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SCRANTON, OCTOHER 15, 1SD7.
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.
Btato Treasurer J. B. IJEACOM, of
Westmoreland.
Auditor aencral-LEVI 3. M'CAULEY,
of Chester.
Count)-.
Sherlff-CLARENCE E. PRYOR, of
Scranton.
District Attorncy-JOHN R. JONES, of
Blakely.
Prothonotnry-JOHN COPELAND, of
Carbondalo.
Trcasurcr-W. S. LANGSTArF, of Scran
ton. Clerk of tlio Courts-THOMAS P. DAN
IELS, of Scranton.
Recorder CHARLES HUESTBE, of
Scranton.
ReglMcr-WILLIAM It DECK, of Mos
cow. Jury Commissioner CHARLES WIG
GINS, or Scrnntcn.
Election day, November 2.
Tlio Democratic organization find
candidates In our county this year In
dorse "fully and -without reserve" the
1 evolutionary Chicago platform, -with
Hi 40-ccnt silver dollarH and all. Do
you? If not, vote against them.
Not a Year for Staying at Home,
In a. current Intervlow State Chair
man Elkln, while predicting a Kepubl
enn plurality of 1SO.O00 In Pennsylvania,
tills jear, sajs ho does not expect to
poll more than CO per cent, of the vote
cast one year ago. Wo date bay Mr.
Elkin'sestlmato Is correct; but if voters
everywhere would stop to think, there
would be not month no 40 per cent,
wtay-at-liomo element, and no 20 per
cent.
Now and then you hero a man say:
"O, it's only a local fight, nothing na
tional imolved. I guess I'll not both
er about this off-year campaign." Lot
us examine this statement. The plur
alities for McKlnloy and sound money
last year wete large, generally the lar
gest on rccntd. The country accepted
them as decisive. Confidence re
turned. Mills reopened. Factoiies re
sumed. Interest rates relaxed. Iiank
clearings increased. All over the coun
try, In every locality and throughout
every Industry, times began to mend
nnd the outlook to appear brighter.
In short, the predicted results of Re
publican restoration began to show
themselves more quickly, plainly nnd
generously even than Republicans
themselves had dared to expect. How
would it look, then, with McKlnloy In
augurated only last March, to icturn In
November a voto Indicative of non
appreciation of his splendid work? In
all fairness, would It bo decent?
llut that Is not all. You don't hear
nf th'o Bryanltcs threatening to staj
away from the polls. Why? Because
they dare not. It is life or death with
the Bryan party now. Two consccutlv c
defeats like that of a year ago would
end Bryanism for all time. It could
never survive tho shock. The sound
money wing of tho Democratic party
would resume control of the party or
ganization and tho men like Fltzslm
mons, Boland, Bailey, ct. al., In out
own county, who wore Instrumental
last year In switching the party over
to the revolutionary leadership and
purposes of tho Chicago convention
would find themselves left in tho cold,
baflled conspirators out of a job. Hence
none of these men will abstain net
month from voting. On tho contrary
iry one of them will work from now
on with desperation. They will poll as
nearly as possible tho full Bryan
stiength; and if any considerable num
ber of anti-Bryan voters of last yeat
fall to vote this year as they voted
then, these Bryan lieutenants will par
ade the fact as a Bryan victory and
will use it aa a leverage In tho larger
tlections to come.
Moie than that; an apparent reduc
tion next month of tho substantial
sound money pluralities of one year
ago would havo an Immediately liuit
ful Influence upon business, Introduc
ing again tho element of doubt ns to
tho stability of our financial system
which last year, under tho excitement
of Bryan'T revolutionary canvass, op
erated bo disastrously. Wo aro con
vinced that the Intelligent voters of
Lackawanna county do not wish to ap
pear ungrateful for the good results
already achieved as a consequence of
tlio llcpubllcan victory of 1S9G, nor do
they dealt o to embarrass the achieve
ment ot still greater results; but so far
us thalr influence goes they will do both
unless they stmd by tho Republican
party with the same decision nnd en
ergy net month that they exhibited
a twelve-month ago.
This fall is the time to give Bryanism
its death blow.
TlicParty-Afrald-oMts-Platform.
Attentive readers of the Scranton
Times havo doubtless noticed that in
Its Issues of the past few days allus
ions to Bryan and the Chicago plat
form, heretofore plentiful and ardent,
have been carefully suppressed. In
tho speech of Colonel ritzslmmons
opening tho Schadt-IIorn campaign at
Carbondalo tho other night the chair
man of that campaign also took great
pains to cork up his habitual enthusi
asm for tho candidate and issues of
his party last year, and made a strenu
ous effort to Impress upon his hearers
that tho present contest has to do
v holly with local issues. Wo tjuoto
from tho authorized text of his re
marks as printed In last night's Times:
This campaign Is purely local. No na
tional governmental policy Is Involved.
Tlio votcis of Lackawanna can neither
Ktrongthcn tho arm a of Spanish troop
nor satlBfy tho aplratlonn of Cuban In
surgents. They cannot restoro tho dusky
queen to tho Hawaiian tluono; change tho
monotary system of tho nation; formulate
a new tariff, nor abrldo or cnlargo tho
provisions of tho Monroe doctrine, Tlio
man or party that trios to conduct tho
present campaign In this county on na
tlonal Issues underrates tho intelligence
and Intuitu tho manhood of tho voters of
young, promising and majesllo Lacka
wanna, This, mind you, notwithstanding the
fact that at the very outset of the
platform adopted last August, the De
mocracy of Lackawanna, with Colonel
Fltzsimmons presiding, raid conspicu
ous and fulsome compliment to Bryan
and Hryanlsm, and took especial pains
to endorse "FULLY AND WITHOUT
RESERVE" the erratic and dangcious
Chicago platform. Then the free sll
verltcs In tho convention whooped It
up like fury; hut now, not two months
later, poor Uryan Is abruptly thrust
Into the background, the popullstlo ex
uberance of our esteemed contempor
aries, tho editors of tho Tlntcs and tho
Sunday News, Is rudely choked off nnd
word has been passed along tho line
at tho comma'nd of Mr. Scliadt, tho
man who pays tho freight, to say noth
ing about national issues.
Contrast this cowntillcc, voters of
Locknwannn, with the attitude of the
Itcpubllcatt candidates. Not a man of
them Ib nslmmed of tho national prin
ciples of his party ns enunciated at St.
Louis and put into execution by "Wlt
llam McKlnloy nnd a Republican house
of representatives at Washington,
There Isn't n. syllable In that platform
which Isn't cood doctrlno to aflltm
ccryvheto and always. No apolo
gizing for, no hying- to get away from
that declaiatlon of policy; no hiding
behind manufactured local Issues that
mean nothing except as pretexts for
empty rhetoric! No twisting, no trim
ming, no squirming; no carrying water
on both shoulders!
Ovcrconfldenco and Indifference when
applied to Republicans are synonymous
terms. True Republicans nro indiffer
ent only when they mistakenly believe
Hint they are going- to have a walk
ocr. In the present campaign the
free sller Democracy has banked Its
hopes on catching tho Republicans nap
ping. Tho latter should take warn
ing In time.
m
A Call for Fair Play.
Once In a whllo you come across a
Republican who, when nsked concern
ing his attitude in the present cam
paign, will answer that while ho recog
nizes tho peisonal woith of tho Repub
lican candidates this fall and admits
that no better ticket has ever Iveon
nominated In Lackawanna county, ho
dors not intend to support It because
he Is opposed to some Individual not on
the ticket but believed by him to have
an Interest In its election.
How unfair this is! Such Republi
cans would punish Pryor, Jones, Cope
land, Lnngstaff and tlw remainder of
the paity candidates nnd would do
what thev could to turn tho county
government over to the Democracy,
thus strengthening It for further mls-chlef-making
In national campaigns,
because of a personal antagonism to
some poison not now a candidate and
therefore not properly to bo considered
at this time. They would lnjute the
party, perhaps cripple It for years to
come, In order to strike at a particular
Individual.
Such nn altitude Is not ci editable to
those who assume It. If there Is any
pei son connected with the Republican
oi sranizatlon in Lackawanna against
w horn nn element in the party has an
especial bitterness, tho time to show
this In when that person comes directly
befoio th" peopl in his own name and
right as a candidate for olllco. Then
will bo the time to auneh him nnd
pound him and maul h'im as much us It
i an Such a process of direct attack,
made openly nnd above board, would
not cauj innocent men to suffer nor
put in Jeopardy ths collective Interests
ot tho Republican party.
T.et Republicans 'n this matter play
fair. And above all, If they be loyal
to their party and solicitous for its
welfare, let then not by tho gratifica
tion of an untimely prejudice, put In
peril the tntlro party's tuture.
Henry George says the fight In New
loik Is between him and Low. Henry
G jorgo also said a year ago that Bryan
would bo elected president. Piophecy
is not Heniy's strong point.
Sustain the Admin'stratlon !
The letter of Secretary Bliss indors
ing unieservedly tho candidacy of
Geneial Tracy In New York .shows
officially tho wishes of the McKinley
administration In that ns in other con
tests directed by Democrats nnd inde
pendents against the vitality of the
Republican party. There aio paits of
that letter us applicable to the fight In
Lackawanna countv ns to tho cam
paign In New York. Wo quote:
'Now, when the Republican party Is
menaced by some of those who have
heietoforo stood In tho front tanks, It
heems piopcr that every voter who Is
lojal to the principles of his party
should let It be known In no uncertnln
way where he stands. Tho contest of
1690 has been renewed all over the
country, and It Is Inconceivable to one
absent from the scene of contest that
thero can be even a suspicion that a
majority of tho three million and more
inhabitants of tho New York-that-ls-to-be
can, with tho George and Tam
many parties, each, in its own way,
stihlng for tho teversal of tho ver
dict given by New York on the great
Issues then presented to the American
people, dellberntely sut render, upon
tho specious plea of non-partisanship,
all that was then gained. It Is Im
possible that tho people of New York
havo so soon forgotten the danger that
menaced them only a shoit year ago,
and aro now ptepared to make such
surrender chiellv to gratify tho am
bitions of a few men, who are irrecon
cilably opposed to the Republican
party, whatever its position, and to
send out to tho states that are fight
ing again tho same battle which they
waged a year ago, tho message that
New York has no further Interest lr.
tho cause which was gained by such
a magnificent concerted effort. If,
after tho -lctory of Gettysburg, the
Union army had Incontinently taken
to Its heels and left tho remnants of
tho Confederate army 'a freo road to
Washington, It would have been a
parallel case."
Substitute In the foregoing the words
"Lackawanna county" in place of
"New York," and In tho place of
tho Georgo and Tammany parties say
tho Schadt-IIorn freo silver party and
tho small party of local bolters who
aro In tho field Jn tho former's Inter
est, and the language used by Presi
dent McKlnley.s secretary of tho In
terior will fit exactly tho situation now
presented In the present campaign Jn
this countv. True, tho consequences
of a Republican reverse in Lackawan
na next month would not be so far
reaching as would those of a similar
reverse In greater New York; but the;r
would helo In their smaller way to
swell the hopes of llryan and tho Bry
nnltcs, and be part of the lost ground
wMch Republicanism In Its futuro bat.
tics would havo to rccapturo or else
go down In national defeat.
There Is ono clear duty resting upon
tho shoulders of nil true friends of
good government, hero and elsewhere,
and thnt Is to stand by tho cntlro Ho
publican ticket and thus voto to sus
tain the national administration.
Suppo- that If, during the late war,
every oltlcer who didn't get promoted
when ho wanted to had bolted tho
regular army and set up ti guerilla
dynasty of his own, where would the
Union cause have landcd7 Th'o princi
ple Is the same In politics. Politics Is
war.
The Last Legislature.
Attention Is Invited to an article on
pnqe 2 reviewing in part tho record of
the recent legislature and exposing tho
falsity of much of tlio accusation
which has been put before tho public
ntjnlnst that session. Tho facts thero
presented speak for themselves and
require no additional comment. They
show that In what the legislature did
for tho l'ibor Interests of tho com
monwealth It went far beyond the rec
ord of preceding sessions and fairly
cained the gratitude of every working
man within the limits of Its Jur'sdic
tlon. That the legislature was unfortunate
In many of its characteristics wo do
not assume to deny. Tho factional
spirit engendeied by the bcnatorial
contrt remained to plngue it through
out the whole subsequent course of its
deliberations; subjects which should
have been approached solely on their
meilts were viewed suspiciously as it
containing political dynamite, and as a
relief fiom tho strain of watchlinr
evorv move of the different factional
lenders In tlu cxpctatlon that some
eve was about to be blackened, the leg
islature during the forepart of Its ses
sion frittered away much valuable
time. These things aro not disputed.
They Indicate a condition which was
d plorable, but natural; a condition
which would, however, have ptevalled
und r any state leadership, and under
any patty control. The legislature may
fairly bo ciittcised for Its sklttlshness,
for its restlessness, for its unrespon
siveness to wise and prudent counsel
nnd for Its rebelliousness against lead
ership; but wh'en these things are s-aid
of It, Justice demands, that they shall
not bo followed up with a miscellan
eous lot of false accusations put out
for unworthy purposes. Its faults wero
not the faults of deliberate unscrupu
lousness; they were not the faults of
thieves and boodlers and robbers; they
wcio tho faults of a collectively hon
est and high-minded body of men who
simply had the misfortune to do busi
ness under circumstances which in the
main weio sadly against them.
Wo make bold to assert that the
same men it called into session at a
different time, when they should not
be put by clicumstances oer tlu crat
er of a oleano of factionalism threat
ening at any moment to burst forth
liuo eruptions of "caudal, innuendo and
vlttipeiation, would gle tho state an
avetago of service sueh as would
cause their session to hi referred to
as a model legislatuic. This assertion
Is bas.ed on the testimony of fair-minded
observers of all party and factional
atllllatlons who sav that in point of
honesty conscientiousness and ability
the personnel of the latJ session stood
far above the average, and would have
so appeared to tho people but for the
ieason3 which wo havo pointed out.
Wo don't know that so far ns tho
futuro Is concerned It makes much
difference whether this legislature Is
defended or ni't. It has passed into
history and its successor will bo elect
ed ot new issues. But it Is well as a
matter of disinterested fairness that
the public should bo put In possession
of the real truth In tho premises, and
wo believe that we have stated It above.
Hero Is n bit of solid truth from one
of General Tiacy's speeches In New
York that should be studied carefully
by eveiy Republican voter: "Organi
zation Is just as essential to a political
paity as It is to an army. You can no
more fight a i olitlcal battle with free
men arrayed against each other, with
out organization, w Ithout discipline,
than you can fight a battle; and you
might Just as well think of appoint
ing a committee of citizens to com
mand nn army or to run ono of the
great steamhlps across th'o ocean as
to appoint a committee to organlzo
and run a. political campaign. Discip
line nnd association, acquaintance,
trust In each other, confidence In each
other, are essential to all great move
ments. You must Know and trust your
comrades, and that comes from asso
ciation In political organizations." This
is a tlmo for loyal Republicanism
'everywhere to assert lt3elf.
We wonder If Dr. Hugh Pltcalrn, now
holding a consulship in Germany
through appointment by President Mc
Kinley, agrees with tho Altoona Trib
une, of which paper he is part propri
etor, in Its belief that to seek federal
office except tluough the channels of
the civil seivlco commission Is a
crime, that the office seeker Is natural
ly a "spoilsman," nnd therefore no pa
triot.
What a pity It was that th'o Now
Yoik Journal didn't think early enough
In tho game to kidnap Weylor.
A POLITICAL POINTER
If you Indorso tho freo trado and free
Kllvcr Chicago platform as tho Lacka
wanna Democracy does, "fully and
without reserve," then work and voto
for Scihadt, Horn, ot. al. If you ho
llevo In MoKlnlcy, protection ami pros
perity, turn theso agents of llryan
down.
THAT I'OOl, I'HTITION.
Prom tho Wlllccs-Barro Record.
Few peoplo will bcllova that Republi
canism has sunk to low In Lackawanna
that moro than four-fifths of tho delegates
in -a county convention yloW to bribery
and corruption. It Is assumed that tho
object of theso charges la to damago tho
prospects of John R. Jones, the nomlnoo
for district attorney, by tho3o who foiled
to defeat him In tho convention. If that
bo tho echemo It will not bo likely to suc
ceed. Ha Is now filling that olllco ami Is
admittedly the most efficient district at
torney Lackawanna, county has over had.
Three years ago Mr. Jones defeated Mr,
WnUon by only a few votes In tho con
vention; this year ho defeated b,lm by a
voto of moro than ton to one. And yet
Mr, "Watson Is not satisfied.
President's UieW of
the Low Campaign
Prom tho Washington Star.
It is understood that tho nttltudo of tho
administration toward tho Now York city
campaign Jias ohnnged elnco tho lines havo
been sharply drawn. At tho outset tho
administration declined to toko sides, and
Mr. McKlnloy entertained a feeling per
sonally friendly to Mr. Low, bo much so
that ho would have felt tho nomination of
Mr. Low by tho regular Republlcun or
ganization to bo entirely Justified on tho
grounds of Jils Republicanism. As tho
situation has developed now, it is fuly
understood that tho president regards It
as tho duty of lov al Republicans to support
tho regular Republican nominee. Tho ut
tltmloof Mr. Low and hit frlciuH Is looKcd
upon as hostile to tlio llcpubllcan party
nnd directly to tho advantage of Tam
many or Henry Gcoigelsm.
o
Wlhllo tho president wl!l contlnuo silent
on tho subject, ways will bo found to
show whero the sympathy of tho admin
istration rest;, Tho prcsenco of Senators
Thurston nnd Poraker In Now York,
speaking for General Tracy, may, fairly
be Interpreted as an expression on tho
part of tho administration which tho New
York Republicans nro expected, to under
stand, and other evidences of sympathy
with Mr, Tracy's candidacy will bo given
as tho campaign progresses. Both Sena
tor Poraker nnd Senator Thurston had a
long tnlk with tho president beforo going
to Now York, and tho vigorous manner In
which they addri6jcd tho Now York Re
publicans may bo regarded as significant.
Tho direct attacks of tho Piatt people on
Low aro significant, too, of tho fact that
It hns been determined to lino Republicans
up for tho regular ticket, nnd to regard
as enemies to the Republican party all
who support Mr, Low's candidacy. Tho
statement by Mr. Trnoy, In his speech In
Brooklyn that Mr. Low was responslblo
for tho defeat of James G. Blalno by Mr.
Cleveland In 185-1, by his falluio to uso his
Intluenco as a clllrun In Brooklyn for tho
Republican presidential candidate. Is In
line with the policy of impeaching Mr.
Low's Republicanism. No excuso is to bo
left for Republicans to givo their support
to Mr. Low on tho ground that Tio Is "as
good a Republican as Mr. Tracy."
o-i-Llttlo
doubt Is left that tho administra
tion ls1n sympathy with this idea of draw.
Ing party lines tightly, and that men who
support Sir. Low will thereby forfeit all
claims upon tho Republican party. Strong
Republican partisans of national reputa
tatlon will como to Mr. Trucy's support,
and Mr. Low Is expected to ba attacked
as great an enemy of tho Republican
p-irty ns is Mr. Crokcr. Tho position Is
taken by tho Republican national leaders
that Mr Low's candidacy Is n survival and
nn attempt at tho rehabilitation of tho old
mugwump movement, which was respon
sible for tho regime of Clevelandlsm.
A WORD OF ADVICE
Republicans who aro faithful In co
called oft years aro tho ones whoso
fealty to party counts. Let all such
bestir themselves now.
A LIVELY TOWN.
Trom tho Chicago Record.
Thero aio more than 1,000 porsons run
ning for clectlvo otllces in Ui eater Now
Yoik. In tho 1,622 election districts thero
aro probably 2;,000 men who aro devoting
their tlmo exclusively to politics. If eaon
party that Is In tho field had a candidate
for each otllco to bo filled there would bo
almost 1.C00 candidates running, but as
tomo parties Indorso tho candidates of
other parties tho total number cannot bo
computed at present. So far thero aro
heven candidates lot first mar of Great
er New York. Tho Republican party,
Tamany Hall, Mo Demociatle party, tho
Citizens' union, tho Prohibitionists, the
Socialist labor party and tho "no ten, no
tiger" paity has each its candidate. Theio
would be eight candidates, but tho Popu
lists havo Indorsed Henry Georgo. Kach
of these pit ties, too, has candidates for
the municipal council, tho board of alder
men, assembly, for Justices of municipal
dlstilct courts and ot tho Supremo court,
for comptroller, for sheriffs, county clerks,
registers, district attorneys', coroners In
four counties nnd borough presidents In
each of the fivo boroughs. Thero are twen-ty-nlno
councllmen to bo elected, Includ
ing tho president of tho council, and an
average of tcven candidates for cada
place. Thero aro tho avcrago of candi
dates for tho slxty-ono aldermanlc berths
and tho fifty-nine assembly Jobs. Thero
aro seven candidates for comptroller, thir
ty candidates for sheriff, county clerk,
icglster and district attorney, about as
many men running for justices of tho Su
pruiio'couit, and thero aro seventy or
soventy-llvo men who aro trying to get
themselves elected justices of the munici
pal district courts. Thero aro somo eighty
candidates for coroner in tho greater city
and about thlrty-fivo candidates for bor
ough presidents.
AN KXCULLr.NT CANDIDATE.
rrom tho Catbondalo Leader.
Tho position ot treasurer of such a
populous county as Lackawanna is ono of
tho most important and responsible with
in tho gift of ths people. In the past tho
office In this county has been most ad
mirably filled by men of highest standing
In tho community and tho tax payers
aro to bo congratulated on the excellent
material they havo placed in tho othce.
Again this fall docs tho Republican party
placo beforo tho people for their suffrages
a man without a blemish and who In busi
ness and personal Integrity is a worthy
successor to Hon. J. H. Van Bergen and
tho other well known personages upon
whom tho incumbency of tho office has
devolved.
Thero aro many good and sufficient rea-f-ons
why Wlillom S. Langstaff should
ho elected county treasurer and on the
evening of Nov. 2 It will, without doubt,
bo found that ho lias received a largo
majority of tho otcs cast. Ho has had a
goodly experlenco In public affairs and In
w natever capacity placed has shown him
self an ablo administrator. As member
nt various times ot tho school and poor
boards of Scranton lio has distinguished
himself by his executive ability and pro
gressiva spirit. Mr. EangstafC's natural
qualities well fit him for tho otllco for
which ho has been nominated by tho Re
publican party this fall, and tho tax pay
ers will do credit to themselves by honor
ing him with their votes on election day
for county treasurer.
lUi:SU.MTUOUS AND KIDICULOUS
Wllkes-Barro News-Dealer (Dem ).
Tho court of Lackawanna very prop
erly refused to lend lUclf to Mr. de
feated oandldato Watson's purpose. Ho
Is a very poor port of a. politician who
cannot stand a defeat without whining.
Asking tho court to declaro tho nomina
tion of Jones invalid, on tho vaguo shad
owy grounds presented, was both pre
sumptuous and ridiculous. Tho decision
of tho court dismissing tho petition Is all
tho moro gratifying y reason of being
non partisan.
coals or ruiE.
From tho Philadelphia Press.
President Cleveland's American minis
ter at Madrid Is said to have found It in
convenient to go out Into society thero
owing to tho feeling against tho represen
tative from tho Unltod States. SJhall wo
not tako a llttlo credit to ourselves, there
fore, for tho courteous treatment accord
ed tho Spanish minister in Washington
and elsevvhero?
SUl'l'LANTED.
Tho lawyer -was nettled, Tho emtio on
lil-s faco
To a look ot Intenso Indignation gavo
place:
Tor tho experts cxcusablo quite was his
lury
Wcro usurping his right of confusing tho
jury.
Washington Star.
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AND GRAY, COTTON, WOOL, AND SILK
AND WOOL.
Lailes9 Silk Vests
IN LONG AND SHORT bLECVES.BLACIC,
WHITE AND COLORS. SILK-WOOL AND
SILK AND WOOL TIGHTS.
CMMretfs Sleeping Gar-
of Mies' anal CM-
s Msiery,
IN ALL POPULAR STYLES.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Lamp,
urn
We have them In all
colors with globes and
silk shades at prices that
are right and goods guar
anteed. Also a fine line
of extra Globes, Shades
and Chimneys to fix up
your old lamps if you wish.
TIE CLEM0NS, FEIMR,
MALLEY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
ToB
JS., lS,
J... JL J
Boot Bargains
For Bool Lofers
Before Buiytag Fall
Aed Wtater Clothing
See our 33ne now arriving. It sur
passes all past efforts and represents
novelties that are absolutely exclu
0 sive, as well as all the staples made
by the best tailors In the clothing
world. Everybody buys at the same
price.
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416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
Lewis, Reilly
& OavieSo
ALWAYS RUSV.
FOR THE LADIES.
Burt's Shoes, of Now York; Laird, Schober
A. Co. Shoes, of Philadelphia, havo moro
friends than any other Shoes made We sell
them and warrant them in every way.
Wholesido and Retail Shoes and Rubbers.
LEWH&REIHY&MVIES
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
jlillli.
Office
Oantie
Aro accelerated and tlmo Is saved by having
the proper Stationery, Blank Books, Letter
Files, Pens, Ink, Paper, thnt nro used so con
stnntly by large business houses andolllces.
Wo liavo a splendid assortment of tdl kinds
of olllco and mercantile stationery and ovr
r thing needed for ull business and profes
sional men. Woalsocarry Typewriters' Sup
plies nnd Draughting Materials. We aro
agents for tho celebrated Edison's Mimeo
graph and supplies.
vsimawiwiL
TOPSl
Reynolds Bros
Statloucrs and Engravers.
Hotel Jermyn Bldg,
ICO Wjowlcu Ave.fccmntoD,ra,
BAZAM
HUGKLO
OUR LINE or
lOTsefiraisMi
nnd
AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY MISS VERNON
DURING HEU RECENT LECTURES IN
THIS CITY, IS THE MOST COMPLETE
LINE OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
Every nrticlo sold on Its merits.
No shoddy or second class goods.
It will pay you to look over our lino.
A3fWe give exchango stamps.
& SI
110 Washington Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyomlni
District for
Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Smokeleii
and the Repauno Chemical
Company's
IM EXPLOSIVES,
fcafety Fuse, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms 'Jl'- 'M3 and Ull Commonnealttt
Building, Scranton.
AGENCIES:
THCS FORD,
JOHN 11. SMITH i SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
Plttstoa
Plymouth
Wllkes-Barr
IT. PILEASAM
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of tho best quality for domestlo ui
and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat end
Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city,
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Office, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No JJ
telephone Mo, 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 2T2, will be promptly attnde4
to, Dealers supplied at the mine.
T. Sf
urenns
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