THE SCIJANTON TRU5UNE -THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1G. 1897.
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Many u poldlcr wjiosr- imiitynloni on
lli- battlfllcld hnn von cclolnlly ntirl
liccn extolled In vrtHo hIjowpiI no
ki enter In nvoiy In the line of duly and
wan desurvlni: of no mote mutes tlum
PnymiiHter Wllltnm II. I.nw.
The Prospect in Cuba.
Minister 'le Ujiue's prcis nucnt In'
Havana to bccomltiR liidlKiiuiit at the
Cuban InsuiBenlH because ot their oli
Htlnncy In lefuslnpr to buy the niitoti
oniv Bold Inlck He wiltvi In u fit of
paslnn to the Washington Post.
' Mlnnco and his lieutenants h.ive sub
stituted for tin- pulli v of stneilty and
punishment that of plncatlon and ln
tlulRPiicc. They ate ofleiliiR the Cuban i
nut only foi shrinks for the p.ist, lim
llbritv and self-Rovernineut for the
future, it tlm ;insuiKents ih not ac
cept tlils.it will be because they do
not want a leslme of law and older
a ml political biiiuiU'lii.itluu.1 Tl will be
lie June the lulRiind's c-nii-t-r suits their
tnsti lieller than the rcstiulnts of In-ilu-tiy
and i Ivlllxcd -oiii-ly. It will be
because thej; ;urMelcis by choke and
iiuntnst iiij" ei)llplitcnc.l otdcr of
tbluRx; bei ailse they would utile" sub
sin by plunder than by toll: idthcr lie
nniu'idei.s than ptateful iltlzeiis. if
IWy leally want s-elf-Roveinnirnt, lure
is Hpaln off.-i lug II to them. If they
do jnit want it then tbev aie mere
hjifieiltlc.il and Impudent pietenders."
Talk like th'n mnv Inllueiice Atneii
c.nis who aie Irhi taut of Cuban hls
torv, who do not undei.sinnd the wroims
which Cubans have sulfeied fiom
Rpnln'i hands, vim uro unaware of the
pioved peilldiousncss of past peace
of'eis made by Spain and the pi en
able falsity of the pi cent oveituie; In
shoit, who Imauine that the Cuban In
surrection has no Justification and that
the word of Spain is an as.-ct of sub
stantial value. I!ut it Is the verv
nulntesseine of Impudence niul pte
sumptinn to those who nio Infoimod
on the subjert, suRRc-tlnor iniK h the
(amp spirit as tl-at displayed by Ills
Satanic .Majesty when he took It upon
himself to lebuke sin. if the offer of
nulrnomy had been made llrst, with
a disposition to meet tne Cubans half
way and adjust ile tails to the s-atltac-tlon
of all concerned, then a ietus.il
by the In.sm Rents to (onIder terms of
peace would have sa-i Itlced much of
the sympathy which they now com
mand. Hut to extend th? olhe-branch
only after two .eius of Welerlsn, with
Its Indescilbable Inhumanity and ItF
wanton dlsiec.ud of the lilies ol civil
ized wnifnie, and to piopo'e as a basis
of compromise a hocus poeu- scheme
of alleged home uilo which, even if not
canceled by Snaln befoie made efteet
le would leave Spain iiRalp In pos
session ot the k"inel while the Ini.ur
Rents would hae only the shell, Is In
any honest view simply to add insult
t Injuiy a fact made plain b the
tactics uted by Blanco In his effoits
to seduce the In.suiReni leaders Into
Miuend. rin,-.
And l.ow a woid as to the chaiactet
of the f ulipii Insuipent-". On till point
Jt is possible thai Aliieilcnu public
opinion has been mlslntoiinecl. The
licislstent le-lteraticn by Spanisli
auents of the (liaise that they nie
meie iRiioinnt muluttoes chlelly, who
are in ieolt mainly l)ecaue It lice-,
them from the oidlnaij le.stialnts of
civilization; or that Ihe few leadeis
anions them who possess rudlmentaiv
knowIcdRe of holdlershlp aie meicen
.iiles, icady to j-ell their swouls to the
highest bidder, may pos.sibly hae suc
ceded in causluR such an impiesslon
to pun all in leitain (iiaiteis, especially
Inasmuch as little effort has been made
to countciact it. Hut all the tacts be
lle this fharce. For moie than two
jcars these allesed mulattoes and niei
iinailes have i existed within an aiea
about the size ot Pennsj hania a foue
of ttalned iCRiilar soldleiy nearly seven
times as laiRe as the total British
stieiiRth foiiRht ly our levolutlonaiy
foielathers, and icsisled s.o well that
nut of Weylcr's limgnlllcent aimy of
linO.OOO men 140,000 now occupy un
inaikcd sraves. The dlrectliiR sphlts
of the Insuriectlon aie among: the
lnightcsl and keenest minds in this
rountty, men who have coped with
Spain's, best diplomats and 'tiateRl-sts
and come out victoilous, every time.
They ate following plans laid after Iohr
and careful study plans for w hose
execution nieparatloiih were being
made vcais befoie the first blow was
stiiick. Gomez, the lonunnmlei -in-chief,
has lepeatedly rejoeted pilncely
biibes fmni Spain, and with the ineni
on of his only son slain a year ago In
consequence of Spanish tieacheiy Is
Implacable. The non-return of the re
cuit boxy of spies sent by Pando to
sound him Is a suggestive bit of evl
deiue In point. They noer will ie
tiu'ii. Their bodies dangle fiom lorest
tfes. Ciaicla. the military genius of
the insunection, and next to the mnr
tjs Mnitl and Maceo, the gieatest
Cuban of his time, beais In the scar
on his face the pi oof of his devotion
and couiau'e, Unfiled and betiayed nt
the end of the Ten Years' war, and un
willing to submit to captuio, ho sent a
bullet clashing through his own head,
but fate may we not say Pioldenee
- decreed that his life should be spared
for the mescrit tnk. In the eastern
provinces Caicia heads an aimy of 20,
(too well disciplined men, and his eflh -ieiuy
as a commander la attested by
the fall of Vktoila des Ins Tunas, the
captuie of (lulnCM und Oiflsa, the re
peated defeat of W'eyler and Pando,
and lastly by the selgo of Ilyamo,
which Is nyiv In progiess, with eveiy
piospect of teilillnntlug Hiiicessfully,
Ainci leans wonder why the Cubans
o don't fight more battles pitched In the
open, tliirclu does' flishf In this man
ner. because ho hits the men und the
amruunltiuii tu wnnniit the taking of
such hazards. Hut the smaller com
mniulri 'pursuo the gueiltlu stylo of
campajgn dellbcuitcly ami In puisu
ancuof a, fixed plan. They leallzo thnt
In this iiuy they can evnilo the duuger
arising fiom &pftin'fc "overwhelming
superiority in ilufnlA'itt tint! fit tie Mmb
time 'Inflict, uifiifi iie pilSiffy' ilio muxl.
mum limit vf riiiiioMlt'jccJ- tiheli vxiicnai.-.
Wr lime seen liow Woylcr'fl nimy of
200,000 liriH dwindled tloVwi to no.OOO
effective recllltUH. Thnt is tlie sulllc
lent lejil to erltlrn of CJoinez's Rucillla
tnetli'H. Tluisie InctlcH have kimuccI
Simln'M very vital ami yet kept the
Insiinectlon'H fqrcoa almost Intact. In
war as In pence It Is icsuUh thnt count.
Hcsultx uti" to till time nre nil on the
side of the Cuban Insui Rents. They
have mnde the most temntknblc cum
imlKii for ficcdom In modern hlstoiy,
and evcrv ninjuiv Is to the effect thnt
lliey will win their objective point
uncondltlnnnl Independence ero nil
other year mils mound. Mails this pic
diction for flltute refeienec.
Authoritative announcement Is mnde
of the falsity of the story thnt Genet al
Sangullly had sold out to Spnln On
tlie conttnty, ho Intends to renounce
his American citizenship, on which he
was pledged not to re-enter the field
against Spnln and icturn to Cuba to
resume his old command under Qoin 3.
He allege n that his pniolo was socund
by false pietencos nnd that thoiefoii
he Its moially floe to violate It. This
point nil not b so teadlly conceded
by others; but In any event It Is some
consolation to know that howeer do
flclent he may be In Judgment San
gullly Is not a deliberate traitor.
The flonroe Doctrine: Wnat Is It?
A foimer niembet of the Anieilcan
diplomat!" service coiitiibut s to the
Washington Star an Intel estin? piece
of news or fiction, one does not know
which. He says he has lilsh Geunan
nuthoiltv fir the ass'eitlon that the
cau? for Germany's manifest and un
plnitl' dissatisfaction with the Montoc
doctilue as lcccntly piopounded Is to be
found in the fact that tin Gel man go -cinmeiif
has for .scleral yais been
laying plnns for the eaptui. of Argen
tina, bv hod; ol ciook. with the pur
pose of convening it 'nio a large. Ger
man lolony welded politically to the
fatheiland. The unnamed Oct man of
ficial who Is reported to have disclosed
this noiel plan of emplto extension is
eiaoted s-pcciflcally p follows:
"We must have more teirltory and
we are not going to tho trouble to pet
any moip whkh Is uninhabitable. This
time we will know what we are about.
vto have been making our plans caie
fulb foi yjais nnd do you (suppose
we nie going to have them all over
thiown by you meiely because oit
ale r. lew thousand mlks nearer than
we'. Next thing we of the old coun
tiy know you will be chilmiii'? a right
to Intel feie between England and a
poslbly lebelllous Austialla merely be
cause you aie nenier to the Island
than th" HtiRllsli. We will not make
e.ur pl.i until we ha made eveij
piej urcitlon thoroughly nnd you may be
sine we will b piepaied to meet your
ildlculoi.s Monroe doctrine nnd any
stiength It may bilng foitli. AVc have
measuied your potsllile stiength well.
We have no Canadi to be fearful of.
We have nothing you can attacK near
at homo. There with your wonderful
rrsumces we admit that vou aie al-
mcfct ln ulnerable. But if we should
with or without the consent of its peo
I le conclude to seize the Aigentlne Fie
public what would you do about It'.'
You would either have to tight us there
oi at home We ceitninly w mid not
come to you to settle a nu.uiel with
whkh jiiu, we contend hae nothing
at all to do. Aie you or will you ever
lie piepsuod to cany war into a far
a.wi enemy's country?"
This may i'.l be a meie fantasy of
the Im iglniitlon, but In any event It
a foi U an opiioilunlty for renewed
eonteiii! latlon of the Monro" doctrine.
A- defined by President Cleveland that
c'octiliiL would ceitalnly commit us to
loiclble resistance of Get many in case
thai nation should urdeitake to slze
I otession of a South American tenub
lle. In other woids, the hascni of a
Hlfihtful war must In. Inclined by our
vnunment if at any point on the
We-uun hemlsplieie Hurop' an soei
elf.nly shall heieafter seek to encroach
by tone, t'nder tho Cleveland doetiine
II Kuropean encioaehmeiK .houl.l be
by peaceful processes of tnide, pur
chase or cesslo", Wi T.'oubl have no
v i riant to Interfeie, despite tho fact
that foieign eneioai hnietit is foielgn
encioachment, whatevei tip means em
ployed. It Is probable that this definition of
the Momoo doetnno will not .stand the
test of time. It Is illogicil and Incon
sistent. Hut what loini of Intel pieta
tion will enduieV Where are we to
diaw the line upon foreign occupation
of American teirltory V The answer to
tills question would involve a gitt of
pioph;ey to wide we lav no claim;
hut gnneially speaking we' Incline t.)
the opinion that utter the I'nlted States
of AmeilcM lias mnnagej to tolerate
two yeais of Weyleilsin hi Cuba it will
not be In M'od poslilon to object seil
ou?ly to peaceful German colonization
should such be attempted on the t-'outh
American mainland.
Tne DemoctatR. in trying to make a
paitlsan issue out of tlie Cuban piob
lem, will, so far as they shall produce
any effect at all, simply help Spain.
Bankruptcy Legislation.
It is announced In conespondence
fiom Washington that the house judic
iary committee has agreed upon a new
bankruptcy hill which will soon lecelve
tho approval of tho house. It will be
remembeied that legislation to regu
late bankiuptcy has on several occa
sions been almost completed, but some
thing has invailably utisen to thwart
tho demand for uctlon of this charac
ter. The piesent hill piovldes, wo aie told,
for both voluntary and Involuntary
bankiuptcy. Hy Its piovlslons any one
may tile a petition and go into oluu
tary bankiuptcy, except a corporation
The latter may bo foiced Into it but
not otheiwl-e. AVage-eainers, laborei
and faimois cannot be forced Into It.
All others aio subject to Involuntary
bankiuvitey for certain designated
causes. In general these Involuntaiy
causes i elate to fraudulent conduct on
the pnit of the bankiupt. The former
clause providing that a man who per
mltr his commercial paper to go for
thirty days shall be an Involuntaiy
bankiupt Is eliminated. Where a per
son Institutes pi oceedlngH' against an
alleged bankrupt by petition and is de
feated on a hearing tlv bill as It now
stands directs the cous tp allow the
respondent nil reasonable costs, ex.
pc uses and counsel fees, to l'o i aid by
the petitioner. Tho petitioning cred
itor also must nt the time of filing or
within five days therenfter file a bond
nppioved by the court conditioned on
the pnyment of tho costs. Its general
effect Is to dlschnrge tho bnnkrupt of
nil debts after the estate has been nd
mlnlRteted, and It has been found that
there hns been no fraudulent conduct.
"The new measure Is so framed," snys
the Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger, "ns to mnko Its
ndnilulstiatlon simple nnd Inexpensive.
It Involves only twe olllcers, referee
nnd trustee. The former trustee re
ceives no pay until the estute Is closed',
the referee is to receive a foe of $10
nt the outset, nnd when tho estnte ts
closed a commission of one-half of one
per cent. Vntlous penalties not only
against the refei'ee nnd tiustec, but
the bankrupt in case of fraud, nre
named."
These provisions nppenr to bo emin
ently fair and just both to debtors nnd
credltoi". The need of leglslntlon pro
tecting the Intel est of both clnsscs in
tho business community Is so nppnient
that It seems superfluous to state It
In wolds. It Is to bo hoped that tho
piesent bill will speedily become n law.
Controller Lloyd, of Luzerne, has had
the misfortune to differ from the coutt
In the matter of the interpretation of
tlie law which foihlds salaiicd police
men to lecelve any fee or emolument
for any service peitalnlng to their
duties as policeman. Policeman Jones,
of Wllkes-Barie, served n number of
subpo nas, tuined In n fee bill and
the conti oiler tefused to appioo It.
The policeman took the matter Into
couit and thete the contioller was
piomptly overiuled. He probably has
other suipilscs of n similar chaiactcr
awaiting him. Hl conception of his
duties is such that If he were to bo
Mistnlncd by the couit tho other of
ficials of Luzerne county would soon
be t elegatcd to the position of moro
clerks.
It is difficult to understand why Pres
ident Andrews should be criticized by
Giand Army officials for eulogizing the
personal character and military tnlents
of General Robert 11. Lee. We believe
it is nowndnys conceded by competent
observe! s thnt General Lee was one
of the gieatest military geniuses In
American history. He fought on tho
wrong side, but he fought there con
scientiously and did his best. No man
could do mcre. Let us not begrudge to
our brethren who wore the Gray fair
lecognltlon of manly qualities. The
war Is over.
The government, It seem, has al
leady arranged to forward relief sup
piles to the starving Ice-bound victims
of the Klondike craze, and Its course Is
to be commended on humanitarian
ground.'!. But It might be well to couple
with this bit of hecessniv paternalism
a specific and explicit notification that
heteafter the Alaskan-bound argonauts
must begin tlie Klondike gamble on
their own lesponsiblllty and with full
foreknowledge that they must accept
all the consequences thereof.
Now that ex-Congressman Aldilch
has been proffeied another place. It
looks as if Consul General Lee had
been lecjuested to make his stay In
Havana Indefinite. It Is well. General
Lee commands the countiy's utmost
confidence nnd respect, and as Lin
coln said, it Is a poor policy to swap
holies In the middle of the stieam.
Correspondent Pepper reports It as
the opinion of a inajoiity of both the
Spaniards and Cubans In Havana that
the Pnlted States will yet Intervene
In the Cuban wni We wish we could
shaie thlri belief but an administration
w hich could keep hands off butchei
Weyler will haidly take a grip on
palavering Blanco.
There appeals to be good giound for
the belief that ex-Ambassador Uayard
again, has the senatoiial fever. It
Delaware cannot choose a good He
publlcan It might easily select a woise
Democrat than Mr. Bayaid.
Ciedlt wheie credit Is due. Und?r the
clicunistances no American could bear
himself with mine dignity and wise
n licence than General Wooclfoid has
displayed since reaching Madiid.
Uconomy w ithout Inefficiency, or, in
other words, efficiency without waste,
should be the Republican motto In con
gress. It Is a wnr ciy that will win.
Civil service "refoim" must submit
to radical lefotmatlon or else be made
to give up the ghost. Nothing can be
gained by postponing the Inevitable.
In 1S70 5,021 copyrights were granted
to Ameilcan writers and composers; In
lS'Jli, 72,470. Ameiica Is obviou&ly the
coming sent of literature
At this rate Santa Claus may have
to travel on a mudbont.
Regarding the Netd
Literary Lion
Piom the Pittsburg Time?.
ri I.L TUB world that leads Is talking
A about llenik SlonklewIiA tho au-
;jt uulhor of "Quo Vudis. ' Ho is the,
n dteiaiy sensation of the genera
tion, In aa ago when ot tho min
ing of books tin io Is no end ho 1ms easily
enmo to the float and uveifhudnucd all
othus. although he writes in u languagu
which Is iinkiuwii to tho gnat llteiary
nations. Nutuudly. there is great inier
iht In his personality and inethouj, and a
demand to know whit ninniiei ol man lie
Is. This demand has been p trtly met by
the Issuuuee of a small piimphl"t by Lit
tle, Brown A: Co, of Boston. Slenklewk.
Is a Pole ot tho Poles, and a native ot
that province known as Lithuania. Bo
was born at WolOkreJbka lu 1S13, of an
old and noble family, but fiom which
wealth had dcp.it ted. Lithuania, the land
of bis birth, though a pan of Poland, hns
the ihiirncteilstlcs of a dUtlnct national
ll a nationality even moie Interesting
to tho philologist than to the historian,
bi'cnuso of its peculiar dialects, which
piesent a mom slarlhug nihility to an
cient Sanskrit than any other dialect
known. It has scarcely any printed liter
ature, hut Is rich In spoken dialects. In
fragments of song, elegies ot rale beuulv
tinged with a melancholy ut onco chaste
and tender und profound.
o
In duo time Slenklewlcz beennio n stu
dent at the l'nlverslty of Wutsuw, vvhero
he hud ninny opportunities ot observing
tho unhuppy rendition of his native coun
try und the efforts that wero being mudo
by Its conquerors to denationalize the
Pole. Ho left tho university ut tho ago of
2i, bi coming a wanderer. Ho led a gypsv
life in nil parts of Poland, mingling with
all sorts and conditions of people, and
faring us such wundercra do, Ho was
hccmliiRly content to get his food ns did
the birds of tho air. and seemed to be
endowed with llttlo ambition beyond that.
That his wanderings were not without
purpose, however was evidenced bv a
olunie of skeichcs that came Irom his
pen in 1S72. nnd nxhlbltid great powei ot
sutlle. After huxliig tiled of wnndeilng,
or hnlim nccompllidicd tho puiposo tor
which hh nomiidlc life was undertaken,
he edited n Journal In St. Petersburg.
This did not occupy him long, and, like
many another advontuicr and enthusiast,
he drifted to Purls. Here, in 1S77, with
pome cotintrwiuii, ho Joined 111 the idea
of forming a Polish Utopia In America.
A small band of tliem Mulled in that ye-ir
nnd started their scheme near Los An
geles, Cnl. Their settlement was called
Anno Lunl. Among the party wuM Alme.
Mndjoskn, who aftei wind became so cele
brated on the stage.
The enterprise soon proved a failure,
and those wm had cnilinlked In It were
(ompellcd to look elsewhere for a live
lihood. After attempting a number of
schemes to gain a 'ling. Slenklewlcz
managed to get buck to Poland, and a
few cars theieaftci. In tw). be begun tlie
publication of those books which have
mnde him famous. These were three for
midable novels, "With Pile and Sword,"
"The Deluge" and "Pan Michael." They
nil deal with heroic episodes in the his
tory of Poland In the seventeenth cen
tury, when Poland was an Independent
nation, nnd thev are deemed his greatest
works, notwithstanding He is chiefly
known In the Bngllsli. speaking world as
the author of "Quo VildK" These booKs
were published In a I'olMi magazine as a
hcilal. and they inn for a period of olg'U
ears. euh succeeding book being a
quel to the preceding one and cnrrjlng
along some ot the same characters.
Speaking of these the pamphlet mivs:
"Thoic nio utterances and Ineidents In
this work as dramatic a Shakespeare
himself The genius stumped upon the
Tillogy Is profoundly oiIrIiuiI, never Imi
tative. All tlie forces of nature bavo
helped to make It what It Is. I'lre, fed
lug, large humor, pt of mind pathos, a deep
level ence for the foi m-' and spllit of true
lellRlon these ale but a few of the most
sttlklng ch.uuttoilstlcs of this woik."
o
Here Is a pen plctuiu of the personality
of the man: "And peihaps moie eloquent
than ninnv a pi luted page is the face ol
Sienkiewkz as It looks at us lu the llrt
volume of 'The Deluge.' It Is the taco
of a thinker, of a mini who has lived
deep, felt deep, loved and joyed and suf
fered. It Is pecullnilv an at fist's face
stnmpcd with the fine sensitiveness of
temperament that belong to such. The
gaze is kindly, yet sad Tin re Is nothing
of that exuberance of gavetv which
shines in the countenance of Dumns pere,
or of the gentle, g nlnl good-humor that
speaks fiom Sir Wallers kindly visage.
It Is the face of n poet, of a cosmopolitan
Hamlet of the Nineteenth century, of a
man who has traveled much In distant
lands, Is equally nt home In the Client
or the Occident, but has lemaincd nlvvays
of the Poles, Polish even to the lino lingo"
tips."
o
These historical novels were antecedent
to the production of "Cjno Vadls." which
deals with the enily Christians lu the
lime of Ncio, and which, bj icason of
the fact of tho Incidents appealing to the
whole Clnistlan world, has 'attained a
much wider popularity. But the same
qualities that have caused "Quo Vadls"
to be placed at the head of all the many
books dealing with the earlv struggles ot
Christianity are present to an even
greater degree lu Slenkievvlcz's earlier
woiks dealing with the hemes of Polnn I.
In the opinion of competent critic-., thev
have turned Into the m-ager current of
Polish literature as ilch a stream ns
Shake'spenro poured into the lltitatute or
the Kiigllsh-speaklng woild. It Is ac
knowledged on all hands that Ameilcan
readers owe much of their cnjovnient of
Slenklewlcz to the admli.ible translations
of Jeremiah Cuitln. who adds to a com
plete knowledge of thi Polish tongue, a
most dlfllcult one, a thorough understand
ing and sympathy with his author and
unbounded admhatlon for his genius, so
that he uses everv gift In his power Jo
properly present him to Ungllsh readers,
as a labor of love.
run ciin.v.
Once a lowly lace lav il lug.
Angrily as madmen die.
Cursing with the gasp that fieed them
The power their hate had dined def.
We were free anil you enslaved us;
We were strong, ou bt ought us chains;
We were proud, ou broke our manhood;
We were ilch, jou stole our gains.
You robbed oui women ol their honor.
Made our fair homes desolate;
We saw our chlldien grow in likeness
To the image that wc hate.
We wcie slaiving and you kept us
Prom the means of getting bre:.il,
And you lashed us i.s you diove us
Till we prayed but to bo dual.
But brave men lose up among us.
And wo followed them to war,
Crjlng, "Let us live as freemen,
Better dead than as we are."
Though vve'ie djing Spain, wc re flshtpig
And our biothtrs sh'il) light on
Till, as sure as God's in heaven.
Your Inhum in uile is done.
Geotge Hogjr, In Wilkes-Barre Record.
CHRISTHAS
GIFTS.
What is more acceptable than
nice piece of
ss
or
Umbrella Stands, Jardi
nierand PedesteJs. Din
ner, Tea and Toilet
Sets.
TIE CLMONS, IFiERiM,
'MAULEY CO.
Open Evenings.
tMs week to
So
BeSdlemae's
HOAIll) Of THADH I1UILDINO,
Linden Street
Special
Bargains
Holiday Gift
GOLISi
nn
Maid Adv!c
To
.veil
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.
TSie S
peciia
Holiday
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
ALWAYS BUSY.
lifOMEW
SSEfiltaS
ftUQdEH'i
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.
Lewls9 ReMly
& DavleSo
Wholesale and Retail.
OI'BN BVKNINGK.
Our
stole In a
ClirHt tuns 'Iree
fiom Mhicli tilings orna
ments so splendid mid In
sue li profusion tuut St. Nick
himself comes und profits by tho
display. There mo cnlendius for
the new yearns lmndsoinonsurt nnd
cm etui worUnintiship 01111 make tlioin;
Hooks tho best of tho lntest "HukIi
Wynne" mid "The Utile- .Minister" In
holiday nttlie; stationery; pens, gold
anil peai I handled; Ink Stands In
onyx, silver, coal or gold; Toilet
and Manlcuie sets; Bibles.
These
me
Just
11 ft-iv
of the mjrlnd he.iutles of our Christ
mas Tree. You may see It for nothing;
for Just a little moro jou may tako
your choice of all that you see.
Tho foundation Is HONESTY.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONKUS HNGIlAVKltS
IM Wyoming Ays,,
HOTEL JKIiMYN IILJII.DING.
MILL & COMRUS
Ti
nitre
N
Such a cholco stock to seleit from cannot
be found elsowheio In this part of tho state.
And uhen you consider tho moderate prices
ut iihlch tho goods aro maiUed is n further
claim ou tho attention nud consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WniTisr, Dmks,
DlU'VilMlTAnl.ts.
1'AM-VTAlir.tS,
I'lll.VAl. UI.AV41-S
I'l!I.O!lClllM.r!i.
Ml'HIUUA 111 Mils,
emtio C.viiiNKrni
Home t'vsis,
1'ASUV IlAHKhTC,
I.OUNCllS
WO!tKTA!lM's,
Easy Ciiaiiis
Gui Chains
iM.MIiCllAlliS
llOCKKUS)
SllAVIN(1hr.VMiS
!'i:iik-tai.s
TAiiouiiurrhs.
All at lowest prices comlstont with the
high iiuulltyuf tho goods.
&
Coeeell
At 121
Noith Wushlngton
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
77ysj- rjm yaw t
.-M-
kJCLE.. iI-
y foody.
De
partmeet
JX
RELIA
Cloth 5 oi
prices.
beeeomir motto
Ity Moexedkd
the lowesto
Your money back if you want it;
and tlie same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays,
BOfLE
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
FINLEY'S
Special
Sale of
ComiiefficMg May
7.
We ofjer about 600
yards Fancy Silk, choice
designs in
Brocades,
Persiainis,
Roman
Stripes, eto
in lengths ranging -from
five to twenty yards each.
Former Price. $1.00 to
$1.65, at
59 Cts a Yard
to close them out,
greatest bargain o-i
season.
The
tlie
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
FANCY
SI LSCS
BAZAiio
BLE
at reliable
has always
Qyal
pnees
M
J
Put Neither
Money
son Travr in thi: wastefuIi
sriivru'LTi: ron
GENUINE AQATE WARE
WK HAVE IN OlIU WINDOW
A LINE Ol'
AGATE IRON WARE:
WE WOULD HE PLEASED TO H WE
YOU CALL AND EXAMINE 11'
COrS A LITTLE MOKE,
HUT WILL
LAST T WIl'i: AS LONU
As THE CHEAP lilt.VDIi
AI.MI
HOUSE I'l It.MslIlNCiS
AM)
HAUDWAItE SPECIALTIES.
FOOIE & SHEAR Cft
110 Washington Avenue.
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Gcuuul Agent for tho Wyomlnj
District to."
Jlluing, HlaMlns.spoittns sniofcoleH
und tho lU-piuiio Uiumma.
Company s
IM EXPLOSIVES.
rarity Kii'C, Cap and i:plodora.
Iloonis -Jl'J, -JJ!1 and -Jl I Commoawciltt,
Uulldlug, sciuutou.
AUENCIEi.
'iiioj, roim
JOHN II. sMiril.tsON,
K. W. .MULLIUAN,
PHUtoit
I'lXIUOlltll
WlllvevUiiO
Jill PLEASAKI
AT RETAIL.
Coal of tho best quality for elomestla us
and of all !zos. Including Buckwheat and
Blrdeeye, delivered In any part of tho city,
at the Ion est krlce
o'rdcrs received at tho Office, first floor,
Commonwealth buUdlns, room No j
telephona No. S6J4 or at tho mine, tele
phono No. 272. will bo promptly attendee!
to. Dtalu'3 supplied ut the mine.
1 SI'
II,
DOiPOIrS
rami.
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