THE SCKANTON TB1BUJNJB TOEHDAY MORNING-, DECEMBER 28. 189T.
0c crcmfon CdBunc
riil)llhd tallr, Kxint um!iv. by His Irlbunr
lliblMiIng Company, ft! rlfly lent) Mnnlh.
unrein it the rcrrorM-i TiR-irii . i
ttCCNB-Ct AE3 UKl MATTES.
scMtANTON, uhci:mih:h ss, isot.
(Jeneral dome ipnsperts that the Cu
ban InmirBents ili-nmnd Indf'ppndeMicr
or dontli ; Mini the fntt of Hlatiro's
bondlers h'tidd Rllni omphntiN t" ldi
(lllilll.
Hawaiian Annexation Made Indls
p:nslblcby Uuropcan Aggression.
If there Intel been iRpdod um nbeet
b'smii iu i:utop-iin Rierd of omplu
und ltlM of )o.er tu (iili'l(Pii tlii? dt
iinud for tin nnneviitloii of Hawaii,
that Ipmmiii would have lnen supplied
li tin1 swoon of tin- vulunoi tilon
rofcilnK China. In the fnee nl thlt
vivid iU'iuuiitin.iloii l tin p.mil'di
In Kiiiiiponii diptciinu. of moral In
iliietier and tin- enii of alntiai't llsht.
the position of (In- McKlnlpy mlmlnN
tivtlon In mippnitlng annexation W
ulniply linplciirihle
Ceiimult -u, modi 1 11 map of t lit l.i
ellir oretrr idinvvlng the le'roRiib'.e'd
uutest of 'lpanihlp tiavpl and It vvlll
in- sppi that Hawaii Is lllnuillv and
inevitably the Uev to the Ninth Pacific
'i -oxfilon of lliwall. linpotiiint for
iititpk. either In war 01 In the pe.tceful
ii ill Io of riunnieioe. slaiplj liullt
jii i.iablc foi Aiueilrnn defence If !''
in pi bv iiuihohpu, a .'nnipat itlvolv
in 'II addition to mil- mi'ient nunl
fun o could hold It; but If held by a
tlvnl pnMin". not unlv umld w with
ssip.it dlllleultv out tun It. but failure
to capture II would Icnvi ovpo'-pd M
in enemy- d i iPil'tlloii". nhnnit tin
whole ol otir vul and valuable I'lelHe
i "I. If if im to have pi-acf, eon
ti.il of Hawaii will vn-uly neee l"rate
mr pnitut" of Oili'tiial ninthoN ard
npohf 10 ii"w strain upon mil .ilhllti
tli.ns with foioliiii imtlnn, bill If vv
Miotild "Vpi- 1 ivp win, Hawaii niut of
n ( jjsi betiimo nlll'x bj fun of con
quest )! else thn I'.npllle vv Ul 1 iipi d
piaetltnlly tu be .iImuiIdiipU le Hip on
emv'i lionise
The Hawaiian pioblpin ban ai-Mimed
tb" ponditiou vhli'li iciiulies that wo
hh mid 11 or put ball " Wllbl'i the
iiiM few month-i Ilnvvrll inrrt be
come Amcilran In name or fnieliin. It
i-ls with the HnltPil St ite t mile to
s.i which. Opposition to iiuiipMition
i to Ik- opeptod fioin the -up.il tni'-t
ui.ii othet inannc ed commeielnl inlei
ct, but opposition to II fioin honest
uneiloani solely on ihe ioie of t'ni
ldlty will heii-aftei bo without eiu.e?.
TluouKh a iuitaKi- the letter of
Commander Stepn on the pension
iiletloli, lefoiied to .psti'ida. did not
nppiat in that I-up We pi Iul It lo
da. (irratest Events of the Year
A (nlpctloii of opinions fiom eminent
ppplallstH ai to the uieatest event
ol 1S17 published lij tile CIiKmro
'I'Mnes-Heinld and makes Intel etlusr
liadlinr.
In the dlicetlon of leliKlmii attUllv
ItWhup Potter think- lli.lt thf lonfel
i'1'i'O of bhliopi held hi Lambeth 1'iik
l.ind, lait JutiP, and altendeil by iOn
o' the iepteeitatlw ei(lelniitl(" of
Hie Knglleh, i-ppaklnt. win Id was the
an .-tt i-lsnillejnt event of the jpiii. Di.
l.vinnti Abbott lielle(s that the ihineli
i oogres-s' held In I.oi'don lust M ueh,
if vhieh wue lunespi.tod T.OOO.OiK)
(huicli niPiiileii was a ure'Uei .-ve'it,
but both usiee that the eui lias lieLii
i-'ni'ict 'lUcd 1 y u notable io.Mli In
i hill eh unltj at leist is to 'ssnntlnls.
The ehhf mkIuI ip"'I of the je.ir,
.inoidlnK to Mii. .iiiiin Slieiwood, wa
the ISiadlpy .Mnitiu (o-tume ball.
That," she sfly, wni (Pitninlv the
most disc iisspd, the mot wiitten about,
tl p lm st m iImiI and the mom absutd
of any soilal ulfaii of the decade If not
of all lime "
Supeiintcndent l.nue of thr Chliaco
liulill" FchuoN lop-aids the pioposltlon
to t'mniillih a national uulpitlty ni
asliliiKton. under the control of the
Koveinnient and to open It on the an-uheis-aiy
of the drain of Washington,
In Deeembei, 18i', as a nioeinent
which 1 coinmandlnR: the intention of
edueatois of the whole eountiv, and he
h.iyu of ii: "A national uniieisHy with
dpaitniems of special ipseaich would
take up man') lt.il ipie&tions lelitlnc
to eveiy depiiiment of science, history,
ait, llteiPtuie and philosophy The
oprrlnl labonioiy linestiRatloin which
have Leen can led on with leuind to
tin- conutItueni eli ments of foot) pin
duets aie w ondet fulh benefielal to
mankind and ate blinking into use
nuiny pioducts thai have hrietofoio
been consideied waste. The illseoer
les lit ekitiklty and the application of
It as a souice of lltrlit, heat and power
lne alieadj ''fen a womleifui bless
Iiir to mankind The speilal Invthtl
gitlon in child ttudy, touchliiR the
firnv th of bci and nilud In nonnal
chlldr'n, mil the special liuiuliles In
ptltuted In Institutions foi tlie insnne
and other defective classes aie leading
to tha consideration of some laws le
lailiiR to the physical beliiR which ma
tcrlally nffeet mental conditions. And
already the blind ha been made to
see, the. deaf to hiMl.tlie dumb in speak
and the Insane letuinl tu a light
mltid. It hi the mission of a ro em
inent of the people to pioMde an Insti
tution of the hluhest Riade In whlcli
students tan ln thoioiiRhly eciulpped
and piepated to pin-ne the special ln
vesllijatloiis which ate to benolit the
w hole people. Let the opening of the
twentieth centuiy rIo us an estab
lished national iinieisity foi higher l.e
beaivll." Tliomas A IMIson docs nol iccall
auythliiR of bioad iineutlon this car,
but Kdltoi Itun of the lion Ace con
Blileis the Kdlson ole i oiuentiatlnir
lain as the hi attest Industilal
achievement of the par, and Piofessoi
Lanpley's wink In diielonmenl of the
llylnR maihlne as a matter of great
popular and sclei, title Itnpoi lance. In
nit Thrilis lb'inv Hart accouls Hint
place to the openliiR of the nicliltei
nil ally inconipaialile llbruy ol 1011
KiosH at Waqhliiston; In li-tters Hdl
tor S. H. JUCUiie says the publication
of Jtudyuid KlpllniVs Jubilee poem, the
ItCfi'sslor.r.li" was the most notable
event: C'lmuncey Oepew innsldeis tlie
Qiucu's Jubilee us tlie clilul' polltloal
happenlnR, I. Milan H.UIover uceoids
to Olllntte's play, ".Spciot Kervlce," th
rc.lio amontr the muctissful iliamns of
the veal j In talltondliiR the ndoiitlon
of tlie compound engine Ih noted by
I'rtsldent Mllle" of Hip Chicago, Mil
wailkee and St. Paul, while- Piofesor
lliiiiihnui. rum hiding the symposium,
pi onetimes the cnnililctlon of 111
Yetkes obtec-atoi.i, with Its uneaiialled
telescope as tlie foiennisl selentllle fact
on tin annual lecoid.
These dlffeient opinions 'tie not nee
tsaily final, but they ate punoca
tle of helpful thoucht: they show
Hint lS'i" nfier oil has been a busy
nr il a piolitable year.
A pleasing plcluie of futuie ttaU'l
Is diawn liv Piofessoi Thorn-on in the
.lnnnai. Koium. This eminent elee
tiltlaii consldeis that ehctilt Ity's su
piemaey over steam Is now established
Indisputably and that the next decade
will wltni'ss on the piesent steam tall-
mads the glowing substitution of
eltliei siiiute-motoi cats, or two or
tluee coupleil cais. for long, heavy
tialns iliawn b locomotives, Tiains,
being smallet, will itin mole fieqtientlj
than at piivenl, spced will Inciease,
stops will be bilefei, wnlt.s less an
uojlng. Smoke, cinders and escaping
sieam will "cist to movoke the pas
.enger and In conspquence of po-isllde
economies nites of fan will dei'iease.
Put no doubt een with these udan
tages the inimcc passenger will con
tliuie to "kick "
Pacts About tits Civil Service.
An IntPiPStinz lex lew of the opeta
llons of the piesent ct 11 sendee law
is c onti Hinted b Colonel Heni Hall
ill i kttci In the Pittsburg Time.
Passed and nppioxed In Januaij, 1S5.3.
that law pnnlded oilgliially for the
employment of six pel sons (now Riown
to -) and coieied .".,.".17 places in lb"
depaitmetitnl etvlce at Washington,
the snl.it v limit tanging fioin $U0O to
tl.snn pei eai. 2.R7,! peisons in the cus
tom houe seiUce. and 5 OKU In the J3
potof!ices then enuilojlng mole than
",0 peisons. a giand total of 13.!-M To
these theie wete added dutlng Plesl
dent Aitliut's teim. bv the growth of
the seivlce. 1.G43. This made the giand
total of olllces In the classllled seivlce
on Maich 4. 1SS.", when President Clee
land enteied olllce, 1,,u7S.
Pi evident Cle eland added to the list
dining his (list foui yeais 7.2S9 places,
of which 1.911 wete 111 the depait
menlal and '.,.120 In the lallwtn mall
seivlce. The growth of the seivlce
added 4 49S mole, a total of 11.7S7, or
neatly as many mote as the law oilg
Inally coveted, and lan the ptand total
up to 27,"10 Piesldetit Ha'ilson added
onl 1.0SO to the depattmental service,
and those wete In the Indian seivlce,
the wcathei bun.au und th Jlh com
mission, but the law was pxtended to
the 7.C10 piuplujes of the i48 fiee de
livery postotlices. This made the total
1 executive action S.C'JO, and to these
weie nddtd fi.W'' bj the siowth of the
seiMce, oi l."i"9S In all. This made the
aggtegato list mi March 4. 1S91. when
Cleveland became ptesldeiit again, I.',
9.S. Mi. Cle eland, as Colonel Hall points
out. signalized his : second ter"i b what
he called In his last message to con-
! giess "most tadlcal and sweeping ex
tensions." The classified seivlce was
extended In all the depaitments. In
cluding messengers, watchmen and
even llrepien In the custom house sei
vlce 1.T.27 emploves went under the
tules. In the government pi luting olllce,
i.70:1 On Dee 12, 1S9 !, he t xtended the
classllled .service rules to 2,939 em
ployes of the Internal icvenue servlee.
Complications ailslng fiom this euder
aie now before the I'nlted States courts
fiom the levenue districts of both Vir
ginia nnd West Vliglnln. It is a mat
ter of i intent report that Piesldent
McKlnlpy Is considering the propriety
of levoklng or modifving tills exten
sion. Hut even the extensions above
enumerated did not satlsfv the civil
seivlce eainings of Mr. Cleveland, and
on Mny 6, 1S90, the classification was
extended to pinctliall every position
to which the act of 1SS3 is applicable,
with the exception of fourth-class post
masters and minor positions specific
all excluded. This older ilso placed
In the competitive class all chiefs of
dlvlslon.s, chief tleiks and disbuislug
olllceis. a change which Is open to well
grounded crltltlsm It embiaced in all
31,37-' persons. These weveral exten
sions Included 41, 70S placet,, almost
doubling the classified list 'It should
be added." salts Colonel Hall, "that
none of tliPhe olllceholdeis had passed
any examinations, and jet they weru
put on the snme footing with those
who had met ivetj ieriilement of the
civil service law " In addition to thebe
tlii'ie wen added by the ginwth of the
si iv Ice 2,412 places, making Mr. Cleve
land's giand total dutlng his lust term
44.1sO, and ninnlng Ihe total list up to
87.ins
fUnco President .MtKiuley went Into
olllie he hns. bv executive' nidei, ex
empted a few plate", mostlv olllces of
a ionlldentIal c haute lor, ftoni the op
erations of tlltfe extensions. Ol these
S7.10S. theie aie 7.".U.",7 dlsslpeil bj
compensation, 4,120 pension examining
sutgeons and 20 presidential positions
not coulltmed bj tha K'tnte, 7" pri
vate Hecu-tfult'N cislileis, deputj col
let tor of customs, assistant postmas
ter, attorneys and assistant nttor
nejs, -',0C1 In the Indian seivlce. and
IOC emplojed In labor in the navy
jards The unclassld service, whlcli
the civil service law dm not tovei.
Includes M.liO'l plateH. Of these 3,!i7H
pre p-'isons emplojed paitlj In private
but-lness, iml r-'ielxln,; suhiili i innn
tin government not exceeding V.00 per
year, peisotiH In the n llltnry or nnvui
seivlc", detall"d for eh il duties, pei-s-ons
I'liipUijed Iu foulgn c-ountiies un
der the sttte depi'itment, and nelsons
whose duties are of a cpiasl milltaiy or
naval ehaiatter. and who are enlisted
for a teim of eatH. There are r,57u
presidential olllcers conflrnied liv the
lenat, 8,850 laborers below classifica
tion, about ri.lWi) cleiks In in stolllces
whlcli mi' not flee dellveiy olllces, and
00,721 fourth-class postmasters. The
total number of places In the executive
si'ivit" Is thus 118,717, whose annual
coinpeiisall'in arui'tiiits tu l9li,r,vi,sj7.28.
Colonel Hull ass-eits that the next
mine of the radical civil service rc-foimer-,1
will be to extend the law to
tha 60,000 fouith-cluss postuunteis.
President Cleveland suggested In his
last message that tho mullet deserved
coiiriidei'itlou. "It Is the opinion of
the cunuulBblon," says rta annua! re.
port, "that the foiutli-ulass poMolllccs
may be Included In the classltlcatlon
by executive order. Vliu lliese exteii-
ploits of tho classification have been
made, and the four-year tenure of of
fice ii"ts ate repealed, and when tegu
latlona ate in nuccessful operation In
all the departmenti rctultlng that pro
mo Ions be ban-d upon thp tlllclency
of employes, the lefotms In the pxpcu
live elMI service will be practically
complete. The set lei will then be
lestored to that condition In which It
was Intended to be kept by the wise
found" i of out government "
'So," adds Air. Hall, "accotdlng to
this, all the position! under the gov
ernment, nently 200,000 Iu number, and
including the cioss-roads postinusters,
aie to be filled undel elMI seivlce t tiles
and rexulptlniiH, and tliete Is to be
practically life tenure of olllce. The
next thing, In the legitimate cotitse or
this policy, -11111 It has even now Its
ai'vocates, will be a civil pension list
foi superannuated olUclals. Tin people
mny iisspiu to this, ail'l tney may
Lot,"
The, piobably will not.
Out distinguished and evei enjoyable
ft lend, Colonel WaltoiMon. cccuplos
seicial pages In a pondetous magazine
with tin confession that he doesn't
know what will happen In the piesl
dentlal contest of 1900 We could hae
said as much in one-half the spate and
at one-thlid of hl.s pi Ice, and et they
say Ainelkans love bargains
The Philadelphia Ledger ehaiges
that a "combine" of stalwatt Republi
can seuatots, Iniludinu; Hannn and
Quay, has been foimed foi the pui
pose of dilvlng Setletaiy Oage out of
the cabinet. We susptct that this
pin pose, If It ha.s uny existence In
fact, will encoutitei lough sledding.
It ma be only u coincidence, but
the fact that th" antl-Hinnaites In
Ohio ai doing all the boatslng Induces
the suspicion that It is n cas" of whist
ling to keep th'lr courige up.
It Is estimated that 1.00) Americans
an now starving to death In the Klon
dike region, or about one In eveiy live
Government lellef was not voted to
them any too pooh.
The hopelessness of the autonomy
movement In Culm may be Inferred
when It Is mid that even the New York
livening Post Is against It.
Hon. Thomas P. Paynd savs our
nmbassadois are underpaid. As a lule
they ate, but we know of one who
wasnt.
LOOKING FORWARD.
Prom flie Wnslilngtnn Star.
This Chliuso question puts a problem of
foielgn relations to the Cnlted States In
a different light from that In which It
has evei Inert presented hefoie This
countij Is not Interested In the expansion
of empires and the policy adopted by
Washington In the beginning nnd rellg
louslj adhered to ever since precludes
this government from participating In the
partlrlon of China If that paitltion Is
lo occur Uut tilt re Is mole In this epies
llon as now presented than the acquisi
tion of terrltoiy or stipipmacj' of empire
As It appears to those best qualified to
Judge, tin t'nlted States has nn Interest
in the fate of China and the action of the
foielgn powers not conceived of In the
pollcv of isolation held down during the
joi.th of the. it public. It Is held by some
of the broadest vlslonpd men in congiet-s
that the pollcj of Inilllfere nee toward the
International politics of Kuroptan and
Asiatic powers dots not e:.tend to our
commercial relations witlr those powers
nor to the action of those powers whlcli
aftect those relations
Such an interptetatlon of that policy
as would Ignoip an injur j to our com
mercial development. It Is held would
place restrictions, upon us which would
ultlimiUls be ilt'suuctlve.
fl
it Is the opinion of careful studt nts of
the situation tluit the duty of this gov
ernment Is to participate to the extent of
securing in ptipetulty such commercial
lights and privileges In the orient as will
admit of the Indefinite development of our
lommirce on the Paclllc It may be a
mutter of Indllference to tin I'nitid
States what territorial dominion Is ac
quired In China by Oermaiij Russia
I'ngland or Japan provided rhelr exten
sion of emphe dots not cany with It the
power to plact upon our trade or pros
pective trade with the orient hiich a re
striction as tin y maj see fit In othei
wolds. It Is luld to be our tlutv lo elalm
certain commercial privileges Independ
ent of the cuprite of contending nations,
and that we should not consent to the
cariving out of any policy us to China
which deptives us of that.
Tills view of the situation Is one that
lool.s Into tin future. In the life of a
nation a few generations count for Ut
ile If this 11 publican form of govern
ment Is to survive, tin 10 must be no ic
stilctlon upon Its development which does
not rest ns well upon other forms of gov-
iinment. A healthy development for a ,
country like this dois not Involve, neccs-
saillj. tenltoilal expansion. It Is nut- !
utallv coullntd lo Internal progress and I
advance me nt In production. In munufac-
lining nnd the alts, and the opening up
of maikets to be reached with our com
merce The protective policy or tlie ad
ministration und the uatuial resources
of this countiy may be expected to lead
to the bight st lull 1 mil development and
tin home market will natuialb piud.
A foreign marker Is neeessarv however, I
to render available the piollts of this
capacity for production In (.leim.iny,
riaiice, Hngland and In all countries our- (
side the ol lent, our pollej of protection ,
to American Industries Is met by retal- i
latlon nnd competition There l a well
dellnid limit to the epanslon f our
tiade In that din ctlon Tim oilent nlono
Is open, or may In opened, and there the
tinde Is undtveloped and subject to al
most unlimited development In tlie fu
ture. o
If dominant rival powers are to dictate
the tailff 'laws, and sign commercial
tl tntlts for China, to giant or take away
at their will commercial privileges we
niuj seek or now enjoj. It Is foieseen
that n gieat wall will gradually bo con
strucled around rhe I'nlted Stutes, and
we will sink to a low place among na
tions being the hewers of wood and the
diuwi ib ot wutir.
IMAilQRANTS THAT ARE WANTED.
riom i in Times-He laid
Theie Is little doubi thnt one of the (list
acts of eongiess aftir the holidays will
be the enactment of an Immigration law.
There Is also litlb doubt that It will bo
In all essential respicts a reproduction
of the bill which died under u Cleveland
veto with Ihe very wise ombslou of the
objectionable, section which was flamed
lo apply to Canadian laboreis who do
not Intend to reside permaneiitlj In this
countiy.
o
The ground woik of the piopused law
Is an educational test It Is assumed that
the ability of an Imuilgiaut to rend and
write twenty-live winds ot more of the
constitution In hit. own native language
quulllles him for citizenship hi this conn
trj und that the enforcement of this pro
vision will gi initially tend to raise the
moral, Intellectual mid Industrial stand
ard of forelgneus who seek admission to
our shores. Whether this assumption Is
warranted or not, the bill Is deserving
of commend it lun on tho bioad ground
that It will establish u precedent In dis
crimination, It will be a notification to
the world that the t'nlted 8tats linn fin
ally entered upon a policy of restriction
nnd thnt It now- proposes to Interpose fed
eral barriers ngiilust undesirable Immi
grants. o
it is urged nRiilnM the educational test,
however, that such a law will operate
to the exclusion of a class of honest and
Industrious workers whose toll Is In gleat.
er demand now than ecr before In our
country's hlstor., Tlie cities do not need
them. They are ciowded with Immigrants
who are allured to tin m by the notion
that a livelihood In posllv earned with
out much expenditure of muscular ur
mental energy. The gieat manufacturing
Industries do not mod them. The le
tlms of competition are always found In
the centeis of population, and they are
not driven there by adverse economic
condition. Hut the countiy needs work
eis They un needed III the mines, In
the caiielneaks of the south, In the great
wheat lb Ids of tin west and northwest.
They ale iietded to till the soil of nban
doind fauns We hale thousands of
acres of unoccupied land, live ocies of
which are sulllcleiit to mipport an aet
nge Kuruptun piasunt fnmll.
u
The callings thnt are cerciowded aie
In tlie cities. This country Is so vusl that
theie Is no danger of overcrowding In
those pursuits Hint leipilre woikus In
stead of writers Theie Is danger that
an Immigration lnw based on an educa
tional test may give us educntid loafers
and anarchists Instead of Industrious
workers Men who nil lilted to exeiclse
the light of suffrage Intelligently are not
alwavs the best titled to become produc
tive Inhabitants in cnnsidtiliig the Im
migration miestlorr wingless should ex.ct
else a discriminating regard for the In
dustrial needs of this country, and In Its
efforts to uilsu tin standard of Intelli
gence among Immigrants It should at the
same time be c.ueftil thnt the restrictions
aie not so Imisli us to exclude the classes
to whose patient and honest Industry
our countiy owes Its gteatest develop
ment THAT ARBITRATION TREATY.
1'iom the Wnihimiton Post.
It Is iiuthoritatlveh statci that no re
cent negotiation, have octuirtel between
Societal j Sherman ami Sir Jullm
P.ruucefote. the British AmbaH.ilot, con
cerning tho new arbitration treity be
tween the L'nlttd Stiles and a real Brit-
i aln; tbr.t in exchange of notes has oc
curicd between Mr Sherman and Lord
Salisbury on this subject, and that Sir
Julian has not epoken ol the matter
Mnce ho returned to Washington some
I w i Ks aro from London According to an
' olllcial sourco fi'Uv conversant with nil
negotiations of this character, there has
net been even the Hist stage of negotl-i-
thins on a new trcatj Necessarily, the
negotiations of a treaty of such Import
ance would be a work of much time nnd
woull call forth many notes, as was the
case when the Ohiey-Pauntefoto treaty
i suited from a jear"s correspondence' be
tween decretarv Ohio, Lord Sallbbury,
and Sir Julian Pauncefote.
o
Some months np-o an intimation was
conveyed by tho authorlaits hcie that n
renewal of ncgctlalioi.s on trie treaty
v ould be viewed with favor. In antl-i-patlou
of scch a lentwal a rough draft jf
a treatj wf.s made. The negotiations
were not begun, however, as It was felt
tl'.it the defeat of the 1 it treaty in the
renao made It Inadvisable to make a ne v
treaty until positive evidence was i.t
hand that It would not meet with tho
same unfavorable aelon at the hands of
the senate as Its predecessor. Sir Julian
Pauncefote then went to I.cndon for the
summer, and doubtless discussed the sub
ject with tho authorities there. He m t
Mr. Cremer, n ember of parliament, who
has urged arbitration, and went over tlie
subject carefullj. It was thought the
ambassador on his return from London
would dlM3Uss the matter with Mr. Sher
man and that negotiations might r,o
opened. But he has not done so up to
this time, so that no negotiations have
been ontirod upon as ct
NUWSPAIMMIS AS TIIXT HOOKS.
Prom the New York Sun.
Our estimable contemporai j, the Schol
Journal, regards as wholly pernicious ihe
growing praftlce of using dallj news
papers as the text for reading classes In
publli elementntj schools It calls upon
the National I'ducatlnnnl association to
take a firm Hand against the Innovation
Of course, there Is no difference
of opinion amoi g educators as to the In
expedlenpj of adopting the contents of
the scnsatlonil nowsisipers as texts for
reading classes In the public schools The
broader question Is whether any daltj
newspaper should be used for that pur
pose The Si hcol Journal says No
Wo shall not undertake to say that It Is
wrong. It Is a question for specialists. In
pedagogy. We know that the Sun, for
example, Is used bv manj teachers in 'be
class room with greit satisfaction to
themselves, and, no doubt, considerable
benefit to their pupils. Tliero aie articles
nnd passages In everj number of every
dally newspaper which we should not
thoosp for a class ri'dtatlon The samo
principle apllts to Shakespeare, and even
to the Holy Bible. Ordinary common
sense, wo should say, would regard It
meiely a. question of Judicious selection
beforehand, by the teacher.
Jilt, AM) MH. VI'.ltY ML'CH I'bKA'-.KO
TALKING Alllll T T1IKIK l UltlST.MAs
CHINA 1101 UUT AT (Jl'it. MUM:.
TIE CLEI0KS, PERM,
nALLEY ca
I '.'J l.aekuwanna Vvenue.
Beidlemam,
"J.HE
437 Spice SI
Urn Harks
Caleito
BOOKMAN
Opp. 'Die Commonwealth
m
I MWiT
HM aJ' AV JLL2J. Ii
What We Propose
To Do Today'
1,000 Garments, All New, All Splendidly Made, All at Half Price. For Ladies
and Children. Now for "After Christmas Prices." Now farewell to many a cloak
at half and less than half price it bore a few short hours ago. Not going to make
any words about them. Take this much for granted it's a feast of genuine bar
gains we invite you to, and those who will come to it will fare better than those
who don't. Can't tell all the news iu one day, but here's sufficient to give you an
idea of what you can come for:
At $1.49. About 50 Children's Broadcloth
Long Coats, beautifully trimmed with braid and
buttons, must be cleaned out immediately no matter
how ridiculous the price. $1.49 ought to dispose
of them and probably will in a very short time.
At $2.49.---A lot of Ladies' Plush Capes, ttim
med with Thibet fur, silk lined and full sweep.
At $3.98. A lot of about iso Ladies' and
Misses' Jackets, in both smooth and rough cloths,
all black, all in newest straight high-buttoned
fronts, with high storm collars. The before Christ
mas value of these Jackets was -).75.
At $4,98. A handsome lot of 200 Ladies' Jack
ets, in black bou.le cloth, satin lined throughout,
high-buttoned front, large collar. The before
Christmas value of this lot was $8.00.
A
Happy
New
Year
To the good peo
ple of Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
Lewis, Reillly
busy Shoe Store,
H4-J16 Wyoming
Ave
i Christmas ; I
to AIL
FOOTED SIMM
MILL & C0MEITS
-nn
nnut
Such a choice, stock to select from cannot
bofonudclEowheru In this part of tho state.
And w hen you consider the moderate pilce"i
at which tbo goods are maiked Is a further
claim on the ntteutlou and consideration of
bujeii.
GIFT 5UGQESTJ0NS.
Whitinci Umks,
Diir.'iSrxtiT.vni.rs.
Kvncv TAnr.hs,
C'lir.VAr.Ot.A8sK,
1'Aiit.ottCAnrNr.rs
Mitsrt'OAUtXKis,
Ct'tllClCAlllNl.TS
litniKCAsrs,
1'C llAHKt is,
I OUMU.s,
Wllllh TAIII.I-N
HAMV CllAIHS,
Glt.T ClIAlltS,
I.M.MllCll VIIIS
ltOCKl US,
HllAVI.NCIHTVMIS,
1'nusrAi.s,
T.vnouisrrrrfcs,
All ut lowent pileen conilsteut with the
hljli epinllty of the goodi.
Hill &
Cominiell
At 321
North Waahlnslon
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
JZyimmmmii2'Jm'ii ? '',V
'1
i Merry i;
i
.10 WaHhington Aveuinv if))
nrc
JA2
A TT TT
1AB
Clothiin
9
EEL
beee omir mottOo Qimal
ity niiiniexcelledl,
the lowesto
'Your money back if you want it;
and the same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
am
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
HI
vrs Try o T'vi
hr
4 1L4
Special
Sale of
For Tils Week,
We offer about 1,000
yards Fancy Silk, choice
designs In 3 lots, Includ
ing Brocades,
Persiamis9
Romae
Stripes, etc
In lengths ranging -from
flye to twenty yards each.
Former Price. 31.00 to
$3.65,
LOT 1 59 Cents
LOT 2 69 Cents
LOTS 88 Cents
a yard, to close them out,
The greatest bargain of
tlie season.
510 and 5!2
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
FA
N
Y
SILKS
AZAAR
At $7.98. A special lot secured for this sale of
just 125 Ladies' Black Kersey Cloth Jackets, with
strapped seams, high-buttoned fionts and satin
lined throughout. We've been selling them all
season at $12.90.
At $9.98. Anolhei great lot provided espec
ially for our after Christmas trade at a great reduc
tion from recent price, of line Black Kersey Cloth
with strapped seams, straight shield fronts, all satin
lined and beautifully made. We arc going to sell
this lot at $9.98. The before Christmas value of
them was 14 08.
At $14.98. In this lot we have gathered to
gether a big lot of Jackets of various sorts and styles
in brown, blue and black, some In lough, some in
smooth cloths. All arc silk and satin lined. Some
of them have been as high as $22. so, none of them
less than $19.98. There's lare pickingamong them
TH
at reliable
has always
pnees
u
amid
at
.STATIONERS IINGHAVKUH,
flOlKI. JUltMYN HUILDINfJ.
l!tn Wjomlng Avenue.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
ejcnerul Agent for tho Wj'omlnj
Jjlstrlctto.-
PUT
Mlnlni, IllaBtlng.Sportlnij, Hmokeloil
nud tho llepauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
fciifety Fuse, Cups and ExplodeM.
Ilooms um, 'Jill and 21 1 Commonwealth
Uullding, bcrautou.
AOKNCIU-J.
THOS FOni.
JOHN 11. SMITH .V-sON,
II, W. MU1.L.IUAN
Plttston
riymouth
Wlikfa-Burra
m.
PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domeitlo ui
and of all jjliei Ineludlns Buckwheat nd
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of tha city,
at the. lowest pries
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth butldlns, room No l
telephone. No. C2I or at the- mine, tele
phone No. 27.'. will b promptly attenaeel
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
T. SI
Kin,
Manes
Calendars
roiM.