TflPKUKMrw-4 w ' T1 e THURSDAY, JANUARY , 9. TJHJfi SCllAiN'J'UiN T1UJ3UJN13. THUnQDAY, JANUAIIY , 189J. t r -." (Se cScrattfcm ri6tme I'ubmtitd hilly, Eirriit HUndiy, by tin Trlbunf rubllMitn Contpany, t J-'irty tou a Hotilh. IMIRID IT T!tt rOSTOTTICI AT BCriNTM. M., AJ tlCOKD-CUBl UAH. UATIEU SCIMNTQN, JANPAItY 6. 1J!3. In view nf tlis Importance attaclihiK to the mmceHsful termination of thn Duninoie borough I'ontent It Ik worth while to have the fort recorded that the committee which Inntltuted und In lnrue degree conducted thin contest comprised Edward Sivartr, Cleorge Harper and Charles Oliver. , . , ' The Collcctornlilp. The nomination yesterday of Major T. F. Penman for the Internal reve nue colleotorshlp of this district con Htltutes, It Is believed, an unique honor, since It has lonu been the unwritten rule at Washlnston not to re-appoint to a pluce under out Republican ad ministration ii candidate who had held that place under n prior administra tion. The victory of Major Penman and Representative Council, who pressed him for this -place. Is there fore an exceptional one. of which both have abundant reason to feel proud. Politics apart, the choice Is equally admirable, since It recognizes signal merit both as to character and business qualification, and will Insure during the next four years an udmlrablp ad minlstiatlou of the duties of the ofllee, together with the intention of the headquarters In this city. Dispassionate Judgment must con cede that of the younger Republicans of Noithenstern Pennsylvania none has pcrtoiiu'Ml more arduous and In telligent service for Republican prin ciples limit Major Penman; none stands on n higher plane of party fidelity, and none has better deserved recognition at the party'. hands. That In this award of honoi Lackawanna county has fai-'d well ui the admliiisltatlon's hands nobody can deny. To' Collector Penman we offer mir be.-t congratu lations. Mr. Manna might sue the Ohio Re Piiuliu oigniilxatoii for breach of piomlse. Crime In 1 897. For a number of yars the Chicago Tribune has made u specialty of col lecting and classifying statistics relat ing to crime, which It prints on New Year's day. So carefully does It gather Its figures that these ate now generally accepted by sociologists as the basis nf the study of criminology In the Pnlted States. The Tribune's compila tion for 1S7 In before us und although grewsome Is deserving of attention. During the year 9.520 homicides were committed In the United States. 1,1.12 fewer than In 1SP8. These killings are thus classified as to causes: Quamls, 4.63S: unknown, 2.iir5; Jealousy, I'd; liquor, r,18; by highwaymen, :!87; In fanticide, Si'l ; iVsUtlng arrerit, 19.".; highwaymen killed. 12S; Insanity, 93: self-defense, 97; strikes, 49; outrages. 4:'; riots. 21. During the year there were 128 legal executions, four more than In 1890. and ICO lynching. The figures as to lynching for the twelve years prior to 187"aie as follows: 188.". 184; 18SG, 13S: 1887. 122; 1888, 142; 1889. 176; 1S90, 127; 1891, 192. 1892. 235; 1S93, 200; 1894, 190: 1S95, 171; 1S9G, 131. That there is an early probability of a de cline In the lyuliin? spirit Is evident ly not to be confidently afllrmed. The lynchings for 1S97 are classified as fol lows: Northern states. 20; southern states, 14C Of the victims 5 were In dians. 39 whites, and 122 negroes. Of suicided, C.fiOO weie reported, classified as to causes as follows: Despondency, 2.SS9; unknown, 1.922; Insanity. 4G7; liquor. 270; III health. 356; domestic In felicity, 301; disappointed love. 271; business losses, 124 Tills classification Is naturally open to question. Espe cially does the heading "despondency" suggest a multitude of causes. This nhowlng is not discouraging'. It reveals that the ratio of crime and un happlness to contentment Is not In ci easing but on the contrary decreas ing. We need to remember In consider ing tiguies of this kind that the un pleasant feature of life invariably gain moie publicity than do the pleasant and creditable features. Notably Is Ibis true In relation to the domestic phaott or society; one scandal makes more stir than Is made over the fact that a thousand homes are clean und happy. With population growing rap idly the llguies of crime might be ex pected to glow also, but the foiegolug compailsons indicate the reverse. The wot Id la far from perfect yet. but the Incentive to Its Improvement Is quick ened, not retarded, by study of the above figures. They may huve caught 1'ncle Mark lliinnu napolng. but now that fight's the word, he Is certainly showing that he can put up u .stiff one. The Loud Bill, Some Interesting figures ale present ed by the San Francisco ChronlclP In an argument against the I.oud postal leform bill: That Journul concedes the necessity or nutting the postal system on a self-sustaining basis but It con tends that In endeavoring to. reach this result by a re-classlcatlon of mall matter Mr. Loud has overlooked a much more effective means namely, compelling the railroad companies to transport mall as cheaply as express .companies using the same train carry acftasea. 'M the present time," asserts' the ChVoiilele, "the hauling of the malls costV an average of 8 cents a pound, whll express packages are profitably carrleM over the same routes and at tho" saluie speed and distance at I cent per pouml, It appears from recent sta tlettcH that the Pennsylvania railroad In 189C was allowed $446,000 fop trans porting thirty tons of mall per day from Pittsburg to Chicago, an aver age of J40 per ton, or i) CentR per ton per role.,, This was not earned by'fast mall ,'settfce, die average speed tif trains being tweny-slx miles per hour, a rate which has heen equaled by the speed. of. fust frelglt. The same com pensation soes to th. Vanderbllt lines. HotlviomiunleH, hoi ever, carry fast frerghfat 3-10 of a tnt per ton per mile. "The cause of the post.) deficit, as Is clear tu every one who ha studied tho question, lies In these tai-oad over charges, nut they are nnt'inflned to transportation rates alone, During the weighing months the malls aro padded so an to yield the roads an Illegitimate profit In four years of from $4,000,000 to $5,000,000. Then far too much Is collect ed for the use of cars, a convenience which the express companies supply for themselves. The koud hill appro priates $3,600,000 to pay rent for these cars, of which nboiit 500 are In use, The cars cost about $3,500 or $4,000 each, yet Mr. Doud wants his rllents to get $3,COO,000 per yea)- for their use. At this rate, In twenty years, the govern ment would pay $72,000,000 for the loan of cars that It could buy and own for less than $2,000,000. "All In all, the railroads are getting for the carriage of the malls from $10, 000,000 to $15,000,000 more than they are entitled to at express rates. The. postal deficit uveragea about $8,000,000. With this scandal staring It In the face, how can congress choose the Impudent Loud measure, aimed at perpetuating the wrong, lather than one that will sava In four or live years nn amount equul to the required 'surplus In the national treasury? Justice, honesty and com mon sense unite to demuud that the Loud bill be set aside for one which will stop the robbery' of the govern ment by the railroads tinQ niake the postal business pay dividends." We present these aiguments for what they are worth. If the foregoing asaer tlons ure true It is clear that the Loud bill will need to be amended In the di rection of forcing better terms with the railroads. Hut even then the carriage of bulky books und fuke advertising matter at second-class rates would not be defensible and should be stopped. Whatever the truth may be us to the government's contracts with the rail roads, the time has certainly come for congress to reclassify the malls with u view to the correction of the notorious nbuses aimed at In the present Loud bill. Hrother Boyd, of the Wllkes-Barre News-Dealer, need not ruffle his feath ers like a cunie cock spoiling for a fight because outsiders are curious to know the arguments of the opponents of Wllkes-Uarre's present city charter. While tlii charter light In Wllkes Darte Is naturally of first Interest and consequent' to the taxpayers of that city. It Is Indirectly of interest to all third-class cities. Instead of resenting unbiased discussion of the matter sen sible Wllkes-Barreans should welcome It. In hope of gaining a better under standing of the problem. We reassert that few among1 thos" Scrantonlans who have followed Intelligently the dis cussion thus far advanced are able to comprehend why .Wllkes-Barreans should want to trade their present charter for a third-class one. It would be In nearly every respect a trade for the worse. Fraud Under.Warrant of Law. On Jun. 9 the voters of Louisiana will puss upon a proposition to hold a new constitutional convention. It Is assured that the convention will be called and that Its primary work will be to enact such a suffrage qualifica tion as will forever put It out of the power of the negro element In the state's population, whose present vot ing strength Is estimated nt 120,000, to dominate the politics of Louisiana or. In fact, to take any considerable part hereafter In the government of the state. The New Oi leans correspondent of the New York Sun, after reviewing a number ot the proposed expedients by which this end will be gulned without literal disobedience of the Fifteenth amendment of the Constitution of the I'nlted States, gives It as 1:1s opinion that the method most likely to be adopted will require that u citizen, to have the right to vote, must be able to read nndcrstandiiiBly und to write a certain number of words In the Eng lish or French language und pay taxes on at least $200 worth of property. He adds: "The present vote of the state Is: White. 125,000; negro. 120,000. By the above change perhaps 20,000 whites and 100,000 negroes would be disfran chised, leaving the vote: Whites, 105, 000; negroes, 20,000. The negroes would be In a minority In all parishes In the stute save two, and would cut a very small figure In politics." Doubtless as a sop to Northern sen timent, the advocates of this combined educational and property qualification pledge themselves to-provlde more lib erally than ever before for the free school system and assert their confi dence that with the bulk of the negro vote eliminated, the white vote, natur ally Inclined toward the principle of Protection, will speedily become Re publican. There would be some show of fairness In the educational qualifi cation If ample opportunity were sub sequently afforded illiterates to acquire sufflclent education to pass muster. Hut Inasmuch as the election machin ery In Louisiana Is now wholly In the hands of the negro-hating whites. It Is questionable whether the negroes could ever acquire enough education" to convince the prejudiced election offlc lals of their ability to read and write "understandlngly." The word in quo tations would In all probability be used by these whites as a mantle to cover a multitude of electoral sins. As to the property qualification, while some eminent men uphold It In the ory, the belief largely and not unjustly prevails In this country that It Is es sentially an unAmerlcan device. Hon est poverty should be no bar to citizen ship; and least ot all should that pov erty be a bar which Is largely the handiwork of the men who set It up as an obstacle In the way of the victims of their own ostracism and persecu tion. The moral sense of the country will be outraged If this proposed double-headed qualification shall be enacted In Louisiana, and congress will be derelict In an Important duty If It shall not put forth every endeavor to secure for the colored citizen In the South the full measure of the legal rights guaranteed to him under the Federal Constitution, A Washington dispatch says: "The president has decided that he will modify the present civil service rules so as to exempt from competitive ex aminations all deputy collectors of customs and .Internal revenue und all private secretaries to officers appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. The' president' will not act, however, us long as the debate In con-gl-efs keeps up." It he does not act until tho delmtu stops, he may have to net In approving or vetoing a repeal bill with till that that Implies. On tho mutter of civil nervlce "re form" uh It now exists we cunnoUagree Mth the Philadelphia Press1, which argues that Republicans should not petition congress to correct notorious faults In the present rules. It cites the civil service plunk of the St. Louis platform its proof that It would stul tify the McKInley administration to treat tho civil service to some real re form. Wp do not think so. If plat form planks were mandatory, where would the administration bo with ref erence to Its Cuhun policy? Hut plat form or no platform, common sense should guide, and It Is dead against the pranks practiced In the name of civil service reform by the Cleveland, administration In Its dying hours. Cor rection of these perversions and Intelli gent revision of the whole subject are Imperatively demanded, President McKInley will no doubt yet realize. The Hazleton Sentinel wants State Chairman Klkln to explain how It hap pened that If the state committee went out of the plate literature business In October last none of the recipients ot that service received notification of the fact, but on the contrary were served continuously and without Interruption by some persons working In the' Inter est of Colonel Stone who must have hud access to the state committee's records. The Sentinel should not press these embarrassing questions. President McKlnley's reported confi dence In the speedy ending of the Cu ban trouble Is beginning to be shared by the American people. Spain nn turally must soon give up an Insup portable contest now manifestly hope less from the Spanish standpoint. Hut what a stain has been left on American unnals by our tolerance of the frightful atrocities which have characterized Spain's unavailing attempt to throttle freedom In Cuba! A wilter In the North American He view afllrms that the United States Is the one considerable Industrial coun try which produces sufficient serial food to feed its own people, with a margin left for export. That, In his opinion, Is why the twentieth century will see this country supreme among the nations of the earth. Facts like these knock holes In the pessimism of men like Ulshop Potter. --- The London Times asserts that the I'nlted States wants u war with Eng land. We guess If It really thought that It would be considerably worse scared than It now appears to be. Importance of the Governorship From the Yolk Uaxutte. NDHR THE constitution of lVnnsyl V.inla the ofllee of noscrnor Is one of vast Importunce. Powvrs are confided to him which, if connele'l tlniit.lv wielded lu unvarying ac- contaiice with a consistent policy In the the Interest of the whole people, caretmly excluding special Interests of any sort, might accomplish enormous results In four years. A bold and honest executive could summon fo hl back popular sup port whlcn wuld overbear nil the corrupt combinations of aggressive corporations, rings 01 political machines. On the other hand, a menn-splrlted and cowardly gov ernor, pluymg small politics, yielding to wrong doing here and cowering heforo threats there, becomes, although uu ig noble, un extremely effectual Instrument In the hands of those who seek the public Injury Instead of the public good. The history of the Commonwealth affords some shameful examples. The confession und exposure made by Governor lloyt on the eve of his retirement mut be long remembered us a most sad and Impressive lesson. If every letlrlng governor since Hoyt had been equally candid the story of broken pledges, of neglected public duty, ot paltry self-seeking and of dis honoring subrr lesion to machine power would In most cases be liioie shocking than tu Ills. In view, therefore, of the gieut power ot ihe ofbee for coed or for evil. It was 10 have been .expected that just nt tills time, when the Commonwealth is recking with scandals und decent citizens ure seeldiiR relief as from tv pestilence, public ntteutlon would be almost exclusively concentrated upon It. It Is to be hoped Indeed that It will remain siillltlently con centratei1 to force the nomination by both political parties of dein and upright can didates, each if Whom, if elected, can he rellod upon to act the part of an honjst man, to perform his pi-bllc duty wltnout regard to private or semi-private lutor :sis. and to hold himself responsible to the people of the commonwealth und not to any boss or nsoclatlon of bosses. Hut while such a governor would be pow erful for good In any event, he would be comparatively helpless without a legis lature In sympathy with him. He could, through the law department, drag offend ers, great und small. Into ihe court. He could secure the forfeiture of abiused charters; he could veto bad bills, and he could point out In his messages evils to be abated and reforms to be accom plished, and arouse the people to just ac tion In their own behutf. If tho first Leg Isluturo In the udmlulstratloii of such a governor should prove corrupt and re creant like so many of Its predecessors there would be every reiiKonable proba bility that the pecple, rallying to the sup port of a detei mined executive, would make of the next one u decent and relia ble body which ivould execute their will. It would bo little difference to which political party a governor belonged. He would not be deserted by IhP people If he were a true man himself. Hut while the 'public ure providing themselves with a trustworthy governor there Is no reason why they should neg leet to nrovlde themselves with a trust worthy legislature. Just a little popular attention to this Important matter will produce a marked change. If nbie. safe and good men are solicited to go to the legislature In nine cases out of ten they will go, and the fact that they huve sub ordinated personnl Interests nnd Inclina tions to take the ofllee will ndd not a lit tle to their moral strength when they get there. The greatest reputations ever made In the 1'nlted States had their be ginnings lu the popular branches of American legislatures. There Is really no more Inviting field of public service. There was a time when the foremost statesmen of the country sought place In the legis latures o their states rather than lu the fcderul senate and house nf repieseuta tlves. HIIAINS .11 A I) 1 1 TO OltDKH. From th'i Times-Hr raid. Professor lZmer Gates, of tho Smith sonian Institution In Wushluutoii Is a scientist of recognized ubllty, but there Is every reason to hellew that In his lat est announcement he has allowed his en thusiasm to obscure hbi judgment an' un pardonable offense on tho part of a liclentlflo man. Professor Gates, In brief, usserts that Insanity Is merely the result of the accumulation of bad memories In certain brain cells. He adds that It Is only necestsiirj to remove the3o diseased und overburdened cells, or to build them tip anil make them heallhy, In order to cure humility. He says specifically! "The murdar In a n all's brain can be removed by the surgeon's knife." Professor dates osKerts that " a criminal propensity Is nothing elie than 11 dominance of evil memories," and claims that such a pro pensity cuu bo remedied and the patient become a nirmnl man merely by' building up healthy bruin cells to replace the dif fused cells. All ot which certainly sounds Inteiest Iiikt enough ns a theory, but It requires no past muster In science to know that It I Impossible to build up or to tear down unv particular portion of the bvaln ex cept by direct, local action. Any physi cian, however limited his practice, Kim demonstrated that fuet to Ids own satisfaction. Medical science al ready has uccoirpllshed wondcru In deal ing with brain disorders. 11 is possible to locate blood clots, lesions and tumors In the brain with a great degree of accuracy, und the surgeon s knife Is constantly proving the accuracy of diagnoses based entirely upon superllctat symptoms of brain diseases. Hut medical science never et has been ubte to build up any par ticular portlpl of the brain, ecn through alimentation, mid to attempt It merely by a mental process teems very shadowy to say the least. If Professor antes can demonstrate the truth of his theory there, will no longer be any excuse for crime or In sanity In tho world, for a man may build his brain Just as carefully us he builds his house, choosing the material ho likes and discarding that which ho does not want. If Piofcssor Gates will kindly provo that his theory Is right' ho may have anything which the huppy new ar has to offer. NOON TO hi: NIH'ltKMi:. From the Review of Hevlews. The balance lu favor of the United States In the tiude of the past year with Kurope has been of stupendous dimen sions. This Is due chiefly to tho foreign demand for our brcadstuffs nnd other food supplies. In view of the strength ened tariff barrier, which makes It more dlfllcult than ever for Kurop to send her manufactures to us In payment for broad and meat, cotton and petroleum, there Is 1 much uneasiness In trade circles abroad, I unit not a little open nnd bluetorlnjj talk ot u combination of the wholo continent of Kurope for the economic suppression o the United States. Among losuonslble statesmen, Count UoliichowRkl, the for eign minister of Austria, has been the most conspicuously Identified with such threats. The puzzling thing Is to Invent it mode of retaliation that will not hurt tho Muropcan peoples themselves veiy mitcii worse than they can possibly hmt the United Statei. Kuglaud, of course, has for a long time been reconciled to the Idea of importing the larger part of her food supply. Hut since the United States has begun to com pete so formidably In manufattuies there bun arisen no little consternation In the Hrll'sh mind. Many signs point to the paulng of tho scepter of industrial su- piemacy from Great Britain to tho I'nlted Stales, The year 1SD7 has witnessed the easy tilumph ot the American makers of steel rails over nngllh nnd all other com- 1 petltors In every part of the world. Amer I icdn contractors are fitting out electric street railways In England, and various American manufactures of iron and steel are underselling British products not only In neutral markets, but also In the I'nlted Kingdom. Recent reports of the rapid ex haustion of Kneland's coal supply have added to the pie vailing alarm. The ad vantage which American manufacturers have gained Is due not merely to the su periority of our natural resources as re spects the deposits of Iron ore and coal, but also to the vast scale upon which our Industries nre organized and the superi ority of their appliances. -- m ATTOKNKY GENEIIAL M'KENN'A. From Leslie's Weekly. If It be true that President McKlnlciy was warned In time by the best lawyers In the senate not to nominate Attorney General McKenna for a place on tho Su preme Court Bench, then the president must be held responsible for the conse quences of his Ill-Jiulged act. As attorney, general, Judge McKenna had two oppor tunities to distinguish himself. One wis lu the Interpretation of Section 22 of tho Dlngley bill, and the other was in taking prompt action In defence of the govern ment's rights in the Union Pacific sate. Up to the last moment no one knew what he would do in either case, and v hat he did do was spoiled by his hesita tion und delay. The protest against his confirmation Is of such 11 nature that the senate cannot refuse to listen to It. Some of the most distinguished lawyers of the Pacific coast have protested against con firmation 011 the ground that he Is a politician rather than a lawjer; and that his record proves him to bo unlit for a place on the Suorfmo Court Uench. He was on the California circuit when the lailroad riots occurred In California, and an attempt was made to secure an in junction against the rioters. The purtles Interested telegraphed from the east, urg ing that the case be brought before a fit and callable Judge. McKenini's name was mentioned, and a telegram was received from California, objecting to a hearing before him on the ground that "McKenna lias neither backbone nor slde-boncs." When congress called for the production of all the papers in the railroad riot trouble, this telegram was included among those that were printed, but some kindly hand it Is said It was that of At torney General Olney was promptly In terposed, and the printed pamphlet was revised before many copies of It reached the publlc'eye. HAS NOT Kli't'UttiU. Washington Dispatch, Philadelphia Piee. Representative Connell, of Pennsylva nia, was much surprised today to read a report from Hazleton that he had with drawn from the gubernatorial contest. "No one Is authorized to make such a statement," suld Mr. Council this even ing to the Press correspondent. "I have never mude 11 public announcement of lny candidacy, but no one has any right to say that I nm not a candidate or that I have wlthdiawn from the race. "While talking on this subject, I want to say that there Is 11 deliberate effort In some quarters to make it uppear that the labor organizations are unfriendly to me. I have been an emplojer of labor for more than forty yenrs. and never have had any trouble with my workmen. My majority of 8.000 In a district where labor Is so largely represented Is. 1 think, sufflclent answer to the story about labor organizations being unfriendly to me." MR, ANIJ.MRN. VKUYMUOIIPLKAHKI) TALKING AIIOUT THEIR CHRI8TMAK CHINA HOl'GHT AT OUR STORK. TIE CtEIQNS, MBEE, WAIXEY CO. i'l'i Lackawanna Aveuue, Hi 1 iYr Pi n H 'Sir. GO LDSMTTH Ming Infeitory Will be one of our principal occupations this week, but the Bazaar will be open just the same, and all of the so called bargains that you may read about in other adver. tisements can be obtained here. In accordance with our usual custom, thousands of dollars worth of reliable merchandise will be laid aside during inventory for our Jaeiuairy therefore, we will have some interesting store news for you in a very few days. GOLDSMITH BROS. & CO- HEW YEAR'S GMEIKo Lewis, Rellly & Davles Ish the peace ful, honest peoplo of the world u happy New Year. We are happy because we live lu one of the most prosperous cities. In one of the best counties. In ono of the largest states and the greatest coun try that man Is privileged to live in. Among the cities, towns, etc., that we wish to remember in a particular way are the following: Wllkes-Uurre. Lake Ariel, Kingston, Georgetown, Rennett, Hawley, Korty-Kort, Honesdale, Wyoming, Waymart. Parsons, , Klmhurst, Miner's Mills Moscow, Mill Creek, Gouldsboro, Lain, Tobylmnna, Yatcsvllle, Mount Pocono. Plttston, Pocono Summit. Duryea, Cresco, Lackuwanna, Henryvllle. Taylor, Spragueville, Avoca, Portland, Mooslc. Stroudsburg, Mlnooka. Water Gap, Hancock. Delaware, Starlight, Manunka Chunk, Coaklln, Preston Park, Great Head, Lake, Como, New Mlltord. Poyntelle, Alford. ' Ilelmont, Klngsleys, Pleasant. Foster. Unlondale. Nicholson. Forest City. Factoryvllle, Carbondale. La Plume, 1 White Hrldge. Dalton. 'Jermyn, Genburn. lArchlmld, Clarke Summit, Wlnton, Chinchilla. iPeckville. Mayfleld, (Olyphunt. Nay Aug, Dickson City, Dunmore, Throop. Wlmmers. 9cranton. Mapewood. ililnghamton. Conklln Center. May they live long and prosper Is the wish of Lewis, Ilellly & Davles, the hon est and most extensive dealers in boots, shoes, rubbers, etc., In Northeustern Pennsylvania, Nos. 1H and 116 Wyoming avenue, Hcranton, Pa. THK .MODERN HAKDWARK STORK. 's WK -MUST (SET RID OK OUR STOCK OP ON ACCOUNT OK AN UNKAVOR.MILK SEASON WE KIND THAT VB HAVE AN OVERSTOCK OK THEM, AND WE HAVE MADE A IRQ CUT ALL ALONG THE LINE, AND WILL OKKEIt THE SAME AT HARGAIN PRICES. TOTE k SHEAR Cd, 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. MILL k CQMEIX'S Finn Such u choice stock to nelect from cannot lie fouud elsewhere In this part ofthe atate. Aud whati you consider tue moderate prices at which the good are marked Ik a further claim on the attention aud consideration of buyer. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. WlUTlXfl DKSKK, DRKSSINQ TAllLtS. Vanciv Tables, CllKVALOl.AmES, i'aiu.oh (jauinkt-j. MumioOaiiinkts cuhio (,'aiiinm.s Hook Casus, Kancv IUnkkts, I.OUNdtS, WukkTablks, Easy Ohaiks, Qii.t OlIAIRS, iNI.AIIlCllAlltS, Rock Kits, SlIAVISUHrANOS, I'UUKMl'AliS, TAuouuKrrns. All at lowest price high quality conHlstent with the ortliexooilv Hill & Coenell At 121 North Washington Avenue Scranton, Pa. OilHcaters are E- 115 Claarapce ffillAll r prices, lias always.. beeeomirmottOo Qtmal Ity Moexcelledlo prices the lowesto Your money back II you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. BOYlf 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. FINLEY With our regular lines we offer a few numbers at extraor dinary values. Heavy Cotton Blankets, siae 1 1-4, either grey or white, price this veek,r yau 15 pairs all wool, brown mixed Blankets, size 11-4, price, $3.75 All wool Blankets, size 72x81, either scarlet or white, assorted borders, price, $4,75 All wool white Blankets, size 12-4, borders pink, bine and red, price this week, $5.85 Specially low prices on California and Eider . Down Blankets during this week. 510 and 512 J LACKAWANNA AVENUE MlMCtS BAZAAH Sale at reliable IieKLIW 3 LANK 'OOKS AND- ' OFFICE SUPPLIES The most complete line in this corner of Pennsylva nia. Time Books for fl9 at S, STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS, HOTEL JERMYN UUlLlMNOl lilO Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., Geueral Agent for the Wyomlnj Dlntrlctro; Mining, Itlaitlng, Sporting, Hmokeluil and tbo Repauao Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fc'ufety Kime, Caps aud Exploder. Itooiiu Jl'.', Ulit and 'Jit Commonwettti Uulldtng, Hcrunton. AGEN01E TIIOS FORI), JOHN II. SMITH iaON E. W. MULLIUAN. PltHton Plymouth Wilkcs-llurri 11 PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the but quality (or domeiito ui and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat and 13lrdseye, delivered In any part of tue city, at the lowest eujco Order received at the Oflce, tint floor, Commonwealth ' building, room No Ii telephone No. 2624 or at the mine, tele phone No. 72, will bo promptly attended to. Dealer! supplied at tho mine, ' WML T. St lyrairs; POIOEI. .(
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