4 THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNlNGr. APRIL 23, 1893, Dally u WMkl. We u4my XdlUoa. vMlalwd Senate, ., by Tbe Trlbuie Tub- New York omen Tribune SaUalUf, Rank H, I. P. KINaSBXIAY, Om'i Mac. C. H. HI PPLI, ' Tu. IIVV . mOMANO, KaiTee. W. tf. DAVIS. Susibih Mhum, eY. W. VOUNQS, Adv. Muia'a. MTIUO A TE oaftVFiel AT BCRANTO. PA.. BlOOmVOLiia MAI). MATTIR. Prlnten' Ink." tie racossted Journal Ibr dv?r Umh, raw. Tuk Acbamtiui Tbivunc m Did bmt advertlniiis' uitdlgm in Nortiuualein Pttuuylvn- Bla, 'U'ruiierr ink" Kiiowe. TroWkkut TmiRUMR, lwue Krery Malurduy, CVnuiiu Twetoe Huailwae Puna, with u A butt danui of Newe, Fiction, u Wll-K4lt! Mlwol liuiy. Kur Thm Wtio dnuot 'I'nlcf Tnn Daily Thiphnh, the Wttklr In Hucoiniuernlnfl u BUM JIUIMIt UOIBf. UM)' II ft I CUT, Ul ASTttlW. TiiaTuiBima Je Air Halt mtly at the D., L. nod W tttttkuB nt ttobokan. SURANTON, AP1UL 23, 1SU5. THE SCU ANTON OF TODAY. Coma uml Innpuut our city. Klevatioti ubova the lido, 740 feet. Extreme ly heulthy. EBtlmatuil population, 1805, 103,000. KvKlstereU votaiu, ZO.Wi. Vulue of school property, $900,000. Number of auhool uhlkliun. 12.000. Avaruyo amount of bank Uepoaltn, 118,- 800,000. It's the metropolis of northeastern Pent ylvunlii. Cun produce electric power cheaper than K lusaru. No better point In the Unltea State at u tiK'ii to establish new lnaustrles. Sou how vti irrow: Population In lKtlO Population In 1S10 SS.uU) Population In 1880 45,bW I'opui.itlon In INK) Population in MM (estimated) W.w Ann ma end Is not yet. The esteemed Wllkt's-Burre Record Is of the opinion that Miss Anna Dickln son's sanity at present Is not open to dispute. But our contemporary will, we think, asive with us that the Issue before th court Is not tho condition of Miss Anna's mind In April, Utlj, but. In stead, Its condition at the time she was taken to Danville. Sympathy and sentiment ought not to befog the calm adjudication of that essential point In the case; nor do we consider that the dally press has been commissioned to act as the Jury In these premises. The Bible and the Schools. The Truth Seeker of April 20 devotes several columns to an editorial review of the Waverly school controversy now pending in tho Lackawanna courts The burden of its contention is that the Bible should not be read In the public schools because It is sectarian; because it Is Impure, and because the ethical truths It contains are found In othnr books not open to these two objections. These assertions not yet proved were to have been expected from a publication that makes its living by fighting religion of all kinds, Chris tlanity most of all. More to the point are Its citations of two pre ceding court decisions on the subject. The first was by the Supreme court of Ohio, which, in 1S72, opon appeal from the Superior court of Cincinnati, sus tained the school board of that city in its exclusion of the Bible from tho schools. The court, through Justice Welch, then eld: "We are told that this word 'religion' must mean 'Christian religion' because 'Christianity is a part of the common law of this country,' lying behind and above Its constitutions. Those who make this assertion can hardly be serious, und in tend the real Import of their language. Suppose the state should under take to teach Christianity in the broad Bense In which counsel apply the term, ur the 'religion of the Hlble,' so as to In clude the Jewish faith where would It begin? how far would It go? and what point or disagreement would be' omitted? Government Is an organization for particular purposes. It Is not almighty, und we are not to look to It for everything. The great bulk of human affairs and hu man Interests Is left by any free govern ment to Individual enterprise and Indi vidual action. Religion Is eminently one of those Interests, lying outside the true and legitimate province of government." Justice Welch, In the opinion he ren dered for the court, said that the reading of the Dlblo in the schools was a "ptate re ligion In embryo," that It involved levy ing a tax for the propagation of religion, ond that no Christian would think of ask ing for the teaching of religion In the public schools If Christianity were a mi nority faith In this country. He said that "leRal Christianity Is a solecism, a con tradiction In terms," and argued that the fact that our fundamental laws do not at tempt to enforce Christian doctrines Is "strong evidence that they are the laws of a Christian people." The second decision presented by the Truth Seeker was one in 1890 by the Supreme cqurt of Wisconsin, which unanimously .held that the reading of the King James' version of the Bible In the common schools of the state was ectarlan Instruction within the mean ing of the constitution; that such read ing was an act of Worship and as such was forbidden by the organic law of the state, ana that It involved the tax ing of the citizen for the support of re ligion. The Truth Seeker concludes Its dls- cuBslon by quoting from an editorial in this paper commending the Judicious reading In the schools of selections from the Bible, and by adding: .Will The .Tribune be so kind as to point tit a law of the state of Pennsylvania, Intended to protect person, property, or life, that In distinctively Christian In ,!ts origin? The state, It Is true,' recognizes the alleged restraining influence of the Bible upon those who aocept It as the word of God by putting it in its court rooms. It has been held that the believer will not perjure himself if he swear upon the Bible, not because the 'Bible Is a moral book, but because he thinks -that its author will send him to hell If he does not tell the. truth.- The Ignorant Christian 1b sworn on the Bible for the same reason that the Chinese witness !s sworn In the presence of a deoupltatod chicken to scare him into telling the truth. The moral character of the Bible has no more to do with the Christian testl mony than the moral character of the sucrttlced rooster has to do with the testl mony of the Chines. The Tribune Is well aware that Its "source of pure morals" cannot be road through by course by any preacher to his congregation, un loss, perchance, by some chaplain In a pen Itontlary where only muiles are confined. and even then be would be running grave danger of inuking his hearers tenfold more the children of crime than they were be fore if he did not administer some power ful antidotes of treachery, spoliation rape, and murder. It is simply amaslng that a seoular newspaper should seriously advocate making any religious book a "part of the public school curriculum.' Our New York contemporary, by the same process of reasoning, would rule Shakespeare out of 'the public schools. even In an expurgated edition. Tha text of Shakespeare's plays contains occasional expressions that are now re garded as blemishes; the literature of Shakespeare has been occasionally equalled elsewhere, and his moral teuchings were nut original. Therefor, away with Shakespeare. But, the great majority tit Americana believe that tha reading and tttudy of Judicious selec tions from Shakespeare's plays in tho public choola tend to tho development of better citizenship; and, being in a majority, under a republican govern ment they are entitled to have their way. Thus, likewise, with the Bible. Popular government rests on two great foundation walls-one, the Intelligence of Its 1'ltUe.n: the other, their morality. It protects Itself by teaching Its young. Its future citizens, how tj bo intelligent citizens. It should double that self protection by lso teaching them how to be moral citizens. Intelligence with' out morality is vain. Intelligence with out morality will not insure the etabll Ity of the republic; hence the free sctvools of Hie reflublio must teach murals as well as trigonometry; teach the golden rule as well as cube root or differential Calculus. And the easiest way to do that is to teach undenoml national and non-eecturlan portions of the l!lble, for there is no other book that contains the sermvti on the Mount or the Decalogue. This whole controversy, so far as It Is sincere, probably arises from a mis conception of the purpose of the Ameri can free public school system. Dr. Ly man Abbott. In the April Century, clearly outlines that purpose, in an ar ticle which we recommend nil persons to read. He asserts, In brief, that the state has founded the school simply and solely in self, defence. It does not force its male clt liens to undergo military service, us Is done by certain govern ments In Europe, because we have no material foes threatening our republic. The foes whluh threaten here are faha ideas and vicious principles. To resist these, our citizenship must be educated educated mentally; educated morally. The state hua a right to compel its citi zens to gu to school. It has a right to compel its citizens to fit themselves mentally for "the duties of citizenship, It has, therefore, an equal right to com pel them to fit themselves morally for thooe duties. It Is Indeed, the state's most sacred duty to Insist upon such preparation on the part of Its citizens. And the Bible, as the source of morals, aa the.'source of the republican Idea, of popular government, as therefore the source of the nation's strength, may be Judiciously read in the schools of the rev- public, whenever a majority so decide. The violence which this reading will do to the sensibilities of a small minor ity will be more than atoned fur by the Increased security it will Insure to their property and to their civic rights. No man can object to moral Instruction, whatever his sect or creed. The read ing of the Bible in the schools to the extent herein indicated Is Justified by the principle, supreme in a democracy, of the greatest good to thegreatest num ber; and a contrary decision by a dozen courts would .not alter this vital princi ple one lota. . Our esteemed contemporary, the Dio cesan Kecord, suggests that the high speed trolley car would make a good substitute for the scaffold as a means of Inflicting capital punishment. It Is a significant historical fact that the fear of Mai thus lest the world should become overpopulated was expressed many jvais prior to the advent of the trolley. Some Harmless duesses. Assuming that a disruption of the old party lines is among the possibili ties In consequence of the agitation for free silver, some Interesting conjectures are being made as to the result should next year's presidential election be a square test between bimetallism and gold monometallism. The Washington 'Post, for example, with excellent facili ties for getting at the drift of political sentiment, opines that the following etatts,' in a direct Issue for or against the restoration of silver to a parity with gold, would be likely to Cast their electoral votes for silver) Alabama 11 North Carolina.. North Dakota... Oregon South Carolina.. South Dakota... Arkansas 8 California 9 Colorado 4 Florida 4 Ueorgla. 13 Idaho Kentucky 13 Louisiana 8 Mississippi V Missouri ' 17 Montana t Nevada S Tennesseo 13 Texas 15 Virginia U Washington ..... 4 West Virginia... 6 Wyoming , g Total 189 It also believes that the following states would be equally likely to sup port a single gold standard: Connecticut ..... 6 Delaware 3 Maine ' 8 Maryland 8 Massachusetts .. 15 New Hampshire. ' 4 New Jersey 10 New York Ohio Pennsylvania . Rhode Island,. Vermont Total 152 The doubtful states it classifies, as follows: Illinois .'24 Nebraska 8 Indiana 16 Iowa 13 Kansas 10 Wisconsin 12 Michigan ........ 14 Minnesota' Total 104 '.The obvious trouble with this fore cast Is that It neglects to take into ac count the Republican party, which, upon a straightforward declaration for honest bimetallism, either b,y mean of an international agreement or without puch agreement, as necessity may de termine, is going to carry the following states, no matter what the Democrats do or say: California B Colorado 4 Conneotlcut ..... 6 Delaware t Oeorgla 13 Illinois 24 Indiana in Iowa 12 Kansas m Kentucky , la Muino s Maryland 8 Massachusetts .. IS Micliigun 14 Minnesota 9 Montana 8 Now Hampshire. 4 New Jersey 10 New York Nebraska North Carolina.. North Dakota... Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania ... Rhode Island.... Boutu Dakota... Tennessee Vermont ......... Virginia Washington West Virginia... Wisconsin Wyoming Total 340 The foregoing table Is held subject to revision In minor details, but we be lieve It represents substantially the at titude of the country at this moment. In a direct Issue between gold mono metallism and bimetallism, on non-par-ttaan lines, we doubt If the former would carry a single; atate, possibly ex cepting ,New York. We are confident that It would not, after a correct presentation of the merits of the issue, carry Pennsylvania. We liave hopes of Charles Emory Smith. He Is distinctly displeased with Secretary 'Morton's declaration In favor of gold monometallism. "Mr. Morton," the Philadelphia Press says, "Is quite right In antagonizing the free coinage fallacies. But when he goes to tho other extreme and not only opposes in ternational co-operation for the restora tion of sliver but declares Its restora tion Impracticable by such means or any means, he puts himself fur In the wrong." This is Important. It shows that Mr. Smith and The Tribune, after all, stand on one platform; the plat form adopted at Minneapolis. We glad ly welcome so Illustrious a companion. II. II. Kohlsaut, of Chicago, has pur chased the Times-Herald of that city; and will turn It Into a high tariff and gold standard organ. Mr. Kohlsaat re cently owned the Chicago Inter-Ocean and Is therefore, no novice In journal ism. It will be interesting to see how the hard-shull Democratic constituency of the Times-Herald will reliBh its abrupt reversal of policy. Mr. Cleveland's "tariff reform" plati tudes made possible one panic; but his "currency reform" generalities will not get a chance to generate another, BETTER FUJHT FAIR. From the Washington Post, Tlia opponents tof free coinage will make a serious, mistake if they persist In Impugning the honesty of those who do not agree with tholr views on the silver question. There Is no political organiza tion In the United States that Is lacking In, honesty or patriotism. It Is possi ble for large numbers of our people to en tertuln unsound views and to combine for the purpose of securing undesirable or pernicious legislation. It is even possible for a majority to err, and for a minority to be right. But there Is no occasion for the charge, or even the suspicion, that the great musses of intelligent citizens who are now advocating free coinage are less honest than the other great masses who deem that policy dangerous. We have no party that really wants dishonest money. Even the wildest und weirdest champions of flat money the men who be lieve in the unlimited issue of Irredeem able paper are honest. They are firm In the belief that such "money" would be just as good as gold, and much more con venient. The men who call for the rehab ilitation of silver are able to present ar guments In support of their demand that command the serious attention of the best thinkers In all commercial countries. It Is, therefore, a mistake to charge that the friends of free coinage are opposed to hon est money. The first step In "the Im pending conflict" should bo an amendment of descriptive terms. Tbe question at Is sue Is not one "between honest 'and dis honest monvy," ibut, what constitutes honest money? Pertinent Questions, ' From the Philadelphia Star. The theme of Mr. Emory Smith is "Hon est Monoy." This Is the latest party cry. Has anybody heard of Dishonest Money," at least since the shlnplaster passed away? Has any one seen an American dollur, whether expressed in gold, sllvor or paper, that did not represent and recelvo the dollar's highest value? Amerloan money Is today essentially the most hon est In the world, and there Is no higher credit than that of the United States. Then why tulk of "honest money," as If any serious, sensible American states man evn contemplated dishonest money? 'Honest money I When did money be come dishonest? What American dollar bearing the national superscription has over been dishonored? What American bond has ever been redeemed In other than the highest coin value? To discuss American money as a possible dishonest factor in the world's Industry la to slander the nation. . The Verdict of One Who Knows. Sloat Fassett's Klmlra Paper. No man can take the back track quicker than Mr. Piatt when he sees an Inflexible and unterrllled opposition ahead of him. He is a shrewd man and knows when a potato Is hot or when a gun la loaded as well as the next man. Ho believes It is a poor general who can't change front as quick as his army. Mllholland found out how quickly he could flank; so did Charles Orr, and so have a whole lot of people be fore now. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horosoope Drawn by AJaoohus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 1.58 a. m. for Tuesday, April 23, 1W. D 5 Moon rises 4.07 a. m. A child born on this day will no doubt acknowledge that so long as the Pennsyl vania pardon board Is In existence there Is no necessity for abolishing capital pun ishment, or In fact any other punishment in this great commonwealth. He-will take Interest In financial ques tions and will be a firm advocate of the "honest dollar." In his case the "hon est dollar" will mean the legitimate me dium of exchange earned by faithful toll, rather than the hoarded coin of tbe money lender, which seems at present to be the golden calf before which misguided en thusiasts are dancing on bow-legged ar guments. AJaeohus' Advloe. Do not allow yourself to become be wildered over talk about Intrinsic values. The caroaaa of a mine mule will make as muoh soap-fat as that of a blooded racer. Take na stock In the stories to the effect that a Cincinnati man has rye under con trol. Hosts of men heretofore have to their sorrow labored under tha impression that they could control rye. Never "cut" an adopted citizen .of Eu ropean birth on a street car. He usually carries tha Implements with which to re turn the compliment. Quatte f l i OATS ' J tin f What! no appetite for break fast ? Try a dish of Quaker Outs and cream. You'll like that. Sold only In 2 lb. Packages. Parlor Furniture Our Stock of Fine, Up-to-Date Parlor Furniture Is simply Immense and price ut which a parlor can now be I urniahed by us are remarka bly low. Think of it-A fine, highly polished Suit, covered in good Silk Tapestry, at $25 MPOur entire stock o! this spring's Baby Carriages at cost. HH1& Connell, (31 MD WASHINGTON IVL We Have Just Opened Our First Import Order at HAV1LAND & CO. If you want a nice Dinner or Tea Set we have it. If you expect to buy a BABY CARRIAGE See our line before you pur chase We can save you money. THE . I Mil ftnlj LIMITED. 422 UCKaWMNI AVENUE. Fine I"! eft y Blank Books, Office Supplios. EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH . Asd BoppUas, TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES IN ALL ITS MUNCHES. REYNOLDS BROS., , - Satan kJ biyusa, i mUCUWUHHE. THE. WEBER PIANO GUERNSEY BROS. 224 WHOM AVE. FRENCH CHINA GOLDSMITH'S 1 1 1 iu WHY THEY FAIL On reading the statistics on ! .-. And the HIGH price In the store." Just to show that the moral of the above does not apply to us, we will say and our language la plain that whenever you find anything outside our place that we cannot duplicate inside, just take tho store, we will have uo further use for it. Special for ONE WEEK UNLESS SOONER SOLD OUT. AT SILK COUNTER. LOT 1. Best quality Washable Kai-Kai Silks, not the kind that you can sift peas through. 29 CENTS. LOT 2. Single Warp Surah Silks, all shades, regular 50c quality, only 35 CENTS. LOT 8. Vest Double Warp Yarn Dyed Twilled Silks, over 25 shades, regular 75 cent quality, only 50 CENTS. LOT 4. Satin Glace Stripes In the White Ground, a lovely fabric for Waists and Children's Dresses, washable, 49 CENTS. LOT 5. Special Designs of Printed 24-inch Habitues Silks, of extra weight and quality, made expressly for us; every design a work of art; only 63 CENTS. LOT 6. 23 pieces of 24-inch Fancy Figured Tafleta Silks from tho E. S. JaiTray Receiver's Sale; usual 85c. quality; while they last 65 CENTS. DO YOU WANT A BOY TO LOOK HIS BEST? Then you should visit our Children's Department, now on ground floor, that has all the outfits that the word implies for Juvenile wear. Ask for any thing that a boy should wear, and we will be able to please you la fit, make, style and price. Careful attention to any special orders. "TUE QAMTERQ" I I1L UflllMI.no DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Set teeth, S5.GS; best set, tt; tor go4 enps and teeth without pistes, called orown and bridge work, call for prices and refer ences. TONaLQIA, for extracting- teaUj without pain. No ether. No fas. OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. CHINA SALE AT WOOLWORTH'S We have just received and have now on sale the largest stock and greatest variety of CHINA we have ever offered. This is a special lot bought at a special (low) price. We shall give our customers the benefit of this purchase. We venture to say that you have never seen as good value for the money anywhere as we shall offer in this sale. We mention a few of the many we have on sale. Remember, this does not com prise the lot : Handsome decorated Salad Decorated Comb and A beautiful Chocolate Cup Dishes, a variety of shapes Brush Tray, - - 890 an Saucer, light blue flower and sizes, would be cheap at decoration. - - 69C 50c or 75c. Decorated Soup Plates, : WB Soil Them at 25C 19C Each Cup and Saucer for ices, A larger and better line of Large Assortment of ZZSTJ7e Salads at 30c., 5oc., 69c, fancy Plates ranging in ggj P ' 89c, $1.00 and $i.aS each price from ration, . - - J3C Decorated Ice Cream set, IPC each to $7.50 each gjjavjng Mugs, blue and tray and 12 saucers, at $1,65 Large variety Cracker Jars, gold decoration, 25 French Chiaa Cracker Jar. 395c., 69c., 89c. and - decorated - - J 6r Sl.oo each.. Big value in Decorated Dinner Plates, ' 091 these goods. 15c. Eacft Tea Pot, old style shape, z 7"r . ,,. Meissen Decoration, q Decorated Br.ad and Milk Decorated Chop DisheS, I2 ' - Ml 20C, 500, 680, and 7k PM Set inches in diameter, 5Qc Ean rte . PtS' eitienfl MUk Pitchers, assorted We never had so large an decoration, I.UP ar,,g Meissen decoration, assortment of China at IOC. Decorated Cabarets, , S9o ' 25C, 39C, 600. and 69c. Eacb as-we show now. 3A great many of tity of; so COME EARLY C. S. WOOLWORTH, business, the fact is learned that 98 "Oris oauae of many falluros, , (You need not look for more), .. . ! the L.OW prio In the windows. square dealing clothiers, HATTERS AND FURNISHERS, Boston Hot llouse Cucum ben. Ripe Tomatoes, Aspar agus,. Mushrooms, Rhubarb. Cauliflower, Water Cress, Brussels Sprouts. Blue Point Oysters. Medium and Little Nec Clams. Mussels, Scallops. Prawn, Large Assortment of Fresh Fish. PIERCE'S , MARKET, Penn Avenue. this lot of goods we could only obtain a limited quan while we have a good variety BAZAAR. - r. - , per cent, of merchants fall, WHY 7 April 23, 1893. We Have Moved to No. 121 North Washington Avenue, Next First Presbyterian Church New Store, New Styles, New Prices, and We Want You for a New Customer. In FURNITURE DEALERS. The secret is out Not only de ther say we do waaslag fer a living, but that we do it well. So keep it going. Tell everybody you see, bat tell them not to tell EUREKA .-. LAUNDRY i2 Washington Ave. to select from. 819 LACIAWim AVERDE GREEK AND GOLD STORE ILL 100.
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