V-i, t" THE SCTiANTON TIUBU-NE-MONDAY MORNING, DEOttMBEK 20. 18f)T. t'ulitlMird Hilly, Urn-pi sumliiv. hy the Tribune l'libllnlilnR Company, m Fifty Cents a Month. 'Minn n tun ro'TO'mi kf wiitst 'a. as I XCOHB-Ct APS MAtt, MATTJ1 3;EN PAGES. 7" SrilANTON. DF.CK.MHKH '.'0, ISM. At the Htitcil Hollcvuc, In I'lillndel plila Sntunlny nlclii. a dinner for, twelve iieiflotiH routing 2.0no wnK nerved In intyitit'tit of nu election bet. A din ner for $12 with the othtr $l.fSS Judic iously contributed to charity would have been fully its creditable. The Contest Dropped. Tn deeldliiR to nbnndon the thrent ened contest In this county Candidate Sehudt. Horn nnd Norton have pur sued the one course consistent with fiilrnepi and Kood Judgment. Contlnu nnee of the con t at would have dis turbed the work of the county Rovern metit nnd entailed a formidable bill of costs without in any manner affecting the deelnred lesult. 1'ioof of deliberate fraud in consld- rable iroportlnns was not forthcom ing, and the contestant knew It. Ir- ppiiliirltle there were, and no doubt niuny of litem, but It is Impossible to tilleve tlint more than a small per- nttiKe of these was wilful: and of tins percentage H fair lil(Ulry would iot place the lniKer fraction to the discredit of the elected candidates. In ii nu'il population election Ir.reRitlail ttis nr; Inevitable. Failure to comply with each of the somewhat compllcat- a niUirements of the ballot law Is r t Infnviuunt, Hut it is nn Insult to the mass of voters to oharRo that these slips are premedltafd and conceived ii villous Intent. Where there Is rea--"ii to suspect fraudulent Intent, the criminal cotnts offer the best means of iveiiiplaiy punlshmi nt and In such punishment after fair trial and con viction citizens of all parties will re .1'inc. Indeed a concerted movement 1'niklnR to thi' punishment of notorious violators of the laws RovernliiR ehe l!"ns is to lie desired, provided always tb.it It Is Impelled In. Rood faith and it imt used simply as a leverage to work )) nilM'hlef equally vicious In Intent. It is unnecessary to add that the Republican party In Lackawanna has jmt solicited a discontinuance of these mntests nor made any overtures for peace, u stood and it stands prepared tn defend Its own. Hut at the same lime It notes with satisfaction the tri umph of saner counsel among Its friends, the enemy. One by one the sweet privileges of youth are passing Into eclipse. This time It is a Virginia solon who wants to make Hitting a statutory crime. C.OMccrn:nK Alark Manna. Whether Mark Ilnnna or some other liepubllcan shall be elected to the Vnlted States senate by the legisla ture which Is soon to assemble at Sprlnglleld, O., Is not In Itself a mat ter of ilrst consequence to the Kepuli "Itan party; but it is of the llrst con f iii.i'iiee that the lJcpubllcnn party hi Ohio and elsewhere should play fulr. Perlldy must not spot its ivcord. Treason must not becloud Its future. The time and place for the Ilepubll iiin voters of Ohio to register such ob Jei tlons as may be held by any of them to Mr. Ilnnna's candidacy hrtve passed by. At the Toll do state con vention where the party was repre sentatively assembled Mr.Hanna's can didacy was Indorsed by an explicit ilcrlaratlon ordered by the vote of n large majority of the delegates pres ent. In the ensuing legislative prim aries and elections the Issue as pre sented to the voters of Ohio and passed upon by them was Mr. Hanna fur senator against a Democrat. There wan no question then as to the repre sentative character of Mr. Hanna's Ile publlcanism: there cannot be any question now. The light wns made by him, the Issue was cleat ly under stood, and by all the rults of the game he Is entitled to the fruits of the vic tory thus won. If those Itepubllenns In Ohio who now threaten to disert Mr. Hanna want to enjoy the respect of the coun try they must show a clean bill of health. They must show that they never acquiesced In Mr. Hanna's can didacy; that they never pretendi d to favor It; that they have opposed it persistently and cousLstently and that there Is reason back of their attitude, and not mere factional plquo or Jealousy. If they can do this, they will be In position where a bolt from Hanna will be credited to honest motives. Otherwise, their threatened vaulting over the party traces will be set down as simply the scurvy back-biting of a pack of politi cal ambuscuders afrnld to stand forth In the open; on a par with that of gamesters who Ramble only with load td dice. Tho report that Cnllxto Oarcla had committed suicide originated where the wish Inspired the thought. He Is the liveliest corpse on record. bxeited liifnrmers. The platform adopt d last week at the seventeenth annual session of the National Civil .Service Ileforni league calls In shrill falsetto for the preser vation nnd enforcement of the present civil service law, but says never a word In condemnation of the grossly partisan fuiewell blanket orders Issued hy Orover Cleveland Just In time to cinch a lot of unexamined p ts In of fice. It linn no hesitancy Iti accusing of "Impudeiico" those who do not ac cept nt face value the league's fulsome praises of the examination system, but It U silent nvr the Ineffable Impudence which characterized the last udmlnls tratlon's attitude toward tho spirit of that system. Tho league "Indlgantly stlgmutlzes the mendacity with which the enemies of good government and pure politics, both in und. out of congress, have mis represented the practical working of the merit system und their persistent repetition of gross and ridiculous false hoodK, clearly and frequently exposed, ns insults nt once to tho Intelligence and the conscience of the American people;" but It lamentably falls to ex nlaln jiwav. the essential absurdity of the Ujeary tjiat tb bcuf test of" Illness for responsible executive trusts Is to be had In nn academic process of Inter rogation and reply, without adequate allowance for character, temperament or practical experience In every-day affairs. In other wotds, Hie National Civil Service Kefnrm lengui; Is engaged In nurturing a notorious humbug by te sort to clumsy artifice and false pre tences. The energy xpended by It In accusing of bad motives those who ex ercise the constitutional privilege of differing from them In opinion mlulrt better be devotul to practical examin ation of the workings of civil service "reform," with n view lo that "re form's" necessary reformation. Oillclnl records show Hint of a town and country population lu the (iulnes district In Cuba of 15.000 on .tun. I. ISO", more than 7,000 have since died, al though the normal death rate Is only from .100 to 400. Unities wns one of the centers of the Weyler policy of concen tration. Weyler has gone, It Is true, but his evil work remains a a stand ing reproach, not so much to .Spain, from which nothing better was to be expected, as to the UnlUd States, which failed In it duty to both Ood and humanity. Retaliation In Kind. An amusing Inclduit Is narrated In the Washington (orresp'.udence of some of our contemporaries On I'rldiy con gress pissel the bill pionlbltlng pelag ic Mallm: by Htlzt-ti.s of the I'nlted .States. After Hie bill had passed It was discovered that It Included a pro vision prohibiting the importation Into till" country of fur seal skins taken In the waters now In dispute. Thereupon Itepresentatlve Julinsoti of Noilh Da kota, one of the bill's most aggressive opponents, rushtd to the while house to try to persuade the president not to sign it. He argued before the presl i dent for some time and the latter J beard him patiently, but Ml. Johnson o'ld not at the lime know that Hie bill was an administration measure, draft ed nt the state department and tlrst Informally approved by the president before its Introduction lu longress. Its meaning. In short, Is this. Canada, and Kngland having continuously dis played .in utter lack of consideration ft r American rights and eqiiltls in the seal llshlng Industry, the adminis tration .it Washington, after arnest attempts to reach an ninlrable settle ment of the points nt Issue, has deter mined at last to retaliate In kind. This new act will embarrass a few of our own citizens fcr a time, hut It will, if carried into strict enforcement, prac tically ruin the sealing business for Canada and fSreiit liritain. According to on" authority K. .1. Olbson In the Philadelphia Pi ess there are 10.0W) persons employed In London in prepar ing these prohibited skins for maiket. 'flic skins are almost altogether sold In the United Statin. If this market Is closed to them It will not only greatly lessen the value of the raw skins, but It will practically destroy the business In London and the protlts of the Cana dians engaging In the seal fisheries. "This," says Mr. Olbson, "Is calculated to bring the Canadians to terms very quickly. It will practically leave the Canadians without nny market." The principle of retaliation Is not one to be di lsen until better principles fail; bill with some Individuals and also with nninv nations it Is the most ef fective weapon available. Wo hrlleve II will prove signally and expeditiously elective In this case. It Is the kind of argument which' the Mrltlsh govern ment understands and respects. Congressman Orow evidently regards a commission In hand as worth sev eral booms In the bush. And therein he display his habitual common sense. - The Cosmopolitan Unlvers'ty. It Is announced by the founders of the Cosmopolitan university that 1S0O0 applications for membership have been received, or nearly nine times ns many as wete orlglnul'y expected, and the end Is not yet. This simple statistical statement disposes utterly of the con tention that the educational lield In this country was already sutllcleiitly filled by the academies, normal schools, colleges and regular universities. As a matter of fact the hunger for higher knowledge among the masses yet far exceeds the available school supply, and the oxtioriment of Mr. Walker in contributing $l."n.00f for the mainten ance of a free correspondence unlvcr s'ty, despite the contemptuous and contemptible manner In which It has been attiched, from no other visible motive or cause than Is explicate om the hypothesis of natural depravity. 1 3 deserving of sympathetic scrutiny not only as to the Rood that It will do but also as to the gient human want which Its large enrolment discloses and em phasizes, without being able wholly to supply. There cannot be two oplntnup on the point that peisonal association between pupil and teacher Is vastly preferable to the conditions Inseparable from In struction Imparted at long range. In this rospet Mr. Walker's university Is at a large disadvantage. On the oth er hand, the relationship between pu pil and tencher necessarily Is limited by tho seating capacity of the class room, whereas the scope of the Cosmo politan university Is bounded only liy the confines of tho postal service nnd the funds available for conducting the requisite correspondence. Thus what Is lost In personal Inlluence Is more than counterbalanced by what Is gained In extent and range of Inlluence. And there Is- this to be said for the pupils whu pledge themselves to work out their educational salvation singly and at homo. If they persevere, triey de volop by that perseverance traits of character constituting In themselves a largo part of the essence of u practical education, and If they do not persevere, they' are no worse off than nt tho be ginning and have, none to blame but themselves. The Cosmopolitan university has ap parently lost tho favor of those who prefer form to substance nnd formality to effects. Wo read nnd hear much on the scote of Its "lack of dignity," ns If In a tlmo when thousands ot men and women throughout our great ex panse r,f country are literally starving mentally, dignity In educational pro cesses were tho chief consideration, These critics are the same who blush and look horrified because In Mrs, Uur- nett'q latest story the hero, his grace of Omnnde, while bathing In the Thames, rescues several unfortunates from drowning before pausing to go to Ills chambers and don evening dress. Hut to the masses It will be most wel come and In the public's eager embrace of Its opportunities Us founder may rend his nhuiidant Justification and vindication. The call to Mr. Lelscnrlng to decline himself more specifically will have to take on a little more fortissimo. On that subject the statesman from Upper Lehigh appears to be somewhat hard of heuilng. An Increase Inst year of r.0,000,000 bushels oi nearly XI 1-.1 per cent. In lake gialn shipments Illustrates the effectiveness of low transportation rates as n stimulus to trade, TOLD 15V THE STARS. Dally Horoscope Diutvii lv AJncclms, The Ttilitiuc Astrologer. Asttolabc Cast: l.fS n. n.. for Monday, December 20, P07. A child born on thl'i d.iy will notice tln.t II is the fellow who pliijt, the buss drum or (. vinli. iIm Ii the baud th.it cm nlwuys talk the longest on musical theories. If Imitation Is really the slncerest flat tery Hie veritable Jackass ought to led I'oiiiplimci-tcd at th; action ol some ot our unlive cdltu's. The fall of Wily Welsh has left the fnto of the "loyal 'lewn" of the school hoard lu the hands ot the jury, so to speak. Our Sunday contemporaries arc still vyiiiK with each other for the honor of being the "orlglrnl ltryiin organ." What In some men would bo considered crimes are only mlstukes when brought nearer home. Ajncehu Advice. In business deals and oilier matters le menilier that lots of fellows who preach hotiestv are "not working at It." Oiir Government's Record of Shame From a Lettet in the Sun. THOSK wliii, in i tiler lands, have taken up urtim lo release t.lieni selvis fioin oppression have always II li.nl t lie Lonllal s.wnputnj ol lau people of the Culled States. '1 he lu.-l nnd most .itilKlng proof of tills Is to Ii fined In the platforms of the parties tipopvlilcli the cMidlOiiics for national of llns stood during the last presidential election in lesfuct of the it niggle which 111" pu'pie of Luna have eo long and so Micccssl'iilly maintained against Spain In behalf of tliilr Independence. I'non everj oilier point the contentions which erect ed those pl'itleiins illffcled radleall). in their sevetal Interiors, discussions upon many other MibJiets were divergent and bitter, but ill on the Cuban question the com cations weru all unanimous. They nil agreed that the people of that Island should be free. o This declaration has found expression on th" hustings, In state legislatures, In the h.ols of congicss. The lesolutioti of fered by Senator Campion recognizing the Ind pi-ndence of the Island was sup ported hy the numerous precedents which lie it"d. The concurrent resolution which passed the senate slanting to the combatants the rights or belligerent's is pending in the house. Anomalous .is It may appear to tbo.e who entertain the opinion that ours Is i, representative gov ernment whose duty it is to carry out tho commands of the pinpir, the fact is that notwithstanding. Indeed in despite of the popular voice, and notwithstanding what 'las bein our coinse In respect of other countries, where Cuba has been con eetned the exemtlve branch of our gov ernment has not only never been fiiiiul ly to that Island, but has been, on tho contrtry. ptnitlcally the ally of Spain, j Men and money, imbed, h.ivo not be-n i sent to her. but even tiling else necessary to carry on a war she has been permitted lo obtain from our shores without Mint. Her spies have been allowed to lineal our ports, and on their repot ts our officials have taken proceedings (ignlnst those who, by them, have been lUetned guilty of an Infraction of our neutrality !ows. Culled States vexrsls have been kept on patrol duty to prevent the expediting of supplies to those whom she was lighting, thus blockading our own ports and coasts against our own vessels i.ud commerce. All this In behalf of a nation whose form and principles of government differ en tirely from outs, und ngalnst a people who have been pursued tiiillctively by their mother country, who have been de spoiled by her and have never enjoyed any right of cltlznshlp eeept that of paying taxes. o This, too, when there seem to have been not only no obligation, but no ex cuse for such conduct. For the ports of Cuba have always been open, and Spain bus always contfiidcd that there has ocen no war on the Island. K, according to Ik r, there has been and Is no war, there can be no coiittnlirand of war. Taking her at her word, therefore, any vessel had. and has. the right to clear from any port in this country for nn port in Cubi, carrying no matter what character of cargo or what number of passengers, and to proceed on her voyage unchallenged. Should she meet a Culled States css!. , l hat vessel should, If necessary, atford ' 'i. r assistance and protection, and not I .ipture her or turn her back; nnit no vcj- ' . .1 I. ..!.... .!... ... 3.i..l. ...n.tl.l 1.....A O.A SCI licioillilio. ni H'twii tiirutii ott,u ,,,o light to hinder or molest her whiles she was on high seas. The snips of our navy were nccr It tended to aet as a coast guurd for other nations, it Is not our province to see that tin Ir laws are not diluted within the limits of their own Jurisdiction, Yet I his is precisely the use to which many of them nave been put. If tt be said thut these vessels so used were nicissary to Intercept any hostile expedition which might sail fro-n our shores, the answer Is that no hostile expedition could be organized except In one of our ports, i. ml thl.i could not bo done without the knowledge of tho Inw olilcers of the government, who could easily break It up. The proof of this answer Is found In tho fact that no such expedition has been organized here since the present rebellion In Cuba broke out. o Many acts of omission ns well as of commission weie ( barged against Pres ident flrant during his administration of the affairs of the government. Of thorn nil tho most conspicuous was his refusal to acknowledge the belligerent rights of the Cubans, who wrto then In revolt against Spain and flchtlng for Independ ence. Ills message In support of his courso Minwed it lack of appreciation of the facts, and did not state the law ns It ts laid down by International lurlsts of niithorllv. It was against precedent. Our peoplo could not I ndorstanil President Oriiiit's loirle, which, while It admitted (hat fighting had been going on for ten wars, denied that war existed. The) be lieved that If war existed, the parties thereto were equally entitled to belliger ent rights, end that the Hospitality of our e'ountry should not be en'oyed by una of the combatants exclusively. They con hldered thnt the fact and the law were both against him. Tiny also believed that he had violated (he pteredents set by President Monroe, who. under circum stances slmi'ar to thoso which were be fore him. not only granted to Spain's South American colonists bolllirerent lights, but acknowledged their Independ ence; nnd that he had forgotten llkowiso tho precedent set by finnln herself when she hastened to accord belligerent rights in the people of the south when our Iron tiles tlnre began it Is not. therefore, surprising that many of President Me Klnley's best friends are disappointed that ho should' have followed so closely tho course pursued by President (Irnnt, opposite ns It wns to tho one pursued by President Monroe This Is the mure dis appointing, because the facts under winch President Grant nctrd resemble only as a mole hill resembles n mountain tho facts as they existed when President McKln ley Indited Ids message. --( H Is truo that in President Or.i'.it's mes sage he stated that numerous engage ments had taken place lie'ivceu tho In surgents nnd tho Spanish iroops. pi.tt that muth property had been deiiroyed, but ho considered that these ongagemi nts hud not raised the struggle to tho Imfor tatire of a war: and It Is a fact that, not withstanding these engagements and tie sltuctlnn of property, our commerce w;th the Island had not betMi disturbed mate rially. Wo gatheied from It somo flOO, iim.wx' per annum, tin did not Know the numbei of men In levolt. lie did not hear, except In faint tones, any cries from those who were oppressed, lie did not know what portions of the Island wete under the control of tho respective par ties. At present, on the oilier hand, 'M. 000 well orgar.lzid nnd well equipped men me under arms nnd in the field. Tho Spaniards have under control only such portions of the Inland as are surrounded by Spanish soldiers, who are blockaded from the land, and but for their being ac cessible from the sea would starve Ml their forts and Intrencnincnts. Ppwnrd of 100.000 Spanish soldiers have perished In the last three years In their vain at tempts nt subjugating the Insurgents; double the number that were killed and vounilcd In the twelve great battles of our war. The population of the Island hni been reduced from 1 Cno.iXli) to l.UW.WHi since the rebellion broke out; three tluv s tile percentage of the losses of the l'r is filans In Hie seven years' uar under tho treat Kiederk'k. Our commerce with the Island has been reduced to almost noth ing. Tire and sword have devastated Cuba. President McKlnley cannot but have licanl the walls whli It have gone up from the miserable tmd starving peo ple who have been persecuted and tor tured us no Christians have been perse cuted and tortured since Nero's time In Home. It appears to me that this Is war upon a gigantic scale, and -In Its most hideous form; so gigantic and hideous that all civ ilized nations should raise their united voices against It. PROSPORITY'S RBTURN. Ilurrlsburg Letter In the Sun. There ha.i been n great Increase In the volume of business transacted by the corporations of Pennsylvania since tho election of President William McKinlrv. 12 very feature or branch of corporation business shows a steady growth In Its op erations this year as compared with K", nccordlng to the reports of the state de partment. It Is doubtful whether there hns ever been a time In the history or the slate when a similar comparison would have shown the same results, the figures were prepared by Coporatlon Clerk William C. r.irnsworth. of tho state department. This (leparmelit of the government of Pennsyluinla lias ex clusive Jurisdiction over the Issuance of charters, the Increase or decrease ot cor porate stock or Ipdebtedne.ts. the ex tension of railways, the dissolution of cor porations nnd the registration of foreign corporations seeklus to do business In this commonwealth. o The most lntirrtlng feature of the sub ject Is perhaos the business of railroad companies. These corporations reflect every fluctuation In the business of tho state. Dining the months of March. April, May, June nnd July, lvfifi, when the freo silver heresy was It Its floodtlde, and be fore the business men ot the country had settled down to the belief that the sober s-Mise of the American people wns bound to triumph, there was an almost com plete stoppage of railroad business In tho office of the secretary of the common wealth. Durlntr these five months not a single paper was filed In this olllce for the Increase of the capital stock or Indebted ness of u railroad company. On the other hand, dtirlnc the same period ol ISO", fol lowing McKlnley's Inauguration, the de pertment authorized the Inciensc of inll load stock and Indebtedness to the amount of $V.W0.0eo. In ISM there were only live street railway companies char tered with an iigprecide capital of JUL' ikio. while In 107 there were nineteen cntupa tiles chartered with an nngregaie capital of Jl.rwi.ODO, or nn Increase of about 1,100 tier cent. In Pt'ii the total capital repre sented by nil the corporation transactions of the department amounted to S73.uoo.neV), and In 1S07 to $lti3,unu.u0i), an increuso ot U'3 per cent. During the month of October. 1MW. tlnre were twenty-eight miscellaneous mnn.t facturlng companies chartered, with an aggregate capital of $MS.0H0. Dining tho same month In 1S07 forty-three such com panies were Incorporated, with an aggre gate capital of f'l.'Tii Oiio. This shows an Increase In capitalization of over J.mh. 000. or about 500 tier cent. Dining the month of November, IS'.W. existing corpor ations Increased their capital stock and ludehtednes-i to the amount of I723.no 1. while for the same month In K these n creases amounted to Slli.i'HOOO. nn In crease In capitalization of $1 j.r,ei0.(K0, or about 2.IW per cent. The business for the first ten days In Deccmtier of this year shows a corresponding Increase over the transactions of the same period in De cember. ISM. CHIRISTHAS GIFTS. What is more acceptable than a nice piece of ss ot lMc-a-Bnc, Umbrella Stands, Jardi nier and Pedestels. Din ner, Tea and. Toilet Sets. TIE CLEIOKS, FERBER, CTAtiEY CO, Open Evenings. PCCM topfas Ibis week in Beidlemniae's s 110.UU) OK TltAlH: HUIMUNn, Linden Street nn t Carnival eoiMM Q ill Biuyers9 This is what the coming week will be at our store, from the opening hour this morn ing until the closing hour Friday night. The spirit of commercial rivalry is in the air, and with our usual business acumen you will always find us in the lead with a store full of goods, experienced and energetic salespeople and correct prices, the Bazaar has become a household word. Lookers after useful Holiday Gifts will be greeted by a deep cut in our SILK BEMRTMENT 50 pieces of all silk Brocaded aud Colored Taffetas, the 75 cent quality, At 49 cents AT MESS mm QMMEIR 58 pieces forty-two inch Two Toned Pompadour Suitings, the 50 cent kind, At 25 cents AT QWW COUNTER Two-Clasp, Prime Quality Ladies' Kid Gloves, in white, ok bloodbrowus, tans and modes, with rich black embroidery. Special 'for this week, SP cents a pair. A Great Special Cut Price Sale an the CLOAK DEPARTTCENT. Space prevents details. Seeing is believing. We can save you at least 25 per cent. ftSSHoliday Department in basement abounds in novelties for old and young at comparatively low prices. CHRISTMAS IS MM ALWAYS 11USY. -IVvn nom jOTUli'"'!) :k :jSsas 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. Lew5s9 ReiHy & Davks. Wholesale and 1" aj Ol'K.V KVKNINfiw. EeymeMs sirs ATTACTIONS: Holiday Novelties, Handsome Calendars l'urao, Curd Cases, Albums, I'll ito .Stands, I.catlicr (ioods, IVus, pearl holders, MauleuroSetK, Fountain l'enp, I iil;staiiil,gold plated, Kino (Stationery, .Ml Lady's .Mirrors, Knnoy HasUetH, Toilet Sets, llnnd-l'alntcd Dressing Cases. .- I'lIIt CENT. OIT r.OOt) REASONS WHY. "Quo Vitdls," "Soldiers of Fortune," "IIukIi Wynne," "Tho Drones Must Die," "I'nder Two FIiirk," "Itlenza," "Choir Invlsuble," "Captain Courageous," "I'hro so," "Tho I.lttlo Ministers," "Thclma," "llouso Boat on Styx." Others equally ns up to date by tho beat people In BooUdoin. F. Maiiion CitAwronti'M Works. Reynolds Bro T 3 STATION-UK'S, KNOHAVKItS, JIOTKJ, JEP..MYN UiriLMXn. MILL k CORNELL'S TT O 4 11 TP THI 11 1 TI n ft0 P ill Jliiii y vMlil v Such a choice stock to select from cannot be found elaowliero in tills part oftho state. And when you consider the moderntu prices nt which tlia goods urn inarUcd Is u further claim on the attention nnd consideration of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WllITt.NO DKSKS, IJnuyjiNoTAnMx FancvTaiimx, ClIIIVAI. OLASSI'.S, J'aiu.okCaiiinf.ts. MumoOaiiinkts, CrmoOAiiiNirrs, Hook Cahks, FANCV llAHKHTu, I.O U.N (IKS, WoiikTaiii.e, KasvChaius, GiltChaius, Inlaw CitAius ltOCKEUS, HtiAviNd Stands, l'i;i)WTAI, TAnouitNTrts. All at lowest prices consistent with tho high uullty of the goods. & Conmiell At 121 North Washlugton Avenue. Scranton, Pa. mm Kte .JP 100 K T Pdo tE l Week. UE LIA Clothflinig prices. TQ) Llj beeeomir motto Ity Moexcelled the lowesto Your money back if you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. BOILE 436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. TT iu Special Sale of o ANCY r 5ILICS Coffliiaeiclig Tualay. We ' offer about 600 yards Fancy Silk, choice designs in Brocades, PergiamiSo Romae Stripes, etc0 in lengths ranging -from five to twenty yards each. Former Price. $1.00 to $1.65, at 59 Cts a Yard to close greatest season. them out. bargain of The the 510 and 512 J LACKAWANNA AVENUE THTTYO T A ii ji BAZAAR IF W a iULC at reliable ha always Qmal prices pti UKTONKOForil XHAS TREE HOLDERS AND IIAVH IT HANDY FOIt HIM WHKN IIK CO.MKH IIAVH YOU SKKV TIIK MANY USK Fl'I, XJIAS l'UK-IONT.-J WIS HAVE IN UUIt WINDOWS? KiHJVENlU AWAY. CALKNDARS GIVEN FOOTE & SISAE CD, llil Wushlnston Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., ticncrul Agent for tho Wyomlnj District fj.- Milling, IlIaMlng.Sportln;, Smolcoloil und tho Hepuuno (JUomlciU t'ompuuys IM EXPLOSIVES, nfety Fuse, Caps and Exploders. Rooms "itf, alii and '.'II CommonweV.ttj Uulldlug, Scruntou. AGENCIEA T!IO, FOItD, JOHN Ii. SMITH A. -SON, E. W.ML'LLIUAN, Plttston Plymouth WliUes-llarrj PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestta use and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city at the lowest krlce Orders received ot tho Office, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephone No. 2434 or at the mine, tele phone No. 27.', will be promptly attended to. Utalera xupplkd at the mlue. WE 1 SI .iron 0. r ViU, AJLL li vMi (TtanK IUP01TS P010EB.
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