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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24

The case o. Charles F. nm, who is Charged
with receiving stolen property, in having brought
a double set OF harness. valued at So, which he
is said to have known had been stolen. has been
continued until Tuesday. The harness had been
stolen from Marvin A. Gusts. This is the first
OF several cases that Il IS said will be brought
against Hill. The same continuance was granted
in the cases Of George jackson, Thomas Brown,
and Frank Dorsey. all colored. who are charged
with HOUSEKEEPING and the larceny Of the har-
ness in question
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24
STREET LIGHTING

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Banking and Safe deposit. Union Trust and
Storage Company. l4li + IT. NV.
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SUNDAY. FEBRuARY .. IsM.
Weather Indications
TEMPERATURE.

Snow and colder today. Tomorrow probably
fair. Brisk 10 high northeasterly winds.
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THE Sun AND MOON.

Highest temperature. l p. m...........-..-...27
Lowest temperature, 9 a. m....................IC
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Heurich's Senate Beer for family use by phone
GSi, Arlington Bottling Co.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

~OkMfh senator Cnandler,
X whose picturesque arraign-
Il ment of the trusts, contain
ed in a recent contribution
to the Independent, is travelling the
rounds of the Democratic press and
affording much satisfaction to the ad-
vocates ami disciples Of socialism, was
recently defeated for reelection by
railroad influences; and he therefore
is naturally bitter against what he
calls the money power" that Is be-
hind most of the great enterprises of
this country.
Yet when he passes from the rhe-
toriCal, letting -off-steam part of his
essay to the subject of what legisla-
ton is necessary to safeguard public
interests against trust abuses he
calms down To line of reasoning
which nobody questions. but which, on
the contrary has unanimous approval.
In few words his idea of remedy is
government supervision of corporation
organizations. The corporation cam
not exist without a charter. The
power which charters must see that
charter powers are not transcribed
and that the artificial person is
held within the same limits of ubedi.
cnCe to law as the natural Ttrson.
This means hat issue" Of stocks and
bonds must DC necessary and equit-
able; and that periodical inspection
similar to national bank inspection
may be required eventually ASA check
upon mls0 Gragement.
This. Mr.. Chandler well says, lis the
new work for the Republican party,
worthy of its reputation 1t has abol-
ished slavery, given To every settler n
farm on our public lands; established
manhood suffrage throughout the ma
tion; saved the Union in civil war;
liberated two races n Cu0d and the
Orient; ard il w!ll cou;inre to be the
party of the people"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
Outline Studies
OF Human Nature
Sure Cure for Hiccoughs.

\ Binghamton mll begar 10 hiccough last
saturday. He hIccrLehed up all day and sll
night, and was lard at it sunday morning.
Evety remedy that his alarmed friends raNe
hin, seemed to accelerate the hicks. Ps)pie
sent IN from all over town recommending s"re
cures And he steadily grew worse.
Then a wise neghbor had a bright idea.
He thought it all out by himself He wen,
over 20 the hiccoughers home, and was ushered
into the room where the afflicted one was last
hiccoughng his life away
"Hullo." said the neighhor in light and
cheerful tone; "how's the old soak this morn.
ing?'
The sufferer rolled his eyes at the neighbor
in a painful surprise.
"Don't give me any of YOUR crocodile
glances," snorted the friend. iii you'd quit
drinking when ] told you 10 you wouldn't he
in this shameful condition"
"what.hic.did youhc.call me?" he slut.
tered
Called you a sroaEe, you lobster" bel
lowed the neghbor. 'Nou're a pretty object
lesson for your unfortunate children, amt YOU,
you gulping old hypocrite2'
Get out OF my'hic'house," roared the s!'';
man.
"Go To hlazes" yelled the neishho- TIN
going to stay right here and see the last Of volt
The people on the stree, sent me over. Wal
till the old VOLTS gone" they said, and th,n
wave flag out o. The window They're gong
10 have jolifcation supper and fireworks
tonight, and don't YOU dare to diSappoint 'em. -
This was too much for the hccougher, lie
said several verv bad words as he made a
dash at the neghbor, and they raced around
the room half a dozen times. the hlccougher
getting msdd"r at every jump, and IN \ nc
neighhor ddrted through the door anl es
capped.
The sick man flung flower not AZ him q,
M tha rd nd ha "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
The State Convention.

HE DOMINANT note of yes
terday's convention was
Il harmony. For the first
time in many years the
representatives of the Republican par
~ in Pennsylvania convened without
signs of family disturbance and COM
pleted programme of work in free
dom from factional chickering's. 1t
was from beginning to end a corven-
tion of stalwarts; of believers IN party
regularity Those who mediate at
tacks upon the party through ndc-
pendent candidates. or fusion with the
opposition had for once the good taste
not to try to participate in delibera-
tions by which they did not propose to
he bound.
1t is not to be expected that any
feature of the conventions work will
receive the approval of this guerrilla
element, nor was any effort made TO
attract its support. The nominees are
stalwarts, the platform Is an express
sion of stalwart Republicansm and
the people are to he invited in Novcm-
Der to choose between the stIlwart
style Of politics and the back-firing,
irregular style. Although this is an
off year. it is year when loyal Re-
puhlicans should more than ever stand
by the party standards. so as 10 keep
the battle lines intact for the more
important congressional and guberna-
toridl Compaign one year hence. Those
who are bent on diSorganizng the
majority party in this state know
they have no show in year when
party interest is high. They will
therefore stake everything upon the
chance of doing mischief when the
rank and file may be off guard.
The way to foil them is to stand by
the guns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
THE TREE IN THE CITY

Amid the fret and fever Of the street.
Calm, peaceful and serene this giant stands;
Amid the strife, the worry or the to~n,
His mighty heart remains in deep rcpose
Among the scethirg mutitudes OF men,
Their IestleSreSs cannot disturb his rest.
| watch the emerald ocean Of his leaves,
And every hcdving hlow speaks of joy
The joy Of living, joy OF strength and health,
Ot peace of mind, Of duty well performed
For he has kept the law with God and man,
Dom well his part, nor sought TO shun his lot;
So, hearty, hale ana wholesome, he uprears
In green cid age a tower Of hirdhood,
Like some old man whose youth was free hon
blame,
Whose temperate manhood brought him no re-
proach,
He rcaps the rich reward Of soodly years,
Erect aud strong in gray magnlhceuce.
touch him, and tread old scenes again,
A barefoot boy upon my fathers farm;
| hear the warblc Of the whcdt.feld quail,
gather sprays Of dcwy wildng flowers,
breathe soft odorS OF the apple blooms,
And hear the COW bells tinkling in the lane,
A sChoolboy in the old sChoJlhollse again;
hear the children droning at their book
| see my httle sweelhalrt's soft brown eyes
o patriarch Of The multtudinous leaves,
Content and calm, amid this rush and roar,
Still uncontaminated in this strife,
Free from repining for the fields and woods
Teach me the grandeur Of thy deep repose,
Teach me the glory OF thy goodly soul
That ! may walk with conscience undisturbed
Amnd the struggle in the marts Of men.
Walter Malone, in the Alkahest
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
Short Speech.


"You never can tell what kind of shot you're
going to get from the crowd when you're cam.
pagning," said Jake" kemple, veteran "spell.
binder" at the Fifth avenue hotel the other
night.
THE state committee sent a kid speaker along
with me in stanton street last October. II was
a trying-out process for the youngSter. a student
in Columbia and the son Of a rich lawyer. just
for fun, call him Slimkins. Slmkins wore long
Prince Albert coat. and over that light, short
fall overcoat, that lacked about seven inches
OF covering the Prince Albert. Add 20 this
skyscraper collar, pair Of light'colorcd tan
gloves and plug hat and YOU have a line on
slimNnS getup. The chairman of the carttail
meeting knew me, and soon ! hove in sight
with Slimkns he got hold Of me and said:
Say, Jake, wot's dis yer springin' on us?
II de gang gifts after dis pctur plate vtnst deyIl
make him look like t'irty cents
Il said guessed the young fellow wouldn't
make any bad break, but the chairman looked
apprchcnsively at him and at his clothes. 1t was
arranged that my college friend should follow
the chairman. who made a good short talk.
When Slimkins got up he was badly ratified.
but he removed his overcoat, tossed his gloves
into his tall hat. and said
Fellow Citizens and Republicans of the NNth
Assembly district: The--aw-issues Of the cam.
psign-aw -aw-have--lw-been so fully promulgated
-aw-hy the gentleman who has lust spoken
aw-aw-that I-aw-aw-hardy know what to
talk about
an let the fat lobster SpIke his piece said
hoarse.voiced man the lar edge Of the
crowd
That settled Slmkins," added Mr. ken,plc
"He seemed to sh' el up Son lis short lgnt
overcoat faded away in the darkness toward the
Bowery. The fat lobster referred TO was myself,
and had hard time getting started. told
thp At ata nD,itt at,ttt af,,rN, rI a,,fl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

q FLORIST in st. Louis is
~ credited in published dis
4 n patch with having bred a
fragrant race of tulips, and
with being about to put on the mar
ket variety of chrysanthemums per-
fumed like the rose. Despite the won-
ders daily unfolding thanks to modern
scientific research, this narrative lacks
confirmation and the result il alleges.
while not impossible, verges far upon
the Incredible.
Perfume, in flowers, is the result of
the exhalation of minute particles of
a volatile oil extracted from the soil
and so arranged in natures wonderful
laboratory that no two plants secrete
oils which are identical. For man TO
reproduce in the chrysanthemum the
fragrance of the rose would mean that
he should have TO overcome by arti-
ficial processes one of the most subtle
of natures differentiations, compared
with which IL would be easy to invent
flying machines and esta bhsh perpet-
ual motion. We do not say that the
St. Louis florist has not done what is
alleged; we merely remark the prob
| ability that some one has been ro-
| mancing.
Yet some wonderful results are being
achieved these days in the inbreeding
of plants. Hardly a season elapses
that does not mark developments
| which, in another age, would have
savored OF necromancy and perhaps
led to prison or the stake. For many
years the chief florist of the czar of
| Russia tried without success to breed
jet black carnation. He failed. But
a gentleman in this city took the mat
| ter up, and at last reports had sue
ceeded in growing a carnation as
| brown as roasted coffee. From that
10 a jet black color Is, he thinks, SIM
ply a matter of little patience.
This is just a sample of what ex-
| perimenters are doing continually in
| all the fields of botanic research. The
result is that our fruits, our vege-
| tables and our cereals are steadily i'm
proving, both in nutritive qualities and
| in beauty Of appearance. Now and
then nature, in revolt, sends such an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

"<HE PRoFFER 10 Senator
Finn by the Republican
Il state leaders of the tenn
porary craftsmanship Of yes
terday's convention, although declined,
illustrated an interesting character
istic of intelligent party management.
While Finn was fighting outside the
harness. while he was expendng his
powerful energy and commanding per-
sonslty in the irregular and unwar-
ranted endeavor TO break down the
Republican party organization by
means Of fusion with the enemy. he
was shown no quarter. On the con-
trary, his challenge TO battle was
met upon every occasion and he was
whipped to a standstill.
But when ne discovered and repented
the err5r OF his way; when he con-
tritely returned to the regular fold
and announced that he would hence
forth do his fighting within party
lines, the hand of Fellowship was glad
ly held out to him and not trace of
bitter feeling remained. This is as II
should be everywhere Finn person.
ally has always been a capital man.
admired and respected by friend and
foe alike, His fault was a fault of
method, Under the pressure OF fac
tional feeling ne forgot that the party
is larger than the factions. and that
the preservation OF its organization
rises paramount to all personal claims.
1As. mi vn'ld have sacrificed a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
POSTAGE STAMP STATISTICS.
From Leslie's Weekly.

\ statement going TO show the marvellous
increase in the use of postal facilities by the
American people is that Of the director Of the
bureau of engraving and printing at Washing.
ton. Just issued IN which II appears that the
number uf postage stamps sent ont for Use during
the current fiscal year includes l3U,OtO,OoH one
cent stamps, 3,5C0,OO0,OoO twocent stamps and
800, ,23G OD of higher denominations The total,
including special delivery ten.Cent stamps, is
5.ilG 236, ,OOO against i,3I7 7s7.G0 for the pre-.
vious fiscal year, an increase OF over one and one.
half billion stamps. 1t is not easy to grasp the
full significance Of these Stupcndous totals. A
few calculations may help. According to these
figures sufficient stamps will he used this year
to supply every man, woman and child IN the
United States with at least sixty stamps each.
Distributed among the population Of the entire
globe they would supply caCn person with post
axe for not less than three letters. Placed SHE
hv side in \ continuous line the total issue would
girdle the entire earth three times forming a
variegated ribbon around it nearly three inches
in width II spread ont in the same manner
across the United states the stamps would form
a paper sidewalk from New York to san Fran
cisco over three feet wide Pasted into a stamp
collectors book of the conventional size, the
issue for the year would ill half million vol.
umcs, which, placed one upon another, would
form solid column over twenty-five miles
high. II it is true, as Edward Everett Hale
SAYS, that the United States postal system is the
greatest of popular educators, these figures will
serve TO show the extent Of Uncle Sans present
service school teacher,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
In the Matter of Ripping

Recorder Connel, the second ripper recol der
~ the city ~ scranton, has commenced ripping
on his own accord, the same aS his predecessor,
Recorder Moir did. hut on a somewhat more ex.
tensiye scale. Recorder Conncl has performed
Es hrst work Is ripper on the police force,
and such shaking mp has never before been
witnessed in scranton TX Mayor Moir's friends
and political adhcrents on the police force have
been either reduced in rank or dismissed alto.
gether. All this is supposed to he in pursuance
"f The general plan of completely partizinzing
s'.ry branch If tho government Of second class
citios and making them SuhScryiont to the dom.
inant machine in state politics In this whole
sale ripping mp Of the police department ot
Scranton there is an additional illustration Of
tha vicious character of the second class city
ripper legislation. Uudor the provisions Of that
act recorder appointed 10y the governor can
make removals of policemen and other officers
without assigning any reason whatever, and
need not gv" anv explanation for has acts to
the city councils-Wilke'.Bnrr Record
Our contemporary greatly magnifies
the proportions of the so-called shake
up and utterly misinterprets its mo-
tive and purpose. If it has kept close
watch upon SCranton's municipal af-
fairs during the past few years it
must know that through Indifferent
or unstable administration they have
become unsatisfactory and compl-
Gated, Especially has this been true
In the police and fire departments
Because of the lack of system in the
fire department, our citizens are pay
ing A special premium for fire insur-
ance amounting to % per cent. on
account of the long unjointed status
of the police force vice has spread Ia
many quarters whore it should not be,
espionage has relaxed its due vigil
ance and abuses have arisen that
should not he tolerated.
The installation OF the present ad-
ministration was accepted by those
acquainted with its personnel as a
signal that action would be fearlessly
taken toward remedy Of these unsatis-
factory conditions. Time was first
taken 70 study the situation in detail.
Nothing in way of change was decided
upon hastily. But there was one con-
clusion which could not he resisted: il
the responsibility for better results
was 10 be borne and justified, subordi-
mates not in sympathy or in whom
confidence was lacking would have 10
20. That is the rule which governs
the successful conduct of all large en-
terprises. Merely Capricious changes
involving deposition from Office wholly
as a means Of showing power are un-
warranted but reconstruction and i'm
provement are demanded by the cir
cumstances as found and these cannot
he evaded If duty is TO he performed
As We have said repeatedly, the only
justification of a ripper bill is its pro-
ducing improved results. If it meets
this test in Scranton, the taxpayers of
Scranton will approve The admins
tration in power is entitled to a fair
trial on this basis, and the excitement
OF facuonal rancor would only hinder
what all good citizens want to see.
namely, honest and efficient govern
ment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

THoSE WHO follow carefully
the bewildering evolutions
l. of modern medical science
are awaiting eagerly details
of the cabed report that Professor
Crassi, an Italian savant, has devised
4 serum which robs the bite Of the
mosquito of all power to transmit
malaria. The story in its curtailed
form is that 500 persons have under
gone a forty-day test and emerged
malaria proof. The composition of the
serum is not disclosed.
1t seems now to be we'll established
that the mosquitoes incisions impart
malaria. what is not so well estab-
lished is that malaria can be COM
municated in no other way. one
trouble with many investigators is
that when they locate new fact. they
do not wait to ascertain if other new
ones may not exist in the neighbor-
hood. they forthwith stop searching
and proceed to construct dogmatic
theories.
Taking it for granted that the mos
quito can bite malaria into her victim,
how do we know that the flea or any
other biting insect may not do the same
thing? The doctors are too busy stun
ming each other with long Latin words
to work out this simple problem by
a process of elimination. Then If the
mosquito Is such a mischievous pest
Cand that need not be doubted, no
matter what crimes have been loaded
upon her unfairly how comes it that
the negro race thrives on malarial at
mosphere and "skeeter" bites? In
some of the southern bottom lands,
where mosquitoes hide the sunlight a
white man could hardly hold body
and soul together for fifteen min
utes, yet the blacks can live there in
definitely and seem none the worse.
y serum that will discourage the
mosquito-b biting habit without render
Ing its user persona non grata to
everybody else in the neighborhood can
command a large sale in this country.
IT is a wonder that the patent medi-
cine men have not grasped this idea.
But upon the general proposition that
the mosquito is the one distributor of
malaria we feel inclined to reserve an
opinion until there has been a larger
and better showing of evidence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
THE NEW POSTAL LAW.


Hon Charles Emory Smith in the Worlds Work.
The clubbing Of magazines in reasonable com.
hnation at reasonable figures which do not de.
feat the intent of the law is not prohibited.
Neither is a combination with a book under like
circumstances forbidden. The intent Of the law
is plain. II is that the periodical shall he Of
character which will command subscribers on ITS
own account, and not because of outside induce
mcnts il may offer. This does not preclude the
use Of aids which may operate as a discount,
but il does preclude the use OF means which be.
come the decisive factor rather than the char.
aoter Of the publ, alton itself. The law intended
to give the benefit Of the pound rate TO publica.
tionS which the people sought for their own
sake, but it did not intend TO give that benefit
to publishers who practically circulate their
a big list to appeal to advertisers. In other
reader and not Of the publisher, As to the quCs.
tion Of definition, it is the business Of the de.
partmcnt to administer and not To define. II will
deal with each case IT presents itself. What
would he a nominal rate in one case might not
be- in another, II depends upon the conditions
and circumstances. The subscription price, the
offers the actual results, the proportion OF leCti.
mate suhsCrhcrs-these ana other elements are
to be considered. Tho department will seek TO
apply the rules OF common sense and fairness
without assuming TO dictate how any publisher
shall conduct his business, and al the same time
without toeratng the evasions and suhterfuges
which are IesOrtcd to in order TO circumvent the
law and which have brought such enormous
abuses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
Business Before Pleasure.

The old man was smoking his pipe on the
porch the young man left the house.
Things have changed since | was a lad"
suggested the old man.
How so?'' demanded the young man.
I'm my day, when we went courting, We
didn't burn one gas iet let alone two"
Possibly" suggested the ycunG man pointed
lv; "if you had fallen heir to some Gas Trust
stock about that time it might have made a
difference"
ThcrcIpon the old man went into the house
and told his daughter that when it came to a
question OF getting a real good business man
In the family she could have his consent at any
time Chicago Evening Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

1t vii! probably he best to let the
health officer decide whether the pres
ent flavor Of the Scranton water is
healthy or not Meanwhile all are ad-
vised 10 keep cool
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

smaller man but he survives because
he is an extraordinary character.
He is a prodigal son who merits a
fatted calf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

If Mr.. Schwab does not propose to
say anything upon any subject he ought
at least to hire private secretary to
folly" the reporters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22
THE ITALIAN OF 1T.
From the Detroit Tribune.

From the Detroit Tribune.
The strike situation from either point Of view
may be well summed mp in the words Of the
Italian who described his commercial success by
saying: what | make on da peanut, lose on
da dam banan"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

The great strike has proved to be
no picnic save for the strike breakers,
and they would doubtless prefer TO
eat their lunch in peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-22

The returning steamship that does
not bring a good revolution story from
the Isthmue Is no longer worthy of
mention.