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THE SCBANTOtf TRIBUNE
CtUjut Weekly. Ko Sundsjr Mltioa.
Published at Scrantoa, Pa., by The Tribune
Publishing Ceaspany.
Kew York Office: TrihiiM Bulldlnf. Freak a
uny. Manager.
1RT1BJ9 AT Till TCSTOmOl AT SCRkKTOH. AS
UCOHO-CtABS MAIL UATTIR.
BCRANTON. DECEMEER 16. 18M.
The Tribune has no wish to discount
the enterprise of any of tts contempo
raries, but speaking for itself alone It
gain assures .the public that it will
not inflict upon advertisers or readers
a chucked-together, heavy-weight
Christmas edition. It will instead de
vote its energies to a continual inv
provement of its regular issues, secure
In its belief that such a policy will tell
to its advantage in the long run. Mer
chants who wish good positions for ad
vertisements that, when printed, will
be read, will do well to keep The Trib
une In mind.
The Senatorslnp.
An estimable Archbald subscriber.
Mr. W. A. Beecher, has addressed us
the following letter:
As a long time subscriber of your estl.
triable paper, 1 mutt earnestly protest
against such "flings" ut religion and gouj
men as are contained In your editorial of
Monday morning against John Wana
maker. In denominating him an "arrant
hypocrite" without giving a single tangi
ble instance to prove the charge, but sim
ply calumniating him by mean, subtle, un
derhanded Insinuation, you not only do
cross injustice to the man himself, but
you outrage the Christian sentiment of
the whole country. That unprincipled
politicians in certain localities should re
sort to unworthy means to boom Wana
maker would not be strange. But if this
Is the case It In nowise Incriminates him
unless it can be proved that It has been
done with his knowledge and approval,
which your Insinuations do not attempt
to show. 1 must, therefore, from an en
tirely disinterested point of view, for the
Jake of good morals, protest against your
unreasonable and apparently malicious
criticism of a man who Is a most worthy,
consistent, and devoted member of one
of the most active and philanthropic
Christian churches In this land. Let us
In the Interest of good citizenship have no
more of this kind of talk. I have no axe
to grind In the senatorial contest, but only
wish the.t the man best fitted for the
place, whoever he may be, may be sent
to Washington. If Senator Penrose Is
free from atheistic views and the drink
habit, etc., let those who have made the
charges be prosecuted and suffer the full
nntviltv nf thn Inn? Tint let fin elf-re.
spectlng citizen or newspaper that desires'
the patronage of good people attempt to
defend Penrose by defaming a Christian
gentleman like John Wannmuker. j
Let us see whether Mr. Becher'a
statement or tne case ts a connect one.
Can he point to any place fin its files
where The Tribune has Indulged In
"flings at religion?" T-he editorial in
point certainly admits' of no such con
struction. Its only illne" was at the
type of self-asserUVe phariseelsm which
employs or ft'lthout protest permits
men to blaafcen an opponent's private
character while It is Itself guilty, unless
worn testimony be false, of conduct
which does violence to public morals.
We vannot see wherein we "outrage
Christian sentiment" when we unmask
.iueh hypocrisy as this. The quibble
that Mr. Wanamaker does not know
that such lieutenants of his as Kauff
man. Leach and Van Valkenburg are
using his campaign contributions In a
vicious manner may excuse him in law,
but does it exonerate him in morals?
Can he keep a clear conscience while,
without objection from him, under
strappers, feed with his cash, are cir
culating outrageous scandal against his
political opponent and bidding- like
auctioneers for purcliasible legislative
votes?
We ask Mr. Beecher to read the fol
lowing affidavit by Hon. Clark T. Bald
win, of Fayette county, a member-elect
of the next legislature, and then Inform
us whether its revelations sustain the
moral pretensions of Mr. Wanamaker:
"On or about Oct. 20, 1898, while canvas
sing in Connellsvllle, I was Introduced to
Captain Edmund Dunn, and in the
coarse of his conversation with
me he said it would be to my interest to
be at Connellsvllle at the Wanamaker
meeting on the 26th of October. I told him
1 would be there. On the morning of Oct.
26 I went to Connellsvllle and accompa
nied the Wanamaker party on a special
train to Dunbar, and on our return to
Connellsvllle, about noon, I met Mr.
Wanamaker at the entrance of the Smith
House, and after shaking hands with him
he Invited me In. After entering the room,
Mr. Wanamaker Introduced me to a Mr.
Van Valkenburg. When I started to go
out Mr. Van Valkenburg called me back
and said he would like to have a talk with
me after the, meeting was over. At the
appointed time I met Mr. Van Valkenburg
in a back room of the Smith House. Con.
nellsvllle, no one being present but him
and myself. After talking over the cam
paign generally, he said Mr. Wanamaker
was a candidate for United States senator
and he thought that I could get some help
by promising to cast my vote In case of
my election for Mr. Wanamaker, and he
then referred me to Edmund Dunn. I met
Mr. Dunn In the hall just as I stepped out
of the room and he said. 'I want to see
you at a quarter past 9 o'clock."
"At the appointed time I mot Mr. Dunn,
who was accompanied by W. Howard
Thomas, in a room In the Smith House,
Mr, Van Valkenburg being in the room
when we entered. In conversation the
gentlemen present told me that this was
a business campaign, and that the people
wanted Wanamaker electied, and that
they proposed to help me if I promised to
vote for Mr. Wanamaker. In considera
tion of tbls agreement I was to receive
$000. They then proposed for me to write
n agreement or statement to that effect,
omitting the consideration I was to re
ceive. I said: 'Mr. Van Valkenburg, you
Write it and I will sign it.' He Bald: 'No,
you write it and I will dictate It." He drew
a paper from his pocket and as he read
from this paper I wrote it, and after
signing it placed it In an envelope and
gave it to Mr. Dunn. Mr. Van Valken
burg and Edmund Dunn left the room to
gether, leaving Mr. Thomas and myself
in the room. I asked Mr. Thomas how
about the other two members from Fay
ette. He said that they had been seen and
fixed; and that two members from West
moreland county had been fined, and thnt
the other two would be. Mr. Dunn came
back Into the room and counted me out
$300 In 20-dollar notes and told me to come
back on the following Thursday and he
Would give me 1200 more. I returned to
Connellsvllle the following Thursday.
"I met my colleague, Mr. Q. W. Camp,
ell, on the street. He told me that our
other colleague, George Hopwood, was
In town; that he had seen him standing
apposite Dunn's store as he (Campbell)
rune out of Dunn's store. I went to
Dunn's store as arranged, and on enter
Ing I saw Mr. George Hopwood and Dunn
In the back part of the store at the de.k.
I turned and went out; shortly after I
returned to the store and met Mr, Dunn,
who gave me the balance of the K0O agreed
upon, which was $200. He said A 'Now,
take this money; keep It quiet, and vote
for John Wanamaker; that's all I ask you
to do.' The $300 I received on the night
of Oct. 26 I placed in the hands of a gen
tleman at Unlontown within three hours
after having received It, and if ter re.
calving the other $200 I placed it In lha
hands of the same gentleman, and on each
occasion made a full statement of what
took place and said that the matter
should at once be exposed, but after fur
ther consideration I concluded to let the
matter drop and at the proper time return
the money. Overtures were made to me
by other persons, having reference to my
support of Mr. Wanamaker, long before
I was approached by the persons named
in this statement, and it was only after
numerous Invitations that I concluded to
ee what their purpose was. The $500 Is
still In the hands of the gentleman with
whom it was deposited at the time.''
An aftlduvit is in evidence from the
Captain Edmund Dunn above referred
to in which the substance of the fore
going testimony is corroborated, with
the qualification that Dunn claims he
and some friends, Instead of Wana
maker, furnished the money. That
that qualification is unimportant will
be doubted by few who have had prac
tkal experience in politics, and -who
therefore know that rarely does a can
didate himself superintend the detailed
disbursement of his "fund."
Our point with reference to Mr. Wan
amaker is simply this. In our judg
ment he pretends to be better than he
is. We are not disposed to take him at
his own valuation when we believe
that that greatly overrates his real
worth. We consider him an Inferior
and unfit candidate for United States
senator, and therefore we oppose him.
We do not defame him unless It be
defamation to put in evidence sworn
testimony relating to his political
methods. We do not seek to elevate
Penrose by pulling Wanamaker down.
We merely Insist that before the hue
and cry is permitted to extinguish Pen
rose politically the public shall under
stand the true character of those who
raise It. If those men profess to be
Christians and instigate or counte
nance the circulation against an oppo
nent of malicious stories unsupported
by any vestige of evidence and denied
by their victim under oath, Is it an uny
warranted conclusion In the judgtmtat
of fair-minded men that they ar hypo
crites, who, instead of posing as models
of righteousness, should Hung their
heads In shame? '
The Scranton bord'of control Is ev
idently determined to make Its ses
sions as Interesting as a three-volume
novel, 1 '
Plngree on the War-Path.
Ih another space In this Issue appears
a,h interesting Interview with the gov-'ernor-elect
of Michigan, in which he
outlines some nf the reforms which he
proposes to battle for at Lansing. Many
of his statements, that at first seem
revolutionary, simmer down, upon care
ful analysis, to simply bits of common
sense. Take his citation of a two-cent
rate .for railroad travel when the trav
eler advances to the company $20 for a
1000-mile ticket. If it be possible to
haul such passengers for two cents at
a profit, why should the poor man pay
three cents a mile particularly when
the interstate commerce statistics show
that the average cost of hauling a pas
senger one mile Is between 7 and 8
mills? The railroad companies no doubt
have reasons of their own, but are
those reasons adequate?
Again, take the case of freight charg
es between points where there Is rail
way competition and alo between points
where there is none. Shippers of an
thracite who recall the discriminations
practiced before the Coxe suit and be
fore the formation of protective com
binations among coal shippers will ap
preciate what Colonel Plngree has to
say on that point and unless they be
larger holders of railway shares will
wish him luck In his battle for the pub
lic's rights. And so on through the
list. In almost every particular Pln
gree Is In line with fairness to the mass
es. Especially opportune Is his sug
gestion of a popular vote on franchises.
This plan, as another has well said,
Is "practicable and feasible and offers
a very effective device for depriving the
boodler of his occupation and for pre
venting corruptible councilmen from
bartering away the people's streets
without adequate compensation for the
public."
Tax-dodging by corporations, which
he proposes to stop, if It can be stopped.
Is a story too long for more than casual
reference. We will not tread on local
corns, but will go to far-off Missouri
for an Illustration. The labor commis
sioner of that state has been comput
ing the earnings and taxation of street
railway properties, and he finds, ac
cording to the Times-Herald, that the
street railway corporations have been
guilty of tax dodging on a gigantic
scale. It is ascertained, for example,
that the Missouri Street Railroad com
pany has a market value of $4,440,000,
yet according to the assessor's figures
this company's property Is only worth
$622,000. "Such gross undervaluation,"
adds our Chicago contemporary, "is
all the more reprehensible when the
value of the franchises recklessly do
nated to these corporations Is taken
Into consideration. It Is estimated that
the cost of constructing the street rail
ways of St. Louis was $8,400,000, but
the property has a market value of
$38,000,000, which means that the value
of the franchise voted to the companies
by the servants of the people was $30,
000,000. Upon a 3 per cent, basis the
public should receive from this prop
erty at least $900,000 a year. It Is as
certained that the total sum received
In taxes Is only $47,000."
Pingree, to be sure. Is a radical sort
of fellow, seemingly, who Isn't averse
to getting his name in print; but, after
all, could these evils be cured or even
checked to any appreciable extent,
without radical men and more or less
radical measures? They certainly are
not going to cure themselves; and from
the enthusiasm stirred among the
masses by aggressive men who strike
out along Plngree's line It Is pretty
safe to assume that the day of recoil
from the abuse of corporate privileges
Is nearer than some Interests appear to
recognize.
It Is worthy of note that the only
personal scandal Injected In the present
senatorial fight has been aimed by
Wanamaker supportersat Penrose. The
counter charges against Wanamaker
relate to public conduct striking at the
root of our free Institutions. The
charges against Penrose are denied by
him under oath and those who give
currency to them will be prosecuted;
but even If they were true It Is
a fact of record that men of
questionable private morals have often
made excellent public servants. His
tory Is full of such Instances our
greatest senators. Clay and Webster,
occur at once to mind. But the man
who holds civic preferment as so much
merchandise, to be bouzht and sold
by those who have the price, may be
In private life a miracle of pretended
saintllness and yet be in his public re
lations a menace to the republic.
Senator Quay's remarks In the senate
Monday upon the Mitchell Joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to the
constitution so as to provide for the
election of United States senators by
a direct vote of the people possesses
significance. He said: "I do not know
that I shall desire to discuss the reso
lution at any period of its progress
through the chamber, and I rise merely
to suggest to the senator from Oregon
that he shall not be hasty In calling It
up and putting it upon final passage,
because it is possible that there may
be a few occurrences In my own state,
that may be developed before the Ben
ate, which will reinforce his theory."
It doesn't take a great deal of shrewd
ness to guess to what "occurrences"
he refers.
The Philadelphia Press In Its Harris
burg correspondence, upon the author
ity of Captain John C. Delaney, an
nounces the withdrawal of ex-Lleuten-ant
Governor Watres from the sena
torial race, and adds: "Senator
Vaughan, who was Instructed to vote
for Wattes, can vote as he pleases now,
and It is said that he Is for Penrose.
The members of the house from Lacka
wanna will vote for Wanamaker, and
the Luzerne members, who were for
Watres first and Hastings second, will
also yote for Wanamaker." We should
like; to know where the Press gets its
authority for Us statement with ref
erence to the Intention of the "mem
bers of the house from Lackawanna."
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The spirit of Christmas, with its cry
of "peace on earth and to men, good
will," mets with hideous burlesque In
both Armenia and Cuba, and civiliza
tion ought not to stand It in either
place.
Dr. Glffln's remark about the failure
of modern fiction to treat ministers
reverently Is true In general, but It
overlooks Ian Maclaren's stories. These
stories not only are decent, but they
also sell.
We must say that we don't covet
Consul General Lee's Job at Havana.
A blind man can see now that Maceo's
death is to be Cuba's salvation.
With Weyler the bribe Is evidently
mightier than the sword.
Jfista Word op Tu?o
of Casual Mention
On Christmas Day a big eisteddfod will
be held in Pittsburg at which the. Plus
burg papers announce that choirs from
this city will compete. For the benellt
of our Pittsburg contemporaries we might
say that Scranton will not be represented
by contestants at the Christmas Day eis
teddfod. The singers of this city and Its
vicinity have on several occasions partici
pated in the musical contests in the
Smoky City and much money was ex
pended to transport large choirs to that
place. The Pittsburg singers never re
turned the compliment by entering con.
tests hereabouts, and for this and other
reasons the local gingers decided not to
enter in any of the competitions at the ap
proaching Pittsburg eisteddfod.
Secretary D. B. Atherton, of the board
of trado, received a letter yesterday from
Hay Stone assuring him that he will be
In the city next Monday to address the
board of trade on the subject of good
roads. Mr. Stone Is the special agent and
engineer of the road inquiry division of
the United States department of agricul
ture and his headquarters are at Wash
ington, D. C. He is considered one of
the leading authorities of the country on
the subject of good roads.
The board of health of New York city
propose, if It can secure the necessary ap
propriation, to appoint medical examiners
for all the schools public, private, and
parochial In New York, with a view to
prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases, especially diphtheria and acarlet
fever, among children. It is the opinion
of the medical officers of the board that
the greatest source of transmission of In
fectious and contagious diseases among
children is through their contact with one
another in schools. It is also believed that
a material reduction in the number nf
cases of sickness and death from conta
gious diseases can be secured by a dally
inspection of the pupils of each school by
a medical inspector, and by ascertaining
whether children absent from school are
sick with contagious of infectious disease.
How would this scheme work In Scran
ton? Speaking of the Medical Record which,
by the bye. is good reading for the lay
man as well ns for the practitioner It
draws a pessimistic picture of the physi
cian of the future, calculated to dampen
the ardor of Scranton's several dozen
yountr "medicos'' who hope In due time
to add themselves to th more than three
score and ten M. D.s already in the local
fluid. "Faith, hope, ond charity healers,
mind, brain, and thought curers, hypnotic,
hydropathic, magnetic, electric, eclso
tle, spiritualistic, human, and divine
workers of miraculous cure increase and
flourish."' It says, " but the reputable phy
slclnn walks to his dispensary class or
to his deadhead list of patients and treats
many who should be going to his own or
to his brother's ofllre, and who will to
morrow run off to "a divine healer' nn.l
leave a bank bill on his table In return
for the benefits they hope will come from
the laying on of hands."
Speaking of public baths here goes for
a resurrection of the swimming pool at
Nay Aug park. It can he built in a satis,
factory manner for $J,0". It can be made
Ideal for tlVMO. Its maintenance would
be scarcely worth considering. The bene
fits are so many they can scarcely be
catalogued. The desirability need not be
discussed. We want It. We should hav
It. We can have It. We will have It.
If, as the flremenlaim, the Clarency
bill Intended that each city's share of
the revenue from the tax on foreign fire
Insurance companies should be set aside
for the relief of disabled firemen, this city
could do many a worse thing than lo
stretch the law a little and allow this
money to be devoted to the purpose for
which It was meant. Councils under
stand thoroughly how. on account of the
antiquated statute against civic pensions,
the framers and promotors of this bill
could not Include Its real purpose among
Its provisions and had to have It passed
with the verbal understanding that Its
revenues should be devoted to pensions
for firemen. They can easily satisfy them
selvea on this point and after doing so
their only duty before turning over this
money la to assure themselves that It will
be properly taken care of.
M'KIXLEY'S WISH.
Washington Letter, Pittsburg Dispatch.
The arrest of a peregrinating preacher
by Hon. Boles Penrose on a targe of libel
has excited a great deal of attention hera,
and one cannot mix among politicians and
members of congress for a moment with
out heating a discussion In soma form of
the senatorial contest. A member of con
gress who visited president-elect McKla
ley within the last few week volunteeie I
a grist of information to the correspond
ent of the Dispatch today T.-hlch may be
not without interest, stipulating that liU
Identity shall In no way be Indicated. He
says that while conversing with he
president-elect the subject of the Penn
sylvania senatorial election was men
tioned, and Mr. McKlnlcy expressed an
earnest hopo that the contest will not In
volve any lack of harmony between Sena
tor Quay and the successor of Senator
Cameron, whosoever the latte- might ue.
He Intimated that, such ir.haimony be
tween senators would ba Inevitably very
uisagreeablc to the executive In malting
necs?ary appointments, anil hoped tin
r.-lutlor.s between so eminent a leader us
Quay and the new senntjr might be thor
ouuhly cardial. Of courso the president
elect well understood the Impossibility cf
tho (.'ronth of any profound sent Inn ut of
affection but ween Senator Quay and
liiolher Wanamaker.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
From the Plttsburs Chronicle-Telegraph.
There Is some absurd talk about reiel
Ing the act of the last legislature estab
lishing the Superior court of Pennsylva
nia. It la not stated who will have the
temerity among legislators to Introduce
such a bill, but that the rash and senseieia
Impulse will meet with tha strong disap
probation of the great majority can eally
be prophesied. This court has taken
away about hulf the cases from the Su
preme court, and the findings have met
with a surprising degree of acceptance.
Very little grumbling Is beard on tho part
of litigants. There was at tirst. naturally,
some Indispojltlon to take the Superior
court's decisions as final, but this hits
melted away with the observation thit
theie were based upon adequate and Just
conceptions. The general public takes
it as a blessing of great value that the
prompt dispatch of legal business is inns
assured, and also that the more thorough
consideration which the removal of pres
sure Insures, enables the Supreme court to
strike at some evils disclosed by the oper
ation of our laws with more force and car-
talnty.
QUAY AND HANNA.
Wellman, In the Times-Herald.
The day after Mr. Quay's manifesto
against rich men appeared in the papers
Mark Hanna met him. "Blast your eyes,
you old hypocrite," exclulmed Mr. Hanna,
"I see you are against men who have a
little money. You would keep me out of
the senate, would you. you old Pecksniff. '
Mr. Quay only laughed and winked that
peculiar wink of his. It Is needless to acid
that there is no quarrel between Messrs.
Hanna and Quay. They are so friendly
they can, talk to one another just as t ley
please.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Draw by AJacchua
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 2.23 a. m., for Wednesday,
Dec. 16, 1!W.
A child born on this day will notice that
In modern times thoto whom the gods
wish to destroy they first make "hot in
the collar."
Scranton has not, like Wilkes-Barre, a
Champion bicycle rider, but the city can
nevertheless boast of aorae very rapid
young men.
It la barely possible that Uncle John
Wanamaker may yet escape from the
hands of his friends who are pressing re
sponsibilities upon him.
A man's Ignorance of a matter of public
Interest can sometimes be guaged by his
anxiety to enlighten the rest of mankind
upon the subject.
Haxleton wants a cavalry troop. Hasle
ton will do well to beware of General
Qobln.
Speaking of the ; party pursuing the
school board. It Is hoped that she will
Sparh'em further trouble.
AjacrhnV Advice.
Do not attempt to pick a quarrel with
your best girl before the 25th Instant.
After that date, however. It will probably
be an easy matter. '
Do not wait until tho last minute
but come 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
Clemons, Ferber,
O'Malley Co.,
CA LtCKAWSNlM AVI
OPEN EVENINGS.
CD
Cuss the Buttonholes I
Even Santa Clnus would do It, If he had
to tussle with the shirts that some men
wear.
He a sensible little Santa Claus. Euy
your husband something that he really
needs. For Instance, a half-dozen good
shirts, and a really pretty tie. Instead of
the monstrosity he wears. Zero prices.
305
Lack Av.
SANTA
CLAUS
Bends his book or
ders to our .
HOLIDAY STORE
an Wash. Ave., Opp. .
Court Heue.
4 J7 fpnaca Street.
CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS
jew;
1 1
BEIDLERIAN
I. THE BOOKMAN
G0MITH1
AM Holiday Bayers
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 publishers 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
BUT NONE IN SCRANTON which can compare in any way with our
mammoth tailoring establishment. . Our line in Suitings, Trouserings and Oyer
coatings is as complete as you will find in any city. Our patterns and fashions
are up-to-date and the very latestonly. Should our prices be too low let ns
know and we will make the necessary correction. Our work and fit we guarantee.
We don't allow a garment to leave our place, exeept perfectly satisfactory. Buying facilities finable u
to sell at much lower thai! lowest prices, hence here, like everywhere else, our Immense success.
Branch 14.
A i
GREAT
SURPRISE
Our Largs and Elegant Stock of
Carvers
XaklA onrl
Pocket
Cutlery.
Retail Department open avenlngi '
from 7 to 10.
SPECIAL.
Offer for December. Our prices
already the lowcat In Scranton,
greatly reduced. Take advantage
of this, our greatest offer, and
make yourself a Xrnas present of
Mads to Order Suit or
Overcoat for
Or at Least a Pair of
Troasers for
I4.G0
S3.00
We show whole rolls of cloth.
Not short length samples.
GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO.,
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att z uiw Launn mo. r. as
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CO.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE,
al TO IJI MERIDIAN STREET.
U W. COLLINS, Manager.
DR. a W. GREEN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Electrical Treatment a Specialty. Officii,
07, 60S and 609 Mean BaUding,
SCRANTON, PA.
Tba moat complete equipment of Eloctrleal
maotalaee and appliance for medical um to be
foand In a poyeitiau'e office ontetde of Near
York, Medical and eleatrical treatment for
all caaaa amenable to either or both.
6. W. QREEN, M. O.,
(07, HI and COS ttears Building, Bcrantoo.
lUure-l a,m, to 12. 1 p,m.to&; 7.80 to
FQOTE&SHEARCO
HKi
Every Street Car
IT
427 Lackawanna Avenue, Scrantan,
With every pair of Skates
we will give a ticket . .
which will entitle the pur
chaser to one . ...
Chance on a Spalding
Bicycle, 1897 Hodel.
We have a full line of in
door Games ior the Holidays.
Florey's,
Y. H. C. A. BUILDING.
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H0VEII1ES FOaTHEJQLiDliYS.
Our Holiday Display or useful and
ornamental articles was never so
large a this season's exhibit. The
advantage of having so large and
varied an assortment to select from
will be apparent to all who contem
plate giving presents of a substantial
and artistic character, or buying for
their own use.
Writing Desks.
Dressing Tables,
Clieval Glasses,
Couches,
Rockers.
Reclining and Easy Chairs,
Musiti Cabinets,
Parlor Cabinets und Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
l ea Tables,
Vcrnls-Martin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestuls,
Jardinieres,
Hook Cases.
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices la plain
figures.
HILL & CONNELL,
131 & 133 Washington hi
WOLF & WENZEL,
gji Linden.. Opp. Court Houir,
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
Sola Afenta for Blchardaon Eoynton'e
Fornacea and Range.
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BAZAA!
M. t.
Stops at the Door.
D. LOWENSTEIN
Proprietor,
Branch It.
Pa.
For two days only
we will sell a
Large Bible
Divinity Circuit Binding,
Very Fine Paper,
For $1.75
We have the Largest
and Most Complete Line
of
Holiday Goods
in the city.
Reynolds Bros.,
Stationers and Engrave;;,
HOTEL JERMVN BtlLDINQ.
Philadelphia Manufacturers of
Cloaks and Suits
431 Lackawanna Avenue.
HAVE YOU VISITED
ODR WIDE-AWAKE STORE
Where new and attractive gooi are of
fered every day at prtoea exceptionally,
low. If you want to buy a good, aeiuibli
Christmas elf t you can find it here.
BEAVER AND riOUCLE JACKETS,
well tailored; silk lined, latent effects,
equalled to the best $7.50 coat QQ
ever retailed; marked by ua $JiWO
FINE ASTRACHAN CLOTH JACKETS
dressiest effects, new ehteld fronts;
front.;
!: $4.98
Ilk lined: splendid 9 value;
marked by us
ASTRACHAN BOtTCLE AND KER9ET
CLOTH JACKETS, best tailoring, silk
lined throughout, must correot styles,
equal to the reKular $lu coata 7 AO
cold elsewhere; we mark these tfftdO
SPECIAL LOT OP LADIES' DRESS
WA1BTS In stylish checked effects,
dress-maker made, ail lined, . QQ
usually 11.49; this week V vO
EXTRA PINE SILK PLUSH CAPES, full
sweep, trimmed with Thibet, 33-Inch
length, lined with Rhadam silk; 7 QO
good value at $16; our price .. $fit)0
Very fine curl Astrachan Cape, lined
throughout, trimmed with Thibet
fur. cheap at $12, .our E QO
" price WiliwO
No Charge for Alterations
7. WEINGART, Prcprlstor.
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