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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, XOTEMBER 18, 1901'.
If;-!.-" . i- v w 1,.1-iJ. n ,- --. viw i -. -tiK?-'iwx.-).vjpy.;,--r"' ''' '!,;''-(' r,
(je Scrawton W6un
t'liMlitVn' Dally. V.iu
nt, Sunilny. y The.Trl
', at Kilty OttiU a Hoitta.
tn l'ulill'liliig Company
I.IVV X. HICHAM), Mile.
0. I". IIYXIIIX, ItinltieM M,tnf.
Ntw Voits Oillcci lit) Nimii .
Rote Audit lor fornlffii Advcrtiilni:.
tntircil at tti.i litonice at Mf r.mton, t'a., m
Second Cln-H 3Ll.it! Matter.
. Mini np.iro will -pel mil, The Tribune h itwaM
)! to pilot slmit lctli'19 ti'itil Hi IrleMieU bear
ins nn innrtit lotilc, lint IN lute I tn.lt tlicc
niiKt b" sinned, for publication, by tho wrlln'i
hut nnno! mill tlic comtltloii prcMildil to "'
Tptanci' h Hut nil contrtbiitloni iliall bo subject
tn viiturtnl revision.
Till! HAT II ATI! I-Olt AM't.liTISIXO.
Hip followll.tr table shown tile prlco tier llicli
ncli lii'irllon, nmrc to bo mod within one yen!
ttnii of Isfillmr. on) I'lilt
WSI'IjAV.
I'upor ttemlltn: I rosltion
fti tliaii SCO I'mho
,273 .30
rm Indies
IPO) "
;nnn '
JOOO "
.2(1
.11
,21
.175
.17
It
.1.M
.ir.
,lfij
.1(1.1
.19
For emd of tlinnl,. resolutions of condolence!
Ihd klmll.ir contribution In (ho tuturr of ad
rrtlslng Tlio Tribune makes a charge of 3 cent,
tllc, for Classified Advcrtlstm; fmiilslicd on
Mipllcnllon.
Sl'KA.VI'O.V, NOVKMUHIl IS. 10I.
Tlio niiii) wIki untilel plmr ilynriinito
on a strmjl cur truck where It nilirlit
WIS or mil Im ik-oipIc! ilmt novof put ;i
fitrnw In lit!) vny !m :i H'inl nf wlt'ltcd
Jii'Mi mini tumble. Jitil there is kciiiip
tln'iur in tlio Kcniilliill Times' iihl'lll ilc
iiuiH'liiltoii nf lilhi tlm' iluos nut rliifj
tl'tl".
Concerning; Water Rates.
TIIK .M.T1UN tit tlio Hits itliii
Wiitcr company m ordering
iin iutrrai-c of :::! 1-1! per
ci nl. in domestic, wnler
r.itnH would tin vi some eolor nl' iti
i.int If II wore Fo timed us to o Into
c'iTect al tin- d.ile upon wlileli itie nev,
license; tux lieeomen operntlve. Hut tlio
liniint; of It lo iinllciputo Hull diitc ly
t hive months tins tlie upiieiirunec! of u
direct cliallciiKo to (he property owners
and doiililliss tlic iliiillcnuc will he
met.
Under the Inleipietiiiiou of tlic l.tw
Inicl down hy .IihIbc l-Mwirds in
fkhroeder v.. tlic i.lus mid Water com
pany, liNiiiK of Wilier rules for :i pit
vnle wulcr cninpiiny is not u niuiiieipiil
lonction. It is contended, however.
I hut il ciiii he niiuli. ii miinlcipiil func
tion hy net of the legislature. U htiv
lus heen held by the Huprenic; ourt in
the lipper etij-u Unit municipalities in
J'eimsylviinlii iire simply the agents of
the stiite, It would sVem to follow that
the s tsi to by statute could instruct its
audit lo maintain over public service
corporations such supervision uk would
not impair the obligation of contracts',
lint if tills contention should not stencl
before the. courts, there would remain
Uiu option of municipal ownership.
IMtlsburg iinil Allegheny both own
.heir water worUs. Scrautou is Hie
inly second-class city served hy a pri
vate water company. A law sivins
socoiid-cluss cities power to regulate,
lutes could probably lie got through
Uio legislature. A demand for its
Mcuctment will arise ami become im
perious if I ho announced increase shall
;o into effect.
Our national law-makers are reccun
nended lo lememher that, in the
weirds of Kivd (Irani, "a surplus is
r.isier to bundle tliuii a dellcil."
Immigration.
y AST WUKK the Wanamaker
I Xortli American sent lele-
1 grains to I'enusylvamu mem
bers of congress, asking
them lo inilie.ile liow they expected to
vote cm Hie iiie.stiou of renewing the
present Chinese exclusion law. From
ii respectable source, such an incpiiry
would have been entirely proper, hut
l'loui an organ of anarchy It meriied
no attention, and therefoie none was
giwii lo It by Congressman Council.
Xeverllu less, the North American
luked up u reply, put Mr. Council's
mime to it, iind then pitched into its
until of Htruw us follows:
Tluce of I'liiii-.ib'iiiiijV .-iiii.ri-.niiii .no in
uisi-iit iiidl hi hiiiiinuit ton ami iiMiuclion on
tlm milijii't of Cliincwo iinniiiiiuti.ju. ('onui.'s
lni'ii I.Viini'll, Hi, Ibf :nnl Premrr nn hi nttorly
1 iliMlluli' "I hiinwliilai. nt .i tulilii' ipici-lii.il
tlmiiiiclily nnilc'i-liioil by ovcty l.ilmrliiK Mm
Ml llll'il 'li-lli.U tli.ll l!liv c.lllll'lt fllllll I'll
ciiiuioii, iniicli K- iutiiii.itc Iim llii'.v picp'.-e
t,i oli; wlii'ii tiny so lo .i.-liiin;ton, Tlio uli.
Ji'i t N 'Inn l.iifif" Im CiuiisHv-iiiui ('i)lin.'ll:
u U a Miiliuiui tnitiiv to ('oiiuio.iii.in licit I-t,
ci.il ('iiimu"iiiin r.lliis PoiiiicT iic-irr been! of It
lii'imr, lluw ilnl il Icipiien li.it tin" people nl
SiT.mli'ii, Wi-m ('lie.ler mid Willliiiu.puit plil.ei
cut f"i irpii'.iiii.itivM in conuu'j. men i-o lie
ili)i.ibly iiitiiiMiil, to Munul.irly iue.ii.ible of
ii'iniini; nn opinion on :i tulilut iluil li.is been
pioimiiuitly b.-furo the imintry toi ttteiity-ftii1
imi? la it polblc tli.it tliece licutleiueu nio
iin.cblo t'l ic.nl, en ,no lliey clcticlciit III ubilily
lg iiiiilfiel.iinl wli.-it tlicy ie.icy Til. Ir nuMltic
c nti mi! loinpelcict to In-liiM tln'iu -It lliey
mill any iintlui iii-liintion In. in lliey Invc ic
1'iiii'd lloin olliii' huini'OH -ami it wciiilcl be well
in IiobIii tlieli iilue.it Ion .it mice ill Older that
they m iy licit, e up lli.-ii- mind., befoio they p)
to V.ivlihitoii, .iikI not hide; ildliiitc iip.ni
l'eliiij.b.mi.i by clUpl.iyiti;; tlieli laineiit.ilil.. iis.
li'jr:u;ic In uiiiipe&i,
'1'lle niotlve behind the North Auterl
citiJji aotion" In this mutter Is obvious,
It flan been well explained by the
J'hluViolphlu Inciulrcr;
'Him oiiiin of W.iluinil.eilini i ruu.'ed in .1
Lcli'ilul JlUiniit In ii'inev tlio iiipn?v.loii It it
iho "liila UliMi l.eeii t'liiiiOTO liboicis out r
ilio ,UnlUil States .cie in ibum r nl belli'; let
iljv.it, .u i' I is pilntlui; Mutt by Ilio p.ii;e-!ul)
x.lilih ii lueiint to dclmle tlio le.idir into u,i
1'o.iii5 UiH'fclioiilil 1 hlo .illik'id iLiiiifer be .ii.it
id itti own illulU In lli.it Hid eill l K';l Ml
.dblcfor tin. ciu:lllilrt.llloe, Hn'iy eln- umi
l.llOM'j. .111.1 llllllS -It ill .l-IOllt lt Klllljict l l
tully-iM'll nw.iio tliul tin i c l no luoie hl.etl.
Iiuoii ol .oit!iee fallhe,' to pioililo fo( the iv
teiobjti ol I lie U'.jI piiuelple nl tlio Clillk'.i
M'luiVi Idll tliu. tliiio U tint the piper wtiUli
i.i liyjll',' in lb!.. clUliniest liiilcuu' lo limy
t.iioi--tl Hoil.iiiRimn Mill suddenly beeoinu
iK.pcciCilili. Tiic (ict I? that tlicio i-i no dauber
whaloVir'lo Iw feaiid in this ilileetlon. This
llloittjo J.lISC llll hl0 OUt Of II.O lUCtoll of
I'miiiK i;.ulciioii ,oiilcl be uniUiliitf ill IH .b.
urdUy ,iie the airai.t diiiiJiiotfuiiy, (be tl.igi.iut
bjloirby of it le.'n leioltliijcly ilUuibtlus, 'Hid
lii'l'.nii'i i juh j, iiiikIi oppojid -is any pjpir
tan IM ty illo.vinijr tiia "liMtliiii t.hlnon" fico
ucnii-j..n ti.l.i the I'liluil Stales, but it In-, no
mo ami no ji.,ticiiic fur any Uind of liimibiiif or
cltooiit' 1. lam not 1'clic.o in livl.iboiiiii; ni.n
of trtv fn ..iilcr lu li.no -i riiuueto noitl !
mi illliioiy (omiULt nor iloe il cue bi oii'-M-w
In !ijii iiiuidivi foi the u kndcil nuoniili'h,
incut of ol'jut w hitli ac as good n .luoni.
I'lUlicd uticady,
The North Anibrii'tin n beneath enn
tetnpl, hut in fairness to tliu workliiK
peoplo of our valley who tiro personalty
intcrcfcUd In this question of Chinese,
e.Nclusloii, wo can say Unit not cnlyl3
(onuiysi-iintn founelt jvholly in nym
u. h with Uio (JcinunU for continued
oxclilflon, hill he itlro bellnves Hint tin.
entlrt! bruiul tuiltjeet or InnttlgnUlon
chiiitltl bo reviewed by congrci's, with
tt view to tho bottei' inolecHon of
Aiiii'iican worUIng- men mid of Ameti
tin liittiltmloiiM. Toward tliln end lie
Is ready itnd anxious lo vole ami to
work.
No dotibl tliu Times !i,m noticed the
pi omitted ctniy reduction Ml local lire
tiiHUt'itlico rates mid la prcparlntJ In
mtike ilitp iinicndH to tliu maligned rip
per reaiine,
The Isthmian Caurtl.
ATr'1"' JHTII.MIAN c.intil com
I inisslon linn reporiud lu favor
JL or tli Nleiiriiguii lottte uc
tlm most pi in tic able und
feasible for an liiter-occan highway
under tlie cniUtol, owniMidilp und uiiiu
ngoinelit of the t'nlteil h'tutes between
the Atlantic and the 1'nilflc. Tlm esti
mated cost for Urn cotlHlructlon of Urn
Nlciirngua i utile is two hundred nilll
lun dollais, or Illly-clght millions more.
f lut ti It would cost lo coinplcle tlio
I'niiuinu ditch, should wo lie fciliious
enough lo mtrohnse Hie good-will of
that magnificent Idea hut abortive
undertaking,
There arc enormous ullllcultles lo be
Httrmoutiled In the coustrnctloii of the
Nicaragua cuntil, dllllelillies niislng
from the configuration, geology and
climate of the country through which
it is to pas.'i, to say nothing of un
foreseen ililtlcullirs that shall un
doubtedly nrlse In course of con
struction, against which neither en
gineering skill nor silentliic foresight
can provide. Httl ('iking nil these cir
cumstances into calculation and as far
as possible allowing for them, the com
mission dually tiuil irrevocably declares
lit favor of the Nicaragua mute, ns
being the most practicable und uniiucs
tionably the moL politic. The report
of tin; commissioners takes no notice,
of course, of tliu Clayton-Huhver treaty
which will bo dually, mutually and
harmoniously abrogated through the
diplomatic intermediation of Secretary
Hay and Lord Vnuneel'oto, acling re
spectively on behalf of (treat llrltnln
iind the linked Slates, if Hie senate is
only reasonable.
We are to build the Nicaragua cuinl
al our sole cost and risk; we are lo be
unhampered in our control of il; we
may police ii and fortify it in any way
we think right or necessary. It would
be sheer iinoganee to assume that no
otlie.- country has any interest in the
canal. The civilized world is interested
in ii colossal undertaking which shall
revolutionize, the commercial and pas
senger tiiiUie of llvo continents unci
three oceans: which shall interlink
IJast Willi AVcst and West with IJast in
a navigable circuit, through u maritime
route parallel and scarcely a degree of
latitude north of the eipialor. civilized
and uncivilized nations alike are deeply
interested in this mighty project of our
design and execution, and wo should
feel llattered Unit they are so. We are
realizing the dream of Columbus, open
ing the way to the indies and Cathay
westward.
Too uincit stress, in our opinion, lias
been laid upon tlie military and naval
strategical importance, of the canal.
This must be and udinllledly has been
taken lulo consideration. Wo entertain
other nation: by dwelling upon the
value and inlluenee of ait isthmian
canal as a great moat to secure us
against tlie machinations or actual hos
tilities of our enemies. If it subserves
tiuil purpose, as no one; doubts, well
and L'ood, As a national institution il
is all the; better for ii. litil if its his
torical development proceed!; on the
same plane with Hint of the Suez canal
It will be tliu most dominant factor for
IK" surety of the peace of the world
since the downfall of Napoleon. War is
tlie scourge of commerce and progress.
Kvory avenue opened up To commerce,
is an exorcism of the evil spirit of war.
The Philadelphia Itecord charges our
SSii.imiii Laiigstaff-Keliy election contest
against tho Jialter ballot law and
tnakis IL tho text for an impassioned
appeal in behalf of ballot reform, The
only reform which would have ob
viated the hulk of the defective votes
unearthed by Unit unwarranted con
test is thu millennium, and we fear it
is distant.
All's Well That Ends Well.
UIOSl D K N T UOOSKVKIrS
J disposition of the New York
colleetorshlp closes an inci
dent in which many thought
they saw tho seeds of trouble. Jliclwcll,
the retiring collector, wus u Piatt man.
Charges not uffeetlng his honesty but
raising iitestlous of expediency weic
preferred against him and evidently
sustained so fur us tho president's
judgment went. Ho determined not to
reappoint Tlldwoll. Then he played good
politics. He sent for Sonutor l'lutt,
stilted his determination with regard to
liidwcll and asked J'latl to name an
other mini, suggesting their mutual
friend, Statu Senator Stranahtin, of
Owcgo county. Air, l'lutt, tumble to
land Hldwell, tool; the next best course
unit Indorsed Stranaluili, Senator Oe
puw and (lovernor odell followed suit,
Hie latter all tho more readily us he
was opposed to Hldwell and personally
very friendly to Strunuhun, Tlio up.
polutmont of Struiinhaii wus also ex
tremely pleasing lo Jluyor-elect Low,
another personal friend, Mvcn Mr. Hid.
well seems to have succumbed lo tho
Inevitable gruccfiillyund lo have caught
tho infection of good feeling, for lie, too,
would rather Strtiimhuii had the place
than any oilier man If It had lo go to
another than himself. Thus all Is well
Unit ends noil. The slgiilliciiuce in
Strunuhiin's selection Is thai while a
stalwart organization mini w has won
u blah iitinio for ability, dm meter mid
personal Independence. Je is otto of
tho young men coming to tho front lu
Kiuplro statu affairs--tt man of tho kind
thai appeals to lloosevcit, odell, l.mv
and tho now era school.
Over Uo (ji4V0 oC CoiiuHus Smith
tho iiiQinori' 'at coiitrovorslo.-i Is sus
pended and In place thereof comes tliu
rmilliH'Mon of his ability, pcrsover
(itu:e and many unobtrusive acts of
kludnews-'.
Quo fiood effect must lu credited to
thu Schley inquiry. An order has been
Issued le.nulritiir a written' record of all
j ulipiulu tiuil messages on board our
warships, t'lieurtiihi ntiViit memories
are to lie replaced by books or orig
inal outrj u gain rot ticctiritcy which
will be upp.iicnl Urn next Hum there
Is trouble within the icrvlcc.
Otitin? Studies
of fltiman Nature
Thrcntened to Toll His Father.
Among old leiiinh nf mynl :.tl tn tlio tltirr.
nl.l W.iinl (hole l n nit loin Mol.v of tint mid
In I Jin by llm tlmii Pul,e of tlhili'lice, who I e
ciiiiie ciflerH.n-cl Wllllim the I'mutti, In tlielieUle
bciihoud of Coil,, lelile.t (ho London Hilly Mitt.
lb' w.ii ,u Hut time .1 .ilb-lU'tlti'li.cnt III Iho
naij, .nut the idilp r.u vhicli lie lined lour hid nt
i;uoi liMiittii. thin l.invAii ci" due, While Ihore
liii icj.il lilpliiiei.c mi.mmI Ii r i-onre d.Ui Willi a
l.unlly ii.iiiieil IVnu-.-' i ' c 1r.h1 of width v.n? Jli
O'leelmd itoiillein.ill unci latitat', lie did lib bo-t
to iiileilnlii the duke lu n manner bi'llltlnif I U
Lu,!, caul Million, ci tot .1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 u ol In l' :iedilultli"t tlie
old Ocular .dun 'it. up to lou'lie him mi lit
return honm (loin tho rumit.il parllis whleh tlm
nelRhboiIng '(niilrp? weie only too ttljcl to clbf
hii.l.
'Iin' Pul.e nl Cl.itelico, us .n Iho fieliloii nt
that time ti.nl u lll.lng toe old .oit, .ind wcci not
Mpieainl-li nl Ihe ipimllty ooimuucd. Am u le
mil ho M'U'l.il llinui leliunecl In Ids IkwI's lioti.o
in .1 Mite hleh bonlriid on el.-clloii. II Is lo
leioulid tli.it his host mod Ihe. ifuitlcl tipioof
tow-aid him in lhc-i! wotiln:
"I'rieiid William, thou nit late uf.iln loidulil,
and I fe.ir me tlir.tt nit not too Mibei. It thou
ilittt not ainilid 1 .vh.cll Idle lo write! lo thy
fullior, fiiend (icoiue, at WlmUol."
What Puzzled a Cubnu Boy.
'l llm tl)'pillL for a few weel.s x. it h nil
Ameiio.iii file nd on his stig.ir plantation in
tuba," Mid n i niigic-.iii.in who loceiilly Li'ed
Ihe i-I.ciid. "mid olio day a 1 ,u rilling: out
alono I came nno..- one ol the Masons loailetl
with cine In I'll ll down in the Held. A bind
v.hccl hail coiiio olf. and Ihe ililvcr of the onpii,
who hih a boy about llftccn .Ne.iH old, v.i
l.il.ing lliimrx u cool nm ice, noi oven Icnlng im
liitchid liil I ii'. is!.-.
" 'When did it icippen':" I a.-l.ed, :h I not
down.
" 'Hours :iko, frnoi," he teplied.
" 'And Intrn't you leti'Uted tn (lie mei.-,"cri'
" 'No, fenor,'
" 'licit why li.no you w.i.-ted all thii time
when theic ii ii"od ol liiinyi'
" 'Will tliu i-eiior tell me,' lie lepllul, as lie
I.i7.ily ni-.ilihecl lii b Mil, 'what ha happened to
the ivjiron?'
" 'Why, a w'i"el I'.H fonio oil, of cour..e.'
"'Ihen 1 will no to tlio mill and icpoil. I
ilioiihl haio dune mi Ioiu ac but I wa-n't Mice.'
" '.cure of whit, .ou dolt'-'
"'Of win Hit r the vlieel bid conic; off ihe
umsoii, or Ihe w.csfi'ii li.nl coivc oil Hie v.he"l. "
M'jiitnjrt"ii lo-l.
Pive Cents Worth of Pants.
The New Yolk Sun lel.itis lh.it n V.mar jji.idu
nle, inteiested in bad Side etl lenient wnili, w'n
happened to bo in a. mi. ill timn in this -t'lio
la-t weil;, iitecl, thiouiii ctuiivily, .i piiin.iiy
mIiooI whne ptijiil- who Hie cliildrcn of nuelcin
c'.s who woiUed in a ne.uhy ibop. 'J'he teacher,
.i tall, thin scim-tiT, wlco.v; i;ood wolhs ln'tieil
tic i" tlcico opii?sion, was plcisecl to rceocuiL liei
iliftliultliv to the oily iKilnr. She told bow iin
ma only taught her pupil!, but went inlo tlislr
homes and nude their niolhoH clean them tip at
Intmal-, and d".-;iile her efloits tbe.v would
cuiiie lo nehool iliily, 'lliis w.K told in a o!eo
lluct tanietl all over the s-t-hool loom auo ihe
icipil- li-tcni'd stolidly. Whin she began lo
point out iniHudiial lean! i.i.e, lefetiin to
c.cc )c ;cs a "p.uty," Itie Piii.ill boy under discus
ion would wiilhe in his seal and look ery un
c'liiifnil.ibli.. "You'd iicier believe, ini.," paid
llco teaiher, "Heat ihildieu lould bo so bad tin
U's on i-iiv llieui as I do. 'I'liey elon'l o.uc
how lliey die..--. Now, that paity then; (ioiut
in? to ii small boy on the back seal), is tliu
woi.sl i if the lot. lie ju-t won't wear elothes.
I'lohahly jini will Iind it iiard to believe, hut
tli.il paity came to sehoul jesterday and actually
he didn't hale hc cent-,' woith of p.inls on, not
Hie nuts' woitlc." 'Jlie Va.-s,ii' yiil could not
contiol her ninth at this statement and the
"pally" ii. qiksihai frlaied at the; teacher le
iiiMilitully. The Wisdom of Solomon.
I'olne .lusticp .li'hu .1. Mahrroy, nf I liic.igo,
;ai;a ood u iiioeiii'-liou of the jutliiuioiit of Ado-
rnou not lorn- .isio. Iwo (.enuaiw hid cadi oilier
illiMi'ii nil Hie in.eic oc sii.ccccci; . lino iiien-
c-licmcl, uliicli they both i laimed. "That ih a is
i..:....l .l.l .1 II .... 1,1..'. h'n -.nut r.
aucsloil cm tin' ihaiij'
ii, Ii tlic
lid oui
mini
. ,,,'ui.ii, mnv ,.'j iui
i.;..,
"He's mine," -aid the .ll.ee. "f lliiiil, more
of tint dcir than I do ol one ol my chilchei:."
"Din; of .von is ini-l.iKii," s,ih Hi,, jiidiie, "I
cannot decide (his inalleT. I will .setllo il by
letlii'S' a icoliieiu.ui take the do;,- out and sluot
lillii."
"All liuht," .-aid one of the claimants', waving
Ina IM in (lie iac.0 nt the oilier man. ".lu-t o
.lull clnu't i;ct him."
"No, don't hill lice doi;," 'hooted the nllcor
man. "llc'.-i too lilie a i)iz to be lutlctessly
.shot. I.e the oilier man line him; only I Impc,
ynccr lioiior, tli.it .von wi'l liial.c a stipulation
lliat ho I ii, lis 'umi liuht."
"Tlie dnic is tci"is," said the judge to the peu
oml man. "Talc him lmiuo with j mi "--New
Voile Tiibuue,
Brotherlincss in Brockton,
llele i. a'clmy Inld hy l'iofisor llanett Wen
dell about Pi. William i:ieull. 'lice latter v.n
lining nut to HincMnu one n c ;;l.t to deliver r.u
addles-, and t .lit acio-s Mr, Wendell in tlie olel
I '.ii K Siiu.no .station "I'onie nloriar, Wendell,"
be said, "I'm goiinj out lo llrockton to -peak,
unci 1 waul .some one' ic-iii, table lo .sit on llm
il.it frn m with me," so the piofessni- went .ilo.-.gr.
Mlie ii i:vuett incise to "p-al., the hall, wlihli
was a laiso cue, wus only passihly well tilled,
and even the e'oni .ualiuly t-iuall uuiuber liegui
to glow tiualler, as one liv one the people
.slipped away. Mr. Wendell betfiu to 1 1 1 ill!, (hat
llmiktuii iiiu-t bo a siuiiiilailv colcbhearted dace,
when .suddenly he noticed people; coming in by
liuis and Ibices, ,uul silently takini mm Is whir
ever they mule) liml thiiu. Soon the liall was
full, Willi sl,niiliiii loom only, but slH (Icy
eaine, llll tin- .chle's ami w.illn weic lined with
lute rented li'leneis. Tlic Miipo.sed ile.seitor lend
luiily told Hie people lint i'ero was Iho gie.ue.-t
linn they had ever heaid, anil (jalheicel them ill
by the nore. Ho-loii Herald.
Before Marriage and After.
Dr. Tcinph', tho aichhishnp of I'.inteibuiy, Is a
notable pcion.ie;o .ilioul wlioni many piod i-tiiii
nio lel.itid. Some ,c.u.s ano ,i y, nns cuiale sei'i.
log to be Hi eli-cil w.c. biddou by Pi. Ti'iuih' lo
lead a lew hmmm "I tho llible in eider lliat his
lilne-.s for coudiie.tlui; pill. lie wni..di luliilil bo
judiii'il.
"Not loud i-iioukIi," was tin- oiitidsn of the
bishop uliii. Iho .voiilig mail had IhiMied,
"Hit! I'm i-oii.v to hear lli.il, mv lord," retdleil
Hie eurle; "a lady in Ihe ihuilt yesleiday told
mo I i unlit be he. ml most plainly all owi'."
".Mil Jnil aie enijauiil.'" iiieldeidy iinkeil pr.
Temple,
"Ye, lii,i lord."
'I lie bishop unileii inniily ainl f.lid: "Xnw,
listen to mo, .muiii- man, M'lillo you aio erii.i.'ui
elnn't believe oil l.v llilni; tlio l.ielj toll you, but,"
lie lidded Willi a elcep ihuihlo, "atlrr ou me
luaiiied Icelii'Mi evuy wmd he b.i,v." I.oihIjh
'I lull.
Getting' u Day Oft',
A ceilaiu 2ivciiiiiieut ottlii'i' w,u noteel for In Ins
.1 haul tiislMii.uleT to Ihu'O who were iiinlci' him,
tho n'lM.nls III his own rst.ihlUhincut bciiiv' la)
i 'ipiion. Ills valet was e.Niivlt'i to W on duty
.'.i:."i full diva In (bo .vein.
llillii il.t.illul to ,iuui'lialiy il fii'i'iitilU. ipe
clllioli on .ill extended clnl-e, tio olll. ei iiuhont
a Utile in iiiuiniiinitatm.' tho nev, lu hU tier
feoit.il attiiidaui,
"h'vll, .Ijlllls." lo i.ild, ' liow would )0J like
lo i;o Willi me .loimd Iho vvtilld'.'"
"Hi wo ;,' lioiu c.lt lo vvvsl, wlri" aIveii thp
til. I
"W- "
"lie lose a daj in ;ioliijj Hut way, don't we?"
"Wc do."
"Well, -ir, I'd l:'..e il mt laic. Il would jiiig
,.,, n l.f ..IV M
His iiusior wo i.e idv.ijecl wiili llm uptnesi
oc no: ii'inev iu.il ice aic ccciic u veeK in
paiv fur tho filt,..Yiiiui t'oiiipanloii.
nil lo lie.
Pot'o Mousabre's Rebuke.
I'ero Moiiruliir, tlm i debuted Pouiinliin
pienilier, liny uppinprlalely bo called the lather
Burle ol 1'iiiikc. He u ut us fviul of u jol.3 ,n
v. r Ids fciliious liljh luollier. V nloiy ol Mill t.(
Hilt one thy j( In- was Jii-i (i'iIiik In pifJili a
liirJiVliff iMIue lo him liml u ltdy vvillilul In ivo
I'tni. she wa Ivoiilrd nliont clli dll.ilr nf iihi
Hlonei'i rhe fell ho'el llli" tn tee lilm, ele Vf'i'f
umi It vavto of iliiio ihe calne In the prdnl. She
w.ik Ktvcli lip lii vaiiHe, Tint very liioilillnl ulie
coiitoi.e.l ohe li.tu noked In bee lookliii! hI is and
Jleliled lei Ilia tctnliliitlini of tlilliislnit h"i"'lf
plilt.e,
IViu JIoiisaIui. looked ill tier unit olid ipiletly,
"Is th.il all?"
"Tlnit's uli."
"Hell, Illy child," he leplml, ".voll mil to
iHieiy In peace, tor to mil;e ii mistake Is not .1
slii."-M, A. 1.
John's Pointed Question.
A good Aloiy it (ntd of one nf Ihe ellsnllort".-! ol
tin; Sicittlsh cliuich, Iteloie he lui'aiue knmvn lo
fiime ho was mllibtii of a leinole iatlli III t'ellle
chile, mill wm not c'ciiuideled a liartluil.ilty ut
Iriitllve ucaoher. At Ids iuei!elloii evlctnlii!
ill tern I Ions v.no mule lu llic; tiiniept of Im
eiiuiili, mid tli'..e hud tlio ciUtl of meepliut
nttiiy lonslit'r.ible seating neeoijiuiodalioii. One
day iiflet the nlerutloiu li.nl been rflc-letl Im
(Piled the eiiuiili to ten li.iw' it looked.
"Wli.ll do joit think of tlie Imtnovrinents,
.lolin?" he iil,cd nf (he tieadlei
"linproveiiKiils!" e.lclalniid .lohu 111 illsclini,
"The.v'ie; no iluiiiiweiiieiits at it'. Wliaill' .lie )0
KOln' In put tlie folk,"
"Oil," f.ilcl (Ice nilnlsler, "wc have abuml.im-.e
of loom, John, luii-I'leiliig llic tlr.e of (ho cuiv
greuadonS"
"That's 8' vuy vveel Ihe non." relumed ihe
beadle, "but what will je do when we Ret ,i !'"P-Hint-
incciiiilci!" Til'lltl.
Not Whnt She Expected.
A young lady of Iho il'y who Is ccnicvvlut
noted for her eocpietiy was tnlklm? a few diya
n,o lo one of her inimeioiis beans.
"Oil," i-lio sniil. In a ino't liiliful tone ol
(olio, "in. body loves me."
As flu; piii'od for U'ity ll.e jonns 111.111 s.iid
Willi tti.it tendeine.ss whisii alwais appeals to
(he feminine heal I;
"I am quite sure lh.it somebody does love
J on."
Her face liiliiiiteneel ny pcicoptlhly as i-!ie
t-.tiil with ii gie.it deal of intcint:
"I wonder wlio on cirlh II can be. Un )0ii
know"
"Oh, ).-," he ifpliecl. "Cod and )0Ur ni'itli
or." Memphis Scimitar.
LITERARY NOTES.
In "Tlie I.oie Sounds of n Hoodlum," mod
to bo published by ltlilci" und Shepard, Sin
rranciscci. Wallace Irwin lias wriltui a tunnel
I'velu fotllni; fortli tl.i; lend'.i' jdaiul of .1 Iovi.
loin biitchei''.s appieiitiea living oiio to bis
pas-Ion iird despair. Mr. Irwin lias originated
a lltoi.iry ruiio-lty and has taken a bold mid tin
expected stop into the compaialively uicesplored
field of .slau. The poet l..cs iloro the tincx
peeled by making Ilio .soniiel Hie vehicle of
M'.ile eN!ire-ioiis n.s .(do lnipkt gloiy in, ba.s
given lull iday to wlilm.siealily. icallsiu and
bioiul bimior, and t-llll pre-eived (he metrical
value of Iho sonnet inviolate. Only a liiimoiUt
could have done Hits daiiKirous thing nitisliially;
and Mr. Irviu Ills heen Ihe sonnet Ironi iho
.stanilpoiut of a humeri.-!, lle.ideis may diia
creo Willi tin- lioudlum'.i e'oiiicplioii of IVtraicli'ii
Muse, but noun can eh iyi bul huitli a I Iho
nuniberle-a niipri-es ol llii:-. siiri.ising litc.iry
joke. The book is inttodiic;el by a leiy ile'er
defense of slang and its uses, by lielett lliugojs.
"'Iho l.ovet Soiiueu of .1 lloodluin" aliounds in
eminently ijuoublc lines, and reveals tlriklnty
(he l)rie possibilities of flanir, "the ille'gltlnutc
sister of poetry."
Hon. Albeit .1. PcveridK", I'lilted Slates sen.il ir
fieuii Indiana, has spint (ho past live months
in the -far ca-l investisi-atim; coiniueioiil and
politie.ll conditions, slud.vins luteinaiional tela.
(ions, appraisiiu; uiiliniial resources-, and con
fining willi tico men who ace establishing tho
ca-lein polley of the IJuiupean powers. 'Ilio
Mist amount of inhumation thus secured at 'irst
hand Senator Ueveiidno will embody ice a seiics
of iintewoitliy p.ipeis, tho tnst of wludi ap
pealed last week hi the Satiudiy livening Post, cf
Philadelphia.
"Klin; Millar," by l'litoii Sinclair, iuhli.-Iicil
by the Punk .(; Waualls lompauy, is :c novel
which takes its til lo from tlio struiarlc in (Ice
he.ut of a beautiful sill just, entering voitim
hood, wlio liies tn please her friends and lo
gratify her own love of 1bo beauty and biMiiy
tint wealth lulnc,. by ghing lief hand o a
milliohaiie Miilor when lier lieait doed not .-o
willi it. It is a woiiileifiil study of a wouuu's
soul.
'Iho iiEoroti., MuiirIIi and I111111.111 quality of
all ('.Mils Towa-cicel lliadi's stories ic-iippeir in n
cliarining lailroad lale in the Peioneber PeliniM
tor eutitlLiI "hove; cm Lost Moiinlain." Ilo.v a
joiiiig man, Ihe owner of tliu load, mailo Ids
iu.iilv while at tlio throttle and won Hie ir
speet of an old engineer and the love of bis
daughter, uiakci .i i-teny tluilling in power and
siirkling in humor.
Tlionux Nel-nn I'.iro will levive in the Clnlil
mas Suibnci'.s his liieiuuiies nt an edddiuco Sim
d.iv in Viigini.i, as it was in hks lmjliood. II is
a 'rliinuinu- .skekb of Smithvii: lite before tho
war.
BUSINESS POINTERS.
Plans aie in iweuilion for a combination of
Hie iii.iiiiir.ii tin t i-s of printing loesses. Seven
m.niiilaetiuc'is are undeibtood to have oiveu op
tions mi their plants and an eolith Ins named
a in ic e at which lie will tell. The eapil.itUi.
lion will be 1J1U',(KI0,IHW to WO.OOO.enO. 'IIi.m;
roue ems will be iniludid in tlic combination, if
it is t'oiineel as now pkiniiul: Cox DutdeX and
llnlior wnks, Miehlo Printing I'ro.-.s and .Maun.
f.ie lining innip.iiiy, Potter Printing 1'ies.s wmks
al .spriuiilield, M,i-s'.; Cainiibill I'liutlug Press
ci in I .Manilla! Inline: iiiiupiiiv, Hiu-s l'rintii'3 1'iess
loinpan.v, Whillnil; Print intc I'ics and Mann
faituring couii.iny and Walter Scott .V Co,
Tlio l'hil.u!ililii.i and Heading coiniau.v has
been ill c iii-iondvn:e with large tiiauiifactuieia
in I'laiue l.'Uii to thu sin) incut iibiuail of
lilii.tmil Ions of authravllo eoai. Tlio llejcllii;;
coinpany, bowevrr, is not ai,ious (o makes ijo.i.
traits, tor ilelivcilfts ahioacl f,,r tlio leason lliat
llic Imuie cleiiiands for coal low tar rural llii
ubilily nt Ihe mining lonnianics lo jiet their
pieiduel tu niiikel. (heal dilllcully ts eil
enieel in nettlnir a siiillclenl nunibir ot cus to
catty coal into tlm inleiior wlieic; it Is uiueiilly
meeled and eipial dltllciilty Is I id in tjeftlus
llic e-'oal tu tldev.aler,
llie tiririal demaiid lor locomotivi's 1 nnpio
eeelenled, Tho car slioitaue, whiili lias iheokecl
liMlllo ill various pails nl Hie lounliy, is at,"
uraviiteil by tlie lack ol heavy nioilu1 power
em the piincipal lailiMid systems, Oulcm for
loeomotiu'1 tor dellveiy wllhiii a liionlh l.avn
nv, nun all Ihe liiioiuotlvo vvoik.s and bolh tin)
Ameiliaii l.oioinotivu company umi llie llahlwin
l.oeoiuotive company hive all tlio wot Is buoko I
Hut they iaii attend to for tl iiionlhs lo lome,
Tho ncllviiy of Aui-riiin in.'iiufaoliiicis shows
no hlsns of abiteiilinl. Al least tlih iippeam
tn bo Imi', miasm Im; the activity ol maiiufac.
tincls liy (heir deieia.nl tin law material Iroui
other pails nt Ihe vvuld wl.uh niter Into Ih-'ir
Stent induct I lea. Tho Impoititlon of in.iniiiai
tilled inatciiab duiliii,' nine nniiths eudiii'; willi
Seplcinber, IWI, wen; not only l.iliiir than thoo
of l.ist year but larifcr linn tluw el 'i" M'av
In llic liUloiy of our eiiuimciic umI iinlusliie,.
The lion Abo upoils a icioid plsiion inod'i
Hon In Oitotur. 'Iho output iinihed the eieit
total of l.l'iD.uv) (oiw, or at Ihe latu ot iti,8tm,'W0
tons per minimi. 'Iho luiiiic.es in lilut on Nov,
I had n weekly cap.i'lty ot il.iKS'il ton-, luvd
on Hieir iiclu.il )h'U In October. Tlil is in
i.Miei of uuy Devious irioiel,
Ci'inp.iiiles in Hie business; nf iiiiiiinu c.ipsiun in
tin; I'llllul Male., are In bo leuiKeil into ,1 II lit,
The combination i lo bo hno.'ii as tlio I'uitel
states (Sypsiini lonipiny. 'flu uul i lo lo
c.iilali.iil al !j.ii,iHiii,W)U.
A tilde ti lleo phillpi ini'i wnidd veiidu
t,uj),liiil pounds ut f.)iier. Tho eiiilie piodus
tleli ei coiper i. only about u,i)n,ni1'l miiul
a )var.
""
RULE OF LIFE.
IVr 'llic Tilbui.e,
Like the star
'lliat khlnes ufar,
Wilhout li.ijie,
Ami without lest,
.et each nun wheel willi stejdy tvvjy
Pound tlic tad; thut nilci thu djy,
And ii his but.
I'liiii the tloumaiilaii by Uo Hon.
FINLEY'S
ft inn
in lis
i liiliiiiife
Are you well posted in the
quality and construction of a
Blanket or Comfortable; Are you
not entirely at the mercy of tho
seller and dependent upon him
for honest value P
Our business methods are open
and well known wo will not
sell a single Blanket or Comfort
able that is not just as repre
sented. Fine Blankets
Our range of qualities is large
enough to meet every require
ment, from the lowest-priced to
the finest grade found in this
market. We can only mention
prices on a few numbers, as rep
resenting the values we are
giving.
Full Size Heavy
All-Wool White Blanket
In different colored borders. The
very best value offered at this
price,
$4.88
A Special Number
in a Heavy Grey Blanket
That is very hard to match at
$1.50
Com for ta bios from $1
to flue Down Comfort
ables in Sateen and Silk
Coverings.
510-512
Lackawanna Ave
ALWAYS BUSY.
Ituhher--. Rubber-. IlUhcsl in Qiulily.
Lowest in Price. Always Alwais. Always.
Lewis & Reilly,
Wyoming Ave.
L
OF SCRANTOIV.
ORGANIZED 1872.
Depositary of the United States.
Capital, $200,000
Surplus, $550,000
Special attention given to all ac
counts whether large or small.
Win. Connell. Henry Belin, jr.,
President. Vice-President.
William H. Peck, Cashier.
Directors.
William Connell, J. Beuj. Dimmick,
Thos, H, Watkins, James Archbald.
Henry Belin, jr. Luther Koller.
Geo. H. Catlin. Jas, L, Connell.
The discount rate to depositors is
five per cent, per annum.
Open Saturday evenings, 8 to 0
o'clock. Three per cent, paid on in
terest deposits.
Interest compounded Jan. 1 and
July 1,
HENRY BELIN. JR.,
Ccueul Agent for tlic Wyoming Pistikt for
Dupont's Powder
Mlnlns, niastln;, Sporthi;, Sinol.clesi and (lit
Itcpauno Chemical Ccitipauy'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safely Fue, Caps and l.'plodirj. ncinu tot '.on
mil lulldinj .Sru'aten.
Afii:l.lt:S.
THOS. l'Onil 1'itlMcn
JOHN' II. bill I'll i: SON' I'hiiic'iiih
V. L HUU.IQAN WjlkcsUarri)
PERMANENT POSITIONS
oflv'Kil otinutori for kciwijI bulldiu;; orn-iailone,
wpable. of liguiiua: pUiu unci wclflMtiviia in all
ot tlieli' rlepiiitiuciils, i:iclleiit opporlunltle lot
lutuie adv.inienicnt, i-tjlo talaiy and e.vpericuei'.
Address MLOLA 111 II.DINU CO., Iloom 400, tlei.
man 'itioiiJl I) ml lUilhlin,', I'ittsbuij, l'a,
NATIONA
SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
BUILDING CONTRACTOR,
Storm ,ih nml Ooom, flme ftoiilf, olllec mid
loro fiui'.tluie, lu liml or soil wood, nml Joli
MM X. Wiidili. nn'. I" MJMMAIt.
FOR SALE
niKtOini oml HARii.NS "f nil 1.1ml'. nho
HniKi'si mid lliilldlili.' I.oli .it bariMltH, IIOUSI'.S
CLll'I'CI) mid tlltODJIIIIl nl
M. T. KELLER
l.aeKavvaiuiJ CanlJRc Work!.
J. B. Woolsey Co
covr?crof?s
AND
BUILDERS.
Dealers in
Plate Glass and Lumber
OF ALL HINDS.
E. JOSEPH KUETTEL.
rear Dll Lackawanna avenue, manufacturer of
Wire Screens of all kinds! fully prepared for
the spring season. Wo nuke all kludi of porch
iscrecns, etc.
PETER STIPP,
Oeneral Cnnlractor, tlullder and Dealer In
Building Stone. Ccmcnliii ol cellars a spe
cialty. Telephone L'592.
Office, J.J7 Washington avenue.
SEOUR1TY BUILDING A SAVINGS UNION
Home office, COS-209 Mears tlullding', transacts a
general building and loan business tliiuughout
the state of Pennsylvania.
REMOVAL SALE
CARPETS
We will
magnificent
ing at our former loca
tion, 129 Wyoming Avenue, about December ist, and
have determined to close out at once prior to removal
of our present stock. To do this we have decided to
GUT OUR PRICES DEEPLY
throughout our entire stock. Every article in our store
has been purchased for this seasons's
trade and this offering of
W IDS i CUT PIES
will appear to prudent buyers who know the reputation
of the store and the high class of merchandise offered.
We can and will save you money if you but take ad
vantage of this great sale.
GOODS STORED FREE OF CHARGE.
WTT llll
lAlllft
.JLWiliLRW Mi
I
Will
Temporary Store,
upholstery 1 127 WYOMING AVENUE. 1 rugs I
H
1
Gunsterti Forsyth
;j'2 I'eiiu Avenue.
BsJI
A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Gut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc,
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereati & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue,
GO
GO
Hanleys
Bakery.
420 SPRUCE ST,
Successor lo
HUNTINGTON
Wo make a upeelally ol fine bread liiff.
Orders for Salads, Oystcu, Croquettes', tie.,
promptly filled,
A full line of tec Cream and lies.
IrV. A. HARVEY,
i;tcctrle Wiring and Fixture.
Electric Bell and Telephone Work.
309 COMMONWEALTH BUILDING
ThcSoranton Vitrified Brick
and tile Manufacturing Company
waken of 1'avliifr nilek, etc. M. It. Dale,
Uei'rral Kales Agent, Oflle.e Ml) Woslilncton .iv.
Woiks at Nay Aug, l'a., I,'. & W. V. It. K.
mmmimmmimmmBmmimmum
K INQSBURY & SCRANTON,
JIanufacturcrs' Acents
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES,
District Acents for
John A. Uncblliijt's Soni Co.'s Wire Hope ami
I'dcctriral Wire. Hulta l'crchu and Huliher Mftf.
Co.'s lV'ltlng, racking, Hose and Mechanical
Rubber (loodi. Knovvlton l'acklug. Carter's
Oil Clothing. Itoom aio Paul I illdg.
occupy our
new build
WALL PAPER
E
AIJLVAAAJ.UIA1 I
Mission
Furniture
"Mission" Fuvnituie
was so named because it
j copied from furniture
discovered in the ruins
of the Mission Houses
of Old Mexico. It is
handsome
Unique
Comfortable
and
Durable
and well worth cou
sidering' if you are
about to buy furniture.
It is finished in Ant
werp, Austrian and
Woathered Oak. Call
and see it.
Hill & Connell
I2i N. Washington Ave.
ATLANTIC CITY HOTELS,
Grand Atlantic Hotel and anncx
Virginia Ave. ami Death, Atlantic City, .V, J.
bulla C4i; 30 I'cautiful loouu cniulte, tlngli
and with Lath; net uivl cold tcavvatcr bath
iu hotel anil auni'.x. Novation tclcct ami central,
within few ardi ot tlio Steel 1'icr. Orchestra,
Oilers (pedal tiln ule, Hi lo $15 by wctk;
ir.'.W up hy day, inilal rate to faniUlej. Coivhtt
meet til train. Wiitc lut booklet.
CHAniES E. COl'B.
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