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THE SCR ANTON TKIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MAY S, lOOf.
v.
fuMI'licd Dill'. I.xrrpl Simla) . ti- Hie ; Tilli.
jnr.jJ'uMWiliig Coniptnx, at nil) lent a Monlli.
1 B VIhiuVi i a 1 1 n tMiiir.
"5J -C JlYMIIir, )liiiltic MiiiJtr -
p-f "
New Yolk Dili's Ml Ni-jiu M.
. 5 ItKI.I.AM),
hole AgniL for ronton AJcrllms.
I titan I at llir IVi-lofllii ul 'i I mton, I'J i us
.Viond f Ij-1 Mill Miltci
Ulifii jpirp hIII permit, 'I lie Irlliiitii' l h!j
Kind lu irlnl hoil lelten fiom 111 frlimls nriw
Inpr nti luiiuit topic but ll mlf I that hcf
nnl lie tlgim!. .r pi'lillntlon, li) Ibo Mll a
rial niniij md the lundltloii irnH'nt l r'
trpliiiwr u thai ilt tojitrlliutloiu Mmll tic mliJ'U
If, ..lllnrlat ...l.li.ti.
to nlllnrlal inl-loli.
mi: i lai uaic rem aiivmui-imi.
IIi" nolip laMn tliows llie prlrf pel llieli
ram lll-ruiou. fplie lit lr lluil 55IIIIHI 'm' "
I Itllll ot IMdiiurrlll
UIM'LW. I j;inr I lleadltu
I'-i llisii Vii) IihIik ' ,.'." "" .T5
Vin Inrlic JO .'I
l'i") " ii I 175
I'll " IVj I 17
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I ul i inN nf lliiii!t, Knoliitl in- "f noiiil'ilcii"
ml -Inillir mntiH ullotn In Hi'- nilmr nl ml
ifttMnf: lie rillmii" nulxii ii ilium iM " etils
line.
riilr for ( Ij'.llinl iiirtlliu finiiMicI m
uppl'tiillrti
i-i'llAN'liiN, M. 'S s I'lfll.
1! till, W i- (lllllll, Ijp lnkt.ll ful Kllllltcil
f'nt public opinion i mil I'llouite llir;
Ki spin's nf iln iilili hdmolh In ni"--Ioii
"Hill .Ttilj j nt fill pvuiIh. notlilnrr cm
(iill'il ifllilll to lOII'l "lllllll 'llllill.ll
in :,fi'il hi ion li ;. rltfrliiFf wcitln-i.
I..ist tnY uilfiiiii'iinii'iit ol' the smMiooIs
nil .Illlir. 'is ,'is ,i Inipi Hn-n,. wr-HlM tern
lull' II In rnr Ik'Hit tn lifjrin cnUrr
In Hi' ti'll Ih'ii tn in.n'tlic ciur-lty on
liiinl.', .iii.I i..n hrr.t liv ,is:lns tin- l.n-ii'i-i
,ml mijlriii till- l.ildr Id per
hi) hi I'iImi, Inn, v( dm,) miiI; In nililsiiin
lii' I.
less Work; Same or flore Pay.
r l MniltMin loiiM ! atl-iinr-d
lllluilRllnUt tin' i niilM'tltlL lll
'lw tl i('4 dl lllf I lllllltlj, ,1 llllll'.
hniir il.n In .niin' inn ,m c Iplit
lirinr ilny In ntlior ti.iiKs, with an
fli;lit-liriur i ii i i ,iii in iniirhp of
tinii-. wmild nut lie liuiiii hlul.'. It nirrN
li.il'JIv tn In' siiil til it 111" in.in uhfi
"i-iiln, 1 ;illi'iill Im cifrlit Inmi'., iloliu,'
Ills- I'"M, i'inii n lihoi.il iliiii pay unit
'lluillil lino tlic iPiiuilmlor ot the rl.iv
to ilcMitu tn u'i'ic.itluii, iiiJ.ti uotlrin .mil
roM.
Uia m'nt .it.int.ipi. m hljoi ul tlif
llnw inplil teildciii'.v nl inmpctiliM' I tl
tficwls tn coniblno lnr ci nnoinli' ic.i--niii,
.mil itiiitu.il lieui'lU ih Hint It
InliiK.s tin- cinlil-houi il.iy mill li ne.iu't
Hum it w,i.. Sii lmis .ih inniliii lii'
taplttil li.ul tn l.n u miitlnimlly tin
pin.speit nl iiit-tllliMl innipotitinll. It
wits in poop position to talk about i.iis
insr i.i:e .mil .it tin.- hiinu- tlmo Inwrr
Ins tlir nunil'd' ol limn& In the unit of
pay. Then t lit cinplocr who nilcht pcr
'onally look with l.nui upon ,i niititM.
In ili.it illroctliin fnicil to inni.. U-t a
ih.il bhonltl uncluibiil liiin. Now, with
sunt inloicst.s rcntPicd uniloi the con
trol of u few stiniifr iMptnliis of In
tlilfti. who, so tai ,i tniiipotltioii is
cniiii'iiii'fl, i nniin.incl the HpIiI, labor
Ii.ih a ii" ihuni" to ni.ikp its point
felt.
Hut Is it tlif Ik.sI w.i. to licshi with
stril.o talk .mil wiili ai'tu.il .itiikintr?
Hat. cm iv other niuthotl (ii.st boon
thorouplily UietJ .mil fouinl w.inttnp;?
It will be peicrivetl, nf inui.se, ih.it the
ptnjiosritltin tn ri'tluee fiom a ten to .i
nine houi day in a iiipchanie.il iiidusu.v
is -tui.iIent, wline w.ige.s umaln the
nnii.'1 tu an Iniip.iste nf oer 111 ner
cent, in tin' cost nl the pincluetlon in
tli.it paitlriilur Iiulitstiy. This, ,iS
cionomlitts know, b ,i laiw .step to
ink- .'it niii-c .mil one u-iuiiiup c.ittfui
preliiiiiuniy llsniin,; Mini inmleiu i -feutiNf
pii-.iu.inj.f niein. That even -body
would welcome it if it eoulil mine
Mlliout tioublc nr iosw . certain Uut
Hi.it It is wuitli liKlitiiiBrtor.it the e.
pensp m a toimii.ii),. .sttlki', when with
mote piilipif it would pmlMblv come
Ihrouah piMteful i volution, is bv no
niein.s an cli at a" it ought to be in
tisiln in i.imj public sc nipatlo with a
mneial attike ninseimut, with the
lii.mv .uiNieliis that -ueh a nmvenit'iit I
always liiiiLs, '
.ulnali!ii':, IiuiiM-liiB enthilsi.isiu '
i.s a u-'oiiMiui'tid citUi'ii niiitht to
lullv equip llllll foi the wiirle's nia-t-uleal
pen h Ijj the ith nf .lulv
A Wrong Foundation.
rum: ynr.N-ij. puMiiius ut
Mimlu.sky. O. li.is niaili' a nile
of iijiift foibliKlliiK thu nr'--
p.-ipi'rs to piint any u'teii'iu e.s
:n. rational inuiilei tilal theie in
11 uaaiin is that Inas.
inueli nf. Iniif oiliei eliaiKcs aie peuii-
Iiir; aKaliift the piImiih'I', who might '
inn,, to be til d again, tho eu'ei t nf
publkiiy to ffitlmony l:i the liist tilal
oiilil be to pH'Juiilee the scttliij," of
1.1 other Impatilal jiuy.
'ifhcie aici tfiiiibK' nbjcctlniii to tlio
e'tiiloliliiR of iiiivndlary couit lliir.i-
till'. efFiecnillV details of erlm.-. il. ..
haw a 'tei'.loiii y to e.clte ipitttit Ion. '
tun tlif. .iw lCb to tlio Judge iiu een
.siishlp In tlilii respn't, and tha reason
Ip'oitoif! for ueiobi'K ono h not
toiniiirlifti. It favoia too inoailly the
nli'l notion that tu b-i n Romi jui i nr u
ma'i uiiBlit to bo it ktiow-iiothlns:
whcieas common s,tn.se uud ciuumou
cMjciU'iiie both touch that thu Intelll.
r-'tiilce which encoui.ises u man to ie.ul
in."Asi.'ipeia anil to form opinions, cop
ccinliiahat hq leads Ik precisely tip)
Kind which promote;. Judicial weighing
of ldence In tho Juiy mom.
NVo are hut disposed to rjiu'i it'l with
th( SaniUtbky Judge tiouiiise ho hns
dnivd.tt) lutilntiu on the bonietlmes too
loujlly" nssoited rishth of thu ip.n.s;
In Inuhy Instnnce.s they need euittill
nient. lint we do object to the piopo.
t-liion thut lanomnco nnd Jury com
petence, mo neccbsailly Inteicluinae.
nble toiii?).
I is inther dlillculi now to duttn
mine tiom Peklu iiuw-h who btlongs
n the nlllante.
Thu clt'ctrlo lights, in this ilty are
till kept at the lowuied ponltion.where
thpy absolutely blind every one walk
ing towards them. Unpleasant colli
slunb between neople. and not a iv
fallb got from Inability' to see the un-
J
tn a
prosii
rVpiineM In flnRftonc p.tvrmenl!". nrc
the I'oiHIminl ifsiill". t'oinicllH Hhotiltl
un to Us inu llchts bcltiR nils-etl tn
their fouiier position wlthuut Intmcr
dt'lny. It Is contended that, hiivlnt,'
t'oinpclloil the llnlit coinpniile" to pro tu
Mil' I'Mienpu of Itmiriim the liglitH,
coiiiiuIIh slioutil help pny Ihat of their
tnliilti1; iifjiilu. Whatovcr ileelnliiii ninv
lie llnally iniiile an to Mint, the t'hiiiiKi'
nf elevntlon shuiiltl be innile at once.
t'ontliiiiuiis wtilkliiR: uf cniplojt"',
foliiPlited nuillll.V by iiRltutol'i believed
to litnc been coiifelmisly or union
n'loiisly CBHi'tl on liy rival Intel phIh, Im
ciftllteci III Miniu of the iiewnpiipetH ol
Vllke-Hniio with having- iliheti away
fiom that tlty a kIIU mill that, in mute
tinmilill llinc, hail gien I'liipliiyiueuL
to nmiiy peitmlit ciikoi for the liicoine
II offeted; tmtl c Imve no teuton to
rlotibt the explauiilion. nstmiiilet kIiiiI
lar in kind and In tiend am lieiiitciit.
Capital sninellini'H it unfair to Inbm,
tliniiKh mil half t'o much In inmiprimix
times us In tlitll tliucM: but cutiltal
laiiuot IiprIii tn eipial labiu's iinfalt-nc-ts
to liibor when prfjitdlic or emo
tion sweeps a-dde the tisttalnts of
pllllll'lll c.
Traveling' Free Libraries.
ONH UP the most Uheful iecl
opinenta of the iiKidein II
liuiiy sHieui Is the tiael
llig llbi in. w hit h in i It s In
li'slibills nf i'liuill lot'illtlos the edit
c.itioinil nth 'intnm's fniineilv wllhlii
tlie iimcIi of ic-ident.-. ol lame cillc-t
ouh. It Is not i onipllincnlai v tn
lVuns.'itMuilii that II .shntiitl hae been
the last but one nl nil the mates to
adopt this beiiolkent iiiunltip.il s.s
tniii, nor is It cifilitabip that the iiu
thcianer' ut Ibis puipc-p ban up tn
Ihl: time liatl tu tl"pcnil wholly upon
Pihatp in in oloiii e.
Ill l'l'l a .stale tl.ielllK 111)1. itles
i onunls-'lon was elal)ll'-hed, but rm
apptopiiatkui was Riantctl lot lis
nininti'iiimte, Th. nienibets of the
coiiinils.dnn wpip ileiPi mined, howeer,
not to let the oppm lunitv pass without
eurteuvoi iuir to pitnp thr beliellcial
chaiaclfi ut the weak tut i listed to
them, and Ihev i.ilsetl .immiK 111' h
pei.nnal lileud.s the Mini nl .' Sim
ith w hlih to inausuiate the moc
luenl The tonunis.' ion puuh.i'-ed a
laiK'' lllllllliit nt bonk', buses ill wbiill
they could be ennecd ftoni place to
plate, all the umcaty stationei.v and
blank" tijiuis, and hne alieiil.v pl.u ed
twehe of such lllnaiie.s in .u lints
pails nf the .slate The desitp to put
at least one bundled mom, within the
louite nl the nest two e.ii',, in aii
utih totalities w hlih will otlieiwit-e lie
without the pn Ilexes of books. 'I he
i oinnilt-'don hae nut leeched a penny
of conipcii'-ation noi cen theli ti ivel
ing; e.Miense.s to anil liom the at Ions
intrlinus whlih luue befn held at tin
State llbiai. in Hat lls-butfc. Theli
t ntiie wink in this mat lei has been
in tilt naluie nf a tltuial ion: uud while
the tlo not ask lor p.iv loi lliciiisphea,
it is unjust that they tdiould not only
bine to p.iv theli own epi nse.s while
senilis till stale, but ,iImi ait at,
b.it-pa-si'i.s lu I'ldei to :et liiuds
whi'iewith to do the states woik.
Tills eniiiinlsslun has .isked the
pic sent legi.slal in c foi an appiopila
tion ol 1ii.i)imi tin two eais, oi "i nun
a eai, to tuable it lu cany on ith
l.ibois on a si ale Htllli lunth aiuplt
and PlfcctUe tn ltatli I he m.i joi it of
bonkle.-s litucns in the smalKi i "iu
iniinitks nl Hie i iinuuonwe.illh. '1 he
letpiest is iuodi"-t. pinper and timely.
It is not an applliation for thn liene
lit ol any local irf-titulion or indivld
u il. The tiavellns libiaiie.s hysteni
benefits iM'iy town and illa,;e in
tlie .state, and eipially concerns ail
count let" So lai as we know, this ie
f lies t lias no poweilld politic.il influ
ence at if bails, is not taleulateil to
.ml anv poii or t.ution and is bptore
the Ii'sislutinc tlatly on its meiits n
is up to the legHlatuie to say what
.shall bo dune without.
Mi. t'oiuy oiilpith wishes to nn
tlne the tiadic In ehilaiatlng bect
ages cMdus-hel to the snake season.
Literature nmi the Public.
K. ANl'IirAV LAN'! l Im'S
to i em uk that "lltei.itum
eimtiol be taught, ' and
iiuoteh Mr. Augustine lllr-
mil's PiieeiliiK nuestioir What, in
the name ul the I'odlelun, lias the
feneral pu'.illc to do with llniuturo'.'"
Tlie New Yoik piper w hit li gives Mr
I.ang'.s dli turn to the Ameilian public
lnihtens lo Miy that it "agiees with
him."
It would hae been ju.st as well lot
these Mipcilor pciMiiiH to look the fact
lu the tan that both lltciatuio and
the love of litciatum can be "laught,"
evi n to llni j 011111? ehildmu ol "the
guii'ial public." po loftily looked down
upon by a bio'wser in the olumc.s and
piteiollb doeuiueiits piehoned ill Hie
HiKlMuii and other woiideiful uld
AVoild llbinrles. I.lleiatuie anil the
loo ot It tan lie "taught" b ilailus
it In the hands of tlie .muiiib; and
theie is n gieal wilume of "llteiatuie"
tine lllcratuielliat uen Ml. I.ang
and Ml. nitmll cunnnt, by any lest
applied, iUny ts !ui.li, tli.it tlie noi nmi
ihlld will speedily ionic to lose when
given him to mud. Thmo am a good
ir.aio; siineh, piobably tliousan ts,
55 hoi o chlldieii hrne leained to Invo
llttiatino, have been "taught" It. by
liming- It lead to them In the begin
ning, Mr. Iaim' says that "xdiat Is leaintd
ot liteianiiK at OmopI coinen fiom
leadlnK Mm bes.t llteiatuie, that of
Gieeco and Itome, and fiom mailing
lor human plousum ' That last ciauto
Is le.illy to tlio point. K'.'u joung
diilditii. to say nothing of tliose a
few yeais older, "leun" llter.ituro by
"leading tor human plef.nirc " master
pieces in tlieh i)55ii InnKUftSje. The
llteiatums of Oie'o and Homo are
Hlt-at. 15ut lmgllsh Ilterntuie needs
no sneer at tlio liaiuls of any "piliolur"
55ho iho-)..es to mikt) a fetish or an
Idol of tlio classics, denying a knnnl
idge ot lltuiutute to "tha genual pub
lic" that iloe.s not read tho nmstor
pieces of ancient Qiee.ce and Home in
the oilglnil tongues. Thu would-be
high nnd tolect cluss lliat can do that
numbeis remaikably ttw of the giad
U'Uib of Oxfuid, or any other univer
sity. 11 would he well for literary
snobs to gain n lilt'" '' in m-n ,
M
tiling what tiUo llteraltite li liuUHvo.
or, and. also, the capaullles of "tlie
general public." They 55011M not lie
Imimril either b' aciitlltliig a little,
hitnilllty, even thmigh they have
themselves wilt ten books which Mi"
Itodlelan library Jtcepei s nnd tlic gelt
eial public nf ti bundled your lietiec
tuny, or tuny not. Ivivo know ledge of.
As the loitiul 5 oi Id I.s, nrtei all, only
a sniull iitiice In Mils em of electi lolly
and of Intel national Intciests fomver
Impliiglng tiion another. 55 o note that
Monday, May , was tlie day of Mel
betitne'H celebiatlnii In honor ot tin
heir of the Hilllsli Impel lai tin one.
wlio. Willi Ilia wife, Iuih leached Alls
Itnliu In the Jotilney mound the wot Id
to sec and be Been lu all Hrltlsh colo
nies. Tlie dnv 55 as clioi.en as? being
Ihal of Hie opening or tlie Kedeial
pailliiineul ol Allttiallu. My tlio bye.
it Is not leu woitliy or note that
bolli West ami Soiilli Austiallii, lu the
ci en I Maud colonial omphe or mpiili
llc whlclli er you rliorne to call it,
foi It Is both have given paillnmen
tiny surfiar.o lo their citizens of both
ri'Nos, etiualb.
It Is mtm.shlng to uud tinii the
bthct of V"idl In his will that two
gieut h"i'iilUleally scaled chests 111 his
li'iti'-e near J!usoto, chests containing'
pilvate pnpets, should be binned un
opened, with nil their 'contents', lias
been obewd. Them hae been far too
main Instances where pilvate imperii
of the distinguished uf p.uth have been
I ubllslietl alter their deathIn illsie
pmd ol their wishes, olteli to tlie dent
il. cut or theli inenion-. The Instauee
wlilch brought Tennyson's impassioned
and Indignant pi utest "After t'eadlng
a Kile and l.etteis" Is one that ins
had lai too iniiue pinalliN
Ja.sl week the unanimous 5titc of the
New Yoik assembly, appiopi luting
SlW.uiiu rm' th" i)i t'sen.'.t lou of the
r.llls.ide.s of the Hudson, .isslilcs the
l.eeplni, for tlie 5hoIe tountiy and
lnr all fuliim time ot what mniains
ol that glorious sejneiy. Ne5V .Tei
.e.5'.s legisl'itmc hail, liefem, set apart
"sl.ii.OiiO lot the i ani' pui pose, and the
lohit "Palls nles I'oniinlsslnu" appoint
ed by tlie t55o htutcs to cslabll&h an
inteistale paik, will now go toiwaid
55ilb its appointed 5501k. That is
souK'thilir lor all I'nlted States citi
zens who take pilde ill tile beauty of
til li land tn ic.inlce 05 ei
hiii nic tontlnuis to annnuiiii' its
nc55- dlsctneiles until the woiltl s, ems
to li 15 e gio55ii i.ated 55UI1 the sense of
5ondei .mil aicepts each new thing
tlius told as a matter of ionise. The
latest is the dlseo-eiy of solid ail air
ftoKeii hollil bv Piofessor A. 1,. Met?;,
ol Tulane unheisitv. New Oilcans. It
pmsented itselt to him in eonemte toini
as tlie lesult ol some evieiiments he
was making with liquid ah, the piop
eities of which and Us possibilities aie
! no means .cl known to siluntlsls.
While niemoilal seniles aie being
held m Ameiica as 55ell as Cngland
lor Sir John Stainer, the gieat chinch
inu-ic coniiosei, anothei, almost as
55 ell known and hououd, has dosed
his eai thlv t aieei, ltithanl Head, since
l"ijf oiganlst ol Si. Maiy's thumb,
J'ailtlinglon, London, the 55ilttr of
niiich lamous liMiin mil it, among
"Iheis of the niiisic usii.illj, sung tn
"Itotk of Ages," died on Sunda.5,May .".
The epedience ot the lodge men 5I10
atttniptoil to Initiate Mr. Not man
llcinlng55.n , nt Kansas city, should be
a 55aining lo those 55 ho In tutltie at
tempt to instinct a "Unci" in Ml"
imsteiips ot the ruder lo lllst seaieh
the candidate. The eMitement at
tending one's Ihst tilal astiide the
Knit is liable to make a man 55ith .1
loaded ie5oler In his hip pocket a
dangeious visltoi,
'I lie 1 1 nil tiee blossoms and the
loliage ot other tiees have bien open
ing by leaps and bounds mienlly tn tho
balmv air. Theie !t no doubt about
the 55 01 Id in theVe noithein teniperatp
climes being the AVoild Dc.iutiful lu
this May-time.
The human i.ne is never lelt with
out tails on It tni pi.ittlcal sympathy
nnd aid, for the lecognitioii, so, of the
hum. m In othei hood. It Is Jnrkson-
i 1 If. l'londa, that makes thu latest
one, and It 55 111 not call unansweied.
As ih- political tuition ol I'uba
aie alieady indulging in 1 a lies and ie
vulviis, It will not be ueces.s.uy tor
the leadeih lo attempt a (ltniml 55 Ith
the United States in older to keep up
the ii'iiuiii'd escltenieiit.
THE OLD COUNTRY BAND.
I :i 10.111 1I1.1 Inmi i.l t.likii Hint, vn lien jt a ami
I mi in Iml ,;
Win 11 iiiii-li, In In- .shcoI In lis iiiu-l hi os 11 ill
OtllCI IHli-O,
Wlui iiinlid .iu 1 mumed mil 1.11, ji.i1 picij
ImIIii.- Iiuil:
Wl.cn iinlf.iini-, 5tilli taiMih l-i(l "cm .ill our
111 .III, ljl,illll
Oli, lnm lii'i-c rlloub iiiiuliul .ihunt nil rluv
linllilii!
I lie 's,iian" n,i lillul 5ith iiiu-it sstrct. tit.)
tllll. Willi l.ll.'lll IIM.5
1 lie t.mii Ii.IK. .-.tf.o.l upon tlicir tlipo, I lie inmi-
III tlllkl-, lll.-lllll,
Willi lioii.a pi indiii lu t lie I nut , tlioic up tunic
other meet,
Hie Iii'j Will, jmi un rj suc- vvi slnll
imt liy 10 lll'lt II
WlicncM'i lint ulil luii'l JS uut, wc ft 1 1 0 53
luaiiliu! hc.iilc it.
Wu Ktpt llio ttrp tlie lijitliiicn likl. in I l.ept it
ipillc .h will,
.5i, J nlujt.s lie. uei timer up wliui it wa. lime
lu jell.
IVrlup.. tlit.5 iiuile Diiie iluiuril Kilii tl.e
tlilu I in tn IjI.'.v
lioul tlne 1111111 .11 tilling ami loiul 1. tliet by
iljlit eliwM ilui
I'lllupj Ulil l.Mllblli liiilll'l lllll," CMltlj (Mill
Hid l'u,
l'uljv, llio "llllll," iiil.i.-e.l siiuc nolej jml
luutiU ma uf pljce.
Hit wlut uii'il vio n In 11 5e miu lio. -10 our
iiiuiilluinl t'ipj.,t
"llic I ill 1 I lid llihlul Me" 5511 1, guoil .u
suiivi' .e-.t;
Out little luik. w uulil iluislilin up, out
I llUUV. llti UOllllI HIV) 151,1,5
'llio aunt' ci oui uillil blb.-tn pljj a hoi 11
tune tin,
I've kcipl full iidii' I'jiiih imc tinii, jih) pjlil
to i.ct 1 i it; ,
l'5c IicjuI I Ik 111 play theli lowlect jIii Jul folilv
sjilly u cc t ;
Uut nevei lu. 111.5 In In,- tliilllc.l ultli iipiuic
nioti! ninplelc
ThJn lnn I luaitl our village luml 1,11 uunh
lu.r 1I0 III III? tm. .
lulni l Sjne.5, In 1'JilIsilclpliU l.c.Uei.
A FEDERATION
OF BOYS CLUBS
ORGANIZATION 1'ORMED IN
THIS OITV YE3TEUDAV.
II Comptiscs All tho Boys' Clubs
and IiulUnhlnt Associntlons la
Nortlicnntctn Pennsylvitnlii Pub
lic Meetings Held In the Auditor
ium of the FnHsh House, nt
Which AtldicBses Weto Made by
Ilev. Walter D. Johnson, Mrs. H.
W. Palmer nnd Kcv. Dr. Istnel.
An ni'Kiinl.ntliiu in be known us the
Slate l'Vii"nilliiit of Hoys' clulis wat
lornicd yestenlay nftei 110011 in thu 1111
dltoi lum ol St Luke'a parish liollpe, at
a convention of mptesentntlven ftoin
the boys' lliduitilal u.soclatloiis and
tioys' cliib.4 or Xortlieaslein I'ennsyl
5 aula.
Them wvie Milily-lwo dclegato
l.ingiiiK lu age ft 0111 tv.elve to seven
teen yearn, and alter n geneial dis
cussion It w ns decided lo adopt a pre
llminaiy lonstltutlon, which had been
piepared bj Mncolti i:. Hi own. mana
ger or Mie local apioclrillon. and Mis.
II. V. Palmer, of Wllkps-n.-nie
Tlie esetutlve blanch or tlie fedeia
Moti Is to be a const os, to consist of
two meinbeis Horn each club alllllated
55IU1 the feileintlon. This congress In
to meet nt least twice a year and In
conjunction with at least one or there
meetings Is to be a public tally or the
teder.ited club'. The tedeiatlon Is to
tif continued by and illiccted by not
less than tine" adult dlmetois, to be
I'ht'seii hematter.
The object or the oigulii.atlnn Is lo
incmasc the Intel est lu boys' club
wink, to cneoutngo the establishment
ol clubs in ItKalltles whem none exist
and to Incten'so the eflieiency and gen
ei.il ii&ufulness or tliose almadv cilab
lishpd. thi: n.rns nurriKsroNTMD.
The delegates lu attendance lepie
si nted the InllriH Iiilt 1 luli.s! Rncs' In.
diistiial association, of Wilkcs-Dai 10:
ralvaiy Roys' ilub, of Xorth 'Vilkcs--liJiip;
Foity-Foit Rovs' club, West
Stianton Uojs' ilub, nnd the Hoys'
Indirutlal assoeiatlou. of Sei. niton.
The ofTlceis elected 55 em as follows:
I'lpsiilent, John Corny, of Foily Fort:
vice pi evident, chils. r.annlek. of
Sd.mton; seemtarv.' Walter Banlleld,
ol Wllkes-Uaue; tieusumr, William
Aston, of Wilkes-Baiie.
Last night theie was a public meet
ing in tlie paiish house, at which the
5501k wlilch the Ro.5s' IniUistil.il asso
ciations are accomplishing1 55 as dis
cussed by Itc5 Walter D Johnson and
Mrs. Tl. M. Palmer, of 5,ilkes-l'aim,
and Hoi-. Dr. Rogeis Isinel. lector of
St. Luke's chin cli.
"While them 55010 a few gi own-tips
at the mooting, Mie latgest peicentago
of those In attendance 55010 mcmbeis
of the local industiial assoi iation, all
biiglit-eecl and clean-faced young
sters biimful of boyish enthusiasm and
mady to buist into tumultous applause
at the slightest piovoeation. The meet
ing was presided 05 ei by James Me
Gann, the pmsident ot the local ihi.ii
t Idtloii, a timer and manly little fel-I055-,
who intiodueed each speaker as
happy as if he bad been doing just
that suit ol thing nil his lite, and who
mad the mpoit of the aftei noon's cou
5ention. The Hist speaker 55as U05. Mr. John
son, ot Wilkes-Burt c. one ot the best
li lends the boys or that city have 05 cr
had. lie told ,1 little something about
iust wiiat an ideal bos' club should
be. It must tli si and last have the
element and atniosphcm or Impio'.e
nient about it. he said.
Tlie hois must bo attiaeted into the
club looms and oh the stieets bv some
mi 1 cation and 55 hen once they am In
the club something uselul must be
givpn llioin to do. H" tgld of the nec
essity of discipline In Mipsp oigunUa
tloiis and lioiv best It could be ob
tained. r:Di;c.vTioNAL pitocnss.
The process of education must not
be too ligld, he airt, for the tlass ot
boys who become members of the In
dustiial associations am generally too
tiled to allow themselves to be diilled
In anything that does not Intomst
them.
Mis. 11. M. Palmei, who Is the 5vire
01 Congicssman H. M. Palmei, and
5vhn devotes much time and attention
lo the Hoys' Industiial association of
Wilkes-Hat 1 0, gave a most intoiostlug
.11 count nf tlie 55 oik 5vhlcli that or
ganization has dure In that city. Dur
ing her talk one could see that her
heait was full ot love and devotion to
her bojs, as she called them.
"Thi so bo.vs Industiial associations,"
said she, "seek tn save the boys befoie
they aie lost and to slnit them out on
the ibTht tun k, instead of trying to
switch them otl the wiong track."
The glee club ot the loeul associa
tion sang a Hoys' Industiial associa
tion song In .spiiltcd stjle befoie the
last speaker ot the evening, ltev. Dr.
Ilogers Isiael, was introduced. Dr.
Isiael 1 old of (lie beginning or tlie local
uhnoclatlon. how- It 5vas started less
than two years ago with less than
twenty meinbeis and hoiv its member
ship lias grown until now them am ino
moinbeis ami "Ou mom seeking admit
tance, but unable to obtain It on ac
count of Mm limited size of the nsso
elation moms.
He told of the new classes 55 hlih
hii5-o lately been tunned for iustiuction
in archltectuinl drawing, electrical en
gineering, bookkeeping and tclogiaphy.
"Since this association hns been
foimed," said he, "my heart hns giovvn
bigger and bigger, so that I tee that I
have con ailed 55lthln It evniy boy In
tho city of Sci union. My heait earns
lop them, and J only wihh that wo wem
pmpamd to accommodate more than
tlio limited number wo am at pmsent,"
The piogiauinie was concluded 55 Ith
an exhibition of tumbling by the tumb
ling class mid sonio clever gymnastic
woik by tlie Dm kin biotheis.
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS.
Number of Justices of the Pence
Have Been Made.
Bi Kxchnhr 5Vie lam Tlio 5-noiijtcil I'icii
Hntilsbiirg, May 7, Tho governor to
night sent to tho senate the nomina
tions or the 1'olloulng named peisons
to be jllstlies ot the peace, to seive
until Mie (list Monday in May, 1D0J:
Hlalr county Jacob Cuin, (licenileld
township.
Chester 1 ount William C. ritein.
Sadsbuiy township.
Columbia county Clemuel 11. Pur
Ker, Pins township.
Delawam louiitj Fianklin X. Close,
Upper Dai by township.
Umen iouut C, A. Mestiezat, Mo
livinguhcla township.
Lancaster cotinly0. W. Collin-,
Coloeinln tinviishlp.
Lebnnon cuunt, William it. I lull
luiilt, Bethel township.
Luzerne county Kicas A. lllppcn
steel, Itollonb.ick township.
Montgomery county (Jinnies 12.
Buckley, Umen Lane botottgh.
Noithainpton county .1, A. Heck
limn. Hanover township; Kscliur C.
Yengcr, I'nlmcr township.
Nortlitimberlnnd county S. H. llurf
tnan, Delavvato tovviishlp.
Someiset county .loslali S. Betkley,
Lincoln township.
Westmurclnnd cotinly ,t. P K'ncliu
loln, Jeaitotto boinugh.
The governor also sent lo the senate
tonight llio follmvlun. noniliiatlons!
Homy I). Heller, M. D., ol Heller
tow n. to be iitiiirantliit plislcliin for
the port of Plilladelphhi, lo serve ftnni
April M. 1S1H, until Htlpeiseded.
William It. Tucker, of Philadelphia,
to bo muster waideii of the poi t of
Philadelphia, to seive fiom July IB,
lOOli. for three onis.
Joseph U, Itosi'Ugiiituu, nl Philadel
phia, to be n member 01' tlie fiee
llbiary 1 nmmlsslon, to seue until
Jnnuaiy It, limi, vice C. L. Mngoe, de
ceased. Ucoige It. Helsey, of Maiictla, Lull
castor county, to be 11 member of the
boatd to examine expert accountants,
to s-erve ti 11111 May t. W01, lor thme
yen is.
. '
GERMAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
Said to Vo Strained Because of
SlightSx.of Von Waldeisee.
Py l'clinlvi 5 lie Ironi 'Hie ,5s,oititeil Pics
Blrinlnghaiii, May 7. The Post totl.ij
says that lelntloiiH betwepii the Her
man and Ttusslnn governments aie veiy
mucli sttalnetl. Cliwo cormsponilpnce Is
pmccetllng between the two.
The Uci minis aie objecting to the
nianv slights of Field Marshal Von
Wnldcmee bv Itiisslan otlliets In China,
Designs!
It is some satisfaction in
buying furniture to buy
goods that are not peddled
all over the city. Our posi
tion in the trade, being that
of the
Largest Myers
In Scranton, enables us to
control the product of the
very best factories in the
United States for this city.
A Metropolitan Stock at
less t h a n metropolitan
prices.
HillfcConnell
Washington Avenue.
Scranton
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HOTEL TERRACE.
I'AUl.Oll 110 1 hi. 5iiivniiioil limn. Iji-iu-piN-nl
luiiikuto (lidiso. ruiiiuifiiL .nnl
lil.lr lioaidcrs. W. II. 5llli:.
KcuLAit Har.Ris.
Maimf ictmi 1-. 'f II line-., mil iIimIci. in llou.1
I iniiMiiiu Onuil. linnks anil 'Iriiillni; 11 m.
HcpaiiiMB piompth-.ilti.iiili.il to. 'Iclnilionc l'B
117 I'din a5i nuc. Siianluii, l'i.
L. SOMMAR. nuililii'K Ciiituittm.
rinplos union men IMInulci ilirerlnll1
al5i.ii. liciuadcliiis iirnl 1C tiring a ulUIIj.
326 WASHINGTON AVE.
LACKAWANNA
UNDERWEAR STORE
Will m!I all tlicll Minplrs u( Hue impoiti-il
Jljilia -liilt. loi moil at ii'ii . 5oitli M lo
Davis steam dye Co.
310 PENN AVE.
(iooda nllcil (or Jml ilclhcrcd. l liuuln,
D.5clns 'ml I'lra.iu?
ALL WORK GUARANTEED, PHONE 3736
Golden Gate
Dining Rooms.
lrt v'J (rut well in the ill),
l-l5c Jlcil 'Ikket.. l no,
Su:ifl(y 1II1 urr i .pcilolljr.
Heme made I'Jdi;
244 ADAMS VE.
W. A. HARVEY.
tlr-Urle li Int. md I Kline-
l.leitrlu llcll .ind lelipluiu Woik
309 Commonwealth building.
J. B. WOOLSEY & Qo
CONTRACTORS
ANCI
BUILDERS.
Dcalrm in
Plate Glass and Lumber
0- ALL KINDS.
Kingsbury & scranton,
Manutailiiicis' ,ucnU
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES,
Ul.tllll ,i.-nita ful
.lolm .5 lliKbliiiu'o hum lu'. 5Wic Itupe ain)
lleitiUal 1 1 0. (intla I'irilu and Ihil.liu Mf
Co.'i Dcltlnsr. I'ailins, ll"( .iml Mviluukal
Rubljei (luud. hii05l nil I'jikln,, I aitii'a
Oil I lollilic It'ioiii .'Un I'auli Hid:
FREOKLES,
Motti, 'Ian. lnm put' md all l, 111111l.il
ilUiiluilllon. inniililil.5 liluuitd i mi n.
1 1.i 1 hi'iiio treatment uud un lomploiiun
iriideinl ileal ami tmootli
HELEN BUCHANAN,
Hoini4oo0-..
11 J Ma.luuciuli v
SHOFF'S HAT FACTORY,
Jll prme sluelJ Nvji Hold hlimn
ll the ni5 Id. (I. lu .-.pun,: Mjlej. .,10
U05. In, Scvt IhU Midv In Di 'Ju
W. H. GORDON & SON.
llouo Ma'Cln; and (IvUiul Uljiksniill In
5a:u 4i)l (.auiacu Uuildlnj ami liuhbu Hie
iuj. 330 ADAMS AV1NUE.
ALWAYS BUSY.
Our Oxfords.
Low In cut. L05V In pi tee. High In
quality. Lndles' fiom 75c up. Gen
tlemen's fiom $1,25 up,
Lewis & Reilly,
Wholesale and Retail.
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A Tiial Solicited.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
MANUrACTUEED BY
The Clock Tobacco Co.,
G44-46-48 Wyoming Ave.
Sciantou, ?n.
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A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Ciil Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereati & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue.
Business
THESE ENTERPRISING OEAL.ERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
Brotherhood Wine Cos
l'mc Old I'mti. lluisiiiidie, mil
."juIiiiu. r.iii.ily 'liailo Onlj.
P. H. FRENCH. AOB CONNELL BLDQ.
ESrescheus
Great F ire Sale
124 WYOMINQ AVENUE.
ll55 l.lllll!" On
1 ii.. 1 ui iml .ill I Iml- ol Vck55car.
BRESCHEL CO.
Scranton Laundry,
322 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
Call by teliplioue iece'5c pumipt. attention
WILSON & WASBFRS.
Spectacles,
MADE AND
REPAIRED.
"lliafh .ill "
S. H. TWINING.
131 PENN AVE.
REGULAR SO
PHOTOS ROR
$3.00
AT
CRAMER'S
311LACKA.AVE
Hanleys
Sakery,
420 SPRUCE ST,
iaLCt6(jr lo
HUNTINGTON
lo mako a i.jlv ut flue bicad nliiRf
Oidus fin balads, O.tn., ( iiiqiictlcs, cU' ,
piomptl) lillul
,5 lull lino u( Lie ( leJUl and lie)
GOODMAN'S SHOE STORE,
11v at IK I.Ji.ka5aiiiM 350
SOUVENIRS GIVN OUR CUSTOMERS,
WALTER E. DAVIS.
214, 216, 3W PAULI BLDG,
Attouiey-nt-Law, Sciantou, Pa.
THE MOST PALATABLE
mil IIl.i1iI.iuI IIi.i 1I1. 1 1 lm .1 lie tia
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Mill Jill "l'i I III
A. W, SHRADER,
t 'i IJft 1la1us 5i "Hue 'ilali.u I'J
llulll liliphjiliip
The scranton Vitrified Brick
and tile Manufacturing Co mpany
Makri. 11 I'.aiii'.- Ilil.k. Hi M. II l)il
l.uuatlei 5,i nl, iilliii. .U) 55a.liiualuii 1
5uil at Nj" uf, lu . I. . V It It
FINLEY'S
Lace
Curtains
at Factory
Prices This
VVCCK.
To close out our entile stock 0!
Lace Curtains nt once, owlnp; to lack
of pioper display space to sho5v to
ndvnntago the largo nsosrtment of
curtains necessary for us to cany in
stock, wo havo decided to discon
tinue our Lnco Curtain depattment
and to close out tho entire lino in
the quickest possible time have cut
tho prices away do5vn. We nsk no
pioflt on any of the numbeis, nnd in
many instances have maikod them
away below cost. It is impossiblo to
give a description of tho many quali
ties and designs.
The low prices marked on them
will havo to do the talking. Tho
follo5ving aio somo of the reductions
5VO have made:
At 59c, loduced from 75c.
At -75c, reduced from $ 1.00.
At 95c, reduced from $1.25.
At $1.25, reduced fiom $1.75.
At $1.50, reduced from $2.00.
At $1.75, leduced from $2.50.
At $2.25, leduced fiom $3.00.
At $3.00, reduced from $4.00.
At $3.88, leduced from $5.00.
At $4.75, reduced from $6.00.
At $5.50, leduced from $7.00.
At $6.75, leduced from $8.50.
At $7.50, reduced from $10.00,
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Lackawanna Ave
P. J. HONAN,
Merchant Tailor.
319 Lackawanna Avenue
The Dickson Mannliicturing Co.
fccranton and 5VllkevI!arro, Pa.
Jlanufauiurori or
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINE
Boilers. Hoisting and Pumplns Machinery,
General Office. Scranton. Pa.
Houses.
... . 4.4. .
Guernsey
Hall
IS THE BEST PLACE IN
SCRANTON TO BUY A
RIANO
OR
ORGAN
Don't fail to come and .see .1. Rrc.it bargains
are waiting for you.
J.W.GUERNSEY,
PROP.
314-316 WASHINGTON AVE.
SCRANTON. PA.
In Nc5f (luertiiey tniiMfnc;.
(!nld Medal
lj riiotograrhcr
(liildiiiis i
Aitut
FOR
SALE
ni'l.l.ll.S 4n4 51.
OS-, nl ill Undo
alio lloiL-ei and
lluildiiif I ."Is at
lur?iin. UOIIhEl.
I lill'l'l II and
(.IIUOMUl at
ALL
DISEASES
OF WOMEN.
5 speiulK, D
Trcierini, It mm I,
out (iliilii ilore,
llouri, I tu 1.0 p
m I nnMilUllon
free M'liono OiiO.
M, T. Keller's
I.ukiMinnal.Jnn;
15 oik
HAVE YOUR
WATCH FIXED RIGHT
WE ARE SATISFIED WITH A SMALL
PROFIT,
BERNHARD, jeweler,
JIi l.5 li 5NN5 551 M I
EDWIN S. WILLIAMS,
CONTRACTOR, BUILDER
ROOM 2BCOAL EXCHANGE,
SCRANTON. PA.
THE SCRANTON UMBRELLA
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
We uut the ljiset
tl tl.Kk ol liuliiilli,, l"ai-
XSH. u"la uud Hamlin 5ie
Kjt3 alo IIK05LK iiinbiellJl
f . 13 Alk ut. I I... i.il- n.iil 1.1 il
f 'A jf Uieni H (iiiall J KOOil
Wtr J Ji. 5Kmtt5 j' "l ""' RUJUnlec out
Sr"S 5Ci I'riic lo I'f lower Hun
US,. 1 c X. IEA nt. t.nxn I.. 11... .1..
V Hr v"j ilv.i ... nv .,..
Ik npaii all our j-uod.
(01 UIIC ,5CJl I lil.i; Ol'
nniicir:.
313 SPRUCE STREET.