THE SCRANTON :iKTi:NE--AVEDKESnAY MOTtNlNG-, .TAISTUARY '27, 1S07. t$i kwmfon- fcriBune I nil)- nml Weekly. No HuncUy KOItlon. Published at Scranton, Pit., by The Tribune Publishing Company. Ktn York Itcprcwiitnttvc! riiANK a uiuy co.. Hoom , Tribune llulldltiK, Sow Yotlt City. iKTiniD AT THE r03T0rn0l AT BCKANrON, PA.. A3 MCOND-M.AB3 MAIL MATTER. SCUANTON, JANUAIIY 27, 1S97. Objection to the nttiMiiluiiee o tlio Nntlonul Guard of Pennsylvania nt tlio inauguration on tin- ground Hint It will Involve the state In expense Is misdi rected. Tho state will not Incur any expense liy reason of such attendance, llnllroad fare Is contributed by the l un loads and while In VnHhlni;lon each member of the guard will pay his own way. What Is Necessary In Order to Have (looil Roads. Various propositions aiming to fur ther the cause of Rood roads have al ready come before the legislature, and others may bo expected; In tact, It has been necessary to appolnc a separate committee to take charge of these nu merous bills. This, in itself, proves the public's growing Interest In the prob lem, but It "also moves to ptactlcnl minds the need. In the legislature and among advocates of highway legisla tion, of some definite plan, to prevent confusion and to guard against a need Jess waste of energy. Among the bills now on (lie at Hnrrls burg one in particular attracts atten tion by reason of the fact that It lias received tile Joint Indorsement of tin agili'iillural department, which Is sup puseil to represent rural sentiment, and of the Pennsylvania branch of the nHUe of American AVheehnen, which in a tfeneral way may be accepted as voicing tile sentiment of the cities. We ri-lVi to th bill drafted by Professor .Inhn Hamilton, deputy secretarj of auiii ulture, and Introduced In the sen ate by Senator JlcQuown of Clearlleld. It is in a certain sense a compiomlse bill; that is It does not go as rar in the right direction as it would be desirable to go if tho fanning Interests had plenty of money and the commonwealth Itself did i.ot hhow wiiat to do with Its sur plussages. Hut It is probably as liber al and as promising a bill ns can lie passed under present circumstances; and thtrufore we suggest that It be tak en as the basis of legislative action. It is a long bill, too long, In fact, to be reprinted In full; but we give a brief synopsis ot lis main features. It au thorizes the election in every township ot three supervisors, one for one year, one for two yeura and one for three years; tho same to be freeholders and citizens of the .township". Section two provides for the organization of these supervisors Into tin olllclal board and clothes them with power to levy a road tux of not exceeding 10 mills on tlio dollar of last adjusted valuation for county purposes. A levy In excess of 10 mills but not over "0 may bo niudo if ordered by quarter sessions court upon unanimous petition of the supor- Isors and upon due cuuse shown. A further tax is to be laid of one dollar on esery male taxable over "1 years of age. One-half of the road tax may bo paid in money and one-half In work, but the work must be according to a definite plan and equal to requirements. Kncli township Is to be divided into districts with not more than 1" miles to the district and each district Is to have a load-master, who must work on t lie roads seven months each year and oversee the work of the men alloted to that district, observing certain road plans and specifications as furnished by the board, and niaking regular reports to the board. The beard In turn is em powered to purchase necessary Imple ments or materials and to contract by bid and bond for the making or repair ing ot roads or bridges. The township hoards In any county may when they wish combine to buy expensive imple ments, to be owned by each township in proportion to Its share of the co3t. Provision is made for the safeguard ing of funds and papers; and the 1)111 further provides that when a. tax war rant Is drawn for the sum due from any taxable in cash, an abatement may be granted for prompt payment, while for delinquents penalties are authorized. These provisions shall be observed by the treasurer of the board, who Is to receive In pay any sum not exceeding D per cent, of all moneys received and distributed by him. The taxable who wants to work out half of his tax must notify the supervisors in writing and in turn will receive definite Instructions from the ruadmaster of liU district a.i to when and where lie may work. Fail ure to send such written notice will render him liable to the puyment of tho whole tax in cash. Thwreninlnlng pro visions of the bill are calculated to insure Its satlsfactorj enforcement, to prevent crookedness and to enable n recoid to be kept at Hurrisburg of all road Improvement achieved under tho lnw'.T provisions within the state. It will be seen Hint while this bill does not promise nn instantaneous rev olution of" our highways It presents a well-considered and practical plan for the prompt beginning of their improve ment. It Is especially meritorious in that it presents the subject to the farmers of tho state in such a way that tliey can hardly fall to perceive the- Immediate benefits of such a law to themselves. It we assume that $3,000 represents a fair average of the assessed valuation ot the farms of this state, here we have an annual road tux to bo paid in cash of only $2(1, counting in the dollar poll tax. Thine Is probably no farmer In Pennsylvania who would not gladly glvo that sum every year, in addition to $25 worth of work, If he could have good, durable, well-drained roads. The friends ut Hurjisburg of better highways would do well to centralize .their energies on this bill, for It Is the one which is most likely tor succeed. A short time ago a great ado wns made in a neighboring state because It was alleged that the inmates of u sol diers' home were being forced, to eat oleomargailue. An inquiry' was insti tuted and It was found that the in mates had expiessed u prefetence for oleomargarine. ThW Is lneielv one of many Instances shutting that a good deal of the outciy against "oleo" Is artificial. Scientists have proved time and again that It Ih a pure and wholo Boine food, and infinitely to be 'preferred to stale or minted hiiller. Furthermore It Is cheaper than butter, and in these haul times that Is nrtn on Important consideration. Why should the law of Pennsylvania prohibit the manufacture nnd enli of n wholesome food product? Why should It do this for the dairy Interests nny more readily than It would prohibit the mining of soft coal, In order to please those who own anthracite minus" Tim Philadelphia Piess continues to say that the Hiooks law has taken llui saloon out of politics. The Press should give particulars. - - A Sermon In Urlcf. It Is said by conservative men that there are r,0,00 penniless people In Chi cago now, and C0.00U more who are exist ing on almost starvation diet. A public muss meeting Is to be held to consider measures of relief. Depression in Hie Industries Is one cause; nn unnatural congestion of population another. Here tofore Now York has been the storm center of urban social perils; It is slg nlllrant that the movement Is now west ward. Americans have gloried a great deal over the' phenomenal growth of Chicago; fiom a village to a metropolis in Hie span of a single life-time. Are they now 'wholly satisfied with that giowthV When such soclul contrasts are visible as In tills ureal western city, between 100.000 persons without money or substantial food, and perhaps 100 persons ropiesentlng among them the control of a billion dollars, Is It to be wondered at that Hryuns arise, that socialism spreads, and that the conser vative forces of society tremble when loollsli human bulterllles plan to exhib it their gliding In soclul extravagances representing1 the wasted price of life to thousands In distress'.' I.ir. P.ulus ford's vindication has been swift In coming. It Is to be hoped that Ills les son will not fall altogether on heedless ears; for whi'e vw condemn the dema gogue and outvote the enthusiast and the dreamer, wo, must not forget that provocation for these exists In growing abundance, and that every question bus two sides. According to the Supreme eouit, In nn opinion tiled by Justice Mitchell, n bi cycle rider, before crossing a railroad track, must stop, look and listen, or take the consequences. Now If the same rule could be applied to ordinary street crossings, what a pleasant world this would be. An Admirable Bequest. Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dyna mite, who died recently at Stockholm, decreed in his will that the income from most of his vast estate should be di vided each year into live parts, and be stowed upon the five persons who dur ing the year preceding "shall have ren dered tlio most eminent services to hu manity." In tlio language of the will, the llrst prize is to go "to the person v,ho shall have made the most Impor tant discovery or invention in tho do inaln of physics;" the second, "to xno poison who shall have made the most impoitant discovery oi improvement in the domain of chemistry;" the third, to the one who shall have done the most valuable tiling In the do main of physiology or medicine; the fourth to the producer of the greatest work, in the ideal sense, in the domain of letters, nnd the ilfth "to the person who shall have exerted the greatest or the best action for the fra ternity of peoples, for the suppression or diminution of permanent armies, and for the formation or spreading of peace congresses." Inasmuch as each prize will be worth $00,000, this unique ar rangement ouirht to prove a very con siderable incentive to strife toward tho uplifting of human standards. It Is doubtful If Mr. Nobel could have put his millions to a better use. The senate properly resents attempts to force it into a hasty acceptance of the arbitration treaty. The subject Is of sulllclent gravity to justify and to demand careful and thorough study. If the treaty cannot stand sucji a scrutiny It certainly ought not to bo ratified. But we think it can. The Alatrimonial Problem. The tendency no doubt is to Imagine that no other notion In the world pos sesses as large a percentage of freak legislators as does the United States; but that probably arises from the fact that while we are kept Informed con cerning all klndH of ridiculous legisla tion, passed or proposed in our own country, our Information respecting other countries Is not so generous. We are indebted to the Philadelphia Record for the details of a bill now pending in the legislature of Argentina, which makes, we should say, a new high wa ter mark In the records of legislative idiocy. Tills mensure-- to use the Record's own words "provides for the levy of a monthly tux upon all celibates between the ages of 20 and SO years, the rate to be made progressively oppressive. Thus unmarried men between 20 and 30 years of age would bu required to pay $! per month, and the amount demanded by the state for the pilvi'ege of remain ing single would be gradually Increased until hardened offenders of from HO to 75 years of ago would be mulcted for their obstinacy by a monthly lino of $20. The Argentine hycurgus who drafted this lilll evidently has n vein of humor running through hH stern Spartan earnestness; for he Is disposed to let off tlio old boys of 7." years or over with a small monthly tax of SO cents. Fur thermore, to deprive the Argentine bachelors of even the transparent ex cuse that their celibacy Is due to the unwillingness of the spinsters to accept their suits, our modern hyuurgus pro poses to make it very expensive for Ar gentine coquettes to trllle with henrts that may be figuratively laid ut their feet. Article V of the proposed law pro vides that a single woman who shall, without legitimate cause, reject an as pirant for her bond, and shall fall to marry some one else within u stated time thereafter, shall be lined In the sum of $500, the same to be bestowed upon the rejected nnd dejected aspir ant as a salve for his wounded pride." Dut this Is not all. "Widowers are to be given three years In which to cele brate their release from tho bonds ot matrimony; but when their legnl period of freedom from bondage sliull have elapsed they are to be subject, If the bill should become a law, to the same tax as that Imposed upon bachelors. And widows, alaekadayl are placed by U) bill In the same category ns widowers." Finally, ft Is the purpose of the bill that the net proceeds of this Interest ing scheme In nurture matrimony shall lie nnnually distributed among the fathers of families who can prove that they have at least twelve living chil dren, probably upon the wise assump tion that they need help. We are not told as to tho chances In favor of this bill becoming a, law; but It Is surely sufllclent to entitle Its frainor to a leather medal, In our opinion It need not bo feared, despite contrary reports, that the gov ernor of Ohio will make the mistake ot appointing an Inferior politician to the seiiatorshlp to bo vacated by John Shormau, instead of a man of the dem onstrated ability, sagacity and all round equipment of Marcus A Hunnn. Some very lusty squealing Is heard In the vicinity of Washington. Just now, from members of.congrcss who are an gry nt Speaker Heed's determination to prevent the passage of unnecessary ap propriation bills; but It Is really a com pliment to Mr. Heed. Comptroller Jacobs of New York wants the Albany leglslatuie to Increase the Inheritance, tax rate. There prob ably Is reason in this suggestion, but the great need now Is for u fulr as sessment of the living. The American stage Is to be con gratulated upon the re-appearunce upon It, after two years of rest, of so gifted and admirable an uctress as Madame Helen Modjesku. JDsf a Word or Tuto o Casual Mention Jtttmney John SI lliiiil received many congiut.llatlons epteidn on the excel lent response lie miule .Monday night to Hie toiit, "Scottish Literature, ' ut the Caledonian banquet. It wus a tliouglittul us well ab an eloquent effort and proved ATTOIINEY JOHN SI. HARRIS. i hat Sir. Hat lis has been for years an ardent student of the literature of Scot land. His tribute to the Ayrcshire ploughman-poet was beautiful. v Stein, of Shenandoah, who re sponded to the toast, "The Memory of Hums," Slonday night at the Westmlns tor. is mine Inspector of the anthracite district in which lie lesldes. He Is con sidered an authority on Hie subject of minim: co:,l. a fact demonstrated by his selection for the position of chairman ot the commission of mine inspectors that Investigated the cause of Hie Twin-shaft disaster and mane report concerning it to the govtriui. Sir. Stein was tho guest ot his son. Ur. James Stein, while in the city. Ho spent several hours .Monday atternoon with .Mine Inspector Kdward Roderick, who was also a member of the Twin shift commission. -O-Tlie Pittsburg Dally News contains the following tkctch of Philip J. Thomas, of this city, who was recently elected treas urer of ihc Pei'iisylvania Labor Legisla tion league: "Sir. Thomas was born In the County of Monmouthshire, Wales, on March 21, 1C0'J. His father was a largo contractor, and at the age of 15 the son waj regulnily indentured as a carpenters apprentice. In IMS, while he was still an apprentice, ht Joined the Amalgamated Association of Carpenters and Joiners Sluuelusier divisolu, and from that time on he lias worked for the greater power of the organization. Sixteen years M'. Thomas has been a resident of Scrunton, wneio he lias made himself felt ns a labor leader. When he came to Scranton the city was without a building trades union, but today the-.e is not a trade in tho town that is not oiganlzed. In this organizing Sir. Thomas lias done his full share. He Is now ii'ildent of Hulldlng Trn let council and general organizer of the American Federation of Labor. He has been x delegate to a large number of Hi. trades conventions. The last one to which he wns a delegate, and where he was elect ed to his present olllee, was the btnto La bor league's convention in Pittsburg, Sir. Thomas has written a number of news paper articles, condemning people ol Scrnnton who send work to other towns, which, lie says, could have been done as. cheaply and as good at home. 'Somef eo ple sav I have a hobby,' said Sir. Thomas. 'Maybe I have; If so, It is protection to home ImiUitties. Sly articles on this mat ter have been rend and commented on throughout the state, and I am glad to say that, so far, 1 have not had u dissenting reply to the entlment." " men employed by Alderman Howe yesterday finished a Job which they Ijp- lieve to have been the eoldest job In the city. 'J hey wcic detailed by the alderman to seive nn attachment on the household effects of u tenant in the fashionable pan of the el(y, who had failed to pay rent. The law piohlbl'ts the serving of such un uttuehment at any oilier time than dur ing daylight, and the delinquent tenant was up in all tlio technicalities of the law In lulatlo'i to the case. The men nrme.l with the necessary papers went on duty the 10th of this month, and from the bieak of day to nightfall they kept Ui'lr vigils for the wary tenant. One of tho watchers was stationed at the rear door of the.resldonci and tho other at the trout entrance. During the day the hunted man stayed inside the house, safe from in trusion, butut nightfall, when the sentries had withdrawn, lie came out for exercise and fresh air. Neighbors In the vicinity of tho hom-o were put upon the nesdle point of curiosity ut Feeing two m n wntch'ng the house continually, and wir curiosity knew no bounds on seeing the bukei, the butcher and other tradesmen beckoned to a place beneath un upper win dow. Tho snsh would be raised and n piece of paper containing n note was low ered on u strlnsr. The tradesman would examine tho note, then repair to ills wagon und ptoeuro the supplies desired, whl?a would bo tied to the string and pulled up by the besieged party. Thus, tor over a week, did tho beleaguilng lorce wait, but yesterday they weie lewi riled, foi the ifiuiot paid the lent nnd the ulderm.in irtlsed the siege. -O-The residents of Moscow were somewhat amused last week by the advent of u hyp notist from Scranton wiui proposed to daz zle the townspeople by an exhibition, and Incidentally Hue his pockets with con. Kverythlng was sulllug along smoothly and ho was In a fair way of reaping '.ho reward of his exertions. To excite Pub lic Interest the hypnotist put a subject to sleep In the front window of a promi nent store, and awed the natives by tho announcement that the subject would re main in a pomatoi-e condition several days or until awakened by the hypnotist. To all appearances tho subject lay in un unconscious state. On the afternoon of the day set tor the exhibition a largo ml Jf?Z Jw&K v""!' group of people were assembled about the apparently sleeping youth. One of the townsmen remarked Unit It was n iiretty dangerous tiling to he put Into ntcli u con. dltlon, "Suppose," lie continued, "the pro fessor should die of heart failure, the boy could never be awakened." Tills startling assertion hud scarcely been made than the subject bestirred himself and sitting bolt upright In tlio bed, said: "Say I where In II Is Hint galoot ot a hyp notist? 1 ain't going to stay hero without nothing to cut." The exhibition was given Hint night, but tho money box at tlio tick, ot olllee only revealed 03 cents In gross receipts. "''' STATE LEGISLATIVE T0PIC5. Tho Andrews commltteo will nsk tlio state to appropriate fSO.OOO to pay the ex penses of Its recent Investigation of mu nicipal conditions In Philadelphia and Pittsburg, but a light will be made on al lowing It nue cent. -O- neprcsentntlvo Seyfert's bill to Inflict Jail for three months or a $20 line, Or both, on anybody engaging or participating in n gntne of foot ball Is a bit of sportlvpnoKS which is less funny In cold type than It seemed before it was spawned. Honienoay should tell Sir. Seyfeit that as a humorWt llo Is not a success. -O- Anotlier bill for the correction of pri mary election abuses will be Introduced nt Hurrisburg by Senator John II. Drown, of WeRtmorelnnd. The now bill will re-enforce the one already intro duced by Senator Drown and will pro vide for Hie direct vote of the ipeople tor all candidates without the Intervention or delegates uitd conrorrees. Muelilbronner, of Alle gheny, lias nuule known Ills Intention to introduce a bill for licensing all barbers. He would have a state examining board from whom bathers, utter being examined, as to apprenticeship, experience and abil ity, would get certificates or competency. The boards of health would be lequlreil to keep all barber shops under certain rules of cleanliness und preserve u sani tary espionage, und penalties are to bo piovlded for tonsoiiul work not done In accordance with law. -O-Secietary Wallace, ot the McKeesport board of health, has drafted u bill for presentation at Hariisbiug requiring all persons practicing midwifery to be regis tered and licensed, and license to be grant, od only to such as upon examination shall prove to be of good moral character and to possess the required knowledge. A vet erinarian, says Sir. Wallace, Is compelled to pass nn examination before lie can prac tice obstetrics upon the anlinnl; how much more should the practitioner upon the human subject be compelled to show a proper qualification'.' The laws passed In this and other states against the sule of oleomargarine orig inated at a time when there was a reason able doubt ns to the healthful character of the compound. The manufacturers, however, now claim that it Is a pure arti cle ot food, and If this claim be true, it should be allowed to go on the market as freely as any other kind of food. Of course, It would be deception to ullnv It to be sold as pure butter, and this the law can very properly prevent. Hut If It is plainly labeled as oleomargarine and sold for exactly what it is, there should be no objection raised, Philadelphia Times. committee of Quay Republicans of Pittsburg who have been at work pro paring new apportionment measures, di viding Allegheny county into legislative, senatorial and congressional districts, has piactlcally completed its labors, as tat as the legislative and senatorial districts are concerned. Tho congressional appor tionment Is still under consideration. The number ot legislative districts proposed Is llftecn, against eight nt present, nearly doubling the number. It Is proposed to Increase the representation in Allegheny county In the senate by one member, making live senntors histead of four, as at present. Kvery district will be Republi can, it being proposed to abolish the Dem ocratic Seventh legislative district. One of the Pittsburg districts compilses every thing from tho Twelfth to the Twenty third wards Inclusive. This places Sena tor C. L. 'Slugee und William Fllnn In one dlstiict, and if tho proposed measure be comes a law one of them will have to re tire. Pittsbuig Commercial Gazette. does not make so very much difference whether a candidate Is voted for outright, or whether conventions are to be held us at present. Tho great reform thai should be aimed at Is to protect every voter In his right to vote at primary elections, and to Insist that his ballot shall be counted just as he cast it. We have laws affect: ing the primaries now, but they are not sulllclent. The only gieat point, atter all, is the necessity for providing some meth od by which an honest count shall be re turned. Store safeguards In tho way of watchers should bo permitted Inside ot the polling places. The votes should be counted openly, and in such a manner that all these watchers can keep tab upon every ballot. The polling lists and the ballots should be locked up In a regular ballot box and held in some safe place for a specified time, On the petition of, say, twenty voters a ballot box should be taken Into court und opened there and the ballots counted and compared with the polling list. The same provision should apply to the Uaker ballot act. Philadel phia Inquirer. -O- The crowded condition of our state pris ons and the inadequate resources for the proper care of convicts who may become mentally disordered cannot full to Im press the legislature with tho necessity of making proper provision for Hie better euro of this unfortunate class. The ten dency of the age Is to the multiplication of institutions, and the llrst thought that oecuis to most peoplo is that a special asylum should be constructed by the state for the cure of our criminals who need treatment for mental troubles; but those who carefully consider the peculiar elr cumstunces which surround tho criminal Insane must be led to the conclusion that our criminals suffering, or claiming to suffer, from mental disorders should not be removed entirely beyond the control of the prison authorities of tho state. Many shrewd crlmlnnls feign insanity, und In stances are not rare In which they have done so successstully. In addition to this class there are a number of ciimlnuls who seem to be Just on the border line ot un settled reason, and yet not sulllclently un. settled mentully to transfer them to nn insane asylum, other ciimlnuls, like cltl- zous, nt times develop acute Insanity which yields most readily to treatment, and when It is remembered that all these peoplo are criminals, it seems comiuiive that there should bo amide provision for them within the pilsons of the state, and that they should not be transferred to a separate Insane asylum. Wo be lieve that under no circumstances should the criminal Insane be separated entirely from prison authority, and that the must practical as well as the most economical care of this unfortunate class would be by adding Insane departments to our state prisons; Such departments would be fully equipped with proper medical skill for the treatment of thoso suffering from mental disorder, while the wholesome Influence of the prison authority would prevent any abuse of the humanities extended to crlm Inals. Philadelphia Times. ITSKS AND AHUKi:S Ol' WHAfni. From tho Philadelphia Times. Tho present conditions ot the country force the general attention of the peo ple to the uses and abuses of wealth. The ostentatious display of fortune by many who have ucqulicd It In questionable ways and often by the aid of unjust laws, bus created profound unrest throughout the industrial classes of the nation, und the time has come when those who look to the common welfare of the rich and poor alike must glvo pointed admonition to those who Haunt their wealth In the face of penury and want. Tho theory of our government Is to. glvo equal opportunities to all classes and con. dltlons In tho race for distinction and for tune but tho conviction has become very general In recent years that this theory ETC y n I isinnf's i Scotch Dimities and New en An Inspection is earnestly solicited. exclusive designs that cannot be seen elsewhere. has been largely departed from, and that the concentration of wealth has been aided by oppressing those who do most to create it. It is equally the theory of this govern ment that those who possess property have the right to use It in their own way. They may use It generously in social en tertainments or otherwise, and may there by largely benefit 'Industrial classes und dllluse It freely among those who most need It, but those who are believed to have acquired weulth dishonestly, or by laws protecting them nt the cost of the great mass ot the people'create piofotiml dis trust and resentment when they Haunt It In vulgar display before the multitude. The Republic Is now confronted with the gravest problem of Its history, not even excepting that of secession and civil war. It Is the problem of restoring to proper relations, on an entirely Just basis, the now widely and deeply antagonized Intel osts of capital and labor. Platitudes will not accomplish It; political profes sions have lost their weight with the great mass of the people, and there must be some remedial measures that will com mand the confidence of the considerate Judgment of the whole people. There must be entire equality of lights, and that means the diffusion of political power a'mong the people rather than within the circles of concentrated wealth. It Is a question so grave at this time that tile government and the statesmen Hint fall to realize its Imperious demands must dis appoint the count! y and Invite political failure. Kver since the war the tendency of leg islation has been to aid the concentration of wealth. It means teh enrichment of tho few and the Impoverishment of the many, and we have lenchcd a point when this policy must not only be halted, but It must be reversed. It must be done to assure the fidelity of all classes and con ditions of the Anjerlcan people to their free Institutions, and political leaders who closp their eyes to this Issue arc entirely unfitted for their calling. The Issue con fronts us; it must be met, and the tran quility and prosperity ot the nation de pends upon meeting it promptly and patri otically on the lines of justice to all the ipeople of the country. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Koioscopo Drawn by Ajacchus The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.1S a. m., for Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1S97. A child born on this day will bo of the opinion that this Is u cold world. The new Democratic rules are very nice, but they will probably be as useless to the local unterrlfled partisan as a copy of tho New Testament. Slouth-pieces of the local Democracy arc becoming more numerous,, but there Is still room for additional think tanks. All up-to-date geographies, of course, should contain the map of "Little Egypt." Ajncchus' Advice. Ho contented with thy lot. Hotter Is a portion of oleomargarine made from sweet beef tallow than S.'-cent print butter that sulfers from tubercolosls. BARGAIN Odds and Ends, we find while taking stock, are being sold at greatly reduced prices to make room for new spring 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. 432 Lackawanna Av:. V!7 MAGAZINES. , THE 137 Spruce Street. Opposite Ihc Commonwealth. FEBR km GS.E. 1 I I IB tes, nam m nt m Our Holiday Display of useful anJ ornamental articles was never sj large as this season's exhibit. -The advantage of having so large anJ varied an assortment lo 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. Dressing Tables, Ghcvnl Glasses, Couches, Kockors, Hcclining and littsy Clmii'3. iMusic Cabinets, Parlor Gabincts anil Tublu.3, Work Tables, Curio Gases. Tea Tables, Vernis-Martin Gabinets, Parlor and Taney Inlaid Ghairs, Gilt Reception Ghairs, Parlor Suits in Gilt, Pedestals, Jardinieres, Boole Cases, Shaving Stands all marked at moderate prices in plain figures. 131 & 133 Washington Ave. Is not more Valuable or correct told by a high priced gold watch than by the celebrated 1IC Guaranteed for one year. Second gross just in. At Our Now mid Kleant Storeroom, 130 WYOMING AVENUZ. Coal Uxcliunge, Opp, Hotel Jermyn. "Old firm in nw surround ings," like mi old "stone In now settings," shines more brilliant than ever, and "shines for all." Diamonds, Fine Jewlery, Watches, Silverware, Silver Novelties, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Fine Leather Goods, Opera Glasses. When you see our Net Prices y6u will ask for No Discount. All Are Welcome. HILL & OOrlELL 1)1 M I I (ll B I m li W-4 B W m I Pa IB S lE4 HI j J JLX Y JL m - lUiitllli liU B LL 1 ! L' Effects in BYRON WRITING That ''sheol'' was paved with good intentions, probably realized the truth of the assertion. Don't let your good resolution to buy only ths best lllilUk Hooks, Olllee Supplies, Type Writing Supplies, etc., at our store be a paving stone. We keep the best in variety and quality. 'c also make a specialty of Draughting Supplies. cvsrcirkSrae: u Ht'rc . J I'VlUd -JLVTC7.J Stationers and Eneravj m;j j 1 jj IIOTKL JBRMYN tiUIMHNCL Lodge and Corporation Seals, Rubber Stamp Inks, All Colors, Daiers, Pads, Pocket Culler, Scissors, Revolver Razors, Strops, Padlocks, Bicyclss and Supplies, Umbrella Repairing Athletic and Gymnasium Goods, AT V 222 WYJBISG A'iEM: tnsors soNSr ger eer Manufacturers of the Celebrated L CAPACITY! 100,000 Barrels per An.num WOLF & WENZEL, 531 Linden., Opp. Court Hous;, PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Sole Accuts for Wchardeon Boynton's Furnucca ami ltangea. 5 J 1 1 SI 1 11 J ft m
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