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THE SCBASTON TBIBIJNB FBIDAY-MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1890.
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We guarantee every garment sixty per cent,
less than obtainable elsewhere in Scranton, or your
money back if you want it. . .
Oxford and Gray Hiied Helton
Overcoats; plain lined; wholesale price $5.00; retail price i e
$7.50. Never-to-be-forgotten price PJUJ
Blue and Black Mixed Kersey Overcoats
. -Velvet collars; wholesale price, $6.00; retail price, $10.50. dj pa
Never-to-be-forgotten price Jtwv
Washington Melton,
Guaranteed for wear; either plaid or leather Italian lined;
wholesale price, $8.50; retail price, $12. Xever-to-be-for-r fn
gotten price pj.JU
Canton Kerseys
Absolutely all-wool; plain lined, satin piping; wholesale
price, $10,000; retail price,' $14.50. Never-to-be-forg6tten rQ
Fine Melton : ' ...
Top-notch of style; wholesale price, $10.50; retail price, dr PA
$20.00. Never-to-be-forgotten price ............' Y '
Black and Bine St George Kerseys
Clay lined; half satin back and sleeves; whole price, $12.50; do PA
retail price, $18.50. Never-to-be-forgotten price $0,311
Montagnac and Satin-Lined Kersey Overcoats
The severest blow we have dealt to staple prices. This
cloth is a standard of excellence throughout the world.
The pinnacle of the tailor's art, top-notch of style; whole
sale price, $18.50; retail price, $25 j to $35. Never-to-be- dC
forgotten price . ;.. .... ; v3
Bine and Black Clay Diagonal Suits
Guaranteed absolutely all-wool; superb garments for dress
occasions; wholesale price, $8.50; retail price, $12.50 up-fcC CA
wards. Never-to-be-forgotten price
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Of the Year Will Be Yours If You
Call at Our Store.
To dress well is a debt every man. owes to the world he moves in. A debt no man
,'can repudiate without damage to himself r x
The crowds of people who are daily attending the Manhattan Clothing Ca's Great
Closing Out Sale attest the tact that this is the greatest event of the season.
People Are Buying All the Time.
They Come to Look and Buy.
The Low Prices Make Everybody Buy
Underwear at less than manufacturers' prices. Holiday Neckwear in the most
fashionable effects. Powerful inducements for you to buy your Holiday Shoes and Slip
pers from us. This is the only place for you to buy unless you have money to burn.
For Men, Young Men, Boys, Yenths tad Chil
dren. We guarantee erery garment sixty per cent,
less than obtainable elsewhere In Scranton, or your
money back if you want It.
Twilled Cheiiot Suits
For men, young men, bys, youths and children. We
guarantee every garment sixty per cent, less than obtain nn
able in Scranton, or money back if you want it $7V
Nobby Cheiiot Snits
Gray mixed, guaranteed for wear; wholesale price, $5; re 3 op
tail price, $6.50. Never-to-be-forgotten price... J03
Black and Bine (Mots
Warranted for wear; wholesale, price, $7.00; retail price,
$10.50. Never-to-be-forgotten iprice, single and double
breasted; beautifully made; wholesale price, $6.50; retail i CA
price, $8.50. Never-to-be-forgotten price....; $tjv
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15 Styles Harris Tieeds :
In all shades and patterns; wholesale price, $8.00; retail dP aa
; price, $12. Never-to-be-forgotten price......, 3W
Scotch Tweed Salts.
Strictly all wool and guaranteed; wholesale price, $9.50; t A flO
retail price, $ 14.0a Never-to-be-forgotten price $QUw
Homespun Mots and fine Cassiieres
In high colorings; perfectly tailored; wholesale Prce7CA
$12.50; retail price, $17.50. Never-to-be-forgotten price.. $te3U
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222 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA.
WHO SAYS WOMEN
HAVE NO INGENUITY
Some of Ibf Carious Inventions Which
They Have Patented.
MANY FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAN
What U Revealed at to the CnpabiU
ily of Ihe Fair Sex by an Examlua
lioa of tat Records af the Patent
Otfice-Laiue Devices for Giving
Comfort aad Haying Lubor-Aldt to
Feminine Beauty.
From the Washington Star.
Women .are thinking harder these,
days than ever before. They are in
venting things and getting them pat
ented. No longer are their ideas given
to the public under the names of their
husbands and brothers. At the same
time it Is noticeable that very many
of their Inventions, as shown by the
(Ilea of the patent office, are for the
use and benefit of men exclusively,
and the number and variety of articles
patented by the fair sex during the
last few years rival those of the men.
Among the most unexpected of the
women's Inventions Is a furnace run
by chemicals, the latter being used in
stead of fuel. Some others Just as un
natural are foot supports for telegraph
poles, a machine that catches the grass
when It la cut with a lawn mower,
transfer apparatus ' tor traction cable
cars and a machine for hanging wall
paper. . It Is easy to Imagine that a
very delicate lady who suffers severely
from the cold patented the heat con
centrator, by means of which she is
enabled to turn all the hot air Into
one room and have that comfortable
even If the rest of the house la frees
ing. It Is harder to guess why one of
the gentler sex should devote her in
genuity to contriving an apparatus
for sandlns; railway tracks.
FOR MAN'S COMFORT.
Women are so much Interested In the
comfort and welfare ot men that they
have devoted a great deal of time and
thought to Inventing articles Which are
entirely for their benefit. For in
stance, the fair Inventor of a mus
tache guard could never be suspected
of selfishness. Another feminine pat
entee has an Idea which she calls an
"Improvement in cigars." Her notion
Is that the tobacco shall be soaked In
an extract of pine needles. Another
thinks that cigars made of eucalyptus
leaves leave a clean and pleasant taste
In the mouth unlike horrid tobacco.
These leaves may also be used for pipes
or aa snuff. They are likewise good
for tooth powder or with the addi
tion of suitable fata for soap and can
dles. Other patents granted to women
and especially Intended for masculine
use arc pocket spittoons, mustache
spoons, tobacco bags and cigarette
holders. A combined cane and camera
tripod la a very ingenious contrivance
and supposed to save Its owner trouble.
An umbrella that can be turned Into
a cane when the rain stop Is an addi
tion to duderyv Lots of Ideas for keep
ing pantaloons In shape have been
thought of by clever fair ones. They
have also devised machines for mak
ing cigarettes. '
' FOR FIRE AND TRAVEL. .
Women are very .nervous and seem
to especially dread being burned up,
as Is shown by the fact that they, have
taken out- more patents for fire
scapes than for any other one article.
One of the most novel of these Ideas
is for a spring bed that can be convert
ed at-a-moment's notice -into a Are
escape. A thermometer that Is at the
tarns tints a flrs alarm Is very ingen
ious. Another femlnlne: notion ls to
have the doors and shutters made of
fire-proof material, so that even if the
house were burning there would be a
good chance to get out.
It Is very evident -that women have
experienced great discomfort while
traveling, as the number of trunks
they have patented will testify: One
of the most ingenious of these can be
turned, when desired. Into a bureau or
a writing table. Another Is a combined
trunk and bed. The fair Inventor of
this latter must have suffered much to
have thought of this contrivance. Oth
ers who have been crowded for room
have devised trunks that fold them
selves automatically. A most novel
Idea la for a convertible or combined
bath tub and traveling bag.
RELIEF OF HOUSEKEEPER".
Housekeepers suffer more annoyance
from insects than from any other evil
they have to contend with, and It is not
surprtalng that they have devoted much
attention to ways and means of get
ting rid of them. One woman has in
vented a device to protect chairs and
tables from crawling bugs. Of course,
if they cannot walk up the legs of the
furniture the latter Is safe from them.
Somebody else has patented an Insect
guard for doors, her Idea being to keep
them out entirely. Another has patent
ed a vermin trap. Many novel schemes
for fly traps have fair originators. A
very humane woman has devised a net
to protect horses from flies. Only those
who have been tortured by the pests
can appreciate a mosquito cap for out
of doors which will fold up and go In
the pocket, being thus easily carried
about and always ready for use.
BICTCLE PATENTS.
That crate of the day. the bicycle,
has not been neglected by the women
Inventors. Patents have been grant
ed to them for almost all parts of
wheels. Several fair riders have ex
erted all their ingenuity In trying to
devise comfortable saddles. Others
have tried their hand in making locks.
They have also made experiments In
pneumatic tires. The luggage carrier
for velocipedes was the Idea, But, of
course, they have devoted more atten
tion to bicycle garments than to any
thing else in connection with the wheel.
Trousers that look like skirts appear
to be their most particular ambition.
Much thought has been expended by
the women Inventors of our country to
things to make life for the afflicted
more endurable. One has patented a
typewriter for the blind. Another has
made a slate for the blind, by which
they can tell what they are writing as
they put it down. An attachment for
railway cars which deadens the sound
is undoubtedly for the benefit of nerv
ous people. For any one who has no
hands a rocking chair with a fan at
tached to it which will work as the
chair rocks would be Invaluable, A
sunshade for horses Is most humane.
REALLY FEMININE.
The most strictly feminine articles
devised by women are for the enhance
ment of beauty. There Is nothing that
can add to their attractiveness that
they have not thought of. The most
ambitious of these Is an Instrument that
is supposed to restore facial symmetry.
Anybody with crooked features who
wears this apparatus persistently
enough will be rewarded by their be
coming straight. . If one has simply a
bad complexion there are Innumerable
remedies. A mask to be worn at night
is supposed to be most effective. A hy
gienic apparatus for steaming the face
is greatly beneficial, as Is also a vapor
face bath. Then, of course, there are
all sorts of cosmetics.
Some women's hands are their spe
cial pride, so one has Invented what
she calls a "hand protector." This en
ables the owner to work without dis
figuring those useful members. We
should all have tapering Angers, and
if nature has not bestowed them upon
us we can cultivate them artificially,
The apparatus required for this Is very
simple and can be worn at night. It
coninresBes the ends of the Angers. A
cap for keeping the ears close to the
head s another important Deauiiner,
as nothing is more hideous than ears
that stand out.
It Is only too evident that the Inven
tor of a combined beer and water cool
er likes to drink the wicked malt bev
erage herself. Probably the woman
who thinks that she had discovered a
method for the purification of alcohol
ic liquids will not be thanked by the
men. Undoubtedly the originator of
the device for lowering keys from win
dows has a husband who stays out
late at night.
The woman who Invented a means
for detecting whether sealed envelopes
have been opened must have had hers
tampered with many times to make It
seem of such importance to her. An
other of the gentler sex must have
been robbed to think of a device to
prevent purses from being stolen out of
the pocket. Many of the more timid
have patented burglar alarms.
GENIUS FOR TOYS.
Perhaps the most rational class of In
HIS TIISTAKE. '
Til Just Leave This Young Man Shavins; Set."-Life.
Cepy right, 1SX, by Mltcbtll A Miller.
Ventions to engage th efforts of wom
en Is that of toys. There Is no con
ceivable article for the amusement of
children that they have not thought nf.
One novel Idea Is for a card game that
neips the player to learn a language,
thus combining work with pleasure.
A very pretty notion la for a skipping
rope that Is musical, playing a tune as
the children Jump. Hut the real femln
In mind takea mors delight In plan
nlng dolls than In anything else.
Everything In connection with the
art of sewing has received unlimited
attention from women. Sewing mach
ines without number have been patent
ed and all sorts of attachments for
them have been devised. One laiy fair
one has originated a motor to run her
machine, thus saving herself all labor.
A very useful contrivance is a thread-
cutting arrangement to be attached
to tnimuies.
ODD DEVICES.
Among other odd or otherwise Inter
estliiM Inventions by women are an
electrical head clamp for relieving pain.
a carriage with only one wheel, an egg
tester, a smoice stack lot locomotives,
a portable balcony, an elevated rail
way, a submarine telescope and lamp
combined, a system of pyrotechnic
night signals and a table to attach to
the berths of vessels. The Instinct of
the gentler sex for economy Is Illus
trated by a combined school desk and
organ, a sofa that can be turned into
a bathtub, a canteen and lunch box, a
table that can be converted into a lunch
basket, a combined collar and tie, a
door plate that is at the same time a
card receiver, a lantern that can be
turned into a dinner pall, a combined
paperweight, calendar and musical
watch, a baby tender that Is also a
crib and a railway chair and crosatie
combined.-
CABINET UBPEUES.
The Rale it That Unexpected Haass
Ar Chasea 1st Unexpected Places.
Major Handy in the Times-Herald.
With the newspapers cabinet-making
begins as "oon aa a new president Is
elected. With the president-elect him
self It does not begin very often until
within a few weeks before Inaugura
tion day. While public opinion gen
erally picks out ope or two winners of
portfolios, it has almoat never picked
them all out and given them the right
portfolios. It is the exception rather
than the rule that any statesman has
the right of way to the cabinet aa
Webster had with the elder Harrison,
as Seward had with Lincoln, as Wash
burne had with Grant, and Blaine had
with Garfield and Benjamin Harrison.
No man except McKinley himself has
the position in the Republican party
today which was occupied by Webster
In the whig and Blaine in the Republi
can ranks, nor has any living states
man tne personal relations with Mc
Kinley which Washburn enjoyed with
Grant. Moreover less than any presi
dent In the whole line Is McKinley un
der mortgage by th conditions of his
nomination and election.
The presidential ha bit has been to
spring surprises on th public In th
personnel of the cabinet. Orant In his
first term surprised th country with
Fish. Rawlins. Belknan. Bovle. Robe
son, Cresswell, Akerman and Williams,
and In his second term with Brlatow,
Morrill, Taft and Jewell, to say noth
ing of A. T. Stewart, who waa bowled
out before the public had time to real
ise th Incongruity of the appointment.
Hayes unearthed Key. Devens. Ram
sey and Goff. Th formation of Gar
Acid's cabinet was a mystery until
his messax went to th senate on the
4th of March. Lincoln. Klrkwood and
James were unexpected and MacVeagh
was a bewildering surprise. Arthur as
tonished the country with Folger, Hunt
and Hatton. Cleveland ha broken
out In th most uneapected places
when he came to making up a cabi
net or filling vacancies therein, and
Harrison was not far behind him. 1
It Is th great advantage of Major
McKinley that he has a thorough
knowledge of contemporary politicians
In respect to tbelr limitations as well
as to their abilities. Nam to him any
man In public life and he will tell you
his antecedents, his personal charac
teristics, his associations and his qual
ifications and drawbacks for official po
sition. With most of them he has
served in congress or had Intercourse
as a cone rest man. Nor has his own
absorption in politics circumscribed the
circle of his acquaintances. He knows,
personally In moat cases, and In oth
ers by reputation, the great manufac
turers and Importers, the bankers, the
merchant princes, th leaders of or
ganised labor, th expert handicrafts
men, and the political economists, the
oretical and practical. There is no city
and no section of the country In which
he would be a stranger, and his mem
ory of names and faces Is scarcely sec
ond to Blaine's. This large acquaint
ance makes It the more difficult to
satisfy the personal expectations of In
dividuals, but, on the other hand, it
affords assurance that, relying upon
his own Judgment and knowledge, h
will be much less likely to put squar
pegs in round holes or old win in new
bottles.
ENUMSHXENANO AMERICA.
Ltadiag rabli Men Who Have
Always Been Friends of Oars.
From th Century.
The fact that the English public men
who have understood America, or who
have seemed to care to understand her,
have, at least until recently, always
represented a small minority. During
the first century of our national lit
scarcely an Englishman ot eminence
was clear-sighted enough to perceive
America's real devotion to great ideal
Our British kinsmen thought us a
horde of Qradgrlndt and nothing else,
whereas, In spit of seeming absorption
In material things, th national life
was grappling with mighty ethical and
political Ideas which th selfUhnes and
Irresponsibility of politician might
sometimes distort, but could never
stifle. Leigh Hunt, as Lowell used to
remind us, could never think of America
without seeing In Imagination a gigan
tic counter stretched all around on
seaboard, and we bore Hunt's ridknil
with a complacency that was more
cheerful because his calibre aad weight
or metai were scarcely great ouf a
to do much execution over sea. Car.
lyl sneered; we remembersd his dys
pepsia ana rorgav. Kuskin emptied
th vials of his eloquent contempt
upon our sacrifice to America's freedom
and Integrity; w abator no Jot or tltti
of our veneration for his prophet's mes
sage, whii w strove to make lust
allowances for th vagaries of th
hyperaesthetic temperament. These
things it was easy to condone.
The Englishmen who haveunderstood
American life have Judged It by some
thing besides the froth of the irrespon
sible press and the antics of provincial
"statesmen." Cobden's fatal exposure
of his life to do us service and John
Bright' brave words In th hour of
our distress can never be forgotten.
Th memory of Thomas Hughes alasl
tnat w must write "memory" now
will always, remain a rich and fragrant
legacy, to which. In a peculiar sense,
we are coheirs with Englishmen, while
the work or Mr. Bryc ha not only
won our respect and gratitude, but Is
bound to leave deep Impress on our
life. None of these men was blind to
the evident foibles, defects and crudi
ties of the strenuous life of an earnest
and virile people. On th other hand.
none Invited distrust by silly attempts
to flatter or cajole. But all were quick
to recognise In American aspiration,
achievement and representative char
acter, something other and better than
mere bigness. They even ventured now
and then to speak of these thing a
great; but the word sit better on thelt
lips than on ours.
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