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MARCII 22, 1W. The Strongest Keaons. Let no man be so simple as to believe that because Delaware and California liave failed to elect senators, Pennsylvania can afford to do the same thing. The declaration "Quay or nobody" is accepted as the avowed policy or the ex senator's supporters. They seem to have settled down to the determination to prevent an election, despairing: of any chance of electing their favorite.

They seek justify their course by a reference to the action of the legislatures in Delaware and California. "If California can afford to do it," say they, "so can wo." Now this is just exactly where they are altogether wrong. "If Delaware and California have done it," they should say, "we cannot afford to io it." That would be more nearly correct. Had no Republican stale committed the breach of political good sense the Pennsylvania Republicans might defer an election for couple of years without doing any greater harm than incurring the risk of splitting the party into two fighting factions. That, it is true, would be calamity enough.

But it is only a portion of the harm that would follow an adjournment now if no election were made. For every additional Republican state that is added' to the list increases the disaster to the party in a sort of geometric progression. California was twice as bad as Delaware, and Pennsylvania would be twice as bad as the other two put together. If a man loses one tenth of his fortune it is all the more reason why he cannot afford to lose half of the remainder. The Republican party having lost two states is much less able to lose another on that account.

California and Delaware are the strongest reasons why the Pennsylvania legis lature should not adjourn without fix ing on a choice for senator. Buckwheat for al ional Flower. A champion of the golden rod for the honor of being the national flower takes exceptions to the strictures which put upon that flower and writes to us to express her displeasure at our opinion so freely expressed. She says: "I do not understand how you can call the beautiful goldenrotl a ran weed. I am sure if you ever saw trowing in profusion along the road side when everything else has felt the blighting breath of autumn you would be forced to admit that it presents beautiful appearance and is worthy of a place as national flower.

We assure our dear friend that are very much aware of the beauties of her favorite. And yet we cannot con sider it anything but a weed for the good and sufficient reason that it is a weed and nothing more. A patch of goldenrod in bloom does present rathe a pretty picture, but so also does a field of buckwheat. Indeed, we would not hesitate to say that the buckwheat is the superior in this respect. It is.

more over, an entirely useful growth, and for the joy that it brings to many hearths and homes during the cold winter mornings it justly holds a warm place in the hearts of all true Americans. On the pther hand, goldenrod is a noxious growth despised by farmers, and of no use to anybody. By the standard of our correspondent buckwheat is as much entitled to be the national flower as goldenrod, and in addition buckwheat has a superior claim of which the other Is totally devoid. If, therefore, we are to have a ready made national flower without the influence of tradition or sentiment or patriotic significance, we nominate buckwheat for the place. It May Lie Dormant.

The duress of the 'MrCarrell bill ex pired by limitation yesterday, but there was no indication that an attempt would be made to call it up. The un savory things unearthed by the briber" charges investigating committee are probably the cause for the reluctance on the part of the friends of the Mc Varrell bill to again bring it into prominence. They are anxious to avoid everything that will attract public at tentipn to the dishonest means which were employed to push the bill. That so much effort and that kind of effort were used to hurry the bill through the legislature was a. reflection upon those who were to be the beneficiaries of the bill, and for whose especial benefit it was drawn.

There is a natural desire to direct attention from the bribery scandals, and as this cannot be done If the McCarrell bill is before the public, it Is probable that it will not be called up right away. This seems to be the probability, though it is difficult to tell what the brazen effrontery of the men who were to benefit by the McCarrell bill will persuade them to d. Blair and Warren. The primary elections, held in Blair and Warren counties on Saturday are a bit puzzling to many citizens interested in them for the bearing they may have on the senatorial contest. The Quay organs claimed that the ex sena tor had achieved victories in both counties while the opposition papers have declared that he was defeated in Warren while in Blair county the hon ors were divided.

We find the Harris burg correspondent of the Philadelphia nmes quoting a prominent member of the anti Quay froces to the ffect that the Quay people were defeated in both Blair and Warren. In Blair both delegates elected to the state convention are anti Quay men, being friends of ex Congressman Charles W. Stone. One is his former law partner. According to this gentleman the Quay people offered no opposition to the delegates because they recognized the impossibility of defeating them.

In Blair county the situation was more complicated. This is explained as follows: "In Blair county there was a contest between the Quay and anti Quay forces several weeks ago. when the friends of Senator Quay posted the name of Larry Eyre as a candidate for State chairman and named three men as candidates for delegates to the State convention. The gauge of battle was promptly accepted by the anti Quay forces, who named General Koontz as their candidate for State chairman, Judge John Stewart as candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court and Milton Alexander, a member of the Blair county bar and a man of State reputa tton, as their candidate for State Treasurer. They also named three anti Quay men as candidates for delegates to the state convention.

Shortly there Xter the Quay people withdrew Eyre as candidate for state chairman, leaving the anti Quay candidates for chairman, the supreme bench and state treasurer without opposition. This practically ended the tight, and the delegates elected at the primaries on Saturday last are instructed to vote for the antl Qucy candidates for chairmau of the State commute. Justice of the supreme court and State Treasurer. Upon the retirement of the Quay peopto from the fight in Blair county there was nothing to struggle for except the delegates to the state convention. The anti Quay people, therefore, paid no more attention to the contest except to take such steps as were deemed necessary to continue their organization in that county.

"The thing sought to be accomplished by the anti Quayites in the county was to prevent the election of delegates to the state convention who would vote for any candidate suggested by Senator Quay. This has been accomplished, and the delegates from Bltir county to the State convention will vote for Mr. Alexander for State treasurer and Judge Stewart for Justice of the Supreme court. The delegates elected in Blair county may be friend of Senator Quay, as claimed, but that will not justify them for voting for any candidates he may name, as they are bound to vote for the men for whom they are instructed and the anti Quay people could expect nothing more had three delegates been elected in sympathy with the anti Quay cause." If the situation in Blair is as described it would seem that the ex senator has gained nothing by Saturday's primaries in which his followers seemed to find so much satisfaction. A Great Civilian Passing.

Tlu interest elicited by the reports of the dying condition of John Sherman was nothing more than his long and honorable career in the service of his country deserved. John Sherman was one of two famous brothers who served their country simultaneously, though in widely differing capacities. The otlK General William Tecumsah Sher nian. died several years ago, while his civilian brother was at the height of his power and influence in the councils of the nation. General Sherman's and claim to the gratitude of the country was won in two brilliant years of campaigning, which consummated in the famous march to the sea.

For this he could have had any reward in the ot the people. The presidency mignt nave been his for less than the asking, for the mere consent to take it. But the soldier, who had not voted in torty years, refused to mingle in politics and went down to his grave none the less honored. Un the other hand John Sherman fought his way to the top in a line which, if it is less brilliant, is far more difficult to win distinction in than that which led his brother to the heights of fame. For fifty years Mr.

Sherman has been a prominent figure in the government of the nation. Unlike his soldier brother he was ready to take the highest office in the gift of the people. But fate willed it otherwise. Sherman will be remembered with that list of distinguished statesmen, each of whom played such an active part in directing the policy of, the nation, and each of whom failed in his laudable ambition to be president. The fact that Mr.

Sherman would have accepted the office and was frank enough not to conceal his hopes does not detract from the esteem in which he will be held. With the passing of John Sherman an honest, earnest, tireless public servant closes his career. French Snoliaton Claims. The signature of the president to the Sundry Appropriations bill, hich was signed within a few days of the adjournment of Congress, settled a matter that has been pending for nearly a century, it was the French spoliation claims. During the times that these claims were before Congress a half a hundred reports have been made by committees.

The legislatures of the states which were in the union at the time that the claims arose have passed resolutions at various times declaring the validity of the claims. Eight bills relating to the claims have passed the Senate of the United States. Three of these have passed Congress, but only one escaped the veto. That one established a court of claims, and it was under the report of that court that the appropriations aggregating about a million dollars were made by Congrsss ior tne payment of the claims. The Philadelphia Press recently published a brief history of the claims, which is Interesting.

The claims grew out of the relations of this country with France in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the story of their origin, as related by the being as follows: The treaty of alliance made between the thirteen revolting colonies and Louis XVI, King ot France, in 177N, guaranteed French aid in the settle ment of the Independence of America and it guaranteed to Fiance the assistance of the Americans in protecting French possessions on this continent. It was not only a treaty of friendship but of commerce also and it gave to each nation exclusive and perpetual commer cial rights in the ports of the other nation and valuable privileges as to ships of war, privateers and prizes. France performed its part of the bargain until the revolting colonies had achieved their independence. But when this was accomplished and France had become embroiled with England this country found itself embarrassed in performing its part. It was impossible to live up to the treaty without openly espousing the cause of France, which this coun try was unwilling to do.

"Ihere were infractions of the treaty on both sides which rendered it prac tically null and void. The final blow to the treaty was given by the ratification of the Jay treaty between this country and England which granted to the latter nation the same shelter for its privateers and prizes In American ports as the treaty of 1778 had given exclusively to France. Angered by this reaty the 1'rench government under the control of Napoleon Bonaparte be gan depredations on American commerce. American vessels and cargoes arriving in French ports were condemned on various pretexts and sold to the highest bidder. These depredations continued from to 1801, American citizens in the meanwhile urrering losses amounting In the ag gregate to millions of dollars.

The president of the United States issued a proclamation declaring that France should be made to pay for these depre ations, but this was easier said than done. "It was only in 1801, after several ef forts had failed, that a new treaty was finally made between France and the Tnited States under which these spolia tion claims were arranged. France ad THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 22. 1891) mitted her responsibility for the depredations on American commerce, but sh put in a counter claim ot JjlMl.OtHl.CM! against the United Slates for harm done her by the breach of the treaty of 177S. After much diplomatic sparring a new treaty was arranged.

Chief Justice Ellsworth of the United States supreme court acting as the negotiator on the part of this country. It was agreed that France should withdrawn its claim for damages against the United States and that the treaty of 177S should be abrogated and that the United States should assume the settlement of the damage to Us citizens growing out of the French spoliation claims. The treaty was first signed in INN), but some uew clauses were added in 1MI1 when it was finally ratified." The claims that arose under this treaty are the same that were finally settled this month of March, lS'J'J. The original claimants have been dead for years, out their heirs will receive the justice denied to the actual sufferers. It is a matter for congratulation that after the long delay the country has finally paid its just debts to its own citizens.

PEOPLE AND PROJECTS. 7 A copy of the Kock Springs Miner, a weekly issued in Wyoming, was handed to me yesterday. The Miner contains, among its correspondence, items from Kemmerer. a town noar Rock Springs. The town is named for M.

S. Kemmerer, of Mauch Chunk. Pa. It is situated on the Oregon Short Line, a part of the Union Pacific system. About two years old, it has inhabitants.

North Kemmerer, a mile distant, is also a new town with inhabitants. The Kemmerer Coal company, of which M. S. Kemmerer is president, and his son, John L. Kemmerer, of this city, secretary and treasurer, has large mines in the two places producing tons of soft coal a month.

There are other companies with extensive mines in the Kemmerer towns. One of these the Diamond is controlled by Marcus Daly, the Montana copper king. Richard A. Keenan, mayor of Kemmerer, is a Scranton man. The Miner says: "The following are the officers of the town of Kemmerer, appointed by Mayor R.

A. Keenan and confirmed by the council: Mike Naylin, marshal; H. E. Christmas, town attorney; Agent Brainard. town clerk; Larry Quealy, treasurer." Joseph Tennis, inside foreman of the Delaware and Hudson colliery at Jer myn nearly twenty years, will retire on April 1.

He will be succeeded by Thomas Evans, of Moosic. Mr. Evans was formerly superintendent for the Hillside Coal company. When the company's works in the vicinity of Moosic were shut down he was added to the engineer corps and worked with the surveyors until the present "Mr. Truesdale, the new president of the L.

accompanied by some of the other officers, visited the shops last Saturday." says the Dover, N. J. Index, "and made a general inspection of the work that was going on in the different departments. All those who have met Mr. Truesdale say that he is the right man in the right place.

He surely is recommended as a friend of the working man. Those who accompanied him to the shops were: Superintendent of the 'Morris and Essex Division A. Reasoner. General Manager W. F.

Hall stead. Civil Engineer William Unroll, and Superintendent of the main line Garrett Bogart." Butchers will appreciate a newly designed meat block which has1 a hollow surface one side and a flat surface on the other and is hung on two pivots in its frame to bring either surface uppermost where it can be bolted to hold it steady. A call has been issued for the second biennial convention of the Order of Railway Telegraphers to be held at Peoria, 111., on May John G. Hayes, who was for five years in charge of the Harry and Forty Fort collieries of Simpson Watkins, has been promoted and now has charge of four or five collieries in the upper district near Peckville. He has been in the employ of Simpson Watkins about fourteen years.

M. F. Larkin, a former resident of Carbondale, was last week promoted to a foremanship in the foundry department of the Edison general electric works at Schenectady, N. Y. Bishop Ninde, who is presiding over the Methodist conference at Manayunk, will have an important question to decide before the adjournment of the con ference.

It is whether an unmarried mar. can fill a married man's charge. The fight was made a year ago by the Stroudsburg Methodist church, the largest In Monroe county and one of the best charges outside of Philadelphia, in favor of Rev. Robert Crawford, a young unmarried man, who had assisted Rev. L.

B. Hoffman a year before in the same church. The official board of the church were so well pleased with the work of the young assistant that they gave him a call to return as pastor. Presiding Elder J. R.

T. Gray was informed of the board's wishes and urged to use his Influence to have Rev. 'Mr. Crawford sent back as pastor. The presiding elder refused to do so on the grounds that the charge was a married man's charge and that he could not in justice to the married men of the conference, who wanted to go to Stroudsburg.

advocate Pastor Crawford's appointment to the Strouds burg charge. At the meeting of the last quarterly conference the official board unanimously asked for the return of Pastor Crawford. The church people at Stroudsburg are anxiously awaiting the decison of Bishop Ninde. Should the young pastor not be returned a church disturbance is feared. The pastorate of Rev.

Crawford has been thoroughly satisfactory to his people and they want him again, whether he comes back married or unmarried. Mr. Crawford has come Into considerable notice in this city recently on account of the fight he is making against the proposed new brewery at Stroudsburg. Among the brewery stockholders are residents of Scranton. Yesterday was.

In popular acceptation, the commencement of spring, the sun having entered the vernal equinox. The equinoctial points are those In which the equinoctial and the ecliptic Intersect. Equinoctial time Is reckoned from the moment when the point of Aries passes the vernul equinox. This instant Is selected us a convenient central point of a uniform reckoning of time for the purposes of astronomical observers. Some times these points are called the equinoxes.

More commonly by the equinoxes are meant the times when the sun enters these points, namely, March 21 and September the one being called the vernal or spring equinox, the other the autumnal. When in the equinoxes the sun, through the earth's rotation on its axis, seems to describe the circle of the equator in the heavens, and the days and nights are of equal length all over the world. At the vernal equinox the sun is passing from south to north, and in the northern hemisphere the days are lengthening; at the autumnal he is passing from north to south and the days are shortening. As the earth moves more rapidly when near the sun, or in winter, the sun's apparent motion Is not uniform, and it happens that he takes eight days I a more to pass from the vernal to the autumnal equinox than from the latter to the former. "Colonel Waires of the Eleventh regiment, who was in this city Friday evening attending the minstrel performance of the City guard." says the Eas ton Argus, "announced that Company of this city was to go to Scranton on Thursday of next week.

The circumstances under which the company ia to go to Scranton are quite complimentary to the Kaston militiamen. The citizens of Scranton are arranging to tender a reception to the returning Thirteenth regiment, which, since the war, has been in camp in Georgia. They returned home last week and after a week's rest are to be given the reception. Great preparations are being made for the reception, and a public affair surpassing anything previously attempted in the history of the city is promised. Ten thousand men will be in line of march.

Five companies of the Eleventh reiriment iire Til net ns the body guard of Governor Stone and staff. when they will make their tirsl public appearance since their election. These companies are the four located at Scranton and vicinity and Company of this city. The Kaston boys will leave this city on next Thursday morning at ti o'clock and wil! return the same evening. The Lehigh Valley railroad has offered the company cars to Wilkes Barre from where they will go to Scranton on the Delaware and Hudson road." It is most pronouncedly established, in the light of recent snowing and blowing, that the Hibernians had their pick of the weather for St.

Patrick's day. Old winter, however, appears to be making his last bluff. SHEARING THE LAMBS From the Philadelphia Press. The fluctuation of sugar trust shares on Thursday of this week from 111 up to 170 and back to lODVi. in a single day's" transactions in which shares were bought and sold, opens the great Wall street spring sport of "shearing the lambs." Fluctuations and manipulation like this in five hours restore to Wall street the money which "outsiders" took out of it during the long rise of the past eighteen months.

It is the revenge of the professional on the amateur. It is the stroke of the gambler who packs the cards and cogs the dice when confidence has been created by a long term in which his victim has won. "Shearing the lambs" is sport for the "street," but it is death for the market. The great "corners." in which the market for shares is "whipsawed" with great rapidity, always check transactions in the stock manipulated and did general confidence in speculation. When these rapid changes come it lias always been the case in the past, and always will be in the future, that the period of steady, continuous advances is over.

Up to these swift movements in any boom one always hears of gains. After they one hears of losses. This was true when Harlem was made the subject of a famous corner, and it was equally true of the rapid changes in the Richmond Terminal. Does any one remember when this stock was skipping about coining millions, and where did it and the market of which it was a part end? These things repeat themselves inevitably and inexorably. Stage by stage, the present market has run its course, until its attention is centered on over capitalized "indus trials." To all that were in existence before IS! IS in the past fifteen months there have been added new industrials to the amount of Somehow, somewhere and at some price these vast issued have been sold The mill owners who have been selling their mills to "trusts" for three or four times their value have got nothing, unless they can work off the shares they received on the public.

These vast capitalizations are only paper until they aie cashed by the purchases of investors. The works sold to "trusts" are not sold because they were profitable, but because they were' not, and their sale is an attempt to shift the burden of making them profitable on the public. For fifteen months past this has been in progress, and as the shares are distributed, manipulation and fluctuation will begin. At first there will be corners to run the stock up and later bad news will break prices and the lambs will be sheared, going and coming. The fleece of the lamhs Is thick, it has been growing through a long season of profits and rising prices, and thf shears and shearers of Wall street are waiting, only waiting.

"The Battle Cry of Freedom." "The Battle Cry of Freedom," "Tramp, Tramp the Boys Are Marching." Just Before the Battle, Mother," and a score of other war songs, were written by Dr. George F. Root. He did more for his country by his stirring songs of freedom than he could probably have done had he shouldered the musket. It was no ordinary feeling that his appeals inspired; they came from his pen aflame with patriotic enthusiasm and never failed to inspire the sons of freedom.

In 18(11 the Lombard Brothers were in Chicago for the purpose of holding a war song meeting. They were anxious for a new song and their need inspired Dr Root, who straightway wrote both the words and the music of "The Battle Cry of Freedom." The ink was scarcely dry before it was sung from the court house steps. One brother sang the verses, the other Joined in the refrain. Before they finished, a thousand voices took part in the chorus. In the reform excitement of 1N(J7 in England, it became as well known there as in America.

D. M. Johnson, In "Self Culture." A Wtfd Should Insist on nn Allowance I wish here to emphasize the fact which so many husbands and wives seem to forget that marriage Is on one side as much a business contract as any other partnership, and demands exactly the same business treatment. The husband is the1 earner, the wife the distributor of capital, and of the two her work is really the more complex and difficult. The only way to carry on this business partnership successfully in a financial way, and without friction personally, is to put it on a cash basis.

It is right that the wife should insist upon having an allowance. I think the reluctance with which many a man looks upon giving an allowance to his wife comes not so much from a selfish and sordid love of the money Itself, as from real mistrust of a woman's ability to handle it wisely. He, foolish man, doubts her knowing the value of a dollar because she has never earned one. Helen Waterson Moody In the March "Ladles' Home Journal." Ho Ilnd Fine Sport. "I've got a good story, but It sounds so much like a fish story that I am afraid to tell at random," ventured the slim ex eouncllmari to his stout friend.

"Oh, don't mind me, Ed!" echoed the rotund friend. "Well," whispered the other. "I had such tremendous luck fishing in Florida that I grew morbid contemplating the monotony. I pulled out fish until my arms ached. "Learning that there were two bloodhounds in the vicinity.

I unbuckled my shotgun early one morning and set out for a point where there is a dam. None of our party knew of this dam. When the tide comes in the fish get above it and jump it when they want to go down. By agreement th2 man who owned the dogs was on hand. stood at one end of the dam and he threw a stick in the water about 40 feet above the embankment.

In dashed the dogs. Like a flash of lightning four pound trout 'flung himself out of the water and high Into the air. I gove him the open bore and had just had time to snap another. "It was glorious. For three hours I shot fish.

Sometimes tt was 110 minutes between shots, but frequently the fish were flushed every five minutes. It was thrilling. It was intoxicating. I used up every ihell 1 had. and out of 40 shots I finished 40 fish, missing once, but upon one occasion, however, killing two at one shot.

"By the way," added the slim ex councilman, as his robust acquaintance gasped for breath, "when 1 missed a fish a turtle was crawling by and I bagged him." Atlanta Constitution. DISASTROUS RESULTS. "I don't take no more stock in these yere eastern papers," remarked Alkali ike, with a groan, as he seated himself on an upturned keg in front of the Last Chance saloon in Red Dogf "Why? wat's the matter, Ike?" chorused the crowd of anxious inquirers as they gathered about. "Wat's the matter? Lood at this yere face of mine! All clawed up! Look at them there clothes of mine! All torn ter fragments' Feel of my spine! It's broke. An' liar's my pardner, Tor nady Tom.

th' man what's eat frum the same plate an' shared my bunk fer years? Dcader'n door nail mebbc!" "How did it happen?" asked a bystander. "Wal. some one in the east sends Tornady a Sunday paper, one of them there papers what ef they wuz all spread out they would cover a ranch. "In that there paper Tornady reads a story entitled 'The Habits an' Charee taristiks of the Grizzly In that there arteecle it states that a bar Is so full of taller an' fat w'ile hibernyatin' in the winter time that ef a lighted match is teched t' th' bar's nose it will burn like a lighted candle fer one hour without interruption. "Wal.

Tornady an' me gits ter arguin' 'bout that there arteecle, an' between th' speels 'f arguin' we takes a liberal lot o' drinks. Finally Tornady claims he knows whar a bar's den is located up on th' mount'in side, an' he proposes fer us to shake th' dice t' see who'll tech th' match. We shakes, an' it goes agin Tornady, an' he is lected to a ply the match. We loads up good an' strong on jig juice afore we starts on our investeegatin' tower, an'' takes a sup ly of th' same with us. It wuz near break of day wen we reaches th" mouth 't the grizzly's den, way" up on th' mount'in side, an' we rests a few minutes an' takes a few drinks ter prime our courage up.

"Wal, finally we gits ready, an' I commences heavin' rocks in th' den. w'ile Tornady stands ready t' a ply th' match, w'en Mr. Bear shows up. Sud dintly I hears a rustle an' yells out: He's comin' Tornady! Git. ready t' a I sees Tornady light th' match, an' th' next minit 1 knows nothln'i Some time after I finds myself in th' top 'f a pine tree a mile er so below th' balden, an' I'm sure my back's broke.

Some 'f you fellers hod better git up a invesiigatin' party and hunt up th' re manes 'f Tornady Tom. th' misguided a.machoor nachcral hist'ry student, fer I'm too lame t' climb that there mount'in." "But," asked an anxious inquirer, "did that there bear's nose burn like a candle?" Alkali Ike turned and eyed the questioner a moment. "Yes," said he, "while yer up there lookin' fur Tom, put it out." Cincinnati Enquirer. ''h nkn' New Sonittor. From the Chicago Timcs Ilerald.

In the election of Judge M. L. Hayward by the Republican legislature of Nebraska to succeed Senator Allen. Populist, the upper house of the national legislature makes a substantial gain and the administration is assured ot" a staunch supporter in the adjustment of the many new problems that will come up for consideration in 10O0. Tory Policy In Ireland, From the New York Evening Post.

The English Conservatives keep on bravely with their new policy of killing the Irish with kindness. As Col. Saun dcrson, the Belfast Orangeman, puts it, Gerald Balfour, the Irish Secretary, is "bombarding Ireland with seed potatoes and light railways." This is a great change from the heroic days repression and proclaimed meetings and iniDrisonment under Arthur Balfour. And it must be said that the milder methods are having temporarily at least, greater success than did the regime of jail and Col. Saun derson put it to Mr.

Redmond in the House the other day if Ireland was not quieter than for a generation. "She is, unfortunately," admitted the unwary Redmond, amid Conservative roars. Still, this business of giving away potatoes and building light railways is a costly one, and there must be an end to it some And the Irish can bo as ungratful as the rest of mankind. It would be just like them to say to the Conservatives, after taking all their gifts, "These things ye ought to have done, vet not to have left the others undone. Now that the potatoes are all gone, give us home rule, if you would not see us in the Commons again with the tail of a cow in one hand and the head of a landlord in the Will Team No More.

From the Indianapolis Journal. "When the autocar comes into general use." asked the Idiot, want to know what is to become of the teaming millions." Incentive to Literacy. From the Commercial Advertiser. Perhaps the Congressional snubs administered to New Mexico's ambition to be a state are responsible for the remarkable decrease in the percentage of illiterates. It has been known there for some time that the territory was not eligible for state hood on the basis of population alone, but that educational qualification would have to make a respectable showing also.

Accordingly, the school system has been developed very efficiently, with the result that illiteracy today is little over 15 per cent, as compared with nearly Ii5 per cent, at the last census. If we can fit such a population as that of New Mexico for self government in fifty years, we may be able to do more with our new possessions than we are able to hope for from present indications. Troubles Enoujfli Now. From the St. Louis Republic.

Uncle Sam Is too foxy to monkey with the Chinese puzzle till he lias solved the Philippine problem. He is too fly an old bird to try to whistle and chew meal at the same time. Longevity In Texas. From Puck. Visitor To what do you ascribe extreme age? your Octogenarian Wal, I never stole a boss, shot a neighbor's dog, or calle.l a man a liar.

Thlnkn It's Easier. From the Chicago Record. "What is It you like so much about golf?" "You do't have to keep It oiled or pumped llrtne on the Worst. From the Louisville Courier Journal. And now nobody gays that meningitis Is spread by means of the kiss.

But It will take something worse than meningitis to stap the kissing habit. A Valuable Precedent, From Judge. Tom Why were you so determined to kiss that comely cousin of yours? Dick I wanted to establish a precedent. She has two very pretty sister, you know. Typhoid III Philadelphia.

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Real E.state and Stock Broker, Dime Rank bldg. FOR sale cheap Complete set, 45 volumes. Warners Best Literature. Address Literature. Republican.

20L FOR Sale or for rent Good hotel property, good location, apply Dickson. Brewing Company, Dickson, Pa. 2otti FOR Sale Grist mill at Lake Winola, Fine water privileges. Easy terms, inquire or write Mrs. Augusta Slckler, Tunk hannoek.

Pa. "ft" FOR Sale or rent Single house. Quiney avenue; selling price, SlviW; rent $40 per month, including steam heat. G. F.

Reynolds. FOR Sale New single house on Webster avenue, near Gibson street; pdice, $0,500. G. F. Reynolds.

FOR snip or exchange Large factory, with engine boiler and shafting complete, almost new; located at Nicholson, near Scranton, on line of L. W. R. R. Address J.

C. and W. L. Farrell, and 51 Wells building, Wllkes Barre, Pa. 14tf TWoToSOTTTand 0 Cherry Place, Green Ridge, near Scranton Dairy improvements; i sold before April 1st will be at a.

sacrifice. Address as ahpve. 20t3 SEE the new lease renewal blank just put on salo at The Republican business office. In cases of permanent tenancy it obviates the necessity of making out new leases. 2l tf For sale very cheap Lady's bicycle, new, high grade.

Scranton make, ui Boston Gallery, Mini Spruce street. li 'tl WHITE Plymouth Rook eggs, thirteen for oO cents. Best fowl on eartn. James Holgate. Chinchilla, Pa.

3tli eod LOST Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid. LOST Bunch of keys, with owner's name attached. Finder will please leave at this office. FAMILY SUPPLIES. Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid.

WHY use lard that Is adulterated? You can buy the pure, kettle rendered lard of T. E. Cnrr Son at Washington Market, opposite the court house; price, only 10 cents per pound in 3, 5 and 10 pound pails. CARS AND CARRIAGES. Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid.

CAREFCL and attentive drivers, clean cabs, prompt service always. Best livery In 1 lie city. James F. Nealls. Telephone and 602.

SITUATIONS WANTED. This class of advertising FREE. A kind and careful nurse would like an infant to raise at her own home; pay reasonable; all my time and attention given. Address Mother, Republican office. 2'Jtlt BY a middle aged man, married, gardener by trade, as gardener or any kind of work; can tend to horses and cows.

Address Gut. Sehmelss, 414 Hickory street, South Scranton. BY a young lady, as bookkeeper, stenographer or typewriter. Can furnish reference. Address S.

218 N. Sumner avenue. City. 21t3 AS clerk In store, by un honest young man who Is willing to work. Can furnish good references as to character, etc.

Address Y. 7.., Rep. office. 2l tf BY a young man as bookkeeper. Has had four years' experience and can furnish good references.

Address A. Republican office. 21tf LEGAL. TO the bondholders of the Scranton Steel company: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions of a certain mortgage made by the Scranton Steel company to Isaac J. Post and James A.

Linen, to secure bonds of said the Scranton Steel company to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars, wl(h Interest, and bearing date on the second day of October, in the year 1882, and pursuant to the terms of such bonds, the Lackawanna Iron and Steel company, which has succeeded to the rights of said The Scranton Steel company and has assumed the payment of the bonds secured by said mortgage, has and does hereby elect to pay all of such bonds, with Interest accrued and unpaid thereon, besides a premium of five per cent, on or before the 22nd day of May, that said bonds and premium of five per cent, will be paid nt any time hereafter upon presentation and surrender of said bonds, and all unpaid coupons thereon, at the office of said The Lackawanna Iron and Steel company. No. Ji2 Wall street. In the city of New York, with Interest on such bonds to the dav of payment, and that Interest thereon will cease on said 22nd day of May, 18'JO. Dated New York, February ISth, The Lackawanna Iron and Steel WALTER SCRANTON, President.

fb20t my22 Elysium, hasn't lost his interest in ships. "If this heavy business from Philadelphia continues," added Charon, "I'll have to put another boat In service to bring 'cm across." MARRIAGE LICENSES. Arthur Clements Twltchell and FrancfS A. Wlnton of Scranton. John J.

Corey and Edith Bowden of Oly phant. WATERS BOCGIITIN In Scranton. March 21, 181IS, Mr. Perclval Waters and Miss Bertha Boughtln, both of Scranton. LLOYD HARRINGTON In Wllkes Barre, March 18, 1NM1, by Rev.

W. J. Day. Thomas Lloyd of Dorranceton and Miss Martha Harrington of Luzerne borough. DIED.

BUTLER At Brodrlek. March 20. Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James Butler.

DELANEY At Plttston. March 18, 18111), of paralysis, Jnmes W. Delane; FEENEY In Scranton, March 21. Mra. Mury Feeney.

mother of Officer Feeney, nt Third street. Funeral on Thursday morning ntt o'clock at Holy Cross churctv Interment In Cathedral cemetery. FISHER At Kunkle, March 11), Ethel, duughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.

W. Fisher, aged (i years, lu months and 4 days. KLINGES In Wllkes Barre. March 20, 18W, Christian Kllnges, aged 77 years. LA ROSE In Scranton, March 21, 1809, Nelson La Rose, aged years.

Funeral Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. MATTIS At Plymouth, March 11), of erysipelas, John Mattlri, aged "4 years. SCHRODE In Wllkes Barre. March 20. of cancer of the stomach, Casper Si hrodc, aged 64 years.

WALSH At Avoca, March 20, 0f typhoid pneumonia, Mary, 'daughter of Michael Walsh, aged 18 years. FOR KENT. Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid. ELEGANT, luxurious bouses, lavatory on parlor hall, buffets in dining room, kitchen and Butler's sinks. Low dowu (Tate and handsome mantel in back parlor: bedrooms with hot and rold water, convenient, in dressing1 rooms; hot and cold water on third floor: bath, laundry, two water closets, elegant fiecor atlons: electrics, speaking tubes; ample grounds; low rent.

Jonys, 311 Spruce st. 13tl2 HOI'SE, fill Washington: modern, twelve nice rooms. Inquire lioi Washington. 22M 71!) Olive, rooms, elegant neighborhood; bargain. Coinegys.

Dime Bank. LARGE, well lighted offices for rent In The Republican building Unrivalled location. l'tf FOR Rent I houses on New York street, with new modern improvements. O. E.

Hill Son. ltt STORE for rent 545 Prescott avenue; will altered to suit: good stand for drug store. Walter Briggs, attorney. 17 tf 221 Jefferson for rent: convenient location, nine rooms. Comcgys.

FOR RENT or sale Nice new cottage, 9 rooms, batii and closets. Vi acre land. Water, fruit, main road. Enquire Floyd Young, merchant, Clark's Summit. 22if AprVnTTsM, building No.

12 Lacka. ave. William F. Boyle, Council building. 2218 HOUSE for rent, 10 rooms, all modern Improvements, No.

440 Quincy avenue. Inquire 4.10. 22tf VERY desirable eight room house In the block Madison avenue; all improvements. Inquire 122 South Seventh street. Adams, swell neighborhood rooms on floor: bargain.

Comegys. IIOL'SE for rent K44 N. Washington, 11 rooms and bath room: large "Trout yard; will be put In first class order. Ap Ply Linden street. 22U OFFICES in Commocweaith building; single rooms and suites for term of years, with vaults.

One suite of six connecting offices with three vaults or three suites of two offices, each with vault Moderate price. Refinished to suit tenants. Inquire at room tS0S on 6th floor. Btf FOU Rent Mouse, seven rooms, Main avenue. 427 N.

22t4 FOR RENT Two elegant five room flats, all modern Improvements. Steam heat. Possession April 1. Rent. $14 and J17.

per month. Enquire at DeWitt's Photo Parlors, 4Xi Spruce street. 21C! FOR Rent Two large front rooms, furnished; suitable for two. Jefferson avenue. 2lt2 BEFORE you rent this coming year, do yourself the justice to call upon Jones, 311 Spruce street.

15112 BARN for rent Apply Dr. Lackey. ".2:1 Washington ave. lOtApl eod FOR RENT 10 room single house, Hyde Park all Improvements: burn and large garden. Inquire 1201 Washburn st.

22(1 HOUSES WANTED. Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid. WANT1CD Early in April, house v.itiiri or li rooms, within 20 minutes walk of Scranton; particulars. C. box U02, Dunmnre.

22(1 REAL ESTATE. Only ONE CENT a. word when prepaid. houses and lots for sale. Call for printed list and book of designs; our horse and carriage will take you to see them: 'phone Comegys, Dime Bank building.

MONEY TO I.O AN Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid. $175,000 to be loaned upon approved real estate at 4'j and 5 per cent, in sums of $5,000 and upwards. C. li. Bedford.

201 Board of Trade building. lltf MISCELLANEOUS. Only ONE CENT a word when prepaid. THE Scranton Gas and Water Co. and the Hyde Park Gas In accordance with the policy of these companies to reduce rates from time to time as may be warranted by increased consumption, notice is hereby givpn that on and utter April 1 next the price of ga will be ono dollar and ten cents per one thousand cubic feet consumed, subject to the following discounts: Five per cent, on all bills where the consumption for the month amounts to less than twenty five dollars; ten per cent.

on bills where the consumption for the month amounts to twenty five dollars and upwards. Provided the bill Is paid on or before the 20th day of the month In which the bill Is presented. By order of the board. G. B.

HAND. 21124 Secretary. DELAWARE HUDSON R. R. Trains for Carbondale.

0:20,. 7:53. 8:5::. 10:13 a. 12 noon: 1:23, 2:20, 3:52, 3:25.

7:57, 9:15, 11:00 p. 1:10 a. m. For Albany, Montreal, 6:20 a. 2:20 p.

m. For Honesdale, 0:20 and 10:13 a. 2:20 and 5:23 p. m. For Wilkrs Barre, 7:48, 8:43.

:38, 10:43 a. 12:03, 1:28, 2:18, 3:33, 4:27, 6:10. 7:48. 10:41, 11:30 p. m.

For New York, Philadelphia, via. Le hltrh Valley railroad. a. 1:28. 4:27 p.

m. With Black Diamond express, 11:30 p. m. For Pennsylvania railroad points. 6:45, 0:38 a.

2:18. 4:27 p. m. For western points, via. Lehigh Valley railroad, 7:48 a.

12:03. 3:35 p. m. Arrive from Carbondale and the north, 6:10, 7:43, 8:38. 9:34, 10:38, 11:58 a.

1:23, 2:15. 3:23, 4:23, 5:43, 7:43, 10:38, 11:27 p. m. From Wllkes Barre and yie south, 0:15, 7:18, 8:48, 10:08, 11:55 a. 2:14, 3:48, 0:20, (1:21, 7:53, 10:05 p.

1:13 a. hi. SUNDAY TRAINS. For Carbondale, 0:03. 11:33 a.

1:53, 3:52, 5:40, 0:53 p. m. For Wllkes Barre, 9:30, 11:43 a. 1:58. 3:28, 5:43, 7:48 p.

m. CENTRAL R. OF NEW JERSEY For Wllkes Barre. 8:30, 10:10 a. 1:20, 2:35, 3:20.

7:10 p. m. Sundays, 0:00 a. l'oo' 2:15, 7:10 p. m.

For New York, Newark and Elizabeth, 8:30 (express) a. 1:20 (express). 3:20 (express) p. m. Sundays, p.

Train leaving at 1:20 p. in. arrives In Philadelphia, Reading terminal, 7:03 p. and New' York 7:05 p. m.

For Mauch Chunk. Allpntown, Bethlehem Easton and Philadelphia, 8:30 a. "o'3 20 p. m. Sundays, 2:15 p.

m. For Baltimore. Washington and polnla south and west, via. Bethlehem, 8:30 a. 1:20 p.

m. Sundays, 2:15 p. m. For Reading, Lebanon and Harrlsburg, via. Allentown.

a. 1:20 p. m. Sun davs 2:15 p. m.

For Pottsvllle. 8:30 a. 1:20 p. m. Returning, lesveNew York foot of Liberty street, North river, 4:00, (ex nri (express) p.

m. Sundays, V' IO a Leave New York. South ferry (foot of Whitehall street), 9:03 a. 1:25 Philadelphia. Reading terminal, 11:21 a.

8:00 p. m. Sundays. 6:15 a. m.

DELAWARE LACKAWANNA WESTERN Trolns leave Scranton for New York 1:40. 3:00 n. for New York and Philadelphia. 5:10, 8:00, 10:05 a. 12:..5, 3:33 p.

m. For Buffalo, 12:10, 2:35, 9:00 a. 1:55, 5:50 p. m. Binghamton and way stations 1:05 p.

m. Nicholson accommodation 5:10 p. m. L. i B.

Dlvlslon For Northumberland, 0:00. n. 1:55, 3:40 p. m. For Nan tlcoke.

8:08. 11:10 a. m. For Plymouth, 3:35. 8:50 p.

m. For Kingston, p. m. ERIE WYOMING VALLEY Tims table In effect Sept. 19, 1808.

Trains leave Scranton for New York. Newburgh and Intermediate points on Erla railroad; also for Hawley and local points, at 7:03 a. m. and 2:25 p. m.

Trains arrive at Scranton from above points at 10:23 a. m. and 8:15 and 0:08 p. m. NEW YORK.

ONTARIO WESTERN For Carbondale and Cadosls, connoctinc north and south, 10:35 a. returning. iav. fndosln at 2:03 p. Carbondalo 3:34, arriving Scranton 4:20 p.

m. SUNDAYS For Obdosla, connecting north and south, 8:30 a. returning, leaves Cadosla 4:30 p. Carbondale 5:54, arriving Scranton 6:35..