TJIE SCRANTOJn TRUlIiNE-FREDAY MORSTING-, MARCH IB, 1807.
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Of Doubtful Utility.
"We must confess tlmt we do not
fully understand the purpose of tlio
Mitchell bill to establish a state excise
commission which was yesterday fa
vorubly reported In the sennte. That
measure has for Its ostensible object
the better enforcement f the liquor
luws of the stute, but slnre It authors
Izes no ehanije In the license grunting
power, It appeara to be of nt letiat ques
tionable utility.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the uxiveiuor of an excise commis
sioner at Jtf.COO u year and expenses up
to Jl.L'OO; a deputy at $2,000, with equal
expense allowance; a secretary at ?1,50U
and miscellaneous cleilcal help. It Is
further pioposed to have a deputy com
missioner of excise In every city of the
llrst and second class at a salary of
$2,000 per year, his tilllre to lie equipped
with such clerical force as may be nec
essary. The commissioner will nlsu ap
point live special aKents, at $1,20U per
annum and expenses. They will act as
confidential representatives of the com
missioner, to investigate matters con
cerning the liquor trulllc. Together
with all deputies and the commissioner
himself they will have authority to en
ter any place where liquor Is sold at
tiny time and make any examination
which they deem necessary. Where
they deem It requisite they will desig
nate the county attorney or any attor
ney to act with them and receive such
fees as may be agreed upon.
It is ai'Kiied that the creation of such
a commission would render possible a
stricter enforcement of existing stat
utes which are now In some localities
persistently and openly violated, and
largely Increase the revenues of the
various counties, boroughs and cities by
compelling speak-easies to take out li
censes. In older to raise funds for pay
ment of the commission's expenses It Is
proposed to exact a large license fee
from all clubs, societies and associa
tions that sell liquor to their members,
this to go into the state treasury. These
are the claims presented in the bill's
behalf by its sponsors. Hut it is by no
means clear from these representations
how they are to be worked out to a
successful realization Wo are inclined
to favor a complete transfer of the
whole license problem from the. judges
to u state commission similar to that
creatfd by the Haines law; but we
don't see what is to be gained from a
public standpoint by a division of re
sponsibility between judges and com
missioners, with each ready to throw
the burden on the other's shoulders.
If Representative Coray's bill to ad
mit to naturalization In Pennsylvania
no alien unable to read the constitu
tion of the United States In the Eng
lish language and pay his own natural
ization expenses were to pass, It would
cause quite a slump In the business of
naturalizing illiterates for the purpose
of stampeding their votes, lint that
would cause very little grief. The
measure Is so obviously gooa as almost
to destroy hope of Its success.
Much Ado to No Purpose.
The T-exow anti-trust committee- of
the New York state senate has present
ed a formal leport of Its findings In
the matter of harmful trade combina
tions, but It is a report which sheds
little new light on the subject. At the
beginning it recognizes as advantage
ous "combinations of capital startlnp;
Willi small partnerships and terminat
ing with large aggregations, based on
corporate organizations representing
the contributions of Innumerable stock
holdeis to a common land, thus Invest
ing for the purpose of reaping the re
ward arising from economies growing
out of the concentration of resources,
and the employment of the best skill,
the highest Intellect, the most approved
machinery and the most qualified la
bor" a concession offering ample
standing room.
It finds specific cause for complaint
In the present tendency toward over
capitalization, stock-watering and re
stilctlve secret agreements with cus
tomers, but laments that It is not with
in the power of any single state to ap
ply eifectlve legal remedy and says
the federal courts "have placed so nar
row a construction upon the limits of
their authority that In the absence of
a constitutional amendment little or
no relief may be expected from that
quarter unless the Supremo court of
the United States shall greatly modify
Its conclusions." The report analyzes
the lecent decision of Judge Swayue
concerning tho Texas anti-trust luw
nnd concurs In its assertion that tho
constitutional freedom of contract may
not be Interfered with unless accompa
nied by or resulting In acts of oppres
sion or In restraint of trade which
trei oh upon the constitutional liberty
nnd pilvlleges of others.
Coming to more definite terms, the re
port suggests that It may be advisable
on the- granting of corporate charters
to Impose limitations upon the volume
of stock to bo Issued; but It ulso points
out that In the absence of similar pro
visions In the laws of other s'ates a
discrimination would exist, Injuriously
affecting domestlo corporations. Ue
nioval of Inequalities now existing be
tween domestlo and foreign corpora
tions Is demanded. The report adds:
"As to foreign corporations In the na
ture of monopolies, provision may he
mudo for the refusal or revocation of
licenses to transact business In this
state. Hut this would seem to ho too
radical a remedy In tho absence of a
judicial determination that a monopoly
In fact exists. Another suggestion
which should, however, be carefully
considered would be to Invest the citi
zen, under proper restrictions, with the
light to maintain a chit action ngalnst
such corporation and Its agents, pro
hibiting the continuance In this state
of acts or the transaction of business
under the system nnd by the methods
criticised In this respect." In order to
facilitate Judicial Inquiry Into sueclllp
nets violative of existing laws It Is
proposed to Invest the attorney general
"wth ample power for the examination
of witnesses under subpoena to bo Is
sued, on his application, by a justice
of the Supreme court, conferring the
constitutional guarantee of absolute
Immunity on those testifying and pro
viding that such examination shall be
had In the presence of a justice, nnd
shall be conducted pursuant to the
usual rules governing the admission of
evidence to be applied by such justice,
the testimony when taken to be filed In
the olllco of the attorney general."
'In conclusion we have these generali
ties: Political oppression is the refusal or
equal rights; commercial oppression Is
the denial of equal opportunities; both
are repugnant to the people. The spirit
that resisted tho one and wrote the shib
boleth of equal rights Into the orgunle
law of the nation will not permit the
other to take enduring root by tolerating
the substitution of monopoly for equal
oppoitunlty. The field should be free to
all. In tho conflict of commercial rivalry
genius, labor and capital should have the
largest libel ty of expansion and employ
ment ami the oppoitunlty of entrance Into
every field of Industrial activity. No one
Intel esteil should be permitted by unliilr
and uppicsslve methods to build an tin
uicgimble troclui aiound any Industrial
pin suit unci ret Its claims to special
privilege on abuse of power or concen
trated wealth ot abnormal magnitude. The
law which protects the Individual In the
acquisition and use Of property and guar
antees to lit in the smallest opportunity
for Its enjoyment couples with tliN pro
lection a Kiiaraiitce and condition th.it
such use shall not be oppressive. And too
statute which permits the combination of
the resources of many Into one pteMip
puscs that the peirnls-slon to combine shall
not operate lo the prejudice of public In
terests. There Is a maxim ns old as civili
zation itself Illustrating the proposition
that sacrnd right of contract and the 'In
cidental privilege of combination are both
subject to the qualification that they
shall be exercised so as not to prejudice
Hie rights of others or the Interests of
the people.
These words are grandly true, but
the I.exow investigation has brought
forth no plan by which they can be en
acted into vital law.
According to the recent city assess
ment there are "S.01 1 tnxables In Scran
ton. To arrive at tho population It Is
customary to multiply a city's number
of taxables by three. This would In
dicate that the piesent population of
Scranton Is in the neighborhood of
110,712. It Is believed that this Is very
near the truth.
An Act of Peace.
That is an interesting example of
British promptitude In the assertion
of British authority when needed to In
sure due respect for British citizen
ship which the Sun cites for the guid
ance of our own government Irr Its
policy toward Cuba.
"Not long ago," it says, "a civil war
broke out in the South American repub
lic of Uruguay, which is a much smal
lqr country tlunr Cuba, though Its chief
city, Montevideo, Is much larger than
Havana. As soon as the queen's gov
ernment heard of the outbreak, a Brit
ish cruiser, bearing the name of Retri
bution, was ordered to proceed to Uru
guay, charged with the mission of pro
tecting British subjects nnd their prop
erty at Montevideo. The Retribution
Is yet on duty there, awaiting develop
ments. Mr. Baling, the British min
ister to Uruguay, desired Its presence,
and the fullllment of the desire came
immediately after Its expression. Min
ister Baling sought protection, not
from the authorities of Uruguay, but
from his own government; and he got
It by steam. The Uruguayan govern
ment did not take offence at England's
conduct In the case; but regarded It as
within her lights In a time of war."
The right of any nation to station a
war ship in the port of any other na
tion where local disturbances threaten
Injury to Us citizens or their property
Is llrmly established In International
law and Is wholly within the proprie
ties of friendly diplomacy. The only
point to be considered in a given emer
gency Is whether it will do more harm
than good.
In tho case of Cuba It might excite
ill-feeling among the ignorant classes
In Havana and in Spain, but If the
ship's guns hud good carrying power,
this would probably soorr yield. At all
events our llrst duty Is to our' own peo
ple. Whenever their Interests require
a war ship ut Havana one will be serrt
there; ami the best Judge of the situa
tion In Havana naturally should be the
American consul-general there.
What a strange ambition Is that of
William i It. Hearst, the multi-million-alre
owner of the New York Journal.
lie actually seems anxious to bo known
as the publisher of the most Indecent
dally paper in the world.
(iet the 15est.
'Amidst the vast quantity of nonsense
which has been printed In reference to
the recent action of congress In cutting
down the pi lee of armor plate to $20u
a ton, it Is refreshing to encounter one
gleam of common sense such ns. the
fo.'.iwlng from the Chicago Times-Herald:
"Tlu re Is no doubt that iho secretary
can I.uy armor at that rate, and also
very much lower than that, which
when put upon our vessels would make
them about as safe as If they were
atmored with pasteboard. Tho llrst
steel ball that .struck them would sink
them like so many Iron pots. If It is
a cheap navy w'e want this Is the kind
of legislation wo should have In order
to procure one. When Is It that con
gross will leurn tnut'lt Is not cheap
things that the American people want,
but the best tlur.gs? What u penny
wise and poind fc.oilsh scheme It would
be to build shiiif tl.ut would sink Jhe
minute a gun wns Ilred against them!
What a wicked thing It would be to
send our brave sullors to Bull them or
(o light aboard them!"
Why should not the secretary of the
navy be empowered to 'use his discre
tion In pun-busing armor plute, so that
he can fit the price to the quality, and
not be forced to accept such a quality
us the manufacturers may regard ns
flttjng the price?
General Harrison's delicacy In declin
ing to boom his bop's candidacy for a,
federal appointment Is wholly to his
credit. The Harrison family has al
ready had generous recognition.
TIip Kmpoiia, Kansas, Gazette, which
stirred the cranks up during the cam
paign, Is now devoting Its lusty atten
tion to the croakers. "The McKlnley
administration," It says, "may make
some men who have their money In
snfcly deposits vaults bring It out and
put It in tho market. But the McKln
ley administration will do nothing to
make It easier to save a dollar than It
is now. That Is temperament In the
Individual, No law can make ft man
rich who was born with tt desire to
spend $1.10 nnd earn $1 a day. Ev
ery man In the long run chooses his
own condition. He can be poor and
generous and happy or rich and 'near'
and wrapped up In greasy bank notes.
It's all one ten duys after the funeral."
Senator Mageo evidently sees no rea
son why ho should be out of fashion:
hence his resolution asking congress to
cancel tariff protection to trusts. If
this keeps up the aggressive Alleghen
lan may yet Join the bourgeoise in
blouses.
1 ii Minnesota the legislature Is wrest
ling wltlr a bill to organize a state bu
reau of phrenology to feel the people's
heads. What Is needed most is a club
for the bill's author's head. .
The "patriarch" of the senate Is now
Senator Stewart uird Us "baby," Senu
tor Penrose. The baby, by the way,
appears to be an exceedingly active In
fant. The reports which represent Presi
dent McKlnley's backbone us being Irr
a healthy tensive condition are most
gratifying. More power to It!
If It shall be necessary to replaco
Consul General Lee at Havana with a
Republican, whut Is the matter with
appointing Murat Halsteud?
As an offset to the present crush for
place jiuit fancy how (President McKln
ley would feel If he wore unable to llnd
moil enough to ga round.
Says the Philadelphia Press: "No
'pressure' exists for olllces except nt
Washington." The Press overlooks
Lackawanna county.
Spanish clemency Is a very beauti
ful and touching spectacle when Spain
Is scared.
The thing for Spain to do Is to sell
Cuba and go out of the tyranny busi
ness. Rmpiifafing the Nose
to Spile the Face
"Perm" In Philadelphia Bulletin.
The bill before the New York legisla
ture prohibiting newspaper cartoons or
the portrayal of the face of any pel son
without his consent N one of the signs
of .some reaction against the cheap John
Journalism tlui explores the sewers and
the gaibage boes of society. It is 111
part the outcome of the disposition to
check the enterprising and uuiI.icIoum dal
ly in New York, which now illustrates
crime with a fidelity to detail tmap
proached by the Day's Doings of the
Police Clazetto In their worst duyH, and
which converts the visages of public men
Into howling monstrosities. There is re
ported to be a strong and well-defined
movement at Albany In favor of this re
markable and, In this country, unprece
dented prohibition. Governor Black and
divers other persons, called from out of
obscurity to engage la propping up the
body politic, complain that their reelings
have been lacerated by the pictorial
ribaldry of the press; and hence 'the bill
of pains and penalties. I have no thought
of apologizing for1 the mass of slush
through which is dally floated along the
gutters of license all the pickings from
the dunghills of vice, or for the brutal
Insincerity of the cartoon which degiadc.i
or ridicules a man with no higher motive
than tho elownishness of the small boys
who sometimes raise a commotion by
their tioatment of the figures of the pub
lic's favorites on the theatrical posters ct'
n dead wall. Hut the newspapers which
habitually and systematically practice
these InfamlcH are not more numerous to
the ir ess as a wiiolo than the doctors who
practice abortion defending themselves
because there Is a demand for it are to
the cicun-lianded men of medicine or than
tli purveyors of tainted meats are to the
dealers In wholesome food.
The men who raise clamor over either
likenesses or earlcatuics arc usually
among the half-starved and sensitive in
tellects of public life. A big, lobust chur
ucter lit for public employment seldom
llnds distress for himself In these things.
When Cromwell gave r.ely ills famous In
structions while sitting for his portlalt,
"Paint my face as you find It, waits and
all," ho spoke as one who knew that he
bad something more to offer for admira
tion than the shapeliness of his visage. No
man was ever mole roughly used by the
cartoonists than Abraham Lincoln. Ills
homely face easily lent Itself to their pur
posed) without much exaggeration. In
some of l he Dtmocratlo prints of 1SC0 lie
was represented as a baboon or a wild
man of the west. But he had the common
sense of a great mind in laughing at
them, and never thought of calling out
for a censor. Grant was p'lctured ua a
butcher, like Weyler, as a clown and a
sot. I recall a cai toon of .Matt Morgan's,
which leprescnted him at Long Crunch
us the summer capital, seated on a throne,
a diunken leer on ills luce, his hat tipped
back, a cigar stump 111 his mouth, whisky
bottles by his side, bull pups at Ills leet
uud some of the best men lu the country
standing around him half drunk, us If
pandering to his vices; but Uraut saw
linndieds of like plctuics without a mur
mur. Horace Gieeley had an unusual
liluiie of them, for he had the mannerisms
and peciillailtles which made him a shin
ing mail; for Nust In- Nast'a best days;
but Greeley, doubtless, had not forgotten
tho time when he, as u youiiK man, pub
lished The Log Cabin; how he had cail
catuied Van Itureii in 1SI0, uud how he
held him up tu ridicule as a fox and a
juggler.
If a law inay lie enacted forbidding t lie
press to uso the plctuio of a man without
his consent. It may also Just as well for
bid the use of his name, unless on the
sumo condition. If It may stop the deline
ation of IiIb person In a cartoon, It may be
equally justified Irr stopping the discussion
of his character orr the editorial page.
And yet, the cartoon for u century has
been one of tho most potent weapons in
England and America for doing away with
abuses und keeping olllcluldoru In good or
der. Scratch the man who cries out loud
est against it, and you are nearly certain
to llnd some taint of public nieaimejs or
roguery below. Papers like "Puck" und
"Judge" exercise a tieiuendous power over
nil classes. Among all the several causes
that have been given for the defeat of Mi.
Blaine for tho presidency In 1SS4, none was
more contiibutniy than aillam's awful
but striking picture of "The Tattooed
Man" In Its effect on tho popular Imagina
tion. These things, even ' when unfair,
enhuot be prevented by Ellsworth bills;
the present libel laws give ample loom
for vindication, and to shut off enrtoops
granting that the consummation were at
all possible would be to deprive the peo
pie of a s-ource of honest entertainment,
ns well as of a powerful lever for keep
ing their functionaries In good bemtv'lor.
What would become of the good thlriEB
of At tenuis Wuid and .N'usb und Josh
Hillings If such a law were to go a step
further and title out curlciitlliM In text
us well i,. in picture? Who would re
joice mute than those personages who
might feel as William SI. Tweed did,
.vhen. running for the state senate, after
the New York Times had shown up his
gigantic robberies, and when Nnst w.rs
picturing llieiu lu Harper's, he declnred
that he "did not caie u damn what the
editors said,' for his constituents didn't
do much reading anyhow; but thoy had
eyes, and "every mother's son of them
could tell what the pictures meant."
A MORAL CO.1IPItG.MlSi:.
Prom the Washington Star,
"Voting man," said Senator Sorghum
to the protege of whom he expects to
make a successful politician, "1 nm
afraid that you ore drirtlng toward moth
oils tlint do not Invite tho calcium glare
of publicity."
"I don't quite understand," was the
embarassed answer.
"It seems to me that somo ot tho plans
that you contemplate would cause you
embarrassment If you were called upon
to elucidate their details."
"Well, senator, you're what they call
a practical politician yourself."
"Exactly," was tho self-appreciative
reply. "And a such I am prepared to
dismiss all considerations of sentiment
and to acknowledge no criterion except
success."
"Well, a good many men keep u few
caids up their sleeves."
"Certainly, my boy. And the gieut
mistake they often uiukc Is to insist on
ilnglng them Into the game when they
hold the winning hand anyhow. I lime
seen many u man spoil a stialght Hush
of natutal ability and couutge tor tho
sake of holding all Inadequate pair ot
ace.i, In the way of chicanery."
'Tlmt Isn't the way you talked some
time aao."
"What did I say?"
"You remarked, among other things,
that eery man has his price."
"Il'in. That's one of the sentences
which I suspect ale often lepeuted be
cause they sound well and because no
body Is uble to piuduce proof one way
or the other. Hut that aspect of the
question is metaphysical and not poli
tical.. Assuming thut the proposition Is
correct, us well us epigrammatic; It Is a
great nilstuko to hung out the price tag
wheie everybody can see It. For people
to get the Impression that a politician Is
on the bargain counter may produce a
temporary activity in trade: but it Is cer
tain, in the end, to cause a. terrible let
down In the demand for the goods."
ANOTHKlt lilill'l' ON.
Harrisburg Dispatch, Plilla. Ledger.
There Is no doubt tfmt the element In
the Republican organization which sup
ported ex-Postmaster General Wuniunii
ker for United States senutor will m
dcttvor to cupture the next Republican
state convention and name two candidates
for the state olllces who will not be satis
factory to the Heaver stutesnian.
Several eonfeieiices are said to have
taken place In Philadelphia between Mr.
Wanamaker and Senutois Mugee, tilnn,
Kuuffmuu and other untl-Quuy leaders,
and, It is said, the conclusion reuched
was that the state convention could be
controlled by the untl-Quayltes by judi
cious woik. Mr. Wanamaker Is said to
be In hearty accord with the movement to
nominate candidates for state tieasuier
and auditor general not under Quay in
fluences, and he Is expected to go Into
doubtful counties and, In conjunction with
the repiesentatlves of the Business Men's
league, endeavor to elect anti-Quay dele
gates to the state convention. It has been
represented to Mr. Wunumuker that
Philadelphia and Allegheny ulone will
send ninety delgates to the convention
who will oppose Senator Quuy's choice tor
state treasurer and auditor general, and
over fifty additional delegates are count
ed upon from vailnus counties In which
tlieie Is a healthy anti-Quay sentiment.
One hundred and forty delgates would not
be n majority of the convention, but It Is
claimed that the needed number can be
secured by active work In certain locali
ties between now and the time the con
vention meets.
That there will be a clash between the
Republican factions In the next slate con
vention Is realized here by the leaders
of both sides, and the Hues are being
drawn tighter every day.
ATTENDING TO lilJSINHKS.
Wash. Dispatch In Philadelphia Press.
Holes Penrose Is Just six days old as a
Pulled States senator, but It is doubtful
If there Is any more familiar face than
bis ut tire white house or ut the olllces
of the heads of departments. Mr. Pen
lose starts early In the morning, and
from 0 o'clock, when depuitment doors
aro opened, until 4 o'clock, when they
are closed, he Is to be found somewhere
along the line of offices wheie patronage
Is supposed to lodge. He Is never alone,
but is always accompanied by one or moie
constituents for whom he Is seeking
places. There Is no congressman prob
ably In the city who Is more popular with
those who need senatoilal influence and no
one Is more energetic than he when lie
undei takes a constituent's cause.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope. Drawn by Ajiiccbus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: S.17 u. in., for Friday,
.March 12, li'J".
A child born on this day will notice that
prosperity bus dawned upon neaily all
who are not troubled with dyspepslu.
Seme of our local writers huvc already
shown a desire to have their feet pinched
by Jumping into the shoes of greatness.
The greater our distance from a dollar
tho larger the coin usually appears.
Maty! a snow-white lamb had she
The sheep was under-sized;
But lis fleece will costly be
When the tuilIT Is levlsed.
By the wuy, what has become of C.
Cleveland und the light bouau tender?
Urcuktiist Clint.
She A matrimonial agent Is like u phos
phorus. He-SoV
She Yes; ho Is useful In making
matches,
A HLACKSTO.MAN AVOWAL.
By theoe piesents, ralr maiden, bo It
known,
Tint 1 hereby grant, baigaln and sell,
Allen, enfeoff, to you for your own,
And your heirs In remainder us well
That corporal orgun, termed "hcuit"
uf which I'm the pieeiit possessor,
And described mole fully, lu part,
Ju "Anatomy" by Clay, u professor.
You obsei ve 1 convey It for life
And limit the grant to your heirs,
So 1 know callosity's life
And I'll cite you u case that comparos.
In Challls-R. E.-'H7,
Shelley's cato Is reported, you'll see
iVnd decides that a llfc-estute given,
Willi lenialnder to heirs, is a lee.
So the organ aforesaid Is thine
Forever and foiever you see;
But for my sake, please never assign
Your Int'rest In U. or In me.
--. T. E., In Wllkes-llarre Leader.
Sf&i-t.cAA'
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TROOPER PETER HALKEL
A Stirring ltoiiiuneeor the l 'rime or South
Africu, by the t'hiiriiilng Story Teller.ULl VK
StilltELNKlt, A Hook ofToduy.
BEIDLEMAN, THE BOOKMAN,
IU7 Bpruco 8t., Opj). Tho ComiuouweultU.
It is surprising with all the storm and bluster of other houses about underselling
the world, the prices put forth by them as wonderfully low, half price, etc., arc not co.m
parablc in value or desirability with our regular lines, a state of things the general public
speedily recognize, as is evidenced by the largely increased trade we've been doing. WE
HAVE MANY SURPRISES OF AN AGREEABLE KIND in store for those who will
pay us a visit this week and direct attention to a few of them:
Ladies' Separate Skirts, new shape, in Black Brocaded Satin, large, handsome pat
terns, a genuine $S.oo Shirt at $4.93.
Ladies' Separate Skirts, in Figured Black Brilliautiues, new shape, full width, at
$1.49. ',
Ladies' Two Toned Changeable Figured Mohair Skirts, full width, new shape, well
made, perfect fitting, at $2.98.
Ladies' Tailor-made Cheviot Suits, tight fitting back, Empire strapped front, silk
lined jacket, worth $io.oo, at $5.98.
Ladies' Tailor-made Cheviot and Broadcloth Suits, with reefer jackets, full widMi
t j 1 j 1 I j 11
shirts, ootn jacKet anu sKirc
French Surah Serge, 4S inches wide, the 75c. grade, at 49c.
All Wool Silk Finish Henriettas, 46 inches wide, the 75c. grade, at 50c.
English Mohair Sicilians, 45 inches wide, the $1.00 quality, at 75c.
vSpecial Sale for one week of Nice Black Ostrich Feather Boas, not., woolly, 'fine
1 yard long, worth $6.00, at $4.73.
1C4 yards long, worth $8.00, at $5.98.
y-2 yards long, worth $10.00, at $7.98.
goods.
re is Always
for goods at a resouable
price that will
GIVE SATISFACTION
We have just received a
new line of
HSE iflJIB
tit Moderate Prices.
THE
demons, Ferber,
O'MalSey Co.
432 Lackawanna flv:.
MERCEREAU k CI
At Our New and
Kleguut Storerootiii
130 WYOMING AVENU:,
Coal tUclianue, Upp, Hotel Jermyn.
"Old firm in new surround
ings," like an old "stone in new
settings," slrine-i more brilliant
t-an ever, und "shines for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watches, Silverware,
Silver Novelties,
Rich Cut Glass, CIocH
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYIN3
NEW AND
HAND CLOT
Do Not Piciiase A
1 WIibbI jx
Until You See t,i Jlj
1A ifiV ffY lllflll fiS 'a iZt??3) rill 7j - m'
S. Q. BARKER & SON; Scranton, Pa.
Ladies' nnd Children's Wear.
Seal und l'lusli Saccules,
Carpets and Feather Ueds
From
L POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Ave.
ej
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iiueu tnrougiiout, wortli $15.00,
SPECIAL SALE
-LJJL &&&3
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
113 LACKAWANNA AE.I J I.
-3"M
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
Look at our $10 Gold Watches,
Warranted 15 Years.
213 Lackawanna Avenuj.
WO. 12G.
THE "SUNLIGHT.
1
(I Ives 11 Uillllau t mulliiw lltflit not u (111 ASTI.Y
LIUMT, nil object! uppuur naturally. Tlio
mantels last twli'o us Ion? in any other. It
gives tlireo tlmui ut inui'U light uud coimunci
only half tliu gaa used by uidluary ff.ib barn
em. Foote & Shear Co.
1 1 9 Washington Ave.
Fully (JiiaranU'cd. Three Col
ors. Sold Only by
JJMI
. j
The Bradford .i...n.,i i-
CHASE & FARRAR
9B3.00
at 39.yo.
OF
. j&il
L, mm
Vt H' ' !
Can't Think,
no matter how hard I try, of a better
place to buy my olllce and business sta
tionery, blank books, type-writer's
supplies, etc., than at Reynolds 13ros.
They have a large stock In every line
tn choose from, and you never can beat
them on price on the down scale: and
we also carry Irr stock a complete line
of diaughtt-nen's supplies.
eynolds Bros.
Stationers and Engraven,
HOI lit JUK.MYN UUILUINU.
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
REPAIRED BY
SKILLED WORKMEN.
THE
LACKAWANNA LUBRICATING CO,
1212 CAPOUSE AVE,
SCRANTON.
if Kxpense Is No Object Why Not
llavj the Uet ?
IlKltti TIIKY AKK:
HUMBERS $115
UNIONS $100
For a Limited Purse Select
Price to All. $75. Fully
Guaranteed,
For Rubber Stamps Patronlza the
CHASE & FARRAR, Prop'j.,
515 Linden St.. Saranton, Pa.
Goods
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