The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, September 30, 1896, Page 4, Image 4
THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1896. Z (Sc kronfon Zxitmt telly and Weekly. No Sunday Edition. rbllbi at Scranton, rV. by To Tribune Pub uahlng Oomrauiy, . . KINOMUHV. Put aW.. Ma C. H. RIPPLC, So' Thus. LIVV S. HICHARO, Cam. W. W. DAVIS, Biisimw Maaaacn. W. W. YOUNOa, Am. Mnna'a. Kew York Ofllc: Tribune Bultdlni. Frank 8. Uivy, Haunter. IKTIKIO T THS POSTOFFiri AT FCRANTOH. A8 SICOND-CLASa MA1I. UATTIH. SCRANTON. SKPTKMUER 30. 1896. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL. President-WILM AM M'KINLEY. Vice-President U A lUtKT A. HOBART. STATK. Congressmen - at - Large GALUSHA A. GROW. SAMtlKL A. DAVENPORT. COl'ViY. Congress WILLI AMCONNELL. Commlssioiiers-ii. V. HUBERTS, CILE3 ROBERTS. , Auditors-A. K. KIEFBK, FRED I WARD. I.KtUNI.ATIVE. Senate. 21st IilKtrlctol,. W. J. SCOTT. Representative, iNt District JOHN . R. FAHR; 2.1 lllsirlct-A. T. CONNKLL; 3d llstiiit-DH. N. '. MACKKY; 4th Dlstrlct-JUHN V. REYNOLDS. The hiring of Professor McCloskey by the school board moy not have In volved a legal contract; but It was binding nuirally otul the manner In which It was reconsidered was noth ing short of cowardly. The men re sponsible fur it deserve all the censure they are receiving. Worthy Legislative Candidates. The Republicans (,f Lackawanna county have every reason to feel satis fied with the men whom their party has nominated to represent them nt llnrrlshurs. At the head of the list ttanils Colonel W. J. Scott, whose sena torial district Includes enough of Luck ir.vunim to excite In the whole of It a lively Interest In his candidacy. Colonel Kcott, by reason of his high character and lung experience as one of the lead ins buslneFS men In tills part of the state, Is pre-eminently -quallMed to serve with the discretion and effective ness In the Pennsylvania senate, and of his election by a handsome plurality there Is no doubt. In the First representative district Jlr. Fa it, with three terms of continu ous service at his back, presents him self as n candidate for n fourth elec tion, and there does not appear to be any reason to doubt his return to Ilar rislung by a large plurality. The dis trict's I'taunt'h Republicanism easily assures this. Ilv roll, ifulnnt lrn Aluv T rnMH.ill . . ..nr. '..,ii, r.epubllcans of the Second district con ferred honor upon a public serynnt who came back to them from his first term nt t'.ie state capital with a record both brilliant and clean. It Is no more thnn the plain truth to sny, as was said by the speaker who recently presented Sir. Connell's name for renomlnntlon, that this customary token of approval by a pood representative's constituents had been fairly and squarely earned by him. Rarely has a new member Rained the command over legislative methods or won the favorable recognition from old member that were gained and won by Representative Connell two years iiku. The Second district would sucrl llce a considerable advantage and placo In needless jeopardy Its own Important k'litslutivo interests if it should make the mistake of replacing Mr. Connell with an Inexperienced member whose first term would be eaten up In an at tempt to becomo acquainted with the run of things. Of the fitness of Ir. N. C. Markcy to represent successfully the Third dis trict at llarrisburg there is, we believe, no question: at bust, there should not for he has long been one of the dis ci's most stalwart and progressive luwiii uim mi iiiiiii lilt? imiiv hum never had to call twice for any service. The vhirllnlg of inditics brought to him, a few weeks ago, a nomination Bought and expected by another. Had the choice of the convention been other wise than it was, the nominee would have felt Justified In expectlnff from both Dr. Mackey and his friends loyal nd cordial support, nor would he have rtrnrir. UlUl llll'tT MIllllll lilt? IlUIlll- chagrined should reallie what the par ty at large expects of them in the mat ter of loyalty to the regular party nominee; and only reasonable to pre dict that they, as good Republicans, will recognize the propriety and acquiesce In the justice of this expectation. The cordiality with which bright citi zens of nil parties have welcomed the nomination of John F. Reynolds In the Fourth district and the entire absence of division or Jealousy in the Republi can ranks In that district inspire the hope that what the nomination of Mr. O'Malley won for the Republican party two years ago can this year bo retained. It Is important to the Fourth district, and particularly to Carbondale, that its representative shall be in touch with the lender at Harrinburg and In a po sition politically to accomplish the .it nv !ijnniiMij uiiiuuiil lis hiniii wnrK n me nistrici s uenatr. in other words. ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii i- iim in nfiiiimm nvmnnrnv n m he controlling mnlorlrv nml not a mara nft-i:i.iii.'i iiudiir ni nny lime lu UH ei- bowed aside because of his Identifica tion with the Democratic minority. This consideration ought to weigh heavily In Mi. Reynolds' favor, and It Is reinforced by the fact that he Is per sonalty In every way qualified for the position to which he aspires. Looking the ground carefully over,; reason wny me nexi legiBiauve delega tion should not go down to Harrlsburg, as did the last one, solidly Republican. Thereby it would command a degree of Influence not possible to a divided dele-. gallon, and could demand consideration on political as well as on geographical and Industrial grounds. In the stir over national issues, the Importance of electing a united Republican delegation to llarrisburg should not for a moment be forgotten. The thing can be done if every Republican will determine that It shall be done. It will interest all friends of educa tion to learn that the fire which on Sat urday last reduced to ruins the build ings of Mt. Holyoke college, the pio neer American seminary for women, will only interrupt but will not end the work of this noble school. Present plans contemplate a prompt rebuilding on a greatly enlarged scale, and It Is to be hoped that means will be iorthcom big to carry them into execution. Common Sense Oratory. There is a directness and a lucidity In the oratory of Frank 8. Black which are making new admirers for him every day. His speech at New York Monday night, formally opening the New York gubernatorial campaign, abounds in telling points bo accurately presented as -to preclude mlsunderstundlng. Let us cite a few illustrative quotations. Addressing himself especially to the farmer, he said: "You can understand the shape of the earth better by look In a at a small globe which represents It than by looking at a green held which Is only a part of It. You can undestand this silver question better by bringing it down to your own neigh borhood than by looking at that particular green Held which Is located in the state of Colorado. When the question is so re duced and applied 1 believe there Is not a farmer In America who will brieve In the free and unlimited coinage of sliver. If he owned one farm, fertile in the growths resulting from his toil, and his neighbor owned the one udjoining, rich in mlner.il resources resulting not from toll but from discovery, he would never for one mo ment contemplate the proposition that the mineral lying In the bowels of his neigh bur's farm should be coined without limit, without reason. Into money which should measure the value of all the products of his labor and even Ills farm Itself, and that this coinage should be done at the Joint expense of both, and his neighbor should keep It all. If this Is not fair to a single fnrmer, how can It be fair when the num ber Is Increased to thousands? If it Is not fair to a neighborhood, how can It bo fnlr to the I'nited States? And yet this Is the meaning of the free and unlimited coin age of silver." And asuin: "You have no bullion to be coined Into money, neither have 1; New York and Pennsylvania and Masaehusetts hnvo none, nor any state except a few in tho west, nnd yet this coinage is to be done by the government, nnd a few states of the I'nlon where it Is found, small In popn. latlon, small in all resources except min eral, may have coined at your expense and mine all the silver bullion which they can dig, Into money at twice its value and keep the whole of it. Now where in that business arrangement is your prollt and mine? There is no suggestion that the farmer can have any part of the result unless he pays for It In the products of his farm. The bushels will contain Just as many quarts, the pounds Just as many ounces and from sunrise to sundown will be Just as long, nnd there Is no way In the world open to him by which he can then secure a dollar worth 53" cents for less corn or less labor than he can now secure a dollar worth MO cents." Then addressing himself to the la borer he added: "Labor Is nearer a universal basis of vnlue than any other thing we have to sell, but to make It available to the la borer himself there must be some stand ard by which to measure It. It cannot be retained. No man's labor of yesterday or last year can be preserved except by some representative or token of It, and money is the almost universally adopted agent for that purpose. Nothing in the world should be so anxious as labor that the token which represents It should be unvarying and reliable. The poor man on Saturday night distributes in various way3 the labor of the preceding week. To every man who supplies his Immediate wants he gives a part. The thrifty laborer may not spend until today the labor of some day last year, lie has hoarded It away In the dollar that represents it, nnd to him inure than to any other person It Is Im portant that that dollar should be worth as nearly us possible when he pendfl It us much as it was when he oarned It. No value can remain absolutely stable. Commerce, business, production, supply ami demand, and all the conditions of ex istence prevent that, but the money thnt Is least changeable Is the best. These values or accumulations may be de stroyed or lost or reduced In various ways, by theft or uccldent, or by failure of a bank. Hut I never heard until this year a proposal to vole them away. If a man Is robbed It is n crime and he may have redress. If u bank fails and pays him only fi3 cents on a dollar It Is a misfortune, nnd it Is not yet without hope of recovery. Hut If he votes away 47 cents of every dol lar It Is his own fault and he has nothing to condemn but his own folly, which will remain with him much longer than his money." Finally we have this sensible and pertinent conclusion: "The business of the pnst few yenrs hns been stagnant because the country though great nnd strong, has been handcuffed to a fatal policy. The time hns now come to restore its freedom and to place ourselves ngaln In the enjoyment of those comforts which our unrestricted Industry Is sure to provide. Our business has been as com pletely beyond our reach as though it were stowed away In a vault set on a tlmo lock which took four years to run down. It was our fault that It was locked up four years ago. If it Is locked up again now It will be worse than a fault. 'e cannot claim that we have not hnd experience enough to mnke us anxious to open the safe. Wo need no remedy except such as our own patience nnd care can pro vide. We are well. We have no organic trouble, but we are slightly run down, nnd let us not make the mistake of taking any free silver patent medicines. What we need Is not medicine, but exercise. If we had more to do we should have less time to consider how poorly olf we nre." The effect of soumlargument brought home In this candid manner to com plete comprehension cannot fall to be beneficial. More and more is It be coming revealed that the seemingly ac cidental nomination of Mr. Rlnck at Saratoga last August was not accident half so much as a kind of political special providence. General Palmer admits that he does not expect to get many votes. Rut it is quite a nice reward to get one's name In all the school histories of the future. Practical Christian Work. We tako tho following from tho Towanda Dally Review, from among Its notes on the personnel of the Lacka wanna Presbytery which has Just closed Its fall session In that city: A parson often seen on his feet during the sessions of presbytery is Dr. 8. C. Lo gan, for many yenrs pastor of tho First Presbyterian church of Bcranton. Any proceedings not in strict accordance with ruin laid down in tho "Confession of Faith," Is sure to draw forth a vigorous prolest from the doctor, and though he always defends his position tenaciously, he Is never obstinute, but is one of the most magnanimous men In the body hjs heart large and nature kindly. The ductor's chief distinction aside from con. verting souls, Is tho honor of having In. ij.ltU.ted after years of hard labor and much opposition, the "Freedman's Board of the Presbyterian church." We heartily endorse the kind things so neatly said of "a parson" who has been Identified so efficiently with the best public Interests of this city and of the valley for almost a generation. Doctor Logan is one of the most widely known reformers of our coal fields; a quiet and constant worker, a genial friend to all classes of good men; as a churchman a Calvlnist yet of the most pronounced oatholio BPlrlt and recog nized by all denominations and churches as a friend and helper. The "chief, distinction" claimed for Dr. Logan by our contemporary, the or ganization of the Presbyterian mission to the Freedmen, was won before he came to this city. But he Is In a fair way to be known In this part of the world as the organizer of Christian missions for the benefit of the masses of people of foreign speech which are now crowding into our coal fields. Ills efforts to interest our great oper ators on behalf of their hand-workers along Christian lines and entirely remove the separating walls of race prejudice and modes of life between native and foreign populations are both wis anil patriotic as well as Christian. With the historic spirit of missions the doctor and his worthy co workers are attempting to make real In these valleys the old Christian theory that there Is no difference between Jew and Greek. By the operation of Christ Ian schools and work of missionaries, who by knowledge of the tongues of the strangers can serve as connecting links between them and our native communities of worthy Christians, the bands are woven which shall wrap up in efficient unity these separated forces of Amevlcon citizenship. In this mission he deserves the confi dence and practical assistance of pat riots as well as Christians without re gard either to party or denominational lines. We commend to all our worthy and benevolent citizens who are troubled with the question. How shall these foreign masses be rapidly ab sorbed into pur national life and be made worthy helpers In the triumph of our free institutions? the activities in home missionary and educational work which receive from venerable Dr. Logan their chief direction and inspi ration. Bryan's graceful forgiveness of the Yale rowdies suggests that maybe he can be persuaded to forgive the whole nation on or after Nov. 4. The Case of James Wood. There probably is no believer In Christian science in Scranton who would contend that prayer would save a man's hand from being burned if the man were deliberately to hold it Ini a hot fire, or "that after the burning of the hand in the (lame pain would cease by wason of prayer. Or, to put the illustration In another form, there probably is no person in sympathy with what is known as the "faith cure" who would seriously maintain that the man who should stand In front of an on-coming fast express train and pray for life would by virtue of that prayer be saved from deaith under the wheels. In either case It would not belittle the Almighty that the operation of natural laws were not arbitrarily suspended for one individual's particular benefit; It would rather argue on the part of that individual an undue sense of his relative importance to the remainder of the universe. The lad afflicted with a oontnglous disease, as was little James Wood, Is a victim of violated natural law. His Illness Is nature's notice to the public that some of her mandates have been disregarded. To disregard them still further is to take risks which may cost human life. One cannot say with posltlveness that the man who defies an approaching railroad train might not, If he were to top off the track, bo knocked down and run over by a dray wagon; yet according to human probabilities he would be safer off the track than on, because there would in one position bo a less flagrant disobed ience of natural law than In the other, Similarly, It cannot be sold with posl tlveness that the (rlphtherettc patient would recover If placed at an early stage of his illness under careful and Intelligent medical treatment; but It can be sold that according to human probabilities his chance of recovery would be vastly better. Insurance com panies would be more likely to Insure a patient under medical treatment than one under the prayer treatment, nnd their . preference would rest, not on prejudice, but on statistics. So long as persons are willing to take chances on their own lives by resisting, during Illness the Intervention of skilled physicians, thet-e probably is no loud call for legal action In the prem ises, unless to prevent the spread of contagion. The individual who prefers prayer to physic as a ouratlve agency ought, so long as he alone Is affected, to have entire freedom of option. But society, it seems to us, has a p?rfect right to intervene upon tho sovereign warrant of sclf-protectlon the moment that one person's confidence In prayer as a cure for serious diseases puts In Jeopardy the life or health of another person too young or too weak to exer cise for himself the privilege of mature selection. Such intervention can be ef fected without calling Into question the freedom of conscience guaranteed to nil under our constitution; it can be Justi fied as a. necessary exercise of the police prerogative for the protection of publlo safety. The 12,613 agents and correspondents of the New York Life Insurance com pany have been polled by the president of thai company for an expression of opinion as to how the states in which they reside will go In November, and the returns Indicate an electoral plur ality for McKlnley of 55. There in no doubt that this tabulation underesti mates McKinley'g strength. Mulberry street Is already one of the axial throughfares of the city and its usefulness Ib bound to Increase with the city's growth. It should be well paved. There Is nothing more noticeable In this campaign than the steady growth In felicity and appropriateness of Major McKinley's front porch speeches. Down n Philadelphia we suppose they now call him bolting Crow. Alas that so good a man should be led so foolishly, astray I The People Don't Like His Dose From the rost-Kxpress. Tlnies are hard nnd It you will only take my patent medicine, the silver cure according to the directions on the bol. tie they will wonderfully Improve. So says Bryan. But the voters of the coun try after carefully Informing them selves as to the true Inwardness of tho proposed remedy shake tnetr heads and tell Bryan that they are convinced It would only aggravate th Ills from which the country Is suffering. They recall the significant epitaph, "I was well, I wanted to be better, here I am." As level-headed men they decline to tako medicine which they believe would kill and not cure. If Bryan was xecognized as a profound prac tical statesman, they might feel Inclined "to go It blind," to take whatever he pre scribed and no questions asked. But he is not that sort of a political doctor. Me is young, Inexperlencca, crude, reckless. It is but natural, therefore, that as he goes swinging around the circle, peddling his medicine, folks Hliould whisper to one another, 'a bit of a quack, Isn't he?" What Is there In free silver which Is calculated to commend It to tho Intellt gence of the American people? Nothing. Bryan and his followers have been given a full and fair opportunity of making out a case for It and have miserably failed. Everything In the nature of an argument which they have advanced has been riddled. They have hel l that the money supply of the United States was decreasing only to be confronted with statistics showing that while the money In circulation in this country In IStiu was $442, l(i2, 477 and in 1x72 was S73S.3lW.549 on the llrst of July this year It was 11,509, 725.2UU, They have held that the fall in prices was to be charged to the demoneti zation of silver, but have been unable to buttress that assertion, although steadily Invited to do so, with any concrete evi dence. On the other hand the opponents of free silver have grouped together a large number of facts and figures whicn may be said to demonstrate that the fall in prices is the result of the logical work ing of the well known lajv of supply and demand. v They have held that the free coinage of silver nt the ratio of 1G to 1 would result In a supply of cheaper money and that cheaper money would boom prices and therefore prove a godsend to the farmer; but In tho same breath they have held that free coinage would send the price of silver up to $1.29 an ounce. Each of these argu ments gives the other a black eye. For If free coinage means silver worth 11.29 an ounce It does not mean cheap money; and If It means cheap money it does not mean silver worth $1.29 an ounce. They have held that a rise In prices would be attend ed by a rise in wages bo that the wage earner would not suffer from a cheap dollar. But they have been silenced on this point by a reference to unvarying ex perience. All experience proves this coun try has contributed several chapters that wages never rise as fast as prices. When prices rose 11G per cent, with us in the war times, between 1K60 and 1805, wages only rose 43 per cent. They hold that a gold dollar will buy too much these days. But the voters dispose of this conten tion by saying to one another that thoy have no quarrel with a dollar of large purchasing power. In the circumstances Is It any wonder that Doctor Bryan's Silver Specific, war ranted to cure, hard times, is a drug in the market? THIS i EAR'S BALLOT. From the Philadelphia Times. The ballot wnich will be voted in the state this fall will contain nine columns. The Republican party will be first; then will follow Democratic, Prohibition, Na tional, People's, Socialist Labor, Free Sil ver, JefTersonlan and a blunk column in the order named. The surnames of tho presidential candidates of each party are placed In the column Just below the clreio above the electors. To the right of tho names of the candidates is a large square In which the voter by marking a erosB votes for the entire thirty-two candidates for elector In that column, A voter de siring to voto for any other candidate be low the electors In any other column will be required to put a cross mark opposite, each name. This form of ballot differs ma terially from any used since the enactment of the Baker ballot law In 1891. Colonel John A. tilenn, corporation deputy auditor general, has prepared the plan and tho ballot Is expected to give more general satisfaction than any yet adopted. A QUESTION OF MAJORITIES. From the Times-Herald. Now that the election of McKlnley is as sured beyond reasonable peradventure It Is worth while to remind the friends of sound money and protection of the su preme Importance of mnklng their victory so overwhelming that no such candidacy as Bryan's will ever again affront public Intelligence, and that political parties of the mure will not dare espouse a cause Involving national dishonor, To defeat Bryan Is not enough; he should be beaten by unsurpassed majorities In every state In which there Is a real contest. This wo expect to be the case. NOT JUSTIFIED. From the Wllkes-Barre Record. The violent attack of the Scranton Truth on the report of the Hiree mine Inspectors who were charged with the thankless duly of investigating the Twin shaft mine dis aster seems to us to be uncalled for. The report may bo of little or no practical value, but we question whether anything more satisfactory could have been ac complished by any other three men In tho slate n.-.dcr the same circumstances ot conditions. Tl.e one. good point mad, by the Truth is that the slate having under taken to Inspect the mines It should do it thouroiiglily, even though a much larger iiumber of Inspectors Le required. THE TltOl'IILE WITH BRYAN. From the Philadelphia Bulletin. Mr. Bryan Is oparently nn honest man In the sense of being an incorruptible one; he has the abilities of an Interesting man, but he has not the clearness of vision, the breadth of Judgment and that sagacity In conclusions which denote a safe or pru dent man. What Andrew Johnson was through the strain of n coarse ancestry nnd besotted habits, vehement, Intolerant, narrow nnd reckless-Mr. Bryan Is In dan ger of becoming through an Ill-balanced Intellect excited beyond its normal range of activity. SI ITS HIM ALL RIGHT. From the Globe-Democrat. The so-called appreciation of the gol 1 dollar certainly does riot hurt the man who exchanges It for food or clothing. TOLD BY THE STARS. llnily Horoscope Drawn by Ajnrchus The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.13 a. m., for Wednesday, September 3d, 1SSHI. A child born on this day will doubtless possess an equinoctial disposition. At $:!7 a head for dogs, It Is easy to see that there Is considerable value running about loose in Scranton. The "rousing" Democratic gatherings hereabouts have not as yet caused gen eral palpitation of the car-drum. It Is understood thnt Billy Bryan lost caste with 'Squire Feehley and C. Ben Johnson when his flowing locks fell before tho barber's shears the other day. The grass on Mr. Merrllleld's front lawn still bears up gracefully under the strain of the campaign. j Ajncchns' Advice. Do not worry about the criticism of a corner loafer, unless you are one your self. His influence for good or evil is very limited. GOLDSMITHS Of Interest to Every Lady IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY, AND To Dressmakers Especially We are offering a publication to our friends, which it will not be out of place to state that it is the most unique work ot its kind ever issued in America, mainly for one reason, "that it gives American ladies, for the first time, a knowledge of coming European fashions in advance of the season." The great costumers or modellers of Europe have heretofore never been willing to display their coming designs of fashion before the shipment of their models, May 8th for the spring, and September 8th for the autumn. This, of course, has always precluded the possibility of our being in the same season. The magazines there and here have endeav ored to divine the coming costumes of the great masters of fashion, but the latter (the mod elers) have always iealously guarded their designs, and consequently the magazines have had to depend almost entirely upon guesswork. 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Yours Truly, GREAT EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS CO., 11 '5 Branch 4. 427 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton. Branch 4. TUE CLASS CHY. From the Times-Herald. There are no classes in this country, In any proper sense of that term, though we sometimes use it for convenience sake. But there Is no class here, as in Kurope, Into which one Is born, and in which, as a rule, he must remain through lire. The son of the laborer may aspire to the high est station and reach It; the son of the rich many may die In poverty and obscur ity. With us no Insurmountable barrier stops the progress of any man who has the will to dare and the ability to do, and every boy Is born with the belief that he may ono day reach the presidency. Tho farmer's son becomes the great merchant or banker of the city, while the son of the capitalist not infrequently seekii the country. Thero is no division lire that keeps any one out of any class. Men born In the poor class may aspire to enter the rich class, and the rich are constantly be ing recruited from the ranks of those who are in the humbler walks of life. What hope can there be, therefore, for demagogues who preach discontent to the poor and unprosperous, or seek to array class against class when they recognise their own kinship and acknowledge a common origin? It Is useless to tell tho farmor that Wall street is his enemy when he knowB that his son or his brother Is one of the men thus denominated. The poor man of today expects that he or his son wjll be the rich man of tomorrow, and why should he treat as his enemies the men with whom he hopes to associate? Americans have no patience with such teaching, and they have always stamp ;.l It under foot. It is un-American and un patriotic. It belongs to lands where here ditary classes rule. It has no footing on American soil. FICTITIOUS VALLE8. From Harper's Weekly. If a coin worth only 63 cents bo substi tuted for one worth 100 cents as a stand, and of value, all values must be brought to the new standard. What could have been purchased for 1(K) cents will cost 190 cents In the new coin. What could have been purchased for $5 In gold will cost (9.50 in silver. What makes the matter more serious, this silver coin will fluctu ate In value. The purchase by the gov ernment, for nearly fifteen years, of the entire annual product of silver In the Unit, ed States did not fix its relation to gold and prevent wide variations from week to week in Its value, and no power exerted by the government of the I'nited States can prevent rhat fluctuation In the future. No one having goods will know how much silver he can obtain for them tomorrow, or how much of other commodities he can obtain for tho silver on the next day. FARMER BROWN'S DILEMMA. We had a public nieetln' in the school house here last week And a feller from tho city was Invited down to speak. He'd studied up the subjects of finance In every light And claimed that he was competent to show us what was right. He says this whole blamed country is a-goln' straight to smash Unless we get free coinage and Increase our stock of cash. He's flggered out a daisy scheme and claims 'twill work Immense He wants to make our dollars cost us only fifty cents. He'd take "four bits" of silver and would run it through the mint And stamp It plain "one dollar" with the government's Imprint; Splendid Display. . Fine Wrltlnsr Papers, Cheap. Medium and Hleh Grade TABLETS. BEIDLE1N, THE BOOKMAN ' 417 Sprues St., Opp.Tb Commonwtal). MAKE-UP The mines would dump their silver and the nation, slick as greuse. Would grind out brand-new dollars at Just fifty cents apiece. That sounds all right) but since that night somehow I've wondered When I buy dollars for fifty cents who'll take 'em for a hundred? Chicago Times-Herald. AFINESHOW Of the latest In China and Silver ware for wedding or other gilts. Dinner Seta, Chamber Sets. Cut Glasses. Silverware, BricaaBrac THE 422 UCKAWINM IVE. 'No Charge for Alterations. piiinilirinEits OF Cloaks and Suits, 421 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. Com and Exsmln Onr Stock First. Little money possesses a marvelous pa paclty to do big things here now. Our suit department is now stocked With suits galore: prices that will please the hard-working girl and styles that will please tho most KAHTIDlUL'3. COM! and be convinced. Drown Covert Cloth Bulls, velvet trimmed. silk lined, latest style; else, where S.lA, Our Price $5.98 New lot of hanrtome cloth Bulls, wool and mixtures, all colors, lined with taffeta silk, tailor made; elsewhere $12.00, Our I'rlee $7.08 Very pretty Suits, box front, piped with velvet, extra stiff Inter-llnlng, skirts perfectly adjusted. Any color you Wish; elsewhere (10.00, Our Price $9.08 In our Bklrt Department we havo 100 different styles of material. We begin Plain Hlaek Sicilian at II. 2d Black Flgurtjd Mohair M Heavy Cloth, good for winter wear .... 1S Uood serviceable wldfr wale 2.4s Our assortment at 12.89 and W.98 are too numerous to mention, t'ome nnd see them. Our waist department Is well supplied with Waists, Just tho proper thin; for this season of the year. Norfolk flan nel waists, in black, blue, brown and green, cheap at (2.25, Our Prioe $1.49 Our fancy Dresden silk waists have been such an elegant success that we have added to our stock a greater va riety than ever. We are now prepared to snow the most beautiful of the sea - son at tltt and 4.vs; your choice of changeable silk waists at fi.it and 14.4s, L WEINGART, Proprietor. !AZMEt liTE IT III! , As your needs snggssts anything in ths way of blstlentry, ) Hols er Offl Supplies, and when your list Is full brim it in and we will surprise you with the novelties we receive daily. IV slao carry a vary out line of Calling Otrd and Wed ding Invitations at a moderate prlej. Ill 11. .Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMVN BUILDINO. JOHN B h0" THE STETSON SOFT HAT. NONE BETTER. Conrad SELLS THEM AT 303 LACIH. AYE. THIS IS THE MILLER STYLE NONE NICER. & STLTCOM, I WOLF & VVENZEL, til Linden., Opp. Court House. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Bole Agents for Richardson Beyntoa's VaraaoM and Bangss, ( Am "ill j?