I THE SCRANTON T1UBUNE. SATUItDAY, JAXUAUV 8. 1SS3. BATtmDAY, JANUARY 8, 18DJ. iiWIhPd Dally, Kccrt Sunday, by ili Tribune rubllshlng Conijvinr, at Flftr Cent ft Month. Mimd t Tn rosTorncs at bciukto.i t tcoiocLAea uail uattir. TWELVE PAGES. SCrtAXTON, JANtUllY S, 1S9S. 111 New -Votlf tho itopubllcuns nro nt cuch other's throats. In Pennsylvania nlmoft pvorj'body fpnrs trouble. In Maryland tho Itcpubllrnn leslslnture Is deadlocked. In Ohio Gehenna Is sur passed. Yet this year a congress Is to be elected. Jlavu Republicans Rone tuad? Tonight's Delegate Elections. Uctwecu thu hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p. in. tlif Hepu'UIIcan voters of Scran ton will today have opportunity t' choose delegati-H im the city convention which on Tuesday next Is to Place In nomination six rundld.iu-s for directors of the Hcr.intuu hl'jIIc school system. AVc take tin lllnvty to repeat Hint this Is a matter or tlif vn-y first Import ance, affecting Intimately th'e welfare of every tapayei. every intrent and everv child .jf school iw in the city. Cin -hi past n"!aslon In the mimlclwil history of Si-r.intmi has there been a ureater call for care In the selection of delegates with a view to the nomina tion of honest, broad sftiufrod and in t'elllaent men. AVhlU- It Is the Keneral juilsnit'iit of th" people that party pol itics In the ordinary soiisu should not cnler Int the innnaifMTent of Hie ntib llc schools, yet In-isuuu-h an th't resiular machinery of Hie twti principal parties v. ill lie used to plan' candidates for sr liool controller before tlu people we 1, o to sfc the v. ry U-st niati rial se-lri-ifd by both irrtlf so thai no nint t.r now the ulpftlun mer result the H-liool will lie safe. To till end. It Is Importai:' lint every JlowibllcMii tux j.ayer make hH ln:iueni- ft It at t nlcht'H pilniiiies. Turn down the liiis-lilinr pine.- hunter, vl:over he niuy 1-. and chorire lirtwl 4(oles;atr who vlll stund for no man not fullv nuall II' 1 'o be entri'ifed with tin- imiraui ment of this vltnl part of the city's j.- ivtrniiK-nt. Inetiuallty In the jn-esent coiiiullman c repriBentatlcn. declares Brother ltovd. Is why Wllkes-Uarre wants u. new city chin tei. Then why not wait until you can set a uootl one? As Oilicrs Sue Us. We have leeeived from a ffonilernyn enrded by the author of her trouble In n despornto effort to eavc himself. It Is the way of the world; upon the woman tho burden nnd tho punish ment; to the man. easy forRlvcness. ready sympathy and help. In such matters only do wo see a double stan dard. . It Is evident that the struggle In Cuba In any serious military sense Is over. The scene of war has now shift ed to Madrid, where It Is a battle be tween AVeyler and Hagasta for the I mastery of public sentiment. If Wey- ler wins, there will bo war with the I'nltcd Mtates. If Sagasta wins, Spain will abandon Cuba as soon as satis factory terms enn be mudc. Sagnsta, holding the election machinery nnd the other mechanism of power, will win and Cuba will be free. This Is how It looks now. newly norfved In this city. Having come K, Scian'(e!i with a view to mnklng It bis pel maornt homo, n letter contain in? some lilit'ii'ih'ts worthy of public p!eentution. Tlv writer had abso lutely no ayj' to grind and, as will be (-en. Is Itnnersonr.l. consequently from Ills letter we may learn how Scianloii 1'inlis to a stra.icer. With this Intro duction we K'l 'tU' corresiioiuieiit cx pri ss hlin-cir: I'omb'B li-iv. ns T do, nn entile Mivmser to Hirenfjn. and with the In tention of bccomlinr one of you, I have naturally .ndravured to t-ik- In the minim fituutloiis, and oartlculaiiy the pi'lith ?.l complexl iiv of the city. I shall be proud Indeed in very many re-peels f'o become a elt'len of this llourish'inir lty. l'ta churches.- Its schools, Its llin aik's, Its public cnteiprisis and Its vailed mammoth industrial plnnts. make It. indeed, a desirable plac for a lover oC Uie higher order of things. Hut the political ospcet of Seranton skeins, from what I can Gather, wh-n compared with that of other similar -.11 'c. simply ociiiora'de'. The reports that reach 'ni'- from every side concern Ihw tli" conuptlon and crookedness practiced on owry hand nie disgusting and ci'iush to mak a man a pp'-.-ilmlt fnr tho J-Mt of hiii davs. Whether or ivt the.se reports ate true. I know not and 1 would, .Indeed., that thev wor inn but certain it is that with condi tions as they should be, these repmts Mould be Impossible- In a civilized com munity swell as thl.?. ' A cill-4n should !' proud of his city. If he' Is not. there Is something radi cally wrong either In him or his city. jji liintit ily It Is in the citizen, because Mere he ideal the city mint necessarily be so, I mean by tills that If every b.inest. Intelligent man wjre to use .his voice, not to the Idle wind, but effect ively. In nlnttrrs. of public welfare, th 're would be no occasion for lament ing public mlsmanag.-'iuent. It seems only too true that our school boards and councils aie manned by Incompetent, to say nothing of corrupt, men, of iciirs' with yonie stroliK exceptions. And It Is Inevitable that the highest micci'cs cannot be reached ellhet in S'hool or city iiianig.'iieiit with such ii" n In the scats of power. The 'City Kfitben;' Is a phrase that should carry with it honor and dignity and our counclls,should not lie filled fiom tho lanks of Ignorant men. 1 mean this to be taken literally. Our brainiest, Hhrnwdest, most practical men are ab- j-olut'My wvnlhil in these bodies for our highest municipal development. "Wu suv no'.v in Uu? midst of local cnitest3 that will determine the futuie complexion of those bodies and that of the sehcol board nnd It w'lll be With tlie liont, cleati-government;lovlng cltlKcris tn my Just what It will be. A government will not bo worse than tlif! people who are uovcrned; that Is, thcyV-iro really bad, If the government Is bad, also they are Inactive nnd neg ligent po that, the liad elejnent con trols. Hence a good citizen who takes K-ond thought will not fall to do his dity; he will trijt out und woik and vcao when th'e proper time comes, and that time Is now. No thoughtful Sciuntonlau will bp Inactive at this time, -wlin Important places nre soon to he iUled and possibly by men who to say the least are unsuitable." While these words contain nothing which Is not already understood by citizens who think, It Is possible that their presentation by a new-comer as th'e Impression created upon strangers by the present order of things will en title them to cutaipftt com-lderatlon. To pee ourselves an mhers see us Is often a direct preliminary to vlcorous ef forts at Improvement. If reports are truethe domebtlo In stability of ex-Mayoi Magowan of Trenton, N. J has reacaed In less than throe years -the luwvecnjal endtwo -nollsehdiasbrkn uji.'twcVeputatlonB ;unc uiiu ui nisi i no cniniimvomun uis A Rny of Cotnmon Sense. "The truth Is," remarks the New York Commercial Advertiser, "that civil service reform cannot stnnd upon sentiment. Its only solid basis of last ing progress Is Improvement of the public service. It has succeeded so far because It has Increased the efficiency of lower nnd economized the Unit1 and labor of higher public' servants. It will advance just as far and fast as it does that." Our contemporary has hold Of the right Idea even though It bo not wholly accurate In Its statement of fact. That the elllcleticy of the lower; public ser vant!' has been increased by the kind of civil service reform now under In spection nt Washington Is open to con siderable doubt. In some departments It has In others It has not, depending largely upon the honesty and fairness or the lack of these qualities with which the law nnd the regulations bearing on the subject have been enforced, and also upon the nppioprlatenoss of the legulatlons to the special conditions involved. Hut It Is clear that neither the ad vocates of civil service "reform" nor Its opponents can maintain themselves permanently on a basis of sentiment. Results must determine. Where re sults Indicate defects in tho law, the law will have to be changed. ,nd these neccssniy changes cannot be stopped by the action of the profes sional lileli prle.sts of the examination fetich meeting together In convention and fiilsom'ely proclaiming like the Pharisees of old that they are not as other men are. Vp to this time we have had altogether too much mum mery, hocus pocus, fuss, fustian and make-believe, and altogether too little noise tense In the consideration of this .subject. A rav of the latter Is welcome. ascendancy over their less fortunate American colleagues. Previous discussions of this subject Having generally ended In an argu ment pr6 nnd con as to whether the present diplomatic machinery, with Its largo amount of formality and red tape, Is In keeping with tho busy spirit of the ago and whether It might not be well to do away with It altogether; therefore to meet a probable recur rence of this kind of talk It may be timely to say that so long as ambassa dorial functions are recognized nnd sustained by International usage, the government of the United States would simply Injure Its own Interests If It were to quibble and haggle over the cost necessary to uphold ltd end. There will probably never come a time In the history of tho world when sharpened wits competing through diplomacy for the honor and prestige and commer cial advantage of their respective countries will become obsolete In state craft; hence It Is simply a question with the congress of the United States whether It desires to have the repre sentatives of America entered In this Inevitable competition on equal terms or entered with a handicap. As a genernl proposition, Represen tative Johnson Is nut far afield when he says that until the president Is made Ineligible to nn Immediate re election this country will never have the best government possible. Kxped loncy often unconsciously makes cow ards of us all. Ciencral Gomez says that to hasten matters and prevent further bloodshed, the Insurgents will give Spain $230,000, 000 to pack up and get out. This Is $230,000,000 above the limits or Justice. H Honesty of purpose and excellence In character are proved by the exper ience of William M. Slngerly to be val uable assets In a time of misfortune. In the case of Anthony Comstock the Jury which gave him C cents damages for slander probably decided that vir tue oticht to be Its own rewatd. TOLD BY THE STARS. There nre newspapers frlendsly to the president which Imagine they can do him a favor by representing that he is unconcerned over the attitude of congress on questions of public pol icy. particularly the civil service. We believe that they labor under a hal lucination. The executive who under estimates congress lays foundations of his own downfajl, and wo see no rea son to susneet that Mr. McKlnley has harbored any such intentions. Foreign Ministers and Their P.iy. The question of providing suitable lcsldences for our principal diplomatic representatives In foreign countries has again been presented to congress with .i strong afllrmative Indorsement from the department of state. The highest salary paid by this government In Its foreign service Is that pahl to ambassa dors, $17,300 a year. Out of this sum the ambassador has to pay rent for nn appropriate embassy and meet all the costs of the generous .entortalnhig re quired of him In the course of his offic ial duties. Itent alone In most Kuro peim capitals exhausts the American minister's salary, requiring him to diaw upon private funds to uphold so cially the prestige of his position. The result Is that none .but a rich man can nffoid to accept an appointment as am bassador or minister to a leading court. Instance after lnstnnce could bo named of men of the first rank mentally, so cially and politically who have been compelled to decline proffered appoint ments or this kind, or having accepted, have afterward been driven to resign them, because of their inability from private resources io cover the excess of unavoidable expense over salary re ceived. Mr. Hayard has recently Informed the public of his embarrassments in this direction, and It Is no secret that the same considerations forced tho res ignation by Charles Kmory Smith of the IlussUin mission under President Harrison, thereby taking from the gov ernment's employ perhaps the best qualified man for such service In the country today. When Whltelaw Held was minister to Prance ho paid more than his salary for rent alone nnd Is credited by rumor with having drawn upon his personal estate ut the rate of $73,000 a year additional rather than permit the representative of his gov ernment to be eclipsed In any way. Iucklly for him and for his country men, Mr. Held had a private fortune to draw' upon, but It Is evidently mis chievous to permit a condition to con tinue In this branch of tho publlo ser vice which by the Imperious law of necessity erectw a class of rich office holders and draws a, dead line In front of honorable poverty. Such a condi tion Is unAmeiican and therefore In tolerable. It Is not necessary to make comparli sons between our own ambassadorial pay rolls and the pay rolls of other countries, yet tho circumstance Is in teresting that the foreign representa--tlves of Great Britain, Germany, France nnd Russia receive from two to five times tho allowances given to the for eign representatives of tho United States. We pay our ambassador to Kngland $17,600 and mako him find his own food and shelter.. England pays her ambassador to the United States $30,000 a year,, gives him rent free the pse of a fine embassy In the heart of the aristocratic resldenco portion of Washington and adds a special allow ance of $10,000 per annum to enable him to meet the social demands of his office. This comparison is not extreme, It is fairly typical. Nothing thereforo can bo mote natural than that British iinibassadors and ministers, with their minds relieved of the problem of mak ing their cash accounts balance, should bo able in most Instances to gain the Dnily Horoscope Diawn by AJncclius, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: 2,3t a. m., for Saturday, January 8, 1SC'S. & & S A child born on this day will notice that the fellow In politics and matrimony who lets his relatives do the courting gen erally has to bo content with anything but the ilrst prize. Marriage Is not n failure. It is the at tempt at realization of anticipation that often proves fruitless. The disappearance of freckles on your best girl's nose Is one of the unfailing symptoms of love. There Is no question that Mr. Finn's fins are on straight. He's In the swim. Some persons will never make any one happy on this earth, save ptrhnps the un dertaker. Alacclius' Advice. "Ho who laughs last laughs best," but 11 Is better to smile In the lirst stage of the gamo than to let some one else have all the fun. Captain Gcnctnl; "When did ht ar live?" Spanish Don! "He landed day before yesterday. He's been hero nearly forty eight hours." Captain nencrnl: "Is ho satlsllcd with the completeness of his Investigation'.'" Spanish Don: "It has been very thor ough, lie has seen what n lovely cltv Havana Is. Ho has visited the cafes and heard how fast tho Insurgents run when ever they see our troops. He has 'seen that all oitr olllcrrs smllo contemptuously when they speak of tho enemy and has mndo a nolo of It for tho enlightenment of his countrymen. Ho has learned that tho concentrados wcro rescued from dlro ovlls that threatened them In the country and aro perishing on our streets simply because they aro too lazy to ndapt them selves to tho conditions of city lire. With his own eyes he. has seen sumo Cubans In the crlmlnnl lulls nnd realizes that they are degruded creatures. lucapaUo of self government. Ho Is assured that tho Is land Is conpletely pacllled because he, himself, has seen no lighting ivbatever during his stay lure, lie goes back to tell his friends how scandalously th-lr newspapers misinform them. Captain General. "If moro of his kind would come to Investigate Instead of these pests of if porters, public opinion in the United States lould soon bo changid. Moke it pleasant lor him tonight." Spanish Don, lushing In earl.s the next morning! "The Insui cents made a raid Into the city limits last night! What shall we do? They " Captain General: "Well, that's noth ing to make such a fuss about" Spanish Don: " . lJut they Have captured and carried away the Americano business man who was to sail on this morning's steamer." o Down South. Kxclted Citizen: "Hold on there, hold on! Great Scott. Colonel, you'vo lynched tho wrnnp" lilinTor!' Alabama Colonel: "The wrong nigger? How's that? t didn't Jab tho pitchfork Into him more'n a dozen times before be quit Inslstln' he wus the wrong mart and confessed to everything. Now I suppose the Northern papers'll blamo the South again, Why don't they send more mis sionaries dowj-n here nnd tesich these hero trlllln' niggers to stick to the truth?" Tho Oriental Situation. Ho Wang: "You lookee plltty blue. Been takee too much pillee?" Id Ping- "Plenty lcason be blue. Bet ter kllleo self nrw; by-un-by no have any country send ashes to. ICiilyplcan govle- ment takee 111 slice; by-un-by tftkee while pie. Break China up. allee-same dyna mite stick bust Hop t.lng las' week." Ho Wang: "Kulyplean govlement no findeo black bird this pie; velly 'nothcr kind. Makee velly bad pie some time, no keepee good. Foreign devil got n big snap now. Itun railroad through ance.i tral graveyard; China vellv sick, no can belpee. Alloc right! You go soakeo head clear and we start a lirm putce nshes In cold storage 111 while till Bulyplean boss give Chlnnman plentv big boost, alien samee upee date, so Chinaman give 'joss plenty big bounce, allee samee Melican cook bounce Sam l.ee las' week.'' GOLBSMI Pin IS CE. Ulkk m T 2 f JLi. V974-kJkUUftv nvc itory o v 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 Jamnmary Clearamc e Sal PRO-DETERMINATION OF SEX. Neuis of the Day Piif Info Dialogue For Tho Tribune, by H, JIcAlplne. V Name Unlsiioivu to Diplomncv. British Admiral: "I have Instructions to apply to you for a pretext for seizing this port." Resident British Consul: "I got orders two weeks ago to have one ready for you, but It's no go; the Orientals aro onto us. Iast week the Russian consul spit tobacco Juice all over the throne and the king went Into ecstacles and bogged to he taught so bo could do It himself. The French consul got a lot of marines drunk and sent them through the city smashing shops and natives, in hope that they would lie mobbed nnd all be got from the Grand Vizier was an apology because tho gcntlo sailors bad to take bo much trouble In order to get a llttlo nmuscment out of his dull country nnd an offer to send some of his people on board the ships where they could bo licked more easily. Yesterday McRaimon Jones, our advisor to the throne, kicked the ni-lmo minister, n lilch nnhlr. nf tlio Foo Choo blood, down- three flights of tho palace stairs and he only picked up his turban and asked If the gracious representative of Her Illustrious Majes ty wished to kick him down tho remain ing flight." Admiral: "Have wo no missionaries back in the country where tho natives are moro easily excited?" Consul: "Yes. there's an old gentle miui back In the hills whore the people aro wild enough to burn him If they could bo got on a little rampage. I sent him a letter explaining the gravity of tho situation and asking him to- cut off a few calves' tails or something like that, to mako them think he was working a spell against 'cm. so they'd burn tho mission buildings nnd he sent mo back a long letter with a lot of stuff I didn't understand nbout working "cm In vino yards and getting 'cm Into folds and wound up by stating that the govern ment's Instructions didn't cut any figure nnd that a missionary could obey only tho, commands of Christ. Who Is He? I've worked for the foreign ofllco In this port of the world all my life and don't remember ever seeing the namo or Christ before. Sounds like Russian, doesn't It? I've been In a blue sweat for fear they've bribed tho old man to play Into the Czar's hands." o Autonomy in Culm. Captain Qeneral: "Havo the commis sioners sent to offer autonomy to the In-, surgents returned?" Aide: "No, Your Excellency. It Is said that they havo been hanged.1- Captain General: "We will work that for nil It's worth to show to tho world what barbarians these rebels are. Un doubtedly It will have a good effect; we must send some moro officers to them." Aide: "There Is a BUdden epidemic of sickness among our olllccrs. I doubt If ono can bo found able to report for active duty." Captain Genernl: "Most unfortunate, this general unhealthlness, Just when there is a chance to make them useful; wo must keep It from Increasing. Issue nn prdcr requiring a surgeon's certificate from every one on tho sick list." In a cafo ono week later. First sur geon: "Hero's to tho success of auton omy! Good thing all around and especial ly so for surgeons." . .Second surgeon: "Right you are! If tho demand for certificates continues another week I shall bo nblo to retire from tho servlco and buy an estate." Third surgeon: "It's very well for you to rejoice, but I, myself, am a ruined man. Sinco the horses are all killed and eaten, they havo sent to mo a young fool veterinary as my assistant, und yes terday, while I was absent, he Issued to Colonel Ronqulndo a certificate for a ring boned spavin. If it reaches tho Cap tain General my fato Shades of per dition! It's done It's devil's workl Here comes tho detail to urrest me." o Another Kpuniali J,o, Spanish Don: ';T,1 wealthy American business man who cumo to make a per sonal Investigation of the condition of Cuba desires jx passport tjjt tomorrow's Btcuincr." " From the New York Journal. Tho alleged discovery of Dr. Schenk, of Vienna, that the sex of children can be controlled by varying the food of the mother before their birth, Is of more Im portance, If genuine, than the complica tions In Asia, the partition of Africa, or any other of the spectacular perform ances of statesmen. And there Is no rea son why It should not be true. It Is only tho latest of a number of seemingly mir aculous achievements by which man has penetrated further Into the secrets of na ture within the past few years than In all tho centuries before, it Is less ln credlblo than that we should bo able to I see our own skeletons, or that a human OCIIlg SIIOUIU DC IIIUUU lU JlVU WllllUlll. X stomach. o That this dlscnveiy. If verified, must havo tremendous social consequences is obvious, but their nature Is not so clear. The fear has been expressed that It would lead to the speedy depopulation of tho world, since parents nlways long for boys, and If they had the power of cholco girls would cease to be born. But that opinion does not seem to be well founded. Among some uncivilized and seml-civlllzed races daughters have been sq unwelcome as to run the risk of prompt extinction at blrtlu Among other peoples In similar stages of advancement girls have been welcomed ns sources of wealth, being ultimately disposed of at high figures cither for wives, ns In South Africa, or for slaves, as in Georgia and CIrcassla. But parents In enlightened nations havo no extremo perferenco for one sex over tho other. As a rule, they may wish the eldest child to be a son, but after that, ns a rule, they do not desiro to havo all sons and no daughters. They look to the harmonious complete ness of the family life, which cannot bo attained without a fair representation of each sex. -o- . A slight artificial Increase In the pro portion of malo births might be used to correct tho present natural Inequalities. In most old countries, Including the older states of our Union, there Is a marked excess of females over males. Naluro tries to correct this discrepancy by pro ducing more boys than girls, but she does not go far enough. Although In Fngland there are 1,037 male to 1.00D female births, thero are 1.0C4 living females to 1,000 males. The boys get killed off by dang erous occupations, or kill themselves off by Irregular habits. If nature were helped a little further, tho lonely army of surplus Kngllsh women would disap pear. Somo such result Is a much moro likely consequenco of Dr. Schenk's dis covery than tho depopulation of the earth. HIGHLY CO.MIMiUIKNTAKY. From the Plttston Gazette Tho apoolntment of Major Penman to this responsible and lucrative post Is not only n decided victory for Congressman Connell, who pressed Major Penman's can dldacy. but it is also highly compliment ary to tho appointee. In view of tho fact that he has held the olllce before. Major Penman made an excellent record as In ternal revenue collector under tho Har rison administration, and this doubtless had no llttlo intlueuco in re-urlng his appointment by President MclClnlfy. Un der tils charge, wo nro assured ai hon est und business-like conduct of tno af fairs of the ofllco during tho next four years Bli i lift Fr 8 Mr n 1 In Jyi! U Ujfi U vryy fay fetf ml therefore, we will have some interesting store news for you in a very few days. GOLDSMITH BROS. & CO- OFF Will TIE IB ffiUAB Cloth io! iLdnJ at reliable ! 9 has always beeeoiuirmottOo Ouial ity uamiexcelled the lowesto pnees Your money back if you want it; and the same pj'ice to everybody Open Evenings Llntil Alter the Holidays. AS T1IF, 01.1) YEAIl IS CABT OFK like an old shoe, so should you resolve to carry out theslmlle by coming in nndselcct ing a new onlr of our elegant '08 Shoes. Jutt received for those who want advance styles nt backward prices. lewis, Rely k liwSes WYOMING AVENUE. THE MODERN- HARDWARE STORE. Way (Hit of It BW II8KLI 436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. w. FINLEY'S Blank WE MUST GET RID OF OUR STOCK OF Haters ON ACCOUNT OF AN UNFAVORABLE .SEASON WIS FIND THAT WE HAVE AN OVERSTOCK OF THEM, AND WE HAVE MADE A IIIG CUT Al.Ii ALONG THE LINE, AND WILL OFFER THE SAME AT UARQAIN PRICES. FOOTE k SMEAR CO., 110 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Hill & CORNELL'S TT MR. AND .MRS. VERY MUCH I'LKASED TALKING AHOUT THEIR CHRISTMAS CHINA UOUGHT AT OUR STORE. THE CLEMONS, FERBER, O'MALLEY Ca i'JL'i Lai'knwuuna Avcirio. A Mumore Such a clifilco stock to Rclect from cannot be found elsewhere In this part or tho state. And when you consider tbe moderate prices at which the goods uro marked la a further claim on the attention and consideration of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Wiiiti.no Ukskh, Dlll-.S-SINO TAM.KS. FANCVr,UH,KS, ClIEVAI. GLASSES, FAiaORCAUIKKTrf. Music Cabinets, Curio Caiiinkts Hook Casks, Fancy Haskets, Lounges, work tables, Easy Chaws GlI.T ClIAIHS, Inlaid Cii aiks, Rockers, Shaving Stands, Pedestals, Taboubettes. All at lowest prices consistent with the high quality of the goods. With our regular lines we offer a few numbers at extraor dinary values. Heavy Cotton Blankets, size 1 1-4, either, grey or white, price this week, 95c, 15 pairs all wool, brown mixed Blankets, size 11-4, price, All wool Blaukets, size 72x81, either scarlet or white, assorted borders, price, $4?5 All wool white Blankets, size 12-4, borders pink, blue and red, price this week, $5,85 "TbLANK Books -AND OFFICE SUPPLIES The most complete line in this corner of Peuns3'lva nia. Time Books for 9 at S, STATIONERS, ENGRAVERS, HOTEL JERMYN RUILDINQ. inn Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BEL3N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyomlnj District fo. MJPIlT-i P01IER. HOI & Goomiell At 121 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Specially low prices on California and Eider . Down Blankets during this week. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Mining, IIlBstlnv'.Sportlns, Bniokeleu and the Itcpauiio Chcmlci! Company' HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcnfety Fuse, Cup anil Exploders. Rooms Jl'j, 'J lit nnd 'Jit ComtuoniveaUb liulldlns, Hcranlou. AUKNC1E4 THO?, FORD, JOHN II. SMITH A liON, U V. MULLIGAN, rittitan Plymouth Wllkej-Barrs ET. PLEASAHT AL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domeatla lift and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Dlrdceye, delivered In any part of the city, at tho lowest prlca , ' Orders received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth bulldlnr, room No I; telephone No. tCU or at the mine, tele phone No. S72, will be promptly, attnd4 to. Dealers tupplled at the mine. WM. 1 SI M . im,. ,mi unitize.
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