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SCRANTON, MAY 7, 1897.
Therp arc three names In the list of
senators who voted ncalnst the arbi
tration treaty that look out of place
there. We refer to Senators Mnson,
Penrose and Quay. It would ho Inter
4tlrig to know their unsons for the at
titude thus assumed.
A Foolish Agitation.
If the ngltatlam In WllkeK-Ilarrp for
the organization of the government of
that municipality so that It will be In
the third class rests upon no more sub
stantial ground than the desire to In
creaf the city's bonded Indebtedness
for the purpose of establishing munici
pal water works, then those who are
foremast In It would dp well to make
careful calculation of the costs. Con
cerning the water iue?tlon we haw
nothing to say; hut there are other
things than vater to be considered
when there Is In cantetnulatlon a
change from one form of charter to
another.
We understand that Wilkes-Harre
has one tax collector who receives state
crunty, city and school taxes; that Its
legislation Is enaeteO by a single coun
cil, that the government of the schools
Is satisfactory and that the city tax
rate Is comparatively low. Its charter
Is p'isslbly weak In not centralizing
greater authority in the mayor nnd
thus making him directly resnonslble
to the people for the police, fire and
stteet Cleaning service. In this direc
tion thre appears to be room for
fimendment. It being undoubtedly the
bes-t judgment of students of munici
pal Tuvrninent that authority cen
tralized In one otllcer answerable at
freciuent Irtervals to the voters Is nre
femble to power dispersed nmonir va
rious brords, commissions and eoun
cllmanlc committee.
But to wish for an exchange of this
compact and relatively Inexpensive
scheme of government for the cumber
some, costly and awkward plan nio
vided in the present act governing
third-class cities seems at this dis
tance to be conspicuously short-sl'iht-r.l
rnd unwise. It ,1s not our funeral In
anyM-risej'nnfl these few words of ad
vi'.'e may. .be taken or rejected as the
mood inclines; but nevertheless we feel
bound to offer to the citizens ol
Wllkes-Barre the admonition of Punch
to couples about to marry "Don't!"
Or, in the words of Hamlet, " 'tis bet
ter to endure the Ills that be than to
fly to others that ye wot not of."
The third-class charter would ac
complish only a few things not feasible
under the cfliarter upon which Wllkes
Barre's present government rests. It
would create a brood of new offices, to
be scrambled for by political workers
moro anxious to draw pay from the
taxpayers than to earn nn honest liv
ing by ordinary toll. It would compli
cate municipal legislation; open a big
door to extravagance and log-rolling
in the financial management of the
rubllc schools; Introduce an Ineffective
machinery of tax assessment and col'
lection, nnd offer Incentive for Innum
erable raids upon the city treasury.
At the best it would give the city not
one whit better government than It
can order ns Its charter stands; and
nt the worst, it would multiply many
fold the opportunities for mischief.
Do ns you please about it; but don't
think the change proposed would be
for the better.
The next excitlnir thlntr on the po
litical programme will be the struggle
of Tammany to capture the govern
ment of Greater New York. If the peo
ple of that enlarged municipality want
to he misgoverned without limit, they
will elect the Tammany ticket.
Flrst-Clnss Doctrine.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago offers a
sensible and timely comment on civil
service reform when, in Justification
of hi recent renunal of a partisan
board of civil service commissioners,
he says; "If the ctvll service law
means anything, it Is for I he whole
people and not for the benefit of any
one party. I thought so before I was
elected nnd 1 think so still. I think
every honest Democrat is in favor of
real civil service, the taking out of
politics Of all the strictly clerical and
subordinate positions of the municipal
government. The mayor does not wish
to be bothered with place hunters of
this character, nor does nny other of
flcial. The public service Is bettered by
having the?e positions filled by merit
examinations. But, no matter which
party is successful, the chief executive
of the city Is entitled to surround him
self with a cabinet of his cwn, made
up of men In harmony with the manner
in which he proposes to conduct the
nffalrs of the city. The civil service
law never meant to deprive him of this
privilege."
To this broad principle of Interpre
tation It Is Impossible to take honest
exception, Those extremists who ar
gue for the retention In ofllce, after a
change In party administration, of all
hcld-over incumbents do violence and
harm to the cause which they profess
to advocate. It Is proper that subor
dinates whose duties aro simply of a
routine character should not be subject
to djsturual with every variation in
the polltlcat weather-vane; but on
the other hand, responsible lieutenants
entering Intimately Into the execution
of a new administration's policy should
ha, In-polljtlcal wwpathy with their
chief, and. .should bo held answerable to
hlm.ior Jthjj manner in vhlch they per
form thlr' duties. Any law that ham
pers ,the,opportunlty of an elected chief
official -to put lntopractlco the prin
ciples for- which ht'rt candidacy stood
nullifies by bo much the will of the
pecplcyidnd Is.fJiorfcforcout of Joint with
the spirit 6f popular government.
We do not pretend to understand the
situation in Chicago or to know how
far Mayor Harrison's practice conforms
with his precepts; but his words apply
very aptly to the situation at "Wash
ington and Justify President McKlnley
In making a clean sweep of Democratic
hold-overs In responsible positions.
The saloon business enjoys one ad
vantage in prptyiy'ppuptiies. It does
not have to payWllctmee.
"Industrial Combinations."
One would hardly expect the prest.
dent of the Oliver Wire company, the
largest manufacturing establishment
of its kind in the world, to take a de
cided stand against the evils growing
out of the organization of "trusts," yet
this Is what, he. does. In a paper In the
Forum for May Mr. Oliver presents the
clearest array of those evils that we
have seen, nnd offers to the ooponents
of IndustrUtl combinations some ra
tional and Hmely advice.
At the beginning he divides Into two
classes combinations in restraint of
trade transitory nnd permanent. As
typlcnl of the former class he mentions
"pools" that is, agreements among1
producers In a given line to divide pio
ductlon among the constituent mem
bers In proportion to capacity, each
member to contribute to a common
fund which goes to pension the weaker
plants or to suppress outside competi
tion. For obvious reasons pools are
short-lived. Differences over percent
age allotments kill the most of them.
Internal friction and Jealousy sacrifice
muny of the others. And, finally, ex
tortionate prices, by Inviting competi
tion, end the remninder. The fate of
the steel rail "pool" Is one which vivid
ly Illustrates these arguments. It was
the strongest "pool" ever organized, yet
despite Us Immense capitalization and
virtual monopoly of a staple product,
It proved unable to survive a crisis In
general business. The conclusion of
Mr. Oliver Is that "pools" are their
own worst enemies, nnd that no legis
lation Is necessary to their extinction
since they carry with them independ
ent of legislation, the seeds of their
own destruction.
Coming, though, to industrial con
solidations of a permanent nature, a
more difficult problem is presented. Mr.
Oliver's enumeration of the advantages
arising from such unification of energy
nnd control and such economy In oro
ductlon and distribution Is exceedingly
thorough, but space forbids more than
a reference to it. His principal points
may be Indicated by means of an il
lustration. Let us suppose there are
ten plnnts In the United States en
gaged In tht production of a certain
commodity. They represent an aver
age Investment of $100,000. Each has
Its corps of officers and salesmen; each
spends large sums in advertising; each
has to spend other large sums In Im
provements simply to make sure that
thtk others will not get ahead; and each
has to buy raw materials at the mercy
of the seller. They combine. One or
ganization manages the whole number
of plants. Executiv and advertising
expenses are reduced; uniformity pre
vails and the consolidated Industry Is
In shape to dictate terms to the pro
ducer of raw materials. It is clear,
consequently, that In union there is not
only strength but marked economy.
Wisely conducted combinations as for
example the Standard Oil company
divide these advantages with the pub
lic pnd do not operate primarily with
a view to speculation In stocks.
But, alas, all combinations are not
thus prudently conducted. Some (to
carry out our previous Illustration) In
stead of uniting ten plants worth $100,
000 each on a consolidated basis of
$1,000,000 and being content with the
profits secured through economized
production and distribution, mark up
the capital stock to $2,000,000, $3,000,000
or even $3,000,000, and Increase prices
so as to provide dividends on the in
flated stock. Right here Is where Mr,
Oliver's paper merits close attention.
It being practically impossible to abol
ish combinations in trade, his sugges
tion is that an effort be made to regu
late them. Concerning methods he
sajs:
I would proporo either to enlarge the.
duties of the Interstate Commerce com
tnlslon, or to create a new tribunal with
ample powers to investigate the methods
of corporations, associations, or Indi
viduals engaged In the manufacture or
supply fu articles of general or public use.
lTpon tho complaint or elation of any citi
zen, setting forth that such corporation
had obtained a substantial monopoly of
any industry, and by reason theroof was
oppressing the public by extortionate
charges or unjust tegulatlons as to trade,
it should be the duty of this tribunal to
summon the parties and, after a full hear
ing, to award damages to teh party in
jured, to punish tho delinquent by a
neavy line, ana to certiry Its decision to
the governor of tho state In which it was
lncorp&rated, with a recommendation of
the withdrawal of its charter privileges.
This, of course, would Involve legisla
tion by tho various states as well as by
congress; but I feel certain that if con
gress would take up the matter In earnest
the state would not be slow to follow. I
would nlso provide that the fine should be
increased with each succeeding offence,
so that industrial corporations would soon
find from experience that it Is better to
be satisfied with a fair profit than to ex
tort unearned money from a helpless
public. I would likewise make It a mis
demeanor, punlshablo by line, for any
manufacture r, corporate or otherwise, to
attempt to fix tho prlco nt which his cus
tomer should sell his goods after ho had
onco purchased them, or in any other way
to Interfero with the free movement of his
products after they were out of his pos
session. Since consolidation through Incorpor
ation can be effected only by grace of
the government, It Is evident that the
government has the right, legal and
moral, to Intervene when Its favor Is
being abused. Mr. Oliver's plan of ac
tion Is doubtless open to objection; but
for all that, It represents the nearest
appronch yet made to a practical so
lution of the problem nt issue a prob
lem which it is conceded must soon be
solved In one way or another.
Representative Wheeler of Alabama
Is of tho opinion that the Democrats
three years hence can drop the sliver
Issue and get together on tho tariff.
Perhaps they can. But small good It
will do them. The country will not be
likely In three brief years to forget
what a Democratic tariff means.
One would think that Colonel Mc
Clure of all men would be the last to
assert the preposterous claim that
William McKlnley wna elected presl-
dent by ficeo tfade; vptc ond that there
fore his administration 'should abandon
protection and go In for a tariff for
revenue only. Such a claim has noth
ing but nerve to stand on.
The bill at Harrlsburg providing for
the deduction of the amount of mort
gages nnd other liens of record from
tho aKsesiod value of real estate is
cltarly impracticable. If enacted It
would encourage Rross frauds In tax
evasion nnd make It more dllllcult than
heretofore .for a poor man to borrow
money with which to purchase a home.
The legislature hnd better drop It.
Either ns minister to Spain or ns
librarian of congress, John Itussell
Young would exemplify the right man
suitably placed. The president has no
other name on his eligible list of su
perior merit.
Whether the Cuban people are fit to
govern themselves or not is something
which cannot be determined theoretic
ally. They at least- arc entitled to a
trial, and they cannot learn younger.
If the present legislature violates the
Republican party's reform pledges, Its
members can rest assured that the
people will subsequently do some re
forming on their own hook.
a .
The dominion of Canada will have to
grow first before it can scare the United
States with a tariff threat.
Gossip at
the Capital
Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune.
Washington, .May C.
The Masons of the Jurisdiction of the
Dlstiict of Columbia are determined to
have a new temple. The temple may be
of a natlonrti character, and If -o, Wash
ington will become, the lfcognUed head
H'arters of tho Masonry In the United
States. Several months ago a call was
sent to each of the forty-nine bodies in
the Juilsdlctlon of the District of Colum
bia, comprising of all the lodges, chap
ters, eommanderles, and Scottish Rile
lodges. Tho call leque.sted tho appoint
ment of a committee of live from each
body to meet and discuss the building of
a new temple. On March 20 the commit
tees met nnd organized into a general com
mittee. Thirty-four bodies were repre
sented by 100 delegates. Tne only work
done was to elect n chairman and seor
tary, and to Instruct tho chairman to ap
point tho Hve following committees: law
an"l organization, site, plans, and superin
tendence On Monday eenlng the gen
eral commltteo met In this city. Nearly ov
pry lodge In the district was represented.
There were fully 200 hundred delegates
present. The committee on law and or
ganization submitted a report, which was
elaborate In detail. After suggesting a
preliminary organization of the Masonic
Temple association, the report outlined
plans by which the required money may
be ruled. This Is to be done by subscrip
tion to stock, ordinary subscriptions, or
by sales of bonds. Each Masonic body In
tho jurisdiction of the District of Colum
bia which contributes $1,000 to the stock of
the association will be entitled to one
representative on the board of directors.
Two-thirds of the stock Is to be held Pi
ways by Masonic bodies. There Is to be
an Issue of $150,000 stock, under the com
mltteo plan, and whatever additional
amount is needed Is to be raised by the
sain of bonds, or by private subscription,
the titlfl to ve3t In three trustees appoint
ed by the directors. The ways nnd means
committee recommended that $Gu0,000 be
Invested In the enterprise, and that the
temple Is built on a lot at least 1(10 by ISO
feet. It was also suggested that the tem
ple be nntlonal in Its character; thus al
lowing Masonic bodies all over the coun
try to become holders of stock. The com
mltteo on plans recommended that nn ar-cl:lte-t
be employed to submit plans for
the building.
A motion was made that the enterprise
of building a. Mrsonlc temple be made na
tlonal In its chnrncter. After some discus
sion tho general expression favoring that
idea, the reports of all the committee were
referred to the ways and means; action on
all suggested will be deferred until the
next meeting.
The recent order of the secretary of
war recently granting permission to the
Roman Catholics to build a new and larg
er chapel at West Point for the accom
modation of the officers,, cadets and en
listed men of that faith, Is causing a deal
of comment in church clrc'.-es. When he
Issued tho order Secretary Alger prom
ised that any other denomination should
havo tho same privilege under the same
conditions. The Interesting part of this
whole matter Is that for nearly a half
century a Catholic chapel has stood wlth
oufprotrst on the West Tolnt reservation.
Fpeaklng with a gentleman who graduat
ed from West Point about thirty years
ago, your correspondent was told that In
that day It was the custom that where the
parents or guardians of n cadet requested
It the cadet was permitted to attend wor
ship either at the Catholic chapel or at a
Methodist rervlco also held at the Point.
All the rest of the cadets, and they wero
the great majority, attended services nt
the governmental chapel, which, at that
time, wero conducted under the forms of
the Episcopalian church. Afterward the
president appointed a Methodist chap
lain at West Point, so that denomlnatlofi
had control of the services of the govern
mental chapel. The only risk Secretary
Alger has taken Is that so many of the
numerous denominations of tho country
may demand giound on which to erect
chapels that the entire reservation will be
taken up with them.
Tu Ting Pang, tho new Chlneso minis
ter to the United States, who arrived In
Washington last week, comes from Hong
Kong, and belongs to the province of
Kwonglung. Ho was born in Hong Kong
nnd received his early education there,
but took his collegiate course In Eng
land, where he was made n barrister at
law. He returned to China nnd soon made
a record for hlmpelf ns n lawver, and was
later made a member of the legislative
council in Hong Kong. He afterward re
ceived the appointment from the emperor
of China of prllce magistrate for the dis
trict of Hong Kong, which Is a position of
great honor, and he filled It with such ills,
tlnction that he was Invited to become le
gal adviser to tho government. In con
nection with this last position he has been
tho director of the Imperial railway of
North China. Ho flguied prominently In
the peace negotiations with Japan, and
also in the making of the last commercial
relations between that country and China,
in recognition of the valuable servlco he
had given his government In this last
transaction he was appointed minister to
Washington,
Rev. Miles Hyers, of Mmpson county.
Miss., Is In tho city looking after the bill
to pension tho ex-slaves. The bill was In
troduced In the senate some years ago
and created a great furore among the ex
slaves In the southern states, particularly
those In MlssUtlppI and Louisiana, tie.
causo of tho Incredulity of tho southern
negroes, many sharpers and schemers took
advantage of them, and have worked all
sort of devices to extort money from them.
Rev. Myjrs brings with him the signatures
of over 6,000 Mlsshslppl ex-slaves, who
havo sent htm here to investigate the mat
ter and see what can be done, He Is In
dorsed by the colored people and the col.
ored press of tho south, and proposes to
state his business before congress In a
few day. He Is a remarkable negro of tho
old slave class; Is 79 years old, and was a
slave forty-seven years. He Is black, tall,
eloquent, and full of reminiscences.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree, tho world fam
ous story stellcr and also noted for being
the first Republican to break Into con
gress from Texas, has bean seriously ill
at a hotel In this city for several weeks.
His nltmcnt Is a general brenklng down,
nnd his friends fear that he will never be
tho samo old Tom again.
Apropos of office-hunting. Senator "Hil
ly" Mason recently told a story to the
president which caused tho latter to be
convulsed with laughter. The story wns
as follows: Pat McCarthy gave a dinner,
to which he Invited three or four of his
neighbors. Pat had allowed his wife to
cook only one chicken. When dinner was
served Pat. tock possession of the carving
knife nnd in a most hospitable tone said
to Mrs. Dugan;
"What part of ther fowl will yez have?"
"A leg If yez plase," was the answer.
"An what part will yez have? Would
yez lolko some av their white?'' Pat In
quired of Mrs. O'Hoollgan.
"An' a leg will do me," she nnswered.
As each answered the part of the fowl
sho desired was given her.
"What part will yez have, Molke
Walsh?" Pat blandly inquired of his
neighbor.
"Ol balnve Ol will take a left too," said
Molke, In his most modest way, wishing
to follow In tho footBteps of the rest of
the company.
"Hegorrn," snld Pat to Mickey, "what
does yez thing Ol'm carving a spider?"
No one ever seriously doubted tho
steadfast loyalty of Senator Penrose to
machine politics, but a story told by him
emphasizes this d;;votlon. Benator Pen
rose Is n bachelor, and his predecessor,
Don Cnmeron, ndvlsed him to get mar
ried, "A wife and nn establishment will
glvo you a better standing, and be moro
In keeping with the dignity of your posi
tion as United states senator," was the
argument used by Mr. Cameron,
"All right," said Senator Penrose.
"Bring on tho lady. I nm ready to marry
whomsoaver the stato organization in
dorses." Up to this dap we have heard no sug
gestions In this line from the state or
ganization. IIY (JOI.I) (!OHS ABROAD.
From the New York Sun.
The balance of trade cannot be taken as
an absolute indication of the trend of tho
gold flow. The figures In the balnnco
shee take no cognizance of the exchanges
constantly passing between this country
nnd foreign countries. These are num
berless, and the exact state of them nt
nny one itlmo cannot definitely he knovwt.
Rents and interest and dlvldeds nre
steadily going over the water to foreign
owners of property here. Queen Victoria
herself owns property In New York city.
The great number of American In Kuropo
expend a lot of money thero which has
got to go over In gold, In exchanges, or
otherwise. There are Individual New
Yorkets over there now on comparatively
short visits who do not hesitate to make
purchases up to $25,000 and $30,000, or up to
$100,000 or $200,000, If they se something
that they happen to want. There are, be
sides, rich Americans who live abroad
now and draw Incomes from here. The
earnings of their property are remitted
In gold. These aro a few of the Incidental
reasons why goM goes out. and the rela
tion of tho various conditions to each
other In tho commercial and financial
worlds differs at different times.
IMTI1MC OWNERSHIP OP KAIL
WAYS. From the Washington Post.
Public ownership of railroads Is a
scheme that has a record. It has been
tried In Germany, In Italy, in Australia,
and In Brazil. Why do not its advocates
cite the facts of experience In those coun
tries? Higher cost and inferior service
are reported from Germany, tloss frauds
and general mismanagement are reported
from Australia. In Italy nnd Brazil thp
government management of railways was
so bad that It had to be abandoned, and
tho business was farmed out to corpora
tions. But, If all the facts of experience were
reversed, how could the United States
government get control of the railroads?
They represent a capitalization of about
$12,000,000,000. Should we Undertake to
borrow that amount and pay cash? The
annual Interest on such a loan at 4 per
cent, would be almost $000,000,000. Where
Is tho party that would dare to go Into a
campaign on a proposition to add $12,000,
000,000 to our public debt? Where are the
voters who would vote to add (100,000 men
to tho list of federal place-holders?
MR. WILSON'S IIKST ft III P.
From the Washington Post.
Tho Hon. AVilllam I. Wilson's accept
ance of the presidency of the Washington
and Leo University, of Virginia, was sim
ple and logical enough. Mr. AVUson has
done by far his best work as a teacher of
the young. The occupation suits his tem
perament and meetshis Intellectual wants.
He Is essentially a theorist and an aca
demician, and his achievements In tho
arena of real action have at no time com
pared In brilliancy with his attainments
as a lecturer and a metaphysician. At
homo In the study, with the text book and
tho midnight oil as his coadjutors, he has
ever been a potent force. In the stress
and fury of practical affairs, Mr. Wilson
has not been at his best. We can Imagine
no moro felicitous and appropriate ar
rangement than that which ha Just trans
planted Mr. Wilson from the turmoil of
the political battle-field to the reposo of
the academic groves.
SAPEST ROAD ON EARTH.
From tho Wilkef-F&ire News-Dealer.
The Delaware, Iackawanna and West
ern railroad Is doing a very prosperous
passengo business these davs. Fast time
Is made on all trains and ev ry accommo
dation Is provided for passengers. And
ns regards safety, why you are Just as
rafe traveling on a Delaware, Lackawan
na and Western passenger train as you
are In your own home, Accidents are un
known on that road.
PHASES or THE MOON.
From tho Susquehanna Transcript.
A man named Moon was presented with
a daughter by his wife. That was a new
moon. The old man was so overcome that
he went oft and got drunk. That was a
full moon. And when he got sober ho had
but 2I cents left. That was the last quar
ter. But when the old lady met him with
a rolling pin thero was a total eclipse with
a comet In tho distance.
FAITH.
Cheer up, chlllun! Don't yoh Tn4
When de fo am strong,
N'pbber wa'n't no tellln' yet
Which way It wah safe ter bet;
Seems dah's somefln' dat won' let
Victories go wrong,
'Case,
David lick de giant
By Jes" a kecpln' cool,
An' Sampson slew de ahmy
Wlf do Jor-bone ob a mula
Don' yoh worry 'bout do fate
Ob dat Grecian host;
Tell Mies Cuba foh to wait;
Gwinter trlump' soon or late;
Tain' de size, I want ter stato
Dat'll count foh most,
'Case,
David lick do giant
By Jes' a keeplu' cool,
An' Sampson slew do ahmy
Wlf de Jor-bone ob a mule.
Washington Star.
437 SPRUCE ST.
Opp. THE COMMONWEALTH.
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510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Altcnti.
SALE
Sweeping reduction in all lines to save
moving stock, on account of extensive alter
ations on our first and second floors, Xow Ii
the time to buy
China, Glassware,
Bric-a-Brac, Lamps,
Silverware and House
hold Goods, Cheap.
Kconomlcal housekeeper will do well to
attend this sale.
Two 15-feet Illock Walnut Counters and
120 feet of good Hhelring for snlo cheap.
CLEMONS, FERBEH
MALLEY CO.,
4'-'2 I.ackawaaua Avenue,
ll
E-
IT TAKE!
A GOOD
Qrtlllf S
to know whether the Nobby
Clothes we sell in this store ready
to wear are merchant tailor made
or ready made. It's guess work.
The style is equal to the fashion
plate. It's got the dressy finish.
It will cost you nothing to look
them over.
BOYLE - & MUGKLOW.
4
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
INDUCEMENT SALE
We have placed on sale today one tliotis
nnd four hundred pnlrs of I.ndles' HiiHHct
Hhoen, nil widths, from II to E, on the l'lilln
delphla Toe. They nre good vnluo for SU.'-Vi.
Our price while they hut will bo
50c. a pair.
LEWIS, REIIXYttAVIES
Always llusy 8hoe Htores. Wholesale
and Retail. Telephone No. '.245?.
111-Hll WYOMING AVK.
Drops
Of Blood
drip from the merciless Sultan's sword
as he plys his terrible slaughter of the
defenseless while
Drops of lira k
from the mluhtler PEN of Gladstone,
tho Grand Old Man, have aroused to
indignation tho Christian World.
We havo pens and ink enough nnd
in all variety to supply whatever de
mand is made.
ALSO Letter Files, complete, with
arch perforators and covers, 31.00.
DRAFTING INSTRUMKNTS a spe
cialty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with gold mount
ing, for $1.50 only,
OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup
piles. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In
vitations, Announcements, etc, etc.
Rey iraolds Bros
STATIONERS,
Hotel Jcrmyn Building.
BAZAAR
tan
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyoming
District for
DUPONT'S
POWDER
Mining, niaRtlng.Sportlng, Rmokelc.il
and tho Hepauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Fuoe, Caps nnd Exploder.
Hoomn 21'J, 'Jin and 'Jll Commonwealth
Jhilldlng, Hcranton.
AGKNCIES:
THOS, KOni), - Tlttston
JOHN It. HMITII A SON, riyinoutn
K. W. MULLIGAN, - Wllltes-Harra
The
Alaska
Refrigerator
Is constructed upon (strictly aclentMa
principles, by which low temperature and.
dryness of air are unturally and Inevita
bly obtained.
Till: ALAHKA possesses a provision cham
ber free from odor.
TIIK ALAHKA has prcsered fresh meat
perfectly for three weeks In tho h
weather.
TIIK ALAHKA produce better results with
less Ico than any other Hefrlgcrator.
TIIK ALAHKA Is n dry-air liefrlgerator.anO.
tho best one over patented.
TIIK ALAHKA Is the Refrigerator to buy V
you want the best,
TIIK ALAHKA Is Hold by
FftOIE k SIEAE CO.
ML PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestls us
and of all Mzes, Including Huckwhoat and
Hlrdseye, delivered in any part of the city
at the lowest prlco
Orders received nt the Ofllee, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No 4;
telephone No. 2S24 or at tho mine, tele
phone No. 272, will bo promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
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