THE SCRANTCXN TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MORNINGr, DEOEMISEF 22, 18J)T.
SONS OF NEW ENGLAND
Held Their Annual Din
ner at Hotel Jermyir
Last Night.
WAS A BRILLIANT EVENT
Representative Men of This
Part of State Present.
(Jcncrntl) Speaking It Wns I ho Mom
Largely Attended and Must .nPiblo
Dinner in tlie History fit the Society-.
Tomt List "titilnlncd the
Names oi Ucv. Dr. A. V. . Hn
moiid, Kev. Dr. ('. C. Harrison,
Hon. Sherman llvarls, Dr. Henry S.
Dmnnd, lion. Howard K. Sunder
hoii and Iluv. ltogurs lirnel-'Mnjiir
llvcrott W nrren Wns Touitmnstcr.
Hi: most anticipated annual
event of tin- kind In this
purl of the state, the annual
dinner of the New tmgland
Sneletv of Northeastern
Pennsvlvnnln, was given
Ian night at the Hotel Jer-
fY
JSl.
myn. It was featured by
the best that could be litoeuied In the
vvn) of cuisine, speaking talent, music
and other appointments each of which
in detail contributes largely to the dls
timtlun of such a dinner and which,
combined, neived to make lust night's
eleventh niniual dinner of the society
remarkuble for Its complete excellence.
There were present about 12i mem
bers and guests, n laiger number than
ever befoie sat dow n to a New England
pread In this city, and they icpresent
ed the best Yankee stock of this city,
Wllkes-l!aire, Pittston, I'aibondale,
Hone&dale and many towns in this re
gion Accoidlng tn the socltt)'s ai
tlcles It Is net essary for a member to
be descended fmm a grandslre or
grandmother or foimei antecedents, of
New Hnglnnd blood which had its be
ing at least as far back as Hevnlutlon
ary times. Not a few of those In the
throng at the Hotel Jermyn last night
tan tiace their nncestiy much fat titer
buck than pre-colonial times and some
of these reel off their genealogical lin
eage by centuries
Custom has made It a piivllege for
the Northeastern Pennsjhania New
I'nglandeis to boast of their descent,
Illustrious in point of deeds and time,
and, as usual, they took adantage of
that prh liege last night. Whenever
opiflrtunlty was offered for other than I
formal ronxei nation, nalrs. tilos nnd I
groups weie felicitating themselves on
theli Yankee-Puritanlial heiitage.
One or two of the dlnneis of pievlous
yeais may have had a speakei of mote
eioeiiience. repute or wit man any of i nobis Itobert M Seianton, Ueorge b
those who icsiieindeel to toasts last ' Sturges, Clarence S. Sturgc. Kiank Kllll
nlght, but novel has thcie been a group man. tr , V. M Tevvkslntrv, T. C Vim
of more dlstlnguIMied nnd uble speak- I Stmeh. Chailes H. Welb s, O It W ngli'
ers collectively. They were from ' f- J!"- 'hlttemoie-. W. A Wilcox, G P
.1..,. ,.. ..i.i i ..Whlttemoie
""'""K i'ie viura ui siuueiiitii 01 L-ei
nuinu.uiy, e pic.iny lanuee, vvnoiep-
resent the countiy's best ptodtut and
ale much sought foi Just such occa
slui's They were1 Ke-v. Aneliew V V.
Ilajmond, D. D, president
college, Schenectady, N Y
of Pnion '
Chailes
Cmtls Harrison, LL.D', ptovost (presl
Ji nt) of the' Pnlveisitv of I'ennsvlva
nla Philadelphia; Hon. Sheiman
P.vaits, of New Yotk cltv, son of Sen
nt - Pvaits Ilenty S. Duraiid, M I)., of
Keihester. N. Y.: Hon. Howard K.
Paneletson. of Lynn, Mass.. and Rev.
K'igers Israel, rector of St. Luke's
episcopal chuich,,of this city.
INFOKMAL DECEPTION.
De-ginning nt 7" o'clock and for an
houi preceding the dinner, theie was
a leeeptlem In the hotel parlors. Dur
ing this peilod the speakers were In
tioduced to many of the members and
guests and the two latter weie given
oppoitunlty for gieetlngs and to niunre
themselves for the feist and the elo
quence that was to come.
Major Everett Watren, picsldent of
the society pieslded. The vlee-pies-elent
Is fleoige Sanderson, who, ae
cotdlng to p'lht custniTi, will next .vear
succeed to the presidency. .T. II. Fish
er mil A. O. Puller nie le-spectlvely the
secif'niy tnel tiesuiet The' committee
of nrrangrnients f0!. the dinner were
A P Law. J II. Toney, J. H. fisher,
P D STidiison, of Throon, and I.
P Iinr 1 ot Wllkes-Daire. H. E Paine
f tills eitv. I the hlstenian.
An examination ot the printed menu
hoidlv conveys an idea of the delecta
bllitv of the ellnnei. Thehotel's e'ulsli.e.
vvhli h has long been established as par
ixriiieme, was at Its best last night
both as regurels Its seivlee and Its
pie .nation. Following was the menu:
flraiio Pi tilt
Lnu Iluv ens
telelv Salted Peanuts Ulncs
Creen Turtle
Douchees Mugtiieionis
Plllot elu IJass, Dcalai to
Cue umbers J'otntoes Parlslenno
Sweotbicads en CiomtaUe
Monti oso Turkey
I'lench Peas 'Slashed Potatoes
New England Punch, Wafcis
' Clgirettes
Quail on Toast, Jell
Lobster Mayonnaise In Shell
Ice Cream
Cake i-,ult
Cheeso Ci ackers
Coffee
In designing the menu cauls, the ar
tistic and delicate, rather than shown
nes was desired, nnd Miss Lucia Kit
tenhouse. of this elt was engaged to
Whether Itching, linrnlnej, bleeillnK, scaly,
crusted, pimply, or blotch), whether simple,
ecrofnlom.nr hereilltar) , from Infancy to age,
epeciltly cured b) armbatb3vvi'h('UTlcuiu
SoAf, gentle anoIntlnKs with CuricintAeoInt
meat), tho gre.it sMn cure, and mild dose
of Cpticpiw Kmolvknt, greatest of blood
purlllersacd humor cures.
IiiDMIhronrhosMbiworM, FoTTSBUicainDCsiu.
CokP. Silt rrop lln.tm.
ajr "Iluv to Cm Lvtrjr Dlood Ilunor," fret.
MCE HUMORS KM,bC3,!,21l?r:
llllllllll
tarry out the wishes ot the committee
Tlint she well performed the commis
sion was evident In the enrds them
selves. The dinner title, menu, toast
announcements nnd names of ollleers
were printed on bilstol board and tied
with coloied llbboiiH between heavy
hand-palnttd coven. On the title cov
er was painted the words "Hloventh
Annual Dinner of the New Knglnnd
Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania,
Dec. SI, 1897." Uneh back coer. palnt
id In water eolois, contained some
sketch ot a New Hngland latidhcnpe or
water seme with one of some species
of New Knglaml ttee prominently In
the foieground.
thi: dinni:u i:oins.
When the doors to the dining room
weie opened at 7.45 o'clock the com
pany, led by Picsldent Wan en, the
speakers nnd the ex-piesl.lents. tiled
Into the loom to the accompaniment
of music by Unuei's orchestin, which
was stationed In the southwest coiner j
of the room nnd played almost ton-
tlnunlly during the eaily pan or the
evening. When assembled about the
ni,io .i i.i-... 1...1 .. ,.,..
- " -.-'-
lng was asked by Kev. Di. I. A. Lans
ing, of the Gicen Kldge l'resbytetlan
church. Following this. President Wnt
ren waved the I'nlled States llag.whleh
was saluted, and the company Joined
In singing "Star Spuigled Manner,"
led bv n cm net, the otchestia and the
voice ot C. F. Wlilttenioic.
When all weie treated, those at thel,.,iM . hove been selectlnc our nresl-
piesldent's table, it was noted, were I
as follows: I
a
:E
tfr- .s.c" -
u
at" zee-1: ..-i , 3
" x 2 a y - - c - - - 'i vi
'J5?wst .--." .. 2
S3E&3320ESSISX&32312Z&8m
Hcnr. Helln
J. II. Torrey
Of the foregoing the following weie
e.x-piesldents W. T. Smith, J. II. Tor
ley, C. II. Pond, 1J 11. Sturges, U. N.
Wlllaid, J. A. Lansing, W. W. Watson
and Theodore Strong. The llrst piesl
elent, W. It. Sloirs, was absent.
AT THK TAULP.S.
The members piesent were:
Scranton D. 1' Aiherlon, J. L. Ather
ton. . II. Ducll, Colonel II. M. Holes,
( bailes A. Hum. 11. II. Costoii, A L Col
lins. II H. Cox, C. i:. Clittltndeii, Kiiswll
Dlmmlek, Thoiras II. Dlulile, At thur i
Prothingham, Hufus J. I'ostei. John li. !
Pish IU' necrse D. (Juild, Ur. I.. M
dates. Colonel II. h. Illtehtoel., Uul'ir
II llenwood, Cyius I) Joins, I J. 1'.
Klngslur, II. W. Kiagsiairj, William 1.
Keninel. U. V. laiee. S. It. Mott, i: I
Mursh I. P. Mi surge I. V. I. Meiiim.i
Levi J. Northup II L". Paine, W. 1:
Peck, It. II. Patterson II. Pond, P. t
Page. V. V. Piatt, John II Phelps. JJai'
, Pond. W. H Illchmond. II. H Itev-
Wp.kH.U.nre A
. Steillng. Thomas
II. Athcrton. II 11. Ashle, Pelix An
sut Kdvvatd II. I'll ise Charles I. Pes
ter J W llollenliuk. Dr. P. C. Johns m.
Carbonilale- J. II. Purr Albeit S. Makir,
illlnin J. Hamilton Levi A. Patteison.
PIttston C C linwman. S 1! Dennett,
l neooore' rm oim
Throop Chules Dudlev Sandeison.
llonesdale Thomas 11 ( laik, llrant W.
Lnne A. T. S ule.
Plains D Scott Clark. Jr.
Moosle Thfron O. Oborno.
1'arsons Captain John D. Colvln.
The guests. In addition to the speak
ers, were: II J Anderson, Henry Utl
In, Jr. A H. Wall, Harry Mat ken, H.
W. Doles, G. D. Drown, A. D. Holland,
S. R. Kenwood. J. W. Hov.aith. Col
onel Meredith L Jones, Kev., Chailes
Lee, William McOlaxe. I. T. Mcvnigel,
W. J. Nolthup, Kev Dr. C. E Kobln
son, J. It. Kav us foul, Dr. C. V. Koh
ltH, A. 55. Kussell, V II Wood, C. II.
Sanderson, C. D. Simpson, Kev. W. II.
Swift. F. K. Tiaey, II. F. Wan en nnd
Dr. H. D. Wnie.
THK MUSIC.
While the dinner was In progies
Dauer's orchestra mulcted these tielee-
tloni.:
1 Maich,
Tho Enquirer Club, '
Louis W. lit and
"Star Spangled limner."
Arranged by K. J. Uausr
(Cornet solo, Mr. Thomas Miles.)
fcelectlon, "Tne Sen en ule "
Victor lleibe-t
Oraml Medley Oveituie, "iisaettanla,"
E lietr
Match, "Flag of Victor) "
I i . . lllult'JUU 1111
Selection,
i uu ii uuuuiia way,
Julian Edwaids
Mnrch, " A Hot Time" F. llejor
Medley Overture. "A Oay Old Time.'
llryoi
Two-Step, "Tho Ttiiroon and the Dee,"
Tobiiti
Medic) Overture, "flannel' Own."
It. J Uaiier
Mai eb, "Stars and Stripes Forever.
Sousa
Medle) Overtuu, "A Good Thing ' Moou-
When the dinner was finished and
cigars weie leached on the menu.
President Wan en niose and opened tho
post-dinner ptoceedlngs. He said.
Sons of New Engl-irid and Honor, el
Guests: Welcome, thilee welcome Olio
and all, guests and nit niters alike
Once 'again we are gathered within
these walls vvheio we wtie so hosiiitaulv
enteiUdned a )tar ago to celebrate the
landing of our Pilgilm fathers. Last
year wo started In on the night of the
twenty-second, tho annlvitsuty Itself,
but ioiind ourselves celebrating the event
on the day after the piopei dute so this
)ear the commlttie determined to com
mence the txerelscs the evening before
the day wo celebrate to enable the preal
dent to get through with his ailUtess, if
possible, befoie tho actual telebratlon of
the evtnt.
A SCUANTON1AN.
"I am told that )ou are a laeonteui '"
cald a chaimlng young ladv at Lakewoo,
the either day. to tho new beiss of Gruit
pr New Vork "That's not so," Mr Cro
kcr iinswered "I'm an Irishman" If
any one were to remuik that of coursei I
must be a New Englauder to have In en
so signally favtiied by this society, I
should bo compeilled to answer "That's
not so I am a Bcrantonlan " My fa
ther, howevtr sitting over there, was
born In tho Woodbrldge Hills of Con
necticut, and that Is mv title tel the
proudei t position a Ynnkeo hereabouts
can aspire to tho presidency of the Now
England Society of Northeastern Penn
sylvania. For ttyit rrc,U honoi, with all
Its attendant burdens, destruction of ap
petite for dinner, lumps In tho thioat In
stead of the stomach and no fun In storo
for me, I om truly grateful, 1 feel some
what as the man did respecting the
Shukespeaie-nacon controversy. He said
lie did ut know If it was Lord Bacon
who wrote Shakespeare, but If he did not
he missed the greatest opportunity of hlrf
life.
1 congratulate joit on the presence here
of so lurge a proportion of out member
ship I am told by our nble and most
illlcleiit secretary, Mr. I'Mshtr, that there
ate now over 150 mcmbeis in good and
tegitlnr standing, that there Is an abun
dance of money In the treasury and that
tonight we have the largest attendance
In tlie history of the otganlzatlon Just
contrast for a moment tills society with
Its nimibeis of stalwatt sons, with the
forlorn condition of an ngut couple In
Montana, of which tlie columns of a
dailj newspaper made icport the other
dn A traveler In tlie mountains of that
state came to an humble cottage and
sought shelter in It from a sudden
shown lie reached It just as the good
man. with his wife and family, wtio
about to settlo themselves for dinner.
One ot their daughterr presently arrlud,
then a second and then another" and still
n long line longer than tho ghost-kings
In Macbeth.
Slid the tt.ivebr to the prcsiinnhl)
pi mid f.ithei: "You have a line family of
daughters, sir" "Well." said tin old
man, "I don't know about that We have
had ptett) hard luck wlj.li daugbteis,
The ehlnibloy fell In last winter and
1 klllid all but nine" It certalnlv reflects
en illt on the New Ihiglnnd nun of Scran-
ton tint In their desperate struggle with
their Pnglldi. Dutch
Scot, h. Itlsh and
' Welsh brothers, they have managed to
' bold their own, nnd that the membership
i of tias society U growing lnrgei evety
!ear. threatening to outstilp Its most
,,,,,
nourishing rival We are actually ton-
i Umplitlng a chatter of Ineoiporatlon and
i an Institnnev policy on the assessment
.plan, to accompany each ceitlllcatc of
im IIIMCJI r,iu.
i:.-Plti:SI HUNTS l'DLlCITATDD.
To the ex-pre sldents of this society,
what shall I snv to exprtss our lrippl-
luss that j on ate still with us. Tor ten
e'lonts from New Pnglundtrs to tho manor
bom, or at any tale from men so old
- k- t i
Jit. Puller, tic.tM.rcr.
j.Mr. Plsher, secretary.
tlie presumption was they were bom In
that section Tlu-y eouliln't have been
beiru itnywheie ele. The balance of tlie
country Is eompaiatlvely new. Venn
able men they are who have come down
to us fiom lurniei geiicintlons May
tliey lle long to enJo wltli us tl.e pleas
ures of our annual festival.
I congiatuHte jou too 'on the pres
ence ol these welcome- mid hoftoied
guests, conn from null) lati'udes north
und south to honor the1 I'llsilms.
1 lit t time ale sli ulows. Two of our
mi inbi rs have dining this veut, p-irsed
oei to the gleatel socletv nil the othel
side, one of tluse In the fullmjss of jeni .
the other in earh nildille life I)i licnja-
I mm ii. inroop was one ot the mnKi is o
I Seianton lie came hen when it was a
I compaiatle wllele tnehs. He lled to see
It blossom out a elo tanking thlid In the
commonwealth. lie pnrtttinaud in all
s activities, loimded hospitals, est. di
shed chinches englnetred large entei
rNi x The lateh stilng of his otllce
nor was alw is on the outside for the
i edv and the oppressed He helped
lieiiisatids, ,is I luipiii n to know. He
llvi d a long life of gnat usefulnt-s to bis
fellow tltiens of this community. Anil
now he res's Horn his labois
And what shall I say of Alton Divls,
m eoiiipai.Inn at the bar, m warm, pei
onal friend, and the fit Mt secret nv of
this society.' He was stilckeu dovwi at
the threshold of a caret i bright vvlth the
ptomlxe of abundant success nnd honor
He was n ripe sehotai. an able lawyti, a
true man I sugg, sled that the secre
tary mako a minute upon our records of
our appreciation ot tin loss we h ie sus
tained! and our svmpath) with the faml
llis of our elepaitid members.
Old Cotton Mather t Us us that before
the Hndln,' at Plv mouth the Pllgilms of
the MnMlowei sent ashore on Cape Coel
an expedition They found and carried
away the steae of Indian gialn. rx-peetlng
to pa the sivages, who w'eie f tightened
Into the woods, for It It w is their non-ei-t
pui pose to pa the natives for It em
demand. This grain seived them for seed
In the spring following, which else they
had not been seasonably furnished with
al We nil know the Am' i lean Indlnn
never wns a food business man, and has
never come for his p iy Perhaps the
fact that the Pilgrims sailed away with
out leaving theli address or mentioning
theli good Intentions ma) luivo Induceel
this falluie tei diniitid pavmtnt This
society, however, deslies to pay tile- elebt
of giatltude It feels the country owes Hue
men of New England in tin loimative
period of our enimtiv's hl-ioiv and ilown
tei tho piestnt dav lot theli liillucnce. In
both national and private Ule.
CAMPAIGN OF 1VH
Wo are now beginning to feel the ef
fects ot tin Ii libor In the gteat campaign
of 1S&T Piospeilty Is catching up with Its
ndv nice ogent. The mnikets and the
mills, the wage-enincr. no less than the
employer, me looilng up Notwlthsta'id
Ing the mnlntenanee of the .-old sttind
atil, vhrat has tmiehed the dollar mil It
American securities ate respected on
change nbinad as will ns at home. Ja
I pan wlthdiaws Its opposition to the an
I nej.atlon of Hawaii Spiln assumes a
mine respectful attitude toward Pncle
S-em There a Yankee at the be ul
of our navy And the piesltUnt. on the
I eve of the assembling of dingies, Keepj
lonely vigil by the b. dslde of a dv lng
mother, hoping to hear a final won! ot
recognition and of love I ask you to
testify your lovalt) to the otllce and to
the man by giving thu-e cheeis to tho
pttssldint of the 'tilted States.
i
I The thiee cheeis ptopeised by Ptesl
'.lent Wan en were jnven heaiilly and
evith a will.
And now, gentlemen, It onl) lemnlns
foi me to lead out the lions and make
them mat for your edification.
The Hist regular loist Is "The New
England Citizen." This N a sou of a
unlvcislty lull dinner We have among
the speakeis representatives of four
American Institutions of learning
The alumni of Union have token
thiuge ot eiur lit st speaker the honoied
pieslelent ot their alma mate! and the)
have been showing ll I ill the town Tills
tline-lionoteel Institution of learning,
while over the line Is now and always
has been Imbued with the New England
splilt and the citizens It makes are not
unlike those on the othel side of tho
Hudson. Ill Ills Inauguinl addiess In ls'U
the new piisldent of Union and our Hist
speaker, salel "This college exists lor
the development eif good citizens.
Tho Citlstlunlty of the co!ego must be
the Chilstlunlty not of precept nor of
t reed but of life llhe was spe thing un
intentionally of the old-time New Eng
land citizens t
I now hivo the plcnsuie and honor of
ptesi tiling lo you Dr A V. V Kuj mond,
of Schene ctadv. N V
DU IIAVMONDS ADDRESS
When Di. Knymntid nioso In re
sponse to Picsldent Wauen's Intiodtte
tlon, he was eteeted by a warm round
of applause. Ills subject was "The
New Englander as a Citizen."
No seers weie they, but slmplo men!
In nst lejiuills the futuio hid;
Tho moaning of tho woik they did
Was stiauge, und daik, und doubtful
the n.
Dr. Raymond said:
I um desirous ot ustubllshlru; some
1
JONAS
Toe
dlios of
FAIRLY illustrates this business. If prices and qualities were not right, your first purchase would be
your last. We guard against such possibilities. And thus we gain your confidence aiuUrade, jvJo
' branch of this business has been more successful in its infancy than this one. It has been nurtured
with great care, and comes up smiling and happy in its second week. Keep uppermost in mind that QUALITIES ARE
Always Bhst and that Prices Are Always Lowest then watch your grocery bills diminish. The magnitude of
the stock will appeal to you at this Christmas season when rich things for the " family dinner" glimmer from every
counter. Added to them today are
Almost a caiload, which our buyer plucked from one of the
fine stock, carefully dressed, clean picked and will be found
mis marKet. ir mey aia.youu
15 Cents Per Pound
Also, a Large Quantity of Spring Chickens, Which Will Be Offered at lie.
(SMuCjA a
Some Holiday Bargains in
China that are worth coming
aftei :
i oo Haviland China Cups
and Saucers, new decorations,
stipled gold handles, worth
49c, at 22c
Cut Glass Spoon Holders,
handsome designs, worth
75c, at 29c
100 China Fruit Dishes,
handles in center, new dev
iations in gold lines, worth
1.89, at 95c
j 00 Bread and Milk Sets
three pieces fine China, very
I pretty floral designs, worth
! 35'c. at 19c
I 1 ,000 pieces of Fine China
'in Fruit Plates, Tea Plates,
, Cups and Saucers, etc., worth
.from 12 to 20 cents, all at .the
one price of 7c Each
-AND-
Banquet Lamps
We sold a big lot of these
the other day at $1.19.
They had never before been
sold less than $1.95", They
have tall gilt standards
handsome designs and are
offered complete with dec
rated globes, for this week
only, at 95 cents
kind at relationship, because so mueh
depends upon It as Is lllustiatd In the
Incident told of Aiebblshop Whatthy
He was, as )0U all know an e'Xtte truly
dlKUllled old Kcntlcman but would occa
sionally unbend, us 1 am told all, all
dlKiiltailes will when iinobsiived, It was
this uooel man's custom to taki a veiy
early mornlm; walk in Pin nix Park, with
his Kit at dot? at his side. When we'll
within the- paik. bidden as hei suppose el,
trom curious tvts. lie would have n
Hollo with the doi;, tluowluK sticks and
stones for tile animal to btliiK baek lo
him Due inoiiilmr two Irish women
cauKht slplit of him and aflet watching
him foi a while one said. "And do you
Know who that Is?" "No but how ensil)
be Is amused " "That Is the archlbshop."
"Tin atthblsliop' ' Illess his semi! What
an innocent cieMturu he Is Hut ho Is
not out archbishop. He Is the Protestant
archbishop" "The Piotestant aiebblshop
Ob, the old fool'" You stt, gentlemen,
wh) It Is mcessary that I should estab
lish a filendl) 11,'latlonslilp at the out
btt When I lecelved your Invitation I ac
cepted at unct. not because at tho time
I had jnythlt'K to say. but I felt suie
Hint I could Und somi'lliltic The sub
Jul. however, has been somewhat per
plcMner. As a matter of fact, the Puritan
New DiiKlandtr dots not lend himself
easily lo closet Inspection Tho people
who try to examine him with the micro,
eeupe ate Renerally disappointed I know
of no hlstoilc character that can so Ut
ile endme annljtle cilllelsm Tlie phil
nnlluoplst lluds the Puritan heart defec
tive The schnlai wonders at the direc
tion of his Ideas. The poet discovers
lack of Imagination; and tho nineteenth
csutuiy Christian Krloves over the nar
invvnesj of his conscience. The Penns)!
vtnlan hud morn human sympathy, the
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JONAS LONG'S SONS.
Good
000
Youn
pay 20 or 22 cents tor tnem.
Holiday
Fancy Citrons, per lb 12c
Lemon and Orange Peel,
per lb 9c
Muscatal Raisins, per lb... 4c
London Layer Figs, lb box, 9c
English Plum Pudding,
lb box 23c
California Naval Oranges,
per doz 30c
Fancy Messina Lemons,
per doz 16c
California Prunes, per lb.. 8c
Evaporated Apricots.perlb, 1 1c
White Clover Honey, per
lb 10c
Golden Dates, per lb 8c
Cleaned Currants, per lb.. 8c
Cal. Lemon Cling Peaches,
per can 17c
Cal. Bartlett Pears, per can, 14c
Egg Plums, per can 14c
Green Gage Plums,percan, 14c
White Cherries, per can... 23c
Baltimore Yellow Peaches
per can 12c
Hen's
Slippers
Give your hus
band, or your
brother, or your
sweetheait, a pair of slippers
for Christmas. He'll stay at
home evenings to wear them.
Here is a lot of velvet chenille,
embroidered ones, made up
very stylish and handsome.
Most stores would charge you
yctofti.oo for them. Sale
price here this week,
Forty
Nine
Cents.
Perfumery "
and toilet waters are gathered
here, including Pinaud's, Rog
ers and Gallet, Coudray's, Lu
bin's, Dorin's, Colgate's, Brad
ley's, etc. Many of them are
in handsome boxes for holi
day gifts. All of them are
marked at least possible
drices.
Fine Toilet Soaps of every
description.
Scranton's Great
I'aiollulnu more sentiment the Ne w
Netherlander mute chailty but the com
bination ot be ait und lie id and ton
science in the Puiltiin New Hnulander
made one of the sublltncst characters of
hlslor) , and like all tiuly great flKiires
Ik needs uisieetlve and must be seen
In his entire t) HcRjtded in this wa)
he towels above evei) othtr American
colonist und Justifies tlie commanding In
tluence which ho has excited fiom llrst
to last In shaping the destinies of tills
weettiu world.
PKHSONAI. POVi:it.
Now tho powei of eveiy great personal
ity Issues In some p.uticular dliectlun.
It Is that which gives unity and Impies
siveness to the character and accounts
ft: Its far-teaching InlUieuce And so we
do not comprehend the Now nnglander
until we understand how all his ener
gies came togethet for the expression
ot one idea, the propagation of one gieat
1 1 lit li. One dominant characteristic de
scilbes every mini who Is worth describ
ing, lie may be many things Incident
all) but ho Is supremely one thing, a
poet, or farmer, or politician, or pieach
er, 01 met chant And what any man Is
f.uprefaely Is that Into which he puts
his brain, his nnectlons his moial sense.
No mun ever becomes a gieat merchant,
for Instance, who gives his Intellect only
to his business He must love it also,
and not onl) that, he must put his con
science Into It. Wherever these foices of
lite express thimselvi s persistently In
one direction )ou have a. commanding
personality, a leader among men. The
division of these forces Into separate
channels or tho separation of one of tlnm
from tho main channel destroys tho pos
sible power of the man and despoils him
ol the leadership that might huvo been
MJ 14 i. iewl UU fitlllU-4, Ja iauIUiia
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
roceries
choicest poultry farms in Central
extremely tender. Such Turkeys
ineir unitorm price here is
Groceries.
Fancy Queen Olives, per
bottle 19c
French Mushrooms, per
Cell 1 1 oc
Assoited Jams, i lb
jars 1 lc
Strained Honey, a glass 8c
Stiictly Pure Vermont
Sap Maple Syrup, qt.
can .' 23c
Fancy Cold Packed To
matoes, per doz 9c
sj.uo doen.
Early June Peas, percan, 10c
SI 11) dozen
Yellow String Beans.per
can 8c
h,"it. doen,
N. Y. State Fancy Sugar
Corn; per can 8c
K.le, do en.
Fancy Sugar Cured, cold
smoked hams, per lb, 8c
California Picnic Hams,
per lb 6J4c
Boys'
Clothing
Give the boy
something besides
toys a suit, for
instance. Here's a Sailor Blouse
Suit, in sizes from 5 to 10
years, made of mottled chev
iots. Blouse has deep col
lar trimmed with cloth and
soutache braid. Pants have
patent waist bands, all seams
strongly sewed. Our clothing
buyer thinks $2.50 would be
cheap for them. But Christ
mas only comes once a year,
so take them at
$1.98.
Gloves and
Handkerchiefs
Handker
chiefs and
gloves
make eyes at each other 'on
opposite sides of the main
aisle, Wyoming avenue en
trance. But they are on
friendly terms, and in either
department a dollar's worth
of handkerchiefs or a dollar
and a half pair of gloves will
carry with them a handsome
box free.
Turkeys
VS33E3ESS'
Department 5tore.
the vital .tingles tint accounts lot the
fact that mauv an called but few ate
an chosen No one etaig), however
gltat it ma) be, Is great enough to ac
complish vvliut It was Intended the wliole
man should accomplish.
If I hi'eni to dwell upon this unneces
sailly It Is because It - Im the only piln
elple that will enable us to undiihtnnd
the I'm Hun New Knsl.mder ll shows
wh) his Influence bis been greater in
America than tlint of the Oavallet or Hol
lander, or (dare I say It hue) the Pi lend.
When we ask what the Puritan wns we
Und that he expiesscd himself In m mv
dlffeietit ways. He was u ineichant. none
more tlulft), a ii Iiglonlst, none moie
zealous and sincere, a llghtet, none moie
brave Hut It was not as a merchant, oi
a sectatlun. or a uddler that In e
prtssed himself supiemely upon Ameil
can civilization, bi'causc not une ol these
represented his 1 tiling passion that which
united all the energies of Ills nature And
to understand what that ruling pusidon
was wo must go hack in his history until
be see what It was that made him a
Put tan and Impelled him to seek the
new world,
IN i:XliL,ANl)
The Puritan movtment In England was
so stronglv coloied with i elision that
r.iai y have legaided that as Its ellstln
gi.bhlni.' mall! but while it wus un
docbltdly I elisions in tone and spit it,
It was essentially and predominantly
political lit Its put pose and aim The
I'uiltau was a Protestant Incldentall J'
agulnst ecclesiastical authority over his
conscience, but supiemely ugalnst the ut
bltr.uy atithoilty of the civil power over
his pel sou and pioperty, his rights ns a
man and a citizen. He wus the Urst In
modem history to stand erect befoie u
tluonn und oppose the divine right of
Huu- uith. urn dUhau- right of manhood,
JONAS'LONG'G-SONS. -
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The Kabo Corset,
A special exhibit this week
of the Kabo Corset. Perfect
fitting, comfortable, durable.
An expert is in attendance to
assist in fitting.
Prices from $1 to $2.50.
All the leading makes of
corsets are in stock.
We are
to
Silks
going
make history in our
Silk and Dress Goods Depart
partments today by offering
bargains that wouldn't be pos
sible in any other store. Here
is just one from the lot:
All Silk Brocaded Taffetas
in fancy shades; changeable
taffetas all silk; black bro
caded Gros Grains. All are in
waist and skirt lengths, and
would be cheap at 68c. Here,
for one day only, at
43 cents.
We sold over a
thousand aprons
Aprons
here on Saturday and at prices
which will cause another lot
that came in yesterday, to
mow quickly. All styles, and
some ot them very hand
somely embroidered:
19c', 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c.
l the tli u perslhtent and determined, (ham
P'c u of Justice and Jtidgoiilllt as the
I habitation of any throne thut, pretendi d
I to lepresuit the Almighty King, nallbr
I politic .il movements. It H true, had
sought und sought Miccetsttilly to i limit
the io) al ii i rogatlvi', as vvlun the J),n
ons. fence d thti Magna diurtit from tho
leliicticnt bands ot King John but alt
tin se had bein ibe snuggles of the nobil
ity for theli ire logntivcs and had
si nicely toucln el the pilnclple ot arbi
tral) authorlt) in general The Puittan
movement was the uprising of the' pl'o
ple for the lights of continent citizenship.
It was the blstoilcnl beginning of the
sublime cause of popular gove rninent, nut
the leal beginning fot evei.) great etuis,
gatheis its forces at fit fet In WM'dtP'nli I
slowl) thiiiugh ireiii'tations, but with
Puritanism, the principle of pupnUi gov
ernment took visible foi m and substance,
and became nil historical meii'eiiient to
be follow ttl fu the cleat light of d.iyv
Willi the progiixH of that liloVfllietnt
In the old world we huve m Uilin- in ilu
tonight, nut when riinilcs, in the Insol
ence of his klngl) pride anil the ashlu
anee pf his klngl) power adjourned jiiii
llumenc ind bade de llauce let the pcopl.,
a ttlsls v.ns icaclud. Veins ilupscd b -fore
the Puill.iu tnuse culminated Hi sue -cessful
lev alt, but III the meantime thou
sands of self-ii speetlng rhiullshini n
sought this new woild, not as ulbui' (Col
onists had sought It lot eonunere lul wain,
not as a few )e.irs liefote the Pllgilms
had sought ll fot tc Unions llU'rls, hut
for the unlet and penciirnl.eiUoyiinini.oC
(licit tight as men, niiu,inane'hl. Vy .the
liiheiltcd prerogatives of a kfP'l,tli; wv.
erelgn. Thelis was not tlie Impelling'
cause or biting poveity, for lh(y left
homes of tlulft and nomfort. nut yet
IContlinicit on r.tge'll.'I
;i ii,
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