THE SCR ANTON" TRIBUNE T (JESD AY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, ISOfl. llly and Weekly. No Sunday Edition. rublUhed t Scrnmon, IV, by To Tribune Pub- iisniiittiouipiuiy. t. P. KINGSBURY, hit. an Oin'l Man. ' C. M. RIPPLC, tie' no TrK.a. LIVTS. RICHARD, Csrroa. W. W. DAVIS. Bu.mcm. Ma.ai. W. W. YOUNGS, Aov. M.aa-a. Kcw Tork Office: Tribune Building. Frank 3. Gray, Manager. IHTIK1D AT TKI POSTOnTCl AT BORAHTOII. FA. AS HOOKS-CLASS MAIL UATTSR. SCRANTON. SEPTEMBER 1, 1530. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL. Presldent-WILLIAM MKINLEY. Vice President CJAKRKT A. HOBART. STATE. Congressmen - at - Large OALUSHA A. GROW, SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT. CO IS TV. Coneress-WILLIAM CON NELL. Commissioners S. W. ROBEKXS, GILES ROBERTS. Auditors A. E. KIEFEIt, FRED L. WARD. legislative. Benate, 21st Dlstrlct-COL. W. J. SCOTT. Representative, 2d District A. T. CON NELL; 3d District DK. N. C. ilACKEY. THE KEPIHLKAN PLATFORM. 1. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expense of the government, but to protect American la bor from degradation to the wage level of other lands. 2. Reciprocal agreements for open markets and discriminating du ties In fa'0r of the. American merchant marine. 3. Maintenance of the existing Bold standard and opposition to free coin use of silver except by International agreement with tho leading commercial nations of the world. 4. Pensions and preferences for veterans of the Union nrmy. 5. A firm, vigorous and dignified foreign policy. 6. The Hawaiian Islands to be controlled by the United States; the N'icaraguan canal to be built; a naval sta. tion In the West Indies. 7. Protection of American citizens and property In Turkey. . Rcassertion of the Monroe doctrlr.e. Eventual withdrawal of European powers from this hemisphere and union of all English-speaking people on this continent. 9. The United States actively to use tnflu ence to restore peace and give Independ ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement of the navy, defense of harbors and seaconsts. II. Exclusion of Illiterate and Immorol Im migrants. 12. Reapprovnl of tho civil ser vice law. 13. A free ballot and an honest eount. 14. Condemnation of lynching. 15. Approval of national arbitration. 16. Ap proval of a free homoMead law. 17. Ad mission of the remaining territories, rep resentation for Alaska and abolition of carpet-ban; federal officers. IS. Sympathy with legitimate efforts to lessen Intemper ance. 19. Sympathetic reference to "the rights and Interests of woman." Con densed by the Times-Herald. "It is not nioro money we wnnt 5 whnt we wnnt is to put tin' money we already hnvr? to work. V hen money is employed men nro employed." W 1 1- MAM .M'KIXLEY Xo Fllver orntor disputes the fact that tho agriculturist usually Rot even with the bloated capitalist from tho city In figuring up tho summer board bill. We Spike the Falsehood. The Sunday World thinks it was a trifle mean for the Times to insinuate that The Tribune's .Mexican dollar Is a counterfeit. Well, the Tribune hasn't made any denial of the statement up to date. Another point brought out by the Klmlra Telegram is that Manager V. W. Davis paid id cents for that Mexican dnllnr and brought it to S. ranioii to Impose upon the people the Ilea that It is a "0-cent dollar. Doesn't that smack slightly of false pretenses? Seranton Times. The roin In the window of Tho Trib une, business office that has caused our contemporaries so much anxiety by Its odious comparison with a good Ameri can cart wheel, is a frenuine Mexican rlollur. I? cost 53 cents in Iev York city, where unlimited quantities may Ktill be bad nl the samo rates. The Tribune has not heretofore deemed It necessary to reply to the feverish Ftiuawk of the Times In reference to the object lesson that liasi attracted po much attention, as the insinuations that the Mexican dollar is a counter feit are too absurd to deserve notice. In order, however, to satisfy the un easy Eryanltes, who evidently have chips on their Fhoulders, the state ment is here made) with deliberate fore tliouRht that the Times, Telegram or nny other Bryan-free-silver-popullstlc prospectus, that insinuates that our Mexican dollar is spurious, malicious ly and knowingly diasemminates un truth! v Today marks the opening of the fall season and from present appearances trade will be much more lively this year than last. The flurry over a pos sible overturning of our system of finance through the triumph of free silver doctrines has passed over and the merchant will probably have no more cause for .worry on account of threatened evils in this direction. In many industries the business In pros pect warrants the addition of extra force and the future looks bright for the wage-earner and merchant all along the line. Mexican Prosperity The extracts from Mr. Archibald Butt's circular which appear on an other page of The Tribune today ought to effectually silence one of the loud est of silver guns of the present cam paign. The alleged prosperity of Mex ico under free coinage has been ona of the most rosy arguments that haw? been advanced by the promoters of the cause of debased currency. So much ado has been made over the in crease in business In Mexico follow ing the adoption of free coinage that the average reader would expect to find day laborers in that country re velling in . the comforts of . life with plenty of silver cash to spore. Mr. Butt shows conclusively that tht real state of affairs in exactly the op posite. While experiencing all of tho ill effects of silver monometallism th: Mexican laborer enjoys none of tho alleged benefit, and his condition Is little better than that of the African slave before the war. It is true that business has increased in Mexico with in the past few years under a silver basis .but no one has been benefited by the Increase save the manufacturer, who takes advantage of the snap that Is offered him in the way of cheap labor that may be paid for in fifty cent dollars. How does this picture suit the la boring man who is asked to vote fur free coinage In order to make wages high? "I do not know what you think about it, but I believe that it is n good deal better to open the mills of the United State to the labor of Americu than to open up the mints ol' the I'nited States to the silver of the world." WILLIAM M'KINLEY. Study of Mars. In the September "Harper" Charles Dudley Warner furnishes a good deal of information concerning the red planet in which there has always been bo much Interest. Mars has been quite thoroughly explored, and has come to be, through the lens of the telescope, a near neighbor to the earth. At certain seasons he is only about 35,000.000 miles away from us. It has been proved that Mais has an atmosphere probably about half the density of the air of the earth at the height of the Himalayas, but it has nothing of what we call "weath er;" It Is a serene world. There can be little or nothing of a rainfall, and dew and frost must be the common precipitation. So far as appears, tho only water of the planet comes from the annual melting of the polar snows, and It lives wholly by Irrigation. The discovery which confirms this view, which was startling, as Indicating the work of intelligent beings, was that made years ago of the canals, which cover the land, and intersect each other at various points, one of the artificial waterways being 3,500 miles long. Lat er investigations seem to demonstrate that the canals, which hnve an average breadth of about thirty miles, are real ly strips of verdure through which run slender streams of water that cannot be seen, but these strips, visible when the snow melts, change color, from darker, and Anally fade into Invisibil ity, following the process of green, ripening and decaying vegetation. If Mars has sentient inhabitants. they must be different In form and con struction from the lords of our crea tion. It Is suggested that they may be larger in size than earth men, because the force of gravity at the surface of Mars is 38-100 that of the earth, and a man weighing 150 pounds here would weigh only 58 pounds there, but Mr. Warner inclines to the opinion that the Martian, if he exists, is not a gigantic form, ' but a delicate and petite and highly organized creature, who may have, Instead of five senses, a dozen, and among them common sense. Tho conception that Mars Is Inhabited leads the genial author Into various fields of speculation and they may be as varied as the most exuberant Imagination can project, but the serious contemplation must occur to all Intelligent persons that it were amazing, indeed, If spirit ualized beings did not have residence upon Mars, and, indeed, upon other members of the solar system, and upon tho stars ns well, which are set in the Infinity of space. They may not, In deed, correspond in outward semblance to men, and may be under tho govern ment of physical laws very different from those which obtain on this planet, hut it were a narrow Idea of the uni verse and of its Creator that would limit Intelligence ti this little spot in that universe. Indeed, man may bo nmohg the lowest orders of Bcntient life. Perhaps, also, there are worlds that, with mechanical devices of which our science ha3 not even dreamed, may witness nil that Is here going on, and look at man and his works with the generous charity born of superior knowledge. As we are coming nearer to Mars, through the revelations that our science !s making, 13 It not possible that the star-gazers from Martian ob servatories, through tho glasses they have perfected, may long have been cognizant ot the structure of our globe, and of the events that have happened upon it? All these thoughts ane. In deed, conjectural, but they nre quick ened by the exploits of science. It were a narrow faith, indeed, which limited the Maker of the universe to the creation of a single race upon a mere speck in the Immensity which He controls. It seems bad enough to steal the body of A. T. Stewart and waste his millions. But now the plate news papers are beginning to publish alleg ed portraits of the merchant prince. Joys of September. A season of great enjoyment to the denizens of this part of the world opens today. In addition to the probability of a continuation of the delightful weath er now prevailing there is to come the joyful day when the mystic letter "It" enters into the gastronomic alphabet and gives a formal and legal Intro duction to that most delicious of bivalves, the oyster, cousin to that less exclusive mollusk, the clam. The table unquestionably receives material additions by this lifting of the em bargo upon some of the choicest mor sels that ever tickled the palate of a gourmet, and there is no marvel In the gladness with which the week of promise is awaited. The beginning ol the season ot golden harvest should be one of enjoyment to all upon whom Providence has smiled with the com forts of life. To the young folks, however, this period marks the beginning of the end of vacation pleasures and they are now trooping back from the. moun tain, the sea shore and the farm, eager, it is hoped, to begin anew the task of acquiring the knowledge neces sary to lead them Into future useful ness. With ev.ery'thing bonsldered September is a month to be heartily welcomed, especially in this region, where even the heat, occasionally endured early In the month, is temp ered at night by cooling airs, and where the landscape sometimes be gins to put on Its gay fall costume in honor of the season. History of Our Coinage-!. by joim siie::.man. In 1792 silver and gold were made tho common standards of value In the Unit ed States at the ratio of 15 to 1, but this was because that then the actual mar ket value of fifteen ounces of silver was equal to the actual market value of one ounce of gold. The greatest care was taken to ascertain this ratio by Thomas Jefferson, then secretary of state, and Alexander Hamilton, then secretary of the treasury. These two distinguished statesmen, who disagreed upon nearly all other questions, did agree upon the then relative value of the two metaU and that both should bo coined into money at that ratio. At that time neither gold nor silver was found in any considerable quantity In the thirteen states then forming the union. The revolutionary war had been conducted with paper money, which became worthless, and the coins of Spain, Eng land and other countries had been made a legal tender and continued si for many years after the adoption of the constitu tion. When the new American coins were issued It was found that the abraded and worn coins of other countries filled the channels of circulation, and the new and bright dollars of the United States were exported. This led to the discon tinuance. In 1806, by President Jefferson of the coinage of the silver dollar, and after that date none were coined for more than thirty years. This order of Jefferson, I suppose, would be called by our Popullstlc friends "the crime of 1806." In the mean time France and other countries adopted the ratio of fif teen and one-half ounces of silver as the equivalent of one ounce of gold. To avoid these embarrassing changes Eng land In 1S16 adopted gold as the single standard in that country and silver as subsidiary coin. In 1S34, during the administration of President Jackson and under the leader ship of Daniel Webster and Thomas H. Benton, congress adopted the ratio of 16 of silver to 1 of gold, by reducing the number of grains In the gold coin. As silver was thus slightly undervalued, it was not largely coined. Silver could be coined In France at the ratio of 15',i to 1, and the owner of sliver bullion could send It to France and have It converted, Into coin at that ratio, thus receiving about 3 per cent, more for his bullion than if coined at the American ratio of 16 to 1. Gold became the only Ameri can coin in circulation, and the avowed purpose of the passage of the law of 1S34 was to make gold the standard. This was declared by the committee of the house of representatives who had charge of the bill who said In their re port: The committee think that the desidera tum in the monetary system Is a standard of uniform value; they cannot ascertain that both metals have ever circulated sim ultaneously, concurrently and indiscrim inately In any country where there are banks or money dealers, and they enter tain the conviction that the nearest ap proach to an invariable standard Is lis establishment In one metal, which metal shall compose exclusively the currency for large payments. This law, heartily approved by An drew Jackson, would now be called "the crime of 1S31." In 1S53, upon the report of Senator Hunter, when Pierce was president, and when all branches of the government were under Democratic control, congress reduced the quantity of silver in the fractional coins (half dimes, dimes, quarters and half dollars) more than 6 per cent., directed the pur chase of the silver for their coinage on government account, abolished the law for their free colnagj and made them a leftal tender for $5 only, leaving gold still praetleully the only full legal tender United States coin. At 'this time the silver dollar had disappeared from the current coins of the United States, and was practically nnd purposely, demone tized. The purpose of this act Is thus stated by the chairman of the commit tee having the bill in charge in the house of representatives: We propose, so far as those coins nro concerned, to make silver subservient to the gold coin of the country. We Intend to do what the best wi iters on political economy have approved; what experience. wnere me experiment ).:.. been tried, hnn demonstrated to bo the best and what the committee believes to be necessary and proper to make but one standard of cur rency and to make all others subservient to It. We mean to make gold the standard coin. This, I suppose, would now bo called the crime of 18.j3." Silver was practi cally demonetized by this act and the act of 1834. LABOR NEEDS RELIEF. From the Buffalo News. The condition of labor throughout the country is attracting considerable atten. Ion. J.or Is It well to attempt to conceal the truth. A certain class of Democratic papers try to shun any mention of the disastrous results of the attempt of their party to conduct the business of the country. They do not want to show what a hideous fraud their Free Trade policy really Is. It Is the duty, however. of every Republican paper to disclose the uireiui errects of the destruction of the protective policy by the Democratic par ty. The stupendous loss to the country can be seen and felt on every hand. For instance. Dun s Review, a weekly publica tion, has no polltleul bias, and is Impar tial In Its statements.' It merely reports and reviews business affairs as they exist. in Its Issue of Aug. S. lfei. It had this to say of American labor: "Labor Is more disturbed than usual. The great strike of garment workers here has much ex tended; the strike at Cleveland has broken out again and Involves several other branches of lubor; the Iron furnace men of the Bhenunt;o Valley resist a reduction to the wages of May, 1895, though Mahon ing Valley workers do not; the Iron work ers throughout the country are striving to cut down cost in order to keepi In opera tion; the iron mines of the Oogeblc runga are stopping; the suspension of cotton mills hus become more general, and over 4,000,000 spindles are said to be Idle at Fall river alone, and probubly three-eights or more of the entire producing capacity In the country; tho rubber works have most ly stepped, end, notwithstanding the light weight opening, a number of woolen mills. Evidently the working force and also wages have been reduced." II I! II How can labor help being "more dis turbed than usual" under such condi tions? Note the true returns of trade fail ures among manufacturers In July for the past two years and they tell another story of idle labor. The manufacturing failures in July in 181)5 and 18 were: 1SW lH)j Liabll- Liabil Manufactures. No. Itlea. No. lties. Iron 9 I 693.000 fwr.0 Machinery 4 279.r,oo 4 147.TO Wool 9 465.1100 3 117,00.) Cotton 4 65,000 4 42,C00 Lumber .IS 1.401,0 31 U5.WK Clothing 27 321,424 20 SaUCS Hats 3 52,0"K) 3 5.5V0 Chemicals 8 G74,3I0 9 ZA,m Printing 20 K4C.70O 8 7IU71 Milling 10 131,076 12 . 13U.5O0 Leather 9 80.4:3 7 82,250 Liquors 9 233,740 5 141, S00 Olass 8 734.010 3 3T..C.20 Other 103 1,023,137 05 l,Cs.849 Total 271 7,5(1S.010 103 J2.SC0.517 Over a hundred more failures last month than a year ago. Fifty more than In that "bad" year of 1S9I. Nearly $5,000,000 more of liabilities than in 1S5 and nearly $3,000, 000 more than In 18:ii. And where have '.ho largest failures been this year? Whore we have had the full benefit of free trade. Where we have had tho full benefit of free raw material. In the lumber and woolen Industries the tot:il liabilities for this year far exceed those In any other line of busi ness, as Dun's Review shows. The manu facturing failures for seven months of lSOO were: Lumber J9.2W.000 Woolens 4.600.000 Machinery 3,500,000 Iron 3,200,000 Printing 2.700.000 Clothing 2,500,000 II II II And the Democrats want to leave the tariff alone and let labor starve for five years more. This Is their pet scheme to draw attention away from the colossal wrongs of the past four years of national legislation. Mr. illy an was one ot the members of the ways and means commit tee that formulated the Wilson bill. He voted for It, and for the condition In which labor exists today. In the Fifty third congress he expressed his dissatis faction at the modicum of Protection con tained In some sections of the original Wil son bill and expressed his preference for absolute free trade as follows: "I think the duties all the way through this bill are higher than necessary, nnd 1 favor the bill, not because of its perfection, not because the duties are brought down as low as they might be, but because the bill Is Infinite ly better than the law which we now have, and is a step in the right direction." BUYAnTaTECHISM. Fom tho New York Sun. Why did the people go out of the Madi son Square Garden by hundreds v Hq Bryan was speaking there? Because he bored them. Why was it that he bored them? Because there was no sense, and no poe try either, In what Rryan was saying. Why will Bryan be beaten out of sight In the election? Because the American people are not fools, by an immense majority. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 1.43 a. m., for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1SU0. & H ti A child born on this day will notice that dissatisfied members of the local Democra cy still show a disposition to throw stones at Mayor Halley's three-eyed peacock feather. Readers of tho Times "Forum of the People" are not to infer that Mr. Merri fUld considers It a crime for one to wear a clean shirt. Seranton has COO speakeasies, it Is al leged, but it is believed that the fortune tellers have finally been driven from town. Barring the absence of the moon, last night's moonlight excursion wus a success In every respect. The oyster returns from his summer va cation today. Midsummer Jingle. Though tho Times man is known as a scholar. He often "gets hot in the collar;" And, 'tis frequently said. Noises ring In his head At the sight of a Mexican dollar. 1 LL Ul Lll liU 11 IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST. iSf.il 412 Spruce St. 205 Lackawanna Avenue. LIGHTNING FRUIT JARS All good housekeepers use Lightning Jars. Why? Because they open and close easy, and are perfect sealers. The re sult is they never lose a can of fruit. THE LIMITED. 422 UCKAWANNA ML GOLDWS KID Why Ours are Better Than Others Because we place our orders months ahead through Foster, Paul & Co., and then their representatives in Europe select for us the best skins that can be found in France or Germany, out of which our Gloves are manufactured. This relieves us qf the risk of being compelled to take anything that comes along in the open market after the season opens. That this fact has be come known and is appreciated, our constantly increasing busi ness in the Kid Glove Department fully proves. The new Gloves for Fall in the Celebrated William & Fowler Brands are now in, and we will be glad to show them to anybody whether they desire to purchase or not. GOLDSMITH BROTHERS & CO., Sole Agents for Foster, Paul & Co. GRAND OPENING OF THE GRAND EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS CO. f INCUR? Fine Tailoring at Popular Prices. Free Concert from 8 to 10 p. m. on our opening day by Prof. Bauer's Orchestra. Yours Truly, GREAT EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS CO. ?: - " a WHITE IT Mil As your needs suggests anything In the way of fctatienpry. Uink JicIib or ora Supplies, nnd wbon yenr list is full brmt it in nnd a will surpriso yon with tho novelties we receive dally. Wo also carry a very nent line of Callinif Cards and Wed olng Invitations at a moderate pnc3. 115 HBL Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMYN BUILDINO. IS SHOWING HIS GOOD HATS Never So Cheap. CHEAP HATS Never So Good. 305 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. Hojises for Sale and for Rent. If you contemplate purchasing or lea, ing a house, or want to Invest In a lot, sea the lists of desirable property on page a of The Tribune. CONRAD GLOV ON SATURDAY, SEPTEHBER 5th AT 427 LBII AVENUE. ilETHIl HAVE YOU HEARD OF IS FOR FLOORS? Will absolutely do away with the Dust Nuisance of Stores, School Houses, liulU and all Pub lic Places. No more Sprinkling, no more Scrubbing. We cun show merits of the goods on our own floors. It will pay you to investigate. FGQTE & SHEAR CO., AGENTS. 119 WASHINGTON IVENUL MERCHANT TAILORING Kpiing and Bnmmer, from $30 np. Trouser ings and overcoats, foreign and domeetlo fabrics, made to order to suit the moat fas tidious In price, fit and Workmanship. D. BECK, 337 Adams Ays. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Physicians and Surgeons. DR. A. TRAPOLD, SPECIALIST IN Diseases of Women, corner Wyoming avenue and Spruce street, Seranton. Of fice hours, Thursday and Saturdays, It a. m. to f p. m. DR. COMEQY8 OFFICE NO. 137 N. Washington ave. Hours, 1! m. to 1 p. m. Diseases of women a specialty. Tele phone No. 3232. CR. W. E. ALLEN. 512 NORTH WASH' Intrton avenue. DR. C. L. FKEY. PRACTICE LIMITED, diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat; office 122 Wyoming ave. Real, dencc, 529 Vine street. DR. L. M. GATES. 125 WASHINGTON avenue. Office hours. I to 9 a. m., 1.30 to 3 and 7 to I p. m. Residence 309 Madi son avenue. DR. 3. C. BATESON, TUESDAYS AND Fridays, at 05 Linden street. Otn.ce hours 1 to 4 p. m. DR. S. W. LAMEREAUX. A SPECIAL ist on chronic diseases of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and genito urinary ora-ans, will occupy the office of Dr. Koo. 232 Adams avenue. Office hours 1 to i p. m. DR. C. L. FREA8. . SPECIALIST IN Rupture. Tru Flttinsr and Fat Reduc tion. Rooms 206 and 2u7 Mears Building. Office telephone 1363. Hours: 10 to 12, 2 to4, 7 to I. W. OV ROOK. VETERINARY 8UR peon. Horses Cattle and Dops treated. Hospital. 121 Linden street. Seranton. Teh-phone 2S72. Dentists. C. C. LAURACH. 81TRQEON DENTIST. No. 115 Wyomlns: avenue. R. M. 8TRATTON. OFFICE COAX. EX change. Sec J . G. R. CLARK CO SEEDSMEN AND Nurserymen; store let Washington ave nue; green house. 1350 North Main ave nue; store telephone 7SS. Loan 4. THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND Loan Association will loan you money n easier terms and pay you better on Investment than any other association. Call on S. K. Callander, Dim Bank building. SOMETHING i-. s bazaar. BRANCH 14 : 4 Lawverj. WARREN KNAPP, ATTORNEYS and Counsellors at Law, Republican butldlna;, Washington avenua. aVsrao ton. Pa, JESaUPS HANP. ATTORNTCY3 AND Counsellors at Law, Commonwealth building-. Washington avenue. W. H. JESStTP, HORACB B. HAND, W. H. JEBSUP. JR. PATTERSON WILCOX, ATTOR. 8ys nnd Councilors at Law: offlosa I and t Library building. Seranton, Pa. ROSEW7CLT, H. PATTER80N. WILLIAM A. WILCOX. ALFRED HAND. WILLIAM J. HAND. Attorneys and Counsellors, Common wealth building. Rooms 19. 20 and 21, FRANK T. OKELL, ATTORNEY-AT." Law, Room 6, Cool Exchange. Scran ton. Pa. JAMF9 W. OAKFORD. ATTORNEY. at-Law, rooms U, M and (5, Common wealth butlrtlnr. SAMUEL W. EDOAR. ATTORNET-AT. Law. OfTloe. 1H7 flpruce St., fliranton. Pi. I A. WATER8, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 4!3 Lackawanna ave., Srranton. Pa. CRIB TOWN8END. ATTORNEY-AT-Law, Dime Bank Building, Seranton. Money to loan In largo sums at i per cent. C. R. PITCHER. ATTORNEY-AT. law, Commonwealth building, Bcraatoa. Pa. C. COMEOYB, WI SPRUCE STREET. D. B. REPLOGLE. ATTORNEY LOANS neirotlated on real estate security. Mears' building, corner Washington avo nue and Spruce street. B. F. KILLAM. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 120 Wyoming eve,, Srrantow. P. . JAS. J. H. HAMILTON, ATTORNEY-AT law, 45 Commonwenlth hld'a. Seranton. I. M. C. RANCK, MR WYOMING AVE. Architects. EDWARD H. DAVIS, ARCHITECT, Rooms 34, IS and 24. Commonwealth building:. S.'ranton. E. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT, OFFICS rear of 0 Washington avenue. LEWIS HANCOCK, JR ARCHITECT, 4.1J Spruce St.. cor. Wash, ave., Seranton. BROWN MORRIS. ARCHITECTS, Price building, 12S Washington avsnue, Seranton. Hotels and Restaurants. THE ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK Ua avenue. Kates reasonable. P. ZEIOLER. Proprietor. SCRANTON HOUSE. NEAR D., L. W. gunenajer depot. Conducted on tha urepean plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop. WEHTMINSTER HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Place, New York. Rates. C-60 per day and upwards. (Ameri can plan)- E. N. ANABLB. Proprietor. Schools. SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA, Seranton, Pa., preparea boys and girls for college or business; thoroughly) trains young children. Catalogue at re REV. THOMAS M. CANN. WAT.TRR H. TttJELL. quest. Opens September 14. MISS WORCESTER'S KINDERGARTEN and School. 412 Adams avenue. Spring ter-n April 13. Kindergarten 110 per term. Wire Srcens. JOS. KUETTEU REAR 811 LACKA. wanna avenue, Seranton. Pa., manufac turer of Wire Screena. Miscellaneous. BAUER'S ORCHESTRA MUSIC FOB balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed dings and concert work furnished. Far terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor, 117 Wyoming avenua, over Hulbert's musio store. JIEOARGEB BROTHERS, PRINTERS? supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine. Warehouse, ISO Washington ave.. Scran ton. Pa. FRANK P. BROWN ft CO., WHOLE sale dealers In Wood ware. Cordage and Oil Cloth. 730 West Lackawanna ave. THOMAS AUBREY. EXPERT AC countant and auditor. Rooms It and H. Williams Building, oppoalte postofflos aVsaat far t&e Rn fir Extinguisher.