THE SCTJANTON TIUBUXE -SATURDAY &IORNI1W, DECEMBER 4, 189T.
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(IC0KD-CLA8S MAtt UATTIIt.
"sCIt ANTON. UlXCMBKlt I, 1S97.
IllnmaPck'ii'giottlB at the rnlte.1
Slntc-a nro mme owpoclally Siol at
his Bucccrsora in power.
An Unpopular lliuard.
lit, ulutnlitv ntraltut !?i limit at tho
event Plcctlnn v.nn SIS; uealnat Horn
,T); nvalnst Not ton. " ami against
l.jnmtnff. 27. T hie ' !'" K rfcha.lt
v (iv iPtutnnl aa Im-tecl ly a t.lurallty
lrt than mi-tpiith that hy which he
vvn dt-fentc-el Inct montli. rt tho ltc-
liulillc-ann fntetP'l no contest and no
uns ncnr.lMr-el to Fttve out his term,
at a iieifloiml profit of moie than $33,
0(. or .ihout halt the ounse which
he now propose to put on llvj taxpay
na lierauio 1'rvor not mare votes than
Jio for sherlfl.
Nottnn, up mulct stand, lias Iipmi
ilrapKed into tills contest reluctantly.
I.oriKslaff Is In it fir iiuuiomim that
win anne-ir hereafter. Hoin H In It
hpc.ni" he must either Ret "flto now
or kIvp up the panio. Put Seharlt of all
i.un Ih thy last one whom Jli' public
vr.uhl expert to Ip a paity to the s.ul
fllliiK f a MOi.iiCO hill of coata upon the
lounty aftei his emn ivivrow iim&ln
tin oo vais nir. The putillr opinion of
lilfi his heietoforp been that he is a
Ro "l tlenl ol a man, icnlv lo slvi" or
lake Mi politics without w htniperlnfr. It
I- to li lepipttul fot hia own aake and
f. r tin- BJ-l.f of 1)1- fi lends thai he has
li lhl liiRtnnto heroine enlatipled In a
iin.M ni'Mit iihlch will noi only end him
prliticilly hut al-o pxtlnsiil-.Ii much of
i lie ieis--oi.nl te-!ieet that he lus hllh-
i to eomm.iuded lnespettle of polities
Tor It Is lne italic that thee four
rniite'ti must b'-ar heavlli In loa of
peraoml lue'-tlsc upon tlm.i who make
ll-em as well i upon thch sponsors
arc! im'oneia. The general sentiment
ot the people Is MicnKly ailvein? to eon
tests not n'il lier.ui'.e of the Mrava
piiit riits which they Impose upon the
fuunty hut nhn hee.iusc of the almost
iinlv.iial belief that the mnn who en
ters a Hire for oilier. mKt his h inc es
with eyes mien to all the : Isles, and
then la fall ty beaten exhibits weakness
of I'liniactor in the inli of n It waller
of the result. We Must thai tin eon-e-tiucrres
of this step have- been fully
t iitmsfcod, so th.it as the arise the
public rtlll be ap.necl u ketone! sei le.s of
howls.
One of tho thliifts which Is uivtiiK
Foine coneein to nnanclers Is that in
New Voik money, fo to apeak. Is n.
ell up: on the inaiket. A Rood Idea
would be lo ullll.e aome of this ie.
ilund.nit wealth in pint haiii(; back
foielpn-held Aniprle.in beemities. hot
ii hasten the da of complete elellver
anee from our subserv itmcy to Euro
pean money-lenileis.
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A Century of Projjrcss.
Oui esteemed contempoinr, the In
dependtnt, of Ilonesdale, announces
fni publication next spring: a carefully
compiled history of Wayne county, pre
pared with referencj' to eoriimemor.it
Intr the centennial ol the count;. 's erec
tion out of Noithamplon, Jlarch 21,
17(1"'. AproiKjs of that centennl il It
savs:
"The ai"a of the county wa 1.40J
anuare miles and the population, at
rordlnr; to the eenaus of 1S00, was only
2.."62, an averaRe of leas than two per
sons to the square mile. Po few people,
not ns many as now frequently gather
In Honesdale'a central paik on public
occasions, scattered oer ao lame a
spare ot rusBed countiy. IMnff in Iok
cablnb or rudely constiucted frame
hulldlng's. destitute of i oat's, milla,
iclioola, churches, Htoiea, manufactur
lntj establishment!;, railroads and other
conveniences, advantages and enter
piises of the modern chillzatlon, must
have found life amid the then dense
forests and the nightly howl of the
wolf, lonely, grow some, devoid of com
foitt, and often fraught with the t;ra
est anl moat alaimlnir danms. Of
course tho woods weit full of wild
sramc and thts uinieious lalco" and
streams teemed with lsh. The land
when denied jlelded abundantly but
thete was but little of the forp&t at
that time that liad been felled and
theie vere many things needed by the
early settlers. Aliout all they possess
ed vaB a gun and a few fishing hoohs.
They needed axes, scythes, plows,
chains, hairows, hoes, leather and
clothing for themselves and their chil
dren. Some of the thoughtful Ger
mans brought v.lth them hind mills in
which to giind their grain; others
pounded or boiled It and some Ihed on
milk and potatoes. Many things which
ve now legate! ns the necesrailes of
life, the tarlj settlers and their chil
dren did not have. Mocassins made of
deir Bklna coercd their feet and the
skins of some of the domestic animals
were exchanged for leather.salt (worth
then five dollais per bushel) and other
m th lea they were so greatly in need of.
Dax was raised and diessed and tho
women catded, spun and iove It Into
various gaimcnts. These old iushlon
cd mothers and their daughters also
catded, spun nnd wove wool Into many
needed fahilcs.
"Now,, standing at almost tho close
of n century, mark the changes that
have been made! The whole scene has
leeu chanstd! Therp nro neailv as
many hamlets now as there were habi
tations (hen, hoies dot almost eery
hillside and ally, the town ot Hones
dale, ihen a laurel siviimp. Is a cluster
of homes, a hive of Industry, a busy
mart of trade and tho capital of the
county. The wheel of tho locomotle,
a machine that has reolutlonlzed the
commercial wot Id and most m.nel
oualy obliterated distances, made. Its
first turn In Wayne vounty. This Is a
distinction and an hdndr that cannot
he claimed b any other loeHllty or the
Ameilcan continent. 'It jtlvcs a leaf to
criieral hlatoiy nnd murks the begin
nlpgofan Industrial CPorh'tHUt lias add
ed m enter achievements to the nation's
piogirss than any other delco invent
ed. It placed the eountiy's wonderful
ly productive msouieea nnd Its popu
lation on wheels. It le'ttt fi swift In
cctlc to the rrihiUs't'htit'haw It move
nnd everything It camu In contact w Ith
was thrilled with Its power, Its llfe-llko
and Its lightning-like speed. It lent
energy to the pioneer spirit thut, look
ing over our broad aeies nnd tho vast
wildernesses, seized tlm possibilities
wh'lch prearnted themselves and mode
them blofaonl as th3 rose. This in n
fcatutc In the hlstorv of our county
Hint ought to be clvun especial atten
tion nt the forthcoming centennial.
Justice to the memories of the public
aptilted men who Initiated the rallioBil
Hon nt tho foitheomlng centennial,
demands It nnd I he Deluu.no nnd Hud
son C'an.il eoinpinv and Its ploneor
mani'sets deseno the irrdll tha.t Is due
them for the material aid thev gave
to the world's progicss. A ginnlte
monument uiikIiI to mark the spot
wheie the Hist locomotUo turned a
wheel In America nnd a leeord made
of the circumstances that led up lo Its
election."
Our eon'pmtiorar.v's enterpilse Is to
be commended nn 1 Its auggestlon of a
monument cominemoiatln:: the Urst
Joutrey or the Stourbridge Lion Is
most timely.
When Mr Cleveland left olllce last
spring, there were unexpended appro
priations for public woiks In thu Wnr
department nlone amounting to J4G,
OOO.nfM). That Is to say, congress had
ordered $16,000,000 to be ild out by
the Cleveland administiatlon In this
department which It did not pay out,
although It had the money on hand
for that purpose. Mr. Cleveland pre
fence! to throw upon his successor
the burden of this cxpendltute nnd
pose ns an economist. Yet some per
sons effect to believe that Grover was
no politician.
Railway Safety Appliances.
Hefoio the Inteistnte Commerce com
mission nt Washington on Wednesday
a heailnc was granted to lepresenta
tles of taihoads that wish for an ex
tension of time In which to equip their
tolling stock with safety appliances
The hearlnir lesulted In the disclosure
of much Interesting Information.
For the railroads 1'iesldent Cow en,
of the Haltimore and Ohio, was the
chief speaker. He noted that of the
freight cars of the country 44'i per
cent were now equipped with car
toupleis. and r.6'. per tent, had the
additional all-brake attachment, lie
aigued thnt this was sufllclelU evidence
that the toads had made an honest ef-
foit to comply with the law. He of
fered as the pilnclp.il leason why the
roads had not t (implied fully the In
dus! i la! depression which followed the
passage of the t-nfet) -coupler act of
1S91, which, he said, had rendeied them
financially unable to make the outlay
lequiied by the law. While, perhap.',
bete and there a railroad had shown
no disposition to comply tw Ith the law,
as i whole thev had made a fair at
tempt to do so. He urged that the ex
tension be for IHe ears, with precis
ion for nn equipment of ouc-llfth of the
car" each vear. thus woiklng up to
full and complete compliance, ir there
was then default, ears not equipped,
he said, could be withdrawn from In
terstate commerce without endanger
ing the tinn.spoitatlon facilities of the
country He further nid that it would
cost from 140.000,000 to J50.000.000 for
the railroads to comply with the law.
This money must be earned. If thp
commission declined an extension the
roads would be absolutely unable to
equip their cars out of their own re
sources. The cost, ho said, must come
out of the wages of the emplojes if the
roads were to be driven beyond their
financial ability.
To tills plea P H. Morrissev. repre
senting the Hiotheihood of Hallway
Trainmen, the Ttallroad Conductors'
association, the Locomotive Hnglneers,
the Utotherhood of Locomotive Flie-
men and the Association of Railroad
Telegraphers, offered a spirited reply
The associations for which he appeared
were a unit In protesting against any
such unreasonable extension as had
been proposed. rie ears, he said,
would render the puipose of the law
nugatory. The past fhe years, he said,
had been especially hazardous to rall
load emplojes, owing to the lack of
unifoimlty In car equipment. This con
dition should cease as froon as possible.
Duilng the past live 'ears 2,000 rall
load men had been killed annually
nnd between '.'0,000 and 23,000 Injuied.
Of these casualties 60 per cent, were
dliectly attilbutable to the two evils
this law was designed to corteet. To
the Intimation of wage I eduction
thrown out by Mr. Cow en, he leplled
lather waimly: ' I speak in no defiant
splilt," said he, "but I want to say
that when the question of a reduction
ot wages Is presented to us we will
meet It. If the alternative of reduc
ing wages or the maiming and death
of Its members weie presented to the
organizations which l lepresent, I do
not hesitate to say thev would prefer
to go out and equip the loads them
selves." A dllterence In estimates as to the
cost of safety appliances was disclosed
In the com so fo the discussion. Mr.
Cow en said that the cost of couplers
for now cais was from $18 to $20 and
for old cars piobablv duuble thut
amount The peicentaffo of equipped
cars necessary for the contiol of trains
ranged, according to estimates given
by experts present, from 20 to 60 per
cent Mr. Monlssev, on tho other
hand, gave $14 as the cost, and was of
the opinion that 25 per cent, of the cars
equipped with the driving biakes would
conttol trains, except In mountain re
gions. This disc repancy in expert tes
timony concerning n matter easily In
vestigated Is Impoitant us giving the
commission nn opportunity to ascer
tain which side has sought to misrep
resent before It The side discovered
In such nn attempt would naturally
and properly bo discredited, upon the
principle that he who would deliber
ately fulslfv In one thing could not bo
trusted to speak truly concerning any
thing ele
We have none of the prejudice now.
adays quite pievalent against rail
roads, and desire that their manage
ments shall he treated fairly nnd hon
orably In legislation. Hut this pre
supposes that the railways In return
will deal fahly with the public. Their
course In tho matter of falling to com
ply with the safetv coupler law bears
many Indications of wilful contempt
both of tho federal' statutes and of
public opinion. If an extension Is
ginnted It should onlv bo on account
of the undeniable hard times of the
past four vcara, nnd It should not ex
ceed two vears. The life nnd limb of
railway trainmen nro more Important
than dUldcnds.
The murdering of mlaslonnilrs la a
Chinese pastime with which civiliza
tion can, of course, have no sympathy:
hut wo don't think It la solely moral
Indignation and pious zeal which
prompts the present emperor ot Uer
many to glow so furious about It.
The llcrlln wnr lord Is rapidly "elec
tioneering for a llckln.' "
Counting the Cost.
The Tilbitne'a lusterlenl nttlele of this
morning shows thut the Republicans
stand dlstitnycit at the prospect of the
contests. It greatly exaggerates the prob
nble epcnsts when It places them at
$10rtfl0. In point of fart one contest
would cost ns much us four, tho sanio
facts are to bo brought out, the same wit
nesses to bo PMimlned and thu aamu
expenditures to be Inclined so fur ns
tlm taxpayers aro concerned. Bcrunton
Times.
The Times betrnya Ignorance both of
facts and of law. It Is not feasible to
lump four contests Into one, nny more
than to lump four Indictments for fel
ony Into one. Each will require a sep
ninte set of commissioners, separate
subpoenaa and a separata hearing
throughout. Multiply the cost of serv
ing 20,000 subpoenas by four, add tho
witness fees, the commissioners' fees
and the miscellaneous expenses, and
.see whether $100,000 Is nn exaggerated
estimate. The tecent contest In Dnn
moie cost $S,000. Dunmore's voting
population Is less than one-twentieth
of that of the entire county. At the
same rate the present contest would
cost to exceed $100,000.
The Republicans are not "dl.stnajed."
They can stand It It the Democrats can.
Hut tho great bulk of tho taxpayers
representing both political parties have
small lellsh for such a load ot wan
tonly Incurred expense, home not by
the oftlce-seekets whom the contest
chlelly affects, but forced under the
law upon every citizen, Demociat or
Republican resident In the county.
If this outiage Is (onsummated wc
will undertake to 'fix the lcsponslblllty
where It propel ly belongs.
The Philadelphia Times, defiling to
print on Its editorial page every Sun
day In 1S98 a flist-class senium 1200
to 1500 woids long, offera to pay $400
for the best one submitted in completl
tlon, JtOO for tho next best, $200 for
the third best, $100 for the fourth best
and $10 apiece for every other seimon
pi luted. The offer Is open to any resi
dent minister In Pennsylvania. The
pilze package Idea haa already enter
ed into a good many methods of
chmeh management Wo see no
gi eater Impropriety In a cleigman
earning with his pen a prize or two
from Sunday Journalism.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscopo D;nvn by Ajnechus,
I'ho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Ca't: 2 IS a. m , for Situida
lXcembcr I, li!)..
& & &
A child born nn this day will notice that
It is tho Individual -nlio furnishes tho
most abominable. manuvrlpt thut genur
ullv -speaks with gieatest emphasis In
critlclrlng mistakes of tho printei.
Tho faces of the contest nttornes look
as cheerful as a boird of tiailo cata
logue these das.
It begins to look ns though the Seran
tnn "base bill cranks would have to put
up with empty stockings this Christmas.
A fall of the "beautiful" has caused
holiday trade to brighten up.
llreulifint Clint.
Guest What meal do jou enjoy moat,
Willie"
Willie The ones that we have when
there's compnn In the house.
Nation's Income
Miisf Eqiial Ofofgo
From the Philadelphia Tress
II13N congress meets It will find
Itself confronted with a deficit
of about ViO.000,000 for tho pres
ent fiscal year. The difference
between the expenditure und the
Income of the government for live
months t,lnce Julv I, ISO", may be a
little larger or a little smaller than this
sum, but It will not vaiy very greatly
from the -1 figures. The deficit to No
vember 29 was SHI 379.471. an Increase of
$8 3701')) duiing the month, und heavy
payments at the opening of December
will lncreu. this dellclt reckoning the
ordinary iccelpts and expenditures of
tho tieusury Hy far the latger part of
this deficit is due to anticipated Impous
before tha passage of the Dlnsley tariff
No wool has been Imported this autumn
and but little sugar. The aggregate leve
nue lost In this way wus from J30 000.IXW
to SIO.OOO.WO It was not below tho first
figure and It may be considerably above
the second. At the close of four months,
by the end of October, the deficit for tho
fiscal year was J3S 33S.IW7 This was all
fully and properly chargeable to the de
luj In the jussage of the Dlngley tariff.
This revenue was lost and will never bo
recovered Since (hen the deficit Is in
part due to imports earlier brought in to
evade duties and In part to the failure
of the present revenue laws to meet tho
expenses of the government.
o
.ilalelng eveiy allowance for the gieat
flood of Imports last spring and summer,
the present fiscal jear will sec a deficit.
Independent of this cause, of some J30.-
OXI 000 to $10 000,000 The aggregate deficit
cannot be allowed to continue by a He
publican congress Tor four years a Dem
ocratic administration met Its expenses
by selling bonds to the amount of J2tJ2,
000,000 No Republican administration will
permit Iself to adopt or to continue this
pollc The Republican party Is solemn
ly pledged not only to make tho revenue
larger than current expenditure, but to
make It sufficiently large to reduce the
debt and establish thu solvency of tho
treasury bejond a peradventure. This Is
Indispensable No public need can take
precedence of this plain duty race to
faie) with a deficit, congress must re
duce expenditure and Increase taxation,
December Januiirj nnd Pcbruary will
piobably Increase the customs revenues
materially. They nro Impoitlng mouths
whose duties should average about J11,
EHO.ooo for each month or U 'iOO.OOO for
the three. The icvenue for the first three
complete months under the Dlngley tni
Iff. for reasons nlroad Indicated, was
but 1,200,000. or about $,000 000 a month,
liven In November the total diatoms
revejiue will be hut about $9,600,000
o
The Dlngley tariff ut these figures, lias
raised moro revenue than the Wilson
tariff ut a cm responding period of Its
blstoiy Tor tho first four mouths In tho
operation of each tho He publican meas
ure has raised $7,000,000 more than tho
Democratic, und for tho first live months
the Demoeratlo deficit wus neurly as
large us that now. Hut In order to be
equal lo the need of tho treasuiy It Is
utt enough to match tho Wilson tariff.
The Wilson law was shamefully deficient
in providing sufllelent revi nue. Omitting
the first four months after Its passage,
n which tho sum received Is never a fair
guage of any now revenue measure, the
1
Wilson revenue, bill had In the rnlenelnr
vear 1E0G a deficit of JK.dOO.WO anil In lifii
a deficit of $10,0(10,000, and there never
was n prospect that under normnl con
ditions the Wilson meiisure would ever
have a J early deficit of less than $30.
000,000 to $10,000,000. To meet the needs
of tho trenftiiy the Dlngley revenue law
must Meld fully $40,OHO,000 to $30000,0u0
more thun tho Wilson law. ,
Whether some curs hence Ihls lncreao
will como or not no one inn say, but
thrro Is no Increase of the revenue prob
able now which will prevent a deficit this
llscnl vear, and this deficit must be nirl.
Congress Muniol postpono this dulj. A
revenue mc., than equal to expenditure
Is absolutely isxiiry, not only to ninln
tnln the usual ereillt of tho government
but to preserve confidence In the cur
rency, a large pnrt of which coiitdstH of
demand notes on the treasury. Delay In
providing adequate levcnue will l peril
ous nnd the steps taken should b sim
ple, certain and Immediate. Ample
sources of revenue exist Congress must
use them and It must at the same time
i educe expenditure
THOSE CONTESTS.
Krom the Scranlon Truth.
Tho way of the offlcc-sceker. like that
of the transgressor, Is hard. In the first
place he has to make himself solid with
the dominant faction of his party befoic
he Is quite certain that he cun become a
candidate, secondly ho has to run 'the
gauntlet of n nomination through a etn
vtntlon In which cash is n potent argu
ment, thirdly there's the ordeal of a pro
tracted campaign, with Its assessments
big nnd little. Its sleepless nights and
elavs of distraction, Its falsehoods. Insin
uations, nnd all the petty meannesses
which the malice of sni'ill minds can In
vent; then comes the election, when the
ballot Is supposed to decide the entire
aftulr to the relief of the community.
n
It would be n relief Indeed If the aver
age campaign were closed with the cast
ing nnd the counting of the vote, but of
lute. It seems, thut an election Instead of
deciding the Issue Is but nn Incident In
the work of ofllce-gettlng. since It leaves
room for a "contest " Now, n contest Is
nil right and proper If a iiiiidldato has
been cheated at the polls, and has done
no cheating himself but a contest set
up "for revenue onlj" or for tho purpose
of keeping a law fully-clee'ted candidate
out of office Is n r prehenslbln piece ot
business worthy of being clussed In the
category ot cilme.
o
Lackawanna, although the oungest
county in the commonwealth, has already
paid dearly for Its election contests, and
the prospect of having the taxpayers
saddled with another picturesque bill of
expenses. Is not cheering to contemplate.
There is urgent need of i law on this
subji rt, for the retialiit of vexatious, or
"boodllng ' contests Such a law should
piovlde that those who Institute contests
give ample security for the payment of
all the costs In case It should lie shown,
after a searching Investigation that their
crntcntlon was groundless.
It Is a gross Injustice to the taxpayers
to Impose such costs on the county foi
the purpose of grntlfjlng the whims and
promoting tho Interests of politicians
whose own methods are not bv any
means above reproach, and there la need
of a stringent law that will protect the
rights of all those of tho taxpavers as
well as of the defeated candidates who
may honestly feel that thev have been
wronged and look to the courts for re
dress. The piesent law Is too lax In this
regard. Its provisions Invite the abuses
acnlnst which taxpayers have protested
lime and again, and it should be amended
at the -very next session of the legisla
ture In accordance with common sense.
o
Wc believe all the slgneis to a petition
for an election contest should be required
to give sufficient bonds for the payment
of the costs in vane It should be ascer
tained that theie was not sufllclent
ground for such contest This would
have the effect of making petitioners look
Into the matter for themselves before
signing their names ns thev do at pres
ent without giving the subject n mo
ment's thought or consideration. Tho tax
paers havo been fleeced often enough
through bogus and boodle election con
tests, and It Is time they protested
against the entire system, and demanded
that those who dance shall pay the piper.
thu woudi.kss voici:.
A dweller In a hut alone, fed from a dih
of wood,
A drinker of the flowing brook, a child
of solitude,
A sleeper on a- bed of leaves may tlnd
that life Is good.
And hear high music on his way that
bids his i-oul rejoice.
If his wise ear has learned to heal to
hear the Wordless Voice.
The Wordless Voice It speaks not In the
syllables of men,
'TIs borne along the night wind down the
glimmering of tho glen;
tt talks among the rushes in the Iluttei-
lng of the fen, ,
It flows along all vallcss where any
brook can How,
Where anv stream can catch the gleam
of sunlight or of snow.
It speaks beside all pathwavs that wind
beneath all trees.
And speaks from all tne chanting shores
that circle all the seas.
And from tho hills that know no plough.
and from the shadcless leas,
It speaks a language, not of men, but
plainly understood,
By men who love, below, above, all things
und deem them good
The noises blown nbout the world be
neath the scornful star.
The ennnons of the Captains and the
thunder of tho wars;
The sound that tears tho jangled yeats
and all their music mats,
Cannot drown down the Wordless Voice
that from tho silence sneaks,
TIs blown to men from every glen and
floats from all the peaks.
Dark for the world would be the day
that saw that Voice withdrawn;
Then would the day be emptiness, the
lace of men but spawn;
No twilight peace would fall at night,
no hope would coma with dawn.
No dreams would haunt the sky line, no
fancies throng the glen,
Tho wretched weight of Iron fate would
crush tho hearts of men.
Up from the deeps of silence the awful
mountains rUo
And In the deeps of silence are arched
tho sacred skies
And In the peaco of silence sleep tho
eternities,
And from the soul of silence that was o'er
time began
Comes forth the Voice that bids rejoice
and speaks Its word to man.
Sam Walter Toss, in the Sun
BefldlemaLini's
Big Holiday Book Store
opens Friday evening,
December 3; Board of
Trade Building, Linden
Street.
MUSIC.
S'lraveiirs for ladies. .
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The Stogie Sale '
is not of so much importance to us as your steady all-the.
year-round patronage. Want to fix firmly and favorably
in your mind this store and stock; want you to feel at
home here, having the full assurance that your money
can be spent with us to the very best advantage.
Heres a batch of Cloak Bargains for you to ponder
over; not all the bargains in the store by any means, but
enough to point the direction of the trade wind. Kindl
investigate them :
LOT J Ladies', Misses' and Children's Capcsjackcts and Loug Coats.wortli $5, at $2.98
LOT 2 Ladies', Misses' and
LOT 3 Ladies', Misses' and
LOT 4 Ladies', Misses' and
We invite inspection of our large stock of Furs, comprising Capes, Collarettes,
Scarfs, Muffs and Children's Sets, $JrOstrich Boas at all prices?
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We open today a mag
nificent line of Real Lace
Goods, comprising
kerchiefe,
Collars,
Goedets9
FkhMSo etc
3N
sss,
White and lack
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Artistic Statuettes.
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KOGEIIS' nilOU'S FVXCY nilON.IU)
CHINA .NOVELIlE-j, AND IlltlL-A-llllAl
from nil parts of the world A whole lot of
pietly thliiKH for t'hrlHlmui l'lenentH.
ME CIEMONS, FERBR,
WAllEY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
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Children's Capes, Coats and Reefers, worth $6 at $53.98
Children's Coats, Capes and Reefers, worth $S, at $4.9B
Children's Coats, Capes and Reefers, worth $10. at $5.98
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416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
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Sensible presents, Slippers and
Shoes fiom 25c to $5.00. Our best
efforts are at your service. Always
use our stores as if they were your
own.
LewSs9 Really
Wholesale and Retail.
OPEN EVENINGS.
Have you seen our new
Combination
Bible,
leaders' Edition,
Helps, Map aad Guides,
Handsomely Bound,
for the low price of
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Reynolds Bros
136 Wyoming Ave,,
SCRANTON.
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Bewnre of paying too little for
your clothes; a form of economical
extravagance which will cost you
dear in the end.
"Cheap" is the one argument ad
vanced by four-fifths of those who
want to sell you clothes.
The market is literally flooded
with so-called 'Custom-made"
clothes, backed up by advertising
which is an insult to the intelligence
of the community.
Don't be tempted by these offers,
which your common sense should
tell you will never be fulfilled.
iUGKLOW
9
SB
Punt Neither
Moeey
(OR TIIUST I.V TUB WASTEFUL
MUnSTITUTUS FOIl
GENUINE AGATE WARE
WE HAVE IN OUrt WINDOW
A MN,E OF
AGATE IRON WARE J
WE WOULD HE PLEASED TO IIAVft
YOU CALL AND EXAMINE IT
COSTS A LITTLE MORE,
HUT WILL
LAST TWICE AS LONG
AS THE CUEAI GUADE.
ALSO
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
AND
HARDWARE SPECIALTIES!.
FOOTE & SHEAR CO.
119 Washington Avenue.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Agent for tbs Wyomlnj
District for
Mining, lilastlng.Sportlng, SmokalMJ
and tho Repuuno Cbeiulo.
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcafety Kine, Caps unci Exploden.
Rooms Jl'.', 213 nurt '! t CotnmonvTeV.tti
Building, Scruntou.
AGENCIES:
TIlOa, Fortn.
JOHN . SMITH A SON,
I;. MULLIGAN,
rittrtoi
ri mouth
WHUes-Darr
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domtttla ua
and of all alzes, Includlne Buckwheat -and
Blrdseve, delivered In any part of tba city,
at the lowest crlco
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building-, room No I;
telephone No. MM or at the mine, tele
phono No. 27!. will be promptly attends
to. Dealers supplied at tho mine.
WE T. Sf
iirairs
POWDER.