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THE SOUANTON" TRIBUNE-TJIURHD AY MORNlNGr, ItfATT 27, 1897.
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SCUANTON, MAY 27, 1S97.
In the Interest of peace, an American
warship ousht to be nnchored In Hav
ana harbor, under orders to preserve
nmtty though It take a thousand Bhella.
ConcprnliiK Jlulberry Street.
The relation of the Tinctlon company
to Jlulberry Mrect Is a subject to which
select council should tonight give care
ful attention. The Importance of main
taining this street In the best possible
condition for the use of four-wheeled
vehicles going to or returning from the
boulevard Is obvious, and it should be
council's aim to protect these vehicles
by requiring the Traction company to'
lay a track such aB will not unnecessar
ily Inconvenience them.
The company desires permission to
lay a T rail, whereas, under Its fran
chise, a llange rail Is called for. There
are certain forms of construction by
which a T rail can be made acceptable
to drlveis generally; but upon the
whole the llanse rail gives superior
satisfaction, and If the voice of the pub
lic Is influential In this matter, the T
rail will be defeated.
There Is another matter which will
soon arise for determination. It has to
do with the kind of paving to be done
by the Traction company on this street.
By the terms of .Its franchise the com
pany must pave Its portion of the thor
oughfare In as thorough a manner as
the city's portion Is paved; but while
the city paves with asphalt on a con
crete base, It has been the company's
practice on other streets to pave with
bricks laid simply on a foundation of
sand. Sand as a base Is naturally
cheaper than concrete In Initial cost,
but In the long run It is undoubtedly
dearer. The use of sand means that
water can soak through It and down
underneath the asphalt, which It rots
and cracks, thus necessitating frequent
and costly repairs. The Traction com
pany Is required by its franchise to
pave on concrete if the city does also,
and It should In this Instance be made
to keep the letter of its agreement.
These few remarks are not advanced
In any spirit of ill will toward the Trac
tion company. That Institution natur
ally reaches out for what advantages
It can get. But the Importance of Mul
berry street to the driving public Is
such that the city should take care to
protect its own.
The Chicago Times- Herald calls Sen
ator Morgan a "feather-brain." After
this, there Is nothing left for Morgan
to do but to resign.
False Reasoning.
The paper which attracted the great
est notice at the recent convention of
the National Municipal league in Louis
ville was one read by Prank M. Loom
is, of Buffalo, on "The Exclusion of
Partisan Polltfcs from Municipal Af
fairs." In this paper Mr. Loomls sug
gested a number of sweeping 1 evolu
tions. In the first place he would abol
ish the caucus and permit any group
of citizens to nominate candidates of
their own by petition. In this way the
taxpayer would have a wider margin
of choice at municipal elections. Next,
Mr. Loomls would diminish the num
ber of elective offices. In fact he pro
poses the abolition of all elective of
fices except those of aldermen, who,
as In Kuropean cities, are to have en
tire control of the administration of the
municipality. They would be divided
up Into committees, and each commit
tee would have charge of some particu
lar department. Under this system
there would be no mayor outside of the
president of the municipal council. All
the executive power of the municipal
ity would be vested In the chiefs of
the several departments, appointed by
the several committees of the council
and responsible to them.
"In the first place," Mr. Loomls says
In his enumeration of the alleged ad
ynntages of his plan, "and this Is all
Important,' under the free nominating
system, the olllce seeks the man, not
the man the office. In the next place,
the election being for but one office,
that of councilman, and no candidate
having the advantage of a political en
dorsement, each person whose name
has been placed upon the official ballot
by petition, has to run on his personal
merit, with the consequence, as old
world experience teaches us, that the
best man usually wins. This result Is
further guaranteed by the fact that
the elective; office Is unsalaried, there
by depriving it of the character of a
political prize, and effectually barring
the competition of the spoils politi
cian. The further fact that the of
fice of councilman Is the highest mu
nicipal office within the gift of the peo
ple, gives to It the same dignity which
with us Is attached to the mayoralty
and the duties of the councllmen not
being executive, except In the senso
that they have supervision over the
acta of their appointees, it Is entirely
practicable to obtain the services of
the best class of citizens without com
pensation, the same class as serve on
Civil Service commissions and like of
ficial boards In the United States."
It requires very little familiarity with
American conditions and traditions to
establish tho utter inutility of this
system on American soil. Running
an American city government by means
of a supreme council, each member of
which would soon be trying to climb
over the other members, would be very
much like running a newspaper by
means of a board of directors. Un
less the board were continually In ses
sion and constantly In unlspn, the pa
per wouldn't run long nor would It
give much satisfaction. The wliolo
theory of a diffusion of power Is proved
by history to be an Iridescent dream.
Xtesulta In government, no less than In
the field of private enterprise, depend
for their success upon tho quality of
fie executive ability which controls the
machinery of their production and
upon the extent to which that execu
tive will can make Its Influence potent
among the' subordinates upon whom It
largely depends. The lesson of exper
ience points to a strengthening of the
arm of the centralized authority, sub
ject to frequent review by the people,
rather than to a scattering of power
among boards, commissions and com
mittees. Why does Mr. Loomls waste time on
Impractical and vnluelcss theories when
there is so much need for practical Im
provement In municipal conditions un
der the systems that already exist?
The point Is well made by the New
York Sun that It It had not been for
the United States' assertion of the
Monroe doctrine, warning other powers
to keep hands off, Cuba would long
ere this have been stolen from Spain
by some one of the land-grabbing Ku
ropean nations. Spain has absolutely
no reason to complain of her treatment
by th'ls country.
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The American Credit Fonder.
On this page a few days ago wo out
lined the plan of John IX. Dos Passos
of New York to alleviate agricultural
discontent by bringing to the farmer's
door the same banking advantages en
joyed by the merchnnt in the city, and
suggested certain objections which that
plan seemed to Invite. The New York
correspondent of the Springfield Re
publican has since niadf; public an In
terview with Mr. Dos Passos which
offers now light upon his Interesting
enterprise.
After pointing out that present short
term farm mortgages draw Interest
averaging nearly 10 per cent., which Is
utterly ruinous to the farmers as busi
ness conditions now stand, Mr. Dos
Passos notes the causes which have
contributed to the numerous failures
attending present banking overtures to
the farming communities: 1st, no mar
ket for the mortgage companies' bonds;
2d, mortgage terms tec short; 3d, In
terest rates too high and 4th, gross
carelessness In the placing of loans.
"In this system I am advocating," adds
he, "loans will be limited to 50 per cent,
of the value. Money will not bo loaned
unlets the borrower can show an In
come from which the annual charges
can be paid. The borrower's character
as a man of Industry and honesty will
be examined. The same care which
has protected life Insurance r.s a busi
ness will be applied to the loaning of
money on land." He continues:
The capitalization of the company at
$100,000,000 Is a necessity of its nation
wide conduct. Of that sum 125,000,000 in
vested in government securities will be
held as a reserve. The remaining $73,
000,000 will not, as some Imagine, be locked
up and withheld from circulation, but will
be kept active in other cognate business
channels and used to protect Its bonds.
For tho company will not hand over cash
when It makes a loan on land. It will Is
sue Its bonds against tho amount. These
bonds will bo salable In the open markf-t
and will bear interest at $3.63 per $100 per
annum. They will be maintained at par,
and may soon bo expected to command a
piemlum, following the case of tho bonds
of tho Credit Fonder of France. These
3 per cent. Credit Koncler bonds, I may
say, sell at 103, whllo the 3 per cents of
tho same class end denominations, of
French rentes, namely, the 100-franc
bonds, sell at 101. They are icgarded in
Franco as worth four francs more than a
French government bond. It Is plain to bo
seen that when every bond Irrued at $3.G3
Is based on a carefully protected mort
gage that pays $1.03, the bonds of the com
pany, backed also by the $25 000,000 reservn
and the $75,000,000 of working capital, nil!
be a desirable security. The limit of l
suu of these bonds will be $2,000,000,000. If
you imagine that Bum loaned by this com
pany to the land owners, and the samo
amount subtracted from the sum now held
at short term, high Interest mortgage, you
can figure out very easily a saving to
tho farmers of $100,000,000 u year. The
other business of the compaiy will be tho
placing of loans on mortgage upon other
properties than land. Nothing of tho ven
turesome, projecting kind the exact oppo
site, indeed, of the Credit MoMller idea
but loans based on solid, existing business
and material. It will not conduct a bann
ing business, such i.s Implies the payment
of money on demand che:ls, Tho stock
of tho company will be Issued In small
shares, and the thrift of the wl olo country
Invited to share In It. It Is designed to
have the president of tho company and
two of tho alrectors appointed by the go
ernment, And a continual and completo
oversight of Its wot kings provided. Notn
ing in fact will bo left undono to make It
safe to Invest In and sound to carry on.
Concerning the bonds of I1I3 proposed
company Mr. Dos Passos declares they
will "represent an increase of the cir
culating medium, since the will bo as
readily exchangeable as money. That
Is surely In their favor. Each bond will
represent something actual, tangible."
And he concludes with tho assertion
that "something must be done, and
done quickly, to relieve the situation.
Either the best business principles ap
plied to the needs of the hour must
prevail or the country will be hurried
through a series of empirical changes
that will land us no one knows where."
This may be admitted without Involv
ing an Indorsement of Mr. Dos Passos'
specific remedy. "We must say that as
he explains It, the project looks Invit
ing; but it must be remembered that
It proposes practically a government
monopoly In the loan and trust busi
ness, which', If not paternalism in ex
treme form, 13 certainly a hazardous
stretch of the federal prerogative. The
plan might work to advantage so long
at) Kept on Its original lines and re
stricted by the rules which Mr. Dos
Passos lays down; but tho certainty
cf a swift and awful collapse should
these lines be departed from Is some
thing appalling.
1 m 1
Ex-Ambassador Eustls says tho ar
bitration treaty was unnecessary In the
first place, and secondly, It was a
humbug. Mr. Eustls Is unkind to the
wen who appointed him to .office.
A Fins Chance for a Veto.
The adoption by the state senate on
Tuesday of the bill appropriating $65,
908.06 to pay the expenses of tho An
drews Lexow committee was an ex
pected event but 'one that nevertheless
calls for emphatlo censure. The orig
inal appointment of that commltteo
was a piece of factional Btrategy utter
ly valueless to the commonwealth at
largo and of such little consequence at
the time that the legislature which au
thorized the Inquiry did not deem It
worth while to make provision for the
payment of its expenses.
The bill of expense which the pres
ent legislature Is asked to pav Is not
itemized and therefore it Is Impossible
to consider It In detail. Senator Kauf
man, to be sure, has offered an Itemiza
tion of his own, based partly on hear
say, which tho members of the com
mittee emphatically repudiate; but
their repudiation would have greater
weight if accompanied by a sworn
statement In detail. The Kauffman es
timate Is as follows:
Total number of sessions of committee,
67; average number of senators sitting ut
each session; 4H". nvcrnge ler.gth of each
session, 2 hours and 25 minutes; total num
ber of hours committee In sitsion, 137Vi!
total number of witnesses sworn, 136.
Careful examination of list shows that at
least 30 per cent, will accept no compen
sation for their services, Conntilttcn held
57 meetlnrs, at a cost of $6,90S 96, or
$1,136.28 pur session; committee was In ses
sion 1374 hours, a cost of $183.72 for each
hour In session. Four hundred and thlr-ty-six
witnesses were examined at a cost
of $33,020.22, or an average cost per wit
ness of $75.73. Expense of commltteo at
Hotel Walton for 57 sessions, $3,912.40, or
an avorago cost of $103.72 per nucllns fcr
hotel expenses. Tho nvcrigo number of
senators present nt each meeting was 4',4.
making average hotel cost per day for
each senator In attendance, $23. Cost of
stenographer for 57 meetings, J3.M-.i5, or
an average cost per session of $172.14, av
erage let gth of meeting being 2 hours and
23 minutes, tho average cost per hour for
stenographer was $71.23. Stenographer's
bill for repotting testimony of 436 wltneis
es Is $9,812.25, nn average cost per wit
ness of $22.50. Average cost per witness
for mileage and feer. Is $75.73. Averago
cost of stenographer's service per wit
ness Is $22.50, making tot'il average cost
per witness of $93.28. Counsel fees for
fifty-seven meetings Is $12,000, an average
cost of $210.53.
It should be borne In mind that this
Is the table of a factional opponent
and therefore doubtless comprises
many exaggerations and distortions.
But with due allowance for factional
misrepresentation, the fact remains
that the work of the Andrews commit
tee was wholly uncalled for by public
sentiment; that It benefited only a few
contestants for factional supremacy,
and that the forcing of It upon the
taxpayers of Pennsylvania would In
cite discontent of a serious character.
If the bill shall pass the house, there
will still remain the hope that Gov
ernor Hastings will veto it.
President McKinley has decided, It Is
said, to move In the Cuban matter
as soon as congress shnll have passed
the tariff bill. If the government must
take tho risk of a possible war he
thinks It ought to have sufficient rev
enue at least to pay normal current
expenses, and he Is correct.
The ordinarily attractive job of Min
ister to Spain does not appear to be
the object of a frantic clamor these
days.
Senator Foraker
On Railroad Pools.
From an Interview with Him by "Gain."
Published Recently In the New York
Sun
"What is your Pooling bill?"
"The Immediate purpose of the bill Is to
authorize pooling, to enable railroads to
maintain reasonable rates. What the
shipper wants to know Is, not only what
he himself must pay, but alto that his
comretltcr In business Is pay'ng the same.
If ono secretly secures from the railroad
a rebat?, he will In that manner acquire
an unjust advantage over his competitor.
Tho bill Is aimed at unjust discrimina
tions, and In accomplishing this It will rot
only benefit the railroads, but will aUo
benefit the whole business community."
"Ate not tho railroads prohibited by law
from making discriminations and giving
rebates?"
"Such are the prolslons of the Inter
state Commerce uct parsed In 1SS7, but
although severe penalties are provided
for tho violation of tha law, yet its viola
tion Is constant. Our railroads have
grown from small beginnings. At tho
start they wera short and small: finally
they wero blended Into lines and systems.
These came Into sharp competition with
each otlur and there was much Improvi
dent railroad building. In consequence
some roads could not be, under natural
conditions, properly operated; they strug
gled for business; the stronger and more
favored roads would, however, take the
moat of the traffic; the weaker lines to
secure tho business, having all to gain
and ncth ng to lo.'.e, especially where th.'y
wero already Insolvent, resorted to the
giving of rebates, cutting of rates, ship
pers' passes, and various other devices to
attract business. The solvent roads, find
Ing their business leaving them and as
certaining the cause, resorted to similar
practices, to hold what they had and re
cover wh'it they had lost These rate
wars wero frequent, and always more or
Ies3 disastrous. The fluctuations of rates
disturbed all kinds of commercial busi
ness. Lower rates than we-o profitable
lost money to the toads; somo of them
wero unable In consequence to make prop
er betterments and at the same time keep
up their equipments; others went Into tho
bands of receivers, and the result was
piejudlclal all around."
"Could not tho railroad3 help them
selves'" "The first step taken by the railroad
managers to modify this evil was to In
duce competing lines to enter Into traffic
agreements between competitive points.
Certain rates for each road were charged
to all alike, and thcro was not to bo any
cutting of rate?, giving of rebates, or
making of discriminations of any sott.
There were not at this tlmo any statutory
provisions on the subject, and such agree
ments wero lawful at common law. If
these agreements had been kept ey
would have accomplished the purpose of
tho managers of the roads and the chief
purpose of tho Interstate Commerce act,
but unfortunately they were not kept; the
rivalry of the road3 continued; tho weak
est lines strove to take business from the
strongest; tho old practices were again
resorted to. The rallioad managers, Hill
ing that mere traffic agreements were not
sufficient to break up discriminations,
then resorted to pooling. The first pool
Ing agreements were entered Into about
1877, after tho strikes anl riots of that
year."
"Describe pooling."
"In pooling, competing lines between
competitive points, having first agreed
upon their rates, agree thai they will put
Into a common fund or pool all the earn
ings of all tho roads entering into the
pool, and then divide that aggregate of
earnings according to an agreed percent,
age, which percentage is based upon the
earnings of the roads; that Is to say, If
there be three roads In a pool, and It be
found upon examination of their previous
business of the three roads, that ono road
has been dclng 40 per cent, of the aggre
gate, another 35 per cent., and the third
only 23 per cent., their agreement will bo
that after a given time, ono year or two
years, they will divide their gross or ag
gregate earnings according to thefe per
centages. Each road was to account to
the pool for every pound of freight, Hy
this weans tbe motive to out rotes whs
removed, since the road that would cut
rates or grant a rebate would necessarily
have to do so at Its own expense. The
pooling arrangements worked out thu
most satisfactory results, were becoming
popular, and wero becoming extended,
when In 1887 'the Interstate Commerce Act
wob passed. Although the pooling ar
rangements were well understood by the
railroads, they wero not very well under
stood by other people; the masses seemed
to have a prejudice against word 'pool';
they associated It with gambling, speou
lating, and trusts, and the result was that
when tho Interstate Commurco Act was
passed, for' the expreta purpose of secur
ing uniform, rates, it expressly prohibit
ed pooling agreements. The law sought
to accomplish Its purpose by substituting
for tho pooling arrangements heavy penal
ties; five thousand dollars tints; two years'
Imprisonment, etc This law did not say
anything about trafllo agreements, and
Inasmuch as there was no prohibition of
such agreements, upon the enactment of
tho law, pooling arrangements wero dis
continued; but ImIIIc agreements were
still continued without question as to their
validity, until 1890, when the aiicrman
anti-Trust law was enacted. This law
prohibited every kind of conspiracy,
agreements, contracts, or combinations
in restraint of trade.
"Tho question was at once raised that
under this law, trafllc nrrangements wero
Invalid; but tho railroads wero advised
by their counsels that this Trust law did
not apply to them; that they wero govern
ed by the Interstate Commerce law, and
that traffic agreements wero legal, al
though thoy might restrain trade , so long
as they amounted to nothing more than
reasonable regulations. Pursuant to this
advice tho railroads continued traffic
agreements after the law of 1890 until tho
recent decision handed down by tho Su
premo Court, under what Is known as the
"Trans-Mlcsourl 'Freight Association
Case.' That was a suit In which it was
sought to enjoin the Trans-Missouri
Freight Apootfcitlon from rr(alntalnlng
a trafllc agreement which had been enter
ed into prior to the law of 1890. Tho Su
premo court, by a majority of one, held
that the Anti-Trust law of 1890 prohibited
every kind of restraint, and that It was
no defence that the TranB-Mlssourl
Freight association's agreement was only
a reasonable regulation. It was declared
invalid because prohibited by tho Anti
Trust law. We have, therefore, tho result
of all this prohibition of pooling by tho
Inter-State Commerce act of 1887 and a
prohibition of traffic agreements by tho
Supreme Court decision of 1897. Tho re
sult Is that, notwithstanding the Inter
state Commerce provisions, under which
It was sought to bring about tho purposes
all have been seeking to accomplish, the
roadi are remitted to where they wero
before any of these methods were applied.
There Is a special necessity for the legis
lation proposed In the bill I have offered,
or somo similar legislation. Without It
the roads cannot prosper, neither can
there bo any general prosperity, In my
Judgment,"
A CUBAN IUIAPSODY.
From the Chicago News.
There was a clatter of horses' hoofs
and the advanco guard of the Spanish
troops camo up, covered with foam and
dust. General Weylcr, with his Iron fea
tures relaxing a trifle, stepped out upon
the porch of tho headquarters to greet
them.
The leader of tho horsemen, n big, fine
looking young man, whoso long black
mustachlos gave his face a warlike cast,
not at all softened by tho torn and bat
tered condition of his uniform, bowed
his plumed head till his high cap al
most swept tho dust of the veranda.
Captain Weyler took no heed of the sa
lute. "Quick, man! Speak did you win the
object of your foray? Have you brought
tho precious prizes to me?"
Tho soldier bowed again and waved
his hand. An orderly came forward, stag
gering under the weight of a huge mili
tary chest. General Weyler, with a low,
glad cry of Joy, twisted open the cover
before tho ready hands of the orderly
could perform tho service. The great
Spaniard delved Into the contents of the
chest with eager haste and tho troop
ers stood around, smiling trumphantly
and with a conscious senso of duty well
done.
"It was a hard struggle, general," ven
tured the young troop leader, "but we
won them from tho Insurgents at last."
General Weyler withdrew his hands
from the chest and gazed fixedly upon
their contents for a moment. Then his
face grew black as night.
"Away with him!" thundered the great
commander. "To the depths of Morro
castle with the traitor! He has deceived
me. Ho has wrecked the causo of Spain!"
"Deceived you?" cried tho young troop
er, with pallid lips. "How, oh, my gen
eral?" Woylcr's face was that of a demon.
"Yes, traitor deceived mo!" he reit
erated. "These spoons are plated!"
And that night a pale corse, pierced
with bullets, lay beneath tho white light
of the Cuban moon.
GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
From the Tlme3-Herald.
Tho president changes tho cry from
"Belligerent Cuba" to "Frco Cuba," Wo
will not underestimate the difficulties In
the way of the development of tho policy.
They can be surmounted only by pa
tience, coolness and artful diplomacy. It
Is something of a task to make a nation
that stands forever on tho brink of a
revolution, a nation of which It has been
said that "the man on horseback always
stands around the corner" It Is no child's
play to make such a nation release Its
grip on a province that represents tho
last remains of a great colonial empire
acquired by discovery and conquest. But
It can be done, and apparently the presi
dent believes It can be done through
peaceful means. In any case, nothing is
to bo gained in tho Interests of Cuba or
the United States by hampering the presi
dent. WOKTIIY OP SUPPOKT.
From the New York Sun.
Lleutena,nt Colonel E. B. Beaumont, a
rotlred officer of tho army, has notified
the friends of General Hugh Judson Kll
patrlck, of whom Colonel Beaumont was
a classmate, that h'is grave at West Point
Is unmarked by any fitting monument.
General Kllpatrlck's old friends and com
rades are requested to Join in an appiop'l
ate tribute to his memory. All contribu
tions may.be addressed to Colonel Beau
mnt at Wllkes-Barre, Pa. General Kit
patrlck was an Intense soldlfr, gallant,
faithful and tireless In service. The proj
ect of putting a monument over his grave
Is well worthy of support.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dnily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
ABtrolabe cast: 3,38 a. m for Thursday,
May 27, 1697.
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A child born on this day will notice that
a well preserved bluff has often been mis.
taken for an intellectual "trocha."
Mr. Rockafeller's friends are kept busy
these days hunting wicked people who
are endeavoring to scratch tho varnish oft
the oil king's halo.
Street Commissioner Abo Dunning does
not need to borrow trouble. 'He will soon
have enough of his own.
It Is conceded that the combined circu
lation of the Times and Truth is proba
bly equal to that of The Tribune.
What Mr. Wanamaker "Says this year
does not seem to Interest any one sav,e Mr,
Wanamaker,
Ajncchus' Advice.
If you wish to know the alacrity with
which a man would skin you, sound him
on his willingness to help you fleece
others.
BERTHA GALLAND
IN JUNE COSMOPOLITAN,
437 Spruce Street, Theltotumby .
Board of Trade. BujlcUog. '"
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A lot of 28-inch silver handle, paragon frame, Gloria Umbrellas, at $1.00.
Laundered Percale Shirts, with two separate collars, at 49 cents.
Linen Negligee Shirts, with white neckbands, at 49 cents.
Men's and Boys' Wool Golf Hose, fancy Scotch tops, at 49 cents.
Boys' Blouses, all sizes, in white and fancies, at 29c and upwards.
Ladies' Laundered Shirt Waists, double yokes, detachable collars, at 47c and upwards.
Children's Linen and Duck Tarn O'Shanters at 14c.
Ladies' Leather Belts, with large buckles, in blacks and colors, at 10c and upwards.
Ladies' Shirt Waist Sets, in sterling silver and romau gold, from 10c upwards.
The greatest Hot of Fine Dress Goods ever offered. The usual 50-cent
kind. Your choke at 25c.
Suits, Capes and Separate Skirts at Half Price.
FINLEY'S
Lace
Curtate.
We offer this week, to
reduce stock, extraordi
nary values in Curtains:
40 pairs Nottingham Lace, C9c. a pair;
from 85c.
SO pairs Nottingham 1acc, SSc. a pair;
from 11.10.
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 S2.30.
20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$3.73 a pair; from $1.50.
10 pairs Irish Point', ecru and white,
$4.55 a pair; from $5.50.
12 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$5.50 a pair; from $3.25.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$6.50 a pair; from $7.50.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
8,37ii a Pair; from $10,00.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $5.50 a pair;
front $6.75.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $6.73 a pair;
from $7.85.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $7,75 a pair;
from i'J.Zo.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $8.50 a pair;
from $10.00.
12 pairs Brussels Net, $10.23 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
For Cemetery Plots,
See our new line of them.
Our Alteration Sale is
sxni going on. , we are
offering great bargains in
Lamps, Dinner Sets, Toi
let Sets and Fancy Brlc-
a- Brae.
TIE OJBMONS, FERBER
, - MAIXEY ca,
423 Lackawanna Avenue,
LAWN
VASES
(C(S. teL5
FECIAL NOTICE. '
clal
Sale
ARE
"SPRIG
Suppose you try a new line of economy this
season and, pay us for your New Suit just half what
you expect to pay the Merchant Tailor.
Can't wear Ready-Made Clothes?
You can if they are the Boyle and Mucklow
kind. Try it. Scores of the best dressed men in
town wear them and they like them.
BOYLE & MUCKLOW,
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
IT PwtU DtefllllUrlHENRY BELIN, JR.,
iLy vv ii9 lvsxium
ALWAYS BUSY.
Wo aro soiling one thousand pairs of men's
shoes. Good viluo for 11.50. Our price
while they last will he S2.50. All tho toes, A
to E.
Best Leathers,
Best Makes.
114-116 Wyoming Ave
Telephone 2152.
) WUJl,
'i um. um Miles, but where she Is to choose
her wedding luvltutlotui Un'l mentioned.
When he 1b Informed wlmt nn np.to.jatP
fcortinentofvurioun hind of Invitation, an
nounceinenU, wedding and ut home carde,
etr., we have on hand, she can he easily suit
ed from our choice and fustlrtlouH stock, Ev
erythlng neat um! .da my. We are constant
ly lidding new nnd dBJrtibletylen and hde
see. our line ofonico supply -rn never more
oompletu, andtlio tune can be Bald of our
typewriter untrrtrniiKlitman,ii gupplle".
When In need of anything In omoe uniiHe
call ui up nnd we will bo only delighted to be
ut your Hervlce.
Rey molds Bros
Jeriny
nyn Htatloners and Kngravora,
Wyoming Avenue, Heninton, l'a.
TAlnnhnna nunn
130
va-wuw uugi
FORM TO
WM)
BAZAAi
Y
J
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DUPONFS
POWDER
Mining, Blastlng.Sportlng, Smokelesj
and the Kepauno Chemical
Company's
IIGI EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Kooms 1212, 213 and 214 CoramonwealtB
Building, Scrunton.
AGENCIES:
THOS, FOItD,
JOHN B. SMITH & SON,
K. W. MULLIGAN,
Pittston
Plymouth
WllUcs-Barre
s
Se
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THE PLACE TO BUY IS WHERE YOO
CAN FIND THE LARGEST ASSORT
MENT. OUK ASSORTMENT OF
SCREEN DOORS:
COMMON,
FANCY,
FANCY SPINDLE,
PIANO FINISH,
HARDWOOD,
LANDSCAPE,
In
AH
Sizes
PRICES RANGING FROM 7fiC TO J2.0O,
COMPLETE, WITH HINGES. WINDOW
SCREENS IN ABOUT 15 STYLES AND
SIZES. WE LEAVE IT TO YOU, HAVB
WE THE ASSORTMENT?
FOOIE k SMEAR CO.
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT-RETAIL.
Coal Pf the best quality for domestlo
nd of all 1M. including Buckwheat and
Blrdieye, delivered In any part of the city
at the lowest trlce
Orders received at ths Offlce, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldlns, room No 6:
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272. will be promptly attended
to, Dealers supplied at the mine.
WE T. SI
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