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TEN PAGES.
SCtiAXTOX, DliCHMIJKU IB, 1H0L'.
Thn foitlBiiittloit tif Muster Curlmllilor
Citlillokl, of tile Lrii'ltau'iinnii riillrii.lil,
will I".- reirruttnl by n liost (if friends
lit S'rnmtun, wlinsc ruii.tolnllnn Is Hint
it 1p:h1. tn n roiivlilorulilo iirnmiiLlim In
fortune itml iipiuirtiiiilty. Inning lili'
Vi'sliK'tift' In tlite city .Mr. t'unllcld lias
won it liltrlt plitcf rur unftillliif? t'lllclciicy
iitid rniirtisy nml the Irlemlhhlps form
ed Will MlttlllPt St'PHllltldll.
Reaping What Has Been Sown.
MA.IOU I'.WOUW, Htlierln
ieiulellt uf tho Hlitto lill
rr.iii uf r.'ilhvuys nml soi'-ri'lury-i'li'ft
f iiiti'tniil ,(
My?, In Ills f.iii'woll iiiiiuii'l Voi'itit
:n,'i!es sonic ai.irllltiK ?niteiii:'nts of
liotli fnct and u)liilmi ('nicuriiliii; Hip
ovr i'.iititlis'.Mtliin "t I'li'i-trli' far iitii'n
In I'em.syl vaiiia.
'I'lii'ie n rv -.IT'i tulles uf tlifsc rotuls
and Hie rariital and tuiulfd di-bt uf tin
(ipt'l'.illn.'jr loiiip.iiili s and tlio caiiltal,
jttoi'k and funded and llo.itliiK dbt uf
thr iiil:s!:ilr.iy coiniiaiili-s amount in
$-.'Sn.l!il,J7fi. or ft'JS.S'J. pt'i- nill'1, wltli'h
Alajor lit own pays is nioiv than iloublc
thn average cost of load and equipment
of American steam railroads, lie has
mi idea Hint any such sum of iiiniiey
lias been invested in these lines.
Looked nt from another point of view,
wo see the outeroppiiiK' of manipulative
reorganizations hi these liKiires: Of
the ninety-seven operating corporations'
rjut olRliteer. paid Ulvlusnils, which iik
Kregated $1,C.JK, l-'l, while the ninety-six
Kitbsidlnry o'l.'i? rations paid dividends
iimountius to .$l.(!i:!,0i'0, and had an in
eonie principiilly from rentals aninunt
Iiik to $7..'."i5.102. Illustration of the ef
fect of successive ieorsnniii.it Ions upon
ii piop"ity depending for its support
iilion public p.ilronaK'e. yl able to re
turn to the public In Increased facilities
or Improvement!! only what Is left of
current revenues alter current expenses
mid inordinate fixed charges are paid
Is not distant from Scranton. AVe et
It impressed upon us every time we
enter an overcrowded jerky street car
with danciiiK' trucks and Hat wheel.
That .Major llrown should fearlessly
call attention to these facts is one sur
prise, becans" usually politics Miysres. s
that tliey be left In the backsround;
and that he should proceed to recom
mend tile adoption in this state of the
stringent corporation laws of Massn
(liusctts, whereby no slock or bond can
bo Issued without state examination
and appioval or without proof of actual
payments, is another, (t Is rather late
now to lock the stable door, after the
horse liar, been stolen: but contempla
tion of the forcKoliiK facts is Instructive
If not eoiisollnjr.
The Supreme court of (Jeoruia, In a
Christian Science case, has wisely de
cided that parents do not have to jrlve
medicine to ill minor children. Hut an
authority Waller than the high court of
(icorala holds that no parent has tin
moral rlxht to nelcd due precautions
and It would promote human happiness
if this fact" were more Kenerally acted
upon.
Drawing the Lines.
-tt'o MKASIMSKS now pending
in congress are the subjects
J. of desperate HioukIi as yet
not widely published stiil'e.
Around them are forming- In serried
ranks the organized forces of capital
and labor, and befote congress yets
through with them many a tneniebr
will' wish neither had ever been entered
upon the calendar. We refer to the
anil-Injunction and elght-hour bills.
We lecently printed what President
(ioinpers, of the American I-Yderatloii
of Labor, had to say in his report to
the New Orleans convention In advo
cacy of these lucasutes, Let us now
lieai-'U voice from the other side. n.
M.; Parry, president of the National
Association of .Manufacturers, lies Is
sued a statement which Is full of gin
Ker. Here are some passages from It:
"The American Association of Mann
facturers Is opposed to nny luw which
means the undermining of .the coni
itiorclal stability1 or the linlustrhifvltal
ity of the I'lilted States. It Is opposed
tp the terrible anti-Injunction hill now
pending in ccnress, which proposed
law' has been Imported to this country
from lubor-uursed Kiighnid. This law
has, almost destroyed the IChbIIsIi
manufacturer, as It Is a legalization of
the pjeket and the boycott, Tho at
tempt to foist such anarchistic legls.
lutloji'itpnu tin employers of this coun
try jjfjll be resisted o tho last,
"TJe National Association of Manu
facturers Is also unalterably opposed to
the so-called eight-hour bill fathetfd
by tynnuel (Ioinpers, This bill, If It
could he put Into effect, would be a
radical and destructive assault upon
the prosperity of this country. While
In tho nature of things It would be Im
possible, to put such an absurd law Into
practical operation, yet It would have
the effect of dislocating business con
ditions, causing an Industrial paralysis
in this country the like' 6t which wo
have never experienced. Such a hill
would open th way to tho blackmail
the heavy iron, steel and shipbuild
ing Intercuts which are en-Kneed in llicf
manufacture of government oitpplles.
They cannot run on nit elght-hoilr basis
from the physical nature of their work.
By the terms of this proposed clftht
hour hill an employer Is penalized $5 a
titty for each ninl every man who Is
pennliled to work over eight hours,
"The average worker docs not want
(he law. The hill Is all agitator's bill.
These relluws are alwny willing to en
gage In any brawling or denunciatory
assault upon employers. Tho nvcir.go
labor agitator Is an Ishmacllle. Ills
hami Is raised against every mint. Tho
agitators have secured the passage of
resolutions In which organized labor
has set Itself ngnlnst the lnwn of tho
land, declaring- that the lawn which
must ho obeyed by others shall not bo
applied to theiii or the" will rebel, Ko
contly organised labor line innilo a Con
ceited attack upon the national guard,
driving non-union workmen from I ho
mllltla. What for? Hlmply because
under their ptesent leadership thn
unions desire the overthrow of tho law
and the eoui-K They know Hint they
cannot bring-this about with tho mllltla
at hand to uphold the law. The agi
tators desire to build up a despotism
inside the liberties of the United States.
The employers of this country, how
ever, do not propose that such an an
archistic Element shall ever have charge
of tho destinies of the United Stales."
It Is a safe guess that the "agitators"
will win unless the employers get down
from their high horse and fight the,
enemy with his own weapons. In the
vcnl coal strike the country had all
Illustration of the Inadequacy of a pol
icy of marterly Inactivity and majes
tic silence when eomnatted by an active
and Incessant organization responsive to
one man's strategy and power of com
mand. If labor wIjis by federation, em
plcjcrs must match It by correspond
ing federation, not consisting of an
army of co-ordinate generals, but one
oobdient to a central authority noting
as comiunnder-In-chlel'. When this kind
of organization takes place on the now
weaker side, there ulll be a sudden
stoppage of excesses on-both sides and
r. long stride toward intelligent peace.
The Adams consular reform bill,
v, hleh Is now before the house, contem
;iln us a consular service on a merit
basis that will offer to equipped young
men a permanent career, which has
long- been advocated by friends of good
government. It has one Haw, however.
After doing away with fees it puts the
Inltlal4sa)aiy at J1.S00 a year, surely
too small in amount to compensate a
competent tepresentatlve. The United
Slates should pay no man who lepre
S'.nts It abroad less than $2,."00 a year
and employ no representative not worth
it.
A California chemist claims to have
devised a process whereby potassium
cyanide, a drug- much used lu mining
and now costing twenty-five cents a
pound to produce, may be produced at a
t.ist of live cents a pound by drawing
it f hlefly from the air. This reminds us
of Lord Kelvin's scheme of drawing fer
tilization for the world's grain llelds
from the nitrogen in the air. At this
rate of chemical progress It may not
be long until there will indeed be a
trust with a corner on the atmosphere.
Various bills to rebuke and restrain
unfair trusts are under consideration
at Washington, all based on the Idea of
federal supervision similar to that sup
posed to be exercised by the interstate
commerce commission. Since tho sub
ject Is a big one and not likely to be
solved all at once, how would It do as
a beginning to clothe the Interstate
commerce commission with power suf
ficient to enforce uniform freight rales
and thus threaten one of the funda
mental strongholds of the trusts?
The Philadelphia North American's
attempt to prosecute a ye,llow "news"
faker in Kansas has been battled by the
refusal of the district attorney to exe
cute a warrant. The district attorney
argues that the place to bring such an
action is not In Kansas but lu Philadel
phia, and he Is right. Hut the chances
are that In .Philadelphia the grntesque-ne.-s
of the North American's objecting
to news taking would laugh its case
out of court.
AVlth less than it day's supply of coal
'on hand it Is announced that the house
may be forced by chilling weather tii
adjourn before the week Is out. This
may be taken as an Indication that the
usual supply of oratorical "hot air" will
not be forthcoming during the present
session.
An old letter of Lord licncoiislleld has
been published In which he asserts that
to nun ry for love Is a guarantee of in
felicity. U Is astonishing how many
men and women, too, for that matter
appear to be willing to take tho hazard,
Kroui Admit al Casey's reports, It ap
pears that lit consequence of his Inttr
veiitiou in Panama Colombia Is soon to
experience a foretaste of the inllleiilum.
We shall l)i'llei it when we see It,
John D. Itockrtt'eller's Christmas pres
ent from the Standard Oil company
consists of a iM.OOU.iKiO check, his divi
dend for three months. This Is better
than awning a yellow Journal.
Surprising as It may seem, iiumeious
soldiers of fortune have alteady sig
nltled their willingness to play iltty-to-one
shots by lighting In the cause of
Venezuela,
When Carrie Nation learns of that
specimen of high art thai has been
transferred from the Corcoran gallery
to the White House, the troubles of the
chief executive will begin In earnest.
And now certain foreign Jurists aro
attracting attention by making asser
tion.! that the Monroe doctrine is load
ed. FAIR PLAY FOR THE COLORED
MAN.
Kdltor of The Tilhunu;
Sir: Please allow space and accept my
heurty congiululutloiis for the sentiment
expressed In an eilltorlul under the. cap
tion. "Occupation for the Negro," Never
-wmi there a more manly, flunk and clear
statement of the real condition of the
progressive negro hi this country thun
that contained In your editorial mentioned
above. That the better negro element In
closely engaged la preparing for life's
battles, there can be no qucntloii. Your
acknowledgment of the success ha has
Mother
Can't Read
Why not buy her a pair
of spectacles (or Christ
mas? No other present
will be appreciated so
highly arid eye help should
como first of all.
DR. B. A. BAER
EYE SPECIALIST.
A1AINUPACTURING OPTICIAN
331 Washington Ave,
SCRANTON, lA.
mntlo Is gratifying to pny the least. Tho
negro does not. ask for n place In tho
various Industries of this rapidly ad
vancing nation, which he cannot till with
credit to' himself and honor to the pro
fession. lle duly asks an equal chance
In the race of life. If the progress of the
negio slneo the emancipation hits not
reached the expectation of . his best
friends of the North, It may be ac
counted for largely upon tho ground of
prejudice on account of his color and
previous condition. Hut the best think
ers of our times aro beginning to recog
nize negro manhood upon the principle of
lltness and character for which your
editorial standi.
There is otic other thing that should bo
mentioned lu this connection, namely:
the humiliation to which even tho bet
ter class of our people are subject lu rent
ing houses. The effort to live In a re
spectable neighborhood, whore children
might be brought up under Influences
leading to better life is almost a failure,
owing to restrictions of which you no
tlonbl have some knowledge. Such a con
dition Is a blunt to liner feelings and
keener sensibilities of any people aspir
ing to a nobler degree of American citi
zenship. In the interest of over 8,000,000
freedmen 1 again thank you.
D. S. Bentley.
Something flbotif
Ueijed Ueneziiela
From the Pittsburg Times.
T1IK ItKIHJBMC of Venezuela, which
has now become Involved in serious
trouble with Germany and flrcat
Britain, Is, with the exception or
Colombia, the most northern country of
South America. 1t Is bounded on the
north by the Caribbean sea, on the east
by tlio Atlantic ocean, British Guiana, and
Brazil, on the south by Brazil and Col
ombia, and on tlio west by the last
named country. It'bas an estimated arm
of W:!,rn:! square miles, or about equal to
Hint of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Ok
lahoma, Indian Territory and half of Ar
kansas combined. The population accord
ing to the census of lSflt was 2,r,23,527. In
190.) It was estimated at 2,111,810, or C00,
000 less than that of Texas. There were
r,20,000 Indians, of whom 210,000 were civ
ilized. Much the largest portion of the
population consists or nalfbrecda and
mixed breeds from the union of Euro
peans (chlelly the early Spanish colon
ists) and Indians, and the Intermingling
of these and negroes. The coast line. Is
nearly 2,000 miles In length, about onc
lentli of it being washed by the Atlantic.
About 107,000 square miles of the repub
lic aro occupied by mountains. Upward of
1,000 rivers drain the territory of Venezue
la, all but twelve of which have their
entire course within its limits. The chief
is thi Orinoco, which ranks third among
the rivers of South America, has a course
of l.riOO miles and pours In the Atlantic
by seventeen months the waters of over
400 navigable tributary streams and
drains a region of 250,000 square miles.
The Bio Negro, rising in Colombia, flows
through the southwest corner of Venezue
la, receiving an extensive tribute from tho
Orinoco b.V'the Cassiqulare, whereby com
munication Is established between the
Orinoco and the Amazon.
A great variety of useful and valuable
mineral products have been located In
the country and some Imporlnnt mines
have been opened. Asphalt Is an Import
ant article of export. The country Is rich
In a variety of tropical products, among
these being cocoa, coffe", tobacco, cotton,
Indigo, sugni'vcune. yucu and many kinds
of fruits. AVhent and maize also flourish.
Only a small fractional part of the cul
tivable area, however. Is utilized. The
chief Industries are agriculture and cattle
raising. The Venezuelans In general are
Intelligent and courteous. Thouh all en
joy equal civil rights without respect of
caste or color, the whites retain the
power of the state In their own hands,
while the mixed races, though more In
dolent and apathetic, are given to turbu
lence nnd are commonly the Instigators
of factious quarrels and revolutions. The
continued political troubles have greatly
retarded the development of the country
and proven a great curse to Its people.
There are eight states, one territory and
a fedeial district in the republic. Tho
legislative power is vested In a Congress
consisting of a sennte of twenty-seven
members, threo from each state and the
federal district, elected for four years
bv the stnte legislatures and a House nf
Itepiesenlallves. of fifty-two members,
one to :i."i.0K) of population, elected for the
same period by popular vote. Tho Pres
ident Is elected for two years nnd Is In
eligible for tho succeeding teim, but this
stipulation has not been strictly adhered
to, (leu.'Ciptlano Castro, who was ap
pointed Provisional 'President on October
2J lf'00, Is still lu otllce.
Caracas, the capital nnd principal city,
had a population of 72.120 In 1S0I. It is
Situated near the northern coast. I.a
guyiii.'on the Caribbean, a short distance
from the capital, Is Its port, and bus n
population of about ,1.".M. Other Import
ant places are Valencia. Biil(illslmelo,
Maracaybo and Miiturln. Tlio regular
army In lfiW numbered S.iVO men, garil
soiling 20 towns and manning tlio gov
ernment vessels of vwhleh theru were
three sleauieis, two sailing vessels and
some small gunboats, Kvery Venezuelan
belongs to the mllltla, and lu tho recent
civil wars as ninny as fiO.000 men have
been under arms. VMuratlon was miido
roinpulsory In hT0, and hi 1000 there were
1.10a federal elementary schools nnd 1"0
state schools, nut at the last census only
2-ASSti persons could read, ami the total
number of pupils In all the schools was
but CI,.".". The dominant religion Is Bo
man Catholic, but all other fnlths me
tolerated. The clergy nic strictly subor
dinate to the civil power, and tho papal
r-anctlon when required Is transmitted
through it.
The Island of Margarita and the eastern
part of tho coast of Venezuela were ills
coveted by Columbus ill 119S, and the
whole coast by OJeda aud Vespucci In
USD. On entering Lako Maracaybo they
found an Indian village constructed on
piles over thn water a common occur
rence In those portions of the coimtiy
subject to Inundation), and thence called
it Venezuela (Little Venice). The (list
bettlcment was mado about 1520, at Cu
uninii, which Is consequently one of the
oldest cities In the new world. Venezuela
remained a Spanish colony until April 10,
iSlO, when a revolutionary rising took
plneo ut Caracas, nnd on July 5, 1SU, the
Independence of tho country was pro
claimed. In 1S12. by the treaty of Vic
toria, it returned to the sway'of Spain;
but In 1S12 it ugaln revolted under Ucn.
Bolivar, and after u protracted conflict
with varying success, the republic of Col
ombia, embracing New Grenada, Vea
ezucla and Kcuudor, wus declared Inde
pendent in 1819. In 1S21 u congress was
called and constitution adopted, and two
years later the strujclo with Spain
ceused. In 1S:0-W tho three states sep
arated .itnilcibly and a new constitution
wus udopteU by Venezuela.
I
ALWAYS BUSY.
Lewis & Reilly
flERRY
CHRISTMAS
SALE
of Good Sense Boots, Shoes, Slippers
nnd Rubbers, on our Main Floors nnd
In tho Basement.
123,000 Pairs
of the Best Boots,
Shoes, Slippers
and Rubbers
Our Stores
Will Be Open
Evenings Until After
Christmas.
that ever came to this or any other
market.
On account of the requests of our
thousands of customers whom wo
have served so well for fourteen
years.
Men's Storm King Boots,
first quality
$3-oo
Boy's Storm King Boots, t ',
first quality v JZ &
Youths' Storm King
Boots, first quality,
$1.50 and $175
Child's Storm King Boots,
first quality,
$1.25 and $1.50
We only advertise what we Have,
and we Have what we advertise.
Our Stores
Will Be Open
Evenings Until After
Christmas.
Lewis & Reilly
Wholesale aud Retail.
114, and 116 - - Wyoming Ave.
A "For Rent" sign
on your house will
only be seen by the
casual passerby.
" "For Rent" ad.
In The Tribune will
be seen by ALL who
may be contemplating
a change of residence.
Only One-Half Cent a Word
H; D. ORANE,
(j0 '
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K&3fTUMr
REGAIN YOUR SIGHT
It Is Now Time To See Crane.
THIS WEEK
o Walking Skirts, slot seam, full flare; fc-5 QQ
worth 6.00. On sale at O.VO
TJUta KLEVJiTQR.
Holiday
Presents
AT-
HilU
s
121 Washington Ave.
YV.Itorc you will find the best and
largest assortment of
FURNITURE
FOB
Christmas Gifts
A FKW OV WHICH ABB
Ladies' Desks
(In nil tho woods nnd finishes)
Ladies' Dressing Tables,
Parlor Cabinets,
Music Cabinets,
Fancy Cbairs and Rockers,
Morris Chairs, ,
OUR EVER-POPULAB
Leather Rockers
TABLES
of all tho newest designs,
1 Including
IDlf 1
And everything to be found In .a
Complete Furniture Store.
OPEN EVENINGS.
Diamond Bargains, an array of InvltliiR
prices, from the Cutter to Consumer, with
but ono small profit added.
t-Kt. Dlumond Rlne. worth JSOO; My
Price, $300. liVi-Kt. Dlnmond Stud, worth
JC00; My Price. S4.VJ. 4V-Kt. Diamond
Itlns, worth $J30; My Price. $X,0. 4'4-Kt.
Diamond TtiiiB. worth $123; My Price,
W-M. 3-Kt. Diamond RIiir. worth $300; My
Price. $250. L'TS-Kt. Diamond Ring, worth
J2S3: My Price, $210.
All of the above aro Amsterdam cut,
flawless, nnd Kerns of dazxllng brilliancy.
Korseshoo Scarf Pin, III Diamonds,
worth $S0; My Prlee, $30. Hungarian Opal
ninir. 42 Diamonds surroiindlnK- sot In
platinum, worth $180; My Price, $120.
Ruby RIiik (plireon blood) surrounded
with flno diamonds, $173; Ruby alone
worth over S200. Sapphire Ring:. 1,4-Kt.
(cornflower blue color), surrounded with
Jajer Diamonds set In platinum, $1113;
worth $200. 1-Kt. Diamond Rlns'. worth
$100; Mp Price. $73. 1-Kt. Dlnmond
Rlnss. worth $110; My Price. $00. --Ji-Kt.
Diamond RhiB, worth $73; My Prlee, $'10;
'.4-Kt. Diamond Itlnir. worth $.!3; My
Price. $2S. U-Kt. Diamond Rlnss, $10, $12
and $13.
Diamonds, Rubles, Sapphires, Opals ga
lore, and choice .selection of mountings
for same, awaiting your command.
TAKB KUSVATOR AND SAVE MONKV
nnd at tho same time see exhibit Jet
lllaclc Diamond, Golden Brown Diamond,
Canary Diamond, thn Prlcelcsa (not bine,
but) Heliotrope-colored Diamond.
Client Diamonds, Sapphires, Opals, etc.,
etc., an they come from mother earth.
Each lady customer will bo presented
with 11 New Safety fiiirtor Purse, tho
newest and most practical Invention of
Its hind, nn absolute sufo way to carry
money and Jewels.
Each gentleman customer presented
with a line leather coin holder: nothing
llUo It; my own Idea, SATISFACTION
UI'ARANTEHP.
"your .Money Hack Without Argument."
WALTER. W. WINTON'S
DIAMOND PARLOR, C07 Menrs Building,
324 Lackawanna Avenue
Connell
a Wants ut Drn, L I
v i now Present
.V
Twenty Christmas Presents f
$50.oo :
To Be Given by Tile ScrniUon Tribune to the Children of
Scraitton and Northeastern Pennsylvania.
One Present $20.00 In Gold $20.00
One Present 10.00 In pold 10.00
One Present 5.00 In Gold 5.00
two presents
Five Presents
Ten Presents
Total Twenty Presents
TIIU TRIBUNE'S SECOND ANNUAL
Janiot Educational Contest
A Contest in Word-BiiildliiR-.
Who Can Aiakc the Most Words Out or the Letters lit
T-H-E H-O-M-E P-A-P-E-R.
THIS IS much easier than last year's contest, and twenty of the.
brightest boys and girls will seenre Chrlsmas Gifts In cash for
making the largest number of words out of these letters. It Is
lots of fun to think of the words and hunt them up in the dictionary, and
besides it will help you with your
numDer 01 amerent ways these twelve letters can be used.
c Rules of the Contest.
Presents will be given to the boys or girls, whose parents or guard
ians are subscribers to THE TRIBUNE, building the largest number of
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