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was introduced by Miss Jean Getner,
a former Lincoln musician. Mr.. RObyn
was so pleased with her voice and
style that he invited her to sing at
his closing concert on Sunday, March
the ninth, but a severe cold which she
had contracted prevented her accept
ance. Miss Turner is now visiting
friends i'm Quincy. Illinois, and will go
to Kansas City before returning home
Misses Ora and Charlotte Bushnell
celebrated on Saturday evening the
fourteenth anniversary of their
birth with a party given to the
eighth grade class i'm the Prescott
school. Guessing games and crok!Iole
amused the young people and dainty
light refreshments We're served. The
thy Miller, Alice Hunyse, jeanette
Lawrence, Helen Barstow, Sadie Shar-
rick, Ethel Woodford, Effie Smith, He
len Cook, Mamie Cederdahl. Letha
Hills, Elizabeth Rogers, Nellie Marsh,
Celie Arenson, Hazel FishwOod, Belle
Radcliffe, Dessa Pierson. Lois Fossler,
Seba Duell, Nelson; Messieurs Paul
Rivett, Harold Eubanks, Howard Cone,
James Harpham, Neil Dunn, Earl
Howard Frank Hudson, Leroy Doane,
Alden Bumstead, Sheldon Perkins. Dale
Russell, Morton Leonard, Gus Swanson,
Charlie Parks, Robert Woods, Joe
Parks, Willie Doggett, Claude Flans-
burg, Harland Carr, Charlie Chowin.
Roy Amos, Lloyd Dickinson. Carl Bush,
Lois Fossler, John Bushnell.
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Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
b. Edleman celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary. The decorations
were similar to those for the afternoon
party and many of the assistants were
the same. With the addition of Mr..
Edleman the receiving line was the
same as for the afternoon. Mrs.
Arthur Young poured coffee, and. as
sisted by Miss Essie Evans and Miss
Clarisse Evans, served sandwiches.
pickles and cake. In the library. ice
cream was served by Mrs. A. L. Funk
and Miss Willoughby. Miss Evans and
Mr.. G. H. Walters sang attractive
songs, and little Miss Bixby repeated
her cake walking Success of the after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Edleman received
many handsome gifts
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A former American girl who was
Miss Jennie Chamberlain of Cleve-
land, now Lady Naylor-Leland, had
the honor last week of entertaining
King Edward at dinner at her beau
tiful home, Hyde Park house. Every
article of china and glass used in the
dining room formerly belonged to the
great Napoleon and bore the French
imperial crown and cipher. 1t all came
from the Tuileries and from Versailles.
The magnificent gold plate which is
said to be except that owned by the
king, the most beautiful in England,
was also in use. The decorations were
Alexandra orchids, named for the
queen, and liberty roses. The latter
are American roses and are cross
between the American beauty and the
Mermot roses.
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Miss Garvey, who has been the guest
of Mrs r. NJ. LeGore. left on Thurs
day for her home. Mrs. Nichols and
Mrs. Van Horn will leave tomorrow.
Mrs. LeGore and her guests have been
kept busy accepting social courtesies
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week have been three chafing dish
parties, a card party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. f. E. Spencer a theatre party
by Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Folsom,
swimming party by Mrs. Clinton X.
Lee, and a dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
Traphagen.
The junior class of the high school
gave a party last Friday evening in
the high school building. The library
and the adjoining room were utilized
and were decorated with pennants and
class colors. and furnished with rugs
and divans. Partners for refresh
ments were found by matching books
and their authors. The committee In
charge of the affair consisted of Misses
Nellie Stevenson and Susie Wallace.
Messieurs Harold Steiner and Herbert
Baird. About seventy young people
were present.
Miss Katherine Miller was surprised
by a number of friends at the home
of Mrs Hickman, Twenty-ninth and
Dudley streets. Games were played
and light refreshments were served.
A box of American beauties and
china plate were presented to Miss
Miller Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark of Omaha, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bring, Misses Hillman, Cook, Miller,
Jenkins; Messrs. windcoff, Robinson
and Cook.
Professor and Mrs. G. Z. Barber and
Professor A. Ross Hill attended a BAN
quet given by the literature depart
ment of the Omaha Woman's club on
March eighth. Professor Barber re-
sponded to the toast, 'Gibbon. the
Man Who Sighed as Lover and
Obeyed as Son. Professor Hills
subject was Locke, a Rod and
Cherry Are Not the Same Thing
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Miss Minnie Sayer entertained the
teachers of the University Mission
Sunday school at supper last Saturday
evening at her home, 1885 Vine street.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs Met
calf. Misses Boose, DOnelsOn, McCune,
Thayer, Emma Hurley, Kate Hurley,
Wilson, Sayer, Ethel Bell; Messrs. Nc
Cune. Hawthorne, Gilbert, Sturdevant,
Moore and Sammons.
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Miss Bessie Russell and Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Draper were married Wednesday
evening at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Russell, Sixth
and Hill streets, Reverend l.. p. Lud-
den officiating. Miss Bessie Patton and
Mr.. Charles Ducker were the attend
ants. Miss Tillie Framstead played the
wedding march.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. l. Hatfield and Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Kelley entertained
thirty people at a six-handed euchre
Thursday evening. The company was
a congenial one and the evening passed
very pleasantly. Mr.. Paul F. Clark
had the highest score. luncheon
was served.
DIR. and Mrs. NJ. H. Everett gave
five course dinner Wednesday evening.
The table was decorated with Prince
Henry carnations and smilax and
lighted by pink tapers in quaint Old
silver sticks. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Z. Yates, Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Wright, Doctor and Mrs. Harry II.
Everett: Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Rudy
of Chicago.
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Doctor and Mrs. Harry H. Everett
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MR.. coNNELL's CANDIDACY.
From the Carbondale Leader.

From the Carbondale Leader.
The near approach of the Republican
primaries has caused tho political pot to
again boil merrlly. The list of candidates
for nomination has aroused much inter-
est. There is n very general discussion
of the names that will come before the
party voters on July and in majority
of cases there is the usual division of
opinion. But both the rank and file
appear to have settled largely on Hon.
William Connell for a denomination to
congress.
This Is the leading office to be filled this
fall and the fact that the minds of the
Republicans seem already fixed on a can
didate shows that they appreciate the
faithful and efficient work done by Con-
gressman Connel for the district and
the party at large That he Is the most
formidable candidate they could put for-
ward goes without saying. He has dem
onstrated that he is admirably fitted to
look after all local interests and through
his efforts and influences the district has
been recognized by congress and the ma
tional administration as never before.
The wisdom of the determination of the
party to renominate him is therefore ap-
parent. In honoring him the Republicans
will honor themselves and the entire dis
trict.
Mr.. Connell has been an active and
successful worker at Washington since
his first election to congress. Hhe has
certainly earned the right to a reelection
this fall and If nominated by the Repub-
licans on July will undoubtedly succeed
himself in the position and continue to
give his constituents the benefit of the
exceptional abilities which he has dis
played since his entry upon political
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1t rlarks an Epoch.

" JUDGED in the light of expected
consequences, the successful
conclusion in congress of the
~ long fight for an isthmian canal
constitutes a circumstance of the very
first magnitude. After all the delays
which have intervened since the pro-
ject of a canal first came into public
discussion, 1t seems difficult to accus-
tom oneself to the idea that work is
really soon to begin; but as the law
now stands no other conclusion is
ktenable.
~The act authorizes the president to
pay to the New Panama Canal COM
pany, of France, when he Is satisfied
as to- it's title, $4O,O00,Ooc, in full for all
sitsrishts, papers and property. 1t also
authorizes him to acquire from the re-
public of Colombia, upon such terms
as he may deem reasonable, exclusive
and perpetual control of strip of
land not less than six miles wide and
more, il he thinks advisable, this land
and the ports at either end to be sub
feet at all times to such police and
Janitary rules and regulations as may
pc necessary in the interest of order
and health. Should the officials of CO.
lombia prove excessive in their de-
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mands with respect to this desired con-
cession, the president is empowered to
abandon the Panama route and to en-
ter upon negotiations for the conces-
sions required by the Nicaragua route.
When the title and concessions shall
have been arranged to his satisfaction,
he Is authorized to go ahead with pre-
parations and contracts for the actual
construction of the canal, the one con-
dition to be that the canal shall be
large enough to admit and pass ships
of the greatest tonnage and draft now
In use or reasonably to be anticipated.
The president is authorized to appoint
review by congress, of a canal COM
mission of seven members, who are
virtually to- be his agents In supervis-
Ing the building of the canal; and to
meet the cost of the canal two per
cent. twenty-year popular gold bond
issue is authorized up to the amount OF
$3.50, 900, 900.
Thus it can be seen that there is lit
tie danger of further fooling in this
matter. Theodore Roosevelt will see to
1t that the canal shall be pushed for
ward just as fast as snail appear to be
consistent with good work and safety.
What this will mean in the develop
ment of American commerce and pres
tige is so well understood by attentive
students of public affairs as to make
further comment unnecessary. But it
deserves to be noted that the success
full ending of the campaign for canal
legislation. as we'll as the bright pros
pect of administrative promptness and
efficiency, reflect new credit upon con-
structive Republican craftsmanship.
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Electric LOcomotion.

HE POSSIBILITY that Scran-
ton, through its coming con-
nection with the Westing-
house interests, may be the
theater of important experiments in the
application of electricity to the long
distance hauling of freight and passen-
gers, gives a local tinge of interest to
an article in the July Forum, with re-
gard to the prospects of electric rail-
roading.
The author of this article. an exper-
fenced engineer considers the question
economic rather than technical. To
build an electric machine capable of
doing the work now done by the steam
locomotive is no task for the modern
masters of electricity; the problem
comes when railroad men are asked to
throw away the millions they have in
vested In steam engines in order to
experiment with electric engines. NJ.
Savage, one of the best railway au-
thorities in Europe, estimates the value
Of the steam locomotives of the world
at sf,000000,000. sum that no railway
executive or board of directors is anx-
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An Offer That Jefferson Could Not
Accept.

Joseph Jefferson, the veteran actor in
a Philadelphia theatre recently spoke at
a meeting in the interest of the Actors
Church Alliance, and, after espouSing the
cause of the believers in the Shakespeare
theory of authorship. as opposed to the
Baconan theory, told a story of an ex-
periencc in RIP Van Wrinkle" He said
that in western town, after the first
night Of the play, he received a profusely
complimentary letter from citizen. who
afterward called. My name is Dunk" he
said II am the inventor of 'Dunk's Pat
ent Spring Bed Mr.. Jefferson, I've been
nightly pleased with your play, and as
a sort Of return for tho pleasure, you've
given me and mine 1 want to make you
a present of one of my spring BEDS
Mr. Jefferson said he could only accept
the gift and asked if no remuneration
whatever was expected
'"rhe only request I have to make"
said the man. ''is that at the point
where you wake up there in the third
act, after your twenty years sleep. you
Just say that you would not have slept
so badly If you'd been In one of Dunks
Patent Spring Beds. ds."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY. JUNE 60 1902

ious to toss into the scrap heap. Says
the Forum writer, Henry Harrison
Suplee:
THE cost OF motive power in railway
service Is estimated at about forty per
cent. and OF labor at sixty per cent,
and on this basis the influence of any
economy in motive power would be less
than one-half that which would appear
from a direct comparison OF fuel costs.
When 1t is considered however, that
the operating expenses practically
equal the labor cost, 1t will be seen
that the item of fuel is really only
about twenty-five per cent. of the total
cost. This means that even IL electric
traction were capable of saving one
half the fuel now required for steam
locomotive traction, an altogether tih-
warranted assumption, the economy in
cent. AS a matter of fact, the most
recent experience indicates that cleo
trio traction will enter as an auxiliary
to the steam locomotive, that 1t will be
used for suburban and local traffic,
while powerful steam locomotives will
retain their pre-eminence for hauling
heavy through trains of high speed.
The transition will thus come gradual
ly; the steam locomotives being
'scrapped' as they are superannuated,
and improved methods gradually re-
placing them"
This, it must be confessed, does not
look very encouraging to Mr.. Westing-
houses expectation of the early SUBJ
stitution of electric for steam power in
haulage. But there is no telling what
this intensely practical wizard has up
his sleeve. We trust that 1t will be
something which, when it Is produced
for show down, will contribute liber-
ally to the growth of Scranton.
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A Noticeable Difference.

"HE ACTION of the Demo-
Gratis of the house in ignoring
Il the so-called Philippine out
RACES" and imperialism in
general, and in confinng their formula
ton of campaign issues to the trusts
and the abuses of corporate power from
which many people suffer is about the
first exhibition of political wisdom that
the present managers Of the national
Democracy have shown. 1t occupies a
ground Of strategic value and frames
party will have to repel.
So long as the Democracy simply
howled against the American soldier
and the American flag, it was it's own
worst opponent. So long as it's attitude
in national affairs was merely to con-
denim everything done by the other side
it received very little attention from
intelligent people. But the endeavor to
fix upon Republican administration re-
sponsibilty for, increases in the prices
Of necessaries of life, though we do not
think that it can be sustained, Is poll
tically clever. 1t evidences a return Of
brains in the Democratic leadership.
The howl over high prices following
the enactment of the Mckinley tariff
elected Grover Cleveland. Those high
prices were the best thing for the Am
erican workingman that ever happened
to him, because they indicated a revival
of American industry and We're the pre-
1;,,,i, nc Al
expansion of American production and
commerce which, under the adminis-
tration of the author of that tariff law
and under an economic regime similar
to the one which Cleveland and the
Democratic party temporarily over
threw. placed this country far in the
lead among the great nations of the
earth and eliminated in the most pros
porous period in American history.
We are again having high prices
high in this sense, that they suffice to
enable the payment of good and steady
wages to labor, especially as compared
with the wages paid under Democratic
administration, while at the same time
returning encouraging dividends to
capital and enterprise. Hence the Demo-
cratic leaders in congress think that
they can effect a repetition of history
by repeating the campaign cries of 1892.
In our judgment their expectation will
be disappointed, and chiefly because
there is in the white house young man
of financial and personal independence
who has already put in motion the legal
machinery necessary to develop the
power of the federal government to
restrain great combinations of capital
from encroaching upon the natural
rights of the people; and because the
great mass of the people without re-
gard to party have confidence in his
honesty of purpose, fearlessness and
good faith.
When Theodore Roosevelt started
the federal department of justice upon
the task of collecting information re-
lative to the beef trust he established
the issue which the leaders of the
Democracy in the house are now feebly
initiating; but with one very important
difference. While the Democratic party
has never done more than to call names
and make faces at trusts, he took
action. The voters have not failed to
notice this difference.
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WAKE UP, CONGRESS.
Editor of The Tribune


Sir: In the past ten years our trade
with the Orient has gained more than
254 per cent. This is very ratifying. but
the question Immediately arises, how
much greater would have been our gain.
had we possessed regular lines of Amer
lean owned ocean steamships making
weekly sailings to all the principal ports
of Asia and Oceanica? Think of the i'm
mense amount we shall have paid cut
to foreigners for freights on the 1924 0C0, 600
shipped. and to be supplied, in 1902.
Without enlarging on the national pres
tige we have failed to gain. Is it not hui
initiating that our consul general at Bang
kok. Siam, is obliged to say: I'm eighteen
years l have not seen 4 single vessel in
this port flying the American flag at the
masthead. except one gunboat."
AS pertinently as the Prince Of Wales
recently said. "Wake up. England" can
we say. anent the ship subsidy bill,
Wake up, congress-"
Walter j. Ballard.
Schenectady. N. Y. June 2S.
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a \ "A lbCuI business III spite or
the strike is true not only
of the coal fields but of the country
generally. Last year enough things hap
pened of a menacng character to bring
on, under ordinary circumstances, a
series Of panics, but the country wealth
cred them with hardly a sign of dis
tress. For example, on May there was
Il speculative crash in Wall street
which many had predicted would sweep
over tho country; it was comparatively
mere furry and it made absolutely
no impression on permanent and sub
stantial values.
Then there was the shortage in the
corn crop. amounting to nearly 100000
600 bushels, following which came the
strike of the amalgamated iron and
steel workers. which for time threat
ened to constrict all building operations
and arrest the majority of our indus
tries. The assassination of the presi-
dent and the collapse of the copper
corner came in quick succession, either
sufficient ordinarily to upset business
but in this case hardly making a ripple
on it's surface.
The truth is that the foundations of
American prosperity as laid by Repub-
lican administration are too deep and
broad to be shaken by passing gusts of
adverse circumstance. Combina tions for
the purpose of holding up this pros
perity or forcing it into artificial cham
nels often look alarming on paper, es-
pecially on yellow paper; but the nation
is bigger than any of them and when
its interests conflict with theirs theirs
so down.
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Tried and True.

T<HE NEEDS of this district
call for Il representative of
L. ability, ripe experience and
sound, practical judgment at
Washington. In spite of the natural
play of rival ambition. intrigue and re-
sentiment, we think that majority Of
our citizens recognize that they have
such a representative in William Con-
nell.
He needs no pictures or posters of in
PRODUCTION. His name and fame are
emblazoned on almost every industry
in our valley and the record of his
achievements is virtually coincident
with the history of Scranton.
At time when the hand of aff1iction
has been laid heavily upon him, Mr..
Connell is prevented from giving to his
candidacy for denomination the per-
sonal attention ordinarily appropriate;
but the practical common sense of the
people, duly analyzing the situation and
measuring claims, should suffice to re-
turn one week from tomorrow verdict
in accord with the districts best in
terests.
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Greene and Gaynor, Oberlin Carter's
alleged and fugitive pals in the Savan-
nah harbor frauds, have thus far sue
cessfully resisted all attempts at their
extradition. 1t is claimed that the Off
cials of Quebec, or some of them, have
shown very suspicious symptoms in
their treatment of the application Of
agents of this government for the fugit-
ives return for trial. Let US hope that
such suspicious are unwarranted.
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During the past ten years Americas
import of canned fruits and vegetables
was only four per cent. OF the home
production, while there was during the
same period an increase of $50 per cent.
in the export Of canned fruits and Of
1856 per cent. in the export of canned
vegetables. The time is not far distant
when our tropical possessions will sup
ply every want in these two directions
not now supplied at home.
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Geologic discoveries in California have
revealed that in early ages there was
tile eight feet long and shaped like a
crocodile. This has been replaced in
modern times by the flying rumor
which is generally uglier and worse.
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While four items In above list have adj
vanced u per cent. eight have decreased
in the aggregate Is per cent
Building materials have materially ad-
vanced, and with the demand of brick
layers and carpenters for shorter day
and an increase in wages. many who had
contemplated building n home will be
compelled to put up with their present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-30

The subject of a projected new book
of local interest is: Alone at Harris
burg: or, How | Did 1t All" 1t is the
autobiography of a Lackawanna eX-
representative,
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From this year It gradually declined to
about $500 In 1880 In 1888 the price ad-
vanced to about $3.50 but aftcrward
dropped to $500 and under the last re-
ports given which was for 1909 II was $1.95
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SUMMER RESORTS
Atlantic City.


on. Virginia avenue. the widest and most
fashionable in Atlantic City. Within a
few yards of the Famous Steel Pier and
boardwalk and In front of the most de
srable bathing grounds All convent
ences, elevator to street level, hot and
cold baths. Table excellent. Aocommo-
dations for three hundred Terms noder-
ate. Write for booklet.
N. r. BoTHwELL.
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MADE AN EXCELLENT RECORD

From the Olyphant Gazette.
Congressman Connell should be nomi-
mated by large majority. He has made
an excellent record and his name adds
strength to the ticket.
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First Dstrict-JOSEPH OLIVER
Second Distrct-JOHN SCHEtER, JR.
Third District-EDWARD JAMES.
Fourth District--P. A. pHILBlN.
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THE SWEET GIRL GRADUATE.

Latin she knew, and Sanscrit, too,
And of French and Greek a pile;
But when she tried to write good Eng
lish
She missed it by a mile!
Will S. Gidley in Woman's Home Com
panion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-30

Lord Kitchener declines to be lion
ized He evidently proposes to keep his
halo on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-30

Yale has made James Whitcomb
Riley a master of arts. Already he had
become a master of hearts.