s'ki v -35-,-i-rr.,l ir 'Yf- aV. fl& ,H V-vK - I '- )V( 8- i 1??. ,V:.-f ? . . - THI3 SCRANTOtf TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1001. .-.i, TYi rufcllinril Dally, Kucrpl Futvlay. (. TlitvTijjf line I'ubtldiltiB Company, nt nil)- Cctil .1 Monlli, I.IVV S. ItlrllAtlll, IMilor. O. t llVMICK, IIiHIihh Mumjrr. KVoAO!nceMMNi-.nSI.VB.I.IjVV)i Bol Acctil Ittp Ton lijn .tluitllni. llnltifil t Hi' t'onlnflxc nl Snatili l-cmml Unw M.iil Millir. itilnti. I'J.i ' Tin: i-i.At iiaii: rmt .mivi:iiiiimi. Hie follmilmr tolilr li t ! prlf" prr '"'I' Mill ilKUti.ill, IHP In lit- lldl ttlllllll nl"1 J,rl Wlirn pa- will p'rmll, Tin- IrllitiliK 'V1'. . fclncl It. til itil slmil IMit Ircm lt Irlrp.l hr-ir- Jmt rn ti nl l.ipli. I.11I Hi inlf I Hut lii'i 11111. 1 lm ulitiml, f.ir iii'l.liiiillmi. Ii.i Hi" ""V tcnl ti.imi'i iii.I tlic intnlillnti irwpiliiil '". ,'',,' ciptitiir l llul ull I'oiilrllnillmti "lull I" I,J'' l' rillliirl.il li'tlmti. I Itntwil "iillticii I'"!' IIM't.AV. I I'Jpir llc.iillnv I'oiltlon J,". Hi in 'iii'l IticliH .'!'. .27." a'J fit II11I101 1 .l .''! 't Ji't " .II. -IT j .2. .':". " ,IV .IT I' ('"CI " .I.. .lfij .IS I'nr I'tiil nl tliin!,, rcolutlmi nl niitlit"ii' ninl rlmlKir i'.iitilliiitinii In Hi" niliiri- t ' MilWiiir 'J lit- Trllrtini. mikM a ilunio "I f rriiK n line Uot for I'luvltl-il vhrrlldiu fumUm! '" tippllt.illnti. TWELVE PAGES. HlMJA.VTON. .MAY L7., Hull. Tlm sendiiu: of tili'hitlciit cadets, xhn hiiv.' lirnii illmlsuiit from West TVilnl, In WiipKiiolii In the employ of f.ni1 nl' llii' nsphiilt cnmp.'iiiles Is 11 (Inllhtftll ovpt-rimont. Thr Tiillfil States Kovri'iinioiit linn lunl double onnitsh In tin1 p.tst In prpvPiitlnK n tlniilnstlc livlll.-ins fioin iirovnklriK wiir ullli (Vntral Ann-i leans without tailing elrimos upon the presence of 11 Jot of lawless cmlf'ts. Malt It. ICIITAINl.V 11 limit hv IckIMii- liitloil slmiilil lie placed on the lepieheiisilile methods of Mime of the faith etirlsl". The revolting detnlW of Mirrro of the In cidMirts eoliiiiM leil with Dr. Howie ami hi follow eis are miiiik;1i to cause not only I'iiif.'iK" hut the (Utile cutllitry to rlamor fur the inrai relation of ItllDitli's who ('inlander pulilii safety liy their foll eairleil 011 In the uaine of itllsiou. Their trealineut the other day ol a woman MiKViim; Ironi hiirri l.le bin us Is MlllU'leiit to iletiianil po liec InterefeieiHP. The 'iniises" mill atteuilaiitK 1111 away the buiiieil (le.sh AUtll oiiliuary M-isnis, ruhlied a little vaseline on the Hickpnliif raw surface, ami then olfered prayprs. Of eourse, the poor denture dle'il In frightful auony, unielimeil even in her extrem ity, anil of etiuise, loo, the "nurses" claim sln did not (lie Ironi her lijuiles lint finm tin- "eiror hi her nilinl " A hoy in a Clileajjo suhiiih was 1 .niflit in a prlutlni; piess this week and had hi hand ami arm 1 . . 1 . 1 1 111:111 kIp'I. The foi email of the est.ililish nient prevailed upon the inotner to allow the sulferliiK rhllil to have his Injuries he.iled hy irayer. A "healer" was sent tor and the saerelUious 1 ites liesan, hut fiiriiinati'ly, they seem to have a few sane people In that vi"!n ity and the polke weie called in. The little fellnw mis hliriied nlf to 11 hnspl tfil when- merciful ineasuies nre in Miuue. ami immediate aiiipulatlnn was dudiled upon. Mad the wa-te of time In en a tlllle longer, the physicians said, and hlood pnlsonlim- would have set In, a fi iulitfiil death would have Pllvtled. Ahoiil the same lime it ".lonlle" 1 hlld died, siiriounded hy praying faiiaths. An autopsy revealed the cx isteiue of a heart ali'ectiou, which could have heen relieved and probably cured by inedical attendance. if people Insist upon enlilllilttllltf suicide. It niK'ht not lie an Irreparable calamity In allow them to do It by means of faith lire, when Uiey nre the vli thus, lint there should be swill letribllllou for the lleiullsli methods employed by Ihese fanatics ill Kelllllf,' possession of lielplecs unnipil anil lit tle cliiliheii mid torturing' them in their maimed am! exhausted condi tion alter iiei idents. It W thmisli! that I'uba's lie.-liatlon nhout aiccpiliiK the 1'latt anienilineut is simply to Hive the oralors nn op. pnrtuiii"1 to exhaust their eloquence. Shackling Teachers Also. lOSTIAIO.W, ullVieil all 1111- SOUKllt, coutlUIKS lu collie ill to the correct ness of the position we have advanced fioin the time of hcKfllliliiir these papei.s, that ilie piesent multiplicity of ilenuiuds on the child and the wiitteu niemory test In Vxuiuliiiiilons" woil: liijustiie to the teacher as tiuly as to the child. As one pilncipal said but a few days iikii to lt parent w'ho went to I1I111 for confeienie, If not eomplnlnt, "WT MttwUfiiiUny lesults to I'lillilfPii, .utl'iOKai-Js both mental and physical dinclopnu nt, of the inenioij -cimuinluy; yntom In vlnv of examination "My hands nit' tied itlMiUUl.." It is Hue -true to the ulteiiuosl. The chlldicii iinis? ho piomiileil, (ilalnly. They iini'-t he" promnti'd, under' the wrltt -n I'Nainlu.itinii system, by the U'sulls of an uttPily delusive test an to lutelll Ki nee, nieiital ilevelopmeni, lit ness to Kiii a hlnhcr laiifje nl" .studies. That is injiistlic lo tho i'lilldieii. It Is pipinl ly an Injusllce to the teachers sliui nut from rutloiial iiielluwls of Ipachlnj; ittul of helphiK eacli child, sliui out from it by the Indexible li unclad ilemnnd to ciiim into the children's memory Piuhish l'rnni certain text books tn nciuv tho Hi' inory's lielnpr able ut tho end iof tins teini to answer, in some mariner. '- lot nf unulated (piestions nn vhilous studies. A phy.slelati in unotlMr city Fteul;lnhr riwntly nf the evils nf loived feho-.l toik, and Insisting on th? rlsjht of thu liiiliuittuo nilinl mill body to more liut uial ilnwlnpniciit, said: "IMtenth," ami he iiucjit to hae added sclionl illree tors, "in miiny cae.s have tin eN.mtjer ntcil bleu of tho nluo n pi hum y work. 'The ract is that lillilrcn that nre sent to m-IiudI nt a vciy early ,iku rt'tnln lututlcnlly nothhiK of what Is taught tlu-'in. because of the hum tune Muje of their nilinl. The burden of iui; e.at tfil In the school far ,xvepda u--- js pernjIsjlhlQ undfcr the iuIm of kooiI 5mnp. Viiiiipfntis mea of Melitioss aiimiiK sclioot children ro to prove that this Is so. Tho teliilenpy tn shorti'ii schodl linm-M Is pfV,f,r1lly proper, An eM optional ehllil tuny I if tihle to mudy all day wllllnlll hill infill Miens, hut II Is n phvsloloqicitl fact Hint III" capacity of Ilie chilli's hiitln h Ihnlteil, and when that cnpnelt.v la leaehed It is hnrinfiil In runt Imp! sillily. A 1 hlld well developeil In both body ntid lllhlil Is iibl." In lifter lire to cniittol I'lieiinmtniiies ninl tutu lir loiiudlims to his own tui.'itini. Tline jslven In plnv Is leally of m'Piit ml viininse to the ihlld's mental develop ment." lie proi ihd to llhisltnte Ills point as to lack nf fiv"dom In methods by the mention of a rettuln school In his own city, wheie It wn.s iIppIiIpiI to break the inoiinloiiy of the usual rout ine by Hips lo the parks ami the conn try for untitle .study, etc., hut the In novation Inoiii'hl a howl from thu parents, who said that the yotinstei.s weie sent to s' hool to study, not to be taken on picnics. They couldn't leallxe that In tnkltiR the children out of doors th'dr development was kpI tlm; the best advancement. Very thoiiBhtless of him not to con-.s-lder tint whin exninlnallon day came the child's development anil advance ment was a .small tlilmr beside the ability to piodiico from a crammed II einory the answeis to eel Mill illps tlnns arbitrarily selected from n vm-l-el or text books, and that what tho leudieis were elected for was to folic the niemory ctmiimliiK for such Immediate showliiKS. The at leuipt on their part to kIvp Hi- pupils an opiiortunlty for the ilevelopment of perceptive power and mental and bodily health, hand In hand, was of coinse lepielienslble. What me .schools for pi ay. If tencheis do mil te.uh on cut and dried llivs, as laid down by otllclals who as a title know nnililm- or child tinlulnK'.' What aie they for. pray. If the child, no mutter how much it uiIrIiI have ad vanced In mental grasp. In knowledge of many more Important tiling''. In In ti icst in the world about it, i not able to wri'e down the precise outlines of the boundaries or Saxony and Afghan istan and Kctmrinr, and to give answers to cipinlly valuable sets of illestions ch.isen ft 11111 Rranunars and III llhinetlcs. fioin hlsloiies innile up soli lv or abbreviat"d tacts diy u the alkaline desert ."..lllds, and or dates thrieto ntlaeheil. and a variety o( other text hookH aceoidins to the Kiadc'.' Well, w- can only say that is not education. It Is not even pipparntlon for education ill any true sense nf the wind. Home pupils lench lio.ilt liTtil development of mind and body In spite or It: hut the majoilty aie cheated of their natural ilj-ht. It is icportcd in some Loudon dis. p. 1l1l.es that Kdwarl VII said lmiRli iiiKly lo Sir Thomas l.lpton that "when the Shamrock Is rcpaiied I will sail wilh you iiR.iln. ' it Is safe to say that ir he iloes it will he in total ilis rPKiiiil i.r open npiiiisltloii riom his subjcelj! in r.nsland. - About Amerlcnn Sltils. r IS NOT vpsself for the nnvy we are speakhiff ir. The United States Rovernment is at present dolus a good woik In addlnp; to these by llnply built new ones. Hut the Anierlcan nierchant mm hi", w hen any one starts to chronicle It, conies near Kivinn- a parallel to a ruinous chapter In a certain history, the chap ter headed "Of Snakes in li eland;" lh chapter itself leading hil"Hy: "There are no snakps In Irpland." There really aie a few, a very few, American owned and rPRlstereO mer chant essels, There are a number ot Ameilcan citizens who nre as bitterly opposed to the number beinR Inci eased as the "anti-Imperialists" were to American expansion: as they no doubt continue to be, moiirnliiK' in silence their "lost lender," Amiinaldo. There Is a much InrKer portion of the American people without regard to party aillliatloiis who v.aul to see American tiade carried on all over the world In American owned ves sels currying the Stars and Stripes at the mast-head. These American eltl yctis do not enjoy u recent setting forth or Aineilcan marine conditions a.s recently limned hy an I'nlted States tieasury ollUlal, who writes, after examining the shipping record for I90a: "In the trade between Hip United States and Kurope that year not one American merchant vessel went to or came from (Jerniany, Itussla, Sweden mid Norway, Deninml;, the Nether lands, Italy, Austria-Hungary, drecce or Turkey. Two small American ves sels c.iiue to the United States fioin Fiance, one in ballast, one Amerlcnn sailing vessel came from Helglum in ballast, mid one Ameilcan vessel cleared fur Spilu. Theie cleared for or enlered from the United Kingdom eleven Ameilcan sailing vessels, and two small steam vessels went to the United Kingdom lu ballast. TheAinerl can Hag was never hefoie such a nir Ity on the North Atlantic between the United States mid Kiirnpe. Tho mall sieninshlps St. I.ouls, St. I'aul mid New York were practically all we had last ve.ir nn the North Atlantic" This Interesting record he iidkes lu connection with the statement that American ixpoils in that year amounted to RiTT.'JIH.CK, foreign ship nwiieis, of cmiiso, gatheilng In all the tolls, That Is the condition of mfalr.s that has drawn mi much attention to .1, I'lerpont Morgan's pun huso of the l.elmid line of llrltlsh steamers. One optimistic journal says .Mi. Moigau Is not only pieparlng for business, hut Id at the sunns thno perfornilng a patri otic service, l-'or. It goes oil to say, "It can be iiKHiiincil with coiiildeiico that eveiy ship ho controls will he put at the i-ervlce ot" the government should occasion m Ise." llut the actual state of the enso rip perns lo be thai summarized by tho New York Join mil. After pointing out that the Atlas line or Hrltlsh steamers jurt bought hy the Umu-linrg-Amerli ,u Steamship company will Ime.llately raise the (lag of Cier-111.1115- in place of that of ill cut lliltaln, and will heiReforth In, time of wur bo available for the (Jeinuiu Instead of (he I'higllpli Kovernnienti It goes on to nay: "On Hip olher linnd, nobody will kntiw of .Mr, 1 Morgmi'H purchase ex- cpl flillll ill" Hole fehtlns The 1 .1 S hllul eels will cotitllllt" to My Hie llrltlsh Hag. They will b sailed by Htlllsh ollhei's. They will he cotinled as part of the llrltlsh hiereuullle. uiiii inc. nt.il will he ut l''nghnd'.s ills posal lu case of wnr. "All this Is the result of our fool navigation laws. We ilclllcrtilely re fuse to allow our marine to he built Up inpel Alllelli.Ui clllj'.' lis lo sail ships bought with American money under foreign lings, mini thdii with foreign olllcei.s mid ctews, mid put them at the service, of foreign gov el nnients." We leglet to he compelled to say that, as our laws about Aiuerlcan registry nlmul, It Is the .loilrnal that Ih con ecl lu .stating the position ot tip l."Vhiuil Hue r.elli r to fat e the situation than to delude ottr- M'lvt s, A hillliant Plilladelphla coniempor my rises to lemark: "The congress or mothers Is to meet again this week, if com se the husbands or its member. will he expected to stay at Inline and look alter the child en while the grave dellbeiatlops of Hie oihnhclent assein. hinge me going on." Pray, do hus bands tisunlly "stay at home mid look after the children" when mothers of r.iinllles take a rew days' outing with out going to a congress or convention''' It bus never been said so or known to he. The Intelligence; that tluee negroes have collected $11,000 from Logan couirt.v. iihlo, .is iiamages lioui mob lol"lue. Is a decided variation ot tin; programme. Hobs who deal with ne groes lu the west and south usually place them beyond the (lmunge-eol-lecUliifc .state. The recent revival of Interest In Princess Clara- 'Ward- Chlniay- I'.lgo calls to mind tho fact that the stock of newspaper cuts of the princess Is In a battered condition. Sir Thomas l.lpton .simply desires the people to retain their rain check's a few weeks longer. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. W11.I.1I.1.' '.ist : 1,11s .1. 111., for situuliy, Jliv '...l. tun K ssf 1I11I1I In, in nn llii- il.ix will tintiip tli.it in iluluiliii' in ilicinn of .111 llnslMi foitiui" ftriiri il l. piuiliiies .1 ili-uielliMliun tuw.iulrf iniiiiiil fll.L'l. Tin- Kiral out dnm flionnnn li not tip tn-ilnte nlliriHi-i' lie would new .lit lilinscU "t'.iti. 1111 it .in ttill." Oil" nf Ilie l.cst icioipU fi 1 1't.uity !. to lie twin tli.il w.iy. II N nflin ('twill' to ,'iiiu liih lliin to tntKc xnui .iniiiniiiition ic.nli I he l.ii'i't. Ajacchus Advice. Kinirinliii tint nn imn un live 011 pinnn-irs mill'-- I In .ii'i' ilie pioniisPs ho nnKs 10 others. Weekly Leff?r on Municipal Affairs L. A Municipal Pleasure Pnlace. EMil.MI IIIIIW. Ii.vc lho-c ..f urn other 1 1 linuy, line llieir plijuniiinils, pnl"-, o.k ninl siinilir in-tilnlii'ii-. f"i the. lie 1i1iK.ln.11 .nnl Ltiti'il.iiiinunl nl Hip pinpl.'', hut new M'liuiiPi .lie i nntiinulh J.elnt; Ined. 'flip lu,. I ii Hi" inn-niK foil .111.I i'.iii'inm nf .111 bniinii-p pl. .1-111. pi'in, wluih will lip fottnill 1 pi lit t to Hip pnhlie li.ili ill Hip llnllhilll m 1 tn. 11 nf l.uiidi.ii. It ii Hip lno-1 nini-i iinii.Uipil ciit.ipri-p t'ti 1 iiinh it.r..cii hy this or .mv utnu liini'iii ipiltlj. 'Hip nh.me w.nt iii.hIp p.is-.ilip ly Hip fiilnrp ot .1 pth.itc i.iipoi itinn wliith iiuiliilnol. In li III ill' nil.' 'f Hip .hi i'hlhit.ill lilllldll'l to Wio.l Cittti .Hid innurt it into ,1 pi.pulir pine ..f 111111-. llli'llt fur Hip p. ople 1 liw (.ll.i llo. 'Il.it. w 11 lio'ilitp .ilinn-t ,il the (iitl-d, 'tin liiiildn.u w.i- no mihiii i i. ii ihd nn its new- site III. ill Hie I. ill. I I. .llllil .ihnllt lni.lv Ml.lli'-i- tinnt .Hid ll-i IP wile ".illps" in :i ihiullnin. Hip I'.iliip. Imui'iir. is ml. 11 hnnl iiinoitd lii il-, f0111ul.1ih.il, .nnl ill went will unlit within ,t t w diii .ifti 1 Hn 1 1 iiinir (( iiinnnii'-t when .1 hip In. 'l.p ma .mil Ihp -tl.i. 1 1 1 1 .' w.is hit 11 mil .unholy nun. 'Ihp niiiHnil ln.il in-l Hip pio j il.ili f I, .".mi, ".10. hill illidl-lilltnl the plnlilnle.s uri.t li.u'ellni ,1 sum nf nun, . nip. nil. mm .iii.I I'lruiiis-hki Hie pit'si'iit inuinlli cut lnilhlm,' losp fr.un thp i-h.'t 'Ilie P.ih.p pinteil ,1 wliil. I'h'phiiit upon Hip Ii iii.I- nl Hip ouiii iv, (-liiii-. Inir lint enli llnir rcioiiiii's, hut ctlnii 111 well, si. Hut f.'l muiiI lnuiliy ppiin.ls dniini,' H, put IHp i,IIi Hip P.lllit' hi-l litin .hut lip llml pri.tiiitul .1 ili.-.-iti'il li. -ii.iikp. 'the ill--.iti--ll.il n. t nl itoi.s ih l.nnliiiil in Ktl lid (if He Ir inipi.ilit.'iMe inilnip .iii.I ph. pil 11 on the rn.iii'i .it nn.' H.inl nl II-, ,ilu. V,.hh"i, No twinr 1II1I Hn tul hemine hiinwn th'ili .1 tottilp nf (lid ipii.llu' ell nfluhils inuipit". with n'M'i.il h.iionciis in the u.'i t In 1 11 part of I, ..li.h hi, put Hull In.'iiN lou'P'li.'i' .iii.I f'liiii.'il 1 lliunitlpjl mis! fnl Hip pun Inn' n( Hip ,i.,p tit H'l Hip pmpn-i' ol liiiiiiini it into n iininii 1 p.il ph'.i-nic pil.ni. ( 1 ntilhiilloin Innu i".."'iil in sJ.'iil.lHnl weie ipnliU mi ninl Innu iii'iu'hl.ni-in:- iioiniuln, .-iii.I 1 t. il.il in 7',.l,n'i. 1 n-p, m 1 -li '11 Ilm.', it In ill,- il.lillnlli.il In ilnolp Hip s-':,i.ii in thp impiiwi-iiii ill .mil (,uinii in of tin I'.iliic. i.iiic nf Ih.' Hunt milt 1 linn- nf .il.iliiu-v 1 mil-l-l Isll'tr nelll Tilll iiieip.i wliiili 1 .111 h. t',,i...l III lir.'il lliililn Ii.i. Iipiii .nl.liil In Ih,- I'ni." ninl r.piiinl In II" la'iui.il put. In. n.iiic of Ihp 1 lli-l p.i llil.'n-. .up in. I1nl.1l in Hn-. i"l IipHi.ii. ll.'Mil"-) ll.il, in niip 1. 1 Hip I imp lull, ill Hip I'.ll.lic, llii'le will lip .1 i-.llii.il ihihillln nt i.iiiii", ml .mil liidii.lii.il i'l,il,iu, Hn-. f. ll'll.' will lie in.'ile of I1I.J1I' 1 dm .ill. mil t.il.p. fp. .ill ililliii in 1 11 ion, lii Ids will lip 111 nl,' lit 1IIII11111I p'lio.l-i i.f Hip i.ir, Willi it will he linen in Mi-i-il form. Pur In-liiup, hup nf Hi,. Ill t- fxliililN will he .1 itilit'llnti nf iiiuip Hun '.'.min w.itiln-i, illu-li ithi'j Hip iiiiIip hi-lni, oj liniolo:;. In Hits inlleitinn, n put nf win. h n.H philiipi .11 Ilie Win Id's llii it llilmiai. will lip lm lud.'il ,1 wnli h whhh vs oneo ill Ilie p..i.-.inii nf (I'Iht Crniiiui II, In .I'l'lill.ill In p '.l.il fi.itmij, will lie sln.wn miiiip ten Hup iiiiiiiiniH of imiteri, illil-u ilap nf Hip hi. I" nl ill.' Inilii.ii' In lln.it llillini; .1 tiilli'itioii of lii.lmii-.il iiiiiniiipk; t.iilo!; in! speilllH'lisi hpuililins I'lulil the IpmIIp H.i.I.m; i'wtli', lm.., mid iii.i.'ll.,iii'.ni, (0II11 limn hull.. I f 11.111 I-1-U1- iiiii-i'iiiiii jh .in Hip 1-l.imU and finm otlu i vviio lute nlieail- fpimvil uieit Inlnc.l in Hip wrll.iic nl Hm I'.iluc. In fju, il will he a Milt "I 4 n Minimus putnriu. jih i' nr rvliilili iiiii.-cinii li-.iliiu-.i '1 ho t li'hlu will lip iluiui.l iu'iiinitl' ami the nun .iKPimut lino iliiPimliiril llut no pains nci nioiicy will ho bpairil lu iniho Ihl.i juit i ue I'alj.i' liiicios-tintsr. In-Umilve iu Ihormiulil tip lo. I Up. It plullil.ia lu lie mi.ithiiii; tint ,1 til inttM uir Tline i mi" nt Ilie lieu lhi.ttt'ls loiiiii'i led with Ilie I'iIkp llut 1.111 he f.imi'l m rnj.md, 'I Iip llllilu.', thltiliuli thi'il 111111.1L'. 1, Imp ,il ri'.iih hooked a ii'iinhir nf pcpiilji plain ( r In. M.1MIII. It I'll-. I1.111 Milled tli.it th.it' will l 11.1 pioliliin ilj, iiotliiiu t Hie hi n.i -l.il. , tilt UkIiI, popular ami uplixlntp plui, will lv imlii.h'il in the ,t. The Hii'jttr will mu H.ihi) puin mid Willi Ilie u.u til ihilis .Mm) hi. up uil l.p uildtil. It Ins l.peii nii'L' .11 ilimiiuxldy llii-l'ioif In cMr.i I'Jiiiuilnr as Is iiuiIp .o,ll.le I. moduli inuiiliw cuilns, 'lhuv Imp .il njily hun luuikiil ..i- Hit. (.pjM'ii, width will ' .eal 11 111 .I'Iiip. "nn? IUII' i.f .New Voik," "A 'hip Ui Chinatown," "tiii lUt,'' "J'he 'Ihin.' MiKldlcci," ''I'nin, Hick nn.l lltrrj," otul ntle ir. t.l n linll.ir ilui.Kli't nmiiliiil pilrn will lik ilnrcitl tnr iilinlll.iiiir) flinply ciiontili to t.ilc 11IT Ilie ilntlliililf. lltmc, TIip hiilii.lilil Hill (. iiikiIIiit pronilii"iit 'fi tme t01m111.il uiii, ti,,. ',ili(i.. tlil will be tlm Mil nri nf ti,,, PaMif wlirp' l.mlini ninl i Hum will lie 1 iitl.il "ii. I'lniK liioe l 'Mi ntirki.l mil f..r M.ilN innl liiiilin-x nl nil nrl ninl coimIIIImw, min tint wlin li tiiiipl Ilie pil n to to 1l1.1l wlili h will iriil-.li tlm iltor Willi 1 till" fMiimMi inii(. ulill" hi' w UK will ln iiui'lnrliil iiimilipr nf the liiilu.tihl trnh-s lll lie lipli-filil,.i hrrn ninl Will In' 111 nnl.l linn nn n -m.iil -r.ile the li'Jr Iniilnl, I'nr i'V mipli'. tin p will ln rilivt lilonir. Jowi'h iinilii', wlin woihliif, iililin"liu', Lin1 wui1mi, iiml mi nil. Itnil" Him Hip prlntltii; plant whiili will he n.i'il In 1 nt Int. ict nf Hip I'll.iip i.ill lie Inmliil tn ,111 (pin -pur In lie ulilf" nf Hi" h.lll u In 11' uny nlie t .ill llrii'M 1 1." .rin nl ii. prlnti'rS ml, flntn the fpIIIIic ol ih lp" tn ihp trmtilnii nt Hip nci" ninl Hip IIiii-Iu'iI piiiilnit. The 1. nli 1 ut ntti.lili.il, linwtwr. I tli" flr.m.l ll.ill. wlili li i hullt nn iinhlc pri'pimi'.nt ninl In 11 m illln; i,ii.iilly nf inure lli.ui lll.lliM Willi .111 1 In -I .1 f..r .nir.lhir ''J.nml. Ili'i" will Is In M l,iir;i. pi lilie .'nihilities: ninl ilie lllK'l)' lltll'llill'll nlulll tt It lit l.llu'P MlHH III IIHIIIP hoe l'iii ixpiml'il in ihini.iliiiii ninl Ilie pine ihl.iitls well Willi h, pi nf ttlP plI.liP. Ill' lii'.'l pi, llllli'lil fi.illin. nf (Iip hill, nt iilllP, li Hi" uiiiml in em, 1 nii.l 1 in tt-il ninl' r tlm sup. r Inll'llil'lni' nf Sir MMi.nl (',,).), Ii. the I. nll.hr .I tl hi r.ili il 1.11M11 In St. ilinri:t'4 ll.ill, nt l.iu'iponl, nn, I of tlm-i' 111 111" Mhllt 11.11 .Mill St P.iiiI'n I .ilhpilr.il. I he nra.m mil ilil.ll.iii. Tin- hill m I ,'.11.1, 11, niii' nf llii npiii pluii In ( niiiiiillnii wilh dip I'.iln.', I 111,1 1 tn pli'M 1 in' nl Hip popiil.ii pnti, isppiidl ihililn; thp 11I111111I in. mile In thu u.inhii will I" lm il", 1111 tip. 11 nil v.ii;p, iii.I pprfiniii iihis will I." uitpii ,il intirt,ili I. Ijilh iiht'tr.ii .nnl l'i"i rnt slinwi 'Ihp I'.ilnp U Mirrnnn.li'il wilh li'i.ilifnl Ktoinnli whhh .ilonc nt" siiil to lip Willi .ill th.it Hip Mtinii lp il Trti-t pii.l for Hi" 1 utile picpirly. 'Ilm I'lomi.ln nip lihl tint nfici' Hip inn. I upptntnl M In nf I inil-e.lp" an lllli'i till.', .iti'l pi i.Mhnn; wiiirh ninui will .iuiliii. Iiii I "i II pint nl,. I fnr Ihp .11111111 111. lit, lll-lllll tli'll .111 1 111I1 il iiiiini 111 nf the pn.ilp nf 'ill ( I. isn't .nnl 1 iiiiiliti. in. 'the - irsc 1 1 1 art of pjtliniintt 1111. I.r wlikh II." I111-I 11 pi'imiltul In ilo lin-l-in si pinipi th.il Inintirti piif.il tint 111.1 l.p mi iipnt I iv Hip 111,111 i.'inciit .Ull ill'.' Hip jfir fni fpi'iid riilPit.iltiinpntH whin .1 -sin ill iilinill.iiiu' fee will ho ilnr!;til In r. lin 1111 1 11 timiip lo the Pihip 'nnl uii.nn.li .mil Hip un.itir put nf the .nnii-i'iit, nls will lip 11s flip as nil In .ill Hip pnple. It N expprtpil Hilt the . 1 inn- ihritpil from Hip fniiilpfii iltts' slip nt Inl.tt-t of iiiltnis-inii will uo .1 Inn wny tow.inl tiioi.inu" the in linli 11 1111 c nf the ln-1 lluli.'ii. .mil, in ip.iiit.v, 1111L0 Hi" Kcncl.ll ftluiiiu lf siippi.itlni;. TAKES EXCEPTION. IMilor of The Tilhuiic. Sir: In ,i 1. nllnir nllloii.il of The TriL.me Wp.lnpi.liy, (his hlroiu .ii'rtinn w.rs 1111. Ip: "'I Iip hitwir who nhitit the hw Is hi ns leili ip il" .1 Iiiiiiii'. .is Hip hull In r, He hihtr nr Hip , .'iiiilliMh U linker." As .1 snlistiihti of 'I he 'tribune .mil .1 ti.iilnr of mni.iN I n-pei t fully iiii- ut f in tins m.u. It li it h.ilf Until, mid like Mitli Until nun nil, il is nil the more ini-ihi.'M'iH. It 1, tine Hip iiutiuf.uture mid slit' nf intei( .1(1111; liiptois; ,i ,1 hetci.icn it Iretlly leL'iliinilp, hut iiioi.iIIp il he.iis slinn? ni.irks nf ill. 'itim u , A 1.1-e lu point was Hut of Aiuprii.m .slatti. It wis !..mitioniil hy law .iii.I, llii rehire, w.is lca.illy 1' lt 1 1 i 111.1t f. hut it w.11 iniideiniipil hy Hip Lest .nliiiunl nf Hi' rise, .nnl no niip would now tontpiul th.it it our hnl nn 1111.nl Ktati.lin?. 1 think 0u will find it dlllltult. ileal' (tlitnr, tn inn line the re nler of 'flip Tiihinie who me wnikin: foi the Letter inrnt of men, tint the lui-inest whiili Ipnls to the ililutif h ty of so m.iuv ounrr ni'n; Hut liiins w.mt mid ih line to m. 111 mv hmn'S, .mil tint ineili s lo the 1 oiiimisii'in ot so tn.mi uiis ihiiiPiuois mid tiinip-, is .is lpuitiiuiti 11a tint whiili piovidps itip.it and Inpel lm our f.iiuilh'-. or Hilt it (.in lip def. udpil on 111 nioi.il rnuiul. I .mi slow to l.elipip tll.il Ilie leputjhlp n 'vs paper of Sei.mten hip 11111I1 r Mlnon inlleeiuc. llut mn st. it( nit ut iikp tint uti ti'i' t onshlri 1 I ion. Hioiisli prohahh ninl,' llniu:hlh's-li, uimlit, iimh.illenseil, ti ml to Kite toinr to sin li u Krate .in ii-atlon. P. It. Moon IViktille, .May "1. THE Pacific Coast Al!D Texas Oil Co Refers by Permission to WARREN GILLELfcN, Esq. President oJ'ilio Broartway Bank and Trust Co,, Los Angeles, Cal. As to tho vnlue of the Company's Oil lands and the chaincter and qualifications of its California direc tors and managers This Company ha.M been niK.mlKfd fur the iitiiixiso of diuebipliiK lis oil lauds ill the .Midway Piiitilit In Ivenr (utility, Cal., tnnl its extensive Ir nt t nf oil land in tho (J.ir ilsn dlslriet In San Dleso eoiinty, and to acfiulre and develop oil ptopertle.t in Texas and elsewhetu and als-o to trade in oil lauds, I For a Short Time Only You tan scenic this stock nt $10 Buys 100 Shares, $150 Buys 1,000 Shares, $1,000 Buys 10,000 Shares, aud will make you a fortune, Col. S. l. Lticas, Mr. Z. B. SMarf, Mr. 5. H. Bannister, The I'allfiiinl.t diietiors and niiiniiKers of this- coinp.ttiy, are iiihior.ilni;lsts find inlnliiK eiiKlneers or hi','h stainlltiK and widely known nil the IMellle coast. They are e.Npei'lenet'd.pr.u thai oil men. Thoy havti enihiirked with their prop ertle.s ill Ihis eonipauy for the purposo of KCttlna 111 tho tast innney for ile veloptiient, the espotiiiltuie of which will, iii their JudKinent, Injure enor. tnotlH litllllli to nil who are iiiterested, inahlnK the t-tml; of the entiipaiiy ex. tl finely prolittible to hold for ilivldt mis ami caui-liiR it to eoiiunand IHkIi prhes. It Is lliolf lontldeiit belief tint tin stock will within .1 year mil tor fifty times what It can now be lioriKht for. Kur details si e the I'.iiupany'.s pios pci'tus. Huh.iciiptlnns for the block are rpcelveil by the INVESTMENTand FINANCE CO Iloom 1, Dime Bank Duilding, Scrantow, I'a. lie Per sliare THE TRIBUNE'S EDUCA TIONAL CONTEST $3,000 in Special Rewards. Till: SCRANTON TWBUNK has inniigurateil its second lulu Ciitiounl Contest which, like the first, is open to every ambi tious person, not only in Scranton, but throiiRhout Lacka wanna ami other counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. This contest will be even greater in magnitude than its predeces sor, embracing special rewntils of the very highest character, and will be carried out in strict accordance with the tules of fairness und justice. The first contest, which occupied the attention of our read ers from July to October ol last year, met with such encourage ment and was so successful in every way that it lias been de cided to repeat it. This year the special rewards are limited to those of an edu cational character, eight scholarships being oll'cred to the very best educational institutions in the state. The Special Rewards. Scholorohip in Lafayette Collcpo $1,000 Scholarship in Switvthmoro Collugo 1,000 Scholarship in StroudBburp Normal School 075 Thrao Scholarships in Suianton Business Collage, $60 Each 180 Two Scholarshipo in Scranton Conservatory of Music, $75 Each 150 $3,005 h'ach contestant failing to secure one of these special rewards will be given ten (10) percent, of.il! the money lu: or she turns in. V. II. -'Hie flist Inn .( Iii1.ii-liiii ilo not Indu.l" tiio.il', lint ( lie rnntt'tlint fotiirlii'j II ill In' (.'bin tin (10) prr tent, if all Hit' niomy lm or alio tuiiii In to 1 lio Iril'iitii', to :i-..t in I'.i.'iiii; tliN ci. 11;,'. Rules of the Contest, The peilil rewurilt will lie qhen In Ilie pern ih setiiihn; the Litsjot niiinlier t li'iint". I . . i 1) 1 1 will lie (ledilrd to rnntr-lnnt'i srcili itn,' mtv .u!..,n lo 'Hie Ser.ilitnn Tiilnne as follows: Point. One .Mnnlli'i .n1i.irlitin .ii" t 'll,ree Month-.' Siili-iriplinn Ii'i - M MiiiiiIh' SilHiilpll.m -,..V) I. One Vt.ir't iili-tripllon fl.(l li 'Ilie trtile-liiil with Hie liiuln'st ininiliir nf pniiiH will lie sin 11 3 ili.iiie li.'iii H..' Il-t nt piilil tp'v.mN; Ilie innteMant wilh Hip M'lnliil linrhot nilltllirl nf pnillt-, will Iip Rltrn a tliolip nt the rem lining rewanlt, tnnl i mi Himiiali tin' li't, I'ni li tinlit.tinit lillltiK In Mime i cp"t'i il nn.iiil. .mil ,il-,, Uime wln -. lei t llii lli'l Iwi. ftlinlurliip, will lie Kiteii till pel tint, of all money ho or she turns in. Full particulars will be lurnished all interested, including a list of the winners last vear with the number of ooints thev secured. Address miTOR 1:DUCATIONaI CONTl:ST, Tribune, Scranton, Pa ALWAYS BUSY. Our Oxfords. Low in cut. Low in price. High in quality. Ladies' from 75c up. Gen tlemen's from $1.25 up. Lewis & Reilly, Wholesale and Retail. Allis-Chalmers Co Siiccchsoi! tn llai'hlno l.tislnohs or Piflcson .Maniiftit'tiiring Cti Acranttiti and Willu'R-Fiarre, Pa. Stntlnnnry KtiRlncs, Hciller.", MlniiiK .Mnt'hlnery, Pumps. SCRANTON'S BUS5NESS HOUSES DR. E. V. BEARDSLEY DENTIST. roundly with Pr. Hill. 321 SPfJUCZ ST. MRS. SARA ALLYN, MANICURE. CHIROPODIST AND SCALP TREATMENT W.l.'jll Mc.ir-i lliiililiii'.', I'.nlmi iiptii Molljil, Tlmt -:. .iu-1 Situnl.iy citniii,;-.. CLEAN SHOP. - CLEAN TOWELS. CLEAN BARBERS. DIME BANK BAR BE F? SHOP WITH BATH ATTACHED, SSC, SCRANTON. PA, THG LINDEN QUICK LUNCH, OP. WINDSOR HOTf.L, t-UU (lie licet MtJl.s, rhop nml I.iiiil-Ikm In tliu ilty, 'liy tw uml hn iQinnifCiI PETER STIPP, CrtidMl I'liiU-itliir. Ilinlili r ninl h'.iUr in jllliltllll -lulu It lilt llllil, ut telljlli a -iull Tiiilicnc 'Jj'i! Dllitt', ,.J7 ,(."liitii.'t'iii ,iwiiut ASH YOUR GROCER FOR KIRKPATRIGK'S PURE SPICES AND FRESH ROASTED COFFEES a, iwotrn Miv i uL, rrjr 111 l.nkuJiiiia a'iini', tiumiUt-'tiioi nl Who J-tivtiu til all Kil.tU. fiillj 1'ii'ini'il I 'i tin. iiiiik mm-oii. W niaKt! all l.iii.l ol iHirili ttriiin, tic lltll tiOOl IIII Ml IIAII.l GOLDEN GATE CASH STORE, 3 c lluu. I'lui'iit'ltir, ili'ilor in tlno iji.'ttr lia ami I'iutislim. I'liif t Ilji old lo Hit lu Mj W.uliiiul'in m t inn. """THHATiirV"" WALL PAPER CO. llu-t no old soniU In woik o'f I'.i'iy It lo i.t w ami u;i't'j tUtc. Dur iim-i till' Km c i I'1-11' "y f t lii" 303 SPRUCE STREET. NEAR PENN AVE. All Milwilptimi mint lie pilil In B.hancc. Onl nptv iilntilbcrs will I..' ciiimtcil. Itoiiptt.iN In iiLi-wii. ttlioso niliiri wire nn nur Hil.M 1 ipllnii lit ni"r to Mir II will 11.1t he ctt'iliteil. The 'I'ltl.iiln' will iiiti'-iH.ili' null mli-i liplion mil II found Itii'uti'.U' II any wit k.-iims the iilit lo tcjitt it. Xn tr,im(rr tin 'lip mule ultir trtdit lu oiiit In 11 Lb in. Alt ttih-i ilpt (itu, ninl Ilie t .i-.li In ply tnr '.line, hum Ip liitvlcil In .it The Trilmtia ntllri' wlllilii tin- week in wliltli they ill 0 se tiiiiil, m th.it ptpeis m.iy lie ent to Hie siili-.(iiluiN at otue. Siili.iilpliniM tniHt lie mitten rai lil.intcx. wlili li tin lie Mtiiu.l .11 'Hie Tilliiine titllte, or will li-' sent !y 111.11I. 'Ilie (nnt.".t will iIiim' pmniplly .it S o'clock Sitinil.iy oit'iiii., u'ii-l ,'l, 1'HU. THE People's Bank, Alears Building, Court House Square. Capital Stock, $100,000 Surplus, - - - 25,000 Savings and Business Accounts Solicited. President -Vice Pies. -Cashier - - - C. D. Jones G. F. Reynolds - H. M. Ives DIRECTORS: r I), .liuiei, (!, r. itfjiiniik 'II10111.1S t"ii.'is,'ue, Aitlmr Dunn, O. S. Wnolnmtli, V. C. l'lillcn, liitli.inl O'lliiui, M. I'. Cjrtcr, Miniiel S.irntcr, T. (". Von Mon.li, A. II. Waini.in, M. .1. Iltaley. wvwMvwwvrtwwwwwl P. J. HONAN, Merchant Tailor. 319 Lackawanna Avenue. THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY. SEOURITY BUILDING t SAVINGS UNION. Home nifloc, C0S-2U1) Mcir-i lltiilillni;, lunni-ts a KC-linal lniltdi n nml Innu buiiticw llnoiilioiu the hlate nt lVimvh.inin, FARRELL'S TRANSFER Minci t'rt-itilit, I'm nil ut f uml llib'in'i', Kitrt, rUiiui j ml M.itliliit'i) 17 LACKAWANNA AVZ. M. A. FRIEDLANDER tfi CO. l..ni' innu'l tlii'lr Millinery IMjlilMimi'iit l.i '.tn AiIjiiu c , npposlli' iiuirt ln'iic JAMES I. (3UCK, IIUIIIM Ull III HIIIMI W'll 'IINMM!. ifd I'lKiiit, i'-ii si'w riniiii' j.ii'i, V)'l I. li l,.lJtilll iivrliu. , I... .. iVimltiWt. ii M.fcfc Hin.l.lWI.' MMWWri h FRED H. iJlNYER. hsh; capouse avcnue, Sl.iili' (inn ill, iiki l'ioni"in lull linn uf i'iiii.ililt", tl. , it.rui.l tlil.y. tmam mii Ml mawmi ftwiiiHiiiiiiiHWHi'M " REGUuAR 0 PHOTOS FOR $3.00. QRAMBft'.S 311 LACKA. AVE, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE I flml Trunin f. r i'.mptv Ilou.., Ilinpii' )oinr for Ttnanu, oilct Itt'iin. I "O1. .U-r ami Jlis-uif Pirpnty .mil iIiiiMiiii.. WILLAM G. LOOV7S. Hutini 1 ami S llnir llmliliii-;. MONEY TO LOAN AT LOW RATES AT S, RADIN'S 123PENN AVENUE DiiPiwaiWfUi itomomiii WILLIAM JANKO. ALEX, HAY, HOUSE, SIGN AND DECORATIVE PAINTER AND PAPER HANQSR, 321 MULBERRY ST MERCHANT TAILOR, 3ZO NORTH WASHINGTON AVE, Itriiilrini; aim privi iii tlimo at .Uurl ' ii.il i tt'. COMMERCIAL QUICK LUNCH PARLORS. I'llJIllilu-.vt, Pull' lVn.l, 1'i-hl" MUM urn. It a M'l.jlili. I'rlttB. ()vli il i ami nulii SIM ami SOtl bpruiu tttttt. s-traiitun. I'a FINLEY'S Siinuncr Sale or Table Linens, Napkins.Towels etc Scotch, Irish and German Linens Tiir tho inrt yrnr ot imvp hcen trllliiK ynti that llnt'iiM wcip ntlvnnc Iiir In jii'lco. atlvlftliit; Hip roilciilnhltiB of your stuck hy tnirt'liiiithiR a nupply hi nntlclpathiu nf thin advance. Tho Increase hi price has i-ome. t-lncns have jfoni' tip, Tln rlne In prices iiinnnntM to nhout twenty per cent, nhnve those fnrnifrly uslteil. Wo hniifjht honvy hnfoi-p the ailvaiiue he B.'in and are In n pnsltlnn tn sell you Ilium.1 at the nltl prices, iih long ar presi-lit stack lasts. i At aOr, Instnnd office Irish I.liicii Daiiinsk, r.fi Inches wide, full hleai'heil, heavy wclRlrt ami very sluhtly rloth; nlso Cicrnmn silver hleat'hpil Damask tit this snino price !.'! Inches wide, soft ilnlsh; splendid value for the money. At SI.00 Instead or.St.25 Klue Triwh Ilamask, T2 Inches wide; mass hleached. very fine linen and ox t rn heavy quality: shown In n lai'ite rane or llnnil ninl other pretty de slcftis; napkins to match. At SI. 10 Instead nr 81.31 nerman Rilver nipachcd. 72 Inchon wide, very heavy welRlrt ami durable linen, without the slightest dressing. We can recommend this linen with Rxrnlpst conlldencp for hard general service. .l-S ;'iUins. ,$I..T Instead or$l.50 Geirnan Silver Bleached, soft and heavy to the hand; Just thp Napkin fnr every day use. Complete line of fine Oi Napkins lu great variety of patterns, from $1.50 to $10.00. Towel Special at 25c Huek-n-r.nck Towels, extra large size, extra heavy weight, grand value. I.'lne Damask and Huck-a-Baek Towels, In a great assortment, from 10 cents upward. Also a full line of line embroidered 11011 Spreads, Lunch Cloths," Doylies, Center Pieces, Scarfs, Ktc. 510512 Lackawanna Ave A Second-Class City .wih a First-Class Stock of Gut Glass, Sterling Silverware Clocks, Etc. Suitable for Wedding iGifts. Mercereati & Connell, 132 Wyoming Avenue. ! 41 ! ! & $ $ FRANK M. MOYER. Contractor and Builder. 020 PENN AVENUE. JnbblnK of all kinds promptly attended to. l.."'IIM'll.h ( Mill llfl I.I.V M IIMiriKII. THE HOME SUPPLY CO. Itil.iil-i tnriilliiio, lii'ililini; and lluur tovcilngs lor .till .it uliolc.ilt' 111111-1 nt 724 W. LACKAWANNA AVE., SCRANTON WATCHES. CLOCKS. JEWELRY lll.l'AIIIIM! A M'lriAl.TV. F GROSS, A22 SPRUCE. JAMES J. MURRAY, Mnri mil In llio Hunt k Cm ni'll Co,, lu tin i.i" I .-.lull in, til w tn U uti'l tt'nll..linu. Cirlun iiiiii.it. -, iipaiu nii.l (.iiuial Hi. uml ,i tpt'i Lilly Nn, I ij l.iiK.iu.iiiiu ,iintjc. I'Al I. l MM", 1.37 .v-lll.(il()V AVIlM'i:. STEAM DYE WORKS. j ini 1'k mil Ui, C'li'.iiiiui; mnl UcllnMim (.nl. t.illcil hi ,iinl ik'lturcil. T. Irili"lii' tnniHttiiiii WOLF cS MCLANE, 233 ADAMS AVE, Easter Millinery WENZEL I'latlkal I'lunilicrt, Tiiiinis ami lil-.ll' lit-.. I 'in 11.11 rt a .-pc t i i I t i. Ittpailiiu pniii'tl.t ilnni'. Ji) il .mv ate , Stiau l"ti. I'a WILSON d COMPANY, I 1. 1 ihlc 'lailm-i (Until -li'lliltli liiililiui;i .." 'pl in- -.It -I llalll 'II, I'a Milt- ilC4,'ll .ii ..nls. p.uil piij.-til. In tt'lil -( I liilliiii): io p.ilHil, i 1 1 1 t.l fm uml lU'litn.d ,i-w I'liopt', .'HI.' . A, RIEFENBERQ, I'liitiilnii,'. Tiiiinnii uml Hi'JtiiiK. l-.ilo asm tut ll.'traiil lull' in Ti'li'ilioti( 4-1' il? I.llitltii stifc A7 F, WYM13S, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, i' la. Willi Mini Ci'i Uj.niiu tf (alii In Tt.li I lii.no liiiuu I'minpl Mtrninm THE GILHOOL WAGONS ARE ALWAYS LEADERS REMEMBER THE NAME AND STREET, 315 TO 33S N. SEVENTH ST I ,.V I l ',lkl