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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER' 5, lOOl'.N
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I Hun ol Mdltur on full
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fvi " .. ' n ' im is
Kor eaid of thank, resolution o( i nndolt lire
and irnllir (ntitillmtinn In the tntim nf il
erllinz The lillnine mikea a iIiiikc id ft a lit
a lint.
H(tr for Dawlfterl Aderllliu? lurnMied on
nrplUatlou
prn.NTi).. si:i'ti:mhi:ii r, mm.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.
Supreme remit HIII.IWI I' I'D 1 11.11.
Treaniirr-1'ltWK (! IIMini-
r.lectlon No. 5
"When the Memoirs v rnl out il pirr In
eur ude i led to th" II. ptiMii.in put a Uu
an e .itmt OimMw ot delit TIn del t. t
we admltilMrHllnii unl.r llipiitiliiaii nile, lilt
been aln ot cnllrrh paid Wo hi. Inuri'od
th? appropriation t. lli (enitmn tihooN until
Hand at the liMr! nf th' Aiuerli in atitu In
rupport o popular film ill.m Indir llepuldlian
admlnl'tiatton llirie In. In in pn I e h ii cir fur
ediuatlonil puip"i. nmir tlnn l .lpprnpnitcd
M the IIcimhi itli pirn In theli ipnrtrr of a
(Mitiir of mlrii!e We line iniit.iiil our appni
prtatlon to thiiltihle md eleeitioui.m lii.tllu
tlen until tic iau mike th' 1-m-i tint no ante
btween the two ocean ni port I lire- In.titti
tier a well i il ie our n llur 7i'Wl of
perpti are lud'itrinit. tiMtitt, law ltiidiu. atnl
hafpi. et, surrounded a wi tie on ien .ide
will prokperou li'i.iur., . iiditmn. with peupir
happi. emp'ojed aid ontct.ted, ml with eiery
aunue of tuiinr and trldo full o. iipml, and
witli the pro.pert of the future lirichttnln; and
crowlni more hopeful, the old liNtnrir pirn of
ohtrniton and nei;iton eta up a luatern i1 rrv
of f.ile pntene, hpiilM ind lninierlt for
th purriOfe of inl!edin; tlii- pople mil ie-ilii
Ins ot mei " 1'ioni Hi liepuldiian Mjt
l'.atf in
If oortnlti 'nipnnl7.or" nulil lie niuz
7led for n ho.iHiu, tlioc kok1 tltiicn
vnulrl lio llnlilo to iiiako u all forsot
that we Bif "!-laoii "
On TaxinR Corporations.
A MONO tlio ltoriT of taxation
fioiin-oil In thi' llictifo tax
nnllii.ini'o to bo (onsldctcd
liy c (turn. IN toniRlit N ono
lmpo.lnK a (vj of .' per rnt. on the
Kios-5 reioipt of olotttli' llcht tom
p.inle?. An effort was ieeontl miiile
to lalse this to 5 per ient., nntl It fallorl
hy a n.uiow maiKln. It Is umlerstooil
th.it It may ho teneweil.
The light of the cltv to Impose this
tax If, we neee, ceneially i oticeilt d.
It Is aNo widely believed that most of
our ft am hNe-onJojiiip public serlie
corporatlonp aio undeitaed at pres
ent, when due account Is taUen of the
aluo of the ptlvllefces whlih they en
Joy, and when compuiNon is made
with the taxation paid by the oidlnniy
property-ownei. Vet It should never be
the rlty's wish to im roai-e taxes with
out carefully onsldeiin the tonsp.
quenres, and it ma well be asked
whether a suddenl.v Imposed ." per ont.
levy on the kioss leielptn of eloctile
llRht and powet i ompanles would not
repiofent an ovet -taxation that would
really bo hat Red b.n k upon the con
sumer and in the end hint the city.
f'U'h a levy would eitalnl.v pet back,
in time, on the user of electil. llsht or
power, who would thus pay his own
tax and part of the compan.vV In ad
dition. Theto Is this to lie paid in lavor of
tit" local eleitili lompanv. It Is fiu
nt'liltis eleiiiic pouot to consuineis at
a lato almoi-t a? low as those luevail
Ins at .Vlacaia TalN, and as its lines
extend over the entile city, it is no
lonprr necersary fm- a mauufactuier to
lei nte his factory mlely vvlth lefei
etue to convcnleiuo in obtalnltiR ami
handling coal, r.m dues ho have to
ncct a cumboiHiine and i ostly plant
of bolleis and eiiRines. He has only
th needs of bis luisino-s itself, and
the cost of land, to iinj-ldei. lVvv peo
ple icalixo how many um's cdeilili
powei is applied to, ot the nunibet of
conounuih ot powei in one foiin or
anothei. That foiin of power is es
pecially favoiable to the development
ot small shops and factories, to whlih
the cost and maintenance of a steam
plant would be piohlbltlve, and the
Nicer its extension, the cheaper It can
he futntshed to the consumer. .Man of
the hundieds of useis of power In this
city would bo injuied, (oihaps some
of .them mined or driven awa.v, b the
intense in i,ttos which would neccs
saHly tnllnvv a sudden and excessive
Increase In taxation. We do not want
to rtlseouraRO the multlplh atlon of
Ismail new Industt les.
So fai, the jiollcy of the company
hasfbeon to furnWh cuurnt at the low
est possible i ate In onlei to encouiagc
the general use of electtlclty. bellevinr;
that it Is better to obtain a small pioflt
from each of a huge uuinbei ot con
pumers than a l.iiRe pioflt fioni n few.
The natural tendency of the pilnclplc
of overtaxing the rio receipts of
Much a concern is to encourage pie
clbMy the opposite .system, by nmkliiK
it an object to the company to keep Its
prices hlch and Its buiss ictclpts low
In pioportlon to Its profits.
AVo aie not holding a brief for tax
rloflpers. Kvery corporation should pay
to the city n fair tax on the pilvlloRes
It enjoys as well as upon Its real estate,
Bu'j, where changes of taxation are
prijpoaed, let them be well thought out
and If Incieaso Is deemed Just nnd wise,
let It be made In a manner the least
likely to disturb business values. Our
city has been made by corpoiatlons.
Wo aie largely dependent upon them
for the giowth that we expect In tho
future. It Is to our Interest, theiefoie,
to treat them fairly and not to Indulge
In any. splurge movements that may
recoil. Those who like to hurl bombast
at corporations and pose befoio the
unthinking no great champions of the
ilajp people aro often less qualified to
determine what rate of taxation Is Just
than nre men who own propeity, ilo
business nnd have sense enotiRh to ap
preciate that fair dealltiR pays best In
tho lonif inn.
It Is probable that both Vein rttela
nnd Columbia will heed 1'iule Sam's
gentle hint and be rihmI In future.
Much Ado About Nothing.
NATl' I! ALLY all those Inllu
etnes In tViinsjlvaiila poll
tics which aie antagonistic
to the Ston adtululstiatloii,
as well as to Senatot Qita.v. are doing
their best to manufacture dNioid out
of the political situation In l'lttsburg.
This explains the large numboi of sen
sational attlcles that have leeently up
ponied In pi Hit A small matter has
been largely exaggerated but It Is not
believed that any tun ill has been done.
The public gclieially discounts these
publications,
8o far as v know them, the fneM
aie th.it the governor, in his uatllial
desire to have Allegheny county contri
bute a lousing tnaJoill lm Judge Pot
ter, his foi iner law-p.n tner, now a can
tlldato foi Hie riupiolue colli t IijihIi,
endeavoied to heal the wounds and
toot he the aching neives of the various
factliiu.il cloinunu In ths party In that
county b.v arianglng a modus lvetiill
of h n tnony and good feeling. II was a
pinpor purpose that when uniting exe
cution was beoet with unexpected dlfll
i tilths and after a gallant struggle It
suet limbed. This Is liable to happen to
any peacemaker and generally does
when the belligeti tits ale as huiigty for
gon a- ate thos of Alleghon.v.
Having ilniie his Nst to i ninpoae u
peaie awl failed, the guvi-mm was next
impoi tuned to ally himself to one of
the factions, one that had hitherto lilt
l"tly opposed hint, and help to cany
on a lelentlcss wai. Nntilinlly he de
clined to do any such thing. He s lor
peace with honor, based on p.nty legu
larlty and fair play. If that Is not pos
slble iinniedialely, it may be later
ThN, we .lie satMled, is the sub
si a ncc of the entile matter. Other ver
sions icpiescnt only Imagination, In
vention and mendacity.
Itepoits from Minnesota dcinonstiate
that it N Impossible to sti angle the
Itoosevelt boom.
From Capital's Standpoint.
A CANVASS of lesults to be
expected fioni the now
foieseen fallllio of the
Amalgamated asoi iatiiin's
innttact-bieakliig stilke against the
steel tiust, Is made in the Pittsburg
Dispatch by W. S. Nicholas, a w liter
of t enow n, who lias leeently devoted
much time to the study of the execu
tive men and methods in command of
our huge lndusttles.
He lepoits that those closely in
touch with the tolleis expect u silent
but elfective lecoiistt uctlon of organ
ized labor along lines that will Mow
capital as a friend rather than as an
enemy and that in place of club and
tot ih will emphasli' diplomacy and
leasonable aiRitmeiit. And this is to
be welcomed and aided by the powei s
behind the gieat lmlustil.il combina
tions, who aio Ronulnelv an.xlous, lor
selllsh leasons, to cultivate filendly
relations with their eniploje- "It Is
not," writes Mi. Nicholas, "that tho
mlllionalie wants to take the toll
stalned In other Into his pallor or shale
his bed with him, A deslie to estab
lish lelatlons for the insui.tmc of
peac e and stalillit.v In the businesses
th.it give employment to capital and
labor N tho main motive. The ilch
man is In business to got all he can
out of It, but now moie than over be
foio he consults his personal comfort
In tho getting. Fieedom from disturb
ance in the conduit of business is
mote hlghl. pi led than evei befoio in
tlio weald's hlstoiy, and the men who
have the illiet tlmi of huge alfalrs
will pay a gieatei pen outage of net
iesiiltu to olitaln that end than would
have been possible to wiest limn the
employing classes under the old ie
gltne befoio tlio ei.i of combination."
ThN vviltPi adds; "On their own
motion, Inlluentlal meiiibeis ot moie
than one ot the great Industrial com
binations have been at vvoik for many
months tiying to Invent plans vvheie
bv theio can be a dlsti Ibution of le
sult6 among woiklngiuen as well as
shaieholdeis on some ofinltable proflt
shaiiig basis No satlsfactoty plan
has jet been hit on, but consldoiablo
ptiigiess had been made when con
sideration of the question was Intel -litpted
by the Inauguiailon of tho
sit Ike. That the mallei will be taken
up again Is ceitalu. and the poisons
who aie moving In It aro advised that
lepiesontatlve woiklncmon will cor
dlalb co-opciate."
How this co-opeialon from the ranks
of labor can bo most efu-ctlvely
In ought about N thus Indicated: "Tho
great cai'tnlns of capital whose mil
lions aie Invested In the manufactur
ing combinations have no qttaiiel with
tabor Tlioy will hall with satisfaction
and delight a mull tlnn such as li.in
been In ought about between the nill
load i ompanles and tho locomotive en
gineers, largely through the eftorts of
Hiothoihood Picsldciit Arthui, the
gieatest labor diplomat of tho age. Hy
tho faithful obset vanco "of cnntiacts
the locomotive englnoeis, under his
wise guidance nnd counsel, established
standing and limitless ciedlt with thn
employing corpoiatlons. The success
of the Ai thill' policy finds illiisti atlon
In tho fact that danger ot labor dls
tui bailees In that quaitor Is i educed
to a minimum and mcmhcis of tho
Arthur oiganlzatlnn aio the best paid
woikmen in Ameilca, Hy tho exer
cise of tact and diplomacy Mr. Ar
thur has been able to get fiom tho
lalhoads vastly inoio for tho members
of his association thnii could have
been w tested fioni them In a thousand
cais. Mutual icspect has taken tho
placo of dlstiust and 111 tooling. Con
tracts and agreements aio obeived
vvlth lellRlotiM fidelity on both sides.
Points and differences aio fought over
earnestly, but filendly conclusions nio
always i cm-hod and the clement of
vicious filctlon has been piactlcally
eliminated."
There has, Mr. Nicholas assures us,
never been any warrant for theassump
tlon that the controlling Influences In
the so-culled steel trust have declared
war on orsaulzed labor nnd dei Ided
to smash the unions Into smithereens,
Having themselves demonstrated their
belief in the wisdom of the combina
tion tendency, IheV ate willing to ion
cede labor's equal light and duly to
lomblue. Hilt they aie detet milled
that those lomblnatlotis of labor shall
be conducted on a basis that will In
vile public confidence; on a basis of
fidelity to engagements, lespect for
tiitth and fair play and not as dangei
ous playthings In the hands of tinpiln
i Inleil or Inciimtieteitt Inboi lenilets. In
other vvonls, they want fewer Shaf-
f u and moie Chief Aithuis.
Aec oidlng to accounts the Klectrlc
Vi lib le company proposed to pay divi
dends so long as the capital stock hold
out.
Interesting-, If True.
ASl'lT said to beunlqile In the
legal hlstoiy of Pennsyl
vania and to Involve some
points of wldespiead Inteicst
Is now pending befme the courts of
iJatiphln county. As set forth In the
llatilvbuig pipois, it appeals that ono
'Ihcodoie .Me.veis, while visiting on
the faim of .lohn Ci urn, was taken 111
with smallpox. A physician was sum
moned, he mnciHy diagnosed the case,
and dlieited that Mocis be lemoved
at once. In a dosed wagon, to a Harrls
buig hospital, instead of that Me.veis
was taken to the Meyers homestead,
whole Kliner and Hllabeth Meyeis,
husband and wife, their four chlldien
mid miner's mother lesldod.
Tin disease was c ommiinU ated to
these Inmates, and to a baby born
shoitly at tot want. This baby died, the
f.ithei. mother, and the four other
(IiIIiIkii weie stiidcen and had to be
taken ftom home lo the pest house,
gieatly to the mothers injuiy; and the
elder Mis. Meyers, thinugh nnxlcty and
In i oiispqueni-e of having lo live in
slilct quarantine alone at homo, be
came Insane. 1 Minuses In $10,000 aie
demanded of Cium foi not obeying the
doctoi's oidois to deliver Theodore
Meyers to a hospital Instead of dc
llv cilng him to his home, whole the
foicgolng evil consequences icsuUed,
This leptesentatlon of the facts, It
should be said, is ftom the plaintiff's
bill. No doubt the defendant has a
diffetcnt stoty. The courts can bo ii
lUd upon to uuiavol tho truth and
administer Justice as the ti nth shall
irdlcate. We mention tho cai' only
because it is vciy uncommon nnd alo
because it teaches the vvImIoiii of obey
ing phvslclans' otdcis In times of
similar emetgency.
That Muo.noo yachting bet at PHts
butg may have been made with stage
mono.
0Mlin? Studies
of Hainan Natiire
How Dill Nyo Was Discoveted.
(nli ml -Hill' Hoot, of l.iraniu, Mj unlnft.
tin di tier in wilu .(Dim lis and discoverer if
Hill Xii ' mil who In ituri.! of i ho Indiin
MlliU'o at l.liu l-liud, tilt lie following ttory
of linw he dlwmciril" the hunmri!.
" 'hill Nio,' when he wa- a joiinu man,
mii t niuih. In Int. !"!! In Ijratnie won
ilenil wheihu In would iviiitmllv drj up and
lilow iw.i) or jiM die- o( il nil Mart iti"ii.
Ihlni uocrr wiiiild mm' hi w i, mil tint nuio
wji lnl thinusli nun- rock pine l.vrijtliina:
ln'nliHIi he turned hi hind med to vnllir
under it, and lie lieij.in in Hunk lie was a 'hoo
ch. , '
-Hill vva a pielli ilinuriECil full of a a
wliin I Mid t" lull) and III wite cine ilij. Conic
out to I In lamh and t ij with mc for a while,'
mi. I tint cairn lame hi fore lid tune Innie,
Hill's Mifi. had in nli up her iniiid lint Hill u
.it in I lie mold of i lintri, aril nnilune would
do Imt Hill hum elinlv liw Si Hill nine alotiic
witli lu old h. ok Hid would winilir aiouud
tin ranch irjin.- t" lmlulio orone ind pau'c of
Itljikjtoui Hut the i inkerwcrui ot worry w.n
in Ilia iiiiiul, and tin1 omnr an I wveril of the
Hum.'. I lud in j iiipliojid noiiiod to do little
(,-w id
"l.iiri little nhile Hill would tneak awa.v,
Willi somithiiic ho illul fiinnv, end it aw.u,
ami iinviou'.h w u' lor the liclilninc. in the
liqie of a iliei-k, in ftrike Now, France ill..
loiiMned nil thi s,i Hinted the law or nutli
Iul s1( f,.t tint ono Hill huiiK nut In dhiniile
all the woild would Inimiilhtel) ci t Into tioulilo
mid hilt ot it would till all our itidf to (jit
iito lllir.. olllie
"Well, one dji Hill nut me ihout three mile
mi ij from the iin.li and aid: -Hill, I want
iniir advice. Ie cot soinellilnj in ni. pockit
and mi in mind, and I want vou to tell mo
Mini to do
"With Ih it lie liiiliutloliril till i ml and pulled
out a littn (nun i li-nxr ntwpiper im.lnin
i ihcik fm ,JI, Imwi'il It to mi, and akcd,
-liil I lamnie i fuiini linn or i lawwr?' I
lmkcd al Hill, and tlnn at the check, and hack
at Hill isaln 'Hill ilnil. mrprled me evui
iiioii ili in It did limi Hut 1 w.i there to ulte
judmui lit, and had to il il.
" 'Hill.' I mIiI, 'it vim t in hud fnoliMi piople
am while in thi world who arc read to pirt
with coml Innk heik for tint fluff von crlud
nut con co riulil in the home, eel a life lmttle
nut ot the iiiplaiaul. put a wet IohcI ahcuit
.lour head, and sit down and eiuid. A mall
niiKt Imt i liuln to lie ii liwjer
"Vud llill'a wife netir poke to me for tlireo
jcara." Xcw i.ik 'linns Mammc supplement.
Told by the Undertaker.
"V nun i nli led no uleeroom mine, tune
ni","' ruiiled ii M .loicph undeitaker, -'and
Mid Hut ho wanted to n-lcu i la.ket and
fhrniid I anked whit mi. u.-krt he waiiu-d
aid he aiieiinl -Well, ton can measure me
it (on inl I w.inr the cn.kct for lutielf I
was taken liv surprise, and he noticed II, Imt
Ik appiaud In think tint time wan tiuthini,' (in
umiiI in hi qii(l, 'I ntn i fiet tall,' lie haul.
"Without fill llur rl. lai I In can to nhow- him
nnr dillereut c nkel. Ilo waa very partiiuhr
alinut it thn all aie -and it took him about
in limn to ilioose what he wanted He then m
Ii licit a ehroud and oilier necosiltka and ctte
nil oidrr for four c.iriiJk'"' Winn we wne
tliiou.'li Ii" .iked the price and I told linn 41V)
Hi- piid,"ter the la-h and I cite him a lecelpt
for lu own mural lint man wa apparently
nunc and rolnut at the time, sin week later 1
uicivirl ii telephene uiiMlce Irom one of the
luKpiial ai tills diy aiiiiniiniinz tint mt ii
tiuuri had died and Hut he had citrn inMrur
llom In Into mo i died The fnnenl via i ir
rlid out Jim a lie hid planned it "Kama
( il) .limn il
General Sheiman Hnd Definite Plans.
(o'lieial sHliiian tt i oui of the Hunt p
pmiLlulile inrll ho ever iiiiuniaiukd a creat
limit Dunne hi laumu "Mauh to the Sea
liuth North and Simih cre rompli'iel) injatuied
a to whit point he tin Mukiiu for, relatea
l.ippltiott', and one ilij an old Crnrcia planter
who hid Hilled at hi he ad purler and enjotel
hi cioil (heir ukecl hun pluuiplt if he had any
olijiction to tilliiic while Ida aim) was bound
"Xnt the leat," said Hnninii llien, leaning
ever, he whinnied in lm cued's ear, Imt t
loiidlv that eteitlmilt ( le in the lent oter
heaul It "Wc ate coin,' putty much where w
d n pleae "
Kind-Hearted Conductor.
lie wan veil' old and ver ledde, and when
he ulgnallril tint In- wanted to get oil, which lie
did by lotterlnc In lil (eet and watinc a Ions
thin arm at the comluctrr, the tar wat brought
to a gradual taiuMill a lull impreite Hand
Mill with the brake all et and groanlnc and
the roiiductoi (aim- bri.kly down the aUle to till
ai.tance He lielped him to alluht with cm.
tlenew and caie Hiat were aa tout hint- ai un
u.ual; he took him tcndcil) by the arm and ltd
him clear to the aldettalk. Among lhoe who
wltnevcrt till little act ol roiirtt' there vta
not one "ho tlld tint feel like npnloclrlnc to
the vounc tnin at tint innmrnt for all the mem
tM nil diet hid Mid and thouKlit about ttieet
iar (ondiutot. Their fare aoftened with hearty
lnteret suddenly Hie) nv the (ondiutor drop
bold nf the old inan'a aim, md bate him If it.'
llur acaliit tho (ence: "Vnu old fakir," he
(ailed buk, a he rantr the Martina- bell, "ou
ain't coin' to fill off in) cirt" New York Kvm
Inif l'lut.
t
The Qrcen-Eycd Monster.
Mr, Viiluir lapi. tta lowliut Mm. Arthur
Tape the wonder of the bloik Cvehmge at the
i low ot Ini'liiea on the ill) ollnwlng the end
of Ihilr weildlnu tour.
"Who are all tlini tonne ladle I nee on th
stmt " aked Vr lape
"lliet are tjpiM from the hundred ol cl
itic around here," inswrrrd tin' htihanil.
lint wa nil tint was raid oil that phafe ol
biisinir life mull Mr. Tipra and his bride weie
dijotliic dltmei lu their imt flat.
"Hup ,vou a t)p.tf" she ,iked
"i," lio ati.niiril, ami acaln the mbjfct
nil diopprd.
The next niornlnc at I ipiarter it 10 o'cloik
Vli Aithiil T.qe entried the otMie ol Vlr.
Vlthur l.ic and approiihed bald headed clerk.
"la Mi T i m Inr" she nknl
"V.r, ini-.itn He l bu.v with s.1 tvpist in
Hie nut mom," he inwerd, a hi- pointed wtth
hi left ilbow to a partiall) opin door. "Shall
I i ill him"
"Xo I till! wall," replied Mr Tape, a sh
took ii ett thn go (i the hett (wiMbli! view of
the i fin door.
It tta a ni(t protoklnc view, for it cave Vr
lape onl) 1 Rllinwe of Mr. Tape' side dela
tion a he slraluhtinrd In hl cfnlr from a fie
quent lrinllie po.illon, appitently tow ud the
l)pM llien the ill'tdnir wa midi that she
could hear the sound of hia low voice without
outline the iord
In i f, w minutes she moved her ihilr nearer,
which did not help In r view, hut mule the vniie
inoii' dii-lind. Mi- Tape leined so fai forward
Ihat he wa (iitliel) cut of sicht, and Ml.
Tipia showed licit itlou hy rapldl) tapplnc the
lorn with her rlcht foot Then she loe and
iippioichul th" bu.f month piled derk.
"tthit I tlio nanic o Mr. 1'apis' tjpcwrlter?"
she aked
"Hannah "
She relumed to lirr chair and ill pw it i little
nearer the d.ir a she Mt liutin, she saw Inr
hu-liaiiil st indinc, aid thin di-ippcar a be
stepped behind the lipit. she lie ml him I inert
-a low laiiuli tint she had delljhted in. Then
she Inard him speak with some emphal.
"I Into had mv vacation," ho said, "and no v
.ton nuiKt hue jours I hope .ton will hive
tine a tine a wc had when we took our vaca
tion together lii"t summer "
Mis Tape spianc Iroru her seit.lhrut the doer
wide open and entered Mr Tape stood with
both hind atlec ll.n itelt on hi ttpM' should'
ir. and the two turned quickly toward her
a she cuti lid
"Mn, VI jr.t. In w ton startled me." he said.
"I ilidn t expect to nee vim here What a ph.H'
int kiirpri'et Vtloiv me to introduce my ttpM
to von! Vli llinnali, tin i Vlr Tape. oii
sfo, ni) dear, Mr II mi, ill lu ciown ciav in the
ul.i I had mv tralnlmr in hi olhie, and,
tliiiiivli he taiiirht me well, like man) othcli, h
ha met with iliapioii,tment "
Vlr I'lpna fi.i-pnl Hie old mm' extended
hind and the un-hine of relief dlprlled sloudj
ef Mivpu inn from her pretty face nt Hits,
Compti oiler Dawes' Kindness.
Vluit Umin aie told In W i-hmcton of tie
kimliiiii if (huh (i Daie, 1'icsident Mi
hitilij's doet friend, who lecentlt relcned .V
(omptroller of the uirieni) in carder to be free
to woik foi an Illinoi senatnrslilp. Tlie olio
which follows I vouched foi bv .1. S llenrv,
ithingtou corie.-pond(nt of the l'luUdclphii
I'll IV.
'1 lie deputt (ontrollrr o the mnenev hid
i r.inoil and thnc wa an inn) of appliiint
f r the po-ition The appolnrmeiil laid with
Vlt Piwe. and one in), (allinc hi fall, ml
put lie Kintal), Thomi l) hnc who hid
been soivinir in the ofllie lor i ir, he said,
"Kine, I w mt to nuke the lew depute b) pro
tnotinc some one in tills otrio for meut I am
colnc to nin.e oier Hi" men and I want )our
opinion
Vlr hinrt spike in the hi;lnt trims of eai n
one of hi .l'soc litis In the olhie and cite the
u niptmltrr a tiiithtul statement nf eth one'a
iiuilitii.ition then Vlr. lliwe tinned to him
and Mid: "Tike a letter to sct.ietav dice."
He liecin illctitiu; ,n follow: "Dear Sir. I
heiebi r. commend foi appointment a deputy
iiiinplmllrr ol the cuncni), vke 1 O Muira),
Ihnini 1' Kit i "
I ho .itoni"tituent ot Vlr Kine ran h- Innc
Ineil, but (omptiillcr Uuici made no miitake
in Ins selection
Chamberlain Had No Orchard with
Him.
lo.eph Chamberlain' loie for the orchid 1
well known, and i responsible for the followinc
Purine the procres rl a initiral meetlnc lately,
arcanling In I'eirson's Weeklt, in the proilncea,
at whlih Vlr C spoke, an old man of the la
boring i Ii" pushed lu wav to the front, and
asked of an old aiquui tame:
"Hindi is he-"
Who'"
"Wi), Lliamberliln Which of that lot's
lm"'
"lint clean shiien i hip there- htm with the
e)eelan,," responded the man addrened
"la tint ( liamberlain " lowly ejaculated Hie
querist In V ilisapiointed tone
' Of rourse it i W hit do e think of 'im'"
"Win. I think lie' a tegular fraul That'j
wit I think"
lb companion at onie entered into a spirited
dileme nf the pnlltiiian.
"I know niithin' about pobtie,-' remarked
the laborer, piiliinc hi wa.t I i the door "Ihey
Mid a 'e woie a little orrhard in hi buttonhole,
and, tlner, it ain't nattt but a tater-blossom "
A CHANGED GIRL.
I sine of her with deep "blue"
'I ho editor put "brown,"
CJCS,
Hut lelt I hi in "like to summer tkicj,"
Altho' he ihatiged lier gonn
I prai.ed hir -Vlendir a the doe,,"
lie gate her milt extract,
I And made her biwini "ample" crow.
c.iiiite mitionl), in (act.
Her "coblen" hair he d)ed to ' hlick"
'linnk heaven, It wis not red'
I had It hancing down her back,
llo put it up instead,
Mio 'eft mo '-pile," he made her blush
With ample lauve, I in sure.
The llhertlc he took would flush
A mumm)- diccl, demure,
I sent her forth on "diintt ' (eet,
Hut she came baik on small,
The wonder is, so )nung and iweel,
she kepi her feet at all.
Now, ill of thi I might hate itood,
Without a word of blame,
Had he, while (hanging, been to good
V jiiat to change tnv name.
-William Wallace Whiteloik, in Leshe'i
.Miintlil).
Refrigerators,
Oi! Stoves,
Screen Doors,
Gas Stoves,
Window Screens,
Hammocks.
325-327 Penn Avenue.
S Fill
V .ALL THE F.EET IN T.OWN.
T
ItjJ. su
From Shoe Strings to Boots
No Order Too Small, No Order Too Large,
Not Profit but Business Increase,
Lower, the Price, Larger the Trade,
See the Point Always Busy
Le-Kris & Reilly,
SEE OUR SCHOOL. SHOE WINDOW
i
OF SCRANTON.
Capital 8200,000. Surplus $,)25,000
United States Depositary.
Special attention given to
RUSINKSS, 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. Plck, Cashier
A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Gut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc.
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereato & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue.
Ji5xXMJUJM)K0XXPXXHrta
0 Tk
...Beauty. uuraDii
J Style and Perfect Workmanship is the plainest
? description we can give of our line of
uFall and Winter Shoes
Johnson &
lie
lie
The Children, Boys and Youth Department Full of
the Best Values in These Lines. ?!
1 Lewis, Ruddy, Davies & Murphy, I
h 330 Lackawanna Avenue. g
ill'n
Furniture
We are now showing the
largest assortment of Furn
iture ever presented to the
people of Scr.mton.
Our stock is bigger, our
salesrooms large and better
arranged than ever before.
You will have no trouble
in findnig just what you
want.
Our prices are right. We
buy our goods in large
quantities and our prices are
correspondingly low to you.
Our manner of doing
business, our custom of fair
treatment, has won us
thousjiuls of friends.
If you have not yet dealt
with us, don't fail to give
us a call at the first oppor
tunity. Wc can save you money,
Hill & Connell
I2i N. Washington Ave.
ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS.
Grand Atlantic Hotel and annex
Virginia Ac and Deach, Atlantic City, N. J.
Sixth year; 360 Ir.iulilul lounis cnsulte, cinglo
and "ith bath, hot and cold km water laths
in hotel and annex Loiation elea and central,
within lew aids ol the Mcel Pier Orchestra,
Otlcra special .rrlng rates, $li to $13 by week,
J W up b daj bpecul rates to families. Coachej
meet all trains, ritc lor booklet
t H.MiLi s v. ton:.
i TF
Murphy's and
Are Leaders in Men's Footwear.
A
Tn
i
Shoes Are Leaders in Ladies' Footwear.
And we feel assured of an extraor
dinary fall trade on high grade Shoes.
We have made extensive prepara
tions to meet every demand both for
prices and quality, and have suc
ceeded in getting the best in the
market. Buyers appreciate satisfac
tion and we guarantee that. . . .
FINLEY'S
Exhibit of
BLACK
DRESS
FABRICS
In Ihp (n.lilonahl( wtxhl tndi MafV hnld
unliiu jUff, It i alwaj in ljlt, dignlntd nd
ills.llneui.licd.
Tmliy p prwtnt (or jour in'rffliin Ihf nw
fabric (fir I'all and Winter llify (nrm n In
comparable exhibition c( Inch cla mittriali.
Tlirw fine gnfirW ol exriiMlf texture flnlihed tr
our .prelal ..rder come to in Hirert trom the mt
noted nuniilHturtri in Frame, l.nglind, (Itr
mjny and Anurlu
Prnmineiit amonir our (orelsn eolleition are ths
famom "I'riettlry" and "l.upin" (ihrli in un
Hinted quantity and in oil the ncwi.l weatei,
nn li ai '
Biaritz Suiting,
5atin Raye, Pouzinette
Crepoline Armure
Indecise, Etamine, Etc,
At rrlrcs nn'jlrtp dotn ,i crntx to $.101 a jard.
le aim to hue the best cnoili nbtalnable
tlifii wc oil, r the tight Rcftdi nt the rlsht rriie.,
Wlut .xou Mint at ptiiex ou ronldir (air; an'
tibl i( all, mc KUJMnUe etciy ard ue sell.
llt to our Mere will mike it cl. ir tn joi
that thl exhibit ol nur l ili'lerrnt tf jn otlifr
Nil .icHcrlUcinfnt iau do justice tn the exquiiitt
rpnllly and rlilincs of til Ik collection.
We inite xou to rill and ee them. No nccJ
to puichiiic till juii are n id).
A lew tpcciaU at popular prion.
At 45 Cents
0ln(h pure uool riiexinla and ?torm Screes.
4iilmh pure wool sitln nninh .liequirdx.
lOlnih pure wool Albatrom md Sutah Seree.
At 75 Cents
i Inch ilk stripe Crepollnn
4lnih Mohairs and illel lacquirds.
oi Inrh scigrn and Chetloti.
At $1.00
41 Lie h rinure Indecise.
45-imli I'opiuid mil I'upiin Milting)
SI inch v.ibc tlifUrts and CamcU' Hair.
510512
Lackawanna Ave
Allis-Chalmers Co
Sueccssots to Machine Business ot
Dickson Manufacturing Co., Scrantoa
and Wllkca-Gaire. Pa.
Stationary Cnslnes Boilers, Mlnlnn
Machinery, Pumps
SCRANTON CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS,
SCRANTON, PA.
T J roter, President Klmrr II Lawall, Treas.
n. J loster, Stanhy P. Allen,
lco President.
Secretary.
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