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SCUANTON, JANUARY M, 1902.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
rontroller-i:V VN 1! MOltU
1 lection IVbritiiv l"
The founnl amiouiiu'inent that Lonu
(!. Day is no Ioiirci "acting," but now
mid herenftor rull-lledgeil superintend
ent of police, lollont lutuinlly tho good
woik done by him In his piobuttotmiy
t st. It was Known that he was honest,
Earnest and trustw oithv, but It vjs not
.ct demonatiatcd that ho had that ex
ecutive command oor men and details
lequlsite in a successful police chief.
J'sporlencc showed tliat tills, too, was
In his favor. Consequently tho place is
lili We tall thl mill civil bervice ic
foim. Tlieio ought to fop mme of it in
public ofllce .
If Not, Why Not?
(rrHU RESOLUTIONS of the
I
west sine Doaiu or tiaue in
fiuoi of the puichuso by the
city of the plant ot the
Scianton Gas and 'Water company lep
le&ent a conclusion as to policy leached
b easily a nvijotlty of those who luuc
gheii caicful study to the subject.
Difficulties aio in the way, and there
is some leason to miestlon the expedl
ency of municipal owiuislilp een ot
water plant in n city conditioned like
Scr.inton.
But on the other hand is the gi owing
unrest aiising fiom the aibitrnry meth
ods of tho existing company, and the
lacl: of public security against addi
tional advances In lates whenever tho
company takes the notion to give them
another lift. If there weie no economic
advantages in behalf of city ownership,
if the cost to the citizen should become
een higher under city ownership than
at picsent, theie would be one advant
age in the piopoted plan that would
iccoinmend it to many. The citizens
would hae some voice in the contiol of
this ital public necessity. They would
not test under the eonbciousnes-s of
utter powcilcsMiess in one of the most
importaul of their concerns.
It has jet to be shown, howeei, that
citj owneiship would be lollowed by an
increase in lates. Just what pi ofit the
lucent company is making, if any, has
not appealed and piobably will not
until it la In ought out in legal proceed
ings But it Is reasonable to suppose
that it Is in business for bomethlng
inoi a substantial than tho gloiy in
ohed; ni.d that It alms to make much
moi e m ofit in the lutuie than it has
made in the past. It can oulv make
this by collecting it lioin its pations.
Why should they not buy the plant and
inn it as n cubllo institution, tinning
the profit, if any, into the geneial city
lund? This piotlt would be lib welcome
to the taspajers of the city of Scian
ton as to tho pockets of the stockhold
us of Hie Scianton Oas and Water
companj. If not, why not?
Although they bt ought $3,000,000, It Is
alleged (hat our unwilling citizens of
the Danish West Indies feel like HO
cent 3 oer the tiansactlon.
"The Next Great Issue."
SHAPING of the Issues to conio
befoto the countiy in the tall
election of o. new congiess, as
well as In the ptesldontlal
campaign two yeais hence, is lepotled
to be in rapid pi ogress at Washington.
One of the most cat etui of the ousei
ers ot political cm tents at Washing
ton, Wnlter Wellmnn, in u letter to the
Chicago Record-Herald, sajs
"What is' to be the futiue of the
Philippine Islands',' lb the United
States to hold them Indefinitely, or is
It to glvo them n promise of ultimate
Independence? Tlioro Is no disguising
the fact that this Is now tho burning
question lu American politics. As fur
as now can be toreseen, It Is to bo an
Issue between the two gieat parties.
As the pioblem Is viewed from the
Washington standpoint, which is to say
the political standpoint, two principal
features at onco appear:
"1 Tho Democrats ato piepailng to go
to the peop)e on tho cleun-cut issue;
The people of the Philippines ate of
light entitled to Independence; It need
not bo fclven them now, but they should
hayo the promise of It as soon as they
are prepared for It; such u pioniUe
would stop tho Jnsuwectlon and bring
Immediate and permanent peace; with
out such a piomiso the conflict will con
tinue Interminably and will lead to
independence In tho end.
"S. The Republicans are not piepated
to make a posltlvo declaiatlon of fu
ture policy, They are not willing to
declare that it Is the natlonul policy
to hold the Philippines forever, nor are
they willing to pledge Independence,
They maintain that we must go on ab
we ate now going, quelling the Insur
rection, betting up civil government,
but making no promtbcs of any soit
and leaving all problems to bo settled
as they urlse."
In bitch a drawing of lines it Is evi
dent that the Demociats will hae the
Ittin of SlJInif on
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initial advantage, llavjng no respon
slblllty they nro fieo to make declaia
tlons which would seriously cmbanass
the tuliiilnUU atlon In power. That,
however, it not a fact peculiar to iho
Philippine issue; it applies to all ques
tions nml ropieconts tlie eontlnual dif
ference between un adinlnlslmtlva
party and the ptuty of opposition. In
mooting it the Republicans will simply
bo repeating history; and In the cud
we hne no doubt that llicy will meet
It finnkly.
The Republican parly stands behind
Piesldent Roosevelt, who, in ills le'cent
message, said: "Our nltn is high. Wo
do not deslie to do for the islniuleis
meiely what 1ms alsowheie been done
for tioplc peoples by oven tho bostfor
elgn governments. We hope to do for
them what has never bofoio been done
for any people of the tropics to make
them fit for self-government after the
fashion of the really freo nations.
Tlie chaiacter of (Joveinor Tnft
and of his associates and ouboidlnates
Is proof, If such bo needed, ot the sin
cerity of our effort to glvo tho lslandeis
a constantly increasing moasute of
sclf-go eminent, exactly as fast as they
show themselves fit to exercise It.
' Wo are extiemely nn.lous that
the natives shall show the power of
governing themselves. We nio anxious,
Hi st for their sakes, and, next, because
It i (Oleics us of n gieat burden. Theie
need not be the slightest fear of our
not continuing to ghe them all the lib
el ty for which they aie fit."
This leaves for determination only
the question: How tit aie the Filipinos
for Hbei t? oi, lather, how much lib
el tj aie they now lit for7 Upon this
issue the public is quite as likely to ac
cept the lcws of men like Judge Tuft,
who have placed by this government
In charge of Philippine uffalt, ns it Is
to be led into indoisement of Demo
cratic rhetoric. Judge Taft says:
"The only answer I have to make to
the ideas of individual observers who
declaio that the tiue condition in the
Philippines is being concealed, or that
we aie hugging delusions of peace that
can never be brought about, Is that the
government Is concealing nothing and
that Its conclusions are not based on
wild theoilcs, but substantial facts.
As a matter of fact the embeis of dis
trust aie being kept alive by sensation
alists who sei?e on eeiy petty point
arid seek to twist it into some hofilble
bai bat it v of our government in tho
islands. Take, foi instance, the tall:
about concontt atlon camps As a mat
ter ot fact theie has never been any
thought of establishing concontt atlon
camps in the ordinal y acceptation of
the teim. All that lias been proposed
lb an insuigent cordon, the establish
ment of a dead line into which will
giadually be drawn all the lemnants of
insuirection that exist. The noncom
batants on the islands have never,
even ut the haidest peiiod of the war,
leceived anything but the utmost kind
ness and consideration at our hands,
and it is baldly probable that this
policy v.lll be roveised now that the
opposition is fast di awing to a close."
The governor believes that tho on.y
existing opposition to the authoilty of
the United States is being fomented by
the men who foim the Hongkong junta,
most of whom were fotmeily lestdents
of tlie llch coffee glowing piovinco of
Ba'tangns. "It lb in this province," he
sas, "that we aie now meeting with
ouv orrly difficulty, and the da I ar
rived at San FiancUco I teceived a
telegram lrom the war depaitment an
nouncing that beveial hundred rifles
lrad been surrendered from tonus in
tills depaitment. My statements con
cerning tho close ot the lebelllon aie
not 'optimistic' in the .sense that tliey
are overdrawn. They aie based on
nothing but plain lacts. Tlie natives
are rapidly developing an aficction for
our Institutions, and a lai ge number of
foimer insui gents have become valu
able membeis of the community, fully
worthy of any trust that may bo le
posed in them. The coming elections
will develop the leal progress in this
direction, and I am cenaln thai the le
sult will be giatitylng. I have lound
that the rillplno Is much like any oth
er man In one lespect lair treatment
will have its eftect on him, and we aie
seeking to show him that the only
qualification ltqulied Horn him In oi
dei that he may lecelve tlie most llb
eial usage is lojalty and good cltlun-'
ship."
In a lecerrt speech, made In Boston,
Prebident Schuiinan, head of tlie hist
Philippine commission, was icported to
have said that congiess hhould now de
claie the nation's puiposo to give event
ual independence to tho Filipinos, Tills
has been taken up and made much of
by the Demociats, A dispatch from
Ithaca, N. Y , now says;
I'Kililfnt hchuiuian todaj inidu a hi turnout
cplnutor of liU recent flotou speech, '11
niltarn.e of his late speech u.sS that If lb':
ChrUtlms of Luzon unci rhu Usiuu wanted hide
puidenic nnd showed thrmseliea cipiUlu t Ji
sinning It this (.ountrj would cuntmlb five it
to them. Preildint bchuiinin snld wdij tint ho
Ullutd the polli) he adwcuid would more limit
any thlnj tlo promote tho wclluo cf tho 1411
pltios, 1'ivtlduit lioun.Nolt, he Mid, declined In
UU luckiage to congitvi tint Amcik.l wji lo do
for tho 1 UfpliHM far molu than an, other mtion
hul cu'i doiui for a tropical people, and Hut
this louutrt was lu tit tlitin foi tlf goieinmuit
nftei tho fithlon of really fits races lie atd
ho atood with President Hoosciclt in liU policy
and was aijilnst tho policy ndtocatcd h.c lieu,
cnl Wheuton, which would mean colonial Mr.
iludo lll.c that of Java and India; und that it
was Jut us pioper lot one to idvoeilo T policy
of cuntual independence! at the pieacnt lliiu
ui it would bo to urm tho adoption of lie in-rn I
Nhcaton'a plan, since- thet Anieilcau people lnw
not jet pused upon tho iiufition of a final Phil
ippine polii.
Whether tlie wotds of President
Roosevelt, which Piesldent Schurmun
endoises, convey a piomise of Inde
pendence to bo conferred at some ie
mote future time, or not, Is a matter
of Interpretation, it is too small a
matter to become a great Issue at this
time, "There Is," says the Washington
Star, "but ono thing certain In tho
piemlses, and that Is that If bcuttlo Is
to be the lending issue hi 1904 our dim
cuRIes u the Philippines will mean
while be lnei eased a thousandfold,
Evoiy bolomun now unfriendly to us
Will send his weapon to the grindstone,
and every American soldier killed will
be a Filipino contribution to the ram
palgn for Filipino independence." We
doubt that the country has any more
desire today for a nag-lowering policy
In the Phlllnines based on the aban
donment of that aichlpelago to native
unfitness for stable Independence than
It had In 1900, when It nut nsldo Mr.
lit yah nnd sustained William McKiii
toy, ... .
A lighted lump on u shelf over a pile
of waste paper located In the hnmo
room with an Immense lot of nltio
gelatine, oil" of the most nowerlul ex
plosives known! then u blast under
neath the luini) sufllclcnt to jar It off
tho shelf and scatter binning oil over
the paper, and then the blowing up ot
evoiy thing within touch this Booms to
have been tho ntoiy of Now York's
latest honor. Theie Ih little to be said
about It. Such caielossncss Is giossly
criminal, of com so, and after It leads
to a wholesale destruction ot llfo nnd
piopoity eveiyboily denounces It. Rut
It exlt.ts eveiy where and at all tlmt,
and we pav no nttcntlon to It so long
ns It dooj no haim, Yet the stoilng of
powerful explosives In laigo quantity
In the heait of a grout city ought, ono
would think, to be. a fit subject for ef
fective legiilatloiC The kind of govern
ment which dors not look after such n
matter la crrtnlnly deficient In Its de
partment of public rafoty.
It has Just been decided by a Con
necticut couit that the substtince of n
lecluio Is tlie propel ty of the lecturer;
and that u lcpoitor may not take notes
and sell them without tlie lectuicr's
consent. Luckily, tho question of con
sent will not often pi event tiro enllght
crmipnt of mankind, and, incidentally,
the advei Using of tho lecturer.
Rear Admliul Sampson will iech tho
ago of roth ement on Fcbi uary i). That
will give tho critics who have dilven
him into mpiitfl collapse another op
portunity for completing the sacrifice
of a biave faithful and successful ofll
cer. It is tepoited that Emyeioi William
is in doubt as to tho piopiiety of send
ing a token of good will to Piesldent
Roosevelt. It seems to us that he has
aheadv betokened his good will sufll
ciently for all necessary purposes.
Mr. Br j an has been notified that he
w ill have to pay the regular postal rate
for pilnted matter on the free list of
liis Commoner. This, will give him a
fine ttcuse to blue pencil that freo list.
Mr. DuBols, of Idaho, evidently be
lieves that an tinny officer should al
ways keep M3 face to the foe, no mat
ter how many ciitics may be tluowing
bricks at h'.m fiom the lear.
Pi luce Hemy will alfco probably, learn
to appreciate the significance of tho
l.nnous i email of the governor of
Not th Cniolina to the governor of
South Carolina. .
rive million dollars for the Danish
West Indies! And yet some peoplp con
tend that none but Ametlcans know
how lo engineer a real estate deal.
If "Mother" Jones can move that
certain postmasters have been tamper
ing wiiu UniOe Sam's mails, she can
get a. jib doing it light away.
2Co matter as to the opinions legaid
lng Santiago, Admit nl Sehley can claim
to have been the hero of Chicago.
Some of the Men
Who Rale the World
I iom the Cluea.o Inbune,
S1Y1V n sccntj- nun it moit bit in ths
uiU ct iulci4, incl in un jcir the woild
will hai,e foieotten more thin 1 llf of
them. Of halt of them, indeed, u woid
is never heard, 'icrencio Siciu, Joe .S.mtca '.
luja, linllio Accvil, Thoima Itegalado, Jeimau
Kiesco, Ieenldn I'lazi who has eur heaul of
them let thei aie ehiets of nations nil of
them, ind thiii acti coiiLern the Hej of mil
lions of human being I'oi eight jeais and
mole Joe Sintos Jelaia hx-j been head of i
state which has been mined in import int Intel
mtioiul documents, but the fierie liht which
belts upon a- throne khnus 1 irdl at all upon
tho chair of a piesldent, and the fhat man ot u
nitlon, if the bclonss to the lay Kings, nnd not
to the Kingj of lojal blood, ln-vy be as lai fiom
fime as tlio postmaitci at Timbuctoo.
et, in thilr own little world, thej are pow
eiful enough, mid tome of them, indeed, wield
iron iod. "Ills majeatj" of Urail, wheie the
mitv come fiom, is ruler In much moio tlun
meie name. I)i, Campevs "dln is luidly lcM
autocntie as i president tlnn Dom Pedio was ns
an ent-iciui, nnd 1J jens nfler tho sweeping aw iy
ot the mouiuhy lliaU ttill give-, one mini
powei, within bioiel limits, to nuke wn and tie-clue-
iKice. f.eueial Tircshs fclmin Sam uilcs
ll-i tl, with only four ministers to help him,
an 1 his a salit of neailj J.5,000 i jc ic for look
iiU iltei the only country in the woild whcie
tho blaik man lulcs the white In Aigcntiua
Julio liocn nils ns roinmander in chief of the
aim, appoint gcneinU, euites Judges fills all
civ II olllees, and presents all bishopries b"nor
Itomana, in Pciu, must fmj him his power. vot
a 6lnjlo act of his Ins any force imleas backed
by a minister,
11, e piesldent of ( uloinbh mutt caw him,
too Wlieie he is nobody ipilte Inons, The uf.
en nee books lenc i bhnk whero Ids inine should
be, nnd hU chili is llllcd bv the second mm in
the stitc. 'lwo or ihue cii ago 'lenuel An
tonio b inclement') was elictcd, 1 j a sjnton of
tlictoril colleges mueli tho sime n.-, In the
I lilted Mute-,, to utli- over u.OOO.UO" Colombians
He w.H elected foi si jenrs, hut being an old
mm, he piobnbl; did not look font aid to a full
term llieie is no cecurltj ot tenure In tho
pre&idrnc) of a Sjuth Anicriciu republic, nml in
Colombii, whiro uolution is tho eubstltuto for
cilckit, lhero is a lebelllon onco a weel. ' Otu
joung mm mu.t Into thelt eamii," a Colom
blm Mill to Sir Jlaitin Coiumv. H was a
joimg linn's game, no doubt, which led to the
imping olf of the pieiidcnt lut SmUmber,
whin, ' bj oidvr of tho political leadeie," Seiior
banilrmeuto was locked up in u bov and kid
uiped. It was tho ono event which gave the
pualdent a tisto of ncwspiper fame, but .t pusi.
dent lucked in a bos and cairild off to Luaca
(..in hudly he funous lorg, and for three nmiths
nobcilj has heatd ot Hcnoi Sincleiiienlo. "J, 11,
Maioeniln," the vleo piesldent, iclt,ns in his
steid,
It ma) not be tmlntnestlng, and will possibly
be helpful, to Jot down tho names of tho chief
prisldenla of republics, lino mo tho llrst nen
in the principal icpublieau couutiles)
Aigentina Julio A, JIoco,
Itollvia .Jose Manuel I'.iudo.
Ilrull Pr. Y, do Campus balUs.
I Idle Jermon llicaco,
t'oloiiibia J, 31, llaroquin (actln.-).
Co.ta lliea-Ilafad Igle.las.
I'tuailm (leu. I.conldas i'laza.
liiutrmah Manuel liitradi r.ibura.
Hajti Gen. 1iielas Simon feim.
Jlonduias I'eienclo felcna.
Libel U (I. W. Olbson.
ile-eieo Porflilo 1)1 1,
Mcaragua Jose bantos Zela)4.
Peru henor Itomana.
Sahudor Tomas Ilcgalado.
San Domingo Geu. Jimlnii,
Utuguaj Juan I,. Cuotai
V enczuela Cj prlano CoJtio,
What would happen, one wonders, if the presi
dents organized thcuuehos Into a truit to light
tho luonarchsV 'Ihey would have a great task
before them, liven if I'rckident liooscult and
''resident I.oubt, the miglitieit lay rulers in the
woild, canto to its aid, the octodecimo alliance
would Had itself overwhelmed by the powers ot
the moiuichlea. 'lltero are unci1 en lUn,
feven emperors, three sullans nnd ono tween to
gimrtl the thrones against a prcslelcnlltl invas
ion, nm! if their forcrj failed they could mil
tipon n tlmli, n bey, nn nniccr, ft miliaraliti, ii
khan nml n Icliedlve to lielp them. Thcj're nil
of rojal blood and lojni power, nml may bo re
Heel upon to eland tip for the thionci when
Uncle Ham, having no more trades to buy up,
sets hlnuelf fo ostflbtMi a eotner In klngilotns.
OUH, INTERNATIONAL WAY.
Tdltor of The Tribune
Sir) While our exports of lion and riHI ore
increase, those of Uugland arc decreasing, Iho
l'liglUU falling off in tlie list Ihieo Jenrs is $1V
CW,0(i0, wlille her Imports of tho mme lines,
roo fiom si,!, In 1S0S, to SSO.GOO.OOO lu
1001, nearly flltyyior ceht. Inercnse.
An Ahterlctn ajnellente ofTcrs lo build the Bag
el id nllvvay for the Turkish government,
"The United Stales haj by Its excellent ellplo
nncy and flrmncs) established the open door
pollcj In Clilnn, and China will be, for )cnrs, the
most important market for tho products of the
United States." Senator lodge.
Tho following Interesting evtract shes some
liha of tho way we nro overcoming cpanslon
difficulties nnd doing our duty by our depen
dencies! "lhero nre at present nonio EOO American
teichers In tho Philippine Islands, of the neces
sary 1,000 desired, nnd inoro tlnn 1,000 schools
htvc been opened. Mnnv appointments mean
IJiacticil Isolation, .Suitable accommodations
for women mo hud to find, Oui chief diffi
culty In instructing Is tlie licit of n common
language, l'ew- l'Ulplnos understand frpinlsh,
ro the work of education much proceed slowly.
Tho native Filipino teieher is most viluable to
us ns n meiiis of communication with tho pupils.
'Iho school j car is ten months. Work among
these people is constantly Inlciestlng und fas.
cinatlng. I Unci them cipible lu many respects,
anxious to learn I.ngllsh, nml very bright and
quick in comprehension of 1 ngllvh sprcch nnd
idiom We hive in Superintendent Atkinson nn
cnthuslitlo nnd energctle leider. 'Iho, Ameri
can tcnchoi opens to hlnuelf a field of useful
ness, barely conceived of, before anlvnl "
(Charles K. DILss, of San TIllpo Iverl, Illzal Prov
ince, 1. I in Da Soto, Mo , Wceklj ltipubllcan )
The London Dally Mall Year Book 6.13s, "Hie
United States has for tho lest two veais out
stripped us ns a coal producing country, nnd is
clearly in the lead In the world's coil produc
tion." "Among news items the Bailing from Tacomn
of a stcamci with a $700,000 cargo for the Orient
is one of tho indications of the trade develop
ment between the Pacific coast nnd the cast."
Dally 1'nanclal News.
An American svndlcalc his now- cither bought
or leased, all of London's underground nllvvajs,
nnd will electrical') equip them with American
made nppamtus, and run them on Ameilcan
plans.
Tho Xovv York Tribune sa.vs, "Possessing in
comparably the better half of the North Ameil
can coast of tho Pacific, owning Hawaii nnd the
Philippines, and having as it soon will an isth
mian canal, and a trans Pacific cable under its
control, tills country's commercial expansion on
nnd around tho 'ocean of the future' should have
ro bounds expressible in terms."
Very truly )ours,
V iltci .T Billar.1.
Fchenectnd), X. Y., Jan. 2S
COLDS ABE CONTAGIOUS.
Prom Leslie's Weekl).
Accoidlng to an Edinburgh doctoi, tho peuon
suUerlng fiom a cold, who attends a public or
private indoor gathering, perhaps with children
and people troubled with delicate diets, thioaU,
etc, is an immediate rource of peillous Infec
tion, to bo guaidcd against as ledulounly as
though It were a cae of diphtheria or scarlet
fever. The minute creatures whoso special busi
ness it is to disseminate misery in the shape of
colds nnd catarrh", rejoice in the title of anaero
bic saproph) tes, a name sufficiently dicadful in It
self, one might think, to give n delicate poison
nenons prostration Our rdmburgh authority
sa.vs that whenever ho calls nt house and finds a
patient suffering fiom cold, he nlm)s wains the
membeis of the household of Its uifcctivencss and
ndvi'es the avoiehrce a much as possible of all
Immediate pergonal contact. Kissing must be a
common source of contagion, he sa)s, and chll
ehen and bibles juc often maityu to this injuri
ous custom Good ve'litilation is deelued to be
the bcit picventive of infection fiom this source.
TO A CEETAIN TYPE OF ALDER
MAN. I'oi the Tribune.
A magistrate, whose income is dciived from those
On wl om ho can a fine 01 costs impose,
Is apt to get quite all the laws allow,
With small icgaiel fiom whom it coine, or how.
The coU are piett) suie to find their w i)
Upon tho one ho ileeins most like to pa) ,
Though justice ma) bo stictched 1 point or two
He'll take good care to get nil that's his due.
Tho law permits some very cuiious thing-,
But tho most moustious l, tint which biings
A horde of iaciiow, cauion beasts to pre)
On nil unforlunito enough to come theli way,
.vs wolf would guaid a flock of timid sheep,
Or as a fov the poultiy )atd would keep,
Or ns .1 cit be a guardian of the cream,
So lie upholds ltw's majesty fcupiimc.
Di-pule, so trivial the) shuuld bo cut shoit,
A10 magnified, enlaiged and sent to couit,
And suit and couiitei suit go on his docket,
In order tint tho costs may lcich his pocket.
The iuorint foieigner is an env pie),
And for his ignoianco is mado to piv.
Tho least transgression of a strange 1 mil's laws,
And lie falls into legal robbers' clavvr,
And co-Is, more costs, and coots nre piled on so
He's well nigh skinned before they let him go,
The fillen woman is a favorite game,
To wrest fiom her the piocceds of lur shame
K liangci on putus some seilons charge,
'lo settle which, she'll willinglv disgoite;
Stripped of her money she's it once set lice
Justice has 1 re uhed to sin a homily,
rwo quairellng neighbors me a somee of jny
lhat nil his legal talent cloth rmplu) ;
And suits und counter suits spring up like weeds,
And bill of costs to bill of costs succeeds
Anothci joy Is bickering man and wife
He fairl) levels in domestic stilfe.
He piles on cost9, well knowing the) 'II upent
And pa) most nn) thing when they leknt.
Tho petty rogue, who's caught in ills pursuit,
vhose victim does not caio to pioiecute,
Is nude to piy a price foi his ulcise,
And is wrung dry before piocecdings eei-e
And an) person caught in little scrapo
Is made to piy 1 lound piiee to escape
lie's slmpl) in the business for the boodle.
And nn) one who doubts it is a iioodk'.
Oh, Justice! well nny .vou rto pictured blind,
Sometimes wo doubt tho soundness of jour mind;
Tho things that are done dally in )oui name,
To nnrble cheeks should bring a blu.li of sfnme.
When human vamplie is nnthoiitcd by law
To fill, out of tho public, his capacious niaiv;
To levy tribute on tho igimuiil cU-d,
To fostel tho woist pas-Ion-, of tho mas,
To rob the wanton of her ill got gains,
To sluie the pluudei of tho sharpei'o brains,
When right becomes a question uf his fee
It's time wo Ind a Justice tint could see.
-W, 1' P,
Scianton, Jan. 23
Always Busy
A shoe that fits the eye
should fit the "foot or you
don't waut it. There is style
effect of smartness in our
shoes which appeals to good
dressers but more impor
tant every pair of our gen
tlemen's $5 shoes are at this
time $4, which is important
to the economist,
i
Lewis&Reslly
1 14-1 16 Wyoming Ave,
FNLEY'S
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ond li
ta Flies
The New Spring
White Wash Fab
rics and Embroider
ies are here in pro
fusion, they have
just been opened, and
are ready for your
inspection.
When -you have
seen them you will
certainly pronounce
them the prettiest
collection you have
ever seen.
It is unnecessary
for us to go into a
detail description of
these lines, suf
ficent to say, they
are up to our usual
high standard of excellences-containing
all that is new and
desirable.
510-512 Lackawanna Ave.
New and Complete
Assortment
Being the
LARGEST EURNITURE
DEALERS IN SCRANTON
We carry the gteatest nssoitment
of up-to-date Ofllco Eurnituie.
You aie invited to examine our
new line befoto purchasing.
121 Washington Avenue.
izsm
Headquarters
for
Incandescent
Gas Mantles,
Portable Lamps.
THE NEW DISCOVERY
Kern Incandescent
Gas Lamp.
Gunster&Forsyfh
253-327 renn Avemio.
Allis-Chalmers Co
Successois to llachlno Business ot
Dickson Manufacturing Co., Bcrauton
and WJlkcs-Barro, Pa.
Stationary, Engines, Boilers, Mining
Machinery, Pumps.
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Office Oesks end
I Offies Fornifure
ill&Ooiiiie
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SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
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THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY OHARAOTBR PRDMPrUr AM 3 SATISFACTORILY.
1 i...i...,i 11
BUILOINQ CONTRACTOR,
Storm Mth and doom, store fronts, office and
store furniture, in hud or (soft wuod, nnd job-
Hanlevs
FOR SALE -5
tlttCOirS and WAGONS of all kinds: nisi ""5 ALT F? F&V
Houses and Building T,ot at bargains HOnsUS " rr A lf I 0
CMI'l'UU and allOOMCI) nt
M. T. KELLER zo spruce ST.
rackawamn Carriage- Works. faucccsaor to
"7 "J7r HUNTINGTON
U. B. WOOLSEY X LsO w make laveclalty ot One bread stuffs.
CONTRACTORS Orders tor Salads, Oysters, Croquettes, tc.,
promptly filled.
AND
BUILDERS. tU" "n ol Lc Cr"m ,nd Uct- 0
Dealers In
Plate Glass and Lumber
OPALUKtNDS. pETER ST,pp
EOURITY BUILOina t SMIVas UVIOV General Contractor, Builder and Dealer in
Home office. SOS 209 Meara Building, transacts a Build ng Stone. Cementing of cellars a pe-
general lulldlng and loan business throughout """V- Telephone 2S02.
iho Mote of Pennsylvania. Office, S27 Washington avenue.
F ...II, I I
E. JOSEPH KUHTTEL. THE SCIJANTON VimiPICO BRICK
rear 611 Lackawanna avenue, manufacturer ot AND TILE MANUFAOTURINa COMPANY
Wlro Screens ot all kinds; fully prcpaicd for Makers of 1'avlng Bilok, etc. tt. II. Dale,
tho spring season. We mako all kinds ot porch Ocicral Sates Agent, (Hike 320 Washington av.
rcrccm. etc Works at tvay Aug. Pa , II. t W. V. It II
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Ut
D
Days Remain
In which to take advantage of our
Great Removal Sale. We have
decided to make
sale the best, by ottering special bar
gains in all departments.
li
Wall Papers
A large line of Gilt and
j nc Embossed Papeis at less than
D - is usually chaiged for white
Paper blanks, Beautiful stripe,
5c. floral, tapestry and fabric effects.
3 Curtain Specials
$6.00 Irish Point Curtains.$5,oo
5.50 Tapestry Curtains, 4.5o
Bobbinet Ruffle, per pair, 1.50
These are but a few
offered by this sale.
WILLIAMS & M'ANULTY
126 Washington Avenue.
$5gr--In Our New Store in a Few Days.
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A Bargain tost for Shoe Buyers
We are in the midst of old-time Sacrifice Sales of Winter
Footwear. The shoes we shall oiler during this sale are not old
or shopworn; among them will be the well known makes of
Johnson & Murphy and The Stetson. Don't let this opportunity
slip away, Here are some of the values :
Lot 1 J. & M. and the Stetson. Men's Patent Leather,
Patent Ideal Kid, Enamel and Box Calf, (Tjj mA &A CA
regular 85 and $6 values, all suss, for. P-t a Mill P. OU
Lot 2 Men's Enameled and Box
Calf, winter weight.regular $5.00, $3.50 (ft--) Crt n4 (Cq;
and $4.00 value, for .OU dHU -PO
Lot 3 Ladies' Box Calf, lace, winter weight, -regular
$2. 5.0 and $300 values for p !?
Lot 4 Misses and Children's Lace and Button, sn
regular 75c and 1. 00 value, for DJC
It will be cheaper to buy now than it will be to wait
LEVBJDIDT.UIIESil
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Every garment in our store is
sold regardess of cost. Come and
took when gou want one.
V-
24 JLackawamm Ave
Take Elevator,
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the last days of this'
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75c
25c
Carpet Offers
I lot of All Wool Smvrna
Rugs, 30x63, plain centers,
fancy borders, were
$4,00 2.75
75c Ingrains 60c
$1.00 Brussels... 75c
examples of Real Bargains
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