TIIE SCKANTON TIUBUNE-WEDNESOA.Y MOTlNTNGr, DECEMBER 8, 189T. IMhllthrd Hilly, I'wiil sanilaj.by Iho Ttlbunc rubllliln Ourapnny.nt Viny fonts a Month. IMIIIID it T1"l POWWH AT "rRANTO'l P. I K0WVCLA13 MAE. MATTER TWELVE PAGES. PCI t ANTON. Dr.CKMHHIl 8, 1SV7. Bimln ran tlmnk her stats tlmt she hnil the president of tho United Stuti-M nnil not tho emperor of Ocnnuny to dcnl with. The Lonvlctlon of Van Horn. Seldom Iiiih n enee of deliberate mur der licen M cleo.lly HHlubllshed lit a lVnniivnnli couit up vtu iIoiip by tliu li'iivpcullnn In tin' tilal of Vim Horn, mil seldom hns tho tliiendlnrt- oxpi-dl-ct t of 'ho temjiornry Infinity defense Ii.i'ii mot" Ineneetlve to IiorUiiul the ivil'llo Juilcniont n to thV prisoner' piillt. Vnn Hoi n ':as itad the lienullt 01 (i fair trial and lilf com In Ion -w 111 be viewed liy the community ni a no tdlil vindication of Justice In 11 court which orco eJH'd .Hi the side of too mmh leniency In Uh Juiy lonni. It l Bi-ntlfyliiE: to olisetve that the lurlc if l.acUawanita county are be ultiiilmr to place Lv their verdicts in i ane of hi mlcide iln tuleriuatt estimate upon the "anellty or human life. We dr, nil on principle believe in capital pinNhincni. but bo Iopr ah this remains th Penalty of the Hluto for flist de Utie imililer it Is cleiily to the best In!-it-st8 of the community tbat the li should have Its way. Mote hai in b fur would come from Its evasion thin I'tnin its i"olut" and unlllnihlnp; . nf. iiemt-nt. 'Hie nllnUM niav not it Ile c.Miectutlons as a. doteilent of iln ivii.'esl of cilmv. but it Is more likely to vwiik loi s iod older than n O'lusinn of th" UiKiwlodco that enio te mil mi In the 1uiy room would olfer In If pl.ui vlitwlly a uiemium upon minder. Ap.ut finni the veldlcl lu this cabe. the tesllmony nvide public by it out-ht In .1 'Ulitful Interpretation to woik for cood ends. The case In Ita entirety suppll'S n wholesome warning imuiiifet tin InaulKenc of Illicit p.is.-ion. with lu fm. liable tinin of niloei'u' e ill in I n nl.ivt In i ul!' We (otuetlmes liulluo to the belief tint public leacheis of ii us illtv do not pU'.ie eiillli I' nt f-triM) upHii the doctllne. apptowd b.v all hu ll .in expetlenc, that the wa-s of Mil, end especl.illv ul sexual Mil. Is death, lb ic is an object lesson which should r 't be p-'imltfri to escipo the tlioUKht 1 ul study of the public. What a pity that Mr. Uiyan disliked the niefcs.iKc: Pensions. The nitlele oNevvlieio on 1liH pane, f'oni the p(,n of the vcii'i.in union tul fl.T and Washington coiusponileiit. iJeneial II. V Hijntcn. make itn tin alvsK of t?itiilti conditions vvhiih the li" t jiidfimenl of the cuuntn cannot fall to apinove. (ioni'inl l'o.vntim h is f night hei ol ally with his pen foi jus tUe at t!ie han is of the Kovinment in b-lialf ot needv suivlvois of the Civil v ar and dependents of soldiers killed in service or Ihiuiisli dl-ablllty con ti.icted -wlnle In sei'i'lcc: but he will In sustained by eveiy lioin'st fellow v tcran in his contention that the well-to-do pi'i'sioni'r vv 1iom place on the 1 elision lolls crow ils out a comrade In iiuil or adds an unnecessary burden upon the backs of the people is deserv Int;. not of honor but of shame. In every community aie men ill aw -In; ponMons who ought to be ashamed t" ai cept fioni the government aid which they do i.ot need, while other men, their su!"iloi.s In valor and iU fivIiik, need aid but are too pioud to ask fur It It is not easy to undo this lm quality bin nmgiras should nt least tty to tin lo It. II has never yet made the attempt, and until it shall have tilid and failed tllelo will be no l'lcv.iney In the ass rtiun that tho nutter cannot be rlsht;d. Co in-ral Hovnton appeals to Hie vet fl I'.s t'leinselvs to take the inillntivi' in Ibis demand for a in-d loviMon of tli- K.IN, mil It Is a wis? simcestion. As n class th"i' have more than the nviiae man's coutenipt for tin- catnp foivvv and the bounty Jumper. They els.. ieall7e tliat while nu'ie.il Ameii i.in lioRiudKea i penny in pensions justly plat ej, it Is danseious to the v.lmli' pen' Ion systeni to huve the opln i ,ii stteuetli"iied irom iear lo yeur that tl' iieiislon rolls aie not as they f.h'iiild be. An admlnlstiatlon is now in pnvvM' wlil'li would conduct a revi sion of the i"lls lulilv and wllhmit pv iudlce ailnst Ueservlnj? cnioll-i.-int!. Sin.li ii levislon vviulil allav popular illhuitif.fuetlon In the piemlses l"i jeai.s to come. tliu- lemedy pioposi.il Is the publica tl oi of nil tin names m tin. toll neai- ': I O.OW. U would li iv loimldpblo task, but it would doubtless uoioin plish lunch sood. Publicity hainib no lione.st man but it can leu dismav to tli se whoho uhciacteiistlcs icquliti daikucss. William McKinley. let it be said to his credit, is not u inero phi use-maker. The Situation In Cuba. Ouotutton was made In vmionlny's Tillaine fiom a letter in the Wash ington Star from Havapn. wiltten by Charlie M. Pepper, a eortesponilent en j"V Ing the entile onlldencr of all who kni sv him. The same isbiie of tho Star which contained the tiicsldeiit's nies scge pusenteil also another letter fiom Mi. Pepper giving: additional Details of the failure of the autonomv pio siatnnie. In sulAtincc, Mr. Pepper siya Hint the connetvatlve Spanlnuls in Cuba are sullenly hostile to tho Sagasta re forms, not lighting them opmlv but under cover doing all they cun to block tfectlvo progress The Cubans who lave espoused Hlnnco's muse icpre si nt chl5fly vvifaltliy iwildeuls of Hav ana who liava lmd no ultn native save banishment. They argue that Inde .i ndenco will come sooji tinvhow, and Hint stme they cannot without Impos sible saeiluYe Join the Insurgents In the f't'lel, the next best thing is to ninkt ii show of acquiescence In the Sngafta, progrunme. ponding the complete fall uto of tliu Sianlsh -hhibc .Mr. Pepper .islds: (iciieral lllanco'e plan of conciliating or persiiadlngm tex-a vehn have been In revolt usujnst Hpuin's aut&orlty to quit fur a roiwlilerailou mtiM bu measured by results, Bu far Uieso x not encouras- Iiiff. Oetieral l'antlo was to curry out the plans. Ho took tho Held ostensibly for inllitaiy operatic iii, In reality lo arrniiKO tirnn with tho rebels to whom overtures hud hem made. Alter n wet k In the lift I the ciineiitlur of the Cileivo brothers with lm) of their followem hihI the prom he HihI 'M nioic would come In vv ie portetl. A H'pUtabU eje wlllicsn of that "sin lender," an American, ifnve mo mi aeenuilt .ot It. He eouillid Jllst twenty live men In all ami he hcaid of no otheis who we're cvpicted. When the event was lit st inpoitttl the InsurKints soimht to dlrdiiiiit It by suvIiik that the Cuervo lu oilier hud never opotiitcil with them. This was untrue. The foric of the mui l emit i' of the .Cuervo wit vveakenet1, however, li the fart that (leiieial Ooimz lin 1 orderctl them to le-port for com t malilal for mmc bleach of discipline In it luld on (Uilncr. llcturnl I'dndu has slnct been lo oilier paits of the Island ami Is onttuulm; his mllllitl.v npeintloiiH. The telegraph liiuv entry oeeaslqnul tlillnKs of his successes ntid liereuiiil theio the yleblliiK of ii Cabe ellln. or eilef of n small band, may be repotted, but until (Joined und CallMo Carela lvo the word there will bu no i ml to the Insurrection as such. I'lekliiK It n pint piecemeal by persuasion or oth erv.lse seems a fitiltless mitliod. The re sults secured are not IiisIIuk. Tieachuy ha caused sonit bands to be broken up. Ileiiei.il Castillo, who was In command of the insiiiFtentH Sn Havana province, was uinliuibteillj belraeil to his death a f(V wctks iiko tlther olllcers have fallen In the sime way, et there Is alvns seine one lo take their place. The teported suriendeis nie also decep tive. The limit Kents aie takltm iitlvnn t.me of the Invitations ot General Hlanvo to resume their nlleulanee by havhiK their sick for whom they inn iin.iblo to cure Blve thctnselvis up. Mori over, the pro sontiitles, or pi rsons who rIvc themselves up, do not always stny piesetited. Often the men ro out In tho neld again, thom-'li these men are not numerous enough to make a sellout difference on elthei side. In (,'olner thioush the ofllclil reports I have been able to ft tut no change from the Wivler iPRlme. The presejitndos arc itlll eliietly made up of weiuen and elilldren, or of men "sin irmas" without aims. They aie woithless us an index of pacification or acceptance of iiutonomv. The insur gents so rcsard them. Their leply o Illaneo's oveilures was to bum the cam fields within slKlil of Havana. This las been slopped unelei onleis fiom head tli.aiters since New York parties opened neKOtlatlons for grinding the suear cane on the payment of a llxed sum. Hvcn the Cubans whom lllnnco has released from prison take no stock in pacification. Most of the pardoned suspects, according to Mr. Pepper, "aie treasuring the memoiv of a Bleat wrong, and many ot them, too. of great surfetlner. They do not seem to look upon their lelease as sivins the gov ernment claim on them. Instead, they want lostltution. A gioup was pointed out to ine this inoinlng, all of whose members weie just back from Aftlca. A chance intioduction to one of them later irnvo me an opportunity to nsk his purposes. I had assumed that he would suppoit the new policy. 'You aie mistaken.' he said, 'two yenis ago 1 wa.- an autonomist. For that t have had twenty months' Imprison ment. Weler was lesponslble for It, but Weyler was Spain. He may be Spain again. AVliv should we talk of autonomy when we aie so near inde pendence"" Others are asking tho same question. I do not think, howevcr.that man) of tho.so who have been released will take the Held Willi the liisui gents. The majoilty of them am likely to le nialii passive."' So much tor the political success ot autonomy up to date. "In the mean time." adds Mi. Pepper, "while wait ing to give autonomy a fair chance, a long wait Is not nceessaiy to judge the lesulth of the promised policy ot sutcoilng tho still ring people. N'o con dieting or antagonistic elements have to be harmonized in older to give le llef. That is u matter of good admln lstiatlon and piompt measuies to meet an emeirenev which concerns human lives. Iloth are lacking. The palpable evidences that the deeiees and ordeis for the benefit of the reconcentratlon does exist except on paper, are not yet appaient. They aie still dvlng of hunger und disease due to neglect " This Is tho testimony of a competent and truslwoithy obetver. It is not encouraging to the Spanish dicam of peace. Hut a few weeks hence it will be possible to Judge more confidently of the fruits of Spain's new pro giamme. it the I'nlted States is to remain passive pending the outcome of the autonomv espeiiment it might do woisp than to utllle tho lnteirnl in prepailng for decisive Intel ventlon when the failuie ot Spain to restoie peace .shall, as seems Inevitable, huon become manifest. The endless chain, the endless, drain und the endless chin all ought to be regulattd by congiess, especially the endless chin. An Admirable Selection, The acceptance by llovcinor John W. tillggs, of New Jei.soj, of the piesl dent's invitation to become nttoiney genet al of the I'nlted States in place of Joseph McKenna, who Is to be nomi nated tor the Supiemo bench, will add Hticngth, to a cabinet in need of stiengtli nt this very point. The public bus had but one chance to gauge the caput Itv of Attorney Uen- etal McKenna, and upon that occasion i the test did not lesult satisfactorily. His opinion upon Section 22 of the Hlngley bill was neither clear in word ing nor satisfactory In Its import. It lead like the woik of a mind habit ually subject to confusion. In this le .spect Governor Gtlggs presents admir able credentials. His messages.speeches und academic papets huvu been nota ble for the clailty of their lhigllsh, the sweep and directness of their logic and the i Ipeness ot their common sense. Among many examples which occur to inTnil wo lecall with especial distinct ness tile paper lead by Mr. Gilggs bo fene the American Har association at Its last annual meeting u papoi con sldeilng the tendency of American state legislatures to legislate not wise ly but too much. It was by all odds the best paper lead at that assemblage of tho btlghtest lights of the legal pro fession; and while It dealt with tin In tricate problem it showed povvets of co-oidlnntlon und digestion such as appear to be needed badly In the office of attorney general, In other respects Governor Griggs fulfils the requliements. He Is an A mei lean of culture, hieadlh und firm ness, and a Kepubllcan who has won fair claim upon Republican adtnliatlon nnd esteem. New Jersey by his pro motion will lose n line executive, but tho national administration will gain a iccrult destined, wo believe, to oc cupy a lingo place in the determination of its edllciency and popularity. A letter sent by Itev. D. J. Jenkins, of tho Charleston, B. C, Colored Or- phnnago, to tho Truth revenls n pltla bl" phorttiKc In the financial resou-ee of that admirable- Institution, which In seven vcars has cat eel lor upwaid ol COi) poor oiphans and desttlulo negtocs Whil" the people of the Sot.lh ought lo r.tiopui' this nml other Institution') v 1 It h ate a legacy of Its own inallient. inent ol the coloied race, it remains for the charitably Inclined citizens of tho North to supply the funds which tho South neglects to supply.' Human ity should know no distinctions of race or section. The president lavs stress on our "fi loudly iclntlons" with Spain. Hut should this republic, dedicated to lib. erty ami humanity, stinln duty In or der to maintain ft loudly relations with a power gulllv of tho Inhumanity which the president openly chaiges upon Spain ditilng moie thnn two yeais of the Cuban war? Ho we In a rightful view of tho case owe to Spnln a punctiliousness of neutrality such as has made us pnsslvo w ltnesos of her programme ot wholesnle extermina tion? The trouble with McKlnley's Cuban policy Is tlint Ills own statement of It convicts him of having spin reel for time when tho necessities ot the situation called foi a knock-out blow. In the tnesldent's opinion, the gov ernment of Sagasta has "entered upon a course from which recession with honor Is Impossible." The same Is to be said of tho government of Maso. "Tho burglar, foiled of his villainy. Is not the man to place in charge of the bank ho would hare mined." Spnln, after indorsing Weyler for two yeais,' Is not to bo trusted to continue In sovereignty over Cuba. The Mexican Herald, commenting on McKlnloy's message, says It was foi lu nate for tho American colonies, In the molt against Oroat Britain, that tho Fiench king did not take the same view of their belligerency as does the president of the United States of the Cuban patilot enusc Why not also the piesldent of Mexico? Mexico has not yet lccognlzed Cuban belligerency. The fact that tho London editors and the Populist congiessmen both dlsap piove the piesldent's message tends to reassure the latlonal pen Hon of the public that it must be all right. Is the president certain that civil soi vice reform Is in favor with the peo ple? A jawp from Weyler Is next in order, and then a revolution in Spain. Need of Revision of Pension Rolls General 11. V. Hoynton in tho Sun. VILIII llll II, t A1V.V IIIUII III nil. 11 FOlt the Hist time since the jicnsl appropilatlons began to asstii enounous pioportlons It seems c tain that the subject will iceel proper and earnest attention fie Olt the Hist time since the pension assume cet elvc nrooer ami earnest aiienuon iium congiess. 11 begins lo lie seen nun u. pulsion list which tniity-tvvo years alter the closo of the war closely appioxlmatis half tho total number of three-year enlistments, and which Is still rapidly growing, demands serious consideration. It Is a case wheie the as sistance Is ucpdid of the veterans who sprang to arms In JS01 bcfoio pensions or bounties wele talked of or thought of Their aid is n p.itiiotlc duty, now as then. Tiny owe It to themselves to flow ii upou"unworthy pensloneis on the rolls and unworthy applicants. o The pension loll now fur exceeds the membership of nil the patllollc societies of vetei.ms which the war created, in fuel Is conslderablv moio than double the membership of nil of them Grand Anny of the Republic. I'nlon Veteran l.cglon, Vnion Vetciuns' Tnion, Military Oieler of the l.oyal Legion. Society of tho At my of the Potomuc, Society ot tho Array of the .lames, Society of tho Aimy of the Titinesste, Society of the Aimy of West Virginia, and the Society of the Aimy of the- Cumberland Turning from the contemplation of ntmibets to the con sideration of the cost, it uppears that next year's expenditure for pensions will require more than half tho yearly re-cclpts as calculated upon thoso of tho month just closed The piesent estimate Is that the roll will cost $loO,000,Ouo. To put the matter In still moro striking form, this annual oiilht will require $3J,OiK.00O more than tlm total iccelpts from customs estlmatnl upon those of the month of November last ns an average. If this annual expense Pc conipated with the In ternal levenue ricelpts estimated on the same basts, it Is found that the entile revenue from this somee, with the excep tion of J1." OM.rtin. will he requited to pay the pension loll. Looked at In another shape. If a line could be formeel equal in length lo one mndo up of all the thiee jeur vetciuns of tho war and every other man should be advanced a pace to tho fiont, the numbers In either line1 would then but slightly exceed thoso on tho pension roll, und mom thnn every other dollar of tho government revenue would tie icquiietl to pay It. o .Mote startling still does the magnitude of this pension pamcnt appear when Us amount is conip.ued wun the Items ot annual appropriation.'. These hi round numbeis weie the appiopilatlons for tho current llscul cur: Legislative J 7.713.0M Hxccutivi, proper Zuii.oio Statu IMM'U-Mi TreiiBiuy 32.2iiltiao War 51,'i7S,Oii) Nuvy 3J,KI,0OQ Postoillco OTi.OoO Interior, except Pensions I.,012.0i0 Agtlculture .1 tSS,in) Justice C.lJiUn) Labor Kl.vO) Pensions lii,2il.0OJ Total $30.'riS.r..000 Total without Pensions PU.321 Ouo Pensions for next year riO.uOO.ono It will be seen fiom theso llgures that if tho cost of congress, the pi luting ofticc, the llbr.uy ami the botanical gulden, ex pressed In the Item legislative, and the ngilcultural department be taken out of tho ubovo column the pension for next year will equal the total cost ot the re mulnlng government seivlce. That Is to say, tho cost of pensions will, with tho small exceptions noted, equal the entire sulary list of the government in Wash ington and tluuughout tho country, the expenses of all the departments, Includ ing the whole Judicial system, the cost of tho army and nuvy, postofllco deficiencies, public buildings formications and ships, rivers ami harbors, the dopaitment of labor, and tho whole expense of the White House and its salaries. A long ar ray of prominent Items, such as those for tho coast survey, tho life-saving ser vice, tho lighthouse system, the Indian seivlce, tho General Land ofllco the Mai Ine hospital service, tho National Sol diers' Homes, the customs seivlce, which are Included lu the nbovo llgures. might bo added to still further emphuslze the point under consideration, o Pension lefoim lias been a question which for years lias been forcing Itself upon the attention of cougiessmcn. It has been put aside from yeur to year because, from motives which uro easily understood, nml which have much to commend them, thero wus a general dis position to provide for tho growing bur den rather than seem even to bo turn. Ing tho cold shoulder to veterans. Hut with a pension expenditure requiring moio than hulf tho present yearly rev enues, und at u time, when these rove- lines are fulling many millions below tho total iintuml expendltiue's. the question becomes one Involving not only Justice to tho old soldier, but fairness to the rest of tho nation. Time Is no dissent worth consideration from the proposition that If i:.0,WO,(loo Is fairly due lo soldleis ol those who have been or ale dependent upon them on net omit of disabilities In curled In the scivlie, eveiy cent of it should be piomptly paid Futther than this there Is general assent to the prop osition that the government owes to all who weio disabled ami Impoverished by tho castitltlcs of the service, not the mere pittance which so many of these now receive, bin a sum, which, with oth er means that the pensioner may be nblo to command, would lift him and thoso depending upon him above want Thero Is ii growing feeling that the pen sions eiiloyul by tmiiiv thousand who aie hi full health nml conifoi lablv fixed In life, should be litmlniiletl, and the government be thus enabled to mote nc-utlyt dlschurge Its duty tovvaul the helpless ami the tnlseiublc, o If tho pension lists could be printed, eveiy community lu the land would bo disgusted with Its icvelatlons. Wealthv men lu large nutnbeis would bo fount! Upon It. Thousands would be revealed whose disabilities weio only tempotary, and so long since dlsuppented. A small anny of men would be discovered to whom their pensions are In no sense a necessity. While ibis stale of facts would appear. It should not be forgotten that thero are men In good circumstances, nml many In public positions of honor ami emolument, whose disabilities and persistent wounds are of a choiaeter for which no pension which the law piovldes can even npprotim.ttolv compensate, At every step they have found themselves handicapped In tho battle of life. For such, ami Indeed for all of every lank ami position, through ,ie vnilous guides of disabilities, ii pension Is not only due as fully propel tlontd to tho needs and deserts of the case as the government can afioitl, but It Is also a badge of hon or. To those who nie not thus Incapac itated for full effoit In the struggle of lite, and who do not need It, because ol tho comfortable life which they can com mand without It. a pension should be a budge of shunie These sentiments ill c rapidly gaining gioitud among men whoso friendship for the soldier never has been and never can be successfully disputed. fl it Is In the Intel t st of every deserving pensioner and eve rv self-rppeet!ng vet eran that unworthy puisloiieis should be exposed, anil the ucci ss of undeserv ing applicants should be pi evented. The situation stiongl.v uppiuls to the mem bers of all p.itilotle societies for help If the spirit ul Ivbl still lives. It should not bo difficult lo cieate a sentiment among vetotuns that unvvoithy pension ers cannot ho lie Itl to be In Good and regular standing The feeling among con giessmen Is that in the nuluie of the case-, any pioposition for pension rctoim should emanate pcrfcr.il.il fiom the l publican sltl", ami, more Important still, from some piomlntnt I'nlon vcteian, if on of sutllclent courage can be found to lead It is legarded ns piobnble by those vvhoe judgment In Ibis mattei should bo good that unless icvlshmuiy or ic stilctivo measuies or both be soon adopt ed, the pension list for nest jc.ir will naeli $!" Ouu.oiit) and that In three yeais It will bo $l70,X',frt. tiii: urss.tci:. From the Philadelphia Press. Piesldent .McKlnley's Hist nnni.al pies, fige thoroughly rf Meets the Intellect iul and moral qualities of the outlioi. It Is flank, dlieet, lucid, earnest und wise. It Is tho iircduet er a sincere man, a dear thinker, a ti.ilres) ami experienced kgls lator and a pnu Ileal and sagacious statesman, it will deepen the steadily growing conviction of the count! y that tho helm of the government is In tho hands of a sine, wholesome and dlscicet ruler who luligs to the high Issues of state tho laigest sense and the piuest purpose. The message is not tho orll nary iciupitiihitlon of department ie-. poits. Thej are left to speak lor tlum stlve's. The piesld.nl devotes his own papei lo his own oilglnil and ie sponsible II catmint of exlm'ut qilestloas. Since bis ie cession niiip months ago he has eon flouted an unusual numVr of problems of the tli st Importance in domestic an I foreign affilrs. He has met them with a sohrlet, judgment ami re solution which have Insplicd lonlldonce, ami the exposi tion of ills limpeiate, conseiviillvc ami judicious pulley width Ilnds pla 'e lu this message wMI conurnrul a he.utj public icspoiiM". He makes It plain til It lie hai iitiongand earnest convictions which tWo above the shifting cm rents of llii hour, and that he will follow them with coin age and fidelity under a deep sense of his public icsponslbllitj. Iliimoi ol Hie Studio. "I wish," said the artist, who had been so abtorbel In his work as to nc-gleet his eating, "that ou would send out und get a nice large head of cabbage " "Certalnlj," lcplled his wife; "have j on an Inspiration of a new still life .'' "No: I meielv want it for a pot-boiler." Washington Star. Artistic Statuettes. ltoar.us' fiitoui, pancv hhonxrd CHINA NOVKI.I'IK, M imiL'.A.IIKAC' from ull pints of the worltl A whole lot of pietty things for Christmas I'locnts. TIE CLEMONS, MBEE, (MAULEY CO., 422 Lacka. Ave. week 9s May Book Store, t 1r W e yrv. o Bile GO nn JUUsf nti xiW ISM On a Few NW After days and nights of ceaseless toil, next Thursday we will have our wo k done and be open evenings. Our Bargain Department ch wn stairs will have been transformed into a Christmas Grotto, when the largest stock of Holiday Goods that we have ever displayed can be found. The White Handkerchief Arcade and Window Attrac tions will no doubt be the admiration of thousands. Read our next ad. for details. GOLDSMITH BROS. & CO. CgT'Pi'ofessor Miller is to 5,30 o'clock. Sheet Music, CHRISTMAS IS COMING ALWAYS UL'bY. IMOeW $u3JWm Sensible presents, Slippers and Shoes from 25c to $5.00. Our best efforts are at your service. Always use our stores as if they were your own. Lew5g9 ReMIy & DavSeSo Wholesale and Retail. Ol'K.V KVUNINGS. TT inifii r rou TUB Hill & Coeeell At 121 North Washington Av enne. INVITE THK l'UIH.lf TO CAI.Ij AT THi:tK NKW QUAKTKIIS AND IN fel'KCT IHKin l'INK WAItEItOOMS ANDTIIK IJIMBN'hi: STOCK Ol.' OR NA.MKNTAli AND 1'S.EriTI. 1'IKCES Ol-' rUHNUTKE, Al'l'HOI'IlIATE 10 It A Cliiristmas Present Wl' THINK YOU W1I.I. UK 8UK lKISIl)AT OUH EXHllilT, AND HE lilEVE YOU CANNOI' KAIL TO KIND SOMETHINO THAT WILL PLEASE YOU, HIIX&CONNELL b : MANY-1EAMD TOWN Tho Me.'srs. Heynolris, Mntloncrti hjhI oiiKraveri, Hotel Jermn liuilillnir, Wyoming aVPtuia side, xteinl to you ei cordial Invitation to inspect their lino of holiday kocxIh. lii-"ldcs the stnnelard urllcloa to bo found In a well eqipic-il stutlonery Horn they havo Beoured, for exclusive t-ale lu thin nxlon, a choice aoit ment of Chrlatmua ond Now Y'cars Novelties, Calendars, Souvenirs, Booklets, Etc. Hot IKS or Substance, handsomely bound und bound to jilfiisc. Bibles As blcssad to receive as to be given. Our Gift Kill gains, and polito attention to vM ItoiH, whether buyers 01 not. ;ii gains, and polito h, whether buyers You Are Welcome. Reynolds Bros 136 Wyoming Ave,, SCRANTON. 'SSv?2"-" ihlLivm S Vg; 1 TifiiiNs m V!'$g2d Holidays CltSo IS lays CMstia still with us, giving Piauo Recitals every afternoon from q all his own compositions, at less than half price. R ELIABLE Cloth tag at reliable prices, has always beeooiuirinniotto. Qyal Ity imeexcelled, prices the lowesto Your money back ii you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. BOY 436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. TT Mamfficeinit New Lime It SMr FOR Holiday Trade, Consisting vi Plaids, Romae Stripes, ChamgeaWe amid Plaimi Blacko 530 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE IIlPFv BAZAAI 1IHK 01, v Puflt Neither Money NOIt TUl'iT IN THK WASTr.rDL hl'llsTU'l TES rilR GENUINE AGATE WARE WE HAVE IN OlK WINDOW A LINE Ol' AGATE IRON WARE: WE WOUI.Ii HE I'LEVM'H TO HAVI5 YOU CALL ANU EXAMINE IT CO.VIh LII'TLE MO UK, Ill'T WILL L-i' TWICE Art I.ONO Ah THE CHEAP OKAIM. I.MI HOUSE I'CHNllHlNns ANO HAItllWAKE sl'Kt'IALTin-5. FOOTE & SHEAR CO, 110 W.vslilnstou Avenue. i 'i ; HENRY BEL1N, JR., Lcuerul Asent for tho Wyomlnj Uutrie-t I J. DUPONT Mlulntf, lllastliiC-poitliis, smoke.uu and Hie licp.iuuu (JJieuuea CouiiJ.inj'i HIGH EXPLOSIVES, tnfet j i'lisc, c.ips and Exploiore Iioomi 'Jj;.', 'Jill and '2 Cominonvvei IS liullillut;, scrautoa. Acil'NC'lC. Tlloa, inuil, JOHN l!..Mllll.v.VJN E. Vt. MULLIGAN I'lttfton IMj nionta Willvcvltarrj ML PLEASANT ;oal AT RETAIL. Coal of the bet quality for eiomestls us and of all sizes. Including Hucliwheat and Blrdscye, dollvered in any part of the city at the lowest ,'rlce Orders received at the Offlee. first floor Commonwealth bulldlnsr, room No ; telephone No. 2CI or at the mine, tela, phono No. ST, will bo promptly attenu4 to. Dtalua buppllcd ul the mint). f?M. T. SI WEB. L k
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