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8C11ANTON, JANUARY 15, ISO".
Jt Is reported thnt Mnjor McKlnley Is
not fratnliiK uny policy with luference
to Cuba hi advance or Ills Inauguration.
Ho evidently believes that Blllllclent
unto the duy are the peiplexltles theie
ol. Needed Libel Reform.
A meetliiK oC lopresontntlvc newspn
ppr publishers from the several counties
of the state will be held In Uniil.sbuiK
next Tuesday to consider plans for
bringing to the attention of the legis
lating the need of u levlslon of the libel
laws of Pennsylvania. Theio are to
day not less than $SO.OOO,000 Invested
in the publication of newspapers with
in this commonwealth. This money,
while In vested of course primal lly with
a view to pccunlaiy profit, Is neverthe
less continually yielding to the com
munity Inestimable benefits; yet us the
law stands this foini of enteipilse Is
the object of a singular and utterly un
just discrimination. As Colonel Mc
Cluie, the leader In the movement for
libel refoiin, points out, "theie Is, first
and very propeily, a criminal prosecu
tion for malicious and defamatory libel
with the penalty of line and Imprison
ment, and even when thus punished
eilmlnally, under our piesent laws
theie may be punitive damages recov
eied In addition. This double punish
ment bejond just lestltutlon to in
juied parties Is confined solely to the
newspaper piofesslon. No other citi
zen of the statu could thus be punished,
and in all actions for damages outside
of libel, the law iiuthoilzes only lestl
tutlon for actual injuiy sustained."
The ndltoiial association of l'ennsyl
anln asks that thlb unfair discrimina
tion be iemoed. it usks for the en
actment of a law substantially as fol
lows: If any porson shall willfully nnd with
ninllclmm Intent to inJtllu Jliothet. pub
lish, or pioeuie to be published, any libel,
such phi son shnll be guilty of a misde
meanor, and on conviction, be j-entenced
to pay a line not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or undergo imprisonment not e
ceedlng twehe months, or both, or either,
at the dlsoietlon of the touit. In eveiy
ciimlnal piosecutlon and In every civil
action for publishing a libel, the defend
ant mnj, upon the trial, k1w in evidence
the tiuth of the mattei contained in the
publication ch.uged as libelous, and such
evidence shall be deemed a Mitllclent Jus
tillcntlon, unless malicious intention is
pioved iifllimtttlelv. No conviction shall
be had in an pioecutloii lor libel where.
the fact shall be established to the satis
faction of the jury that such publica
tion was not mallclouslv or negligently
made, but was published with good mo
tives and for justllluble ends.
In sm action biought foi the publlca
tion of- a libel in anv newspaper of this
commonwealth the plaintiff shall ipcovei
only uctual damages, If It shall appear at
the tilnl of such action that such publica
tion weie tine and that its falsity was
due to mistake- or misapprehension of tho
facts, and that in the net regular issue
of said newspaper, after such mistake or
misapprehension was biought to the
knowledge of tho publisher or publishers
of such newspaper, whether before or
arter suit biought, a correction or retrac
tion was published in as conspicuous a
manner and pluco In tald newspaper as
was tho libel.
Crlmlrtal actions for libel shall
be maintained for any mallcloujly
false publication, or for a mu
llclous publication not proper for
public Information relating to a privato
Individual, against the writer, tho editor
who directs the publication, the pcison or
persons who furnish the malicious and
falc information, and any editor or pub
lisher who knowingly permitted such
publication; but malice shall be proved as
other criminal charges are proved, without
legal presumption of guilt.
in any civil action for libel, the pica cf
justification shall be accepted as ade
quate when It is pleaded by the defendant
that the publication Is substantially true
lti every material respect; and If such
plea shall be established to the satisfac
tion of the court and Jury there shall be
no lecovery The plea of justlllcution, if
made In good faith, shall not enhanco
damages. In civ II actions for libel the de
f' ndant may at any time before the trial
of the case npplv to the court for a rule
upon the plaintiff to show cause why se
curity should not be entered by the plain
tiff for costs, Including reasonable coun
sel fees; and if in thu judgment of the
court such security should be entered In
the maintenance of Justice, It shall bo
given satisfactory to the court, before
the trial of the case can proceed.
We invite public study of the forego
ing piovlsions of a bill soon to bo intio
duced at llunisburg and stand ready
to explain or to defend each one as be
ing equitable to all concerned.
Tn the light of subsequent disclo
sures, it wus the spectators at the
Seclry dinner rather than the perform
ers wlro made the biggest exhibition of
themselves.
Reciprocity with Canada.
'it Is reported that a deputation of
Canadians bearing credentials from
the Dominion government will soon
visit Washington for the purpose of
sounding the Republican leaders with
reference to the possibility of leaching
some understanding lelatlve to iccl
proclty. The Liberal adrninlstiatlon of
Canada is seini-olllclally leported to be
lt ady, with home commercial arango
ment of this kind as the basis, to put
the North Atlantic llshery question on
a moie satisfactory footing, and to
corno to, a better understanding ns te
gaids wrecking in the Clreat Lakes,
the alien labor law and other matters
of disnute. It is also understood to be
prepared to enter Into a joint scheme
for deepening the St. Lawrence route
fiom Duluth nnd Chicago to tidewater,
and for mnltlnsr the lake tiaillc free to
Aiueilcnrr and Canadian vessels alike,
altering in letuur to give tho United
States Joint control over the canals. In
fact, and we say this upon the author
ity of Major Carson, clerk of the house
committee on ways and means tho
head of the Canadian administration,
Mr. Laurler, Is ready to do airy thing
ho can do with dignity atrd without
disloyalty to Great Hi'ltuln to Improve
the lelatlons of the two countiles all
round.
In tho face of(such n manifest wish
on Canada's part to befrlendly, It would
bu unwi.su ho less than unnelghborly
to deny tho visitors any reasonable
courtesy. Their overtures will un
doubtedly met it icspectful ronsldera
tlon and If u, basis of agreement can
bo l cache.?, which, without detriment
In American Interests, will also benellt
Canada, no much the better. Hut when
wo leenll that so long ns Canada re
mains a dependency of (Jrent lirltalll,
slip cannot receive fiom this countiy
special tariff favor-? unless they are ex
tended at the same tlrno to the United
Kingdom, the probability that such n
basis of atrropinent can be leached be
comes exceedingly small. In nny
event, the Interests of our northern
fnrmeis and lumbermen must not 1ip
sacrificed In the new talllf law as they
were In the Wilson hill, On this point
Canada need const) net no false expec
tation!!, for it is ns good as settled in
advance.
.
If, ns Its opponents say, the Anglo
Ameilcnu arbitration treaty Is prac
tically woithlcss, its ratification catr
do no positive harm and mnv do much
educational good; so that even on their
own giound those who oppose it an
lotited. As for the statement that tire
treaty will be l ejected because our
senutois dislike Mr Olney, we decline
to believe that the senate of the United
States will proceed to a consider atlon
of n measure of tills magnitude In u
spliit of subordination to small per
sonal Jealousy and spite.
A New Good Roads Project.
Representative William P. Stewart,
of Philadelphia, has drafted a seiles of
bills which are calculated In the main
to commend themselves to the people
of tho state. The first one movides
that after May 1, 1S97, tho state treas
urer shall leqtllle from each bank
where state funds are deposited 2 per
cent. Intel est per annum, and tequlres
the state treasurer to deposit with any
bank applying for state funds not less
than 13 tier cent, of the paid up, unim
paired capital of the said bank, provid
ing a bond In double the amount of the
money deposited Is approved by the
president judge of the judicial dlstilct
In which the hank is located. The sec
ond bill authorizes the state treasurer
to keep and maintain a separate fund
of all moneys lecolved ns interest on
deposits, this furrd to be known as the
public road Improvement fund. The
thlid bill directs that all monovs In the
public road Improvement fund at tho
beginning of eaclr fiscal year, com
mencing in 1S9S, shall be dlstilbuted
among the various counties in the state
irr proportion to the number of squat e
miles of niea of each county, to be used
for the purpose of building and im
proving the public highways In the dif
ferent counties.
It Is believed thnt this series of bills
would, if enacted, ptovide about $100,
000 a vear for good roads, or about $'---per
squat e miles. Under the foiegoirrg
provisions Lackawanna county -would
receive $1,01128 per annum; Luzeine
$2,0",.72; Wyoming, $SU4 00; Wayne,
Jl,o:iS.34; Susquehanna, $l,s:iS.lG, and
Rradfoid, $2,rS0.01. It will be seen that
the above theory of distribution pre
sents objections, Inasmuch as it does
not discriminate in favor of counties
wheie state aid is most in gently need
ed; but It Is not probable that a better
method could be successful in the leg
islature. Theie would remain the seri
ous dllllculty of Betting a pioper ex
penditure of this money in tho various
counties. Here the thild bill Is open
to radical amendment so that state
money may be paid only In aid of genu
ine road Improvement. Hut these ob
jections are minor to the excellence of
the general proposition that the stnte
deposits should hear Interest for the
public advantage and that irr no other
diiection could more leal good be ac
complished for the whole body of the
public than in the direction of Im
proved public thoioughfaies.
One of the piomising endeavors of
the day aims to In lug together In 1S99
mi international scientific congress.
One general convocation of the itpio
sentntlve scientists of the world at this
time would impart a decided impetus
to all forms ot scientific Inquiry. It is
proposed to hold this cungies in Lou
don, Palis or Ueilin. Why not In
Washington?
riurders and Lynchings.
If we accept some statistics recent
ly compiled by the New Oilcans Pica
yune, theie appaieutly is giound for a
leopening of tho question, "Is civiliza
tion a falluie?" That journal finds
that in 1S95 there were committed
throughout the United Stnteo 10,500
murders, and In IS9G, 10,032 minders.
In 1S95, howevet, there were only 122
judicial executions, and in 1S0G only
122. Thus the law has dlsooscd of but
little mote than out- per cent, of the
cilminals of this class. Nor has Judge
Lynch done much better, the lynchings
in 1695 nuinbetlng only 179 and In WJi
only l.;0.
"It appears, therefote," comments
the Washington Post upon this compi
lation, "that the law and the lynchings
put together do not adequately punish
much more than 3 per cent, of the
muidereis. What is society to do? If
even in the law-abiding east, killings,
homicides, outuiges upon women are
punlFhed only In the piopoiilon of
1 to 100, upon what ground can we ex
pect men with blood In their veins to
contemplate with equanimity so aliliot
rent and so nlaimlng uu ntiangerneirt?
If they rind that lawlessness, outrage,
assassination go ptaotlcally uniebuked,
carr they be expected to sit quietly by
and connive at the social degiadatloii
of the place in which they live in thu
demoralisation and debaucheiy of
their children'.'"
The Post asks these questions in or
der to Justify Its belief in lynch law.
Our contemporary evidently shales the
old but statistically exploded bellet
that tho way to wipe out cilme Is to
oppose brutality with brutality. To
tills nutlon we owe the legalization of
the death penalty, which has never
yet acted as a detetienl but Instead
bus often acted as u stimulant of
cilme. If those persons who leslde in
eoinmunllles where lawlessness, out
lage, ussasslnatlun go practically un
iebuked" wish to lay lasting founda
tions of impiovemerrt. they will need
to Fpend less time on lynchings and
more on inoial education. It Is not
true that In the "law-abiding east
killings, homicides, outrages upon wo
men ate punished only In tho piopor
tlon of 1 to 100." We doubt if this
piopoitlon obtains nnywheiej but If
it does, tho localities so debased can
ho set down as ceitaln to lie lacking in
schools, chuichcs nnd good liiiluence.4
I geneially. Cilme begets crime, wheth-
pi committed by authorized hangmen
or by vlgllaiitet-'. The only tu;o tnttl
dotc to crime if to woti; for the euib
Ing ot criminal Impulses nnd this work
will need to be kept up from Hip cradle
to the giavc.
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The npilcgl3ts for Spain In this coun
tiy are now with unanimity nnd vigor
Jumping upon Senator-eUct Money be
cause of hi3 publication1 concerning
tlie pi ogress of tho Cuban lebelllon.
They say thnt when he visited Cuba
a slicrt time ago ho did not announce
that he was going to write for tire
newspnpeis and that therefore he has
biokcn faith. It s.rlkes us that this Is
a side issue. He made personal In
vestigation of the Cuban situation with
tho avowed Intent of communicating
his Infoi niutlon to the Amerlcnn peo
ple; the medium chosen by him for
such communication is Immaterial In
compai Iron with the question. Does
he tell tho truth? Up to date the
apologists for Spain have not Im
peached tr single one of his essential
statements.
Tin' Cnibondalo Leader appeals to
sufler from the hallucination that Uk
city of Scrnnton Is aching to force
down tho throats of the taxpayeis of
the county a hill for a soldiers' and
Fallot s' monument to be erected her.
Our contemporary irr tills view Is lit
teily mistaken. Hut If the grateful cit
izens of Lackawanna decide to honor
the memory of their fallen homes with
a commemoative shaft, wo subnilt In a
all kindness that Scrantnn's court houS2
squat e is tho natural place for It. The
Leader, by the way, appears to be
alone In the belief that the fallen sol
diers and sailors of tills section are
not worth remembering.
The story thnt Russia doesn't want
Kngiand and the United States to join
hands in a peace treaty may bo true;
but it is hardly to bo credited that
Russian diplomacy will venture to In
tel pose. It ceitainly knows bettei.
We wonder how much money It Is
costing Senor Dupuy de Lome at Wash
ington to stiile American sympathy for
Cuba.
J list a Word or TuJo
of Casiial Mention
David Prltchaid, who was recently ap
pointed oil lnspeeto- by Judge L'dwnrds, Is
one of the most genial of men, nnd he is
also a capital stoi -teller. He has a
choice selection of "jurns" with which
he is wont to regale his ft lends. Mr.
Piltchnrd's success on the load as a com
metclal traveler has no doubt been due
not a little to thnt gift which enables him
to throw a ray of sunshino now' and then
on the most prosaic business matters.
There nie not a few people who have
asked Mr. Piltchard since his appointment
as to the natuio of the duties that de
volve upon an oil Inspector. They knew
that the county has had such an olllcer
for somo time, but whether ho was paid
for doing anything besides di awing his
salary war something they did not know.
For the benefit of these it might be well
to state light here that the olliee of oil
inspector Is no sinecure. He Is charged
with the inspection of every barrel of
oil put up in tho county and must certlty
that In quality it eoriesponds to the re
quliemcnts of the law.
the "feast of eiow" eaten at Wlll
lamspoit the other night by Walter
Shootei in pav merit of an election wager
made during the Oow-Ashbr Idgo shriev
alty contest, II. J. Maillotix, of this city,
the winner, read the lollowing letter from
Sherllf Crow "I regret very much that
I am unable to attend the unique banquet
to be given bv Mi. Shooter, which is to
be attended b so many, but partaken of
by only one I am quite sure that no
envious glances will be east by those pres
ent .it the dish piepaied for Mr. Shooter,
which I hope for his sake will bo at least
tender, If not of n delicious flavor. How
ever, I tiust Mr. Shooter will not have to
pass through such an ordeal or indulge
In such a fowl (foul) unmet- again, ami 1
congratulate ou on not being the one
for whom this particular tepast Is pie
paied," -O-Mavor
Bailey has Issued invitations to
a number of prominent citizens to attend
a meeting to be held Saturday at S p. m.
In his otllee. at which the preparations for
the convention of the Military Order of
the Melnl of Honor of the United Statis
in this city eaily next summer will bo
undertaken. The invitation contains tho
lollowing: "The Mllltuiy Order of tho
Medal ot Honor of the United States Is
composed of hPlocs distinguished for
special acts of biavcry during the late
lebelllon and the Indian outbreaks. Its
ptesldent Is General Nelson A. Miles, the,
present commander-ln-chlef ol the
forces of the United States. He will be
piesent and should lie accorded some sig
nal honor. Many other soldleis of na
tional reputation will bo in attendance.
They have been enrolled 011 tho roll of
honor of a giateful nation and we should
appieclate the honor wnien mey navo
conferred on Scrnnton In selecting It as
their next place of meeting."
the bills that Hon. A T. Connell
will present to the lfglslatuie this teim
1 1 one piovldlug in-u wnenever "
lion Is issued against nny employer of
labor that when the wage cla'm Is Hied
with the sheiilf or constable In whose
hands tho execution U, thnt no pilvale
sale can be made, or settlement of su 11
execution without the wage claim first
being paid. Under the piesent system 11
eredltoi after execution is out can eon
spbe with the attaching eiedltois and
defeat wage earneis The bill which Mr
CoumpII has pi opined will give addition U
piuteetlon to the vvoil.ingman.
tiii: provisions or tiii: aum-
Tll.VTIOrf TKP.ATV.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Tho tienty provides for two tribunals.
One la made up of two Jurists of national
leputatlon, who choose a third, with pro
vision fur choice- on disagreement, nnd
pass 011 claims of less thun $500,000 In thu
aggregate as an ordinary claims com
mission would, without appeal, save on
jurisdiction. In claims exceeding $JO),000
this commission passes on tho Issues pre
sented, subject to appeal to a new com.
mission of live juilsts, two fiom each
countiy, who choose a llfth. This decis
ion is llnal; but at any stage of the liti
gation as to claims either countiy may
i.ilsu the question thnt the elulm affects
"tho national rights of such paity ns d's
tlntt fiom Its pilvato lights'," and the
cast- will then be tuinsfeiied to tho great
er tilbunal provided by the treaty. This
tiist tilhunal is little moie than a pel ma-
nent claims commission, and passes "n
the same issues which In our history have
been submitted to o.er foitv claims com
missions, usually without uppeal.
For disputes relating to uoiuuluilei and
terrltcilal ilglus another tribunal Is ron
tit,it..ii with the care Hip momentous l-
sues presented require. It Is to consist
of thiee- American unci three English
Judges, selected from national eouitB of
uppc-llale jurisdiction In both lands, with
the piovislon that the bench of an Ameil.
can stute or of nn English colony may
be drawn upon when the issues affects
one oi tho other. If live out of six agree
on territorial Issues tho finding of thla
e-ouit Is final. If a mere majoilty decide
the decision shall be final, unless emu
pmty 01 tho other within h! months
piotests tho decision. I'ractlcally this
provision ananges for an appeal fiom tho
eouit to public opinion, u'. It Is no uuh
prediction that public opinion In both
these great English-speaking countiles
will be found on the nlde of peace with
Jur-lUe. vvlik h Is n htfthe" and better thhirf
than "pence with lienor " It ii to the
fritting credit of the United S.tites that
we were wtlllntf at thin point to accept
the decision of tin tribunal ns final In all
cases and on all lubjpeti'. Lord Sillsbltiy
wnn not; but In tho end, we believe, In
some futuie treaty, Hnglaud will.
POLITICAL DKEVI1IES.
Tho president-elect evidently hns a cor
rect ii picelntiou of Ciiarli-s l'mory
Hrnlth. it wan he who considered Mr.
Smith In connection with the new cabi
net without sin gcKtlon fiom any Borneo,
If he dot nn' t Invite Mr. Smith to enter his
cabinet it Is probable that tie will find
another place of public usefiiliie? for
him Itriteniunli as ho reoml detei milled to
dtaft Mr. Smith Into service.
Repieaentatlvp Hopwood, of Payette
lounty, vv.ho voted or Wninmnkor against
the withes of an overwhelming majority
of his constltuints, has written a public
letter giving us hh reason that he Is oji
poed to bowlsm. It will be remembered
that Knvette wan one or the counties la
which Mr. Van Valkenbcrg is credltid
with having done practical missionary
woik for Wi n.miol'er.
Attorney Cleneial McCoimlek Is tppnrt
ed to have cast hln lot With the nntl-tju ly
forces. Hut Governor Hustings Is tippai-i-ntly
neutral; at nil events, he is leported
to lmvn accepted an Invitation to accom
pany Senator ljuaj and paity to San
Luele, Pin., after the nenatorlai election
on the 10th.
State Senator William II. Andrews
wants to be state chairman In place ot
Hon. John I'. KlMn, but It Is extremely
doubtful If his aspiration will be gtatl
lled. Mr. Hlkln Ih thoroughly entitled to
a re-election If he wants one, and we
predict that ho will got It, hands down,
Senator Pentose has announced his dp.
termination of pushing to a conclusion
the case against the Itinerant evangel
ists who lately imdei took to poison tho
eleigy ot the state against him.
Before Congressman-elect Ponnell re
turns from his New Voik tilp it Is prob
able thnt he will visit Washington an I
select qiiniteis for use during the Plfty
fifth composs,
Ux-Congressman James S. Iloacom, of
Westmorland, is forging to the front ns
a candidate for state ticasuier to succeed
Haywood.
thi: powini or tup pki:ss.
Fiom the Tlmes-Heiald.
The recklessness ot newspapers Is the
dliect consequence of the general leck
lessncss of public life. Rampant dishon
esty among oillc lals calls for harsh treat
ment. It is Impossible to handle a notori
ous togue who lives In contemptuous dis
tegaid of tho law with the circumspection
essentlnl to a discuslon of Mr. Spencer's
theoiies on sociology. Theie is only one
weapon that can penettate the hides of
such men as ale now piomlnent In statu
and municipal uffaiis. If the law will not
apply the lash the newspapers must and
it Is a gieat mlsfoitune that the llbeitv
to castigate con apt olllclals which is ap
proved by public sentiment should be
misused by reckless or ill-disposed jour
nalists to tor tin p inupcpnt men and wo
men. When public men tieat oillco as a
sacied tiust, when confidence in ofllclal
life Is lestoied to the people, conservative
newspaper methods and strong laws for
the punishment of libel will follow ns a
matter of eouise. At piesent It would be
futile, if It weie not dnngeious, jo restrict
tho only agency that seems to retain (ho
power to send tenor to the hearts of
political criminals.
WHAT IIS: DIDN'T PUO.MlSi:.
George V.. Itoberts, of Iowa.
McKInley did not promise that a bank
which loaned more than twice Its caplt'tl
to one boi lower of doubtful cieclit could
letuln public confidence, aftei tlie fait
was disclored. lie did not promise that
boom values in all our ambitious cltiej
would be immfdl.ctelj lestored, or thnt
leal estate papci In boom elty b.mlis would
.it once become available. lie ciui not
promise that a golden stieani of hni il
eal neil money would immediately stmt up
again from the factory towns nnd sav
ings banks of New England into tho of
llees of the numeiouo defunct loan and
tiust companies of the west. He did not
piomlsp that the memoiy of u decade of
watered stock sandbank mortgages, corn
field additions, boom town confidence
games, and general extravagance on oth
er people's money would immediately f.olo
fiom memoiy, or thnt the burnt child
would not he w.iiy of 111 o.
om: or tiii: finest.
From the Timkhnnnock New Age.
Ono of the finest nnnuals that has
reached our desk is the Political Hand
book UFiied lrom the Scrnnton Tribune
olllce. It Is handsomely gotten up and
la Idled with a wealth of information
that Is valuable to eveiybody. Its com
pilation Is suggestive of tho enti-ipilse
thnt ohnincterlzes The Tilbune loree.
W HAT XOT TO DO.
Trom tho Troy Times.
Making of the civil service a Proems
tcan bed, with loppings or puttings to 1111
academic stundaid, is not the method
of common sense, and fore lag a 1 esponsl
blo olllcer to i-se men who are not fitted
to the special needs for which they aio
lequiied Is like putting the rigid armor of
Saul upon the limbs of David.
There Is SoniethinK Lucking
In tlru fciu thnt provide for t bo inner
inniiniono the cyo should he plonseei, too.
Dainty Qluss nnd Beautiful Clrtnn nro h-ilf
tho illniior. ii craclcd jd ite u- blilpptiil or mud
dy sl.iss has 11 drproasliiK e-flect Out- stoc';
of Chilli nnd Ulabsw ure ulvo uidtinit jd scope
for tho exot cltu of uood tnsts. Tho fluidity is
of tho most uupoilor ordor nnd tho cojt la
voryloev.
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Begin the New Year
By
Buying Your
Books of
Beidleman, the
Bookman.
437 Spruce Street
OrpostteTlis Commonvvealth.
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Friday, January 15.
This Will Interest Every Housewife in Scran ton and Vicinity. Japanese
Jute Rugs at About Half the Usual Price :
Japanese Jute Rugs, 1 ft 6 in. x 3 ft., Clearing; Sale Price, 39c
Japanese Jute Rugs, 2 ft, 6 in, x 0 ft., Clearing Sale Price, 98c
Japanese Jute Rugs, 3 ft, x 6 ft,, Clearing Sale Price, $1,23
. Japanese Jute Rugs, 4 ft 6 in x 4 ft 6 in,, Clearing Sale Price, $1.73
Japanese Jute Rugs, 4 ft x 7 ft,, Clearing Sale Price, $1.98
Japanese Jute Rugs, G ft x 6 ft,, Clearing Sale Price, $2.49
Japanese Jute Rugs, 6 ft x 9 ft, Clearing Sale Price, $3.75
Japanese Jute Rugs, 7 ft x iO ft., Clearing Sale Price, $4.98
Japanese Jute Rugs, 9 ft z 12 ft, Clearing 5aSe Price, $7.98
Japanese Jute Rugs, iZ'ftx 12 ft, Clearing Sale Price, $9.98
Japanese Jute Rugs, 12 ft xlO ft, Clearing Sale Price, $11.98
These are all the latest Oriental designs and are of the very best quality.
Of course, early callers get the first choice. This is
will probably never occur again.
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That ''shcor' was paved with soo.l
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the asseition. Don't let you r nood
rcholtitidii to buy only the best IMllIlK
Hooks, Olllce Supplies, Type
Writing Supplies, etc., at our store
be a pavliifj stone. We keep the best
iu variety and tiality. 'c also make
a specialty of Draughting; Supplies.
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Stationers and Engraven,
MOTEL JCUMYN UUILUINU
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, Our Great Offer. Prices Kc
ducuil on All Gooels. Suits and
Overcoats to order
Puntti to itleasttro
$3.00.
GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO.,
l5rT"e 319 Lacka Ava. s -
OOOSOO s2535$
Quality
Leads,
015 Linden Sloal,
Tho Only ynaufncturBrs of
Rubber & Stamps
In the City. Scrnnton Rubber
Stamp Works.
I r9 m & h Ms w lA k li h n
CHASE & FARRA8. PROP'S.
515 Undo 1 Streai.
YOU CAN SAVE BIMZY BYBJYm
NEW AND
SECOND-HAND CLOTHING
Ladles' and Children's Wear.
Seal and l'lush Sactuic3,
Carpets and Feather 15cds
From
L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Avo.
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HDWLT1ES FUR THE HDL1DHYS-
Our Holiday Display of useful and
ornamental articles was never so
large as 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.
Drcbsinj Tables,
Cheval Glasses,
Couches,
Uockers,
Reclining and Easy Chairs,
Music Cabinets,
Parlor Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Vcrnis-Martin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Hook Cases.
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
figures.
131 & 133 Washington Ave.
Impossible
In the modern American
factory, -with modern,
skilled American work
men. They beat the
world Their latest pro
duction is the celebrated
Yankee
mar
Guaranteed for one 3'ear.
Second gross now iu.
I fi Sill CO.,
1 19 Washington Ave.
At Our New ami
Klegani Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE,
Coal Exchange, Opp, Hotel Jcrmyn.
"Old firm in nsw stirrotind
liiKs," like an old "stone in new
bettings," shine-, 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 yon see our Net Prices
yon will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
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a price opportunity that
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
SI3 LACKAWANNA AiE.VJi
iriuli
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DIAMONDS, JEWELRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
Look at our $10 Gold Watches,
Warranted 15 Years.
213 Lackawanna Avenin,
J PRICE for one week,
2 beginning Saturday
Horning, January 9.
We will sell our Skates at
about one-half price.
Good, All Steal SkatoS; at 25c
NIckGl-Piafed, at 70
Other Grades in Proportion.
9Q. Yyomlng
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Y. M. C. A. BUILDING.
Lager
eer
Manufacturers ot tho Celebrated
CAPACITY)
loo.ooo Barrels per Acnum
DR. C. W. GREEN,
Electrical 'I reatment n Specialty. Olflccs,
boj, 608 anil Ooi) .Mcars Duilillni;,
SCRANTON, PA.
Tlio mo3t coruploto uqulpment of EldctricM
mjcblnej uud ailiricoh for mcdicnl usa to be
IojiiiI in a pussiainua oillco outtiilo ot Kaw
Yoik, Medical imd elect ileal trontment for
ull cases Rmenablii to oitlior or uotli.
C. A. GREEN, M. D
t07, 008 nnd CUU Meats Bulldlup. Scrantou.
Houra-Ua.ni, to 12. 1 iMii.tcG; 7.1X1 to K
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