TITE SORANTON TT1TIUTNE-MONDAY MORNING, JAKUAUY 4. ,1S7. Clje kwmfon r(8une Ucllj (ill J Wcokl). No Buiulay IMIlloti I'ubllslicJ at Serantai. IM., I'J' Th Tribune Publishing Company. lo ioik Ofllco- Trltmnp llulMlnx, Trunk fi cl raj, Mamger II linSD AT TUB r03TOfnra AT BCRANTOSt FA., ICOND CLABG MAIL MATTER SCIIANTON, JANl'AUY I, ISO". Thu coiiim! ot JIi J U. Stuifics unci other uwneis In icfuslniT to allow the opening oC the riothlnulmtn thonter to Hiinduv evoiiltiK cunrorU will doubtless be Kcnoinlly nppiovecl In this city. As a rule thu theatrical "sacieil roncutt" is not nil Improvement upon the oitlioelox Ulisui value of the H ibbatli, unci It Is not lelleveil that then,' Is piessliiK clelimml foi this soit of enteitalntneiit In Scinn lon. At Albany This Week. Albany will boon tlMde honois with llaiihburK as n ten tot of Intel est. In Its tonstiuetlon the Now "iork legisla ture, which assembles tomonow, is fnteiestlntf. Tlieie nie. In the senate, tJ Kcpubllcans to II Deniocints; and In lite house, 115 Itepubllmnn to J3 Donio tiats .1 Kepublluin pluialltv on joint (allot ot mole' than twice as mnnv otcs as the Demociats lino luembcis. trills Is n dhlslon cntituU without pie ledent In New Yolk state politics. Among the measutes whlcli will come up at Albany foi consldeiatlon rite soernl of wldespte.id Inleicst Chief of thoc, In imiioitance, Is the Ci cater New Yoik chattel bill, u bill to establish a basis of government foi u new municipal empire which hah been iteeted by the bringing togethot of New Yoik cltv Biooklvn and the piin clpal othei populous centeis within a ladius of 50 miles. Upon this iiucstlon of n propel chaitor for what will be the pecond oi tlilttl lntgest eitv In the w oild the ablest minds ot both hemisphetes hae been foi some time at woik and It temalns to be seen how falily and thoicniRhly the lcntslntuie will utilize theli suggestion'!. The -ccoml subject in tank of Inteiest w 111 undoubtedly be the Haines bill, to Which a Hood of amendments is tlueat eneil. It is undetstood that only tlnee modiflcitions have the nppionl of Thomas C Piatt, the te.il nuthoi of the oilglnal law. One aims to dispose of the numctous fake hotels which hae Bpiung into existence since the law went Into effect, the second gives in creased povvei to the enf oiclng uuthotl tlcs and makes heaIor the penalties, and the thlid endeiois to teach the llciuot-dt Inking clubs The debates upon these amendments and the leg islatute's goneial ttcatmont of the diinkptoblem ought to be lntetestlng. Some new legislation against tiusts Is among the possibilities, but fiom what Is known of the dominating Inllu ences at Albany It Is liaidlj to be ex pected that ladlcal measuies will pio vail The senatoiial pioblem seems to be settled upon the basis that Mr. Piatt can succeed JIi. Hill If he wants to or delegate that honoi to anothet, who will not be Mi. Choate. It is the gen eral opinion, notwithstanding Mi Piatt's tecent statement of qualified denial, that he will be the nest sona tot himself But his attitude nt Saia toga last summei teaches that he may possibly mean to keep 'out of olllce In person. Thu one weak pot in Mi. Piatt's lecoul ns a politician, consld tied fiom the standpoint of politicians, Is his fear of submitting a candidacy of his own to the people As has been said befoie, he lacks Senatoi Quaj's coinage at critical times ' But a sena toi ship of coutse Is dlffeient. At least one- thing may be said in fa vor of o-c-QucM n Illly ot Hawaii. Sho has made no conttacts with the leetuto bureaus. The Passing of fir. Brynn The Spilngfleld Union thus tevlows the closing scenes of the cnieer of William Jennings Hi) an, who Is pass ing into ohscuilty almost as lapidly as lie came into piomlnence- "It te(iulied almost a week for Will iam Jennings Bt)an to admit that he had been defeated for the piesldenc) . He coupled that admission with a statement that he had consecrated himself anew to the cause of fice sll vei and that In the coming four )eais ho would be active In the Inteiest of the gieat cause. Within a few dajs theroaftoi Mi. ilijan signed a contract fot fifty lectutos at one thousand dol lais each It looked then ns If pios petlty would come to him and thcie wore fears that he might develop Into n plutocrat. Naturally there was some sad icllectlon at the evil Influence a de slio for money had on the people's nd ocato, but the blow was hot no with patience Mr, Bi)nn's consecration to the lcc tuio field nngeted some of his suppott ets, who wanted him to talk foi noth ing, and there v.eio oniu ciiticlsms of his grasping tendencies Finally the time came for Mi. Bi)nn to give his flrt leetuto. He selected Atlantn, whole his friends woie numeious. Ho had a good audience and evet) thing lequired foi a successful lectuie, but tho ahlllt) to dellvei It Hven his best friends In Geotgla leluctantly admit that his lecture was not up to his lepu tutlon and he hlni'-elf felt that lectin -ing was not his foite. As a lesult he decided to leetuto no mote, nnd tho newspapets of Gcoigla criticised nun, with some seveilt). It was a sad busi ness, but Mi. Bt)iin was undone by thu teputntlon fot eloquent o which the speech that nominated him nnd given him He could not live up to It. In the midst of this disappointment comes the announcement that already schemes are being laid to prevent his rcnomlnatlon. Silver loaders aie not altogether satisfied with him. They fool that had he been more amenable to discipline dutlng the late canvass ho would have had a better chance for election. Dev oted though these silver leaders may be to tho silver cause, they want a man to lead them who will not bo so self-willed. Consequently tho path to the next nomination Is ob structed, Tho most recently anno-unced candidate for the nomination In 11)00 Is Aithur Puo Gorman, of Mar) land, whose conversion to silver follow 6d tho Chicago convention. The plan of some of tlo silver leadcis Is to nomi nate Mr. (Jormnli and to shelve Mi. lltjiui, It may succeed, and jet It Is n long way until 1000, but dm man would bo n eiy weak candidate, Mean while Mr. Bryan will devote himself to Ills new book, dicnm of the future and tiy to tocoer gtound lost. He will piobably bo unable to do so for the people nio beginning to foi got him al ready. Well may ho eluugc them with fickleness." 'I he Dead of 18o6. The list of distinguished persons who passed to the gloat he) end dutlng the )ear tS'JG Is an extensive one, and neai 1) all piofeslons hae been nlfectod by the hand of the gtlm destto)oi. In the Held of lotteis thole weio many notable deaths, both in this eountr) and Bui ope Aineilca lost Kate Held, Hairlet Beechet 9towe, HdgarAV N)e, dail Hamilton, Colonel T. V. Knox, Joseph V. Haipor, Hugene Field nnd Heni) C. Howell Bngland mouins the death of (Jeoige du Mnurlei, Thomas Hughes, Sir John Mlllals and William Mollis. A met form art has lost Olllam and Grimm, the noted cailcatuilsts, Will iam Hamilton Gibson and Alfred Will iam Hunt. A list of men conspicuous In political life includes ex-Speaker Cilsp, of (leoiglu; ex-Goetnor Husscll, of Mas sachusetts, and Governor Gteenhnlge, of the same state, ex-Secictai) Benja niln 1 Btlstou and ex-Senatois Ionian Ttumbull, ot Illinois, IVtiy, of Michi gan, and Scott of Pennsylvania, e Coiigiessman Hon, ot Michigan, Bng llsh of Indlnna; Hatch, of Michigan, Pellows, of New Yoik, and 11 Clay Bnsconi, the Pilhlbltlonlst leadei The diamatlc and musical stage has lost Louis Ambiose Thomas Mis Scott Slddons, Katherino Klafsk), Homy H Abbe), Italo Campanlnl, Alexnndei Salvlnl, Alexander Heiimnnn, Tiank Mno, James Lewis and otheis of lesser note Among the moie pi eminent cletgy who have died this ear nte Bishop Coxe, e-Aichblshop Kondilck, Bishop H)nnand Bishop Hn)Wood The busi ness world has lost Austin Corbin, Kob eit Gniiett, William Steinwny, Enoch Pratt and Homy I. Pletce, all of whom made a most conspicuous mark In life. The list of distinguished foi eigne! s who have passed away Includes the Shah of Pei sin, who lost his life 1) assassination, the Sultan of Zanzibar and Piesldent Hlpnol)te of Ha)ti. Russia lost an able diplomat In the per son of Pilnce Lobanoff, and Tiance lost a numbet of most distinguished states men, including Leon Say, Jules Simon and ex-Piemloi rilquet. Amung othei pi eminent persons who passed away in Hut ope wete Baton Hiisch, Colonel Noith, the nltiate king, the Atchblshon of Canteibury, and Ileniy Pilnce of Battenboig. The suggestion that the Congies "lonal Itecoid be abolished will not commend Itself to man) people. What the Itecoid teally needs Is a coloted supplement embellished with plenties ot the chntactet of the Hogan's alley Yellow Kid " Our Fertile Forests. The Inevitable result of the destruc tion of Ametlcan foiests seems to be plain to evei) one except those engaged in this species of vandalism and tne law-mnkois of vnilous stntes who ate dilatoiy In enacting measuies for the pioteetlon of out woodlands The Syra cuse Journal In a tlmel) article calls attention to the feitillty of the fotests that ate fast dlsappeailng undet the axe of the grasping lumbeimnn. "Theto is mote feitillty and possible wealth In out foiests," -n)s the Joui nnl, "than we can account foi without stopping to consider and flguilng a lit tle In tho Hist place we have an end less vniloty of delicious nuts which make up one of the most utti active side dishes foi the holldajs. Theie aie the squlu els which aie leated on the sime food and w hen brought to the table give us the nutty llavoi of the woods. The wild gnmo of the foi est piesetve Is all that Is left us now as fat as the open limkots aie concerned and its extravagant in Ice Is sulllcicnt evi dence of the demand which niles nt this season of the jeal Huffed giouse would be a luxuiy of the past weio it not for the cate exeicised l game con stables and loiest cominlssloneis The state fish and game association which assembles In this cltv this month will ptoduce some statistics on the Inttet subject which should engnge the atten tion of evet) man who knows how to use n fowllng-ploco nnd Is fund of tak ing a bltd-dog Into the woods. What would become of the spoit If the foi ests weio not pi oteeted and, by that same token, what will lumpen to the vanishing birds if the eatth is not lid of the pot-huntei One of these wi -cals has Killed a thousand giouse with in tin eo months most ol which went straight to the metropolis in lots of two and tluee bundled How long aie we likely to have luffed giouse If that Is allowed to continue It Is bad enough to have the game picseives pass Into piivato eonttol, but It Is a thousand times lettet than allowing the foiests to bo destio)ed oi given Up to such slaughter hunting as this. Oui fot estr) s)stem Is still In Its Infancy, but sufllcleut attention has been given to the subject to w nit ant the asset tlon that within nnotliet decade we shall be compelled to extend tho Held of opera tions In otdei to furnish an adequate supply of watci to the canal Actual experiment has demonstrated thoaet thnt foiests aie Indlspenslble adjuncts of high level sptlngs, and If the eannl system Is to be Impiovod with nn idea of making It pinctleally beneficial to the consumei, foiestry must, be looked nftei all along the lines of Intel lor lakes. "Hellbionn foiests nto cut eveiy twent) )ears with tho Inevitable lesult that denudation dtles up the sptlngs nnd watei couisos, hut us soon us tho tieos become luxuriant again tho spilngs bubble up nnow nnd tho water couisos lesumo their music and fettl llzlng boneHcence. Inland navigation plays nn Important patt In this econ omy of nature, not only by cheapening transportation, but ulso by sending lit tle ilvulets of wafer through the low lands, here and theie, adjoining the canals wheie trees start spontaneously and are usually allowed t,o stand In oi- dor to prevent any washing away of the noli, After awhile these trees will ho found to have Induced a genotnl molstuie of the soil nnd grass glow si wjth tank luxtlilance even where bate pastilles nie baked with diouth. Hn glneeis easily demonstiale the fact "that eight pounds or tt action aie 10 qultcd to move n ton b) lull, and that less than one-fouith of thnt amount of tt action Is necessaiy to move a ton nlloat, In still water.' Of coutse It can he Hunted mole cheaply on water wnja In which cut t cuts llow in the dcslied dliectlou. The Susquehanna nnd other once abundant tlvcts can bo made In expensive natutal canals foi Hunting nigosles more valuable than those of ntitlqulty, cnpable, Indeed of hearing to niaikot all of the fi eight thnt tii tutall) seeks the consuinei In the dl loetlon of tltclt seveial cnutses Hug lnnd has p s)Btem of Inland, ot slack wntei, navigation almost ( qual In length to hoi lines of rnllwtiy." Tito ndvance of the aftel -dinner dnncei over the nttei-dinnoi otatot In Gotham would ltinko It seem advisable foi Hon. Chnuncey Depuw to prac tice a few steps. - If Maceo Is lesutteeted a few moie titties in the press dispatches the av erage leader will begin to doubt that the Cubnn General evet existed. KIND WORDS FOR BAYARD. Hnrron In the Tlmes-lleinld. Mi Iii)nrd's stitioosoi will have a trv Ing position to occup) There nie mmv tit tic nt Amoi leans, no doubt, who think It ticii)ii foi nn Amcrlc in to nioik oi vwlte ot Mi. I't)ard In ollur teinis than those of excel ntlon It !, neveithclcs, a fait that no ttpresi ntathe of the United States In Btiglnml has ever done mote to cieate a sentiment of ( steim foi Anierlci In the minds of lutelllRint IhiBllshmi n than oui first nmbn8idoi to the coutt of St, Juiii' Sli Prnncls Lockwood, In a locont speech, snld he was told In Ameri ca that It was due to the calm nnd Jndl clnl attltudo of the English press that theto was so pacific a settlement oTtho tecent dlffeienees between tin United States nnd England. While this Is un doubted!) true. It Is pqunll) certain that the dlspiiRsIon lie, unpirtlsan but serene 1) pitrlotlc attitude of "Ii B.i)iud had a gtcat dull to do with the mode ration ot English edltoilils and gave the cue for a discii''!lon of the question In a n) to pro voke the least antagonism and piomoto the lnigest hiuinonv When it Is roracra beicil how often hot-headed, unintelligent ?t"il on tho part of peoplo who Imagine themselves to be the onl) patriots has Impel lied the welfare of nations it mij hei regnided ns an Inestimable blessing that a government has a fair-minded, cool-headed, wlci leiuesentaUve at a foiclgn court wheie lie is thoroughly ic spected o Mi Ilnvard has stood fot Ameilca upon the polished platform of the highest and most dignified dlplomnc), and he has pit allele d tho achievement of Lowell In winning esteem fot himself while steaellh cnhincltiR and broadening the icspect lor his counti) Now that his mission Is pmctlcnll) ended thee things may bo salel for him Not a few Americans who weie disappointed In theli efforts to use Mi Iiavaid, anil weio made to undei stand tli it an ambus" idol is not the lnckev of his tout 1st eountr) men, feel a peisonil hostlllt) to Ml. Hi).ud whlcli the) would gladl) explain as nn honest In dignation bocaiKe of his "damnable and unpntiiotle toadvlng to English pieju dlee," the one tiling pierlsely that Mi Ha).ard has never done The simple fact Is that Ml Ba)nrd Is a learned, seholai 1 mm, i skilled law) or, a commanding oiatoi, ele.in-wltted and sagacious, with i sulllcicnt powei of mental detachment to examine and determine the tispectivo meilts of a case and the courage to .if llim his judgment These aie the esen tlal dualities of a gre it diplomat, and theie is no place In the world wheie Amei lca so needs the ablest possible repiesen tative diplomat as here in London, tho gatheilng point of the eatth's greutne. It behooves President-elect "VIcKlnlo) to choose well If he would have milntalned the standard set before the English mind b) our Hist ambassador, foi the Iiinid stamp Is even deeper than the LoWcll im pression I was In Gel main when Low ell died, and when 1 got the English pa peis of the following moinlng theie was it two-column editoiial In the Times and the Dnil) Telegraph had stopped its incises to pi Int ,1 half-page, excellent wood cut of the poet-statesman I ai rlved In London the next evening, and upon all sides heaul things that made an Ameilean heatt throb with a gt iteful sense thnt huge-mludedncss ov el leaps na tional burlers and Iliuls affection nnd ad miration even wheie We all know how Amu lea mom ned the loss of her gifted son, but who does not lemembei how censorleiusl) Minister Lowell w is ciltl clsed b) some of his eountr) men because he felt that It was the business of a mln Istei to piomote nnd establish national filcmlshlps, to tin doing ivwi) with those pett) piejudlces and unwoith) enmities th it should have nothing to do with the grand movement of human destlii) Mr linvaid his held this view Just a little moie fe.iikbsl), tint Is all It seems a thousand pities that Amcrlen's foieign eoips of diplomats and upiisentatlvcs should ho nt the men) of the mutations ol domestic politics et aftet all It ma) he one of the bastions of lepublle mlsni municipalIjwnersiiip. l"iom the Tlmes-Henld One section of the diaft of the "Gieator New oik" hill will atttact attention not in New Voik alone but 111 eveij tit) in Ameilta as will It urns a-. folluw "Ilereaftei no fnnchlse oi light to ust the sliects, uv emits pirkwava oi hUh va)s of the elt) shall he gi mttd h) the municipal nsemhlv to on) fieison oi oi poiatiou fot a longti peiloel thin tvMli'v live )cais, but such giant in i) glv i to the gi tntee the light, on a fall itvalui tlon, to not moie thin one rent will tot i furthei pcilod of not txeeeillng twiiit) tive iiir L'lion the tei intuition of tht franchise oi right gi.inttd b) the mu nielpil assenjbl) the plant ot pi opt it) of the grantee in the stieeu, avenues puic wa)soi hlghwn)s, with Its appuittuanets, Fhall heiome the piupeit) of the tit) without fuithet oi eitlui compensa tion to the gi intee, and the t't) ma) hy oi din line piovlde foi the opeiatlou theie- of b) itself ot by lefcsets -o- T lils Is h) fat the most impoitant step towaid munltlpil ownership of stieet iailwa)s and gaswoiKs and othet Im pioveinents that has been taken In Ameil ca The Olasgow, Hlimlngluim and Man chestei oitilments aie famllln leading to Amcrleans, but although the) hive been ofttitd fot out emulation b mo't Insistent icfoimois the) have not been viewed with veiy gieat enthiiolaHm b the Ameilein liublle Tho feai of evci) thlng nulullstle or lnttaklug of the nu tmo of sochil'sm Is so stiong among Anieileius of all cl isses that It has been almost Impossible to gain a heniing for the government ownership of iailwa)S and telegraidis, vhlle tho goveinment ovvitcrblilps jjf postollieoB is tegaided as essential or to convince a clt) whkh owns Its wnterwotks that It might prollt nbl) own Its gaswoikx In Unglaud no suth supoistltlon iienlls, Mi Cham berlain Is tho patron of municipal ownei ghlp, and as stiong In the faith now that ho has become the torlest of toiles as ho waa when he led the ladlcals, while no statesman, whatever his connections may he, takes any shnme tc Ii'mself foi ad. ministering en Incomo tu o Whether oven the growing discontent of the peoplo with the unoganco of ni- vnto owners of public franchises can ever overcome the Inherent Individualism of American l'fo It a doubtful qmstlon. The Now York experiment will go n long vva) (nvvnnl prov'tig oi disproving the nc ci,)lnl)lllt) of mutilclpil ownorshlp, for It Ir not the project of "wild-eyed social tpfonneis" but of sober business men, mid It Is untainted by socialism, ot wluit the nvouige unit tnkes for jocliillsm, TIMllUNB'S POLITICAL HANDBOOK. Itcsf ot Ilcci'Ueel, Wllkes-Hat re Now s-I)e ilcr. Of the ninny nlmniincn thnt lnvo cumo to tills olllee tho best that has yet put III nppc.iiunre Is that of tho Scianton Tilb tine It Is u regular inc)c!opcUla ami dis counts an) thing Issued by the metropoli tan liress Handsomest of' Annuals. Wllltcs-Hitro Li uler. Tlio Sei.iiilon Tilhuno's atinu il for 1ET7 is Issued umlti tlic title of Political Hand book and UnusihoU! Ene)(lopeella ami l all that Its mime Implied it is a book eit ov n JW pages nnd contains a good del! of genu il us well is local infoimation, with a liumliei of loeul lllustr itiuns It Is one of Hie hiibcst and h indsomest an nuals Unit come to tile Leudit olllce rincst of Its Kind. Elmh i Telegram 'I ho Ti Hume's political handbook Is tho line st of the kind published In this elt It Is ,i compilation nnd publication that le fleets ticdlt upon the Scmntolt Tilb unc. Crcciitiililr Work. Harleton Plnln-Speaker. The Plplu-bpo iket arkltovvledgcs tlio le celpt of will complltil almanacs fiom the Wlllus-Uuie Heeoid and the Scianton Tiibune. Both nie valuable compendium!) of evil) dn) litfoim Ulun, the woik being vei) ciedltublc lor two nt Ienns)haula's foiemoat Interloi newsiiaiieiS. SPAIN'S VSW OHTUIN'llSS. Piom tho New York Tilbunc Spain hns shown her uiiwoithlnos? to eontiol colonies since she be'gan to posjesq tin m One by one the) have revolted agnliist hei oppiesslon xind thiovvn ofl hoi 1 ule old) a handbieadth besides hei C i llbbenn possessions and the l'hllllplnos lennilnllig to hei Hei lulde Is Intiiested In the retention ot these', but so it has biM'ii, without avail, in the e ise of othei possessions, and so It Is slue oonet or litei to be with these She will llnd enough to do at home If she sets elill geiitl) about It. Onl) about half hei peo ple can lead nnd vwitc, nnd It would be the wist st possible stioke of nolle) to teach these aits tei the temalnlng half She would thus be battel qu illlled foi homo inlo, but foi authorlt) abioad she h is had neail) four contuiu s of tilal and his been found a fliluie She will have to give It up altogether Europe is of that mind and polltel) (Ucllnes to take up her cause against u which indeed, she could not do with effect without nn eftoit much too fostb foi the occasion Sp iln will reall) feel a gteat deal better when she Is dlsihaiged ot all responslblllt) foi Cubi She will then, but not before have a lit tle leisure foi l'ee nation, and perhaps a little mone) to Bpend on herself no r.vrrii in i:cki:ls. Trom the Salt Lake Tiibune. Wo hope that Comptroller Eckels is right In feeling that tho bank falhues .lie not evidence ot a gener il weakness ammg the banks, but onl) show local bad management. Ceitaluly the banks of the east ought to be ver) stiong, loi the) have had .iver) thing theli own way foi low these man) vcais At the same tin., we cannot forget Eckel's genet al uniellnbllit) and bad judgment on llnan eial iiiatteis, and would feel easier if It hid been some bettei man and hUhti au thorlt) that had slid it. THIS IS ltr.AI, .UKAV. Syracuso Courier. Don Cameron's anxiety to have the I'nited States take possession of Cuba Is said to be bied upon the fnct that the Pemis)lvanla senitoi Is a luge ovvnet of Cub in lion ore mines The dlslnteiest edness of some of these Pcnns)lvinla pa tilots Is ttul) touching TOLD BY THE STARS. Dnil) Horoscope Dinvvn h) Ajncciiu Tho Tiibune Astrologer. Astiolabe cast 1 S3 a m , loi MonJii), Jan 1, lt.'J7. A child boin on this day will notice tint a kooel elcal of the lnpdness of the New Ys.ii has ahead) ooped out It Is Intimated tint the Monti ose Demo ent I nois the enndldac) of Wan im ikoi This certainl) ouht to put Uncle John's se-iitorlnl boom Into i citaleptlc state In polities it Is often bettei to bo able to cover one's tincks than to dlspla) un usual aglllt) as a sprinter Scranton does not seem to be piogiesslve enough to uppted.tte up-to-date "Sacred' conceit inter;iilscs The coolest mm will geneinlly "thaw out" when he has an axe to grind And theie will be no veal potple foi Dr Macke) Aincc hits' AiHic'C. if tired of llfi lo not commit suicide In an untld)'nnl hast) in unit t Smoke ci gniettes There Is Something l.ackiii); lu thu foist that provide for tho inner mill nlono tho t)OBhoulil bo ilensetl, too Unliit) ainss and lieuutlftil China nro half thodlnnoi, a clicked plute oi cbippjd or med dy bIims hus n detnesaUiir effect Om stojc of Clillin nnd alisswnni give uidlniltJil Bsopo for tlioexoiclroof u-ooj tust Tbo ipmlit) Is of tho most superior oidui and tho cost Is very Ion. THE 3, 434 Lackawanna Ave. lanes. , THE 437 Spruce Street. Opposite The Comrnonvveultli. !inipiM"iMiiulMlitnJj p r r0 FOR Which means two dollars' worth for one dollar, or, in other words, we have started a half price Cloak Clearance Sale. We are getting ready to take inventory, there fore have cut the prices on every garment in our store abdut in two. Every induc tion is exactly as represented and we shall make this the greatest Cloak Trading event in years. One consolation is, that our customers will get. the benefit. "It's an ill wind that blows nobody good." . $5.00 Garments Reduced to $2.49 $7.00 Garments Reduced to $3.98 u $9.00 Garments Reduced to $4.98 . ' ' $10.00 Garments Reduced to $5.98 $12.00 Garments Reduced to $6.98 $15.00 Garments Reduced to $7.98 111 all cases the raw material could not be purchased for what we ask you for the garment already made up. Our stock is not overly large, but very choice. Every Jacket and Cape is of this year's production and strictly Upto-Bate. 1 Our determination is not to carry a single garment over until next season, there foie, these irresistibly tempting prices have been placed upon them. SPECIAL SALE OF Discount of On Our Entire Stock of Handsome Bound Books. evnolds oros., Stationers and Engrayaf j, HOTLL JCKMVN HUILDINQ w- U VL il Our Great Oiler. Price-. Ke chiceil on All (iooils. Suits anil Overcoats to order $14.00. P.ints to Pleasure $3.00. GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO, I 0SSS0 0jOs55 n--l. W -k ;m f m. i "r"2t"s 4 H nnVa Uua & llrancli 0 w. uuuau nio, 0 ocoexj" OO'S' QQ moer Ity Leads, ia 515 Linilan Strait. Tho Only Manufacturers of Rubber & Stamps In the City. Scranton Rubb2r Stamp Works. CHASE & FlilH PROP'S. 015 LiiidG.1 Street. YOU CAN SAVE MDH-V BY BJVI.13 NEW AND 'c w Ladies' and Children's Wear. Seal and l'ltisli Sncqiics, Carpets anil ruathcr llctls Pro at L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Ave. C3.Q. one: Willi everj pair of Skates we will she a ticket . . v liieln ill entitle the yur chaser to one .... Chance on a Spalding Bicycle, 1897fiodel. We liave a full line of in door Games tor the Holidays. 's, Wyoming Avenue, Y. M. C. A. BulLDim WHftTffiS FOR TBE HBUMTS. Out Holidaj Display- of useful and ornamental at tides was never so lar;;e a- this season's exhibit. The advantage of having so large and aiicd an assortment lo select from will be apparent to all who contem plate giving piescnts of a substantial and artistic clutacter, or buying for llie'n own use Writing Desks, Dressing Tables, Chevdl Glasses, Couches, Rockers, declining and I'asy Chairs, Altisic Cjibinets, Parlor Cabinets and Tables, Work Tfiblcs, Curio Cases, Tea Tables, A'ernis' Martin Cabinets, Parlor and Taney Inlaid Chair.-;, (lilt.Kcccntlnn Chairs, Parlor Suits in Gilt, Pedestals, Jardinieres, Hook Cases, Shaving Stands dl m.ii kcil nt modcidtc jn ices in plain h 'ines GONNEI 131 & 133 Wa3lilngfo.i Ave. At Our Now iiml Klcant Storeroom, ISO WYOMING AVENU-, Coal Lxclianc:. TP. Hotel Jcrmjn. "Old lirtn in n;w siirroiind InKs," HUc an old ""stonu in new settings," shines more brilliant than ever, and 'Shines for all." Diamonds, Fine Jewlcry, Watches, Silverware, Silver Novel ties, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, rine Leather Goods, Opera Glasses. When S'oh see our Net Prices you will ask for No Discount. All Are Welcome. -,y 213 LACKAWANNA AJEN'JZ. Tc have nearly completed our Holula) Stock and aie now piepared to offer as fine an assoitmeut of JEWELRY, CLOCKS, WATCHE3, CUT GLASS, ARTPOTTtRf, BRIC-A-BRAC, SILVER WARE, LAMPS, PLATED WARS, as can be found anvwliere. Look at our $10.00 Gold Watches, warranted 15 years. Ueaiitlful Banquet Lamp and Large S'lk Shade, At N 1. 15 Rogers' Triple Plated Porks are Hue, Knives and At :).oo 213 Lackawanna Avenue, Tl! SAD, BUT Neail all titles are lnoKen sooner oi later Here is one tliat we pi opus: to Lecp with our customers. (Jive tiie best sci icu and attention possible and the largest values for the least amount of monc). Foote & Shear Co. 1 10 Washington Avenue. DR, G. VV. GREEN, PHYSICIAN im SURGEON. Llectrlcal Treatment u hrccialty Officer, (107, 60S unel 6og Mcurs lluililini;, SCRANJON, PA. Tlio most eomfiloto cifulptnont of Eloctrlcil machines auel aiipllniicua for moelionl uso to b ojml in n piijalclnn'a ofllco mitsiilo of Now ork, Medtenl and oloctrlcil truntmint for nil casei nmuunblo to citlici ui both C. A. GREEN, IVI. D to. COS an 1 WJ Menra Hulldlni;, Scranton U'ourti-V a in. to U. 1 iMU.toS; 7 30 to A, E, ROGERS' Jewelrv Store pt SASfm I fi ml I U 111 MK? ''St (I 'SflJ ii I Wessss1"- Mi? ikilllli TRUE.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers