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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
The Creature and the Creator.

A pompous member of Parliament WIS.,
iting an agricultural show in Dublin ar
rived late, and found himself on the out
skirts of Il huge crowd, says the Scottish.
American. Being anxious to obtain q
good view for himself and a lady friend
who accompanied him, and presuming
that he was we'll known to the spectators,
he tapped burly coal porter on the
shoulder and peremptorily demanded
make way there"
''Garn, who are ye pushn'? was the
unexpected response.
"Dou you knew whom l am, sir?" cried
the indignant NJ. II.
~ am the representative of the peo-
pie"
''iah"" growled tho porter. as he stood
unmoved. but we're the bloomin' peo-
pie themselves
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

The rocking chair "injures the nerves"
Yellowstone Park geysers are slowly
playing out.
For every million inhabitants in Rus
STA, there are only ten newspapers.
One of Indfi's sacred fires that still
burns was consecrated i,2OO years ago.
The entertainment of royalty costs
English society each year fully slo00O,000
Great Britain's postal service earns
20,oO0,0O a year.
At Japans Atlantic City Ukao) every
body goes naked
Russia Is IA country extremely rich In
horses the number of which has been
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
Straw Did Not Go with Bread.

American. a Highland divine preached
from the text. "Cast thy bread upon the
waters. and after many days 1t shall re-
turn unto thee \ day or two after
there was heavy rainfall, a large por-
tion OF the minister's corn on the glebe
lands being swept away, Meeting
neghbor, the minister said:
II suppose, Tamas, YOU werena able
to TAX ony o. my sheaves DOT o the
water?'
mo" replied Tamas, AN ] dinna
ken If would, even though / could.
why
"Weel, ye told US on Sunday to east
our bread upon the waters.
~ did that" replied the minister, but
no straw an a."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

Base ball enthusiasts are already at
work. arranging games for the season
or l9oo. An Atlantic League to include
scranton and Wilkes Barre, has been
organized on paper. and in fact all con-
cerned are hopeful save the men who
are expected to furnish the cash.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

Governor Stone and the Department
OF Agriculture may not be able to prove
conclusiveiy that the oleo law is a law,
hut they can at least furnish safe
guard that will enable the oleomargar-
Inc enthusiasts to avoid good butter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
The Real Thing.

1t matters naught TO you and me
If this. the newborn year,
Begins or ends century;
Our duty still Is clear.
Each In the span of his own life
Amid the storm and hustle
Must win his laurels in the strife;
So get To work and hustle.
-Nashington Star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

AS nearly every newspaper in Sus-
quehanna county has denied being in
the syndicate. the much talked of
journalistic combine up that way be-
gins to assume the aspects Of a pipe
dream
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

confusion Of names which made
Brandt" read Bradley" has involved
the New York World in a ten thousand
dollar libel suit. And yet many cor
respondents wonder why newspapers
should be so particular in the way Of
insisting upon good penmanship.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
Harrison's Maiden Speech.

The recent maiden effort of the junior
senator from Indiana, Mr.. Beverdge. has,
says the Washington Post. revived a
story at the capitoi OF the first speech
that General Harrison made before the
upper house. Jan. %, 1882. when he was
himself a junior senator from the HoOsier
state The then future president had en-
tered the senate March 4. 1851, when the
usual extraordinary session was called,
following the inauguration Of chief
magistrate. Between that time and the
following December General Ambrose Il.
Burnside, a native of Indiana, but sem
ator at that time from the state of Rhode
Island, has died. General Harrison was
requested by some of the senators to join
I'm the eulogies to be delivered on the life
and public services Of the great soldier OF
the civil war, this being regarded as
particularly fitting, because General Har-
rison had served at one time under Gen.
eral Burnsides command.
A day or two before the date fixed for
the burnside eulogies, Il wcll-known Of
fetal of the treasury, who had been APP
pointed from Indiana and who was q
close friend of General Harrison, received
a request to call at the latter's Office.
There he found General Harrison hard at
work over the eulogy. but thoroughly dis
satisfied with the results of his toll.
II wish you would read this over he
said. as soon as his caller had been seat
ed. holding up several sheets of manu-
script that bore evidence of many chang
es of language and phrases. II want
you to scratch out anything in it that
you don't like. Scratch it all out, II
you think best" added the general. in a
discouraged tone. land write in whatever
you wish"
General Harrison's visitor read the
manuscript that was handed him, and
noted the beautiful sentiments of loyalty
and friendiness that bcamed from every
page. The eulogy was delivered as Gen
eral Harrison had written 1t, and has
been pronounced one of the choicest and
sweetest bits OF tribute literature ever
heard in the United States senate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
FIN LEY'S
Annual
january
Sale of
I able Linens
Opens Monday.

Under ordinary circumstances
this announcement would be suf1l-
ciert in itself, without further com.
ment, to interest every housekeeper
in the community, but taking into
consideration the recent advances
on almost every line of Dry Goods,
LINENS INCLUDED, and the fact that
all our stock OF Linens was bought
early enough to secure them at old
prices-makes it all the more so.
Our Table Linens. as usual, are
only Of the best-such celebrated
makes as
Barnsley and
Scotch DamaskS,
Fine German
."SilVer Bleach'
Belgian Double
Satin Damasks.
Etc., Etc.
All at our popular LAST SEASONS
PRICES, and in the choicest designs.
| Napkins TO Match
Almost all fine numbers in Damask
both in 5-S and 3-4 size. Some
very fine sets in SKA, 8xIo and
8xI2, at specially low prices to re-
duce stock. Ask for our
Two Specials
i'm Crotchet Quilts,
Marseilles Patterns,
at 0Sc and $1.19
| 51O-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

There seems to be nothing small
about Mr.. Littlefeld.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

SCHOOL DIRECTORs.--C. c. Ferber, l..
ID. Fellows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
The Anti-Saloon League.

4 ENCOURAGEMENT was made
~ in yesterdays sun of a new
Il n attack which is being organ
lied i'm Nnu- vorly o;t,.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
A Fight for Life.

NGLAND'S defeat is serious
X in south Africa; it means
IL the fall of Ladysmith, the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
The CIayton-Bulwer Treaty.

HE POSSIBILITY Of COM
plications arising over the
Il Clayton Bulwer treaty
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

The publishers of McClure's Magazine
say that nothing else they have ever
brought out has attracted such wide at
tention and such hearty commendation
as 1.-THE Life Of the Master" by DR.. John
Watson clan Maclaren' }. A second in
stallment will appear IN the Febi uary
number with fiye illustrations In color
and many in black and white. all from
special paintings and drawings by c. X.
Lnson.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

for four or five years hence, and not
then unless the mass of the people have
recovered their senses and have re-estab-
lished gold basis. 1t is most serious
situation which confronts us, general
depression of business, a debased cur
rency, initiation of prices, and loss Of
half of our savings and capital that will
be the result of Organism if he has his
way. But surely the good sound COM
mon sense, of the people will not permit
SO dire calamity to befall US. With
labor employed and wages three and one
half per cent higher than ever before,
with more money in our savings institu-
tions than ever was known in our history,
with prosperity never before equalled,
it will indeed be one who is willfully'
perversely blind, not only to his pecuniary
interests, but to the future happiness of
his family and those dependent on him,
who even could think of supporting a
party or man, without set principle, a
ship without rudder, veritable Goth
amite at seat in bowl. God forbid that
that fallacy of fallacies, Free Silverism,
should ever prevail
RIsINESS
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

WHEN it is considered that Mr..
Richard Croker, in his carly life,
was a thug on the Bowery, and
afterwards a prize fighter, and
still later, tried for murder, and
narrowly escaped the worst con-
sequences of crime, it is not to
be wondered that Mr.. Cleveland,
when a candidate for the Pres
idency, would not permit that
sort to come into the inner sanct-
uary of his association, nor have
any open direct contact with
this powerful political manipu-
lator, ,howevermuch he may have
desired the votes of his braves.
But Mr.. Bryan is not so squeam-
isb. His visit to New York City
ON last Monday proves that ne is
capable of swallowing Croker
and all that he and his vile or
panization stands for, and no
nretense on his part can relieve
him from the taint OF it. No
wonder that the old time Demo-
crat has spewed him out of his
mouth.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
ARo11r n;notoon hrndrod -,

ABOUT nineteen hundred years
ago, one, of whom it was truly
said, a "man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief" stood by
the way in a great city, and look
ing into the faces of the great
throng of men and women, as
they surged hither and yon, saw
in them the type of mankind in
all ages past and to come. The
lover of mammon, the follower
of fame, the man broken in fort
une, health or morals; the weary
toiler without hope, or the lonely
mOurner whose heart and life
was shrowded meath the clods of
the valley, all appealed to him
alike. He saw deeper into the
wants of mortals than any other
who had ever been teacher and
leader of men, and his infinite
heart cried out, "come unto me
all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. :"
He made the promise, knowing
that he could keep it, because he
knew that he had the power of
God. Ifa mere man were tomake
a declaration like this, there
would be nothing sublime intoth
contemplation oft, and therefec-
ton would only appeal to the
contempt of all who might hear
it. And yet we have to-day the
ridiculous spectacle of Bryan,
going the length and breadth Of
this land, practically doing this
very thing. To theweary. disap-
saninAsd maat31a victims of their
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
[. ommunicated.)
NONE so BLIND. AS THOSE woH WILL
NOT SEE"

If there ever was a time when the
above quotations could be aptly applied
it is the present. Certain demagogues
have been filling the minds of ignorant
and unthinking voters of the country
with the falicies of the Free Silver doc
trine, and it is singular that even intel
ligent men, men who have large business
and professional interests at stake, can be
found supporting the Free Silver theory.
l said theory, theory is something un-
tried, not yet fully tested, that cannot be
said relative to silver as monetary me-
dunn. Other countries have tried silver
and have changed their standard to gold
Have they ever gone back to silver again
If the reader will take up the financial
history of our country, he will no doubt
learn much about the various systems of
currency and banking which have existed.
Was there ever more satisfactory sys-
TEN than the National Banks was there
ever time when the bank notes of daily
use were of uniform face value in any
part of the United States, until the pre-
sent system of National currency was
perfected by government protection and
security by standard of gold? which as
yet has never failed to make the paper
and silver dollar of equal purchasing
power with the gold dollar. Under the
fallacy of Free Silver lies danger, serious
danger to every business interest in the
country. Without the guarantee of the
Government the silver dollar must sink
the intrinsic value only of the coin
itself. said sink, it cannot be otherwise,
with the free and unlimited coinage of
silver, what power on earth can regulate
its value when any person could 60 to
our mints and turn their bullin in dol
lars without any restriction whatever,
what would be the result? Take the
present value of silver in our standard
dollar, say fifty-three cents, either of two
things would take place, the business |
man must mark up his goods to a price |
to cover the loss of value on silver dol |
lars. This he would find impractical, as |
his customer would only have the (53c)
fifty-three cent dollar to purchase with,
and the result would simply be inflated
prices with deprecated dollar to pur-
chase with. On the other hand, suppose
the merchant marks down his goods
to forty-seyen cents on the dollar.
his customer would only get for his dol
lar, which has cost him one hundred
cents in labor or savings, fifty-three cents
worth Of goods for his one hdndred cent
dollar. It is this doubt and uncertainty
as to the result of the coming national
election, that il. now seriously interfering
with the business interests Vast works Of
have been rejected. that
Il the present firm financial basis Is main.
tained, viii be at once carried forward to
thus keeping labor empIoved |
md increasing our general prosperity: #
Ihe silyer fallacy prevails, 1t means that
ork win nok sFen u commenced
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

Hon. Andrew D. White, U. s. Ambas-
sador to Germany, was one of the Presi-
dents callers during the week. He says
that this country has added largely to its
prestige among the diplomats of Europe
by its skillful handling Of the several
dangerous situations that have arisen in
China. In his own words: Zone Of the
shrewdest members Of the Diplomatic
Corps told me just before sailed for
this country that this government was
the only one that scored diplomatic
triumph. The opinion seems to be quite
general in Europe that this country acted
with great wisdom and discretion when
things were at fheir worst ia ChiHa.''
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

his eye was caught by the ON
inous word painted on the plow.
"Chilled? Chilled?" he was heard
to mutter. "What does that
mean ?" "By gosh if they
are chilled now, what will they
be in November ! "It will be
frost sure as shoutin. A gust
of wind swept around the corner,
and the old fellow walked slowly
away, muttering, "Chilled, +"
"Chilled."
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
REPUBLICAN TICKET

Republican State Ticket.
For Presidential Electors,
CHARLES W. PUSEY,
of New Castle County.
MANLOVE HAYES,
of Kent County.
DANIEL J. LAYTON,
of Sussex County.
For Congress Short Term,
WALTER o. HOFFECKER,
of Smyrna.
For Congress-Long Term,
LEWIS HEISLER BALL.
of Wilmington.
For Governor,
JOHN HUM,
of Wyoming.
For Lieutenant Governor,
PHILIP L. CANNON,
of Bridgeville.
For Attorney General,
HERBERT II. WARD,
of Wilmington.
For Auditor of Accounts,
PURNELL B. NORMAN, JR.
of Sussex County.
For State Treasurer,
MARTIN B. BURRlS,
of Middletown.
For Insurance Commissioner,
DIR. GEORGE W. MARSHALL,
of Milford.
County Ticket
For Clerk of the Peace,
WINFIELD S. QUIGLEY.
For Prothonotary,
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
For Receiver of Taxes,
HORACE G. RETTEW.
For Comptroller.
GEORGE D. KELLEY.
For Sheriff,
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL
For Coroner,
JOHN L. FRICK.
For Levy Court.
5th District FRANCIS H. LAT
TOMUS.
For Senator,
HARRY G. ELLISON.
For Representative,
ROBERT S. CARPENTER.
For Inspector,
Sd District--ALFRED. G. COX.
4th District--JULIUS W. CLAY
TON.
For Road Commissioner,
THOS. E. CLAYTON.
For Assessor,
HOWARD DICKSON.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

Mr.. SALISBURY has evidently
given up his past time of having
himself interviewed on the purity
of the ballot; but "fools rush il
whereangels (Ofear totread. THE
Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor and his stump orators, al
undaunted, have caught up the
theme. The good people of this
State will not forget that foul
years ago the most high-handed
frauds upon the suffrage of the
people were committed by men,
for whom the Democratic organ.
ization was responsible. In St.
Georges hundred the registra-
ton was little more than a farce.
The registrars in Middletown,
with their Democratic colleagues,
without cause or pretext, Except
such as they could invent) re-
fused by the score, registration
to Republicans.
So outrageous were their pro-
ceedings, that they became IA
nous (O for their dirty and dis
honest doings. One of them now
seeks the reward of the Muni-
cipal Judgship Of the city of
Wilmington, and his collegue
has already been made Notary
Public and Justice of the Peace
in Middletown.
1t is a notorious fact that the
election returns in the western
district Of st. Georges hundred,
were fraudulently altered in the
interest of Toman, who was then
the Democratic candidate for
sheriff of New Castle county,
showing that the Inspector in
that district was one of the con-
spiritors in what has become
known as the "court house steal
of 1885,"
In that year, Kent county was
stolen outright, and Democrats
were put in Office, and remained
their full term, Notwithstanding
the fact that a short time before
some of their terms expired, the
courts of this State decreed that
they were never elected. And
be it remembered that these |
things were done in the face of |
the further fact that at that time |
the Republicans of this State
were engaged in the most heroic
fight that was ever waged by |
any party in behalf of honest |
elections. And not satisfied
with the infamy of the record
already made, while their orators |
and candidates, with their hands |
folded across their pious breats, |
and their holy countenances
turned towards Heaven, with
smirk that is only surpassed by
that of Bryan himself, while de-
claiming for honest elections,
comes along the discovery that
a scheme of colonization and
fraudulent registration has been
set up by the Democratic workers,
comprising the whole State
and but for the fact that a Demo
crat gave the secret away, would
have been successful, in a meas
ure at least, in Wilmington. Now
this is no dream nor figment of
the imagination, but cold facts,
susceptible of proof, of which
most everybody knows. No
body is going to be deceived by
the cry of "stop thief " when all
know that it is the thief himself
who is doing the shouting.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

eff there is any one who be-
heves the gold standard is a good
thing or that it must be main
tanned, I warn him not to cast his
vote for me, because I promise
him it will not be maintained in
this country longer than I am
able to get rid of it. WILLIAM
JENNINGS BRYAN, Knoxville,
Tenn, Sept. 16, 1896.
"The party stands where it
did in 1895 on the money ques-
ton. "-WILLIAM JENNINGS BRY-
AN, GAINESVILLE, O., Sept, 4, 1900.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
Free Prizes For Bright People.
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TO XIII 100 Rats In 100 Days2

Can you solve this problem? If so, you will
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your answer, bat send name and correct ad-
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handsome prizes to secure them. Among the
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above problem. Address, with stamp Tor re-
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
REMOVED TO MIDDLET0WN.

DIR. Jerome Humphrey Hardcastle,
formerly of Cecilton, Md, announces his
removal to Middletown, Del, and offers
his professional services to the citizens of
Middletown and vicinity. DIR. Hard
castle will occupy the residence of the
late DIR. w. F. Kennedy.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
r. YaKEs HIM SILVER

The bulk window OF the front
of the club room of our Demo
cratic friends in this town, is
nrofusely draped and decorated
with : fiags and other things, in
the midst Of which is placed a
large plow, which is the chosen
emblem m of the party, though
whv. it has never appeared. On
the mould board of this partic-
Mar plow, is painted in large let
tars the word "CHILLED. /" One
dav last week, whenstorm clouds
we're hanging low, and the wind
hore on its wings 9 low moan.
saooestive of "The snog of the
orasshoper, J, ole Of the old,
.,,a.and-tried faithful came by
MT ! way. He paused to take q
.,,ea,, ~ into tile room where Alex.
s tesman Of
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20
Doctors Say:

- A>~~J9
Bilious and Intermittent Fevers
which prevail in miasmatic dis
tricts are invariably accompan-
led by arrangements of the
Stomach Liver and Bowels.
The Secret of Health.
The liver is the great driving
wheel" in the mechanism of
man, and when tits out oforder,
the whole system becomes de-
ranged and disease is theresult.
TUFTS Liver Pills
Cure all Liver Troubles.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

Hon. John G. Carlisle, ex-Representa-
tive, ex-Speaker and ex-senator, told a
washington friend that he had not a
doubt OF the reelection of President Nc
Kinley.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

x-rz~;7-4.- ~. ~ ssy-==-ss
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

In his late utterances, Bryan
has sunk to the plane of a mere
shrieker. He doe snot even rise
to the level of the dema-
gogue. He smaks more of the
quality of the patent medi-
cine fakir than anything else we
have seen.
Middletown transcript., 1900-10-20

Total savings depos-
it's. Isl ,907, ,l56, III about 50, 400, ,OOO, ,OO
Number of depos-
ltors..............5,0 ,065. 44 $685., 81;
Average deposits. .$376.50 1892. l.
The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1900-08-23
SHEVLIN SHA WINGS.
From the Advocate. ]

; aN&t&#-.Af L oAAS 1AoVSSUoOs a5rals,a.8
Miss Audra Carlson is now act.
ing as clerk in the drug store.
The carpenter work and paint
ing Of the new Congregational
church is finished: only the fur
niture and seats are lacking to
make it ready for occupancy. &
Miss Florence Nichols has
shown herself to be- an expert BIZ
cyclist, fine dancer and Of late
she is becoming quite proficient
with the rod and line.
Beltrami county will have an
exhibit at the state fair this year.
Messrs. Crowell & Croker, of Min
neapolis, with their usual spirit Of
generosity, offer to attend to the
labor and expense connected with
securing proper space, display and
a thorough exhibition at the fair.
Except in acreage, we do not think
there is another county in the
state that can show better. if they
can as good a yield Of all kinds of
farm products as Beltrami and this