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THE SCRANTOtt TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902
ruMUiietl Mlly, r.cepl Sun.lJ.v. ).)' l"',,'lTr,,!
line riibltililnit Comp."iy, l I'llly Liil n Monlli.
j t.lVV f. ItlOII.Ull), IMlli.r.
o. r. nvxinx, iiiiinc Mutmnpr.
New Vutk hllUt! 130 Xmoin SI.
,S. H. VllKi:ii.NIt
Sole Vtrciit fur I'oicIrii AiUi-itl'liiR.
Jnlflcil Hi tho 1'ololll(C rtt Reunion, l'J.i
hooinl C'lit4 Milll .Matter.
"When space wlil permit, The
(Tribune is always glad to print
Jhort letters from Its frleiuls lienv
njr on current topics, but Its rule Is
hat these must be signed, for ptib
Jcation, by the writer's real name;
mid the condition precedent to ac
ceptance is that all contributions
shall be subejet to editorial revision.
tiii: ri,.vr rati: rem Aivi:irriMsn.
Tlic foltmvliiff lulilo allows Ilia price prr Inch
Mill Insertion, i,ne lb lie ii'Cil within unc r.iri
llnti'nf tSliittiffnl
1'nlt
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IVir cmili of Hunks li'olutr.i of riiiiilnlrni
11111I nliiilKir (iinlilliiitlniH In Hie iuIiiii" "f .nl
M'llMnfV The 'I'lllnmr- tti.iKi-t u limine nf "i coll
line.
Il.iti'. lor C'l.i.llril AiUrilMiiff tiiinUlii'il ill
1 r II a 1 1 ' 1 1 .
l'l'l
SCHANTO.V, JANUARY 10, 100:',
Suruntuu'H ImlebletlneiW to ICilwiinl Ij.
Kullor Ik Increased liy the part lit- bus
mil In HecurltiK the rcninvul to thin oily
or the lit'iuliiimrlt'ifi of the Notional
silt company, ri'untin la now the
center of the null ImlUHtry of America
and Hh prestige will ho coiTespoiulliifily
'onhanced a fact duu very lni'Kely to
the enterprise and foresight of Jlr. Ful
ler. Of 'a truth wo are privileged to live
in no mean oily.
Five Years of Prosperity.
AX INTKIIKSTING comparison
of conditions In 1001 with con
ditions In ISM, when Republi
can prosperity begun, Is mode
by the New York Journal of Commerce.
In all Its details the comparison is too
long for reproduction, but some of Its
salient features should bo mentioned.
Meginnlng with population, sin In
crease of ten per cent, is found in the
live years, showing Unit when times
are prosperous infant us well us full
grown Industries nourish. Coming to
pig iron, the staple barometer of trade,
we find an Inerenso of nearly one hun
dred per cent. In its production. In the
same period there was an Increase in
coal production of CG per cent.; in gold
production of til per cent.; in copper
productloiof 31 per cent.: In the growth
of wheat, 0 per cent.: of corn, though
u '10 per cent, decrease In quantity yet
an increase In the selling price; and
the same with oats. In ISflfi l,2S3.S7ii,onO
bushels of corn sold for $491. 000,000; and
707,000,000 bushels of oats for $182,000,
000; while in 1001 1,84:1,000,000 bushels of
corn sold for $f,OS,000,000 and 600,000,000
bushels of oats for $21)0,000,000. The
total increase in the value ot the three
crops, comparing 1808 with 3901, was
$.05,000,000. The cotton crop of IS'J.'-fi
was 7,102,473 bales: while that of 1P00-1
was 10,12.-),141 bales.
The wonderful growth in our foreign
trade has been so frequently com
mented upon that It seems hardly nec
essary to mention II here, (t Is enough
to say that in the five years our Im
ports increased 2S per cent, and our ex
ports 44 per cent. Our exports of manu
factures Increased even more rapidly
than our other exports, the percentage
being GS. Hani; clearings in New York
city increased 175 per cent., while In
the country at large the percentage ot
increase was 132. Taking the last ten
weeks of each year us a basis of com
parison, the loans and discounts of
hanks In the New York Clearing house
Increased S7 per cent., while the net de
posits increased !i0 per cent. A'n In
crease of ,")0 per cent. In the gross earn
ings of railroads Is Indicated, while a
reduction of one-fourth In the number
and one-half in the liabilities of busi
ness failures Is to the credit of Repub
lican times. In the five years there has
poen an average Increase In the price
of commodities of 80 per cent., but the
Increase, In wages, as well as in the
number of working men employed, has
more than kepi puce. In 1S9G It mut
tered Utile to inuuy hundred thousand
worklngmen whether the price of com
modities was high or low; they had no
wages with which to buy them. Today
there is not u man of good habits und
average ability in the t'nlted States
who Is compelled to be Idle through
luck of work.
The New York paper from which
these figures are taken wisely ndmon
ishes its leaders to he prudent and
careful in the faco of such marvelous
prosperity, so that It may not be prema
turely sacrificed. In the nature of
things we cannot expect to nrgress
continuously at such u pace; otherwise
the world would one dav become too
Rinall for us, Frugality, thrift and
cautlonwHl become the American peo
ple In the year' of grace 1002, and, In
deed,. in. til) other eas.
M fc "I ' .....
..vigorous .protest from a lot of
Manila merchants utrain reminds the
administration of the dllllculty in pre
paring n trade policy that will suit
everybody.
Russia's Tlotive. .
KKEniUNa the other day to
the evidence recently Intro
duced that It ww the czar
R
Alexander II of liusslu who,
In tio early days of our Civil war
prevented Frupco and Oreat HHttiln
frpm. recognizing the Independence ot
the Soiitliern Confederacy and carry
ing out their Intention to break the
North's hlockudo of Southern ports,
we indicated curiosity ns to HussIu'h
motJi'i'j. poipp yrltei'H have held that
it was "pure friendship for the United
'VjS' . but fonwldcrlnir iow little
Itjjssla ribsolutlsin and American dem
ocVacy liuvo In common, tills Iiuh never
nfc)iiniu'ji(led itself to us us a tenable
explanation. '
UgUt on the subject Is shed by
"Wharton Harker, of Plillmle.lplilu, who,
In 1878, served us the, Itusslun ilnunciu)
agent In America, and In the summer
of 1873 Jiud un Infonnul peitsonal In
terview with the vxii ij ,tj( paluce
of the Grand Duko Consluntiue at
I'ovolvsk, about IS miles from 5t.
tcrvlew the cent's motive for ills atti
tude during our Civil war was ex
plained by no less a person tlmn the
czar hlmsejr. Mr. Darker writes:
"With great earnestness and some
sadness the czar said Unit In the tin
titinn of 1SH2 France nml (Ireitt ihitntn
proposed to Russia In formal, but not
In olilclal, way tin; Joint recognition by
Ktiropean nations of llio Independence
of tho Confederate Hiatus of America.
He said his Immediate answer was:
'I will not co-operate In such action
and 1 will not acquiesce, but on the
contrary I shall accept recognition of
the Independence of the Confederate
Hlules by Franco nud Great Thitnln ns
u casus belli for Russia, nnit that the
governments of France and Great
Ihitaln may understand that this Is no
Idle threat J will send a Pad do Itect
to San Francisco, and an Atlantic
Meet to New York. Sealed orders to
both admirals were given.' After a
pause lie pi acceded, saying: '.My fleets
arrived al the American ports; there
was no recognition of Independence of
the Confederate States by Client Brit
ain mid France, tho Anierlcnn rebel
lion was put down and the great
American republic continues. All this
,1 did because of love for .my own dear
Russia, rnlher than for love of the
American republic. I acted thus be
cause 1 understood thai Russia would
have u more serious tusk to perform
It the Anierlcnn lepuhllc. with ad
vanced Industrial development, was
broken up and Client Drltalu left In
control of most brunches of modern
Industrial development.' "
This disposes of all points In contro
versy and leaves tho American nation
Indebted to Russia for aid at a criti
cal time, though not for the motive
prompting Unit aid.
"Wednesday's frightful tunnel acci
dent, In some respects the worst in the
history of railroading, since It occurred
in the heart of a great city, where
travel ought to be the safest, will un
doubtedly hasten the use of electric
motive power for tunnel travel. Lndr
the most carefully managed enterprise
accidents will happen, because human
ity, though Improving, Is yet Imperfect.
Hut It should be possible to do away
with smoke, steam and dust in it tunnel
and thus reduce the chunce of signals
being obscured.
The Canal Question in Brief.
-r OW THAT public interest
centers almost wholly In the
choice of routes for the pro
posed and expected but long
delayed Isthmian canal, a comparison
of the two routes In tabular form will
possess educational Interest. One was
lecently prepared by AValler AVellmnu
from ofllclul sources for the Chicago
Record-Herald, from which paper we
borrow it:
l'.inani.i. Nicai.igua.
Jil.ll')' 1ST..IA)
Tulill ll'llKlll, oif.UI to
oee.ui, mile-.
Leiiatli between tci iiilu.il
h.ubois
Length of c.m.il m( lion-..
.Siiling hi l.ike (Iloliio of
Xieai.igii.i)
T'otal e.xc.ii.ilion neeileil,
lubie .v.uils
lMimaleil lol.il eo-t to
complete ;
Amiu.il tnl of uiainUii-
a nee, eMIm.iteil -
Suimuit leel aboie mm,
feet
Water .supply for Miuuuit
hiel
Kegul.itliiu of wafer Hip-
Ply
WI..7I
;.:."s
.tii.l l
1'J.OM
Pl),IMil,IKHI
Ill,ei),o00
T0..-.1
lt.",.CHK),lXX1
j.l!HI,)(),IH),)
? :i,:hki,diii
no
Ample
M.inlpul.iteil
S
L'.IWll.lHH)
Ample
Automatic
Number of hik-...
Cio it il.Hii-, pioioi(ioiu
si.e ,.
Height n( iliefi ml", feel
Total length of enne.,
mill's
Total iiui'.iture, ihgiee.-.,
SIioitc.t dine, leet i.i-
ilhm
Number of uuw-. miller
"i.iKIO feet i.ullui-
Number of tine-i inuler
il,nnil feel i.ullus
Niuubei of tune-, umler
7,000 feet laillu-i
Number of emus umler
S.000 feet iiiiliu-,
Total lui'nber of euue-i.,
ll.uhoi.-. to be lor.-fiuct-
cil, number
ll.iillo.nl to bo built,
miles
(unlit (iin.il be iiiaile w.i
level?
lMlmateil linio of p,i-
k.ige, houis
Ships go Ihioiigh in nay-
light!
1'iopoifloii.il ikiuger ot
ilela.is
Ih'iilthtulness of ilnn.ite
It.iltifall
Ilizinl oi slonus in hike
luiigatlon
ll.izaul ot euilhipi.iUe hi-
teifeienec
(heater (IM.inie, New
Yoik to S u l'lanel-en,
Hilled, ila
(healer ilUt.mee, New
(lileaiei to San Kraii-
iico, miles, via
(Jiihkor p.K-jgc to tin.
knot fchlp. New Yodc to
Sail l'i.inci-io, houis
I
111!
lil.'J!)
2,.'KI9
-1,01.1
10
771
fi.'iil
VI
No
::.;
Xii
10
Same
Ileal ier
(ireit
I.aiuer
Yei
2
Yes
1
Sanio
Small
Mi
5:0
via
if)
(Juhker iaage of lit.
teen-knot hlp. New
Yin I; tn S.iu I'r iiii'lteu,
hnnrii, la
(Jnliker Mvuge of twenty-knot
lilp, New Vink
to San Trancl'io, limn..,
l.i
Amci iitm polls In weit'
i oast of Sotilh America,
AmerUmi polls to Asia,
Philippines, ile
Diiropeaii polls to wft
coa.t of South Amci lea,
Kiiropciii poit to Xoitli
I'acllle polls
litiiopean ports to Aila...
IN
Phorier
Hnini! .Siiiiq
Shorter
.-,... Shoiler
Santo Santo
It is evident that as tho facts set
forth in the lust canal commission's re
port are gaining currency among tho
people, ti change Is taking place in their
preference. For years they have been
tuugltt to look upon the l'nnuma canal
as a dead scheme, and upon tin Nicar
agua route as the only out) really avail
able. Hut it Is now explained, with
much plausibility, that the emphasis
heretofore placed at Washington upon
tho Nicaragua mute was chiefly for the
purpose of forcing the I'uiiunm people
to wiMnubu terms, That purpose
huvlng been accomplished, the leaders
In congress, It Is said, aie rpiletly pre
paring public opinion for u loug.con.
templated ueeentupee of the I'annma
route und It Is predicted on seemingly
good authority that before congress
gets through with this subject, the
.NMeuruRUu route will have hardly any
supporters either In or out of congress.
Yesterday's vote In llio house favor
able to thu Nlcaraguan route appar
ently does not dovetull with this the
ory; but the senate is. where the flua
work inuy bp.perform&d,
THE NEW YEAR OPENS
VERY AUSPICIOUSLY
Waller ,f, ll.ill.liil, In l Tun Tllnc.
Till! YIJAIl lll w.t, one of ureal nclilcic
inotili hy llie t'lillril Slnlc nloiiK Imlilv
1 1 l.i 1, roinnierelnl, Ilium liil, mllllciit nml
1'iliieallon.ll lliie, nml luu'J ipen.i tip In
.till (,'inilcr mill heller ilitint".'
The Xeu- Yoik city inioflke lnol In $11,020,'
fill hut year, mi liieie.Ke of $1,131,1;,) mer ISDO.
Tinniay lecelpl fur lite culeiiil.ir cr h(w
Mirphu er e.peiiilltttirN of floo,0(0,ouO, IVr
the nmt half of llil ll'r.il jr.ir the imrphll If
!fl2.llt;,000.
DlililrniN pajulile IhU .laiiii.ny amount In ll.,.
n;."i,(lll, mi lncre.1'1! of ?7,ISI,152 mer January,
Hull. Inlere't on lunula, also pj.uhle tlil.i .Inn.
uaiy, IIkiiich lip .i;p,j2.I,I!0, an Iiii-icim! of $!,
Wl.'-V), A (oinp.nl'.iiii of lhee Inrrciuro shows
that we me lilii;r far Inme ol our own money
ntnl le borrowed enpll.ll In our timliuw entd
pile.
Tienton, N, .!., pottery ownon ate happy oer
Ihe Incience of nearly ifl.ixKiiOO In their liiilnei
l.iif year, the meate.'t jet knimii.
Ilallronil hnllilin In the I'lilteil State fell
finlil 4,1'JJ tnllei ill lSttl In i.Kl.1 iiillen In I!:!,
the Hut je.ir of Mr. ('IpAelaiulVi seionil trim.
'I'htii It went vteaillly ilnwn rneli of the tlnec
fullonlng e.ii, t lie llitnies heln l.llltl, 1,S!U,
1,MH. The nel llepnhllc.iii jear w.ih IS'i", when
I, SHI tiilh" uiie hnllt, fnllowi'il hy :!,n-i.'l, 4,.'iS,,
1.1:17 nml r,n.)7 in the jniM fiicceillnsf. .It will
he turner fllll In I Ml.'.
(lur (iiiiMiinpllnii ot mllVe lhl rateiul.ir year
ttlll evcri'il 1,iiim,(kxi,ikki I'oinnl', ot which we get
thioe-fnmtlH fiom lliall. It Is co-ting in 7.8
lenlt per pniiml, ai?.ilii't" II In 10.1 eelits in Hit
lleiMiKrntlc jimm IS!U-1b!WI. We me li.v far (he
ilpi'-l inllVc ii.li-niiiln mint i .v In the woihl.
The (ii'iiii.in einplie innies next, with ill:l,(HIO,(KiO
piMinili: then l'luiiee, 1T'l,IKiO,lin poiinil.
Out of (he uttdil poieily of the ('Ml War, the
Smthmi .:atr Iiim' ci'iitilhuleil $l,'ii,ixm,iii,u in
help eihu-.ile the chllihiu of llielr founer ilave.
Mine em.iiielp.ilion, the neKn-ei hae aeeinnu-lati-il
S'.UII,(W,IH)() woiih of propcity.
Tncnty-oiio liuniheil firi;lil i.irt li the nihil',
-ter
Gave Money to the Tcxans.
It m'ciih queer to think of (icncral Daniel II.
Sickles etlills t.ipe, lint that l.s the way he be
gan his cmeer, lelates the Satuulay Kvenlng
Post, lint lie always Innl a :iti for aihenlure,
nml when n liiil was lliillleil by the stoiles of
lieiiilvm which floated up flout Te.vas nml fonneil
p.ilt ot the hl-tory ot the tiuggle of that Male
for tieeiloin fiom the Moslem lule. Sam llou-.-Ion
became the boy's iileal heio. "I wanteil to
inn awav anil take pait in the business my
telf," sihl he, while chatting one day with
some Texans in tho cUuk loom of Ihe house of
icpi'L'scntiillvcs "but my fullier ceiii-ed Ihe
leto pinvrr, and tijvoliug was not as c.i'.v then
as it Is iimY.ul.iyt.
"A man named lllkhenck was r.ii.-lng a com
p.uty to go down and help the Tevuis in their
war. About that lime my kinil-lieaiteil olil
gi.iiidinother g.nc me ..'IKI to buy a hoise mid
buggy. A hone '.'.as the one thing 1 had ill
ways proini-ed ini'-elf as fcooii as I should be
liili inoiigli, mi I was delighled with the gitt;
but when I heard llitcluock talk .so eloquently
about Ihe wiongs ct the Te.w.ns and tlieif noble
Hiugglo for llhtily I I'liiihln'l .stand It; 1 pimply
tlnew my giaiidiiiother's money into his lap.
"N.iluially my gianihiiother began to wonder
piolly soon whet'o my horse was. 1 told her that
I was waiting to get one that would trot in 2.11),
which was great speed for those davs. Her mi-Fii-pccting
soul w.is sati-tled with the explana
tion. Next my father became inquisitive, and
after I had lu.idi- two or tluee slmnmeiing at
tempts to put him oil' I had to tome out with
Ihe whole stoiy. I am not sine now whether
ho. was mote nngiy or lunitsril ocr it.
"Hut the funny pa it of it c.uno later. An
other man iiiiiied in town; one Colonel Hum,
who was lai-uig money to fiiiiii-h supplies for
the flghtein in To.i-. lie c.ime after my father.
I i. line to his assistance, nud between us we got
the old gclillciii.nl so itilctesicd that he handed
out another SM)0 tioiu hi: own poikcl."
Easier to Expel Her Than Explain.
('oiigies-in.in .liillus Kahn, of C.ilitotnla, 'is a
man of pionounceil etsatility. Although but a
.lining mini he has been siicces-ful In business, on
the stage, in joiiinall-ni and in politic, lie is
a good stoiy-teliev. "The inogiess of the west
i not .fully undcistiMid by all sections of this
(oitntiy," said he lecintly to a gioup of state.S'
men. "Of ionise, when a man lile the poet
Mai Muni conies out ot Ihe west lliete is leiog
nit ion of Pacific to.i-t ciiUnlo, but on the whole
our people ale not fully applet latcd. lliery ad
vamed institution in the east is duplhated in
the we-l. When the study of Planning, for ex
ample, was th" litci.uy lage, evet.v li.milct ill
California lma.teil its lliowtting club.
"And this letiiinds me Ihal we liaie aide
satiii.-ts, too, In our stale, A Drowning dub ill
one of our cities dl-mls-cd a prominent mem
ber. It wa.s an culii-Iie society and the impul
sion uealid much talk. A lileiaty i title sought
tho leasotis tiom the piosldcnt. She leeched
him coldly, saying that ina-mucli ns the ptess
hail Invented tacts to explain the ilisinioal, he
had better follow the example ot the ptofessloit.
lie went away and wrote a pji.igr.ipli which the
members of tho club weie neier able to llva
down. Tills is what he wrote:
".Mrs. X. lo.t caste with the, Drowning ilub
beeaii-e of her lliii-t for knowledge. She sub
mitted a question a-kiug for illumination con
ceiling n ceitnlu pa-sage In Diowuing, and as it
was eiislcr tn expel her than to explain the
passage, the fotnicr action was taken."
All John's Fault.
They live putty well out south ill a laud-onia
home, but not near enough to n tire station to
lie "li.indy in ca-e ot accident," As the hou-o
Is their own utnl their nil, the hu-li.ind had been
somewhat in tenor ot a blaze for some time.
So he laid In a stock of hand crenade, those
liltio eia-s Doilies wnii it .no stipposeu in pin inn
any lite that may sl.ut.
One day the blaze came. The cook slatted it
In the hlleheii; t Inn she lied, howling, to her
loom ami began In pack her trunk. The wife
pi ides herself on her ability to keep her bead,
so Hist she stepped to the telephone and liiined
in the ahum, anil then she wont tor th. hand
grenades.
When the Ihe department did arrive Ihe men
found iter standing ocr the sldchoaid ninmuglitg
lluough tho diaweis. Copious stieatusot water
soon diowned the blaze nud mined the lower
HoM, unci the iUp.nl nu nt led. Slid she iiim
i.ugeil, Her liu-lund came, called by the 'phone
gill, Ho saw heie thcie,
"Why, my dear gill," lie said, "why didn't
,ion me (lie ham! giciudea and stop tho Ihe n
sooii us It klailidtf Then 1 lie whole lower pat
of Ihe hoiiso wouldn't have Wen soaked."
".lolin," she lopnuilcil Icily, "if you would
just keep the coiloilew wheie it belongs 1 could
ile the linn ill old includes, lint It Is gone, and
how was 1 to open lhciuJ"--Kau-as Clly .lniiin.il,
One Passenger Too Many.
A gocd sloiy is going the lotinds of the of
fice of tin: Mitiopolil.iu Mlccl lt.illw.iy com
pany up in Ile. big building at lliuidwuy and
llotbtoli stieet coiiceiulng tlm wuudeilul ai
cikc of mliiil dlsplajed I fi cully by a new con
ductor op one ot lli'i company's liolley cars.
'Iho paitliular car was howllitg.uloug up llioail
way lecently whin It was liullei ami Iwaided by
u i-ompaiy .iiuipcctor,
'llio olliclal luuilcdly counted the p.icng-'U
hi lliei.ir and found that ll.uo wciu nine. Then
lie cast Ids eye up to the icgislc-r and loiind that
Iheiv had been only elglil faie lung up. Ile di-clu-iil
his identity to the new conductor and
culled attention to the ilUcripaucy.
Slowly and painfully the new hand i owned
over hi paciigci and thuu icauned hi iigls
HT. "Ilegori'j, an' jou'ie intjht, ii," he said,
ami pioiliplly slopped Iho ui.
"Saj," lio deiuaniled, itddicising the pacii
gers n mi uiilhoiltajlic nuniict, "wan n' voiire
fellowt'll liak to git nfl llii! c.nr."--New Yolk
Times.
,
I.?.wson Answered Her.
Heie U the Ijte.t stoiy ulsut Thomas Law.
koii wlilch llostou Is (htickliiig ou'i, ajya the
(lube; laitu last nuiinu'r a young wonun who
Is cluM'iibvd as (tc.li was silting on tho desk of
a yacht In MaihUhaad luibor when i!r. laiwton
CJHiici Hoatiiig hi ci. the pieainci-. The joung
wjnian ).ucv llio W'tniyj' Jiun klighil, and the
took advuiitjji; ul tin.' 4i-puliitjiue to pick up
Outline Studies of Human Nature
llon.ll onter Jnt plmeil hy the l.jik.lwanV.i
ll.illioml iciiipany. One thoiiiimt of their) will
hare Ml.ixm poimiln lapinlly rarli. 'Ihe other
1,111 will he of iKi.mii) ponmh capacity rnch.
'liie net eamliiff ot our litllroaiN for ltwi were
Isleeii per cent, giealcr than for any prevlnua
year.
Thongli W, .1, llryan woikeil haril for Hie c,iM
nml It till lining all he1 ian to emlanger Ihe
pioperlly of onr'ennntry, It I by leanou of Ihe
iii(c of the pollcln lie oiioted that he li nlila
to lie IiiiIIiIIhk himself n $20,0110 hoii'e.
Steel corporation net eiitnliifr tor Xoumhir
were approximately )ll,(i),nni). The December
cai nlnnH will he fully a lame. One humluil
ami forty million dollar for the full )ejr '
I'omcrriithc estimate, nml .flO.OOd.rxiil more than
wan naiiirn at tne mit,
t.'ilppte Creek oulinit of R"ht for lt'01 wm $'i"i,'
OOO.OUO.
Traltlc on the Kieat lale win ery heavy In
Ihe cnoii Jut rlnwil, n fhown hy Ihe Hkiikh
Juf puhllflieil hy the Ire.Kiuy Inirrnn ot utatl.i
lies I'relrtlit aiuounllnir to Si,Mi,'i21 loin p.iisnl
lluoutih the Amci Icph St. Maiy' canal, nml
2,;ii,82l) tom throimh tlic Cmadlaii SI. Maiy'n
canal, a tol.il of 'J'.S.Vi.n.'t ton', iiK.dml the
pi lor rajvm'n 25,3;il,3.IS torn, mi IikiiiIid of U.
Sil,31.i lon. l'our time' in many ieel paeil
throimh Ihe American ciin.il at pnMcil tluoiiKli
the Cui.iilhin cali.il, ami nearly nine llme.i ih
l.ni;e IniiiriKP. Kieiy piiuelp.il lonunoillty car
rieil shows an lncie.i'e e.cept nialu. (Corn iiop
fallinn.
Sciiclnty f.'aste, of our well lllleil liea.Muy, sue
ceeihil In eltectlnrf a leihiillnn In our lnleiet
hiuitiiir imlittf iMit of S..-..TS!. 1 -ll In llecemher.
Ktlll we clo'eil the month wtlh an nr.ill.ihV
ciioh haliince of $i;i,r,o:l,'J79, nu lncieao of il,
ulti.HI.'l. 'I'lioo two resiilU make an Impiove
mnil In our f1imtici.il (.onilltlmi in Ihe one
liuililli of .1I),:I7.),7:W.
Our money cliculathm U !j2,."hlii.::.1l,Hiil, eiiml
to S2W'l per capita on our population of 7sS,.TT,
(KW. The laige-t jet. i
a niegiiphone Mhlcli was beside her, tuiin it on
tile premier and shout:
"Hello, Mr, laiwson, low's coppei V"
It i.s minted that without :m instant's limi
tation Mr. I.awson picked up a megaphone in
fill r t und Ihundeied back:
"Hello, Miss Ill.mk, liow'.s buss."
Paced tho Enemy.
Among the maiiv soulhern xisitors In New
Yoik (Ids autumn were .Mr. and Mrs. Delgado,
of New OileaiH. Mrs. Delgado is one of tho
kindliest and ino-L dunning hostesses of tho
Crescent City. Many very clever sayings arc
iicdlled lo her. She always lias been an indent
southerner and is never at a los for a leply.
Some years iv-n, nt Iho iimoilin,g of the f.ec
monument hi New Oilcan-, n lather practical but
unsimpatlietlu New Ihiglandcr obsened:
"Why, .Mis. Delgado, according to l.ee'a con
lictlotH, tint monument is all wrong, lie has
tinned his luck on Ihe south and lie is looking
towaid the inn ih,"
"Ile iil'inys f.uiil llie inemv," was ihe quick
leply. New Yoik Times .Magazine Snpph'ueiit.
A PROGBESSIVE AGE.
I-'ioni the. Atuericau Doc.
Next .tear we may expect to read something
like the following in the daily paper: "About
10 o'clock this morning a hoiseless milk wagon,
loaded with cowle.-.s milk', collided witii a hraln
ies i icier on a chalnlcss wheel. The luckless
wheelman was bully injtued, and, being home
le.s, was taken in a lior.-eie--s cab to the Home of
Ihe riicndlcss-."
THE HISTORICAL NOVELIST.
ruder Ihe history chestnut tiee
The novel maker stands;
A stipriflci.il biaiit has lie,
Hut strong and able hands.
lie thumps that tiee Willi might mid liuin,
And calculating Ir.iwn, .
And like a shower (if hail or rain,
Those chestnuts tumble down.
And then, tho' nun m.iy weep, lie notes
No human vieitin'-i cii.
Hut clams those chestnuts down the throats
Of cieiy p.o-ser-by. late.
ALWAYS BUSY.
1902 Money Saving Sale
Is now on. With every pair of our
Eeet nnd Health Saving Shoes you
get a shoe shiner free.
20O pairs of Men's Double Soled,
Vici Kid nnd Box Calf Shoes, worth
$2.00. Our 1902 Cash . .
Price $1.40
200 pairs of Youths' Vici Kid
patent tips, worth $1.00.
Our 1902 Cash Price 5UC
100 pairs of Youths' and Boys'
Leggins.-, mixed lots, not all sixes in
every lot, but the size you need in
some of the lots, worth
$1.25 Our 1902 Cash Price 5(jC
1 00 pairs of Men's Solid Tap Boots
all sizes, worth $1.50 to 82. 50.
Our 1902 Cash
Price $1.00
100 pairs of Men's Solid Tapped
Soled Shoes, lace and Blucher,
worth $1.25. Our 1902
Cash Price QOC
100 pairs Ladies Vici Kid button
and lace Shoes worth $1.00 to
$1.25. Our 1902 Cash
Price 75c
200 pairs Misses and Children's
Vici Kid School Shoes, worth 75c
to $1.00. Our 1902 Cash . .
Price 50C
Mixed lot of Ladies' Dress and
Fancy Slippers, toe a little bit nar
row, worth Si. 00 to 1.50.
Our 1902 Cash Price .... 50C
You can see by the above list that
very little cash is required to pur
chase good reliable and honest foot
ware. Lewis & Reilly, wyum'iMv.nuc.
A Second-Class
City with a
First-Class Stock of
Gut Glass,
terling Silverware
Blocks, Etc,
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
MercereaU & Connell,
132 Wyoming Aveune,
FIN I FY'S
January
Sale of Fine
Fine Cambric, Xalnnouk 11 ml Muslin
rmlct'BiH'mcutH of miDotlnr workmun
Hlilp ami bciuitirul (IuIhIi, hoiiiu daintily
trimmed In ncnt narrow einbrolderlew,
othci'H more elaborate, in wide, rich
liiccH the kind tlutt rolled the repu
tation of. a .store.
At tills time of the year great iiuiin
tltleM of Inferior Brinies ot Underwear
are thrown nnon the market and ad
vertised at nrli'us Umt appear cheap.
You don't find UiIh claws of mcrchun
disie here. AVo believe you do not care
to buy such. v
AVe sell the (Inept srrndo Underwear
made. Our prices are the lowest pos
sible for this grade of work.
Now line of line French lingerie and
nrldrtl Sets.
COltSET COVEKS
iVoiu l.)c to $(.()0
NIGHT GOWNS
from 75c to 5.00
CHEMISES
from 50c to $4. 50
D11AWEU$
from 25c $4.50
LONG SftlltTS
from 98c to $15.00
SHOUT SKIHTS
from JJ5c to $3.00
CHILDREN'S DltAWEKS
Special lot Children's
Drawers, macle from goort
quality fine muslin, nice
ly trimmed. Sizes from 2
years to 12 years. All at
one price 19c each.
510-5 1 2 Lackaawn na Ave.
There can be no more
appropriate gift than one
of the following linrs, all
of which are marked in
plain figures:
Writing Doles,
llirii!r Tnlilos,
1'ancy Tallies,
riicval (il.lT,
I'.ulor Caliinot",
jlu-.lc Cihiucts,
I'urio Caljinets
Hook CaSc-,
r.ouui,rei.
Work Tulilcs,
Kasy CImIn,
(Jilt Cli.iirs,
Inlaid Glial is,
llOCkCIS,
Slmiing Standi,
1't'ilc.taN,
Jardinieres,
fcereen?,
Mori id Chaird.
Low prices" and large
assortment to select from,
of well made and desir
able patterns.
Hill & Connell
1SJ N. Washington Ave.
Headquarters
for
Incandescent
Gas Mantles,
Popfable Lamps.
THE NEW DISCOVERY
Kern IncandesnJ
Gas Lanjp,
Oiiiister&Forsylh
2M-327 Pemi Arcnue.
Allis-Clialmers Co
Eucce&sors to Mochlno Business ot
Dickson Manufacturing Co., Scranton
and "Wllkes-Bune, Pa.
Stationary EnglneB, Boilers, Mining
Machinery, Pumps.
Muslin
Underwear
tiill & Conn-ell's
Holiday
Furniture
SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES. '
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS ,
OFEVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AMD SATISFACTORILY,
"'BUILDING f'cONTRACrOR. . . '
Storm s.nli nnj ilnor. loro troiil, otllcp nn Smr n i. 1 1 rste-
Jture furnlluic, in lutJ ur i-olt oocl, :nl Ji" Mlf L-tZL Y &
i!2ii X. Wmlni. vp. I,. liOMMAUi -.nj. ,
for sale: cSakery. :!
llt'flfllM ,! WAcoNS ot nil klml.t 1 420 SPRUCE ST. ' ,
Hoti.ci nml nullillnir I.oU nt tutgaliH. Iionsl'.s I
CI.Il'I'i:!) ami OltOOMKI) nt Successor to
M. T. KELLER HUNTINGTON
" I' in '11 ' ' W mako specially ot lino bread itulTJ.
Jm Af o jv Orders tor Salacli, Oj-iters, Croquettes, etc.,
. tS. W OOLSEY X WO Pfomplly mlccl.
CONTRACTORS A '"H Une ol Leo Cream and Ices.
ANn PETER STIPP.
BUILDERS e??!'xl Contractor, Builder and Dealer In
ouitcvcro, llulld;ng Stone. Ccmcntliig ot cellars a spe-
Dcaleri In lUlly. Telephone 2802.
Plate Glass and Lumber otticc, sct waiiitngton avenue.
OF ALL KINDS.
THC SCHANTON VITRIFIED BniCK
COURITY DUILDINO SAVINGS UNION AND TlLC MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Home olBcc. 209-209 Hears Ilulldlnit, transacts a Makers ot I'avlnsr nilok, etc. M. II, Dale,
Rcncral lulldlnit and loan Ijuslnesj tluouglioiit Oetteral Sales Agent, (Kflcc 320 Vililnitt6ii av,
tjm "latc ot n I'oiiii.vlvMiiln. Works at Nay Aug, Pa., 11. k W. V. 11. It.
rear ..ffSS ot "RN gf MRKET
Wire Screen, ot all kinds: fully picparcd tot .,..., 0 W a.ilili,Rlon Avenue.
tho epilng uason. Wo inako nil klndi ot porch I vl 1! Opened Saturday, Dec II.
tcri'em. etc. I 'llio licit tlio Jtnrkct Atfords Only. ,
We have determined to reduce our stock prior
to our removal' to our new building at our
former location, 129 Wyoming avenue.
Special Clearance Prices
on Entire Stock.
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WALLPAPER
Bogs,
COO IS STORED
FIT'll! TJ ail I Bi I
WlhlfliTn Si IfjAnillrV
, Temporary Store, 1
126 Washington Avenue
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THIRD NATIONAL BANK
Organized 1872.
Depositary of the United States.
Capita!, $200,000 Surplus, . $550,000
Tlio discount rtito to ilopoaltors U ."i per cent, per milium.
HpeeliilnttoiitloiiKlvtm to nil account wliutlior lursoor Hiuitll,
Open Saturday ovoiilnit'i. S to t o' clou c.
Tliico porcoiit, Intcrcit jialil on HiivlugH ilopoilts.
Interest coinpouuileil Juuuiii'y lHt nml July 1st.
WILLIAM CONNELL, President.
HENRY BELIN, JR., Vico President.
WILLIAM H. PECK, Casliler.
DIRECTORS.
William Connell, James Arohbald,
Henry Behn, Jr.,
Goo. H, Catlin,'
Thomas II. Watkius.
W. D.
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Occupies an Imperishable Position in the BUSINESS WORLD.'
s$vk Unquestionable Superior Merit
Hwfir
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NO. 23 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia, Pa.
SiTiintou Branch Oillce, Nos. 1 and 3, Arcade Building,
5BaS3fi!2ffi2S2S
Are You a Lover
Of the Beautiful?
lu im ttl-li tu lmii pii'll) rluvi.; Hi' ill
lui pic .Mil i -i,.. juii SullUui lliulimti'l
ll'ii;-, Dluiui'iiil Jliil l.liiiljlil Kin.;. )!
Iiiuiul uinl llnlii Mings Duinuiul an. I ttpul
line, l)i.m:iii'l innl Nipililiu Hum.. 1"'
jiioiul ami ''iiliiiul. lliiiK. W. will ni"U il
Ulr. Uriliril ii inbliulivti lu iidn.
Eo Schimpff,
317 Lackawanna ave.
Drape
ries,
Urn mm, Siuules, etc,
FREE OF CHARGE.
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, Lutner lienor,
' J. Benj. Dimmiok,
James u, uonneu.
Zelmder.
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Annually adds thousands of names to
the long list of Smith Premier users,
representing every line of trade and
every profession
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twn
aj'uicrcaic
There is ns much difference in
Biamoiuls as there is in human
faces, and not infrequently as-
much marten deception. When
you wish to buy a diamond come,
to us. You can rely upon ouri
judgment and representation.
E. Schimpff,
v 317 Lackawanna ave.
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