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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10


In answer to Markham's THE Man with
the Hoe.'D
Crowned with the culture of the GEN.
turtles,
with honest mien and noble, manly
pride
He gazes fearless back across the Past
Triumphant DER the forces of the world.
Fired by wisdom's sacred heritage,
Imbued with ardent trust and sanguine
hope.
Strong driver OF Progression's potent
plow,
He presses onward, certain of success
Upon his brow serene intelligence
Reigns sovereign consort of integrity.
This is the thing the Lord God made
and gave
TO have dominion over land and sea;
This is the Makers image, this the
Man,
Evolved in sombre aeons dead and gone,
That phoenix-risen from the forge of
Time,
In granduer marches on to victory.
Yon clod is but the relic of the Past
And burdened by the centuries that lie
Long buried in a now forgotten tomb,
Whence empty ages nevermore may rise.
SO has God-given labor raised the Man.
That, cha -conquering, his mighty arm
NCv reaches proudly round the globe,
In snail triumph over Time and Space.
The gulf between him and the serapkim
Is straitly narrowed to single step;
Toil-lifted from the gloom of ignorance,
He holds the key to solemn mystery,
And with unclouded eyes perceives Gods
dream
In all its glory and its melody.
Say. where exists more splendid proph-
ecy?
Masters and rulers in all lands"-for-
sooth,
Who are the masters, and whose is the
sway
OF sceptered power DER the universe:
Whose hand is on the throttle of Ad-
vance,
Save his upon whose sturdy open brow
There CLEANS the sweat of strong pro-
ductive toll?
He is the lord and ruler in all lands,
Whose lightest word commands the ele-
ments,
Who summons Nature to his beck and
call,
And whose most faithful servitor is
Truth
Who labors, labors to a noble end!
And so the Future shall be satisfied;
The worlds last reckoning shall place
this Man
Upon the pinnacle he shall deserve;
And he who shaped himself shall reap
the rest
His being promises, led on by faith
Undaunted in the goodness of the Plan,
The want insatiate of higher things
The plain impulse of immortality.
Albert C. Andrews, In indianapolis
Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Worlds Gold Production.

From calculations by the director Of
the mint at Washington, who is at
work compiling figures of the gold pro-
duction of the world for the calendar
wear of 1898, it is evident that the
United States have fallen behind other
countries in the enormous increase in
the output. The production OF the
United States given some time ago
showed an increase over former years,
but later reports indicate that it has
not been equal to that of some of the
other nations.
The figures now being compiled are
subject to revision, but they show that
the approximate worth of the gold out
put of the world in the year 1898 was
1924 100000, as compared with s237,5O5
900 in 1897 and $2O2, ,6S2, 900 in 1896. All
the leading gold countries of the world
contribute to the heavy increase, but
other countries have forged ahead of
the United States and hold the record
as the richest producers of the yellow
metal.
For fifty years prior to 1897 the
tnited States was the richest gold
country in the world, Australia coming
next In 1897 Africa pushed this coun-
try out of first place, and in 1898 Aus
tralia pushes us out of second place and
makes us third In 1897 the production
Of the leading countries of the world
was as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Things That Other People Do.

The man who does his best to make the
world a better place,
Whose heart is pure, who dares to look
his reighbor in the face,
Is not the one who takes delight in hold
ing up to view
And scofflng at the foolish things that
other people do.
The man who gains the noble height
where fame and honor wait
Wins no delight from petty spite, he
gives no heed to hate,
For he has little chance to reach the dis
tant summit who
Gives up his time to smudging things that
other people do.
I like the honest man who tries to keep
away from sin,
like the man who seeks to rise. but does
no wrong to win
The world is brighter for the day spent
in his presence who
Can keep from finding fault with things
that other people do.
S. l.. Kiser, in Times-Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
IN NEBRASKA.

A few years ago hard times made the
western farmer deny himself everything
save the barest necessities of life. Then
came the great crop year of 1897 and with
II n story.
A Nebraska farmer carried a mortgage
of $1,000 on his property, and 1t was a bur-
den hard to contend with. The wheat
crop in 81 was enormous and prices were
high. He appeared at the bank shortly
after the harvest, pulled out $4,000 and
asked for loan of 500 to enable him to
cancel the mortgage note. The banker,
who held the note, urged him not to
bother about 1t, but go and buy cattle
with his $4,000, feed his corn crop and In
that way get the maximum for his pro-
duct. mo, sir" replied the farmer. "I
want to pay that note now. Then when
l harvest the corn crop I'm goin' to pay
you back that $500 l just borrowed, and
then do you know what I'm going to do?"
and his honest face beamed all over with
pleasure. I'm going to buy buggy"
This little incident tells the story of thou
sands of others out in Nebraska, and the
fact that during the past six months one
concern of Chicago has shipped to one
irm in Omaha alone one hundred and
thirty carloads of buggics and carriages,
averaging about % to the car makes it
very evident that prosperity is with Ne
braska. 1t is a wonderful state with
great resources, and the crops of the past
few years have put Nebraska farmers in
an enviable position.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
A National Disgrace.

The further inquiry proceeds into
the matter of the lynching of Italians
in New Orleans the clearer does it ap-
pear that the federal government
should have direct jurisdiction over the
punishment OF all infractions of the
law which involve the federal govern
ment through the existence Of violated
treaty obligations
In the present case the United states
will probably have 10 pay to the fami-
lies of the lynched men, or at least to
the families Of such of them as were
citizens of Italy at the time of their
assassination by the New Orleans mob,
a round sum Of money which under
the constitution cannot be surcharged
to the state Of Louisiana. but which
Will have to be paid out of the general
fund, In other words, Americans from
Maine to California and from the lakes
TO the gulf must be taxed to pay the
damages created by lawless gang in
one inferior southern state, yet after
paying this money these citizens Of the
Union will have no assurance that the
outlaws whose contempt of law forced
this levy upon their pocketbooks will
be punished or that a serious effort
will he made to bring them to justice.
Under the present arrangement, what
is to prevent the lynching of foreigners
by the mob from becoming a regular
pastime in Louisiana, since the ex-
penses fall not upon the people of
Louisiana, but upon the people of the
United States? The imagination could
easily go so far as to picture a profit
able commission business arrange
ment between the leaders of the New
Orleans vigilantes and italian export
ers of worthless relatives who hoped
to profit from the American state de-
partment's generosity after Judge
Lynch had decreased the Italian CEN
sus.
1t is time for Uncle Sam to take
personal control of this black nuisance
and clean it out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
WHAT THE POETS OFFER.
A Cavalry Charge.


IIark! The rattling roll OF the musketeers
And the ruffied drums, and the rallying
cheers,
And the rifles burn with keen desire
Like the cracking whips OF hemlock
fire,
And the singing shot and the shrieking
And the splintered fire on ,he shattered
hell,
And the great white breaths of the can
non smoke
As the growing guns by batteries spoke;
And the ragged gaps In the walls OF blue
Where the iron surge rolled heavily
through.
That the Colonel builds with breath
again
AS he cleaves the din with his "Close
up, men!'
And the groan torn out from the black
ened lips,
And the prayer doled slow with the GRIM
son drips,
And the beaming look In the dying eye,
AS under the clouds the stars go by,
But his soul marched on!' the captain
said,
For the boy in blue can never be dead!
And the troopers sit in their saddles all
Like statues carved In an ancient hall.
And they watch the whirl from their
breathless ranks.
ana their spurs are close 10 tne norses
hanks,
And the fingers work Of the saber hand
oh, bid them live, and to make them
grand!
And the bugle sounds to the charge at
last,
And away they plunge. and the front is
passed!
And the jackets blue grow red as they
ride.
And the scabbards, too, that clank by
their side,
And tho dead soldiers deaden the strokes
ironshod
AS they gallop right on DER the plashy
red sod
Right into the cloud all spectral and dim,
Right up to the gurs black-throated and
gIm,
Right down on tho hedges bordered with
steel.
Right through the dense columns-then,
Right about Wheel
Hurrah! A new swath through the har-
vest again!
Hurrah for the flag. To the battle amen!
Benjamin +. Taylor. in indianapolis
Journal.
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Malice and Foolishness.

From Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The following beautiful combination of
copperheadism and ignorance appears in
the Troy Press: "Weyler and Otis are
the only two generals who have made re-
cent records as censors, and neither one
has any reason to feel proud OF the re-
suit" OF the standard of decency shown
in intimating that Weyler and Otis are
two of a kind. II is unnecessary to speak.
Concerning the assertion that censorship
Of news dispatches by a military COM
mander is something novel and atrocious,
II is necessary to refer to Kitchener,
Grant, sherman and Meade. These men,
and others who might be named, were
censors of the strictest sort, and If any
correspondent wanted serious trouble he
could get it by disobeYing their orders.
When the reporters Cabled their "round
robin" from Hong Kong they contributed
n great boom to the silly season in Agui-
naldO circles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Aguinaldo's Latest Appeal.

The appeal of Aguinaldo for foreign
recognition or his alleged government
enables us t. realize the wisdom of
President Mckinley and his advisers in
Withholding, two years ago, a recog.
milton of Cuban belligerency. Most of
us were led astray at that tirlc into
the belief that because we sympathiz
ed with the declared purposes OF the
lnsurrection in Cuba a proner way to
show our sympathy would be by the
recognition OF the insurSent guerrilla
forces as belligerents. Had this errcr
been committed by our government
at that time, it would today offer To-
untriendly foreign powers a most con-
Nenlent excuse for the extension Ct
diplomatic recognition to the rebel
llous Ftlipinos. In other words. w1
should be hoist with our own petard."
"A stronger claim to such recogni-
ton is presented in L,lzon than was
ever apparent in Cuba. Aguinaldo
rtGouhtedly has or has had an army
tolerably well organized on modern
lines, with some commanders of good
Intelligence and with a considerable
quantity Of modern supplies. The iii.
slrgent government instituted by him
has resembled the Cuban insurgent
government in the ease with which II
has shifted its capital from place to
place; but in other respects it has
SHOWN better organization ana 4
more tangible hold upon the native
population, Until recently it had con-
trol of several ports and sustained
Inc nucleus Of a merchant marine.
Whether it is now in unchallenge6
control of a port of entry may b.,
doubted Unless report bellies its
army has lately decreased percepti-
oly' in both numbers and organization
but on this point owing to the rounl
robin Of the Manila war correspond
ehts, the American public is in doubt,
1t seems clear, from the best insor-
nation obtainable, that a recognition
OF Filipino belliGerency could be made
ana plausibly defended by any for
oisn power desiring indirectly to en-
barrass the United States in its prose-
cutlon OF campaign to pacfy tho
island That power could not only cite
the reasons t;iven above but could also
point to the arguments of a portion
OF our own citizenship opposed to the
continuance Of the Philippine cam-
paiSn. 1t could summon to its sun
port not only William J. Bryan and a
considerable number Of the Democrat
ic leaders in this country but also
Senators Hoar, Hale, Wellington, Ma
son, Burrows, Thurston and the 9th
er more or less distinguished anti
eXpansionists, including the Edward
Atkinson-P President Eliot Mugwump
contingent; and it could turn the
speeches and writings of these men
into proof that it was doing civillza-
tion q favor in giving announcement
TO the Tagal rebels,
II is fortunately not probable that
any power viii take advantage of this
opportunity; but the opening for one
to do 50 should be closed as soon as
possible by a vigorous prosecution of
our military operations until every
armed rebel shall have yielded uncon-
ditionally.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Danger of Delay.
From the Detroit Tribune.

IIOH lHt bGlIOll IIlDuucs
Each day demonstrates the evil con.
sequences of delayed civil government in
Cuba. The military power is doing all
that could be expected of it, but such
machinery is not adapted to the needs of
the population. There is no more war in
Cuba, the people have had quite enough
fighting for the present. What they need
at this time is a recovery from the raw
ages of war Hundreds of children werc
left orphans when the fighting and the
starving days were over, and now they
have no guardians. AS the people have
no government of their own, they have
no charitable institutions except the mill
tary hospitals. There is n demand for
orphan asylums which must be support
ed out of the public funds. Those chill
drcn who have been left dependent upon
their own resources must be provided for
They have fallen into a state of lawless-
ness from being compelled to forage for
n living, and the police courts are daily
filed with juvenile offenders. So far as is
known, not the slightest attempt has
been made to renstate civil government.
but the longer this action is delayed the
greater will be the difficulties confronting
the local government when 1t is estab-
lished.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
The Value Of Hayti.
rom IIarper's Magazine.

- hdSdllHes
The mention of Cuba reminds me that
every business man l talked with, wheth-
er a native or a foreigner. expressed the
greatest regret that this island was not
included with Cuba and Porto Rico. As
one of the leading politicians of the is
land put the case a sort time ago: IN
Gle Sam is enlarging his kitchen; he is
getting n place ready for another pot; he
has Cuba for one leg, Porto Rico for an
other, and the third must go on this is
land 1t is we'll for us all to look the sit
uation fairly in the face" The reader
will remember that rice and beans cooked
in a three-leEged pot compose the ma
tional dish of the Haytians.
Hayti would undoubtedly be an acquisi-
tion. 1t is a marvelously fertile island,
inhabited by a docile but unambitious
race, who, with steady government and
right assured, would develop into good
citizens. 1t Is country free from the
pests that generally infest the tropics
During my residence L only saw three
snakes. They were between five and six
feet long and about one inch thick-per-
feCtly harmless; there Is not poisonous
snake on the island. l saw one scorpion,
which n Havtian crushed to death with
his naked foot: there were no flies to
speak Of and I never required a mos
quito net day or night. The climate Is
healthy, with the exception of one or two
small places, which could be easily made
perfectly livable with ordinary sanitary
precautions. YOU can have your choice
of climate. In some places you are
never warm. and in others YOU can never
get cool. The Cloudless blue sky is an
unknown quantity, as far as my expert
ence was concerned The heavens are
filled with floating clouds, beautiful In
form, and in color like opals-an ever
changing beauty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Iron in the Northwest.

From the present outlook the iron
and coal industries promise to he
among the most important of the
great northwest. Although the fact is
not generally known the consumption
Of crude pig iron on the Pacific coast
now exceeds a hundred thousand tons
a year. and 1t is said that the greater
part of this supply is brought from
the south by rail and water. The
freight amounts to about Sl1.50 a ton.
which is a great deal more than the
cost of the iron at the furnace, and
more than the selling price until very
recently. when one reflects that iron
ores of good quality as well as coal
and lime are found in abundance in
some parts OF the northwest near The
Pacific coast, it seems surprising that
no serious efforts have yet been made
to develop the resources of that line
in the western mineral belts.
Both bituminous and anthracite coal
have been discovered in the state Of
Washngton-notablv at COkedalc and
Fairhavcn, where coke for smelling
purposes Is now being produced. In
British Columbia, at point about fifty
miles from the coal deposits in the
state of Washington, rich iron mines
have been found. Iron deposits have
also been located on several small
islands in Barclay Sound, which wash
es the southwest coast of Vancouver
Island.
Now that there is such an Increase
in the demand for iron and steel, and
that additional shipyards are to be
established on the Pacific coast, it
would seem that there is fine unex-
pored field for the iron manufacturer
in the northwest. Capitalists are not
usually slow to perceive the ddvan-
tages of invading a new territory to
supply an evident want especially
where there IS a good margin OF profit
in sight The annual statistical re-
port of the American Iron and Steel
association states that mo pig iron
was produced either in Oregon or
Washington in 1897" and the statis-
tics Of The Engineering and Mining
Journal show that in the same year
those states produced over one and a
half million tons Of coal, most or
which came from Washington. In 1898
Washington alone produced over 2,O0O,-
900 tons of coal, the average value per
ton having been $1.72 as compared
with 1923 in 1897.
There seems no question that the
hitherto neglected resources of the
Pacific coast in iron ore, fuel and
nuXes must in the near future be de-
veloped in a way that will make the
iron industry one of the leading en-
terprises of the great northwest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
No Conscripts Here.

FrOm the AIbany Tlmes-UnlOn.
There is no finer manhood in the world
than that Offering itself freely for service
in the Philippines, The word conscription
has not been heard in the United States,
nor will 1t he. Nowhere in the world Is
there the counterpart of the American
volunteer, always ready for the summons
of the government and Invariably sue
cessful in the work set before him. 1t
must be remembered that our regular
army is without a conscript.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

sho has bloomed a sprig of heather
On the breezy Scottish fells,
For the wind that roams the brackon
And the blue of morning skies
Still is ripping In her laughter,
Still Is beaming from her eyes.
But In gray or golden weather,
Stepping lightly to the tees,
Making drives with daring swiftncss,
Holding out" with merry case,
To the painted balls not only
Does she bring the golfers arts,
For with Cupid as her caddie
She is playing with our hearts.
-Minna Irving. in Leslie's Weekly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
The Golf Glrl.

In a iaunty scarlet jacket,
And a mannish little shoe,
A hat with a quill and tartan,
And a skirt to clear the dew,
On the grassy links l see her
Every glorious summer day,
And forget to mind my putting
While ! watch her graceful play
We have met in dreamy waltses
When rose was on her breast,
But her partner at the bunkers
Is the one who knows her best.
Though the ball is lost forever
And her hair Is out OF curl.
Nothing spoils the sunny temper
OF the pretty golfing girl,
II all women once were flowers,
As z.2 snnia9t i~sAod taIls-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

pcrtunity offered some time ago to en-
gage in the acetyleno gas enterprise.
The gas, it is said, is effective as an
illuminant. but the suddenness with
which one engaged in it's manufacture
is liable to go out OF business makes
conservative investor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
One Lesson Learned.

From the Ottawa Journal.
The opinion has been pretty generally
expressed that the British are slow to
learn a lesson, but the rapidity with
which parliament doubled the allowance
for firing practice in the navy showed
that the lesson of the comparative show
ing Of the United States navy in the war
with Spain with recent tests by British
ships has been accepted by the author-
ties,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

Hon. Roger @. Mills Of Mills bill
fame. has just sold the oil wells on
his Texas farm for over three hun
dred thousand dollars Roger very
naturally takes a more optimistic view
Of life than in his days Of tarlff-tink-
ering with the oil interests undeVel-
onad
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nada, including Klondike

The recent court decisions in the case
or the Blakely estate against John
Philip Sousa must leave the band
master in doubt as to whether he is en-
Titled to travel under his own name.
Sousa, like other persons of prominence
in the theatrical world, has been un-
fortunate in making contracts that ap-
parently have enabled others to reap
benefits from his genius without giving
much in return.
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Very Rapid.

He jumped aboard the fast express
And jumped into a seat,
And when he heard the whistle blow
He jumped up on his feet;
He jumped from off the Pullman step
Right on the station floor,
And when he reached the farmhouse
white
He jumped within the door.
And after he had spent a week
Another jump was scored
For when the shade of night was deep
He quickly jumped his board,
Chicago News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

Daniel Frohman, the great theatrical
manager, got his first start in life in
experimenting walking match. AS
a rule, however, walking is not an in
dication that one is on the road to sue
cess in theatrical ventures.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

The death of Americas first harp
maker is universally mourned in
musical circles. We doubt if such will
be the case when the builder of the
merry go round barrel organ Is called
to rest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
Gave Himself Away.

From the Chicago Journal.
1t appears that the head of the Philip
pine junta is a man named Bray. We sus-
pected as much from the sounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

Bryan has announced his intention
to electioneer for Goebel and the
Bakers and Howards have shaken
hands and resolved TO fight no more.
Verify, the affairs of Kentucky are be-
ginning to present a millennial aspect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10

The Democratic papers of New York
are beginning to emerge from cover
and make attacks on Governor Roose-
Welt. He has already been character
lied by some Of the boldest as a dem
agogue and a man who does not keep
his promises. The work Of throwing
mud at the hero Of San Juan Is liable
10 be hazardous for several years 20
come