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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
Against Woman Suffrage.

a significant feature of the suffrage
question was brought out this week
when a number Of women appeared
before the Senate Judiciary commit
tee at Albany and protested against
bills advocating woman suffrage They
declared in the memorial presented
that the legislation which has most
aided women in protecting their rights
has been introduced by men in whose
minds the reform had originated and
upon whom no feminine persuasion
had been exercised. AS an instance
was cited the Married Woman's Prop-
erty Act passed in 1S4S entirely with
out the assistance or the clamor Of
women, but only from a sense of JUS
tlce by the thinking men of the time.
The memorial closes with this some
what remarkable statement: Gentle
men. woman suffrage and woman's
progress are founded on distinct and,
as we believe, on antagonistic prin-
ciples. AS proof that lawmakers have
recognized this truth, we point to the
fact that while for fifty years New
York has steadfastly denied appeals
for woman suffrage, her statesmen
have made laws so largely in our favor
that, if we want legal equality, We
must begin with a surrender of great
privileges. We believe that these priv
ileges have been granted in recoGn-
tion of the fact that our life and work
are as valuable to man and to the gov
ernment, and as much respected by
both, as mans more evident service.
Such privileges appear to be our equal
rights, and we pray you not TO en-
danger them by the passage Of these
bills"
In the face of this determined and
| evidently growing fire from the rear,
the suffragist cohorts will have to re-
form their battle-lines and lessen, for
a period, their determined assaults
upon "the common enemy, man."
We trust that Rudyard Kipling's ILL
ness has not been produced by the
American parodes on his poems.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

set down as being in the lead are not
represented proportionately to any great
er extent by men in prominent or public
life than the small institutions. The con-
clusion seems to be that the youth who
comes from any good educational institu-
tion with proper training according to
its requirements is quite well equipped
for his struggles with the world. and II
may be that from some of the rural col
leges he carries away some habits OF
| thought and practice that stand him in
better hand than those he would pick
up II his schooling had thrown him
among larger number, with more money
and "a freer rein In the country towns
where the small colleges thrive there is
usually an atmosphere of restraint that is
Wholesome. Particularly Is that the case
at the colleges established by seCtarian
| influences. One OF the first things the
government of the school looks to is that
| Objectionable surroundings shall not pre-
vail, for that is to rob the college Of pos
sible patronage.
There is no argument between the big
| and little college any more than between
| the big and little man. They are Contem-
poraries, but not rivals. 1t Is necessary
| that so many should exist and that they
should be scattered all over the country,
| for their object Is education. The meth
I
| the things taught cannot differ much.
But car fares do differ, and il would be a
| burden If the inhabitants of Texas were
| obliged to send their young people to
| Michigan or Maine to be launched upon
the great struggle. Possibly some day
| there will be few great universities in
| the United States, where those who have
passed through the less pretentious insti-
| tutions may meet and add the broaden
| ing touches of education, but at the same
| time 1t Is to be desired that the smaller
| colleges will continue TO multiply until
| every community of reasonable popula-
| ton will have easily accessible at some
point of advantage small college where
| a thorough training may be afforded,
| amid wholesome surroundings, and at a
| moderate cost Education in the days to
| como is to be more general than in the
| days that are gone, and the young man
| who is following us will not be content to
| so out into the world as soon as he has
| learned to read in words of three sylla-
bles and add, subtract and multiply, and
figure moderately well in fractions.
Some 475 colleges and universities in
the United States looks like a consider
| able number and it is. But when it is
considered that II represents but one in
| stitution for 10000 people 1t is not too
many. Were the colleges attended as
they are bound to be in time, as people
| have more means, and as the value of
| higher educational training is learned,
| the number now in existence would be far
| better patrOnized at least even If the
| number did not increase. However, the
| patronage is fair, as the rolls of gradu-
! ates show, and it makes America the best
| educated country in the world.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
A Chinese Diplomat.

WI Ting Tang, the Chinese minister
to this country, spoke at the Southern
society dinner in New York on We'd
nesday and proved by his speech that
he is a dinlomatist of the first rank
After paying, in excellent English, a
number of compliments to the mem
ory Of Washington, he noted the cir
cumstance that the American nation
had been forced by circumstances TO
grow beyond some of the traditions
popularity associated with Washington's
name and hoped that our new policy
of expansion would be characterized
by the same high ideals which had
been Washington's inspiration. Then
he said:
You have had the Philippines ccded
to you. and l see now that you are
hositating whether you will keep them
or not. ! express no opinion as to
whether you should or should not keep
them. That. Of course. is a matter for
you to decide, and one upon which
have 10 right to say a word for or
against. But l win say this-that We
must have a neighbor, whether you
take the Philippines or not. Whoever
occupies those islands will he a neigh
hor Of our country and in my humble
opinion il is better to have a good
nvighhor than an Indifferent one.
Gentlemen, if YOU should ever decide
| to keen the Philippines-mind you. /
am expressing no opilioa--what would
h.. bp
large trade carried on between those
/ islands and China for centuries; our
| cnuntrymen have gone there for trade.
and they to us; in fact, there has been
a constant intercourse between the two
| places. Therefore. If YOU should de-
eide to keep the Philippines. your trade
| would undoubtedly be greatly in
creased, and You would be benefited
| thereby. Apart from this the Ameri
| can trade in China is considerable. and
| for the last few years it has steadily
| increased.
"A question l have been often asked
| is whether we Chinese are well dis
posed toward Americans. Now it is
unnecessary for me to give you q direct
| answer; nut l VIII Go so in illustration.
DO you know what we call your nation
in Chinese? We call your nation "a
tlowery flag nation and do you know
what we call your people? We call
them the handsome people I do not
know who is responsible for the origin
Of this last term but perhaps it came
from seeing your women, But. gentle
men, seriously that clearly shows that
we are favOrably disposed toward you,
If We did not like you we should not
give you such sounding descrip.
tions. From this you will understand
that the officials of China as we'll as
the people generally, like America, and
our relations, both commercial anG
political, are very cordial"
1t would be difficult to improve or
this.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

The fact that United States cruiser
has been sent to Bluefields to discover
the cause Of the failure of the gunboat
Marietta to send reports, will probably
provoke another wall from anti-im-
perialists who will imagine that the
administration is desirous of annexing
Nicorng,a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
COLLEGES.
From the Pittsburg Times.

From the Pittsburg Times.
When the citizen reads of colleges and
universities, two or three favored insti-
tutions like Harvard and Yale come INTO
his head. But there are in the United
States at least 475 institutions devoted to
higher education, receiving from tuition
annually more than 100000, and from
other sources, such as endowments bene-
factions and government help, enough to
swell the income to nearly Sl9, 600 900. The
college Libraries contain 100000 volumes,
the grounds and buildings are worth Sl20-
100000, and the productive funds amount
to Sll4,OO0,000. OF the whole number of
colleges and universities 40 have an at
tendance of more than 1000 students each
and 10 an attendance Of more than 1000.
OF these Harvard heads the list with $500,
followed by the University of Michigan
with 1890 University of Minnesota with
5000, Pennsylvania with 2S35, while Yale
and the famous University of Chicago are
content with but $500 each. The total
number of students is close to 100 600, and
nearly 1900 instructors are busy with
them. OF the 475 institutions considerably
more than half are under the care of the
various religious denominations of the
| country.
OF the presidents of the United States
| nine were not college men. That Wash
ington and Lincoln were among that list
says nothing against the college, either.
| The Adamses We're Harvard men. Yale
| has not representative in the white
| house list. jefferson and Monroe, the
| Nirginians, were from William and Mary.
| and they reflect as much credit on the in
| stitution whence they came as the Harv-
ard men. SO did Grant, who came from
| West Point the military school of the
| United States, or the HarrisOns who
| came, old "rippecanoe" from Hampden-
| sydney or the other who graduated from
| Miami university. Tyler was a William
! and Mary man, giving that institution
| three representatives in the white house
| a distinction enjoyed by none other
Princeton gave the country Madison, Polk
| came from the University of North Caro-
| lima, Pierce from BowGoin, Buchanan
from Dickinson, Hayes from Kenyon,
Garfield from Williams, and Arthur from
| Union. OF course, the leading military
| men came from West Point, having
| shaped their courses to be soldiers from
the start. OF congressman the majority
| who attended college sought those that
were not far dstaht, and thus it happens
| that the nativity and boyhood of the
member or serator pretty nearly indicat,-
| the section in which he was educated.
| Senator White, of California, for instance
| was educated at Santa Clara; Senator
| Frye at Bowdoin, whence came also
| Speaker Reed; Senator Money and Mr.
| Allen, the odd pair Of Mssissippians, are
| from the university of their own state
! And so II goes an over the Union. In tho
| newer states the representatives hail
from some of the colleges farther east
but the general tendency has been 10 keen
| pretty close to the home nest when the
| young man seeks an education.
q
l The colleges and universities that are
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

ment. The people OF the island of Me-
gros preferred peace to yellow politics
and therefore raised the American flag
as soon as they believed II TO be safe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

The news from Manila would seem
to indicate that Aguinaldos veneer
ing Of civilization is exceedingly thin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24
SCRANTON. FEBRUARY "a. 1899.

Threatened surprises in the senator
tal light are a long time in coming.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

Schley presidential candidate. Does
he deserve that?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

II the American officers in Cuba were
at first little suspicious of Gomez It
is partly to be accounted for by the
fact that he was equally suspicious o!
them. This feeling evidently is dying
away. At Matanzas Tuesday Gomez
was the guest Of General Wilson at
the provincial palace and reviewed the
American troops; and at Havana he is
TO be for a time the guest of General
Brooke and is to receive full military
hOnors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

There is no question that the inhabit-
ants Of Negros are entitled to be num-
bered among the Filipinos who ap-
proach the condition of Intelligence
necessary for successful self govern
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

It is alleged that Chauncey Depew
has not been funny since he was elected
United States senator. Mr.. Depew is
evidently reserving his wit for the
coming editions Of the Congressional
Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

Undoubtedly, the United States should,
ana undoubtedly we shall give TO the ma
tiyeS of the Philippines as great meas.
uf9 Of self government as they are ca
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

There are persons who apparently
continue to be imbued with the idea
that General Miles has committed a
crime in taking an interest in the well
fare Of the men under his command.
but their number is diminishing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

The colleges ana universities that are
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-24

We trust that Rudyard Kipling's ILL
ness has not been produced by the
American parodies on his poems.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-09

selves, which they did with credit. Tn,
nre caught from the stovepipe which
went from the sitting room 10 the cham.
Der above. Mrs. Corwin, who was in the
sitting room, thought she detected a smell
OF smoke and Miss Alice went to the
chamber to see II there was any trouble
When she opened the door the room was
full OF smoke. The family, with the as.
sistance OF few neighbors near by, tried
TO put II out without an. alarm and did
succeed In drowning out the first blaze
out u ran under the floor and down the
PARTITION to such an alarming extent that
general alarm was called, which in few
moments drew large force to the scene.
Most OF the furniture was removed from
the mouse, the ceiling and floors were cut
away to let the acid from the extinguish-
ers get at the fire, which was finally sub
dued, but not until three rooms were com
pleteiy wrecked and two others partially
so. Some. OF the timbers overhead were
burned nearly half through while whole
sides OF some Of the rooms were a char
red and blackened mass. II was a narrow
escape and, had it occurred in the night.
there is no doubt that the house must
have burned down. The fight then would
have been to save the buildings near IL.
The loss is estimated at $500 and upward.
II was fully insured. The fire extinguish.
ers have proved themselves a valuable aux
Hilary to the fire department. DR.. Corwin
Is still living in the house but is occupy
ing the rooms on the north side.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-09
What scrofuIa Il.

Scrofula is a disease as old as antiquity. II
has been handed down for generations
and is the same today as in early
times. II is emphaticslly disease OF
the blood, and the only way to cure II
is by purifying the blood. That Is
lust what Hoods Ssrssparilla does in
every case where IL is given a faithful
trial. 1t eradicates all impurities from The
blood and cures the sores, boiis, PIN
piles and all forms OF skin disease due
to scrofula taints in the blood. Hoods
Sarsaparilla has won the grateful
praise OF vast numbers OF people by its
grand and complete cures. Don't al
low scrofula TO develop in your blood.
Cure it al once by taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-02-09
Sharon.

Why not get your spectacles and eye
| glasses where you can exchange free of
charge il they do not fit after trying them
a week You can do that at C.R.Adams'.
/ keep good line of them in solid gold,
gold filled, nickle and nickle- plated
frames. Call on me when in need OF any
thing in the jewelry line.
ID. Z. Parkhurst was in Woodstock last
Thursday.
Miss Jennie Burke was called to Hart
ford last week.
G. X. Adams was IN West Hartford and
North Pomfret last Sunday.
Arthur Leavitt of Gaysville called on
his cousin, G. X. Adams, last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Reed, who has heen visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Howard Chillson, re-
turned TO her home in New Hampshire
last Monday.
The following pupils in the primary
department of the village school we're
neither absent nor tardy during the term:
Cynthia Adams, Mary Moves and Eta
Harris. Willie Freddie and Eddie
Spaulding were not absent Those absent
one day or less were Olive Ames, George
and Charlie Baldwin. Those having the
best standing in scholarship and deport-
ment were Mary Noyes, Willie Heath,
Ned Manley, Olive Ames, Blanche Thurs
ton, Dora Dexter, Florence Spaulding and
Edith Morse.
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IkoxaIton.

Most OF those reported i'll last week ar,
improving.
A. f. Lyman from West Lebanon, N. IL.
was in town Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Ellen Preston spent a day with her
daue liter in West Lebanon, n. H., last
week.
G. L. Gum is much improved and able
to be about the house and ride short dis
lance.
Charles Folsom and family from East
Bethel spent Sunday with Mrs. Ellen
Preston.
so many were sick that the Sunday
evening service OF the Y. p. S. &. Il. was
omitted.
Miss Myrtle Durkee from North Ram
dolph has been at the Cascadnac House
for week.
Mrs. p. W. Clark returned from a pro-
tracted stay at Saratoga and Burlington
last Saturday.
Albert Taylor came home from Barre
last week where he has been caring for the
family OF VIM. Paige.
George Emery from Quechee is at Ma
than Preston's and Rolla Pierce from Tur-
bridge at the Cascadnac House.
George Skinner returned to watham,
Mass, Thursday OF last week, his aunt's
bof'hS CcCh hibNh BfONtus
o. /. Morse has just finished the job OF
harvesting seven thousand cakes OF ice,
having done ii in less than three weeks.
Miss Beatrice Kendall represented this
society of Christian Endeavor at the
Golden Rule Union in Snowsviile Satur-
day.
Mrs. Nellie Doyle, Who has been at her
fathers home several weeks, returned to
White River Junction Wednesday OF last
week.
There will be social dance at o. |.
Morse's hall Friday evening, Feb. II.
Music Will be furnished by Ed. Larkins
and sister
Among recent victims OF the grip are
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Skinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Joy, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Rum
rill, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Preston, Mrs.
5. l.. Mason, Miss Goodnough, M. ID. Ma
son and members OF the families of L. b.
Dow ana David Pecor.
Members OF the Royalton Woman's
club are reminded of the impersonatioLs
TO be given by Rev. c. o. Judkins OF
Windsor in ID. &. Denisons parlors Mon.
day p. m. at 3 O'Clock. 1t is hoped that
most members OF the club will be able to
enjoy this entertainment.
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Corintn.

Some OF the sick in town are conval-
escing.
Geo. orcutt OF Barre was in town last
Sunday.
w. A. Porter OF Bradford Center is NOV
ing to this town.
John Scrlbner stuck pitchfork into
his foot recently, causing some lameness.
Most OF the schools close this week and
as a general thing have been very success
full.
g. p. Ryder returned Thursday from
East Barre where be has been teaching
school this winter.
Horace Hood OF Nashua, N. H., has
opened a grocery at the Corner, which
Will be appreciated in that part of the
town.
The presiding elder, Rev. w. r. Daven-
port, preached at the Corner church last
Saturday evening and was present at the
quarterly conference.
The roll-call OF the Congregational
church is to be held at the Center Feb.
I'D at 10 a. m. All are cordially invited to
attend. A basket lunch will be served at
noon.
Mrs. Irene (Tabor) Cunningham died at
the residence OF Roscoe II. Williams Feb.
4, aged "a years. where she had been stay
ing since the death of her sister, Mrs.
Jane Virgins, last September. Her flu
neral was held at the church at West
Corinth Sunday afternoon.
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Sept. p Unnamed infant, Bates, hours
premature birth.
Sept. 20 Dennison ID. Dodge, aged Y
years, pneumonia with valvular disease OF
heart.
Oct. Roland II. Hunt, aged / month,
OF marasmus.
Oct. Melinda NJ. I. Campbell, aged p
yrs, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Oct. 20 Edith M. Jones, aged 3 mos. cap
Hilary bronchitis.
Oct. p Elizabeth B. Gilchrist, aged 60
yrs, cancer.
Oct, % Harriet e. Cham berlain, aged 81
yrs, fibro cystic tumor.
Oct. Is - Shattuck.
Nov II Saloma t. Bryant, aged 81 yrs,
diabetes aud heart paralysis.
Nov. % Geo. w. Leonard, aged "a yrs,
plufo pneumonia.
Nov. "a - Lester, unknown.
Nov.25 Herman S.Brownell, aged 81 yrs,
heart disease.
As compared with the previous years the
statistics are as follows
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she moved to Exeter to be near her sons
who were employed ia shoe fac.oriei
there. She was taken i'll last fall, result
OF heart disease. She leaves a family o.
eight children, six OF them were making
their home with her. Burton resides in
Hartford and Henry at Hudson, Mass
The two youngest, son and daughter
are attending school ana will remain
with their brothers there. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. III. NJ
Goddard. The Relief corps OF which she
was formerly a member attended the
funeral
News OF the death OF Mr.. John shepard
OF Viueland, n. j., January 81, 1899, has
been received here. Mr.. Shepard was
born in Sharon Feb 4, 1910. For several
years he was resident OF South Royal
ton. He moved to Vineland in
1874 where he has since resided. He was
very successful farmer, but ill health
obliged him to relinquish farming. He
moved to Illinois in 1866 to find climatic
relief, but was no better and changed his
location to Vineland. He left many warm
friends in town who held him in high es-
TEEN. The Vineland Evening journal
speaks OF him and of his character and
worth. He was modist and unostenta-
tious to fault, kind nd,liberal to the
poor and deeply interested in education,
donating literally for historical library,
presenting the High school with a suit
able telescope and also making liberal de-
nations to the Children's Aid society and
other organizations. His religion was ex-
emplified by his life work.
Mrs. Lucy Bingham Howe died at the
residence of her mother, Mrs. Harry
Bingham, last Thursday with acute
rheumatism and heart failure at the age
OF i6 years, mo. and 10 days. Mrs. Howe
was the wife OF John Howe, deceased, and
daughter OF Capt. Harry and Mrs
Bingham, one OF the oldest families OF
Royalton. Capt. Harry Bingham, father
OF the deceased would have been, il living,
los years OF age. His wife, the mother OF
the deceased, is "a years OF age. They |
were united in marriage in 1919 and reared |
a family OF five children, thee sons and |
two daughters. Thomas Bingham end 4
wife moved to Royalton in 1881 and 1
located on the farm two miles east OF the 4
village which has been the homestead OF /
the Bingham family and is now the home /
OF Mrs. Harry Bingh ham and her son, Har-
nv, and family. Mrs. Howe had been III .
since last November, suffering from rheu-
matism which had caused contraction OF
the muscles and intense pain. Mrs. Howe
leaves daughter. wife OF Amos Eaton,
and three brothers, Harry, William and
George, and one sister, Mrs. John Button,
all living in Royalton. Her funeral was
held Saturday at her home, Rev. Il. w.
Sharpe conducting the services.
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