TnE SCBANTOX TRIBTJNE---3ATUTIBAY MORNING, . FEBRUARY 1 , 1 890.
ALT
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COMMENCING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1896
In order to make room for carpenters, bricklayers and painters we must sell large
quantities of the finest stock of Dry Goods in the city. No old goods. Every article new
and stylish.
GREAT
SALE
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS ALL DEDUCED
L0T1
2Cev line of attractive wool challies, Dresden and Per
sian effects, for .. .... -.12k
LOT 2
. For children's dresses larger assortment of neat, dark
checks, all wool , . ... ... 19c
LOT 3
For ladies' waists, house or street dresses, a great va
riety of extra choice suiting', reduced from 60 and 75
cents to ,.: 39c
LOT 4
.Your choice of all cur very best fine novelty dress
goods, worth from 75 cents to $1.25, for .59c
LOT 5
Our entire stock of extra fine dress robe at one-half price.
No comment needed. This cut you will surely appreciate.
SILKS
Genuine Ki Ki wash silks 27c
Strictly new line of China Taffetas, wortli 65, for only. . .39c
China Taffetas, new selection of small Dresden figures,
only 47c
For waists or trimming, we make one price on all our
fancy silks, great variety of shades and styles, were
75c. and $1.00; now only ....... ,59c
Remnants of Silks and Dress Goods at Half Price
Linens
Ye recently purchased a manufacturer line of odds
and ends ol
Fine TabI? Linens
Xapkins, Towels, Crashes, etc. The great bargains we re-
ceived we now offer to our customers.
"Yc will guarantee to sell Linens cheaper than you ever
bought them.
Come and examine ours. . '
You vi11 be astonished at the low priccfc
Underwear and Hosiery
We will give big bargains in Ladies' and Children'e Un
derwear and Hosiery, Ladies' Union Suits, Ladies' Natural
Wool Vests and Pants, Children's Natural Wool Vests and
Pants.
A large assortment of
Prices on all Blan
kets and Comforts
reduced.'
CHILDREN'S AND MISSES'
Wool
at half price.
For Gentlemen Only
On account of the mild winter we have an immense
stock of
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
which we offer at a reduction of 25 cents on the dollar.
Medium Weight Underwear. Extra Heavy Underwear.
Muslins and Sheetings 6
BROWN
.. 4ic
.... 5c
.... 6 Vie
Just night (Bod) ...
Cameron t ".V.'.
Cireenwood A. heavy!
Atlantic H C?i
Black Rock, extra fine 6
Comet, extra heavy 6e
Atlantic A Cc
, JoneBvllle 6c
Loekwood, 42-lnch 8c
Loekwood, 5-4 9c
Loekwood, 6-4 nc
Loekwood, 8-4 Ho
Loekwood, 9-4 j6c
Loekwood, 10-4 isc
I'tlca, 5-4 ioc
Ctlca, 6-4 ..................... 12c
mica, 8-4 irMe
I tica, 94 ,17lac
I'tlca, 10-4 19c
-one sd ale Cambric 9c
BLEACHED
Hill's, 4-4
Lonesdale
Fearless
Masonvllle
Dwlght' Anchor
m to
........ 7o
....... 7u
70
Fruit of Loom M. .. 7o
New York Mill 9V40
Wamsutta, XX ...104q
Pride of the West .....NH&o
Loekwood, 42-lnch x9o
Loekwood, 45-inch , JOrt
Loekwood, 6-4 Via
Loekwood, 8-4 160
Loekwood, 9-4 18o
Loekwood, 10-4 ,M 20a
I ttcft, 54 Hq
I'tlca, 6-4 14a
mica, 8-4 ; :Vko
t.ticat 94 19o
I'tlca. 10-4 M 21a
'Genuine Indigo Blue Print .50
Amoskeag or Lancaster Ginghams. .50
Shaker Flannel .4c
And a large assortment of Outing Flannels, Flannetfcs, old
fashioned wide German Calicoes and Canton Flannels at
remarkably low prices.
All
Goods
Advertised
MEARS & HAGEN
415 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, SCRANTON.
After April 1 we will occupy a
room twice the size of our
present one.
Copyrlgbt, ltW, by Bacheller, Johnson and Btohellen
PART t.
The master of the Sarah Jane had
been miHHinir for two days, and all on
hoard, with the exception of the boy,
whom nobody troubled about, were full
of Joy at the circumstance. Twice be
fore had the skipper, whoso habits
might, perhaps, be best described as
irregular, missed his ship, and word
had Rono forth that the third time
would be the last. His berth was a
rood one, and the mate wanted it In
place of his own, which was wanted by
Ted Jones, A. B.
"Two hours more." said the mate,
nnxiously, to the men as they- stood
leaning acainst the side, "and I take
the ship out."
"Pnder two hours'll do It,' said Ted,
peering over the side and watching the
Tvater as It nlowly rose over the -mud.
What's pot the old man, I wonder?"
"I don't know and I don't care." said
the mate. "You chaps stay by me,
and it'll be Rood for all of us. Mr.
Pearson said distinctly the last time
that if the skipper ever missed his ship
again It would be his last trip in her.
and he told me afore the old man that I
wasn't to wait two minutes at any
time, but to bring her out right away."
"He's an old fool," said Kill Loch, the
other hand: "and nobody'll miss him
but the boy, an' he's been looking reg
'lar worried all the morning. He looked
bo worried at dinner time that I give
Mm a kick to cheer him up a bit. Look
at him now."
The mate gave a supercilious glance
In the direction of the boy, and then
turned away. The boy, who had no
idea of courting observation, stowed
INSTANT RELIEF
for all
afflicted with
TORTURING
SKIN DISEASES
In a Single
Application of
(Attaura
Ccrr ice a omi Wontu, ud lu cone
f torturing hummus an staph; narreUoas.
himself away behind the windlass, and
taking a letter from his pocket, perused
it for the fourth time.
"Deur Tommy," it begun, "I take my
pen in 'and to Inform you flat linn staking
here and cant git uwuy forlie reason that
1-lorst nil does at crlbage' larst nlKlit.
Pont my money, and everything besiclJ.
Dont speck to u living sole about it us the
mute wants my birth, but puck up sum
does and bring them to me without say
ing nuthing to anybody. The males does
will do beeos 1 huvent got enny other soot,
dont tell 'Im. You needent trouble about
soks as I've got them left. My hed is so
bad I must now conclude. Your affection
ate uncle anil captain Joe tiioss. P. fl.
Dont let the mate see you come, or else
he wont let you go."
"Two hours more!" sighed Tommy,
as he put the letter back in his pocket.'
"How can I get any clothes when
they're all locked up? And aunt said 1
was to look after Mm and see he didn't
git Into no mischief."
He sat thinking deeply, and then as
the crew of the Sarah-Jane stepped
ashore to take, advantage of a glass
offered by the' mate, lie crept down to
the cabin again for another desperate
look around. - The only articles Of
clothing visible belonged to Mrs.
Bross. who, up to this trip, had been
sailing in the schooner to look after Its
master. At these he gazed hard.
"I'll take 'em and try an' swop 'em for
some men's clothes," said he, suddenly,
snatching the garments from the pegs.
"She wouldn't mind:" and hastily roll
ing them In a parcel together with a
pair of carpet slippers of the captain's,
thrust the lot into an old biscuit bag.
Then he shouldered his burden, and,
going cautiously on deck,' gained the
shore, and set off at a trot to the ad
dress furnished In the letter.
It was a long way, and. the bag was
heavy. His first attempt to barter was
alarming, for the pawnbroker, who had
just been cautioned by the police, was
in such a severe and uncomfortable
state of 'morals that the boy hastily
snatched up his bundle again and left.
Sorely troubled, he walked hastily
along, until in a small by-street his
glance fell upon a baker of mild and be
nevolent aspect standing " behind the
counter of his shop.
"If you please, plr," said Tommy,
entering and depositing his bag on
the counter, "have you any cast-off
clothes you don't want?"
The baker turned to a shelf, and, se
lecting a stale loaf, cut It in halves, one
of which he placed before the boy.
"I don't want bread." said Tommy,
desperately: "but mother has Just died,
and father wants mourning for the fu
neral. He's only got a new suit with
him, and If he can't change hene things
of mother's for an old suit, he'll sell his
best ones to bury her with."
He shook the articles out on the J
counter, and the baker's wife, who hnd
just come Into the shop, Inspected them
rather favorably. i
"l'oor boy, so you lost your mother!"
she said, turning the clothes over. "It's
a good skirt. Hill."
"Yes, ma'am," said Tommy, doleful
ly. "What did she die of?" Inquired the
baker.
"Scarlet fever," said Tommy, tearful
ly, mentioning the only disease he knew.
"Scar Take them things away!"
yelled the baker, pushing the clothes on
the floor and following his wife to the
other end of the shop. "Tuke 'cm
away, directly, you young vllluin!"
' His voice was so loud, his manner so
Imperative, that the startled boy, with
out slopping to argue, stuffed the
clothes pell-mell Into the bag again
and departed. A farewell glance at the
clock made him look almost as horrified
us the baker.
"There's no time to be lost," he mut
tered, as he began to run. 'Hither the
old inun'H have to come In these, or else
stay where lie Is."
lie reached the house breathless, and
paused before an unshaven mun in
L L.
r
"Scarlet rvcr," Said Tommy.
time-worn greasy clothes, who was
smoking a short clay pipe with much
enjoyment In front of the door.
"Is Captain Jiross here?" he panted.
"He's upstairs," said the man, with a
leer, "sitting In sackcloth and ashes
more ashes than sackcloth. Have you
got some clothes for him?"
"Look here," said Tommy. He was
down on his knees with the mouth of
the bag open again, quite In the style
of the practiced hawker. "Give me an
old suit of clothes for them. Hurry
up! There's a lovely frock!
"Blimey," said the man. staring. "I've
only got these clothes. Wot d"yer take
me for? A dook?"'
"Well, get me some somewhere," said
Tommy. "If you don't the cap'n'll have
to come In these, and I'm sure he won't
like It."
"I wonder what he'd look like," said
the man, with a grin. "Hang me if I
don't come up and see."
"Get me some clothes," pleaded Tom
my.
"I wouldn't get you clothes, no, not
for fifty pun," said the man, severely.
"Wot d'yer mean wanting to spoil
people's pleasure In that way? Come
on, come and tell cap'n what you've got
for Mm; I want to 'ear what he ses.
He's been swearing 'ard since ten
o'clock this morning, but. he ought to
say something special over this."
He led the way up the bare wooden
stairs, followed by the harassed boy,
and entered a small, dirty room at the
top. In the center of which the master
of the Sarah Jane sat to deny visitors.
In a pair of socks and last week's paper.
"Here's a young gent come to bring
you some clothes, cap'n," said the man,
taking the sack kfrom the boy.
"Why didn't you come before?"
growled the captain who was reading
the advertisements.
The man put his hand In the sack,
ami pulled out the clothes.
"What do you think of 'em?" he
asked, expectantly.
The captain strove vainly to tell him.
but his tongue mercifully forsook Its
office and dried between his lips. His
i i .. ...t.k . . i .if si.f,.fhlnir
. ui Hill lane 1 1 1 1 n- in- in- - n
ininiitiv but thev sot no farther.
"Well, say thank you, If you can't
say nothing else," suggested his tor
mentor, hopefully.
"I couldn't bring nothing else," said
Tommy, hurriedly; "all the things was
locked up. I trlep to swop 'em and
nearly got locked up for it. Put these
on and hurry up."
The captain moistened his Hps with
his tongue.
"The mate Ml get off directly she
floates," continued Tommy." Put these
on and spoil his little game. It s rain
ing a little now. Nobody Ml see you,
nnd as soon as you git aboard you can
borrow some f the. men's clothes."
"That's the ticket, cap'n," said the
man. "Lord luninie, you'll 'ave every
body Tallin' In love with you."
"Hurry up," said Tommy, dancing
with Impatience. "Hurry up."
The skipper, dozed and wild-eyed,
stood still while his two assistants
hastily dressed him, bickering some
what about details as they did so.
"He ought to be tight laced, I tell
you." said the man.
"He can't be tight laced without
stays," said Tommy, scornfully. "You
ought to know that."
"Ho, can't he?" said the other, dis
comfited. "You know too much for a
young 'un. Well, put a bit o' line round
Mm. then."
"We can't wait for a line" said Tom
my, who was standing on tiptoe to tie
the skipper's bonnet on. "Now tie the
scarf over his chin to hide his beard,
and stitch this veil on. It's a good Job
he ain't got a moustache."
. The other complied, and then fell
back a pace or two to gaze at his handi
work. "Strewth, though I ses it as shouldn't,
you look a treat," he remarked, com
placently. "Now young 'un, take hold
of his arm. Go up the back streets,
and If you see anybody looking at you,
call him 'mar.' "
The two set off after the man, who
was a born realist, had tried to
snatch a kiss from the skipper on the
threshold. Fortunately for the suc
cess of.the venture. It was pelting with
rain, and though a few people gazed
curiously at the couple as they went
hastily along, they were unmolested,
and gained the wharf In safety, arriv
ing just In time to see the schooner
shoving off from the sidf.
At the sight the skipper held up his
skirts and ran.
"Ahoy!" he shouted. "Wait a min
ute." The mate gave one look of blank as
tonishment at the extraordinary figure
and then turned away, but at that mo
ment the stern came within Jumping
distance of the wharf, and uncle end
nephew, moved with one Impulse,
leaped for It and gained the deck in
safety.
"Why didn't you wait when I hailed
you?" demanded the skipper, fiercely.
"How was I- to know it .was you?"
Inquired the mate, surlily, as he real
ised his defeat. "I thought it was the
empress of Rooshia." . ,
The skipper stared at him dumbly.
"An" If you take my advice," said the
mate, with a sneer, "you'll keep them
things on. 1 never see you look as well
in anything afore."
"I want to borrow some o your
clothes. Bob," said the skipper, eyeing
him steadily.
"Where's your own?" asked the
other.
"I don't know," said the skipper. "I
was took with a fit last night. Bob, and
when I woke up thin morning they
were gone. Somebody must have took
advantage of my helpless state and
taken 'cm."
"Very likely," said the mate, turning
away to shout an order to the crew,
who were busy setting sail.
"Where are they, old man?" Inquired
the skipper.
"How should I know?" nuked the
man, becoming interested In the men
aguin. ,
"I mean your clothes," said the skip
per, who was fast losing temper.
"Oh! mine?" said the mate. "Well,
as a mntter o fact, I don't like lending
my clothes. I'm rather pertlckler.
You might have a fit In them."
"You won't lend 'cm to me?" asked
the skipper.
"I won't." said the mate, speaking
loudly, and frowning significantly at
the crew, who were listening.
"Very good," said the skipper. "Ted.
come here. Where's your other
clothes?"
"I'm very sorry, sir," said Ted, shift
ing uneasily from one leg to the other,
and glancing at the mate for support,
"but they ain't tit for the likes of you
to wear, sir."
"I'm the best judge of that," said the
skipper, sharply. "Fetch 'em up."
Ted, "I'm like the mate. I'm only a
poor sallnrman, but I wouldn't lend my
clothes to the queen of Knglnnd."
"You fetch them clothes," roared the
skipper, snatching off his bonnet and
Dinging It on the derk. "Fetch 'em up
at once. D'ye think I'm going about
in these petticuts?"
"They're my clothes," muttered Ted.
doggedly.
"Very 'well, then. I'll have Hill's,"
said the skipper. "But mind you, my
lad, I'll make you pay for this afore
I've done with you Bill's the only hon
est man aboard this ship. Olm'me your
hand. Bill, old man."
"I'm with them two," said Bill, gruff
ly, as he turned away.
The skipper, biting his lips with fury,
turned from one to the other, and then
with a big oath walked forward. He
fore he could reuch the foe'sle Hill and
Ted dived down befor him, and by
the time he hnd descended sat on their
chests side by side confronting him.
To threats and appeals alike they
turned & deaf ear, and the frantic skip
per was compelled at last to- go on
deck again, still encumbered with the
hated skirts. j
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