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TnE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1897.
Half Off Now
On some Rood books,
which move slowly.
Ilnvc selected nice lot
miscellaneous books
from our stock and put
them on bargain tabic
to sell at hair price.
While light literature is easily sold,
solid subjects stay with us
untl I we tire or titcin.
Hence this "Deep Cut" to move them.
They are worthy of Inspection.
25'ccnt paper covered books.
good assortment, popular authors,
for 10 cents each,
At NORTON'S,
121 Lackawanna Ave.
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M BEFORE BREAKFAST. flfl
Tho story is told of two members of
a certain bicycle club who rode to
nimhuist one night nnd then back to
Elmhuiht again after they had pedalled
many miles In an effoit to leach Scran
ton. They didn't mean to do it but
at the time they were not nltoKCther
lesponsilble. Leaving Schedules' at
about 11 o'clock the wheelmen managed
to keep faliiy well on the boulevaul
and they rodo nnd rode and rode.
"Gosh," said one, "I never found this
boulevard so long before."
"I'm setting tired myholf," admitted
the other. But they kept at it, plug
ging away till the ball bearings actu
ally smoked.
"What time Is it, I wonder," inquhed
ono of the riders.
"Don't know, don't care either,"
was tho desperate letort.
So on they went.
"Let's take a rest."
"Never," was the determined io
pons; "t'vo rode this oK route n
hundred times and I'll be hanged if 1
get off this wheel now."
They rode and rodo and rodo. Just
as daylight was getting up In tho cast
Jake Schelble heard a. knock at his
door. He dressed und went down
stairs.
"Who'se there?" yelled Mr. Schelble.
"For the love of humanity let us In!"
was the request.
"Jako" opened the door and then?
entered the two bicyclists who had left
his houso at 11 o'clock that night.
"What in the name of tnakes brings
you back lieie," yelled Mr. .Schelble
agast.
"Don't know, Jake," 3alrt ono of tho
unfortunates as ha sank upon a lounge;
"don't know: we're just here, that's
all."
In tho morning after thinking It all
over they discovered the "why?" They
actually had wheeled around tho
"Speedway" on tho boulevard and af
ter making tho clrclo an unknown num.
ber of times the poor fellows switch
ed on to tho boulevard on tho lower
turn and had rodo all the way back to
Schelbles, six miles; thinking all tho
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while that they wore coming to Scran
ton. Tho cyclometers showed a gain of 87
miles, Hat so It 1b said.
JL'flKSOMAL.
Trank l'latt and family are at homo
from Preston Park.
iMIjs Am. a K. Sanderson will go' to
Bouthport next week.
Ofr. Hufus J. Foster and family will to
to Atliintle City ..Monday.
Colonel Ocorgo Bnnderson and lamllv
aro taking a Canadian trip.
ltov. Dr. C. M. Olinn has been at Lako
Ariel several days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. CUntthows went to
Vsbury l'jrk on Wednesdny.
Dr. Nelson Newberry, of Jersey Ulty. Is
stajlng at tho Hotel Jermyii.
Mrs. W. D. Kennedy nnd MIes Kennedy
will go to Now pert on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Clearwater havo
left for a months stay nt Long Island.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lemuel Amciman havo re
turned f-tmi it lslt with DanvllU friends.
iKihwird Knapn, of Delhi. N. Y., Is tho
guest of Ddwnrd Uellor, of Fianklln ave
nue. Mis. Luther Keller and datiKhtcir re
turned from DriganUno Ileach Wednes
day. Miss Wcttlehnus, of New i'ork city. Is
the guest of Miss Violet Fahrenholt, of
Penn avenue.
Mlss"( Molllo and Mnrgaret Geary, of
Frunklln avenue, are upending a vacation
at Shnwancso lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Dlnek. of Itochcster. N.
Y., are. tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. (3al
len, of Adarns avenue.
Mrs. II C. Sanderson wns called to
lliadford on Sunday by tho serious Hi
res of her daughter, Grace.
The coming ninrriacc of Henry Schnell
head waiter nt tho Scranton Houso cafe,
may be nntiotmrvd in a few dnjs.
Miss Hlat.che Wood nnd Vls Kllznbeth
Ilintlcy, of Honesdale, are making n
Miott visit among Scranton fi lends.
Lieutenant A. II. McKcnna, from Fort
Hamilton; Alderman J. J. Ileldy and J. G.
Purcell. from Newport City, aro visiting
fi lends In Scranton this week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Morgan Jenkins, of PaH
ades, N. Y , aro tho guests of Mrs.
S. fi. Longsticet, of Wyoming avenue.
Georgo Jacobs Is visiting Scranton
friends. Mr. Jucobs was a former Snnn
tonlan, but Is at present successfully en
gaged as a hatter in New York city.
BROOKS TOOK POISON,
Colored Man Wns Out of Work and Be-
came Despondent and Tried to -Kill
Himself.
Jesse Urooks, tho colored man fa
miliar to many as the janitor of the
Scranton Business College, attempted
to end his life a 1 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon by taking a quantity of
laudanum. Iliooks.' life was saved
ufter an exciting two-hour battle with
tho deadly stulf.
The man's rash act was caused by
despondency. For a long time past
TSiooka has been out of employment,
and was unable to secuie a job. This
discouraged him, and when he went
to his homo on Capouse avenue Wed
nesday he retired to a. siemini? nnnt.
ment, saying nothing of his Intentions.
An nour or so afterward airs. Ilrooks
heaid him gronnlng, and upon going
Into hi- loom she found her husband
In a semi-conscious condition, Think
ing that ho was ill, she sent for Dr.
Sal try.
The physician at once noticed symp
toms of poison, and his suspicions were
confirmed when ho found a half-ounce
bottle that had recently contained
laudanum by tho side of the man,
Druggist Kogers was sent for, and
with Dr. Saltiv he begnn tho battle
to save nrook's life. After adminls
teilng different antidotes it wns sug
gested that the man be taken into
the open air.
This was done, with tho lcstilt that
Hiooks was lclleved of the poi&onous
stuff.
Yesterday and last night ho rested
easily, and his complete lecovery Is
looked for.
HUPTASOPHS GETTING READY.
Preparing for Tlioir Dny at Lake
Ariel on Aug. S5.
Tho joint committee of arrangements
for Heptasoph dav at Lake Ariel Aug.
25, held a meeting lost evening in tho
pat loi-3 of the Conway house. Sub
committees leported and affairs aro
very promising for a big Mieoess. Pos
itive word has been received from su
preme ofllcers signifying their Inten
tion to be present hero on "Keptasophs
Day."
The commit teo selected a general re
ception committee to be composed of
Mayor James O. Hailey, City TieaBiuor
C. G. Boland, District Deputies Wnl
ter B. Hendricks, D. i:. Neeld nnd K.
I). Jones nnd the nrchon of eneh of tho
conclaves. Delegates were present
fmm Carbondale, Atchbuld, Peclallle,
Olyphnnt, PItUton, Avoca, Tuylur and
the city.
ROB ROBINSON MAY QUIT.
Is Reported That He Will at Once Re-
sign His Office of Select
Councilman.
An afternoon paper Is authority for
tho statement that Itobeit Hobinson
will leslgn as select councilman fiom
tho Eleventh ward. Mr. Hobinson
could not bo found by a Ttibuno te
porter last night.
It was stated that Mr. Hobinson
would eubmU his resignation ut tho
next meeting of select council. He is
ciedltcd with having told a friend that
there were too many petty responsi
bilities attached to the ofilce to war
rant his ghlng It attention. A special
election would be required to elect a
successor.
Mr. Robinson resigned as common
ccuncllman to succeed J. F, Swcnck In
the select branch. Philip Wlrth suc
ceeded Mr. Hoblnaon In the lower body.
CENTURY COMPANY'S TRIP.
Tho Members Will Soon tto to Mid
dlctowu, N. Y.
The Intention of tho Century H030
company to run an cxcuislon to Mld
dleton, N. Y will probably bo car
ried out. A few weeks ago a natter
ing offer was received from a Park
association at Mlddletown which gave
the Century company tho opening date.
ThlB park, which is a now one, Is
known as "Goshen Park" nnd prep
arations have been made by the as
sociation to make tho opening a grand
success.
Tho Century's will go to Mlddletown
by way of tho Ontario and Western
railroad. Emll Bonn, deputy clerk of
tho courts, as a committee for the
Centurys, has completed arrangements
with tho Mlddletown and Goshen street
railway for transportation to Goshen
Pink from the Ontario and Wcsturn
depot. Tho exclusion will bo held
eonio time next month.
SCRANTON MAN
ON THE KLONDIKE
Local Prospector Was Up In the Great
Alaskan Diggings.
N. B. RICE TELLS A CRISP STORY
He anil Ills Partner Staked a Claim,
Kcnclicd tho (iold nnd Then Floods
and Winter Destroyed Tliulr Early
Ltihors--i:.Ypcnded Ul, '-!,"( to (Jut
(MO--Supplies Cost a Small Tor
ttiuc Advicu from a Prnctlcal
Miner.
JJow that so much is being said about
tho Klondike gold Holds, It may be ln
toiestlng to know that wo have a
townsman who is probably more com
petent to spenk on the subject of gold
and silver mining, and particularly on
conditions of gold hunting In Alaska,
than any other man In this legion. In
fact, thoro aro few In the country
better qualified for giving expeit min
ing opinions than this gentleman, the
best proof of whoso abilities in this di
rection is the large wealth ho has
amassed In tho gold fields of tho west.
Iteference is made to Mr. Nicholas E.
Hlce, who ns a mere boy enlisted in
the Union at my In 1S01, and at the
cloo of tho war, still imbued with tho
splint of adventure spent thirteen
years amid the vnrled nnd exciting
experiences of mining camps, in Cali
fornia, Utah, Now Mexico, Arizona,
Wyoming, Nevada, and In fact In near
ly every state and tenltory In tho
mining belt of tho west.
In 1S74 Mr. Hlee had nearly decided
to co to the diamond fields of South
Afilcn, but owing to tho then round
about and almost endless journey and
the objections of his fi lends in tho east
ho hesitated. About this time a little
party of lnlneis had reached the coast
after a stay In the almost inpenetrat
ablo interior of Alaska, nnd reported
llch tlnds in what was known as the
Deaso Cteok district. An account of
their story was published in a Califor
nia paper, and Mr. Hlce determined to
take the chances of staking a claim
in that far away place.
THE VOYAGE TO JUNEAU.
A slow coasting steamer took him
frorii Puget's sound to Juneau for 515,
a sum about one-fifth of what tho
trip now costs. Ho found a "stam
pede" in progress, as 1,800 men like
himself hud tnken the chances of mak
ing a f 01 tune in tho now opening.
He picked up a partner on the way.
When thei- disembarked tor tho Jour
ney to the interior Mr. Itico carried
a pack on his back weighing 10"i
podnds, despite his effoi; to tnke
along as little as possible. In this
heavy marching older he travelled
thirteen and one-half miles per day,
until 120 miles were covered. They had
bought a canoe for $.'0, and nlso ding
ged and carried thnt much of tho way,
wheie the streams were too rapid for
boating. They arrived In the Deaso
district May 5,lb74. This region, which
is not mnny miles from that of the
Klondike, Is covered with a dense
growth of spruce and fir, while over
the suiface is tho soft northern moss
sixteen inches deep, in which tho foot
falls make no sound. Beneath all, the
earth lies fiozen until the solid lock is
reached.
Dense creek is but seven miles long.
Mr. Hlee and his partner staked what
appealed to bo a promising claim,
wheie they worked all summer. Three
miles nbove them pay gravel had been
struck, which was yielding largo re
turns, and .Mr. Hlee with his knowl
edge of mining, saw Indications of
similar success for himself and the
tlnee others with whom he had as
sociated himself.
MINING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
"Hut mining in Alaska," said Mr.
Hlce, "Is far different from mining in
California, changing the channel of an
Ice-cold stream with a dearth of con
veniences, sinking a shaft wheie every
foot of timber must bo whlp-sawed,
and thawing every Inch of enitli be
fore being able to dig, consumed much
of our precious summer. I paid $350
a thousand for lumber and when you
consider that theso boards were nil
sawed by hand by two men, which
means the hardest sort of toll in the
way It must bo done there, it Is not
too high a price.
"After we had sunk our shaft nearly
to bed rock, we were nppnlled to find
a huge boulder weighing several tons
pieclsely In the bottom of tho opening.
What could wo do? No, there wasn't
nny dynamite, and wo hadn't a bit of
powder, while a pickaxe and shovel,
with the addition of a hatchet, aren't
of much account in splitting bouldeis,
You can't guess? Why, It was simple
enough. We jus,t piled a lot of wood
on top of tho rock and built a tremend
ous fire. Then wo went to bed. There
were seams and veins even In that
boulder; these were filled with water;
the intense heat produced steam In Its
Internal regions und of course there
was tho natural result. The next
morning out boulder wasn't there, but
a gient many small pieces of rock were
distributed about the surrounding
country."
A WASTED SUMMER.
They tolled for (several weeks. Then
thcio came a day when the rise and In
ci casing softness of the bed rock gavo
unmistakable signs of the presence of
gold In latgo quantities. That day the
men workexl foverishly, shoveling the
gravel Into tho pan and watching for
tho ptecious particles that sank to tho
bottom. Tho averuge was about oiw
dollar a pan, which piomlsed well, ana
that day Mr. Rice secured gold to tho
amount of about $40. Tho next morn
ing they all hastened to tho spot to be
gin washing for the spoils of tho stream
bed, but in a night the Hoods had come
and tho claim was covered with a
awlft-floatlng stieam of debris. AH
tho fruits of the laboriously construct
ed dam, tho Jiuckets, plpcp, tho shaft,
the chutes, nil gone, and with them tho
hopo of any further advantage to bo
gained, for tho brief summer had al
most vanished and tho long bitter night
of tho Aictlc winter was fast settling
down.
Tho four men viewed their mined
claims, packed up their few belong
ings and started back for tho coast.
There was no uso anticipating a return
In the spring, for by that time tho place
where tho dam had been would piob
ably Ho under sixty feet of debris.
Thus, with fortunes In sight and with
every prospect of a sure reward for
their privations and hard lubor.a single
night swept away all traces of their
toll, and left Mr. Rico with gold enough
to represent $40, while ho had spent
$1,250 in reaching the region and work
ing tho claim. It was hard luck, in
deed, hut miners' luck, nnd thus as
such ho accepted it, as ho accepted tho
streaks of good and bad fortuno that
pieccded and followed that experience.
"It Is an awful country," tald Mr,
Rice. "The summer lu but four months
loi.g, nnd the lonir and ciucl winter
with Itn few minutes of daylight la In
describable. Out of tho 1S00 men who
went In tho stampede of '74 but two
attempted to bravo tho winter. I don't
know their fate. There were no trails,
no comforls, no conveniences; only
the attnnsest constitutions could sur
vlvo tho severities of tho season. Tho
heat of summer' did not rise above SO
dogrcot!, but tho mosquitoes were
something terrible; Jersey mosquitoes
are nut to bo compared with them.
Tho miners were obliged to work with
their heads completely covered by net
ting and there were odd little Hies that
never stung without leaving a blood
blister on, tho flesh."
At that tlmo sugar was ono dollar
a pound, tho Indispensable bacon was
$1.23. As the provision dealer at tho
camp had to pay tho Indians 50 cents
a pound for carrying In the stores.
His rates were not unreasonably high,
A colored man who hud managed to
teach there with 100 pounds of potatoes
iteelved $2.00 a pound for these vege
tables which were grated and bottled
by the put chaser und used as a speci
fic for scurvy.
The conditions today are tho same
that thej were twenty years ago. If
npythlng more money Is needed us
greed lua not IcFscned since that time,
and both voyage and postage expenses
have 'increased. Then it cost but $5.00
for a mining license, while now rumor
Eccms to Indicate a sliding scale of
rates, always upwards.
ADVICE OF A PRACTICAL. GOLD
MINER.
Mr. Rice declares that It ho wore a
young man with hw tortune to make ho
would surely go to the Klondike. Ky
his knowledge of the country he is cer
tain that gold in vast quantities is to
bo found throughout the entire region.
Hut he would not adlse anyone to un
dertake the expedition unless ho pos
sesses excellent health and strong con
stltutioni. The folly of Joining a large
1-aity would soon be discovered. Laige
patties as a. lule do not hang together
in a mining camp longer than a few
days. Ono partner w lth a joint owner
ship of a claim with two other men
enough to work It, compose an exten
sive enough party. Every man has to
be accomplished. He knows how to do
things f 1 0111 necessity. Ho must be his
own surveyor, civil engineer, black
smith, carpenter, toolwrlght, cook,
laundrens, senmFtiess, clergyman, phys
ician, lawyr nnd everything else. As
his Kit of tools consists of the elab
orate outfit comprlsml In a pick, shovel
gold pan and hatchet with a sheath
knife, as an additional frill, tho need
of a blncksmlth Is small. Ho mends
hit pick. "N hlle thrusting It In the
firo as tho handle Is guarded by two
green sticks of wood. He has no anvil
nor 'bellows since ho could not carry
tl.cm V to the interior. The great re
quisite is to take along a?, llttlo as
possible, as oven a light pack grows
heavy In tho long maich.
ADVANTAGE OF MINING IN THE
DOMINION.
Mr. Rice declares that while he is a
patriotic American, he would prefer to
enter gold mining under the flag of
Gieat Biltain, as England treats the
miner far better than does Undo Sam.
When he staked a claim In Alaska the
gold commissioner went out to verify
the location and the government pro
tected the legal lights by mounted
police. Such a thing as Jumping a
claim was unknown. In the United
States a wiong done to a miner can
only be redressed through a long legal
piocess In the courts, and tragedies,
outrages and unlawful seizures were
frequent occurrences in the days of ihe
gold fever.
In the Alaskan expedition that sum
mer a band of toughs fiom an Ameil
can mining camp were dissatisfied with
their claim and moaned loudly and
long over the fact that they weie not
back In Pioche, where they could have
done as they pleased. One of theso
cut-throats wns chunk one day and
rashly drew a icvolver, but was Im
mediately disarmed by the authorities
and lined one hundred dollars. Cabins
were not locked In that region and a
man's gold, his claim, and his person
were .safe. Mr. Rice went unarmed
from the hour he entered the dominion,
an Inconceivable condition in a west
ern mining camp In this coutry.
A miner's outfit should contain tho
Indispensable pick, shovel, gold pan
and hatchet, or sm.fll hand-axe. Then
a frying pan, of course, Is a prime
necessity. You have to bake your
bread In a frying pan, nfter ".setting"
It In your gold pan, and everything else
you cook must also bo located In that
frying pan. Two strong metal cups,
two spoons, a knife and fork must go
In the miner's pack. Probably ho will
not uso the fork as much as ho does
now, but It may be handy to havo.
Canned goods should be left behind, as
being too heavy for their value. Dried
fruits, beans and ontmeal should be
taken, but only enough of these pro
visions for the trail, afterward de
pending on tho camp dealer.
An experienced placer miner might
go with $1,500, but a greenhorn should
not start with less than $2,000.
A SCHEME FOR THIS WINTER.
Mr. Hlce is of tho opinion that If any
one Is disposed to go out this heason
he siiould stop at Juneau for the win
ter whore he can be sure of findirg
work at good wages In the great Tread
well mines, which are being deserted
for tho gold fields. Theso are tho most
wonderful quaitz mines in this country
In Bomo respects, although the ore real
izes but $1 to the ton. Yet so great is
the capacity of the stamping mill that
20,000 tons of ore wero mined In May
two years ago, when Mr. Rice visited
It
The would-bo miner by spending tho
winter at Juneau among miners In
close touch with tho interior, will And
the experience Invaluable for his spring
campaign. Then too, he may, when
sledding Is good, tnke a little ppln a
few bundled miles after the clogs and
visit the camp. Hv tho way the dog
Industry Is booming up thero dogs como
high nt Juneaui about $75 apiece U tho
present market value, and they are
thought more of In thut vicinity thnn
aie bicycles In Scranton.
Mr. Rico says that St. Paul Is tho
best place on tho continent In which
to purchaso fur garments. A miner
who expects to spend the winter In tho
Alaskan Interior must be provided
with a fur-lined sleeping bag and oth
er articles of attlro made as nearly
air tight as possible.
T0GEE AND STANLEY DISCHARGED.
Two Itrolhers Mnv Now Trend the
Narrow lloud Homeward.
W. II. Togce and "J. Frank Stanley,"
the stago numo of tho latter, the two
unfoituuates who were lodged In tho
police station for drunkenness, wero
discharged yesterday by Muyor Bailey,
Thefeo are tho brothers who came
hero from Westerly, R, I.; ono to bavo
the other from drink and ha himself
was locked up whllo waiting for money
from homo to pay tho other's flno.
Mayor Bailey felt his Judicial heait
melt at the sad contingency and he re-
1 leased them with a reprimand.
TELEPHONE WIRES
TO BE UNDERGROUND
Central Pennsylvania Company Plifns
Have Been Provisionally Approved.
CONDUITS ARO TO HE OF WOOD
They Aro to lie Soaked In Creosote
and Will Lie Fifteen Years tu a
tJood Stale of Pcrsorvntion-.Work
to licglli In tho Huliiei District
Early Next iUonth-.Coinpniiy Not
Obliged to Remove Overhead Wires.
Pursuant to tho franchise ordinance
recently passed by councils, the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Telephone company
has submitted Its plans for an under
ground conduit wire system to City
Engineer Phillips. The latter has giv
en sufllclent approval to tho system
proposed to warrant tho company In
111 ranging to begin Its work early next
month.
Scranton is said to contain more
telephone, telegruph, electric light and
trolley poles than any city in the world
of not over 100,000 population, so It goes
without saying that the removal by the
Central company of Us unsightly poles
will be popularly received If under
ground wires do not Interfere with
good service and If the conduits nro
laid with reasonable expedition nnd
with no after-Injury to the streets.
City Engineer Phillips has stipulated
a few changes to bo made in the plans
adopted by tho company. Tho under
ground wires are to bo first laid In
the business district.
CONDUITS OF WOOD.
The conduits aro to be of wood, six
Inches y-quare and sixteen feet In
length. Before being laid they are to
be soaked in a solution of creosote.
Wooden conduits so treated wero laid
in Brooklyn, and when dug up from
twelve to fifteen years later have been
found to be In a good state of preserva
tion, sufficiently sound to be relald for
a further period of from three to five
ycnr3.
, From the telephone exchange build
ing on Adams avenue, at the corner
of Center street, tho first line of con
duits will bo laid down Center street
to Washington avenue, to Lackawanna
avenue, to Wyoming avenue, to Center
street, to the Delaware and Hudson
depot, to Lackawanna avenue, to the
bridge on the latter thoroughfare.
From tho Washington avenue lino
a smaller line will be extended to Rail
road alley, and from this latter line
the business places on the south side
of Lackawanna avenue will be sup
plied. Other "feed" conduits will be
run from the Washington avenue con
duit down Spruce street to Handley
court; from Center street up Oakford
court to Vine street. These routes
will reach nearly one-half of the busi
ness district and will possibly be in
operation before November 15.
It Is proposed to run tho condulti
along the alleys wherever possible, find
not uso the main streets.
UNDER NO OBLIGATIONS.
According to tho provisions of the
conduit ordinance, the company is
obliged to reserve wires for the police
telephone and fire department alarm
syhtems. Tho measure does not con
tain any clause compelling the com
pany to remove Its wires from tho
poles. A fight was made in councils to
put such a provision in tho franchise
by amendment, but the campany suc
cessfully opposed tho provision, and it
was not included in the measure.
It is Jbellevcd, ihowcver, that the
company will find It to Its advantage
to get tho whes underground as rapid
ly as tho work can bo performed. Tho
particular reason for this belief Is on
account of the reduced cost of re
pairs and the Immunity from damage
by winter storms.
TWO HORSES FOR THE HOOKS.
City Cannot Bear tho Expcnso of a
Three-Horse Hitch.
Tho Joint fire committees of councils
met last evening and decided not to
have a threo-horso-hltch arrangement
placed on tho Hook and Ladder truck,
for a time at least. Tho expense that
would be Incurred Is responsible for
the action.
Chief Hlckey pointed out that the
appropriation for repairs could not
stand tho Improvement at this time
and besides, an additional pole would
mean, tho purchase of another horse.
Tho truck, also, cannot bo changed
BEST SETS OF TEETH, $8,
Including tho palnlesi extracting ot
tccta by an entirely now procvsi.
5. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
321 Sprues St., Opp. Motel Jerniyn.
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"Tho ovci-wlclenlng popularity of muslo may woll
console us."
-UDMUND GUUNKV.
P THE FALL TERM OF THE I
SCRANTON SCHOOL OP MUSIC AND LANOUAOES
uuuiro wuunusjuay, sup-i. a. .
X ' J. ALFRED PENNINGTON, Dir.r.CToa. Carter Uulldlns. J
pecial Bargains
In Japanese
FOR THIS -
36x36
36x72
4x7ft
6x0
76xio6
9x12
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B)ibAiE
, 406 LACKAWA5MIN3A AVENUE.
from n two to a three-horso hitch with
out also rebuilding the platform.
Tho committee decided to send a
resolution to councils, asking permis
sion for the Franklin company to take
their hose nnd engine to Hallstead for
tho parade In October.
WENT TO JOIN THE UUFFAL0S.
Llttlo Casscll Hoy Got on a Dray
Wagon to Do It.
B. Cnssoll's boy, 13 years of age, left
his father's home at 212 Mulberry street
last night and got aboard a furniture
van bound for Carbondale, which ho
thought wns the way by which Buffalo
Bill Is coming to town.
Mr. Cassell reported tho fact of the
boy'a dlsappcaranco at police head
quarters last night, but up to mid
night the boy had not been stopped.
Attention, Public.
Go to 225 and 327 Adams avenue,
opposite Armory, nnd buy fancy
groceries at less than cost. The en
tire stock will bo closed out In the
next fifteen days at practically your
own price.
BEECHAM'S PILLS for wind and
distress after eating.
That we buy and sell more
Housefurnishings in gen
eral than any other house
in Scranton. Do you won
der that we secure many
Unusual Bargainswhich
would be impossible for
dealers of smaller outlet
or limited capital ? To il
lustrate, we name prices on
Japanned
Water Sprinklers
2-quart size 9c
4-quart size 12c
6-quart size 15c
8-quart size 20c
12-quart size 27c
Garden Trowels 2c
Weeding Forks 2c
Grass Hooks 15c
Refrigerator Pans 10c
Oil Stoves 25c
SPECIAL
Odd and End Sale of
Soft and Stiff
Hats.
BLACK, REDUCED
BROWN, . F0M
AND
MIXTURES. $2.03, 2.00, 3.00.
Bell & Skinner, "TaiS.
MALONEY OIL AND
141 TO 149 MERIDIAN ST , SCRANTON,
PA, TELEPHONE 36S2.
BURNING, LUBRICATING
AND CYLINDER
PAINT DEPARTMENT - Unseed Oil, Tur
pentlnc, White I.eud, Co'il rnr. Pitch, Var
nUii, Dryers, Jupiin undHliinglobtiiln.
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Rugs
WEEK ONLY.
$ -50
, 1.20
2.50
5.00
6.00
7.00
' 10.00
S MTKl
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Kill.,
320 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton Pa.
Wholesale nnd Kctnll
DRUGGISTS.
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD,
FRENCH ZINC,
Rcn'dy' Mixed Tinted Paints,
Convenient, Kconomlcnt, Durable.
Vnrnlsli Stains,
Producing Perfect Imltntlon of Ex panslTS
Woods.
Raynolds Wood Finish,
Especially Designod for Inside Work.
Marble Floor Finish,
Durable nnd Drlo Quickly.
Paint Varnish and Kal
somine Brushes.
PURE LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE.
SohiM Piano Stands at Ilia Head
AND J. W. atlERNSEY Stands at the Ileal
in tho Muslo track. You can always got .1
bettor bargain nt bis beautiful wareroom3
than at any other placo In tho city.
Call aud soa for your.clf before buying.
205 Washington Avenue,
SCRANTON, PA.
J. W. G.UERNSEY, Prop.
giEniiiiiiiaiBiEiiiiBiiBiBiiiasBiaiaaiiiiiiEa:
I Baby 1
I Carriages 1
a
Babies
at
U.fi.
ut II 1UU1II1I1U Wl LMlUk
S 3ii and 314 Lack. Ac, Scranton. S
SlIIUESiUliillimillCUaiSKUIUillllKS
SILVERSTONE,
The Eye Specialist
W1
'HOSUnfllce Is nt
'Jir. I.uckciuun.
mnnnnrn 0?
nn ncnue, in Will
iams' Wlilto Front
Shoe Store, oxumlnti
tho eye freo In tho
most ucpiirnte way,
und li!n prliis for bper-
tb
-T "' 3 laiii-H nro cueupvr
i&S V-xJ-Tv inentuololndlllerenco
eXrrJy to ,l10 l'roper care of
TTjff y theeyes Kcem to poi-
-TiSw rfSiVs t""4 most people until
1KA?JJ1P S3J) ttiotlmo lomciwlicii
" huuluchcs, Imperfeit
lhlon, or other resultl
of such neslcct jlo unrnlmr Unit imturo w
iel)elllii! imnlnst Mich treatment of one of
tho moit pioelous gifts. Normal lslon Is it
lilt'sslmr umipmei'liitcd until It h.is In on lost
nnd icNtnrcil; Its full nluo Is then realized,
Tlieiefoie, j ou should not lose u day befora
ImvliiR jour eyes examined. Thlsservlco wo
Ijliidly reuder nee of clnire.
REMEMBER THE PLACE,
2f5 Lackawanna. Avenue
In the White Front Shoe Store.
1 1 rsds'
213 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Has full and complete stoclc
of all the latest up-to-date
styles iu
Belts, Wais! Sats,
Rogers' Sil var -Plated Ware,
Sterling Silver Spoons,
at the very lowest
possible prices at
213 Lackawanna Avenue.
Lowest Trices in
Hats ami Furnish
ings. DUNN'S
1V0L1? & WENZEL,
740 Adams Ave., Opp. Court llomj,
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLURIBERS
Sole , cents for Richardson -Boyutoa'4
rurnocca aud liaiya.
jEJja rfe'' ll?Iv'5r ffivlZSSfSr '
m$s
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