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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.
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danui of Newe, Fiction, u Wll-K4lt! Mlwol
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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.