THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1899.
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It Is announced Hint Admiral Dewey
will bo too busy on May 1 to celebrate
Doucy dny and similar nuwa rotnes
Imm the majority of hU hdmlrlns
rounlrynu'ii. ut, then, the brr.t pos-i-iblu
ttlubiatlon Ij to fjo rleht on tlolns
f.no'H duty modestly, for that Is what
mude Di-woy great.
Republicans Should Attend.
The attack made upon Attorney A.
A. Vosbure, the- Republican nominee
for city Kollcltor, In tho Saturday edi
tion of tho TlineB was entirely un
called for, and Mr. Vosburg's reputa
tion la such that n refutation Is un
necessary. Tho Republican caucus
havintr mado liH nomination unani
mous, theru should not, and no doubt
will not, be any disposition on tho
part of tho Republican councilman to
cither stay uwny from tho Joint ses
sion this evening or to break aw y
from tho resular party nominee. Mr
Vosburn has had many years' oxp'.-rl;
once at the bar and his fltnes.8 for the
position Is beyond question. J'ho
uuestlon of whether there Is a vacancy
or not Is ono for the courts to decide,
and not for the councils; and It Is tho
plain duty of evtiy Republican coun
cilman to attend the Joint session and
elect a Republican city solicitor.
Thosu Kns'.Iih manufacturers who
Vrofoss to doubt the ability of their
miccosfut Yankee competitors to live
up to certain contract aqi cements In
the matter of railway bridges for Egypt
hove a few things et to learn.
From tho Chinese Viewpoint.
We tiust that our icadeis will be
sure to read the address by the Chin
ese minister which Is printed else
where on this page. Its Intelligent
simplicity and candor make It as not
able from a literary point of view as
Uh subject matter makes It notable
from the standpoint of politics and
morals.
It Is possible that Mr. Ting-Fang's
opinions concerning the proselyting In
dustry in China will full to command
unqualified approval in this country,
yet even on this delicate topic ho is
frank without being offensive and
shat he says may well receive atten
tion as lllubtratlng how the better edu
cated Inhabitants of tho Orient look
upon the work of Christian mission
aries when characterized more by zeal
than by common t.onse. The dlvlnu
Injunction to carry the Oopel to every
people Is not .to bo disobeyed, but It Is
fortunately coupled with no Instruc
tions making it mandatory upon the
carriers of this Gospel to emphasize
Its benign purport by scolding, haish
criticism of people in Ignorance or the
quarrelsomeness which seeks for pre
texts to hoist Christian Hags In an
un-Chiistlan manner and pilfer new
political dominion under cover of hu
mane professions It may bo that in
the antl-mlssonai ilots which are
trcquent In China honest, devoted und
worthy Americans aie sometimes sac
rificed to tho passion of the mob with
out having themselves given tho slight
est provocation or offence Instances
of this Kind are most deploiable, al
though not by any means contlned to
China. Hut it Is safe to say that for
every life thus taken In apparent wan
toness a reason exists, could we but
know it, dating back to bome prior
missionary indiscretion, when the
work of proseljtlng was conducted of
fensively to .the native sentiment and
so as to scatter the seeds of prejudice,
distrust and violence. Human nature
is much the same the world over; and
they who stroke It against the grain
have themselves to blame for unpleas
ant consequences.
The Chinese minister, however, puts
himself upon unassailable ground
when the arraigns the audacious polit
ical and territorial aggressions of the
leading so-called Christian powers up
on the sovereignty and the dominion
of .the Chinese empire and people. The
sting In his words Is completely de
served when ho sajs with polished
bcorn: "Some people call themselves
highly civilized, and stigmatize otheis
as uncivilized. What Is civilization?
Does It mean solely tho possession of
superior force nnd ample supply of of
fensive and defensive weapons? I
take It to meun something more. I
understand that a civilized nation
should respect the lights of another
nation, Just the same as In society a
man Is bound to respect the jlglits of
his nelghboi. Civilization, ns I un
derstand it, does not teach people to
Ignore the rights of others, nor does
It approve the seizure of another's
property against his will. It would
be a sorry spectacle if such a gluring
breach of the fundamental lights of
man could bo committed with impun
ity at the end of the nineteenth cen
tury." Yet on the same day that this
morally unanswerable protest was ut
tered the tubmarine cable was telling
in giaphic detallf of the landing of
Italian marines at San-.Mun bay. In
tent upon wresting from China by
force h concession refused in due
course of diplomacy
In the light of this somewhat atmt
llng coincidence the American people
may take additional satisfaction fiom
the fact that their government has
not only declined In pointed terms to
be a party to any purtltlon of China,
but has by stiong Inference put on
lecord Its disapproval of the whole
nefarious business. It will be inter
esting to know how gracefully the
powers thnt have recently consum
mated International jobbery In tha de
fenceless Middle Kingdom will array
themselves about tho table at ho
c?ar's peucu congress and with what
face they will begin the consideration
of overtures for the millennial dawn.
Utat year, In fplts ot the war with
Spain, our imports of manufactures In
cunspd J.OPO.000. What o'.hor nation
river fought such n victorious war and
nude sui h u unlit In ttade all In one
year?
Tho gooil old rule about not cros!ng
bildf.es until wo Rut to them applied
vciy liatl.v tn the caso of Gomiz, In
whom some nerwiua Havana corres
pondents seem to lew n possible sourco
of ttnuble to tho Ante! lean authorities.
The Law Taking Its Course.
It Is encouraging to observe, that
Ihe grand Jury In tho United States
court for tho Southern circuit, sitting
ut Charlestown. S C, has jKurnod a
true bill ugnlnst thirteen white citi
zens of I.ako City. S. C. chnrged with
lynching Krazlcr U. Ilaker, tho negro
postmaster of thnt town. Baker had
always borne a. good repututlon nnd
when appointed postmaster by the Mc
Klnley administration had first class
credentials. Hut tho whites objected
to receiving mall from a negro. They
Hist warned linker to mmo nway. He
efuscd and several attempts were
made to kill him. They did not prove
successful and then n mob was mado
up to do the work. Ilaker and his
family 11 ed In n small frame house,
which was also used as the post oillce.
At midnight the mob gathered, poured
oil on the place ami set It on flic.
linker and ono child were killed by
bullets fired from tho woods nearby
and his wife nnd five chlldicn were
badly wounded. The ofllec nnd cvciy
thlng In It were destroyed.
In charging ithe grand Jury the Judge
lcmarked. "A more heinous cilme
hns jarely darkened the history of tho
state. It would be an everlasting m
pronch to our government and to our
civilization If those charged w 1th the
administration of tho laws failed to
bring to trial tho perpetrators of this
crime. It was stated in the news
papers at the time, nnd It was prob
ably tiue, that Raker was obnoxious
to the community that he was appoint
ed to set vp. It Is not for this court to
express any opinion on that point or
to attempt to measure tho moral re
sponsibility of those who arc responsi
ble for bringing about conditions
which aroused the popular fury to such
an extent that thnt should bo con
sidered by any community as In any
measure an extenuation of this dread
ful cilme. No consideration of that
kind can furnish palliation or excuse
for the horrible offences charged in
this Indictment. Whatever reason
may have existed for the feeling of the
community on this subject, there were
other and legal ways In which that
feeling might manifest Itself, and oth
er and legal remedies for such com
plaints, whether well or 111 founded.
Tho very foundation of society will be
broken up if the wild and lawless ele
ments which in eveiy community te
qulru the wholesale restraints of the
law aro allowed upon any pretext or
for any reason to take upon themselves
the right to sny who shall discharge
public functions and kill and bum the
objects of their displeasure. Tho most
temperate statement of the offence
charged in this Indictment, the sim
plest detail of the circumstances at
tending the execution of the conspir
acy therein charged, Is so calculated
to excite tho honor of all Just-minded
men that the court forbeais to make
any futther comment."
The returning of a true bill docs not,
of course, assure llnal com ictlon, and
until the flnal vcidlct is tendered it
will be premature to say that tho
south has manhood enough In It i.i
insure adequate punishment for such
an atrocious crime. But the diligence
shown by the federal oillclals In prose
cuting this ease is in any outcome
worthy of respect. The trial will be
gin this morning, nnd Inasmuch as
two of the suspects have turned
state's evidence and divulged nil tho
details of the nffalr, enabling tho gov
ernment to summon ICO witnesses,
some of whom can hardly fnll to ie
spect the solemnity of their oath, the
hope for a conviction is sttong. Tho
mob planned In insane prejudice and
murdered in passion, but the law has
worked coolly and w lth Imperturbable
patience, and In its triumph society
cannot fall to rend a salutary lesson
Chicagoans aro boasting that they
have got at last an honest council. It
Is high time.
Democracy's Decline.
With a view to reminding the Demo
cratic elders how much their party baa
degenerated In recent yeais, the Wash
lnjjton correspondent of the St. Louis
Globe-Demon at has drawn a few Inter
esting comparisons between tho Demo
cracy of nnte-bellum lays (meaning
theieby tho days before the civil war)
and the disintegrated nnd demoralized
combination of fragments which today
calls ltelf by the same name.
Trom 184 to 1S30, he points out. thero
were sixteen states north of Mason and
Dixon's line, with thirty-two seuatois,
and of those thirty-two nineteen worn
Democrats. The total nntl-Democrntic
Mite- In that hc-nato from all sections
was tweny-tlve. In the houso there
weie nlnety-thiee Noithern Democrats
and only seventy-five anti-Democratic
vots ftom all sections. And there were
more- Southern thnn Northern Demo
crats In each house. Tho total Demo
ciatlc utieniith was In the senate, thirty-seven
votes, and In the house 159.
"That," ho adds, "huh the Democracy
which had an unclouded title to Jeffer
sonlbrn. Mr. Bryan finds some wnjr
every day to ny that he and his asso
ciates tire the same party, und to de
nounce nil other claimants to tho patty
heritage. How much pleasure would
the IJrynn Democrats have in their un
tljlpatlon ot the events of next whiter
if In tho rifty-slxth congress their
measure wete to depend on Northern
votes alono? This is it suggestion which
docs not look to any sectional Issue,
inukes no appeal to nny sectional fepl
Ing. Ite only put pose is to Illustrate
the weakness ot Bryanlsm by drawing
a little morn uttention to the fact that
the twrnty-nlno great states of tho
North that Is to say, north of Dela
ware, Maryland, Kentucky und Mls
bourl holding llfty-elght seats in the
wnuto und 2i seats In tho houso of
icpresentntlves. have sent to tho Fifty
sixth congress (Including one hold-over
spnator) two Democratic senators and
(lfty-thrcQ Democrntlc representatives,
two of the representatives bolm? gnld
Htundard men whu do not ueknoivlodE!
the Chicago platform ns Democracy.
And tho two Democratic senators
(theio should havo been three it the
Democratic majority In the Utah legis
lature Just ndjourn'-d had mude un
election) arc Jrom states In thu Rocky
mountains or beyond Montnnii nnd
Utah states which did not exist when
tha Kansas-NebrnsUn bill wns pascd
when the war between the Htntes was
fought, or even when the post-bellum
Democracy won Its flist presidential
victory tn 1SSI. Just one of tho new
senators-elect In the whole North Is a
Democtnl "
Currying the ooniparbon down to a
later date, tho same wilter notes that
In tho Thirty-ninth congress, elected In
1801, thero wpre from the states north
of Delaware, Maryland nnd Kentucky
eight Democratic senators one each
from Now Jersej, Connecticut, Penn
sylvania, Indlann, Wisconsin, Minneso
ta, California and Oregon and oven In
the Forty-first congress, elected In 18s.
there w ro four one each from Now
Jersey, Ohio, Minnesota nnd California
As nlrcndy pointed out. the nlxteen
IJorthcrn states that voted In congress
on the Kansas-Nebraska bill will not
have a Democratic toptcscntatlve In
the senate of tho Fifty-sixth congiess.
How many wilt those twenty Northern
states havo which voted on the thir
teenth, fomleenth and llfteenth amend
ments? Not one. How many will the
borJer states, Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky nnd Mlssou
ll conrlstently Demociatlc for almost
two decades after reconstruction
have? Four of thu ten.
But this Is not all of the stoty. Tho
Globe-Democrat man dlrectH nttentlon
to the fart thnt there was nover a time
duilng the war of the tebelllon when
theio was not a Demociatlc governor
In the North. In the early pait of ISC'i.
when th" fortunes of the party In this
rexpert weie at their worst, Joel I'arker
was governor of New Jeisey Horatio
Seymour had just retired from the gov
crnotshlp ot New Yoik. In 1S09, not
only New York and New Jersey, but
Connecticut and California of the
Mrlctly Noithein states, and Delaware.
Alaryland and Kentucky of the South
ern btatit, which did not secede from
tho union, hod Demociatlc governors.
How do the "state governments stand
now? Thero aro J'opullst governors
elected partly by Democratic votes as
far east as Nebraska und South Dako
tn; but of Democratic goernors In-all
the twcnty-nlno Northern states theie
nro just two, and these are In the
Rocky Mountuln country Coloi ado and
Idaho; nnd they doubtless owe their
election as much to the Populists as to
Democrats. Trom Maine to the Miss
issippi liver, and on from the Mississ
ippi liver to Colorado, and from Can
ada to tho southern boundaries of
Muryland.West Virginia and Kentucky,
the Democratic pilgrim comes nowhere
under JuiUdlctlon of a Democratic gov
ernor. In nil the twenty Northern
states of the war time, with thore of
the bonier states added, theio Is not one
Demociatic governor.
Wh"t Bryan, Belmont, Gorman nnd
CtnkP! au qunnellng dramatically for
the front place in the disputed party
leadership, no wonder that our bluff
and fianl; fiiend. Colonel Watterson,
devotns his time and talents to llgur
Ing out "Wh.'t thr Di mocraey Must
Do to Be Savpd."
Small wonder that the lgnoiant Chi
nese, judging Cliilstlanlty bv the politi
cal 'pollatlon piacticcd by ostensibly
Christian nations, turn on Clulstlan
missionaries and lend them.
Having found conclusive evidence
tint much of the aimy beef was rotten,
the best thing for the court of inqulty
to do is to locate the culprlt. Lot no
guilty man escape.
The detailed icports concerning that
Samoan aftaii show that It was simply
another case of German big I.
fls S??n from fh?
Chinese UleWpoinL
Prom an A Idress oy Tho Chinese Min
ister to This Countij, Mr. Wu Ting
Pang, Delivered Saturday Bvcnlng nt
Philadelphia Hefoio the Amcilcan Acad
emy of Political and Social Science.
B HAV15 all read about tho
dispute between two ancient
knights over a. thleld, ono claim
ing It to bo gold and tho other
claiming It to be silver. Tho
story is an old one, but tho lesson it
teaches Is worth nmcmbtiing. it is tho
failure to look at the other sldo of tho
shield that has given riso to all tho mis
understanding lu tho intercourse between
tho Bast and tho West The different
nations In tho West have, within tho
proem century, advanced so much in
science;, knowledge and wealth that It
has becomo thu fashion to speak of them
as tho most civilized notions on tho faco
of the earth and to consider tho nation.
lu tho Bast us much below them In civil
ization In fnct, as barbarous or semi
(ivllized. It h.us been too much thu habit
to ignore the gcod points the Basteru
nutions pus-ess, and to liavet out ol ac
count what they have done This Is
hardly Just The Bast al-o hns a civil
ization of Its own. Of that civilization
Chlnu U tho chief exponent. Among Its
achievements may be mentioned tho In
entlon of the mariners' compass, gun
powder and printing. Then- Is not a na
tlon standing tndav that can trace its
history ns far b icU as China She bus
witnessed the rise nnd fall of the ancient
Bgjptiau Dynasties, tho epunslou of
tho Persian Bmplre; tho conquests of
Alexander, tho lne-dstlblo advance) of the
Roman legion, tho delugn of Teutoulo
houleS from the Not lit: the dissolution
of tho Bmpiio of Charlemagne; und tho
birth of nil tho modem nations of Burope.
Duilng thu fortv centuries of her elot
onco theio havo gradunlly grown up in
stitutions and laws adapted to the) needs
und character of t.n people, a llteratuio
as extensive and arlcd at that of ancient
and model u Burope u s.vHieiu of moral
ity that can chnllmge comparison with
any other tho world bus evei produced,
and those) useful aits that nine never
censeel to excite tho wonder and admlia
tlnn of the world, lou may ask why
Bgpt, Persia. Greece, and even mighty
Homo havo suceesslvel succumbed to
tho ravages of tlmo, while China alono
has survived. Tho nnswer is not far to
seek. It Is tho survival of tho fittest.
Tho working of this inoxoruble law of
uatuio constantly weeds out those nations
that cannot adapt themselves to tho cver
chauglng conditions of life, und tho fnct
that China Is standing today shows con
clusively that sho has not outllveel her
usefulness to the cause of civilization,
-o
Thus Chinese civilization has been
weighed In thu balanco of tlmo nnd not
found wanting. Hut tho conditions thut
havo fostered that civilization have In
recent jcars been greatly modified by
steam nnd electricity. With the Hlma
lavas cm th west, vast desorts on the
ninth, and large) bodlew ot water on the
east und eoutn, China was a country
I
extremely dlfllculty to approach from all
sIiIch In days not very long ago. Thero
sho wns left for centuries to work out
her destiny practlcully free from outside
Influence and foreign molestation. Hut
tho Btcntnboat nnd telegraph havo
changed tho whole situation of things,
and rendered It impossible for her to
lead hucIi a iiittfat'iil llfo as Hho rould
brfoiu. It has taken her some tlmo to
uwako to this fact. Hut It Is a mistake
to think that China has been stntlonnry.
Compnro China at tho present dny with
China of fifty years pro, nnd the piu
giess she hns mado will be nt onco appar
ent. Wo havo nlrcndy erlabllshcd a sys
tem of telegraphs which Is now In opi ra
tion lu every provlt ce of China, and a
missago can bo jwnt trom ono thousand
miles hi the Interior to the furthest tea
port In a few hours, With regard to the
inllroad, It was Introduced In tho north
of China fourteen jenrs ago, and 1 had
tho honor of being ono of the promoters
und directors that organized thu Ilrst
company. Flncu then It has been ex
tended In dlffeient dilution A Journey
from Tientsin to Peking, which by boat
would hao taken three or tour dayo a
few Jtnrs ugo, cun be accomplished now
In a few hcurs Tho grand trunk line
from north to nouth Is now being rnplius
pushed forward, and In the near future
i traveler from tho extreme south of
fliltin will be able to so up by the "Iron
horso" U Peking In fotty-ilght hours
Tho snmo Is true ot water communica
tion Wo have steamers pllng along the
coast of Chti'O, nnd steamboats of light
draught nro seen on mot of the navlg
ublo rivers, t do not u that all neces
sary rcfcims bao been mude. ami 1
frankly admit that something mora will
havo to bo done. Our government and
peoplo nro awnro ot this, and thev nro
taking steps In that direction. Uul It
should bo remembered that It is not
wcessniy to Import by wholesale tho
Western civilization Into China. What Is
Htiltid to on" country may not be sulf'd
to anollio.
Tlu most Importnnt questions with
which tho Chinese government hns to
deal arise from the spirit of commetclnl
ism and tho spirit of proselytlsm. In all
the treutlcs which China has eoncluded
with Western Powers, there Is an article
generally known In effect thnt Christian
Itv Inculcates tho practice ot lrtue, und
that those professing or teaching It
should not bo harassed or persecuted.
This rppnrtntly Innocent provision 1ms
not, however, helped to further tho causes
of Christianity In China It must be
borne in mind that this ofllclal recogni
tion of Christianity was first obtained
from her after a disastrous war. The
clause was no doubt Inserted with tho
best of Intentions Hut it had the api ur
cnt cfTect of exciting In the native mind
tho unfounded suspicion that u deep-laid
nnlltleiel eibleet was Intended under the
cover of religion. The piovlslon Itself
wns hardly necessary as the subjects of
eei.v treaty power rrc nil protected un
der tho gei.einl provisions which opplv
equally to missionaries. I'nfortunatelj
most of tho tumbles occurring in China
have arisen from riots against mission
aries, llenco it has been said by sonic
foreigners In China that, without mis
sionaries. China would have no forcUn
complications. I am not In .a position to
alllini or deny this
o
Hut lot us put Ihe shoe on the other
foot, and supposo that Confucian mis
sionaries wete sent by tho Chlneso to
foreign lands with the avowed purpose
of gaining proel tes, nnd that these mis
sionaries established themselves In New
Yotk, Philadelphia, San Pianclsco and
other cities and that they built temples,
held public meetlrgs, and opened schools
It would not be stiango If they bhould
gather around them a crowd of men,
women and children of .ill classes and
conditions If they were to begin their
work by making vehement attacks on the
doctrines ot Christianity denouncing tho
cherished institutions of tho country, or
going out of their way to ridicule, the
fashions of tho day, and pet haps giving
a learned dlscoui'.e) on tho evil effects of
corsets upon the gencial hculth of Amer
ican women, It Is most llkelv that they
would bo pelted with stones, dirt and rot
ten epes for their pains Whit would be
tho consequence' if, instead of tiklng hos
tile demonstrations of this chiructer phil
osophically, thc should lose their temper.
call in the aid of the police and report
the caso to tho government at Washing
ton for ofllclal Interference? I verily be
lieve thnt such action would render the
missionaries so obnoxious to tho Ameri
can people as to put on end to their use
fulness, nnd that the American govern
ment would cause a law to be enacted
against them as public nuisances. Can It
bo wondered at then Mint now nnd then
wo hear of riots occurring against mis
sionaries In China, notwithstanding tho
precautionary measuies taken by tho
loenl authorities to protect them? It must
not be) understood tint 1 wish to Justliv
or CNtcnunto the lawless nets committed
bv Ignorant mobs, nor do I underestimate
the noble and unselfish cfToits of Chi Is
tint missionaries in geuttal who spend
thu best part of t iclr lives In Chlm.
What I desire to point out Is that tho
pleaching of the Gospel of Chi 1st In the
interior of China except with great tact
and dscietlon) will, In the nature of
things, now and then tun counter to
popular prejudice) and lead to some disturbance-.
o
Tho sphlt of commercialism has lately
risen to a dangerous pitch. As a market
for the world's goods, China Indisputably
holds tho first place, for tho wants of
S.'i0,000uat) to IfiO.OoO.ftiii people havo to bo
supplied In some wa. It has been said
thnt, as n market, ono piovtnco of China
is worth more than tho whole continent
of Africa. It has nlways been tho policy
of China to treat all, foreign nations
alike. They are ull most f.ivoied nations
In a literal sense. Tho maintenance of
an 'Open Door" Is xactl In the line of
her policy. But unhappily human nature
is never contented. When a man gots
an Inch ho wants an ell. It Is now tho
turn of missionaries to tell us that If
there wcio no foiclgn adventurers In
Chine there would bo no foreign compll
eitlons Twentj-llvo centuries ago, our
Sago Confucius, the greatest philosopher
that ever flouilshed In China, said,
"Wealth gotten by Impiopcr wus will
take Its dep.aituro by tho sumo " This is
equivalent to our pioverb, "Goods Ill
gotten go Ill-Fpent " Nations us well ns
individuals bhould not forgot this, as
tint maxim of Confucius as well us jour
proveili will always come true If nny
nation or Individual should unjustly ob
tain possession of any propertj Somu
people call themselves highly civilized,
und stlgn ntlzo others us uncivilized
What a civilization? Does It mean solelv
the possession of bupeiior forca and
oinplo supply of offeislvo and defensive I
weapons .' 1 takes It to mean something '
more. I understand that n civilized na
tion should rospect tho lights of unothcr 1
nation, Just tho some as hi society u man
is bound to respect the rights of his
neighbor. Civilization, ns 1 understand j
It, does not teach people to Ignore tho
rights of others, ror docs It approve tho i
seizure of unother's property against his ,
will It would bo a soirj spectaclo If f
such a glailng breach o the fundamental i
rights of man could bo committed with
Impunity nt tho end of this nineteenth j
c.Mitury. What would the future hlstor
lin say when ho should coino to write l
about the evuntB of this century? Is it '
not tlmo that we bhould at least recognlzo
the prlnclplo of righteousness, Justico
and fair plaj 7
o
Mnelus, a great i hlloaopher of Chlim
twenty-threa centuries ugo said thus. "I
Best Bicycle Built
rLOEEY & BROOKS.
sm
like life, and I nleo like rlghtcousnoss;
but If I cannot keep tho two together, I
will let llfo go and chocso righteousness."
Now, If peoplo professing ''hilstlnnlly
nnd priding themselves on being highly
civilized, should stilt so far misconduct
themselves ns to dlsicgard the lights of
tho weak and Incxcuiubly take what dors
not belong to them, then It would bo
better not to becomo so civilized, It
would bo better to llvo amonrst tha peo
plo who practice tho tends ot Confucius
and Mcnclus than amongst u people who
profess to bclJevo In tho highest stand
ard of morality but do not practice) what
hey believe Tho pphorlsin of Tenny
son should then bo changed so ns to
read: "Hettev fifty jcars In Cnthav than
n cycle In Burope." Hut I do not be
lieve such pincllco of Ignoring nthr
pooplo's rights Is genernlly tesortcd to,
and I am persuaded theto aro inanv peo
ple who denounce) It. China welcomes to
her shores tha peoplo ot all nations. Her
ports nro open to all, and sho treats all
alike without distinction of race, color,
nitlonnllty or creed Her people trade
with nil forelgneis. In leturn. sho wish
only to bo treutcd In tho same wny. Sho
wants peace to bo let alone, nnd not to
lio molested with in reasonable demands.
Is this unfair? Phe asks veil to Ire it
her In the same way as jnu would llko
to be tieated. Surely this reasonable rc
cpi"Et cannot I o refused.
o
We arc about to enter Into the twentieth
e entury. und nro we to go back to the
Middle Ages and witness again tho scenes
enacted In that period? I cannot bilii?
mvself to thlik that the vvoild Is elc
tciloiutlng I lillevo that In every eoun
tiy theio are men nnd women of noblo
character nnd I know In this count! y
there are mi I ji such who;o ptlnclple Is
to bo fair and just to all, especially to
tho weak, and that they vcidd not them
selves; not allow their lcspcctlve govern
ments to commit ncti. of oppression nnd
tvrnnnv It Is such men and women th.it
shed lustr) on their respective countries.
R is duo to tho noblo und uusulllsh efforts
of Pile li good ppcple that the scheme of
a tribunal for the settlement of interna
tional disputes has been brought pram
Inently before the world. May thtl
grand schunp bo loon ccirled Into effect!
Tho good such uu Institution will pro
duco to tho world will bo manifold. All
International disputes will then be set
tled in an nmlcablo wo without resort
to arms and without bloodshed. Thero
will bo practically no moro war. Tho
blessings of pence will be permanent
Commerco nnd trade will bo moro steady
and prosperous, nnd merchants will have i
more commence in cmcii otlicr. All men
will follow their respective avocations un
interruptedly. Nations will be brought
into closer touch with each other, and
their friendly relations will be more cor
dial. We are
This Week
a great variety of elegant
goods in
Spring Serges,
Citeeks M PlaMs,
You will find the prices as
the goods.
W. J. DAVIS,
213 Wyoming Ave.,
Scranton, Pj.
LAUOEVT ASSOIITSIKNT OP IIANQH)
l.V 11IK CITV
Plmmbimig
and Timiiniiinig
GTOSIEt & FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
luges
and
Firaaccs
- mnii Pit
-U ' 1 ill (Nil Hill Till i Jill'
"-1 i MM mm 1 1 US' JJL
fmwmm
One of the New York institution which deserves well of tht
public and is receiving the appreciation that it merits, is The Home
Bureau Delicacies for the Sick, which has had out its sign at 15
"West .jid Street for several )ears. "This Hureau does not dispense
medicines," said the manager recently, ''but wc do hear frequent
discusMons concerning the merits of remedies, and it seems to be
conceded tUat Ripans Tabules are a reliable auxiliary to the physician.
Some of our patrwwB tte them to a considerable extent, and physicians
ure us that the formula is c-vasUcnL"
Odd
Lamp;
Wc have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money.
THE CLEMS, JFEfMR,
MAULEY CO:
4T2 Lackawanna Aveaua
Lw5s9 Rdlly
ALWAYS BUSY.
The march of
honest progress
will ever in
crease; Our
Shoes for Spring
are FIT to
march the earth
Lewis, Eelliy & lavles,
114-116 Wyoming Ave.
fy
and ask to see
our
Wedgewood Blue,
Oriental Rose,
MAMA'S LINEN,
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed in stationery.
to
Cr-
Ft1
rio All Sizes in Stock
We have the usual
complete line of
Ice Supplies,
Rey molds Bros
STATI0XURS anil KXGRAVUKS.
Hotel Jermyn Building.
Mod rag
NEAT, DUIIAULH HOOK BINDING
is what you iiKcnivi: ir you
ii:avu youu okdi;k with tub
TmnUNB UlNDEKY.
I mm
IMP
war
1NLEY
'FECIALS
HOSIERY
The following FIVE num.
bers in Fast Black Hoiscry,
arc offered at tempting prices
lor Just one weeK.
Boy's heavy seamless double;
knees and soles, sizes 6 to
9. 30c, worth J5c.
Boys' Ex Heavy Seamless,
single and corduroy rib. A
regular 2Cc stocking.
9c. pair or 3 pair for 50c.
Boys' and Misses' Ex Heavy
"Full Regular Made" and
Henusclorf Dye. Good value
at 3jc. Only 25c.
Ladies' Extra Quality, "Full
Regular," made expressly
for us and stamped with
name. Warranted Herms
dorf dye. 25c a pair.
25 dozen ONLY. Ladies Fast
Black, our famous half dol
lar quality. (For this sale
only). 35c a pair or 3
pair for $1.00.
Iu addition to the above
mentioned specials, we desire
to call your attention to our
uusurpassed assortment of
fine LISLE and SILK drop
stitch and lace effects. Both
Fast Black and Fancy Col
ored Weaves.
From 50c to $2,50.
In fact, wc have all the
newest novelties in Ladies'
Fancy Hosiery.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
rillOnEUN' IlAUDWAlU SrORR.
Keep your nose on the
grindstone. Be alive to
what is going on around
you. Live buyers are
taking advantage of our
offer of
IcMe-PMedl Trays
For 35 cents each
FOOTE & SiMH CO.
1111 WASHINGTON AVU
Q.
-
The Hyot &
Coenell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 iackawaim Araiic
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
oeuertu Ajeut for tUo Wyouilm
DUlrlctu
lliulns, miming, Hportlnt, HinolteLeti
ud tha Ilepaiuio UlieuiioAi
Company
HIGH EXFLOSIVB.
talcty Him, L'upi itiut Kxplolin
Itoom 101 I -omul I HiillJlii;.
Hcruntio.
AOUNClb-i,
thos ronn,
JOHN U. SMITH A iON
V, U MULLIGAN,
ntuts
Plymouth
WllkevUarrj
lent
DUP0Mr8