHER cents an Inch for G,UT Im lies, lo be iwd wlllilu ono jear. In other words. If a merchant conliatl lo lls fi.osl Inche within one jear at the rale of IJ cent an Inch, and uses only betwerii tt, and A.imti Indies, lie must pav for Ihe name it Ihe .I.UOO huh rale, tthlth I IVj irnls an imh. On The publisher who demands eliding rates is a "back numbei" and a "has been." He Is too far behind the times to deserve the patronage of live up-to-date ad vertiser. lb" other hand, as II I a poor title thai wilt not work Iwlli ttii.ts, Hie adtcrlUer tontiacts for 3,M hull's at IV j cents an Inch, and at th end uf the tear exceed III expectation, and uses cl.tiOO lliihes, (he Mall will be willing to glie him the adiantage of the tl.0e.10 Inch rate, which Is l,-i cents nn Imh, and the Mail will rebate to the aiheitiin-r to bring Ihe lotiil bill lo the IV cent basis, Isn't this (sir? ll'.Xl'A(5r.H OF 1IIK IXlll (OSTIUCT. The ndvantages of the inch contract are numt-rnui and obtlous. When an adtertlser ha such a contrail, he can uc hi space whin lie need It. If he has anything lo say to the read ing public, be can say it. If lie has nothing to say, he docs not hate lo pay for any spite to sat It In, nor does he either hate to write new ropy or leaic the old chestnut In Ills spite, that will picbabl.t do him mote halm than good, How often has the business man, who i making an effort lo Ir.t the efficacy of adtertlslng, been discouraged and disheartened at the obligation he fell under to write an adtertisement when he bid nothing to say! He knew he had to pay for his space, tilietlnT he used II or lint, ami the biiideii cf prepjilng an advertisement when he felt that he had nothing to saj or, on the either hand, his digust at dlseotnltig thai he was ad tertlslng Monday morning sale in a Wednesday caper, simply berause be had forgotten to send in new copy -has had a gicat deal to do with discouraging business men who are making an lmnel reTor! lo illscoter for Ihemseltrs what Ihe leal table of adtertlslng would be in their particular ci-es. Vone of Ihe-s" objections can lie inged against Ihe Inch eonliaetj and we feel icitaln that, a it lu found fator with Ihe bulncs men of other elt'cn, so it will find latin with the b'lslnes men of (Jilcsliuig. alter they luve giten It a fair trial. The adtantagr of an inch contract appeal with peculiar force to Hunt business men ttho.e bul- In connection with a flat rate, an cxtia charge for position is justifiable. It is impossible to give every ad. in a publication, full position, and it Is difficult even to place each advertisement alongside leading mattev. lie.. is piacticall.t nothing al some sea'on of Ibe io. ami win therefore, hate to push all the harder when it Is their sea-on. They are amble to take advantage of early rates, pider the old i.ttcm, because they cannot adtetitl'e the .tear a'to'incl. I'nder the inch contract, tin da. ol adtertUfis get a Lite according (o the amount of adtertlslng Ihet do, and not aicoiding lo the time it lakes theni to do it in. II' UlllTlKll IM'OHMVIION Is DrNIU'.l), Telephone lis. and we will conn- to you, and talk the matter oter. We aie confident that eteiy Inge adterliser in Cjlcsbutg will appie elite llii new stem of adtertWng, ns soon a il becomtji thoroughlv underslood. It I mere-It- .1 change from the old-time country-town liielhod lo those In Use In ctery larg- city In the land. It I merely tin- chuige fiom candles to incandescent lighis. We will be plcucd to tall: ttilh anv of our adtertlscrs about tlie mat ter at an lime We endorse what the (..alesburg Mail says in regard to lebatlng if an adver tiser uses mote Inches than l.e con tracted for. This Is only fair to the advertiser, and that is Jusl our object In adopting the flat rate. We ish to treat all alike and convince the mer chants of sScranton who make use ot our columns that xve have no favoiltes, that they can tely upon the price given them for space as being Identical with what every other merchant Is paying Consequently some advertisers secure better position than others and it is right that they should pay more for it. for til" Scinn Poi-vicc. anil lliat tluit pi-Ice In as low nn p t-an inifalstciitly nial:i ninl continue to ptilillssli as gooil a p.ipoi- ns wp arc' elolnir. Not n dny p:is?fH It"! we me toltl by onr or mom of our sulncrlbors Hint xxc are publish ing "tin' best paper in Scranton." And is- not tliV- paper that the Hitb'c-ilbci-conslilets tltt liost paper Is not that paper the best paper for ailvertlscraV inent ot llerlin is simple In the estirme and con lams manv model featnies. It ha i court of aldermen and a town council. The membership of tne comt ot aldermen may be a lirse a Ihe eouncll determine. Xeailv one-half of it mem ber are paid, and t.ie other serve xtithout Ml ar.t, and .ue Kinerally tteallby citlcn. 'Ihe paid member are at Ihe head of elepailmcnts, and eh'tole all theh time to the administration of aflair and sine for a period of tttelte .teals. I he court of alileinun I prclded oter bv a nia.tor. who i chosen by the council, and ap pitixri! b.t the einpfioil Ins term of oillec i lor tttelte ,enis. The ini.tor is an officer cf Kieat potter and dlpnlly, and I paid a salaiy of l7,5oO a vtai. Ilie lottu counc-il consln of IM nieui beis, tthu aie elected by the eloitui.. the (jot eminent share the epiue of adminis tration lu seteial was. In thi tlrst place. It Kate lo Ibe city .tears aito a mairniticcnt pail, ol CM acn-s, ttblih Is worth moie thin ts'i.OOO.bOD. It maintains a pothe lorce of 3,0m) men. Larue sums aie giten annuillf Icmard the linlveisltle and Iho iiiiblle llbiarles. It ha another source ul intonie from (he tast s.tsteiu nf tramtiajn tthlcli it hss put dottn ihirlm; the past twenty fite tears. 'Ihr tiimwa are leased lo prltste coipoiations. ttlikh keep Ihem in Rood repair, and, in addition, must pate all tlu street tlirointli tthlcli thet run, and pay oter to the rit.t a portion of their pioflts. the cash Income lioin this souice amounts to about $s00,0ii0 a .tear, and a lance number of streets aie kept lu perfect lepall besides. Of Hie four iciest capitals London, llerlin. Washington. IMil Ihe last named is the most beautiful, and Is most Ilbeially supported by Iho slate. l.r llian one-tenth of the amount neees ciiy to maintain the elit- is raled by direct taxa tion. The expens? of the original setter H.utcni ol I'.tlis was boine by Hie stale lu MM the tvurl. ol irmodellns the city tta commeneeil, tlie total nisi of tvhltli would amoiin. to $10,000,000, half belli: paid b.t toe stale. In all of the fen ci.il Inii'iotenn'nt that hate been made sime ls.i7, null a ttltU-iiuiK slteets, eieilliiR ure.it bulldlnRs, improtlic Ihe ttaler suppl and en. laiplni; it, and the laiious enierprises thu! were pioposed lo iiupiote and beautily Ihe cli.t, ihe Lity ha borne one-thild ot Ihe expense. 'Iho km riiniietit HJrj a iicavy vhaio in the nnlnleiiance of ihe school svslems. Of the niuie Ihuii ::Ck),()iil ihlldirn i tiiry urade; in ine nlieioU in IsOO, tins stalei paid SL23 fur ea. h child. Ml Iho inajnlneeni parks, foi tthl, li I'aiis Is tatnoiii, lean lis en created and main tained lamelv it the expense of th state. Italy I undoubtedly the heaviest taxed couulry In r.uiopo. -end the people bear it with a com placency lliat l remarkable. The city of Homo U allowed in retain oni-tenth of the proceeds of the income) tas. In led within Iti limits, the clt' shaie must be considerable, for the amount gatherrcl liom this miine In IS'ifl reached rot far Irom tl20,00e),(fii). lloiue, while not the larg est cl.y In Italy, is undoubtedly the richest. Tho city ol Ylenn probably ceta lc-ess issUtance from tins states than any other ol the great Kuro pcan rupllals. .Nearly all the soternment funds not needed for military purpose! go to suppott ooooooooooooooooo The i 0 People's I Exchaimgeo ArOPUbAll Cf.HAltlXO HOUSF. for the flrlieCIt r.t All Uhn Hue House to Iter.t. Iteal Kitate or Oilier Properly to Sell or rrhanire. or Who Wsnt Situation or i Help These Small Adtertlsemer.ts Ocst A One Cent a Word, M. lnselllon lor Ittci X Cent a Word i:rent Situation Wanted, V Which Are Inserted Free. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Help Wanted Male. vanti:u-v i:i'i:tiit:s( r.t) kmii; cuttf.". on tolorcd unileisklrl. slate experience' and salary expeclnl, Sihlioss l.urerne sii company, Wilkcs-llaire, l'a. Help Wanted Female. WASTKO-l'.M'KlllCNCr.l) MII.LlNr.HV SAt.rV. Udii.s and itorkcM lit M. Ackeiman's, VJi Wyoming ateniif. WASTf.D-V WAirill'.bS Oil lll'Ti.l'.K Willi lefereme. lllgli wages lor tralncl sertlcc. Apply Mrs. Sidney Williams, CM MjiIIwii menue. WASTKD-I.AIIV OnAt)U.VTF.S OI' A IIICII school lo do woik on the hiranlon city Hiicitoiy. Answer by lettci only and nddtes.s W. K. Sinjthe. ell. (iipj. uNii:n nut okskraIi liot'si: work, 31(1 CJulney avenue. Situations Wanted. smTIOXWANTii:ii-liV VOt SO (ObOUKII woman a conk ol doing general housework, ill Lackawanna avenue. SITUATION WAST 111)-TO HO OCT WASHIMI and Itonlng taken home also Call or addirx I,. II., iUI huimirr at c line. MTCx.IOX WAVIIMl-llV v WOMxX TI fill nut bt dat washing, ironing and cleaning. I all or uddrcsrt .Mrs. Mary Itus-ell, l.'l') Cedar atcnuc, city. f-nu.vnox vati;i-p.v v goood no hi:- speitable uirl tu do general housework In small tamlly. I an site good reference. Plcisu cull at Ml Xorth Ileliccca semne, Utile l'a-'s. AXTi:iv-ti,i:iuaM, postnov or v kind by a competent toiiig nun; lefeicnte. XcU elies Jl. I'., care of The lilbune. For Rent. KOI! IIIAr-I.AItGi: H00M. r.0.T 1'I.OOIt. -.1)7 W.tominc: atfl'.ui; suitable br business purpoe.; all modem contcnlenccs. Inquiic --'i Jcfli'isun atrime, near Spinte utieet. t.in:.si:u iidiki, ion nnxr. wt pk.nn ai:. DCMnAiu.i: nocsi: rou nr.s'T. cji mmh-on atcniie; modern linpintrinrnis. Apply I" A. Ilnse. 'Hi l.aekattimn.) atcnue. roit iinsr-iiAi.i-' not ui.i: uorsi:. r, roomk, modern Improieminls. 1,115 Nine slieel. flit (JltKI'V lllDf.i: STIll'.l'.T. tlllV UOOM's, inodeni imprmcn-.enls; steam heat furnishedi desirable: $'J."i 00. HOTKI, lOIt HKM'-IM)l'IRi: OK MIIS. T. .lone. .Main sheet. Ta)lor. Tor Sale. . S e.yN -XVN rOU .Sxt.H-slliMi-OxHI) VXI1 TIM) iii:d IIOOM sidles. Apply Ml! Mille street. I'OR SAl.K-n.XKsT tVAi.MT fOI.DIXli HKl) and ( hlfniiler in lit , alsu scleral handsome hand pulnlintrc. Call Saturday niornluv onl.t. Tli Jefferson atcnue. nxK iioitsi: i on Mi.r, i i.ionr iiomi. sler, xtcitrht Iicm) lo ICO tb. ; rolor. ba.t ; aire, o, sci.ud and Mil.! piiie i!'i, tan " seen at 1. II. Watts lain, (ilenbuin, or apply WD .Monioc avenue. Por SaIo or Rent, rou si,n on iir.vr - iom- iioiv. iv Rood condition at No. .1W IJuircy avenue. Apply to .fohn .leim.tn, 11" W.touni.c; ate, city. 1011 SAM' Oil IlKXT Till' DUIVINO PA11K Hotel; eli;anll liirnNlisel possession uiten on the first diy of pril. Vpp'y lo William Craig, caie II. Kobinsju, So. is' bietxery. Business Opportunity. A YOI Ml MAX I MII.UMWXIUM' IIOOKKKHV. Ini; nia.t, bt Intestim: lite ol ten thousa-'il dollars in .1 veil established, elitldeml patjmr roinpany, ki-iiic .t fine position al a goo I alar Address X. Y. '. . Tribune. Money to -Loan. JIOXLY TO LOAX OS' IM1MIOVI.I) CIIY U.U estate. IIK.Mlt IICI.IX, .tit. I HAS. II. WI-.I.I.I.S IHOMAS M'ltAlil'i:. s'lIIAIfilir LUVXs. AXY MOI XT. INTKHKST I to U pel cent. 1'iank L. Donr.rll, attoi ney, Tradeis' NqIIoii.iI. Hank buihliui,'. JIONP.Y TO LOAN ON DOXU AND MOUinAOV:, any amount. M. It. Ilolgate, Coininonttealth building. ANi' AMOIIXl 01' MDXr.Y '10 LOAN -i,L"iri, Hr.il;:l t Iran. or Kuihlins and Loan. Al fron I li. il per eeiit Call on X. V. Walker, Slt-Jl reimell biilhtlii;. Wanted To Buy. tANTrl- Si:(-(1XDII.M) .-10T MMHIM.s-inu.-t be In xool orclei , t lie particulars as tn main and prlee Addiess I.. M., ifeneial ch litei.t, sjtiantuii, l'a Rooms and Board. I.AIlflK KIIOST ltlMlM Willi IIOMII) 1'Olt TWO Ktntlrmrn. -Ill) Vdam utenue Recruits Wnnted. VNNs v-ss. WAM'LD rOU i;. S. AIIMY: AliLP I101)li:t), unmanled men bettteeii aji ol 21 and :5; citizen ol I'nlted Males, ot jood clma ler and temperate habits, who can speak, lead and write English. Ilecruits spcelall.t ileMied fo, service in I'lilllppints I'oi Infoimatlon apply to Itecruttins Otitic 121 loiuins ite-., .Snau ton, l'a. Found. roi'XD-HooK i,sriiLi:i) "oui nits'r 'L'- lint or Hue Hundred lin at and Memui ible I'tintf.'" Oitnei Ian c-laliu seme al Hit Mom ie in i line. Miscellaneous. ,llSyVl.'.''ls'V'S'll',,, N s "l'),- 'ii.divxirs rxi5ixi:i:iis. ii.i:f"iiiici. I'liemeli, lie, new 4U p..!!i- iituphlei contiln it.i cpiestlcn ask.vl b.t exuii.lnini; board ol euiti. necrs, sent (lie Hen . ZHlei. I'liblMiei, st. Louis, Mo. 'iTA.Tihll-.. Xir.lV WILL I'xY l s roil old peso featherbiils xddriss M. II Itlili ards. Hernial Heliterv, nt. llllLSS I'LMTIlllS- roll !Vbl., T'. I KM -I I'Olt mer prlee, $1 W. Mr Ma, lloualtl, ,VJ Wab. Injtcn atei ue. the cliuuli. neailt i),niN),ei beii,R spent aiiiiu-jilt- for Ibis puiBne. NiitttlllisiandliiK this lic-aty ill Jin Ibe slate lias aided liotli Mi una and lliulipcst, in an Indlieit tt.it Iho internment liKbKateel the meat unite rsllirs al Ihe capitals, iiialiitiiililiiL' "-' S.I tul. ill.- and ) teat he is in Ylenna, xtlillt sari snub ills and 'd leatlurs were piotbltd for nt llinlapist. 'Mil d-ature Indue rt people to settle lu llie.e titks lu uiilcr to obtain lilt, belltllls ol hi. blsliil 'lilialiiill for t lie ll tlnldri'll free ol eosi 'Ihcio aie old six iiln's m usiila-luiiKjr,i havina mora ihan lin.tssi pOiulatu.u, and but two of more than SUO.OoH ienna has alnuil 1,300,000, while llduapi-t has .ilimit usi.iski. 11m lilglirr courts aio siippnrlrd by he state, but the qourls for inlnor oflnises, cciricspondliitf to our police court, aie a cluiiie upuii tin- munici pality. ! Sfc I I Sill MUST TAKE OFF THEIR HATS. Women lnvjers ol Xew urk itui.l lake nil ll.clr hats wh'll piatlltliiit Hiolr pioft-sslou in Hit irlmlnal euurl. MLEf'S U Easter Sale . of Ladies' "Muslim Uederwear 1 Ins season s second sale or French and Domestic Fine Nainsook Cambric and Muslin Undergar ments, including many exclusive styles not found elsewhere. Fault less in cut, linish, superior work manship and trimmings. Bridal Lingerie m Sets, Complete line of exquisite gar ments in French, Nainsook, Hand made and Hand embroidered, trim med with real lace. IPcUicoate. Of line Muslin and Cambiic, with lawn llounce, trimmed in Point de Paris and Renaissance in sertings and edgings. NigM Gowns. Of fine Nainsook with dainty Hamburg and l.ace trimmings. Corset Covers, The Spencer Waist of Nainsook, with Valenciennes edging, beading and ribbon. Ckmlsc and Dowers. Of Cambric. Nainsook and Mus lin, with Lace and Hamburg trim mings. We lead the market in the class of Underwear we handle, practi cally we have no competition in this line. An early call will secure best selections. Sale opens this morning will continue during tha week. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Mi Pieces for A new home freauentlv needs new Furniture, usuj ally odd pieces, to fill the gaps caused by damaged ar ticles or larger rooms. We carry a large line of odd CHAIRS Reception Chairs and Rockersand PARLOR TABLES in the very latest designs, (and there are some very pretty new styles this year.) Also those pretty Parlor Cabinets. While we carry all kinds of wood that is used for this purpose, we have an unusu ally large assortment in MA HOGANY. WEATHERED OAK and FLEMISH OAK the latter is still very popu lar. Seven floors full of exclusive designs and new patterns in furniture. Hill & Con eelD Washington Avenue. EASTER NOVELTIES. We te displaying nn unusual pietty line of Easter goods In Booklets, Cards. Hangers, and Hand painted Sachets all of which serve as a suitable enster remem brance. This year we have added an Imported line of chickens, ducks, and tabblts, which will Interest all easter buyers. Rey molds Bros Proposals. ySXVl NS SASSSA -S - S A I s lioicininrnt flinldlnir. scianion, l'a., March -'J. s-, aled pii'piisils will be received at this build. Ins until i u'dotk p. in. WeeliuwU, April 10, I'sil, me fuiuislilii.' luel. Iiih't, ttaler, Ice, ml cellanesitis upplli, stashing tottels, haullne aslni ,nii sprlukllnir streets lor thbj building? durn tho tl-al tear endinrf June BO, 1ISK, or aucji por. tli.n nf Iho tear a maj- be deemed advusble, 'Ihe- rlithl lo reject any and all blda Is resene bt Hie Tiei.ury ri.pailmrnt, U U. IlirrLt, (?jstodian, PARLORa J'u-l , ""-
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