The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, November 23, 1895, Page 4, Image 4
THE SCBAHTOJT TRIBUNE -SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2a. 1895. lUUrud Weekly. Xe Sunday BdlUoa. robUihol at Scran, P, by Jb Tribune Fob- New York Office: Tribune Bulldlaj. Freak a. ' ira, Manager. C. KINGSBURY, "an. aae 0 l Mm. K. H. RIPPLK, Sev m Tim LIVV RICHARD. Cerrwa. W. W. DAVIS. Bueiaeea luiun. W. W. YOUNGS. Am. Miae-a. IKTtKSD AT TH1 rojTOmOl AT BCTIAXTOX. PA., r BS00SD-CLA1S HAa MATTM. 'Printer Ink." the reeoKalstd Journal tor adver lU.ru, ralta Tni ScnAKTo Tbibunb u the hat edvtrtl.lat medium In Kortheeeurn Feauajira- ua. -rnuurr iuk" anowa, Tna Wml.T Taiarn a. lamx) Etmt Saturday. Contain Twelve HaiMtaooia I'aaaa. with an Abau- naace or N.wa, Fiction, an J wru-Editea Mwcei lunr. For Thin Who Cannot Take Th. Imilt Taiaraa, tba Weekly la Kecomoienoad aa the VM Bargain Uoing. Only fl a Yaar, in Advance. Tut Tam-aa la tor Sal Dally at the D., L. and W cxauon uoouaaa. SCRANTON. NOVEMBER 23, 1895. Tngrate Joe complains of The Trib une's "vile scurrility." He refers to Its plain but moderate description of a few of his own Iniquities. He isn't sorry for hi evil doings. He Is only sorry to see them alluded to In print. Now if The Tribune had really reached the mid dle of this subject, Joe might have some reason to complain. Aslt Is, the Ingrate'a writhing under a slight sample dose of his own medicine Is simply ludicrous. It makes a difference whose ox is gored. ' Exposing False Pretences. That the candidacy of Colonel Ripple for mayor does not please J. A. Scran ton can be accounted for In many ways. chief among; them being the fact that Colonel Ripple Is an honest man, who never would or could be used by Mr, Scranton as a tool. It was Ripple's original election as mayor that broke the back-bone of Scranton's long-pow erful political monopoly in municipal affairs and made it possible for Re publicans to aspire to olllce without paying tribute, to one or the other of the then partners in bosslsm who be tween them ruled both parties with an Iron hand. It Is, of course, a He that Ripple "made the mayor's office Dem ocratic headquarters"; but it is true that during his tenure of that office It was open to all the public and not held as the chattel of any boss or clique, Scranton has always opposed Ripple for mayor and always will. Ills attl tude Is the natural consequence of the difference between the men: the one honest, brave and lmplusive, too noble to stoop to trickery and too straight forward to beat about the bush; the other furtive, suspicious and domineer ing, with a nature warped to any act cf meanness, and a selfishness which would stop at no sacrifice. The same spirit which caused Scranton to hurry home from Washington at the end of Ripple's first term and put up Major J'onnian as a candidate against him animates Scranton In his present course. Then, Penman got one vote in convention. It remains to be seen how much better the present opponent will . The cfy is made that Ripple fought iWilllams and Brooks. That he fought .AVUllams Is,, true. anf the' people "s"ils talned him In iC, But for. a Jugglery with the returns, .' concerning, which Scraatqn. could perhaps tell a tale. Mr. Cofineir would have been seated county commissioner, to which office he was fairly elected. The facts with ref erencelo Brooks' are well known. Fpr one defeat Brooks has twice received an election. The very generous emolu ments of his office have In the years of his incumbency probably fully recom pensed him lor' his original chagrin Let Brooks compute his profits and see how his account stands. But if Ripple Is so objectionable to Scranton because years ago he fought a corruptly-nominated candidate for county commissioner and afterward crossed the party line rather than de sert a life-long friend, how comes it that Scranton is at home with ex Mayor Fellows, an open bolter, and cheek-by-jowl with a roomful of men Who, not later than three weeks ago, were leagued together against a regu larly nominated Republican candidate? .Why Is It that the thing which damns Hippie in Scranton's Judgment makes of Fellows, et aL, hale fellows well met? The enmity of Scranton is a compli ment which Ripple doubtless fully ap preciates, for It Is an involuntary testi monial to Rlpplo's manliness. The Tribune will support the nominee of the next Republican city convention, be he Molr or Ripple. Will Scranton's paper dare to make the same pledge? The Scranton Republican (Ind.-Rep.) urges the Republican voters of Scran ton to "Inform themselves of the rec ords, the methods and the purposes of both sides In this struggle for control." And yet when The Tribune makes a start toward showing up Joe's record, the Mugwump Republican at once be gins to whine. An Unenviable Record of Crime. a The Lebanon Report, a paper pub lished in the midst of a pacific, conser vative and orderly people, Is shocked at the story of lawlessness and crime which comes to Its ears from the lower part of Luserne county. The presence at one time, of twenty-one murderers In the Luserne Jail Is a circumstance which It finds difficult to account for. while even more perplexing are the al most dally reports of highway robberies and criminal assaults which emanate from the wild places on Buck mountain. "One must conclude," It thinks, "that there Is something radically wrong In Luserne county or there would not be such a carnival of crime within its borders. One's first impluse might be to attribute It all to laxity of officers, yet the fact that twenty-one murderers hare been arrested and are now In prawn to not a very, bad record for the law officers. What ratio that bears to the number of crimes committed we are unable to state, not having the proper data. Another possible reason may be the too tardy operations of justice. There seems more likelihood that this is to a considerable extent responsible. Out of twenty-one mur derers but one has thus far been sen tenced to death, while but five have been convicted. This is a very poor showing. It must be admitted, and when It Is taken Into consideration that the one under sentence of death may be able to secure re3pite once or possibly more frequently, and may. under the lax system of Justice as practised In Pennsylvania, yet escape suffering the extreme penalty of the law. there is considerable plausibility in the theory that crime receives Its chief encourage ment in the sluggishness of the courts of law. If these are not the causes, then, beyond question, Luzerne county Is Infested with a far more than ordi narily desperate population and is in sufficiently policed for Its own protection." The Report does not agree with those persons in the Hazleton region who ad vocate recourse to Vigilance commit tees and Judge Lynch. "A more ra tional and in the end probably more effective method," It believes, "would be to set about earnestly inquiring Into the causes of the difficulty: determine just to what fault is due such an ab normal condition, and then demand a remedy from the state, if the county cannot furnish It." The chief trouble, ye Imagine, has been the indifference df the people of Luzerne county to these conditions which embody the county's disgrace. When public sentiment is once thoroughly awakened to the enor mity of them, the matter of a remedy will be reached naturally and by logical stages. How does the Scranton Republican (Ind.-Rep.) know that Colonel Rlpftlo is "not wanted by the Republicans for muyor"? Would It not be well to let the next city convention determine that point? , A Question of Arithmetic. Figures have repeatedly been pre sented on this page proving the utter falsity of the Democratic claim of a few months ago that tariff reform benefits the farmer: but to the Troy Times we are Indebted for a table which puts the whole subject before the eye vividly, yet in brief. The Gorman-Wilson tariff law, It will be remembered, went into effect late In August. 1S94, and there fore a comparison of the figures for the year preceding: and the year following Sept. 1, 1894, gives a fair Idea of the op eration of the McKlnley law and the deficit-breeding Democratic measure. The following table tells the story: Agricultural imports: Lnut year of Last year of McKlnley Inw. Wilson law. Animals $!i'S,ii.. BreadstUtTs 3.2H7.W7 Kggs llil.32 on pure conjecture. The president is an obstinate man, but even he can see by this time that the tariff duties levied under the present revenue bill are In sufficient to meet current requirements and that the temper of the people overwhelmingly hostile to the raising of supplemental revenue by resort to direct taxation. Seeing these things, and comprehending as he must the great need of prompt relief. It Is quite as possible that the president would sign a conservative tariff bill, throw ing the responsibility for It upon con Kress, as that he would repeat his old and disproved tariff reform platitudes in an ahbitrary veto. But no matter what Mr. Cleveland might do, it will be the duty of the Re publican party to do what It believes to be well for the nation; and It cannot hide from that duty behind the chair of the Democratic executive. The esteemed Harrlsburg Patriot misinterprets The Tribune's mood when it declares that this journal is "In censed" because the correctness of the Lackawanna returns have been doubted. It is merely amused at the simulated ig norance of those who pretend not to know that hundreds of Democrats In this county voted for Smith and Smith alone. "Plumping" Is not fraud. Fliiif 1.KH.347 Feathers 910.IMI Fruits 4,iiiVU'U Hay 8lii,7:i9 Hemp Hides lMSO.rB Hods fixa.K?:. Provisions 1.S24.7IS Kioe . 2.56T.,I9 Seeds 2.3iil,813 Tobacco 3.0itii,715 VeKHables 3.IM.-HH) Wool 6,i!il9,!Ul 12, 121, KM 2,ir.,2'J7 341,21 2.Sir.,(il(l 3.077,(1", G.33S.4W 1.6.-.8.3JI 32,4'!8 2l,HJ3,Ji;'J 601,138 2,M7,M5 3.4!t7,HW 7,146. an H3.S9.ASI 3,8.r.S,770 32,59,791 351,414,594 1107,351,572 tsno.ooo 1.8-I9.89S l,77.',r51 8,07fl.:i2 2,1)72,212 9.o:i2,4i4 52.3.'!9,232 ri9,22,2l4 155,493.282 Totals TCxuoits: Hay J924.91U liops 3,7.2.213 Vegetables 2.072.974 Oilcake and meal.. 9,442,015 Seeds ; 8,0:i8,r.-i3 Corn 31,207.331 Wheat 1.7,793.499 Flour 78,002.212 Provisions 1V9.831.131 . 1WIBI. .... ...... ,lll,l,OI. .OUI,UU.,OU (Here, as trite' Times bptly says, "Is ah Increase of nearly '100 per Cent, in the Imports of articles coming Into direct competition with the products of American farms, and coupled with it Is a loss of nearly 20 per cent, in the ex port trade. The direct loss to the American farmers' market from this source alone is more than $125,000,000," We commend these figures to the farm ers, of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Let each farmer consult his own account book under Republican and under Dem ocratic times, and see under which pe riod his .prices were highest and his sales the largest. It is simply a ques tion of arithmetic Speaking about "opposing one's par ty," how did Mr. Scranton act toward the three Welshmen, Powell, Thomas and Reese? The Duty of Congress. The duty of the Republican party In the congress which will assemble one week from next Monday ought not, It would seem, to be the subject of much debate. Rarely has a clearer require ment confronted the legislative servants of the people. Conspicuous and para' mount among the facts before the pub' He Is the government's present inability tr pay its running expenses. This on the one hand begets debt, which must some day be paid, and on other weakens public confidence and tends to unsettle business. It Is not a healthy sign when the government of the richest nation in time of complete peace Is forced to meet its current obligations by the forced sale of interest-bearing bonds. Such a symptom betokens an illness In the body politic demanding Immediate at tention. Delay will only augment the danger; promptness and courage are re quisite to a satisfactory cure. Fortunately an overwhelming . major ity of our statesmen agree as. to the specific action necessary to put that cure into operation. The deficit in the treasury was caused by the Democratic sacrifice of protective duties.. That much is certain. How easy It will, therefore, be to overcome that deficit by restoring those duties! Not necessar ily every Item In the McKlnley sched ules; nobody demands that but there Is a wise and a general demand for the restoration of the chief Items which. when previously protected by tariff en actment, yielded targe revenue and at the same time developed among our people profitable,-wage-paying Indus tries. Among these may be mentioned wool and woolens, pottery and glass ware, not to cite several others concern- ins; which the members of the next ways and means committee will undoubtedly be well Informed. The yily argument thus far advanced againstlthe correction of the federal de ficit by 1 the restoration of protective duties Isjembodled In the assertion that the president, bclnc a Democrat, would veto such a bllt This assertion rests JOE AS A MUGWUMP. From the Wilkes-Barre Record. The Scranton Republican having hoisted an independent Republican ticket over its editorial columns, the Scranton Tribune announces to Its readers that The Tribune Is the only Republican daily In Lackawan. na county. How long Mr. Scranton can stand being dubbed a mugwump and bolter, we do not know. But to a man who has claimed straight Republicanism as his guiding principle the situation ought to be rather embarrassing, to say the least. No, Ho Uas Turned Mugwump. From the Wilkes-Barre News-Dealer. "The only Republican dally In Lack a. wanna county," is the line that the Scran ton Tribune proudly flaunts on O13 top of Us first page. Reckon the editor of the Republican will have something to say about this when It Is brought to his atten. tlon. COMMENT OF THE PRESS. Loft Ono Point Indccidcd. Atlanta Constitution: "A man in Ohio, who had a grudge against the postmaster In his town, drank wltltiky and ate onions and then asked for his mail. The post master refused to wait on the breathing censer and the man of breath complained to the powers that De. After a caret 111 in vesication the inspector decided that the postmaster was jusuneu In Ills stanu .Much Interest Is now felt as to what hc. 1km the postal authorities would advl.no rrgrardinfr a' customer who takes his onions straight." :o: A Few Topics Suggested. New York Sun: "Subjects for con Kress: "No third term. "The Monroe doctrine. "Cuba. "Venesnela, "Hawaii. . "Alaska. . "The Treasury. ; "Clevelandism." :o: Tho Bar Is Hosponsiblo. Philadelphia Record: "Judgo Brewer In his recent address before the American liar association complained that 'a grow ing multitude are crowding In who are not tit to be lawyers, who disgrace the pro- lession after they are in It. 1'or such state of affairs ths bar cannot hold Itself guiltless. It should fix a standard of niiallllcatton that would run the shysters oui 01 court. :o: Should Advertise for Bids. Chicago Times-Herald: "It may be that Senator Tlrloe has not decided to take up an exclusive residence in New York. Possibly he will advertise for proposals from some other states which may desire 10 oner inducements Tor the locating of a rtaay ireigni payer wan political ambl tions." :o: Too Sensational. Washington Star: "It would be a great satisfaction If these old-fashioned rob beries by masked highwaymen wuld onlv stay Inside the yellow-colored novels wnere tney peiong. Iloglnnlng t'o Push. cnicago Timos-Herald: "There is a most apparent disposition on the part of me omer reiiows to crowd tne uusnman K. Jjavis Doom over against tne rail. " :o: Ths lienl I'xccutiko. Chicago Record: "In the mater of cer tain expedients for financial legislation President Cleveland now proposes and lorn Keed threatens to dispose." :o: Must Closo ths Side Poors. Chicago Times-Herald: "The powers have deuided that the Turk cannot make solemn promises and then run an Ar menian speak-easy. ' They Fall to See It. Washington I'ost: "Tne trouble with a great many of our politicians Is that they are on me reurea nsi ana uon t Know It.' Let Him Tell Ills Troubles. Atchison Qlobe: "The secret of popu larlty Is to occasionally give the other tel. low a chance to tell what alls him." :o: It Looks That Way. Chicago Record: "Isn't It about time to beirln the policy of walloDlnsr the Turk nrst and 'warning' him afterward?" TROUBLE AHEAD. Wellmnn, In the Times-Herald. , Washington, Nov. 20. An extraordinary contribution to the literature of diplomacy and prophecy was received at the state de partment toilay from some great light of the world who has hitherto keDt himself under a bushel at Parsons, Kan. He for wards his communication by registered mall, and tells the secretary of state he can explain the significance of the massa cre of Armenians in Asia Minor and what will bo the end of it all. He mlntrles prophecy and advice in -the following weeping iasnion: "1. Form no alliance with any foreign power by which we as a nation 'will be drawn into the international conflict now drawing near. "2. Listen .to General Miles In his renort on coast defenses. Strengthen the ports of Newport News, the mouth of the Po tomac, Delaware and Chesapeake bays, and the harbor of New York, and fortify them with the most Improved patterns of coast defenses. 2. The Turkish government In sure to g down, and the ball will be opened May 16, 1896, by Russia marching on Constanti nople. The ports will no to Its nalace In Jericho, Palestine, June 30, 1896. "4. can noma an or the American mis sionaries before May 16, because after that time we shall not be able to protect them. , '6. Before June 80 asiembln nnr ho at warships near our own coasts on the At lantic and Pacific, more especially north of the Potomac on the Atlantic, and north of Ban Francisco on the Pacific. You need not fear a war with England, but next summer watch Russia with an eagle eye. Nicholas II. will not be the ruler of that nation very long. Another and a more warlike ruler will succeed him. and It is kuisir. ana uermany we nave to rear. "8. The Fourth of Julv next will h critical time In our history. We now have plenty of grain and produce to feed our people. Provide storehouses In which to keep this grain for our wives and little ones, for In 1898 and I8W famine and nea.' tllence will cover the earth. Be ready by' 1897 to close our ports to all foreign na tions, for Louis Napoleon grandson of Jerome Bonaparte and brother of Victor who now wears the uniform of a Cossack colonel at Tlflls, Trans-Caucasia, Is the coming emperor of Babylon (Lb Babylo- uaa mure inwna.; Russia, wui move her Black Sea fleet and her Cossack war riors at the same time. She will pass Ararat Jan. 14. capture nsoun May 16, and drive the sultan out of Constantinople June tt), after which Napoleon will bo made knitf of Asia Minor. Keep out of this combination." .1 It Is uesdless to add that the state de partment will accept this advice and keep out. THE PRESS AM) THE PUBLIC From the Philadelphia Times. The natural impulse of even Intelligent cltlxens when u public Journal is misled Into the commission of a wronr. is to de claim Rgainat the Kenor.il Hct-ntloUHness of the public pros?, and l:i this the greatest lnjutlice is done to all reputable newspa pers. The people speak of the licentious ness of the press from what they see in its columns, but they do not speak, because they do not know, of the vastly greater amount of ensntlomtl article! founded in truth, which mlht be published with en tire justice to the Implicated parties, but which are dally suppressed by the editors of our public Journals solely because such publications would wantonly wound inno cent parties and at times overthrow credit. There Is not a day in the week that the repponslblo editors of our leading news papers cro not compelled to consider the question of publishing or suppressing fucts which are vntirely proper for public Information, but which, if 4riutel. would do Kreater harm to the innocent than ood to the public. Of this important duty of our leading editors tho public have little knowledge, and being unknown, it is though tlcssly assumed that the grent aim of every en terprising newspaper man Is to King sen sations before the public regardless of their truth, whon in point of fact they suppress vastly more than they prin There aro hundreds of hixhly reputable citizens or I'nuailelphln, ami in every com munity in the whole country, who could feelingly testify to the Intecrlty with which the editors of our leading Journals sacriuce important and legitimate news In the Interest of the pence of homes and the safety and credit of Individuals and institutions. Let hoe who nssnll tho il centiousntss of 'the press Hike patine to in quire into the aims and methods of Ameri can journalism. If they shsll do so, there would be a more Just Judgment of tho generous fidelity of editors to the hishest interests 01 tne community. GOLDSMITH'S mm. Aswan and Boucle Jackets Prophetic instinct caught the inspiration last summer of the present popular, ity of Astrachan and Boucle Cloth for Women's and Children's Coats, thus the stock was built and thus our prices have been kept down. Our leader ship is the potent factor in the present great demand. Cloakmakers are clam onug for the Cloths and can't get them. Our goods have been secured and that is the reason we can supply you without being compelled to charge you the greatly advanced prices that now prevail. AN EASY WAY OUT. From the Plttston Gazette. The Scranton Tribune has a plan reconcile the Democratic' newspapers Philadelphia and elsewhere which reftiao to accept 11s an explanation of JuOko Smith's largo vote in Luzerne anil Lacka wanna the statement that many Ionv orrats voted for him and no ono else on the Democratic ticket. The Tribune sug gests that all of the ballots be recounted uy tne courts, and is satisfied that the re suits would conllrm the explanation of Judge Smith's friends. It would not be necessary to unseal the ballots or call the voters into court to testify, to determine this mattor. A simple count of the bal lots east would bo eullicient. 'St de Tribune? "I'ls. Reform editor In? No.Struck for higher salary. What do you want ! want Tribune a support to do movement 10 lax tneaters. ho are you? Never min councilman keepln' shady, w hat s the matter? Didn't von not a complimentary ticket 7 1; es. Then what's the grievance? There ain't no cab. Cab? Yes. If de managers can't furnish de conveyance we ain't wid 'em. See? Z-z-z-ling! Can I speak with Undo Joe? Your uncle Is at the 'phone. How are utilities this mornlnir. TTncln Joe? Serene, me boy! Serene! Peace and dljtnity, eh? Yea. Charity for nil? Yes, me boy on the surface nt least. Not going to whack 'em this time? Not yet. Tills is to be one. of thn "oft year" peaceful campaigns, but just wait umu i gci a unp on the political nocK of this county once more! a-z-z-ung! Hello! Is this The Tribune? . It Is. . . , j 'What are your Qualifications oh science and chemistry? . v Liimueu. Could not analyzo food? , No. "' ' Nor give onlnions noon thn eternal x. istence of germ life? No. Wfiy? I was wonderlnc what kind nf llmhnnrer cheeso could lio made from some of the condensed milk sold hereabouts. . -z-x-nng! 1 ill HI ALL THE NOVELTIES IN NEW STYLES AT HILL & CONNELL' 131 AND 133 ft WASHINGTON AVENUE. La Stock to Select From, To -close a few patterns we have made the following redactions : S-plece Suit reduced from $2S5 to $227. 1 8-plece Suit from $110 to $95. 1 3-plece Suit from J210 to $17(1. 1 3-plece Suit from $200 to $luO. 1 4-plcco Suit from $r8 to $35. 1 3-plece Suit from $1!I6 to $175. 1 3-piece Suit from $145 to $100. 1 4-plece Suit from $150 to $100. 1 4-plece Rug Suit from $115 to $50. 1 3-plece Rug Suit from $112.60 to $50. Mahogany Chair from $22 to $16.50. Mahogany Chair from $26 to $18.50. Mahogany Chair from $20 to $16.25. Mahogany Chair from $22 to $16.90. Mahogany Chairs from $13 to $13.25. Mahogany Chair from $25 to $18.50. Mahogany Chair from 120 to $14.73. fil S493 riar tovIs Clieviot Jacke5s PPar lengrth, new back, box front and fiT $9.98 AT $14.98 Coma early, as those are desirable goods at original Prices. Hill & Connell bi and 133 1 Washington me. WELL It's only aa long as yon this ad. a few day SEVENTEEN CENTS FV r ytmr choice of th exosltont lln of It mo. BELECTKD Fiction, 0llra' LmU ton, Poetry sad History. Mot a &rj goods store job lot. They are In our wiadowa- Dus't wait It Too wsot eaoios. 7 Bprate 0k Opjt fee Cemntoawsaltk. . 1: kieio 1 -flcai Ladies' Boucle Cheviot Jackets, with new shaped W front, ripple back, half batin lined, and immense sleeves. Genuine Persian Boucle Jackets, full Sitin lin;i throughout, Inlaid Velvet Storm Collar, 28 in. long, ripple back, four large buttons, very effective. GOOD NEWS ON FUR GARMENTS. Ladies' Racki Fur Capes, 30 to 36 inches deep, 100 to 125 inches sweep, $6 98 to $19 9Q Ladies' Canada Seal Capes, 27 to 36 inches deep, 90 to 125 inches sweep, $9 98 to $24 98 Ladies' Wool Seal Capes, 30 to 36 inches deep, 100 to 145 inches sweep, Ta, )V1 f . c ,n , . . , $19.98 to $59.00 Ladies Llectnc Seal Capes, 27 to 36 inches deep, 90 to 158 inches sweep, $24.93 to $90.00 Plates We have a few 1 8-inch Turkey Platters in gold band French China, which we will sell for $2 each from now, on until Thanksgiving Day. Reg ular price $4.50. 11, LIMITED. 422 LfiCKAWANNA AVENUE. OR BUST, One of the greatest puzzles of the age. This is not a new puzzle to some, but there are very few who can work it without a great deal of study, Price,. 25 cents. Fine Stationery Blank Books, Office Supplies EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH And ttuppttM, TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES WELSBACII LIGHT Speciallj Adapted lor Beading tad Sewing, U ALL ITS BUNCHES. REYNOLDS BROS. Stationers and Engravirs, 3I7L1CXIWMH1 ML C M. 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Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton. ROOMS 4 AND 8, Gas and Water Co. Building, CORNER WYOMING AYE. AND CENIER St omnc norma from in t n. tots, ni (1 how lutermletion for Ajnaer aad (upper.) PafUcnla? Attention GiTei to Collections Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. rOURBUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED Telephone No. 134. ON THE EOQC OP A KNIFE ' dedeode your tuceeae m a earear, sad the preeerratloo of yaar tender as an or nary olUaen. Bare la Thaaketmaa aad yea will hnrtl ha confront wltk m famldabia tar :ey rroia wnico yea win so esaectea to av patate rariona avory moreeta. D-ataaajaa zr. bat one o oar flneet steal earearK hat la leokine at oarvera, don t laee elht of Ike foot aba i we eel) other herd war and at aaan orkeS ee taarp inai way eat aa FC3TE fi m CO. 1