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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1901'.
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Ulii ijiu'o ('III ivimlt, 'llif Tribune Is alvva)
lilail 'o print slmrt letlti.t tunii IM lilnuli I"."'
Ins on fjirnit topic, Imt Hi ml- U that Hmmc
iMist lio rliiird, fni pubVcitloit, ly the writer
rf.il inii'o: ami Hie r.jii.Utinn inir.!ent lu c'
uplniiio I. tit it, nil conlilbul.-ns -lull lc iiilijcct
l.l iilllollul u'Vl.lMI.
rm: ihAT ii.m: rou avi:utiim.
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fmjl IllVCtllr.ll, flCC to In IK'" Ullllin "110 Jii'i
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ind Kimllir ! iitillinll.ii'i !:i tin1 inline of i"l"
virllsincr Ihf Irllrmie 011 'i I'lUiic. ol .' icntJ
A Mil-. .
Rites' ('iv I laflllcd Atlteili-lm; limililictl vn
.ipilf.ilr.ii,
Ss.'liA.VTi'iN, AIM.IL, -!, J Pit I.
K nny il.tii fur roiiinvlui? tin1 Mtiitc
oipltnl In I'lillriifelphlu nii'iiii!- tho
tril.lnr ut ,t ii.'iit of I'lil mount Pari, aa
sit.' Illl !ir. .'ipltlll tltllllllllRH T'llllll-
illl'lil!i s-'i him tnke "llV'-lual nteph to
plOVIIIl lllf l iillllhl'.'ltiOll "f lll'f uulilc
pill li il'M pi'Oplc !. A( ll Illl
Tuition hy i:psrience.
Till: .W'KKAftE num. not
Ihul 111 tiir- tivIt'.lU-'illlllf'M
r the -Ilk Imlif-liy, llmls it
illlllr till In llmil'i' 'Hit .iri-tlf-.Ut.!
Jlf-I wlni: liiis ln'i'll l.i.-t in K.ilno.l
In tho stilkc ot silk mill mu'iallvci'.
I in r It !.s piinililv Ut appsnxlniutc. 'I'he
Infir" III .li llHS lietMl t'StlllllltlMl lit
.ilM'.liou. Tin fi- has lu'cn u In.ss to the
mill uuiii'i- nl' pitilinlily us muoli mot p.
Alnl tllUlf llllH ill-'l llfi'U n srciit Ios.m
U tin- fiiiiimiinlt.v. inoiisnicil in the
intal Iom s iif the principal.- as well an
in the nnxlftk's ami saiTlHc' of to-f-lialnls
iiisi'p.iialilc fiom strikes. Homo
it tllt'ML' lo5M'S lllllllilt be cxpiossiil ill
iitinifial., (i)t'i'ially tlius.u which relate
tn rliaiMi'tcr ami letireseut the peinir;
Imis Inlliionci'.. of Idleness and agita
tion upon iinmiitiiie minds, "tint It
seems reas-onalile to suppose that $500,
OuO would not more than eovur the
iii'tual peetmlar. or property losses in
this stiike. That Is equivalent to a tax
of $," on every mun, woman and clilld,
or to one of nearly $2"i on every head
of a tamilv in tietanton.
Tlieie is general Rladnets that tlie
Millie has. ended no whet e more o,f it
than among: the strikers. On all sides
can be heard expressions of relief. A
sreat strain upon the good ouler and
welfaie of the community has been
lifted: and to those who have been ac
tive and helpful in contributing- toward
a settlement of the difllculty, among
whom Bishop Hoban is fotemost, a
deh't of public gratitude is owed and
cheerfully acknowledged.
It would be pleasant were we able to
add truthfully that tho gain to labor
in consequence of this si like more than
counterbalances tho losses. But such
an assertion would be unwarranted.
The gain over what was offered, eie the
strike was begun is slight and could
umpiestionably have been secured
intieli moie readily by friendly means.
The heed paid to agitators and foment
ers of inl.-chiff has been at labor's ex
pense, and upon labor will inevitably
fall the bin Urn of the accounting. Such
is history's unvarying lesson
The slory of London Punch's "aih ice.
to ywiui.", people contemplating matri
mony" which it held in suspense over
tlii'iii foi n week, then giving It In tho
uii'j word Uon't," still lives in fie
iu.?nt leeniintlims. 'e think the ud-
liv would In; pariicul.'itly good trans
pii.ied lu the admonishing of llioso
young piople of ih present day who
are wfisning the greater poitinn of
i heir tlnii. In rushing through each
rui'l every new novel adveitised an
having i.M to the nutnbu of fi'2,7.:)
vuplea- or Jietcabotit.-.
Nsw Jersey's Forest Scheme.
AKui:i2STi:v iiioeiiitin y mi
Iii our neighboring stnte C
Xew Jersey, It proposes
moie than Pennsylvania lias
.ft thought of undertaking, pioneer as
it has piovon, mulei '''onunlssioiUT
rjuthroek's patient and wise leadership
of the lampalgn for fuieM nrc-serva-tioii
ami iicrpoliial forest u-e. To tho
b ginning tli.it Pennsylvania has imulu
in sotting apart three forest icseiceH,
not yet by any means sulHeient for
i I'lisei-ving tlm viator supply for eiopj,
ami man and beast and till the other
now K'eognlKcil noecis of lite coiiiinoii
wealth, there will he added a con.siiler
ii'ily larger aniuunt of land iiltliiu the
IH-.st I vi n ycais. Tins will bo udtlid us
i pidly0 us Hie commissioner nt lor
v try and his allies In the new bureau
o 'oivulry !' go over the lands
n 'Pied ami erlfy their Miltahillty,
P.IH tllft .Noiv .lersey pioposal is lo
t- lie possession of all the foiest lands
i; ilm atale, to-Jvi! for, cultlvute, and
i1 ci the pioiec'rts iii'"Kalu of Umber cut
P uvvell.the Ktnto'rt rcivciiues; lu other
iio-ci(!, to ovviT ui(l pnenilo the fotvsls
at thoso of tieiiuany liuve long Iicmj
njvneri ami ojierajtcdby the govormnetU.
Lfider that plan 6nl'y niatuvo trees will
h nut, "The young YQfa njll bo pre
Eiirved lor nuitUflty.eseeptivhero thin
llJil!T out Is a necessity to allow th best
ot them to grow, Dense undergrowth
a (id dead forest materia! tliut form tho
basis of lapldly snrullij foiesc Urea
will not be permitted to fiprlnu up or
to, cumber the Ktouni". The criminal or
lie caicluba who frcquunt or enter tho
vone'd will Hud It to.i muclj to their
okn peril to continue tlie annual t'ama
o uauinu flio in the woodlands, and
t'4llroad companleu will be taught that
tl ey must use the best devices for pre
v ntlus (Irea lf the forests through or
u :ar whlclh their lines tue run.
All this. wnXbe done, "foj- it ulrr-ady
hf s bjUtydeneomo parts of Europe.
ll Newtfrwy"ca"n"'cotnpa6s,;t under
oir land
oar land's dlfJvu(-euj,o;;dItlon') It w
only do a yrcTu and good 'thing (
ili; It-liiaeYuji exUmylo that
HI not
for It-
in cxiiriiplo that must
ovr.mtinlly bring other stales to follow
It. If It cannot or ttors lint tHrmily fol
low out thin plan to ncqtitro nil tho
stutti'ft rorent Intnja, for the ulnto the
ni.'W movement can i;c.ncely fnll of ut
least 'bringing New Jersey Into lino
with Pennsylvania.
The scheme In detail Is snld In bo
outlined by Sttito tiehutor I'ttiviu-tl (!.
SlokoM. Willi til tit us leudei-M In the
movement tiro named Oovernor Vuor
hees, lion, Henry ti. Little, and olhcrn
of promliiunci mid luiluuiicu in llm
stale. Tile recent movement lu I'nvor
of tho relmbllltiitloii and preservulli n
of game, under mleiimitc ar.inw ami ilsh
preiiorvtitlon lawn, Is also tnld lo Imvu
helped to stir Inletenl lu the ciiiiservu.
tlon of the fotests. "Wlmtuvcr will ulil to
fiwakon the perceptions of ihu publlo
to tho cotuitryV vital need of restoring
the woodlands may mil be welcomed.
Oenoral "lilies' recommendation to tho
seeietnry of war that, under the con
ditions that hfivo conn.' nlioiii In llm
Philippines, the army slm'l not be re
cruited up to tlie authorized tnn::l
niiim of one hundred thousand men,
bill "be limited to one soldier to overy
one thousand population, namely 7t,
O'iiVmi is' wild to bo under fuvornblu coit
I'ldonitlon ul. the war department.
Them Is abundant evidence on every
side of lis niectlns the appiovnl of the
people.
The Pan. American Congress.
IX TIIK CITY of Mexico, on Octo
ber L'-' next, just before the cloie
of the Pan-Ainerlcau exposition,
Site delegates to tho second Pau
Ametican congress will assemble. Tho
Idea of such a congress, lo meet every
decide, originated with .lames li.
lllalii", and the Hist such assembly, it
iv 111 bo ii'-called, met in Washington
In LSSll-'W.
Kmiy in 11)00 Piesldent UIiik. of
Mexico. Issued oiIlcl.il invitations to
tile governments of every Mouth
American and Central American re
public and to the United States.
Kvery one of tlisni accepted the Invi
tation to send delegates. Tlie United
States will send live. They were
tunned by President MeKlnley In
April. All of them, said tlie dispatches,
speak the Spanish language, are well
acquainted with all Latin America,
and huve been chosen with especial
care. They aio: Professor Cyrus
Northrop, president of the University
of Minnesota; ex-Senator Henry "?.
Davis, of West Virginia; William I.
Huehanan, of Iowa; ox-Minister to the
Argentine liepubllo Charles M. Popper,
of Washington, traveler and journal
ist, and Volney Foster, a merchant of
high standing in Chicago.
That the congress will be in session
during the whole of next winter, at
least until March, 1902, is the expec
tation of the various governments.
The general cull, or invitation, Issued
states the object to be "the solidarity
of all the interests of America." Put
seven subjects, each of which received
more or less of definite discussion at
the first congress, In 1S9D-'00, are now
to have fuller eonsldeiation and some
of them, at least, to be definitely act
ed upon. They are thus set forth:
Pir.t MciiurM that slull U-iiil to pic'ene and
pioiiintn the piospcrity of the trvcral Ameucaii
,-t:ilu.
SiconJ Mcaaiirrd IobjiJ the foimalioii ' an
American CuMoiua union, uiulcr vvhlcli the tnulo
of this American nations with one another chill,
m far a- N oilile ami prolitnhle, he pionioti'l.
Iliiiil Tlio catahlMiimiit o( uvular ami lit
qutnt ciimnnmicaiioii lietuei'ii the pott, of the
sivcul Ami'iiciii itate.s .mil tlu pons of one un
fit! ci.
rouilli -llic eitahli-hiiknt of a uniluini s.i
loin of customs lesiilaliuii-, in each oi tho intle
pmilent American talc tn gocin the moile. of
impoitatioii ami evpoilation ut lnciflriiuliie ami
poit. ilues niul iliaiKcn, a unifuim mctlinil of lie.
temiiniog the cl.iv.ilication iintl vahntion of such
iiKiehandise in the pmts of carh cumitiy, anil a
uniform istim uf imoice, anil the subject of
the Miillatlon of ships ami qiuiantlne.
l'ilth The ailoption of a uniform selem of
Weights i.nil niiustiic- and laws lo piolect the pal.
out righti, cnp.iriidit and tiadomnh-. of litiicns
of cltlicr loiniliy in the othei, and for the c
tradition ot ciimiiuK
sith T'lie adoption of a (Oiniiiun coin, tn he
i.-j.ned hy c.'ch soveinimtit, the same to he lfnU
tinder in nil i.'i'iiimcii 111 trausactioiH betvutli
the iitien ol all tin- Amciiran stated.
Seventh An auiicinenl upon and lecoinincnda
tloit ler adopt ten lo their utprclim govern
I'.hiiN of a dclinlte plan uT arhitiation of all
ipie-.tioi. di-iuli" and dilfi ipjii is lh.it iii.iy now
or hrir.ittfr elt beturen them, to the end tint
all ilitlk'iiltii-i, and ilipulcs lietiu'Cii Mich in
tlom ina.v he pticeabl tiitlnl and vi.ns pio
vented.
It was Iii anticipation of this and
with purpose to block it that Spain
summoned to meet In Mudtid hist
year the congress of the Spanish
speaking people, that proved so gieat
a fiasco. Tlie attendance was small,
and such Spanhh-Amciictiti countries
as sent delegates ssint them without
nutliuilty to take any olllcliil action.
Tho Auielican As-oi.-iuilon of ,lap-ni,
a .fapanoso society, lSiunn Kentara
Kitueko, president. Is gatlicrlni; a fund
among the people of Japan for u imiu
uinout to Coninioilotu Perry of tho
United stales navy, who opened tho
Island Umpire to the world. Tho mon
ument is to stand on the spot where
Petry first landed, at Kiirthuiuu; and Is
to bo dedicated on July 34, tho frirly
tdghth anniversary of tho event of
Mich Immense! moment In thu history of
Japan mid the whole modem woild.
The Rainbow City.
Tplll-: ItAlNUUW Uhy" Is
Wb I the title ulreadybclou ed
.M. upon the Pan-Anieileaii '
P.xposltlou that on Wed- .
n0'llu:. li'JXt will open hospltublu gatea I
to the world. Prom every description I
of It It Is evident that the mime Is us !
absolutely appropriate ;i3 uns that of
"Thu White Oily" for thu gleaming up
parltlon of beauty and grandeur that,
tight summera ago, attracted tho na
tions to the shores of Lake Michigan.
Thu beautiful picture, suys one do
sciiber, will differ In many respects
from those presented by former exposi
tions. There 13 to be charm of novel
ty In pleturesqueness. Says another,
.Miss Do Forest, of the Uuffalo Com
inerclal; "Tho nrchlteetuio will sur
p'rlse tho visitor with Its pure typo.
There nil! be leproduced in type, form
and color such buildings as many of ,
tlio Jngllsii-speaKins'Vtsitois nave pvr
haps only vend of before. Uolors," alio
said, upc-uking to u:i assembly of wo
men, "that tho Moors loved, In nil their
soft tones and delicate biUllancy, pre
dominate In the Kxposltlou buildings,
out o( compliment to tho Spunf&h
speaking people who.so domains will
be t-o largely represented." That state
ment, In brief phnisc, explains Hie
chosen title, Ihu Italnbovv City.
April hits not been kindly tir gcnl.il
lu itttpeot this year, niul It t'ontes with
a half uenst of ntirptlso to most of us
that May Day Is so close ut bond that
Wednesday next hi to behold the Kx
position opened. It Is true, howuver.
that Ihu opening will bo perfunctory
ntid thu real opening will not occur
until dedication ilny, May liO.
So many of the vlsllois this summer
will be women, mid It. bus been so often
Mentioned that At llui'uilo there Is no
separate; building for the display of
woiuuu'h work as there was at Chi
cago, that It Is well to uuiki) especial
mention that the Initial of woman
malingers have a. beaiitlttil mid com
modious AdmlnhUi-atlon Building on
tho grounds where liwpltntlty will be
abundantly extended to nil women ils
Itoir. In tin' MiiniifacttircrH' ltulldlure and
various others the? work of women will
be seu sldo by side with that, of men
lu similar lines of work: an arrange
ment that villi be more satisfactory to
the majority of women than the meth
od of sepal a to display.
Two entire duys ot gloiioim spring
sunshine, Saturday and Sunday, after
longing and waiting. P.almy nlr, and
opening loaves of every slunlo of green
that merges to gold; red maple buds;
mists ot olive grey veiling the boughs
of some of theUrees and vine. Two
days, ut least, comlnr together tn this
late April, when meio existence has
to myi lulls of people been immeasur
able Joy. Uven to the most sorrowful
who have the gift of vision tlie glory
and beauty of the springtide brings
healing and uplifting of heart. Let
us be thankful.
"The observing le.ulei," as one
PM'Udo-II-.erar.isJournal calls him, who
has been rushing Into print to "point
o.u''- Tennysoit'r. .tiiueliionhni in
"Ci ossing the liar," coupling- his "ob
servation" wllh protestations of glief
over being "compelled to criticise,"
ought to know two thing": First, theie
was no compulsion on liini at all save
vanity. Second, he has made himself
a nuisance to all Hue lovers of a poem
that embodies and voices the most
solemn experience of a human life.
It must be admitted that Senor Ca
pote puts forward a pleasing sample In
the way of a "Jolly."
The Filipino junta a I Hong Kong
also exhibits symptoms of cold feet.
War D?bfs of the
Principal Nations
Washington, Apiil -8.
Till.' Itr.U'.NT announcement of a new Uiitlsh
loan ot !J,tKr),OuO lends interest lo a
i-t.iten.ciit jut issued hy the treasury liti
leau of -t ilUtlii. icualdiiicr the national
ikbu ot lliu world. This statement shows in
hiief that the national debts of the woild ac-trnftiti-il
more than s30,Mfl,iW,n00,no0 at the
i luse of the nineteenth centuiy, or ten times as
much as in the eloinp: jeivn of the eighteenth
itnluiy. In 170-, at thu beirinniiig of the Na
poleonic nais, the nalional ilihts of the woild
amounted to stppioiinati'ly two and one-half
billion tlollais; in 1000 they weie. according to
the hut infoimatlcni obtainable, tliii ty-one blll
icn dollan. In general term; it may be said
Hut the ivoi Id's national lndebteilness In VM
aggregated ten tiinis what it did at the begin
ning of the nineteenth century. Meantime popu
lation has incieisril l"o per cent., and gold and
-.ilur, which fm ill the baais of the money wilji
which dibt pijiiiiiits uic made, XO0 per cent.,
though tlie piopoition of the existing gold an I
silver whiih is turned into coin is now much
gieater than at the beginning of the nineteenth
century, while tin; utilization of the v.iiiou-, fonm
of cudit as ciiucmy may have incieaed tho
world's oil eulating medium quite ill piopoition to
the inciease in its nalional dcbK
--o
Whether nationil weilth has ineieased a lap.
idly as national indebtedness is iqually chili
mil to deteimine, tmi e cflliial cellulites of na
tional wealth wcic untie at the beginning of the
centuiy in the else of only a few nations. The
wealth of the United Kingdom, nance, spam,
and the United States in ISnO is estimated at
!!0,2J 1,010,(100, while Milllull ill ISM estimated
their wealth at ?19j,739,s:!),00f), or piactiially tell
times that at the beginning ot the century. The
debts of these fair nations in KM aggregated
but .$l,ilJ0,2;,0e'0, mid in liXXt were M,7il,O0ii,00ii
or 'even times as iniiiii as in 17!'!. If tlie late
of gio.vth in wealth which has i haracterued the
four tiitlou whose growth during the centuiy
may be also piopeily applied to the woild it
)atge, it may be .said that the giowtli of nitiona)
wealth h'l.s about kept paev with thai of natlni.nl
it di'btednet-, fIikc nalional wealth til the i.l-C,
whne It urn be in.'iisuiul is today ten times as
glut as nt the beginning of tl.u iilueleinlh cen
tui' and the uatloinl indebteihiis.s, whue il ian
be lu.'asuird, is today aliotit lea tiinis whit it
wis nt ilio hfgiuiiiiii et the centuie.
'I he ennrinoiii inneate in l.atloni! indebted
n"t.s is ihiilly the icmiII of vviiif, ntauding nr-iin.-,
and wml.s of imbllu utllltj. To this may
he added a ttudiniy in in my c.i-ra tn oieate an
a. inn, I tlcm.it by (ponditures ecccding live.
lines made in ilelcnnii' to popular demainl, which
defclts iiltiinulely take the torin of lunded or
louded iudibtediiess. llul the bulk of these rnor.
mom iii las in itom war and war preparations
and llm icn.-limtk n nt ml die wuikn, tiu-h as
inilwa.is ol the m Id, wlume total cost his been
estimated at ,:il,(Xi,OJn,000, about onr-lliiiil nio
emntil b.v nation il gove-ini:Kiitr, iinlkutlng tint
.i;ipiolmitil.v iiiie-lhiid of the tiicii'ae in In
deblidue'9 has hieu appliul to works ul tlii.s ilui.
in lei. llul the fait that great wji hive lone
pi llul the n. I Ions i'ii(..igcd lu them to in
stantly make cnonnotis additions to their lunded
iiMebtcilncM clenly identifies thks us the pliu
eipd fittnr in tho gieat Ineiea-e in national he
ilebtidui'sH which has cliaractcri(d the bio
loi.i ol national finances in the nineteenth ecu
nny. lu 17IS the debt of 1,'iigUiiil wa iTti.CXKl,.
.'mi, while the uvui .vears' war biought it in
17'si to about Jil.H.Uuu.iHil. 'U.i, jears of ptaic
inieivvnliu; llweiu tint dute iiml the begin
niiig nt the Aiti'.rlean war Mmewlul reduced the
debt, but at the UimlnMlon of tho war with
Hi.- American colonic in I'M thu dibt of Kug.
land wis r.'T i,ivi. rfdtictlon followed dur.
Ins tl.j ten ioar uf pciin, but the lwciit-i'i.o
jean cf war from IHU to W, leit the total debt
at i0,(X,(W, tho hWirnt pjlnf whieli It Iwj
ever reached. 'J lie thirtj.miie jeais uf peace
width followed i educed it to ;iv),(iil,ilii, lint
thu t'limcaii -,wi- whhli latte.l two Jiais again
Uic-reased it tn Ala M,0o0,00i), while the South
t.ilt.iu war nt the iloo of tlie Lfiitutj lecoided
auotlur inciiato iif a:.;o,0f),0iiii oi tiuided in
dililiil'iisi, buldcs a iciuideiahle increase b
escheiiifr bomb, tu whhh may still lu added
the tveeiit loan 1 1 iGd.i-mo.OH) Jiiit aunouueesj,
o-
Tiiinliig to Prance the evldeiee of Increased
Indrliliiliicti by wjr is uiudl; uppiunt.- Ilr
iiatbaial d Id. at the beginning ot the s.'iuud
I.mpire aie eelnnated b.v HnUi it C'lO.OtKl.Wii),
mil by tlu- cipuisci of the ( iliuc.iu, Italian,
I Untie, (Whlii-t'hliia, McUan niul (ieiiujii
vv-aij, had, .iccoulins to the tame uuthoilty,
leached 33i),noo,fi(j0 by U7I, whiles the it i
mui) of rceurilles anioiintln to -.'.sir.toi iranes in
Isil (ist'Uctf to the e-ciit ol the,- tntiu-si.beailii
dibt Ironi Wj7,uOO,(wi n jyo t .',asl,iX),o.iO in
UCi. and fiom 5.$l7,cWU,iWi) In tb'Vi to ij-l,lMU,0')lV
000 in 167', fuither iiMiihA the telalion of war
to tin.- growth uf lutluiial Indchtvdiims. The ic
Isllon of wvi, vvltli iu ev.r Iiieiej.lng ci, to
national iiidibluliicni is fuliliu- l.iiun In a stuiK
of thu detailed debt ldtiiiients uf the) 'world it
vatlotu periodi iluuug tliv; lenliiry, pii-htnted in
the following table. I'ruin 17KI lo lsli imIIoiiiI
ele Ids only im leased fruui ir-'. ll,tl,(T.I ie b,
Illi.OUO.CW. fhe lattei half ei th- itntui. how
ever, tin ciprrluntil great itut costly wtiti, Ilio
t'llnie.iu, the ilvll war In the ti'nltcd Mnte, tin;
rianco'l'iiMihin, the wur lietwccli Uilni unit
.laMii, unit Ihoso of the ilfwlii.t jeir of the
rrhturi iiml Hiioinpan.vlng this perlml the til
tloiul etclils hive grown from ?!,lt9,0ii0,tO0 In
I8ls In ?.II,."00,I;iiii,iiiki In tool, ns will be een
Irom the table which follow!
NnlloD.il linletjledneM of llie vvottdt
170.1 ,,,, ;,H.I,':.')t0iM
1M.1) ,,,,,.. 7,-:-)'.i,7.0e,iK)
ltH 1 .' ,s,ti,0IV'J
Utu , n,:;s.!,s7.-),nno
1s7J ,. rj.llO.'.'.TJ.KK)
lk2 2iWii,noi,i
lwi .u,iii.!,7i;',o"i-
LITERARY NOTES.
A pimeiitil ihapler fmin one! ol ihe most
leinaikable o( reecr.le.l human experience ap.
peuv in M. riinu'a M.ijiilno for May t'apl.iln
Alfred HkjIus' own lmy nt his aricst, degi i
c'atlon mil tniii.ptirtutliMi lo fl"ll' Me. To this
floiy li lidded a potllon .f the illury ttept by
Ihcyfus on the Island, for bi.s wile, and referred
to to often and m iiijiti-rloimly in t tic Hennes
tl fat. but never made imblle. A inmc intense
mid convincing evpressloii of l-uiiian agon lb in
that fo'iiid lu tlu.ee fiaginenU la Itiiniclvnlili'.
1'ioni ill n t Id rt .t il Is evident rh.il the biifkiit'
is beivvililticil anil in.iddciicil by what Ins be
fallen, and that nil which keeps him fiom in
anlty rr death Is his ileteiinln.illoti to prove
that, his peuenilou me uio powciliM toover,
tlnovv whit he calls tho "sovcieiunty o'f the
soul." 'Iliffo dramnlli; pa.jgefl make II clear,
too, that Piejfus wna conipelleel to midcrfo on
Devil's Isle evciy ignominy and hardship his
jiilers could devise, oven to clone eonflitcmcnl
In a hut, cnelo'ed by pallfjchs and fhut nut
from air and light, with double Irons upon hi.s
legs throughout the night.
In mkccpS for May Henry l.i.omls Nelson I".'
glim what promises to be a notable series uf pi
irrs on "The Bulldliig of the American Katiun,'
cliuo.slng Ki.inUllii's nilw-lon to Paris aa the upeie
ing story. Mis. Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, tho
newly cho'en piesldont-grncral of the Daughters
of the Anicilcin ltciolullon, contributes an In
teieslltig ple.i for Ilio marking of neglected his
toric ipot.s, this being her first literary ventuie.
A stmng .vinpratum along characteristic Suctevs
lines is one on "The Kind of Young Men Km
plojer6 Aic booking l-'or," by Heniy Clew?, Dan
iel C. Held, (ynu lid-on, William It. Wcwatt,
Channcey M. Jlepc-w, iind oIIicks. Alhed llarinc
worth writes his Improsioiis of Andrew Car
negie's philanthropy, and M. Hurt on Harrison
in the rhlcf fletlcn writer in an issue which leaves
e. most nerec.iblc impression upon theiinind of
the leader.
'J ho yarns of a tailor aic always intciestiiig,
but in the case of Hear Admir.il ltobley D. fcv.
nn- United States navy, better known as "Fight
ing Bob" Evans, n name he detest,,, it is not nee
essaiy to fall back on ilctlon in older to make
out an liiteifsting autobiography. In "A Sailor's
Log," being his recollections of foity years
of naval life (handsomely printed by D. Apple
ton .t Co.) Admiral Kvans gives n peculiarly in
timate, s Iv id and personal story of a most notable
and varied career. His langc of experiences as a
sailor has coveted two actual wars and one sheet
lightning one; an oveitirg campaign against
piialie-al sellers in Alas-kan waters, and adven
tuics ill every quarter of the globe. The style
of tin; log- is candid anil unconventional and
the result is a book that for plctuicsquonca and
rich human inteicst beats the liveliest novel.
One of the hippy ideas of Loid Iiobeits for
mitigating; the acidities of the South African
war was to t-uggest to the war correspondents
at Dloemfoiiteiii that they print a newspaper for
the anny. It was done. One of the makers of
this paper. The Pi lend, was the well-known
American corie.spoudent, Julian Italph. In
"War's Brighter Side," a sightly inluine just
issued by the Appleton's, the .story of this joui
nalistic iwploit is told with Mr. ltalph's inimit
able breeziness of style and clurni of manner; and
in addition theie aic contributions fiom Conan
Doyle and Hudyaul Kipling.
The A. WesSels company hive in active piep
aration a new life of sir Walter Scott by Pio
fessor Hud-on, of Stanford university. Drspito
the fait that in I.ocl.harfs blfe of Sir Waller
beottwehaie something of a classic iu biography,
it is not altogether to be wondered at that new
"lives" tliould be attempted moic fitted lo tho
taste of a huirylng generation. Professor Hud
sou, within tho limit of a volume ot 300 pages,
tells anew tho stoiy of Scott's lite and gives
some liesh and Interesting ciUiciui8 of Scott's
work be th as a poet and a novelist.
Volume four and last t-f "The fireat Itepiib'.ic
by the Master Historians" is devoted entiiely
to the war with Spam and its consequences to
gether with final chapters comprising a review
and piospc-i tus of Amciican achievement in the
laiious fields of human ai-llvity. Muiat Hal
stead, Henry Watternon, Admiral Sampson, Gcu
eial Shatter, General Wheeler and Senator De
pew aic among the writers quoted. Thin volume
is especially valuable tor the oillcial Information
com erning- Spanish win- matleis which it con
tains.
The wiitings of (iaiictt I'. Servisa upon themes
of astronomy have long been in pubile demand
by leiisou of his exceptional ability to combine
ai curacy of knowledge with binary interest. In
"l'tcasuies of tin Telescope," just published by
)). Appletor. k Co., in a. sightly volume with
appiopiiatc stellar maps and plates, Mr. Scrviss
has Useiied from periodical hick numbers some
of his most ir.lcre.sti.ig pipeis and reilscd them
into a volume which is sure lo please all who
arc watchful of the woilds above.
Not niiny .scan ago the Roveiiunent of Lon
don appealed as hopelessly corrupt as that of any
bois-ridden Aineil.'in city ot todaj. It is now
rrg.iuled as a pattern of ability, intcgiity, and
cntciprire. In 11)0 May l'urum John Maitin, who
has lii-et-hand knowledge of the subject, desciibes
how this mnarkablo change has been hmught
about. Hi.s account of the lnunli ipil icvolution
wrought by the London County Council Is full of
cncoiirageini'iit, as well as suggcstio'i, for civic
letormers in this icuiiuy.
'Iho gencial leader will bo riiipiised tn linn,
from an nrtiilc by t'coigc V.. Walsh, In I tic Mjy
St. Nicholas, what piogriss has been uiado of
late .veils, iu this couutiy and jbioad, ill the
l.reidiiig mid (mining of earlier pigeon.., ivhich
now nakc llllle- or nothing ot .i light of lite
bundled miles a dav. This is ju.st one ul many
Instinctive .ullclc- iu tlie luricnt mimbi-r of
this popular juv eiiUo inagi.rlnc, that old lead
willi us much InUiist as .voting.
'I In: May Bohemian's most sinking .sIdi-, is
"Ihe Pownlall ot il Diplomat," bv VVilliim II. S,
Vales, biing a nihtlo ekctch of Ihe i.ipid i..ice,
oi an Amiriciu uilnlster tu l!usla. 'fids story
is founded oil lle.1 and has already i relied con-i-ideiablo
talk in diplomatic and sociil c in Kj.
Pr. Tales his lud laigo c.SKricncc In Ilio dipli.
malic scrviie of Itvusli, and bi ttory pulsalu
with life. The number thioughout i biillintl.
NUBS Ol" KNOWiaEDGE.
Jes-ie Powell, of llinporla, Kin., sajs his wife
figured it out lercntly that dining the past
thil).lve je-ns sho had baked 10,m.1 hot bis.
i ults, iiioiu than half of which liu had eaten.
They luvc hot biscuits al cnu meal every daj,
Powell weighs mole than IW poimdJ,, a'ld at
Irlbiilvs his lluo health to the hot hltciut cure.
'Ihe .Missiissippi pension lull heats l!ic names
ut a number of negioc, for whom Iho li'tfislattiru
of Mississippi passed u pension law it proild.'d
tint tiieru should be no distiueticii ul lacu ir
color lu Iho in liter in' p,'ii.-ion, but tint ne
groes who ttricd as nuisrs er In other lapacl.
lies Willi llie (Viiiicdtiate army and were wound
ed while in the si-nli u should tieeivc pension)
i.s well as the- vvhit-.-h.
'fo ttiirulalo Intciest In debattns al ale,
Is Is pioposed that the Union, the pilmipal
debating oigaiiUanoii, thill be divided into
twu political p il ties, who will oigatiir. us the
United Stales senate. It is finthei proposed
that ihey tollnvv Us method of proicduic and
discuss and act upon omo cl tlu bills now be
icie consie.sj. tills plan lias aheady hrni tiled
at Ilaivard with siieecss,
I'airots arc now taught to speak by luaehiii
ny. Out; blid fuuiiir in Loudon cdueatcs mi an
aic-ratio toilv bluU a mourn, and tloe U en
tirely by means ot phoiiciraph. 'Ihe paimis'
ilioom is divided up Into little inmpart
uiiilts. whith on- l.e'pt quile daik. Lull biul Is
plaec-il in a separate eompaitnuut. uiid iwu or
IhleC tlliiis a day a phonogiapll Is left Willi it,
The machine is iiinui autoiiuti., and will uput
a seiiteiii-c or a tiinul'ii uf si-nUiiity ".'''' and
uvir again for uoiiu. .'i tint th; bin's very
feoti liar. i to Imitate, the- mi lid nie.hankal voles
ttuit cuiru.1 cm uf the iu.Lii'
Expemsive
Fmrmifltyreooooo
There are two kinds of expen
sive furniture
iW The kind that is pur
chased at a higher price than it
is realty worth
.Second The kind that's made
out of costly and r.irc woods,
beautifully carved, and upon
which no expense is spatcd in
its construction and finish.
The latter is classed as "ex
pensive" bccnuse it costs moie
than the ordinary, and there is
an impression that such furni
ture cannot be hoiifjht anywhere
short of New Yorlct
We have Bedroom Suits. Side
boards, Dining Room Tables,
Parlor Suits, Library Tables and
all thevsmaller articles that go
with them, of the ery highest
parade, elaborately carved and
highly finished.
Look them over before your
next trip to the city.
HSU&Cominiell
i2i N. Washington Avenue.
Sale of Shoes
Damaged by
Water
Now Going on at
vtdfls
Corner Lackawanna
and Wyoming Avenues,
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyoming Disliict for
Dupont's Powder
Mining, Masting, Sporting, Smol eless and the
ltepauno Chemical Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safely I'lisc, Taps and nNploders. Itcom 101 Cou
ncil Building .serantcn.
AOUNCILS:
THO.. rOBI)
JOHN n. SMITH k SO.V ....
W. E. MULLIGAN'
PUlslon
Pit mouth
....Wilkes-llairo
Piano Tuning.
H. K. ZERBE,
507 Prrtcott avenue. Ilcst local icfeieniis.
Scranton
HOTEL TE-RRACE.
PARLOR IIOTKIi AccoinmocUtions. I'iimh
p.ised inoilcrata charges.. IVniuiitnl anil
tabic bourrtoi-s. W. H. WHYTh.
Kellar t Harris.
Manufacturer! of llainct-, jnJ dealers In llorsa
t'liinlnhliig fioocl,, Titinks anil Tuvclinir llnsts
ItcpuirinK pioinptly nttcmlr'l to. Telephone 4H02.
117 I'cnu avenue, Seraiiton, Pa.
L. SOMMAR. Hullillns Cunttuctar.
Emploja union men. Ultimate clircrfully
given. Reir.oilellng and repalilntf n Epccialty.
32B WASHINQTON AW..
LACK A MA IV N A
UNDEFWEAR STORE
Will sell all their bamplcs of fine Imparted
Mmlras hlilrts for men at fi'le-.i worth $1 to $."H
Davis steam Dye Co.
313 PENH AVE.
(foods called for and delivered. Cleaning,
)eiu(,' and Trcssinc;.
ALL WORK GUARAVTr'ED. PHONE 3736
Golden Gate
Dining Rooms.
Liest 2."i rent meal in the city,
Tive Meal Tickete, $I,K.
Sunday diiiiur .. (pccUlly.
llcnie-niailc I'astry.
244 ADAMS "VE.
W, A. H 4RVEY.
Ulcctllc Wirins and I'lvtuiCs.
I.lcctriu Bell anil Trlcpiicne Work
309 noMMQi'lW,LTH BUIL.OING.
J. B. WOOLQEY ct? CO
covr?icror?s
AND
BUILDERS.
Pealcrs in
Plate Glass and Lumber
O" ALL KfOS,
Kingsbury Scranton.
Manufatluicis' Amenta
MINE AN MILL i-tV PLIES,
Di.tikt Aiiciit tor
John A. Iloehllns'a roiw Co ' Wiu Itopo and
Kleelrleal Wire. Uiitta I'ciini and llubluT illg,
f'o.'a llollliur, l'aikiny, ilo.c and Meiiianli.il
Itiibber lioddi. Unovvltiiii l'aikini; I Jrtor'4
Oil Clothing. Room .1)0 I'auli Ride-.
rREQsrLE3,
Mi.th, Tan, l.ivrr spuis mil .ill plr.'ineiiiar.v
dl-llijoratlC'lls ICMIiplilelj l Hill A I'll Ik IH.V i, 111-
ual lieine tit'Jline'i.l and Mil' ' uinpl -Nlun
i'iieleie'd i leu mid ttni'Otli
HELEN BUCHANAN,
IHinalvloi-iM iJ IV i shinsluii -'.
-1 - rfmi
SHOFF" HA" FAC O-V.
.ill pnif "iiui N.ui lloii I K'lriin.
All iin- lie--' ' l"i fr,)iins. 'ijlis ar
lieiiv ill Nov II Is Vul l., OiiIi-i
nmmmm i.iithmm.wht inwwa
in mmj.w.11
W H. GORDON cC SON. I
lloi.e Miuelna nl l,i.;icui L.l.ekiiiiilni;f.
Wa.'uii and taulasn Ilulldiiy and ltiibb.f Tlie- S
! Zi3& ADAMS AV HIS
zvQ y&fims
"Elite"
French China.
ss
There arv: a luimlrcd makes of Ster
ling silver, but there is one particular
br.inil which is coveted by the feminine
Iie.itt above ;ill others You know tlie
kiml.
'I'licrc are over a eloicn makes of
Ficnclt China. There is but one kind
that ni.uks tiiuu witli tlie silvet above
tucntioncil ami, tli.it is Ihe "I'litc"
brand. Read about it, haven't you?
Come in and let us show you soiipj
new desipns.
GRUENER & CO.;
203 WYOMING AVE. U
s
TRV
Clock's Best g
Union Hade
Tobacco
A Good Smoke or Chewv
A Trial Solicited.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
MANUFACTURED BY
The Clock Tobacco Co,,
G44-4G-48 Wyoming Ave.
Scrnnton, Pn.
....i!i..i..2 .. 4' "i.! sj4 . .
A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Gn! Glass,
Sterling Silverm
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereati & Connell,
-132 Wyoming Avenue.
Business
I lr t&x
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER .PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
Brotherhood Wine Co:s
Fine Old 1'oit, BuiRimilic-, anil
.Sniteinio family 'trade Onl
P. H. FRENCH. 403 CONNSLL BLDB.
Brescheus
Great Fire Sale
124 WYOMING AVENUE.
Xovv f.'oin,' On.
1 h.c 1 1. ar.et al! l.lmh uf Nctkvvcar.
BRESCHEL CO.
Scrqnton Laundry.
322 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
Calls hy telephone! ii-ccivo piouipt atteiitlnii.
IV.SOV WASBERS.
Spectacles.
MADE AND
REPAIRED.
"Units all "
S. H. TWINING.
131PENN AVE.
REGULAR 3S
PHOTOS ROR
$3.00
AT
CRAMER'S
311 LACKA. AVE
H
ANLEY'S
AKERY,
4GO SPRUCE ST-
bUvee'LvUr I
HUNTINGTON
"Vii nuke a .pcciallj of Una brcat b ulTi.
Oidcis for Salad;, Ojstci', ('io')iieitcj, etc.,
Picuiptl filled.
A full line of Lee Cicaiu and Kci.
. ,
GOODMAN'S shoe store.
Nuw al si 1 3 Lackawanna .ivc
SOUVENIR'S GlV'l OUR CW3TOMRRS,
WALTER E. DAVIS,
i
214, SIG, SIB PAULI BLDQ.
Attorney-at-Law, Scianton, Pn.
fNaraA.ua.il j.miiAwjwut.tn
' e iiORniiTO'i Vituifieu Bnicx
M.ikirs i. 'SvlnS ltU- , cl, . I. ,- i,
linmul MIc tciit, lifli-t ii Wu lni-.ou i
I ll'ii1. ol Vaj Aiu. l'a . ,
FINLEY'S
Shirt Waist
Information
for Women
The season for selecting your Shirt
WniatB is nt hnnd mid we now place
before you the ilnest line ever shown
in tliii, city.
Tho Shirt Wnist mnkcra have de
nted inurvcls of benuty nnd weio
splendidly encouiaged by tho de
signers of tlio lovely materials used,
making it possible for them to pro
duce a "Symphonic Harmony."'
Tho perfect Shirt Waist. The de
light of every lndy.
Silk Waists
Wo are showing the popular
Senior Waist, the most perfect fitting
waist on the market, in Black and
all tho new colorings. Yoke and
sleeves covered with fine thread and
cluster tucks. Bishop sleeves with
pointed cuffs, buttoned in front or
back.
Lansdowne
Waists
Made up in the most perfect man
ner in regard to lit, style and con
struction, in nil the new colorings rs
Old Rose, Pearl Grey, Violet, etc.
Mercerized
Gingham Waists
This new and most satisfactoiy
material has every appearance of silk
and comes in a variety of striped
effects and in nil the new pastel col
orings. Very artistic.
White
Shirt Waists
An extensive assortment of White
Lansdowne, lawn Pique and Mercer
ised Duck, tucked, embroidered,
strapped, tailor-made and plain, per
fectly made, very dainty and at
tractive. 510512
Lackawanna Ave
P. J. HONAN,
Merchant Tailor.
319 Lackawanna Avenue.
The Dickson Manufacturing Co.
kcrauton and WllkovfJarro, I'-t,
Muuufacturert of
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENQINES
Boilers, rlolatincancl Putnplne Machinery.
General Office. Scranton. Pa.
Houses.
Guernsey
Hall
IS THE BEST PLACE IN
SCRANTON TO BUY A
PIANO
OR
ORGAN
Don't fail tu come an i sec as great bargains
.no waiting lor you.
J.W.GUERNSEY.
PROP.
314-316 WASHINGTON AVE.
SCRANTON. PA.
In New (iiienisay buIIJIiik,
I. old Mcdil
( .i Iduit'k )
Artist
FOR
SALE
ric'fiGlhs ami r,
O.N'S ol all hind.s
(dm llouffs and
lluitdlne iMts at
l.irpihd. lluliSKb.
CLIl'l'iai and
lil(UOMl:il at
ALL
DISEASES
OF WOMEN.
A spvi laity. Dr.
Iirveilo.i, llouiii I,
OVtj. filube. hlulO
Hi. .ns; I to fi.so i.
in ( tuisulliitlim
I e'e. 'I'Loiie- WJO.
M. T. Keller's
Lael.nw.iii iu Carnaf
V jk.
HAVE YOUR
WATCH FIXED RIGHT
WE ARC SATISFIED WITH A SMALL
PROFIT,
BERNHARD, jeweler,
I.. Liiv n:sa vi:.ue
tzOWIN S, WILLIAMS,
CONTRACTOR. BUILDER
ROOM 26 COAL EXCHANGE,
SO CANTON. PA.
he scranton Umbrella
Manufacturing Company,.,,,,,
i i auj ihe larcet
iu. i hi I iiihrill.,, iar
.i-ul and II ilullc.; we
al 111 COVl.lt umbrellas
and paraaoU and mike
.hem up 1'ipially a-i gcod
i.s new and ttuaiantee our
priici t' be lower tluu
an; lio..a iu tho city.
W rvpalr all our Rood.
i ' one- jcar U(t;K HI
CHARfir:.
313 spruc yypTrT.
-Minm..iM