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DISTANT RUMBLES.

Norway exports four-ffths Of Its
dried and sailed cod.
Tea consumed IN England is sub
jected to a duty of IL cents per
pound.
AS a consequence of artificial prop
agatIon. the yield of cod in the coast
nj waters between Maine and New
jersey has in ten years increased so
per cent.
Three hand-cuffed native convicts
jumped off mail train in Bengal
while it was going at 40 miles an
hour. Two Sikh warders jumped
after them. Two of the convicts were
killed and one of the warders injured.
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churchgoers she was conscious that
she herself was the object of con-
versation. She could not hear very
well, but caught fragments of SEN
fences, some spoken before, some
after, she had passed different peo-
pie.
"a freak of Mrs. Wards" "Mrs.
Vane's queer ideas" Perfectly alb
surd to try to equalize up" Girls
have no right to demand" fought
to know their places" "No way to
help solve the trouble" etc., were
remarks by the different members of
Marble Square church that set Bar
bara's pulses beating and colored her
cheek with anger.
"You hurt me, Barbara" exclaimed
Carl as Barbara unconsciously
gripped his little hand.
20 dearie, l am so sorry. 1 didn't
mean to-" In an instant she was calm
again. What! Barbara Clark! You
have not endured anything to-day!
She had not anticipated anything be-
fore going to church. She had SIM
ply made up her mind to take what
came and abide by it. What had
actually happened. was not a sample
of what might happen Sunday after
Sunday. Probably not. But 1t all
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AT HOME AND ABROAD.

The rates of illegltimate births IN
some foreign cities are: Vienna and
Prague, 80 per cent; Stockholm, 30;
Paris, 90; Munich. &c; Copenhagen.
25; st. Petersburg, "a; Madrid, 22i
Dresden. 20: Rome. Is: Berlin. Is.
In 1900 there were in the United
States 1913 boiler explosions, by which
26S persons were killed and SEQ
wounded In Great Britain; during
the same period. only "a persons were
killed and 65 wounded by boiler expio-
sions.
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"And interesting, too" Mrs. Ward
added, her heart warming to the young
man who had befriended her son. Just
how much Ralph Morton had helped
Alfred Ward not even the mother ever
knew. But it was during crisis in
his young life, and the brave, simple
nature of Morton had gone out to the
young fellow in his trouble very much
like a rescue. But men do not rear
monuments to this sort of heroism.
Barbara walked on in silence, but in
her heart she also had feeling of
gratitude for the young preacher
whose courteous greeting no less than
his helpful sermon had given her cour-
age. At the same time, she was con-
scfous of little whisper in her mind
which said: Nevertheless, Barbara
Clark, in the very nature of the case
you are not privileged to move in the
society of young men like Mr.. Morton,
as long as you are servant. You may
be college bred, and you may be as re-
fined and intelligent as he is; but he
could never look on you as an equal.
His courtesy was paid to you as min
lister would be courteous to any wom-
an, but not as an equal in any sense.
You never could expect to sit down
and talk together, you never could an
ticipate the enjoyment of his COM
pany or-or-expect that he could ever
call to see you as-as he might call to
see"
Barbara colored deeply as she al
lowed the whisper to die away in
froo - 81
ton. She was the last girl in the
world to have foolish. romantic
dreams of young men. She had never
had a lover. No one had ever made
her think of any such possibility. She
was singularly free from any silly
sentiment such as girls of her age
sometimes allow to spoil the fresh
ness and strength of womanly
heart. But she was romantic in many
ways; and, being a woman and not
an angel or statue, she had thought
at times of some brave, helpful,
strong life that might become a part
of hers. The world-old cry of the
heart for companionship, the hunger,
God-given to men and women. was
not unknown to Barbara within the
ldSG year VI CWO Wucu she ndQ De-
gun to blossom into womanhood. The
thought that her choice of a career
in service had put her outside the
pale of common humanity's loving
smote her with another pang as she
walked along. 1t seemed that there
were depths and heights to this serv-
ant-girl problem that she was con-
stantly discovering, into which she
might never descend, and out to which
she might never climb.
Carl awoke her from her thoughts
by dragging at her dress, and saying:
"Come, Barbara, let's hurry. I'm
hungry. Let's hurry now and get
dinner"
Barbara looked at Mrs. Ward.
eyes, go on with him if you want
Ito. Lewis will be impatient. He ran
on ahead before his father could
stop him. I don't feel we'll enough
to walk faster"
So Barbara hurried on with Carl
and as she pasesd several groups of
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A Sure Thing.

Promoter-Now. in case the stock
goes up you win.
Financier-Yes, but In ease it goes
down?
Then win. You see, this In sure
thing; one or the other of us u sure
to win."IOhio State Journal.
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BORN TO SERVE
By Charles NJ. Sheldon.
Author Of "IN HIS STEPS. '"JoHN KINGS
QUESTION Glass; edward
BLAKE,1 Etc.

Copyright, 1900, by Charles u. sheldon.)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-30

| the thought. We are not in sympathy
| with those that music cannot charm and
| indeed this class you will find in the great
| minority in the city of Scranton which
prides itself upon its musical talent and
the large proportion of our people who
possess musical ability and Il thorough
love and intelligent appreciation Of the
| art.
| Our earnest desire is that your soiourn
| here shall be very pleasant, and that the
| recollections you may carry away with
you from this eisteddfod shall be of the
| most happy character On behalf of the
city take great pleasure in extending to
| you cordial welcome to Scranton.
THE AUDIENCE SANG.
At the invitation OF Judge Edwards,
Jenkin Powell Jones, of Painesville. o.,
one of the adjudcators of music, led
the audience in singing My Country
| Tis OF Thee" The grand national an
| them was sung, as it only could be
sung by chorus of five thousand, of
which number more than half We're
| Welsh.
A multitude of Reeve Jones' friends
| We're disappointed that owing to the
| length of the programme and the late
, ness of the hour he withdrew his group
OF piano numbers, playing only the
march from Tannhauser. Mr.. Reeves
| wonderful technique is SO Well known
and his piano work has always attract
ed so much attention that during the
months when he was incapacituted by
an accident he has been greatly missed
In musical circles.
Professor j. Alfred Pennington was
the accompanist OF the evening and re-
fiected much credit on Scranton with
his intelligent and sympathetic work.
II. Evans Williams is perhaps the
greatest favorite of all the solosts vino
have visited Scranton lie seems to
have completely recovered from the
throat affection which annoyed him
when here in February ana sang with
all his old time power and compelling
magnetism. 1t is worth great deal
to hear Evan Williams sing Lend Me
Your Aid" 1t is doubtless true that
few other concert singers reach the
majestic height touched by him in this
great solo. There is something in the
personality of the man which seems
TO belong to the lofty pitch of such
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will also be rendition of the Kaise,
Wilhelm prize song, "Das Deutsche
Lied" by the Arions of Brooklyn, and
song by H. Evan Williams.
President Judge II. NJ. Edwards and
Il. p. Williams will be the conductors
at all three sessions. Mrs. ID. b.
Thomas will act as bfiicial accompan-
ist.
LAST NIGHTS CONCERT.
A fitting prelude to the great eistedd.
rod was last nights concert. The art
lists, the crowd. and the magnificent
decorations left over from the knights
Templar ball combined TO make it an
event IN Keeping with the big event OF
which IT was the forerunner.
That there We're vacant seats is no re-
flection ON the popularity of the music
ians. The armory's ordinary seating
arrangements are for 1000 Last night
there We're 5000 seats in place. 1t was
not expected all these would be filled ut
the concert, some of the most renowned
musicians of the world have been here
and their audiences We're accommo-
dated with the usual seats. The 1000
usual seats would not have contained
last nights audience. Fully thousand
OF the extra seats We're occupied. This
afternoon and tonight it is almost GER
tain that every chair will be taken.
AT the former musical events in the
armory, the platform was erected al
the easterly end of the hall. The els
teddfod committee. after exhaustive
tests. decided to place 1t at the north
erly side of the hall, midway between
the two ends. The committee claims
this arrangement gives better acoustics.
and 1t would seem from last nights
practical test that the committee was
wise in its decision. The seats We're
placed to face the platform, between a
series of radiating aisles.
As the audience was assembling. last
night. Bauers band OF forty pieces
played Il series of concert numbers. and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-30
THE FORMAL OPENING.

| encored.
| THE; FORMAL OPENING.
Judge II. NJ. Edwards, as chairman
| of the eisteddfod committee. formally
| opened the eisteddfod in Il few appro-
pirate words. He also took occasion to
| thank the knights Templar and the
| citizens of Scranton for leaving in place
| for the eisteddfOd the decorations nut
| up for the conclave, just ended. He said
he had attended eisteddfods here and
in Wales for thirty years, but never
| saw one that had such Il beautiful set
| ting as this. He also extended the
| thanks OF the eisteddfod committee and
all the Welsh people of Scranton and
vicinity to the citizens in general for
their most liberal support of the els
teddfod. He concluded by introducing
the chairman of the evening, Recorder
William l.. Connell, who Judge Ed
wards said was lat the head of the
fourth largest city in the state in size
and dignity, and the first In import
ance."
Recorder Connell was warmly an
plauded AS he arose to acknowledge the
introduction. He said, in part
I thank YOU for the honor your com
mittee has conferred upon me By reouest-
ing me to welcome, on behalf of the peo-
Pile of Scranton, the men and women so
distinguished in the world of music, who
have honored us with their presence and
their talents on the occasion OF this great
national eistcddfod.
| have already had the pleasure this
week of extending to tie magnanimous
order of knights Teniplar of Pennsyl.
vania words of greeting and welcome. In
viewing that magnificent body of men
as they marched through our streets, We
were mconsciously reminded of deeds oil
chivalry and acts heroic in their defense
of the Christian religion and their protcc-
lion of widows and orphans i'm the early
history of their order, and curously, we
are also reminded that the knightly call
ing in the age of chivalry was associated
not only with heroic acts ana deeds of
arms. but with the gentler pastime of
minstrelsy and song An important fea-
ture of the Sir Knights curriculum was
the acquisition of a degree of proficiency
In musical composition.
From acts of chiyalry and deeds mag
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-30
AN INDUSTRIAL MUSIC.

| you our welcome.
| AN INDUSTRIAL MUSIC.
| In our fair valley We have every hill
| side dotted with manufactures pulsating
| with an industrial music. which is the
| same stimulant to our material life that
| the grand oratOrios of Handel are to our
other or spiritual nature Music is us old
as the race and has been the inspiration
| of the warrior or the palm bf the dying
in all ages. The potent influence of the
Marseilles hymn overturned a government
| in France, and the stirring strains of Il
| wartime song in our own land furnished
| Father Abraham three hundred thousand
| more treemen To effect the salvation OF
| the union of states and the liberation of
| 4,000 900 of slaves.
| The birth of music Is contempOra neous
with that OF the race, and before the in
ventlon of the reed or hagolette the chill
dren of the human family poured forth
| their songs of praise to the author of
their being through that God-given and
sweetest of all musical Instruments. the
human voice, Their music was the over
flow of soul, touched and played upon by
the flowers and fields, the sunlight and
shadows, the lofty mountains and run
ming streams and mirrored lakes of an
undlsturbed and unmarried world.
Music was IA thing of the soul a rose
tlIptu SieIl VI tHt tteI-
nal sea, Il strange bird singing the songs
Of another shore" 1t pOurs out it's balm
when the heart is grieved; by 1t the cons
auering armies are led and by 1t our loved
ones are laid TO rest. 1t makes men better
and in making men better the world
seems fairer for We agree with Harvies.
music Is not only body healer. it is Il
mind regulator, music disciplines aud
controls emotion.
You can arouse with II stroke, but to
guide, to moderate and to control for this
you require the subtle machinery of an
art, and the direct machinery for stirring
UP and regulating emotion is the wonder
ful virbratory mechanism created by the
art of music, for
Only a few more notes
Only finer tone.
And To- the world bows down
Before the singers throne"
And tonight we welcome YOU. asking
you only to remember. that II perchance
from our busy life you should feel that
the work done by YOU In our midst tend
ing towards the advancement of music.
was not appreciated. YOU shall dismiss
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Scranton is today the scene of what,
It is assured. will be the greatest
eisteddfod ever held in America. III
the number of contestants, and audi
tors and the prominence of the Off
GERS it will surpass every preceding
event of it's kind in this country and
closely approach the great national
eisteddfodau of Wales. the home of this
ancient festival.
The number of singers who will par
ticipate Is estimated at 1000, including
five large chors aggregating 900 voices.
Seating arrangements have been made
for 5000 and the demand for tickets
gives promise that every seat Will be
taken at all the sessions. The first
event of the eisteddfod, the concert
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theme and gives To II an added charm.
1t only needed the spontaneous and
continued applause as the first chords
of his encore rose on the air, to realize
what ii meant to that vast audience 10
hear IAN Thro' the Night As he
closed the final lines,
with thy last dim journey taken
All throttle night
that inimitable touch of pathos which
he puts into the heart-breaking little
song swept the audience IN swift
tide of emotion that left a deep silence
of full minute before the applause
began. The group of Welsh songs re-
ceived the careful treatment and
wrought out the delicate sentiment
which Mr.. Williams gift Of talent
make pre- eminent He sang j. W. Par
n
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later in the evening the overture from
Tampa" which was enthusiastically
encored.
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unanimous we turn with happy counte-
nances to greet you and to extend to
you our welcome.
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lContinued cn Page 9. ]
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-22
CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

Under the heading, "The Law Can't do Everything" The New Bedford Cdass.) Standard nays:
 Men eat too much mince pie, and girls eat too much candy; other men drink whiskey. and other girls go out in the wet with thin shoes and no rubbers; people abuse their souls and bodies in a thousand and oneways, and go to their graves in spite of physician or healer; but We all recognize that the law is a useless resource. More than that, we recognize, even if we do not stop to ar gue out the question. that law s a dan gerous resource, on account of the temp tation when once the regulation of indi- vidual thought and conduct is attempted to carry it co far.
 One of the greatest dangers which threaten our institutions is the continued and advancing leaning towards paternal- ism. The belief that the law and the State can do everything will do more to destroy individual and collective inde- pendence than anything else. The State must educate our children, and that is justified on the ground that it is for the general good. but that same plea comes up to support fads and theories. to regu- late and control our domestic affairs and to dictate. what we silall eat and drink. The general welfare" argument covers a wide variety of subjects.
 It Is entirely beyond the power of hu- man law to make men good. Even the Divine laws and commandments do not prevent sin and crime, and human laws will fail to do what the others have not done. The law can punish crime and thus curtail the evils of human wicked ness, but it cannot root out the inclina- ton to do wrong. We acknowledge and bewaiI the evils of intemperance, but no lawmaker can legislate the taste for liquor out of a mans mouth. It can regulate the sale of it. but when it tells men that they shall not drink it. there is bound to be a failure. There are some things the law cannot do. and those who think differently expect impossibiltties but there are some who seem to have an idea that the Government can do every thing. It is paternalism run mad, and does harm instead of good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-22
Mrs. Roosevelt Success at Stren-
 uous Life.

From Washington to Chicago Tribune.
 Mrs Roosevelt constantly astonishes those around her with her strenuous mode of life, and they say she can &C., complish more in a single week. both in the way of society and housewifely du- ties. than any woman who ever ruled the White House. She began the week on Monday by attending the dinner given by Postmaster General and Mrs Smith, fol- lowed on Tuesday by the reception to the Judiciary, on Thursday the biggest dinner ever given in the White House. that to the Supreme Court. The day following this Mrs. Roosevelt entertained about 200 guests at a musical tea. and on Satur- day attended the dinner given by Attor- ney General and Mrs. Knox. These are not half the demands made upon her for the week, for each day has brought guests to the White House both for dinner and luncheon. with numerous other social plans and affairs to require her attention. With all of this there Is probably no mother in America who sees more of her children than does the wife of the President. Because of her separa- tion from them while entertaining in her capacity of the Presidents wife, she makes amends for it by having them with her constantly when possible. Notwith- standing all the fatigue of her social du- ties Mrs. Roosevelt constantly astonishes her official family by her excellent health and spirits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-22
AN UNSETTLED QUESTION.

l That old discussion as to whether we l should use lis" or ''are' in speaking of the United States is up again. and the contention waXes hot and strong. This 1 time 1t was precipitated by the Commit tee on Revision of Laws in Congress. which committee has approved the singu- lar verb and the 'isers' are consequently jubilant But this action of the commit tee will convince no one. Congress can by law enact that the singular form shall be used in all Federal statutes, procla- nations and papers of every kind. but can do no more. It cannot force people to use that form in writing or speaking, unless they choose to do so, and those who believe that ''are is correct will continue in that belief
 This decision of the committee will, of course, be pleasing to most of the Re- pubIicans, as they naturally lean to the doctrine that the Uniter States is su- premc, and one of their papers. The Min neapolis Journal. has this natural ex- pression on the subject:
 To use the plural verb in speaking of the nation is to perpetuate the false idea that this nation Is league, confeder- acy, an idea that was buried in the CIVIL War so deep that not even the trump of the judgment day can awaken 1t.
 This is the same thoroughly untenable and absurd contention that has been used by the intense Union men ever since the Civil War closed. It Is utterly false. No principle was ever settled by force. If, as Democrats generally, and Southern men especially. have always contended, the Unicn was a league of independent States at the beginning of the Govern ment, the war did not change their status. If secession was a constitutional remedy. the war did not change that remedy. Let us admit that the war settled the power or the practicablity of one or more States seeding, but to say that the war buried a principle Is flying In the face of facts, In fact, The Journal itself in the same editorial from which we have quoted, con- | tradicts It's own theory by declaring that 1t 'is only when We go behind the Gov ernment and consider the nature of the country 1t stands for, and find that 1t is made up of States that are united, that We are justified in saying the United States are.'"
 How can We thus go back and consider | anything of the kind if the Idea that the Government lis made up of States that are united" was buried by the Civil War? Does not that invalidate the contention of The Journal and knock tha props from under its argument? However. it is use less to argue this question for it has been argued for and against for a century or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-22
Parkhurst Society Takes Low to
 Task.

From New York to Chicago Tribune.
 The Parkhurst society has sent to May = or Low what is interpreted as threa. to proceed either criminally or before the Governor against the Mayor ana tae ne ro, no, lice Commissioner If the police do no' do their best to enforce the Raines eX else law. The letter says there IS not much to choose between Tammany au, ministration that has bad principies ana reform administration that mas soou principles but is afraid to use them.
 The letter was adopted by a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Soci- ety for the Prevention or crime on rTi- day. This society says:
 We are emphatic in our inslstence that you brace your administration into accord with your oath; that you summon the exceptional resources that are at your command to the work Of resolutely suppresslng open or clandestine violation of recognized statutes. and thus eltner dignify the law by the success with which you enforce 1t, or by the demon strated impossibility of enforcing it con vince the Legislature Of It's moral oof- gation to come to our relief.
 pr. Parkhurst gave out the letter, which says the first two weeks Of the present regime have made 1t entirely indefinite as to what civic righteousness in this city is and what it is not and to that extent have operated to put the re- form administration in the same criminal attitude toward the law as was that oc- cupied by the administrations of s2 'N. while chartered by the State to labor for the prevention of crime" the society is not quite certain any longer what is crime" and says that "the atmosphere is clouded by ambiguity emanating from administrative incertitude. and that the
 Mayor Low tonight refused to discuss the letter.