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THE SORAiNTON TRTBUNE-TllUKSDAl', MAHCH 18, 11)02.
I'uMMiM Dally, Hxrept Snmliy. ty The Trlli
inc l'libllnhlng Company, nt Tilly CYiiM i Slotitli.
l.tVV S. IlirtlAlll), ltdllor.
C). I'. IIV.WIIX. DiulneM .M inager.
New York Ofllcct 130 Nwati St. , ,
H. H. Vltttl'.t.AMI.
Sole Agent lor foreign AdtcrMslng.
Entered at llio I'oslolflci' (it S'eriiiilon,
Second (,'Ium .Mull Matter.
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When spnoe will permit, The
Tribune is always glad to print
short letters from Its friends bear
ing on current topics, but Its rule is
that these must bo signed, for pub
lication, by the writer's real name;
nnd tho condition precedent to ac
ceptance Is that nil contributions
shall be subject to editorial revision.
TUB 1'fiATJIATI! rem Aivi:iiriMxn.
The follow Ins Inhle nhmn the price per Inch
laih Intrrtlon, fjiaco lo lie used within nne 'ufi
Tlliiliof Mllltllfuil I'ull
DIMT.AY. 1'aper Ui'itdlinj Position
ess tli.111 MO Inehes .M .. .2", ."
foil Indies at '.iJ -'
noo " in jr.-, .vi
im " IV. .17 .!
VK) " j 3 .111', ,11 .
I'or tnrd-i of thinl.s, rpsalntlnni of uindoieinv,
Mid Rliull.tr rniilrlliutlfliH In tin- ii.ilmi- of nl
illln(f 'the. Tiltmiie nukes a r liarjje of . rents
line.
ltites of Cl.usifled Advertising fuinMicil on
indication.
SC'UANTOX. MAllCir 13, 1002
A ti list Is no less
thu mime of morKPr.
dangerous under
.Safeguard the Park.
TOW THAT the bluebird is
tuning up his little lay and
the mcrry-Ro-round nrtlsls,
shell game faker.i and catch
penny scheiners of various kinds are
meditating another commercial cniu
pulKii along the approaches to Nay
Auk park, It Is In order for the director
of public works, thu director of pub
lic safety, the city solicitor and all
other wise and Rood city authorities to
put their heads together for the pro
tection of the public.
The park Is wholly within the police
control of the city, and the approaches
to the park oiifiht lo he. Without pre
tedlntf to an expert knowledge of the
law, we believe that they are; that
It Is within the power and piovinee of
the city by ordinance to say how these
approaches shall be guarded and to
proscribe penalties for violation tlieie
of. The territory adjoining a place of
public congregation certainly should
be subject to restrictions necessary for
the welfare of the people. Hucksters
and fakers would not be permitted to
surround a place of worship as they
last summer surrounded the .Mulberry
street entrance to Nay Aug.
Let the wisdom that Is in councils
and the zeal that, duly tempeied with
discretion. Is in them who toll in ex
ecution of our municipal laws and or
dinances unite to work out a rlglit
ous solution of tills pioblem. Thu
lime to begin is now. The time to
;et firm work in Is before the fakers
iccure leases, licenses and the natural
t'uutnge of entrenched possession.
To clean the snow oft" (lotham's
.streets this winter cost .$700,000. The
cost in Scranton was somewhat lesi,
vjut we trust we have seen the last of It.
Insurance Burdens.
"11K Insurance Press says the
otllelal figures In the icport
of the New Yoik state In
surance department show
the net loss In 11)01 on the under
that
writing operators of J4C stock fire and
flre-inarlne companies was $8,011,70-.
Their premium receipts amounted to
$10:i,ri2ti,207: their loss payments to $!)(!,
:;:i,30S and their expenses to $fil,'J3!i,-
iisti.
The Press prints an elaborate table
Milieu alms to explain more clearly
why rates or flic Insurance are being
increased. Its put pott, in brief, Is that
n the past fourteen yenis these com
panies have Jost SL'.-'.OIO.IS.". These
losses are partly explained by increased
risk of underwritten property to dam
age by fire; partly by the natural
giovvtb of expense In competing for
business and partly by thu Inci easing
burden of taxation falling upon Insur
ance companies. In 1SSS the ratio of
taxes to premiums less losses was u
little over .lis; and it has risen until
last year the ratio exceeded JSU per
cent. During pait of this In
terval the special war revenue tax bore
heavily upuii tho Insurance business,
but with that removed there Is still, It
is claimed, a greater buiden of taxa
tion than ever before in the modern
history of Insurance.
These facts and figures are beyond
dispute. 'Possibly expenses could he
reduced; certainly It has seemed at
times that more underwi Iters were in
business than was best for all con
cerned, Yet after all had been done
that could be dono to prevent leakage
and 16ss It would still be likely to ap
pear that lire .premiums on thu whole
are too low. VJ&jlmw iio doubt of the
publleH wl)1jiuiinvio..iuiy u fair price
If falrjy treated., .
Thoj'lloers continue to evince a
Hlro t$ vindicate General Hullor.
do-
A Distinction and A Difference.
WHAT Is known as the
Sherman anti-trust law,
under which the gov
7 ' ' eriunetit at Washington
s asHlng the federal courts to dissolve
tho HilhMorgan railway merger, pro.
idesthnt "every contract, combina
tion Id the form of trust or otherwise,
or conspiracy, u restraint of trade or
commerce 'among the several states,
or wljh foreign nations, Is hereby do
clareir to be Illegal" and In its second
seetlofj, it. makes an attempt, to monopo
lize or a combination to monopolize
any imrA- of the trade or conimeice
umont tlio .several suites a inlsac
ineandr."'f"'' TheNow York Times thinks that
"any Jaymau, leading the argument of
the government, and comparing It with
the antl-truat law, must receive the
impression that tho case as stated
comeawlthtn that law." That is also
our opinion. It Is not, however, the
oplnloilrof tho New T.tirk; Sun, . .TJUt,
journal', saysi "It 'woulu'seoiii fo us
that In icallty und essence, no cuuse
of action against these defendants ex-'-'
tyid t&at tho proposed merger
IN
cannot ultimately bo enjoined or pte
veiitcd, Tho final (iiicstlons to lie de
elded mint hoi Cannot any citizen, for
example, ."Mr. John Plcrpont Jlorrrnii,
buy nnd possess shares, to tho extent
nf his puisc, In tins Northern Pacific!
ralhoad or In the Cheat Northern rall
toad, or In both? And cannot nny
other citizen, say the Northern Heetnl
tles company of New Jersey, do tho
same?"
These questions) will he best answeied
by the court, tint the Hun should per
ceive a distinction between n citizen
In the flesh, like John I'lerpout Mor
gan, and a citizen of legislative crea
tion claiming In Its certlllculo of birth
wide-teaching poweis like those em
bodied In thu charter of the Northern
Securities company of New Jersey.
There is a distinction and a difference.
New Zealand promptly cables to Lou
don that she has more soldiers for
South Africa If needed, and is willing
to equip u reserve If Loudon says tho
word. So long as Uieat Britain can
command such a spirit . of loyalty
among her colonies It will not be ncc
essury to discuss Great Britain's de
cline and fall.
Go Ahead and Hake It.
T1IK TKNOU of u number of
the speeches made at Tues
day's meeting of tho West
Side board of trade was that
"there must be some leason" for the
omission of a viaduct proposition from
the pending bond ordinance; and tho
statement was made lepeatedlv that
the lecorder "had something behind"
his attitude In this matter.
AVe are sorry to see such a needless
nourslng of surmise and suspicion In a
matter which Is as plain as daylight
when you look at It fairly and frankly.
Of course there Is a reason for the
omission fioni the bond ordinance of
the viaduct proposition, and theio Is
nothing secret or mysterious about
that leason or about tho recorder's
position with reference to it. Until have
been stated candidly to the committee
of the West Hide board of trade, and
there were gentlemen present at Tues
day evening's meeting of that organ
ization who knew exactly whole the
recorder stood and why.
If these gentlemen had taken tho
pains to enlighten the speakers who
appealed to be befogged on the subject,
they would have said that the viaduct
was not Included In the bond ordinance
because, In the first place. It is a big
enough proposition to stand alone; ami,
secondly, because, In spite of the long
period of time during which the via
duct matter has engaged the attention
of public-spirited citizens no clearly de
lined estimate of probable damages has
yet been formulated as a basis of ac
tion by thu city. The other items In the
bond ordinance are clearly defined as
to the amount of money which they
will cost the city; but theio is not n
man in the entire city who would
undeitake to give bond that he could
guess within $100,000 of the final cost
of a proper viaduct after every claim
of damage had been adjusted.
The lecorder could no doubt increase
the temporary political popularity of
his administration If he were to shout
for a viaduct without paying heed to
ways and means; but he is not that
kind of a huckleberry. He wants the
viaduct supporteis to measure their
cloth before cutting it; and if there are
those who think that a political Issue
can be made by cutting first and
measuring afterward they aie at lib
erty to make it.
Perry Heath's Salt Lake Telegram is
not six weeks old, yet alieady It lias
sprung the word "deeullcate" and de
cided that President ltoosevelt will not
do for a second term. Perry is certainly
tweedy.
One Issue Which Is Coming.
THK .strike of frelaht handlers
at Boston originated In a
small strike of the drivers of
n certain corporation which
promptly filled the sti liters' places with
other employes and was consequently
boycotted. The strikers appealed for
help to the freight-handlers' union, and
the rest Is well known.
Tho drivers had a right .to stiiko In
the first place. Thu company whoso
employment they struck had a right
to hlie other men to take their places.
The strikers had a right to ask tho
fi eight-handlers' union for help; nnd
that union had a right to give It, but
not by refusing to handle Height
hauled by non-union draymen.
Tho dispatches say that Mark Ilanna
and the Civic Federation lmvo been
asked by tho mayor of liostou to see
what they can do .toward composing
this matter. No doubt they will do
what they can. Hut 11 has got to ho
settled in tills country some day
whether unions may cancel arbitiailly
the rights given to non-union work
lugmeu by the Constitution of the
United States, and we don't think that
this issue, when onco clearly drawn,
will be settled to stay on the basis of a
conmroniibe.
Now that China lias oillciallv pro
tested against the exclusion of Chinese
from America, it will bo Interesting to
learn in what words Minister Conger
will iiiako his next "open door" speech.
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Baptist missionary Conference.
COMMITTHE of tho ministers'
conference of tho Ablngtou
Hapllst association have, ar
ranged to hold u missionary
conference In this city, April 11-17,
This In all probability will be the great
est religious gathering of this charac
ter that has ever occurred In this city.
A most interesting and helpful pio
gramme has been prepared and somo
uf tho leading lights of the Hapllst
clergy In the cast will deliver addresses.
The various sessions uie to bo held In
the different Hapllst churches through,
out this city. There Is no doubt that
the object desired will bu achieved by
this conference, which Is tho awaken
ing of greater Interest in missionary
woik in this particular denomination,
but tho inlluenco of this conference for
good will extond even beyond this.
While Scranton may huve Its sins like
all titles, theio is much Kood in It.
Hrooklyn has long borne tho distinc
tion of bolng called u city of churches,
but no tinveler can go through our city
without feulliiL that it 13 well supplied
A.
with churches. Wo have often thought
that among tlic chief furtois In the
promotion of incident civilization the
tiuirch and the press stand out con
spicuously. There could be n very Im
portant relation between these two.
Tho press could bo u handmaid of tlic
church In evangelization and lit being
recognlited as such more than over by
tho church, and the press Is falling Into
line to do what it may for the church's
muse In giving space lo sermons and
religious notices and Information of n
like character In many ways. Jltuiy
gatherings have been held In our city
which have given to It a wider ac
quaintance and this coming conference
will do likewise and It should bo help
ful to u good moral lcptitatlon.
Young King Alfonso seems to have
been tho latest victim of the ago limit.
A Promising Field.
THAT tho so-called Southern
question Is inany-slded is
shown by u contribution of
Kiigeuo C, Hranson, presi
dent of tho state normal school of Geor
gia, to the cut rent World's Work. In
pi oof whereof we cannot do better than
to qttoto;
"A million people live in one-room
cabins In Georgia In primitive condi
tions that beggar imagination. You
do not know tho Georgia Cracker until
you see him in his native place on tho
edge of u small clearing, with n cotton
patch on one side, a pine forest behind
him, nnd u reed thicket or gallberry
swamp In the dliectlon of his spring.
There ho lives in solitude unbroken, ex
cept for a till) to town on court Mon
days, sale Tuesdays and circus days."
in the towns and cities thero are prob
lems, but here Is the problem of bring
ing civilization to scattered people
averaging fewer than 37 to the square
mile who can never bo expected to
go far In pursuit of It. nighty-seven
per cent, of the penitentiary convicts
In Georgia, Mr. Hranson informs us, are
common laboreis and farm hands;
nearly one-third of the voters are Illit
erate. Nor is the situation of Georgia
In these respects worse than the aver
age In the South. We have heard so
much about the colored brother and his
deficiencies and defects that many of us
have forgotten about the white "trash."
President Hranson has clear ideas as
to what should be done to develop this
Cracker class. Kirst ho would cioale a
community feeling: and then, by good
roads, good schools, circulating libra
ries, the application of modern Intel
ligence to farming methods and the in
troduction of lemunerative household
industries, he would build up this social
ami chic spirit until men and women
would appear whole now Is nothing but
human raw mateilal. A simple' school
well-taught that is, tactfully taught
with ordinary academic Instruction and,
sandwiched In, such forms of handi
craft as can easily be transfer! ed to the
homes of the community and become a
source of occupation and Income as,
for example, bnsktit-weavlng, rug-weav
ing, needlewoik, the making of native
grasses and long-leaf pine needles Into
articles of use and taste for the mar
ket, wood carving, clay modeling, pot
tery making, the making of summer
hats out of shucks, artificial floweis
and feather work this lie legards as
the necessary central point in any cam-
paign 10 maice something of the aver
age backwoods white man hi the South;
and he is proving his faith by starting
these schools wheiever he can get
means and the requisite help. In no
case has his expel Iniont failed.
If some of thr heroism and enthusi
asm and money which lmvo been poured
Into i emote foreign mission fields with
discouraging result could be diverted
for a time into tlic-o desolate country
districts of a number of tho Southern
and some of the Northern states, there
Is little reason to doubt that the total
advantage to the cause of civilization
would be Increased. At all events they
offer a promising field for philanthropy.
The coroner's Jury has found that the
P.uk Avenue hotel in New Yoik was
not provided with proper safeguards.
How much better It would have been If
the bulldltig inspector could have as
certained tills in advance.
Now that Pi luce Henry hus departed,
the festive base ball mitnagor may bo
expected to lesunio tho acquaintance of
the interviewer.
COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME
OF RAILROAD EMPLOYES.
Tor The Tillmnc,
hi ullioid labor the iiution of houii for a
day, ui pi time, and wjjji', jtc mi Intiiintcly ,-mn.
Lined, that H lieconuy u nultir ililliiult lii solie
between cuiiojcr and imploji'. 'Jho vm of tho
iiu-ii iia iciosenlod by their .ibor orcuilatlmw,
und in the fiiiliililu.il u,. wlildi uuiilojcs of
ull i biases ni.idi' to tho liidtbtil.it ominkMati tu.iv
be buiiunid nv us follow..; "Owitiinc, icMiltin'jf
In i-mcmIic lout; bouts, eliould bo itmcutcd t(
powildi', by it-iiiliuiK the nuds to iiiiploy inf.
Iliitiit men to tuna tho dciujnd of the liiu,'y n:
bun, .mil all ollur denunds cii'jit thtp .ulnlus
fioni iiicidiius and iinfoicieen cnii'i'eiii-les. All
iiM'itliuc blio.dd bo ui for at tin u-ciiljr r.ilcj,
If oiiuirhis in llio dJJtluic oi oidin.iiy woiMni?
diy, mid us one and ouu-ImK time if at nlslit or
on hunday."
The !lo-.tun ami Maine load allows ou'ltline In
tho tt insinuation and motho yowcv ilc-Mi t
incuts ,it regulif rates, tliertlme, t rririilar
lates for all rinplojoi outldo tlip Kcneral of.
lieu tone, is nllonnl on tho llutllntjion, tcdar
ltjihU and Nmtliciu ullua?, llio l'licapcaki
and Ohio, the Cliucl-nd, t'liiclnnatl, Cldcas.i and
kt. I.ouU, tlie llelaware, l,aihaanu.i and Wet-
em, tlie IjKc Sloro and Mlthlitau S'nutlirin, thu
Michigan C'ential llio .Miutiejpnlts, St. Paul and
Sunk htc, Marie, the New Yoik CuiUal and
Hudson lther, the Soulhem ltiilwjy conipjuy,
tho l'cnnlwnl.i, the llemcr and Itlo (tiandc,
lint Colorado and Southern, the New Yolk, New
I lawn and llaitfoul, and thu liiteruallouil uid
Gtcat Northiru ullio.nls.
A number of loada nuke i.o alloujiuv fur rv
Iia time for opualori, btattcii nun mid secllou
foicmcn, to wit: 'Ilia Plant f-ysteni, tlie llio
Claude WcMrrn, the Kansas City, I'oit Kiott and
Munplils, tho Delaware and IluiUoti, lliu CIiI-mro
(ln.it Wesuin, and llio thi,tii;o and l.jilcrn III)
noU railroads. Tlie Illinois Central llillioad loin
pany p.i)i i.early all i lasses, of men for extra
time, itt.ii.illy at regular tans, cscept the men in
the thopn, lu utc paid ono and cnc-h.iK 'lino
fur houiri t'i'tucen C p. in. and 7 a. in. and Sun
days. &mt loads pay their men for ctu time
in cM'Otg of a ecu am iuiint.fr of Iiouh. 'lie
J.ililcli Valley pa Iraimnen for ctra time after
tuche Iiouk at tlm rato of omi-tcnth of a day
for each additional liour.
Well iufoiined iipuwntatlws of the tiaclmcii
argue for Iei;isl4tlw icatiiilion of thu hours of
labor and moio ecmral infoiccineut of mlei pro.
Idini for wttia pay for uieitlmc, In tlie Juter
cjts of the public, on the uround tliat the ic
ipoiwlbllity of traoknitn in looking after the
(oudltion of the Iraik, c.peclally aficr heavy
ttoriuj, Li ery euat, m, Indeed, it U aUo fur
telcKrapli vpnatort, and that tho Ions houi me
a frcquint cause of accidwit, for which men,
fatluvil by c.(.Mhc demand u;ign tliair stiwijth
can not well U Iwld resusiiiUjlf.
FINE OPPORTUNITIES
IN CUBA FOR TRADE
JMllor of Ihe Tribune.
Sir! Tlic llAvmn l'o.f, ,y U New Yorl. tdf
rwpoinlciil, .,!: "It l prolnble (li.it one ol llio
bel field for IntcMinrnt In Cutu li In tlic il
idopinrnt of Hi? ph.illtmi tlrpndti in ulilcli
tlic ijlniitl nlioumfo, Itouglily ! limited, tlic tract
nt country i-xlilbltliiy Mtrfmo indications of HiiM
bitumen from wrll, rarcM un orci nf 1 60 miles
Inns nnd .10 mllfi d,i, 'or n eiojt ilManco
about the liidt'ii.u pll tin., ground Is as bard
ns a Moor and blnck -witti .vpluilt. Very cl"n
silo tli posits of nlid nilisilliini i"rit ncir flic
r.mtb eo.it of full I, Spilns nnd wolls llirrc In
dlulo liquid bitumen oirr t.fKiO (tqiuic miles."
It Is Ritlicicd from tlic Mine noinro Hint Cub.i
Is I Mi in linti ilrposllj. Near S.inllago (lie Iron
ore piodncM ure an Important (tonne of wealth.
MunnnnrKe I found In various partn but not In
irreat mtJiilille. Hold is Imllciltrd, but only
sparsely, 'there nrd no topper mines in nttu.il
operation nt piescnt, N'enr Sjnll.inn hoiiid lopper
mines formerly jlelded Rood ictuins. A new
company has been foimed to ic-open these mines
nnd fit them with modem machinery. Tho pre
liminary Hoik Ins begun. Oilier topper pros
peels In the B.ime proximo are now bclnu opened.
Copper Interests nre rexlvlna in Cnbi.
On the neighbor!!);; Ile of l'lnes crtemlve
lnuble quill I Irs li.uti been found by our geolog
ist', po.s.scIng considerable conimrrriul value.
'I lie htony occurs In granular form, thoroughly
irjstalllne anil of various colon".
, The rubber Indusliy bids fair to become In (line
one of the Important occupations of Cuhi, Mar
tinez Castro wj, In (he Havana Pout: "Hiibber
Is of easy cullhatlon nnd little (twt, producing
a good Interest and there Is no noccwlly of cm
plojing', any maihlnery or costly labor, an is
OUTLINE STUDIES
OF HUMAN NATURE
Kosobery Aptly Answered.
When Loitl Itosebery Is stopping at his Feat at
Mentinore, pajs London M. T. P., be is an ex
cellent hot In a quiet way to lit neighbor,
more evpeiially to the ilergy of the district. On
one occasion a oung ltar, but leiently appoint
ed (o Ids benellce, was uked to dinner. When
the litbe.s Ltd withdiawn, the k.ir was some
what cmb.li i. issetl by Ids host's niddenly accost
ing him to this ctfect: "I h.nc Just bail occa
sion to M'slt twt, of our laigct and tuoi beauti
ful tatliuhnW. Wiiat is tlic me or piniKwo of
eittli .e,t buildings, that ate so lately lllletl, and
that ate so oftin In ery nn.ll iltle.-'? You conic
Mr. , fio cathedral town; tan Jim kindly
'olio the problem?"
After a moment's hesitation the otitis xlctr
icplled: "I have sometimes heaid a question ask
ed by etraiigcts on the loads in tills ilMil't:
'What Is lint x.ist and beautiful bouie on the
high gtoimtl jondcri' meaning your loitl-liip's
house of Mentmoie. '1 lie Vinsw er i": 'Why, that
is Hie teat of one of the kind's chief noble.'
Willi -mil an niMwer people ate well content,
lliey think tlic building suitable. And jet, my
loid, it but seldom, I should think, Hint all the
halls mid loonis of Mentmoie ale lllletl. Wo
dun't giiiuible nt Hie ne of tlic Inline; a dig
nified position letiuires diguillcd fciuioiindit'c;''."
"I am well iitiswuctl,' Mid Loid Uo'ehciy and
lie tinned the i omcis.ition. Sutue of Hie com
pany thought lie was annoied, but a little liter.
as they left the dminj loom, lie lull ids hand
on Hie .louiig paison'i shoulder, ami Slid: "A
good answer; I thank jou for it."
Cheap at the Price.
A lett.tln pompom and oflicious judge In a
western lown had jut fined a lounsr law i it "sill
for Luittempt of cuuit. After it had bee.t paid
a gui uld attorney walked up to the butch
ami laid down a $10 grold piece.
'What is tliat fori" a.keti Hie judge.
"I'or loutempt, jour honor," was Hie reply.
"Put 1 didn't Hue .on for lonteuipt," .uism rod
the judge. ''Iheie ltui-t lie some mistake."
"OIi, no; thete isn't," replied the old mm.
"I bae ihttislied a scuet conlemnt fur this
unlit for it long time, and I'm willing l piy
it." t liii'.igo ,i'tt,.
Advertising for a Mayor.
"I belieie tli.it the Americans will linally come
to accept the (Jeimin method nf iboa.ing tnayois
for their cithd," said t. U. I.iit, of .Stultgur,
to a repottei. "In orr loiintiv," lie tontltiued,
"when a illy wants .i maior tc adwtlises for
one, ft is not uncommon to Unit in llie cdv,r
tising columns of a Iltrlin newspaper sutli a no
tice as this: 'Wanted, a mayor for Hie illy of
Mannheim.'" 'Ihe major is eniplojctl the same
as a pastor of a thuuh or Hie president nf a
curpotatiun. He follow,, the inayot'n business fiom
south, jtict as an American would follow- the
LITERARY
When 1'redeili' lliuiion was in thi.s lountiy a
year aijo, the oder of Mr. Carueule to proiide
liulldiiiKs for sity-fie ftee llhraties in (Ireater
New York, at an citlin.itid cpciiditurc of 1,'-HV
(hxi, had Jim been made known. The KiikINIiiiiiii
was umi.ed when lie wa.s told tint nearly if.10,
tsW.OOO had been lealled tliioiiuli Kifts and be.
quests in Aineiii.i ilurluj; this preiedlnc jcar,
tiuee qiuilus of whlili was to lie applied to riln.
i.itlou and K'neial cultuie. What would lie bay
lo the titfiiuiidniis tutal for I'iOI, wblih, as coin
pllid by Appleton'h Annual t'wlopaedl.i jiiit
publl-lud, iimounls to 107,MO,0Oii, the Kre.iter
piopoition of whlilt is lolie deiotcd to tlie
bptcad of knowledge? AuoidliiK to this compila
tion, Andiew CarncRie juaile donations to one
hundred and thiitj-llw cities In the United
Mates amountlnj,' in all to $l.1,sri,00n. 'Ilie-e tic.
lire, of couiM', do not take into conildeiatiou
flip endowiueiit of tj&'i.OOO.OOO fur a national mil-
wilty at Wjalilnittun. 'the li-t, as Klwn by
Appletous, is lompcocd of all iiullildu.it be
quests of tJ.OOO or luoie for puldie puipoes that
were inado or lietanip operallw in the United
Mates in IMt, cclulw nf otdinaiy iti-noiiiln.i-tion.il
lontributlnns for education and binoolent
put poej.
Ihne.it Ciobby, mii nf the lite Howard Ctobby,
has wrlttiu and l'uiik k Wagnalls Into nltrac.
Itiely puhlUhtd In "Captain .links, Hero" what
Is meant to ho a (milling; Mllio uiioii "inllltjr
l,ni." Sam, tlie "hero," Is shown flrt ns a
bimplo vountiy lad whoe mind is tuinid towaul
war-like ni.illeia by a Christinas piennt of lead
soldiers. Ills projects tlirouKli "DaH" Point and
In tho "Culuplno" war Is then unrated, a
ftlendly iiPWhpapcr (nnespondent tluowlni; In llio
necessary heroics; and finally the pen made hero
Is exhibited in an insane uyiim, whither he wnt
because lip found lh.it he inuld not biiome a pel.
lect soldier one who neither feels imr thinks.
Dan Heaid supplii's iome (piiitcd illiiitiatlona.
"Many Wutets, a Story of New Yoik," Is the
title of u nowl by Itolietf Sliai kleton piiblUhed
by the Appletous. It is .Mr, Mine Melon's first
complete novel and fulfils all the cNpectallons ils.
litrd Iioiii bis i-lioit btotics. ,IIe has woven
btoties of Wall btrect lutilgiic, of the icjhIo.ss
aillvlty of Hie pieon, of a Mrect lailway Btrlke
and other widely dlmirent pluses of city life
into a brilliant, tlnlllln;; plot.
I.eMlo Stephen's nrtiilc on lloheit I.quU He
venson, ulilcli llio l.itlng Abp tor Feb. 11 nprintj
from the National Iteiicw, is one of (lie mo.t juU
and ilUciliuliijtliii; and at tlie 6 line time one of
tlie moot brilliant appinlalions ot btewn.ou in
recent periodical llleiatuie. Ilia lliul word uliuut
Mcwiuon is pcihaps jet to bo written, but when
written it will not bu eicaily unlike thiv.
Tho Apiil ll.dintator has an ortiile upon the
preparation of on infant's first ouflt tliat will be
of d Ull nit jIuo to lhoe to whom tho eubject
is one tli.lt dcminds icnsldcratlon. 'llie lorioin
liniments uie ileM-ilbed and illustrated in detail
and the nuteriali and dei oration fully illsnii;d.
Tho Mjnli number of tlie Woman's Home Com
panion opens with a thinning dcsulptiou of "Tlie
Coining of Spring," by j:iuct llaiold Paynes.
"ViirilcKs Telctrnphy" is explained by un ctpeit;
ami another timely article deals v. It it "Tho I'irjt
President of the Cuban llepubllc." Ihe paper on
"CourUhip and llarrlac Custom) in Many .and'
treat of the queer ceiciiionlns of the Hindu and
Parsee. 'Ilifre is tt thrilling Instalment of "IKwdt
of llcroljm of Wviiun In the Cltll War." Tlic
Hie case ullli sugar or tobacco that lcqulies
much money ami Is greit risk." We need this
lubber piDtlucl of the nlphnnl.i raucha tice, or
nulla periha, for cables ami n thousand uses,
'the rubber trees nil- already acclimated, some of
Ihrni bavins; been brought to Cuba slxty-fhe
)eaM ago.
Cuban ptirdi.ifcS of Herman goods liac In
creased considerably time Hie hostilities. In
lSPVfl-7 the aicrnge was 5"i),n0O each jear; but
In 1000 it was ocr ?J,(iOO,fWi). Cuban sales to
Hermany tune also Increased, helm? SI,&W),ou0 In
1SW?. WOUO.OOO In IS'), and $.1,112,000 in 1W0.
Cigars and tobacco chiefly.
Spinlnrds are fiecly emigrating lo Cutn. llxlrn
fleamers arc being put on to accominodato the
lush of Immigrants. Decently 1,500 went In two
kteamern, 'Ihe Immigrants are of the very best
data end go out lo colonize. The total wilt be
fully 20.IKK) this winter.
Pin ir, del Ittu proilnce Is noted for ILs tobacco
autl will oon be ns well known for its oranges.
The noli Is similar (o that of ltcdlands, Califor
nia i light red, wntly coll. One may dig deep
down without striking itay. I'ln.ir del Itlo is
admirably adapted for shipping pin pose. from
Colom.1, fifteen milts foutli by u good macadam
l7cd load, steamers fall regularly to Havana and
other ports. Tho .Vorili Ceitnan Lloyd Steamship
company, Nov. 10, Initiated n new service to
Cihi. '1 lie Hist U's.scl took passengers and a lull
caigo.
Mm It nf these data are extracted fioin a Cabin
teport Jtwt Issued by our "Division nf Insular
AlfjIiK," Lieutenant Colonel IMmmls, chief.
Walter
Morch 1.'.
.1, llallard.
Schenectady, N. Y.,
lion or dry goods business. Such a man will gen
erally begin an the cxecutlie of a small town.
If he shows nbillly in cutting down the tax tatc
and nt the same time improilng the town, he
will soon be called to a Lnger community. Thus
such a man is athauccd to places of high s.il.uy
and honor as lie shows ability and worth." New
Yoik Tiibuue.
The Sinful Brother.
It was at a ceitaiu cliutcb meeting, and tlic
gomT. bishop was caling for tcpotts. He hail u
lather sfeiu, slurp manner which sometimes
Jamil a little on tlic nines of tho more timid.
ll.i -.tlid-by he came to lliother 1!., a lay deligitc.
"lliotlier II., what is Hie spuitital umdltion of
jour iliuiih?" demanded the bishop, biNkly.
"I couslilet it good," s.ii) (he btother.
"Wlt.it makes joti thing it is good!" went on
the bishop.
"Well, Hie people are religious. That'll what
makes me think so."
"What do joii call iclhjiotis? llo they have
piajcr?"
"some of tliem do and some of them do not."
"i)o ion mean to say that a nun nny be .1
ihiMi.ui, and not bold family pra.ui?"
"c, sii; I think so."
"Ho .x on hold family piaicii"
es, sir," icturned Hie lumber quietly.
"And jet .ion think a man may be a ihristiin
and not hold family iir.iurY"
'I lull' a biothcr who is a better man than I
am who dues nut hold family pia.wr."
"What makes lou think lie is a better man
than iou aiel'
'i:ci.body s.ijs so. and I know lie i."
"W'li.i dues nut jour btother, if lie is such a
good nun, hold f.unilj prajeii" thuudeicd Hie
i.:a,nn
"He has no family," meekly answered tlic
In other. liai pet's.
The Conductor Worsted.
Exchanges of satcasm between passengers and
couductois on sttcet cars arc common, ami Hie
conductors seldom get left, but occasionally the
pas.-enger gets ahead of the conductor, as hap
pined one day last summer, sjjs the Omaha
Woild-lleialtl, when tlic long- opin cam weto lim
iting. The conduitor was engaged in talking .to a
veiy ptctty girl and did not notice tho ftautio
gestures of a woman who wanted lo get of! at
Sen aid sttcet. 'ihe woman gesluictl for a few
lnoinnil s, then aio-,c and e.io the legister cold
a couple of icious juks, tinging up two fares.
The conductor looked aiound and saw the woman
just as she was about tu gic the faie register
tope another pull,
"ilon't pull that (Old, lady!" shouted Hie
conductor. "Ilwiy time ,ou pull that stiing
it (Osts me 5 cents."
"Well, attend to jour business. Tho siting
tliat girl has on j on will u.-t joii moic than
tliis one if jou don't."
NOTES.
fiction Includes t lories by Clinton lto.s. Will
I'a.wio and Mary Tracy Karle. A new featiuc is
"Thumbnail lldlloriaU" by famous women.
liming tlie present session of congtess the
Satin day i:enlng Post, of 1'hlliilelplili, will con
tain bl-weikly articles on national nifalis by tlic
former pruitiiiabtcr gcncial, Hon. Cliatli.s Kinoty
Smith, In "Men and Measmrs at Wavhinstoii"
-Mr. Smith will ditcuss the great legislative and
diplomatic questions of tliu day, cplalulug tlie
news of the week and glilng a ilear pieeptation
of national policies and poll t lis. Mr. Smith's
long fauiiliaiity with, public alfaiis. Ids shrewd
lmlltiial iusiglit ami his brilliant liteiary rtylo
combine lo make tlicsc papcist unusual inteiot,
Tlie Martli Insue of riaul; Leslie's Popular
Monthly appeits as the Uiarleslon exposition
number, and Includes tome thirty pages of ad
mirable pliotogtaphs of the gnat fair, togc'Iier
with an intelligent running louuuenlary by dia
ler Smith. This is tlm tlti-t full .mount of the
most elaborate attempt at exposition unking
which tlie South has cier tiled, and it is very
intcictlng to tonipaie Hip buildings Willi thu-o
whit li the public bo wapuly applauded at lluf
falo. An in tis.lv that has culled much attention ap
peals in Aiiisice's magazine for Match, It is in
t'tled "Psychical lleaiaicli," and has been writ
ten by tlie llev. Mlnot .1. f-aiagc, 1), 1). Dr.
Saiagu is a chatter ineiuher of the Ps.whic.il bo
tdety, and I elates some marvelous happenings
fioni Ids own experience.
lMnln Maihham's lateat pot in, "llio Dream of
Pilate's Wife," has Jiwt been tonipliled, and
will appear culuslwly in tho Apill Success.
TIIE FLOOD.
Oil I the dieadfitl, dreadful Hood,
Come lo take us unawares;
"liaise Hie i.irpets and be qukU
1'ilo the tuiuiliilo up btaitsj
l'lle thiui nil up In a heap,
i'or tho watct's getting deep,"
)
Oh! the honor of fids hour,
I'or It's almost night,
"llo not wake tho ililldren,
I'or tlie'll surely die with (right;
We will tako them up tlie star.
Where we'll tprud llie houis in (Major." i
Soiuethlug btititk the liouso with (otic!
All keep quiet as a motive;
"lletlcr let tho children bleep,
I'or 1 fear 'twill take the house
Squalling pigs make butli a din,
Out there in their pui thut in,"
Well, the morning's come at lut;
"There comes ome one with .i boat)
All pile cut and into It,
And llnough tlie cornfield rkjatj
Well, this i a funny mmii,
Sailing ilijht out ihiougb the loin."
Now tlie danger is all pa.t,
We will won, bo home once more;
Father better go ahead and
Clean tlie tand all off the Hour,
It Is buili a looking place
We will go home in dUgracr.
Mu. A O Crcn.
i'ttkttllv, Match 12.
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Designs
Openwork Lace Effects .and
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Complete lino of our popular number.")
hi plain slllt, lisle thread and line cot
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Ladies Black Cotton Hose
In gauze, gossamer and medium weight,
In lino cotton and lisle thread; extra
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Lace Effect Hosiery
Special value In Ladles' Black Open
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$1.50, $1.73.
Lace Embroidered Hose
Fancy Embroidered I-aco Hosiery, In
plain black and color novelty effects, nt
7uc, $1.00, $1.23, $1.50, $1.75.
Ladles' While und Uluok In
stripe elfect and polka dots, at JOe
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Where Good Shoes aie SoIJ.
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In order to nialto room
for now goods, wo are now
selling our entire lino of
Fine China nt a reduction
of from
1 25 to 50 per Cent.
2 off regular ptices.
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