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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE -WRDNJSS DAT MORNING-, DECEMBER 15. 18T.
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TEN PAGES.
HCKANTON. DKCKMtlHR IB. 1897.
The wife nf General SiinRtillly denies
with vcheinnnce Hint he has pone over
to Spain. And the ReiicrnWhlniKolf calls
the report to that effect "an Infamous
Up." Hut If he 1ms It would cause
Cubans only to contribute the more
liberally and to flRht the harder for
Independence.
Those Chamber Concerts.
We take pleasure In giving conspicu
ous place this mornlnir to the timely
letter bv Professor Southworth pro
testing asnlnst the proposed abandon
ment of the Chamber concerts previ
ously announced for this winter and
calling upon the public generally and
music teachers nnd their pupils es
pecially to come to the rescue. ICvery
word In the professor's communication
deserves to be underscored. To per
mit this admirable means of public
nlertalnment and Instruction to be
extinguished because of the lack of
sullkienl llnuncial appreciation In n
community assuming the name and
manners of a metropolitan city would
be a public humiliation. It must not
be.
The poltlon of Messrs. llemberger
and Conant In this matter should not
bo misunderstood. As we take It, they
have given their time and talents to
the work freely and with an enthusl
nsm which has conquered ninny ob
stacles and disappointments. Hut It
can hardly be expected of them that
after organizing the concerts, supcr
lsing the many details, contributing
freely the time required for practice
and finally domains their service ns
nrtlsts. they thmild reach Into their
own iiockots to bildge the disparity
between cash receipts and unavoidable
expenses. Tor w hat they have done
the public Is already Indebted to a de
gree which If expressed In llgures
would measure a uenerous sum. The
simplest rudiments of fair play should
m quit t'u-ni of nnv blame In declining
lifter this poorly requited term of pub
lic service to enter upon another seat-on
of martyrdom.
Their announcement of u reluctance
to endue further sacrifice should put
the music-lovers of Scrunton, If there
be such an element In the community,
upon their honor. Now Is the time for
fi lends of the higher progress of Scran
ton to .step to the front or hereafter
hold their peace.
Hallway earnlncs for November In
creased $4T.(i8.",snl over November, 1S9C,
and were 5.U per cent, higher than In
the same month In the banner year,
ISM. In other words, prosperity's main
show has caught up with Its advance
agent.
Penalties of Greatness.
Social Washington Is preatly agitat
ed, It appears, over the determination
reached by the wives of the memhois
of the present cabinet not hereafter to
s apply free refreshment to the multi
tudes thnt attend their public recep
tions. This anti-free-lunch trust was
organized, it seems, soon after the Chi
nese minister was compelled to sprinkle
red pepper nil over Ins mansion to keep
the hungry hoides from eating him out
of bouse and home; but wc tuke It
thnt It dots not come within the-pro-h'bltlon
of the Shut man anti-trust nrt,
for the wife of the enerable secretaiy
ot state is quoted In a current dispatch
as saying:
"I knew of a Western congiessman
i nee who, havlnir lecelved an Invita
tion to a reception, went and took nine
filei-ds with hhn. Of course, no Invi
tations are Issued for cabinet recep
tions. They are open to the public,
"win excellence of ladles of feinitr
(nlilnets, we are led to suppose that
the crowds will be much less numer
ous If no rein slimcits are provided.
You have doubtless heard stories of
Instances where guests, after dispns
Ins -if the contents of one plate, would
hldo It uriler a curtain or chair and
revolve another. I think that mom
than one latlv of the last cabinet had
qi'ter expeilenres of this kind. 1 liavo
been told nf receptions In Washington
whero refreshments were served, nnd
men put salted almonds and candles
Into their pockets There wns one case
where a woman wns teen to slip n piece
of cakd iidroltly Into her pocket hand
l.r.rehief, and, on perceiving that her
iictlon I fad been noticed, she dropped It
on the floor. From my own drawing
loon, olice disappeared during a ucep
tlon a handsome pair of opera glasses,
and on another such occasion a valu
able fan vanished."
No doubt these little social ameni
ties rtre'nnnoylng, but do the leaders
of the present levnlutlnn compiehend
fully what they are ijolng? Have they
mtdltated Riiflkiently upon the hazard
which they take In locking the larder
nnd bolting the wine cellar in the face
of the hungry and thirsty myriads
that dog the footsteps and hanf as It
were up.n the skirts and coat-tails of
greatness? Is not this a government
of the people, by the people and for the
people? And are not 'the people"
chiefly represented by the giand army
of the unpluced in Washington?
Tho free lunch Is the maznn charta
of American democracy. Let plutoc
racy tamper with It nt Its peril!
It Is understood that tho president
Intends soon to urge congress by means
of a special message to create a cab
inet department of commerce and In
dustries, There Is ample worK for one.
A Chance for the Cheese Knife.
Tho role of chuese-parer Is not al
ways a popular one with tho classes
whose soft snaps are menaced, but
upon occasions It In necessary. Such
an occasion has been reached In the
affairs of the United States und the
Republican party must act according
ly. Fortunately If by trimming down
federal expenses it shall make some
enemies In ofllclal circles it will find
more than compensation In increased
popularity among the people.
" "Durlilti'the" hurd times every busb
liens enterprise reduced expenses ex
cept the government. The government
Increased them, experienced a deficit,
endured a run on Its gold reserve and
sold bonds In time nf peace to keep
Ii5.-.d afloat. The hard times have
rnssed, but tho government Is still In
the hole. It has adopted a new reve
nue bill that would make ends meet
If old accounts were nil cleaned up;
but old accounts are not cleaned up,
nnd until they are, congress must eith
er nut new tax on the people or enter
upon a period of genuine economy.
The latter course obviously Is the
course which will win the fnvoi of the
people.
ICconomy, to be stiVe, must be Intelli
gent. Hut the point Is opportunely
made by tho Philadelphia Press that
If our large corporations, such, for
exnmple, as the Pennsylvania railroad,
may under stress of business depres
sion contract their expenditures from
5 to 20 per rent, without appreciable
effect In deterioration of the quality
of their service, then It ought easily
to be possible for the government to
do the same thing, especially In view
of the notorious fact that as a rule
the government pays more wages for
less work nnd higher prices for iworer
equivalents thnn any private or cor
poiate employer or purchaser In the
land.
This Is a great country which has
growing needs that nobody desires to
see denied. Some Increases among the
Items appropriated are Imperative. Hut
for every dollar of Increased expense
Intelligent and unflinching economy
can. If It will, save two, three or four
dollars habitually spent on non-essentials
or spent extravagantly and In vio
lation of the best business principles.
Here Is where the country expects the
Republican patty to rise to the emerg
ency anil do its duty.
Louis Kossuth's son, Francis, de
clares thnt Hungnry Is willing to let
its king be emperor of Austria as a
soil of supplementary occupation, bin
that henceforth tho tall must wng the
dog. Louis talks like a man holding
winning cards.
National Supervision of Insurance.
An interesting bill lins bee'n Intro
duced In congress by Senator Piatt, of
Connecticut, It proposes to establish
In the Treasury department a division
for the regulation of Insurance among
the several stales. The head of the
proposed division Is to be known a.s
the United States commissioner of In
surance, to he appointed by the presi
dent for a term of four years. He Is
to Inquire Into the management and
financial condition of nil the Insurance
corporations which do an Interstate
business, and Is given broad powers of
investigation. lieglnning with Jnnu
ary, 1S99, he Is to secure from all life
Insurance companies a list of life poll
ides then In force, their value, etc. A
government actuary Is provided for to
compute valuations, and a small charge
Is made on the Insurance companies to
cover this Item of expense. The com
missioner is nlso to keep track of for
eign laws relating to Insurance; to pro
hibit insolvent companies from doing
Interstate business, etc. He is to make
similar repot ts as to fire Insurance
compa'nies.
If this measure shall be pushed a
vigorous protest on the score of un
constitutionality may be expected; but
reasoning by analogy It would seem
that If the federal government may
exercise the power of scrutiny and
regulation over interstate commerce it
may with equal propriety cause In
quiry to be made for the protection of
those of its citizens who purchase In
terstate Insurance. Insurance these
days has come to bo so widespread a
necessity and has enlisted so gener
ally the savings of the people that,
like banking, It cannot be put by the
force of law on too strong a basis of
safety and solvency. The general gov
ernment does not rely wholly upon
state authority to protect the patrons
of banks. It has cause to know that
state supervision of banking Is very
uneven, amounting In some states al
most to no supervision at all. There
fore It takes unto Itself the supervision
of banks organized under national law
and thereby virtually forces state
banks to observe the some high stand
ards or suffer In competition with the
national banks.
In similar manner, federal supervis
ion of Insurance would doubtless tend
not only to protect patrons of the com
panies directly Involved, but also com
pel the local companies to do business
"on the square." We cannot see why
any well-mnnnsed Insurance company
should object to the principle of the
Plutt bill. The better the standing of
a company In the ofllcinl reports, the
better its chances of doing a growing
business.
Chicago Is ubout to tint the features
of New York and other rivals with a
pale green coat of envy. To her collec
tion of megatherluins,dlnotherium.sand
anoplotherlums In the Field museum,
she Is about to add the remains of a
very recherche elotherlum Just cap
tured by Professor Farrington In the
heart of the Dakota Had Lands. Goth
am's only visible offset to this star
attraction In natural history Is the
megalocephalous Tammany tiger.
According to Weylor, Canovas last
August as much as told .McKlnley to
go to. Why didn't the president ac
cept this Invitation In the name ot
humanity and occupy Havana ?
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope D.uu'ii by Ajacchiis,
liie Tribune AMroloscr.
Astrolabe Cast: 2.31 a. m , for Wednes
day, December J3, 1S'j7.
ah &
A child born on this day will not be nhlu
to seo spots, on thu sun.
The board of control ought to bo In la
vor of tho reduction In membership, It
will vivo 'ieh member of tho board an
opportunity to talk longer at tho meot
Ingi. The actor does not often talk tluoigh
lid own hut, but he frequently has to .-.Mi-verse
through tho feminine plumed ulTur
In order to reach the ear of the man uu
th back row,
Thu man whose ears are constantly
ringing with talk of a new afternoon pa
per for ficri.nton. must bo iho same fillow
who snw tho "woman in bluck" a few
yeaiu ago
Aiurchiis' Advice.
It Is not a good plan to bo In too mu-li
of a hurry In this life. The train running
sixty miles an hour gonci-ally gel.i thu
worst shaking up when an obstruction Is
encountered.
Examine closely the Individual who la
bels himself u good man end se that tho
tag has not been mUplacul.
Some Glimpses at
Congress at Work
Special to the Scrnnton Tilbune.
Washington, Dec. 14. Since tho date of
my last letter tho bill Appropriating 1H,
2t!.1,!N) for pensions passed the houso af
ter a stormy debate. The expression or
feeling brought out by tho discussion
denied to bo ngnlnst any further tncreuso
In pensions, on the theory that ntter a
hipe of thirty-three years, since thu closo
or the war, there appears to bo no good
grounds for Increasing the pension ap
propriation bill The bill was passed with
out amendment, although the secretary
of the Interior nnd the commissioner of
pensions both ncoinmcnded a repeal of
the law allowing pensions to widows
who may become such after the passage
of the act containing this proslso. The
reason given by the commissioner of pen
sions for the recommendation In question
was thnt In many cases comparatively
young women marry old soldiers for the
single purpose of securing pensions for
life at their husbands' death, tin chan-es
bilng nine to ten that the wives wilt out
live them.
Congressman Connell, In speaking to tuo
on the day the bill passed regarding his
lews on pension legislation generally,
said that while the amount seemed large,
yet so fur ns he wns concerned ho didn't
In grudge the boys who served this nn
tlon a single cent In the way of pensions,
nnd If a measure was proposed In tho
house of repiesentatlves providing lor
n service pension, along tho lines of
equity nnd Justice, for every veteran who
wns honorably discharged from tho ser-.
vice. It would lecelve his hearty support:
but he was not hi favor of giving certain
widows of distinguished ofllceis fifty or
a hundred dollars a month pension simply
birause their huMinlids wore the stars of
a general and pulling the widows of the
private soldier (wlinif valor and sacrlllco
actually made the general his reputation)
down to a sl, elglil. ten and twelve dol
lar a mouth basis. All should fare nllke.
nnd any other course. In his opinion, was
in the nature of unjust discrimination.
o
The civil service Is viewed by n great
many representatives and senators In
congress much In the nature of it great
Imaginary sea-serpent or other submarine
monster that has come to destroy or
swallow up tin rich spoils of ofllclal pat
n lingo that ought to go to the Ictors of
the political battlefield. And the minute
It pops Its unhallowed head above the
surface of the sen of discontent which is
fast beginning to surge with such violent
fury on the Hour of our national congiess.
every fellow who bas rend the story of
Adam and Eve and the unfoitunnto apple,
nnd has taken a natural dislike to reptiles
generally, locos no time In seizing what
ever weapon he ran lay his hands on and
heaving It with all the force nt his com
mand against the hulk of the beast,
which, after a short breathing spell and
considerable of snorting, spouting and
blowing of steam nnd salt water, quick
ly disappears beneath the surface to
gather strength nnd to return again In a
more savage mood, liut the fellows on
the other hand who protend to know all
about 1, say tio much Indulgence In cap
tured spoils and other things, have made
their brethren drunken, and that the
great ofllclal snake they see colling and
twisting around them Is only Imaginary
and should excite no terrors In the
minds of any but the timid and bilious
ofllce seeker or political boss.
o
The argument of the nro-clvll serlco
champions on the floor of the national
house of ropiesentatives. boiled down to
a minimum, Is about as follows, viz.:
That the civil service floes not create a
privileged class of life tenure people as
alleged by Its enemies; but that tho old
spoils system did create such class, In this
way. ft was composed of political bosses
and managers who formed u trust and
farmed out the government's favors to
their own exclusive advantage, having
no thought of the government's welfare
nor the welfare of those they put In ollle,
longer than such people could serve them.
These olllces were nut open to competi
tion, only such competency ns affected
the welfare of the bosses helm; consul
cied. The people who p-iiil the taxes
were not consulted nor recognized direct
ly or Indirectly. It was simply a game In
which busses won with loaded dice and If
the civil service law were repealed, and
the spoils system In full swing. It would
prove a boomerang to the bosses for tho
scramble for place would not only bo un
precedented but the bosses would find
thnt whero they pleased one man In mak
ing their (-elections they disappointed
twenty others and that at the next elec
tions thes-e disappointed men would
march upon them at the polls and over
whelm them.
The nntl-civll service adherents come
back at this line of argument by staling
that the wholesale blanketing Into the
government service of any man or spt ot
men through the exclusive operation of
an executive order by the pnsldent, ex
tending the protective arms of the law sn
ns to encircle and shield thle class of nvm
who hae never pi.ssed an examination as
lequlred by the organic act, is not only
unfair but unjist to those who did com
ply with all the technical demands and
environments of the system, and dimin
ishes thereby the chances of piomotlon
and preference to which this worthy class
Is entitled, in nrgulng from this stand
point the Republicans mlm that under
President (ievelnnd's reime a syste
matic weeding out of Republicans took
place, and the vacant places were filled
by Democrats, after which Cleveland, lu
ll selllsh exercice of his presidential pre
rogative, swept In under the clvl service
by his orders of extension without com
petitive examination every avnlluolo
placo from chir-woman up to thnt of his
own private secretary. Including officers
of governmental lunntlc asylums and pen
itentiaries. That this wholesale gobble
was from a pnitlsnn and not n patriotic
standpoint, and should not be nllowed to
stand. They, the Republicans, cite us an
example that before tho celebrated or
der In question was Issued, Uorinaii, ot
Maryland, had n hundred und seventy
live persons of the Democratic faith In
the government printing ofllce and tho
same number In tho Washington navy
ard. Thnt Richnidson, of Tennessoee,
had seventy-five people, in tho govern
ment printing ofllce. which facts were tes
tified to before tho Prltchard senatorial
Investigating committee. That tho rem
nant of the force employed In tho last
census somo ninety In nil every ona
Democrats but two. was quietly classified
und scnttered through the government
departments, where they uro now, with
out competitive examination.
o
Many plans for u rehahlliment of the
civil service mi a more- satisfactory hauls
huvo been suggested, among which Is a
very meritorious one proposed by Con
gressman Connell. Mr. Connell says that
ho Is not In favor cf an absolute repeal
of tho civil service law, "but If I hud
exclusive ronlrnl of the machine," said
he, " I would run it on business princi
ples. 1 would exempt from examination
nil places below tho actual clerical force,
ns watchman, messengers, laborers, fire
men, char-women, etc., and such above ns
Includes what might bo termed the ex
ecutive force o Iho departments, ns
chiefs of divisions, chief clerks, chiefs of
bureaus and those who ore entrusted with
executing and carrying out tho policy of
tho department In which they are em
ployed. In the way of rulings the estab
lishment of precedents, etc which rclato
to pensions, l.u.ds, laws, finances and tho
multiplicity uf details In connection
thcrowith. in other words, I bellevo that
this latter class should bo In strong! sym
pathy and uccnul with tho administra
tion In power, for the reason that they
have exclusive chnige of the details cf
tho work for which both the administra
tion nnd Its agents are responsible to the
country. No general would think of
achieving success from n military stand
point If tho rank and fllo of his army were
opposed to his policy or disloyal to his
flag, So likewise, the same principle ob
tains In tho public departments of the
government, whero those In authority
among the chll rank and fllo uro not In
I close- touch with the administration m
power a fact that seems to have so far
escaped 'the observation ot the proaeiit
ndinlulMrntlon, I am sorry to sny. It Is
perfectly natural for government olllclals
to favor those of their own political faith
In all matctrs relating to promotions, io
ditctlons, or advantageous positions ui
Iho public departments of the govern
ment, and the present Democratic contin
gent Is no exception to tho rule. 1 would
uven go further than this, nnd exempt
from examination all prlvnto secretnrles
and persons holding confidential oltlcl.ll
relations with tho bends of departments
or their. bureau officers, ns well as nil
bonded officers and their nsslstnnts In tho
Intcrnnl revenue service III short, I be
lieve that in view of the universal dissat
isfaction among the better class of public
spirited men with the manner In which
President Cleveland Juggled with the civil
service law to conservo partisan ends. H
would be fur belt el-" for the Republican
party and more satisfactory to tlje coun
try at large. If the entire Illegitimate
brood of extension orders and riveted
blankets were wiped from off tho fuco
of the earth, and a soeedy return made
back to the Harrison ndmlnlstrntlon,
there to commence a new order of things,
by requiring all appointments thereafter
to the actual clerical force, to be ad
mitted solely through competitive exam
ination except where It npplles to the
cases of ex-Pnlon soldiers, their widows,
or, to army nurses.
o
"Ry the adoption of this course nil
tnlnt or suspicion of fraud, corruption,
duplicity and solfli.h partisan greed,
which now nilses from appointment
through non-competitive examinations
(that really mean nothing, for tho rea
son that the candidate's failure to niuito
the average percentage required can bo
doctored to suit, by simply milking up his
eiliclency record to supply any deficiency
thnt may arise), will dlsnppenr, nnd the
civil service system, Instead of going
backward. wHI soon crow Into popular
favor and become i permanent llxturo
among our institutions, which no politic il
party dare undertake to overthrow. Hut
If the present course, or that pursued dur
ing the Cleveland regime. Is stubbornly
persisted 111, tho system will nt once be
come a tciget for fierce attacks from all
sides that will result In so changing It
In appearance as to make it unrecogniz
able by Its own patents."
o
The subject of pensions nnd civil ser
vice having absorbed public attention in
n great measure at the capital during
the past week, I have therefore conllned
this letter to a brief account ot what
constitutes the gencial sentiment here In
leference to these two important ques
tions. In my next letter I hope to have
some other matters of an entirely differ
ent character that 1 trust will bo interest
ing to every reader of The Tribune. The
near approach of the Christmas holidays
warrants the belief that congress will
adjourn on the isth Instant to January !l.
1S!. and that very little legislation will
be enacted mill! the resumption of Iho
legislative mill In the beginning of tho
new year. Stratton.
THOSE CHAMBER CONCERTS.
Kdltor of The Tribune.
Sir: llell?vlng that the management of
thu chamber concerts made a mistake in
discontinuing them, and that Scranton
does not yet wish to relinquish her pusl
tion as a city having a love for the be.vi
tlful and an enthusiastic appreciation of
music, It has been decided to open a
fund in order to resume these conceits,
and. when the subscriptions have reached
n suftlclcnt amount, to continue them us
before.
-o
I npoeal principally to those to whom
these concerts uro of the greatest benefit,
the musicians nnd teachers, lor It tho
teachers tako no interest In music, how
can they expect the student to7 It cer
tainly Is to the Interests of tho students
to hear such rood music ns the quartette
lias always given. As Is well known, this
Is not a morey-mnklng scheme; these
men play purely from desire to better the
condition of music and the only reason
for charging admission Is that tho neces
sary expenses may be paid. When you
consider that Seianton Is nlmost the only
city outside of the large cities having n
string qunrtette worthy of tho name, you
will readily see what a loss 11 would bo
lo the musical world to have ft drop out.
o
Scranton Is the third largest city In this
state and occupies third place for the de
velopment of manufactures and progress
generally. Shall It be said that we aro
Hie poorest and least progressive In
music? Even little Allenlown with 33,000
inhnhltnnts, supports by popular sub
scription n full brass band and orchestra
as large as any two In Mils city com
bined. Will It be acknowledged that
Scranton, the Ulectrlc City, cannot sup
port a string quartette?
o
Regarding tho regiet expiesscd by qulto
a number since the announcement of tho
postponement of the chamber concerts
as sincere I believe that there will be no
difficulty in raising the necessary amount
by Janunry 1, lSSS, when it is huended to
give the first concert. Respectfully.
K. B. Southworth.
o
All those who have already subscribed
through It. W. Neubauer will be added to
tho list unless they wish otherwise. All
desiring to aid In this matter will please
address their communications, and make
checks payable to K. IZ. Southworth,
Scranton, l'a.
CHRISTHAS
GIFT,
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ss
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Batatas tils week Ii
Holiday Gift Eofe
GfllMM
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ouod Advice
To Everybody,
Because everybody in Christendom buys more or less Christmas Gifts, be they cost
ly or not costly. Mild and inclement weather has kept many back from doing their
choosing, and as there are 27,000 men. women and children in Lackawanna county
and suburbs who will do their Christmas buying in Scranton, you can readily under
stand what a great rush there must necessarily be during the remaining few days
before. Christmas. Therefore, if you wish to avoid the surging, clamoring crowds of
eager purchasers, it is wholesome advice for you not to postpone your trading any
longer than you can possibly help. Our store never was in better condition to help
you out than now.
Tlie Special
Holiday Department
In basement is a revelation to everybody. It is filled with Toys, Games. Books,
Leather Goods, Celluloid Articles, Plush Articles, Cut Glass, Sterling Silver Novelties,
etc., at prices so low that they bring the smile of satisfaction to every customer.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING
AIjWAYS 11USY.
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store Is a
Chrltmn Tree
from which hangs orna-
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such profusion that 1st. Nick
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the new year as handsome aHiirt and
care nil w'orkmnnHhlp can muke them;
Hooks tho best of tho Intent "Hugh
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Theso
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Such a choice stock to select from cannot
be found elsewhere In this part of tho state.
And when you consider tho moderate prices
nt which tho goods are mnrkod Is a further
claim on the attention ami consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WlHTINO DfcSKM,
DltUhSINO TAULIM.
Fancy Taiimx,
C'IIEVAI,ai,AS.SKS,
PAKLOnCAMNKTS,
MuhioOawnkts,
CumoCAiiiNKr.s,
Hook Camum,
Fancy Uahkijts,
1.0 UN (IKS,
WOIIK TAIll.KS,
EA8V Clt.UllM,
OlI.T ClIAlllS
iNLAIIlClIAIKH,
ROCKKUM,
Shavino Stands,
iki)estai.s
ta1iouiikttks.
All at lowest prices consistent with tho
hlsh Quullty of tho goods.
Hill &
Coomiell
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
T 3?s
rmtnrc
XAi
REL
Cloth io
prices.
IABLE
beenioimr motto
ity Miniexcelled,
the lowesto
Your money back If you want it;
and the same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
ill
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
TPTTMTT WW9
in
Special
Sale of
Commeiclig IMay.
We offer about 600
yards Fancy 531k, choice
designs in
Persians,
Romae
Stripes9 eteo
in lengths ranging from
five to twenty yards each.
Former Price. $1.00 to
i
$1.65, at
59 Cts a Yard
to close triem out. The
greatest bargain of the
season.
510 and 512
J LACKAWANNA AVENUE
LEI d
FA
N
SILKS
BAZAAR,
at reliable
has always
Quad-
prnces
HUCKLO
Punt Neither
Moeey
NOll TIll'ST IN THK WASTEFUL
SUBSTITUTES FOK
GENUINE AGATE WARE
WE HAVE IN OUH WINDOW
A LINE Ol-'
AGATE IRON WARES
WE WOULD HE PLEASED TO IIAVB
YOU CALL AND EXAMINE IT
COSTS A LITTLE MORE,
HUT WILL
TiAST TWICE AS LONG
As THE CHEAP URADE.
ALSO
riOUSE FURNISHINGS
AND
HARDWARE SPECIALTIES.
1F0OIE k S3
110 Washington Avoaue.
HENRY BEL3N, JR.,
General Agent for tbe Wyoming
District for
Mining, Blastlng.Sportlng, Hmokeleil
Btid the Repauuo Chomlcu
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
fcafetyFuse, Cups and Exploder.
Rooms 'iVii 'Jill nnd -M Commonwealth
Ilulldlng, Scrnnton.
AGENCIES:
THOS, FORD,
JOHN II. SMITH A SON.
E. W. MULLIGAN,
PltHton
Plymouth
WUkes-Iiarre
3
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the beet quality for domeatlo uia
and of all sizes, including Buckwheat and
Blrdieye, delivered in any part of the city;
at the lowest irica
Orders received at the Ofllce, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No
telephone No. 2C24 or at the mine, tele-,
phone No. 272. will be promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at tbe mine.
T. SI
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