TIIE SCHANTON TRnJUNJLlllDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10. 18f)T.
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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.
Let us rest oei selves a bit,
Worty? Wave jour hand to It
Kiss your linger tips and smllo
It farewell a lltt'e while.
James Whitcomb Hlley.
CHRISTHAS
GIFT,
What is more acceptable than a
nice piece of
Ota, Cat (Glass
or Mc-a-irac,
Umbrella Stands, Jarcli
nlerand Pedestels. Din
ner, Tea and Toilet
Sets.
TIE CiEIONS, MfM,
O'MAttlEY Ca
Open Evenings.
Bargains Mils week
i'
O-u
Big
Bible
GOIBSM
nn
Store
Ready
All prepared for the gay Holiday time. Christmas Gifts
are here in abundance, suitable for all people, suited to all
pockets. Rich or poor, you can do your Christmas shop
ping here with satisfaction to yourself and pleasure to the
recipient of your generosity. Our list of Holiday Goods
is complete and comprehensive. Our Holiday Department
down stairs is especially well filled with everything ca1
culated to please children of all ages.
$3r!,Doii't fail to see "The Old Homestead" in big sliow window. White Hand
kerchief Arcade ou main floor, and Christmas Grotto in basement. 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.
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COAL
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