THE SCRftNTOTN TRIBUN-E-TmjRSDAY MOItN-ITGr, APRIL 15, 1807.
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SCRANTOy, AI'TUI. 15, 1SS7.
lhothor C. Hen Johnson, of tho Sun
day News, should rcmemlier David II.
Hill's advico when ho told Domocrnts
to beware of over confidence.
A Rally lor (Joou Ronds.
Every person In this vicinity who Is
Interested In the subject of pood roads
and this ought to Include everybody
who walks, tides or hobbles v 111 do
will to make mental note of the fact
that on next Monday evening General
Itoy Stone of the Lnltod States depart
ment of agriculture, and John Hamil
ton, of the Btate ngiicultural depart
ment, will address In the board of trade
rooms a nicotine under the auspices of
tho Lackawanna. County Good Iloads
league, and make clear Just how better
lilghvvays can be fceeured and how their
benefits will diffuse among? the people.
ttotli gentlemen arc thorough experts
on this subject, have farts nnd llgures
In any quantity at their tongue's end,
and know how to present tho bilbjcct
fo that It cannot bo misunderstood.
While General Stone will discuss the
matter somewhat in a general way,
Professor Hamilton's speech will pos
sess the most Immediate Interest be
cause in It he will outline and expound
the good roads bill bearing Ills name
which Is now before the lcgMntuio at
JIarrlsburg with faot able prospects of
liasslng. This feature of the meeting
will appeal to the practical men of
business of Scranlon and surrounding
territory, and wo earnestly uige ns
many of thetc as can do so to be pres
ent. If there are any agriculturists
within reach of these lines who are
Skeptical or dubious concerning the ad
vnntnges of a load refonn law in dol
lars and cents, wo suggest that they
take the tioublc tit least to give n,
fair hearing to what these two eminent
advocates of highway impiovement will
have to say on the subject. Admission
Is fiee; all i expectable persons will be
mad-" welcome nnd now is the time to
come to an understanding of tho Issue.
Itoincmber, next Monday night.
It i veiy likely tintiue thnt Mr. "Wnn
nintiker has gubeinitotl-il aspirations.
But if he had it Is only fair to say he
could make a good light.
Minister to Turkey.
The appointment of Ptesldent Angell,
of the University of Michigan, ns min
ister to Turkey has been foreshadowed
for several days. It is of a ehm actor
that will add largely to the dignity and
luster of our foreign repusentation
When Minister Angell tenches Con
stantinople we will not hear teports
such as have been in almost continual
Circulation timing the Incumbency of
Minister Terrell. It w 111 not be ehatged
that tho Ameilcan envoy at that most
important point has been either cate
less, Indifferent or Incapacitated to the
degree of nototious unfitness for duty.
Reputable men, pteMdents of American
colleges nnd agents of American church
missions, will not have to come back
to this country and make public denun
ciation of the manner In which Amer
ican intetests hno been sacrificed al
most, as It wete, under the nose of
America's remesentatle at the 1'orte.
How ttue these accusations against
Judge Tertell have been we do not
know. We ttust they ate all false.
But such btorles will not lie cliculated
about Minister Angell, for the teason
that thete would now-net e bo credence
for them, nnd If btaited, they would ex
pire. The fitness of such an Ineproaen
able selection at this special and ctlt
lcal time when the post at Constanti
nople is the iiost nhnost of paramount
responsibility and duty Is happily evi
dent to all men.
As between unpopulatlty nbroad nnd
starvation at home, the American peo
ple will prefer the Dlngley bill.
Bryan's Warning Note.
Mr. Bryan sometimes strikes a chord
to which all can assent. Speaking tho
other night, In Georgetown, to an nu
dlence of students, he called for a
healthy pnttlotlsm In civic affairs nnd
added: "Theio is a general feeling
that a man ought to escape taxation If
possible. It should not be so. Public
Interest should be so aroused that u
man who shirks his duty to tho gov
ernment In time of peace will be held In
as bad repute as one who shirks It In
time of war. Patriotism is needed in
both times, and there Is. no patt lot
Ism more- needed than that which
makes a man willing to bear his own
share of the expense of government."
This thought, to be sure, Is not espe
cially new nor Is Mr. Bryan's wording
of It stilklngly felicitous; but neverthe
less tho lesson conveyed In It is one
that needs to be learned and that, un
less learned, will be a constant source
of trouble in this country. It is prob
able that If the political phenomenon
known as Bryanlsm a hallucination,
by the way, yet rlfo among large num
beia of our population and therefore
not to be flippantly disregarded wero
ttaced back to Its ical sources, one of
the most proline and Iniluentlal of theso
sources would be found to be the dis
position of large Intetests to manipu
late matters of legislation and assess
ment so as to escape tholr due share
of the tax costs of government, thus
throwing an extra but don upon the
farmer and tho working man. Tha
phenomenon Is not peculiar to tho
United States. It has punctuated all
history and brought forth revolt and
even bloodshed more times than tho
carolers student of politics imagines.
It need not assume a violent aspect Jn
America If tho preachers and teachers
of our land will keep allvo among tho
nonulo ft aue sense of their Indebted
ness as citizens and a proper spirit of
mutunllty In their civic relations; but
as sure ns this Is neglected nnd as sure
ns many latge corporations and
wealthy men continue with seeming In
difference to schenio to seize unfair ad
vantages nt the expense of tho average
matt, Just so sure will tho history of
the Inst political campaign repeat It
self from time to time nnd capital be
destined to recurring and possibly In
tensifying scares from the masses In
tevolt.
Something, of course, could be snld on
the other side of the account. It might
be remarked that not Infrequently It Is
the corporation or the individual cap
italist that Is pushed Into a corner by
the multitude nnd made to stand nnd
deliver, Not all tho evil In human na
ture Is monopolized by the "monopo
lists," by a good deal. Still, It Is ptob
ably true as a mntter of history that
the men with money set tho fltst ex
ample In gouging and gave to the men
without money that sense of Injury
which from time to time, In a political
sense, makes them dangerous.
It would bo the part of wisdom for
tho men who manage large properties
to open their eyes to this lesson. So
cialism hasn't ct struck a deep root
In this count! y and tho predisposition
of the native American still Is to be
fnlr. But Is can haidly bo expected
that a government so open as Is our
own to popular sentiment can long
protect capitalistic Interests In the pos
session of wlint a majority may at any
time conclude to deem unfair advan
tage's unless those Intetests stilve hard,
ns a mntter of policy, to dispel by hon
est dealings the now prevalent suspic
ion that they are often Inclined to be
unfair.
1 ho Wllkea-Bnrre News-Dealer sug
gests a plan of political reclptoclty for
Luzerne and IP.ckawannn. There Is no
reason that we can see why the Re
publicans of Northeastern Pennsyl
vania, when It conns to vital matters,
should not wotk together.
The Problem of Pauperism.
An Interesting paper by Commander
Booth-Tucker on the proper pauper
policy for America has been distributed
in pamphlet form. At the outset Its
author begs us not to Imagine that the
problem of want Is not already present
In this countt y. "We may congtatu
lato ourselves," ho says, "that as yet
the problem has not assumed in our
case tho gigantic and almost hopeless
ptoportlons of older civilizations. We
may faltly estimate that our sub
merged do not avetage more than a
twentieth, rather than a tenth, of the
population, and that not more than 5
per cent, may be fairly classified as
paupets, whereas elsewhete they reach
twice that number." But this, he con
tends, Is serious enough. It means
that we have to devise means for find
ing wotk and food for some four mill
Ions of our fellow citizens, or forty
times the present population of Sctan
ton. True, philanthropy Is already active.
In New- Yotk city alone $5,000,000 Is
spent )eatlv for charity. But the au
thor notes that lllietal as this expendl
tute Is, It falls in any degree to di
minish the evil, and ho deduces the
opinion that something Is ladlcally at
fault with the methods In vogue. From
his study of the problem In the chief
cities of the wot Id he has been led to
believe that cettaln foundation princi
ples necessarily underly a sound pauper
policy. These he catalogues as follows;
(1). rffott must be made to get the sur
plus population out of the unwholesome
cities. (2). The vaiious tiades and
manufactures being as a rule over
stocked with wot Union, the land Is the
natural lecouiso, and eveiy criminal
and pauper Institution should have a
farm colony connected with it, (3).
Both ctlminals and paupers should bo
treated as if they were worth saving,
and encoutaged to fit themselves to
eatn an independent living. (4). The
pioblem should lie considered not as u
local one solely, but as national, and
the treatment of it should be unlfotm
thioughout tho countty, with special
stress laid on opening to the desetvlng
unfortunate at an catly moment In his
misfortune a chance to wotk, before he
falls Into evil moods nnd habits.
Certain things should be avoided.
Commander Booth-Tucker regaids as
mistaken: (1). The "ostilch policy" of
making light of the evil; (2), the "foot
ball policy" of kicking the pauper from
city to city or fiotn city to farm, for
"tinmps, like blids come home to loost,
and If they go out fiom us blackbirds,
they come back ctows"; (3), the "tin
pot policy" of golngat so big a task with
Inadequate tools; (4), the "ctuciilxlon
pollcj" which "nails poverty to the crcsj
of shame or ttents It as a crime"; (C),
the "monopoly policy" of political con
trol of pauper relief, to the exclusion
of wholesome competition; and (C), tlu
"Inqulsltoilnl policy" of making help
conditional on a sttlct Inqulty Into
character. Concerning the last subject
our author veiy pointedly says:
(n) A man may staive while ho Is being
inquired about.
(b) Tho plan Is very expensive whero the
number of the poir 1 great, as In our
large cities. Ordinarily It will cost 73 ccnis
to pet "j down a mill's throat, and even
then the wony will often go down tho
wiong throat. Any mag'Btrato or law
jer will bear vvltnebs to the extreme dif
ficulty of usee ruining a man' character,
ten under tho search light of Judlelal
Investigation. But In the cases under
contemplation It must either bo super
ficial, when It Is worthless, or m'nute,
when it becomes vexatious and iminlsl
totlal. (c) It Is very painful and humiliating to
tho honest poor, who are tho ones whom
II is really desired to help.
(d) It Is contrar) to the sprlrlt of our
American institutions.
(o) It is unnecessary, since tho automatic
test of willingness to u-otk will ii'iuully be
found sudlclor.t. 1'i.iptlciilly tho only ones
who nro "undesetvlng" of tho hcip of so
ciety are those who are unwilling te work
This brings us to the Salvation Army
plan, which may bo defined briefly as
follows: (1). Tho settlement of large
tracts of 100,000 acres of land and up
wards In tho far west; (2), tho estab
lishment of farm colonies of 200 to 1000
or more acres In tho neighborhood of
the principal cities suffering from a
congested population; (3), city garden
allotments or potato patches on the
Plngtee plan; and (1) city colonies sec
tlonnllzed Into (a) food and shelter
dopots for providing cheap food and
lodgings for the poor without actually
pauperizing them; (b) wood yards and
factories for the temporary employment
of thote who are out of wink; (c) labor
bureaus; (d) rescue homes for fallen
women; (e) hornet for ex-crlnilnals,
and (O slum posts for the carrying of
the message of religion among the poor.
This, It will be perceived, Is merely an
adaptation to American conditions of
thu anti-poverty campaign which Is
being successfully waged by the Elder
Booth and his subordinates In England.
Tliat It met Its the support of every
citizen with humane Instincts and pub
lic spirit hardly needs to be said.
It Is proper thftt senators as well as
representatives should have scmo sny
concerning the election of presidential
lOBtuinstcri, and tho new rule to this
effect Is simply a matter of Justice.
But It Is also proper that the repieson
tatlve's opinion should have the greater
weight, since lie comes nearer to the
local postal set vice; nnd we dare iy
this fact will bo duly recognized nt
Washington.
'
Says ths Chicago Record: "The Idea
of a new star being added to the Ameri
can constellation of states la a 1 way a
an attractive one to legislator, but
there are excellent reasons why the
pte.sent congress should not be In haste
to icoren the Hawaiian question."
What are the) ?
Some of our Democratic contempor
aries are bestow lug fulsome praise up
on ex-Senator David B. Hill for hU
candoi" In warning the Democracy to
'beware of ovcrconildente." But, then,
the hide-bound Democrat often Is un
consciously funny.
An Increase of from 10 to IS per cent.
In dementia has recently been noticed
In the Chltngo hospitals, but the WIndv
City papers aren't bragging about It
a bit.
Gossip at
the Capita!
Special to the Scranton Tilbune
Washington, April 11. There Is not
much danger of Senator Chandlers bills
empow cilng the sucretnrj of the navy to
tuke forcible noscsslon of the atmo
plute establishments of the Carnegie iind
Heithlehem companies ever passing either
branch of congress. The mcusure ate le
girded us revolutionary In their nutuie,
anil they will probaMy never get further
than tho committee to which the) havo
been referred.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Urlstovv is making quite a record as a
"headsman." Scarcel) a day passes thit
the heads of an) where from lift) to VH)
Democratic postmasters do not fall Into
his oindil basket. Most of the changes
In the fourth-class ollices thus far have
been caused by deaths and icslgnatlor.j.
President McKinley Is In a quindaty
to know what to do with ex-Uepre"enta-tlvo
I'lekler, of South Dakota. Mr. l'lek
Ier had his e)cs fixed on the commisson
ership of pensions, and in turning him
down for that position tho incident had
to promlM) him "somethng equally as
good. ' That "somethng," In Mr. Pick
le r's opinion, was the eommlssoncrshlp of
Indian nffalrs, becau'-o he la well acquaint
ed witli tho business of that otllce, and
that, next to the pension commlslsoner
shlp, was best suited to his tastes. Kor
this place Mr. Plcklcr ha3 a very strong
opponent in the person of n Wisconsin
man namel W. A. Jono. whom his friends
claim that tho president h is promised to
appoint. As nearly all tho "equally as
good" places have either bdon gobbled up
or promised the question now ncltatlng
tho mind of the South Dakctan is "What
am I going to get?" Mr luckier has JuU
returned from his far-off western home,
where he went three woekj ago to
straighten up his private business affilrs
before entc i!ng upon odlelal lite again. If
he doesn't get something pretty good he
Ih llab'i. to rilse a fog !n tho neighbor
hood of the white house
Unlike his predecessor President MeKln
ley paid his own expenses on his recent
trip down tho Potomac river instead of
allowing Uncle Sam to foot the bill. Of
cour.e, the vessel Is alwavs in commis
sion and salutles go on whether the Dol
phin Is at dock or on the water, but thore
aro other epcnes attached to a presi
dentlil Jaunt which would not ho ineurroj
if the boat was tied up. It was for theso
extras which President McKinley Ins'stel
on pa)ing. As far ns known President
Cleveland, who inaugurated thee "llttlo
pleasuro trips down the Potomac," new
Inquired as to whether or not there were
any expenses attached to them.
Tho ultra free trade-free silver element
in the Democratic party nro getting icady
to read all the other fellows out of that
party. Tho Demon atlc mtmbers of con
gress who had the "nerve" to vote for tho
Dlngley bill In the house, v. Ill lie oppostd
for re-nomination in thelt respective dl
ttlcts nct yen According to the fellows
who are now In the saddle every Dstnot-iit
who bolted the Chicago platform and tick
et last )ear will not be allowed to return
to tho fold without first doing penance.
Bryan and his followers aro sa)lng that
David Bennett Hill can no longer worship
at their ihrlno because ho refused to swil.
low the medicine prepared by them last
)enr Mr. Hill, however, can probably get
along better without these peoplo nnd tho
so-cal'cd Democracy which they cln'm to
represent, than they and that party can
do without him At this pnttlcular writ
ing tho Democratic party Is In preU) bad
shape- and from tho looks of things
It Is not going to Improve much within
tho next four jcars. The leaders of that
oiganlzntlon had hotter bo endeavoring
to enlist tecrults instead of rending regu
lars out of the patty They will need all
tho votes they can get In tho future.
'Tarmer" Wilson, who presides over tho
department of agriculture, recognizing tho
fact that this administration has many
moro pegs than holes in which to put
them, has decided to lend n helping hand
in tho way of re-opening sovotal hundred
holes wh'eh his predecessor plugged, nnd
thus rcMevo the pressure for otiico to
thnt ctent. He hus about concluded to
re-CEtablish tho seed division of tho agri
cultural department which was nbollshel
by Secretary Morton, and thus give work
to a largo number of women and several
men. Secretary Morton had an idea that
tho seeds sent out by members of congress
cost too much by having tho work dono nt
the agricultural department, and ho msdo
contracts with tho firms furnishing tho
seed to send tho packages dltect fiom
their establishments to tho persons whoso
names were furnished by the piembers.
Thero may havo been a slight saving to
the government by having tho work dono
by tho Eccdmcn, but tho teelplents of the
seeds were tho loors, ns tho seeds, as" a
rule, were not as good as when examined
by experts and put up under tho direction
of tho department. The. work of sending
out htcdu for this )tar Is about over, and
Secretnry WIlson'H plan will not be adopt
ed tiutr. next year.
B-Senntor Dubois denies that ho Is a
candidate for any ofllco e.ther under tho
senate or tho McKlnloy ndmlnlstrntloui,
Ho will loavo Washington In a couple of
weeks for his homo In Idaho, whoto ho
Intends devoting his tlmo to private busi
ness lnter-wts In that state-, and Incidental
ly to preach flea silver. He will no doubt
bo a cundldato foi tho United States son
ato to Bucceed Shoup four years from
noa Ho crodltB tho latter with being
largely responsible for hU defeat for re
election a fow months ago.
Scrgeant-at-Atms Bright, of tho senate,
has lost his tvo hebt political friends
one, DubolJ. by faiu.e of rc-e'.cction. and
tho other, Voorhces, by death. If reor- ,
gaulzatlon of the sennto Is effected tho
chances are largely In favor of Colonel
llrlght having to "walk tho plank." Of
recent years Colonel llrlght has becotno
very cranky nnd overbearing, bo much so
that even some of tho senators who voted
o make him sergeunt-at-arms can no lon
ger tolcrato him. To employes nnd peo
plo who havo business to transact with
him, Colonel Rrlght Is simply Intolerable.
Ho scnrcely knows how to treat tho pub
lic with common courtesy or decency.
Thero will bo few tears shed with tho
passing of Colonel Bright.
THE TRIBUNE'S NEW PRESS.
PIttston Gazette: "Our esteemed con
temporary, the Scrnnton Tribune, now
has one of tho best equipped newspaper
printing plants In northeastern Pennsyl
vania, and people who nro acquainted vv tth
tho printing business In this section know
how much that means In theso days of Im
proved perfecting presses. With tho splen
did new Hoe press Introduced this week,
Tho Tribune Is enabled to print a paper
of from four to sixteen pnges and that nt a
high tato of speed. This Is tho first an I
onl) press of so great u capacity In Scran
ton, and its Introduction means that Tho
Tribune will bo better prepared to servo
Its constantly growing constituency than
ever before, while the. bright )oung men
who compoo Its editorial stnff will bo af
forded greater opportunities for the e
crclp of their talents opportunities which
they nre certain to utilize. e congratu
late Tho Tribune on the evidences of pros
petlty so manifest In this widening of Its
scope."
THE POVI, TRADE.
Trom tho Philadelphia Press.
Tho anthracite cotil tiade Is In a cha
otic condition, and orders nro falling off
because, owing to tho stringency in manu
facturing burners many of tho mills aro
shut down. It Is understood that the in
dividual coal operators are tr)lng to get
rid of their surplus stock, and to do this a
further concession In pi Ices has been
made. The circular states thnt the prlco
of stove coal at the mines Is U T." a ton, egg
W. chestnut J2.50 and broken V 2" Tho
coal companies aro selling their coal at
about 13 cents be'ow theso llgures, while
tho Individual operators aro sa'd to bo
selling jtove coal for 2.33 a ton, egg $2 10,
chesti.ut $2 and broken $2 Bv n nt thee
low figures the orders are few and fur
between, and there uro few Inquiries being
made.
Tho retail dealers nre practically doing
nothing, nnd they are Inylng In very little
coal, as thetc Is a belief that prices will bo
further reduced. The coal operators any
that prl-es aro us low now- ns they will bo
and the rcent i eduction was mide simply
to equalize prices The coal companl-s
nro tr)ing to keep their stook down, and
nil of them are restricting the'r produc
tion. There has been no time in the his
tory of the trade when there was moro
harmony In respect to the output than
there is at this time There Is every rea
son to believe that If harmony continues
tho large coal companies will be greatly
benefited, and at the end of tho year they
will show a surplus Instead of a deficit.
RAILWAY COIII VRISONS.
From the Railroad Gazette.
Comparing the Prussian state system
of rallioads with the Pennsylvania rall
rond sjsteni, we have the following llg
ures: Pruslin. Penna.
Miles worked lfi.S'JI ttfi
Gros earnings 52IO.tCO.isl2 $l30,3l't,S'.4
Net earnings 112.CT2.4S7 39,125,743
Per mile
Gross earnings 3461 ll.Cdj
Net earn'gs U,7U 4,113
Mll'Ions of pasenger
miles r,,R 1,137
Millions of ton miles. 11.S25 11,203
Tho PrusHn svstcm has nearly twice
the mlh.iue aim trojs c unlngs of tho
Prims) lvnnla, and nearly three times as
great net earnings. Of every thousand
dollirs of Its receipts, JJ1I Is profit; v. hllo
the Ponns)!vanli's profit on the sawo
amount of Itce!;ls Ih mil) $301.
The inn sitMklng difference, however,
Is In tho traffic, the Prussian lines having
nearly four times ns much imenger trif
flc ns the Penn)lvnnla "tom, but one
sixth less frelg it traffic. Tho traffic over
tho two systems Is equivalent to n move
meat eich wny dally over their entlro
micngo of:
Prussian. Pcnm.
Numbo- of passengers. 4D0 237
Tons of freight USO 2,IW
TUP, CIIUIICII AM) POLITICS.
Trom the Voice
Tho church does not need to be, neither
shoul 1 It be, specifically pnrtlnn, but It
should ediiriln hy liecept and lcqulio
ment that Its memberh'p observe n stnn 1
nrl of po'ltical ethics b- association and
conduct which does not do vlolinco to
tho common morality for which tho
church stands Thnt sort of education has
not been emplo)ed to any considerable
oti?ht b;- tho church.
A CENT It SHOT.
Trom tho Philadelphia Times.
Scnitor Quay struck the bull's eye tho
firn shot when, In his recent Intel view
with Ma) or Warwick, he answcied tho de
mand for the lecognjtion of Wat wick's
leadership In ithe city by the tot so ic
mark' "The people muke leadeis, Mr.
Ma) or; I do not name them."
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dnily Horoscope Drawn by Afncclitts,
The Tribune Astroloeer.
Asttolabe cast: 1.18 a. m., for Thursday,
Apill 13, 1S97.
rf &-
A child born on this day wli: notlco that
those who hnvo the least cause generally
worry the most.
If n ce rtaln class of people could bo al
lowed to taku tholr possessions with them
at death, in n short time thciu would be
no earth loft for the averago citizen to
stand on.
Thero would bo no lack of keys to tho
eouneilmanic deadlock if nil tho ambi
tious compromise candidates for city soli
citor w ero glv en a hearing.
It Is generally conceded that Georgo
Washington never fished for trout.
H)pnotlsts seldom experiment with citi
zens of Wllkes-Barie. It Is almost impos
sible to awaken them.
Kin niiN of Sprirg
O days of spring! as robins sing,
Yo angler In sequestcicd nooks,
Seeks on this dny to load his string
With speckled trout from babbling
brooks.
MISANTHROPIC.
His manner Bhowed dejection, as ho stood
upon the curb;
His pensive mood was one It scarce seemed
proper to disturb.
But thu hopo of giving aid to tioublo
stricken human k'nd
Bado the loiterer pause and ask him what
great grief was on his mind.
And ho answered, with n sigh,
"This hero tear-drop In my eyo
Is occasioned by a bitter sense of loss;
Tho world Improves, they say,
Vet I sadly leaint today
That you can't git f.'O fur a hoss!
"Oh, what's the use o' hopln' that our fcl-
low -man will rise,
Till tho world can move In plenty, with a
temper alius wise,
If our cherlshod expectations In all things,
Includln' stock,
Is so ll'hle to collapse with such a dlscon
certln' shock?
What's the good o' books an' song,
Meant to educate tho throng,
When tho tnnrket all your hopes to
naught will toss;
When tho only valued things
Is pneumatlo tires an' springs,
And you can't git 120 fur a hoss?"
Washington 3tar.
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The Easter Newi
Store News. Good news to hundreds of prospective buyers. News relat
ing to many lots of Easter needfuls that it will pay "you to take note of.
With such a volume of values we should make a merchandise mov
ing record that will be hard to beat a year hence.
This go-ahead store will be a great traffic center for all classes of
our public buying during this week.
A Kid Qlove Sale
Profiting by former experience, we have put ihe glove stock in tho
best possible shape to satisfactorily meet the great demand for Easter
Gloves. The exceptional values will speak for themselves:
4-button with two toned embroidery, fine quality, 75 cents.
2-cJasp, embroidered backs Gusseted Fouchettes, guaranteed, $1.00
2-clasp and 5 hook, best French Kid, guaranteed, $1.50
All of the new shades
Parasols Oalore
Such beautiful creations never displayed before. Prices always
comfortable, from 25 cents to $9.98
Am Easter Sale
SUITS, This offering is In Qyery way worthy of the occasion Styles, ma
JACKETS, terials and prices arc here to please the most exacting tastes
CAPES, Many exclusive ideas with no duplicates will be quickly secured
SEPARATE The first comers always get the choice pickings Why not be
SKIRTS, among them?
Nub Check Skirts, the latest fad, the $4 kind at $2 63
Silk Finish Brocaded Mohair Skirts, $1 49 to $2 98
Two Toned Bourettc and Brocaded Skirts, $3 49 to $4 93
The Finest Silk Lined SrgQ at $7 98
TjSSr'We have secured additional help in our Carpet Department to wait
on the rush of customers during our GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE
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SPECIAL SALE
In special novelties and staple wearers
our btock was never moro complete or
attractive than at the present moment.
In lino Bngllsh Tweeds, Covert Cloths,
etc., which nre In dally demand, we c-in
show )ou very color or combination that
Is desirable, and at the right price.
Cholco line of lllack and Colored Drap
d'etcs nnd Ural) do Moscovlonno Cloth,
tho very latest for lino tailor-made gar
ments. In Silk and Wool Novelties, Wool Gren
adlnes and Btamlncs, our stock Is tho
moit complcto thl3 side of New York
city, and every suit EXCLUSIVE.
Elegant lino of Silk Grenadines In blacks
and colors-. Theo goods have been ono
of tho mest nctlvo solleis In tho depart
ment this season and aro getting scaicc.
Sco Dress Goods window for another
special drlvo In 23o nnd 48c suitings.
Strictly all wool. Tho immense trade
dono on thes.o two lines would clearly Indi
cate that thero's nothing to beat them.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
NEW
DttSS
GOOfiS
Frank R. Stockton A Story Teller's Pack
John Kendrlck Bangs Pursuit of the Houseboat
Richard Harding Davis Cuba in War Time
William Dean Howell... Land lord at the Lion's Head
Capt. Alfred T. Mahan Life of Lord Nelson
Dr. Nansen Farthest North
Marie CorelJI Zlska
Beatrice Harraden Hilda Strafford
Paul Leicester Ford..The Great K. & A. Train Robbery
Clara Louise Burnham Hiss Archer Archer
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney The Open Mystery
Charles Egbert Craddock The Young Mountaineer
Mrs, Burton Harrison A Merry Maid
A Beautiful Line of EASTER Cards and Novelties.
BEHLEiAN, THE BOOKMAty,
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ALWAYS BUSY
OOOOOC'OOOOOOOOOO
asoe
Demands new Shoes ns well ns now
clothes. Wo furnish the Shoes for eveiy
member of the family.
Wholesale aM Mail.
Lewis, Reilly
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TIE MAINEOW OF TIE
LENTEN GLOOM.
Easter Is the only generally reco?nl7od
hoi -da), tho celibrutlon of whleh is purely
fcplrltiuiltiml admits of uoworldl) festivity.
A (.'.MID pufientuhl) embellished and in-f-erilied
with a motto in Keeping with tho
Spiilt of tho eiuon cent ton friend, villi eto
much toward keeping In view tho meaning
uf tliuubscrviiiice.
Ttuehurh, Muiilii Sihoul or hcrtilur Insti
tutions mothers to sons, kous to mothers,
friend to friend absent in ut homo to theso
u dainty Easter loiiicmtuatieo Is wortli far
more than Its trilling cost.
Easter Cards and Easter
Booklets at
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS,
Hotel Jerm)ti Uulldlng.
hasteir
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BEIDLEMAN9;
Easter Bulletin.
BOOKS.
437 Hpruce (street, The Rotunda,
Hoard of Trade Building,
BAZAAR.
A
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SALE.
Sweeping reduction In nil lines to say.
mo ins stock, on account of ctcnslv o alter
ations on our first and second lloors. Now is
tho time to buy
China, Glassware,
Brlc-a-Brac, Lamps,
Silverware and House
hold Goods, Cheap.
Economlcnl housekcepeis will do well to
attend this sale.
Uwo ln-feet lllack Walnut Counters unfi
l'JO feet of good Shelv lug for sale cheap.
TIE CLEMONS, FE1REE1
flTMLLEY CO..
4'J'J I.nckawannu Avenuo.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyoming
District for
DUPONTS
POWDER
Alining, IllaHtliig,Sportliig, Smokeless
and the ltepauno Chemical
Complin) 's
MGI EXPLOSIVES.
fciifct) I'use, Caps nnd Exploders.
IIoouih U1U, ma nnd mi Commonwealth
Uulldlng, Kcinnton.
AGENCIES:
tikis roan,
JOIINII.HMITIUv.SON, -E.
W. MULLIGAN,
ntuton
I'J) mouth
Wllkes-llarro
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For tie Lawi mi Garten
Garden Barrows,
Garden Rakes,
Lawn Shears,
Trimming Shears,
Lawn Seed, Fertilizer.
HOUSE
Carpet- Sweepers,
Carpets Whips,
Floor Brooms,
Feather Dusters,
Scrub Brushes,
Furniture Polish,
Brass Polish.
FUOTE k SHEAR CO.
ML PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL,
Coal of tho best quality for domestls uso
and of all b!zos, Including Iiuckwheat and
Ulrdseye, delivered In anv part of tho city
ut tho low-cut prlco
Ordere received at the Office, first floor,
CommonweMlth building, loom No j
telephone No. !C21 or at tho mlno, te'.e
phono No. Zli. will be promptly attended
to. Dealers ruppllol at the mine.
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