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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

woman, who owns a couple OF diamond
stars, has presented herself with several
others-tke best "Palais Royal bTilliants,"
whose glittering radiance is quite undim-
med by the luxtaposition with the real
stones. AT birthday dinner recently the
heroine of the occasion wore ruby sur
rounded by pearls as a breach. This was
greatly admired. Taking it from the lace
which IL fastened she passed it to one OF
her friends The jewel was handed from
one TO another until Il had made the cir
cult of the table. All the guests were
people of culture, familiar with gems, and
some of them were connoisseurs. After
the stone had been unanimously praised,
the owner fastened 1t in its place again,
saying quietly: 81 think 1t is pretty. i
bought ii yesterday at BIS for s."
1t has long been conceded that a string
of Roman pearls may be worn by a young
girl without laying her taste open to
question. 1t Is a new thing, however, for
rich women TO bring real gems and bogus
ones together In such way as to de-
eeive the very elect: and 1t seems a pity
that the old standard Of noblesse oblige.
should he lowered Itsis claimed by those
who wear false jewels that no deception
is intended, the owner being quite willing
to acknowledge her use OF the imitauonSi
but at all events, the general public is
deceived, and it may be Questioned wheth-
er my lady goes out of her way to ac-
knowledge what she is wearing.
Il DO not see the use of wearing real
pearls" said a well known society wo-
man not long ago. Il have half a mind to
sell mine and wear limitations. No one
would ever know Then she fully con-
it. Hence she rejoices in the income from
$4,000 in bonds, wears pearls still, and
even her intimate friends do not suspect
the exchange.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14
ROUGH RIDING.
Interesting Things AbOut Some
Horses.

From the London Field.
Having followed the profession Of rough
rider in the colonies for some years, take
the liberty to give to the readers of the
Field few particulars of a life which has
its features of interest. / trust a horse
loving public like the readers Of these
pages will not think a stranger presump-
tuous who attempts to give him any in
formation on the art Of riding buckJump-
ers, for let them here be assured that the
genuine buckjump is thing very excep-
have broken horses on colonial cattle sta
lions for half a lifetime who haye- never
seen one, and they ought 70 'hge the
one reason Of this, which one rarely sees
mentioned, is that Il Is not every horse
that can buck. Only certain breeds will
breeds are commonest In some countries
Australia, for example. Horses of other
kinds will suffer the last indignlties and
never buck The ignorant commonly class
ing. roughly, under the head OF buck
jumping, which is motion perfectly dis
tinct from these. At the same time
horse which really understands kicking is
far more dlfficult to sit than a buckjump-
er. No amount Of balance will keep you
on a horse who stands perpendicularly on
occasionally hits his headquarters.
The rough riders life is hardly ono
which can be recommended generally as
a recreation Ito a nervous old gentleman,
for instance) For myself / consider
mounting a buckjumper one OF the best
tests Of nerve You come into the yard
and find the colt saddled up and ready for
you to. mount In cold blood. Next mo-
ment you may be killed. Riding at a
stin jump, when you are warmed 20 your
s Moih reores hair tb re ski p Mo-, men .9 rs
sort to couple OF glasses OF whisky be-
fore they mount but getting 10 Dutch
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14
LEE AND JACK SON STORIES.
"stOnewaIIv Was Mt first Thought Z
he Crnzy-vhy Lee Lost Gettys-


Col. d. F. Boyd in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Strange, Is It not, that Jackson. like
Sherman, should have been considered
crazy" the first year Of the war? In
deed before the war so eccentric was he
that he was called Cray Jack" az the
Virginia military institute. Nobody SEEM
ed to understand him. But so 1t has ever
been and ever will be; when we ordinary
mortals can't comprehend a genius we get
even with him by calling him crazy.
l remember well how uneasy some OF
the confederate generals were When
placed under Jackson's command IN early
1862. Ewell didn't like It, and Dick Tay-
lor dln't like it. They were afraid jack
son would lead them Into some awful
scrape or other. And when Ewel, with
his division, was lying near Gordonsville
In late April, 1862, but subject TO Jackson's
orders, Ewell and Taylor were very anX-
ious to get from under him. Either 70 go
down 20 Joe Johnston az Yorkstown, or
have some general sent to the valley who
would rank with jackson. so at Taylor
instance, he was sent to Richmond by
Ewell 20 see Mr.. Davis. his brother-in-law,
and Mr.. Benjamin, then secretary or
state, but recently secretary Of war, about
getting away from Jackson. But while
Taylor was gone Jackson ordered Ewell
TO Come a-running" to the valley The
camp no had left IN the morning at swift
River gap, on the northwest side OF the
Blue uuKe BWcAi OSeaPlfu lhdN hlbHts
jackson was gone. we knew not where.
The valley campaign had opened; he was
making his strategic detour back south
west over the Blue ridge toward Char
lottesville; thence west by rail past Staun-
ton 10 Buffalo gap, and thence northwest
~ long marches TO Mcdowell, whore he
struck Milroy. But there we were for
n few DAYS al swift Run gap, without
hearing anything Of Jackson. Gen. Ewell
may have known where he was. but /
doubt Il.
Meanwhile, Taylor returned from Rich
mond to the old camp, near Gordonsville.
10 find that EWell had gone to Jackson in
the valley. Taylor was thundcrstruck.
one OF his commands happened to be a
ward G0rdonsyile, when Taylor came rat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

--Approprlate.--Aunt Todate (aghasO:
Brother Bildad. that Is the fnger-bowl
You are drinking from.
Uncle Biidad Comeon (betWeen gulps);
Peart name fer e.. sister. I swow, II does
take ev'ry finger a fellcre got ter mold
Their thing while he's gittir drinks
bgOsh.-Judge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14

"For new people, charity is one of the
Mrs Knickerbocker, besides being much
more respectable than most methods. A
couple of hundred sent to the board of
directors of a fashionable nursery or hos
pital has an excellent effect, and taking
a large number of tickets for a philan-
thropic entertainment is also appreciated.
ing PAYS better than entertainments AT
the beginning of an ambitions woman's
social career. No one would refuse do
knowledged | have seen the NEST ex-
elusive women, who would not deign to
call on new society aspirant visit a
liberal subscriber to their pet charity, and
der other condition, they would not have
looked at. l have watched many failures
and success in my life" concluded the
good lady, land l recommend philanthro-
by as the best of all entering wedges!'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-14
Baby Mass OfSOreS
Face Like Slice Of Raw Beef.
Cried Night and Day. Would
Rub Scratch and Scream.
Moisture from Sores so Great
Changed Cloths II Times a Day.
Hands Tied for Five Months.
After One Application Of CUTI-
CuRA Child Slept. Cured
Without a Scar.

My baby, when one year old photograph
herewith), broke out all over with rash.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
WHY the Eagle Screams.

During the recent jubilee celebration
the papers contained many statistical
comparisons between the records of
England and the United States with
in the past sixty years. and some OF
them were noticed in these columns,
bu. we offer no apology for recurring
once more to this appropriate theme
a a. this time of Yankee jubilation.
The economical progress of England
during the present reign has been sum-
married. by Mr.. Mulhall in a table
representing conditions in 1S37-40 by
100, and those of the present time by
p,UpOrtionate additions to that base.
He also gives the figures for the inter-
IL ediate year 1870, which serves the
purpose of making the progress of
sixty years more easily apprehended,
and of showing how the progress of
twenty seven years, in the early part
Of which period those measures were
taken which the silver men are con-
viuced prcsage universal ruin, COM
pares with the progress of the previous
thirty-three years. To supplement this
interesting table we will give the cor
responding figures, and many others,
for the United States, for which we ac
knowledge Indebtedness to the New
York Journal of Commerce. The fol-
lowing are Mr.. Mulhalls figures for the
United kingdom:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
Gossip at
the Capital

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, July 4.
Now that the senate changes in the tar
III bill are completed, it is practicable to
form pretty close estimate of the pros
pectiye earnings of that measure when it
goes upon the statute books. OF course
the conference will make some further
changes but it is not expected that they
VIII be OF such character as to materially
affect the income of the government from
the bill when it becomes a law.
81 think we may assume" said Chair
man Dlngley of the ways and means
committee, talking upon the subject,
that the new law will, after the enor-
NOUS stock of foreign goods now on
hand has been absorbed, produce suf-
hcient revenue comfortably to meet the
expenses of the government"
"You do not suppose. then, that it will
meet the running expenses in the first
few months of its operation?"
1T will be scarcely reasonable to ex-
pect that it will AS everybody knows,
there is more than years supply of for
eign wool in the country. BY some it is
estimated that there is two years supply
There is probably nearly or quite a years
supply of sugar on hand; there Is a large
supply OF woolen goods and many months
supply of tobacco, to say nothing of the
hundreds of ott ter articles which have
been brought in, in excess of the usual
demands and of the immediate require
mentS. So | shall not be surprised If the
law fails TO produce enough to meet run
ming expenses during the first few months
of its work Indeed, it would be surprs-
ing If it should do So"
This probable shortage of revenues
in the first few months under the now
law win be due, however, to the excessive
importations of the past few months Mr..
Dingley?'
Entirely so. have no doubt that the
bill is ample in its provision for revenue
under ordinary circumstances and that
as soon as the large stock OF foreign
goods now i'm the country is absorbed and
the usual demand begins again, the revc-
nue. will be ample. OF course | do not yet
know what the bill Will be exactly, for
there are many points in which the house
ana the senate are still in disagree
ment ami there will probably be
concession on both sides, though /
stil hope and believe that on i'm
portant matters the house rates will
stand. Whatever changes may he made,
however, as between the house and the
senate bills, will not be sufficient ser-
ously 10 AFFECT the question OF total reve-
nues and ! believe that the law, when IL
is at work normally and conditions are
normal, will supply ample revenue and In
way very satisfactory to the people"
Other members of the house and senate
agree with Mr. Ding,ey upon this gem
eral proposition. Senator Aldrich. who has
just returned to the city and is able 10
resume the consideration of the new tar
III measure. Ea' expressed himself to his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
I he Wrong Way,

Representative Crumpacker Of Indi.
ana has ideas of his own on the ques-
tion of territorial expansion. lie has
introduced in congress a resolution for
the submission OF an Amendment to
the constitution providing that no nom
contiguous territory shall be ANNEXED
to the United States except in pursu-
ance Of a treaty negotiated by the
president, ratified by a two-thirds ma
jority of beth branches of congress,
the house to vote two years later than
the senate, and confirmed by the leg
islatures of three-fourths of the states.
It is probable that the gentleman from
Indians overestimates the danger of
our tendency to 60 out TO sea for new
dominion. The case of Hawaii is eN-
ceptionaL. 1T and that of Cuba are
the only ones likely to arise during the
lifetime of the present generation.
If it be desirable TO have an express
sion of popular opinion on the question
Of annexation, why not provide for a
direct one by the people? An amend
ment introduC Ing the referendum in
such contingencies and calling for a
poll of the country at the next ensuing
general election would be in keeping
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
Two Interesting Strikes.

1t is agreeable to read i'm the same
columns which tell of the foolish strike
just inaugurated among the bitumin-
Gus coal miners, that the idleness
caused locally by the recent strike Of
steel workers is about to terminate. and
that tomorrow both mills of the Lacka-
wanna Iron and Steel company will
resume operations for an Indefinite
time. Concerning the wage scale which
formed the bone Of this brief local
contention we have nothing TO say.
for the reason that we are not in a pos
ition to give an intelligent judgment;
bur il needs no technical knowledge
or the steel business to perceive that
when the dissatisfaction of a few men
causes hundreds TO lose employment
whowant toWorl1 and need the wages of
want 10 work and need the wages of
that work, there is furnished a situa-
ton in whose prospective termination
uAe public has abundant reason to re-
joice,
As for the strike now on among the
soft coal miners, while it may, If pro-
longed, bring temporary benefit to the
anthracite industry, we are unable for
this reason to view II with enthusiasm.
The inadequacy of the wage schedules
at present obtaining in the bituminous
fields is not open to dispute, but there
is large rooom for discussion as to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
NOT UNREASONABLE.
From the Washington Pest.

From the Washington Pest.
Judge Hemphill, of Chester county
Pennsylvania. has laid down a rule in his
court that "all applicants for naturaliza-
ton must first show as a condition to the
grant of their application that they can
read or understand English" 1T does not
seem to us unreasonable or oppressive to
demand, as d condition. precedent to ma
turalization. that the applicant shall show
that he can read or understand the
English language. 1t is. of course, con-
ceded that ignorance of our language is
not proof of intellectual inferiority or
lack of education. One might possess the
best natural gifts and vast and varied
learning without knowing a word of
English. There are many intelligent men
now in the United States-some of them
men of means and enterprise-wh have
not deemed it necessary to learn to read
CT speak the language Of the country. But
we ho.d, nevertheless, that any alien de-
string to be enrolled as one of the sov-
ereigns of this republic should be able
at least to understand English and to EN-
ploy it in speech. Any other country
whose government is based on the ballot
may reasonably ard properly require a
similar qualification for full-fiedged clti-
Zenshp,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

whether the strikers. even should they
eventually exact the concessions for
which they contend. would emerge in
an economic sense the winners by the
transaction. The history of earlier
strikes in the same industry Is not pro-
phetic of a very substantial victory;
and in the event of the strikes failure,
the men engaged in 1t would not only
have lost their own wages during the
period of it's continuance but also
would have succeeded in throwing
thousands of other workmen out of en-
ployment at the very time of all times
when 1t was most essential that the
convalescent business interests of the
country should have an unobstructed
roadway to recovery.
In a certain grim sense these re-
currences of the strike spirit are pro-
phetic of better times. Men do not
strike when in the trough of hard
times. They strike only when the boat
falls or when it proceeds to rise again.
The present strike is a movement
aimed to take advantage of the i'm
proving trend of business, but the
country will be fortunate If 1t shall
not have the effect to halt improve
ment and force the business world into
a relapse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

There are few judges anywhere in
this country whose opinions carry
greater weight among the well-in-
formed than do those Of Hon. j. b. Nc,
Pherson. When, therefore, this able
and conscientious jurist, addressing
the Pennsylvania Bar association,
pronounces the Superior court of Penn
sylVania a successful experiment, the
testimony becomes a compliment
worth having.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
FIN LIE Y s
Special
Sale of
Shirt
Waists

To enable us to close out
OUR entire line i'm short
order we have cut prices
to the lowest notch and
will offer every Shirt
Waist i'm stock cheaper
than the cost of manu-
facture. Remember, we
carry no low priced or
trashy goods at amy time,
and those mentioned be-
low comprise the cream
of the two most popular
brands on the market,
viz, the "King" and
"Derby" Waists:
One lot reduced to 6ec.
One lot reduced to S5c.
One lot reduced TO $I.oo.
One lot reduced to $3.50.
One lot reduced to $3.50.
One lot reduced to 81. 90.
I'm connection with Shirt
Waists, we are showing
the finest stock of Belts,
and at the right prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

In more than two-thrds of the terri
tory of France people are dying more
rapidly than other people are being
born. 1t is argued that if this propor-
tion isn't soon reversed the French re-
public will begin to deteriorate. In
morals it would scent to have deterior-
ated already.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

President Andrews, Of Brown univer-
sity. returns from Europe convinced
that international bimetallism is both
practicable and near at hand. 1t would
be a rare joke on the trustees of Brown
if his roseate predictions should be re-
allied.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

Our friend of the News-Dealer is
mistaken in calling the editor of The
Tribune IAN anti-bicycle crank" The
best friends of wheeling are those who
urge wheelmen to show reasonable
consideration for the rights of others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

The little English torpedo-boat, Tur-
binia, whose screws are rotated by es-
Gaping steam, continues to astonish the
experts across the water, her latest
speed achievement being forty miles an
hour. If Inventor Parsons can only
adapt the turbine principle to the big
transatlantic liners, his fortune and
reputation will be made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

1t is well to remember during the
celebration of this day that the best
patriotism is unselfish, and that not
always the kind which makes the big
gest noise is the safest and most to be
nrized.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

That ilrepressible reformer. the Hon.
E. A. Van Nakenberg of Tioga. cap
tain-general of the Seventy-six and
chairman OF the Harrisburg committee
on trouble, merits the congratulations
ol the press He has made long leg
islatiVe session as interesting as a
dime novel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05
So Simple.

"I wish to see a bonnet" said Miss
Passee aged 40.
For yourself, miss?" inquired the
French milliner.
"Yes."
Marie, run downstairs and get me re
hats for ze ladies between Is and 25 years"
Bonnet sold.-Tt-Bts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

The American public has heard the
last of the proposed tax on tea. The
poor mans breakfast table is again
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

1t is no doubt true that the salaries
paid to the common pleas judges in
Pennsylvania are much smaller upon
the whole, than in other wealthy and
populous states, and far below a just
recompense for the ability, character
and knowledge required of those
judges. At the same time the State
Bar association acted prudently in de-
clining at this time to begin an agita-
tion for re-rating. In proportion to
other incomes just at present judicial
salaries are by no means contempti.
BILE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

The San Francisco official who caused
the arrest of two adulterous elopers as
a public example should carry the les
son one step further by causing the
offendets to be fumigated. horse
whipped and forced to endure each
others society the remainder of their
lives. That would be a punishment
commensurate with the crime.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

1t may be added, in substantiation of the
views OF Chairman Dingley and Repre-
sentative Dolliver, that tariff experts who
have been following the work of the SEN
ate very closely estimate that the bill as
1T now stands will produce a revenue
slightly in excess of that estimated for the
bill when it left the house, and as it is
probable that the rates will be some
what increased in conference, they look
with confidence upon the bill as a reve-
nue. producer uLder normal conditions.
This fact that an unusual quantity of
foreign goods has been rushed into the
country since congress was called to-
getner to pass a new tariff bill is well
known, but 1t may not be unnteresting,
in view of the fact that the bill is likely
soon to become law and that its sup
porters admit that its first few months
of operation will be seriously embdr-
raised by the extraordinary recent imr9r-
tations, to indicate somewhat in detail
what these excessive importations have
amounted to. The following tables show
the importations during the past four
months on wool and sugar and also the
total importatlons during the same pc
riod; the figures for the four months in
question are compared with those of the
corresponding months Of the preceding
year, which will indicate the excessive
the present administration and their pros
pective effect upon the revenue when the
Eew law goes into effect:
Table showing importations of wool
pounds), March l, to July l. 1886 and 1887.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

For the United States, the figures
most nearly corresponding in point of
time to the Mulhall dates are as fol-
lows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-05

eSS Cd a.
A child born on this day will not be
surprised If the American eagle is a trltle
hoarse from its three days scream this
year.
All men are doubtless created equal,
but the woman who can flash a diamond
as large as a hickory nut is apt to look
down upon her neighbor's moss agate.
Singers who perpetuate independence
Day poetry must be pardoned if in the
course of human events they reel off
something that has been hinted al before.
At this season the fellows who cavil
at the frivo.ities in fashionable woman
dress are perspiring under four-inch
standing collars.
Left over Fourth of July powler might
be utilized to good advantage in exter-
minating bicycle scorchers.
Every one can observe better than we
can ourselves how our coat fits,