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SrilANTO.V. DEf'KMHRU 30, 189".
Comptroller Kckles no doubt meant
H1 townrel Mr. Slniterly'H lunik when
In- permitted It to violate thf law, but
thr nimptroller of t lie cuit-mic' -dimiM
rcullre that tli'e host ItlmlneMA for all
i.nireined Is to do lilh duty prrmiptty
.ml without the appearance f fav-
UtltlPIll.
As to Interstate Commerce.
The putative father of Interstate
fotnnieire law, Senator Cullom, has
proposed a number of nmendineiitH to
that statute, with' a view of restoring
t It the vitality taken from It by sue
lesslve court opinion. Chief of them
Is one conferring upon the Interstate
commerce commission the power to fix
mnxlmum nnd minimum rates when
necessary to prevent discrimination,
and Inasmuch as this proposition Is the
nub of the whole contention It may be
worth while to consider It hrlelly.
As the law stands, the shipper who
can prove discrimination can collect
damaRes throuch an equity proceed
Inn; hut In otder to do this he must
lime oiiouch nerve and money to en
Kni?e In nn uncertain, expensive and
protracted legal battle m which the
railroad holds the principle points of
advantage. If he wins, he gets his own
money bnck but lecelve.s no nsuranci
Unit the road will not skin him again,
perhaps In the very next transaction.
The other shippers who have also
been victimized set no redress unless
they, likewise, sue and prove their
case. Appeal to the Interstate com
merce commission Is useless, for that
body Is powerless. It can collect testi
mony nnd offer advice, but Its testi
mony Is not ndmltted as part of the
evidence In the equity proceedings and
Its advice lays no commands on the
railroads. A fifth wheel to a wagon
would not be more .superfluous for all
the purposes of utility than Is the in
terstate commerce commission under
the ruling Interpretation of the act by
which It was created.
One of two things must be done by
congress If It have any regard for con
sistencyeither repeal the Interstate
commerce act wholly, leaving the rail
way business entirely free from federal
regulation, or so strengthen that law
that the agents employed In Its en
forcement will have sulllclent authority
to protect the great body of shippers
against gross imposition. Of these al
ternatives the latter Is manifestly pre
ferable and congress should not delay
its adoption.
The Philadelphia Inquirer contradicts
the report that the Republican state
mimltteo has been sending out Stone
literature. Here is clearly the chance
1". at. Issue of veracity or an explana
tion, lvet us have the facts.
Ineffectual.
Hepoit has It that a formidable In
iluenee Is being put In readiness at
Washington to bear on congress with a
Ii-w to blocking further efforts to re
strict Immigration. This opposition is
made up of a number of elements; the
immigiant steamship companies and
their agents, the demagogues who prey
on Ignorant Immigrants, and finally a
i lass of honest but mistaken people
who contend that additional immigra
tion In large volume will not for many
ears be dangerous und that to dis
criminate in the admission of Immi
grants Is to violate the spirit of our
free Institutions.
The subject Is one concerning which
no new arguments are nowadays possi
ble, the whole matter being fully un
derstood by all. The great majority of
Intelligent Americans approve the call
for Increased restriction, so that It Its
dearly the duty of congress to act In
this direction. The one point now fair
ly open to discussion touches the meth
od of discriminating between admissi
ble and undesirable Immigrants. We
confess to nome doubt as to the efficacy
of tho literacy test provided in the
Ijodge bill, which requires the reading
In one language of 23 words taken ut
random from the United States consti
tution; but until a 'better test offers,
common sense would appear to demand
that this one receive a trial. In that
event experience would reveal defects
nnd thus enable a subsequent congress
to correct them.
Certain it Ih that no foreign steam
ship lobby or other ex parte advocates
of wide-open doors will be permitted
to defeat the public demand for the
safeguarding through Immigration re
striction of American labor and Amer
ican society.
Inasmuch as ltussla occupies Port
Arthur at China's invitation It Is diffi
cult to see upon what gtounils Great
Riltaln tan order her out. The whole
amount of It seems to be that John Hull
has been euchered.
Wizard Tesln's Latest.
Nicola Tesla Is credited In home of
the papers with having devised a
simple nnd Inexpensive process to gen
erate electricity from the rays of the
sun. Nicola Tesla gets credited these
days with a good many wonderful
fents which are news as well to him
ns to the laity; but If this latest report
has any basis of fact It Is only a step
In the Hue of long foreshadowed pro
gress. The following description of Tesla's
new device is from the New York
"World: "In the tenler of a large mom
with a class roof Tesla will place u
huge cylinder of thick gluHH. This will
repose on u bed of asbestos and be sup
ported by a firm stone pedestal placed
In the center of the room. The circle
will be laid lengthwise and will be sur
rounded by a circle of complicated
mirrors that may ho covered with as
bestps coats. These mirrors will re
fract the tnys of the mud Into the gluss
cj Under. The cylinder will always be
kept full of wuter which has been
chemically treated by a secrot process
which Tesla has devised, and which,
he says, Is ins only complicated part
cf the discovery. All day long, while
the sun shines, Its raye will he le
ft acted Into the gient cylinder. The
chemical treatment makes the wnter
easily susceptible to heut and In a little
time the vaporizing begins. The Brent
quantity of steam which Is rapidly
generated In the cylinder is carried to
a steam enclne of ordinary construc
tion. The enulne In turn will gener
ate electricity, which will he stored In
n large power-house, from which It
will be transmitted by cables to the
factory and to the home. The power
house will store sulllclent electricity
to meet all demands during the time
that the sun does not shine, although
It may be clouded for weeks nt n time."
Anything which appears In the New
York World Is to be regarded with In
credulity until corroborated elsewhere;
but on the other hand, nothing cred
ited to Nicola Tesln can safely he dis
missed as preposterous until there Is
pioof that It Is Imaginary, 'in this
state of suspense the public listens
patiently for Mr. Tesln's own version
of this alleged new discovery or enter
prise. If Julian would only tackle (ieimany
nnd take some of the conceit out of
the Merlin war lord It might prove
nn effectlw contribution to the world's
future peace. Hut It Japan Is wle she
will tread lightly on the tall of the
Husslan bear.
Lights and Shadows.
Tunkhannock has recently been Il
luminated by electricity nnd now the
leading newspapeis of the town are In
a wrangle regarding the dangers of
the chained lightning. One paper
warns persons against dusting Incan
descent globes while the current Is
turned on, and another brings letters
to prove that the current used In
Tunkhunnock for lighting purposes Is
as harmless as Castmia and "would
not Injuie a baby." Another question
which vexes the residents Is the fur
nishing of lights for the court house
park. The sum si't aside by the bor
ough for lighting purposes will scarce
ly supply the heart of the town, not
to speak of the suburbs und river bnnk,
where the arc candle would be useful
to the citizen who occasionally in
dulges In tho sport of speailng eels.
The taxpayers of the town therefore
feel that the county commissioners
ought to furnish lights for the court
house square. Hut the commissioners
hesitate. The expenditure of county
money to furnish Illumination for
Tunkhannock while the taxpayers of
East I.emon, West Nicholson, Skin
ner's Kddy and Square Top are obliged
to stumble In the dim rays of the tal
low dip or ketosene burner tit night Is
a serious question that might be made
one of the political Issues of the future.
It is a problem that to a certain extent
staggers the board of 'Wyoming. It
may be possible that when the good
citizens of the town and county be
come accustomed to the glare of the
new light these perplexing questions
will adjust themselves to the situation,
but at present the recent effort to turn
on the light In the enterprising village
bids fair to be the source of Incalcul
able difficulties.
In the case of the actor, Hatellffe,
sentenced to six months' Imprisonment
for wife-beating, there Is good reason
to doubt whether the wife ought not
also to be sentenced to jail on general
principles, the- testimony Indicating
that It wa six of one and half-a-dozen
of the other. But no provocation can
excuse the man's crime. He has land
ed himself In deserved contempt.
A Lesson from Russia.
A lesson In census-taking Is sup
plied by the Husslan government, which
conducted on one day In the present
year an enumeration of the population
and collected much other Important In
formation throughout the entire Rus
sian empire, which comprises a domain
almost thrice as spacious as our own.
The date of this enumeration was Feb.
a and in November an Kngllsh review
printed an extensive digest of the re
sults. .
The eleventh census of the t'nlted
States, nominally the census of IS'.iO,
did not get Its enumeration of popula
tion straightened out until ISM and
some of the volumes of the miscel
laneous statistics were not piinted and
ready for distribution until last month,
being therefore seven years and elev
en months behind time, it is possible
that this delaj was Inevitable In view
of the conditions surrounding the
work; but the present emigre-ss ought
not to be content to permit the Twelfth
census to be organized In any such
dilatory fashion. Time these days is
too precious.
flood results will never come until
the census bureau is made a perma
nent feature of the government, In
the hands of non-partisan experts
chosen solely because of their efficiency
and required to ke-p the main census
figures the computation as to popula
tion, industrial growth, etc. revised
to date. Money now wusted In unsat.
Isfactory decennial spurts will support
amply a pennanent bureau and enable
It with proper direction to yl-ld a vast
ly superior return to the nation.
Money is the easiest thing to send to
Cuba, but clothing and supplies are tho
things most lllcly to do the greatest
good. The starving Cuban with money
Is an IrifMlstlble temptation to the av
erage Spanish soldier.
Concerning Big duns.
The esteemed I'ittston flazette re
marks; "Scrnnton entertain hun
dreds of big guns oor winter at ban
quets and irrepihni'. Scranton people
at' wise beyond their nelshbois. It
costs comparatively little to show the
blr guns a ooi time una the latter
In turn spread the fact of Seranton's
hospitality und enterprise and magnl
llcence from one eml of the country
to the other. We have a suspicion that
the snguelty of the ICIecliic City's.
Hoaid of Trade secretary encourages
these conventions and banquets which
bring so many people to tho city nnd
ndU'inise It no widely. Scranton U
certainly entitled to the honor of be
ing the metropolis of Northeastern
Pennsylvania, and the city's popula
tion and wealth continue to grow at a
wonderful rate."
Tho inference which' envious people
might derive from tho Gazette's words
although we know It was not In the
Tazctto editor's mind Is that Hcran
ton's boardof tradeorsomeotherBcran.
ton orgnnlzntlon employs a professional
lli'ii-hunler to lasso the notables nnd
bring them liltherward to feed. Hut
renlly tho reverse Is true, neighbor,
really tho reverse In true. The great
problem In Scrnnton these days Is not
how to capture "big Rims" IJtit how
to turn them away. So widely dissem
inated Is this city's fame and so thor
oughly Is It malntnlned, thnt the prob
lem presented cm the occasions of
which our contemporary speaks 1b
that of a surfeit of greatness, a glut, ntt
it were, In tho big gun supply.
We have no doubt whatever that
small towns In senrch of this kind uf
advertising can be accommodated
from Sei'anton's overplus without In
the least diminishing the local crush.
The Ameilcnn lint; will have to lloat
over Ilawnll sooner or Inter, that Is
certain. I5y putting It there now we
will simply avoid the trouble and ex
pense of putting It there at some fu
ture time by force.
It Is n pity that plucky little Japan
could not hnve had a linger In the plo
In the attempts to settle the questions
of InU'test to the "sick man" of the
uttomnn empire.
Th reigning dynasty In China doubt
left? begins to think that It has stirred
up a whole nest of "yellow jackets."
It. Is announced thnt the leader of
the Ohio revolt against Mark Ilnnna
Intends to leave the state. lie Is wise.
If I'nclc Sam had done ins duty
toward Cuba nt the beginning, lint
passlng now would be unneces-sary.
In point of diplomatic oversensitive
ness Setmr do Lome Is working too
hard for the salary he ireis.
It li-sins to look a little as if the
(Jcrman emperor's hunt for tumble;
would be rewatded.
The Hon. Lyman J. Oage Is evidently
a man who li'is 1'ncod music before.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dully Horoscope D-.nwn lv Ajncclius
The Trilmno Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast; S.K a. in., for Thursday,
December ."A ISO.
y it
A child born on this day will notice that
too much self esteem often dulls the
edges of sagacity.
There's nothing like a libel suit to re
move that "padded edition" reeling In the
head of the editor.
The name of an nrmmienlnt business
man Is always more attractive on a let
ter head than on a sixty-day note.
It Is often a misfortune to be too valu
able. I'nder some circumstances the.
fate of the noose that laid the golden egg
might have been different.
In the selection of chut eh music, some
choir masters give evidence of a foe:!"!
that the congregation needs a little pun
ishment on earth.
Ajncchus' Advice.
Do not be over-cautious and suspicious,
unless you are courting dyspepsia.
Ciiba's Call for
International Aid.
From the Washington Star.
There should be no doubt whatever of
the promptness or fullness of the response
of the American people to President Me
Klnley's suggestions .s to the formation
of a fund for the lellcf of the suffering
inhabitants of the is'and of Cuba. The
nympathy between this country und the
Cubans Is close. It has manifested It
self In many ways at various stages of
the efforts of Spain's Insular subjects to
free lliemelvis. It has suggested the i.e.
live Intervention ot this government to
secure Independence lor the Cubans, and
It bus evi n -rone to the extent of Jeop
ardizing the peaceful relations of the
1'nlted States with Spain to the end tb it
Cuba might be free.
o
It Is now within the knowledge of the
American people that thousands of the
inhabitants of this nearby Island lac it
the necessities of life and are in danger
of extermination by starvation nnd by
disease. It Is a logical step from the .o
celpt of such Information to the extension
of relief measures, and now that the
Spanish government, through its accred
ited minister In this city, has expressed
Its willingness that the 1'nlted States
should intervene in Cuba for this charit
able purpose, the government hart set
forth the necessities of the situation
cleaily before the people, and the lime
has comu for action.
o
The Star takes pleasure In aiding direct
ly and Indlieeth and In every way It
can this benetlctnt project. Such a prop
osition should not lequlre much tlm- to
be fully appreciated by Americans. Heady
always to relieve suffering In their own
land, they have never lulled when suffer
ers In other part" ol the globe have been
In need of iiiteriintloiml attention. The
Anieilcun contributions to the starving
Husslan peasantry In lilt! saved many
hundreds. If not thousands, of lives, and
a coinparatlMiy few thousands ot dollars
promptly placed ut the disposal ot Con
Mil tiencrul lae will enable him, main
taining the record of the t'nlted States as
a charitable nation, to prevent the death
of a multitude of Cuban sutfeiers. The
Immediate opportunity to help Cuba In a
material way Is now before the American
people.
OBJECTIONABLE: ADVERTISEMENTS.
Prom the Washington Star.
Kiigllshtneh me fond of forming socle
ties. Perhaps something of this tendency
Is unduly obseivuble on this side ol the
water, but for present purposes It Is un
necessary to tool, close at home. The
KugUshmendemonstinti' their trait In this
line most oHi'i tutiuusly whenever a great
public event Is at hand. This was exem
plified In the du.xs preceding tin queen's
Jubilee, when the entire a leu ot the Hrlt
lsb Isles was pluMcted with chailty
funds, public Impiovement funds, socie
ties for this, that and the other purpose'.
It was a revel of organization that re
minded the observer of the days of the
worthy iren und women vlio utnleitook
to supply natives of Horloboola-Uha with
flannel shirts and poke bennets.
o
Now comes a line of effort that, how
ever It may smack of the Hrltlsli ten
dency to organize upon the slightest pre
text, will enlist the sympathies of nianv
American citizens who have iiul'fered from
a similar cause. It Is called the National
Society for Chicking the Abuses of Pub
lic Advertising. It Is an esthetic propa
ganda anil It deserves success In Its plea
for the uuv'llorutloii of the condition of
the thoroughfares of modern clues. There
Is a disposition at present making Itself
very appatent to hoist the proclamation
of nil sorts of wares Into public notice
without tho lenst regard for the proprle
tles of cenery. architecture or general
surrounding The eye Is constantly be
ing offended by the intrusion Into the vis
ion of glaring advertisements on dtnd
walls and fences. The poster ciaze has
contributed Its sliuio to the demoraliza
tion of the streets. Green girls und blue
cows calls attention to pale pink bever
ages, while purple men declaim with
spiral grace upon the virtues of invemier
villa sites. Klectticlty has been utilised
to a dazzling, blinding extent to announce
tho unexampled excellences of nil sorts
of usplronts for public fuveir. patent
medicines, liquors, cigars, real estate, bi
cycles, theatrical entertalmucutH nnd
what not. Tho ntmospliero Is edoquent
In color and Illumination In behalf of the
wares of mankind,
fl
it Is a serious Question whether such
advertising really pays. The newspaper
that reaches the people In the quiet
homes, where plain facts can best appeal
to the Intellect, Is by far tho preferable
medium of communication. The glaring
sign thnt offends the taste nnd tho pub
lic sentiment Is not upt to be nn effi
cient missionary. Hut somebody has
started tho thing going, and It will prob
ably continue, with trade after trade fall
ing In line until the sky the nlr nnd the
landscape have been surrendered wholly
to tile blaze of light and color. Tho de
bauchery of nature nnd the benutlfiil
handiwork of man should not bo rhcck.'d
nnd thus It Is that the Kngllsh fad for
forming societies has hit upon n worthy
If somewhat high-sounding, reason for
existence. AH hall to the N. S. C. A. P.
A. of London!
FIUBIISTHRINQ.
Rochester Demociat and Chronicle.
A "filibuster" is defined by the. Century
dictionary as "one of a band of men or
ganized, In disregard of International law,
for tho purpose of Invading and revolu
tionizing a foreign stole." Tint Is to say,
If a company of Americans, armed or tin
armed, should t-ntl In a body for Culm, tor
tho purpose of Joining the Insurgents In
their attempt to overthrow Spanish rulo
in the Island, their enterprise would be a
filibustering expedition und our govern
ment would be bound by International law
to use every endeavor to prevent the
carrying out of their scheme. The au
thorities nt Washington have diligently
nnd nt great expense labored to defeat
such undertakings and It Is probable that
few If any genuine filibustering parties
have left the United Stales and landed In
Cuba.
o
The sale of arms, ammunition and other
supplies, nnd their conveyance to Cuba
by merchant vessels, Is quite a different
matter. It Is a commercial enterprise,
not In conflict with International law,
und In no sense "Ullbusteiing." our gov
ernment Is not bound to stop such expe
ditions, and any eltorts It has made In
that direction have been stretches of
courtesy townrd the sensitive and In
flammable Spaniards. During the civil
war our government found no fault with
Kngllsh manufacturers and merchants lor
attempting to sell goods to the Confeder
ates. We proclaimed a blockade of tho
southern ports, and eiifoiced It to the beet
of our ability, i ml tbo blockade runners
hnd to take their chances of being cap
tured. Hut theirs was an enterprise of
Individuals, and had no International as
pect whatever. Tho Alabama case was
different. We obtained damages from the
Hrltlsb government on the ground thnt
Cleat Hrltain was liable for the destruc
tion of American vessels, and our con
sequent loss of commercial power and
prestige, by the depredations ot Confed
erate cruisers that were fitted out or had
obtalrcd supplies In Hrltlsb ports. Hut
nothing even remotely resembling this
Issue has arisen, or can possibly arise, be
tween this country and Spain. No armed
vessel sailing from an American port has
preyed on Spanish commerce.
Spain, of course, has the right to pro
claim and enforce u blockade that shall
prevent American or other vesesls from
delivering supplies to the Cuban patriots.
Hut thnt Is Spain's lookout, not ours; and
Spain pleads the baby act when she de
scribes such business ns ' filibustering"
and whines because our government does
not makes itself her obedient servant In
crushing legitimate commerce. The log
ical sequel of her contention would be a
demand that we use our war vessels to
do what she cannot do, viz.: Maintain
a blockade of Cuban pints In order to
make e'axb r he1.' attempt to e'oiuiuer the
Insui gents.
o
Manifestly, we must not send filibuster
ing expedition).' to Culm. Manifestly, also.
It Is our right to engage In commerce
with the Cubans, which Is not "filibuster
ing." Trading vessels, however, must
take their chances with Spain's blockad
ers. and. If c.iui;lit. submit to the con
fiscation of their cargoes. Hut Spain s
cry about "filibustering expedition" Is
without merit, and Is a mere display of
the weakness of desperation resulting
from a long series of losses and defeats
In an unholy cause.
tup. PMiADitr. op sr.crs.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
America has been called tile paradise of
pects and Isms. The free and Inquisitive
minds of our people are exceedingly re
sponsive und hospitable towaids aimost
any new doctrine or religious scheme
which mny present Itself. The passion
for "lining." doubtless, has something to
do with the giowth of many orders and
organizations. He who If not a meinbr
of some society outside of his church in
Ids club is an exception If not a curlosltv.
Some of our fellow-cltlzens ..obi inmost
everything that comes alontf, und they
hailed with pleasure the tccent announce
ment of a ceh'brated evangelist that ho
belonged to two churches himself and
thought there was nothing to hinder ne
from Joining half a dozen If he wanted
to do so.
A.N EMPHATIC OPINION.
Prom the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The autonomy decree shows either that
the .McKlnley administration was hum
bugged by an Impudent fraud or that it
took a very small hole through which
to escape Its duty In the Cuban matter.
S 2,11
Jill, AM) MRS. VKIIV .MUCH I't.KASKll
TALKING AIIOIIT TIIKIU CHIIIST.MAS
CHINA UUl'GHT AT OUIt MTOUK.
5, II
WAL1UBY CO.
I tit! Lackuwunua Avenue.
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Are not made by selling penny prints and 4c stockings,
there is something better for you in this store than that.
You'll find at all times useful merchandise here goods
that you can buy with confidence and wear with satisfac
tion. Doesn't it hinge well with your ideas of economy
to spend your money to the very best advantage. Cheap
goods are not always goods cheap. There's a vast differ
ence between the two. A sham or trashy substitution
is dear at any price; think it over, please, the next time
you've got dry goods to buy. Although we're hard at work
taking our annual Inventory, there are
Two Items In Dress Goods
to which we desire to call your attention:
Silk iYlixed Suitings in a dozen different combinations, 36 inches wide, at
118 cents. SEE WINDOW.
' Pompadour Suitings in twelve different colorings combined with black,
40 inces wide, 21 cents: SEE WINDOW.
Freoch Orgaedles
Exclusive designs imported expressly for us, and just the proper thing for
evening wear, are now ready for your inspection.
A
Happy
New
To the good peo
ple of Northeastern
Pennsvlvania.
Lewis, -Rellly
limy Shoe HI ore,
314-136 Wy omi ng Ave
Tlh 5s Week
We will have some GREAT
BARGAINS. We will offer at
your own price the following
goods:
Fancy and Plain Carv
ing Sets, Fancy Tea and
Coffee Sets, Fancy Table
and Pocket Cutlery, Fancy
Scissors and Shears, Five
O'Clock Teas, Chafing
Dishes.
These goods are what we have
left over Xmus, and must be closed
out before inventory.
F00TE k SIEAE CO,,
nq Washington Avenue.
MILL k CQMIELL'S
O 1
iraitti
TVO,
Hneli a choice Htock to Hdeet from cannot
Iiefoanel ulsewlieie lu tills pun oftlie Htute.
Anil when you coimhlcr the moderate prices
at which the good uro innrUod In a farther
claim on tho attention und consideration ot
buyer.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WitirtNii lirjsKM, i.titrsutMi
DllKNilNO T.UII.K-4. WIIIIK TAIIM'.S
rANOV'1'AHI.KH, llASV ClIAlKS
C'llliVAI. UI.AMalM, GlI.TOllAIICe,
l'AIII.OK.C.'Alll.VErS. lNI.AIIl)l(AIKS
MIMIC UAUINKrs, itOCKKIM,
Cuidot'AiiiNia's suAvi.viiHrA.Niis
Hook i.'ani:s, l'i:ui:(rAi.s,
Fancy JIamkkih, TAitouuirrrK-t.
All at lowest prices consistent with the
high eiuullty of thesood-e.
Hill ft
CoiwiieH
At 123
Nottli Wiiatiliigton
Avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
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Reparations
MI I AM
11A iAd 1JL jlxJs
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Qothtag1 at reliable
prices, has always
beeeoMrmottoo Qtmal
Ity Mmiexcelled9 prices
the lowest.
Your money back if you want it;
and the same price to everybody. Open
Evenings Until After the Holidays.
BOYLE
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pecial
ale of
For This Week,
We offer about 1,000
yards Fancy Silk, choice
designs in 3 lots, includ
ing
Brocades
naiiiii
Roman!
Stripes, etc.
in lengths ranging from
five to twenty yards each.
Former Price. $1.00 to
$1.65,
LOT 1 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
21 a
FANCY
SILKS
8AZAA1
OKU
at
REYNOLDS MOTHERS,
MTATIONKHS, HXGItAVHltH,
HOTKli JKIIMYN lll'II-UINQ.
!ll Wyoming Avenue,
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
(Jenerul Agent for tho Wyoming
DUtrlot to:
DUPONT
Sllulng, Hlastliis.Hportlns, smokelen
tend thei Itopnmio Chemical
I'ompiiny'i
KM EXPLOSIVES,
fcnlety Fuse, t'np and Exploder.
looms ji, 'Jill unel J1I Commonwealth
ilulldlns, Kcrantoa.
AGKNCIE3:
THO, KOltD,
JOHN 11. bMl'ni4S0N.
K. W. MULUQAN',
Plttston
Plymoutu
Wllkes-Uarrj
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for elomestlo uss
and of all eliejs, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of the city
at the lowest k'rlce
Orders received nt tho Office, first floor.
Commonwealth bulldlnp, room No t;
telephone Ho. ttU or at the mine, tela
phono No. 272, will bo promptly attendei
to. Dealers supplied ut the mine.
WM, I SI
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