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SCHANTON. MAY 13, U97.
Renntor Quay was always in greater
danger from his fool friends than from
his enemies, and their luteal hlck-up
tlmply conforms to the rule.
Cotincilmnnlc Had Boys.
The responsibility for the muddle in
to which the government of Scranton
ias been thrown by the failure of the
Inst councils and the apparent inabil
ity of thtf 'present councils to pass an
ordinance making the requisite annual
appropriations rest with the Demo
cratic membership of those bodies, and
nobody knows this better than the
Democratic coUncllmen themselves. It
was the Democratic, majority in the
common branch which defeated the
appropriations prior to councils' re
organization, by refusing to accept
the ordlnancf a.s It came from
tlie joint vstlmalfS committee and
voting to adjourn slue die, with no
provision made for the payment of the
city's current expenses. And again it
is the Democratic membership in the
le-organlzed common brunch which', by
ordering a conference through sheer
perversity, threatens to postpone, cer
tainly for weeks and perhaps indefi
nitely, the solution of this growing an
noyance. In tins meantime, the city
treasurer cannot pay salaries or de
partmental bills, and every creditor of
the city, cither for labor or supplies,
Is forced to pee his claim held up for
no one knows how long, dimply because
the majoiity members of common
council prefer to do busincs-s like sulkv
children Instead ot like grown and
fcenslble men.
We thoroughly recognize that it is
useless to expect these Democratic
commoners to act otherwise than as
unruly youngsters Invested with the
powers of men. They have been train
ed in u. school of grab and kick. They
believe ln grabbing all they can get
hold of, for their own party, their own
ward, their own favorites or them
selves; and in kicking whenever these
grabbing propensities are interfered
With. Judging by their actions, meth
ods and speech, they have little or no
concern for the welfare of the city as a
Whole. The idea that they owe some
thing to the people at large, and should
therefore be willing occasionally to
make minor concesMons, lias apparent
ly never entered their minds. They
appear to look at their otllcos as law
makers for the more than 100,000 citi
zens ot Scranton not as a sober and
Herlous trust, to be discharged with
diligences Intelligence and Integrity,
but rather as an opportunity for the
grinding of petty axrs, the display of
peanut politics and the kicking up of
las much dust ns possible. In every
respect their present attitude suggest
the need of some strong influence in
behalf of the great body of taxpayers
.which will administer to them the flog
ging deserved by boys who persist in
being bad.
Catch a Pennsylvania legislature
voting to require its Junketing mem
bors to pay their own way!
The Chief Architect of Ruin.
,The recent declaration of ex-Attor-noy
General Palmer before the anthra
cite investigating committee that thu
contemporary depression In business Is
due to the "bumptious, egotistical and
arrogant intoiference of G rover Cleve
land with the Interests of the coun
try" has given extreme offence to the
organs of the Waldorf Democracy. One
of them, the Rochester Herald, after
calling a few choice names at General
Palmer, asserts in substance that in
his executive capacity Mr. Cleveland
had nothing to do with bringing about
hard times, and this proposition It de
fends by alleging (1) that the panic
started within less than two months
after Cleveland's Inauguration, or be
fore he had had a chance to do any
"Interfering;" (2) that his calling of
a special session of congress and forc
ing of a repeal of the iShermnn silver
purehaso clause ven the outgrowth,
not of interference' with, hut of obed
ience to, the will of the country; and
(3) that "as to tho Democratic tariff
law, that was not put In force until
fifteen months after the beginning of
the hard times, and it never received
Cleveland's signature."
"With no wish to throw unnecessary
stones at a political corpse, but merely
in tho Interest of history, we fell im
pelled to"enBlder at some length the
issue hety-ifnvolved. Wo agree with
General Palmer and differ from the
Rochester Herald for several reasons.
First, the election of Cleveland In 1892
put business In a condition of liabil
ity to a panic because of the radical
economic doctrine outlined in the plat
form on which ho then ran a doctrine
which by silent acquiescence ho mor
nlly indorsed. Never befoie in Amer
ican history had protection by tar
iffs been branded as fraudulent and
unconstitutional; and business, having
been for years shaped to lit the protec
tive model, immediately trembled at
the unexpected knowledge that a com
plete readjustment of unknown dimen
sions was likely to bo forced upon It.
This paved tho way for and started
tho panic, and we blamo Cleveland for
It, because by not explicit)' repudiating
the radical antl-protectlonlsm of the
plank which his opponents in tho con
vention udopted with the idea of nut
ting him in 11 hole, ho made the begin
ning of tho panic possible.
Secondly, wo blame Cleveland for tho
delay which preceded his calling of the
Fifty-third congiess together In spe
cial session and fo- tho methods he
used In forcing silver repeal, Tho de
lay gave .the panic a chaneo to be
cum dangerous; and the arrogant and
offensive methods of the executive in
forcing tho repeal bill 'bred antagon
isms which put Immediate vitality Into
tho movement subsequently headed by
William Jennings Uryan. A president
like Lincoln would have oiled the
troubled waters nnd quieted tho gale:
Cleveland dolled tho elements nnd thus
courted tho shipwreck which not only
swamped him but submerged the busi
ness prosperity of tho whole nation
as well.
Lastly, we censure Cleveland for his
coward's treatment of tho Wilson bill.
There was his chance to halt tho
knock-out blow at business confidence
nnd welfare; but instead of vetoing
this measure of perfidy, deficit and dis
honor, ho sulked like a cross school
boy and permitted it to become a law
by executive default. Once in force, it
promptly ended what chance business
had previously had to revive, supped
the gold reserve In tho treasury, threw
doubt nrounil the integrity of our cur
rency, forced the offensive Issues of
bonds coupled with the administra
tion's suspicious private deals with the
Wall street bankers, and put into the
hands of the locklcss, the very weap
ons which they needed In order to cap
ture the Democratic party organiza
tion, effect a Popullstlc fusion and
enter with confidence upon their re
cent alarming crusade of financial lttn
ncy and social disorder. Wo assert
that Grover Cleveland is directly and
singly icsponslblo for tho Popocratlo
warfare upon public confidence, and
that more than any other man he is
the chief architect of this country's
misfortunes.
A double-headed councils docs fairly
well when the two heads work togeth
er, although even then it Is no particu
lar Improvement on a single headed
council. Hut when the two-headed
legislature uses its divided authority
for tho purpose of blocking progress
and spends Its time in attempts to tie
ItFclf into a knot, tho result is al
most enough to make an angel swear.
These few remarks are uttered for the
especial benefit of the new-charter agi
tators in Wllke?-13arre.
Babies and Battle-fields.
Continued alarm prevails among tho
thoughtful citizens of Franco at that
country's low and decreasing birth
rate. In Germany T.S babies arc born
annually to every 1,000 of population;
but in France the number is only 22,
nnd that Is slowly diminishing. Sin
gularly enough, it is not the scarcity
of babies '.is a sociological circum
stance that gives the thoughtful
Frenchman "the gieatest anxiety, but
the rellectlon that if German babies
multiply so much faster than tho
babies of La Hello France, It will be
simply a question of time when Ger
many's army will so far outnumber the
soldiery of France as to render vain
the French hope of an ultimate day of
reckoning for the seizure of Alsace and
Lorraine.
"It Is calculated," observesthe Wash
ington Post In an Interesting discus
sion of this curious phenomenon, "to
dishearten those enthusiasts who look
for an early coming of universal and
perpetual peace to see statesmen, phil
osophers, and other leaders In thought
and moulders of public opinion, an
nually taking a military cradle census,
and valuing babies chiefly as to their
relation to the army. The fact that
the great Christian nations of Europe,
at the close of the nineteenth century
of the reign 'of the Prince of Peace,
habitually connect the cradle with the
battle-field, and think of maternity as
a blessing for the reason that it sup
plies brute force for war purposes,
shows what little xu ogress has been
made In nineteen centuries towards a
realization of the teachings of Christ."
T'ndcr normal circumstances. Greater
New York Is Democratic by 7D.000 ma
jority, but a split in the anti-Tammany
ranks next fall would add probably
.10,000 moie, and this now appears In
evitable. It Is curious, by the bye, to
note the lack of excitement with which
Senator Piatt views tho prospect of
Tnmmany's restoration to power. It
doesn't seem to discourage him a bit.
The Next Mayor of New York.
The discussion which has arisen con
cerning the mayoralty of Greater Xew
York has brought forward the fact
that the non-partisan element who are
urging the candidacy ,of Seth Low are
unwilling to support a straight Re
publican like Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, and we have Senator Piatt's
word for It that tho regular Republi
can organization will not support a
neutral for mayor, oven though he be
a man of the high character and at
tainments of President Low. Unless
this difference can be composed prior
to election day, the result will be an
easy victory for Tammany, which
would have n good chance to win even
against a united opposition.
It Is, we think, very obvious that the
Republican party's claim to represen
tation at the head of the anti-Tammany
ticket is superior to that of the
advocates of a non-partisan candidate.
Ab the situation stands, it is Impossi
ble to eliminate partisan considera
tions from the problem. AVhoevor shall
be chosen chief executive of tho 3,000,
000 inhabitants of Greater New York
will necessarily and inevitably be a
powerful factor In tho approaching na
tional contest against llryanlsm.
Whatever shall be his belief as to tho
Impropriety of conducting municipal
government on partisan lines, the fact
will be that lie will have it in his pow
er to exert a tremendous influence in
the choice of congressmen in 1S0S and
In tho election of n president two years
later. If Tammany shall control tho
mayor's ofllce, it need not bo expected
that any of tho power of that ofllco
will bo spared in behalf of the Demo
cratic congressional and presidential
nominees; and it seems no moro than
fair that if tho opposition to Tammany
shall elect the mayor he shall be a man
who can equally be trusted to do what
lies within his ability to strengthen the
Republican cause in national affairs.
Of past opponents of Tammany mis
rule a majority have invariably been
Republicans. Tho Democratic bolting
element has been numerically small;
and It would bo a plain edso of pre
sumption in it to demand tho right to
name tho head of the ticket which Re
publicans will bo expected to elect.
Senator Piatt is quite right In advis
ing against such a surrender by the
Republican organization.' The antl
Tnmmany nominee should be a Repub
lican of Republicans, thoroughly loyal
to tho party nnd prepared to do nil
for its success that ho can do. The
election of a political nondescript Is
utterly out of the question under tho
conditions which now exist.
Mayor Nichols of AVilkcs-Barre fa
vors a third-class charter, but If it is
because ho thinks ho would be any
better oft under one than ho Is nt
present, he labors under a misappre
hension. Tho mayor of a third-class
city in Pennsylvania is entirely too
much of a figurehead Ho has only
the appearance of power.
A Lie Out of Whole Cloth.
Wc are informed that John II. Fel
lows, having been disappointed in an
effort to trade his alleged influence in
tho American Protective association
for a political ofllce, is now venting
his chagrin In a series of malicious ac
cusations against Congressman Con
noil. One assertion reported as cman
utlng from Mr. Fellows Is to the effect
that Mr. Connell had "vowed to smash
that order If It cost him $20,000." Wo
hereby challenge Mr. Fellows to pro
duce a man with nerve enough to re
peat this stupid falsehood before Mr.
Council's face.
Tho eftorts of Mr. Fellows to operate
the American Protective association
as a tender to his own ambitions or
grudges stamp him as a person whose
word In politics is to be accepted with
caution. In tho meantime, friends of
tho present congressman from this dis
trict arc assured that ho is neither
courting nor lighting the American
PiotectlV3 association or any other so
ciety, but is endeavoring to the best of
his ability, to do his duty for the people
who elected him, and finds that tills
purpose leaves small time for paying
attention to the pack which barks at
his heels.
As tho result ot a sharp call-down
from Secretary Sherman, Nicaragua
has retracted her recent statement that
our claim to a voice In the manage
ment of the Nacaragua canal had ex
pired. That Invaluable water-way will
not escape us during this administra
tion. You can bank on that.
The latest Carnegie &chome to be ex
ploited in the Pittsburg press is to ex
tend the Carnegie ore railroad down
into the Frlck coke district and wipe
up the floor with the Pennsylvania rail
road. The Carneglcs villi have a merry
time doing it.
A contemporary asks tho question,
"Does the modern college education
educate?" It certainly does, if the pu
pil hus it in him.
After the tariff bill Is out of tho way,
look out for rapid developments at
Washington with respect to Cuba,
Wejler may yet feel called upon to
pacify Consul General Lee.
Gossip at
the Capita!
Special Correspondence of The Tribune,
Washington, May 12.
Walter Wcllman telegraphs from this
city to the Chicago Times-Herald, a paper
recognized here ns almost a scmt-olticlal
organ of the administration: "President
McKlnlcy Is not unmindful of the clause
In tho Republican national platfoim
adopted at St. Louis in favor of Cubin
Independence. It may bo said without
fenr of contradiction that the president
has determined to do nothing tor the pres
ent except to protect American citizens
and American Intel ets. Uut It Is equally
well settled that during the summer the
president Intends to pursue a careful and
thorough investigation of the Cuban sub
ject, with a view to such action next win
ter as the facts and conditions may then
Justify. Up to this tlnio the ptosident has
committed himself neither to the policy
of strict nonintervention nor to that of
Interference with nlYalrs In Cuba upon the
broad ground which tho powers of Ku
iope stand on In their attempts to regu
lato Turkey, Greece and other minor pow
ers of the old world. Tho president simpli
sm's that at this time he Is not ready to
act. In the end ho may he forced by cir
cumstances to adopt a policy which goes
beyond that of strict nonintervention and
leads up to tho more modern conception
of tho duty of a great nation. Meanwhile
ho wants to know the truth about the
condition of affairs in Cuba, and is deter
mined to know It.
0
Mr. Calhoun, who sailed Monday from
Tampa for Havana, has a somewhat wid
er range of dutj In Cuba than is generally
supposed. Olllcially ho Is simply the spe
cial counsel omplojed by this government
to attend tho Investigation of tho Ruiz
case. He will appear in court charged
with tho duty of ascertaining how Ruiz
was treated, how he met his dreadful fate,
and to locate, if possible, the responsibil
ity therefor, ltut unolliclally Mr. Calhoun
la expected to gather n. great deal of In
formation concerning tho state of things
in Cuba. If ho has time after tho Ruiz
Investigation Is over ho will travel about
to somo extent. It has already been ar
ranged that ho Is to havo freedom to go
whero ho likes with an escort of Spanish
ofllrers. Upon his return, a month or so
hence, tho president hopes Mr. Calhoun
will have formed decided Impressions as
to tho actual condition of affairs In Cuba.
o
Moreover, President McKlnley Is deter
mined not to stop here. It M within tho
probabilities that during the summer a
moro elaborate effort will bo mado to gain
Information concerning tho forces which
Ho behind tho rebellion In Cuba, the pros
poets for Indefinite continuance of the in
surrection, and tho ability of Spain to
maintain order If she onco succeeds in
mastering the outbreak. All theso and
many moro things bear broadly upon the
future, and It is tho broal future that
tho president has in mind and will glvo
most serious thought to when ho comes
to determlno definitely what tho policy
of his administration Is to be. It Is one
thing, for instance, If this Insurrection
is local, racial or ephemeral, it is an
other If the state of public mind through
out tho population of Cuba, taken as a
whole, is such that oven In case this re
bellion bo crushed Spain can maintain
herself thereafter only by tho bayonet.
A special commission to visit Cuba early
next autumn Is In the mind of the presl
dent. If one bo sent It will bn composed
of both civilians and army ofTlcers. Tho
president Is determined to have tho facts
about Cuba beforo acting,
o
At tho present time tho relations bo
tween this country and Spain aro all that
could bo desired. The change that took
place in Spain's attltudo when tho Ameri
can peoplo changed their administration
at Washington was most remarkable. Up
to March 1 Consul General Leo had tho
greatest difficulty in getting any infor
mation from tho Spanish authorities In
Cuba. For Instance, he would wilte a
letter about a certain case, say on tho
first day of the month. In ten days or
two woeks ho would recclvo nn acknowl
edgement of his communication. Another
fortnight having elapsed, and nothing hav
ing been heard from tho captain general,
the consul general would address n, sec
ond letter. In ten days or a fortnight thl,s
would also be acknowledged, with an In
timation that tho matter complained of
was under Investigation, Thus tho weeks
and the months would slip by. It is no
wonder General Leo lost his temper and
asked for warships and other means of
compelling respectful attention to his de
mands. Hut on March 4 a great change
camo over the scene. Now tho consul
general's communications aro promptly
nnnwered. Action quickly follows upon
tho heels of complaint. American prison
ers aro properly treated. Information Is
always forthcoming, Spain could not
treat us hotter if she really loved us.
no timi: run nonsense.
From a Statement by Senator T. C. I'latt.
The Republican voter by Instinct and
habit Is an Independent being. He thinks
for himself and acts for himself. His es
pecial abhorrenco Is corrupt administra
tion. His chief political aim Is to put In
offlco a type of man who will approach
tho consideration of nil public questions
from a high-minded point of view and who
can bo relied on to net honestly and intel
ligently. He believes In organization and
he wants his party machinery to bo main
tained In strength and eltlcloncy, but ho
is bitterly offended when ho thinks that
tho public good Is being sacrificed to tho
selfish schemes of Individual party lead
ers, and ho la peculiarly susceptible to ap
peals made In the name of good govern
ment. Those characteristics of tho Re
publican voter havo served our "best citi
zens'1 many a good turn. Hy raising a
great hullabaloo about "bosslsm," by con
stant and vicious assaults upon tho In
tegrity of Republican leaders, they havo
succeeded In raising suspicions and le
sentments In tho mind of tho Republican
voter, nnd from that point It was easy
to carry him oft Into some sort of political
enterprlso which, glorified as a move
ment In tho Interest of pure government,
was always nnd simply a scheme to se
cure to the "best citizens" themselves tho
benefits of office.
Hut the Republican voter has had his
eyes open during tho last threo years and
he has dene a good deal of observing. Ho
sees, nt last, that there Is no argument
for personal and arbitrary government in
a city wHch I3 not equally strong as to
state and national government, and that
political organizations cannot be disrupt
ed for one purpose nnd held together In
strength nnd efllclency for another. Tho
Republican voter Is not to bo enlisted In
any moro non-partisan enterprises. In
these days when the red flag of disorder
and confiscation threatens to wave wher
ever American enterprise and thrift are
established, he has too much at stake.
FRIENDSHIP IN KENTUCKY.
From the Owensboro Inquirer.
When Judge Pendleton grows reminis
cent he Is always interesting. Court was
short this morning, und when Henry
Tompkins walked in he said; "Mr. Tomp
kins, your cousin, Louis Garth, was tho
only bully I ever saw who was a bravo
man. Ho was In a poker game In camp
with Lieutenant Forrest, a brother ot
General N. 13. Forrest, and ho called For
rest a liar. Forrest pulled his pistol, a
doublc-b.lrri'llcd weapon, and placing It to
Garth's breast, ho pulled the trigger. The
cartridge failed to the, and Garth spat
out a chow of tobacco, and, without mov
ing a muscle, said: "Lieutenant, you had
better try the other barrel." Forrest put
his weapon up, and said: "Garth, you are
a bravo man, and I will not shoot a brave
man." They were Inseparable friends for
over afterward.
ONE ORGAN'S PLIGHT.
Ftom t Philadelphia Times.
The Inquirer went oft Into hysterical
shrieks over Quay's apostacy to his
friends, and later accepted Quay's de
nial with as good grace as was possible
considering how badly It had fooled Itself.
It Is now somewhat In tho position of
Hooker's bull that was caught fast In
Jumping the fence and could neither hook
in front nor kick behind.
SHE WAS SURPRISED.
"This Is strange!" exclaimed young Mrs.
Torklns.
"To w hat do you refer?" asked hor hus
band. "Tho Turkish array captured n Greek
magazine ail found nothing In it. I don't
see what they got It out for If they didn't
havo a few war articles nnd some adver
tisements In it." Washington Star,
A PROSPECTIVE FAMINE.
"What I want," said the manager, "is a.
Joyous burlesque."
"Well," replied the scribe, "I'll do what
1 can. Uut I glvt- you fair warning, you'ro
killing tho goos-o that lays tho golden egg.
If everybody keeps on writing burlesques.
In a short time there won't be anything
serious for peoplo to mako fun of."
Washington Star.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
"I always said," remarked the Turkish
officer of a Greek prisoner, "that In splto
of your reputation as fignters, we would
put you to rout."
"Oh, well," replied the man, who had
been active In Hellenic dissensions, "may
bo you couldn't havo elone it so easily If
wo hadn't helped some." Washington
Star.
HIP, HIP, JIOOKAYI
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tho Inquirer will stand right where It
has always stocd and It will not budge
ono Inch for Senator Quay or any one else.
A MODERN MOOD.
Folks did for themselves In tho days that
aro gone.
But yo must havo machinery now.
Yo must go it on rollers while mowln the
lawn.
And lots employ steam fur to plow.
An' theso new-fangled reapers I view with
alarm,
Tell I long ter forsake the hull scene.
An' stop all this worry an' sell oft tho
farm,
An' buy me a flyln' machine.
When summer comes back an" tho woods
aro a-thrill,
An' tho flowers are noddln' so gay.
When the hoss sorter scowls ez ye start
up tho hill,
An' all nature Invites ye ter play,
I'm tempted by weather whose Idolent
charm
Makes mo wish thet nil life were serene,
Ter go back on workln' an' sell oft tho
farm
An' buy me a flyln' machine.
I'd float far away whur the worryln
sound
Of tho cow-bells Is lost on tho air;
An' I'd anchor clus under a cloud when
I found
Thet my eyes had grown tired of the
glare.
In this ago of mechanics they'd say I did
harm.
Ter loaf in tho ways that we've seen,
So I reckon I might as well sell oft the
farm
An' buy me a flyln' machine.
Washington Btar.
BARGAIN SALE
OF FANE STATIONERY
lleglns Saturday, May IS. Lasts Ono
Week. Watch tho Window.
187 Spruce Street, The Rotunda,
Hoard of Trado Bulldlnf .
(GOLBSMTI'S
SILKS
Printed Foulards in black and blue grounds, new designs, at 25c
Fancy Jap and India Silks, light colors for fancy waists, at 29c
Double Warp Changeable Silk, very popular combinations, 50c
AH Silk Brocaded Satins at 59 cents
DRESS GOOD
Some of the good things offered at our great sale of Dress Fabrics.
34 Inch Hixed Suitings, 12 H -2 cents
36 Inch Fancy Wool and Silk and Wool Checks and Mixtures, 25 cents
50 pieces of the latest 38 inch Novelties at 39 cents
Separate Dress Patterns of Silk and Wool, Parisian Novelties, at 50 cents.'
Most of. our $1 and $1.25 Fine Fancies reduced to 75 cents.
flSDon't lose sight of our GREAT CLOSING OUT CARPET SALE. We
have already saved the public thousands of dollars this season, and are still in
position to save you a good many more dollars.
TP
INLEY
Special Sale of
Lace
Curtate:
We offer this week, to
reduce stock, extraordi
nary values in Curtains:
40 pairs Nottingham Lace, 69c. a pair;
from 85c.
30 pairs Nottingham Lace, SSc. a pair;
from $1.10.
18 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.15 a
pair; from $1.37.
20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.38 a
pair; from $1.75.
15 ralrs Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a
pair; from $2.00.
12 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.95 a
pair; from $2.30.
20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$3.73 a pair; from 51.50.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$4.55 a pair; from $5.50.
12 pairs Irish Toint, ecru and white,
$5.50 a pair; from S6.-5.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$6.50 a pair; from $7.50.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
S.37',i a pair; from $10.00.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $5.50 a pair;
from $6.75.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $6.75 a pair;
from $7.85.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $7,75 a pair;
from $9.25.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $S.50 a pair;
from $10.00.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $10.25 a pair;
from $12.00.
Also special prices on
Tamboured Muslins. An
inspection will convince
you that it is to your in
terest to purchase now.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Altera
SALE
Sweeping reduction in all lines to save
moving stock, on account of extensive alter
ntlons on our first and second floors. Now is
the time to buy
China, Glassware,
Bric-a-Brac, Lamps,
Silverware and House
hold Goods, Cheap.
Economical housekeepers will do well to
attend this sale.
Two 16-feet Wack Walnut Counter and
120 feet of good Shelving for sale cheap.
TIE CLEMQNS,
s ALLEY CO.
423 Lackawanna Avenue,
till
iome of This
Week's Attractions
IT TAKE
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A.
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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,
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
OUR SPRING
1MJCEMENX SALE
Wo have placed on Fale today one thous
and four hundred pahs of I.udles" Itusset
Shoes, nlluliUlis, from li to K, on tlie Phila
delphia Toe. They are good aluo for 1.23.
Our price while they hist will no
50c. a pair.
LEWIS, REIIXYMAVIES
Alwoys limy' Shoo Stores. Wholesale
and Itetall. Telephone No. SUV.'.
11 Mill WYOMING AVE.
Drops
Of Blood
drip from the merciless Sultan's sword
as he plys his terrible slaughter of the
defenseless while
Drops of link
from the mightier PEN of Gladstone,
tho Grand Old Man, have aroused to
Indignation tho Christian World.
We havo pens and ink enough and
in all variety to supply whatever de
mand is made.
ALSO Letter Files, complete, with
arch perforators and covers, $1.00,
DRAFTING INSTRUMENTS a spe
cialty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with gold mount
ing, for $1.50 only.
OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup
plies. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In
Vltationa, Announcements, etc., etc.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS,
Hotel Jermyn Ilulldlng,
RAZAAt
w
iff
if
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyoming
Dl&trlct for
DUPONT'S
POWDER
Mining, lllasting.Sportlng, HmokeloM
and tho Ilepmino Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Tuse, Caps nnd Exploders.
nooms mi!, 'JK! and 21-1 Commonwealth
Building, Scrnnton.
AGENCIES:
TIIOP, FORI), . . nttiton
JOHN I!. SMITH A SON, Plymouth
E.W.. MULLIGAN, - Wlllces-Unrra
The
Alaska
Refrigerator
Is constructed upon strictly sclenttfla
principles, by which low temperature nnd
dryness ofulr aio naturally and Inevita
bly obtained.
THE ALASKA possesses a provision cham
ber free from odor.
THE ALASKA has preserved fresh meats
rcrfjctly for tlirco weeks In tho h
veuther.
THE ALASKA produces better results with
less Ico than any other Refrigerator.
THE ALASKA Is n dry-alr Refrigerator, and
tho best ono eer patented.
THE ALASKA is tho Refrigerator to buy if
you want tho best.
THE ALASKA is sold by
TOTE & SHEAR CO.
IT. PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of tho best quality for domestic us
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat and
Ulrdseye, delivered in any part of tho city
at tho lowest prlco
Orders received at tho Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No 6;
telephone No, S651 or at tho mine, tele
phono No, 272, will bo promptly attended
to. Dealers aupplled at tho mine.
L T. Sf