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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
Soro Scrantpn.

SRI. 2ouiie 2lnoer bon Short glue
purbe am Donneritas Abeno NIT 8. W
5ernilliser aum 9unb fdr's 2eben elnae'
ieenet. Batter gS. 8. 2auer BON Del
St. Buul's luib. @smeinoe poaSos ben
Irnuaft.
- @m Wontas Ra6t ettpa 10 nbr
gab es einen 4larm BON 8aten 85. Der
Elm Seuer in ber S6eune bes Sobr
Slpnn an 8elt Marfet Strabe anfiin'
blsie; troB alien Nnitren9ungen oei
5susrpsbr. fonnte oas @ebduOe nidt 8es
rettet tper6en.
= &urs Dor 6 llbr am 9ienitas abent
sntfano in Der WObnun9 BON 5rau
5ranb on Diamond glpenue elm Neuel
uno elm Ilarm purbe BON 8aiten II ss'
sebsn, bod mar bic SIlfe Der 5euernebr
nibt n6ibis. ba man csl Srano ihnel
nit tpenis Sdaoen beDdItiste.
@m. Bon Stor6 farb am Sums.
tae in Der Wlttaesftunoe in ieiner Ncb
uung an Roro Uiain gpenue nab elmer
tursen &ranibsit unb ipuroe um Dlenitnf
bssroist. Ser 8eritorbsne putoe in
5ebruar 1919 nabe ieiner lsbten Wob
nune eeboren unb par Elm Diltelleo be,
bstannten SumiIis os8 slsiaen Ramens
-Serr SObn Sod. Der betannt'
gisenibGmsr oeS 9riuins Bart SOtels.
itarb am Sonntas Nadmittae; er lit
lbon felt Wonaien am Wiasentrebs ami
mubte felt orei Woben Ous Saus bitten,
limbo. Wai l830in Saarlouls, Deutib'
lamb, eeboren, tam er 1856 nah 4merl'
ia unb Elm Snbr ipdier nab Sctanton,
mo er bis 1865 perbI,eb, oann aber mad
Jieip gort uUeriisOeIts. bort oeribleoent
poblbetannte Yldbe betrieb uno aulebt
ais Aeent Der @llmore Bano nab @uro'
pa rellte, ipdter elm 81, It iurdnt in parlS
oetrieb, 1885 pieber nab amerlta unit
1890 blerber surildtam. mo er ieltoem
pUbnle. gr erlanSte bel ieinen fttiberer
lnternabmen eroBen NelbIbum, nbel
. 3rdh bon 1871 raubte lbm belnab'
aQes uno eS oauerte Sabre. bis er rlsoe'
left auf ben 5dben fano. Der y ritor
bene mar unperbeitalbst uno feline nab'
ten tbn iiberebsnoen Nnperpanoten iinl
Ow 9riber 8lttor uno Sous BON ber
Better, gbihp uno 5runcOls bon 9ieu
gott, 2ouls BON 8nsslano. %. y.
8eo.se, bon DieB, Deuti6Iunc. uni
56peiter gltiabsib, ebsnfuas BON bier
Die 9saO,suns funO ON Disnitas Dor
mittaa, nud elnem 1ruuerolenii in be
81. 8aul's auds. i'm neuen taibOIibel
,Sriebhoie in Duumore Halt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
Wapne Gpuntu.

6nnesoaIe. Der 8aumeifter @onrao
5drbper bon scranton bat ben Gontratt
fur bic neue 8. & $. 8abnfation erbal'
zen unb nit ber 4rbsit am Oontae ans
fansen IaFsn. .-Wurp s., 9attin bes
9sonbarb Warmott bon @rapitp Seisbfs.
itarb am Donneritae Worsen i'm 80.
9ebenSiabre unb puroe am Sonntae i'm
oeuiiGsn lutb. SrisObofs beerbist. SbI
@atte. bier 9Dbtsr unb Elm Sobn tber'
lsbsn is.-SrI. Carrie Surlburt bon Drift
ter Strnbe ftarb am Sonntas um Dllt'
ternabt unb tpurbe estern besroist.-
Die 8ermdblune bon SRI. Wlarp g..
IO6tsr Der gbeleute 2ouis Osin por
Waple Snubs. nit Serbert 8, 8afst
fiuost am 9aniIueunssubeno itait.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
Suumpre.

- SIN Der SO. l 3sds purbe am
Donnsiitls anbrsp 8OsuaI bon IbroUp
Suube 10 idIimm bon einem 5elienfal
ssrbrldt, pab ct turse 3eit nu6ber furb.
- Die S6ubma6srmsriitdtte bas 9
Oemareo an @beituut Strube wuroe an
5cnntug Nabt um aae Wsrissuae uni
ueri6s6ene fsrtise 8auren beitobIer
unO in srObe nnOrcnunS SetDOrfen.
= @m. 8upp bon Durpea. ber i'd
Dor etpa spsl @oben uuf Der Saeo su'
fdlie in bic 8ruit fdob, erla8 ben 5ol'
sen Der 8srpunoune ON Sumita8 Nab
mittas uno purOs an 0IenituS i'm gam
loipn 5riebbofe bserblst.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
llus bem Sransbaal.

Die Sage In Natnl 1T iebr compllelrt,
beiOnbers psnn Die DisIoun8en pabr iino.
pub bic srOBe GussIubrads ssrfDrt 1T.
Der @rfole oes na6ten 8Orsebens aui
per einsn ooer anoeren Selte tplro mebr
BON Der Strategic ais BON osr usber'
mudt ubbdn8en.
Die Bursn babsn brei Operations
Iinien. Sic i6nnsn bic Sabn NIT ben
2tutsn baltsn, bic lie in Gnnersoale ba'
ben, laneiam Dor ben heranndenoen
gnpIdnbern surudiuasn uno tie bon
0eenen aus beorpben, ooer aber lle
tbnnen bon Wsensn aus potruden unp
gfeOurt Su nebmen periubsn, ooer
orlttens tbnnen iie bon Weensn 8sraos
aus nab oem SlOsn nab Weton por'
rudeu, bic 9abnlinie SeritDren uno bic
8ruden itsr ben WoOlflub IN bic Sufl
ipren9en.
@snn ss pabr il. bub 10000 Sursn
unter Soubsrt uno 8otba idoI,6 mar'
ibren, osm briiiidtn @nliuB enisessn.
linp beftise 8dmpis Su erparien. N,tts
II nit Slberbelt IN 8eSu8 auf ben SOr'
muridb betunni, ben bic GrlaBcoIonne Dor
Durham aus anaetretsn bat uno oas
aussnblrdIide SnisrtHe bat ielnsn Dltt'
teIpuntt in oem @nlidbs BON Kimberley
Nsb ensllidsu 8etIbRn (ole mt
8oriidt auisuntbmen linb) iouen an
Il5 unb l6. 9lOpsmber bel Gdeplmlll
dpsre 3dmpfe itutlsefuno'n blbsn, be
oensn bic 8ulsn onesbIib 8rCbs Serluit
erlitten uno plels 8tfun8sne perloIsn
Wan carf lbrlsens ben Nldtlhten mo-
m br nausn, ba Gnslano ale Depeiden
btiD oerunssn perbOlsn bat.
Rab ben 8erIhten Der b'utiaen DIOR
ssn,euunssn If gitcOurt iOwObl wl
2appimub politdncls BON ben Surs
elnsei6IOHsn unO bic Scffnuns nuf bal
oisen @niiab esrins. DIE Bureh obal
ten fortpdbreno 8aitdEiuussn uno lbT
Sage 1T bic 8anii,sits.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
Das xbal abp arts.

IapInr. .-Baftor gusuit 8sber bon
Der Deuti6sn eu. 8tr&e issnete am
lssten. ,DOnnerftas 6rl. aate 1annIsr
unb Gaspsr 8slbel aIs @bepaur EN-.
Der Erauuns Wobnten 3abIsel6e 5reunoe
Der Iuserpdbltsn bel uno am abeno
folsts elm @mptans unb Ian3 in Bebsrs'
Rint. Gin gnbrub unb snel GIN.
pru6speriude erelsneten iid bier frIb
am perHoHsnen Donnertas. Die pru'
osntial 8aiiderunes So. Office puros
pon einsm @,nbre&er beiu1l, Der isoo6
nt6ts mitnabm. 3bomus &ssie an
Union StraBs unb y @ Sonss entein.
ssn einem unplatommenen 8eiude oa.
our6, bab man ous 8erbabsn eniosdte
uno Denielbsn seitis peribsubte. .-Soa,
ole iunse Todtsr bon 5rau 4nna Der.
ger, fiel am DOnnerfas uuf oem eIsSlats
ten Seitenpse uuo brad babel ben Irm.
Die 8erldnssrune Der StraBenbabns
selere ourd OlO 5orse maHt quite 5ort.
ihrite unb balo tpirb eS mD8lih lem,
mt oerislben bis nab Wlltes. Barre Su
iobren. -Das 8 Wonate alte 8lnb Der
sbeIsute @aspar Smoorf ipuroe ON
Uontas Nadmittas i'm 5Oreh Some
,srieobofs sur lesten Rubs beerblst, -9o'
roupbanpalt Sarrls bat in oer pelfOhe'
men @o1e iol6e 9runbeisentbGmsr on
Rain Strabe. bic nod islne Seuenpe8s
selssi, bsnadrihtist, bieS iofOrt tbun su
loEsn, fonft pIIoe Der SOuncll bies aui
Rotten berisIbsn beiorssn luRen.- rlniers
aerste berltten, bab iebr pie!e grtran'
tunsen ii6 in lsbter 8sit i'm 8oroust
erelsnet babeu. - 9sorsie. Sobn oei
Sobn @ebsr @bsleuts, srtranfte 8eitern
nldt unsIhebll4.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
DtttStpn.

= @inbre6sr beiudten friib am Don
nsifias Worsen bas Gampbea 2ebee So'
tel uno nnbmsn 8strdnle uno @lsarren
nit, fanbsn aber in Der @sIoipinpe tsln
8aarselo.
9eim Rnuten Der StdbpfsiIsr in
Der Ro. 8 Bsnn. 8Oblsn 60 Dilne ON
,sreltas, wuroe 9bomus 8lbbOns Dor
Der oberen Butler SuObe ourb elmer
aobIsafaq idIlmm a'rcradt uno seiootei
udbreno SObn Wslscarser 8erlebun8en
etblelt, bic ais i6otllb erahtet pe,oen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
Mrmens8e 8ehorpe.

Sin Der am 5reitas utssbnltenen Sis'
ung bisier 86rperidaft purben welter
telne 8ei6dite erIecist uls SeDiaisur'
ssn fur nnteritdbuus. bon oenen 80
UorIusen. Sur swei applitanten Que
Der eansen InSabI rpuroen ais unptrele
absepieisn, uno eine uIie Srau. bic oui
tbren miBrutbenen Sobn ansepleier
it, perpeissrts eS. in o0s Siaiioe Seim
ein,utrsten, inosm iis erildrte. iie tparc'
lleber bic 2nise beim Sdeuern abrutiben.
als bsHsn Ibdre betreten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
0elifatemen.

Stf6e: 9tsue SOadncIf6e Sdrinss
unO 8uHide SurOmen, Samburse,
NaIe in Del uno @elee, Gaplar, Sar'
uiuen in 9a6ien. 9Obiter, 4ppetlt SiIcs.
seto6tsr WadersI, aisIer SprOtlsn in
Del.
SAFE: Sromuss be 9rie, 2ieoer'
tran,, @ream. @rdnsr, SapeBer, Gins
Burger, 8aditein uno Sano 2die.
g8urf: SaIami uno GerUeIat, Bie'
nsr, nit ober Obne Suuertruut, uni
6rantfurtsr in SIbien.
Spesialitdten: Oaienmaul'
SuIat, Giebis's SIeift Grtratt. OIiuenD
beim Quart, 2umm' 3un8en in 1Dpfsn
Goparb Siebeder,
$50 2adupannu aps
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
- Sin lRitoIiso bes nieberIdnbiid,en

- yin U(I1iteo pee HlepettuHullWeH
Staatsratbes piro als Sdisbsri&ter in
ben aus Der SnbeidIusnabms bon fiinf
ameriianiiGen Sii4erfubasusen ourd
ruHiIde 8samte unter her 8eibulbisuns
OsS unssissIidsn 8obbenfauss in ruRi'
i6en @spdfsrn berporesbenosn 8srs
banbIunesn funeirsu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23

gics 9rdibsnt @arrst u. Sobert iturt
IN 9uterion. q. S., um 9ienitas Ulor'
gen um 8 30 na6 ldnserer 8ranibeit uni
trOboem man in ben lssten Gaesn SOff'
nuns auf feline @eneiuns battle.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23

gGer eineu Gaturrb bsilen pia, mub
nit oem 8lut anfunsen. SOoo's Sar'
iapariaa bsisitiet bic llria4e oieies nes
bells unb bsilt @uturrb baour&, oab iis
oas 8lut reiniSt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
BON Heter6bura.

- @briiiian 8adus bon Wlaiters Str.
feierts ON Samhas Absnb i'm Srsunoess
trsiIe ben 50. Sabrestas ieiner @eburt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23

Spuo's Pillen pirien miIbe, absr
rat9 uno fiber auf bic 2sber unb ben
Waesn. 25c.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-11-23
3emfc's
SD ltoenti9e 8ierfube,
ais Nenn MDenue.

Gin na6 aItosutider 8tiis ssfdbrtes 9oloI
no man fiber 1T, ftsts anssns5ms esi,Qi&afi
~ fnoeu,
Sas nit osrfeIb.n bsrbunosns @ sftau.
ran litfert ale 0eIitat,fitn Der Sabrssjtt.
,,Blpburgsr eofbtdu'' uub bief9s Bius,
'mportirte Bstb. uno @otbpsins, prima Slsar.
zen. bohide 8toisnuua
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14


turienta inlaginaoi6n. d, jlndo.e l'cvar
de I'm Impulse que mismo po liza ira
ducirse por valor que por curiosidad,
echo a andar haoia su cuIrto, sigu:eado
lie ell misterioso visit nte.
Apenas entraron en- IA habitacion,
volvio,e jorge, y con adcman dc i'm a.
ciencia, dijo.
-Lo sere, porque antes de empezar
deseo haber conclude. Mi comi>ion es
desagraddble para los dos.
Fl desconoc lido tendria cuarenta an
su isonomia vulgar reveaba primtra
vista fuerza de volpntad idomable
tendencia marcada i ID malo; era un
encucntro imponene aup para los qlc
nada tuvieran que temer Jorge no
estaba aterrado, pero 81 inqnieto.
--Hsb'e V. sin recelo, vorque es.amcs
solos
-Cierre " antes "a pue;ta, re. uso
el desconocido cen admirabe sang.e
fria y con cierto tono inpe tivo.
-IQ1e lusoa V. en- mi casa? pregun-
10 King, metieudc de nuevo maqui-
naimente la mano en- e b lsi.Io de Ia
evita.
-Cuando ME propon, o Iegar un
sii), NADIA IN q >tene, senor k'nI, IA
Il, u e. aTma cue ejtaba V acariciando
{ este MON nto, y con la cuaI Sc cree
seguro de una agfesion que no tXiste
mas que en- la mente del qle algo debe.
ii Un arma exc am6 Jorge rctifaa-
do la mano del pecho.
CoNTINUARAj.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14

tante que vendia su secreto, SC sobrepu-
50 y con cierto aire dc altanerla le pre-
gunto:
4 Que busca " aquip
-Lo que tengo que hablar con ",
no puedo decirlo al are libre.
X Quien es ".
I'm hombre, respondi6 el descono-
cido sonriendose para que nos enten-
damos, suplico V. que me olga algu-
nos minutes
-Comprendera V. que no conoci6n-
NO dira V. 10 mismo dentro de al
guuos minutes, pues me prometo que,
refrescando la memoria y trayendo 4
ella sucesos pasados, no muy Ella os
por cierto, de ocho amos atras solamen
te, me reconoccr, V. en- seguida
Jorge Sc puso palido como -un muer-
to, y adivinando el efecto de aQuella,
palabras, Sc pas6 repetidas veces la ma
no derecha por el rostro, como 81 Sc
acariciara las patillas, dicendo al fin
No recuerdo haber Wis, a V en- mi
vida.
-Es Y. haco de memoria. Por 1lti-
mo, quiere V. oir algunas pa a'abras en-
su cuaTtO ?
King no era cobarde. perJ mei6 con
cierto descuido la mayo dere ha en- c
bolsiIio dc la levita para as .sufar-e de
que t-nia ali ell pnhll que la precaucion
lie 81 conciencia alterada habia colcca
do en- aquel sitio, con objeto de defen.
derse del enemigo que foriaba su calen-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14

h;zo compfender que en- su crimen no
esteba ocuto en- las tinieb'as, pcsar de
su maqua veics. provision, eran mott
vos suhcientes para traerle azorado.
va no Sc ocuQaba tanto de la vengan-
"a como del peiigro que corria, puesto
que una denuncla cualquiera podria
abrir Id causa y entrcgarle en- manos
de la lusticia; pot ESQ iba sicmpre por
las Gales en- Carruaje y miranda por la
por,ezuela q todo el que pasaba, que
riendo adivlnar en- el 0 al enemigo en-
cubierto de su tranquilidad que iba de
latarle, 8 al agente inexorable de la ley
que iba a detenerle.
Y cuando Sc encontraba solo en- su
habitacion, creyendose luera de la ac-
cion del tribunal de los hombres, el de
do dc Dios le senalaba la hgura de One
liza espirando sobfe la almohada de su
hija, y resonaba en- sus oidos el grito
de muerte del mayoral Rivera. cayendo
del eabalio, herido por una traidora
mano.
Al trabaja Ia conciencia Esos
son los ternble9 electo5 de los remordi
m.entos
Disponiase. Jorge ana matiana 4 sal r
4e 81 quinta del Cero cum 0 en el "a
sna1 e encoat.6 deteailo por an HON
ore dc a~pecso alsJ groeero. no muy
mpio, y dc maueras nadl co teses, lue
al cetrahe eI paso, le dijo
Una paabra caballero King
Este sc hizo para aIas, sin explicafse
el motive. pero comprendiendb al ms
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14
UN HILO SUELTO.

La situaci6n de Jorge King era ca1a
vez mas angustiosa, su hsonomia reve-
laba la lucha cue suiria, 10 cual era prue
ba de Que Ia conc'encia 10 haoia ven
cido; sus ojeras sc pronunciaban y los
p6muIos algo saliente5 eran slntoma
inequivoco de la demacraci6e; el in
somnio el continao sobresalto son
agentes destructores cue iunfan de a
naturaleza lnas robusta. y Jorge no
dormia viendo sombras que l. at0r-
mentabao. La carta de Enrique Mi
Tabel, fechada en- Pue to REQ, que h4-
cia impossible su venganza, y Ia carta
anonima de la misma Habana, que le
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14
Legad a yuestros hijos

rolizo hombe mu hoy ee obusto D6nde esan
contemporaries debIe rauO2 muendo
anrndo Wdas de mse quedos de doenc Aegre a
las as deTcadas ben dice c6It Professor Cheade de Iond
de cuchada de Emulsion de esudo da
Los hpOosftoS eel aeno mineral onca hueSos
Ell de ho de bacaao digedo de
{
E d Scott h derp h % %yrqut ann
bas des as vino" ns sd@h d ouenoh
Ida
% Dro SCOTT BOVINE, QUIICOS, NUEVA YORK.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14
HUESPEDES

Sc almjtr.aa procios conven-
ondc> N IA calIc de San 10
{, n" 81, piso principal, IL
Inierda.
Yambi&n sc sirven COmldas
domicilio.
,ScSHnfo CH":e
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14
rs J
THODORO GUERRERO
LAS HUELLAS DBL CR!NEN
I CoNTrNUACIoN I

Con mucho gusto Sc apresuro el
joven 4 decir.
-l Beberemos, querido ahadi6 So
lano con efusion.
Gabriel y ell hombre importante sa
lieron del palco preocupados, aunque
por csusas muy diferentes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14

Nihos memories de - amos, mitad de pasaje
Pasajes de ida Y vuelta, 10 p5 de rebaja.
Los vapores de esta lines han sido cons
trufdos en- Philadelphia expresamente para
este trafico, con comodidadeS muy especiales
para pasajeros, y emplean de Puerto Rico a
New Y ork al rededor de caatrs dias me-
GIo.
CARGA.-La admiten para New Y ork So
lamente, al retorno de Venezuela, fletes
reducidoS, debiendo solicitarse la cabida con
algunos dias da anticipation para que vsnga
reservada de La Guaira.
Agentes en- San Juan: Villdr sC"
AgenteS en- Ponce: Morales y O:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14
IAPORES CORREOS ANERICANOS
DE La RED "Do LINZ

FL vapOr philadelphia" saldra como sigue:
De San Juan para Curacao Venezuela.
FebrerO 2, Mario 80, ABR! y, Mayo %
Y JUNO %.
De Ponce para Nuera- York.
Febrero 10, Mario 10, Abril 12,: Mayo 10,
Junio Y Julio 5, a las 5 de la tarde.
FL yapor Caracas" saldra como Sigue:
De Ponce para CuraxaO y Venezuela.
Febrero 16, Mario 16, Abrl 13, Mays IL y
JUNO s.
De San Juan para NRera- York.
Febrero l, Mario 1, Mario %. Abril %,
Mayo "A Y JUNO Il, las 8 de la tarde.
PRetlOS De PASAES EN- ORC AMERICANA
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1899-04-14

Gale de Sebastian, nmero 52Dep6to General: Gale de
Tctuan, ntmcO S, Casa de ID. Geronimo Zelbi
DE ENENTA en- los amacees de los Se1oes Baasquide Ca y
Fernandez GauIan Ca
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-19

English race as a whole that it Is sell
fish or sordid or corrupt, or that the
good English blood which hes so lately
been poured out in the African noun
tain passes or upon the battle-stained
veldt has been sacrificed in just retri.
button 1t is a libation e. official stu
pidlty but not to criminal inspiration
or intent.
As Americans we have not only sem
timental but selfish reasons for wish
ing England we'll The disappearance
of English influence from international
councils would put difficulty and doubt
upon American craftsmanship and
complicate vastly the problems Of our
own future. In q large number of d.
rections England's interests are our
interests; Englands humiliation our
distinct and appreciable loss. We cam
not afford to wish the ground to be cut
from under our own feet. Much bet
ter might we await in calmness the
working out of final English victory
over the obstacles of preliminary de-
feat and be ready to Offer at the con-
clusion friendly offices in the compost
ton of an honorable and durable
ppaCp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-19

T\HE TIL OF greatness comes
in emergencies. To do at such
N times what is needful to be
done and to leave undone
what should not be done stamp a man
or a nation as truly great. In the
emergency now confronting the Brit
ish empire radical steps We're Obvi-
ously necessary and they are being
taken in what appears to be an inteli-
gent as well as a determined manner.
For reasons not at this time profit
able to discuss. the campaign which
General Butler had been instructed to
prosecute in South Africa has failed
at every vital point. General after
general, backed by the flower of the
English army, has been not only out
generated as to strategy, but conf
pletely licked in fair fight by the VOL
unteer burghers of the TransvaaI.
Within a week three of Britain's best
known column leaders-Gatacre, Meth
uen and finally Butler himself-have
been defeated with humliating loss:
and a situation is presented before the
English people involving not only the
question of success or failure in their
South African undertaking, but the
very existence as a coherent force Of
the worldwide British empire In such
a crisis the decision to send not only
Lords Roberts and Kitchener to the
seat of war with paramount and per-
emPtory authority, but also to put in
to immediate requisition the empires
last available fighting man is TYPICAL
ly Anglo Saxon and We believe that it
will move lne undercurrents of Ameri-
can sympathy and admiration.
BY their conduct in this eXtraordl-
nary war the Beers have lifted them
selves high in the worlds estimation,
and in this country especially they
probably now command the moral sup
port of a majority. With the sentiment
which applauds the superb pluck ana
grit that they have shown we do not
quarrel; on the contrary, we share it.
But believing conscientiously that in
the ultimate analysis the cause of
England in South Africa is the cause
of the best civilization; and that per-
peludllOu OF lne bOeF pliSdIcilN dlONB
the repressive lines Of the past would
be an international misfortune, We
cannot join jim the chorus of iubila-
. tion over Rritain's disasters nor view
as other than lamentabe that a task
in its nature inevitable should have
its necessary performance so badly
embarrassed and prolonged. We can
: not forget that the men who are dying
I'm South Africa because of blundors
not their own are men of our own kith
and kin; that they stand for a COM
mon law, language and literature; that
little more than a year ago they were
cheering our soldiers and sailors and
saluting our flag as these went forth
along new paths amidst jealous spec
tators in a similar mission of human
Acknowledgement. RasCals there may
be among them, and above them; lust
'pf territory and arrogance of power
may be among the factors which sent
>them.tO thaiR dOonl but,it Is an insult
uooRi iopEtoMn ancestry 10. sey Of the
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OUR YANKEE SANTA CLAUS.

From wintry Maine to Dixie land,
From Georgia to Guam,
He goes, a quaint old gentleman,
Who looks like Uncle Sam.
A soldiers knapsack is his pack,
His jolly presence thaws
The frost on every window-pane,
Our Yankee Santa Claus.
The nation hangs its stockings up
The good old-fashioned way,
The North OF wooden ribbed and blue,
The South of homespun gray.
He fills them all from toe to top,
His foaming broncos pause
At every door in every state,
Our Yankee Santa Claus.
Where in the smoky Philippines
Old Glory proudly floats,
The volunteers whose fathers went
To war in different coats
Like brothers stack their shining arms
Beside the Maxim's jaws,
And share the Christmas-boX he sends,
Our Yankee Santa Claus.
For Dewey's guns have healed the
wounds
That once so freely bled
When Gettysburg and Malvern Hill
Were fields that blossomed red,
And love of country sweeps away
Old feuds like windy straws
One great united nation greets
Our Yankee Santa Claus.
Nina Irving in Leslies Weekly.
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A Cincinnati clergyman has made
the statement that it is better to let
the poor starve to death than to feed
them from the proceeds of charity balls
and bazaars, a view of the situation
with which the poor will scarcely
agree. No doubt people should be will
out the inducements of grab-bag, a
chance on a big lamp or an opportu-
nifty to dance or play euchre, but there
are those who, until they are recon-
structed, must have these excuses for
spending money to aid the unfortun-
ate. The Cincinnati preacher may be
right in theory, but we have not yet
arrived at the millennium.
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politics (and we don't owe him any
mercy politically Il has never yet inten-
tionally invaded the circle of his private
life and It will not knowingly permit any
contributor to do so.'
Reputable newspapers never reflect up
on any citizen unless he transgress the
laws or in an official or other capacity
does or says things that are injurious to
the public veal. The right of The Trib-
une or any journal to make editorial re-
vision In the rejection of Objectionable
words, phrases or allegations made by a
contributor can not be questioned.
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Boer sympathizers who intimate
that the Irish soldiers in the British
army in South Africa will desert and
join the enemy put a slur upon those
warriors that shows meagre knowl-
edge Of the race. While the Irish SOL
dier might upon his own account in
some instances rebel against British
rule and fight for what he deems bet
ter conditions, it is not likely that
save in rare instances he would be
guilty of deserting his comrades in
arms in front of a common enemy. On
every field of battle in wars of the
past the Irish soldier has been among
the bravest in defending the flag under
which he marched, and the intimation
that he would desert at this time can
scarcely be considered a compliment.