THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE -SATURDAY MORNING, PEOKMBKR 18. 1397.
t$t cranfon fcrifiune
IVilillMicd li'llv. Kvi-eiit -.iimlnv. hy llii" '1 ritiiino
I'ublililn3 1 'uniiKiiiy. ut Fifty Ccnun Mnnlli.
nuniD ii ran rowrtn- at rrnAN-rrJ rt. Ay
ItCrSB-CtASSMAt'. MATttT
TWELVE PAGES.
sruANTM.v ii:m:.m Hl.lt 1. !?'
An rally state iiinvi'nliiiti vvntil'l milt
nil iiini'fiiii'il. ..i.ilally ax thru- may
1 1- llt'tMl "I Htilllt1 llltl" llltflvlll llflt'l
MlUls for llllltlltillissillir llllil i'iillllK off.
At I nlcres'.InK Contest.
Tho-p will, mi tl In yi'sni-iiliiy's Ti-i-Initio
the vi'iy IntfifHlliic repnit "f Hi'
liiti'iHtnti I'niiiiiii'ii'r t'limnilfKlim ut'
vim iinvi' In iitlu'r ways folIiiVH( tin-
...IHM, of till' HlltlKgl" Ill'IVU't'll this
nliillllPHlfill llll'l Hi" ii'li"" "'' tin
',11 "-tint! ill" II- I'l'jlll t" r-V.ofl-X til"
i.ipr Inti'iiilPil 1" In- lint In Itf Imn'H
,.v the fiiiiiii'iM of tin in I '"i iVlth'li It
)'"tH. tin nut lll-l'll t l'i" t'l tl.nl lh"
ii" Hius iiivnlvi'd I- "f tin- miNiiM
niii'iirtiiiu'i' iii 1'vt-rr Aiucrti-nti i'UIki'U.
St'lr'icil nf nil falsi- vi'stniPiits It pit-
nt. f"r publlf i-mishlt'i-atlon ami nc
ii' i the lUiestlnn. "shall I Itf liilllimil
"I lh" people llP HUplPltlO In this Pllllll
1 1 v V"
Tl'f I'ltlll'lll-illP llUV" Sllff'Mi'll lllllth
iin.liisl ituiiti'iiuinlliiii owl It l ii" I"""'
i'i.iii fair to tnv Hint Hull limiiunerw
l.a' til 11 llll'Rl' t'Ntl'lll llPI'H fi'KI'll 111!"
Iii" nltlllli'p f iililinsltliili vvlllrll tllP
:..' maintain tuvvniil mi I'liiiiiii'iiU'itt
i In- IvtPit "r tlit liiti'istntp cnni-
I i HP lll'l. ItPRIUllPll llV SlllpplTS.
in if, !illili-lni. mill nil. us ii- huv
' il inrupts fur (ill Ulnils nf tiltnrU mnl
r "ilnti"ll. they Imvp been rnmpi'llftl In
.' 'up iir Hip intPippts pittiiinti'ii in
11" '" CfltV to IIHSIII1IP I lit' lull' f I'"'
Q-I'ipssnt' In I'l'iiilliitlnn. lli'iipp H luis
...iii' iiljout Unit Hi" fnllnin lutPi'stiiip
inir.t'irp law. imayt'il with tin plain
nt to nffnt-il linth Hhlpni'fM and rut -
's a fair nutin of prnterllou ami
i i'-iw. has lii'Pii so i-iinsriilati'il h.v
. ii i pv.vp ciiiirt h- Islims. ni. i ii fovv
. I v hi. -It hnvp souBPsti'il IiIi'.iIpii Inllu-
.. that ti ilay. luit fm tli-- Supi-piup
. ni's allll-piinllnt: ili'i'lsinli. Hip rnll
r -iiiln wiitili imlil pvi'iy piilnt in tin-
n-llnf Mill llir plllilli' Vvnllhl I'"' "tli'llPIPll.
Yli.it iloi'lsliiii sttiniipil iIipiii lv Its un
i ii-ctoilii" , hut thpy sim'P inllii'il and
n:e nmv inal.liic Hip IIiti-psI ililvi of
Hip SPiii'Vallnn upiui iiinslpss fm an
in i in Ipsnllne piiiilliic without limita
tion. Tlip inllroails havp tin- IipiipIIi nf a
i ninpiipt iirznnlicnihin. slilllril iirpius
.mil nnllliillpd iiiiiiiiiinlllini mid tlipy
lil tuny tliplr point uiiliw Hip pi-nple
sli.ill lipstlr Hit'insplvps, Thpy il" not
want 1" do nvviiv 'villi tin- IntPt'slatP
i uniniPtTP rnninils'sln'ir. so Icmtr as they
i mi NtM'ji it In a inliditiiiii "f pnwi'i'
1. s-iipsh ll spivps as a iinivpnipiit laif
fiT iicnlnt rnimllsllr illM'iiiiiPiit. lint
liny hip evidently di'tpimliiPil lliat Hip
iiiiiiinlssiiin nhall lip ipiIiicpiI In Hip
prnpui Huns of a iiipip (ii'iiamoiit. and
if Hip tiiihlli- shiill liy Inillffpivn'p pcr
inli litis oiijpi't to lip aci'onipllslipd
thpy iippiI nut t'liiiiplalii If tlio lallioads
shall liPUMl't-r cpleliratp tholr 1 1 Umipli
li. tlshtpiihiK Hip thunihscrpwu.
nllls from fifiT.000 in tSSO li- 1,000,000 In
1WT wiim taklns: nlnpc, the Incroap In
Hip -esl of Hip I'oniitry was finni !,-
!ivii,iinn to n.nuo.oiM), thp uiiin iii ii"'
skuiHi IipIiiu iihoiit fiOD per pent, and In
Hip vlioli- lotintry outside or the Pouih
alioiit "(' ppv ei'"'. In I Mi the South
had ii.-ifllfteentl of Hip iiuinher of
t-ptii'Ilrn in the polintr.v: now It has
Hem ly uiwfonM'i of the nuinher."
TIipsp iIruivh tup -iKiilllpatit: hut they
mo not likely to he welemued any
where nififp hcaitllv than In the N'orth.
TIip liidiisiilallzallon of the South
menu.- II- salvation: Its salvation
menus the rntinnyV ainnlsainatlon and
that In tin ii menus the uimiiestlnned
pi'i'peiulty of popular jsnvpriiiiieni.
It Is piiriPiill.v reported that Spnator
giui Is usIiik his Inllueiiee to prevent
a llpiiuhllcmi hull In 1'hlliiilolplilii till
HprliiB. If this I- true It is to his
pipdll. Il IPinilies no speeilll Rift f
pinpheiy to foii'.-p" that the year "f
niir l.mil eighteen liuiidivil nnd nhiety
plKllt Is Ki'lilK to he u tempestuous and
a Bloomy year for bolieis.
Iitlp'iipcrnlenrss of orltlclsm nnd ccn
ur whlih Is today Its prentest sinirlo
fmili.
WIiIIp under Hip lake navigation sea
son this year 6S seuinen l.U th"lr lives
111 the line of .duty on seine pup of the
Ri-ent 'iikps. It Is an pne-iunielnK ii
ellinslnnte th'at of the inlllions of pass
eiiKi'i's I'nrrled on those lakes In IS!'"
not one porlshed hecau'e of dilpwreck
or .iechl"nt. This leioid reililluly
speaks wpII for the pit with whleh
Hip Iiu?Iiipss if ,,mss'.iiBer transporta
tion 'iy lin.it Is inaniiKPil on the Inland
s as.
The annual tepnrt of Hit' Ameilean
lliinid of p'orelRii Missions shows that
there was colleeteil last year by that
orKanlKiitlon for the ronvrslnn of the
heathen a tolal fund of $042,781.0". of
which I'eniisylvanlii t'ontrlhuted $:!,
AXi.'il. If n statPinent eould be ob
tained of Pennsylvania's yeaily ex
ppiiilltuies oeeaslonetl by Hip ilt'piavity
and imn-Cliilstlnnlitiitloii of her home
liMitlli'li It would he still mnl e Inter
est I UK.
Is It wholly to I he credit of I'lej-idont
Mi Klllley that his attitude as a ilvll
"ei'vlep refornipi' Kaln.- thp nriilsps of
C.irl Schmv. at the post nf the possible
di-tiiptlon of the Itppuhlltan part.t ?
Som: Striking Statistics.
A reeent letter from Kiilttmnre to the
Ni-w York Sun eontalneil fai ts and livr
iins of almost utartllnij slcnllleauee
n'liilliiK to t"p growth of Hip manu
r.ietiirliiR lndusirv In the South. Kor
example:
"In ISSii the Soutli had ISO eotlim
inllls. wltli n eapital of $2t.!inii.iiii0.
These mills had I'.iiT.unn spindles and
H.fi'm looms. Hy is;in the number had
Increased. aeeordliiR m the census re
p"fi. in LT.t mills Willi $ii,iiin.iinn capi-
lal, 1.712.filMi spindles and ;!!i. I loom-.
Since u;nj thl.s business has more than
(l'liibled. and at present the South lias
about :m mills, representing; an Invest
ment of nearly $i:..n(in.0nu. and havlnt?
4.1iMi.non spindles, and ll.l.nun looms.
That theif Is no tluiiKer nf overdoltiR
Hie cotton nianiifat'tiirlns; business of
the South may be -een from the fact
that llifie aio n the world about S,".,
ono.uno spindles, leprespntiiiR an Invest
ment of about xs.iinii.niiii.nnn. and of this
Mist lndusirv the Tnlled States have
a little more than onc-lltth in eapital
invested, or more than $4fiii.uiiii.(iiiii, and
iil about niie-tirth of tli" total nuin-ln-1
"f Miiiidles. or I'.iinn.iiiiii. nntvvith
Ulintllllil the fact tlmt the South pro
duces umie than CO per cent, of the
world'.- tottoii clop."
"I'Vir ififi years." the leitpr 'vntlmies,
"Hip Smith has been ralslliR llle ent
l.'ii. shlpiiiiiR It to Vew i:iialanil nnd
I" KilH'lie, mid iii'inilttlns the manii-
inetui'prs to Brow ilrh by tuintnu It
into the tlnlshvd produet. ui all tho
vast wealth of inntcilul with which tip."
South has i.ppii so nbiiudautly blessed,
there Is no oilier element, not even
lion, oiiuiil to cotton In Its possibilities
01 wealth creation for this -net Ion. The
Ji'OO.OiMi.nnij n year wiiich the co.ttun pi.op
hilliBH to the South would he tiebled
If It could be manufai'tureil at home.
In the lust twenty years the cotton
ciops of the South have sold for an
MRKresttte of about Jii.riUO.OOO.ooo. He
fnixi tl'pv have reached the consumer
their value has Increased in $is.oon,
non.iiuo or $:!ii.wKi.lH0,oqo. This iiioi mmis
business. Pieatlm wuallh wherever es
labllshed. is the vvlw for which the
'ouill ha- now begun to contend.'' It
it a prize wnith contPiidliiR for.
The letter continues: "SturtliiR with
out capital and without espeilence, the
South has already practically nionopo
Used the onuiv cotton traile, and Is
PUKhliiR into llntr uoodh with the de
teriuluullou lo capture that line. Tho
world'.- needs are growing. luereiisinR
weallll of tlie masKps Increases the re
quIlPiuents per capita of cotton Roods.
The extension of clvllUiitlon Into the
lurk places of the wurlif opens new
ileitis for cotton sots. Civilization's
.id value is measured by the Incieasp
In fiition ronnuniPloii. This liiprense
liiip-t 'in on cniijt&utly, ami the ii.OOll,.
nflO-bale crnli must be exceeded before
many yeais iv iripi- nf lu.ouu.iioii and
llini II. 111:11, 111)11 and then U'.llUO.Ouil, as
tlie world's ever.lncieanlnu requlie
mt'iits shall doiimpd With this Kinwili,
and evn inure ruplly hai this, will
the coltiin-inaimfuijpiiin; ItUrrtists of
th'j South iJpv'1 p.' fhili' the Ineiease
in trc nunici n wpiuUi In South-in
The Civil Service.
Major l'iiroii, the well-Informed
WiisllltlRtnll cnrieslinlldetlt of Hi" l'llll
Mih'lphla I.edRpr. I'lcRiaphs 10 his
paper:
The ili'iitaiid ror tiiiiilllk'iillim of the
loRiilallinis bv which Hip civil service
was extended by President t'levelund Is
so earnest nnd pptslsteiit on Hip purl ol
Itepiiblieiili si'iiiilors and icpresi'iiliitivcs
thai II I- c.pcelpil Pi-psldi'lit McKlnley
will be IuippiI to levoke the orders Is
siieil iIiiiIiik Hie lasl year of Mr. tieve-
linurs term by which the civil service
was extPiiili'd over lieally every olllee
Dial was mil included pi lor to the is-
suaiu f ll"' orders In iiliestloli. There
Is a wdl foiiiuli'd icport to the cffict tlmt
live i publican scimtois Informed lh"
preslihiil todav that unless these oidcis
IVi'le speedllv revoked the Itepllbllcilll
partv would "be thrown Into 11 state of
Kciii'rnl demoralization, and that Us fu
ture would be seriously Jeopardized.
AnioliK Hip II vp senators who are leport
id to havp niinle this eomniunli'.Hii'ii to
ll'i president are Messrs Ihilillii. Klkl 1
,iml Piitt'hanl. Si'liator llalina I- said to
liavi In i'ii ver.v plain In hi- stateineiit 10
the prevlileni. laloiiiiliiK him that the re
vocation ol the orders under which chiefs
of bun ails chief clclks. private secre
taries, the employ. s of Hie Roveinmcnl
piillllliK olllei lilll'Piiu of eiiRravillR and
plIntlllR. skill'"! laboieis. etc.. was lib
Mihllely deniainled In the lut-lest of tin
lippiihllean pally, and that unless Hie
IPVopallnii was liinde It would be folly
lo expect Hull the Itcptlblieiins eould
maintain their domination In poiiri-p-s
or b- siieeesslul 111 the next presidential
election. This ciiniM' i ui-rpiI upon ll"'
pri-ideiit to save the Itepilbllcalis floin
behiR coiilroiitid will! a mensiiie in con
Kiess to repeal or rmllcnll.v modify ine
law. What Inlhmnet th's deninnd of the
Itepiiblieiili leadeis will have upon the
preslilelil ri'inallis to be seen, bill III the
st'fl'fl eininells of the Hepiibllcans the
belief prevails that lie will yield to Ihe
clamor, and stilke from the classified
-el vice tlie several classes of ollltinls and
employes referred lo.
How nut till- Is we d- mil knew,
bin ll will take ut lent the revoca
tion of Hip '.'h velanil blanket pxlen-lon
nn'prs to recontil" lh" llepublhim ma
loiity In policies.- to the ptc-ont civil
soi vie law, and maybe' more. Those
orders, it will l.e lemeinbered. were
Issued bv Ml. Cleveland Jn-t before
he lPtlrcd frmii olllc". and were fm- the
eKprer- purpose of tasunniR in lai m-
lli.es a lot of le rsonal or party pets
who iai. icceiitly climbed In over Ihe
pi-iisti-it" bodies of deciipifiti'd Itepub
llcans, ninny nf theiu Cnlon vcierans,
aRiilnsI whn-e elllclency lm syllable
was whlspeted. AirmiR the liciiclltiar
les 1 if tli" Cleveland extension nrikr-wi-re
dozens, yes. hundieds of ex-Cnn-fedeial.'s;
and while if these men li'a.l
won nvei Cnlon vplenins in flee and
fair (ompetition on the bisis of merit
solely there would la no cau-e for nni
plalnt. tho faci that the i'nlon veterans
wete fired out bodily to make 100m for
Unite Smith's "ontlncent of tebel luiR
atlieis and other upheaved relies of the
Lost Cause constitutes tn iniolprablp
oiituiRP. William McKlnley may be
aide to stand ll. but Hip ltppubllcan
party cannot: and U can be set down
as n. S' ttled fact that th-se 'Iior" 01
del'H will have lo go.
liii't matter out of the way. then
may be an Inclination anions-' the con
servative element in Hip party to let
Ihe t-l 11 service issue diop for the pres
ent. 1'or some reasons Hils advice- ap
ptars wis". It is an unfoituiiatp truth
that the Republican party stands so
committed In Us nlatform to civil ser
um refnriu tint the popular Interpreta
tion tilac'd upon lids plank would rt
celve a sho'cU If Hi" work of reforming
the so-eall"d "rnfoi m" ware iirosecuted
too vigorimsl. A better plan would
be .! enlight 'i' public opinion as t-i the
evil rcijtures of the ilvll service law
ns at present iinderstoo.l nnd enforced
in th" government seivic, and icly
upon the public's, tense or fall play to
apply In due time the necessary rein
ed v. In the meantime, there need be
in lie-ltaney whatever ill ileinmidlns
of the picsidcnt Hint he undo tho Vile
work of his-predecessor. Tlmt is a de
mand o ek'tui.v and conspicuously Just
thai no fan -iulinl'?d man will care to
ojipon" it.
(iialiman ulgg, of the New Yolk
up hi slRht of nil speakers and known
by nil to be riiKlilliK their unrcvispil
vvoid- to every part of Ihe land, have
killed oialory and foipetl the ablesl to
rending- speeches. The dnys of congres
sional ointory have passed those old
convenient, plodding days. when, after
extempore speaking, thrrc wits time to
rest a day or two and further time lo
revise the proors of tlie old Intelligencer,
and then a week or mote of stagt-coaiil
distribution before the country was even
Informed thai a gieal man hnd made 11
great speech. Now when the whole coun
try listens lo the wnids as spoken, even
men of the llrst ability must of iippps
slty bo direful, lest an lll-iulvised phrase
arouse national and simultaneous criti
cism, and, to cite an example of such
happenings, the unfortunate speaker be
brought lo ask, "Where am I til!"
n
1'V'VV even of I host who observe con
gress have an udeipuiie Idea of the Im
mense amount of work which the piln
clpal committees perform, or of Hie rapid
growth of tills wotk as the country has
expanded. II Is probably within bounds
to say that the conimlltees on appioprln
lions alone, which deal, nnd deal with
greai cute, with every nilniilli f the
govermat nt's hnmcii-e service, do tnoie
work than half tlie committees of both
houses performed In Hip old days. To
IIiosp who have occasion to observe this
vast labor Hip wonder I-, mil that the
great hills for carrying on Hie govern
ment do not appear till late In the ses
sion, bat that they me ever driven
GOLISM
nr
tl(S. 5
BAZAAM
.
A V eritaftle
Fairylaia
In Diir Basement with its decorations and beautiful collection of Christmas Goods,
which we make a specialty of only at this time of the year. There is no place where
your money will buy as good or go as far.
men 10 concede every point iicmanueu . Tlie labors of these committee- are ne
111 the Inteie-t of harmony by the so- I eiileao. There Is Hie -amp eoinparalb
eiilleil iti.iiitlillp.Mi fni.llr.ii Unit recent- ' Increase In the miilt of all lending oi
tailed IJemtlillraii faille n tli at ecent- , mp01,plllnlu.l,i Wnys and Mem:
.. ..... .. ... i"WII, II
eotiniy i.cpuuiican eotumiucp, uas 01- t.,.ollu1, ,,...,.. ...w.M.xinialely on time
11 ed lo concede every point demanded . The labors of these committee- are Her-
po 111 punitive
nu
ns.
Iy supported Seth Low. but the leaders ,i,nr.,ry, Miuimv. N'a'vnl. Mlllfln. Com
of that faction icfuse to lie placatt'd mcrcc, Foielgn Itelatlons Koielgn Af
unlesK thev are made absolute bosses fairs, Blinking anil I'nireiicy. Itlveis and
vv.. n-riiiiii ..... ti.nn-i ' unrnors, aim so 1111 huuuhii ii.-mv "
We would seo them, whoi s( p o.i(ii ,U)1lt(, Aj4 ,,,.,, I)l)lly
lias grown in numbers mid both niem-
of Hie sltuntlon.
hanged Hist.
Tho Montlccllo. New Yolk, preaehi't
who heat his wife because she en
deavored to drive n favorite cat out
of the house, ami who Is now laiiguish-
bcrshlp and the public tmsliiess have ap
proached the unwieldy stage, the busl-lie-s
of legislation has been in greater
and gieatei degiet performed by com
mltties. To meet this necessity of the
work all of them have been Increased In
lug ill tall as the consequence of his ' numbeis. ami tin-It- reports and views
little diversion, seems twisted In his ! "V "y we'ght which wti"t-itll5.- eon-
,,,,,. I trols on the floor. This fnet, that so
mind with icgaid to pets. mueli of the hard and continuous work
......- ()f c,onj.,.1,j.s ,ni. nut of slglit of the
Si-nator Wt'lllngton's cilmlunl libel pulille, has much to do with the prevall
sult against tin- Italtlmore Americun ! Inn opinion Hint a body, ihe majority of
has been thrown uul by the grand Juiy.
U't'lllngton will dnulttless follow ns
siioil us the people can gel at him.
whose members are constantly and faith
1 fully at wotk. dues Utile beyond what
appeal s In the talk of the dally sessions.
I The single reflection that the population
I has Inerea-ed font fold since Webster's
day. and a thought of the empire oT
stales thai has grown up beyond flic
Mississippi, beyond the furtlierest horiz
on of IIiosp days, will suggpsl hip vnsr
lies- nnd the
ongresslomtl
work
-o
These (tllvr nnd distinctly practical days
, have practical men by the M.-ore In em-h
I hoiisp who ar pial lo Hip tasks lin-
posed, and who. III lesulls accomplished,
! nnd 111 work of great variety and value
to the nation, are not a whit behind
I their predecessors of the em Her day. Not
I only I- congress, 11- a body, one that
I every patriot should speak well of. but
! the excellence of the public service in
Public Life Not
RIarLr ac PaintoH I expansion o tin-pubiip bush
UlatV Qj rQllJlvU, , corrpsponiHns Ineicnse of c
(ieiiei-iii II. V Iloyntoii In the Sun.
T1IK t'lUIJIUNTK In vnrl'Ht- ilmo
by newspapeis ol a i- I.1I.1 will
upon the assembling of eo u'.re
suggest that, nolwithsf Hiding tl-e
liiiiunipinhle patriotle so'ietle In
the land, there Is another needed whose
special provhipp t'liall bp to Inculcate
speaking well of the gov-ernnienl and the
creat body of deservlnir and natliotle
public men of all grades who administer 1 all Us branclics may propel iy excite na
It. An observation of tlilrly years In ' tloiial pride. The fuel that there may
Washington, not counting two years ! be unworthy members, and that some
-pent in Pitriii st effort to learn how in 1 public servanls me untrue to their trusts,
oh-erve. .lustllles the statement that ad- ' calls for the expo-iue of the Individual
iiiliilulriitlnns. seiiBlnra siinl i-piii-ospnln- ! and does not Justify sweeiilng and de-
.. . ... . .. . . .,,
..iuf'iiey our ,.firii. iii r 1 lie on ine M-r-
.(..'....n
It consists in part of:
Jointed Kid body dolls from 2c to 98c.
Tubephones, pianos and musical wagons from 19c to 89c.
Games from 4 cents to 98 cents, among which arc Pillow Dex, War in
Cuba, and Klondike.
Smoking sets, 2$ cents to .98.
Booklets and calendars from ic to 39 cents.
Juvenile books, paper and linen, from 5 cents to 2 cents.
Lathrop's Annual and Pansy Books, 37c and 63c.
Glove, handkerchief and necktie boxes from 2c to $3.00.
Work boxes, shaving cases, manicure sets and toilet sets, from 2c
cents to 8.00.
Children's silver mugs, and knife fork and spoon sets from 1 cents to $1.49.
Celluloid work boxes, glove and handkerchief sets, brush cases, pin boxes and necktie
cases, from 10c to 98 cents.
Beautiful large medallions St. Cecilia, Ruth, Madonna, and many others, at 2$ cents.
Bisque figures, Dresden night lamps. Venetian glass vases, from 23 cents to 98 cents.
Vaseline jars, in aluminum and sterling silver, from 17 cents to 9 cents.
i IY1
BrThe greatest wide Fancy Ribbon Bargains ever offered. No; 60 and
80 Roman Stripe Moire, solid center and fancy edges, worth from 25 to 49
cents, not for trie day only, but as long as they last, yonr choice, 14c per yard.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
ALWAYS HfSY.
The Hon. Itoheit Kmory - I'nttlson
may he a candidate for Koveiuor noM
year, ,liut Ik- will lint again he tho can
didate tor uovurniu'.
Kioni July 1. ISM. t" June :;u, IMH, the
civil tuivlcp coininlsslou examined 2H.'.
o'.'l applicants, of whom 12.1, 71?. passed,
Ul.S.'ls weie appointed to places, ellg
Ihle lists ilui'lnu that time containing
1 hi nanips of U.'.tli" applicants. Dur
ing the year IMHi-'.i". JI.00S poisons
passed the examinations, nnd :i,:!0S
vvpip given places, or ahoiit one of
every eight persons passing were so.
plnvliled. ill ISJl.V.ifl nhout one of every
four who lias-led were given places. In
IS'.iij-DI neatly half of those who passed
secured appointments, while hi ih'Jl-'Ji
one-third of the number passing were
so piovltled for. Thus It appears that
even under the sacicd shield of civil
servli-p "leform" It taKes a pull to get
a place.
President McKlnley has exhlhlled his
habitual tnct In designating the news
paper coriespondents at Washington as
apu'iig the sets to he iccognliied hy In
vitations to formal social fuiicllens at
the while house this winter. They, not
h-s" Ihap ci'iigicssinen, Juilsts and dip
lomatists, are controlling factors In tlie
piohleili ol ui'VPi'iimeiil, uutl as such
fairly deserve ftnmal attention. The
pertiliul slKlllllcauce of such recognl
lion may not he much, hut its signifi
cance to the Journnllsilc profession is
.trout. It Is to he hoped tlmt the fourth
estate will wear lt new honors becom
ingly mnl In return soften some of that
Uvps. tli-partnii'iit ollleei-x. In short, guv
eminent voilets of every grade and
without regard to party, are. In huge
nia.loilty. In vri-v large niatnrily Indeetl,
lioiusl and faithful men. It I" not In
leiiili'tl by this staleijient lo imply thai
there have not been dishonest men ill the
pulille service or Unit they have lieen
entirely elimlnntctl. Hut ll Is IntPiidcd lo
decline a belief, founded on long and
close observation, with at least fair op
portunities of arriving at the trillh. thai
honest and earnest purpose to faithfully
discharge public duty W the rule, and
the opposite the rare exception. And
ci, a contrary belief Is undoubtedly I
glowing In the country. The moment
congiess meets a certain portion of Ihe 1
press begins to Inculcate Hip belief i
among readers that Ibis bodv is venal. 1
and Ihe public service In general corrupt.
A portion of the thleU-aiiil-lhln party I
press unlfiiinily proceeds upon the theory I
that ihe opposing party is dishonest in all '
its ways. A piolltle giovvth of baleful
views of this sort has taken deep loot In
the laud. It is spreading fast, nnd every
where choking the good seed of patriotic
confidence In our Institutions and our
public servants.
o
Public life has been steadily growing
purer and stronger, until today 11 Is
11101 e worthy of the nation than at any
tlnip since war established us as a na
tion. No reader of the dally press needs
to be told that the public huslnt'SS I
motp hoiiPFtly conducted than private
business the country over. The defal
cations and lii'-aches of trust whleh are
unpleasantly frequent in the press re
ports are seldom those of government of-lict-rs.
It Is ver.v rare that dishonesty
develops in lids service. The auilil.il re
ports of the pay department and Internal
revenue service, for example, year after
year for a long period, have shown clear
sheets of millions collected and disbursed
without the dishonest lo.-s of a dollar.
Those who know the departments ami
their methods of business are aware that.
In the main, the work of the public Is
efllciently and promptly performed. The
delays which do occur are oftener due
to failure on the part of those Interested
to conform to the established system of
government business than to nil other
causes. The cm rent estimates of pulille
men and the management of public af
fairs as they pour In upon Washington
upon the threshold of every congress .ire.
in essence a species of anarchistic as
sault uiioti government. Their tendency Is
to undermine government by destroying
coiilldence in public servants. This license
has become a national evil. Truthful crit
icism, as severe and crushing as the
facts warrant. Is a proper function ami
duty of the press. This Is one thing.
WholPsob' denunciations of public men
and the management of public affairs.
or. worse yet, the Inslillous assumption
in everyday writing that corruption Is
the rule and honesty the exception, are
very illiferent things. Technical treason
consists In taking up arms to overthrow
government. Ilut there Is a moral trea
son of more dangerous and despicable
srtrt in dally taking up the writer's pen
to poison the minds of the country
against Its public servants. Anarchists
openly proclaim their desire to overthrow
government. These pernicious writer:,
who proclaim general corruption 11 m
mure dangerous and damuglug to the
public Interests than the most blatant
Anaichlsts. because their work strikes
m the every foimdutlous upon which
government . rests. These writers, and
the Journals and Journalism which they
repiesent. arc among the worst enemies
of the country and deserve to be put
under tho ban by tviry patriotic clti
?cn. o
Another serious nnd must unpatilotlc,
because utterly eriomous. charge, which
greets every congress, s tlmt this branch
of the government Is constantly deterio
rating hi ability, and thai the congresses
of these later days rank far below those
of eailler periods when the giants of de
bate 11 ud oratory lived. The apostles of
our llbcrl) must always stand In our
history as a class bv themselves mid un
approachable. These men who organizer)
the revolution, prepared and declined In
dependence, and dually, hi mighty neat
and with mighty blows, foiged constitu
tional republican goveiumeiit. have a
history of their own with which thut of
these days cannot be compared. Hut
wllh the siu'ceedlng period, commonly
designated as that of liay and Wehsler
ami I'nllioiiu. with their associates, the
ituigresses of 1 cecal years ami of the
picseut ine by 110 means cast into the
simile. It mil) be said without Incurring
the charge of Iconoelasm that. In many
respects, Unit vaunted period was the
day of the stage coach ami the ox cart
In congressional life compared with the
piess and crush and lush of these emi
nently practical and more active limes.
The stenographer, ihe telegraph uud the
nniul corrcs11011do.it. hi combination, ret
vice. Ill these directions patriotle news
papers and patriotic correspondents have
Important work to do.
A COM. DI'.AI,.
The following Joke from Ihe Chicago
News Is referred "to the short-Weight 10.il
dealers:
Purchaser "Did nur boss weigh that
load of coal 011 ambuscade scales.' '
Oliver "What's ambiiMiiil'- stale?"
l'urchascr-"iiioie that lie In weight. '
a sj.i:i:i'V i.itti.i: school.
A funny old professor kept a school for
little boys.
And he'd loinp with them In playtime.
and lie wouldn't mind the noise;
While In Ills little schoolroom, with Its
head against the wall.
Was a bed of such proportions. It was big
enough for all. ,
"It's for tired 111 tU- pupils." he explained:
"for you will llnd
How very wiong Indeed It Is to force n
budding mind:
Whenever one grows sleepy and he can't
hold up his head,
1 make him lay Ids pi inter down and
send him olf to bed!
"And sometimes It will happen 011 a warm
and pleasant day.
When the little birds upon Ihe trees go
toorallooral lay.
When wideawake and studious It's dif
ficult to keep,
One by one they'll get a-iioiltllng till the
wiiole class Is asleep:
"Then before they're all In dreamland
and their funny snores begin.
1 close the shutteis softly so the sun
light can't come in,
After which I put the schoolbooks hi
their order on the shelf.
Ami, with nothing else to tlo. 1 take a
little nap myself:"
.Malcolm Douglass.
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f?'sPir '
CHRISTHAS
GIFT,
ioau
2fl;?ei?ivlf
Sensible presents, Slippers nnd
Shoes from 2ic to $s.oo. Our best
efforts arc at your service. Always
use our stores as if they were your
own.
Lewis, ReiMy
& DavleSo
Wholesale and Retail.
Ol'KN nVKNINGS-.
RELIABLE
Cloth tag
at reliable
has always
Qmial
pnees9
beeeoMr motto
Sty Miniexcelled
the lowesto
Your money back If you want it;
and the same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
Blf
MUCKLOW.
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
VVK Al!i:
"' AfraM
iir
It Is a frank conftsslon we pur
chased a great stock of holiday hooks
the finest of the best, hut they have
not kept pace with tho rest of the
stock in our store.
In truth they have not sold as quick
ly as wo pxpected.
SUitloinry, gold pens with pearl hold
ers; articles, in brass, gold and sliver:
dressing cases, manicure and toilet
sets, etc.. are simply melting away
from us. Hut hooks.
BOOKS
aie a drudge. We want no hold-overs.
UKSI'I.T:
Wi: U'll.l.KI.I. VT A SVCIMFICK -OM NOW
ISTII,l.ill(sIAS. WAV 'J.-i l'llll CKXr. HIP.
Here Is Just an Idea of our class of
bookish goods: "Quo Vadls," "Soldiers
of Fortune," "Hush Wynne," "St.
ICI1110," new edition; "Iloinoln," "Old
l'arls." "I.uclle," "Princess of Thule."
"Choir Invisible." "Phroso." nnd "The
Prunes Must We." by Nordati.
Call and see the handsome bindings.
.1 ill l IL L 11 t0)
What is more acceptable than a
nice piece of
Chlnai, Cut Glass
or Mc-a-lrac,
Umbrella Stands, vlardi
nierand Pedestels. Din
ner, Tea and Toilet
Sets.
TIE CLEI0NS, FEREM,
tFMALILiEY CO.
Open Evenings.
REYNOLDS BROS.,
S.TATKIXKUS, KNUItAVIIItS
HllTKl. .Iiat.MYN iirii.iuxu.
1SLL & CORNELL'S
Firmtirc
MS
TONIGHT
BeEdHemami's
Much 11 cholco slock to select from cannot
he found elsewhere, inthUpart oftho state.
And whan you consider tho moderate prices
at which the goods are marked n further
elalmon theattntloii ami cniixldcratloii of
bayeri.
Special
Sale of
FANCY
SILK
Commeiclig Way.
A HELP TO
SANTA CLAUS.
X) '-i- '7-i-,
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WitiriMi Dusks
'l)r.K-1INOT.VIII.KS
I'.VNt'Vi'.VIII.KS
l'lli:v.l.(ll..thsi.s
IMIII.IIItl'AIIINIilS
Mt'olCU.VIIINKI'S,
Cl-ltloL'AIIIMITS
Hook L'VSKS
I'.VNCV II.VSKHI-,
l.llU.Mir.S
W'oitKi'.vni.Ks
K.vsv Clt.WKs
GlI.T til.Vltl-i
I.Vl.Allll'U.VIIIS
Ilol'KKIt"!
NIIAVI.N(lKV.Ni,
liuimr.w.s
Taiioi-iiiittv.s
All at louest price roimWIont wllh tho
hlith finality of thoyooils
lldAltll OK TltADK Hill. DIM),
Linden Street
Hill
Coemell
At 121
Ninth Washington
Avenue.
Scran ton, Pa.
"We offer about 600
yards Fancy Silk, choice
designs in
Brocades,
Perslainis,
Roman
Stripes9 eteo
3n lengths ranging from
five to twenty yards each.
Former Price. $1.00 to
$1.65, at
59 Cts a Yard
to close them out. Tlie
greatest bargain of the
season.
S0, t,,
OKTONKOKOUt
XHAS TREE HOLDERS
AND IIAVK IT HANDY FOU HIM WHEN
IIK'COMKS
IIAVK VOL' SHUN TIIK MANY I'SK
Kl'l, NMAS PHKSKNTs VK HAVE IN
OL'K WINDOW?
Sfll.'VKMK CALKNDAUS GIVEN
AWAY.
BOTE & SHEAR CO,
IIP Washington Avenua.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
(Jcneial Agent for lbs Wyomlnj
District for
POIIEBo
Mining, Ulnstlnit.Sportlni Hmoke'.eli
nnd llio Itepimno C'nciuic.t.
I'ompaiiy'
mm explosives.
t-Bfety Fuse. Cnpi and Kxploclerj.
Uoomi 'Jl'.', ! 1 :t nnd 'Jl I Comtuonwei t!j
lliiildlns. Scrunloa.
AUKNC1U4:
TIIOo, FOHD,
JOHN 11. SMITH A 0N.
Ii VV. ML'LUIGAN,
niKlan
riymoutn
WllUei-lUrrj
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
ML PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the but quality for domestle u
and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat and
Illrdseye. delivered In any part of th city
at the lowest .nice
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldln-. room No I;
telephone No. 621 or at the mine, tele
phone No. Tii, v.lll ba promptly attended
to. Eealcis guiplleU at the mine.
WML T. SI
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