" if I THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- THURSDAY. AUGUST 1, 1001 Published DI1r. F.wept Snndsy. by Th Ttjb. unt Publishing Cempsny, t Kilty Cents s Mnnth. LIVY .8. ntCIIAim, Kdltor. 0. V, HY.VDEK, ni'in Manager. Htv York Ofrkol K N'jsssu St. S. S Tnr.RIND, Sole Agent lor Foielgn AUttlin. Entered it the Postofflce at Scranton, Second Clan Mill Matter. Pi. i When rce lll rtfrmtt, The Tribune Is ilw'J' Rlad to print short letters from lt li lends ! lnc on current topic, hut Its rule J tint tlif" mint he signed, lor puMlrjtlnn, by the 'er s real names xml the condition precedent W 'J' ceptance Is that ill contribution shall b sunjtct to editorial rev Won THE FLVT HAlr; FOP. ADVKPTISISO. The following table shows the price per Inch each Insertion, apace to he used within one year: ' Hun of Ulrtlrmonl Fulf . DISPLAY. I Pipv I Reading I PoUlon Less "thin Ol"lSche .IS 1 3T5 !C0 Irichei 20 .11 1S0O in .i;j .19 SftOO " i .17 1"S eooo " h 1M .H For cirri's of thank, rentuton o( condolence. nd slmllir contrllnitlons In the nature of ad vertising The Tribune mal.cs i eliarRe ot 3 nts i line. Kites for riaslfl?d Advertising furnished on application. Sl'H ANTON, Al'Gt'ST 1. 1301. Thf heteropeneous eollectloa of Socialist. In session at Inrllnnapolls rlo not appeur to have born able to agree itr)"i a rherl.iio Park Amusements. IT SEEMS to iit that there Is only oiip satisfactory solution to the problem of park amusements and that Ik their thorough reputation by the city. The approaches to the park F-hould he cleared ol all midway devices whether noisy in diameter or merely fakey. and for the proper entertain ment and refreshment of the crowrtt" who frequent the park provision should be made by concessions within the pirk, so located as not to annoy own ers of private pioperty. We are not In favor of monopolistic concessions within the park. Let a fee ne natnea accompanied with t emula tions', and then let all In who ate wit ling to pay that fee and abide by the regulations. The law of supply and de mand will operate to pievent the park from belnp overrun with fakers. No device should ha admitted which l questionable In diameter or lacklriK In real usefulness to the public. Schemes which simply tend to draw dlstolutp or disorderly diameters should he outlawed from the begin ning. In Justice to the tax-paying citizens who have-bought property for residence purposes near the patk, wishing to live In that neighborhood In peace and quiet, the small colony of parasitical catch-penny amusement devices of Coney Island character now fastened upon the western fringe of Nay Aug park should he dispersed. It constltu tees hoth a nuisance to those living near It and a menace to property values. A serious problem confronts the Paterton police In the gang of Itallnn anarchists hived In that city which seems to lie growing bolder dally. The sooner this hand of cut-throats la made to understand that there Is a limit to tolerance In this country the better It will be for all concerned. I . m Hunting the Pole. SOME particulars of inteiet concerning the North Polar expedition of Evelyn B. Baldwin are embodied In a letter from Tromsne, Norway, the Ftartlng point, which appears In the Chicago Becord-Herald from the pen of William E. Curtis, who Is now making a tour of Scandinavia. The expedition comprises thiee boats the America, the Belglca and the Frithjof. The boats are equipped with electricity, carry 4J men In all nnd are provisioned for live eats. At Arch angel, 12." dogs, fi dog-trainers nnd l. Piherlan ponies are to he taken on board. One of the boats Is a gasoline launch, hul't with an Ice prow. It, with two other large launches, will be towed to the Ice fields and there used with sail and oar. Tiom Archangel, the expedition will go to Franz Joseph land, but It? subsequent movements will be guided wholly by clrcum Jtances. Wiltes Mr. Curtis: "Mr. Bildwin expects to disembark and leave a considerable portion of his outfit and supplies at the first con venient place, so thit he will have a basis to work from in case tho Amerl rn, his flagship. Is lost. The America If a stout Scotch whaler, built In Dundee, of the best oak. and has re cently been overhauled and given a new keel She is thought to be ns well fitted for an arctic cruise as any vessel that ever went that way. The ather two ships In the fleet are Nor wegian whalers and will serve as ten- ierf. Thev .ne also stout and well quipped and fully piovlsloned. Al most everything on the America has Deen triplicated on the other two, so ihat If ine ship Is lost a duplicate Mitfit win be in reserve upon the other ;wo. "Evelyn Baldwin Is the youngest nan and the sllghest In stature who ver started upon nn arctic explorn ;lon. Haft weighs less than HO pounds ind Is only 35 yeais old, but has had .he experience of two arctic expedl .lons, Is blessed with a cool head, the tss muscles and an Inflexible deter nlnatlon. Ho nlso possesses what is qually essential, perfect self-reliance ind the power of command. That Is he most Important characteristic for he commander of an expedition i'hlch Involves such i;lsks. A man vho leads must be able to contiol ilmself ay veir as others. "Although the America Is said to be very roomy and comfortable compaicl rvlth the ships used on previous arc tin expeditions, she looked to me as If ;t would 1'bo dlfllcult to swing a cat inywhere',1 either elow or above deck. Mr. Baldwin has a tiny cabin fitted ap like the pantry of a. Pullman dln 'nJt car. There is a place for every ihlng, and everything Is In Its place. There is a stove in addition to the iteam radiator, A typewriter, two sew jig machines, and a shelf, which runs tround the entire, cabin next the cell j)Z, i filled with books of all. sorts, He has a revolving globe, an assort ment of guns, most of which have been presented to him, and almost everything In the way of scientific ap paratus from a telescope 'to a kodak. The bridge of the America looks like a section of a weather bureau, with complete apparatus for measuring the wind and the cold mid the dampness. There li an automatic sounding ap paratus at either end nnd every pos sible connivance for the pteservatlon of the ship and the ptotectlon of life and making n record of the obsciva tlons and experiences, The artist has his little studio and the photogtapher his dark room alongside the captain's cabin, while down below the members of the, staff arc stowed away as snug as you can Imagine." As to the chances that Baldwin will succeed, one man's guess Is probably ns good hs another's, but Mr, Curtis says that scientific authorities In Nor way are becoming mote and more convinced that the present plan of ex ploration It a waste of life, money and time, nnd that the pole will never be reached until permanent stations are established at frequent Intervals not more than forty or fifty miles opart with men, dogs and hotscs, fully acclimated, to work gradually forward, leaving a beaten path by which they may return to their base of supplies. As one of the most emi nent geographers In Scandinavia ex pressed It, 'lluslnesi principles must he applied. The polar circle Is no longer a Held for adventure, but there should be co-operation among the dif ferent nations tor a systematic survey on the same principle that your gov ernment Is directing Its geological and topograplcal work." There are three other North Volar expeditions now engaged In the elus ive quest; Peary's, Sverdrup's and that of the Italian Duke of Abruzzl. Sverdrup, who was Nansen'fl princi pal lieutenant, and Is using the ship that Nansen used, has been gone three years and Is expected back this fall. The A'bruzzl expedKioa Is i pally a re lief expedition, to ioover three tnti who were left behind Inst year. Peary's present wheieabouts are not known. Alabama's adoption of the grand father's clause occasions no tuipilc. The only unexpected featuto of the widespread southern movement to dis franchise the negio while using him for apportionment purposes Is the sin gular apathy" of the North. An International Labor Bureau I N ISTti Colonel Emll Frey, a Swiss statesman known In this countiy as a volunteer In our Civil war, afterwards ns Swiss minister at Washington and later ns president of the Pwi's lepubllc, suggested that In ternational conventions establish uni form conditions of labor In all Indus trial communities, since the danger re sulting ftom foreign competition Is a great obstacle in the way of Isolated social reform. The idea was pretty but Impractic able. When, in 1SR0, Swltzeiland tried to entry It into elfect not nnother gov ernment In the world offered tho slight est encouragement. Seventeen ears later Swltzeiland again broached the subject and this time received four re plies Indicative of some measure of favor for the scheme. In 1W1 nn Inter national conference to consider the sub ject was convened In Berlin by order of the ficiman emiieior, but all the propositions In leg.ud to icgulatlng hours of labor, the work of women nnd children and Sunday labor weie re jected by the delegates of the different cotintilex, who could discover no work able common basis. Nevertheleffi the Swiss advocates of international regulation of labor con dltlons perseveied. Abandoning the Idea of a concert of government action among the powers, the Swls Work Ingmen's society took up the Idea ot enlisting labor organizations In an In ternational I'nlon lor the Legal Pro tection of Woiklnginen and as a result of efforts along that line covering two or thiee International congresses and much nsltntlon outside of ofllclal chan nels, theie has recently been openedvln Basel the International Labor Ofllce, which, occoidlng to a icport by Vnlted States Consul Gilford, Is to perform the following duties: It will publish, first, a code of exist ing labor laws In the English, Fiench and German languages; second, an In ternational bulletin; and third, an In tel national annual of labor. The intei natlonal code will contain the texts, ns well as the motives nnd the Interpre tation, of the existing legislation. .The bulletin will contain eurient legislative and administrative matter; extracts fiom parliaments y debates and irom reports of commissions of inquiry con eernlnff social reform; a survey of strikes and lockouts; a bibliography of official documents concerning labor leg islation. The annual will contain the annual report of the association, the proceedings of the congiess for labor protection, and the current supplement of the International code. Governments. Industrial and labor organizations and Individuals will receive Information concerning texts and motives of foreign labor legislation; and effort will be made by educational means to tying about substantial uniformity of labor legislative conditions In the vailous countiles. The project Is an ambitious one, but far more likely to result In benefits to worklngmen than the American method of boycotts and stilkes, Tho presence of King Rex and his couit at the Saratoga Floral fete next month will be a most novel feature. Many northern pleasure seekers Jour ney to New Oi leans yearly to witness the wondeis of tho Mardl Gias. The king of tho carnival and his couit have accepted nn Invitation to take pan In the festivities of the floral feto and huve already left New Oilcans en route for the famous northern water ing place, where It Is expected they will he the chief objects of Interest to the thousands who flock to Saratoga during tho three days of autumnal merry-making. Budyard Kipling threatens to quit poetry for politics, If this announce ment does not cause the Boers to throw up their hands and come Into camp It is safe to wager that they ate beyond redemption. Until organized labor learns to dis tinguish betwen real leaders and glib tongued fakers, the labor union move ment will continue to have a mottled history. The governor of Kansas mlsbe stowed his mercy In pardoning Mih. Nation. The Jail la a good place for anarchists of the Mrs. Nation type. It cools their brain. It Is nn adage that "the crisis usually produces the man"! but there are no signs that this has come true In Great lit Main's present hour of need. War with some nation seems to be the only salvation for Japan. The country Is now agitated by three active political parties. The flap of the Kaiser does not seem to have created much of an Impression when used as drapery for revolution ist Abe Murlllo. The Socialist effort to resuscitate Eugene Debs only emphasizes how dead this once pestilent blatherskite Is. Whether the Pan-American show Is a money-dinner or not, nil must vote It the banner spectacle of the century. The returns from Centre county In dicate that ex-Governor Hastings Is still In the ring. It begins to look as If the Philadel phia Democracy had' no especial desire to be refotmed. m There Is more truth than poetry In Kipling's recent "roast" of British war methods. Buffalo's experience re-emphaslzes that Midways are blooming nuisances. Admiral C?rv?ra, th? Man Who Lost From the Vew York Pun ON VEDXKt)AY of laat meek the formation ef the "f'mcr.1 Tttnionlal asvicUtlon," to preaent to thit (till-int gentleman and tailor h loln cup, In recollection ol Ina clmablc ticatment of llolwn and hla avoclJta, wai ar.nmnccd. Mr Arthur Bird, a resident of Hdnev, New Yoik, appealed At the hed ( the moNcment On Sunda there appealed an ap prising letter to Mr. Hint fnm I.ttutenint (nmiiHiider llolnnn. We heir leao to amplify here a iim-oii knmn of all American why a loin? cup or a memento of tome kind lmuM Ki from ihi lounirj t the spanWi jihniral. Scraps of Crrioi.i'ii history uc been prlntca ploicmeil, but tiewT In a manner to spread any adequate kiioulcdue of It leimrkable character; ami after It is told, we shall lent people to ecek, If they aie moed by that Mini of curinMtv, for a more Implriiu; reiunl ot hoiolm. It l th etniv of a public man in whom foiciixht an I coiiuko mniblueil to make the ldeil pilrtut, In a rii-is nf Ins country which put his quilitles to the list lest. Mioeer uadj the account of (Vrcia will eay "Tlieie 'a a nun," and u-ry likrlv commmiliate with Mr. Ibrd. The tmy Is found in .iiinus Spanish documents conctrnlne the war, whhh hate luvn pjblishcd by the Amer ican iy depaitnicnt. a Pisiml Omen was one of Spain's highest nit.ll oltloen", aa he w-ia ono of her most ob rrlnc and nVotcd eitlrons. How- long before l'i? lie reilircd the impossibility for Spain's weak and waning sirensth to precnt the llerrely rtbelllous is ind of Cuba, at who-e aide thero stood the crcat and urowlnft power of the United .Mates, from making herself American, we do not know. Tli Hist eldcnce bearing upon thll point Is that of a letter -Mitten in W, to his mudn, .linn Spottorno, of Cartaeeni, showing tint in P-ncra'a mind an Idea of the catattiophe whlili siih-eqiirnth- overwhelmed his country was then ileir. The pre.lotn disparity in war strength hetwton spiin and America, which Cer era thoiieht thus carlv to he destined "C" 'rial, he wrote to bis cousin on ,lan. .n, Is'!', hid grow n Btcater. "We arc," be Mid, "absolutely peirnless, and they are crv rlrli." America'! Indu-try was prisprin; at lull pressure, aril Spiiti's was proeirate. Of the fi v ships In Spain's pn.-con, not ov was fir fnr eeniee, ai. ii'iljin from the govorrnient's poirtv uf tiwoiiuo, adequate pieparatlon uf them was be .mid. reisonible hope. "My puipose is not to :iiLiie, but to espliln win we may and must cspcit a ill-aster. Rut a it Is neiessary to ko to the bitter end, and ns It would be a crime to say tb.it publicly todiy, I hold my toi.eue and en fsrlh rcslunrd to fai e Hie- trials which fiod miv be ploisftl to fend me." This to his cousin; but it was Hie pioaillnc r.ote of his sub-equent acthe crr'spondento with Admlial Hermepi, to whom, as l'ie Spanish minister of limine, and to other clftelals, Cerscia neer failed to picture the unhippv facts f the spin Mi niu, or to record, without the slightest touch of luaado, his reidlness for any duty, o Wo slnll not B furr In detail Ihe wretched iimditmn ot the spinl-h ships and their equip ment, but things licint; as they were, it is in tercstinc to note the camptisn contemplated w,th apparent fcilou-ncss in "spjiri. Cercra haling akod fleiiiiCin, tliren dajs hefoie the destruc tion of the Maine, for th "object l. of tli op eiatlons id this sqindron," the litter wrote lo him: "In tVIn the Cnlos ,, I'elavo, folon, Vlnaj.i, Oquendo, Maila 'fciesa. three destroy. cis, and tluee toipeilo hi.iis, m ionium tlnn with the elcht hrser es-ls of the llaana nny jard, would take up ,i po-lllun t( coier the channels betuien the fiulf ef Mesico and tli Atlantte and Hv lo ilestiov Kev West, where the t'niled States squadron has etiblihcd its prin cipal base of ppwikloiis, animunltion, onci -ial. If we mcieed in tin, and the season Is (atorable, the blockade could be eitendcd to Hie Atlantic coast, so ns to cut off communications and iom meice wlih Kurope-all this subject to the con tingencies ulmli liny aiise from i ur hecotnln? fiieigrd in battles in wiUh It will be decided who Is to Imlrl emplie of the sea." (Vneia uiimlj shook nermejn out of his Iraiue, snine: "The elsht piiniip.il essels of the ll.n.uii stitlon, to which jou refer, liasi- no militar value whatever, and, besides, are badly worn out; therefore they can he of eiy little me. In ralng this I am not moved by a fault tlinltnc spiilt, but only hv a desire to avoid Illusions tint miy ensr us very deir. Taking tlilmrs as they are, however sid it may be, it is seen tint our nival foice when compared with tint of the t'nlted states is approximately in the piopoition of 1 to 3. It therefore s"ems to me a dream, almost a feveilli famj, to think tint with this forte, uttemiatprl by our long war', we ran rrtahlirh he hlmkade of any port of the rolled states. A lanipalcn against tint remit ry will have lo b, at least for the present, a defensive or a dlatious one, unh'ss we have some alliances. In which case the tables may be turned " "Ijs," leplled Ileimejo, "we have to reckon wlih Hie ei liable nature of our nation." o A the ilava went on nnd the condition of the Spanish fleet rontiniied to be revealed more in detail. Hie u-pei t of aftalrs stea III) crew worse. Thiee ullors fell ovetnoard thmush the buak Ing of ,an obi brldao rope, and at the time of ('erven's Incidental refeicncc to it fifty dava hail cone without an un.vvir to the lequest for rcpaiis. The rope lalrly t.vpifled the sltuitiou In the beginning of Apiil Havana began to clamor o the home government for th '-coming of the squadron," and on April 8 ('crura, wlih his four ships, the vlitlni of hlc country's Impicssihle pavlon and of the Throne's political necessities, sailed from radii for ilie Cape erdo Islands, as an embodiment of "aiilen." No plan uf campaign was supplied to Iniit in aenndamo with Ids lequest, and there was nothing in ile one wlits h leadicd him at Cape Wide lie went llteially without purpose, for undrr tho ilrium slauies no ration)) puipcc was concdiahle Aga'n fiom Capo Verde Cervera wiotei "It Is a disaster alrcad; lint I win trouhle von na more" On prll 2.1 the rourill of war at Mil lid tonflriued the ordrs of the mlnistr.v, snl on April 21 the squadion, In wlilih it is safe to ny theie was Utile tint wis warlike but the men's spliit, leit fer merlia, -- o liiey reached our shores acwelv better In cn ditlon thin the shipwrecked silloi who h barely tilled hlnielf clear ef Ihe breaker!. T'.i'ir coal was gone; there was none to be na) at Martinique, hardly any at Curacoa. Uks .1 nun. sit trami) Ccrvcra found Ilia w-iy Into Sanlla.c, where he thoutW supplies could be ebia'neii. hut even In that he wil rMvlppolwled. Soon there) iroae the ssme sort of popular itstnor for him to depart fiom Cuba, Hint had arisen to drle him arro. the Atlantic. Mntlaojo tern plained that his nrrlril then hid nude ttut ilty the trel of the entire American force. Oner a lunded oter hv the home ftnmn. ment to the lommsnd of the Cuban noeii'nr ueneral, Dlanco, to be Ved to espliln liU rea sons for niacin at RantlJRO. LVrmi had thought that, ftaylni at Pntla.o he iou!d at le.it help In defending the city, ami the i.o""i tint mis atirlrg his sijtndron In tho fi'e, an.l maintain In some pressure mer the enemy the moral tUTorUni of a hostile fleet In existence. "I ehall neter be the one to dere the horrible and ivUm hecatomb nhlch ulll be the only possible reault of i eorlle tiom here," he wrote to fieneral Mnaret. tint the order to put ) fa ume to him. and in, cat out, but wltli the dlirnlty of the gladiator ahout to die, to eea Cenera went, without the fa nttnt vlalen of a linen beyond th boitonle pit that an;d before him. The nest few moments of the progress of Crr sen's flagship, the MarU Teresa, are described by Miguel I-opei, the pilot, who took her out of the harbor: "I wras. In Ihe forrsrd toner by th side of Admiral Cenera. rho -ras as calm as though he lind been at anchor and In his own eibln, ind wis observing th channel anjl the hostile ihlps and only said these words: " 'Pilot, when can we shltt the helm!' He had reference to turnlnj to starboard, which could cn'y be done after we hid passed Dl minte Hank. Alter a few seconds he said: "'Pilot, adilse me when we can shift Ihe helm.' " 'f will idvdse sou, Admiral. I answered. " few moments later 1 Mid: 'Admiral, the helm may be shifted now ' "In a moment th sdmlral. without shouting, without becoming excited, as calm as usual, ssldl 'To starboard,' and the next minute, 'Fire!' " When the Teresa's guns roared there were "al ready many dead and wounded In the battery," for the American fire had begun, but the admiral turned and said: "fiood-hv, pilot; go now, go, and b sure sou let them pay jou, because jou have earned It well." rtlddled and on fl-e, with the steam which should have hlped her flight escaping through a ahittered steam pipe ami the tire-main broken by a shell, and with the crew itnible to get through the fhmes to flood the magsrlne, the Teresi was headed for the beach, ind there this eld warrior, a sacrifice to fate, had ti fling hlm'elf Into the sei ind slm ashore, with Ihe help of two seamen and hts son Next, from the eho-e he was tak.'n to the C.loucester by Commsnder W'alnw right? and by him transferred to Captain F.vans on the fowa In the fall he relnm'd to Spain and, with the formal court inaitlal which follows defeat, the tragedy was over. v o - Never did i mm weiring his country'! uni form dedicate himself more unreservedly to its service, or face more like a hro the deth which duty lone held before his ejes. The gTeat Spain which at one tlm dominated the arms of th world, shone with undiminished splendor In this central fliure of her last- awful humiliation. Let merlra give him some sign of her respect and friendship, and meantime let all the world admire. Tor the loving iup, or whatever the object eventuillv turns out to be, will be more than a tribute to Ccrveia alone from the beginning to the end of their supreme trial, not ene of the captains of his floet blenched, and the crews were worthy of their captains. THE DABING OF ANDBEE. W. K Curlls In Chicago Becord-Herald. There is no longer any hope of Andrrc's return. Scientific men In this country and experienced ire pilots and whalers all agree that he could not have survived three months. They place no faith in any of the messages and signs alleged to have come from him. It was just four jears ago this very dij-, July 11, 117, one clear atler nnon, when the wind was In the right quarter, that Andree summoned his companions without ceremonj, cut the ropes Ihat detained his aerial carriages, and soircd away Into the arctic skies. Whatever may ho thought about the- prudence and scientific practicability of a voj-age to the north pole in a balloon, there wis never so sublime- an exhibition of human daring, indifference to danger and death, as that given by the joung Swede and bis devoted companions, Traenkcl and Slrindbcrg. Hiving convinced himself and them that there is a steidy current of air. like the trade winds of the tropics, from the boundaries of the arctic circles' to the pole, they staked their lives on their faith, built a balloon and attempt ed to make the oj-age. It must have heen a remarkable scene when they departed. Andree had waited for favorable weather nearly two weeks after hla arrangements were complete, ind was becoming very Impatient, when, as be came from dinner on the afternoon of the 11th of Jul', he noticed with gratification that all the conditions were, favorable. He hastily called his assistants, who made rapid preparations for departure. Within half an hour everything was ready. Andree shook hands with all the hjstnndera in a most solemn mann'r, thanked th-in in a few hearty 'words for their lrterest and assistance, stepped coollj' into his car, called Fraenkcl and Slrindbcrg, who were saiing good by to their friends, and cut the ropes witli Ids own hands. As the last cord was severed and the balloon rose heavenward, he leaned over the edge of the car and shouted: "fireetings at home to Sweden." The three aeronauts waved their caps until they disappeared into an unknown world vvlieru the north wind comes Irom. The scaffolding built for Andree'i balloon and the cabins lie used for his workshops still stand on the edge of the fjord, awaiting the disposition of their abcnt owner a melancholy reminder which appeils to the sentiment of tne Norweg ians, who will allow- them alwaj-s to stand aa a monument to Andree, l'raenkel and Stnndberg. QUERIES ABOUT AUTHORS. 1. What docs Anthony Hopet To Marietta llolley. 'J. What happens; when John Kendrlck Bangs! Samuel Smiles, 3. When is Maiian Kvaus Cross? When William Dean Howe'.K 4. When did Thomas Buchanan Bead? Just after Wintlnop Mackworth I'raed. 5. Why was Itider Higgaid? Because he let Boe Terry Cooki, 6. Whv "tn Sarah lirand To make Andrew- Mm el. 7. How lony "lb 'n, I l.ovcr? Until Justin W'iinor. S. What gives John llnwaid Tavne' When Ho i.rt ll'.'iis Augustus Hare. 0. When did Marv Map's Podge? When l.eorge flitter. 10. W'heie did Henrv Cabot Lodge.' In Mungn Park, on Thonus Hill. 11. Whv did Lewis lanoll? To put a stop to Kiancis Quarles. 12. Whv is Ceoige Canning' To leach JulU Ward Howe. 13. What ailed Haitiet Heecher Stowet Bun an II, What does Charles Beadef The Bookman II. N. (ireenleaf, in the August Bookman, Humor ot fhe Day. qhere hid been a smail bank failure, t.ii the bank had gon Into the hands of a receive The receiver bad proved to be dishonest, and had absconded with what remained of the funis of the institution. I'.xpett detectives, however, were on hla luck and he was tun to earth r a mountain to-vn and taken baik to the scene of his financial exploits. It was alter mldnlj'it when the detective arrived with tli'lr prisoner, and , Mr Means, Hi principal depositor In the bsnk, and thcrcdie the principal loser, was aivakiued at bis lioiii" and Informed by telephone of the capture lie expie-ssrd his iratl'hitkn and went biik to bid. Shortly sllev.ard he was aroused to recivi another telephone message to the same effe t from a different source Thanks." he said, "but I lad heard of It alrridj. flood night." And again he sought his jiifh. About 2 o'clock he was awakened a third time. The telephone bll was rlinjing. In no gentle frame of mind he answered It. Hello!" he said "Hello!" re-poiided a voice through the tele phone. "Is this Mr Means'" "Yes, What do jou vvantt" "Mr. Mears, this is Deputy Sheriff Inne. We've caught that runaway receiver. Is there anvthlng you'd like to have me do personally In ihe matter'" "Yes," loared Mr. Means. "Hang up the receiver!" And he was not diiturbed agiin. Yuuth'i Companion. LinXE BROTHER'S "HUNCH.'' So, jou'te join' to marry my sliterl She told us about It last night, And said It sou wasn't sa handsome You was otherwise Jest about right. Ma looked sott n' wild fur a minute- 1 guess h was thlnkln' ol you But pa only said that he teckoned 'Twaa mebbt the beat she, could da. She give us a tort ef i sample , Of whit jou've bin wyln' ta her, Of love flewln deep as the ocean An' heavens that never'd blur. Of how jou believed her in anjel Jest loaned to the earth from th iky, Dut pa said she oughtn't to worry You'd git over ill that by in' by. An' ray now, she ain't i bad frltow As long aa we let htr be boss, 'Cept when she gits up in the mornln' She's apt to be snsppy ind cross, 1 reckon she's told you 'bout Harry That give ner the diamond ring, An' how when she found it was boru He sot the. elaborate fling? Mi says she has heard you ire flighty, An' somewhat Inclined to be fssf, But mebbe thst liter jou'te married You'll cut jouraelf loose from the past. Ms says tt' wild oats you ire sowing, Dut she will jest gamble her boots That when jou are i Inched as her huibind You'll quit agrlculchul pursuits. There's one thing til say for my sister, She never paints up fur a beau; Jest rolls up her (oretop in papera, . Vur frlues become her, jou know. An' ma savs regardlq' her tlggro ' She's lucky that she kin escape A-havin' t dressmaker help her Build up to preventable shape. I think when you git In the harness ou're goin' to work double all right; She'll never kick over the traces If the marrlije band wagon runs light. Jest do the square thing an' joh'H find htr The sweetest old rose In the bunch, But If you say, cheese HI She' romln'l Don't tell her I've given jou a hunch! Denver Tost, THE BOY NEXT DOOR, Yells that brought to mind the sivaga In his war paint, all alert; Baldsthat oft recalled the ravage. Of same borderland expert! Hanging on to trees and fences, In his efforts to explore; , Startling to a body's senses Was the little boy next door) If a window pane was shattered, Or a missile cleaved the air, If the street's repose was scattered " Heads out peeping everwhcre Little need for explanation, ' All had happened olt before; ' Mite of tenor and xexatlon Wat the little boy neat doorl Cats and dogs, by Intuition Knew of his approach and fled; Jaunty was the hat's position On his roguish, curly head; As with hearing Independent, He would bound the crossing o'er, With good natine all resplendent Was the little boy next doort Brave, ehivalrlc and respectful To the old who came his way. With a mpathy regretful Toward each beggar, day by day; How the wild and tame were mingled In his nature's bounteous store; How my nerves were hourly tingled By that little boy next doorl When, at sunset, homeward walking, Once I missed the children's noise; Marked their group In whispers talking, Leaving all their romping Jo.vs; Saw the snow white ribbon streaming From the lioue I slopped before Tear drops en my cheeks were gleaming For the little boy next door. George Cooper, in the Independent. Our Outing Sale of Shoes With price we are as thankful to give as you are to receive. 500 pair Youths' Leather Bicycle Shoes, tan and black 75C 500 pairs Men's Tan, high and low cut, usually - $3.50. This sale.... X.5U 200 pairs Ladies' Black Vici Kid Button Shoes warranted to be worth gi.50. This sale 75C Lewis & Reilly U4-U0 WYOMING AVENUE. TRIBUNE WANT ADS. BRING QUICK RETURNS Give the Children a Treat That they will enjoy all summer. A Lawn Swing At $5.00. Like the one shown above will give them no end of amusement. They are ntronff and durable, and are made last more than one season. Hill & Connell I3i N. Washington Ave. s t SlS VJf2 ' t 7' Thu vi ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 15. After August 1 5 no more new contestants will be received in (The f EDUCATIONAL CONTEST The Tribune's Educational Contest has been open eleven weeks and still has five weeks to run. There is plenty of time even yet for new contestants as is demonstrated by the fact that last year two of the winners were only in three and four weeks respectively. The eight special rewards are offered to the -young men or women who secure the largest number of points in the contest. They are required to canvass for subscribers to The Tribune and are credited with one point for every month's subscription se cured, a year's subscription counting twelve points. Two of the winners will secure four year scholarships, valued at 81,000 each, for the work of a few weeks. Why shouldn't one of them be you ? The Special Rewards: Scholarship In Lafayette College $1,000 Scholarship in Swarthmore College 1,000 Scholarship in Stroudsburg Normal School 675 Three Scholarships in Scranton Business College, $60 Each 180 Two Scholarships in Scranton Conserva tory of riusic, $75 Each 150 $sl,005 Each contestant failing to secure one of these special rewards will be given ten (to) percent, of all the money he or she turns in. K. D The first two scholanhips ia net Inclir1 meals, hut thf rontfstants tfurinj Ihrse will he given tin (10) ptr cent, n I til the money li or she turns In to Tin Tribune, to assist In psyins this expense. There are six weeks yet ol the contest and it is not too late for any energetic young man or woman to enter. Some of last year's winners were only in three or four weeks. ' Send a postal to The Tribune for full particulars, including handsomely illustrated booklet. Address, Editor Educational Contest, Tribune, Scranton, Pa- OF SCRANTON. Capital 5200,000. Surplus $525,035. United States Depositary. Special attention given to BUSINESS, PERSONAL and SAV INGS ACCOUNTS, whether large or small. Open Saturday evenings from 8 to 9 o'clock. Wm. Connell, President Henry Belin, Jr., Vice Pres. Wm. H. Peck, Cashier. Refrigerators, Oil Stoves, Screen Doors, Gas Stoves, Window Screens, Hammocks. 325-327 Penn Avenas, A Second-Class City with a First-Class Stock of Cut Glass, Sterling Silverware Clocks, Etc. Suitable for Wedding Gifts. Mercereati & Connell, 132 Wyoming Avenue. i ill. Tribune's I Meldi'iim Scott & Go. We Offer Specia Values in Ladies' Underwear There is no finer line shown by any house in the busi ness; and our low prices will at once commend themselves. Lace and Embroidery trim med Skirts, Night Gowns, Drawers and Corset Covers all at very teinptiug prices; 126 Wyoming Ave P. J. HONAN, Merchant Tailor. .319 Lackawanna Avenue. Allis-Chalmers Co Successors to Machine Ruslnesa of Dickson Manufacturing Co., Scranton and Wilkes-Banc, Ta. Stationary Enclnes, Boilers, Mining Machinery, Pumps. Binshamloi Privati Training School lor nmnus, Oirkvard ind Peal Mute Chil dren MsniiJl Training:, rhyslcil (lture, Needlework, Music, Klnderssrlen, Articulj. tlnn. Open ear round. CircuUr. Prices moderste. S. A. DOOLITTLE, U Falrvievr Aenue. Muslin
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