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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

that IL Is q part of the great British
empire, and that It gets thence a gigan-
tic power OF protection upon which to
rely for It's defence. 1t Is a boy, but a
big father is at hand to fight its
battles.
The only existing cause Of possible
trouble between us and Great Britain
Is, therefore, Canada, the British de-
pendency which stretches along our
whole northern boundary; a foreign
possession, offering lnnumerable occa-
sions for irritation and resentment. be-
cause of that contiguity through thou
sands OF miles. Apart from Canada
alone, our relations with Great Britain
are now such as, apparently, to pre-
clude the possibility of friction between
the two countries. They are more than
peaceful; they are cordial and SYM
pathetic to degree that Is conducive
to the peace of the whole world. Ex-
cept for Canada, the United States and
England would now be in cordial agree
ment upon a temporary adjustment Of
the Alaska dispute, and there would be
no prospect of future trouble In the
question. A final settlement satisfac-
tory to both could be easily reached
hereafter, so far as they are concerned,
for it is simply a difference as to a
determinable question of fact between
two nations which are cordial in their
friendship and heartily desire to re-
main so.
Now, what advantage is there for
England that compensates for this
peril Invited by the existence of the
Canadian Dominion? If the disaster OF
conflict occurred, of what value would
Canada be to England? 1t would
rather be a source of weakness, for
obviously we could overrun 1t immedi-
ately. Every competent military opin-
ion In this country, and perhaps In
England also, agrees as to that mat
ter. So long, too, as our relations with
Great Britain are wholly friendly and
both sides desire earnestly to perpetu-
ate the complete accord. Canada is no
longer necessary to England for any
defensive purpose whatever. While
continuing as an English dependency
along our whole northern boundary
however, it furnishes constant provo
cation to disputes with us which, utter
ly unimportant as they might be to the
parent state, would endanger a rup-
ture of the peaceful relations between
the two countries. For this terrible re-
sponsibility Great Britain gets from
Canada nothing in return financially
or politically. The gain to Canada of
annexation to this republic would be
vast for itself, but the gain to England
in having removed thus the only OBJ
| stacle to permanently peaceful and cor
dial relations with the United States
would be incalculably greater.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
IF I KNEW.
If ! knew the box where the smiles are

II knew the box where the smiles are
kept,
No matter how large the key
or strong the bolt, | would try so hard
'Twoud open, 1 know, for me.
Then over the land and the sea, broad
cast,
Ia scatter the smiles to play,
That the childrens faces might hold them
fast
For many and many a day.
If knew box that was large enough
To hold all the frowns | meet,
l would like to gather them, every one,
From nursery, school, and street;
Then folding and holding, I'd pack them
in,
To the depths of the deep, deep sea,
And turning the monster key,
I'd hire a giant to drop the box
To the depths of the deep, deep sea.
Boston Transcript
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
MAsCAGNps ROYAL CRITIC.
From the PhlIadelnhIa Post.


Mascagni, the famous composer Of "Ca-
valoria Rusticana," few years ago was
asked to entertain the royal court in
Rome. He did so and delighted his au-
dience. When he had finished playing
lie started "A conversation with a nttla
princess who had stood near the plano
during the recital and had shown every
sign of deep interest. As matter OF
fact. she had been instructed by her
mother to say. If the question should be
asked. that Mascagni was the great
musician in italy"
The composer asked her which OF the
great living masters she liked best, AMI
the proud mother turned toward the child
to hear the pretty little speech which
had been taught TO her. Instead of the
compliment came the whitening remarks
There are no great masters living
They are all dead"
The musician gave little start and
then said
Your eXcelency, permit me to con
gratulatc you; you are the most truthful
critic in Europe"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Canada a Standing
Menace TO England
From the New York Sun.

FROM tne New lClh gun
CD HE blocking of an agreement with
the British government on a
modus vivendi preliminary to
u final settlement of the Alaska
boundary dispute, due to obstacles i'm
posed by Canada, affords an instance
and an evidence of the perils to peace
between England and this country
which are involved in the existence of
the Canadian Dominion. So far as Lord
Salisbury and Mr.. Choate are con-
cerned, there is every reason to believe
that an amicable agreement upon
temporary boundary line would have
been reached several weeks ago, but
the Canadian government would not
consent to it, and consequently the
question still remains open, with dan
gerous possibilities. In saying this we
do not mean to imply that this Alaska
boundary dispute is likely of itself and
at present to destroy our amicable re-
lations with Great Britain; but so long
as it continues unsettled it will be a
cause of controversy which may lead
to unpleasant results in the future
The attitude of Canada in these par
ticular negotiations is Indicative of a
state of feeling generally toward this
country which suggests the ultimate
possibility of such trouble for Great
Britain. The cause of this present dis
pute, of course. is the discovery of gold
in Alaska, and it shows that whenever
the interests of Canada come seriously
in conflict with those of this country
the Canadian government is likely to
make use of any disputaton which it
| may hope to sustain by demanding the
sovereign protection upon which rests
its whole reliance. 1t feels that it can
always turn to England to fight it's
battles for it.
Thus Canada is always a possible
source of danger for England. Its ter
| ritory lies along the whole length of
| our northern boundary and is the only
| territory belonging TO a European
| power which is contiguous to us. If
| the relations of Canada TO us were in
| variably and genuinely harmonious and
! sympathetic it would he a different
| matter, but actually, as the dispute
| over the Alaska boundary and other
| causes Of difference have demonstrated
! there Is no such sentiment toward this
| country in Canada, but rather a can
| tious feeling. AS a separate and COM
| pering country, it is not reasonable 10
| .Epect that its spirit should be affec-
| tioNate. We have grown into one os
the greatest powers in the world, with
a population of seventy-fvc millions
ana enormous wealth and resources,
while Canada has remained almost
stagnant, with population Of only five
millions, insignificant revenues, and
comparative poverty. Naturally, envy
and jealousy of American prosperity
have arisen; but Canada, in spite of
| Its own intrinsic weakness. can boast
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
The Divorce Problem.

The state OF Indiana has all uncom-
monty careful system Of collecting
vital statistics and IT'S figures on mar
riage and divorce are approximately
accurate. Ten years ago the number
of divorces in Indiana was 10 per cent.
of the marriages; today 1t Is 11l6 for
the entire state and in some counties 1t
is as high as % per cent, all the cities
reporting above the average. In 1893,
25,Oi3 marriages were solemnlzed in the
state and 2,S9G divorces granted. OF
these divorces, 2,103 were granted to
the wife and 1893 to the husband: or
nearly three to one, q state of AFFAIRS
tending to indicate that in the mar
riage co-partnership either woman's
patience is less durable than mans or
else she considers that she gets the
worse part Of the bargain.
While the percentages of divorces in
the counties containing large cities are
higher than in purely agricultural
counties, averaging twice as much, 1t
is an ominous fact that the increase
in divorce percentages is almost uni
form throughout the entire state. This
is accounted for in part by the fact that
the laws of Indiana make divorce easy.
For example, less than week ago the
courts of Marion county, in which In
dianapolis is situated. granted a di-
Vorce to a young woman who had been
married less than one year. The we'd
ding had been a brilliant affair, and
both Of the parties belonged to the
most fashionable society in the city.
The husband stayed out late at night,
and on one occasion when the wife
wished to discharge a servant he inter-
posed to prevent it. This was the prin-
cipal Cruel treatment proved, but 1t
was sufficient to secure the divorce.
But it is not so much easy divorce
laws as 1t is easy consciences which are
to blame for the growing disrespect for
the sanctity of family life. We do not
Join with especial enthusiasm in the
clamor for more stringent divorce laws
They cannot be made so stringent that
a man or woman seriously bent on Sc
curing a dissolution of marriage ties
cannot attain the desired end. The diff
ficulty lies deeper. 1t lies in the super
abundance of frothy and fiashy views
of life and it's responsibilities; in the
diseased condition Of social opinion
which applauds the smart adulterel
and inclnes itself in the direction OF
ready acquiescence in social impurity
so long as it isn't found out anc
dragged into scandalous publicity. One
symptom of it is shown in the genera
support which ostensibly decent people
extend to shady plays or books or pic
lures and in the eagerness with which
they patronize and sustain salaciouS
publications like the blackmailing Sun
day smut sheet tolerated in this city
The whole tendency of this kind o.
thing is to inspire boys and girls will
erroneous ideas of social and domestic
life: to poison their minds and morals
TO fill their heads with nonsense anC
their hearts with unruly passions whicl
too often lead to soCia! misery and dis
grace. In such an atmosphere multi
plication of divorces is inevitable.
Making stringent the divorce laws
will not purify the stream at its source
There must be a general cleaning up.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Throwing It in His Teeth.

He-To hear you tell it one would think
I never told a single truth before we
We're married.
She-Well, you did prevarcate to a con"
siderable extent, but I'll give you credit
for having told me the truth once.
He-Indeed! And when was that, pray?
She-When you proposed. Don't you
remember You said you were unworthy of
me?-ChiCago News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Accounting for the Shortage.

"Who was it that wanted me, Ber-
tha?'
"A ragged tramp, mamma. I told him
we had nothing for him. and sent him
away"
you shouldn't have done that, child
He may be one of these magazine tramps,
getting material for an article on the
selfish rich people. Chicago Tribune.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

Christian Endeavor Delegate Boyd,
Of st. Louis, who made a speech at
Detroit the other day in defense of
lynching, may be a proper sample Of
the Sunday school boy of the South
but it is not likely that he will induce
many of the northern delegates to
adopt his creed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

The lesson to be derived from the
accident to the Paris is that it would
be prudent to have at least two officers
reckon the course of ship and COM
pare notes, especially when the route
is an unfamiliar one. In guarding
against errors in calculation two heads
ought to be better than one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
SAID IN FUN.
Taken at Her Word.

"Mrs. +. j. Gillington-Giggs is awfully
mad at the newspapers; she says they
treated her so shabbily."
did they? Such a prominent society
woman, too"
Yes; she told them they must not say
anything about her reception, and they
didn't. t."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

NJ. Zola is kept busy these days try
ing to head off the yarns published in
various American newspapers who
cannot realize that the authors cham
pionship of Dreyfus was prompted by
any other instinct than desire for no
tOrietY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
A Gallinaceous Boast.

"It," said the hen, as she surveyed the
size-and-a-half egg she had just laid,
will take a pretty good hailstone to
equal that"
Even in the lower walks of nature there
is ambition and emulation.-Indianapo
Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

The Sultan of Sulu has agreed to take
his pension from the United States
government and live in peace on his
particular reservation. The Sultan of
Sulu is wise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

If Adjutant General Corbin is to be
the presidents chief military adviser
he should be put in command of the
army. The commanding general should
not be an ornament.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Weaving q Spell.

Hell am rather in favor of the English
than the American mode of spelling.
She-Yes?
He-Yes, indeed. Take "parour," for
instance; having 'u" in it makes all the
difference in the world.--Tit- Bits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Why He Was Angry.

What made him so made
"He told his wife she had no judgment,
and she just looked him over critically
from head to foot and said she was be-
ginning to realize it."-Chicago Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

One of the things which the next
congress should do is to provide one
kind of stamps for both postage and
internal revenue use; or at least put
revenue stamps on sale at post offices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

Colonel Kohsaat, we infer from the
columns of his esteemed newspaper
has conceived a strong affection for
the recent colonel of the Rough Riders.
That emotion is infectious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
The Kind of Bug He Was.

She-Papa was asking me if you were
not gold bug.
He-You just tell papa l am a kissing
bug.
And he proceeded to demonstrate.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

Blunt old Captain Dyer, who COM
manded the Baltimore at Manila,
doesn't mince his words. THE Ameri-
can soldiers" he says, "are enduring
enough perils and hardships in the
Philippines without being decried and
denounced by a few Boston cranks."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
Sent His Wife.

Minister-I am sorry ] didn't see you at
church yesterday, Tammus.
Tammus-Weol ye see it wis sicCan a
wat day 1t wisna fit to turn DOT a dog in.
But l sent the wife, sr.-Tit- Bits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
A Latter Day Possibility.

"Brimble seems to have a good deal
more money than brains"
Yes, all he inherited from his father
was the money. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

Ward r. Bliss, the Delaware county
'insurgent," announces his belief that
Colonel Quay would now be elected
senator If a special session of the leg
islature should be convened. Very
likely. 1t is equally probable that he
will be seated on the strength of the
governors appointment. Quay is not
Worrying
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
More Than Should Be There.

William Dean Howells rises to say
that genius is simply hard work. What
lot of genius there must be in the peni-
entaries!-Kansas City Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13
The Why.

Curate-I never saw sGch n set of idiots
as I had to preach to this morning.
Mabel Zone of the congregational sup
pose that is why you kept on calling them
Dearly beloved brethren. "-Tit-Bts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

For the months had been troubled with and had
two physicians who prescribed bodton and to bhe the hives with seatu
nothing but the eatus The hives itching and painful that did not
that wore gloves night order not scratch them soong them
carpet the bedroom when taking the stus bath which would have to take
and trouble
AT first when the hives appeared they large and had the appearance
when started take the Iab they sng and
like life the hives have mostly disappeared and
nights package haConmue
take establish To them
ave been attending or twenty years.
No ASTEP T M S f 45 3 nS RGn1s GSs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-13

Can the Builders exchange, justify
its refusal to hold a conference with
the men on strike?
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
Peru's Desert.

In the long coastal desert Of PERI,
which ia 1000 miles In length, but
only 120 miles broad at its widest part,
The rivers disappear in the dry season
and begin to flow again in February
,r March (wAen rain falls in the Cor
dilleras. One Of the most important Of
these rivers is the Piura. the return
Of whose waters is welcomed with great
rejoicings by the inhabitants Of its
SSnkA
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27

The Rock Island playing cards are
the slickest you ever handled. One
pack will be sent by mail on receipt of
10 cents in stamps. A money order or
draft for 30 cents OF. same in stamps will
secure packs. They will be sent by
express. charges prepaid. Address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN, G. Pa,
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y,
Chicgao.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-05-27
She Wanted to Rnow. However.

She Wanted to Know. However.
Amusing Journal "Now, dear. !
have one favor to ask of YOU"
1T is granted"
"Then please don't tell me that you
have never loved before. that you
never dreamed that you could love.
that I'm the only girl you have been
engaged to, that"
He Qnterrupting)-"I won't"
She (anxiously) s"But you have
never been engaged before. have you,
dear?"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-12-22
SGE NERlAll W ON DEAD

" as shot i.iSs n ls-east At San aIateo,
s@: SSs NJ s. II, tar, tIy
.Y NlANlI Dec General
Henry ". L;aNvton has been I'd
killed va standing
f shot the
breast and died INN diatel 81
ssss General LaWt on started from Manila
Mond nig va II avalry under
Captain Lock ett, and pa ttal ons off5 ne
TWenty and Twenty -seYen IS.
:fantry md Ter Lieu tenant e ri onel ss,ar-
gent, fir the purpose Of capturing San
Mateo, where e4iernomo g was said to
have 100 iinnsurge nts.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-12-22

sBsIisv~s Gilun ore And His Com pan iessiuss..
A. ~ the I..eIs ~ M rIcaps.s
81 Manila, Dec. - o9 41Eeicially 81 I
nounced that General Dung; repa.rts.
he believes the AM rican prisoners, III t
EE,.luding are now
Sd the hands of fnliited Stat troops
lieutenant Colonel Heowsee and
Hunter have been peratine with small.
comnl11nands So Mort Il as province and
|Sitsisa supposed that ono d 81 81 these Iii as
Effected tho release soff the Arneric as.
The report has not yet been veriifie
AIANILA, Dec. General I4awto,n5
has started from N anila with the. Elevzs
enth cavalry and L bbattal ions the
TWenty-ninth and & seventh in-
Sfantry to ptrre San Mateo, where
8Geronomlno has 800 insurgents Is.
Es General Grantt has early cleared
lzzlalnbel es province. Hef disco hid
/ del, ssssublg hay the Steamer Don
Francisco off 81 ESQ tons, full equipped
and coaled She is supposed Sc hes tho
vessel. ping as, read ssa III
hisaseape
plain 81 TIL Thirty SECOND
regiment has ron ed q q snIgent baud
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officers.
Ala s. s'mit II ttlhree com MES
of the sSeYent cent and ID Ind;
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which was terror ling large sec ton
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Slon, the nav cszop ating one man
I'D one 81 olind %:
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-12-22
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