THE SOEATTTOKT TRIBUTE -SA ITTtDAY M()IfN"l.N, ITI5I5RUA.UY , 1S07.
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Ifcllj end Weekly. No Siiiidny EJIllon
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SCltANTON, rnmiUAllY C, 1S97.
Condemnation ot the IlariiBuurg (Ire
department In of course deceived, hut
It needs to be lememboiod that the de
piutment Is In keeping with the town.
Israel Wesley Durlinm.
The unanimous nomination of Israel
V. Durlinm, of I'hllednlphla, by the
Hepubllcani of the SKth senatorial dis
trict, to fill the unexpired teim of
lioles Penrose In tho state senate,
maiks the beKlnnliiK of a new leaflet -Khlp
among the native politicians of the
Quaker City and pi usages tho estab
lishment of a new lieutenancy at Har
llsburg, Mr. Durham has fully earned this
piomotlon. When David Martin, sup
poited by tho city adinlnlstiation, tho
influential coinoiutlons and the whole
power of the Philadelphia machine, do
need two jears ago the slaughter of
Mi. Pentose's candidacy for major and,
between night and morning swung two
thiuls of the membeishlp of a city con
vention of oei 700 delegntos away fiom
Penrose, for w horn they had been In
structed, to Clint les r. "W'ai w Iclc, the
piesent Incumbent of the mnjoi's of
fice, the flist man to lift his hand In ti
pledge to nuige Penrose's betiajal
was Israel W. Dm ham, then a popular
but to some extent an untested Quay
tuboidlnate. The act seemed insh al
most to the point of suicide. At that
tune eery poweiful lnlluence In tho
Ilepubllcaii party In Pennslanla save
Senator Quay seemed masked behind
Mai tin, who had not only showed him
self supieme as the pmty nutociat In
Philadelphia, but had nlieady begun
oeitmes wliich Inter t ulmlnated in the
so-called stnto "combine "
But Duihnm was not abashed. Ho
buckled on the aimor and began the
fight Toiecount the suceessKe htages
of the stiuggle in which, little by little,
Mai tin and his allies, notwithstanding
their supeiloi lesources, weie out-gen-eialed
and beaten back until at the last
test of sticngth they lost not only tho
sheiirf's olllce in spite of the fact that
theli's was the regular nominee, but
also n majority of the Philadelphia
delegation in the leglslatuie, and with
It the United States senatoishlp, would
be to lepeat what Is alieady familiar
to all students of contemporaij poli
tics. What may not be so generally
Known, though, Is that the one man
above all otheis to whom the ciedit
for this virtual i evolution is due, the
one man who never despalied, never
let up and never was at n loss for ex
pedients, ls the nominee of Tlnnsdaj's.
convention foi Pemose's old seat in
the state senate, ex-Police Magistrate
Israel Wesley Dm ham.
He has fairly (.lined his honois, as
lionois aie earned in politics He has
fought against gleat odds, fought ag
giesslvely, puislstently, sagaciously;
and it Is a source of satisfaction to
those who like to .see meilt low aided
that he is giadtnlly coming foiwaid
Into public lecognltlon and appiecla
tion. Mr. Diyan says he has declined an
offei of $.'j,000 n j ear to be an edltoilal
w liter for a New York paper. He has
certainly made a mistake. Tho pen Is
mightier than the mouth.
How the Spaniard Fights.
Sometimes a simple statement of fact
Is more effective than tho most Ingeni
ous comment. On this piinclple we
propose to orfor here, in supplement to
the lettei from Hat ana lopioduced on
another page, the language In which
Dr. William Danneil and Heir Arthur
Thielhelm, of Hambuig, who have just
reached this countiy lroin Cuba, whith
ei they went In April, IS9j, as cones
pondents of the leading German jour
nals, lecoid their Impiesslons of the
Cuban insuuoction. They speak with
special authoilty, halng been on the
Island tluoughout the war and hav
ing at dlffeiont times been in both
camps and amongst all classes of the
7iattve and Spanish population.
"Spain," said Dr. Danneil, "is not
waging wai In Cuba as the word is un
derstood by civilized nations, but is en
gaged in butcheilng non-combatants
and destioying the Island's lesouices.
Of com so, the Spaniards kill Insmgent
boldleis when they can, but the ioyal
troops are moio frequently engaged In
muiderlng paciflcos and burning their
homes. We spent two weeks in Pinar
del HIo and every day witnessed the
brutality of the Spanlauls to the pacl
ficos We weie in Armenia when .the
Ivutds were massacrelng Chilstlans,
but saw nothing more honible there
than some of the sights in Pinar del
HIo. In one hamlet about 10 miles fiom
Aitemisn, which wo visited Immtdlate
ly after a Spanish raid, we counted the
coipses of 12 old men, 13 women and S
childien. The Spanish olllcers openly
boast that they ate killing paciflcos, and
desolating the Island. They seem to
think that the United States will even
tually lntei vene and apparently hope
to make a desoit of Cuba befote that
time. Colonel San Martin, commanding
a Spanish column In Pinar del Wo, e
piessed such views to us, and boasted
that tho Spai.Ish ttoops had killed 3,000
paciflcos In the province. 'When the
T'nltod States Intenenes,' said Colonel
San Mai tin. 'tho Yankees w HI find Cuba
depopulated and desolated.' "
Dr. Danneil and Heir Thielhelm as
sert that Weylei's claim that Pinar del
Wo Is pacified Is ridiculous. They say
the lnsui gents havo fully 8,000 well
aimed men In that province who aie
more than holding theli ow n ugainst the
Spaniards. To sum up, they say theie
can be no end to the war so long as
TOO lnsui gents nie in the field. They
confirm the statement of Senator-elect
Money, of Mississippi, who lecently -visited
Cuba, concerning the lesouices of
the Island for malntalnlng.sucli an army
ns th'e lnsui gents have In the field. Tho
population of tho luteilor Is In favor
ot the Insut gents, and gives Impoitnnt
lnfoimntlon 'regarding tho movements
of the Spnnlaids. Dr. Danneil and
Heir Thielhelm conclude that Spain
ought to grant autonomy to Cuba un
do l the gunrnnlco of the. United Bt.atrn,
for they eay neither Spaniards nor Cu
bans ai e cajiablo of govei nlng the coun
tiy except under the dlicctlon of a
power like the United States.
Tho objection to this Inst suggestion
Is obvious fiom the fact flint it would
establish practically an Amcrlcnn pro
tectoiato over Cuba without bilnglng
to this country any of tho advantages
which open owneishlp would entail.
The United States ennnot go Into pait
neishlp with Spnln In an attempt to
guvein Cuba. Cubans want to govern
themselves and they are entitled by
eveiy law ot fnliness to make tho ex
pel lment. After they shall havo made
that expel lment undei fair nusp!co3
and failed, it will be time enough to
discuss tho subject ot piotectoiatcs
The point at piesent befote the Ameil
can people Is, "Do thov Intend to sit
ciulet while Spanish soldleis In Cuba,
undei the covei of alleged war, butcher
old men and children, mutdor the
wounded In the hospitals, and subject
to peisonal violence and pollution the
young women whom they captuie as
pilsoners?" If they do, let them never
again howl about Aimcnla and tho biu
tulltles of the Tmk In Asia Minor.
Maik Honna would be foolish to give
up his senatoilal ambition without a
struggle. Let Dushnell and him hav e
It out before the people.
As to Canadinn Immigration.
Tho filendliness of Piofessor Gold
win Smith for tho United States and his
slnceilty as an advocate of closei re
lations between this countiv and Can
adn aie established beyond question
Theiefote what he writes to the Sun
concerning the alien laboi clause of the
pending Immigiation bill Is entitled at
leas.t to lespectful consldetatlon. He
sajs: "
"Some of the towns on out Canadian
fi outlet' ate ludusti tally almost subutbs
of Aineiican cities, the populations be
ing ptactlcally fused, with nothing to
divide them but tho political and fiscal
line. Fiom Clifton, Tort Kile, and
Windsor woikmen go to their day's
woik at Nlagaia Falls, Duflalo or De
tiott. This is hcncefoith to be ptohlb
lted by a clauo of the bill appaiently
pointed against Canada The angei of
our people is excited and letaliatoty
legislation Is piovoked. The ft lends
of Ametican connection are abashed,
whllo its enemies lejolce in anything
which, by heightening the hairier, may
anest the piogress of fusion. It Is easy
to undei stand the general policy of the
alien bill. But the people of Clifton,
Port Eile and Windsor aie not Hun
gailansi Italians oi Polish Jews Nor,
economically, can they do jou much
haim. If they cany away their wages
they leave behind theli woik. The loss
to jou at all events must he ti tiling
compaied with tho effect which exclu
sion will have In ostianglng sentiment
heie If It Is feaied that a back door
might be opened for Illicit Immigiation
fiom other quaiteis, it would suiely
not be dllllcult to Identify the Canadian
day laborer by a special peimlt. Let
tho point at all events be fniily con.
sldeied If It Is not too late. If you havo
enemies in Canada they ate not to ue
lound In the clats of those who go ovei
to woik foi jou at Niagaia Falls, Buf
falo and Dettolt."
At this pai ticular time, when a new
ministry has just come into power In
Canada filendly bejond tiadltlon with
the United States and enger to bilng
about a bettci understanding between
tho two peoples, the enactment of a
piohlbltlve law foi bidding the citizens
of one countiy entuance into the othei
for put poses of laboi, while it can on
some giounds doubtless be stiongly de
fended, lb ceitalnlv open to question ns
an expedient act of jiolicy. We believe
Hi ml j In the ptotectlon of Aineiican
labor against competition which de
giades it and foices it to accept a low
eied wage. But we do not undei stand
that the piesent competition fiom Can
ada Is of tills class; and It is woithy of
thought w bethei In tho long lun those
who in go this special exclusion would
not profit moio by a policy of concilia
tion which will hasten tho inevitable
day of annexation with its wealth of
opportunities to Ametican entet prise.
One must say this for Queen LI1; she
Is exhibiting gleat force of chaiacter
in declining to lectuie or act.
Three Cities Compared.
The Sun presents a column of Intet
estlngcompaiativestatlstlcs lelating to
London, Pails and Greater New Yoik.
Londun, for example, has 4,433,018 popu
lation; Paris, 2,cn,!i35; New Yoik that
is to lie when the forthcoming con
solidation ohall bo effected, 3,29 1, SO,
making it the second latgest city in the
world. London, hovvevei, has 000,000
buildings of all kinds, against 107.0C0
for New Yoik and 100,000 for Pat is
London's aiea is CiS squaie miles about
oneand one-half times as laigo as Lack
awanna county that of Gieatei Now
Yoik, 339, and that of Paris, 17.. Lon
don has 1S90 miles of stteots and 250
miles of sow cts. New Yoik will have
1200 miles of streets and 700 miles of
sow ois, and Paris has G00 and 550 miles
respectively. The Sun goes on to mi .
Tho standaid ot living is higher in New
Yoik than In London oi Pails, with a
population 40 pei cent, less th m the popu
lation ot London, und -'3 pei cent onlj
1 irgei than tho population ot Pails, th
consumption ot maiket supplies In tho
Gieater New Yoik tetrltorj is largei poi
capita than in elthei, Jsevv Yoik cltj
alono consumes each jcar 150,000 WJ pouii'lb
of beef, 400,000,000 poumlb of veal, .SUO.OOO.U'jj
pounds of poik, 100,000,000 pounds of mut
ton, 80,000,000 pounds of poultij, 73,000 000
pounds of buttei, and 70,000,000 dozen cbbb
London consumes in a jeai 5 000,000 tons
of meat of all kinds and Pails eonjunus
31)00,000 The municipal expenses of Lon
don in a j ear amount to about S70 000,000
The municipal eNpenses of the cltj of
Pails, excluslvo of national contilbutlous,
amount to $73,000,000, and tho expenses of
tho future Gieater New York will, it Is
computed, be $33 000 000 Theie will bo
1,033 churches within the boundailes of the
Greater Now ork There aio moio than
2,000 chili ehes In London, 075 belonging to
tho Established church, 430 Methodlpt, 330
Baptist, and 1.'3 Catholic 1.C0O exclusive or
Congiegatlonal, Piesbj terlun and Luthei
an chuiches, and excluslvo also of Jewish
sjnagoguis, of which thero aio 32 In Lon
don There are 51 Jewish hynarosues Jn
New York and 10 in Urookljn. There ate
333 churches la Pat is of ull lellglous de
nominations. The piopoitlon of forelsn
born residents Is much linger In Greater
New York than In either London or Paris
In London, Dngllsh is spoken almost ex
cluslvelj by all the Inhabitants, In Paris
tho number of tourists is continuous!
large, while In New York city tho number
of pel sous speaking languages other than
Dngllsh Is larger thnn In cither of the
other cities.
Those few figures give some hint ot
the magnitude of the municipal prob
lem!' width confiont the men Who aio
preparing tl o chatter for Greater Now
Yoik. Tho public schools ot the new
metiopollB will contnln 32(1,000 purlin
and 72S2 teachers. Its police force will
nggregnto G300 nnd Its firemen 2125 The
enpiulty of the water woiks will bo
"01,700,000 gallons, nnd tho miles of
water mulns will number 1378. Thotc
will bo 112 hotels within the city, not
to mention several thousand Unities law
"hotels" Thoto aie Ihlity-llnee dlf
feiont feirlcs Tho foity-flvo lines ot
Blieet inllvvay carry 792,000,000 passen
geia oveiy jtat over 101 miles of track
Theie will bo upwaids of slxtv ox
changes and other coinmciclal organi
sations. There are 21S banks and bank
ing Institutions In New Yoik nnd
lhooklyn alone, and tho clearings of the
Clearing Uouso nggiogato $2S,090 00000
n jear. The big city will tran'act con
Hldeuablv moio than one-half the for
eign comineicp of tho countiy. To gov
ern Mich n municipal empiio with oven
appioxlmately satlsfnctoij lesults will
coitnlnly bo no mean task.
Major McKlnley 1ms thown ox'traor
dlnarilj' good judgment In his selection
of a private seetetnrj'. John AddUon
Poitcr, the Ilatfcfoul editor who has
received the call to this dllllcult nnd
lmpoitant post, Is not only a splendid
exemplar of the best nnd bialnlebt
journalism of the time, but ho Is moie
ovcr nn experienced nnd efficient mnn
of nffaiiB, with tact, finesse, phasing
addiess and tho happy faculty of pass
ing swift judgment on men without
mistake Ho Is n politician of the
higher tjpe, a sterling Hepubllcnn and
a gentleman. It is the best choice yet
announced fiom Canton.
For $.1,500,000, Honorably expended,
this commonwealth could eiect a new
capltol equal In nppenrance to any In
tho countiy and wholly adequate to
any piobable futute need.
Mr. Cleveland Is said to look forwaid
with eagerness to tho end of his teim.
It Is a pleasuie to note that for once ho
is In coidlal accord with hla constitu
ents. Nevada's solons should not conclude
their pugilistic legislation until they
piovlde foi theli own admission on fioo
passes
Statesmen who yearn for "cabinet
mention" should hapten to woik the
filendly pi ess. It will soon be too late.
STATE
LEGISLATIVE
TOPICS.
New York, too, has a good roads bill, but
It goes fuithei than Pemibj lvnnla's It
pi ov Ides foi the appolntim nt of a "Stite
Highvvuj Commission," to consist of thiee
membeib, to be conllimed by tho benate,
one of whom shall be a civil eiiglneei.
The shall seivo foi thiee, four, nnd live
jeais lebpcctlvel, as the governoi shall
oidci. IJich commibbloner shall receive
$3,000 annual saluij, and tho commission
shall have $10,000 foi olilco expenses nil
uuall. 'J. lie commission shall detuimlne
upon the best method of constructing
loads, and shall advise count, city, town,
oi village oillceis of theli conclusions, the
Lominis"lon bhall hold a public meeting
at kast once a pnr in each county of tho
state, and co-openite with highway of
ficers tluoughout tho state and fuinibh
plans and dlieetlons for improving public
hlghvvajs and bridges. The load con
stiuctlon contemplated by this net being
foi a substantial and permanent roadwu,
the state highway commission shall c luse
plans and specifications of such roads or
sections of loids to be thus lmpioved to
be madu elthei for Telford, Macadam, or
good giavel londwn or othei sultablo
construction, taking Into consideration
climate, soil, and mateiials near b wheie
the load oi section Is to be built or lm
pioved, and the extent and natuie of tiaf
flc llkel to f,o upon such load, specif lug
In each section oi subdivision the kind of
load a vvNo econom theie demands The
lmpioved oi perm inent highvvaj or ioad
waj of all toads so lmpioved shall not be
less than eight noi mote than sixteen feet
In width. Tho commission shall desig
nate what load Improvements shall bo
subject to stnto aid. A boaid of supei
vlsois b a majority vote or upon the re
ceipt of a petition reptesentlng two-thlids
of tho value of piopeity shall determine
w bethei toads approved by the state com
mission shall be lmpioved. Upon tho te
celpt b the state highway commission of
a boaid's approval of an load Improve
ment theie shall be advei tlsements for
bids This pioposed law is to take effect
Immediately, and pi ov Ides for the lev lug
annuill of a state tax of one-tenth of a
mill to bo known as a state hlghwuy tax.
Tho mone thus raised Is to pay the state
shale of the expense of highway Improve
ment. The tax piovlded In the bill would
lalso annuall In New ork state $430,000
Coneei nlng the attempt at Ilairlsburg to
make liquor dealers Ineligible to public
office the PltHbuig Commeieial-Gazctte,
although a staunch tempetance paper,
sas. "Such a law would bo In the line
of lncoiislstene which maiks go many
other lav.s In conntctlon with the Uquoi
business the lnconsistenc of making the
state's i elation to the business appeal im
putable and tho Individual s relation to
It dlsieputable In tound-about wajs the
state assumes an all of ro-pectablllt In
l efoi enco to all Its de illngs !th the liquor
hutinesi It asiunuH to look down upon
It, but takes Its mone and lesallses It. H
Indulges In antl-li eating legislation and
othei legislation ot that oliainctet, but
takes in own Heat fiom the business In
each 'lo be (onslsteat 'uch a law should
be so amended ns to make it apply to all
the petltlonoifl and boudfmen of a liquor
dealer, as well as to the dealer hhruclf
The lief ne law lequlies the upplleant fot
n license to have nnou.sh voueluis foi lis
chaiaetci to s-tlFfy the commouv. caltn
that he Is a citizen of the light repute ami
a fcufe peisoiiuge to be entrusted with a
license. Having accepted theso voueheis
as to his good moinl chnraetoi, given li'm
a license and accepted hi3 moncj foi so
doing, It 1-. b.atlnc about the bush for the
state to say that ho li not u lit person fot
ofllce If he Is disfranchised In this le
speet so alo phould be not only his peti
tioners and bondsmen, but also the jadge
who accepts thenv and grants him his
license Tho liquor dealer Is no woiso
than his business, and as luiv as the state
stands In the position of appioving tho
ono whllo condemning the othei, Its tieat
ment of tho subjtct must paitake of tho
inconsistent and lidiculous"
The question of lebulld'ng tho capltol or
constructing u new building is repoited to
be agitating tho minds of tho governor and
tho leading membeis of the lejlsla'uie
The Hi st thought was to create a loan foi
this purpose of from JJ.OOO.OOO to $1,010,000,
so as not to interfere with tho usual np
piopr'atlons to state and cha-ltablo in
stitutions It has been discoveicd, how
evei, that tho constitution Is In tho wa of
an oxtenslvo loan, and maj prevent tho
borrov. Ing of any mono foi the construc
tion of a now capltol Section I of'ArtlcIe
9 saS' "No debt shall be created by or
on behalf of tho stnto except to supply
casual deflclenc) of revenue, repel Inva
sions, suppiess insurrection, defend tho
Btato In wai, or to pay existing debt, nnd
the debt cieated to supply deficiencies in
lovenuo shall nover exceed In tho aggie
gate at any one time J1,(W0,000." It Is held
by somo that a dobl of $1,000,000 can bo cre
ated to rebuild the capltol, nn the destruc
tion of that building will cieato a "defi-
cl-ncj of tpvontii'," Home of the country
men bets are op uprd to u new cnpltol, as
the me Rfrnld the uppioprlalloli of tl,
OOO.iicO to tho BChool fund will Hitter n ic
ilucllon It there Is an effort to guthe'r to
gether itioui for that purpose. '1 hcj seem
to favoi n libulldlng ot the piesent strud
tme and nre talking about Increasing tho
Ux upon coipoiatlons to supply the need
en finds.
In Now ork ns In Pennsylvania it l
now pofjiblo to luenrcetale ns insane any
person cci tilled as insane bj thiee physi
cians, it will bo lemembered that t'lls
point was ccntiall brought out fn the
Ann i Dickinson damage suit. The Bo
claty of Medical Jurisprudence or New
York has drafted a bill to stiengthen this
v.enk point In tho law The bill piov'des
that upon the sv orn certificate ot two dulv
qualified medical examiners In lunae1 an
litsrnc person ma be tempoinilly con
lined In a propel Institution or be confided
to the custodj of f I lend" "Hut no per
son," sns the proposed bill, "shall be hold
In confinement foi more than live daj ),
unlcs the time be extended bj n eoliit
of iccord " tontlnulng, the proposed ait
ns that the supposed lunatic slnll be
notified of h's light to employ counsel,
md that I1I3 fi lends shnll be similarly In
fo! med Palling the nppcarinte of oun
el, the dlstilet attorney shall take the
matte 1 In charge and look out for the In
terests of the supposed Insane poison
representative HIIp. of Lureino, has in
troduced n timely hill which provides tint
"It any port on, or ppisons, shall unlaw
fully, wilfully and mnllrlously take clown,
pollute, injii'e, lemon or in an innnnci
dnmnso 01 destloy any flag of the United
States of America, 01 flag staff upon
wnlch such 11 lg now 01 heinftei mny be
put, erected 01 dlsplitjed, or any pi hate
dwelling oi building within this common
wealth, such ppion 01 persons shall bo
di emed guilty of a mlsdemeanoi, and upon
being convicted thcieof, shall be sen
tenced to pay n lino not exceeding SJ00, or
undergo Impilsonment not exceeding one
vent, 01 elthei or both, In the discretion ot
the court" Let the leglslatuio b till
means stand b tho llag.
Sunday, Teh 7 Saturn a morning star.
Weathei stormy. A child born on this day
will succeed best in the employ of others.
Be caieful of lettei s and vviltlngs.
' Monda, Feb S Mais an evening stni.
Weather storm. A child bom on this
da will be fortunate in business affairs
and rise In life. Buy nnd speculate
Tuesday, Fob. 9 Venus an evening star.
Weathei mild. A child born on this da
will bo unfoitunato and experience dif
ficulty In obtaining emploment. Avoid
superiors.
Wednesday, Feb 10 Neptune an even
ing star. Weather mild. A child born on
this dny will be lestless, c.ueless and un
lucky. Sell befoie 1 o'clock p in.
Thursday, Feb 11 Weather unsettled
A child born on this day will be quick in
angei and geneious. Transact all busi
ness in tho morning.
Frida, Teb 12 Weather unsettled. A
child botn on this day will bo fortunate in
tho cmplo of otheis and Use In life. Seek
emplo ment before 1 o'clock p m.
Situidaj, Teb 13 Mercury sextlle to
Ilerschal. Weather stoi my. A child born
on this day will be clever and fortunate
In business but careless and untld. In
dress. Speculate before noon
NOT SO A.WIOUS.
Trom the Pittsburg Dispatch
It Is Intel estlng to observe that tho de
termination of Mi. Van Vnlkenbeig to
have those bribery charges full nlied,
which ho expressed so fleicel at IInrii3
bmg, has undergone some modlllcatlons.
WE HAVE
and lmc some gooil bargains to
offer jou. Kmjlisli Porcelain
Dinner Sets, decorated, Oiled in
patterns,
100 PIECES, $ 9.48
112 PIECES, 11.48
English White Granite Dinner
Sets, decorated, fruit patterns,
100 PIECES, $5.98
112 PIECES, 6.98
rS7Vc are also closing out some ilavllanj
China Trult Plates, decorated, at from $3 73
to $5.07 per dozen. Real Hat-gains. See
these goods In our Show Windows.
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The shoe store known as the I. Banister store, corner
Lackawanna and Wyoming avenues, will hereafter be known
as The Banister Shoe Co. The new firm, the James A.
Banister Co., of NewarSc, N. J., are going to make extensive
improvements in the store and the building and will close out
the entire stock of the store at prices way below any ever of
fered to the people of this city. The improvements decided
upon make it necessary to empty the store of all goods now
there, and prices will not be considered to accomplish this re
sult. Among the many improvements will be the doing away
with all stands on the Wyoming avenue side and putting en
trances and attractive shoe windows in their place. In short they
intend having the best and most modern shoe store in the city.
SALE OPENS
Below Are a Few Prices. Read Tfoem Carefully !
All Kahler Last Shoas, $5,00 and $0,00 goods, will be sold for $3.00 a pair,
Laird, Schoter & Co's Shoas, English Toe, worth $6.00, for $2.30 a pair,
All the $4 hand-made Common Sense and Square Toe Shoes, will he sold for $2.25.
All of Gray's $5,00 hand made Shoes for $2,50 a pair,
The above are a few of the many bargains we have to of
fer, and will serve to show the cut made on all-lines. Every
shoe in the store must be sold. Men's, Boys', Ladies', Misses'
and Children's. On tables neatly arranged will be job lots of
fine goods that will interest you. Ladies fine shoes $1.50 a pair,
$5 00 goods. Ladies' shoes at $1.00, original price $3.00 to $5.
Children's and Misses' shoes 50 to 75 cents. Dressing 5c. a
bottle. Ladies' rubbers IOC. a pair, etc. It will be necessary
to close the store all day Friday to arrange the stock and goods
on tables for the Opening Day of Safie, Saturday, Feb. 6.
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We take gteat nleasiiic in announcing to the ladies of Scranton and
iclnity that 0111 TCnt-Second Semi-Annual Sale of Muslin Underwear
will lie-in Monda), I'cbruaiy 8th, and will continue during the entire month.
Over ))) dozens or Gowns, SKifts. Chemise, Drawer.?, Corset Cov
ers, iHfnM'a blips, l)ieV3Ci, etc., Iijvj been nuntifacttired evprcbsly for
us fot this Ricat sale: Gieat care lidi boon taken to have cerj garment
well made, bi7?s full, embioidery and lacei well matched anJ of the latest
Illtisttatcd catalogues will be placed in nearly every home in the
city, v.hicli will gie you as iicrfect an idea as possible of the immensity of
this sale and demonstrate the gicat values that we will oiler.
Out well established icputation in this particular line requires no
fuithei comment.
The trading public's obedient servants,
GOLDSMITH BROTHERS & CO.
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