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CITY NOTES

FINED so.--John NJ. Edwards, arrest ed
tuesday by Patrolman Peters for disor-
ierly conduct was fined So in police court
yesterday morning by Mayor Moir.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-08

FOOT CRUSHED.-Jerry Buckley, a
niner at the Avondalc shaft was taken
the Moses Taylor hospital yesterday
S the result Of a fall of coal which oc-
urrcd while he was at work. His foot
vas caught under 1t and was badly
rushed.
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STOLE BRASS -Patrolman Sartor last
light arrested on River street and
rought to the central police station a
mall boy charged with brass stealing
ie Is another member of the gang of
'hich Willie Schimiskey and Harry MUIR
ay were arrested and arraigned before
ldeman Howe last week
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & NJ. T. Howley. .231 Wyoming ave.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10
THE FAIL OF KRUGER.

The American people cannot and will
not Judge harshly that remarkable man,
Paul Kruger. He misjudged the strength
Of his people when opposed by the Brit
ish empire; his confidence in European or
American intervention was misplaced; he
overrated the peace party in England-in
short, he was not as farsighted as ne was
deep and tenacious There seems no doubt
that he did not deal generously with the
stranger who sought a home in his coun-
try. He may have had his reasons for
opposing modern methods and the advent
of other white races If he had a dream
of building Dutch-speaking government
in all of South Africa, it has faded away.
No government can last that has one law
for natives and another law for immi-
grants. He Disseminated against the Eng
disappearing people of his country as
England did not against the Dutch-speak-
Ing people of her African colonies His
was an independence different from that
of any other civilized government of the
world. He started the war in the name
of Nberty-but it was not the liberty for
his foreign-born settlers that people of his
own race enjoyed in Cape Colony He was
century behind the times. His was re-
public only in name His will was su-
preme. If the crisis could have been de-
layed a few years until he and the old
reactienary element surrounding him had
reached the natural limit of life, there
might have been no war. and no sorrow
and mourning today in thousands Of Eng
hsh and Dutch homes, but he forced the
issue by not temporizing and granting
reasonable concessions. Some one stag
gers under a fearful responsibility. The
world admires a man who puts I'D a
strong fight, even if he falls Paul Kru-
ger has failed. There will be more free
dom to all races in the TransvaaI under
English rule than under Kruger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

The policy of the Russian government in
transporting it's political offenders to ST.
IBERIA has resulted in the creation of COM
munities in the new region peopled by
men Of exceptionally high mental de-
velopment. The scholars and thinkers Of
Moscow and st. Petersburg were not
driven into the earth as was designed,
but they asserted their influence, and, in
the changed social and political condi-
tiens brought about by the advent Of
the great railroad project, have come to
be recognized as the leading business in
f1uence in the new region.
The demand for American machinery
will continue in the East perhaps in
greater measure than for any other pro-
ductions; and all that is really needed in
order to enable Americans to take such
a lead at any early day as will give them
a permanent advantage is that the gov
ernment shall give some measure of the
encouragement which it has thus far so
resoiutely withheld to the domestic man
ufacturers who are seeking Oriental
markets. Private enterprise has done
much, but that much is little in compari-
son with what remains to be done al
most without an effort after enterpris-
ing Americans see that their national au-
thorities are prepared to encourage and
sustain them in their undertakings.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

ments healthier Faces that were pale and
wan from work in gas-lighted easements
stores and shops are much improved since
the Introduction Of electricity. The heat
from the gas jets and poor ventilation are
responsible for much sickness. 1t is also
shown that in the same city the electric
light has lessened crime.
DR.. Meyer recommends the use n,
castor oil in the treatment of neuraI,ia
In doses of one to two ounces before
breakfast. He finds that it is most agree
able taken in ale and In this form Is less
llkeIy to disorder the stomach. At frss
the Gil acts freely on the bowels, but IL
1t Is continued daily It's cathartic effect
rapidly diminishes so that after the third
or fourth doses normal Intestinal action
Is re-established. Its curative action is
PROBABLY due to some special ingredient
for other cathartics are Of no value.
committee of the Royal Humane So
ciety has published the following eau
tlons for the benefit of bathers AvCii
bathing within two hours after a meal.
Avoid bathing when in any way fatigued.
Bathe when the body is warm provided
no time is lost in getting into the water.
The vigorous and strong may ba.he early
In the morning on an empty stomach.
Those who are weak had better bathe
two or three hours after a neal
ess
DR.. Abee has invented an arrangement
which might be called a heart sD-ir-
1t consists of a plate which is placed upon
the chest In order to support the heart.
In cases Of enlargement or dilatiOn Of
the heart this. plate eases the work OF
the heart and relieves Inc unpleasant
sym3toms which wouI1 otherwise be ex-
Derienced by the patient
1t has been remarked in one Of the
largest lunatic asylums that dark DeoDie
vastly predominate among the insane.
to such an extent that only one in 165 pa
uents had red hair. and only four had
light hair and compilations.
PRESCRIPTIONS
In flatulencs Bishop recommends
Acetanilid, 2 drachms; tincture Of nux
vomica. drachms; tincture of capsicum.
H drachm; compound tincture Of gentian.
4 drachms. The dose IS a teaspoonfuI
after meals.
Flatulence IS due chiefly 20 fermentation
OF food within the stomach, and this Of,
en- leads to irrttative diarrhoea. In suCh
cases Hemmeter recommends: Beta
naphthOl benzOate, bismuth salicylate and
magnesium Cxide, Of each drachms:
saccharine, 712 grains; menthOl, Is grains
This is divided into II. "a or 36 powders, to
suit the indications: If there Is much
fermentation 1t should be divided into y
powders, one of which Is to be taken
three times a day Otherwise 1t should be
divided into "a powders and one given
every three hours. Leon Noel.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10
CAROL OF THE CENSUS.

NOW the trouble all commences for the
man who takes the census. It's
enough to make him seek in drink
his carktng care to drown. for he
must be calm and gentle with the
slant-eyed Oriental, when he's after
facts and figures in the shops OF
Chinatown.
AND his temper will be firing hot be-
fore he's through inquiring Of the
family connections Of the saffron
tinted Chink, who will gaze at him
In pious way. with eyes set on the
bias, and will make the caller Won
der If he has the right to think
YES, the gentleman from China will con-
tinue to design a spatter pattern
with the bluing which he spurteth
through his lips; while the poor In
Vestigator. the hard-wOrl0ed enumer-
ator, seeks to turn his mind from
dreaming Ger the heaping laundry
slips.
HE will ask. In accents gracious, with a
smile both bland and spacious:
whats your name?" and like a
fountain. still the indigo Will squirt.
till the Chinaman has finished or
the lndigos diminished. Then the
laundry man will murmur. "Whatee
wantee? Washee shirt2"
WHATS your name2 And who's your
father?" with the slightest trace OF
bother, comes the question as the
man who juggles clothes begins to
wipe scattered traces Of the blu.ns
from the wash he has been doing,
ere he innocently lifts his eyes, and
whispers: "Hittee plpe?"
chow old are you? Are you married?"
yells the census agent harried. while
the citizen from China In dim Won
der rubs his neck. Then the agent
gasps in silence, thinking all the
while of Whence. as the answer
comes IN fragments: "No get
washee, no got check"
0THER questions he asks vaiuly, inter-
jecting things profanely while the
Chinaman continues at his labOrs
Ger the tub. do you buy your soap
on credit? David Harum'-have you
read it2" But the man from Hong
Kong silently smilingly resumes his
swishing rub.
SOON the pagan so benlghted grows
quite fustered and excited, and he
splutters through the sOapsuds az
the patient census man; mo got
check, you no get Washee, Under
standee? No! BY goshee!" And his
fingers shake and shlyer TIL they
CULVER like a fan.
THEN. the census man. declaring. with
unnecessary swearing, that for all
these blanked statistics he don't give
q "dash-banked durD," leaves the
place, his brow a-mopping, and goes
swiftly, never stopping. till into IL
door that opens to a barroom no
may turn.
AND he seeks to hide his troubles meath
the foam that bInks and bubbles on
the liquifed concocUon that comes
from the well brewed hops. And hy
asks his supervisor as a friend ami
an adviser, II he can't transfer hlT
to route that has no laundry shoR
Baltimore American.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

dog, which she took in her arms and
loaded down with caresses.
AS she passed out Of the exit gate with
the pug in her arms she bestowed a be-
witching smile upon the gaten,an
And was come-on enough to pass her
through and to weave pipe-trances about
the reason why she wanted to get
through, said the gateman, disgustedly
to the station cop. Say, I don't belong
here. l ought to be doin' spring plow1n'
somewhere
Tom Higgins used to have a place in
Lewiston, Me, where the tiger lashed his
tail.
The sounds therein were the mellow rus
tie Of the cards, the voice of the dealer
saying: How many will you have gen.
temen? and the forcible ejaculation Of
the party who failed to FILL"
One night all the tables were occupied.
There was a rap at the door Higgins,
with his quiet Indifference to things that
did not interest him, paid no attention
the rapping. But the man outside was
impatient. He kept Knocking.
At last Higgins went to the door and,
without unlocking 1t, he cried:
Who are you. and what do you want?"
am So-and-So. and want to get in
and play"
The man was a notorious loser. am
looked around at the group in the room.
Then he turned to the door and said to
the man outside:
Shove your money under the door and
go away. That will save you time and us
trouble"
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

decidedly profane subjects. The rev.
Immediately after indulging himself in
the rhapsodical trumpery above quoted.
proceeds as follows:
1.-THE Christian nations may expand.
they may contract, but there is one king
dom that will keep on expanding until It
fills the earth For God is behind it:
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of
the Pleiades? The considerations move in
unfailing regularity, the seasons pass in
unfailing procession, because moved by
a Divine Hand. Here, too, In the Cos
pei is the propulsion of a coSmic force.
Our hope of the glorious outcome rests
not upon the strength Of human might,
Vction that the Gospel Is the power of
God. 1t originated in the love of God.
It was planned by the wisdom of God
It was s realized by the Son Of God. It's
ing can bind it. Nothing can stay it's
course
In the later arguments advanced In the
discussion of the imperialIst policy, it ia
quite plain that the advocates of the
policy that are at all designed to in
f1uence public sentiment have decided to
rest all their hopes on the proposition
that there is money in the policy, and
that the American people are embarked
in imperialism as they are in everything
else-for the money there is in It. This
may be regarded as a legitimate argu.
ment in support of given line of public
policy or it may not according to the
standpoint from which we view it. But.
when all the preachers and all the phil
osophers, all The spectators and all the
docIriEaires are through with the sub
ject. 1t will remain true as it is today.
that the ultimate fate of the imperialist
will depend on The answer to the aues-
tion, whether the American people regard
and enG-all OF civil freedom.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10
SUNDAY. JUNE 10, 1900.
Our EASTERN TRADE.

There is no subject of general interest
to the commercial world o& the United
States which is receiving perhaps even
the same measure of consideration at
this time in the periodical press Of the
country as that of the possibilities and
prospects of American trade in China.
The prevailing disturbances bring the
subject into new prominence, and init
mately relate to the future Of that
trade.
The United States are the only nation
which may be said to be wholly free from
the possible complications arising from
the Boxers insurrection Being the only
nation which makes no claim to ter
ritorial possession or influence, they are
not looked on by any class of Chinese
society save the very ignorant, who
doubtless compose the great bulk of the
population at this time, as being re-
sponsible for the decay of native in
huence and the domination of foreign
interests in the empire
Such situation as this Of itself should
operate with the greatest advantage TO
our interests. It certainly can be made
to do so if our representatives will con-
fine themselves strictly to looking after
the safety of person and property of
American citizens in China. Indeed, great
as the degree of attention is which has
been bestowed on the subject, there is
notbiDor U-ha+e1-ar bai,,cr o,+,,,IJ. - I,
public authority to promote American
trade with the Orient. What trade we
do at the present moment is being done
in British bottoms. and is secured only
through some special circumstance such
as the peculiar adaptability of the Ameri-
can manufactured article to the require
ments of the occasion.
Situated, as we are, 10000 miles nearer
to the Asiatic ports of entry than any
European people, we are still at a disad-
vantage, even with reference to English
manufacturers. We have the kindliest
disposition existing toward US among the
Russian officials. and the Russian in
f1uence generally is favorable to Ameri-
can interest. In addition to all this the
commercial and industrial forces which
are coming into existence In the vicinity
OF VladiYostock, and the other communi-
ties which have sprung up within a
year or two as the result of the prog
ress made on the great trans-Siberian
railroad, are all strongly pro-American.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10

reduced and the service improved. The
telephone equipment is erected on the
principle of using above ground conduc-
tors as little as possible, and of leading
double conductor into the house OF
each subscriber. On the 1st Of January,
1889. there was an increase fourteen-fold
OF the length Of cable in use for the
telephone service. The city has establish
ed material reductions Y rates, which are
graded, as they must necessarily be un-
der any management which is even COM
mercially honest, according to the more
or less general use in which the tele-
phone is found among the people.
But there are other decided advantages
which have come to the public in ANS
terdam by the public operation of the
telephone. There is now a night service
as well as day service. The working
hours and the compensation of the en-
ployes have also been improved. The
employees of the company worked nine
hours a day for maximum weekly wage
tenn the working period is only seven
hours, and the rate of compensation has
been increased. For instance, there are
telephonists Of the first class with
weekly wage of from eight to ten f1orins;
of a second class, with a wage from five
to seven fforins, and apprentices, with a
wage of two forms Those who do not
receive the maximum salary get a year
ly advance of one form.
Again, what may be spoken of as the
humanitarian feature of the employment
has been materially advanced by the
change to municipal ownership. In case
of sickness the employees of the technical
service receive three-fourths of the latest
wages for a period of three months; after
this period one-half pay. The employees
of the administrative service in case of
sickness get the full salary. In case of
accidents full wages are paid; and after
a service Of thirty years pension is
secured equal to one-half the salary or
wages. In cases of earlier disability
less rate Of pay is furnisned.
Those who know the insecurity which
attaches to the lives and productiveness
of the wage-earners will naturally regard
the last mentioned features Of the mu-
nicipal ownership in operation In Amster-
dam as the most desirable result But
the favor extended to the system is not
at all confined to any one class. It is
general and so well established is the
public favor that, whereas ten years be-
fore the system was instituted there wal
not single such undertaking then in
existence or even in contemplation, the
people have now in public operation their
gas works. their water works, abattolr,
two horse railroads (about to be trans.
formed into electric lines), two steam
ferries and a clothing factory for the
making of the uniforms of public en-
ployes, with the settled prospect of the
application of the principle in the imme-
dlate future In every direction in which
1t may be advantageously put In opera
ton.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.

1.-THE old man in action" Is the way
Senator Mark Hanna Is referred to. af-
fect.onateiy, when he IS making a speech
in the serate-au incident or event, az
the case may be, which never takes
place but always occurs because Mr..
Hanna never prepares to speak and aue
nounces his intentions formally, az a
part of the senate's business. Pcttigrew
or some Democrat steps on his feelings. as
1t We're, and UP he jumps, as quickly al
the dignity and fOrmality Of the senate
will allow the rotund, round-headed,
smooth-faced man who steers the Repub-
Ecan automobile. He does not snow any
grace and training as a speaker, the
Chicago News says, but he makes his
points with great clearness just the same.
He is witty and quick to turn back
shaft aimed at him. as he did when Tile
man said to him:
you don't make ship armor plate. bLE
you're pretty busy making political are
NOR plate"
yes, I am" replied Hanna, "and Il
has proved to be pretty nearly II not
quite !nyulnerable."
The talk of towing the patched rWn5
OF the former Spanish cruiser. ReinA
Nero edes, to New England port for use
as a training ship recalls the loss Of that
other souvenir Of Ceveras GCfeat, ths
Maria Teresa. This hulk, while being
towed north, was driven ashore on Cat
island West Indies. in storm. TH
ruined cruiser was then abandoned.
The ups and downs Of place-holders at
Washington are illustrated by the recent
Incidents OF the personal history Of
Charles Richards Dodge, who Is Commls-
sioner General Pechs expert In agricul.
ture for the Paris exposition. Mr. Dodge
was chief Of the division OF fbers In the
agricultural department at a salary %
$500. The house committee on agri-
culture TWO years ago made an iuvestga-
ton which resulted In aboiishing Mr..
Dodge's division as unnecessary. This
left the chief without employment but
after period Of idleness he obtained a
minor position at 81 900 a year in the
weather bureau. Soon after good fortune
had thus taken him in tow again MR
Feck came along and gave Mr.. Dodge
his PRESENT position. The salary was
$1,000 and the clerk was clerk no more.
but q division commander on Gen. Pecka
staff for the Paris show. Mr.. Dodge s
salary has been raised to si.500.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-10
AN INSTRUCTIVE EXPERIMENT.


AN INSTRUCTIVE EXPERIMENT.
In considering the problems which are
being presented to the public mind
through the theory of municipal owner
ship of public utilities, the telephone Is
certain to come in for a good share of
attention in the immediate future Long
before the public mind has been wrought
up to the point of insisting on anything
regarding the means of local transporta-
ton, or the people feel that the tele-
graph should be restored to the use for
which it was designed by Prof. Morse, II
is highly probable that a serious public
demand will be heard for the municipal
ization of the telephone.
When this period arrives there will be
no lack of precedent. The experiment
will be far from an unknown one Eu-
rope is so far ahead of us in this gen
eral direction that we are even only be-
ginning to understand a little of the
wonderful advances which have been
made there. We boast Of our great
powers of adaptation, and doubtless
rightfully SO. But we have enough of
the British strain of conservatism in US
to keep US from engaging In any public
undertaking until some intelligent under
standing is had beforehand by more or
less long continued experience as to the
actual results to be looked for. Once
we start in given undertaking, however.
1t is generally conceded that we are quite
likely to make such progress as will
startle our neighbors who had thought
US likely to remain far In the rear The
advance Of recent improvements made In
the automobile show just what the pos
sibilities are in this special direction.
Perhaps the most interesting and In
structiYe of the many experiments In
the direction of the public utilization of
the telephone available for American con-
sideration is the experience of the city
of Amsterdam. There the service. un
der private management, became so bad
and was so far behind the modern ad-
vancement, while the rates were SO un-
reasonably high. that the invention was
a serious burden to private industry and
convenience We are richer, however.
than they are in Amsterdam. Under the
operation of municipal ownership all this
was changed, the rates were materially