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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
l.. BREECHEs, ESQ.

When a ycungster grows up, folks seem
doubtful,
Like such things had never been known,
And lots won't believe when tell them
That I'm Little Breeches" full-grown.
But l am, all the same, and I've travelled
A mighty long distance to claim
A shake o. the hand with the author
Who first introduced me to fame.
l wanted to make short visit
And chat for a minute or two,
For 1 thought that to pay my respects to
him
Was nothing beyt nd his due.
And hadn't a doubt of my welcome
From one who mad he'd pen
So simple and unassumin' and close
To the hearts of his fellow men.
And pictured a pretty cottage;
The kind that the poets like,
And a garden patch and a windin' lane
To remind him o. dear old Pike.
And l thought that his eyes would sparkle
AS he gave me grip and told
How much he preferred plain country
friends
To society, proud and cold.
Say, stranger, perhaps you've felt it,
That sudden and awful blow
When tho girl that you've worked and
saved for
Just laughs as she answers mo-"
When all the hopes of a lifetime
IN moment are swept away.
If you have, you can get some notion
or the way that feel today.
Whar do you think found him?
In cozy cot? Not much!
Twas g great big house in a neighbor-
hood
AS you hsve to pay cash to touch.
And gathered some information
AS made me partic'lar blue
He don't put no mortgages on his place
Like the folks cut to Pike all do.
But the thing that stuck in my bosom
Like a knife, with painful throb,
Was to hear he'd forgot himself so fur
AS to tie to a government job.
And his duties will call him to mingle
With royalty's wealth and tone
The man that spoke them emphatic words
About "loahn' around the throndg
Excuse me fur weepln' a little.
This amt any case fur glee;
reckon as how no orphan, sir,
Feels worser bereaved than me.
I'm a-goin' to change my manners
And my method OF speech so blunt;
It's time that this here Little Breeches
Had a crease ironed down the front.
Washington Star
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

available for such investment at the
present time probably does not exceed
S240 900, 900. The entire bonded debt of the
United States, under the present policy.
will be extngushed In quarter of a
century. The government would be
obliged to look to other investments for
the funds arising from the system, and
at the present time there are apparent
only those securities in which the ordin-
airy bank deals. These, for the greater
part, are of variable or fuctuating values,
and It is evidence at once that a govern
ment banking system that would deal in
such securities is out of the question.
o
In his report of 1892 Mr.. Wanamaker
furnished the following interesting and
seemingly practicable plan: Designated
postoffces TO receive on deposit sums of
not less than 81, which may be In postage
stamps on cards to be furnished, interest
to be added from the beginning of the
next month after deposit, on sums Of not
less than $40. AN deposits to be trans
mitted to the secretary of the treasury.
who shall, at the beginning of each half
year, fix the rate of interest to be paid
to depositors. Said interest to be one
half of 1 per cent less than the current
rate at savings funds and private banks
at the monetary centers. The secretary
of the treasury shall keep account of
deposits by states, and, to put the money
in circulation, shall offer the funds aris-
ing in each state as a loan to the nation
al banks of the same state, at a rate of
interest to be fixed by him, and these
sums shall be declared trust funds and
shall be a preferred claim against the
assets of the banks.
o
This plan would reduce the work for
the government to a minimum, and would
obviate the necessity for a commission
to investigate the detail of the loans. It
would seem that IT would find consider
able favor with the national banks, and
certainly no juster method for the dis
tribution of the funds could be devised
than to circulate them in the states from
which they were derived.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
One Lesson Of The
BitGminodS Strike
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
Although the strike of the bitumno is
coal miners did not check the impulses
that were in the direction of healthful
industrial and commercial activity, yet
the power was in that great body of
miners to do that. At the beginning OF
the strike no one could foretell its effect.
These grimy men of the pick and gloomy,
cavernous toll, If acting in common, de-
termined purpose, and if directed by
mastery intellect, could have starved ev-
cry furnace in the country and paralyzed
every locomotive. They might have
caused the country to halt right upon
the threshold of prosperity, and permit
ted no advance until the grievances of
which they complained were ended and
the rights they demanded yielded to
them. That they did not accomplish this
does not Justify the inference that they
do not possess the power, but rather that
they could not concentrate and direct
their power. They could not bring into
sympathetic support all of their number.
They were unable to close all the mines
because not all the miners Joined in the
demand for new concessions.
They did, however, demonstrate with
ominous warning what some day, acting
in common and under true and sufficient
leadership, they may be able to do. Pub
who toll as these subterranean workers
do, if they DO not receive just compensa-
ton for their work, and if they are made
victims of harsh and arbitrary rules.
Their life is at best a cheerless one, and
their ealnirgs can suffice for little more
than the scanty support of themselves
and their families. If, therefore, they
should join in unanimous protest, unite
thorCu gEly, effectively, and make dc
mands which public sentiment regards as
just, they will demonstrate their vast
power and win their victory If they are
guided by a leader truly great.
o.
Some day it may happen that a man
gifted with the ability that makes the
great leader may choose to use ii in the
direction of this vast army which takes
from the bowels of the earth the food
for the engines of modern civilization. He
would discipline this army with the ahil-
ity of a soldier and the tact of a political
master He would concentrate it's vast
power and use 1t with irresistible force
and no man could predict the result of
the collision of intellect with intellect
and of the power of concentrated labor
with the power of concentrated capital
To be successful, however, this leaCer
and his army of mine workers must have
justice and right upon their side not only
in their claims, but also in their acts
Therefore, it behooves those who own
and operate these coal mines of the Unit
ed States to consider as carefully and as
justly the rights of those whom they en-
ploy as they do their credit the extern
sion of their business, the markets, and
how best. with fair profit. to supply
them. That this is the disposition of
many of the mine owners is to be in
ferrcd from the fact that so far, the
miners in some districts have refused to
join, even sympathetically, in the strike.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
Australians Constitution.

Mention was recently made on this
page of the new constitution proposed
for federated Australia, but then the
merest outline was given. The sub
ject is interesting to all students of
politics and government, and to Ameri-
cans especially because the proposed
Australian charter embodies many Of
the features of the American constitu-
tion, thus giving to the latter the sin
cerest flattery We find in the SPRING
field Republican an extended re-
view of the antipodean instrument,
and we deem it of sufficient worth here
with to be reproduced in substance.
The constitution creates a govern
ment consisting Of the executive, the
legislative and judicial, as in the United
States, the executive consisting of the
governor general, appointed by the
queen, and the cabinet, which COM
bines the parliamentary function of the
English system with the executive re-
sponsibility of the American presi-
dency. The prime minister will be the
virtual executive, of course, as in Can
ada, whAe the governor general will
be very far removed from such a pin
nacle of power as is enjoyed by the
president of the United States. The
parliament, in which the ministry will
have seats will consist of a senate and
house of representatives, both modelled
after the American branches of con-
gress. Each colony, large or small, win
send six members to the upper house
and for fixed terms only, contrary to
the Canadian system, where the sena-
tors are chosen for life. The lower
Australian house will be composed OF
members elected from districts, as are
the representatives OF the United
States, and they will be paid, as in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

From the Buffalo Express.
The recent announcement made by
Senator Mason, of Chicago, that he pur-
poses to devote a good deal of his time
during the present summer to perfectlng a
postal savings bank scheme has aroused
the papers of his city to renewed COM
ment on the feasibility of such an insti-
tuition in this country. The system is de-
signed to give the poorer class absolute
security for their earnings at moderate
rate of interest. 1t is Likely that this
rate of interest will not equal that paid
by the savings banks of the country at
the present time, but the trustworthi-
ness of the institution, the government
itself, is believed to be of more value to
the depositors than the l or " per cent.
interest lost.
Concerning the favor into which the
postal savings banks have grown in
England, the Chicago Times-Herald
says: THE growth of the postal savings
bank system of England during the last
ten years demonstrates in a remarkable
manner its popularity with tAe people.
n 1886 these were 6562, 1896 depositors In
1896 they lad increased to 11,3SLSH, In
1886 the value of the postal deposits for
the year was 1885 .S52. In 1886 these in
creased to fS2, ,07S $50. In 1856 the interest
paid to depositors or placed to their
creCit was II iC9,590. In 1896 the interest
paid to depostors amounted to f2,222, ,5i5.
The total amount standing to the credit
OF depositors jumped from f50,S433S In
1886 to f97, ,s6S 975 in 1896 In 1868 there were
only 81 such banks in Canada, and the
balance to the credit of depositors then
was $205, ,OOl. In June. 1897, there were 800
banks, and the balance due depositors
amounted to S31, 100000"
O.
There Is little doubt that an institution
of the kind would be largely patronized
In the United States. At the same time,
however, the government would encoun-
ter an almost endless amount of trouble
in its organization and conduct. The
most serious Question that would arise
would concern the securities or invest
ments The chief OF these are the govern
ment bonds. In answer to this the Chicago
Chronicle, which opposes the scheme,
says that the amount Of such bonds
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

our country, from the federal treasury
The judiciary is clearly modelled on
the American system. A high court Of
Australia is created, having full pow
ers over federal matters arising under
the constitution and which involve the
Interpretation thereof; also all matters
affecting treaties and disputes between
states. There may be appeal to the
queen in council however, when the
issue affects the integrity of the Brit
ish empire.
The principal powers of parliament
relate to the regulation of trade ana
commerce within and without the COM
monwealth; customs, excise. and boun-
ties, but absolute free trade between
states; borrowing money on the cred
1t of the commonwealth; postal and
telegraphic services; military ana
naval defense; navigation and shipp-
ing, lighthouses, beacons, etc; quaran-
tine; fisheries in oceans and rivers;
census and statistics; currency and
coinage, banking and paper is
sue, insurance dncluding state insur-
ance), copyright, etc, bills of exchange,
etc, patents and copyrights, natural-
cation and aliens. marriages and di-
vorce, parental rights etc, the service
and execution of civil and criminal pro-
cess and judgment of courts, immigra-
tion and emigration influx of criminals,
external affairs and treaties. Pacific
islands in relation to the common
wealth. control of navigable streams,
etc. Parliament will also have power
to make laws with reference to alien
or other races, with respect to whom
it is deemed necessary to make spe-
cial laws not applicable to the general
community. Speaking broadly, parlia-
ment has the same sweep of power
enjoyed by the American congress, but
is different from the latter in respect
to the fact that the ministry have seats
in the Australian lower chamber. The
house originates all revenue measures.
as in this country; but the senate is
deprived of the right to amend and
must be content with remitting money
bills to the house with recommended
llOHS VI CHduStS' III ldCl lIC fAuStle
ian senate compared with its Ameri-
can prototype cuts a sorry figure and
is chiefly advisory in its functions.
One noteworthy feature Of this antip-
odal constitution is that it requires
the federal government to take sole
charge of the postal, telegraph and
telephone systems, and government
ownership of railways is to follow as
soon as practicable after the fedora
tion shall have been completed. In
certain colonies the state already con-
trolls the railways. Whether this con-
stitutiOnal Endorsement of state social
ism will vindicate itself in improved
results will afford an interesting study.
If it shall, it will go far to strengthen
the sentiment for a similar extension
of the federal arm in the United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

The trouble with a newspaper cir
culation obtained at below-cost price
is that the more one gets the worse
off one is and the worse off ones read
ers must sooner or later become. The
old fashioned plan of selling a good
article for a fair price is much bet
ter in the long run, and circulation
thus obtained Is retained.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 1.30 a. m, for Tuesday,
August 10. 1897

~ D 1f
A child born on this day will notice
that Colonel Fitzsimmors already ex-
hibits ambition to become the Francis
Schlatter of local politics this fall.
The office-seeker is like man who at
tends the circus; he spends his cash be-
fore the performance begins in the large
tent.
The army worm has evidently camped
out elsewhere this season.
1t seems trifie severe on the public
nerves to call a Democratic convention
so soon after the departure of Buffalo
Bits Wild West show.
Many men who imagine that they are
victims of circumstances are in reality
victims of laziress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

The right of a private or corporate
owner of real estate to keep off of his
property those who in the owners
opinion have no business there is as old
as the hills. That is the right which
Judge Jackson's celebrated and much
misunderstood restraining order put
into effective law. 1t is rule to which
no rejecting citizen will care to offer
objection
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

Manifestoes over the Brown univer-
sity presidency continue to hurtle
through the air, and in the end the
university bids fair to be talked to
death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

If a college president in a one-sded
state must go with the majority what
would be his duty in doubtful state?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

operation. either within the mines OF In
passing from their homes to the mines
and upon their return to their homes.
and from unlawfully melting persons who
are engaged in working tho mines from
ceasing to work In the mines. or In any
wise advising such acts as may result in
violations and destruction OF the rights
of the plaintiff in this property.
THE motion for a permanent Injunction
is set down for hearing at the United
States court room at Wheeling on the
goth day of September, 1897 This injunc-
tion is not to take effect until the plain
tiff, or some responsible person for him,
shall enter into bond in the sum of So
600, conditioned to pay all such costs and
damages that will accrue to the defend
ants by reason of the plaintiff suing out
this Injunction"
1t will be perceived that nothing in
this injunction clothes capitalists with
any new rights or takes from labor one
jot or little of rights already possessed.
1t consequently has been unfairly CEN
sured.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

Last weeks wheat exports from the
United States increased nearly three
and one-half million bushels as COM
pared with the same week in 1896;
and yet the calamity howlers refuse to
be still,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10
SOCIAL EDUCATION.
From the Illustrated American.

from the American.
To realize that education does not end
with the school day closing is in Itself
a lorg step in education. 1t means a
realization of the vital fact that educa-
ton is vastly more than the acquisition
of so much arithmetic, grammar and
geography. The question that naturally
arises is, how best can this indispensable
process of ut-of-school-hour education be
brought into practical relations with the
machinery of the public schools. An ex-
pertinent now being tried at Evanston,
ILL.,, is full Of promise.
The school board, after the customary
hesitation of conservative bodies, has
sanctioned the establishment of a read
ing room woman's club, two boys
clubs, sewing classes, a workshop, a
military company and a gymnasium, in
connection with the public school buis1-
ings. Realizing the great educational
significance Of the scheme, the members
of the board have at length atoned for
their temporary lukewarmness by assum-
ing all the costs of the experiment. The
ends to be gained are culture in the wild
est sense, and the promotion of all that
makes for good citizenship. The social
life of the people cannot but be enriched
and broadened in being made a factor in
educational work, end popular education
will become more vital and pervasive in
its influence when brought into close
touoh with the peoples daily work and
recreation.
One of the great problems of social ad-
vancement is to provide for the leisure
hours of our young people occupations
that are truly recreative. These hours
must be welN employed, or the result i'm
mortally and 'sententiously characterized
by DR.. Watts is sure TO follow. The Ev-
anston experiment seems to offer q prac-
teal solution of the problem, and If sue
cessful should receive the tribute of imi-
tation from all parts of the country.
Similar experiments in England have al
ready proved successful, both in cities and
villages. School buildings there have
been made social centers, the headquar-
ters of glee clubs, guilds, lecture asso-
Citations, and societies of many sorts. At
the same time their more svowed!y edI-
cative sphere has been so enlarged that
boys and girls forced to leave school and
earn living before the completion of
their course are able to return in the
evenings and pursue their studies or gain
instruction in various handicraft.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

According to the Hon. William F.
Harrlty, gold Democrat, "the outlook
for divided Republican party and a
united Democratic party dn Pennsyl-
vania) is very promising" Are we to
infer from this that the men who late
ly bolted Bryan and free silver are
willing to seek Popocratic forgiveness?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

That was a fair and lusty blow
which the commercial agencies gave
the Bryanites on Saturday when they
reported for the entire country a gain
in bank clearings, over the same week
In 1896, of 152 per cent. To be a con-
sistent pessimist these days one will
have to dodge a good many hard facts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-10

Although it is hazardous to boast, we
must say that the Scranton ball club
is apparently again on the right track
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-21

Cupid breaks his bow at the sight Of
face full of pimples. Hollow cheeks,
sunken eyes, and sallow complexion
Will defy his best intentions. Beauty
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healthy-because it clears and purifies
the blood, makes the digestion strong
and clears out impurities of all kinds.
By increasing the ability to assimi-
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lungs, liver, stomach, bowels, skin and
scalp, simply because all these dis
eases spring from the same cause-a
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impre blood.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-21
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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-11-21
For Three Years He Suffered - Could
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Closed for Tea Years.

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