THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MOBNING, DECEMBER 10, ltifoSi
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(J1TY MOTES.
The Vesper Literary society will hold a
meeting; tonlaht.
There will be meeting; of manager of
yiorenoe-mieeion tomorrow at 10 p. m.
A caah delivery aymem la being placed
n tnv .
Wyilch Louis Rupprecht is the proprietor.
tf. D. Swarta, at this city, aol.l to a
yndlcate In Nw Tork Saturday the lum
ber for 107 bouses.
The Delaware, and Hudson Canal com
pany paid Us employes at the Clinton
mines and on the Nineveh branch on Sat
urday. The Driving park skating- rink was
crowded with skaters Saturday nlfflit and
yesterday. A large number of skaters aJso
visited Mountain Lake yesterday.
Bauer's orchestra rehearsed with the
Cathedral choir at College hall last nlffht.
the mass that will be sung at St. Peter's
on Christmas rooming at 10.30 o'clock.
St. John's Total Abstinence and Bene
volent society of Pino llrook will cele
brate It tenth anniversary Thursday
evening with an entertainment to bo fol
lowed by a banquet and social.
A lecture -will be delivered at Mulc
Hall on Tuesday evening by James tCon
Tiell. grand master of the International As
ncintlon of Machinists. The address wl
tie under the auspices of Electric City.
lodge. No. 230. of this city.
A drunken Individual came out second
best In a tight on Lackawanna avenue yes
terday about noon and shortly afterward
gave vent to hla pent-up vengeance by
kicking In a glass panel of Joseph Ca
sesse1 saloon door. Patrolnmn Day took
him In tow.
Miss Julia Allen's recital and concert
Hill take place Wednesday evening at the
Bicycle club house. The talented young
woman will be assisted by profeor
(Richard Lindsay, pianist, and Mr. Wld
mayer. violinist. An interesting and en
tertaining programme has been arranged.
At Saturday night's meeting of the
(Scranton Engineer's-club President Arch-
bald read an Interesting sketch concern
ing early life on the Erie canal. A com
mittee on the nomination of officers was
Appoinieu, conilKLinK wi uun ovryn,
F. B. Piatt. Perdval Morris, C. C. Rose
and Evan M. Evans.
At the Sheridan fair Saturday night
drawing for two large dolls took place.
They were won by Miss Rose Korkln, of
208 Fourth street, and Miss Myrtle fihoT
field, of 713 Scranton street. Next Thurs
day night the Father Whltty Young Men's
society of the North End will attend the
fair. -'
The following officers have been elected
for the year by the Nay Aug Hose com
pany: President, P. W, Zlsleman; vice
president, Henry Rapp: eecr-tary. T. F.
Zlsleman; treasurer, W. E. Giihool; trus
tees. M. H. Horn, O. R. Suydam. John W.
Molr, O. A. Beemer and T. F. Zlsleman i
foreman, J. W. Molr; first assistant fore
man, O. A. Beemer; second assistant fore
man, Ed Shifter; plpeman, H. Urown; en
gineer, E. Page. Charles Wlntersteln.
A reception will b" held this evening
U the Oreen Ridge library, to which ev
erybody Is Invited. It Is the punoe of
the directors to hold these receptions on
the first and third Monday evening of
each month during the winter, and tho
public Is not only Invited, but urged to at
tend. It Is desired that the Interes In the
library shall extend to all and that each
shall feel that the library Is for him or
her. A pleasing entertainment will tw
furnished each evening, loe cream or other
light refreshment wl'l be served at a
nominal price and a free-will offering clll
be received at the door for the benefit of
the library, .
Attending o Business
If you Intend to btiy Dry Goods or
Notions 'ft may Interest you to know
that wfe are giving all our attention to
our regular line of goods. Should you
Visit our atore you will not be jostled
by people) who wish to buy Toys, Candy,
Books,' etc., for we do not keep them.
In our own line we have mart every
effort to please our patrons. We have
a great varitey of useful presents which
we wish to ffell to sensible people. We
assure polite attention from experi
enced clerks.
'''"". MEARH HAQEN. .
Turnqneat baa got the goods and the
f-ioa to atlit every reasonable buyer
i.i i-vara-axa asd Jewelry. -
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M1ULIY8
Pure and Sure."
fuls arc required not
HE DESCUNCED TBEA.P. A.
Address of Attorney .1. D. Kenan lie
Fore Irish-Aintricaa Societies.
SAYS IT IS X0T I'ATKIOUC
Haters to the listinguisJ Services
That Iih.hin.cn Have KcnJerod Tills
Country and I rges Ilia Hearers to
kesist I ffort to ivre!u;i Them.
Revived interest has awakened in the
I-ui-ktiwiuinu County Council of Irish
Am rii-un societies and a new epoch
In Its hlxtory dates from last evciiltiK'a
meeting. Thounh in existence for up
wards of two years It has passed along
in a strtigKlIng fashion with a slim
attendance lit the monthly meetings.
Jiut under the direction of u few ac
tive and tnerwetlc men fresh stimulus
has been administered In tho shupe of
a revised constitution and by-laws and
a more accurate and exacting set of
Luslnesa rules. The session last evc
nlnc waa the first one held under the
nev Bystem, and attention wtia care
fully held from omening until the clone
In the transaction of the meeting.
The two things which are of public
Interest are, a paper on the American
Protective Association, rend by Attor
ney J. D; Itejian, and the election of
oflk-eis.
Alter a few Introductory remarks Mr.
R sn btean hli paper by quoting
extracts from the writings of George.
I. I'lePtlee, In which tho patriot
Urn, loyalty, courage, learning, brav
ery, and other leading virtues of
the Irish people were commended
very hishly. The Irish have been
notably prominent, suld Mr. Regan,
still quoting Prentice, In the hulls of
statesmanship and of science, and the
Green IhIj hna given more to the world
of nu(h men thnn any other nation of
Its standing In the world.
Peculiarities of the Celt.
He said, when an Irishman comes to
America and la naturalized as a citizen,
he consecrates himself to his adopted
nation. In this country nnd in his na
tive land, the Celt hns never manifested
bigotry. In the county of Cork, where
the preponderating majority of tho vot
ers are Catholics, It can bo remarked
that a largo share of the political offi
ces gr to Protestants.
This Is the case all over Ireland ex
cept In Belfast, where tne Orangeman
has the virulent Instincts of i.,e A. P.
A., and no Catholic can get an office,
because the Orangemen are In tho as
cendancy. The speaker drifted from the
Irish in Ireland to the Irish In America
and asked: How hint? has the A. P. A.
worshipped Cud? The Irishman has
dono that over 1,400 years, but the fun
gus A. P. A., which is but a growth of
yesterday, arrogates to control the con
science and the liberty of the Irish.
Who, he asked, has a better right .n
this land than the Celt. When patriot
Ism was needed the Irish were to the
front. Sullivan captured Fort Wliuiim
and Mary, and O'ltrlen proved equally
as salient In the Massachusetts harbor.
And during the Revolutionary War tne
Irish entered the army In sucn large
num'oers that the English generals In
making out their reports had to say
thnt over half of the enemy was made
up of men of Celtic Mnod. How well
they fought is attested by their thinned
ranks after having achieved brilliant
and substantial victories.
ley MinnlJ Take n I irm Stand.
" Where, asked Mr. Reg.in, was the A.
P. A. then, U;ls organization of recent
uprising, the aim nnd object of which
are Inimical to the laws of Cod and the
nation, and In direct violation of the
lattpr, which pledges to all who seel: the
shores of this land of freedom, the In
alienable right to worship God accord
ing to the dictates of their own con
science? The speaker hero urged upon all his
fellow Irishmen to take a firm stand
against the poisonous Invidious aggrrt
slons of this covert enemy. Submission
fails to be a virtue, he said, when re
sistance is a duty. He said tne Irish
have come here from persecution nnd it
In time to take a firm stand against foes
from within In this noble land of free
dom. . ,
Mr. Rgan turned to t narration or
ence. Orangemen having established
lodges In Canada, next came across the
border and Infested the city of Detroit
and there they established themselves.
A man named Tralnor came over here
to tell about how the Roman Catholic
church antagonizes American liberty
and American Institutions. Trnlnor's
advice was to drive the Catholics from
the privilege of educating their chil
dren In any schools but those approved
by the American Protective Association,
and to deprive their fathers of labor
and expel them from -the country.
These are the safeguards Tralnor
would throw around the cradle of
American liberty to preserve It from
what he termed the machinations of
the Roman pontiff.
It Was the Centro of fMttcstinn. .
How dare any man, said Mr. Regan,
be he In this country for centuries or a
day, dictate In what way a father shall
educate his child. In the sixth century
when the Girths, the Huns, and the
Vandals were devastating Europe, the
Irish people, alone, preserved learning
and went to all parts of the world to
disseminate It, so that Ireland became
the center of education.
In those early ages there were at
tempts made without number by tribes
that settled In Ireland, of whom Mr.
Regan thought tho American Protec
tive associations are the lineal descen
dants, to stifle learning and to destroy
and raze the colleges and schools. They
also strove to exterminate the people
by expatriation and through despotic
sway. Now this American Protective
association has come to save the nation
from the Catholics. Mr. Regan cited
the names of Shorldan,. Corcoran and
Meagher as men whose services In the
cause of the nat'on needs no eulogy.
The American -Protective Association
will talk about preserving the nation,
when In time of peace, but as history
shows, when true patriotism la required
on the Held of battle, he la not to be
found. The paper had several referen
ces to the text , book and literature
scattered by tha American- Protective
heaping spoonfuls.
Association to' expose the dangers that
are confronting the republic from tho
Irish Catholic.
C. O. lloland spoke In glowing terms
of Mr. Regan's paper and his motion
that a vote of thanks be accorded him,
was carried with great applause. a
Social ies That Were Heprented.
There were present over 100 prom
Inert Irishmen as th-leantes from the
following societies: Division No. 4, An
cient order Ilibernluns of America, of
Pur.more; Division No. 15, Green Ridge;
Division No. IS, of Dunmore, and Di
vision No. 12, of Dunmore; Emerald
llenevilent association. Ilranch 110,
Oreen Ridge; Division No. 14, Ancient
Order Hibernians of Erin. South Hide;
Division No. 7, Scranton; Divisions No.
4 and No. 9. of Mtnooka; Division No.
M of Scranton: Division No. 3, Scran
ton; John Matchell club. Ht. Peters
Total Abstinence and Benevolent so
ciety, llellevuo, St. Loe's Battalion. St.
Paul's Pioneer corps; St. John's Total
Abstinence and Hunevolent society,
South Side; Father Mathew society.
Hyde Park; Henry Graltan club, and
Divisions No. 1, No. 20 and No. 6, of this
city: St. Joseph's and St. Mary's so
cieties, of Providence.
The olllcers elected to serve until June
are as follows: President, Senator J.
I?. Yaughan; vice president, C. T. Bo
lund; secretary, William Dawson;
treasurer, William H. Campbell; exe
cutive board: C. C. Donovan, M. II.
Griffln, John 11. Devine, James J. White
and John 8. McCabe. Under the new
constitution meetings will be held every
throe months, on the third Sunday of
June. September, December and March
of each year. The executive board be
tween meetings enn legislate and Its
action Is binding upon the council. The
next meeting will he a speciul one on
Sunday evening, Jan. 19.
i'OMIXU ATTRACTIONS.
When the "Merry World," Canary &
Lrdcrer's big New Tork Burlesque com
pany appeared here some three weeks
ago Is created such a favorable Impres
sion that the management of the Froth
lugham received numerous requests to
again secure the company for a re-engagement
and In consequence they have
succeeded In booking the organization
to play here again on Wednesday, Dec.
IS. When the company played here
Dec. 2 the duy and evening were un
usually rainy ones, and consequently,
owlngto the Inclemency of the weather
a number of people were unable to at
tend the performance. These persons
will now be afforded an opportunity of
seeing this clever conglomeration of
burlesques and travesties on the popu
lar successors of the past metropolitan
season.
II II II
Tnomas E. Shea nnd company will
open a week's engagement at the
Frothlnghnm tonight when "The Man-o'-War's
Man" will be produced. The
play has to do with the Nlcaraguan
question. England, with her customary
greed, determines to gain control of It,
and, with two powerful European al
lies, swoops suddenly down upon It
only to find themselves outwitted by a
cunning and daring American naval
officer. Captain Jack Conway, who. se
cretly. In possession of their plans, fore
stalled them by the occupation of Nic
aragua by United States troops. The
new play abounds with comedy, nnd
will be presented with a carload of
special scenery and mechanical effects.
Popular prices will prevail during the
engagement of Mr. Shea.
Dan McCarthy, the celebrated Irish
comedian and author, will be seen
here December 1G, 17 and IS In one of
the best of the many .plays he has
written. "The Rambler from Clare,"
Is an Irish show of unusual excellence
In which comedy predominates and Is
sure to please everyone. Mr. McCarthy
this year has surrounded himself with
a much better company than usual,
Including a funny Irish piper and a
real Irish harpist.
MAY CEASE OPERATIONS.
Work on the Undcn Street Bridge Ap
proaches Delayed by Qiinrrrmen.
City Engineer Joseph P. Phillips nnd
John O. Cleary, 6f tho firm of Kin ft
Cleary, contractors for the Linden street
bridge approaches, are two greatly per
plexed men. The West mountain quarry
cannot keep Kltg & deary's force sup
plied with stene for tho dry walls which
are In course of construction and as tht
city engineer will not allow two differ
ent kinds of stone to be used a delay
must result, as it will not pay the con
tractors to keep a largo force of men
for which work can not be supplied.
The city engineer Is very anxious that
the work should be pushed ahead as
rapidly aa possible, so that when the
spring comes nothing will remain to be
done except the masonry.
A compromise will probably be effect
ed, If a suitable stone can be found any
where available. Mr. Phillips and Mr.
Cleary were at Nicholson Saturday and
will go to the east mountain during the
week In the endeavor to make arrange
ments for keeping the work going.
DIED UNEXPECTEDLY.
James I'ennW Injuries Were More Seri
ous Than was inonint.
James Dennis, who was struck by an
engine drawing the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western pay car while
driving over the Sport Hill crossing
about two weeks ago, died unexpected
ly at the Lackawanna hospital last
night at 11 o'clock. His Injuries it was
supposed consisted only of a broken leg
and fractured rib, but It now develops
that a portion of the fractured rib
punctured the pleura of tha lung and
caused Internal hemorrhages.
Dennis was an aged man. and lived
In Dunmore. He was employed as a
driver by Dr. Lameraux, of Moscow.
Buy Gorhnm's silverware, if any.
Turnquest, 20G Washington avenue,
sells It, and money will buy no better
at any price. '
Unredeemed pledges at your own
price at Radln Bros., 123 Penn avenue,
Oxford Teachers' Bibles. Reynolds
Bros. -
Solid Silver spoons at Turnquest's.
- For Xmas presents go to Radln Bros.,
Jewelers, 121 Penn avenue. . r
Don't fall to ask prlceo at Turn
quest's before buying a watch, ' -
FACTS ABOUT CHEAP FUEL
They Tell a Story of Great Interest
to All Manufacturers.
SHOW SCRAXT0S ADVANTAGES
rigurca Are Taken from the Advanco
Woofs of un Article That Will Ap
pear in the Ooeamber Number
of the Engineering News.'
An advance proof of a culm article
of special Interest to manufacturers
and coal men, and which Is to appear
Dee. 20, In the Engineering News, has
been forwarded to this olty. Tho ar
ticle Is really a favornhlo criticism of
tho article written by Nelmm Perry, and
which was published In the last num
ber of Cassler's Magazine.
After calling attention to the methods
of handling uud hurnlngr culm and other
tine coal particles, a description Is given
of the process used at the Suburban
Electric company's plant, where It Is
claimed thnt the culm which occupies
a valuable piece of ground, 1b procured
for not over 10 cents per ton, ami the
ground at the same tlmo Is reclaimed.
Reference Is made to tho figures ami
estimates compiled by Secretary Atlier
tun, of the board of trade, showing tho
cost of fuel per horse power per year
to be $:i.9:i. These figures, says the
writer, will bear further anulyelH,
Eight hundred and forty-four tons per
duy of twenty-four hours for 1C.12
horse power, eqtinls a little over 1
hurse power per ton, assuming a ton
to be 2,000 pounds. This is N.'l.'l pounds
per hour, or 4.;i7 pound: of coal per
horse power. .
C.ont of a llorso Power.
The writer contends thnt In pome
pi'ints a horse power inny be produced
fivm 11.2 pounds of toal per hour or
less. Vet villi vniiaMo loads, aa in
iron mills and electric plants, nnd where
no great amount of uttentlon Is paid to
economy of fuel, an average rate of
4.37 pounds of coal pur hurst power per
hour Is quite possible.
The writer proceeds to quote from
Mr. Perry's article In C'uksIit'h Maga
zine for November showing his figures
on the cost of horse power In Scran
ton. Mr. Perry's hgureu uhowed the
cost per horse power for 265 days,
twenty-four hours per lay, to be $2.1.05
In the Lackawanna Iron, and Steel com
pany mills, and $2l.,r.l In the shopa of
the Dickson Manufacturing company;
and also the cort per horse power for
313 days, ten hours a day, was $12.01
In the mills of the Laokuwnnna Iron
and Steel company, and $9.21 in the
Dlcksun Manuraeturliid company's
plant, all the figures' including cost of
water, firing, etc.
Pcrrf's I iRiires Aro Too High.
Ih the writer's opinion the figures
given by Mr. Perry for tho cost of
power, exclusive of fuel, are too high.
He (Perry) assumes that on account
of the lower grade of fuel the boilers
can only be pushed to S5 per cent, of
their capacity, such as twelve square
feet of heated surface per horse power,
and actual capacity In practice, which,
with forced draft, la apt to be nearly
or quite double the rating-. Hero the
writer states It would have been more
In accordance with forced draft practice
to assume that they would develop 150
per cent, of their rating. The writer
also takes exceptions to Mr. Terry's
estimate of the cost of boiler and n
glne plants and figures for the renioval
of ashes, each of which has been placed
too high.
A revised estimate Is given which linn
for a basis the writer's estimate of the
cost of plant, Secretary Atherton's entl
mate of the cost of fuel, and the Dick
son company's prices for the other
Items:
Interest, Insurance, taxes nnd
renewals on boiler nnd engine
plant 11 per cent, on $10 $ 4 4rt
Water 2 D2
Firing 3 62
Removal of ashes 95
11 10
Cost of fuel 3 'J3
Totnl cost per annual horFo
rawer for twenty-four hours
per day, M days in the
year 15 42
Figures for a Ten llcnr Hay.
For a ten-hour duy, 311 days in the
year, the estimate will be:
Interst, Insurance, etc $ 4 40
Wat Br 1 lit!
Firing 1 55
Itcmoval of ashes ;. 42
7 10
Cot-.t of fuel (say twelve hours
to allow for banking lires.. 1 93
Totnl 9 39
The writer takes occasion to show a
favorable comparison of the cost of
horse power In Scranton to the cost of
Niagara. He says Niagara may be the
best location, but In most manufactur
ing establishments tho question of heat
ing In winter Is an Important one. In
Scranton this can be done from the
exhauBt from the engine, while at
Niagara, coal would have to be trans
ported for heating purposes. So also
numerous factories using; ateam and
heat for other purposes than power and
v.arinth, such as boiling, evaporating,
drying, etc.
Possibly the most Important para
graph is the concluding one aa follows:
"On the whole, the writer considers
thnt Scranton hns the advantage over
Niagara in the matter of cheap power
whenever heating of the hulhUng is an
Important Item In the total cost of pro
ducts, and he would not be surprised
to see Scranton develop In tho future
in Its manufacturing Industries faster
than the now towns about Niagara
Falls, or than thnt part of Hurra lo
which may receive Its power from
Niagara."
The article also contains a fund of
other valuable Information which ob
viously cannot be included in this brief
story.
MAGNATES MEET TO-DAY.
They Will Consider Matters Pertaining
to the Eastern League.
In to-day's meeting of the Kastern
lesgue In the Fifth avenue hotel In New
Tork, Scranton will be nprescnted by
Manager McDermott and W. L. Betta,
president of the old association. At a
meeting of the . new owners of the
Scranton club In H. P. Simpson's office
Thursday It was decided to ask Mr.
Betts to attetul the New York meeting
and act In conjunction with Manager
McDermott In the Interest of the Scran
ton club. Mr, Betts has not yet ac
quired any Interest In the new Scranton
association nor Is It assured that he will
do so, but he was solicited to act as the
club's Joint representative at the meet
ing because of his knowledge of base
ball matter generally and of cran
ton'a Interest particularly.
Manager McDermott has) algned for
third base Jamea McQuIre who played
that position, last 'season fur Amster
dam of the New York state league.
He la a colt and la said to bet fast
fielder, a aura hitter and m promising
player. Of the old team, Pitchers
Meaney and Johnson will at the begin
ning of the season be put permanently
on the pay roll. The same is true of
Frank Ward, second baseman, and
Pete Eugan, left fielder, although It Is
not certain that either of the two latter
will remain with the team. This In
Ward's case depends upon his disposi
tion to be more subjective, and Kagan
will have to do less dreaming in tho
field and uae his wits In butting
SERMON AT CATHEDRAL.
Delivered by Uuv. l ather Cullen, u Paul
1st Mixsinnary.
Rev. Father Cullen, a Paullat mis
sionary, preached the sermon at tho
10.30 mass In St. Peter's cathedral yes
terday morning. lie Is now engaged
with three other fathers In giving a
misslou In Carboudale, and he wns one
of the three who nave the nilnslon last
September In St. John's church, outh
Side. Yesterday he spoka on the gospel
of the mass ard took his text from it,
"Hut In the midst of you stnndetli one
whom ye know not." The reverend
father said thirt In those early days
when God was among men there were
many who would not listen to tila voice,
and today the name splrltuul condition
exists.
H beautifully told how the world Is
now prepurlng for the coming of the'
Savior nnd that this Is an opportune
time to open wide the heart and rerelve
Him, not to be like the Pharisees of old,
"He came to his own and his own re
ceived lllm not." In conclusion he said
that the Catholic, like no other creed,
always hns. the divine Presence In tho
tabernacle to approach and that In nil
seasons the Invitation to come (Hid
share the graces of the sucranients Is
open.
LAST EVENING'S I IKE.
Itluio III a llarrel of Kubhlsli Cnut.cs l ots
of rmnmntlon.
Lnst eveninE'u Are for which an alarm
was sounded at 5.30 o'clock from box
2R, was nothing more serious than a
burring banl of rubbish In the rear
of Lewis, Itellly & Davles' shoe store,
on Wyoming avenue.
A still alarm vviis sent to the phoenix
company, but before they unived the
sen-nuts at the Wyoming liou:-e ex
tinguished the fire with a few buckets,
of water. Some excited lndlvldu::l sent
In the alarm after the lire wns out, and
brought all the central companies ami
the Centuiys, of the South Side, to the
scene.
NORTH END.
William nil hard, of Spring street, Is suf
fer!n with pkurelic pneumonia.
J. J.-l.ynott, Kin of Thomas Lynott, of
West Market stivet. Is home- from St.
Charles' college, Hallhnore, Md., where
hH Is studying fur tho priesthood, to spend
Christmas.
The remains of the late Wll'lam Van
Ilnesen will be Interred In S -ott. town
ship, services will be held this morning
at 1(1 o'clock at the North lluln Avenue
Baptist church, when they will be taken
to their last restliiB place.
The 4-y.ar-old dauuliter of ilrs. 1. .1.
Davis, nf Parker street, is seriously ill
with diphtheria.
J. J. ostcrhnut and sifter. Meta, of Oak
street, spent Sunday with friends at Pitte
ton. The Combination and the Clarke Store
company of the business league will play
Indoor base ball this evening at Company
II armory.
Yesterday Dr. Sullivan, assisted by Dr.
Dunne, removed the Index linger of John
Moran, of West Market street.
Cards arc nut announcing the marriage
of Hichard O. Lloyd, of Rockwell street,
ami Miss Ilattle Kdwards, the well-known
soprano soloist, to take place Monday,
Dec. 1.1, nt the Puritan Congregational
church, at 8 o'clock.
Frank (Hills, who formerly worked for
I). D. Jones (t Hon, of this place, left
last night for Pittsburg, where he expects
to obtain employment in the glass works
of that city.
A large crowd of skaters were out to the
Driving park yesterday nnd Suturdny,
There will he skating next week, wentle.'r
permitting it. Admission, 10 cents, os it
was last year.
At the pilmiirics Saturday night Morris
V. Morris received the Hepubllcun nomina
tion for common council In the Second
ward. He received 318 vote, against 91
by his opponent. Kvan Trehane. For con
stable in the eame ward, Bernard Davis
hnl n mulorlty of 173 over William J.
Thomas. C H. Von Storch, the preisent
school controller, was unopposed, as was
also Thomas Shot ten for ward assessor.
Diamonds,
Watches, . Jewelry,
Silverware,
Cut Cluss, Brlo-a-llme,
Turnqtiept.
No Imnicr
Of not finding whnt you want nt Tnrn
quest's. If It's diamonds, watches, Jew
elry you are looking for, ami you're
sure to get them at the right price and
of guaranteed quality. .
Watches. Oold or Silver, Christmas
Cargains, Kadin P.ros., 123 Penn ave.
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Isn't It About Time
You picked out that gem ring now for
your best girl? Turnquest. 205 Wash
ington avenue, hnR over 1,000 sizes nnd
kinds to select from, but may be Just
the thing thnt would suit you will be
gone before you get there
Solid Cold Rings at vtry low figures
at Radin Bros., 123 Penn avenue.
. .
Ihoy Como Aasin.
After a first visit to Turnquest'sJew
elry store customers always return, be
cause experience tenches them thRt
they were well served and well treated.
Roger Bros.' 1847 Knives, Forks and
Spoons at Radln Bros., 123 Penn avenue.
A Diamond.
A diamond properly cut end set Is a
thing of beauty and a Joy forevar.
Turnquest, the expert, guarantees per
fect satisfaction to every purchaser of
diamonds at 205 Washington avenue,
Bargains In all kinds of Jewelry at
Radin Bros., 123 Penn avenue.
Who's Jitdtte ?
You are. Turnquest, the Jeweler,
will not allow customers to be pressed
to buy when you go there. Buying Is
purely optional on your part.
Episcopal Hymnals and Prayer
Cooks. Reynolds Bros.
You'll hrop Money
In your Christmas buying If you fall to
cnll on Turnquest, the Jeweler, nt 205
Washington avenue, for there's better
values oh goods of sterling quality
than at any other store In town.
Oold Pens, Silver and Gold Pencils.
' Reynolds Br03.
Perry Dlnhes and Spoons,
Pickle Castors and Forks,
Fruit Kplves and Spoons,
Turnquest, 246 Washington avenue.
'
Handsome line of Presentation books,
j ' Reynolds Bros.
There's nothing paltry looking and
nothing poor about Turnquest's IX. 09
quadruple plate tea sets, and don't you
forget it , . .
Family Bibles. Reynolds Bros.
' Ladles' belts are still In fashion.
That nckle goddess says so and Turn
quest, the jeweler, has the nobbiest,
neatest and best lino In the city.
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
.
Written by Children Who Have Hrm
I'aith in iftic Old Gentleman.
MAKE ALL KINDS 01 REQUESTS
Morgue la the Poutufrlce Is Overcrowded
with tho Letters of Youngsters Who
Want to He Huuiainburod by
Tliolr MytkUal Friend. '
The Dostofllce clerks get lots of am
usement these days in perusing the
many childish missives sent in ...e tare
of Uncle Ham to Santa Ciuus.
The "morgue" Is even now filled to
ovirllowlng with requisitions on the big
toy storehouse at the North Pole, where
the majority of the children, by the ad
dresses on their missives, indicate Old
Siintu's headquarters to be. There Is
also another stock of letters In the olliee
of Superintendent of Mails Louis O.
Schauta which could not be accommo
dated in the "morgue" and which can
be hud by Santa Cluus upon applica
tion. They make a curious collection
and must be of great Interest to all who
take pleasure in childish fancies.
A Tribune reporter was permitted to
examine Santa's muil.throuRh the kind-nsi-s
of Mr. Schautz, und es no govern
ment Inspectors happened to be about
took the liberty of exercising the post
olllce eb-rk's prerogative of examining
some of the packages "to make t-ure
that there wus no unn.allablu matter
enclosed." What they -revealed would
make a lengthy and absorbing ttudy.
One little fellow who wrote on ordi
nary, white wrupping-pnper ami des
ignated Santa's address us 110' Penn
avenue, thought he wuuld make assur
ance doubly sure, so he addressed one
letter to "Mr. Sandy Clauses" and un
othtr to "Mrs. Sandy Cluses." In the
upper light hand corner he d-ew a
framed picture of ttn Father of his
country, or what wns no doubt intended
ns Fuch, and for fear the postmaster
would not recognize Its Import wrote
under It "stamp."
One V'cdcKt l ittle I'ctlow.
One Utile fellow with a name denorlng
Teutonic extraction, made his wants
known on a postal card audressed
"Santa Claus, North Pole." This was
the burden of his message:
Dear Santa (Vans 1 wonld like too have
you bring me for fniimniss a tire engine
and u hose cart and h soldier suit and a
ambulance and Police Patrol all iron An 1
a lot of story bocks if you phase. 1 would
like a pair of slippers.
Karl R .
Whoever will be mayor when this lad
attains bis majority can make ready
to receive his application for a place
on the police force 'or in the paid fire
depot tment. Two Utters In the same
handwriting at first glance led one to
believe thnt there wus a greedy little
boy up In Providence, but investiga
tion proved thnt this belief did him n
great Injustice, for one of the letters
was written for his little brother
Willie, who must be as 'yet unable to
Indite po Important a message. Both
were addressed "Santa Claus, 222 Snow
Town." Johnnie's desires were made
known thus:
Dear Santa Claus I want a .monkey 1
pair of mitts candy nuts and 1 orange a
cap a coat a tie a watch a stove marb'es
and a chair a story book and pants
Good by
From your friend
John H .
Brother Willie after hearing John's
letter Head felt that some of the same
with a few additions on the Bid.? would
about suit him and so he dictated:
Desr Rnnta Claus I want a pair of
skates and a pair of shoes a cap coat an I
pants a tie air of mitts and orange a
dogs cart slay Oood by
From your friend,
Willie, II (1k .
The "boy" which was subscribed at
the end of his name and the requisition
for a full boy's suit, gives thP Impres
sion thnt Willie Is yet In dresses and
feared that Santa might get him mixed
up with some of his sisters.
A little fellow from 205 Oak street,
whose familiar method of addressing
Snnta hardly prepares one for his mod
est demands, wrote on a single sun of
note paper, neither enveloped or sealed:
My dear old Santy Clans I want a Pure
of Iron skates and a drum.
A few of the addresses on the missives
will show what diversified Ideas of
Santa's place of abode prevail among
the faithful.
Mr. Santa Claus, 118 North street,
North Pole.
Mr. Snnta Claus, North Pole, Pa.
Santa Claus, No. 35 Broad Way, New
York. Santa Claus, North Pole, World Fair.
N. Y.
Santn Claus, Iceland. Pa.
Santa Claus, North Pole, Scrant.in.Pn,
Snnta Clnus. PostolTlce, Scrnnton.
M: Sandy Claus up tho Chimney Ice
land or firecnliind.
Mr. Sandy Claus In the sky city.
These letters arc. of course, not con
sidered I'nltcd States mall, and only
those thnt are regularly stamped, which
nre few In number, arc sent to the dead
letter office. The rest of them nre con
fined to the waste basket or If they
have something strikingly unusual
about them are placed In the curiosity
shop which every well regulated post
ofTlce maintains. Very often, however,
almost every year, Mr. Schools states,
some good-hearted person, gclfcraUy a
drummer, comes to the office secures the
Wc sell ever) thing in oar Elegant Mil
linery Store at HALF TRICE.
WE DO NOTWAIT
Until the season is over, as
tnanj do, but want you to have
a Hat or Ron net Tor the Holi
days at a price that will not
deplete your purse. Kcmember
a dollar goes for two with us
from now on.
HASLACHER'S -: MILLINERY
H. UHGFELO, SUCCESSOR
324 Lackawanna Ava.
Store open tvcnlnga.
BEST SilS Of IEET! U
laelodlag the painless straefaaf af
Mia Df aa nniirwy www
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
Santa Claus letters, and with the aid
of a few friends among the drummers,
who happen to be here over Christmas,
make up a purse, purchase the articles
prayed for In the letters nnd have the
merchants or messenger boys deliver
them to the expectant little ones.
The contemplation of the good time
some little tots are having at their
expense is their only rewurd, but It's
dollars to doughtnuts It's an ample reward.
XcW tioflds.
We open this morning a new assort
ment of Towels, Napkins, Table Linen
and Linen Sets, the tincst goods for the
price offered for sale In the ilv.
HEARS ii HAUKN.
Homo Spooiicv lj-- 's.
Turnquest shows a splendid line of
Tea Spoons,
Coflee Spoo:. s.
Desert Spoons,
Dinner Spoons,
Jehy Spoons,
Berry Spoons,
Souvenir Spoors, etc.,
at 205 Washington avenue.
M.VK'tlKI).
B A K E 1 1 -C A II L'N i: K A t the residence of
the bride's patents, p:pt lij-k.-on ave.
nue. Dec. 11, lKit, by the K-v. A. '.
Chaffee, Cha.i. s ,N. IJ.ikei-. of Townvlile,
Pu., to .Miss NeU.) il. ;;.r hier.
in:i.
SCIIADT In S.-ranton. In c. 14, MV., Clara,
wife of John A. Sdiadt. Kui eia! from
the house, 4iij Olive street, at 2 o'clui k,
.".i jieluy afternooii. li.terment al Purecl
HiiJ ctmeieiy.
l adies and Gentlemen.
For the latest ftyles and lowest
priei s In (lie- t-h s try th Common
wealth shoe store, Vasiiii gton uvenue.
I ilor't) New Index .Map of .-.c unt on anj
litmuiore
For snle nt Taylor's Directory office.
T..ll I...II.M . .
I iniMiiii- uuiilivi, oi -.-iveii wu'tnti OI U'T
j for the St-rr.i.ton Dli ectoi y lStO.
Clocks ut Radii; Bros., 1.'3 Penn ave.
.
1 i ; y the v c Vr
and get the best. At Ouin.sey Bros.
Iovcly toilet tabte trinkets in silver
etc., a. Turnquest':", Washington
avenue.
Cuaic and see the brownie band,
AUrcliing lu the ood old stand,
bargains tli.-rc far or.c and all,
Cjm.- itii them and give us a call.
Now in tit J titns to buy your
Kilts. 13o:i't put it ofT.
0iru curl v.
BERRY. 11 JEllEi
Is Right Up-to-Bsti
With All (lie -e;v Good.;.
RE.ra3ZR0Jl HJE3-3,
417 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
CUE
Will
Be
Opened
Evenings
Until
9 o'clock
From
Now
Until
Christmas
CI
TKK CKLEBBATEr
PIANOS
In at Fruent t'a. Hart r;nlr ul tnttmt If
L.4nf Allllt
Wiraraentf : Oppesitt Columbui Mtjnumtnt.
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Dunn's
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Wc will begin t'iic largest sale of
Ever ofTercd in Xurtlieastero
Pennsylvania. ,
French Coney Capes, 30
inrlmc I vti nr r I e- . riifOAn
1 iiviiv. tj j y aiuj o -va
$4.98, reduced from $12.
Astrakhan Capes, 30 inches
!on, 3 yards sweep, $11.98,
reduced from $24.
Klectric Seal Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep,
S9.98, reduced from $20.
Electric Seal Capes, 30
inches lonrr, 3 yards sweep,
trimmed with bearskin and
1 1.:.. ti en na
u';i.-)i,.iu luii.u. jit.yo. in
duced iroin $30.
Muffs and Keck Scarfs for
1 almost nothing.
! vSld;h Robes for $2.98,
1 reduced from $6.
Fur Gloves for $1.93, re
duced from $4.
Fancy Floor Mats, $1.98,
reduced from $6.
Have your Furs made new
by the only practical furrier
in the city.
OLZ
138 Wycming
0?E1 EVENINGS.
High.
Grade
Staw,
Emcrsoa,
Kalcolm Lois.
CloEgl & Warrea,
C&rpsster,
Waterloo.
fad Lows, Grs z
Vei) Lew Prices. "
J. LAW8EHGE STELLE
3D3 SPRUCE STREET.
Oiiristmas Gifts
Banquet
Lamps
I Stand
j Lamps
Onyx-too
Tables
Silk
Shades
IIKIKE1SE ASSORTMENT, LOW PRICES
j LOUIS RUPPRECHT
t , 8uccoanr to Eugna Klobcrr,
i 231 Penn Ato. Clip. Baptist Chare h.
Economical
Underwear
Costs more than cheap
stuff but worth it
keeps you well, strong
and happy. A full line
to select from.
fill DIGTI AM
THE
lmOIIJ-iit OUTFITTER
412 Spmca, 20S Lid
THE TRIHL'Nr Job Printing Department It
lull v equipped 1" do all kind of plain and
fancy pr'lntinu at the khorteit possible notice,
and in a manner unexcelled la the city i
bcranton.
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