TILE SCKANTON THIJ1UNB THUUSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3H. 1S9T. I'ublUhrd Iitllr, Kxcept Miml.1jr.b7 the Tribune I'libllfhlng Oump'jtiy, t Fitly intu Month. iMimu i.i tint rowowiii at rsfAjrroT. pa.. IKCOND-CLiSaMAILMATTtR TEN PAGES. '.ANION', DECKMHKIt 2.1. W7. V tMIKt ttllll till' .'lenu'il i-illlof f tin- Truth lm ninny it'tulom nml with the tnmtillititMiM of Hip wtiHitn p with him ninny limit.'. The Next State Convention. No iieclal HlxnlOanre uttnrhen to the duto sfk't'tod ypHtonliiy ly the tle publican state rniunilttoi' for Hip next Uepulilli'iin Htuii- i-niivoniliin. In pul mninrlnl yearn tin coiiviulon has iixunllv lipfti hPl-1 In -May nr.Iuiu'. Tin iK'lciintr nf Hi' cinivi'iitliiii of iv.'S n Juno J will allow lor sis imnuh!' or m tiv ranipiLiiltit? for '-ho lioinliialloii. wliii'll iiiu'it the HMfiePls now In 'low will lie .inuili'. Tin- rinmliiatlon mil" made, the ilv tuii'tln-' l'it 'val until iho ?liTtl.in will I'lllliif liotli t i-hupi'-the cours-p of thi' .'.impa'sii. array tlio i"Sio"tlw fuiro anil I'liinlii't snlr iid ranvasM of the commonwealth. We ilo .Kit .ifrrrt tn iiii'li-rcstlmuto Hif urnvlty r th" situation ly t.'ilili tli- r'Hi1ill"uti nnrty In Pennsylvania i Miiifi-onfil. Imt It Is mi" which a Uec Hold, clean iiu-UhhI anil no fuvi.r II Ism vllt itiHftlally allay. The ten oViiev toivuril liuslluliacUlli'i on .the pnrt of certain inllnenci's nu'if or less iilentlthV.I in the nulillc'nlnd -.villi Hip 1i10511lr.nl limnac.piupnl of Hi" state or ganization; the ilNinicltloii to sot mi" iMftlenlar caii'lldr.tc ii iiy aiteinitlti(r In .1 liacU-hanili'd way to Knock (ill l.cssUile .'(inipetlt-ifs down In advanie; ih'p irvoRani'c vlth whim factional Minllitlvciipss isscrtp Itself In certain .alllles and the multiplying recourse hail hy this ovpf.palous I'lemcnt to laiis'iaue which offends and iii'ln which l.ivile dissension and te(,entiiieiit i1ips av ten l tiros of th" outlook which. i..tHe-l with the iul"t delcimlnatlon i.f .1 iio,v.rfiil l-mr-iit In Hip party to t nforco due rospeit for public opinion, cive tr Hip ncM convention and lo Its pivllminnilcp an iiivniruiion interest and riciillicniice. They Indue? the he llrf that the party, whether it fullv realizes It or not, I" drawing near a nislp uVniaiullne ' Its leadership more than ordlnaty sasaclty. No harm can mini' ftoni early and ii'.neft lveoRtilllo'i of Hie truth. There is ample time In which to avert party daimer r mb:iriMstnjtii. hut It Is time 'l.lch can he lielter employed tlu.11 In tulillnp fuel to the lire of pre vious dlsiorilF. The npnonents or Senator Ilaniiu c'lould punril aRalnsl premature- ton lldenpe. The sllenc of the editor's f 1 lends doen not mean that they Inactive or Indifferent. aie The American Hog ARaln. At the demand of the fannliis luter ots of France the French chamher of deputies has pushed a 1)111 largely In 1 reaslim Hie duties on hog products Unpolled Into France from the Cnited Plates. To Ret a full-Ktown live Ameri can hoff Into Franee (of the (iiad rupedal variety) under the new hill a duty of Si.10 will have to he paid here after. StickltiK piss can he admitted on payment of M cents apiece anil the duties on pork meats and laid will he In proportion. In explaining the pro- Islons of the hill Premier Melluc frankly informed the deputies that it was a measure prompted solely hy the. necessities of French aKrlculturc.which, In the matter of pork products, could pot withstand the present competition. What steps the Rovernment at WaFli- lnRton will take in the matter are not known, but It obviously Is not In a pusltion to take exception to France's action. With the French people as with our own Hie tariff question Is simply a matter of bookkeeping-. On one side of every rate of tariff duty are certain debits, while on the other are certain credits. The permanence of the rate depends upon the accural y with which the account is kept and also upon the nature of the balance. Fiance has elected In this 'new bill to subordinate the Interests of the large body of cun Humers to those of the small body of agriculturist engaged in the raising of pork. The decision may lie wise or It may not. Time will tell, nnd In the meanwhile what we lose In France must be made up elsewhere, as It can tie by shrewd negotiation. The man who wants to kerp tabs on the n"v Chinese problem will do well to focus at least one eye on the czar. Public Salaries and Prices. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press dating his communication at Plttslleld, Pa., and signing the name John T. Martin, prese'nts some opin ions on the revenue problems of the national government which aie very Interesting and largely shared. Pays he: "More revenue! Why nut say some thing about reduchn,' expenditures'.' Why not commence at government salaries? These salaries wem raised In war times, and are out of all pro portion to Incomes derived fioni other lines of business. While products of all kinds, both agricultural and manu factured, havojieen tending downward and downward, salaries of public otll ceis have been growing higher and higher. Hefore the war. when product." of all kinds were high, salaries of con gressmen were $S a day: now. when all products and profits are at the low cl point ever reached, congressmen get about $" a day for an average session of three months, the highest point ever reached. If extra time Is put In then extra pay follow, and even. If .the session lasts six months and no extra pay Is allowed, then It would amount to three times and over the fotnier pay of congressmen when products of ull kinds were hrjnglng lOO, 200 and COO per cent, more than now. "I have retailed cut nalln for 8 cents n pound before tw war. I purchased two keg of nulls' just recently nt a retnll store. For one. keg of 10s. I paid $1.75 per keg or loo pounds, for a kog of Ss, I paid $1.S0. I call huy twice iif much clothing, boots, shoes, under wear; three times more cotton cloth: twice as much susar, tea and spices now. Common suit ' wax selling for xrj!m:3::no ftC"?3i5rrev :t punim.ed three biUi-elA nl a retnll store recently for 6S cents n hatrel. nutter Fold lnpt summer at in cents per pound here; It n tilling for :'f) cents now. hut did you know that a fanner could always net a Rood price for products when he had little or tiotlilnz to sell? When hl pasture dried Up his cows dried up also. Hay drought $15 lo fin per ton hefoie the war: It Is n dins hete now at J." per tun In Hip ham. Potatoes are IiIrIi here now on account of the potato rot, hut the farmers Renerally have nolle to sell; many ale compelled to huy. not havliiK ot t ltd 1 seed hack In inan.v cases, hut the faimeis were foil ing potatoes last apilliK for 10 and EJ'i cents per bushel, and for two years ptevlotiH to this they were compelled to throw thniixunds of hushels away, there hcln '110 market for them. Why should this unequal tlilliK ro on'.' Why should salaik's lie exempt fiotn the same mles and laws that govern all other lillsllless'.'" It will lie pretty hard for the appro-prlatloii-swellers In loiiuiess to net away from the loalc of these rematks. I'ortunately the whole power of the McKlnley admlnlstratioii Is heliiR ex ctclsed In hehalf of Judicious puhllc economy and Is helntf reinforced hy that of every meiiiher of coiiKless who l actuated hy a conscientious recaiil for the general wclfate. It Is not treason to the Republican party In Pennsylvania to say. and to have th fact clearly undeistood In ml vaiue. that the next governor of Penn sylvania will under no circumstance. slcn a hill to pay the expenses of the Andrews "l.exow" committee. Significant. The actum of the Conservative party in Havana. In convention assembled, is highly significant. This convention, representing, it Is said, about SO per cent, of the wealth of the Island most of It stolon from native Cubans re solved: "I. To reject autonomy as unpatriotic w ' dangerous lo the sovcielgnty u' Spain In CiiIii. ":'. To .ifllrin the entire supnnit nf the party to (Jeneral Weyler and his policy and method of watfare. "I. To send a despatch to (Jeneral Wry Icr complimenting him upon his latest declarations and offering him the support of the loyalist Spaniard of Cuba. "I. To refrain from nay participation In any election or public aet during the autonomist regime. ".". To authorize the hoard of illreetois to act In the name of the patty and op pose the (rovernment. If It I necesnry. without calling another assembly." In other words, the bone and sinew ot tlie Mpnnlsn element In Uuha, ex cepting only the army, has declared liainally and It would .seem Irrevocn I1 its repudiation of autonomy. This ripudlation Is not quite so emphatic Pi the manner of Its declaration as Is that of the armed Insurgents, who have emphnsled their opinion on the subject by hanging the Spanish peace commissioners, but It sullices to indi cate that Marshal Hitmen is between two fires. He has In the support of his programme a crippled army, a small foreign element made up of plauteis who desire autonomy In order that they may resume agricultural or cane-gi hiding activities, and the com bined lieformlsta and Autonoml.sta parties of native Cubans, a numeilc ally unimportant factor, t'nless the army can conquer the insurrection by lone. Spain's last hope so far as Cuba Is concerned will expire. On the other hand, the action of the Conservatives at Havana combines with the attitude of the opposition in Spain, now rapidly concentrating under the spectacular and peculiarly Ca.stillan leadership of Weyler. to con stitute a formidable menace to the life of the present ministry at Madrid and possibly to the life of the reigning dynasty itself. Sagasta might be able to weather the gale If he were In pos session of adequate funds, but It Is notorious that Spain's treasuiy Is empty, the Spanish taxpayers squeezed dry, Industry in Spain at a standstill, her foreign credit gone, her soldiery unpaid and the national delicit increas ing with ominous regularity and rapid ity. It would be open to considerable doubt if Spain could recover from the losses of the Cuban war without a revo lution at home even weie the Cuban Insurgents at this moment to throw down their arms and bend again to the yoke. Hut with three-foutths of Cuba itself In arms against Spain or at open variance with the ruling ad inlnlstiatlon at Madrid, the chances for a levolution In Spain are multiplied al most Incomputably. Some American Journals profess to believe that the shooting of the Span ish spy, Colunel Kuiz. hy the Insur gents, after full and fair warning, points to the despeiatlon and speedy ovei throw of the Cuban cause. These Journals forget that the Spanish cause sutvlved after practicing that kind of warfate and wore for a period of more than two years, tecelvlng at the same time the olllclal co-operation and niotal suppoit of the executive branch of the government at Washington. The Insurgents at the pie.ent lime are only one ainoni; many powerful fac tors that are at work In the behalf ot Culm I.lbre. The 1 port that the Western P.epub llcan fienators ate nuipilsed at Secre taiy Sage's outspoken Mand for the gold standard Is probably "writ snr kastlc" Those senators must have read the St. I.ouls platform. Congress and the Presidency. The Washington Post Is opposed on general pilnclples to the ule discus sion of hopeless propositions for tile further amendment ot the Constitution of the I'nlted States, legurdlntr'thls as In the nature of n waste of energy, but It points out one wuy In which con gress can carry out n long-neglected piovlslon of that gteat instrument. Says our contemporary; "The Constitution provides that in ca-e of the lemoval of the president fuim ottlie, or of his death, leslgna tlon, or Inability to dhcharge the pow ers and duties of the said olllce, the same shull devolve on the vice-president.' Theie would lie no dltliculty In ascertaining that a vaca'ney existed, and Inducting the vice-president Into the vnennt ofllce In case of removal or resignation, should o unlikely 11 thing happen. We have had four vacancies In the presidential ofllce created by death, and the transfer of powers and duties was effected In the most quiet and ordeily manner. And we have had one vacancy created by 'Inability,' which wns not recognled, although It actually existed for two nnd n half months from the day o'n which Picsl dent Oni field was fatally shot In this city until itcnih ended his sufferings nt Klbemn. If the wotd inability' Is not which was not recognized, although It no meaning. Had congress provided for the ascertainment and declaration of the 'Inability nf a president lo dis charge the powets and duties ot the said ofllce,' Vlce-Picsldent Altliur would have been sworn In Immediate ly after the shooting of Clarllehl. "As the rnse stands today. 11 presi dent might be wholly Incapacitated and still hold ofllce. There nre almost Innumerable contingencies that might happen, each one in which would pro duce inability' nnd still leave the In cumbent to hold on In the end ot his term. This ought to bo rendered Im possible by legislation which would provide the machinery for ascertain ing when 'Inability' occurred, and when. If ever, It censed. It took a bundled yenis for congres.s to provide for tuiccesslon lo the presidency in case of the removal, death, or leslgnatlon of both the president and vice-president, but, Important as that duty was. It was no moie Imperative than this, which fifty-four coiiRressef, covering las years, have neglected. Is it not best to guard against a danger that may come? Is the fact that no seri ous harm resulted ftom the unrecog nized but actual vacancy In 1SS1 a good leason for doing nothing In the prem ises?" The point raised by Hie Post Is not of pressing Importance, but It Is at least worthy of casual attention. A good way to inert such emergencies Is to anticipate them. Secretary Wilson Is credited with having frankly told the presfdent and all his coll agues that the civil service refotni law must be reformed. Secre tary Wilson Is pre-eminent among the members of the present cabinet for his lobust nnd abundant common sense, Santa Fafos Mtisf Not Be Dethroned. "Wouier Vim Twillcr' In the Wilkes. llarre Hecord. nnor WII.I, observe that I havr found W some food for reflection In the f Seranton npwspapeis lately. Hut J the supply Is by no means ex hausted. For Hint bustling young city lias a habit of furnishing some very Interesting episodes now and then. Here Is one of them: It seems that some of the teachers In the public schools up there, who have a holy horror ot anv- Ihlng In heaven or on cartli that Isn't buttressed by hard facts, have been teaching the children that there Is no such tiling ns Santa Clans. They gather the little ones about them and tell them that this belief In the merry monarch of childhood's fair realm is very, very wrong, and that those who seek to Instil that belief Into their minds are telling them horrid lies. And the poor little ones go home with tenrs of disappoint ment in their eyes and ask their parents If after all there Is no such person as dear old Santa (iaus. Some of these parents who have no particular liking for the late Mr. flradgrlnd or any of his narrow-minded followers complained of these overly-cnnselentlotis teachers to Superintendent Howell, and he. with rare good sens-', gave him to understand that they had still a great deal to learn, nnd that "there are more things In heav en and on earth than are dreamed of In our philosophy." Here are Ills words, and 1 commend them to every parent and teacher in the land: o "Some one has said: "tilings seen are temporal, things unseen are eternal.' This Is a skeptical age and we are In clined to rely upon the sense of sight, believe only that which we can sec. Hut the only real things In the world are those which neither children nor men can see. Love and devotion hive a real ex istence. In fact that which gives to life its highest beauty and best Joy la a part of the unseen wot Id. Faith, hope, ambi tion, indeed all that ennobles character, are unseen things. "Do I believe In Santa tiaus? Yes. with all my heart and soul. This would be a world of gloom If we would shut out the light of childhood. No poetry, no romance, no folklore, no fairies. It would chill tho marrow of life. Hecause you cannot see the fairies dancing on the chimney Is no good reason that they do not exist. There is a heavy veil cover ing the unseen world which fancy only can push aside. "(od meant that we should teacli Santa Claus. Had He meant otherwise Ho would have made the imagination our weakest, not strongest, faculty In Infancy. O, yes, teach Santa Claus. and make glad the heart of childhood. You cannot make a mistake If you follow God's plan of child develcpment." o To me. the saddest of all sights on tills sad old earth Is that of 'a mother who takes her little one on her knep and says. "There Is no Santa Chins, dear. nor reindeer, nor sled, nor heaps of good things stored away at the North Pole. All these tilings are lies and It Is very wrong to believe In them. When you hang up your stockings tonight It Is not Santa tiaus. but your papa and mamma who fill them with gifts. That Christ mas tree there will not be decked by Kris Klnsle. for there Is no such person. The good things you will find there In the morning will be brought home by pupa tonight and he and 1 will do the trimming after you go to bed." 0 The mother or the teacher who utters such winds commits a crime against childhood, which can never be atoned for. Why? Because It Is the llrst drop ot the poison of skepticism which may In time develop Into douot of all things unseen. Oh, when these hard, cold words are spoken, what dear idols are shat tered, what fond hopes are crushed, what awi et visions dlspellidt Gone, and foiever ale the dealest dells, is of childhood, vault-bed tui all lime the faith In u kind ly Piovlduui. which bends low to listen tb their simple requests and never falls to grant them. Leaned men, through all the ages, have gioped blindly for a rent lu the veil that shrouds the unseen world, onl to confess fallutc to knuw and tin-, dcrstaiid. Some, unable to solve the great mystery, have denied Its existence and sought lellef in skepticism or Infi delity. Olhirs have anchored their hopes upon the rock of faith, believing where they do not understand, and in all -rflim-bleiiess learning the meat truth that the Unite mind can never eompielieml Infin ity. 0 Why. then, should we ask our children to comprehend whut we ourselves can mil w I;, should we seek to kill their f ill li In tbirg. unseen when that very faith Is the foundation ot all religion? From belief in a beneficent danta linns It Is but a step to belief lu God. Ah the child grows older the one tiHturally and linpetceptlblv merges Into the other, un til from faith in the Jolly old sprite springs faith in the Creator of all thing. Ho. my frlendn. be cureful how you shat ter the Idols of the child. For the boy or girl who now says. "There U no Santa Claus." may be but the prototype of the man or woman who snys, "There Is no aod." o Let the fancy of your little ones run riot among the fairies, and gnomes, and kelpies, and goblins, and sprites, and Kris Klnglcs, Let their imagination plarco the opalescent veil that hides the seen ftom the unset 11. Too soon will the veil be rent aminiler. Too soon will the prlmiosc pntliB of chlldldh dalliance be lllled with the shnrp thorns of labor and sorrow and hope defer! ed, Let them, while they mny. enjoy to the full the pleasures of fancy as they roitm through the bright world of fairyland, when- the Angel of Content guides their footsteps and the wings of l.ove overshadow them. The child who does not believe 111 Santa (iaus Is a child no longer, and the hap piness he has lost can never come lo him ngiilu this side of Klctnlly. WARNING TO THE SPANISH. From the New York Sun. Senor Tonins Kslraila Palma. delegue ot the Cuban republic, gave out yester day the following statement: "The death of Colonel lluiz did not ociur as '.lie Spanish have pal It. while be was nego tiating as a peace messiiigvr under a ling of truce. Again and again have the Cubans proniulipiieii tie.' law that all who should come to them with peace proposi tions not based on the Independence of t'uba would be treated as spies and dealt with according. Colonel ltulz not oiuy knew of Hie existence of Hit law. bin ac cording to the Spanish accounts, was peisuniilb warned as to his fate. Gen eral Htaneo and Secretary Gencial Con gosto. too. were we'l aware of the ( Mst enee of the decree. Nevertheless these latter look advantage of the unfortunate tjiilxotlsm of Colonel ltulz and sent him to the Cuban lines. The blood of Colonel ltulz Is not on tho hands of the Cubans, but upon the heads of Blanco and Con gosto. who sent til til to his fate, -o "If the penally of the law had nut beu carried Into effect, doubtless Spain would have taken advantage of the fact to show that the Cubans were not In earnest m their rejection of autonomy absolutely but were wllllns; lo listen lo arguments. This decree was not promulgated be cause the Cubans are afraid of disaffec tion in their ranks, but because It Is known that limnineiable commissioners would otherwise be sent and on their te turn make false statements, encouraging the belief that peace might be established on a basis other than Independence. Such statements would only sere the Inter ests of Spain lu Raining time, with the resulting death of thousands, owing to the useless prolongation of the war. He side", the Cuban are advised th.it the Spanish are seeking to enter the Insur gent lines with the pnrpese ot assassin ating the more Impottimt leaders. Doc umentary proof of this fact Is In our hands, a"d we are the more cautions when we remember that In K79 General Hlanco authorized General Polnvleja. in Santiago de Cuba, to ej.eeute as many unarmed Cubans as the latter thouglit necessary ns an example. o "It Is somewhat remaiknble that with the llrst news of the death of Colonel Ruiz came the announcemeni of the kill ing by the Spanl.'li of ocr lorty sick and wounded Cubans found In a hospital, nnd not n voice was inlsed In protest thereat. The shooting of Cuban prisoners by tin score passed nlmost without comment, the thousands of wounded Cuban soldiers slain In hospitals attracts but little no tice. It Is so common. According to all the laws of civilized warfare, the Cu bans from the beginning hid the right to retaliate In kind, but they never have done so. On the contrary, all prisoners taken by them were set at liberty nnd th" wounded attended to. We are denied by the entire world a status ns belligerents, and might therefore ilaltn that wc have not the obligations to conduct the war es belligerents, but we do not intend to laVte this stand either. o "Tho conditions obtaining In Cuba sunt the character of the Spanish demand, however, that we t:ke the necessary measures to sperdllv terminate the war by convincing the world I hat Independ ence alone can satisfy us. We according Iv Issue a decree and solemnly warn Spain of Its enactment. If. defplte lids warning, thev peiscadc a man to be rash enough to come to es to treat on the basis of autonomy, we must either ac knowledge that our laws are made only to be broken or lie compelled by a pain ful duly to carry them Into effect 1 1 is 11 question of the lives of one or two rash men or of the lives 01' thousands of pa triotic Cubans." MMTHUIt I'AIlt NOK .MST. From the WilUcs-Unrrc llcconl. CiuiKressmnn Willlnm Council, nf ltck awnnnn. may imsslblv not be tlio tnos' available man t ruminate for governor next year, but it N neither fair nor Jim to rule him oul of Hie race because lie Is n eoal oner.itor. ns lias i.een nttempteil by the riitl.iclcluhln Imiulrnr aurt 11 few oilier machine organs, 'flint the I'm t ot his behiB a coal operator :s not n tonrce of political weakness was ulusiiiliintlv demonstrateil In lat i-ear's election, when Mr. Cnnnell whh sent to lon,Tres'' by 11 majority of almost f'.mii. itinnlnK aiicnil of .Mr. McKinler's vote bv ne.itb 2.000 In his district. It was Hif miners and other worlclu&mr n who swelled Mr. Connell's vote to h-icIi ani.islns propor tions. Mr. Cnnnell. Ill;e cverv other Itc publican KUhernatorinl iisuli.int. I? en titled to fair nlay and decent treatment at the hands of newspapers prctenillr;, t" serve the Interests of the Itcnnhlicnn party. I.Ike lion. John I.el.ienrlntr. of Lu zerne. Mr. Council has co more devotcl friends and stinportcis than the working men who are or hnvt b-en lu Ills enioloy. GHRISTflAS GIFT, What is more acceptable than a nice pie:e of CtoiM, Cut Glass or Biie-a-Brae, Umbrella Stands, Jardi nierand Pedestels. Din ner, Tea and Toilet Sets. TIE CIMGNS, BM riAttlEY CO. Open Uvenings. Bargains ttnis week la Beidlemami's HOAItl) OP TUADE IIUILIUNU, Linden Stre.-t Special GOLftSM nn 1 JUL Laterally Holiday 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-timc-in-the-year-department with us. (lames from 4c to 98c anion"; which arc Pillow Dcx. War in Cuba, and KLOXD1KE. Smoking Sets from 25c to .$3.98. liooklrtM and Calendars from ic to 39c. Juvenile Hooks, paper and linen, from 5c to 250. Lothrop's Annual and Pansv Books. 37c to 63c. Glove. Iiandcrcliicf and Xecktic Boxes from 25c. to ?3. 'Work Boxes, Shaving Cases, Manicure Sets and Toilet Sets, from 25c to $8. 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. C1EISTMAS IS CUMING ALWAYS ni'sv. 'ue&oiw ,iSIi -sr ni3rar3ro U30E?S 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, Reilly & Dav5eo Wholesale and Retail. OPEN KVENJNOS. ATrACTIOSM Holiday Novelties, Handsome Calendars Purses, Caid Casts, loutitaln Pens Album, Inkstandt.Bold plated. Photo htands I'lne Stationery, Leather fjoods, Ml Lady's Mirrors, I'cn, pearl holders, l'nncy Ilasketi, Manicure Sets, Toilet Siett, ilaud-Paintecl lire-stng Caie, J5 PKn l KXT. nw GOOD ItEASOXS Win. Quo VadK" "Soldiers ot Fortune," "HiiBh Wynne." "The Drones Must We." "t'ndcr Two Flaes." "Itienza," "Choir Invlsable," "Captain Courageous," "Phro so." "Tho Little Ministers," "Thelma," "House lloat on Styx." Others equally ns up to date by the be.U people In llookdom. 1", MAIIlONCltAWfOP.n'H Wouks. Reynolds Bro .station Ens, i:n a n a v ehs, HOTEL JEP.MYN Ul'ILDINO. MILL & CORNELL'S hucli 11 choice stock to select from cauuot be found elsewhere In this part of the state. And when you consider the moderate prices at which the foods are marked I a further claim on the uttentlou and consideration of buyeM. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WniriNfl Di.sks, DnKIIINOTAUI.KS. KasuvTaulk, CllKVAI.GI.AsM, Pahi.okCaiiinkis. MCJICOAIIINBrS Cl'ltlOCAlllNKIS, Hook Casks, 1'ASCV IJAhKKTS, I.OU.NOES WOKKTAW.KS, Easy Cit.uus Gti.TCitAins iNI.AIIlC'lIAIliS Kucki:ri siiAViNii Stands l'KUi:srAi., TAiioi'itKrres. All at lowest prices consistent with the hi Sli imullty ofthegooda. Hill & Coomiell At 121 Noitb Waihlustou Avenue. Seranton, Pa. ...winWhWn ... M&LSMWrf 100 Farmtnre 1LL a Exchange Cloth io prices. g M AMK JAM 1W JLW L. A li IIP beem our motto ity Miniexcelled the lowesto Your money back if you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until Alter the Holidays. BWLE 436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, .1 Jill 1L1L Ji u) Special Sale of ? 3 51 LK fm Tils Week, We offer about 1,000 yards Fancy Silk, choice designs in 3 lots, includ ing Persians, Romao Stripes, eteo in lengths ranging from five to twenty yards each. Former Price. $1.00 to $1.65, LOT 3 59 Cents LOT 2 69 Cents LOT 3 88 Cents a yard, to close them out. The greatest bargain . of the season. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE FANCY BAZAAR. Celluloid Work Boxes. Clove and Handker chief Sets, Brush Cases, Pin Boxes and Neck Tic Cases from 10c to ijSc. Beautiful large .Medallions, St. Cecelia, Ruth, Madonna, and many others, at 25 cents. IJiscpie Figures, 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 19c. Writing Tablets in Leather and Celluloid from $1 to $4. Decorating Tissue in Plain, Green and Red, White and Blue, 25c per ball of 10 yards. at reliable has always Qyal A HELP TO SANTA CLAUS. - UET ONE OF OUR XriAS TREE HOLDERS AND HAVE IT HANDY FOK HIM WHEN II B COMES HAVE YOU SEEN THE MANY USE FUL XMAS PHESENTS WE HAVE IN OUlt WINDOWS? SOUVENIR AWAY. CALENDAn? GIVEN foote & s: 119 Washington Avonus. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomlni District for Mining, lllacllng, .Spoiling, SmoUelMI und tho Hepauuo Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcafcty Puse, Caps and Exploders. Koonis til 8, 'J1U nud 'Jll CommonweV.tS liulldlug, scrautoo. AOENUIE tho?, roim JOHN U. .SMITH .t SON, K. W. MULLIGAN, PltUton Plymouth Wilkes-Barri II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coat of the best quality for flomestla ust and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseyo, delivered In a.ny part ot the elty at the lowest rrlce Orders received nt the Office, flrst floor. Commonwealth building:, room No : telephone No. 2621 or at the mine, tele phono No, 272, will bo vromptly attended to. Healers lupplled at the mint. T. SI MUCKLOW. ZrW-J' k WM!.MLI.?tol'-r.4fJfJrk. oupoirs POIIElo
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