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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
Jonah and the Whale.

For upward of month discussion
has waXed warm in theological circles
over a statement by DR.. Lyman Abb
bott repudating belief in the literal
ness of the Bible story Of Jonah and
the whale. DR.. Abbott is by no means
alone among pious and sincere eX-
Founders of the Christian religion in
declining to accept in other than an
allegorical sense certain portions of the
Scriptures which under a literal in
depreciation appear to come into con-
flict with the laws of God as revealed
in nature. The more frank representa-
tatives of the so-called higher ana
newer criticism are outspoken in the
belief that of the miracles narrated in
the Bible 1t is essential to believe I'M
plicitly only in those which center
about the person and divinity of the
Founder of Christianity; the others,
they affirm, may be regarded as in
some degree the products of imagina
tion teaching truth by parable.
The weakness of this position is set
forth with admirable conciseness by
the New York Sun, when it asserts
that ''if there is not supernatural au-
thority for Christianity it besomes SIM
ply question of moral philosophy, re-
garding whose soundness disagreement
is justfiable and inevitable. Chris
tianity as a religious system would
be wholly subverted. Instead of a re-
ligion deriving its authority from a
supernatural source, we should have
only religious philosophy limited by
the inability of the human intellect to
go beyond this world of sense and fact.
Jesus would be relegated to the plane
of Buddha and Mohammed, and the
Biblical stories of supernatural occur
rences would take their place along
with the tales of Greek and Roman,
Assyrian and Egyptian mythology.
Nothing would be left for man except
the guidance of human reason alone.
The foundation upon which the church
and Christian theology are built,
would be swept away absolutely. =
If the story of Jonah is merely alle-
gorical, a fable, every other Biblical
tale, from the creation of Adam and
Eve up to the supernatural birth and
resurrection of Jesus, is likewise allie
gorical for they conflict equally with
the possibilities under merely natural
law. In other words, the arguments of
DR. Abbott and his defenders shatte1
the whole fabric of religion built by
faith, and put the Scriptural reports OF
supernatural occurrences in the same
category with the tales of mythology =
To this argument there is no re.
sponse. 1t is unanswerable. Either
Christianity as set forth in the Holy
Scriptures is true or it is not true. II
cannot be accepted literally in one
chapter and fguratively in anothe,
without doubt being engendered as tC
the authenticity of the whole; and II
were far better to rest the claim of the
church fatty upon the solid foundation
of faith, in front of which skepticisn
stands powerless, than to attempt tC
accommodate the enemy by going ou
to battle on his territory where he ha.
all the advantage. ,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
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SOME NEWSPAPER ETHICS.


From the Altoona Tribune.
The newspaper man who appropriates
the literary work of another, without
acknowledgements, and without any sign
to show that it is not his own, is guilty
of moral theft though the law does not
take cognizance of his act. He does u
wrong to the one whose work he takes,
while conveying a false impression to
others. In effect he is struttinS around
in borrowed clothes, hiding his own in
telleCtual nakedness with the garments
of others.
takes articles from other journals, from
magazines, or from books, labelling them
Exchange" or selected" When the
author of an article is known his name
should always be printed in connection
with it. If a newspaper or magazine
bought the article and published 1t, II
should have credit also. Occasionally
one does not know who wrote a poem, a
story or an essay. nor where its pubiica-
tion was originally made. In that event
the suggestion of the Central Christian
Advocate that one label it Author Un-
known" or Unidentified" is a very
good one.
But "the worst sardine in the box" to
use a vulgar but forcible phrase, is the
editor who, for the sake of triumphing
over a rival, or scoring point in con-
troversy, will pervert the meaning OF the
others articles, or resorting to equally
despicable methods. As many readers
never see the original article thus NAL
treated. this method is well calculated to
do harm. 1t Is true that no one with a
conscience or with proper sense or
honor resorts to such practices but then
there are men who have access to the
editorial columns OF newspapers who are
destitute of either.
Whoever writes an article which Is
n entitled
to due credit if his name be known. In
many cases this is all the compensation
he receives. To seize that which has
cost him toll and time, and to use 1t
without word of acknowledgment is
very unjust
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

this immense energy over considerable
distances would revoutionize many in
dustries, nor would the work cease at
this point. 1t is believed possible to con-
vert the great anthracite culm heaps
into electricity and make the coal mines
themselves great generating stations. In
stead of sending coal to various parts of
the country that it may produce heat
and power it would be converted into
electrical energy at the mines and trans
mitted by wire, effecting the same re-
suits at reduced cost. The possibilities
of electrical power and its transmission
are wonderful to contemplate, and moth
ing in this direction seems impossible.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

In some departments of the govern
ment, notably the postoffice depart
ment, the public has demanded i'm
provements which, though costly and
at first productive, will in time re-
turn their cost and more in increased
business. These expenditures have
practically been ordered by the peo-
pie; they help to swell the totals, but
still they do not make each citizens
share of the burden heavier than be-
fore. Furthermore, this is a growing
country and can stand q legitimate
increase in it's expense account. If it
couldn't, billion dollar congresses
might be fair targets for criticism; but
it will be recalled that when we first
had a congress of that dimension we
also had a Republican treasury which
had in it money to burn"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
WAS PARTICULAR.
in the Times-Herald.

TlNTty, CTIt /
He was a new reporter and had been
assigned to write up the meeting of a
temperance reVivalist. AS he was sit
ting way back near the door, a vision
in feminine loveliness sidled up to him
and, seeing in him a prospective convert
from the terrible thralldom of drink,
gave him smile which melted the icicles
on the caves and asked him if he even
drank
Eyes, ma'am, I do" he answered with
flrmness of purpose in every tone of his
voice; "but never under such c!rcum-
stances. l won't drink with women
whom | don't know"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Senator Cullom proposes to offer an
amendment to the sundry civil bill,
providing for an appropriation of $685.
600 to pay the expenses of prelimin-
ary survey for a ship canal from the
great lakes to the Atlantic ocean run
ming through a section of Pennsylva-
mia and cutting through New Jersey
not many miles south of Philadelphia,
This idea is a fascinating one and must
some day be realized, but the govern
ment is too poor to so into the canal
business at this time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
STATE
LEGISLATIVE
TOPICS.

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d,,ot of Nv stot traas,,,, by ia,ielation
~, atha,,,,tr @ IN NrSvrnt tbo win
bo,dinn " tt,o s.otai, n,onev--on danoeit
in cerfsir n,,s,,fron, tbn several conn
ties or tb, ,to+o 70 tho yre,f onborra ss-
,,o,,t of 40 sobooIs and choritins of ihe
cnn,nonu,aaltb r. 4, olso nronoeed that
tho iooo,,o sL~ril nnaroto vvift Tho follow-
iny ends tn ,,ioyy. no furtbpr the massage
Of n rro,,er ro,.orIe law vvbich will so
eoua,,1a tbo oseossn,ent of tnxes as TO
give relief rom unii,st discrimination and
ot tho eorno two provi6e an ndeouata
ravonue for tha etote 10 urotest againgt
cnrtailnant or reduction in +he annual
annronriotione 70 tho several counties OF
tba etoto for echooI nnrnoses TO favor
contrni and nrevant hevond nroner limit
the oneration of pools and trusts To
urge the pnsgage Of laws that will most
effectuallv carry ont the provisions of the
.roror,n,, -1anlks I'm the last two state
platforms II is interesting to note in this
connection that the one source of oppo-
sition in the lerislatllre TO the QUAY re-
form LEGISLATION comes from those mem
bers who recently supported Mr.. Wana-
maker for senator.
O.
There Is general agreement among sem
sible legislators with the advice offered
bv th, pcttsville Chronicle when it says:
wealth of PENNSYLVANIA, it's almost mex
enough to erect. q state capitol without
robbing the rising generation. now in the
public schools and without cutting off
the bounty heretofore allotted to the un-
fortunate and dependent? Would any
PENNSYLVANIA boast of % capitol built
with the money wrung from the latter
class and denied the school children?
PENNSYLVANIA should have a capitol build
ing in keening with her position in the
sisterhood of states, but under no circum-
stances should one penny of its cost come
from the sources now urged by some men
at Harrisburg-at the expense of the
schools hospitals and asylums."
Prohibition State Chairman Charles r.
Jones Is endeavoring to have the ballot
law changed. SO that any party polling |
per cent. of the total vote cast for any
office in the state shall be entitled to file
certificates of nomination. AS the law
now reads. the percentage necessary is .
ner cent. which requires that the Prohi-
bitionists in order to be represented on
the ballot, must circulate nomination
ttures. which is considered by them an
Injustice inasmuch as they have been
ncSninating candidates for the past twen-
ty-five wears and declare they shall con-
ttinue to do so until the saloon is prohi-
bited from legally continuing business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

man. But is has yet to be explained
why a Yankee skipper, flying at his
ships masthead the Stars and Stripes,
should permit even Spanish woman
to commit indignity upon one of his
passengers. Things were not thus in
Captain Ingraham's time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

And now the gossip goes that Senat-
ors Quay, Platt, Cullom and Davis, not
to mention q score of others. are anXi-
Gus to see Mark Hanna get into the
senate, so that they can have sport
with him. If we recollect, some of these
able senators tried to do that thing at
St Louis
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

In two states, Nebraska and Della
ware, woman suffrage has recently
been defeated. The weight of argument
is yet on the side of those who op-
pose the extension of the franchise to
a moety of our population only few
of whom appear to want to vote.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

since it showed that the ownership
of millions could not avail to exonerGte
gross guilt. But II Dusstrow had been
Il poor villain, could he have postponed
the Inevitable for nearly three years
by resort to legal bubbles and tech
niralitips2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Richard Harding Davis story of the
young Cuban woman who was stripped
on board an American ship at Havana
by Spaniards and searched for papers
has been modified by the young lady
to this extent; The search was made
behind closed doors by a Spanish wo-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Our excess of exports of merchandise
fer January, 1897, over imports was
larger than for any January in the prior
eleven years; and for the first time in
four years this January shows bal
ance of gold imports. In other words,
prosperity is coming.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

According to the Rev. John Culpep-
per, of Kansas City, when a man is %
and unmarried, he ought to be taxed
500; when % he should be taxed 5000.
The tax should be increased 500 year
until he is thirty. Then, If he is not
married he ought to be put in the peni-
tentiary," Maybe this minister in so
strongly advocating marriage has an
eye to business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

The great trouble with the concert
of the European powers seems to be
the familiar one that each participant
desires to play the solo part
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
TRUE YOU ARE.

From the Sun.
While the British flag and British des-
tiny rule Canada, its people will remain
in fact and in feeling a people without
country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Meanwhile the massacres continue
in Americas Creete and not Christian
hand is lifted to halt Weyler's bloody
career.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
SPR|NGG HAI&
At CONRAD s.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by hjacchus,
The Tribune AstroI0ger.
Astrolabe cast S1G a. m, for Thursday,
Feb IS 1887.
& O.

sM " @T'
1t will be apparent to a child born on
this day that Dunmore is entitled to the
cake for the rapid increase of population
in voting districts.
The ground hog evidently viewed his
shadow in the vicinity of Mr.. Paulps side
walk.
There is plenty of money in the coun-
try but the people who circulate it seem
to become more scarce daily.
The crusade against people in Scranton
who neglect to shovel snow from side
walks will be all right if the snow only
holds out
The butcher Is about the only business
man who can make both ends meat these
days,
Ajacchus' Advice.
Remember that enterprise never thryes
In the vicinity of the miserly. BLOW in"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Although Brother Duggan retains his
scepter as the King of Dunmore, he un-
derstands at last the meaning of oppo-
sition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

The execution of Duestrow was in
one sense a vindicatlon of justice,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

Remember that enterprise never thrves
In the vicinity of the miserly. BLOW in"
dollar occasionally.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

The reception and banquet to be given
United States Senator-elect Boies PEN
rose on Friday evening of next week at
the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, promis-
es to be a very great success, Fred W.
Fleitz, of this city, one of the committee
men of the Republican League of Penn
sylvana, under whose auspices the ar
fair is given, says there will be over 800
guests. The eX-presidents of the league,
eX-Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia; Hon,
John b. Robinson, and Major Everett
Warren of this city, are the honorary re-
ception committee, Prominent Republi-
cans from all the states are expected to
attend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

"a rumor has been current for some
days past TO the effect that Shadrach Il
Collins were going out of business mere"
says the Wikes-Barr Record. ITO a
Record mani yesterday the firm said: we
have been in business here for five years
successfully and we viii remain here
right along, and expect to do business on
the same spot for years to come. 1t is
true however, that we have leased NJ, J.
paVidow's store room at 222 Lackawanna
avenue, in Scranton, for term of years,
and we expect to open a branch store
there in a few weeks. AS for leaving this
city, there is nothing in it, We are going
to branch out simply and from this the
rumor was started. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

The Bliss revenue bills will be consid
cred today by the house ways and mean
committee. 1t is believed they will no
pass unless in greatly modified form. ]
is about settled that the bill of the stat
tax conference will not be passed by thl
legislature. A test of the proposed bill
for the last two years was made by tn
auditor general, and it is found it doe
not raise enough revenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

VIM. II. Shiffer the contra-bass playe
in the Symphony orchestra, is the foun
dation for the whole orchestra. He pro
duces more tone than any four ordinary
bass players and he stands today withou
AN equal for his age. Mr.. Shiffer is on
of Mr.. Bauer's pupils and is one of whom
the latter may justly feel proud. He ais
is a possessor of q very fine instrument
He began studying about nine years ag,
and played in Bauer's junior orchestra
but he showed such rapid advancement
that he soon acquired a position in tn
regular orchestra. He is a hard worker
a ready student, and a brilliant future i
undoubtedly before him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

There are many electrical investigators
who are undoubtedly dreamers, but even
the most thoroughly practical now be-
lieve that the day is not so far distant
when the 100000 hydraulic horsepower
available in this country will be utilized
for electrical power, The transmission of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18

There is renewed talk in legislative cir
cles in favor of the creation in this state
of an excise commission to take the Ii
cense problem off the shoulders of the
judges. 1t is probable that bill to this
effect will soon be introduced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
CLOSING PRICES OF san FRANCISCO sao. ~ 10
Tuesday. November 23-p. m.

,o,,,.,,v IN to-day's stock market was con-
AVID IN a. few stocks. OF the total pus'ieSs-
1e1 $40 shares-tha greater part was iuIhiS"ou
-, croar Refining Consolidated Gas. Manhat-
tan Metropolltan Traction. American oP''''
,sauas and Northern Pacific stocks. pronounced
strength in the last-named Issues was Que 10
buy,ng based upon expectation OF the ceclara-
ton OF a dividend the preferred stocK' Inc
company's current earnings are excellent anu
sufficient to pay preferred DIVIDEND pu'
whether or not a distribution Will be maze IN
January IL a question on which the Street can
only surmise. To-day It was said that Russell
Sage would not accept the offer OF the gas con-
soI,datIon promoters for his Standard Gas stock
hence a net decline In Consolidated Gas STOCK
OF 80 per cent after a maximum decline Oh
az per cent. When Consolidated Gas sold
around 24l last September, large investment
holdings we're thrown on the market TO realize
handsome profits. In this way large floating
sunply OF the stock created. making II
available for the speculative gambol that is
NOW carried on with II every day. and placing
!, in the same class with Sugar Refining and
o,bers ~ the manipulated specatles. Metro
no,tan Traction again a strong feature;
cleo Manhattan. The majority OF railroad stocks
zero strong at slight fractional advances. Jersey
Central proving the only noteworthy exception
ot q maximum decline Of over l per cent The
stock rallied, however. at the close The bears
=, t. sa,d expect a great showing by Jersey
Cor,roI on the downward scale. Traders opin-
Ion on American Spirits is also bearish. as re-
aoo,ad IN a loss In the common stock to-day OF
III nor cent. and a loss of 3A in the preferred
ueo-,, are making to bring about respectable
r,.rpet for Kansas City, Pittspurg and Gulf
stock on the reports of the roads exceiie2t earn
Inos now coming TO hand The road gives an
, ,Ieo for the third week In November OF
s sa1 IA as compared with the same week year
AGO but the increase is accomplished nBn on
mileage Of G73 miles. against 900 last year,
This fact is evidently not clear to every one
n,ts,de of Kansas City. The market to-day
was wholly professional, and. with the exception
of the few specialties mentioned, excessively
dull and stupid London houses 'radeo III "Oo''
5000 shares. ,u.,oo, ..,,va
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24

pvERTsEMENT ana susssp'iSns fos IT.: TFsvns
"a dor north OF 3lst-st. until o'clock M: advertise
msns received the following branch emscs regular
cor 25i-si IL 6th-aye coz i2,h-ss Macys cnavs s
ara 4,h-.. II2 Columbus-ave near west ootn-st ~
West 42d-st near 6th-ave.: 90 East ltn-st 2s' WEI
Sesem 1eth and 77th sts o26 3d-ave. near 6is
It; Tos near sshst go sd-Ms near HS ~
An M-aye aio Bieecksr-s.. 32S Bleeekeec@st: .WS -
ave: 40 East 7sth-st.; I921 sd-ays: 2eo1 Sd-eS~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS.

I@ndon No.. 81 Gold s quoted al Buenos Ayres to-
day A. ia ~. a. Lisbon. IA AT Rome. lO5 u
, m-5tocks. Business In American securities was
not active today and prices varied but 'te Tne mar
10, closed s'saty win generally light demand con-
,. f,r money i3 10 for the account. 1874. Atchl
s-n i2a canadian. 49, ~ Paul. HiSt Illinois Central
ia. Louisville Mexican Central new "a. % ~; New
- Cenfrai lns = Erie itTs Pennsylvania 5Gs :
ne,ny los ri. first preferred 49,. Mexican ordinary
iC. Money 242I per cent The rate Of discount IN
The 0pen market both short and 'hree months bills Is
90 per cent So. - -. $3.50. IN,
anrs Is centlues fr the account Exchange on London
q ,-ancs - confines for checks -,
Berlin Noy. Exchange on London. 20 marks ID
piennngs FOR checks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
financial Hleetines

OFFcE OF THE SEw NJ VA: AND E s.s.
Nav YORK Now mber H. ss7-No'ice to stoekholders:
Motto 10 hereby given that SPECIAL meeting OF inc
ssny viii be held the once Of the Company No 1888
~, Street. IN the City OF New York, on
Monday the 18th day November. 1891 al ten O'Clock
NJ for the purpose OF submitting 70 ssa stocknolaes
hi. Company and tn. Equitable Gas Light Company Of
S., Work and the New Amsterdam Gas Company BY
order Of the Board OF Directors. FORD HUNTINGTON.
secretary