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President's Speech at Ocean Grove.
The FBKKLAND TRIIIUNK should com
pose Itself. Secretary Root's task of
convincing President McKinley that the
war in the Philippines must he vigor
ously pushed will not bo so difficult as
tho TRIBUNK Imagines, for the very
good reason that the president is al
ready convinced of that necessity. Tho
work will bo thoroughly done, too. If
thoro is any further doubt of that it can
bo easily dispelled by a second reading
of tho prosident'9 eloquent remarks at
Ocean Grove on Friday.— Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The president's remarks at Ocean
Grove were very brief. The gist of his
address was printed next day by the
Inquirer in heavy type and we presume
that portion of it may be taken as the
dispeiior of all doubts. Speaking of the
Hag, the president said:
The Mag does not mean one thing in
the United States and another thing in
Porto Rico and the Philippines. There
has beon doubt expressed in some quar
ters as to tin' purpose of the government
respecting the Philippines. I can see
no harm in stating it in this presence
peace first, then with charity for all;
establish a goyernment of law and
order, protecting life and property, and
occupation for the well being of the
people in which they will participate
under the stars and stripes.
A fitting reply to the president's
"eloquent remarks," as they are termed
by the Inquirer , has been published in
City and State, of Philadelphia, a Re
publican nowspaper. Editor Welsh so
thoroughly covers the question, after
printing the portion of the speech given
above, that nothing further is required
from the TKIIIUNK, which, being an ad
vocate of Democracy, might be suspect
ed of prejudice wore its opinion of the
"eloquent remarks'' given.
City and State said:
That opening utterance is as untrue
as it possibly can be. That flag ag
gressively pushed upon the Filipino
people, who have never accepted it,
means exactly what it would mean if
pushed in like aggressive manner upon
any other people inclined to spurn it—
as people of any true spirit would spurn
it if the attempt were made to force it
upon them.
What does President McKinley say
that silly and childish thing for, to his
own disgrace and to the shame of the
country? Arc there no words of sober
ness and sense within his compass to
utter?
The Hag of the nation means one
thing to an American. It has been, in
the past at least, to him a symbol of
freedom and of a no less loyal respect
for the freedom of others.
To the Filipinos it is a hateful sign of
attempted conquest, a detestable badge
of servitude. And no one knows this
better than Mr. McKinley.
Why, therefore, this resort to words of
insincerity? What end worth anything
can be served?
And then the "purpose of the govern
ment respecting the Philippines"—with
what boldness and extreme frankness
stated!—"peace first, then with charity
for all."
Ah. the sweet charity of those who
seek to throttle you! —the charity of a
would-be conqueror!
llow strange it is that all through
the world's history men—strong men
and tender women—have been willing
to die rather than trust it.
Any tyrant is always full of just such
overflowing charity and gentle peace
for those whom he would subdue.
"Only hit me be master," he says,
"and things will then be much better
for you than you can make them for
yourselves."
Men don't believe that—and the
more loyal they are to their own man
hood the loss they believe it. It is not
true. It is the greatest of falsehoods,
all the history of the past being the
witness.
And yot herein the closing year but one
of tho nineteenth century we have the
chief ruler of the greatest republic, of
time going about uttering softly and
smoothly Insincere praise like this.
Well may the nation hang its head!
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Education That Kills.
From the Serantou Scrantonian.
Everybody is familiar with the phrase
"Education never hurt any person."
For a long time it was accepted as a
trucism, and therefore beyond the
realm of discussion, but the time has
arrived where not only may the truth of
the phrase be questioned, but a strong
case in the negative is easily made out.
Of course, there is a limit and a lino to
be drawn at which the discussion may
begin. For example, the education con
sisting of reading, writing, arithmetic,
a limited knowledge of geography, etc.,
is an absolute necessity to every man
and woman, no matter what their rank,
race or calling may be, and any attempt
to place obstacles in the way of the
humblest child iu the land obtaining a
sound elementary course would not only
be an imparable loss to the rising gen
eration, but a direct blow at intelligent
Thus far, learning is an un
qualified benefit and almost a necessity
for earning daily bread.
But there is an education that kills
the usefulness of young men and women,
an education that creates discontent,
breeds misery and brings sorrow to
many a blythe heart and happy home.
We refer to the so-called comtnerical
courses which are crammed in guileless
youths in the hope; that they'll all bo
bank presidents, private secretaries to
men with lordly incomes, or at least
confidential clerk in some big firm.
As a matter of fact, not one in twenty
who take these courses ever riso far
enough to earn an ordinary mechanic's
wage, while the bulk of the crowd who
dream away the hours happily during
the course of tuition, soon drops out of
sight altogether as aggressive members
in the great industrial bee-hive of the
world, and arc found rosignedly fol
lowing any odd job that comes their
way. They have missed the tide which
might have led them on to fortune, by
listening to the fairy tales of smooth
tongucd canvassers or cunningly worded
circulars, and started to pursue the im
possible. Failure is inevitable, the dis
appointment following is harsh and
cruel. Who was to blame?
It must not be inferred from the fore
going remarks that we object to the
teaching of commercial branches in
public or private schools, for such is not
tho case. Whilo few of the courses fol
lowed arc practical, and much of the
theory learned has to be swept away be
fore real progress is possible, still, to
those who have tho necessary qualifica
tions in the shape of a thorough ground
work in education, and a particular
bend toward commercial pursuits, the
special branches taught are all right.
But not one out of ten of the pupils
gathered in are so constituted or fitted
to receive the course, hence its wortb
lessncss as an elevator, and its positive
detriment to their future course in life.
Tho leopard cannot change his spots at
will, neither can a young man or
woman work a revolution in their make
up by going to school for six months or
a year, and as their special courses
often entail severo hardships at home
on account of tho money required to
pay the expenses, and the withdrawal
of the earnings of the student during
the course, our advice to young men
and women contemplating a change in
this direction is, "look before you leap."'
The administration in its great anxity
to avoid the issue of more bonds to pay
for the largely increased army, is seek
ing devious ways to raise revenue. Re
cently, the patent office required the
seals of notaries public to be certiiied to
by the clerk of the county court in
putcnt applications. As this means an
additional revenue stamp of 10 cents on
the certificate, tho reason for this new
requirement is apparent. It is the
poor inventors of the country who are
now being bled by the administration to
help pay for subduing the Philippines.
The absurdity of the administration
organs in trying to brand as traitors the
millions of loyal Americans who do not
believe it is right to do wrong, is too
obvious to need demonstration.
Ol'R CAPITAL LETTER.
M'KINLEY MAY NOT BE A CANDIDATE
FOR RENOMINATION.
WoHtern Politician llringn a Story of
Tliut Nature to Washington—Lukewarm
Support Given Ilia War Said to lie the
Gauge—No Decrease in Taxeg.
Washington, D. C., September 1.
Many of the close friends of President
McKinley expect him to retiro to pri
vate life at the end of his term, declin
ing to be a candidate for renoinination.
Various reasons are assigned for this,
the principal ones being that the presi
dent has broken in health undor the
burdens of his oftico; that Mrs. Mc-
Kinley finds the many cares of the
White House too great for her strength,
and that the president personally doubts
the disposition of the American people
to re-elect a chief exocutlvo. Tho story
was brought to Washington a few days
ago by a leading Western politician.
He served as a member of the last
house of representatives, and has many
close friends in tho New England states.
Ho spent his vacation among them, and
states that several of tho strongest:
McKinley men in the East have assured
him, in private, that they have positive
information of tho president's purpose
to decline renoinination.
X t X
It appears that shortly boforo EHhu
Root was appointed secretary of war a
conference of some importance was held
in which a number of leading Republi
cans from New York and elsewhere
took part. The qualifications of Mr.
Root wero discussed at length, and
those prosont took occasion at tho same
time to consider tho general political
situation and the prospects for 1000. It
developed that the administration has
been watching closely the trend of
politics in the New England states, and
has been far from content with the
lukewarm support given the expansion
and general Philippine policy by the
press and Republican senators and
representatives in the East. Reference
to these conditions was made, and It Is
stated that the president remarked that
unless stronger assurance were forth
coming of zealous support in the hither
to reliable Republican states, ho would
not feel disposed to bo a candidate for
re-election.
X X I
Tho gentlemen who attended the con
ference made a number of suggestions
along the line of convincing the presi
dent that he is the logical candidate for
next year, but they left the White
House under the distinct impression
that Mr. McKinley does not desire
ronomlnation under prosont conditions,
and they are given as authority for his
determination not to run again. They
wore not opposed to his candidacy, and
hope yet to induce the president to
accept renoinination. Thoy state, how
ever, in private, and to their intimate
friends, that Governor Roosevelt prob
ably will bo the choice of the conven
tion, and will have the warm support of
the present administration and approval
of Mr. McKinley.
X X t
A letter was received at the war de
partment recently from General Law
ton, commanding a division in tho
Philippines, expressing his hope that
tho insurrection would bo ondod at the
time his letter should reacli Washing
ton. General Lawton is a good soldier
and a safe and conservative advisor.
The letter for a short time gave sub
stantial encouragement to tho officials.
Events have happened, however, which
modified decidedly the satisfaction at
first produced by Gcnoral Lawton's
hopefulness. A telegram received from
tho Associated Press correspondent
reached this city a few days after
General Lawton's letter. It stated that
severe fighting was in progress, and
that the Filipinos wero exhibiting un
usual aggressiveness. The telegram
closed with the statement that General
Otis compelled the newspapor despatches
to bo revised and everything omitted
which did not "magnify tho American
and minimize the Filipino operations.''
This despatch had to be sent to Hong
Kong, 000 miles from Manila, to insure
its safe transmission, beyond the cen
sor's control.
t * t
General Lawton's lettor wa9 dated as
far back as July 12. Since that time
there has been successive severe, but
unfortunately indecisive ongagomonts,
and as tho very latest accounts, not
from Otis, it is true, but from intelligent
and disinterested observors, state that
fighting is continued, and the enemy
are growing even more war-like, very
little comfort is left to bo extracted
from Lawton's expressions of hope, and
confidence. The best information avail
able at present is that Oti9 will bo re
tained until he has had a chance to
show whether ho can get results after
all the rc-enforcements are at hand. If
ho cannot, short work will bo made of
him. Either Lawton will succeed him,
or Merrit or Miles will be placed in
charge. The friends of tho last named
express doubt about tho wisdom of
oither accepting command. There arc
many expert officers on duty at Wash
ington who maintain that the work of
putting down, and keeping tho Filipinos
in order, is one that will task the ability
of the most efficient officer.
X X t
One thing at loast is settled. There
will be no decroaso of taxes, of any
kind, and this is sufficient to alarm tho
shrewd Republican campaigners who
have discovered that in many states the
people, especially those in moderate cir
cumstances, are heartily tired of taxes
for carrying on a war of invasion, and
quite as tired of tho political party
which has imposed thorn.
ANTIQUE OAK THAT 13 OLD.
Beautiful Results with Plecee Buried Un
der Chicago 7,000 Veare Ago*
White oak logs that buve beeu bur
led under the site of Cblcngo for 7,000
years bare Just been put to use. l'rof.
Osslan Guthrie, the Chicago geologist,
who lias studied the locul strata and
helped to unearth the remnants of
some of these prehistoric trees, has
Just come into possession of two toilet
brushes made from this ancient oak,
that have surprised the manufactur
er of Imitation "antique" woods by
the wonderful color and polish of
which the genuine antique oak Is cap
able. No precious woodß that have
ever been Imported Into Chicago are
so marvelously beautiful as these
specimens with which l'rof Guthrie
lias Just been presented.
Most of these prehistoric lops have
been resurrected from the 7,000-year
old graves to be divided up among the
museums and universities of the coun
try. Walnut, willow, boeeh aud most
of the moderu native woods have been
dug up under these glnclal deposits
and alluvium of seventy centuries, but
the white onk, the same tree evidently
that flourishes In the parks to-day, has
been preserved best of nil.
Some frightful cyclone appears to
have bent and laid low the trees nt
first. The Iron fibre Is bent and twist
ed in nearly all of them In oue partic
ular spot In the trunk, nnd it is evi
dent that tills was the cause thnt first
buried the giant forests under the
sands and alluvium. Some of these
trunks have been followed by l'rof.
Guthrie in the excavations for streets
and houses for many feet. Oue trunk
in Sheffield avenue, was unearthed for
seventy feet
Evidently this forest was the first
growth after the glacial period. It lies
close to the glacial clay, uuder the nl
luvial drift, at a general depth of four
teen feet. The cyclone apparently laid
the forest low, and the sand nnd drift
were blown up from the lake and cov
ered it. The water formed an air-tight
capsule about the trunk, aud kept It
from decaying.
Of late years, however, the surface
sewers hnve drained the water away
from the trunks, nnd the bark nnd out
er layers of wood have gone to decay.
The Iron llbre of the Inner wood Is
still intact in most of them, however.
The wood from which l'rof. Guthrie's
souvenirs are made was dug up near
the corner of Calumet avenue and
Thirty-ninth Btreet, where ninny of the
trunks are being chopped away in
sewer excavating.
No imitation untique wood has over
attained the singular beauty of this
old oak. It Is dark, almost a greenish
black, the result of hundreds of yenrs'
discoloration by the surrounding wa
ter. The polish which It has attained
Is unlike anything ever seen by wood
Importers. The tlbre of the wood was
found almost as tough as tine wire in
working It up.
Pawy'i Victory Over an Eagle.
A tiger cat, belonging to Fnrmer
Hazard, of Herrlck, Susquehanna
county, wns strolling out toward the
barn some time ago, carrying in her
teeth a piece of meat for her young. A
bald cnglc, which had been hovering
over the farm for u week, suddenly de
scended upon her and whirled her up
ward In rapid vertical flight
The path of ascent, to the eye of a
spectator watching the scene, wns
clearly indicated by loose feathers
violently tossed from the point of com
bat. In a brief time the struggling
pair came to a standstill In the sky.
The eagle's wings had drooped now
nnd then, and he had given plain evi
dence of pain nnd terror, yet not once
had his awful grip appeared to relax.
At length a descent was begun, with
a rapidity which Incrensed every mo
ment, aud the two animals struck the
ground at the point where they had at
lirst encountered each other, but the
eagle wus dead, and the cat, as soon
as she felt teova firma beneath her
feet, shot away for the barn, still
carrying her bit of meat.
Investigation showed thnt the cat
had cut the engle's throat aud so lacer
ated its breast that its body wns liter
ally laid open. After tile death In mid
air, however, the cat had been too
clever to relax lier hold and thus fall
to the ground, but let her enemy servo
a parachute to ease her descent.
Th Il.it Air Tsmperaturs.
The conditions affecting the temper
ature of the body other than those due
to physiological conditions are very
numerous. First and most obvious is
the temperature of the surrounding
atmosphere. It Is a well-estahllslied
fact that an avernge temperature of
the air of 54 degrees Fahrenheit is
best adapted to the public health, for
at that temperature the decomposition
of animal nnd vegetable matter Is
slight and normal temperature Is moßt
easily maintained. Every degree of
temperature above or below that point
requires n more or less effort of the
lieat-regulntlng power to maintain the
proper equilibrium. Even more potent
in elevating the bodily temperature Is
the introduction into the blood, wheth
er by respiration or by direct Injection
of putrid fluids nnd the gases of de
composing matters. If this injection
Is repeated nt short Intervals, death
will occur with n high temperature.
The nir of cities contains emanations
In hot wenther from a vast number of
sources of anlninl nnd vegetable de
composition, nnd the inhalation of nlr
so vitiated brings In contact with the
blood these deleterious products in a
highly divided state which cnuses a
fatal elevation of temperature in the
young, old and enfeebled. The same
effect Is produced by the nlr In close
and heated places, as In tenement
houses, workshops, schoolhouses, hos
pital wards nnd other rooms, where
many persons congregate for hours.
A W.ndvrful Lighthouse.
At Cape Grlsnez, on the French cosat
of the British channel, a new light
house has been erected. The light is
1,500,000 candle power at ordinary
times, but of 3,000,000 cnndle power
In thick weather, and can be seen
forty-eight miles off on a clear night.
It sends live successive white flashes
Instead of the three white followed by
a red of the old light.
Thrown Prom Ilia Carriage.
"Fwntis the matter with your face7"
"Ol wor thrown from me carriage.
But It took til' eondoochtor nu' mo
tormun, the both of thlm, to do it"-,
ludlauapolis Journal.
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The Shoes we refer to have been
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purchased in town.
Stop wasting money on $1 Work- *
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Every department in our store is
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sold by us bears the trade-mark of a
reliable manufacturer. A child can buy
here as safely as an expert.
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