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THE SCHAXTOtf TRIBUNE TUESDAY MORXITTO, DECEAfBER 8. 1890.
111 and Waakly. K Suaday Edrooa.
Published at Saraatea. Pa., by The Tribna
Publishing Company.
Htm York Office; Trihiiiw Bnlldiof. Frank .
uruy. Manacer.
ikTiBio at thi Tosrratr,r t schantob. fa., as
EICON D-CLAS3 HAIL UATT1K
SCBANTOX. DECEMBER 8, 1896.
" Spain, after all. will not be able to
But much comfort oot of the message.
The president doesn't exactly balance
a chip on fiiH shoulder, but he gives
the Veylerltes several vigorous punch
es In the ribs, and Intimates they may
look for more.
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The President's Message.
It will be the general Judgment that
Mr. Cleveland's last message as presi
dent of the United States was his best.
There is breadth, dignity and sclf-P!-Besslon
about this state puper which
will command for It on ull sides a most
respectful hearing and add greatly
to the good opinion in the midst of
which Mr. Cleveland will close his offi
cial career.
Very naturally the part of It which
refers to foreign relations will receive
the most eager attention. The presi
dent with dignity sets clear the course
of this government with reference to
Turkey and between the lines adminis
ters a merited rebuke both to those
at home who by Intemperate speech
embarrass and Injure the government's
efforts for the protection of Its citi
zens and of the dilatory powers of Eu
rope who are letting mutual jealousy
not ns accomplice to unspeakable bru
talities. liut it is in his review of the Cuban
problem that Mr. Cleveland is at his
best. The one who will read this part
of the message with care and fairness
will (ind in it no lack of sympathy for
the rlnhtful asplrutlons of the Cuban
people, but also no wavering, In defer
ence to uninformed clamor, from the
straight line of executive duty. Ve
are entirely five to say that we regard
the president's statement of the case
as all tliwt can with reason be asked
for and quite all that the United States
government nt this time Is in duty
bound to fulfil.
Mr. Cleveland 1ms evidently been Im
proved by adversity.
Mr. liayard has shown wisdom In de
clining to be put on the British public's
already large dead-head list.
Fake Enterprise.
The Tribune agrees with Xewspnpor
dom and many other prominent author
ities on such matters that the padded
special edition, put out Bimply be
cause during the holiday season mer
chants me accustomed to spend money
liberally on advertising, Is a form of
newspaper enterprise more honored in
the breach than In the observance. It
was itself at one time guilty of this
mistaken activity, but one year ago It
repented and neither this year nor In a
future year will It solicit advertise
ments from the business men of Scran
ton for a sham purpose.
Of what possible value to the adver
tiser is a sprawling advertisement
stuck somewhere amidst twenty to thir
ty pnges of similar advertisements all
of them sandwiched In betwepn boiler
plate reading matter or "chucked to
gether" miscellany? Why should any
advertiser pay to have his announce
ment lost In such a waste of dreary and
unread extra pages? Why should any
newspaper properly sensible of Its obli
gations to its patrons ask any business
man to sink his money In such trans
parent foolishness?
During the next three weeks The Tri
bune will find room for Us advertisers
as well as for Its news and literary
features without tax upon the popular
patience. If It has to print twelve In
stead of eight pages It will print twelve,
but they will be as carefully edited
and as regular In contents and arrange
ment as any other dally issues of this
journal. Merchants who wish to adver
tise In such a way as to reach the buy
ing public will appreciate the advan
tage of space In regular Issues and shun
the sham boiler-plate special edition
which represents nothing but a waste
of money and a perversion of enter
prise. The electoral college of Pennsylvania
will not assemble at Ilarrlsburg until
the second Monday In January, per
haps just in time to see the senatorial
fur fly.
For a Tariff Commission.
Some very sensible and timely views
In favor of a permanent tariff commis
sion ore advanced by Senator Cullom,
one of the ablest men In congress. "It
seems to me," says he, "and I know
that many friends of protection think
with me, that it Is high time we should
do something to put the tariff system
on a stable basis. We are old enough
and strong enough, and so well under
stand the science of government, and
have at our disposal a vast array of
such statistics, that wc should be able
to arrive at some conclusion, taking
due account of both the revenue and
protection view of the question, that
would avoid the derangement of trade
and commerce that rises from the con
stant Interjection of opposlnsr theories
into the national legislation. This par
tisan hippodromins with the tariff has
been of Immense damage to the coun
try, and my constnnt wonder is that
the evidences of the disastrous effect of
It have not been made more apparent.
We all know, however, that It has been
replete with evil results, nnd t fur one
itm determined to do what I can to pre
vent the tariff question from being used
ns a party football for uny longer In
the future than can be avoided.
"What Is my plan? It Is this: I
would create a perfectly non-partisan
commission. I would make it perman
ent. Its duty should be to keep Itself
thoroughly informed regarding the dif
ference In rates of wages paid in tills
and other countries, the nature of our
commercial relations, gathering all sta
tistic bearing upon the question,' sift
ing them for the use of congress, hear
ing arguments of tradesmen and manu
facturers upon all sides of the subject,
and making a report to congress at the
beginning of each session, with such
deductions nnd recommendations as
they, the members, choose to make.
The commission should be composed of
experts, who, no matter what theory
they might hold in the abstract, would
engage In the work in a practical man
ner, having in view existing conditions
and th,e hlshest Interests of the whole
country. It goes without saying that
the committees of congress which hnve
usually performed the task of framing
the tariff cannot give that study to the
subject which It demands, if legislation
is to be thorough and intelligent. Even
while they are engaged In the work
their attention Is diverted to a thous
and other thine, and much of the re
sult of their labor gives evidence of
carelessness or Ignorance. After the
passage of a tariff bill, and when con
gress is not in session, no thought
whatever Is given to the great question.
"Unconsciously to them, conditions
change, new relations spring up, new
industries are created, old ones take
new forms, and for the discovery of all
these things committees must plunge
into the question blindly. In the midst
of the melee of legislation upon a my
riad of subjects, and give such perfunc
tory study to the matter as Is possible.
With a question so vital as the tariff,
this Is a policy that must constantly
keep the Industrial and commercial In
terests of the country in a condition of
alarm. One party may set up a sys
tem ever so good, but no investor or
producer can know at what moment an
other party may come Into power and
disarrange everything that has been
done; and so factional organizations
go on, alternately playing shuttlecock
with the problem and capital Is kept
always In a condition of nervousness
and timidity. With the question In the
hands of a commission, though that
commission would be In a way only
advisory, the case would be entirely
different. The commission would sit
permanently. All of the arguments of
the various Interests could 1 heard by
It. There would bo no complaint from
citizens that their views had been un
heard or ignored. The whole system
could be reduced to a science. The
commission would sfand between ex
tremists of all parties. It would mako
the arguments of the mere theorist, the
dreamer and the ignorant, blatant dem
agogue of no effect. While congress
would, of course, review anil analyze
the commission's work.and legislate ac
cording to Its own judgment the way to
an intelligent legislation the country
has never yet enjoyed would bo blazed,
the labors of the committees and of
congress vastly relieved, nnd the coun
try would be satisfied that conclusions
were thoughtful nnd Impartial, and not
for the purpose of sustaining a mere
party cry."
A provision for the appointment of
such a commission should be incorpor
ated In the next tariff bill.
Mr. Cleveland's "say" Is interesting
and In places valuable, but It would
have attained a far larger audience had
it been conveyed In one-third its num
ber of words.
"Money in Politics."
"Fighting Jack" Robinson, of Media,
addresses a breezy letter to the Phila
delphia Times in reply to some stric
tures which that journal had volun
teered with reference to the recent
Ulair county senatorial primaries. The
Times had Intimated that the Irrepres
sible Median had been Instrumental
In attacking John Wanamaker's char
acter. Mr. Robinson denies this with
characteristic energy and then adds:
Whilst on this subject, there is a graver
peril even than scandal-mongerlng. This
can only hurt individuals. The mutter I
refer to affects the state and goes to the
very foundation of our government. It
is the Inordinate, enormous and princely
sums of money that are being expended,
and will be yet spent, to secure the
prize. If the entrance of the "business
man" In politics is to mark and empha
size the fart that no one who cannot com.
mand the "weulth of Urmnz and of ind''
has any show in such a race It will be a
grievous hour for the commonwealth. As
a candidate for the "Millionaires' Club"
I may never reach the goal, but I will
have the satisfaction of knowing, If de
feated, that the race was not to the
swift, nor the battle to the strong, but
that he who conquered did so by the ex
penditure: of a fortune that would have
purchased a dukedom on the other side
of the Atlantic. Nor do I say this from
any chagrin born of probable discomfi
ture, for I recognize the necessity of
very large legitimate expenditures In u
campaign for the I'nited States senate in
a state like this. But, 'Mr. Editor, are not
1u and I as good patriotic, citizens
bound to preserve the virtue of the state;
to sound the alarm for good government
when we believe that all which makes
for it and for the continuance of our
cherished Institutions under the sway of
self-government and civil liberty is en
dangered; to smite the foe, who, In any
guise, much less the hypocritical gulsa
of business methods, shall spread the
lure and bait of the golden hand befjre
those who shall have voice In deciding
tho composition of the so-called Ameri
can House of Lords?
Those who have had opportunity to
examine the Inside of the present sen
atorial struggle do not nepd to be told
to what Mr. Robinson alludes nor with
what Justice and timeliness his words
are freighted. But we cannot think
with Mr. Roblns,on that he "golden
hand," despite Its manufactured senti
ment voiced in high-sounding resolu
tions adopted ostensibly by Intluen
tiol business men's organizations,
stands yet In much likelihood of win
ning the race.
The total amount paid by the govern
ment in tensions and the cost of dis
bursing the same for the Inst thirty
one years is J2.034.817.7CH. This lacks
only a little over $.14G.7i:!,500 of being
equal to the high-water mark of tho
interest-bearing public debt. But no
decent American begrudges the money.
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Lax Citizenship Laws.
In speaking of tho success of a recent
proposition to amend the constitution
of Minnesota so as to restrict the light
to vote In that state to those who have
resided in the United State's nt least
five yenrs, become American citizens
and resided In Minnesota more than sis
months, the Philadelphia Press men
tions a fact not generally known when
it says there are 17 stales In which nn
Immigrant fresh from Europe could ar
rive within Just a little more than
twelve months of a presidential elec
tion, declare his Intentions' and Vote In
the following national election for pres
ident. Four years late r he could vote a
second time for president and then If
he chose he could change his plans and
return to Europe without ever having
become a citizen of this country, al
though ho had exercised one of the
highest privileges It grants, namely,
the right to help elect its chief magis
trate. The Press is eauil;' within the truth
when it su)8 this laxity of state legis
lation upon so vital a subject Is not
only a public scandal, but also a gross
injustice to American-born citizens who
are compelled to reside in the United
States twenty-one years before they
ac quire the right to vote. When the re
formers next work for uniformity of
slate laws with reference to bankrupt
cy, marriage and divorce, let them also
Include in the list laws conferring up
on aliens the use of the suffrage. It Is
manifestly an outrage that the present
discrepancies should exist.
In Michigan this winter an effort Is
to be made to abolish the ofilce of cor
oner and put its duties, when any du
ties are necessury, under the jurisdic
tion of the district attorney. This ap
pears to be an eminetnly sensible
proposition and It might well receive
consideration at Harrlsburz.
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A new cabinet dark horse has been
trotted out In the person of Joseph
Choate, whom the boomers propose for
secretary of state. He is not our pref
erence, but he would undoubtedly make
a good one.
The Scran ton Tribune seems to derive
great enjoyment from Indulging its snap
ping, snarling propensities ut the Record.
W'llkes-Hurre Record.
Xot at all. It only rips open sham
when impelled to do so by duty, and
then never with relish for the task.
Mr. Bryan will lecture and write a
bunk, but It is hoped he can yet be
dissuaded from undertaking to elevate
the stage.
Those who say the tariff cannot be
taken out of politics forget that the
party which fools with it can.
It is a pity Sir. Cleveland didn't strike
his present gait earlier in the race.
Jiisf a Word op Tuto
of Castial Mention
A gentle man who but recently had ar
rive! in this country from Germany en
tered the West Side police station the
other iiijjht. He wanted to communicate
with Dr, I'Vlnberg, of tho central city.
That physician was called by telephone
anil Lieutenant Williams, of the police,
tiiriirtd to the man from Germany.
"Here's the doctor, now; speak to him,"
said the lieutenant.
"Yon Letter do It." said the gentleman
from the Rhine, "I can't talk English."
lie thought that the machine wouldn't
accept uny other language.
The man who hammers the snare drum
In Bauer's band we can't mention his
name out of respect to his recent nnr
rlage was riding on a street car toward
Hyde Park some time ago In company
with a number of equally light-hearted
West Fillers. They were telling stories
and as the car turned the corner of West
Lackawanna avenue and Ninth street
(the old line was in operation then) Mr.
.M., of the band, benan to contribute Ms
part of the entertainment. Certainly, it
was funny, and the snure drummer was
congratulating himself upon his success
ns the car rolled on toward Main avenue.
It happened thut the car stopped just ns
Mr. M. finished his story, and before the
auditors could laugh the cur conductor
yelled "Chestnut:"
lie referred to the street.
They who had heard tho story saw the
humor of the coincidence and the laugh
turned from the story to tho suave drum
mer. He was choked.
And as the conductor reached his hand
to the rope and gave the go-uhead signal
the snare drummer, referring to the con
ductor, exclaimed: "He not only roasts
my story, but he has to ring the bell on
it."
And the car rolled on.
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One of the candidates for alderman of
the Fifth ward is earnest, but he Isn't
much on orthography. While at work In
tho mines one day this man chalked
"Danglr" on one of the gangway doors.
Some one corrected him: 1
"That's not right, Benjamin; you shsuld
spell it 'danger.' "
"Of course." suld. Ben, as he changed
the spelling, "of course; I wag thinking of
'stranglr.' "
Itev. Thomas De Uriiehy surprised his
audience at tho Jackson Street Baptist
church Siinduy night, when he preached
his lirst sermon to the Hyde Park public,
ills method Is far from the conventional.
He told Irs ncdiors that short sermons
would be tne rule and he encouraged
laughter nnd llght-heartedness In the
house of the Lord. The significant part
of it Is that when leaving the church
everybody seemed to be greatly pleased
with "the new minister."
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A novel race was witnessed In the
Twelfth ward Saturday. Patrick TulTy
and Hick Ryan are the "Two Johns" of
the ward, the. one weighing 311 pounds
and the other 3tr. They happened to
meet at Morgan Sweeney's barn about S
o'clock and found there a group of ud
mlring a new team of stalwart chargers
that Morgan hud just purchased. The
"Two Johns" got Into a dispute over
horseflesh in general, and .Morgan's team
In particular, and the upshot of it was
that they agreed to put their relative
judgments to a test by racing the two'
horses. TnfTy led out the animal he hel l
was the better and Ryan took his choice
to the middle of the road. With the aid
of the crowd und sundry barrels anl
boxes they munaged to mount, and start
ed around the block nt the wold from
Morgan. But the crowd never got the
treuts which were bet on the result. Iloth
horses refined to make the circuit of the
block. The race had to be declured off
and the "Two Johns" had their estima
tion of the worth of Sweeney's lior.1t 3
greatly lessened In consequence.
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Thnt there Is something In a name is
shown by an Incident narrated a day or
two ago by a local cigar dealer. Several
months ago a certain manufacturer of
cigars who was also something of nn ex
pert on prize-ring subjects, conceived the
Idea of naming a brand of smokers after
a famous (or infamous) pugilist. The
stock In the cigars was first-class, it
was made to sell for VV) per thousand nnd
retail at 10 cents a piece; but the picture
and the nnmo of the fln,hter on the lid
"queered" the whole project and the en
tire lot of cigars had to be auctioned off
to the hlchest bidder, who got them so
cheap, he Is now eelling them for a nickel
apiece.
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N'nrr.lier on of Inmmore's new paper,
t'V? It.inclan!. I.ub vi , tr.'.red, with l.
HatiR'aey editor. Jn Its salutatory the
Star .lard rays: "I.ocnl Journalism, which
a fi w years ego was made a butt of ridi
cule by metropolitan nnd urban newspa
per.", 1".:'S at last become ns great a neces
sity as Its collateral advancements made,
by electrical science. The electric; light
now competes with gas monopolies and
oil trustsj'the trolley cir Is now a favor
ite rival to the railroads. In a local wiv;
ur.il there Is no reason why local Journal
ism, when competently conducted, may
not make It presence Indispensable to
the biiBlnet-'s Interests, ns well ns to the
moral good, of all within Its naturally
ruescrllied limits. We do not hope to re.
dure the tubxcrlptlon list on any other
Jciirnal, however remote; nor Is It our In
tention to become n destructive rival to
any paper, however near. ill we want
and hope for Is the putiomifcv of our own
people, and no decent effort l our part
will bp scared In order to secure this."
We wish the Standard success.
Tilt: SI'f CIAI, EDITION.
Rochester Democrat anil Chronicle.
' Newspaipenlom today regards the "spe
cial edition" as a confession of weukness.
It is usucliy I: sued on sume such anniver
sary as Decoration Day, the Fourth of
July, Ksster, or Christmas, entirely lr
relavant to ihe puper or Its history. Th
first step In Its making is to send forth
an army of advertising golicitois to both
er the life out of every actuul.ur passible
advertiser within reach with efforts to
coax or bulldoze them Into taking extra
space at extra rates. Kvery . victim Is
freely offered uny Inducement that seems
likely to "fetch him." Promises that -'an-not
by any possibility be kept are made
by solicitors working for "a record."
Marvelous yarns ure told about the enor
mous size of the edition to be circulated.
Kvery advertiser is id have the best po
sition und the newest and handsomest
display type. A. Is assured that his rival
In business, II., has taken a hulf-page,
and. ufler lie has thus been deluded into
renting space thut he doesn't want, the
face is used as u lever to pry the half
page order out of It. So, by hook und by
crook, a "good showing of tfds." Is se
cured, und then, save for the labor of res
urrecting and dusting the cobwebs off of
old and forgotten display type, all the
real speelul work on the "fpeclal edi
tion" is done.
When the "special edition" finally ap
pears It Is generally a ridiculous illustra
tion of "vaulting ambition that o'erleaps
itself," the worst-looking, worst printed,
most carelessly made' up, most unreadable,
most unsellable, und, for udvertlsers, the
most worthless puper ever Issued by lis
publish rs. Appearing on a holiday, when
people have less time at'.. I thought than
usual for newspapers, its genuine circula
tion is apt to h rather less than greater
than the normal circulation of the paper.
If un attempt is made, by gratuitous dis
tribution, to ostensibly keep the promise
of enormous circulation, the Increase of
circulation Is, of course, bogus. The paper
in so bulky, awkward and unhandy that
njbody attempts to read it through, no
body cures to lug it home, nobody wants
it uround, nobody keeps it. It is glance.!
at, thrown uside and quickly linds its
way Into the ash barrel. It never comes
up to the expectations of even Its pub
Ushers in any respect. Jt is a disappoint
ment to every one Interested In it, es
pecially to its advertisers, for no one of
them ever gets quite the position or dis
play promised him, and an advertisement
in a "special edition" was never known
to produce any l ognlzable results.
The "special edition" Is pretty thorough,
ly played out,
S U'Lta AR1 STATE Fl XDS.
Prom tho Philadelphia Press.
Would It not be wise and proper for
the legislature in malting appropriations
to charitable Institution to require that
vouchers in detail for the expenditure of
every dollar be returned to the auditor
general? Such vouchers are required
from tho heads of the various state de
partments when there is the least ex
penditure. Why should not each Insti
tution to which money Is appropriated
out of the public treasury be required to
lender a similar accounting, and to show
by vouchers for jusl what purpose tho
money has ben used? We cannot see
that there could be the slightest objec
tion to such a requirement on the part of
tho managers of an Institution properly
using the money given it by the state.
Those unwilling to return vouchers to
show for what purpose the money waj
spent would ut once declare themselves
as not entitled to any consideration from
the state.
These vouchers for any one year would
bo a great help to the legislature In de
termining tho needs or any particular In
stitution. They would enable the legis
lature to discriminate with greater Jus
tice, to give more where there was real
need for it, and less where It was shown
that less would be enough. These vouch
ers would also serve us a protection to
the stale and to tho institutions; they
would proect the state In cases where the
money, or uny part of .It, has been Im
properly expended if there ure such
ami It would protect every Institution
from the possible Injustice of charges of
extravagance or dishonesty, because the
vouchers would show whether such
charges could hold or not. From both
.Ainta f vino... therefor, the aonllcatlon
of such a method of accounting seems de
sirable, quite as mucn so us in tne sev
bimI stiife .lenartments where the strict
est accounting Is required for the ex
penditure of every dollar.
Do not wait until the lust minute
but conic and select your gifts be
fore the rush.
Fine China,
Bric-a-Brac,
Silverware,
Lamps,
DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS
All Make Nice Presents.
THE
demons, Ferber,
O'Malley Co!,
t'A KCKkW&NM &Vi
OPEN EVENINGS.
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Cu ts til j Buttonholes I
Kven Santa Clnus would do It, If he had
to tussle with the shirts that some men
wear.
lie a sensible little Sonta Clans. IPy
your husband something that he really
needs. H"or instance, a hulf-dozen iroo I
shirts, and a really pretty tie. instead of
the monstrosity he wears. Zero prices.
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CCR LINE OF
Holiday Books
Eookletj mln-dsr aid I'inrles lathe
Largest, Finest anil Most Complete
or shown in tiilt city. L'nr
FORTY-SIX CENT
Leaders lio'v in the windows ara
simplv wondorful.
pasrcR show m holiday muH
an Washington Ave.. Opp. Court
Mouse Tower.
EMM, THE BOOKMAN
437 Spruce Street.
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PRESENTS
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Holiday Merchandise
Are in complete possession of the store. Wonderful
Activity and delighted patrons are the result. The
potent factors creating it run from Handkerchiefs to
Cloaks from Dolls to Dress Goodsfrom Carpets to
the richest creations of the publisher's art and so on
through the long, varied and interesting category of
goods that find a fitting representation in each of our
twenty-four departments all marked at prices that
cause wonderment by reason of their extreme lowness.
Store Open Evenings Until Christmas.
Every Street Car Stops at the Door.
THESE JLSE OTHERS
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 aud the very latest only. Should our price? be too low let us
know and we will make the necessary correction. Our work and fit we guarantee.
Wc don't allow a naimi-nt to leave our place except per'ec'.ly satisfactory. Buying facilities enable us
to sell at IHUCJl lotYtT (UUEI lOWCsl prices, hence here, like everywhere else, our immense suc:es.
GREAT EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS COM, D L0STEIN
Brunch 14.
The Eureka.
If you have a good pair of skates, the
next must imiwrtunt thins ia to be able
to keep thrm sharpened anil In Rood con
dition. Any one can use the Kitroka anil
It la Impossible to round the edges or do
anything but a good Job. It contains a
four-sided file which onn be turned when
one side becomes worn out or dull. Full
line of skates. No better present for boy
or Bill. Also I'arvers, Pocket Knives,
Cutlery, etc., wholesalo and retail. He-
tail department open evenings from " to
9 Jui lnt; holidays.
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SPECIAL
Offer far Decctnbsr. Our prices
already the lowest In Scranton,
greatly reduced. Tcke advantage
of this, our greatett cff.ir, and
make yours: if a Xmas presenter
Mad3 to Order Suit or
Overcoat for
Or at Least a
Trousers for
Pair of
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Hot short length camples.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Electrical Treatment a Specialty. Offices,
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SCRANTON, PA.
The most completo equipment of Electrical
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found In a pdysic'an's otlleo imt'Uo nf Katr
York. Motlical and electrical treatment fur
all esses amenabl3 to either ur both.
C. W. GREEN, tVI. D.,
607, COS and CU9 Meant Eulldina-. Fcrantnn.
Iloura-tl a.m. to li 1 p.m.to&; 7.U0to
S14.00
13.00
p.
427 Lackawanna Arenac, Scranton,
Wilh every pair of SkatC3
wc 111 prhe a ticket . .
which will entitle the pur
chaser to one ....
Chance on a Spalding
Bicycle, 1897Hodel.
We have a full Hue of in
door Games lor the Holidays.
Florey's, BtL,
Y. m. C. A. BJILDI1G.
KILL & GONNELL,
13U133 Washington Ava.
Machines.
Why pay Fancy Prices
for Sewing flachines when
you can buy our
ANTHRACITE''
FOR
$19.50
with all the attachments.
Fully guaranteed as hav
ing no superior.
WOLF & WEXZEL,
gji Linden.. Opp. Court Hous;.
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLOOERS
Sola Agent, for Richardson Boynton".
Furnace aud Binge,
Sewiog
I m
BAZAAR
Pa.
Branch li.
Our Line of
Holiday Goods
Are now ready for your
inspection.
Prang's, Outton's, Tu:k's Una; of
leirs
Gold Pen ana Pencils, Book
Stands Celluloid Goods Leather
Traveling Cases, Mounted Card
Cases, Etc.
Reynolds Bros.,
Stationers zr.J Engravars,
39 WVOMINd AVENUE.
Philadelphia Manufacturers of
Cloaks and Suits
421 Lackawanna Avenue.
HAYE YOU VISITED
OUR WIDE-AWAKE STORE
Where new end attractive goods are of.
ftml every day at prices exceptionally
luw. If you want to buy a good, sensible
Christmas gift you cun tlnd It here.
BRAVER A.l norCLE JACKETS,
well tailored; pilk lined", latest efTwtx,
equalled to the Ijwl t7.M coat j0 ftO
ever retailed; marked by us ... $J,gO
FIXE ASTRACHAX CLOTH JACKETS
drejFltt effect.", shield fronts; "i
rilk lined; splendid S3 value; Ail QO)
marked ,y us ij'wd
ASTRAKHAN IMU'CLR AND KERSEY
ClAjfH JACKETS, best tailoring, silk,
lined throughout, nnwt eorr.vt styles,
enJa! to the rcKiilae 1." eoats 7 AO
soi l li.'-HYiiiTc; we murk these $UO
ErFVtAL. LOT OP LADIES' PRESS
W'AIS'lS in l-tjiish checked effects.
drc-m:!k"r mule, all lined, fjo
UF'xtliy S1.4!; this week $ .93
EXTRA FINK SILK I'Lt'SH CAPES, full
swerp. trimmed with Thibet, ai-lnch
lemtih, lire.1 with Khadam silk; 7 Oft
good u!ue ut (15; our price .. Qf i9o
Very fine curl Astrachan Cape, lined
throughout. trimmed with Thlh
fur. cheap ut $12, our Jg Qg
No Charge for Alterations
7. WEINGART, Proprietor.