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Trip to Europe Saved Him.

Senator Hanna who has just been elected
chairman of the Civic Federation Cancellation
committee, is one of the largest employers of
labor in Cleveland and never had any trouble
with his men in his various enterprises, says the
New York Tribune. lie came near having a
strike once, but a trip 10 Europe saved him.
During the big street railway strike in that city
in the summer of 1897 Hanna was restless. The
strike was OH the other system, the Big Con-
solidated. and he feared the men on the Little
Consolidated OF which he is president would go
out through sympathy lie had previously made
up his mind To 90 TO Europe that summer, and
calling his superintendent, Mulhern, he said:
George, want 10 90 10 Europe the worst
way, but if you think there is going to be
trouble ON the railroad I'll stay at home
Mulhem went among the men and acquainted
them with IIanna's fears. The men appointed
committee and called on llama.
v''Scnator," the spokesman said, tive UNDER
stand you are afraid TO go to Europe because
YOU think we may go on strike. We pledge you
our word and honor that there will be no strike
on the Little Consolidated
Boys, I'll take your word for it, the sen.
aor said. 'Goodby. III take the next steamer
for Europe and feel easy that you will make
no trouble"
In telling This story Superintendent Mulhern
said:
II feel convinced that if Senator Hanna had
not gone to Europe he would not have received
thar promise from the committee and the strike
would have extended 10 our lines. All kinds OF
pressure WAS brought 10 bear TO cause our men
to weaken. hut they merely said they had given
their word to the cid man and that they meant
to keep it. Hanna felt 50 confident that the
men would keep their promise that never once
during that long strike did he cable on write
for information"
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Man with the Black Whiskers.

Georgia has a stringent law forbiddmg its cti'
ZenS To carry pistols on pain OF fOrietmg the
weapons ana paying fine OF so or being inpris'
oned ior thirty days. Shortly after the passage
of this enactment Judge Lester VA, holding court
in little town, when suddenly he suspended
the trial of case by ordering the sheriff to lock
the doors OF the court house,
"Gentlemen," said the Judge, when the doors
were closed, II have just seen pistol on man
in this room, and cannot reconcile it Ia my
sense of duty 10 let such violation OI the law
pass unnotced ! ought perhaps to go before
the grand jury and indict him, but ii that man
will walk M 10 this stand and lay his pistol
and fine OF 81 down here, | viii lei him uif
this lime"
The judge paused, and lawyer sitting Just
before him got up, slipped his hand into hip
pocket, drew ont a neat ivory handled six
shooter and laid it with ~ down upon the stand.
This is all right" said the judge, "but you
are not the man saw with the pistol,
Ipon this another lawyer arose and laid down
Colts revolver and dollar bill before the
Judge, who repeated his former observation
The process went on until nineteen pistols OF all
kinds and sizes and shapes lay upon the stand,
together with $40 by their side. The judge
laughed as he complinentcd the nineteen de-
lmcnents upon heing men OF business, hut added
that the man whom he had seen with the pistol
had not vet come up, and snncinS at The Ial side
of the court, he continued;
''Pl give him one minute TO accept my prop
osition, and ii he fails, | will hand him over To
the sheriff"
Immediately two men from the back al the
court arose and began TO move toward the judges
stand Once they stopped to look AT each other,
and then. coming slowly forward laid down their
pistols and their dollars, As they turned their
backs the Judge slid
This man with the black whshers is the one
that | originally saw"--New England Magazine.
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Chess Won Place for Clark.

Captain Charles T.. Clark, who brought the
Oregon safely at II high rate of speed half way
round the globe in time TO join in the sea fight
OF Santiago, and who has now been made COM
nandcr OF The naval asylum near Philadelphia,
is one OF The most sklliul chess players in the
United States, says the saturday Evening Post.
Before his selection Ia command the Oregon, lie
was in charge OF the eunboat Bennington, which
was frequently stationed in San Francisco bay.
His favoritc rendezvous on shore the social
room of the Mercantile Library club OF the Cali
tolnia metropolis Numbers OF adloit chess
players congicgatcd there, but no matter how
adept, they all went down IN defeat before Cap
tain Clark. When engaged in game he played
with great intensity Pcrspiraton bathed him,
and invitations to lefrcshmenr were unlieeded.
There was no money at stake, but the captain
played as if struggling for 4 fortune This trait
of doing thoroughly Whatever he set out to
complish was considerably talked about and
finally. the fattcring gossip reached the navy
department. and when it became necessary to
lcct man Tor the critical work OF doubling II
continent in time Of war, the officer who was
known TO engage in even social game as il his
life depended on the outcome, was strongly rec.
ommcnded. There was discussion over the
question in secretary Longs office and after
ward III the bureau OF navigation. Various in
cidents in Captain Clnlks career were cited 10
demonstrate his fitness for such an undertaking.
But has he the stick.td.it.ivcneSs TO take him
clear through" was asked by one officer
Did YOU ever see him play chess" rejoincd
another
No one else present had seen him in u game,
and they asked, moreover, what they had TO do
with the case.
"Evcrything," MAS the CLARK mans reply.
strategy as learned on the chess board il not
II bad training rs preliminary to naval tactics"
and then he told Of Captain Clork's intense and
Il,
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promoters of these franchises That
they are considered to be worth some
thing may at once be conceded: other
wise nobody would bother with them.
But 1t matters nothing to Scranton
people whether the promoters make
much. or little, or nothing out of them.
The question Is, What will the city
make? And the truthful answer is. the
city will make most. overwhelmingly
most, out of the outfit that will build
the best road and is bound by it's in
terests to give the best service. 1t is
along that line. in trolley franchises, in
water and gas and electric light, and
every other kind OF public cervice that
the future prosperity of the city lies.
Now what are the facts? What host
ages have the different parties to this
application, for and against, given as
proof of good faith TO the city? Every
body knows that the spectators have
given nothing, except the negative evil
dence of all their predecessors of the
same class. Everybody knows what
promise the Scranton Railway company
holds out. BY their fruits we know
them well. A few know what a solid
basis of earthwork. masonry and steel
already backs up the promises of Mr..
Lee and his associates in their appli
cation for these franchises. ] wish
every citizen of Scranton knew, and
particularly every member of the
Board of Trade. If the latter had been
fully informed they would not have
been so easily stampeded by men of
impetuous and muscular speech.
The case, in a nutshell, is this: The
applicants for these franchises have
undertaken to do that, which the capi-
talists of this valley were afraid to
undertake., viz, to build a system of
inter-urban roads, connecting Scranton
with the other valley cities that shall,
by their construction and service, eX-
eel anything of the kind that has yet
been done anywhere in the world. Now
why do they seek these city franchises?
Because they want this high grade of
service brought as closely to the homes
and business places of the people as
possible. That is sound business from
the railroad point of view. Let Scran-
tonians consider whether it is not
sound business for them to meet the
railroad enterprise halfway and help it
along.
If people want evidence, let the re-
corder detail City Engineer Phillips to
go down over the line and see what has
already been done between Scranton
and Pittston, and let members of the
Board of Trade and doubling Thomases
of the councils and whomsoever will.
go along. There is no such line, either
steam or electric, anywhere in the wall
ley. 1t will be developer of business,
and Scranton will profit by it most of
all. w. f. Mates.
Chicago, Jan. H.
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The Greatest Gain
Comes 10 Scranton

Editor of The Tribune
Sir; Journeying toward Chicago to-
day, | have been reading and ponder
ing on the latest local literature of the
trolley franchise question. 1t appears
to me that the oppositionists to the
proposed franchises consist of three
classes. Naming these in order of least
Importance, the first Is that of the
Speculation, These men do not deserve
one moments consideration by Scran-
ton taxpayers. Had they really desired
to give the city an adequate system,
the way has been open to them for sew
eral years The much misrepresented
and misunderstood trolley legislation OF
last winter has made no practical diff
ference in that respect. Why have they
waited until men of practical knowl-
edge. financial backing and courage
have come forward with Il sound busi-
ness proposition before making them
selves heard? The answer is obvious:
They could not pull anybody's leg until
there were at least two legs in sight to
be pulled. When u genuine competitor
to the Scranton Railway company ap-
peared, they fancied they saw their OPP
portunity.
The second class consists of the
Scranton Railway company and it's
aiders and abettors. of which Mr.. Tay-
lor has chosen to appear as the public
exponent. This opposition is worthy of
more consideration Apart from all the
higher considerations of morality. no
community can afford, as u matter of
pure business, to trife with the rights
of vested capital, any more than it can
afford to Systematically oppress labor.
But the condition that confronts us
like stone wall, is the totally made
quate and unsatisfactory service pro-
Vided by that company, unrelieved by
any star of hope for anything materl-
ally better in the future. Under such
circumstances, Scranton people are
honorably entitled to consider their
own needs and interests.
The third class may fairly be repre-
sented by the proposal of the Scranton
Times to put up these franchises at
auction to the highest bidder. TO my
mind these people are entitled to the
highest consideration of all. Their plan
bears the stamp of disintereStedness.
and will naturally appeal to the pub
lie. The fatal defect of it lies in the
all-important fact that the granting of
a franchise does not insure the con-
struction Of satisfactory system. nor
an adequate operation after construc-
ton.
Let Scranton taxpayers consider
these points Well for they are really
the whole thing. The questions of more
or less cash bonuses. or more or less
taxes sink into real insignificance
alongside these
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The game OF loot ball played nj Nue recent.
~ between the old Yale stars and the present
college team recalled an incident '.hoY Vance
Mccormick was captain
some one had told Vance that eiant Irish.
man had been seen hanging around the campus
and to several OF the boys who approached hm
ton, but had no money, The big Celt was
pointed out to Nance, who Immediately saw
one place in the line already filled ii the Irish.
man could be induced TO try for the entering ex.
animation. Several OF the fellows took the new
conner in hand and the bar TO his educational
ambitions being removed in some manner. Ne
(ormick induced him to go on the field and Try
for the team.
The giant had never even seen foot ball, 10
say nothing OF game, before those first few
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A Man Who Grows.
THE PRESIDENT-ELE of
cuba, General Palma, bears
n we'll the new honor which

"~HE PRicSIDENT-E ELECT of
cuba, General Palma, bears
n we'll the new honor which
has come to him, and by the
modesty and sound practical sense
which he is displaying in his talks
about the future, is rapidly convincing
the American people that he is the
man for the place. General Palma
was interviewed at length the other
day by IL representative of the New
York Herald. and some of the things
he said are worth reproducing
In speaking of his policy ns chief
executive Of Cuba. he said it would be
to maintain as strongly as possible the
good relations that now exist between
the people of Cuba and those of the
United States: TO develop the natural
resources Of cuba and to provide work
of some sort for every able bodied Gu
pam In reference to the latter point
he wisely said: The base ana ground
work of permanent peace is employ
ment for ALL Employment means
prosperity, and ut the present time
prosperity Is more necessary to Cuba
than TO any other country. / will try
all that | can to develop agricultural
interests, as in that direction lies our
best hope"
Upon another point concerning which
there has been some apprehension he
uttered reassurinG words: I'VE need
great economy, There will be no os-
ploye must work for his country with
the same mselfshness that was dis
played during the days of the revolu-
lion. Vanity must he cast aside. ana
with no idea OF self-beneiit, all must
labor for the cause of country" 1t
will be easier to announce than to en-
force this policy, but in view of the
large powers likely TO be exercised by
the chief executive especially in the
formative stage of the new republic, it
is encouraging to know that his innu-
ence VIII be cast on the side of pru-
dence and moderation.
After stating with evident compre-
hension the familiar reasons why the
United States should deal generously
with Cuba in the matter of reciprocal
trade relations, General Palma con-
tinued: while we must have this
market realize that we cannot en-
pect to send our products into the
United States TO compete in the open
market with the home products. | will
ask that Il reasonable reduction shall
be made i'm the duty on sugar and to-
bacco. III this reduction is granted the
prosperity of cuba will be immediate
and great. If ii is denied it will mean
ruin, American blood was shed and
American wealth was spent by the
million that Cuba might be free. But
that country is not Independent that
has not prosperity, Lasting freedom
is secured by prosperity and in Cuba
peace depends upon that condition.
There is a moral obligation still rest
ing upon the United States. This great
country should help in establishing
peace and order and prosperity in
Cuba; ii must do so before its work
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is complete. In that way IL will con-
clude the most magnificent undertake
ing nation ever imposed upon itself.
If I make no mistake in reading the
signs. the relations with cuba form the
greatest problem that confronts the
administration of President Roose-
velt."
Passing then to consideration of
the internal problems in cuba, Cen
ei'al Palma said he could not do better
than to follow the high example set by
the American provisional government.
His first aim. he continued, would be
to get as far away as possible from
the feuds and bitternesses of the past.
He would endeavor to turn the faces of
the Cuban people toward the future.
Sanitary improvements inaugurated
under General Wood would be MAIN
tanned and developed. The island
needs white immigration. 1t would be
his aim to encourage II good class of
white men to make their homes In
Cuba. Care would be taken not to un-
fairly antagonize capital. which Ia
needed to develop dormant resources
An early amalgamation and develop
ment of the railways of the island
would be favored as essential to cheap
er freight rates and the opening of new
territory to agriculture and trade. He
would also endeavor, he said, to effect
some arrangement whereby American
money might circulate in Cuba as
standard in order to insure a stable
currency and likewise promote the in
terchange of trade. Finally he said:
When ! said that the United States
was under Il moral obligation to Cuba
should have added that similar
moral obligation, though a deeper one.
rests upon cuba to the United States.
1t is our duty to demonstrate that the
lives laid down by sons of American
mothers in our behalf were not thrown
away. We must demonstrate that
sacrifices were not made in vain. and
that the great trust of the American
people was not misplaced
If General Palma can secure the CO.
operation of his countrymen in the de-
velopment of these policies, the fu-
turc of Cuba will be assured: and no
one will rejoice more sincerely in her
independence or hope more fervently
that she may prove able to maintain
it than the United States.
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A LEGEND

There has come to my mind legend,
thing ! had half forgot
And whether | read II or dreamed il,
Ah we'll, IT matters not,
II is said that in heaven at twilight
great he'll softly swings
Aud man may listen and healken
10 the wonderful music that rings,
Ii he puts from his heats inner chamber
Al the passion, pain and strife,
ncmtacles and weary longing,
1har tlwob in the pulses OF llfe
Ii he tmustS from his soul ell hatred,
All thoughts OF wicked things,
lie can hear IN the holy twilight
How The bell of the angels rings,
And | think there Is in This legend,
Ii we open our eyes, 10 see,
Somewhat OF an inner meaning,
My friend, TO you and me;
Let Us look in our heats and question,
Can pme thought enter in
10 soul ii IL be alrcady
The dwelling of thoughts OF sin2''
So. then, let us ponder little;
Let us look in oul hearts, and see
II the twilight bell OF the angels
Could ring ior you and me.
Household.
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speaks nucntly. They stopped at the farmhouse
OF one of his subjects to get drink of milk.
King Leopold continued his conversation in Eng.
llsli, and the farmers wife, not recognizing him,
remarked TO her husbands
~ wonder what the lonp.noscd Englshnnr
win give us for that bowl of milk2'
"Thc longnosed Englisman will give you hi.
portrait" said the king, addressing her IN her
native tongue as he handed her iiye-iranc
piece.
Then he drove on, leaving the astunishrd wo.
man gazing alternately after him and at tho
cffgy ON the coin New York Times Magazine
Supplement.
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dImprove the Consular Service

= 4 LAST there seems to be Il
IN fair prospect of the establish
- y ment of cur consular service
81 ap upon a basis of fixed tenure
and personal worth Bills to this effect
have been numerous in past congresses
but have never succeeded in getting to
vote. Now Senator Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts. has undertaken to see one
through, and with the support of the
administration behind him there is bet
ter than a lighting chance
Mr.. Lodges bill reorganizes and re-
grades the consular officers OF the Uni
ted States and abolishes the fee system,
except for consular agents, who are TO
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Outline Studies of Human Nature

days in New Haven, but he had watched the
practice and formed his own conclusions us 10
how the game WAS played a suit procured
for him and he walked on the field during the
practice one afternoon. Going up 10 Mccormick
lie said, splitting on his hands meanwhc
"Now, Vance, Shove me me and let me
at im.''-New York Times Magazine Supple
mcnt.
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What the King Gave.

King Leopold OF Belgium. who, il is said, con
templates paying visit to this country, figured
in an amusing incident the other day. lie Vas
driving near Brussels in his automobile, accom-
panied by a gentleman with whom he was con-
yersing in English which tongue the monarch
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Nathan Stubbetield, Il Kentucky far
mer. bids fair to become Il dangerous
rival to Sgnor Marconi of wireless
fame. Stubblefeld's transmitter is not
conversation to penetrate brick houses
and Belgian block pavements. AS the
invention fills q long felt want in every
household, it will probably prove more
profitable than any apparatus which
can be utilized only upon the ocean.
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into the forbidden precincts of Pekin
promises to be almost as lonesome as
the famous costumeless ride of Lady
GOdiNu.
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The Hanna- Foraker contest has set
tied down to peaceful division of the
hunors.
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FIN LEY'S
January
Sale Of Fine
Muslin
Underwear

Fine Cambria, Nainsook and Muslin
undergarments of superior workman
ship and beautiful finish some daintily
trimmed in neat narrow embroiderles.
others more elaborate, in wide, rich
laces--the kind that reflect the repu=.
tation of store.
At this time of the year great guam
titles of inferior grades of Underway
are thrown upon the market and ad-
vertised at prices that appear cheap.
You don't find this class of merchan-
disc here. We believe you do not care
to buy such.
We sell the finest grade Underwear
made. Our prices are the lowest pos
sible for this grade of work.
New line of fine French Lingerie and
Bridal Sets.
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Mr Bryan again shows disposition to
wIanch the tail of the British lion out
of Its, socket.
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General Bell hopes to demonstrate
that the Gayonet will prove more eff
fective than palaver in promoting peace
in the Philippines.
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For a rlOdeI CITY.

~ NE. OF the most frequently
felt needs of our day is n con-
y venient clearing house for IN
fn,. m rnnpnrIiino rllrrpnt
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THE FLAT RATE FOR ADVERTISING.
The following table shows the price per men
each Insertion. space to he used within one year,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29
ADVERTISING RATES.
Light on a Dark Subject.

There is a diversity of opinion through
out this country concerning the govern
ments policy in the Philippines upto date,
The remoteness of this new possession,
and the conflicting reports given by re
turning soldiers and sailors and civilians,
make it safe to regard the real situation
as a fairly dark subject, on which much
light needs to be thrown before we shall
really understand much about what has
been and is going on there, and what
prospect there is-if any-ot the Filipl-
nos ever reaching the American ideal OF
civilization.
This desired light is likely to be thrown
soon, as Gov. TAFT has been invited by
the secretary of war to come to Wash
ington and tell his story of the Philip
pines. The Governor is spoken OF by
those who know him best as "the soul
Of truth and candor' and he is expected
to shed a food of light on the military
and political situation, the attitude OF
the natives toward the Americans, the
prospect of early pac6cation and what
is being done for the development of the
islands by the civil government, of which
he is the head.
Considerable prejudice and animosity
have been displayed by the press and on
the public platform in the discussion of
questions growing out of the acquisition
of the Pbilippines-and ignorance of real
facts has been behind much of this dis
play. Truth and candor" will fit in
very nicely at this stage OF the proceed
ings, and the people will be inclined to
pin large amount OF faith to Gov. Taft s
statements. He and his associates have
had excellent opportunities for seeing the
Philippines and the Filipinos as they are.
His views as to the policy to be pursued
will have great weight.