The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-14
. EDITORIAL NOTES.

The beauty Of spring time. even in
the cities! How every one seems to de-
light in the varied and tender green Of
the new LEAKAGE on each and every ave-
nue. favored by lines of trees. The
problem therefore Is the greater why
glorious elms and naples. water birch
es. plane trees. and all the other noble
trees recently commended by Forestry
Commissioner Rothrock. In answer to
the Secretary Of the Board OF Trade,
as especially suitable for city growth
in this locality and climate. Nothing
else could add so much to the beauty
and to the summer GOODNESS Of our as
phalt-paved streets and avenues. or
more promote the city's health in sum-
mer and the comfort Of all who must
abide in town through the heated term.
The notes that come In from Homes
dale, with It's pioneer Woman's Town
Improvement Association, Of all which
that associations faithful and unrest
ing work accomplishes ought to stir
up Scranton women to secure in some
wise q cleaner condition Of the city
streets. There Is not any real reason,
not even a plausible excuse. for all the
dirty paper. the fruit peel and other
unornamental waste with which hun
dreds, If not thousands of careless peo-
pie decorate our city's highways. The
women Of Wilkes Barre, like those of
many other cities. have been stirred to
worthy emulation by the example Of
those Of Honesdale. The Young Wo-
mems Christian Association itself might
give n strong impetus to the work Of
having the streets kept clean. There
may we'll be "a strong pull, q long pull,
and a pull altogether" Of Scranton
women that shall stir the city's councils
to more stringent sanitary ordinances
and bring about police department Wig
lance to see such ordinances executed.
The musical world Of Scranton has
met with great loss in the early death
of that fine artist and greatly beloved
citizen. Frederick F. Kopff. There was
no cause to wonder over the fact that
the Liederkranz Society which he 50
long directed could not sing at his fu-
neral services, because their voices
were choked by weeping-that hymns
and chant had to be sung by those less
closely connected with him. How
greatly beloved he was by his pupils
there Is fresh evidence every time that
any occasion arises to speak Of him.
From those not now in the city has
come in the eloquent testimony of grief
at their loss in his sudden summons
hence-the full pause put to his earthly
work by the Angel Of Immortality just
while all the world that knew him was
looking for yet fuller fruition Of his
genius.
Brother thou were. ana minstrel
trewe,
Now fare thou well!"
The lines written hundreds Of years
ago for another fit the feeling OF a
multitude Of hearts for Herr Kopff, in
Scranton, now; and the writer Of these
lines speaks for some at least Of those
who have said. do not let the Wo-
mans Paper go forth without some tri-
butte to that beloved musician and gen.
tie spirit"
Speaking Of the beauty Of all these
upper counties Of the Keystone State
memory recalls the strong and lovely
poems of its truest laureate, Edith
May"-Miss Anna M. Drinker, whose
home Of childhood, youth and early
womanhood was in Susquehanna coun-
ty, in or near its fair chief town, Mont.
rose. Long years Of Ill health silenced
the richest and sweetest voice of SONG
that ever told the loveliness OF YET
wholly unspoiled wildwood beauty and
grandeur and no less sweetly the stories
Of old romance. Both editions Of hel
poems are out of print-the Philadel'
phia one published somewhere In the
'fifties; the New York one issued some
twenty years later. There should be
another one issued, and 1t ought to be
in every northeastern Pennsylvania IL
brary and home.
The yearly story Of forest destruction
by fires Is being repeated all around US
That the origin of almost all Of these
fires Is incendiary scarcely any ont
doubts. Not few Of them, deliberate
ly destroying millions of dollars wortf
of lumber, are started by persons own
ing no property themselves who destro,
the forests for the sake Of berry crop
There is law requiring the various
county commissioners to ferret out ant
punish all persons starting forest fires
Has anyone ever heard Of any county
commissioner ever making the slightes
attempt to obey this law? If so. whel
and where? Yet it is the wealth Of th'
whole state, not merely Of individuals
that Is thus swept out Of existence
Every person now knows that fores
ruin means the drying up Of streams
the failure of water supply for crops
for cattle. for farm homesteads, for vii
lagos, towns and cities. They know
that it means the absolute wiping out o
existence Of one industry after another