The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, September 27, 1902, Page 4, Image 4
m- . THE, SORANTON U,lUBUNIV-SATUliDAY( aBl'MMMIl, 27, 190 r Vt ! I: $ fbtmM iktiiuw PnbttDhtd Dully Erpt Biin.taj, by The TrlhntM Publishing (.-ompnr,t Finy WhW n Monin. MVY B. IttCftAliD O. F. BYXHKK ...... Kditok, llI'MNIII MlNAIIIIl. j Entered (t the t'oitofflca Hi Scranton, Hecoml- TVhem Pstncst- if IILpermlt, The Tribune It ( nlwnyi Kind tn V frlnndi lieitrlnir i tn limit short letter, from Its 'frlandi IxinrliiK current tnnli'U, lint Id imln la Hint thcis mtiat bit alsrnfad. for tmb Jllontlnnt liy the 'writer, real hhiiici anil ( the condition precedent io itccoptance li that nil contribution ihnll he ulliject to y editorial retlnlon. is -v-si-iis 1 THE IflAT KATK rTO ADVKKTI8INO. " The following table ahowi the price per Inch each i Insertion, apace I? bo lined within one year: k MHPIiAY rVOiw tbanto Inchee . to Inches . . . , t, wO,.,','";',a :c. Him of Paper Billing Km II Poillioit an Heading ill .in .311 .! . .16 .Ml .41 .30 .so ..si .! .44 .3,1 .17f. . .-M .ITS V .' For card orthnnk, resolution! of conilolenre, and ( slmllat contribution" In. the iiatureufadverlljl.it, The Trinurle.inn.kes a cfiarge o5 centa a1 line. (TWELVE PAGES C ft ANTON. SKPTHMHKU 27. 1902. REPUBLICAN TICKET. v ;.) . $- ' State. ,? Goveinrir-8. V. PHNNVIWUKHU. 5 Ueutcimnt (loveinor W. M. BROWN. t Seeivlmy of Jiiteitml Affitlrs-ISAAU U. ; BJtOWN. ,? Countjr. , , ,.t CmiKrcsa-Wlt.MAM t'ONNRf.Ti. JMudtrc A. A. vosiirim. .. ConimUxloiH'rs-.IOIIN (Will UK MOIt- . nJH. JOHN PKNMAV. f Mine .Inspector-I, I, KWKI.YN M. KV- ; ANS. DAVIT) T. WILLIAMS. , , Legislative. t t-Vimtni-jnilN It. .JOIUMN. c, Rf-prosciitiitlves ; First nistilct-.IOSKPII Of.tVl'.ft. , Srcntid Distili'l -.IOIIN SCHHI K)X, JR. Thilil nistlU't-KDWAIin JAMKS. i; Knmtli lJMtlct P. A. PHII.HIN. i tllectlon duy, Nov. 4. ', tt la to be regretted Hint Mr. Kokels' $ crlllt'Isnis were nut tireoniiiiiiilcri by a lew more miggeMtluns. Th Naw York Campaign. INCIO tllB fonimtloli of the Ue piibllcun party there have been nine Republican ami i? seven Uciiinerutic Kovernnrs of J New York, but nut slnee 1S60 has ii He V publican governor succeeded In winning ' a second consecutive term. Rach party i lias had control of the executive office ; for a total period of 2;t years, and on '', each side the majorities have ranged from a mere bagatelle to nearly a , quarter of a. million in the case of , 'Frank Black. v No state hi the union Is more tnde ( pendent of party lines than New York in the election of Its governors. The . iiualitles which have been most fortun J situ in winning strength among the vot r t;rs of the Kmplre state tire, first of all, 4 the ability to show results in economy; ' Secondarily, personal Independence, and ,; lastly general ability. We know of no 1 state In the union so much wedded to y "economy as New York. The fact that v Ben Odeli has reduced" the tax rate Is the one fact that the average voter In ". the rural district considers In coniiec . tlon with the governorship. This pas sion for economy does not seem to ob tain in city affairs and it Is seldom so '-pronounced in county circles, even in the rural counties; but the governor 'who -wants to win votes for re-election ' inust trim the taxes. . Fortunately Governor Oib-n has scored ' a notable success in this 'direction ' without causing a decline in admlnls . trative efficiency. Kospect for his ability as an executive Is not confined among those who measure it solely in dollars and cents. He has shown a a broad-minded comprehension of state .i needs and a judicious grasp or 'the i means necessary to supply them which jjiave stamped him as one of the most successful governors the state has ever i had. Moreover he hits bee'n' politically jj efficient and successful. He is the real jit; not the recognized boss of his party, ;;an honor he wears modestly and dls ftcreetly. He Is personally a rlean- ftlimbed and clean handed good fellow, whose word Is ns substantial as a '.bank note, and it therefore Ih not singu lar that he should be a prime favorite among the people, We have little 'doubt of his re-election. ,'j The reason the Democratic orutors jare shouting 'Imperialism and Trusts" ! -with such vim Is to down the echoing .o( the sound of the empty dinner palls I .made during the administration of CSrover Cleveland. Up to Russia. T UK APPKAh which .Secretary Hay made to the signatory powers lo the treaty of Ber lin to alleviate the position of the Houmanlau Jews Is not. It appears 'typin our London despatches, likely to SMwmt)trieli'''phllunthrople enthuslfiiSni,' The majority of the signatories have 'iiiT4lft.il I rnrhfJ-nt-ntPrPMitndeil of that document. It Is very Inconvenient In ai3&a$fi feradliTlalbiitaueerhig to have tlielr attention drawn to the lu- tliTiVtifiiV(fi t ri k JiV 'o r- f h i1! Slavonic im tcges. flAli'Vhe reifres'enf'atives who drew Juprand..riliu,4'Uie Berlin, tre-aty have pjHV5.HMiyiiy except, Lord Salisbury, All the sovereigns whom Mhey 'represented tiro dead except the emperor of Austria -BTTd?Clniut'"fi'ii ml il , 'TreTufeT'wliich de- .J'tMid for thelrjiprfornianre upon a. cpnt M.cert of 'fcurripean powers, retain no s4jjiiy,7J n;cIi ,secnrci( to the. people tofjyeijtjjalKuigpe proleetlou froiu the Jstroclous mlsgnvernment o'f Turkey, It created klngjioniH , (o secipv religious liberty otU lfliijitljtyh. This was tf.lho nvoweirpbJcr."''nii;,iitea design of Hh4-Qii)?jlKt '" -S;Jf',,urt !-'tlu ,ult! orWh?t'rutri'tolivetf iiirKuroiiean wnr, ',J(40 sfalWi ,'upsl(l m. llKllllatlon of 'belnglforced'to,'pai't with her legitimate onquests. JtiysaJa busneltlior forgotten nor for ApQfltheWreatytoK Berlin." Hlsmark 'aojylV-;liK?,d fjnglauij pt'.tie BejVlIn con- ;erf. He4fiuc?aw,h(jt, liiUajn'fiyitlng Turkey, Itusslu sooner oy later" wottlil possess all that was ceded lo her Jj 1;li$ ttaiy.oOAiiinopliffi tttcMttfife. Bejj Jn treaJj,f,,iijinerfede(l,(tKjigand wais lutlFtcd; slie'br'ougiit as she supposed s ..vltalltJi.beyoiimthn JnelileiittMirtUe oo easIonfi3l $'ejtnijji, f'?rtli."'liJsten lbly tfntvpary rtMierflrtwHS an in- fiance with honor from Berlin. The terms or the trenty nie jilnln, but since then Orrnt Britain has lint dared, and not .one of llio .abler powers has trlnl, to enforce them 'in the face' of their intiiileroiis reitidlaHon by the govern ments that cotlld be made to live tip to them, Turkey hits conllniicd on her career of pillage and massacre, ttiul the -ltd I tut it principalities have lived up to their reputation of lawlessness nnd national turbulence Without the slight est rebuke from their lordly neighbors. Secretary Hay will rijeelve u cour teous response to his diplomatic repre sentutlons. lint the tone of the press In Berlin, Vienna uhd St. Petersburg siiniclently Indicates Hie popular feel ing .of these cities, The iintl-Semltlc prejudice Is so strong In the countries of which these capitals tire the Intel lectual, social and political centers that It l a factor which must be tolerated If not placated by their respective gov ernments. Mr. 4lny very wisely stated In set, plnlu terms why this government Is anxious that the Jew of Eastern Europe should have bestowed upon htm the ordinary liberty gtiarranted by law, but absent In fact, in appealing to the signatories of die Berlin treaty he was, in effect, addressing Itussla. .She Is the only country which can or does exercise the smallest weight over the counsels of those wretched satrapies that constitute the "Independent" principalities of the Balkan peninsula. Parcel Post. I T SKRMH tin Interesting fact that In order to arrange for the car riage of small parcels to persons .living In this country the British post otllce had to enter Into a contract with it private company of carriers, the American ICxpress company. Yet this has been done. The Britisher wishing to have a parcel delivered within New a'urk city, .lesey City, Brooklyn or Ho bofien can have that wish gratified at the cost of LT. cents, If the weight be less than !l pounds, or If It be more than three and less than seven pounds, the fee hecomea fit) cents, an eleven pound limit calling for a "S-ceiit charge. Delivery to 'places In tills country other than those just named is made for a slightly larger charge, ranging from r0 cents to $1. But the United States postal authorities have nothing to do with tire American end of the trans action. It is wholly In the hands of a private express company. Possibly for this reason there Is a charge of L'5 ce.nts for the clearance of parcels through our customs and an other charge of the same amount, levied by our government as a "sample office" or "storage" fee; all of which, of course, are In addition to the ordinary duties, if the contents of the parcel be dutiable. The effect of these various charges will be, naturally, to limit the availability of the new arrangement among persons of moderate means, though the proportion of the charges kept by the actual car riers Is very reasonable. There would seem, therefore, to be room for the suggestion that our postal establish ment take Into consideration whether there is not some better way of ex pediting parcel delivery between the two countries. This Is not, to be sure, the most urgently needed postal de velopment, but it is one which the ITnlted States government ought not to leave to the enterprise of a private car rier, The resignation rumor is now pursu ing Secretary Shaw with unnecessary vigor. The Qerman War Bogey Again. IX YEARS from this time the German empire will have at its command 38 battleships. 14 armored cruisers and R8 cruisers a naval force In the advanced state of nierchanieal other piost etllclency. it will constitute a sea power larger than that of any other country except England, and, compar ing Germany's length of exposed sea front with England's, larger than the power which Great Britain could mass at any point or In any ocean. No clear reason has ever been advanced In ex planation of the building of so large a navy by a country with so small a lit toral and so meagre a colonial inter est. It Is true that Germany's mer chant marine is large and growing; and that Germany's foreign trade seems to have a flattering future. But none of these facts nor till of them in combination .suttlees to account for so large a naval force or for the extreme eagerness with which It has been pushed to completion. It Is a curious fact that among Aliierlcuii naval olllcer.s the theory has by no means been abandoned, in spite of the marked efforts of the German emperor to cultivate close relations with the t'nlted Slates, that the real objective In this colossal programme of naval roiiMrucllon Is to override the Monroe doctrine by enforcing German colonial ambitions In South America. Those who hold this view make the plausible argument that the emperor's policy Includes lulling the Americans Into Inactivity while his warships aro being got ready, so Hint when he shall make the move In South America, which they think he has for some years been aching to make, we shall have no alternative but to acquiesce In It, thanks to his superior force. It Is un doubtedly true, as they contend, that the .Monro.) dbctrlne Is :ts dead as a diior nail If the balance of lighting power Is on the other side, But would that be true In the sup posed situation? 1 not our navy, with the adcjltlons that will accrue In the in iervenlng time, adeiuaK to cope with even the admittedly line navy that Germany will then have? Vi'e may be sure that nobody wants to see the question brought to a test, yet thu li.ivul ti'iuliyniiH are n our favor, No doubt we need more ships, whether we are to huve tussle with William or not. And no 'doubt that Is one of the considerations in the minds of the gen tlemen who from time to time hold up the Monroe-doctrlne-und.Gerinany bo gey. If bur fellow-cltlnens were not unduly sensitive on the subject It might be worth while tn nak why a well-ordered colony of Germans In fclouth or Central America would not In all respects be preferable to the "mon grel governments and lazy methods) customary among the present bene s ficiaries nnd, by the wny, Ihe ungrate ful beneficiaries of our dogma of "hands olfl" But lo ask such a ques tion In Ihe rlrrunislitnees Would he ..'onsldereil uupittrlollc, In selecting the county fairs lis cam paigning grounds the lenders ot the PaUlson "uprising" have displayed ralher mor Judgment, tt IM illlllctilt to effectually Impress the calamity the ories Upon the average farmer, who has Just harvested the most bountiful crops In years. What Protection Has Done. w HAT hns protection done for America? An observ unt Englishman has told u part of the story In his complaint that America has Invnded Europe. He complains that the Eng lishman who a few years ago supplied the world, today sits down In his break fast made of cereals manufactured' In Michigan, beefsteak from Chicago, a slice ot bacon from New York, and bread made from Minneapolis Hour. On the wny to his otllce he rides In a car built In New York, propelled by elec trical machinery made In Schenectady, over u railway constructed by Ameri can engineers, largely of American ma terial and projected by American capi talists. When he enters his otllce, If ho Is up to date, he sits In a revolving chair made In Chicago, before a roll top desk made In Buffalo; his letters are written on a typewriter made at III. .n, N. Yy he signs thefn with an American fountain pen, dries the ink with u New England blotter and flies his letter copies In Hies manufactured at Grand Itaplds. If he goes to the races for pleasure he sees the highest stakes won by an American horse ridden by an American Jockey. And when he rends his evening paper he finds that European nations nre having battleships built In American shipyards, .learns that an American artist is to pant the coronation of King Edward and that 40,(100 gold, silver and bronze medals ordered by the king to com memorate that coronation were ma'de In Massachusetts; that the emperor of Germany had his royal yacht built in Xew York and sent Prince Henry across the Atlantic to attend the launching when the daughter of the American president should christen It. These are some of the changes of which the Eng lishman complained and they are large ly due to the policy of protection to American labor which developed Ameri can Industry and enterprise until It in vaded the old world nnd made the Brlt ains fear that some American would come along and annex the British isles ns a museum of antiquity when free trade ruled the world. The Democrats would, however, stop the wheels of progress and again change the current ot business from England to the ITnlted States, Instead ot allowing it to con tinue from the ITnlted States to Eng land, Continental Kurope and all the world. The action of Ttev. Mr. Hennes, ot Iowa, who laid all of his troubles at the door of his "nagging" wife, ap pears to have been a good deal like Adam in spite of all the teachings of Christianity, After the king of Helgium's treat ment of his daughter, we think he had better abandon his contemplated American visit. He might get a frost. It is a relief to know that at least no one lius suggested arbitration as a means of settling the war between the base ball leagues. The singular part of Kobert Emory Paulson's career as a reformer Is that it lias always been in the subjunctive mood. Itecent remarks of Prophet Dowle in dicate tliat the .Ion contribution box has been accumulating pewter nickels only. Outline Studies of Human Nature Stories of Kitchener. The Kugllsh papers are full of stories about Kitchener. One of them tells how General llelarey described one ot his In terviews with I .aid Kitchener, In which he made an earnest endeavor to obtain an armistice during the progress of thu negotiations. "I told htm," said Uelarey, "lhat I considered It extremely unfair for his columns to gallop about the country after my commandos while I was here to discuss the possibility of a peaceful un durstnndlng with your people. .My men weie'depilv.'d of Ihelr leader and placed tit an unfair disadvantage. It wan no good, though." continued the Hour general. "Kitchener turned lo me and leplled: 'General llelarey, I am not n wine that anyone ticked you to come in, You can go out again tomoirow, If you like,'" Cliilstlan He Wet seemed thor oughly to enjoy describing bow lie tackled the man of Khartoum over tint continuance of our occupation of the country with a large military force, which, he ptotested, would be an unde sirable charge on thu lesources of the country and a handicap lo Its speedy dt. vcloiucut. "I told him," said Do Wet, "Hint I must stipulate for the with drawal of tlu whole of your army nt ih.i earliest possible dale after the signature of peace." Kitchener's only reply was; "Don't be childish." A New Kftilnml olllcer Is nuthnrlty for another story Illustrating the same laconic, business. like traits, lie had been sent to Pretoria. While he was enjoy ing a pipe u tagged looking "gentleman In kluikl" came along tlui line. The stranger wore no stars or othr distinguishing marks, apd did not Inou In any wny Impressive, Passing In front nt thi) young ortleer, lie linked; "Colonial?" "Yes," was the teply. "Which?" "Thlid New Zealand." "Ah, you are to join Pliuuer." The stranger then begun to talk of "In side orders" In n way that surmised I he New Zealandir, who remarked that he was awaiting Just such orders from Lord Kitchener. "Well, you've got Ihem. I'm Kllchen er," was the unexpected reply. Trials of Shah's Court Poet. The fate of the court poet lauieato in tho time of Ihe present shtih's father was not to be envied, On one' occasion tho shah rend In lilni one of Ids una poems, and nskcil for his opinion! "Even If 1 deserve your majesty's anger," said tho candid poet, "1 must say that It Is any thing but poetry," The shah, feeling In sulted, cried out lo those who walled on hhn: "Take this donkey to tho stable." After a little while, becoming calmer, ho tried Hie poet onco' more, lids time with a fresh set ot verses. WJieu ho had fin ished lending, die poet stinted to go away. "Where ate you going?" asked the ninth. "To the stable, your majesty," wits tlin reply nt the poet. This time, tho shah enjoyed the Joke niid tho poet was forgiven. Clilengo News. Published Too Late, A dnpiiei .wning stationer lb it certain small SeotllMh town liutl lolig wooed the beautiful daughter of a ptosperotts filmi er In the Vicinity, n nil albeit receiving Ill He or nli encouragement from the young lady, still, having a "gulil conceit o' him nel" ns they say In thu north, considered himself as holding the first place In her nffeetlons. This stale of thhuii went on for porno time until the farmer engaged it stalwart, handsome young Irishman as his farm malinger, who tn a very short time be came high In favor with 'the daughter, and In a few mouths their entrnijenicnt was nmnmnci'd, . A short time nflerwards the Intended bildegrootn walked Into the ntntluner's shop one tiny nnd asked to see some bunks suitable for presents, 'flint gentle man thought lie saw an opportunity of taking u ."fall" out of his successful rival, so winking to some other custom ers who wen standing by, he took a vol ume from a nelghbuilug shelf, and ex claimed: "Here's' n newly published volutin) which should Just suit you. It's entitled 'How to Hear Pigs Successfully.'" The young Hibernian glanced nt tho book, and then, with a wilhevlng glnneu of contempt nt tho other, .he remarked, coolly: "Newly published, you say? Jinn alive! Isn't It n mortal pity your mother never gut a chance of reading that bonk?" And wllb that he turned on bis heel and left tho shop. London Tit-Hits. Brother Dickey's Yankee Folks. "I don't quite on'etstnn' dem Yankee folks," said Brother Dickey. "Why, they've done a grent dent for your race." "Yes, sub, eii tint's des wbnr de trou ble comes in. Dey gives dollar utter dol lar ter eddlrnte de nigger, en w'en de nigger done pull thoo college he go ter 'inn en lit' he hat on sav: " 'Mawuln', sub! lilt's a fine mawnln', sub!' "'Yes. de Yankee tell 'lm, 'Hit Is a wcry fin' mawnln'; but what is it you wants wld de mawnln' en me?' " 'I des driip In ter say dat I done got my Mldliatlou, sub.' " 'Well, wlmt de devil Is I got ter do wld dat?' "'Well, sub,' speak up de nigger, 'hit wuz you dat gimme de eddiciitlou, en now 1 wants you ter tell me what lei do with It!' "En what you reckon he say In an swer ter dat? He open be eye wide -Ink dls-en den he say, wld a fur-'way look In he eye: " 'D ef I know! T ain't got no job fer you. You better go back whar you come film, en settle down. 'Sides dat, (lis Is my busy day. John, show dls cul lud gentleman whar de do' at! wish you good luck. sub. Good mawnln'!" Atlan ta Constitution. Boy Wlio Knew Chauncey. Perhaps Hie fact that telling rtbs Is alluded to In many families as "story telling" may account for tho subjoined incident: It Is told of Chauncey Depew that ho proved of considerable Interest, to tho small boy of a family on which he once made a call. After dinner he and the head of the house were closeted together for two hours or longer. When Depew bad departed the boy inniilred the iden tity of the Important-looking visitor, "That, my son, Is Chauncey Depew, the greatest story teller in America," ex plained the father. The business that had kept Depew nnd the father closeted together for so long brought the former back In a few days. The boy was playing near the bouse ns Depew approached, and, running up to the visitor, exclaimed: "I'll go tell pop you're coming. I know who you are 'Mr. Depew, the greatest liar in America." Chicago Chronicle. Stretching the Hope and Locating- a Tree. A newlv nuoolnted Georidn lustli-n of the pence was Informed that some one j had stolen Ills horse during the night. ' He was not long in locating the crimi- i nal, who was .speedily brought to tilal, when the justlie said: "I ain't qualified I ter set on tills ease, seeln' as the horse , was mine; but I'm gnln' to let tho bailiff , preside, an' while he's n-trylii' of the criminal. Ill be out yauder n-stretchln of the rope an' loeatln' of the tree." At lanta (-'(institution. TRUE EVERYWHERE. From the World's Work. In a factory where 1,500 men work, their labor union made an unreasonable de mand of the owner. The next day a number of old men went to him and said: "We are sorry that the union did tills, and we want you to know that we were not at the meeting." The owner replied: "Then you are to blame for it. You belong to tho union properly; and It Is your duty to attend Its meetings, If nil the best men had at tended the meeting, the action of the union would have been wiser. Any de mand Hint nil the men In the shop make after careful deliberation Is likely to be n reasonable demand." Then ho went on: "Labor unions some times have bad government for tho same reason that cities havo It the best men do not vote. To be of use tlui union should compilse the best men, and they should attend its meetings and direct Its conduct." Such an Incident as this tells Its own story and carries Its own moral, Tho more you think of It, the wiser tho owner's conduct seems. He ha.i never had a strike. THE BUGS. 'See the many, many bugs Buggy bugs! How they Hotter through the twilight, causing us excited shrugs! How lhey rustle, rustle, rustle, In the dreamy nlr of night; Flipping, flapping on the highway, Blooming, misszing on the byway, I'nder each elect i In light. How they dip, dip, dip! How they zip, zip, zip! Till they whisk about our whiskers nnd go mugging at our mugs! Ob, the bugs, bugs, bugs! Oh, Hie bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs! Oh, the night Is two shades darker from the bugs. All sorts and kinds of bugs! Fuzzy bugs! Hugs Hint humbly beg your pardon; bugs that proudly throw on lugs! . How they flutter, flutter, llutlor, Till some lady gives a slujek; Till she clutches at her bonnet Shouting that a bug's upon It. For she felt It cllnib her cheek, How they wing, wing, wing! How lhey sing, slug, slug! Tho mosquitoes and tho beetles and each huzzy, buggy tiling. Oh, the bugs, bugs, bugs! Oh, Ihe bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs! There's n million miles of breeze contain. Ing hiiss. There are June and lady buqrs! Whiskered bugs! There are bals and Heas and locusts; there nre moths In Hearch of rugs. Hugs that hurtle like u missile! Bugs that roar and bugs that whistle; Hugs hi many colors tinted; Hed-(let that one be but hinted). Hugs with fares llko n pug! And they hold a big convention under each electric llsht, Oh, the hugs, bugs, bugs! Oh, the bug's, bugs, bugs, bugs, hugs, bugs, bugs! iVhnl a buzzy, buggy, bumping bunch of bugs! Baltimore American INFORMATION, The nctiinl Influence of our greitt lake on Ihe cllmafe of stations on the wind ward side is appreciable by the Increased cloudiness twenty miles from tho shore, hut not much beyond! Its Influence on the temperature Is only appreciable by the prevention of early frosts by roneon of Hie formation of cloud ami fog. The brains of new-born boys weigh, on tho average, nil grams! of now-born glrl, ::ol, At tho end of the first yrnr tho figures are! Boys, !K!J girls, MM. By the end or the third year, the weight of ihe brnlit has tripled, and from this epoch It Increases .very slowly, especially with girls. It attains lis greatest weight nt about nineteen and n half years for men, ut about seventeen for women, The average weight of the brain of an ndult mule Is 1,400 grnmsi of an ndult female, 1,270 gratn.i. Tho reduction of weight due to senile atrophy commences with men about tho eightieth year, with women, about the seventieth. In fifty ot the largest cities of tho Pulled Slates, 4.".l dally newspapers are published, or which 201 urn In the morn ing and 217 In 'the evening. Evening newspapers ore Increasing more rapidly than mi. ruing papers. Out of twenty-six of the largest cities III the ITnlted Slates, fifteen show an exees of morning publi cations, and three have the same number In each class. In ISIl there were f.".n morning papers nnd 1,0"1 evening papers: In HKril. there were ..!.." morning papers, mi Increase of 0.1 per cent,, nnd 1,11.11 evening papers, an Increase of ."..2 per cent. This difference Is the more striking when Ills recalled that the Increase hi all dally publications was R8.S per cent. , In the year Just closed, the Soo canals were open to navigation sevi.1i months. The trafrie Hint passed through was three times that of the Suez canal, in. value, the freight carried reached a total of J.IOO.IOO.UOO ami the cost of transporta tion was $.11,000,0(10. The year closed with a total of L'S.WO.OOl) tons, ugalust 25,0u0.OC0 in 1D0O. Last year's business nt the Soo canals was double that of 1S04 and equal to that of- tho lint twenty-eight yeats after the. Ilrst canal, with limited depth, was opened, Freights on the lakes urn the cheapest In the world for water borne commerce. Hulk freights In and out of Lake Superior averaged less than one mllJ tier ton tier mile; coal, upbound, was carried at less than one-third of a mill per in Ik. Iron ore and wheat brought SO cents u ton for an average of !.0 miles. During the season, one steel ship can led 1",7,000 tons of freight, nnd traveled :i;i,MW miles. Another ship, with barges, carried 2l,0(Kl tons of freight on one trip, moving at over seven miles an hour. About 110,000 passengers traveled between the upper and lower lakes. NEW YORK HOTELS. The New and Absolutely Fire-Proof Hotel Earlington, NEW YORK CITY. European Plan. 2.7lh Street Nsar Broadway, New York City. The most central and most accessi ble location In the city, combined with quiet and refined snrronnd- ines. TARIFF OF KATES: Single room (bath) Jl.iVO to ZM Double rooms (bath), 1 person 12.00 Double rooms (bath), 2 persons.,.. &.O0 Hath rooms adloinlng. Large, doublo rooms, with private bath rooms, 1 person ..J.1.00 Large double rooms, with private bath rooms, 2 persons $4.00 Suites of parlor, bedroom and bath for 1 person. $.1.00, $4.00. $.'..00, $7.0) Suites of parlqr.bcdroom and bath, for 2 persons $4.00, $.'.00, JjG.OO, $S.00 Suites of parlor, 2 bedrooms and bath $7.00, $8.nn. $10.00 v E. M. KATU.E .i SON, SO years connected with Earle's Hotel, ALPINE UOTEL ITfl AV..BETWKKN iiDTH AND iJOTUHTi-J. NEW YORK. EUROPEAN PLAN. NEW. 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The temperature at the AI1NRW, On the Ueacli, In Chelsea, Atlantic City, TliuiMluy was 63", lCvery appointment ot a modern Hotel. HOTEL RICHMOND. KcntucVy Atcuue. First Hotel from lleai.li, At. Until) City, X. J,; ft) Oicau view room.; ia pailty too; write for tpcil.il ales. J, 1). Jentc liu, I'top, BBHlg SMwH PENNSYLVANIA. BEAUTIFUL ' LAKE WESAUKINQ On a tpur of the Alleghany Mountain, l.ehlgh Valley ralboad; near Touandi. lljllilnij, tls'.ilni,, (.port), etc. b'xietlent table, IIeaoiiihlo rules. LAKE WESAUKING HOTEL ', O., Apci, Pa. Scn.l for bouldct. . O. K. HAI1HI3. 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