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ADMIRAL CERvERA.
From tho New York Tribune.


The intelligence that Admiral Cervera
has been appointed chief of staff of the
Spanish navy will cause a sincere feeling
of qualification throughout the United
States. Ordinarily u similar promotion
in the military service of u foreign Coun-
try in time of peace excites only q Ian
guild interest elsewhere, except, perhaps
IN professional circles; but the case of
Admiral Cervera is peculiar. We feel
sure that he is still regarded in this
country with n sympathetic interest. to
which he is we'll entitled, not merely in
remembrance Of the tragedy in which he
played an honorable though q melan-
choly part, but also because he largely
contributed to q restoration of amicable
relations between Spain and the United
States. or rather, perhaps, of a recipro-
cal good feeling which facilitated govern
mental negotiations between the two
countries. and will. we hope, make their
official intercourse permanently agree
able.
In his desperate exit under orders from
the harbor Of Santiago, aboard the infer
ior vessel to which he had transferred
his flag with full knowledge that he was
sacrificing some chances OF personal es-
cape, Admiral Cervera was so gallant a
figure. and his demeanor in the hour of
utter defeat was so fine, that every
American was Immediately conscious Of
increased respect for the race to which
he belonged. If that had been all It
might have been enough to produce q
favorable effect upon the subsequent
course oil events. But that was only the
beginning OF the service which no ren-
dered. AS q prisoner Of war he was so
free from bitterness of spirit. so appre-
ciative Of every courtesy which he re-
ceived, and so modest and sane when he
found himself the object of a sudden adj
miratfon which did not invariably express
itself III judicious ways, that he may be
said to have been the means of recreat-
ing an atmosphere of International kind
illness in which ancient sentiments Of
friendship We're soon revived.
IT, therefore, as we believe the fact to
be. few resentments survive among
high-spirited people after n war of con-
quest, and a better understanding exists
between Spain and the United States
than had prevailed for many years before
tho outbreak of hostilities. Admiral Ger
vera must be recognized as an influential
factor in the establishment of those
happy relations, and there is sure to be
much satisfaction here, where he is popu-
larly esteemed, at the announcement that
he has been officially. distinguished in his
own country,
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ance on divine worship
Il. among Protestant Christians
has been so frequently as
serted as TO have gained acceptance by
many without question Many clergy
men accept and bemoal 1t and the re-
ligious press from time TO time has in
it learned discussions OF the problem
how 10 get people TO so to church..
For ourselves we are not prepared tn
express any opinion as 10 whether on
not there has been actually a decline in
church attendance, mere opinion with
out evidence carrying little weight. But
our attentian has been called to n let
ter recently printed in the New York
Sun, which sheds some light upon tho
question, at least 50 far as New York
city is concerned, The writer an old
resident OF that city, made u careful
personal study, church by church, COW
ering q period of twelve months. We
need not repeat the details which he
enumerates, for his conclusion will suf-
flee. 1t is that the average church at
tendance is better than it used to be
twenty or thirty years ago. and that
what gives rise TO the opposite belief
is the fact that there are so many more
churches nowadays that the attendance
Is greatly divided Delving back into
the religious literature OF three decades
ago, the sun correspondent found that
the decline OF church attendance was
just as solemnly affirmed and just as
mgubriously regarded then as it is to-
day. This is his summing up;
Things are undoubtedly better than
they We're thirty years ago; but there is
a manifest danger in the present day.
So many leaders in the churcl: Try 10
make religion popular, in spite of the
definite teachings oe their divine mas
ter regarding the difference which must
always exist between the world ana the
church. Bishop Burgess, the gifted
bishop of Long island, recently spoke of
this in n sermon in st. Paul's chapel,
New York, when he presented Tin u
way which almost provoked the risibil-
ity of his hearers) the absurd efforts
which are being made to organize the
churches of Christ on the lines of u
social club. \ gymnasium, peoples
concert, church fair, public baths, and
even u theatre In the basement of a
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GETTYSBURG FIELD.

When the waves OF shadows sweep
Northward on this meadow deep
'Tis the charge OF Pickett's hosts
In the Sambols OF the ghosts:
And when southward bends tho wheat,
They are acting their retreat,
And the wreaths OF men in blue,
Riding on the breeze pursue.
Yonder lowly wall OF stone
Marks where War was overthrownS
Dying now in fitful strife,
IN world one battle-rife,
Groans the monster that his sight
Never shall behold such fight,
Nor such heroes see again
Death defy on CORY plain.
Poetry! The roster call:
Crown the humblest of them all
With the wreath of honor's weave,
So that Wonder may perceive
That the laurels here are due
Unto all and not few
Michael Cuddy of New York!
Franklin Dodd oil Denford's Fork!
When the fiery Southron there
Charged his last in fierce despair
North ten PAGES from the wall
Stood Il color-bearer tail,
Grasping in his hardy right.
Foremost flag in all the fight.
Banner of the Tammany-sent
Forty-second Regiment. y
Rushing first of Pickett's men
Lanky Dodd espied him then
Through the smoke OF battle heii,
Through the roar of shout and shell.
Boys. hurrah; we've got their flag.
Watch me git the Yankee rag!"
And before he jumped the wall
stopped and aimed and sped the ball,
Sergeant Cuddy forward fell.
Heard the shrilling rebel yell,
Saw, when halfway in his fall
Hundreds, thousands, clear the wall;
no his knees he rose and raised
Up his banner, God he praised!''
Moaned he, as the rush and shout
Told OF counter-charge and rout.
Michael Cuddy kneelng there
With his banner floating fair,
Died, while Dodd's death-stiffened hands
Bound his wrists like iron bands.
Side by side and hand in hand,
In n gliding. ghostly band
Michael Cuddy, Franklin Dodd,
Fell in line before their God.
And a voice of thunder rolled:
Here my best, My bravest bold
Dwell. but may return at will;
TO their fields of glory still.
Gettysburg on all will bind
High respect for human kind;
So do heroes work My plan
For the brother-peace of man"
p. j. Tansey in New York sun.
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sion for faithful employees.


I sion for faithful employees.
The pension plan resembles that OF
various railroads. only some OF its fea-
lures are new. Among the latter is IL
provision tn the effect that any en-
ploye who has reached the age of sixty
four years. after twenty-five years in
the service OF the company, may retire
on half pay for one year. after which
the regulation pension is to be paid to
them. The regular pension is to be
oDe-fourth of the salary which the en-
pIoye was receiving at the time Of his
ratirement. It will be paid to all who
have been in the service of the company
fo4 twenty-five years ana who have
reached the age OF sixty-hve years,
from president down.
This is the most liberal pension plan
yar-deyised. II will apply to thousands
Of employees distributed throughout the
waflt)< and involve the yearly dsburse-
nient of great sum of money, probably
running into the millions, the exact
figures having not yet been compiled by
the company's accountants. In magni-
tude it has been paralleled by only one
corporation. the Krupp Steel company
In Germany, but in that case the pen
sion fund Is partly made up by a charge
withheld from the employees pay: In
The case OF the Standard Oil company
me whole cost falls on the company
ana ifS5o be met from It's profits. Luck
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~ it becomes plain that the
great obstacle to q peaceful
settlement in the first in
stance OF the matters in dispute was
the assertion by Castro's government
Of its adherence to the Calvo doctrine.
In effect this doctrine says that Ger
man, for example, who elects TO live
and do business in Venezuela must,
,lpon entering, bid farewell to his ma
tionality and expect no consideration
by reason OF it, no matter how out
rageously he may subsequently be
treated by the Venezuelan authorities.
If revolution breaks out during the
period of his sojourn and his property
is seized or destroyed, the Calvo doc
trine forbids his enlistng the aid of
his home government in the attempt
to secure justice and leaves him wholly
at the mercy OF the dictator who hap
pens temporarily to be on top. And it
seeks to stop the Intervention of the
Foreigners government by holding that
mhat happens to him is none OF it's
business. Z.
words was directly asserted by Nene-
zuela just prior to the withdrawal of
the British and German representa-
tives. 1t provoked the ultimatumS OF
these two governments and undoubt-
edly was the chief motive for the dis
play by England and Germany OF ma
val force. So far us the claims cham-
Inv
cerned. their amount is not q fraction
of the cost of the methods by which
their enforced payment has been at
tempted, but II principle OF internation-
Ill law was involved which made neces-
3ary the assertion of English and Ger
tnan authority. For, if the Calvo doc
thine We're to be admitted by default in
thu case of Venezuela, it could not be
ignored in the other countries OF South
Al herica and there would be the curl
ol anomaly of one kind of internation-
IL law for the American hemisphere
nd Il wholly different kind for the Eu-
Dfopean.
The Calvo doctrine must go. 1t is
fundamentally vicious. We knocked
vened in Cuba, disregarding the argu-
,nent OF Spain that what Went on in
Spanish territory was none of our
business. We established then that it
was some OF our business, SO much so
that when we got through Spain was
out OF business and Il new republic was
in business, under bonds to behave.
This lesson must he impressed on
South America. No nation lives for
and to itself alone. None can build an
arbitrary wall about itself and say that
within that wall it will do as it shall
please, regardless of the world at large.
Just as the householder next door must
keep within certain bounds of neighbour
illness and exhibit certain spirit OF
recognition that there are others, so
nations are being held more and more
TO a certain international standard Of
correct behavior. The Calvn doctrine.
like the public be damned" policy of
certain large corporations, cannot he
tolerated.
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in England n divorce trial
II between two titled person.
ages who, with their family
connections and respective circles or
friends and champions, represented Il
large percentage of what may for con-
venience sake be called the British no.
bilty. Almost all of the testimony ut
the trial was unfit to print but the
impression which it LETT upon the mind,
viewing it in the most charitable light,
was that there Is in England II large
number Of persons in the upper circles
of life who have fallen into evil ways
less through inherent viciousness than
because they have nothing else TO do.
The men, Ut was shown, hunted foxes.
gambled and pursued other mems
wives. The women gambled. hunted
foxes and flirted with other women's
husbands. The result was a. condition
OF society that made the Ten Com
mandments look lonesome.
1t would be untrue to say that this
state of things is typical of British
society. 1t is typical only of certain
fraction of British society, the idle frac-
tion. But by way Of contrast it Is
pleasing to read in the London Times
that the most significant fact impressed
upon its special correspondent who ac-
companied the Mosely commission dur
ing it's study of American industry was
the incesSant personal attention given
by the American manufacturer to his
factory and processes and the eXaction
of similar attention from SubOrdinates
who occupy places of control. The
Times correspondent found few idlers
in America. Even the sons of millions
aires were working and the rule among
the majority Of them was that they
must set an example of industry to
those associated with them in enter
prises of business. America, remarks
the Times, has not yet learned to re-
gard idleness or devotion to frivolous
amuscments as a mark of social dis
tinction, and we may we'll hope that
she never will.
There was at one time an appear
ance OF danger that our social life
might learn to put {, premium on idle
icSS lucitDy tlllL Ililo Nltts IpUL
we have been saved temporarily by the
wonderful wave of material prosperity
which has made every man eager TO
make n harvest while the sun shines.
Our war with Spain. too, and the conse-
quences flowing from it have done much
to re-invigorate the currents OF young
American blood. causing even the amaze
mic pulses af our gilded youth to leap
faster and circulate more red corpus
cles. To what degree the strenuous
ness OF our Rough Rider president has
contributed to setting q pace among
young men to the purple born can only
be conjectured. but without question
he has been u tonic force of no small
value. And while our social life is not
free from scandal it can truthfully be
said that the small circle which in this
country apes the manners and the
worthlessness of the gaming and adul-
terous nobility OF Europe is in no sense
representative but on. the contrary is
SO exceptional and unnatural as to
draw upon itself general ridicule and
censure even from the large majority
Of these Americans eligible by birth
and wealth TO ii place in its select"
ranks.
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Dinah's Alarm Clock.

For week after Mrs. Wakefield gave
her colored cook an alarm clock the FAM
lily was awakened each day at q u. m. ny
the clang OF its resoundng bell, At the
end of this time it was heard no more in
the early watches of the morning, but
Mrs. Wakefield fancied several times that
she detected the mufned sound OF its
alarm toward evening. When questioned
on the subject Dinah said, with a sliake
of her dusky head:
well Mis- Wakefield. nah nerves aim
berry strong, as yo' know, an dat alarm
clock jes' rlled 'em all up, l kin stan 1t
In the ebenin' fust-rate, but ter be woke
up sudden upsets me; so ! jes' sets it fo'
de ebenin' stead oh de mawnin', and it
goes OF ain doan' disturb nobody"
Mrs. Wakefield was satisfied with the
explanation, Judge,
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It Wanted His Tongue.

Al an auction sale in a Scotland village
tho auctioncer was trying To sell num-
Der of domestic utensils including por-
ridge pot. AS usual he was making q.
great fuss. Finishing, his keen eye caught
We'll known worthy, the beadle, stand
ing at the back OF the crowd, and he
shouted out:
"Alaister Mc1avish, make me an offer
for this pot. Why, 1t would make a
splendid Kirk bell"
.cAyt" replied the beadle, IF your
tongue was in II.
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handle ready cash are rare; but a purse
would obviously be- a useful resource
sometimes. A curious instance occurred
at the Thanksglvlng service attended by
st. Paul's recently. The king and queen
could not, to use n very ungenteel phrase,
raise n COIN between them, and instead
of contributing to the offertory his majes-
ty was compelled to explain the situation
to the bishop of London DR.. Winning
ton-Ingram evidently believed that the
nakedncss of the land was only tempor-
airy. and made a 'tactful suggestion, to
which the king responded by promising
to send something. Chicago News.
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The International Socialist bureau,
whatever that may be, has been meeting
secretly in Brussels to find out If pos
sible how to resist the American inva-
sion Of Europe. Let us offer 81 s,igges-
ton. Try stopping blatherskiting and
dig yonr toes in the sand.
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SETTLED OUT OF COURT.

A rogue met pretty young Mrs,
A widow. and stole a few KRIS;
And the lady, though she was as
founded,
Said she'd wave prosecution,
If he'd make restitution,
So the felony soon was compounded.
Philadelphia Press.
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lily these are sufficient net only to pay
the pensions but also to keep the wolf
from John D. Rockefoller's door.
Every industry should pay oil nge
pensions and accident Insurance. these
should i've mat ny GSed charges added
to the cost Ia the consumer. This Is
better ana cheaper than strikes, Ill
feeling, continual friction and poor
bnuecc
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SCRANTON, DECEMBER 81, 1902.

The papers are saying much of an
alleged quarrel between Odell and Plat
and talk as If they thought it was
really serious. Maybe it is only Il mu-
tual convenience quarrel. You know
this is office hunting time and Odcll is
at the pie counter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

One teaspoonful of lemon juice in half
a tumblerfui of water Is the Chicago
health boards recipe for destroying
typhoid germs. The addition of n cube
of sugar and some properly aged noun
tam dew VIII also. ii may he added, put
out Of business the lazy bacillus, at
least for q time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31
Major Ponds Jokes.

Willie Major Pond. the we'll known lec-
ture manager, was negotiating recently
with John Kendrick Bangs for the lat
ter's talk on "The Evolution of the
Humorist," he made the usual inquiries as
TO the scope of the lecture.
WELL" said Mr.. Bangs, "it begins with
Adam and Eve, and comes down to the
present day
adam and Eve?' said tho Major.
Dear me, Bangs, can't YOU give 'em
any humor that antcdates the Garden of
Eder?"
"Wcll,' said Mr.. Bangs, reilectively. II
might work in some of your jokes, Ma
jor."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

According to one Sidney Klein, as
set forth in the Jewish Chronicle, far
in the interior of Western Australia
tlwells u tribe of black men who OBJ
serve the Jewish Sabbath, disdain the
flesh OF swine and practice religious
observances rudely similar to those
outlined in the Old Testament, the in
ference being that they are remnants
of one of the lost tribes Of Israel
Klein claims to have made this discov-
cry while exploring. The public will
be glad to receive further proof.
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The New York Times pays high COM
pliment to the moderation, sobriety and
circumspection with which the Ameri-
can press as Il whole treated the recent
crisis over Venezuela. and the compli-
ment is deserved. But the press has
simply reflected public opinion. The
fact is that expansion has sobered our
ppoOlo
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King and Queen Were Broke.

1t is The custom for kings and other
royal persons to go through the world
with empty pockets. No doubt the occa-
sions upon which monarchs require to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-31

The Chicago man who proposes to
erect u cable $50 miles high and draw
unlimited electrical power from the
interstellar spaces cannot be accused
of q low aim in life.
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According to the census figures
Pennsylvania has 100000 more unmar-
ried men OF marrageable age than I'M
married women. They should be
taught that it is not good to- live alone.
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SOUTHERN MANUFACTURING

The following figures are of interest as
showing the large increase in the manu-
featuring interests OF the South, since the
war.
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church, are among the many expedi-
ents for,tlrawing people to Christianity.
The New Testament presented the Sa-
viour lifted up. the attractions OF the
Cross as the only legitimate means OF
fliing church. In other words, there
Is u danger Of the modern church go
levelling those barriers which separate
the world from the church that in the
course OF time people will see little or
no difference between sacred concert
at proctor's and a choral cvcnsong in
some popular church. But bad as
things are, they are nothing compared
with the conditions of Christianity
when Wesley, Whitfield and Ron,aine
produced the evangelical revival"
observation certainly confirms the
conclusion that eccentric preaching
with vaudeville trimmings does not per-
nanently recruit the ranks of the re-
deemed. 1t may fill the contribution
boxes for a time and secure widespread
advertising in the yellow journals but
Fundamentally what mankind wants
ana needs is the old fashioned story of
the Cross, told plainly, kindly yet Sc
verely, and the preacher who breaches
along these lines. IL in the first place
fitted for The ministry, will never lack
congregations.
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Other Peoples Business.

4 S THE Venezuelan fog clears
~ it becomes plain that tho
y great obstacle to q peaceful
settlement in the first in
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Old Age Pensions.

.HE Standard Oil Company is
I the latest soulless octopus to
/: Il institute retirement pen-
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Church Attendance.

HE FALLING off in attend-
ance on divine worship
Il. among Protestant Christians
boS haan en- frnu,1nntlv as
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Work as a Sign of Worth.

HERE was recently concluded
in England n divorce trial
l. between two titled person.
ages who, with their family
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-04-08
CHURCHILL COUNTY SALT.

A short time ago the San Francisco
papers were filled with news of the In
dependent Salt company. They rep
resented that this company was organ
lied TO compete with the salt trust and
that 1t owned large salt deposits in
Nevada seven miles from the railroad.
They came pretty close. If they had
said 20 miles they would have been
nearer right AS a matter Of fact the
two surveys for railroad made the
shortest line eighty-five miles.
The property this company has ac-
quired is the Humbolt salt marsh.
c. w. Kinney of Wadsworth promoted
the enterprise and he and his associ-
atcs located about eight thousand acres
under the new saline law in twenty
acre tracts. The independent salt
company has leased these claims or
about two-thirds Of them from the
original locaters.
This company seems to be in earn
est and has opened offices on the ninth
floor in the Hayward building in San
Francisco. A representative of the
Tribune met Mr.. Valentine when in
the city the other day. He said they
were going ahead with their project
and would undoubtedly build a.rairoad
to the marsh. They had many tests
Of the salt and 1t was equal to the
Liverpool article. They expect to
market a hundred thousand tons
year. In addition to this salt tonnage
they expect to get considerable traffic
from this camps Of Neal, Cottonwood
| x L, Bernice and Kennedy. They
had not decided on the route for the
railroad. One route was surveyed by
the way of Sand Springs and the sink.
The other up Pleasant valley TO Win
nemucca.ALovelock Tribune.