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According 10 the director Of the Canadian
geological survey there arc more than l.2j0,po,
square miles Of uncxru,cd lands IN Canada The
entire area Of the Dominion IL computed at
"'b, 'o' square miles, consequently one third Of
'h's country has yet been untiaNclcd by til,
explorer Exclusive of the inhu,piiihlc H.!
in'led Arctic portions. DiiWU sOunr' miles j. Tor
all practical purposes entirely unknown. I'ut tho
indicntio are that during the next h.c wears
a, least j.tOO miles of new railroad will lc com.
plctcd throughout the dominion. most " whi,h
will run through the uievplorad wilderness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11

And Un,lc Russell Sage remarked
II told YOU go
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Expenditures for Chicago Municipal
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Stock JObbinR.

u = OTHING that can be said in
press or pulpit about stock
4 market "pnnic," in the ma
t,,ro nf otinionit ion against
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New York Office: $50 Nassau St. ........
S. s. vREELAND,
Sole Agent for Foreign Advertising.
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Ouay'S Ballot Plan.

- ENATOR oUAY's ballot re-
n, form proposition. thai the
election officers shall hand to
...,h yotcr q ticket 0f each
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-11
In Behalf of Peace.

NOTICEABLE step is that
taken by Mrs. May Wright
h Sewall, Of indianapolis, rep
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deadly lethargv which has been creeping on the
town are taking away any sound raitcrs good
shingles that ac worth saving. They have nailed
uN such streets us run into Main street, 50 that
the municipal oat field will not I've pranccd upon.
The council killed Ccntcrvir some time age
whtn II dove all the saloons ont oi town. Aiter
that the farmers avoided it,
The center of population. now SIX miles south.
east oi Columbus. Ind. IN li!N wa, about thirty.
three miles east Of Baltimore. and ii has trdv.
el'd in the ll0 wears since a distance VI ',O
miles. The ton years. beginning with iTO and
ending with lSU. the movement WIS " miles,
3t miles we're added H., Islo, ~ hy iS2D, 80 hy
lSW ~ by $50, 81 H., $50. II ~, iS8o, 4, hy
1870 ~ by lSSO. Is hy ,SaW. and II by iWD. The
greatest distance Of n miles mad, between i,io
and lSO was due to tho pcat rush from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast after the ds,ov.
cry OF gold IN California. The ,ciy small west.
crn movement during the last ton years is rX.
pl,inci by large increase OF population IN tha
North Atlantic states.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
PERSONAL.
ItaIy,s New Ambnssador.

Mayor Des Planches, the new Italian
Ambassador, arrived in Washington yes
terday and temporarily established him
self at the New Willard. He came over
from New York on the Congressional
Limited and rode to the hotel in an auto
mobile. He entered the building by the
ladies entrance and took the elevator to
apartments on the second floor which
had been reserved for. him by wire. His
suite consists of a parlor and bedroom
His valet, who accompanied him, came
downstairs a few minutes later and
wrote the name of the Ambassador on the
hotel register. He informed the clerk
that the diplomat must not be disturbed
under any circumstances and that no
cards should be sent to him> He had din
ner served in his parlor.
The new representative of King Victor
Emmanuel ii is quite different from his
predecessor Baron. Fava and he will
maintain much more elaborate Embas-
sy. Baron Fava while here had his hab-
ltat in an ordinary boarding house. and
his STAFF consisted of but one servant
who iilled all positions from Secretary of
the Embassy down TO messenger. Mayor
Dts Planches is a man of considerable
wealth and 1t is predicted that he will
do considerable entertaining during the
social season. The new Ambassador will
present his credentials to the President
either today or Monday.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
THE BARBER OF OLD.
How the Trade Was Conducted in
the Middle Ages.

In the middle ages the BARRIERS formed
corporations with certain privileges, but
the first company of barber-surgeons was
incorporated by Edward ~ in 1idl. In
1910 its title was changed TO Company of
BARRIERS and Surgeons and. as proof
that there already existed at that t!ate
the rift within the lutte" made so clear
by that short but significant word and,
we learn that practitioners Of "barbery
were restricted to drawing teeth In the
middle of George lis reign an act was
passed finally separating BARRIERS and sur
geons. its preamble stating that the Dusi-
ness or trade of a barber was foreign to
and Independent Of the practice of sur
gerry" Thus fell the BARRIERS from their
high estate, though they still retain their
ancient hall in Monkwell Street, Cripple
gate in the city.
The medieval barber shop was very
different institution from that of the pres
ent day. II served quite an important So
cial purpose in being a rendezvous for
neighborly gossip aud retailing of the
news Loquacity has always been be
Iieved to be the chief characteristic of
the man of the razor and brush, and
Plutarch. remarking this gives an anec-
dotc of King Archelaus, who stipulated
WITH MS htiutl W Sis, y, MN ~ s7i'' =,
But in ancient England the BARRIERS talk
ativeness did not offend the worthless
who frequented his shop. and it was Gus
tomary for the shop To be provided with
the cittern or lutte upon which one of
the company played fOr the diversion Of
all while they awaited their summons to
the chair
In 1896 there was hanging in a barber
shop at Standardization set OF rules
The previous owner of the shop, then
alive. had been in business as n barber
for years in Strutford and alluded to the
rules as having come down through cen
tuTieS Of the tOnsorial fraternity. He well
remembered the ancient lettering bowls
with niche cut in the side, in which the
chin dropped. and he kept the bowl sus-
pended during the lathering process. 1t
wears brass BARRIERS bowl Of this kind
as "A helmet-MambriuO's Some of these
brass basins are still TO be picked up in
salesrooms.-London Leader.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
senator Mason on a RumbIe.

Senator William L. Mason. Of Illinois.
Familiarity Billy" Mason, shattered all
the traditions of tie White House yes
terday afternoon by gayly riding out of
the grounds and up Vermont avenue as
a footman on his automobile. II was the
first time in the history of the White
House that a United States Senator had
so violated the proprieties and Senator
Mason's debut as a fiunkey caused much
talk in official circles
With Representative Boutell Of IL
linois, Senator Mason was chaperonine a
party of ladies and gentlemen from his
State en- route TO Newport News to pre-
sent silver service to the battleship
Illinois. and with Mr. Boutell he in
troduced them to President Roosevelt.
Senator Mason's clerk was navigating
an electric automobile with "A rumble seat
up and down in front OF tie White House,
pending the departure of the Senator.
Senator Mason had friend he wished to
take with him.
Can you pilot one of those things?" he
said to his friend, pointing to the auto
mobile
No. indeed" replied the mnoisan.
Can you2"
Not any Of that in mine" responded
the Senator.
The problem was thus presented of three
men and an automobile with only one of
them a chauffeur. The Senator was TOO
polite to ask his friend to take the foot
man g seat, so he said:
Jump up there, Jim, beside Charlie,
and ] vii take the rear seat
Passing up the plaza in front of the Ar
ltugton, Senator Mason passed Senator
Lodge, noted as one of the most dignified
him. as he did to all the acquaintance he
met
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
IN RETURN FOR KINDNESS.
Hunsee Indians Wish to Donate
$1,000 to the DeInwares.

A small band of Munsee Indians, who
occupy a reservation in Indian Territory
with the Delaware Nation, of which they
are usually considered a part, desire to
present to the chief of the Delawares a
sum amounting nearly to 5000 as a bo-
nus and an expression of appreciation for
unaitering kindness for years past The
unusual request for the sanction of the
Government to the proposed donation
was made yesterday by John Brown,
Munsee chief, who waited upon Mr..
Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
with that purpose.
Chief Brown recited that the band of
Munsees over which he presided had for
merly been elected from their reserva-
tion in Kansas and had accepted an in
vitation from the Delawares to live on
their lands 1t was for this courtesy and
subsequent and continued kindnesses that
it was desired to reimburse the Della
wares.
Not long ago tine Munsees secured dam
ages against the Government for over a
million dollars, which has been divided
equally among the various small bands
of the tribe, many of which have settled
ing with the Delawares, however were
contented to remain where they were,
but desired to show their disposition to-
ward the Delawares by presenting them
with their share of the award.
Commissioner Jones did not feel au-
thoriZed to make the chief any promises
regarding the matter. owing to It's pc
culiar character but said that he would
confer with Secretary Hitchcock
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
M'KINLEY AND THE REPORTER.
How the Int President Returned
Good for EVIL.

During one of his Congressional cam
paigns he was followed from place to
place by a reporter for a paper of oppo-
site political faith. who is described as
being one of those 'shrewd, persistent fel-
lows who are always at work, quick to
see an opportunity. and skilled in max
ing the most Of it" While Mr. Mckinley
was annoyed by the misrepresentation to
which he was almost daily subjected. he
could not help admiring the skill and per-
sistency with which he was assailed. His
admiration, too, was not unmiXed with
compassion, for the reporter was i'll,
poorly clad, and had an onnoying cough.
one night Mr.. Mckinley took a closed
carriage for a nearby town at which he
was announced to speak The weather
was wretchedly raw and cold. and what
followed is thus described:
He had not gone far when BE herd
that cough, and he knew that the re-
porter was riding with the driver In the
axposcd seat. The major called to the
driver to stop, and ahEhted. Get down
off that seat, young man, he said The
r+pcrter obeyed thinking the time tut'
the majors vengeance had come Here,
said MIR. Mckinley, taking off his over
coat. you put on TINS oNefcoat ana get
into that carriage
"Eut. Major Mckinley said the re
nortcr Il guess you don't know who l
am. | have been with you the whole
campaign, giving ii TO you every time
you spoke, and am going over tohisht 10
rip YOU TO pieces If | can;
II know" said Mr.. Mckinley, but you
put on this coat and get inside, ana get
warm so that you can do u Soou Jop'
The Chautauquan.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
True Not FaIse Economy.

1t is reported that the Republican
members of the House Ways and
Means Committee are not unit upon
the question of the reduction of taxes
by the next Congress. One element
fayors sweeping changes in the war
revenue schedule, presumably with a
view Of avoiding any radical attempt
TO modify the Dingley tariff. Another
is committed to a policy of caution in
cutting down the income of the nation
al Treasury.
The reason is not far to seek. 1t
seems 20 be taken for granted that at
the forthcoming session a heavy APP
propriation win be made for an isthmi-
an canal How much is, Of course, in
doubt. but at a minimum it must be
considerable for the ensuing year. Then
there is a probability that a ship sub
sidy bill may be passed. and it is
certain that a tremendous effort viii be
made next winter TO enact liberal
river and harbor bill.
These prospects serve as warnings TO
many members of Congress that it
might be well to wait the march of leg
islative events before going far in the
direction of reducing the handsome sur
plus which Secretary Gage now has to
his official credit, and which in itself
is one Of the best possible commentaries
upon the prosperity of the country,
largely due to the wise business policy
which has dominated its affairs since
the advent of President Mckinley in
1891
A surplus is a thing easy 10 dispose
Of. and not so easy to upbuild again
Perhaps the more cautious among our
legislators have the right conception
of the matter. There will be many i'm
perative calls upon the nations purse
during the next year. Two Of them
the isthmian canal and generous ap-
proprfation for the expansion of the
navy-wiH have the hearty support of
the American people everywhere.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
A ST. PETERSBURG FIRE.
Peculiar Methods Used Mt Confingru
tions In the Russian Capital

An hour ago the steamship Una had
landed me on the quay; and now. having
handed in my passport, duly vised and
countersigned. to the Cars vicar in the
hotel bureau, l stood upon the Nevski
Prospect trying to identity the peculiar
odor of ST. Petersburg, for every city has
its peculiar and distinctive smell. At the
end og the Prospect was the tover
whence the watchman watches dav and
night for fire. AS | edged through rho
afternoon crowd and lodged the bead-
long drivers of drosChkies | noticed cor
tain black balls run up the signal tower
gle of a bell, the clatter Of hoofs and a
trumpet, and the blower. mounted came
galloping round corner Then the ian
gle of bell. the clatter OF hooffs. and a
lire engine-or at least part of a fire en-
linc For the man who sat hv the driver
and waved the bell over his head hsraIded
other vehicles: one carried a hose nine
another a barrel which might have con
tained healing water or refreshing vodka.
There were six in all, and upon each were
big men In bright brass helmets They
galloptd up the NcVski Prospect townrd
the trumpetinE and the ringing ana the
clatter. every helmet was lowered and
as the horses dashed along every man
reverently crossed himself Even the
bell-ringer. with bell still aloft in his left
hand did homage with his right hand TO
the eikon at the street corner.
Tho column of smoke grew thicker
blacker, higher.-London Academy.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
Temperance In Germnny

That the temperance movement Is max
ing way in Germany is proved by the fact
that the University of Breslau lent its
great hall the other day for the annual
conference OF the Society for Combating
Abuse of Spirituous Liquors. In his open
ing address the president, Baron Won
Diergardt, declared that three milliards of
marks were annually spent In the Ger
man Empire on intoxicating liquors and
only twelve miliards on food. IL was es-
timated that on an average every German
man. woman, or child consumed ten Hires
of pure alcohol. or thirty litres Of spirits
In year which meant five glasses of
spirits for each person daily. The people
generally had no conception of the dan
gers of alcohol. This was especially the
case in Upper Silesia Among the work
ing classes in that part of the country
when child cried ii was the custom to
place a sponge dipped in spirits in its
mouth.
The very infants were thus accustomed
to schnapps. He said that the campaign
against alcohol was closely connected
with the struggle against tuberculosis.
Millions were spent upon hospitals. asy-
lums. and sanatOria. but the root of the
evil was neglected. The reason why they
could not achieve success was that every
who're In the State they came in collision
with thost who were interested in the
traffic i'm alchocol. As a matter of fact.
the STATE itself was interested in this
traffic, since 1t derived "A revenue OF l65.
100000 marks from spirits and 1d0,OO00o0
marks from bee. II was "A matter for
qualification that methylated spirits were
more and more employed for technical
purposes, as this diminished the interest
Of the State in their consumption as bey-
crages. The professors Of the Bresau
University have issued an appeal To the
students pointing out the evils of indul-
ecnce IN alcoholic liquors. and protesting
against the folly and indGccncy of drink
ing contests.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
FOREIGN TOPICS.
BuIier's IndiscretIon.

General Buffers blazing indiscretion re-
calls the discovery made nearly thirty
years ago by the late LORD Rosmead, the
Cape Governor who went up to Pretoria
at the time Of the Jameson raid to reas-
sure President Kruger 10 the best of his
diplomatic ability. When Lord Rosmead
tthen Sir Hercules Robinson) was Gov
ernor OF New South Wales in the early
lGs, II fell to his lot to admit the erSt-
while c'snnibal kingdom OF FIJI as an in
tegIal N1rt Of the British Empire. Dur
ing the Incidental ceremonies he noticed
that none of the great fighting chiefs
spoke in person, and that each of them
mad a professional orator on his staff As
an Irishr an, with a strong sense of hu-
NOR Sir Hercules was naturally tickled
by such novel situation. and when he
got back to Sydney he repeatedly euIo-
gized the arrangement, pointing out that
the man of action was very rarely a man
OF words, and that civilization might well
learn lesson from Pacific chiefs
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
No Longer Objects to Gold.

Ex-senator Marion Butler, who repre-
sented North Carolina in the upper
house of Congress for six years, came
over from New York yesterday and stop
ped at the Shoreham. He is no longer
Populist statesman from the Old North
State. but now a prosperous lawyer in
Gotham. He declares that he has aban-
doned politics and his efforts to reform
things, and is now engaged in acquiring
the means wherewith to become pluto
cfat Hls appearance yesterday indicated
that he has been successful in accumulat-
ing some of the yellow metal which he
SO bitterly condemned during his term
IN the senate Mr., Butler stated that he
had FOUND the metropolis a more advan-
taeeous place in which TO make money,
II not so desirable as the Tar Heel State
as a pIace in which to live He had some
business to attend TO here, and returned
to New York last night
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
WAS A CHINESE JOKE.
IL Nearly Proved Serious One to
the Joker.

\ strange state of mind evidently pre-
vailed in Peking during the Boxer out
RACES outside the walls. outrages which
were momcntarily expected to be repeat,
ed within the city limits, says the
Youths Companion" Everybody was
preparing for a catastrophe. and nobody
could be sure why. 1t all seemed like q
huge practical joke, which could not be
taken seriously, and yet il was serious
and everybody knew it was. There was
apparent peace. with a certainty Of com
ing trouble. The foreigners were gath
cred in places OF safety, and the com
pounds they had left remained unmo-
Tested.
one incident curiously shows the com
biued lightness and frenzy of the public
mind. On a certain evening boy OF
about sixteen walked down street
marking door here and there with a
circle OF white chalk, before which he
bowed solemGly.
Presently al IN" people came to their
dOors-in II great state of excitement and
Lp pgan TO discuss the proceedings and de-
bat. as 10 what il might mean The
marked houses might belong TO the
friends pr foes Of the Boxer. the saved
or lost
Suddenly man went up to the hoy,
..izcd him by tho pigtail and asked him
what h meant. The bystaudcrs were
itnazed al courage which dared inter
fere with an emissary OF the Boxers. '
nd the boy himself tried 10 sNagger Il
little and brazen II out.
What were you doing it for?' insisted
the man. Tell or / take you to the po-
lice station"
Then the boy fen on his Knees and own
ii that he was only doing ii for joke IL
righter the people. His success had cX-
oeed.d his hopes.-New York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
statehood for oklahoma.

An earnest desire to enter the Union
as a single state is credited to the pro
yressive citizens of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory Together they contain
about eight hundred thousand people
about equal to the combined pOpula-
ton Of New Hampshire and Vermont
and larger than the total population Of
Montana. Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and
Nevada.
IT is true that a popular notion IF
Oklahoma and the sister Terrific Y
makes the principal industries Indians
and land booming. but as a matter Of
fact it is a good, fat land, rich in min
eral wealth, and its people are progress
sive although they may possess certain
crudities from an Eastern point Of
view.
There may be good reasons for de-
laying action. but these must be found
outside the natural conditions. At this
distance from those Territories il is
not possible to know what would hap
pen if they were admitted as a State
but it is reasonable TO infer that
1t would relieve the tension in the IN
dian Territory, and improve conditions
in both. At any rate, if the eight hun
dred thousand are in earnest. Congress
should give them respectful considera-
ton.
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
Circulation Statement.
l. IL Hnhsnn,s Choice

To be national institution carries
with it painful responsibilities, especial
" if the distinction be thrust upon a
naval officer by an admiring public.
Richmond Pearson Hobson was made a
Lero. without his asking, and then was
compelled To pay an enormous price for
the honor. Those kissing stories, made
mostly out of whole cloth, were an in
famous reflection upon a gentleman.
The young naval officer was shunted
to the Philippines. and he was no doubt
grateful Since then he has had good
berths. and promotion as he deserved,
but there was a certain sugeesuveness
of Mr.. Barnum when Captain Hobson
was sent To the Buffalo fair by the
Navy Department Now he has been
detailed to establish the navy exhibit
at the Charleston show.
Undoubtedly the exposition promo
tiers want captain Hobson, and he is
too good an officer to question orders,
and too humble a famous man to class
himself with attractions which we be-
lieve the vaudeville folk designate as
"top-liners."
But there is no escaping the fact that
Captain HobsOn was at the Pan-Ameri-
can show and that he is now going to
Charleston, and if there be certain
eaptious persons who intimate that he
is the Navy Departments prize exhibit,
it may be said that this world is full
of persons whose chief end in life is to
be disagreeable.
But it doesn't seem quite fair to Cap
tain Hobson to place him in the posi-
ton he is made to occupy before the
public that raised him to so high a
pinnacle
The Washington times., 1901-11-16
ADVOCATES TARIFF REVISION.
Representative smith Believes Fos-
tered Industries Can stand Alone :

AS to the tariff question:" remarked
Representative George W. Smith OF IIIi-
nois. one Of the veteran Republicans In
the House II believe the coming Com
gress will be called upon to make some
necessary amendments to the existing
law
Il do not mean that there will be any
general revision OF the tariff, for the
country is not demanding It. But In
many instances the protective duties thar
were imposed for the. purpose OF fostering
infant industries have accomplished their
object, and such duties can. In nv iudg-
ment, be reduced without inhlcting any
injury to the labor employed in those in
dustries that are now on solid founda-
tions
Amendments, or rather a revision Of
the tariff on these lines" continued Rep
resentatige Smith, can be made without
in any wise disturbing the business in
terests Of the country. And furthermore.
the country is so prosperous that we can
anord to reduce taxation. just what re-
auction can be made will be determined
later.
You know there are a number of ma
tional projects that must be considered
this winter. We are committed to the
Nicaragua canal. the building up Of our
merchant marine, a larger navy the Inn
proNement OF our rivers and harbors to
say nothing of the Pacific cable and other
enterprises The enactment of the legis-
lation necessary 70 carry these matters
into effect viii require large appropria-
tions, ana therefore they will figure in
whatever is done in the matter OF reduc-
ing our revenues. President RooseveIts
Administration will be an eventfuI one.
for all these questions will come up and
be acted on during the Fifty-seventh Con-
gress
Representative Smith arrived here yes-
terday. He will call on the President to-