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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
The Boycott.

The use of the boycott as a helper
to the strike, illustrated at Cleveland,
o., where persons who habitually ride
on the Consolidated Street Railway
company's street cars find difficulty in
purchasing provisions and supplies be-
cause of pressure put On storekeepers
by strikers and synipathizers, presents
an interesting phase of an already
complex situation. 1t of course is con"
spiracy and if IL could be proved con-
clusively before fair-minded jury
there might be not only recovery of
damages but also punishment of the
conspirators. In existing circum-
stances, however, neither is proof pos
sible nor is air-minledness in the jury
room probable enough to warrant an
attempt TO secure redress at law.
The remedy, after all, lies with pub
lie opinion. 1t is well established by
experience that the public judgment
in the long run is fair. If the repre-
sentative public opinion of Cleveland,
o., week or a month from now, ap-
proves Of the boycott as applied to
show public sympathy with the strik-
ers, it will be tolerably safe to conclude
that there is substantial justice some
where on the strikers side and it will
pay the company to take note of it and
correct it. On the other hand, If there
is not substantial merit in the conten-
tion behind the boycott the boycott will
quickly collapse and become simply
an evil memory.
False representation used with the
intent to ruin trade is one thing and
individual use of trade to indicate
criticism or approval of public policies
is another. Take, for example, the
case of a newspaper. 1t is a common
experience to notice as a result of
notifications in editorial policy varia-
tions in a newspapers business. When
a man stops his paper with n view TO
giving emphasis to his dlsapproval of
something which the paper has said or
done he exercises one of the clearest
in the list Of inalienable rights: and
in the long run 1t is well that he has
his right, since il constitutes an often
necessary censorship. Business enter
prlses dependent for support upon pub
lie patronage should strive. TO please
and when they grow Indifferent or dis
respectful to the public, their master
the public is in duty bound TO apply
correction.
We may call this form OF public ac.
tion a boycott but strictly it is not
A boycott implies intrigue and con-
spiracy on the part OF it's organizers;
1t is the term used to describe a form
Of business tyranny exercised at the
lnstigation Of a few men to accomplish
ends not in themselves sufficiently
righteous to make effective their own
appeal to public opinion. A boycott In
this sense is repugnant to the instinc-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

Daily concerts arc to be given by the
governors band in Guam.
Five Havana newspapers advocate an
nexation TO the United States.
Traces OF gold have been found in the
province of Puerto Principe, cuba.
The greatest distance to which wire
less messages has been sent is forty-two
miles.
The telegraph will lie extended 1000
miles south of Khartoum by the end of
the year.
In New York state a husband Is not
liable for his wifes debts, save when she
avowedly acts as his agent
There are now published in Paris 2,oS5
periodicals. nearly 100 more than were
issued at the corresponding date last
year.
Kamchatka may soon become as popu-
lar a resort as the KlcndilSe, as gold has
been discovered there In promising guam
titles.
The contract has been let for n now
$4,000 organ to be placed in the First
Christian church, which Is to be erected
in New York.
During the last half year 1875 vessels,
aggregating 23i,ST7 tons, were launched
on the Clyde, beating all records. Eng
land still rules the seas.
The railroad department of the Young
Mems Christian association in the coun-
try comprises 100 auxiiaries. TO which
Is contributed annually 100000, or per
cent. earnings upon more than S3,OVOOOO.
In Germany potato bread is used by
the natives of Thuringia to feed their
horses, especially when they are worked
hard in very cold weather. The animals
thrive on It, and their health and
strength are excellent.
railroad official in a recent lecture
stated that it cost his road each year
about $1,000 for pins; 5000 for rubber
bands: 5000 for ink; $1,000 for lead pen
cils-also that 1t cost nearly rs much for
stationery to carry on the business as for
iron.
Nine principal wars, during the past &c
years. have cost the sacrifice of A5iS,O0C
lives from wounds in battle and nc less
than S13 III. .000,O 900 in treasure. To this
must be added thousands of millions for
the support of military establishments IN
times of peace.
At the Windsor flower show in London
sweet pea vines ere exhibited which
We're grown from seed taken from the
tomb of an Egyptian mummy buried 2,OOC
years ago. The blossom is of a delicate
pink and white in color, and is less than
the ordinary size.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Secretary Roots Task.

Concerning Hon. Elihu Root. who to-
dav takes charge as The responsible
head Of the war department, there are
reasonably or unreasonably, great eX-
pectations. These expectations arise IN
part from the fact that the war sec
retaryship Just now is Il place of great
opportunities; and also in part from
the fact that those who best know Mr..
Root are unanimous in the opinion that
he is n man TO handle them.
An acute responsibility will rest on
Mr. Root, not alone with regard to the
general executive duties OF his new
office looking at it's colonial problems,
but more especially in relation to the
manner in which he shall adjust the
tools with which he will work. For the
present this latter point is Of the
greater Importance since it will give
an immediate test of the new secre-
tarys mettlc.
During the past fortnight there have
been all kinds OF rumors as to the dis
position, for instance, of Major General
Miles, the commanding general" of
the army, who under AlgCr was minus
a command. The intelligent portion of
the public does not consider that Gen
eral Miles is the only military man on
earth; it is aware that he has uumer-
Gus faults, notable among them loquac-
ity and vanity; but it also knows that
in downright fighting he is the most
experienced and the most successful
general we have: and it has been i'm
patient under a system which, in a
time of war, upheld the anomalous
withdrawal of the commanding gen.
eral' from a command. This opinion
does not insist that Miles alone shall
hold the center of the stage; but il
does insist that at the head of the
army should be a capable and expert
enced soldier. to whom, in all military
details, should be given unconditional
command. What Grant did in the lat
ter year of the war of the rebellion
some general should be permitted to
do now; and this general should be as
free to work as Grant was, subject
only to the administrations policies
The case of Miles will be the first
with which Secretary Root will have
to deal and the public will await with
interest the manner Of his treatment
of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Kissing Soup Parties in Virginia.

Il novel custom, started in the days of
the civil war; prevails in the eastern part
of West Virginia. At Shepherdstown they
have a picnic called soups" Each
person invited brings dressed chicken,
the host providing the vegetables. Poul-
try and vegetables are placed in large
kettles holding from ten to twenty gal
Ions. and the combination is cooked over
open fires for several hours, or until it
is reduced almost to q jelly. Pepper
and other seasonings are introduced. The
girls and young fellows stir the soup with
long-handled iron spoons, keeping up n
march or walk around the kettles as
they do So When a girls spoon clicks
against the spoon of young man, he is
at liberty to catch and kiss her OF
course there are many lively skirmishes
and great deal of fun in the game.
When the soup is done it is ladled out
into plates and eaten. 1t is said to be
delicious. The custom owes its origin
to company of Stonewall Jackson's men
who were recruited in that part of the
state. These eX-Confeds keep up their
organization. They have reunion once
a year, at which they celebrate with n
grand "soup." 1t is said that a soup
properly gotten UP should be made of
stolen chickens, but the veterans had to
give ur foraging after the war and make
compromise by going around in squads
and robbing each others roosts by mu-
tual Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Pen Picture of the Filipinos.

In letter contributed to the Me-
Clure syndicate of newspapers Briga-
dier General Charles King, who re-
Gently returned from Manila, presents
the following spirited portrait of our
friends, the enemy, in the Philippines,
which derives additional interest from
the fact that General King has had
enough experience in plains and In
dian, 5 we'll as Jungle, fighting to
make his testimony expert:
II know nothing of the people except
the insurgent tribe--the Tagals-and
a most active and enterprising foe
they make. Their leaders are skilled,
and, as a rule, highly educated men.
They themselves have all attended
school as children, and the priests, the
Filipino officials and Filipino authors
declare that nine-tenths of them can
read and write. They are supersti-
tious. They are suspicious of every
thing Spanish or American, and credu-
lous TO the verge OF idiocy where
Aguinaldos prowess or personality is
concerned. They are fanatical and
die bravely, yet on almost every dead
or wounded soldier our surgeons find
the amulet, warranted to render them
bullet proof. Cleanly are they in their
way, but most ingenious and plausible
liars, incompatible sneak thieves and
uneXcelled cock fighters. About their
homes they bow ana scrape and do
homage to the American sOldiery, de-
claring themselves 'Muchos Amigos,
the back the next minute! In the field
they have the patience and stealth of
the Apache. Even old Indian fighters
found themselves ambusCaded and
surrounded by the little warriors on
more than one occasion last spring. A
flag Of truce means no more to a Tagal
than to Modoc, and, take him by and
large as our sailors say, he is pretty
much what Kipling described him
half devil and half child'-a creature
who respects nothing less than force
and strong governments people that
must be soundly thrashcd for their
treachery and utterly subdued before
peace can be possible for moment"
1t is worth while to note that this
opinion comes from a thoroughly COM
petent observer who has recently been
claimed with great glee by the oppon-
ents of the administration as a re-
cruit to the anti faction.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
PERSONALITIES.

Governor Sayers, of Texas, is one of
the champion golf players of that state
and is devoted to all outdoor athletics.
Benjamin l.. Richards, the new presi-
dent of the American Whist league,
learned to play whist when years old.
Mrs. William r. Day, wife of the for-
mer secretary of state, is an excellent
musician and has composed some music
of high order.
Chauncey NJ. Depew became so enam-
ored of the automobile in London that
he has purchased one for his Washing
ton establishment
Admiral Schley believes in war. lie
says: 1T is necessary once in a while
to have good, stand-up fight. 1t clears
the moral atmosphere"
Martin l.. Sweet, former mayor of
Grand Rapids, Mich, and for years &C.
counted the richest man in the state, is
now earning his living by tending the
city garbage crcmatory.
Ernest Reyer, the noted French COM
poser, author of "Sigurd." "SalammbO'
and other operas as well as many or
chestral works, has been made a grand
officer of the Legion of Honor.
Ex-Governor Yarmouth, the first
Northern governor of Louisiana, has
lived down the bitter unpopularity which
at one time nearly cost him his life, and
Is now one of the leading sugar planters
of his state and a successful lawyer.
Justice Shiras, of the Supreme court,
wrote !tttcr of advice to a young law
yer the other day, in the course of which
he said: "AbOve all, deserve secure and
keep the confidence of your clients. You
will find this your best capital"
Lady Louise TiGhe is the only survi-
n
Richmond's famous ball on the eve OF
the Battle of Waterloo. She was a child
at the time, but distinctly remembers
the whole scene described in Byron's 5
"Childe Harold"
Professor S. Watasi noted savant in
tho field of natural science, has arrived
at Vancouver, 3. c., on the way to ia
pan where he is to fill a university chair
of natural science in Toxic. He was Cor
a year at Johns Hopkins university, and
later at Chicago university.
II. X. MacKinder, reader in geography
at the University of oxford has started
for Africa as the leader of an expedition
whose purpose it is to make a thorough
study of Mount Kenia. He intends to
establish a camp at a height of about
5000 feet, and from this point as a base
to make a complete examination Of the
summit and slopes of the mountain.
Lieutenant NJ. a. Batson, one of the
men who swan Laguna Bay during the
Calamba battle, entered the army as a
private in April, 1888. In 1891 he was
made a corporal, and in July of the same
year the rank of second lieutenant was
given him. Last year he was promoted
to first lieutenant. Lieutenant Batson
distinguished himself more than once
while before Santiago with Shafter. His
duty was the making of military maps
showing the trails through the jungles,
and while thus engaged he had many
narrow escapes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
Dyed His Chickens and Ducks.

According to Cincinnati dispatch.
Charles Fisher, a dyer of 51l George
street. Is IN trouble with the Humane
society. Fisher has the newest adver-
tisng idea, but on account of it the
Ohio Humane society is after him. One
day last week Fisher bought a half dozen
white ducks and CHECKERS, and when he
wus through dyeing clothes he soused the
birds into tubs Of various colored liquids.
One old rooster appeared on the streets in
an army blue uniform and young hen
came out with n green dress, while the
duck was a royal purple. Fisher put
some Of them In his window and one in
a Eiocer's coop, ~hare IT fr.Rh'ened the
other chicken1 almost into spasms. 4
man with half jag saw pink pullet in
the street and wanted to be locked up
until he got over the attack, Fisher says
the chickens close their eyes when he
dips them, but Humane officers are ipves-
tigating
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
OUR GLORIOUS COUNTRY.

Men are shooting one another in Ken
lucky; they are hunting outlaws out
in Idaho!
Every day or two some cowboy down in
Texas gets drunk and lays some fell
low mortal low!
They are rioting and ripping in Ohio;
they are blowing things to pieces in
New York!
They are gambling under license out in
Denver. and they murder just for
fun on Piney Fork!
But hurrah for our country,
The home of the brave:
Hurrah for our banner
And long may it wave!
Men are rioting in daytime,
Men are murdered in the night
We are full Of tribulations.
But we're coming through all right!
Every little while they shoot a man IN
Pana just because he wants to earn
his daily bread.
They keep on rObbing trains in old Mis-
souri,. and Oklahoma's streams are
running red!
They haven't quit distilling moonshine
whisky in the lonely, rocky hills of
Tennessee
From Talulah all the way to Tallahassee
n corpse is swung on nearly every
tree!
But hurrah for our country
The land of the free
And the flag that is floating
Above you and met
The golden grain is waving
on million peaceful hills
And the smoke of commerce rises
From ten thousand busy mills
There are grumbling pessimists in Massa-
chusetts. who tell US we are rushing
TO our doom!
There are drones In every state and every
hamlet who fear that we have
started up the flume;
But for each who lynches, CANDLES,
shoots or riots; for each who scents
disaster In the air
Ten thousand rise to new hopes in the
morning, and look above and know
that God 1t there!
So. hurrah for our country,
The land of the blest!
Hurrah for the toiler,
With hope in his breast!
Dross must rise unto the surface
While the treasure lies below
And for every storm that threatens
Many fair winds blow
S, Il. Kiser. in Times-Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
FOR THE SOCIETY COLUMN.
Courtship in Japan.

When young man in Japan has fixed
his affections upon a maiden Of suitable
standing he declares his love by fasten-
ing n branch of d certain shrub to the
house of the damsels parents. IL the
branch be neglected the suit Is rejected; (;
If 1t be accepted so is the su;tor. At the
time of the marriage the bridegroom
sends presents to his bride as costly AS
his means will allow, which she imme-
diately offers to her parents in acknowl-
edgment of their kindness In infancy and
OF the pains bestowed upon her educa-
tion. The wedding takes place In the
evening. The bride is dressed in long
white silk kimono and white veil and
she and her future husband sit facing
each other on the floor. Two tables are
placed close by; on the one is Kettle
with two spouts, bottle of sake ana
cups: on the other table miniature fir
tree -signifying the strength Of the BRIDE
groom; u plum tree, signifying the beauty
of the bride, and, lastly, stork stand
Ing on tortoise. representing long lie
and happiness, desired by them both. At
the marriage feast each guest in tura
drinks three cups OF the sake and the
twO-spoutcd kettle, also containing sake,
is put TO the mouths of the bride and
bridegroom alternately by two attend
ants, sgnifying that they are to share
together Joys and sorrows. The bride
keeps her veil all her life and after
death 1t is buried with her as her shroud.
The chief duty of Japanese woman all
her life Is obedience-while unmarried, to
her parents; when married, to her hus-
hand and his parents: when widowed, to
her son.-.London Graphic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
COMING ON LATER.

Some years ago Sir Henry Irving was
called on, in Dublin, to play a heavy part
to which he was not accustomed. One
of the actors had not turned up, and
there was a vacancy. Irving had to
come on early in the first act.
Now. the Dublin gallery boy is an in
stitution in himself. There Is nothing
like him anywhere. Conversations be-
tween young fellows across from one side
of the gallery to the other are spoken in
loud tones. and in the distinct hearing of
the actors.
Irving is, as everybody knows, very
thin, and when he appeared with stride,
which is one of the most characteristic
things about him, one of these gallery
boys shouted across to another:
"FaiX, an is that him."
mo" was the reply, "them is the
young mans clothes, they'll shove him
out later on."-Spare Moments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01
without according compensation in like


The New York Sun regards as the
chief fact OF the peace conference the
American delegations re-affirmation Of
the Monroe doctrine as registered in
this declaration: Nothing contained
in this convention shall be SO con-
strued as to require the United States
to depart from Its traditional policy of
not entering upon. interfering with, or
entangling itself in the political ques-
tions or internal administration of any
foreign state. Nor shall anything in
said convention be construed to re-
qulre the REIMBURSEMENT by the Unit
eu states of its traditional attitude
toward purely American questions"
But the old question is still unan-
swered, what are purely American
uuestions?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

Union Bank Of Monticello, he placed In
the cornerstone a little brown jug filled
with Orange county appejack Yester-
day the workmen on the new structure,
In removing tho walls of the old build
Ing. found tho jug with its corncob stop
per intact. Andy Mccullough presented
the jug, with It's contents undiminishcd,
to George w. Rockwell. Mr.. Rockwell
now has It under lock and Key and to
all opportunities for an inspection or
taste OF the ancient beverage he turns
cold heart and a stony stare,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

Frances lion-hearted secretary Of
war; General the Marquis de Gallifet,
in allusion to a metallic plate made
necessary by a severe wound once re-
ceived in battle, is known familiarly
in French army circles by the som =
what inelegant title. "Old Silver Belly"
At the rate he is progressing now
toward the Strengthening out of
Frence's military tangles the marquis
will soon deserve to have the silver
shield gold plated.
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THE INEVITABLE.

There's no use in complaining
or the noise the babies make;
A youngsters lungs need practice
And 1t sometimes stays awake
In eager contemplation
OF the things II wants to tell,
But it lacks vocabulary,
SO It simply has to yell.
And man whose ruminations
These childish walls disturb
Gets out and shouts opinions
In confusion on the curb.
And people philosophic
Pass him tolerantly by,
For a man Is bound to holler
And baby's bound to cry,
Washington Star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

In reference to the six or seven COL
umns of filth spewed forth in the last
issue Of the Scrantonian at gentlemen
connected with this paper, it Will in
terest the public to know that reply
will be made in due fashion through
the proper legal channels. The time
has come for Scranton journalism to
,I,o >, boucp
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tive American love Of fair play and
wherever instituted must fail. But the
boycott in the other sense; that is to
say, public opinion spontaneously using
its business patronage to forward the
general welfare, is II necessary agency
in democratic republic. It is one Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

There is reason to believe that where
the proper attention is paid to It, vel.
low fever is more dangerous IN the
bark than in the bite. Its appearance
at Hampton, Va, will doubtless afford
an illustration in proof.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

The thousands of persons who, in
visiting Nay Aug park these days, are
inconvenienced by poor street car ac-
commodations should remember that
this is not the company's fault.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

The New York Herald's Trieste cor
respondent is in poor business when he
peddles for print conversations over
heard in private. The fact that he is
not a regular newspaper man is a re-
lief to the profession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-01

The seasons output of gold in the
Klondike is estimated by Canadian
authorities at $2O,OOO,OOO, but it's record
of disappointments, suffering and
death will probably never be footed.
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Rare Old Appleiack.

Forty-four years ago, says a Middle
town, n, y, dispatch in the Sun, when
Wickham Miller was erecting the bank
Ing house for the then newly organized
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COlOredl
Shirt
Waists

The final reduction of
the season takes effect
this morning, and Shirt
Waist prices TODAY are
i'm most instances only
half what they were less
than a month ago. Our
object being to make a
complete and speedy
clearance.
The sizes are still we'll
assorted, and you can UNI
doubtedly find among this
line just what you want.
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night Of the wekuown hotels OF Central onnec-
interesting facts Il was badly troubled with na
qeston biousness On occasions I've
standing behind this desk and would suddenly find myself top
ping for seconds mind would be perfect blank
sort of ssass At other walking along the street
would all of sudden begin sager and know some people
thought had jag although drink any liquor whatever
1t was New York concern that first told me to try
RPANS TABULES but they be Just the thing needed
although have used fifty OF them IN ALL my Ioupcs from
indigestion have vanished-competely"
seSS SsVas @ $