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SCRANTON, JULY 12, 1897.
The tomporary shutting oft of Scran
ton's water Biipply frivcs citizens a
chance to appreciate that service. Dut
they could appreciate It oven more
If advance notification wero given of
these Interruptions.
Senator Quay Reconsiders.
Tho Inner meaning of Senator Quay's
sudden visit to Uarrlsuurg, conference
with tho governor and announcement
that despite former predictions to tho
contrary he would be a candidate for
ro-electlon Is as yet a matter of con
jecture. That there Is a motive of some
urgency can hardly ho doubted In view
of tho euddenncs-s and dramatic fea
tures of the reconsideration.
Be this as It may, the news will bo
welcome both to friends and foes. To
friends It will Indicate the retention In
political leadership In Pennsylvania of
Incomparably tho ablest and shrewdest
politician of his generation, and the
continuance at Washington of the ad
vantages accruing to Pennsylvania
business and political Interests from
Colonel Quay's prestige among the
powers that be.
To foes, on the other hand, It will
afford a fair and early challenge to
combat. Not a member of the next
legislature has yet been nominated or
even considered seriously for the nomi
nation. The field Is clear for a fight to
tho finish. Those who derive pleasure
from wrestling with Quaylsm now have
the chance of a lifetime to grapple with
its arch representative In person, under
conditions which must make the vic
tory decisive. They, too, must therefore
le glad for such a chance.
It Is well to have the matter frankly
presented In abundant time to permit
the people to pass deliberate Judgment.
It has been estimated that Ameri
cans pay 150,000.000 annually for soda
water. It Is an open question whether
they get the worth of their money.
Tie Core of a drent Problem.
It Is a significant and a hopeful fact
that the keynote of President Skinner's
address In opening the Milwaukee con
vention of public school teachers tho
need of better character training In the
common schools has pervaded most of
tho deliberations of that assemblage
and has gained a largeraudlence among
the people than perhaps ever before.
If the average American whose time Is
almost wholly engrossed In business
cares would pause long enough to think
what better character development
means; what it means In a cleaner and
purer society, what it means In a more
honest and effective government, what
it means for tho uplifting of all our
standards of thinking and of living,
and how. without It, the experiment
which, we call the United States must
gradually sink into corruption, injus
tice and decay, It Is possible that ho
would then ask himself if it be not
worth while to try to make of our
state-euppirted schools better and
safer nurseries of good citizenship.
This lessor, was strongly impressed
in a speech made before the National
Educational association last Thursday
by Rev. Lyman Abbott. It was a plea
for greater attention to the humanities
in the work and influences of the pub
lic schools. "If," said he, "the state
has the right to educate nt all, it has
the right to educate in all that Is good.
This education must have all the ele
ment of life to make good citizens. A
good citizen must be able to understand
his fellow citizen. He must know the
English language. He must know how
to express himself to his follow citizens.
Ho must be able to write. He must
know something of history, geography,
the great thoughts of the great think
ers, and he must know enough of the
arts and sciences to be able to earn a
living. These, however, are not ull the
essentials. We must act and do. All life
is made up in conduct. Man must learn
to govsrn himself. His motive powers
must be educated as well as his think
ing powers or he will not become a
good citizen. What Is good govern
ment? Government is a profoundly re
ligious function. Tho people must
know what Justice and mercy are. They
must know what the duties of this gov
ernment are toward other nations, to
ward those who are being buried under
the sod by bayonets in Cuba. They
must know how to act when Armenian
massacres occur. They must Know the
great Immutable laws of right and
wrong."
Unlike some students of this theme,
Dr. Abbott does not tremble at the
thought of religion getting Into the pub
lic schools; but he wants the religion
which gets in to be pure. "When I
read," says he, "of 200 Jynchlngs In this
country last year, when I see tramps
increasing on one hand and multt-mll-llonaires
growing In numbers on the
other hand, when I find criminals are
multiplying, I feel we ought to have
more religion in tho character of our
citizens. Do not misunderstand me. I
do not plead for public worship in tho
public schools. I vote against it. It
is not the function of the state to carry
on religious worship in the schools. I
do not plead for a perfunctory reading
of the bible. Wo are fighting too much
perfunctory reading In tho schools al
ready. I am not pleading for theologi
cal tenets. Theso are not essential to
good citizenship in this life. No Roman
Catholic will aver that a Protestant
wili not make a good citizen. No in
telligent Protestant will-say this of a
Roman Catholic, and both believe the
Jews make good citizens. I am not
pleading for the bible. I am pleading
for training in righteous ways. I main
tain that If the state has tho right to
provide self-education It has tho right
to provldo all tho elements for self
government. Children ought to get a
practical training In Justice, mercy,
truth, faith, hope, love and goodness.
Son .teachers cannot teach thoroughly
without teaching religion. To mako
tho children boo tho light In tho lltcra
turo which burned In tho great authors
Is not this teaching religion? If re
ligion Is shut off from the schools then
training will ceaso to bo sclcntlfla and
will become empirical, and Instond of
having men strong and women nuro we
will havo nothing but cultured par
rot" This pointed talk uncovers tho very
vitals of tho problem of true cdcuatlon.
Of mere smartness wo have already an
abundanco In this country too much,
It seems, when we view tho manifesta
tions of It as often In crime nnd roguery
ns in honest enterprise. It Is not, after
all, essential that tho average pupil
should come out of school with head
full of book-learning. Algebra will not
bring ono a living. Psychology and
physics seldom aid ono In his search for
remunerative employment. When the
average man has need of information
on theso subjects ho can derive it from
books or hlro a specialist. But it is
fundamentally necessary and Impera
tive for every good Interest of civiliza
tion that tho human output of our
schools should be sound In their Ideas
of morals, Inclined toward instincts
Which aro puro and ennobling, nnd
broadened and strengthened and up
lifted in their Ideals and aspirations.
Until tho heart and tho soul of tho
pupil slmro equally with tho mind In
tho culture-processes of tho school
room, our vaunted system of public In
struction will remain In great degree
a farce and tho level of our morals, in
business, politics and social relations is
more likely to fall than to rl&e.
The pith of Japan's reply to Secretary
Sherman Is that International law
doesn't count. Japan will know better
In time.
Bearding the Lion.
We arcs likely soon to havr in the
neighboring state of Ohio, a demon
stration whether the voting public
distrusts or admires a candidate for
ofllco who has the courage of his con
victions. To the general and thread
bare charge that Mark Hanna Is a tool
of tho trusts, the Populists of the
Uuckeye state aro adding the specifi
cation that It was Hanna who knocked
the anti-trust amendment out of the
Dlngley lilll; and, curious to note, Mr.
Hanna dorsn't deny It.
"They charge mo," s.ay3 he, "with
being the friend of trusts and corpora
tions. Well, I am not afraid to take
the odium of being a friend to the
business Interests of this country, it
there is any odium attached to it. I
am not a defender of trusts in the
sense that I want to perpetuate any
monopolies or uphold any oppression.
Hut a great deal of this anti-trust
talk Is demegogism pure and simple
It comes from men who do not know
what they are talking about, men who
are full of theory, but who would not
know a business operation if they met
it walking down tho street. Theso
men who howl about trusts and mako
themselves believe they arc friends of
tho people and that thoy are winning
popularity bv hucIi a course simplv
bow to whet they think Is a popular
prejudice nnd mako war on tho busi
ness interests. Tho best lawyers In tho
senate say it is Impossible to frame
a stronger anti-trust law than tho
Sherman act. If we go further than
that we simply persecute business and
interfere with tho rights of property.
"I am wlllins to go beforo th'e peo
ple of Ohio," continues Mr. Hanna, "as
a senator who is courageous enough to
stand out against the prevalent crazo
for calling business a trust awl at
tacking it throuch tho statute hooks.
If they toy I killed off anti-trust
amendments proposed to the tariff bill
they say truly. I used what In
fluence I had to put a stop to insincere
efforts to mako political capital for
certain people by bringing amendments
which they knew very well had no
earthly show of passage, but which
were designed to 'put the Republicans
in a hole' and give tho Democrats
something to talk about In the coming
campaign. There was not tho slightest
chance of perfecting any legislation of
value concerning trusts, and the men
who brought In these propositions
knew it."
This is bearding the lion with a ven
geance; but wo aro not sure that It
will hurt Hanna. l"n all likelihood
the public has grown somewhat sick
of the depiagoglsm and theatrical gallery-playing
which has lately charac
terized much of the political treat
ment of this general subject of wealth
and enterprise. The ono extreme of In
discriminate and affected denunciation
Is quite as vicious as the other, and it
would contribute to rational thinking
on this topic If tho common sense of the
intelligent voters of Ohio would rally
to Senator Hanna's support and re
elect him by a mnjorlty big enough
effectually to rebuko the knaves and
fakers In politics.
Private advices from Cuba are to the
effect that both sides are tired of the
fight and hope soon to compromise. But
If Cubans compromise this time, it will
bo by taking tho oyster and plvng
Spalu tho shell. Autonomy of tho
real sort would be simply tho fore
runner of absolute and unconditional
independence.
.
One of Uepcw's Best Jokes.
One of the best hits made by Ameri
cans in London during the Jubilee was
scored by Chauncey M. Depew with a
now adaptation of what Is known
among his Intimates as the crematory
joke. Speaking on tho evening of the
naval parade Mr. Depew said;
"The spectacle of the day has given
to other Americans and myself an ex
traordinary exhibition of tho gigan
tic and world-wide power of Great
Itrltlan. It it were for the purpose of
awing us and keeping us in peaceful
liaMts it has produced ait Impression.
When I look at America's little fleet
represented hero only by the cruiser
Brooklyn, it reminds me of an Ameri
can story of two old ladieB who were
discussing the misfortunes and chances
of life. One was a spinster and the
other had been threo times married,
and each of her husbands had been In
turn cremated, whereupon the spinster
remarked: "How marvelous and ln
scrutablo are the ways of Providence,
Here have I been for sixty years seek
ing a husband and you have had hus
bands to burn.'"
In the history of our naval boul
with England the anecdote Is boras
out. England has always had "ships
to burn," and Amorlcans havo burned
them.
Hon. M. A. Foltz, of Chambersburg,
Pn Is receiving congratulations upon
tho fact that his sixtieth birthday,
wheh befel (ho other day, coincided
with tho twenty-ninth birthday of his
excellent newspaper, Public Opinion.
Tho Tribune, which considers Publlo
Opinion ono of tho best weekly Jour
nals In tho country and esteems Its
gifted and courteous editor ns one of
tho most successful nnd conscientious
workers In tho field of Pennsylvania
Journalism, wishes, oven If a littlo late,
to contribute its quota to tho expres
sions of good will which that Inter
esting coincidence has elicited.
Tho sensational papers aro now reilr
in? President Wilbur of tho Lehigh
Valley Railroad company almost with
the same regularity of re-Iteration that
they wero onco wont to djwn Senator
Quay. Evidently real news Is scarce.
Tho process of flushing asphalt pave
ments has Just been introduced In New
York. It certainly is a better method
of street cleaning than disseminating
tho dust filth and disease germs by
means of dry brooms.
lho Michigan Colonel Sellers who Is
urging the formation of a now party
Is evidently determined to live up to
the fcuggestlveness of his name.
Gossip at
tlhe Capital
Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune.
Washington, July 11.
Thcro Is every reason for believing
tlint ex-Congressman Sibley will be tho
gubernatorial nomlneo of tho Democrats
of Pennsylvania next year. There urt
many ieason why he should bo their
standard bearer, the principal ono or
which is that he was the original free
silver Democrat In that state. If Mlver
Is to be the issuo in Pennsylvania next
year Mr. Sibley is tho logical candidate.
Ho Is not only tne bost campaigner In K.e
Democrutlc party, but he Is rich and Is
not afraid to spend his money even for a
lost caue.
Mr. Sibley was one of tho orators at the
Fourth of July celebration held in this
city last week under the auspices of the
National Democratic association He
stirred the hearts of tho faithful by de
claring that sliver was still tho issue, and
would contintio to be the lsue until that
metal was placed on a basis of 1G to 1.
After tho meeting a lirgo number of
prominent sliver Democrats In congress
called on Mr. Sibley at his hotel and urP.l
him to keep up the silver agitation In
Pennsylvania, and also to accept the
subcmatoilal t-r mlnatlon next year.
They all pledged him their support In tho
campaign. The plan of the s-ilverltes, .s
to tend leading orators from various
states Into ocry county in Pennsyl
vania rext j car, and stampede tho voters
Into voting for the Democratic-silver can
dldatca for governor, tho legislature and
congress. Thev btlleve that with a fam
ily row in tho Republican party there
will be a good chance of carrying the state
for hllver, thus capturing the chief execu
tive, the legislature and an Incieas'jd
number of representatives In congress.
Tho Democrats of Pennsylvania will no
doubt incrcaso their representation in tho
next congress by four or live, but as tor
their carrying tho lcglslaturo and elect
ing a governor they are away otf In their
calculations und aro entitled to another
guess. Tho next United States senator
from that stato will bo a Republican and
so will the next governor. Senator Quay
will doubtless succeed himself If he wanli
to, but who will be tho next Republican
governor is now a mere matter of specu
lation. At this distance it is almost any
man's fight.
It Is announced that Charles H. Jones,
until a week or two ago editor of the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, and Silas Hutchlns,
owner of the Washington Times, aro
shortly to establish two newspapers one
In St. Louis and tho other In Kansas City
for tho express purpose of aiding freo
silver, and booming William Jennings
Bryan for the presidency In 1900. Both
of theso gentlemen aro ardent freo silver
advocates, and aro well known In the
newspaper woild. Mr. Hutchlns formerly
owned tho Post of this city. Ho is an old
St. Loulsan, having teveral yoars ago
been connected with newspapers In that
city. A few months ago he purchased tho
Washington Times, which Is todny tho
mouth-pleco of tho silver Democrats in
the District of Columbia. Ho Is reputed
to bo qulto wealthy, and a successful bus
iness man.
Mr. Jones was a part owner of the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr. Pulitzer, own
er of tho New York World, bought his
interest a short time ago. For a short
time in 1S93 Mr. Jones was managing ed
itor of the New York World. Ho was so
erratic, however, that even tho sensa
tional Pulitzer had to dlspenso with his
services.
Just why Messrs, Jones and Hutchlns
should establish two freo sliver organs
in one state, particularly In a state which
hardly needs their services, Is beyond
tho comprehension of politicians here. In
the lost campaign, however, the leading
Democratic papers in Missouri did not
support tho Chicago platform and Mr.
Bryan with any degree of enthusiasm,
and for that reason, probably, Messrs.
Jones and Hutchlns aro of tho opinion
that that stato is a good field for mis
sionary work.
Hiram ledge. No. 21, A. I and A. M
Winchester, Va whero President Mc
Kinley was trade a Mason, toward the
close of tho war, has had some beautiful
views taken and sent to tho president.
Theso views show tho ctorlor of tho old
building In which tho lodge was located,
and tho interior of tho lodgo rooms, In
cluding a photograph of tho old wooden
stairway which the president trod to
reach the lodgo room. The building is
two stories high. Tho first floor Is now
used for a barber shop and restaurant.
Tho lodgo now has more pretentious quar
ters, but tho rhotographs aro moro In
teresting to tho president than would bo
tho pictures of th3 new building. The
photogrnphs aro bound In tho finest mor
occo, and aro in ono book. Some time
ago a delegation from tho lodgo came
hero to invito tho president to renew
his acquaintance with Winchester by at
tending tho fair there this fall. Two of
tho members of tho delegation assisted
in tho Initiation of tho president.
John Russell Young, the recently ap
pointed librarian of congress, is having
his own troubles. Ho has about loo ap
pointments to make when the library Is
removed to its now building Just east of
the capltol. For these places there are
more than G.000 applicants. As tho distri
bution of patronago Is a new thing to
Mr. Young he is In a dilemma. Ho In
tends to take his time In selecting his as.
slstants, and will make no appointment
excopt on assurances of fitness. After tho
places are filled thoy will be put under
tho protecting wing of civil service. Mr.
Young has decided to appoint Thomas O.
Alvord, Jr., formerly chief of tho New
York World bureau in Washington, to a
responsible and poed paying position in
tho library.
A story Is going tho rounds of tho coun
try to the effect that tho makers of tablets
marking historical spots In Chattanooga
park in Tennessee havo put the name of
a car and foundry company, "H, Clay
Evans, proprietor," on nearly every tab.
lot that has Bono in thli national park,
Mr. Evans denies the story most em
phatically, and says that the name of tho
maker has only been placed on four tab
lets to commemorate the battle of Chat
tanooga, and they nro on prlavto proper
ty In that city.
FOR PESSIMISTS ONLY.
From tho Springfield Republican.
Tho ntsslmlAts who in commencement
or Independence-day orations saw little
nopo ror tho republic, s.nouui rememour
theso things; Other nations havo a fu
ture no brlchter than ours. Franco has a
declining population, showing exhausted
vitality. Oho has the ablest political cor
ruptlonlsts in tho world: shoala of an
archists who occasionally indulge In pis
tol pract co at tho president; socialism
constantly knocking at tho doors; whllo
in foreign politics she is araggcu arounu
by tho Muscovite, the hopeless victim of
a national enmity which sho ought to
ovcrcomo and control; nnd Germany may
bo compared to n trunk packed with dy
namite. With the most formldablo so
cialistic party to bo found in any coun
try, tho liberty of hpr citizens has al
most icached tho vanishing point. Tho
young empeior tits on the trunk, sword
In hand, but a llttla Jar may blow him
Into eternity,
Russia, the country of despotism un
tempered and unshorn, has had her nihll
IstB and, If her future bo not one of ad
vancing civilization, sho will have them
again. Great wars, meantime, may oc
cupy her energies, but thon will come the
strueclo of the neonlo themselves for the
mastery at home. The Austrian empire
is a cauldron of Jealous and antagonistic
races. Italy, capped of strongth by the
feud of church and state, impoverished,
discouraged, sends hosts of emigrants to
America, but those few sho plants undor
Kalian protection in Abyssinia are quick
ly exterminated, or left to die. Even Eng
land proud and stately Kngianj naa
"problems" to face. Sho has monopolies
and trusts, daises and maeses nnd multi
millionaires. She has her Ireland, wnicn
saw nothing to celebrate In the queen's
00 years' reign; her India, now strangely
nnd violently agitated by bloody riots,
filling all persons In authority witn reel
ings of deepest nlaim. Most rcmarkablo
of all, the imperial, even th'e national,
exlstenca Is bc'.loved by Englishmen to
depend absolutely upon the number and
tonnago of the war chips each year added
to the royal navy. And fancy an empire
resting upon things of steel and ma
chinery that plow tho seal The next in
vention may bo its death blow.
o
But tho United States is not declining
in population; is not being dragged
around by somo other power; Is no com
blnatlon of a youthful despot and a can
of dynamite; Is not made up of jealous
and Irreconcilable races; has no inher
ited problem of church and state; has
no great, religious possession: and its ter
ritorial integrity no moro depends upon
tho number of war ships tho country
owns than upon Its lighthouses or moun
tain peaks. We may undergo startling,
disturbing changes. But remember that
England chopped oft the head of Charles
I and survived. They drove tho Stuarts
out of tho country, imported a new line
of royalty and still live. France be
headed Louis XVI and did several other
things the historians love to tell about,
and Franca remains. Even terrlblo
events can happen, which God forbid, yet
chaos does not necessarily como on that
account. In somo of tho worst hours of
tho French revolution the theaters were
packed and the people smoked, laughed
and chatted on tho boulevards In tho
darkest days of the civil war things went
on as usual In these parts. The stores
opened and closed Just tho samo and tho
church bells rang on Sunday. All of
which simply shows that If the worst our
pessimists fear should come to pass civil
society would continue. If forms of gov
ernment should change tho nation would
go on.
But we need antlclpato no such con
vulsions. Reform wll come, but not vio
lent revolution. Tho cover Is always otf
and we have abundant room to boll and
hiss and pour forth the steam and gaaes
of tho national ebullitions. Tho Ameri
can has always been an optimist; he
should be nn optimist still. So cheer up
and take a littlo ride on tho wings of tho
morning. Get out of tho cellar of de
spair and let the sunburst give you in
spiration and hope. All nature changes;
for we should die did It not; fresh young
life succeeds tho old, and new forms dis
place thoso that havo lost the life-giving
function. Thcro is but ono thing
to fear, which is no change at all. for
that always has and always will mean
death.
THE CARDINAL NECESSITY.
From tho Philadelphia Press.
If tho failure to create a currency com
mission shall lead to disappointment ft
will be largely because tho currency ques
tion has In so many quarters been pre
sented In a fnlso light. It has bosn n
mistake to Insist that "currency reform"
is tho first and highest need of tho hour,
and that until it Is accomplished the
battlo for sound money has brought no
fruits. Tho transcendent issuo in the bat
tlo for sound money was tho mainten
ance of tho gold standard. It was tho
fight to keep all our currency, whatever
its form, as good as gold. That was
achieved by tho victory itself. It Is se
curo through this administration. It Is
tho paramount and vital point. And yet
fcomo men and somo newspapers tulk
as if nothing had been gained until a
measure of "currency reform" is framed
and passed! The system of currency can
undoubtedly bo improved, but it la not
vital that It should be settled this month
or next. Wo aro for some revision of tho
currency system, but, whatever its faults,
it is btlll truo that all our currency is
securely fastened to tho gold standaid,
and that is the cardinal necessity.
BICYCLING IN THE SKY.
Away up high in the placid sky
Tho planets wero having a spreo,
In tho dead of night when tho moon was
bright
And tho sky from clouds was free,
For neighborly Mars told tho sls'er stnis
That the Earth was riding a wheel,
So they, of a mind, set out to find
How blcyclo riders feel.
Twas a wonderful sight when Venus
bright
Let her equilibrium slide,
And spun into space at a wonderful pace,
With Saturn close at her side.
Then old Neptune, as ho winked at tho
Moon,
In a manner unusually gay,
Went out for n spin, and didn't como in
Till time for tho dawning of day.
They wero all awry up tnere in tho sky
When the Morning opened her eyes.
And tho daylight saw that natural law
Had lost its hold on tho skies.
But tho Man In the Moon went to work,
and soon
Had tho planets tied up to stay,
For well he know that It never would do
To have wheels on the Milky Wny.
-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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S,
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Printed and engraved
promptly at reasonable
prices. The stock we use
is the very best we can
buy. Also Reception, Vis
iting and At-Home Cards,
Monograms, Addresses,
Crests, etc.
Reynolds Bros
Hotel Jermyn BIdg,
Wyoming Ave.. Scranton, Pa.
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40 per cent. We will
upon making a small
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HIRT.
TRAW HATS
MUCKLOW,
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Qardee
Hose
We have Just received our last shipment
nnd are now In shape to supply the town
with Hose, ranging in price from seven to
eighteen cents. We also have the various
kinds of lawn sprinklers.
We would like to call your
attention to our win
dow display of
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Note prices. Better than all others, yet
cheaper in price. Also full, line or
Gas Btovis.
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HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyomlnj
District for
DUPONT'S
POWDER
Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Bmokelou
and the Hepauno Chemloal
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
Safety Fuse, Caps nnd Exploders.
Rooms 212, 213 and 214 Commonwealth
Building, Scranton.
AGENCIES:
THOS, FOtlD, rittston
JOHN B. SMITH A SON, Flymouta
E. W. MULLIGAN, Wllkes-Barra
II PLEASANT
OAL
AT RETAIL. .
Coal of tho best quality for domestla ujs
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat and
BIrdseye, delivered In any part of the city,
at tho lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building-, room No 6;
telephone No. 2824 or at tho mine, tele
phone No. 272, will bo promptly attend""
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
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