Potter County Journal

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ESTABLISHED 1848.
COUDERSPORT, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1897.
VOLUME 49, NUMBER 2
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PROFESSIONAL.
M
ISS ANNA BODLER,
Superintendent of Common
Schools of Potter Countj-. OfHce days—First Saturday of every month. Oflice over M. S, Thompson's Drug Store, 44-48 Coudersport, Pa.
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ALASKA  GOLD.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A.
S. HECK,
HOTELS.
f-^ LASSMIRE HOUSE,
J. HARLAN HARRISON, PROP'R,
Coudersport, Pa. This well known House has received ex¬ tensive repairs and is now in first-class condi¬ tion.   Rates J1.50 to 82.00 a day.   Bus to and from all trains. 47-43 ly
I PARTICULARS OF THE BIO  RUSH TO THE FIELDS.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office -First floor of Mann it Ormerod Build¬ ing, Ttiird Street. 46-23 Coudersport, Pa.
A
RTHUR I). HILTON,
A  LLEGANY HOTEL,
JAMES MC GONNELL, PROP'k,
South Side, Coudersport. This uew house with the Sullivan House annexed Is run with all modern equipments. One dollar a day. 46-45
I riillions Being Pulled Out of the Earth by Lucky Miners in the Klondyke District.
San Francisco, July 17.—The As¬ sociated Press has received a letter from H. A. Stanley, president of the Binghamton Evening Herald Com- pany, telling of the wonderful  gold j tariff bill is  finally acted  upon  by
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW,
18-12
Harrison Valley, Pa.
rpHE HOTEL
THOMPSON,
E. H. THOMPSON, PEOP'R,
A
N. CRANDALL,
attohn?;y-at-lam-,
Coudersport, Pa. Prompt and careful attention given to all
kinds of legal business. Offlce over Olmsted's  Hardware. 47-4
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L. PECK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Coudersport, Pa. Corner Main and Second Streets. 39-13
p. R. COTTEK.
harry w. nelson.
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OTTER & NELSON,
Re-modeled, re-painted, re-papered and pleasantly arranged for the comfort of pa¬ trons. Located at the north of Main Street. Tlie pleasantest location in Coudersport.
A livery will also be run in connection with this house.   I solicit yonr patr' uage.      47-4
rKOM OUR REGULAR CORRESPOSDBNT.
Washington, July 19, 1897.
President McKinley has had to abandon attending the dedication of the Logan statue in Chicago, ow¬ ing to the delay in disposing of the tariff bill. He did so very reluc¬ tantly, as he was particularly anx¬ ious to be there, but, of course, duty came first. He did not wish to be away  from Washington   when  the
LAW COLUMN.
ACTS  OF ASSEMBLY.
T^AItMERS' UOTx..
REED A MC FALL, PROP'RS,
Coudersport, Pa.
Rates—»1 per day.   This Is the best hotel in
town lor the price. Main St., South Side. 46-20
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Coudersport, Pa. OfHce-Corner Main and Second Streets, 48-86 Over Joerg's Drug Store.
A/TC GONIGAL HOUSE,
K. MC GONIGAL, PROP'K,
Oswayo, Pa. Everything flrstKilassand at reasonable rates.
/CHARLES BARTLES,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Williamsport, Pa. Oflice 332 Pine Street.   All  professional bu.si¬ ness given prompt, cartjful attention.     48-15
H. C. DORNAN
JOHN ORMEROD
D
ORNAN & ORMEROD,
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW,
• O WEDEN VALLEY HOUSE.
A. L. HERRINGTON, PROP'R,
Sweden Valley, Pa. Livery in connection. j    This House  has been repaired and refur¬ nished throughout and every attention will be shown to guests. 47-11
TTOTEL SATTERLEE,
WM. SATTERLEE, PROP'R,
Lewisville, Pa.
The traveling public will be glad to know tliat Lewisville has a first-class hotel, refur¬ nished and refltted new throughout.
Bus to and from all trains. 47-42
Coudersport, Pa. OflSce—Corner Main and Third Streets.
F,
B. HACKETT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Raymond, Pa.
r.
E. BALDWIN,
attornp:y-at-law, and notary public,
47-23 Ofllce-
¦Rooms 1 and
Austin, Pa. ! StrtrKwealher Block.
TTOTEL GOODYEAR,
GEO. C. CRONIN, PROP'R,
Austin, Pa.
New House; New Furniture: Heated by Gas;
Hot and Cold Baths; Special Inducements
to Commercial   Trade.    Sample Room in
connection. 47-23
T   P. COLLINS,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT,
Office over S. Deiches' Store, Main Street, 42-24 Coudersport, Pa.
¦J ARRABEE, LEWIS A LEONARD,
ATTORNEY.S-AT-LAW,
Coudersport, Pa Offlce—Opposite Court House. Practice in Cameron,  McKean and   Potter
Counties.   Supreme Court ol Pennsylvania
and United States Court.
TTORTON HOUSE,
8. C. SARTWELL, PROP'S,
48-2.'i Port Allegany, Pa.
Remodeled  and   Refurnished   throughout.
Every convenience for the comfort ot guests.
r^OLES HOUSE,
W. R. COLES, PROP'B.,
The largest hotel in town.
Wellsboro, Pa. 48-49-1 yr
•T^EL.SON L. ALLEN,
ATTORNEY AJs'JS COUNSELOK AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Galeton, Potter Co., Pa. 48-19tf
EUOENE .MULUN -jVTULLIN & SEIBERT,
L. B. SEIBERT
ATTOKXKYS-AT-LAW,
Benson Block.
Coudersport, Pa.
48-3y
•OECK & STONE,
ATTORNEYS-AT-I.AW,
Coudersport, Pa. Oflice over First National Bank.
E
DITH G. STEVENS,
PRACTICI.V« I'HYSICIAN,
Coudersport, Pa. Calls promptly attended to.   Offlce—At W. A. Crosby Residence, Main Street. 47-23
J.
B. COLCORD, M. D.
PHYSICIAN  AND SURGEON,
4G-20
Port Allegany, Pa.
rpHE UPDEGRAFF,
D. UPDEGRAFF, PHOP'B,
Williamsport, Pa. Corner of Pine and West Fourth Sts.
XirARNER HOUSE,
RILEY WARNER, PROP'B,
Emporium, Pa. Free bus to and from all trains, and no pains spared for the comfort ot guests. w-26
TUNCTION HOUSE,
H. G. AULT, prop'r.
Emporium, Pa.
A well-fllled lunch counter spread with every tliinga Iiungry traveler could wish, ready on arrival of all trains east and west.
Rates «1.50 per day. 46-36
discoveries of Alaska. Mr. Stanley wrote from St. Michael's Island, where he stopped on his way to the Yukon mining region. Waiting un¬ der date of June 30, he says:
•'The ice.went out of the Yukon River about June 15; and the river steamer Portus H. Wear, which wintered at Dawson. 2225 miles up, reached St. Michael's Junu 27.' The W^ear brought authentic news of some of the most wonderful gold strikes in the world's history, and brought also some 45 miners, everv man bringing from $5000 to $100,000 of dust and nuggets, with an aggre¬ gate of more than $1,000,000. Just how much the Wear brought in on its own exchange of provisions and supplies furnished miners by the North American Trading and Trans¬ portation Company could not be as¬ certained, but the amount is very large."
The steamer Alice arrived at St. Michael's on June 29, bringing twenty-five miners and a half a mil¬ lion in gold for them and much on their one account. The passengers on the Alice confirmed the news re¬ ported by the passengers of the W^ear,  which is as follows:
•"On December 15, authentic news was carried to Circle City by J. M. Wilson, of the Alaska Commercial Company, and Thomas O'Brien, a trader. They carried notonly news but prospects, and the greatest stampede ever known in this part of the world commenced. Those who made the three hundred miles first struck it richest. Of all the 200 claims staked out on the Bonan¬ za and Eldorado Creeks not one has proven a blank. Equally rich finds were made June 6 and 10 on Domin¬ ion Creek. Not less than 300 claims have been staked out on Indian Creek, and the surface indications are that these are as rich as the others. The largest nugget yet found was picked up by Bert Hud¬ son, ou Claim No. 6, on the Bonanza and was worth $257. Next in size was one found by J. Clement, on Indian Creek, worth $231.
' 'Professor T. C. Lippy, of Seattle who brought out about $50,000 and has $150,^ in sight and who claims his mine is worth $500,000 or more; William Stanley, of Seattle, who cleaned up $112,<M)0;Clarence Berry, $110,000; Henry Anderson, $55,000; Frank Keller, $50,000; T. J. Kelly, $33,000: WilliamSloane, of Nanaimo, B. C, $85,(«)0, and at least thirty more, who will not talk, but stand guard over the treasure in their state-rooms, arrived aboard the ves¬ sel.
There are at least twenty more men bringing from $5000 to $20,000. All this gold, and more to come, is the clean-tip of last  winter's   work.
Congress, as it is certain to be this week, now that the conferees have reached an agreement, notwith¬ standing the threat of a coterie of democratic and populist Senators to delay the accejitance of the confer¬ ence report by the Senate. These threats were probably made for ef¬ fect before the agreement was reached, as nothing can be gained by delaying the acceptance of the report and even democrats and pop¬ ulists are not likely to engage iu butting their heads against the rock wall of public opinion when they can get nothing by doing so.
The country is to be congratulated that the House conferees had  their way about the important schedules of the tariff bill; also the I'epublican party, and the result is  largely due to the practical unanimity of the re¬ publican   press   in   declaring   the House schedules to be preferable to those of the Senate.     This was es¬ pecially true of the sugar  schedule, the most troublesome of  them all. To have agreed to the Senate sched¬ ule would have furnished the oppo¬ nents of the republican   party with a great deal  of campaign material without aiding anj^ American indus¬ try or adding to the revenues of the Government.     This fact  was fully recognized by Speaker Reed and the republican members of the House, and too much credit cannot be given them for taking the  .stand  that the Senate   schedule  would,   under  no circumstances be agreed to by the House.   Quite a number of republi¬ can  Senators also assisted in the good work by condemning the Senate sugar schedule.
The tariff bill, as it  now   stands, is   not  perfect—nothing   of human
/"I RAND CENTRAL CAFE,
ROBT. GRAVES, PROP'K,
(Noar the Depot) 210 Union St., Olean.
Regular Meals,      -      25 cents. Open day aud night.   Dining Rooms for both Ladit.s and Gentlemen. * 47-42-ly
T
HE PARK HOTEL,
CHARLES DUFFY, MANAGER,
williamsport. Pa.
The largest and Most Pleasantly Located
Hotel.   Rates, 82.00 to 84.00 per day.     48-13-ly
H
OTEL FASSET,
O
T. ELLISON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON,
33-7
Coudersport, Pa.
D
R. S. A. PHILLIPS,
Dental Offlce—Over M. S. Drug Store, Main Street.
Coudersport, Pa. Thompson <fc Co's 38-32
E
R. GUSTIN, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON,
Roulette, Pa,
H
ENRY D. HART, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Genesee, Pa. Offlce hours 1 to 4 p. m- Tuesdays and Satur¬ days. 47-16
GEO. M. FOX, PROP R,
Wellsville, N. Y. Largest and Best Equipped Hotel in Town. Free Bus to and Irom all trains. Rate, 82.00 per day. 47-13
MISCELLANEO US.
-JUrOHKY TO LOAN,
ON   IMPROVED   REAL
Send for circular 48-40
'H.
W. S. Calhoun,
Coudersport.
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LMSTED & SONS,
DEALERS IN HARDWARE, <JtC.,
48-17 Coudersport, Pa.
yAMES MANSEL,
DEALER IN HARDWOOD LUMBER,
Williamsport, Pa.
Offlce—234 W 4th Street,
Yard—Foot of Elmira Street. 48-36
Z.
J. THOMPSON,
D
R. W. J. McGRANOR,
PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON,
Roulet, Pa.
A. & F. G. BEESE.
PHYSICIANS <Jt SURGEONS,
Coudersport, Pa. Offlce over Doane & Hitchcock's Grocery.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE,
Coudersport, Pa. Collections made and promptly paid over. Offlce on Second Street. 47-48
A."
H. KYSER,
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING,
Andrews Settlement, Pa.
A full and complete stock. All work first clasf.
47-501 yr
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due.
Hon. W^. O. Smith, editor of the Punxsutawny Spirit, who introduc¬ ed the libel bill into the House, in last week's issue of his paper refers to the subject as follows:
"We do not wish to deprive any¬ body of any credit ju.stly earned in contributing to the final passage of the new libel law. But one of the gentlemen who took the liveliest in¬ terest in this measure and whose support gave it real strength was P. C. Boyle, of the Oil City Derrick, chairman of the Legislative Com¬ mittee. Excellent service was ren¬ dered by Managing Editor Rogers, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and by Charles Emory Smith, of the Press. And with all of our forgetting we must not forget our old friend Lu¬ cius Rogers, of the Kane Republican, who often seemed to us when we were wrestling with the measure to be our only sympathizer. His inter¬ est never flagged."
Caring for the Fish.
A serious error occurred in the General Appropriation bill which passed the last Legislature. The appropriation of $40,000 for the State Fish Commission was overlooked in framing the bill. The result will be that all of the State hatcheries will be closed and 60,000 breeding fish turned into the streams. Commis¬ sioners Stillwagon and Demuth were at Harrisburg on Tuesday in consul¬ tation with the Governor and it was agreed that the blunder could not be remedied.
The State Fish Commissioners will raise the amount by private subscription to care for the hatcher¬ ies this year with the understand¬ ing that the next Legislature will reimburse the subscribers. Gov¬ ernor Hastings and Attorney Gener¬ al McCormick will each contribute $500.
construction is—but it is a good bill and will be endorsed by all who be¬ lieve in a protective tariff, and will add to the believers in protection. It will enable many thousand Amer¬ icans to get the profitable employ- tnent they have been without for years, and will, at the same time, produce all the revenue needed to run the government. No one man deserves more credit for this bill than Chairman Dingley, whose name the bill bears. Since last Decem¬ ber, he has worked early and late on the measure, and if ths Dingley tariff proves as popular as its sup¬ porters expect, who knows but its author may not in the course of time be as highly rewarded as was the author of the McKinley tariff. Here's hoping that Dingley times may be as prosperous as McKinley times, and I am sure that Mr. Ding¬ ley would rather see the country prosperous than to be President.
There is little probability that this government will take any notice of Japan s supplementary protest against the annexation of Hawaii, not because of any particular de¬ sire to snub Japan, but because Secretary Sherman s reply to Jap¬ an s first protest covered the ground so fully that no other ans¬ wer is needed. The action of the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela¬ tions in favorably reporting the an¬ nexation treaty without a dissenting voice, was additional notice to Jap¬ an, and all the rest of the world, that annexation is going to be ac¬ complished regardless of the opin¬ ions or wishes of other nations.
No official of the administration nor member of either branch of Congress takes seriously the Eng¬ lish-made rumor that ^pain and Japan had formed an alliance to make war upon the United States. Nobody in Washington would be the slightest bit worried even if it were known that such an alliance was an accomplished fact, instead of being an English attempt to scare somebody, as a means of "getting even'' for the truthful statement of the tricky conduct of the English government, made in Secretary Sherman's instructions to Ambas¬ sador Hay. concerning the seal fish¬ eries negotiations. It was not in¬ tended thatthese instructions should be made public at this time, but they were obtained by a wide-awake newspaper man and printed. The publication has made the English editors very mad at the United States, and their old occupation of abusing us, which was suspended while the arbitration treaty was pending, has been resumed ; but it is worthy of notice that no attempt has been made to controvert the truthfulness of Sscretary Sherman's arraignment of Lord Salisbury.
The socialist scheme of Eugene Debs has one feature that will rec¬ ommend it to every -tramp in the land.—It won't work.
Approved by the Qovernor and now in force in Pennsylvania.
Continued from last  week.
No. 139. An act regulating the employment of foreign-born unnaturalized male persons over twenty-one years of age, and providing a tax on the em¬ ployers of such persons, and pre¬ scribing a penalty for violation of the provisions of said act, and directing the manner of collecting the same, and providing that the amount of such tax may be deducted from the wages of i^ersons affected by the provisions hereof. Approved June 15. 1897.
No. 140. An act providing for the regula¬ tion of the manufacture and sale of distilled and fermented vinegars, prescribing their standard, to pre¬ vent the adulteration of the same, providing for the enforcement there¬ of and punishment for the violation of the same. Approved J une 18,1897. No. 141. An act limiting the number of in¬ mates of State prisons, penitentiaries, State reformatories and other penal institutions within the State of Penn¬ sylvania to be employed in manufac¬ turing goods therein and prohibit¬ ing the use of machinery in manu¬ facturing said goods. Approved June 18, 1897.
No.   142. An act to prevent the  spread  of the contagious diseases   known as yellows, black knot,   peach  rosette and pear blight among peach, plum, cherry,    prune,    almond,    apricot, nectarine and pear trees or the fruit thereof, and providing measures for the eradication of   the   same,   and applying the provisions of this act to the "San Jose scale" when found on any vine,  plant,   shrub or fruit tree.    Approved June 18, 1897. No.   142. An act to amend  section 3 of   ani ville act entitled "an act to create poor! Sept districts, and to authorize purchases of lands and erection of buildings to furnish relief and  give  employment to the destitute poor and paupers in this    Commonwealth,"       approved June 4, 1879. relating to the number of overseers of the  poor  necessary to sign certain petitions.   Approved June 19, 1897. -    "
No.    144. An act providing that the   manu¬ facturers who shall  pay a certain sum annuially  into the treasury of the Commonwealth   shall sell only malt or brewed liquors of their own manufacture to   dealers   only who have been licensed by the court. Ap¬ proved June 21. 1897. No.   145. An act providing for the return of paupers and indigent insane persons not having a legal settlement within this   Commonwealth,  to any other State or country to which they may belong.    Approved June 22, 1897. No.   146. An act to amend  section 4 of an act approved J une 8,   1881,  entitled "a fui'ther supplement to an act en¬ titled 'an act to authorize the erection of a poor-house by the township of Pittsthn, in the county of Luzerne,' approved May 8, 1857,'' allowing an increase in the amount of relief that may be granted to paupers notresid- ing in the pooi'-house in said district. Approved June 22, 1897. No.   147, An act taxing certain  stocks   of building and  loan associations for State purposes.   Approved June 22. 1897. No. 148.
An act to amend section 2 of an act entitled "an act to regulate the nomination and election of publie officers, requiring certain expenses incident thereto to be paid by the several counties, and punishing certain offences in regard to such elections," approved June 10, 1893, providing for certifying nominations in cases where there is no opposition to a candidate or candidates. Ap¬ proved June 22, 1898. No. 149. An act to authorize school directors and controllers to provide trans¬ portations for school children, atthe expense of the district, to the public schools of the district in which they reside or to the schools of neigh¬ boring districts. Approved June 22,1897. No.   150.
A supplement to an act entitled "an act forthe punishment of cruelty to animals in this Commonwealth," approved March 29, 1869, requiring the keepers or persons in charge of all jails, lock-ups and station-houses within the Commonwealth to receive all persons arrested for any violation of the provisions of said act. Ap¬ proved June 22, 1897. No. 151. An act to repeal an act approved March 21, 1859, entitled "an act relating to roads in the township of East Marlborough in the county of Chester.'' Approved J une 22.1897. No. 152. An act providingfor the acceptance, approval and confirmation of the re¬ port of the commission appointed in pursuance of the act approved May 4, 1889, authorizing the examination, survey and re-establishment of the circle of New Castle as the boundary
I line   between    Pennsylvania     aud j Dele ware.    Approved J une 22.1897
No.   153. I    An act making it a misdemeanor ; for persons to obtain or  attempt to obtain positions  of trust or  solicit I alms by fraud or misrepresentation, and   providing a   penalty   for   the same.    Approved June 22,1897. No.   154. An act regulating the satisfaction of mortgages   given  to secure the performance   of  any act,   duty   or service,   or   given   to   secure   the delivery or return of any  property or article held  for  another  by  any agent, factor, trustee or  bailee,  or any other person or corporation,   or given to secure or save harmless or indemnify any person or corporation, whether surety or guarantor or en¬ dorser or otherwise,   whether  said mortgage be given to secure a penal sum conditioned as aforesaid or not, or whether said mortgage be given to secure a bond or obligation in any penal sum conditioned as aforesaid or   not,   when   said   act,   duty   or service has been performed, or when said property   or   article   held   for another has been   delivered or  re¬ turned,    or    when     said     surety, guarantor   or   endorser   or    other person or corporation has  beeu  re¬ lieved from liabilities and the mort¬ gagee has   failed   from   any   cause whatever to enter satisfaction upon the record thereof.    Approved June 22, 1897. No. 155-
An act to regulate the sale of goods marked "sterling" or "sterling silver" or "coin" or "coin silver." Approved June 22, 1897.
SHERIFF VS. MOONSTONE.
floney Is Up for a Race Between These Two Fast Horses at Fair Time.
S. P. Kennedy, of Bradford, own¬ er of the famous "Moonstone," has deposited  $500  with the Wellsville Fair  management for a race  with C. F. Smith's well-known "Sheriff," to be worked off during the Wells- fair and races.   Aug. 30th to 3rd. Charles Smith has posted his $500 with the Wellsville Fair   manage¬ ment and the Sheriff-Moonstone race is a sure go.     It will be a great drawing card.—Reporter.
r\r. Nash's Position.
Some fault has been found with ex-County Chairman Nash because his alleged support of Judge Morri¬ son in the coming contest for th& position of Additional Law Judge of the 48th judicial district. If it is true that Mr, Nash favors Judge Morrison's selection it is nothing: more than what Mr. Mullin did ten years ago when he supported Judge Morrison against E. L. Keenan, the brilliant nominee of the Knights of Labor and the Democrats. But Mr.. Mullin thought then, and so stated on the stump and elsewhere, that- Mr. Morrison was the better equipped man for the position. The Judge has since had nearly ten years ex.- perience on the bench and if he was well qualified when elected, how much more valuable now are his services to the people. Just why Mr. Mullen bolted his own ticket in the contest ten years ago has never been definitely known, but it has been surmised that his bitter antagonism to Mr. Keenrn at that time was because he had been regularly nominated by the K. of L. and indorsed by the Democracy. Mr. Nash doubtless has reason for his attitude on the judgeship ques¬ tion as have many other good loyal Democrats through the district. Judge Morrison is an able and well- trained jurist whose experience during his incumbency is of great value and Importance to the people of the 48th judicial district, and the hightest interest of the community will be best subserved by his re¬ election. —i?/-a<;//'o/'cJ! Herald.
Literary Kansas.
The Kansas State Board of Edu¬ cation, a week or two ago, presented applicants for teachers' certificates, with a list of questions to be ans¬ wered. Among other things they were asked to name the authors of "Paradise Lost," "The Psalm of Life," "TheRaven," "TheMerchant of Venice," and, tell it not iu Gath, publish it not in Askelon, "Barriers Burned Away." The Kansas City newspaper which records this fact points out that the examination pa¬ per itself was not prepared by the members of the Board, but was sug¬ gested by the president of an insti¬ tution in the State which calls itself a university.    The Inquirer says:
"When the fitness of public school teachers is to rest upon their knowl¬ edge of the novels of the late E. P. Roe, to the exclusion of those of the great masters of fiction, every self- respecting literary Kansan must feel humiliated. If these are the qualities 'necessary to teach the young idea of Kansas how to shoot, then it had better be left to shoot, like the corn of that State, of its own free will. The goody-goody, inver¬ tebrate, currant jelly literature is just as harmful as is the sensational. If it has any virtue it is of a purely negative character, andj-we need an element of positiveness in the world to-day.