THE SORA"NTO: T"RI"BTTN"E--'PUJCSDAY MOTCTSITTG, JANUAtrr TV TROT.
ll!j nnd Weekly. No Sunday lMltlon.
Published nt Scranton, J'a., by The Tribune
Publishing Compuny.
Jsen Vcik lloptcucntntho'
tkam; S. QUAY CO,
Jtooni -13, tribune Diilldlng, Sow York Clt.
IMIRID AT TUK TOSTOirriCB AT SOHANTOM PA,. AS
6ICOND CLASS MAIL KATTKB.
SCIIANTON, JANUARY 19, 1897.
The lltv. Ur. Arthur T. Plerson Is so
we'll known, ns a jirenrhcr unil as an
ndvooato of Cirilitlnti missions that It
nppdlPMS to in bs the citizen of
Sn anion to go to 1-lni Paik chinch
on Weflnodny evening to hoar lilin.
Dr. 1'lorson acciuhod his world-wide
fnnip wlii'ii he occupied, for a time,
the pulpit of SpuiRuon In London.
Tlioio 1 no clerBynian In this countiy
hcttvr posted In the subject of mis
sions, and theie is nobody better qutill
Jled to gle plotitipnt. expression to his
thoutrht. The facts stnted In another
column touching Chilstlan missions are
full of Interest and of instiuctlon.
The Judge and the Sheriff.
The language of President Judge
Archbnld In rouit Saturday In charac
terizing an alleged abuse of piocess In
the selzuie by the sheilft on nttnch
nient of the "goods nml rhntteK lands
and tenements, rights and credits, and
nil books, letteis and papers" of the
Phoenix Contruct company n o se
veie as to occasion genetal temnik, A
reading of the totut's opinion in the
piemls.es, without nthui light, would
.seemingly tlnow the whole blame upon
the sheilfl. Hut as ii mnttei of fact
and ucord, the sheilft simply executed
the wilt as It leached him beailng the
seal and authority of the colli t Itself
So fai, then, from being peionally In
blame, It Is clear that Sheillf demons
would hae become subject to penalty
had he declined to act upon the wilt In
question.
Whether it Is Just for the judge of a
com t to administer public teusuie to a
suboidinate otllcer of the colli t tor
obeying a duly cei tilled older ot thnt
couit, talluie In which duty would
cany with it llablllt to summary iiun
lshnunt, Is now foi tho public to de
cide "We belles this lb the first time
that the bench of Lackawanna county
lias been moed to deliver such an
opinion under such ilrounistaiKf If
in i espouse to the Judicial Imitation
to the defendants In that attachment
to sue the sheilft' for damages, action
should be brought In the Lackawanna
courts,, would the piesldent Judge be in
a position to sit upon the tilal with
entile fairness to all concerned?
The Philadelphia Ledger Is disconso
late becnus-e "in the highest councils of
tho government tills gieat, wealthy and
Important commonwealth is to have
neither counselling olc noi directing
mind. If it were the poorest, least
populous, most insignificant of all tho
states, its position in respect to the na
tional administration dining the next
four years could be no vvoiso than it is
ceitaln to be" Hut Is it not possible
that the Ledger gives wa to gilef pie
matuiely .'
Our Foreign Trade In 1896.
The letums of the loreign commerce
of the United States lor the calendar
year 1S9(! make an inteiesting study.
They show an excess of exports over
lmpoits of merchandise amounting to
JJ25,322,181, which Is the lamest yeai's
excess In out history, being approached
onlj by the excess of 1S7S, which was
JJOjTO.S'JO. Tho recoid of the past 19
yeuis is indicated below:
lxpoits. Imports. Lxcess.
18W $l,lXlG,S7B,U7 $GS0,r(,,231 $3.,5,..,..13
IfcSS SJISWUM S01,CG9,a47 JJ.10U.7SJ
list ir.,lir.',JlS (iiCJlJ.iM 14S7SJ.JJ7
1S9J S7fl,U8,te!3 77S,743,US1 ii,40J,J
1SW U38,420,GCO M09J0,K3 U7,4S'J,70J
1S91 . .. 970. 109 GIG S2S.320 9-IJ 14J,1SS,703
1590 S',7,50J,r)4S b23.397,JS 34.101.S2J
ISbll 8J7.J30, 573 770,30J,G57 C'i,1ii,71i
1SSS I,91,7t)l,0-"i0 7J3,411,J7l JJ,C'A32l
1SS7 715,3J0,iiJG 70S,S07,JU 8,ril3,W3
SSl 71J,I04,0J1 W3,429,l!i9 49,974,b3J
US3 fSS,81C,E'j6 357,531, 30G JOI.lOI.SfiS
1SS4 741,3GO,12S OJ9.2G1.SG0 120,191, 30S
1683 793,091,500 1,57,020,122 IOS.071,024
1SS2 7C7.9S1.910 732,813,307 lb,135,119
1531 833,814,1 JO 070,117,903 1CJ.J9C.2J0
1SS0 SS9.C93.42J C 807,170 112,876.2 16
1579 7C3.130.49J 313,780,010 231,330,477
1878 737,092,073 4J1.812.4S3 303,279,390
i:cess of imports.
Two causes nio assigned for the large
outward movement of merchandise dui
Ing 189C. One Is the great scarcity of
foiolgn breadstuff s, amounting in India
and parts of Australasia to actual fam
ine. This, coupled with the fullness of
most American crops, was undoubtedly
the most potent lactor as would appear
reasonable on the face of things. The
second cause is the lestored confidence
of Europeans nfter the November elec
tions in the stnbillty of their Ameiicnn
investments, which has already re
opened foimer avenues of foreign tiade.
This uppents moie closely fiom the De
cember tiade statement, which shows
tin excess of exports over lmpoits of
539,275,000 against -an average during
eight prior Decembers of only about
$30,000,000. The months of October, No
embei and December, 1S9C, eonti United
$181,330,800, or more than one-half, to
the yeai's excess of exports. It was not
until last October that the triumph of
Protection and sound money became
geneially foreseen.
The foregoing Jlgutes show that it is
within the power of the United States
to make lapld stildes foi w aid In inter
national commerce provided the nglta
tois will give business a chance.
"Senatoi" Ilanna sounds well,
lin has earned It.
Han-
An Unfortunate Tendency.
The oiderlng by the Supieme court of
a new trial in the House embezzlement
case brings to the fore an Interesting
point in lnw. House became involved
In the Moieland Irregularities In ritts
buig and on trial In the Allegheny
courts was convicted. One of the Jur
ots accepted In that trial, despite tlie
protest of House's nttorness, was Edi
tor Nevln, of tho Plttsbuig Leader,
which paper, pi lor to the tilal, had
editorially called for House's convic
tion. The mot Urn for a re-tilnl rested
laigely on Nevln'n acceptance as a
Juror, It being alleged that his pies
ence In the box tended to prejudice the
defense.
In passing on the points at Issue tho
Superior court divided four ugalnst
three. Tho opinion by Judge Smith
for tho majority Is a sttong one, which
lays indited stress on the need nt abso
lute fairness in the Juiy loom. It holds
In Mthstanee that the commonwealth
might belter go to the ovpeiise of n new
trial In the case under lcvlew than to
leave the Justice m the oilglnnl tilnl
open to the slightest Rtisplc Ion. Utit
the three dlsscnteis Judges Wllltml,
"Wlckham mid nice also take the de
fensible position that inasmuch ns Jur
or Nevlu was under oath to Judge tho
defendant accotdlng to the evidence
auduced In court, and Inasmuch us
there is nothing to show that he was
to the slightest degieo Instrumental In
deflecting the Judgment of his eleven
colleogues, a le-trlal would simply
pioe a waste of encigy.
This balancing of tho points at issue
leases loom for good nigumcnts on
cither side. That suspicion should lest
on the faltness of any tilal would bo
Indeed unfoi tunate; but to the lay
mind, viewing the subject largely fiom
the practical standpoint, it would seem
that In the piesent case tho verdict of
the lower couit might well base been
permitted to stand. Its confli motion
by the nppellato court would base In
volved no tangible injustice; whereas
the ordeilng of a now tilal not only
c.ills up the question of additional ox
idise but nlso opens the door to a pos
sible mlscanlage of Justice.
Apait f loin the needless leilection
which the luveisal tends to cast upon
Juioi Nevln's faiiness, it has the effeet
to encouinge the uilslng of technicali
ties wlieie thee ate altoady too abun
dant, obstiuctlve and expensive. Con
ceding to the mnjoilty of the couit the
loftiest pill poses hi decldldlng ns they
did, and even gi anting that that deci
sion is u collect Intel pi etation of the
law, we nevertheless believe that the
tendency of such decisions Is upon the
whole huitful latliei than helpful to
public Justice. The need ot the times is
for tlie ilgld limiting of levers.ils to
such cases as offei cleai pi oof of pri
mal y injustice,
Senator Sherman's denial of the
Pittsburg Inteivlew was not unexpect
ed, lie is undoubtedly foi peace, as all
sensible men ale, but his sympathies
me with Cuba and ns secietuiy of
state It is baldly to be expected thnt
ho will follow the Cleveland example of
giving Cuba the small end ot eveiy
deal.
Object Lessons In Thrift.
The school boaid of the boiougb of
Homestead, tills state, is piepaiing to
Introduce in its schools an Interest
ing experiment. Pupils are to be uiged
by the teacher to save their pennies
and once a week u collection of them Is
to be made. The pupil Is to bo supplied
with a citid upon which the teacher will
ciedlt eacli amount as It shall bo le
eched. This money v 111 then be placed
in the hands of tho pilnclpal of the
schools, who will keep It until the pupil
shall have accumulated $2 to his ciedlt.
Then the money is to be enteied as a
sav lugs account in a bank In the pupil's
name.
This Is substantially the svstem now
in vogue in the model schools ot Uiook
linc, Mass. Befoie deciding to lecom
meml its repioductlon in Homestead
tlie stipeilnteiident of the Homestead
schools, Professor Kendall, made a pei
sonal study of its woiklngs. He says:
"There are 2,200 pupils In the liiook
llne schools, and their sav lugs last year
amounted to $4,000. In the Springfield
schools the system is much the same,
with the exception that stamps aie
given to tlie pupils, denoting tho
amount of their deposit, which aie
pasted on their cards. "When they have
saved, it is placed In hank, on inter
est. It is ically suipiislng how eager
the pupils ate to save their money, af
ter they once get staited, and the pen
nies that they receive, instead of being
spent for candy, go to their fund. It
Is one of the practical lessons of indtis
tiy and thrift, and a pupil who at
tends school, say for ten yeais, will
have a nice bank account, with the In
tel est and compound inteiest, when he
leaves, even though only a few pen
nies aie saved every week."
Theie is in many quuiteis a decided
and not altogether unfounded lepug
nance to what may be called glngei
biead experiments in pilmaiy educa
tion. II is often true that the intio
duction of theoietically nttiactive nov
elties in the school room is accom
plished at the expense of studies far
moie essential to the pupil's welfare
Hut we cannot bilng ourselves to be
lieve that this savlnes pioject Is open
to this objection. It seems to be as
eminently practical as It appeals in
theoiy to be salutaiy. The schools
need to broaden the chatactets ns well
as the intellects of their pupils. Leai n
lng is of little wot th unless balanced
by morality, economy and fiugallty.
Whatever tends to inculcate among the
pupils in our public schools the homely
vli tues w hlcb lie at the base of nutlonal
not less than Individual success de
seiv;es from all thoughtful citizens tlie
utmust encouiagement.
The Maiquette club, of Chicago, will
celebiate Lincoln Day (Feb. 12) with a
banquet to which Goveinois Tanner
of Illinois, Hlack of New York, Hast
ings of Pennsylvania, Hushnell of
Ohio, Lowndes of Maryland, Diako of
Iowa, Hiadley or Kentucky, Atkinson
of West Viiglnia, Plngiee of Michigan,
Schulleld of Wisconsin, Clougli of Min
nesota, Mount of Indiana, Hiiggs of
Noith Dakota, lUchards of Wyoming,
Cooke of New Ilamphlrc, Loid of Oie
gon, Llppltt of Ilbode Island, Grant
of Veimont, and C.ilggs of New Jeisey,
have been Invited. It Is doubtful if
tlie remark that passed between the
goveinois of the Cniolinas will be ger
mane to this occasion.
In the last Issue of tho Sunday News
Colonel F. J. Fltzslmnions announces
his assumption of complete contiol nnd
pledges distinct Impiovement, including
nn assuianeo that "Indelicate pain
graphs, sensational headlines and un
wan anted and damnglng personal al
lusions will not chuiiutPilze it in the
future." Colonel Fltzsimmons' wont
will bo accepted nnd the tinteinlty will
wish tor him and foi the News tinder
Ills piopiletoiship tlie success that his
billllant gltts so well meiit.
On April 21 tlie people ot Canada will
vote on the question whether they want
prohibition or not. Already the fi lends
of prohibition are ui ranging for u vig
orous campaign of popular education
and some of the lending Prohibition
ists of the Putted States will partici
pate In the Insti notion, It Is doubtful,
though, If the plebiscite will tesiilt In
piohlbltlon's fnvoi. Canadians ns a
l tile appear to have a suspicion that
piohlbitlou would not piohlbit.
The South Carolina dlspensniy law
has lun afoul of the "oilglnnl pack
ago" law and the oilglnnl package law
hns emeiged the victor. The United
States Suptemo court holdH that the
thlt sty South Cntollnan may import as
much liquor from another state as he
choocs, so long as the liquor consti
tutes an original package. This rul
ing will gieatly htltnulute the Jug
ttnde.
Whenever n, candidate in Illinois
doesn't suit Sir. Kohlsaat of Chicago,
the latter declares In hold face typo
that "no filend of McKlnley can vote
for htm." This tilck may woik once or
twice, but it Is liable sooner or later
to pall on Sucker state Itepublleanlsm,
which is accustomed to do its own
thinking in its own way
A Philadelphia contempoiaiy 'ms
piepaied a complete list of piesldentlal
postofllces in Ponnsvlvanln, with dates
of the teiinlnatlon ot the commissions
of the piesent Demociatic incumbents
Tlie unfortunate thing nbotlt this list Is
that the dates ot expiration ure neaily
all two yeais or moie 1 emote.
Mi. Piatt, accoidlng to the Rochester
rost-Hxpiess, "Is lacking In nil the at
tilbutes ot a great senator. He has cap
acity lor politics and lor business; but
be has no capacity foi public speaking."
Is oiatoiv, then, the chief qualification
for successful public seivice?
Among the congiatitlations received
by Senatni -elect Piatt, of New York,
we don't see anv by Hon, Joint Shei
mnn. And yet, since Mi. Slier mint
could forgive Geneial Algei, even
111 other Piatt may hope.
If the men who complain that Wllkos
Hane's clmiitable Institutions nie
slighted at liauisburg weto half smait,
they would nddiess n petition ot lelief
to Hon. John W.inamaker.
In ten enls the United States has
lost $240,000,0000 on the lianspoi tatlon
ot its second-class innil matter. It Is
time the postage classification vveie re
vised. justiceTas Y6 Iibels.
Prom tho Philadelphia Times.
Tho Public Ledgci , In an eilHoiltl re
view of the lccoinnieiiilitloub of the Penn
sylvania State IMitoil ii association foi re
foim in oui libel laws, takis exception
to tlie provision toibldding criminal prose
cation foi libel of atij peion who had no
knowledge of the publication, was In no
way icsponslble for It except as an editor
01 piopiletot of n ncvvspipei and who Is
not gulltj of any criminal act or puipo'se.
It decldics that "this would be a cleiirb
Inequitable and oppiesslve enactment so
fai as thosu holding subordinate positions
In luwspapei offices uie concerned," arid
It adds that "the leponslbllltj for the
publication of defumatoiy nidttet should
lest upon the chief dliectlng heads of the
establishment." The theotj of mil con
timpoini Is cnthel) Justifiable In legard
to civil actions for damages, wheie tho
responsible direction of a newspiper
must be ansv.eiablo to any one who shall
be Injured by publications In their col
umns, even though they hud no knowledge
of the publliatlon, but to assume that anv
person who is entliol) guiltless of cilml
nal act or put pose shnll be placed In the
criminal dock and tiled loi a ct lino com
mitted b) ntiothei and may thus be tried
slxtj-sevcn times In Peiinsjlvanla, Is one
of the llngeilng relics of the old common
law brutality established centuiles ago,
when tlioio was little toleration of news
impels by either government 01 law.
us lllustiate this as applied to the
Public Ledgci Itself. A lew eaIs ago a
most defamatoo and ceitulnlv llagiantl
libelous article was published in the col
umns of that Join nol It was not even a
piivile'cd communication. It was not
Intended to serve itn public good It was
pimply wanton di famatloii of eeral citi
zens bv pi luting the vnpoilngs of an In
mate of the county Jail, who was soon
afteivvaid a convict in the penitential v.
That the icqonslble dbeetlon of the
Ledger had not approved of It and that
the publication was the result of some
occidental failure of the lesponslble direc
tion of the pnpei to examine and levlse
the article, was not doubted by an How
would L Claike DavK or William V. Me
Kean, 01 Geoige W Chllds have Judged a
law if foi such a publication In tho Ledger
of which they had no knowledge vvlntever
until It was given to the public, and that
could not have been published at all had
It come iindei their notice, tlu hud found
themselves in the criminal dock, when,
If punished accoidlng to the merits of the
libel, the pcnnlt) could not have been
othei than both fine and Impiisotiment''
Poitunatelj foi the Ledgci, the men thus
wantonl defamed b one of those acci
dents that will happen in the most caieful
ly directed new "papers, did not need libel
suits to sustnln theli reputation, but theio
nie tens of thousands In this city who,
under like piovomtion, would have
pussed foi both eilmlnal conviction and
damages.
O-
Anothei pointed lllustiatlon Is given In
the case of Chailes Kmoij Smith, the
chief erlltoi of the Pics, who was ai
lested foi libel because of a wanton data
mation put Into that journal bv a reporter
nnd a night editor arte! all the lending
edltoilal writers had left the oflh e, chub
lug embezzlement 01 defalcation b n
piomlucnl ofllcer ot one of the leading
llnnncial Institutions of tin elty. This
publication was made when Ml Smith
wiiH in Hasten, nnd It was even u gieatur
wion,; to the Pics than It was to the In
stitution and the ofl 01 who i thus de.
tamed, but, undei the laws ot the state,
Mi Smith is climlmilly liable and could
be Indicted In every count) 111 I'euns)!
vnnlu, nnd uls-o bo compelled to defend In
damage suits In each count) of the state,
If the plaintiffs 01 pio-e( utors choose thus
to avail themselves of existing laws. In
no other cilminnl pinceduio known to
the law can an) prison be Indlcnd lor
a crime when eiitlulv guiltless of eitln 1
iiiiplnal act, knowledge or puiposH, '1 he
nuwspapei editor and publisher alone can
thus be placed in the cilminnl doek and
tried foi nn olleuse of which he nnv be
entlirl) Innocent und of which he may
have had no knowledge wtmtovci. Such a
luw is a bllstei lug stain upon the ndiulnls
tiatlon of Justice in this evening of the
nlnetetnth eentui).
-O-There
Is eettnlnl) need of restiaint upon
all who wilte foi newspapeis b) muklng
them lesponslble foi theb own cilnns,
nnd the suboidinate In a tit vviqmpci ottUe
who, without the older 8 01 knuvv It elm- of
the responsible, dliectlon of the pipei,
uiLle"-.lv defames a 1 Illen i-lundd be
hlnistl' nnsweialile foi his etliiic. h
would leach a much hlghu nppicdatlon
ot newspupet duties nnd would ctilulnl)
aid much In ilevntlug tho sum. hud of
Aineilian Journalism An 11 itile, it Is
not Hie lespotiHible editor nnd puiillshei ol
newspapeis who either Willi, dliect ur
suggest uckless defamation of iiurnctei
It tomes almost wholly firun the now
legally IncspoiiFlble. iieivspipar willeis
who aie emplo)ed by scores 011 the leading
newspapers of tho countiy, und who are
often In position to gain uilblkvHtou lor
defumatoiy articles which ma) not be
ptopeil) understood oven by those who 10
vlso them with cate, Theio should be
Mltnlnnl lespontlb'llty for w liter when
lipy ate the guilt' partlec, but It should
not iini'i' elthc pilltoi 01 pulill'hel whfll
1I11.V eltlier fiiggestiMl had knowlulgii et
la an othei wu) cutllil be lipid ropimlble
s alillim tin. wtoiititul publication. Alt
iicivcpnpi'i rtilteiH slioul I be In ought to
filled lespoiiplbllll.v .or any ablHu of
thuli high ami iespoiilble tiust.
COUl'OKATION 1'KOriTh.
Matthew Marshall In the Sun.
Tho 1 eduction of tho Delawntc and Hud
son Cntinl eompin)'s dividend, from 7 per
cent, pot annum to 5 pel cent, per annum,
and tho consequent heavy fall In the mar.
ket price of Its stock, amply Justiry tho
caution displayed b) those who arc asked
to Invest their money In this clnss of cn-
tcipilscs, whether for Income or on specu
lation. Tho poltrt Intel estlng to tho pub
lic Is, that tho conipnn)'s business Is a
piocnilmis one, nnd that, theiofoie, Its
stock cannot be idled upon to pay uni
form dividends. Moie than this, tho mod
el ato amount of Its earnings foi n long
setlcs of )eais umpl) lofutes the clinig"s
mado against It and Its fellow coal inlncn,
of being greed) and extortionate For the
last twenty ye.us It has novel paid ovci
per cent, a )e.ir, In mnii) )ears It hns
paid, as It is now pii)lng, lest, and In some
)enis It has paid nothing at all Tho
same thing may be said, substantially, of
the other great milling, inanufactuiliig,
llnnncial, and railioad corporations, which
have lately been tho objects of so much
attack b) demagogues. It, nt times, their
pioflts have been laige, they have never
boon excessive, and, on the aveiage, they
havo been veiy small
-'11-Tho
complaint Is ver) generally curient
that the levlval of business vvldch hn3
been unxlouslv awaited ever since tho
ciash of 1SJJ, and which wiu conlldeiitl)
expected to follow the defeat of the sil
ver Itts at the piostdeiitlal election list
N'ovembei, still postpones Is coming.
H) some the blame Is laid upon the 0111
icnc), by othei s upun tho unceitalnty of
futuio tariff legislation, and b otbeis
upon the tin eats of action b) congress
leading to n foieign war All these things,
as well as the continued agitation foi flee
sllvu coin lge, undoubted!) have moie 01
le-s of the evil tendoncv useilbed to them,
but, nutlet lying oveiv thing il-i, Is a feel
ing of insceuilt) on the pint of owneis of
capital, and theb feai that if the) Invest
It In new enterprises the) inn) lose their
expected niollts, not onl) bv euneiic),
taillf, nnd silver legislation, but b) ellieet
confiscation utulei the tonus of law
The peoplo who insplie and thop who
appiove the waifnie upon Invested capital
which has latnls become so popular, foi
get that, while the) in iv be successful as
to the Investments hcietofoie mule, thev
will eventually, b) theb victoi), make
fill Diet successes ot the same kind impos
sible. Men who have bought und opened
eoal mines, 01 built sugui lellmilis, 01
bulled millions of clollais in gas woiks and
gus plpc, aie indeed helpless to ielst ag
I'lesslon. Theli capital has been put be.
vond their powet to lecall it, and they
must submit to the tenns Imposed upon
them as a condition of being peimltted
to continue to use It The future, how
ever, Is still within theli control Unless
they can be nssuied that when the) In
vest more capital In a similar waj, the)
will bo piotected fiom spoliation, thev will
keep It whcie It Is Legislation mnv com
pel a min to nccept for the use of his
piopeity less than he tnlnks ho ought to
have, when ho must eithei take that or
get nothing, but It cannot compel him to
do It when the choice Is still open to him
SOMETHING OP A I'KJHTr.K.
Prom the Wilkes-Haiie Itecord.
Congressman-elect Willi im Connell, ot
Lackawanna, Is looming up us a eumll
dato foi governor If he should conclude
to make the inn, othei nspliants might as
well glid themselves up for the fia)
When William Connell goes Into a light he
goes In to win, and he seldom .falls.
STlLiIItlilNC ALONC.
Tiom the Tlmes-IIernld.
This nation has been Wlllio Astor
less now for two weeks, and, looking the
whole Held ovet, we aie Inclined to be
lieve that the cotinti) will pull through,
aftei all.
HONORED H SILENCE
Tiom the Times-Herald.
A coi respondent wonts to know how
the Pi luces do Chlmay's nnme should be
pionounced. It should not be pionounced.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dull) Horoscope Drawn by Aincchus
The Tribtmo Astrologer.
Astiolabe cast: 3 31 a m , for Tuesday,
Jnn 19, 1S97.
vsS S3
A child bom on this da) will notice that
the wold "patroness" Is beginning to be
legnided with tho aversion that Is ac
coieled the title "professor." '
In imploring the Democrats to "get to
gether," the Piee Puss evldentlv means
mischief. The local Democrats are more
peaceful any time when sepainted
The lecent elevation of Tom Piatt Is an
other Instance of tho ofllce seeking the
man with tho peislstence of a bill col
leetoi. The wise teooitcr seldom squeals an
acknowledgement when "scooped" by
ilvals
X-ia)s often teveal many things not on
the ptogramme.
ISicnkfiist Chut.
He Wh) does Sarah's beiu at night
resemble an up-to-dite song?
She I give it up Hxplaln
He Ilecause he's the latest thing out.
Odds and Ends, we find
while taking stock, are being
sold at greatly reduced prices
to make room for new spriug
goods.
Have some good Dinner
Sets we are closing out very
low. $15.00 Sets, with a few
pieces short, now $10.00.
THE
demons, Ferber,
O'Malley Co.
422 Lackawanna Av:.
Kvenlngs Are Long.
Wo havo Just received 11 inrgo,
now und ciirofully Hule'ote'd lino of
I'mii'r Covered Hooka, Tho
For Wititer Evenings.
BEIDLEMAN, THE BOOKMAN,
437 Spruce Street.
Opposite The Commonwealth.
m
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ilWIIUillj
Judging from the rush that we have had, and. the large
quantities of goods that we have sold, nearly everybody in the
valley has taken advantage of the low prices that have pre
vailed, nearly all of which must be discontinued at the termin
ation of this sale. Therefore, for the benefit of those who have
not put in their appearance yet we mention these facts.
T. s if'rwS Vw dr Hi til A
BYRON WRITING
That ''shcol'' was paved with jooil
iiitciitions, probabl realised tlie truth
ofthe asseition. Don't let ) our ood
icsoliitlon to buy onl the best Blank
Books, Olllec Sujiplics Tj pe
WrltlllSJ: Supplies, etc., at our store
be a pavint; stone. We keep the best
In vatlcty and qiialitj. We also make
a specialty of Draughting Supplies.
ros.!
Slafionsrs and Engrava;.
tlOTTX JCRA1YN BUILOINQ.
Our
diiecel
Great Offer,
on All Goods.
Prices
Suits
Overcoats to order
.
Pants to Measure
GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO,,
40O05O
Bra3seh 319 Lacka Ava,
Brnnth
S 28
sseos
urn
Quality
Leads,
!. P
515 Linden
Stml.
Tho Only Mnnufaot ncra o
In the City. Scranton Rubbsr
Stamp Works.
s.
010 Undei Street,
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BJYIN3
NEW AND
HID CLOTHING
TUBiTJ llfFfl f 1 S
xuul
Ladles' anil Children's Wear.
Seal and l'ltish Suciiucs,
Carpets anil Feather Heil
From
L. POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Ave,
no T& "
OF OUR
n all A i
AKIWIj
M
MM
NOVELTIES FOR THE HQL1DHYS.
Our Holiday Display of useful and
ornamental articles vas never sd
large as this season's evhibit. Tlie
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 chaiactcr, or buying for
! their own use.
Writing Desks,
Dressing Tables,
Clicval Glasses,
Couches,
Kockorsi
Reclining and Easy Cliairs,
Mtisic Cabinets,
l'arlor Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Vernis-Martin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Cliairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Dook Cases,
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
figUICh
131 & 133 Washington Ave,
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ents
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DOLLAR
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t
iitmiiVtimmiiiummimimitmm
mmimm
At Our New anil
Jlleyant Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE
Coal Kichuni;:, Opp, Hotel Jcrmn.
"OKI firm In new surrotinil
inHs," like an old "stone In new
settings," shines more brilliant
than ucr, tuul 'Shiucb for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watches, Silverware,
Sllver.Noval ties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocks,
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
Wlien you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome. '
HILL k CONNELL
NOTE 1 SHEAR 0
IAZAAR.
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A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store.
213 LACKAWANNA AJEfl'J-
?-
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES.
Look at our $10 Gold Watches,
Warranted 15 Years.
213 Lackawanna Avenus.
lA
PRICE for one week,
beginning Saturday
rt
USH
Horning, January 9.
We will sell our Skates at
about one-half price.
Good, All Steal Skates, at 25c
Nickel-Plated, at 70
Other Grades in Proportion,
Wyoming
Avenue,
Y. 171. C. fi. DUIL0ING.
get
Manufacturer!! of the Celebrated
Nffif In BHT
CAPACITY!
100,000 Barrels per Acium
DR. C. W, GREEN,
i
t.lcclrlcal Treatment u Speclalt. Offices,
6U7, 6uS und 6og Miari lluilJini;,
SCRANTON, PA.
Tlio most completu iquipmont of Ulectrloal
machine mid npillam.i.s for medical uao tu b
lonml inn iilijblclau'u ofllco nuteUlo o( New
tori:, Medical and iluctrlcal treatment for
nil cases nuicunblo to eltlior ur both
C. W. GREEN, IV). D
U)7, MS nnd COU Mears Hulldlnir, Scranton.
Uour-Ua,m, to li. 1 i,w,to0; T.SOtolt
fltoJ3"J
5 J ?C1 'Jvl
I ROBINSON'S SOIS'