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WASHINGTON HOME.
House Presented to the Admiral by
the American People.

the American People.
The home purchased for Admiral
Dewey. with money raised by public
subscription, is one Of the handsomest
and most desirable sites in Washing
ton and 1T Is a matter of note that the
house selected finally was that which
Admiral Dewey indicated as his choice,
of examining more than sixty sites.
The house was built by James +. Fitch
for his own use, and has frontage of
Crawford avalanche., 1899-11-09
shoes for a Lifetime.

A shoemaker says we wear away
quite two inches Of shoe leather in a
year. A pair Of boots that would last
n lifetime" would consequently have to
be provided with soles from eight to
nine feet thick.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-11-09
GROWTH OF ENGLISH.

May Soon Be the Language Universal
~ RECOGNIZED Among Nations.
The International Academy Of Sci
ences adjourned without solving the
language problem, and recognized Eng
Crawford avalanche., 1899-11-09

An old proverb says: Marry your
sons when you will, your daughters
when you can" As a matter OF fact
either proposition is an impossibility.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-11-09
WONDERFUL FORGING.

The Washington Company Secures q
Fourteen-ToD Wheel.
The use of nickel steel was first
brought into notice In connection with
armor plate and for that use has been
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
A Pinch of Philosophy.

1t perhaps is true that more people
went out to the ball park yesterday to
see Jim Jeffries, the champion prize
fighter, than would go to church to hea:
an eminent preacher, but that fact, in
itself, is not necessarily discouraginS.
The men ard women who vent to see
the slugger carried nothing away with
them but the memory of a somewhat
ugly mug and physique built rather
for force than beauty. The impression
was wholly transient. Jeffries came
and Jeffres went, leaving nobody the
better, wiser or happier, If we except
the treasurer of the ball club. The
champion of today will be the has
been of tomorrow and soon it will re-
quire reference to a sporting gazetteer
to recall to mind who and what Jeffries
was.
In the case of the clergyman, while
there may not be so large a fund de-
posted in the contribution box or SO
liberal a representation of humanity in
the pews, il is impossible for an honest
preacher to preach without saying
something that will put germ of
truth or faith or hope into the souls
of his hearers. and in that germs
growth there is started n chain of up
lifting activities which is endless. The
preacher who is looking mainly at the
gate receipts has right to be jealous
Of Jeffries, because there is no doubt
that as a drawing card the champion
pug ear beat the champion pulpit faker
ten to one. The clergyman who is
conscientious and all these whose
sympathics and aims are on his side,
have, however, no just grievance for If
the work of the church is a little
slower and Il little less spectacular than
that of the prize ring, it is CORES
pondingly surer. and the final account
ing is correspondingly more certain to
disclose a balance in the right place.
1t takes occasional doses Of a
philosophy like this to fortify the av-
erage man against the observations
which he is continually called upon to
take of temporarily triumphant
charlatanism Tapping its wings and
Growing over the prostrate form OF
genuine merit. Yet in the supreme
court of time it is merit which generally
gets the lasting verdict.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
KEEP A STEPPIN'.

II you want to make connection In
heabenly direction
When yo' hea' de halleluyah trumpet
sound,
Yo hab TO keep walkin'. keep yo' feet
foeber knockin',
Got to keep 'em pattin' Juba on de
ground.
If yo' laigs dey git a achln' an yo' knees
dey git a shakin',
An you craw's a runnin mighty short
OBJ sand,
An yo' eyes dey git leakin', doan yo'
nevah, nevah weaken
Keep a steppin to de music OBJ de band.
Poom-pah poom-pah poom-pah poom-
pah,
Lissen to de oil bass hon.
It's ewine to be a tootin'
When de planets Sm shootin'
An a Dustin on de resurrection mon
Its a tellin' yo' TO hurry
An to nevah, nevah worry
Marchin' upwa'd to de happy promis'
land,
But yo' got to keep a goin',
Keep a heelin' an toen',
To de music oh de haleluyah band.
When de resurrection thundeh splits ere
alton all asundeh,
An ue lBntnln am Il ldSull III Nt shy,
When de watahs oh de ocean git into
wild commotion.
An de buzzards to dc wildernesses 7y.
Ask de bresed Lawd To guide you, fo' to
come an mach beside yo',
Fo' TO hurry down an take yo' by de
hand;
Doan yo' nevah. nevah falteh, keep
clingin TO de altah,
An a steppin' to de music OBJ de band.
Poom-pah poom- -pah poom-pah poom-
pah,
Lissen to de ol bats hon.
It's gwine to be a tootin'
When de planets am a shootin'
An Dustin on de resurrection mon
An a tellin' yo' TO hurry
An to nevah, nevah worry
Marchin' upwa'd to de happy promis'
land,
But yo' got 20 keep a goin',
Keep heelin an a toein'
To de music oh de halleluyah band.
Denver Evening Post
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
General Woods Way.

There is a flavor of maniness about
the utteranCes of General Leonard
Wood which makes them interesting
reading In reviewing for New York
Sun interviewer, his work in Santiago
the general tells a straightforward
story brightly and while it is a story
justifying some personal pride the
pride doesn't take on any of the airs
of egotsm.
Speaking of the sanitary conditions at
Santiago, General Wood says: There
is no illness to speak of in the whole
province. The death rate there is lower
than II is in New York or Phiadel-
phia. To be more definite, the death
rate is about IA in 1000. In New York
last week it was 1872. Yellow fever
is virtually stamped out and there are
no indications of it's return. This is
the first summer in the history of the
province when there has not been some
yellow fever" AS to how this was
brought about he explains: I'VE just
insisted that the ordinary sanitary laws
be enforced. We insisted that ths
that the vaults shall be drained and
whitewashed and that houses and yards
shall be kept cleaned"
Concerning political conditions the
general says; The great bulk of the
Cuban Army was under arms in San
tiagO province six months ago and not
man is under arms now. All the Gu
ban soldiers are going to take their
money and so to work. All the Santiago
Cubans want is work and a chance to
educate their children. The great cry
among them is for more schools. We
have about 300 open now in charge of
fairly capable teachers-Cubans who
speak English. The Cubans are now
asking that the old municipal churches
be turned into schools Several months
ago I issued an order that no Cuban
bearing arms should have work or
food. The order meant what it said and
was executed. 1t worked admirably
I have the arms and the Cubans have
employment and are paid for it. All the
money l can get l eXpend in public
works, and the Cubans do the work
Other Cubans who have gone back into
the interior are at work on the planta-
tions and are contented, You couldn't
stir up an insurrection in the province
with the aid of the best agitators In
Cuba. A fellow tried it a while ago
He went from Santiago city into the in
terror to stir up rebellion and be the
brigadier-general of It, knew he was
going four days before he started, and
sent some men after him to see how he
succeeded. The natives just wouldn't
be melted. They told him they had had
enough fighting and enough generals
and colonies and such. SO he gave II
up as a bad job"
AS to brigandage we are told that
there Is none of it now.
THE highway business" says Cen
eral Wood, "was started by a few
Cuban officers who wanted to he chief:
of rural police and couldn't, so they
turned hghwaymen. We issued an or
der to the effect that these gentlemen
be brought in dead or alive, preferably
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

lican candidate nor is II TO be attributed
to n revolt against Quay. Yet 1t would
be entirely safe to wager that at least
one Of the two Supreme court Judges to
be elected next fall will be Democrat
This queer condition OF affairs IS to be
brought about by a combination of car
Cumstances. RIO Pennsylvan!L elector l.
permitted by law to vote for more than
Cne candidate for the same ofice Now
IL happens that one of the Supreme
judges is about to retire ana that another
has recently died, for which reasons Two
Judges will have 10 nc chusen at the next
election. This will give the democrats
the only chance they are ever likely to
Fave in PennsyNania politics. and II will
be folly for them to claim hereafter that
Fate is not sometimes kinder 10 them
than they deserve
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
ONE RULE FOR ALL.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Express companies in Scranton have
established radius within which they
make free delivery of packages, and this
radius is said not TO include all terri
tory within the city limits. The courts
OF Pennsylvania only recently decided
that an express company must deliver
without discrimination to the residents
of a community. and that postal notice
of the arrival of a package was not to
constitute a delivery or a release of the
company from its common carrier obi.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Captain Coghlan of "Hoch der Kais-
er" fame offers the following senti-
ments: "If a man is an American
citizen lie is an American citizen pure
and simple. have no patience with
his hyphenated citizenship. There is
,othing that Europe would rather see
Today than the existence Of factional
lines in our citizenship" Europe will
will see IT,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Lightning exploded shotgun out
west the other day and it's contents
came very near killing the owner. This
seems to be a case in which even the
elements did not know that 1T was
loaded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

One of the political rumors OF the
day is that David Martin intends to
see Just how popular he is by running
in person for sheriff of Philadelphia,
That would certainly make an interest
ing fight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

There would probably be no more
bowling about currency reform IL the
people who handle the currency could
be persuaded to distribute 1t in a man
ner that would allow certain persons
to secure a supply without working for
If
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Governor Roosevelt still believes
that educated men are of more use
than wealthy men. This theory will
probably work in every instance so
passed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

The Germans may say that they will
demand damages for American and
British intervention in Samoa but they
will probably not put their demands
in a peremptory tone
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

In other words, General Joubert,
troops, proposes to show the English
that a man can wear Santa Claus
whiskers and still be a fighter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

The decision of the American line to
make its new boats, one OF which is to
replace the Paris. larger and more
comfortable but less speedy than the
New York and Paris type will un-
doubtedly commend itself to tne trav-
cling public. Ocean racing is respon-
slble for most of the fatal mishaps at
sea. The difference between a 22-knot
and a 17-knot gait is sufficient in point
Of time to warrant the difference in
fuel cost and in risk of accident Where
one passenger is anxious to cross the
ocean in less than six days. twenty-five
passengers, trav, ling chiefly for pleas
ure, would prefer the eight-day sched-
ule If assured of better accommoda-
tions at practically the present rates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

And now a Washington street car
octopus wants TO hire General Wood
away from Uncle Sam. This octopus
business simply has got 10 be abol-
ished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
DMocRACY's SURE THING.
from the Times-Herald.

From the Times-Herald.
A strange thing is to happen in PenL-
sylvania next November With a Re
publican plurality OF 3OO,O 900 there the
Democrats are sure to elect a Justice Of
the Supreme court This is not due TO
any unftness on the part OF the Repub-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

1t is easy to whip the Filipinos, but
it seems very difficult to keep them
whipped
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Beers. General Joubert,' who, by the
way, is n native of Pennsylvania, de-
feated the English once and expects
to be able to do 1t again without much
difficulty. Joubert is a veteran of the
war Of the rebellion and served both In
the army and navy of the United
states. lie is a man of great deter
mlnation and ever ready to fight. and
it is likely that the present situation
in South Africa is largely due to his
influence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

dead A few we're brought in on
stretchers and the rest in irons. All
but three have now been liberated. and
they are the most industrious citizens
OF the province"
Unlike some army men, General Wood
is not prejudiced against the Cuban
race. Ever since | have been in San
tiago," he says, II have prescribed lib
eral doses of the United States Con-
stitution and the treatment has been
remarkably efficacious. Every accused
person has the right of trial by jury, he
Is confronted by his accusers and is
allowed counsel If he hasn't money
to employ n lawyer one is assigned to
defend him and everybody's rights are
respected. The Cubans know when
they're well treated and appreciate it,
The Cuban problem is a very simple
one and we must succeed. If the United
States give the Cubans an honest gov
ernment, as they have done and VIII
continue to do-if they give them a wise
colonial government, as they can do,
then the Cubans will make the island
as great as 1t is beautiful, and they
will rapidly learn to govern 1t. Further
more, they will govern it well for them
selves or they will govern it well for us,
should they, in their own good time,
see At to ask us to give to them the
beneficent blessing of our continued
protection"
General Woods presence in this coun-
try is in response to an order from the
secretary of war, a circumstance which
has generated the rumor that Wood is
to succeed Brooke as governor general.
The rumor is not confirmed but con-
firmation Of 1t would be very welcome.
The kidnapping craze will so on until
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Probably the happiest man in the
Transvaal today is General Joubert,
the commander Of Dom Paurs army OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, June 22.

SCRANTON, June 22.
Today we place in window two
shirt waist sets in variety
Of designs--every set strictly up
to-date and stylish.
We have marked them choice
FIFTY CENTS.
Their actual value is 75 cents
and one dollar.
The large quantity we have and
the lateness of the season prompts
this drop in price. Their economy
is in their wearing quality. You
are the judge-also the jury.
THE REXFORD CO.,
1872 Wyoming Ave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
THE CITY OF GLASGOW.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Eighty years ago Glasgow was a filthy
manufacturing city, situated on a muddy
ditch. Today II stands second in point
of population and commerce in the Brit
ish empire, and in matters of sanitation
and municipal government of a centur!
In advance of its nearest rival. Till 1StJ
the corporation levied no taxes. The
whole of its revenue was derived from
duties made on all articles of food
brought into the city. Every year this
revenue was In excess of the expendi
ture, and the surplus was put aside, and
In 1913 this accumulated money was In.
vested In the purchase of ground right
In the heart of the city, now known as
the common good" That purchase was
the foundation of Glasgow as 1t stands
today. At first the income from the
common good" was little over $1,000
ii now brings in over $4,000 yearly.
o
Glasgow is owned by Its population
The people own the ground, the street
railways, the gas plants, the waterworks,
the parks and gardens and concert halls.
And, although every one of these insti-
tutions is worked more cheaply than in
any other town, each one is made 10
bring in a greater yearly profit to the
community, the total profit per annum
on municipal undertakings being $74,JO
The corporation of Glasgow has spent
over SljO0O0 or making its mud ditch into
river up which the greatest ships afioat
can sail and in raising the town to it's
present position. And yet it's public deb
Is, taking into consideration its size, by
far the smallest of any city in the world.
The key to its prosperity is that every
common improvement has been done by
the corporation. Instead of the city be.
Ing supplied with those necessities of life,
water and gas, by private companice,
the people. through their own corpora
tion, supply themselves at the nominal
rates of, in the first case u cents. and in
the second, 81. as against II and 6i when
formerly supplied by companies. And
IT may he added that not only is the
charge for water the very lowest of any
town. but the water itself is aCknowl-
edged by experts to be the very pur"s,
supplied to any city or village Yet Gla%.
gov rcaps frCm the water supply alone
an annual profit of $4,000 At the same
| time as Glasgow purchased the common
good property the markets were also
bought. And although tho lghtcst tolls
are levied, so that the sellers are able
to dispose Of their goods to the inhabit-
ants at less price than i'm any other town,
the city garners in Il yearly revenue Of
$l6JC0. And $li750O is also gained from
the gas supply.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

Working on the good results of their
former enterprise in these directions. they
have now taken over the electrical light
ing Of the city at a yearly profit of $40
0IO. With this money the corporation
has looked to procuring public recreation
parks. with the result that in the mat
ter of lungs" Glasgow stands first in
the world. 1t mas some 700 acres allotted
to this purpose, which works out at ono
acre of public grass covered ground for
every 500 of population. During the
spring and summer bands play in each
of these parks, ard there is no collection.
They are paid by the corporation, which
puts aside $500 for this purpose. In one
matter Glasgow stands alone. All laun-
dries are public property. BY this means
the inhabitants are able to have their
clothes washed In the very best manner
at the very lowest price. And one can
feel, when induging in an extra clean
shirt. that any profit made on it goes 10
the public welfare.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

The kidnapping craze will so on until
some indignant parent loads gun
with rocksalt and takes summary re-
venge and then it will die out. This is
a great country for epidemics of evil
doing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22

There is one great source of evil which
up to the present, Glasgow has not been
able to cast off. Millions upon millions
of tons OF coal are consumed yearly, and
the black, suffocating smoke hangs con
tinually over the city like n death pail
But it is not Glasgow's fault that it has
not been removed. The corporations are
willing to pay any one $40 100000 who will
dash it away. BY running their own
street railways, gas plants and water
works, and also being owners of their
own city, they have been able to build
Glasgow at practically no cost to them
selves. And not only this, by improv-
ing their city they have saved every
year an average Of 1900 lives and scourg-
ing diseases are known no more.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
Star
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Fastens papers in a jiAy,
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every respect. Prices lower
than ever. We are still SELL
ing the PLANETARY Pencil
Sharpeners. The only sharp
ening device which never
breaks the lead. On trial in
your office for 10 days free Of
charge. We have numerous
other novelties III office sup
plies, together with a large
line of Blank Books and
Typewriter's Supplies,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-24
PUNISH THE TRAITORS.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted by
the Ormsby County Silver
Central Committee.

T2sa following resolutions were adopted
NV the Ormsbv Comfy Silver Central
GOV, oittee Yesterday:
vbaraaS 4 meeting ofthc Silver Party
S+oto Central Committee has been called
for naxt Thursday at , D. N. in this city
- dool with tho cbarges of treason made
anoins+ tho Hon Y g. Nev}ands. Member
- Conrro.s f,nm Nevada. and Hon,W. f.
ri. rh,i,,,r nf tho State Central
"y,i++oaaft hn Si7ver marty.
Resolved. That We the County Central
rnn.m,ittoa Of Ormshv county. regarding
.L,.o .h. aa. as having been fully sus-
! tainaa barnhv uroe unon the members Of
tho State Central Committee OF Or1n~by
county and all persons resident OF TIM
county holding proxies III the State Cen
trail Committee TO heal with these violat"r-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-24

j97.2
Paid Coin Vouchers not
returned to Controller l3-54l.66
Total Slf6.l3S.H2
State School Fund Securities
Irredeemable Nevada State School
S3S0.000.OO
Nevada State Bonds 2S7, $500
United States Bonds 6S5,OOo.00
Total---- 81 ,49S, 5O3.l2
EUGENE HOWELL.
JAMES r. JUDGE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 10th, day of December, A. d. 1895
[SEALl T. \. STONE, Notary
Public, Ormsby County, Nevada.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-04-20
Death of rlrs. Thielen.

Saturday morning, April Is, 1899,
drew large number of Borrowing
friends and relatives to Saint Boni-
face church, Extra, Iowa, to pay
their last tribute of respect and es-
TEEN to the memory of Mrs. Susan
Ihielen. Although ailing for some
time all had hoped she would be
spared to them for many days to
come. knowing that her race was
run she, who had prayed for this
these long years, made still further
preparation. Fortified with the last
sacrament of the church, which she
received from the hands of her Par
ish Priest, she awaited the sum
mons of her God. She was a faith.
full and conscientious Catholic and
always prompt in the discharge of
OF every duty as mother, wife and
christian.
Susan Neyses was born January
"A 1880, in Germany and was mar
ried to Jacob Thielen in 1858. with
whom she emigrated to this coun.
try in 1871. Mr.. Thielen preceded
her to the grave eight years ago
She leaves to mourn her loss two
sons and two daughters: Mrs Matt
Frost of Ross, Iowa; Mrs Thos. Rich.
ter, Matt and Nick Thielen, of this
community. The remains were laid
to rest in the Extra Catholic Gene
terry The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the entire community
May her soul rest in peace.