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l'H(J SC11ANT0N TR1BIINJE-WBDNJ3SDAY, MARCH 5, 1902.
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Enlercil nt flic I'lwinftlce ot Krrsntoii, Pa., "
Second Class Mall Matter.
When spneo will permit, The
Tribune 1b nlways glad to print
short letters from its friends bear
ing on current topics, but Its rule is
thnt theso must be signed, for pub
lication, by the writer's renl name;
nnd tho condition precedent to i nc
coptanco is that nil contributions
Bhall bo subject to editorial revision.
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SCRAXTCW, MARCH , 1902.
As (ho president, luift (lecliloil tn visit
the Charleston exposition after all, tho
iiiont recently discovered Tlllnlun Is now
nothing hut an "Incident."
Wants to Chniigo the Subject?
XSTHAD t)f nuinlliR a time and
place for the comparison of ad
vertising contracts made within
two years, n comparison It In
vited and we accented, the Times now
raises another Issue the question of
circulation, Retort' it Is willing to o
on with Its own voluntary agreement It
apparently seeks to Interject a new
condition. We submit that this Is not
fair.
Advertisers are at liberty at all times
to make such Inquiries concerning The
Tribune's circulation as they may wish.
"We do not claim the largest circulation
in America or In Hcranton. But we do
claim that every advertiser who wants
It pays for Tribune publicity at a rate
which Is not shaded In favor of his
competitor using equal space, whether
in or out of the city. We claim that
our rate is absolutely fair to every ad
vertiser; that we do not name one price
to one advertiser and a different one to
another for the same amount ot space
in tile same kind of position hi the
same issue with the same circulation.
The Times having spoken disparag
ingly of The Tribune's Hat rate, we now
request it to enlarge the scope of the
inquiry proposed by it hi its issue of
Holiday. We desire to have compari
son made and published of all live ad
vertising contracts or "arrangements"
in both papers. AVe are sure that no
advertiser in The Tribune will object to
the publication of what lie is paying un,
for with one exception thert is not one
who does not pay the rate carried at
tho head of this page. That exception
is u foreign advertiser whose long-term
contract, signed under a previous man
agement, has not yet expired.
Can the Times say as much? If it
can, it should not have airy objection
to a full and complete comparison of
all live advertising contracts or "ar
rangements" In both papers. But if
such a comparison Is distasteful to it
and we strongly suspect that It would
sooner suspend business than make and
publish one then let its original invi
tation stand, with our acceptance un
modltled. That will at least throw some
light upon the boast of our contempor
ary that It Is charging some of Its ad
vertisers three times as much as Tim
Tribune is charging them for equal
npace, while to our knowledge it Is
charging other advertisers In some In
stances considerably less.
Xo one can dispute that the Hood of
'A-' lias vindicated the predictions of
the advance agent.
Court Reform.
HEX dissatisfaction with
the jury system Is ex
pressed from so eminent
a source as a Justice of
the United States Supreme court, the
Inference is strong that something must
be wrong with It. Wo noted recently
the contribution of Justice Brewer In
tho International Monthly for January
In which he contended that In tho great
majority of cases coming before the
average court the requirement of unan
imity among twelve Jurors worked
against rather than In favor of Jus
tice. He offered it as his belief that In
most cases a jury of six or eight, two
thirds or 'three-fourths of whom could
bring in a binding verdict, would ex
pedite and materially cheapen the work
of the courts without In any way Im
pairing tho ciunlity of the justice ad
ministered, " "'"
But that was not all that the learned
justleo said in his notable und cour
ageous article, '"Xo man," he said,
''shouldr..he Iiald dlsqualllled for Jury
icrvlcb'ecause'he has rend tho news
paper reporfofM. transaction or oven
heard some of the witnesses speak of
it, and from such a reading or hearing
has formed a mere passing opinion upon
the case. Xo one for a moihent sup
poses that the Judge Is disqualified or
that heiwlll Incorrectly declare tho law,
although ho may have heard tho whole
story ..of .the transaction. No more
BliouW-aifliitelllgent, honest man ho
held ""digquirtlfled from passjng Judg
ment upon the facts for the simple rea
son AlvH he has read or heard the
story. JOf course, If ho has a settled,
positive conviction, that is reason for
his excuse.
'ThjreJsoiuetlilng raijieully wrong
In n system or practice which permits
suchJM. consumption of time In the
choosiijg of it' Jury us Is now often en
countered, nnd often ends In bringing
the most Incompetent men on to tho Jury
Hvcry one knows that in nn Important
and hard case the struggle of counsel
is to secure upon the Jury one or more
who pre friendly to their client or Ih
sympathy with the cause or Interest,
with which he Is Identified, or who may
bo easily Influenced by appeals to pre
judlseor sympqthy." It la for this rea
rm jnoreenjH'Cjnlly umt justice Brew
w
er Is In favor of dolus away will the
tltranltnlty' requirement' lticc It would
cut tho hopes of sharp praclllloners.
But there are oilier points In current
court practice to which he strenuously
objects. He thlnlfs that the pay of
Jurors should be Increased so that men
of ability will hot he nindc to suffer
great flnanclnl loss while serving on the
Jury. Then ho would abolish utterly
tho antiquated rule which makes of tho
Juror virtually a prisoner while con
sidering a ease. Ho would ns soon
think, he says, of requiring the Judge
to be locked up for days at tt stretch
In order to get good law out of him as
to decree such a fate for men lit to
sit In judgment on the facts. Jurors,
ns well as other men, need fresh air,
diversion and the opportunity to sleep
in comfortable beds with their families,
If they have families, and not on Bluffy
cots, In surtoentlng rooms, where every
square Inch ot air has been vitiated by
over-breathing n. hundred times, if
Justice Brewer could bo shut up In one
of Liickwtm county's Jury rooms for a
night or two ho would lie likely to for
get the dignity owing to tho honorable
local court and, taking a gun, would
proceed to execute reforms by main
strength..
These tilings have been said before
and Ignored. The conservatism which
hedges about onr courts and court prac
tices is marvelous. Yet sooner or later
modern Intelligence will retuso to re
main content with obsolete forms and
ceremonies that do not aid but actually
hinder the prompt administration of
justice between man and man.
Xotlco ot application has been given
for a Canadian charter for the North
ern Securities company. This means
that if its corporate existence hi the
United States shnll he declared unlaw
ful by the Supreme court it will have
another leg to stand on. Hut if It
should appear that It is an Institution
In conflict with our laws It will then ho.
within the Federal power to prevent its
doing business on American territory.
There lias been no disposition to badger
It or do more than merely to secure a
judicial review of the facts. But if its
managers court a battle with the
United Stales government we have no
doubt that President Uoosevelt will ac
commodate them.
What Is Oack of it.
T
IIAT TIIERK Is something
' .. i !:,,.,
Duel: oi an una ui uci em
peror William's yacht and
the visit of his brother to
supervise its christening has been gen
erally suspected, and many surmises as
to what that something is have been
made in the papers both here and on
the other side. The most plausible guess
that we have seen appears In the Xew
York Tribune, which says:
"Although the German element of the
population of this republic Is remark
ably enlightened, progressive aiul.lntlu
ential, and lias always been distin
guished for its loyalty to the Stars and
Stripes, yet there Is no foreign land
where the prejudice against American
enterprise, industry and trade Is so
pronounced as in 'the Uermun eniDlro.
These prejudices sire shared neither by
the kaiser nor yet by ids present min
isters, but they nre rampant in the im
perial parliament and likewise in the
legislatures of Frtfsshi and of the other
fedeial states, so much so indeed that
the efforts of the government to se
cure the passage of measures destined
to remove the restrictions upon Ameri
can imports have until now been fruit
less. Willie the leaders of this anti
American movement are to be found
among the great land owners who fear
the Competition of American foodstuffs,
and among the manufacturers who ap
prehend the effects of trans-Atlantic
rivalry If any of the tariff restrictions
are removed, the feeling against tho
United States Is by no means limited
to the agrarian and industrial inter
ests. It is even still more marked
among the world ot finance, insurance,
etc., and, thanks to the influence which
tliese Interests are able to exercise, not
only in the press, the public mind has
been to a gerat extent poisoned in Ger
many against everything that savors in
the least degree of American enterprise.
"As u sample ot the obstacles, it may
be mentioned that tho American life.
Insurance, which is welcomed in every
other Kuropenn country and viewed
with favor by the government, as cal
culated to promote the thrift and pros
perity of the people and to increase the
national revenues. Is literally barred
from Germany by vexatious legislation
and unfair administrative measures duo
entirely to the autl-Ainerlcan preju
dice already described, and which nec
essarily constitute a frequent und even
constant source of friction between the
two countries.
"It Is this prejudice that Kmperor
William, who is one of the most en
lightened and progressive monarclis of
his day, hopes In a measure to dispel
by sending Ills only brother to' this
country, and If the prince's visit should
result In tho removal of tho dltllcultles
encountered by American enterprise In
Germany, as above dserlbed, tho pur
pose of his trip, ns viewed here, will
have been achieved. And It Is expec
tations and hopes of the same charac
ter thut jointly with tho dictates of
American hospitality havo Influenced
those who have prepared so elaborato
a welcome for the royal visitor, tho im
portnnco of whoso mission nitty bo
gathered from the fact that he Is ac
companied by one of the ministers of
stale, namely, Admiral von TlrpltiJ, as
well as by a number of other person
ages of light und leading.
"During their Hlay ' much will lie
brought to their attention. Their views
about American life, American Indus
try, concerning the eeouuinlo possibil
ities of tills great country cannot fall
to be vastly developed and extended, It
may be remembered that tho trip of
I'rlneo Illlkofr, the czar's minister of
roads and railroads, to America u few
years ago, when he was entertained and
taken about the country In special
trains and private cars, resulted hi a
vast Improvement f the economic re
lations between the United States and
ttussla, and In the removal of many or
the harriers that hud previously existed
at St. Petersburg to American trade,
enterprise and Industry, Tt is not too
much to assume that the American
tour of Prince Henry may be followed
by analogous rysults In Germany, and
that the warmth of1 thy welcpuus which
ho receives, nnd the hospitality with
which he Is entertained )y the author
Hies, by the representatives of the
great business Interests of the United
States and by the people at lnrge, iuay
tend to diminish and ultimately remove
that nntl-Amerlcan prejudice In Ger
many which Is to a great extent based
on Ignorance."
Possibly now that tho prince has set
the fashion of traveling In thu United
Stales It will become popular for Ger
mans of means und position to Include
this country In their Itineraries. If more
Gfrmans could be Induced to visit this,
country this ignorance would be rap
Idly dispelled.
Prince Henry's efforts as a. boy ora
tor will be liable to Impart an emerald
hue to the. countenance of Mr. Bryan,
Try Reciprocity.
T IH grievous to read thnt a cloud
has appeared on tlni horizon ot
Indiana politics, due to the de
velopment of feelings of jealousy
between tho honorable senators from
that state. That Messrs. Fairbanks
and Bevorldgo have not .been as David
atut Jonathan to eacli other lias for
some time been among tho things sus
pected; but now It is openly charged
thut they have knives out for mutual
gore and thnt lliclr appearance forbids
the hope of peace. We say this is
grievous, for Indiana Is a state plenty
large enough fori wo, nnd Messrs. Fair
banks and Beverldgc are men ot sufll
clent ability to do excellent team work
if willing to work In the harness to
gether without bucking.
While conditions have changed some
what In American politics since the
elcctorul vote of the Hoosier state was
looked upon as pivotal In presidential
contests, it Is by no means certain that
in the political mutations of the near
future its old-time Importance may not
recur. Xn that event it would not bo
encouraging for l!opubllenns generally
to have to take pot luck In a factioaal
squahble not of their concern. If there
is virtue in reciprocity it should be
called into service In this Indiana quar
rel. Let eacli of the distinguished sena
tors give a little and take a little and
thus avert a mess which may hurt
others than themselves.
The minutes of the mothers' con
gress, it is said, will teach just how our
neighbor's children should be gov
erned. South Carolina can now appreciate
the humiliation of the state that was
responsible for Carrie Nation.
And Mr. Marconi continues to vindi
cate himself.
AMONG THE MAGAZINES.
One of the mot iiitt'iesttiitf pciioilical printed
in the United State's l the Mirror of M. l.oui-J.
tl U a medium uf nnfctteicil cum let ion ami there
is hanlly ever a dull line In it. K.eiy niotali
tWie is Raited front the same picM a neatly done
loinphicl treating at route length tome lltevaty,
Kicijl or political topie of cturent inteict. A
tuMiit isuo di'.th Uh the dtvomi tjiotjlrm.
tt'illlam Marion keedy, the editor of the Mirror,
in the mitlin;' of this monograph. His theorv is
tAiat tile time to safegnatd against divorce is
In fore tliu twain are made one. lie would have
Additional ro-trictions pl.ieeit around lnaniauL1;
hut v.l.en a marital experiment ha been tried
and toiiiul wantins; he would have divorce made
us e.tV as possible. The teaons he oScvti for
Ihi.- opinion ale numerous and euKi'iit.
A capital (.toy for hoys is in tin: M.inb St.
.Nicholas. It is entitled "The Hoy ltcuuits,"
and it n.urates Hie wondeiful iculU in character
lonualiou achieiid by a Mexican war veteran in
an Illinois town anions a pack of mischievous
joungsters who toolv it inlo their hearts that they
would like to he ftoldlcw. The inilhor of this
eapthatinjr i-lory. Willi II. Ilawkin-, is certainly
entitled to an eueoie.
In this iimntli'H I'ouim appears an oxh.tii.sti.'c
ai'iriuiu'iu of the (.'ldne.-e exclusion problem pro
and i on; ilia pro hide heins pietentrd with
ability by Tiuxton Ileale, formerly our minister
to Persia, and the opposite side reicivlntt its pre
sentation fioin tin- pen of ltobeit Hutchison, :i
prominent member of the Hi-lrkt of Columbia
bar.
Two Interesting and sea-onable atticles in the
current iii'iinutim1 number of the Outlook are.
l'oiiltney IIIrcIow'.s paper on l'llneu Henry and
Clittou Johnson's capitally lllustiated Htory of a
winter Aislt to the limibei men's eapips in tho
While mountains.
I'm trails of rt.ia.p celebritlii' in various pba-.es
ot dress and undicss, nUelehy ailleles appealing
to popular curiosity mid newsy pictures com
bine to Kio popularity to lllakely Hall's Metio
poll tan M.-tBaidne. The number for March Is aboie
Ihe uierase in springhtlliuM.
The late-t, or lVbiuu.v, Issue of the On rent
i:nc,iiloicdi.i i-ustaini the Idjrht lepittatlou which
this I'oiuparathely new publication has won a
the, best storehouse of diue-ted timely Inioi na
tion available in the laurllsli Inuuatte,
The notable conlci.t In liver body's Is an aitlcle
en "Wild lle.ii.lj llrliiml (hu liars," the illus
trations of which, fioin photographs by Oliver
l.lpplncolt, nin piobably the ui"t reuutkablo
ever printed.
The atmosphere of outdoor life pervades the
.Man-It Uuo of Country Life hi America. The II
liquations aio hi livid In their plcliulut; of
prhiff tlmo iharuis that they falily Rlvo one die
spring fever.
'
About the lust tl.llig that we have ricr lead m
the Mibjeil of mot hei hood Is l.iiluii Halt's nr
fide hi the CoMiiopollian this mouth. Uveiy
uoin.in should read It,
WHEN MOTHER TUCKED YOU IN
1'or The Tilbune,
llow nivo it was In iblhlbood when mother
tucked you in;
When the toys weie laid an ay, and tho feet
were, tiled of play;
When the "Sand Man" dimmed tho sight how
trlul jou were 'twas nljlit
When mother miked you in.
How nice It w.is In 'the old timet when mother
linked ,ou In;
When lessons weie haul to lenrn and the teatliei'o
face was Hem;
When jou lUopped thu lut und ball and forgot
your troubles all '
When mother tin Led you In.
llow.nlto It was in bojhood days when inuthcr
tut Kid ou in;
When sloims made the old house tieak and
lightning played hide und Mck;
When the thunder rolled so lery nejr yet you
lud nothing at all to fear
Because mother tucked yon In,
llow nice It wa in voutlt'a fair days wheii.niotlier
tucked you in;
When sickness laid you very low-, and the hours
uuvccl on so slowj
When jour fiamo va. raikod with pain, and
llcrct' fever binned jour brain
To bate mother tuik joit 'nt
llow nlco It will bu ut the v)o,4 to have mother
luck you In;
When life's battle at hit Is o'er and you ap-
prpavji llwf Ij(iiiu; klwiv;
IVIieji you lvo bauishml ewy ftwr (as a dear
"Krlcnd U very n$r),
T'v baip inolhyr lut-k jou in!
-W. II. T.
SvuMllftlW JJJi I.
ALWAYS BUSY.
We place on sale today
200 pairs of Mcu's Ktiamel
s and B
Double sole styles you like.
The Shoe you ueed just
uow $4.00 and $5.00 grades
Our Low Cash Price, $3.00
Lewis&ReiHy
114-116 Wyoming Ave.
New and Complete
Assortment
Being1 the
LARGEST FURNITURE
DEALERS IN SCRANTON
We carry tlto greatest assortment
of up-to-date Office Furniture.
You are invited to examine our
new line before purchasing.
121 Washington Avenue.
fwKisswssssasmism
Headquarters
for
Incandescent
Gas Mantles,
Portable Lamps. 1
THE NEW DISCOVERY
Kern Incandescent
Gas Lamp.
iiiiisler&Forsytli
253-327 Pcim Avenue.
mm
Allis-Chalmers Co
Successors to Maclilno Business of
Dickson Manufacturing Co,, Scranton
and Wllkes-Barre, l'a.
Stationary Engines, Boilers, Mining
Machinery, Pumps,
Hotel CSieJsea
Atlantic City, N. J.
Now Open.
300 Ocean front rooms. 100 pri
vate sea water baths. Send for book
let. J. B. THOMPSON & 00,
imssmeumsm
B
SCRANTON'5 BUSINESS HOUSES.
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
FOR SALE
DUGC1IKB ami WAOONS o oil Jvliid; also
Houses ami nulUInK Lots at bargains. UOHSLS
cum:i ana (irtOOMlU) at
M. T. KELLER
LacUwaiuu CirrUso Works.
J. B. Woolsey d? Co
CONTRACTORS
AN?
BUILDERS.
Dfilers In
Plate Glass and Lumber
OP ALL KINDS.
FINLEY'S
n ib m.
i ii us
1 fll hi
its
Opinions expressed by the leading
designers and faHhloii modistes indicate
that of the prevailing materials for
this season'H wear the sheer land soft
clinging plain fabrics will hold first
place, close-sheared camel's hair ma
terials, and silk and wool fabrics with
smal llgures and stripes will comprise
the novelties.
Our assortment of crisp, sheer ma
terials Is large and very complete.
They comprise all the new coloring in
plain and novel effects. Many are
brought out in single dress cuts and can
not be duplicated. Wo would call at
tention to the following weaves which
we are allowing in a line of new col
orings and black:
Crepe Melange Etnmino
Voile Melange Sinmoise
Crepe du Nortl llapsucking
Voile Moucliet Eoliennes
Broche Poln- Granites
telle Venetians
Crepe de Paris Canvas Cloth
Peaii de Grant Amazon Cloth
Kayiiro Chenille Vigorenx
Grenadine Sole Albatross
Crepe de Chine Prunella
Blarrllz Cord
Sample dress patterns of some of
these materials are displayed In our
show window this week at
010-512 Lackawanna Avenue.
!
In order to make room
for new goods, we are now
selling our entire line of
Eine China at a reduction
of from
25 to 50 perCent.
off regular prices.
Mercereau & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avonue.
TIRO NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON.
Capital, $200,000
Surplus, $550,000
Pays 3 interest on
savings accounts whether
large or small.
Open Saturday evenings
from 7.30 to S.30.
seourity auiLOiNa a savings uniov
Homo Oftlce, 2B-i'0O Mcara llulldlns;.
We arc maturing kliarra each month ulilcli
fchuw u net train to ttic inventor ot about 12 per
icnt. loan monuy. Wu ulno Imuu tr'Ul.Ij
I'.VU) b'FOCK $KVW per bliaii'. Interest luy
ablt feml-amiually, AMIKUT 1IAI.I,.
Secretary,
E. JOSEPH KUETTEL.
rr 611 i.ickawinua avenue, manufacturer ot
Wire Screens ol ill kinds; fully prepared lor
the tpriug season. We links all kinds ol porch
screens, cte.
PETER STIPP.
Reneral Contractor, Dullder and Dealer In
Uulld;ne Stone. Cementing ol cellars a spe
cialty. Telephone 2692.
Ofuce, i'il Washington avenue.
The schanton VirniFieo brick
and Tils Manufacturing Company
Makers ol I'svtng Brick, etc. M. II. Dale,
General Sales Agent, Ofttco 320 Waihlnirton av.
Woiks at Nsy Aug, Pa., K. k W. V. It. It.
Q O I J UN
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I GOLDSMITHS O Bill I
Tlia firwi "MM! C,! CI
Sn
5 i lie mcai mm uiu Jaio s
I Thursday, March 6th, f
Positively the Last Day I
?S And by that time every "Mill End" I
must be disposed of and every yellow
ticket disappear, because our immense
Stock of Spring Novelties in every de- J
jj partment is crowding o,ur capacity and ?
clamoring for a display. ?
We have saved
5 to the community
g we are glad of it,
5J with customers every day during the 5?
J5 Sale. S
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Remember, Thursday, March 6th, g
5 will surely end this Great Sale. 5?
is
SS flSOur New Spring Stock of Wall
Paper is now
ready for your
The arrival of Spring
Suits, Jackets and Skirts is
herewith announced.
CRANE'S,
324 Lackawanna Ave.
TAKE ELEVATOR.
H MMnmjiiWkMiimwmMwsmuawmvaMmBmmmnwMjamifmmamsmsMnw
Contaius the Largest and Best Selected Stock
of New
Furniture,
Carpets, Rugs
Aud Home Furnishing
in this section
Williams
129 Wyoming Avenue,
n
thousands of dollars X
during this Sale and
because we know it
m
in and will soon be
inspection.
is,
i Cii
1
Draperies,
Wall Papers
Supplies Ever shown
of the state.
McAniilty,
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