THE SCTtAlSTfON TIUBTDSTEWEDNESDAY MORNING, DECKS MIIER !32. 18!7. ()e f&iixto CvtBunc 1'iihllMiiel Hilly, lSxcet.t sun-ln. ti.v tl.e Tribune I'nblMiIng foinp.itiy, nt l-'lfty Cent' n Month. mint Tt'tr rosTOti'i'"! at iciunto:!. r., ai IfrcKt-CLACS UAH MATTgR TWKLVE PAGES. SC-KANTON. DKrKMHHU. '.'J. IW. After ult, the rmnl:li Itul Hull warn. Irm. wlit'i-oiiH tlw Anii'ilcnn Kills!, tniu-ili-f.. by StmnlHUlu In Jiill. lmil none, fipiiiii 1st In mi lioHltlmi l" i'"Uit com I'liilHons. V'nr Without Quarter. The HlliiiillllS "f -"olnlH'l ,1 1 ill f Ul II Kills'., tin' fcfmnlsli oiivny, lij tlie ftilinn lntiipi-'iit I'lilniipl, Ni-Htiir AuiiiKuri'ii. ii.i fully (iiiillrinoil liy Imtli Spiinluli ami Cu'i.'in ytlinlndmis. will ilntilitlusa lip nimlc tin' te-M 'if imifli inlKillicptfil cimiuiont. Tlii'tofni' It In oHst'iitlul Hint Hip iinillsiuitoil facts ."lunilil I"' I'hiiii' In mind. I'l-lnl' to Hip iH'BllUllllK or till' pIPKPIlt liimiti'pctlnii. lluU mill AnuiKliri'ii well win filrmli". I.uti'ly Kiila wioto to AuuiKiiiPii under tlu- rover of Hint friendship. In tin- endeavor topeistrndo hl'ii t- H'-i'i'iil the iUltolminy offer of r-iMln. AtiiiiRUK'ii iHplletl Hint iiniler thf order of Ills superiors In the Cuhan i i ,ir and in otiedle'.iee to Ills own JllilK M"iit.nutnnnnij' wn not to lip consld iii d: that lUtlx must not nipruaeli lilm hi Hint nil?sloti.f'l' to do so would lie to in. in the rlsU of lielnK eondenined to leutli as a spy. In nceoi dunce with the ..uleis of domes ami Oiireln. trt lmiiK nil eiiiisciules of Spnlu'who should up pro.icu any hiMiiiU'iii i-ann- to ne'Rntl ate on 11.12 iiiher basis than that of Col u'si alifoliltc lildeiemlenee. In ttplte M tliis folenm warnliiK Itulz up pionihed Araiie.iireii In the prohllilted nuiHiicr. and his execution was the IVMlll. Those- who oiu.urpil with e-qiiaiilnilty Hie horrors of WVylerlsin, by which JiiO.oiiu Innocent iion-coniliatants. men. w mitt ii and cliikliPli. were ilootued to M" slHivatlon. liiteiislllpil heie and thpie by the ravishing of women and the wanton toiture ol men mid chll- h -n. now nffrct to be very much Minimi at tin- fntr of Ituli'. 1'ihiups ii.iiialily that nil" a deplnrnble fat.'. 1;ut It ni least was chosen deliberately anil "till ample forekliowIedRe, and the vitmi of It enn enjoy from tills time fenvurd ull the prosthte of martyr dom In h'.s country's behalf. Ills fate ix not woise than that of Mnjor Andre: if it Is n zilni Incident of u merciless war. we should in t forget who Is ro-f-iensllile for that war or who llrst nave to It the scarlet tliiRe of snvaKery. "War." s: Id (Jeneral Slirinnn. "Is lei'." The t'l'ban lnsuiiectlon Is not n pink tea or a stylish social luncHou. ll Is what Spanish. Ileiidisliness lina made ll a ooute-tt without ipiarter, Spain has sown the wind: let her not play Hip baby In the fuel ol Hie retrib utive wtili Iw fuel. It is evident thai Spall hus offered her ynid brick to Culiai-w who have been there lii-l'me. I'adu'cd Newspapers, in a letter 111 last evening's Times in accomplished confrere, lien .lobnsoii, inimitably mnpllllcs the thought which we had in mind when noticing lecentiy two voluminous I'liiNtmns numbers of esteemed local "Uteinporurles which conslst'd of is pnf;es each, largely occupied with poster advertlslnst set in juxtaposition to boiler-plate lending mattei. uir lemaiks were not meant In ills paiagenielU of the eulci pi Im- of Hie publisher of those editions nor were tbev dictated hv miv motive of jeal- ui-. but like the letter of Mr. John .nn wfio simply Intended to express Ihe belief tounded on experlelV ' Unit ibis custom of Issuli'f inflated uews 1 a pern wlilii.u special and exceptional wairant is better liouoied In the breach t'1,.11 in the obs-eanee. We have not b en KUlltlP'H of Hilc offence out selves: what we said had In it. therefoie. as much of elf-condemnation as of ie pio.'U'li to otlieis, ai.d we Ha. nunc icadlly arra ourselves among the sin- 1'i'is called to lepeiitance liecause we untlei stand that our words enve some otieiicp to the other local culprits. tt must be admitted that the grow fna public lb .noiil on dally Journalisin makes conipresslon of news within .mull oni:iuss extcdingly illfllctllt. .! airnalli'm these days touches the world's activities at so many points iliat adequacy of treatment for each Mibjeel tnuelu iiecessita:psenlai gcd t pnep. Wo biileve It vN" to take suf I'cieilt spttie to ItiMtiie measuinble nde- Uiai'V and thinouuhnesis. (lur Idea In i lltorlnl wii'lttii: Is that If a subject le eds a column It, should have it; If only n "stlik." then let It be held down i" that. Any ayt-iron rule uh to length vould Ih us uhuutil as was Hie hlstorU. bid which chopped the tall occ'iipant's feet of in order to accomipodate his iimtilatPil lemnani. I Jut cumprws-iun certainly Js feasible i.i d desirable in the inatterof purely peffuni tory special li-sues padded be- 'i.Kl rhynie ! i'chsou solely for the l urpuse of dlbplay. The journalism or the future will put lis emphasis on csery-day good work and not on wild i at splurges. In Ills craving for excitement the flerman emperor might go further and f .in- worse than tn tackle our broken down coast defences. Common Sense on the C.'.vll Service. Thru was very pointed in-l Hmely testimony which the commissioner of pensions iiuu op Monda) before the senate sub-committee which Is Investl rfitlits.' the opeintlon of the present i Ml n'tce law. We printed In yesterday's Trlbuno a brief' summary of It, but some points In thi'commlsslouei'H tew tlinony hip win lliy f u second refer ence. Mr. Kvhiis said that he would remedy the ovlls most frequently encountered In the civil service by plnclng under the operallon itt tli'.- liiw only thos voijetv In sulmnllttmo position whoso lutlcH are largely pM'l'uiietory nnd mr n'anlcal. sucl :is clerks receiving less thnn, $1,100 a yeur. All ubove Hint limit Fliould In his Jmlsmcnt take thulr chancoH. He did not believe chiefs of livislors or others occupying places In the spc,il dilHIIllbiii' ,r the head of the bureau should be sdeeti'd by the civil service, lid never licni-d. he said, that Hrant foli'plpd Ills advisers from iiiimiiik the enemy, fo far as the poll tics of the ileilts were concerned, lie said, theie was nothing In tliat. 'Phey cotil.l eli'anRf iiuleker thnn the admin ihtintlnn. Mr. Kvans's Iden or reform Inir Hie sysieni wan to limit thf term of olltte to elcht or ten years. The priseiil policy of life tenure had a ten letuy to illvorco (he peoiile lroin the piM't-iiiiietit. Tisr rlslim Rem ration na turally felt that It had no Interest In the K'l'-'ornment. The professional civil service leforin rrs whose slock In trade consists prin cipally or nbil(-e of those who differ from th'eni In opinion on this subject will no doubt now pioeeed lo unload their vlnls of wrath on '.lenerul I'vnns. out this need not Give him alarm so long us he knows nnd Hip trrmit body o w"ll.lniornied people know he Is rlitlit His Is practical testimony based on dlr-'t and varied experience. The liowlliiK t-r prores1onaIs Is slmplv the mime play or nun seekliiE a pretext ot which to claim the public car. V'e iiKiee fully with the sentiments tooled elsewheie from the I'hlKuli Iplila Times. Civil service reform must sub mit ti material modification In thp di rection of common sense else it will soon be dUeredlted utterly. Thestieeefs- ftil orpanlzer of labor In a factory, mm or mine knows that he must have uu-ilw.rli.- to enforce dlKclplil.e ns well as to pa wmjes, and thui some f -ls niitliorltv must alo extend to those ot his subordinates who In turn aie re spoi'slbl" in an executive reuse for the activities of others. Written exam inations do not llselose the dualities that make for ucce-!i In these execu tive positions. Those qualities must re veal themselves In ways wholly beyond Hip ken or the t Ml service commission. To put the civil service law over such PI.icm or trust in Hi" rederal service Is lo commit an outiiiKe on the spirit or our republican Institutions. The liupiesslon seems to be general that Judge McKeiinn. while a clean ! ml lionnrnble man, does not fulfil the lilish leiiulrements of Hi" I'nlted States SupreniP bench. The senatp would do Hi" president a favor If It should en able him to choose again. Dec. I out a million and a -luce half of dollar have been sent amoaii from New York cltv through the post olllee. a new form of Liberty enliven ing the world. The Seallnp; Controversy. Tin' publication if the correspond ence on the healing question recently exchanged between Sir Wilfred I.allli ei, tiprese""ng the I'overnmeni of Canada, and John W. Fester, repre senting the sovei'nment of the I'nlted Stales, affords an Inn resting insight lute tills much mooted subject. It also presents olllcialb the American posi tion, enabling til" public to judge of It IntelllgenHj. When the Canadian premier and min ister of llshprle" weie In Washington in Ndvomhet. Mr Foster, on behalf of the t'v.lted States, submitted to them a ni"iiioinndum embodying the substance ol thin government's proposals fjr u settlement of existing dlffereucis wit Canada. The memorandum consisted of two Items: first, that the aovern meiits of (ireat ISiltaln and Hi" I'nlted State'i ngiee- e.t unco to a modus Viven di piovhllug for a co.niUte suspension of the killing of seals in alt the waters of the l'aiifle ot-an and Meting sea fr one year fiom December, lS'.iT. anil for a .nispeiislon of ell killing of seals m the I'robllef islands for th" same period ; second, that these govern ments "liter Into an acieemeni to re view the whole se'-l ,titstli.ii and at the sanv time to tiame a treaty settling amicably that and other questions at issue between Canada and the Viillcd Stat"s. r.s. for instance. Hit- fisheries disput-'. the Immigration question, re ciprocity, etc. They took the memor andum lo Ottawa, tin. light ovoi it and on Nov. -4 wrote to Mr. Hostel accept ing the second proposition but express ing tlvlr (nubility l consent to the fir-1. To this letter Mr. Foster ivplli d en Die. 1 virtually as.-erllng t'..'at the I'niied States could not waive the one londltloii to which Cana (a objected. On this point l:c explained why a sus pension ot pelagic sealing pending the si itleiiieiit of the other subjects of ne gotiation was essential to the pteserva llon of ihe seating: Industiy, and he niUU'd rather suggcsllvly: Wi si em to have failed lo impivM. upon the C.iiiaill.iu governiueiit. p.isi oi pres ent ciiir vl"v that peliigle sealing might ti be Miluiitarlly given up hicui-c It l unnelghliiirly In that It is destroying a wihiiiblc Industry of our government, .mil inhumane beeiu se ll Is exteiinliintiiig i noble race of animals Utciul to the world. We paid Hasslu a large nam for Alaska, nail III.' chief pioxpi ctlve return then vis ible was tlie seal IndiMlry which Ivnl leieil the Kui'sian govt riinienl and suli jeots lurg" profit. We enjoyed the indus try undisturbed for about fifteen years, leaping a rich lettitn to tin- government and tlie lessees, tile revenue to the fed ilal treasury up to IVil being estimated at over $ll,(m0.P0ii, a sum much larger Hum was paid to Husrla for tile entire terri tory. Suddenly the pelagic renters i u ti red upon tlie work of dc-tructlon. iiiul they have lirm lillt Hie Industiy to tile point where it Is no longer ptnlllnnle. 'I Ids woil; ol destruction has been pro-e. lined ns n conceded leitul voc.illon, nnd when we have culled attention to Hie r.ipid diminution of tin herd and the tU'iitv ohilgatlon to protect and preserve It, we have been met by thP declaration that Its actual exteinilnatlon Is nut im mediately threatened, When It is pro posed to negotiate ror the sat render of the legal light of pelagic sl.iIuir. we nro told that lids ci nnot lie liriughl abuut by a fair compensation to those engaged In the Industry, but that the question m ist be Included with a number of oilier subject- having no relation to u whatever and that it must awnli H.e fate of ell these matters, some of which, as com mercial reciprocity nnd the tariff, are ery complex In their character, and others, ns tlie noiilieasterp sen fisheries, of long standing und very difficult of ad Justment. Mr. Foster added that while the pres ident did not concede the propriety of complicating the subject of the proper protection of the Feals with thoo other questions of intricate public policy und conflicting Intel estp. yet his desire for u more friendly state of relations be tween the two nelgl boring countries was no strong tht he wa? willing to lump the subliTtn of negotiation If meanwhile n modus vlvcndl could bp ngreed upon which would save the seals from destruction while the negotiations wero In progress. Hut the Inference conveyed liy Mr. Foster's letter In that this condition I? Indispensable to fur ther progrsss In the proiKwcd negotia tions, Meanwhile the bill to prohibit the liuiiintatk.il Into this co-unlrv of sealskins takm from seals uittnht by pelagic sealing, the purport of which was explained In yesterday's Tribune, will give our Cinnilinn nclghboro gome thing to niedltntc open. . A measure Ivik been reported favor nbly by Hip 1-Aiuse committee on Im mlgintlon requiring nil npplleantK for naturnlb.ation to submit to a literacy test similar to that provided In the J Lodgp bill for Immigrants. It Is ns serfpd that this measure will ho pushed with vigor after the holidays. It ought tn be. Xn turn ll::nt Ion should bo award ed to none who ennnot give ample proof I hat thpy arp lit for It and for what It Implies. There Is soinptblng pathetic In the announcement on the authority of the Chinese minister at Washington that China wants 1'ncle Sum's friendship. In China's present peril Uncle Snm Is powerless to help, nnd If he were not, the experience of Cuba shows that mercy and humanity are not at pres ent In his line. The eminent Knglish dramatic critic, Clement Seott, who asserted practic ally that all actresses are morally bad, has not. so far us we can observe, pro moted purity on the stage, but he has succeeded In getting a vast deal said about Clement Scott, and this may hnve bren his primary purpose. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dally Horoscope Diawn by Ajncclms, I'lio Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: l.l a. m.. for Wednes- luy, December 2.'. 1:i". A child born on this day lit the vicinity of the I.ueknwunna county 'court house will be of tlie opinion Hint $i;.tmii was qui'" a large sum for tile commissioners to pay for an elevator to lie use-d solely by tlto Janitors. Since the recent Ninth ward surprise party It Is said many ef the school teach ers feel more at libel ty lo economize In tlie matter of life Insurance. J'robably no one can measure so nc curutcly the amount or genuine religion afloat In one lamlly as the hired gill. Two things lo be dreiided at tills sea son of the .vear are the grip and tlie fel low who si ell" It "N-mas." The average small hoy is now worryhn for fear his stoeklny; will not bo large enough. ll Is la Iter to give than to receive es pecially In u boxing match. Ajacchus' Advice. If yon feel nn Inclhiiiilnn to sneer at Sniita Clans, take something to aid your digestion. Th? Genuine Civil Service Reform. From tlie Philadelphia Times. TUK TI.MKS was one of tile ear liest and hns been one of the most earnest and consistent supporters of civil service reform since the agitation began a quarter of a centiuy ago and ll sincerely desires to have a stable civil service ' policy that cannot be kicked from post to pillar by every change of pnity power. The way to make civil service reform enduthig Is to make It sensible. It Is now a com plication of grotesque Incongruities, which make It odious not only to politi cians who nre clamoring for tlie spoils, but lo fair-minded people who want a liberal and practical civil service policy Hint no parly will dare to nssall. As long as Hie present complicated nnd in many Instances' obviously imjns-t civil service system prevails, no party will feel hound to enforce It. and there grave danger today that the system may be practi cally overthrown because of needlessly offensive details. The principle of civil service reform ha commniiiled the ap proval of the nioie Intelligent citizens of nil parties, but the civil service law as administered at prison' is Its own mos' dangerous foe and will surely deleai It self unless it shall be liberalized and placed on an invulnerable foundation. li lt Is a sublime absurdity to require a postmaster to select his Immediate sub ordinates wlio handle large amounts of money, liy the dictation of any commis sion and it Is" equally absurd to make the pilvate secretary of any public of tleer, who has necessarily the most eon llilentl.il relations with his superior, elig ible only on a certlllcate from an out side body. A system that requires physi cians, wlio must have n certificate of a creditable medical school, lo be examined for the position of pension examiner, anil at the same lime allows nearly a hun dred lawyers to be appointed In the de partment of Justice without examination, Is so absurdly contradictory as ti make the system a burlesque. A system, also, thai requires a collector or postmaster to make appointments only Horn a list of examined applicants, and take them In their order: Hint nllows a director of the mint to make the same appointments to a lurgi extent without any examina tion, and that lequlres persons seeking employment In Ihe navy yard to be taken In the ordet In which they are registered, regordless of fitness, is so destitute of continuity of purpose and effect as to de stroy reipeet for it. Let the friend' of civil service reform liberalize It. and liberalize it broadly, and then they can sustain nnd perman ently Incorporate Into our government a thoroughly elllelent and commendable civil service system. It wants common sense more than anything else, and espe cially Is common sense much more need ed than line-spun theories which rarely produce satisfactory results. Let civil service' reform be saved by making it thoroughly consistent with Itself, and consistent Willi the liberal and enlight ened government In which it Is to be ap plied. HAD PAIR WARNINQ. From ihe Washington Star. If Colonel Itulz hns been executed by Ihe Insurgents for an attempt to cor rupt the command! r of an Insurgent forco he received only what he had been fairly warned he would receive If captured while upon such an errand. Secretary tipucr.u ("ongosto cabling here fiom Hav ana, speaks of "Hie ferocity of such an act." and describes It liu thorns "conduct unworthy of savages." Such lalk from a Spanish official In Cuba would be amus ing but for the gravity of the subject. Tlie devil has the richest of all vocabtil url.'S.ln rebuking sin, but his deliverances excite only contempt und derision. o As soon as Ueneral Jllauco's "nolle of pacilleatlon" was announced (icneral H -movs took notice of It In mi ollteial letter, (lenerul Weylor had posted the Insur gents as bandits, and bad excused tha rigor of his treatment of them on that score, (lenerul Hlanio, still holding tliat they were bandits, merely proposed a new tieiitment. This procedure, as much ns (lenerul Weyler's lind been, was to bo against bandits. The Weylor policy had called for bloody extermination. The Ulanco policy was calling for c jrrupting the Insurgents, it was assumed that men who lind kept the Held for nearly three years with aims In their luinels could be bought with a Utile money. o The Blanco policy was well calculated to exeito In the bosoms of the Insurgent leaders the most Intense Indignation. They replied to It promptly nnd properly and publicly. They warned (Jcnornl lllunco that the policy of corruption could not succeed. They informed him that nny agents of his token in nn attempt lo exveuto It would bo hanged, They meant what Hip said, ntul Heticral lllaneo had eveiy reason lo believe that lllcy did. If, thrrcforc. In the face of this warning. Iu hns sent men out on such u mission, their blood, whcnevei shod, will be upon Ills head. ii lf Is claimed Hint Colonel Illllz wns not on mi ollleliil mlsloii,' iiuil on Its fuee Is n mere evasion. He was a Spanish oilleer nnd was In friendly eonfetence with an In surgent oilleer. und there was every rl.tht lo ussunie unit his business was within Ihe lllle of pfo.-cilplloll. lie Was 111 cn'oet a spy. and the report of Ids death, ir true, only shows that he hits met a spy's rale. thi: mo!i:k ai)Vi:utisi:mi:nt. St. l.otils Cllolie-Democint. A glance over tlie advertising pages lias come lo be like a walk through u street of grout bazaars, with show win dows full of ticketed goods on every hand: or like a grout clouting house on lite Intelligence olllee plan, whole the leader at ills ease limy select what lie wants or offer what somebody else will want. There Is no noise, no crowding, no waste or time, no Importunity that rniinot be dismissed without u word. An other excellent foattiie of a live adver tisement Is Its verity. It costs money and menus business.' 1) Is not printed for the run or the thing. Then II Is pre sented In honest rivalry and must stand the lost In columns tliat are1 open to all the respectable elements oT trade on equal terms, in the coiuse or time the public becomes acquainted with the methods of each advertiser and quickly aeuulre's an aptness In selection. The name of the steuil) advertiser at length becomes a household word. o Sometimes II Is said that n latge part of the feminine world on opening n news paper read the marriages and deaths nnd then turn to the fresh advertisements. 1' would be nearer the fact to say that n woman who Is the head or the family loads the Important news and then set tles down to study the advertisements that touch her round of duties. Such n course is perfectly nr.tttral nnd business like. Men look over adverthements for the same reason, though In the line of their own dally transaction?. The law of choice Is at work In both cases. All mankind love a bargain and nil desire to keep up witli the spirit or the times. So the utilities and the attractiveness of ad vertising grow rrom year to year. The specially trained writer and the artist combine to render it more pleasing and effective and all possible typographical Ingenuities are employed to the same end. o-- Advertlsoments are brightened, also, by the value of newspaper space. There may have been a time when Hip eye of the leader avoided the advertising col umns, but that Is past. This Is an era of enterprise in news and no lets of suc cessful progress in advertising. AX.VTUItAl, (JUKUY. From the Chicago l'ost. "1 am getting up u little article about men of wealth." explained Hie reporter, iix he enteied the great merchant's olllee. "as u sort or lesson for the young men of today. Would you mind telling me how you got your first real start In lite'."' "Not at all. not at all." replied the .'d man. pleasantly. "Do you want the trttili or the regulation biographical romance that Is ordinarily used? It's Immaterlil to me." 'Tin: cn.xnx: yhaii.1 The biker's melancholy days Have come around at last. And now he Jogs along the streets Where oft he swiftly passed. He'd like to "hump it" all the year. And sadly he complains When nature on the earth lots loose Hot chilling blasts and rnlus. Far out upon the country roads, Where he was wont to spin. The mud is waiting for a chance To Hike the biker In. And though a stiffening freeze will oomr. It cannot end the woe. 1'or when the mud Is hardened up There'll be a fall of snow. The wheel Is In the utile stored, Where mice can chew the the: 1'pon the biking suit the mollis Now least to their desire, ihe jaunty can Is on a peg. Accumulating dust: The stockings with deceptive pads In secret liace are thrust. Hnt while with races showing gloom. The bikers make lament. Another class of mortals Hud A time of sweet content: For now pedestrians can walk About Ihe nt reels at will, And "scorchers" elo not dash along To Injure or to kill. But melancholy dajs will go. And biking days will eomoi And then again on every side The whining wheels will hum. The biking youth and hiking girl Will flirt ror all they're wot Hi. And every "scorcher" In the hind Will think he owns the oaitb. Pittsburg Telegraph. CHRISTHAS GIFT, What is more acceptable than a nice piece of China, Cist Glass m Mc-a-tac, Umbrella Stands, Jardl iilerand Pedestels. Din ger, Tea and Toilet Sets. TIE GLEMONS, FERBEft, tMALtEY CO, Ope n Evenings. Be5dlemae! HOAltU OK TltADK DUlLllINO. Linden Street Special Bargains Ms week Holiday Gil iufe GO nn iW Holiday ' ISM Literally Two great merchandise streams, flowing inward and outward, constantly keep the stock bright and fresh. This is important to buyers of Holiday Goods. The hours until Christmas are easily counted, and still our stock is nearly as complete as in the beginning. Rare Bargains are to be found in Special Holiday Department in Basement. We can afford and do sell cheaper than elsewhere every article contained therein, because it is only a one-time-in-the-year-department with us. Gaines from 4c to 98c amoiip; which arc Pillow bcx. War in Cuba, and KLONDIKE. Sinokiti"; Sets from 25c to $3.98. I'ooklcts and Calendars from 10 to 39c. Juvenile Hooks, paper and linen, from 5c to Lothrop's Annual and I'ansv Hooks, i,jc to (dove. Ilandercliicf and Xecktie Hoxcs from 250. to ."?3. Work 1 Soxes, Shaving Cases. Manicure Sets and Toilet Sets, from 25c to S8. Children's Silver Mugs and Knife. Fork and Spoon Sets from 15c to $1.49. Sterling Silver and Cut Glass Novelties at one-half the price asked elsewhere. IAS IS ALWAYS IllSY. ..iVl'll'fcJU a"- VMWf&W (-isaa- . Sensible presents, Slippers and Shoes from 25c to $5.00. Our best efforts are at your service. Always use our stores as if they were your own. Lewis ReHly & Daviego . "Wholesale and Retail. Ol'KX UVKNINCS. iS re m ACTION Holiday Novelties, Handsome Caleniturs Purses Card I'usos Albums Photo Mands Leather (fuod, Pens pearl holders Manicure Sets I'ouutulii Pens I nkstuudsgold plated, I'iue Stationery, .Mi Lady's .Mirrora, r-'imcy llaslcets, Toilet .Sets, Ilntul-I'iilntcil Dressing Cues J., i'i:u i'knt oi-K fioon ui:son why. 'Quo V.ielis." "Solelicru of FoitiillP," "liuuli Wynne-. I'lie Drones Must Hie." "ruder Two Klaus" "Hlenza." "Choir Invlsahlo." "Captain Courageous," "l'hro- no." "Tlie l.lttln Ministers, 1'liclmu," "Jloiifc llo.it on StyN." Others oriimlly use up to date by the best people 111 Ilnokdoin. !'. MAItlON ClIAWFOKIl't WoitKS Reynolds Bra -5 s fvr.vrioxKns icNoit wkiis, IIOTKI. .IIJitMYN lillLDINO. MILL & CORNELL'S iraittire N Sueli 11 choice stock to select from cannot bo found elsewhere In this pnrt ol'tho stati". And when you e-onslder the moderate' pricci ut whleli the gooeU lire marked It n further claim on the. attention and connlileralloii of buyer-). GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WliiriNti 1iiks I)IltSIMlTAIIl,h.S I'A.NUYTAIII.HS ClIIIVAI. (il..l-KS Paui.ohCaiii.vhis, MrMOU.UIIMIT.S Cl'lllllCAIII.NHTS Hook Cam", Fancy Ua-sickt, i.iir.NiiKS WIIIIK TAIII.KS, K.VH ClIAIUS GlrCllAIIIS l.NI.AIIiClIAIUS ItOl'K CKs .SllAVINIi.SrA.NIIS Pkhk-mwi.-s TAiioiTiti-;rTi:s Allut lowest prleci consistent with the. hlsh iiiullty of tlie coods Hill & CooinieED At 121 Not Hi Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. l HfTr rJWZKJ M KKJI)is-y" Trr3Tffc-3l KW"Tw " iSSiiisiirsi x y ui-s 100 7 (O KS tE u$ (Q Excliaeg BEL 11J)1LL- ClotMing at reliable prices, has always beeeoimrmiiottOo Qmial Sty nfleexcelled9 prices the lowesto Your money back i'f you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. ifflfLE 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. TRTT iWiW Special Sale of For IMs Week, We offer about 1,000 yards Fancy Silk, choice designs in 3 lots, includ ing Brocades Persians Roman Stripes, eteo in lengths ranging from five to twenty yards each. Former Price. $1.00 to $1.65, LOT 1 59 Cents LOT 2 00 Cents LOTS 88 Cents a yard, to close them out, The greatest bargain of the season. ' 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE rr vrvoni rx FANCY SILKS BAZAAR. h Celluloid Work ISoxes. Glove and Handker chief Sets, Hrtisli Case.'-.. Pin Boxes and Neck Tie Cases from 10c to 98c. Hcautiful large Medallions, St. Cecelia, l&th, Madonna, and many others, at 25 cents. Hisqtie l-'igtircs. Dresden Night Lamps, Ven etian Glass Vases, Atomizers, from 23c to 98c. Vaseline Jars, in Aluminum and Sterling Sil ver, from 10c to 59c. Glass Salt and Pepper Sets. 10c and 19. Writing Tablets in Leather and Celluloid from Si to S4. Decorating Tissue in Plain. Green and Red, White and Hlue, 25c per ball of 10 yards. IMLOW 5) A HELP TO SANTA GLAUS, uiiToNKoi-'orrt XHAS TREE HOLDERS AND IIAVK IT HANDY 1 OH HIM WHKS UH CO.MKS IIAVK VOL' SUKN TtlK MANY t'SI:-l-'l'L XMAS PlM-Wl-JNTrt VK IIAVK IN OUIt WINDOW'.-? SOL'VKNIK CW.EXtUKS CilVEM AWAY. FOOTE & SHEAR CD, 110 Washington Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., Ci-neiul Agent lor tha Wyoiului Ulstrlul for Miulnjr, Iflaitlnj.sporiinj, smokeleji ami the Ilcpaano Chcmlca. Company iM EXPLOSIVES. fcnfety t'ue, Cnpiaiid Bxplotleri Ilooins L'l'J, mil and 'Jll CommouweVtS lHilldlns;. cruntou. AOKNClli-J: Tiin, rniti), JOHN 11. KM1TH ArtON, K. W.; MULLIGAN. runtoi PI moiit.i WilUm-lUrr IT. PLEASANT AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality ror elomestla tm and of all ilzes, Includlns Buckwheat anl Hlrdse-ye, delivered In any part ot tha city, at tho lowest krlcs Orders received at tho Omce, first floor. Commonwealth buUdinc, room No telephone No. 2o2t or at the mine, tele phone No. m, will be promptly atUndid to. Dealers supplied at the mine. , I SI DUP0HT8 rein. COAL
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