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THE SCRANTON" TRIBUNE MUJN DAT MORNITro, NOVEMBER 23. 16!R.
t it cxanton CriBune
Dally and Weekly. No Sunday Edition.
Published at Scranton. Pa., by The Trlbunt
Publishing Company.
Ktw York OtHcR Tribune Bulldlaj. Frank
Uray, Manacer.
UTIMO AT TH1 IO8T0TOCI AT BCRANTOS, FA.. AS
81C0ND-CIASS HAIL MATT1K.
SCRANTON. NOVEMBER 23. 1S98.
' Lieutenant Governor Lyons' predic
tion thnt HastliiCH will le the next
senator may not be wholly disinter
ested, hut It certainly dovetails with
present probabilities.
The Supreme Duty.
The Washington Post is not disposed
to admit that under the McKlnley
tariff, If that tariff had been let alone,
it would have been possible to call In
bonds for redemption and thus con
llnue the reduction of the public debt.
instead of increasing that debt as the
Cleveland administration has done
This is a mutter not subject to exact
determination. But it is well to remem
ber that the McKlnley bill did not have
a fair chance. It was no sooner passed
than the Democracy declared w ar upon
It. Importers, in anticipation of Its re
peal, withheld importations, thinking
to get better terms under a lower tar
Iff, and thus the revenues under the
McKlnley bill were not normal.
If In 1S92 Harrison had been re-elect
ed, that fact would have been Inter
preted by Importers generally as sign!
fylng that the McKlnley bill had come
to stay. They would therefore have
ceased to withhold Imports, the vol
ume of importations would have risen
to normal proportions and in conse
quence the McKlnley bill would have
produced a correspondingly larger rev
enue. Since Its sreatest deficiency
(which occurred shortly before its re
peal) was very small, not in excess of
$10,000,000. we regard it as a warrant
ed inference that that deficiency would
under the foregoing contingency have
wholly disappeared. We are strength
cned In this conviction by the rellection
that hud Harrison been re-elected there
Would have been no disturbance of con
fidence among American business men,
no general paralysis of trade and In
dustry and therefore none of the fun
damental causes of gold exports, bond
sales and agitation tor free coinage,
which .contributed so directly to the
hard times which prevailed after liar
rison's defeat. In other words, It was
the repeal oi the McKlnley bill which
brought on the perils of the recent
presidential campaign, and it will be
by the early restoration of the essen
tial principles of that bill that those
perils may be largely as'erted in fu
ture. We have said all along and we
repeat with undiminished confidence
and emphasis that the silver question
was only a surface effect of the
Cleveland-Wilson crusade against the
McKinU-y Protective tariff. Had the
tariff been let alone, our finances would
have undergone no derangement and
we should noi hove had in the past
three years the misery, doubt and gen
eral restlessness which have been so
grcvlously in evidence. It follows na
turally from these unassailable prem
ises that the most urgent duty before
the next administration Is to restore
Protection and thus cut the tap root
which feeds the growth of Populism,
flat Ism and miscellaneous discontent.
The sooner It prepares to discharge this
obligation the sooner it will have the
pleasure of witnessing a general re
currence of healthy prosperity.
There Is no Impropriety In Pennsyl
vania's expectation of a cabinet of
fice. Pennsylvania is the Gibraltar of
the Itepubllcun empire, and it demands
recognition.
Exemptions from Taxation.
In the county of Luzerne the assessed
valuation of taxable real estate Is esti
mated by the commissioners at $24,
857,202, while the value of the real es
tate returned as exempt from taxation
is put at $i'.4ti,K40, or more than one
twelfth The present figures for Lack
awanna countv we do not at this mo
ment have at hand, but no doubt the
ratio of exemption Is about the same.
County and municipal real estate would
doubtless make up a considerable part
of the exempted twelfth, but by far
the greater part represents church
property. If all church property were
taxed, the millage rate would be ap
preciably reduced.
A cusual suggestion in these columns
the other day that It would be setting
a good example if the churches would
voluntarily "render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar's," by shoulder
ing their share of the general debt
which all citizens owe to the govern
ment for protecting them in the law
ful ownership of property, called forth,
much to our surprise, a general ex
pression of approval. Our sole idea
In this connection was that it would
emphasize and give symmetry to the
constitutional divorce in this country
between church and state, and do away
with any semblance of legislative fa
voritism. The debt of society and gov
ernment to religion Is incalculable, but
unless we grant t) the state rights of
partnership with the church, It were
more logical to rest the church's claims
for support wholly upon an individual
rather than upon a political footing.
It ought not to add much to con
gregational burdens to make provi
sion for tha payment of taxes on church
property. We don't anticipate that
such taxation will Boon be enforced,
yet we must say that the clergymen
In various cities who are at present
agitating for such legislation on the
ground that It would put churches on
a fairer basis In a business sense and
tend to check other requests for ex
emption bavins less warrant in point
of deserving are presenting some valid
arguments. '
Mr. Bryan should recall the case of
the parrot which talked Itself to death.
Neglecting the Fundamentals.
The Justice of a recent remark by ,
the Philadelphia Bulletin has been
brought to our attention. "It is no
torious" said that paper, "that the
cnmpiptrft education !n the nlos ef
flclent or our cnll'gen do-. t.-it Implv a
comprehensive ui . of the . Knlllnh
tongue. If the graduate Is able to con
strue a little Latin and lest Greek, and'
Is superficially "iiveinnt with a list.
of confuted philosophies, he is regard
ed a sufficiently equipped for the busl
ness of life."
We recently received from a noted
western university a series of questions
relating to the proper collegiate train?
Ing for Journalists. In the list were
nine queries as to the value of certain
specific studies, and the very last one
mentioned was English. It was ap
parently overlooked until toward the
close of the interrogation and then In
serted as an after though English. tno
language with which the Journalist has
to earn his bread and butter. Possibly
the college professor who prepared the
questions didn't think It was of enough
Importance to speak about, except as a
formality.
And this, alas. Is true of most of our
colleges as true now as it ever was.
Time Is literally wasted on abstruse
topics of study and speculation which
only perve to blunt the faculties and
encourage the huhlt of think round a
circle while the fundamentals of a prac
tl'-al education, which the colleges, by
mean of their special facilities and op
portunities, ought to widen and deepen
are passed over without a thought.
Why cannot our higher Institutions of
learning realire thnt the object of edu
cation Is to qualify for usefulness and
happiness, and not to foredoom p In
tellectual almlessness?
dross frauds alone prevented Mc
Klnley from carrying Tennessee. This
Is now admitted on all sides. What
will the next congress do about it?
No Quarter (or Monopolies.
While the Wilson bill was pending
the Pittsburg Dispatch, a staunch pro
tcctionist pupet. strongly urged the In
sertlon of the proviso that It should be
a defense against the payment of any
duty to prove in the United States
courts that the domestic production of
the article subject to that duty was
controlled by a combination, trust or
agreement to limit competition. The
purpose of this provision was to strike
an effective blow at trusts. As the
Dispntch ttsfflf says, In reviewing its
court.' at that time:
"The purpose of protection Is to In
crease the competition of domestic
producers and thus chear?n prices to
the domestic consumers. The Intention
of trusts or combinations in any pro
tected article Is to defeat that inten
tion of the protective policy. It Is,
therefore, 'n mere self-defense that a
protective tatiff should contain this ef
fective proviso, that if protected Indus
tries seek to cheat the people out of
the full benefit of protection, that pro
tectlon shall cease until the attempt
to stifle domestic competition Is aban
doned. This will be an Important point
for the Itepubllcun congress to con
shier "
The Republican patty can leave to
demugogues the work of shouting out
promiscuous and undlsciiminatlng
abuse of capital, but It cannot afford
as a party to ignore the very evident
dtsiie of the public for effective relief
from abuses of corporate; privilege. It
must prove by Judicious deeds the ut
ter falsity of the claim that It has nar
rowed into a tool of the great moneyed
Intel eats of tha land.
We are already receiving ocular dem
onstrations of the fact that with the
mills re-opened, the mints can take
care of themselves.
What to Do with ex-Convicts.
The question of what to do with our
ex-convicts having come up again In
some of our sociological reviews, an In
teresting answer has been supplied by
the veteran Journalist and publicist,
W. A. Croffut. He writes to the Wash
ington Post:
What the cx-eonvict needs on turning
his back upon the prison door is money.
and he needs It most grievously. With
money he would have heart to face .ho
world, to live down the scowls of old
acquaintances, to re-establish his better
reputation. Indeed, money and the knowl
edge of a. trade would probably have a
more powerful reformatory tendency than
all other Inlluences combined. What so
ciety ought to do, then. Is not only to per
mit, but to compel, every occupant of Its
penal Institutions to work hard and con
tinuously during the entire period of his
service. Ho should work ten or twelve
hours every day; he should be taught a
trade; he should acquire manual expert,
ness. The government should keep a strict
account with him, charging him with his
noun nnil care, and when his term has
expired he should receive from the Jailer a
sum or money In hand equal to all he has
earned minus the expense of his Impris
onment. This would often amount to
more than the man ever had before at
any one time in his life, and'would enable
him to look around him upon the world
with a new hope. The possession of
money has a tendency to teach thrift.
Thrift is honesty, and endowed with the
feeling of Independence, the average
criminal would be already half reclaimed.
The objection smetlmes raised that
prison labor comes In competition with
the labor of men not In prison and In
jures honest Industry does not trou
ble Mr. Croffut, for tnree reasons:
'First, the competition of COO prisoners
Is no greater In Its effects on the labor
market than the competition of 500
workmen who are out of prison; second,
if 'work produces all there Is,' every
workman In the United States must
work overtime to support felons who
are not allowed to support themselves,
and third, disturbers of the peace and
violators of the rights of others are a
constant menace to worklngmen, who
have a primary interest In their refor
mation." He odds that a movement
Is already on foot to put convicts to
work In those prisons which shelter
persons sentenced by United States
courts. In the case of life sentences,
culprits should, in his Judgment, be
compelled to work to support their
families, and, in the absence of such,
to help support the penal Institutions
of the country.
For our part, we think Mr. Croffut Is
about right. ,
If any sound money Democrat Is
recognized, what Is the matter with
appointing Charles Anderson Dana
minister to England?
Desirable Innovations. .
The Chicago Times-Herald objects
strenuously to the proposition that
presidents and vlce-piesldents fihould
be elected by direct vote of the people.
"If that were done," It says, "the
smaller states might as well hold no
election at all, for the heavily populated
states would control. In the recent
election the large majorities In the
eastern states, that lb, In New England,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Ohio, would have elected McKlnley
even If the majorities ho had in all the
other states had been revvied. Thr.s
ten states would have carried tne elec
tion against thirty-live."
Well, what of it? If a candidate and
a policy so commend themselves to a
people as to secure such majorities in
ten states, they will be pretty likely to
carry mure than ten. In any event
the majority ought to rule, no matter
where that majority happens to be lo
cated We see no possible lnlustlce In
the direct election plan at all compar
able to the outrage which would have
been perpetrated two weeks ago if,
notwithstanding McKlnley's sweeping
majority of the popular vote, there had
been such a slight change in the nine
close states as would have elected Hry
an In the electoral college. Here a mi
nority would have coerced a majority
and the minority would have been
made up not of the brains but of the in
thusiasts and malcontents of the land.
The worst danger In the direct elec
tion system is In an unfair vote and a
fraudulent count. But this danger ex
ists anyhow. It existed two weeks ago,
It robbed McKlnley of Virginia and
Tennessee and it almost stole away
Kentucky. If the people of the doml
nuting states stood In danger of de
feat from fraudulent voting In the
southern states, they would not fool
and falter as they do now with the
question of enforcing a f ree ballot ev
erywhere and an honest count. There
would then be a sufficient incentive to
insure the working out of necessary
reforms. We do not go In for constltu
tionul changes merely for the fun of
the thintf, but we honestly think that
direct elections and a six-year presiden
tial term are desirable Innovations
and that in time they must come.
Indefensible Legal Delays.
To quarrel with the law for Its many
unnecessary delays Is to Indulge In an
antiquated pastime, and yet with so
many examples of its dllatorlness con
tlnually arising, such a quarrel must
go on until It ends In victory for Jus
tice. The Chicago Times-Herald sup
plies the latest frightful example In the
case of two Chicago policemen, Mnran
and Healey, who. In February, 189."
were convicted of the murder of one
Swan Nelson. In July, five months
later, they were sentenced to the peni
tentiary for fourteen years.
In the meantime an appeal was taken
to the Illinois supreme court, and now,
a year and nine months after the orlg'
Innl trial, and after the two policemen
hud served sixteen months of their
sentence, the supreme court reverses
the case and sends it back to the lower
court for a new tt lal. We do not won
dor that the Times-Herald thinks there
is "something wrong with laws and
courts where such delays are possuie."
If the men were Innocent, how can they
ever be compensated for the Injustice
done them by the long suspense, the
Imprisonment and the false stigma; if
guilty, what else is the retrial but a
Jugglery with Justice?
We cannot without a sense of hu
miliation contrast this common Ameri
can method of stringing out criminal
proceedings with the short, sharp and
decisive method In vogue In Great Brit
aln. There a prisoner Is tried by one
tribunal for guilt and if convicted Is
expeditiously sentenced. To another
tribunal, having at its command regu
lar expert witnesses under employment
by the crown, is left the determination
of questions of moral responsibility and
the decision whether the original sen
tence shall stand, a pardon shall issue
or the convict be remanded to an In
flrmaty or asylum. It Is a rare thing
for three months to elapse between
the commission of the crime and the
final disposition of the judicial pro
ceedings in the premises.
Surely, they "order some things bet
ter abroad."
The Springfield Republican, Mug.,
wants to know "what conqueror ever
bore captive In more conspicuous tri
umph than Grover Cleveland will bear
the next president on down through
the shouting thousands along Pennsyl
vania avenue to the capltol on the 4th
of next March?" If triumph consists
of being proved wrong and repudiated
on every Issue before the people save
only the mandatory duty of keeping all
the money of the government at a par
ity, then our Mugwump contempor
ary's query Is eminently germane.
Tf th next congress doea Ha duty.
McKinley will have an extra cabinet
officer to appoint a secretary of com
merce. Business Interests all over the
country demand such a cabinet de
partment. They deserve to have their
way about It.
There Is no doubt that the "coun
try members," so-called, can defeat
Boyer, slap Quay, snub Hastings and
play hob generally; but do they want
to? We opine not.
It Is the general opinion of far-see
ing men that American politics has
seen the last of the solid South. It is
well.
Jlist a Word or Two
of Caslial Mention
Many are the superstitious fancies thnt
still survive. 1'rothonotary Fryor, for In
stance, won't let an object, such as a
hitching post, separate him from the per.
son with whom he Is walking. We would
walk half a mile around the post to avoid
it. He claims ii casts suspicion on his
last tarrying place. His deputy, the inim
itable Myron Kasson, will not pay a bill
on r. Friday nor, eat mushrooms on a
Tuesday. Superintendent Howell dreads
the figure 11. Sol Goldsmith Invariably
has a chill when a crofs-eyed man in a
brown derby hat touches him for a five:
and even to mild tempered a man as City
Treasurer Lioluml has been known to get
flustered at sight of a golden rod. flut
they are not alone in these singularities.
Some of the most eminent of men had
similar ones. Three of the greatest of the
English philosophers Francis Bacon,
John Locke and Isaac Newton have left
behind abundant proof of their belief in
secret and occult arts. The master mind
of all Lord Bacon, In his Sylva Kylvo-
rum dilates at length upon the value of
he sympathetic ointments of his day.
which were applied, r.ot to the wound oc
casioned by a weapon, but to the weapon
tself. Sir Walter Bcott give a vivid pic
ture of this In the case of the wounded
Dcloraire. In the "Lay of the Last Min
strel." Itoliert Boyle, the Inventor of the
a!r-pump. applied powdered moss from a
human skull to nrrest bleeding of the
nose, not a a scuff, but to his wrist.
And this catalogue could be extended In
definitely.
The Scotch urc not far behind the Irish
In the matter o? bnllr. A m.:.!ster In Ar.
an Is said to have mnde the following
announcement from his pulpit: "My
fiieiid?-. there will be tiu LurJ's dly here
next llalh li s the cieimeti owr
ut Klluimy ar?d I'll be there.'
-.11:
Wncn a through Nw york express on
the Lvluwar, Lackawanna and Western
railroad pulled into Bmghunitun the other
Ua. a party of u.,ii men and womcu
bu-U-d tutu one of thy cars with a -oUii;
two iui who were going away. They
stood around und chattered all sorts ut
wishes that the departing couple might
have a lioud time until the passenyeis
nude up their minds that there had been
u wedding and this was the bridal couido
stait-iig out for the honeymoon journey
When the conductor shouted "All aboard,'
the trtviids of the young couple, run for
the cur door and began to get tin toe
irtiln. A young woman was the last to
leave the car. Just as she reached, the
door she called out in tone of pleasant as.
surance:
"You don't look a bit like a bride and
gioom."
Then Kho fled. The other passengers
tnu lea und the young couple luokeu ueuie
ly. miserably self-conscious. The girl
blushed eleer around to thu buck of her
neck, und the young mun stared out of
the window and drummed on the pane
For u lunv time after the train started
i my hud not a word to say to each other
Now the joke of It was they were nut
bride und groom. At Seruutoii the young
:iun got up. said good-bye to the gin,
took his gripsack and left the train. She
i-unie on to .New iork ulone und wus met
by u smart young fellow, who calle.1 her
by her first name and took her uwuy In u
'tiTi.igr.-New York Sun.
Preacher How do you like your new
munimu, Johnnie?
Johnnie oh, purty good. I et a Jar of
plums ylsterday and she blamed It on the
hired girl. Cleveland Leader.
Few of the busy people of this valley
who are blessed with health, wealth and
happiness realize what a boon an old
newspaper, magazine or book is to the
sufforers in hospitals and the inmates of
"homes" and other charitable lnstltu
Hons. If they did, they would Improve
this unte-hollday season by collecting to.
gether such surplus literature as they can
spure In readiness to bestow It among the
hospitals on or about Christmas Day. In
some places, leading hotels and stores li
ter to collect donations of this kind. There
Is no reason why they should not do so
In Scranton. It surely would be appre
ciated.
.:!)..
True woman casts such mystic spell
Mini's daily life above
Did he not know himself so well
He would not doubt her love.
Cleveland Post.
The coldness of Wllkes-Rarre's older
Inhabitants to new business enterprises is
explulned by the theory of Dr. Corss, of
Kingston, thnt the Wyoming valley was
once covered by an 8.0U0-foot glacial for
mation. They haven't yet got thawed
out.
-::-
I wish I were a little seal,
Who knows of joy no lack,
Since it, through nature's favor, is
Born with a sealskin sacque.
Washington Star.
A Paisley man. In discussing the right
of women to practice medicine,' in a let
ter to a newspaper of his place asksu
this pointed question: "Why should not
women be freely allowed to become medi
cal men?"
If everything goes well at the approach
Ing session of the legislature the politi
cians of the mother county hope after tno
reapportionment bills pass to have the
parcelling out of two scnatorshlps and
eight seats In the lower house. Lacka
wanna's only gain would be an additional
representative, who wolild doubtless he
given a district comprising parts of the
present First and Second districts.
Bernard Megargee, of the well-known
paper firm of Scranton, was a visitor in
our city yesterday. A really great news
paper man was lost when .Megargee went
into trade. Wllkes-Ilarre News-Dealer.
t.T .f.nl.1 .inn'll tlL Inta at t Via nQPflf 1 1
said an old English lady to her stylish
granddaughter, who replied: "Oh, no,
dear grandma; don't you know that In
our fashionable set nobody ever goes to a
party till every oouy is merer
The Influence of Sagittarius.
Sagittarius began yesterday, Nov. 22,
and will continue until Dec. 21. Sagit
tarius belongs to that part of the body rep
resented by the thighs, which relates to
the muscular and motor and nerve-systems.
Children of Sagittarius are usually
bold, fearless, determined and 'combative.
In everything they are very decisive and
are apt to be too quick to decide act, and
speak. They are pretty apt to express
the, first thing that comes into their
minds, and Just as it appears to them re.
gardless of the consequences, and are
therefore often led into combat and
make enemies. They hate anything hid
den, even secret organlzatiot:. They are
liable to go to extremes both as friends
and enemies. Children of Sagittarius
nave a natural Inclination to chastity and
are usually the strongest persons phy
sically of the twelve signs.
The diseases to which they are most
liable are sciatica, rheumatic pains and
weakness of the chest and lungs with
a tendency to consumption. On this ac
count they should avoid damp localities
as much us possible. They are frequently
finely organized, having a good deal of
true prophetic nature and ability to fore,
tell events.
Of the children of Sagittarius the an
cient astrologers speak as follows: "Sagit
tarius is not altogether evil, for when a
son is born the Sun dwelling in It, doth
give him fortune and minlstreth courage
to take anything in hand In whatsoever
he purposes: and especially to travel in
strange countries and to cross .the seas
and not return without great gain. H .
shall also get friends to assist him to
come Into the houses and courts of princes
or rich men. not to gather up the trench
ers or lick the dishes, as the common or
viler sort of courtiers do; but .to be put
In some office, as steward, or such like;
to the which promotion his agility and
strength shall greatly prefer him. Tha
woman born when the Sun Is In Sagittari
us shall not much differ; but she shall be
full of anxiety, painful, merciful and
much envied, and laid in wait for by evil
men; but she shall overcome them. She
shall marry at about the aes of 17 years,
but if that marriage proceed not she shall
not marry until the age of 24 years."
TIIK' UVY.
From the Times-Herald.
Unusually attractive offerings may be
looked lor on Uncle John Wc.namnker's
bargain counter from this time until Sen
ator Cameron's successor is elected.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope llrann by Ajncchu
Tho Tribune Antrolotirr.
Astrolabe cast: 11.36 a. in., for Monday,
Nov. ti, 1SS0.
if s
It will be apparent to a child born on
this day that the stock of "Uilck Pom
eroys t. on the Increase in the Bi rant on
Bur 'lay newspaper fluid.
When so many people are willing; to
make fools of themselves In order to gain
notoriety am) wealth. It Is a pity that
so few succeed.
The attitude of rivals In Sunday journal.
iHtn hereH bouts Is suggestive of cats hang
ing ty the tall over the clothes-line.
Not much Investigation Is needed to
reveal the dirt on Scranton's streets.
IlluckgunrdlKm la seldom mistaken for
wit save by the man who Indulges In it.
GOHTH'S
If you have got Dress Goods to buy, .it would seem almost
imperative that you should take advantage of this offering.
Couldn't touch them a month ago at anything like these prices.
There'll be busy buying and you ought to be among the
buyers. Our 150 styles of this Season's Novelties, which
ranged from 39 to 75 cents per yard, many of which are now
on display in our big windew,
Your Choice for a Full Dress Pattern, $2.98.
November Cloak Selling.
We planned early for the biggest garment business, in our
history and we are getting it, too. We are now in shape for a
few days' phenomenal selling, many of them at two-thirds Oc
tober prices. To hesitate is to lose the Best Cloak Chance
of the season :
Children's Garments, 4-12 years,
Ladies' Capes, from - -Ladies
Jackets, from - - .
Ladies' Fur Collarettes from -
BUT NONE IN SCRANTON which can compare in any way with our
mammoth tailoring establishment. Our line , in Suitings, Trouserings and Over
coatings is as complete as you will find in any city. Our patterns and fashions
are up-to-date and the very latest only. Should our prices be too low let us
know and we will make the necessary correction. Our work and fit we guarantee.
We don't allow a Karment to leave our place except perfectly satisfactory. Buying facilities enable us
to sell at much lower than lOWCSt prices, hence here, like everywhere else, our immense suc;csb.
Branch 11.
DINNER SETS
Over 150 Patterns to Select
From.
Haviland & Co.,
Chas. Fields Haviland,
Wedgerwood Porcelain,
Maddox Porcelain,
Onondago China
And many other standard
mukes. See our new Blue Delft
Set. Also a new leader 100-pieee
decorated for 6,48-
THE
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Order $3,00
All the latest novelties in For
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We show whole rolls of cloth, not
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OFPICB AND WAREHOUSE.
141 TO Igl MERIDIAN STREET.
M. W. COLLINS, Manager.
WHAT
CHEER!
By XV. CLARK KUSSELL.
ONE OF HIS BEST.
BcsldcsThcr Art Others."
BE1DLEMAN. THE BOOKMAN
437 Spruce St., Opp. The Commonwealth.
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
SUIT AND PANTS COMPANY, L0STE,N
427 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton,
GOT DAMP QUICK
DIDN'T IT?
UMBRELLA BROKE
ISN'T IT?
WILL TAKE II TO FLOREY'S
WON'T YOU?
REPAIR IT WHILE YOU WAIT
SURE.
New Cover, New! Elba, New Stick,
New Anything.
Wycmlng Avenue, Y. H. C. JL
WOLF & VVENZEL,
831 Linden., Opp. Court Hous;,
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
Sola Agenta for Richardson Boynton't,
Furnaces and Hanges.
PHILADELPHIA MANUFACTURERS OF CLOAKS AND SUITS
421 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
Headquarters for Cloaks and Capes
Everybody Is loud in their praises of our
Cloaks and Capes, We have made great
concessions In the prices of our tine gar
ments. You cannot do Justice to yourself buy
ing a coat or cape without first consult
ing oit prices.
Jackets, silk lined, tailored after Lon
don and Paris models, maile or nuttiest
grade houcles; a bewildering QO
variety at $d,uO
Elegant fine curl astrachan coats, silk
lined, perfect fitting, shield ffC QO
front, cheap ut (10.00; our price VwuO
JACKETS of Imported caterpillar boucle
new four-ln-hand shield front, lined
throughout with changeable taftVU
f-tlk; a regulur $15 coat; our (7 QO
price $1,30
WOMEN'S PIA'SH CAPES-One of the
strongest price presentations ever shown
In this city Is here this week, pret
tily beaded and braided plush tf9 QO
capes for vviwO
Extra fine seal plush double cape, lined
throughout with rhadam silk, trimmed
with lino Thibet rur; else
where H3; our price
$8.98
Capes of fine astrachan, 30 inch length,
circular sweep, deep storm collar,
trimmed with marten and Thibet
1 nil)!
$5.98
fur; elsewhere $10; our
price
Special line of children's1 coats In two-tono
astrachan, handsomely trimmed shield
front, latest designs; cheap at &i Aft
tl; our price vJnv
TAK10 NOTICE We have Just purchased
the In rue stock of a silk waUt manu
facturer, and as a couseipienco can show
you a waist never before seen In this
part of tho country for less &1 QO
than flU at $3j30
NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS.
Z. WE1NOART, Proprietor.
BAZAAR.
$1.49 upwards.
98 c
$3.98
$4.98
Pa.
Branch 11.
An Inspiration
Is almost Inst when your pen catehet
and your Ink spreads oo your paper.
GOOD STATIONERY
) one of the necessaries of civilization
that Is Indispensable A favorite loca
tion for all classes Is that of RKY
NOLIDS BROTHERS, where a fine as
sortment of everything In llrst-claas
Stationery and Office Supplies can be
purchased. Students, lawyers, com
mercial men and society In Ktneral get
their supplies here, aa everyone caa b
suited both In prlco and quality.
Reynolds Bros.
' Stationers and Engraver?,
HOTEL JERMYN BUILDIN3.