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THE 8CRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MOItNTrNO, NOVEMBER 13, 180T,
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON, NOVEMHEIl 13. 1S97.
The chnrgcti brought In yesterday's
Foodlo Roiiubllcnn against William
Conncll rest on ban faced falsehood
wilfully cincocto'l; but ecn If they
were literally true, their publication
vould still leive unexplained what
Lanpitaff's present excited champion,
the editor of that mercenary paper,
himself did for EaitRHtiUf during the
late campaign to warrant his present
Interest. Uy what change In motive
does one then so neutral If not hostile
now become so furiously friendly?
V.'lmt Is the milk In this new cocoanutV
"We fancy the public eon readily guess,
and theicfore we now drop the sr.li'
lect.
Words Tlmily and to the Point.
The speech delivered by Governor
Hastings before the state grange on
Thursday has attracted much atten
tion by reason of Its exceptional can
dor. Some have read In It Indications
of lielllerent political significance but
this Is doubtless a sensational Interpre
tation. The speech Itself went no fur
ther than to slvo to the fnrmeifl of
Pennsylvania some crisp and whole
some advice, and so long as the advice
Itself Is good, the motie which prompt
ed It need not be discussed.
beginning with a rational statement
of the poslton held by agriculture
among the legitimate, vocations, the
governor came at last to his objective
point In theie wotds: "Public taxa
tion Is a necessary Incident to nil gov
ernment and the farmer will uncom
plainingly contribute his share, where
the burden rests fairly and enultubly
upon all Put his duty does not end
with the pavment of the tax. He Is
equally resjwnslble for Its expenditure.
He and his co-tixpaysrs are the dis
burses through their duly authoilzed
agents In the halls of legislation. The
treasury would be oeillolng If jour
agents would not let the inoncv run
out as fast as It flows in. The watering
trough In the barnyaid Is hardly ever
full when the waste plus Is Knocked
out. If you do not want your share of
the public burden of taxation to be
frittered away In useless expenditure,
exorbitant appioprlatlon, or aimless ex
pense of inetlgatlns committees,
whose purpose Is to obscure or conceal
the truth. It Is jour fault If you do not
stop It. If your capltol building shoul 1
he destroyed by fire and could be re
built by the expenditure of half a mil
lion dollars, you should not be taxed
millions on millions to aid a subterfuge
or a delusion which might only enrich
some favorite architect or building
contractor, and compel you to give a
slnre of your wheat and corn, jour
oits and Dotatoes to those who have
no coll upon your lount your sjm
pathy or your patriotism. You had
better rle In your might and drive
from place and power those who mis
represent jou and jour interests."
These words, from -whatever motive
spoken, are certainly timely words.that
If heeded cannot result In harm. That
there has been In recent legislative
work In this state a tecklessness In
public expenditure criminal In effect,
whether cilmlnal In lntsnt or not, Is
generally believed the vote of Dr.
Swallow showed that. It is high time
net only for farmers but for nil other
honest citizens to give thought and ef
fort to the subject of a remedy. The
remedy lies less In the direction of
pulling some ambitious politician's
chestnuts out of the tire than in that of
exercising at the next legislative and
state convention primaries a wise dis
crimination In the choice of candidates,
to the end that men put In a represen
tative position at Hairlsburg, either ns
delegates or as legislators, will repre
rent truly and bravely the common de
cency and honesty of the people who
send them and demonstrate to all cav
llers the abundant tulllclercy of the
present sjstcm of government through
psrty when the men back of It do their
duty.
""or conspicuously Inculcating this
necessary lesson the governor deserves
our warmest thanks.
Rev. J. C Hogan. with only 812 votes
for auditor geiuril against US.IM for
Rev. Dr. Swallow for state treasurer,
has good cause for feellnc sore. Ho
was clearly the original "lighting par
don." yet in rushes an eleventh-hour
Imitation and makes off with all his
thunder.
An Admiral on War.
It Is cruel In Admiral Jouett to give
polnteis to Spain as he does In tho fol
lowing portion of a printed Interview:
"You can only see a ship eight miles
out at sea, and theiefore a man-of-war
twelve miles awav from the har
bor and beyond the vision of the gun
' ners In tho forts could leisurely throw
Its shot and shell Into New York and
be perfectly safe Itself. Give a half
dozen good vessels with their high
power guns nccurato charts and they
can so place their shells that New York
would be reduced In a surprisingly
short time." What If Spain should de
cldo one of these fine days to try It on?
Fortunately the gallant admiral has
an altei native. While a blockading
squadron could In his Judgment play
hob with the forts, ho adds: "nut put
three or four monitors out In the shoal
water and let them poke their shot
Into tho ribs of the enemy, and before
you can sav Jack Robinson thev will
steam for the open sea as fast as their
screws can propel them. Not only that,
but should anv of th,e opposing lleet
become disabled a monitor could bustle
up and tow her In as a prize before the
necessaiy repairs could be made, aive
us about thirty fledl commerce destroy,
ers, nil trim frigates With good pairs of
legs like tho Columbia and Minneapo
lis, and we would have the enemy beg
glng for mercy In no time."
Fair play for the admiral, though.
While he talks In this belligerent strain
he doesn't expect wpr, A war with
Spain In his opinion would be the ell
max of foolhardlness for Spain. As to
a war with England, that, he thlnlo",
Is wholly out of the question. "Eng
land," says he, "couldn't afford It. If
our ports were blockaded there would
be bread riots In tho British Isles In
about two weeks. They are dependent
upon us for their cereals. The United
States Is the only country that In case
of war could depend upon her own re
sources." Tor a naval officer these opinions nro
certainly moderate. A true Jack tar is
always more or less bellicose, It Is his
trade nnd the instinct evolves natural
ly ftom his surroundings. Hut It Is
gratifying to have such eminent as
suiancc that If war by any freak of
destiny should conic, we would not be
utterly unprepared for It. The fact
that others know your ability to fight
Is often a stronger guarantee of peace
than arbitration treaties notably would
be so In the case of a disagreement with
Spain.
In a series of comments, upon phases
of the Lattlmer Incident tho Harrls
burg Patriot expresses the opinion that
the posse comltatus, or force of sherlfl's
deputies called out by an emergency
In law enforcement, should not be col
lected by Impressment but should be
composed of Vjrntcers. Volunteets
would unquestionably be preferable It
thev could be obtained. But when ser
vice as a sheriff's deputy carries with.
It the ilsk of Indictment for murder
the avenge citizen will not exhibit a
f inn tic eagerness to volunteer. The
better way is the present wav, with
public sentiment couiageously backing
up every courageous defender of the
law.
For n Greater Scranton.
The Scranton Tribune, having as a
part of Its policy the furthering of the
business Interests of Scranton, and rec
ognizing that Scranton possesses all
the elements to make one of the great
est commercial and manufacturing
cities In tho country, proposes by co
operating with newspapers In tribu
tary cities and towns, to advertise In
a novel way this community's healthy
business condition. '
The Tribune expects within a short
time to publish n special Illustrated
edition of Scianton and her entei
prlses, devoted to the manufacturing,
Jobbing, financial and railroad Inter
ests of this city, together with a com
prehensive exhibit of leading firms. As
a city's Importance Is Judged by the
extent of Its business interests, it was
deemed essential that this exhibit
should bo complete, so that our neigh
bors might be convinced that all their
wants could be supplied here, and so
that all worthy and active firms might
participate in the benefits sure to re
sult from the bringing of new busi
ness to this city. Such an exhibit Is
now assured. It will Include the rep
resentative interests and elements of
the city's business life.
No labor or expense has been or w 111
be spared to make the Greater Scran
ton edition of The Tribune beneficial
to Scranton enterprise, and a novel
feature will be its reproduction In
eighteen other newspapers In cities
and towns trlbutaiy to Scranton. This
Is a feature never before attempted in
the Journalism of Northeastern Penn
sjlvanla and we believe It Is one which
will be appreciated. Be piepared for
a surprise when you receive this spe
cial edition.
In the past ten months our exports
of cereals, and provisions have been
neaily double the values for the samp
period last year. This happy fact will
figure laigely In this "ear's ThanVsglv
Ing fcervlces.
The Age of Reason.
That W. J. Bryan Is a more pleasing
platform orator than Mark Hanna
probably will nowhere be denied. Yet
it is an Interesting fact that wherever
the former spoke In Ohio during the
recent campaign he lost votes for his
party whereas wherever the latter
spoke he gained them. The following
record of the practical effects of Mr.
Bryan's Ohio itlneiary Is taken from
the Cincinnati Commeiclal-Trlbune::
"Mr. Brvan entered Ohio and spoke
In Williams county, and the Republi
can gain theie Is 4D3; thence he went
to Detlance, whete the Republican gain
is 890; then to Paulding, where the
Democratic gain Is C3; then to Van
Wert, where the Democratic gain Is 2.
So he closed his first day with a Re
publican gain of 1,343, and a Demo
cratic gain of 65. Net Republican gain,
1.2S0. Second day He started In Knox
county, nnd there Is a Republican gain
of 191; then to Licking, with a Demo,
ciatlc gain of 223; then to Perry, with
a Republican gain of 76. And he closed
his second day with a Republican gain
of 267, and a Democratic gain of 223.
Net Republican gain, 44. Third day
He started In Hocking, and gave a Re
publican gain of 178; then to Vinton,
with a Democratic gain of 73; then to
Pike, with a Democratic gain of 257,
making a Republican gain of 433 and
a Democratic gain of 120. Net Repub
llcan gain, 313. Po that In Mr. Bryan's
thiee dajs' tour he made a Republican
gain where ho spoke of 1,039, or an
average of over 100 a day."
In a letter to the Washington Post,
reviewing the Ohio campaign, Con
gressman Grosvenor thus tells of the
Impression made by Senator Hanna on
the stump:
Mr. Hanna was an unknown man to tho
niuses of the party In many sections of
tho state, and It had betn his purpose to
maintain his attltudo as a business man
and not to go on tho stump, but as tho
campaign went on, at the earnest sugges
tion of friend, who believed they saw in
him a person abundantly ablo to take care
of himself, ho was Induced to so on tho
stump, and, uno of tho most brilliant and
successful personal campaigns ever made
In tho etato of Ohio was mu-du by Marc is
A. ilanna. Ho spoko as often as nve
times u day, ho traveled by day and by
night, and drew the largest audiences of
any Republican on tho stump. Every
where ho went ho mudo friends and
turned baik tho battle. Ho met the peoplo
off tho stump cordially, giving a warm io.
ccptton to all clasjes, and on tho stump
ho crushed misrepresentation, and
stamped under ris fcot tho lies that had
been told about him. Ho spoko In Hook
ing county; we made gains there, lie
spoke in Perry county; we made gains
there. He spoke, in the Athens-Marietta
Benatcrlal district eight times. This dls
trlct was not only claimed by tho Demo
crats, but woa behoved to be beyond the
reach of succesrfu! contest. Two sena
tors had been defeated for a second term
by tho popular vote of the people, and
hero Democratic Intrigue, Republican
treachery, and Democratic! money com
bined In an effort greater than I have,
over witnessed In any local contest slnco I
was a voter. Mark llantw, I have said,
spoke eight times In this district, nd
over tho heady of tho whole combine, wo
carried It. Ho spoko In Jackson, where
there was a clocc and doubtful contest:
tlio Republicans won. He spoke In Adams
Pike, where thero was a close and doubt
ful contest, nnd tho Republicans won.
He spoke. In Ross, where the Democrats
moit an evenly balanced county, and wo
won. Ho spoko in Highland, which Is al
most an even bnlnnced county, and we
won. So you may follow his track all
over the state, and everywhere ho went
Republicanism rose.
Tho lesson of this contrast is that
It Is not rhetoric and pose and fine
elocution which voters desire from
campaign speakers but crisp, solid, re
liable Information. Votes no longer are
won In great number by nrm-swlnglng
and dramatic recitation In the style of
the actor speaking a memorized mono
logue. Popular Intelligence has reach
ed a point where Jt demands something
satisfactory to tho Intellect. Tho plain,
unadorned talk of a speaker like Maik
Hivnna, who knows what he Is talking
about and doesn't attempt to talk about
things ho doesn't know, Is ten times
more effective with the majority of vot
ets than nil tho spread-eagleism that
can be paraded before them. We are
entering the age of reason.
Air. Dana saved $1,000,000 as tho result
of thirty yeais of hard and Intelligent
work at the head of the profession of
Journalism and he was one of Its most
pronounced successes. But a Gould,
with only an Infinitesimal fraction
of his value to society and certainly
with no more or better brains, could
beat him out on the financial side V0
to 100 limes over. The money num
erals, In other words, are not the best
measures of success.
It has been held In Washington, D.
C, that the trading stamp Idea consti
tutes a violation of law. The law in
point Is a federal enactment relating
to tho District of Columbia. But If the
Illegality be established there a case
may arise In any state where mer
chants employing trading stamps con
duet a busl"ets through the malls. The
trading stamp Is evidently not a per
manent Institution.
In tho opinion of the New York Even
ing Post the whole theory of a partj
prlmaiy Is wrong. That Journal favors
the nomination of candidates by peti
tion. But could not the hated "boss"
work the petition racket quite ns ef
fectively as the aristocratic reformer?
Yankee Ingenuity
Id Little Things.
From the Philadelphia Record.
About a year ago a Trencih officer of
engineers was shown through one of the
large machine shops in this city, and his
attention was called to the great travel
ing cianes, the enormous Iron planing ma
chines, tho big lathes and other largo
tools; but the visitor appeared to be quite
unimpressed and very taciturn. This was
attributed partly to the fact that, al
though ho understood what was said to
him fairly well, ho could speak English
only with difficulty. Ho appeared to bo
unobseivant of the large tools, but was
greatly Interested In a small, Inslgnltl-cant-looklng
machine used for sharpening
tho llttlo cutting tools belonging to the
big lathes and planing machines. When
ho had completed Ids tour of the works
and was about to depart he Jellvcrel an
Interesting little speech, of which the fol
lowing Is the substance: "I nave been In
America six months, and have vlMtcd the
mrncb and manufacturing establishments
In tho eist, wctt, north and south. 1 have
seen tho most gigantic engineering oper
ations and the most powerful machinery
In tho world, but I shall report to my
government that tho biggest things In
America are the little things."
o
Ho added: ' Tho Trench people are ex
perts In domestic economj, and live com
fortablj b saving whjt jour aveiago
families throw away. But Americans
are, on tho other hand, experts in Indus
trial economy You make money by siz
ing wastage In business, and jou losa
some of It by wastage in jour domestic
economy. The attention paid to small
details In join big works Is amazing to
me; 1 have visited some establishments
where I believe that tho piotlts aie made
not In the nnnufacturo proper, but in tho
saving of mittrlulh and liboi by close at
tention to details that are with us un
considered trifles. Por example, I saw ?.i
jour thops Just now a little grlndstono
In operation automatically sharpening
latho and planer tools. This machine
cost, probablj, as much as a hundred of
our oidlnary grindstones cost; but I see
that It automutcally grinds all the tools
for threo hundred high-priced mechanics,
and It onlj works a few hours each daj
The skilled mechanics In our countrj fre
quently stop their lenular work to grind
their own tools, and then they do It Im
perfecta. Your tools are nil accurately
ground to the best shape by the machine,
so that they do more and better woik on
this account In a given tlmo. I believe
that that machine has braliiB tho brains
of tho Inventor and It has no donbt icv
olutlonlzed work of this kind In American
machine shops. This Is but one case out
of many that I have noted."
o
This visitor was more observant than
he appealed to be; for he correctly defined
a peculiar characteristic of Ameilean In
vintlve genius Tho great engineering
undertakings, tho immense manufactur
ing establishments and the leviathan ma
chinery are, of course, most consplea
ous and Impressive; but these big things
nre comparatlvelj few In number, while
tho novel Improvements In little things
usually classed as "Yankeo notions" aro
legion, and each ono contributes Its mite
toward tho general sum of prosperity of
the business of tho countrj. An Ameilean
writer on mechanical topics says: Tho
value of attention to detail In shop work
is becoming more and mora appreciated,
and special tccls for accomplishing ac
curately and quickly minor operations
formerly done In n perfunctory manner,
without method cr skill, aro among tho
many advantages lesultlng from such
caieful study of llttlo things."
o
Tho money valuo of saving wasto of
tlrrnl laboi and matcilal Is often surpris
ing. Recently tho manager of a railroad
company In New England determined to
ascertain whether thero was any fuel
value In tho i mall particles of partly
burned coal which aro thrown out from
locomotive boilers by tho strong draught
and caught by the purk arresters. These
sparks, as tho particles of coal are called,
collect In c( nslderablo quantity In tho
ashpits at tho loundhouses, where tho
fires are raked and tho engines aro
cleaned. They ore generally limited away
to somo convenient dump By muklng
a few changes lr giato bais It was found
that the spiirks formed excellent fuel.
Several tons nro collected dally, and aro
now utilized as fuel, f ho cost for labor
and Incidentals being very small.
o
There Is a large tin can manufactory at
point Breifce, In this city, wriero cans for
holding coal oil are made by automatic
machinery. Even the loldorlng Is per
formed without tho aid of human hands.
Formerly a small globule of solder col
lected at each corner of the cans. A
'wli'er" was devised for rnovlng this
drop, and tho saving In solder thus effect
ed amounted to a lirgc sum annually. At
tho gieat becf-pael.lng establishments In
the west not a hair nor a hoof nor a drop
of blood Is wasted, and Mr, Armour has
stated that his fortune was made not In
tho profits on the sale of meat, but In tho
saving of jiarts of tho animals that aro
aiwajs thrown nway by tho ordinary
country butcher.
o
Not long ago a new material was put
upon tho market (under a moanlngles-s
trado name) for use In certain metallur
gical work. This material was sold at a
low price compared with tho prices of
standard materials commonly used for
tho same purposes. Tho new compound
was tested at a largo establishment, and
found to work well. It was then sub
mlttcd to chemical and microscopical ex
aminations, when it was found that the
compound consisted of sweepings from
somo factories. Tho rcftwo materials had
been ground to a coirso powder, and oth
erwise disguised. Thero was no fraud
nor deception whntover In this proceed
ing; but probably a largo margin of
profit for a new business was created by
simply collecting and utilizing suitable
substances regarded as rubbish. Manu
facturing establishments which nro con
ducted by prlvnto capital for profit are
kton to save leakages of all kinds, and
Yankeo Ingenuity Is ever buy In this di
rection, A NOVEL COMMEMORATION.
Fiom the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In our country we have, during the list
twentv ears, had a number of centennial
eonimcirotatlotis of great men and events,
the majority of tl tm' national, although
there wtro somo wllch had a more lim
ited Hlgnlfleunce, bllll, however, bmr
Ing an Indirect relation to tho growth of
the republic. In Europe, on tho other
hand, celebrations of this character dell
with events and persons that laigely an
tedate a century of time, nnd It Is not an
uncommon thing to hear of commemora
tions which lake us back In lm iglnctlon
to periods of three and four centuries
ago. These, however, are llkiiy to be dis
counted by a proposal which has been
mado by Mr. Frederick Harrison that the
coming millenary of King Alfied the
Great should bo nade tho occasion of a
celebration by the people of England;
one, too, In which the wholo English
speaking pecplo thioi'ghout tho world
could unite.
o
If this should be suggested to some flip-pantlj'-mlnded
peison, no would probablv
ask as to Alfred, as Mark Twain did of
Adim, nt tho tomb of our common an
cestor, "Is ho dead?' And jet It must
be sild tint when we reach 1)1, an 1 a
thousuu! jeirs shall have elapsed since
the death of the most plctuiesque Ugure
In early English history, thoughtful man
would recognize the fitness of rememoei
lng one who wa.i ready the father of Ihit
common literature In which we talcr so
much rrlde. Alfred Is not a shadowy
persorage as King Arthur l, and ycT, al
though tre pect rns idealized the latter
as tho embodiment of all that is pure an!
valorous and wise nnd stiong and beauti
ful, theso tortialts fall far short of the
actual pritontllty of Alfred. Every story
or him trat has come down through the
centuries bears the Impicss of truth and
realltj ; the dark age In whkh he lived
Is lllumlrated by his Intellectuality, nls
genius, his Intellectinl force, and tho
far-seeing pre3olci ce wrtch animated mm
In all his efforts to make the nnsllsh
nation ever-rtfdlng and Indissoluble.
Fort j -nine sovereigns have relgneJ In
England slnco Alfred, and each ono has
had the benefit of his work. He was not
a dreamer or a theorist, but a statesman,
possessed of all the vlrtv.es that ennoble
humanity not claiming ror himself the
divlno right of sovereignty but seeking
to Identify himself with the peel le, and to
plant the foundottens of true government
far down In tho soil which those peoplo
loved and tilled.
The propos-il, therefore, to elect a grand
mausoleum to the memcrj of this king
Is not so lmngiratlve after all. Tho mei
of tho empire which he helped to found
could do him reverence, and so also co ild
tho peoplo of this western land, who,
whatever may be said to the contrarv,
have a share In the lltoiirj legicj
which Alfred left, and can see thut In
what ho strove to accomplish he had a
dim and far-off realization of a time of
larger llbertj and gi eater development.
AN AGE O NOVELTY.
From the Carbondale Leader.
This fall's political campaign In Lack
awanna count j- has tvolved some ntw
and remarkable mithods that would sur
prlo tho old campaigners of a quarter
century ago If thij- could be hero to
watch things. Advertising slpn advising
men to vote foi certain candidates appear
In tho electric cars alongside of those
urging tho merit-, of certnln corsets for
women and food for babies.
11111 boards have been eovoreo with pic
tures and pior. .ses of candidates, women
have been emplojed to use the'r Influ
ence In their behalf; band wagons full of
woiklngnyn In their It boring clothes
havo been dilven thiough the streets
shouting for the same candidates, im
mense Illuminated political banners have
been borne nightly on tho tops of street
cars nnd hlcjrllsiH have been doing cam
paign dut bv cunjlng on their wheels
entieatles to "vole for ."
This Is n buy and speedj age and tho
attention of people must be ui rested In
their restful mommts whether thej will
or not. In the old campaigns of whl-h
history tells us the people let business
and pleasure slide to attend the meet
ings In the wigwam or tho open lot.
Now the nevvhpapei, tho most Ingenious
"ads" that mm can Inviut, and tho po
litical drummei carry things to tl em.
It cannot bo ald, at least of politic il
campaigns and methods, that there Is
nothing new under the sun.
ADVOCATES hTAMt AUTISM.
From the Wahli gton Post.
Tho Post Is nn advocate of what Is
called stalwart oil tics. Wo bellevo that
tho men who lead tights, who assumo
tho labor nnd reiponslbllllj of campaigns,
who glvo their er orgies nnd efforts to tho
partj cause, uro the men who should re
ceive tho levvaids of victoij1. For the
lllj'-handed cavllers and critics who look
at public affairs through tho plate-glass
windows of uristo;ratlc clubs and who
have for tho real workers nothing but
disparagement, we entirtaln no respct
whatever. Thiy nro only humbugs nnd
pretenders, drones In tho body politic, the
useless nnd Impel tlnenl embiolderj upon
tho stout fabric of fieo government.
HARD WIM'KIt PREDICTED.
David Koenlg, of Sugarloaf Villcj who
claims that he has made no false piedlc
tlons at, to how the winters would bo dur
ing tho past forty jears, was In Huzleton
recently. A Sentinel reporter met him
and knowing David for manj yen 3,
asked him In reference to the con.lng
winter Here s what ho said: "V.cs, vve
will have a hard winter. Tho horses ate
getting an unusually extra coat of hair
and I havo Invailably found that In such
cases a vv Inter of moi o than usual scverlti'
follows. My threo cats also snow for a
long winter I base my prophecy on the
fact that they ,llko tho horse, are be
ing provided with an unusually fine cover
ing to keep warm. My sows Ukevvlso have
a better growth of hair than usual, ami
even tho dogs have a thicker growth of
hair than commonly. Now, these thing
Indicate that tho coming winter will bo
longer than usual and severely cold. I
never found them to fall. Another hard
winter sign Is tho unusually large number
of nuts which abound In the foiests. I
havo also observed that certnln of the
feathered Bongsters havo Journeyed south
west earlier In tho season than Is their
wont. Dozens of other cold weather
omens are already doing duty and more
nre coming Into mrrket every day and
mark It down that tlo old frost king will
make things Bnuy about Christmas time."
UNDERSTAND. HIS IIUS1NESH.
From the PhllndelpHa Press,
After Sagustn has moistened tho palms
of his hands and unnounced to the Span
ish press his determination to jank a
few copious handfuls of tall feathers nut
of tho American Eagle, ho quietly sits
down and writes a nice easy-going pleco
of Jolly drops It In tho nearest lotter
box addressed to Washington. That
smooth old man certainly understands his
business.
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CONFIDENCE IS NOT CONCEIT.
We are .confident that we have a stock of reliable, useful
merchandise. We are equally confident that it was bought
right. WE KNOW that it will be sold right. If you've .a
need that this store can supply, you can bank upon this fact ;
It will be supplied fairly and honestly. We're not doing busi
ness for a week or a month, it's a lifetime matter with us, and
your patronage is valuable. If we protect your buying inter
ests we can easily count upon your continued patronage.
Doesn't all this strike you as being common sense and good
business policy.
pedal Sale
Tqe Best Odorless Wh3te and Gray Goat Skin Rugs $h98
Choke Japanese White Angora Rugs 2.98
Tiger and Leopard Skin Rugs 3.98
Baby Carriage Robes of various descriptions with and without the pockets.
UpMstery Bspartmsil Secrai Hoar.
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BLANKETS and
COMFORTABLES.
For this week we quote the
following low prices:
Cotton Blankets.
10-4 Columbia Blankets 59c
11-4 Silver Queen Blankets 75c
11-4 Oloriana Blankets 9Sc
11-4 Arcadia Blankets $1 35
Mixed Blankets.
Borders Bed, Blue, Pink and Lemon.
10-4 KlnK"ton Blankets $1.75
10-4 Oxford Blankets 1 S
10-4 AVellar.d Blankets 2.23
11-1 Oxford Blankets 2.4
U-4 Wetland Blankets 2.75
All-Wool Blankets.
(Also Crib and Cradle sizes) Borders
Blue, Pink, Brown, Red and Lemon.
10-4 Tioga Blanket $3 25
10-4 Hero Blanket 4 CO
10-4 Housekeeper"' Choice Blanket. 5 50
11-4 Oakland Blanket 3 25
11-4 Norwood Blanket I Cr
U-l Nu3ka Blanket 500
l?-l Housekeepers' Choice Blanket. BOO
12-1 Gold Medal Blanket 6 73
13-4 Gold Medal Blanket 7.50
("ur line of California and Elder
Dow n Blankets Is always complete.
Kobe and Wrapper Blankets (Rever
sible), bioeaded patterns for Ladles'
Wrappeis.Gentlemen's Bath-Robes and
Smoklnsc Jackets.
Comfortables.
Full size Comfortables,
both sides fancy at gSc, $1.50,
$2.25, $2.75, $3.25.
French Satine Down Quilts
at $3.98; special price for this
week only.
Also a choice line of Silk
Comfortables.
510-and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
giving Day
See Be Mere
We are offering a regu
lar US-piece Havlland
China Dinner Set In five
different decorations for
$27.50.
Get one of these for
your Thanksgiving dinner
They are bargains:
TIE CLEMOHS, EMEU,
WAttEY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
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,Eo vS
of Fyr Uugs
At
Geaeral
ill Mvft
m use !
OVERCOAT
But many Scrautonians as well as our friends through
out the country will. We are prepared to show the best
line of exclusive makes ever shown, ranging in price
from
$goo to $4go0
Combining Style aud workmanship, All are treated alike
and everybody buys at the same price.
Boyle & M
436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Lewis, Reilly
ALWAYS llUdl.
Harmless
Kicks
DON'T Ht'UT A CJOOl) MIOI:. HUPl'OSE
IT DID, WE HAVE l.OIS THAT WILL
bTAM) om-notm srour niosi sue. ui.
feEEOUH WINDOW DISPLAY,
LEWIS , REILLY &MVIES
111 ANIUIO WYOMING! AVE.
Stationers. Engravers.
REYNOLDS BROS.,
HOTEL JLTtMYN HUILUINCI,
Have the Famous
Planetary Pencil
Sharpener on exhi
bition. It is the
only Sharpener
which never breaks
a point and will
sharpen four dozen
pencils every day for
112 months without
any repairing.
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SCRANTON.
Typewriters' Supplies.
Draughting Materials.
(vVi Ja-xi I" I I
BAZAAI
Prices That Are Simply
Unmatclhable.
Tale Elevator
uclklow,
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tho Wyoming
District for
Mining, masting, Sportlnz, Smokeleil
and the Iteptuino Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
Enfcty Tine, Caps and Exploders.
Rooms 'Jl'J, '-tin nnd 211 Commonwealth
Building, Scranton.
AUENCIE&
THO, FOIW,
JOHN 11. SMITH A SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
Plttstoa
Plymouth
Wllket-Bnrra
ML PLEASAKT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestic us
and of all sizes, Including Uuckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered Id any part ot the city
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Ofllce, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No I
telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will bo promptly attende4
to. Dealers supplied ut the mine.
WE T. SI
EHOTE k SHEAR CO.
110 Washington Avenue.
Paxton 1 ROASTING
Crovvn f PAHS
Never Break )
Soapstone
Cast! r on
J
Earthen BATTER
.cnamei f
Common Tin I
All Sizes and Styles
WE GIVE EXCHANQE
STAMPS
luroirs
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