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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

No WORKING man in the Twentieth
senatorial district who remembers the
active part taken by Senator Vaughan
during his first term in behalf of legis-
lation in the interest of labor viii be
betrayed by the false representations
of Mr. Naughan's opponents into with
holding a vote OF gratitude. In Senator
Vaughan labor has not a ioud-mouthed
but an earnest friend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

Cuba is becoming Americanized very
rapidly. There are 1000 applicants for
office i'm Manzanillo alone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

Don't fail TO hear the next governor
OF Pennsylvania, He viii speak tonight
at the Lyceum.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
LEGISLATIVE.
House,

Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES c. VAUGHAN.
House.
First DiStriCt--JDIlN Il. FAIR.
Second D.strict-JOHN SCllEUER JR.
Third DiStriCt--N. &. MACkEG.
Fourth District JOHN r REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

In this year of great deeds under "A
Republican administration, this year in
which we have made history as never
before for Pennsylvania to falter in her
Republicanisin would be productive of Fe-
rious conseqLcrces. For Pennsylvania To
elect the Bryan free silver, free trade
Democrat jerks 10 the office of governor,
and with him eight or ten Democratic
congressman, who would aid in harassing
and hindering the administration of
President Mckinley, would be a national
calamity. The Democratic party would
need no greater inspiration in the battle
Of the next two years for Bryan and his
hobby than the prestige which would he
given them by the knowledge that the
governor Of Pci nsyvanla. the foremost
Republican state in the Union was one OF
the most subserVient followers Of the ail-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

Yes; and in big black type, too We to emphasize
the wordwant to bring before you clearly, plainly,
that when you think of buying the winter garment your
Thought will fix itself this The subject
worth all the prominence that give it. This big hand
of outer garments will back all the good
things that might about it. There's been
full buying done for you The choicest ideas of the best max
in coadom have been gathered together All that careful
thought all that intelligence and full knowledge of your gar
ment demands could suggest has been done make this the
biggest cloak selling season in the stores history.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

publican party, will be surprised to
discover that so much noise could have
been made by such neagrc band
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
THE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.

From the Philadelphia Evening Star.
Throughout Pennsylvania there are
signs of an awakening To the grave
dangers which confront not only the
Republican party i'm state and nation,
but the commercial, industrial and
financial interests of the country as we'll
No state holds a proUder position in the
Union than does Pennsylvania; no state
possesses more varied interests ana M
dustries. Pennsylvania is rightly called
the Keystone of the Arch, for il has been
the rule that "as Pennsylvania goes, so
goes the Union"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

DO more than vote the Republican
ticket Work for it. Help to bring out
the stay-at- home vote.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

Every friend of William Mckinley
should vote for the Republican nomi-
nee for congress This is no time for
experiments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

We wish we had space to give you detailed description
of the different lots Would like tell about the cloths
the Innings the STYLE and above all the price modesy of each
Not good thing in Jackets but will be found here
Chevios Meltons, Kerseys Beavers Corkscew Worsteds
Boucles all fresh from the fashion center all notch
o STYLE and many lined with colored silks and satns
got jacket buy this you certainly ought inspect
this line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
Knit SaQues
Caps and BOnnets

silk. Chiffon, silk Crochet with
wool lining, clcth and silk trimmed
i'm Fur, etc; from so cents to $3.50
each.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

We also have a hundred and ore little
things such as Fancy BoOtees in soft
sole kid, wool ana silk-Mttens, Leg
gingS etc, in an endless assortment Of
styles. qualities and materials, special
ly adapted TO the comfort of the Lit
tie Ones See cur Display" this
week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
Knit Saques,
Long ClOaks,
Caps, Bonnets,
TObbOggans, etc:

our selections have all been made with
tho direct end IN view of pleasing both
the Mother" and the Baby" and we
feel confident that they cannot fail to
be delighted with what we consider the
finest line we have ever had on exhibl-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
Toques and TobOggans

In Wool and silk, both plain and
Roman stripes; from % cents to
Sl"J each.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01

There Is but one way to stamp out Bry-
anism and that is not 10 permit 1t to re-
gain its foOthod. The one way moi to
permit it TO regain this foOthold is TO keep
Pennsylvania i'm the Republican column.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
THIRD DEGREE"

The infictiOn of torture in judicial
proceedings or in punishment for crime
has been abolished by civilized nations,
and yet we are assured by New York
paper that it is practiced extra judi
cially at all the police stations in the
country. The practice of intlicting tor
ture upon prisoners by police officers
for the purpose of eliciting confessions
is called working the third degree"
and is said to be very common. ASK
any police reporter" says the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle, IF the police
official in his city follows this practice
and he will look at you with wonder at
your innocence, and reply, "Of course"
1t is suggested that an anti-third de-
gree society be formed in every city,
which shall make it it's business to see
that every victim OF the "third degree
shall make criminal charge against
his torturer; and that every district at
tOrney to whose attention such a
charge is brought shall push it vigor-
ously.
Such movement need not be ANNA.
ted by any sympathy for criminals, but
simply by motives of humanity and re-
gard for law. The law prescribes that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07

every accused person shall be deemed
innocent until proven guilty and the
constitution expressly forbids the use
OF torture either to extort confession
or to punish the offense if proven. The
alleged police practice of "the third de.
gree" is illegal, improper, uncivilized,
contrary to the spirit of free institu-
tions and in direct violation of consti-
tutional guarantees. Its excuse must
rest upon the same ground as the de-
fense of the practice of judicial torture
in the middle ages. This age and gen.
GRAFTON and country ought to have out
grown all that.-Minneapolis Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
Vol. XI.-NO. so.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, July 1.

Washington, July 1.
FRIEND CAsEY-I just heard that
you have gone into journalism-to live
by the pen and in the pen, too. Well,
you always was a fool; you ought to
make success.
can't understand what you fellows
out West want to monkey around with
politics and holding up trains for,
when there are such soft things here
in the East.
I've made my pile since this war
broke out. When war was declared,
went up to Connecticut and hired out
to two hundred farmers at 500 apiece
to act as substitute for each one if he
was drafted to go to war. Biggest snap
on record. Printed contract, notary
public and everything in legal form.
You may know that with a capital
of $4,000 dollars to start with, 1 didn't
do much. Oh,no
tell you 1 and Mark and some of
the boys have been showing our patri-
Otism. OF course, Mark is in the coal
business, as you know. l went into
mules to begin with. Bought mules
for $50 apiece and sold them for $3.50.
Nothing in it,
Then 1 went back to Washington
again $4,000 strong. The first good
thing l got into was steamboats,.
Steamboats, is great graft. Mark and
/ bought wreck of one for $4,000
and spent S25,OO0 fixing it up and sold
it for $4,000. Of course, we didn't
clear that much. Costs moneyto grease
the wheels you know, but 1 wouldn't
split on anyone. You know me.
l tell you when CRATER like me gets
my hooks on big pile, then they come
easy. When man has money he can
steal money, and no one darsen't say
he did. Mark and | sold fourteen other
steamboats, at about the same rates.
But they weren't all wrecks. We had
to 60 in and buy some real steamboats,,
and then the id papers began to
howl about the first one, and we had
to cough up 100000 to the Assassi
mated Press to get their papers to chop
off.
It's too bad a man with your talents
is shaved up" You couldn't do a
thing in beef contracts. I'd stake you,
too. I'm coming out West when the
rush is over and see if 1 can't get you
out. If you was out now you might
sell that airship of yours to the gov
ernment. That's the only way you can
ever realize on your "wheels."
Well, so long. l am invited to a
function tonight. You ought to see
my diamonds.
Your old pal
HARKAMANN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07

Now, all this being so, what is the
common-sense thing for you and for
me to do?
For my part,I cast all the bitterness of
the past from me and knocking at the
door of my own heart and conscience,
ask there, what must be done to meet
the needs of a future combat with this
world as we'll as to prepare for the
world to come?
DO you ask if get an answer? Try
it as l have done. It's the common.
sense thing to do. DIXIE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
TERMs.j $1.O0p per year. in advan,
Six Months 50 cents.

"Now was born in Oshkosh, Coop
er," continued the lady, as she handed
him red carnation with background
of green stuff, 'and when l was little
girl [ used to hear the loggers coming
down the river. Your swearing, Coop
er, is monotonous and uneventful COM
pared to what L used to hear as little
girl"
Cooper still swears, but he has lost his
confidence, and only curses in detected
and disheartened manner, and when he
sees the lady around he subsidies en-
tirely.
Mr.. Caspar is an Englishman and
the owner of circus. Recently Cas-
par's circus was travelling in Germany.
Business was not being good and ad-
vertising was deemed too expensive in
the German papers, so the foxy circus
owner lit upon the following plan:
One day Mr.. Caspar was seen driving
down the famous street Urter den
Linden in Berlin with a beautiful four
in hand and behind an American In.
dian in full war paint and feathers
Mr.. Casper drove down the famous
promenade to Brandenburger Thor.
That famous triumphal arch has, as is
well known, three passages for vehi
cles, one for each direction, and the
main or greatest one in the center is
forbidden anyone except the emperor.
When Caspar approached the arch
he whipped up his team and sent it
through the central arch with a rush.
Great commotion! General confus-
ion. A few mounted police went after
him and soon stopped him. He seemed
very much astonished, and was unable
to speak anything but English.
A few gentlemen with English at
their command interfered and told Mr..
Caspar that the central gate was pro-
hibited. He was sorry. He had no
idea that it was so.
Shortly after Mr. Caspar told the
story on himself to a friend, conclud-
ing with: II had to pay Is mark $500;
fine, but the next day there was full
account of the matter in AZ German
papers. Very cheap, eh?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
FABLES.

One day an Elephant and a number
of Donkeys were disporting themselves
in rich field. The Donkeys feeling
the incentive of succulent grass and
freedom cavorted around and kicked
up their heels in great glee.
The Elephant watched them with
evident enjoyment and finally essayed
to cavort some himself and kick up
his heels.
The Donkeys all stopped to watch
him, and on seeing his clumsy attempts
at skirt dance, they all joined in res.
Onant gee-haw, gee-haw.
The Elephant stopped, and looking
around saw the Donkeys laughing. Be.
coming enraged at this mark of disre-
spect, he grabbed few of the Donkeys
and kno ked their heads together. The
effect of this treatment, it is alleged, is
discernible in the Donkey race today.
Hence it is that Donkey nowadays
never laughs at an Elephant. They
only flick their ears when the Elephant
dances and say: "The Elephant is very
eccentric"
Moral-What is ridiculous in an
Ass is merely eccentric in an Elephant.
GLOW far can you jump, you big
hummix," said the Frog to the Ele-
phant.
II can't jump at all, Froggy .woggy"
answered the Elephant.
"I'm sorry for you," said the Frog.
"Now when anyone comes for me, 1
take one, two, three jumps, and I'm
gone"
"Good thing" said the Elephant, "but
then you see, when anyone comes for
me 1 don't have to jump"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
Written for The Prison Mirror.
CHARGE.

What happens when the lines meet
in the deadly charge? Often you hear
a soldier relating his experience in a
battle. Sometimes he tells how he lay
in ditch shooting at an advancing en-
emy, which broke before coming to
close quarters, and sometimes how his
regiment was compelled to fall back
before the advance of the enemy How
seldom you hear man tell what hap
pened when the lines met, and how
comparatively few soldiers have ever
had that experience. l would like to
tell you my experience, if 1 could, for l
was there once, but somehow there is
point where memory fails and have
only sort of a dreamy, nightmare
like memory Of that sanguinary event.
Our regiment was lying down in a
vineyard on the side of a hill while on
the other side of an intervening gully
were the long low red lines of earth
that told of shelter trench, and the
sputtering of the Maritime Pea body
rifles told that it was inhabited.
Our side was comparatively quiet,
but to the right the volleys of the shot
gun like reports of the Berdans told us
that the regiment of Archangel was do
ing business.
From the right comes bugle signal,
it says: Forward, front. l repeat the
order on my bugle, and the long, open
line of the sharpshooter companies
moves forward
In the Russian army the marksmen
in regiment are picked out, and
formed into companies and instructed
specially in skirmish tactics. They al
ways take the lead. Again the re-
peated staccato signals on the right
say: Double quick! Charge.
We run down the hill and up on the
other side The fire of the Turks is
scOrching. The skirmish lines stagger
and come back. The Turks are only a
hundred yards off. They have formed
in heavy lines and are making coun-
tercharge. The heavy lines of the
main portion of our regiment catch up
the sharpshooters and move on with
out interruption. l am bugler and
drummer and not armed except with a
Belgian revolver. Ipick up the sword
of lieutenant who falls in front of me.
feel terrible, indescribable sensation
as l see that line almost within my
reach. Maybe it was fear. 1 don't
know. I have felt something like it
when awaiting the announcement of
those who had passed the examination.
1t is sense of oppression which pre-
vents you from breathing freely.
1t is but second. There is crash.
They have met. 1 have a faint re-
membrance of man on horseback
riding over me and of stream of blood
from his horse squirting over me as 1
ran my sword into it's belly.
1t seemed long time-I heard some
one snarling, like dog-I was shocked
to find it was l. stopped it as soon
as heard it. Must have had a fit, 1
guess.
The Turks were gone. l took an ac-
count of stock. My revolver was
empty. There was blood on the sword
and all over me. 1 had evidently par
ried sabre slash with my bugle, for
the bell of it was nearly cut off.
| 1 sat down on dead horse, was
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07
Sforyeffes.

A good story is told on Emory StOrrs,
the great Illinois lawyer who died ten
or twelve years ago. One day a man
came to him and told him that among
the papers of brother of his, deceased,
had been found note for $4,000, but
no one could make out the signature of
the maker. StOrrs asked him several
questions: Did he recognize the hand
writing-no; did he know anything
about the consideration-no; did he
have any idea as to whether it was
valid-no; and numerous other ques.
tions, to which he received similar an
swers. "Well," said Storrs finally, 'the
only thing for you to do, that can see,
is to sue the Illinois Central Railroad"
An 1rishman took contract to dig a
well. When he came out one morning
he found that it had fallen in and was
filed in nearly to the top. Pat looked
cautiously around and saw no person
was near, then took Of his hat and
coat and hung them on the windlass
and crawled into some bushes to await
results. In short time the neighbors
discovered that the we'll had fallen in,
and seeing Pats hat and coat on the
windlass they thought he was at the
bottom of the excavation. Only few
hours brisk digging cleared away the
loose earth from the well. Just as the
excavators reached the bottom and
were wondering what had become of
the body, Pat came out of the bushes
and gOOdnaturedly thanked the diggers
for relieving him of sorry job.
O%O
An Iowa judge was telling stories in
hotel lobby, and he related an anus
ing incident that occurred in his court
when colored man was brought up
for some petty offense The charge was
read, and as the statement "ThesState
of Iowa against J ohm Jones" was made
in loud voice, the colored mans eyes
bulged nearly out of their sockets, and
he seemed perfectly overcome with ter
ror and astonishment. When he was
asked if he had anything to say or
pleaded guilty or not guilty, he gasped
out:
"Well, yo' honah, eff de whole state of
Iowa is agin this one poor niger, Use
gwine to give up right New
York Sun.
The following story is told of an in.
mate of the Wisconsin Lunatic Asy-
lum near Oshkosh:
He is a one legged man, named
Cooper, and his speciality is profanity,
in fact, he believes himself to be the
most profane man alive. He will sit
out in the park surrounding the insti.
tuition and swear. However, he lacks
variety. Repetition his is long suit
Not long ago the wife of one of the
officials in walking around the park
came across Cooper, but seeing he had
only one leg, she was not afraid. He
at once directed some choice language
at her in the expectation that she would
fly in terror, as other people did. But
she went up to him and said:
"You don't seem to know how to
swear, Cooper"
He looked at her in amazement.
"You have some good swear words,
Cooper, but they lack variety"
Cooper looked thoughtful. He felt
that his life had been a failure.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07

weak and my knees knocked together,
but | did not have a scratch.
The loss of the regiment 5000 men)
was over 400 killed. CASEY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-07-07

Written for The Prison Mirror.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14
War, wizard Dying With Ills secre.

breckenridge Ky. News.
Uncle John Pate. one OF the last Of the
race OF anto~belium negroes left in this
vicinity. is dying. He belonged before the
war 10 the Pate estate. and is now Il years
OF age Uncle johnnie has always been
considered one Of the characters OF the
town. IL was a race horse rider in his
younger days, ana in moment Of frank
ness told white friend that ne only
threw one Face IN his life aud h. WAS
paid 10 do that Uncle johnnie has always
bteD booked upon with awe 10y the other
Colurod people of the city. This IS be-
cause he bears a wVIi-esta blished rpputa-
ton as b "conjuroF." 1t IS a matter Of
iocai tradition that when Uncle Johnnie
does "a "wart talk those unsgh,ly pro-
t0teraucCs fade away as ire morning dew
before the sun.
Uncle johnnie has always kent his "wart
elk secret. He says IL was transmitted
Ia HIM by an ancestor. and that il has been
IN the family since Ham started in 10
cri0n.zc Africa lie viii not accen: money
Toy his services as wart coniuror and
saws that even An expression Of thanks
VIII 3isp*l the charm He pr missed 10 I'M
part the wavt secret 80 enme friend before
re died and CIV" ihe formula of "wart
talk" 50 that CloVelporI should always
have q r+al live "conjuTor" 10 conftlre
away us warts in an hour Of uecese ~
hut. RS Uncle Johnnie Is deiirious ana r!gn
unto death, the chances are that his secret
VIII he Buried with him. ARD that he win
Ic the last OF ihN .'=tDninFoTr "
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-14
NEW YORK HORSE SHOW.
ARISTOCRATIC EQIINES TO PAR
ABE BEFORE SOCIETY.
Entries Far More Numerous Inn"
Last Year. and Grade IL Higher
Many Horsy Gowus tn BE worn
nv Gotham-s Fairest Women.

NEW YORK. Nov I3.--The annual horse
show and parade Of fashion viii 3eglh To-
morrow in Madison Square Gar1eA, ann
the directors Of the National horse Stio"
Association today celebrated II ADVANCE
the success they feel certain ~l.4 attend vac
show this year. 4 dinner was gwen II TIE
garden. and after 1t the guests we're IN
v.tesi INFO he arena. where most OF the
horses entered were pat through tAeiE
PAGES preliminary 10 the opening
The entries this year are lar more na-
neTous than they were last Tali anu the
standard is higher. Every box was sold
several days ago and though there were
few fancy prices paid for choice, the aver
age was high. The promenade. the favor
lite plac. fer those VINO wish To sac and 10
u seen. mas been oroadened TO aceommo-
date those who prefer IL 10 seat IN the
Tomorrow at 9 O'Clock IN the morning
the show viii be opened and for two hours
horses VIII lie exercised in the ring. At II
o'clock there VIII De- preliminary trials over
the jumps Of all horses entered in classes
1UG and lis. There are hfty-SeTen entries
in the latter class. Those that survive the
preliminaries viii be judged at p. m,
and ponies under saddle al An p. m Fol-
lowing this. SIX teams OF four-iI-hands will
b. surveyed by the judges.
THE evening will be devoted principally to
saddle horses and high steppeTs. Among
the more prominent exhibitors are: George
J. Gould f. III. Hartman, j. Lee Taylor.
Miss Madeline Knowlton Miss May Muir
ling. IL Nick. Twombley, w. 5. Webb,
Lawrence Kip. Prescott Lawrence. Fl. X.
Bloodgood. Francis r. Urlderhili. Frank ].
Gould, ". L. Elkns j. \. Burnet, jr., Ed
ward Kelly, Francis u. Beard. Emile Ciau-
tier. William Hendrie Miss Dudley. L.
Valentine, a. J. Cassatt, J. J. Aston Oliver
II. +. Belmont. Mrs. Edward r. Laden. j.
". Colt. Miss Henrietta {. Wether5ee, Miss
Elsie Wall Lades Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Mrs. J. II. Alexander. Miss Helen F.eisch-
mann and Gen. 3. +. Tracy.