THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING-, OCTOBER 23, 1897.
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BCUANTON, OCTOB13U 23, 1897.
TUG RRPUBLICAN TICKET.
Stntc.
tStato Trcasuror-J. S. DEACOit, of
Westmoreland.
Auditor Gefieral-LBVI O. M'CAULEY.
of Chester.
County.
Bherlff-CLARENCB E. PRYOR, of
Bcranton. .
District Attorney-JOIIN R. JONES, of
Blakely.
rrothonotnry-JOHN COPELAND. ot
Carbondalo,
Treasurer-W. B. LANGSTAFP, of Scran-
ton.
Clerk of the Courts THOMAS P. DAN
IELS, oi scranton.
Recorder CHARLES HUESTEK, of
Scranton.
Reslster-WILIilAM K. DECK, of Mos
cow. Jury Commissioner CHARLES WIQ
3IN8, of Scrantcn.
Election day, November 2.
And so Roland, Christy Boland, has
Joined the haloed circle, and rUBtles
his wlnRs In virtuous horror at the
mention of money In politics. Yet only
a brief year bko a man very like
Christy was buylnjr Nate Vldaver out
of Judire Merrlfleld's way and Retting1
flued for the n.ult-pr!ce into the bar
gain,! A Word to Real Republicans.
Th political situation In this county
has now reached a stase where It is
possible to ascertain with some degree
of accuracy how the Republican cause
stands. AVe do not propose In this ar
ticle to reveal valuable Information to
tin-; enemy; but we wish to assure the
loyal Republicans of the county that
the outlook for i complete victory for
the entire Republican ticket one week
from Tuesday is nt this wilting most
encouraging. We believe that the tick
et will be elected by safe and gratify
ing pluralities no matter what the
Democrats may do In the ensuing elev
en days. That In that Interval they
vlll oik and woik desperately is.how
ever, to be expected.
Thi Democrats, It is noticed, are
jinking almost their whole campaign in
Republican districts seeking to lnfiu
ence hitherto loyal Republicans to
Jump the party fence this once and go
for one, two, three, or the whole lot
of Democratic candidates, as tin cape
may be. The especial drive Is on
Fihadt and Horn, with Kelly a
close third. As we have said all along,
these are the three candidates on the
Sehadt slate for whom Int.- other candi
dates will be sacrificed when the proper
moment comes, and if one of the three
has to so overboard it will be Kelly.
Feh'adt is for Sehadt, first, last nnd
always, bat the city hall gang has
made It a condition ot Its support of
Sehadt that Sehadt shall refrain from
lifting the knife of treachery against
Horn. Horn is especially Mayor Hal
ley's candidate. Ralley has pledged hi-J
word to certain interests liael: of Horn
that Horn shall be elected; and his
opportunities for keeping tabs on
Sehadt are such that Sehadt will prob
ably have to play fairly with Horn,
whatever he may do by the remaining
colleagues on his ticket, for fear that
otherwls-e Bailey might at the last mo
ment take effective revenge.
In other words, if any man on the
Democratic ticket this fall shall be
elected or shall come near an election,
it will bo owing wholly to Republican
co-operation or the failure of true blue
republicans to accomplish their accus
tomed work for the party ticket. What
has any real Republican to gatn this
year by voting for a part or the wholo
of the Democratic tlckrt? The candi
dates on his own tlrket are admittedly
or the average far better men and de
cidedly mors qualified by experience
nnd tralnlnr to sive satisfactory ser
vice In the respective county olllces
to which they aspire. On the score of
personnel the Republican ticket Is one
of the best tickets ever nominated in
thl? or 'any other count), and is every
where recognized as such. Moreover It
is the regular Republican ticket, fairly
representing the choice of a majority
of the Republican voters of Lackawan
na county and standing in line with
the Republican party In state and na
tion. If It lost-s n vote the Republican
party loses a vote. If it is weakened
by desertion or disaffection or thu vent
ing of personal nlque of any kind at the
polls week after next it is the Repub
lican party which will be weakened,
not any individual. Above ojl the fufes
and froth of the campaign this Uses us
the cold, clear fact of the situation,
vhlch nothing can remove or obscure:
that the Republican who casts one vote
for an enemy of Republican principles,
le the election local, state or national,
drives a dagger into his party's vitalh
and for the time at least ceases to be
a Republican.
The Democrats who now so solicit
ously court Republican support will
not reward it after election. They
promise this, they promise that; it Is
common rumor that Sehadt has nl
teady promised to Republican work
ers in different parts of the county
more places in the Jail than he could
find If ho were to put a warden In
every cell. But history teaches what
these campaign promises amount to.
A Democrat onco In bffleo Is going to
bo for Democrats, oVery time. Ho will
have no use for any Republican turn
coat after election' Resides, what can
any Republican expect In future from
his own party If he listens to over
tures from the enemy? The names of
open deserters are' always known.
They are rarely forgotten. At some
time In future the fact of disloyalty
Is bound to arise as an obstacle not
to bo explained aWay,' It makes no
difference whlctli 'leader or so-called
"boss" is on top, or whut faction Is
In control, no man In any" party ever
afterward puts conljd.ence' in the voter
once Implicated In treachery.
From any standpoint, therefore,
whether on principle or In the light
simply of telf-lnieVesf, Justification
cannot'be' found "In1 thin campaign for
Republican disaffection or desertion.
Tlio party expects every loyal party
man to do his duty nnd such a man
will do it the more gladly,, uecauso If
he shall pause to consider, ho will per
ceive 'that it Is in the direction In
which his own best Interests lie. With
the active support of audi, which we
fully expect, .the Republican ticket on
the night of Nov. 2 will bo returned as
elected ty a rlp-rouslnt? majority, .and
Hryanlsm in Lackawanna will receive
Its measure for a collln.
The appearance of Judge Merrlfleld
on the stump for tho Rryantte ticket
Is not out of place, for ho was himself
a Rryantte candidate once and doubt
less has a fellow-feeling for the cause.
Rut when the amiable Judge falls Into
the Democratic practice of howling
against alleged Republican corruption
and Joins In the work of setting up
the boodle scarecrow, docs his mind
ever travel back to that halcyon day,
thirteen years ago, when he and the
late Judge Handley had a little tilt in
convention nnd ho was credited with
lifting the lowly delegate to the high
est limit in the. history of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania politics? Ah, Judge,
but you're a wag!
How to Call Spain's Bluff.
If the published report should prove
true that tho Spanish ministry has di
rected a reply to be sent to the note
of Minister Woodford containing among
other features an Insinuation that the
United States authorities have neglect
ed their duty In the matter of the pre
vention of filibustering and threaten
ing to present a claim for damages, the
answer from Washington should not
be delayed.
It need not be a long answer. All
that would be needed to fit such nn
emergency would be n, brief executive
proclamation recognizing as a belliger
ent power the republic ofCuba. That
would cover the situation far better
than reams upon reams of inconclusive
diplomatic fencing. Moreover It would
satisfy a condition which forces tho
duty of such recognition upon our gov
ernment quite regardless of uny act of
Spain.
Let It be boine In mind that the rec
ognition of the Cuban republic as a
belligerent power would give Spain no
Just cause of offense and could not
possibly be construed by any rational
mind as a provocation for repilsals.
Spain herself has virtually recognized
the Cubans as belligerents In her re
moval of Weyler and In her substitu
tion of a captain-general for Cuba
commissioned to treat with tho Insur
gents in behalf of peace. From Spain's
own actions the United States can
make out a clear case.
The recognition of Cuban belliger
ency would have this immediate effect:
It would relieve the American author
ities from the costly, personally un
pleasant und evidently unappreciated
duty of acting In a police capacity as
an ally of Spain; and It would open to
the prai i.cal sympathy which tho
American people unofficially feel for
the Cuban cause a free route to tho
Insurgent army. Within thirty days
thereafter Cuba would bo absolutely
free.
For Cuba's sake we hope Spain will
fool with the Washington buzz saw.
Mr. Duggan's assertion at Dunmore
that Sehadt had nothing to do with
keeping him off the ticket may bo
technically true. Duggan could have
fought Sehadt In convention and per
haps beaten him despite the resources
of the Sehadt Mate, but he preferred
not to compete. At the same time
everybody knows that it was the
Sehadt influence that elbowed Duggan
out of tho running. Mr. Duggan Is
too wary a politician to be caught
bolting or fighting his party; but his
friends cannot forget how he was
treated. They will be heard fioin a
week from Tuesday.
With Regard to Pensions.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans In
forms an interviewer: "I am going to
try to get congress to put a stop to the
present opportunities which tho law
offers to women to secure pensions for
life from the United States by mairy
Ing un old soldier, by recommending
some Important pension legislation.
The practice by women of securing
pensions in this manner is notoriously
common. At the soldiers' homes young
women will snap up the chance to
marry decrepit old men, evidently
hoping that they will soon die and
leave the pension, and in many of
these cases the women do not even
live with the men they marry. I hope
to recommend to congiess that a law
be passed providing that women mary
Ing soldiers hereafter shall not be en
titled to any pension upon the death of
their husbands. The law of 1S90 makes
this stipulation regarding the pensions
which are payable under that net, but
the great majority of the pensioners
now on tho rolls draw their money by
virtue of previous acts."
Mr. Evans' forthcoming report Is ex
pected to show that there are now on
tho pension list, as the result of the
civil war, tho names of 9S3.G2S pension
ers. Tho year before there were but
970,521 pensioners. The presence of this
additional 13,000 names, Mr. Evans ex
plains, Is due to his having taken up
and disposed of a large number of old
claims for arrears of pensions, which
he found on file when he took churge
of the office last summer. There aro a
great number of these, and they have
been accumulating In the office for
years. Nearly the whole 13,000 increase
comes from buch of these old claims
as have been allowed, and there are
still large numbers of tho ancient
claims which are yet to bo disposed of,
Tho number of these which are likely
to be allowed, ho Intimates, will nt
least meet the losses on the rolls by
death for the next year. "1 predict,
however," he says, "that after the year
1893 the number will beg'n to drop, and
after it once begins to go down It will
decline very rapidly. The soldiers of
the late war aro getting old very fast
and many of them passed away dur
ing the last year." The expenditures
during the year Just ended were also
greater than those of the year before
by a llttlo more than $3,000,000. They
amounted to H.W.8U,80.
In late years thero has unquestion
ably developed a sentiment, not among
copperheads or sympathizers with dis
union, but among many men who
themselves helped to suppress the re
bellion, that not every dollar of the
certainly generous eumi annually voted
for non Vnn . wtirw if right
fully belonged or where It would fulfil
tho largest equity. An extract which
we recently reproduced from a St. Paul
paper voiced this feeling; publications
In the Now Yoik Sun showing how the
total annual appropriations for pen
sions contlnuo to grow long after the
number of surviving veterans hod be
gun to decieaso and very much longer
than the time estimated by pioneers
In pension legislation ns tho turning
point In this source of expenditure
have nugmented It. Our own view of
tho matter is that no honest American
ought to begrudge a cent spent by tho
government In relief of the necessities
of those who fought to save It, or of
their relicts or descendants. Rut on
the other hand this should be the limit.
Well-to-do veterans who have no need
of money from tho government cheapen
their heroism when they accept a price
for it that may take bread out of
mmths of comrades or the widows and
orphans of comrades in actual want.
In a friendly spirit this administration
should endeavor to revise the pension
rolls and prune from them such names
as honest and accurate Investigation
may disclose to be enrolled without
warrant In equity or law. To this no
fair-minded man oucht to offer tho
slightest objection; and this wo take
to bo Commissioner E-ans ultimate
purpose.
What do the straight Democrats ex
pect to get If Sehadt should by any
accident tie elected? He has already
promised all the patronago of the sher
iff's office twice over to representa
tives of the few bolting Republicans.
m
Pretence nnd Fact.
Tho anti-civil service reform league,
nn organization formed nt Washington
for the purpose of conducting a relent
less fight on the so-called merit svstem
now largely in vogue In the govern
ment service, has made a count of con
gressional noses and consequently feels
encouraged to believe that pre many
months have elapsed something In the
nature of bogus reform will drop on
cnpitol hill, with a dull and sickening
thud. Figures are not given, but If
Congressman Orosvenor is to be believ
ed that fully 200 members of the house
of representatives are reudy to Join In
a war uixm the present civil servlcj
rezulatlons.the prospect certainly pres
ages music In the air. These premoni
tions of trouble ahead are enough to
account for tho piolonged consideration
lately given In tho cabinet meetings to
the civil servlos problem.
In a recent publication Representa
tive Hicke of Pennsylvania cited some
figures bearing on the manipulation of
tho civil service durlnc tho second
Cleveland administration which go far
to explain the existence ot the present
antagonism to the Pendleton law. It is
the boast of that law that It insures a
force of minor employes of the govern
ment whos tenure of position rests not
on pull but on merit. Yet in three
yoais followinc the second inaugura
tion of Grover Cleveland 17S0 dismissals
and resignations took place In the
treasury department, 1195 in the inter
ior departmr nt nnd 111G in thf agricul
tural department; and the places thus
made vacant were Immediately filled by
Democrats. A majority of the dismiss
als affected Union veterans; a major
ity of the appointees replacing them
were ox-Confederates. When these de
partments had been sufTicently parti
sanl7ed, then President Cleveland, Just
prior to his stepping down- and out,
Issued Ills famous wholesale order put
ting Into the classified service .and un
der the protection of tho cidl service
law those offices, not previously classi
fied, which, in expectation of this order,
had been packed lull of his party's
henchmen, thus "cinching" them for
years to come.
It may be said that these figures pre
sent no urgumient against an honest en
forcement of the civil service law; that
faults Just noted were not faults of
the system but of the men then charged
with tho law's enforcement nnd rec
reant to its srlrlt if not to its letter.
When this M granted, however, there
remains to lie said that the fundamen
tal principle of the law Is faulty nnd
up-Ameiican, inasmuch as the tests of
fitness which it supplies are In no
sente adequate, and the theory of a
permanent office-holding class Is repug
nant to the spirit of our Institutions.
Take, for example, the cute of the col
lector of levenue for any district. He
is appointed by the president and held
accountable In heavy bond not only for
his own acts but also for the acts of
each of his subordinates. Yet he can
not name as his deputy a man of his
own choice In whose integrity he can
repose implicit trust unless that man
shall first win one of the three highest
percentages In an academic eoniir'tl
tlve examination held under the aus
rlces of a. red-tape-loving civil service
commission. Should ho not get this cut
and dried rating thi; collector must take
for his deputy an entire stranger, con
cerning wh'oin he knows nothing more
tlun that he has a good memoiy for
high school text-book information.
Thin stranser might lie a walking en
cyclopedia of useless book-learning and
yet not be equipped with enough com
mon sense and oractical, work-a-day
shrewdness to come in when it rains.
These things explain tho growing
restlessness of men at Washington bo
hind the pcenes. who know that the
publU sentiment wheh has been work
ed up in favor of civil service reform
has been created chiefly by false rep
resentations. Civil SJrvieo reform as
pictured In Mugwump literature and
civil service reform as exemplified in
actual operation In the executive de
partments aro as wide as lliii poles
apart; and it will be strange Indeed
if soino of these fine days the diver
gence between pretend and fact should
not Inspire a radical overhauling ot the
whole subject with an eye to true re
form. The thing for good citizens to do
next month Is to bury Hryanlsm and
the whole Democratic outfit so deep
that their pernicious platform will nev
er be resurrected.
Falling to beat John R. Jones by
abuse the Democrats are now trying to
make fun of him; but they'll laugh on
the other side of the mouth a week
from Wednesday.
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Next week the loyal Republicans of
Lackawanna county are duo to tako
off their coats and proceed to business,
Don't have anything to do with a
party psbnmfd if Its platform.
Forecast of the
Neu? York Resiilf
From thoiNew Yoik Sun.
Tho general Indications of the campaign
and special Investigations made In all tho
assembly districts by both parties ngoeo
In tho suggestion of a largo voto for
Honry George. Ho and his managers
profess, and undoubtedly with cntlro sin
cerity, that their confidence In his election
Is stronger new than ever; but neither
tho Republicans nor Tammany bellcvo
that there is any solid Justification for It.
Resides the distraction of Tammany votes
by Oeorge, there will also bo a loss of
some Democratic votes to Low. This
number is not likely to bo large, but they
will serve, so far as they go, to dlvldo
still further tho Democratic vote, and to
that extent will n llltato against Van
Wyck'schanccs. Putting together tho loss
to George nnd to Low, how can tho re
mainder left to Tammany be enough to
elect Its ticket?
o
Unquestionably, the first requisite to a
reasonable examination Is to estimate tho
strength of the Gcorgo movement. Such
votes as George gets will bo drawn al
most wholly from Tammany. Hence no
reasonablo estimate of Van Wyck's voto
Is possible until we liavo reached some
conclusion as to tho proportions of tho
Georgo movement; and accordingly it Is
hard to believe that tho Wall street bets
of great odds In favor of Van Wyck ..ro
other than mero eVctloneerlng devices.
That ho will suffer seriously from the di
version of Tamtrany voters to Georgo Is
undeniable. George's candidacy Is sup
ported manifestly by a great part of tho
lntenso and enthusiastic Iiryamtc senti
ment which gave Tammany 135,000 votes
last year and polled 225,000 votes for Bryan
In the Greater New York. That ho will
dlvldo and perhaps get tho lion's share
of it. How, then, can any tano man at oil
acquainted with existing political condi
tions look upon Van Wyck's election as
suro or even probable? Wo question if
thero is any such man. Many men may
have the hope; tho absolute confidence Is
In none.
o
Low's candidacy suffered a blow from
tho Georgo nomination from which it
ct.nnot recover George's friends lent
powerful assistance In filling up tho Low
petition, but when their own hero be
camo a candidate himself all hands
dropped Low forthwith and turned In en
thusiastically to the support of George.
Ho and not Low Is now the leader of the
opposition to political organization. The
Low movement Is swallowed up In in
George movement, so far as concerns
that sentiment. Apparently there lemalns
to Low oniy the support of tho Mug
wumps and the few thousands of Clove
land Democrats and Republican desertero
who will cling to him to the last. Tho
election of Low may bo dismissed from
the possibilities. He Is not likely to come
within sight of the goal.
o
Tho election of General Tracy is ns
Burcd, under present conditions. If the
Republican strength Is concentrated on
him. Tho normal Republican voto of tho
Greater New York, calculable according
to tho percentage of the whole voto shown
in past elections during a long series of
years, exceeds 200,000. The loss In It due
to the Low candidacy will be small ac
tually and proportionately, as wo have
hald already, and that loss will be made
up wholly or largely by Democratic votes
for General Trac a Indubitably tho can
dldato whoso election Is most probable,
and who alono represents the opposition
to Bryanlsm, defeat of which is recog
nized by every conservative man as es
sential to tho prosperity of this commun
ity. Looking at tho situation thus dis
passionately, General Tracy is assuredly
in the lead.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabo Cast: 1.13 a. m.. for Saturday,
October, 23, 1S9T.
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A child born on this day will notice
that to be a good Democratic editor these
days ono mubt try to keep one's thoughts
as far js possiblo from accounts of tho
fate of Ananias.
Hryanlsm, Uolandlsm, lialleylsm and
Bluff seem to bo on their lust legs In
Scranton politics,.
It Is a remarkable coincidence that Can
didate Schadt'B picture occupies a place
next to a ulcklo advertisement in the
street cers,
Peoplo who have been forced to swallow
dust from Abo Dunning' street sweepers
welcomed tho rain yesterday.
Alncclius' Advice.
It is not a good thing to speak well of
your neighbor. Ho is liable to hear of It
and .strike you for a loan.
It is alwuys well to endeavor to mako
peaco If ono Is at a safe distance from the
combatants.
a foliticaITpoTnter
If you Indorse the freo trade and free
rflver Chicago platform as the Lacka
wanna Democracy docs, "fully and
without reserve," then work and vote
for Sehadt, Horn, et. al. If you be
lieve in McKtnley, protection and pros,
perity, turn these agents ot Urjan
down.
m'KINLEY AND NEW YORK.
From the Washington Post.
Wo confess to an Inability to sympa
thize with or commend tho criticism that
Is beln? hurled at tho administration for
its Indorsement of General Trucy In the
mayoralty fight r.ow in progress In New
Yoik. Neither does it appear to us that
in its position the administration Is at
variance with the well-denned policy i.d
hrred to by tho picsiclent of not interfer
ing with local Republican factional
troubles. Tho adirinlstratlon is. first of
n'.I, Republican. It Is naturally and prop.
erly anxious that thoso who represent the
pimcipics of the Republican party shall
oo victorious at the polls. Thero can cer
tainly 'be no objection to an expression ot
its sollcltulo nor to the exereiso of a dig
nified and reasonable Influcnco for the suc
cess of thoso who cciry Its standard.
Thero is In New York city but one Re
publican candidate, General Tracy, noml
nated by a regularly constituted concn
tlon, comrcsed of legally elected dege-
gatca. sh Low Is not a Republican can
dldato. Ho Is the representative of a
Mugwump movement, and his entry In
the race will do more to defeat tho resu
lar Republican nominee than any othor
ono factor. Under tneso circumstances he
Is plainly not entitled to favor at the
hands of a Republican administration. Mr.
Low stands for good government, of
course, and he is a man of line character
and acknowledged ability. Tho adminis
tration, however, would bo worse than
foolish It would lack discrlmlnotlon and
gratitude If It were to undertake the !n
dorsernent of a'.l good candidates, and
that, too, at tho expense of those who are
aligned with and faithful to the regular
organization.
mnuiT aniThxpekiuncu.
From tho Carbondalo Leader.
It merit and experience count for any.
thing In politics The mas P. Daniels will bo
elected this fall to the position of clerk
of tho courts by a rouslmr majority. It
Is ono of thoso oflices for which a partial,
lar knowiedco of its workings is needed
This Mr. Daniels has. The technical
knowledge ho has received as clerk in the
office several years and as chief clerk dur.
Ing thoipast three will enable him to enter
at onco upon tho personal conduct of the
olllco insuring its most careful manage
ment. This Is what is wanted by the tux.
payers and Is best for their interests,
That Mr. Daniels will make a popular
success ot tho olllco Is also assured. Dur
ing his term of pub'.lo life he has treated
an callers at the clerk's olllco wltn that
courtesy and obliging manner which has
mado for him a friend In each of his busi
ness acquaintances. Mr, Daniels should
I and will be elected.
GOLDSMITirS
TO OUR
LADY FRIEND
We have on exhibition for two days only,
Saturday and Monday, sample Cloth Jack
etsthe latest designs of B. Moskovitz &
Co., who are known to be the originators of
the most exclusive outside garments made
in this country and from which we are pre
pared to take special orders.
Very respectfully yours,
Goldsmith Brothers & Go
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Lleem
Saturday, Oct. 23rd will in
augurate a
Great Autumn Sale f
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The character of our
Linen Slock is too well
kuown to need much talk on
our part. We merely say
that having purchased
largely in anticipation of
the advanced prices con
sequent on the new tariff
schedule, we can offer ex
traordinary values.
It is impossible to enu
merate the different lines
and prices, therefore we
mention only a few items:
One case silver bleached
German table linen, 64
inches wide, ten different
patterns. 59c a yard, good
value at 75c.
1 00 dozensilver bleached
napkins.
50 pieces Scotch and
Irish damasks, from 25c
to $2.50 per yard. 200
dozen napkins to match.
Linen sheets, pillow and
bolster cases, counter
panes, bureau sets, etc.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Lamp,
UTl
We have them in all
colors with globes and
silk shades at pr3ces 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.
s,
WALLEY CO.,
422 Lackn. Ave.
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novelties that are absolutely exclu
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by the best tailors in the clothing
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Lewis, Rellly
& DavleSo
ALWAYS UU3.
Harinniless
Kicks
DON'T IIUUT A (iOOD KHOK. SUPPOSE
IT Dill, VK HAVK LOTS THAT WILL
STAND Ol'T-DOOlt SPOUT KHOM GOC, UP.
hKK OUH WINDOW DISPLAY,
LEWIS JHltY&MVIES
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
Office Omitles
Are accelerated nnd time Is saved by having
the proper KtHtlonery, lllank Hooks, letter
Flies, Tens, luk, l'uper, that are used no con-
stnutly by large liuslne houses nlolllce.
Wo have u splendid usfcortment ui'till l:luct
ofolllce nnd mercantile stationery and eve.
rythlng needed for ull business und profes
sional moii. We nlso carry Typewriters' sup
plies and Draughting Matenuls. Wo uro
ugonts for the celebrated Edison's Mimeo
graph and supplies.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers nnd KngravorJ.
HotelJermyh Bldg,
130 Wyo utloz Avenue, Scrantou, l'n.
jfiill L &.
BAZAAI
MUGKLOW i
l
??VfWVifyfSj
OUR LINE of
sMwg
and
AS ACKNOWLEDGED BY MISS VERNON
DU1UNC1 IIEft RECENT LECTUIIEH IN
THIS CITY, IS THE MOST COMPLETE
LINE OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
Every article sold on lti merits.
No hhoddy or second class goods.
It will pay you to look over our lino.
3Wo give exchange stamps.
FOOTE k S1EAE CO,
110 Washington Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyomlnj
District for
Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Smokelsil
und tho Kepauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
knfety Fuse, Caps nnd Exploders.
looms Jl'J, 'Jlil and 211 Commonweiltti
Building, Scruntoa.
AUENCIE
THO, FOHI),
JOHN It. SMITH A SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
ritUton
riymoiitu
Wilkes-Barri
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestlo uf
and of all sizes, Including Uuckwhrat and
Blrdseye, delivered in any part of the oily
at the lowest ijrlce
Orders received nt the Office, first flaor,
Commonwealth building1, room No 0;
telephone No. 262-1 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attend4
to. Dealers supplied at the mine,
WE 1 SMITE
DUP0IT8
PIWIEB.