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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
POLITICAL POINTS.

The Luzerne county Republican con-
vention to elect delegates to this falls
state convention Will be held Aug. 0. or
about three weeks prior to the state as
semblage. This strikes us as being some
what late. The Lackawanna convention
might well be held yet this month. Many
counties have flready held conventions.
Ex-National Chairman Clarkson says
OF Senator Alllson II am convinced that
he most certainly will be the next candi-
date for the Republicans, and, moreover.
that no will surely be elected. Senator AL
lison Is sound on all commercial and finan-
| cial questions. Under him the tariff would
be revised, not on high protection lines.
but on lines that would carry out the great
doctrine of protection. There would be
no upheaval of the tariff, but 1t would be
satisfactorily adjusted. International bi-
mctallsm would also be established under
Senator Allison. He would not appoint
and half-and-half commission TO go abroad
on this great question, as did President
Harrison. Senator Alllson's commission
on this subject would mean business.
Senator Allison has a record Of thirty-two
years In congress. All that time not Il
stain, not spot, not a reflection OF tho
minutest character has rested on his hon
orable career. He Is n safe man. and Will
be the candidate of the convention" Per-
haps.
The Philadelphia Record, In a long edi-
toral, urges Governor Hastings to call an
extra session of the legislature for the pur-
pose of reapportioninG the state. The gist
of It's argument Is embodied in the follow
Ing excerpt 1.-THE differences between the
two Republican factions nt Harrisburg arc
such that they could be reconciled in
five layg If the legislature should be
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money to begin business In a small way on
his own account. Three years after, he
formed p partnership with Robert Il.
Petersonshis father-in-law. The firm pub
lished DR.. Elisha Kent Kane's account of
his Arctic explorations, and paid the au-
thor $4,000 In royalties. In a single year,
making an equal profit Itself. The firm
was 30 successful through n number of
years that Mr.. Childs' share of the profits
amounted to $4,000 in 1868, tho year be-
fore he purchased the Public Ledger. As
u phllanthropist Mr.. Chifds' name was
known at home and abroad. He educated
young men and women by the hundreds.
He provided hundreds with Il trip to the
Worlds fair. He originated the idea of
erecting the Childs-Drexol home for infirm
printers, which was built ut Colorado
Springs. Col.
This office has received magnificent
pastelotype of Mr.. Chllds, which has the
appearance of being an oil painting, sent
out by the Eureka Chemical and Manu-
featuring company, of la Crosse Wis,
manufacturers Of "Baco-Curo" the only
remedy which permits the use of tobacco
while taking cure for the habit. being tho
only scientific and reliable cure for that
habit on the market. This guaranteed
remedy. purchase money being refunded
In case of failure to cure, can be pur-
chased OF all leading druggists at 81 a box
or three boxes Uhirty days treatmenO
$780, by sending six 2-cent stamps to the
company a sample box will be sent to airy
address.
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JOURNALISTS AND OFFICE.
From the Chicago Herald.


No training fits q man for public life
better than that of journalism. The late
Secretary Blaine was q newspaper man
and one who would-havo made as great a
mark in journalism as he did in states
manship had he stuck to his original trade
He once remarked that Journalism was q
profession that fitted man for anything,
and that II he only left It early enough It
might lead to anything. He left Il early
but not until he had mastered it's prlnci-
pies and methods. and he was accustomed
to attribute much Of his success to his
newspaper training and to the knowledge
of public opinion which he had obtained
through newspapers and newspaper men.
While Mr.. Blaine, a Journalist, was sec
retary of state In this country, the prime
minister of the Britism empire, who held
the portfolio Of foreign secretary. was also
q journalist, the Marquis Of Salisbury.
Frances ministers have been frequently
and advantageously recruited from the
field of Journalism. Theirs, who con-
Quoted successfully the diplomatic conftr-
ences with Bismarck for peace between
France and Germany. and who subse-
quently became president Of the French
republic, was journalist by profession
and achieved his earlier fame as editor OF
Le Constitutional. Next to De Giers, the
most potential adviser OF the late Alexan-
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THE TRfBuNE 10 for Sale Daily at the D., L. and W.
Station at uoboken.
Deserving of Patronage.

The excursion to Harvey's Lake to-
morrow for the benefit of the Home for
the Friendless Is an enterprise that APP
peals strongly to the liberality of
charitable people just at this time. The
refusal of the state legislature to aP-
propriate funds for the support Of the
Home throws the burden of the ex-
pense incurred in keeping up their ex-
cellent institution upon the charity of
local philanthropists. The Scranton
Home for the Friendless is an establish
ment that Is conducted upon the broad
est principles of charity, and is an ideal
institution Of its class. Its arms are
open to the unfortunate. regardless of
age, sect, color or creed; and i: may be
said that in every sense this place Of
refuge is what its name would indicate.
q Home for the Friendless. Few Of our
citizens who have not investigated the
workings of this worthy enterprise
have any idea of the amount OF labor
performed by the noble women who
have the welfare Of the institution at
heart. tits work that's performed quiet
ly and ceaselessly, without pay and with
no reward other than the gratitude Of
the afflicted to whom relief and shelter
have been given. These warm-hearted
workers ask neither praise nor pay, but
1t is not improper that they should ex-
pect the hearty support Of the public in
enterprises inaugurated for the pur-
pose of raising funds to assist in carry
ing on their noble work. The Harvey's
Lake excursion will be one of the most
pleasureable outings of the year. The
delights of the trip will be we'll worth
the price of a ticket, not to speak of the
charitable object OF the enterprise. 1t
is to be hoped that Scrantonians gener-
ally will show their appreciation of the
labors Of the noble workers of the Home
for the Friendless by literally patron
izing the coming excursion.
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The Atlanta Exposition.

FROM the Lancaster New ERA.
This exposition will certainly be produc-
tive of much good, not only to the new
south, but to the whole country. 1t will
give the people of the north and west an
opportunity to study the vast resources
of that section which they could no;
otherwise have had In SO short time and
at so moderate cost. 1t will also do
much toward Strengthening the bonds OF
union between the sections and causing
them to cherish the sentiment of Webster,
uttered on a memorable occasion, that this
is not only land of Liberty and Union"
but the home Of Liberty and Union "for-
ever" When we think Of what the south
was thirty years ago, after Sherman had
marched through Georgia, and then look
upon the grand picture representing the
recuperative powers of the people, the
feeling ia one no less of qualification than
amazement. There is no parallel case of
material progress on record.
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An imperfect Jury System.

The Philadelphia Bulletin takes ex-
ception to the recent argument Of At
torney General Mccormick before the
graduating law class at Dickinson COL
lege In defense OF the present jury sys-
tenn; and pertinently cites what It calls
1.-The painful farce" Of trial by jury in
the case Of the accused New York po-
lice inspector in support of its conten-
tion that the jury system will have to
be changed. The Bulletin adds:
Tho trial Is an extreme case; but 1t
shows to what abuses the present Jury
system lends itself when desired. This Is
the second attempt to decide whether or
not the accused policeman Is guilty, tho
first having ended in a disagreement Of
the Jury. 1t Is now In its third week, more
than seven hundred talesmen have been
summoned and jury has not yet been OBJ
tanned. On the first trial 100 talesmen
were summoned and six hundred and
eisthy-eight examined before obtaining a
jury, which, after all, was unsatisfactory.
The work Of selection Is done with the
greatest care. A number of men are con-
stantly at work searching the records Of
the talesmen In order to exclude from the
5ury-box an whose characters or affilia-
tions do not recommend them. But the
test IL not as to their imp artiality AS jur-
ors. That Is minor point. All this care
10 taken to insure that they will not be In
imtcal to the prosecution, on one side, or
the defense on the other. Whether or not
they are eblo and willing to .well and
truly try and true deliverance make;"
~~xkl l&A L. AL q
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WISE AND OTHERWISE.

The Indianapolis Journal tells capital
story of q young woman who boarded q
car one evening recently which was so full
she had to stand. She was crowded into
the vicinity of n woman who had on the
floor near her q basket of eggs. As the
car turned ~orner It lurched and the
young woman lost her balance. When
she righted herself she found she had
PLANTED one Of her feet into the basket OF
eggs. At about the same instant the wo-
man made the same discovery. She
screamed out: "Howly Moses, she's
sthepped into me eggs" Before she could
take her foot out the old lady shrleked
again: would yez be after takin' yei
foot out and not be a batin' them into q
froth?"
ONE ON THE WEATHER:
Hobbes-"What are you delaying your
summer vacation soJong for?"
Mobiles = Because my winter flannels
are not heavy enough to permit the ex'
posure. e."-Chcago Record.
An inventor has just come to the from,
with an engagement sofa which, II novelty
counts for anything in this sordid world
ought to produce millions for him. 1t Is
only available where the parlor is lighted
by electricity, and In such cases, by the
arrangement of switch. the lights 60 out
directly two people sit togethr on the
sofa. AS long as the people sit close to.
gether the lights stay out, but directly they
separate, as when some one Is heard on the
stair, the lights come up again.
ON THE LAST LAP:
Mr.. Northsido walked into his parlor the
other night and was rather surprised to
SEQ his daughter sitting on Mr. Hilltop's
lap.
The young couple were surprised, too.
The older man was the first to recover
his equanlmity, and as Miss Northside
found her feet he remarked:
"Ah. Lucy! I see your race for hus.
band is nearly over"
What makes you say that, papa?" asked
the girl, blushing painfully.
"You seemed to be on the last lap
Pittsburg Chronlcle-Telegraph.
AN UNPLEASANT MEETING.
Patrick Ragan had a face on him that,
as he had once remarked himself. was an
"oflince to the landscape" Next to his
LONELINESS his poverty was the most con-
spicuous part of him. An Irish neighbor
met him recently, when the following
colloquy ensuea.
"An' how are ye, .Pat?'
"Moighty bad. intoirely. It's shtarvation
that's shtarin' me In the face"
rs that SO? Sure, an II can't be very
pleasant for ayther of yez."-Richmond
Dispatch.
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GEORGE w. CHILDS.

When George w. Childs died Feb. Q, 1894,
the papers throughout the country. with
out regard to political complexion. paid
high tributes to his memory. At his
country home he entertained Grant, Sher-
man, Sheridan, Blaine-to enumerate all
Of the prominent Americans who partoolt
Of his hospitality would involve almost all
whose names live dn the history of the
country as contemporary with Mr.. Childs.
The outline Of Mr.. Childs' life were after
q familiar American pattern. He was
born In Baltimore, May 12, 1929, and knew
what It was to want money. At the age Of
IA he came to Philadelphia and entered a
store. Four years after he came to tho
city, q friendless boy. he had saved enough
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ler II Of Russia, was NJ. Katkof, editor of

the Moscow News.
Returning to our own country we recall
that the two best postmasters general that
we ever had were newspaper mcn-Ben-
jamin Franklin and Frank Hatton. Ed
ward Everett, secretary Of state under
Fillmore. was more of II journalist 'han
anything else: for five years he edited the
North American Review. As to acIuaint-
ance with tho affairs OF foreign nations
and their relation to each other. there nre
few men In public life having tho equip
ment In this respect which IL almost es-
sential to the man at the head OF great
newspaper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06

BY vote of 20 to II the Philadelphia
Bar association has decided not to ask
the judges of that city to wear gowns
while on the bench. The debate and
the vote were both close; so close as to
suggest to US that the pro-gownites
might have Jared better had they SUBJ
stituted boomers.
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Mr.. Gladstone is grand old man."
whom Americans as we'll as Europeans
delight to honor. But It Is an open
question whether the American reading
public is interested to the extent of
three columns in how Chicago re-
porter saw the eX-premier enter
church, nod during the sermon and
finally go home.
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Is TO Be Congratulated.

From the Carbondale Anthracite.
Mayor Connell, of Scranton, is to be con-
graduated upon the prompt manner In
which he sat upon the aspirations of sew
eral young men for pugilistic hohors. The
rumors of bad blood and impending knock
outs probably influenced the mayor in his
course.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-06
Who Is tho Man2

From the Hazleton Sentinel.
A Scranton man has promised the two
Luzerne delegates to the Republican ma
tlonal convention. He will have a hard
lob keeping his promise, we fear.
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The refusal of the Turkish govern
ment to permit England, France and
Russia to assume control of the reforms
designed at least nominally to protect
the rights of foreign Christians in Asia
Minor was to be expected. 1t will soon
be seen whether the Powers have been
In earnest In their efforts to get at the
bottom OF the Armenian massacres. If
they have been, they would be thor
oughly justified in accepting the Portes
reply as an invitation at once to renoA
waite the blot on the map OF civilization
over which the Sultan of Turkey holds
disgraceful sway.
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5.5 per cent. while the decrease in value
was S21,9OO,OOO or nearly "a per cent;
many similar Instances might be taken
from the table to show that the total
reduction In value of the mineral pro-
duction OF $625s4. .112, or 10 per cent,
represented very much less than thai
proportion-probably not over or 9
per cent.-in actual quantities pro-
duced.
1.-THE table," says Mr.. Rothwell. In
concluding his review Of 1t, "shows q
moderate decrease in production, a
much larger proportional decrease In
the value or prices, but in both cases
decrease upon the whole less than the
tgeneral expectation of Its amount 1t
shows also that In year OF extremely
unfavorable conditions the mineral
production of the United States by its
extent and variety still gives the
country the foremost place among the
nations of the world-a place which is,
above all, surprising, when we consider
the comparatively brief period in which
the industry has been built up"
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17

MINOR MENTION.

Thieves stole SIS worth Of cigars Tuesday
night from 9. little stand kept by Mrs Ma
honey, at 1903 Liberty street.
The office of Or. c. II. johnson. 426 Ridge
building, was entered tuesday night by a
thief, who stole an extra heavy black Mel
a. r.. Mulkey, of AS East Eleventh street
fell in II at 2lS East Twelfth street yes
sbsrday tbe n0S;ae M SSs taken 10 his
L. f. Davis, Of 1918 Charlotte street, lost
a memq2rrandum book Gontaining SIT n
and and Main streets. Tuesday night - '''''''
a thief pried the door of Christopher
Koellers room at l5l6 McGee street, Tues
day night, and carried away a rifle worth
shirts
The parents of James Hicks, who live at
police TO be on the lookout for him, as he
ran away from nome Monday night, Jim
mie has only one finger on his left hand.
yesterday morning and told the desk cap
tain that he had been robbed OF 500 at the
a man named pat" The police consid-
cred the description too vague TO work
upon,
court yesterday for cruelly bealins his
wife In their home on East Third street.
cars Fhra PassS ses SsFy stable Ia HE
could not pay Y his s1 me- and was sent to the
Mrs Mrs. L Prade and n,i.,.f;,i her S Sdaughter, Te,
yard at their home. iii6 Brooklyn avenue,
Monday afternoon, through the mothers
dress catching fire. while burning rubbish
in the yard were pronounced out OF dam
ger by the attending physician, Dr. Sin
gleton, yesterday.
W. V. Ament. whose home Is at Four
teenth street and Grand avenue. Was as
saulted by man at Fourteenth and Main
streets az o'clock last evening, with,
pistol His head was severely cut. The
police surgeon attended 10 his wounds.
Amsnt claims that his assallant was w.
r. Hawk, He says he does not know why
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17
hnston stake; value,
the 2:2i clas s (untin-
YESTERDAYS RACE WINNERS.
southern,st aud Moloch Were the Only
TWO P0blic Choices hich Landed
the Money.

Following are the results of yesterdays
races at Exposition park:
First racp-Six fur'onEs. c. NJ. Ripple
& Co.'S White. 76 (Shearer), to l. won;
Earl, IL (Gorman), > TO I, second; Jess
Matthews 1os (Coney) 10 to /, third. Time,
l:2D. Mercury. My Pearl. Lank. imp, El
more and Wick also ran.
Second race-Fjve furlongs. Ben Phillips
Lucy Day, lO7 Jonnson 10 to |, Won;
Little chap, 107 CIV. Wlluams), to !, sec
ond; sam Farmer, 1l0 o. Davisl. 10 to !,
third. Time, 1.oi. Grey BafIle, Bluestone
and Montella also ran.
Third rlce--Five ana a half furongs. &c.
J1rdOn Birds Sou;hernest, l0i (MClntyre).
] to ., won: T.. a. Ray, lOi (MConey). L
to ], second; Gertrude B,, 80 CMason), 5 TO
!. third. Time, l:ll, Carrie Anderson. Miss
Magma, Louie Young and Villetta also ran.
Fourth raae--SiX and a half furlongs. B.
Wordbaum'- Anclle, l07 Goa,es), s to !,
won; Schuylkil. ia McIntyre), to .,
second: Artless. lei 'Ioiley), TO I, third.
Time. lbs. Black Satin and lnvercau!d
also ran.
Fif-h race-Five furlongs. j. c. Tucker's
MoIoeh, loI ,Masonb. ! to p won Little
Dick lV7 N'ugSley1 > to l. second; Fannie
H.. rot tReboI, to l. third. Time, l:o3is.
Napoleon, Erace, Callie Rue and Jero.d
also ran.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17

ovid MIsln. me Famous Niolinlst is at
ia. 3, ''I.5 Hoy. ,.-,. WI. ,...
Coates.
j. +. Wiser Prescott ont, is at the
T.. A. Ernjamlnc. syracuse, n, Y, is at
tn. Coates
]. D. Small. Das M1.urs, is at the Coates.
ID ~ smTta ErooEIvr. Is at he c.,
D." o.. VIC 'A.'a
J a. Sahat.y, Louisville Is az the Coates.
w. h. Conk.n, Galveston, is an the
Coates,
Coates.
T,rr ,reyvbs+t,r U,ly,la Nraes i ,
,r" t,ts ''''1' -'''s'' - ai
t'. l,'H,' ,"'II NY 81 la,i vas N"
Office. yrs.eiaay'
w. S. Newell, of Marshall Mo- IS at the
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17
Al orth Made u Killing.

Detroit, Mich, oct 16-Four favorites
won at Highland park to-day. AL Orth
third race, backing the Hlly down in the
local books from to ! to . to l. nj post
time, and he also played her in the oil
rooms an over the country. Lady Doleful
was played strongly to win the first race.
but was beaten head on the post owing
to poor riding.
First race-Selling; FIVE furlongs. SOM
nambulist won; Lady Doleful, second I;
Ruthven. third. Time. :03a
Second race-Sellng one mile Addie r.
won; Young Arion, second Renaud. third.
Time. 1876.
Third race-2-year-olds four and one
half furlqngs. Fila Penzannce won. Aureola.
Fourth race-SiN furlones. B gne won;
La Fiesta, second; Alamo. bird. Time, 1:17.
ODonnen won; Soubriquet. second; Bessie
Stebb!ns. third. Time. O:j2.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Lawrence Kas., oct 16.-(sporialD Mrs.
George lIolngbery died late last night at
her home here. after an Illness Of about
two weeks She came TO Lawrence twenty
fye yyars ago, and has lived here ever
since. having a very large circle OF friends.
Chicago. oct. ld.-After an informal con-
mfrtee OF the Republican League. at the
wellington hotel to-day, the removal of the
headluarters of the league from Chicago
to Washington was practically decided
upon
Frceport. H. oct. 1G.--Judge Joseph NJ.
Bailey, OF the Illinois supreme court died
al io' O'clock tonight, after an Illness OF
several weeks. He was 62 years old and
had served in the legislature and on the
appellate and circuit bench before being
elevated 10 the supreme bench. His term
would have expired in 1881
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17

U'TV0f Col, OCI. IG-1t an lUtNOrIzoI
ANA gM al trial w. W. Hamilton rode
two-'h.rfs yf 20 milo unp1r.d. in ':ls l--.
tuE.ur four and uu--rf,as seconds off The
worlds record, held 10y Gardiner
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17

Indianapolis Journal: "This time have
IT,, said the sanguine inventor.
well II never seems 10 hurt you much"
said the cynical friend. what are the
symptoms this timer
- am going to patent an attachment for
TNf f5r RoinaP The loud pedaI down neTma G9Tgn
nently. There isn't a piano owner in d
Nat who will not buy one"
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-10-17
Trotting nt snneus. Mass.

Saugus, Mass, oct. l6-To-day's racing
at Old Saugus track furnished a big SUR
prise In the 2,2i class. Thompson, the win
ner, was am outsider, who never appeared
here before, and the talent was caught nap
ping. Results:
2:22 class pace, purse 500 (concluded)
Robert r., won nrst, second and nth heats
Time, 2lG, .'G. 2lSia. Edward Knox won
third and fourth. Time 2I7ls, 2;2o, Daisy
T., Sclavonic, George Wsnace, Frank Clay
2lO class, trot. purse $500 Tomah won
first second and third heats Time, 2'l52.
2I5&, 2l7A. Fannie wilcox, Nemollne,
Major ana Colonel Kuser also started
2;2i class, not purse $500 Thompson won
fourth tifth ana sixth heats, Time 2:2S
2:23il. 2.25. Don Wilkes won first and Sec
ond Time, 2:-2a., 2:22ai SpeedweH won
thiri. Time, 2:2l2i, Riplet, ; W. r., Garry
Wilkes and Pan Glare also started.
21l class, pacing, purse 500. Mascot won
first second and third heats Time, 2:l4A
215l2, 2:l5 Prairie Lille Charley P Sher-
M, Aloyo and Eliza X. also started.