THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNKSTGr, OCTORER 132, 1897. 3 ooooooooooooooooo 6 E5 $3.00. By all odds the hand somest outdoor shoe for woman's Autumn and Winter wear. Made of 0 close-grained Box-Calf, on Bull Dog Toes or the Coin Toe, which is the popular toe. Button and laced,heavy welted soles, inpervious to dampness. Also Misses for and Children; heels and spring heels. 410 SPRUCE STREET. ooooooooooooooooo AN OLD HIGH HAT. Tills One lias Traveled Thousands of Miles and Is Weighted with Shipping Tags. There anled nt the National Ex jnc olllce in this city yesterday an old Mexican high bat, gray In color, that Is on an indefinite Journey and ll !r thoroughly covered with shipping ings ns to Ioe Its Identity as a hat and to appear like a nondesulpt bundle of tags, twine and relic. The natal rived hetvv la Wells, If-iigo & Co. express from lllnEhnintor. and will be foiwaided on Mondaj to Poll ,)-s Miunwllilc It will be exhibit ed -it il.e National cmni an. s ollke on 1 iknwnr.nn avenue. A days examination of the tags wru'd not rveal the stalling place of the tiavellnc ha nor Its subsequent lontt The tngs number several hun dred nrd contain names, Inset lptions Td leading matter that would pos sibly till two solid pages of The Ti in line If uhllshnd. It Is bellewl, linw cver, that the jouinej was be cum some time this summer In old Mexico. What the hat does not contain In the wav of lellis securely ntlncli'il in many wrvs, would be dillicult to men tion Tlieio nr photogiaphv, pipes, a uv plsti'l, piece of suspender, package of chewing num. rabbit's foot, count erfeit lliwlepn dollar, doll's sho , poker chip, h-ilritin, bottle stoppei, pair of mlnatuie tioiiKeis and similar ai tides which would make a long list in print. Mini) of the tans shows Inscrip tions in Gei man, French and Span ish Tl"io Is a photograph of Jim Parker, the notorious train robber, of Aii7ona, now under sentence of death for Killing an express messengci. a hoto of another train robber who was M'Ot and is dscilbed as "one of them angels made so by A C. Summers, ex piess messeng-T fiom Albuqueiquo to I.ns Ang.Mes, Feb. S, 1S17 " There are seeial photographs of Mexican and Aim" Iran charactcis of the far West. The destitution of the mass of tags and tli time limit of their traels are not known. It Is probable that the mass of .stuff will vntimllv Hnd a resting pace In the cmlo depai tnient 'f the Wells, Faigo. National 01 Amer ican exiiress comuanl -s. i n whose hres it Is no, passing ami making spoit for messengers, cleiks, company oilltlals and th geneial public. BUNCOERS ABROAD : BEWARE ! It Is the trick of tlio Hrjanizcd De mon acy this fall to make false charge against Ileputllcun methods, lalso a big dust, lilt e Ilepubllcan mal contents to organise Hcpubllcau bolts and then coax Individual Republicans to desert their party on the repiesen tation that "party tics needn't count for anything In an off year," Hy this trick, If It shall work, the Bi.sanltes will get a foothold for a hopeful light in national cump iIriis, and mako Just so much mom trouble for McKlnley, the Ilepubllcan congicss and the causo of sound meney. Von now seo throiiRh this trick. Aro you going to let it work? steam Heating mid Plumbing. , F. & M. T. Howley. 231 Wyoming ave. Combined with artistic exe cution down to the minutest details, make our Hats models of style aud beauty and this tone prevails throughout the store. Our Desire Is to please and satisfy you. Our aim is to make a hat becoming to you. It is this that is most impor tant to you as well as to ourselves. Come and be convinced. IIIKIN 324 Lackawanna Ave. 1 SCHANK&SPENCER tin? Hiv oi Dei u VICTORY GAINED BY THE SEWERITES Work Will Begin on (he South Side Sjstcm. APPEAL IS TO UE WITHDRAWN It Wns Kntcroil by tlio City Solicitor Acnlnst tlin Hoport of ttiu Viewer. Select Council by n Voto of I) to 8 Directs tlm Withdrawal of the Ap-lii'nl--I)lioiiitioii .Undo of Jlen tircs oi .Minor Interest. Hy a vote of to 8 In select council last night a decision wns reached which means the eatly building of the big South Side sewer system, to be known ns the Seventeenth Sewer dls tt let. The meeting concured In the icsolutlon of the common council di recting the city solicitor to withdraw bis uppeal from the report of the view ers and to usk court to confirm the sumc. The appeal was entered w hen the Supreme eouit made Its decision that the cost of sewer sjwtems extending beyond the territory drained should be paid bv the city nt large, t'nder this ruling, councils would have to provide about $22,000 for the Seventeenth Dis trict sewer, that sum being In addition to the assessments against piopeitles benefitted. Some of the South Side councllmen opposed the passage of the sewer ordinance, but now that the city Is to be assessed $22,000 they want it completed at once. The lesolutlon di recting the wlthdiawnl of the appeal Is n step In this dliectlon. Mi. Lansing, Mi. Chittenden and Piesldent Handel son vigorously op posed Its passage last night. They ni- gticd that the city solicitor advised that the appeal be allowed to stand, ns the Intent of the resolution would ba can led out If the city solicitor did not appear in the case, or, if It was found expedient the appeal could be made. It would be necessary, they argued, to Issue bonds to procure the assessment. LAW MAY Hi: CHANC1HD The statement that the city solicitors throughout the tate were tiylng to have the law changed and that the awrjd of Iewers and not the ordi nance binds the city, did not last night phase the champions of the lesolutlon. Mr. Covne contended that the lesolu tlon should pass so that the woik could begin, the clt could procure an In junction, if It wished, following the wlthdiawnl of the appeal. The lesolutlon was adopted by the following vote: Ayes Ke.irnev Olaikc, Hoehe, Itohin- son. Manle), Fellows, Hums I'r.ible, Co.x ne ' votes Nns Thom.is, Williams, Dun, Chit tenden Wagner, Schroedci, Lansing, SandciMin, 8 votes A communication was lead fiom City Sollcitoi McCllnlev giving an opinion that the .street commissioner has power to compel property owneis to erect bairleis or take other precautions nec essary about the scene of excavations or where there oie declivities dangei ous to public tiavel. Concurrent resolutions weie parsed as follows: Directing the building In spector to lcpalr the Providence sta tion house; extending to Nov. 14 the contract of n. H. O'Hoio for building sewers on Chestnut and Pilce streets; granting permission to the pioperty owners of Hickory street, between Crown and living avenues, to grade In front of their propeities nt their own expense and under the supervision of the ilty engneer; piovidlng for a new fire hvdinnt at the coiner of Cedar avenue and River stieet; aw aiding to Flanagan & O'Hora the contract for building a sewer on Piescott nventle, between Vine and Ash stieets, at $1.9' pel lineal foot complete Among the new i evolutions adopted were two regaidlng the pament of taxes One ptovldes that the city tieasuier shall continue to collect taxes without penalty until Nov. 30 A sec ond resolution provides that Inasmuch as receipts for delinquent taxes are not usually given to collectois before Apill 1, that the present regular tax collections continue without penalty until the collections of delinquent taxes are begun. l i. & c co. si:wi:u. Permission was given the Lacka wanna lion and Coal company to sewei nl Its own expense Its ptopeity south of Linden street on the hill above the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern lallioad tracks, the property not to be released fiom futuie city sever assessments. An ordinance was introduced by Mr. Wngner providing for flagstone side walks on the cast side of Clay avenue, between Mvitle and Pine stieets. In committee the ordlnancewlll be amend ed so as to Include the west side of the avenue. The select council oidlnnncc provid ing for gates at the Delaware and Hudson ciosslng on North Main ave nue passed two readings. On third reading the select council ordinance providing for sidewalks on West Linden street, between Ninth stieet and North Main avenue, was teferrcd to the streets and bridges com mittee and the cltv solicitor to Inves tigate the cltv's liability to damages In the case of several piopertles In volved. A lesolutlon was adopted permitting the Joint fire depai tment committee to pui chase two horses. Chalnnan Durr explained that one horse was needed by Crystal company and another possibly by the Century company. BOARDED AT MRS. STEVANS'. Woman Died Wednesday Night nt tlio Lnckiiwnnnii Hospital, Mrs. Annie Jones died at the Lacka wanna hospital Wednesday night at S o'clock and at the same hour Mrs. SJIba Sti'vans. whoso house at 134 Fianklln uvenuo Mrs. Jones left, was analgned before Alderman Millar on the charge of keeping a disreputable place. The Jones woman was a boarder at Mrs. Stovans' house. She was taken 111 and wns sent to the hospital ubout four weeks ago. MEETINQ OP ENGINEERS' CLUB. Very Interesting I'njicr Itcnd by J. T. Heard, i:. .11. The Rernnton Knclneers club held their regular monthly meeting In tho Hoard of Trade building last evening--A short business Besslon preceded the reading of a paper hy J. T. Heard, U. M., of the International Correspond ence schools. Mr. Heard gave a resume of the prin ciples underlying the design of mine ventilators and In a very amusing way commented upon some of the common errors Resulting from Ignorance of ths laws governing the operation of this class of machinery, Mr. Heard received a hearty voto of thanks for his Inter esting paper. Oeorgo T. Qwllllam, of Philadelphia, and John Blienvooo, of this city, were elrt toil mi'inhcrx. Thu followltiK nppll cntlotifl for active membership vvcie rend: l'inest K. ltrclisch, mining en Klnccr, 1'eckvllle. l'n.; JJdmund W. ItnliertB, Horry N. ltnmHev, Call O. llattli and Arthur Iangerfeld, of the International Correspondence schools, and Alexander Kcthel, of the Dickson Manufacturing company. Alfred V. Lister wns elected librarian. A POLITICAL POINTER If you Indorso tlie freo trndc and free silver Chicago plntfonn ns the Lacka wanna Democracy docs, "fully and without reserve," then work and voto for Scvhadt, Horn, ct. al. If ou bc llovo In McKlnley, protection and pros perity, turn these agents of Uryun down. CITY NOTES. The building nnd high and training school committees of the board of con trol will meet tonight. At noon today Haidn Evans will give an organ lecltil at tlio I'cnn Avenuo ltaptist church, to which nil aro welcome. Sergeant W S. Scott was chosen sec ond lieutenant of Company C Wednesday night Vlco Lieutenant Sample, resigned. William Dorovan Is nt the Moses Tailor hospital suffeiing from a eompoiuid fi ac tum of the leg which he sustained ycstei day morning In tho Cayuga mine. John lirogan and Joseph McClrall, tho two loung men who tore things about ill Welsbcrg's lunch wugon at Dttnmoio last week, wore discharged by Alderman Howe yestetdny. Wclssbcrg did not appeal. Tito funeral of Mrs. Anthonj O'lloro will take place Saturday morning fiom the fa ml!) home on IJmmet strc et. A sol emn high mass of requiem will be cele brated at a o'clock In Holy Cross church. George D. Hi own jesterday brought suit for $:,U"0 damages against Wilbur A Hlce for bieaeii or contract as lessee or the Driving park. Only $100 of the car's rental of f.'.O'O was paid, It Is alleged Carpenter A: Fleltz ate the plaintiff's nt toinc)s. In St. Pe lei's Catlndial vtsterday morning the older of ileaconshlp was conferred upon Ilev. William Olslon, of Catbondal( and Stalnslaus Spotanskl, of Nantlcoke, candidates lor the priesthood. They will be ordained Satuiday morning In the cutliedial Manlagi licenses veio )estolday giant cd .Michael Kellrlck and Maiy Doyle, of Sciaiiton, Henry Welbil ulid Lena Uuikey, of Tn)loi; Charles Johns Arnold, of VandHiu.', nnd Dora M Probst, ef Aicti. bald; Joseph Olsoffkl and Morlnima Part zln, of Prliebuig Jlaitin Ciane, or Locut street, Wet Side, was held In $0 ball jesteida) by Aleleimin Millar on the charge of giand laiceny preferred by John P. Jones, of the West Side. Jones sas s that Cinne took SS In money and a diamond ring valued at $TwO from his resldetici, Thomas Glldiiy, of Duninore, was driv ing a horse along Washington ave nue vesterday in such a reckless manner that he knocked down a woman blc)cle ilder. She was uninjured, but her wheel was wrecked. Policeman Sloate saw the oc currence nnd anestcel Hilda v. At the city hall the prlsonei was llncel . Theie will be a match game of epiolts between Pat Duddy, of Pine Htoolc, and Thomas Hell, of Slblev, foi $.'"i a side, at C.ipouse hotel at 2 o'rlocn Satuiday afternoon Two 2-Inch pins, two soft sticking clay ends, ten v.irds distance are the conditions. Duddy and Hell have met before, and Hell was the wlnnci by two points .Mrs J, S Ci aw foul and Mis C H Aon Store h, on the out of tho riotcncu Crlt tenton mission, etcrdaj entered into a contiaet with H. A. Kiiuthold for the eicc tlon of the socle iv's new home on Har rison avenue, between Pine and Gibson stieets. The biil'dlng is to cost $." -Lm and will be built after plans of Architect L L Walter. The will of the late John I'ourot, In which his wife, Mis Maiy Ku u rot, Is named as soe heir, has been attacked, the contestant being the decedents sister, Mis. Hstella Woolsej, of New Yoik city Sho alleges that the will Is not genuine Tho will is vviltten In a crude stj le on a half sheet eif note paper and consists of about a dozen lines. Theie were no sub scribing witnesses. A iceltal at the Llm T'aik chuich last night given by Miss Helen Augusta Uil niore, leader of Lmcrson College of ejui tory, Hoston; Miss Kntlurlne Thick', so prano, of this clt, mid Miss Jennie Huch wald, pianist, attr.icted a largo and select audience. The affair was foi the benellt of the L'pworth league of the chuich. A 'well nt ranged piogiammo of sixteen se lections with numerous encores was glt'cn The Home Circle of the Howard Placo African .Methodist I2plscop.il church tf-n-dered t reception and banquet In the Tab. ernacle last night, which was tlio most elaborate social function of that circle, this season The decorations, which wore very profuse, consisted of bunting and flags, potted palms aud chi)sauthcmums. Huuer's oichestra furnished the music. Mrs. G. W Hiown, piesldent: Mrs. S J. Morton, secietarj, and Mrs H. A. Pattci son, treasuter, did tho reecIviiiB. Major Halie) received a letter from City Detective Molr esteiday stating that all of the Garrett Hogait Jewelry had been recovered In Chicago and the right men aio under anest there. Desk Sei geant Dieter icaehed Pittsburg esteida with requisition pipe is he sccuied at ll.ir Usbuig. In the Sinok) Clt) ho was joined b) Chief Kobllng, who was there attend ing United States eouit. Tho two men proceeded to Chicago and today the thieo Scrantou olllcers will start back with tho accused men. The "Slmehas Thora" ball con Itutcd by tho Young Men's Hebrew Heiielulal asso. elation In Music hall last night was one of tho most successful ever htld In this city. The affair was tho seventh lu the hlstor) of this society of enterprising )oung men. Music ball never looked piettler than Ir Its garb of red, white and blue last night Bauer's orchestra furnished tho music for dancing and Professor Taylor was prompter. At 10 o'clock, when dancing began, there wcte over 100 couples in tno room. In charge of tho ball were. J. Gtossinan, floor manager: JM Weiss, ns Fltunt lloor manager, floor committee, II. Klein, Ad Schwartz, U, Feldman, Jacob Freidman. Richard McIIugh, of North Main ave nue, went to Wllllamspoit Tucsdny to as certain whether tho lad who had been found dead In an e mpty freight car on Satuiday In that city was his son, who has been absent fiom home for over sevn months. Another West Scranton bo), son of Mrs. Patrick J. McIIugh, of Lu- 7crne stieet, has ulso been missing slnco June last, and It was thought that tho dead boy might be Mrs McIIugh's sou. Tho theory proved foundless In both cases and although the descilptlous of all threo tallied In many respects, Mr. MoHugh, who returned lest evening, Is satlslled that the dead boy did not belong here. Tho height, weight and teeth of the dead lad proved this beyond a doubt. Cnlilornin Kvcurtvioiis. Vcrsonnlly conducted. Leave Chica go every Wednesday. Burlington lloute to Denver, thence via Denver & Rio Orando Uy. (tho scenic line of the world). Pnrth's travel In Pullman tourist sleeping cms fitted with every convenience, which ko through to Cali fornia nnd nro In charge of special agents of long experience. For par ticulars address T. A. Gtady, Excursion Mgr. C 1!. & Q. n. lyU Clark St., Chicago, in. CAS For Infa: itmlli ilguturt cf t&K t VORXP J Rfts and Children. For sVs "" ' i s: -. jfrs A- eTtrr Wr?, y-CCC' WENT CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS Roland Jury Brings In a Verdict of Guilty with a Recommendation of Mercy. NEW TRIAL WILL DE APPLIED FOR A Cnso from tJrnssy Island Which JIns Various Interesting features. Mother nnd DoiiKhtcr Charged by n Neighbor with lluing Common Scolds Aro Tostillcd Against by Their Son nnd llrothcr--Vcst Sldo Alleged Scold (Sets Oil Knsy. Continry to expectations, the Jury In the Poland case In ought In u verdict of guilty. A recommendation of ex treme mercy accompanied tho finding. Sentence wns suspended until Satur day. It Is possible that sentence mav not be Imposed at that time, as the attorneys for the defense will In the meantime make application for a new trial. The whole day, before Judge Mc Cluie, In the Superloi court loom, was taken uti w Ith the trial of Thomas Smith, of Olyphant. charged with at tempting to outrage Mrs. Mary Lnw ler, the comely young wife of Patilck Lavvler, of the same locality. The de fense tried to show that It was n ease of mistaken Idcntit) and Intimated In n roundabout way that one Michael Mutphy was the culptlt. Murphy Is very much like Smith In build and ap pearance nnd when, nt the request of one of the lurvmen, they were cuused to stand up side by side In the w Itness box, the lescmblnnce was stt iking. The imsc was given to the Jury at ad join nlng time. Jnmes J. O Malley and O Hrlen & Kelly assisted Assistant Dlstilct Attorney M. A. Lowry In the prosecution. John F. Sctngg lepre scnted the defendant CONNORS FOUND GUILTY. Peter Connors wns found guilty of the cluuge piefened ngainst him by Sarah Wlnteis, of Taj lor. Ho iniiile no defense and hail no counsel, simply making a fonnnl plen of not guilty. Attorney J. F.. Wutklns assisted lu the piosecullon. Andtew Qulnn seeuied n suit of clothes from Tailor Chailes T. Hvnns, of Carbondnle, b) iepreenting tbat ho owned piopeit). He failed to pay the bill and the talloi sued him. It elov el oped that he had no pioperty nnd a eiimlnnl charge of false pretenses wns brought. The jury nld not guilty nnd divided the costs, the ptosecutor to pay two-thlids and the defendant one tblrd Attorney Nnthnn Vldaver lep tcsented the defense. Junket Suinvitz was found gulltv of the charge of sti iking Mrs. G. R. Wnl entynowrez. of Penn avenue, on the head with a ilinli, dining a general fight resulting from a squabble over a chlldien's iiunnel Mr. Chase assisted In tho prosecution and W. IX. Lewis lepresented the defense, A case tbat caused much amusement was that in which Mts. Marv Moian. of Providence, chniged Mrs. Mnty Gal lagher and her daughter, Mrs. GI11I brlde, with being common scolds. An unusual feature of the prosecution vsa.s the appearance of Mis. viallaghei's son, William Gnliagher. as a witness against her The defense was a gen No lack of interest here. No lack of business. We've the wit that's wanted to gather the things that are wanted and the wit to sell them as people are ready to buy. Ladies all over the city are talking about our Stylish Hats, and the more you count the pennies the more you'll be satisfied to spend your money here. We call special attention to the low prices on Ribbons.Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Ostrich and and Fancy Feathers. Take no one's word for it, come and see for yourself. A. R. Sawyer, 132 Wyoming Avenue. irv Ileal Dyspepsia, .. Ileal thnrn, Gas. mill .ill lomach DKor- dors poiltlvily cured, (.rover (lulium's l)js- pepiui iieiiu'iiv is a hiicciiic. who iiosu ie. nioveHiill Ulstresx, and u I'CTiimmmt cureof the moit chronic' nnd xevero ruses In guaran teed. Do not Hiuter I AfiO-ccnt bottlo will convince ttio most skeptical. .Matthews Itros., lntisglsts H'JO Laekn. wunnu uveiiue. We CAUTION. ooooooooo There are large numbers of Ladies' Coats froin last year offered for sale that have been altered to resemble this year's styles. The fit aud hang are sure to give dissatisfaction. We guar antee all our garments to be this year's make; they are the perfection of style aud fit. We are showing at moderate prices great assortments of Ladies' Coats, Ladies' Capes, Children's Jackets, Separate Skirts. A visit to our Cloak department will convince you that our goods are up to date aud will give satisfaction to the most particular. MARS eral denial nnd the ndded assertion that Mis. Clnllagher couldn't have called the vurloun names alleged by the prosecution, as she "hasn't a word of Hngllsh" scarcely. Mr, Dawson ap peared for the defense, A verdict hnd not been reached nt adjournment. Mary Andrews, of Christ court, West Sldo, another nllcgcd common scold, was acquitted, but directed to pay one-third of the costs. Hir nccusor, Henry Zawadlc, was mulcted for the other two-ilrds. Mr. Zimmerman as sisted In the prosecution and Qulnnnn & Donahoe were attoincvs for the de fense. Stephen Atheiton was returned guilty of assault and battery on Ann Hlackmoie, but not guilty of a similar charge ptefeired bv the husband, K. Blackmore. The latter defendant was directed to pay two-thlids of the costs. Not gulltv, but pay the costs, was the verdict returned In the case where in John Kane was charged by James Hosklns with aggravated assault and battery. John Martin and Patilck Martin were returned not guilty of assault and bnttety iton John Campbell, but were directed to pay two-thirds of tho costs, the prosecutor being called upon to pay the other one-third. The pintles are life-long nelghbois In Covington and lived on the best of terms until a horse enme between them. No farmer wunts to bo bested In n hoise deal and a family feud ending In a free fight was the result. P. H. Campbell, of Wilkes Pane, repiesented the pio.seeution nnd I. J. Mm tin appealed for the defense. A BOWL OF ROSES FREE. An Oiiinmcnt lor tlm Home Which Mill l.nst All Winter. Flowers nu becoming scarce and high-priced, but eveiybody can have, without chaige, a bowl of beautiful roses, which will not fade, and which will bo a eonstunt source of delight. The loses ure on paper but the pic ture Is so perfect that you will not miss the pel fume. It Is easily the most nt ttactlve picture ever given by a news impel. It will be flee with every copy of the Philadelphia Sunday Press of next Sunday, October 24. The Sunday Pi ess will be as gteat In every other paitlcular. Hvery page will be bright with feutures to be found In no other paper. The best wrlteis in every Held ate contributor to tho Sunday Pi ess. The Woman's Page, the Chlldrens' Pago, the Sporting Pages, the Literal y Page, the Humor ous Page, etc., are the best published. You had better order next Sunday's Press today. A good, slightly- used, mahogany pi ano. Price new was $350- Boston Piano Of a reliable, nigh grade make that we tool; in trade for a new Fischer piano, it ib to go at little price cost a few years ago S500. Here for you for - - - It Is glial autccd. $90 Organs Jut taken in trade. Such sterling makes as Wilcox & White, Estey, New Eng land, Waters, etc, etc. Any price almost to sell them quickly $10, $35, $40, $50, $75. USfSend for printed list of bar gains and special plans of easy payments. The Rexford Co., 303 Lacka. Ave. Upright J PIANO, A V $168. I Sell Dress Goods ooooooooo We are showing very choice selec tions of Fine Suitings for street wear: HARD TWIST POPLINS, TWO-TONED ARMIES, DRAP DE ETE COVERTS, ENGLISH TWEEDS. In new autumn shades, dahlia, russet, bluete, leaf green. HAGEN 40-fOOIO0OK000 Cvxvrt2. 0 J 0 WHITECHINAS for Decorating. 0 Just opened several 0 casks of Havilaud & Co's 0 and Deliuieres choice -- WiiiTK, newest novel' 0 -f ties, latest shapes. 0 Ku'$&v1. jjr &V-W tArW s& V V I MILLAR & PECK, t 131 WYOMING AVENUE. J jr Walk In and look around. t ooooooo-hko Shoes Of the kind that bring increasing trade SHOES OF THE KIND THAT GIVE SATISFACTION. Our fall offering contains the most varied assortment of Foot wear. It represents perfection, whether viewed mechanically or in point of style, comfort and elegance, are rarely combined in footwear. Our shoes are the embodiment of both. Our prices are always right. Without disparaging in any way the efforts of our competitors still, in justice to ourselves, we must say that in many ways we have surpassed them. Our increasing trade has shown that our method of selling reliable goods at a small margin of profit is the right one. Our system of paying cash for all our purchases exerts a powerful in fluence in securing for us the low est prices in the great shoe markets in this country. Buying and Selling for Gash Only, Explains, in a great measure, why it is that we are always ab'e to sell reliable goods below prevailing market prices. TH 326 Lackawanna Avenue. "Famous Old Stand." KLINE SHI1R Stylish Goods. 415 and 417 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, -Pa. Bits Of Beauty These chinas that are produced by the French aud Austrian people, have escaped the extra duty, now levied upon such dainty goods: Tea Tray, teapot, cream, sugar Sets bowl, cups and saucers, in all 12 pieces, daintily deco rated, real worth $4,00. We don't know wnether to laugh or cry at its price, .$1.74 Chocolate Pots That hold a quart, best decoration , on good stock, usually sells for 49c. For a lew days 24c S-Piece Tea Set, 2-color tinting and ) colors of decora tions: real worth $1.98, As an inducement to move some holiday stock, $1.21 A largo assortment at 7 la nnd 08. Dainty Berry Dish Fink or blue tints, 8-inch in diame ter, pretty decora tion of pansies and other flowers; real worth 75c, are shown this week at lflc Individual Creams large enough Dainty little things at prices that aro astonishing; quito to hold a quan- tity for two, 3c AiiHtrlan China Creams, 10c Austrian China Creums, 24a, large. Lamps Lamp makers needing money called on us, consequently we bought them. They came here, you bought them in a jiffy. 91.50 hquat I.lbrury Lamp, with globe, OBci ?'2.r0 Hunquet I.ampat $1.7 1, ? 1.00 Library Lamp at 2.08. 0.00 Uauquet Lamp at U. 18. THE GREAT 4c, 310 Lackawanna Ave. J. II. LADWIG. BROWN'S BEE HIVE oooooooooooooo I atest 1 Novelties . in Ladies' Alpines ancl Walking Hats xxoooooooooco sen TUB Umbrellas We're Oflcrlng nt, 98c. Warranted Tast Illack, Ster ling hllver Trimmed, Natural Wood and Horn Handles. STORE i . ; OOOOOOOOOOOOCKX i BROWN'S BEE HIVE U 224 LACK. AVENUE. ' TWO GREAT SPECIALS IN BLANKETS ooooooo At $4.50 Large white all wool blankets, made of very fiue long soft wool. At $5.75--Extra large white blankets, made from California wool, red or blue border. " Down Quilts. At $4.00--Large size quilts filled with soft down. Would be cheap at $5. Comforts. At $3.25--Kxtra large silkaline comforts, filled with fine white cotton,
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