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THE 80RANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNINGr, ATO-UBT 0, 1897.
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WILLIAM CONNELL, President.
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8CHANTON, AUOUST 0, 1R97.
We nrnumc that tho citizens of
Hcrnnton will greet tho returning
heroes of tho Scranton base ball club
today with floral wreaths anil u brass
band.
Where JuiIrcs Disagree.
The fact that Judges i latum and Pen
rose of the Philadelphia, courts have
decided tho direct inheritance tax cn
nrtctl liny 12 to be unconstitutional
gives Interest to the ruling, on Wednes
day, of Judge Ashman, nlho of the Phil
adelphia judiciary, nlllrmlng the con
stitutionality of this act. In this opin
ion Judge Ashman confesses that dls
i ropunclos appear In the act but holds
that since these do not obscure tho
char Intent of the act to Impose n tax
on personalty alone, they are Insulllc
icnt to Invalidate It. Proceeding thenco
to tho essence of the act three points
aie specially considered; first the ex-
nipt Ian of Inquests under $."000 In
value; second, the retroactive feature;
and thlid, tho conditions as to tho pay
ment of the tax.
On the Hi si point Judge Ashman
holds thill while uniformity In the tax
ation of estates lc-qulrcs that all es
tates of. the same character shall be
taxed In the same ratio; yet It Is per
missible to tax or exempt any fraction
of such estates,. Furthermore the net
tinder review Is In fact not u tax upon
lu'operty "U nil, but upon the right of
succession to property, and ns such be
longs to a pro Ince wherein it is dlfllcull
to assign any limit to the law-making
power. In this belief the Judge Is for
tllleil by numerous similar decisions In
other states, one of the latest being
that of the supremo court of Illinois.
With reference to the retroactive fea
ture the opinion Is less satisfactory- It
dismisses the matter somewhat curtly
by nsseiting that a retroactive law Is
rot expressly forbidden by the consti
tution. In tho bill of tights there Is nn
Inhibition of ex post facto legislation,
which is all thnt bears upon the'sub
Ji ct. Constructively this has been held
by fedeinl courts having reference to
this Identical piohlbition In the United
Ptntes constitution to apply to legis
lation affecting criminals, and It was
liropos-cdj. dtulnir the formation of the
lilngley tariff bill In a parallel emer
gency tc lntioduce In that measure a
retroactive or retrospective clause. But
heio there was a division of expert
opinion as to the constitutionality of
Mich u. clause and It was dropped.
Common sense If not express constitu
tional mandate Is against retioactlve
legislation, whatever Its kind or Intent.
"It may be objected, finally," says
Judge Ashman, "that the imposition of
the tax upon those dlstilbutees only, of
estates of decedents dying before tho
net, who have not been paid their
shares, is not uniform taxation within
the meaning of the constitution. Tho
answer seems to be that the legislature
may In Its absolute discretion create
now classes as the objects of taxation,
and may determine the composition of
those classes by purely arbitrary dis
tinctions. Tho only prerequisite to tho
constitutional exercise of this power of
classification is that tho tax bhall bo
uniform as to Its subject matter within
the class." Here, surely, the position
taken by tho judge Is Impregnable.
Tho ruling adds a final word respect
ing tho question of hardship. It points
out that compared with tho collateral
inheritance tax tho burden placed by
this act upon the taxpayer Is far less
than even the lower rate of the tax
would at llrst slgh't suggest. In any es
tate, for example, of $10,000 going to
four collaterals, th'e entire fund Is taxed
to 5 per cent, and the share of tnx as
sessed against each distributee is $125.
In nn estate ot the same amount going
to four lineal desceudents only $5,000 Is
taxed, which, at 2 per cent., renders
each dlstllbutee liable to but $25. This
elucidation Is non-essential but inter
esting, for It makes clear that If In
equity the collateral Inheritance tax
has one leg to stand on, tho direct In
heritance tax has two.
A layman's opinion on tills subject Is
unimportant; but wo must for our own
Eatlsfuction say that Judge Ashman's
lew appears In the main reasonable
and sound.
Governor Ilnstlngs evidently acts
upon the belief that If the duties of the
present be properly performed the fu
ture can safely be left to tuko care
of Itself.
An Emphatic Endorsement.
The secretary of the National Civil
Service lleform League, Mr. George
SlcAneny, has prepared nn interesting
fctntonient showing , the genuineness
und extent of the reform Introduced
by President McKlnley In tho national
civil servleoby means of his new rule
icqulrlng thnt no removal shall be
made from n position subject to com
petitive examination except for just
cituse and upon written charges, of
which tho uccuscrt shall have full no
tice and an opportunity to make de
fense. After pointing out that the
rule applies to overy olllcer and em
ploye In tho departments at Washing
ton excepting officers confirmed by tho
senate, certain attorneys In tho de
partment of Justice, a few private sec
retaries and common laborers, as well
as the, great body of employes In tha
customs houses and larger postolllccs,
lin says;
"In tho casa of each office or employ
ment affected It will mean that the
incumbent- shall not ba removed ex
cept for reasons having to do with
tho good of tho service, that have noth
ing to do ,wlth -politics or religion,
nnd that.' may bo safely put In writing.
An olllcer having tho power to remove
will hesitate" to assign reasons that
are frivolous or unjust, and tho ofllcer
or employe, of whatever rani;, will en-
Joy a reasonable degree ot security so
long ns his services continue to bo
meritorious, tin tho other hand,' it Is
Is a mistake to suppose that the dis
cretion of tho department head Is to
be unduly limited or that thero will bo
tho slightest dlinculty In getting rid
ot an objectionable subordinate Tho
new rule provides for no form ot trial.
Nor Is the action of the, department
olllcer subject to review by any other
executive niithorlty. All that Is re
quired Is that the reasons for his ac
tion shall be n matter of record, and
thnt It tho person removed wishes to
be heard before his case Is flnnlly ad
judicated he may have n fair oppor
tunity. Unless tho reasons nro suffi
cient the department olllcer will hesi
tate to flic them, und If the person
removed knows that they are good he
will hesitate to dispute them."
Mr. McAneny adds: "The suggestion
that Mr. McKlnley sejttled on this pol
icy only after he hud noticed the opu-
lar disapproval with which reports of
his intention to do otherwise had been
received Is quite unfair to him. I
have had severnl Interviews with the
president on this subject during tho
past few months. On tho 2d day of
July, n week before these reports were
published, ho assured me positively
that no changes of setlous character
would bo made, and that tho exceptions
other than those recommended by the
civil service commlslon would bo con
fined to Isolated cases In which, owing
to peculiar circumstances, an excep
tion might seem necessary. When I
again saw hlni on the 2tth ho spolo
In tho same encournglng way, adding
thnt he would seek to Improve and ex
tend the system rather than to re
st! let It. 1 do not believe that at any
time since the 4th of March tho presi
dent has Intended to do anything but
what he now has done. I believe, more
over, that with tho order of July 27
as nu earnest of Mr. McKInley's dis
position and purposes. It Is to be ex
pected that this administration will
carry the reform of the civil service
very near to completion, nnd that for
that accomplishment It will be remem
bered historically."
This Is testimony which carries
weight. It Is to be hoped that hereaf
ter civil service reform will be what
It long has not been the real thing.
Governor Hastings won't run for
senator. Senator Quay won't support
Attorney General McCormick for gov
ernor next year; Israel W. Durham
has not been dumped and David Mar
tin Is In status quo. This represents
one day's news harvest In state poll
tics. Now that these Important points
are understood, let the procession pro
ceed. J
Have Our Statesmen Deteriorated ?
The feature of the Forum for Au
gust which Immediately nttracts atten
tion Is Senator Hoar's comparison of
tho statesmanship of England with
that of tho United States. So much
complaining is heard nowadays nt
what is called the decadence of our
public men, and so frequently Is this
alleged decadence emphasized by mag
nified contrasts of our senators, rep
resentatives, cabinet officers and chief
diplomats with tho corresponding pub-
llo functionaries of Great Rrltain, quite
Invariably to the former's disparage
ment, that the opinion concerning this
subject of a veteran and distinguished
American senator, himself generally
excepted from the contempoiary de
preciation, becomes really n matter of
keen interest. Senator Hoar's paper
Is In tho nature of expert testimony,
and that, to laymen, Is always fas
cinating. Tho senator's contribution Is not
easily abridged and therefore should
be read by Itself; but tho salient note
In It Is not a denial that English pub
lic life does offer better oppurtunl
tles to the man nmbltlous for a public
career than Is afforded by public life
In this country. On tho contrary he
points out many things In respect of
which the English statesman has the
advantage as, for Instance, In the
fact that residence In a certain con
gressional district, state or section Is
not a requisite to perfermont, and also
In tho further fact that the aristocratic
spirit In England tends to restrict tho
available competition for public hon
ors, creating In effect a governing class
which may prepare Its young for the
public service secure In the knowledge
thnt such preparation will not bo
wasted. Hut he also contends that the
peculiar needs of the United States
nre calling Into play the kind of states
manship best suited to supply them.
"Were Webster, or Clay or Calhoun
alive today," Senator Hoar remarks,
"his career as a senator must bo, from
necessity, of n different character from
what It was. His leadership and gui
dance of the public thought would bo
exercised by writing or speech else
where thnn In tho senate chamber. If
Honton were living now he would be
known only as nn Insufferable bore.
Tho public business cannot bear tho
Interruption of the great debates of
former days. The public is Impatient
even of discussions which are abso
lutely necessary."
In expecting ono kind of service
from our public men which we don't
get we stand In danger of falling to
appreciate tho kind of servlco which
wo are receiving. "It Is," says the
gentleman from Massachusetts, "near
ly Impossible now for u statesman who
is in power in this country to bo the
lender of its advanced thought. His
whole time and strength must be taken
up In dealing with tho routlno duties
of hla office. This is true of the presi
dent; It s true of the heads ot depart
ments; It Is truo of the leaders of tha
dominant party In both houses ot con
gress; certainly of tho members of tho
flnanco committee of the senato nnd of
tho ways and means of the house; of
the committees on appropriations In
either branch; of tho members of tho
great law committees. Tho American
statesman of today, who Is to provide
supplies to carry on the routlno of our
vast administration, and bo regulato
economies that tho supply may bo
equal to tho demand; to determine tho
burden and tho benefit In every detail
ot a tariff or a tax as It affects thou
sands of Industries; to understand
every part of tho complicated mechan
ism of our government; und who goes
to bed every night wearied nnd worn
out with labors and anxieties to which
the manager of tho largest and most
complicated private concern Isa strong
er, has little room In his life for now
schemes, new principles, or new
thoughts. Tho country owes moro
than It knows t6 the men of both par
ties who have, of late years, bo con
scientiously and faithfully performed
tho great labor of keeping tho ma
chinery of government In operation."
It Is tho conclusion of his paper
that tho senntor makes tho aptcst re
ply to the current criticisms of con
temporary statesmanship. "The peo
ple of both England and America,"
says he, "are enlightened, honest, pa
trlotlo and free. They are able to com
mand, and In the main do command,
In end generation, tho kind of public
service which tho needs of the' genera
tion require. If tho lofty and stimu
lant leadership of the elder Pitt, If the
parliamentary skill nnd resolute cour
ngo of the younger Pitt, If tho Inde
pendence and economlo wisdom of Cob
den und Itrlght, or the military genius
of Wellington, bo not found In tho
counsels of England todny, It Is be
cause England does not need them to
day. When she needs them, they will
bo forthcoming. It tho constructive
statesmanship of tho trainers of tho
constitution, the comprehensive wis
dom of Madison, the profound Insight
and dominant Intelligence of Hamilton,
the majestic eloquence of Webster,
the chivalrous leadership of Clay, tho
uncompromising devotion to human
ity of Sumner, the patient circum
spection of Lincoln, arc not now to bo
found In the counsels of our ltcpubllc,
It Is because the present day demands
another kind of service for the Repub
lic. When these things are needed,
they will appear."
This puts tho responsibility where It
belongs.
Tho truth about gallant old General
Gomez Is that he Is too ancient nnd
wary a bird to be cnught by Wey
ler's nntonomy chaff.
Reminiscences of
Thomas C. Plafi
Walter Wcllman, in Times-Herald.
Ono of tho Inst things I hoard before
leaving Ntw York was that President
McKlnley and Tom liatt nro getting on
so well together that the New York ioIl
tlclnns aro simply amazed. They had
been expecting trouble, and' soma of them
aro disappointed that It tins not come.
Unconsciously they look back to tho stor
my days of 1S31, when Conkllng nnd Ai
thur and I'latt were fighting Uarlicld und
BSalne. They are unable to seo nny rea
son why President McKIr.ley should go
out of his way to please Tom I'latt, who
was the only bitter and unfair opponent
Mr. McKlnley had before the St. Louis
convention. Nor can they understand
why Piatt, who Is reputed to be so much
of a fighter, should bo willing to "knuc
kle" to McKlnlty, whom ho so savagely
denounced a year ago. As n matter ot
fact, whether these marveling politicians
understand It or not, McKlnley and I'latt
aro both men of peace. Tho former is
giving tho country a lino example of what
a llttLe tact and fairness will do toward
destroying factions within the party and
building strongly for the future.
Mr. Piatt loves peace, too. Ho Is much
n.ore of a peaco man than ho Is generally
credited with being. A fellow passenger,
Chief Justice Goodrlcn, of 'New York,
tells me a most Interesting and I think
hitherto unpublished story of tho Gar-ileld-Conkllng-Platt
episode. It was on a
Monday that Garfield sjnt to tho senato
tho nomination of Robertson to bo col
lector. Tho next day Mr. Piatt went to
New York, nnd Wednesday morning told
Mr. Goodrich tho story which he now tells
me.
When tho nomination of Robertson
reached tho senato chamber Conkllng and
Piatt were talking together, Ar'hur was
in tho chair, and when the message was
handed him by the veteran Bassett ho
opened tho envelope In a nonchalant,
matter of course way, never dreaming
that It contained the bit of political dyna
mlto which was to kill Garfield, ruin tho
career of Conkllng and snorten his days,
and make himself president and lead In
directly to hla early death.
When Arthur opened the envelope and
his eyo alighted upon the fatal words he
turned as palo as a sheet. He clenched
tho gavel convulsively, as If he would
use It as a weapon. Then ho beckoned
to Conkllng and Piatt, and they both
walked up to the vice president's desk.
Arthur handed them tho sheet of papjr
beurlng Garfield's signature. Conkllng
looked at It, and an Indescribably fierce
expression camo over his face. Arthur
was simply speechless and now livid with
rage. Piatt alone met tho most unex
pected situation with something like a
calm and jiractlcal view.
"I shall resign my seat In tho senate,"
said he.
"Why do you say that?" asked Arthur,
now recovering his speech.
"Because this nomination means war,"
replied I'latt, "nnd because I came hero
for peaco and am physically unable to go
through such a war as this is going to
be. It will kill me, nnd tho only way I
can save my life Is by resigning."
"I'lutt," said Conkllng. "It will bo fatal
to my plans If you resign now. Promise
mo you will withhold your resignation
for a few weeks, and If you nro then of
the samo mind I will resign with you."
liatt agreed to this nnd tho .bargain
was made. Some weeks later Piatt in
sisted upon resigning, and Conkllng's re
signation, he being the senior senator,
was offered first. I'latt told his friend
and counsel. Judge Goodrich, ot this
agreement mado at tho vice president's
desk hi that dramatic moment before
tho nomination was laid before the sena
nte, within forty hours. Tho story told
here Is as Piatt hlmse'.f narrated It, and
It effectually disposes of the "Me-too"
sneer under which Piatt rested In silen-o
for manj ears.
Thero has never been anything more re
markablo In the history of our politics
than Jiatt's return to power In New York
and in tho country. Ho Is now moro
nearly absolutely master of his party's
affairs In his stato thar nny other Re
publican leader of the north. If ho can
win tho Greater.iNcw York campaign next
fall his place will bo fixed In history as
tho greatest pcltlcdl captain of his time.
Ho survived ho faux pas which killed
Garfield, rulr.Al Conkllng, kopt IJlalno
from tho presidency, sent Cleveland to
tho White House, and caused such a great
upheaval In tho politics of tho country.
He has risen above personal, political
and leglslutivo scandals at Albany which
would have ruined almost any other man.
Ho has moro than once been near bank
ruptcy as a man of business, and as a
politician ho has often risked everything
upon tho turn of a card.
Much of his time he has boon fighting
for his life. Ho has often been so near
death's door that his family and friends
thought all wns over. Four or flvo times
ho was picked up from tho floor of his
private -room, whero ho hnd fallen in a
faint from sheer exhaustion caused by
passage of blood. For moro than a year
ho lived on peptonized milk, nothing elso
passing his lips. For several years this
fight for life and health continued, with
varying success. All this time he was
directing tho affairs of a great corpora
tion and resuming his political leadership.
I am told that Mr. liatt has been to
more thai ono state or national conven
tion from which Mrs. liatt feared ho
w"ould not return alive. He owes not only
his life but much of his success to tho
faithful caro and unfailing good ndlco
of his wife,
Undyr thesQ.crcumstnnfsj haying won
his battla for political leadership and for
health, Is It any Wonder that Mr. Piatt
seeks pnco rather than war with Mc
Klnley? He- cannot tifrord to tnko any
other ritks than thoso which aro thrust
ppon hlni by tho enemy. Of these ho is
likely to 1-nvo a plenty In tho immediate
future. There are Indications that nnothor
great political capUitn, William C. Whit
ney, Is planning a rehabilitation of tho
Now York Domocincy, with a view to win
ning tho grent prize of control of Greater
New York, and Mr. Plntt Is thus to havo
u focmau worthy his steel. I'latt Is per
sonally responsible for the Greater Now
York scheme. Ho went Into It con
vinced ho could win, and thus bistrldo
tho empire stnte from Far Rockaway to
Niagara, tho greatest political Colosus
of tho Inst acartcr century. I'latt still
thinks ho can do It, but his closest friends
advise him that thero Is troublo ahead.
THE MINING OF COAL.
From the Philadelphia Record.
In tho progcsslvo development of pro
ductive processes tho mining of coal has
como to bo tho primary Industry on which
almost overy other form ot human ac
tivity depends for its ways and menns.
Neither manufacturing nor tranportntlon,
nor even agriculture on nny extended
Bcale, can be carried on without n regu
lar nnd sufficient supply of mechanical
power; nnd with tho machinery at pres
ent In uso coal is the only source from
which can bo obtained cither power or the
artificial heat which Is necessary In near
ly all tho operations In which human en
ergy Is cmplced. It Is, thcrcfoie, of the
utmost tmpoitanco that tho business nt
coal production should be relieved as far
as possible of the vlchsltudes and fluc
tuations to which It has long been sub
jected, and that the relations between tho
capital and tho labor employed In Us
production should be equitably adjusted
and placed on a stable and permanent
basis,
o '
It Is not easy, however, to conceive of
any plan by which this may bo accom
plished. The miners' strike, which Is nt
present disturbing tho peaco of n num
ber of states und checking tho business
of tho whole country, will, no doubt, bo
settled In somo way or other. Tho dif
ferences may be arbitrated, or tho strike
may bo brought to an end by tho sur
render of either tho miners or their em
ployers; but no matter what may be tha
outcomo of this contention. It Is useless
to hopo that tho forms of agreements can
bo other than temporary In their nature.
Tho conditions which prevail In tho coal
regions are such as to render a permanent
settlement of the relations between tho
miner and his employer nlmost Impossi
ble. According to tho testimony taken by
tho legislative committees which recently
Inquired Into this matter, backed up by
tho observations of almost every person
who has knowledge of tho coal regions,
tho situation appears to bo this: First,
tho possible production of tho mines
opened and ready for operation Is greatly
In excess of tho neeos of tho coal mar
ket; and, secondly, the number ol la
borers of all classes In the coal regions
Is enormously out of proportion to tho
amount of work to be done. The result
Is excessive competition between the ope
rators, which Is further Intensified by tho
fact that some mines can bo worked moro
easily and with less expense than others,
and tho Impossibility or giving cither tho
miners or tho outside lnborers full em
ployment oven when the demand for coal
Is greatest.
Theso conditions are evidently tho fund
amental causo ot tho disorders and agita
tions to which the business ot mining coal
seems to bo peculiarly subject, as well as
of the spirit of strife and violence which
periodically seizes those engaged In It.
Moreover, they add greatly to tho cost of
production, becauso they Involve a waste
of both capital end labor even In times
of peace: and while they shall continue
to exist It Is by r.o means easy to seo
how tho operators can arrlvo at any
agreement which will withstand tho test
of time either between themselves as to
tho quantity of coal which shall bo mined
and tho price at which It shall bo sold,
or with their men as to the wages which
shall be paid. There are also other fac
tors of disturbance; but these might bo
abated by law, and, though Improbable,
It Is not Imposslblo that the output of
tho mines all over tho United States
might bo limited by mutual agreement
to the actual demand and appDrtloned In
an equitable percentage of capacity be
tween the various producers. But these
reforms, while they would relieve tho
miners of tho robbery to which they aro
now subjected and tho operators of th
risk of loss from falling prices, would
not add a single day's work to the aggre
gate amount of labor to bo done.
o
Tho most virulent element of disturb
ance In tho situation, as well as the most
difficult to eliminate, Is tho manifest fact
that all the miners cannot be fully cm.
ployed; and thero Is also tho further
fact that no posslblj, advance In wages
can compensate them for time lost In
enforced idleness, Tho pay which If earned
every day would enable a man to keep
himself nnd his family In comfort would
mean seml-stravntlon it earned only three
or four days a week; and as tho plethora
of labor now In tho coal fields. prechides
tho possibility of full employment being
given to all, It certainly constitutes tho
gravest difficulty with which thoso who
hope to permanently adjust the differ
ences between the coal operators and
their employes hove to contend. It cannot
bo overcome, as was once proposed, by
giving stoady employment to a sulllclent
number of tho most skillful to do the
work and leaving nil tho rest to shift for
themselves as best they can, because
whllo thin policy would no doubt In time
rid tho coal reslons of surplus labor, It
would Immediately deprive a vast multi
tude ot men, woman and children of all
possible means of subsistence, and for a
long time to come tho conditions of pov
erty nnd suffering would be such as no
Christian community could tolerate In Its
midst. Besides, so long us cupidity shall
continue to be a factor In determining
human action It will scarcely bo pos
slblo that tho coal operators, some of
whom aro not noted for either humanity
or foresight, coUM be Induced to unan
imously refrain from taking advantago
of the necessities of tho unemployed to
reap Immediate gain by getting their
work dono moro cheaply.
o
Tho problem, however, Is not altogether
lr.solublp. Other means of employment
may bo found for such as desire to
abandon tho hopeless struggle for llfo
under existing conditions In tho coal re
gions. .Mr. Claus Spreckels. Mr. Balling
ton Booth and others who propose to
establish agricultural and Industrial col
onles in various parts of the country may
turn their attention to tho strong, healthy
and Industrious men who havo been drag
ging out a half-starved existence In tho
coal fields. If they do, and shall suc
ceed In locating any considerable num
ber of theso men on the unoccupied agri
cultural lands of tho West where they
would, at least, bo sure of enough to eat
they will probably find them peculiarly
well fitted to secure tno success ot suen
enterprises; and whether their ulterior
motives be selfish or humane, they will
not only have aided In the practical
solution of tho labor problem, but they
will havo dono a sood thing for the wholo
country as well ts for tho miners.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Prawn by AJncchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologor.
Astrolabe cast: 1.42 a. m., for Friday,
Aug. 0. J&07.
D &
A child horn on this day will bo of the
opinion that tho Elks aro certainly afraid
of a liquid known rs water.
One of the things to be dreaded Is tho
song on Klondlko that will be rendereU
liv (hn aAllltrnttn with An mclillzPrl vnln,3
during tho coming theatrical season.
Thp faces of our sporting men who
walksd home assume a "rtaven'' hue at
the mention of "Ella T."
Speaking of races, Mr, Duggan promises
to lower all track rccctds when he en
ters tho contest for district attorney.
Tho man who takes you cordially by
tho hnnd Is your'frlcnrt-or a prospective
delegate.
GOLDSMI
prn
We
Told
That we were going out
sence of a single yard of
up carpets and rugs which arc to be dosed out regardless ot cost or value.
Read the description and sizes- and wc are sure you will be interested:
i Light Goblin Axminster Rug,
1 Dark Goblin Axminster Rug,
1 Dark Goblin Axminster Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 10 ft 6 in
1 Light Moquette Carpet Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 12 ft 6 iu
1 Green and Pink Axminster Rug, 8 ft 3 in. x 10 ft 6 in
1 Light Tapestry Brussels Carpet Rug, S ft 3 in. x 11 ft 6 in
1 Ecru and Brown Moquette Carpet Rug, S f t 3 in. x 12 ft 6
1 Blue Body Brussels Rug, 12 ft 7 in. x 12 ft
1 Green and Red Jap Rug, 12 ft x 15 ft
1 Red and Blue Jap Rug, 13 ft x'15 ft
Cmrtafle Department
Special sale of Momie Tinsel Silkolines, beautiful new patterns, 30 cents
Silk Finished Silkolines, new patterns, 9 cents
500 Dowaline Cushions, with ruffles, at 39 cents
We can save you money on Lace Curtains, Heavy Curtains and Draperies.
NLEY'S
X Clean Up tk Balance
of S
Printed
Wash
Goods
pets, lawns, Jacoi
eUs aM Mills to
6CeeteaYard
Former Prices He,
15c aM 18c,
ALSO
Silkaltae
Comfortalbless
At $l9o
SJOANDS'112
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
A Miner Sets Better
When served In n fine Dinner Bet, nnd a
'good dinner should be treuted with enough
respect to be served In nothing else. You
should see our Cliluu and Tablo Ware of all
kinds their beauty attracts universal ad
miration, AND THE PIUOES AKE HIQHT.
Theso goods all came In before the advance
In the tarlir.
TEE CLEMONS, FERBER,
O'MALLEY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
ioW
JSJA
You
of the carpet business, and
So
carpet in the roll iu our store. But we have a few made
8 ft 3 iu, x 10 ft 6 in
9 ft x 12 ft
By tie I
Clothes He Wears I
Many a man is judged. Carelessness in
dress is a fair indication of carelessness
3n other things. Benefit by this lesson
and buy one of our up-to-date suits. II
it don't fit we make it fit.
00000000
I BOY
L.
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Lewis, ReflHy
& Dav5eo
ALWAYS BUSV.
4a?L
AUGUST SALE
SUMMER FOOTWEAR
COOL SHOES
FOR HOT FEET
LEWIS, REIIXYAIES
11 J AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
Well! Well!
Just
Tlhtak of It!
000-PAOE LONG DAY IiOOKB, LEDG
ERS OH JOURNALS, FULL DUCK
DINDING, SPRING HACK, GOOD
QUALITY TAPER, pQJ ptjc
Them
Thiok Agaara !
A LETTER PRESS, r00 PAGE LET
TEH HOOK, HOWL AND I1RUSII COM
PLETB 0NLY $5.00.
THINK OF '
Reynolds Brog
Stationers nnd Engravers.
Motel Jermyn Bldg,
130 Woinlus Ave, Bcnuiton, Pa'
jftfr1
BAZAAR
the fact is verified by the ab
.' $28.50
27.50
22.00
19.25
38.70
'. 15.1
iu 20.00
25.00
11.98'
1111.98
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MUCKLO
ARE YOU?
Well, so are wo. Hut let us see If wo can't
Interest you. Have you bought a
Garden Hose,
Lawn Mower,
Lawn Spr3nkler,
ke Cream Freezer,
Refrigerator,
Window Screen,
Screen Doors,
Hammocks,
031 Stoves,
Gas Stove
Or Cooler
This Summer? If not, do you need one? If
you do come In and get our prices. Wo nro
selling tho above goods at n sacrifice. VK
OIVK EXCHANGE hTAUVii.
FOOTE & SHEAR CO.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyonilnj
District for
Mining, masting, Sporting, Smokclesi
aud tho Repauno Chemtcal
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
Safety Fuse, Cups and Exploders.
Rooms 212, 213 and 211 Commonwealth
Uulldlng, Scrunton.
AOENCIES.
THOS FORD,
JOHN II. SMITH SON.
E. W, MULLIGAN,
Plttston
Plymouth
WllUes-IUrra
ML PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal ot the beat quality for domestlo uea
and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city,
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No t;
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No, 272, will bo promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at the mine.
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