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SCIIANTON, OCTOBER C, 1002.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.
Goveinor-S. W. lENNYPACKElt.
Lieutenant Clovcnim V. M. BROWN.
Secretin r of Into mil Aftulll ISAAC B.
DROWN.
County.
Congt css-WlLLLM CON'NELL
Judge-A. A. VOSBfRO.
Commlssloners-JOHN COURIER MOR
RIS, JOHN PENMAN.
Mino Inspeetois-LLEWELYN M. EV
ANS, DAVID T. WILLIAMS.
Legislntive.
Senntor-JOHN B. JORDAN.
Itopt csonlnllres
Fiist DMiict-Josnrrt olivhr.
Kccond DIstilct-.TOUN SCHEIER, JR.
Thlict Dlstilet-EDWARD .LYMES.
Fourth Dlstilet-P. A. PI1ILB1N.
election duy, Nov. 4.
In the situation resulting fiom tho
white house slllke conference, amidst
tho passions. and piejutllees excited or
Intensified by the ehnigcs mid eouiitet
cluuges of the ptinelp.tls at Washlng
ton, a pood into for thoo having lend
ciship oer men In this city and val
ley would be to think twite before
speaking once, especially in teims of
heated contiover.sy or levllcment. We
nrc in the .stotm tentie of an Issue that
can, neither be stopped nor changed by
nny thing which we may suy or do,
theiefoie the less wast lug of hot vvoids
tho better.
The Conference's Result.
-TfHK CONCLUSION, reached by
1
sump, uiui x-iesiuciiL jsuuse
velt's confer piicg with the
ntliulp.ils In the coal stilke
was wholly a fiiiluic, may he piema
tuio. That it fulled of immediate losult
9 fo far as putting a stop to conditions
well dcsulbed by the piesldent as In
toletable, is tuio. Hut it lias not failed
in setting a great many people to think
ing, neither has it failed In veiy thai ply
emphasizing the need of oig.iiil7.ecl soci
ety perfecting the legal mac ninety by
which hin.li unoiinous inttituptlons of
the gencial welfaie may bo either
aveited oi piomptly tettled when the
inteiest of the public the paity p.ua
mount becomes supetlor to that of
either belllgeienl.
The piesident's action, unoflleial and
peisonal as it confessedly was, and
foieign to any power Inheicnt in the
ptesidentl.il ollice, moic cle.uly than
ever before in Ameiican histoiy bilngs
within public conipieliension the ti nth
that civilization needs to put on its
thinking cap to devise and make effect
ive some woikablo plan more effectu
ally to sufeguaid the public Inteiest
against tho wanton losses and gieat in
flictions upon innocent net sons caused
by wholesale civil wai.s in the field of
American Industiy. The homely say
ing, "wheie thete's a will there's a
way," has yet to be Indicated in this
direction; but it Is Inconceivable that
tho wisdom of mankind in the twenti
eth centuiy of human enlightenment is
powerless to impiove upon tho methods
of past generations In protecting honest
Industiy and the general welfare.
We have cle.uly defined Ideas as to
how tills lmpiovement maj be vviought,
find venture to pi edict that before the
Ameiican people have seen the last of
buch disastious stilkes they will come
lneslbtlbly to insist upon closer gov
ernmental supervision of both the cap
ital and the labor trusts or unions, ic
nuliing, of each, Incoipoiation, legula
tion in the public inteiest and accept
ance of couit processes of adjusting
their dlffeiences. Tho tendency of the
times to waul consolidation of industil-
nl cnteipilso und union of foices vvork-
V lng out the laico business niohloniR of
our geneiatlon cannot be stopped any
nioie than Niagara Falls can be
Vtlammcd; but society cannot requite
that unions of capital shall be held un-
sk - lr the supervisoiy Inllueuco of gov-
Limiroii nHi"i iu uuiirci against
vribuso of ptibllu Intetests without ad
ulttlng as a necessaiy conseciuenco the
'equal need of equal supervision anil 10
btr.tlnt over tho gieat unions ot labor,
whtth aie not nioio exempt than aie
tho;unioii8"of capital fiom liability to
mltnnnngetnent, on or anil foigetful
nes:j Jr t Jjc tesponslbillty uccoinpauylng
poweivi' '
TnU, lioeer, is iinticlpatoiy of di
velcu'miTnts! I emote. With tegaiil to
thoaminedlato problem the coal fetiiko
the president's action has .already
cleared pait of tho way to a sottlenient.
U luia secuicd on both sides n lecoguU
tlont of tlie teaHoniibleiiess of nibltr.i
tlou, John Alttchell pioposed special
arbitration befoie u toiiuuisHlon wllli
i out power save that nilslng ft on) moial
sentjineut and public opinion. Tho
opeiifprn pledged ucceptante of mhl
tr.itfoj4jf bpcclllu gile antes befoie the
regujiu tribunula in which other issues
nffeiflng life uiui propcity oio passed
upoij continuously. Ileio Isjjo Inecon
ellabje'dlffeiente, unless tecignltlon of
UlitcjteU'H union Is indispensable from
the limine"" worUeis" BtaiiiU'oInt, Un
doubtedly such lecosultlon is the
unloij's ulni. Quito as undoubtedly it
Is whal tlie opetatois chielly leslst. Hut
is it of bufllclent Iinportanco h out tlie
public's Btandpolnt to Justify the far
reaching evils anil sufferings of a coal
famine, with its misery dlstiibuted
throughout the United Stutesy
This is the real question emerging
ioi tha white house confoiente, and
when public opinion has formulated Its
answer wo mny safely expect Bteps to
give that answer practical effect.
In the North American Review, Sir
Qllbeit l'aiker pays n fine tribute to
the ability nnd high purpose ot Pre
mier Hntfoitr, and pi edicts that in hint
thp Itrlllsh emptio Is to have n new
typo of constructive stnsciniin, calcu
lated to keep It marching Intelligently
In t)n van of. the world's progress. Lot
Hi hope so. Thc statesmanship of
England, of late, lias undoubtedly been
getting passe.
A Safe Guide.
AS WAS to have been expected,
the Dcinociatlc party oigunln
. this city clmiges the coal
stilke to the Kepubllean party.
It says the Idleness of the miners Is
tho offspring of Republican legislation.
Well, there Is nn liupoilnnt difference
between their hind of Idleness and the
kind so common when the Democrats
woio 111 power. They became Idle on
their own vote and choice, at a time
when they could have kept on earning
better wages than In yeuis; whereas,
under the Democratic leglme, Idleness
both In the coal Holds and throughout
the countiy was In thousands of In
stances compulsory, because theio was
no wmk to do.
We do not like to Inject politics Into
the coal situation, which, in our Judg
ment, has had too much of It already.
Rut It Is pioper that the ttuth should
he stated nnd kept before tho people
of this valley. Whatever resentment
they may feel against individuals, our
thinking woiklngmen know full well
that they die better piotectcd and bet
ter paid under Republican piosperity
than under Democratic hard times.
And they know that this is not a. mat
ter ot luck meioly or of accident or
circumstance but tho tesiilt ot fixed
laws and large policies, whoieln tho
two parties differ. Within the piesent
geneiatlon there has been a good lest
of both kinds ot ndmlnistiatlon and it
will form ti safe guide to the oter in
November.
A contemporary says tlie bituminous
legion is laughing in Its sleeve at the
anthracite region. Well, it ceitainly
Iras occasion to.
The Republican Party and Labor.
('rem a Speech by Senator Peiuose.)
T'
tin LABOR laws of Penn-
Wt I sjlvunia owe their ex
istence to tiro Republi
can paity. Pennsylvania
stands nt the head of the list of all the
states in the labor legislation, As eaily
as ISfi'J an net was passed exempting
sewing machines belonging to senm
sti esses in this commonwealth from
ley and sale and execution or distress
for rent. And, in the same ear, an net
for the belter regulation and -cntila-tion
of mines and for the protection of
the lhes of the miners In Schuylkill
county was enacted. Mnny subsequent
acts were likewise enacted providing
for tire safety atrd health ot pel sons
omplojcd in toal mines, for the preser
vation of the recoids of the Inspection
of mines, for the regulation and venti
lation of mines and for similar pur
poses. '
"Then we hae legislation to secure
laborers a lion for their labor, and leg
islation In general for the better pro
tection of the wages of mechanics,
mineis, l.iboieis, and others. Irr older
that legislation in the futine might be
based upon adequate infoimatlon, tiro
legislature proUded for the establish
ment of a bureau of statistics Tor the
subject of labor and for other purposes.
Liberal provisions have alo been made
for the erection and maintenance of
hospitals, particularly in the anthracite
legion, the special purpose of which in
stitutions is to piovlde for the peisons
engaged in the dangerous occupation
connected with mining. In fact, the
many acts for the protection of women
and children, In order to secuie the
health, safety and welfare of persona
emplojed in and about the bituminous
nnd anthracite coal mines of tire state,
ate too nunieious to mention ireie.
"Labor organizations are piotectcd
by legislation in the adoption of trade
marks, labels, or symbols, and the
badge or button of any labor or frater
nal organization Is recognized and pro
tected from use of these symbols by
unautlioiized persons. The State Bateau
of Factory Inspection Is accomplishing
an excellent result nlong similar lines.
"There is no better way of judging
the merits of a political paity than by
tlie laws which aie passed for the bene
llt of thereat mass of our citizenship,
which includes the tanks of labor. The
Republican paity in Pennsylvania In
this respect can point to high achieve
ments. Nearly all piotected labor leg
islation In the United States was Hist
enacted by Republican states and then
adopted by way of Imitation by the
Democratic htatos.
"Labor is best piotectcd ond Is as
sured higher legal pilvlleges In the
leading feutuies of labor legislation,
such us tho eight-hour day, the piohl
bltlou of tlie employment of children
under 1" years of ago in factories and
In mines, tlie legulatlon of woman
labor, the regulation of sweatshops, and
the prohibition of the tiuck system in
Pcnnsylwinlit, Illinois and Massachu
setts, than In the Democratic states such
ns Alabama, Arkansas, Cleoigla, Miss
issippi and Mlssouil, In fact, some of
our industries In Republican states are
ulicady thieateucd by tho competition
of cheap, unptotected and degiaded
labor In somo ot the southern Demo
cratic states where child labor is per
mitted, whom no limitation Is placed
upon tho hours of labor nnd wheie the
stundiud of living permitted to tho
Mooting classes is low,
"Look at tho lecoul of congress In
lespect to some of the great events
which have been ittudo In the elevation
of Ameiican labor. The gieat (evolu
tion by which labor was exalted and
the country need front the cutse of
slnvety was accomplished by the Re
publican parly agtilnst the fiercest op
position composed of the combined
foices of the Democrats and their allies,
Tlie coolie hade was prohibited. Peon
age was abolished under Republican
ptesiclents.
"Under Republican rule labor In
Pennsylvania exhibits an exliaordlitary
degree of piospeilty and a gieat rapid
ity of advancement. Much lerjiulns to
be done in the way ot legislation before
labor in the stnto of Pennsylvania, and
In the nation nt large, can sectne nil
those rights, privileges nnd Immunities
to which the American laborer Is Justly
entitled. Piogiess lntist'necessailly be
slow. We can reel satisfied If It Is con
tinuous and steady If every ear
marks an advance In the right dltec
llon. I leave It to the rnndld consider
ation ot the people whether tho leionl
ot tho Democratic party In Pennsyl
vania or ot the Republican paity gives
greoter nssiitntiee nt such continued
progress In the future."
' --
A duel Is Imminent In Franco over
the question of whether or not the gen
eral of the staff shook hands With Cap
tain Dreyfus nt the Zola funeral. They
must be haul up for lighting topics
over there.
After all, theio Is a spaik ot man
hood lit Bradley Strong's facing tho
music of his erratic yast by marrying
May Ynho. But It is u punishment ho
deserves.
Eijporls are Again
on the Op-Grad?
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, Oct. 3.
Tim AfUl'ST record of tho foreign
cnmtitcica of tho United States Is
entoiirngiiiK. The figures ot the
TiciiHiiiy Bureau of Statistics show
that exports of mntiiitactuies have In
creased more than $4000,000 ns compared
with August of Inst year, and about $12,
000,000 In the eight months ending with
August. 190.'. as compared with the cor
responding eight months of the preceding
cni. Meantime manufacturers have In
creased their Imports of material for use
In manufacturing, the value of Imports of
articles In a crude condition which enter
Into the various processes of domestic In
dustry having Increased two million dol
lars tu August, 190J, over August, 1901, and
for the eight mouths show ntr luctcnse of
$JS,O0O,O0O over the same period of lust
year; while articles wholly or partially
muuufucturcd for use In mnnufuctuiing
show nn lnciease of J-5,000,000 In the eight
months, malting tlie total Increase In Im
portations of manufacturers' materials In
the eight months ending with August,
$31,000,000, in compared with the corres
ponding eight months of the preceding
!ear. Of the other classes of Imports,
manufactures nnd luxuries show an in
crease of $19,000,000. while foodstuffs show
a decrease of $17,000,000. comparing eight
months of 1902 with the corresponding
months of 1001. This decrease In the Im
portation of foodstuffs Is In sugnr, which
alone shows a ilea ease of about $21,000,000
In importations In tho eight months end
ing with August, thus indicating that in
other classes of foodstuffs there has been
a net Increase, since the total reduction
in that class Is but $17,000,000. This reduc
tion of $24,000,000 irr the value of sugar
Imported Is largely due to a reduction of
cost In foreign markets-, tho total quan
tity of' sugar Imported being 2, '191,910,219
pounds in eight months ending with Aug
ust, 1102, against 2,803,'22(;,99S pounds In the
conesponding months of Inst year, whllo
the value ot the sugar Imports during
eight months of the present jcar Is $&,
!i7S,S72, against $G2uG4,921 In the eight
months of last year, tho averugo value
per pound, theiefore, being In tho eight
mouths of 1902, 1 Cc and In 1901, 2 2c.
The incicne In the Importation of ma
terials for use m manufacturing Is found
In neatly all ot the Important articles
used by the rmnufactuieis except India
urbbei, in which there Is a slight de
crease. Comparing tho Importations din
ing the eight months of this ear with
tho corresponding months of last year,
chemicals show an increvse of over $1,000,
000; copper shows a slight Increase in
quantity, but a decicase of over $1,000,000
In value; cotton, nn Increase of over
$2,000,000; fibres, air Increase of over
$(,OU0,00O; hides and skins, an Increases of
about $1,000,000; law silk, an Inircaso ot
over $1,000 000; tin, nn inctcase of $1,000,
000; unma'iiifacttiiecl wood, $2,r,0O,00O ln
ciease. and wool, nearly $1,000,000 increase.
On tlie oxpoi t side the Increase In value
of manufnctuips expoited occurs chielly
In cotton goods, vvh'rh show for the
eight months ending with August a to
tal value ot $.t.0ij9,-,si, against $10,911, 2"4
In the samo months of last ear. This
Increase Is almost exclusively in cotton
cloths, of which the exportntions In the
eight months of 1902 weto 379,000,000 yaids,
against 2;9,000.000 nrds In eight months
of llfll, nnd 201,000,000 aids In the cone
sponding months of 1900 This growth In
the exports ot cotton cloths is chluflv In
the trade with China, the expoits to tlint
countiy in eight months of 1902 being
2.,000,000 yards, against 121,000,000 yards
In the eight months of 1901, and 100,000,000
aids In tho conesponding months of 1900.
lion and steel manufactures still show
a reduction in exportation and an In
crease In Importation. Tiro total valuo of
expoits of lion and steel mnnufuctiues In
tho eight months priding with August, 1902,
was $tJ.",90l,8:9, ngulnst $1.9,210 370 in tho
conesponding months of 1901 nnd JS7.17I,
209 In the same mouths of 1900; whllo tho
Impoits of lion .and steel manufactures
In tho eight months ending with August,
1902, amounted to $2,rG,700, against $12,
210.3S2 In tho col responding months of
last ear.
A USEFUL BUREAU.
Editor of Tho Tribune
Sir: It Is doubtful whether tho business
world of tho United States sufficiently
tealles the gieat assistance which Is be
ing leiideted tovvaids tho development
of our commeice Intel rial unl external
by tho active, and usotul ticasuiy bateau
of statistics under its chief. Mr. O. P.
Austin,
In addition to its marry promptly is
sued and timely tegular ami upcLlal pub
lications, tho bin can has given to us, In
tho past jtai, ihivciuI speclul mono
giaplis, wilttcn by Mr. Austin puisonally,
anions which aio
Cumoicial China In 1900.
Conimetclal Anion,
Russia and tho Tians-Slberlnn railway,
Ameiican commerce.
Siibnuriliio and Land Tclegiaphs of the
World.
Colonlan ndmlnistiatlon.
Cojoules of the woild and their govern
ment, Mr. Austin was selected by Picsldont
McKltile, and, like all tho mtutr ptcst.
dent's selections, is tho light man hi tho
light plnco. This Is evidenced by Ills
wotk, and also by tho fact that ho has
been elected to rncnrbrt.shlp in thu follow
ing organizations; National Cleogtaphlc
society, Washington, D, C Ameiican As
sociation for tho Advancement ot Science,
Aineilran Academy of Political ond So
cial Hclcnco, Ameiican Kconomlo Asso
ciation, International Union for Com
paiatlve Jutlspiiulence, and Political
Beonomy, of Beilln,
Mr Austin Is a tplra example of what
Ameiican young men can do, when thoy
liavo bialns and uso them diligently,
Hour on a funn In Illinois and teaied In
Nebiaskii, ho was engaged In newspaper
woik as topoiter, cot respondent, or ed
itor till J5-0S. when ho was chosen for Ids
piesent position, Ho took actlvo pa it in
tho lllciary and statistical woik of the
Rcubllcan national committee in the pies
identlul campaigns of 1E9J and 1S9U. He Is
also tho author of "Uncle Sam's Secrets,"
"Undo Sam's Soldleis" and other publi
cations for tho distinction of jouth In
national nnd International affults. It is
just tho activity, cucigy and ability dis
played by Mr. Austin and men llko him,
which has placed tho United States In the
proud position It holds today, namely, a
toiemost placo In thu ft nut lank of tho
world's "filing line."
Tito bureau of statistics of tho treasuiy
department was organized In H6) ns a
bcparato bureau, continuing and amplify
ing tho wotk ptoviously done by the reg
ister of tho ticusury. Fiom tiio original
simple, but meagre, foims of reports, tho
woik hns gionn In tho hands ot tho nblo
Bluff of tho bill call, to tho full, complete
and ficqiirnt forms wo receive todny. It's
"Monthly summary of commerce anil
nnnnce" nnd Its annual volumes nio com
piled lit such wajs that a layman can
understand them.
This Is a vciy valuable quality to burl
tiess men who have not the tlmo to wndo
thtough technical deserts to find tha
onROs they iiped,
Bpnco foiblds n detnlled statement ot
tho wotk of tho bureau suffice It to sny
that It Is complete, and lastly merits tho
commendation It hni teeelv'cd at tho
hands of those who. In this country, tiro
fnmlllnr with Its woik In detail, ns well
its tho praise It hns oat tied fiom vnrlous
Intoi national bodleu.
-Walter J. Bnlliild.
Schenectady, N. Y., Oct. 4.
Outline Sf(idies
of Hainan Nature
A New Story of Senator ftonr.
Not long since a venerable and distin
guished looking gentleman cntcied the of
flee of a railway passenger agent In Bos
ton, nnd Inquticd In u kindly, dinvvltng
ond dellbeinto voice: "Is tho gcnetal
passenger agent In?"
Tho bfllce boy woke up nnd started to
find out nnd leturned with tho port In
fot million, "He Is out, will any one elso
do?'' which sounded like a now phrase In
tele phono phonogiiiphy, as a icllet from
"Tho line Is busy; please ting off."
"That Is unfot tunatc," continued tho
dlstli-guMied looking man, wiping his
biovv. "Pet haps you could dhect mo to
tho pioper souico ot infoimatlon." ho
continued with stately New Ungland pto
clseness. "No'p; no one gives passes
tcpt tho hoES," volunteered tho oung
ornele, going on with his Jack tho Rip
per novel.
Just then otto of the cloiks rococnlzed
In tho courtly stiangcr a .sttlking lcscm
blaneo to a. famous United States sena
tor, nnd stepped foivvatd Inquiring if
there was any wotd to leave.
"Well, I dcsltcd to ascertain who Is re
sponsible for the dining car collection.
Inadvertently, I left the tiain nt Woicc3
tor without p.rlng my bill. Now, some
one hud to pay it, and I want to leim
burse the right party or tho company,
it Is one dollar for a regular meal, I
believe.
Down Into both side pockets ho dove
for the facta.
"I have the date, time and place of the
tialn, wheio and when tho meal was par
taken; could ion "
"isn't this Senator Hoar? I think It is
all right," broke In a chief cleik.
"No, It Is not all right; I must pay that
dollar to w hoover paid for that meal."
There was a diligent scaicli among the
records in vat Ions depaitmcnts. and
Senator Hoar spent tho time searching the
iiilhoad recotds, and finally discovered
tho man who had mid for tho meal nnd
telmbutsed him, with tho consciousness
of having performed a duty as lmpoitant
as a million dollar oppioptlatlon Joe
Mitchell Chapplo In Tho National.
One Humor of Politics.
One of tho best political workeis in
England Is Sir William II. Holland, one
of tho new knights, who, although a
busy Manchester manufacturer a cotton
King, In fact llnds time to look after tho
inteiosts ot a big mining constituency
like Rothetham in tho West Riding. Sir
William Is a well gloomed man with a
florid face that is seldom guilty of a
smile. In splto of this somewhat doleful
aspect, which seems to be made to match
a ltigubtious tone of voice, he Invariably
hns In hand a fund of anecdote calculated
to put audiences In tho best ot humor.
One of his stories Is worth repeating.
A personal ft lend of his, 'lighting a par
liamentary contest In tho south of L'ng
latul, had tho disadvantage of being u
"caipet-lngger," whereas tho conserva
tive candidate enjoved considerable local
prestige. Toward tho close of tho con
test tho liberal agent warned him that
tho mutter was one of somo Importance,
whereupon ho replied: "Veiy well. then.
you can tell tho voters that if thoy return
me I will come and live here." But he
hud not teckoired up all the circum
stances. Tho agent pi luted bills totting
foith that "If Mr. is elected ho will
live here." Tho bills got Into tho hands
of nn opposition bill poster nnd tho icsult
was that they wcte found placauled on
every pig sty and bain In tho division.
That candidate, needless to say, was not
elected. Chicago Chionlcle.
Thunder in Wrong Place.
Many stoiies aio told of Dion Bolici
cault a3 occulting during tho active life
of that playwright-actor. Ono I elates to
tho tlmo ho was plajlng a pleco called
"The Vumplre" at tho Princess theater,
Loudon. Tho opening scene reptesontcd
tho highest legions of tho Alps by moon
light, whllo a thunderstorm raged in the
distance. Tho Vampire. (Mr. Bouclcault)
was seen ling dead on tho nrouutuln
pea';, to nil appeal ance, but as a. t.iy of
tho moon touched his body he camo to
life.
Of course the thunder was pioduccd lit
the usunl manner, by tho pioperty man
with a "thundo'r sheet."
Ono night In tho height of the season a
ttentenilous clap of thunder stnttled the
nudlcnca nnd Intel rupted Mr, Bouclcault
In tho mlddla of a speech. Lovvetlng his
voice so that he could bo heard only by
tho propcrtv man, ho said:
"Veiy well, Mr. Davios, you aro mak
ing mote mistakes. That clap of thun
der camo In tho wrong place,"
Mr, Davles leplied In stontoilan tones.
,whlch could bo plainly hc.ud all over tho
UUUIlUllUIIii
"No fault of mine, sir; It wasn't my
thunder. Thunder's lent out of doois;
poihnps you con stop It there." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Thought It Was Shatter.
Somo auny olIlceiH who weio In Cuba
with Cionetal Shatter's mmy of Inva
sion told the other day an niiecdnto at the
expense of the commander of that expe
dition. The troops with all their paia
pheinalla ot war had lauded and wciq
awaiting the oidor to advance on Santi
ago. Staff officers weio busy cat tj ins
out tho detnils for tho advance and evoiy
wheio theio was huiiy and bustle Shat
ter was llug in a hammock in fiont of
his headquattcts at Slhouoy, whllo 10
yaids down tho road tho men of tho sig
nal coips weio Inflating tho war balloon
piepaiatoiy to making thu (list ascen
sion, Without wanting tho topes which
hold It taptlvo parted and tho balloon,
hnlf-lnflatcd and looking for nil tho woild
llko tho body and legs of n gigantic fat
man, btiuted down tho load tnvvaid San
tiago, Theio was just enough gas In It
to Keep It upilght without entltely clear
lilt; tho giound and It went bobbing along,
up and down, as though It woio walking.
A negui soldier pissing along at thut nio.
ment saw tho balloon, and shouted at the
top of his volco: "HI, U.ir! tliiess dat
mus' bo do olo man golu' fur da ftontl"
Chicago Chionlcle.
A Story of W, P, Howe.
A Now Yoilc lavvjer tells the following
story of tho late criminal lavver, Will
iam T Howe; I t was when John K
Hnrkett was recorder, and Howo was
counsel for a man who had been charged
with muulcr, Of rouise, tho wlfo and
chlldien weio them, so that tho July
could see thorn to tho best advantage. In
the midst ot tho plea of tho district at
torney, asking that the jury letuin a ver
dict of minder In tho flint degiee, tho
baby, which was sitting on tho knee ot
the pilsonei's wlfo, begun to sob ns It
its little heart would bleak. Finally Re
rorder Hackett Inten opted tho district
attorney by shouting, so as to bo heaid
abovo the infant's set earns:
" 'Stop thut. If counsel for defendant
pushes that phi deeper that baby will do
more thun jell." New Yotk Ttlbune.
Quality
Make Buying
Ml
TWKmvm
has been gratified to see the savings accumulate, which shall
make the Fall purchases possible. There has been many wishes
that the sum saved might be greater, of course, but you will be
surprised to find what a quantity of beautiful things it will buy here.
PARLOR SUITS
A new line of 2, 3, 4 and 5 puce parlor suits were
received during the past week and can be seen on the
second floor. They are new designs in mahoganv frames,
plain and carved patterns. The upholstering is of superior
workmanship. The upholstery coverings are of damask,
tapestry and French verona in latest patterns and coverings.
Williams
123 Wyoming Avenue.
Distributors of Honest Values in Home Furnishings,
The
Crane Store
Opportunities pre
sented for a peep at
what
Mistress Fashion
Has consented to
approve for
Early Fall,
Take Elevator at
324 Lackawanna Ave.
& 'l''5H',i'
When in m
Of anything in the line of
.j, optical goods we can supply it. ,j.
Spectacles
and Eye Glasses
'
Properly
optician,
fitted by an expert
From $1.00 Up
Also all kinds of prescrip
tion work and repairing'.
JVlercereau & Connell,
133 Wyoming Avonuo,
iff i V
Hy Imperial Guarantee Jm
I Louis Si Isaacs I
I 412 Spruce Stieet. SR
H 309 Lackawanna Avo. j
I Solo Agency I
I Dr. Jaeger's Underwear, 1
g . .' 'I ! 'i . .I "i i' i ! 'l' i"fr
and Price
Here, Economy
Every home has some pl.ins
for Fall furnishing. Perhaps lt
is only the purchase of a chair,
a. table, a pair or two of lace
curtains, a rug; yet it may be
that it is an entire new home
that is to be outfitted with fur
niture, carpets, draperies and
the like. The money earner has
been enthusiastic In bringing in
the (Inll.ir.s-. and thn liniisnlfeeiier
NEW YORK HOTELS.
The New and Absolutely
Fire-Proof
NEW YORK CITY.
European
Flan.
27di Street
Nar
Broadway,
N.w York
City.
The most
central and
most accessi
ble location
in tho city,
combined
with quiet
and refined
surround-
Ir.ss.
TARirF or RATCS:
Singlo room (bath) $1.30 to $2 00
Doublo rooms (bath), 1 poison $J 00
Double rooni3 (bath), '2 ipim)hs....&100
Hath ioom.4 adjoining.
Lart?o doublo room1, with private
b-ith looms, 1 poit.on $3 00
Lai bo doublo rooms, with pi irate
Imth rooms, 2 persons $4 00
Suites of iii lor, bochoom und
bath for 1 poison $1 00, $t TO J1 CO, $7 03
Sultcfi of pailor.boclroom and bath,
for 2 poisons $100, $,(). iOtfi. $S 03
Suites of parlor, 2 bechooms nnd
bath $7 00, JS00 $1000
E. JT. KATU.R & SON.
SO years connected with Carlo's Hotel.
SUMMER RESORTS
Atlantic City.
The temperature at ths AGNEW.
On the Uencli, in Ch.-bjj. Atlantic Citi .
t-nturday va 6.
Kvcry appointment of a nroJcrn Hotel.
HOTEL RICHMOND.
Kentucky Acriuo. Hist Hotel fiom lleacli, At
lantic Llty, X, J,; CO Ocean view room; ca
pacity 100; write lor cpecul rati. J. 11. Jcn
ma, rror
PENNSYLVANIA.
BEAUTIFUL LAKE WESAUKINO
On a spur of the Alleghany Mount-ilm. Lehigh
Vallcj lailroail; neai 'luwamla nulilni;, lUhlns,
(ports, etc I!(elcnt Nile Uoa'onalilo rites.
LAKE WESAUKING HOTEL
P. 0., Ape, Vi. Semi for booklet.
c, k, ii.vurtis
SM1T SEATS?
A few days can bo pleasantly spent
in a trip to
Norfolk, Va.
Old Point Comfort, Va.
Richmond, Va.
Washington, D. C.
VIA THE!
!1 Li
Steamers sail dally except Sunday
from Pler 20, Noitlr Hirer, foot of
Ueach street, New York.
Tickets, Includini; meals and state
room accommodations, $S00 one way,
$13, CO lound till', and upwards.
Send stamp for Ul-tstiated book.
OLD DOMINION STKAflSHIP CO.
81 Beach Stteet, New York, N. V.
IK B. WAWCEK,
icAmltv,
Kiiilttli
HtwiniSirilla
rw i US j ilijj -IILIiLJ'LlJLij
iBaWauS:VTtjvS
0 BI 83$ iffiMMBB
5twK-J
8PS.
II
T
tajllo Manager, J, J. BltOWN,
General Passenger Agent.
c
How to
Help
Young J
Men And
Women
Sectfe
Educations
r
44 YOUNG MEN and
7 YOUNG WOMEN
are endonvnilnp; to .sootiic educations
thioiiKh Till: TRIHUNirS KDUCA
TIONAfj CONTEST. In which 33
8CII01,ArtSIIIF3. valued nt over
9,noo, aro offered. Tho scholatshlps
1 aio:
Syracuse University.
Bucknell University.
University of Bochester.
Washington School for Boys.
Williamsport Dickinson Semin
ary. Dickinson Collegiate Trepara
tory School. '
Newton Collegiate Institute.
Key3tone Academy. "
Brown College Preparatory.
School.
School of tho Lackawanna,
Wilkeo-Barro Institute.
Cotuit Cottages.
Scranton Conservatory of Music,
Hardenbergh. School of Music
and Art.
3 Scranton Business College.
5 International Correspondence I
Schools.
2 Lacknwanna Business College.
2 Alfred Wooler's Vocal Studio.
Sevotnl of those scholatshlps Includo
not onlv tuition, but nlso board, roonr,
heat. llRltt and laundry for periods ot
two to four joins Among these tltty
ono j onus pooplo theio aio thirty
three who aro really striving to seouto
educations, and their names appear on
another p.igo of Tho Tribune every
mornlnc, In tho tnblo showing tho
"Standing of Contestants." They
ulinnlil lui Atifftiti -innI In til (Mr Com-
B mcjuiiiblo endeavor.
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Tlneo months 1 -' 3
S months 2 no fi
One year 500 12
pni:snNT strnscmnnRS can aid
contestants matQiiallr by furnishing
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selves Jliinv aio doing this and the
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tionnl Contest closes October
Educa
.'5, at 8
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FOR OCTOBER
FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD to the
contestant bihiglng in tho largest
iiiimncr or ponim oeiween uctoner l
am! Situiday. October 11.
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contestant bilnghig In tho largest
numner or pouu.s (lining tno wook
tho week
ending Satin clay, October 18.
EDUCATIONAL.
Do You Want
a Good Education?
Not a thort course, nor an easy course,
nor a cheap course, but tho best education
to be had. No other education la north
(pending tlmo and money on. It you do,
write for o catalogue ol
Lafayette
College
Easton, Pa.
B'hlcli offers thorough preparation la ths
Knglncciinf and Chcmlial Profession u well
as the regular College courses.
fSTATE MUM, SCHOOL
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA.
Regular State Noimnl Coutses and
Special Dcp.titniciitH of Music, Elocu
tion, Ait. Di.mlng, Steuogiapliy nnd
Tjpevwltlng; stiong Collego Piepara
toiy Depart moiit
FREE TUTION.
Boarding espouses Jd.'O per week
Pupils admitted nt any time, Winter
Tot in opens Dee 20th. Wilto for cata
logue --,,
rilnclpal.
tunas
SCRANTON CORRESPONDENCE SOHDH)
SCIMNTON, lA.
T, J. Foster, i'nsldent. tinier II. Lawall, Itcaa,
U. 3, Foster, (Stanley P. Allen,
Vic rrcstdent Secretary.
Lawyers
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