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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1900.
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TEN PAGES.
SCRANTOX, MARCH 8, 1900.
The legislative Interests of Scranton,
Its hospitals, charities and city affairs,
arp too Important to bo entrusted to
Inexperienced -men. Representatives
Purr nnd Schcttcr deserve to bo re
nominated and re-elected; and their
nnurn to Hnrrlsbure will be to the
public's distinct gain.
Slandering the Administration.
THIS CHARGE that the recent
chance In policy fovvatd
Puerto Rico was due to
"trust" Influences naturally
appeals to Democratic organs like thi
Scranton Times which delight In
ascribing- unworthy motives to political
opponents. It Is futile to pay attention
to such Innuendo. The thatge Is un
supported by proof; Is clearly purtls'in
In moth e. and can tardy bo left to the
sober judgment of the people. Those
who are anxious to believe HI of the
president of the United States and his
advisers will believe It regardless of
what may be said to the contrary; and
tho-ic who aio unwilling to accept such
itsscitlons without pioof will await the
proof or, falling Its ptoduetlon, visit
upon tho villfleis the contempt they de
serve. As Senator Lodge has made plain,
the pending bill gives to the Inhabit
ants of Pueito Rico pilvllcgcs In ex
cess of those enjoyed by the Inhabit
ants of our domestic teirltorles. They
are to have every legal privilege en
joyed by Amcilean citizens anywheic;
but unlike the citizens of Arizona or
New Mexico they are not to pay one
tax on articles covered by a revenue
tariff and another for territotial pur
poses. Tho only tax put upon them Is
one amounting to 15 per cent, of the
duties provided In tho Dlngley tariff
law; If this should be lemoved, Its
equivalent would have to be paid by
them In the form of a direct tax, which
la the hardest kind of a tax burden to
bear. On this subject Congressman
Dalzell well says:
"It Is absolutely necessary that money
bo raised to run the government of
Puerto Rico. Money Is necessary for
schools Internal Inipioymcnts, and for
tho administration of the government.
Thero uro three wain In which that
money cm he mixed bv direct appropil
atljn from the Pederal treasury, which
makes Puerto Rico a chnilty patient, ami
against which the Piurto Kleins tlii.ni
si'lves protest; by putting a mortgage on
the island, bni lowing momy at .i high
into of Interest, anil turnlrg Puerto Itleo
over to the bond-holders. The commit
tee on wajs and means did not believe
that tlin Ami rle.in people would nppiovo
of bturtlni; Puetto Rico upon her new
lurrrr saddled with a debt. Tho only
method left, thcretorr, to rnlfcc money 's
by taxation. To extend tho l'nlti-d States
levinuo system to Puerto Rico would bo
te uiln tho Maud, 'i'ho people ate not
In a situation ti lopond to levenuc tax.
ntion. It was tbeiefoie determined to
impose taxation ol the least obnoxious
kind, namely; Indliect taxation. ThN
Is tho least felt and ImposiM the) burden
wheio It cm be most easily borne. Puerto
l'lco'r. exports are principally nt thlre
kind", coffee, whle-h comes In free, tobac
co and sugar. The tobacco and sugar of
Puerto Rico In the wan houses aio owned
bv the tobiieen tiust anil tho Migar liilst.
The eomniittee thought It would bo a
beneficent act to tho island to make
those two triihts coiitilbutc by way of
duties to the hWn of the poor Puerto
RIchit". The claim that this bill Is ad
vocated by the tobacco trust and tho su
gar trust Is to.v ridiculous to merit con
sideration. i;vcrv body with any fceiisu
knows that It I In tho Interest ot these
trusts to have their law in.iteilals coma
Into the t'nlted Slates frvo of duty.
The cry that tho bill Is robbery of
the Pueito iticans is llellculous. Under
t-'panlsli nile they paid all forts of taxes,
n tarllT on their piodueu going to Spain
mid Cuba, i xport taxes, licenses, trans
portation taxes and perhaps others. Some
two or three years ago a t-omniNMou of
illstlngulshcd Puerto Means was formed
to devise a scheme of tniifC reform for
the Island. Their iiport asked but two
things, a protective tariff to build up
their Industiles belrg tho first. Tills bill
gives them the protective rates of tho
Dlngley bill. They asked, secondly, for
n treaty with the United States, which
Mieiuld reduce our duties 20 nor cent. Thla
bill reduces our duties bo per cent., so
that In point of fact tho Pueilu HinuiH
aie today getting much meao than what
thety themselves aked for two yems
ago."
do not again nlludo to tho con
stitutional teasons which ptompted tho
administration to uvvalt a decision
iinin tho Supteme couit on tho power
eif congress to legislate for tho terri
tories befeire niakipg ppimanent laws
for Puerto Hlco; these, wo Imagine,
aro by this time, well understood. Tho
point now In need of emphasis Is that
the Republican leadets have been inls
tepresentpd; that the outcry against
thorn testa on misconception of the
faotB; nnd that tho duty of nil pattl
olio, citizens, legardless of party, Is to
hltut their ears to mistaken clamor
and tako steps to Inform themselves as
to those facts. The Republican party
can w ell, aft oi cl to trust its case to an
Intelligent investigation.
A number of citizens residing In th
Seventeenth ward are hoplnc that tho
Schultz court Bcwer ordinance, which
provides for tho sewering of their por
tion of the city at their own expense,
will bo 'expedited on passage so that
tho cpnilns summer will put an end to
the cesspool abominations which now
menace their health and the city's
health, but which at present are a.
necessary evil. This matter has been
too' long' delayed,
. . -. .
"The, purpose of the president," ae
oordlng to Judge Tart, the head of the
nevvPhlllpplno commission, "Is to give
to tho people of the lhlllpplno Islands
the best civil government which he can
provide, with the largest measure of
self-government consistent with stabil
ity, He seeks only the welfare of the
Filipino nnd the betteiment of his con
dition. The Inrldentut beneilis to tho
trade of this conutty attains fiom tho
new ti.lntlon must be made subservient
to tho Inteiests of those who have bo
come our vvnrels." If this Is Impcilnl
Ism, make the most of It.
If tho sugar trust could save the duty
on Its taw material thtough free ttnde
with Puetto Rleo, do you suppose it
would light to put a tntlff on'.'
A Menly Letter.
IN A MANLY letter to Senator
Davis, Adjutant General Corbln
Invites the fullest Investigation
of his military iccorel since he
cntereel the nrmy. It has been alleged
that during tho civil wnr, vv-hen Gen
eral Corbln was lieutenant rolonel of
the Fourteenth Colored Infantry, ho
acted In a manner unbecoming ti sol
dier. Hi' was fully tried by court mar
tial nt the time nnd honorably ac
quitted but enemies have persisted In
casting this old accusation In his face
and ho now says: "I desire to place
myself nt your command In aiding you
to make a seatchlng examination of my
record as a soldier, with a view to as
certaining all the ttuth, and I wish to
say In all earnestness. If a search re
veals to you a suggestion of unvvorthl
ties, I will close the discussion, so far
as I am concerned, by authorizing' J'ou
to present my resignation fiom the ser
vice to the piesldcnt." Continuing1, he
says:
I will gladly give ou any assistance In
facilitating an examination of the lecoids
made, day bv day, fiom tho tlmo when,
as a kid of It', 1 left my father's farm in
southern Ohio and entered tho volunteer
nt my. 1 tun now closing my thirty-eighth
jeur of continuous sen Ice; a service,
modest though It has been, I claim to
h.ivo been honest and faithful. My sei
vlre In tho volunteer uimy covereel nearly
four cais. having In that tlmo held coin
missions of six grades, trom second lieu
tenant to and Including that of colonel
with bievet of brigadier-general, from all
of which 1 was honorably discharged.
Not only this, but General Grant, while,
secietary of wai ml Interim (two jears
after tho tll.il herein discussed had Iwen
of record In tho war department), con
ferred upon mo by authority of tho prcs
Ident two brevets, oho of major, for gal
lant and mctltorious conduct In the bat
tle of Decatur, Ala., and another of lleu-ttnant-eolonel
for llko scrvlco In tho but
tle of Nashville, ccverlng iho exact dates
set forth In the speclticatlons to the
chaises trieel. Following my discharge
from tho voluntect service I was ap
pointed a second lieutenant la tho legu
lar army, and In July, l&Oli, was appoint
ed a captain In one of the now lcglments,
nnd, so far as I am avvaie, without thu
solicitation ot any intlueneo outside of
the mllltnry service. I had been an of
llcer of tho army more than fourteen
ycais befero 1 had tho honor of tho per
sonal acquaintance of any member of
congress or any one else in touch with
tho authorities In Washington. My first
ten years in tho regulur army were spent
with my company In the then remote
western states and territories of Kansas,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
Texas, having In that tlmo marched in
different expeditions against hostile In
dians and chnnges of station from Poit
Riley, Kan., (then tho western terminal
of the railroads leading to the west), to
Port Ilrown nt the mouth of the Rio
Grande, the distance Unversed anil tho
dinieultiez of this servlco being fully un
dei stood only by those who have had the
experience. During all thi'se ten years
I was never absent from duty a single
day from any cause whatever. 1 served
fourteen je-.irs as a captain of infantry
nnd In the pdJulant-Rencral's department,
nine years la the grade of major, soven
yeais In the giado ot lieutenant-colonel
nnd two years In the praelo of colonel and,
at the time of my nppolutmcut as adjutant-general,
was the senior colonel In
the dcp.it intent. Your attention Is also
Invited to tho fact that tl.o president ten
dered mo the commission of mnjor-gcu-eral
of volunteers, which I had the honor
to decline, so that all these offices (lim
ited In number by law) might bo given to
otllceis solving with tmops In the field.
I have now served In the regular nrmv
moio than a thhd of a centuiy, and I
huve been absent from duty fiom any
ciiuo less than thirty days.
This manly letter will win for Gen
eral Corbln the sympathy which prop
erly goes to men who are hounded
without cause. What tho Influences
are that have Inttoduceel a state of
feud between Corbln and certain other
ollleeis of the tegular army stationed
at Washington, notable among them,
If common report bo title, tho major
general commanding, civilians do not
have the means of knowing; but It Is
earnestly to be hoped that the Inves
tigation which has been pioposcd by
tho senate in connection with tho
army teorganlzatlon bill will go to tho
bottom of the situation and clear It
up, once for all.
The announcemfent that Mr. Cleve
land has gone upon a ilshlng tiip is a
refutation of the assertion that It Is
necessary for our ox-presidents to have
the gout in order to get their names
In the papers.
The "Blacklist" is Illegal.
-pHE DECISION of tfio Su-
I pretne court the other day
JL asset tins the Illegality of
the "black list" In a case In
volving a combination of wholesale
product) dealers who pledged them
selves not to sell goods to any person
In debt to any member of the combina
tion is manifestly good law nnd gooel
common sense as well. A tetall dealer
In Philadelphia owed one member of
tho "combine" a bill of $1)0. The
creditor posted the debtor on a black
llfct which shut off his supply of pto
duce and for a time practically ex
tinguished his business. He sued and
tho lower couit cave him no redress,
claltnlns that action should Ho for the.
recovery of special damages, which
must bo proved.
Tho court of review ovcithiows this
point, holding- that the Infliction of
damage Is self-evident from thu nnturo
of tho blacklist; that tha combination
so to testraln ttado Is unlawful nnd
that the fact that :i man owes n debt
does not give another man or a com
bination of other men a license to lulu
him. Thero aio tegular channels for
tho collection of debts nnd for the pun
ishment of fraud If fiaudulent prac
tices entered Into the conttactlon of tho
Indebtedness. To Ignore these channels
and to set up, extra judicially, nn ar
bitrary and highhanded tiibunal for
tho enforcement of collections In a
manner suggestive of coercion by black-
mall, very properly Impresses the Su
preme court as not to bo tolerated.
This decision will commend Itself to
intelligent Judgment. It Is true that
the professional "dead beat" consti
tutes a standing1 provocation to resort
to drastic means of collection; and If
the black list principle could bo con
fined to this class thero would be very
little objection to Its application. Vn
happily, the width of tho blackllstor Is
liable to full upon the Just and the un
just Indiscriminately and tho only way
to protect the honest debtor Is to re
quite fraud to be proved In regular ac
tions for recovery or punishment or
both.
The nssoitlon ot Judge Tuft nt Cin
cinnati the other night that ho was
nut originally an expansionist and
would be happier In spirit If thu United
States were well out of Its new ter
tltoilal ceimpllcatlons. but that he vvns
satisfied that we had cot Into them
thtough choice by our government of
tho only honorable alternatives grow
ing out of tho unexpected develop
ments ot tho Spanish-American war,
and that, being In, nnd apparently In
to stay, the cull of duty Is to make
tho very best of tho situation, presents
a view of this problem sharply con
trasting with the querulous fault
finding and ineffectual vituperation of
tho professional "untls."
Robbery by Slander.
AN IMPORTANT question In
law nnd morals Is raised in
thu Indictment by n New
Yntk grand Jury of six men
charged with deprcsslnB the stock of
the Urooklyn Rapid Transit auet other
corporations by foul methods. The
picsentment of the Jury sets forth tho
facts which are essential to a correct
understanding of Its nctlon.
It appears fiom the presentment that
In the summer of 1S99 the stock of n
number of coiporatlons whoso securi
ties weto dealt In on tho exchanges
wus selected as tho object of attacks
of a novel and dangerous character.
Paid advertisements were Inserted
fiom week to week In leading' news
papers In New Yenk and Uoston at
tacking the value of the stock ot thesj
companies, averting with the utmost
posltlvcness In the ease ot" one; of them,
whoso stock wan then quoted above
par, that It would fall te to r,0, to
i.0; that tho advertiser spoke from ac
curate Inside information, ndvlslns the
sale of such stock and ptonilslns defi
nite Information If lpqulrais would
write to nn advertised address. Letters
weto sent btoadeast over the country
In response to Inquiries made In an
swer to such ndvcrtlscmenUi. reiterat
ing tho statements ns to the value of
the stock and statlntr that it would
fall much lower; that followers of the
advice given by the advertiser had
made thousands of dollars, and urging
the quick and confident sale of such
stocl; short. Telegrams by the hundred
were sent btoadeast through the
United States advising the sale of the
stock for a 30 point drop at the open
Ins tho next morning, and, coincident
with that telegraphic advice, an ab
solutely fulso rumor or statement was
suddenly and widely disseminated by
word of mouth, by telephone and by
private who that the company was
about to go Into the hands of a re
ceiver, that the pnpers applying fop
such receivership had been seen, one
i umor going so far as to give the name
of the person who had been agreed
upon for receiver. Enormous short
sales of stocks followed, causing great
loss to many persons. The present
ment continues;
As tho market price of the securities
of a. eoiporatlon must depend upon tho
belief of those holding or dealing In them
that they uto valuable, these constant
and cllveisllled attacks undoubtedly mado
a most depressing' effect, tending to shake
tho faith and confidence of the commu
nity, and accomplished tho lesult Intend
ed. Innocent holder.-, powerless to pro
tcct themselves, saw their property dc
predated day by elay by these novel and
criminal methods. In our opinion these
dellberato und leng continued attacks
emanated from scvcial bourccs, but from
their very nature namely, anonymous
ciiculais and word of mouth lumors It
has been Impossible for this gratul Jury
In every case to trace these i amors to
their authors. Some of tho false rumors
bpieael abroad havo been circulated to
unduly enhance the matket prlco of
stocks; others tn depress tho stocks of
solvent corpoiatlous below their proper
and normal market price. We believe the
public spirit of those who uro Influential
In the financial world should bo moused
to the necessity of bringing to tho at
tention of the authorities all Instances
of manipulation ot the pi Ices ot stocks
by such methods and that tho district at
torney in turn should make strenuous
I'ftoit ,to convict and punish the guilty
parties. A realization that detection and
punishment will buiely follow will bo the
best means of suppressing theso insidious
eilmes which threaten not only tho In
teiests of specific individuals, but also
the general welfare of the community.
It has been held that no law was vio
lated In tho pursuit of these tactics.
That will be a question for the courts
to eletctmlne. Rut If tho law does not
provide a sufllcicnt remedy for thti
kind of conspiracy to ieb by means of
hlaneler It needs very little argument
te convince tho average man that tho
law should be amended.
"Tho ttuth Is that we havo never
tieatcd any people who have come
under our flag with such generosity
and consldetatlon as we show in the
pioposed legislation for Puerto Rico.
Tho citizen of Arizona or New Mex
ico pays tho duties on every Imported
aitlelo which ho consumes, and all In
ternal levenuo taxes, and what he
pays goes Into the treasury of the
United States, while he Is left to tux
himself in addition for all tho expenses
of the tenltotlal government. In the
easo of Puetto Rico every dollar of
taxation ia!ed by the United States,
dltectly or Indlieetly, fiom tho Island
or its products Is puld Into tho Island
treasury. The United States under
this bill will not take ono cent of
levenuo from the Island of Puerto
Rloo, while It taxes tho Inhabitants
of the states. It is dlfllcult to see how
a more liberal nnd generous arrange
ment could bo dovUed." Senaitor
Lodge.
It the anti-expansionists wish to
prove that the United States recognized
Agulnaldo or the Filipino government,
they will do well to avoid bringing of
tlclal documents Into the controversy,
It begins to look as though many of
the "Sapho" companies that started on
tho road under such favorable condi
tions a few days ago would havo to
walk back.
Puerto Rico may prove another Il
lustration that those who make tho
most nolso aro not always the people
who pay the tax bill.
Thre? Years of
WIIIjmH'KiDley
John J. Ingalls, In New York Journal.
THU most exttuordlnnry phenomenon
of President McKlnley's adminis
tration Is the subsidence of social
discontent. Tho threatening flood of
untcst nnd exnspetntlon bom of mis
fortune und adversity, which culmin
ated In the nomination of Bryan, ebbed
with his defeat. -Socialism, commun
ism, cheap money nnd the other drift
wood, rubbish nnd debris of that de
plorable epoch, llko tho refuse of nn In
undation, now lie stranded and decay
ing on tho shore, or wero swept Into
the sea of oblivion, and the stteam of
national affairs flows undisturbed In its
accustomed channel. Coxey's noble
army of martyrs has been mustered
out. The occupation of Debs, Herr
Most and other apostles of anarchy,
preachers of pessimism, acolytes of de
spair, Is pone. Their crazy rant that
once excited mobs to uncontrollable
frenssy will now be heard with nmusa
ment or contempt. Demagogues uro out
of u Job.
o
Something has scattered plenty o'er a
smiling land. Employment is abund
ant and wages rise. Agriculture em
barrasses the farmers with its riches
and burdens the fleets of tho world with
Its abundance. Commerce thrives be
yond precedent. Manufactures multiply
and replenish tho earth. From Cape
Nome to Puerto Rico, from Manila to
Maine, forges b!a2e, stacks smoke,
wheels revolve, spindles hum, and elec
ttlc lights turn night Into day. It is
nn Illuminated chapter from the ro
mance of prosperity. Even the per
capita, that mysterious and menacing
spectre whoso shaelow has so often
darkened tho feast, has Increased from
$22.47 when McKlnlcy was Inaugurated
to $23.42 at tho closo of tho third year
of his administration the most rapid
growth of money In circulation in our
history, and very largely in go'd.
Whether this prodigious change is duo
wholly or in part, or not at all, to the
policy of tho administration Is Im
material. It has happened. It may bj
cause and effect, or It may be coinci
dence; but tho millions who were
ground between the upper and the
nether millstones of adversity In that
dismal interval after the collapse ot
IS93 know that It has taken plaee. They
are not Inquisitive ns to how It came to
pass. What they desire Is Its continu
ance. o
As soon as the farmer has a bank
account he ceases to be Interested In
abstract questions of finance. The
capacity to draw a check makes him
conservative. The artisan who owns
his homo and has constant occupation
at living wages thinks less of com
munism and the redistribution of the
assets of society. Such a condition,
while conducive to tranquility, and
happiness, is not favorable to reform.
A people contented and prosperous be
come Inert and passively submit to
wrongs that It Is more dlfllcult to re
sist than to endure. For this rea
son the encroachment of monopolies
Is now Insidiously destroying competi
tion and opportunity in every depart
ment of commercial and Industrial ac
tivity. Even tho newspapers, usually
so prompt and vigorous to resent in
justice and oppiesslon, submit to tho
extortions of the trust which has re
cently so enormously Increased tho
price of paper, almost without a mur
mur of protest. With combined ef
foit they could wring the necks of
these malefactors and throw their car
casses on the compost heap of mam
mon, whero they belong. This trust
levies Its blackmail on education and
religion, on the school book and the
Bible, on knowledge, literature and
libraries, on free thought and a free
press, which aro tho sentinels and
guardians of liberty. Of all the un
forglven crimes of the money power
this Is the most indefensible and in
famous. If tho Republican party does
not stiangle these monsters It Is cer
tain that some other paity will,
o
The president's career fiom the be
ginning Is a striking Illustration of the
Immense value of pure, high, stainless
personal character as an element of
success In public life. He wears the
triple armor of him who hath his
quarrel Just. He has escaped calum
ny. All our recent presidents, with
ono exception, have been reputable
enough, but McKlnley has been more
than this he has lived up to his ideals.
He has made the golden rule the law
of his conduct. He has been loyal to
his home, faithful to his friends, mag
nanimous to his adversaries, constant
In his devotion to) duty. He has paid
his tithes of anise, mint and cummin;
ho has not omitted the weightier mat
ters of the law. Ills defects and lim
itations are recognized, but no one
doubts his patriotism, his sincerity,
his determination to do right, his love
of Justice. He Is safe and sane; a
planet nnd not a meteor. His oppon
ents respect him, and the people, re
gardless of party, honor and trust him.
Even caricature, tho Roentgen ray of
satire, which brings the hidden and
seciet infirmities ot character to tho
surface, has discovered no flaws, and
the lampooners have fallen back on
the schoolboy Irony of depicting him
as tho mailonette In a Punch and
Judy show that moves as the strings
are pulled by stronger men, which
searce provokes a smile. This faith
and confidence of the people have been
a shield to the president in many
emergencies where he might otherwise
havo been vulnerable.
o
The Spanish war was not a party
question. It was tho people's war.
They knew the president was opposed
to it. He desired to avoid blood, and
so he sought a peaceable settlement;
but his motives were never ltnpunged.
and congress gave hint titty millions
te prepare for the conflict. No war
of modern times has beeen followed by
mote momentous conseeiuuncjes, anil
none, on land, has bec-n less prollflci
In heroes or glory. Ths private soldier
fought mugnlllcently, as American sol
dleis always do, but Shafter's ham
mock nnd buckboard campaign, and
his purpose to retreut at Santiago; tho
horrors of Montauk, the Egau episode,
tho ecccntiio contracts of Alger uto
matters to which tho historian will re
vert neither with pleasure nor pride.
But no one holds the president respon
sible. Still less will they believe that
because he waits to learn their wishes
ho Is Infirm of purpose, or that ho pio
poses to overthrow constitutional lib
erty and set up an empire on the ruins
of the republic.
o
Political Issues, like poets, are born
and not made. They aro organlo and
not Invented. They are not Kept In
stock llko canned goods In a grocery
nor hand-me-downs in n misfit parlor.
Tho Republicans hold tho afltrmatlve
on every great question before the
American people. They have redeemed
their pledges and ore not (encumbered
with nnclcnt platforms. They will re
nominate President McKlnley, ns the
Democrats will re-nomlnate Mr. Bryan,
by acclamation. One will stniiil on a
declaration of principles for 1000; the
other on tho Chicago platform, with
codicils nnd postscripts dr. vn from
a grab-bag, reafllimlng undying hos
tility to government by Injunction,
which is a nightmare; to Imperialism,
which Is n chimera, nnd to tho gold
standard, which Is tho cotnorytono of
the financial f.ystem of tho world.
Standing at the gateway ot the
fourth year of his administration, tho
president and his party have nmpla
grounds for congratulation, both In tha
prospect and tho retrospect.
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I In Woman's Realm t
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A LETTER HAS been received from a
member of tho Green Rlelgo Women's
club, In whoso good work nlrcndy ac
complished In this city all public spirited
peoplo are In sympathy. Space Is gladly
given to tho following portion which re
fers to tho nttltudo which tho Economic
Section desires to assume with respect
to tho movements undertaken:
The article In the woman's column of
Wednesday secmrd to open a fitting op
portunity for tho members ot tho Scl
enco Section of tho Women's club to
briefly explain to tho general public the
object of their work. To thoso who have
felt that wo have departed from our
sphere In undertaking by ngitntlon, to
bring about Improvements In tho sani
tary conditions of Scranton, wo would
say that wo would havo been glad to
havo seen this work dono by tho men of
our city, but In most cases their business
duties, In this young and active town,
have been too great, that they have
scarcely had tho tlmo to discover how
serious wero tho condition and how nec
csFarv tho Improvements. Tho mother
who has tho care cf tho household and
tho Interests of her children at heart Is
naturally tho first one to glvo thought
to these matters, nnd when other means
seemed wanting, Is it a wonder that the
women took tho question up? In every
caso whero business men or organizations
havo been called upon for tho purposo
of suggesting Improvements wo have
been treated with great repect and cour
tesy, and wo have generally found ready
assistance from thoso In power to further
the advancement of our work. Reform
hns not been our motto but rather Im
provement, nnd It would seem that In a
city which hns been so generously en
dowed by natuio and whero the wealth
of our citizens Is so plainly manifest In
our magnificent structures, that there
should bo no lack of Interest or support
toward making all corners clean thereby
giving us tho wholesome condition, which
by n Uttlo caie, would go far toward
making our city Ideal. Wo did not found
our section for the pleasure to bo derived
from It, nor to create antagonism, though
we did not expect every ono to ngreo in
our plans nor support us. Wo havo en
deavored beforo taking up nny subject to
inform ourselves upon it, and to obtain
advico from tho best possible authorities.
The work has been continuous and very
hard and has fallen upon a few, but it
has been done for tho benefit of all of
the citizens of Scranton, whether they
havo favored or opposed us, with the
hopo that tho near future will sco a de
cided Improvement in tho sanitary condi
tions throughout the city.
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THERE IS an endless procession of
Lenten fads this bcason. Ono of tho
newest was exhibited by a charming
girl yesterday, as with a number of
friends sho was chatting In her pretty
room.
"See my 'darn box?' " she suddenly re
marked. Some of her listeners glanced
round expecting to behold a new fangled
mending basket or the latest thing for
on Easter thimble, tea. Nothing of the
bort. Jus,t a Uttlo white pasteboard box
which had probably onco been tho recep
tacle of wedding cake. Now It had a
small silt in tho top.
"Every tlmo I say 'darn' In goes a five
cent piece," announced tho pretty girl.
"By the tlmo Lent la over I shall be en
abled te endow a hospital. Yes, I know
it's horrid to hear a girl say 'darn,' and
I mean to break oft the habit. I begin to
realize what It must mean for Jack I,,
to stop smoking cigarettes. I wonder
that anybody ever reforms."
Then the girls all began talking about
their various pledges of self-denial
through Lent and thero was certainly an
Interesting list.
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