TIIE SCHANTON TRnJUNJLlllDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10. 18f)T. i I'iibllliid Hilly, Ktrent MinilM . by tlm 1 rltiuno 1'ublWilng Compiiny, lit Vlfly OcnU a Month. imu'.id jit tjiii ro'Torn'" at tra"to'. ta.. ai tlCOND-'LABS UAIti MAT1H1 TEN PAGES. SCRANTON. IJIX'i:.Mm:U lO, 1R97. The Instil roiiU of Cuba tusked tills nntlnii for bread nntl we pnxo them ihetoile. When tliey win their Inde ili'prnJfiifc will they reciprocate by rIMiik to via cotnnieiclally the ftosty lia lui .' "ConcernliiK ' cnslons. " Wo iheerftilly gIw" place to a letter fivm t'limninnder A. 11. Slevi'ii. of i:ziu Clilllln 1'ont, upon the subject of pi-iiMon. and IndorM1 nearly nil he m.vj- The lcinmkH of nuts to which hi takes exieptlon must either not li.m bei'ii elenily tttulei stood by him m le thev failed to make dear the ine.uiliiR within our mind. We there Toie shall tiy iiKitln to state uur opin ion mi this subject. It Ik chaiRed by Oeneiul Hoynton, a jeputnblo Union soldier who by inert torlfitit seivke at Chlckumauea and Mlislotiaiy lJIdpe. won piomotlon to the innk of brevet brigadier, and whose Htandliif? hs a soldier was conspicuous ly enthused when President JlcKlnley appointed him chalnnan of the Clilcka lmuiKu buttle Kiound coinmlsslun, that on the iienxlou tolls ate mnnv names not moiallv entitled to be their This opinion bus iceelcd eonsldeinlile lu-tl-wMuicni fiom other men who wme the Mine, and these men atRUe for the IHililieatlmi of the lolls, claiming that Mich publication would haini no light ful leelplent of a pension, but might tp' it the way to the stilklnp, iiom the lolN of names which should not be there. J'aiilv Inteipieted, ficueial f!ojn t'Ois article Is not an attack upon ile-s-civliiK vetcitins but lather an appeal 10 them not to stand in the way of an Iiom -l attempt to scpaiate the small pin entiiRo of unwoithv pensioners from the large peicent.ige whoe claims no fair-minded eltlen would think of linllrnglng. It was an appeal which mild not hae been maile while Delim itate weie In nower, bec.utse duiing that jH-ilod theie was ptant assmanco i'f Just tieatment. Hut now that an administration Is In power whose friendliness to and uum sympathy for the deserving pensioner is everjvvheie lonceded, why should a ievlslon be opposed . "Vliy should not all honest veteians gladly co-operate In a lequest for It, as a matter of fairness both to themselves and to the genei.itlon which has crown to manhood since the war'.' This was thu spirit in which we wiote. It was what we tiled to say. Does It descive to be condemned ? In this connection we quote fiom the Washington letter of William i:. Cut tle, published In the Chicago IJecoid uiidei date of Dec. 7. Jlr. Cuitls, like (t-neiul UoNiiton, has for e.us stood at the veiy fiont of reputable Wash ington journalism and it Is unlikely that either would know high mlsrep if sent. V bill will lie Inlloiluecd 111 congltss and im-siid toi iiastifit this Muslim pro viding for the publication of a li-4 of p ! si i,s now di niliitj penMons fmm the I nlted State, for the purposi of sub mitting It to public suutlm. The ulll male oojii't is to "eCVlle ' I Itieism unil lll lormatlon coiueinlng tlioe whoe names will appear. Theie uic tens of thnu--.inils of pi r.-ons di aw In pensions who an mil ditltled to tin m and have oh tuim l Hum hi fiaud, although It is du ll ult to piove It. It ,i lUt of the names i I pensiloiu ri In iviry toant) oi township posted ill a conspicuous pl.u c with a brb f fctatiment of the mllllarj service latnitd, the aiiioiuit of the pension and tin lo.ison, whs It was granted li woul! ilouMless bilng down upon the i milium sinner here volumari evidence tiom mlghbois and toimii comrades of the greatest value. Theie Is no good lelson wh.v the penlnn list should not be iniidj jii'lillc A ptiiloii Is a bade of honoi, a. n waul for pilnotlsm and faithful mlll taiv hi i vice, and its value is vuy iiiiiin ttduii'd In the irind of evtiy 'loiust cili yi n when It lsinjoved by unworlli) nie'i and Is (onferud upon those who have no title to It It the pension list should bo published as proposed the levelitlon would taue astonishment tu eviii lommunitv. It would expose thousands of impostors n.nl men who perfornud no mllltaiy si rvlce, oi so little that they would not be able 1o fuii. their foimor eoini.idi . Kvery lmw and then the us nts of the pension bureau stumble ovei mses in wlikh uleu who pei formed little oi no seivlie dmlng the war have been avvauled honors which none but crippled veterans are entitled to. ind otheis who are in Ill-health or ate ciiy.'ililid are recilvlng ciullt and eom peusatlon for dJsabllltlis that tan in no w.i be uttrlbiitiil to their military sei 1 1. e. Tills movement was not proposed liv civilians oi eiiemh.? of the pension ss toil. It It. bj cited by tin Loyal l.eglon end numbeis of the Gland Army of the Tt public, who teel a pllde in tnili pet Moiis and aie determined to do all thev cm to dilve the fiauiis out of the perslo i ofili e Just as te drove them out of the camps during the war. The foregoing estimate of the iiuui imr of fraudulent entries may bo c ussive. We trust that it Is, although, v an see no reason vvhv men like Ci'-neral Hovnton and Mr. Cuitls "l nuld consciously ovei state the mat in Hut whethfr tine or false, the Ft i .uly growth In pension penses, w'nili now. 3J yeaia after the idose of tin' war. icquliv foi their liquidation almost eveiy other dollar of Iho iri t'on's enllio levcnue, suggests nt le-ist the propilety of taking eveiv fall pie iiutloii to jui'vent the division of i n-loii iniinev Into umvoithy hands. I.et that bo done tind public op'nlon will gladly sustain the remaining expeudl tine and even approve Its inciease. I'nquohtlnnably the mos.t eonteinpt Ibl. ueatuio on arth Is the stock gambler whosi! motto la: "Peace nt nnv price," Yet veiy often he Is the power behind the tin one. Cltilil Tmlnliifc. Tin free kludeigaiteii wink and its vnlue r this itgion'ln a subJeeL but IHUt uiidei stood ami far less apple- Mied by the mass of citizens, if they think of the kltidergait-n at nil It Is as a day nursery by means of which shiftless. inotheiH can be ild of their eblldien ut the most tioublesnmc age. foi tlie spue of boveial houiw l iiail. the impoiinnto of sin h a bene ficent tininlug at u peilml in the child's II.' when Its mind Is inoxt plastle and most leady to receive and usslmulato all ImpiettHlous, Bond or bad. The meat Hmillleunce itf ihl woik among the cI'IMuii of the very poor, wlios- uoi- did, unlovely lives would otherwise never be touched by nny inlluence, wise and noble and uplifting, Is prob nbly undcreRtlmated even by the kin irgattetiPis themselves. The beautiful and gracious effect of companionship with such young wo men an seem Invnilnbly found In this work would of Itself work miraculous ustilts In the development of the un taught and' often uuenred for little ones who enter tho fiee kindergarten, and when to this rellnlng atmonpheic Ih added the world of distinction, In natural methods, nil play to the child, It Is no wonder that not nlono are the child) en benefited, but in the homes nmnng the adult Inmates a rcniatknble Improvement Is noUd. In no community can there he more need for this woik than thioughout this valley wheie a bewildering num ber of nationalities may be found. These aie oft"n most illllleult to icncli with the modern touch of clvlllzutlon, as couit lecoids show. It Is fiom the i hlldren that enlightenment must oomo nnd they arc only approachable In the kindcrguiten; as very eatly they ai1 set at woik despite the laws of the lend. A heady In many cities the pub lic schools nie taking hold of the mat ter and aie establishing klndeigartens ns fust a.s possible. The laws of this state penult appropriations to a fund for thlM purpose, and in Philadelphia and Plttsbuig mntvelnus results are nlieady shown from klndergatten work In the public schools. There are many Interested In the movement in this city who have la boied lniessantly to effect stall n plan. Knoimou.s sums of money have been expended on new buildings, nnd It was linjied that some of thcpc might bo equipped with a klndeigarten depait nient. When the high bchool was In couise of lonstructlon efforts weie made to have a loom fin the little ones, but It was ileclur-il that there was not space enough for such an In novation, nnd In fact but little en couragement has been given the Fiee Kludeiguiten ns-soi lallon that the Ih.io.iiI of lontrol would ever seriously c insider such a step. It Is neverthe less tiu that money could not be liioie Judiciously placed under the pub lie school system than In taking caie of the forlorn and wietchcil little ones, whose caillest ycais aie often passed In a school for cilme. it hae been suggested that the pri mal y Sunday school rooms can be util ized as kindergarten establishments, but even In this cave money Is need ed and now that the state has made It nosslble for such piovlslons the funds should be nppropiiated to this ourpose. m i Theie Is some talk to the effect that the tide of sentiment In congress Is turning ngalnht Hawaiian annexation but we do not ctedlt It A show-down, In our Judgment, will leveal the ad ministration line Intact. The mem ber who goes against the measure will piobably not enjoy the reception which will await him nfteiwaul among his constituents. Alleged News Monopoly. An lnt"iestlng notion has been brought by the New Yoik Sun against the Associated Pi ens. I'nder the con tracts made by the latter with Its inembeis, the otlleeis of the Associated Pi ess aie cmpoweied to foibid at their option the une by any Associated Press paper of any other news service. One yen! ago or theieaboutB the Sun re told Its special news to a number of other pa pei s, u-celvlng theiefor from eath paper from $"0 to $.'00 a week. The Associated Pless oi deled these pa pei s to discontlnu- the Sun sen lee and undei their contiacts they weie iiunpell d to obey, although It Is not claimed that they weie dissat isfied with the Sun's news. Xow the Sun sues for an Injunction to lestialn ih't alleged lestraint ol tiade and also for specific damag s. It takes as the basis of its suit the ait of congies.s known as the Sheiman anti-trust net, nnd atllinih that It has been singled out for discrimination while other pa peis. membeis of the Associated Pi ess, aie peimltted by that organization to n -sell their special news at theli ple.isuie. While the technical points In this else aie of Inteiest to newspaper men mine especially, the equity In the case Is of the widest inteiest. The Sun has Its faults, but they aie so far ovei shadowed by Its Ineomp.ii able meilt.s that any cuitallnient of Its busi ness would involve not only Injus tlie In the abstract but also coneieto lujuij to the Intelligent leading pub lie. I'ntll the At-soclut'd Pi est makes known its iepl judgment on the mer its of the case will naturally be with held; but it seems piopel at this time to cxpiess the hope tliat these nnd other illffeienees may bo amicably ad justed and old liv allies, with their Inevitable acerbities, composed nnd abandoned. The Associated Pi ess stands Mionuly entrenched In the Ameilcau journalistic field but not .so strongly that liberal practices would not stiengthen It or the icverse lead to Its ultimate dlsi option. It Is not a news tiust In intent, but a great mu tuul organization foi the benefit of all its members It can fall Into disfavor, It at all. only by the neglect of ita manage inent to net In harmony with the spirit which led to lt organiza tion. If we may believe the Philadelphia Ledger, the piesent elvll i-crvlco sys tem Is "heuttllv enmuunded by eveiy lespettuble newspaper in the land." Tiust the Mugwump to claim a mon opoly of lespectabllllj. With lespeet to the soundness from a legal standpoint ,of the picsldcnt'n niguinent against a iceogiiltlon at this time of Cubafl belllgeiency tho New Yoik Sun yesterday pilntcd an cdl-, toilai which leaves scaicely a shred of tlie piesldent's position. It demon stuites by copious e Itutlons from stand ard uuthoiltlcs on International law that the Cuban Insurgents possess to day bevond question overy necessary condition pieceilent to lecognltlon hh belligerents, and passing fiom the law points to the equity Involved, It shows furtheimoic that b withholding thUs ictoguitlou fiom them our government Ih depilvlng them of their one chnnce to meet Spain In battle on the high seas and fry their foi tunes in harbor invasion nnd combined land and sea attack. In other vvouls, Piestdent Mc- Klnley, instead of being neutral, Is de facto a paillsan of Spain; effectively If not by desire nn accomplice to op piesslon. We trust that the president will lead the Sun' article. Kdltor Agnus of the Hnltlmoie Ameil can, whom Senator Wellington sued recently for criminal libel and 1100,000 damages, announces that the Honator's ease will bo attended to In a manner calculated to make his head swim. If we were addicted to betting we should wager on Annus. Instructive Trade Figures. (if the features or the annual repoit of the secretary of the treasury just piesented to congiess none Is more ln teiestlng, If we except the discussion of cuirency reform, than the allusion w hlch Is made to the significant growth In the United Stntes' expoit tiade. It Is well known that tho expoits of 1M)7 established a high-water maik, exceeding by more than $16,000,000 tho highest previous returns In tho com meielnl experience of the United Stntes, which were those for the year 1SII2. Hut the secietary incorporates In hlM report nn analysis of these ex poits, ae;coidlng to souices of produc tion, and compaied with the expoits of 1S92, which greatly illumines the Htibject. Of the $1,015,732,011 worth of Ameri can goods sold in foreign markets In lV2, $793,328,2a2, or 7S.60 per cent, were pioducts of ngrlculture; $158,510,937, or 15.61 per cent., were products of man ufacttiies; $20,692,SS5, or 2.01 per cnt., weie products of mining; $27,937,423, or 2 73 per cent., weie pioducts of the forest; $5,403,5S7, or .53 per cent., were products of our flsheiles. and $3,S3S, 'M7, or ,3S per cent., were miscellan eous products. In 1S97, the total ex ports were $1.032,007,i;o3, and the cor lespondlng giouplngs vvete: Agrlcul ttue, $;!S,471,139, or CU.23 per cent.; manufactures, $277,2Sf,,S91, or 2fi.S7 per cent.; mining, $20,04,573, or 2 01 per evnt.; foi est. $ll),419,321, or 3.9J per tent.; flsheiles, $6,477,931, or 63 per cent., and miscellaneous, $3,J79,22S, or .34 per cent. In othei words, while pgrlcullu.e last eur fell off 12 per cent . inanul'actuies gained 11 pu- cent Hut the gain in manufactures Is steady und loptlnuous while the fluctuation In agi. 'culture depends upon clop con ditions nt home and abroad. In 189J tlieie was a shoitage of cereals In llurripc and a surplus in the I'nlted States. Hence the large per centage of expoits ci edited to agiiculture. The fiscal year 1S97 was a normal year; but the fiscal year 1S9S will again show agriculture In the ascendant, not because manufactuies have fallen but because Kurope Is having another wheat famine. Iteturns for the period from June .',0 to October 30, 1S97. not covered in th foiegolng nnnlyfils, bear this out They show exports of manufactures steadily Increasing In value und vol ume but temporarily retarded In the pei centage column by the large emerg ency expoits of grain. These ilguies explain why Kuropean statesmen have b gun to talk about an anti-Yankee combine. Westward the star of com mercial empire Is taking Its way. And the end Is not yet. Itev. Dr. Wilbur P. Crafts announces his intention vigorously to urge eon giess to enact Into law his bill to moke It Illegal for any newspaper to ttausmit de.su Iptlons or plotuies of pilze fights. We fear he is trying to put the eait befoie the hoise. Nevvs papeis do not leport ptlzu lights for the fun of tlie thing. So long as ninety-nine in'n out of every hundied, refoimers included, lead piize fight lu pous with avidity, It w 111 not be feasible- to pi event tliem fiom receiving the Information which they so eagerly demand. Certain eminent citizens of Philadel phia have oiganlzed to support for mayor a man. If he can be found, who will not use his ofllce for the benefit of any political oiganlzatlon or pilvute inteiest. It will be interesting to learn how many votes such a candidate can poll In a cltv where appaiently eveiy othei piofcsslonal lefonner has his (1st elbow-deep In some malodorous franchise Job like, for example, the le cent gas steal. fin Opinion on the Pension Problem Udltor of The Tllbiuie Sir I could not help feeling a senti ment of Indignation when leading the ar tide vviitteu by Joiiei.il H. V. lontou, copied fiom tlie New Yoik Sun, and the, comments on the same in join paper. You say ".Men ought to be ashuined u ticeupt from thu government aid which they do not neul " Oeneral Daniel U. Sickles and (ienernl Heaver will not be ashanid to have thcli minus appear on the pen sion rolls, neither the JuiIfo whose pension Jloke Smith withheld until ho was com pellid to letltt Would Genual Hovnton or jou, Mr. Udltoi, like to trado plaees with either tho veterans above named und take their pensions? o Oeneral Hojnton k.ijs that the pension roll now far exceeds the membership of all tho patriotic societies. And so it should. During the war 4ft),000 loyal men laid down their lives. 300,000 Union sol dlers and sailors were made cripples for life, and time tho clobe of the war Mo,u) veteians have died pic mature deaths, leaving In all iroie than 2.1X10,00) devoied mothers, widows and oiphuiis to mourn foi their loved onis It Is an Insult to the veterans to diss tnim with camp foi Invvvid und bounty Jumpers, And I know of no law that will give that class pen sions. o I inn thankful that "an admlnlstratlou Is now In power which would tondiict a rt vision of tho rolls fairly und without piejudlco against do-unlng eiuollmuiits " Nor Is It ii fait that the well-to-do pen sinner crowd out a comiale in need. If Oeneral Rlokles or Oeneral Heavir is en titled to a pension It docs not deprive tho ncedv lrom getting the same. And I be lieve, that thu loval people of Arneiie.i, who urn not controlled by political sililhh prss, or greid of gold, mo willing to piy l.bual pensions to nil ilcseiving veteran i, and I will conclude by quoting from tho hpeech of Hon J. P. Dolllvei. o "The old soldur stands before the pub lie treusuiy not as a pauper, not ns a meii'llcunt, pot even as a benellehuy. They are tho prefernsl ci editors of tho nation of America. We must not question it. Nor ought wo to go into paitnershlp with tr-o giave and plead tho pieeedent that enables tw to drive a haul bargain with old age Now Is the accepted time to complete the act of national gratitude. Within twenty ears the most of tho veterans will be gni.e. I do not know what othris may think, but In that tlav I vant to feci tbut the public fnlth has been kept In the ample mcueuie of giutl- tmlo and Justice. I shut My eyes whllo the busy Unborn of calculation compute thu oost. it makes absolutely no dirfi r etice what It cost. The American people, with eager patriotism, wrie ready to pay nil that It cost, to the last farthing. Nn, more, they wcro willing to bury their ileail. they wcro willing to put the gn of mourning upon neaily every altar; they were willing to take back their loved olios fiom tho hospitals ef disease, from the stockudca of merciless pilsons. that tho Mag of this great republic might live through tho storm of battle. o ".My countrymen, It was a costly sacri fice, but It was worth all It cost, and In finitely more. And today there Is not in all our borders one veteran of the civil war, but we ate his personal debtors; not olio worn in who.o btoken heart gavn to tho nutlim husband, or son. or biotlur, but wo ate her pergonal debtor. And so when I hcai men talking of tho extra v aganco of pensions appropriations and trad In newspapers tho Idle babble that the old soldlcis of the country aie seek lng to loot the treasury 1 reply that every dollar of the national weillh in the treas. ury. and out of It. Is liu-umbeicd and first lien to the men and wonun who thought not of their blood and tliclr tears in tne hour of national trial." We know something of fieneial Hov li tem, Hoke Smith and drover Cleveland. Hut wo do nut fear If the loyal people of Ameilca can have, tin lr sal. I.et tho loll of honor (not nf shame) be published und If Justice demands, let It be inci cased, l.oyallj j ours, A. 1J. Stevens. Scranton, Dec. 9. IMPROVED FREIGHT EQUIPMENT. Prom tho Times-Herald. At a meeting of tho American Associa tion of Hallway l'nngei Agents hell In St Iouls last veik tin interesting fact was biought out that substantial prog ress it'.readj has been made by neiily all the larger lallw.ij lints In compliance with a lecent act of congnss rtqulilng that freight cais must be equipped with automatic couplers and tinln hraKcs which will enable the tnglneei to control the speed of the train The Southern Pa cific, for Instance, icpoited that 1M per ci nt. of Us freight c.us are now equipped with 1 1 ul ii br.ikis mid 6') per cent, of Its cars have automatic couplers. The Haltl moie and Ohio re potts so per cent of new equipment undir each head. The Kile uhei'dy has 74 per cent, of its cars equipped with nfcty couplers. The Peiin sjlvunla repoits 67 per cent, cast of Pitts burg and ; per cent, west of that point The Chesapeake and Ohio alieady has (S per cent, in opeiatlon. and other ll.ics mike an equally favoiablc showing. o- The woik oi equipment Is going on rap Idlj. and although It mas be linpossi to comply with the litter of the law, which icqtllre.s ,a complete ihange In .Ian. 1, IS it, the piogiess math thus fai Is sutll eient Indication of the willingness of the rallwav luteiests to conform to Its pio vlslons graceful at the caillest pi u ticahle moment A few toids have repre sented to the interstate commerce com mission that owing to the long period of depression and the sudden increase In business their resources at pre-ent are taxed to the utmost, and an extension of time will be necessary to enable them to comply with the law As tho commit. slon must be convinced from the snowing already made thnt there is no Intent to evade tho law, there seems to be no ia Fon why reasonable ic quests of this sort Fhould not be granted. The r.illroids are responding well to the demands made upon them, nnd no unnecessary hardships should be entailed In carry out this re form. HUNT. I.et us rest ourselves a bit. Worry? Wave jour hand to It, Kiss your finger tips and smile It farewell a little while. Weary of the vveaiy way We have come since esterday, I.et It fret us not. In dread Of the vvcniy way ahead. While we jtt look down not up To seek out the buttercup And the dals.v. where they wave O'er the gieen homo of tho grave. Let us launch us smoothlv on Listless billows of the lawn. And drift out across the main Of our childish driams again. Voyage off, btnenth the tieis, O'er the Hold's enchanted seas, Wheie the lilies aie our salts, And our seagulls, nightingales. Where no wlldci storm shall beat Than the wind that waves tlie wheat And no tempests burst above. The old laughs we used to love. Lose all troubles gain leleaso L.ingor and exceeding peace, Cruising Idly o'er tho vast Calm mid-ocean of the past. 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Selections can be made now and will be held for yon until Christmas. JSfProfessor Miller will give his Piano Recitals every o'clock. Sheet music at half price. CHRISTMAS IS COMING '.JO&DtW iSSSE -ibji2 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. Lewis9 Really (& DavieSo Wholesale and Retail. OI'EN nVKNINQsi. TT wn TV0 WJ1 Mil tOIl TIM o II Hill a Coeoell At 121 'oitliVailili)2toti Avenue. 1NV1TIJ TllK rUllLlC '10 CAM, AT TIIKIIS Ni:V (JLAUIKIl AM) IN. .SI'IXT TIlKIIt 1'INi: WAItintOOMh AND Till: 1MMKN.NK .STOCK OI' OK NAMUNTAIj AM) rSKKl'l. riM'bS Ol' rUHMTLllU, Al'l'ltOPKIATK KOll A CMsltmas f reseat VK THINK YOU WIMj UK Sl'It I'KIbUIJ AT OUR KXIlIIIlT, AND lli: I.lUVi: YOU CANNOT KAII 'JOI'IND .SOMiri'IlINO THAT WILL. l'LUAhi: VOU, HILL&CONNELL lAMlEAMB TOWN Tho Sltvsrs. lleynolils, Matlcmei nnd t'liKravers, Hotel Jermin bullillnjr, WjomliiB .iveiiiiu Bide, cxtciul to you :i conlUI Invitation to Intact tliclr lino of holiday jjoodM. lit Mdes thu sLuiclai.l aithif to bo found In a well equipped stationery toro they havo seemed, for exeluolvo Hilo In this rcjilon, a choice atssoit ment of Christinas and New Years Novelties, Calendars, Souvenirs, Booklets, Etc. HOOKS Of Substance, liumliomely hound and bound to ik'ino. Bibles As blobssd to receive a to bo given. Our Gilt llati;aln nnd polite attention to Ms. Itorx. whether buvcis oi nut. You Are Welcome. Rey molds Bros 136 Wyoming Ave,, SCRAINTQN. ALWAYS HL-sV. lY-3?v.w :ifce &- mm flaw Eo cDC Open Ereiiigs Until Christmas. for the Miiisii RELIABLE Clothtag at reliable prices, has always beennomiriniiottOo Qimal ity Miniex'eelledlc, prices the lowesto Your money back If you want it; and the same price to everybody, Open Eyenlngs Until After tlie Holidays. llfLE 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. NLEY'S k ibpev1 Sale of Commeieiiig Mas We offer about 600 yards Fancy Silk, choke designs in Brocades, Persianns, Romami Stripes, etc0 in lengths ranging from five to twenty yards each. Former P,rice. $1.00 to $1.65, at 59 Cts a Yard to close them out. The greatest bargain of .the season. 510and'512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE FANCY SILKS D) i, afternoon from a to 5.30 Pnat Neither Money ivoii Titt's r in tiii: vAsrKFur .si'issriiTTi:s roit GENUINE A DATE WARE WE HAVK IN Ot'll WINDOW A LINK ol' AGATE IRON WARE: vi: would 111: i'M:.m:d to havk YOU CAI.I. AND lIXAMINi: IT cosls a i,rrri.i: moici:, HUT Wll.I, .ASI'TWICi: AS f.ONU A.ST1IIJ CIIUAI' (.KADI: Al.sf) HOl'sK I'l'UNIslltNCS AND haudwaim: si'i;ciAU'in. PHOTIB k SlIEAIR CO. 110 Washington Avcnuo. HENRY BEL1N, JR., Gcaciul Ajent for tho Wjontlaj District u: illnlns, Illnstln;, sporting, siuolte.otl und the Ilepauno CuenuiM. Loiiipuo IH EXPLOSIVES, fcnfcty I'ti'ft Caps nnd l'ploJen. Uootui JJ'.'. "J lit nnd ''J I ( omuiouwci t!v Uutldlns. crantou. aoi:nuiu-3. TIIOs, KOItl), JOHN II. SMI II I A SON, 1J. VV..MUU.IUAN, ritnton ri innutti UKeviUirJ II PLEASANT AT RETAIL. Coal of tho beat nuillty for uomestlo us and of all size?. IncluJIns Buckwheat a l Hirdseye, delivered In any part of the city at the lowest .nice. Orders received at the Ofllce. first floor Commonwealth bulldlnc, room No 4 telephone No. K2 or at the mine, telo phono No. 212, will bo promptly attended to. Dcaliid uupt'Ucil at the mine. WM. I SI BAZAA MUCKLOW. V POIOEBo COAL V. I U
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