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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
An Undignified Attitude.

The Buffalo Express prints a lot of
statistics collated from the eleventh
census and calculated to show that
foreign immigration is not responsible
for nearly so much OF the illiteracy in
this country as is generally supposed.
'lt is patent" adds our contemporary.
that native illiteracy s not to lie re-
duced by merely shutting out ignorant
foreigners -.t
True enough. But that Is not the
point at issue. The American people
by free schools, free text books and
compulsory education. can in time take
care of their native lliterates. They
cannot, however, make progress IL for
every step N.hich they take in for
ward direction in the education of the
English speaking illiterates an unre-
Ftricted inpour Of illiterate aliens forces
them to fay backward two Eteps: and
this Is about the condition of affairs at
this time.
Those who oppose the literacy test of
the Lodge bill as being an imperfect
standard whereby to Judge the worth
of candidate for entrance into the
United States are not without some
points Of reason in their arguments. We
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
The Cuban Policy.

THE presidents policy is veal; and
shameful said the excited citizen who
was holding down the cracker barrel.
Has afraid to offend Spain and he's
afraid to offend public sentiment here.
The island is beiEg wrecked and both
Spanish and Cubans are being ruined.
What explanation can he offer to the
people?'
Sure" said Dennis "Oim thinking
twill be loike Docthor Jones' explanation
to Pat ODoolan's Gmiy. He'd prom
ised thin he'd kape Pat out of the devil :
clutches sure, and whin they jumped him
for letting the ould man die. says he to
thin: "Oi gave him rimedy for the
thin: 'Oi gave him a rimedy for the
head; but divil bit did ii agree wild his
stomach; thin Oi gave him "A rlmedy for
the stomach, and twas a good wan for
the stomach, but divil bit did it agree
wild his head. Sure now. thought Oi, III
let the two parts have it out betwane
thismelVes till wan or the other of thin
gets too wake to make any objection 10
me medicine, but Oi waited a thrine too
long and Pat is dead
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Times Have Changed.

Not long ago two angels who were
flyng over the vast plains of China nap.
pened to meet.
This is an unexpected pleasure" said
one. who might YOU be and what er-
rand takes YOU so far from Paradise?"
81 am a Dutch angel" replied the
other "and have been sent to look after
the welfare of the German missionaries. A"
well, YOU are out of a Job" said the
first angel. "The Emperor William is
attending to that with men of war and
rapid fire guns. Since the great powers
went into the land grabbing business
missionaries have become very valuable
10 the rulers of the earth ana you can
report there IL no more need to send
angels to protect them. I am only TAX
ing a short cut across to Constantinople
where worthy American family has
been praying for help. 1 was an attache
of the British embassy there in the days
of ReaConsiied so I have been sent to
influence the present ambassador to aid
these poor people"
You had better 80 back" said the
other, and turn your job over to "A Rus
sian angel. The English of today are
heavy holders of Turkish securities and
they would not help the Armenians even
though Gabrlal himself should command
them 10 do So"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Service Wor,hy of Pay.
The following is taken from |
Wilkes Barre Times:

The following is taken from the
Wilkes-B Barre Times:
There is such great contrast in ihe
amount of losses fiCm fires in this city
and in Scranton that there must be some
way of accounting for it rather than to
ascribe 1T to accident. The conditions as
to sort of buildings and inflammabiity
of contents are about the same i'll both
cities so these can he lett out of con-
sideration in looking for the causes
These being eliminated there is only one
other season we can think OF to account
for the greater amount of losses in SCran-
ton and that is that there must be a diff
ference in the efficiency OF the fire de-
partments. which acts to Scranton's dis
advantage. We have never heard any
charge that Scrantons department was
not good one but we know that it is
made up of volunteers who receive no
pay and must earn their living away from
the engine houses. In the nature OF
things these men are not able to respond
to an alarm of fire with their apparatus
i'm anything like the time in which it is
done by department like our own where
| the men are paid regular salaries and are
always in the engine houses prepared to
rush out even before the gong which IN
| dicates the location of the fire has done
| striking. As it is manifest to anyone
| that to the hremen five minutes at the
breaking out of "a fire is worth an hour
| later on it would be prudent for the city
| government of Scranton to look into the
matter and inquire if it would not be
| more profitable to pay out little more
| money for fire protection and consider
/! ably less for fire losses and insurance
premiums.
| 1t is only fair to say in behalf of the
| local fire department that while in the
| main the foregoing observations are
undoubtedly true. it was not a lack OF
| promptness which caused the fire loss
| on Thursday evening. We venture to
| say that no company in the state could
have made quicker time in getting 10
the scene of the trouble than was made
by the first companies which arrived
on that occasion. This was simply a
| fire which no human power could have
| conquered at any stage.
At the same time. we concur heartily
| in the argument for a paid depart
ment, believing that the good work.
man in any line of human endeavor is
| worthy of his hire. A city having in
| ii the wealth, enterprise and fire liza
bility of Scranton is unfair to itself
| when it leaves most of it's firemen &c
| work often at imminent risk for moth.
ing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
AN IMAGINARY DANGER.
,chester Democrat and Chronicle

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The latest objection to the annexat ton
of Hawaii Is that there is danger that our
country may become so large that we
cannot properly love it, The theory
seems 10 he that every American has n
certain amount of patriotism that can
be spread over a limited area OF terri
tory; that when the area becomes un-
duly extended the supply of patriotism
will become inadequatc: that as our pos
sessions expand our love OF country, be-
ing smeared over a greater surface, will
become thinner and thinner and through
this process will gradually dwindle to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
THE PROPER FEELING.
From the Scranton Times

The Republican this morning makes
grateful acknowledgment to The Trib-
une for the lean of telegraDhic matter.
On account of the breaking of electric
wires by the falling walls OF the Young
Mems Christian association building the
power used by the Republican for rum
ming it's typesetting machines was cut
off. In this difficulty The Tribune came
gracefully to the rescue. The point /
wish to bring out is that no matter how
bitterly two newspapers may be at war.
In business or in politics, there is never
an instance in which one is not willing
10 come to the assistance of the other
in an emergency. May this fraternal feel
ing among publishers never die out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

guess nobody pretends that the liter
acy test Is perfect. Unfortunately
it's critics offer no superior sub
stitute. Then content themselves
with denouncing IL on general
principles. and in the face OF a problem
which even they admit is of extreme
gravity they present no better figure
than that of shallow obstructionists
who appear to he determined to be
"agin the government"
We shall not now undertake to con-
trovert the figures Of the Buffalo Ex-
press, for the very good reason that
the Express argument can readily be
conceded by every believer in immigra-
tion restriction without in the slightest
degree weakening the case for restric-
ton. Common observation suffices to
satisfy any fair-minded American
whose lot has been cast in close prox-
unity to the channels of alien immigra-
tion that this government has been
| entirely too undiscriminating in its
political hospitality. This fact is writ
ten all over the face Of the industrial
centers of Pennsylvania. 1t is written
| 50 plainly that a blind man could read
| it. Argument on this point would be as
superfluous as a heating stove in Tar
| tarus.
Congress will pass the Lodge bill, the
president will sign 1t and in operation
it will vindicate It's sponsors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
something first superficial. then imper'
ceptble, and finally non-existent

something first superficial. then imper-
ceptble, and finally non-eSistent
From one point Of view II Is not sur
prlslng that this view OF American pu-
triotlsm should emanate from thc ne"
York Evening Post.It is eminentlN char-
acteristic of that journal that 1t should
look upon love OF country as an attcnu-
ated emotion incapable of enduring the
slightest strain, and liable at any time 10
vanish into thin air on the smallest
provocation Indeed the popular bellct
Is that the love of country located III the
Evening Post Office would not paint the
stairway from the editorial room TO the
sidewalk. even if reduced to the ioOth
Homeopathic attenuation, and laid on
with the utmost economy. ON the other
hand, the public was hardly prepared
for recognition 10y the Evening Post
of love of country as an element which
should be permitted to enter into the con-
siderdtion of any problem relating to our
national policies. There has never be-
fore been an intimation that the Even
ing Post loves the United states. or thdt
IL can patiently tolerate such a sentiment
in any American breast. Therefore It's
plea against the annexation of Hawaii.
on the ground stated Is something of a
shock. More than that, 1t Is so violently
against precedent that there Is room for
| suspicion that the Evening Post does not
| wish to he taken seriously. but that 1t is
| indulging in "A peculiar and rasping style
| of sarcasm for the sake of throwing ridi-
| cule on an emotion for which IL feels
| only the most withering contempt.
o
| BE this as 1t may, the argument of the
! Evening Post will not have convincing
| effect, The love of country which dwelt
in the breasts of the PATRIOTS of the thir-
l teen original colonies has expanded with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
TOLD BY The STARS.
Daily Horoscope dawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astroioger.
Astrolabe Cast: 3.47 Il. M, for Saturday,
February 3, 1855

ss, % D S
A child born on this day will notice
that it Is always the donkey actor who
Is most anxious TO indulge in horse
play"
The penny wise man Is liable to be hit
in the head with a gold brick bye and
bye.
Cinematograph entertainments III
Scranton are expensive.
spring Fashions.
Chocolate-colored streets are in vogue
in scranton.
Rufied tempers have been discarded
by members OF the Don't Worry So
ciety.
Wanamaker collars will not be worn
extensively this year.
Necktie parties are very informa; af-
fairs in Texas.
"tndressed' posters are admired
though seldom seen in Scranton.
Razor-toed shoes are still the thing
to wear at a cake walk.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
From the Evening News:

From the Evening News:
Terrible Accident in the l2Oth Ward
School-NO More Cats to Be Dissected.
The Board OF Control Meets This Even
ing to Pass the Resolution:
Miss Learned the teacher of physiology
in the 10th ward school. was dissecting
a cat this afternoon when 1t suddenly eX-
ploded with terrific force. II is suppos cd
that animal gases united chemically with
the chloroform that had been adminis-
tered. The class room was totally
wrecked and the remains OF the teacher
and her twelve pupils were so widely
distributed that only few pals full
have been collected. Owing to the i'm
possibility of separating the remains. a
union funeral service will be held by the
pastors of the different denominations 10
which the deceased belonged and the in
terment will be in one grave A move
ment is already OH foot to erecs a suit
able monument to the memory of these
young martyrs to the advance of science.
Mara-"Martyls TO science? Ge-e-on.
I'll see that the entire feline race knows
who the martyr was"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
WORTHY TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
A reputable public journal today is
conducted with the care and the circum-
spection which great interests and it's
duty to the public demand. The reports
it prints are carefully verified, its inter
views are accurately transcribed and all
its news, so far as the conditions per-
NIT, is made the subject of painstaking
care. Mistakes are inevitably made and
errors occur These cannot be prevented,
but they are rare, prompt correction is at
the service of all aggricved. and where
injury is done the law imposes it's penal
Ties
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
A Snu Affair.

Maria-"I thought you were choking
to death. Why don't you chew your rats
more before swallowing them?'
Thomas Cat-"Rats nothing, Maria.
dear, | am going to sacrific myself to
save our race from the horrible abuse to
which it has been subjected ever since
the teachers began to dissect cats in the
public schools. i have just swallowed a
dynamite stick that the Quarrymen had
left here and am going 10 let those boys
catch me. You watch the evening pa
pcrs. Good by. Mar-i-i-a."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

1t is announced that the people of
Kansas have about paid off their debts
and that the state is entering upon
season of unusual prosperity, If this is
the case plague of grasshoppers or
something of the kind will be necessary
10 make the average citizen feel at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Nearly all Of the Klondike boomers
come from western shipping points
where mining supplies are purchased.
Men who have encountered the terrors
Of the Yukon region are not as rule
travelling about the country urging
others to so up and possess the land
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Montrose sent two representatives to
the Klondike yesterday. Montrose citi1
zens have one advantage over ordinary
men. They are used to a climate very
much like that of Alaska.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

BY the exclusion of. American fruit,
which is better and cheaper than the
French and Italian products, Germany
has inflicted great wrong upon the
poorer classes of that country. more
vivid illustration of the folly of cut
ting off ones nose to spite the face was
probably never given than this silly
attempt on part of the Prussian min
is er to get even with the United States
r some fancied grievance brought
bout by the present tariff laws.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

An exchange comments on the fact
that the demand for poetry grows less
each year and yet the number Of per.
sons who write poetry seems to he on
the Increase. Probably the only ex-
planation of the situation is the fact
that poetry is generally better appre-
ciated by the poet than by anyone
else.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Binghamton debating societies came
together the other night and discussed
the question as to whether the pen is
mightier than the sword. The sabre
won, This seems to be the first au-
thentic evidence that typewriters are
in use in the "ParlOr City"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

1t is asserted that in the recent con-
troversy over Chinese ports England
did not back down" The British
journals want il distinctly understood
that England simply receded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Official advices from Madrid saw the
Cuban war has cost Spain to date $240.-
100000. not counting Si0.0o0,0O0 in ar
rpars due from Cuba. Why doesn't this
government do a neighborly act for
Spain by helping her to let go?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

What's in a name? Rev. W. c.
Swearer is very deVout young man
who In March will sail for Korea as
missionary Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
Turn Him Out.

Complaints have reached us from
many directions concerning the gross
vulgarity and at times positive inde-
cency Of many of the performances
givcn recently In Music Hail. Investi-
cation has satisfied us that these COM
plants are true. The kind of enter
tairment supplied on certain occasions
i'm this place Of amusement is the Kind
which i'm some states the law. makes a
iHilabc offence. We call upon the au-
thortics here to look into this case
The manager of this theater, Feny-
vessy by name, leases. we understand.
from the Liederkranz. We deem it
hardly likely that the officers of this
society knew, when they signed the
lease, to what base uses this fellow
Fcnyvessy intended to put their prop
cr,y They are respectable and re-
spcctcd citizens, who cannot have
sympathy with the vileness in which
their present tenant tratiics.
We therefore notify the Liedcrliranz
or the imposition which must have been
practiced upon them and express our
belief that they will promptly take
steps to rid their premises of its pres
ent pollution.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
A LEBANON VIEW.
From the Report.

FTOm lhe Report,
Johns out for governor! Tell the glad
tidings everywhere and whoop up the
boys! Let there be no hesitation. In
cork the bottles and knock out the bungs
Therell be hot time in the old state
this spring.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

home. The state OF Kansas without
grief of some kind would not be Kan
sas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
LET BLANCO BEWARE.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Blanco has served notice on the insur-
gents that unless they lay down their
arms within thirty days the government
will resort to severe measures. Is Wey-
lerism to be rosumed?. II SO, General
Blanco will be respectfully referred to
significant passage in President Mckin-
ley's annual message to congress of Dec.
6 last, in which he said: "If it shall
hereafter appear to be a duty imposed by
our obligations to ourselves to Civiliza-
ton and humanity to intervene with
force, IT shall be without fault on our
part and only because tho necessity for
action shall be so clear as to command
the support and approval of the civil
lied world"
President McKinlcy's careful, conserva-
tive policy so far has fully carried out
the sentiment of those lines. His atti-
tude has been that which President Lin
| coin adopted towards the slavery ques-
ton during the war. Lincon's anti
slavery convictions were as firm and
true as those of the most radical aboli-
tionists who were urging him to proclaim
! freedom to the slaves long before he dii /;
but he was determined that when that
momentous step was taken it should pe
so manifestly logical and imperative as
| well as just that no carper could wag mis-
| tongue against II.
President Mckinley has chosen a SINH
! lar policy. He has given Spain under
| Sagasta and with BlanCO for its agent,
the opportunity of trying its scheme of
| autonomy in Cuba. He has carefully,
| even rigidly enforced our international
| obligations in using the power of the
government to suppress flibustering ex-
| petitions from our ports in behalf OF
| the insurgents. He has scrupulously re-
| Trained from countenancing or permit
| ting any eXasperating movements Of our
| naval forces tending to incite i'll feeling
| in the government OF among the people
| of Spain. He has been courteous and
considerate in his attitude towards that
| government and people.
|
| But beneath the velvet of his courtesy
| and consideration there is the steel Of
| determination that the conditions laid
| down in his message shall be carried out
to the letter. The resumption of Weyler-
| ism will signify the inability of Spain 10
| conquer Cuba except by policy of saw
| age determination. and to that neither
| President Mckinley nor the people of the
| United States will ever submit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For Schoo, Director.

Three Years-PETER NEULS, Eleventh
ward.
Three Years-D. l. PHILLIPS, Fifth
ward.
Two Years--E. d. FELLOWS, Fourth
ward.
Two Years-F. S. GODFREY. Eighth
ward.
One Year,. S. BARKER, Seventeenth
ward.
One Year-ELIAS r. EVANS, Fifteenth
ward.
Election Day. February 16
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Tho Binghamton Leader hastens to
inform the public that Assemblyman
Fuller, of Conkling. Brcome county.
lis not 'hayseed,' although he is a
farmer and wears chin whskers." The
Leaders announcement is cheerfully
republished. 1t is time that the world
at large should be educated as to what
constitutes a "haysaed" in Broome
county.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

In The Tribune Of Jan. a appeared
an editorial in which quotation was
made of some exceedingly interesting
and instructive statistics showing the
tendency of crime in New York city.
These figures, which were compiled by
Police Magistrate Deuel. of that city
showed quite clearly that crime of all
kinds is on the decrease, due account
being taken Of the increase in popula
tion. We have since learned that the
article from which these figures were
taken by us was specially prepared for
Town Topics, of New York, a credit we
should have accorded at that time il
we had then known it to be due.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Every department throughout
the store represented. This space
permits us - cnumeratc few arti-
cles only, which are but instances
of the
General Reductions,
45o YARDS Fancy Silks from 4
to TO yd. lengths, former price,
75c to SI.25,
Sale Price %c
10 PIECES All Wool CNviots,
good value at 80 and F5c per
yard, A
CASE Best Domestic Drte tess ding
han, every day value Jc,
Sale Price, Sc
CAsf. Best Quality Skersucker,
eyeiy day value loc'
''''. Sale, price, 7c
ONE CASE Ladiff' Seamless
Il Hose, % double solG/and heel, ex-
ira value at I9c 4 pair
Sale Price, 12Hc
ONE CkSE MeTs Natural Wool
Shirts \and Dr&wers, first class
value iPr ISL
/Sale Price, soc
10 PIECAS Loom Dice Table
Linen CAY linen, best ESQ quality
Sale Price, 19c
10 PIECES German Silver
Bleach" Table Linen, Est SOC
quality,
Sale Iyce, 35c
IS PIECES extrsrAkvy Cream
Damask, 75c ity, extra
wide"
2, &c, nozrx s''''t':' S%''S' S';':* st'
Sale Price, DC
200 DOZEN Cutters best quality
Sewing Silk; gKs,d assortment OF
colors, ~
Sale Ft1'lce, 55c dOz
$40 AND SIP
LAcKAWANNA AVENUE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

The Philadelphia Inquirer says there
is no doubt that the coming state con-
vrntion will be expressive of the will
of the people" But there is. and that's
where all the trouble comes in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-05

Every department throughout
the store represented. This space
permits us - cnumerate a few arti-
cles only, which are but instances
of the