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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE THURSDAY" MORNING. JUNE G, 1895.
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KCKANTOJj, JUKE 0, 1393.
Deserving of Patronage.
The excursion to Harvey's L.ike to
morrow for the benefit of the Home for
the Friendless Is an enterprise that ap
peals strongly to 'the liberality of
charitable people just at this time. T
t
refusal of the state legislature to a
proprlate funds for the support of the
Home .throws the burden! of the ex
penselncurred In keeping: up their ex
cellent Institution upon the charity of
local philanthropists. The Scranton
Home for the Friendless Is an establish
ment that Is conducted upon the broad
est principles of charity, and is an Ideal
Institution of its clans. Its arms are
open to the unfortunate, regardless of
age, sect, color or creed; and It may bo
aid that In every sense this place of
refuge Is what Its name would Indicate,
a. Home for the Friendless. Few of our
citizens who have not Investigated the
workings of this worthy enterprise
have any Idea of the amount of labor
performed by the noble women who
have the welfare of the Institution at
heart. It is work that Is performed quiet
ly and ceaselessly, withou t pay and with
no reward other than the gratitude of
the afflicted to whom relief and shelter
have been given. These warm-hearted
workers ask neither praise nor pay, but
It te not Improper that they should ex
pect the hearty support of the public In
enterprises Inaugurated for the pur
pose of raising funds to assist In carry
ing on their noble work. The Harvey's
Lake excursion will be one of the most
pleasureable outings of the year. The
delights of the trip will be well worth
the price of a ticket, not to speak of the
charitable object of the enterprise. It
is to be hoped that Scrantonlans gener
ally will show their appreciation of the
labors of the noble workers of the Home
for the' Friendless by liberally patron
izing the coming excursion.
Carter and the Chairmanship.
One of the nonsensical movements of
the tme-hasor Its purpose the oustlnj
Senator Carter from the chairman'
ship of the Republican National com
mKtee, because he Is an outspoken
friend of silver. Mr, Cartsr was se-
lected as chairman largely for this very
reason, three years ago, when General
Harrison refused to be content with
General Chtrkson; and to throw him
overboard now, unless for some batter
reason, would be to slap In the face
almost every Republican voter living
west of the Mississippi river.
A good chairman for next year's na
tional campaign, if he would Accept,
would be Senator Quay. Seven years
ago ha signally demonstrated his fit
ness for the position; and while the
need of close' figuring may not be so
Treat next year as It was in 1888, It
would be, shrewd politics not to take
too much for granted. Mr. Carter's
term will not expire until after the se
lection of next year's nominees; and In
the meantime, those who think this is
not a country where even a national
chairman may enjoy the freedom of his
opinions on public questions will doubt
less have to worry along without any
change In the personnel of tho national
committee.
An Imperfect Jury System.
The Philadelphia Bulletin takes ex
ception to the recent orguinont of At
torney General i34oCormck before the
graduating law class at Dickinson col
lege in defense of the present Jury sys
tem; and pertinently cites what It calls
"the painful farce" ot trial by Jury in
the case of the accused New York po
lice inspector in support of its conten
tion that the Jury system will have to
be changed. The Bulletin adds: '
Tho trial is an extreme case; but It
shows to- what abuses the present Jury
system lends Itself when desired. This is
the second attempt to decide whether or
not the accused policeman Is guilty, tho
first having ended In a disagreement of
the Jury, It 4a now In its third week, more
than seven hundred talesmen have bean
summoned and a Jury has not yet been ob
tained. Oa the ArsY trial 1,200 talesmen
were summoned and six hundred and
elgthy-elght examined before obtaining a
Jury, which, after all, was unsatisfactory.
The work of selection Is done with the
greatest care. . A number of men are con
stantly at .work aearchlng the records of
the talesmen In order to exclude from the
Jury-bo aft whose characters or affilia
tions do not recommend them. But the
..teat Is not aa to their Impartiality as Jur
ors, -mat is a minor point. All this care
is taken to Insure that they will not be in
imical to the prosocutlon, on one side, or
the defense on the other. Whether or not
they are able and w(lllng to "well and
tfUly try and a true deliverance make,-"
which la the essential feature of the Jury
system in theory,. Is considered a question
of very little Importance practically. Un-
der present condlUona, It la almost cor-
tala that they will not be. And yet Attor-
lar General ' McCormlck told the legal
neophytes that "the Interests of a client
are safer In the hands of a jury than If
left solely to judicial determination."
That Is equivalent to saying that man who
Is thoroughly versed In tho law nnil has
spont his life In weighing and sifting evi
dence la less likely to apply both corrootly
than a docun men who know nothing ubout
either. Such logic as that Is better calcu
lated to abolish the jury system entirely
than to make tt the beneficial Instrument
It should bo by correcting Its faults. ,
If that system, In Its present form,
Is Incapable, of Improvement, then the
form had bet-tor ba exchanged tor one
which will kep stop with general prog
ress. In ithl9 democratic ago it can be
accepted as certain that no Institution,,
however venerable, can long withstand
tho reformative attrition of events un
less it can offer a clean bill of health
and merit. The Jury system cannot of
fer such a bill. It Is In general disfavor,
among both attorneys and litigants.
It Is In many respects uncertain; and In
some material points essentially ridicu
lous. The public will not much longer
bow down to It, especially when there
Is a widespread impression that tho
problem of reform Is dltlloult only bo
cause a few conservatives block tho
way.
Our Mineral Resources.
We have been favored with advance)
Sheets of the table prepared for the
third volume ot "The Mineral Indus
try" by Richard P. Rothwell, editor of
the Engineering and Mining Journal,
and giving detailed statistics of the
mineral production of the United States
for the yenr 1S9I. Mr. Itothweli Is tht?
foremost living authority upon this
subject; and his figures are accepted as
authoritative In even the otllclal pub
lications of the United States govern
ment. Considering tho depression In
trade during it lie period covered, the
table makes a decidedly satisfactory
showing, and ono which can scarcely
fall to Impress every American with a
renewed sense of pride In the variety
ani vastness of his country's natural
resources.
The total value of the mineral pro
ducts of the country, ns shown In this
table, was J615.8S7.10S in 1S93, nnd $553,
352.996 in 1S94; showing a decrease in
values (not quantities) last year of 62,
631,112, or 10 per cent. To arrive at the
net value of the mineral and metal
production In each year, a deduction
must be made from the total for that
of substances, the value of which has
necessarily been duplicated In the ta
bles. A careful estimate of the proper
amount of these deductions gives $13,-
000,000 In 1S94. and $15,000,000 in 1S93,
which would lave the net total value
of our mineral production In 1S93 equiv
alent to $600,877,103; and in 1S94 equiva
lent to $540,352,990. Th
decline in
quantity for 1S94 is more difficult to as
certain; but the production of bitumin
ous coal, which Is really aft index to
the condition of the manufacturing in
dustry, showed a decrease from 1S93,
notwithstanding the strikes which pre
vailed, of only 11,000,000 tons, or about
9 per cent., while that of anthracite coal
actually increased by 4,700,000 tons, or
nearly 10 per cent; so that the decrease
in the total outpui of f ual was less than
6,221,000 tons, or 34 per cent., while the
decline in value was 7 per cent. In pig
Iron thi decrease was comparatively
small, only about 400,000 tons, and we
find that all this loss was in the earlier
part of tiia year, vhlle at the close of
1S94 the furnaces were runniifg at a
rate which promises to make the pro
duction of 1S95 exceed 9,000,000 tons,
which has thus far been the highest
mark of our production. In some other
Important metals again there was an
aotual increase, amounting In the case
of copper to 28,250,000 pounds. In this
metal the decline In home consumption
was ofTset by a larga increase in the
exports.
The silver production of the . United
States wos maintained at a much high
er level than had generally been ex
pected. In 1893 the production was 80,
500,000 ounces, a decrease of 4,500,000
ounces from 1892, when it reached Its
highest level. The low price with
which 1894 opened and the withdrawal
of the demand created by the Sherman
law led many persons to believe that
the reduction would approximate the
amount of tho government purchases
under that law, or 64,000,000 ounces,
which would have been equivalent to
practically wiping out the industry.
The actual decrease In 1894 was only
10,654,000 ounces, or about 18 per cent.
The reduction still leaves tho United
States the greatest sliver producer in
the world, and the Industry Is, and
doubtless will continue to be, a most
important one. Perhaps tho most not
able feature of the year is the Increase
in the output of gold. Fromtlmo to
time throughout 1894 the diversion of
capital and labor from silver to gold
mining has been noted. The total out
put ot gold In the United States last
year was $39,761,000, an Increase of $3,
806,000 over 1893, and of $6,754,000 ovor
1892. In gold output Australia has also
shown a considerable gain, and runs
tho United States quite closely this
year, while the phenomenal Increase
from the Transvaal mines has also
made, South Africa a close competitor
for the first rank as a producer of tho
yellow metal.
Mr. Rothwell attributes the decline
in prices entirely to the overproduc
tion consequent upon Improved meth
ods of mining and manufacture. Others
claim to see in the enlarged use of
gold as a primary money also a reason
for this noticeable drop. But whatever
tho cause, -the result is Indisputable.
Thus, while our total production of cop
per showed an increase of 26,250,000
pounds, the estimated value at the place
of production was lower by $1,640,000 in
1S94 than in 1893. Again, the produc
tion of zlno decreased only 2,250 tons or
about S per cent., while the value re
ported was less by about $1,000,000 or
16.6 per cent. The decrease In the pro
duction of pig Iron .was 386,000' tons or
6.5 per cent, whllo the decrease In value
was $21,900,000 or nearly 24 per cent
many similar Instances might be taken
from tho table to show that the total
reduction In value of the mineral pro
duction of $02,634,112, or 10 per cent.,
represented very much less than thai
proportion probably not over 6 or 0
per cent. In actual quantities pro
duced. "Tho table," says Mr Itothweli, In
concluding his review of It, "shows a
moderate decrease In production, a
much larger proportional decreuso in
the value or prices, but In both canes
a decrease upon the whule less than the
ugeneral expectation of Its amount. It
shows also thut In a year of extremely
unfavorable conditions tho nilnernl
production of the United States by Its
extent and variety still gives tho
country tho foremost place among the
nations of the world a place which Is,
above all, surprising, whou we consider
tho comparatively brief period In which
the Industry has been built up.",
The refusal of the Turkish govern
ment to permit England, France and
Russia to assume control of the reforms
designed at least nominally to protect
the rights of foreign Christiana In Asia
Minor was to be expected. It will soon
be seen whether the Towers have been
in earnest In their efforts to get at the
bottom of the Armenian massacres. If
they have been, they would be thor
oughly Justified in accepting tho Porte's
reply ns an invitation at once to renoA
vato the blot on the map of civilization
over which tho Sultan ot Turkey holds
disgraceful sway.
Mr. Gladstone Is a "grand old man,"
whom Americans as well as Europeans
delight to honor. l!ut It Is nil open
question whether the American reading
public Is Interested to the extent of
three columns In how a Chicago re
porter saw the ex-premler enter
church, nod during the sermon and
finally go home.
By a vote ot 20 to 17 the Philadelphia
Bar association has decided not to ask
the judges of that city to wear gowns
while on the bench. The debate and
the vote were both close; so close as to
suggest to us that the pro-gownlteS'
might have fared better had they sub
stituted bloomers.
Mr. Scranton tells the Truth ho is
"out of politics." IX the tatement be
true, politics Is to be congratulated.
THE BUSINESS REVIVAL.
From the Washington Post.
Tho railway frelirht tratttp nffnnli a flr
ru:ige of the country's business, both posi
tive and comparative, and tho number of
freight cars demanded by the roads gauges
that trattlc. Tho fact that there is now
on Increased demand for suA ears shows
conclusively that tho general business of
the country Is Improving. Since lust Jan
uary tho railroads have contracted for 21,
5!M cars, anil bids are being offered for 3,000
more. Theso llgures present a striking
contrast with the record for 1891. when the
aggregate output was less by 5.OU0 than the
total of the orders planed during tho llrst
live months of 1WI5. Should there -bo no
fulling oft In contracts during the re
mainder of the year, by reason of short
crops or other unfortunate occurrences,
the car manufacturers will have about the
same amount of business as they had in
1893, but this will bo far below the cnpaclty
of th5 shops. In this, as In every branch
of our Industries, the plants are greatly
In excess of the average necessity. In
many branches they are abovo the maxi
mum demand, producing a waste of capi
tal. Competition Is so keen that manu
facturers who have large sums Invested
In suplu3 plants cannot get protlts on
such Investments.
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In 1S92 the railroads of tho United
States bought 63.WO new freight cars, in
1890 the number purchased was something
over 103,000. Tho normal average of now
cars, according to the Railroad Uazette's
estimate, should be tho ls'J2 output 93.-
000. This year's contracts,' while very en
couraging, do not indicate an entire re
covery from the depression that set In two
years ago. It Is easier to descend than to
climb. A month of panic Inflicts Injuries
that may lust for years. The panic of 1873
may not have been so universally damag
ing as that of 1893, but tho Influence of tho
former was felt for a longer period than
Is likely to bo tho case with that of tho
latter, AM over the country thcro aro
signs of Improvement. Wages are being
Increased, not as a result of costly strikes,
but voluntarily. The Increnso made In '.he
past eight weeks will add more than a
million dollars to the monthly pay-rolls.
Wo do not look for an early cessation of
the signs of returning prosperity. Wo be
llevo tho Improvement will go on and that
tt Will cventunJly be crowned by a settle
ment of tho currency question, which Is
now the only disturbing factor In tho busi
ness situation.
Thx deep and general Interest that Is
manifested In tho silver question or tho
question of national curreniy Is ono nf
tho most hopeful of all the signs of tho
times. Thn country Is In tho midst of a
great educational cainpiilgn even whllo
the revival of business Is going on. And,
since tha Issue Is ono thut must be de
cided by ballots, It Is fortunate that the
Intorest In it is so widespread. Tho dis
cussion will go on and tho settlement will.
In duo time, bo reached. Meanwhile the
credit of the nation, of tho states and of
municipalities shows no Impairment.
Every dollur of our currency, whethor of
sliver or gold, whether a greenbnek, a sil
ver certificate or a coin nolo, Is Just as
good as every other dollur, and we hnve
no party that does not profess a desire
nml purpose to maintain 4hls. credit and
this equality of .the dollars.
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JOURNALISTS AND OFFICE.
From tho Chicago Herald.
No training fits a man. for public life
bettor than that of Journalism. The late
Secretary Blaine was a newspaper roan
and ono who would'have made as great a
mark In Journalism as ho did In states
manship hud he stuck fo his original trade.
He once romarked that Journalism was a
profession that fitted a man for anything,
and that If he only left tt early enough It
might lead to anything. Ha left It -early,
but not until he had mostored Us princi
ples and methods, and he was accustomed
to attribute much of his success to his.
newspaper training nnd to the knowledge
of publlo opinion which ho had obtained
through newspapers and newspaper men,
While Mr. Iilnlno, a Journalist, was,ec
retary of state In this country, the prime
minister ofJhe Urltlsm empire, who hold
the portfolldof foreign secretary, was also
a Journalist, the Marquis o Salisbury.
France's ministers have been frequently
and advantageously recruited from the
Hold of journalism. Thiers, who con
ducted sucessfully the diplomats? confer
ences with Bismarck for' peace between
Franco and Germany, and who subse
quently became president of the French
republic, was a journalist by profession
and achieved his earlier fame as editor of.
Lo Constitutional, Next to De Olers, tho
most potential adviser of the late Alexan-
der II of Russia, was M. Katkof, editor of
the Moscow News. . "
Returning to our own country we recall
that the two best postmnsturs general that
we ever hud were newspaper men Doii
Jamln Franklin and Frun'c Hatton. Kd
wurd Kvoretti Becrotary of slate under
Fllmoro. was moro ot u Journnllst 'han
anything else; for llvd years ha edited the
North American Review. As to acquaint
ance with tho affairs ot foreign nutlons
nnd thttlr relation to each ofhir, tlioro ore
few men In public life having the equip
ment In this respoct which Is almost es
santtal to the man at the heud of a great
nowspuper.
POLITICAL 1'OINTS.
The I.uzcrna county Republican con
vention to elect delegates to this fall's
stato convention will bo held Aug, 6, or
about three weeks prior to tho state as
semblage. This strikes us as being some
what Into. Tho Lackawanna convention
might well bo held yet this month. Many
counties have itlready held conventions.
Kx-Nutlonul Chairman Clurkson says
of ticnator Allison; "I am convinced that
ho moBt certainly will be tho next candi
date for the Republicans, nnd, moraover,
that ho will sundy be elected; Senutor Al
lison Is sound on all commercial and finan
cial questions. Under him tho tariff would
bo revised, not on high protection lines.
Hut on lines that would enrry out the great
doctrlno of protection. There' would be
no upheaval of the tariff, but It would bo
sutlsfuetorlly adjusted. International M
metalllum would ulso bo established under
Senutor Allison. He would not appoint
nnd hnlf-nnd-hulf commission lo go abroad
oil- this great question, as did President
Harrison. Htiator Allison's commission
on this' subject would mean business.
Senator Allison hns a record of thirty-two
years In congress. All thut tlmo not a
stnln. not a spot, not a reflection of tho
minutest character has rested on his hon
orublo curccr. Ho Is a safe man, and will
be tho cundldate of the convention." Per
haps. Tho Philadelphia Itecord, In a'long edi
torial, urges Governor Hustings to cull an
extra session of the legislature for the pur
pose of reapportioning tho state. The gist
ot Its argument Is embodied In tho follow
ing excerpt; "Tho differences between tho
two Hepubllcan factions nt Harrlsburg aro
such that they could be reconciled In
llvo days, If the legislature should be
summoned In extra, si'sslon by Governor
Hustings. Whllo tho ono faction oppose
any apportionment that would destroy tho
advantages of a number of Hepubllcan
counties under tho existing gerrymander.
the other faction seek In tho apportion
mcnt bills to preserve as many of these id
vuntagej us possible at the expense of the
Democratic minority, dovornor Hastings
can have no sympathy with either of these
purposes. It would be intolerable If tho
provisions of tho constitution of Pennsyl
vanla for securing Just representation
should remain In complete abeyance for a
whole census decade through the refusal
of tho legislature to perform Its sworn
duty."
Tho Atlanta Exposition.
From tho Ijincaster New Era.
This exposition will certnlnly bo prodtic
tivo of much good, not only to the new
south, but to tho whole country. It will'
give the people of the north and west an
opportunity to study the vast resources
of that section which they could not
otherwise have had In so short a tlmo and
at so moderato a cost. It will also do
much toward strengthening the bonds of
union between tho sections and causing
thcra to cherish tho sentiment of Webster,
uttered on a memorablo occnslon, that this
is net only n land of "Liberty and Union,"
but the home of Liberty and Union "for
ever." When we think of what the south
was thlfty years ago, after Sherman had
marched through Georgia, and then look
upon the grand picture representing tho
recuperative powers of the people, tho
feeling Is one no less of gratification thult
amazement. There Is no parallel cose of
material progress on record.
Is to Be Congrnti litcd.
From the Carbondalo Antiiraclte.
Mayor Connell, of Scranton, Is to be con
gratulated upon the prompt manner In
which ho sat upon the aspirations of sev
eral young men for pugilistic honors. The
rumors of bad blood and ln'p?udlug knock
outs probably Influonced the mayor In his
course.
Who Is tho MnnT
From tho Hnzleton Sentinel.
A Scranton man has promised tho two
Luzerne delegates to the Hepubllcan na
tional convention. Ho will have a hard
Job keeping his promise, wo fear.
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
The Indianapolis Journal tells a capital
story of a young woman who boarded a
car ono evening recently which was so full
shq had to stand. Bhe was crowded Into
tho vh lnlty of a woman who hud on the
floor near her a basket of egg. As tho
cur turned a eurner It lurched and tho
young woman lost her balunce. When
she righted herself she found she had
lHanted one of" her feet Into the basket of
eggs. At about tho same instant the wo
jnan niado tho same discovery. She
scroimert out: "Howly Moses, she's
sthepped Into me eggs.." Before she could
tako her foot out the old lady shrieked
again: "Would yes be after takln' yer
foot out and not bo a batiu them Into a
fro A?"
ONE ON THE WEATIIEIl:
Hobbes "What are you delaying your
summer vacation soIong for?"
Mobbos -' Ibicnuse my winter flannels
aro not heavy enough to permit the ex
posure." Chicago Itecord.
An Inventor has Just come to tho front
with an engagement sofa which. If novelty
counts for anything In this sordid world,
ought to produce millions for him. It Is
only avallublo where the parlor Is lighted
by olcctrlclty, and In such cases, by tho
arrangement of a switch, the lights go out
directly two people sit togothr on tho
sofa. As long as the people sit close to
gether the llgbtB stay out, but directly they
separate, ns when some one Is heard on the
stair, tho lights come up again.
ON THE LAST LAP:
Mr. NorthBldu walked Into his parlor the
other night and was rather surprised to
sea his daughter sitting on Mr. Hilltop's
lap.
The young couple were surprised, too.
The older man wos the first to recovor
his equanimity, and as Miss Northslde
found her feet he remarked:
"Ah, Lucy I I see your race for a hus
band Is nearly over,"
"What makes you soy that, pops?" asked
tho girl, blushing painfully:
"You seemed to be on the last lap,"
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
AN UNPLEASANT MEETING
Patrick Hagan had a face on him that,
as ho had once romarked himself, was an
"ofllnce to tho landscape" Next to his
homeliness his poverty was the most con
spicuous part of him. An Iruih neighbor
met him recently, when the following
colloquy ensues:
"An" how aro yc.rat?"
"Molghty bad, lntolrely. It's shtarvatlon
that's shtarln me In the face,"
"Is that so? Sure, an' It can't be very
pleasant for ayther of yes." Richmond
Dispatch,
' GEORGE W. CIIILDS.
When George W. Chllds died Feb. $, 1894,
the papers throughout the country, with
out regard to political complexion, paid
high 'tributes to his memory. At his
country home ho entertained Grant, Shor
mnn, , 8hortdnn, Blaine to enumerato all
of the prominent Americans who partook
of his hospitality would Involve almost all
whose names live In tho history ot the
ooumry as contemporary with Mr. Chllds.
The outline of Mr. Chllds' life woro after
a familiar American pattern. He was
born In Baltimore, May 13, 1829, and knew
what It was to want money. At the age of
14 he came to Philadelphia and entered a
store. Four years after he came to tho
city, a friendless boy, he had saved enough
money to begin business In a small way on
his own account. Three years after, ho
formed S (partnership with Robert K.
Pcitorsorfhls fathcr-ln-law, Tho firm pub
lished lf. Kllsha Kent Ksno'S account of
his Arctic explorations, and paid the au
thor $70,000 In royalties. In a single yoar,
muklng an equal profit ItBelf. Tho firm
was so successful through a number of
years that Mr. Chllds' share of the profits
amounted to $1(1,000 In MG3, tho year be
fore ho purchased the PubUo Ledger. As
a philanthropist Mr. Chllds' name was
known at home and abroad. He educated
young men and women by the hundreds.
Ilu provided hundreds with a trip to the
World's fair. Ho originated the Idea of
erecting tho Cbtlds-Urexul home for Infirm
printers, which was built at Colorado
Springs, Col.
This ofllco has received a magnificent
pastelotypo of Mr. Chllds, which has the
uppcarunuo of being an oil painting, sent
out by tho Eureka Chemical and Manu
facturing company, of La Crosse, Wis.,
manufacturers of "Haco-Curo," tho only
remedy which permits tho use of tobacco
whllo taking a cure for the habit, being tho
only sclentlllo and reliable cure for that
habit on tho market. This guaranteed
remedy, purchnso money being refunded
In case of failure to cure, can be pur
chased of all leading druggists at $1 a box
or three boxes (thirty days treatment)
$2.50. Hy sending six 2-ccnt stamps to the
company a sample box will be sent to any
address.
fAT
Hill &
Conneirs,
131 AND 133
WASHINGTON AVE
The Ucst of Them
All Is the
ZERO
Porch Chairs and Rockers,
Fine Reed Chairs and Rockers,
A Few Baby Carriages Left at Cost
Cedar Chests, Moth Proof, In
Three Sizes.
Hill &
Connell,
WASHINGTON 1VL
YESb.
IT IS WARM
But if you will use a
charcoal-filled Jewett's
Refrigerator it will add
much to your comfort,
and with less expense
than any other make in
the market.
WE ALSO HAVE A
Large Stock of Water Coolers.
Hammocks, Baby Carriages, at
Rock Bottom Prices.
THE
LIMITED.
422 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
EVA M. HETZEL'3
ft Is not cosmetic, but will positively ears
CTfiry case ot Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Hough
hh. t.lvni. Sunt, anil .Tirr d lseolorfttlon or
blroilah of the complexion. Pull sise, H-ouoce
trial bottlos can be bad during May and June
(or 8U .,
EVA M. HETZEL'3 ,
Hair Dressing and Manicure Parlor
X Lackawanna Ave., Boraoton, Pa.
DR. HILL & SON
ALBANY
DENTISTS.
Bet tooth, $5.80: best set. W; for rold ceps
nnd teeth without plates, called crown and
brldeo work, cell for prices and refer
ences. TONALOIA. for extracting teat)
Without pain. No ether. No gas.
OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
THAT WONDERFUL
Tone Is found only in the WEBER
Call and aeo these Pianos, and some fine see
ond hand Pianos ws have taken in exohange
for tkem. '.
GUERNSEY BROTHERS,
HP
fflEBBB
GOUITH'S
hy offering the largest stock and greatest variety of Wash Dress Goods in
this city, at prices low enough to paper your house with, if you have.no other
use for them.
IN OUR BASEHENT Piles of remnants of the finest Dimities, Irish Qn
Iawus, Swisses and Ginghams, the regular 15c. article, at -
AT WASH GOODS COUNTER Main floor, front Your choice of
handsome Fine Sateens, Dimities, etc., at
One hundred pieces of the newest and handsomest colorings and designs
in Jaconet Duchesse, -
t Fine Domestic Challies, 31 inches wide, guaranteed one-half wool, perfect
copies of the imported. Special price, - - .
The best all Wool Challies, up-to-date patterns and colorings, that
usually command, and are worth, 50 cents. Our sale price, -
AT SILK COUNTER you will find better values and prettier patterns, than else
where, and at lower prices.
Come early to get a good selection, as these low prices will only last as long as the
stock holds out.
or 11 fS
Though we are selling hundreds of Men's
Light-Colored Summer Suits, at remarkably low
prices, we are also serving a great many discrimi
nating patrons of genteel tastes with the Medium
and Dark Worsteds and notably Imported English
Serge Suitings model cut, scrupulously made, reli
. able sewings, hand-made button holes, permanent
buttons, and in every detail rivaling any Suit made
to measure.
OUR PRICES RANGE FROM $12.00 TO $20.00,
And we invite the inspection of the skeptic as well
as the connoisseur.
"THE QflMTCPQ"
iflL OHIlI I LilUf
, An $8.50 Extension
CO.'S. Special sale
THIS WEEK
Some bargains
and China Closets,
HULL & CO.
IRON AND STEEL
Bolts' Nuts, Bolt Ends, Turnbuckles, Washers, Riv.
ets, Horse Nails, Files, Taps, Dies, Tools and Sup
plies. Sail Duck for mine use in stock.
SOFT - STEEL - HORSE - SHOES,
And a full stock of Wagon Makers' Supplies, Wheels,
Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Shafts, Poles, Bows, etc,
TTE1IE1I
SCRANTON, PA.
RHINE PROPS TIES
OAK BILL STIDFF.
THE C01H10NWEALTH
TELEPHONE 482.
Whtn In deuM whit
KesUlt In 4 weoka.
For sal by JOHN H. PHELPS,
Spruoa Street, Scranton Pa.
Keeps the
Ball A-Rolli
SQUARE DEALING CLOTHIERS,
HATTERS AND FURNISHERS,
Table for $6.00 at HULL &
of Dining Room Furniture,
ONLY
in Sideboards, Tables, Chairs
THIS WEEK ONLY.
LUMBER CO
22 Commonwealth
Bld'g, Scranton, Fa.
RESTORE
LOST VIGOR
to u. for Nerve.! DcMllty, Low of Sexuftl Power ft either
ax), irapoteacy. Alropny. Varicocele end other weMtneieet, ftom toy ceuce, ih
Serine Pllli. Dralne checked and full vlfor quickly reuorea. If neglected, tuch
trouble, retdlt feully. Melhed anywhere, eealed. for $l.eot o bote, for fso. With
everv c.oo order we eHv. . leeal guarantee to cure or refund the raeaey. Aidreta
PEAL MliDICINB COL. Cleveland. Ohio. ,
Pharmacist, cor. Wyoming Avonuo and
BAZAAR
rag
IOC.
12lG.
121c.
25c.
Fioe
Stationery
Blank Books,
Office Supplies,
EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH
And Supplies,
TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES
STEEL BSD COPPER PLRTE EKGRHVIK8
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
REYNOLDS BROS.,
Stationers and Engravers,
317 LACKAWANNA AVE.
SPALDIHC . BICYCLES
ARE THE BEST COASTERS.
Consequently they must run easier
than any other wheel. Call
and examine them.
C. M. FLOREYd
222 WYOMING AVENUE. -
V. M. C. A. BUILDING,
TAKING A COOL MILLION
la bettor than nicking tip a hot penny, nnd Ufa
with a Rood rorriKorator la bettor worth Hring
than without onu. Wo havo aoma rafrlgrera
tors ttmt wo ara nicknaming "Ira roonomlc
era." Theirotber name la Alaska. Yon know
What that mean a. Wo will alio aive you
credit for knowing what flrat-elaas hardware
I. Have you over been In onratorof You
have hero an opportunity for oxerclsing your
kuowlodun yen and your admiration ana ae
tonisbinent about euch thliiKaaa gaa and oil
stoves, etc. Don't be covetous, thoueb.
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