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scnAN'xox, in:cuMincu :io, i90-
AVo hasten to nssutp the Democratic
organ that 'J'hu Tilliiine does not
"hate" John ,r. Fahey or tiny other
man, For ona thing, life is too slioit
to bo occupied with halei! and for an
other, tho only thing no Imvo against
Ulr. Policy Is his ioUtlo. Aside ltoir.
that, Mr. Faliey has our cordial es
teem. If the next lecouler la to ha it
Dcmociat wo had us lief it were John
I 'alicy lis any other. Hut It still is
curious? that the new tins in the 3-ucU-nvvuntiit
Democracy which just now H
'Migaged'in pushing- Faliey for recorder
should appear to have Its headquar
ters in a judicial chamber. There aie
some old-fashioned persons left in this
county who cling to the belief that' a
judge on tho bench ought not to cn-4
gage actively in political management
and manipulation. They can see how
such activity might lead to very un
desirable cfiects, especially in connec
tion with license court. They may be
wrong and their fears In this instance
may be groundless. We shall wait
and see.
A Significant Tribute.
"r -TCRY RAT'RLY has an Ainetl-
executive leeched hitch u
compliment ns that paid In
In an open letter to President
Roosevelt by Baron d'Kstouinells de
Constant, one of France's delegates to
the intet national confeienoe -which
rave birth to The Hague peace tilhun-
nl:
"A gient number of Fi enihmen and
other Europeans ine happy to join with
me in expressing to you their gratitude
for the genet on1-, unyielding- lhmness
j on have displayed in suppoit of inter
national justice. Europe Is constantly
speaking ot Ameiieun competition,
which has Us material advantages in
stimulating' our eneigles; but you have
inaugurated a moial competition mote
effective than tho other.
"Twice you have reminded the gov
ernments of their duty, pointing- out
amidst the difficulties lesultlng fiom
the transformation of the globe that
the court of arbitration offered the gov
ernments Its resources and the jurisdic
tion instituted by all and that It was
always, luady. This jurisdiction has
been boycotted. By a silent, j-enile un
dcistaucllng the governments thought
to abandon. The Hague tribunal. On
the morrow of its official creation it
was about to perish through ill will,
when you came to protest against the
attempt, which tv.ii threatening tho Ub
ettles of tho world. To two republics
of the new world, the UnlteC States and
Mexico, belongs the ltonor of opening
In tho face of passive Europe the gales
ot Tho Hague tribunal. This first les
son ought to have been, sufficient, but
it was humllatlng to find recently that
not a single authorized voice was raised
to remind tho powers of their duty,
plainly assumed under Article 27 only
three years ago.
"The Initiative of the United States
compared with the paralysis of Europe
Is a. sign of the times which a Muro
pean must ltavo the courage to tecog
nisse. Honor to your government, which
has understood that amidst the general
abstention somo one had to awaken
the others fiom their Iethnrgv and lead
them forward in the way of ju?t!co and
progrcsss."
From the Rough Itidor of San Juan to
the savior ot international arbitration
eeems a far stretch itt contrasts, but it
typifies the American way. And where,
by tho bye, are those who reared the
United States would fall peiniauently
Into "mllltarlcmr
It has been decided by a Minnesota
court that it Is Metal for a. salcsinun
to wet a batgaln by offering- a dtluk
of whiskey to his uttstonier. Now if
somo tilbimnl will kindly outlaw the
campaign clyar we can bo happy yet,
: As to Sttn Coal Mines.
OON after tile reassembllmr of
congress Senator Maon, a
Washington dispatch infoims
us, will Introduce his bill
empowetius tho attorney geneial of
tho United States to ao into court ontl
ask for the appointment of ti rcceiv-er
to tako posseislou of and opemtftuiny
coal mlno that may remain Jdlo for ailv
utn-eaoiinablu Jcnsih of time betau.so of"
a stUke. Tho Jllinulb senator, Ji H
further explained, has fiatned this
ineubuio in ivspon.so to the petitions nt
over EO.00O ronotltuculs, Ho bates tho
light oi congtess to pass such a law
oh the general-welituo clause of the
constitution, und says tho decisions of
tljo St-memo court hayo repeatedly
Eustalijcd this vev of the m-itter, Tic
beH-ef5lhe bill will be passed and can
be-.gnfoieoil without dilliculty,
.,Tho. duestlon qJ power to pass bucli
.aVjj'illJs ihleft ni'thenutical and can..
"'iOvlfi'-iatea unt't A I-01' 'ue.
Tna' rjutstiou of power to enforce It If
passed io another matter and moro
serious. Senator Mason, who Is not
cousldeied a heavy-weight as. a co:
Btltutlonal tawyei, ui-jucs that tho
needs of thn thitu party In interest,
the Atueiican peoivlc, call tor p$ot;c
tlon against tlte deprivations tncldtut
to a prolonged sttil.c a statement none
will dlbputo. Tills innucMit third party
! tuday pnyiiij a pi ice lot tlu jecent
C5
coal strike which Is truly proving oner
ous, and the" end of It Is not yet In
sight. '
nut It Is one thins lo diagnose ah till
ment und ttttlto n different thing to
tlefltto a cure. No federal receiver ot
a coal mine could fores- mlnem on
sltllte to return to wotk against their
will, Tho most that he oould do would
bo to Induce Ihcut to come uncle by
j. lowing to llielr demands, H these de
mands Miotild Include, s they prob
ably would, ft long-toint eonliacL.vvllh
a union, exclusive of non-union labor,
how oohltl the lecoher enforce Us oh
seivatico by the veal owners of tho
mlno niter It had been lcUoreil to
thcin? IC the sanctity of contract Is
worth a constitutional guarantee, free
dom In making or lint making contracts
Is a ierr!"Fniy coiollary.
Itut tho fatal objection to the Miikoii
sthenic Is In the notion thnt the fodcinl
government hits power to seize pioper
ty without uumpciiMtlon in n tlmo of
peace. It is coned vnule that the Plato
of Pennsylvania might exetclpo emin
ent domain over an idle coal mine, but
all phases of tho ledoi.il authority In
wuch pienilses wcto canvassed by tho
advisers of 1'iesldtnt J'ooovelt pi lor
to his unofficial Intel vcntlon In tho ic-
pout strike and tlioy were tinaiilmous
In tho conclusion that the government
as it uoveiumcnt could do nothing, i
What the iitcklunt did towatd estab
lishing a modus Alveiuli wits done In n
pctsonnl cnparlty, as a leader but not
iis tin ameer of publlo opinion.
However, It will do no huun to have
the subject dKtuscd in tho onnte. It
is a momentous topic, upon which too
mueh Unlit cannot be Mmd.
It begins to look ns though fatto
would be obliged to tight cither the
powets or the iuui gents to a finish.
Judicial Control of Hull roads.
I
T IS NOT bui-ptlslng th.it the ad-
dicss of Inlei slate Coinmeiee
(.'ominissloner Piouty betoie tho
Anieiican Economic asaociation
in Philadelphia Baluidny has eoked
discus-Ion. ft was well calculated to
Hi. l'routy flr-t hketthed the change
which is taking- place in Ainoilonn
railway nmnngeincnt, wheieby destruc
tive competition is giving- way to con
solidation of management or policy,
and then went on to show that. If tho
fonnei statu of things led to the dun
ser ot disci Iniituttion as between indi
viduals and hectlon1--, the new basis is
attended by tho peil! of public e-ctoi-tlon.
And In pi oof he ciUd some
ilguie. Tlnee yiars ago, for example,
gialn was. cairled Horn the Mississippi
iier to New Yoik lor 12 cents n bun
dled weight; today the charge is 22'.i
cents. An incicnse of fiom 30 to 2.
per cent, in s-umnier sialn lateo from
Chicago to the Atlantic seaboard has
taken place within tho jear, and notice
of another geneial advance has been
given. The Interstate Commerce com
mission lecently completed an exhaust
ive investigation into a general ad
vance in rates on hay, and decided that
the advance was unjustifiable. Adds
Mr. I'routv: "No attention lias been or
Will be paid to that decision, since
there is no way in which it can be
enforced, but the testimony la that
case shows that this advance in lates
costs the comriimcr nnd producer of hay
in the territory la which it applies
$2,000,000 to ?3,000,000 numnlly and there
aie now pending- befoie the commis
sion for investigation complaints which
demand leductions piobnbly amounting
in the aggregate to ?lu,000,fl00 annually,
equivalent, upon a four per cent. bals,
io almost 5100,000,000 in capitalization.
The railroad is the greatest and most
dangerous of all monopolies."
How shall the public be protected
against extortion? Indhldual suit lor
lecovety of proed cccs-s chaiges is
manifestly no remedy. By decisions ot
court, tho Interstate Commerce com
mission has been stripped of power to
do more than piotest ngaint abuses,
Mr. Fiouly's plan would be to cieate
a special tilbtmal, In the natuie of a
commotce court, to be chained with le-vlewing-
and etifoiclng- the oideis of tho
commission, from which appeal on
questions of law should lie to the Su
preme coiiit, the ineiubcis of this
special tilbunol to hold office for life,
and thus to be independent of outside
ptessuio.
Naturally this miskcsIIou was -Iiai n
ry condemned by Vice Fiesldent nines,
of the X.oulsville and Nashville iail
roail, tho succeeding speaker, who
pointed out a number of weaknesses in
it and declaimed against tho whole
theoiy of governmental supoi vision
over a pt irate industry. But the peo
ple are iceosnisdng that railroullng- is
not a prlvato tudtistiy and that ono of
the foremo.t functions of government Is
to safeguaid tho weak. against the
strong, Ttriuedy for extortion must II
somewhere. 'Why not with a fedeial
coutt spedally nd.iplei, us In this pio
posalV An iuU'it'stlii'r point in law l up be
fore n coutt In Utlea. Theio had been
a bttlko In an lion woiks theie. To
prevent tho non-union men from wot Ic
ing wlillo tho hit ike wus on, the it on
moulders' union paid them 47 a week
apiece. Atteiwaul two of the men
went to woik. Now tho union is bulnjr
them to iccover the money, which it .tl
lerres wus not given otittlght hut
ineiely loaned. This Is a case In
which tho sympathy of the publlo will
bo with tlio union, AVIien men ngiee
to accept money its a condition of ie-malnlng-
Jdle they should keep theh1
agieeinent. In .such a situation them
Is no Issue imohlng- tlio fioednni 0f
lubor,
Adinhal NYuUon s-ajs ho would IlKo
to see congiebs ut this t-easlon nuthm
lo tho const) uutlaii of six heavy fiGht-Ing-
emit, ut least four of them battle
bhips of tho btrotnjoot tjpo. AVo guesa
the admiral Is not alono In thi.- wish,
itut why limit tho number to sis? We,
jiccu mo unu mu sooner tneir con
struction is authoilzed tho tooner they
can be completed.
Of Urn nine to-culled jfotth Atlantic
ytatef, Pennsylvania a tuw yeuis ago
stood at tho head in lllltcnacy, but un
der the workings of tho luctory in
spectlou and compulsory education
laws Pennsylvania has taken the sev
enth place, which is cousldeied by tho
Ilaiilsbury authoiltles as veiy satis
factory. It Is. Yet tlvste Is plenty of
work yet to bo dono In protection, ot
chlldrmi, Tho alalo should not relax
Its vlgllunco until not a slngfo child
under II years ot ngo Is employed nt
wage-eat nlng continuously, to Iho dot
t Intent of Us educational chances.
in New Yoik clly during the year,
according to the commissioner of labor,
theie wn.s a gain in tho membership
of labor inilona amounting to C3.000, or
20 per rent. In Ttoy, on tho other
hand, the labor union membership felt
nwny VI per cent. It would bo Inter
esting to know tho reasons for this
difference.
A General Who Doe Things.
w
HEN" upon recommenda
tion of tho Secretary of
War President MclCinely
named J. Franklin Bell
for a btljwdler generalship, Involving
ono of tho longest jumps in promotions
in at my annals, theto was genuine sur
prise both In nnd out of tho aimy. Bell
had been at the outbreak or the Span-lh-Aineilcan
war only a lieutenant;
this sweeping advancement portended
that he would In oidlnnry couisi: be
come, betoie rotlioinont, lieutenant gen
eial and chief ot staff.
But It Is being demunstiated that the
judgment ot MeKlnley and Boot was
sound. Bell Hist showed up In his
handling of the spcrot service wotk In
Manila, wlieae In cunning he outpoint
ed tho shrewdest Filipinos, to whom
plotting came by inheiitance as a line
art. Next he woilced wonders In whirl
wind lighting against the Insurgents In
the toughest pirts of Luzon, nut, while
llieless in war, he proved enually ef
llelent In the executive details ot ad
minlstiatlon, laying suro foundations
of pciinnncnt ppaee. And now a Wash
ington dispatch tells ot another of his
achievements:
"The solution of loadmaklng problems
that is going on in the 'piovlnce of
Batatigas, on tho Island of Luzon, un
der the direction of General J. Franklin
Bell, has been thmough and rapid dur
ing the hist season. Under Spanish
nile the loads were enthely neglected,
and duilng a large pait of the year fol
lowing the rainy season tho thorough
fares were wholly impassable. The hi
boiiug people during this period weie
thrown out of work, and the whole pro
vince suflercd severe los in neatly
every Industry. Clcnetat Bell tet to
woik early last season to lemedy tho
ultmiliun, nnd hns now completed mom
than foity nille.s of niacadninbcd load
in ono straight sttelch, gMng- the le
gion a thoroughfaie over which com
munication with the outside world may
be maintained the year tluough. This
load runs from Calambas, in Laguna
piovincc. to Batangas, In Balangas pio-
inee. There is a gap of ten miles
which will be built heroic the year is
out, giving forty miles of good innds
such as tho Philippines nuver -nw bo
foie outside oi Mnnlla.
"This load has cost M.HUO per mile,
Mexican, or about f2,2r0 in T'nited
States money. The cost enn be l educed
by using a lock ci usher on the ground
and shortening the dlstanco over which
the stone is hauled. The main difficul
ty Is in getting the lock, which is
scaice. General Bell has decided to u'-o
a novel means of tiansportatlou ovei
his new load. That Is to inn leguliu
trains ot wagons hauled by ti action en
gines, Passengeis and fi eight aie to be
taken at n nominal late, and thu trains
will bo urn on schedule time. Two or
tlnee side lines will be built in the
com so of next year. Tho engines and
cars will hae wide thei, nnd so will
imjlrove the toad with use. The speed
to be made will be about (he miles an
hour. The road fund deihed lrom the
yeaily tacs is to bo applied to connecting-
these miitaduniized loids with
the one nliendy built."
The Leoiiaid Woods and FiatiMIn
Bells In the Atneiicnn aimy setni to bo
eerpti"-ent when needed. The-lr adapt
ability to chcunisl.ince Is the yecict of
our exlr.ioidlnaiy success. Like (Jol
oiicl AVlnt In tho China cuuiimIku, they
mike tactics ti fit the tacts; ihev .iro
not ."slaves of piecedent and ttadltlon.
One of the anomalies la don eminent
concerning- which lesidunts of Alaska
am groaning consists of a law taxing
lallrojds 100 a mile u yeai. Now
tailioad.' suo just what Alaska lu-t-ds.
A subsidy of M00 or $1,00 a mlhi a
year for ten yeais would pioe ono of
the best Investments Uncle t;,ini out
made. Fair play for Alaska demands
of eongtets an intelligent ie!elon ot
her tetrllnil.il legislation.
Coiigic-s-iualt l.llt.iuo, ot Now Yoik,
Is slated by tho wiseacres tor tlio see
lelaryship i tho proposed depaitment
of coinniPi-co In ease tlio bill passes.
lie would make an inimitable i-ablnot
adviser und executive. But we thought
that .Secrot.uy foitclyou was hooked
lor ptomotlon. Is ho too Liluable
whfie ho Is'.'
Adellna Pattl, wo iao told, Is con
templaling another American fatewell
tour. Let It proceed, Tho supply of
fit st class slngeis Is not so laigo that
tho tettirn ot this incomparable sop
rano would be unwelcome.
It becomes morn and more appaieut
as the ye.us mil by that the battle ot
Bunker Hill bus given a good many
seallawags in vailous localities about
tho 0.11th an excuse to act uniuly In
the poso of patilots.
Soitor Llmanlour, the wlaid of
Mexican iluunce, probably felt us uwk
waul as an amateur attempting tho egg
and bag trick, when Mr. Bryan began
to Jugglu the sixteen-to-ono pioblem
in tho air.
Mr. Miuconi's invention can bcuicely
bo consldcied a succeba until a swuet
olco wafted aciosa the seas has re
ntal ked: "The line Is busy."
TRANSMIGRATION.
It vh a pllco of modest mien
That Uoated in a sticam;
With Una und tails bestowed might
Ho Eettled down to dieam. ,
It was a mliiuqw gay and ouiig
Thai tiled to pass him by;
A buddeu cloud cumo o'er tho brook
And darkened earth and sky,
A Hash, a gulp; tho minnow went,
I know not whoro; belike,
Ha tiansmlgrated somowheio else,
Or, tumbled down the jilko.
J. J. M. in New York Tirrien.
Typhoid Fever:
flow to Half If
From tho Now York Sun.
O1'
Tim ILLS that llesh is heir to
Uphold fover In ntnonir thoso
most easily avoidable. It may bo
Bald with truth that! evorv ilrntti
form this dreadful malady In a contribu
tion elthor from Iguornnco or careless
ness to tho gtaveyard. The former Is
Inexcusable; tlio lattor llttlo leas than
cihnln.il.
At ono peilod or another during- each
year It Is not improbable? that tho water
supply of at least threo-fourtho of the
population of tho tJnllod Status contains
the germ ot typhoid, and in the lato
summer and autumn and cnrlv winter
months, tho drier jtennons of tlio year,
vvnen springs n-e low, so much mora
prevalent Is this courgo thnt It might
well bo called "tho low-wator fever."
While It is truo that thu germ ot ty
phoid may Mud Its way Into tho system
from other sources than from drinking
water, caioful Hclcntlilo Investigations
have dcmonstralcd beyond tho possibility
of doubt that this Is tho chief naent of
Infection. Streams or laltos along- tho
shores ot which donso populations exist
nro mote polluted, and thciofoio more
poisonous, than aio tho rcsoivolrs from
Isolated mountain streams or sparsely
settled watersheds, and yet tho gcinis of
a Blnglo caso of typhoid in any locality
may tlnd their way Into tho source- of
supply and cnttso widespread dissemina
tion of tho dlseasr.
In Vienna, when for n peilod the water
supply fiom guai ded springs was turned
Into tho city, typhoid, which had persist
ed in epidemic form for years, almost en
tirely disappeared; and when, ns tho drier
BenBon advanced, this purer supply waH
insufficient and tlio water of tho JJanuho
was again tutned on, tho scourco broke
out with loncwcd violence, but In those
parts ot tho city supplied by river water.
This experience was repeated in Paris,
and It Is practically true ot every city
supplied with drinking water from ex
posed streams nnd lakes.
In sparsely settled communities, whoro
largo icscivoh.s ato not used, cisterns or
wells, so situated that the contents from
cesspools or faulty sowets seep through
tho Intervening earth, are well-known
dlsttlbutors of typhoid. Even artesian
wells, which, from the depth of their
supply, would seem to lnsuio tho greatest
poslulo safety, ate not infrcrjucntly pol
luted. Within a year ono of tlio lurtrost
schools hi tho United States buffered a
dlsastious epidemic, which coat a number
of lives and caused mueh suffeting and
antcty. Tho inot famous expert In
Atactica had hi en employed to super
intend the snnltatlrm of this Institution.
and tho pupils weto cautioned not to
think water from any other supply than
Horn tlielr own aitosian well. Investi
gation tavenled tho fact that a ciack had
occinred in a. dniln pipe, and the sewage,
beaihi'T typhoid gornis, hid, through a
cievleo In the undeilylng lodges of .stone,
lound its way into the attesliin water.
Tho ilteialnru ot medicine records a
number of epidemics traced to the con
tamination of milk. In most of these
Instances tho infection lesulted lioin foil
in e to scald tho cans and bottles, which
instead had been washed In told wutur
which had been polluted by typhoid dls
chuiges. Jn ono Instance tha hands nt
those employed hi milking and hoitlinir
had convoked tho gpims fiom a t phold
patient to whoso pcisou.il wants they
weie attending.
In eiy lain instances theie can be im
doubt thnt dust inhaled will cmy into
lhn Hjstcm the winis of tjphoid, in tln
Mime manner as the gpims of tubcii'ii
losls tlnd their lutripss let (lie liuiRs, jiml.
stuuiKo ns It in i sPeiti. fit'cisliii; doos
not kill those !einis.
Tiles vlilcli liavo lound nc(s to tho
cMioment of Uphold lever patients nuiv
also cmy tliy lmectPil oiR.inlsm. mid In
nil prnliaMItty the mosquito, which is
now known to convey tho t;euus of in i
luiinl nnd ollavv lever, after lllllug it
soil with the blood of a thotd patient,
mnv lie- capiblu of lanjliitr the poison
to a umi-lMPi ted subjei t,
The tlirimoinuter uspil In taking tlio
tenipu.itme In the month ot a pilletit in
t.vphold, uuli ss thoioiighl" dNintoeted,
uilght convey the iieims, and iniisus aio
speelally win nod not only tlioinughly to
steillic tho dlscliniijtis tune these n
lients. Kut to keen tlieh hand' disln
locted, nnd to disinfect nil ankles which
aie used In u oiling pitlents.
To pi in opt the dNsemliiatloii oi Tj.pluinl:
tevvr Is one nt thu iiiutit hiiiKiitunt pioblem-
in sanitation, lor lust a" long as
human bcini;s me untaiighl '.u the slmjilu
and IiKsponshv motlioils ot self-pies, i
vatlon, or, belli-, taught, jii . nimlnully
ni'glei tlul oi thenolvc nnd oth-is,
Ihey lirtve no lUht to ON)ei t t-tnpo lioin
the - invoi ilNastoi"'.
'1 he genus oi Ivphold lev.i, ui.d. In
fin t. the iremis oi' all illsi isps-, aie il
i (loved lij hUh lolil)"intiiie. Dilnl;-ins-
wain- which has 1 t-ea boiled iIoph
i'Vwi,-' with all ilaiifi i. and, pielndice u
the t ontl ins. tho funetlniial value ol
vale,- h i.nt hiip.ihul l). tpullln-. Whllo
it in iv ht- impnssiliit, ns inoiHin com
iiiunlliis eft, tor tin authorities to lui
ulsh a germles-- supplv ol wntii, tin
should diltgcutl intl'iivoi to pn vent the
pollution of the wiitcs shuts irom vvhli h
he snppiv in d-rlvid.
Tho poshljle vvldcsptiMil ills ( mill it Ion
of typhoid tmm a slu-ile c.isit mnv be In
Itireil fiom the fact ihivl hi ti sjngln drop
of i-iiiie thPio am n man) as lour mil
lion -.'Onus u this flight lid dit-ense, noil
vet llir '.n.viliid uig.mlsms in nil tin cx
I'teuuiilillous pmdilutM fiom the hody oi
n patient me u-nitllv destiojod by pouilmj
sralulnn vvnler into tho vissel hi which
they nro eoiUnlueil.
Perhnps t ho mikt nutlvo ngputs hi tlio
dlsnemlimtloii of t.vphold fevei uie the
i.illio.ul) nntl steunuis, lor II Is vvoll
Iciinwii that the tiuilCH ot' linliih and
sieameis am ittui illy tilled with vvnlir
fiom thu common poiiren of supply at
thejr toimlnnls in tlio liugor iltles. These
eoiiipanles should, under the coustr.nl su
pervision of exporlH In the vailum health
hoauls, ho compelled h.v law to furnish
puie water to their passeiiKois.
Typhoid ii-ver Is not Infieiiiiently con
traotud by the Ingostlun of uncooked ni
llcles of food and eortaUl taw veotnhle.",
such as culuiy. lettuco, etc.. which, when
cultivated In thu suburbs of thickly popu
lated communities, ore often subjected to
fertilization with city sewage. Inden with
tho sernis of t) phold and othor liilectlous
iIIbpusps. Tho simple washings to which
they ato ordinarily subjected cannot not-
slbly mmovo tho guims of dlseaso which
they lodgo, Tho same ptccauttons should
apply to uncooked oysters, especially to
thoso which have been biibjeetod to sew
ugo eoiitumluatiou.
In recent years tho exertions of the
medical profosslou havo been successful
In enforcing thu laws relating to tho milk
Biippiy to such an oxtcnt that tlio danger
Item this source Is iimtcrlnlly lessoned,
nnd if this Diofosslon would dlscharce In
tho fullest measure Its obligations It must
not only protect tho Individual In the
eiisls ot n malady, but teach all man
kind how to avoid disease.
FIVE YEARS OF BEPUBLICA?HSH
1807-1002.
JtuinibllcaniMii, with Its ptotoclivo po.
icy, s lesponslblo for the following In,
creiibes. cdnipaihig-1902, Ilopubllcan year.H
vviin 'ii, iicniociuuo year, (11101111: mill,
ioti.s only;
1802. 1S07. Itcpub.
Inc. Inc. train.
National bank depos
its ,.51,292 J 152 $I,U0
DeposltH, all banl;tj and
trust companies 1,113 ioi 3,132
Cliculatlon ,,, ,. G09 M HI
Bank clearings ........ C1.U2 6,702 01,77$
Coal pioductlon, tons,, lot 1$ -2
I'ler Iron pioductlon,
tons ,.,., 8,129 IT, 7,fi2i
Steel pioilucUon, tons,, 6,Sli; ?,229 fOS7
jlercliandise, impoitu.. 1S$ 62 76
Merchandise, exports., 230 -0 310
Manufactures, eportn. 120 IIS S
liallvvuy ficlnlit cairtd
ona mile, tons 52.157 9.C01 ii.T&Q
I Walter J. Hallard.
REILLY
Fourteenth annual sale of
Hoots, Shoes from factory to
your feet, in our stores ami
basement.
Indeed, you save one
fourth -all admit. Wc be
lieve you save more, on most
of our Shoes. Thousands of
the shrewdest buyers will tell
you so.
This is a few of the proofs:
Men's Woonsockct Gum
Men's Snag-proof Gum
Boots 2.50
Children's Happy Rub
ber Boots Too.
Youths' Felt Boots and
Overs $1.15
Boys' J'olt Boots and
Overs $1.1!)
Boys' Gum Boots $1.50
Men's Felt Boots and
Overs ..r $1.50
Men's Felt Boots and
Overs $1.75 to $2.00
Remember This!
Men's good quality Gum
Boots, all sizes, (I to 11,
$2.00. Rcmem- .-
bcr the price. . . px.UU
Men's Storml Rubbers, -.
all sizes, 0 to U....5UC
Men's Self-acting Rub-
bcrs,all sizes, 0 to ll5UC
All our Ladies', Men's,
Misses' and Children's warm
lined Shoes, Slippers and
Leggings, are marked at
prices that will make you
happy.
Ladies' Rubbers, all,- .
sizes; good quality.. 2OQ
Misses' School Shoes;
all sizes 5UC
Children's School
Shoes; all sizes 5UC
Bovs' School Shoes:
all sizes, II to 5 1 . . . 5l)C
Little Gents' Xever-rip
Shoes.: wai ranted.. . VUC
youths' Xever-rip
Shoes, vv art ant- g. t
eel $1.15
Boys' Xever-rip j
Shoes p 1 &
i Store News
Thai Cheers,
What They Said :
The said we saved 50
cents on one pair of your
Children's I lappy Rubber
Boots.
W'q saved one dollar on a
pair of your Snag-proof
Men's Book
We saved 75 cents on one
pair of your .Men's YYoon
Mjckct ( iiim Boots.
We saved 511 cents on a
pair of j our .Men's Felt Hoots
and ( )vets.
And, in fact, we know we
t-ave one-fotuth on every
thing wc buy of you.
114 nntl 110 Wyoming Ave.
liole.sale and Retail Foot
wear for the .Millions!
1'. S. We advise our
friends and the public in gen
eral to take advantage of this
great money-saving sale.
3
FULL DRESS FOR DANGERS
Fancy Hosiery
in Silk, Cotton and Wool.
Whlto and Pearl
Kid Gloves
Mufflers
White Lawn Ties
4
And Other Necessities
Sm Diiplay In Our Wlndpwf,
4muffgLaao
412 Spruce Street,
309 Lackawanna Avenue.
Hydraulic Coal Mining.
A "hydraullo caititdga" ta behi- intto
duccd in lngllsh mlne to brlnt; down
coal in placo of Uyiuimlto or powder. The
cartridgo la 20 Inches loui. It Is Inaortcd
In a dillled I10I0, and by means of the
well-known hydraullo proas principle n
pressure of three tons to the bouaro Inch
Is brought to bear on the coal, which af
ter a llttlo time quietly gives way.
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iuiaa iidmgs
a U -.lJ 7 1
:iiuiiuiiy snoppers. t
Our store presents a
-..- l - 1 -
lent Holiday Gifts. Gifts
quality.
Watches, Diamond Pendents, Rings,
Gold Jewelry, Gold Handled Um
brellas and Cut Glass, Sterl
ing Silverware, Etc., Etc.
And all at prices that are
C. LUTHER,
133 Wyoming Avenue,
ESTABLISHED IR57.
4"
PERSIAN
CHALUtS.
New arrivals in ch al
lies -a large stock with
an elegant assortment
of exquisite novelties,
now the prime favorites
in the metropolis.
Guaranteed silk and
wool, designs that are a
credit to a high class
stock.
WE
"QUAKER"
SKfRL
I it, how well it is made,
I how beautifully it fits,
I how durable its wearing
Qualities en J how eco-
i nomical the price.
y Mati, oi,;nni.if ;nvt lit
" 'Tferr of''j''fCf't juui 111
mi itnytna uiacn aim
silver grey.
Meldrum,
Scoit & Co.,
126 Wyoming A ve.
Headquarters
for
Incandescent
Gas Mantles,
Portable Lamps.
THE NEW DISCOVERY
Kern Incandescent
Gas Lamp.
OunsferSForsyili
.''.M-S'iT Peiui Avenue.
iiis $1
Lager
Beer..
Manufacturers of
Old Stock-
4.4.4.4..4.4.4.4.4.4.4.4. 4., 4. 41 4, 4.
I PILSNER t
nSE. Scranton.Pa.
Old 'i'ltone, 333i.
New 'Flione, 2935.
Lawyers
The Tribune will guarantee to print
your paper boolc quicker than any oth
er prlntlutr house in the city,
4, 4 4l4l
tor :!
U..!ll!l. f . .
brilliant arrav of most excel-
that have the stamp of
sure to meet your approval.
S'
Hotel Jermyn.
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Furniture
Ours Is the most complete
and up-to-date line in town.
Our desks are of standard
make; built by concerns
that have reputations for
- quality, honest workman
ship and good finish.
We call your attention to
our line of
Office Tables
Office Chairs
Racks and
Specialties
121 Washington Avenue.
K t t r. k K K .;( t tr.K: it K
s DICKSON'S f
u x
s Best
K
i PATENT FLOUR I
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The
Celebrated
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Always reliable.
Dickson
i Mill & Grain Co
j ,$
a Scianton and Olyphant.
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EDUCATIONAL.
Do You Want
a Good Education?
Not a thort courte, nor id tuj court:,
nor a thtap eour, but tlio best education
to be luil. Ho other education it wortl
ipendlnc time ant moarj on. It on da,
arlta (or catalogue ol
Lafayette
College
Gaston, Pa.
Itlilob oSen thoiouth pr-pirttloa la tit
Eagintcrlcg and Chtmlcal Frolculon m wtU
at the regular College count,
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
EAST SXBOUDSBUBQ, PA.
Regular State Normal Courses and
Special Departments of Music, Ulocu.
tlon. Art, Drawing, Stenoerapliy and
Typewriting; Btrontr College I'repaii-".
tory Department.
3TBEB TUTION,
Boardlntr expenses 3 50 per week,
Pupils admitted at any time. Winter
Teim opens Dec. SQth. Write for cata-.
losuo,
E. 3LV. KEHP, A. Wv
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Piinclpal
SCRANTON C0HEE3P)KDENCE SCHOOLS
SCRANI'ON, PA.
T. j. Fostor.l'iea.A'lmor II. Luwall.Troas.
It, J. Foster Stanley P. Altun,
Office
Vice ntestuent. secretary.
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