the SCR ANTON TRIBUNE TUESOA.Y MORNTNGr, DEOEVBER Ul. 1397. l3e cmnfon riBune PiiMlditel liillv, I!sceit mwliv. hv Hip Trltmnp 1'ulilWilni; ronuvmy, il I'lfl ivntsn Month. MI Mil tt mn rolTOn-1 T r"FIAW TA. A1 irpoNr.ctA!nvtt,itATTrR. TEN PAGES. pphanton. nncnMnnit 21, iR97. TI10 iitvddent'n devotion to civil wr vtfp icfoiin would i'p nil tlic tnoto to M ticdlt If lie would prorwl to do a little' Ki'nulno (Ivll hctvloc lefoiinliiR by ViirnliiK tlio tflcaH out. Journalism rt Its Best. An example- of rlithtootisne.ss In Jour tinllnn hiii Iiren Riven by tlio Tiny, N. Y, Times which la vvoithy of vvlde Mjnea 1 notice. Hainc of our readers may lentil the ( lHumtmiees to vvhlih we nte nhotit to allude. Hovel al moutlip bro the tax pnois of KMinuelaer county vveic vlmrked to Iwnn th.it Cioise H Jloi llson, the treasurer of that cotintv, Iii-kI ilnfittltiil til n utlnt ri.ivtivlnititlt1tr "noon. Stops were ptomptlv tnUon to prosecute Moirison and In due time he ! u 11 eoiivlttrd ni dfonteiired Tin que". I tl-.o f leeoverv tht.it nrofce. Jloiiison ' 1. id bondMllcn who weie Rood foi tho l speetlvi' amount'" of thrlr liability. Tlu j and he weie Kcpiihllciin'i; the bo.nd of supetv Isms at whose Instnnc" the necess.it leRal steps had to be tukt n, wns ItepuMlenu and the Troy Tints Is the leeonnlzecl esponeiit of Btnlwait UepulillennlMii In tho larce coi initnlt In wlili h It ilrrtilntes. 1'rc'tiuie wns exerted on the board to ml It to lelease these bondsmen j mid put the bin den of MoirNon's de la I at urn on the taxpayers. It wns a foimldnhlc picijuif and wo undci ttand that an element In the bo.ud nt one time pave sIriis of yleldliiR Theie upon the Times, under the dliectlon of , l, I..,.. ..1.1 n.llt... n .. .1 ...,, Irt4.i. 1. Illlill.1'4 trilltUI .111,1 I1IIJII,UI, " "Hill ,111 Ut lull. .V. ris,' lllkMlll Climbs s Fianelh, came to the res- Is ijlvon to thP survivlns vtternns bv me It Insisted thnt sue h a t ompio- j tlios nn-riiR thMr uuniber who credit inW would liietiievabl stultlfj the , this demand to enmity of tho old foI ItepublU an paity In ltenrstlaer county oicr than could p ssibly br Riven by and exhibit a betiaal of trust for I open opponents of iienrlons at ill: foi which theie could subsctiuentlv be no j such a nilbtonstruetlon of motlvis is njioloRy before the people It practlc- equivalent to miMhk tint honest votcr nllv lead the i lot net to the wavorei.s i nps iecelit of deserved pensions enn in the boiid and ultimately eanled Its I i,JSl, thrntiRh tho expo-tne of Imposl- point. Tile bondsmen were made to disc harRP their liability and the county to that extent wns protected. Hut theie it-mnlned other Items to be adjusted. 'When MoirlMin's Ill-doitiR was exposed Moirlson, instead of turn Iiir his peisonal property over to tho county, convejed It to personal fi lends In thi. pif-onal propeity was $S3,C00 woith of notes held by Monlson In lieu of county funds personally and unlaw full loaned by him The coun ty's rlEht to this sum is clear, but the present holdeis of the notes ask the county to compiomlse with them for $2,f00 and again the Times objects, as it docs to other propositions of a like chaiattei. 'This," it alllinis, "Is a question of light as nRalnst t as.v ac quiescence in public loss, of tlio peo ple's dues as asalnst the Intel est.s of Morrison's endoi--ers, who, having been held to their bond, seek to make the ultimate deficiency as fai as possible the count')'!, and not their own. The Tiny Times .stands on the side of light and the public inteiest. The Times will continue to stand there in spite of coaxing oi bulldozing, of tin eats or of blat ltRuaidlng fiom quaitors vlio!-e motives must lie JudRcd by their ntts The Tioj Times will oppu.se and de nounce. If It be the only pap'n to do wi, any attempt to settle this m.itf" by dnik lantern methods or snap judg ments The county must nr' sufter by tin Infidelity of its lepiesenta.ivf s. The public treasury nms-t be pio tet ted " The nttltude taken by our esteemed contempoiai Is impregnable and in taking It the Times has given to the detamei.s of party Journalism a re freshing and most valuable object lts si u In tine Indt pendenee. It Is per foimlng a hemic and noble seivlce not simi l for the taxpajors of Hcnnse laei county but for Republicanism and Ameiicanlsni ev ei j v. here. AVe wish foi it the suppoit and appreciation which such work as It Is doing .so ob viously merits. Senator Chandler evidently seeing his name in pi int. enjo.v s Figures as to Pensions. In lino with the demand of promi nent veteians for a revision of the pen sion roll and a limiting heicafter of relief to those ciperly entitle I to it, tho New Yoik Sun publlsdies, a ten-column aillclc asserting in detail the existence ot gross peribl in frauds, and suggest ing steps to cuie them and to protect the hyhtent against future abuse. The article ittelf should be read by all In teiebtjj in this fcubject. Its allega tions If true, are of the first imoott- ance Put for the benefit of those of our readers unable to examine the Sun articles we give below, for what they ore worth, some, of its ealient facts. With a pention toll now uggiegating SVC.OIl names, theio are still on tile and not jet acted upon applications either for first pensions or Increases aggiearitlng 57S,099. with a weekly in crease in this list averaging 9 000. Last yetvr, 32 years after tlio war's close, CI.OTJ of these claimants gained admis sion to the rolls. The last census and other oftlcial reports are quottd to show that thur are now 813,019 survlvois or widows who might be entitled to pen sions, assumlns that they aie all dis abled or dependent in whole or in part, art assumption ridiculous in Itself. Of tho survivors alone theie were, In 1S90, 1,031,073. Deducting 185.3U who huvo djetl. which Includes an estimate for s!j months of tho present year, and 121,600 deaettets and emergency men. It" tv 111 be seen that theie aro 727,122' aqtual survivors today who might be entitled to a pension. The total of. pen sioners on Recount of tho war, accoid inff to the repoit of the pension com misloncr, is 917.542, of which C0.869 are children and 27,b59 are dependent fath etV mothers, sisters or brotheis. De ducting treso from tho total there re main 854,114 survivors nnd widows drawlns pensions, or 40,745 more 'sur vivors' and 'widows' than there aro ac tual Hurvlvors and widows who under any circumstances could legally draw pensions, 5rrom 1S73. when the general pension lalT was passti, to tlio present day," flay? tlio Sun, "not a law piovldlnt,' for ptmslonfl bus been rep"nled. Seutcely i ti ne?l in hnw iiifim vviien new ia nppioptlntlliK moio money have not been put In the book 'I he pemdoii of fice ptlntn ti sjuopsls of thein, and It retiuliea a book of 1W imrch to 110 comiiiDdiUe them. Of tlio 378.000 who trot on the luvi'Md pension rolls throiiKlt the net of .tune 27, HDD. not one lctelv ed nn Injtuy dtirlnpr the win, and not one wan able to ttaco any dKibllltV back to ctvlce In the wai. Their dis ability, when they hnd any, a we suli Hequint to the vvat and ftom absolute ly ludejiendent cntis.es. Ko with tho widows who me dtiuvIiiR pennluns tin det lint net. Their hutdi.uuls died of dlpc'tve and causes not In any vvav trace ible to their vvnr hoi vice. Hut n K plain by the ri'rotdq on theh fnce moio piiivlvoit.' nie drawing pensloin than tl ue aie hurvlv-e is, and, as even Indy Knows, thnti.iiu'H upon thousands of real ('tenuis eountrd intuitu: the 727,0oo sun Ivors of the war ate not drawluj: pensions.' Perjury and foi Kciy, tin article olinisiy, have been the ngtnl of tlii- whelen.ile fluids It con dmlo w ttli tnl los slruvlnj; am mis 'tJiu tl.ltuiH tlt.it Iiiwla nWi of nil '" '-'' l rnuntiltx of lli woild ml molt foi hei lmnn-iitf sjandlnB nrmy "i.ti the t'nitoei States pnys In pen- Mniip The Pun's supestloiis of lem edle must be 1 -f t lot subsequent con Bkleiatlon As wo have said repeatedly slnie this puhjivt tame piomlnetitlv to the trout, It Is Inipnilari that Vetera. .s thun-i-elvts enjoylna the full confidt n o of their fellow -veteiars, should tnl.i the lend in nslstltiR upon n ievllon of tile peiisl ni tolls The dentind lor smli ro- v Hon Is i demard tiullo as much foi juMlie to tht deservlni? veteran as It Is foi fair play foi this, tax-navcrs vxliti haviiiR crmc to ninn's est Ue since Dip w h 's t lose want honesty nml t tin tv to rovi n the nation's dlMiuise- ments ns well In relation lo ivntons j nri 1.. ..it.-. .ll.n..t .. r.. I..... it. ' lions on tlie government. M hen tin Cubans shoot spies and trnltois the Srn'ilnids call It ' savr-.tre and Inhuman" although it Is a nrae t'cp sanctioned by the niles of vvat. Hut Weylei's wholesale iissTpsinntlon of pielficort Is tvcuseil us n stem ne cessity of th situ itlon, show Ins that It makes a dll.eicnee whose ox Is goied. Scranton and the Eastern Le.is;u. "In time of pence, piepaio foi wai." In mldw Intel, nnangc foi the ne.xt summers spoits. We ate hopeful that the efiort of local admlteis of l.a-e ball to anange for a continuation In this city of the Kist oin league fianchlse will succeed and to that end we urge them to peit-eveie Not alone would theli sutee.ss benellt them. If not llnanelullv at least in the giatlflcatlon of a worthy deslie fm clean and wholesome outdooi nimise ment; It would fuithptmoio be of teal advantage to the cltj, keeping up Its lepute and piestlge abiuad and sup pl.ving it at homo with one of the nec cssaiy model n adjuncts of iiietiopoll tan cltydom. It takes all kinds of enteipilso to build up n eltv and those who give their time and money to ptomotlng honest nmu.senient nre quite as deseiv ing of pialse for tlieli public iii It as aie those who elect line buildings or establish gieat intlustiles Hulldlngs and Industiles aie important, in fact, indlspens-ablo, but tlicj aie to the sni metrleal cltj what tho .skeleton in a man Is to the developed man. "Wo would not caie to bee Sciantoii skele tonized. It Is unnece-.iiy heie to levieu the status of the base ball situation. This has iccently been done with skill and ateutac in anothei depnitment of The Tilbune. Sulllee it to say that the civic pilde foi which Sciantonlans have become pioveiblal has tlieiein an op poitunlty to display ltelf, to the un questionable advantage and benellt of nil concerned, The Boston genius who lias figured it out that the leal puipose back of the German Kalset's leccnt maiitlric dii play is to captme Hawaii and then ravage our Atlantic coast until we aie Intimidated Into abandoning the Mon loo doettlne lias an imagination vvoithy of a mote plausible theme. Mun cipal Statistics. The fullowing llgurci, have been tab ulMcd by tho Wilkcs-ll.ino Itecoid ft oin data collected by a special com mittee of tlio Wllkes-Iiuno council which lcccntlj Investigated tlio subject ot n thiid-cl.ibs ci'y chatter. The aie interesting tor study and valuable for tcfeienco. 12 3 4 Scranton 21 4-1" U l-S 17 Heading 15" full 0 3J Harrlsburg 21 2-3 7 23 7-10 Altooui 10 1.5 10 I'J I.iiicnster HVi 3-5 1 'il Allentown 19 '.'.3 3 G-fc, 13 J-1U VVillliimsport ., Mi 9-10 r. 1-2 3j VVIIkes-Harro ..7 1-5 23 Zi 1. Assessed valuation of piojiorty in mil lltins 2. I'ropottlnn of actual valuntlun, 3. No, of mills tux lovletl. 4 No. ot mills at Wllkcs-Uarro vnlua tlcn 12 3 4 5 Scranton lCVs 43 511 M r.i'J Heading iij IS 1323 to -3) llarrlslmrg .... l',j 23',', S79 S3 liris Altoona Mj 25 202 2U VW Lancaster 3'i 12 CI) 21 tiu Allentown 0 00 121 15 M VVIUIumsport .. C4 23 2i pi ',ii Mlkes-Uurro ..23 4i 'M 40 Mi 1. Mlleri of pived streets. 2 Slllcs of siivvers. 3. No. of street lamps 4, No. of polltemen. 3. Nut city debt, In thousands, The showing mndo Uu Rcianton is not bad In comparison. Still, it might easily be better, and it would soon be come better If In the selection of coun cllmen and school conttollers gi eater cire were exercised and rational pub lic opinion made to reflect Itself more steadily and emphatically In the de liberations of th'esej two municipal leg islative bodies. There is sense In tho suggestion of the Washington Post that congress au thorize an Investigation of tho Cuban fcltuatlon on Its own account Accurate and thoiotiKhly credible Information on this Ktibject li Rreatly to be dcsure'u, The publication of the reports of our consuls In Cuba itollld be n good step to Btalt with. The Clulstmas number of the 'Wilkes Unrre Times .ippenrcel lant cvenliu; In the idmpo of a twenty page Issue cn ciised In a hnndomo cover orliflmil in deslRii and artistic In finish. The con tents of the Issue aside ftom regular iipv s and ndvertisltiff depnrtiuents, wero until ely oilglnil, conslstlnsr of s-toiles and special ni tides bv rnunt beis of the TltnM ftiff and well known v liters of the WjomltiR vallu ; and j the eiiRravliiK-s IllusttatliiK various ft (Utiles wcie dtsljned and initio In tin Times est ibllshnient. Our cntcr- pi isIiik (ontemporaiy Is to be eoiiRT.it ! llhited upon the excellence and orlRln 1 allty of Its holldiy number, which Is a .sp-MkliiR ndvei tlsemont of tlio thui I ourI. manner In which the ofllce has ocen etiiippeo 101 an worn in uie line of model n printing. Some Instiucllv flsuros are cmbod Ittl In the (list annual tepott of the New Yoik date commlsslonei of cx-cli-o npimlnted undci the Ilnlncs Inw Since Hint law went Into effect the sa loons In th" state have decreased near ly one-thlld, while the levpntte deilvcd fuun the in has, mown from $.',000,713 to $0,711,71! The total number under the old Inw was 2.',0"i7: now It Is 13, !S!i. In tho face of Unf.o llRtires It is Idle to talk about th nptal of the Hniues law. tn tin so days of nnlnlis Rift selec tion permit us to fURRc-st that no moio til pi opi into Christinas pitsellt can b bistnwttl upon a ft lend than a paid-up t ii 's slibst riptlon to The Tilbune, In v ilvliiR n It tloes moio thnn ",00 daily itinliulerti, eiich with a Wtalth of nev s sound opinion and Rtneial lii'foimatlon ll,lt' liiBltitttlon . Tlio 7ni of itussla Is not computing Willi the empiiot of iotininy in tho fisttvt litisincHi ot playinp to the Rill it i.es, but when the i etui us uie all in it will djubtlrs liu dli-coeiid that lv has br"u sw.ius his usual Rcnoiuus quanlit of wood. TOLD BY 1110 STARS. Dull) Moioscopn l awn bv Ajac elms, 1 lie i'r Initio Istroloaer. Astlolabe Cast. 2 SO a, tn . for Tuesdiiv , December 21, iy)7. A child bom on this day will notice that II is almost Impossible to get om best gill aiigi this vvcik. At this season of tho enr tho good hijiihcwilc who has not time to tew on u button oi nn nd u tip In her hus-bancl s ti ousels, can ptoiblte s--cclnu-nsf cin broicler th it would mike a kaleidoscopic view iiink dull It begins to look as though a lire halo of tickets will be neiissuiv in ordei to amuse all inteitst 111 nuiiduil enteipihes In bciaiiton in lutuic. l. it cms tiliu'i', After II ivvnll and Cubi liavo liecn an nixcil It mUht In will to tend borne mls sloi arks ovu and iunv.it Ilclluvue. Earthing?? of the Great Powers Tiom the Philadelphia I'rcjs Till: Si YA HJl ot l!,e (.iiineoe poi t ot Kino i. linn lij Cleini.ui was oidj lliullv eiiilltiii In tin woiiil to 'lie iiLissit tin sutlhiciu iiigumo'it atiil iiiiliui an nt to lead tlu inch Mug to volt tin s,( n j i .it appiopiluli jus lul a bl, (Jiin.in licet. In due m.imoii It vasupposid ii Would be sinicllililed Hie I, iIm i sjmih list vviek iimJ the k eeptlon of ilils net of wanton aggri'sslou b aciiulisc. nt IJiiropi put nn entlielv ellf fetent tine both cm the bcluru ilselt and lliu k.ilei s iuiioso In wanting a ulg ileet. (Jcrmiiiv has toin a port Irom China In sheer lust of compiest. China Is weak (Hid Uiimanv is stiung Thi pott was imdifendid No Just cause existed lot iiggitsslou nitieh li s lot vvii or un- iicxiitlciii. No wiunliipr was Iven. No e plan itlon was offiuil tlio world Ger main v.intul tho poit and took It To stamp this ,iti of pliiudci luth us part ot Ins own periiiiiil Impulil policy and the settled purpose ot the empire, ami Ills tbnnstv, the kaisit sends Itis 'jtolhei out In command ot a new t-epiaiiron anil poses in a seile'h of thcatiltal farewells in tended and expected to llx tin attention of the woild China, a countiv which leaves Its defense to the good-will of its nelghbois, as this countiv his done only too much In the past, lliuls luclt wit, an liupoitant port In toreln hands, com maiiilliig a fuitlte piovluee ami couti'ilt- Ing the approaches to its capltul. o No lediess exists The civilized world incepts this wanton and hiatal act as a matter of couise. The l?ugllt,h and Ilu lopean papers uono of ihem ctltklso this plunder. All unlto ij ideally to wiv, us tho London Lco-iomlst docs tliat If Gernnny can foot the bill Girmtinv Is welcome lo this new piece of lout. Tho woild has leacheel u nw eia of International ioh beu and pluudet Twenty eaisago tinm the s lzuii of Algcila to tho tieal of Iteilln, no Luiopian iiatiuu had made any startling ceinipiiHl ixcept as Hussla liad estentlid unknown and saage bounelails in Central Asia and even Hussla Mir rendeied the innlnces tluro claimed by china. Since ts's the world has nei n pat tltluiied, About u&imixiO seiuare miles of Kivut.0 and bubiious .enltoiv in Atrlea hhve bciii divided up, of which Kngland has 2,370,0(10 unit I'runcu Z'mmM England has picked up isuimah nnd most of ltoi nco and hnlf a dozen Mttlo Indian Islands rianio has seized Madagascar, putt or Slam. Annum and Toiupiln. ncrinany has seized R3J 000 pim.iro miles in Africa anil 100 130 In the 1 .ullle, neailv all of It In the twelve jiars Ihen Hi iglum has taken in bf." 40e seiuare miles In tho Congo on n colonial (peculation In which 1'tnnco has a levlsiouaij lineiest. Ungland has also "occupied" i:gpt and Is In a fair way to tnko up 1,000 000 simaro miles ot so on the t'pper Nile. Half ah much has been picked up In llvo jears on tho Niger. Lesser posts and places havo been seized 111 other legions, o In all, taking tho world nround, slnco tho treaty of Ilerlln solemnly asserted that territory should pass only by com mon uctlon and consent, the European counttles have "abscrbid" 'In the Inter est ot civilization " of course neatly 12, 000 0m0 seiuare miles. This tenltory Is threo times the urea of IJurope four times tlio area of tho I'nlted States without Alaska, tvvlco tho habitable niea of North America and tn eater In uxtent than any one of the continents, except Asia There bus never b"cn such a period of unmiti gated loot and plunder ulneo, the time, three nnd four centuries ago when L'u ropo was carving up tho New Woild. o Of all these acres not ono has been taken In tho Wcstein Hemisphere In tho Amerlcus, In tho past thirty years, Prance lins given up Mexico nnd arbi trated a disputed boundary with IlraII Spain Is In a death struggle for Cuba, nnd Yin ind has submitted the Vencrua la boundary to arbitration and withdrawn hrr iiunsl-protectorate of tho Mosepilto const. Through tho vast area of 14,800, 000 square miles In North nnd South Am erica not a port has been "occupied," anJ not an net of European nRBresfton com nilttcd, Of this nreu, Iluropenn nations hold onlv 3,S00(W0 stiuarc miles, of which nil but u fraction Is In Canada. Tho 1'liltcd States, with Alaska, holds 3,M0, 000. This leaves 7,&W.0lW s,n.nro mites timouR the lesser western lands. Not one can defend Itself nRnlnM vigorous attack from ono of the Rrent European powers, tlcrmany. or an other Kaiopean coun try, could seize n P.ut almost ns easily us (Icitniuiy has seized Kino Chnu '1 h'-'so lands aro timptliiR. The aio rich. Ihcy are defenseless. Loot Ins roiio on the world ni ootid Tho two Americas aro untouched, o Is any one simple ciiourIi to Imagine this Is accident? Would tho western world have osonped this unhersal lust for plunder but for the I'nlled ritates and the Monroe doctrlno? The world Is almost di vided. The pnsslon for plunder will re main and row by what It feeds on. Spol iation will begin In the Western Hemi sphere unless tho I'nlted States is ready to protect by arms vvhnt It has hitherto Ktinrnntecd by moral Influence Monl consitlcratlous niu dead In Kuropo. Mili tarism lins stain them. The world around, ns the selzuto of thtse vast territories shows tho only snfetv for shore or port, land or mtlon, lies In euns and armor, forts and battleships. SHOULD IMtKArlllMtS PAY !)()C- Toite Letter liv Dr H It. Potter, of Hlsmarck, N. D, In the Medical Hecord. tn answer to the qui ry, "Should Min isters Piy Dm tors"" I v, "Av, verily." Tor twciitv-ilvo ears voitr humble ser vant has In en pouring phvsle dowr and puinplng otliti tin die lius up Into Hie min isters their wives nnd other members of the fHinllv. flee of ehnige and sometlmis without cm n a think on Why shoul 1 wo do If Aie not the ministers ns well paid, as well fid nnd cloilud house rent vi 1 little, and otten fne" Whin thov tiavcl, 'tis either DM or half-fire Don't ve p.iv Hum when they marry us? Don't vu tip them vvl.ut th v lnptle our ehildun" Don't we give them n few duc ats whin we die" Thej do not have the expense of keep ing a horse or two, nm of tho wear nnd teal of cariiagis, cutlers harness, etc No Retting up "o' nKhts" foi a ill lv e of j fm tv mill's I,, n in mm 5, wiih the wind howling at a speed of foitv mlbs an hour aid the imrcur forty below ro ' tuinlsh tin miillcine flic all for the love of yout fillnw-mnii Not u tent In tight, but v,t must go bon gro, mal gro ' oi we are hi ntles-", i old-blooded, crm 1 Mlntstirs tonntiincs show the lr grati tude, us when I attnided one througli a sevele slckmss, and dining Ids conval iscence he advised one of m good pay piititnti) lo tij a llvnl M. D; snld he would "git him on his legs qiilckei." Tills minister, bowovei, wns an exci p tlimall mean out As n rule, they aio Jolly good fellows, but I tay. let thtm paj and then tluj will better npprcclato us. .- - I'ltll.lMiK.. Tl.OVK. The Apiil show cis Had gi mined the tlowers With jewels uoni out the ky; YV Idle a iiitubovv blight In the bwoet M nllMil as seen on tlio hilltop nigh Said Jack to May, Let us lun awaj To the end of Uie bow up thoro And a pot of gold e 11 II ml 1 m told, As blight as our golden hair." So, hand In hand, 'Jo the ptom.ied land The twain tripped merrily on In their tieasuie-tiuost. Till the.v gained tho crest The rainbow icslcd uptn. Hut alack nnd alas! It came to pass W'nv up on the hill top there. That the only gold Jack found I'm told, Was the gold In Ids plnvmato's hair. Through the soft moonlight. On a summer night. Two lovvrs walked hand in hand With never a care. To the hilltop theio, lnefcoareh of tho "promised land." Said Jack to May " 'TIj m.in a div Since we tolluwod tho bow lo where Thi) onl gold Was the w eilth untold I found in our sunn hall."' 'Tls Chtlstmat night, And tho pale moonlight Th it steals through lite frostj pane Makes a ellm halo On his locks ot snow As he dreams of his outh again. And of "Little May," Who went one day To the beautiful "piomlsed land' ; With the woids, "deal love," And i trust above'. And a touch of u soft, white hand. The old man dreams. And to nv It s-eems Ho avs. as ho slumbers theit "Mv golden store I would give. nv. more Por a siKht of her ninnv hair " T. P. Hvelcr, in A Ill.ei-Uine Record CHIRISTnAS GIFT, What is more acceptable than a nice pie.e of CMm, M Glass or irlc-a-Brac, Umbrella Stands, Jardi- nier and Pedes tels. Din- oer, Tea and Toilet Sets. THE CiMOHS, Open Evenings. largafifls tWs week m Beidlemami's s HOARD OV TKADI5 UUILDINO, Linden Street Spcoa GO LISffll Gift Buyer Carnival 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 o pieces of all silk Brocaded aud Colored Taffetas, the 75 ceut quality, At 49 cents M MESS GUMS OMIM 5S pieces forty-two inch Two Toned Pompadour Suitings, the 50 cent klna, At 25 cents AT GLOVE COUNTER Two-Clasp, Prime Quality Ladies' Kid Gloves, in white, ox blood, browns, tans and modes, with rich black embroidery. 5pedal "for this week, 89 cents a pair. A Great' 5pec3a1 Cut pj'e vents details, Seeing is $Holiclay Department in basement abounds in novelties for old and young at comparatively low prices. cmsimas is mwim ALWAYS 1IIJSY. x i r jr s .rz- -w, a liy ,-n nrrecwf jtUl.'U r'RNWr1 Sensible presents, Slippers and Shots from 55c to 5.00. Our best etfoits are at your service. Always use ourstoies as if they weie your own. Lewis, ReMly Wholesale and Retail. OI'LN KVL.VLN'OS ReyioMs irotliers ATTACTIOSs: Holiday Xnvelties, I'urse, Caul Ciie, Albums, I'll ito Stnuds, Lcatlier tlooils, Pens, pearl holders, Miitilcuiro sets, Hiind-l'nliited Hiinil-onie CnleudnrR Pountaln Pens, I nkstiuieK gold plated, Pino Mntlonerj, Mi L.ul's Minors, I'ancy Iluskets, 'lollet sets. Dressing Cases. J." rut ensr on (loon itrvsovs why. "Quo Vndls," "Soldleis ot Portune," "Hugh W'j nne " "1 he Drones Jlust Pie," "I'niler Two Pings," "RlenZT," "Choir Inv Isable," "Captain Courageous," "1'liro so," "The Llttlo Ministers." "Uhelma," "House Hoat on Styx." Others equally us up to date by tho beit people In Hookdom. P. M vuion Cu vwi nun's WoiiKs. Rey molds Bro. 3 STATION Kits', EXORAVHRS, llOTlU. JLHMY.V HUILPINO. II3LL & COMELL'S nlfi k Such a choice stock to select fiom cannot bofouiiU clsowlicre In this part of the state. And when you consider the inoelernto prices lit which the goods uro mm Led Is a further eluim 011 tho attention and coublderatlon of bujers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. VVltlTlNO IJFSKS, DlirsSINOTADLKS. FAcvTAnr,s, ClfEVAl.ai,ASSRS, I'AHLOll CABINETS. MUSIC OAntNRTS, CUlItoUABINFTS, Hook Casks, Pacv Uaskms, r.ouarsl W'OltK 1 Ani.ES, Kasv Ciiaiiis, OlI.T ClIAIItS, Inlaid Ciiaiiis, HOCKltltS, SftAVINdHTVNDS, Pi DMTALS, TAllOL'ltl.TTl.S, All at lowest price! consistent with the high quality of the goods. Hill & Coenell At 321 Noith W'ashlugtou Avenue. Scranton, Pa. UfT-L 3x BOOKS 'ISo u Week. Price Sale in the CLOAK DEPARTHENT, Space believing. We can save you at least 25 per cent. RELIABLE Cloth5li1lg, at reliable prices, has always beeeoMrinniottOo QMal ity oniniexceHed, prices the lowesto Your money back 1? you want St; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays, BOYLE 426 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, TT Special Sale of ILK Tils Week, We offer about 1,000 yards Fancy 533k, choice designs in 3 lots, includ ing Brocades, Persiaes9 Romaini Stripes, etc0 in lengths ranging -from five to twenty yards each. Former Price. $1.00 to $1.65, LOT 1 5P Cents LOT 2 6P Cents LOT 3 38 Cents a yard, to close them out. The greatest bargain of the season. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE i ILlL 11 sO FANCY BAZAAlt MUCKLO A HELP TO SANTA CLAUS. OKTONKOPOUH XriAS TREE HOLDERS AND HAVK IT HANDY POM HIM WHEN 1111 CO.MKS HAVIl YOU SLI'.N THP, MANY PSK I'ULXMVs I'ltll-dlNIS VK IIAVH IN OUH WINDOW'S.' SOtlVENIH AWAY. CALUNDAHS GIVEN FOOTE k SIIEAl CO, 110 Washington Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., Generul Ageut for tlio Wyomlnj Disttlctfor Mining, I!lastlnc,t'portlns Hmokelen aud the ltepaimo C'homlcal Loiuiuny s MM EXfLOSIYES, t-nfet) 1'ut-e, Caps and Exploders. Itooms t;ii!, 'Jill and '2i 1 L'ouituoawei'tts llulldlus, bcruutou. AGENCIES. THO", roni), JOHN II. SMI nut SON. K.'V.MULLHjAN Plttton Plymoutla Wllkes-Uarrs II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the beat quality for domestic ua nnd of all sizes. Including Uuckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered in any part of the city at the lowest wirlce Orders received at tho Ofllce, first floor, Commonwealth bullJInc, room No i; telephone No. !&H or at the mine, tela phone No. 272, will bo promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. L I SI w, DUP0NT8 PIIIEB.
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