TIIE SCttANTON TRIBUNE -MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER G, 189T. (Jc ktaxito CdBtme Pnhlhhtd tlnlly, IlxcPtit HUntlny.hy the Tribune I'ublhhlns compntiy, nt l'lfly Cents r Month. iMir.su t Tnr rtmofriri at neiUTO r-A.. a ciccND-cuea uau, uattir. sciianton. nKcpMnrcn C, 1SH7. If tlic voice (if the noojilc coulil do dele the nuoftlon of npcculntlvp elec tion contests there would lie no con tests without advance minruntor- th'at In the ovent of tlio cnntcstnntK' failure to eatiilillHh their cno they nml not the public pliuultl ptnnd tho whole expense. Cubn. There may lie Ftilijects nwnltlnK the nttentlon of conirrefs of more direct unci Felllsh Imriortunee to the I'lilted RtntcH than tho nuMect of tills coun try'n attitude toward the Culian ItiMir lection: but It Is Kafc to Fay that there Ih no other subject In which the plain people of thc.e t'nlted States take to profound an Interest or are ho nearly and so earnestly iieicpcI ns to the proper courre for our government to pursue. In a day we nhall know the wishes of the president. These have been vtirl ou.sly forecasted, and the authorita tive version Is awaited with Intense expectancy. The president la In a posi tion to Kiithcr accurate and trustwoithy Information concerning tho Cuban sit uation. All the factors In the prob lem have taken pains to lay before him their claims and explanations, nnd he bus had moreover the benefit of an nb"olutely Independent InvestlRatlnn iiRency, the American diplomatic and consular service In Siiuln and Cuba. Tf the American people have been nil.i lnfotmed: "If their sympathies have been aroused by representations part ly false: If, In other words, the agents of the Culian Insurrectionist!-, through Imposition upon the newsnaper press, have been deceiving the American pub lic, as lifts from time to time been In timated nt Washington, It will be un tnitalitlly tin- president's duly to place before congress and the nation the requisite knowledge In correction. This lie will do In fairness ro less to Spain than to the gteat body of his own countrymen who have reached their present position on this .subject honestly and in good faith, but who uphold Justice above all things. fnless th'M'o shall be In tho presi dent's mewnjjp such a new Illumina tion of fact as shall cause fair-minded e itlzens to revise present opinions on this subject. It wl ' be the duty of eon grew, If It desires to remain a repre sentative body, to icflect and to regis ter tlio preponderating will of the peo ple by voting promptly to recognize the belligerency of the Cuban repub lic. Such recognition i the least that this nation can do for the entire of freedom In Cuba if piuvalent impres sions are well-founded. Senator Quay says ho has learned that the gubernatorial candidacy of Charles V. Stone of Warren "Is being talked of considerably." One great merit of that candidacy Is that It will bear the closert Investigation. That S-Jliool Savings Fund. The experiment in practical economy to be bef tin In Xn. 1!) school this morn ing, detailed mention of which was made In lust Friday's Tribune, repre sents one of si number of devices by which thoughtful educators nro nowa days Htilvlng to develop In their pupils, in addition to Intellectual force, traits of charactfr conducive to subsequent success and happiness. There is little profit In an academic rilrcui!ijn of the question. Is It the duty of the school or of the home to 1 aril habits of thrift? The home, all must admit, should bo foremost In this work. Ncressnrlly its interest in char cr ter-bulMIng Is paramount. Hut when In every day llfo the home, ns we eo on all sides, is neglecting this duly, the ripht of the state to Insist, through state-supported schools, upon :i much of n correction of the home's neglect an Is within the school's ability to accomplish. Is indisputable. For the teacher to provide a school savlngH fund for th'p pupils' stiay pen nies Is not a lnrge inroad upon the cus t'tmary work of the school room. In piactice elsewhere it has not resulted i'i disarranging appreciably the Intel lectual process thereof, nut it most surely Is n potent means ut an oppor tune time of sunning buslness-llko hab its of lastlntr value both to thu pupils themselves and to society nt huge. I'.ven If n little arithmetic nnd much grammar had to be lopped off to make jttom for this Innovation, we should My: "I.ct It come." Thrift Is not less valuable than booklearulng. The over turned Lend of the average American rch'Ki! boy or school girl can easily n'Vt rd some concessions to undent ained i nraeler. To Jilts Le&s nnd to those whose co operation has made possible tills in teresting local experiment, pralso Is due. They rightly Interpret the mis sion of the American public school, which begins and ends with tho culti vation of good citizenship. A scheme of autonomy would not bo altogether out of place In belllgeient Philadelphia. Our Huulclpal Problem. The Wllkes-Marro Hecord has com piled tho followlnK interesting tablo: 1 Scranton 103 Heading Mi Harrlsburg 50 Altoona 42 Lancaster 14 Allentawn 3j Wllliumsport ...a) WllkcM.Uarre ... R5 U 3 I 5 "3 Jl 313 $4.3ii I2!i 4216 30 r,.5l 33 24 lt7 (i.43 20 Hi lif.U 4.7 23 13V.. 202 4.211 2'i 19 7g 2.70 Iti'.s !".i 13ft 7.(0 33 7 171 3.2!) (1) Population In thousands, C!) Prop erty valuation In millions. (3) Assessed valuation In millions. (4) Appropriations In thousand. (5) Taxes on I1.00U uctuul value. To this it adds anothor table equally worthy of preservation: 1 Scrunton Wt Heading fi'.i Ilarriaburg 7 Altoona 3 Lancaster 4 Allcntowii 3!i Wlllliimnport Cli Wllkes-Hurro .... 5 2 3 I r, J0!3 43 334 M S!i IS 1.323 a 4'i 23i 370 XI Sli 23 202 20 3'J 13 KiO 21 0 00 429 13 &t& 23 200 10 23 41 W It (1) Area stjuaro miles. (2) Miles paved streets. (8) Miles sewers. (I) Street lamps. (6) Policemen. In explanation of tlio Comparatively Inferior relative position assumed In this table by Scranton account should lie takeu of certain facts: (1) Scran ton hns n wider dlvcrslilcntlou of racial elements In Its population and conse quently in Its politics than any other city mentioned In tho list. (2) Not only Ih the nrca of Scinnton larger In pro portion to population than that of any other city nnmed,- bill It Is nn area comprising an unique mib-dlvlslon Into sections, more or less nntngonlstlc to each other In their municipal relations; nr, for exnmple, the South Side, Cen tral City, West Side, North Hntl and Green Hldge, every one of these re quiring molllilcutlon when questions of appropriation arise. (,'l) Scranton has grown po much moie rapidly than the pcven other cities named, In both wealth and population, that tho prob lem of n perfected city government hns yet largely to be solved. "We have perhaps not done ill, considering the tlni" spent: but whnt has been done so far Is only the beginning of what will need to be done ere the municipal stnttus of Scranton will satisfy Intelli gent public opinion. Individual training liv good citizen ship of course Is nt the root of the whole matter: but simultaneously earnest effort should bo mnde to brent; down sectional bartlors and weld all constituent parts Into a more homo geneou.s municipal unity. This, broad ly speaking, Is the crux of Scranton's present municipal problem. Theic Isn't much doubt that Gover nor Griggs would make an Ideal attor ney treiieral. Tiint National University, From tho moment of Its estnlillsh nirnt as n city, Washington ht's brr-n regarded by men and women of Intelli gence as the Ideal situ for a gieat uni versity nnd each succccdlnc year has added to the appropriateness of tho suggestion, urged tint by President Washington nnd successively nttcr ward by Presidents Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Qttfiiry Adams, that congress establish at the c.ip'tol a national Institution of higher rducu llon. in his will dated July . 173:). Presi dent Washington bequeathed llfty shares rif the Potomac company nt the value of $."fi0 each to be the nm leus of mi Pnlverslty fund. There does not appear to be any clearly defined idea concerning what has become of thN fund, which ought by this time, it Is estimated, to amount to $4,000,000 or more. The National George Washing ton Memorial association, an organiza tion of patriotic women, of which Mrs. F.Uen Hlchardson of Hoston is national chairman, Mrs. William S. Carter of Philadelphia, chairman for Pennsyl vania and Mrs. r.lt.v.l S. Mead, of 013 Kast Market stieet. Green lUdgo. vice president for North -astern Pennsyl vania, Intends to hold a national con vcntlon it Washington on Dec. 14, 15 and l'i, at which steps will be taken to nscertaln, if possible, where the Wash ington .Memorial university fund Is, now much It Is and why It Is not doing its appointed wink, Congress once or twice has exhibited languid Interest in the matter, but now It will bo urged to act with decision. It congress Is wise, now that the women have taken the subject In hand, It will not take refuge In evasion. In tho meanwhile the women of the country nro determined to raise by popular subscription preferably ny penny offerings from the school chll dien a fund of $230,00'., for one build ing of the rniversity to be known as the Women's Memorial building. The purpose cannot fall to commend Itself Immediately and heartily to jv ry American citizen worth of his civic birthright and Its success should by come a matter of national pride. Having tried manfully to raise the government's u'Venuu, and suet ceded only in part, the present oongtess can consider Itself unanimously authorized to cut down expenses. No Armor Plato Plant. The board of naval experts to whom was submitted by Secretary i.ong the question of the advisability of the gov ernment r onstruetln"; Its own naval armor plant has made its report, which Is of especial Interest to Serantonlans In view of the fact that Scranton was one of the competitors for the privi lege of supplying the site lor this plant in ease Its construction should be de cided upon. The board estimates that a plant ca llable of producing fi.OOn tons of first class minor Plate per annum, exclus ive ot site or freluht charges, would cost $3,747,012. In addition it contends that if tho government decides to go Into tho business of manufacturing ar mor plate it will need also a plant capable of producing the steel Ingots needed In making plates. This would ct.t $3111.133 additional, bringing the total cost up to $4,207,043, or. with site and extras, probably not less than $3. 000,000, The report without expressing any opinion in the premises summar izes tho chief considerations In these words: 1. An armor factory comprises es,en. tially a collection of special furnaces, heavy machine tools anil appliances that aro not needed in any oilier class of work, and a olai-s ot labor specially skilled In the business. 2. A government armor factory not con nected with nn establishment engaged in other branches of the steel Industry would depend for its success and econ omic administration upon a constant de mand for an output nearly approaching Its full capacity. 3. If the government should establish an armor factory the c indent and econ omic malntem(,ncct or working of that fae toiy would necessarily depend upon a constant yearly appropriation for ships lo be provided with armor, becaufe the armor produced at any time must be specially designed for and fitted to those ship. Any failure to appropriate for those ships hi any one year would re quire the cessation of work and tho lay ing off Indellnltely of the skilled experts and laborers that had been trained to tills industry. A resumption of .work at a later period would require tho training, ut n considerable expense, of a new set of men. In the meantime the progress of the urt would perhaps have been such that dllllcult and radical changes Would bo required which, under continuous working, might have been gradually and easily mane. This summary, taken in connection with Secretary Lonu' recent suggest tlon tlmt ono more flrt class battlo ship in addition to those already in commission la all that wo really need for tho present. In all probability dia poses of tho prolect of n govornmont armor plate plan'. No congress in its senses would favor ono in the light of the foregoing demonstration of Kb larce coat nnd small nractltvU imful- nos. Private enterprise, which has al ready provided two good plants for tho ruituufacturo of armor plate In connec tion with other products In Iron nnd steel, should now, it possible, be ac corded fair play at Washington. Tl New York Sun carries its mil moslty nuninst Columbia university so far as to censure severely nnd In our Judgment most unjustly Professor Harry Thurston Peck because of an uttlcle contributed by him to tho IJe- ctjmber Cosmo American Jour opolltnn on the subject, rnalism. In that article Professor Peck, withholding names, cited two Instances of private scandal affecting persons of national political prominence which, although known at the time to nearly all the political editors, were never once exploited. Ills pui pose was simply to Illustrate that Journalists as a clnss are more dis criminating than they got credit for, yet the Sun catches him up and, be cause he makes the references nt all, virtually accuses him of possessing a vitiated taste. The Sun Is too t;ood n paper to light thus unfairly. Tho meanest of blows Is the blow below the belt. Tho litter Inadequacy of most of the news correspondence fiom Cuba has become a Just reproach upon the boast ed resources of American journalism. Never before within this generation has the profession of the news gatherer suffered so severely from fakes and fakers. We mention this by way of contrast with tho fact that the New York Tribune appears nt last to have secured the services of a correspond ent at Havana who possesses charac ter, intelligence and the judicial In stinct. A letter by him In yesterdny's Tribune, dated Dec. 1, bears Intrinsic evidence of having been written under standlngly and of meriting confidence. We reproduce It elsewhere. m If tlio railroads, having had five years In which to equip their cars with' safety appliances, should be accorded five years' extension, what assurance Is th'Mo that In ion:, thy would not want five years longer grace? Tho tiling to do Is to make, the negligent railway managements toe tho chalk-lino as soon as possible. A new candidate for the Internal revenue cnlleetor.shlii of this district lias uppeared In the person of ox-Hep-rcsentatlve Leonard, who Is indorsed by Senator Merrick, of Tloca. - - Speaker Heed has again decided to s't upon the treasury lid. More weight to him! fter today the government will have Tom Heed on Its safety valve. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope 1) awn by Ajaccliu, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.01 a. m., for Monday, Dec. , 1S9T. 4. 1) M A child born on this day will expect great things from the present session of congress. It might bo a good idea to give Van Horn and his razor a chance at some of the court sketch artists. Many n good Joke has fallen Hat for want of the explanatory note. A short memory aids a limber con science. Aiaccliut.' Advice. This Is the season of the year when ono should look pleasant even if it requires an effort lo do so. Third in a Trio of Greaf Speakers r rum nit- uiiiMi itirii viiieueaii. THIRD 111 the succession of the great speakers of the national house Is Thomas Ilrackett Heed, who is again about to take his place ... lw. 1 1 nf K.. .-........ ...... Krom the Illustrated Ameiiean succession of the great s s e at the head of the representu tlves. Henry Clay. James (.. lllalne and Mr. Heed these three stand out llko mountain peaks in the long line of the speakers of the house. Other speakers have been distinguished and deeply In teresting to the public In their day; but for permanently towering personality In American history tlieso three aie with out rivals. o While Clay and HI. due had several points of resemblance. Reed Is of his own sort. Clay and Hlalne were each men of famous personal magnetism. Tales of the peculiar power they exerted on men who came within their aura are so multi tudinous that they seem almost legend ary. Certainly a very large part of their supremacy among men was due to this strange foice. lloth Clay and Hlalne were ill earners. A certain Oriental Imagination wub a dominant note in each. Hlalne's practical efforts at pan-Anierlcanisni were only a i .irrylng out of Clay's rhetorlc.il visions of n united Western llcmi.'plieie. Hoth also were moved by stirring Ideas of a strong foreign policy. Heed, on the other hand, while to many a very attractive personality, does not rule men by any subtlety of personal magnetism. He Is rugged as a cliff. Wlillo lie Is withal a man of big kindness of heart, he often is relentless as n ser pent lit Ills stinging sarcasm. He reigns by tho sheer hugeness of his uncom picinlslng and unanswerable manhood. o Whllo Clay and lllalne were almost Asiatic, like U' Israeli and Napoleon, In the Influence of Imagination upon their policy. Heed Is bluntly American In tho practical, horse sense of his course. He invariably takes hold of the nearest handle; while he is not insensible to tho fascination of starry things, they, like "empire, can wait." When lie first be came speaker he saw a rossly un-Ainer-Ican tiling under his hammer a majority hi congress practically helpless before a minority. It was the result of long-continued but senseless parliamentary tra ditions, llec.iuse this was wrong ho straightway smashed It and dared the consequences. Ills method wus as Im perious as Illsmarck's, Uut history Jus tllles sucli hammerers. All three of these speakers have been too pronounced to be president. To Clay and Hlalne the presidency was the most darling ambition. Hut both nt critical moments lost It; Clay because of his high principle in wilting the unpopular Texas letter about which no said "1 had rather be right than ho president"; and Hlalne because of u sudden concert of trifling atoms against hlni which all to gether made an obstacle he could not clear. To Reed, however, the presidency Is no such magnet, lie lung ago gave up the hope for It It he ever Berlously cher ished it. He Is too Impatient of the feel ing of being fettered. It Is ouo of his little boasts that he never appointed a congressman tp a committee because of political obligations. It Is easy to see how a man who ovo,s his own Inde pendent Judgment in making appoint ments to such an extent us that can never expect the presidency with cuoh year seomH to grow more mortgaged with prior pledges for appointments great und sniull. o Hut though the question of the presi dency seems lo interest him but little, perhaps for that reason ho Is, in soma roaring convention, tho mom likely to bo singled out for It. Americans are a race who love n Man, and at times this 1 admiration for shrcr manhood becomes an Idolatry with them, Certainly the political career of tlio great speaker shows no sign of tho abrupt end which some of his antagonists haw lecently presaged. So long as this Imperious, good-natured man. this baler of hum bug, Is willing to stay In Washington tlin people of the whole country will bo glad to know he Is there, and In tho front row. Heed Is likely to stay In Washing ton, because he Is one of few men who Is needed there. IlesldeH. Fnto Is not yet through with Thomas Ilrackett Heed. PROPRR IDEAS. From tho Archbald Citizen. At a banquet given in honor of Hon, William Connelt nt Scranton Inst Tiles day night, that gentleman gave full ex pression to his thoughts regarding sev eral Important measures which In nil likelihood will bo brought up for consid eration nt tile coming pesslon of congress. On three of these subjects the congress man appears to have the proper Idea, and should be vote as he speaks, and wo have no reason to doubt his word, ho will receive the thanks of many thou sands of his constituents. The questions to which we refer are: the tnrilT, the cur rency and the subject of Immigration. The two former he would have consigned to expert commissioners on those subjects and for the latter lie would have a law eiincted which would be "practically pro hibitory" In Its nature. o While about nine 'of every ten men whom one meets these days pretend to understand the money question from A to 7, the opposite Is in reality the truth of the matter, hence It should by all right be relegated to experts in such subjects, who could niljust It to suit the diversified Interests of our common coun try. Jf after u time it was learned that the commission erred in judgment. change might be effected to suit tho wants of tho nation and eventually nd Just It satisfactorily. So also might the tariff lie regulated on lines of fairness suitable to the entire country. P. Is n well established fact that u tariff which benellts one section of these t'nlte'd States Is Injurious to others and henco It should lie so adjusted as to bring tho least wrong to all concerned. That the tariff H a hardship In some sections Is a fact admitted by nearly all. The mat ter can be better regulated outside of party politics than within party lines. o Congressman Council strikes the null Miuarely on the. head regarding Immi gration when he says: "It Is n nice thing for a man who lias a largo house with more room than he can use to take in the children of his neighbor from the street and to shelter them under his roof, lie does well whin he dues so; but when In lining so he drives out his own chil dren he does not so well." That is tho proper light In which to view tho ques tion. When America hud enough and some to spare, all were In -lied In to pat take of tho people's hnspP-il'ty. but those days havo passed for the present at least. A TIM! IMtOSIT.CT. Kiom the Wllkcs-liarre flccnrd. Tho taxpayers of Lackawanna county have a line prospect before them of hav ing their taxes Increased In the near future In consequence of the election contests that have been Instituted. It former similar contests In Lackawanna may be taken as a criterion, the costs that will be incurred in these tour eases will foot up nn enormous amount. If these contests shall develop fraud on the part of election boards, not a single one of the guilty parties should be peimltud ts escape prosecution. If, on the other hand. It shall be shown that there was no substantial cause for Instituting these ccinest:- then every dollar of the costs should be put upon the petitioners, where they belong. It seems to us that the l.no'inwannn judges have a very grave req.onsililllty resting upon them In these cares. Dishonest elections are a griev ous outrage upon the people; unwarrant eJ contests are an Imposition upon the taxpayers. The courts should protect the poopl" jpy severely punishing violators of the election laws, and In cases of causeless contests make tho petitioners pay tho costs. NO IIKISKIMI IlirsiNKSS CITY. l-'rom the Philadelphia Hecord. The Scranton Tribune a few days ago Fet apart eight pages of Its Issue for the purpose of bringing to the public atten tion some of the capabilities and attrac tions which make Scranton a desirable city to visit and an excellent place to live ill. i.ie Tribune insists that Scran ton is the third city of the Keystone state and the place for the assemblage of con ventions. The Tribune says nothing about tho tax rate; but the Hecord bears willing witness to the fact that Scranton Is a wll governed city, with such advan tages for manufacturing operations as few other cities In the country can boast. There is no brisker business town in Pennsylvania. A CIIKAT C1TV. Cliainbersburg Public Opinion. The Scranton Tribune on Satuulay, Nov. 27. brought out In attractive form an edition telling of tho marvelous growth of tlie Klectric City and tlio pos sibilities of the Greater Scranton. Oc cupying the pi oud position of the thltd city In the state, with a present popula tion of over lOO.ooo. when the near-by boroughs are Joined with It the 140,000 mark will easily be reached. "The posi tive facts about Scranton" which The Tribune so strikingly presents, make It as it is a great city with Its churches, public buildings, parks, euucntlonal, coal and manufacturing enterprises. Mother Luzerne should be proud of her offspring, Lackawanna, and the chief city of tho Wyoming Valley. NOT II Y A II U Si:. From the Philadelphia Press. Mr. Council Is considered as fairly In the Held ns a contestant for the guber natorial nomination, and it may bo re garded as certain that his canvass will not be mndo by abusing other Republi cans who may lie thought eligible. Tin: ni:v JOURNALISM. Sixty-nine puses of rubbish, Twenty-two panes of rot, Forty-six pages of scandal vile, Served to us piping hot. Seventeen hundred pictures Heath, disease and despair Lies and fakes, and fakca and Ues, Stuck in most everywhere. Thirty-four sad, comic pages. Printed In reds, greens and blues; . Thousands of Itt ms wo don't care to read, Hut only two columns of news. -Life. tegafias lis week at ieileimifs iol- Rile census! JJ The amirfe 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. Here's 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. Kindly investigate them : LOT .1 Ladies', Misses' and Children's Capesjackets and Long Coats, worth. $5, at $2.98 LOT 2 Ladies', Misses' aud Children's Capes, Coats aud Reefers, worth $6, at $3.98 LOT 3 Ladies', Misses' aud Children's Coats, Capes aud Reefers, worth $S, at $4.98 LOT 4 Ladies', Misses' aud Children's Coats, Capes aud Reefers, worth $10. at $5.98 We invite inspection of our large stock of "Furs, comprising Capes, Collarettes, Scarfs, Muffs aud Children's Sets. TiCSOstrich Boas at all prices V if lea HandMade Laces. We open today a mag nificent line o! Real Lace Goods, comprising Haed s J9 Collars, Goedets, Fichiuis, tec 3N IPoiif-Mclesse, Yaleicleiie and SIM 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Artistic Statuettes. IinrjKIIH' GHOl'PS, FANCY 11KON.KD CHINA NOVELTIES, AND IlltlC-A-UKAC from nil purtu of tlio world. A wliolo lot of pretty thing for CluUtnuu PreHeuu. TIE CLEMONS, i MAllEY CO., 422 Lacka. Ave..' iiAi Sale Mil Be Tempted IW 416 LAOKA WANNA AVENUE, CHRISTMAS IS COMING ALWAYS IIUSV. atS, Sensible presents, Slippers and Shoes from 25c to $5.00. Our best efforts are at your service. Always use our stores as if they were your own. Lewis, Really DavieSo Wholesale and Retail. Ol'EN KVEXl.NGPv 1ANY-IEAM1 TOWN The Mear. Ileyuolilv. Mutlouoi anil eiiKraverc Hotel Jermyu 1)iillilln;r, Wyoming avenue sMc, extend to you a cordial Invitation to liwimut tlulr line of holiday ooils. HcKldcs the ptanilard ai tides to he found In a well equipped stationery More they have Heeured, for exclu.-lve Hale In this reeion, n tholre ass-cut-menl of Clirlstmua and New Yearn Novelties, Calendars, Souyenlrs, Booklets, Etc. HOOKS Of Mihktnucc, handsomely hound und hound to please. Bibles As bleHs.'l to receive as to he glvon. Our Gift liiiritulu. and polite attention to vln Horn, whether buyers or not. You Are Welcome. Reynolds Bros 136 Wyoming Ave,, SCRANTON. lMWi-'"t -X Jl. I I U -. K $ XJ JM AfjjgJ EAZAAI Beware of paying loo 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. HUCKLO Put Neither Money NOU TIll'ST IX THK WASTEFUL .si-iisTrnrriw foii GENUINE AGATE WARE WK HAVK IX OUK WINDOW A LINK OF AGATE IRON WARE: WK WOULD UK I'LKASKD TO HAVE you CALL AND KXAM1NK IT COSTS A LITTLK MOltK, IIUT WILL LAST T WICK AS LONG As THK CllKAl' GHADK. ALSO HorTO FUUX1SHINGS AND HAllDWAHK SPECIALTIES foote & s: ca llfi Washington Avenuo. HENRY BEL1N, JR.,'. General Agent for tho Wyoiulu District for Sllulns, Illntlns,Sportlns, Smokeleti uud tho ltopauno C'hemloul Company' HIGH EXPLOSIVES, fcnlety Fiic, Caps nnd Exploders. Itooun Jl'.', 'J lit and 'Jit t'omiuouvreiltti Uiilldiug, bcrantou. AUEXUIE tiios, Foitn, JOHN II. SMITH it SON, K. Vt. MULLIGAN, rittiton Plymouth Wilkes, llarr PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the beat quality for domeailo us and of all sizes, Including Duckwheat and lilrdaeye, delivered in any part of the city at the lowest orlce Orders received at the Offlce, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephone No. K2i or &t the mine, tele phone No. Sll, will bo promptly attended to. dealers bupplled ut tlio mine. T. W, DUPONri PIIIEB. v l - ,..- -Ik.
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