THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-S A.TURDAY MORNING-, JANUARY 30, lSOT. tXt cranfon CnBune lllnd Weekly. No Sunday Edition, 1'ubllshed nt Scranton, Pa., by The Tribune Publishing Company. Ktw Ycrk,HepresontnUves FIIA.NK a OHAY CO.. Jtooin 43, TrlttiDo llulldlug, New York City. INIiniD AT TUB POSTOPrlCH AT SCRANTON, TA., EBCOND-CIABS UA1L MATTER. SCKANTO.N JANUAUY 30, 1897. In recognition ot the "providential escape" of his Philadelphia store from lire, Mr. AVanamnUer announces Hint ho will build a church. Let us hope some of his recent lieutenants will at tend It. The Scranton Board of Trade. Jinny Influences necessarily unite In the upbuilding of a city, and to each nn intelligent public will accord gener ous credit. But In any fair estimate of the factors which have created this magnificent city of Scranton, para mount rank must be accorded to the Scranton board of trade. That organization took hold ot the various threads of Individual enter prise, liberality and progressive public spirit which have from the beginning Intertwined among our citizenship, and knitted them together into the splendid fabric which we see about us today. It has given, not simply to this com munity, but to the whole country, n conspicuous and valuable demonstra tion of that strength for municipal de velopment which lies In unity of pur pose and In persistence along a forward course. The completion by this body of a beau tiful new home, fit abode for its saga cious energy nnd proper type of the liberality which It so worthily repre sents, is an event both significant and prophetic; significant ns an earnest of victories already achieved, prophetic of the richer and larger triumphs yet to be. The Scranton board of trade Is not an association of veterans, grown con servative with years and content to rest on laurels won; in spirit, at least. It Is yet as young and hopeful and virile as It was In those stirring days, a third of a generation aso, when It first ad dressed itself to the task of city-bulld-ing and startled the neighborhood With its go-ahead ways. And what a vista opens before It! On every hand, the visible evidences of the rapid evolution of a great city; its stately homes, magnificent churches, noble schools and Imposing stores; the growing activities of business every where surrounded by the concomitant graces of culture; and In each mind the thought, undisturbed even by the general depression, that what has been wrought In these wonderful recent years is but a hint of What the future holds In store! That was a pertinent phrase used by a Canadian journal favorable to an nexation when It spoke of the Canad ians as "a people without a country." 4 Haor McKlnley's Policy. In view of his long record in congress, his many speeches and his letter of ac ceptance Indorsing In total the St. Louis platform, it ought not to be a dlfllcult matter to forecast the policy of the next ptesident. The outline presented In the Washington Post by "a prominent pub lic man" who "has recently returned to Washington fiom a visit to Mr. McKln ley, ut Canton" and who, although un named, Is probably Senator Sherman agrees substantially with the general indications nnd expectation and may therefore 'be accepted us reasonably ac curate. According to this authority, the president-elect "does not favor the annexa tion cf either Hawaii or Cuba. He be lieves that this country Is large enough at present, and lie has no sympathy with schemes proposing territorial ag gression. Neither does lie favor any in terference with the affairs of other na tions. He "wants all citizens of the Uni ted States to be respected abroad, and proposes that they shall receive the pro tection of this government to the full est extent, but at the same time he real izes that therp are treaties to be ob served and regular lines of diplomacy to be followed. In short, he proposes that his administration .shall be thor oughly American, without rash or sen sational jingoism. He will be conser vative without being unpatriotic." This, by the way, Is also Joh,n Sherman's idea almost to the letter. With regard to financial matters, Mr, McKlnley "is fully In accord with the proposed International monetary con ference. Ho wants to see one Inaugu rated, although ho feels that If, after all has been dono that can be done, the project should fall, lie cannot be held responsible. He Is against the retire ment of the greenbacks, and yet he does not like the endless chain which threatens the gold reserve. He would like to see the greenbacks used in part for the gold reserve. He has no sym pathy with the custom of Uib national banks not to issue circulation. These banks at present claim that it does not pay them to Issue money, but Mr. Mc Klnley wants some law that will compel them to issue up to a goodly percentage of their capital." On other issues his attitude has al ready been Indicated with sulllclent clearness In published letters and speeches. He is against trusts and will liay serious effort made to reach their uggresslons by federal law. He is also opposed to the subordination of mem bers of a president's cabinet Into mere clerks to record his will. "The mem bers of ills cabinet," says tills authority, "will be his advisers, and the cabinet will be In the broadest sense an advisory council. Its members will occupy much the same relation to the president that cabinet ministers of Europe do to the reigning sovereign, with the modifica tions necessary to suit our peculiar form of government. The president-elect ex plained that In selecting a secretary of the treasury he wanted a man who was a thorough and practical master of finance, and who would be competent to advise him on financial matters. He then went on In a general way to, out line his plans in regard to the functions of the cabinet. Helsald that he believed the various secretaries should be given full discretion ln.the management and conduct of their departments; that they should be held responsible for the proper administration of the duties committed to them, and that they should be allowed lo execute them without Interference from the executive. Of course, great, matters of policy Will bo discussed by the cabinet as a whole, but Mr. McKln ley used the expression that he wanted the members of his cabinet to be his advisers' and not merely the chief clerks of Mid departments." When to this shall be ndded, as Mc Klnley unquestionably will ndd, n course ot friendliness for nnd co-operu-tlon with congress, so ns to disarm tho Jealousies and avoid tho needless antag onisms which have made Cleveland's second administration a political fail ure, the sum will be a policy satisfac tory alike to party and to public in terests. One of the propositions strongly fa vored by the National Hoard of Trade contemplates tho creation by congress of a monetary commission of eleven members two senators, two congress men, two bankers, two farmers, two merchants or manufacturers and one political economist. The National Board of trade evidently does not attribute to the science of political economy great practical Importance. Practical Civil Service Reform. An amendment of the law relating to preferences In the civil service which every considerate citizen can heartily approve lias been authorized by the lower branch of congress, and will, It Is believed, readily secure the concur rence of the senate. It modules Section 17M ot the Hevlsed Statutes so that it leads: Preferences In appointments to the civil service of the United States shall be given to the persons and In tho order here in designated, namely: First, lo person? honorably discharged from the military or naval service of the United States by reason or disability resulting irura wounun or sickness Incurred In the line of duty; second, to persons honorably discharged from the nnval and military service of the United States In tho war of the rebellion and the widows of such honorably dis charged persons: Provided, That as lo both classes they are found to possess the business capacity necessary for the proper discharge of the duties ot such olllces. The law heretofore has extended to disabled veterans a nominal preference, but it lias been found In practice that few of them, even when In other re spect'; fully qualified, receive appoint ments to the civil service. In the re port accompanying the favorable re turn of the foregoing amendment from tlie committee on reform in the civil service, Mr. Broslus pointed out that in the year 1894 only 14 veterans disabled In line of martial duty were placed on the eligible list, and of these only 10 iccelved appointments. In 1S93 15 were marked eligible and IS received appoint ments. From June 30, 1894, to Jan. 1, 1S9G only 4 were appointed In the de partment service at Washington, which Includes under civil service rules over "0.000 persons. The- only possible objection which could lie offered to the extension of the foregoing preferences is that it might In some degree "impair the public ser vice; but he who would make such an objection should not forget that but for the men whom It Is proposed In slight degree to favor, and for their comrades .10 years ago, there would today be no public service, or at best, none worthy to be compared with that of our present government. So long as it is possible for that government to smooth the de clining years of its surviving defenders, It must do so ungrudlngly or stand self branded as an lngrate. him; but the masses of his neighbors und the almost unanimous voice of Cbl rogoans whose opinions on BUch a sub ject uro entitled to the hlgheBt consid eration favor him overwhelmingly. What Is especially significant, hei has the full respect ot worklngmun and free silver men,- and they admit Mint his se lection from the next administration's standpoint would be most happy. Ho Is, to bo sure, a hanker, which cofideiiins him on the spot among Populists; but If to be a banker bo n crime, lie is by all accounts a very respectable criminal, since ho is personally a relatively poor man, Is a man of ceaseless benovolenco and has labored unselfishly and with out stint for tho upbuilding of Chicago. The fact that his bank ranks among the strongest In the United States shows ho possesses n knowledge of llnance; and his prominence in the' larger poli tics of ills city, state and section gives promise of ripened experience In the new duties to which It seems he has been called. The fact that some of the bankers of New York are opposed to the selection of Lyman J. Oage as secretary of the treasury will be likely, one would think, to create strong sentiment In his favor. Professor Langley reports that his flying' machine will now go u mile. This, however, still leaves the bicycle supreme. STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.. GQLDSMTH'S G..B BAZAAR. Jtosf a WordorTuto oi Casiial Mention In Introducing before the national board of trade a resolution limiting the president's tenure of office to one term of six years, ex'-Governor Pattison ar gued that It was the original Intention of the constitutional convention of ITS" to adopt a single presidential term, and he then quoted Jefferson in its fa vor. We are surprised that lie neg lected to quote also the young Jeffer son of the prairies, Mr. Paulson's last choice for president the Hon. William Jennings Bryan. What Is Wrong. The national board of trade, in ses sion at Washington, lias taken its turn at solving the monetary problem. It wants a measure passed that gold coin shall remain the standard money; that steps be taken to retire all United States notes In such a way as not to disturb business relations; that nntlonal banks shall be allowed to Issue currency to the par value of their bonds with the .tax on circulation reduced; that banks be allowed to issue currency based on ussets, under such national supervis ion and restriction as will make It safe, elastic, and redeemable In gold at bank of Issue and at the city of New York; and Mint sucli banks of Issue, with a capital of $20,000 or more, bo author ized to be established in towns and vil lages of less than 3,000 population, The dllllculty with Mils proposition Is that It Is not practicable. Nor, if it were, would It, as a business proposi tion, be in all respects desirable. We may well apply to Its call for a bank note currency which shall be "safe and elastic," the words used by tlie New York Sun In reply to a similar remark by Mr. Depew. "The needs of a com munity," snld the Sun, "are the sum of the needs of the Individual citizens composing It; nnd n banking system that would furnish to every citizen all the currency he needs would be simply a stupendous Inllatlon ma chine.' There Is already In the country more currency than Is re quired for legitimate business, as Is demonstrated by the piling up of $200, 000,000 of It in our New York banks, much of it being sent to them by coun try banks who have no use for It at home." The proposition to retire tho green back In favor of additional bank notes causes the Sun to remark that "It Is far better that tho paper money of the country should be Issued and redeemed by tlie government than by thousands of little banks, many of them of doubt ful responsibility, und ull of them Infi nitely less deserving ot confidence than the treasury of the United States Is." AVe quote the Sun because no one can question its soundness on the main prop, osltion that our's shall at all times be an honest currency. It led in the war ouBryanlsmand has a right to be heard In the councils following that war. The fact Is that the greenback Is all right. It is the tariff which Is wrong, A neatly printed Illustrated pamphlet lias Just been Issued ' tht! few Yo!,lt' Ontario and Western Railroad company, which bears the title "Winter Homes." It was published witha view to calling at. tention to the advantages p&ssesscd by the country' In the vicinity of Liberty, Sulli van county, New Yprk, as u winter re sort. In the preface It is set forth that the object of the ''pamphlet Is to direct the attention of physicians, and those cf their patients nfllctwl with lung and thiout troubles, to a reglon'wlthln three and three-fourth hours' ride of New York whoie the climatic conditions during the winter months are as favorable, If not more so, for the cure and prevention cr pulmonary difficulties as are those of the AcT.rondacks, Colorado, Southern .New Jersey or the south." Is a good deal of speculation con cerning the probably action of Judge Jt. W. Archhald In filling the vacancy caused bv the resignation of Mrs. Frances H. Swan as a member of the poor hoard. Will her successor be a woman? is the question that hundreds are asking. The Judge, of course, gives no Intlmutlon of the course he will pursue and those who favor women In public ofllccs are having some very warm arguments with those who are con vinced that a woman steps outside of her proper sphere of usefulness when she enters public life. Mrs. Swan's eftlclen cy as a' poor director Is not questioned, but those who object to seeing one of her sex succeed her aver that she had" pecu liar qualities that fitted her for the of fice not possessed by one woman In a thousand and that it would be dlfllcult to find another woman who would discharge the duties of the ollice In such a satisfac tory manner. After the abuse thut was heaped on Mrs. Swan's head because of her connection with the poor board It Is doubtful If there are many women In the district she represented who would care to step Into her shoes. - The new offices of District Attorney Jones on the third floor of the court house are being tltted up and on Monday Mr. Jones will take possession of them. They are on the nprthcast corner of the building and are cheerful and we'll light ed. Adjoining them Is' the large room that will be used by the grand jury, which Is roomy and well lighted and admirably suited to the purpose lor which It will be used. In arranging the grand Jury room and the district attorney's olllces their convenience wus considered by the county commissioners with the, result that the apartments are peculiarly adopted tor the work their occupants will have to per form. One great advantage will be gained by having the grand Jury room on the third floor, it will take the persons who have business with that body to the top floor of the building, leaving the corridor, from which the court rooms open, free from the mass ot fetid humanity that crowded It during grand -Jury week when the grand inquest occupied the second tloor apartments During such peiiods"""lt was dllllcult for persons having business In the court rooms to get In or out and the noise made by the wrangling witnesses, Impatiently waiting for a hearing belore the Jury, frequently disturbed the trial of cases. The senate Judlcary general committee has reported favorably' the bill relating to habitual 'drunkards and lunatics, which gives them tho right to demand it Jury trial while incarcerated. ill! The Wllkes-llario News-Denier thinks. that Instead of a hill compelling piuinliers to register und pass nn examination, Itep rcsentatlve Council should have offered one regulating their prices for work. The new libel act'has been passed Upon afllrmatlvely by the Judiciary general com- mlttee of tho hsi'so with the uiuierstami Ing that It may receive further consider ation It amendments ate oltored, A bill has been Introduced by Senator Orady providing that hereafter It shall not be lawful for any Judge of any court to appoint any otllcer, clerk, or employe of nny court to uct as auditor, master, referee, examiner, appraiser or rond JUror In any matter pending lu court. The act, however, is made applicable only to cities of the first class. .Senator Coyle propose'' to help town ships lying on the outskirts of eltle and towns by enabling them, aUer popular consent, to levy and collect a tax to he known as water and light tax, whlcn shull be used for the exclusive purpose of supplying lire-plugs, fire upparatus, street lamps, street cleaning and other public pui poses. It Is proposed by Senator Chlsholm that hereafter In all suits that shall be brought against any practitioner in medicine, den tistry, suigery or obstetrics the plaintiff s'hall not be entitled to proceed until he shall have tiled bond for the payment of all costs, with an item of 2 per cent, of tlie damages claimed by plaintiff on the uiial Judgment, If the suit he rendered against him. tcpresentatlve Dunlap, of Philadelphia, proposes to regulate the pawnbroklng business by Imposing n rate of 3 per cent, per' mopth, and fixing the limit for all In terost'at that rate. Repiosentatlve llald Wtn, of Delaware county, has n bill on the same subject, which makes It unlawful for a pawnbroker or other person to ac cept from a chronic Inebriate or one under the Influence of Intoxicants any article for pledge or pawn. He lixes the rate of Interest at G per cent, par annum, or' 2 per cent, per month, for storage of articles pawned. Speaker' Hoyer Is in favor of the state getting interest on Its deposits. "At tho same time," continued Mr. Hoyer In a re cent Interview on this subject, "It should be remembered that the state treasurer, through himself and his sureties, fully se cures the state funds. Other states have lost heavily from failures of depositories, but the state of Pennsylvania has never lost a penny. My sureties and I had lo pay $123,000 Into the state treasury Tor loss es through banking failures $100,000 for the Delamater failure and $25,000 for that of a Philadelphia banking house. From the latter's assets we will recover about $1G,000. Now the grave question confront tng the legislature Is whether the state In the long run would be as well off under the proposed plan as It Is now." The Licensed Detective association, ah organization originating In Pittsburg, in tends to have a meeting of all the men in that business in Pennsylvania as soon as arrangements can be made, nnd after that to organize all private detective bureaus in the country Into one central association. The first object is to drive from the field agents and detectives who are called irresponsible, and who have neither state nor County license to work under. The' second Is to facilitate genuine detective work. In order to reach all points of tlie country, It Is proposed to make members of thd sheriffs and con stables of counties with small populations. If this can be accomplished, the promot ers say the result will be a police system of such strength never before organized, even In the days when the cardinals ot France hail agents everywhere. The con nection of all this with "State Legislative topics" will depend upon whether the professional detective is to be retained as a permanent feature of Pennsylvania poll-tics. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF IJ t iTYmnj i mt MTflrmn lamu) mw msata j aiamo Have Been Put Into Four Big Lots and Will Be Closed Out at the Following Extremely Low Prices : LOT , Your choice of the best garments in the house for merly $io. oo to $15,00, Closing Out Price, $6.73. i t LOT 2.--Your choice of over 100 Jackets, formerly $10.00 to $12,00, Closing Out Price, $5.73. LOT 3. ""Your choice of over 100 Jackets, formerly $8.00 to $12.00, Closing Out Price, $4.73. LOT 4. ""Your choice of over 75 Jackets, formerly $6.00 to $10.00, Closing Out Price, $3.08. Children's Garments, all ages from 4 to 12 years, corre spondingly cheap. CSgrWe are making preparations for the Greatest Special Sale of Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear ever held in this city. Over 2,000 dozen have been manufactured to order for us for this great sale. Announcement of theex act date will be made in a few days. Professor Schael'fer, have, written to Gov ernor Hastings warmly commending the retention in ofllce of the present faithful and energetic state superintendent. The national administration continued Dr. William T. Harris In his position at Wash ington because of his conspicuous fitness. It would be in accord with the best public policy for the governor to retnln the ser vices of so able and competent a superin tendent as Dr. Schaeffer. Tim WALLS IIAVK KAUS. From the Sun. It was a radiant night In June, and as they walked slowly up the rose-lit path from the quaint little gate by the road, he bent his head lower and touched her cheek with his lips. She looked at him in surprise. Perhaps he had been hasty; perhaps It was nbt his right to touch the shrine or his worship; perhaps the moon had never seen a sight like that; perhans the fra grance of rose and honeysuckle had never fallen on the air of June that lovers breathe,; perhaps she did not know the measure of his heart beats; perhaps per haps oh, word uncertain, filled with the mystery of man and woninn. I ,Hls eyes mot hers, tremulous with erro tlon unspoken, und they moved silently to ward the house with his arm about her shoulder, as comrades walk. "You are the most bountiful woman I ever saw," he whispered; "the one wo man In the whole world I love." As she threw her arms about his neck lu rapture the four walls of the house fell to the earth with a dull thud. That man and that woman had been married ten years! ! '. Says the Washington Post: "Kx-Speak-er of the House and Representative Ua lusha A. Grow, or Pennsjivahla, Is 73 years old, but lie writes without glasses us readily as a boy of IS. The other day he was writing In the secretary's ofllce of tlie house some autograph passes tothe reserved gallery, and some one compli mented him on his good sight, it Is be cause I began to wear glasses-as soon as I needed them,' said the veteran Yankee, for he Is a native of Connecticut, i have at home the ones I wore when 'I was much younger, and they still lit me. i uso them sometimes for leading the news papers.' " -O- The Wlikes-liane Hecord says: ".Mrs. Swan, of Scranton, tho only woman who has ever served on a-board of poor direc tors In tills state, has resigned after a ser vice of six or. seven years. She was ap pointed and leappolnted by Ptesident Judge Archbald, und It was frequently lemurked that she was 'the best man on the board.' The general effect of this lady's appointment was so wholesome that it will be no surprise If Judge Archbatd appoints a woman to the vacancy, if he can lilid one equally well qualllled who is willing to serve. Mrs. Swan, as has fre quently been alleged, 'did more lor the cause of refoim In the Scranton poor dis trict managument than n dozen men would have accomplished.' Judge Aich bald was severely criticized for the liino vation, but neither he nor the district ever had cause to regret having made a woman a poor director." -O Harry Conley, who, for the past eleven years has een connected- with the Scran ton agency of U. G. Dun & Co., will, on Keb. IS, leave for New York to accept a more responsible and more lucrative po sition with that Arm, Mr. Conley Is one of Scranton's energetic young men and can be relied upon in his new position to Increase the favor he has won from bis employers during his connection with their Scranton agency. No more naturalizations will ha granted until after election, as the Judges make It a rule not to manufacture citizens within thirty days prior to a general election. One applicant was refused by Judge Arch bald yesterday on this ground, All that Is known concerning Lyman J, Gage, the next secretary of the treas ury, Is in his favor. Some of the poli ticians In Illinois appear to dislike him, perhaps because they cannot use "IMI.l.Y" MASON'S 1'INE HOUSE. From the Washington Post. An Illinois member of congress had dined with "P-llly" Mason, of Chicago. They had talked of the desire of Mr. .Ma son to come to the senate, had admired the beautiful house In which he lives,' had even Inspected the tiled glories of the bath room, and then, smoking an after dinner clgur, the two friends walked down town together. When they were some distance from the house the congressman turned and looked back at the large und brlllluntly lighted dwelling. "You bavM a beautiful homp," said tlie congressman. "Yes," replied Mason, with a sound that wus between u laugh and a sigh, "but I can hear thut house drawing interest two squures away." 'Professor John Hamilton, deputy sec letary of agriculture, Is Impressed with the need of township high schools, to which Governoi Hastings Is also commit ted. In a paper read last week before the state board of agriculture he estimated that a township high school plant would cost between $5,000 and $11,000, $--',000 ot which being contributed by the state would make the nut cost to the township between $0,000 and $7,000. Tills the town ship could pay by a 1 mill tax in fourteen years, on a valuation of $Glfc,(Xlu. and sdeh a school could be maintained by the state, contributing $00 annually for each school of the highest giade, supplemented by a tax of 2H' mills on $QIS,0W, thus providing a teaching force comprising a principal and two assistants. This sum, he con tended, would be no more than '.s now ex pended by the citizens of tlie townships lu educating their children abroad, and the sum that the state contributes would be no more than sulllclent to equalize the present dlspropoi tlon between the amount that the country gets und that which the cities leceive. The additional advantage to the county would be that, insi'ead of educating compaiatively few of the coun try children, a large number would have the opportunity of securing a high de gree of Intellectual tialuliig at their homes. A bill authorizing township high schools and providing state aid In the aum of $100,000 annually for them Is now in committee, having been Introduced by Representative Seyfert, of I.ancasfer. Just before the legislature adjourned Thursday Representative Keutor, of Phil, adelphia, Introduced a novel bll' wlVh lias for Its object a "legislative (.'omuiis. slon," whose duties are to examine and ill aft a certain class of the acts introduced by the members, with a view of establish ing the constitutionality. of such acts. The governor Is to appoint a commission of three members, who are to possess all of the qualllicatlons of Judges of tho Su preme court. One Is to be commissioned for four years, one for seven years Und one for ten years, vacancies to be tilled by appointment to serve for the full term of years. The commissioners aie to serve from the 1st of December prior to any reg ular session of the legislature until tho adjournment thereof, and are to be paid $3C0 per month during such period. Kueh man is entitled to $100 per month for cleri cal service during such period. Any member during the time mentioned may call upon the commissioners for assist ance In the redrafting of any proposed bill, except appropriation ou apportionment bills. Resides tills, the commissioner pie pares a report, which accompanies the bill in its passage through the house or senate. Tills must contain (1) a concise statement of tlie existing law, (2) refer ence to similar legislation pending be- fore the legislature, (3) suggested amend ments In substance, (1) suggested amend, mt'iits In longuage, (5) whether constl tutlonal and stautuory requirements have been compiled with. In other words the commission Is to be a Thinking committee for the convenience of members afflicted with a weary feeling. mmk i) NOVELTIES FOK THE HOLIDJUfi Our Holiday Display of ttsiful auJ ornamental articles was never sj 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. 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 veiy low. $15.00 Sets, with a few pieces short, now $10.00. Writing Desks, Dressing Tubles, - Clicval Glasses. Couches, Rockers, Reclining nnd Easy Chairs, Music Cabinets, Parlor Cabinets anil Tables, Work Tables, Curio Cases, Tea Tables, VcrniS'Mnrtin Cnbinets, 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. HILL & GONNELL, 131 & 133 Washington Ava, BYRON WRITING That 'sheor' was paved with good intentions, probably realized the truth of the assertion. Don't let your good resolution to buy only the best Blank Books, Ofllce Supplies, Type Writing Supplies, etc.. at our store be a paving stone. We keep the best in variety and quality. 'e also make a specialty of Draughting Supplies. Reynolds Bros., Stationers and Engravars, HOTEL JERA1VN BUILDINQ. I s m THE demons, Ferber 423 Lackawanna Av:. SIIOUl.Dlli: ItETAIXKI). From the Philadelphia I.etlger. . Dr, Schapffer, the state superintendent of nubile schools, has so olearly mani fested his competency for the position, and so unmistakably distinguished him self r.s one of the foremost of our public educators, that a spontaneous movement has been set on foot by representative citizens in all parts of the state favorable to Dr. Schueffer's reappointment.. S.uch qualified und disinterested authorities ns Charles C. Harrison, provost of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Kd ward Brooks, superintendent of the Phila delphia schools, without solicitation from HOTQUAKTEKS. You must linve. Yon m.nt koop tlioio chil dren u ui in. Dun't rU'i their yjuus livi'soii cold flu n. in cold rooma. Voiy fu.v quurteis l.uv hualorj nuw. Wo are clixiru them out. I Ynu iiuko yo'.ir own ptico so long as y,u don't (jet UOIOW cost. iuifisj.liuvo mt; ruuui luuy ttku. Foote & Shear Co. 119 Washington Ave. Lodge and Corporation Seals, Rubber Stamp Inks, All Colors, Daters, Pads, Pocket Cutlery, Scissors, Revolvers,. Razors, Strops, Padlocks, Bicycles and Supplies, Umbrella ttepairinj;, Athletic and Gymnasium Goods, AT FLOREYS 222 WYOMING AVENUI. '3l MANSPIELD STATE NORflAL. SCHOOL. intellectual and pract.cal tra.mng for teachers. Time coursos of study besides preparatory. Special attention g'.ven to preparation for college. Students ad mitted to best colleges on certificate. Thirty graduates pursuing furthor studies last year. Oreat odvnntages for special studies In art nnd music. Model school of three hundred pupils. Corps of slxteon teachers. Beautiful grounds. Magnificent buildings. Largo grounds for athletics. Elevator and Infirmary with attendant nurse. Fine gymnasium. Kverythlng furnished at an average co"t to normal students Of $143 a year. Fall term, Aug. 28. Winter term, Dec. 2. Spring term, March 10. Students admitted to classes nt any time. For catalogue, containing full Information, apply to S. II. ALURO, Principal, Mansfield Pa,, MAGAZINES. FEB I ART .TIE 437 Spruce Street. Opposite The Commonwealth. iEcrayconii At Our Now un J Ivlogan' Stoivruoin, 130 WYOMING AVENUZ, Coal Exchange, Opp, llctel Jermyn. "Old firm in mv surround iiiKs," like tin old "stone In new settings," shines more brilliant than ever, and "shines for all." Diamonds, Fine Jewlory, Watches, 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. 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