THE SCRAIfTOJT TRIBUNE FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 24, 189G. Dally ul Weekly. N. Sunday Kdttloa. fiiblisbad at BcnntM. P, by Tl llaelnr itoa&iaiay. Ks York OBor: Trtbuo. BuUdiOj, TnU a Ursjr, Jiauase. K. P. RINOSBUNV, Pan. 6a'l Ma. C. N. SUPPLI. to- Tu, UVV S. RICHARD, Imth. W. W. DVI. Mauaa. W. W. VOUNGS. Am. . anno at tub posrorFici at soskts. ,. as SCO HD -CLASS HAIL MATTBB. "Prist.' Ink," the rnntid Jour.l we adnr ilMra, rate thic Xcaamtum Tbjsun u Ui brat wlvu-tlalng lurUliini In Noftauwra lnwylvK UA. "Maim' lus," kooa Wfvklt Tbibiixk, Iwued Evere MalurUr, Contains Twelv. HaiMtaonie fnimt, with an A bitii (Iiim v( Nrn. Pa-lion, lid Well -twite 1 MimvI lany. Kor Those Who (.' Tike 1'hk Daii.v TaiBrK, the Weekly U ltecomuientle.1 ma the bnt Jiargalu Uoia. only tl a Var, ut A Jvauca Tub laiavxi Is fix Sale Polly at the D., L. and W. blalioa l llubokea. SCRANTON. APRIL 24, 1S96. The Tribune ta tho only Republican daily in Lackawanna County. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Concressuicn-at-lnrce. GAI.l'SIIA A. GKOW. of Susquchanno. S.WIl I I. A. IIAVKNPORT. of ICrlc. I lection hoy, Nov. 10. Frank Willlnd Leuch today remind one of tho rocket etk-k that lies ly the roadside on the morning of July S The State Convention. If there had been any doubt of the sincerity of Pennsylvania's acquies cence In the presidential candidacy of Senator Quay that was effectually re moved, not simply by the formal In structions yesterday voted at Harrls burg, but also and much more conclu sively by the general speech of the dele gates and of the hundreds of eminent Republicans who attended the conven tion In the freer capacity of spectators, nn every hand the senator's candidacy was received with unmistakable favor. That there also was a sentiment of en thusiasm for Major McKlnley was only natural. In view of his nearness to the people everywhere, but it was a subsi diary except among a few active mal contents and not a militant sentiment. The great majority of those who held It, readily conceded the propriety of Pennsyivanlans standing by the Penn sylvania candidacy as long as It shall appear to have any possible chance of success at St. Louis. Apart from the presidential Issue, yesterday's convention was unmarked by special interest. The sudden har monization of the state chairmanship contest by the decision of Senator Quay that he would himself seek to be con tinued at the executive head of the state committee, was paralleled in the disposition of the various candidacies for delegate-at-large. In every in stance the Interests of the senator's candidacy for president were placed paramount. An Illustration of this was shown in the case of Northeastern Pennsylvania's candidate, Hon. Charles A. Miner, of Wllkes-Barre. When it became apparent to Mr. Miner's sup porters that It would contribute to par ty harmony to concede to Mr. Ueacom, of Westmoreland, the delegateshlp for which Mr. Miner had striven, their ac ceptance of the conditions was prompt and gracious. Mr. Miner's selection as the llrst alternate was not all that had been expected, but It was a considerable honor, made doubly welcome by the gen eral demonstration of respect which went with it. Of the platform, It Is sufllcient to say that Its enunciation of party policy Is clear, candid and emphatic. Tpon Its lines victory in November will be as sured by a majority phenomenal even In this state of gigantic majorities. Mayor Bailey's real purpose in the matter of distribution of the munici pal plums is still more obscure than the 'wit In one of Ell Perkins Jokes. Without Reference to Europe. In a recent Interview which has since been widely quoted. President Roberts, of the Pennsylvania railway, declared with emphasis that "we should be the m ost prosperous cp""t in tim nwiii today were It not for the feeling of un certainty in foreign circles as to what ,ve will do. Kngllsh or continental gold will not come here for Investment until some assurance Is given that our standard will remain unchanged." This remark elicits from The Manu facturer the very pertinent observation that "the earnest and patriotic men who have reached such conclusions as these appear to believe that prosperity for the American people must have for Its basis some particular condition of European opinion respecting us and our affairs. If this were the fact, we should be in an unfortunate situation indeed. To control opinion, and particularly opinion In foreign lands, can never be easy or certain. Thus, It would be most distressing if, Just as we are hoping for prosperity, a lot of people In Europe should sudden ly begin to entertain erroneous views about us and at once blast our Joyous expectations. We may hope, however, that our welfare does not rest upon a foundation so precarious and unstable. The almost universal belief has been that our fortunes are In our own hands; that, by developing our natural re sources, working Industriously and in telligently, an Americans do, and de pending upon ourselves rather than upon foreigners, we can make large headway.," ... There certainly Is a largo measure of truth In. The Manufacturer's conten tion.' We have gone c6ntrary to Europe In the matter of tariffs. We please our selves and not Europeans In the policy of adjusting our customs revenues so as to discriminate in favor of tho Ameri can as against the foreign manufac turer. In an industrial tense America has thrown down a challenge to the iaa thrown vorlA MM 'world, MM ha declared confidence in her ability to stand alone. This spirit of independence has not caused for eigners to withdraw their American in vestments. It has not caused an un loading of American securities held abroad. If anything, the more intelli gent foreigners huve thought all the more of us for having the grit to adopt our economic principles to the practi cal conditions immediately confront ing us. Why, then, should we fear to tut i r upon it consideration of the mone tary question from the Ktandpoint of American, rather than foreign. Inter ests'." ( It la a mutter of general regr.et that r.eorge W. Hmalloy hus not settled the Venezuelan dispute yet. It was thought that when Smnlley took the case in hund the matter would be ad justed at once, anil this delay Is pus Kling to persons who had depended UHn the American born Englishman to smooth over the affair. If both Sinalley and the Monroe doctrine prove Inefficacious, to whom shall the nation turn for relief? - A Department of Commerce. Numerous efforts have been made during the past ten years to secure. the enactnent of laws providing for the establishment in the federal govern ment of a cabinet portfolio of Indus tries and Commerce. They failed through lack of public support; but since the National Association of Man ufacturers and the National Board of Trade have recently ci-operated In urging this legislation upon congress, the subject has assumed a more com manding form. A bill to this effect was introduced in the senate on March 9 and referred to the committee on commerce, where It now rests. It provides for a cabinet Department of Commence and Manu factures, which shall have general Jur isdiction over the foreign and Internal commerce of the United States except in so far as relates to the collection of revenue end the administration of cus toms an.d internal revenue laws. It shall also huve jurisdiction over all matters relating to manufacturing in terests of the United States, the ex tension of foreign markets, the In crease of trade and trade facilities with foreign countries, and to perform all the functions relating to trade and commerce in the United States that are now performed by the Treasury de partment. The bill provides for the transfer from the Treasury department to the Department of Commerce and Manufactures of the life-suvlng ser vice, the lighthouse board, the marine hospital service, the bureau of steam boat Inspection, the bureau of naviga tion, the United States Coast and Geo detic survey, and the bureau of statis tics. The bureau of statistics of -the Department of State Is also trans ferred to the new department and con solidated with the statistical bureau of the Treasury department. Provlsiun is made for the appointment by the president of a chief of the bureau of statistics of commerce and manufac tures, who will perform all the duties now Imposed upon the chiefs of the two separate bureaus. The consular bureau of the Department of State and the several consular olllcers of the fed eral government who are resident in foreign countries and are charged with the duty of facilitating and promoting the commerce of the United Suites ure transferred from the jurisdiction of the Department of State to the Depart ment of Commerce and Manufactures. Whenever consular olllcers shall be re quired to act in purely diplomatic ca pacity they will continue to report to the Department of State as at present. Annunl reports and special investiga tions of particular subjects are included within the new department's duties. It will be seen that the new depart ment would start with an abundance of duties. There is really more reason for its creation, many times over, than there was for the establishment of a cabinet Department of Agriculture. The aggregate capital invested In man ufacturing operations hus increased at a more rapid rate than the increase In the value of funning property during the pnst forty years. Thlfl Is shown by the appended census figures: CAPITAL INVESTED. . Years. Agriculture. Manufactures. IVi $ t iM.Hu,Xl 7.Xll.llW.INi:i ,lIS,!Ui.il:i S.SlW.S'i'i.SHS l,il!4,iW7,Oiri 2,flM,mt,r;is 2.7ti.7ii.S!ir , lu,0S:'.OT,(iS! tU39,3!)7,7s3 1S7H ISM I ISI'0 It will be seen that while the amount of money Invested in agriculture has In creased four-fold during the forty years the capitul invested in manufacturing enterprises has been multiplied nearly twelve times in the same period. Hulf a century ago y the aggregate value of all the products of manufac- Turing industries in the United States was only five-eights of the value of the agricultural products. Tho growth of industry has been so rapid, however, that manufacturing outstripped farm ing thirty years ugo, and the last cen sus showed that the value of manu factured articles was more than three times the value of all that agriculture yielded. Tho Jigures of lifty years are us follows: VALUE OF rrtODUCTS. Years. JW ... 1 8.111 ... JStM ... my ... lew ... 1W ... Agriculture. ... CIKI,IIII,(.HII ... i.;ij'i,i;:ii.;i; ... l,i.1l),(K).(li)(l ... l,!i.is,o;iii,!:!7 ... 2.212.540.aL7 ... 2,41RI, 107,4:14 Manufactures. t r.i!.iHuui l,i!l'.i,n;,iin; l.xM.wn.iii'i a,n;i,si;o,:ir. r,3l!l.ltll, 4.1)t .UM,7W,Mi An examination of the statistics of the furelgn trade of the country also shows how rapidly the manufacturing interests have increased In Importance In this branch of commerce. Since 1860 the exports of agricultural products have Increased from $256,560,972 to $553, 210,026, while the value of the foreign shipments of manufactured articles has grown In the same time from $40,345,892 to $183,095,543. Below are given the figures for a period of thlrty-flve years: EXPORTS OF DOMRST1C MERCHAN- DISK. Per Products . Per Cent, of Cent. of Mann- of Total. facture. Total. 81 $ 40.315,892 13 81 ISS,Z7.7iil 35 8.1 1(12,8.10,015 12 74 3 51,1112,370 IS 70 183,595,743 23. Year Products Ended of Juno Agrl- culture. IKlWI ..S2.1,i1ti(.972 1X70 .. 3!I,18H,4.X3 ikxo .. im,msi,uui 1WW .. tS2!i,820,XnS 1895 .. 6.13,210,020 The foregoing figures establish be yond question the need of a department like that contemplated In the Frye bill. It would be the truest . economy to recognise this need at once, and thus facilitate the growth of our domestlo and foreign trade. Clara Barton's appeals for aid to carry on the food work of relieving the suffering Armenians do not meet with the response that was expected, though ' thousands of generous women and men I have cheerfully contributed to the fund. It Is generally noticed In such rases that popular indignation over the condition of the unfortunate seldom reaches down to the pockctbook. Mr. Paulson declines to say at pres ent whether he would run on a free silver ticket if nominated. This seems to set at rest any doubts that the man of destiny Is net prepared to leap Into the hands of his friends at a moment's warning. Uncle Levi Morton's presidential boom, like Swift's cornet, seems to have passed perigee and is rapidly receding beyond the range of the most powerful telescope. Another French crisis is at hand. Fortunately, the French crisis, like the French duel of modern times, is not a very dangerous nfTalr. THE l'AKH)0. IX POLITICS. "Penn," In Philadelphia Bulletin. The making of cartoons ha within a short time come to be a preamble culllns. The success of such periodicals ns Puck ami JiiiIbo shows how thoroughly the American people enjoy pieloilj.1 tjtlro. In tact, the ileniand for such lllustralioin Is ni;v sci intensive that 1. is dlltlcult to tlml cartoonists. There Is no mvre remu nerative UulJ in comparison tu the amount or work required than that which pre sents It.st-lf to the very few men who can draw earn atures with force and wit. Not cry long ugo the professional caricatur ists who were able In this country to can a livelihood solely by their satirical dra Iiirs Included frw outside of Thomas Nast, Malt .Morgan, Frank Hellew und Thomas Worth. Now there are prohahlv twenty artists In this line of comic work who earn from $3,000 to $10,000 a year, not to speak of a multitude of raw sketchers who furnish employment for the ruthless wood- choppers of the dally press. The Journals I devoted solely to cartoons have become a ! reeosnlseil soelal und political force. The power of I'tgfk, and, latterly, of Judge In our polities Is very greut. Every year these papers and others like them are drawing to themselves men of tnlent, who study keenly the varying phases of public opinion, and whose pencils ure moved by a fancy such as appeals irresistibly to the American sense of the satirical and th ridiculous. There Is still much, very much, crtideness and coarseness In this art, but since Joseph Keppler came Into the Held there has been a wonderful Im provement In the Imaginative faculty of the cartoonists, in the delicacy of their wit, and the correctness of their drawings. im probably no one In this country did more to make the cm-toon populur and effective than Tnomns Nnst in the days cf his best service with Harper's Weekly. Although oeenslonally his familiar signature Is still seen on a caricature, yet his work hus been for a long time past destitute of viitor and even of originality. It is cer tain that there are a dozen or more cari caturists at the present time whose work far surpasses anything that Nust has re cently done. In fact, Nasi, when even at his hes-t, was not distinguished cither for delicacy of conception or lightness of touch. The spirit of his cartoons was coarse and sometimes barbarous; the ex ecution bold and startling. The whole ef fect, barring the vigorous strokes which hit rinht Into the very marrow of his sub- ic-ct, was often that of slovenliness. Kvery iody knows of the powerful Influence which his cartoons on the old Tweed rinA had, and how familiar the burly form und lcorlng face of the thief became to mil lions of people all over the country. Proh ubly no public man In the United States has ever been made more ridiculous by caricatures than Horace Greeley 'Was by Nast In the presidential campaign cf 1S72, and for that matter, nearly all the Demo cratic and Liberal politicians of promt nance at that time. Week after week ttis rough pencil scourged their foibles, follies, oddities and vices In a fashion which at times went almost beyond the bounds of license. Early in the campaign, when drawing a picture of the Liberal convention at Cincinnati which nominated Greeley und llrown, he was at a loss to lincl a counterfeit presentment of the face of the candidate for vice-president, who, although a senator from Missouri, was not a well-known stntesmnn. A happy idea occurred to him. He drew a representa tion of a tag tied to the tails of the famous old white coat of Horace Giecly and la beled It "B. Orats llrown." This Ingeni ous device, which harmonized with the Insignllii-ant character of Brown, was re ceived with so much merriment all over the country that It was kept up In all the cartoons drawn by Nast during the rest of the campaign. It has often been said that Nast's brutal caricatures was one of the chief causes which brought about Greely's death thirty days after his de feat. But the great editor had become ac customed to rough treatment of that kind for thirty years, and it was only the meanness of envy that laid the blame of his pitlablo collapse and death at Nast's door. The campaign made Nast's fortune. His work was sought by everybody, he became a lecturer, and he was able to dictate his own terms to the Harper broth ers. Hut ever since that time he has not produced a dozen cartoons which huve struck the popular fancy. Indeed, Nast. long ago was supplanted In favor by the late Joseph Keppler, the most remarkable cartoonist that has ever appeared In the United States. Ho far sur passed Nast in Originality, fertility, deft ness of hand and lightness of style. With the process of coloring and with his grace of treatment he Introduced something like an element of beauty Into the art of caricature. His drawings in Puck were not only full of strength and humor, but often marked in a peculiar degree by en ex tiHordinary richness and voluptuousness of Imagination. It would be ditllcult to name any caricaturist of recent years; either In Kngland or America, whose correctness In drawing Is united with a fancy so exu berant. The feces of the public charac ter in Keppler's drawings were hit off with so much accuracy, even In their ex-' aggeratioii, that often they are really bet ter likenesses thun some pictures drawn of them In all seriousness. In the presi dential campaign of 18K4 he gathered around him a corps of first-class cartoon ists, allied himself wifh the antl-Blaiue people, und carried off triumphantly the pictorial honors of that campaign. The picture of "the tattooed man, drawn by 41111am, one of his assistants, was u rought, Indeed, a barbarous work, but It was terrible In Its vividness, and was -probahtj the most efleellve caricature ever laid before the American public, in fact, none of the other cartoonists on that paper have ever succeeded in approaching Keppler In the grace with which he made his points and In the brilliancy of his col oring. Lato In the campaign a New York poli tician, one Arkell. who was a member of the state senate, with abundance of money, ns well as an enterprising Republi can, caused the Judge to be Blurted as n rival. It was not until Puck had Inflicted the mischief thut the lllulne managers saw what they had lost in not cnllin in the use of the cartoon-makers. The fact Is, thur the tattooed man In Puck had unite as much to do with the defeat of Blaine ns the llurchard speech or the Jay Oonld dinner. Hut since that time JtnUe which has been strengthened, having drawn olf some of Puck's talent, Including the lute Glllam. has been made what might he culled the otllclal cartoon organ of the Republican party. As for Harper's Week ly and Frank Leslie, they have lost the pre-eminence, which they once enjoyed for their caricatures. This Is probably be cause of the extreme difficulty In finding men whose work can be admitted into their columns. - Mitchell, the owner' of that bright and pleasing weekly, Life, has drawn some excellent caricatures of a kind, Intended for people of tante, who delight in seeing the weaknesses of our social life hit off with grace and spirit. He has been espe oinllv happv In his cartoons, which have a Parisian brightness of style on social upsturts, Anglomanlaes and theatrical fol lies. De Grimm, of the New York Tele gram, was an Importation of James Gor don Bennett, nnd treated a wide variety of sublects with n Callln fancy, but with little force. McDoiignll. of the New York World, who Is unusually fertile In humor In a varied range of topics, Is foremost among tho very few men who write ns well ns ilruw, ami do both brilliantly. Taylor, Klmmerman, Frost, Rogers, Hyde, Van Schalck, Sterner, Herford nnd Onper have been nmong the most noteworthy of the contributors to the comic periodicals. They have driven out the old school of cnrlcaturlsls who found their models In Punch and Vnnlty Fair, end they hnve made Punch, which once was so formida ble an Instrument for lashing folly, seem like u stupid old fellow lugging super fluous behind the times. The power which they now have Is greater than It has ever been, greater even thn the power of Gib ray und Chum and Leech and Tenniel: for not fewer than a million copies of their pictures are spread every week through out the large cities to ten times as many people, who eagerly scan thet.i, lough at them and discuss, them. Philadelphia has not done.muoh in th production of th cartoon outside of the daily newspapers. The Times has trw Htientlv turned cut the best work In this line, ulways original and pointed and well executed, but sometimes marred by the brutality of har-roum wit. Swayie, the artist uf the Inquirer, has plenty of dry humor, and his drawings are often very laughable, but they .would be more pleas. Ihk if they were lesa suggestive In the drawing, of the Ice pick than of the pen cil. Recently ihv Preia. at intervals, has printwl some hdmlraMe cartoons on nb jeets in foreign and national iwlltlcs. In this presidential year the cartooiit.iis will huve their great quadrennial oppor tunity of winning fresh fam ud for tune. EXCHAXGifcLEANLNGS. WlltiRi: WAS IIAKUY f From tho llonesdulr t'itrxen. H. J. Xasli, our very obliging stao driver between Lake Ariel and Salem, was seen at u eertuln house at Pink, No. 17, Sunday evening, and b3-k some di tanee In tho woods his horse was tied to a tree, "Where are wc at, Harry." si:,tsN iii.i-: 'm'gkst!on. From the Tunkhannock Ana. Discreet correspondent will refraiu from referring to trout In any other way than as "spe.'kkd beauties. This aliens the rt.idtr to suppose that freckled girls are what Is meaat. a m trim or opinion. From the Wllkes-ll.ure Record. F.x-leputy IJurke. of Seianton. contin ues his efforts to make life a burden to Revenue Collector Herring. The latter, however, refuses to be made miserable. KI GAUIUNG WI1ITXKVS COLUMN. From Srranton Dept. Kimlra Telegram. The unique Whitney, of Susquehanna, is now running a column In The. Tribune cf this city. There l.s no better or more readable column In that most excellent pa per. TOLD BY TIIK STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajseehua The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cusl: 1.37 a. ill., for Friday, April SI. IK!. It will he apparent to a child born on this day that none of the Jurymen on the Nlcholls-Mlller case have ever been hit with a rtat-lron. The Bcrnnton Truth has discovered "Al vln Joslln." Now that a night lunch wagon hns buen established on the We.-t Side there seems really no pressing need for the viaduct. The Asiatic cholera scare accompanies the festive springtime snake story in the columns of the up-to-date Journal. If Mr. Uojcey expects to cut any figure in the presidential race this season It is about time for him to don his sweater and knickerbockers. Time will undoubtedly demonstrate that many of the hopwfuls Interested In the Bcraiiton municipal pntronuge possibilities have been counting wooden eggs. AJacchus' Advice. It Is not always best to bank too much on appearances. Kvery Idiot who rides a bicycle hump-backed Is not necessarily a raeer. Negation. I revealed In the sylvan scene. The rustic benche, and corner quiet; And roses bloomed In very riot ; I wrote sweet poems by the score Ode, ballad, roundelay and carol, Rondeaux and vlllanelles galore, And love-full lyrics by the barrel. And now 'tis needful to exclaim, "Ah, what a thing's Imagination!" The nap 1 took was all to blame For this unwonted Inspiration; For rural scenes my soul don't stir (A bore la all thut 1 e'er vote them). As for the poems Jupiter! I'm glad I only dreamt I wrote them! Judge. HILL & COiNNELL, 131 AND IS3 R. WASHINGTON I'iE. Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE ' SUPPLIES 131 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. VE HAVE NOW OPEN FOR INSPECTION " a large and handsome line of BABY CARRIAdhS, If you want a Carriage for the baby sec our line and get prices. We can suit you. , FEB. 422 UCKAWANNA AVE. Mariti Corel!!, F. Ilopkinson Smith, Richnrd Hurtling DovIh, 1 Marlon Crawford, V. Clark Russell. BEIDLEMAN. THE BOOKMAN, Enlarged and Improved Store. ' ' 47 Spruce ., Opp. "The CeMf eswealtk,." I NEWB00K8 'i ' t ' THERE'LL BE MERRY DOINGS Among the Carpets and Draperies during the next few days. It's house cleaning time now and your mind is on these matters. ' There are stvlcs and values here that will make "town talk" when the news gets out. We make a strong bid for your business in these important items, and are prepared to serve you to j'our entire satisfaction. The New Carpets Uvcry worthy weavo from rarj to velvet. Di-.iy lomli of them hnve Vwu recctvcil.ilnringtlie put few weeks. Wc'vo laid, our liues to ,tlo tho Carpet bushiest of tho town, ami with the equipment we've got wc owrbt to do it. Ingrain Carpets All wool and a yard iiilc. The best extra supers, not an antiquated or side-tracked pattern anions them. All dean, quiet, ueutral tints that won' show dust, and they turn well; a pick of these at 4c. the yard. RUGS AND ART SQUARES. Haven't space to particularize, but they're in every known weave, size and color combinations, and the prices will agreeably surprise you. THE NEW WOMAN'S SHOE IlTHEflii! 1 The Most Perfect Fitting Shoe Made. Al Full Line in All Widths at BANISTER'S r1 v ITS" AN INSPIRATION Is almost lost when jour pen catches aud your ink spreads on your paper. . Is one of the necessaries of civili zation that is indispensable. A favorite location for all classes is that of Reynolds Brothers, where a fine assortment of every thing in first-class Stationery and Office Supplies. Students, law yers, commercial men and society in general get their supplies here, as everyone can be suited, both in price and quality. Stationers and Engravers. Hotel Jermyn Building, Scranton, Pa. COftSRAD HIS TEEM 111 All GRADES, ' BROWN OR BLACK HE CAN SUIT YCU. MERCHANT TAILORING Spring nnd Summer, from 330 up. Trouwir limn aud Owrvoati, furnlgD aud doinmtlo fabrica, mads to order to ult tbe mint faa , tiuloua In price, fit and Wi.rkuun.hip. P. BECK, 337 Adams Ave. COD STATIONERY REYNOLDS BROTHERS I New Tapestry Brussels The best V) wire klud. of i course. No better medium- priced C:trpet, math. Got a number of lull nud stair pat , terns annus them. They've Sot tho looks and wear in them; ymt all know the qual ity, now come in and get the price. Standard Body Brussels All reputable makes, and n stock to pick from that would gracoacity of twice (he size of ours. 'Want you to feel that we have your Carpet interests at heart. Come in and let us fixuro with you; small order or large, it's all one to us. What we want is that you should look upon this store as the depot for j our Carpet supplies; they begin at 75c. the yard. Seek the Best Have Nothing Else. It Pays. .... Write the Principal of the State Normal School at Bloonishnrg.Pu., for Information about that excel lent and popular school. $500 lo Scholarship Prlta Just Offered 326 Washington Avav SCRANTON, PA. TELEPHONE 555. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dentists. DR. WILLIAM A. TAFT. PORCELAIN. Brtdg-s and Crown work. Office. H2S Washington avenue. C. C, LAUBACH. OURGKOX DENTIST: No. 115 Wyoming avenue. R. Al. STRATTON. OFFICE COAL EX- change. Physicians and Surgeons. DH. A. TRAPOLD. SPECIALIST IN Diseases of Women, comer Wyoming avenue and Spruce street, Scranton. Of fice hours, Thursdays and Saturday!, 9 a. in. to 6 r. m DR. KAY, 20 PEN'N AVE. : 1 to 3 P. JlT: call 2WI. Via. of women, obstretrlca and and all dl. of chll. DR. V. E. ALLEN, S12 North Washington avenue. DR. C. L. Fi:EY,"TaCTICE LIMITEDT diseases of thn Eye, Ear, Note and Throat: offlre, 12J Wyoming avo. Real dence. t29 Vine street. DR. L. M. GATES, 125 WASHINGTON avenue. Ofllce hours, S to 9 a. m.. 1.30 to 3 and 7 to S p. m. Residence 309 Midi, ton avenue. DR. 3. C. BATESON. TUESDAYS AND Fridays, at S05 Linden street. Office hour 1 to 4 a m. dr"b.w. lamereaux. a specTalT 1st on chronic diseases of tho heart, lungs, liver, kidney and senlto uri nary diseases, w l'l occupy the office of Dr. Roos. ?33 Adams avenue. Office hours 1 to S p. m. Loan 4. THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND Loan AfsociHtlon will loan you money on aslcr terms nnd pay you better on Investment tlmn nny other nssocletlon. Coll on S. N. C.'allender, Dim. Bank hitllillnc. Wire Sl'eens. JOS. KUETTEL, REAR 611 LACK A wanna avenue, Sirnnion, Pa., manufac turer of Wire Screens. Hotels nnd Iteatnu rants. THE ELK CAFE, Tli and 127 FRANK lln avenue. Rates reasonable. P. ZEIQLER, Proprietor. SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D., L. ft W. passeiiK.r depot. Conducted on the European plan.VICTOR KOCH. Prop. WESTMINSTER HOTEL, " r Cor. SUUenth 8U and Irving Place, New York. Rates, S.60 pr dajr and upwards. (Amerl- ' ai.fi. ariADiji, - . ProprUtar. ilfffl II I, Hoqnette Carpets Always beautiful, more so thU soason than ever before; solt as a mossy bank, bright as a meadow in June. Many of them have borders to match. Pay you to give them careful inspection. Tbe New Mattings Some joiutless, some cord warn, souio nlaia. some fan- cy, and all good. They're made of good live straw; they're flexible and don't .' scuff out like the poorer, . dried-out sorts. What a cool, I cleanly, comfortable floor cov- mnba ltk a.. ma. --"ft invj menu, vv Lro auic, and so cheap, too, as we sell them beeluning at lOc. tbe yard. WHEN YOU WRITE to your friends tell them about the natty lines ot Footwear at THE STANDARD SPRUCE STREET, Hotel Jermyn Building. P. S.-Custom Work and Repairing. Also. S. S. 8. feieeeT.t.meff.?eJ Lawyers. WARHT1N A KNAPP, ATTORNEYS and Counsellors at Law. Republican building, Washington avenue, Scran- ton. Pa. JE8SUPS A HAND, ATTORNEYS AND Counsellors at Law, Commonwealth building, Washington avenue. W. H. J15SSUP, HORACR V.. HAND. W. H. JESSTTP. JR. PATTERSON WILCOX. ATTOR. neys and Counsellors at Law; offices and 8 Library building. Scranton. Pa. ROHKWTflLL H. PATTERSON. WILLIAM A. WILCOX. ' IT ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM J. HAND. Attorneys and Counsellors. Common wealth building. Rooms 19. and 21. PRANK T" OKELL, ATTORNEY-AtT Law, Room C Coal Exchange, Scran ton. Pa. JAMES W. OAKFORD. ATTORNEY-at-Law, rooms (3, 64 and 68, Common wealth building. SAMUEL W. EDOAR, ATTORNEY-AT-Law. Office. 317 Spruce St.. Scranton, I'a. TTrWATERS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 423 Lackawanna ave.. Scranton, Pa. URIB TOWNSEND, ATTORNEY-AT-Law, Dime Bank Building, Scranton, Money to loan In large sums at t per cent. C. R. PITCHER, ATTORNEY-AT. law. Commonwealth building, Scranton, Pa. H. C. 8MYTHE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 400 Lackawanna avenue. D. B. REPLOGLE. ATTORNEY LOANS negotiated on real estate security. 40S Spruce street. , B F. KILLAM. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 120 Wvomlr rm . Srntnn P"-. . JAS. J. H. HAMILTON, ATTUKNE V-AT-law. lf Commonwealth' hlil'g. Scranton. j. K. C. RANl'K. 136 WYOMING AVE. Architects. EDWARD H. DAVIS, ARCHITECT, Rooms 24. 25 and 26. Commonwealth building, Scranton. E. L. WALTER. ARCHITECT. OFFICII rear of 6U8 V.Sulilnston avenue. i "LEWIS HANCOCK, in.'. ARCHITECT, 435 Spruce St.. cor. Wash, ave., Scranton. BROWN ft MORRIS, ARCHITECTS. Price building, U Washington avenue, Scranton. Schools. SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA, Scranton,' Pa., prepares boys and girla for college or business; thoroughly! trains young children. Catalogue at rs- Quest Ouens feptember 9. quest, upe i TH0MA8 M cANN, WALTER HBUELU MISS WORCESTER'S KINDERaARTE?? and School. 412 Adams avenue. Spring term April IS. Kjndprgartrn 110 per term. Seeds. G R. CLARK & CO., SEEDSMEN AND Nurserymen; store 146 Washington ave nue; green house. 1360 North Main ave nue; store tele phony 782. Miscellaneous. BAUER'S! ORCHKSTRA-IUSIC FOR balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed dings and concert work furnished. Far terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor, 117 Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert's muslq store . MKGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS' supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine. Warehouse, 130 Washington ave.. Scran ton. Pa. FRANK P. BROWN ft CO.. WHOLE ssle dealers In Woodware, Cordage and OH Cloth, TO West Lackawanna av. TOOMASAUBrIc Y, EXPERT AC ' countant and auditor. Rooms 19 and 20. Williams Building, opposite postoffloe. Agent (or the Rtz Fit Extinguisher. STORE ,tS-j ;...-ii-)4)s-iV, jta- ;