THE SCRATTTON TIHBU2TI5-MONDAY MORNING-, NOVEMBER, 22, 18!7. (Se kranfon CrtBunc PiiblMitd Hilly, Kzrrnt fcundny.by the Tilbuno luibllihlng Company, at Vlftjr IVnls n Month. iKiihiD j.t ran roiT0Fni" at spbantox pa., ai IICOND-CLASS MAIt, MATTSR. PCnANTON. NOVIIMllKU 22, 1S07. Tho "Wllkes-Harro Times desires to bo acquitted of tho cliarco of fatli'erlnc the Henry W. Palmer Kubcrnntoriat bonm. Our contemporary Is entitled to tho benefit of Its dental; yet the pater nity would not be to Its discredit. Th at Ncpotlat on V Hi Ccrtio. An oillclal statement has been made by the State department of the propo sitions laid before the premier of Can it da and his colleagues by thin kov ernment upon tho occasion of their re cent visit to Washlncton. Thero vpre but two; the Jlr.st. an offer that both nations tiKreo at once to a suspension rf all kllllntr ot seals durlnn the next season In tho I'aclllc ocean and J3crln; rea, the modus Vivendi to so into effect Dec, 1; nnd the second an offer that repre5entaties of the Government; of the United States and Greet HrlLitn, including Canada, be designated to enter with as little delay as possible upon tho consideration of all unsettled questions between Canada and tho Vnlted States with the view to a het tlement by tierty, this to include the seallnR question and any other matters which either Kovernment '"ay choose to bring forward. Our covernment rr.ndo agreement to the second of theso propositions con ditional upon Canada's accptance of the first; and verv wisely, loo. for tho leason that If there wore no provision for n close season durliiK th? fittings of tho arbitration ciimtnlHinn 'hero mlKht be no seals left alive by the time the commission bod reaehe I tho end of Us labors. The necessity for prompt action to iircopive tho few lenialnlnjj seats is clearly Indicated In the r.pott of the joint commission of f""il ex perts made public within ths pit fort nlRht. From this it appears that tho total catch of seals in the North I'a clllc for the nrcsent season was 3S.700, nKalnst 73,000 last year. The total catch this yenr is divided as follows: Taken by Hrillsh vessels, ISO.SOO; by American vessels, -1,100; by Japanese vessels, 3.S0O. The catch In I5eriiiK sea was K3,C.'0 for tho present season, nsalnst '.'9,r,00 last season, a reduction of nearly one-half. Of the catch in lieriiiff sea fifteen were taken by British-Canadian vessels for every one taken by American vessels. Sir Wilfred Laurler, slnco his return to Canada, has Intimated unofilcially tho probability that the Dominion rov ornment will assent to both proposi tions; but before this willingness can be made definite the assent of the Brit ish colonial oiilee must first be ob tained. There Is no particular reason to fear that this will be withheld; but If it should bo, it would seem In that contlnfiency to be the duty of the TTnlted States either to protect our seals by force, nssumltiK all the con sequences which this might Imply, or else to abandon them to destruction utterly and thus get rid of nn Intol erable bugbear. The time Is at hand for a conclusion of this matter, one way or another. Ore more year of unrestricted poach ing will. It Is estimated, exhaust the seal herds. Tha United States govern ment should f-eo to It that thero Is not another year of unrestricted poaching1, even though It should have to do tho necessary restricting single-handed. One Who Knows. Hannls Taylor Is not a model diplo mat, for the reason that he tells tales out of school; but It Is nowhere denied that what lie says In arraignment of Spain's lucaoaclty to hold on to Cuba Is said by one who has had excep tional opportunities to ascertain tho truth of tho matter. As an expert wit ness ids words are bound to carry great weight. His lecture nt Ithaca last Friday evening was an elaboration of his pre vious assertions of the utter liopelw-i-rcss of Spain's present effort to le extend her despotic sway over Cuba. The manoeuvers of the Sairasta min istry ho characterized as no better than attempts to revive the corp.se of a munlered man after It was ccld In death. That ministry, he conceded, deserves great respect and considera tion. "At the queen's call," ho said, "they hove undertaken to face a des perate situation; to revive the fortunes of a fallen cause without adequate means. They have dona nil they could to remove tho more revolting aspects of a method of warfare that line shocked the world, and with that effort their power for good has come to an end. It is no fault of theirs that Cano vns lost Cuba to Spain forever before thoy camo into power by tho substitu tion of Weylor for Campos. The fatal step mado reconciliation Impossible, therefore all pending negotiations now looking to that end nre the veriest moonshine, hopeless Illusions that should mislead no one. True, it would bo very hard for tho president to say so In so many words to the Sagasta ministry without grave offense; ho woud not lie expected to do .so. But If ho owes that kind of courtesy to the present Spanish ministry, ho owes In a greater degree perfect candor to tho congress of the United States. For his own sake and that of tho country he should not try to make them bellevo that ho Is the victim of Illusions; ho should not attempt to longer tie their hands by assuming or asserting that pending negotiations glvo any hope of a peaceful situation whatever." Some Journals assuming to speak for the Administration affect to resent theso words; but we bellevo they mis interpret the temper ot tho people. Mr. Taylor Is right. No cause Is ever bene fited by self-deceptlcm or by tho tem porizing process of building on falso hopes. It Is patent to all that Cuba Is lost to Spain; that the sudden consid eration evinced by tho Madrid govern ment for tho United States is a bit of death-bed penitence laying upon us no debt of gratitude In return; and that it Is In America's power by quiet de cision to expedite the end of the trag edy and to pave tho way for peace with Cuban independence. Tho recognition by .congress of Cuban belligerency would bring Spanish nuthorlty In Cuba to an end within ninety days; extricate Spain from n dilemma other wise menacing alike to her and to us; lay enduring claim to the grntltude ot tho Cuban patriots and fulfil the wish and trend of Amerlcnn history. If this recognition Is delayed because of ex ecutive pressure the occupant of tho white house will assume a formidable responsibility. - ii- In Chicago tho other day ,1ust as a prisoner was to be called up for sen tence, It was dlscovarad that ho was not the man who committed the crlmr-i and nn Investigation disclosed that the real culprit lintt h'iroJ a substitute. Unhnpplly for this Ingenious arrange ment tlm court declined to sanction tho doctrine of vicarious ntonement. Concerning Prison Labor. The fact that a commission will re port to the nest Pennsylvania legisla ture the result of Its investigations of the subjoet of convict labor gives in terest to the nsscrtlon In an Albany dis patch that slnco Jan. 1 of this year tho convicts In New York ntato prisons have made goods for state Institutions nnd departmerts worth ?SOO,000, or S.W.000 more than tho co3t cf their maintenance. In other yords, by tho plan of utilizing prison labor for tho manufacture of stato supplies, the au thorities of tli 3 Kmplre state have nt forded the convicts ot that state healthful employment and have saved tho taxpayers a largo sum of money. Vet, we are U Id, the labor unions nio In aims against this arrangement be cause they allege that the employment of convicts in state work robs fror labor of Its just portion. Does It? Is the state under any obligation to lied this protest? To all men who think It must be self-evident that nn Idle man In jail must bo supported "liv some body. Since It is very true that the but den of maintaining society rests largely upon the men who work, it follows that tho Idle jail bird Is a load on the free toller's back. Bemovo that load nnd tho free toiler Is benefited In two days. Ho Is not taxed so heav ily and his energies nro freed for more direct results. It therefore Is directly to the free laborer's Interest to have the convict put on a self-supporting basis. Tho element ot competition Is a sllclrt consideration; opportunities for profitable employment to competent workmen nro so numerous that tho ef'octs of prison labor entering into restricted compstltlon will not be sen sibly felt by any Individual. But prison labor helps the free toller in another way. It is a means of reformation tending to reduce crime, abbreviate the stay of criminals in dur ance and redueo tho costs of the en tire punitive system. Unless wo tire ready to alarm that a la'-qe per centago of the population ouht to be locked up and kept Idle so ns to give the rc maintrg per centago apparently a bet ter chance, but only apparently, since all they would gain by reduced com petition they would afterward lose by Increased taxation thero can be no tenable argument advanced against the employment of convicts in labor calculated to make them selt-support-Ing. Tho notion that it is beneficial to society to ke?: convicts idle belongs among the vagarl.-n of an nge of seml liatbarlsm nnd Is preposterous In this era of general enlightenment. The Philadelphia Press, In nn edi torial elsewhere reproduced, contrib utes a sane word to the Cuban discus sion when It reminds the public that It Is not for President McKinley to de cide for the people of Cuba what form of government they shall accept. Neither Is it his duty to put obstacles in the way of their getting It, as he Is now doing by withholding recognition of the Cuban republic. "A Han of Ciod." It Is a pleasing and a cheerful fact that in that vortex of wotidllncss nnd undisguised materialism, New York city, the death ot a man like Rev. Dr. Houghton, for nearly halt a century rector ot the Little Church Around the Corner, did not escape suitable public notice. On the contrary, the manifes tations of popular esteem elicited by his death and funeral go far to estab lish that ostentation and humbug nre not tho surest methods of producing an Impress upon American society. Everybody has heard at times of Dr. Houghton; the man who dedlcnted his life to the proposition that not the elect but sinners were most In need of sal vation. But it is helpful as well as Instructive to read of him, In tho elo quent words of tho Sun, that "in his church doctrine and discipline and or dinance he was unyielding, but his Christian charity was unbounded. He hated sin with the aversion of a char acter of obsolute moral purity, but the greater the sinner tho more ho was drawn to him us a victim needing his loving succor. Dr. Houghton went about his priestly duties us a veritable soldier of the Cross, and no dangers could dissuade him from them, though for many years he had been physically feeble, living always on tho brink of death, as ho believed, and never had been a man of rugged health. No place was too high and none was too low for him to enter It as a minister of re ligion, nnd, no matter how vile tho surroundings, ho never drew back with dread of smirching his clerical ro!s or tarnishing his spotless character and reputation. In tho discharge of his duty he was absolutely fearless of the contagion of disease of moral corrup tion. Dr. Houghton was a man of great refinement of appearance nnd gentle ness ot behavior. No ono could have seen him without detecting at a glance tho elevation of his character. Kven If ho had not worn the clerical garb he would have been recognized every where as a man of holy life. It Is no wonder that ho could enter tho vilest and tho most turbulent abodes in the pursuit of ills ministry, for ho was as snfo from harm as would hnvo been an nngel of mercy clothed In the robes of heaven. Tho wildest and the rough est and tho most depraved stood abashed before that figure of com manding purity." In the contemplation of such a career wo must not make the mlstako of assuming that It has had few paral lels. Thero Is probably not a commun ity In the country which lacks Its iocat prototype of Dr. Houghton, the am- bassador of Chrtet who fulfils Ills teachings, not gaudily but with true unselfishness. At tho sumo time the need of such men Is far greater than the supply; nnd until the mechanism called civilisation distinguishes itself by a relatively larger product of them, there Is room for debate as to Its suf ficiency. If tho report Is true that the presi dent will urge congress to give the secretary of the treasury authority to cancel greenbacks when redeemed, subject to reissue only upon a deposit of gold with him equal to their face vulue; in oilier words, to make It hereafter Impossible for any speculator to drain gold nut ot tho United States tteasury for purposes of profit In ex port, the common sense ot tho country will cordially approve It. This Is not tho opening of nn Interminable discus sion to no practical purpose but a spec ific nnd simple step toward Insuring for all time to come the Integrity ot tho gold reserve. It is tho blow that would cleave Brynnlsm In two. In a recent case 'before a Massachu setts tribunal tho court, In imposing tho maximum penalty prescribed by law, held that tho high social stand ing and previous good reputation of a criminal intensify rather than palliate his crime, and the doctrine Is sound where crime committed by such a per son Is deliberate and without extraor dinary excuse. Society has a right to expect of its better educated members exemplary conduct; otherwise public education at public expense would have no warrant for Its continuance. There nro 1,400 Americans In Cuba who have secured relief out ot the re lief fund recently voted Ly congress, and 10,000 starving natives have, It is said, been helped from it on the sly. To this stretching of the letter of the law we fancv few Americans nt homo will seriously object. It Is reported that a son of ex-Mln-Ister Denby has authority from tho Chinese government to offer valuable trade concessions In exchange for a loan of $SO,000,000. Any poison having $SO,000,000 to loan will please hold up his hand. It Is the opinion of Congressman Dol llver, of Iowa, that congress ought to "avoid exposing tho country's mone tary system to a scheme of unfinished surgery." As usual, Mr. Dollivcr's head is level. At Circle City, Alaska, a roast of beef, sufficient for one meal for two persons, is quoted at $129. Of a truth gold Is tho cheapest commodity that tho Klondike possesses. One U?rdicf That All Can Approve. From the Wllkes-Barre Bccord. Tho Northwestern Railroad company has very Justly been mulcted In $21,(MG. Zi damages for blacklisting a former employe, named Ketcham. Tills man was a conductor in tin; employ of tho North western at tlic timo of the great strike of railway men, and attended some of the meetings of tile strikers in the inter est of the. American Hallway union. Ho was promptly discharged. Tho only ehargi- against him was his sympathy with the strikers. Ketcham accepted his dismissal from tho service of the com pany with a good grace, not doubting his ability to secure employment on some other road. Ho did succe-ed, but soon found that somo of tho Northwestern of ficials wero on his track and had "black listed" him. Again and again he secured situations nn various roads, only to bo soon discharged without cause. Having ascertained to a certainty that officials of tho Northwestern were tho causo of all his troubles io brought suit against that corporation for $23,000 damages. o Tho caso camo beforo the courts In Chicago recently and was hotly contest ed, but tho jury awarded Ketcham dam ages in the sum of $21,668.33. Tho evi dence showed very clearly that Ketcham company wherever he went who, by repre sentatives of the Northwestern Kallroad company wherever ho went and by repre senting him as a dangerous agitator, made It Impossllilo for him to retain a situa tion. If this case Is as represented then thero has never been a more righteous verdict than that of the Chicago Jury. Corporations havo an undoubted right to discharge employes either with or without cause, but to follow up a dis charged employ by "black listing" him, so us to mako it Jmposslblo for him to earn a living for himself nnd his fam ily Is infamous and deserves to be pun ished as the Northwestern Itailroad com pany has been In this Instance. o "Black listing" competent nnd honest men for no other reason than that they havo participated in or sympathized with a strike, ami endeavoring to prevent them from securing employment else where, deserves to bo branded ns an In human and heartless crime, and courts nnd Juries should show In every such ono that comes beforo them that they do not countenanco such oppression of the weak and humble by the rich nnd powerful. Tho Chicago case has attract ed wide nttcntlon throughout tho coun try nnd been watched with tho deepest Interest by the labor organizations nnd corporations. The precedent established by tho verdict for Ketcham will not bo without a wholesome effect, nTid may tend to put an end to tho Infamously heartless practice ot "black listing." It is said that tho Northwestern company treated other employes ns it did Conduc tor Ketcham, and that there aro a score of railroad men In Chicago who have hoeii unable to procure employment on account of tho system of persecution pursued ngnlnst them by tho same cor poration. Kvery one of them should bring suit for damages nnd mako tho lesson nn effective ono that will bo heed ed by other corporations nnd firms. TAXING LIFE INSURANCE. From the Washington Pest. In looking over the field for avnllablo sources of revenue, somo of the Georgia legislators havo lilt upon llfo Insurance policies, and a preposition Is pending to lay a tax on that Bpccles of property. It Is proposed to assess such policies at their sui render value, and it Is clalmcl that such h tax would put a largo umount of anoncy) Into tho stato treasury. This claim may be, and probably Is, well founded, for many policies havo a largo orfrendcir value, in somo coses that valuo is nearly as -much as tho face of tho policy, and It state, county, and city assessments vcro laid on them, the tax would bo about as hard to carry us tho premium. o But whllo it is conceded that this would for a tlmo bo an easy way to raise reve nues, It Is by no mean a clear that it would bo sound public policy. Ono In evitable result would bo tho abandonment of a largo percentage of policies, for tho burden would bo so great that It could not be borne. Most ot tho Insured are persons of moderate means, and they strain every ncrvo to meet their pay ments in order that their families may havo somo provision in case of their death. It has always -been deemed good policy for a stnto to encourago life in surance, and it may bo assorted an a known fact that, in communities noted for thrift and Intelligence, the custom ci making provision for tho future by tak ing out life policies 1 fnr moro prevalent than among tho thriftless nnd Ignorant. In tho long run such a tax will bo found to hnvo cost tho stnto moro than it has brought Into tho treasury, for It will Im poverish families that would elso bo pro vided for. It seems to us that such legis lation ns is proposed in Georgia Is very much llko killing tho gooso that laid golden eggs. It Is, at any raU, a propo sition to dlscourago ono ot tho most beneficent of nil business operations, a plan that has saved millions of widows and orphans from penury, nnd has, In fo doing, tended to build up Mates and In crenso tho nluo of lands, buildings, and other taxable assets. o It Is true that occasionally a rich man Insures his llfo for a largo amount, but such cases nro few in comparison with tho number of small policy-holders. An net that, for tho sako of reaching the money thus invested by ono man of wealth, would strike nt COO men of small means, or rntlicr at tho families of tho MM, would rot be promotlvo of Justlco or far-sighted economy. A number of states in tho south havo exempted manufactur ing plants from taxation for a term of years, and havo found tho results alto gether satisfactory. Tho taxation of llfo policies would present a strange contrast with such exemption laws. THE FALLACIOUS BOSS CRY. Bochcster Domocrat nnd Chronicle. Tho American people- naturally nnd wisely nro averse to any manifestation ot autocratic power in theJr government. They hold staunchly to tho doctrine that authority Is derived from nnd responsi ble to tho people. It belongs of right to no man nnd on their demand under tho constitution must bo surrendered back Into their hands to be otherwise dlsposeel of. But tho theory of party govcrnmant many citizens poem to entertain would eliminate personal lnllucnco and leader ship altogether. Apparently they would depend entirely on tho spontaneous, Im promptu action of tho voters. They nro offended at tho sugegstlon that any indi vidual shall plan, organize nnd direct with a view to bringing about definite re sults at an election. So soon as ono be comes conspicuous ns a leader ho is stig matized as a boss. Corrupt motives and purposes aro Imputed to him and ho may bo thankful if his reputation ns an hon orablo man and citizen is not irretriev ably ruined. o As a matter of fact thoso who aro most tenacious in advocating abstract or spon taneous political action nre ns ready to fall In lino behind n leader as those who aro accused of being merely minions of political bosses. They aro ns amenablo to tho necessity and the power of per sonality In political life us any other class of citizens. It is not a question of Individual independence and initiative at nil, but simply which of several loaders shall bo followed. If a man cannot him self bo a leader the next best thing Is for him to become a follower, unless he de sires that his weight as a citizen shall not count at all In the scalo of public affairs. As nn individual, not a factor In any organization, ho must bo simply a cipher. This does not Imply, however, a servile surrender of tho right of opinion or revolt against any organization or leadership. o History is eloquent in Us story of tho potency of personal lnllucnco and leader ship in every movement of mankind. To desplso or Ignore it Is not only unphll osophlcal but fatuous. To tho massc3 a personnllty represents something tang ible. A man who does nnd dares comes to bo an embodiment of Ideas worth working and fighting for. It Is difficult to arouso popular enthusiasm over a con vention or a platform, but tho people will often go -wild In their devotion to a man who rc-ptcsents tho platform or the con vention. i'oucuhans'to decide. From tho Philadelphia Press. Tho persistent effort to ussoclato tho United States with approval or disap proval of tho reported plan of Spain for Cuban autonomy shows a singular misap prehension of the duty and responsibility of our government toward the internal administration of Cuba. Cuban autonomy Is not a question which President iMeKinley is called upon to de cide either in ono way or the other. This country has its responsibilities with ref erence to Cuba, but tho form of govern ment on tho island Is not ono of them. 'o havo a right to Insist on peace in Cuba for our trade. If war exist or hos tilities aro In progress, wo have a right to demand that it bo carried on with humanity and without injuring Amcrb.an Interests more than is Inevitable. Ojr obligations as a neutral wo ,iro bound to maintain, and when tho time comes. If it comes, when It Is clear that nothing can bo accomplished by fighting on either side, wo havo a right to proposo media tion, and moro than mediation, if our in terests lcqulro and our jower Justifies action. But Cuban autonomy lies altogether outside ot theso duties and responsibili ties. It is a question for Cuba, not for tho United States. Why should Presi dent McKinley express an opinion on an issuo which does not pertain to his offi cial restKinslbiUttes in any way what ever? I.ot Cuba decide. Tho United States wishes tho utmost freedom on ev ery squaro leaguo of the western world; but this country has always held that It was for each country to decide its own form of government, its own national re lations and its Internal administration. Thero Is not the slightest reason to im agine that President McKinley will de part from this sound and salutary policy. 11 V AUTHORITY? . From tho Dunmoro Pioneer. Hon. Joseph Scrnnton will run for con gress next year whether Hon. William Connell runs for governor or not. TOLD BV THE STARS. Dnily Horoscope l):iivn by Ajncchus, The Tribmio Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 4.0S a. m., for Monday, Nov. 22, 1SU7. & A child born on this day will notice that tho Freo Press election contest howl repeats itself weekly with no vurlutlons. Thero nro lots of Jokes lloating about In tho local papers that would doubtless bo very funny, if the writer would only nudgo a fellow when It Is tlmo to laugh "Apparitions" that according to our Democratic contemporaries threaten Ite publlcanlsm nro also outlined upon mud. Tho effort to discover what tho public wants has ruined many men of promise. Colonel Fltzslmmons appears to have a whole alarm clock full of election contest wheels in his head. Perhaps Mr. Amcrman's successor was named on "Schedule A." OOK Watch for our Holiday Store: It will prove to be the best and cheapest place to buy. Holiday Book S v Bibles, Booklets, Dia ries and Calendars.- 1107 HPHUCK BTHEKT. N Tv TV" Ttv ff 7i fiTTT Fn WIMI. Decorative Art Four times our usual space yould not begin to tell you one-lha8i about the great variety of great articles to be found in our Art Depart ment. Everybodyknows that we make a constant study to obtain every thing that is new and pretty; and all k3nds of materials for Christmas fixing can be found here. For your information and guide we will enu merate a few of the many articles that can be obtained in this department: Muslin Covered Pin Cushions, in square, round and long, Satin Covered Pin Cushions. Down Cushions, all sizes Fancy Embroidered Scarfs, Shams and Center Pieces. Hemstitched Scarfs, Shams, Lunch and Tray Covers. Denim Cushions and Table Covers. Plain and Fancy Drapery Silks. Plain and Fancy Ribbons. Embroidery Silks in Filo, Roman, Honitou, Caspian, Crochet and Knitting Silks, only 5c a ball, Towel Rings in White, Oak, Ash and Cherry. Embroidered Picture Frames, Fancy Cords and Ornaments. Silk and Linen Fringes. Knitting, Crotchet and Embroidery Cottons UCsir'Special attention is directed toward our beautiful Mexican Drawn Work in Scarfs, Squares and Doylies. tJWe are headquarters on all of the Bear Braud Yarns, such as Saxony, Ger niantown, German Knitting and Spanish. TT TAYT7 TT TT 7 O rf MN Y BLANKETS and COMOKTABlESb For this week we quote the following low prices: Cotton Blankets. 10-4 Columbia Blankets C9c 11-4 Silver Queen Blankets 75c 11-4 Glorlnna Blankets 93o 11-4 Arcadia Blankets $135 Mixed Blankets. Borders Bed, Blue, Pink and Lemon. 10-4 Kingston Blankets $1.75 10-4 Oxford Blankets 1.9S 10-4 Welland Blankets ..'. 2.25 11-1 Oxford Blankets 2.45 11-1 Welland Blankets 2.75 All-Wool Blankets. fAlso Crib and Cradle sizes) Borders Blue, Pink, Brown, Red and Lemon. 10-4 Tioga Blanket $3.23 10-4 Hero Blanket 4.00 10-4 Housekeepers' Choice Blankfct. 5.50 11-4 Oakland Blanket 3.25 11-4 Norwood Blanket 4.25 11-4 Nuska Blanket 5.00 12-4 Housekeepers Choice Blanket. 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Majestic Oil Heaters (2 sizes.) Oil Radiators, Blue and White Flame, 1, 2 and 3 Burners. Banner Lamp Stoves. Gas Radiators, nickel and bronze finish. WE AUK HATISFIKDTIIAT AFTER YOU HAVE COMPARED OUR GOODS AND PRICES WITH OTHERS, YOUR UU3INES3 WILL COME OUR WAY. FOOTE & SMEAR CO, 110 Wnshlngton Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming District tor Wining, Rlnstlns, Sporting SmoUcleu mid tbo Repuuno Chemical Company's mm explosives, fc'nfety Fine, Cups nnd Exploders. Rooms '.'l'J, 'Jin and 'Jit Commonwealth Uulldlng, ijcranton. AGENCIES: THO", FORD, Plttnton JOHN B. SMITH A SON, riymouth K. W. MULLIGAN, . WUUcs-Ilarra a II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the beat quality (or domeitla uit and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot tho city, at the loweit price Orders received at tho omce, first floor, Commonwealth butldlnsr, room No telephone No. 204 or at the mine, tole phono No. 273, will be promptly attended to. 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