TUB SCRANTON TRTDUNJB-MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15, 1897. 0e gcranfon CtrtBune lull and Weekt)-. No Sunday Edttloa. Published ot Scranton, la., by The Tribune Publishing Company. 1m,w YetU ltcprenenlntU c 1JIANK B. Olt.VY CO. lloom 45, Tribune Bulldlne, Now York City. milium at Tim posTomas! at scrantov pa., 8ICOIID ClABS MAIL MATTER ECHANTON, rKDHUAKY 1C, 1807. lb It not the appointed duty of the pul pit to pi each mralnst a condition of morals which perceives no Impropilcty In expending a gieat fortune in a fancy dress bnll while- hundiedf, perhaps thousands, of human beinss aie being starved to death within the shadows of that social pomp? If It is, why ciltl clze Dr Halnsford? Arbitration Up-to-Datc. In Its picscnt foim the Treaty of Arbitiatlon enables the submission duiliiB the net live yeais to a Joint ttibunal of arbiters, by and with the consent of the treaty making powers of the two governments, of all ques tions which shall become In serious dispute between Great Britain and the United States, sae questions of do mestic or foreign policy, which latter shall be submitted to aibltiatlon only by special agreement, ntthet party to the aibltratlon may, upon any matter fscept tenltorlal claims, wlthdiaw be fore the close of the hearing, piovlded It shall declare that the detei initiation of such mattei necessatllj involves the decision of a disputed question which 19 excluded ft 0111 aibltratlon except by special agreement. This neHustmont of the tteaty len- riets it widely dlffeient fiom the wide open Instutmont negotiated by Secie tary Olney. Hut we do not concur in the opinion that It necessailly lobs the tiouty of vitality. Where theie Is a will for arbitiatlon the tieaty In ptes ent foim pioUles an equitable vvn); vl.eto theie la no will, or only a faint cne, no tieat), howcer sweeping, cculd aall The main thing Is to get the undeiljlng ptlnclple dellnltely icc ounUed, not lmpl) in Isolated casts, but as a lfgulai and continuous meth od of adjusting the dlffeieneus between nations Thlb will be accomplished foi the llibt time in the hlstoi) of cl liga tion when the pic&ctit instrument shall bo latlfied and It will no doubt be a staitir.g point foi ei matoiial futuie victories In the name of peace Concerning the piobabllitles of itb ratitlcatlon we hae never had a mo ment's doubt. Theie is no Immediate hum. We hae five months' margin in which to consider the mattei in all its btaiings The good sense of the senate Is ccitniu to picvall in the end Propositions ate befoio congress to consolidate United States Citcult and District couits and give to the judges a uniform salai) ot $0,000 a ear. These two nominally dlffeient clashes of couits aic now piacticall) one In Uulsdlctlon and duties, consequently it is not ifu-onable that they should longer 00 dlfteientiated in point of name 01 Judicial pay. The Climax of Spjculatlve Idiocy. One of the most nbsuid ideas put fotth in mam a day is that of a fot elgn naval olllcci who, in the Noith Amen lean Kevlew, lays down the con Jectuie that If the United States vveie to lecognUe the belligerency of the Cuban lnsui gents and Spain were In tuin to muke that lecognltlon a pre text for war, the poweis of Euiope would Join with Spain in punishing us for our presumption. This theoiy ovei looks, to begin with, the fact that England, Russia and Kiance, without vvhoe co-opeiation no nntl-Ameilcan conceit of Huiopean poweis could hold together ovei night, are on teinib of maiked fiiendliness with us. England has alieady pledged heibolt to a pollc) of aibltiatlon di rectly opposite In all Its tendencies to the notion of a smpathetlo alliance with Spain: Fiance Is leported to be desiious of concluding a compact of similar tenoi, and Russia, In addition to an amicable attitude of long and honoicd standing, caies no mote for Spain than we care for Afghanistan. That Is the fltst fact which the for eign naval oilicer ovei looks. Another thing which has escaped his attention Is that In addition to the In the aggte gato enotmous investments In Ameri can securities which are held by Eu ropeans and which such a collusion would imperil, the pilnclpal continen tal countries ate nowndajs dependent to a eiy large extent upon the food supplies which they receive by Impor tation from the United States. Should they cut these off, whetu would they look fot ceteals and meats to take theli place? A third point seemingly omitted from the calculations ot this ingenious commentator Is that, in oidei to make an anti-Yankee coalition effective the powers of Europe would havo to send their ships 3,000 miles across the seas and do their land lighting at out ft out doors, giving us every conceivable ud antage. Apart fiom the destruction which they might effect on our unpio tected coasts and we wish to exptess a doubt whether even this would be consldei able they could haim us In very small propoition to the loss which wo could lnlllct In letallatlon, The exposure with legaid to met chant ves sels is now almost wholly on Euiope's side. All this, of course, Is based upon nothing but the most Impiobable and in some lespects the most prepostei ous of conjectuies. The lecognltlon by us of Cuban belligerency or of Cuban independence would not only give no cause or pretext o offense to England, France, Oeimany, AuBtila, Russia or Italy, but It would offer absolutely no Justification whatever for Ill-will on the part of Spain. The government of the United States has been most patient, considerate and kind with Spain. It has borne fiom Spanish olllclals with out letallatlon and often without com plaint Injuries to its citizens and dls lespect to Its flag buch as would bo tolerated by no other nation on the globe. It has kept still In the face of taunts, preseived the peace notwith standing unpiecedentod provocation to anger, and fulfilled eveiy icasonable obligation of neutrality during a sa turnalia of Spanish outrage commit ted on a neighboring people which has made the blood of every American citi zen boll with Indignation. If. then, aftci doing nil that It was In honoi bound to do in lecognltlon of Its tieaty obligations to Spain, the United States should at any time aftei two yeais of Cuban war see lit to accotd such recog nition to the opponents of Spain na Bpuln, duilng our civil war, within sixty dajs after the firing on Fort Sumtei, gtno to our tcbels In that con lllct, It would be clear to the woild uml to hlstoty that we had acted honestly, fairly and upiightly, und we could well affoid to welcome the consequences. It is piobablo that as a lesult of re cent developments In steel latl trade, the next tailff law will consldcinbly lower the present dut) of $'.S4 per ton on steel mils. An lndustiy which can make lalls for $1.2 a ton evidently does not stand in need of much tariff pro tection. The National Congress of Mothers. We have already spoken In teims of npptovnl of the National Congress of Motlicts which Is to assemble this week In Washington. Its object, In bilof, 13 to evolve by discussion the best thought and methods bearing upon the ptupct tialnlng of the young, and to develop, If possible, among the women of Ameil ca a higher ionization of the duties and tpsponslbllltles of motheihood. This put pose Is Illumined by mention of the subjects which are to be considered dui lng the congiess thtce-dny session: The first session will be opened at 10 o'clock Wednesda) motnlng b) the Rev. W. H. Milbuin, of Washington, D. C. Follow lug this will be the address of welcome by Mis. Thoodote W. Blrnoy, of Washington, president of the soci ety. The lcsponso will be made by Mis. Maty Lowe Dickinson, of Now Yoik city, president of beveial clubs and one of the most piomlnent club women In the United States At the close of the mornlng'V meeting Mi 3. Cleveland will lecelve the membeis of the Congress of Mothets at the Wh'lte house. On Wednesday afternoon the fltst numbei on the progiannne will be a lec tin e on "Mothei and Child of the Pilm itlve Woild," by Tiank Hamilton dish ing, of Washington, D. C. Mi. Cushlng is a noted ethnologist and the author of many works upon this subject. Af ter his addt ess Mis Lucy S Banbi Idge, of New Yoik city, will talk upon "Moth ers of the Submeiged Woild" and "Day Nui.seiles" Then will follow a talk on "What the Klndetgaiten Moans to Mothei s," by Miss Amalie Hofer, of Chicago, 111, one of the well known kindeigaitncts Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, ol New Yoik city, a. piomlnent membei o! the National Council of Jewish Wo men, will close the afternoon session with a talk upon 'Taiental Reveience as Taught In the Hebrew Homes." Wednesday evening theie will be two lectutes. One by Mis W r. Ctafts, of Washington, D C, on "llothois and Schools," and the other by Rev. W. A. Hattlett, of Lowell, Mass, on 'The Value of Music In the Development of Chaiaoter." There is an Intel estlng ptogiamino for Thuisday also Mis. Maud Ballington Booth will conduct the devotional sei vice at the opening of the morning ses sion. A talk by Mis. Louise E. Hogan, ot CJcunantown, Pa, wjll follow this. Her subject Is "Dietetics" Next, Mis Jenness Millei, of Washington, D. P, tho celebiated dtest reloimei, will talk upon "Mothei s Relation to the Sound Fh) steal Development of Ilei Child." Two other subjects of the morning will be "Reproduction and Natuial Law" and "The Moral Reformer"; the foi met topic to be discussed by Mis. Alice Lee Moque, ot Wash ington, D. C and the latter by Mis. Helen H. Gardner, of Boston, Mass The fltst talk on Thursday afternoon will be given by Miss Trances Newton, a piomlnent klndergaitner of Chicago, HI , and principal of the Chautauqua klndeigaittn. Ilei address will be up on "The Mother s Gieatest Nesds." Miss Constnnce Mackenzie, of Philadelphia, will discuss "Pluy Grounds," and Hie attetnoon session will close with "Somo Piactlcal Resultb of Child Study" by Di. G. Stanley Hall, the well known w liter on psychological and educational subjects, and piesldent of Claik unl veislty at Worcester, Mass. Thuisdav evening Mis. Maigaret E. Sangstei, editor of Haipei's Bazaar, will be one of the spenkeis. Her subject will be "Reading Couises toi Mothers " An thony Comstock will also be present und talk on the cause In connection with which he Is bo well Known, "How to Guaid our Youth Against Bad Liter ature." Tiiday motnlng the pi ogi amine in cludes a talk on "Hetedity," by Mis. I II Felton, of Caiteisvlllo, Ga.; one on "Physical Cultute," by Miss Julia. King, of Boston, Mass.; "Chaiacter Building versus Education," by Mis. Ellen Rlchaidson, of Boston, Mass., and "National Training School foi Women," by Mis. Sallie A. Cotton, of Falkland, N. C. On Filday afternoon, Miss Anna A. Sclnyvei, of Ann Atbor, Mich , will discusb "Nutuie Studies in tlu Home;" Mr. Hamilton Mnble, of New York cltj, will reud a pauor entitled "Impoitanee ot Btlnglng the Youth in Touch With Gicat Llteratute," and Dr, Walter L. Ileivey, also of New Yoik city, will dls cusb the subject of stoiles foi child! en. Fildaj evening Mis. Stanton match, of New Yoik city, a daughter of Eliza beth Cady Stanton, will nddiess the congresH on "How Shall the Nation So- cute Educated Mothets?" Another speaker of tho evening w 111 be Mrs. El len M. Heiuotln, of Chicago, 111 , one of the foiemost of club women. It Is demotibtiated by thlb piogramme that the congiess will possess not only wldespu-ad inteiest but also decided Importance. It will, we tittst, inaugu rate a permanent otganized movement tow aid the lifting up of the Ideals of the home. According to Mr. Graham Wallas, an educated Englishman now lecturing in this countiy, Americans take too much for gianted 'It Is cveiywhero as sumed," bays he, "predominantly In tho newspapois, that society Is composed of blnglo individuals, each of whom Is equally well infomitd on all mat tei s of which he Is expected to know anything, Tho assumption Implies that all eyes can bee tho stage of public action, nnd, consequently, that each voter can at any moment piououncu nn unbiased opinion on any point loqulicd. Historically consldei ed this is very in- tcreatlng! It lecalls the 18th century, when we took our politico icady made. Hut to dip Intel ested In Ameilca not meiely in the hlstoilenl and scientific view, who comes heio rather nan fiiend, nnd whose nfteclloti foi the countiy doubles about uveiy thlee dint, this ussumptlou lias the disadvantage of hocnilng absolutely nnd cntlivl vviong." Wo should like !Mr, Wallas to explain how much better it would wolk to sub stitute the doctrine of Cail)lo that man kind, buvriull) and collectlvelj , nie u pack of fools. n 1 1 The Heading Times again twits Scran ton with lis hick of a maiket house.. The attempt of Heading to Imagine It self In Sci anion's class tenilnds us of the fable about the fly nnd the ox-. Governor Ulack Is determined that New Yotk's white elephant "new" capltol shall soon icach completion And Pcnn3)lviiiila Is determined to pioflt by New York's example. Public Interest on public deposits ought, with seemingly everybody for It, easily to cany the day. Let us hope that appeal ances in this case nie genuine. "Is Spain Should Attack Us" is the name of a magazine uitlcle. If Spain should uttack us Spain would legiet It. POLITICAL (10SSIP, Senator Quaj's fiery declaration of wai 011 Senutois Alagee unci rilnu was much talked of uiiiung politicians on bntuidii). The opinion ptevulled that while .Vlugee and rilini lna a light to lecelve a vindica tion in the foitn or ajuij vetrtlct In cilm lnal libel, they should luivu let tho mat tei rebt there and instiuctcd theli uttor 11c) to move foi a suspension ot sentence, lo follow this one vetdlct up with 11 doen damage suits looks to the averago man who mulct stunds tho Inevitable exagger ations of blttei fuctlonul wuiUie veiy much llku persecution. Tlicio mlbht bo excuse foi It If Mageo and Pllnn had nevfi done an thing of tho kind tliciiiclve3, but huvlufc, loi eais fought Quay and tjuay Ism tluough tlu piessus savagely as the) weie evei attacked by oiguna filcndl to theli opponents, the Idea is goneiul that the) uiu exhibiting unexpected vlndlctlve ncss In toiclnt to u legul conclusion a Belles of libel suits not at till uecessai) to establish theli chuiactui 01 to keep them in meat und potatoes, It is possible that before Senator Quay completes the "mentioning" of his Ideas about legislation to the gentlemen of tho state senate and house, mid concludes the campaign of education which he an nounces ns ubout to occur In Allegheny count), not onl will Muge-e and l'llnti le giet huving pushed theli enso be) and the limits of manlj fighting, but also Maik Hnnna mil) be made to peicelve the un deslrablllty of fuithci ulllunces with tho anti-Quay faction in Pennsylvania. With Seuatoi Qua a light is over when the euitaln Is lung down; but If the othei side foices a lesuiiectlon of the past, he is usually uble to uecommodate It. It is woitli) of note that In the first libel suit of .Mageo and Pllnn the defendants made no defense. There are those who suj that theli letlccnee was voluntary and had oilgln in a deslie not to embanass the new ndmlnlstiation. Hut If Raima's allies fot ce a "how of evidence, then the de fendants will bo acquitted of lesponblblli ty for vvhatevci scandal may develop. The news conies from Philadelphia that Luther C. Datte, of Wilkes-Barre, Is fa v 01 ably considered as a candidate lot uiidltot-geneiul. Mr. Darte Is a btothei of Judge Darte and a political fighter of excellent stiateg) and intelligent genei nlbhlp Ho has fioquently shown his abll lt) to do effective woik In tho behalf of others, but it is not known whether he is inclined to entei the state arona on his own account. The announcement last week of Speak et Bojei'b candidacy for governor, while not made otllclalls, sullleed to attract gen et al attention Mi. Bojer's prominence and popularit) in the Quaker city were both shown when dutlng tho recent sena torial fight tho Wananiuker contingent were afiuld to tun a candidate foi speak er against him. If tho next gubeinatoila nomination shall go to Philadelphia, it could not go Into better qualified hands than Into those of the piesent speakei of tho state house of representatives In thlb connection wo understand that Hon John Wunamakci hns deflnitel) lefused to bo an anti-Quay gubernatorial candi date next jeai. HONOR TO thi: UIlAVi:. Tiom tho Sun. Hrave little Greece would rather liht powerful Turkc) than witness any longer tho sufteilngs of the Chilstlmis In Ciete Now look across the way from our choios at Geneial Wejloi. eiuel as n Turk, -e-morseless as a mad pacha, murdeilng in nocent people bv tho thousand, and l.iv aglng Cuba as the Turks never lavaged CiPte. And look at the powerful United States sepai ated from Cubi by leis than a hundted miles, regardless of the sulfer lngs which the Cubans, btiuggling to es tablish a fiee icpubllc like our own, have enduied foi j ears at the hands of Spain. Turke has u great at my made up ot tioops as ferocious as any In the world Greese has but a (mall army, leiultel from a population not much lamer than that of the cltv of New York. Yet Gtecce Is leady to talc up aims ugalliHt Tuikf In behalf of tho wronged people of the outlying Island of Crete. Tho United Stntes, with more mm tlu Ice tho population of Spain, an 1 ible to raise an aim of millions, stands un concerned, utters not even a word of re monstianco to Spain, while desolnte Cuba Bhileks as she shrinks fiom the tiro and sword of bloody Wej lei, Tho splilt of lib erty that leads little Gieece to ihallengo the mighty Tuik to comb it hns no place In Cleveland's admlnlstiatlon of tho gov ernment of the United States. In tho case of Gteeee against Turkey It Is as It was In tho caEo of David ngalnst Goliath of Gath In the cane of the United States foi Cuba, Is It because wo fear Spain that we stand gazing foi yean, ut tho slaughter house In which our fel low iepubllcans are sacrificed to glut tho bloodthlist of tho Spanish monarchy.' Honor to btavo little Greece! A i:i,r.-.UAAr.i:i county. riom tho Piovldonee Register Slnco tho present boaul of county com mlssloneis first took ollleo theie has been a considerable Incieaso in tho couit woik of tho countv, necessitating tho holding of moie courts and the summoning or extra Jurymen, and the new ballot law go. Ing into effect has lequlied additional out laws of monoj, yet these havo ull been duly provided for and mot During the past eai they havo ulso made a big im. piovement in tho court houso building at nn expense of $V 000, et with this extra ordlnuiy outlay they closed tho year with a balance of nearly J07.03O to their ciedlt as money looolvcd bj tho lounty in ex cess of tho expendltuies for the jcui All of this has been accomplished at an extremely low tax rate, consldei ably lower than prevails In most of tho coun ties of Pennsylvania, especially tho linger ones, and this condition Is onl tho ie sultant outcome of a Judicious and honest administration of the trust that tho pco plo have iepo"ed In them, Tho summary of tho financial condition of tho county shows tho assets to bo $023,853 20, nnd tho liabilities $120,000, leaving tho assets ot tho county in excess of all liability almost $320,000 The commissioners estimate the expenses of tho cunent jear at $JI7,u0J and with receipts appi nooning tho figures of last ear theie should bo a lino balance at tho ond of the jear. Tho Messrs, Rob erts and Demuth are well deserving of tho confidence of tho people, and their secon 1 term of ofllce will be found entirely In keeping with tho honest und Htiulghtfor wurd ucord which has maiked their first tcim. STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS. Special Caiiespondence of Tho Tribune, Harrlsbiug, Fob. 14 Tho dcstiuctlon ol the capltol building and the biennial talk of cutting down tho state nppioprlatlon to tho public schools has led to 11 move ment for an Incieaboln tho stato tcvenucs. Three bills piovldlng for emergency tuxes havo been Intioduced In the house of rep lesontntlvcs b) Waul It. MM, of Dela ware. They are founded on the principles of existing tcvenue laws and do not 10 qulre a legal mind to Interpret them. Tho bills will bo taken up foi dlncussloii at thu next meeting or tho wns and means com mittee. "Tho governors messago and the re port of tho stato treasurei for 1S0C," Mr. Hllss said, "show that tho levenues of the state are ubout $2,009,000 a jeai less than enough to pa the ordlnarj expenses of tho state government. To scale tho ex penses down below the present flguro would bo disgraceful parslmonj. Even now the condition of the Insane aslums and pilsons Is a dlsgiace to n stnte as tlch as I'cnus.vlnn'n Necessarily these expenses will Inc lease fiom Jiat to jear. Now comes the sudden neccsslt) of build ing a now capltol, Involving of ut least a million dollars u jeai for the next three jeirs. "Where Is tho necess iry money to to found? On tho ono hand it Is suggested that we got It bj 1 educing the state up ptoprlitloii to tho public schools nnd by cutting off all tho appropriations to chai ltable Institutions. ThU Is u time-serving suggestion It Is, In elTect, a proposition to put upon the unfortunate victims of accident and disease, and upon the leal estate of the school districts, the cost of building tho new capltol nnd of making up the piesent dellclcnc) of lovenue The people w 111 not ondoiic It and I am satis fied th it the proposition cannot commiud the votes of one-thiid of the piesent house of teprcentatlves Tho Itepunll cnu pai t cannot nlloid to put forth such a proposition us expressive of Its hlght wisdom nnd abllltj to meet .1 gieut emergency. ' On the other hand, there havo 1 eon ninde ceituln suggestions that have be en unbodied In my thiee levenue bills, 'ihcj propouc emcigoncy taxis 011I1, continuing foi three ents, which Is tho utmost limit of time that should be allowed fot the entlie completion of the new c.ipltol building If they should all I10 e.iicled Into law the will produce a levenue of not less than $3,300,000 a eai lor thiee eais, and would do It by a kind of taxa tion that the people would not feel. "One of theso bills ptoposes a houzon- tal lnciease of one mill In most 11 the tnxes now paid b coiporatlons, oris mill on tho monej at inteiest, i. per cont. on the piomlums of foreign Insuiance com pinles and 1 per cent on collateral Iii heiltances It adds nothing to the tax on municipal loans, because that would Involve an additional bin den on local real estate, which the state ought to avoid The most objectionable feature of the bill Is the Increase of the collateral In heritance tax, much of which falls upon cliai Itnble bequests. "It has been suggested by one of the best posted men In PennsUnnIa on the subject of taxntloti that instend of this wo should follow the example of New Yoik and Imposo a tax of 3 pet cut. on all dlicct Inhetltanco exceeding $10,000 Such a tax would lalse a veiy laige uv cnueand would make It possible to reduce somo of the cotpoiatlon taxes Imposed bj this bill In Its piesent foim the bill will pioducon levenue of about $2,300,000 a cai and will not bo at all burdensome upon tho corporations "Corporation taxes are not now nirly as gieat as the taxes on real estate. It is not good policy to tax coiporate proportv very heavily, foi it is easily 1 'moved from ono state to another. Hut as these nie emeigencj taxes, Imposed for t'iroo yenrs only, theie Is no danger that env coipoiatlon will go out of business In Pennsjlvanla If the bill be passol, and there Is no Injustice in asking that since their propert) Is taxed so much lias than real estate, they and not the rcnl propettv of the stato shall pay for tho building of tho now capltol If, however, the coi poratlons object to this lnci eased taxa tion they can avoid much of it b helping us pass the bills which Impose n tax on malt Uquots, foi If the) become lawr, a tax upon dliect Inheritances exceeding $10,000 and a loan of $1,000,000 will produce nearl) all tho revenue that tho stato will need "It Is proposed by two of the bills to Im pose a tax of n half cent a gallon on malt liquors biewed In Penns)lvanla and one cent a gallon on thoso brewed outside the state and sold heie. Tho difference In the lato of tax will compensate the do mestic blew ois for tho disadvantage to which the) will be put when competing foi outside maikets for untaxed beer, but If they piefei It tho taxes can be made equal and beer exported from the state can bo oxempt. It has been calculated that theso two bills will produce a lev enue of iu ail) $1,300,000 a )ear, and vet the tax will bo not moie than one cent on fifteen glasses of beei. B) reason of the competition among the bi ewers, they, n.id not the retalleis, will have to pay th- tax, "I believe 11 tux on malt liquors will be tho most popular method of raising the rovenuo now needed. Two yeais ago a bill of this kind passed tho house by a laige majoitt) and passed two readings in tho senate. It was then recommitted and smotheied. Whether that can be done again will dopend upon the extent to which public sentiment can be aiotibdl and brought to bear upon the legislatuie, but If these bills cannot be passed tho coiporntlon bill can be and that, with a loan of $1,000,000, will raise all the levenue needed to build the capltol nnd piopcily care foi the public schools, the prisons, the Insane asylums and the charitable In stitutions. "For yeais Pennsylvania has been fol lowing a penti)-wise, pound-foolish poli cy, squnndeiing enough mono) to build a new capltol In endless lepalis to anti quated, tinder-box buildings that ought to havo been totn down long ago, uml ciow J lng into ns)lums and ponltentlailes two nnd three times ns mnii) Inmates as can bo properl) and oconomlcall) cared foi and all foi feai of offending somebod) l) incieaslng his tnxes Now tho Issue v 111 hnvi to be met nnd It Is not altogether unfottunnto to tho state that this is fO, The pietent leelslatuie cun ptovlde tho tevenuo need'd without Imposing tm slightest but Jen upon the people," -.11-Two othei bills of geneial In'cr'st havo been piesentcd In tho house, by Benjamin K. rocht, of c nlon One s of spedal Interest to tho spotting fraternity I! piohlhits iho killing for sile of phens ants, quull or woodcock unl'r a pciuily of $3 11 bird Tranapoi ta 'on 1 impanies aio subject to a similar pennltv oi tho shipment of these bli i flu llerj aio lia ble to a fine if t) for hllttnr 111010 thun llvo pheasants 01 quail and eight wood cock on u single day The bill nllowa transportation companies to carry g mo killed outside tho state, and uii)bady muy cair) on a train less than eight blidh at one time The act Is modeled aftei iho Now Yoik state law. It stilkes ut the paid pot-hunter and experts sent out by tho cold storago tiust. The) quickly ex terminate the blids, leaving nothing for tl o average countiy huntet who goes out for recieatlon and pleasuie, Tho other bill makes Is mandatoi) foi school diiectois to allow tho fieo uso of school books to chlldion who wish to attend summei or select schools. Mi Focht sa)s his put pose Is that tho child of the pooi man mn) have un equal chaiico with that of the tlch In educa tional advantages In tho lurul districts chlldicn aio often kept from school in w iutei foi longjietlods on account of the bad wenther and roads, especially where long distances are to be traveled, In the summer the children of the lleh cun nuilto up theli studies, for they are able to buy books, but It Is a great hurdshlp for tho poor mini to supply theso. Thero hove been nearly 400 bills Intro duced In the house and about half as many In tho senato, The bulk of theso arc still In committee, Tho senate has passed only four on third reading, but not Embroideries, j o s o o S50 o All of the Novelties now in and ready for inspection. "Dame Fashion" says that these three articles will enter more into Ladies' Dress this coming Spring and Summer than ever before. Our buyers have taken great pains in selecting the newest productions of England( France, Germany and Switzerland. sDon't lose sight of our Great Muslin Underwear. Lager Beer BreAery manufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 a single one has been advinced tnithei than llrst leading In the other bian-h The capltol llio is In a degiee lespons'blo for this condition. Tho bill and calendar files weie desttoyed and the) have rot )et been leplnced The metallic cases used for stoilng bills have been t ikon fiom the ijjIiis of tho building and pluced hi the basement of Grace chuieh Tho en ate records were pieseived intact, the books not even getting wet. The eases weie elected leccntl) b) tho Pennsylva nia. Consti action compnti), of JIailitta, and nie In good condition. Tho files will be complete whm tho house leconvenes W'edncsdT) evening iho senate will not meet again until the evei -Ing of Feb 12 The senatois are so fin ahead of theli colleagues with th Ir woik that the) can affoid to take a longer holi day. Captain Delano), supoilnten lent of public buildings, is taking advaitu'e of the iccess to put tho finishing tou"ii s on the legislative halls In dice rhuieh. Handsome now carpets have ben put down In tho senate and house pnnmbers and committees' rooms The sonaDrs' seats are bolus ananged nnd new deal's will be set up for the membeis Th- leg islators will bo provided with all the ohei camfotts and conveniences which tho mined capltol affoided The house will lemaln In session until Friday and 'hn adjourn ovor until the following iljnJiy The lending events of tho coming week will be tho proposed Inquiry Into the stota treu.suty and audltoi geneial's ofllce un der tho Mitchell lesolutlon and a contei enco of state olllclals on tho public re enues The Investigation will begin Thursday with tho treasuiy depaitment, Mr. Ha) wood being the flist witness Sen ntor Mitchell v 111 bo the chief InquisU f Governor Hustings, Attoinev Generil Ic Cormlck, Stato Treasurer Haywosd ard Chairmen Muishull and Mltchc'l of the house and senate uppiopilatlons commit tee, will come together Wednesday for a talk 011 state (.nances John r. Keator, of Philadelphia, has piepaied an Important pleco of legislation which ho will Intioduce at the next seb slon of tho house The puipose of the pioposed law Is "to pi event and punl h the loan, gift, sale 01 distribution of inde cent and immoial writings, pilntlngs, pic tures, photogtaphs, or representations of all mutters of nn Indecent or immoral charactei, nnd of ceitnin uitlcles, drugs, receipts, etc. to bo used tor unlawful purposes, and also to pt event tho adver tisement, exhibition or publication of the same und to authorize the seizure, and de stiuctlon of all such mattei " Wunbaugh. A SOI.K.IIN WAUMSG. Trom tho Atlanta Sun In eveiy town theie nro broad-shoul-deied, stalwart men leading idle lives and complaining that the) can get noth ing to do Theli tuin dates back from a llttlo federal olllce, which unfitted them for usoful woik. They lost theli places, and will stand uround foi the remainder of their lives living on their friends and waiting foi an appointment. A HAPPY CONJUNCTION. riom tho Philadelphia Telegraph It Is grattf)lng to note tho Inteiest tak en b) tho pusldent-elect In tho pioposed new federal depaitment of comma ce and munufactuies This scheme Is a happy combination of business und polities, and should uvei)Wheie be pushed along. "WKI.NII KAIJH1T." A sparrow on my window ledgo Ju)od loudly ut tho moon: It changod Into u mewing cat That hang a lobln's tuna; And oven as I looked It grow As big as a balloon' And then It shrunk until It was A 111 o-ll) hi thu gloom, Hut on u sudden eume to bo An arc-light In ni room. That spoke with human tongue and said "I am tho cinck o'dooml' And then It grew a puiplo blot, Which changed to vivid red: Tiom that a Iliac labblt camo And sat upon ni) head, And with Its lobstei -claws It pinched Sly noso until It bled, The blood flowed down and filled tho 100111 Until tho bed did float; Tho sheets bi'cnme n ptess of sail; Tho i.ibblt steeied tho boat Hut, somehow, suddenly, it was A solemn be.uded gout I And then tho sea changed by degrees, Till It becumo a flock Of crlmso.il blackbirds, cracking Jests, Upon a )ellow rock, On which we sttanded suddenly; And 1 woke with the shock, , II. H. Uennett, in the Philistine. J.E3. G.E3. Laces and .ixtlClllflSo Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER. Barrels Per Annum. WE HftVE FINISHED OUR INVENTORY and have borne good liai gains to offer ou Ungiish l'oieelain. Dinner Sets, decorated, tilled in patterns, 100 PIECES, $ 9.48 112 PIECES, U.-Ul English White Granite Dinner Sets, decorated, ft tilt patterns, 100 PIECES, $5.98 112 PIECES, 6.98 J-?7"Ve arc also closlncj out some llavlland China Prult Plates, decorated, at from $3 73 to $5.97 per dozen Heal Uarjulna. See these goods in our Show Windows. THE demons, Ferber, O'Malley Co. 422 Lackawanna Ave. HOT QUARTERS. You must have, Yoj mult koop tlioia chll dion waun. Don't rlsi their joung livson cold flocrs. In cold ropms, Vory few mini tors buy heutors now. Wo aro closing thum out. You uiuLo ) our ov n prlco so long as yu don't got below cost V, 0 must bavo tho loom the) take. Foote & Shear Co. 119 Washington Ave. CALL UP25B2. CO. OFIICU AND WAREHOUSE. Ml TO 151 nlEKIDIAN STREET. M. W. COLLINS, Manager. and Novelties. BEIDLEIi, THE BOOKW 4 J7 Spruce Street. Or poslte Tins CommonvveElth. Al - If February Sale of I Cant Thi no mattei how hard I try, ot a better place to buy my olllce and business sta tionery, blank books, t)pe-wrltor's supplies, etc , than at Iteynolds I3ros. They hnve a large stock In eveiy line to choose from, and )ou nover can beat them on ptlce on the down scale; and we also carry In stock a complete line of draughtsmen's supplies. Reynolds Bros., Stationers and Engravan, HOTEL JERMYN DUILOINU If Lxpcnsj I, No Object Why Not Havj the; Best? HKHK THEY AKK: HUMBERS $115 UNIONS $100 Tor a Limited Purse Select Munufnc hired by Price to All, $75. Fully Guaranteed. For Rubbsr Stamps Patronlza tlia 1 RUBBER Slflff MI CHASE & FARRAR, Prop's , 515 Linden St Scranton, Pa. ES MOIR, Hai Moved to til New Quarters, 402 Lackawanna Avenue. Entrance on eida next to First National Dank llo bxj now in 1 ComprUlnR overythtng rcrplulte for flna Uuroliant Tieilorim; And tho batnu can be shown to advantage in his splen dialy fitted up r 1x3 ma. A SPECIAL INVITATION It Bxtended to All Readers ol Tho Trlb. unetoCillon "OLD KCLIABLC" In Hi NwHuslos lloniit 1 i i IGYCLLr i 0 lo
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