TIIE SCRANTON TRTBUNE-JJlURSDAy JMORNING, JANUARY 7. iSf7.
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(Je cvanfon CriBune
Daily aud Weekly. No Sunday lCdlllon.
) Published at Scranton, Va., by The Tribune
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Iew JorL OQlw Trllmno Hutldlns, Frank &
Uray, Manaccr
1NTIRJD AT TUB fOSTOFFICK AT BCHANTOH. PA., A3
6KCOND CLAB3 MAIL MATTEIt
SCHANTON, J ANITA KY 7, 18D7.
The lenl friends of Mr. Wanmnaket
should HUtrseit to him that If lie Is sln
ueio In his wish to uplift Pennsylvania
politics, ho will need to Institute a good
deal of refonn In his own methods
Carrying on the War.
There cannot bo fall objection to the
organised nctllty of IiuhIiicss men In
politics, piovlded the objects of It ale
w 01 thy and useful to the public good
On the contiaiy, It Is to bo lmlted as
one of the bareguatdlng Inlluences of
our free institutions. But when men
of wealth representing In small num
bers latge contiol of eorpoiatu power
band togcthei to build up a peimanent
political machine, they must expect
lgllant sciutlny not unmixed with
popular suspicion.
The determination of Mr. WanamuU
er and cot tain of his millionaire friends
to continue within paity lines what
they are pleased to call a "war" for
puiei politics Is announced with caie
ful attention to dramatic effects. It
is their ptl liege as Republicans to
battle for paity supremacy and In do
ing so by fair means they are wholly
Within their rights. It Is equally tho
prHllege of the masses of the paity to
reject their oveiturts for public confid
ence ,vheneer It appears that hellish
motive!) and vicious methods discredit
them. Up to this time the "Wanam.ilter
wui has not made good Its high-sounding
pretensions. The public has heen
that It has exhibited no peiceptible
impiovement in methods of campaign
ing; that whine the oiganlzatlon It
attacks has legitimately used political
patuinage to lewaid political senlce
It has combined effusie piomlses with
a coiiuptlng lalshness of cash un
paialleled In the hlstoiy of modem
politics In such a dhlslon it is com
mon sense to piefer the alleged frying
pun to the open (he.
To "can j- on the win" on the lines
which undeilald the "WanamaUor sen
atorial fight Is to offer Insult to remi
se anla Republicanism. It is to pro
oke a blttei factionalism, with pos
sible paity disruption, to no sane put
pobe. If, smaitlng under exposure,
Sir. Wanamaker shall peislst In his
tin eat to employ his millions In a
mad seaich for levengo, It will be the
plain duty of self-iespectlng Republi
cans to rally aiound their incompar
able leader, Senator Quay, and lenew
in futuie the lebuke of Tuesday night.
It Isn't the popular view to hold that
eveiy member of a state leglslatme Is
not ex-olllcio a thief, a boodler and a
knave; but In the interest of justice
it Is well to lemember, in the language
of Governor Hastings' message, that
"It Is an unhealthy condition In the
body politic which lmites fatuous and
unw an anted cilticlsm and condemna
tion, Respect foi and obedience to law
linolve also the same sentiments for
tho lawmaker." Let the lawmaker,
howeer, stihe always to merit re
spect. Reports Concerning; Cuba.
It Is reported from Washington that
the Camei on lesolutlon recognizing the
independence of Cuba Is a Ii tually dead
in the senate. Fiom other sources we
aie inf owned that President-elect Mc
Klnley has lequested his friends in the
senate to defer beilous action until he
can be inaugurated piesldent. A thlid
piece of Infownatlon has It that the
Cmwas mlnlstl.v In Spain Is about to
expiie; that Senor Sagastn, the llbeial
leader, Is to succeed Senor C.inons as
piemler, and that he will dls;ilacu
AVejlei, lo-appolnt Campos and extend
to the belllgeient Cubans, a latge and
conspicuous ollve-bianch.
Rut by all odds the most Intel estlng
nai rathe in these beclouded ptemUes
is the btory by James Cieelman In the
New Yoik Journal that Mr. Cle eland,
at the Instigation of wealthy fi lends
who have laige pecunlaiy Intel ests In
Cuba, has gien seciet assuiances to
Spain of aimed help from this govern
ment, If ultimately neccssaiy to the
subjugation of Cuba. We can haully
credit this clicumstantlal accusation,
jet It accords much too closelj with
the present executive's singular ac
tions In tho matter to be dismissed as
pteposteioub.
Meanwhile, whateei the llIng iu
mors, we ate not ptepaied to bellee
that the American people hae giown
utterly selfish or that they will fall,
when the pioper time shall come, to
make quick woik of the Spanish reign
of tew or which hab for so long a time
deseciated the fair and fettlle gem of
the Antilles.
"The lack of school facilities in the
count! y is causing many of our citi
zens to move to the botoughs and cit
ies In order to educate their children.
This tendency Is haimful both to the
centeis of population and to the coun
tiy dlbtilcts. The time has now come
when the rural dlstilcts should be sup
plied with high school facilities equal
to those enjoed by the towns and
smallei cities of tho commonwealth"
Fiom Governor Hustings' Messuge.
For Postal Reform.
The abuse by many publishers of the
second-clubs postuge pilvilege is so
notoilous and the" need of a fairer clas
sification is so plain that we need
offer no apology for giving again a
synopsis of the Loud bill to reform
this abuse. The Loud bill, It may be
said, has the active suppoit of the
postofllco department and has alteady
passed the house.
The bill provides that mailable mat
ter of the second class shall embiace
nil newspapeis and other periodical
publications which are Issued at stated
Intonals, and as frequently as four
times a yeai ; but shall not embiaco
publications purpoitlng to be Issued
periodically and to bubscrlbeis, but
which are meiely books, or reprints
of books, whether they be Issued com
plete or In pints, whether they bq
bound or unbound, whether they bo,
sold by subscription or otheiwlse, or
whether they purport to be piemlums
01 supplements or patts of regular
newspapeis or periodicals. Returned
copies of sccond-tlass publications nro
to be subject to a rate of one cent for
four ounces. The conditions upon
which a publication shall be ndniltted
to the second class nie defined ns fol
lows: Plrst It must regularly be Issued at
stnttd Intervals ns fieqAntly ns four
times a j ear, bear a date of Issue, and
be numbeied consecutively.
Second It must bo Issued from a known
olllce of publication, which shall bo
shown by the publication Itself.
Third It must be formed of printed pa
per sheet", without board, cloth, lenthoi,
or other substantial binding, such ns dis
tinguish pilnted books for picsenution
fiom periodical publications
rourth It must be oilglimted and pub
lished for tho dlscmlnutlon of Itifoimn
tlon of public chmuctor, or devoted to lit.
erntute, the scleneis, nits, or botne special
Indiistrj. and must have u legitimate list
of subscribers who voluntnrlly oulei and
pnj for the same Piovlded, That noth
ing heieln contained shall be so constiued
ns to ndmlt to tho sc cond-clnss rnte iigu
Inr publkutlons, designed primal ily for
advertising purposes, oi for free circula
tion, or for circulation at nominal latcs
And provided, Thnt all extra numbers
of xnconil-clnvs publications sent by the
publishers thereof, acting ns tho agent of
an adveitlor oi purchnsci, to nddi esses
furnished b the latter, shall be subject
to pnj postage nt tho inte of one cent for
eveiy four ounces or fraction thereof1
And piovlded further, That It shall not
bo permissible to mall any given nrthlo
or ni tides, or nny part of any pnrtlculai
number of a newspaper or peilodlcal, re
gregated from the rest of the publication,
except at tho third-class inte of postage
It Is further provided that publlsheis
and othets, whose publications shall bo
admitted as mall matter of the second
class under the provisions of this net,
shall be lequlted, befoie depositing
such mall matter In tho postofllce, to
seiniate the same Into United States
mall sicks oi bundles by states, cities,
towns and counties, ns the postmaster
geneinl may dliect.
It Is estimated by the postotllce de-
pal tment that tho enactment of this
mensuie will go fat tow aid making the
vi hole postal service self-sustaining.
Such a prospect would, If teallzed, un
doubtedly facilitate one cent letter
postage, and In this hope tho Loud bill,
aftei careful amendment, piobably de
serves a ttlal.
It Is too bad that what Mr. Wann
tnnker doubtless meant for a bit of np-plause-captuilng
heiolcs should leave
upon the publlo mind the Impiesblon
of a. whine.
Judges and Liquor Licenses.
Tho tesolutlon which was lerontly
offered by Judge AVoodwaul of Lu
zeine befoie the state convention of
judges, and tabled because not ger
mane to the convention's purpose, re
cited that "the duty of granting or re
fusing licenses foi the sale of liquor,
Imposed by law upon the judges of the
couits of quaitet sessions of this com
monwealth, Is non-Judlclal, burden
some and offensive, tending to bilng
the judicial olllce Into dlstepute and
to weaken the confidence of the people
In their couits." rjp this leason the
legislature was petitioned to devise a
sjstem "bettei calculated to oonltol
and legulate the liquoi tiafllc '
Subsequently, as our leadeis doubt
less know, ex-Jmlge Thaver of Phila
delphia, who tecently retired fiom the
bench after thlity jeais of honoiable
service, vviote to Judge Woodw iid
commending him for his stand, add
ing: "If any excuse existed for a ju
dicial convention In the wide woild, it
would be found in a united and com
mon effort of such a body to i Id the
bench of this cnncoi, which is cveiy
wheie In this state eating away the
confidence and lespect of the people
In the judges." To a repot tor for tho
Philadelphia Ledgei Judge Thayer
denies that he hub ovet stated the gia
Ity of tho evils to the bench of tho
piesent sjstem of granting licenses.
' That system, ' he asserts, "gives con
stant lis" to defamation of Judgjs
among the lgnotant. They see a thou
sand men come before the coutt with
their applications for licenses, and In
the ex'etclse of the power eonfeiied
by the act they see the judges giant
lkenses to some and tefiibe them to
othets, though the men who aio re
fused may be just as good men and
us highly lpcommended as those who
are gi anted license:?, in some cases
bettei, aim they infer that the Judges
weie Influenced by Impioper motives,
because It Is an uibltraiy povvei that
the Judges exercl'-e, without giving the
teusons, s In the exercise of oidlnaiy
Judicial functions."
As beailng upon this question It Is
Intel estlng. In view of conditions in
this section, to lead the following
edltowal cpiession by the Ledger:
The pioposal to relieve the judges of
the dutj of gi anting licenses Is not one
which Is likely to bo received b the pub
lic vi 1th favoi unless convincing reusons
foi doing so are given It has been
commonlj leeognlzed b those of the
gieutest Intelligence and probltj that the
tilbun.il has been imlisputjbl fall. Im
partial and unpiejudlced In rendering Its
decisions for and against applleints.
It also has been petcelved with almost gen
eral satisfaction that tho license couit has
taken the liquor dealets out of politic,
that tho Intel est the leprcsent Is no lun
ger pn Integral part of tho political mn
c nine, nnd, slmllaily, It has bten noted
that under the present sjstem great and
Important Improvement has been effected
In tho liquor trnllV' In the elevation of Us
peisonnel and In the manner la which It
Is conducted Tho abuses of the old sjs
tem have been hugely lemoved, liquoi Is
not sold bj licensed dealeiw, even by
stealth, on Sundaj , it Is no longer bold to
bojs, the sale of It Is refused to Intoxi
cated persons, public houses are no longer
dlsoideily brothels, and to secuio n license
It hns been necessary for an applicant to
show that his own character and that of
his house ate respectabTe The sjstim hub
benellted the dealeis and the public These
deniable conditions have pi ev ailed In no
tnblo degiee over since tho judges were
empowored to grant or withhold licenses
under tho present law
But, adds the Ledger, "It should not
be questioned that It would be wiser
and better to sacilflce all tho advant
ages gained In respect of the liquor
traffic by and through clothing of the
judges with power to giant licenses,
rathet than to sacrifice or to In nny
material degree Impair the faith of the
community In the invincible integilty
and unswerving Impartiality of our
courts, as they are the first and best
found stiongholds of our political and
social Institutions, and they should be
Invulnerably lntienched and main
tained In the confidence of the people."
If our Philadelphia fi lends knew by
peisonal experience just what kind of
a faico the present license system Is in
the anthracite coal llelds, wo wonder
If they would be bo little disposed as
they now seem to bo to hazard a few
changes In its modus operandi.
"The conupt use of money in tho
control of elections, both pilmnty and
geneinl, must necessatlly undermine
the foundations of our foi in of gov
ernment, If peislsted In and tolerated
by the fieeiuen of tho commonwealth.
The (lebaucheiy of the franchise
should not only be stigmatised ns n
cilme, but punished ns a ctlme. The
use of otllclnl position to which a citi
zen has been elevated by his fellow -men
for tho puipose of controlling the
public will against the public ud-
outage, or the uso of the power or
patronage of olllce to advance selfish
Interests or thwnit the public judg
ment Is on a level with tho crime
of the briber and the ballot thief. The
olllceholder should bo the people's set
vant, not tho people's master. A law
upon our statute books dlvoiclng fiom
ofllclnl station the use of pationafe
which peiveits the hone it Judgment
of the people Is demanded by all llght
thlnktng citizens." riom Governor
Hustings' Messnge.
The Individual or corpoiatlon that seeks
to obtain fiom jou dishonest advantage
over his neighbor or competitor, or to
bring gain to himself at the expense ct
the state, ns well ns the bilbei and lob
bvlst, should be driven fiom jour halls,
ns the common enemj of the people.
If these timely words of advice from
Governor Hastings shall bo heeded by
the new legislature, Pennsylvania will
quleklj become a reformed state. Let
the endeavor be steady In that dliec
tlon. With the success of Penrose, what
Brother Wannmuker would call "a new
era" Is begun In Pennsjlvanla politics,
and It Is the era of bialny joung men.
THE SENATORIAL BATTLE
Philadelphia Times: 'Trom the hour
thnt Mr Wnnnnuiker's contest for the
senntoishlp ussumed the phase of a direct
Issue between himself and Senator Quaj,
Involving the Issue of the political mas
ter of one ot the other In i'ennsjlvunla,
his battle was an utteilv hopeless one. In
such a struggle Wunainnker occupied the
lelitlon to Qua j that Quaj would occupy
to Wanamaker if he wete to come to Phil
adelphia, i net a great mercantile temple,
stock It with furs and othei winter
goods for midsummer tiade, and omploj
a numbei of Waniiuakei's cust-off or pci
lldlous apprentices to inn his establish
ment Juml hope to compete stlccessfillli
with the man who Is master merchant ns
Quaj Is master politician. Such a eon
test was so tntlrelj unequal that no In
telligent nnd dispassionate ob'-eiver of tho
piesent political conditions could nilscil
culuto the result that wus leeorded In tho
Republican caucus at Harrisburg Tues
daj night It was not the defeat of Wana
maker, It was the success of Invulnerable
organization led bj Senntor Quaj foi Sen
ator Pentose, whose personality In tho
contest was vastlj moie foiceful In politi
cal elides than Is that of Wunamakei.
Mr, Wanamaker announces that the bat
tle Is to go on, that It was not n contest
against anv Individual, but a battle lor
a bettei and puiet political sjstem. This
Is no new doctilno foi Wunamakei to
teach It Is In uccord with the ueord of
his great and successful life, but ho must
speedllj re-form his lines nnd bilng
trusted and faithful lieutenants to his
side If he would hope to command the
popular rtspect that alone can win Ills
elTort to meet political skill with the men
who came to him besllmed with perlldy
to Quav wns a fatal mistake. Thej were
the reverse of ornamental, and certainly
weie not useful, except to thoso then op.
posed The Martins and the Leaches and
the Van Vnlkenburgs who stiuggled for
petsoinl domln itlon and powei in the
sh idow of Wanumaker's gitat name can
now be dismissed with Immense protlt to
the eaiio of political reform Thej de
eited Quay as political soldiers of for
tune, and they would deseit Wnnnmakei
vvhenevei tempted bj political oi peisonal
Interests Thej bi ought upon the v
foim cause the shame of all the wolst
methods of Quaj, without the skill to
conee il them or to employ the better
methods of tho mustei, and they thus
"hlclded Quaj fiom assault. While such
men poso as apostles ol political refoim,
tho people will sutlei the Ills thej have
lathei than llj to otheis unknown."
-O-
PhlHdelphl i Press "It Is the familiar,
almost the habitual, stoty of the tilumph
of u compact, ti allied indexible polltl-nl
phalanx undei an uutociutlc and auda
cious eommunder. it Is Napoleon's artll
lerj concentiated nbout tho convention,
c unlading the Hue St. Honoie and all the
nppioiches, and mowing down both the
bourgeois and the blouses. Thev uie all
one to him, w bethel on the baukades or
In the shops Napoleon's soclologj any
bo mixed but Napoleon's stiattgj Is
stialght nnd sure lie wins todaj's vlcto
iv because he wis sleenless jcsteiduy
when his opponents slumbeied The mi
dline Is wniv when tho Issue Is on dliect
1 befoie the people, but the further away
It gets the moie bold nnd povvei fill It be
comes It counts, and with good lei
son genei illv, on populni indlffuence.
suplneuess and foigetfulm ss We aie
the freest people In the woild and the
gieatist slives We aie the mightiest
and tho weakest. Sometimes theie comes
a tiemcnelous upheaval which whelms ev.
pi thing In Its vviuth; but the general
spectade Is the shallows muunuilng while
the deeps aie dumb And so Mi. Pentose
goes to tho senate It Is at once a mark
und an opportunltj tho stamp of a ma
ihlno pioduct, ami the oppoitunltj of a
gieat eaieei. He Is too keen not to un
derstand how he gets theie, und too bright
not to know what to do theie If he
chooes He has fought his battlo foi
two j ears lesoli'telj, relentlisslj. re-moisele'-slj
He has shown grit und grip
In abundance Ills determination nnd In
trepldltj have not been wanting It has
often seemed that he domlmted Instead
of being dominated Weeks ago It was
said that he hung on a tin cud, and thit
ho would be tin own aside as anothei was
thrown aside, but his giasp was firm and
unjleldlng He has had pluck and luck
Hut he goes now to an arena demanding
attributes He Is joung, educated, ambi
tious, with talent and capicltj He Is
gut eh conscious that thus fui he tins been
the bold and sniait faction chief, now that
tho wildest dieam of two jeais ago Is
moro than realized ho should feel that a
higher level must bo i cached Washing
ton, with all Its defects, is not llartlsburg.
The honoi of being In tho senate Is lu oe.
ing woithj of Its dlgnltj and dutj Senn
tor Penrose, with Ills youth, his vigor, his
heritage and his abllltj, has a great oppor
tunltj, and we shall all be glad to recog
nize that he measures up to II "
Philadelphia Ledger "The vlctorj will
be legareled b the political forces of tho
commonwealth not so much Mi Pernor's
as Senator Quaj's, tho littei leading In
the contest for the foimei. using In his
behalf all the resources of his fertile mind
and tho many advantages of his btiong
position as tho leadet of tho Republican
paity In Pennsjlvanla Thoso who con.
tended against him were largelj repie
sentatlvo of the great business Intel ests
of the state, and tho triumph of practi
cal politics has seldom been more nota
ble or conclusive Mr, Quaj Is a sluovvd
politician, a vlgoious and adroit manager,
and his efforts have again, in an unusually
sharply condueteel campaign bean
crowned with complete success Tho blg
nllleanco of his victory cannot easily be
oveistlmated. llj It he hrs once mote
asset ted and establ'shed his complete
dominant e In the political affairs of Penn
sjlvanla He Is the mnstei of the situa
tion, with none tils swaj to dispute, the
caucus having made the choice of his can
didate unanimous, Mr Peniose Is to be
congiatulated upon having bo powerful
an allj one who so stiengthened his foic
es as to enable him to win one of the
greatest political prices his countiy offeis
to Its citizens, nnd to secure which the
ablest and best men of the nation have
often at a much more advanced age and
after more prolonged service to countiy
nnd party, vainly contended. He Is also
and especially to be eoriatulated upon
the magnltudo of tho peiso.al triumph ho
has achieved, The olllce of senator of the
United States p of the first Im
portance and distinction, or, nt least, It is
In the province of him that holds It to
multo It so. Thee uctlon of the caucus,
when nfllimed by tno geneinl assembly,
will offer to Mr. Penrose the oppoitunltles,
tho possibilities of a cuteer of extiuoidlnn.
ly honoi to himself iinel of usefulness to
his coillitrj. Opportunity so gient cnirles
with It slmllurlv greut lesponslblllly.
Should Mr. Peniose uppieclnto the greut
ness of the one he cannot well full to llso
to tho heights of tho uther."
an i:.uki.i,i:nt almanac.
Tho Tribune acknowledges the receipt
of the Chicago Dally News Almnnac and
Political Register for 1S17 H shows the
growth und extent ot our trnde und com
meree, the development of public nnd
technlcnl schools, colleges and universi
ties, the Intiloutc woiklngs of our llnnn
clal sjstem, the pioduets of ngrleultuie
nnd their vnliie, tho foreign complications
In which the United Stntes Is now oi la
soon llkelv to become Involved, the debts
and ruto of taxation In tlip various stntes
nnd cities of the Union: the growth of tho
chinches nnd of the Young Peoples so
cieties jonnpcted theiewltli, the progress
of foreign Immlgintlon, the stntes to which
these Immlgr nits have gone, their occu
pations und the menus tluj hnvobi ought
with them; tho giowth of new nav of the
United States, the details of the various
national nominating conventions of the
year and the platforms adopted, the le
celpts nnd expendltuies of thp govern
ment, complete election letuins fiom ev
ery stntc, tenltorj, congresslonul dlstilct
and county In the United States, beside
a vast amount of Information lolitlng
to eveiy depai tment of the fedeial gov mi.
metit, to athletics of eveij varletj, the Im
portant events of tho jeai and other ma'
tci too vailed foi sepal ate mention. This
almanac Is one of the vety best in print.
roii womi'.n nr.Annits.
An attractive addition hns been made
to tho list of publications devoted to the
Intel ests of women It is cnlled The Amer
ican Queen. The ilist Issue ot The Ameil
enn Queen, tint foi Januirv, Is a homo
journal In the tuiest sense of the term,
coveilng In Its twentv handsomely lllus
tiated pages tho best phases of a woman's
life. From the brllllantlj pletuied Paris
fashion letter to the novel and piactlcally
helpful dressmaker's page theie Is not a
dull line thr6ughout. The fashion Illus
trations are otlglnal and practical "The
Minor of Venus" Is captivating with lt
new ntles for the pieservatlon ot beautv.
"Monev -Making bj 'Women" gives two ah
solutelv new business suggestions thai
women nie sure to -el7e upon Then there
Is "The Rising Generation" with Its nil! s
(ry news for mothets, "Hvcs' Uden,"
where fatheis, brothels, husbands and
sons are made lnppv , "Recreation," till
ing of new Indooi and outdooi spoits,
and "White Aprons," fot the lnboi -saving,
home-loving housokeepei. Lach depait
ment Is a pocket magizlne In Itself, the
whole being supplemented bj a charming
love stoij, "The Gtund Duchess" 'Hie
Amerle-an Queen Is published bj Connolly
S. Wallace, of this cltj
POfeSIHLY OVl'dtDHAflX.
Trom the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Disdaining Imitation In the master pas.
sion, the jouth ot this end of the een
tuij seem to have established u code of
conduct If mm j they must, it Is only
u concession to certain conventions, to till
tho puise or to enlaigo the spheio ot
peisonal Indulgence. Love-making or the
feeling of the tender passion has passed
entliclj from what may be called the up
poi segment of the youth of tho land.
Honest loveis, adoring husbands aie still
to be found among the millions vvlio have
not been touched bj the chilsm of social
selection.
air.NTIONKI) roll COtXltNUlt,
Trom tho Scranton Truth.
Oui esteemeel townsman, Congressman
Council, Is prominently mentioned at Har
risburg these days for the next gover
nor of Pennsvlvanla. Mr. Connell would
make an excellent governor, nnd his hosts
of f i lends In this put of tho state would
greutlj like to see him In the gubeinntoi
lal chali.
i:oucation m:i:di:i).
Trom the Caibondale Herald.
The constables of Lackawanna couu
tj' went through their quartet lv fuice yes
terday The new leglslutuie should make
a latge appropriation for the education
of the constables In an Institution foi tho
deaf dumb und blind. Pool Itllows, thej
need It
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dntlj Horoscope! Dmvvnby Aincclius
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Asttolabo cast 1 lb a m, fot Tluusdaj,
Jan 7, 1S'J7.
u& tg;
It will be apputint to a child bom on
till i day that no one save u Scitiutou
joung man would be uble to extinct SIO.OJ
worth of sweetness out ot two kisses
If eveij man could only i tin his own
business as smeessrullj as In Imagination
he can superlnte ml the afiaiis of his neigh,
boi, this countiy v.ould soon have pios
peiltj to bin n
The Wllkes-Harie Itecoid appears to bo
suffeilng at piesmt nom anothei compli
cation ot dyspepsia and mugwump scia
tica. Although the ciop im not ptove a fall,
ure this season, It Is ccttaln that Undo
John Wunamukei cut no Ice ut Hawls
buig. Ajiicclius' Advice.
Do not sit u nights looking for grati
tude Hi end cast upon waters nowadays
usunllj sinks on the letuin voyage
There K Something Lucking
In the foat that provide for the Innor
mnnnlono tho ojo should bo pleaieu. too
Dainty Glass nnd Beautiful China mo half
tho dinner, u crackrd plate or ohlppo dor iin.cN
dy class has n depressing effect Our stock
of China and Glass uro glvo utillmltsd s"ope
for tho exerclco of good tast9 Tho quality Is
ot tho most suporlor oidor and the cost is
very low.
THE
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434 Lackawanna Ave.
Begin the New Year
By
Buying Your
Books of
Beidleman, the
Bookman.
437 Spruce Street.
Opposite The Commonwealth.
P""llli,UIWIIIIIH)uj I
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U4iLiiif II illy)
This
That
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BYRON WRITING
That 'hlicol" was paved with ooil
intentions, probably realized the ttuth
of the assertion. Don't let you r );ood
resolution to buj only the best lihlliU
Hooks, Olllco Supplies type
Writing Supplies etc., at our store
be a paving stone. We Keep the best
in vailety and duality. 'c also make
a specialty ot Draughting Supplies.
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ros.
Stationers and Engravars,
MOTI L JHRAUN IlUILUlNa.
n
Our Great Offer. Price-. Kc-
iltlecd on All Good-,. Suit-, ami
Ovorcoati to order
i.
l'ants to Measure
$3.00.
GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO,,
355005 5$00$S
uTs'"o 319 Lacka Ave, I1Jrrsc"
o
0&030P
OOQQOQ
rtiisnber
eaos
515 Linden Slrsat,
The Only Manufacturers ot
Rubber $& Stamps
In the City. Scranton Rubb:r
Stamp Works.
CHASE & FARRAR. PROP'S.
515Lindoi Street,
YOU CAN SAVE M3NSY BY BJVIN3
NEW AND
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Ladles' and Children's Wear.
Seal and Plush Sueques,
Carpets and Tenthcr Ueils
From
L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Ava.
COID8M1TH BROTHERS i COMPANY
WmW'W
m
s
Ca.ES.
is the Week
We Take Our
CZ7
And as Soon as Completed
We Will Hold One of the Greatest
ZcMt
That This City Has Ever Known.
With cverj pair of Skates
we v ill ghe 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 Gaines lor tlie Holidays.
Florey's, "tU
Y. M. C. A. BUILDMG.
11E0
NOVELTIES fOS TI UTS.
Out Holiday Display of useful and
oin.imental articles was never so
lare as this season's evhibit. The
advantage of having so large and
varied an assoi tment lo select from
will be apparent to all who contenn
plate giving picsents of a substantial
and artistic chaiactcr, ur bujiug for
their ov a use.
Writing Desks.
DrebbhiK Tables,
Chcvnl Glasses,
Couches,
Hookers,
Itcclining sind Casy Chairs,
iMusic Cabinets,
Parlor Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Vernis-.AIartin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chair-,,
Gilt Rec'ption Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Boole Cases.
Shaving Stands
all maihcd at moderate prices in plain
figures
iOHELL,
131 & 133 Washington Ava,
At Our New and
Klegani Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE
Coal Kxchangc, Opp, tlotclJermjn.
"Old firm in n?v surround
Iiiks" like an old "stone in new
settings," shines more brilliant
than ever, and "shines for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watclies, Silverware,
Silver Novelties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocks,
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
lElD ; CONNELL
BAZAAR.
Inventory
at
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
213 LACKAWANNA AEJTJE.
DIAMONDS, ifcTVcLRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
Look at our S10 Gold Watclies,
Warranted 15 Years.
213 Lackawanna Ave niE
Policy
To carry over seasonable
goods for a whole year. 'Tis
better to turn tliem into cash
at the end of the season, if
possible. That's the reason
we are selling Holiday Goods,
Oil and Gas Stoves at such
alluring prices that it must
cause their transfer from our
possession,
FOOTE & SHEAR CO.,
1 1) Washington Avenue.
JOBBERS (ND RETAILERS.
I ROBINSON'S
Lager
Manufacturers ot the Celebrated
CAPACITY)
100,000 Barrels per Acjium
DR, C. W. GREEN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Electrical Treatment u Specialty. Otflces,
607, 608 und 609 Aleur HullJIn,
SCRANTON, PA.
Tlio most complote equipment ot Eloctiloal
machine nnd nppllanros for medical use to be
lojnd tti a plisiolau's olllco outside ot Now
oik, Medical and electrical treatment far
all cases amenable to either or both
C, W. GREEN, IV1.
007. COS and CM Meart) Bulldln?, Scranton.
lloura-V a,m, to 1.'. 1 p.m to 5; 7. HO to V
t. -R-" tfS!
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