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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

without warrant, and in such manner
as to commit by himself gross con-
tempt Of justice.
II is obviously ut and proper that the
rightful dignity of the court should
not be disturbed by newspaper publica-
tions. The office of a Judge Is neces-
sarily 50 sacred that extreme care
should be taken by writer's and editors
for the press not wantonly to lower II
in the public estimation. At the
same time, when it is the judge himself
who casts discredt upon his position,
the duty Of journalism is equally clear.
1t must safeguard the office even
II thereby it has to smite the official.
Criticism Of the bench should be dis
passionate and with honest intent; but
the public could better afford an occa-
sional overstepping of the line of hon.
est criticism of the courts than it could
afford to dispense with that sGlutary
check upon abuse Of power which the
right of criticism imposes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17
Unfair to the President.

The exhibition of sore -headedness
given on last Friday evening by Hon.
John Wanamaker, at the meeting in
Philadelphia of the Business Mems
league, may be ignored, so far as he
directed his remarks at Senator Quay.
There is some justification for soreness
by Mr.. Wanamaker toward Senator
Quay. The jolt which Quay gave him
on a recent occasion was quite sufii-
cient to bruise his sensibilities and
suggest ideas foreign to the Golden
Rule. And while. in view of Wana-
makers campaign methods, it is open
to question whether he is precisely the
man to say much against Quay, the
fact that men who go against Quay
usually go away bowling, covers him
with the eXtenuating mantle of prece-
dent and we can well afford to let this
feature of his animadversions pass.
But to the extent that his oratorical
easement of mind involved a criticism
of the present federal administration
and this 1t very broadly did in it's al
lusions to legislation and patronage
it presents a topic certainly open for
discussion. The legal right Of Mr..
Wanamaker to speak his thoughts upon
any theme within the limits of deco
rum, and especially upon a subject
government, is unchallengeable; but It
seems to us that there should have been
| some sense Of propriety which would
have restrained this former holder of
| high office received in gift from the
Republican party from selecting a day
contemporaneous with the presidents
arrival in his own city for the promul-
| cation of a querulous complaint at the
so-called slow fulfilment of the Repub-
lican policy. We expect Mr.. Bryan and
the miscellaneous opposition to Nc
Kinley to embarrass and deride him
as much as they can. That is politics
as political ethics now rule. But II
was scarcely expected that men who
have enjoyed high distinction and
many substantial favors through the
Republican party organization would
almost steal Mr.. Bryan's thunder IN
.heir haste to give public testimony tC
the alleged growth of discomfort.
There is, we repeat, no serious OBJ
lection to the assumption by Mr.. Wan,
amaker of the role OF chief oracle
cashier and chaplain to the grand
army Of the malcontents in Pennsyl
vania politics; but II is hardly fair L
Mckinley to have him whacked at al
Mr.. Wanamaker seems disposed t,
whack at him, because he follows tn,
long established precedent of placing
the appointments largely in accordanc,
with the wishes Of the senators AM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

The summoning to Albany of the
presidents of the coal-carrying rail-
roads, to testify about an imaginary
coal trust, was a bit of buncombe that
will help nobody in the world but the
stock gamblers. May be, though, that
was what 1t was done for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17
The Press and the Bench.

A righteous decision has been made
by the circuit court sitting at Cleve-
land, o., in a case appealed from Judge
Lamson of the court of common pleas
Some months ago the Cleveland Re
corder passed criticism upon d ruling
which Judge Lamson had made during
an issue before him. The criti-
cism was severe, but the press and bar
of Cleveland assert that it was justi-
fed. The criticism, by the bye, was
not printed until after the case in
question had been decided. But the
Judge construed it as contempt of
court, summoned the editor of the Re-
corder before him and imposed auto
eratically, a drastic sentence Of fine and
Imprisonment.
This summary exercise of the con-
tempt prerogative involved so sweeping
an abridgement of the right of the
people to express opinions upon the
official actions of their servants in
power that steps were Immediately
taken to have Judge Damson's course
reviewed by a higher tribunal. Ap-
peal was made to the circuit court
and that body not only promptly re,
versed the common pleas judge but
also asserted that in order to consti,
tute constructive contempt an articl,
in a newspaper must be written in re-
gard TO a case actually on trial wheI
the article was published, and II mus
be OF such nature as actually tC
prejudice the decision Of the case and
do an injury to litigants of the court
Neither of these conditions having beer
present In the comments of the Cleve
land paper, it follows from the circui
courts own statement Gr principles
that Judge Lamson acted arbitrarily
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17
We offer this week, to
reduce stock, extraordi-
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20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.SS a
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Is pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a
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12 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.95 a
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20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
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10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
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12 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
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10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
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10 pains Irish Point, ecru and white,
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12 pairs Brussels Net, $3.50 pair;
from s6.75.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $s75 pair;
from $7.S5.
12 pairs Brussels Net. $7.75 a pair;
from $9.25.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $3.50 pair;
from 5000.
IL pairs Brussels Net, s1O.25 a pair;
from $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

The Scranton Tribune and Scranton Re-
publican are engaged in a spirited bu.
foolish rivalry as to which can print the
biggest papers. If one announces a six
teen paper issue the other comes out with
twentypages. This Is no doubt a good thing
for the subscribers, but as business
proposition it IS very unwise, considering
the necessarily limited circulation of all
provincial news publications and the con-
sequent cost of each one OF such papers,
WilkesBa Times.
We assure our contemporary that it
misapprehends The Tribunes aim. Its
ambitions to publish the best paper in
its field. 1t does not initiate simply for
inflation's sake. When 1T publishes a
sixteen-page paper. there is abundant
reason for il in the contents thereof,
and, we are happy to add, in the pub
lies reception thereof. We are not In
the publishing business solely for glory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON. NAY Il. 1897.

Today It is expected that the presi-
dent of the United States will lift the
lid partly off Spanish hellishness in
Cuba, and by striking coincidence,
today the Madrid government will
grant amnesty to Cuban political sus-
poets. "When the devil was sick, the
devil a saint would be-"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17
An Appearance That May Deceive.

Only the warm personal esteem of
the American people for President Nc
Kinley and the confidence which they
feel in his desire to promote the ma
tons highest interests cause them to
forego complaint at one phase of the
new Cuban policy.
Spain has declared that Cuba is paci-
fled. Our consular agents say ii is not.
Spain saws that we have no right TO
intervene to stop wholesale destruction
of life and property on an island ours
by location but not by title. our con-
sular agents say we have every rca-
son for such interference. The presi-
dent accepts and prepares TO act upon
the information received through the
consular service in Cuba so far as re-
lates to destitution existing among
Americans citizens; but he makes as
yet no open move toward stopping OF
checking the vicious cause of that in
human condition of affairs, because, il
| is explained, he is gathering the
| facts" If one were disposed to be
critical of the president, one might in
| quire why the facts reported to hin
| through the regular official channels
are regarded as competent testimony
in one direction and not in the other.
The truth probably is, however, that
negotiations are already pending be-
tween Washington and Madrid looking
to the ending of the Cuban conflict
but that the president does not deem II
advisable at :his time to remove from
these negotiations the veil of secrecy
I Such n probability was recently indi
Gated at Madrid when the ministr!
declined to submit to the cortes tn,
latest correspondence with the United
States, and we have moreover had init
nations from Washington of simila
import. In other words, any appear
ance Of procrastnation by the presi
dent is so urgent crisis as is revealed
in the later Cuban advices may be an(
likely is deceptive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

through the favor of the speaker. when
is a boon granted only to few In these
parlous days of house performance.
Speaking OF presidential outings" said
white-haired senator today, II Is
notable that in all the talk about Mckin-
ley's schemes for rest on one has sug-
gested the possibility OF fishing or
duck shooting junket. For twelve long
years these excursions have reeked with
tales of the gore OF ducks and FISH. the
joy Of bear batting and bull fighting,
according to my idea. would be Infinitely
greater, and the performance more re-
spectacle. as a matter of recreation, than
the murder of innocent and helpless fsh
and ducks. I sincerely hope the presi-
dent will show that he has MIND ABOVE
such horrd sport. Is 1t not remarkaDle,
by the way, that we have never had
president who possessed any accomplish
ment Of an aesthetic character with
which he could amuse and rest himself
| from the fatigue of official work. / be-
| llCvo Il is a fact that nearly every heau
of foreign governments is a deVotce OF
scme one of the elegant arts, such as
music, painting, sculpture. 1t Is my I'M
| preston that not n single one OF our
presidents has been versed in any OF the
| fine arts, even to the extent OF ability
| to criticise intelligently, to say nothing
of dabblng in them for recreation ana
| the refining atmosphere that surrounds
them. MIR. Mckinley may possess some
| of these accomplishments, nut IL so /
| have not heard of 1t. Leaving the pres
| ent executive out OF the question. Gar
| field. l believe, was the most aesthetic
of all our presidents. He was fair
| Judge of art works, and good critic oil
| elegant literature"
| at is q strange thing to me-" said one
| member of the house to another in my
| hearing a day or two ago, that farm
ers don't surround themselves with more
refinements. Now you are from a rur Al
district, and perhaps you can enlighten
me-
"what do you think they ought "a
have?"
"Weil, pianos
"Humphl Pianos indeed! Then their
daughters would be humping out hor'
rid noises all the time. would neglect
housework. and the old man would have
to put a mortgage on the farm to pay
for IL ALL"
"well, all farmers have horses. Lee
them get nice carriages and buggies fo'
the boys and girls"
"Simply an inducement of Irritation!
and to run to dances"
"What in thunder should they have
then?"
"Woodsheds. There's more profanity II
my district on account of green anC
water-soaked wood, more domestic quar-
rels, more overfowing bile, more troubl
of all kinds, on account of the horri'
| firewood, than can be cured by all tn
churches. What the farmer wants 4
woodsheds.'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

A Chicago Judge has outlawed the
cigarette trust, which is good as far
as it goes; but It remains to convert,
incarcerate or assassinate the indi-
vidual who buys the coffin nails" by
paying cash.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

It is now quite evident that the old
time Democratic election experts in the
solid south were a set Of conceited
novices compared with the artistic
workers who carried Dunmore last
February
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

representatives. and does not find 1t ex-
pedent to tie up in close alliance in
each state with party kickers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

Also special prices ON
Tamboured MusIins. An
inspection will convince
you that it is to your i'm
terest to purchase now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-17

Governor Black has signed the bill to
create a civil service system with the
starch out. What he lacks in love for
starch Black evidently makes up In
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Warrington as . sportsm.n.

In the biography of George Washing
ton by Professor Woodrow Wilson
(Harper's) occurs the following de-
scription Of Washington as sportsman:
Washington loved horses and dogs
with the heartiest sportsman of them
all. He had great gusto for stalking
deer with George Mason on the broad
forested tracts round Gunston Hall and
liked often to take gun or rod after
lesser game when the day fell dull,
but best of all he loved q horses back
and the hard ride for hours together
after the dogs and crafty quarry-a
horse it put man to his points to ride,
a country where the running was only
for those who dared. His own mounts
could nowhere be bettered in Virginia.
There was full blood of Araby in his
noble Magnolia and as good hunting
blood as was to be found in the colony
in his Blueskin and Ajax, Valiant and
Climbing. His hounds he bred so
few'd, so sanded. so matched in speed
and habit. that they kept always tune
and pace together in the field. Twas
first to the stables for him always in
the morning and then to the kennels. {"
There were other pleasures, too. in
the life Of country gentleman Of Vir-
ginia, and Washington did not scorn
them.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
STAGE GCiNTS.

Maurice Grau and family are at Bal
reuth as guests of Mime. Cosima Wag-
ner.
Richard Golden has been engaged to
play the leading part in the elsie OF
Champagne.
"The Railroad King" is the title of
a new melodrama announced for early
production this season.
An official report shows that there
are issued yearly in the theaters of
Paris z, $50, 900 deadhead tickets.
Mildred Holland, a Chicago actress,
is to play the leading role of Fan Fan
this season in 1.-TWO Little Migrants. "
Mr.. Charles Hoyt has decided to term
the comedy which will be given its first
production in Detroit in December. IA
Day and Night
De Wolf Hopper made his dramatic
start II years ago in the New York
Comedy company. John Philip Sousa
was the musical director.
The manager Of the Bostonians oon-
tradicts the statement that robin
Hood" would be withdrawn soon from
the repertory of the organization.
Charles Frohman has arranged to
present Paul Potter's new play, 1.-THE
Conquerors, simultaneously at the
Empire, in New York, and at St
James, in London.
Some one has discovered not only
that William e. Gladstone, England g
Grand Old Man, wrote a play long
years ago, but that at one time he as
pired to be an actor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
BRIEF BICYCLE NOTES.

The Princess Of Wales prefers the I'll
cycle, and fashionable women through
out England are following suit.
A saddleless cycle is the invention of
a Chicopee mass. } man Tin bottomed
knickerbockers may now be expected to
60 out Of fashion.
A wedding in cycle costume is an
nounced to take place shortly in Phila-
delphia. This will probably be the first
event of its kind in cycledom.
Mr. John f. Fraser, an Englishman
now cycling in the far west, says there
are not three consecutive miles Of road
in England SO good for wheeling az the
1900 mile stretch Of road from Lahore
to Calcutta. He declares the Indian
Grand Trunk roads to be the finest in
the world.
Among the thousands who go on the
annual pilgrimage to Maria-Radna. in
Austria, this summer are many who
make the pious journey on the wheel
Among 1000 who set out from Temes-
var recently there were 40 wheelmen
and wheelwomen. The priest who con-
Quoted the pilgrimage declared the BIZ
cycle permissible means OF making
the journey.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Spontaneous IGNITION.

As is well known. a frequent source
Of 'unaccountable' fires turns out to
be, in reality, the spontaneous ignition
Of various materials more or less satu-
rated with oils or fats. The following
is considered reliable list of common
materials of the class which, when CON-
tanning oily matters. will, under favor
able conditions, oftentimes ignite nat
urally: Waste, tow, rags, sawdust,
shavings, cotton and wooden cloth,
roofing felt and. in fact, all porous COM
bustible bodies containing any oily or
resinous substance having an affinity
for oxygen. All vegetable and animal
oils have more or less affinity for
oxygen, while those produced from the
distillation of petroleum and shale are
practically Enacted upon by the sie-
ment. But the oils which oxidize in the
air most rapidly are the vegetable oils,
such as linseed. hempseed, poppy oil,
etc. Briefly, by far the most frequent
sources of fires from spontaneous COM
bustion are those which result from
heat induced by the absorption Of at
mospherio oxygen.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
She d. fed God.

In the town of Hanover, in Ger
many, there is burie1 a German
countess who defied the existence OF
God and ridiculed the idea of the
resurrection. says the Ladies' Home
Journal. To further show her con-
tempt for Christianity she ordered
that on her death her grave should
be built up of solid masonry and
covered with large stones bound to-
gether by iron clamps On this
tomb was engraved her defiant chal
lenge that, through eternity, this
tomb should never be disturbed
But one day the seed from some tree,
either blown by the wind or carried
by a bird, became lodged in small
crevice of the tomb, where it soon
sprouted and began to grow. And
then, as if nature had seemed to
mock the naughty infidel, she quietly
extended the delicate roots of that
Seeding under the massive blocks OF
stone and slowly raised them from
their place. And now, although
scarce four generations have passed
| since that tomb VAS sealed, that
most insignificant sec ding has &C
complished what God himself was
challenged to accomplish.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
TOURS ON THE WHEEL.


Some Are Beneficial and Dthers Do Moro
Harm Than Good.
There are several ways Of enjoying
cycling tour Some men 60 away with
the fixed dissemination to have q rare
lazy time, and they do They don't care
whether they ride ten miles day or a
hundred, and they stop inst when they
like and go on again when they are
tired Of laying. They make out no hard
and fast schedule, but wheel just where
soever their sweet fancy ,dictateth.
What is the result? The tour is the real
ization of Intoxicating enjoyment The
quiet and unhurried life builds up anew
the nervous system, and when he re-
turns home the saunterer is refreshed
and invigorated and eager to renew the
great struggle for existence.
But what about the other picture?
How fares the man who looks upon q
"holiday" as period wherein must be
crammed as much excitement, late
hours and hard labor as possible; who
must cover his 80 or 80 miles per diem,
be the roads and wind adverse or favor.
able? Does this man return oshis bust
ness the better for his trip? We fear not.
! He is jaded and worn and feels within
himself, though he will not confess it
/ that he is in need OF a rest. He il
twice as tagged as when he started, ant
| it takes him weeks to pick up the ole
routine again. Such is the difference
between freshness and staleness, the diff
| ference between the man who enjoy
| his holiday and the man who make
hard work of it.-Irish Cyclist.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Gear For Touring.

The best gear for touring is from 70
to 49, Gears higher than this make hill
climbing a labor beyond the strength Of
all but the strongest. and lower gears
are better adapted to women than men,
Any seasoned rider should be able to
manage gear from 20 to 70. Strange
as it may seem, there is less exertion on
a long trip with 20 gear than with a
lower. Nor is it too high for climbing.
Narrow tires should be eschewed, as
they are useless on sandy roads and
have to be kept pumped tighter than
wide tires. 1t is good plan when a
bit of sandy road is reached to debate
the tire little. SO that as much surface
as possible will be presented to the
road. Always carry a complete repair
kit, a file and extra links for the chain.
A broken chain will often entail long
walk.-New York World.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
Pointe d Paragraphs.

Chicago News.
Some women. like succe ssful gamb-
lers, have winning ways.
Courtship is a bow knot that
matrimony pulls into a hard knot
A man is never SO easily deceived
as n hen trying to deceive Others.
Some men have many good quail
ties, but lack the one necessary to
lake use OF them.
Men sometimes think they under
stand women, but men are some
times very foolish.
The less the average man knows
about a thing the more he wants to
talk about it.
Everybody loves a lover-with the
possible exception of the old man
and the dog.
When q woman finds that her new
dress doesn't match her complexion
it is always an easy matter tC
change her complexion.
Blessed be the inventor who sue
ceeds in per fecting a device that viii
compel man to shut up when he
has said enough.
1t is the nan who has always beer
accustomed to corn bread and bacoI
at home who does the most kicking
at first class hotel.