IW TV" THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31. 189T. 0e IScranfon rtBune I'liMUticel lullv, Kvtviit "uwiny. bv llio Tribune rubll.hlng Company, nt Fifty OnM a Munth. 'Miked jt tnr rosTorrrt at ornnw . f ICOHD'CtASS MAtt KATTIR. TEN PAGEa. SCHANTON, UKCUMHIJH 31. 1897. Tninortuw inurnlnp can leu of The TUiiuni; will offer for snle lo the sub si libera wlioiri limy havo solved fnlth rully cltirliuc th ear tuplea or The Tillume Almanac ami 1'eilltlenl Annu al for the lomlnK ciu These ceipte-c tue nolil to tltein ut cost, what tlte.v terelvc fium muIjiu'J lliet In ' of piollt will letne-sent n New Yeur le iiieniliinnee apptopilate to the bciiion. The letall in Ice of the Almanac I 2". ii'litH. At tliN Mice It W a line hat nam In luiliil.v Infoi matioii m American Wastefulness. The I lev. .f film Wiitcon (lun -Ma-il.iicn) elljneil Kieatl.v his leeent Wt to t hit iniiiitiy and flnee his letutit has been cnyhiK mniiv nleaant tliliis about the Ainelleaii people, but natur ally h IIikN Koine thliiKs to ciltlelze We ran licae these penile leptoofs itli the belter llilliint v. he'll We lonienilier th it the fuulln o vvlilili he ellleiti at tiutlon line i.'iehed aliunlanl and inllili i-haiior ernMUi fimn c Is tllantle (iiiiiliieiitiitnts. i:i'clallv w jm tills thulty bm lollKhtful ficoi linitcsd Willi the inoilliralliy nhnvvii bv Amell ennn In Roneial Says lie- If one weie jilac t tl In a wltnr'-s lm ho ntl'jlil be obliged to deflate lint tlnv weie illstlni.il thilltle-s. An Anieiii.tii Iliti4'- ulioiit his money with .!i,eiius piinllunlllv. Times tlu-ie nte u I i'ii i h'ald-bitteii poi'll-.lllfKell (iit fl.eiNllfs II blltfl KllldKf (il,.lul his mole llieiiellj cousin It Is when he follow hiin 'uto n continental hotel unci tlnds tin- llike.vs despl-c his pool Mills after the loal l.ime e the have lu-t licelveil We ean oiih s-tuiid ai-lile and wonder at inn l.liiMtmn who wets bis mone si e'tilb. who liolds It so HuhtU. who -pentls it no luvMilv a inn Mtiely of a ery pilnceh habit mil l.n remoed ebout thought of pav 11117 And ft It Hid) be allowed us to shake our heids and ll.le some lllls t,iliiK as to u bcthei this piodlu.illty H for th mi'ul of individual i haunter Hid the (hill lipbulldlllB of II people Is the cHtentatlous waste cl food In hotels wholesome or JiitHlau1e. where ilii'ir,"nu Is bewlldeiinir in vjifety and she poi lions -iiill U lie.vi.ntl till luce "il, and more is tak mi awaj than H used ' Does It conduce to stabiiit and self-iesfalnt to bo ciulte Indlffeient about toinmio" ai'd to liseive nutli liiK nf tnla's eninliiKS.' lime i.nt the liinieis tiaded ieekl-sl mi the li-i-ln ii'siiuti's of the land" Hue not lb- toiests liLen Impi evidently tut clown? Is theie not eveiywhcl" a c el -tuln want of piudtme -md inunnne imiu which cannot In the lunj: inn l ilnistPi' to moial stifiiKtli in i ven to iiiauiial wealth? If It be Hue. as Is .intended, that eviy rfic.lt einpiie i a- been built up on thilft. this means in it the hoiupllcm ot litues does not mil in the aiciiiiuilatlon of linmev, but it suits In the cieatlon of manhood. iul the In st f i lends of Amtilca, theie tu'f. de'die tint amid all her prospeil t she shall not fall away into Itnpiovl elenee .mil luxuiv. but eei letnln and ciiltiMUe that nablt of sdmple and i-e-.ie lhintr which was shown by her J'uiltun fntheis." Without ciuestloniiitT the aecui.ie of this Indictment: In tact, admitting It in be Hue and Jiul, 't i."eds to lie said that u Hleadv leai lion tOi.ud dose i economies is tilicadv i" mo gie.sE. It began In business, nut It is loiuul to end In social habits and in the geeial stle of living It is the testimony almost invarlablv ot foi eigneis who inspect oui laige Indus tiles that In the Ingenuity with which our supeilntendents ot industiy gumd against small leakages and study the utilization of waste pioducts we aie alreidy well In achance of continental ruiope. The (lguies of the buieau of statistics at 'Washington show that In the nntlor of the nwiage per capita consumption of food pioducts and in cither neeessailes, economy is making Ftcady inroads. I'vety where our mei ehants ate being forced to do business on smaller maigliis. The pupttlni Jty of the 49, 99 or other odd-cent hat gain lnsterd of the firmer lound number is pioof that tin if t I'l the American thai -aiter Is by no means a latent quality. This tendency to diminish the per centage of extiavaganeo Is young yet. It will glow forwaid, not biclwud. The lepoit that Spain will glxe up Cuba Is uudoubtedl Hue. but It will not tome about oluntai!! nor et while the I'nlted States consents to bolstei Spain up, toleinte her carnages and care foi the lctims of het duel jule It will be a clear case of Hob son's choke. Science In the Ifome A novelty In expositions Is announced foi Now York next spilng. It will be ,o. sanltaiy science show, at which will be exhibited, In the langu ige of the jiospectus, "all the modem sstems of house healing, ventilation, plumbing, and so on, and also toiupaiatlve ex hibits of new and ptlmitive hospital tiriangcmcnts, stems of seweiage for cities and Illages, a modem Fchool loom and the othei Kind, model tene nients. health food, and many other things." In shoit. It "will tovti the de paitments of dumestle sanitation, niu nicllial hvglene, food pioducts, health lesoils and snultai Minis, hygienic lit eratuie, sanltaiy oiganlzatlon.s and their VMiik, piogiess of pieventlve med icine, mllitai and naval hygiene, ani mal sanitation, Industrial hygiene, and nf populai lectin p for ePij day, de piovlded bv the management a course of populai lettuuH for evei day. de slRiied to Instiuct those who hear them In the ait of sanltaiy living The' supei vising dliectoi of the en teipilDo, C'hailes V Wlngate, who Is eminent as a saultai englmei. In con versing vrltli,u Sun r'epresentatlye upon tile cibjects of "thu bXposltloivconeluiU'd aitdhfeiiiHtln'i'ievIew ot model n sanl t,iiTy"iiidpic'ssvvlUi these Hue winds. MA reat many good things havo been done along sanitary lines. Men build their olllces In bettei localities and live more comfortably in them than foi niui ly; II. e homes we live In uie S tfl Tm ' -I moie sunny, the most Important thing of nil: thev nru better ventilated, and It Is nioro the custom to leave doors bate and usu lugs Our cleaner stieets mean a better cmallty of air In our houses, people ill ess more sensibly, es pecially women. The hnblt of taking1 exercise Is becoming unlveisal, and so Is the habit of taking vacations; lastly, we have the greatest Imptoveinent In food All of these things have been accomplished by education and en lightenment, and the lesull of this In tel national Health Imposition Is bound to give an Impetus to similar Impiove nietits," Advantageous as the New Yolk sail Italy science show will be, It Is ptob- able thai Its gleJtest good will come thiough the stimulation of Interest In these subjects In other cities and towns. Theie Is no American city which does not need a cmnse of object lessons of the character of those planned for the metiopolls in Apt II next. Evidence as to the tile umstalices of the nhootlng of Lieutenant Colonel Itulz b.v the Cuban Institgenls in Hav ana province Is made complete b the publication of a lettei fiom Hilgadler (ieneial Aianguten explaining that Hulsi. dellberatel.v dlsiegaidlng ippeat ed waiulngs to stn away, appioached the Cuban camp guided b.v two deseit eis. Theie he plolYded the fmbldddi oveituies and wns act oiilliigl louit iii.tl Haled and shot He bole no Mag of mice. It was a hemic liaz.ud In an miwoithy cause, and with Hul's death Spain saw het last hope vanl"h Railway Supervision, Tin fiankcsi announcement of pur pose et made by lepiesentatiVPH of the lallroads In theli contempoiai y light with the Intel tate comineice com mission appeals In a document signed bv .1 II. l.eonaul unci embodying a le ph to the nitlcb b Commlsslonef 1'iouty published In the Heeembel Fo iimi. Ml I.tonnrd sas "The pioposltlon to put all Intel state uites under the domination of these gentlemen would apply to ovti imp hall the wmldV iallwa mileage and tonnage and must be closel.v s( aimed. Their task would eciiial the combined duties of all the othei lnllwny com missions In the vvoild It would be a laboi to wlileh thousands of the bst lallway minds of all couutiies aie de voted dailv In the eiideavol not to ex tent or onpiess, hut to develop and Justly icgiilate tiatllc In this couutiv over one million freight and paKsenger lates b'tween over one hundred thou sand stations would be Involved, and their action would uppl not onl to pooled tt attic, but to the vasll laigei unpooled tonnage. The Intel state de cisions would also dhettlj affect state tiatllc by commeiclal oi statutmy laws, or thiough the like demands of the local uillway c oiniulsslons The llndlngs of the national body would thus nfttct the vast maJoilt of all the tailffs of the countiy The commission might, by one majoiity, then make late fiom Kansas, Mlssoinl, etc, to Gulf polls so low oi dlspiopoitlonate as to shiink or destioy the commeice of th At lantic cities, oi vice v'eisa They could make and unmake states, localities, coipotatlons and individuals b a ma joiity neeetrtuib political oi tenli toilal, and Impair or min vast vested Intel est , It would be a contiol pos stsued by no othei Ameilcan govein mental commission ovel constituted as to commeice, the aimy, the nav, the cunency or postal oi impoit tailffM, and no foielgn govemmentnl boaids or olllceis posses's the authollty thus asked " This, we submit. Is eciulvalent to say ing that the utlhoad manageis are op posed utterly to fcdeul supervlslon.con sideilng it an impel tlnence. This may be their ptlvate opinion, but seldom Is It publicly expressed. Ml I.eonaid con vejs the lnfeic-nce that the powers asked for b the Intel state commeice commission Include nuthotIt to name eveiy Interstate late Such Is not the tiuth The commission asks foi powei to name maximum and minimum laUs, and this means that iv licit? a public liiquli establishes that a lallioad management has discriminated against a shippii, a town, oi a section, the commission can appl and enforce a temed At piesent theie Is no i,fm ed save thiough expensive litigation which benefits onl the plaintiff who bilngs It, but cariles no ledums to his fellow -victims. If the iallwn man agei d sites to avoid tumble let him play faiily. What Hie Inteistnte commeice com mission would do If clothed with power and manned by demagogues Is one thing; what It would do If honestly constituted Is anothti, It must be as sumed in the dlscUK.-Inn of this prob lem that the president of the I'nlted Stales, who names the lae'iibeishlp of the commission, will do his duty Coinmls'donei Kvaiis .savs his pub lished views on tlie Pioposed compila tion of a list of pensloneih havo been nilsconsttued. It was not his Inten tion, he says, to dlsti Unite the3e lists indiscriminately over the counti.v, but, on the central v, tolely to eximlncis In the (hid to aid them In theli win I;. If theie Is any publication of the pen sion list tt all It must be one for th.- public at laige. An nilmliable manual of political statistics and other Infoimntlon of value, has been issued by the Philadel phia liuiuhei. The ltecoid and Ledgt-r of the same city have each Issued an nuals In keeping with those of foimer yeais Among the numeunis liand some calendais of the season we have seen none iii!te so line as that pie sented b Megaigee Hios. of this clt. Mr. Oompeis of the Ameilcan Fcdei atlon of Labor evidently thinks that banks aie oiganlzed consphaclts for public iobbu. Has It never ocelli ivd to him that the bank which gouges. In vites competition; In other vvouls. that the people h'ave In tl.elr own hands the remedy vvheie banks do business uu falily" The embaiiassinent of Conuiti oiler I'cklcs Is the more luteiestlng In view of the seilousness with which he bus litely legauli'd his call to save the na tion. The dear public Is advised not to be eeime hsteilral over any Injury that Metsrs. Coibett and Fltzslimnnug con to'.upluti doing each other. When the. show business begins to lag, It In al ways necessary to do something to arouse Interest. The Catbondale Heiald has decided to abandon the evening for the morn ing Held, We wish It success. Hou. to Pliig the National Deficit. i lum ine i'iiiiiiue'iiiii.i i-ie..n Till: 9l'i:i:e."ll of Senal Massachusetts In the das ago as lo the des imposing a lax on bee l'lom the Philadelphia I'le.is Hi: Sl'r.lX'll of Senator Hoar, of senate a lew eslrableiiess of beer In ouiei to Ineiease the u venue placed the siibjn t befoie the public 111 u llrfht which ourht to eumiii. mil tor It full ami fair con slilt'latlon He urueel thai the question be discussed In a non-partisan manner and that It be decided on Us me! Its, Home ot the- facts he gave will be new to most people ami the) eleseive carefril atten tion. He .il(l In i:ii t: "Hole are a num ber of foielgn lirewi'is. Thev have a method of making a most deleteilous and liiliitlous class or beer without hop-. Tin j started It In foielgn countries. Those governments, Jealous and anxious foi the health of their people iilul the piulty of their nation il beveiuges, put a stop to the eleletetlnis practice, ami they havt ionic over hue. The are bultig lip the Ameilcan bieweiles with foielgn capital. I know hi one' Instance of a huwer of loielgu Ml Hi milking lTMiui) luiri Is of beei u eur making a profit of a eltilldt u b mel on his in uiuliiftilie. We do 'u el.ire to compel that linlustr to p.n a reasonable and pioper lax. becanso we in.- aflalel or the political power 111" lilevveis will exi'll, d ttllllllllllK the polit ical povvei in llii- lountiv between dim r i at political parties. An additional Iiin. of n elnllui a baiul oi half a dollar a bar lel on beet would umovi' all the llnauel il llolllile 111 the matte I ol a dctlclt. o The' attitude ol Senator llo.1l Will he KHieialh appioved In illlclllKellt people. ll es lime tins ones . oi tax ng i.e.r we... conslileied cm its in. ills and M Ie li.im Us political .fleet If tae pio lie t It U time this miesilon of taxing lieer el the- buwerles Is not bearing Its ilght t ill shine of the binibii of susinlnlng the goviriimiit the mistake should be cor leeled but It should lint be ilolie or lett uii.l.ille. because It will In Ip ol lliillll linv p.ellv. The. whole- ipieslloii should be eoll sleliuel on the- ground ot tin- ablllt ot bur to bear an additional tux .mil of the Instlce ot Imposing It Am lads unci llgiiies wlileh can tluow light em these points -vx ill help .t.iwaid u idling a. Just eleelsion and lntlueiiclng ilghtl.v congiess on the Hiibjeft fl it Is a gi-uetallv leceived piineiplo th it the" thxatlon eii any business should bo nie.isiiied ac fouling to Its nblllt to pay n t ix and lis nee.l of tl.e piotectlon which the tn.x goes to inaliitalu. As lo the Hi st point tr- is onlv tit-cessjn to uoti! the letuins ol the blew eis themselves. The Clilcigii blew i-lles ale uenrlv all owned Ie an Cngtlsli sviielleate which bought tin in a few ve.ars ago tor about ,7, :Z ": .i1 r.XMl nl .. ' " Z v" r .'.'" " ...V .."..,'. ' .i.iiion nil even on iius neivy iapii- itiiiiiiwii uir till hi iiiiib i iix( ie ' cent he sliks paving Intel est on bonds, 'Hie .Milwaukee breweiies slmiliily iivvnid and opiiated ale paving e ven oet tei illv'deliels. And It must be leniem btiid that in both Instances laige sums tiu- 1 bin trid oil to ilepteilatlon, tepilrs mid head nlllce espell'-es In fore the divi de lids ale ill rial oil o The- piolils em a baiul of beer to the pimlncei and the seller vaiy eotisliler ubl. Thev depend paitly upon the purity of the Inuti. Meats of the bee i and p.'itiy upon tin business ability ol the pioducer anil letallii. The'le Is one pioill on the beei 11 tailed at tell cents a glass and .111 eitliei on the be-e-r which sells at tliuo cents ti schcieinc The lltst is piobalily made of hops while then- Is little doubt that Hie latte-r comes under Seuatoi Moat's elnvsinc ition of a beer made ot most ile-let. ilons and harmful Ingredients Hut tul.lii" the bettei class of beer nnd then- aie well authenticated Instances white the pioilts have ranged lor e.u. between S1.T0 mil 1.Mi a baiul to the brewei. and It is lot too much to claim that with be 11 selling at Ji. a bairel the pmllt to ihe pioducer tivciages tho eo'in ti.v over about U a hailed. The piolltse to the letailci ate Mill gie.itet and range lloia l.T'e lo $:.'', a keg. And when it Is lemembeted that man: of Ihe letatleis are- oui) ihunnilis foi ihe- piodiieers the laige ptollts ot the biisiiasj can be con jee till eel. o That the liquor blisinehs able to heir a larger t.i than It has heutofoic home there aie mai.i facts lo prove UtitliiK the )iast twelve- jeirs a high license law has been p.issnl in m ulj evtl uolthein flate. In this w iv the cost ot n license and the expense of c.uivlng on a ll.iuor bii'lness has been 1 lively Incuaseil. In Mini' cas. s the license cost has increas. d four-fold and ill neail.v eve-rj Instnne-e tt has been doubled. Hut there Ii.ih been no lonesiiondlng lin lease hi the cost or lleiuor to the- consumer and In most casen It uinilns the s.iiiie as it was under lov licenses Take one conspicuous iitame. I.i.ss tluin two e.us tii.li a high license law was passed in New ork stall un ler which the I'liinbei ot saloons has Ik en Impel udliced but the levelille has been gteutly IniletiM-d Uuilns the last eai ot the o'd law then, weie J."eJT llienseil stdiions In lb. forty-one- cliatteied cities ol the state which p lid In levelille $L' Vhi,. 74! September .",n Inst under the new law theie well" III the same cities lV'S'i li censed saloons p iv Im, a levoniie ol ij.ill. 'U Outside thi-.se cities lie ally as much mole tevcnile tioni the lliplol business vas u-ieiviel inaklnc a total ol over $1-'.-(inoiieW lor the whole stale-. o Such nn illiiKtintlon of tin ability of the bU"hlet-H to p.l a laige UVelllle- .Hid HtUl rvm.itn piotltnbb sepuiks volumes Dur ing the vear iv, thciu weie KW'Wl h.il ii Is of lieer biewed 111 the l'nlt"d Stat -s. hhowlng an Ineiease of 2, !."ii, I IS barrels over the pievlous jenr. A ta ot $1 a bai ul on tills pioduet would letuin the go--iiuimut a Kinn mure than sutllelent lo supil au iiiobable delliiencv In Its leveiiue. And th proprloij of kvv Ing this ta should he deteimliii"!, not on aicoum of its iiolltleal effect, and It Is llkelv to have veij much less than Is generall s.ipp'ised. but on the giouad of Its need nnd the ability to pi It. nn: A.unnic.w i.ocoiiotivi:. I'l om the Troi Times. The Anu-iiian locomotive Is coiuiui ring the vvoild. Tin re Is some speilal luellt hi this particular piece ol riiacbtneiy Unit seems to commend It to lallioid ope tutors lit all lauds. Ameilcan .nee I and lion. Ameilcan woikinaiiHhip and ui"tli'in Ingenuity in combination pio ducu an engine which toi strength, elate tlelty and adaptation to all leqiilri-iiuuts li'is no e(iiul. So the tuitions of tho earth aie sending lino for locomotives an 1 wo ale shipping them to Mt.slco, South America. Australia Asia and else win ie Tho Now Yoik Journal ol (.oil men e and t'ouuiu'iiltil Bulletin pusetits. some inteiestliig Information on the sub ject showing the exports of locomotives foi live e-nrs to June 1, as lollows: Numbei. Value. l'il II..". Jl.iH.iW 1MU 1U l,us,- li'J". 2S2 l!,:;7!l rd'l Mm 'M j,5i.'.':;u WJ-, -!..b .I.JjSIl o Tlie following llguu-B sltosv the distri bution of Amirliau locomotives iimong oui best ciHtomers for four iais: isrii. ivjI. iv.i". i&'..;, Ilrazll 77 W l,s M Chllo 7 Jl h i. Cub i ri ::; :u i Jap. 'i - ir ji 'j Mexico b b 7 L'l Kussla '.' '.I -u The rnlted States now- sells to other rouiitlleH 10 per i out. of Its total piuiluct of lallioail engines, and dating tho last three or four weeks oulers for mncnt one locomotives havo been recelvid liom abroad. Locomotive Engineering speci fic, us among tho advantages ami dlstliii' the iliaiiH'U'l htles of Ainelleaii woik ot this kind "the making of engines on the system ot Intcrcliaugeiihle parts, tho piy went of piece wages, the extensive, uses of mnchlnc IojIs, nnd alwajs tho best ones, and pushing them to tho utmoict. even If tlip life of thu machine Is cur tailed." A Scotch rhop cited as a sntwple with S.&OCi liini built SiK) locomotives In a eur, and mi Ameilcan shop of the same class with l,40ii hien turned out 3nu In nn iiial pet lod. The American builder H a dilver, cirplo.vlng evviy failtltv to do good and ut the same time lapld work. With hhn tlioioiighnesH and speed aro allied ciualltler And he Is getting his ie ward In time nctlcns of the puttli which know good iriglni'S when the see thctn. and wlileh or,l buy the besl. THE MODERN ADVERTISEMENT. Itochestur Demociut and Chronicle. lrhaps no department of a inoilern newspaper lllustiates mom iorclbly tho ihiiuges In methods which have coma about than the department of advertis ing, and this change Is mole noticeable at this season when the shops put on their holiday attire. It Is not many eus since business announcements welo rele gated to almost "any old place" hi a newspaper and pteseiited In a foun wlileh was void of attractiveness. In many eases they were Inscitei' largely us elecmosviiiit pntiotiage, as much for the purpose of sustaining u newspaper tor the peni'ial good which it was acknowledged tt accomplished In n coinnmnltv. II was of eouise nutiiial, under these circum stances, that ver little ol advantage ac ci in el to the advertiser, and the leader aecepti'd the ailveitisenients as n matter of toiiise, iiccoidltig them little- If any se rious attention o In leceiit veals all this bus radically fll lllged The wlile-awake nielcll.iut ll.is i nine to leginl the dailv newspapi r as an liniicit l.ini fae tor hi his business, he has foaml that, when piopctl; utilized, It forms n dlrec t means ot communication with the piuchiishig public. Il Is doubt less trin- that this same public has been educated to the pnln- of reljlug upon business aiinoiinci'mi nts us a guide In that expenditure of monev Tor the good , ;(f , , ,, , , , , purveyor, but that Is , , , evidence, of the value of p nttiaetlve newspaper business announie liients It Is ieitnliil tine that the nci v oi Using p.irllon of a dailv newspaper Is tod iv scanned with great interest b. the vast nujoiltv of Its nadirs. A propel Iv pl f pared iievsiipii advtltlseinenl en ables them to an uige loi pure-liases, ami make si lections, with an c amnions sav ing hi theli own time and Hie lime ot the shop people- The natui.il end iiltog llier commendable llvnlrj which exists in all bi ini his of trade stands out sharpie and well ch lined In the model n luwspapei ad-M-rtlsement. and he le nc illi Hie pur ih iset Is ut a decided i dv ilitllge. It Is mi age of sli.up lompotitlo.i. and torn mo.lltlis of nil kinds aie sold on very i" close niai gins. Somi times fortuitous h- cumstiinti's wui ram the advertiser la giving his easterners the benellt of I.ilge pin chases which he litis bun enabled to make or the advantages of a clearing sale. Tnese and othei bits of Inlornulloii are coiiveved to the- piiicha'tng public l''mpU. throtgh the medium ... at.rac. tive .me honest a.l erfsi minis in in (1ah m.WJpnpr, wlth ivsultani pioilt new simper. to both adviitbel and pilielut-er. o It Is a giave mistake to assume tint rcadeis ot a dailv mvv.cp.iper lunoie 'ts udvei tin ments. While the lives of so mniiv Inisv men are so engio-sed thit the-v aie obliged to e .intent IhimsctveM. ordinarily with glancing thiough 'he headlines of the mule important Items of Ihe news of the cltv and the vvoild It must be u-membeie it thev aie not th" onlv leidei- 11 is not dlscieditlng the intelligence or the f ilr members of ihe busy nim'H lamllv to sav that the nle Mimetlines more Intel esiecl 111 IiMllllng wheru thev cm nnlte thoh pill chases, wlthlefeii-liee toceoiiom and title value, than the.e aie In Ihe moveine.its of the iinneis lii tlu Sou.l.ii' The lenilulne mind is ipilck to apple-elate a baigaln; and It Is bat gains which the wide aw alio clealei In eveij thing fiom a card ot celluloid col lar buttons to a seal skin cape or gland plano-ls seeking to off el It Is till mirth the tittiaitlve and conscientious advei llement In the modem newspaper that tlu mutn' ndvanta"e of both dealer and pmehaser Is secured that wcium: si:,v.v.ri). Trom the Washington t'oit Let us pav and be done with It We have been bullied, hoodwinked, cajoled, nnd thwaitcd abroid anil incilllced at home Toi our own s.iki s let us nase the ubomltuib'.e minion forever. As to the futuie wi- have naught to say. Pre sumably it will be a lepetltlon of the hateful past We shall have more diplo macy, moie jhhoruni humbug, and more dlsf-omllture and ikgindatlon. A little futther palavei, a tew additional nets In the taw die opeia bouife three or tour etra stnle-smen and' the muddle will be made nauseous beyond umedj rot oui ').irt Inste id of iii'ipettiatliig this vvu tilled ftiiee. with ItR accessories of solemn nonsense and ludleicus futllltv we should like to pie sent the rookeilis and the seal h. ids to (5ient lltltnln out right. Property of this descilptlon should be In the lunula of some one stiong and shrewd emmght to hold It 'I wo Pair ol lives. lie (delighted Willi It lie W plaj ) "Isn't It grand'" She "Petfe etlv lovely It must have be e-n made bv Worth." Mil, AND Mils. VintV .ML'l'Il I'l.KAhl'.I) TAblvlNd AIIOI'T Tlli:ilt rllKIST.MAS china iioL'uii r at oL'it sroiti:. TIE CLEIONS, HEME, 'MALLJEY CO. I'J'J I.aclEavvaniia Avenue. 1 THE r I'l nl n h'IF jkjmU UWiL y s yl tf'y yl Maries BOOKMAN 43T Spracs ol 'Km. 'I lie t'oiiimoueallli. B Mslmess 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 Mixed Suitings in a dozen different combi nations, 36 inches wide, at 38cents. SEE WINDOW. Pompadour Suitings 3n twelve different colorings combined with black, 40 inces wide, 21 cents: SEE WINDOW. French QrerandSes Exclusiye designs imported expressly for us, and Just the proper th3ng for evening wear, are now ready for your inspection. A Happy New To the good peo ple of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lewis, Rellly & DavIeSo llii-ey Shoe Stole, .114-1 J 6 Wyoming Aye This Week We will h.ive some GREAT BARGAINS. We will olfer at your own price the following goods: Fancy and PJain Carv ing Sets, Fancy Tea and Co'free Sets, Fancy TabJe and Pocket Cutiery, Fancy Scissors and Shears, Five O'Ciock Teas, Chafing Dishes. These goods aie what we have left over Xmas, and must be closed out before inventory. FOOTjE k SHEAR C0,5 1 19 Washington Avenue. HILL k CORNELL'S Firaitire Sueli a cltoico stooU to heleet from c-annot he found elsevvltero Intlilnimrt ofthe stute. Anil when you consliler tlie inoilernte juices at vv blch tlie goods are marUed lt a further claim on tlie attention unil consideration of bayerK. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. W'WTINU l)I.SK, U111AS1NC1TA11I.I.S I'ANCV TAIILKS, ClIhV'AI. Ol.AS.SH, l'AHI.OUCAlllM'.IS Ml'SI00lllNErS, CUlllOU.VlllM.lN Hook C'ahis, KANC'V lUHKhIN i olt.nuih, WiiukTaiili-.s, i:VSV ClIAIUS, OlI.T ClIAIUS, Ini.aiiiCiiaiiis llOt'KI Its, HII VVJMIHTVSIIS, l'KUMr.VI.S, TAUOUIII.III". All ut lowest prlees consistent vvltli tlie lilfli itiiillty of tliBBoods. Hill & Connell At 121 .N'oitli Wnslilngloii Avenue. Scranton, Pa. e(So ES RepytatSoes ' OTIIAMF Cloth tag at reliable prices, lias always beeeomirmottOo Qual ify Miniexcelledl9 prices the lowesto Your money back 31 you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays, BOYLE i HUCRLOW. 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, .1 iil Special Sale of FANCY SI LI Eot Tils Weefc We olfer about 1,000 yards Fancy Siik, choice designs in 3 iots, includ ing Brocades, Persians, 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 LOTS 88 Cents a yard, to close them out. The greatest bargain of the season. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Aim NNA i iianes aed endar at & hTATIONKIlS KNGHAVHUS, IIOTIII. JEUMYN HUILWN'a. IIlli WyomlnK Avenuo. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tlia Wj ouilaj UUtrlctfor Mlulnc, Itl.istlnp, Sporting Smokelon uud the Hepauiio C'liemlual t'onipuiiy'u HIGH EXPLOSIVES, i-ttfety fuse, Caps and Kxploders. Hooms 21a "in ntnl 'JI! t'omtaoavveattli liunuiuj, .Scruatou. AGKNCIDJ. mow, rom, JOHN H.HMirHASON. 1 V. .MUL1.1UA.N flttston D) moutb VVIikes-Ilarru Ml PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestte ua nnd of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city at the lowest price Orders received at the Offlco, first floor. Commonwealth building;, room No J telephone No. 2tj2t or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will be promptly attended lo. Dealers eupplloU at the mine. WE 1 SI D0P0NT8 POIIEI.
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