TIIE SORANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY MORNING-, MARCH 1, 1897. .1 & fkcvawtwi CvtStme Ltl! BiiJ Weekly. No Sunday KJItloa 1'ulllslied at Scrnnton, IM., by Tht tribune Publishing Cuinpatiy. Itn WLItcpresonlnllio. KUANK a OUAY CO, Itooin 4i, Trlbunci nullJIn?, New Yoik. City. U iMIBXD AT TUB r03T0INCD AT BCRANTON. TA., A3 6KCOND CIAH3 MAIL MATTER. SCHANTON, MAIICI1 1, 1807. To Iiibiiio publication In this paper, oluntocruil communications or u coti troerslul chnractor MUST UIJ SIQN13D I'Oll PtJHLTCATlON by the xwltet'n tiuo luune To thin Just rule To cannot hereafter niaKo exception. Hie American Policy. The laiiKiiiiBti used In the sonata last week, iluilns tho Saiiirullly debate, by Hon. John Sheiman, who ! to be, after Thursday, oui secretary of Btate, Is worthy of a second leuetltlon. More than ithat; It li lit to bo engiaved ns a motto and put aboe the desk of oeiy Ainuriran olllclal lepieJuntliiK the Interests of this government In a foi elgn land. Here It Is: "I trust In God the time will never come when I will see an American citi zen w routed of his lights and perse cuted unjustly, b any power, great or small. I am opposed to wrong and Ioleuee and tynmnj, wherecr It Is exorcised, and when It Is Indicted upon a citizen of tho United States I will stand by him if I am alone " A. foi elm policy consistently and vig orously conducted on this basis will command the respect of every citizen whose lespect l3 worm having. Any other policy will be equally suie to wind up in disgrace, us the Cleeland Olney policy of tt tickling to Spain has dune, to the Infinite huini of Ameilcun piestlge ubtond. Di Swallow should lellect that dis cretion is quite us gieat a virtue as zeal. In mo'-t Instances, it Is a gieatei. Turn on the Light. It Is In eveiy lespect proper that the chaiges dellbeintely In ought by the Pennsylvania Methodist against Cap tain Delanej, supeilntendent of public buildings and mounds, und other prominent state otllclals should lecelvo a thoiough and Impaitlal Investigation, and to this end the bilnglng of criminal libel suits against Itev Dr. Swallow, the editor of that journal, Is to be com mended. If he have pioof loi his pa pei s asseitlons, not onl will the suit against lilm fall to the mound but he will have won ciedlt lor unmnskinir a great public abuse. It his chaiges be not capable of establishment In open couit, he will nieiit the eMieme penalty of the law piovlded for wanton defa mation of charactei. Tin. most direct ehaige male by Dr. Swallow, In his capaclti as the editor of the Methodist, against Captain De laney is that lie has "guilty Unowl dg(" that "in the pm chase of mateilal and label, for making additions, alter ations, lepalts and letuinlslilng the capital buildings, and cellnrs and giounds, also lor the executive mansion and now for Grace chuich, the state has lost many thousands of dollars as the lesult ot an unfair sstem ot com petithe bidding. In other wotds, that the cost to the state has been two, thieu, foin, and as high as eight times in some Instances as much as it should have been, and that not all ol this monej went to the peisons furnishing the mateiials and laboi " Futthei more the Methodist allhms. That the act of JSOo b which the go ernoi, auditor geneial, and state tieusmer constitute the boaid of commissioned uf public giounds and buildings,. Inning con tiol or icpalis, alterations' and lmpiovc ment, and expenses lncuried, Including furnishing and lefurnlshlng, Is coiruptlng In its tendencies, pernicious In Its leiults, and has aheady cost the state at least Sluu.OuO moie than the "line lmpioement3, etc, etc, should hae cost undei some othti sj stem of management That tho lemonstiances which, two years ago, pouted Into the governor's hands ftom tho patiiotic ordets of the state, ncalnst the appointment of the present Incumbent ot the olllce eieated b the above act of supeUnteudent of public grounds and buildings were well founded as the sequel piocs. That the burning of tho capltol building by which the state lost over $1,000,000 wot th of valuable pioperty, if nt all ac cidental was also in a sense Incidental. That the possibilities of a lire had been for some time discussed b emploes of the state, and that It was a logical se quenco of having exhausted excuses for expending public money. And fuither that theie Is convincing evidence of cilm lnal carelessness and neglect on the part of the state house custodians, and, pre eumpthe evidence of cilmlnal Intent These nnd other charges aie made by the Methodist daringly and with an apen challenge for a legal test of their falsity or truth. It Is true that that Journal tests these accusations on the shoulders of an unnamed resident of Hanlsbuig "who Is responsible for what he says" nnd who, according to the Methodist, "will suffer the bevel est penalties of the law rather than sum mon his witnesses befoie any commit tee or coutt of Inquliy which is the creature of a body whose ote is con trolled by one man, and he an Intense ly Interested patty," but the responsi bility for the jiublication of such charges rests plainly upon Di Swal low as he doubtless foresaw when he gave assent to the article's appeaiance, and he should welcome un o:i:ioitunlty to defend himself and to move hla chaiges in the Dauphin county court. It Is n refreshing sign of the times that there Is no call for aibltiatiou with Spain except with a gun. nugwump Foolishness. That usually fair and Judiciously edited newspaper, the Philadelphia Public ledger, utters one ptouosltlon to which we must offer decided objec tion. It says: The inconsiderate, bitter and denuncia tor deliverances of tho Jingo senators In the debate upon the Sangullly easo were an affront to tho dignity of tho countiy which tho hotspur senators pio fess to be so anxious to maintain. Seeries of that chui aeter Intensify the growing popular feeling that tho sonato has sui vlved its usefulness as n governing body, and strengthen thu. movement foi the election of rutted States senators direct ly by the people, "With all dun lespect for our admirable contemiiorniy, what It heie, says la not only not true In fact, but ought never to become tiuo, It will be a soiry day for the American people when their representatives In public stutlon do not have both the Inclination nnd the manhood to voice with emphasis their detcBtntlon of otlttages perpe trated by the mvunlduns of it fotctan power upon un Inoffensive and unof fending Ainnlrnn citizen. Instead of the senate railing In public esteem be cause It litis stood up, In manly fashion, for the lights of Anioilcan citizenship and for the full inonsuie of icsnect duo by lieaty stipulation from a filciid ly power for our national cicdcnlluls, exactly the opposite Is Hue. Uy no other act in Its history has the picscnt sonato done so much to lestorc Itself to the ftuor of tho people or to temovo the piioncous Impression that It has censed to be of use In our schema of government. It Is unfoituiuito when Ignoiant Journals seek to dlsciedit virile Ameilcnnlsin; but It Is deploiable when tho Inane chatter of nuigwump eiy proceeds from a eource otheiwlsc worthy of high esteem. As for the delusion that the popular election of senntots would cause a dlf felence to appear In the quality of tho senate, except for the woise, this haid 1 needs to be contioverted The sim ple statement that govemois, who are elected dliectly, uie upon the uveiage ceitalnly not supetlor, but lather in ferloi, to the senntois chosen under the present system, disposes of the whole matter Let us have done with fool ishness on this subject. The fact that Spain's decision to par don Sanqullly was uached simultane ously with our decision to demand it Is another coincidence foi philosophers to contemplate. AVe could have more of such coincidences If our state depart ment had moie back bone. Sentiment Aroused at Last. Wiltes Rev. Dr. McConnell in the Outlook: Almost In sight of the fair Southern gato of the republic Iks desolated Cuba. The moral sense of Chilstendom Is out lngtd, und its healt Is sole when It lool.s that wnj Confusion, ciuelt, mi ni ehy, devastation uie at woik and hae been nil these eais at our vety door. Whose place Is it to speak tile woid which could pnd if all? Clcarlv ours. Vh Is It not spoken9 Does diplomatic coiutcsv seal our lips? Does the led tape ot piecedent tie our hands'' Who dots not Know thut thtse would be swept uway like spider v.ebs If wo caied to net' What hlndeis A sentimental love of peace' No. Covvaidlce? A thousand times no What then-' Hlmplv an unwot thv shrinking fiom the possible cost of wai We aie comlortable, decently diessed and going about oui own busi ness. What is It to us If we puss two men how lnt; at ench other bv out path? I.tt us hasten, or we will be late at our unices' No lust of wai, but lust of money, is oui fault The nation which wuntonly takes up the swoid shall perish by the swoid This has been proven again and again But the nation which timidly puts Its hands In Its pockets when God offeis It a swoid to do Ills will perishes as sui ely. Another peison, evidently a cleigy man, wiltes to the Philadelphia Kec oi d: I am eternally disgraced by my cltl 7enship In a country which stands befoie the wot Id as the heiald and champion of libel tv, yet will lift no stiong hand against wiong so close to oui own doois that we cunnot escape tho disrudatlon of witnesses to thu soul scoiching hoi loi, even though we take lefuge in a cownidly denial of lesponslbllltv Theie Is some Hie where so much smoke ailses The woild has giown to be almost lit to live In In spots not bv the exercise of a cautious diplomacv und u lefeieneb ot conduct to the lules of safety to skin and pocketbook, but by courage and s mpnthy and appeals to the evil lasting law of light. Naked will we be befoie the stoim that must come If wo allow con science to W come eoirupted by Injus tice such ns now ciles out to us. Not to us us Individuals alone but as nations also was the warning spoken "Depait, je neciused, for I was naked and ye clothed me not, sick nnd In prison and e cume not unto me " There Is a feeling not groundless that our political leadeis ale timid If not enslaved If theie is a powei that we can depend on It Is tho power of the pi ess. In God's name, ct aloud nnd spate not' These are merely samples of the ex pressions of opinion now cut lent among the better class of Ameilcan citizens outside of the precincts of the white house and the state department. At no time since- the tumble In Cuba as slimed tlueatenlng piopoitions has edu cated A met lean sentiment l cached a hlghei pitch' of sympathy for the Cu bans in levolt or of moie indignant contempt foi their Spanish oppiessois. Hut above ull this Is the feeling, too well confirmed, that out- government has failed to assert the majesty of American citizenship and has lent Its good olilces to stiengthen the most odi ous cause on eaith. This sentiment Is something that the new piesldent will not dare to Ignoie. A change In our policy is clearly nigh, whether It be now intended or not. Objection is expiessed to the pilncl- ple of a giaded tax on bequests. It Is held that the stnte should collect the same peicentage fiom nn estate of $100 as fiom one of $1,000,000 Theoietlcally this Is tiue But It is also title that In piactlce the estate of $100 geneially pas mote and gets less fiom the state, In pioportlon, than the million dollar one. In other vvoids, the laigern man's possessions, the sniallei, usually. Is his peicentage of actual taxation in com patlson with thu protective benefits le eched by him. The one piactlcable way to collect this inequality of taxa tion duiing n man's lifetime Is to le veise the Inequality alter his death. We admit that this is not a vety stiong defense of the graded inheritance tax, 'fiom a theoietlcal standpoint, but It at least lecognlzu's the state's tight to demand Its due better late than nev er Lord Sallsbuiy's explanation of the decision of the povveis with leference to Ciete will, we should think, baldly satisfy Intelligent i:uiopean opinion. If tho Cretans'don't vant to be governed by Turkev, why should they be foiced to? It Is clear that they don't, and it Is also clear that if the King of Gieeco can keep up his neive a short time long er he Will bo enabled yet by public sentiment to can his point We have leeelvod from the Penn sylvania Civil Service Jiefoim asso ciation tho copy of a memuilal In which it petitions the Ftnte leglslatuie to amend the present ballot law by do ing away with paity columns und by providing that tho names of candidates be unanged by alphabetical older un der the title of tho ofllce to bo filled. We have aliendy advocated these changes on the two-fold giuund'that they would promote simplicity und ne cessitate a more cuieful and thought- fill HCtutlni' of candidates' names. In the sub'eciuent dls.usslon which this ptopo'ltlun lias aroused we discover no teasun to modify our belief that the ptopesed nmendtnents should be made. tleglnnlng lodny the Post and the Stnndaid, rival Republican news pnppts of Hyincuse, will nppeur ns one paper, the Post-Stnndnid, n consoli dation having been cuectcd with the founder ot the Post In contiol. TIichc Journals have been so good while In competition that wo wonder what they will be like when In conjunction. To what scciet fact or suimlse does the Philadelphia Press refer when It says: "It might bo lather lash to pre sume because no Poniisvhnnlnn will be In Piesldent McKlnlcy's cabinet that no Pennsylvanlan was offcied an nppolntment." Has It any Intel estlng lnfoi mutton up Its sleeve? - - - It would have put the matter In a better light, to begin with, If the anonymous citizen of Ilarrlsbuig who, tlnougli the Pennsylvania Methodist, attacks the Integrity of about half of the commonwealth's otllclals, had had the manliness to stand foish In his own pet son. Thc povveis of Euiope have Inter vened In Ctete without leason, but the United States, though having abund unt lenson to Intervene In Cubu, lets civilization und her own Interests alike go to the bow wows. Tiuly, this woild Is full of contrasts. Judged by the lecords for 189C it Is safer to tiavel on lailway cars than to walk along the stieets of a busy city. Only one passenger wus killed last year fot eveiy 100,000,000 miles trav eled. 'Grover Cleveland," says Rlchaid Watson Gilder, "Is the embodiment of the new patriotism." Then gives us the old fashioned kind, without Mug v utnp ttlmmlngs. Jtisf a Word or TWo of Casiial Mention A first prize of 3M0 nnd a number of smaller prizes have been offeied by the Centurj Dictionary and Cyclopedia, for the best answers to u hundred und Ilftj questions covering a bioad range of ln formutlon. A sample question, which Is easier than some of them, is as follows. "What Is tho appioxlmate dlffetenee In altUudo be tween the loftiest Alpine summit and tho bed of the gieatest depiesslon In the Medlteirunean basin?" An additional pilze of $JCK Is ofteied to nn one who can answei DO per cent of the questions from un ten published woikH of leference othei than thc Cen turj Dlctlonuiy and Cyclopedia. This U a chance for Scianton know-alls. O Major W S Mlllai ai rived home Satur day ufteinoon at 1 JO o'clock from a tea dais' Inspection tour of the various regi ments, Nntioual Guard of Pennsylvania, In the eastern part of the state. He came dliect fiom Lock Haven. Mujoi Millar said that the Inspection showed a laige increase In the numbers of tho guards. The discipline was excellent and, as a whole, the rating was oven better than In formei yeuts Majoi Millar dlscoveied that tlieio had been a good deal of dissat isfaction over the falluie of the state to send the guaids to Washington. The feeling has, however, quieted down some what and when camp times comes It will be all fot gotten. Saturday evening ex-Sherlft Charles Robinson, John Benore and Victor Koch returned fiom their southern and western tilp The gentlemen epressed themselves as having enjojed the sojourn While at Hot Sptlngs the Scranton party, Includ ing Cliniles H. Millar and E. J. KIsh, who remain a week longei, Uteially owned tho lesort For the time being the soeletj of the place was "corneied' hi tho Scianton contingent. The trip re sulted In. much benefit to health of the membeis of the party. T. J Reinolds, of Hampton street, has returned from a "diummlng" trip through the northeast In the Interests ot his llni, the Plttston Stove company. Mr. Re.vnolds served his time as a piactlcal builder of stovis and tho experience gained serves him well in his piesent wotk us a salesman. Mr. Reynolds U held In high esteem by his emploiers. -O- Edvvard Keefe, of Phelps street, this city, has been elected captain of the Philadelphia Dental-, college foot ball team. Mr. Keefe begun plailng foot ball In UW with the Sttoudsbuig Suite Normal team, and has since then foiged rapidly to the front as a cool heady plaiet. ILLITERACY A CKUDU TEST. Trom tho Washington Post. We know by our own experience that the llllteiate uie by no means the most pestiferous and objectionable element in oui population. Tho tutbulent und in cendiary factors In the aoclul scheme aie largoli made up of the half-educated In our towns und cities of men educated Just enough to make them discontented, but not enough to give them wisdom or infoi matlon It Is In the densely popu lated slums that theso crazi and resent ful agitators aie found. They can rend, but not with understanding. Thoy call write, but only Just enough to concoct a pioclamatlon of anaichy and license They aie the real enemies of social oidei and fiee political Institutions, and they come lieie, not fiom the peaceful and In dustilous lural populations of Ruiope, but from the slums und pui Ileus ot the great citlts. Absolute lllltuiac) does not neces sailly mean vice und cilme A little edu cutlon too often means' discontent, dl tuibnnce, and conspiracy. We know this because we see It among out own people, white and coloied ullke. The people we want to exclude fiom this countiy aie not tho meieli llllteiate, so much as the diones, the lilleis, the criminals, the In cendlailes, who have Just enough learn ing to Inflame their feeble minds agulnst law and oidei, piopetty and thrift, soeieti and civilization. THAT IT WILL. Prom the Rochester Democrat an! Chionlcle. If, ten minutes after William McKlnley shall have taken tho oattli to uphold the constitution and maintain the lights of tho citizens of the United States, it comes to his knowledge that a single American cltl.en Is unlaw full) Impils oned In Cuba It will become his duty to cause steps to be taken for his lelcase before the going down of the sun on tho fouith day of March. TIUE TO OHJL'Cr. Piom tho Philadelphia Bulletin. It Is time that newspapers began to dinw the line on tho reckless fakirs who circulate these dangerous canards. The statement about John Shetmau was do llbetute'.y coined In the Imagination of a professional lint . whose hide ought to be tickled with u cat o' nine tails. NO COMPROMISE I'OUSlHLi:. riom tho Philadelphia Press. Spanish ndmlnlsttutlon Is organized barbarism and this countiy will find that no. compromise, with It Is posslblo and thut piotcctlon can be seemed for our citizens only by a display of force. LOOKING AHEAD. rrom a Letter by Pruncls Wayland Ulen In tho New Yoik Sun. The Western Ilemlphere, including the In'nnds adjacent theieto upon the east and wet, which belong to It, 'ns mitol lltes belong to a plnnrt, has an hum of more thin 15,000,000 sqtlnie miles, equal to four times the men of Kuropr. At the close of tho picscnt ccntuiy tho popula tion of the heinlsphPio will exceed 130, COO.OOO. Tho population of Europe at that time will be nearly, or qulto 400,000,Ojo. If this hemisphere hud the same number of Inhabitants per squnre inllo us l'Uropo now has, the total population would bo 1,GOO,000,000 equal to the entile popula tion ot tho ehith nt the picHcnt time. The opportunities fot giowth and develop ment In tho Ameileub, It will be seen at a glance, are piactlcally unlimited. Tho majority pnity In the lcpubllc In national convention assembled ut St. Louis In June last declined in plain terms In favor of the withdrawal of all Euiopenn povveis fiom this hcmlspheio and for the political union of the United States, Canada and Newfoundland, or, in other words, the ctentlon of a continental lepubllc extending from Newfoundland to Vancouver and from tho Gulf of Mex ico to the Arctic sea -in shoit, for con tinental union This is not by any melius n new depaituie or policy. Tho Continental congress at Its first Besslon In 1770 sent Benjamin Krnnklln, John Can oil and Samuel Chase to Quebec to urge the Canadian people to cast In their lot with theli own continent und form a continental republic; The St. Louis con vention, theiefoie, only renllltmed thu pollei of the foundeis of this lepubllc. The object of such u union Is to udd to the Influence, piestlge and power of gov ernment by the people, to i educe the pel capita cost of govei ninent and defence, and to remove ftom this continent as neai lv us possible all conflicting and dis till blng elements and political Issues. When our fotefntheis proposed to unite the whole continent under one repub lican administration the entile popula tion did not exceed 1,000,000, and steam nnd electricity as fotces to bo directed and conti oiled by man for his service were comparatively unknown. Had the mission of Fiunkltn, Carioll and Chase been successful, the northern half of this continent would have been devel oped In the same mnnner ns the south ern half has been, and the lepubllc there b) gieatly strengthened The union which was formed b out forefathers has pioved to be u source of strength, in fluence and power, but never u source of weakness. It gave the new nation ctedlt, Invited immigration, settlement, develop ment and capital. Biltlsh Ameilca re mained until 1S07 divided Into seven in dependent states ar piovinceb, and the result Is that the population and wealth of the United ZTiates Is tout teen times that of Cnnadu. The piovinco of Quebec has an area of 27,000 square miles. In 1631 it had a population of 533,000. Its pie-sent popu lation does not exceed 1,500,000. It com munds the mouth o the St. Lawrence liver, the natural outlet und Inlet' of the commerce of the entlte northwest ot Canada and the United States. The cli mate Is healthful, the soil fertile, tho tisheiles of tho piovince of gieat value, and its mineral and timber resources aie unsuipusbed. Massachusetts has an aiea of S.OOO square miles. In 1830 it had ap opu lotion of C10.000. It will bo ob&etved that Quebec Is twenty-nine times larger than the state of Massachusetts; nevertheless the true value of the propel ty ot the state Is nearly as gieat us that of the whole dominion. New Yoik has un area of 17,000 equate miles. The population in 1S30 was l,b7J,000 The present population of the state Is CS27.000, oi neail 2,000.000 moie than the population of the domin ion. The true value of the property of New York gieatly exceeds the value of the property of the whole dominion. Illi nois has an area of 63,000 squai e miles. Its population In 1830 was 157,000. In lb93 it wus 4,913,000, equal to that of Canada. Iowa has an urea of 51,000 square miles. In 1810 It had a population of 13,000. In 1S90 the population was 2,0'jS,000. Cali fornia has an aiea of 13S,000 square miles In 1S50 the population was 9-',000 In H9g It was 1,500,000. Minnesota has an area of SI, 00 squaie miles. In 1850 the popula tion did not exceed 5,000. In 189G it was 1,571,000, or 71,000 gi eater than the pio vince of Quebec. These facts Indicate the value of the union foimed In 1770 In promoting the settlement, develop'ment and cteatlon of wealth within this repub lic. The wisdom of our forefathers In pioposing union to the Canadians in 1770 has been vindicated, and the folly of the Canadians in let using to accept tho over tures made to them has been proved and established. If political union hns proved a gieat blessing In Notth America, why should it not also piove a blessing In Central and South America. The population of the United States, Canada. Newfoundland, Hawaii, and the West Indies In 1900 will exceed 80,000,000. If the Inciease In popu lation Is 20 per cent, for each ten jenrs, In 1900 the population will be 200,000,000 The population of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Salvador and Costa Rica In 19u0 will not be less thun 18,000,000. If the Increase in the popula tion of these six lepubllcs incieases ut the rate of 20 per cent, foi each decade, their population In 1930 will be 40,000,000 Will not the best Interests of the people of Mexico and Central America be pio moted by political union? Tho popula tion of the ten lepubllcs which now occu py and contiol South America Is 40.00o.ooo. If the Inciease is 20 per cent, for each decacte of lears, the population In 1950 will be 100,000,000 Will not their political union give stability to government by tho people In South Ameilca and Invite Immi gration, development und capital far mote iapldl than if they continue as now, sepaiate and independent lepubllcs? Including San Domingo, Haiti and Hawaii, there ure twenti lepubllcs nt the present time In the Western Hemisphere Will it not give lnlluence, piestlge nnd power to government by the people tlnoughout the woild if thei ate tediieed by voluntary political union to three ' And Is It not a wise policy foi thlj, the lepiesentatlve lepubllc of the world, by honoiable, peaceful and lawful means to utgo the union as above pioposed? IJETUAVEI) KV A QUESTION. ' When Senator Hauls was last at Nash ville, Tenn , he fell into the compani or one of the state legislators, with whom he was walking down the stieet. The local lawmaker felt it Incumbent upon himself to entertain the veteran senator of two decades, and chirped merrily us the two passed along until tho conveisa tlon reached this point, when he asked. "Is Senator Hi Ice a veiy smait man?" The senutoi, bent with his many eais, plodded along, seemingly unmindful of the remuik. His cane stubbed monoto nously on the sidewalk for u block oi two. But he loused himself, and with a stern eo answereJ: "Young man, ten jeats ago Senntoi Ilrlce wus a countiy school teuchei In a small Ohio town. Today he Is a multl mllllonalie I eonsldei jou u blank blanked fool "Washington Post Tin: ".lUNum iii:iuniiitv William R George's philanthropic work In founding and earning on what la known as the "Junior Republic," where boys and gills reeiulted fiom the slums of .New Yotk clti are trained foi useful citi zenship. Is the subject of an aitleio b Cora Stuatt Wheeler In the Woman's Home Companion. She sas: "Having come to the lepubllc, the bo or girl Is uc cepted as a citizen He or she Is at oncu given, as in tho lepubllc of the United States, a choice of occupations. Huving selected this they are ugaln, as In a lurger world, ullowed to change their minds exactly ns they please, They find their little lepubllc no more exacting than the greutci; both take fiom them what they ure worth, They learn no iojal road' to wealth or success other than careful und painstaking endeavor. They ate paid I This department is one of the most important in our cstablishiuent, because ready made garments are continually growing iii demand, on account of both style and econ omy. A perfect fit is always guaranteed, and special garments are made to order when ever desired. Ladies' Suits ranging from 32 to 42 bust, are always in stock, and Misses' from 6 to 16 years. Loose and tight fitting garments for house and street wear, made up from cloths of even description, arriving daily, and your inspection is earnestly sblieited. Every garment that we offer for sale is closely examined to see that it is welt made and strictly up-to-date. We will not handle any ill-shaped, poorly-made or shoddy gar ments. Our Cloak and Suit business has been built up by selling reliable garments at reliable prices and on these lines we will continue to work. We are now showing a special lot of Ladies' Tailor-made Cheviot Serge ( AO Costumes, both jacket and skirt, silk lined throughout at P"VO A special lot of Ladies' Black Brocaded Silk Skirts, lining, velvet faced, and perfect hanging, at Ladies' Mottled Check Tailor-made Skirts at E. ROBINS n er rianufacturers of the CAPACITY 100,000 something from the momint tho begin to woik, If It Is onl in their unskilled labor of blacking stoves ot paring pota toes which I3 the Iltst giade of unskilled work In the cooking classes. The boi who has saved up his nione in the lepub llc bank Invests his sui plus when he letaves, If he choose, In these lesults of his handlciaft. There Is no compulsion; It would not be consistent In a lepubllc to compel Its citizens to work. Here again Is the object lesson of woiklng foi whit they need or going without. One of the piactlcal acts of theli legislature was a bill declaring In so many words 'No tax shall be lev lid for the support uf the able bodied boy or girl who can work and won't " "In all the classes tho hours for work ing ate from half-past eight In the morn ing to noon The afternoon Is given up to recieation until half-past live, so that the children shall feel only the Joyousness of well-spent time and none of the depies slon of conllnment, except In the case of prisoners, theli keepeis and the police force on duty. A citizen piesents himself for wotk at any hour that he chooses, but his absence being deducted fiom his wages soon teaches him the wisdom uf working full hours The unskilled In boier receives but CO cents a day, and hN running expenses (10 cents for each meal, 10 cents fot lodging and about 3 cents for taxes), with the necessary Incidentals, aie at the least -n cents a ilaj It will easily be seen It would take but a short time to inn badly behind. As the Idea Is to teach good citizenship from the first, theie ate no states, each cluss Is repiesented by one vote for everv twelve persons In the senate each class has one member elected for a peilod of two weeks, who must be at least lo jears of age. Mr. Geoige himself acts as tho ptesldent, with tho power of veto. During ISM he vetoed only eight bills und signed fifty-four." A .11II.U l'KO'lTST, It's really triln' tei have a friend a-takin' ie 'round the town Who stops e, when ye'ie InJ'i'in yerself un' sai s weth a know In" ft own, "It's lather purt, that bulldln' Is, but It's evident, at u glunee, Tint thei've gone too fur in the Gothic stile when it should have been Rennyzance!" He gives his opinions In sech a way as ter leave ye without a doubt Thet sayln' e liked It 'ud show ye didn't know vvhut le was tulkln' about. So I Jes' luy low un' repli "that'j so" ter them elouuent woids of his 'Dout the things thet oiter have been all ain't, an' thet oitn't ter be, un' Is. I saw a plcter I thought was fine, but I jes' kep' mum an' meek 'Cause he said, while the aitlst showed feelln' some, he didn't have no teck- neek, I'll nover fin git how soft o' small an' sheuplsh I felt one da When ho tuk me 'round ter the op'ry house fur tei hear the music phi When I shet my eyes an' Imagined I heatd the attains fiom un ungei'3 haip, Says lie, "That composer wiltes down'g fiat when he leally means f shurp'" So I thankfull drank his wisdom In, an' stilled the praise thet liz, Tore 1 knovvsd what oiterhuve been un' ain't, an' vvhut oitn't ter be, an' Is, Rut one of these dais I'll steal a march on this critical filend of mine, I'm goln" ter visit the city vvethout so much as a single line Ter let Mm know thet I've tuk the train, an' I'll stay at n stiange hotel An' go uiound by myself ter see tho things thet I like so well, An' I'll say thet the bulldin's Is splendid, an' the pIcterB with joy I'll view, An' I'll dream an' dtlft with the music, us so often I've wanted to, An' m heait will pulse weth pleusutc nor know u leal of its beln' fiU D heal In' vvhut oitei have been, an' uln't, an' vvhut oitn't ter be, an" Is Philander Johnson In Washington Stai. 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