THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 189T, IP Cflecwtfon'Cf (Butte 111) ttii Weekly. No Sunday rjlltlM. liy The Tribune Publishing Company. WILLIAM CONNKLL, 1'rcililont. SUBSCRIPTION PRICBl D illy 50 cent a month 1MIMD AT Til rOSTOmOS AT BCRANTOS. rA., As tlCOKD-CtABa llAlt, UATTIR. SCItANTON, OCTOBER. 12, 1897, THE RF.PUBL1CAN TICKET. Stntc. Btato Trcasurr-J. 8. BEACOM, of Westmoreland. Auditor Oencral-LEVI G. M'CAULEY. of Chester. County Sherlff-CLARENCE E. PlttOR, of Scrnnton. .. District AttorncyIOHN It. JONES, of Blakely. 1'rothonotary-JOHN COPELAND, ot Carbondale. .Treaauror-W. S. LANGSTAFF, of Scran ton. Clerk of tho Courts THOSIAS P. DAN IELS, of Scranton. Recorder CHARLES HUDSTEH, of Scran ton. Rcglstcr-WILLIAM K. DECK, of Mos cow. Jury Commissioner CHARLES W1Q GINS, of Bcrantcn. Election day, November 2. And Diifrg.in still keeps mum. WnUon's Fool Petition. If the action taken In court yester day ly George M. Watson were hon est, it would not have been deferred until almost the latest moment avail able under tlib law, when the man at whom It alms Is busied with prepara tions for n two-weeks' term of criminal court that will sit in double session and demand nil his time and energies; iitid furthermore it would present, in stead of windy generalities and gutter gossip, speclllc cliarses backed by af fidavits. It will bo seen by a pmisal of the text of Watson's petition, which appears on another pane, that there is not an assertion In this ranVbllnff docu ment which could not have been made quite as confidently almost a month nijo. Tho nomination of John It. Jones was certified to tho county commis sioners six davs after the Republican county convention, that Is to say, on Pept. 13. AVntson's string of general charges of fraud was not made public until Oct. 11, or twenty-eight days lat er. If Watson's case were of a char acter to stand careful examination by the public, why was it withheld until practically the eleventh hour? Omitting fractions, Jones received in the convention of Sept. 7 244 votes to 23 for Watson. If It were true, as Watson alleges, that his 23 votes con stituted a majority of the votes legally cast in said convention, then It would follow that not more than 45 legal votes were cast In the convention, leaving 222 votes which accordliiGT to Watfcon's sworn belief were cast Illegally. Yet despite such an alleged preponderance of votes cast Illegally Watson enters court without the name of one dele gate whose vote he is ready to chal lenge. In his petition there is not a name, a figure or a date tending to cor roborate his omnibus accusation; that which' ho offers In support of the pre posterous request that his name be cer tified on tho Republican ticket in place of Jones's consists entirely of indefinite allegation based on hearsay and imag ination. Suppose such a man were seated In the district attorney's olllce. What kind of indictments would he b likely to draw up? Watsons freak action clearly con firms the convention's wisdom in turn ing him down. Weyler can go home with one conso lation. Ulanco won't find much left In Cuba to steal. A Defense of Trusts. An Interesting feature of the current number of nunton'3 magazine Is a pa per by ex-Governor Flower protesting against the indiscriminate use in po litical and economic discussion of "trusts" nnd "combines" as inter changeable and equivalent words a use which tends, he thinks ,to lead the public toward Injustice. Tho trust, ns hi- points out, Is sim ply a merging of property Interests or consolidation for tho development of economies In business. If three cor porations producing, say, boots and shoes crow tired of sustaining the ex pense of thrco separate organizations engaged In internecine trade war, they merge their holdings Into a trust man aged bv a board of directors taken from the officials of tha separate cor porations. This enables the three fac tories to bo-operated with one set of executive officials, permits supplies to by purchased in trebly larger quantity nnd therefore more cheaoly, and by doing away with other expenses of tha former competitive system enables tho consolidated Institution to nut boots and shoes on tho market at an evn lower selling price than formerly, yet with increased profit to the sharehold rs in the trust. Governor Flower offers tho career of tho Standard Oil com pany, the oldest and largest American trust, as proof that trusts In them selves are not disadvantageous but may b with good management posi tively beneficial to the public. "It was organized," says he, "In 1S72, nnd prior to that tlmo oil was poor and even dangerous to use. Exploding lamps were of dally occurrence. With' the organization of the trust tho capital that was previously scattered among u largo number of small concerns was concentrated, and the skillful knowl edge of the best concern wns applied to tha methods of oil. Immediately thero began a series of experiments for improving tho quality as well a re ducing tho cost of refining and trans porting oil. Among theso economics was a system of pipe lines, by which oil can lie directly pumped from the wells to the refineries at the great cen ters. This was u saving of over 50 per cent, in the cost of transportation. In other departments of tho business I find that similar economies havo been de veloped. In tho manufacture of bar rels the coat has been reduced to an nggregato of nearly $1,000,000 a year. In tho manufacture of tin cana a sav ing of CO per cent, has been made since JR74. Since the company uses about 30,000,000 tin cuns in a year, this economy amounts to a saving of about $4,500,000 annually. It Is tho same with tho wc-odeu cases, where tho price has been reduced from 20 to 13 cents since 1S74, nn actual saving of $1,250,000. As tho result of these economies nnd Im provements In tho methods of refining, which the greater concentration of capital has mad possible, the quality of the oil has been Improved, tho explo sive element having been eliminated and the Illuminating quality greatly ln enhsed! and tho price to the consumer has been reduced from 21 24-100 cents per gallon to 6 cents per gallon, or over 75 per cent." "Combines," or "corners," on tho oth er hand, do not represent tho consoli dation of ownership or increased con centration of productive power. Their purposo is simply to secure unanimity among a group of producing interests with reference to pride. In the nature of things the "combine" carries with It tho seeds of Its own destruction, inas much as competition In production, which combines do not have power to repress, Is bound to lead sooner or later to competition In selling, which means a shattering ot the pool price. An ex nmplo of this tendency which had In It some elements of local pathos may be recalled In the collapse early In tho present year of tho steel rail "pool" or "combine." Governor Flower's paper draws valu able distinctions and embodies much timely Information. It will set the fair opponent of trusts to thinking. This talk about tho possibility of Spain demanding the return of Miss Clsneros should sho seek asylum In the United States need not disturb Ameri cans' slumbers. Spain Is probaljly tho gladdest of all concerned that Kvan gellna escaped. m i For Recorder of Deeds. The excellent record made "by Record er lleuster during his first term In of fice won for him at his- party's hands the tribute of a cordial renomtnatlon and It will win for him at the polls three weeks from today an equally cor dial re-election. llr. Ilcusler's gonial ways and obliging manner In office have made for him many hundreds of friends In all parts of the county, to whom three years ngo he was a strang er but who now will gladly co-operate for the success of his deserving candi dacy. The South Side, where he lives, will take special pains to compllmJiit him with a fine showing on election night, and as ho has always been a staunch' and loyal Republican, willing to respond whenever culled to party service, therj Is every reason to believe that he will command in all localities the normal patty strength. By tho way, we don't hear so loud a boast as once emanated from our friends, tho enemy, that Senator Ilan nn, over in Ohio, would be scalped this fall. Have they changed their mind? Weylerlsm's Crash. The question what will follow Wey ler's recall is an interesting one. When Weyler was governor-general of tho Philippine Islands he received a salary of $40,000 a year, at least half of which would be required to main tain the social position of tho office, provided the occupant were an honest man with none but his authorized in come. Weyler was at Manila, three years. Thus if he had been honest his savings could not much have exceeded $00,000. As It was, he sent for deposit to his personal credit In banks In London, Paris and Madrid sums of money aggregating, according to tho best means of Information obtainable, between $3,000,000 nnd $4,000,000. Tho charge that Weyler has feather ed his nest with even more unblush ing effrontery while governor general In Cuba is made by hundreds of wit nesses representing every shade of opinion and every degree of facility for acquiring trustworthy Information. While Weyler held the reins of his of fice, with almost absolute power, his misdeeds wero naturally not paraded In Havana or at Madrid; but now that he has been recalled and repudiated, will not tongues hitherto silent now speak? "Will not tho Sagasta regime for political effect lift the lid of: Wey lerism in Havana? Evidently there Is music In store. If the Tracy boom In New York doesn't -look as big now as It might, It is well to recollect that the good racer reserves his spurt for the finish. There are many good judges who lie llevo that the Low people spurted too boon. Eating While Traveling. A writer In Leslie's "Weekly makes just complaint nt the Inadequacy of the facilities for dining afforded to passengers by the majority of Ameri can railroads. Ho has reference not so much to tho restaurant facilities at terminal or Intermediate stations al though heaven knows these are usually bad enough but to the exactions prac ticed In the dining car. For Instance: "Under the present rule on many of the trains a passenger must pay a dollar for a meal whether he wants a cup of coffee or a full course dinner, and even then he cannot get It unless he Is In a parlor or a sleeping-car, In which ho has paid an extra fare. This experience recently happened to the writer: Ho was on a trnln In which nil tho parlor-car seats wero taken. Ho had with him a lady and child, A wteck delayed tho train several hours and ho went to tho parlor-car and asked for coffee and food, for which the usual charge was to be paid and In addition a fee to tho porter. The food was per-emptorily refused because tho party had no seats In the car. For tunately an acquaintance was discov ered, and as he had a seat In tho car the food was procured, but there were several ladles In tho regular coach who had to starve until tho city was reached," Naturally passengers who are sub jected to such treatment chargo It against tho railroad company which permits It to bo .practiced on Its trains, and as such Incidents are frequent n feeling of prejudlco against railroad corporations Is excited, finally taking expression In unsympathetic legisla tion. Tho writer In Leslie's contends with shrewdness that tho adoption by tho railroads of a more llbernl policy would return Its cost to tho company In Increased earnings many times over. Rut ho does not innko clear Just what tho companies ought to do; and to supply this omleilon we keg lenvo to miggest that they adopt a dining car servleo offering good food nt mod erate prices, served a la carte to any passenger who may order It. It should not be necessary for the hungry pas senger In tho day coach to enter a parlor-car, pay tho extra fco charged for n seat there, then tip tho waiter and finally pay a dollar In order to soothe his ravenous appetite with n bite of bread and a sip of coffee; the railway company should make It a part of Its business to see that by pressing a button within reach from his seat Its patron can summon a waiter who will serve him with a light lunch In tho regular coach on the prin ciple of paying for what Is ordered and no more. Certainly If the passen ger In tho day coach wishes n. course dinner he should enter tho car where special facilities render Its serving feasible; but not so for any of tho numerous articles ot food that can conveniently bo carried from car to car on a tray. That an arrangement of this kind for through trains would pay by vastly enlarging tho now limited patronage given by tho traveling public to tho present style of dining-cars and cor respondingly Inviting nn additional volume of travel seems wholly prob able. In nil lines of business It Is tho great middle class that constitutes the mainstay of profit tho occupants of the day coaches, as It were yet under existing conditions this class of patrons receives from many railway manage ments the least thoughtful attention. In many respects traveling by rail in the United States Is superior In com fort to traveling by rail anywhere else In civilization; but in the direction of which we have spoken thero appears to bo largo room for improvement. Tho record of Judge VanWyck, tho Tammany candidate for mayor of New York, is 23 beefsteaks at one sitting. No wonder he counts on capturing the butcher vote. Some Weak Spots in Criminal Law (The Pittsburg Dispatch some tlmo ago printed a bcries of articles evidently by a member of the bar pointing out con fplcuous defects In present legal cus toms. Tho series as a wholo was most interesting and, to laymen, Instructive; and as a sample wo reprint tho follow ing objections offered by this nuthor to somo existing forms and consequcnce3 of criminal practice. Our criminal jurisprudence Is a marked Instanco of clinging to old customs. When tho method of making the accused, to far as torture and bodily discomfort would avail, bo witness ngalnst him self, gavo way to tho fuller assumption that a man was innocent until ho was proved guilty, every precaution was tak en to prevent Intimidation or tho con viction of nn Innocent man. This cau tion seems to havo Increased until, with tho greater aids to tho criminal, there Is no doubt that crime Is fostered by the many avenues of escape from punish ment. Witnesses find themselves solemn ly swearing that "they will tell the truth, tho whole truth and nothing but the truth," and utterly constrained from obeying any but tho last clause. Tho attorney who c.ills them carefully keeps his questioning within certain limits. Tho opposing attorney cannot call upon them to tell nil they know that is relevant to tho matter. Ho hns to conflno himself solely to questioning them closely on tho statements they havo made. It may bo qulto within the absoluto knowledgo of one attorney and tho reasonablo surmiso of tho other that the witness possesses valuable Information untold, but tho skil ful manipulation of tho witness' attor ney has effectually shut It off. The hon est witness finds himself often leaving tho stand with untold (relevant) testi mony, which tho attorney who culled him, by his direct examination, kept un der cover, nnd tho other nttornoy dared not risk calling forth by also calling him as a witness, not knowing exuetly what ho might say, but knowing surely that ho would at once be considered "his wit ness" and any adverse testimony would have a doubly disastrous effect. o Tho suspected Infractor of law is pros ecuted by an attorney salaried for that purpose, occupying tho position of cham pion of tho laws. Thero is no expecta tion on tho part of tho public that ho shall securo tho conviction of nny Inno cent man. If It were known ho did so, for any reason, hi? condemnation would bo utter. When a suspect cannot or does not secure nn attorney to defend him, counsel Is provided for him by tho court. It would seem nn excellent thing, In view of the theory that he Is Innocent until ho Is proved guilty, that he should not In a criminal case bo put to a largo cost to demonstrato his Innocence, but that his counsel for defense bo furnished him at tho public cost, as surely as tho pub lic nald tho cost of assuming his pos sible guilt. Such a defender would havo no special reason, to defend him beyond what tho circumstances warranted. If ho believed him Innocent, it would bo his duty to make every effort to securo his ncquittal. If ho was assuredly guilty, it would be no part of his ofllco to shield him. It would bo his slmplo duly to seo Justice dono fairly, upon tho fine lines accepted by tho law student, that his client should bo entitled to all tho protection tho laws gave him, "thus far nnd no farther," o Tho nttorney who practices In the crim inal court generally finds It tho severest possible strain upon this noblo theory of law practice. Tho client ts profitable In proportion to tho certnlnty of his guilt, nnd that criminal lawyer secures tho largest cllentago who becomes no torious for his success In relieving him from tho meshes of tho law. Tho more heinous the crlmo nnd stronger tho evi dence of It tho greater the reputation to bo mado by securing nn acquittal. In tho salient cases there need bo no largo acquaintance with statutory law; a few well worn statutes nnd precedents cov er tho legal ground. Tho success of tho attorney lies mainly in his nddrcss. His appeal is less to tho bench: moro to tho weaknesses or prejudices of tho Jury. Ono who can select tho weaker or moro easily affected members nnd mako a direct ap peal to such weaknesses or prejudices Is effective, tho necessity for a unanimous 12 makes his ono weak man a very giant: encompassed by n. the Impresslveness of court surroundings, an nppeul by iwmo to nn obscure Juror Is almost Irresistible. With an eloquent pleader the unobjec ttonablo appeal to their sympathies and their dreadful responsibilities in cases of life nt stake havo great and just weight. Hut tho practice does not mainly take theso high flights, but contents Itself with tho weak spots of a weak Jury. In tho ambition to excel In this chosen lino of life the unpleasant features of such suc cess aro over-sloughed or ignored. o It is not pleasant in such practice to consider thnt tho nttornoy Is forced to much association with tho dregs of men at their worst, nnd in tho planning of crlmo Is nn unconscious silent partner, because of his assured ntd to prevent punishment. In no other branch of law practice Is thero such temptation to open ly accept this position. It Is not pleas, ant, but qulto possible to BUpposo that your legal friend smokes a friendly clgnr upon your porch ono evening und tho next dny exerts his largest ability to ac quit tho burglar who has climbed up tho pillars nnd robbed you of your posses, sions and periled your life. FAVOKS IIOMK INVESTMENTS. From the WUkes-Rarro Times. Tho fact that over one million dollars has been rained In tho Wyoming and Lack nwnnna valleys for Investment In a rail road nnd al operation In New Mexico would Mem to Indlcato that times aro not so bad with some people. We think theso capitalists, however, of Wllkcs-Uarrc, Plttston and Scranton would do much better by keeping their money at homo where tho promised profits may not botio alluring but whero the principal at least Is reasonably afe. AN ELMtlURST VIEW. From tho Signal. According to the Wllkcs-Barro Times a boulevard is to bo built by enterprising men of Plttston from Yatcsvllle to Rear Creek, a dtstanco of ten miles, and tho estimated cost ot tho road Is put at $1,1)00 per mile. Should the road go through or not tho fact remains thnt tho examplo or building tho Elmhurst boulevard has been, und will ever continuo to be, an object lesson, and whenever and wherever men of municipalities seek to mako a rond in any way liko It, their great appreciation of tho benefits of ojir magnificent drive way is shown. o To ono who carefully notes tho effect of passing events It Is easy to understand that if It had not been for tho Improve ments begun nt Elmhurst thirteen years ugo, nnd which aro still being carried on, tho boulevard would never havo been built. Without tho Elmhurst boulovard Roaring Urook turnplko would not bo in Its present lino shnpo for driving, nor would tho Scranton Gas nnd Water com pany havo built their road, so lately opened and which is entered irom mo boulovard and winds through a pretty bit of woodland and leads out to tho res ervoirs of tho company. o Elmhurst, tho boulevard and all tha Im provements following in its train are of great advantago to tho city of Scranton, nnd tho least reciprocal thing tho city can do is to accept every new street within Its limits leadlne- to tho boulovard, and maintain them In good order ns convenient approaches to tho road winding In grace ful curves over theso mountains. It takes men of brains as well as dollars to mako good roads, nnd it also takes a municipal ity with an intelligent body of men to npprcctato and keep In repair tho streets ot a city. Tho nbsenco of this material In tho councils of Scranton may account for tho lack of. interest shown by thoso bodies In making nnd maintaining tho approaches to tho Elmhurst boulevard. I'KECEl'T AND l'UACTICE. "Holland" in Philadelphia Press.' In his formal letter of acccptanco and In his address at Cooper Union, Mr. Low mado a strong argument against bosslsm nnd nn appeal for tho right of tho peoplo in a municipality like Now York to bo nblo directly to control their own nffalrs nnd directly to reward or punish faithful or unfaithful public servants. Tho ar gument from ono point of view was un answerable, but from another, was ab surd, when Is recalled tho manner In which tho Citizens' Union organization was effected and Mr. Low's nomination made. Tammany itself has never had a rulo so strongly suggesting Irresponsible boss ism as was that rulo of tho Citizens' Union organization, which permitted a llttlo committee, practically self-constituted, consisting of a few men, responsi ble to no one, to mako nominations for public ofllco which bound the Citizens' union. Mr. Low was thus nominated nnd tho operation by which that nomination was secured far surpasses any assump tion of power by the executive committee of Tammany Hall, for that committee ts nt least nominally fairly rcprescntntlvo of tho organization ns it is chosen by it. Thus wo havo a candidate standing up on tho platform denunciatory of one-man power and boss rule who Is himself nom inated by a self-created committee, nomi nated behind closed doors and as a can didate becomes really responslblo to no ono but the commlttco which thus placed him In nomination. Undoubtedly Mr. Low's nomination represents a strong public sentiment, but If it bo possible for a self-constituted commlttco claiming to represent citizens to nomlnato Mr. Low ono year, somo other year they may nomlnato somo ono else In this samo manner and with the samo pretense of representing public sentiment, and what Is thero to distinguish such manner of nomination from that which Mr. Low claims tho Republican party and Tam many Hall adopt? ABSURDITY' OF NON-PARTISAN-SHIP. Frlm Gunton's Magazine. Tho abolition of parties in municipal government is tho reverso of real reform. What is needed Is moro party responsi bility, not less. Party responsibility should bo extended into the remotest cor ner of local affairs. National parties would then bo held responslblo not mere ly for their attitude on the tariff or fln nnco, but also for tho attttudo of tho party towards Industrial stato legisla tion and on local questions of educa tion, sanitary improvement, housing of tho poor, and all economic nnd Boclal questions that reach right down Into tho dally llfo of tho people. Every effort to segregate local from state and national politics tends to relievo party leaders from tho real responsibility of party pol icy. If national parties wero held re sponsible for tho conduct of their follow ers down tho wholo lino into tho small est school district, it would becomo poli tically necessary for tho national lead ers to uso their Influence for wlso policy In tho most remnto local districts. With such a theory and practice of party ln fluenco It would bo Impossible for a pres ident to bo popular In Washington, when his party is preventing education and suppiessing personal freedom in tho south, or using injunctions ngalnst strikers, nnd blacklisting and otherwise coercing laborers In tho north. If tho national party professed to be in favor of personal freedom, It would bo held responslblo for tno nttltuuo ot its fol lowers towards personal freedom, Just ns much in tho remote localities as on tho floor of congress. If tho national party professed to favor social improvement, It would then bo held responsible as much for good municipal government as for wise tariff laws. THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. From Macy & Pendleton's Circular. When exports aro Increasing at tho rate of thirteen million dollars per month, thero can bo but ono result nnd that a very heavy movement of gold to this country to settlo a naturally accumulating trade balance. This strengthening of finances will mako monetary discussions fruitless nnd futllo and form a center around which new courage and develop ment will continue. As manufactured' stocks diminish, owing to good buying by "agriculturists, which now havo money to spend, thero will follow a demand for coal ror furnace purposes aim iron ana steel for manufacturing, that will be only ono of tho many manifestations of reviv ing onergles. What transpires In theso In dustries will And Its duplicate In hundreds of others nnd tho movement When once started will develop In every direction, "each Industry Interacting upon ovcry other until tho wholo nro in motion on a now and moro profitable basis. Theso are not fictions of Imagination, but hints drawn from history of finances and trado under similar circumstances in tho past. Tho samo effects are certain to follow when the causes are noted in overy depart ment of tho world's life. nE OF GOOD CHEER. Times are not bright as they should be. Rut don't repine: Let's mako tho most of what wo see, With Just Incline Tho sun and moon will rlso and set, As In old days, And life will bo sweeter, brighter yet, And full of pralso. Keep hope and heart bright days will come, Tht-ro'B naught to fear; Tho wheels of progress yet will hum Roth far and near, Then off with doubt, tho future spreads Bright cheer for all, And with her finger beckoning leads With Joyous call. GO prr A j DSM icirets, With our customers we think will prove to their interest. Our new fall stock is now complete and ready for inspection. We are a little late in making this an nouncement, but there was method in our tardiness, having been fooled so often in previous seasons by laying in stock early, most of which became "passe" by the time that the weather was cold enough for a heavy outer garment owing to the in troduction of later styles. The fashions for fall and winter are now settled and there will be no changes. fa the Way of Golf Capes we are prepared to show you a line that is unequaled and unsurpassed in any of tho larger cities. fa Cloth amid PI Hush Gar meets You will find the styles that we will showyou a perfect innovation. Our Skirta are all tailor-made fit and hang to perfection. UJCSWe will be glad to see you and take the greatest pains in showing you the gar ments whether you desire to purchase or not. FINLErS Dress Good: Has always been pro verbial, and our constant ly growing trade on lower and medium priced goods only tends to show that we are also to the front on this line of goods, as well To demonstrate this fact more fully than ever, we have placed on sale for the next TEN DAYS, Three Great Specialties, that are well worth the attention and scrutiny of the closest buyers as we guarantee them the best values in NEW GOODS offered this season 1, is a line of Mixed Chev iots, strictly wool and an All cloth for general wear. This week, $1.98 a Dress Pattern 2, choice line of Jacquard and Camel's Hair effects. An imported cloth and shown only in the newest color-combinations. This week, $3.35 a Dress Pattern 3, a line of high class "Crepon" effect. ' -Novelty" Suitings, also in the latest UMor-omm-nations. Looks equal to goods at more than double the price. This week, $4.85 a Dress Pattern 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE SPECIAL SALE Dfaeer Sefc TO CLOSE OUT ODD PATTERN8, Ono 112-pleco Royal Bluo English Porcelain, worth Jlfl.00; salo price. ,.fl3 00 Ono US-piece Rrown Printed under glazo. worth (12.00; sale price 9 00 Ono &5-pleco American China Urown, Rorder Pattern, full gold lined and Bold Illumination, worth $20.00; sale prlco W W Seven 115-ptece Rrown nnd Blue Eng lish Prints, clean, nice White Gran ite, wurth J12.00; salo prlco 9 00 One 115-pleco Cold Rand set, worth 20.00; salo prlco 17 00 Six 100 and 112-pleco Pretty Hand painted filed In Patterns (Pink) English Porcelain, worth J11.00 nnd (13.00; sale prlco J9.00 and 10 GO DO NOT MISS tho opportunity If you need a dinner set. CLEMQNS, FERBER, fMALLEY CO., 422 Lacka. Ave. 1 Few Word The Subject Capes id Before BaySeg1 Fall Amid Wneter Clothieg 5ee our line now arriving. It sur passes all past efforts and represents novelties that are absolutely exclu sive, as well as all the staples made by the best tailors in the clothing world. Everybody buys at the same price. oooooooo 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, Lewis, ReMly & DavieSo ALWAYS JJUSK. FOR THE LADIES. Hurt's Shoes, of New York; I.alrd, Schobor & Co. Shoes, of Philadelphia, havo moro friends than nny other Shoes made. We sell them and warrant them In every way. Wholesale nnd Retail Shoes and Rubbers. LEWIS,MILLYAYIES 111 AND HO WYOMING AVE. nillli. Office Dintnes Are accelerated and time Is saved by having the proper Stationery, lllank Ucokn, Letter Fllos, Pens, Ink, Paper, that uro used o con. stnutly by largo business houses nndolllces. We have u splendid ussortmeut or all kinds or olllce and mercantile stationery and eve. rythlng needed for all business and profes sional men. We also carry Typewriters' Sup plies nnd Draughting Materials. We are agents for the celebrated Edlson'd Mimeo graph and supplies. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers. Motel Jermyn Bldg, 1U0 Wyoming A e., fc'cmntcn.l'a. BAZAAt 00 MUGKLO FOOTE k SHEAR C0J 110 Washington Avenue Wholesale nnd Retail Dealers In Butchers' Saws " Cleavers :' " Steels " Knives t Block Scraper3 lDlr.1- C3-niio1-!a- I ( (t Wagon Scales Counter Scales Lard Trowels ( (( Mam Stringers i Enterprise Lard Presses and Stoffers ! Enterprise Meatchoppers ' Enterprise Smoked Beef Shavers. Wo give exchango stamps. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlnj District for Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Smokeleal and the llepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES, Eafety Fuse, Cups and Exploders. Rooms 'Jl'J, 'JlU'and 214 Commonwealth Building, Scranton. AGENCIES: tho.", ronu, nttston JOHN B. SMITH & SON, riyinoutn E. V. MULLIGAN, WHkes-Barrs ML PLEASANT v. m COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestic- uit and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city at the lowest price Orders received at tho Office, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No 8J telephone No. 2&i or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will be promptly attendid to. Dealers supplied ut the mine. L 1 SI " ii i i j i.' ciz .tI 0 f0 s 'i i:;1 1 DUPORrfr PUB. "V.t - "V. V. '. -.
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