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THE SC1UNT0N TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1902,
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PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE.
IContlliltod from 1'iiffo 3.1 s
the deadliest bnttevy, nnd to hpihI It
uno.it with it nivv crew, no mailer
how bravo Ihcy wtrc Individually,
would be to Insure disaster If a toe of
average capacity were encountered.
Neither ships nor men run bo Impro
vised when war hits begun,
"We need it thousand nddltlonnl of
ficers In order to properly man Hie
ships now provided for nnd under con
struction. Tho classes nt the navnl
rcltool nt Annapolis should bo greatly
enlarged. At the name time that we
thus uild the oIllccrH when- we nerd
tlietn, we should facilitate the retlie
ment of thosp tit the head of the list
whoso usefulness has become Impaired.
1'roniotlon must bo fostered If the scr
vlcc is to be kept eDIcleut.
Tho lamentuble scarcity of officer,
nnd the large number of recruits nnd
of unskilled men neccsiailly put
aboard the now vessels as they have
been commissioned, has thrown upon
our officer", and especially on the lieu
tenants and junior pi ados, unusual
lobor and fatigue and has gravely
strained their powers of endurance.
Nor Is there sign of any Immediate
let-up In this attain. It must continue
for some time longer, until more offi
cers tire graduated from Annnpolls,
nnd until the recruits become trained
and skillful In their duties. In those
difficulties Incident upon tho develop
ment of our war licet tho conduct of
nil our officers has been creditable to
the service, and the lieutenants nnd
junior grades' In particular have dis
played an ability and a steadfast
cheei fulness which entitles them to
tho ungrudging thanks of all who
realize the disheartening trials and
fatigue- to which they aie of necessity
subjected.
There is not a cloud on the horizon
nt piesent. There seems not the
slightest chance of trouble with a
foreign power. We most earnestly
hope that this state of things may
continue; and the way to insure its
continuance is to provide for a
thoroughly efficient navy. The le
fusal to maintain such a navy would
invite trouble, and if tiouble came
would insure disaster. Fatuous self
complacency or vanity, or short
sightedness in refusing to prepare
for danger, is both foolish and wick
ed in such a nation as ours; and past
experience has shown that such
fatuily iu refusing to recognize or
piopaie for nny crisis in advance is
usually succeeded by a mad panic
of hysterical fear once the crisis has
actually arrived.
Postal Progress
The striking increase in the revenues
of the postotllce department shows
clearly the prosperity of our people
nnd the increasing activity of the busi
ness of the country.
The receipts1 of the postoftlee depai t
ment for' the fiscal year ending June
UO .last amounted to $121,848,017.26, an
irnfrease of .$10,21ti,S33.87 over the pre-
vcedlng year, the laige&t increase
known In the history of the postal
service. The magnitude of this in
crease will best appear from the fact
tnat the entire postal xecelpts for the
year I860 amounted to but $S,51S.0G7.
Rural fiee-dellvery service In no
longer in the experimental stage; It
has become a llod policy. The results
lollowlng Its lntioductlou have fully
justified the congress in the large ap
pioprlalions made lor its establish
ment and extension. The aeiage
yearly Increase In post-o(hee lecelpts
In the i in al districts of the country Is
about two per cent. W aie now able,
by uciuiil results, to show that whtie
luial frec-dellveiy set vice has been
established to such an extent as to en
able us to make comparisons the yeai
Iv Increase bus been upward ol ten
pei ceul.
On November 1, 1!HL', ll.twU iur.il
ftio-rtellvoij routes had been estab
lished and weie In operation, coveting
about one-thltd ot the territory of the
United States i.al!able lor im.il ftec
dellvery '-ei vice. There ure now
awaiting the action ot the department
petitions .Mid application-, lor tho es
tablishment ol 10.74S additional loutes.
Thi.J shuns (onclnshely th" want
which tho establishment ot tho -et-lce
bus met and the need of lurther
rxttiidlng it us tiipldly tis po-slldo. it
i.. Justified both be the financial results
unci b the pineilcal benollls to our
l aral population; ii bilngs the ineti
who live on the soil Into close rela
1lous with lite active luisliu ss woild;
It keeps the fatinei in dally touch with
iho. markets; It Is u potential educa
tional foYce; It enhances tho viluo of
farm pioperty, mnkes fnim llfo far
pleasanter and los Isolated, and will
do much to chock the unde.-liable cur
lont from louiitiy to city.
Jt is to be hoped that tho congress
will make llbeial appropriations for tho
runtluuunco of the seivito nliendy es
tablished and lor Its futher extension,
Irrigation of Arid Lands
Few subjects of more linpoiuuice
have been taken up by tho congrtts
in recent enrs than tho'lnnuguartlon
of tho system ot nationally-aided irri
gation for the uild teglons of the fur
West, A good beginning theieln has
ljfen made. Now that this policy of na
tional Ii ligation nan been adopted, the
need of thoiough and scientific forest
ptotcctlon will grow moio rapldlythan
ever throughout the publle-land states.
Legislation should bo provided lor
tho protection of the game, nnd tho
wild cieatures generally, on tho forest
reserves. Tho senseless slaughter of
game, vvhlclr can by judicious piolec
tlon bo permanently preserved on our
natlouul reserves for tho people as a
whole, should bo stopped at once. It
Is, tor Instance, a serious count against
our nutloiul (food senso to penult, the
present practice of butchering off such
a stately and beautiful creatine us tho
elk for Its antlers or tusks,
Ko far as they uto uvnllublo for agri
culture, and lo whatever extent they
may be teelaimed under the national
Irrigation law, tho remaining public
lands should bo held rigidly for tho
homo builder, the settler who lives on
his land, and lor no ono else. In
their nctual use the desert-laud law,
the timber and stone law, and tho
rommutatlon clause of tho homestead
law have been so pot verted from tho
intention with which they wero en
urled as to penult the acquisition of
luigti ureas of tho public domain for
other than actual bettlcrs nnd tho
1,000 Yards Guaranteed
Black Taffeta Silk
At 59c a yard
You'll find the maker's guarantee on
this silk. This is an 'important bargain.
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SILK
SILK
SENSATIONAL
Sensational Silk Sale
Of HighGrade Handsome Dress and Waist Silks
The choicest, newest and best Silks made, at prices that average one-third to one-half of regular worth. This is one of those
important Silk Sales that never fail to arouse the' quickest interest, and it will be the most remarkable Silk Sale that Scranton
has ever known. The entire Dress and Silk Departments will be devoted to it. Everywhere you'll see Silks at prices you never
dreamed of. You can't help but buy. You'll no doubt lay in Silks enough to last you for months to come,
This sale abounds in rich, beautiful and rare Silks. The bulk of it is of staple and moderate designs; also plain
fabrics. Every yard is perfect in weave and texture, and at
Prices One-third and One-fourth Less Than Regular
18-inch Taffeta
Full line of colors, including
black and white.
Sale Price, 42c
19-inch Taffeta
Full line of colors; also black
and white. Sale Price, 69c
24-inch Peau De Levant
All the staple colors, includ
ing evening shades.
Sale Price, 89c
Fancy Waist Silks
and a Large Variety of
Plaid Silks
8Qc
Not a yard less than $1.25 up to $1.39. Go on sale
this week at, a yard ......
Choice colorings, exquisite ' designs, suitable for all oc-casions.
Black Moire Velour
27 inches wide; this is a very choice number;
regulary worth $1.33. This sale
98c
Bljck Peau de Soie Silks
The 19-inch kind, worth Q7 r
regularly $1.25. On sale at "'
The 27-inch kind;
worth regularly, $1.65. ( f C
This sale Pl.-firtJ
The 2-5-inch kind; --
regularly worth $1.35. fc f J
Ou sale at P I t I A
The 23-inch kind; much heavier;
worth regularly $1.60. C 1 "2f
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This sale ,
89c Pongee Silks kL 50c
Grenadines
White, pink and blue; regularly worth $1.25.
This sale .......
89c
- 19-inch Black Taffeta, 55c "in r
kind. This sale, a yard OW
20-inch Black Taffeta, 80c AQrr
kind. This sale, a yard VlWi"
19-inch Black Taffeta, 75c cOr
kind. This sale, a yard OVC
23-inch Black Taffeta, $1.00 7 "r
kind. This sale, a yard J Ok
i-33
26-inch Black Taffeta, t ff
3 kind. This sale, a yard.. P VU
Black
Fancy Brocade Silks
20-inch kind; regularly worth A Or
85c. This sale, yard uy
22-incli kind; regularly worth "J -2f
yov- -- -., - j-..-.
iixtra hue quality: usua
brings $1.33. This sale
Hy 97C
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
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20-inch Moire
Many desirable colors; extra
fine value; usually 90c.
Sale Price, 65c
Changeable Taffeta
A splendid assortment; all
shades. Sale Price, 69c
21-inch Plain Jap Silk
Every known shade; usual
ly 45c kind. For this sale,
Per yard, 31c
23-inch China Silks
A large variety of colors.
Priced for this Sale At 39c
ll-g n i Special
Black Satin v,,,,,
20-inch wide, worth 75c.
Sale Price, 40c
24-inch wide, extra fine
lustre, worth regulary $1.00.
Sale Price, 65c
Black Moire Antique, 21
inches wide, $1.65 kind.
Sale Price, $1.25
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JONAS LONG'S SONS.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
consequent prevention of settlement.
jroieovL-r, the aiun caching exhaustion
or th vuhllc lansos has of IiiIp led
to much dlhi'Uslon hh to the bent man
not ol uslnj,' the.ie public lands in the
AVesfl whlj-li ure sultuble chlelly fcir
grazing. The .sound and steady de
velopment of tho AVest depends upon
the building up of homes therein.
.Much of our pioipeilty n a nation
has been due to tho opei.atlou of the
homestead law. Ou tho other hand,
wo phould U'cognlie the fact that In
tho grazing region Uio man who cor
responds to tho liomustoudet' may be
unuble to bettlo peununently If only
allowed to use tho hamo amount of
pusmue hind that hlb hi other, the
liomesleader, Is allowed to use of uia
blo land. Ono hundred and Plxty acres
nl ikh nnrt well-wateied soil, or a
much pmaller uinount of i'llsatcd
laud, may Keep a family In plenty,
whereas no ono could get a living
fiom one hundied nnd sixty attes of
ilty pasture land capablo of support
ing at tho ouside only one head of
cattle to every ten acies. In tho past
great tracts of tho public) domain have
been fenced In by persons having no
title thereto, in direct detiauco of the
law forbidding the maintenance or
construction of nny such unlawful in
closmo of public land. For vat Ions
reasons there hns been little Interfer
ence with buch Inclnsuies In the past,
but ninplo notice lias now boon given
tho tiespasseis, and all tho le.souiccs
ut tho command of the government
will heieafter bo used to put a stop
to such ttespasslng.
In view of tho capital importance
of hebo matters, I commend litem to
tho eainebt consideration of tho con
gress, and If tho congress finds dim
culty Itr dealing with them from lack
iif thorough knowledge of tho subject,
I recommend that provision be made
for a commlbslon of experts bpeclally
to Investigate and report upon the
complicated questions' involved.
Legislation for Alaska
I especially urge upon tho cougtcss
the need of wlbo legislation for Alaska,
It Is not to our ctertlt us a nation that
Alaska, which hah been ours lor
thirty-live years- should still have as
poor u s-ystctn ot luwa us Is the case.
No country has a mote valuable pn.s
beslou In mineral wealth, In fisheries,
Iui.j, foie.tb, and also in land avail
able for certain kliulb of farming and
stoikgt owing. Jt Is a territory of
great bUo and vailed resources, vull
(Hud to support a laige permanent
population. AlabKa needs a good laud
law and suili piovMons for home
steads und pre-emptions as will en
courage permanent .settlement. "Wo
should shape legislation with a view
not to the exploiting ami abandoning
of tho territory, but to the building
up of homes therein, The laud laws
bltould be liberal In type, so as to
hold out Inducements to the actual
settler; whom we most desire to see
tako possession of the country, rhio
foiests of Alaska should bo protected,
and, us a secondary but still important
matter, the game also, and at the
.santf) time It Is Imperative that the
bottlers should be allowed to cut tim
ber, under proper regulations, for their
own uso. I..aws should bo enacted to
protect the Alaskan salmon llsherlen
against the greed which would destroy
them. They should be preserved as a
permanent Industry and food supply.
Their management nnd control should
be turned over to tho commission of
fish and fisheries. Alaska should have
a delegate iir.tlro congress. It would
be well If a congressional committee
could Visit Alaska and investigate Its
needs on tho ground.
The Indian Problem ,
In dealing with tho Indtunu our aim
should be their ultimate absorption
Into tho body of our people. Hut in
many caseH this ubsorptlon muit and
should lie very slow. In portions of
the Indian Territory tho mixture of
blood has goire ou at the same time
with progress In wealth nnd educa
tion, to that there ure plenty of men
with Mirylng degrees of purity qf In
dian blood who are ab.solutely Indis
tinguishable In 4,'olnt of buclul, poli
tical, and economic ability from their
white associates.. There are other
tribes which June as jet made no
perceptible udwntce toward such
equality. To Iry to toico such lilbcs
ton 1'asu Is to pruvent their going for
ward nt all. Moreover, the tribes lle
under widely different conditions.
Where a tribe has made considerable
,'dvance and Ihes on fertile farming
soil It is jioslblf to, allot the member .1
lands In bc entity much as is tho case
with white seltlets. On the arid
prairie lands tho citort should be to
Induce the Indians to lead pastoral
rather than agricultural Ihos, and to
penult them to settle lit villages
rather than to lorcc them Into Isola
tion. '
.The largo Indian bdrools situated re
mote from any Indian reservation do a
special and peculiar work of great
Importance. Hut, excellent though
these are, an Immense amount of ad
ditional woik must be done oir tho
reservations themselves among the old,
and above all umoug the young, In
dians. The (list and most Impoitulit step
Inward the absorption of tho Indian Is
to teach him to earn his living; yet It
In not necessarily to be assumed tint
la each community all Indians must
beeoino either tillers of the soil or
stock ralseis. Their Industries may
properly be diversified, and lhoo who
show bpeelal Uivlro or adaptability for
Industrial or even commenial put suits
should be encouraged so far ns prac
ticable to follow out each his own
bent.
l.very elfoit should be mado to
develop (he Indian along tho lines- of
natural aptitude, and to encourage
the existing native industries peculiar
to certain tribes, such as tho various
kinds of basket weaving, canoe build
ing, smith work, and blanket work.
Above all, tho Indian boys and girls
should be given conlldont command of
colloquial Kuglish. and should ordin
arily be prepared for a vigorous strug
gle with the conditions under which
their people live, rather than for Im
mediate absorption Into some more
highly developed community.
The officials who represent the gov
ernment in dealing with the Indians
work under hard conditions, and also
under conditions which tender It easy
lo do wrong atrd very dltllcult to.de
tect wrong, t'onseqtrently they should
be amply paid on the one hand, and on
the- other hand a particularly high
standard of conduct should be demand
ed from thorn, and where misconduct
can be proved the punishment should
bo exemplaiy.
Science's Aid to Farming
Irr no department of government
work in recent years has there been
greater success than In that of giving
scientific aid to the farming popula
tion, thereby showing them how most
efficiently to help themselves. There
is no rreed of insisting upon Its Im
portance, for the welfare of the fanner
Is fundamentally necasbary to the wel
fare of the Itepublle as a whole. In
adlfltion to srlch work as quarantine
against animal and vegetable plagues,
and warring against them when here
Introduced, much efficient hoh has
been rendered to tho farmer by the
introduction of new plants specially
fitted for cultivation uirclir the peculiar
conditions existing Itr different por
tions of the country, Xow ceieals
have been established In the semi-arid
West. For Instance, the ptactlcnblllty
of producing tho best types of inacti
on! wheats In regions of an annua!
rainfall of only ten Inches or there
abouts has beerr conclusively demon
strated. Through tho introduction of
new rices In Louisiana and Texan the
production of rice In this country has
been made to about equal the homo
demand. In the Southwest the possl
blllty or regrasslng over-stocked range
lands lias been demonstrated; In the
North many new f 01 ago crops havn
been Introduced, while In the nast it
has been shown that some of our
choicest fruits can bo btuied nnd Bhlp
pend in bucir a way as to find a profit
able markot abroad.
The National Museum
I again recommend to the favorable
consideration of the congress tho plans
of the Smithsonian Institution for
making the museum under Its charge
worthy of the nation, and for preserv
ing at the national capital not only
records of tho vanishing races of men
but of the animals of this continent
which, like the buffalo, will s-oon be
come extinct unless specimens ttoni
which their rcprcbentatlves may be ia
newed arc bought in their native re
gions and maintained there In safety.
District of Columbia
The District of Columbia Is the only
patt of our territory in which the Na
tional government exetclses local or
municipal functions, and where In con
sequence the government has a nee
hand In reference to ceitnlu types of
social and economic legislation which
must be essentially local or municipal
In their character. The government
should see to It, for Instance, that tho
hygienic and sanitary legislation af
fecting Washington Is of a high char
acter. The evils ot slum dwellings,
whether in tire shape of crowded and
congested tenement-house districts or
of the back-alley type, hhouldriever bo
permitted to grow up In Washington,
Tho city should be n model in every
respect for all the cities of the coun
try. Tho charitable and coiiectlouul
bystema of tho district should receive
consideration at the hands of tire con
gress to the end that they may embody
tho results of the most advanced
thought in these fields, Moreover,
while Washington Is not a great in
dustrial city, theio is some Industrial
ism lieie, und our labor legislation,
while it would not be important in It
self, might be mado a model for the
rest of tho nation. Wo should pass,
for Instance, a wlso employer'b-llabll-Ity
act for the District of Columbia,
and we need such an act in pur navy
yards. Ituihoad companies In the dis
trict ouglt to bo required by law to
block their frogs.
To Protect Railwau Men
The safcty-appllurreu law, for the
better protection ol the lives and limbs
of railway employes, which was passed
In lb!U, went Intii full elrect 011 August
1, 1001. It has resulted in averting
thousands ot casualties. Kxperleme,
shows, however, the necessity of addi
tional legislation to perfect this law.
A bill to provtdo for this passed th
senate at the last session, It Is to he
hoped that some Mich measure may
now bo enacted Into law,
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Too Much Printing
There Is a growing tendency to pio
lde lor the publication of mabses of
documents) tor which there Is no public
demand and for tho printing of which
there is no real necessity. Large, num
bers of volumes are turned nut by the
government printing presses ipr which
there is no Justification. . Nothing
should bo in luted by nny of the de
partments unless It contains something
of permanent value, and the congiess
could with advantage cut down veiy
rnirtet hilly 011 all the printing which
It has now become customary to pro
vide. Tho excessive cost of govern
ment piliiling Is a siioug argument
against tho po-dilou of thofo who tiro
Inclined on abstrnct grounds to advo
cate the government's doing any woi,k
which can with propriety be (eft in
private hands,
The Merit System
Uratltylug progress Iras been madt
iluiing tho year In the extonsion ot
the merit system of making appoint
ments in tho government service, It
should be extended by law' to the- Dis
trict of Columbia, it Is much to bo
desired that our consular syste,nr bo
established by law oir a basis provid
ing for nppohrtment nnd promotion
only In consequence of proved fitness.
White House Repairs
Through a wise provision of the con
gress at its last besslon tiro White
House, which had become disfigured
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