j THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19, 1895. PUBU3BK DAILY IK 80RAHTOK PA., ST TBI TBnunS PUBLISUlNd 001UAHT. fc P. KINGSBURY, Put. GiN-i Han. C. H. RIPPLC, Sto'r and Trim. LIVV . RICHARD, Editor. W. W. DAVIS. Businc Minute. W. W. YOUNOS, An. M.k.'s. f Siw Tori Ornci: tribuni Bmuuiio. Ibahb GRAY, 1IANA0IR. km IRID AT TBI POSTOWICl AT SCRAMTOR, PA,, AS U0OND-OLAS3 UAUi 1IATTBR, "Printers' Ink," the recognized Jonrnal for advertisers, rates TUB SCRAN TOM TRIBUNE as the best advertising medium ' . T. "DrlMtArA9 111 iUMUCniWlU I BU1U tltPUlU, m . . . Ink." know. KCKANTON, FJSBUUARY l'J, 1S!. t. - . . -- -- .- - THE SCKANTON OF TODAY. Come and Inspect our city. Kluvation above the tide, 740 feet. Extremely healthy. Estimated population. 1S94, 103,000. ltefc-lstered voters, u,5iK. Value, of 8choil property, $MO.0oO. Number of school children, 12.0UU. Average amount of bank deposits io.- COU. wo. It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power cheaper than Mn Kara. No better point in the Vnlted States at Which to establish new industries. See hour va irrow: Population In lstflj Population in 1ST0 Population In 1SS0 Population In 1S!H) Population In 1S91 (estimated).. And the end Is not yet. 9.123 S5.W0 45.S31) 7.",:'15 1 1)3,000 A vote today for W. S. Millar for al derman in the Eighth ward will be a yote wisely cast. Today's Election. Although public discussion of the candidates to be voted for today, in this city, has been confined mainly to those who aspire to enter councils, it is well to remember that the position of alderman is one of equal Importance. The requirements of a good alderman are not few nor insignificant. As the first recourse of most persons who suf fer from injustice, it makes very ma terial difference to the public welfare whether he be a Just, level-headed and even-tempered man with sufficient knowledge of the law to guard him against the. commission of technical mistakes; or whether, upon the other hand, he be Ignorant, obstinate, un scrupulous In his administration or neg lectful of his sworn duties. There is no epot in our Judiciary so much in need of strengthening as Is the petty magis tracy, for it is here that nine-tenths of the trouble originates, which after ward projects itself into the public rocketbook in the form of growing court costs. The voters of the First, Second, Kighth and Fifteenth wards In tr.ls dry who will today ballot for aidermen should bear the foregoing thoughts in mind. They have doubtless, ere now, been solicited to vote for this or that candldute because his name is found on a certain party ticket. Mow if he be a good man for the place, this is a credit both to him and to the party naming him. We believe that in the majority of cases this is true on both Bides of the party line. We know It to he true of some of the Republican can didates, and have heard no ill word spoken of the others. Yet each voter must, after all, puss on these points himself. The voters of a given ward know the candidates In that ward bet ter, perhaps, than a newspaper can know them. These voters should study the various candidates' claims with care, and should select that one why will, if elected, render the best services to the ward and to the community. The claim of party loyalty should be Valid when the nominee in whose be , half It is urged la worthy of the party; otherwise, it should be unhesitatingly dismissed. Voters today will. In this city, choose district election olllclals. These of ficials, consisting of a judge and two inspectors, will serve for an entire year, and will thus have an Important bear ing upon the forthcoming municipal flection one year honoe. When we con sider that the success or the failure of the complicated present election law de pends very largely upon the kind of Judge and Inspectors of election chosen in each district, the Importance of se lecting capable men for these offices hecomes easily manifest. The voter to day should not, therefore, glide over this portion of his ticket in a careless manner, as If Indifferent to whether the ensuing elections shall be honestly conducted or not. He should not vote for men for either position who would, if elected, hold back returns for doc' torlng purposes or wink at false count ing; nor should he delude himself with the Idea that a party Indorsement can make an honest candidate out of a notorious bully, tough ' and thug. The Voter who has a serious purpose In the casting of his ballot should exercise as much care in the choice of these officers as he would exercise If he were voting for the president of the United States, the governor of the state or the mayor of Scranton. This Is a day with serious meanings for those who value good local govern ment. If anv candidate in unfit, turn him down today, party or no party. Parties are meant for honest citizenship. not (or coveteous rogues. Good Roads Needed Now. The fact that Governor Hastings has interested himself In the good roads movement to the extent of recommending a consolidation of the meritorious features of the Brown Fllnn and other road bills now beforj the legislature Into a single new mea sure limited, In its appropriation clause, to 1500,000 or thereabouts is a hopeful Indication. The legislature's present tendency to exceed reasonable limits In other money matters renders it virtually , impossible to devote, at this time, to the purposes of road build ing any, such sued as 15,000,000, the sum contemplated In the Brown bill. No doubt the commonwealth would in time find $3,000,000, honestly expended In wise highway Improvement, a high ly profitable Investment, were the means for such an Investment within reach. In the absence of the availabil ity of so much money, however, $500,000 will suffice to make the start, and that is all Important. One of the most peculiar features of this movement for better roads is the evident opposition to It which comes from the very men who would Instant ly derive benefit, that Is to say, the farmers. Whether they have not yet been persuaded as to the desirability of superior outlets for the produce of their farms, or whether their antagon ism rests on an lnnnte inability to trace the connection between an extra mill of taxation and the consequent penny of returned advuntage, it is in either case true that the farmers ara quietly opposing good roads upon the plea of excessive cost. They will be more willing to accept the Hastings compromise, we imagine, than to ac cept any of the four or five bills which It seeks to combine Into one. Straget Sc ully, therefore, as well us financially the governor's proposition appears de sirable. Good roads are bound to come some day. Why not start them now. so that the present generation will have u rea sonably good prospect of living long enough to see and to enjoy them? - If Pattlson Is licked today as badly as the signs Indicate, there will soon be a second hand presidential bee-hive for sale cheap. Judge Handley's Will. While the late Judge Hundley's will remembers two deserving local socle- ties, the bulk of the wealth distributed by It reverts to the city of Winchester, Vu.. where it will found a magnificent free publlo library. For this result the city of Scranton, In which a great part of that wealth was accumulated, lias only Itself to blame. It persisted in misunderstanding Judge Hundley, and when It disagreed with him, vented its prejudice in a cheap form of small re venge. The insult rankled; und In his will the judge took cognizance of It. A good sermon could be preached from this pregnant text taken from the book of real life. Hut sermons, us ser mons, are often shunned, a fact suf ficient to discourage uny tendency to utter one on the present occasion. The smallness of the deed which aroused John Hundley's indignation was in no sense typical of the true genius of the city, notwithstanding the fact that it was ratllled by a number of local of ficials who in theory represented but in fact misrepresented the city. Hence If Judge Hundley had with magnanimity forgiven it he would have shamed the workers of the original affront and added largely to the kind regurd en tertained for his memory by the few persons who enjoyed an Intimate knowl edge of the man. There will, however, be no lack of warmth or sincerity in Scranton's mes sage of congratulation to Winchester, notwithstanding that Winchester's gain Is in all probability Scranton's loss. The inhabitants of that handsome Virginia city may now know something of the intellectual pleasures which Scranton lans have experienced since the estab lishment in this city of the Albright Memorial Free library. So far from be grudging them this prospect, we share in their satisfaction at It, and trust that the ethical lesson of the original inci dent to which this bequest is probably due will be adequately conned by the voters In this city who will today, in several wards, choose representatives in councils. Two or three excitable contempor aries have expressed great indignation at the fact that the Hawaiian govern ment should sentence to death, for treason, two rebels who claim Ameri can citizenship. They should calm their perturbation. The American citi zen who so far forgets himself as to go to a foreign country and plot to destroy Its government by revolution should suffer the full penalty of his crime when caught, though he were Grover Cleve land himself. American citizenship is no "permit" for treason. The Battle In Philadelphia. Outside of our own local contests, the city election which will today excite the greatest Interest Is that which will oocur In Philadelphia. In liveliness it has almost equalled a state campaign For more than a fortnight public meet ings have been held nightly In severul portions of the city; und these meet lugs have been addressed In a number of lnstuuces by such men us the gover nor of the state and members of con gress from this and other states. Preachers have preached city politics from their pulpits; business men have talked It in the counting room or on the street und the solid and substantial element of Philadelphia's citizenship, not less than the purely professional politicians, have participated actively In the canvass for the election of a mayor, tax receiver and councllmen. Conservative estimates by men who havo studied the situation with expp. rlenced minds place Mr. Warwick's plU' rallty for mayor at 30,000. We should not be surprised, however, to see It fall considerably below this figure. If ex Governor Pattlson were not, at last, recognized as nothing but a William F. Harrlty partisan by the great mnjorlty of the Independent element which wns formerly wont to praise his superior purity and Independence, he might even be elected, thanks to the' dlsgruceful series of events which culminated In Mr. Warwick's nomination, liut while there Is no excuse for Republican treachery in nominating conventions, It has seemed, In the closing hours of the campaign, to clearly dawn upon the mass of Republican voters In Phlladel phla that, In disciplining their own leaders, they could hardly afford to turn their city over to the partisan manipu lation of a Democratic politician of the caliber of Chairman Harrlty. Throughout the exciting' canvass, It Is a pleasure to reflect that no derog atory word has been spoken concern ing the Republican cundldate. There were many who thought, as a matter of politics, that the manner In which that nomination came to him was un fortunate, and these persons have frankly skid so.' But no one has ques tloned Mr. Warwick's ability or his integrity; and very few have believed the assertions of the Harrlty opposition that he would. If elected mayor, be the servant of any save the people or that he would prove recreant to the lofty principles of honorable independence outlined In his meaty message of ac ceptance. Mr. Warwick's election would be as much a source of gratifica tion as his defeat by Mr. Harrlty would be a national misfortune. The man who has a summer resort to boom has been keeping very quiet the past few weeks. At the close of the maple sugar season, however, the sub urban agitator may be expected on deck us fresh as a green house onion. The rush for olllces In the new state department of agriculture at Harrls- burg is good evidence that the people still have faith In the resources of this grund old commonwealth. There lssomethlng weirdly suggestive In the zeul of our esteemed contem poraries who published portraits of couneilmunlu candidates representing the subjects on a bust. Numerous candidates in tills vicinity will doubtless shiver from the effects of the popular vote blizzard, but the ommunlty ut large may henceforth look for signs of spring. Trie plug-ugly who tries today to get on an election board for bulldozing purposes only should be turned under with a dull thud. - - There Is every reason to believe that Hon. Thomas Collier l'latt is "hot in the Collier" Just now. Vote for the best man. The best man. by the way, is usually Republican In politics. LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. Puss tho forestry Dills. Philadelphia Hullelln: The principal op position to the forestry bill which the House ut JlaiTlMluirii recently passed ante, as might have been expected, from tho representatives ot the farmers. The latter are tho people most directly affected the measure. It, Mist of till, alms to secure the agriculturist Immunity from structivo fires. Hut because, to bring this about, the bill Imposed certain trivial Inconveniences upon the fanners some i t the most pig-headed of them seemed de termined to refuse to see the greater ad vantages ahead. The passage of the meas ure In the house by a vole of lu to u showed, however, that the bulk of Intel ligent opinion all over the state was In favor of this obviously needed legislation. iho forestry bill, so far helped on Its way, Is one of several bills Introduced with a common end the preservation of the woodlands of the state as far ns Is com patible with the spread of settlement, the increased acreage of tilled laud and the use ot timber for manufacturing and other useful purposes. Tile bill In ques tion provides for a commission whose bus iness It will be to collect ami distribute information upon forestry; for a. body of forestry wardens, with the duly of guard ing the woodlands, as fur us may be, from llros started by carelessness or in cendiaries und of requiring obedience to certain regulations with regard to the other llres made annually, and, nwe often, twice a year, by the farmers on their private properties for the purpose ot clearing off brush and preparing land for cultivation. The establishment of the commission Is the one feature of the bill which seems legitimately open to serious criticism, and that solely upon the ground that tho work of such bodies Is more the oretical than practical In the good they ac complish. The Idea of keeping people of the slate thoroughly lnfoimud on the best methods to employ In the encouragement of forest growth is Itself tin excellent one, ami, In view of the need for doing every thing to check the rapid disappearance of the woodlands of Pennsylvania, Is cer tainly to be given practical form In the best way possible. No better method than that of a commission charged with this oltice, faulty as the latter may be, hus yet been suggested. In respect to the body of forestry wardens, who are to act us a sort of lire patrol nil over the state, there can not bo raised a single objection of force. Those men would probubly be the means of saving hundreds of thousands of dollars of loss to the state by extinguish ing In tho country districts llres which. If not discovered and put out, would ravage many miles of fine timber land. We have had enough experience In this line small though It hus been as com pared to that of some other stutes, and particularly that of New Jersey and Mich igan to Justify us In using every reason able method for iibatlug It. Necessarily, the Imposition of fines upon those dis covered thus Imperiling the safety of ad joining woodlands must follow uny re strietlve measures upon tho lighting cf lires In forest regions. Tho farmer who starts u clearing or brush tiro on his own land Is often careless In attending to it, and thereby Jeopards contiguous timber. The only way lo make him careful mid prevent costly flies from that cause Is to require him to be cautious in starting any Hie at all and to watch over what fire he does light with extreme enro. The erv of one or two representatives In the leg islature that such regulations Impose use less labor upon the fanner and ure unfair to him Is not worthy of consideration when tho risks which tho present loose ways of muny of the farmers entail ure summed up. The protection of Its forests is a duty Pennsylvania owes to Itself, and, a few years hence, that protection would huvo much less to protect' than It does now. Protect tho Trolley Mutormun. Philadelphia Inquirer: It Is the duty of the present legislature to enact u law which wil afford protection for the mo tormeti In the winter of IKi.l-lHi. The rural legislator will not have much trouble to understand tho motormen's sufferings If he will conceive himself standing upon nn open sled without a single wrap nbout him and speeding against the gules ut the rate of ten or twelve miles nn hour, and doing this all day or until overcome. Many of tho men so exposed will dlo In consequence, und tho lives of others will bo shortened. In the days of slavery, when H. man could be sold forJWOor $i,ol, no slave owner would havo thought of subjecting his property to such rinks. Tho statu should step In to prevent a formal corporation cruelty which any self respecting Individual would bo ashamed to countenance, and which In no civil ized community should be tolerated. . TIIF. NEED OF EDUCATION. President David 8. Jordlin. It was a dream of the founders of this republic that each year the people should choose from their number "their wisest men to make the public luws." This was actually done In the early days, for our first leaders were natural leaders.' The men who founded America, were her edu cated men. Nona other could have done It. Hut this condition could not ulways last. As -the country grew, Ignorance rume and greed developed; Ignorance and greed must be represented, else ours would not bo a representative government. So to our congress our people sent, not the wisest, but the men who thought us the profile did. We have come to choose. In our lawmukers, not rulers, but represen I at I vex; we ask not wisdom, but watch fulness for our personal Interests. So wo send (hose whoso Interests ore ours, those who net ns our attorneys. Ana just ns the people do this, so do the great corpor utlono, who form a large part of tho peo pie and control a vastly lurgnr part. Anil as the corporations command the best service, they often send as their attor neys abler men than the people can secure. And so It has come about that dema gogues and special agents make up the body of lawmakers In this country, and this In both parties alike. They repre- sent, not our wisdom, but our business. They are the reflex of the people they rep resent; no better, and certainly no worse. Those whose Interest lies In the direction of good government alone often know not which way to turn, and at last full back on the time-honored anathema "A plague on both your houses!" In this degree Republican government hus fulled. For this fullure there Is again but one remedy education. If tho people are to rule us, tho people must be wise. We must have In every community men trained In social and political science. We must have men with tho courage of their convictions, and only the educated man has any real convictions. We must have men who know there Is a right to every question as well as muny wrongs. We must have men who know what this right Is or. If not knowing, who know how the right may be found. Very few menever do 'that which they know und really be lieve to be wrong. Most wrong doing comes from a belief that there Is no right, or that right and wrong ure only relative. Here Is Sound Doctrine. In an interview with a representative of the New York World Edward Lauterbuch, chairman of the New York Republican county committee, hus tills to say con ceding the duty of American citizens: "I believe It to be the duty of every citizen to devote as much time, energy and seal to the Interests of the political party In whose principles he believes us may be possible for him. To refrain from active participation In the effort to obtain good government In the nutlun, In the state and In municipal affairs by any member of this great republic Is to shrink a manifest duty which the privilege of American citizen ship Justly Imposes. Keif-Interest and private a flairs must yield, to some extent ut leust, to uny legitimate call for a ren dition of service in the public Interests, whenever It shall be demunded, whether the call be to arms, perforniunce of Jury duty, or, us in the case you speak of, in urraylng one's self more or less promi nently with others In securing good gov ernment und In sweeping from place those unlit to occupy It." - llre'r Duna 1 lays Urc'rUodkin. From the New York Sun. No more fitting- place for Mr. Godkln than that to which he has been appointed by .Mayor Strong could be selected. Olvll service reform, so called, Is a device Im ported from China, ns far uway from us us It is possible to get: und, ns practically employed In New York. It Is u mere toy for .Mugwump deleututlon. The best use for u Mugwump Is to put him on a civil service reform board, where he will be taken seriously only by himself and his fellow Mugwumps. The appointment of Air. Godkln gives him a chunco to gratify his taste for municipal politics In an al together harmless wuy, and It also uffords Innocent umusement to the public. Pick ing out. as a reformer of the public ser vice a mun who attempted to bribe u pub lic, officer would be a. serious matter If he wore found anywhere else than on the civil service reform board; but there he Is only a comical llgure. Meantime Mayor Strong will fill other municipal olllces with partisan politicians. The Verdict of llissclltown. From the Buffalo, News. Mrs. Dominis at present might appro priately sign herself .Mrs. Dennis. Scran ton Tribune. With equal appropriateness Mr. T. C. Piatt might subscribe himself Mr. Dennis. Useful and Orna mental Goods LADLES' DESKS. CABINETS. BOOKCASES. LADIES' DRESSING TABLES. TEA TABLES AND LIBRARY TABLES, BRASS AND ONYX TABLES AND CABINETS (OF A GUARANTEED QUALITY.) AN ELEGANT STOCK OF PIC TURES AT MODERATE COST. FANCY BASKETS AND LAMPS. CALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WHILE OUR AS. BORTMENT IS COMPLETE). Hill & Connell, 131 AND 133 WASHINGTON AVE. WE Have finished tory and are pared to give our mven now pre yon some good Bargains in DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS, BAN QUET, PIANO, STAND LAMPS & CHANDELIERS. Great reductions in fancy goods, Eric-a-Brac, Etc. 422 LACKA. AVE. The secret is out. Not ouly do they say wc do walisitig for a living, but that wc do it veil. So keep it going. Tell everybody you see, but tell theni not to tell. EUREKA LAUNDRY, 32 Washington Ave. THAT WONDERFUL WEBER GUERNSEY GOLDSMITH'S CARLOADS Just received, and more w E have iust opened a be the most extensive Wall Paper Department in making large contracts for carloads, with oulvthe facturers, we are in a position to retail the same at all times at less than the ordinary wholesale prices. We can always supply you with every grade, from the cheapest Brown Blank to the finest Pressed Paper. Borders, Ceilings and Side walls to match. Come and Get Our Prices and You Will Be Surprised. i Fill EI Introducing Armour & Co.'s Beef Products, will take place at the Decorative Art Pagoda, main floor, during this entire week. Customers are invited to partake of our Dainty Luncheon, which will be served daily from 10 a. m. until 5 p. m., con sisting of Potted Meat Sandwiches, Bouillon, Soups, Relishes, Beef Tea, etc., free of charge. $3rSATURDAY NIGHT CLOSES THE EXHIBIT. ni 1 ct iOOKS Raymond Trial Balance Books Graves' Indexes Document Boxes Inks of All Kinds AGENTS FOR. Edisor's Mimeographs and Supplies Crawford Pens Leon Isaac Pens REYNOLDS BRO Stationers and Engravers, 317 LACKAWANNA AVE GALL AND SEE Our Large Variety of 1111 11111 IN- COM1CS, LACE and NOVELTIES. J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO. ' 314 Lackawanna Ave. DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Sot tooth, fR.KO; best sot, S8; for coli caps and tooth without plates, called crown and brldne work, call for prices and refer ences. TONALUIA. for extracting teot without pain. 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DISEASES OP THE KERY0US SYSTEM The symptoms of which are dizilncss.laelt of confidence, scxtiul weakness In men nnd women, bull rtsini; in throat, spot, flouting before the eyes, loss of memory, unable to concentrate the mind on ona subject, easily startled when suddenly spoken to. and dull distressed mind. widen unlils them for performing the actual du ties of life. imikinK happiness impossible, distressing the action of tho heart, cans lnK flush of heat, depression of splrits.evll forebodings, cowardice, fear, dreams. mel ancholy, tire easy of company, feeling as tired in the morning as when retiring, lack of energy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thought, depression, constipa tion, weakness of the limbs, etc. Those so affected should consult us Immediately! ard be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Weakness of Young Mou Cured. If you havo been given up by your phy slclan call upon the doctor and be exam d. He cures the worst cases of Ner vous lability, Scrofula, Old Sores, Ca tarrh, 1'iles, Female Weakness. Affec tions of the Kyc, Kar, Nose and Throat, Asthma, leafnes. Tumors, Cancers and Cripples of every description. Consultations free and strictly sacred and confident. Ultl"e hours dully frm 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. 9 to 2. Kudos live 2-cent stamps for symtpom blanks and my book called "New Life." I will pay one thousand dollars In ko14 to anyone whom 1 cannot cure of EPI LEI'TIC CONVULSIONS or PITS. DR. E. ORKWER, Old Tost Office HuildltiK, comer Pens venue and Spruce street. SCRANTON. PA. TRUTH OR FICTION In stories make but little difference. Whon you buy hardware you like to know facts about it. All do who purchase of us, for It la ono of our rules never to mis represent. Oeoruc had his little hatchet, but your boy can have a big one for 60 cents. All our prices are cut up, because wo cut them down. You can easily rise In the world with the assistance of our steplad ders. 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