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To Wage EarnerS
and Others of
Moderate Income

DO not spend your money foolishly
because you have so little of it, but
save what you can from month to
month and invest it in something that
Will multiply many fold. The mill
lionaires OF this section were laboring
men generation ago and they pur-
sued this course while most of their
comrades blew it all in. The pru-
dent ones saw that fuel was a good
thing. that the world had to- have
1t, and they bought coal land, a little
at time as they could spare 1t. and
1t has made them rich and their fami-
lies live and will live in the greatest
comfort. while the descendants OF
their imprudent comrades are labor
ing as their fathers did-for day
wages.
Keep this object lesson In mind.
The opportunities of that earlier time
were in coal, today greater opportuni-
ties exist in oil. which Is fuel in a
more concrete form and Is rapidly
supplanting COAL because It is easier
and cheaper to mine and handle. and
is, besides being a more economic
fuel for all large consumers. profit
able for hundred other uses. The
oil of California is furnishing that
state with cheap fuel, for the lack OF
which her progress has been woefully
retarded. The entire Pacific coast
will consume oil as a fuel. so that
the demand upon the oil fields of Cali
fornia is unlimited. California oil
refiners will hold the markets Of the
far East and of the west coast of
South America. 1t is plain to be seen
that the oil fields of California will
be the source of incalculable wealth.
far beyond what the coal mines of
PENNSYLVANIA have been in the past.
All thoughtful men can see that the
thing to do now to make money is
to buy the shares of conservative. re-
putably managed oil companies hav-
ing large holdings Of undoubted oil
lands secured at low prices, and only
recurring development to become the
source of enormous revenues for
shareholders.
The PACIFIC COAST AND TEXAS
OIL COMPANY has in the most i'm
portant oil fields managers of ability
and integrity and of the highest prac-
teal qualifications for their business.
and the shares Of this company are
today, without doubt, the best invest
ment obtainable. These shares would
be cheap at 40c. but are. selling for
the time being at zoe per share. to
procure money to bore the first wells.
The price is sure to advance rapidly
to keep pace with the developments
on the company's lands and on ad-
joining lands. The market value OF
the lands is constantly advancing. Do
not delay making an investment in
this stock. AS to the value of this
oil property and the character and
ability of its managers this company
refers, by permission, to the presi-
dent of the Broadway Bank and
Trust company, of Los Angeles, Cal.
For particulars concerning this in
vestment apply TO the
INVESTMENTand FlNAN CE CO
Room /, Dime Bank Building,
Scranton, Pa.
OPEN EVENINGS.
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ing is magnificent, and the opportun-
tiles for gaining information on points
OF history and also on up-to-nAte mat
ters connected with our nation are
plentiful and important. The moEels of
warships and the relief maps, showing
up our new possessions, are surrounded
constantly by throngs Of spectators.
o
Among the interesting features in the
Machinery and Transportation building
is one under the charge of Mr.. Miles
Tracey Hand, son OF Hon. Alfred Hand.
OF this city. 1t is the exhibit Of the
Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool company
and comprises lot of apparently very
useful implements. Being a mere wo-
man, ! am not supposed to understand
the complications OF this outfit. was
very much impressed. however, with
the fact that Mr.. Hands machine shop
makes the most racket of anything in
the entire place, and that among the
accomplishments which the apparatus
on display is a blast OF cold air. which
makes many friends for the manipu-
lator these hot days. 1t Is nice and
convenient to have pneumatic tools. All
you have to do is to attach a rubber
hose to little steel contrivance and
you can whttle shavings off a big slab
of steel tthey don't call II a slab, but
that is what 1t isl; drill holes in al
most anything. and pound rivets with
more celerity and noise than ten men.
Then another tool-thing over in the
corner plays in a sand bank. and
pounds It down very industriously at a
miraculous rate of speed, while still
another pulls up things to almost any
height and drops them where they will
do the most good. I should think Mr..
Hands pneumatic tools would be nice
to use in executions of murderers. His
establishment in an important corner
of the building, is thronged by wise
men who want to know about every
thing. "A Russian count and other
notabes are among his frequent visit
ors.
Mr.. Hand and his wife are enjoying
the summer in Buffalo. where they will
stay until the exposition closes.
III. c. p.
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helped to frame the Constitution. and
others who were in immediate touch
with them, In the congress of the Uni
ted States, legislating there for the
country, they declared that their legis-
lation shall apply" not only to "the
several states" not only also to "the
respective territories of the United
States" but also to countries subject
to the jurisdiction of the United
States"
1t is not needful here to recapitulate
the details of the quest into the stat
utes of Texas which led Mr. Benjamin
X. Curtis back to the statutory law
of this land from the adoption of the
Federal Constitution. 1t is enough
that he did find this which we have
just quoted, and that "the constitution
discussing 1t, and the importance to
the counsel representing the govern
ment i'm the insular cases recently
passed upon by the Supreme court had
the discovery been made in time for
the information II contained to have
been available to the attorney gem
eral." countries subject to the juris-
diction of the United States" in addi-
tion to the several states" and to the
respective territories of the United
States" were expected then; and pro-
vision was made for their government
by congress as Subject territory" in
the very earliest years Of the existence
of the United States as an independent
government.
If the discovery did not come in time
TO inform the judges of the Supreme
court. 1t is in good time to inform pub
lie opinion as to what the trainers of
the Constitution and their associates
in political life meant--their own inter-
pretation of the powers of this govern
ment in precisely such a case as has
arisen nearly a century later, in our
acquisition of Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
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court decision-that so i'm

court deCision-that so i'm
portant an act as that passed by the
first United States congress on May
amended by congress March q, 1904,
and approved by jefferson, should
have passed out Of the recollection OF
bench and bar for many years--as
constitutional lawyers are now saying
II is evident their saying is correct.
But when the whole Philippine sover-
eighty question was forced upon the
United States by the logic of events
when the "anti-imperialists" shut their
eyes against the undeniab BILE truth that
President jefferson, whom they had
been citing as their own, was the
strongest "imperialist" that the coun-
try has ever known--that he not only
added IAN empire" TO this country,
but ruled that empire by executive
power, as the records show-when these
things came to pass, il was natural for
the people to suppose that bar and
oughly on the history of that time.
Certainly If the members of the Su-
preme court of the United States, in
their search for what the trainers of
the Constitution meant it to cover, had
read the act of 1890, and its amended
form of 1904, there could not have
been so wide divergence of Opinions"
in their late decision.
Here is the second section of the act
of March, 1904;
"And be it further enacted that all
| the provisions of this act and of the
act of which this is a supplement shall
apply as well to the public acts, rec
ords, offices. Office books, judicial pro-
ceedings, court and officers of the re-
spective territories of the United States
and countries subject to the jurisdic-
| ton OF the United States as TO the
public acts, records, offices, Office books,
judicial proceedings, courts and officers
of the several states. Approved Ma Oh
81, 1904"
/ That is. according TO the judgment OF
men who were themselves of those who
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q CCORDlNG 10 special ca able
~ dispatches sent over from
Il. N London, the indefinite post
ponement" of the maria ge,
set for the tenth of July, between Miss
Vivian sartoris, granddaughter of
President. Grant. and Archibald Bal
'our cousin of the Tory leader of the
house off commons, came from the
fact that.the two had each decided
opinions and could agree on few
hings Of tmportance"-that their
luarrels had been frequent, their en-
yagement@broken more than once" but
he troubles were as frequently
patched up through the good offices Of
he lady at whose house they had
irst met.
Under such circumstances it would
seem that the offices" of the lady
n question were more to be called
nischievous than good" for there
Vas certainly no prospect OF happiness
n married life for such an engaged
couple. The dispatch remarks that
\ he breaking eff of the marriage, even
at this late day after the invitations
to the wedding were issued and as
minutest details arranged, Is generally
regarded sas a triumph of common
sense" ....
1t was little late for common
sense" TO come to the rescue, but this
particular couple are to be congratu-
lated that u was not quite too late
m its arrival. Records of the all too
greatly crowded divorce courts, and
the history of very regrettable num-
ber Of marital infelicities' where the
\ married pair endure each other, point
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of the National Farm school
L. established four years ago
at Doylestown, this state. on
Wednesday OF last week received their
diplomas and listened TO an address by
Hon, James Wilson. the United States
secretary nf agriculture.
The especial thing that makes this
school Of interest is that 1t is Jewish
school, founded by them for members
OF their own race, with the avowed
intent TO bring the Hebrew back to
the tilling of the ground"
Five hundred guests went out by
special train from Philadelphia with
secretary Wilson and Rev. Joseph
Krauskopf of the Temple Kenes tn
Israel. Says one report, through a
four years course the graduates have
studied farming as farming can best
he studied and the splenddly titled
flelds Of the 122-acre farm, its well kept
stables, barns and dairy. poultry
houses and greenhouses all attest the
amount of real work the pupils have
done.
Secretary Wilson referred to the
sensible and thorough manner in which
the children of Israel do everything
they undertake, and without help from
federal or state sources" and expressed
the hope that this school will have a
reflex influence in stimulating many
state-aded institutions to better work
He spoke of the greater interest shown
of late by the people of a large
number of the states and territories in
scientific agricultural research work
that the agricultural department is CO.
operating in. He earnestly welcomed
this new reinforcements of the sons
of Jacob in advancing the agricultural
development of the country. In one
passage he said:
The Jew is a thoroughbred, with a
history running back to the time when
Abraham dwelt in Ur of the Chaldees,
and has a pedigree compared with
which modern family trees are bramble
bushes. He can look back over the
centuries and note the effect of occu-
patton on his race. Other races con-
mine what is good for his people. He
has been denied the privilege OF own
ing the soil by many short sighted
governments, bu- his love Of the soil
is deathless' 10 use the expression of
one of the founders of this institution.
He desires to restore the physical visor
OF the race where it requires it. by
returning TO the early vocation of it's
founders. 1t is wisely resolved that
young men be educated in the sciences
ana arts relating to agriculture and
money is contributed for that purpose
by far-seeing and good-hearted men.
No investment ever made ny a people
will pay like this one, and that is a
venturesone saying in this presence"
Another report mentions that this
school is said TO differ from other aeri-
cultural institutions in that the prac-
;ical features are given the greater
prominence, ami that boys as soon as
they have passed through the gam
mar grades of the public schools are
admitted, d clear gain of four years"
l. -.
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~ the announcement of the ut
a ~ ter apathy shown by the
naval militia organiza tions
of various states, those of the Atlantic
and Pacific coast states alike, their
failure to respond, by acceptance of
any of the navv departments plans
to aid the organizations in education
and training. to the governments in
terest in them.
The plans proposed included the TAX
ing of naval militia men to sea in
any one of the naval vessels, the cruise
OF each command TO occupy a fort
night, under supervision of naval Off
GERS and with the assistance of en-
listed men in the navy. Naturally, the
navy department supposed that men
who had voluntarily entered naval
militia" organization would take a
lively interest in such an offered op-
portunity to learn the duties they
might be called upon to fulfill.
The result oc the utter indifference
manifested has been the decision of
the navy departme that it will take
no farther trouble about such militia
as that. Announcements from Wash
ington are to the effect that the de-
partments estimates to congress next
year will not include the sum of $780,
600 which for several years has been
asked. given and distributed by the
navy department among the naval mill
tia organizations.
In the presence of such a state of
affairs. there is double force in the
recent suggestion of the Annapolis
academy board that congress shall
double the number of cadets al that
institution. Not so very long ago
congress added ninety to the number
of cadets at West Point. Yet this
country has reached a point in it's
history when it has, and will continue
to have, far more need of full sup
ply of perfectly trained officers of
all grades for the navy than of those
for the army. The National Guard,
moreover, not only in all emergencies
has supplied men who have some drii!
and training for active work in war,
but has given some good officers to the
service.
The naval militia, it is evident, is
not going to render any such service
to the navy. That makes clear the
larger need of thoroughly trained ma
officers. and enough of them, to
train and to command the men who
enlist. over and over again, within
the last three years the country has
heard of one and another war vessel
put out of commission in order to Sc
cure officers for one of the new ves-
sells.
We go on building new battleships,
cruisers and torpedo boats, knowing
that there is a necessity for a navy
adequate TO protect our commerce, to
preserve peace often by it's efficiency,
to make swift end of war should war
be forced on us. But what use is it
to enlarge the nations complement of
war vessels without seeing to providing
enough thoroughly trained officers of
every rank to make each and every
vessel eflicient-ofiicer who know
every detail of duty and how to train
as we'll as TO command seamen? The
suggestion of the Annapolis academy
board is one to which the next congress
should give heed, and should not be
allowed to forget" it until it has
taken action.
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Three months pleasant work for
four years course in college is The
Tribunes educationa contest PROPOSE.
ton, boiled down. Was there ever a
more liberal one2
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SCRANTON, July I, 1901.

The best advice which can be given
TO an industrious working man Isl:
Don t strike; IT doesn't pay"
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The bravery of the Beers, now
everywhere recognized. should no
longer be tarnished by the madness
of a useless resistance 1t is time to
trade the life for the hoe.
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word from the president would
end the demoralizing gabble over the
pension commissionership. and he
should speak il.
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The political reform movement that
has John Wanamaker on its front
seat will always be picturesque, but
VIII never be convincing.
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For cards Of thanks, resolutions OF coincidence
and similar contributions in the nature OF sd.
veftlsng The Tribune makes a charge Of cen"
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The government exhibit at the PAN
American is said to be the best ever
displayed at an exposition. The build
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FINLEY s

Aids TO luxurious comfort In hot weather ATE
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Farm School Graduate S =.

THE FIRST graduating class
of the National Farm school
L. established four years ago
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The Act of 1904.

THE LAY mind it does seem
singular Notwithstanding
Il the piling up of laws and
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THE FLAT RATE FOR ADVERTISING.
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The Men for the Navy,

q FEW weeks ago appeared
~ the announcement of the ut
4 ~ ter apathy shown by the
naval militia ORGANIZATIONS
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A Look Before Leaping.

4 CCORDlNG TO special cable
~ dispatches sent over from
Il. n London, the indefinite post
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Entered at the Postofice at Scranton, Pa, as
SecondClass Mail Matter.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-01
A MAGNIFICENT DREAM.

Edgar Saltus, poet and philosopher, has
been dreaming dreams, extraordinary.
and in a. vision, he saw tie stars AMI
stripes proudly floating over. the crests
OF the Cordilleras and the Andes, all the
way down to the strait of Magellan. 1t
is a magnificent dream Oothers have
dreamt it before, burt they have always
failed to give any practical way to real
ize it.
1t would never do to subiugate the
South American republics by conquest.
The people of the United states would
not stand for ii. and, the cost would be
far out OF proportion TO The gain. The
only way TO realize Mr.. saltus' dream
would he by peaceful annexation with the
consent of the people of those countries
themselves. But such is not likely to
be the case. Those people are altogether
too much taken with their own particular
brand of liberty, with its. perennial crop of
revolutions and successive relationships.
They owe their very. existence TO our
protection, yet we have never received.
anything but ingratitude III return II
it We're not for the Monroe doctrine, the
European powers would carve up South
America even before they finish China
and that would mean an end OF revolu-
tons down there. Yet the people of
South America have no gratitude for us.
They have directed nearly all, of their
commerce into European hands; they are
agitating the formation of an alliance
against us, and in Venezuela, it seems,
they have even started revolution fer
the special purpose of driving cut Aneri-
can business and American interests.
Moreover. it is very questionable
whether it would be wise to admit those
hybrid races as American citizens and
ask them to join in making our laws.
while it would be contrary to our ideas
of liberty and government to treat
them as subjects without any voice in
the affairs of the state
If these objections can be overcome,
very we'll. 1t would be a magnificent
thing for this country. It would be d
grand thing for South America. because
it would mean law and order and rapid
development. The coastwise trade of
South America, alone, would require one
of the greatest merchant marines in the
world, and under the coastwise naviga-
ton laws. that trade would have TO go
entirely in American ships. The ia turaI
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POOR FELLOW.

Old Harvard university may be proud
of Prof. Charles Eliot Norton as phil
osopher author and scholar. but the
professor would hardly be awarded first
prize for patriotism in a popular voting
contest.
Poor old fellow! He feels bad. He is
color blind to the sunlight and TO every
thing that is bright and encouraging. He
lives in great country, but the things
that inspire other men and fill them with
enthusiasm he can not see. He has.
heretofore, declared that there are very
few gentlemen in this country; that the
nish of civilized life, but their natures
are not refined, and that he felt, with
Sir Horace Walpole, that he could be
proud of his country were it not for his
countrymen.
Such and similar utterances from the
learned pessfmist were called forth by
our war with Spain, and since then he
has grown more atrabiiious every day.
To his mind, this country is on tobog-
gan slide to the bow-wows and going at
such a speed that it makes him dizzy to
think of it. OF course it will al end in
a grand smash up and the contents of
the ship Cor rather toboggan) OF state
will be spilled out promiscuously in
space; but as Prof. Norton is well along
in years, he may hope to escape the
final catastrophe.
A group of Harvard and Radcliffe stu
dents, all filed with the happiness of
youth and of yuie-tide. had gathered at
Prof. Nortons Cambridge home on
Christmas eve, and to them he said
This is the season of the year when
peace on EARTH good will toward men.
| feigns, but for the past Chrlstmases
there has been q sad gloom hanging over
| the country. We have not been at peace
| with the world and we have not shown
who have lived in a past when there
| was at least pretense of keeping UP
| the old American doctrines. this is in
| deed sad. Today the United States is
| standing forth as one of the worst of
| all nations, for she is expressing nl-will
lstOwaFd men-She Is at war In listening
/ to the old story of peace and good viii
we should all make "a resolution ito try
to change this state of affairs. We who
are old should do what little we can yet
| do. and You who are young should To-
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solve that you will help our country
back where she beongs..'
E What a pity to be such a pessimist!
Eyen the season of hope and happiness
has no sunlight, for him. But the eoun-
try Will go on Just the same. The
eroakep is apt to be lonesome This
world is too Eeung. and vigorous to get
swamped in the Slough of despond
The Ameriean1peoRle have an .unbounded
confidence in themselves and their fu-
ture-, There is nothing too great and too
grand for them to hope, and strive, for.
They measure their future by their past
and get dimensions that no human mind
can grasp, Eysn II they should acct
dentally make a set of consumnlate asses
of Themselves ast5jr5s'a while, they would
soon get at thekttd1e state of things and
have the good common sense to. correct
it, and in the end the whole affair would
merely be an INCIDENT in the grand on
ward and upward march of events
= Whatever questions confront us, they
may be bungleds and botched for a time,
but, eventually, the good sense Of the
people will prevail and solve them all In
the light of broader knowledge and in
accord with the grander destiny that
awaits US as the foremost and most en-
hghtened of the mighty powers OF the
world