THE SOP.AJSTOIn TRIBUM-E-SATOKDAY MOKSTINq, MAY 2, 1897.
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SCItANTON, MAY 22, 1S07. .
Wo hasten to nssuro our Wltkoe
Uarro contemporaries that ivhen thoy
accuse Soranton of helnR a wicked city
they invito dangorouc comparisons.
The Senate's Opportunity.
Tluivlnff performed Its duty, as It
ttww It, In. tho Wffh obligation Imposed
by the crisis In Cuba, tho senate is now
freo to devote the whole ot Its time
from today onward to a consideration
of the purpose for which this extra
ordinary session of congress was con
vened. The need of a speedy determin
ation of 13ie pending tariff measuro
is emphasized on every hand by tho
hesitant attitude of business, the des
titution of labor and tho continued un
wllllngness ot capital to mako new In
vestment. An incident was lately related to U9
which graphically Illustrate? tho pre
valent suspense. A gentleman entered
a shoo storo in a neighboring city and
inquired of the proprietor how business
.was. The proprietor. In reply, pointed
tfo tJneo cases of shoes which wcro
ptandlucr close beside him. "Those,"
Bald, he, "represent my total stock or
ders for last month. Ordinarily I
would carry about CO conns; but until
the tariff on hides is llxcd, I will have
to carry Just as little stock as possible
or else take the risk of loslns a lot of
money."
Multiply this curtailment In stock or
ders by tho number of the shoe deal
ers In this country and an Idea will be
pained of th( slackness which must
necessarily ensue among all the Indus
tries that contribute to tho making ot
n pair of shoes. 'What is true of this
one commodity Is naturally true In
gi eater or less degree, ofall the other
commodities subject to fluctuation. In
pi Ice by alterations In the 'tariff rates.
From tho moment when a taTlff bill is
reported until the moment of Its enact
ment business of all kinds is unavold
siblv halted, because of the uncertainty
with reference to possible changes In
the schedules. This Is true at all times
sutd under all circumstances, but it is
felt now with particular keenness be
cause of tho long period of depression
preceding the attempt to construct
the pending bill.
All intelligent persons agree that a
revision of the tariff at this time, with
a view to raising sufficient federal re
venue, Is imperatively demanded by
the condition of the government's
finance"!. Mot persons ot Intelligence
go further, and say that in such re
vision protection to American Interests
and opportunities should be the guid
ing principle. It Is realized that while
an opening of the tariff question may
involve momentaryconstrlotlcn In busi
ness, It Is as necessary to the com
mercial health of the nation as Is the
medicine that the physician adminis
ters to tho sick. But the very fact that
the opening of the question does mis
chief for the moment Is a paramount
reason why haste should bo mado to
have the whole thing over.
Tho senato cannot more effectually
strengthen Its grasp upon public re
spect than by a prompt ami states
tnanllke approach to the duty now
awaiting it.
It was reported that the sugar trust
Intended to fight Cuban belligerency.
Evidently It took a better second
thought.
A Timely Admonition.
In all fairness It must be admitted
that the verdict of tho coroner's Jury
in the case of the two children killed
oni "Washington avenue tho other night
tallied exactly with the evidence. It
Is a sad thing to contemplate the sud
den extinguishment of two lives by a
trolley oar under any and all circum
stances, and It Is doubly sa'd when the
victims are mere tots, caught and
crushed while innocently playing In the
streets.
But it clearly Is not the fault of the
Traction company if parents permit
their little ones to run at largo In prox
imity to danger; nor, so long as that
company obeys the ordinances can it
fairly bo held to blame for the unishaps
which follow such carelessness on the
part of parents. The playing of chil
dren In tho streets has grown In this
city to be a risk of such serious propor
tions that steps are needed to call a
halt upon It. Tho disposition to cen
sure the Traction company for every
accident oecurlng by reason of tho op
eration of its cars may be fostered to
some extent by frequent instances of
recklessness In tho running of cars,
but it is unjust to pass censure indis
criminately. The trolley car has come to stay.
Talking against It will not eliminate
it. Tliie prudent course, then, Is to pass
and enforce laws carefully regulating
its rate of speed, and then Invoke tho
common eense of the community to
furnish its share of caution.
Tho Springfield Republican admits
the truth ot the charges against
Hpatne's present administration of af
fairs In Cuba, but advises that tho
whole matter bo deferred until a more
convenient season. In the meantime,
we suppose, Americans and Cubans
like may starvo and rot.
BurgentP, Spain has already ns good
as lost Cuba. In hlfl Judgement tho
host HOltitlon of tho whole problem Is
for the United State to assume a
protectorate ovor Cuba until the na
tive government establishes its ability
totand alone.
The Rcnson Why.
Tho m oxidant cannpt wonder that
public opinion should exhibit restless
ness when by his own admission affairs
are Iti such' a pass in Cuba that It Is
unsafe to -publish the- reportrt of our
consujs stationed therelp, for fear that
such publication would draw upon the
authors th summary vengeance of the
Spanish mob. It is doubtful If there
ever was anothfr.natjon of the magni
tude of the United' States which per1
mltted such a condition to continue un
disturbed for months, without taking
visible steps to accord adequate sup
port to Its menaced representatives.
If It Is true, as stated on tho floor of tho
senate, that the president has been
forced to conciliate Spain in order to
render secure the lives of our consular
agents In Cuba, then a situation Is pre
sented which it may as well bo under
stood, once for all, the American peo
ple will not tolerate.
It may be said In extenuation of the
policy of caution that the temper ot tho
Spaniard Is so Inflammable that an net
by us distasteful to him would Involve
tho possibility of war. At tho same
time, there must be a limit to our for
bearance; and wo agree with those sen
ators who assert that thts limit Is
reached when, for daring to perform
their honest duty, our consuls In CUba
Incur the hazard of mob violence and
assassination. Here nn lssuo Is pre
sented, not simply of sentimental re
gard for another race struggling to frco
Itself, but one that touches our national
honor on Its tenderest spot. Surely our
Hag Is a contemptible falsehood unless
It nhall guarantee to Its official ser
vants In foreign lands, under every cir
cumstance and at all times, the strong
arm of its unflinching support. It Is no
excuse In the present emergency to say
that It has been inexpedient to make a
show of force near Cuba. It can never
be Inexpedient to give ample notifica
tion to foreign powers that the emblem
of the United States covering a repre
sentative of this government must and
shall be respected.
Great ns has been the popular under
current for Cuba, It Is Improbable that
that alono would have swept the senato
Into a course of action reputedly coun
ter to the executive's plans. It is un
reasonable to believe that the members
of that body would on an ordinary oc
casion and for ordinary reasons have
assumed a position Indicative of dissat
isfaction with the executive's course.
No other president in our times has
commanded greater respect from sena
tois than has Mr. McKlnley and toward
none other has there been a more gen
uine show of cordiality on the part of
the co-ordinate branch. Therefore wo
must conclude that It was an altogether
unusual and extraordinary reason,
which dictated the adoption, by almost
threo votes to one, of the Morgan bel
ligerency resolution over the heads of
the administration's spokesmen. Such
a reason it t,upplled In tho hypothesis
that the senato hua dually wearied
of the fruitless endeavrfr to win results
from Spain by studious ministrations
to Spain's Insufferable conceit and Is
determined to the extent of its influ
ence to try instead the manlier plan.
Mr. Calhoun did well to conclude hi3
festivities In Havana before the isiorni
cloud In tho senate burst-
ment by them of the results for which
they wcro Instituted, H must be re
membered Imt state-supported schools
were established for tho fundamental
purpose of qualifying the young for
eafo citizenship. They were designed
to bring the greatest good to the great
est number. This til in cannot bo real
ized by so splitting their curriculum ns
to provide an extended variety of spec
ialties for tho few. It 13 necessary
to Inclto a reaction In educational cir
cles against the specializing tendencies
now so much' In evidence and to get
back upon the broad foundations where
public Instruction can Impart the wid
est benefits to tho whole community.
Of tho twelve "Republican senators
who voted agalns't tho Morgan resolu
tion, it Is believed that not more than
two were really opposed to It. Sena
tors Hale and Wellington are, to all In
tents and purposes, confirmed Span
lards on the Cuban Issue; but the other
ton voted nay more out of deference
to tho president's wishes than from
personal conviction. On the flat merits
of an Issue between Spain and Cuba,
tho senate would divide about in the
ration of SS to 2. It is believed that In
the house the ratio is even smaller; but
with Speaker Reed adverse to tho bel
ligerency resolution, It remains an
open question as to what the house
will do.
Carl Schurz has so long posed as the
conscience of this nation that there
appear to be persons who really think
ha is.
Gossip at
the Capital
In the pvrty which accompanied Spo
clal Commissioner Calhoun to Cuba
was Charles Pepper, one of Urn most
trustworthy Washington correspon
dents. Mr, Pepper Is communicating
to tho Evening Star ot Washington
como exceedingly Interesting letters
descriptive of the party's experience.
Ills testimony Is absolutely uncolored
by bias, but to confesses that the gen
eral belief in Havana, among the more
intelligent residents who are courag
eous enough to offer their true opinions,
that however it may go wltn tho In-
Tlme to Call a Halt.
"We heartily concur in the opinion
expressed by tho Washington Post con
cerning an attempt which Is being
made In Illinois to secure special in
struction In the public schools ns to tho
evil effects of alcoholic drinks upon tho
human system. "The public school
curriculum should," our contemporary
remarks, "include a text book on anat
omy, physiology, and hygiene, becausw
'tho proper study of mankind is man'
because a knowledge of tho human
body and how to care for It Is indis
pensable In any well-considered plan
of even tho limited educational course
contemplated by the people's schools.
Such a text book should be written In
language easily comprehensible by the
average child of eleven or twelve years,
and should, as a matter of course. In
clude a chuuter on tho effects ot dif
ferent foods and drinks on the stomach
and on tho general health. Every
teacher of a public school should be
required to pass an examination In an
atomy, physiology and hygienes We
suppose that In nearly all the public
schools of the United States these re
quirements as to text books nnd teach
ers are observed. If tho books are de
ficient In their treatment of the effects
of alcoholic drinks, they bhould be Im
proved. But the demand for a separa
tion of ono branch' of an Important
subject from all the rest Is Illogical.
That is not the proper way to educato
a child or a man. The construction of
tho body and the rules for preserving
and promoting health constitute a de
partment in education that should bo
treated as a whole.
"The tendency of the times Is to
overload the pupils In the public schools
by the sub-dlvlslon of old subjects and
the Introduction of new ones, Th'ero
are so many things to be learned so
many that even the wisest of our an
cestors had never heatd of that It Is
becoming extremely difficult to draw
tho line between the admissible nnd
tho inadmissible. Complaint Is mado
and not without some leason that the
tlmeof tho children In tho schools Is op.
cupled with so many other things th'at
thoy fall to learn how to read well.
hoy to spell correctly, how to wrlto
legibly, or how to solve any but tho
simplest problems In arithmetic. The
demand for text books, charts, and
lectures In the public schools on the
effects of alcoholic drinks will, If gen
erally compiled with, decrease the
amount of ttmo devoted to the rudi
mentary branches and add to tho num
ber of thoso who will leavo the schools
with a very Inadequate equipment."
We concur In this opinion not with
any antagonism to the fullest possible
physiological Instruction teaching the
perils of Intemperance, hut simply be
cause it has becomo tlmo to call a
hajt upon tho process of overburdening
the public schools with fads nnd de
vices foreign to their fundamental pur-
1 pose and inimical to the accomplish'-
Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune.
Washington, May 21.
Thero Is some grumbling among Repub
licans against Speaker Reed for his
treatment of tho Bailey resolution pro
viding for the recognition of tho Cubans
as a belligerent force. They aro not ap
peased by tho argument that tho resolu
tion would not have been turned down
had it emanated from tho Republicans.
They aro asking why such a resolution
did not come from tho Republicans. They
do not admit that such a proposition, re
flecting the views of nearly every Re
publican member, should have been treat
ed with less consideration because It
was proposed by a Democrat. They want
to know why tho committee on rules did
not report a resolution of recognition In
company with tho resolution appropriat
ing $50,000 for tho relief of suffering
Americans In Cuba. I spoko certainly
with fifty Republicans In regard to the
matter yestorday, before and after tho
vote was taken on the resolution re
ported, and they wcro unanimous In their
grumbling at tho attitude ot the speak
er, which placed them In tho position of
refusing to consider a resolution of recog
nition. It Is tho unanimous opinion, also,
that Bailey, tho brilliant young leader of
tho Democrats, put the majority at an
Immense disadvantage In this whole af
fair. Though we may bo at odds with Bailey
on the tariff and the silver question, it
Is but fair to him to say that ho met
every point of tho Republicans In their
attempt to apologize for refusing to con
sider his resolution, with masterly abil
ity. His main contention was that If
thero wcro a majority against his reso
lution tho bouse ought to bo willing to
meet tho matter frankly. This was cer
tainly unanswerable except with tho ad
mission that tho sentiment of the house
was almost unanimous in favor of his
resolution, but that for some reason
which no ono explained tho speaker and
tho committee on rules Wero determined
to choko off this expression of opinion.
Mr. Bailey's declaration that while It
was commendable to send bread to tho
starving, a message ot tho kind proposed
In his resolution, accompanying tho mes
sago of physical relief, would bo more
welcome, and do a thousand times more
good than bread, met with tremendous
npplauso on tho flour nnd In tho galler
ies, Never have I been a majority listen
more Intently and with greater respect
to a criticism from tho minority than was
plainly exhibited by tho Republicans yes
terday when Bailey was making his bril
liant plea for recognition. If their hands
and lips did not Applaud him their count
enances showed unmistakable approval.
There Is somo disposition to congratulato
tho houso leaders for tho wonderful dis
cipline shown by tho rank and file of tho
Republicans. Some of tho Republicans
aro disposed to say It Is magnificent, oven
though It may not bo war, but most of
thoso to whom I have spoken of tho mat
ter appear to think that It Is humiliating.
in his Irony ns any man who over sat In
tho senate. Call, in nil the reame of tho
Hecord which aro burdened with his
speeches, never tfaVo utterance to a flash
of wit, never coined a telling sentence,
never uttered an Idea that will bo" re
membered. Ask any ono for a remlnis
cenco of Call, and tho answer will be
that ho Is tho senator who stuck his un
shod foot upon his desk, and even that
unsavory story was coined by a wicked
nowspnper writer. And yot Call was nn
unusual figure In prlvato conversation
ono discovered that ho hnd many ad
vanced Ideas In accord with the best
economical scientists of tho day. These
ho never uttered In tho senato. Ills wholo
study, was to remain in the senate, and
therefore his record Is that of a schem
er and a demagogue.
A Joy forever Is an outing of tho dis
trict bench and bar, which occurs onco a
year. It Is not confined to tho district
legal and Judlclat fraternity. Tho su
premo bench and a seasoning of lay cit
izens are always In evidence. The prop
er caper Is to take a sail 16 mllea down
tho broad Potomac to Marshall hall, a
fascinating river resort the chief build
ing of which Is ono of the old mansions
of tho famous Marshall family. Planked
shad Is tho main diet, with anything to
wash It down that Is sought by the fancy.
It Is simply a glimpse of paradise to wit
ness tho happiness of tho grave Justices
of tho Supremo bench at a free-and-easy,
go-as-you-please, entertainment of this
kind, whero all restraint and Judicial
solemnity and sable gown business ore
thrown aside for tho satisfaction of an
appetite which Is historically and prover
bially good, but which Is whetted to
greater capacity by tho sail on tho river
and tho bracing nlr of tho "green lawns
of Marshall hall." Harlan, dray. Shlras,
Pcckham and Brown, of tho Supreme
bench, were of tho great shad-devouring
assembly of last Saturday, and to say
that they wcro unfrocked and unbenched
Is merely to say that tney are numan,
nnd ontprcd into tho affair with as much
gusto as any young lawyer Just rid of
horrid Blackstono.
A few of the congressmen, like Sena
tor White, of California, profess to bo
extremely profound touching this matter
of sending aid to the suffering Ameri
cans and Cubans In Cuba. CafCcry, of
Louisiana, Is another who fears that a
grave precedent will bo established. Per
sons who aro Interested directly or Indi
rectly or politically In the production of
sugar In this country take this view to
a man. It Is curious, but It Is true, that
there aro congressmen who would for
sake tho greatest principle, moral or re
ligious, anit possibly forswear their par
entage, In response to the real or fancied
demands of their dear constituents who
elect them to office.
While removals aro going on apace
in the various departments I am remind
ed by a watchful friend that thero are
four or five of tho near relatives, and
heaven knows how many more "retain
ers" of tho Carlisle family filling snug
positions In the treasury department.
They were doubtless appointed on ac
count of their superior abilities, as Lo
gan Carllslo was too conscientious to se
lect them for any other reason, and yet
It Is suggested that they might, Just as
a matter of form, be tested ns to their
accomplishments In reading, writing and
arithmetic. There arc persons even In
Kentucky who aro not experts in tho
three R's.
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TIIK VKUSIUUNT AND CUBA.
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Price;
A threadbare quotation, but possessed of great strength when properly
lived up to. The right interpretation of its meaning is the lever which has
lifted this business into its present state of usefulness. This homely time
worn sentence holds the patronage of old friends and gains the confidence
of new ones. We owe it to you that your dollars should at all times have
their best purchasing power here, and the following items will amply back
up the argument.
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There's more Wash Goods economy in this store at tfois time than ever
before in its history. Somebody's losing money, but the consumer gets a
big buying benefit. All ready for you when you read this.
SO styles of Vidette Batistes at 4 cents.
60 styles of 31 inch Tinted Ground Organdies in beautiful floral designs at 8c
100 styles of Scotch Lappets, Dimities, Piques aod Ducks at 10 and 12 c.1
40 slyles of Sublime Fantasies and Tissue Erode at 17 cents.
50 styles of French Organdies, every one a work of art at 25 cents.
$jfWe are now holding a special sale of Misses' and Children's Wash
Dresses at less than one-half their value.
PHI! Mx
We have Just been having a perform
ance for sweet charity, but no such risk
was run as at Paris of flro and panic.
Tha meet was In the hall of a fashlon
ablo cafe. Only the creme de la creme
were .there. Those who wcro possesssed
of no curiosity but lots of cash were
Invited to tnko part. A tombola was tho
chief attraction. Ever so many dol
lars a chaneo wcro demanded, and the
prizes to be won wero all real works of
nrt In Jewelry and precious things of ev
ery description, such as a fashionable
person would like to possess. Bouton
nleres wero sold at five dollars nnd larg
er bouquets accordingly. Money poured
Into tho coffers of tho treasurer, thero
was no crush, everybody enjoyed them
selves and everybody else, and nobody
dared say that they "do things better In
France."
Nothing worso has yet happened to
prove the degeneracy of Kentucky In tho
btnato than tho discovery that Dcboe,
tho new senator, Is a teetotaller. Ho or
dered a lot of stationery tho other day
from tho senato stationer. Running over
tho list ot articles ho remarked that ho
could not think of anything else. Tho
stationer hesitatingly remarked that tho
senator had apparently forgotten some
thing that no former Kentucklan had
failed to order, and that was a cork
screw. Mr. Deboe modestly declared that
ho had no use for a corkscrow, ns ho
never drank anything that had to be
drawn from a bottle. Tho stationer fell
in a dead faint. From tho days ot Henry
Clay, and back ot that, no such thing
had over been heard of a Kentucky sena
tor, "and It never would havo been heard
of any but a Kentucky Republican sena
tor," exclaimed a Kentucky member of
tho houso when ho heard of tho catas
trophe. It was tho practice of nil of tho
Kentucky senators ot lato periods, as
well as of former ones, to step Into the
public bars with their friends and sip
their grog In that democratic fashion.
Beck, "Cerro Gordo" Williams, Black
burn, Lindsay, all of them, scorned tho
hypocritical door screen and the seclu
sion of prlvato apartments, and drank
their Bourbon, neat or In punches, sours
or cocktails, In a way which showed they
utro not aBhamcd of It.
Mallory, the now senator from Florida,
Is well known here, ho having served
two terms In tho house, lie Is a good
man weighing a goodly number of
pounds, but ho will not fill the place
which could only bo filled by Wilkinson
Call, who had a history and a vocabul
ary, Tho latter was second only to that
ot Morgan, of Alabama. No pent-up dic
tionary contracted tho verbal powers of
either when It came to the effort of
making a set speech. It Is probable that
slnco tho time of tho old word mongers
who aped the style of tho Spectator no
chair of the senate has been occupied
by one who could equal Call or Morgan In
verbosity. But there Is a vast difference
between tho two. Morgan Is really eru
dlto. Moreover, ho has a very pretty wit,
and when he Is awakened to a slight
temperature of anger he can be as biting
From tho Washington Star.
The president's course so far with re
spect to Cuba Invites confidence. Not only
Is his Interest aroused, but steps ho ha3
taken Bhow that peace for Cuba Is his aim
and desire. No other explanation will an
swer. What else would explain his keep
ing General Leo at Havana, his sending a
special commissioner to tho Island to ex-
ammo and report upon the latest pnases
of the situation and his recommendation
of a liberal appropriation to relieve the
distress of tho American residents there.
Let it be observed also how radically his
corns In the premises toward congress
differs from that of his predecessor. As
soon as Mr. Cleveland discovered that con
gress sympathized with the Insurgents ho
arched his back and preoared for fight.
Congress was first Ignored, and then de
fied. Ono resolution favorable to tho In
surgents was pigeon-holed. A second, of
like tenor, which the senato was on tho
ove of passing, brought from Mr. Olney,
who spoko for his chief, the contemptu
ous announcement that tho president
would pay no attention to It even If It did
pass. Mr. McKlnley, on the other hand,
confers with tho leading members of both
houses, takes them fully Into his confi
dence, lays beforo them for their official
use all of tho Information tho state de
partment has collected on tho subject ot
Cuba, and, altogether, shows sincere an!
scrupulous respect for congress.
It Is said that the president has a plan
of his own for settling the Cuban matter.
Particulars aro not given, and maybe, at
this time, ono man's guess about the plan
Is as good as another's. But that the
plan, whatever It may be, contemplates
honorable peace for Cuba seems to bo
certain. Everything points to that. To
assumo that after taking tho steps ho
has taken, the president may decide to
stop and let things drift ngaln, as they
have been drifting, Is out ot tno question.
The president by such an act would cover
himself with worse than confusion.
Tho president shows no disposition to
withhold anything from congress, or to
buHy congress with curt messages, and
congress can afford to show full apprecia
tion of his friendly consideration. The
great desideratum Is peace for Cuba,
which, as wo nil know, can only como
fioirt tho throwing oft of tho Spanish yoke.
Tho plan that will accomplish that speed
ily Is what Is wanted. Whether that plan
originates In congress or In tho .white
house does not so much matter.
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Weather warm. A child born on this day
will be generous to excess and generally
unfortunate. An unlucky day.
Monday, May 21. Sun sextllo to Mars.
Weather warm. A child born on this day
wilt bo ambitious and aspiring, but will
not be very fortunate. Doubtful day.
Tuesday, May 23. Weather unsettled.
A child born on this day will bo very for
tunate and rise in life. Trave, sign writ
ings and negotiate business.
Wednesday, May 20. Moon sextllo to tho
Sun. Weather fair and warm. A child
born on this day should keep In tho em
ploy of others. Sell about noon.
Thursday, May 27. Weather warm. A
child born on this day will havo a quiet
career. Uncertain day.
Friday, May 28. Venus trine to Jupiter.
Weather fair. A child born on this day
will bo kind, ambitious and generous, and
determined. Sell; do not quarrel.
Saturday, May 29. Mercury in opposi
tion to Saturn. A child born on this day
will bo sarcastic and bitter In temper. An
uncertain day.
on
An
Also special prices
Tamboured Muslins.
inspection will convince
you that it is to your in
terest to purchase now.
ALWAYS BUSY.
PE
HENRY BELIN. JR..
-.-.-..- .-. ., .,-,
General Agent for tho Wyoming
District for
TTfcTT 7in)nTYT,9f;
POWDER
Mining, IHastlnp;, Sporting, Smokcloai
ami tho Hepnuno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Fuse, Caps nnd Exploders.
Rooms 21'-', 213 and 214 Commonwealth
Building, hicranton.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
All
Id
SALE
ill
OLOIERS
OF FOUTITNE, by HICIIAIID HARD
1FQ DAVIS. Just Issued.
407 Spruce Street, Tho Ilotunda,
Board of Trade Building.
Sweeping reduction In nil lines to save
moving stock, on account of extensive alter,
ntlona on our first and second floors. Now Is
tbo tlmo to buy
China, Glassware,
Bric-a-Brac, Lamps,
Silverware and House
hold Qo'ods, Cheap.
Wo nre selling ono thousand pairs of men's
shoes. Good alue for ?a.50. Our prlco
while they la'.t i HI bo 2.50. All the toes, A
to E.
Best Leathers,
Best Makes.
114-116 WyemSig Ave,
Telephone 2152.
fe-sKAiii nyn "i 0 !
1 1 j'Z $!& Ji , fl I ii K
vm m to
m MAMEIl OH, 0H,
AGENCIES:
THOS, FOBD,
JOHN U. SMITH & SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
Pittstonl
Plymouth"
Wilkos-Barre'
SCREEN MI1S
THE PLACE TO I1UY IS WHEBF. VOU
CAN FIND THE LARGEST ASSORT.
MENT. OUR ASSORTMENT OV
feCUEEN DOOIIS:
COMMON,
FANCY,
FANCY SPINDLE,
PIANO FINISH,
HARDWOOD,
LANDSCAPE,
In
i-AIl
Sizes
Economical housekeepers will do well to
attend this sale.
Tho 16-feet black Walnut Counters and
120 feet of good Shelving for sale cheap.
TIE CLEMONS, FEME
WALLEY CO
Yum-Yum fclns. but where alio Is to choose
her weiiilliiK Invitations Isn't mentioned.
When she Is Informed what nn up-to-date an
Bort ment of various klmW of Invitation, nn
nouncemenU, wedding and at homo cards,
etc., wo have on band, she can bo easily suit
ed from our rholre and fastidious stock, Ev
erything neat and da My. We are constant
ly nuuing uuwuuu iltiNiriiuiuniyii'nuiiuiiuiii'H
of writing import which you should at least
sco. Our lino of ntlico supply was never moro
complete, mid tho same can be said of our
typewriters and draughtsman's suppllen.
When In need of anything tn oilleo supplies
call ua up nnd we will be ouly delighted to be
at your aervlce.
TRICES RANGING FROM 75C TO 82.00,
COMPLETE, WITH HINGES. WINDOW
SCREENS IN ABOUT 15 HTYLES AND
HIZES. WE LEAVE IT TO YOU, HAVE
WE THE ASSORTMENT 1
FOOTE k SHEAR CO,
IX, PLEASANT
422 Lackawanna Avenue.
Reynolds Bros
Jermvn Stationers and Engruverf, ISO
Wyoming Aenue, Serantou, Fa.
Tolephoue !10a.
COAL
, AT RETAIL.
Coal of the beat quality for domegtlo uit
and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered in any part ot the city,
at tho lowest w'rlco
Orders received at tho OBlce, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No t
telephone No, 2621 or at tho mtne, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attended,
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
T. SI