4 litis outtAiciJN imiUJNJ!i xxitntoLiAr mVicunijvQ, ATOUX 9. 1896. Sally and Weekly. Ne Sumter EdlUoa. Peblkbed at Sennlon, Pm, hy TIM Tribune Pu- liataln; Company. Kew York OOot: Trlbuo Building. Tnak ft UiVi atanagtr. I. P. RINMBUnV, Pan. aera't ales. I. N. RlPexC, Sn-v ana Tuca. . ' UVY -. RICHARD. Imtm. . - W. W. DAVIS. Iwicn Mmhw. W. W. VOUNOt, . -Maae-a. unMO at tri Fosrosrtcs at scaisros. Hl. as . UOOIIIMLAU SUU MATTS& Tnntm" Ink." the iwoanlznt Journal for adrer. I ben, rate Tbk no.xTnx Tiiii khu tUebmt dertlttDK m-dium in Konbewleru rnuulva--JTtuterV Ink" kuowa. TS Wfsklt Tsimjxs, Inmnt Every Saturday, foiitlui Twelve Hamtaoin hm, wltk an Ahuu danca of Setfn, H. liou, and Well-Edited MihtI laiiy. For Thine U'bo Caunot Take This Daily 1 Kim hi, ilia Weealy U Keconi mended a.1 the Ban fcatgiuu UoiUi Only Ik a Yvar, m Adviu Tbb Iiiit ui la Sale Pally at Iht D , L. and W. button al nwbokra. 8CRANTON. APRIL 9, l&W. Tha Tribuna Is tho only Republican daily in Lackawanna County. REPl HLICAX STATE CONVENTION. To the Republican electors of Pennsylva nia. The Republicans of Pennsylvania. '' their duly chosen rero.enmtive.. wl meet In state convention Thursday. April 3. ll90, at 10 oYkvk a. m.. In tr.e ot""1 honre, cliy of Hurra-burp, for the 'Pur loe of .lomimuinn two candidates for representaiive-at-lante in congress anil thirty-two candidates for presidential electors, the s-leetion of els'it d.leuates-at-lrtiui' to the UiuiMi'nn national con vention, and for the transaction of sUi-n other business ns may bo presented. Hy order of the state commit tee. M. S. Qi. Attest: Chairman. Jere Tt. Rex. W. R. Andrew. Secretaries. The story that John Hull hnd secretly pledged Spain to keep rncle Snm from Interfering with Cuba show that the silly season has set In early this year. The Drift Towards Harrison. Hnil General Harrison been n shrewd anil cunning politician, bent on turn Inn every event to his own benefit, In stead of a dignified, conscientious and model citizen pursuing In private life the same even and unriRht way that he uniformly pursued when president, he could not have fixed the date of his wedding more opportunely. It has come at the very time when the clash ing of the Interests of seeking aspirants for the political honor which he only a few months n'So voluntarily set aside has prepared the minds of ninny Re publicans to turn with some measure of eagerness to the one solution nt. St. Louis which would concededly obviate factionalism, alluy party and sectional Irritation and present to the peoplo as the nominee for president a man con cerning -whose honesty, ability, high principle and experience they are thor oughly assured. It Is not clear that General Harrises would wish to be called, even by unanimous draft, back to the position from which he was Ignorantly and most ungraciously eject ed by the now well-repented Idiocy of 1892; but we are by no means alone in the belief that circumstances are shap ing themselves so as to make more than possible his nomination at St. Louis. ' Says the AVashlngton Post, a very keen observer of events political, and a journal which has exceptional facil ities for estimating at an early moment the drift of public sentiment: "Of course, It Is more than possible that, between this and the 7th of June, the whole situation may be transformed. But, meanwhile, the thoughtful men of the party are considering the chances carefully, and there can be no doubt that they are considering Harrison jimong them. And, after all, the coun try,' while It might easily do much worse, can hardly do much better than with Harrison. He Is at least not an experiment. We know him as a firm, patriotic, wise, and high-minded chief magistrate.- He Is not magnetic, he has none of the demagogue's cheap art. There Is nothing about him to generate enthusiasm. He is cold, reserved, sometimes even brusque. Rut there is a s.rcngth In the man, a self-reliant, self-contained force thut Impresses and reassures every intelligent person with whom he comes in contact. Instinc tively men feel that the country's dig nity and honor are safe In his hands; that he will wink at no evil, tolerate no affront, condone no shortcoming in any quarter. He Is a sound lawyer, an upright citizen, a kind neighbor, and a faithful friend. He is not a humbug, ft hypocrite, a, poseur. He Is. what he seems to be-a straightforward, rather un4trative personality, puritanical In his Ideas and his practices, but pure of life and thought and passionately devoted to his country and his flag. Furthermore, he Is a man of simple habits, of domestic tastes, democratic In all his ways, not exalted above his fellow men but glad and proud to stand upon their unpretending level. The people have Implicit confidence In his Judgment, his integrity, and his pa triotism. Even when he does what they do not like, they believe In the honesty of his motives and accept the act with Unabated satisfaction. They have seen him at home, on the battle field, In congress, and in the executive chair, and they give their faith and their esteem in every one of those ca pacities." It has been said that it Major McKln ley were the nominee his own name would bo .the party platform. With reference to tho single doctrine of pro tection this Is clearly true. But the Dime of Benjamin Harrison, If In any shift of politics It" should be replaced by Imperious party demand at the Re publican masthead, would not only be platform for protection fully equal ling In significance the name of Mc Klnley, but elso a platform of safe, clean and demonstrated all-round Americanism, such as the party has had but once since the days of Abra ham Lincoln: a platform which would! In antlolpailon, unite the - brilliant diplomacy! of Blaine with the solid and- substantial traits of an Intellect not given to Blaine's caprices. To be sure, the renominatlon of General Harrison can come, with honor, only In one way by the free and unforced voice of the whole party, speaking with practical unanimity through Its national con vention, after the avowed candidates shall have failed, after a fair chance, to secure a majority of delegates. Yet such an outcome Is not only possible; It is. In our judgment, dally verging to ward the probable. t During the first full year of the Mc Klnley law, our exports experienced a gain of $146,000,000. During the same period under the Wilson luw, the gain was only $.163,723 over the previous year. Figures tell the story. ... - The Mission of the Press. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin one of those volunteers of the pen who add variety to the life of news paper editors by furnishing comment and advice gratis writes to that ex cellent Journal, which already Is per haps somewhat overshooting the intel lectual level of the great bulk of read ers of dally newspapers, asking if to make larger provision for the wants of that class of readers who are deeply In terested In literary matters. The argu ment he makes In support of this claim Is Ingenious, if. not wholly convincing. He says: "All dally papers devote pages every week to sporting topics, because a large portion of the public care a great deal about such subjects, but the space de votiVl to literature and kindred topics Is disproportionately meagre. A paper like tho Bulletin appeajs to an Intelli gent elnss of readers. Thousands of them are deeply Interested In what Is occurring In the w.trld of thought. Thousands of them think the appear ance of a great book a more impor tant event than the tragic deuth of a vulgar and disreputable woman, and care more to learn what the poets and novelists, the historians, the scientists and philosopher are doing than they do to be enlightened In regard to the achievements of the base ball players, the bicyclists and the race horses. Of course, a great paper must gratify many diverse tastes, but Is It not true that the tastes of the Intellectual and cultured classes are largely neglected by most papers?" This correspondent, we fear, Judges the public's tastes by his own. He likes to read book reviews, and there fore Imagines that Tom, Dick and Harry share the same eagerness. But do they? One can judge only by what one knows through personal experi ence. During the past two years, The Tribune has tried the experiment of devoting from one-half a column to seven columns weekly to book reviews and literary gossip generally. This de partment has not been as well done as It should have been, although it per haps has been as satisfactory to read ers interested In that kind of reading as the other departments have been to readers specially interested In them. In this period we do not recall that we have had, all told, more than n dozen commendations for that experiment, or that It has been the means, so far as we know, of gaining fur the paper one new subscriber. On the other hand, an equal space given to sensations or sports each week would quite quickly reflect Itself In Increased sales of pa pers. Upon this point no publisher Is uncertain. We mention this In no spirit of dis couragement, for the literary corner will be maintained, Just the same, as well as time and space will permit. We mention It merely to give emphasis to our conjecture that the Philadelphia Bulletin's correspondent Is somewhat mistaken In his premises. What hp says concerning the superiority In In terest of the appearance of a great book bringing knowledge or pleasure to un numbered thousands of human beings over the scandalous death of some dis reputable woman whose only legacy to society Is an awful example, ought to be true, and It Is to the shame of the American people that, with free schools and free churches everywhere Inviting to a higher level of education and cul ture, It Is not true. The plain fact, nevertheless, is that out of ten aver age buyers of .newspapers eight want sensation, and by reason of that want are likely, nine times In ten, to get it. For newspapers are not endowed against the loss of subscribers and ad vertisers; and even if they were all models of elevated taste they would be powerless for good unless the people read them. The story Is renewed that Congress man Leisenrlng of Luzerne Is not to have smooth sailing for a renomina tlon. Tho names of ex-Senator Wll-Hams-and Colonel W. J. Harvey are mentioned as possible opponents, we do not know with what authority. The charge against Leisenrlng is Ingrati tude to friends. This Is one of the In evitable features of political life. As to the basis of the present charge we know nothing, but we are rendy to predict that Mr. Leisenrlng will ha've very little dilllculty In securing a re election. Adopt the Metric System. Since 1840, when it was authoritative ly adopted by France, the metric sys tem of weights and measures has won Its way into recognition by every im portant civilized nation with only three exceptions England, Russia and the United States. A bill Is today before congress to legitimatize the mo trio sys tem in this country on and ufter Jan, 1, 1801, and it should pass. The reasons for It are many; the one reason against It Is unimportant. It is argued that the change would prove confusing, which no doubt would for a time be true. But as a recompense wo should have the consolation of emi nent company In the confusion; we should reduce the total number of our measuring terms by nearly fifty per cent.; and most Important of all, we should be In vastly better condition to bid successfully for larger trade rela tions with the sister republics of Latin America, Which without exception are committed to the metric syBtem. . . The tendency of the. times is toward International uniformity. The talk Is for International arbitration, Interna tional bimetallism, International penny postage, International expositions, census-enumerations, exploration parties and -other things almost Innumerable. The world-at-large Is getting together. Under these circumstances It would be foolish for the United States to persist in its adherence to a standard of weights and coinage which would only tend to complicate and impede our growing International trade. The Carlisle declination Is Interpreted by his friends to have a string to It. But it will probably not become neces sary for'hlm topull that string. Resorting to an Old Trick. The Philadelphia Record is the one Democratic newspaper coming In our mails that has the hardihood to credit tho Wilson bill with being a better revenue producer than the McKInley bill. It reaehts this conclusion by com paring the receipts during the last nine teen months of the latter law with the receipts during the first nineteen months of the Wilson law, and showing thoy were J32,.ri00,000 less. It docs not, however, supplement Its figures by explaining that during the last nineteen months of the McKinley law .Imports were held back by foreign dealers In the expectation that the American tariff would be lowered by the Democrats. This dammed-up vol ume of Imports was let loose as soon us the Wilson law took effect, which accounts Tor the momentarily greater revenue under that law. The spurt however, soon subsided. Unlr tne McKInley law, the revenue was so pal pable that the Democratic press con stantly worried about the surplus. Under the Wilson law, after the first rush of belated Imports was over, the only sure result achieved wes an equal ly conspicuous deficit, which is admit ted by Carlisle's own figures. Wo would not take the trouble to correct a misrepresentation so patent as Is tho Record's were It not that the Democrats, In desperation, seem to be slowly drifting to a renewal of the tac tics of statistical Jugslery and falsifi cation employed by them, with rnre success. In 1890 and l!9i'. It Is worth while reminding a fooled public not to put additional confidence In their two time deceivers. The Rochester Post-Express, in an ticipation that McKinley will be the Republican nominee, wants the Demo crats to put up Wilson and have the tariff question settled once for all. There is no doubt thut this would be the logic of the situation, It Democracy paid any attention to logic. What Benjamin Harrison lacks in ability to excite hurrah-boy enthusi asm of the torch-llght-and-cannon-cracker order, he probably makes up In ability to command the level-headed appreciation of men who think. BfemCEREXC AND WAIL From the Philadelphia Press, Sundry Spanish papers are inclined to treat the jjiant of belligerent rl;;hts to Hie Cuban Insurrection ly the United Stutes as a lit ground fur war. 't'hs Span ish i;jVeninient has a riKht as has every liiiiion to make that or any other net a cases belli, an occasion for a declaration ur war, but It would b nil occasion- nnil not a cause, precedent Isi overwhelming that -the recognition of a be'llgt-rc-nt condi tion as exLUing is not a ground for war. It was not ho held by Spain whf-n England recognised the belligerency of her colo nies at the opening of the century. Tills country did not even characterize the proclamations giving belligerent rights at tho opening of our own civil war as "un friendly acts." Spain was one of the first and earliest powers to Issue such a proclamation and did so while every or gan of Spanish opinion was expressing sympathy with the south. With Spain and with nil the other power our position was thnt the facts did not warrant these proclamations; but we never claimed that they gavo us the right to break off diplo matic relations or threaten war. The entire theory of belligerency pre cludes this. The proclamation In which a state of war, public or civil. Is recog nized as existing Is never addressed to oilier nations. It Is not for thorn. It does not alter their status In tho struggle tr out of it. It has nothing to do with either laity to the belligerent condition an far a3 their mutual relations nre concerned. If the combatants were on one side or tho other traitors, traitors they remain, If both combatants refuse to recognize the laws of civilized warfare, or one docs so ns Is tho case with Spain a recognition of belligerency dots not alter this. In war it Is a fundamental principle that the only judges and the last and supreme judges of the way In which tho war shall be con ducted are tho two combatants, except and In so fur as they trench on the rights of third parties. It Is the essence of war that laws and regulations cease, except as one combatant or the other regards them. If the "rules of war" are broken, other nations havo but three grounds of Intervention: First, their right to act anywhere on their own discretion as guardlnns of civilization; second, their In defeasible right to act if they deem their Individual Interests menaced, and, thirl, their mutual and general right to proffer "friendly otllces," subject to the equal right to reject them. -::- The theory of the recognition of bel ligerent rights rests on the fnct that a neutral government notes a state of war existing and warns its own subjects not to take part in It or be drawn into It In any wcy whatever. Instead of relaxing American precautions atralnst shipments of expeditions, tho depart lira of vessels or tile extension of aid to either combat ant, it increases these precautions. As long as there is only a mob and bandits In Cuba the United States authorities may be Ignorant, but when the government It self sees war there and proclaims the fact the I'nited States is ubjeet to all the spe cific responsibilities of a neutral. If, for Instance, nn armed vessel or one ready to become one left our ports and at tacked Spanish commerce, the United Slates would be responsible for every dol lar of damage done, unless able to prove iilllrmatively that all reasonable .precau tions hnd been taken to prevent the es cape. In addition, when a belligerent con dition Is declared by us, Spanish cruisers would have a right to search our mer chantmen on the high seas. If reasonable ground for suspicion existed In regard to them and the search was properly con ducted. For Spnln under these circumstances and conditions to make the proclamation unci Injunction of strict neutrality by the United States a ground for wnr would he ridiculous. Recognition of Cuhun irde pendem'e would bn another matter. It?e oirnltlon of a belllirr-rent condlton carries no thtvnt of wnr, hut Is Instrnd a. pledge of neutrality. Since It Is nn act which af fects and determines executive policy, It rests with the president, and must rest with the president, to decide when and how the recognition of belligerent condi tions ard a pledge of neutrality shall be made. Tho express opinion of congress has Its weight and must be regarded, but the time and method of pnsxlng on the fnets which constitute n condition of wnr tind rerprlre a warning to the citizens of the United States that absolute neutrality must 1m ohJfc'rved nre subjects for execu tive action through illnlntuntlo channels. If, Indeed, Spain Is looklnjr for a quar rel mid prefers as several Enirllsh news papers, .among others the conservative London K"onomlt, aver to lose Cuba hy war with the United S'ntes rather than by Insurrection, one excuse Is nt good as another, hut this country cinnot permit such a snlrit or attitude to affect Its dis charge of neutral obligations by recogniz ing the presence of war, If war exists. THE PEOPLE'S SIDE. From the Chicago Times-Herald. The vulgar fashion, sot Richard Mansdeld, of abusing an audience be cause It happens to be llmted In num bers, has bee adopted by Robert Mantell. who assured the peoplo of St. Louis that he supported he would "havo to take his company to Europe before It would be con sidered good enough for the American pub lie to patronise." We cannot apeak for Mr. Mantell's company, which we have not had the artistic enjoyment of Inspect ing this season, but wa do not doubt that a few years of atudy and prayer la Europe or any othar equally iloalrable place of retirement would be of material advamake to Mr. .Mantell. It to the great American privilege to amuse one's self a one see (It. end to spend one's monay aa he may desire. The sooner the Mans fields and tho Mantell discover this great fundamental truth the sooner they will take what the gods provide and be thankful. A LAND OF POSSIBILITIES. From the Chicago Times-Herald. ' When a young man with a prospective fortune of lilt, wow) is tangled up as to his affections with a young woman worth W),Co0,U00, the circumstance becomes one of n.itloral Interest. It seems a pity that a little of that good Whitney and Vander b it money thoulj not get into a family where It Is needed, but 't! the way o! the world, and wealth consorts with wealth. Young Mr. Whitney is a very decent sort of fellow, as young men of hi type gj, an J Mia Vanderbdt li as likely to Fct the Httdon river on Pre a any of the Vanu-rbllt heiresses. There Is at least the satisfaction of knowing that the liU.iiO.uci'l will remain In America, and will be an obj et IfyHTil for poor and Indm' trluua youth of the possibilities of the great American republic. THE CKXSt S OK 1 802. From the Xew York Recorder. According to a calculation made by El mer h. Corthell, the well-known engi neer of the Tehtmntepec r.iJlrond In Mex ico, the census of 192D will show the lead ing cities of the world poaseesed of the following poputuilons: Population. Greater London 8,616.2"S Greater Xew York...: .191,230 Paris 3.291.1) P.erlln S.41M.729 Chicago t.mm Philadelphia t.WiXS St. Petersburg- l.iUU.Ui Doubtful. Chollle I had a fevah once and for three Weeks I positively didn't know anything. Kittle That was dreadful, but don't you think you'll ever get over it? life. TOLD BY THE STARS. Onily Horoscope Drawn by AJasshna The Tribune Astrologor. Astrolabe cast: 1.18 a. m.. for Thursday, April 9, 1S!W. . cf 5. & -. It will be apparent to a child born on this day thnt there was a "keep off the grass" vein' of loneliness In the Republi can's armlcss-wiman picture of the char ity ball. It does not seem possible that even the milk of human klndners will Induce Mr. llrdford to become chief of Svranton po ll m Politicians who display the greatest act ivity in stringing the rlsh are generally Hbsunt at balt-diggliiK time. Indifferent, indeed, 1 tho local Demo cratic politician who can discuss the mu nicipal patronage situation without whis kers In this voice, Ajacehns' Advlee. Major Penman and Solicitor Torrcy will do well not to collide with "the greatest show on earth" If they wish to retain the rerpect of the small boy. HILL & CQNNELL 131 AND 123 9. WISHINSTOil ML Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE SUPPLIES 13! AND '33 N. W1SHINGT0H AVE. AN INSPIRATION Is almost lost when your pea catches and your ink spreads 09 your paper. Good Stationery Is one of the necessaries of civili zation that is indispensable. A favorite location for alt classes is that of Reynolds Brothers, where a Gnc assortment of every thing in Grst-class Stationery and Office Supplies. Students, law vers, commercial men and society in general get their supplies here, as everyone can be suited, both la price and quality. REYNOLDS 616TB, Stations and Engraos. Hotel Jermyn Building, Scrsnton, Pa. I BOOKS Spring Stationery, SPLENDID LINE, LOWEST PRICES. BEIDLEMAN. THE BOOKMAN, . Enlarged and Improved Star. 4WP rfjB "TlMCeairaeawasHlil I GOLDSMITHS our Selection ;; v.. .. Carpets, Rugs, Oil ill Ml i- aiw I I Linoleums. Mattings, Shadas and Draperies Our deoartment bie. bpecial sale of 150 Nfcw Smyrna Rugs, Bromley's bast, size 10x60: ree ular price $3.50. : Our Price, $2.49. - A fresh arrival of Straw Mattiugs, per steamer Peking, at 10c. per yard. All grades of Brussels Carpets from 35 cents up. THE NEW WOMAN'S SHOE in e 11 10 1 nn ssasBsnssasssssBSBiMskMSMsaasBBiBBtasssa t The Most Perfect Fitting Shoe Made. Al Full ; Line in All Widths at BANISTER'S CHINA FOR H oteH" We take pleasure in informing the public that we have just finished filling our contract for Hotel Jermyn, and will have in our show window this week a full line of the goods for public inspection. The above cuts show the style of Decoration, which is in a Peacock Blue color. This is unquestionably the hand somest, as well as the 'largest and best grade of China ever brought to this part of the state. . These goods are made by The Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Co., at Kast Liverpool, Ohio, where they have a pottery with twenty-eight kilns, the largest in the world, and make a specialty of Hotel China. We wish to call the attention of Hotel and Boarding House Proprietors that we have these same goods in Plain White in stock, and will furnish prices on Decorated at any time. 422 Lackawanna Avenue. 326 YashlnstonAvs., SCRANTON, PA. TELEPHONE 555. MERCHANT TAILORING Pprlng mil Summer, from 130 on. Trnnr.ni lucH and ciTicou. forotss and donitJe falirloa, niadf to order to null the moat fas tidious la arloe, fit and Wurkmaa.liip. D. BECK, 337 Adam Ave. OUR GREAT DISPLAY of Wall paper makes it easy for you to do so. Nothing contributes more to make a home bright, cheerful, attractive and agree able than! tasteful and artistic wall decorations. We show novel designs, exquisite colorings and fine qualities of -. paoer at surprising prices. It costs but little to make your walls radiant with brilliant touches of art, newness and gracefulness from our collection of the latest Wall Paper ideas for every kind of room and every kind of effect at from 6c. to $1.19 a rolL Too much can't be done for the home, CiBils, is one nt the mnt fYtfnsiv Jermyn Schools. SCHOOL OP tliU LACKAWANNA, Bcranton, Fa., rparas boys anil girls for college or buttlncRs; thoroughly trains young children. Cstalosua at re quaat. Open Hnntcmbor RKV. THOMAS M. CAN'N, . WALTKR H. BUELL. S1IS3 WORCESTER'S KINDEWJA RTKN anil School, 12 Adrms svpniin. Spitn( term A.prll IS. Klnilorsnrton 110 per term. Wire- Srcen. JOS. KUETTEL, REAR Ml LACKA. wanna avenue, Soranton, Pa., manufao turer ot Wire Screens. ' Hotels and Restaurants. TUH ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK. Un avenue. Rates reasonable. P. ZEIQLER. Proprietor. BCRANTON HOUBU, N12AR D., L. W. passenger depot. Conducted on the Europan plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop. WESTMINSTER HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth BL sad Irving Plats, New York. Hates, HW per day and upwards. (Amtrl- Pla w. n. annoijii, - . errlttor anA nMit clmnl,, ..Mi-t.A PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dentists. WILLIAM A. TAW. PORCELAIN, Bridge and Crown work. OlHee. ttl Waahlngton avenue. , . Cvc. laibach.'Vuroeon DBNTJBT. No. 116 Wyoming; avenun, R. M. 8TRATTUN, OSTICB COAL EX. change. Physicians and Surgeons. DR. A. TRAPOLD, SPECIALTST IN Dlsesses of Women, earner Wyoming avenue end Bpruce street, Bcranton. oA floe hours. Thursdays aad Saturday. a. m. to d. m. DR. KAY, i PENN AVE.; 1 to S P. M.: call y.l. Die. of women, obatretrics tnd andail dla. of chll. DR. W. E. ALLEN, 511 North Washington avenue. - DR. C. L. PREY, PRACTICE LIMITED, diseases of thu Eye, ICar, Nose and Throat: office. 121 Wyoming ava. Rest. .e.??53?LY1.ne "treat. . DR. L. M. OATKS, 1)6 WASHINGTON avenue. Office hours, I to t a. m., 1.3 to 3 and 7 to I p. m. Residence 309 Madl- son svenus.. DR. J. C. BATE6xrTUEBDAY8 AND Fridays, at US Linden street. Office hours 1 to 4 p. m. DR " B" " W." LAMEREAUX, A SPECIAL. 1st an chronic diseases of the heart, lungs, liver, kidney and genlto uri nary diseases, will occupy the office of Dr. Rooi, 212 Adams avenue. . Office hours 1 to I p. ra. WARREN KNAPP, ATTORNEYS and Couasellors at Law, Republican building, Washington avssue, Scran. ton, P. JE89UPS HAND, ATTORNEYS AND Counsellors at Law, CommonwealtH building, Washington svenue, W. H. JKfBUP, HORACE1 B. HAND, . W. H. JKKStrP. JR. PATTERSON WILCOX, ATTOR neys and Counsellors st Law: offices and I T'hmry hulldlng. Scrsnton, Pa. ROHBWTCLL H. PATTERSON. WILLIAM A. WTT.COX. ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM J. HAND, ' Attorneys and Counsellors, Common, wealth building. Rooms 19. W snd 21. PRANKT. OKELL, ATTORNET-AtT Law, Room t Coal Esdnange, Scran. ton., Pa. . JAMEST W. OAK FORD. ATTORNEY-at-Law. rooms 63, M and K, Common. wealth building. SAMUEL W. EDOAR, ATTORNEY-AT. Law. OHIce. SIT Snruee St.. Bcrapton. Pa. L. "a.waters. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 3 Lscfcswanna, sve.. Bcranton, Pa URIB TOWNSEND, ATTORNEY-AT-Law, Dime Rank Rulldlng, Bcranton, Money to loan In large sums at 6 per cent. C R. PITCHER. ATTORNEY-AT. law, Commonwealth building, Bcranton, Ps. h7c. SMYTH IS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 400 Lackawanna avenue. C. COMEOYB, 331 SPRUCE STREET. D. B. REPLOOLE, ATTORNEY LOANS negotiated on real estate security. Ml Bpruce street. B. F. KILL AM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 110 Wynmlne sve., Scrsnton. Ps. JAS". ; H. HAMILTON, ATTORNEY-AT law, .45 Commonwealth h'd'fr. Boranion. i, M. C. RANCK. 13ii WYOMING AVE. Architect. EDWARD H. DAVIS, ARCHITECT. Rooms 24, IS snd IS, Commonwealth nnnqing. wranion, B. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT, OFFICH rr ofeo Wsahlngton avenue. LEWIS HANCC1CK, JR.. ARCHITECtT 436 Spruce at. cor. Wash. sve.. Bcranton. BROWN ft MORRIS, ARCHITECTS, Price building, liii Washington avenue. Rcrnnton. Loans. THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND Loan Association will loan you money oo -aider terms and psy you better oa Investment than any other ansoclatlon. Call on S. N. Cullender, Dime Banlf bullillne. Seeds. O. It. CLARK & CO., B1SEDSMKN AND Nurserymen! store 16 Wanhlnitton ave nue; green house, 133 North Main ave nue; store teleihono 7S2. Miscellaneous. BAUER'S ORCHESTRA-MUSIC FOR balls, picnics, purtlea, receptions, wed. dlnifs and concert work furnished. For terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor, 111 Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert's muslo store, MEOAROEE" BROTHERS, PRjNTURtV supplies, tnvoloiies, paper bags, twine. Warehouse, 130 Washington ave Saran. ton, Pa, FRANK P. BROWN ft CO., WHOLE, sale dealers In Woodware, Cordage and Oil ClothTSO West Lackawanna a vs. . THOMAS " AUBREY, EXPERT AC count nt and auditor. Rooms It and to, Wllllamsi Building, opposite postoffloa, Agent tot the Rut Fire Extinguisher.