THE SCTtANTON TIUBtrN"B-irUID AY MORNINGr, NOVEMBER 12, 1897.
1 III) m! Weekly. No Sundr rllttoa.
By The Tribune Publlihlng Company.
WILLIAM CONNKLU Proliant.
bUIISCUII'TION PRICB:
Dolly socentt a mnntli.
'MIKID At m". rOTTOFnr AT I'm ANTON', PA.. A
frCOND-eiASlMAII, MATTtS
SCItANTON, NOVKMnKIt 12. 1S97.
Although the election Is over and the
Bchndt literary bureau 1ms shut up
shop, the Cnrbonilnlc Herald contin
ues to ytuvp nKalnst Connelllstn. Evl
dently when County Chairman John
Thomas declined to buy Its nlleped In
fluence ho made an enemy for life.
The President and Cuba.
Tn the matter nf Spanish pretences o
reform In Cuba, It Is probable that
President McKlnley Is altoeoth'er too
trustful and Rood naturetl. The easiest
way out of a dltlleulty Is not nlwnys
the best way. Spain cannot sow cruel
ty tiiiil oppression In Cuba for centuries
and expect In the turn ot a pen to reap
billet doux and orange blossoms.
If it Is the Intention of the president
In his forthcoming message to congress
to tnUe the position that a few frail
Fpanlsh promises, In the light of his
tory presumably not .worth the paper
they are wrltte!i on, should sulllce to
terminate our practical Interest In the
Cuban revolution and Justify this gov
ernment In decllnlnc to take further
cognizance of the mutter, then In our
Judgment will he make i serious mis
take, both as a matter of polities and
ns a matter of principle. In such nn
event it can hardly fall to become the
duty of cnuurcss to icmlnd the execu
tive of the preponderating will of the
.American people, which should be sov
ereign with their executive officials, and
which Is that the now thoroughly es
tablished republic of Cuba should be
nrcorded belligerent rights.
No one fads to nedlt the president
With the most honorable motives In the
view which he apparently takes of this
government's duty in the Cuban prob
lem. Difference from that view Is not
coupled with disrespect. Hut If the
apparently authentic forecast shall be
verified that Mr. McKlnley Intends to
rest tins whole Cuban case on the fra
gile basis of Spain's preposterously
sudden nnd suspicious change of heart
then will there bo among the presi
dent's warmest friends and supporters
u feeling ef regretful disappointment;
a senro of chngrln that national aspira
tions and sympathies, so deeply
grounded In the finest Instincts of the
American character, should fall to out
weigh in his Judgment the sordid In
terests of bookkeeping and exchange.
There is a possibility, too, that the
attempt to commit this government
for an Indefinite time to the policy of
Indifference will defeat the very end
in view, We misjudge the character of
the American people If they will now
consent to such a programme, Involv
ing as it does the practical certainty of
continued disturbance at brief Inter
vals of our commercial and social rela
tions with Cuba. They have sat patient
for half a century under a condition
of affairs in Cuba that introduced an
irritant clement Into all their relations
with that Island and with Spain; atnl
now, when relief is in sight along the
line of American Interest and tradition,
it may require, more than executive
urging, nnd more even than olllclal vlg
ilanco nt the sea coast, to keep their
arms tied and their tonsnos muflled.
There Is a feeling abroad that this
Cuban problem must now nt last lie
settled. American sympathizers with
Cuba would like to see the American
itovernment active in the negotiation
of n I'cttlement, but whether It shall
becc-nio at live or remain Indefinitely
passive, the settlement will doubtless
occur just the same, and, unless all
signs deceive1. It will bn a settlement
on no basds short of Cuba's absolute in
dependence. The Supreme court decision lelatlvo
to the state capltol design muddle is a
complete victory for the capltol com
mission and indirectly a defeat for
fiovornor Ilastlns?. Hut the latter
nevertheless has carried his main
point, lie has directed public attention
to the plnvH which have been made
for delav. and the peoplo will here
after Insist upon prompt action nnd
economy.
. -
Those Canadian Overtures.
The visit of the Canadian premier.
Sir Wilfred Laurior, to Washington,
for the purpose of conferring face to
fnco with President McKlnley and
Secretary Sherman concerning various
mbJectH of Interest o the two govern
ments marks something n.' n depar
ture from diplomatic precedent, but
upon tho whole it Is an Innovation wor
thy of praise. We note with' pleasure
that Sir Wilfred has been cordially
jecelvcd nnd we believe It Ib not out of
the way to express the hone that as a
consequence of this frank and cordial
meeting and greeting a hotter under
standing will hereafter prevnll be
tween tho government at Ottawa nnd
.that at Washington.
One of the subjects which Mr. I-au-rler
doubtless had In mind for dlscus
Flon with President McKlnley con
cerns tho treatment of laborers cross
ing and re-crossing tho boundary line.
On this point Mr. Edward Parrer, nn
eminent Canadian Journalist who pro
celled the Canadian premier to Wash
ington, recently remarked: "It has
been said that Mr. Laurier has passed
nn alien labor law In Canada exclud
ing Americans from contrnctH and
contract employment on the railroad
now being built through tho Crow's
Nest pass In tho Pocky mountains
which, to a certain extent, Is a gov
ernment work. This Is quite true.
Tho Canadian government could not
do otherwise In view of tho harsh
manner In which Canadians havo beon
handled for years back under tho
alien labor law of tho United States.
Hut ho has said from the first that
ha Is prepared to meet your congress
half way In order to secure the modifi
cation of bo.ri laws In bo far as .they
affect tho citizens of the two coun
tries. In the Klondike, which Is Ca
nadian territory, thero am now sev
eral thousand Americans digging
gold. Next fiprlng there will prob
nbly be 25,000. in Hrltlsh Columbia,
whoro quartr. mines of enormous value
liavo bean dlEcover&d, the country Is
llternlly overrun by capltnllstB and
miners from Idaho, Washington nnd
Colorado. Mr. Laurior does not wish
to resort to harsh incnmires with .these
enterprising fellows, many of whom
nro contract laborers In a technical
sense, but what Is to Ire done It the
United StateH oillclnts continue to
treat Canadians who cross the lino In
senrch of work as criminals? Por ex
ample, a servant girl who accompanies
a family In which she Is employed In
Canada to tho United States is held to
be n contivint laborer and Incited up.
American miners nnd Ai.ietican work
men of every kind havo always enjoyed
tho same rights and privileges In Can
ada as Prltlsh subjects, and we are de
sirous of treating them In that decent
wny for all tlmo. All we nsk In return,
ns ii nintter of fair play, Is that Cana
dian workingmen shall not be worried
by the police when It -suit them to go
to Detroit or IJuffnlo In search of em
ployment." It will be recalled that when Presi
dent Cleveland vetoed the Lodge Immi
gration 1)111, one of his strongest points
of objection was the clause virtually
forbidding an Inhabitant of Canada to
earn wages In tho United States. This
provision has been strenuously ndvo-e-ated
by different American labor
unions and is, it Is announced, to be re
Incorporated In a lilll which will come
before the next session of congress. Is
thero not a considerable measure of
Justice In the contention of our Cana
dian frlend3 that such a measure would
be unnecessarily unnelghborly nnd cal
culated upon the whole, by Inviting re
prisals, to do more h'arm than good?
There aio two views of such lines of
policy as this. One looks only to Im
mediate results. The other looks ahead.
That In the long run Jt wore best for all
concerned that our relations with the
Canadian government and people
should bo those of concord and amity,
liberal In tone and spirit and not gnarl
ed or twisted by potty jealousy or smnll
spites, seems In our Judgment to bo al
most a self-evident truth.
The selection by Postmaster Hippie
of ex-County Treasurer David W.
Powell as his chief deputy is one that
will commend Itself to tho great ma
jority of tho patrons of the local post
otllce. Mr. Powell's efficiency In exe
cutive positions has been demonstrat
ed on numerous occasions, and further
more, Ids stalwart services as a He
publli'an add to the propriety of the
appointment. It is a ."election thnt re
flects credit upon Postmaster nipple
and that will be received with satis
faction by all who believe In tho good,
old doctrine of standing by one's tried
nnd trusted friends.
The Root of the Difficulty.
Wo observe In the Lancaster Exam
iner, a Republican journal of Inde
pendent proclivities, tho following
timely and sensible words, which nro
worthy of Iteration and re-iteratlon
until their import is thoroughly appre
ciated: Too much rigidity in party lines for
bids expansion and progress and leads
to corruption; but on the other hand, ex
cessive ruprlcloiisncss Is the father of
chaos and experiments. There would bo
no necessity for -.ugrumpery It thero
were more sturdy lights within party
lines nt the primary elections. Parties
are necessary anil will exist for many a
generation to come. The mass of peoplo
will rally around a central Idea or par
ticular men. To have both of the best
will not come from Inaction or paper
criticisms, but by a united effort of tho
ablest nnd wisest element In each party
organization battling for tho best. Now
nnd then e-astlug a ballot for revenge
may win, but change Is not reform.
Turning from nn Indifferent Keiiiibllcnn
to n worse Democrat Is a foolish pro
ceeding. The true effort and the only
thing to make Mugwumpcry or general
independence respectable and forceful is
to render Its power potent nt the pri
mary. There Is the battle ground for the
tine men of every party.
A conference of prominent citizens ot
New York state is to bo held soon to
consider plans of legislation for tho
better safeguarding of the will of tho
people at the primaries In that com
monwealth nnd its deliberations will
possess Interest for friends of good gov
ernment everywhere. They will bo es
pecially Interesting to tho Republicans
of Lackawanna county.whn have pend
ing before them a proposition to do
away with the ptesent methods of se
lecting candidates and to substitute in
lieu thereof tho Crawford county sys
tem of direct nominations by a free
party primary vote. The effort has been
made In tills county to make it appear
that tho wish for better primaries Is
confined to a certain politically notor
ious and discredited local faction head
ed bv somo ot the worst heelers nnd
boodlers that ever befouled tho poll
tics of any community; but It need
deceive no one. Whatever proposed
changes from the present system shall
upon due examination hold out the
promlro of better results or leadto n
more general nnd honorable participa
tion bv iho mnss of citizens in tho
making of nominations for ofilce will
bo cordially welcomed and approved
by the present leadership In the
county's Republicanism.
At the same time it is only fair to
warn tho sanguine advocates of these
and other reforms In the modus oper
andi of modern politics that until the
voters themselves, as individuals, tnlto
in the largo majority of Instances an
elevated view ot their duties as citi
zens and show a willingness to work
unsolllshly and voluntarily for better
results, changes In method will not be
followed by noticeably Improved con
sequences. Tho fountain of political
achievement cannot rise higher than Its
source. Those who lay great stress on
tho virtues of now methods should not
forget that reform In men Is the great
thing needful In a government whero
every male citizen nbovo 21 yearn of
age, good, bad and Indifferent, is a
nominal klm;.
'
It Is a striking proof of William
McKInloy's great personal popularity
that the country accepts his Inert
Cuban policy with ns llttlo protest ns
it does.
Bosslsni in Politics.
Tho Washington Star compresses vol
umes Into a sentence when It says:
"Jlosslssm and politics for revenue
only are tho outgrowth of the neglect
of peoplo to attend properly to their
public duties."
Tho Intelligent remedy for political
Ills Is for tho host citizenship to got off
tho perch of top. lofty criticism and
get down Into the trenches of active,
Incessant, dntormlnod political offort. It
Is not so nice nn ntmosphero down
there In tho trenches In tho democratic
mix-up of nil classes and conditions of
men, ns It Ls up In the tree tops whore
the wlilte doves of civic phnrlscelsm
sit In peace Jind grumble; but it has
this 'decided advantage, that when
once one irets used to It one can ac
complish a great deal more for good.
Ilnsslsm supercedes leadership In tho
ranks of the active polltlcJans only
when the good citizen goes to sleep.
When he is awake ho Is man enough
to keep hosslstn down to Its proper
place.
Says Lemuel Ely Qulgg, member of
congress from Now York city and com
mitteeman on forelun relations: "I
think It unlikely that there will bo any
congressional action on tho subject ot
Cuba. I hope that congress will not nt
tempt to conduct our foreign relations.
They nro much better loft to tho ad
ministration. There was a time, per
haps, when a resolution conferring
belligerent rights upon tho Cubans
might have passed without bringing on
a wnr with Spain, but thnt tlmo has
gone. If tho Spanish people havo a
spark of mnnhood left there could bo
but one result of any congressional dec
laration favoring Cuba." In other
words, we shouldn't perform a mani
fest duty because It might mnke Spain
angry. This Is statesmanship with a
capital S.
Dr. Swallow prances to the fore with
another of his remarkable "open letters,-'
In which he accuses tho gov
ernor of the state of being a perjurer
and Insinuates, although not llatly
charging, that the governor is also a
thief. The gentle doctor further al
leges that Senator Quay has tried to
buy him off by offering him "his own
price," even up to a United States sen
ntnrshlp. In conclusion the doctor an
nounces that he will have justice at tho
polls or proceed to fill up the peniten
tiaries. There can be little doubt that
Dr. Swallow imagines himself nt this
Juncture In political affairs a very im
portant man.
It is asserted thnt traders in Wall
street recently lost $10,000,000 In. one day
because of false rumors of McKlnley's
death nnd of a war with Spain. The
organs of Wall street, with tears In
ilieir eyes, beg the public for heaven's
sake to drop the Cuban issue; but
somehow the public doesn't appear to
evince a bit of sympathy. If the spec
ulators and gamblers of the country
got pinched now und then at their own
game, why should honest citizenship
care'.' Let them suffer the conse
quences. The Ualtlmoro Uonnpwrte who as
pires to succeed Arthur P. Gorman as
iTnlted States senator for Maryland is
a grand-nephew of the great Napoleon.
Should ho be chosen, his colleague
would be a AVallington, and ns they are
heads of rival factions in Maryland Re
publicanism, there would bo a fine
chance to ro-canvass tho issues of tho
earlier Waterloo.
Ex-Mayor Grant, of New York,
speaking for Tanunnny, calls Hryan an
enthusiast. Enthusiasts and mercen
aries are equally dangerous, but of the
two kinds of citizenship wo believe wo
prefer the former.
The base ball magnates who are now
In session at Philadelphia should come
down hard on base ball rowdyism or
else get leady to attend the funeral of
the national game.
Spain has promised to be good In
Cuba. lint as an anchor to the wind
ward let congress promptly resolve to
lecognizo the belligerency of the in
surgents. m
The question still arises, was Lloyd
Winterstcen innocent or guilty?
TOLD UY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajr.cclius,
Tin) Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 1.10 a. m., for Friday,
November 12, U37.
4 vV) S3 .
A child born on this day will notlco tho
fact that for financial success one must
present an act that appeals to the gallery
every time1.
Thero are few hollies In tho present
season of npo-e, but the man who can
pay his election huts without kicking is
entitled to some ciedlt.
Tho young man who proposed tho
schemo of having ladles collect faro on
the street ears for tho benefit of th-j
Christian Ihideavorcrs took to tho woods
yesterday.
Somo men's livens aro llko n. modern
novel. Devoid of Interest save In tho
passage that should havo been ex
purgated. Tho man who can take no comfort In
t'.: Uavor of new elder ought to skip this
portions of the year from his diary.
Love Is Impiovldent. It makes one pay
Si) cents a pound for Iluyler's confections
when 20-ccnt taffy would do tho business.
PI?a for Better
Lau) Enforcement
Editor of The Tribune:
Sir: Now that tho'eiectlon Is past, the
sinoko of conflict cleared away, ond
things have assumed normal conditions,
I will not be suspected of a purpose to
Influence the election if I avail myself
of tho privilege of saying n few words
through the columns ot your wlde-uwako
paper. I would hesitate to write a word
of criticism Just at tills time-, were It
not that The Trlbuno very generously
opened the way a few weeks ago In its
reference to a certain respectable class
of law-breakers, to wit, somo physicians
and clergymen who had failed to mnko
reports to tho board of health of births,
deaths and marriages, as required by
law. The Trlbuno stated that for such
violations of the law, these offending
physicians and clergymen could bo com
pelled to pay a considerable amount In
lines. There Is no doubt that they could
bo punished, und if after knowing what
the luw really does require of them,
they wilfully vlnlato It they should bo
punished,
o
Rut somehow tho physicians and min
isters nro not tho only respectable law
breakers In tho city. "There are oth
ers." How about that class ot business
men, and tho only class, too, who can
boast ot holding a cerulk'iito of good
moral character, endorsed by twelve
men, without which certificate our court
would not lo likely to permit them to
eugago in the business nt all? Do they
obey tho law? Do they sell Intoxicating
beverages to habitual drunkards, and
even to llttlo children not ten years of
nge? Who but u constable, making his
report to the oourt Is so exceedingly
verdant as to suppose they do not?
Then what about tho furnishing of
liquors on election day during the hours
when tho polls aro open? On election
day in the afternoon 1 took a stroll about
town, visiting tho vicinity of a numncr
of tho voting places. Either tho liquor
drank tho 'day previous held out better
than Is usual, or thero were Immenso
quantities being drank during tho hours
when to sell or give it was prohibited by
law. I counted moro than twenty men
go In nt the rear or sido door of ono
saloon, on Main avenue, before any ono
camo out. Tho front door wns closed, of
course. Election days nnd Sundays aro
tho best days for business that many sa
loons nnd no-catted hotels enjoy.
When complaint Is mndo nbout tho
manner In which tho nvcrngo Vquor
seller violates the law. wo aro told to
ehforco the law, or to bo quirt. Now I
want to say that under prevailing condi
tions tho law cannot be enforced ngnlnst
this very respectablo class of law-breakers.
Ilccause, first, men perjure them
selves in order to defend the liquor sell
er; second, tho evidence required to con
vict Is moro than is required In any oth
er clnss ot cases ever brought beforo our
courts; third, usually on tho Jury will
bo chosen ono person who Is prejudiced
in favor ot the saloonkeeper nnd ho will
do his utmost to secure nn acquittal;
fourth, the malignity with which tho
costs of prosecution have been placed
upon the friends of law and order, who
havo undertaken to prosecute such of
fenders, lias cured many of us of nny
desire to plaeo ourselves whero wo are
suro to bo punished for attempting to
enforce tho law. This is the condition ns
it appears to us. The physician or tho
clergyman who falls to mnko returns to
tho board of health, Is a crlmlnnl. Tho
man who spits on the floor of a street
car Is a brute. Tho wheelman who ac
cidentally runs down n pedestrian In tho
street Is a fiend, and the much-abused
person who sells Intoxicants to children
and inebriates, in nny quantity desired,
and who sells, contrary to law, on Sun
days or on election days, is a gentleman
who may hopo soon to bo ohosen to Jill
somo office of honor nnd trust, by tho
suffrages of tho people',
o
Now, the tlmo has como when, in tho
Interests of socletv nnd of the common
wealth, a change must take place. This
bare-faced, wanton, nnd annrchlstlc vio
lation of lnw is a menaco to tho stabil
ity of government, and should ce-ase.
What should be done? Why, simply this.
Glvo tho law, and tho friends of tho
law, a chance. Let the legislature en
act a stattito with suitable penalties,
compelling constables and tho police to
nrrest any person found Intoxicated on
Sunday or on election day, nnd provid
ing thnt the said Intoxicated person bo
compelled under the law to testify where
the intoxicants were obtained. If there
be a refusal to glvo this information,
such refusal to be punished by line, or
Imprisonment, or both. It is tlmo to
take hold of this matter in a business
like way. It will work no harm to the
lespectablo liquor seller who keeps with
in bounds of law, and It will do much to
removo one of the most wanton and dan
gerous evils which threaten the stabil
ity of tho state.
fl
it this government Is to stand, Its laws
must bo respected and obeyed. Tho no
torious und constant violation of law by
keepers of speak-easlcs, saloons, and so
called hotels, who cannot bo punished
with conditions ns they now exist, Is
breeding contempt for a law which ar
rests a poor, helpless Inebrlato and robs
him of flvo dollars or somo similar
amount which a magistrate may Im
pose upon him ns a fine for being drunk
und disorderly, when wo all know that
a moro guilty party, who will not bo ar
rested, violated tho law In selling to an
intoxicated person. Let us have dono
vith a privileged class of law-breakers,
and remember that tho law was made
for the protection of the law-abiding, nnd
for the restraint of the law-breaking citi
zen. If present laws nro not adequate,
let them bo amended or new ones cn
aotcd which can be enforced.
Yours for civilization and good gov
ernment. V. V. Doty.
Scranton, Pa., Nov. 11.
STAGE INDECENCY.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Tho respectablo peoplo of Reading,
Pennsylvania, deserve the very greatest
credit for tho manner in which they
forced the local authorities to vigorously
suppress an indecent theatrical show
that recently nnilcted that. town. They
should reeelvo tho hearty thanks of ev
ery true friend of tho stage for their ac
tion. o
Tho company driven out of Reading
wns ono of thoso that used to be called
"female minstrel troupes" nnd are now
generally known ns "burlesque nnd
vnudevlllo" combinations. These orga
nizations may generally, though not al
ways, be thus justly described. They aro
composed of two or three masculine
brutes, who flguro as "comedians," and
n dozen or more unfnrtunato women
whoso solo qualification for their work
lies in their utter lack of even tho most
rudimentary womanly modesty. Their
performances aro composed almost solely
of appeals, as direct as tho performers
daro make them, to tho animalism of
their audiences, by means of words nnd
actions so frankly filthy that " 'twere
gross flattery to call" them "sugges
tive." They flood the bill-boards and tho
shop-windows of tho city with Indecent
ami vulgar pictures, so llhcially dis
tributed and conspicuously placed that
no ono can help seeing them. They
bring discredit upon tho wholo stage,
they afford occasion and seeming Justifi
cation for (be absurd charges constant
ly brought ognlnst tho theater by well
meaning persons who know very llttlo
nbout tho the'atcr: they help to perpetu
ate tho old, foolish prejudice ngulnst all
nctois, and they do more or less harm,
In ono way and another, to pretty nearly
everybody who sees tho posters and at
tends the performances. Thero is law
enough pretty nearly everywhere In this
country 'to make tho exlstenco of these
organizations Impossible, nnd It Is the
plain duty of the nuthorltics to enforco
these laws.
o
And these frankly nasty shows, given
ns a rule in tho cheaper theaters, are not
tho only ones that should receive tho at
tention of tho police authorities. There
aro somo very pretentious productions
sent out of New York by well known the
atrical firms and played ill tho best
theaters throughout the country that dif
fer not ono whit from theso "femalo
minstrel shows" in their object. They
aro better staged, they uro given by com
panies composed of peoplo of moro or less
real nblllty, but their principal appeal Is
by Indecency to animalism. Tho Inde
cency Is moro cleverly managed, tho ap
peals to animalism nro less frank and
moro "suggestive," but, splto of the dif
ferences hero indicated, tlieso shows aro
just ns mischievous, Just as degrading
to tho stnge, und Just ns ri-prchensiulo
as their cheaper compeers,
M'KINLEY AND THE M ICIIINES.
From tho Washington Tost.
I 'resident McKlnley has recognized "tho
stato machines" so far as to glvo tho Ite
publican senators and representatives a
generally controlling volco In tho ills,
trlbution of jmtronage. In states having
no ltetpublican delegations in congress iio
has been largely Influenced in making
appointments by recommendations of tho
local leaders of tho 'party. Tho supposi
tion that this policy has weakened his
party lacks tho support of facts nnd tho
elements of probability. If ho had adopt
cd any other course tho chances, ho
strong ns to amount to practical cer
tulnty, nro that his party would hao
been split Into on administration nnd nn
antl-admlnlstratlon faction and thereby
thoroughly demoralized. No feature of
President McKlnley's administration thus
far has been mcro conducive to harmony
than his discreet consideration of "tho
stato machines."
ONK IIOO.M IMtOIIAHl.Y J,AII.
From tho Philadelphia Tress.
Thero ar a pood many who do not
hesitate to say that tho lato election has
put somo of tho gubernatorial candidates
out of tho race, Inaludlng Congressman
Stone, of Allegheny.
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Great Ailtimm Sale of
The character of our
Elnen 5tock is too -well-known
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.
I OOdozensllver 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
Thaeks
gflvtag" Day
S001 Be Here
We are offering a regu
lar US-piece Haviland
China Dinner Set in five
different decorations for
$27.50.
Get one of these for
your Thanksgiving dinner
They are bargains'.
TIE CLEM0HS, EEEB1ER,
AIXEY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
Saio
Eo il5
General llaieo will lave
10 use for ai ,
OVERCOAT
But many Scrautonians as well as our frieuds through
out the country will. . We are prepared to show the best
line of exclusive makes ever shown, ranging in price
from
,00 to
Combining Style and workmanship. All are treated alike
and everybody buys at the same price.
Boyle & M
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
Lewis,' RelHy
& DavIeSo
ALWAYS UUSf.
HaLrmlless
DON'T HUIIT A aOOU RIIOK. SUPPOSE
IT DID, VK IIAVK LOTS THAT WILL
STAND OUT-DOOIt SPOUT KHOM 50c, UP.
HEK OUK WINDOW DISPL.VV,
LEWI&MILLY &MVIES
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVli
Stationers. Engravers.
IIOTELJEItMYN HUILDING,
Have the Famous
Planetary Pencil
; Sharpener on exhl- o
bit Ion. It is the 5
o only Sharpener 8
03 which never breaks tyj
a point and will ,jEj
sharpen four dozen
2 pencils every day for
12 months without .w
any repairing.
139 Wyoming Ave,,
SCRANTON.
Typewriters' Supplies.
Draughting Materials.
BAZAAR.
Take Elevator
$4go
uclklow,
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyomlnj
District foe
lllnlng, masting, Sporting, Smokelail
and tho Itepauno Chemical
Company's
MGI EXPLOSIVES,
Safety I-'uso, Caps and Exploders,
Kooms 21'J, 1213 nnd 2X4 Commonwealth
llulldlng, Scranton.
AGENCm
THOS, FORI), - nttston
JOHN 11. SMITH & SON, riymoutU
li W. MULLIGAN. Wilkes-Harra
IT. MASAM
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for tlomeatlo u
and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Ulrdseye, delivered tn any part ot tha city;
at the lowest rics
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No 6
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied ut the mine.
I I SI
FOOTE & SIEAE CO.
XXI) Washington Avenue.
Paxton
Crown f FANS
Never Break
Soapstone
Castlron J
Earthen
1C tn ton r 1
Common Tin) MILS
All Sizes and Styles
WE GIVE EXCHANGE
STAMPS
DUPONTO
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