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SCUANTON, FEBRUARY A, 1902.
"REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
Controllcr-r.VAN' It. MOR11IS.
Election rchruary IS.
If congress Is afraid to raise the sal
aries of Its members It might form a
union and strike.
firs. Soffel.
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UK COLUMN'S of moralizing
elicited Liy tlio case of Mrs.
Soffel ure going' to waste.
Xo good purpose Is served
No change In human nature
ought by them. Women are
by them,
will he w
of two kinds always wore and always
, will he One kind Is good very little
lower than tho angels, when at their
hist! the other kind Is mainly congen
ially bad, and you can do little to
ward changing them. The weak sister
may be given an appearance of strength
by separation from temptation; but the
moment she Is left to her own re
sources she falls.
In Mrs. Sorrel's ease It is fair to
presume that temptation Was slow in
coining nnd that the weakness which
succumbed to it was previously unsus
pected. So much, at least, appears on
tho surface. What is under the sur
face tho public does not know, and we
date say it is fortunate that It doesn't.
But the fact remains that no amount
of moralizing on her cuso will have,
any influence in arresting tho way-'
wardness of the next weak sister who
prefers crime tinged with romance to
the plainer and more prosaic al'fec--tlons,
duties and pleasures of a wen
ordcied home life.
On! -with the war taxes, by all means,
but no shirking of plain duty to Cuba.
Such seems to be the practically
unanimous wish of the country.
Irrigation.
TT1J3 srjHJKCT of fuder.il irri
gation of tho arid lands, so
strongly recommended by
President Roosevelt to tho
attention of congress!, is developing
curious opposition. This is well voiced
In a speech delivered in the house of
representatives on January 21 by Rep
resentative Sibley, copies of which ate
now being circulated.
It has for its text this question:
"What justification can we urgo to
those farmers who already bear so
great a burden of taxation when we
invite still further competition against
them and compel them to pay their
proportionate burden of the cost of
inaugurating that competition'.'" Mr.
Sihlcy concedes all that tho advocates
of Irrigation say as to Its effectiveness
In converting now useless waste land
Into fertile garden spots, but that very
fact makes him hostile to the proposi
tion of this time.
"Tim farmer who thirty years ago
was or all Ameilcans tho most indepen
dent sovereign has," says Mr. Slbloy,
"during tho last generation witnessed
a docline in tho value of his farm lands
equivalent In the eastern, middle, and
Houthern states to at least SO per cent,
with a corresponding decline In the
value of all tho products of his skill,
lie labors on his farm sixteen hours n
day, and hardly understands why we
legislate for an eight-hour day, with
four weeks' vacation and four weeks'
pick leave each year with pay, for all
engaged In tho government service,
and yet seldom propose legislation
which will lighten his burdens In life
or add to tho sum of his happiness.
"lie has seen u great government give
to every citizen who would enter the
lists of competition against him a
farm of 180 acres of the richest land
tho sun ever shown upon. He has seen
under that competition his broad acres
pinch and nnrrow uud tho comforts of
his fireside diminish lie has seen com
petition In his calling so stimulated
that the low-priced surplus of products
of agriculture has determined tho value
of tho entire product. Ho has seen
the mortgage slowly but surely eating
sup his farm and has voiced no protest,
or voiced that protest In such faint
and feeble tones that by the time it
reached the Beat of government It was
drowned in the babel and din of noise
of others, who loudly clamored for ad
vantage. "If It were to bo announced to-mor-iow
that the sovernment would give
each man In tho nation a well-stocked
irrdcery or a well-equipped tannery for
making leather, or u factory for mak
ing shoes, what a chorus of protests
would arlso from every grocer, every
tanner, 'and every shoemaker In Amer
ica. Yet In effect this was precisely
what happened to the American farmer,
.You now propose to open up in ad
vance of demand hundreds of millions
of acres more to place In competition
against tho over-burdened farmer,
Give the farmer and farmer's boy some
Opportunity to shave in the general
prosperity now enjoyed by tho people,
So long as we have, a large exportable
surplus of agricultural products, let
ho furmar meet, us others must, pri-
linn ol SldlnB on
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vntb, but not governmental, competi
tion. Let Us watt until tho prtco of
the products of his skill, tho fruits of
his labor, ore fixed by tho demands
of tho homo rather Hum n foreign
nmit. Lot us .wall until the whole
produut shall determine tjio prlco of
tho fruits or his toll rather than that
their Value ha determined by tho sur
plus of tlfoso products. Let its wait
until our Increased population shall so
expand that these lands shall bo need
ed to moot tho demand for a gioater
food supply. Let u Inter generation
pet form this labor mid tho burden of
cost bear upon the sliuuldors of
those who shall receive the blessing."
In conclusion, the elocpictit member
from the Twonly-Boventh district In
dulged In this moving peroration: "To
my mind tho present proposition for
tho Immediate reclamation of theso
arid lands Is tho pressing1 of tho pois
oned chalice to tho lips of tho farming
classes In this nation, which, If It kill
them not, will at least tor another
generation .leave them In cither toipor
of misery. I am sure that no member
of this body, no man who loves his
party, his fellow-men, or his country,
would willingly lnlllct Injury upon any
class of citizenship, much less, upon
that sturdy, industrious, honest, God
fearing class who live upon American
farms and have contributed their more
than loyal share to our national prog
ress and development."
Wo ttrs-surprised that Mr. Slbloy did
not possess the full courage of his
logic. lie should Introduce a. bill using
the treasury surplus to purchase and
withdraw from cultivation enough of
the land now arable to put diamonds
on the man with the hoc.
With an increase In population of 101
per cent, since 1890, the total now be
ing 140,000; with an assessed valuation
of nearly $100,000,000, and with better
Claims In every way than were pos
sessed by 20 other territories' at the
time of. their admission Into the Union,
New Mexico is after statehood with
blood In her eye. Politics aside, wo
should like to see her get it.
Antl Now, Wireless Telephonj'.
UCII has been said In the
dally press about the
achievements of Marconi
in tho lino of wireless
telegraphy; ho much, that the public
Is In peril of forgetting that "there are
others." In the February Issue of Hur
per'a magazine Wnldon Fuwcett tells
of another an American who Is
achieving things of note in this newly
opened field of electrical progi ess. Says
Mr. Fawcett:
"The very acme of achievement in
the transmission of messages would
sein to have been reached In the wire
less telephone system which has recent
ly been developed by Professor A. Fred
eiicl: Collins, an electrical engineer re
siding In Philadelphia. Spoken words
are transmitted great distances through
the gtound without the use of a con
necting wire, and in accotdance with
a plan totally dlffetcnc from that of
tho Marconi system or wireless tele
graphy. '"The Collins sstem simply takes
advantage of the ract that there are
natural electrical eunents In evidence
slightly below tho surface of the entth
at any point that may be selected, and
by this invention currents of this char
acter are utilized to cause a How or
electricity between two instalments
stationed above the surface of the
earth. The only underground me
chanism employed consists of small
zinc-wire screens, which are bulled In
shallow holes, one at the sending sta
tion nnd tho other at' 'the receiving
station, Above these are tripods sup
porting transmitting and receiving ap
paratus, &uch as Is employed In ordin
ary telephony, a wile affording connec
tion in each case with the burled
screen. When the electricity from a
storage battery is turned on, sounds
of all kinds may be sent tlnough the
transmitter, and heaid, In many In
stances, oven more dNtlntely than wete
a regular overhead telephone em
ployed. "The Collins invention In Its simplest
form Is adapted to sending a message
but one way that Is, It Is not possible
to utilize a receiver us a transmitter
and receivers are each equipped with an
annex for performing the opposite
function, so that to all intents and
purposes this new telephone Is not
different from the Instruments already
In use."
Whut tho development of this Idea
will moan to the civilization of the next
half century can bo readily Imagined.
It will literally annihilate distance and
weld together Into new communities of
Interest the separated nations and peo
ples of the earth.
One of the best haiomoturti of the J
condition qf trade In this country Is
tho register of tonnago passing through
tho Sault Sto Mario canal. For 1801
tho record stands 2S.10H.0C9 tons, against
20,043,073 tons in 1000, a gain of 11 per
cent. Another straw Indicative or
American expansion.
It Is a good thing that Prince Henry
did not begin to read nboiu tho United
States en tho cvo.of an election. If
ho could seo what tho party organs say
about the candidates he probably could
not ho Induced to venture on this side
of tho Atlantic unuccompanlcd by a
largo army.
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III addition to tho predictions of tho
groundhog tho signing of the Hrst play
er for the Scrantou base ball club may
bo taken as one of the sure indications
of tho approach of spring.
According to the latest Intelligence
from I'oklnt tho Empress Dowager has
displayed talents In the emotional lino
that would bring fame nt 10, 20 and 30
cent matinees.
... .... .. .
It Is piobable that, when asked to
servo on tho board of trustees of the
Carnegie institute, it was Mr. Cleve
land's busy day, '
Not In yeurs, says tho weather
bureau, Jms the groundhog proved u
true prophet, We fear Professor Mooro
lajealous.
Tho naval battle off Panama. does
not seem to have boon characterized
by loops pr bowknots.
M
SOME LESSONS
T
111! JOl'llS'At, ol the Military Sen lea InltP
tutlon, .fiiMWry ihc, contains n most In
t'l'ctliis ri!lcv liy (.'olon"l lMnanl 1!.
Hi it I on. nuliiir nwl'tant adlu(.int uvnoril
of the Saronit Inlands, Now York Xalioml uuard,
of former Secretary of War ltu"ell A. Alger's
book, "The Spanl.ili-Aincilcan war," recently
publMifil by Harper k llro. In the couic of
It Colonel llilttcm Ktd:
Tho author ilncll on Ihe fart that ol the- first
appropilatlon of IJ.V,000,OJO "for National !
fiuse" In anticipation of lur no part w.vi loan
able for nlTcnsho piltpoef, r.ot csen for niton.
ilvo prepard'on, tinj hllo measure f mote
ollecthe coast ilcfenrc ttcio pciinlntljla and Wcje
pmlicd forwatd, w dlstui banco ol the Mains of
peaco could ho made licfoio the declaration of
war, Cbtucquently, while, durlnft tho few weel.s
Immediately preceding tho outbreak of hostilities,
cury annul in the country nnd every pilvala
establishment capable of tutliln? cut gun, tar
llafjos, powder, ammunition, etc., wa? woiltln?
up to full (up icily nlidit and O.iy for coast de
fence, the War depaitnirnt could not punh.ve
or1 conli.tct for imy of the material to Booh, to
bo needed tor the new army. There were no
stocks of I0.WC supplies on hand, and no in
c.roae could bo made, ectpl for tha Moiyrtiy
need! of tho army on a peace basis; po that,
luuler tho piesldcHt'd Interpretation cts the term
"national defense" there could be added to the
oidln.ir supply, nothing In the wiy of equip
ment, clolhltiff, tentajfe, lnrn"s.s, comtnNsuy
stores, medical and hospital mppllc, camp furni
ture, etc. "Dlliiloty and cuidgiii? legislation
had borne Its fruit."
Within n few dry after the enactment of the
acts of April 02d and 20th, 10S, Increasing the
military forces, tho War depaitincnt was ciiRased
tn the ntrmiltanroui prepaiallon of three laigo
armies lui operation in foreign countries Fcpar
atcd from the United States by distanrcs raiislns
front ICO to 7,000 mllcn, and, from each other,
by half the clrcunireience of the caith. All of
the details of organization of the tlSS.'JSj solun
tccr, at well as the increase In tho regular
army to about 01,000, are intcmtlngly dealt
with. In refcirlnir to the transportation to the
southern camps or mobilisation, the author eayn:
"Our soldiers did not tiuvel during the war
with Spain is they did during the CiWl war. In
all conltacts with the railroads, It wins expressly
stipulated that In the day conches, each roldlcr
fchould have an entire feat for lfimsclf and Ids
equipment, and for oer 21 hours of travel, the
(loops vhould occupy sleeping cars Pullman's or
tomlsts' tlnce men to a section. Pew rotornra
of tho Civil war can recall has ins tm oiled, din
ing the skties, in any but bo-, cattle or lint
cars. Ilicn the horses and mules, in the war
with Spain, were liculy all shipped in patent
palace stock car."
With empty military storehouse, the supply
departments sot to woik cqulpplm? piaotlcally
230,000 men. Jinny of tho articles required wele
of special injiiiiiicluu-, not to bo had in optn
Jmrlcet. Conervw had repeatedly denied ie
qucsU to equip the arsenals with special lesrnc
machinery for their manufacture, to meet an
emergency, so that specially designed appar
atus for tho nr-oinl9 had to be manufactured nnd
intalled, before work could be commenced on
these nrticles of equipment. Notwithstanding tho
fact that there were but u7 officers or tho quarter
tnastct'g depaitincnt, which lequires specialized
knowledge and i.vpeiience, by August thcio had
bwu manuf.ictuied nr purchiscd and issued 010,-
aw blanket!), ."OO.T.J Moines, 0.'3,20.J trousers,
470,703 campaign hats, 15J,1C,7 camas Held uni
forms, 72,:io;i shoe, rfiS.im leggins, G2J.211 flan
nel chills, 1,237,002 underbills, 1,210,Cj2 drawon,
S,M3 a.cs, 4.SS3 tiumpeU, U1,3H camp kettles,
&CC2 mcs-i pan", Ul.tSO various kinds ot tents,
372,379 -.belter tent halve, 10,G1S hoises, 2i),lS2
mule?, "(5,170 wagon', 25,012 sets of single liar
new, anil other ailiclc!. or cury kind in like
piopoition.
"The iiiiival of the volunteers from their sev
en! states at tho camps of instiuction quickly
demonstrated the fact that so far ns equipment
was concerned these militiamen were little better
than lecrulls. Not a slnglu icglment was fully
ready for the field. They w'eto deficient in regi
mental equipment of every kind. No less than
100,000 Spiingtleld rilles and caibines were issued
to voluntceis who had been supposed to bo well
iiimcd, Veiy inwy mrtved In camps without
uniform'!, aecoutiemciits, lilies or anything, in
fait, necc5saiy for netiie tcniee, ccccpt lint
ciilhu-i.um which is xho mvarhble characteriitlc
ot the Aiueik.in oluntcer." ,
The author states that on the hut of April
tin- output or thi; ltock Isdauil urachal amounted
to seventy sets of infantiy i.jiilpniont per d.oin.
When the protocol was signed, on the 12tli of
August, It was turning out dally S.O00 roninleto
infantry iquipinents and 230 cavaliy equipments.
The daily output of tho Springfield armory was
increased, dining tho taim- peiiod, from 120 to
S0o Ki.ig-Jorgcn5en llfle.
Time wcie so mai-y more applicants than
commission in die army to bo filled, that for
eveiy man appointed, huiuheils were uccojilly
disappointed, After icferring to the misunder
standing and misrepresentation as to methods of
making appointment for the lunteer army, the
author sajsi 'I doubt whether I w.u moie vili
fied and slandeicil in any other connection. Yet
theio were not a dozen commissions Usucd dur
ing the SpanUh-Ameilean war In which I had
any personal intc-u-t. The appointments weid
made by the governor. ot tho states and In- the
picsident. " Nearly one-fifth nf tho officers of
the icguhir army were given soluiitecr commit,
slons cio.iliug ,i scaicity of leghiicntal offiecis
in the expanded uvular service, which greatly
einbaiiasied that aimy. The s.vstem nnd data re
lating to appointments U uiveu nt length. Tho
suigeoii3iud assistant suigeoiis of volunteer tcgl
ments were appointed by the governor of slates.
Only P3 surgeons who appointed fiom civil life,
which with 010 contract surgeons, weio nude
upon the recommendation of the suigcon-geneial,
after asurauce ot the candidate's professional
qualification. "Not a volunteer officer commt-.-slowed
by tho preiident v&n eoutl-inailialcd dur
ing the war. Of tho S7 payniuleis commis
sioned, s0 were appointed from civil life. Not
n doll.li wad defaulted and all accounts have
been closed. In all the expenditures ol cicrv
kind, tggiesating upwards of XX.(MYnm nn
'chatgo lui been made of jobs or favoiItiMii."
Tho War Investigation commUsion, after tho ex
amination of many camps and numerous wit
nees, staled that "tho joung civilians who ie
ccived start nnd other appointments, in the main
discharged their duties in a highly commendable
manner."
A chapter Is devoted to the "Hound Uobiu"
Incident mid the sickness picvaillnj In the foices
mound Santiago, after the fall of (hat place,
with tho romimmicatlom between the War dt
putment and blisfter. Tho writer points out
tint befoio the Hnlpt on August 4th of tha
fconilled "Hound llobln" us only n-i June I'Jtli
am) icpeated on July end, )u t.ahlc dispatches,
tho Mar depat uncut had made Known its In.
icnuon to Niaftir to bring the tioops back to
tho Tilled Mates and that on July 2sth ho had
cabled Flutter, announcing tha selection of Jlon.
tank Point fur the iceuperatioii of his command,
ns eoou iii it ioii'd be moved. 1'ollovvlng tho
lct of tho "Hound Uobbln,' as cabled and a eo.
incident diipatcli from Sluftci, which modeiate.1
tie cpresloin in the "llound Itobbln," describ
ing the tlliiatton, tho author quotes aji cndoihc
mint of aciicr.il I-ivvtnn en that docunifnt. .It.
plorlng tho nundatoiy language used as liupolltfo
uiki uiiiieie-oary, ami epiessnig tho opinion that
ninth of thii fatal lllncs U due to homesickness
and oilier. depiesolng Inlluoncra. The entlro army
was piiliri'il hack befora ths receipt of the
MlJiuid Itoubin,' although, n a matter of. pululo
polity, that ciiimu.tanco was not mada public!
so it was generally bcllovitt that tho ''Hound
Itobbln", was nuiionslblo for lhi return of the
5th coips and the telettlon of Jlontauk Point,
when, as a matter ol ficr, It had nothing to do
wllh cither.
While making nu crlllchmi on the Hound
Hobblu" It.clf, as tho outcome uf an iiiiltalliii
to a conference by fieueial Shifter to Ids olllccis,
the author criticises severely the genclc3
tlnough width Uicse claiming utterances wera
given to thti world. "The publication of tlio
Hound llobin' at that timo was onj of the
most unfoituiiato and tcgrettoblo Incidents uf tho
war, Tho Information this startling paper inaJe
known not only Wought terror and anguUli to
half tho communities and neighborhoods in do
land, but It letuinod to Cuba iu duo time, to
spread ehmoralliatton among our troops. It did
more thou this, it Ihuntened, and might liavo
accomplished even, tho Interruption cf tho pmcq
ncijotlatlons between the t'nltod Statos and
Spain." Tho author treatj In detail tho ilIQcuU
ties in lauding and forvvauling of troorvs uud
tuppliw, and quote tlie tctitimony of Oenoral
I.udlow beforo the War Investigation Coimnbiion
as follows: "Tlw campaign was u lace between
tlio phyiiMl vigor ot the men and tlio Cuban
nu u La! fever that lay in wait for tliem, and If
llcncrat Shatter Ud waited to do all those things
(comliuctlng loadj, docks etc.), the army would
have ! it "U Is Melt I forq !"- ft-.
FROM THE
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
render Inslend of allcr, ami we rouid not liavo
takeli Santiago ns wo did," Neither the neces
sities nor conditions permitted a cnmpilgu lalil
down" by tactlrj and military precept. The
problems Were new. Tho regular aimy was as
fcinbled together for tlio first time slnco 1505.
New wcapouj, rcsiilttng in new tactics, wero
quanfltlcs not determinable in advance of cx
pciicme. Tlnoughout tlio entllo campaign not ft
complaint was received by tho War department
fiom any officer or man of the Icgular aimy.
"Cencial bin ton and Dcncral Wood, both good
types of tho Atneileac ifgular soldier, have tcstl
Red that they have enduted, on moio ocoislons
than one, gtciler hardships iu Indian cuinpilgils
than the Ktnll.igo campaign entailed." In S3
d.ijs the Spanish fleet had been driven out of
Santiago harbor, after several severe engagements
with nn enemy gtcatly superior In force, on lta
own ground, well Intrenched; 21,000 prisonous
over 1,000,000 rations and n hrrso part of Cuban
territory captured, without tint loJ of n
prisoner, gun or flag; while, besides our own
forces, In spite of difficult communications, there
were fed CtXK) Cubans nnd 20,000 hclplcis men,
women and children thrutt Into our keeping by
tlio fortunes of war. Tho author says!
'Highly nlt.o nowrpaper corespondents accom.
panlcd tlencial Wiafler's expedition, or about stx
to a regiment of low men. Not (lvo per cent of
theso representatives of the picm had "over seen
a battle, nnd very few, If any were; experienced
war correspondents. The hardships ot war were
entirely new to them, and a largo portion of
tho reports In t,ho dally presj should have been
read.ut the time with this understanding. Jinny
of the accounts criticising the condition of that
campaign were absolutely without foundation In
fact."
The Phllliplno campaign, our relations with
Agulnaldo and tho Tagalog rebellion are treated
in three chapters, In addition to the consider
ation of the Philippine operations from a politi
cal and military standpoint, tho author cm-
phasl;c3 the ctllelcney, under hard service con
ditions, of the American forces. In speaking of
the capture of Manila, ho says that "the landing
was nude during the season of tho highest tem
perature and the clothing and supply conditions
wile about the same as nt Sintiago." That
once, when the sutf was ummtally heavy, the
troops ashore were without food 21 hours. The
watchful lgll of the flooded trenches resulted In
tho""de3tructlon of many pairs of shoes and COO
men of General Jferrltt't! army marched into
Afnnlla baiefoot. "Conceive tho remarks of the
jellow prc'J, had this Incident, so common in
war, occiiired nt Santiago, instead of at Manila!
Vet theio wcic no complaints from those stuidy
heroes."
A lengthy chapter follows, headed "The Miles
r.igau Contron'r'," containing -the author's
views and position on tho subject. He says in
closing: 'Had I consciously permitted a ration
of food which I believed to be bad,, to bo served
to a silditr on duty In the field under tho flag of
this lepublic, I should not dare to hope or ask to
bo forgiven."
' One of the most Intciesting chapters in this
book is that on "Camps and Disease." It is
maintained that no national camp occupied dur
ing the sunicr of ISOi, w.13 in itself unhealthy,
and that the peicentnge of sicknevs was smaller
than among our troops in 3S01, tho British forces
In South Africa, and relatively leas than in any
war of modem times. Yet much was prevent
able, being due to camp pollution, the causa
being ignorance or neglect on the patt of olllcers,
coupled with inexperience on tho pait of the
men. The precautious taken by the War deparl
mens aio shown. The Chickaninuga camp site
had been one of our camp sites for n much laigcr
army, for n much longer period and wllh much
less supplies, duiing the Civil war. An account
of the investigation of the conditions at this
camp is given, of a board of surgeons, one fiom
the regular army and two from the volunteer.
Among other things, the report shows that .0
per cent, of the volunteer regiments brought ty
phoid fever to Camp ThomaJi with them. There
came under the observation of the tjphoid-fever
board 4I.S0J men of tho 1st and "d Army corps
at Chlckamauga, among which there had de
veloped 4003 cases of lecognized typhoid feur
and 3302 crises, regarded as tj'Wioid from their
subsequent history. Of tliee 93CU caws, then
were 7HJ deaths, a late-lower than the death
i.itia from this disease In the largo hospitals in
Coiton, Philadelphia, Haltlnicre and New York.
The author quotes at length a rpeoeh of
General Hojnton, In permanent charge of Chic!:
aniauga I'm!:, delivered at a reunion of Civil
war veterans, in September, 1000. in which tho
spciker draws comparisons in detail, betvvein
conditions during tho Civil war and the war with
Spiln, showing tho great supetioilly duiing the
latter in quantity and quality of supplies and
stores and hospital accommodations and deal-
nient, tiaunortatlon, etc. Among other things,
ho snys:
"To sum up this subject the War Derailment
thcd 014 eland lid Pullmans, 1301 tourist Pull
mans ami 8,2S3 first cla.s day coaches all pto
vided with ice water by the bariel, for the trans
portation of tho Cainp Thomas troops alone.
And tho yellow journals Insisted that the depart
ment was ciowding the soldiers Into cattle cars
and insisted upon it until the country believed
it. You remember wheie you bivouacked iu the
Dyer Held, at the1 close of the first day's
light, nfter tw cut v oen bouts' inarching and
fighting" without a ineal; bivouacked without
flics when a while frost was settling down nnd
with only n few crackers and sciaps of bacon
and poll;, which could not be cooked because
the enemy's lines weic too close to admit of
fires. Well, in the dajs which tiled tho sou's
of the sensational journals in the Spanish war,
just back of wheie jou bivouacked, tlio coinmls
caiy department had n bakery, witlt a capacity
of (10,000 clghteen-ounce loaves, and every soldier
nnd civilian cmploio in that army got :t leaf
of it cveiy day, if ho wanted it, and It was as
good bread us I ever care to see on my ovvn
mble."
He goe3 on to say that fresh meat was Issued
seven dajs out of ten, ai good as over came
In rcfiigerator ears lo the cities ami towns
of the North, eveiy quaiter cairjlng u tag of
government inspection, 5,100,000 pounds issued
without the loss ol i lwund, cccpt wheie it
fell into tho hands of regiments whoc men did
not (now- how to care for it in hot weather, nor
their ofllecis how to tell them. Ho speaks of
the bacon as the smuc ns bought In first-class
family groceili'.", nnd of the high quality and
quantities of flesh vegetables, "Tho War do
paitmont was keeping house with 274,000 board
ers." Ho lefcrs to ilia liospllnls as superior to
any of tho Civil war, ovcrciovvded nt times and
at times a lack of nurses. "And everything did
not move as smoothly as n church fair, but
no lack of supplies or attention bejond what
was Inseparable from tho i.ipld organization of
ii pient camp," Ho note that thirteen tegi
ments and ten batteiies of ii'gulais drank the
water, as well as the lugo pari; foue, without u
single case of fever developing nmongt them.
Tho regulars nevir lost u iii.ui fiom miy camp
disease whatever. "When the tioopj moved from
Camp Thomas, iheio wero medical stores enougli
left behind to fit out Ilfty icgluiciits with full
flihl supplies for netivo campaigning." After
stating that ll,o woik of tho War department and
the Mali corps, in piomptly mobilizing a quai
ter of a million men, was creditable in the high
est degree, General P.OJ iitou goes on to saj i
"Of touise, theio wero laehs ot times. Uviry
hue soldier knuivs that theso aro Inseparable
fiom war conditions. Hut the qiiaitermaster's
and commkbiry departments could not furnish
tiundlc-beds and Mother Wlnslow's soothing
sjrup on tho spur ot tlio moment, and so it was
Impottlblo lo check tho squalling ot the few who
Imagined they wero going Into a summer en
campment ami found themselves In war camps in
stead, And the sensational Journals became the
willing organs of all this baby business, Hut
the count ly did pot then understand that theio
uttaclcs had political origin, and as it was not
iiceineii expedient lo muo dlioct attacks on a
war president, the scheme was devised of stilklng
Him by attempting to discredit his War de
partment tmd the mauigement of the wir,"
General llojnlon fmther said; "The death-rate
at Camp Thomas Is tha best test of all tho sen
sational stories with which tho country was de
ceived, enraged mid driven wcll-ulgli era)-. The
Jcjurn.il attacking tho War depigment told jou
that Iho soldier tlicio died on like sheep. Fo
)ou will expect to hear rather startling figure,
mid you i.ill. The muster-out rolls, as you
know, shoiy eveiy death and Its cause. I have
them all for that ainly, As thus shown, tin
ilejl li-ru te ut Camp Thomas, fiom tho urrival
to (he departure of tho troops, was a trlllti lea
than one-half of one per cent. You will bo in
terested to know how till sensation was worked
up In cna regiment the llighth New Yoilc The
governor of that state, with patriotic purpose,
stirred by tho stories of neglect, epidemic and
malignant disease, sent the surgeon-general of
tho state to examine and report. Ho ai rived
iu the evening. That night the woid ran arounj
tho camp: 'All who want to go home, report
at sick-call In tho morning, When tlio call was
founded, 400 responded and lined up beforo tht
ulouWud surgeon-general, fleIds this, they
brought a. man on a cot, Into whoso ejo.1 they
hail injected belladonna to make him etnro nnd
told the surgeon Hut tie rr.t parilyztil and a
specimen of hospital Inattention cind want of nc
cofnmodatlon, since lie had been left out on tho
ground tinder the trees (lie night before became
of n crowded hospital."
Camp Wikolt, nt Monlauk Point, Is then taken
up. Ihe fact Is stated that contracts tor boring
well, plplnt wnterj lumber lor lent floors olid
hospital nnd other supplies, Were lrl on Aug, 2.
The first alarming dispatch frpm Shatter, an
nouncing the hecesslly of Immediate tcturif'to
nvold rpreud fit jellow fever, was ucelvcd on
the 3d, whereupon. Immediately on that day was
Issued Iho order for tho return of the force".
The "Hound Hobln" was received oil the ilh.
General Young arrived nt Menlauk Point on tie
6th to take command of the detention nnd con
valescent camp; woik was pushed forwaul, and
before a soldier from Cuba nrrlvcil 10,000 tenls
had been erected nnd supplies of all kind veic
on the ground. On the 15lh Oncrai Wheeler
landed from Cuba, was directed to report In
Washington, and at once icturncd lo Montauk
to "lake commind of the troop, mid without
considering expenw have the men taken care
of." Then follows tho nccount, In iMnll, of the
vast nmotint of work no speedily done, and Of
tho special orders directing Issues ot commis
sary and hospital supplies and the great quan
tlty supplied. A tabulation of quarterninsltl
stores, Includlnc new articles of uniform, under
tH
wear, tcnW, blankets, etc., shows 310,247 article.
The author asks, in view of those provisions for
the reception of tho returning tioops, why there
were charges of gross negligence in providing
for their care and comfort? and states that
the widespread publication of the "Hound Hob
ln" had "put the people of tho United States
In .1 frame of mind to believe anything' adverse,
with respect to the conditions and proper treat
ment ot the soldiers. It was not then known
that General Shattci's telegiam, preceding the
'Hound Hobln,' was ns much (l mirprhe to the
War department n4 the information It contalnel,
made known tlnough th? 'Hound Itobln' and the
other letter, was to the country. Nor was It
then known, thnt within nn hour after tho re
ceipt ot the itlaimlug news respecting tho con
dition of the Santiago troops, convlyed by
General Shatler'u cablegram nnd before the ie
eclpt of tlio 'Hound Hobln,' that nrmy'was or
dered to return lo tlio United States at once.
A wave of Indignation, caused by a misappre
hension, swept over the United States, and every
not of tho War department was Interpreted fioirri
this distorted point of view. In Its psychological
aspects, this universal hysteria was not unlike
other Incidents In tho history of our country,
wherein public sentiment smother? reason and
loose opinion runs riot."
The records show that at this camp of ten
d,i' preparation, at which 20,000 men were
received sick within thirty days, but 12(1 died,
and that predictions of tho spread of a typhoid
or other epidemic, were unfulfilled.
In returning to the camps of mobilization and
instruction, an instance is cited of one regiment
camping on the fair giounds .in its own state,
which had In August 002 on the sick report,
2C0 of which cases were typhoid fever. Wllh but
half as many volunteers as regulars in the Fifth
corps with Shatter, tlio number of deaths from
disease was about the Rime, The death rate per
1,000 in the United States was, lcgulars 17.43,
and volunteers 20.07.
The concluding chapter contains a resume of
the conditions of unpieparedness, comparisons
with the outcome of military expeditions of Ku
ropeans into the tropics, in times past, an!
closes ns follows: "Despite the total lack of
preparation; despite the failure of the militia to
meet expectations in tlio matter of equipment;
despite the inertia of the supply bureaus of the
War department, resulting fiom thlity-three
years of peace; despite the necessity of embark
ing an expedition to tropical inlands of the At
lantic and Paeille, with no provisions ut the
outset for doing so, notwithstanding lhce
gioat anil new pioblcms, tlio lino, and
EtulT of the regular army, and the eager
volunteers, accomplished what it is no vain
boast to claim, could not IiaVe been done by
any other nation on tho face of the caith, under
the same circumstances."
THE OPTIMIST.
Olo Uncle Plnn was a good ole chap,
Hut he never seemed fer to caie a lap.
If the sun forgot
To rise tome day,
Ju.-t like us not
Ole Finn would sayi
"Onconimon daik, this hcie vve'ie in,
Hut 'taln't fo bad as it might 'a' been."
But a big cyclone caino 'long one day,
An' the town was wiecked and blovvcd away.
When the storm lias passed
Wo turned around
And thought at last
Olo Pinn had fount!
Tho statu o' things he was buried In
About as bad as It might 'a' been.
So we dug '!m out o' tho twisted wictk
And lifted a rafter off ids necl;.
He was bruised an' cut,
And a sight to sre;
lie was ruined, but
Ho S.1JS, says he,
Willi a weak look 'lound and a, smaihed-up grin,
" 'T-alnt half so bad as it might 'a' been!"
Hut after all, it's the likes o' l'inn
Hakes this wotld fit fer Hi In' in.
When days are diear
And skies aro daik.
It's good to hear
Some olo oils? bail;,
"Now see here, son!" Willi ii chcciful giln,
" 'Taln't halt so bad as it might 'a' been!"
Newark News.
ssasmssssmrA
126 Wyoming Ave.
v
Despite tlio snow and weather,
a summer Influence pervades our
store, Us Influence extending to
the farthest nook of tho city's
limit. Why is this? Because the
womanly mind planning' for long
months ahead, when It will ho
too warm to think.
As a Result
&
y
wa Imvo hrousjht the prettiest
patterns, out of 'the ordinary iu
their make-up, from Fnshlon'o
shopping centers, and placed them
at her disposal.
Beautiful Silk Swisses, entirely
now, which liavo taken all Paris
by storm, and alongside of the
DalntyDlmltlesund Sheet Lawns.
Kvory one, you will observe,
whatever tho design, has a stripe
of some kind running through It.
WaistSuits
can easily bo provided, for pret
tier, moro becoming Ginghams
aro not shown, All the standard
colors, some odd, new shades and
Roman Stripes will lead during
the coming season. Tho suits as
tha whole will be fashioned
simply, that the wearer may
securo the greatest servlco and
comfort. Samples cheerfully fur
nished. Take ours with you, and
pote If they suffer by comparison.
ieldruin,
Sooff & Co
Office Desks and
Office Furniture
"" ' ' I .
New and Complete
Assortment
Being the
XARCrEST PUKNITUBE
DEALERS IN SCRANTON
Wo cany the grentost assortment
of up-to-tlato Offlco "Furnltuvo.
You are Invited to, examine our
now line beforo purchasing.
121 Washington Avenue.
ways Busy
A shoe that fits the eye
should fit the foot or you
don't want it. There is style
effect of smartness in our
shoes which appeals to good
dressers but more impor
tantevery pair of our gen
tlemen's $5 shoes are at this
time $4, which is important
to the economist.
LewiS&Reilly
114-116 Wyoming Ave.
OF SCRANTOM.
Capital, $200,000
Surplus, 550.000
Pays 3 interest
on
savings accounts whether
large or small.
Open Saturday evenings
from 7.30 to 8.30.
mr Mx.vxttmaxy n
tm
8 Aro Vrwi n ! rnwr
Of the Beautiful?
Do jou wish to have prctly rlnss? Wo will
lie pleased to show joit Solitaire Diamond
ltins, Diamond and I.mcMld l!ln'i, Dia
mond ntid Iluliy ltlngs, Diamond and Opal
Illiigt, Diamond and Sapphire l!in, Dia.
mond and. Turn,uoh Rlnus. Wo will mount
any desired combination to order.
E. SchiiTipff,
317 Lackawanna avo.
To Clean House Will
$ 20 Raglans and Newmarkets
)l 20 Raglans and 'Newmarkets
w 16 Raglans and Newmarkets
fi
15 34 Jackets at . .
jrt
S? 26 34 Jackets at
25 20 34 Jackets at
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P9.
joo 27-Inch Jackets from $5.00 to $13,00 that f
were 10.00 to $30.00, Alterations free of charge. v
g 324 -Lackawanna Avenue g
JJ Take Elevator. jjjj
FINLEY
Clean-up
Sale of
Blankets and
Comfortables
There are not a great many
of any one grade. Yet iu the
whole lot we have a fairly
good assortmeut, We take a
big cut in prices to close out
the entire lot this week.
Blankets
Our Blankets at regular
prices arc the best values on
the market. AH are marked
down, and are here at these
figures, 95c, $1.50, $2,50,
$3.75, $4.88, $6.50.
We call special attention to
the $4.88 aud $6.50 Blank
ets being extra size, all wo.pl
aud shrunk.
Silk Covered
Down Quilts
$12.50 quality, marked
$9.75.
to
Comfortables
Are marked down low to sell
them quick. Price, 95c to
$3.00.
510-512 Lackawanna Ave.
A Second-Class
City with a "
First Class Stock of
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereati & Connell,
132 Wyoming Aveune.
Got Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clock Etc,
insiS3rmsmwxwm:iMa'mKmmWmw?'.
re nee
There is as much, difference in
Diamonds ns there is in human
faces, and not infrequently as
much hidden deception. When
you wish to buy a diamond come
to us. You can rely upon our
judgment and representation.
317 Lackawanna ave.
rane s
Sell as Follows:
at $6.90, All Wool u
at 9.90, All Wool S
at
14.90, All Wool
8.90, All Wool
11.90, All Wool
13.50, All Wool
.