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demn them if they put to death the followers of Liliuokalnni be- cause of loyalty to her ruined for tunes.
 In the absence of definite infor- nation to the contrary, it is we'll enough to assume tbat the Dole Administration is merely frighten- ing the the Royalists with death sentences it does not intend to carry out.-N !. World.
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ISAAC P. GRAY, Ex Gov. of M- diana. and at the lime Of his death, Minister to Mexico, died in the city oi Mexico few days ago. tIo was, at one time, prominently mentioned as a presidential possi. bility on the Democratic ticket, and for many years, was ono of tue leading Statesmen in his par
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bangle pin. She says her brother gave it to her, but she received il shortly after tho preacheI (Mr. Collins) left.
 Well, for fear this will wend its way into the wasts basket, l will close and call again soon.
 Yours,
 AUNT SUSIE.
The Monticellonian., 1895-02-22

As do-nothing body, the pres ent Congress is pre-eminently Il success, and certainly mp to date. Meanwhile, the people continue to suffer. Our country little needs at this time, that patriotism which consists solely in promoting Sel fish interests snd sectional ag yrandizement.
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fnE CouRIER-J ouREAb says the latest courage OH silver' was per. petrated by California train rob bers. h relieving an express ear they took all the gold but declined to remove the silver.
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THE Judiciary Committee re- ported to the Senate the bill to provide fer suLnittir z to the people of Arkansas the question of holding constitutional con- vcntion, with the recommendation that it do not pass.
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kN exchange suggests that II the free and unlimited coinage of siI- yer would be a good thing, the free and unlimited coinage of pig iron wouId be much better thing.
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TOM ANDREWS.
A Remarkable History.
4 Wild Man Captured and Civilized.

\ negro, known as Tom An drews, was burned 10 death at his home near Hudspcih last week. He was subject to epilepsy and it is supposed that while sitting near the fire he Was seized with one of these spells and fell into the fire, having been found on the hearth with the upper part of his body in the fire place. aud almost entirely consumed. Toms history is a very remarkable one and reads more like q romantic tale than q chapter from real life. Many years before the great civil war spread, like some diretul scourge, over the face of our fair South land, and dyed our soil in fratrici- dal blood, a young negro slave fled from his Virginia home, and sought refuge from servitude in the forests of the far West. Travelling by night and hiding by day, carefully avoiding the haunts of the whites, feeding on acorns and berries, and corn from the fields, and an occasional meagre meal provided by fellow slaves on his route, he finally reach ed the swamps west of the Mississippi and lived as a wild beast for many years in the canebrakes of South Eastern Arkansas. Occasionally hunters would visit these wilds. stiii virgin forests, and 1t began to be rumored that there was a wild man in this section. Now and then the dogs would give him chase, his footprints could be plainly seen i'll the yielding soil, 1 but. with the instinct of beast combined with the sagaeity of n savage, he successfully eluded his pursuers, and 1t was not till the i year 1868 that he was finally run down and captured in his lair, an isolated hollow cypress tree. He was securely bound and car ried to a neighboriug plantation where he had to be kept prison CT until he became in condsid. erable degree accustomed to the ways of civilized life. He had forgotten how 10 talk and could onl4 Rtter a few ineoherent mar. ticulatc sounds. Little by little, he recovered his scanty store oi knewlege, aud was told of the terrible War that had swept over the land and had forever abolish. ed human slavery, of which, de spite his savage state, he still had some taint recollection. When captured, he was entirely desti. tute of any character of clothing and had evidently been so for many years, as a natural clothing of long hair covered his entire body, and his nails bore Il strong. CT resemblance to the claws of a beast than to the appendages with which the human hand is adorned His den was very like that of a wild animal, and he had acquired the hardihood and fieetness of a wild beast. For long while af- ter his capture, he would eat on ly raw meats and the rndest food, and never till his death did he overcome his shyness and dispo- sition to live alone. He finally married, but his wife died many yeas ago, and since that time he has dwelt in the lonely hut in which he was found dead q few days ago. His captors, Richard Ashley, and John Blakely, both colored men, are still living, the former being a prominent Demo- erat in this county. There are many others in the region in which he was caught who will corroborate the statement made above.
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Subscriptions:

WHEN will our American poten- tates lmillionaires) cease to barter the wealth of their daughters ln exchange for the titles of foreign noblemen (so-calleD?
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TIE following lullaby, says the Peoria Herald, IS the one by which the the babies are lulled to Slum- Der ont i'll Kansas;
 Roeaby, baby, your mamma has gone. She's out at caucus, and win be till dawn. She wore papa's trousers, and in them look cd queer,
 So, hushaby. baby. yoar papa is hcre,-EX
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active duties. Truly, lie "has erected a monument moro lasting than brass. aud more exalted than the royal foundations of the pyramids" "
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TIE Senate blll, by Senator West, to make tran robbery a cap ital offense, failed to pass. Ii is very evident that the. present mode of punishment for such acts of lawleSSness has but litfle influence towards preventing the organiza- ton of these bands. whose sole purpose is to rob, to steal, to murder, or to do anything else that may be necessary for carry ing out their plans and aid them in getting money. Arkansas K q great State and has Il noble class of people. Its reputation abroad
 has suffered much heretofore by this ban Of society, and this has been great drawback to immi- grafton. If there is no other way 10 extirpate this worthless class of people, the erection of a rope factory might suggest to them a change of climate at least.
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IN the last issue of the MoSTI- eELLoNIAN we saw fit to express our approval of Bradley's cigar cite bill. In commenting on our opinion the AdtdAce, among other things, said: "That the cigarette is damaging Co the health and de- cehcy oi its votar!cs, we readily c0Heede, ent that an effort to sup- press it by legislation is a move in the right direction We are not so well prepared to concede." :" T he above opinion, to us. seems unten- able and illogical, inasmuch as the evil s frankly admitted and yet there is an uuwiliugness to ap- prove legislation against it. The presumption is, of course, that the law will be enforced, if passed
 and the fact that there might be, and probably wohld be, violations of the same does not argue against the wisdom of it's passage. Leg. islatlon against the cigarette is analogous to the laws we already have against tine carving of con eealed weapons, the unrestricted d sale ot liquors. and the like. The object of law, we all agree, IS to promote the good of the common
 wealth and the welfare of society. and that 1t Is the imperative duty Of society to protect itself, so tar IS t may, against any and all evils uene will deny. lit Is the duty of the parent, as our contempora. ry alleges, to p,otcst against the use Of the cigarette in his family much more is it the duty of the State, an aggregation to families, to protest against a4d even pro hIbit the use of these admittedly baneiul and pernicious things.
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TIE following complimentary notice If our State Senator we clip from the Arkansas Daily Democrats:
 Senator Williamson represents a progressive constituency. The people of Drew and Ashley coup ties made no mistake when they elected him to the State Senate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
NegIecting Its Homo Interests.

We fear that our esteemed contem-
porary, the Wilkes-Barre Record, is be-
coming so partial to the interests OF
the Reading railroad that It Ia neglect
full Of some interests which are to be
found nearer home. To the extent Of
half a column 1t returns to the task Of
championing q corporation whose atti-
tude at the present moment Is mainly
responsible for the current demora liza
tion of the coal trade; but the only
thing which 1t can find to say in de.
fense of it's distant favorite, apart from
recital Of much irrelevent ancient
history, is as follows: I'm the face Of
the most demoralizing condition of the
market, the Reading has demonstrated
its ability to mine q per cent. of the
total tonnage, and to obtain therefor
prices which are, to say the least, equal
to those obtained by any Of Its COM
petitors. The receivers have proved be-
yond the peradventure Of a doubt, the
integrity Of their demand, and that
there was no necessity Of submitting
their claim OF q per cent. to, arbitra-
tion. Arbitration means compromise.
and the Reading cannot compromise.
All considerations Of equity and policy
forbid IT,"
This y merely ne Record's assertion;
snd authoritiss quite = suansat esssrt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
THEY ARE DEAD.
There Is a man who never told a lie

There Is a man who never told lie
But he's dead
Never said It was wet when the weather
was dry
Never said
He'd caught fish when he hadn't caught
one.
Never said he'd done something that he
hadn't done,
And wouldn't believe that the world was
Never scolded his wife, and never got mad
so bad.
A respector Of men, defender Of woman,
Who believed the divine, and in that
which was human.
Meek as Moses-he never was understood,
And the poor man died Of being too good.
And he's dead.
There was woman who never had gos-
siped bit
She's dead, too
Who hated scandal. nor listened to II,
She believed in mankind, took care of her
cat,
Always turned a deaf ear to this story or
that,
Never scolded her husband-she never had
one;
No sluggard was she-but rose with the
sun,
Never whispered in meeting, didn't care
for a bonnet
Or all the feathers that one could put on
It;
Never sat with the choir nor sang the
wrong note;
Expressed no desire to lecture or vote,
For the poor soul was deaf as a post-also
dumb.
You might have called forever and she
wouldn't have come.
And she's dead. Exchange.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
Pave rluIberry Street.

An excellent object lesson in the prac-
tical benefits Of good street paving is
supplied by Pine street. Less than two
years ago this street was one of the
least desirable residence thoroughfares
on the hill. Today It is one Of the most
inviting and popular. Property values,
ia two years, have risen on an average
(ully twenty-five and in some instances
nfty per cent, all because in the inter-
val the property owners along that
street came to their senses and decided
to authorize the laying Of first-class
pavement.
One OF the obstacles encountered on
Pine street was the excessive grade.
which In the block between Madison
ana Jefferson avenues 'necessitated the
( sbandonment Of asphalt and the substi-
tuition Of brick. Despite this break in
ahs continuity Of asphalt. the aggregate
eject Is most pie6ein9 TO me eye. satis-
,lnctory to drivsrp ana snriching to the
'1ers q Srcpsstx on that street,
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There Is not a resident on the street
who would today take back the amount
Of his assessment for paving and have
the pavement removed. Even those
originally opposed to the improvement
are now unanimous in their commenda-
tion Of 1t.
In the case Of Mulberry street. for
the paving of which an agitation is now
In progress, there areno difficult grades.
The street, beautiful now in spite Of its
poor driveway. would, II paved. become
In short order not simply one of the
most desirable of residence streets. but
literally the most desirable in the hill
portion Of the city. In our judgment
the paving Of 1t with asphalt out to the
approach to the new boulevard would
in less than three years cause Mulberry
street to discount both jefferson and
Clay avenues In appearance and popu-
larity. 1t is the one thing needed to
double realty values In its vicinity.
Now that the street has been graded
it's entire length to Arthur avenue, the
addition of paving would be the means
not merely OF adding to the value OF the
property fronting on the street itself;
1t would add directly to the saleability
of every foot of ground between the
crest OF Webster avenue hill and Nay
Aug park. In this way II would benefit
the entire city. by Quickening its growth
in the direction OF its one yet unde-
veloped park. and thus fastening the
time when that park will be the fine
and well-e0ulpped pleasure ground
which city of Scranton's wealth and
size ought by all means to possess.
We suggest that the residents of Null
berry street who are In doubt on the
question OF paving make inquiries Of
the residents Of Pine street EXperi-
ence is the wisest guide.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
Mr.. Beetem's Successor.

| 1t would be idle to pretend that
! Scrantonians have been overly pleased
with the recent conduct of the Scranton
| Traction companys affairs. Upon the
contrary, it is strictly within the limits
of truth 10 say that there has never be-
fore been time in the history Of rapid
transit in this city when there existed
as general a feeling of dissatisfaction
with the service rendered and the
methods employed as exists today. Yet
| it is only just to J. r. Beetem, the re-
| tiring general manager, to say that in
the Judgment of many persons well-n-
| formed as to Traction company mat
| ters, he is not, in real fact. responsible
| for this public feeling, but has been In
| part the victim of meddlesome supe-
riors and in part the victim of financial
conditions beyond his power to remedy.
That Mr.. Beetem is an experienced,
capable and efficient manager of street
railway properties is freely affirmed by
those who know him we'll; and would
seem to be confirmed by his selection
for responsible position of trust in
Philadelphia. We recognize in Mr..
Beetem an amiable and resourceful
man, and wish him we'll.
Now that the question of a successor
to Mr.. Beetem is being discussed it
seems fit time to remark that IL there
is sufficiently qualified candidate resi-
dent in this city. he ought, under or
dinary circumstances, to have prefer
ence over stranger to our people. Con-
siderable time is usually lost in Intro
ducing" new conner to such a trust;
and. then, the time required to render
him familiar with local conditions rep
resents another loss. There ought to be
brains and skill enough in Scranton to
give to the people Of Scranton, just as
soon as the financial handicaps imposed
by distant spectators are overcome, a
first-class street transit service, second
to none in the United States. How
soon these handicaps can be overcome.
Is question. But it Is reasonable to ex-
pect such result sooner under a man
NSS!iiSh~ touNl Will
than under one imported rather to rep
resent certain outside investments
than to conserve the true interests Of
the property irrespective of persons.
Thus far we have heard but one local
name mentioned in connection with the
new managership. that of a former
Tribune employe, Inspector Gallagher.
Whether he is personally an aspirant
for the position or not. we do not know.
His progress in the Traction business
has been rapid and steady; and while
many persons disapprove of methods
used by him, no doubt in obedience to
orders, in connection With local legisla-
tion, we have yet to find man person.
ally at enmty with Mr.. Gallagher. His
selection as Mr.. Beetem's successor
would fulfil q prediction made nearly
three years ago by former associates on
this paper.
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One Of rlr. Quay's Weaknesses.

Ordinarily when a man has been ele-
waited to a foremost place in the coun-
ellis of his party and assumes to be its
uadisputed leader his name is connect
ed in the public mind with some great
achievement which inspires popular
admiration and reverence. Sometimes
this achievement takes the form of
valor on the ibattlefield sometimes of
unseltls,h devotion to the cause Of pub
lie reform; but whatever the character
Of the public service 1t is usually such
as to command widespread esteem
wherever intelligent men discuss 1t.
Such an achievement Is not absent
from the record of Daniel H. Hastings,
for 1t is conceded by contemporary his
torians that the executive genius which
he displayed when called to superin-
tend the work of reconstruction in the
fiood-swept valley of the Conemaugh
has been rarely equalled and never
surpassed. That service to the public,
performed with signal effectiveness in
response to a call which instantly put
every faculty to the test, made General
Hastings governor by the largest ma
jority in political annals, four years af-
ter his arbitrary rejection in the con-
vention Of his party had brought down
from an indignant public the quick re-
buke of an instructive defeat.
1t would doubtless be helpful to Sena-
tor Quay in his present dilemma If he
could point to such an overshadowing
achievement in his own public career
as would at once enlist in his behalf
the unselfish sympathy Of the best citi-
zenship. The one thing conspicuously
paraded by his champions as proof of
the public's Indebtedness to him CON-
sists Of a speech of uncommon prolix-
ity, by the intermittent reading of
which in open senate, Mr.. Quay forced
desirable amendments upon the Wilson
bill. But 1t needs to be remembered in
this connection that had Sena tor Quay
and his friends accorded to General
Harrison. when president, the loyal
support which a Republican president
deserved, there might have been, In
1894, no Democratic house to pass a
Wilson tariff bill, and hence no need of
a serial protective speech.
BY the way, what has Senator Quay
ever done In behalf of political reform I?
Sam Wright, the three-term register
and recorder of Susullphanna county
seems to think he Is n little tin Quay
on wheels. When Myron b. Wright
was the leader of susquehanna Repub-
licanism he was friendly to Quay, but
he always respected the anti-Quay
sentiment Of the Republicans of his
county. He labored for harmony In the
party; Sam Wright Is simply a disor-
ganlzer and demoralizer and IL he were
permitted to have his own way would
turn Susquehanna over to the Demo-
Gratis In . very few years.
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MAN AND BACTERIA.
from the Pittsbury Times.

From the Pittsburg Times.
This Is the estate Of man. Before he is
old enough to fall out Of the cradle with
grace and comfort he Is beset with the
bacteria that turks in milk. The cholera
morbus protozoa Of the half grown apple
lies in wait for him. Mumps, chickenpox,
whooping cough, teething, scarlet fever
and battalion of ills dog his steps with
out ceasing. These. however. are the dis
eases and maladies Of long ago. and they
were discovered and fully classified by our
grandfathers. They had to take a back
seat long since to make way for the mod
ern terrors that stand thick to transform
mortals into plain every day remains.
For a while liver complaint, heart fall
ure, Inflammation Of the appandis ver-
informs caeci afforded the horrors that
man worried about. But the vermiform
appendix grew questionable when every
body found one out of order. heart feature
was laughed out of condition. and CON-
planning livers are informed they have
nothing to complain Of. So 1t has to be
ptomaines and bacteria or nothing. Bac-
terra and their numerous close and dis
tant kin are not the worst things in the
world. A mess Of infusoria properly
cooked and seasoned Is as good as oys-
ters or shrimps that have been out Of the
water long enough to lose their certificate
OF character. The anlmalculae In the wa
ter Is as nourishing and wholesome as the
same kind of stun In the vinegar.
OF course we don't want to give up
beefsteak and depend on bacili entirely,
for we can't procure enough of them to
keep off hunger. But unless We get hold
of too many of the sort that are affiliated
with infectious diseases we have the big
end Of the club. The only way to get
along without eating any bacteria Is to
starve to death and take to liquor. While
there may be found men who do not scare
at the liquor idea, starving to death TO
avoid good fat bacteria will never be-
come popular. We can thrive on bacteria
as well as our ancestors did before they
knew such animals existed.
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THIRD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT.

In pursuance Of q resolution Of the
standing committee Of the Third legisla-
tive district Of I.ackawanna county, no.
tice is hereby given Of n convention to he
held on Thursday. Aug. 6. 1895. in the arbi.
tration room OF the court house, Scranton,
at 2 p. m., for the purpose Of electing q
delegate to represent said district in the
state convs ntion to be held at Harrisburg
on Aug 2s. 1895. and for the transaction OF
such other business as may properly come
before 1t.
The primaries for the election Of dele.
gates will be held at the several regular
polling places on Saturday. Aug. 8, 1885
between the hours of 4 and y. m.
Districts are entitled to representation
In the convention as follows
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Advancing years seem to have
worked sad havoc in the Junior sena-
tors political sagacity. His daily in
terviews and increasingly frequent
open letters are not simply palpable
confessions of defeat; they are like
Wise symptoms of deterioriat ton.